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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , pECE-MlJER 29 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BACK FROM ALASKA Steamer Tecs Returns with a Number of Gold Seekers. START FROM DAWSON DU3ING NOVEMBER Bcma Run Out of'Provisions and Beg Along the Way , MANY OUTFITS FROZEN IN THE RIVER ( Several Rafts of Boaf Carried Down Stream by the Ics. PEOPLE AT DAW30N HAV ; ENOUGH TO EAT AmerleaiiH Comiiliilit of HnvliiK to 1'ny Duty < in Their OulltlH Hc- 4iorH of Si-vernl Xe.iv Strike * . VICTORIA , B. C. Dee. 28. The steamel Tecs , from Skagway , brought down five Klon dlkera , Richard Shaw of Victoria , who lefl Dawfion on November 1C , and three other Vic torians , and T. Hnnby of Seattle , who started on their tramp October 27. The party leav ing on tllo latter date ran out of provi sions at Fort Selkirk and had to beg thcli way along getting food at different camps or when It was not to be had living on anything they could shoot. Shaw came out by dog train , leaving Daweon after thd Ice farmed. He parsed fifty men 'along the river bound outward. They were all com ing along with juot enough food to last them. At Stewart river forty-three outflU bound 'for ' Hawson were frozen In. Two ot the three rafts of beef which were on tha bars Just above Dawson were carried down the river right past the town by the float Ing Ice , On the night of November 15 Jim GrajV > Bale-on at Daweon was robbed of $20,000. Ed Lord , the bartender , and two other men were arrested. At Fort Selkirk a man namei Keoler was robbed of $8,000. Ed Jackson was arrested on suspicion. A report reached Dawson of a rich strike made on " 43 Below , " on Hunker creek. Tht. dirt went $3 to the Din and there woo flva feet of gravel. Dominion creek Is also turn ing out \\ell. Americans complain bitterly of having to pay duty oa their outfits at Taglsh lake. J. W. McKay , who left Dawson on Novem- iber 3 ( reached Skagway before the steamer Teea left. It Is stated that ho brought oui $75,000 In dust. Shaw says none of the men oa the trails will get down until the Ice gocx out In the spring. Just before ho left claim owners reduced wages from $15 to $10 pel day and , the men were theatenlng to go on a strike. Speaking of the food situation at Dawscn , Shaw stated that food was scarce , but thai the men now there have enough to last them through the winter. There are a number of men along the trails who arc no1 , very well provided. All the recent mslls art at Dig Salmon waiting means of transporta tlon to Dawson. : 'MHX ' UETUKX F1IUM DAWSOX Deny All Ueportw of 'Any Ptmslble J BRATTLE , Wash. , Dec. 2S. The steamer Alkl arrlvoJ hero today at 1 p. m , tirlnglns advices from Dawson City up to November 25. The Alkl's passcngo-s Included thirty persons who left Dawson between November 22 and November 25. All , without exception , suy there will bo no starvation at Dawson this winter or next spring. Whrn Informed of the action being taken by the United States government to send In a .relief expedi tion , they said It was unnecessary and un called for. Several thousind men have gone from Dawson to Fort Yukon , where thcro U an unlimited supply of provisions. These rom.tlnlng In Dawson have three regular meals every day , and have enough supplies In sight to last well along In the Bjrlra. No sickness Is reported at .Dawson . , and eveiy- oody thcro la In much 'better ' circumstances and worrying less over the food sltuntbn than tl.elr friends on the outside Imagine. Nearly all these who arrived on the steamer Alkl today were at Dawson City ortly about three months , liavlng started In with the first rusn ln tn ( > latter part of July. They cam out to purchase their outfits for next se-ason. Following Is a list ct today's arrivals : W. W. Eveland. S. W. iFox , W. C. Knovjcs , C. Lengan , 'B. Murnlcr , D. CX Campbell , J. -McKay and wife , Dan Egan , W. A. Klestllng , B. A'ldereon , A. Hedstrong. W. Falkcr , L. D. 'Barcca ' , III. D. Dubson , George iMunroe , S. W. Foote , J. Dubrolnky , E. A , Bother , W. J. Christie , M. 'B. ' Crane , C. J. Christiansen , B. L. Ronould , T. H. Mai- lory , Con OMlrlen , I3J. tflarrliigton , Jim Keat ing ami A L. Cheoney. J , J. McKay and 'wife , .whcse homo Is In Tacomu , madnj the trip out from Dawsou to Talya In the quick tlmo ot twenty-five days. They passed oior 200 people on the way up. The Alkl's pasnengers brought out , it IB estimated , about $150,000 In dust and nug- geU. geU.The last to leave Dawson wore Messrs. Egan and Klostllen. They made oven better tlmo than the McKays , completing the Jour ney In twenty-ono and one-halt days. All agree that the most serious shortage at Daw ion Is In candle * and oil. This will reduce the output of the mines , as an absence of artificial light will prevent their being worked to < ull capacity. Edward Conrad , when asked If there Is danger ot starvation at Duuson , replied em phatically : ' 'No , sir , there Is not a surplus of food , but there will bo no starvation , " When asked for an opinion on the govern mental expedition he said : "It ls a humbug , and I doubt It It can get down to Dawson be fore the Ice bleaks. Tha men who came out and say that starvation lurlus there are men who were there only a few weeks , got dis couraged and homesick and cry starvation an an excuse for coming out. " Conrad's statements , so far as they re lated to the Improbability of starvation , wcro endorsed by all the ether arrivals seen. On November 20 the English church , known as "Tho Klondike , " was destroyed by fire. T\vo or three adjoining cabins were | also burned. All the creeks In the Klondike district are reported as turning out well , About 800 men are camped at tbo mouth of Stewart river , which jtreaui they will prospect this winter , No new Kol'l tlUcov- erles are reported. Ilootli'n Condition NEW YORK , Dec. 2S.-Tho condition of Ilia , Jlalllnuton Booth today 1 re-ported > . * being unchanged , CAXAUA IMHTIAb TO THIS COUXTUY. IntercxtliiKT KlRiiren on UN Kxporlx nnil Import * . OTTAWA , Dec. 28. The trades and navi gation returns shortly to be Issued will show the total Imports entered for consumption wcro $11,294,021 , as against Imports ot $110.- 587,480 the preceding year. The duty col lected amounted to $19S91,097 , as against J20.210.037 , a decrease of $327,040. Exports amounted to $123,950,833 , an In crease of U7.5SM85. There were exported to tlio United States Canadian products to the value of $43,991,485 , as ngnlrst $34,4CO- 428 In 1895-C. Great Britain took of Canada's' exports $69,535,852. Yet , Canada's Imports from the old country wcro but $29,412,288 , a decrease of $3,567,551 as compared with the preceding year , whllo from the United States Canada Imported to the value of $ C1G49,041 , an In crease of $3,075,023 over Imports of Anferl- con products of the year before. Upon the total Imports of British goods there was col lected duty to the amount ot $6,225,354 , an average rate ot 21 per cent , and on total Imports from the United States the sum of $8,117,075 , an average rate of but 13 per cent. Cvcn upon the dutiable portion ot Imports the average duty on American Imports was only about 26 per cent , as against 30 - percent cent on Imports from Great Britain. The balance of trade In 1896-7 as between Canada and Great Britain Is In Canada's favor by $40,121,661 for the year. L\s be tween Canada and the United States It Is In favor of the Americans by $17,657,556. COTKST , THK WIMj OK lilt. KVAXS. Ill-other of tlic Ileoeiifteil to .Make tliu KlBlit. PARIS , Dec. 28. Rudolph Evans , ' .he only surviving brother of the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans , the famous American dentist , who died In Paris , November 11 , arrived hero yesterday evening with his wife and son. It Is learned from a reliable source that the original will of Dr. Evans , drawn up by .Arthur E. Vnlols of New York , his at torney , was so badly copied by Dr. Evans , who also amended It and added several codicils , that Is Is very doubtful If It Is legal. It also appears that Dr. Evans made two wills , one for the United States , and another for France , which -was sworn to by the 'translator , who demands 35,000 francs for the translation , and having found differences In the two wills , ho rctuses to deliver them until both are probated here. The United States consul , however , Insists tha't the wills bu handed ) to him for verification. This adds to the complications. Rudolph Evans , who , If his brother had died Intestate , would have ben entitled to half the fortune of the deceased , which after all only amounts to exactly $4,000,000 , re ceived but $10,000. Therefore ho Is deter mined ito fight the.will. . . C1IIX.V AVA1TIXG OX THE I'OWEHS. Utterly PonerleMH ( o Ilo Anything : In tin * I'renent Crlnln. PEK1N , Dec. 28. The German question Is unsettled. China's difficulty Is Increased owing to the uncertainty ot the attitude of the powers. Germany's withdrawal from Kino Chou bay is said to be conditional upon Its finding a suitable naval station elsewhere where- . China Is becoming alarmed at the present situation. The government appears to bo utterly powerless. No answer has been received from Russia concerning the proposed loan. There are calamitous fore bodings connected with the sun's eclipse on the Chinese New Year's day. Ketliiiontl tii'.IlN Today. t , lS97..by Prcio IhibllstittiR Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 28. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) John Redmond , M. P. , the earl of Ava and Hon Rupert Guln/- necs are among the passengers on the Teu tonic , sailing for New York tomorrow. Red mend Is going over to work up the movement 'or the celebration of the centenary of the re bellion of ' 98. Dublin Freeman's Journal , which supports Dillon , commenting on his mission today , eajB "It is mcro folly to suggest for a moment that It Is not meant for a party demonstration In favor of a cam paign of the section ot which Mr. Redmond Is loader In this county. An attempt to nar row down the celebration to the party who are , to put it very mildly , a very small minority of the Irish race in America or at home. Redmond's position in Ireland Is in Itself conclusive , proof of the meaning of this American expedition. Itcdmond has set himself In determined opposition to the peace and unity proposals of Mr. Harrington. Ho persists In maintaining division and it Is not t.1 bo doubted that It is not with pursuance of that policy that his mission to America has been undertaken. " The earl of Ava is on hlo way to spend the winter In Canada , with a view to engaging In the Klondike enterprise , in which his father , the marquis of Dufterln , is largely In terested. Iho carl of Ava Is ono of the most popular men In London society and a great organizer of society functions. He Is un married. OfllcerH of fJeulojcleal Society. MONTREAL , Dec. 28. The annual meeting of the Geological Society of America was hold here today and the- following officers wpre elected : President Jol'n J. Stevenson , Xow York ; first vice president , B. K. Era- er.ion , Amherst , Maea , ; second vice prcel dent , George M. Dawson , Ottawa ; secretary , H. L. Falrchlld , Rochester , N. Y. ; treasurer J. C. White , Morgantown , W. Va.j editor , J. T , Drown , Washington , D. C. ; librarian , H , P. Gushing Cleveland ; councillors , W. M. Davis , New York ; Robert Ball , Ottawa , and M. E. Wadsworth. Houghton. Mich. Welcome the Ilrltlxh Klnir. LAGOS , West Africa , Dec. 28. Ilesha and Berohara , Important Barlbu towns , have been occupied by the Lagos Ilancas , The In- haibltanta are cothualasttc over the presence of the British flag , as they feared an attack from the French native troops , nho are at tempting to force themselves on the Korlba country and are devastating It. StrnlKlitenlnur Out Illx At-fountx. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) S. II , Elrod of Clark , S , D. , ca dis bursing agent for the Sioux Indians In 1S91 and his accounts have never yet becu finally settled at ( ho Trearury department. He hero for the purpose of stpilghtcnlcig them oif. and is making rapid progress to ( bat end. Prince fieorneot Popular , LONDON , Dec. 28. The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says that at the laxt meeting of the ambassadors of the pow eri the Husclan representative created sur prise by proposing Prince George ot Greece an governor of Crete * . The proposal was coldly received. Attend I'rlncflm lloheiilohe'x I.'uneral. BERLIN , Doc , 28. All the members of the staff of the United States embassy at tended the celebration of a requiem msci for the repose of the eoul of the late Prln- cuia Hohenlohe , who dlod on Tueiday , wait CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED c'ccrjtary Alger Is Too Siok to Discuss Klondike Relief , CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVES ON HAND Will H emu In n V > w DiiyM lloplnn Hint Mr. AlKor Will llrcn\vr Snf- llclctitly to Meet tvltli Them. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. The Canadian minister ot the Interior , Mr. Slfton , and his secretary Mr. McKenna , were waited upon at their hotel this moralng by Aeslstsnt Secretary Melklejohn of the War department - ment and welcomed In the r.ame of Secretary Algcr. They were then driven around the suburbs , Including the So'.dlers' Homo' grounds until noon when Secretary Algcr , who arose from his sick bed for the purpose , entertained his visitors at luncheon. H Is understood that Mr. Helton In accepting Mr. Alger's Invitation to como to Washington for the purpose of consulting respecting Klondike relief measures , telegraphed that his government was heartily In favor of co-operation with the United States authori ties in the affort to aid the miners In the Klondike. CONFERENCE POSTPONED. The expected ccnfercace between Secretary Algcr and 'Mr. Slfftcn did not take place this evening. Secretary Algcr had overrated his strength and ho was not tiudlclcntly recovered from his Miners to undertake i he work ot ar ranging details of the relief expeditions. The Canadian visitors are to renvJln In Washing ton fora few daya , however , so that 'the con ference Is simply postponed for a thort time. Captain Bralncrd bos been an hcrlzcd to ! s,3ue tomorrow the advertisements for the supplies that are to be carried on the relief expeditions. They pobably will appoir In newspapers In Chicago , Seattle , Portland and San Francisco. The l.'et of articles to bo car ried has been arranged with the greatest cans by the quartermaster's department , ofter con sultation with Surgeon General Sternbcrg , only I'.ho most vitally necessary food articles , \V3lch comblno resistance to cold and decay with great nutritive value , being selected. SUPPLIES TO BE SENT. The list lu as follows : List No. 1 Includes absolutely IndUpenslblo articles and is made up of bacon , flour , pcofi , meal , cnicos , lea , salt and pepper. These things arc to go If anji'.hing Is taken. It will bo noticed that In food value onion ? are set ahead of pota toes , and tea is 'taken Instead of coffee. Beth potatoes and coffee arc provided for In list No. 2 , which is made up of articles to be carried in addition to these lo I'.hc first lUt , 1J there Is accommodation for 'them. This list is dried fruits ( apples , prunes of ralelno ) ; dcslcuted potatoes and coffee. It the trana- pop'atlon facilities arc equal to a still fur ther lead then the articles ! a list No. 3 will bo udded as follows : Freeh meat in cans , tiugar and tobacco. From the advices ot the Canadians It la likely that Skagway will be chosen. Instead of Talya , as the terminal point of the re lief expedition. The rcsoas for this clungc Is eiid to be the fact that Skagway hsa wharves at which the ships can discharge : their cargoes directly , while at Talya there U nothing but lighters to land the goods. Mr. Slfton eald tonight that he proposed to conclude his visit within the next two dajd and that there wts no doubt the t\\p governments could make on arrangement which would be mutually beneficial In ex tending relief to the Kloadikers. The minister's attention was called to re ports that Canada might not bo willing to co-operate In the us'e of the military arm of the government as provided by the bill which recently became a law. He slid , how. ever , that ho apprehended no difficulty In that direction , as the only purpose of the two governments was to effect the relief In the most feasible way possible. There ap pears to bo no desire on the part ot the Canadian officials to Interpose- any technical obstacles to the relief meiaurea , and for this reason it is expected a satisfactory agree ment will bo reached within the next two days. .MIXIXO CHARITY AND POLITICS. Spnnlxli 'Mliilttter ' Comment * on the TnlU of .IliiKoeH. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. M. Dupuy de Lome , the Spanish minister , eroresses strcag dltapproval or reports thai the relief meas ures adopfd by the United States caid co operated in by Spain arc a step toward in tervention by this government In the affairs nf Cuba. Tha minister characterizes such reports aa an effort t : > mix nolltlcs with char ity and as calculated to excite Ill-feeling which will embarrass the charitable move ment and Impede Its execution In Havana and throughout the l.sland. Referring to the subject ho said today : "This talk of Inter vention In certain quarters tas no other pur pose than to embitter bth countries and to divert the original essential ourpoio of alms giving. The extcnslcci of aid to the sufferers in Cuba is no more Intervention than was the action of all the nations of the warld Includ ing Spain to extciul help to Chicago alter the big fire , or that of the United States in sending a sjilplcad of grain to Russia and last year to Indlu and of the city of London In sending food and money to Paris when the siege by the Germans was lalscd. " Turning to a dispatch Just received from Dr. Congosta , secretary general at Havana , the minister proceeded ; quoting In part from the dispatch : "It 1s not true that the Spanish authorities In Cuba are not equal to the situation. Succor Is being given abund antly and relief committees are In regular operation. In two of the provinces Puerto Principe and Santiago there has been no concentration. Forty plantations are grind. Ing sugar and there Is ample work for thoss who want It. Many of the reconcentradoca , who ore reported to be suffering , are la such condition through an unwillingness to work , The energy with which relief measures are being conductrd In Havana Is shown 'by ti glance In the Havana papers every day , uhero there are long lUts of charitable deflations from parties ot condensed mlk | , cornmcal and like articles especially serv iceable for the relief of children. It should , be borne In mind also that the Spanish' government has remitted all dut'es on rellci supplies sent to Cuba , so tbit for every dollar ot supplies entering Cubs. Spain adds a , considerable percentage , the duties rang ing from CO per cent down. It Is \\cll understood that the American help will bo received with Iho eplrlt It Is given and the American government as Secretary Sherman expressed In his recent letter offera the ttfll known generosity ot the American pee ple. In the tame spirit that they have ac cepted foreign help In wees of public calamity. "It ecems that persons nho make the statement as to the conditions In Cuba for get that the evils o't ? war 'cannot bo miti gated In a short time. * Tu y fall to compart the actual situation of totiiyiwlth that ot the patt snd thoyj'totally'disregard the efforts made to Improve the' i ! tun tlon. After all , It Is probably tthnett * iary to QESWCI these who will go to'fruch a i cxtremo ns to mix Intervention nnd'lntrnsl n with the acts ot mercy of a ratlcA ttell known for lu- generosity and chnrliji" ' HKAIM'OIITIOX SI'llCE i\M > MOXEY. 'I Government Hoard' Will Ailnpt Ititrlf to Xuvr CoiutltlnitN , WASHINGTON , Die. 28 ( Special Tele gram. ) H Is expected the government boarJ In charge of the On > Jhn exhibit will meet this week or early next week to rcappor- tlon the spice ondi amount ot moaey tor ex hibition , purposes to'tu.0 several departments made necercury by the enlarged dlmernlons of the fculldlng. Members o'f the board are not fec'.lng especially..Jubilant over the turn affaire nro taking es to the bCU Introduced by Allen In the senate and Mercer In the house to correct certain administrative features in the old bill making an appro priation for the government dxhlblt. There are certain features In the new bill which the members of the , board will bo called upon to explain anfl this , Is taken to bo a slap at the board , when1 the reverse wan In tended by the nayi ? and-mesas committee of the house and Irilernatlocal exposition committee of the senate. The question of how far the government board can go as to the purchase ot exhibits la-the subject that comes up for the comnilttcc to decide. The purcr.islng clause Is necessary In order to make new cases and tables and to surround pictures with new trainee , the \\earatid tear af" Atlanta and Nshvjlchaving ( made the government exhibit look old. As for thepro. . vlclcn for a disbursing officer , Mr. Kemper of the Treasury department was emphatic In favor of the- proposed amendment. It U understood that Mr. Kemper has written a letter to Representative 'Stcrcor , wherein ho takes exception to the littor's statements that at ( both Atlanta And Nashville too much money was spent on 'transportation and sub sistence. Supervising Architect Taylor ban addetl $7,950 to the b'.d of George Moore & Sons , for extending tjio wings of the gov ernment building at Omaha thirty-three feet In length. The Life Savings department of the government Is onga d'ln outlining plans for the life saving station Jut the exposition and as soon as these are completed the BU- pervUlng architect wljr direct plana to be made for the building. * CNGI.AXD IMI'Ktn'lNG JGIIIRAIjTAH. llelmllilliur a 11 ill StroiprtlieiiliiK tliu , , HlHtorlenl FortresH. WASHINGTON , TJc'c. ' 28. Reports received nt the "Navy department 'indicate that the ' British government isi pus'hlng the vork of modernizing the great fortifications at the Rock of Gibraltar -with all speed , and that uot loss than 5,000 Spanish wnrklngmen pa.-.i dally over the lines t o a < nd from their work on t'Je fortifications. A , large number of the heaviest pieces of artillery arc being pu ( In place , a great dock ' Is under construction , 'end the ptan of defense - ' fenso permits'of the absolute ; protection of a ast British fleet linderj' the gim ' .otr the " " ortress. .Contrarjfto the policy" pursued Iti ( omo other British fortifications , the soldiers n charge made no objection to an exam 1 ta lon of the works by American naval officers nd tailors , and secmpd rather proud of the trcugth of their positlctis. rtmiCKY IS VERY ACCOMMODATING. Convict * Mtirtlerorw > WIio Ar nt I'reH- , eiit at , WASHINGTON , De.c. SJ An Indication , of the willingness of thoTurkish government to oblige the United Scales minister nt Con stantinople , who has" been pressing fpr the punishment of the mtSrdorers of the Ameri can bicyclist , Lenz , is contained In a cable gram from Minister Angell , received today at the State department , announcing that the murderers have been'convicted and sen- ' tcnced to fifteen years' imprisonment. These murderers , however , nr& at large , having escaped montha ago Into the Russian Cau- causus , so that the Turkish government has prosecuted , condemned atid sentenced them In their nhnonpo . I.A.W MAICnS UltSH FOR PATKXTS. i Olio Jlaj'N Application ! ! ISxcetMl Rccorit of the , Oillee. WASHINGTON , Dec. ! 28. Three hundred and seventy-five applications for patents wcro received at the patent ofllcci yesterday , the highest on record , for "any ono day In the lilstory of the office. . The ] fact that the new law , requiring persona who have made ap plications abroad for. patents to flip their applications in this country within seven months of the filing 91 application for for eign patent becomes . .operative January 1 Is accountable for the rush. Heretofore appli cations coaid bo Ulcdjit any tlmo within the llfu of a patent Issued In foreign countries. SI'AMSII K.VI'Ht'jhAKM IX CUIIA. Thin Information. OnineH , However , TliroiiKli Spanltili Sonroex. WASHINGTON , Dsc. - 28. The Spanish minister has received. , a'dlrpatch from Ha vana staging that the autonomist trwyors of Bolgucal and Juaciatqcoa ' , had been Inaugu rated amid great cntbup&sm , the people re ceiving them with shouts ot "Long live Spain. " The dlspaleji ados that tbo patriotic cpirlt shown at ; : heyadjmon8trutlciiB gives assurance of the spqedj : realization of the good effects of an auUnommis _ form of gov- crnmont In Cuba. Tbe tkutonoraouB mayors In thcso two c-lttes aie-aioiig the flwt to bo turned , In each , casa' succeeding o military ruler under -the martialfpytHem hitherto - force. f j .Sooner ClnlniH WIU'JVol He AlliMveil. WASHINGTON. | DecC 1.28. Commissioner Hermann of the gcAioralj'loud office has de cided that no entrtet ana disparate of any ncnmlneral lands north "of- the Colvllle In dian reservations in Waslifcif/on can be ej- fected befcro the land * Sro surveyed and the president's proclamation la Issued opening the same to entry.Aa tillai'iilng permits to cut timber on BUO ; > , l > : ndi.ne holda that can not bo done. Timber Bousing Is unlawful until after entries are .lunde , except as to timber growing en mineral claims and for ueo la the ordinary vvprklng of such claims. rertalnluir to I'oHtollleey. WASHINGTON. Det. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) First Asietan ! | 'Pcatmaster General Heath today granted'tp P.JM , GerUig qf Ne braska | 200 additional for clerk hire. In Dep urating mall. He also ullawed the postmas ter at Genoa , Nob. , { 180 for rcn * and { H for fuel and light from December 15. The pott- master at Clajtwj , IJ./-IB allowed 1100 for clerical assistance , commencing J ternary 1. J , W. Donley his been appointed pciitmuitcr at Delmar , Clinton couniy , Jc- SeeretnrjAlu'er Improving. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Secretory Algcr , whJ lias been confined to hla homo by a severe cold , 4s decidedly Improved , and will probably be. at the department In a few days , n i nrj it > rVftT * nPOlfXTPIA GAGE HAS iNOT RESIGNED Head of the Trwsury Donnrtmant Still nt the Old Stand. ALLCGD : AUTHOR OF THE STORY DENIES IT lleltef \VimliliiKtoti Hint Secretary ( inure OffcriMl In llexlm ! If III * VIMKVtTf Kmlitirriix < o AiliuliiUtratloii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Sttrctnry Gage was seen today on his return from New York and questioned ns to the truth of the pub lished report that he had tendered his resig nation to the president and that It had bon * firmly declined with many expressions of confidence and appreciation of his ability ns shown In his administration of the Treas ury department. Mr. Gage was not Inclined to discuss the matter at length , but said that hi had not tendered his resignation nor had ho any reason to believe that he and the president were- not In substantial accord on the great question now before the coun try. The report , ho said , probably ( sprung from a rmark ho had made to Intimate friends to the effect that not for anything would ho embarrass the president , and It he saw that ho was doing this ho would resign at once. Ho added : "A cabinet officer ought always to bo ready to surrender his office at the call of his chief , the executive , but I have not the slightest reason to believe that such action on my part t even remotely desired by the president. The desires of other pco- plo In that direction I am not disposed to consider. " RATIFIES IIXTHADITIOX THEATY. OrniiKC Free State TnlcvH I'liviirnlilc Action. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.T-The Orange Free State has ratified the extradition treaty be tween that country and the United States , recently negotiated , and has returned the document to Washington , where It awalto the action of the United States senate. It was this convention , together with a similar treaty negot'ated with the Argentine- - Re public , that ni-ide up an issue between Presl. dent Cleveland and the senate , resulting In the she-lvlng of both treaties. As submitted to the senate by President Cleveland , the treaties contained clauses permitting an American citizen to be surrendered under extradition to the legal -authorities of the Argentine Republic or of the Orange Freu State , or vice versa , the United States might reclaim from either of those counties u native who had eacaped from the- United States" after the commission of a crime. The senate very promptly rejected thto radical departure In the theory of our extradition poccedlngs and cut them out of the treaties by amendments. This resulted In sending the documents back to the State department for transmission to the other parties to the troatjes In order that they might have an opportunity to pass upon the amendments. But the president patlvely. ; refused to go forward with the treaties Unless congress accepted his Idcss on the polfat at issue and the documents have lain on the shelf until the present administration took them up soon after it assumed , office and resumed the negotiations , looking to their final com pletion on the lines indicated by the Donate. CAHIXET SESSmXWAS II 111 10 P. \o MntterH of Importance Under Con Hltleratloii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Today's cablne meeting was unusually brief. Secretarle Gage and Biles 'being ' out of the city an.1 Secretary Algcr 111 , only five members at tended. The appeal to the American people for ale for the sufferers In Cuba was the prlnclpa topic of discussion. The president and mem hers of the cabinet are deeply Interested In the relief project and hive taken everj means at the command of the administration to facilitate the- extension of the subjec through the State department here and Con sul General Leo In Havana. It Is expectcc that the first responses to the appeal wll come from the largo cities of the countr and belief is expressed that they will bo hot prompt and generous. Several department ! ! matters of minor importance also wer brought to tha president's attention. lU-Jec-t Claim to Tnlyii T < mnnltc WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. A decision o much Importance has ( been made by Commie eloner Herman of the general lead offlc affecting the town of Talya , Alaska , Th townslto is claimed by Hcaly and Wllso under the goceril law allowing 160 acres I Alaska for manufacturing and trading pur poses. These partle * claim to have mad their location long prior to any advera right. The commissioner rejected the appl cation for patent on a number of ground and says that the survey of the claim wa not regularly made. Ho says that a ne > survey Is therefore necessary and that th case will come up on Its merits. XeivH for Hie Army , WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain George A. Cornish , Fl teenth Infantry , has been detailed as agon at Ulntah and Ouray Indian agency , Utal Lieutenant Colonel George C. Hunt , Second cavalry , has been detailed as temporary commander of the Department of Colorado during the absence of Brigadier General Otis on court martial duty at Savannah. Leaves of absence : Lieutenant James I ) . Jlughes , JTenJh cavalry , three months ; Lieu tenant Anton Springer , Jr. , Twenty-first In fantry , extended two months ; Lieutenant Colonel Edwin B. Wood , deputy surgeon gen. erar ; extended ono montb > . \eni lU-niy. WASHINGTON , Dee. 28. The first annual meeting of the Negro-American academy wan held in this city today , The organization was formed a year ago and Includes some of the most prominent negro educators ot Wellington. While the membership Is largely local , It Is hoped at the present session to extend Its scope and establish e year book , and provide for an Interchange of vions among those Interested In the wol- 'fare of the pice all over the country. Ittillim.nS AUDITORIUM TIII2ATKII. I'axlou & IlurtcexH Contract fur the \IMV IiVIINl * . KANSAS CITY , Dep. 28. Alexander Kreaer , owner of the Auditorium property recently destroyed by fire , contracted tonight to rebuild the theater and to iavo It read ) for occupancy by September' 1 next. The hotel feature ot the old building will br omitted , but tbo theater will be larger , hav , Ing a neat'ng capacity of 3 COO , and the structure will also provide for a big reel garden. Mr. Fraser contracted tonight to leteo the new theater to Paxton & nurgcec , the lessees of the burned building , and 0. D. Woodward will bo their manager , THE BEE BULLETIN. Vcathtp ForfcnM for Nchrn k Partly Cloudy ; Northwesterly Winds. 1. Stnrlcft of KrturnliiK Klonillkrrn. Klondike Krllcf Crmfrrrnro roMponnl , Kpcrolnry llnijo Iliit Jfnt Hp < lgnc < l. Tups HinllliiR for n 1'lctit. B. Nrltrnvkn llontm for Kentucky. llronil litr | < tlni ! Ojoncd tip. 3 , Nrliriivkii Hrliool Ma'ittnn Tiiko Lincoln , Krkrln I\CM | the Mo to n 1'iikc , I. IMItnrliil anil Comment. .1 , Art I'litiiH for the r.tptnltlon. CYmrtRltlp Tlir.mili tiio Millltt , Attain nt South Onmlin , ( I. Council lIlufTft I.ornl Mnttrr * . I own Tcnrlicr * III Hrmlon. 7. IJoncril Nnvr * of the J'rtrtlior AVet. H. I'lipplrton Knjolnn the City Council. .TdliUcrii rietRnl nrlttt lri < lqo ; Dc.Al. 0. Siinn 1'uctn About I'eniloim. Oo < 4lp About Itillron : < 1 Promotions , Ktcmtrnd on llm Moorct Suttlumont , Miiml lUynuim ! CURB Up Again , II Commercial anil Financial Neu'8. ! i , "I , onion's I. not Tu nt rum. " Tritiiierntnr Onmlin I lour. Di'U" . Hour. Den R n. in. . . , . . It 1 p. in 21 ( > n. m 111 ! a p. m 2 7 11. in - - It ii , in " S n , in - -I p. in HO ii n. m 2 r p. m : K > KI n. m : t ( t p. m : to it n. in in 7 p. m : to 12 ill U5 K p. ill Ul it p. 111 : tAt - At 9 p. m. the temperature was the highest t has been since Friday , when the maximum vao 37. COXTKST IN OHIO. Major IJIeli Tiilii-H 'ClinrKcof Senator Ilniiiin'x Port-fit. COLUMBUS , 0. , Dec. 23. Major Charles 3lck arrived from Cleveland tonight to as sume charge of Senator Hanna's personal ntcrests In the senatorial election. Mr. ilanna Is not expected hero before Sunday , and In the meantime Major Dick will shape up affairs to combat as successfully as pos sible the opposition to his chief. The room at the Nell house occupied by Senator Sher man act headquarters In his memorable con test with Senator Foraker six years ago have been secured by Major Dick for Mr. Hannn. Major Dick will have a corps of lieutenants to assist him and the prospects are for a very lively skirmish. But few of the members-elect of the gen eral assembly have arrived and the majority will probably not como to the capital city until Friday , the day previous to the cau cuses for the organization of the upper and lower houses. The list of members claimed by Charles L. Kurtz In opposition to Senator Hanna , as given out tonight , contains the names of two senators and six representatives , but Major Dick dots not concede that any of these members will vote against Senator Hanna. COXPKSSHD MintmC'ltlCK. ' LYNCHED. JoNopli lli > i > UliiK , Colored , Cnptiircil mill Qnlukly niMpOHvU Of. MI.NTBU CITY , .Miss. , Dec. 28. Joseph Hopkins , the negro who murdered two white farmers on Christmas day at Gendora | , nsfflUll * Inland town near this glace , was captured by a posse at daylight this morning on the James plantation , near Swan Lake. Hopkins had concealed himself In a gin house , but was discovered by two negroes , who gave the alarm. Hopkins fought like o demon before being taken into custody and when arrested It was found the negro had been shot in three places during the melee. He was not fatally Injured , however , and was at once taken to the scene of his terrible crime. Hopkins confcesed his guilt and did not plead for mercy , but begged his captors to make quick work of him and little tlmo was lost In carrying out the request. lA , rope was placed about the negro's neck and ho was hanged to a limb ot a tree. The body was then riddled with bullets and left hang- Ing. Hopkins' record is n very bad one , many recent crimes being attributed to htm. MRS. M'OAI.Lim GETS HUH IHVOCICC. IIiiHliaml Is In I'rlioii nt Joliaiiiien- FAUGO , N. D. , Dec. 2S. In chambers be fore Judge Pollock this evening , Mrs. Elhul Mary McCallum was granted an absolute di vorce from her husband , William Cuthbert McCallum , on the grounrt of ccavlctlon for felony , extreme cruelty and adultery. Tlie case Is one of Interest In Great Britain and In railroad circles In this country , In which the accomplished plaintiff has many wealthy relatives. The defendant held a re sponsible position for the government at Capo Town , South Africa , and was convicted o : felony and sentenced to a term of years in prison at Johannesburg. Mrs. McCallum came to this country and started suit. The ovl- denco Indicated that McCullum married her In 1805 , whllo still the lawful husband ot an other Mrs. McCallum , who was Nellie An drews. On November 17 , 1S9G , a child was born as Issue of said marriage. tii.vsn Munmmnit iiow.v STIIISBT invention for CHI/.eiiH of n MlHNoiirl Town. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 28. A crowd ol men and boys chased a negro murderer through the ( business section of Kanaas City < toJay , running him to cover In a pile of goads boxes , The negro , James UceJ fired four bulk.ts Into the 'body ' of his mis tress , Suslo Blakcty , of whom ho was Jealous ous , killing her Instantly. The shooting oc curred at Twelfth and Cherry streets , am as the murderer ran out of the house the cry of murder was raised by men on thi street , who 'began ' itho chase , and soon uev oral hundred men and boys had Joined In the pursuit. When the murderer wan captured turod he was hurried off to the police Ma tlon. James Ucod Is the son of Martin Rcod , who was hanged In Kansas City six years ago for the murder of his wife , James Reed's mother , DENY WHIT OK PUOIIAIII.E CAUSE Supreme Court Knock * Out 'Another Hope of Diirriiiil'H. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec , 28. Late till afternoon the supreme court , after having heard the matter argued In chambers dcnlet the application of the attorneys for W. II T. Durrtnt , the condemned murderer o Blanche Lament , for a writ ot probabl cauee. It wts cqntended by Durrani's coun sel that Judge IJ-ihrs erred In having flxei the date for the execution of their cllcn within less than sixty da > s after the dat upon which he was ro-comroltled to th custody of the warden ot San Quecitln prluon The supreme court'however , after hearing the points relied upon for reversal , denied the petition unanlinounly. ( 'HH Com pan I ON Coimollilale. NEW YOHK , Deo. JS.-It was announced today that the conso'Idatlon of the Equit able and Knsl Itlver Gan compunleB , which has been pending for many vc-ckH , Ims finally been accomplished , Tlio- terms agreed upon were those HUggesteil by J , Plerpont J'organ , who Is credited with hav ing enelr cored the deal , JAPS WANT A FIGHT Their Flcot of Wnr Sliipa Reported AlV Heady for Acliont WAITING ONLY FOR THEIR INSTRUCTIONS Japan Acting iu Olcsa Tonch with thft British Equadrorii PROPOSES TO JOIN HANDS WITH ENGLAND Will Oppose Permanent Russian OcoupaUotk of Fort Arthur. DIET DISSOLVES , OWING TO WAR SPIRIT imiivHp Fleet Will Attempt to lre vent I.iinitliiK of Uoltiforoemcntv i from OileNNii to 1'rotcot i 1 ItUHNlllll llllllvill- . LONDON , Dec. 29. A special dispatch from uanghal , dntcil yesterday ( Tuesday ) eays : It Is reported that a Japanese fleet ofwar ilpa \\attlng near Goto island , outsldo ot agasakl , fully equipped for war and only waiting Instructions. This Includes the aebltna and the Fuji , two of the finest easels In the Japanese envy , oad the Chen 'Men , that was ceotured from China. The apaneso fleet , It IB understood , Js noting In esc touch with the BrltU'a squadron under Ice Admiral Sir Alexander Duller , com- under In chief on the China station. Japco 111 certainly oppose a permanent Husslan ccupatton ot Port Arthur. The sudden dissolution ot the Japanese let was owing to the war spirit. It Is ex acted that the Japanese fleet will attempt o prevent the landing of reinforcements rom Odessa for the protection ot the Run- on Transaslatlc railway In Manchuria , EAGER FOR ACTION. A dlrtwtch to the Times from Kobe , Japan , says the dissolution ot t'.io Diet has greatly ngcrcd the political parties. It Is probable mt the Marquis Ito , former premier , ana ount Okuma , a former foreign minister , will orm a coalition ministry , with a vigorous orelgn policy. The military party Is eager or action. Extraordinary activity , prevails t the military and naval depots , and war [ ; lps are assembling at Nagasaki. According to a letter which the Times pub- Ishes this morning from a correspondent ot Toklo , a cabinet crisis occurred In November , ue to the refusal ot the progressionists to ote an Increase In the land tax , which Is ocessary owing to the deficits caused by Ito ate war. Parliament would haVe expired next June , and the progressists did not do- Ire to risk unpopularity by voting to Increase axatlon. However , Count Okuma , leader ot ho progressists , says the correspondent , omcs with an enhanced rcputatlca , and next o Marquis Ito occuplcs the largest space la he field'of tho'natlon's Vision. The Times , commenting editorially upon this letter and Its dispatches , pays : "Th advent of a cabinet led by two such states men as Marquis Ito and Count Okuma may be regarded ai an event of great significance jy the other powers. " I FRENCH VIEW. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says : "Ru sia has long been negotiat ing to raise a Chinese loan of 0,000,000 In , France to pay the Indemnity and secure the Wol-Hae-Wol. The Japancss evacuation of - - negotiations were broken off , France Inslst- ng that the Dank of France should Issue the loan , and Russia desiring that the RUE.IO- Chincso bank should take the lead. A cer tain coolness exists between France and Russia. " LONDON , Dec. 28. A special dlrpatch from Shanghai sajs the Drltlsh fleet hns anchored at Port Hamilton. The dispatch further says hat a report Is current at Cheo Fee to the effect that the Japanese fleet has also arrived at Pert Hamilton. LONDON , Dec. 28. Ths Globe this after noon sajs a private telegram reached London - don lest evening announcing that over twenty Breton war ships have arrived at Port Hamilton , IMII.S TO UKCOXSTKUCT CABINET. Japanese XewHpnperN Demand n StroiiKT Mliilxtry , YOKOHAMA , Dec , 28. Owliifc to the fail ure of the premier , Marquis Balgo , to rccon- ' struct the cabinet , all t'JO members ot that jody have resigned. The newspapers demand the formation of a very strong ministry ca pable of eoplng with the situation In thi cast. cast.WASHINGTON WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. The Japancso minister has not yH been notified of the resignation ot the cabinet and ho thinks that while the resignations may bo tendered the emperor will not accept them unless It becomes apparent that an entirely now cabi net , under Marquis Ito , can ho framed , Ito has been In private life much of the tlmo plnce his notable achievements during the China-Japan war and It Is not bclloved bo la ready to return to the cabinet. Ho Is strong with all parties , however , and has the people. behind him , BO that ho may again assume the premiership If the emergencies demand It. The Yokohama dUpatch rotors to Mar quis Salgo as to the present premier , which Is eald at the legation to bo an Inaccuracy , as > Marquls Matsugata has been nrcmlor up to this time , with Marquis Saiga au minister of marine. The reference In the dispatch to the public sentiment In Japan for a strong ministry , capable of coping with the situation In the ensIs : coo ot the II rat kitlrnatlons direct from Japan that It may take a hand In the controversy centering In China , While ho has received no ofllcial advices as to the purpose of his government , Mr. * < Hosh | cx- pretaeo the personal conviction that Japan will not be quick to ( liter Into the contro versy , but will maintain on Independent and neutral attitude for the present. ALASKA'S HOUXn.UtV , llrltlHh rind American Conferee * t Jloet TlilH Winter. OTTnWA , Dec. 28. Jt Is ad | In official circles that Iho meeting between the British and American authorltlca for flnilly deter mining the boundary of Alaska will bo held this winter. The meridian line la practically agreed upon and the main point of dispute will bo as to the ( trip running along the Pacific coast contiguous to British Columbia , Confer on Menllnw ( liienlloii , LONDON , Dec. 28. Colonel John .Hay , United States ambassador , had a conference today with Sir Thomas II , Sanderson , per manent secretary of the foreign office , OB Ut * scaling question.