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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE JO , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOTXIXtt , JANUARY 1) , 189J ) . SINGLE COL'Y FIVE CENTS. EXPANSION OPPOSED Senators Will Take Vigorous Grounds Against the Policy , HOAR AND MASON DISAPPROVE OF PLAN Morgan Will Be Heard in Support of Nicaragua Oanal , RESOLVED TO PRESS HIS BILL UNCEASINGLY Considerable Doubt Whether He Oan Fix Tims for a Yote , TREATY PROBABLY COMES UP WEDNESDAY Appropriation | | | Mny Ilccetve the Preference , In Which Curie Trent ? Will He Put Over Until > e\t Week. WASHINGTON , Jan S The we k prom ises to he a busy one In the senate. It will begin with an elaborate nnd carefully propaied speech by Senator Hoar to bo de livered Immediately utter the transaction of the routine business tomorrow In op position to the extension of American ter. rltory. This speech Is of considerable length nnd with the Interruptions that are liable to occur It will probably consume the greater portion of the day. Tuesday Senator Mason v\lll discuss biicily his resolution In oppo- ulllon to this country's asserting sovereignty over Cuba and the Philippines , taking strong ground for the Independence of the people of these Islands. Senator Morgan will make an effort early 5n the week to got the senate to name ft date for taking a vote upon his bill for the construction of the Nicaragua canal and whether he succeeds or not will press the Mil as continuously upon the attention ot the senate as circumstances will permit. Unanimous consent Is necessary to the fix ing of a time for the vote nnd It Is not prob- ohlo that this will bo secured for sonic time to come. Trent- Will lie Il en * ed. It Is the expectation that the pepro trenty will bo reported on Wednesday nnd also that some of the appropriation bills now In the hands of the committee on appropria tions will he brought In towards the close of the week. Immediate consideration will Lo nskcd for the appropriation hills , but It Is possible that the beglnnlnR of the dehutb upon the treaty mav be postponed until next ttcck. There Is an effort on foot among the opponents of the treaty to have It discussed ! n open session , but the Indications are ugulnst such a course. MUCH IHJSIMSS occurir.s novsu. Ill 1 1 for lU'Oi-KMiilr.ntlon of tin- Army Will Ilveclte Unrly HenrliiK. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The time of the I.OUBO will bo fully occupied from Ihls lime forward until the conclusion of the session. Appropriation bills , which are already In on unusunllv advanced Btage , ore to be kept to the fore , but there Is a deal of other Im portant legislation which will press for con- Perhaps the most 'important single mcas- uro Is the bill for the reorganization of the nrmy. H was the general undemanding be fore Iho recess lhat this bill would bo given consideration Immediately after the holl- I das , but the Illness of Chairman Hull of / the military affairs commlltee , will delay this measure until ho Is sufficiently recov ered to attend the sessions of the house , His Illness will also delay the military academy nnd army appropriation bills. Meantime , ( ho friends of the navy personnel bill are pushing for Us consideration ard the nilcs committee may give u day to It during the present week. The bill rcprcsenls a com plete agreement bolween Iho line and Ihp Btnff. These Iwo branches of Ihe scrvtco lm\o been at war for many years , hut now that they hnvo nt last got together and agreed upon a measure , Its passage once It gets to a vote Is assured. The only oppo Billon to It Is likely to arise from the fact that the organization It contemplates In volves an additional.chargo on the treasury of Hovcrnl hundred thousand dollars. The final vole on Ihe legislative , executive nnd Judicial appropriation bill will be taken tomorrow' . The opponents of the civil servIce - Ice law succeeded In striking from the bill , vvhllo the house was In committee of the whole , the appropriation for the mainten ance of the commission. But tomorrow , when the vote Is taken In the house , where members are obliged to go on record , there Is little doubt but that the appropriation will bo restored. The dip lomatic and consular and the naval np proprlatlon bills are the next budgets to betaken taken up , and cither or both of them maybe bo considered this week. Such time as Intervenes will be consumed In the consideration ot the bill for the codl- cflallon of the laws of Alaska. This bill has been made a continuing order. Portions of two das have alread } been consumed tiy U and less than seventy of the 232 pages of the bill have been disposed of. The lawyers of the house show an Inclination to go over It critically , section hy section , and 11 may be before Ihe house for an Indefinite period. ON A en UIITAIIMC PUIIMC. AVnr Dennrtment Aiilon * for Aid for Martini ; Ciilinim. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8 The secretary of war has furnished the Cuban Industrial Re lict Fund of New York with credenllals to General Brooke , military governor of Cuba commending Ihe relief association to him an distributing agent of the food supplies etml nnd lo bo senl by Ihe governmenl to the suffering Cubans. A second ship leaflet ot those supplies , now preparing , will In clude many foods especially adapted to the needs of women nnd children ns well as the Cuban Boldlers and laboreis It h believed that a discriminating uee of this food , In connecllon with the Industrial fealures o the relief fund , will resull In the grailua transfer of many from the charltabl-aided clans to the self-sustaining class Thli recognition of the Industrial relief fund am acceptance of Its co-operation In the char Itles to be administered by the War depart ment will undoubted ! ) Inspire the philan thropic public to furnish promptly all th money thnt can profitabb be used In equip ping this work with Implements , seeds , cat tle and all the Industrial necessaries which the government has no legal means of pro viding. inva.nvs CO.MUTIO'S mrnovion rntnll ) IVoU Some Hope thnt Hou Lender Will lleriiver. WASHINGTON , Jan. S. The reports from Representative. Dlnglo's bedside are a trill more encouraging tonlghl and his family believe there Is still a chance for him to rally. Extreme weakness nnd the poison In tba s ) stem , the > effects of his sickness , ar I the principal sjmptoma which Ihn ph ) l clans now have to combat , which , lu a man ot Mr. Dlngley'n age make the outcome otibtful. The nervousness and delirium have subsided and the periods of consciousness are more frequent. Tonlghl Ihe patient Is reported to be resting easier , although one of the physicians li In attendance. The president called In person at the hotel today nnd made Inquiries concerning the sick man. Mr , Dlngley's two son.i from Knlama- oo , Mich. , have arrived In the city , but have cot yet been permitted lo see him. AMERICAN TRADE IN TURKEY High I'rlrrn Arp Olitnlnpil. lint I'ro- lilliltlve I-'n-lnlit ItntvH Are nn Obntnelc. WASHINGTON , Jan. S Consul General ) lcklnson , from Constantinople , makes nn ntercstlng report on commercial conditions n Turkey. The Htallsllcs of Imports and xporls he Iransmlls date to 1S94 , the Otto- nnn government being thnt far behind In making Its reports. These show thnt the American trade with Turkey Is outranked by almost all the European nations , and especially b > Trance , England and Germany , who hold the bulk of IIP trade. The Germans , however , have no- lUlted such a reputation for cheap and worthless goods that their market Is de clining , despite the facl lhat they give ecmlngly unreasonable Inducement In long lmo to apparently Irresponsible merchants. The chief handicap to American trade Is ho high freight rates , amounting to about 10 per ton on American manufactures , which Is nearly prohibitive , except on classes of novelties and goods In the manu- aclurc of which America has decided nd- anlagcs. The Ametlcon goods hero arc sold almost entirely for cash and at higher rates as n rule than nro charged for Euro pean manufactures. This speaks well for ho reputation of American goods In the Turkish markel. The principal American iroducls now sold are carpenters' tools , louse hardware , clocks and watches , manu- acluied nov elites , machinery for Hour mills , ron nnd slecl products , sowing machines and flour. An experiment was recently made by a Turkish firm In ordering 200 bags of Hour from Duluth. In spile of Ihe facl lhat the relght was forty English shillings per ton , hero v\as a substantial profit lu the trans action , nnd the same firm has telegraphed urther orders for over 2,300 Ions. There s already a firm demand here for American mbleached colton goods. The chief handicap of American trade , ns ins been stated. Is excessive freight charger. This season , however , several cargoes of magancso and chrome ores have > een shipped from the Black Sea to this Jnllcd Slates for $2.91 per ton. The flour leilers hero who ere best capable of Judging believe that If such reasonable freight rates could bo obtained ns would naturally result from a direct line of steamships , the principal markets of Turkey and Greece could easily be supplied with American flour. WANTS ORIENTAL COMMERCE tSernmn } Will Ho to Rrent nxpeime. to Pit Out Mne of Stptuiicr * to Win Trndc. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The great In terest In Asiatic commerce which other nations as well as the United Stales are now feeling Is Illustrated In a recent sub sidy agreement made by the German govern ment.vvlth . hev Llpyd gtejunahlp Hn bj. irproposei'to pay more than $1,000- 000 a year for a flfteen-yexir lerm for Ihe establishment of steamship lines to ply be tween Its ports and those ot Japan , China , Australia and certain ports of Oceanlca. Four steamers are , under this contracl , to be built for the Chinese and Japanese ser vice , to be of not less than 6,000 tons , and three for the Australian line , to be nol less lhan 0,300 tons. All the ships are to be built in German yards and German material Is to bo used , as far as possible , all ad- mlraltj requirements to be carried out In them , pulling them Into condition in which they can readily be utilized for war pur poses when necessary. It Is also announced that a Bremen firm Intends to establish with steamers now being built for that purpose a. steamship line on the Yangtso Klang In China , to ply between Shanghai and Hankow. By the aid of this line , which will connect with the subsidized lines running from Hamburg to Shanghai , the German dealers and German Interesls will be In direct communication not only with Shanghai , which has two thirds of the Import trade of China , but also with Hankow , one of the- most Im portant commercial cities of China , having a population of about 1,000,000. It Is now being connected with Pekln hy railroad. German exports to Asia and Oceanlca have moro than quadrupled In the wecade endec' In 1896. IIICII MCENSH LAW FOR ALASKA. Fee * Are to HP Demoted to Cilncn * ttonnl PnriioHpM , WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. A system of high license for Alaska In place of the prcsenl system of prohibition was tentatively agreei to by the house committee on revision o ! the laws at Its meeting Saturday. The com mittee had under consideration the proposed codification of laws for Ihe territory. U was represented by officials and ex- officials of the territory that prohibition was Ineffective , and one of the members rccltci ! his personal observation of a distillery ant brewery In operation at Juneail. The amend ment determined upon provides for high license with severe penalties , leaving It dis cretionary to tbo courts to grant Iho license and empowering Ihe courts to revoke a license. Provhlon Is made for the persona liability of saloon keepers and owners oi saloon property from all damage resulting from the sale of intoxicants. All license feed are to he devoted to educational pur poses In Alaska. The present prohibition Is continued as against the Indians , minors nnd habitual drunkards. ron MW : YOIIIC soi.mnns , StxO-Mntli ItPKlniPiit Will HP MUM- tprrd Out nllli FlttliiK ( 'prpiion > WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The Sixty-ninth New York regiment of volunteers will be mustered out of the service of the Unltoi' ' States In New York In accordance with a delcslon reached by Secretary Alger today This action Is taken In response to the re quests of the cltlrens of New York to Gov ernor Roosevelt , who were anxious that the men should return In a body and be accorded the honors due them. The question of quar ters while In New York pending rauster- oul has been solved , Ihe governor tele graphing to Secretary Alger that they would be provided. The regiment Is now at Hunts- vllle , Ala , and will leave for home as soon as the rolls can be completed. Iiitprnntlonnl Money Orilrrn Iledtiepi ! WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The postal de partment of this country and Canada have reached an Agreement providing for a con slderable reduction In the rates on Inter national money orders. This action Is the result of plans formulated by First Asclitant Postmaster General Heath , to change the fee sjstcm In the drawing and pajment of In trrnallcnal money orders between the United States and Canada w as to reduce tbo price of the orders In each country. ; 1XINC UP THE SEW SLATE Places for Douglas Oonntj Delegation Arc Rearranged , DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMITTEESHIPS II a M jMoiiilirrM Spend Plrit Attny from Lincoln nnd Sciui- torlnl 1-lKlil l I" Stiitu Uuo. LINCOLN. Jan. 8. ( Special. ) This has been a quiet Sunday In legislative circles owing to the fact thnt by far the majority of the members ot both house and senate eft the city over the recess. A few of .hem relumed this evening , but the greater number will not be In until tomorrow. The work of making up the committees tas not yet been completed nnd It Is possible that tbo lists may be withheld until Tues day. The principal Interest naturally cen- ers In the house committees , which were the principal bone of contention In the speakcrshlp fight. The concessions exacted iy the men who supported Ilaller , which mvo already been outlined In The Uee , will stand for the most part as originally igrecd upon. lly breaking the Elate which Clark had constructed , a completn rearrangement of the places to bo alloted to Douglas county's delegation has been forced. According to the most reliable authority Olmstcad , who was originally promised the committee on corporations , will content himself with the committee on telegraphs and telephones , over which Houck of Douglas had expected o preside. Houck In the meanwhile Is to given a chairmanship ot public lands and buildings , for which he spoke In the first place , but which bad been formerly alloted to Hums of Lancaster. Beverly of Jouglas , unless further changes are made , will retain the claims committee chair manship , for which he has been slated all along. Mjers of Douglas will probably be given the chairmanship of the committee on public schools. Ho has been anxious to secure this committee Because of several Important school bills which he expects to father. Coi nnd Hur- man may posslblv come. In also for com mittee chairmanships , though It Is not yet certain which committees the ) are aiming for. Bur man may got the proposed extra committee on deficiencies. Dctwetlcr Is said to have announced that he will be sat isfied oven If he does not get a committee chairmanship. Having captured both the presidency of the Benato and the speakershlp , Lancaster will probably take the short end of the commlttecshlps. The committee which Is likely to cause the most trouble Is the house judiciary committee. This committee was originally promised to Tlshcr of Dawes and when demanded for McCarthy of Dlxon a compromise was patched up between Clark and the Holler men , by which It nas to go to Wllcox of Lincoln. T'shc'r ' promises to make things Interesting It his claims are repudiated and the Holler faction are equally Insistent that the pledge to them be kept. Speaker Clark has been trying to placate rishcr with something just as good , but It Is doubtful If he has yet succeeded. The absence of the great body of the membership has left the senatorshlp fight practically as It was when the two houses adjourned J s IIAVK n\CITI\ti ! TIME OVUIl A CHILD J. T. Hnllpy Attempt" nn Aliiluotlnii , Him n FI a lit nnd GctM Into .lull. BEATRICE , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) A serle'S of sensational Incidents oc curred here this evening , beginning with an attempted abduction. Several days ago J. T. Bailey , a news agent on the Rock Island line through here , left his run and came here. Ho engaged the services of J. B. Betts , nn attorney , and was doubtless acting under his Instructions when , about C o'clock , ho went to the resl denco of J. J. Hann , on East Bell sheet , from where ho soon after emerged vvllb a baby In his arms. A hack was conveniently at hand and ho was driven rapidly to the Rock Island depot , where a train bound east was about to depart. Entering the sleepIng - Ing room In the comblmtlon car , he locked , himself up with the child. Meanwhile the ! police had been called and Chief Scrogga i boarded the train as It was about to pull out , wlien he threatened to break down the door. Bailey opened It and was then taken to the police station , follow ed by a jounn looking woman who was crying , between sobs , for her child. She Is the daughter of' Mr. Hann. After a couple hours' delay In securing the proper officers Chief Scrpggs , acting under instructions , told Bailey he would have to give up the child. At this he backed Into a corner of the room with the ( tilld in his arms , declaring he would never give it up and did not until the chief literally tore the child from his arms and handed It , screaming , to Its mother. During this scene Attorney Belts stood by advising Bailey not to give up the child and for a time It looked as though the po lice officers were going to have a serious time of It. Bailey was then locked up on a charge of disturbing the peace. A few moments before this , while waiting for tbo county attorney , Mrs. Bailey became en raged at n remark made by her husband re flecting on her character , which was seconded ended bv Belts and , stepping up to Bells , she knocked him down. It appears lhat Mr. and Mrs. Bailey wcie married about two years ago. They made their home In St. Joe. She sajs that he whipped her and the child , that Is now nearly 2 years old ; lhat she left him twice , but returned on his promise to reform. A short tlmo ago she began sull for divorce and Thursday came here to hei parents to stay temporarily. She sa > s also that she recentlj discovered he has another wife who goes under the name of Butts , from which ho has never been divorced. This woman once came to tholr home In St. Joe. When The Bee correspondent lonlgM asked him his name ho said 11 was Bailey , end then quickly changed It to Bulls. When Iho reporter repeated the query he said , "I 1 am better known hero as Ballet , bui my name Is Butts. I have ttiangcd my mind about the name " At this Atlorney Betts Interfered , telling Bailey , or Butts , not to talk anv more , thai ho was talking to a reporter. He did sa > , however , thai he took the child because he was Us father Mrs Bailey Is a handsome looking joung woman and her appeals for her baby en listed the sjmpathy of every one. Hann and his daughter are afraid of Bailey and begged that he bo locked up H Is understood a charge of abduction will be filed against him tomorrow. Bailey was detained at the station a short time nnd was then allowed to return to his hotel on a promise to keep awa > from Ilann's house and report at the station tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Trouble Otrr I'limir ' * > oil Iilnmlx , AURORA. Neb , Jan S ( Special ) The Government Island In Iho Pluto , or Islands lhat have never been survejed afford trouble nnd bickering for nearby agriculturists Those whose lands border on the Islands claim them for being contiguous , use them for pasture , secure their wood from thtm and object to others , probably with Just ns ? oed right * for Interfering on the public lands. No taxes nro paid by anbod > One man who has a deed to thlrtj-five acres of land has 110 acres sevetity-flvo acres more than his deed calls for , and several others liave nearly or quite ns much. Citizens liv ing n little further back frbui the river oc casionally want a load of willows , but they are forbidden to procure some without mak- Ingv payment to Illegitimate squatters They say according to n ruling of the puprcme court they can hold the land. nitovn rirrv MII.RH vtm \ Timrr. Jnroli .Mnrkn In font Iptfd of llnriipxn. DAKOTA CITY. Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special ) Judge Ryan Saturday Imposed a fine of J73 and costs upon Jacob Marks , who pleaded guilty to stealing a sot of harness from James Llndegunrd of Blyburg , and Marks Is now serving out his sentence In Iho counlv Jail , Marks Is now nn employe of Sioux Clly , la , bill previous thereto he was a neighbor of LIndeguard lu Blyburg. Marks has In his employ ns scavenger Nels Joroneoa , prev'louslv a nslndcnt of Bl > burg. Joren- son w anled a set of harness and Marks agreed to get him one and In order to keep his word drove down to Lundegunrd's Wednesday night from Sioux City , making a round trip of nearly fifty miles , to got Llndeguard's harness. He sold It to Jor- euoon for $1300. Murks left a track which was easily followed and tbo liarnew was recovered from Jorenson by Sheriff Borow- sky and Marks showed no hesitancy In com ing over from Iowa nnd pleading guilty to the charge. DATU FOIl TUB FII.LMOnB PAIK. Will lie Ilel.l from Tvclfth to Fit- tppiilli of SrpteinlHT , OENEVA , Neb , Jan. 8 ( Special. ) The annual meeting 'of the Flllmoro County Agricultural society was held at the court house Saturday. ) Officers were elected as follows : Piesldent , H. II. Demlug ; vice president , M. Rodgers ; secretary , ' F. M. Flory ; treasurer. Walter S. Huston ; general super- Intendcnt , A. H. Stevens.-1 ; The date of the next fair was fixed for September 12 to 15 , Inclusive Saturday night Miss Bess Owrhnrt gave an elocution entertainment In the I. O. O. V , hall , under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. ninck Icur Aniniifi Cattlp. CRAWFORD , Neb , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Stockmen are greatly exercised at the piovnlance of disease In this locality which In taking oft some of the best yearlings ) and 2-yoar-old cattle. It Is generally considered to bo merely the black leg and farmers are treating It with the government vaccine. Wherever used this remedy has proved ef fectual nnd a sure preventatlve The south ern cattle shipped from .Georgia hy F. F. Jandt during the wlnterl contrary to ex pectations , are doing exceedingly well and except a few head , which were Injured In Ihe cars , none have died. > C S Spearman , who has been a very efflclcnllllngo marshal JCor the last five jears , has resigned nnd hasTpurcha d a well stocked catllo ranch In this county , to which he has moved with his family. He Is suc ceeded by Frank D. Mooney. OlnrK'M PrcdeppHNom. LINCOLN , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Speaker Clark Is not the only speaker who has been chosen from Lancaster iQunty. His prede cessors In the speaker's rhf\lr \ are shown in the following list : * ' * - 1871 George W. Collins. 1S73 M. Sessions. 1875 Edward S. Towle. 1877 Alblnus Nance. 1S70 C. P. Mnthowson. 1881 H. H. Shedd. 1883 George M. Humphrey. 1885 Allen W. Field. 1SS7 N. V. Harlan. 1889 John C. Watson. 1801 S. M. Elder. 1803 J. N. Gainn. 1895 C. L Richards. 1817 J. N. Gafilo. 1899 Paul I" Clark. I'roiuotloiiH of Itnllronrt Men. WYMORE , Neb , Jan. 8 ( Special. ) There have been several changes In B. & M. railroad circles here recently. L. M Sage , who has been agent i for many jears , has been pro- I moled to Beatrice , where he holds a elml- I lar position , his place hero being filled by | J. R. Jackson of Concordla , who arrived vesterday. Another deserved promotion AVns that of J. L. Mendenhall , who gives up his position as chief clerk to Train master Phillips to assume the duties of J ' cashier al Iho Bealrico station , and his ' place In the trainmaster's office has been filled by the appolntmenl of Fred Green- vvood , who for some lime pasl has been em- plojed In the clerical department of Di vision Superintendent Rogers' office. f'olfiix Count } ' Heprvspiitntloii. SCHUYLER , Neb , Jan. 8 ( Special. ) Sergeanl-al-Arms McLeod came up from Lincoln Friday nlghl lo stay over Sunday. John C. Sprecher , appointee to supcrln- tenduicy of the Industrial school at Kearney Is also at homo receiving congratulallons. II has nol been officially reporled , but the general report Is that James A. Grlmlson will bo appointed to succeed Judge William Marshall , recently deceased. Colfax county will thus have a pretty fair representation D M. McLeod , sergeant-at-armsj J. C. Sprecher , superintendent of Industrial School nt Ke-unev ; James A. Grlmton. dis trict Judge ; James Dobry , representative , and J. A. Dunn , senator. Mrnnli-H Upldemlu nt I , > on . LYONS , Neb , Jan. 8 ( Special ) The opening winter term of the public schools which commences with tomorrow will , by the order of the School Board , bo delayed for one week at least , owing to the measles i epidemic thai first showed llself hero a week j or len dajs ago. So far Ihe disease seems , lo be of a mild' nalure bul far-reaching enough now to Include some of the children of every home in the clt ) . C. C. Morton hpvprt * ! ) Injured. GENOA. N'eb. , Jan. S ( Special ) A sc- rlous accident occurred In the railroad yards at Ihls place Friday. While C C Horton was unloading a box car of lumber a switch engine backed against the lumber car , throw. Ing the timber In all directions. Some of the pieces struck Mr Horton , fracturing two ribs and otherwise Inflicting severe Injuries Welennie for 1 rnoiierN. CRAWPORD. Neb . Jan 8 ( Special ) Troops A. B and L , with the bind of Iho Flrsl cavalry , arrlvc'd to Join the troops of the same regiment already at Tort Robin son , and are now down lo routine garrison work. At Crawford the two trains carrying the troops were met by the Gate Clly band and welcomed here with approprlale music. I'lirniorw I'nrm CoiiililiuiHon. SCHUYLER , Neb. Jan. 8 ( Special. ) A farmer's combination sale has been ar ranged for here to be conducted monthly by Oliver Van Housen An > thing for sale can be ottered and Is gold on commission. llrltlxli st > nin > r U Axhorv. POUT SAID , Jon S , In a gale hero the light on the breakwater was carried off and It Is Impossible to lend assistance to the British steamer Golden Cress , from Batoum , which Is ashore at the entrance to the canal. innppT ni1 nnnrpi\v 1/11 ippp ARREST Or SURGEON JOLIME General Lndlow Rules with an Iron Hand in Havana , EXCITEMENT OVER TROUBLES OF DOCTOR One of Thrpp rhnrncn Annlnul Prln- onpr I" WonrhiK Army Uniform ( iiilllr Munlrrcr Mn > - lie Shot. ( Copyright , 1S"D , by Press Publishing Co ) HAVANA , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cablegram ) Special Telegram ) An Inter esting question has arisen from the arrest of Surgeon C. C. Jollfte today b > order of General Ludlon on three cliarges first , un lawfully wearing the army uniform ; second , parctlclng without a local license , third , not reporting a case of Infectious disease. As to the first charge , Jollffo had not re ceived notice that his resignation , sent In January 1 , had been accepted. As to the second charge , hundreds of American doctors are practicing here without ft local license , which should bo renewed January 1 of c\cry year , and as to the third iliavge , the sus pected case of jellovv fe\er ho attended had also been diagnosed by two phs\clans \ of the marine hospital service. Moreover , Gen eral Ludlow'.s proclamation regarding the reporting of Infectious diseases Imposes no penalty. Dr. Jollffe Is very popular nnd his arresl has caused Intense excitement. He Is an Intimate friend of Senator Daniels , who left jesterday. Man ) Influential Americans have tried to ha > u him released on ball , but without success. A prisoner belonging to the Second Louisi ana , Indicted for murder , will bo court- martialed Immediately. General Lee told me today that If the man Is found guilty ho will bo shot as an ex ample. Sunnlnh I'liiK" Dlnplnyed. This morning two large Spanish flags ap peal ed over the Clerks' and the Asturlanos clubs , facing the principal plaza. Their appearance created considerable adverse comment among the Cubans , who , It Is said , requested Governor General Brooke to have the flags removed. No action was taken lu the matter at headquarters , where It Is generally conceded that Spanish flags may float as well as these of other nationalities. Today General Drooke appointed Colonel Tusker H. Bllas collector of customs at Havana to be secretary of the Treasury de partment subject to confirmation by Wash ington. Colonel Bliss will begin his new duties tomorrow. Surgeon General Stcrnberg has recom mended the old Spanish camp known as Las Anlmas as the best site for a yellow fever hospital for the United States troop * . The proposed site Is about two miles from the city on the heights of Jesus. Inspector Doane , who was sent here by the secretary of war to act as Inspector of customs , has been alck since Wednesday. Yesterday morning he was visited by Sur geon General Sternberg nnd other medical men who diagnosed the case as ) ellow fever , already well advanced. The house In which he Is was Immediately Isolated. Inspector Doane , who was formerly In the New York custom house , had been attended by Dr. . C. C. Jollfte. The latter Is a discharged army contract surgeon who came hero sayIng - Ing that hs.would establish a hojpltnl , General Brooke and his entire staff moved headquarters today to the Hotel Trocha at El Vedado. The battalion of the Second South Car olina regiment which has been at Morro castle , went yesterday to Buena Vista , about nine miles out , passing the night In the rain and entirely without shelter because of the lack of preparations to receive the men at camp Prhato John D. Hughes , Company E , Second Louisiana volunteers , was shot and killed jeslcrday by Private Joseph Buckley of the same company. The trouble began In a trivial quarrel nt mess time jestorday afternoon at Camp Buena Vista whei Buckley threatened to kill Hughes. Hughei paid no attention to the threat , but Buck ley proceeded to another camp , secured a rifle nnd cartridge , returned to Buena Vlstn , waiting for his opportunity and shot Hugliea through the heart , killing him instantly. Buckley then surrendered to Captain Hern , audon. One of the customs Inspectors "held up1' a consignment to Senor Federlco Baurledcl of what the Inspector supposed to be eham- pngne. Senor Baurledel declared that It was Moselle wine and the Inspector offered to rc-manlfest It , but the consignee declined and the case has been referred to Collector Bliss. TO SOOTIIIJ TIIC CUIIANS. fii-nornl Wood' * Mlimlon to WnnhliiK- ton IH to heck I'aolllcntlon. SANTIAGO , Jan. 8 Senor Bacardi , the ma > or of Santiago , Is cabling to Havani each daj regarding the situation , explain ing that the local excitement growing out of the proposal of the United States au thorities to concentrate the customs receipts at Havana Is not allaved and that the pco- ple want provincial and municipal autonomy. It Is understood that General Wood , gov ernor of Santiago , with General Castillo , will reach the United States on or bcfoie Tuesda ) next and arrangements have been made for a special cable service to Inform the people here as to the developments after Genrral Wood's arrival In Washington. Lieutenant Colonel Hay reports from Guantanamo that a Cuban major a short time ago took to the woods with several of his men , became a bandit and killed five men. The entire band has been captured and will be put on trial. DOUBLE-HEADER COLLISION Pour of the Trnln Crow An- Killed anil Other * MlNKlni ; In Teii- iirinrc Hlnn ter. KNOXVILLE , Tenn. , Jan. 8. Four dead , two Injured , one of these perhaps fatally , i nnd the losi of property of the Southern railway to the amount of about $100,000 are the results of a wreck which ocurred this morning on the Knoxvllle & Ohio branch of the Southern railway , one and a half miles west of Elk Valley. The dead are : ENGINEER J. D. MAXEY. FIREMAN PRANK REAODY. URAKEMAN IONZA HEAVER. FLAGMAN W. A. DILLON. The Injured are. Engineer Goof , badly but not fatally cut on the head , and Fire man George HuskUson , badly burned and may die At 11-30 a m. a double-header freight train loaded with coal and merchandise crashed into a mixed local passenger train while bo h were running at the rate of thirty-five miles an Clour. The engines met head on , the force of Impact being terrific. The coming together of the two trains was so EudJen that the trainmen were unable to jump and save their lives. The passen ger train was running fifteen minutes late , having waited at Knoxvllle for connection ] with a western train and had the right of way. All the freight trains on the Koo\- j \lllo & Ohio dlvUlon bad been notified tUat. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER rorccndt for Nebraska Light Kiln , Variable Wind * YrMrrilii ) ' * tempprnltire nt Omnliiit Hour. leu. Hour. DCK. % n , in Ul I p. in Ull ( I n , in ! a p. tit ill * 7 a , til - - ! l | i , in ! I1 S n. in at I | i. in ! t' ! II n , in lit n | i. in ill ) III n. in U.I II | i. in 1ST 11 n. in SJfi 7 p. in . . . . < - . " , 12 II aT H p. in a I I ) | l. Ill aa the passenger train was on .1 late run nnd the enl ) cause for the accident that can be given Is that Engineer Ma\c > of the freight train misread his orders. Immedi ately after the crash the wreckage caught fire. The fire could not be controlled and this clt > was nskcd for a lire engine by the Southern rallwn ) . The engine left Knox\llle at D p. m. and had the flro under control at about 9 30 o'clock. The branch on which the wreck occurred 1ms been sus pended until tomorrow. The pi scnger train carried about twenty passengers , none of whom were Injured. CATCH CEDAR BLUFFS ROBBER John 11. firn } Taken In Cuxtndy nt Mnr.i n\ Hip , Knii. lie I'rntentN IntinctMU'p , MARYSVILLE , Kas , Jan. 8 ( Special Tel- egram. ) John H , Graj was arrested near Homo City this morning by Poatolllcc Inspector specter Swift on the clnrgo of being Im plicated In the robbery of the postofllco nl Cedar Bluffs , la , on Ihe nlghl of December 19. Gray was working for O. W. Heavers , a farmer , and steadfastly protests his Inno cence. He was brought here to Jail and will be held until the arrival of a deputy marshal from Nebraska. Inspector Swlfl arreslcd two other men , L Short and E B. Nelld for the same crime near Gllhaui , Ark. , last week. He declares that he has the most positive evidence against all three men. He has not > et , how ever , been able to recover any portion or the $431 In money and stami taken from Iho Cedar Bluffs office. DENIES REPORT OF A DUEL Count Citfltcllniic mid M. Dpronldp llp- n o n n e-o Story of IlntlnK Over nil AptrcNN. ( Copjright , 1699 , by Press Publishing Co ) PARIS. Jan. 8 ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Regarding the alleged duel concerning Count Castcllane , who married Anna Gould and who Is said to have fought a duel with M. Paul Deroulde , founder of the Patriotic League , as a result of A quarrel over an actress , M. Dcioulde , when seen , said : "There Is not a word of truth In the story which Is , possibly , suggested by my duel of a fortnight ago with Arlstrldo Boycr on a political matter. Both my wife and m > self are on perfectly good terms with Count Bonl and wife. Here I am , as you see , quite well and unwounded In any way. Only a few days ago Castellane made me n New Year's present of a splendid plume. " Castcllano , who was seen by representa tives ot Gaulois , says : "The story Is an Idiotic fabrication. I have for Derouldo the sentiments which all good Frenchmen should have for true French. With my wife's consent I Intend proceeding against the Journals which thus named me the hero ot a mjsterlous adventure. " HUSBAND IS VERY OBEDIENT Inlinmnn Wife TelU Him to Kill III in- nelf for Her Hcncllt nnd He Com pile * with IteqncRt. ( Copvright. 1891 , b ) Press Publlshlnc Co ) LONDON , Jan. 8. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally Mall's Vienna dispatch tells an extraordinary story ot a cold blooded crime published In today's papers. John and Anna Braune were a middle-class couple with three chil dren. They had a good Income and a pros perous business. Brauno squandered his money and left business go lo ruin , finally becoming a bankrupt. One evening his wife eald to him : "John , I nm starving ; shoot joursclf so that 1 can get the Insurance on your life. " The husband went Into the next room and shot himself , but although desperately wounded , he eventually recovered. Shortly after his recovery his wife Bald to him : "John. > ou were too stupid. Shoot jourself properly or go and hang yourself somewhere. " Nexl morning the obedient husband was found hanging from a rafter , this time really dead. Anna Braune then endeavored to get rid of her molher whose sole heiress she was. She hired a workman lo commll the murder , explained to him how he could obtain en try to her mother's house where he coulil find a coal hammer with which to do the deed , where he could hide the body , with other horrible details. She promised the workman generous payment for murdering her mother , hut ho reported the matter to the police and the Inhuman daughter was yesterday arrested. SHIPS FOUNDER IN STORM of VOHHI-IM IVrlnh itlth All on Hoard In Cinle of .No- BOSTON , Jan. 8 The owners of the Boston brig Mary Glbbs , Captain Horace Coombs , now 120 da ) out on a voyage from Newport News to Para , Brazil , have aban doned all hopea of the vemcl , although they still believe there Is a chance lhal the crew ma ) have been rescued by some shit bound cither to the Pacific or to some re. mote quarter of the globe The underwrit ers who hold policies on the vessel also be lieve It Is lost. The Mary Olbbs carried eight men nnd a cargo of 650 to mi of coal. The owners and underwriters have alst given up the schooners Howard H Hanscon from Philadelphia November 23 for Provi dence , Ida H. Nathls from Philadelphia November 23 for New bur ) port , James Pace from Philadelphia November IS for this port and William O. Snow from Now. port News November 21 for Salem Ilies vessels were all coal laden and carrktl crews of beven or eight men each. It is bellevei that all of them foundered In the terrible gale of November 27 and that their crow t were all lost. HornpH Suffer from firlp. LEXINGTON. Ky , Jan. 8 An epidemic cf grip has broken out to an a'unnlng oxtcn among fine horses of thla section Thorough breds , especially , are rufferlng and mail ) valuable mores are dropping their foals on account of It Mnt rltientii of Oepiin \ 4mipl , .Inn , H New York Arrived Umbrla , from Liver pool Liverpool Arrived Cevlc , from New York. Queenatown Sailed Serv la , for New York. Philadelphia Sailed Bclgcnland , fo Liverpool , New York Arrived Nomadic , from Liv erpool ; Britannia , from Marseilles , BURNS AT FIRST SHOT Torch Will Bo Set to Hello Instant Americans Effect Lauding. TOWN IS KEROSENED AND READY TO BURN tanks and Merchants Hurrying Treasure Aboard United States Vessels , OTIS' ' EMISSARY ARRIVES AT MANILA Jolonel Potter Reports that Nntivoi Ridicule the Proclamation , TROOPS TO LAND ON GUIAMARAS ISLAND Iftlnnd In Mldun > llctwi'cu I'mmj mill . \i-jjrox , Whprp tlio AtiiprlPiiu Uiiiuu Will HP I'Uehcil the rimt Tlnif. MANILA , Jan. 8. Colonel Potter. tlio special emissary of General Otis between Manila anil Hello , arrived this afternoon with dlspatcht. from the latter point. Iho situation when.ho left there was practically unchanged. The streets were birrlcadc-d nnd It was reported thnt the principal buildings had been "kcroscned , " the In surgents having threatened to destroy the whole business Bectlon by llro al the first shot of bombardment. The banks were shipping trcnsure to the United Stntes transport Newport nnd other \esecls. The family of the American vlco consul has KOUO on bonrd the Newport. Colonel I'otter rciwrta that 1'iesldont Mr- Klnlej's proclamation had to bo tjpevvrlltoii aboard ship , as the printers on shore de clined to do the work when the text of the proclamation read to them , ridiculing the notion that conciliation was possible. Privates Harry Slhey nnd Prank Kirk- pntrlck of the Sixth United States artlllor ) , whllo guarding avator boat astern of tin- Newport , were attacked by the natives of the crew. Prhato Sllvcy's skull was fractured , fatally , and Prl\ato KlikpatrlcU fell overboard , lint escaped \\lth a llesh wound. The United States gunboit Petrol arrived nt Hello on Prldny and Colonel Potter re ports that the United Stated troops will probably land on Gulnmnras Island , about midway between the Island of Pann ) and the Island of Negros , where a camp will bo established. Captain Harlnn McVny , assistant sui- gcon , was burled on Friday. Private Wil liam Rasch , Company M , Kansas volunteers , Is dead of the smallpox. COLLISION WITH I.NSIlltGUM'H , AflvlpPH from Ilnllo Arc of Sompwhnl IlpuNNiirliiK Sfnturi * . WASHINGTON , Jan. 8 The War de partment rccehcd another dispatch today from Major General Otis , commanding the United States troops In the Philippines. Tbo officials observe unusual rctlccnco with respect to Its contents , but It Is mulct - stood the Information contained Is not of an unfavorable character or such as to gho undue concern to the administration. So far as the officials arc willing to ndmlt the dispatch shows no material change In the conditions existing at the tlrno of prev- lens advices. Ono cabinet officer tonight said It contained nothing of ft character alarming , serious or exciting. Them had been no collision with the Insurgents , ho added , and not a shot had been fired. The president's proclamation to the Filipinos had been published In Manila , but General Otis did not say to what extent It had been made known to the Inhabitants In the other parts of the group of Islands , nor whether It had been published at Hello At the latter place General Miller hud been di rected to land the troops under lite com mand now on the transports there , but the dispatches from General Otis did not in dicate whether this had been done or not. INNOCENT OF SPANISH BLOOD Trnvi'lorm from Dalnlinn Dpny Current Report thnt n Mimniiurc Ilu Occurred. HONG KONG. Jan. 8. According to the statements of people who have Just arrived hero from the Island of Balabac , south of the > Island of Palawan , there Is no truth In the report thai Iho Spaniards Ihero have been massacred b ) Iho Filipinos. They sa ) Iho story Is an Invention of priests to preju dice the Filipino cause , declaring also that there are not moro than half a dozen Spaniards In the Island and that all who * have been killed fell In warfare. MAV TIIHATY. HIT CoiiHtltiitloiinl ItlKh * Mny Up Dm-il to Pontiionp CrlnlN. MADRID , Jan. 8. The partisans of the government believe that Scnor Sagasta will again endeavor to postpone the cabinet crisis by suggesting to the queen regent thai she use her constitutional poweis to ratlf ) Ihe Irealy , when the American BOIIT- lors have ra tilled It and then convoke the Cortes at the beginning ot February , lit which event Senor Sagnstu would form a Weylerlst cabinet and reconstruct his part ) . A dispatch received from Havana suyi that all the Spanish soldiers have now loft Iho Island. I'lclilx I'limiMl Around Ilnllo. MADRID. Jan. 8 Advices were received here from a leading merchanl al Hello to Iho effect that agricultural operations In the vicinity of Hello have not been Inter rupted and that nil the Insurgents respect thw Emopcnna , both at Hello und on the Island of Negros. ColninhiiH' IlpinnliiN > pnr Ilonip. MADRID , Jan. 8 The Spanish war ship Condo Devanado. with the reputed rcm tins of Christopher Columbus on board , has ar rived at the Azoro Islands from Hav.uin and i expected to reach CadU on January 15. Stn < pniPiit of llnnlc of Hpnln , MADRID , Jan 8 The Bank of Spain's repo-t for Iho week ended yrslorday shows DIP following Gold In hand , no change , sliver In hand , increabo of 8,700,000 punetax , notes In circulation , Increase of 0,210,000 pesetas. rillnliiir > Apcoiiipllnlii-N n IV lit. MILWAUKEE , WIs . Jan S At the Deutschcr club today Harry N PIllRbury. chess champion of the United Stake , per formed Iho remarkable- feat of playing twenty-five garnet ) of cbeea Hlmultamoualy and cowing out victorious In all but ona game He was R\eo \ siicccrsful In an ex- hihlllcti of "blind-fold" playing against half a cloven local pi a ) era rounder * In Storm. NEW LONDON , f'oiin. , Jan. 8 The tug Concord put In here loday .iwl reported the loss of the barge Star of the E > mt off Plum Island early thin morning In a heavy gain. The crew wau rescued , Th < hargo had about COO toiin of coal and tank la dt p water.