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FHE OMAHA . SING L13 COPY 3TIVB CENTS. , MARCH 1 , 1890 TWELV13 PAGES. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING GERMANY GETS 01 Kaiser's Government Withdraws Its N Force from the PhilippincB. SHOWS ITS GOOD WILL TO UNITED STA Leaves Protection of Ita Subjects in U Barn's ' Onro , ACTION A MASTER STROKE OF DIPLOM Announcement is Received with Floasan Qovornmont Officials. SOLUTION OF A VERY VEXING PROB I'utn n ( Inlctun an butiHiillniinl Iliitr tlmt Ailiulrul Dene ) ' Unit rirei Uu uiul Hunk Uernmu Ve ol. WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The Oor government has set at rest effectually minor * of a purpose on Its part , direct ! Indirectly , to embarrass the United St In the Philippine Isllnmla nnd lm glvt ftlgnnl manifestation of lu desire to proi the most cordial relations between ( icrn and the United States by ordering the w Urawal of all vessels o-f Its navy i Philippine waters and placing the lives property of Ita subjects under the protec of the United States government a ThlH action Is regarded as a master st In diplomacy by which mill be rcmovcc possibility of it clash botAvccn Gcrmnu Amerlcau1 Interests In and about Manila filves notice to the world especially to Americans who entertained any susplclo sinister dosfgns by Germany of the and purpose of the German empire to c vato tiho frlenduhlp ot the United States It Germany nt once places the protectlo all Itfl largo Interests In the Islands all completely In our hands. UuIctH St'iinniioiiiil Iltiinorn. The announcement of this act of the ' man government came at the clone of a that had been full of sensational rumor a clash between the Americans and i mann In Manila , the rumors finally goin far IH to onacrt that Admiral Dewey Ilicil on ind sunk u ( Jerman vessel ftlanlla. These rumors spread despite the that the cable connecting Manila with outer world Is In the control of the UL States government , so that It might bo eonably expected that It would bo the i ernment to receive the first news ot disaster or collision nt Manila , and thu the While House , War department and ? department positive denials were mad the receipt ot any news lending In slightest decree to confirm the rumors. Any lingering fears \vcro _ set at finally nt the end of the day Dy the rei ot dispatches from iManlla , ibut Without mention of any untoward Incident. B on this fact Secretary Long , Secretary A Cnptuln Crownlnshleld and General Col t all took the responsibility of denying rumor In the uUongis' } terms. Finally nt the close of thp day It was nouncoil that the German government ordered Its ships away from Manila , p ably to Us new naval station on the Chi coast. The announcement was coupled the statement that the Gorman vessels needed there. The German government cabled Its nruncemcnt to the State department o Intention to ramovo Its vessels from Mi with a formal application to the Ui States government to undeitake the lection ot nil the Germans In the Ph pines , not only In person but In prop The president very promptly accepted trust. It appears that the raovo originate Berlin , without suggestion from hero. ItcnMniirliiK Ncux. The fact that General Otla finds It p bio to spaio men to go to other Isl outside of of the Philippine group In his c reports gun , as he gram received at the Wai dc nient today. Is taken by the ofrictnls ai most reassuring indication that haste to the department lately. Assuming the general's declaration that evoryl has been quiet for the last three dayi piles only to that time , It Is felt at department that ho surely would not soldiers to Negros nnd to Cebu If he nny doubt aa to bin ability to mal himself nt Manila. It Is said at the Navy department there is no probability that additional will bo ordered to relnfoico Devvoy's in the near futuie. The department scarcely spate any moru of the smaller bunts and that IB the only kind of needed to police the Philippine Island ! cut oft smugglers. The big ships wou very oxpcnalvo to malutahi and from great draft would find It difficult to down the little coasting schooners and draft steamers -which abound In ea \\atora. KllUmntur * MiiHt lie b < o ucil The Ciutlno has sailed from Said for Suez on Its way to Mantle should nnlvo there In about three or weeks , and will prove a valuable act ( Ion to the fleet. Admiral Duwej's pu Is to mnko a determined attempt t < off further supplies ot arms and ami tlon to the Insurgents , These , it is ki are going Into the Islands In small qi tlea I'roin Hong Koug and Singapore , withstanding tha efforts of the United i fiocret service men to spot tha sale : inform the United States naval aul ( les. Conditions in the Philippines fuvo blockade runners to the utmost am task of keeping munitions of war out c ImniU ot thu natives will bo dltllcult vido'd they have the money to pur the goods. The fact that thcao en bought In the open marlie1 In Asia c bo nuulo a matter of complaint by our ornuunt , for the reason that It alwa > maintained the right of neutral cltlzc engage In such buulness , so that all can be done IB to try and seize the vvtipu they are afloat and about to bo 1 in thu Philippines , General Otla has made no mention 1 of his recent reports of nny of the pr < tlona to surrender ascribed by tbo pre ports to the natives. Therefore It 1 suined at the War depaitment that ] insurgents are lu this state of mind have not found the uieins to oxpraes i sclvcg otnolally to the Amerlcau mnnders. ItuliiX Si'imuu A With the approach of the rainy e In tba Philippines , iio.v possibly u month off , material Increase In ticKneta among our troops ma ; looked for , The War drparlmen tbjrltles apprehend no alarming volopmenta lu the condition of our m the result of the Incoming of the talnj sou , 'but ' hnvo prepared to meet any ] lila contlnecuclcg. The city of .Manila Is stated to be n comparatively healthy elnlty and the troops remaining there , i reasonable care , may bo expected to along folrlywell. . Outnlde of the city < dltlons arc not encouraging and are fa' able to malarial and similar Indlsposltl In n general way there la likely to bo n < slilcrnbtc number of cases of ailments ot natlng from climatic causes and nn unu number ot doctors and medicines have I cndezvouscd at Manila. The medical fi ow on the Islando Is believed to bo sufTIc or ordinary purposes nnd to meet any uands of the future reinforcements being liurrled there. The hospital ship Relief wilt sail f Now York direct for Manila \Ia the i oute In a day or two , with lf.0 . picked i rom the hospital corps nnd about ten ( ors. This Is In ndldtlon to the rcg qulpmcnt of the doctors and nurses of lollof. The Relief will bo placed at leposal of General Otl . cither as a fl ng hospital or for use In transferring Ick nnd convalescent to the general 1 iltnl now under way ut San Francisco. s loaded with nil the medical ( supplies t can tarry , though there has been no lal call from the Philippines for tl upplles. The authorities there have authority to obtain nil the supplies of haracter that are wanted wherever t an be gotten. Lieutenant Colonel \Vc mil , deputy surgeon general , Is nv > w run cross the continent , going to Manila illy an chief surgeon. Ho Is one of most efficient medical officers in the a nnd has had the benefit ot army scr hroughout the civil war. Ho has gl pedal attention to sanitation matters n thorough sanitary system Is expected bo maintained where our troops are ampcd. OTIS SENDS LIST OF WOUND VII of JIic CiiBunltlrN Ainonp ; AVc < Men , but o > cl > ranlviitix lu the l.lNt. WASHINGTON , Fob. 28. The follow eport has been received at the War partmcnt- MANILA , Fob. 28. Adjutant Gent Vnshlngton Additional wounded , Fcl ry 26 , entrenchments before Caloocan. TMpiitli-tli KiiiimiM. Company F , Private Howard A. Olds , omen , severe. Thli-lrritth MlimcNotn. Company II. Private Andrew J. Me arm , severe. Flri t Moiilmin. Company G , Private Edward F. Me abdomen , severe. 'I'dllll I'tHIIIN } iMllllll. Company C , Private Gilbert Culte , ell evere. J. A. Hennessy , foot , severe , nccldenta Additional In Tonda and Dlondo dist Manila , February 22 and 23 Thirteenth MtuiicNotii. Company C , Private Ira D. Smith , spei light. Company D , Private John D. Hartf Ide , Blight. S.-coii.l OiM'Kon. Company K , Private Martin Hlldebr Ingcr , slight. Additional near San Pedro Macatii 1 ruary IB and 27 : Klri t Iilrho. Company D , Private William H. Li foot , slight. rirnt California. Company D , Private Charles F. Bushr shoulder , severe. OT1 I'ntt Voluute-iTM Are lilt liy Inn H.-iitN In TrrnohcM > < > ar L'nloorni MANILA , Feb. 28. 4 05 p m. There icon the usual desultory firing along -var i.irta of the line , but tlio only casualties day are Captain David S. Klltott ot Com ] Twentieth Kansas volunteers , an private of the same regiment They > oth seriously wounded They wore she he enemy's sharpshooters near Caloocai A battalion of the Tnenty-thlrd Ur States Infantry relieved the battalion of California volunteers at San Pedro Mi today. The latter will be ordered to jark on tne transport St. Paul tomorro MANILA. Feb. 28. 10:10 : a. m. The r < nt Malabon fired upon the cruiser Ci from the Jungle yesterday while Adn Dewey was visiting the Monadnock. T shells weio droppen by the monitor Intc Malabon church , demolishing the struc and killing a number of rebels who Inside. A factory at Mulolos Is reported t < running day and night to supply amm tlon for the Insurgents The Ignoranc tbo natives la shown by the fact that Imvo collected empty Springfield shells are refilling them. Over 2,000 of t cartridges have bten discovered In nous Paudacan by an officer of the Washln volunteers. The cruiser Charleston and the gun Concord have gone on a ton davs' cr presumably looking for filibusters. It li Itevcd that arms are being landed In e quantities at northern polls. The commissioners appointed by P McKlnley to study the conditions In Islandfl are expected to arilve hero on urday. ARMS FDR THE FILIPtt Cannon anil Ammunition All. to llav.liein Inmlcd Prom .In p u u. MADRID , Fob 28. The Reforma ae It has received letters from reliable HOI at Manila 8a > lng that thirty cannon , S rifles and several million cartridges Japan have been lauded nt SunI , on the of Llngaycn , on the west coast of the i : of Luzon , nnd about 100 miles from Me und have been taken thcnco to Maloloa seat of the rebel government. The Reforma adds "Japan evident ! tends to act toward the Amsrlciins ii Philippines as thn Americans acted to tbo Spaniards In Cuba. " GARRISONS FORJHE ISLAf OtlN Keiiortx SeuilliiK Troop * to KriiM nuil Cehii ( Inlet for Thrt UII > M nt .Manila. WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The folk cablegram was today received at the department. MANILA , Feb. 28. Adjutant Gei Washington- Battalion Tuenty-thlid fantry sailed Cebu 26th Instj battalion fornln volunteuid sails Negrod tomoi ttvorytulug quiet hero the last three dc OREGON ON ITS WAY TO MAN hull * Prom Honolulu roliruury Aeeoiiiianleit on UN Journey Ii the Collier IrlH , HONOLULU. Fcb. 21 ( Via San Fram Feb. 28. ) The liattleuhlp Orcgop , ac panted by the collier lrl , sailed for M Februaiy 20. Iron WorKeri" WliKeM liiei er.Mi1 MILWAUKEE , i'eb. 28 Superlntei Relg of the llayvlew works of the Fc Steel companj * today posted a notice t rffert thut beginning March l laborers receive an Increase In wagcb of about cent nnd th&t a general Increase of wages , except tliofau of scale men , will low. Several bundled mcu will bti uUi MANY PLUMS FOR NEBRAS. . Dave Mercer Picks Them in Profusion in Form of Buildings , HE BREAKS ALL RECORDS IN THAT I iunn from ( lie v mill nUtrlet Coin Money ftii Oiunliii , llnntltiK * . Norfolk unit Illalr. WASHINGTON , Teh 28. ( Special T gram ) In the distribution ot "pork , " pirbllc building bills have como to be ca In conjunction with river nnd harbor ipioprlatlnns , Nebraska today sir amongst the top notchers 60 far ivs the suit of this dnj's legislative work goes. After n futile attempt on the part of or too -southf-rn members to flllbu against public 'building bills ' \\hich had t made a special order lor today , Chain Mercer at last got his mill to grinding the way provisions for the purchase of ; for public buildings and completion buildings already In process of erection from the legislative spout almost took breath nxvay trcm old timers. But the bill to Increase the coat of Omaha public building to $1,800,000yvaj the second relay of the ulnj's 'work , Mo holding Nebraska bills back to Insure t safe package and at the same time them of the charge of favoritism which mndo relative to the bill for the pure ! of n site and the erection of a public bi lug at Hlalr This bit of diplomacy was without effect on the house and 30 fair Mercer's handling of 'his committee liberations that It won for "Our Dave" heartiest encomiums , Mlth the result ho got \whtit ho wauled , for the Ante state. It was hardly five minutes between time of reporting the Omaha bill In come tee of the whole and Us passage and tharactorlred the entlro list of meas passed today running Into millions. Hastings and Norfolk came next , in w $20,000 Is appioprlated for the purchus sites , the committee having changed original report of $13.000 fpr Hastings $7,000 for Ulalr to $10,000 each , as prov in the senate bill. At 4 o'clock , the On bill lutvlng been reported to the senati having passed the house , wns taken I Allen and paesed w the table by Senator out division. Blair was also nubjeclet treatment by Sen the same generous Allen , and York , which was reported by senate committee on public buildings grounds , followed In the wake of the braska measures , which made a field for Nebraska unrivaled In the hlator ; national legislation. The Omaha , Hastings , Norfolk and I measures now go to the president for will hav signature and another congress appropriations looking to ca take care of of the sev Ing out of the provisions bills -fthlch were passed today. "Honey AiM > ro | > riitcil. ! Late tonight Chairman Allison of appropriations of the ee committee on announced that the committee , having sidered the probability of the picsldent e Ing public bulldiug bills passed toda ; both houses , had piovldcd for upproi tlons carried by the bills to < menco work. Moicor , theicfore , eocuroi thj sundry oWU oil ! the foi.uwlng atttt Nebraska : Blair , $21,500 ; Omaha. ? 150 Hastings and Norfolk , $20,000. The ci amount Is to purchase sites. Ono ol the oldest members ot COIIF speaking of the manner in which pi building bills were handled by Mercer , that In an experience ot twenty year congress ho never ran up against su ( terrific combine ab today. "It will probably never occur again , " ho , "because the personality of the cl man ot the house committee was al' in evidence coupled by the desire oveiy section to soauro recognition favor , and the Flftj-fifth congress wll down In history as the moat extrava In the history of the nation. When combine personality and desire , you a team which Is irresistible. " Representative Hager of Iowa , who terday succeeded in having the house n bill authorizing the president to ap ] Osborno W. Delgnan of Stua't , la. , accompanied Hobson on the Merrlmai naval cadet nt Annapolis , took the bill U White House this morning nnd taw It si by the president. Mr. Hager said that c cltUen of low a Is interested In Delgi reward for his heroism at Santiago , cording to law Delgnan Is past the agi admission to the Naval academy , but bill ralieves his disability Delgnan I years old and Is well educated. The plo of low.a will furnish him with all money ho may need , Cnptaln Eager of Company H , First bioska , now at Manila , has written grcBBmen Stark and Suthfrland roque them to use their influence to secur < order for the First Nebiaska , on its re homo , to como via the Suez canal. Mr. nnd Mrs. K. K. Valentine of Point , who hnvo been in the city for , da > s , leave tomorrow on n tfir of 1 Rico. They will sail on the Ohdam while en orulu will visit their son , 1 tenant Watts Valentine ot the NIneu Infantry , now in Porto HIco. Postmasters appointed Nebraska- Ham H , Hamilton at Ognllola , Keith co vice C. Patton , resigned. South Dakota John S Parrlton at ton , Splnk county , and Sherman F. I nt IJonesteol , Gregory county. OMAHA BILL GETS THROl I.lmlt of CON ! of the ! \ett I'oNtu HlillillilK IN lilcreiiMfil to IjU.NOO.WIO , WASHINGTON , Fob 28 In the hous day a joint resolution was passed to au I/o foreign governments desiring to niuk hlblts at the Commercial exposition , 1 bold in Philadelphia in H > 99 , to bring this country foreign laborers under con to pre-paio the exhibits. Sir. Mercer , republican of Nebraska , c man of the committee on public bull and grcumlb , then called up thu special for the consideration of public building Omaha gets an increase In the lira coal of public building to $1,800.000 , Wl barru , Pa , $125,000 , Jackson. Miss , , $31 Elgin , 111 , $100,000. Minneapolis , Minn , 000 , Ilutto City. Mont. . $200,000 , Salt City , $300,000 ; Seattle , Waeh . $300,000 ; ton , O. , $15,000 , Habtlngs and Norfolk , $20,000 ; Now York City ( custom house ) , j 000 , Fergus Palls. Minn. , $7tOUO , , Ilroo N. Y. , $20.000 , Kansas City , Kan , $1D ( DaUlmorc , $100,000 , Washington I library building site , Lnwrenco , Mass. , : 000 ; Jamestown , N. Y , , $75,000 ; Tampa , $100,000. Aberdeen , S. D. . $67.000 ; Ab Tex. , $75,000 , Newport , Vt. , $50,000 , Claire. Wig , $50,000 ; Macon , Ga. , $5 Columbus , Ga. , $50,000. When the bills of the second-class reached , beginning with the bill far a 1 Ing at New Iberia. La , Mr. Payne , r * llcan of New York , tt o lloor loader a majority , made a twenty-minute spee opposition to bllU ot thla class. Ho explained the order lu which the ( Continued on Fouith Page. ) POPE IN PRECARIOUS STA linn PrnlnitKi'il r lntlti)4 I'M " < 1 ' fern from tinColil .Wpnther HUN Slight I'l-vor. rob 28 n p m. The pope luul a prolonged fnlnttng fit. The pope had n fatiguing day yoster receiving congratulations on llio appro ; ing anniversary of hlf * coronation Hic plained of the cold , Which has been Inti for two da > s. Dr. Lnpponl found some fi and ordered the ptitlc'nt to remain In and toke a complete rest. Tlio physii has slncu visited the pope threetlmu3. . ' almoit certain that the pontifical rpcept and ceremonies fixed for March Z and M : 3 nil ] be countermanded. lr l.apponl will sleep nt the \atlcan night. Ho declines to nlvo any Infer tlon. Dr. Mazrotil has nl o visited the I professionally during the day. Callers the Vatican hnvo found over } thing In usual condition there and nil Inquiries v met with the denial that the popo's Indl flltlon IB serious. His holiness rose this morning at o'clock , but Dr. Lapponl Insisted upon returning to bed , aa he v , ah suffering f fever , following n goncml chill , with p In the lumbar region. Cardinal Hampolla , papal secretary state , paid several visits to the pope In course of the day. The 'receptions March 2 nnd the service In the papal eh fixed for the following day ha\o boon ci tcrmnnded , but the diplomatic dinner ranged for Thursday , the ; Invitations which ha\e Veen Issued byj Cardinal R polla , will bo given. ' Tomorrow the Ossorvntote Romano publish an official butletlu regarding pope's Illness. In the uneniittmo the cl ml papers are silent on ttio subject LONDON , Feb. 28. Thu Itomo correspi cut of the Dally Mall bays "It Is fe the pope has pneumonia ° uid will not. cover. Cardinal O'Reglla of the Sacred lego has been In the apnrtraont of his 1 ness the entire evening , " OP PAIMIj SUCCCSSI Sctrrnl < 'ini.ll.late * IHdtiiil Iteiuly Cane l."ii DOCK $ Vet Slirvlv e. LONDON" , March ! . The Home co apondent of the Dally News sayslutrli ha\e already hejun with regard to a slblo successor to the pope and candid are getting In position. Indications that a cone-lave would bo divided Into factions. First IB the simply religious tlon , supporting Padre Qottt , a Carm monk from Genoa , distinguished merely learning and piety. This element has a ; chance of euccoss. The second faction , which favors an tension of the political ipowor of the p has three candidates , Cardinal I1lnhop I Orllflhell Dlante Stefalia. hn.id of the SA college ; Cardinal 'Bishop ' Scrafino Vli trill , bishop of Fruscatl and prefect of Congregation of Blu-hopB and Regulars , Cardinal Prle t Marlnnol Rampollo. del Ts principal secretary of atate , arch pries the Vatican basilica and grand prloi Rome of Wio Sovereign Military Order o John of Jerusalem. These are Intranslg and there Is no possibility of a forel , bolng elected popo. GOVERNMENT MEASURE Wl Opponent * Offer Counter tit Hill C IIIK PIillli l > l 'i' < . l > u Lose by a. bm.Ul 1 ( ; -i.i' . MADRID , Fob. 28. In tin1 senate ti the opposition membeis of the commlttt which the government's bill for the cos of the Philippines was referred submltt counter measujp. After Duke Almodovar del Rlos , mln of foreign affairs , had stronsly rebutted charges of the opposttior agalnat the ernment the senate rejected the con measure by 120 votes against 118. Tile government thus carried the en vote by almcat the narrowest majority In the Chamber of Deputies the fieorc announced that Sonors Degetan. and donat had been unseated for accepting j In Porto Rico -from the American gov mout. Senor y Robledo , the spokesman of Weylerito faction , In the course of a ep regarded as confirming the union bet' himself and Scnor Sagas to. nud as re Btitutlng the llbor.U party , said ho coi orod the chamber nonexistent. He a oated the formation of a now llDenUcab Jt Is rumored that Senor Sagaata aftei vote In the senate offeied his reslgnatlc the premiership to the queen regent. The cabinet Qouncll is now sitting. CrlslH In II n ill-111 Caliliiet. MADRID , Fob. 28 'A ' ministerial orh Imminent. The government cannot hoi gam a single additional supporter on final vote on the Philippine concession VON BUELOWTALKS ON SAN ' Atti MlnlNler Exiilnlnx tlerinnnj' in UKrriutioii of Different nit laeiltM Oil t he iNlllllll , IUCRLIN. Feb. 28 In the Reichstag I Baron von Iluclow , minister for forelgi 1 fairs , discussed the question of Samoa , lug that by the nener.il act of 1889 , the t i rule of Germany , Great Britain and United States was established over i Islands. Since the act came Into fore continued , there has been no lack of fri between the different powers , which wni to the disorderly character of the popnk As early as IbDl u deep rooted fer showed itself In Samoa and In 1893 a war ibrako out between the followers of taafu and Mallntoa , nnd In consequent the Intervention of the German and Bi naval torcen , MiUaafa was deported , fresh Insurrection , which bioko out In was ondcd nftor the German nnd Ui ships hud Intervened. The minister of foreign nffnlrs then "Tho flunl settlement of the HUCCC rests with the powers I refrain fron livcrlng a decisive judgment on the v course of ovuntB In .Samoa until the VM reports arrive and nro closely exam But I hold strongly to the hope tha shall succeed In disposing nlbo of thcso 1 troubles In Samoa with duo protectlo , I Get man rights nnd Intel cats and In n m. j which corrobpondB with ttio friendly ' tlona existing between the thico go j ments concerned. "That things in Samoa rcqnlie rcaO ment Is ( i principle acknowledged o sides , U cannot lie denlod that tba rule has not withstood the ordeal. W pioparcd on out pint for the clean ac tion of the other two powers come but as lonj ; as this ugroement docs note \\o nhall hold to the net of ISS'J , nud uo not ullovv the lights which that act gate to bo entailed or our Interests to i diminution. But we ahull icspect the i [ acci-jlni ; to others by virtue of the S act. " rolltii'iil CrlHlw In .luniulfii , KINGSTON , Janmlon ( vi New \ Fob 28. Tlilii colony U on the verge political crisis which miy Involve I shod. Owing to the treatment of the c by the Imperial government , partlculni the matter cf marketing Its pro ; Jamaica , In common with the other B possess ! us In the \Vust InJu's , is url LICII1Y GOES UN THE SFA'i Former Insurance Dcpxtly Appears Before Investigating Oomraittee , THROWS LIGHT ON CORNELL'S ' METIK lioii \ < M'liv Sliiiimoii In Sent Out P.xiiliilnc ( "oiuiitiuleH ( lie .Vitillt- orS \Vltv IH I'll ! on the I'lIX Hull. LINCOLN , Fcb 23. ( Special Telegram When the legislative committee met tuol nxamlnci J. A. Simpson , the much-wat ; witness , was Ktlll absent and Samuel Llcl former Insurance deputjvas put on statul. The record ot Llchty's tcsllm given several days ago was read. H rei : to thn hold-up practices of the office , ot way Iio found out aleut these practices liovv ho obtained possession of the eelcbr ; Palm letter. Continuing his tcstitm Llchtj said ho took the pbico as liuurn deputy on the 7th day of January , 1S' ' > 7. he-Id It until the 10th day of IVbruary , 1 Cornell had selected him to take the pi Before coming to Lincoln Lichty was fa Jug and had since 1S87 been nn officer of Richardson County Mutual Insurance c pany and was also president of a Ncbro cjclone Insurance company Said he : "Soon after wo entered the office C cruor Holcomb cnmo over to HOP mo urged n thorough examination of ttio rael companion Wo agreed that the rompai had gained ponsaRiiloii of properties hen a largo figure which were ot present brl Ing In no rent , and yet were listed In t property statement at what they cost , compaailct , also held considerable of Spai bomis. Wo concluded , too , that they v using part of their money for political | poses and felt that competent oxamli ought to go through the books and necoi of the companies. "Later the governor nnd I had nuol conference on the subject nnd I told Cor of our talks. At a meeting between us t It was agieed that I should go to Kee City and meet representatives of other sta them to form a combination for the pur | of examination. " Mr. Lichty said the btates of Nebra ; Kansas and South Dakota , made an ag incnt , while Missouri , Arkansas and C rado wore almost ready to go In An ag men * was made that the charge for e\ inatlons should bo $10 per daj for a day's work. A few dajs later Cornell not ! Lichty .that ho would have nothing to with the combination scheme and let could not bo sent out under his snnct Wjtocss could not tell what had happe to mciUo the auditor change his mind. Thought Cornell JenloiiN. Ho thought Cornell was Jealous bee ; the governor was taking an Interest In manuttemcnt of the Indurunce departm Cornell nud Llohty had disagreed over & insurance companies whloh Lichty obje' ' to on accouat of their character or In voncy. Onn of the latter class was the I t rnal Tribune of Rock Island. Inllucr mon had visited the auditor In his prl ofOco and Induced him to admit object able companies to do business. Lichty ci not tell to a certainty that money had I used to influence the auditor. "When vou gave rcaronr why these c panlos should not be admitted what did auditor say ? " "He seldom made any reply. " Lichty then told tbo committee of failure of the examiners to keep a reef of their work. Ho also told howNop Simpson , who was bond clerk , was sent of town to examine insurance compat the auditor's wife bolng put on the s pay roll In his place. About the firpt of 1898 Lichty Raid tl was a change in the way of running olllce. The business i elating to exam tlons was kept In constant consulta with Pool and Prlrp on Insurance i ters. This was when Palm was sent on his extended trip. Palm'n instruct wore tftvcn in the private room and witness was not allowed to bo present , talk in the office wan that Palm wai carry out the arrangements that had 1 talked over In the meeting with the j crnor. The Intention was to examine great companies of the east. The ag merit at the oftlce was that the oxaml should only charge $10 per day. Palm i wrote back that ho trembled In the preset ot these big companies nnd hesltatec examine them , but said ho needed e money nndwanted to know If he could take money from them anyway. LI said ho wrote back to Palm not to money unless ho made examinations an he needed money to draw on him ( Lie for J100. I.lchtjTiiHtructN I'alm , As to the Instructions given Palm Lichty , a letter written by him to the amlucr was found lu the copy book , was d ted December 4 , 1S97 , nnd was dressed to Palm at New York City. extract from the letter -was as follov ' I have wlrod you this day not to rei n cent from any company unless there thorough examination , and I hereby cor tint message , asking that you do not . any fees of any kind from nny corn | that Is not examined thoroughly. If i should look over the reports for the | mutilations by another state , or anjt ' aside from a thorough examination ot | own , do not tnko nny fora for any j work , as it would reflect upon this i I to do so. If the Mutual will not be amtned and jon cannot be lolmburscc your expenses In any other way , I will jou from funds at my disposal In thle i paitmcnt " I Continuing In his testimony , Lichty j of his many protests about keeping ' because of his Illegality und because o I holdup practices , He had often seen ! 1 engaged In Iiiburanco work hero. Palm I tald that his business hero wau brli I him ? SOO per month. Lichty had ta.\ \ tending Archard and Simpson out to ' amlne. In the hopes that Palm coul displaced by a man who would act fi ( but Slrnpscn at once commenced ho 1 up companies worts than I'alm ever Cornell usually asked for passes for i men when they made trips Lichty Hott the Montpellcr compaii ) had been up , how ( t had refused to bu examined , the auditor telegraphed the company ti effect , "No examination , no business In brabka " The romp.inj wlrod back It v quit the state. An attempt had later made to collect $3QO from the ageni the company. The company later has reinstated , hut Lichty could nqt tell wh the money demanded by Palm was pa noi. SlmiiHoii lloite on I'UNM'N , LHchiy said ho Instructed Arrlnrd to fi the law , chatglng $5 pet day for fi uteri and $10 per day ( or old line companies , chard examined only fraternity or nit benefit companies. When Archard iutu Cornell Instructed htm not to return ar the overcharge , J A Simpson made a < o Lawrence and Topeka a yr.ir ago , v ho wanted to Visit relatives , and at the i tlmo choi.lv over companies This tlm obo > ed the law In clurgcn except In i age Slmpfcon rode on u pass He nl j went ( o tbo 'phono nnd asked for trip p ( Continued on Second Page. ) CONDITION OF THE WEATH Foroonit for Nebraska Warmer. Wlndt Shifting to Souths Teiutierntiire n ( Omaha jeHloriln TRAINS ARE MOVING AGf Illook In l'iir lnll > lluUcil on tinU llllilK tl\l li > M of tilt' t "loll 1'iu-llti * . CHIYINNU , wjo , rcb. : s. i egrem ) The ntorm ultuatlon In soutl nnd eastern Wyoming has Improved mat ally since ycstcrda ) . Y stcidn > 's wcstbo trains which wcro stalled at Hlllgdalo Pluo IlluiTs WCTO brought through this mi Ing with the aid. of a rolarj plow. Tr isoiith on the Denver Pacific wcro run schedtiln today , the load having been opt early this morning. After n tie-up of till slliours In the drifts Moudaj's cnsthfl fat mall was shoveled out < hls evening has reached taramlo I'ity. A lotnry i is running ahead of the train from Law east and It Is believed H will get thro without further delav. The Btorm tenter was between Larn nnd Hock Ciecl. stations , wheio even rotary plowi. became helpless In the drlf i-tucK In llu ; d MIO\V. Several plowti wcro - the greater portion of jc terda > . owliii the snow and Ice clogging the kiilvis. Su Intendent Harris vviut to the scene of blockade this morning and personally ' charge of the wolk of getting the trnlnr plows shoveled out and the oad opeim' The Cheyenne & . Northern train which Oiin Junction jestcrday for this city I the drifts 100 in 11 os out. Suporintcxi Uasbick , who Is with the Iralu , wired night thsit it would probably take scv days to get the train in. lllyh winds J prevailed today , which are dealing lauges of snow nnd greatly aiding live s prospects JESSE JAMES IS NOT GUIL Soil of NotoiloiiN llnnillt IN Poiiuil iioeent of l.eailliiK Attaclc on u Trill n. KANSAS CITY. Fcb 2S. Young J James , BOH of the notorious bandit v\ name ho bears , was tonight adjudged guilty of complicity In tlio robbeiy of a ; souri Pacific express train at Leeds , In outskirts of Kanpaa City. The robber ; vvlilch the police accused young Jameb committed on September 2,1 last and wns last of numerous train robberies in the fcklrts of Kansas City. The jury wns out loss Ihau an hour the verdict of acquittal was reached on first ballot. The court room was pai with friends ot > oung James , among t being his uncle , Fmnk James ot St L < and the announcement of the verdct was signal for applause and cheering thai nel judge nor bailiffs could suppress. In returning their verdict of acquittal jurors were compelled to discredit cut ! ' .lie confession of Witness W. W. Lowe , ai'mlttrd bFiiiK a. luomlwr of the bund who described tfii ) robbery In ovcry dc Implicating OB his accomplices young Ja Andy Rjan , "Evans , " allno Dill 11an , several others. After retuinliig the \ei members ot the Jury stated that they c not accept the Lowe confession or the th of the police , adding that the police loc James In too nvuiy places in a very 1 time and that they could not believe th youth ot his yeurs could take sued a pa : a train robbery ns the police charged appear In so many dlffeient places In than , an hour. The no/Ice vvtro unabl show that James was away from his h In Kansas City a full hour c the nlgt the jobbery and witnc-sses for the dot made thla tlmo much briefer , Mrs. Sam the defendant's nged grandmother , even ttfylng that .lesso was sitting on the p with her when the robbers exploded the uamito which wrecked the safes nnd they licard the explosion , KIPLING HAS FAIR CHAN lnte t Ilillletln Carrie * liny of II to tlie FrloiiilH of tlie Melc NEW YORK , Fob. 28 The following loUn was Issued at 11:10 tonight "ilr Kipling has on the whole not g : during the day , though the respiratory 1 tlon ha * so far Improved that the u oxygen IB no longer necessary. Thn fiucnce of the persisting Inflation In upper lobes Is Mill manifest. "i : . J. JANEWAY , "THOMAS DUNHA3 Although It IWSH Impossible to get Joneway , Dr. Dunham , Mr Doublcda any other persons from the sick rooms the confidence of the family or Tihysli to talk except In the moat noncoim manner It was evident , both before after the Ibsuo of thla bulletin , that 1 have been renewed for IMr. Klpllng'e covery. The statement that "the respiratory i tlon bas so far Improved that the uf oxj gen U no longer neccusary" Is take the friends of IMr. Kipling to be n favorable Indication. Uvorybody aboui hotel appeared to brighten up after this letln hnd boon pouted. . At 1:30 this morning Dr. Duuhan attendance on Rudyaid Kipling , IBHII I statement In regard to Mr. KIpllng'H 1 dltion , In which he said he WMH not cuuraged , "Mr. Kipling , " ho Buld , "Is tcr In ono sense nndornu In IIIK . Wo liupu to post n more favorable bu I In the morning. " I On being naked what ho meant by I Dr. Dunham eald ho could not explain 1 phvsicluns would understand U Is i to understand that Mr. Kipling baa , passed through thu trials , but will pro , Imvo done so before the next bulletin. PUDD'NHEAD WILSOfi CL I'ollue 'Ma ) I uenrtli n Vlurilerer I the liiiiiilnt of Tliiimli uiul IMiiKer. CHICAGO. Fob 28 The imprint bloody thumb and fouillngor on n chlmne > may lead lu the Idpn'lftcntlc thu muiderrr of Mlns Cora Henderson blind houbeKceper of JV. . Holtslagor marks were found by the police on n wliUU sat on tlio table In the room v 4ho body wa found Thursday Thu tl marks aru not porfixt , but the police b < 'they have now In their possession a that will malin the Idceitlllcatlou of the murderer comparatively easy The n will bo submitted to microscopic cxar tlonn and compared with the linen 01 haudu of Holtalagcr. who IB In ciiModj > lovenientN of Oeeiio \ eHMelH , l''el At New York \ rrlvcdVlnolnml , Stettin , novlc , from Liverpool , Sal Taurlc , for Liverpool At Southampton Arrived Lahu , New York. NOW FOR A CAUCUS Republican Members Exptct to Get Together Ibis EvoninR , END OF LONG STRUGGLE SEEMS NEAR Announcement by Speaker Olaik is Greeted With Cheers , SEVENTY-FOUR REPUBLICANS SIGN CALL List of Hay ward Men to Vote Secret Ballot linally Accepted , CAUCUS LIKELY TO CONTINUE SOME TIME mini Mlth I'rnplo All ltn > - Inli1 > > IK lnt InloiiFic luturont In ( hi1 Out * * Of thO C < I IC ItCNtltlll Munition , Total . .lit ! l.'tU 1US JUR KID lit : 1-1 To elect. . ( Ill (17 ll. ( lit (1(1IT ( lit LINCOLN , 1'ch 28 ( Special Tclcgramf ) The republican members of the legislature expect to caucus tomorrow night nt the Lin- doll hotel for the purpose ot nominating a United States senator The whole matter has been arranged , so far us u written call nnd pledge to enter such a caucus , can ai- " range anMhlng. After some piirlojlng this afternoon on the part ot the Thompson forces , the list of Haj- ward men , fifteen in number , who uerced tn vote a secret ballot , was accepted. The list prepared by the republican conference week before last nominating thu four rules adopted nnd signed by flftj-lvo ! members wns at once pioduccd. H A\OS only a matter of a short tlmo until more than thu neccs- saiy sixty-seven names to bind the agree ment vvcie obtained Ttio agreement of the llttcen Hnyvvnrd fol lowers to vote secretly la as follows : We , the undorxigucd republican members of the leglslatuic , hereby agiao to cant a secret ballot on all votes for United State * senator in republican caucus U. A D1TMAR , FRANK N. PROUT , 15. D. OWRNS , JAMBS HALL. o. v. STBEU : . A. J. HASTINGS. W. H. REYNOLDS. J W. ARMSTRONG , M. J. SCHAIULn , D. H. HARRIS , A. L SANDALL. 13. M. POLLARD , F M. CUURIB. CONRAD nniSNRR. W. J HALDKRMAN. Uptons the house adjourned for the evening Speaker Chirk announced the caucus , which met with piolongcd applause , General re joicing continued for nt least fifteen minutes after adjournment , the members feeling 10- lloved nt the prospect of an early nnd to the I prolonged und now moat tiresome deadlock. At S o'clock this evening seventy-four repub. ! Moans had signed the call , Grnfton of Saltno , being the only one whos iinme was not on the llBt. Ho Is suffering with n severe at tack of rheumatism lu his arms nnd hands and gave that as his excuse for not signing. Hu will participate In the caucus without doubt , however. After the Thompson forces agreed to the caucus they will see to It that all his supporters nro there to vote for him. There Is only one detail left for the lobby to discuss tonight and that IB how long they will ballot without adjournment should the same deadlock prevail in the caucus that now exists on the floor. The Impression IB that tlm Haywurd following will force the balloting and Insist on no adjournment until a choice Is mado. The talk of the Haywnrd mon tonight is that they "will lock the doors and ballot until Bomo one Is named. " Un less there is nn unexpected break-tho chnncei are good for the balloting to continue long nfter the hour of starting. The lobby presents a swollen condition thU avi-nlnz. All incoming trains during the afternoon and evening have boon loaded down with reinforcements and tbo jam about i headquarters tonlsht I.i u reminder of con vention times. Now thai a caucus Is actually arranged , the excitement has become Inten sified. The prospects for an enormous and eager crowd tomorrow night unxloun to hear the result of each ballot are excellent. There was only onu change In the Joint ballot for senator today , Ilorlet from Field to JHayward. Many of the abnentees had re- I turned , though the roll cull showed nlno btlll missing , They were Illuko , Ciirrlo , Holbrook and Smith of Richardson fiom those wlo ) have been voting for Hay ward , Jones , who has been voting for Weston ; Olmsted , for Wobetcr , and Dunn , O'Neill and Watson of the fiiBlonUtB , It is definitely nettled that the republican caucus will not bo held until tomorrow night Upon this the candidates Bucm to Imvo agieed The "proposal that they fur nish fifteen secret votes bus been accepted by thu Hajward fences , and today the list was submitted to Talbot and Clark ot the Thompson forceu. It will probably bo rail lied , although It IB ald today Unit .Mi Thompson Is not entirely jiluuKed with the situation , ami that nomu of hlu principal workers nro objecting to the nriangcmcnt , which \\Ab originally piupobcd by them selves Iiiillt lililul > ( tie , The following Is the Individual vote : Alien IJoulItr , Cunmlay , Carton , Cawthra , Cohgrove , Crockett , Cunningham , Dobry , Kaateillng , I'asttimn , Rlwood. Iviidlcoit , Tttrrell , Flynn , Frou , Fuller , fliundutafl , Gri'll , Giosvenor , Halo , Hardy , Howard , Johnbon , Kolster. Kneppcr , Lemar , Loomtn , McCraclicn. McGlnle ) Mummlnger. Mlllor. Mpran , Moigjn , Moirlson , Murray , Peclt , Schaal , Smith of Antelope , Smith of Hutlrr , SU'cfca , Shore , Spohn , SluigesH , Swan , Tun * nor , Taylor of Klllmoio , Taylor of Ouster , Thompson of Clay , Vandegiift , Weaver , Webster , Whtclor , Woodard , Wright und Wyman f > 6 , Hayward Armstrong , Alexander , Allen , Arc'iids. Delenur , Ilsrlet , DrodorJcl ; , Dltmar , Kvuns , Fowlei , ( llffort , Haldermnn , Hall , Hannlbul , Harrli , Hnstlngi , Hathorn , Ilib- bvrl , IlltkB. Mcfarthy. Nosblt , Neurll , Owens , Pollard , Pilnce , Proul , Reynoldi , Uouse , Sandall , Schalblo , Bmlthberger ,