OMAHA DAILY BEE
EST A1U , I SI I ED , JU2s13 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY aiOUNING , .MAKCH 10 , ISOO-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY ITVB CENTS.
DIE AT DUTY'S ' POST
Two Hebrasbins Killed and Two Wounded
Near Pumping Station
OTHER REGIMENTS SUFFER LESS
Filipinos Admit Their Grave Error in Pro
voking Hostilities.
CONFESS THEIR PROSPECTS ARE BLIGHTED
Ex-Minister to Siam Expresses His Pity for
Misguided Insurgents.
ALARMING REPORT ABOUT DEWEY'S ' HEALTH
I'rrililcnt Itnitior tlmt Admiral In
Crouton More I'nil I it ml that Con
tinued Strain IN * erlonnl > Af-
feetlnu- In Health.
WASHINGTON , MnrcU 0. The following
cable-gram has been received at tbo War
department :
.MANILA. March 9. Adjutant General ,
Washington Casualties March 7 near pump
ing station :
I'lfNt .Nebraska.
Killed :
PRIVATE IIOSCOE W YOUNG , Corn-
pnny II.
Gt'l ' C. WALKER , Company G.
Wounded.
Captain Claude H. Ough , Company B ,
thigh , moderate.
Private Herbert Hedges , Company G , neck ,
moderate.
Tt\cntl < * tli Infantry.
AVounded :
Private Trunk Young. Company M , arm ,
moderate.
Private John Curran , Company II , chest ,
lung , severe.
Flrnt WjoniloK.
Wounded :
Captain John D. O'Brien , Company F ,
foieaun. moderate.
Private Joseph Spaeds , Company C , se
vere Engineer Major J. P. Boll , thigh , slight.
Musician G. E. Small , Company G , knee ,
moderate.
Flrxt
Wounded
Private Sidney O. Dickcnson , Company H ,
breast , slight.
LINCOLN , March n. ( Special. ) Herbert
Hedges , who is mentioned In today's dis
patches as having been wounded In a skirm
ish at Manila , Is a son of Hon. C. A. Hedges ,
who lives near Falls , City. Young Hedges
IK irt jours old and enlisted as a recruit to
Company D on June 20 , 1S3S.
OHNBVA. Neb. , March 10. ( Special. )
Private Walker of Company G , who wasjjj i
killed nt Manila on March 7 , was well and
favorably known in this cltj- , which was his
home. Captain Ough was also known here.
rilliiliioN ConfcNN Their Foil ? .
HONG KONG , Feb. 28. ( Via San Fran
cisco , March 0. ) In an Interview with the
Associated Press correspondent John Bar
rett , late United States minister to Slam ,
who ia-pa * > lns through Hong Kong enroutu
home , said : "This collision nt forces at
Manila IB the most disastrous thing that
could have happened to the Filipino cause
for Independence.
"Now that the treaty Is ratified right
nfter their reckless opening of hostilities ,
Filipino leaders are almost dumfounded [ |
and are completely nt a loss as to the future I
policy. They candidly admit that the worst I
blow possible has been struck at their pros .
pects. One even confessed to me that the
very bebt thing that they could do now waste
to dlbband , disarm and quietly yed | ] to
American control , trusting that full Justice
would eventually be done them.
"I have alwaj-s had much sympathy for
the Filipinos and regarded them as compar .
ing most favorably with the Asiatic natives ,
hoping that with the guidance and control
of our American government they would
form at least an autonomous government !
that would relieve us of the great rcsponsl- i
bllltles and difficulties of direct government , I
and I am still hopeful that these clouds and
Htorms may bo only temporary and a happy
solution of the great problem successfully
reached. "
Itnmorx of Ilcvioj'H III Health.
WASHINGTON , March 0. When his at-
t tuition was called to the statement | |
ftom Vancouver to the effect that Admiral' '
JJowey Is hi caking down and cannot last a j
month longer , Secretary Long said that ho
had no Information whatever on this point. '
The stories of thu admiral's til health have
been in circulation with more or less per
sistency for the last four months. They are ! ' '
all traceable to private reports and though .
olllcers of the navy who have returned re- j i
cently from Manila state that Dewej-'s health j
BO fai us It could be gauged from his ap
pearance appears to bo about the b.ime as I ;
lias , been for the last jear , they agree that
the private icports probably have a fair
basis of fact.
It is not denied by these ofllccrs that tha
admiral has aged In his appearance notably
within the last jcar. bis hair Is undoubtedly
white ] and his flgurn shows signs of that
weakness which might be expected to corao
with advancing years. Dewey will be 62
jears old next December , and for many jears
has not been a strong man physically.
In the meantime he has Imposed upon him-
eolf the most nevere and exacting duties , bo ,
that U in but natural that his frail pbjslquo '
should show the effect of the tremendous i
strain. It Is said by persons familiar with '
the Philippine climate that the second jear
Is the hardest to bear for u Caucasian , and
Dewey soon will begin his second year there.
In addition to this he labors undet the draw
back of having undergone a most severe
surgical operation for the relief of his liver.
A man needs a sound liver in the Philip
pines of all places , These facts lead naval
officers In believe the reports that Dewey Is
showing signs of physical strain.
OHU'lal ICv UlcncMWuntlnif. .
On the other band , as already Mated ,
thcru Is absolutely no QlIK'lal evidence on
Jllo at the department lu show that this Is
tint' . The full medical history of Admli.il
Dcwey Is among the records of the bureau
of medicine and surgery. They fihow every
nllmint that he has experienced since ho
has been In the navjas well as the ro-
eulta of tht phjslcal examination : hr has
tindorpone when he ban been promoted from
time to time. Hut thc-so do not disclose
any complaint at this time , the admiral
has not been made the subject of ft Blck
report since bo went to Manila.
Some time ago the president feared that
the great strain he was under might over
tax him , so he cabled Dewey through Secre
tary Long permission to return to the
United States Thi > admiral declined to
avail himself of this permission and asked
i permission to stay , sajlng that In bis
opinion his dutj required that he should
finish the tank ho had begun at Manila.
Tbo president accepted this statement and
Dewey remains b ) his own free wish , be
(3 ( free to return to the I'nlted States when
ever he rares to do so and tbo department
v lll relieve bim by cable order.
In that cast ? , Captain N H , D > cr , the i
ntnmandpr nf the Baltimore , who Is the
senior captain of the Asiatic station , would
have command of the American squadron
temporarily and probably would be re
lieved later by one of the rear admirals
recently created , nearly all of whom nro
anxious to assume active flag rank before
retirement
INCIDENT MARKS THE DAY
'lillliipltii'M l Trniiitill |
n > ejro i mid Arc
MANILaS5 ? / " MO P m. The
Maritime Steam Navigation comjjany's
rteamT Noumra Zctiora di'l Hosarlo has nr-
rlvo.l hero from Ilnllo nnd reports nil quiet
there , although skirmishing Is frequent In
the outlying districts
The Nogros commission landed on Friday
last at Ilacolcd and has been doing excellent
work since
The St. Paul landed a battalion of troops
at Negros on March. 4. Colonel Smith anil
the other officers were magnificently received
nnd entertained by the natives , who were
extremely kind and courteous The occa
sion was generally celebrated with cnthu-
lasm. Within an hour of landing the signal
corps had established communication with
Hollo. Captain Tllley reporting the news of
the reception to General Miller.
Goodall's battalion was subsequently
landed at Cebu without opposition and Is
now quartered In the cltj- .
The steamer Gloria , which arrived here
from Curlraas In the northern part of the
Island of Luzon , reports that thp steamer
Snn Joaquln Is stranded , that Its cargo has
been Jettisoned nnd that HR native crew i I
mutinied on February S and murdered the I ,
Spanish officers ot the vessel. Some of the
mutineers are reported to have been arrested
nt Vigan. The Urltlsh first-class cruiser I I
Powerful has arrived here from Hong Kong
In older to relieve the Ilist-class cruiser
Narcissus.
The United States transport Arizona has
sailed.
All Is quiet at Manila.
BEEF COURT IN CHICAGO
.Memlu-r * .S | ie nil the I nj liiMu-ctliif ;
lanlH nnd PnoUlnur Plant Take
Ti-Ntliiiony Silturdll } .
CHICAGO , March 9. The court of Inquiry
to examine the beef question began its work
today In this city , where are located the ,
plants of the packers which had the cona , ,
tiacts for suppljing the '
army with animal'
food. Two of the members , brigadier Gen-1 I
eral George W. Davis and Lieutenant' i '
Colonel George I ) . Davis , the Judge ! i
i
and recorder , reached here Wednesday night
and the other two members , Major General i
James F. Wade and Brigadier General
George L. Glllesple , arrived this morning
A short executive session was held at the ,
army headquarters In the Pullman building
1
and It resulted In a decision to defer the 1
taking of testimony until after an Inspection 1 1 '
bad been made of the packing houses at the ! '
stock jards , where the refrigerator beef and I '
canned beef are prepared. The court began i
in the killing room. The next place visited I
was the cooling room. Here were found I
several halves of beef which had been con- | i i
demncd , either because the beef was badly
bruised , or gave evidence that the animal 1 i
had had tuberculosis. J
This crnoMjined beef had bcon placed b" '
Itself and while the court was present men / !
came In to remove It to the rendering tanks , I
preparatory to turning It Into fertilizer , '
The court examined these tanks carefulljx 1
possibly In view of the statement that ths 1
carcasses passed through them. j 1
A number of cans of roast beef which i
had an old appearance and which It was said | ,
had been In Porto Rico , were opened. The
meat Inside was good and the members of
the court tasted it , but expressed no opinion.
After leaving the j-ards the court went to
the Bureau ot Animal Industrj- branch of [
the Agricultural department and obtained 1' ' '
some Information from W. S Devoe , who ii
In charge. They read the law governing the
Inspection of animals and inquired as to the !
details of the work of inspection. Inspectors
are stationed in the yards proper and they
condemn any diseased cattle they see The
M inspectors at the packing house supplement t
jt their work by examining the .carcasses , after
I
slaughter , nnd throw out any bearing cvl- |
deuce < ! of pulmonary trouble
Tomorrow morning the court will go to J
the stock jnrds and spend the entire day j
there in going over three other packing
houses. It is not likely that any testimony , I '
will be taken before Saturday morning. At
least , ono packer is to be examined the one '
Bwho furnished most of the canned roast beef
to the army. I I I
NEW HAVEN , Conn. . March D. Prof H.
Hussell j Chlttenden of Yale university has
received notice of his appointment by the
War department , as one of two chemists i ,
who have been asked to analyze specimens
'of the beef furnished to the American troops
In , the Cuban campaign. Prof. Chlttenden
has j accepted the appointment. j
EXPLOSION IN A COLLIERY" j
Several Men Are Injured ami Two or
Three Prohnlil > Fnlnllj Cause of
POTTSVILLE , Pa. , March I ) . By an ex
plosion of gas today In the Mahoning City
colliery operated by the Philadelphia &
Heading Coal and Iron company thirteen
men were moie or less seriously burned ,
two probably fatally.
The Injured are : .
Patrick Brenner , aged 15 years , driver
in'boy , right leg broken , painful bums about
head , face and chest , probably fatal.
George Bobunchuck , chest , abdomen and
arms badly burned.
Michael Lenger , arm broken , badly
burned ; probabry fatal.
John Mills , badly lacerated scalp.
Bernard Stone , right arm broken.
John Junkett , head , face and hands
burned.
William Spoms , slightly burned.
Two men. uames unknown , slightly
burned.
There were two explosions and the men
who were at work In the gangway at Hie
tlrno had no chance to escape. A great mass
of limber and coal fell and hindered the
work of rescue. The men were brought to
the surface as rapidly as possible where a
force of phbtclans which had ben hurriedly
summoned temporarily dressed their in-
juiles.
MESSENGER BEEHLER CAUGHT
MiHiMiniliT from Sun Antonio with
* , " ( , ( ) ( IN Cn | > tlirc < I lit HIIN-
UimiMXr , Me * .
LAHKDO , Tax. March 9. Bechler. the
Walls Fargo express messenger charged
with absconding from-San Antonio with $53.-
cue In his charge , was captured at Bueta-
menti' . Mexico , today It lias not yet been
1 oar neil whether he will consent to bo
brought buck at once or await the result
of extradition proceedings.
lilvorutf of ( i. \ . II.
BOSTON , Murcb 9 James N Wolff , the
well known colored criminal lawyer of Bos
ton , has received the appointment of judge
advocate of the Department of Massachu-
setts , Grand Army of the Republic.
CHANGE PARIS TREATY YET
Senator OafFery's ' Strong Spctch Before Mas
sachusetts Reform Olub.
STAR OF EMPIRE LURES TO UTTER RUIN
llelter Seime of American Iteiinhllu
.Miiy Conic to Ile-oiie of IIHIKT-
lleil .Nation lleforc It In
Too Laic.
I10STON , March 0 The members ot the
Massachusetts Reform club had as their
guest at the regular monthly banquet to
night Donclson Cattery , senator from
Louisiana. The meeting wns well attended.
Moorfield Storey presided Many portions
of Senator Carter's speech were loudly ap
plauded.
Senator Caffery spoke to the toast , "Thp
Duty of a Public Man to Himself , to His
District or State and to His Country. "
In part he said.
Duty nnd truth nre synonymous In the
sense thnt Shakespeare use * them. Every
man erect * , an Ideal standard to be a guide
In the affairs of this world When he ls
true to that standard ho Is true to himself.
If ho Is true to himself , true to the stand *
nrd of duty , he cannot be falso.to a private
trust or n public obligation. Our simpleminded -
minded ancestors left the shores of the old
world with the set purpose of living In a
new world of freedom. They bulldcd In
the course ot time a comer-stone which
rests ! on the consent ot the governed They
have Into every state government erected
beneath the folds of their starry banner In
corporated < this living principle of self-gov
ernment. ' They have -widened their borders
M ns to embrace a vast extent of practi
cally co-termlnous territory , and elected It
Into sovereign states where this self-gov
erning principle Is recognized and enforced.
Principle of brlf-Got vrmiient.
Not until the flres of liberty cease to burn ,
not until our race forgets Its Inheritance of
freedom , not until that eternal vigilance ,
which Is its price , sleeps on Its post and bo
drugged with Imperialism nnd espanslon
and nil the parasites and crawling things of
tyranny and empire , will this energizing
essential vital principle leave our breast
and cease to be the guiding principle of our
republic.
When that time comes , Mr. Chairman , let
the destiny that overtakes the degenerate ,
the power-loving , the worshippers of Mam-
mon , the followers , of Moloch overtake us
as surely it will overtake us. The prlnclti
pie of self-government Is our coliseum
While it stands our republic shall stand ,
when it fulls liberty shall perish from the
earth.
It is left , sir. In , the closing hours of the
Nineteenth century , to clothe tyranny and
criminal aggression In the cast-oft clothes
of Asiatic nnd Egyptian fatalism.
\re we to take for the guide of our national -
tional life the enlightened factor of a living
human conscience or the dark counsel of
J3
dead fatalism ? Shall censure and free will
both be bound In the chain of destiny ?
Ah , sir. the star of empire has lured conquerors -
querors nnd states to ruin. It is not too
late 1 ; to repair the wrong of the treaty of
Paris The better sense of the American
people , not the promoters , the Jobbers , the
franchise hunters , the placemen , the searchi
ers after glory may come to the rescue of '
j :
our Imperiled Institutions. God grant they
may come soon.
The duty of the legislator to his state ,
nnd to his country consists , first in squniing ;
'fvory net nd vote with the ums-UiUttou i f
/which ho Is sworn to support. Second , in i
performing every duty , giving every vote in 1
notional legislation under the sanction and 1
approval of an honest conviction of right.
Neither flattery nor threats , nor censure
must , swerve him from the right his party
may condemn , conventions may secure ,
friends and enemies alike may try to persuade -
suade , but conscience and judgment must t
rule !
Moral Covvarilloe n CurHc- .
The curse of any free country is moral [
cowardice In Its representatives. A sign of
evil portent on the part of constituencies
ruled by machines and bosses is a disposi
tion ; to" make cheats and hypocrites of their
representatives Instead of striking out i
Loldlj for principle nnd right , many basely I I
pander to error and the doctrine for place '
and pelf. The power of the machine is
smothering the voice of the people and 1
chaining the representative to the chariot i
of the boss as a slave to do his bidding.
Not long can a representative hold posl-
tlon against the public disapproval ot his
The remedy Is In the hands of the
constituencies. An honest constituency will
have an honest representative. His duty
to i It and to himself Is to follow his con-
vlctlons.
Parties have no more right to coerce po-
lltlcal conscience than a hierarchy of blsh-
ops has to coerce the religious conscience.
Luther did not become nn outcast when he
defied Rome. Nor can a democrat or a re-
publican | or a populist be read out of his po-
lltlcal ] creed by the anathema of n political 1
organization.
Independence of Judgment and courage to
follow I conscience nro the shadow of n great
rock in a wilderness of servility to party
dictation.
Imperialist expansion and other like fol-
lies , and crimes may come and go , but the
republic i will survive Let the demands of
" duty fall on public men unheeded and dls-
regarded and the republic Js gone forever.
Charles Francis Adams followed In the
same vein and In the course of his remarks
spoke feelingly of the tribute recently paid
to Carl Schurz nt the banquet In honor of
his birthday at New York.
A number of other members nf the club
discussed the future policy of the govern
ment.
MRS , CODY FOUND GUILTY
AilJiuluiMl l > y .Inr > to Haxo Attfiniiteil
to lllarl.mall Hrlrit of
Conlil.
ALBANY. N. Y. , March 0 Mrs. Margaret
E. Cody has been convicted of attempting
10 blackmail George apd Helen Gould. The
Jury brought in a verdict of guilty tonight
after being out eight hours. A recommenda
tion to mercy was made ,
The court will convene nt 10 o'clock to
morrow morning , when the usual motion
will be heard and sentence wlU be passed.
It Is likely Itiat Mrs. Cody will receive a
light penalty on account of her age
The jury balloted seven times before
agreeing , the first ballot ntaodlng Gulltj- ,
S , not guilty , 3 , blank , 1.
.Mrs Cody , who had remained In her chair
In the court room most of the afternoon
after the court adjourned , waiting to hear
her fate , gasped and all but fainted when
she heard the verdict of gulltjIt was a
quarter of an hour before she had recov
ered sufficiently to ailow herself to bo con
ducted back to jail ,
Mr. Dugan , counsel for Margaret E Ccdy
In the action brought against her for al
leged attempts to blackmail the heirs of the
late Jay Gould , summed up for the defense
today , and Mr Dyer closed for the prosecu
tion , after which Judge Gregory charged the
jury.
jury.The
The Jury retired at 1 30 p. tn to consider
its verdict.
At 4 10 o'clock the jury came Into court
and the foreman asked to have the alleged
blackmailing letter written by Mrs. Cody
to George Gould read and thnt Judge Greg
ory again read the statute In relation to
blackmail
Judge Gregory reminded the jury of hU
charge that the threat of blackmail on which
& verdict of guilty was brought must be
found In the letter , but that In deciding
whether It was there the whole history of
the case should be considered.
IRELAND ON AMERICANISM
IHMInniiUlicilnifrlcnti Prelate , In
mi Interview , bftM 1'ortli UN
lilntK.
( Copv right ISM I'l Press Publishing ro )
LONDON. Mnrrh 9 ( New York World
Cablegram Special TVleprnm ) The Dally
Chronicle publishes an linen lew with Mon-
signer Ireland at his prefrcmtatlon at Homo
Hu acceded to a request for an Interview
because It would afford him an opportunity
of dispelling A wrong view and giving in a
nutshell mn\lui3 which he considered es
sential to the human working of God's
church on rarth. He said.
"Let rno begin , by disconnecting the new-
word Hcckorlsm. I know Father Hecker
well , and Flke other great minds he had ccr-
tainlewfi which began aiid ended with
himself. Olio of these was the direct Insplra-
lion by the Holy Ghost of Individuals. This
apparently daring doctrlnw really means
llttlo more llinn that Godly help la not
wanting to those who display the Initiative.
T frequently told him that he was nmblgu-
ous and would undoubtedly be misunder
stood. This has come to pass. To t mo to
more Important matters we have undoubt
edly laid great stress upon natural virtues.
Wo maintain , especially in the case of the
clergy , that temperance and lo\o of truth ,
for Instance , are so necessary that they
caiinot bo replaced by any purely devotional
fidelity. A priest of Intemperate habits has
sterilized his mission. A priest who stretches
I > crsonal casuistry to prevarication and
mental reserve Is only justifying tlio ene
mies of the church In affirmations which
though false are henrd far and wide. "
Asked as to whether he was inimical to
religious orders the archbishop promptly
answered that this was an utterly ground
less charge. What he objected to was pa
rochial or educational encroachments of the
regular upon the secufar clergy Ttie eplsco-
pacj and Its Bubhlcrarohy were the real
foundation of ecclesiastical work. The arcli-
bishop added-
"Wo In America discovered that the
Jesuits were bitterly opposed to the estab -
lishment of our Catholic university in Wash -
ington. They tried to circumvent the pope ,
but Leo XIII pqlntedlj warned me not to
allow American bishops to be caught in
i their toll& . My views on this subject nre
j ! those of Cardinal Manning , who went far-
I ttier than I do. To Insinuate that AmericanIsm -
Ism i means the transference of religious
orders to the- melting pot is calumny. They
I have produced countless saints and have
<
i their own exalted mission , but American
' Catholicism requires a priesthood deeply
Imbued w ith natural and civic virtues. "
LATE ADVICES FROM COLOMBIA
Steamer IrnlitIVIII Attempt the
Ilewcue ot Struiuleil
SlurbiloK.
COLON , Colombia , March 9. ( Via Gal-
\eston. ) Advices received hero today from
i Bocas ] del Toro say General1 Reyes , the
j i Nicaragua officer , who headed the recent
revolution at Blueflelds , and who succeeded
I ,
In escaping from Uiat place is still at Bocas
| del < Toro. Nothing is kiiowras to his future
movHOjmits * . -
C. Burdett Hart , the United States minls-
ter to Colombia , and Senor Guzman , the
Colombian consul , sailed for New York yes
terday
The steamer Izabel will shortly leave for
Panama In order to make an attempt to
save the American steamer Starbuck , which
went ashore on February 2S between Ama-
pola and Corluto , and which was at first
reported to be a total loss.
amn. m. VNCHIM PLANS suicinc.
Drllnntly n - < > llircN she Will HeDrail
XA Ithln a IV ! .
( ' Copyright , IStO. by Press Publishing Co )
PARIS , March 9 ( New York World Ca-
blegram 1 Special Telegram ) Mine. Blan-
chlnl evidently is planning to kill herself.
Her j nttei-npt yesterday on leaving court
failed | , but she defiantly declared , after be
ing disarmed"I shall be dead within a
week. " Therefore she is closely watched.
She fully expected to bo ncqultted.
Conviction of trying to poison her hus
band , the noted scenic artist , nnd sentence
to prison at hard labor for five years was
a great shock to her , though when conducte3
from the court room she appeared calm and
perfect mistress of herwclf. She was placed
between ' two officers wten sentence was pro
nounced for fear she might ibe taken with
a nervous spell upon hearing her fate. Then
the officers took her to the St. Lazalre prison
accompanied by Dr. Floquet , the chief phys
ician of the Palais do Jubtlce. The doctor -
tor had Just left her at the prison en
trance when she suddenly fielzed her hatpin
'
pin and thrust it Into her left breast. Dr.
Floquet noticed the .movement and hastily
returned and took away her Improvised
weapon He found no wound. Tbo pin had
not penetrated her clothing.
Mine. Blanchlnl soon recovered her non
chalance , but her watchers suspect that she
ie trying to thiovv them off their guard in
order that ehu may carry out her plans for
suicide So confident was she of acquittal
that nfter arrest and awhllo awaiting trial
hho wrote a commentary upon "Tho Imi
tation of Christ , " which she sent to the
prison chaplain.
POPH GHOWij STniDlhr IIISTTUIl.
"Wound IN Ili-nlliiK and HroepHoiiN
AVI 11 Prolialil ) Soon Hi * IlPMiiintil ,
ROME , March . 'An ' examination of the
pope's wound was made today by Dr. fllaz-
zonl , who found it was making excellent
progress His holiness hopes to recommence
his receptions speedily.
The fact thnt Dr. Lapponl is again sleep
ing at the Vatican haa aroused a fresh crop
of rumors , Including ono to the effect that
the pope Is suffering from a. senile cancer.
But his phjslclans unequivocally deny this ,
eaylng thn patient has a good appetite and
IB convalescing rapidly.
DATi : OF WOULD1 * PIJACIJ COGltiSS
IteiircNcntiKlv CM of the I'ovverN Meet
at the HiiKiie , May m.
THE HAGUE , March 9. The peace con
ference , otherwise the congress of repre
sentatives of the powers , called by the czar
to discuss the posblblllty of taking steps
toward a general disarmament , will meet
May IS.
Pad Storm on Illaek Sen ,
ST. PETEHSUUIIG , March 9. A hurri '
cane has raged over the Black sea for the
last four dajs and numerous casualties
among shipping have been reported. Two
English steamers ore ashore near Poll , a
Turkish steamer has been wrecked and a
sailing ship bound for Thaijosla has been
sunk. Tbo crew of the latter perished.
line U I'nllN on llni-nrja.
MADRID , March U A vast quantity of
reck overhanging the village of Ilucurja ,
near Albaceto In thu province of that name ,
fell toda > , destroying much property nnd
killing eleven per pie
Mililr Caplnln licneral of Madrid.
MADRID March -General Castillo , the
last governor general of Cuba , has Ucn ap-
1 captain gert-ral of Madrid.
HAYffARD AT HOME AGAIN
Nebraska Oily Receives ths New Senator
with Open Arms.
CITY IS DECORATED FOR THE OCCASION
Cltlxriift IrrrHpretlt of Politic * Turn
( Jot to Welcome Him llnoK from
tilt1 hcciie of lilt Itvci'itt
ConUlet ,
NEBRASKA CITY. March 0. ( Special
Telegram ) A rousing reception was ac
corded United States Senator-elect M. L
Hn.vward upon his arrival from Lincoln this
afternoon. Five thousand people , among
them : the leading citizens of the city , regard
less of political belief , were at the depot
when _ the train arrived. A procession was
formed , headed by the Nebraska City cornet
band , which marched to the Watson hotel ,
where Senator Hay ward spoke brlellj from
his carriage , thanking his neighbors and
friends for their kind vvelcomc. The busi
ness houses were gaily decorated with flags
and bunting.
' Friends of the senator-elect are arranging
for n banquet to be given him hero In the
near future. The members of the legisla
ture , who stood by him so faithfully during
the long struggle just closed , will also be
guests. Citizens of this place are proud thatj
their city has been twice called upon In recent -
cent jears to furnish a United States sena
tor , the other being the late C. H. VonWyck.
William Daumer post. Grand Arm } of the
Republic , whose membership has never exceeded
rc
ceeded fifty , has the names of both Ha > ward
nud VnnWjck upon its rolls.
TIM. 01TIII : TP.MJKIIS or aioxnr.c
Mure I'ui'ln Dcvclopi'il III < lii ? In-vcnll-
Kntloii Into llcdirroll Joli.
HARRISBURG , Pa , March 9 George A.
Jenks , the democratic caucus nominee for
United Sta.tes senator , -wns an Interested
spectator at tonight's session of the bribery
investigation committee
George McCain of the Philadelphia Press
( was recalled and testified that Uepresenta-
j tlve Sylvester S. Smith of Cameron told him
I that he had been offered $250 to vote to reconsider -
| consider the vote by vvhlh the McCarrell !
bill ] had been postponed by the house until
March 21. The name of the party making
the offer was not divulged
Representative IJ. Frank Miller repeated I
his allegation that Representative Charles
B. Spatz of Berks had told him there was
$50 In it for signing the paper In the hands
of ex-Senator John J Cojle of Philadelphia
to stand by Mr Jenks for senator and that
afterward Mr Spatz offered him $100.
"A reputable member of the house , " Mr
Miller continued , " told me that he thought
the name of Representative John F. Hey of
Clarion was on the paper. "
Mr. Miller produced a small memorandum
book from which he read the following.
"On Januarj 23 , 1899 , offered by Spatr , ? 50
to Hell and Miller ; later , $100 by Coyle on
the evening of the same date to sign my
name to paper pledging support to demo
cratic nominee and binding myself to do so. "
Miller said there was a general under
standing with Coyle and Spatz that certain
legislation was to be supported for which
-noner r > uld be dlv' l d "among the boys "
"That memoranduu was nmdo when ? '
Mr. Vorhees asked.
"On January 26 , the day after the trans
action. "
Representative Peter J. Criste of North
umberland was recalled and testified that
.when Representative Moyles of Luzerne
' spoke to him about the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was postponed [
Moyles had said that Representative Gruver
of Luzerne was to tecond the motion. Mr
Criste afterward asked Mr. Gruver if this
was true and he made no reply. Mr. Criste
jknew of no member of the house who had
been corruptly approached on the bill.
Representative Irvln N Johnson ot North
ampton said he bad a conversation with
Coyle in the corridor of the capital Just
prior to the bouse democratic caucus to con- ,
! i slder the McCarrell bill In which Coyle said- |
"You help us out and I'll see you right ,
B "
what do you understand Co > le meant by
thaf" Mr. Johnston was asked.
-I thought that If we would stand by him
he would give me some money. "
UUl'OnT APKAIHS.
Principal Olllee * of Territory Ilntlly
GUTHR1E , O. T , March 9. The special
committee which has been conducting a
legislative Investigation of territorial af
fairs made Its report to the senate today.
The committee finds much to criticise In
the management of the principal offices of
the territory , but makes no charges of gross
The committee reported that the funds
arising from the leasing of school lands _ had
been deposited by the governor to buit his
convenience , but that the very effort to de
termine whether the governor received n
commission on bonds so deposited bad
failed , the bankers refusing to tell.
The management ot the territorial library
was condemned and the charge made that
Librarian Dodson did not attend to the
duties of the office , but hired a girl nt a
much less salary than he receives.
The public printing contracts were do-
nouncert as "gross steals , given nt out
rageously high prices "
During the years 1897 and 169S ? 110,000
was paid for state printing.
Several territorial officials are charged
with having drawn money to which they
were not entitled , though perhaps not In
violation of the law. Attorney General
Cunningham Is accused of having "studied
to find flaws in the laws , BO that ft flagrant
misuse of public monejs could be excused. "
The committee recommended the forward
ing of the findings to President McKinley.
SAYS THI3IUJ IS M PHOi
ltr > an IloIilN Kortli to Texan * on
HOUSTON , Tex , March 9. W. J. Bryan
addressed 6,000 people at the Auditorium to p-
night. After stating that the Chicago plat
form still stood while tbo St. Louis one had
been violated by Its projectors , he declared
himself In favor of silver , opposed to gov
ernment by Injunction and In favor of the
Income tax. He said the republican party
was willing to sacrifice the blood of the
poor man. but not the rich man , In order
to benefit the rich gold raiser.
Ho denied that prosperity nad come to the
country and defied the republicans to go
before 'the country on the platform that
"wo advocated prosperity and wo have found
It. " He paid particular attention to trusts ,
excoridtlng them unmercifully.
Ilrllirrv 1m i-otlK.itliiii PnllM Tliroucli ,
SACUAMENTO , Cal , March 9. The as-
sembfy has dismissed the contempt pro
ceedings against Milton J. Green , U. B ,
Grant's political manager , who refused to
testify as to whom of the legislative candi
dates tie had assisted with Grant's moncj
Uibblo Introduced the resolution After a
heated debate extending over an hour the
resolution was adopted by a vote of 37 to 13
The vote for United S'aten senator showed
uo change In the deadlock. The ballot taken
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
rorecn.-t for Nfbraskn
Po slb ) > Hnln , Variable Wind-
Teniiierntnre nt Oiiiiilia cntcrdii > i
Hour. Defj. Hour. Dei ; ,
o a. ni. . . . . . ! I7 1 ti. m " ' " '
II a. in ! U > - p. ni "M
7 n. in Ut ( it | i. in Ill
s n. ni . ' 17 I p. ni "S
t > n. in u n p. in - > t
III n. in -tit II l > . in " > "
11 a. ni Ill 7 ] > , in " - '
! _ m nil S | i , in Ill
t ) p. in 1(1 (
was the Eovontfifth ot the session. The
votp was JG follows Barnes , 22 , Estee , 1 ;
Burns , 23r Grant , 2C Scott , 6 ; licvrlcs ,
democrat , 2 , Rosenfeldt , democrat , 2 :
White , dutnocrat , 25 , Phelan , democrat , 1.
( iois 'io PIMIHIM : roit MI ; > A'rriti : .
Taxation of Ilallroniln anil Toli > f < riiili
Compiinlm to llci'onic a I.IM .
LANSING. Mich. , March 9. The Plngrco-
Atktneon bill , providing for taxation of rail
roads < , express , telegraph and telephone
| property on a basis similar to tlm upon
which other property Is taxed , has reached
Its final stage In 4hc house this afternoon
when that body concurred In all the amend
ments to the bill made by the senate. There
were no dissenting votes upon the question
of concurrence , nnd the bill now goes to
j Governor Plngrce for signature , which It is
expected to receive without oubt.
I The bill as finally enacted repeals former
( > acts under which rahToads were taxed In
proportion to their gross eainlngs It pro-
vldcs for appointment by the governor , with
cooeent of the benate , of n Board of Assessors -
sessors , the members of which shall have
access to all accounts of itho companies to
whom It applies , and who shall assess these
companies' property at the average rate ot
state , county and municipal taxes upon all
property 1 > within the state. Various features
of the act v\lll doubtlesb be teated In the
supreme court
The enactment of the bill , which has been
a biibject of discussion for jeaiH past. If
considered a tilumph for Governor Plngree ,
and It Is not believed .uat the amendments
made by the nato will detract from the
objects ot the bill to any extent.
j
i M ) Sn.NATOIUAL iiiCTHt\ : t'TAIl.
I
i
llnllot r. lie.MrCiuir -l > anil
Cciniion It ) .
SALT LAKE , Utnh , March 9. The Joint
jnssemblj' ! of the legislature was declaicd nil-
jjourncd sine die at midnight tonight without
electing ft United States senator. Ten ballots -
lots were taken tonight. The IGlst and last t
[ ballot was as follows : McCune , 20 ; George
tlQ. Cannon , 19F J. Cannon. 7 ; King. 4 , .1.
H Mojle. 4 ; Nebeker , 7 , Sutherland , 2 ; ab
sent , 2.
Anti-Pol * KiniilNt IICNolntlon Defeated.
HARTFORD. Conn. , March 9 In the Con
necticut house of representatives today the
committee on federal relations reported fa
vorably a bill which called upon the Connecticut -
necticut representatives In congress to work
for a constitutional amendment which would 1
prevent the election to congress of polyga-
mists. After a debate the committee's re
port was rejected and the measure was de
feated.
POSTMASTERSHIP AT OMAHA
Senator Tliurntoii Intend * Soon to
Jlecoinmenil n. Pprxnii for tlic
Position.
WASHINGTON , March 9. ( Special Tele
gram ) Within a few days It Is expected
that ' Senator Thurston will recommend n
| , j postmaster for Omaha. This place , which Is
< the ' last of the big positions which the senior
senator from Nebraska will be called upon
to fill during the present administration , has
been on the books since the middle of Fob-
ruarj- , the present postmaster , Euclid Martin -
tin , having expre = sed a desire to be relieved
of his position as soon as convenient. The
policy of the Postofflco department has been .
to continue postmasters for four jears , and
i in but a few instances this policy has been
j
'canied ' out. While there have been a num-
her of names suggested for postmaster nt
Omaha , but few have filed formal oppllcn-
i tions for the plncp , and Senator Tburston ,
In consequence , will have less trouble In
choosing ft postmaster for Nebraska's mej
tropolls than has attended the naming of
candidates In many places In the state.
What at one time seemed an impossible
problem for solution BO far as the post- |
mastership of Omaha was concerned , now I
solves Itself , and it is thought Thurston
will nominate a man who assisted In hlb
election.
Postmasters appointed- South Dakota
Henry D. Box , at Baltic , Mlnnehaha county ;
Mrs. Ellen M. Johnson , at Earling , Presho
county ; Henrietta C. Edwards , at Nemo ,
Lawrence county.
Instructions directing the discharge of
Privates Charles Blackburn , Company L ,
Third Nebraska , and John Williams , Com
pany O , First Nebraska , have been con-
Snned.
Plans have been completed at the Indian
office for a new electric light plant at the
Genoa , Neb. , Indian school.
LAWLESSNESS IN TACOMA
N necldi * to Orunnl/o a VR- | |
lanoc Coiunilltfp to Han thu
T Jin UN out of Tomi.
TACOMA. Wash. , March 9. Citizens In
|
dlgnnnt at the many recent robberies nnd
,
holdups held n public meeting In the Cham- | '
her of Commerce rooms this morning nnd
decided to form a vigilance committee. The . j
Incompetence of the police was denounced
nnd the citizens' patrol organized. A nub- j j
ccmmlttco of ten called on Sheriff Mills -
after the meeting and asked him to net as ! '
head of the vlgllants. It was deUded that
nil auspicious characters muet leave the city. ' | ' ,
BANDITS HOLD UP A TOWN J
llaie "Warning nnd One Itiili-
lier IN Killed nnd One Ciiiilnreil
In
NEOSHO , Mo , March 9 An unsuccessful ' ' '
attempt was made by an organized gang to I |
hold up and rob Noel , a small tov.n In Me- j i
Donald county. The citizens bad been I
warned and v ere prepared for the sang I '
One robber was shot and killed by Louis ' i
Smith , a saloon keeper , and another of the
robbers was arrested The killing nipped
the robbery In the bud , the remainder of
the gang escaping There Is nothing on
the dead robber to Identify him
SUICIDE OVER A DISGRACE
Itallili Selther IlrlnUn Cnrlioilc Ac-Ill
HIM DnuBhlrr in
NI3W YORK. March 9. Ralph Selther
killed himself In his room In Newark , .V.
J , today because his H-jear-old daughter.
Mary , had been arrested for theft. Selther I
was separated from his wife and family i
His daughter was arrested jcsterdat In NBA
York for stealing $15 from George S.
Scbelncr Solther locked himself up In hm
room when he heard of her arrest anil killed
himself tiy drinking carbolic add , {
TWO ROADS WIN OtT
Southern Pacific anil the Snnta Fe Put Up o
Stiff Game.
BLUFF OTHER TRANSCONTINENTAL LINES
Make Th"ir Own Rates to the National Edu
cational Meeting.
THEY HAVE A DEAD CINCH AND USE IT
Kansas City Gets a Better Rate Than is
Given to Omaha.
GREAT NORTHERN MAKES A STRONG PLAY
n IJati'waj Iilnm Arc IHNiilojiM
Over the ItcNtitt anil Colorado
HfMirtH May Troll ! by
the Deal.
After n three dnjs' conference. In
two roads did all the conferring and the
other sixteen meekly acquiesced , the trans
continental lines have adjourned their
; , meeting nnd the rates as made by the
j Southern Pacific nnd the Snnta Fe to tno
National educational association convention
at Los Angeles In July will stand. Tno
rates will bo $52 for the round trip from
Missouri river common points. The selling
dates will bo Juno 1'0-2S , Inclusive , nnd July
3-S , Inclusive , with the final return limit
September 4.
On all business which goes out over the
Ogden gateway lines , which Includes nil the
Omnhn roads , and returns via Portland , nu
o\ta ? , " will have to bo paid by some one-
Whether the roads will pay It themselves to
hold their rate on an equality with that of
the Southern Pacific and the Santa l"e or
add tt to the price of the ticket. Is n prob
lem yet to be solved by the Interested roads.
If the price be added to the ticket , a per
son may go from Kansas City to Los An
geles nnd return by Portland for $0150 ,
wtille from Omahu the &nmc trip will coat
j I JSn.fiO. The Southern Pacific will charge
I $12 JO for the haul from San Francisco to
j i Portland ' , and , in addition to that , the Og-
j | den gateway lines will have to pay the same
road { 5 extra for the return haul from Lou
Angeles to San Francisco.
01 the $52 which is to be charged for the
straight ticket , $2 goes to the educational
association. If the passenger returns by
Portland , $23 will go to one of the northern
lines. Ttie Southern Pacific will get J13 23
for the haul from Ogdcn to Los Angeles ,
nnd this leaves $11 75 to be divided among
the connecting lines taking the business
to Ogden from tha Missouri river. If these
roads then pay the extra $5 to hold their
rates on a level with those of the southern -
( ern linesit will leave them $675 ns their
share of the business. This Is the plum they
get after a three days' vigorous shaking
of the tree.
noncln Anlc n , Conference.
The Southern Pacific and the Santa. Fe KM
the only lines which entt- ; Los Angeles.
Travelers to that point must UKO one nf
these roads. When the time approached. In
the judgment of these two roads , for an
nouncing the rates to the educational meetIng -
Ing , they Invited a conference of all the
J
transcontinental lines to dlhcuss the qucs-
j | tlon ( of rates. The other roads responded
1 and ( every line between the iMIssourl river
i .
and the coast was represented at the mect-
| j Ing just held In Omaha.
| When the conference assembled the South-
| I ern ( Pacific and the Santa Fe presented their
j proposition , and gave the other roads to
j
' understand they could accept It or leave It
alone ( , as they wished. It took the represcnt-
atlves , of the other roads three days to
reach ' , a conclusion that while they felt tht'y
were being Imposed upon they could not afford -
,
; ford to pass up the business entirely , so on
tlie ' surface they accepted the situation Hut
,
i no ' attempt was made to conceal their dls-
,
appointment ' over the result , and the feeling
1 thnt they wore virtually being bold up. Yet
| j none of them were willing to suggwU that
any retaliatory measures would bo adopted
There was a difference of opinion among
the representative * whether the $5 charge
would be paid by the roads or added to tbo
price of the ticket. The probabilities are
that If the rates are accepted the prlco will
be added to the ticket , and special energy
used In securing traffic , at the Increased rate ,
in which the long run over the fioutbern
lines , through hundreds of miles of barren
soil , raldat gusts of Irritating dust nnd the
glare of burning sun in midsummer , will be
prominently brought to the front by the
lines farther north , nnd the trip through the
Ogden gateway , or by the extreme northern
lines , shown to bo worth the extra J5 for
the additional comforts in the service ren
dered.
f.reat .Northern After HuNlnc-- .
It may bo accepted as a singular coinci
dence that after assurances of its Intention
( o make the best of n bad bargain the
Great Northern , at the close of the meet
ing yesterday afternoon , announced a one
way rate of $23 from St. Paul to Portland ,
going Into effect next Monday , and cnntlnu-
Ing oorjr , ] ay vvlthout limit as to time. The
road adds that 'this
rate Is simply In pur-u-
anco of Its plan to settle up the northwest ,
0,8 the rate applies to air palntu on the line
where the regular rate to Portland Is more
( than $25 , but coming us It did there are
skeptics who look upon It ns the entering
wedge to ft rate war to the coast This rate
will undoubtedly bo met by all the other
roads. The Great Northern also announced
that Us ono faro for the round trip , plu
< 2 , from St. Paul lo Portland , would bo ef-
ffctlve on the first nnd third Tuesdays of
April and Maj.
In addition to this action by the Ore-it
Northern , tbcro are. already rumors that
Colorado linen wlU inako extra Inducements
during the HU minor to divert travel from
tint coast to the. resorts In the Centennial
s-atp , and to the Yellowstone pirk If this
takca form later It will bo nn important
factor In shaping western travel during the
coming summer. But ono could hear all
kinds of rumors nfter the close of the
meeting yesterday which were the outgrowth
of the Immediate disappointment felt OUT
-the results of thnt meeting , and It Itn't safe
to place credit In any of them for the proa-
ent.
Many of the pafacnger men left the city
on the late eastern trains last night , the
mooting being finally adjourned at C o'clock
Those from ttie wei > t took the midnight tram ,
leaving few of the visitors In the city this
morning.
OPI5.NI.NtJ OK POUT AHI'IU'lt fAN\I * .
Illir fVlflirntlon In PlnntM'il for biilar-
"III ? , .11 n r I'll - . ' . .
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. , March 9. The dste
of the opening of ths Port Arthur ship canal
wh'A Is part of tbo harbor system of the
Gulf terminus of the Kansas City Pius-
burg & Gulf railroad at Port Arthur hua
been fixed definitely as Saturdaj March i. >
Arrangements for an elaborate cekbrail n
have been made. A large delegation of for-