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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE IV, 1871. OMAUA, THURSDAY afOKNING, JANUABY li, 1901 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPT ElVE CENTS. GET EARLY HEARINGS Ooatcita for Legiilathe Beats Will Ditpoied of Promptly. QUIET DAY AT SENATORIAL QUARTERS Hainer and Meroer Reach the Bcene, Each with a Lightning Bod. PRESSURE FOR PLUMS IS TERRIFIC Weuld-Ee Employes in SwarmB and Much Diiappointment in Froipect. SECOND DAY OF SESSION A BUSY ONE Both llrnncliri) of the I.citliilntnrc I' ii nli Alonic I'rrllmltmrlcpi mill I'repnrc for the Ileal Work Ilcforc Them. LINCOLN, Jnn. 2 (Special.) AbMc from tho eahvuBii of tho voto of the last elec tion, tho chief progress mndo by tho legis lature today consisted In clearing the ilccks lor promt action on tlio legislative contest cases In lioth houso nnd scnuto. Speaker Scara announced the house com mlttco on prlvlllges nnd elections thlw morning til ndvnneo of tho other commit tee, In order that Its members might set don n to work without delay nnd enable tho houso to award on the contcsotd seats to tho parties Justly entitled to them. Tho houso conimltloo Is: J. A. Whltmore, chair man, C. A. Marshall, I'. M. Mullen, Conrad Iiolsncr, T. 12. Hlbbort, J. W. Armstrong, O. J. Warnor, 0. M. llrown of Furnas, (3. l. Lonmls, I). W. Hamilton. J. W. Tanner. In tho Benntn n motion was mado to ap point tho elections committee In tho morn ing, but HntiHOin Intorrosed to have It de layed, succeeding by n voto of 15 to 14, Sen ator Crounso voting with llansom and the fualonlsts. Tho question wbb raised as to whether 1 whs proper to transact any busi ness whatever before tho canvass of the vote. Tho motion to name tho committee Bt onco was renowed by Senator Olcsnn in the nfternoon and carried with tho follow ing result: Young of Stanton, chairman, Harlan, Olcson, Campbell and Woostln holm. Tho two committees find nwnlllng then Milky documents relatlvo to ten contcsf.d Bents. Two of them nre In tho naturo of ex partu cases against tho eligibility of membors unquestionably chosen by a ma jority of tho votes, nnd eight of them nre contests In duo form, In which tho right of the sitting member to bis certlflcato of elec "tlnn Is assailed. Of tho former one relates to tho scat of Senator A. It. Olcson of Cuming, against whom Is laid tho chargo that ho does not possess tho constitutional qualification of ono year's residence In his district, becauso he had temporarily resided In Do'dge county nnd hud boc,u.,.H, republican, candldnto for district Judgo from that county tho pre vious year Counting from tho convening of tho session, however Senator Olcson has a year's residence In Cuming, nnd It is understood that tho protest ngalnst him will not bo pressed by tho parties Institut ing It. A similar objection has been raised to Frol Ilawxby carted as u fuslonlst to represent Ncmoha county. Depositions havo been filed to show that Hnwxby is a resident of Lancaster county, whero ho Is a university Btudcnt, and voted at tho city election last spring. Whether tho protest against Ilawxby will bo pushed 1h not known. Kven If the ineligibility of n sitting member wcro sus tained bis unseating would not glvo tho plnco to his opponent, but Blmply to leave a vacancy to bo "lied by special election, ficuiiluc Contest Ciinc. The contests proper In tho senate nre: 1. A. J. Coleson ugalnst Frank T. Hansom, Douglas county. 2. John F. Schultz ngalnst John Llddcll, Douglas county. 3. J. J. llonekomper ngalnst Henry Rcut- lng, Clay county. 4. J. M. Johnson ngalnst P. Hodges, 1'hulps county. Tho contests In tho houso nro; 1. Caraten Ilohwer ngalnst C. M. Hunt, Dmiglns county. 2. F. M. Youngs against C. F. Johnson, Jouglas county'. .1. Joseph I'lgmnn ngalnst James I). Iteam, ..ustcr county. 4. Allen 0. Fisher ngalnst Charles F. Coffee, Dawes county. In all theso case, except tho last, tho gen eral allegations aro of miscount nnd fraud nnd a recount of tho billots Is demanded Several larger cases of ballots aro In the office of tho secretnry of statu to furnish employment for tho-mombers of the election committees. Tho various contestants aro naturally anxious to havo their eases tnken up at onco nnd tho dlspostlon of tho republicans at least seems to bo in that direction Kpeaklug of tho matter of contests, a lead ing member of the senate said: "I believe uvery contest should bo decldod Btrlctly on Its merits. Somo outsiders nro trying to mix sonntorinl politics Into this question, but It really has no part in It I bellevo that every contestnnt who cnp. Bhow that ho was rightfully elected Is en titled to his Beat and should not bo kept out or It u moment longer than necessary This would bo a generally accepted rulo If thoro wero uo United States senators to elect. In fact, every ono of us was chosen to exorcise u volco in the Boloctloti of the senators, nnd If a contestant Is en titled to a placo In tho legislature ho Is entitled to it at onco and In time to pur ticlpato In tho senatorial contest ns In every other duty devolving upon our body. Tho commlttcos in chargo of the Inquiry Into the relative mortts of tho eases nro Hiiro to be competent and fair, and if they Bay any mun is bolng deprived wrongfully of his. seat In the legislature, I for one urn reudy to glvo the remedy without dila tory parleying." Mciiuttirliil MntlcrN Unlet. In senatorial circles littlo change is noticeable on the surface. Tho various candidates' headquarters nre all In opera tlon receiving visitors. Ex-Congressman llulnor cumo onto tho field last night and declined to deny tho Intimation that ho had brought his lightning rod with lilm Congressman Mercer has also drifted In, having first taken tho precaution to send several emissaries ahead to break tho ire for him, but oven thon found it extremely chills'. Instead of coming to tho serno of ropubllcnn activity nt tho kinds!!, Mer cer has taken lodgment along with Han Bom and Qurloy at tho Lincoln, which is nerving ns tho fusion rendezvous. Mr. Mclklejohn and his retinue of federal office, holders nro doubling up between his hotel headquarters and his up-the-r reet man bIod. Mr. Rosewatcr whs ubscnt from his (Continued on Third Pago.) REFUSE TO GRANT INCREASE Manager of Cnlorndo Conl Mlnm Say Men Will Itcturn lit Old WiiKcn If nt All. SBfcii'vU, Jan, 2. James Cannon, preal- HUJjv.Northcrn Coat company, has gonoV?jnBc, Colo., to confer with the lcadorsHHfeers who aro on striko for an lncrTiBHfles. Uefore his de parture Mr., uHHSld tho men must return to work uponSa old terms or not nt all. About 1,000 men employed in the Northern Conl company's mines havo gone out. They demand an Incrcaso of 10 cents n ton In tho prlco paid for mining conl and nn IncreaBo of 11 n day in the wnges of machine men. Our men have rccelvod better wages than any other coal miners In the state," said Mr. Cannon. "They average $63 a month. At Lafayette wo pay 25 cents n ton for breaking and loading tho coal. An average man can easily break nnd load twelvo to fifteen tous day. At Louisville tho men wunt WA, cents n ton: wu nre paying 334. To pay this Incrcaso would take $100,000 a year and would ruin us." Tho Northern coal field Is tho main source of Bupply of llgnlto coal, tho fa vorlto coal for Btcnm heating nnd family use In Denver. Tho output has been be tween 3.000 and 4,000 tons n day. Tho offi- clals of tho Northern company say they have only ten car loads of coal on hand nnd the strike may cause n conl famine. It is not thought that operators will take nd- vantage of tho strike to force up the prlco of coal. Tho other coal companies promise to use ovory effort to meet the demand. MAY PROVE TO BE BIGAMY Prominent llnitnn Hnuiiiccr Acomcd of I.rnilliiK ii Double Life by IIIn Wlfc'n 1'nrciitn, NEW YOH1C, Jnn. 2. Cleorgo W. Howard, a consulting engineer of Uoston, who came to this city nbout a year ago as tho repre sentative of tho Whltnoy-Blklns-Widener syndlcato nnd whq has mado his home In this city Blnco that time, was nrrcstod at tho New York Amsterdam hotel, this city, tonight on n wnrrnnt cunrglng him with bigamy. Howard had offices in this city and has been u prominent figure In tho soclul dr ies of llrooklyn. Lnst September ho mar ried Miss Helen Hawkes, n daughter of Deputy Commissioner of Highways Henry Hawkes of llrooklyn. After tho curcmony tho brldo was prcscuted with u handsome residence by her fnthcr nnd after the wed ding tour tho couple returned to their now home. Howard, however, for alleged bus iness rensons, brought his wlfo to this city nnd they put up nt tho Now Amsterdam hotel. It Is said ho frequently pleaded proBs of business and went to Boston, remaining away Friday, Saturday nnd Sunday for threo weeks. Tho young wife's parcntB became suspicious and employed a detec tive to shadow their son-in-law. Tho dctcctlvo Bays ho Bccured tho evi dence on which today's warrant was Is sued. POPULIST FLOP APPLAUDED TliomnB SI. Piitternon, Candidate for Senntor, KiidorncN IIIn 1'artlsnnH lump Into llenioerntlc Fold. DENVER, Jan. 2. Thomas M. Patterson, In his newspaper,, tho Hocky Mountain News, commenting upon the notion of eight populist senators who yesterday proclaimed their alleglanco to tho democratic pai'tv, declares they did tho "common-Benso nnd practical thing," nnd adds: "All Bllver mon must Btand with M. Hrynn nnd tho western democracy in this light. Silver mon can best nld tholr dome cranio friends from within tho democratic citadel. They can, In primaries, In con ventions nnd at elections, do tholr part to strengthen tho arm of nryan and over throw tho goldbug contingent of iho doino cratlc party In its announced assault upon tho democratic principles, which secured from Colorado 30,000 majority for tho Hrynn electors," This utternnco Is considered significant In view of tho fact that Mr. natti!rsor,, who was permanent chairman of tho popi, llst national convention in 1000, U onx of the leading candidates for United States senntor beforo tho present legislature. RUSSIA BUYS AMERICAN MEAT CIiIciiko Firm Scourm Co nt rue t for Supplying Food for Itiix nliin A riny. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Tho Tribune Bays: Signatures were affixed in this city yoaterday to ii great international contract and a Chicago packing firm will supply tho Rub Blnn government this year with 1,500 barrels of a specially prepared meat to feed tho soldiers of tho czar's nriny. Tho terms of tho contract will exceed $100,000. The vast field for supplies In Ilussla nnd Siberia has been opened to tho Americans only lately, and It Is bcllavcd that the contract com pleted yestorday is merely tho predecetsor of others which will amount to millions of dollars and result In tho Introduction and consumption of American packed moats In every part of tho vast northern empire. A new process of packing nnd pickling meat was an important factor In the award ing of the contract. Ily this process It Is said that tho problom of transporting the packed meat any dlstnnco nnd thorough any cllmato without affecting the quality of tho supply has been solved, SNOW STORMS IN THE WEST 1'iiKrt Hound t'ounlr)- Covered Midi White llliinltet Colli In Colorado, VANCOUVER, 11. C, Jan. 2. Fifteen Inches of snow covers tho streets us the result qf a Btorm that has been In progress for tho last twenty-four hours and still continues, SEATTLE, Wnsh.. Jnn. 2. Tho Pugct Sound country Is hidden under a blaukct of snow. Tho fnll commenced yesterday. This Is tho second snow storm of tho winter. WALSENHEltO, Colo.. Jan. 2. Tho weather in this vicinity Is tho coldest In several years. This condition was preceded by a bhow storm lasting sevoral days. The present cold spell will causo tho loss of considerable stock on tho range. Reports nro coming In of heavy losses of sheep. Ono herd ranging enst of this city Is re ported to have lost fully 60 per cent. Losses of cattle are also reported. Copyrighted llooU Mil)- III llrliound. CMIICACIO, Jan. 2, To clean old books, to trim the edges of tho leaves und to r'lnl them l held ' ' '- court of appeals to be nn lnvnslon of tho right of ii person holding tho copyright for the books. The ruling was announced by Judges Wood, Jenkins nnd Qrossciip toda'v In reversing an order of tho lower courf. which had granted u restraining order ngulnst ll. II. Dcmn and Hurt Hanson nn motion of tho American Hook company. Tho court, however, puts u restriction upon ttiH ruling by u stntcmeut that tho book so rebound nnd recovered und offered for twin should havo prominently displayed ami stumped upon 11b cover notice that the book was u second-hand copy, NICE FIGHT FOR PRIORITY Honee Will Take Up Either Rher and Harbor or Reapportionment Bill, MATTER WILL BE CONSIDERED TODAY Scuntc Probnlily Will Devote Flrnt IVrr liny to DIucumIiiii of Array IteorKnnUntlon, lint .Mny Tnkc t't Ship Subsidy Measure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho houso prob ably will dispose of tho reapportionment bill this week, nlthough Chairman Ilurton of tho river nnd harbor committee Is In clined to contest tho right of way with the census committee. Tho reapportionment bill, cnrrylng out as It does n constitu tional requirement, Is n mnttcr of higher privilege than an appropriation bill, and If Chairman Hopkins InslstB, It probably will bo given priority. Mr.Hopklns, how ever, may yield If ho finds that nny largo proportion of tho members will not return from their holiday vacation In time to voto on tho mensuro this week. A deter mined fight will be mado against his bill by members from stntcs which loso repre sentatives uudcr it, and Mr. Hopkins de sires n full houso when tho vote Is taken. Ho is confident thnt his mensuro will carry with it a full attendance. In nny event, neither Mr. Hopkins nor Mr. Durton desires to proceed tomorrow, so that tho session tomorrow probably will be brief and unimportant. On Friday either tho river and harbor or tho reapportionment bill will be taken up. If it should bo the latter the expectation is that Its consid eration will bo completed on Saturday. It tho former, tho length of tlnio to be consumed Is problematical. Probable I'niKrnm In Scnntc. Tho general expectation among senators Is that tho first few days of tho tlmo of tho senate after reconvening tomorrow will bo devoted to consideration of tho army appropriation bill, but thero Is somo dispo sition to mnko nn arrangement for a di vision of tlmo that will permit of tho con tinued presentation of the ship subsidy bill during a part of each day. When the committer, on order of busi ness, representing tho republican side of the senate, mndo the subsidy bill tho rcgu lur order of business nt tho beginning of tho present session thoro was nn under standing that when tho army bill should bo prescnteil for consideration tho other meas ure Bhould bo laid aside temporarily if con sidered necessary in order to secure tho prompt passago of the army bill. Thero 1b apparently a disposition on tho part of somo Bonators pnrtlally to disregard this agreement, and the friends of tho subsidy bill, most of whom nro also supporters of tho nrmy bill, aro trying to secure nn un derstanding for confinement of the discus sion of the army bill to tho morning hour of tho senate's dally proceedings, giving tho tlmo each day after 2 o'clock to tho subsidy bill. A meeting of the committee on military affairs has been called for tomorrow, when tho matter of procedure probably will be discussed and a decision reached as to whether tho committee shall ask for nil tho tlmo of tho senate until Its bill Is disposed of, or for only part of It. Somo mem bers of the eommlttoo aro disposed to dl vldo tlmo with tho subsidy bill for tho present, but all senators, regardless of pol itics, consider tho army bill of pressing Im portance, becnuso of the fact that tho time for which tho volunteer soldiers In tho Philippines were enlisted has almost ex pired. Henco It Is probable, that somo ar rangement will be reached guarding against nny protracted delay on tho military meas ure. Whllo comparatively few of tho op position senators will voto for that bill, none of them appear willing to mako any objection to Its early consideration. C'oekrrll Will ot ClfTrr .Sulmtltute. There has been a general surmlso that Senator Cockrell would offer n substitute for the array bill, but ho stated today that ho had no such Intention, nt tho samo tlmo ex pressing bis conviction that tho bill should bo pressed to curly disposition, because of the condition of tho Philippines. Mr. Cock rell expressed tho further opinion thnt tho army bill would not be debuted at great length unless thero should bo at the samo tlmo an attempt to carry the subsidy bill along with It. In that event ho thought It might be difllcult to get ho nrmy bill through promptly. The opposition sena tors generally will content themselves with nn explanation of their views upon tho nrmy bill and will make no opposition to its becoming a taw. Thero are still several speeches to bo mado upon tho subsidy bill, but apparently none of tho promised speeches has been prepared, bo that Senntor Hawley will be nblo to go on uninterruptedly for somo tlmo with tho nrmy bill, regardless of any nr- rungtment concerning the subsidy bill. SIOUX DEPREDATION CLAIMS Ciimpn In Interior llepnrtnii'iit Arc to III MnliniKtrd nt Oner to Itrfrroc for DeeUlon. WASHINGTON, Jail. 2. (Special Tele gram.) Cases now pending in tho Interior department, known as tho Sioux depredation claims, are to bo submitted to a rcfereo for decision. Theso claims Involvo $400,000 nnd have been beforo tho department for years. They aro based on tho depredations of United States soldiers during tho Sioux war. Tho testimony filed Is exhaustive, and Indian Commissioner Jones, who was recently re quested to mako further Investigation, re plied that nil tho ovldenco necessary Is at hand. Tho matter is to bo placed before a referco at onco nnd a decision is ex pected nt an early date. John W. Chnpln was today appointed postmaster at Wlnfred, Lako county, S. I). Miss Delia F, llotsford of Washington, D. C, was reinstated as teacher nt the Rosebud Indian school. NEW TRAINING SHIP NEEDED CoiiKrenK to lip Adlci'd to Provide for Construction of l.urtrr Vrascl for .V n vii I Acndriiiv. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The board on naval construction today decided to rcc ommend to congress the construction of n 3,000-ton training ahlp for the naval ncad cmy, In accordance with tho plans of Super Intendent Wnlnwrlght. It wns decldod that tho Chesapeake Is too small for the ac commodatlon of tho cadets. CoIiihki Slnteiin'iit for the Yclir. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho yearly coin go statement of the director of tho mint hows that tho .total colnngo of the mints f tho United States was $117,699,401, ns ollows; Gold, $99,672,942; Bllver, $30,295, 21: minor coins, $2,031,13S. Of tho silver coined $24,960,912 wns in 'lamlard dollars. Tho December colnngo amounted to $' 758.580, of which $4,536,697 wns gold and j $:2,SS0,555 sjlver and $301,328 minor coins. DISASTROUS TO OCEAN SHIPS StorniK Conllune to llo Much liilt nnd .Mnrlnrrn' Perils Wreck Seem to Mnltlpl'. ST. JOHNS, N. l' Jan. U. The British steamer Ivydcno, Captain Mllburn, from Hamburg, December 16,, for Wilmington, N. C, went nshoro during a snow storm last night at La Manchc, nnd Is likely to be come n total loss. Tho crow are safe, but they met with a frightful experience In the open boats. No detallB of the disaster have yet been learned. Tho steamer Ivydcno Is of 1,797 tons net register. It is 310 feet long, hns thirty- nlno feet two Inches beam nnd Is nineteen feet four Inches deep. It was built at New- cast lo in 1S85 und Is owned by J. T. Lunn & Co., of Newcastle. LONDON, Jnn. 2. It he.s been ascertained that ono of tho vessels reported nt Cardiff by the captain of tho Norwegian bark Iduan, as having foundered during thn gale of Friday In tho Bristol rhannol, was tho Norwegian bark Hovdlng from Newport, November 28, for Macelo. V. was of 440 tons net register. Another of tho vessels Is believed to bo tho Norwegian bark Tcnax Propositi, from Newport, November 28, for Paramaribo. It was of 338 tons net register. Tho Urltlsh schooner Amelia Corkum, Captain Myrdon, from Oporto, August 25, for Newfoundland hns been posted at Lloyds ns missing, having been finally given up. Tho llrlt'sh schooner Samuel Moss, Captain Mnbly, from Cadiz, August 19, for St. Johns, N. F has been posted at Lloyds as overdue, Nothing has been heard of it sluco it sailed. BALLINGER STILL MISSING Doctor's Wife t.oincn from Dnvrson to Oct Itclatlvcn' Aid In Mnk liiK Nenrcli. VANCOUVER, D. C, Jan. 2! Tho steamer Victorian urrlvcd this morning from Skag wny with forty passengers, mostly from Dawson City. They left ns lato ns De cember 16, making quick tlmo over tho ico. A. F. Lauder of Seattle was the latest pas senger and he camo out on 11 bicycle. Mrs. Balllngcr, wlfo of Dr. llalllnger, who left Duwsou on December 6 for Skngway and completely disappeared, also camo out by tho Victorian. Sho heard nothing of her htiBband, who, It. is fenred, met with foul rlay, and bIio Is now on her way to seek utslstancc of her relatives in Seattle. She will immediately return north to prosecute tho search. There Is no clue. An application for 11 new trial for John Sloiah, who murdered his mistress, was refused nt Duwson City on December 14 nnd tho sentence of hanging on March 1 will probably take Its course. Tho wrecked steamer City of Topcka Is rcrerted to bo in good Bhapo and will probably bo successfully raised. CHILI LOOKING FOR TRADE Nouth Aitierlciiu Co no try Ilecoincn Competitor of California In MciirnKna. ( MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 13. (CorreBpondcnco of tho Associated Press.) Chill Is making, nctlvo ef forts to sell fo Nt.'tirtigim nnd other Cintral American' republics flour, wines, horses, hay, etc., In opposition to California and other countries. Chill Is tuklng this netlon In vlow of now having low freight rates by tho British lino of weekly steamers of tho South American Pa cific Navigation company, plying between Chill and Central America, and nlso to tho low frlcght rates by tho semi-monthly line of German steamers operated by tho Kos mos compnny, which enter Chill nnd Con trol American ports twlco n month en route from Gormany to California. Chill gives a suoventlon of $100,000 per annum to tho English company's steamers. CR0KER FAILS TO APPEAR Mil j- Yet llnve n Clinucc to 1'roNecnte llli Appcnl AKiilnst In come Tux. (Copyright. 1P01, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jnn. 2. (Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Croker failed to put In nn nppearanco today to prosecute hlH appeal against tho tncomo tax assess ment, although ho urrlved in London Tues day from tho continent. His absence today does not necessarily mean that ho abandons his appeal, as his enso can bo tnken up again. I called at tho Walslnghnm Houso hotel, but Croker's presence wus denied, nlthough ho had been thoro twenty-four hours. LAB0UCHERE IS A MEMBER He nnd Other IIuiIIchIh Will linn the London Dull- .Vcwn on (ilud Ktonlim Lines, (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jnn. 2. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Tolegrnm.) Tho purchaso of 11 controlling share of tho Dally News, tho leading liberal Imperialist organ, by rad ical capitalists. Is now completed. Lnbouchora Is n member of tho purchas ing syndicate, which proposes to conduct thu papor on Gladstonlnn lines. Ainerli'iiu Wnr VcuhcIh SlKbted. BERMUDA, Jan. 2.-3 p. m. Four United States war vessels have Just beon signalled. Their names have not yot been ascertained. Tho four vessels referred to In tho above dispatch to tho Associated Press from Permuda aro In nil probabilities tho An napolis, Frolic, Wompatuck and Piscataqua. They sailed from Hampton Roads for Ber muda on Sunday on their way to Manila. They aro all stroll vessels. tlucr 11 Henrietta III, BRUSSELS. Jan. 2. Tho Etolle Belgo an nounces that tho health of Queen Mario Henrietta has been Impaired and that sho suffers constautly from bronchitis. Tho queen is qulta weak and she does not leave her bed for more than n couple of hours each day. Klnir Munt Divide III Time. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2. Captain Torkllde sen has written a Btrong nrtlclo, which Is published In tho Norwegian papers, urging members of nil parties In tho Storthing to pass a law compelling tho king to live six months yearly In Norway. Itcvoln tlon In a Fle. CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 2. (Via Hay tlcn Cable.) Tho revolution headed by Former Secretary General Peraza is with out nu echo In tho country. Ho is said to be, with fifty followers, in the mountains, 1 nrto lllco'n lirxt Trolley Line, SAN JUAN DR I'ORTO RICO, Jan. 2. Thousands of peopln yesterday witnessed the starting of tho new trolley system, the Island's first road of that description. Tho people wero much astonished. Victoria to VUlt France, OSIORNR, Isle of Wight, Jan. 2. It Is officially announced that Queen Victoria has fecldcd, unless something unforeseen happins, to visit Clmlez, In tho south of Fram e, in March or April. BATTLESHIP TO LAND GUNS British Take Meaiurei to Protect Capetown from Possible Boer Invasion. RISING OF CAPE COLONY DUTCH FEARED Coiiserrn t Ive South African Declare tli ut flic NrrlouniicKH of the Situa tion In 'ot Appreciated liy the OOlclaln In Hniclnnd, CAPKTOWN, Jan 2. The British battle ship Monarch will land guns tomorrow ns 11 precautionary measure. The situation Is undoubtedly Bcrlous. It la believed that tho Dutch havo not Joined tho Invaders In nny considerable numbers, but n lack of arms is believed to bo the true reason of abstention. In many places horses nre freely offered and Information rendlly sup plied to tho Doers. The early declaration of martial law In the Capetown division Is early expected. This division does not In clude Capetown Itself. Tho latest reports nhow tho situation to bo generally us follows: Kurumnn, It not Invested, probnbly will soon bo. Orlqualand West Is filled with small parties of Boers, who are working south toward Prlcskn for tho jiurposo of ro-opcrnting with or sup porting Commandant Hortzog, whoso forces nro lu thu neighborhood of Frazersburg. The Boers nro close to Graaf Rclnct, whero of lato tho Dutch havo given many dem onstrations of sympathy. In the eastern part of tho colony tho ad vance guard of tho Boers Is nbout twenty fivo miles north of Crnddock. Tho general Impression hero Is that tho situation Is not appreciated in England. Tho Worcester conference excited thn Dutch throughout the colony. Many old residents, who aro by no means alarmists, regard a general uprising of tho Dutch an qulto likely. CARNAVAN. Jan. 3. Boers commanded by Hortzog, Wcssel, PotrluB and Wcsscl hut, nro continuing their march on Fra zersburg. It 1b said they aro enenmped at Splcnburg. Tho Boer horses nre footsoro und thero Is great want of fodder, ns the country is barren. Communication with Frazersburg in sus pended and it Is doubtful when this will bo restored, ns the Boers are traveling nlong tho line. Thornycroft nnd Do Lisle nro continuing tho chnsc, but their horses and mules nro very tired. Many Dutch attended n funeral of a Boer killed In netlon and placed wreaths on his collln. Tho Boers captured nnd destroyed tho malls. RESORT TO MARTIAL LAW .MlUtnry Hole U Kstended to Several More Division In Cape Colony 9l.y tin British. LONDON, Jnn. 3. Martini law has been proclaimed In tho Worcestershire, Ceres, Prince Albert, Frazersburg and Sutherland divisions," says tho Capo Town correspond ent of tho Dally Mall, wiring yeBtorday. "Tho enlistment of volunteers Is active and tho best authorities anticipate favorable developments shortly. "Tho grent ttoublo is tho scarcity of horses. Seven hundred Boers hnvo broken through tho cordon at Zuurhurg nnd are advancing upon Richmond. The magtstrato thero reports that they aro burning and looting a few miles from tho town." Lord Mcthuen is concentrating a force at Vryhurg, whither 1,000 troops havo been sent from Klmbcrley and others from mora northern towns, to deal with a command thnt Is raiding around Kurumah. "Tho Boers havo reoccupled Jagcrsfon teln, which, together with Faucrsmlth, tho British ovneuated on Christmas day, Tho convoy cf retiring Inhabitants with hundreds of wagons extended for seven miles. It was n mournful spectacle. Camp was pitched nt Edlnburg. I gather thnt tho motion for tho evacuation was tho difficulty of maintaining food supplies so fnr from tho railway." DEWET'S LAST MOVE BLOCKED DnnliliiK liner Lender Headed Off by 11 teller In II In Advent Toward Ilctlilchcm. LONDON, Jan. 2. Tho War offlco has re ceived tho following dlspntch from Lord Kitchener: "Dowot tried to movo townrd Bethlehem, but was headed off by Pitcher and retreated townrd Llndloy or Roltz. "Ouo hundred and thirty Boer horses havo boon captured near Thaba WChu. "Tho railway has been damaged south of Sarfoutcln. "WUIInms engaged tho Boers southeast of Mlddlcsburg, Capo Colony, and tho British now occupy Grant Relnot." CUT THE TELEGRAPH LINE Iloer Column Opernllnir Nnutli of Mld dlcliurw ItcluforeementH Sent l''orvurd. CRADOCIC, Capo Colony, Jan. 2. A do toebmont of Boers entered Roodehoogte, southward of Mtddlcburg, January 1. It Is believed this forco Is going to Graaf Relnot. Tho telegraph lines are cut between Carnn von and Somerset west and Stcynsburg and Maralsburg. Largo reinforcements havo reached Mlddleburg. Kroner Confined to IIIn lied. THK HAOUE, Jan. 2. Mr. Kruger is suffering from a slight attack of bronchitis. Whllo thoro Is no anxiety as to his con dition, he Is obliged to keep to his bed. Doctors Heynars, Van Khuyzen und Coort, during tho day, Issued tho following bulle tin: "Mr. Krugor has for some days been suf fering from 11 rccuncnco of bronchitis, which, In view of his ago and tho effects of this climate, makes It necessary for him to ba more than ordinarily careful." Iiivadern Itencli fSlenhnrry. CAPE TOWN, Jan. 2. Tho Invaders have reached (Jlonharry, a few miles north of Qraat Relnot, in tho heart of tho most disaffected portion of tho colony, Nov llonorn far Lord Kitchener. LONDON, Jan. 3. It is expected that at tho conclusion of the war In South Africa Lord Kitchener will becomo commander- in chief of India, Snld to Have Hun Hokum Divorce Mill 11UFFALO, N. Y Jan. 2.-A wcnsatlon was sprung In thn alleged Buffalo divorce mill chho today vvhon David C, Fltzgernld, ono of tho lawyers, alleged to hnvo nnerated the mill, was arrested on 11 charge of subor nation nf perjury In procuring false testi mony fnr the plaintiff In tho divorce HUlt of Ellzubcth Cnrllpp ngnlnst August Oar- "PP. (,'oler llecllnen to I'uy t'oOKiiu'n Sulary. NEW YORK, Jim. 2. Controller Coler Bald today mat 110 nan rcrusen to pay tho December salary of James J, Coogan, presi dent of the borough of Manhattan. The amount Is $100. Mr. Cnognn registered nnd .,..,,,l U,,iil1.n.irtnn I. 1 1 tW UVUIIIUttll I ... ... ... ,((. ,tini election, Tho eltv chnrtcr directs tbut u borough president must be a resident of the Dorougtt during nis term or omce. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraskn Fair Thursday; not ou uoiu; easterly winus. Trinperntnre nt Oninhn yenterdnyt Hour. Dck. Hour. Ilea. n n. in tl 1 p. tn II a. in tl M p. in -It 7 a. I :t i. in Ul N n, in . p, i 'jr. a. n 7 o p. in 'Ml n. ni ill tl p. in II n. m in 7 p. in HI I- m 1H s p. in Ill II p. ill SHAPING ITS FUTURE POLICY Culm, TlirniiKli Itn Constitutional Con vention, Trjlnn to Decide on llc Intlonn vtltli United Staten. HAVANA, Jan. 2. Tho Cuban constitu tional convention Is considering two pro mulgations of the future relations be tween Cuba nnd tho United States. One of theso affirms, In the first place, an no ceptunce of the Monroe doctrine nnd the estnbllshmcnt of friendly relations with nil thu nations, together with a resolution to proceed In all cases In complete accord with tho United States, lu the weeond place, It proposes to put at tho disposal of tho United States n portion of the shore of nny bay on the north const nnd nf two bays on tho south coast, for naval Htn- tlons, together with concessions sufficient In extent for tho purposes of defense und Hani tatlon, In tho third plucc, It declares that Cuba will placo herself on n wnr footing to help tho United Stntes In case such ns- slstnncu should bo needed, whllo n fourth proviso Is an amplification of the first, sec ond nnd third, Tho other promulgation contemplates: First That tho convention Is vested with authority only to convcue. Second Not having been granted legls- latlvo functions, the convention cannot nr- rango tho basis of future relations. Third Nevertheless, Bhould tho United States deslro such n discussion, tho con vention Is willing to dlscusB nnd ugreo on an urrnnEtment of mutual relations. Fourth Tho nsplrntlons of tho conven tion uro morely to consolidate tho country for reconstruction. Its energies nro di rected townrd supporting tho avowed policy of tho United States, to which Cuba l.i bound by lndcstructlblo tlcn of gratitude, said policy bolng based upon tho unequivo cal preservation of liberty nnd Independence throughout tho American continent. Tho former promulgation embodies the desires of delegates friendly to I'-m United Stntcs. The latte." Is a counter check to the extremists. It is considered thnt tho former Is llkoly to curry. CARS AND ENGINES WANTED Honda All Over the Country, Knpc clully Tlione of the Went, l iuilite to Oct .Vccdcil IOiilinicnl. NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Tho Commercial Advcrtlsor has tho following today: The locomotive workc ns well no tho car Bhope In this country nro overwhelmed with orders. President Callaway of tho New York Central railroad, says ho is having dif ficulty In arranging for delivery of new locomotlvcB urgently needed In tho Cen tral (system before next fnll.' As many ab posslblo of tho 100 now locomotlveR author ized by tho board of directors nro to bo trade In tho Now York Central hhopH. Railroad men generally arc complaining of the scarcity of freight cars and tho luck of motive power. Although tons of thousands of now curs nnd hundreds of now locomotives have liecn built In tho last two years, tho abnormal growth of railroad traffic hns surpassed oven tho steady Incrcaso In equipment. Western lines nro cnnstnntly calling on their cnBt- ern connections to movo freight eastward, but tho eastern lines nro not ablo to com ply with more thnn half of theso demands. WRONG MAN DRINKS POTION Wllllnm Ilntlihuii'n Dcutli Aliened to He Hue to l'olnon Prepared liy llln Wife for Itecrenut Lover. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Jnn. 2. Tho re ports of tho coroner's Inquest In tho Ruth bun poisoning mystery, which has been nbsorblng public attention for tho last week, was mado public today. It finds that tho death of William Hathbun was caused by poison put Into tho coffeo of a boarder, John F. Hart, by Maria Ann Rath bun, wlfo of William. Tho Intention of Mrs. Rathbun, according to tho coroner's finding, was to secure tho death of Hart. Jealousy bocauso of Hart's neglect of her nnd his nttontlon during tho last fow months to another woman Is ascribed as the coroner's motlvo for Mrs. Rathbun'n act. Mrs. Hathbun has been arrested on a warrant charging her with murder. John F. Hart was also formally arrested on a warrant churglng him with Intimacy with Mrs. Rathbun. ARMOUR BUYS SALT ABROAD IIIn l'nelier KxplutiiN I'lirchiiHi lu Por tiiKUt li SujIiik Trunt Price Are Kxorliltunt, KANSAS CITY, Jim. 2. Twenty-fivo thousand tons of common salt purchased In Lisbon, Portugal, hnvo been contracted for by tho Armour Packing company of this city. "Wo found that prices have gone steadily up on account of tho salt trust," said tho company's purchasing ngent today, "nnd so wo went outsldo this country for our salt." Twonty-flvo carloads of tho shipment nro already on tho road nnd thirty-fivo addi tional carloads will follow soon. HAVEMEYER WILL NOT TALK Krported Truce Between Sumir and Coffee HnroiiN Xcltlior (,'on llruiud Nor Denied, NEW YORK, Jan. 2. President Have meyer of tho American Sugar Refining company said toduy ho had nothing to glvo out regarding a report that a settlement of tho differences In tho sugar trado had been nrransed. The Amerlcnii Sugar Re fining company today mailed to Its stock holders notices informing them that tho annual meeting of tho compnny would bo held In Jersoy City nt noon a weok from today. So far nB known thoro nre two dlrectorn whoso termH oxplro at this meot Ing. HiirrlNoii ii tiiiK Company Director. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd Jan. 2. Former President IlnrrlHon was today elected u director of tho Coimumors' tins comiiany of this city und has Indicated bin willingness to nerve. Tho selection was mudii iih ii con cession to public opinion. Ills portion on tho bourd of director will bn looked upon as ii gunrunteo that thn company will chungo lis nttlttulo In respect to certain demands thnt It has made upon tho people. Can't .Stii nil the Hucket. NEW YORK, Jnn. 2.- Bpcuuho tho moving of furnlturo of tenants mado so much nnlso Alfred Una went to tho hull of tho house whero ho lived todu und nfter getting Into ii quurrol with Mrs. Josephine l,""",n hi lives In Iho same house, was fatally stabbed by her lu thn nock and abdoniuu. .Ml. Eusan was arrested. J. J. CROWE RELEASED Pat's Brother is Held Only Ono Day on Kidnaping Charge. EDWARD A. CUDAHY, JR., LOOKS HIM OVER Says the Council Binds Snspcct NcTor Stood Guard Over Him, ADDS HE NEVER SAW THE MAN BEFORE Prisoner is Then Taken Before Judge, Who Disiuiates the Case. TWO REVOLVERS RETURNED BY POLICE For Five Minute Youur- CoiIiiIij- Slsen I'll the .Mini nt the City .Inlt, Then Kinplintlciilly An noil nor that He In Innocent. Edward A. Cudnhy, jr., has failed to Identity J. J, Crowe us one of tho men who klduaprd him. Shortly after 2 yesterday afternoon tho Cudnhy youth appeared at tho city Jail nild confronted Crowo In tho llcrtlllon room. After looking ut the suspect live minutes or moro young Cudnhy remarked, calmly: "1 never saw that man before. Ho Is not tho ono who stood guard over mo nnd if ho had anything nt nil to do with tho kid naping I did not see htm." After making this declaration tho lnd was taken beforo Chief Donahue for a private conference. Crowo wns relensed from custody nt 3 o'clock. Ho was tnken beforo Judge, Learn for n hearing nnd us no chargo was pre ferred tho court dismissed tho caso. Tho two revolvers taken from him by tho police wero returned. Shock to the Police, Tho failure of Eddln Cudnhy to Identify J. J. Crowo as one of the kidnapers and tho failure of Daniel Hurrln nnd Robert llrown to Identify the horsu nnd buggy ns tho ones used by Iho kidnapers shortly prior to tho abduction, was an unpleasant shock to tho police department, uk It an nulled nearly u week's workjind Indicated that the officers had been following falsi) clues. Thin lenves tho caso vlrtunlly whore It wu3 December 22, when tho little bay pony v;aB located nt Pacific Junction. Prac tically no headwny has been mado since then. This, however, is not tho fault of tho police, but of the obstlnnto engineer at Pacific. Junction, who held tho pony In Iho hopo of getting n reward nnd thoroby dc layed tho ruse n week or moro. Tho pony is tho only tangible clue that lutH been adduced since, thu prison houso was found on Melrose hill. That this l a real duo thero can bo no doubt, and to day tho police will glvo It most of their nttcntlon. They will begin by trying to locate tho blacksmith ehop In which tho animal was shed, hoping thereby to get a description of tho man who had It In charge. "Thero novcr wns nnythlng moro than n few points of circumstantial ovldenco to connect J. J. Crowo with tho crime," Bald Chief Donnhuo yesterday, "but ho was suspected, und wo thought that tho quick est way to clear tho matter up was lo arrest him and bring him down to tho station, whero ho could bo scon by thoso in position to Identify tho guilty man. This was n better way than to waste a lot of tlmo having his houso watched. Ho Is now entirely out of tho rase, nnd wo can dovoto our attention to other matters." lliiiidltH A r in III of Due Another. Tho fact that Mr. Cudnhy has recently received two letters from tho kidnapers, threatening dlro vengennco If ho does not withdraw tho roward for their cupturo, has given rise to nn Interesting ami not im probablo speculation ns to tho present predicament of tho bandits. Tho theory Is quit generally expressed that tho out laws are nfrald of each other. They fear that If tho reward Is mado largo enough It will tempt somo member of tholr own gang to turn state's ovldenco lu order to claim tho bounty, which necossurlly would bo much larger than n slnglo share of Iho ransom. "Every latter they write," snld n do loctlvo yeaterday, "Incrcnso their danger of apprehension Just so much. They know this, of courso, und tho fact that they nro willing to take tho chances of writing two letters with tho purpoHo of securing tha withdrawal of tho reward Is enough to con vince mo that tho reward Is worrying them not n littlo. This 1b equivalent to admit ting that thoy do not consider tholr nrrest and conviction an Impossibility. In short, they nro getting Beared. "Another Idea to bo considered In this connection In that thn kidnapers probably havo tho J25.000 In gold buried nnd thnt thoy aro nfrnld to trust each other tn dig It up. They uro nfrald to deposit It In a bank and thoy nro nfrald to divide tt or handlu It In nny wny lest they bo caught with it on thulr porsons. What thoy wunt Is for public Interest in this caso to illo down ns soon ns passlbla, bo thnt they can divide tho spoils und Might out,' nnd they know that tho quickest way to secure this end Is to havo tho roward withdrawn. Now that tho city nnd porsonH other than Mr. Cudnhy nro taking an interest In having tho bounty Increased I look for something to turn up before long." CUDAHY GETS OTHER LETTERS CoiniuiinlcnlloiiN Threaten Inline dlntc Anullilliitlon of the Kntlre I'll ni 1 1 y. E. A. Cudahy, nr., received Wednesday two threatening letters, evidently written by twn cranks. Doth wero sent through tho malls and both nro printed with u lend pencil In an obvious nttempt to Imitate tho loiters written by tho kidnapers. Hath also refer to the reward, nnd seek to hnvo It withdrawn. Ono Haya that If It Is not withdrawn at onco tho cntlro Cudnhy fam ily will bo wiped out nnd that poison will be tho expunging ngent. HASN'T REACHED LIVERPOOL AiNOi'lnti'il Pi'ckn lllxooverx the One City on llnrth Where I'm t r If U Crone In ,ot. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2. An Investigation by a representative of tho Associated Press of tho report, circulated In tho United States, that Put Crowe, tho alleged Icador of tho gang ot kidnapers, who Imprisoned young Edward Cudahy of Omnha, Nob., until a ransom of 125,000 In gold was paid to thorn, wnx a passenger on bourd tha Urltlsh steamer Michigan, which left Iloston De cember 22, for this port, nrrlvlng horo to day fulled to verify tho story. Tho steamer carried no passongors, but hud on boinll a number of cattlemen. Nono ot thesu would acknowledge himself as Crowe,