Fhe OxViaha Daily Bee.
JiSTAlJLlSJIJSJJ JUSJS 1!). 1871.
OIAUA, "WEDNESDAY MOIiNIXG, riiJJJRUABY (J, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SIXGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
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MEANS LIFE OR DEATH
China's Plenipotentiaries and Foreign En
tojs Counul at PeVin.
DEBATE ON PUNISHING CERTAIN PERSONS
Allies Submit ths Names of Twelve Offi
ciah Whoso Diigraca They Demand.
TWO OF THESE NUMBERED AMONG DEAD
Banishment in Plica of Dtwth Asked by
ths OhicM9 Commissioneri.
Withdrawal of alien troops is sought
I.I limits Chnnc Is Cnrrleil to Mir Plitee
of Mcetlnit Hi t Hrlllh l.eicu
lliin. Iml Hl lleuil Appear
ns Clear nn er.
BOERS THREATEN PORTUGAL
Humor (lint n lteiiiet llns Been Mnde
if ISiiulnnil fur As
xlstiincc.
LONDON. Feb It I reported In Lon
don that the Boer. commanded t Bilk,
arc threatening Lorenzo Marquee and that
Portugal ha requested British aciittanee.
, further assorted that a British squadron
fc i I n ordered to Lorento Marque. No
' f. al confirmation of the report Is obtain-
TjWfcat brf amo known that the British
iUfcFfEMA reci ivrd seml-olllclal con
nrklfnuport that the Boers were
'hr.aTnHrciixo Marquex and
thai tho lHaathorltls
asking for anfw
The foreign offlcelMlhrard nothing of
tne developments of the last forty-eight
CONFIDENCE IN UNION PACIFIC
noun.
The Blake referred to In the London dis
patch Is probablv John Y. Fillmore BUke,
who was In romtnan 1 of a rcgitnnt of Irish
and Amrrli'an rough riders In the service
of the Transvaal. Blake who Is an old
West Pointer, wmt to the Transvaal In ISO!
or HM.
BRITISH SUFFeTheAVY LOSS
Some Thirty re Killed nt Mnlilrr
fniitclu, While iron re In Uc u
Prisoner.
PKKIN. Feb 5 The Chinese plenipoten
tiaries, t'rlnce chin and LI Hung Chaag.
had a protruded meeting this morning
with the foreign envoys. Twelve names of
prominent Chinese officials were submitted
with the request that China keep faith
with the powers und punish the person
named 'ommensurutely with their offenses.
The Chinese plenipotentiaries replied that
China's tamest hope was to carry out fully
the demands of the power and that sh
felt sure' the punishment which would be
Inflicted would be satisfactory.
J' was discovered that two of the twelve
persons named were dead.
In tertu.n rases the Chinese plenipoten
tiaries gave reasons why the punishment
Inflicted should be banishment and not
death, asserting that In these cases they
particularly desired banishment because
Hie persons In question were so closely re
lated to tho throne. After a lone conversa-
turn on the subject of punishment It was ' ' ' ' p "' ' '
decided that tho orelgn envoys should . Mme . fl reolution w , ,e(,
draw up a list of all accuse, ofllclal. both I , , ,
national and provincial, with Indictment , )a Swh Afni a ,.hn,mn Uewctj a
specifying the guilt ot each and a state- j ,)ew of ,he urr ,.ommawlrr, who wa,
mcnt of the punishment required, which' eI1, larrl(.(, arljn,, ,he ha on
unnlil then h nrHvntMl tn ln (nines l.. . . ...
Standi td Oil Shows it bj Significant Decla
ration of Enormous Dbidend.
affiliation with harriman syndicate
Tlil Mn in of Conlhlenre Units Wnll
MreetS Attm'k on the (ilisnntlo
Drill nml SlreiiKtliens SlnrUct
for tttlirr Itullronil Soliemes.
NEW YORK. Keb. 5. (Special Telesrara )
Much significance Is attached to the
decla ration of the JSO.Ovu.000 dividend of the
Standard Oil company lolay. and Wall
street took Immediate advantage of It. The
declaration was followed by a general Im
provement In the stock market, accom
panied by what Is called eood buy Inc.
When tho announcement was made that
the Standard Oil dividend for the last quar
ter was i20 a share, all Interested tn the
recent ctnntlc deal of the I'nion and South
ern t'acltlc wiro much pleased. The sig
nificant point Is that the Standard Oil
people are amilated with the Harriman
syndicate as well as with other Industrial
rnrfwirii f !nti. - aln tVinf thv nrt lntlmatl
associated with numerous other railways.
TL.I. .1 1 . .U MH.I.I..I - i
i luuicaiive oi Kreui connuence nui oniy iu
I'AI'KTnWS' rh S Th Hnera runt tired .u.. . -.. ..... ...i.. .
. - . u,,. cut'rai ciiuhiiuu. uui uapri-mu ill cuu-
200 Urltlsh when they rushed onto Molder- nectlon with fnlon and Southern I'aelflc
fonttln on January 3 The prisoners were , matters. There has been much talk for
subsequently released. Thirty Urltlsh were aa,i analnst this bltj deal and the Standard
killed or wounded. oil's state of contidence will end adverse
st. louis shows mr. gage COL'NCIL FIXES TAX LEVI
fc
Secretnrr of Treimiry Sntlstleil ttUIi
l.xpONltlon ( ominii J Innn
dill Mum Iiik.
GERMAN SYMPATHY FOR BOERS
!(( I nn nt IVllliUfiu-I l Mli'ildi'il tiy
'llill I ) in ii t rn t i t v Crottil
of 'I'llOIIMUIlll.
KRANKFOKT. Keb. :. At a meeting of
Am.rlpin Inilnatrliil enmnnnv t.slat
V.AP (ha .Inrl- Itimnad IA tinlnta In n
month. Today it rose 12 points, selling at
SIS. On the street U Is generally believed
that today's enormous dividend Is nn
roumed for the effect It might have on
the recent and coming railroad deals.
THREE MORE MAY HAVE TO GO
Cilltiirs of ii Trio of spnulsli I'npers
In Miinll-i .Mtiy .Nccil I)c-piirtliiK.
tdenlDotentlarles for definite action
I.l Ilium CliiiiiK Very AVrnU.
Lt Hung Chang, who is very weak from
his recent illness, had to be carried in
and out of the Urltlsh legation. He Is un
able to walk, but his head seems clear as
ever.
Tho foreign envoys were Impressed with
the evident desire of Prince Chlng and Lt
Hung Chang to come to terms. Prince
Chlng asked whether, provided China
howcil by every means In her power st de
llre to carry out the terms of the Jotnt
note, the foreign troop would leave Pekln.
The foreign envoys replied that this was
a subject they could not discuss, beyond
laying that If everything were satisfactory
they believed the powers would begin to
withdraw- the troops early In the coming
spring, but that this depended largely upon
fh1 Chlliem1 thein'rlvott. . ..
the? l$fnTrnow the nm of "the
places where guards would be k-P for the
jnrrose of maintaining communication with
he seas, in accordance with the term, ot
he joint note. They were ; inform. 1 ttat
Ihls was a subject regarding which the
military authorities had more ;"'
Tnowledge than the envoys but that no
i,..,in:.tinn had been reached.
fontrol of l.ediitlon i.iinr..-.
the shoulders of the promoters of the meet
ing.
KING TO OPEN PARLIAMENT
Xo Derision rrleil At Yrt ns to
t'l-renion' lo lie (tlisert ril
.in Occimlon.
NEW YORK. Keb. 5. dispatch to the
Tribune from London says. Preparations
are being made for the opening of J'arlla-
mem hv lh t.-lni In n.r.iin nn Thiirmlai'
.. ...v .....ri ... I - " - ........... j
n.ivt. wn il.tpli.lnn Iibb v.i Knan o rrtvoit nt
as to the ceremonial to be observed on this
occasion, but lt is expected that the pro
ceeding will be conducted with ull the pomp
and circumstance of full state.
It Is becoming more and more ovldent
every day that the Doer Invaders ot Cape
f'nlnflV hata ".hnl tt.nl Imlt ' ' Thn nnt.i-
niSU'I-Jfa arc uaablu. ta in nv..wri.-w, j-
nulshed nil auempia ' " ' ...
Urltlsh line of communications. Tho mili
tary authorities are somewhat unilous as
regard the movements of IJewet, who was
i Mnnth nf newetsdorp. and they
dread the consequences should that famous
guerrilla leader cross the Orange river.
ti,, iE ,iir.tifaction among the mem-
bers of the military clubs in reference to
WASHINOTON. Keb. 5. The secretary of
the treasury has written to Representative
Tawney. secretary of the chairman of the
Louisiana purchase exposition committee,
that he has received satisfactory evidence
that the exposition company has received
the J10.000.000 as a prerequisite to the gov
ernment aid. Secretary Gage's letter says
"I have the honor to state that there has
been submitted to me satisfactory evidence
that the Louisiana Purchase Kxpoeltlou
company l.as pledges from good and re
sponsible parties aggregating more than
.O00.i)0o and that by valid ordinance the
city of St. Louis has pledged to the said
company a contribution of JS.000.000, mak
ing In all the sum of II0.WW.e"n which ap
pears to be available to the experitlon com
pany as Its needs may require "
The secretary says the letter Is satis
factory proof that the St. Louis nuthorltles
have complied with their part of the project
and It Is now Incumbent on the govern
ment to comply with Its part. The com
mittee today perfected tho bill and by a
vote of 6 to 2 ordered lt reported favor
ably. Two democrats, Mr. Williams ot
Mississippi and Mr. Otey of Virginia, voted
asalnst the bill. They have not decided
as to whether they will file a minority re
port, but lt was decided to give them two
days In which to rench . decision. Chair
man Tawney will not flic the majority re
port until tomorrow or next day.
During the afternoon cx-l?ovornor Kran
els. ex-Representative Cobb and Charles
W. Knapp of St. Louis saw the speaker,
who promised that ns much time would be
glen for consideration of the bill ns con
sideration ot the appropriation bills per
mitted. '
The salient features of the bill as finally
agreed upon by the committee follow:
The exposition Is to bo an exhibit of
the arts. Industries and manufactures and
products of the soil, mines, forests and
sea. The president Is authorized to make
proclamation of the same through the De
partment of State, sotting forth the time
at which the exposition Is to be held and
the purposes thereof. Copies of the proc
lamation are to be sent to diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign nations for publi
cation In their respective countries and
the president Is to Invite foreign nations
to take part In the exposition and to ap
point persons to represent them.
Xon-I'nrt ln n Com miss I on.
Provision Is made for the appointment of
a nonpartisan commission ot nine persons
n V. . n L. r . . I - I - - .... I
1 ' tit r.uuu iia wit- .juuiaiuiiu. I urcuusc
T.Kl J 2M.S7:..rt
o.r.t is.wi.M
Street cleaning
L ' utr ivuwrni aa .tier uvuistuua i U.-.HUS-- I and SWeetllntT
exposition commission, to be appointed Curbing, guttering
Within Ihl-tv Hava frnm Ihn nnkdn.vn nl linil 1)11
.. I.... unj. . . w .
Mm nn. nn.l rt V- nnr. vn n a.I In. ....... I n I 1 1 dl 1 1
tlon w'thln thirty days after appointment. I Police
.hi liiun o u. ii.f vuiuiuieoiuil UIV UJ iVX-Vlr I
. -1 . . - rtvrt . I Wll
and iwivlncr
Health
Flr.
Water tent
40.U 0
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9.X' 9T
SS.4U.7l
U' V57.02
MANILA, Keb. 5. A representative of
the federal party, who has returned here
after organizing branches in the Island of
Marlndlque, brought rolls containing 5.000
signatures of members. He says this will
result In the termlnatloa ot the Insurrec
tion In Marlndlque.
The new camp of General Trias, com
manding the Insurgents In the southern
district, which was requested by 250 men.
wun 13U rincs. unuer uenerai uoraez, was
captured and destroyed Sunday by the
rorty-sixm regiment, a numoer oi nouses.
large barracks and quantities of supplies -or general expenses. In order to avoid Totals amr.Ti it v.i uvt"
were destroyed. The occupants escaped. controversies as to the Jurisdiction of the School "fi.rtt 23;;?;i.S0
except one man who was killed and two ! commission and of the exposition company, " '- H-
n-..n ...V,n ,.n..n.t... I nlllch wcl-p frennonl jinrl nnihur-nnln-. Totals HI. I.l 11 .227.971.71
..iv . . i. . w i. r. i- n unuiiii.1
Thn nnemv's lnsi.s In Ihn HcnartmpTil nf
IU3I.IM1I
a
a salary of ?o,000 per annum. A secretary, f ehiinr -ii f"o
at $3.W0 n yenr. is provided for and the Judgment"......'.'... 20..I
commission Is to bo allowed MO.000 a yerr Sinking 2im)
for general expenses In order to avoid To , TTJ.Z
a .u viiv.u.7 . 1 iu. 01 j ... mi, uini .uii-u. u.
Vlsnvns fnr .liinnnrv ilenthv i.3t.tltrna nnH
surrendered, arc fifty-four ottlccrs. 500 men
and HO stands of arms.
to tfie-WIitiTi. -t?f-lmamr fcattts. tnf e-utin
ot the Dlaro, whose paper was suspended
T.-.i.i.... I..-, hv iho urovost marshal, has
ri.ui.j - -- ...
been kept In custody since men. i-uun-.
... -.v.. lllillui ..l.l. LUIUd 1 I a- lilt.
auring tnc progress of the Columbian ex-
.- - - v .'.... .in., 1 1 niiDiiitmf. u. ii.-j
members. Two ot the n-'Wrs are to bi
upon some person thon he is to be named
by tho secretary or tne ireasurj. ....
Tbirtj-Four Mills ii Decided Upon for thi
Oarxent Year.
poppleton becomes somewhat wrathy
Tnpn crs' ConimlKee WnlLn Ont to
liiillcnti- Contempt for the Conn
ell's Action Hon' Money Will
lie Apportioned.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
for Nebraska-Kalr; Variable
Ko recast
Winds.
The city council decided at last night's
meeting to levy a tat ot 31 mills for the
year 1501. This Is 1 mill less than It was
at first thought would be necessary to
defray the expenses of tho city. Six and
one-half mills arc letled for schools and
274 mills for general purposes.
The entire sura that will be raised by
this levy Is estimated at il.237.fi71.il. the
assessed aluatlon of property In the city
being 436. 111.716 for the present year.
Counclltr.en Hascall. Hoye. Whltehorn,
Trostler, Karr and Zltnman voted for 'he
ordinance making the Cl-mlll levy. Coun
cllmen Lobeck and Uurkley opposed it and
Councilman Mount was absent.
l'oiplrtoii (irons M rntliy.
A portion of the cltlzem' committee
which met with the council Monday after
noon attended the meeting last night.
After the council passed the 31-mlll or
dinance v. S. Poppleton Jumped to his
feet and moved that the committee file
from tho counrll chamber a3 an Indication
of Its contempt for a body of men who
refused to make a levy according to the
wishes of the taxpeyers. The motion was
adopted and the committee left the room.
Councllmen HaEcall and Zlmtnan resented
the Insult offeied the council, which had
listened to suggestions of citizens and had
finally taken action which It deemed best
for the city.
"There Is no excuse for such rowdylim,''
said Mr. Hascall. "Hut lt should be noted
that this movement was headed by a man
who Is contesting JS0.0O0 worth of special
taxes and Is doing all in his power to
burden the city with the cot of Improve
ments which have been of benefit to his
property."
The levy ordinance provides for the ap
portionment of money among different
funds, ns Is shown In the following table:
Charter Will
t-ini1 T.1mlt'itln fllla Tlfmlnin
i.encrai ; iw.i."i
Library 2i).f)
hewer mortgage .. 28,i")
0.
1.0)
0.S2
0.2.'
O.Tij
SM
2 71
I. 92
II. M
u.13
Hour. Den, Hour. Iletr.
T. n. nt...... .n I p. ni ...... IU
! ti. nt S " p. ni 17
: n. n ti :: p. in is
11. 11 S I p. Ill iti
! n. ni tt .-, p. 111 IS
IM 11. n Ill ii p. 111. 17
It n. m 11 7 p. 111 17
IU n II p. 111 til
tt p. in 1)1
TO END THE DEADLOCK
Long Step is Taken Toward Sittlement of
the Nebraska Senatorial Problem.
REPUBLICANS IN JOINT CONFERENCE
Committee Obcien to Deliver Rules for a
Nominating Caccns.
REPRESENTS NEARLY ALL CANDIDATES
Beport ii Expected Tonigbt and Outlook ia
for Harmonious Action.
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Henry Voutnoy, Conslcteil of l'nrtlcl
lintltin In liorlirl Murder, De
cide .Not to Appenl.
GEORGETOWN. Ky., Keb. Henry K.
Vflnl ... kl.b nrr.lvnail tuifn-n rMmitlt Itfitpn
cantrtu tnis arternoon and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. He said- "I am Inno- ...... . . ...
cent 1 have been convicted by be.se and I METHOD OF BALLOTING ALONE IN DISPUTE
Infamous subornations of perjury." j
No appeal will be taken and the prisoner .
will be taken to the state's prison in a day ! Hr"r"r'1 r " -nmp
or tuo. I Indlcntcs nn HfTort lo Control tile
Attorney Stevenson of counsel for the! Hlrcilon of tnn llnrnilrs.
defense cave to the nress a statement from 1 HepiiliHonns."
the leading counsel In the case Immedi
ately after Judgment had been pronounced.
The statement reads:
One hundred and twenty-five Juror have
thiw f..r been summoned to try Henry
Youtsey. of thesie 121 were (loebol demo
crats The trial Jury consisted of twelve
Onebol democrats. Our moot earnest ef-
tln a less partial Jury, t'nder the condi
tions which prevailed we cherish no hope
of ever securing an Impartial Jury
The public hits obtained un Inkling of
how perjury was procured and useil In
these trials, without the knowledge of the
Judge or commonwealth's attorney New
perjurers can. and we are convinced will,
bo found, and thus used In futuro trials.
The Immen-..' reward fund attracts perjur
ers and subonlners of perjury as the flame
attracts the ninth.
Our client was unable to realize these
conditions md retain h' reason and we
have no hope that In- could do so upon an
other such trial. We entertain no doubt
but that we could secure a reversal of the
verdict. His helpless condition during the
f.l it... .La ...11 La
Llll.l .uui. 1 ..nil-- rii.iiv. . i.u. .in- T.-n ni.- i
Is the victim of and which we are power
less against cannot be remedied by appeal.
Th.11. vumnln m'ur tirnmint limlep Slicll pnn. I
dltlons. to thwart justice nnd convict the
Innocent, despite the reversals and correct
rulings by the courtH. Wc have advised
our client not to further endanger his
mind and strength against such odds, but
to await the time when the wickedness of
these trials will become so uppurent to nil
good people that Ills deliverance, will
surely come. It. W. NELSON.
(Signed) L J CltAWFOHD.
Attorneys for Defendants.
The case of George K. Weaver, charged
with perjury In tho Powers case, was called
for trial In the circuit court this morning.
I . . - I - - - . - . V. hnl
... vn.irj out owing 10 tne nuscuut- ui iuuic- iu.u ......
5 S) :'; I of the witnesses for tho defense, was passed
1 . .1 1 ... ) ,,.i. . .n i.lt'n thn nftnrnot'. nn
uuiii aiiciuuun 1 u ... ..ii. ....U...VJ.I .
opportunity to prepare n amuavtt 01 wnat
the absent witnesses will testify to.
per. .it
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Tnlnl "I r.i tl '-ft-l "t
- ........ .Ii.uiimi
ring tnc progress or the Columbian cx- -onipiroiior nesiDerg reported mar
anion at untcago. the bill provides for lu- money in tne city treasury rcDruary 1
board of arbitration, consisting of five amounted to J2.iw7.47; checks for deposit
Itnhnrj Tun nf Hi. n. t . . . a CtTTt M t Pll X? 0? 08 T Vl snhnnl funil. nn
bers of the military clubs in ' tlmincla, .solution, and after having been
the Urltlsh position In the hi ' j , ho nubll3hed denunciations of
n kept In custody since then. He shows aifference between the commission
. . .. . i nf nnlience. MIS rarer nail uren . .. ,., ..nnrornlni? nil-
i'""""" . . - . ... .. nnu tne exposuiuii lumimui --
suppressed and he only resuraeu puoiicutiuu
a few months ago. Provost General Bell
..i.l .n.inv ihni the true reason for Salas'
..nn. . ......
action was that ho was on the verge ot
..... ...hin of i. nost at Modderfontein
Prince Chlng was nnxlous to know what pausw, aome annoance. The British
capitalist Is not getting mu.u i.u...
his money in tmuin .irim j...
i.i i. miuli! to control tne
Jga n guards and to prevent them from
ils'urblng business. He asked If th
aculd be allowed over all parts ot he tlt.
To this inquiry the reply was gl en that
the guards would not be allowed to in
erfere with any avocations of the Chinese,
but would bo merely kept to guard ihele
atlons in case of necessity. 1'rlncc CMw
i .hot m whatever part of the
Has aaauivi. -
ity tho legation guar.is mig ...
KING IS NOT A CANCER VICTIM
Hit nurd's I'lijsTrnrn linrnotfrlfes
Itinnor n ii -inilnloiis
I 111 "lltlon
tho federal party's peace efforts on
purpose to be suppressed mm mm
as a martyr. Two Spanish papers, which
are ostentatiously sympathetic with Salas'
course are being closely watched for se
ditious matter.
Huencamlno Is endeavoring by letters and
circulars to spread his Ideas la the prov
inces.
aud the exposition companv concerning ad
ministration, management and genera!
supervision of the exposition, inciuuing an
matters of difference arising out of the
r frtven bv the bill, either to the com
mission or to the exposition company, are
to bo refeired to the board of arbitration
for determination.
Iluiinl of AVomim .Mnnnticrs.
The national commission is authorized to
appoint a board of woman managers of
LONDON. Keb. 5.
irds might go they u ' ' ' ,1Ueas of ,he throat to the
.-..1.1 h. made to conform to laws agree-i ' . ,,, fnP pniicnsy and paralysis.
r" . f ....or nnntah. i UHWUlin. ""1 .
,Pon. under the pemmjr u ... .
Prof. Sir Felix Scmon. ACCUSED OF DARK PLOTTING
aggregated 12,335.08. The school funds on
deroslt aggregated M.000. The total amount
of funds on hand was jni.5uu.5i.
Mnyor's Amitinl Messnnc
Mayor Moores presented his annual mes
sage to the council. He reviewed tho last
year's work and pointed to the great pros-
i. M-hinh nmnha has enjoyed. City
Treasurer Hennlngs was commended for hta
cfllclent work in collecting ueiiwiueui i
and upon the redemption of $66,100 of the
city's general bonded Indebtedness. The
legal department was commeouc. .u. .
victories in the Gordon impeachment case,
in the Sixteenth street viaduct damage
suit and in the mandamus proceedings
LIVES LOST IN HOTEL FIRE
evernl Injured liy .lumping from
I lirr Merles of the
Mriirtiire,
appoint a board oi woman mauns.- suit and In tne manuumus n-
such number and to perform such duties brougnt agalnst the city by discharged Are
as may be prescribed by the commission mpn a3(1 poHcemcn. Mention was also
lent f anV . fraction.' The Chinese p.en
potcntlarles also touched upon the ques
don of the forts, asking If It would be nee
issary to destroy these. As there seemed
o be some diversity of opinion among the
orefgn envoys regarding this matter It
Las Wt over until tho o.uestlon of punlsh
nent has been settled.
Count von Waldersee has left for Sha.i
llal Kwan.
nauuuni .ureii.'i" - - - -and
president of the Iryngologlcal society
of London, etc.. asks the Associated Pre..s
to say there Is positively no word of truth
tn the ntory published in the I'nlted States
that King Edward is suffering from cancer
of tho throat. Sir Fells Scmon vvisnes it.
to be called ti "ecandatous Invention and
riuicuioua ciu.k. i
He hopes this statement will be a final
answer to tho cabled dispatches he Is now
receiving from America, tie ueciai
liilnese Schemes to Illsriiit the llnr-
niony of llie Poners ns I, old Hnre
li r in ii ll Ollicers.
- ..i.TrTaTpcn I Kl ruiwa ! has been with the king for weeks past and
FORCE UNCHANGED IN I.HINA hon hp ,Mt fcuw hlm hu tUroat and gen-
...,i,iin uore never better. The
. . . , . ... ... erai .
Troops Mi There i.ii..-.j ; nyullin a,,s that anyone nearmK ...
Wliiirr-"."" , ... .-..i. m nubile woui'l Know i "
I minute that there was nothing the mat
ter with his throat.
Tliroiiuli Ihe
Ciililnet Tuples.
WASHINOTON. Keb. 5.-The cabinet at
tts mcetlnR today again" discussed the ones
lion of tho number ot troops to be left In
China A tentative conclusion was reached
not to auBmnt or ilccreu.e the force now
Comfortable uuarters for the troop, are
cow being prepared, and unless conditions
thangc Thl present force will remain during
Ihe winter. . ....
The question of an extra session is still
in abeyance, but the opinion Is expressed
..... i .h. .vni nf congress passing the
rpooner Philippine bill an extra session
J... h- ovniiied esnocUUr as thero seems
lo be some doubt whether the Cuban legis
...ni i,.. aiinntwl in time for action.
la.lUU nil. wv "l" -
een at an extra sesalon lt called soon
...... ll....h 1
With tho Spooner bill unacted upon by
Ihls congress It Is oeiieveu an ran
...ill Viit nullml.
Durins the oftlon of the cabinet tne
irsc,rtMsi nf r-pnernt olUcers of the army
lent to the tenatc touay were m.-u.-u
. length. Some rearrangement of the list as
prepared for submission to the senate was
nude. An unusual and notable course was
pursued by the president with respect to the
nomination ot Major General Nelson A.
Miles to bo lieutenant general. The ques
milling the nomination was sub
mitted to the cabinet and a ballot was taken ' of gran(, ma4ter when he
nnn it. It resulted in favor of the noml- . , . ., K.nz cdward has now
,... .. . .. .,,., ., ,, tn the 1 w" "'" ' " . .. '. ..
sation. aim u. tiir.c.u.v, - --- .
.. i...i ...........nt nf the result I
lenale- o uctuiii-u "'""
KIND GREETING FOR WILLIAM
,,loii ..liner s,s Its Appre-
clnllon of the t.erinnn
Umiienir.
t nvnnv Peh. r Emperor William and
King' Edward arrived In London at 115 P-
in. from Windsor ami urovo m i "i"
. Mnrihnrnuch house, followed by
their suites. Emperor William everywhere
received the warmest welcome anu ex
hibited every sign of pleasure.
After luncheon tneir bi.
Marlborough house. Tho ovation was
repeated the whole way to Charing
Cross railroad station, where Lmperor
William and the crown pr.ucr r..u--,.
Frederick William, took a train for Port
Victoria where the Hohenzollern is await
ing them, after affectionate farewells.
;N0 LONGErTGRAND MASTER
KI..K U.lwnr.1 Ue.tii HIH "1
.1 Kiuili- tinier of
Knuliin.l.
I ONPON Keb. 3 In conformity with the
course adopted by the former prlnco of
Wales, afterwards King i.eorge i. -
np.nt.iw Feb. 5. Captain Hoenlg, In
Der Tag. gives what purports to be a re
liable, account of Count von viainerseus
activity tn China thus far. He says:
"Of course Count von Waldersee has been
greatly hampered all along by the conflict
ing ininmsia nnd alms of the powers, es-
.....niiv thnxR of Russia and Great Britain,
., M00n in the matter of railroad between
Pckin and Shan Hat Kwan and the matter
f .hn Plvlintt and Blonde islands recently
and also In the separate Interests of
Kranre In the mission question.
"However, by using the utmost tact and
never ttanscendlng hii delegated powers,
Count von Waldersee has nuncrio suc
ceeded in maintaining fairly harmonious
military and naval action.
"Early after his arrival It became plain
that the Chinese government hoped to see
discord among the powers and by granting
0..n.itn fnnrpSHtnn.3 to Russia, the United
States. Japan and Krance to get these
,.r, m withdraw from the concert by
tho coming spring and then to begin a
serious war against the remaining forces,
which the Chinese believed they could over
whelm. "The withdrawal of the Chinese regular
forces to SI Ngan Ku was an artifice and
part of the foregoing scheme, which, bow
..... vat frustrated mainly by the sur-
.i.i'n- success of the Hainan expedition.
- ...... ... , ..
This movement, unucrianen uj
marches through the most dimcuit anu
mountainous territory, with the tempera
ture at eighteen centigrade below, after
fordiug the Ice-obstructed rivers, drove
back 10.000 Chinese regulars, who were
dumbfounded at the advance against them."
PUl l. UH III 1. 1 .. - - .
as may be prescribed by the commission
subject to tho approval oi me
companv. The board ot woman manager!.
In the discretion ot the commission and the
exposition company, may appoint one mem
ber of all committees authorized to award
. . .irVi nxhihita as may be pro-
iric3 mi .-.. - -
duced in whole or in pan uy icuao.- ...m...
The national commission Is to provide for
the dedication of tho buildings ot the expo
sition not later than April ju, imuj. ami
men and policemen. Mention was also
. . . 1 l . 1 In isnlHfl(V
made of the skiu uispiajeu ... Uc.vU..B
suits brought to Invalidate special taxes.
nr. Coffman and hts assistants were con
gratulated upon their success in stamping
out disease and the great need of a per
manent emergency hosoltal was pointed
out.
fity BiiKlneer Is Coimrntiilnteil.
rini? deDartment was congrat
ulated on the superior new viaducts which
of the vote Is obtainable
RUMORAS TO QUEEN'S WILL
Hulk of Vlelorlii's !tnte Mild lo
llltve Been lleinienlheil to the
I'rlnee of Wales.
LONDON. Keb 5 The latest rumor re
tarding Queen Victoria's will la that It
cueaths 110.000 each to the duke of
Connaught, Prince Christian ot ncniwn
wl "l l ' r. . , , .
resigned the otllce of grand master of tree
Masons In England, which he has held since
1S7I. But he will retain his connection
with Masonry under the probable title of
protector. A special grand lodge will be
summoned on t-eoruary ja. wueu u .
pected the duk, of Connaught will be nomi
nated to succewl his majesty.
r...o.,.h.r 1 1903.
The blU also provides for a complete
government exhibit from the executive de
partments. Smlthnonlan Institute, national
museum, fish commission. Department of
Labor and the bureau of American repuu
lics. The provision for government par
ticipation provides for .ne exniDitiuu ...
"such articles and materials as illustrate
tho function and administrative faculty of
tho government In time of peace and Its
resources as a war power, tending to dem
onstrate the nature of our institutions and
their adaptability to the wants of the peo-
.1 A
A United States Kovernmcnt board,
charged with the preparation, installation
i nf tYin trnvernmeni ex iuun. is
ilUU itltu r-
created. It Is to consist of one memuer
from each executive department, ami tne
...j i... kiirna sneclfled In the bill.
lUUCyrciclui. ... . .
Tho sum of 1250.000 Is provided foi the
construction of such miuuing or Dunum
as may be necessary to insiau tne govern
ment exhibits. I
Hill Appropriates .r..(M)MMtt.
To aid In carrying forward the exposi
tion the bill appropriates JS.000.000. to be
disbursed under the direction of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition company, subjoct
to rules and regulations to be prescribed
v... .h. .,r.,trv nf the treasury. This
..i.iinn is suhiect to the condition
that It shall not be expended until the
sum ot It0.000.000, raised oy a suDscnptiou
of S3 000,000 of capital stock and an Issue
of 13,000,000 bonds by the city of St. Louis,
shall have been expended for and on ac
count of the exposition. It is stipulated
in the bill that tho government shall share
In any refunding proportionately to the
I.... i. .-., hut this nrovlston. It Is ex
pressly stated, shall not be taken nor con
,o designate the date at which the expo- -y" constructed under City Engineer
sitlon shall bo open to visitors, which Is , have been c n
to be not Liter tnan May i. aiso to nx wu. . - superior paving and sewer
day of closing, which Is not to be later than made of the P
An Increase was recommended in the
size of the police department and the mayor
advised the erection ot permanent fire
houses to take the place of buildings which
in..- rented hv the City.
The mayor expressed his approval oi tne
change! in the police court and the re
moval from office of Juago t.oruon.
ttentlon was called to tne Dan condi
tion of the city hall elevators and repairs
were recommended.
r,...i ik. v.r s? 70?. B0 was collected
for the relief of the families of the men
-ht were killed In theMercer Chemlca . " h...e bcca turnea dow n.
company's fire and IS.fioo.to was couectcu NothlJB was decided in regard to the
for Galveston sufferers. tn'ckson district dispute, and the run-of-
In conclusion, the mayor expressed ins question was taken under consldcra-
thanks to the city council anu an city uu.
FROM THEATER TO THRONE
BOARD OF TRADE EXPELS
Prominent t lilrnuo oniniUslon Man
Charged tvlth uttlnu Stnn.lnnl
Itntes ot Rrol.criiKf.
CHICAGO. I'cb. D,tll,. .1 .h. U.rS 'rL""!Z
the Chicago Board ot i raue touay oy tue eXDOsltlon committee now
In.the city are delighted with the excel
lent prospects which they believe the bill
agreed upon by the committee has of favor
able action by congress. They are much
gratified at the result of their conference
today with speauer iicu.iemuu. uu diu
that he knew of no oppouuiuu 10 mv mru
maun .
clals for the friendly consideration shown
him during the year.
Street Is Nnmeil.
An ordinance was Introduced which pto-
..... .ha street nlone the north line
viaes linn.
of Rlvervlew park between Southeast ate-
nue and the Burlington tracKs. oe nam
Grover street.
M'PHERSON RUNS ON A REEF
Inlled Slntes Trnnliort I" n I'reenrl
ous Position West of
Mntanras,
HAVANA. Feb. C.-The United States
transport McPhcrson ran about half Its
length on a reef, eight miles west of Ma
tanzas. In a fog yesterday morning, while
LINCOLN. Feb. 5. (Special Telegram.)
A long step toward the settlement of the
senatorial problem was made this afternoon
when the republican members Iu general
conference appointed a committee to de
termine and recommend rules and condi
tions for a nominating caucus. The commit
tee chosen for this duty represents practic
ally all of the candidates and Is Intended
to be evenly and Impartially divided as tn
the various terms so far proposed. But aa
a majority of tho members of the legisla
ture has within the last few- days shown an
Inclination to get together on a common
ground. It Is not at all Improbable that the
deliberations of the committee may be tho
foundation for a eutiscquent agreement that
will be acceptable to all concerned.
The conference was held In the senate
chamber Immediately after the adjourn
ment nf Ih.. In-n hniNdc Vnrlv nil thn r.i.
publican members were present except
those who were out of tho city, and tho
proceedings were of an Cbpeclally har
monious nature. Speaker Scars presided
and nn motion of Senator Newell waa au
thorized to name the rules committee. His
selection was announced before tho meet
ing adjourned, the men choacn being Sena
tors Newell and Harlan, and Representa
tives Cain, Itohwer, Gallogly, Mead and
Tweed. Several members urged the neces
sity of Immediate action In the senatorial
matter, but no direct proposals ot condi
tions were made The conference adjourned
to meet again tomorrow- night, at which
time a report Is expected from tuo commit
tee. Practically the only question In dispute
Is the method to be pursued In balloting In
the caucus. The committee Is about evenly
divided on this subject, but It Is believed
that a majority may agree on one proposi
tion. While It is not probable that a rec
ommendation signed by less than the en
tire committee will bo accepted tomorrow
night. It Is uevertheless possible that a sat
isfactory agreement, based on a majority
report, may be reached within the next
three or fcur days.
to throw several votes to rcpuoi.vn.. ...
dldates. One man. speaking authorita
tively, said It was tne opiniou ui .u.
minority members that the fuslonlsts could
control the election of two republicans
nnd that with this idea In mind they would
unite on two men that are considered as
"harmless republicans." Just who theso
... i... n.niihiii .ins" are no one has lis-
UUrilllvan ...........
i n,i ihe fusion leaders refuse to
discuss their Identity. The plan Is gener
ally looked upon as a tricit 10 i
tain candidates, but thero Is little belief
that It will meet with any success, what
ever may bo the actual move.
Netv Apportionment Hill.
Representative Cain of Richardson county
Introduced a new apportionment bill today.
It gives Douglas county four senators and
Ives and places It In
a float senatorial district with Ot. Cass
and Sarpy counties.
Governor Dietrich today affixed his signa
ture to bousi roll SS. introduced by Lauo
ot Lancaster, and as the bill contains an
emergency clause lt Immediately became a
law. Tho act provides tor tne m.. ...
the present method of drawing Jurors for
courts in Lancaster county.
Chaplain Prcsson opencu tne moruim,
. .h. hn tndav with a prayer that
was criticized as remarkable for tho senti
ments expressed. He tnanueo, tne mni u
Power because the people's rcprescn.
were able to spend their short vacations at
home, going and returning with so little ex
pense to themselves.
He also hoped that the Lord would help
all to render unto Caesar the things which
rightfully belonged to Caesar." His refer
ences were taken as a hit at the passes
many of the members are supposed to have
i heen using.
Ooternlnd l'urehnur of Supplies.
House roll 299. Introduced by Repre
entatlve McCarthy of Dixon county, au
thorizes the State Board ot Purchase and
Supplies to buy supplies for state Instttu-
. . ........ trr. Anniiph to last one
1 Hons in quanuii" wM--o- -
I . . . ioinin nlmllar orovlslons
o. ... . i n .r . ... . . I year, .v i ....... -.-o -
ators. charged the operators of their state . ,n eKe,.t ln t0wa for several years
and has resulted in tne saving ui u.-"
thousand dollars. Since the mil wa, ,nir..
niVnlrAMTClV V V .Inn .". Tan nrr.
sons perished and three were fntally Injured
in a lire wnicn totally ueRiroycu mo i.x-
Sl HOLL.vr.D;-M;wr- v?--
suffocated.
Fatally Injured:
Tom Cook, a racing man. burned about
head and body.
John Regon. face, head and body fright
fully burned and internally injured In Jump-
"ti'nr narrow, back broken by Jumping
from a third-story window. !
The Are started about 3 o clock and as
the hotel was situated quite a distance
from the center of the city the flames
gained great headway before the arrival
.u (i., n There were about twenty-
five persons ln tho building. A number
leaped from the second and third-story
windows and a few of those were slightly
DUThe body of Soverson. partly dressed, was
found on a bed by the firemen. Holland's
body was lying on the floor near tne win
dow In another room and the position In
dicated that tho man attempted to escape,
: but had lo?t bis way in the dense smoke.
The monetary loss on tne ouuding an-.
effects will amount to $10 000
SCALE COMMITTEE GIVES UP
Hefers Its Troiihles Hue!; to the Con-
Miitlon of Miners anil
Operntors.
COLFMBUS. O.. Feb. 5.-The Joint scale
committee of the miners' and operators
conference about noon today decided that
they could not agree on any of the numer
ous propositions whien tney i-atc. uad uu
i. ...... inn fnr thn last three days and
1 .1. 1 . . . - .. ..
j.i,i,i m ref.r the whole matter back to
..... ...v.minn n session of which was
..n.,1 fnr s o'clock this afternoon. Up to
this time everyone of the numerous proposi-
tlons which have been suDmitiea uy tne
mine question was taken under consldcra
tlon. ... .
j. H. Gareghty, one of the Illinois oper
.r. .hareerl thn operators Ot their Stat
with failing to do the fair thing. He said
that the Illinois operators were carrying a
double burden. They had no discretionary
power to produce screened coal, as waa the
case with the other states.
W. S. Bogle of Indiana claimed the Illi
nois operators had voluntarily assumed the
burden they now complain oi. ine uuu
no excuse for asking otner states to put
themselves In tho same position. This de
bate occupied the greater part of the fore
noon and at the end of tt there was nothing
remaining but to report Inability to agree
to the Joint conference.
Z0AR IS ZOAR NO MORE
tanzas ln a fog yesieruay uiuiumi,, ........
on the way from New York to Matanzas. M,(rc ohlo Village, Settled hy Com
Its bow is four feet out of water, but there p.nni.ts a Century Ami. Loses
is nlenty of water astern of the vessel. All ..,.n,, r fin eminent.
the passengers were r"
rotinaught. Prince . nri.iii . ' f .......i..
UoUteln. Princess LeuUe and Prlie ' A,"t'"'
Beatrice, and Include liberal legacies for
:he duthes of Albany ami a uurnber of I : tt?U4lUm r
a f .iirneinrH. The charge against
uuaiu w. . , ,
him was cutting the standard commission
rates set by the board. Complaint was
made first against Mr. Dickinson several
w.. ..-n whn several commission mer
chants in St. Louis reported that a firm lo
f.irt m be the agents of the
i . ' ..nmnanv. was cutting the rate
mm meruit, the Aelor. Mn lleeome ' wv ,hp Chicago Board
the Wife of Ihe IJtnpernr
.... : ...,.,l.hllHrtn. The iHllK Of
at? iu.ru a mmv.....
ter private furtune go to Klaf KUwam
ind both Balmoral and Osborne houw are
tlvcu to the king. Two small houses on
he Osborne estate are slvcu to Prints
Seatrice.
odav Dutdtsbes
an undated communication received by mall
i'i.... r- vim in? aiu runmi
IIWUX I ivw.li.
carding the alleged Intention of Kmperor
FranrU Joseph to wed Krau Scra-t. the
U1CMUEUI. . . -
. ....i.n cai hv the Chicago Board
ot coaimipa'M" . ,
. ... . nmmiiipn .. ii a auuuiu.n.
Investigate the dealings by the board and
ure. He bellevei mat n uuiu uc mi .u.
action before the end of nxt week. The
citizens of St. Louis, having provided for
Burg -U...ier. v i1"4'4
investigate the dealings ,u'n Xtain i the raising q $ 0,000,000 as their part cf
made tho report today It was ma Bl"f "et. the Pkr "Id the gootl
Uy the committee that the rates .et by the he contract, tn P
St Louts firm, wnicn represcmcu wi.i"
son's interests, took customers away from
otber firms and acted as a mum
...1.11 ' . " n -. - - - - -
tlon. The exposition conuuiiicB naju w.
with the congressional appropriation the
exposition will hve a total of $15,230,000
to defray the accessary expenses, j iSst
ship's boa,s and the freight is being un-
loaded. . . ,, , ,
Six tugs have been sent trout iwm
assist in pulling the McPherson . on tne
reef. The transport is nui .Can.u
as there Is not much sea running there is
no immediate danger, unless a norther
strikes it.
M'COY'S PARENTS DIVORCED
Woman State, on a line.- - -
She Does ot Believe In .Mnr-
rlnite Itelntloa.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 3 -The county
courts today granted a divorce to I-rancU
M. Pelby. from Mary eeioy.
to the proceedings are the parents ot Nor
man Sclby. better known In sporting
circles throughout the country as "Kid
McCoy. Mrs. Selby on tho stand said she
did not believe in tne Eurrlcse relation.
CANAL. Dover, Feb. 5. The last act com
pleting the dissolution of the Society of
Communists at the historic village of Zoar.
which disintegration was begun over two
years ago. was consummated yesterday
when the last surveying anu apportion
ments were made. Not only the buildings
In the town, but also i,w acres oi iauu,
have been apportioned. The valuation of
properties received by each member aver
ages about $3,000,
tho first time since the arrival al
most a century ago ot King John Baumcl-
ter. the Z.oarlte leader, anu ins Dar.u oi
German followers the community Is now
governed like other towns In the state.
A mayor and councumen nave ueu Kievic
and have entered upon this new duty.
Sfiiutor lllll I n. I led South.
NvSHVIILLK. Tenn.. Feb. 5. -The house
today adopted a Joint resolution Invltlnn
Davl-l U. lllll to address the eenerut as
aimblv. -
mousauu
duced in the house some of the fusion mem
bers have questioned tho motive of the in
troducer and even charged that the measure
ii.mHiiroii for the Durpose of en
abling the stato board "to enter into Jobs
with merhcants." Tne diu is (uuui j
.... ..... hnnrH nnd recommended fqr pas-
lilt: ruin. " . -- -
age by Gtverror Dietrich. It U contended
by the supporter! oi too meautc "
will greatly rcduco the amount paid an
nually for supplies. Under the existing
law supplies must be purchased separately
for each Institution. According to the
terms of the proposed measure the hoard
could purchase direct trom the manu
facturer ln wholesalo lots and at whole
sale prices, as the bill authorizes all sup
piles of a kind, for all institutions, to be
I purchased In one quantity.
..Th nhiont nf the bill Is to reduce ex
penses and make a saving to the taxpayers,
said Governor Dietrich today "Our sister
state Iowa, has adopted sueh a system
and a large saving has resulted. In Iowa
the state Institutions are under a board of
control and the system nan ii
lessened the expenses of maintenance. By
purchasing in tmiK tow uu)a ..
cheapor. gets a better article and Is en
abled to better care for the unfortuna.
inmates, and all that, too, for much lc-s
money than under tho separate contract
.ystem. It I the opinion of the member -of
the State Board of Public Lands and
....ji... .h,t n InK nf this kllld Wilt Ul-
llUlllllt.nB . , .
tlmately result In a large iavlu to the
people of Nebraska. Take, for exmpK
the matter of coal. I-ast summer hard
coll was $S p-r ton; today It I. The
,aroe might bo said of soft coal. The state
uses thousands of tons uad lt we could ton-