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China's Plenipotentiaries and Foreign En
toys Couniel at Pekin.
DEBATE ON PUNISHING CERTAIN PERSONS
Allies Submit the Names of Twelve Offi
cials Whose Disgrace They Demand.
TWO OF THESE NUMBERED AMONG DEAD
Banishment In Place of Death Aiked by
the Chinese Cotnmi:iioncrs.
WITHDRAWAL OF ALIEN TROOPS IS SOUGHT
1.1 Hiiiik rimntt In Cnrrl.Ml (n (lie I'liier
of Moellnn nt lh" HrHUh I.ckii
tlon, lull II In Ili-ml A iti'i! rn
II H dear 11 H IT.
PHKIN. Feb. G. The Chinese ploiilpolcn
tlurles, Prince Chlng nml LI Hung Chans,
liiul n protruded meeting thin morning
Willi the foreign envoys. Twelve names of
liromlnoil Chinese olllcliilH were submitted
with Ihn request Unit China Keep fulth
with the powerH und punish the porsuns
named commensurate))- with their offenses.
Tho Chinese plenlpotentlnrlcs replied thnt
China's inmost hope was to curry out fully
thu demands of tho powers nml that shi
fell Hiiro' tho punishment which would he
Inlllcted would ho sutlsfnclory.
11 who discovered that two of tho twelve
persons named weio (lend.
In certain cnaes tho Chinese plenipoten
tiaries gavo reasons why the punishment
Inftletcd should he Imnlshmeiil mid not
death, nssertlng that In these cases they
particularly desired banishment because
tho persons In question wero so closely re
lated to tho thione. After u long conversa
tion on tho subject of punishment It wnH
decided that tho foreign envoys should
draw up u list of ull accused officials, both
national and provincial, with Indictment
specifying thu guilt of eueh nnd a state
ment of tho punishment required, which
would then bo presented to tho Chlneso
plenipotentiaries for duflnlto nctlon.
1,1 llnnu Onitiu Wry 'Weill..
1.1 Hung Chang, who Is very weak from
his recent Illness, li.nl to ho carried In
nnd out of tho lirltlsh legation. He is un
able (o walk, hut his hend seems elenr us
ever.
Tho foreign envoys wero Impressed with
(he evident deslro of l'rlneo Chlug nnd I.t
Hung Chang to como to terms. I'rlnco
Chlng asked whether, provided China
showed by every means In her power a do
lro lo carry out the terms of the Joint
note. Ihn foreign troops would leavo Pckln.
The foreign envoys replied thnt this was
k subject they could not discuss, beyond
laying that If everything wero satisfactory
they belloved tho powers would begin to
withdraw the troops early In tho coining
spring, but that (his depended largely upon
the Chinese J heinif elves.
Prince Chlng nod i.l Hung Chung said
they desired to know tho named of the
places where guards would bo kept for tho
pnrposo of maintaining communication with
the seas, in nceordauco with tho terms of
Iho Joint nolo. They wero Informed that
Ihts was h subject regarding which the
military authorities had ntoro accurate
knowledge than the envoys, but that no
It terminal Ion had been reached.
Control if l.i-tral Inn jtuiril.
I'rlnco Chlng was anxious to know what
prolslon would bo made to control the
legation guards and to pi event them from
llslurblng business. Ho asked If the guards
nould bo allowed over till parts of the city.
To this Inquiry tho reply was given that
tho guards would not be allowed to In
iorfcro with any avocations of the Chlneso,
but would bo ineruly kept to guard tho lo
Intlons In case of necessity. 1'rliue Kiting
tins nssured thnt In whatever part of the
:Ity tho legation guards might go they
Miuld bo made lo conform to laws agreed
jpon, under the penalty of severe puntsh
Jicnt for any Inf ruction. Tho Chlneso plen
ipotentiaries also touched upon the qtics.
lion of tho forts., asking If It would he nec
msury to destroy these. As there seemed
o he soma diversity of opinion among tho
iorelgn envoys regarding this matter It
una left oor until tho education of punish
ment has been settled.
Count von Walderseo has left for Shan
Hal Kwan.
FORCE UNCHANGED IN CHINA
l'roiiiH m Tli ere l.ll.cly to lleniiilti
TlirniiKli ! Whiter Other
Clllilll.'t Topic,
WASHINGTON. Feb. r.. The cabinet at
Its meeting today ugaln discussed the ques
tion of tho number of troops to be left In
China. A tentatlvo conclusion was i cached
not to augment or decrease tho force now
(here.
Comfortable quarters for tho troops are
Dow being prepared, and unless conditions
:hutige thn, present force will remain during
Iho winter.
Tho question of an extra session Is still
In abeyance, hut tho opinion Is expressed
that In tho event of congress pnsslug tho
fpooner Philippine bill nu extra session
tuny ho avoided, especially as there seems
lo bo sotno doubt whether tho Cuban legis
lation will bo adopted in tttno for action,
even nt an extra session if called soon
iflcr March I
With tho Spoonor hill unacted upon by
this congress It Is believed nu extra ses
llon will bo called.
During tho session of tho cabinet the
nominations of general officers of the army
lent to the fennto today were discussed at
length. Some rearrangement of the list as
prepared for submission to the senate wus
made. An unusual and notable course was
pursued by tho president with respect to tho
nomination of Major General .Nelson A.
Miles to ho lleutennnt general. The ques
tion of making tho nomination was sun
mltted to the cabinet nnd a ballot was taken
upon IU It resulted In favor of tho noml
atlon, nnd It. therefore, wns sent to tho
fennte. No detailed statement of tho result
of tho vote Is obtainable.
RUMORAS 'TO QUEEN'S WILL
IhilU f Victoria' IXnte Siilil (u
llnvi lteen Hctiueullu'il to the
I'rlnee of W'iiIcn.
i '
LONDON, Feb. 5. Tho latest rumor re
tarding Queen Victoria's will Is that It
becucaths 110,000 each to tho duke of
rominught, I'rlnco Christian of Schleswlg
llolbtoln, Princess LouUo anil I'rlncosn
tlcatrlce, and Includos liberal legacies for
:ho duchrss of Albany mid a number of
:ho qiuen'B grandchildren. Tho hulk of
ber private fortune goes to King IMwnrd
mil both Balmoral and Osborne house aro
liven to tho king. Two binall houseH on
ho Oshoruo estate tiro given to Prlncens
Beatrice.
I
BOERS THREATEN PORTUGAL
Humor Hull n lteiin-t Hun IIim-ii Mnile
or CiiuIiiiiiI for A
nliliini'i'. LONDON. Veb. 5. It Is reported In Lon
don Hint tho lloprs, conimallded by Blake,
are f hrratr tilng Lorenzo Mnrquez nnd that
Portugal has requested lirltleh nr.ilstance.
It Ii further asserted that n lirltlsh squadron
ha. been ordered to Lorenzo Mnrqucz. No
oin ial confirmation of tho report Is obtain-
beramn known that the lirltlsh
lad roi-iUrd pc tiil-oltkial con
tort that the Hoers were
H'rraf7i!9HfHkprciizo Marquoz nnd
ttist the nmHSjauthorltlcB were
asking for ussls
The foreign nlllceTnW heard nothing of
the developments of tho last forty-eight
hours.
The lllske referred to In the London dis
patch Is piobahly John V. Fillmore Illake,
who was In command of a regiment of Irish
and American rough riders In the service
of the Transvaal. Illake, who Is an old
West Pointer, went to the Transvaal In 1S9I
or ISM.
BRITISH SUFFeThEAVY LOSS
Some Thirty rr Kllli'il nt .Molilrr-rontt-hi,
W hile 'JIMI Arc InU. ii
I'liiom-r.
CAPKTOWN, Fob. 5. The liners captured
200 lirltlsh when they rushed onto Molder
f on Uln on January SO. Tho prisoners wero
subhcquenlly released. 'Thirty lirltlsh wero
killed or wounded.
The newly-formed guard for the Hand
mines left Stclllnghosh for Johannesburg
Wednesday.
An order has hcen gazetted permitting Iho
Importation of goods Into the Transvaal
subject to n military permit.
GERMAN SYA1PATHYF0R BOERS
Me. 'tlim ill Fni nl. fori Ik Mtl'inli'il hy
W'llilly Demoiitt rut 1 1 1 Crovtd
of 'I I I II li sn 1 1 .1 n ,
KKANKFOHT, Feb. C At a meeting of
Itoir sympathizers here today, attended by
somo .",000 people, a resolution wns adopted
appealing to Oreat llrltaln to stop the wur
In South Africa. Christian Dewct, a
nephew of Hie Doer commander, who wns
present, wns cnrrlcd around tho hall on
tho shoulders of tho promoters of tho meet
ing. KING TO OPEN PARLIAMENT
o Di'I'IhIoii ArrU.'il At Yet I1 1 to
Ceremony lo Ho OliNr-rt eil
on tlei'llxllin.
NKW YORK, Keh. 5. A dispatch to tho
Tribune from Loudon snys: Preparations
aro being made for the opening of Parlia
ment by tho king In person on Thursday
next. No decision has yet lteen arrived at.
as lo tho ceremonial to be observed on Ibis
occasion, hut It Is expected that the pro
ceeding will be conducted with all the pomp
nnd clrctimstnnco of full state.
It Is becoming innro nnd more evident
every day that tho lloer Invadera of Capo
Colony havo "shot their bolt " Tho eom
nuindcfi tire umtblo to do any soritiuk mis
chief, and apparently Hertzog has relin
quished all attempts to Interfere with the
lirltlsh line of communications. Tho mili
tary authorities are somewhat anxious as
regarda tho movements of Dewet, who was
last reported south of Dewetsdorp, and they
dread the consequences should that famous
guerrilla leader cross the Orange river.
There Is dissatisfaction among tho mem
bers of tho military clubs in reference to
the British position In tho Transvaal and
the rushing of the post nt Moddcrfonteln
has caused sotno annoyance. Tho British
capitalist Is not getting much return for
his money In South Afrlcn Just now.
KING IS NOT A CANCER VICTIM
HilMliril'i l'li nIcIhii lult'lli'ti'liriv.
Humor on n Si'iiiiitiitniin
lui --n 1 1 II II.
LONDON. Keh. r.. Prof. Sir Pells Semon,
physician for diseases of Iho throat to the
national hospital for epilepsy ami paralysis,
and president of the Lnryngologlcnl society
of London, etc., asks tho Associated I're.is
lo say there Ih positively no word of truth
in the Htory published in tho United States
that King IMwaiil Is sttlTerltig from cancer
of tho throat. Sir Kellx Semon wishes It
to ho called a "scandalous Invention and
ridiculous report."
Ho hopes this statement will ho a final
aiiBwer to tho cabled dispatches ho Is now
receiving from America. Ho declares ho
has been with the king for weeks past and
when he last saw him his throat and gen
eral condition were never better. The
physician adds that anyone hearing tho
king speak In public would know In a
mliiuie that there was nothing tho mat
ter with his throat.
KIND GREETING FOR WILLIAM
London I'oiiiilnrr Shou It Appre
ciation of Hie Herman
Uniiieror.
LONDON. Keh. S. ICmpcror William nnd
King Kdwnrd arrived in London at l:lf p.
m. from AVIndBor and drnvo In nu open car
rlngo to Mnrlborough house, followed by
their suites. Kmperor William everywhere
tecelved the warmest welcomo nnd ex
hibited every sign of pleasure.
After luncheon their majesties left
Marlborough house. Tho ovation was
repeated the whole way to Chnrlng
Cross railroad station, where Kniperor
William and tho crown prince of flermnny,
Kicilei Ick William, look n train for Port
Victoria, where the Ilohi'tizolleru Is await
ing them, after nffoitlonato farewells.
NO LONGER GRAND MASTER
lilliK Ihltturil H.'nIuhn llluh Olllcc hi
.M iNoiiic Order of
KlIHlllllll.
LONDON, Feb. !. In conformity with tho
course adopted by tho former prlnco of
Wales, aflorwards King Ocorgo IV, who re
signed the otllce of grand master when ho
was appointed regent. King lMward bns now
resigned the olllce of grand master of Free
Masons In Kngland, which he has held slnco
IS" I. Hut he will retain his connection
with Masonry under tho probable t It lo of
protector. A special grand lodge will he
summoned on February is, when It Is ex
pected the duke of Connaughl will bo nomi
nated to succe;d his majesty. '
FROM THEATEITo THRONE
Fl'iui Sorutl, the Aelor, ny llccoinc
flic Wife of (he Kuipcriir
of AnMiia.
PAULS, Feb. I.e Sclele today publishes
an undated communication received hy mall
from Vicuna reviving the old rumors re
garding tho alleged Intention uf Kmpcror
Francis Joseph to wed Krau Scrati, the
actor, who was formerly IdcntllUd wlih
the Uure tuvittvr.
mui'.
CONFIDENCE IN UNION PACIFIC
Standi td Oil Shows it bj Significant Decla
ration of Enormous DWidend.
AFFILIATION WITH HARRIMAN SYNDICATE
Thlt. StaniM of ("nnlldi'iiee liinln Willi
Mrrrt'n AMni'k on Hie (ilmnilli)
Dent nml Slr.'iiuthcii Market
for Other Hallroail Seliriiii's.
NUW YORK. Feb, 5. (Special Tclegrnni.)
.Much slgiiltlcnure is nttnehed to tho
declaration of tho Jl'O.OOO.OOO dividend of the
Standard Oil company today, nnd Wall
street took linmcdialo advnntngo of it. The
declaration wus followed by a general Im
provement In tho slock market, accom
panied hy what Is called good buying.
When tho announcement was mado that
tho Standard Oil dividend for the last quar
ter was $20 n share, all Interested In the
recent glgantlo deal of the I'nioti and South
ern Pacllle wtro much pleased. Tho slg
nlllcaut point Is that the Standard Oil
people nre ufllllalcd with the Harrlmnn
syndicate as well as with other Industrial
corporations: also that they nro Intimately
associated with numerous other railways.
Their action Is, therefore, considered as
Indicative of grent confidence not only In
Iho general situation, but especially In con
nection with I'nlon and Southern Pacific
mntters. There bus been much talk for
and ngnlnst this big deal and the Standard
Oil's state of conlldence will end adverso
talk.
The dividend is twico what was paid last
December. The shares havo trebled In Pvt!
years. A year ago 20 per cent wns de
clared and It wns the largest ever paid by
an American Industrial company. l.nst
yeur tho stock Jumped 120 points In a
month. Today It rose 12 points, selling nt
SIC. On tho street It Is generally bolleved
that today's enormous dividend Is an
nounced for tho effect It might hnvo on
the recent nnd coming railroad deals.
THREE MORE MAY HAVE TO GO
Hihtor of ii Trio of Spaulnh I'npcrH
hi Manila .May .Veeil lie
poi llllK.
MANILA. Feb. G. A representative of
the federal party, who has 'returned hero
nfter organizing branches In tho Island of
Marlndlqtio, brought rolls containing G.000
signatures of memhera. Ho says this will
result In the termination of the Insurrec
tion In Marlndlqtie.
Tho new camp of General Trias, com
manding thu Insurgents In tho southern
district, which wus requested by 2.10 men,
with 130 rllles, under General Gomez, was
captured and destroyed Sunday hy tho
Forty-sixth regiment. A number of houses,
largo barracks nnd quuntltles of supplies
wero destroyed. Tho occupants escaped,
exrept ono man who was killed and two
men who wero wounded.
Tho enemy's losses In tho department of
Vlsayas, for January, deaths, captuies and
surrendered, nro fifty-four olllcers, G00 men
and :'Q stands of arms.
Tim editors of three of thu dozen Spanish
papers In Manila nre llablo to ho deported
to the Islnnd of Guam. Pains, tho editor
of the Dlaro, whoso paper was suspended
Friday last, hy tho provost marshal, has
been kept in custody since then. Do shows
Indication of penitence. Ills paper had been
suppressed nnd ho only resumed publication
a few months ago. Provost General Hell
said today that tho true rcuson for Salas'
action wns Hint ho was on tho vergo of
llmincial dissolution, and after having been
warned, ho published denunciations of
Iho federal party's peace efforts on
purposo to be suppressed nnd then poso
n a martyr. Two Spanish papers, which
aro ostentatiously sympathetic with Salas'
course am hclng closely wntchod for se
ditious matter.
Ilucncamlno Is endeavoring by letters nnd
circulars to spread his Ideas in tho prov
luces. ACCUSED OF DARK PLOTTING
rhliii'np Sflieiui-N to l)Uriiit th. lliir-
of (In. I'onorN ii ,n ii iinro
hy firrniiiii onti'i'i.
IIUIILIN. Feb. G. Captain llocnlg, in
Dor Tag, gives what purports (o bo a re
liable account of Count von Wulderseo's
activity in China thus far. Ho says:
"Of course Count von Walderseo has been
greatly hampered all nlong hy tho contact
ing Interests and alms of tho powers, es
pecially those of Russia nnd Great Ilrltnln,
as seen In the matter of railroad between
Pckln anil Shan Hal Kwan and tho matter
of the Klyllott and Hlonde Islands recently
and nlso In the separate Interests of
France In the mission question.
"However, hy using the utmost tact and
nover tinnscendlng liH delegated powers.
Count Mm Walderseo has hitherto suc
i ceded In maintaining fairly harmonious
military nnd naval action.
"Harly after his arrival It became plain
that the Chinese government hoped to sec
discord among the powers and by granting
scparato concessions to Russia, tho United
States, Japan anil Franco to got these
powers to withdraw from tho concert by
thu coming spring and then to begin a
serious wur against tho remaining forces,
which tho Chinese belloved they could over
whelm. "The withdrawal of tho Chinese regular
forces to SI Ngan Fu wns an nrtlflco and
part of the foregoing scheme, which, how
ever, was frustrated mainly by tho sur
prising success of tho Knlgan expedition.
This movement, undertaken by forced
marches through tho most difficult nnd
mountainous territory, with the tempera
ture at eighteen centigrade below, after
fording tho Ice-ohstructed livers, drove
back 10.U00 Chinese regulars, who were
dumbfounded nt tho advance against them."
BOARD OF TRADE EXPELS
Prominent ChleiiKo CoiiiiiiInnIoii Mini
CharK.'il tvltli uttlnu Mnnilanl
llnti'N of Hrol.i'rauc,
CHICAGO. Feb. G.-John Dickinson of tho
firm of John Dickinson & Co., commission
merchants, was expelled from his seat in
tho Chicago Hoard of Trado today by the
board of directors, Tho chargo ngalnst
hltn was cutting tho standard commission
rates set by tho board. Complaint was
mado first ngalnst Mr. Dickinson several
months ago, when several commission mer
chants In St. Louis reported that u llrm In
that city, said to bo tho agents of the
Dlcklntroti company, was cutting tho rate
of commission sot hy tho Chicago Hoard
of Trade. A committee was appointed to
investigate tho dealings hy tho board and
made tho report today. It was maintained
by tho committee that tho rates set by tho
St. Louis firm, which represented Dlckiu
sou's interests, took customers away from
other Ilrms and acted as a bonus to Induce
traders to throw their business to Dickinson.
ST. LOUIS SHOWS MR. GAGE
Seerohiry of TreiiMiry SntMlril itIIIi
i:piiNltliia Ci,iupan)'m Finan
cial Mum Inn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. C The secretary of
tho treasury has written to lteprescutntlve
Tawney, secretary of tho chairman of the
Louisiana purchase exposition committee,
that he has received satisfactory evidence
thnt the exposition company has received
the $10,000,000 as n prerequisite to tho gov
ernment aid. Secrctnry Gage's letter say:
"I have the honor to stnto thnt there has
been submitted to mo satisfactory evidence
that tho Louisiana Purchase Hxporltloti
company l.as pledges from good and re
sponsible parties aggregating more than
$..000,000 nnd that hy valid ordinance the
city of St. Louis bns pledged lo tho until
compnny n contribution of $,".000,000, milk
ing In nil the sum of $10,000,000. which ap
pears to be available to the exposition com
pany as Its needs may require."
The secretary says the letter Is patls
factory proof that the St. Louis authorities
have complied with their part of the project
nnd It Is now Incumbent on Iho govern
ment lo comply with Its part. Tho com
mittee today perfected tho hill and hy a
vote of 0 to 2 ordered it reported fnvor
ably. Two democrats, Mr. Williams of
Mississippi nnd Mr. Otey of Virginia, voted
against tho hill. They havo not decided
as to whether they will file a minority re
port, hut It wns decided to give them two
days In which to reach .i decision. Chair
man Tawney will not ftlo the majority re
port until tomorrow or next day.
During the afternoon ex-Governor Fran
els, ex-Hepresentntlvo Cobb and Charles
W. Knapp of St. Louis saw the speaker,
who promised thnt ns much time would bo
glum for consideration of the bill as con
sideration of thu appropriation hills per
mitted. Tho salient features of Iho hill as finally
ngrccd upon hy the committed follow:
Tho exposition Is to ho an exhibit of
tho nrtH, Industries nnd manufactures nnd
products of llu soli, mines, forests and
sea. The president Is authorized lo make
proclamation of the same through the De
partment of State, sotting forth tho tltno
nt which tho exposition is to be held and
the purpoH's thereof. Copies of tho proc
lamation aro to bo sent to diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign nations for publi
cation In their respectho countries and
tho president la to Invito foreign nations
to take part in tho exposition and to np
point persons to represent them.
oii-l'art Ino n Co in in I mm In ii.
Provision Is mado for the appointment of
n nonpartisan commission of nine persons
to he known as the Louisiana Purchase
exposition commission, to ho appointed
within thirty days from the passage of
the net nnd to he convened for organiza
tion within thirty days after appointment.
Members of the commission aro to receive
a salary of $5,000 per annum. A secretary,
at $3,000 n year. Is provided for and tho
commission Is to bo allowed SIO.00O n ycrr
for general expenses. In order to nvohl
controversies as to tho Jurisdiction of tho
commission and of tho exposition company,
which were frequent and embarrassing
during tho progress of the Columbian ex
position at Chicago, tho hill provides for
a board of arbitration, consisting of five
members. Two of tho mc.Wvj nro to ho
nt me.i from tho iiifii.'uoiAl of the na
tional commission nnd two Uy the exposi
tion company. Theso four members nro to
select tho fifth and If they cannot ngree
upon somo person then ho Is lo be named
by tho secretary of tho treasury. All mat
ters of dlffcronco botween tho commission
und the exposition company concerning ad
ministration, management and genera!
supervision of Iho exposition, Including all
matters of difference arising out of tho
power given hy the hill, either to the com
mission or to tho exposition company, nro
to bo i-ofeired to tho board of arbitration
for determination.
Hoard of Woman Jlii mi kit,
Tho national commission is authorized to
appoint it board uf woman managers of
such number and to perform such duties
ns may bo prescribed hy tho commission
subject to tho approval of tho exposition
company. Tho board of woman mnnngens,
In the discretion of tho commission and the
exposition company, may appoint ono mem
her of till committees authorized lo nward
prizes for such exhibits as may bo pro
duced in whole or In part hy female labor.
Tho national cominlpslon Is to provide for
tho dedication of tho buildings of tho expo
sition not later than April 20, Uioa, and
to deslgnato thu date at which tho expo
sition shall bo open to visitors, which Is
to ho not later than May 1, also to fix tho
day of closing, which is not to bo later than
December 1, 190a.
Tho bill also provides for a complete
government exhibit from tho oxecutlvo de
partments. Smithsonian institute, national
museum, fish cnmmlutlon, Department of
Labor nnd the bureau of American repub
lics. Tho provision for government par
ticipation provides for tho exhibition of
"such articles and materials as Illustrate
tho function and administrative faculty of
tho government in tltno of pcaco and Its
resources ns a war power, tending to dem
onstrate tho nnture of our Institutions and
their adaptability to the wants of tho peo
ple. A United States government hoard,
charged with tho preparation, installation
and oaro of tho government exhibits, is
created. It Is to consist of one member
from each cxectttlvo department nnd tho
Independent bureaus specified In tho bill.
Tho sum of $2,10,000 Is provided for tho
construction of such building or buildings
as may bo noressary to Install tho govern
ment exhibits.
Hill Aiiroirlali" 00(1,(10(1,
To aid In carrying forward tho exposi
tion tho bill appropriates $5,000,000, to ho
dlshursed under tho direction of tho Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition company, subjort
to rules and regulations to bo prescribed
by tbo secretary of tho treasury. This
appropriation Is subject to tho condition
that It shall not be expended until the
sum of $10,000,000, raised hy n subscription
of $5,000,000 of capital stock nnd nn Issue
of $5,000,000 bonds by tho city of St. Louis,
thall havo been expended for and on ac
count of tho exposition. It la stipulated
In tho bill that tho government shall share
In any refunding proportionately to tho
aid It gao, hut this provision, it is ex
pressly stated, shnll not bo tnken nor con
strued to glvo tho United States a tight
to share In tho proceeds of the expos' Ion
beyond tho actual nmount appropriated to
aid In carrying It forward.
Membors of tho exposition committee now
In. tho city aro delighted with tho excel
lent prospects which they bellovo tho bill
agreed upon by the committee has of favor
able action by congress. They aro much
gratified at tho result of their conference
today with Speaker Henderson, who said
that he know of no opposition to tbo meas
ure. Ho believed that It would bo up for
action before tho end of next week. Tho
citizens of St. Louis, having provided for
the rnlslng qf $10,000,000 as their part of
the contract, the speaker said tho good
faith of congress Is pledged to the proposi
tion. Tho exposition committee says that
with tho congressional appropriation tho
exposition will havo a total of $15,250,000
to defray the necessary expenses. j
COTNCIL FIXES TAX LEVI
Thirtj-Fonr Mills is Decided Upon for the
Current Year.
P0PPLET0N BECOMES SOMEWHAT WRATHY
TaxpiijcrK ('omnilKre WnlUn Hut to
Indicate Contempt for the Citiin
cll'.i Action lion- Money Will
He Apportioned.
The city council decided nt last night's
meeting to levy a tax of 31 mills for the
year 1901. This Is 1 mill less than It was
nt first thought would bo necessary to
defray the expenses of tho city. Six and
one-half mills are loled for schools and
276 mills for general purposes.
Tho entire sum that will ho raised hy
this levy Is estimated nt II.237.S71.M. Iho
assessed alun lion of property In the city
being $3(5.111,710 for the present year.
Councllmen llascnll. Hoye. Whltehorn.
Trostler. Knrr nnd Zltninan voted for '.he
ordinance making the .ll-mlll levy. Coun
cllmen Lobeck and Hurkley opposed It nnd
Councilman Mount was absent.
l'oiili'lon (iron rntliy.
A pot Hon of the citizens' committee
which met with tho council Monday after
noon attended the meeting Inst night.
After tho council pnsed tho ni-inlll or
dlnancn W. S. Poppleton Jumped to his
feet nnd moved that tho committee file
from tho council chamber ns an Indication
of Its contempt for n body of men who
refused to tnuko u levy according to the
wishes of the tnxnevers. Tin. Hint Inn wim
adopted nnd tho committee left the room.
uouncnmen miscall and Zlmtnan repented
the Inult offeied tho council, which had
listened to suggestions of citizens and had
finally tnken nctlon which It doomed best
for tho city.
"There Is no excuse for such rnwilvium "
until Mr. llascnll. "Hut it should bo noted
Hint this movement wns headed by a man
who Is contesting $50,000 worth of special
taxes and Is doing all In his power to
burden tho city with tho cost of Improve
ments which have been of benefit to his
properly."
Tho levy ordinance provides for the ap
portionment of money among different
funds, ns Is shown In the following tnhlo:
. , Charter Will
I' llllll. 1. Imlln linn MMta Urnjlunn
General $ Z'&.im 7 .oil $ 25l.S77.tiO
Library 20.01O n.GI lli.crd.'M
Sewer mortgage .. 25.oo0 0.27 o.b.io.97
Street cleaning
llllll ulfnilltw JftlViA 1 fwl "Jlf-4
Curbing, guttering
umi paving rji.ono 0.S2 21.s..7.02
Health 100ml 110 i.rair
Park .xiHio o!7d 27!n72!:ti',
Police 115.000 2.7'J 'in.itiT'tj
Flro i2.-,ono :i.t:i 121.ssn.73
Water rent lon.non 2.71 !W,7Cfi.ll
T.tclltttll? TaiMWl 1 O-. ,'nrMiMI..
Judgment stunio oir.T i!U".i;i!v!
Sinking 2ii,OJ) C. Ill 19!,SlKi.3!)
Totals ...
School
.$1,010,000 27.50 $l,flOITO.2l
11.50 23'!,71.50
Totals m.oo $1,237,971.71
City Comptroller Westbcrg reported thnt
the money In tho city treasury February 1
amounted to $2.C57.47; checks for deposit
aggregated $2,3Sj,08. The school fundB on
duposii In bunks amounted to $1M, 308.31
nnd city funds wero on deposit In tho sum
of $l!)G,S52.in. Pnllco relict funds 011 hnnd
amounted to $n,flS7.79. Special funds on
deposit aggregated $4,000. The total amount
of fttuds on hnud was $3flt,800.Sl.
Jlnjiir'n A 1111 1111 1 Mrxnimc
Mnyor Moores presented his annual mcs
sago to tho council. Ho reviewed tho last
year's work and pointed to tho great pros
perity which Omnha has enjoyed. City
Treasurer Hennlngs was commended for his
efficient work In collecting delinquent tnxes
nnd upon tho redemption of $C6,100 of the
city's gcncrul bonded Indebtedness. Tho
legal department wns commended for Its
victories In tho Gordon Impeachment case,
In tho Sixteenth street viaduct damage
suit and In the mandamus proceedings
brought ngalnst tho city hy discharged fire
men and policemen. Mention was nlso
mado of tho skill displayed In defeating
suits brought to Involidato special taxes.
Dr. Coffman und his assistants wero con
gratulated upon their success in stamping
out disease and the great need of a per
manent emergency hospital was pointed
out.
City laiKhiri'i' In ( nnuriiliiliilcil.
Tho engineering department was congrat
ulated on tho superior new viaducts which
havo boon constructed under City Engineer
Hoscwatcr'H supervision. Mention wns nlso
mado of tho superior paving nnd sewer
work completed during tho last year.
An Increaso was recommended In the
slzo of tho pollco department and tho mayor
nuviseii 1110 erection of permanent lire
houses to lako tho place of buildings which
aro now rented by the city.
Tho mnyor expressed his approval of tho
changes in the pollco court nnd tho re
moval from olTIco of Judge Gordon.
Attention wns called to tho bad condi
tion of the city hall elevators nnd repairs
were recommended.
During the year $2,702.B0 wns collected
for the relief of tho families of tho men
who wero killed In tho Mercer Chemical
compnny's flro nnd $8,055.10 wns collected
for Galveston sufferers.
In conclusion, tho mayor expressed his
thanks to tho city council and all city offi
cials for tho friendly consideration shown
him during tho year.
Street In .Vnincil.
An ordinance was Introduced which pro
vides that tho street along tho north lino
of rtlvervlew park between Southeast nvo
nue and the Httrllngton tracks, he named
Grnver street.
M'PHERSON RUNS ON A REEF
I nlteil Stole i'miitport In 11 I'ri'Ciui
0111 I'onltlon Won! of
.MiiliinriiN,
HAVANA, Feb. C Tho United Slates
transport McPherson rau about half Its
length on a reef, eight miles west of Ma
tauzas, in a fog yesterday morning, whllo
on tho way from New York to Matanzas.
Its bow Is four feet out of water, but there
Is plenty of water astern of tho vessel. All
tho passengers wero transferred Into tho
ship's boats nnd tho freight Is being un
loaded. Six tugs havo been sent from Havana to
assist In pulling tho McPherson off the
reef. The trnnsport Is not leaking and
ns there Is not much sea running thoro Is
no Immediate danger, unless a norther
strikes It.
M'COY'S PARENTS DIVORCED
Woninii Stati'K on Wltnesp. Stand thnt
She lloi'N Not lli-llovf In Mur
liiiKi lleliitloii.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 5. Tho county
courts today granted a divorce to Francis
M. Selby. from Mnry Sclby. Tho parties
to tho proceedings are tho parents of Nor
man Sclby, better known In sporting
circles throughout tho country as "Kid"
McCoy. Mrs. Selby on tho stand said she
did not believe lu the uiarrlrgc relation.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Varlahlo
Winds.
Trniprrntnrr r.t Onialia rlcrdnr
Hour, !c. Hour. Hen.
n 11, m S 1 p. 111...... Ill
II 11. 111 ,H p. in 17
7 11. 111 II i! p. 111. IS
S 11. 111 ..... N I i. 111 Ill
II 11. til II ." p. in...... IS
IH II. III...... ttl II p. in 17
I I 11. Ill II 7 p. ill. . . . . . 17
Ii: ill I I H tu ill Ill
II p. Ill Ill
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Henry Voiilsey, Com lolcil of Pnrtlel
pnllnn hi llorhel Murder, 11c
IiIpn nt to Apprnl.
GKOnOUTOWN. Ky.. Feb. Tu Henry K.
Yotilsey was arraigned beforo Circuit Judge
Cuntrlll this afternoon and sentenced to
llfo Imprisonment. He said: "I nm Inno
cent. I have been convicted by bnso and
Infamous subornations of perjury."
No appeal will be tnken and the prisoner
will ho taken to Iho state's prison In a day
or two.
Attorney Stevenson of counBCl for the
defense gavn to the press 11 stutement from
the leading counsel In the case Immedi
ately nfter Judgment had been pronounced.
The statement rends:
One hundred nnd twenty-live Jurors have
thus far been Miutmoncil to try Henry
Yniitse.v. Of these 121 were tloebet demo
crats. The trial Jury consisted nf twelve
Ooebel ileniocrats. Our most enrnest ef
forts nml protests: were powerless to ob
tain 11 less partial Jury, t'nder the cnnill
HntiH which prevailed we ehorlMi no hope
of ever securing an Impartial Jury.
Tho public bus obtained 1111 Inkling of
how perjury wus procured and used In
these tl tills, without tho knowledge uf the
Judge or coinnioiiweiilth'M attorney. Now
perjurers can. and we nre convinced will,
bo found, nnd thus used In futnro trials.
The tinmen!"!1 reward fund attracts perjur
ers and siiborilneis of perjury us the llamo
attracts the moth.
Our client was unable to realize these
conditions and retain h' reason nnd wo
have no hope that hi- could do so upon an
other such trial. We entertain no ilouht
hut that we could secure 11 reversal of the
verdict. Ills helpless condition during tho
trial would alone slilllce. Hut the evils he
Is tho victim of ami which we nro power
less against cannot bo remedied by appeal.
They remain, ever present, under such con.
dltlons, In thwart Justice und convict the
innocent, despite the reversals und correct
rulings by the courtH, We have advised
our client not to further endanger his
111 Inil and strength against such odds, but
to n wait tho time when tho wickedness of
these trials will become so apparent to nil
good people that his dellveraneo will
surelv come. H. W. NHLSON.
(Signed) L. J. CKAWFOHD.
Attorneys for Defendants.
Tho caco of Gcorgo F. Weaver, charged
with perjury In tho Powers case, was called
for trial In the circuit court this morning,
hut owing to tho nbsence of more than half
of the witnesses for tho defense, was passed
until nfternnon to glvo the attorneys an
opportunity to prepare jin nlfidavlt of whnt
tho absent witnesses will testify to.
LIVES LOST IN HOTEL FIRE
.Hrvornl Injured hy .lumping: from
I Plier Storlc of thr
Striieliire.
niNGHAMTON, N. Y Jan. 5. Two per
sons perished and thrco were fatally Injured
In n fire which totally destroyed tho Im
position hotel in this city today. -
The dond:
HAHHY HEVKliSON. aged about SO years,
a musician, burned beyond recognition.
SID HOLLAND, aged .10, a horseman,
suffocated.
Fatally Injured:
Tom Cook, a racing man, burned nbout
head nnd body.
John Hegon, fnce, head and body fright
fully burned and Internally Injured In Jump
ing. Dora Harrow, back broken hy Jumping
from a third-story window.
The lire started about !! o'clock and as
thn hotel was situated quite n distance
from tho center of tho city the llames
gained great headway beforo the arrival
of the firemen. There wero about twenty
five persons in tho building. A number
leaped from the Bcrond nnd third-story
windows und a few of those were slightly
nurt.
Tho body of Sovcrson, partly dressed, was
found on a bed by the firemen. Holland's
body was lying on the floor near tho win
dow In another room and the position In
dicated that tho mnu nttemptcd to escape,
but had Inst his way lu the dense smoke.
The monetary loss on tho building and
effects wilt amount to $10,000.
SCALE COMMITTEE GIVES UP
HefiTN IIn TrouhlcN Illicit to thr C'nii
volition itt .Minor anil
Operator.
COLFMHCS, O., Feb. 5. The Joint scale
committee, of the miners' nnd operators'
conference about noon today decided that
thoy could not agree on uny of the numer
ous propositions which they havo had under
consideration for tho last thrco days nnd
decided to refer tho wholo ninttcr back to
the convention, a session of which was
called for 3 o'clock thlB afternoon. Up to
this time everyone of tho numerous proposi
tion:! which havo been submitted by the
miners havo been turned down.
Nothing wns lleelded lu rrgnrd to tho
Jncltson district dispute, and tho run-of-mluo
question wns taken under considera
tion. J. II. Gareghty. ono of tho Illinois oper
ators, charged tho operators of their stato
with falling to do tho fair thing. Ho said
that the Illinois operntors wero carrying n
double burden. They had no discretionary
power to prodtico screened coal, ns wns tho
cube with tho other states.
W. S. Ilogle of Indiana claimed the Illi
nois operators had voluutatily assumed tho
burden they now complain of. They had
no excuso for asking other status to put
themselves lu tho sumo position. This de
bate occupied the greater part of tho fore
noon and at tho end of It there wns nothing
remaining but to report Inability to agteo
to the Joint conference.
Z0AR IS Z0AR NO MORE
Historic Ohio Vllliiue, Srftlril hy Ciun
11 it 11 1 h I 11 Onliiry An, l,nir
IIn 1'oi'iillnr f.'m era men I,
CANAL. Dover. Feb. 5. Tho last act com
pleting tho dissolution of tho Society of
Communists ut the historic village of Hoar,
which disintegration was begun over two
years ngo, was consummated yesterday
when tho last surveying und apportion
ments were mado. Not only tho buildings
in tho town, but alfco 7,000 acres of land,
havo been apportioned. Tho valuation of
properties received by each member aver
ages about $5,000.
For the first time slnco the arrival al
most 0 century ago of King John Ilaurnol
tcr. tho Zoaiito leader, nnd his hand of
German followers the community Is now
governed like other towns In tho state.
A mayor und councllmen havo been elected
and have entered upon this now duty.
Senium' Hill Inilli'il .South.
NAHIIVIILLi:, 'IVnn.. Fell. 5.-Thf house
louay niiopii'd a joint iihoiutlon Inviting
David IS. Hill to uddrcss the Kcnerul us-fcLUiblv.
PAT
Lon Step is Taken Toward Settlement of
the Nebraska Benatorial Problem.
REPUBLICANS IN JOINT CONFERENCE
Oommittee Ohoien to Delirer Rules for a
Nominating Cancui,
REPRESENTS NEARLY ALL CANDIDATES
Beport ii Expected Tonight and Outlook ia
for Harmonious Aetion.
METHOD OF BALLOTING ALONE IN DISPUTE
Itcneucil Aetllly In Fusion Cnmp
luilli'ali'N nn IHTnrt to Control (lie
Ktrctlnii of in "IIn rnilrsN
ttepnhllcii iin."
LINCOLN. Feb. fi. (Special Tclcgrnm.)
A long step toward the settlement of tho
senatorial problem was mndo this afternoon
when tho republican members lu general
conference appointed a committee to de
termine and recommend rules and condi
tions for n nominating caucus. Tho commlt
leo chosen for this duty represents practlc-
ully nil of the candidates and is Intended
to bo evenly and Impartially divided ns (o
the vnrlous terms so far proposed. t)ut no
11 majority of tho members of tho legisla
ture has within tho last few days shown an
Inclination to get together on 11 common
ground, It is not nt all Improbable that the
deliberations of tho committee may bo tho
foundation for n subsequent agreement that
will bo acceptable to nil concerned.
The confcreui'o was held In tho scnato
chamber Immediately uftcr tho adjourn
ment of tho two houses. Nrnrly nil tho re
puhllcnn membci'H wero present except
thoso who were out of tho city, and tho
proceedings wero of un especially har
monious nature. Speaker Sears presided
nnd on motion uf Senator Newell wan au
thorized to iiamo the rules committee. His
selection was announced beforo tho moot
ing adjourned, the men chosen hclng Sena
tors Newell and Harlan, nnd Ileprcscntn
tlves Cain, Hohwcr, Gnllogly, Mend and
Tweed. Several members urged tho neces
sity of lmmedluto action lu tho senatorial
matter, hut no direct proposals of condi
tions were mndu The conference adjourned
to meet ngalu tomorrow night, at which
time a report Is expected from Iho commit
tee. Practically the only question lu dlsputo
Is the method to bo pursued In balloting lu
tho caucus. The committee Is nbout evenly
divided on this subject, but It Is belloved
that a'luajorlty may ngreo on one proposi
tion Whllo It Ib not probable that a roe
nnjmondatlon signed by leas than tho en
tire committee will ho accepted tomorrow
night,' ttls nevertheless possible that n sat
isfactory agreement, based on u majority
report, may "bo renched within tho next
three or four day.v
FiiNloulNtN Hpiumv Activity.
Thoro was renewed netivlly In tho fusion
cnmp tonight, and a well defined rumor hni
gained circulation that plans aro bolug laid
to throw several votes to republican can
didates. One man, spending authorita
tively, said it was tho opinion ut many
minority members that tho fuslonlsls could
control tho election of two republicans,
nnd Hint with this Idea In mind tlicy would
unite on two men thnt aro considered ns
"harmless repuhllcanfc." Just who thoso
"harmless republicans" tiro no ono haa dis
closed, and tho fusion lendera refil3o to
discuss their Identity. Tho plan Is gener
ally looked upon ns n trick to Injure cer
tain candidates, hut there Is littlo belief
thut It will moot with any success, what
ever may bo tho actual move.
Xrw Apportionment Hill.
Representative Cain of Richardson county
Introduced a now apportionment bill today.
It gives Douglas county four ccnators and
thirteen representatives and plnceH It In
a llnnt senatorial district with Otoe, Cass
nnd Sarpy counties.
Governor Dietrich todny n Mixed his signa
ture to lious-j roll 88, Introduced hy Lano
of Lancaster, and as tho hill contains nn
emergency clnuno It immediately boenmo a
law. Iho act provides for tho retention nf
Iho present method of drawing Jurors for
courts In Lnncaster county.
Chaplain I'rcsson opened tho morning ses
sion of tho houso today with 11 prayer that
was criticized as remarkable for tho senti
ments expressed. Ho thnnked tho Almighty
Power because tho pcoplo's representatives
wero nblo to spend their short vacations 11 1
home, going nnd returning with so littlo cx
penso to themselves.
He also hoped that tho Lord would "help
all to render unto Cacsur tho things which
rightfully belonged to Caesnr." His refer
ences wero taken ns a hit nt tho pnsses
many of tho members nro supposed to huvo
been using.
(iovrrnlnir l'lirclinnc of Supplies.
Houso roll 20D, Introduced by Repre
sentative McCarthy of Dixon county, au
thorizes tho Stato Hoard of Purchase and
Supplies to buy supplies for stato Institu
tions In quantities large enough to last ono
year. A law containing similar provisions
has been In effect In Iowa for soveral years
and has resulted In tho saving of many
thousand dollars. Since tho hill was Intro
duced lu tho house somo of the fusion mem
bera have questioned tho motive of tho in
troducer and oven charged that tho measure
was introduced for tho purposo of en
nbllug tho stato hoard "to enter Into JobR
with merhcantH." Tho hill la endorsed hy
tho stale board and recommended fqr pass
ago by GcNcrror Dlotrlch. It Is contoudei
hy the supporters of tho measure that It
will grcutly rcdtico tho amount pnld an
nually for supplies. Under tho existing
law supplies must bo purchased separately
for each Institution. According to the
terms of tho proposed measure tho board
could purchase direct from tho manu
facturer In wholrsalo lots and nt whole
sale prices, as tho hill authorizes ull kup
pllc of a kind, for ull Institutions, to bo
purchaced lu ono quantity.
"Tho object of tho hill is to reduce ex
penses and make n having lo tho luxpayors,"
said Governor Dlotrlch today. "Our slter
state, Iowa, has adopted Mich a system
and n largo suvlng has resulted. In Iowa
tho state Institutions aro under a board of
rontrol and the system has materially
lessened the oxpeusoB of maintenance. Hy
purchasing In bulk Iowa buys much
cheaper, gets a better article and Is en
Hbled to bettor care for the unfoitunnie
Inmates, and all that, too, for much le-s
money than under thn scpnrate contract
bystem. It Is the opinion of tho monition
of tho Htuto Hoard of Public Lands ami
Hillldingn that a law of this kind will ul
timately result In a largo unviug to tho
peoplo of Nebraska. Take, for example,
the mailer of coal. Last summer hard
coal was $? per Ion; today It Is $9.50. Tho
Mime mlpht tie a id of hoft coal. Tho stnto
UH'a tuvubuuds uf tons uui If wo could cou-
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