The Omaha Daily Bee. ) ESTABLISHED J Vis 33 19, 1871. OMAHA, IM? 1 DAY aiOltKIXG, EElJTtUAKY 22, 1901 TEN I AGES. SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS. 1 i ii ft. '''V ft h IN BEHALF OF BOERS Btejn and TJewet Issue Proclamation Pre itnting Afrikander!' Argument. DEFY AND ARRAIGN THE BRITISH Diolare Freiint War ii to Continue and Full Vengeance Obtained, ACCUSE THE ENGLISH OF BARBARITY 'J)enf Allegation! Againit Burghers and Enter Man Counter Charges. CALL ON CIVILIZED WORLD FOR AID Jlrqueat Nothing from Colonlata, lint AVnnl Christ Inn I'roplr to Inter cede Aitnlnat Inhuman MethoiU of the Enemy PORT ELIZABETH, Kcb. 20. The follow log proclamation has been Issued by l'resl dent Steyn nnd Oencral Dowel: "lie. It known to nil men that the war which has been forced on the Transvaal republics by tho IlrltlsU government still rages over South Africa; that all tho cus- toms of civilized warfnro and r.lso tho .nv.niinn. nt ni.n.n un.l T!ir iiaeuo aro ct observed by tho enemy, who has not i,i .ni,., ... it. n rnnvnn. tlon. to'capturo doctors and nmbulances and deport them In order to prevent our wounded from gottlnp medical assistance; hi ihv i,v i,p,i nmlmlnnnn material appertaining thereto; that they have not hesitated to have recourse to primitive rules of warfare, contrary to the solemn agreement of Tho Hague; to arrest neutrals and doport them and to send out marauding bands to plundor, burn nnd damage Durgu- era' prlvato property; that they have armed Knmrs nnd nntlvcs nnd used them against us In tho war; that thoy have been con- tlnually capturing women nnd children and old and sickly men, and that there havo been many deaths among tno women no- causo tho so-called Christian onemy had no consideration ror women on a sick ucu or thoan whniin ntntA nf honltli shnllld havo urotected them against rough treatment. "tlnnnrntiln wnmnn nnil fnnilnr ohllilren tavo not only been treated roughly, but have been Insulted by soldiers, by order of their officers. Idoreovcr, old mothers and women havo been assaulted, even wives nnd children, and the property of prisoners ot war, oven killed burghers, have not been respected. In many Instances tho mother and father havo been taken, tho house has been left unprotected nnd nil navo neen left to their fate, an easy prey to snvages. llrltlnh Allrcntlonn TJntrar. The world has untruthfully been Informed by tho enemy that they have been obliged to carry out this destruction because tho burghers bloiy up tho railway lines, cut tbewlrer and misuse .the white flag. "Nearly ii .1.. ,,. i -,,n ,, flestroyed, whether ln the neighborhood of the railroad or not. Tho nlleged misuse of the White flag Is simply a continuance of the everlasting calumny against which !, iirib.nrf.h.. ,n,i i ,iv .inn (.. time God brought him In contact with tho Englishman. Bobbing his opponent of goods only does not ontlsfy him; ho Is not mM-flnl until h Im. rohho.l him nf his -ni nnmn nln "They state to the world that the re- tainrd, tho task ahead of those who are try publics nro conquered and that only hero to arrange a settlement, among whom nnd there small plundering bands aro con- 18 Bold bo. Kln waT' hlms?1f- wou d tlnnlnc th trlf In an lrrMnnnHlhlR man. B!cra to bo Impossible. Tho petitioner in ner. This is nn untruth. Tho republics are not conquered. Tho war Is not finished The burgher forces of tho two republics are still led by responsible leaders, ns from tho commencement of the wnr. under the ..n..v.inn it.. ,.! imhllcri. Thn fact nf I-nrd Ilnhirla nn.l i.nr-n uiinhon.r ..imnoin iho t.m marnudors' In designating burghera does not mako thnm such. When was the war over. Perhaps after the battles In which irrcKUiarn cupiureu xnu I'liciny unu xuiuny vanquished them. 'Wnr Tint to II o Alimulnnril. "Tho burghers would bo less than men If they allowed the enemy to go unpun ished after llltreatlng tholr wives and de stroying their houses from sheer lust of dc- structlon. Therefore, n portion of tho mirgners resent it. capo colony will not oniy wngo war. out wui oe in n position to take reprisals ns It has already done. In mo case or nmDulances, tnereroro wo warn inn omcers oi nis majesty a troops that unless moy rease tno destruction or tho property or tno republics wo- shall wreak vengeance oy destroying the property of h'o majesty's subjects who aro unkindly disposed, "Hut in order to avoid being mlsunder- aioou, we. nereny openly ueciaro that their wives and children will always bo un- molested, In spite of anything dono to ours by tys majesty's troops. Wo request nothing rrom our brothers In tho colony, but call on the clvlllicd world to a?slst in our Joint clvllliatloc and Christianity In putting nn ono to tno oarmirous manner of the enemy s warfare. uur jiiujcr wui aiwayc oe mat uoa, our t amer, win not desert us In this un- nciucouo siriie. (Signed) BTRVN and DEWET." BOERS IN GREAT DISTRESS l:iRlit lliiiulrril In One 1'nrty l'.xiiretrit to Surrrnilrr to Hie IlrltUh, LONDON, Feb. 21. A dispatch from Pretoria, dated February 20, sajB 800 Boers passed Plenners river yesterday evening In tbo direction ot Nylstroom, n point about seventy-flvo miles north of Pretoria nnd on tho railroad betwoen Pretoria and Peters burg. It Is supposed they purposed dis cussing the question of desnrtlug and sur rendering. They wero In n deplorablo state: their clothing was In rags, nud many woro riding donkeys, while others trudged afoot. All appeared to be In the greatest distress. MAKE METHUEN FORCE FIGHT Kitchener Iteportn That Fourteen Hundred lltiera Op pone llrltlah vtltli Stubborn Coil rime. LONDON, Fob. -The War office has re ceived tho followlug from Lord Kitchener: KLERKSDOItP, Feb. 21. "Methuen's force marched hern, having cleared tho country through WolmnranBtndt. At Hnnrtbeest- fonteln, 1,400 Boers, under tlenernl DnV'll- tiers nnd I.lentinnherir. iininnil him 'eh.. held n strong position obvtlnately, but were turned out after severe lighting, In which tho yeomanry, tho Victorian biishinen und the Lnncnshlres distinguished theitiHelveH. Our ciiBimltleH were thr o tile its and Iftnty? ?$ eighteen dead on tho ground and suffered severely. OTHA URGES NO SURRENDER -r lleluten Tlmt the (Senernl In '('ti '"K HurKlHTM lo I'niiilnte rloiiii Colonists. , STANDBi. . 17. A doBcrter who. arrtvcil here re. Commandant Gen eral Louis llothn his men Fcbru ; ary 2 ami addressed t. .n from n enrt. He declared tlmt they should never surrender bo long ns there were COO left, adding thnt tin u-niild iilwafa tin rfa,ll in land M..MII. He reminded them thnt tho Amerlcnn col onies fought for moro thnn six yearn to Becuro Indepcndenco nnd appealed to them to fight ns long or even longer It neces sary. Somo of tho burghers replied thnt thoy did not nee. how they could fight much tnniror. fin thn flrltlali wnrn rlnatrnvlntr nit tho crops and rapturing all the cattlo nnd auccp, wnwo ine ammunition was nearly exhausted, savo nbout lx rounds. "When this Is gone," they Enid, "whore shall wo get more?" General Hothn said the Lord would pro- vldo them with means of lighting. Dispatches to the London Dally Mall re port a Johannesburg rumor thnt Command ant General llotha Is suing for peuce. Lord Kltrhener, It nppearB, hns Issued In structions that no goods of nny descrip tion nro to go forward by the Uolngon Hay lino until further notice, with tho excep tion of urgent military nnd hospital hup piles. This order Is supposed to Indicate a big movo enstwnrd. Other dlspntches to the Dally Mnll locato Oeneral Dowct In tho nnglo between the rnk and Orango rivers, with tho British forces across the base of tho triangle, "Goneral Ucwct will evidently try to re- "ross tho Orango river." says one corre spondent. "He Is greatly depressed by tho dogged pursuit nnd ho wept when told of the British approach. He had nlrcady tried Ineffectually to cross the flooded Brak." "'f """. " ' Issued In Capetown, says It Is expected 't Oenernl IJowet will cross Into Orlqualand west, and that Colonel Plum- ' C'B llnern Cnptnrr Another Trnln JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday, Keb. 20. Tho Boers destroyed a culvert between Uati Spruit and Klip river on the rnllroad jU8t honth of lcro at (iawn today. They caiittircd n trnlnload of foodstuffs nnd after taking all they could conveniently carry Bet flro t0 tho rest nnd disappeared over tno Vcldt. pit p HIT CflD nilnRPP rlUCO OUII TUn UlVUnbC Mnjor AtllPrtllll of the 1'rlllCC of le Lnnurra Aiipllcn tor Sepurutloti. LONDON. Feb. 21. Malor T. J. Athcrton, second In command of the Twelfth (Prince f -wales) Lnncers, now In South Africa, haB led a suit for dlvorco against his wife, Mabel Lulsa Atherton, naming tho duke of Westminster as co-respondent. -with the announcement of tho filing of the suit of "Athorton against Atherton and Wertralnater." tho long anticipated divorce Proceedings of Major Atherton against his f- wlth, the -Juke of Westminster figuring ln uo, X'tot?,;l"vam'' , ? matorlalUed. within the last thlrty:sx houra a lawyer who Is. looked upon as tho eader of the dlvorco court bar has been re- tnlnNl ln behalf of the peUtloner. Tho case cannot b" nlrel n cou1r,t; at " Jat0 ,0T om6 n11"- "n PO"by not before mi- tumn, and tho friends of the Just-marrlml tluki uccd In compromising the ma tor and preventing n trial. But ns i u, ..r,u, refused n check for 40,000 as compeiun- Hon for the Injury he Is said to havo bus- this sensational Bcandal bolongs to enc o tho crack regiments In tho British army, 1,10 maor 8noulu "nyo succeeoeu xo mo command of tho regiment, when ts lato colon01' l" pnrl ol rt,r"e' South Africa ln June Inst, but he was P"eu over iu xnvor oi Lionel u. i. .ua hon, who commanded the British forces wnlcn renovcu .MareKing REDMOND TRIES ANOTHER WAY Mnkrn t'lipniprrmif ill KrTnrt In Ilrhulf of A in r nil in r nt for CompiiUor) Snlrn In Irelnnd, LONDON, Feb. 21. John A. Redmond re sunied tho debate In the House of Com mons today on the address In reply lo tho speech from the throne, moving an amend ment favoring n system of compulsory sal 0f iomis n Ireland. The only permanent solution of tho Irish lnnd question, ho Bald Was tho Immediate creation of an occupy nK proprietory. Tho amendment was seconded by Thoma nussell, liberal unionist, who said It was England who had Introduced tho present mn,l system Into Ireland, planted there by an English garrison that did much dirty work. Good as tho claim of tho Transvaal outlander might be. the claim of tho Iris tenant was greater. What was It not worth to end this lnnd question forever? From this day forward Parliament had now Ire land to denl with. Although n unionist, he intended to support this demand of tho nationalists Mr tjaifour said ho credited, Mr. Russell vith good Intentions, but profoundly re grotted his methods of advocating his case especially the attacks upon the courts o Ireland. Tho government leader pointed out that it was proposed to stake 20,000, 000 for tho benefit of ono class, Sir Henry Carapbell-Bannerman said h thought tho fact that 05 per cent of tha Irish mcmbors advocated purehaso was the strongest argument In Its favor. Ho an uounced tlmt he Intended to support the amendment, Mr. Ilussell then moved tho closure, which was carried by n vote of 251 to 132. Tho amendment wns then rejected by a vote of 235 to 140 and the house adjourned ALL IS TRANQUIL IN MADRID Cnliluet CrlNln I'ontpoiiril I'utlt CVcft Wfpli, When I'reient .Ministry win Minimi. MADRID, Feb. 21. At a cabinet council RlrV'irl1,.!!,0 TiJLln: for declaring martial law. Tranquillity now piovntls nnd tho strikes nt Olgon nnd Valencia havo now much Improved. After me council meeting the ministers cnllcd on the prince nnd princess of tho Asturlas to offer their greetings, Tho minister of tho Interior, Senor Ugarte, In an Interview ald tho cabinet crisis has been postponed, No cabinet council will bo held tomorrow, nn waji oxnocted It Is Bnld that a solution of tho crisis may bo reached by tho end of next week, wnen tho reslcuatlon of the cablnnt will , ,, r"a"aa oi mo caoinet win De auumltted, the present ministry revok- lng the martial law, which causes the pop- !,!nr,fe1e1"?K r,n8t th" but WV. '"B to ,1,elr B"cc(,,'Bn tho task of restoring thu constitutional guaranties. KNOWN DEAD NUMBER TEN Twentj-Pive Other Passengen Also Suffer in Collision Near Treaton. BOD.ES DROP FROM CARS INTO CANAL Acclilrnt Given the Adilnl Horror i llelplena Cripple rrrmiiinw in tliu lire Tlmt t onsuiiirs tin- WreeU. . ... . ...i. m n iit Amt.nv division of the Pennsylvania rnllrond, nt iv;.i ! vi m . - . 30 o'clock this evening, at Rusllngfl sw- i nun wit. i ... . lug. near Ilordentow... nbout e.gni mwes ...il. rr-.. ll,n 'VT.slllrt II1V" I'XIirfHH. vL... vV.V " " a, ;;, , 'c. v: con ....... . ...i. v nan mnnlnir "ue" n'"L ' - Tin. iiuinl.er of dead, so far ns known. H en, nnd tho Injured upward of twcnly- ' . ii ,,i..i,i. ni iilmiit ii mu. . Bn.-i;iui w.... -r. . - ..ll. . l,nm II... annttn ni IllO WrCCK. i.. ,i..,i i..iino unii .'U'ltt.-.-n lirUllKUL lUlll Mtau ww.vo -.n . The wounaen hum. bnggagemaster of tho local train. Meat f the killed were Italians. Frank Uoliinu, passenger on train No. 330, an emplojo f tho Pennsylvania Railroad company, had both legs cut off. Tho doctors sny ho will dip. Michael McGrnw, flrcmnn on the Nellie Bly, wns lindly Injured, but Is ex- pectcd to recover. I'rnnk Thompson, en- Inrer of No. 330, had n leg liroKcn nun is badly bruised. Ho 1h In a precarious con- dltlon. Edward Garwood, flrcmnn on No. 330, was badly bruised by Jumping, but will recover. Edward Sapp, conductor ot .10. SO, was also Injured by being thrown for- ro Italians. Tho Italians wcro riding ln tho smoking car of tho express train, iney were being tnken to Atlnntlc City to (10 construction work for tho railroad com- pony. Tbo two trains collided nt tun speeu nnu both engines wcro completely demolished, Tho forward cars of both trnlns, In each C08O a comuinniion iiukkuk" were entirely demolished also nnd tho wreckaco took fire. Tho second car of tho Nellio Bly" turned over on Its side nnd tno passengers had to climb out through tho windows. Tho trnck nt this point Is close to tho Dclawaro & Rnrltan canal nnd tho pas- soncers In netting out ot tho overturned coaches got Into tho canal nud many of thu bodies of tho dead and injured bad to be taken from tho wntcr. Tho sceno of tho wreck was far from outsldo nsslstanco nnd when the wrecking train nrrlved from Trenton It was after dark nnd tho work of clearing up the debris nnd removing the bodies wns necessarily slow. The "Nclllo Blv's" third section had taken tho siding to permit tho express to puss and It Is believed that through some mis- understanding or mlstako the local came out on tho main trnck after the scoend sec- tlon had passed, mistaking it for the third sect on. snrvii-nr. Tnkr.. I.. I'll 1 iniipi nil I a. .... .i. 01 tv, ..,..,i,.rn J Illl.lVUI.l.1 Ui;i, I tU. .1. dui ti'ui. .. ...-.wt, .h.. iMrH onlMn nt , 1, VI (.1111 ill vvn ui, tuu . uwitwta - u "Nolllo Bly" express wero brought to Cam. den, N. J., In n Hpeclal train. Six of tbo In Jured wero removed to Cooper hospital and tho others who could stand thu Journey wcro transferred nnd after nn hour's wait ln Camden were taken to Atlantic City along with the passengers who wero not hurt. Tho Injured taken to Cooper hos- pltnl nro all Italians. Among thoso who wcro on tho trnln wero: John Jcroloman nnd family or isow orK, former Judgo William Kelloy of Now York, .ji.-uik hukui ui oumii uiuui... -i - ...... l X- T.I. ymcsn uyon unu lunmy m .m,w iots, i.. u niiniirii nrrminn u iiuiuuiu i t rrBn..il.n ' were distributed nmong tho throe Trenton tn haa nrrlvcl 'l"e;,?1ccr00' '' Zlo.n. troduced to several members by Itepro-rlni-nr nf thn exnrcss. nnd James Blrmliig- acntntlvo Gamble. wnrd on tho floor of tho rear car of hli glan(, Anrll "l1 Omaha April 10. 11 and 23. Hon" concerning u JI.OOO.OOO railway con- trnln, Ills wounds nro not believed to be iown Dubuque April in; Oes Molnea, stiuctlon contract, In which Guy C. Barton, sorlous. A,ir ,,( 13 and'23; Mnson City, April 10; l on, K. C. Ilnrton, ono Salisbury nnd Itnllnnn SniTrr Wornt. Burlington, April 17; Sioux City, April 9. of " l'0a & c"-' rn"wa" M.i r.t 11,0 romnlnlni? dead and Inlurdl Om,M. nnL-ninRlnnr FnlU. Anrll 10 nnd COIltMCtOrs, with offlcCH 111 tho I Ullman M. WI II ams of Indianapolis, Charles N. B...u t. BOiiKht hv nny one nower without "ave never Imd any IiumIiicsh or other deal Fnrt nf Albnnv N' Y Williams had an . . 80 "f"1 n "ny OIU ptn er ,uuloul r,KS with any of tin persons nnmed, nnd I-ort of Alban. . Mllians nau an ,,tprnBtional assent. their c.iso does nut In nny way relnto to arm ami iru u" " "ui the body, and Mr. Fort and his wlfo wcro nllBhtlv Injured With tho exception of i. y.. , L i...i.. i w. In...,i slight cutti and bruises tho others escaped Injury, Tho local train, which left Cnraden nt .1:30 p. m,, did not faro as badly ns the ex press. It wns mndo up of thrpo cars nnd the first two wero badly splintered. As far aa the passengers knew nono wero killed on this train, but several wero badly used up. WrreknitP In Mhiiiph Tho wreckage took flro from tho engines nnd It Is believed that n number of Italians who wcro not killed outright wero burned to dentil Tho blnme Is placed on tho crew of the locnl trnln, which was In the charge of Con ductor E. S. Sapp and Engineer B. ! Thompson, both of Cnmden. Tho railroad authorities say tho crew nf this train had been given orders to meet tho express nt Bordentown that Is, to wnlt on n siding at thnt point until thn express should pass. Instead of doing this, bowover, thoy kept on up tho road nnd met tho express at Busline's Siding, abovo Bordentown, nnd n headon collision reunited. Tho road was badly blocked and passengers were aum- ferred at tho sceno of tho wreck. BREAKS IN THE ENGINE HEAD I'nnt Ksprrn liunn Into l.oml of HrldKe Lumber N'rnr ISiint Nt. Loul. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21. Tho fast ex press on the Vandalla ran Into an open switch at tho St. Clair crossing, uear East St. Louis. III., today, probably futally In- Jurlng John Vancleave, engineer, and Henry Rlckelman. Ilrcnmn. John Gregg, mall clerk, was seriously hurt. All live In St. Louis. When tho express struck tho open switch w ?n..lna.L"j.Lari.i"h..i"e.l!il.i Into the engine head boiler a distance of six feet. Escaping steam and. boiling water flew In overy direction. The mnll car was wrecked and Mall Clerk Gregg was caught behind the safe Tho passenger coach next IO II1U Ilinil t;ui i n )iuiuuiiy niguACU, UUI nono ot the passengers was Injured. RUNS INTO ST. LOUIS TRAIN Great Northern Throiiuh I'naneiiurer Creiiton Colllaluu enr llnnley Fall a Severn! Iiijuretl, GRANITE FALLS, Mnln., Fob. 22. A passenger train on the Great Northern collided with a passenger train on the Mln- neapolls & St. Louis line nt the crossing near Hnnley Falls today. The Great Northern engine was wrecked n,nd several passengers on the St. Louis train woro injured Tito More Victim of I'luKue, CAPETOWN, Feb. 21, Two more deaths from bubonle plague wero officially reported today. Both victims weru white persons. surveys for reservations HottNi Adopts Ante utlmeiit na n .Step to Mnklnsr Allotment In the .Vorthtt est. WASHINGTON. Ken. 21. (Special Tele gram.) The house today adopted an amend- Wnnl In ll.M nllmtril n tv 1 1 tllll (ifhnPA.I 111 Representative Gamble, providing for the surey of Pine Hldgc, Stundlug Rpck and l.(lU'lr llrtlln rpprvnl InnK. The Rtltlt of $23,000 Is made nvallublo for the purpose. The survey is necessary preparatory to making nllotmcnts nnd Is recommended by tho sccretnry of tho Interior. CtiNlller llullilliiw nt Cheyenne. senator warren introuucea nn nmonu- "cnt to tno sundry riv uui provming lur i ..v...n...h . "A J . ..." . nltitnr.nl KitM.llnt n PhnVnntlfl lV(V. frmit " "-- " h , ; Tv,v k w fuu,u'"' r retnry of tho treasury to make contracts 'or Its completion. J - M. Krrabte of Muscallne, Internal rov ,u'. "" - It.wn, Is In Washington. It Is understood no is ncre to pave mo way io ins on iu- ,.,. ,,, tha .,.., inn i,t hU i.rp.Pllt "v -i - - term. !, f W" Mnflnn q,.,i(h '""Hivoo.u..,.-w..ii ... Pnntmnxtrrn Appointed. Theso postmasters havo been appointed: Nobraskn C. J. Mlddleton. Mayberry, Pnwneo county, vlco L. Oartner, removedi stolla Leach, Wlllford, Scotts Bluff county, vlco K. T. King, resigned. Iowa O. M. Steele, Grablr, Pottnwnt- hamlo county; L. G. Foil, Plrkerlng, Mar- shall county. rumtiiititioim l" I'onr sinlcn. , , nnM,nn in iho do. ,.,. nt Washington will be fniinu-n. vi...i.0nn,.it.i-n Anrii io fimnd 23. n-ndwood. Anrll 23 nnd 28; Aberdeen, April 10; Huron, April C, Wyoming Lnrnmle, April 10; Cheyenne, April 22 nnd 23, Tho poatoftlco nt Butterfly, Stnnton county. Neb., hns been discontinued; mall to Stanton I)r. xoah AdomB wns appointed pension cxnmining surgeon ai i.uhk, hju. ANNfllllMr.F STATF RFRPNTS Dnuicliti-rn of AiiutIimiii ltpvnliiilon lriinrr for I.lri-tliMi of National Otlleern. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The national congress of the Daughters of tho American Revolution set today for the election of officers. Tho congress adjourned until nfternoon, when tho nominations and balloting was token up. Tho following stKtc regents were announced today: Arizona, Mrs. Hugh II. Prlcn; California, Mrs. John F. Smith: Colo-.nli. Mrs. Wil- Ram Slocum; Illinois, Mrt'. Robert. Hall; Indian Territory, Mrs. Walter A. Duncan; Iowa, Mrs. Charles E. Armstrong; Kansas, Mrs. Catherine S. Louis; Missouri, Mrs. Gcorgo H. Shields; Montana, Mrs. D. J. Hrowno; NCbrasKa, .Mrs. i.aura jj. i-ounu; North Dakota. Mrs. S. A. Lounsberry; Okla- Ihoma, Mrs. Cassius M. Barnes; Oregon, Mrs. . c..t. T1l Mm, A T "" u" I3" """ Kellar; Utah. Mrs. C. A. Allen; Washing ton. Mrs. Qeorgo W. Bacon; Wyoming, Mrs. Harriet Richards. POWERS TO KEEP HANDS OFF All Aurrc That Xo "mil, liluiil Con- . oenNlnnn of Chinese 'IVrrltorr Slinll He SmiKlit. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. At the Instance of tne United Stntcs government tho powers iiavo accented thp nrlnc n o mat no lurtncr . ... individual concess ons of territory In China Tj, ngTeement applies not only to Tlcn Tsi wilprn ii,eni has been somo rivalry , , , thero nas neen somo nvniry e3blt,', ln tho effort to obtain conces- slons for foreign settlements, but to nil other Chinese points. Tho Stnto depart- ,nent ,,eKan th moVcraent somo time ngo It Is surmised, though no admission on that point can bo obtained, that the occupation by Russia of tho Important concession op. poslto Tien Tain, Including tho rnilrvid terminus, made the Initiation of this niovo- racut. DEFENSE OFFERS EVIDENCE I'liilenvnrlnir lo Slioiv Miner AVnn litnitiif! n( Time nf Murder. PEOBIA, III., Feb. 21. The state has rested In tho Moser murder caso, now on trial at Pekln, nnd this afternoon tho dp fenso Is offorinc evidence to show that MoBer woa insnno nt tho time ho killed his wife and threo children. The feature ot tho proceeding this morning wns tho attempt on tho Dart of Attorney Green for tho de- fendant to question Benedict Moser, father of the accused, concerning tho new Amlsh rellclon. The old man was placed on the stnnd to Identify his son's hantlwrltlnc. but Attorney Green asked him a score of ques- Hons of the new Amlsh religion and the re- Intlons botween tho witness nnd tho prisoner at tho bar. All these wero ruled out. ono at a time, but the attorney continued ques- tinning along tho same lino until ho had made n perceptible effect upon tho Jury. Jul a Stoller. Bister of tho defendant's wife, was placnd on the stand during tho morning and wept bitterly during her ex- amlnatlon. Moser wns also affected and for tho first time during the trial gavo way to emotion. Ho leaned his head on the chair In front of him and sobbed audibly, Tho general opinion prevails that tho de- i!?E.h"; "iiofr' zrLrL1: surprises are promised by tho attorneys for tho prosecution when evidence Is offered In rebuttal MRS( NESSENHENER IST0 HANG Ilaniilbnl Woman Sentenced for Tola- oniuir iitiaiinnu ny I'uuinir Mor- phlno In Ilia Coffee, ST, LOUIS. Feb. 21. A special to tho Post-Dispatch from Hannibal, Mo., says: In the Hannibal court of common pleas Judge Eby today sentenced Mrs. Nessen- Uener. convicted of the murder of her hus- baml lnBt Julr' b' morphine, to be hanged Friday. April 12. Mrs. Nessenhener was not visibly affected by the sentence. When nsked If sho had anything to say why sentence should not ho passed upon her, she simply replied: "I did not get Justice." Attorneys for defense filed an affidavit in appeal, The appeal was granted nnd leave given until Juno 1 to file a bill uxceptlous, FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Qu7 0. Barton Claims to Loto That Sum in Experlenoi with One Saliibur. HE HAS THAT GENTLEMAN INDICTED Ills Son, 1C, C. Iltirton, I'lmircK In thu TriwiNitatlnn, mill It In Cliilmril by Some Tlmt It In .More it Cnso for Civil l'rocci'illniiN. CHICAGO, Fob, 21. (Spcclnl Telegram.) rlty thuutaw uolmra wns ,ll0 vrico ,m,a bV ""V - Marlon, president of tho Ouiahu and Grant Smelting wotks, for his ex pcrlcuco with "one Salisbury, nllns Wood Mr. Barton considered tho prlco rnlhtr high, nnd so he nnd his friends had thu mysterious Snllsbury Indicted todny by tho grand Jury. A story that tho mysterious man Indicted Is Lunl K. Salisbury, city at torney of (Iriuul Knplds, Mich., wan dented tonight by that Individual nt his home. Nevertheless, requisition papers nro on tho wny to tho governor of Michigan call- lug for the surrender of "ono Salisbury mid It wns thought this evening that on ur rest would bo mndo tomorrow. Tho formal charge Is larceny ns bnlleo nnd tho Indict ment was voted Into Wednesday nfternoon nftcr Mr. Barton's testimony had been heard, although tho papers wcro not rc- turned till today Information of thn case, despite strenuous efforts of tho state's nttorney'H offlcc lo suppress tho facts, has become public. Thobo who arc most thoroughly Informed bint that tho enso Is not really n criminal ono nnd that n civil suit might have been Mr. Barton's best recourse for tho recovery of his money. Tho 50.000 that figured In tho case was In greenbacks and mainly In bills of small denominations. As tho result of negotla- building, wcro concerned, tho $30,000 was deposited In n safety deposit vault 111 thlc city n week ago last Monday. Itlnl'ilM'ry of tin l.onn. Mr. Barton furnished tho money. Four days later ho found It hnd been tukon from the box. He was told that "ono Salisbury haJ tak'cn thB monoy n fo,v hours nftcr tho .innnnll hml henn mndo Mr. Barton hurried to Omaha and he brought his nttorney. L. F. Crofut, back Willi. mm. A rompiium was inuuu 111 mu stntos nttornoy's olllco and wns rushed through nhead of tho docket cases, without being brought to Mr. Dlnecn's notice. Flvo days after tho loss wbb discovered tho Indictment wns voted Thu Junior Mr. Burton and Mr. Crofut did not stir from tholr rooms In tho Palmer hoiiBo tonight except when thoy wont out to telenhono to Omuhn. When questioned then, thoy Bnld their nnmes wcro McGulro and Squlggs. Back In their room they would not even open tho door to receive a, telegram by which communication with them wns sought. Mr. Losa, who wis n Hturss before the grand Jury nnd had u hand' In tho trans action, wns ulso secretive, though ho did sny over the telephone: "I can't tnlk about Mr. Barton's affairs tonight. The case Is not nearly ns big, however, ns you seem to think." Imllr liniMit ii lliinty (Ine. Mr. Loss admitted later thnt the Indict ment had been returned rather too hastily, Mr. Salisbury stnnds high In Grand Rapids He Is n fine lawyer, ns has been shown during tho two years ho has been city at torney, and he Is nlso u member of tho democratic aiato central committee.' 1'lilK SnllHhiiry Snn lie' .Vol tin .Man GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 21. City Attorney L. K. Snllsbury tonight gavo out the following Htntomcnt regarding tho ln ,ii.tmi. nhinlnni l.v lnv n. linrtnn n omlin: t ,i t i.-.,. nn,- r ii,.ri,, t heuril of tho Grant Smelter company me. I huvo never Imd oociihIoii to iiho any P'her iiiinui than my own and Wood Is , , . 8 nf HOmeiiy eHe. I ean- ,lol n'micrstnnd how my imnio could huvo been connected with nny sueli transaction 1.. K. HAl.lHUUKY, Mr. Ilnrton In Itettceiit. Guy C. Barton roturned from Chicago yeHtorday morning, In answer to Inquiry relatlvo-to his loss, he said: "It Is true that I havo been robbed o a sum of monoy, but I am not ln position to discuss tbo details. Exposition of tho facts Just now would defeat tho ends of Justice." SENATOR CLARK'S NEW ROAD Sun I'eilro, l.on AiiKelen .t .Salt l.nU Ilallronil rromoterit Tnkn . First Step. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 21. Tho first step toward the construction of tho much talked of rnllrond between Los Angeles nnd Snlt Lnko City was tnken today when the nrtlcles ot incorporation or mo r.rapiro Construction company wcro filed with tho county clork Here, This corporation Is organized to construct tho railroad from Los Angeles to Salt Lake to bo known as tbo San Pedro. Irfis Angeles & Salt Lako railroad, of which Senator WII 11am A. Clark of Montnna Is president, nnd It. C. Kerens of St. Louis Is vlco president Tho construction company Is organized with a cash cnpltnl of $i,ooo,uoo. ine cm cers and Incorporators: J. Ross Clark, Loa Angeles, presldont; George n. Lcigtuon, hi Louts, vlco president; T. F. Miller, Los Angeles, treasurer; H. S. McKeo, Los Angoles, secretary. In addition to building roads tho company is empowered to con struct tho telegraph and telcphono lmes necessary for tho use of thorallruad continue annual meeting Xeirapaper Men Dlnenna I'lnn for Set tlement of I.ulmr Trouble liy Arbitration. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The annual meet Inc of the American Newsnaner Publishers' Rg90Clatioii was continued today ln the Wal- dorf-ABtorla hotel. Tbo morning session was devoted to n discussion of the, plan for or bltratlon ot labor disputes which had been submitted by n Bpeclal committee yoater day. After adjournment It was said thnt tho association had unanimously adopted the followlug resolution "Rosolved, That tbo plan of a as proposed by the ropresenta lv American Newspaper Publishers' a "Rosolved, That too plan of arbitration ves of tho association and the International Typographical union, and endorsed by the board of directors of tho association, bo and the name Is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the members ot the association ln convention assembled. The agreement now awaits ratlnratlon by of the local unions of the International Typo- l graphical union CONDITION OF THE WEATHER oreenst for Nebraska -Fnlr; Much Colder. Tempt rnttin lit Umiilin Yestrrtlityi Hour. Hi u. Hour. Dr. IS 1 p. in -1 IN 1! p. in '-il IN :t p. ni. . .... -I 17 I p. iu 17 fi l, ill .... . ID 17 II p. Il IM '-Ml 7 p. Ill 1H lit N p. in HI II p. HI I I r n. in . II n. m ..... . n. in ..... M il, in II II. Ill 10 il. Ill 1 II. ill 2 n 0STLY FIRE IN ATLANTA Orenter I'nrt of it llloelt In 'Wliolennle Dlit rift Dent royoil Tot ill Loin IJ.VIO.OOO. ATLANTA, (In., Fob. 21. Flro today tin- troy ct! almost nil entire block ln tho whole- snle district of Atlnntn, entailing n losi of $300,000, on which thero Is Insuranco mounting to nearly $l0,0U0. Tho burned nrcn Is bounded by Rnllroad nvenuo nnd Lloyd, Dccnlur nnd Collins strcpts. Tho prlnclpnl losers nro: J, J. nd J. E. Mnddox, wholesale grocers, $I2.i,- 000; Grnmllng & Spanldlng Shoo roinpany, O.OOtf: Drnper-Cogglns Shoo company. $70,- 000: Arnold Hat company, $10,000; It. N. "Ickol Paper company, $10,000: McConnoll . Christopher, dry goods, $23,000; Dlcklns & Davidson, hardwaie, $13,000. Tho llro started nt fi:5 u. in. from nn unknown causo ln thn Mnddox storn nnd wns suddenly snrend to nil Hurts of tho building by a tremendous oxploslon. pro- ....... i.i.. , 1 1 , .... I niuuKui. in uu ttiiu n.iii7. i hv iiuiuvr, i llanueu by a hlgli wind, sprcatl to niljoin- I lng buildings und wero beyond control of the dennrtment fifteen minutes after tho entlro llro flRhtlne forco had been brought. n thn rrlin Thn flrtitnrti u-nrn hninnpred I by Insufficient wntcr pressuro nnd wcro ii.-ii. unu.- irum iuu ijuiiuiukm iiy M-uu fc I explosions oi iieroncup, moiasses nun puw- dcr In tho different establishments. Tho explosions sent burning rafters In every direction nnd nercentlblv weakened tho Arc. wnlls In tho big block, erected only four years ago. It was noon lipfons tho flames woro brought under control nud the flrcmon did not lenvo tho sceno until tonight. Threo houses on Collins Htrcot tho Ten tlprloln district with thtdr furnishings worn completely destroyed und tho Inmates driven out scantily clad, Into n tcmperaturo of 16 degrees, tho coldest morning of tho winter. Tho night wntchmun In tho Mnd- dux building left his post nt 3 n. m., ono hour earlier than customnry, having tho permission, ho claims, of one of tho firm. WILL IMPORT ANGORA GOATS llreetlern Annoelutloii I'litim to Send tn Anln for Sonir Kline)' IlutleiK. KANSAS CITY, Fob. 21. Tho first Issue of tho American Angora, tho official organ of tho American Angora Goat Breeders' as soclatlon, Issued hero today, says: A movement Is on foot by prominent Angora ...., l.,....i.,. ,.. l ,. . ,l.l T.. nl ' . . .;. ' :l it uui a vi i iu; 11, migrj 11 u 111 ut'i ui uiu best Angoras that can bo found. An importing company Is In process ot organization. Tho company will send oom- peteilV 'ngents to tho province of Angora In Aslu for tho purpose ot solocttng and pur chasing tho very best Angora goats that enn bo found In tho domains of thn aultnn. These goats will bo brought to this coun try and used In tho further Improvement of the breed already here. Tho Intention Is to Import theso goats early this season In ordor to havo them nt tho show and sale of the American Angora Coat Breeders' association nt Knnsns City In October next. Tho Angora Is thn only paper of Its kind published In the United States ln tho In terests of this Industry. GENERAL WADE COMING HERE Will Vlnlt O in uh il on AVny to Philip pines, lluvliikr lleeu Believed liy Otln. ST. TAUL, Minn.. Feb. 21. Ocneral Otis arrived In St. Paul from Chicago today mmro win tomorrow aujourn until rues nn,i ....iml temnnrHrv ebnmo of thn Do- day tor tho purposo ot giving the com partment of tho Dakotas. Tho goneral Is nmv Mimnnnl..r nf two iiiinnrtmnnts. havln hcen. since November. Htntloned nt Chi- cago in charge ot tho Department of the General Wado left this evening for Chi cago. Ho will go to San Francisco by way of Omaha and will sail for the Philippines March 1. Goneral Otis will remain In St. Paul until the ond of the week. Ho will find It neces sary to como to St. Paul occasionally. In spector Goneral C. II. Murray Is with Gen- oral Otis as ulde-do-camp. COLONEL JOSEPH ILER ROBBED Mini 'Who .Tnntlen lllm nn Street Cnr Itelleven lllm ot AVIfe'n Dlnniontl (ilft. NEW YOnK, Fnh. 21. (Special Tole- gram.) Colonel Joseph Her, formerly of Omaha, had a pearl diamond scarfpln stolpn on a Broadway car tonight. Tho pin was valued nt soveral hundred dollars and was presented by Mrs. Her. Tbo colonel Is . 1 ll, liim, Avnn .n(l lln ni wj, j'liit. w ..,, .,...,.... ,uvv. .... rodn uptown ln a crowded car and wns pushed by a mnn whose hand landed on his throat. Tho man apologized profusely. Tho colonel said: "Don't mention It, no harm dono," and got off. A few minutes later tho pin was mlssod. The colonel hurried to nutomoblle headquarters and of fered a roward for the recovery of his wife's presont, PLATE GLASS COSTS NO MORE Prloea Are tn lleniiilii .Htiitlonnry Throughout Preacut Venr Lnrscat Order on Iteeortl. CINCINNATI, Feb. 21. As a result of tho conferences horo this week between tho dealers and glass manufacturers tho largest order for window glass on record, being for 1,000,000 boxes, has been given tho Inde pendent manufacturers by tho dealers' as sociation. The last order given the American nnd Independent companies combined wns for 740,000 boxes of window glass, thn dollvory of which was Just completed beforo tho conference hero this week ndvnnced tho prlcos from 10 to ID per cent. Tho prices on plate glass remain stationary through tho year. CLAIMS ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY Judge of Exhibit ClinrRea Ht. Paul Ilutterniiiker Tilth OfTer Ini; Ilrllie. ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 21. A sensation was caused at today's sosslon of tho Na tional Buttermakers' association when W. D. Collier, ono of the Judges of the hutter exhibit, lodged a formal complaint with the executive commlttco, charging a St. Paul buttcrmaker with offering him a $300 bribe. Tho executive commlttco Immediately wont Into executive session nud began tho ex amination ot witnesses. Lerjilators Go Through Boutins of Taking Senatorial Ballot. Ohaage Their Allegianot. NO ADJOURNMENT FOR THE ' HOLIDAY Efforts to Secure a Beoeu TJatll Mendaj Frore Uniucoeiiful. GREAT DEMAND FOR VACCINE IN HOUSE Itepreaeutntlri IVnlUrr Qimrnii t Ineil at llenUelnimi mill llln Annoclntca on tlit Anxious Sent Over Unity luoculntlon. -lUllnU- :m. an. -Ml flU 4R M.I i7. 28. Sl. Allen UN 41 IS 8 on t 7 in x n j l'rrf r. it (I n fi ,Z tirrit" .......... in 4 IN r in ii in tetou Hulner t iiurlnn lllteheoek 4tl IS 4 t II in in u:t no nn Illnnlinw 14 in 4 1 J UN in IU 14 n n i t 7 7 n:t ni 111 17 -'nitl ... .... n l 7 no IT jinrti," to .Melklejolui ill Itimet iiler in Tlionipnon, I). II. It:: au nn :tn :t7 in ii it a l Tlioinimon, AV, 11. ni ""tli LINCOLN, Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.) Tho dally formality of n bnllot for United States senator was executed ln Joint ses sion, with only minor changes ln tho ex- hlblt. Tho Molklojohn column dropped again down to thirty In splto ot tho return of Swnnson from Richards, nnd notwlth- standing tho nssuranccs of tho Melklojohn managers that tho number of his supporters wns to bo Increased, The men who left Molklojohn wero Johnson, who returned to Kosuwater, nnd Brown of Furnas, who "wont to Crounse. Mlskcll, who woa absent, Zl!Cate,f t!t0 10 Thorap5a The fuslonlsta tried hard to concentrate on Allen and Hitchcock, but failed, four scattering fusion votes being rocordod, Tho expected adjournment over Wash ington's birthday did not tnlto place, though many members gavo notice they Intended to go homo anyway. Quito a number favored adjournment so commltteos could visit state Institutions, but for some reason It 11 nnnnalllnn it r m rM.AiiniinnA.1 T atAs l'l'"o..v... ... inuuuuuiw. Jt, " Intimated that certain candldateB did not want tho rcen to gat within reach of their constituents, but tho real explanation Is probably that various Interests are anxious to. have tho tlino for Introducing new bills cut oft aa f.non as pos ible. S Tho receipt of a message etaltng that representative Walker, who had been sick, wns confined to his homo in Benkelman nnd tho houso quarantined sent shivers through ecvornl of his associates who oc cupy seats near his. He, was complaining that ho was not woll for several days when last ln attendance and tho notlco ot quaran tine was taken to mean that a case ot smallpox was npprehonded. Tho vacclno virus Is, therefore, coursing the arms ot Eovoral moro members ot tho house tonight who prefer to nin no risks. Itunliliiic Appropriation Bill. Tho Joint commlttco on finance, ways and means hns been working night and day the Inst week trying to got tho appropriation bill ready for Introduction. Only one day remains uftor tomorrow .In which hills may bo Introduced and for this reason tho legls- mlttco moro tlmo- Among other changes tllQ comtnlttcn will recommend that all stalu houso stenographers bo paid $850 a Jre?r' .H,01,"10 PrcBont B"-era BomB DETAILS OF THE LAST BALLOT Unimportant Clinnur Shown' In. tho Vote Tnken for Senator Yesterday. LINCOLN, Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.) -Tho absence of Mlskell reduced tbo vole. of Thompson and Ilosewater each onn nn senatorial ballot. Ilosewater gained John son rrom AieiKiejonn, urown of Furnas left Melklejohn for Crnunso nnd Swanson went back to htm from Richards. Tweed voted for Frank Wotherald Instead ot Hlnsnaw. as provlously. Tho voto: Allen Co Doifira 1 Klnkald S crounso' 7 Currle IB Harrington" l n'aiiier 5 Mnrtln 7 Melklejohn 30 Morlan 1 HoNftwnter 17 Thompson, D. E... 87 Thompson, W. II,, S Wothurald 1 1J nsuaw 13 Illtchcock Vote In Detail. Zhe republican votn was: Allen D. E Thompson, Currle. Andrews D. E. Thompson, Melklejohn. Arunds Hlnsliaw, Currle. Armstrong D. E. Thompson, Melklejohn. Jleekly D. K. Thompson, Melitiejohn. Deetho V. E. Thompson, Melklejohn. Herlet D. E. ThomDjnn, Molklejohn. Utesner Illnshnw, Melklalohn. llroderlck Illnshaw, Melklejohn. Brown of Furnas D. E. ThomDion. Crounse. urown or uioe uainer, urounse. lluresh Illnshaw. ilosewater. Cain Martn,, Melklejohn. Cornecr Martin. Honewater. CrlsHoy Thompson, Melklejohn. Crounse Itarlan, Currle. Currle Klnkald. Crounse. Edgar D. K. Ttiompbon, Currle. F.vutis Halner. Mwklejohn. Fowler t. Ii. TitomDSon, Melklejohn. Frledrtch Hiilner. Currle. Gallogly-Klnkald. Mnlklejobn. Gawni KlnkalC. MelkUiohn. Hall D. By Thompson, Rosewater. Harlan D. K. Thomnsnu, Currle. IlnrrlH Thompson, Melklejohn. I In thorn Melklojohn, Morlan. Hlbbert P. E. Thompson, Melklejoha Jlorton KlnKmd. Melklejohn. Humphrey IJ. K. Thompson. Melklejoh. JoluiHon D. K. Thompson. Hosowater. Jouvenat Illnshaw, .Melklejohn. Lallln-D. K. Thompson, currle. Lane D. R. Thompson, i-irrle. Lowe O. K, Thompson, Mo.klejohn, Martln-Hlnshaw, Crnunea Marshall Illnshaw. Currle. McCargar 1. E. Thoinuson, Currle. McCarthy Illnshaw, Crounse. McCoy Mnrtln. Hosnwater. Mead D. E. Thompson, ilosewater. Mendenhall Illnshaw, Jtotewater. MockoU H. E. Thompson, Melklejohn, Mullen Thompson, Itosewatcr. Newoll Thompson, Currle. Oleson of Cuming Mnrtln, Ilosewater. . Olson of Pholps-1). U. Thompson, Melkle john. tj iM'iu u I'd. i iiuuipauo, iiuootti.-., Owens Martin, Currle. Ilohwer Illnshaw. tTounse. Hantlnll Harlan, Melklejohn. Bhelthorn IJ. E, Thompson, Crounse. Bmlthborger Martin, Melklejohn. Bpenter I). E. Thompson. Melklojohn. Hteele-IIInshaw. Melklejohn. Stelnmeyer D..E. Thomnion, Melklejohn. Swnnson Hlnsliaw. Melklejohn. Hcolt --Thorn iihoii, Currle, Tefft-l). E. Thomnson. Himnwatar, Tromncn 'J'hoin on. i'iiitIb. Tweed Wetheruld, Melklojohn, j