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    The Omaha, Daily Bee.
JSSTAliLlSJIiKD ,JU2sM5 10, KS71.
OMAHA, PATUHDAV iMOKNlG, irEimtJAHY 2tf, 1901 -TWELVE PAGES.
STXGTjE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DEATH IN THF DEEP
Facifio Mail Bteamihip Rio de Joneiro
Oraehea Against Reof rind Sinki.
SWIFT CRY OF "MAN BOATS" IS TOO LATE
Pamngen and Seamen Flange with the
Wreck Beneath the Bwirl of Water.
CONSUL WILDMAN IS AMONG THE MISSING
He and Hii Wife and Children Believed to
Hare Bhared the Common Fate.
GOI DEN GATE A HARBOR OF DESTRUCTION
Inromlnfr Veaael Glldca Svrlftlj
AVhere tfntfi Arc I'lncld, lint
Itocka Crunrli Throuich I'lntna
of .Unci Like Cardboard.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. Tho Pacific
innll steamer Itlo do Janeiro ran on a
hidden rock whlto entering tho Golden Gate
arly this morning In u dense fog. Shy
bank In a few minutes nftor striking. It
1b Iraposslhlo to nscortatn tho exact num
ber minting owing to tho fuct that Pnraor
John Ilooney, who had tho passenger list
nnd roster of tho rrow, Ih among tho miss
ing, btil tho lutc.it oBtlmnto la that 122
persons, most of whom woro Chinese and
Jnpnncsc. woro lost.
At f o'clock thin afternoon ten bodlen had
been recovered, two whlto women, one
whlto man and Bcvcn Chinese. Tho most
prominent passenger on tho steamer was
Ilounsovlllo Wlldman, United States con
sul at .Hong Kong, who was accompanied
by hla wlfo nnd two children. It Is
thought nil wcro drowned. Tho ship was
In command of I'llot Frederick Jordon
when It struck. Ho was rescued. Captain
William Ward went down with his ves
sel. As nearly as can bo learned thoro woro
201 persons on board tho Itlo do Janeiro,
as follows,: Cabin passengers, 29; second
cabin, 7: steerage (Chlneso and Japanese),
E8; whlto officers, 30; Asiatic crew, 77. Tho
following havo been accounted for: Rescued,
79; bodies at tho morgue, 10; total, 89;
missing, IIS.
Following is tho cabin passenger list, al
most completer Consul General Ilounso
vlllo Wlldman, Mrs. Wlldman, two chil
dren awl nurse, from Hong Kong; Mrs. nnd
Miss Wakefield of Honolulu; James K. Car
penter, mining engineer, Oakland, Cal.;
Miss Howena Jehu, Honolulu; William
Ilrandor, London; Mr. Matthcson, Shang
hai; Captain Heoht, German navy; Cap
tain Holtz, Shanghai; Mr. Dowdell, Shnng-,
hal; J. F. Soyraour, editor of tha Ameri
can. Manila; Mrs. K. West, Han Francisco;
Miss Lehcran, Ilusaell Harper, Journalist,
Nagasaki; Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Manila; Miss
Oabrlol lloorou. Dr. Dodd, llutto, Mout.;
Attorney Henshaw, Uutte, Mont.; Mr. nnd
Mr. wowiiniv, lkUwl)ntU. Hl Jap,p-
I.Ut of. thn Mlnlic.
Tho following nro missing: Itounsevlllo
Wlldman, wife, two children nnd nurse,
Mrs. K. West, J. F. Seymour, H. C. Mat
thcson, Mrs. and Miss Wakefield, Miss
Ilowonn Jehu, Zong Chong. Dr. Okawhara,
Dr. Dodd. C. H. Henshaw, Mr. and Mrs.
Woodworth, C. Dowdoll.
Tho following persons were rescued:
William Ilrander, London; James K. Cnr
pontor, Oakland. Cal.; Mrs. Itlplcy, Miss
Lehoran, nussell Harpor, E. C. Howoll, It.
II. Long, (J. Helntz. Captain Hocht, It.
Holtz, William Caspar. Toledo, K)., steer
age; Philip Nuscnblatt, Oakland; Freder
ick Castrlnl. J. Wado (Japanese), Hono
lulu; Second Ofllccr O. Coghlan, Third
Ofllcor Holland, Chief Engineer 0. Herll
hey. Ship Carpenter Frank Cramp, Freight
Clork (J. J. Englohardt, It. H. Leary,
Quartermaster II. Mathloson, Quartermns
1or Fred Llndstrom, Storekeeper E. Hoggs,
Seaman Hownrd, twonty-nlno Chinese at
mall dock, nineteen Chinese, four Japan
ese nt Mlggs' wharf.
Tho following otllcors and crow aro mis
sing: William Ward, Captain; W. C. John
son, first officer; John Hooncy, purser; nus
sell Drlghton, quartortnnstor: McCoun,
first assistant engineer; Hrady, second
assistant engineer; Monroo, third assist
ant engineer; Dr. O'Nell, ship's doctor;
Smith, watertondrr: Savage, water
tender; Dennis, wntcrtondcr; H. Scott,
steward; Horgg, storekeeper; Albert Mal
colm, saloon watchman; McArthur, ateer
ago watchman; Kd Hurwick, watchman;
Mrs. Dorraan, Btownrdoaa.
FOG IS WHbLLYT0 BLAME
l'lliit I'rrla III" Wny Throuuh
.111x1 Aft T Idle IIOIII'N III
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SAN FKANCISCO, Feb, 22. Tho Hio do
Janeiro was three days overduo from
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, whon It
arrived off the Heads last night, and tho
dense, fog prevailing nt the tlmo Induced
Pilot Jordan to bring her to nnchor until
he could soo his way elenr through tho
gateway. It laid to until nbout 1:30 o'clock,
when tho atmosphere cleared and It was
stnrted under a slow bell townrd Point Hon
Ita. All went well until ti.40 o'clock, when
It struck. Most of the passeugors wero be
low at tho time, and It Is believed that
many of them wero drowned in their berths.
Tho first news nf tho dlsustcr reached
here at 7:30 o'clock this morning and soon
afterward u boatload of rescued passengers
and petty officers arrived at tho mall dock
Tugs woro Immediately dlspnlchod to reiv
6r any Bcrvlco that might bo needed, but
no living persons wcro nfloat when they
reached tho wroch. A number of drowning
people woro rescued by Italian fishermen
and the bodies of two whito women, three
Chluese nnd it Japancso wero brought In by
the tugs. Tho search for moro of tho vie
tlms Iioh continued nit day.
From all nccounts It appears that the ofll
Fin u-nrn cool and cavo the necessary or
dors with the least possible excitement.
Captain Ward, who was on deck when th
vessel struck, at nnco gave orders to th
rrew on watch to hurry tbo passengers onto
the forward deck. At tho samo tlmo th
quartermaster on duty sounded tho Blgnal
for flro drill and within live minutes all
the men wero at tholr stntlons. There wa
no way of telling tho extent of tho damage
to the vessel as It remained on tin oven keel
for fifteen minutes after striking tho rock
nut Captain Ward, with tho Instinct of long
experience, knew the gravest .uange
threatened the 200 souls In his charge, and
pacing the deck ho gave orders to lowe
away tho llfeboatB and llferafts.
Willi II ii ill III I lit- llarknraa.
There was no much confusion until (If
teen minutes after striking tho bow of th
vessel suddenly plunged under water. Then
there was n wild rush for the boats. Two
boats had already been Iqwered and ntheri
were getting away as rapidly as the trained
discipline of tho crow could prepare tbem
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
M0RGANW,SHE8T0G0AHEAD
Fltcst Minority It.-jMiit 1111 It i-olutlwi
In Dlari-Kiinl I'.imliiiid In
Omul Mutter.
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I' . I'l'lfi I"IIM1MI
Mnr-
sn ..
iltte on foreign relations
. report, upon the rnso-
ratification of the
lias ma'o
lilt Ion ilcrlc.
Ilny-I'auncefotf,
' JM not a cntidl-
tlon precedent trf .natructlnn of the
.Nicaragua canal nnd u ,1 tbo United States
should proceed with that work tegnrdloss
of the existence of the Clayton-Hulwrr
agreement. The cotnmltteo made an ad
verse report upon the rosolutlon a few
dHys ago, and Senator Morgan controverts
thn wisdom of that action, Scnntor Mor
gan Intimates that tho adverso report was
rondo to conform to the views of thu ptesl
dent. On this point he snys:
Tlie resolutions Imvo my lienrty ap
proval and I cannot admit that the presl
lent lins any rUht to direct congress iih
to tho time when It Is expedient to express
approval of IiIm solemn net of making
theso agreements with Nicaragua nnd
Costa lllcn.
Thin elulm wns mad" In tho rommlttee
and his viewH us to the expediency of action
wero stilted ns grounds of objection to tho
resolutions. From HiIm view nt tim tnt'
of tho senate I wholly dissent.
In another connection ho snys on tho
samo point:
nro bound to ngree with Costn Hint
nnd Nicaragua as to the terms on which
canal pilvlleges will be extended to the
United States, If this subject Is to bo Hut
tied by agreement.
We have bo agreed nnd the question Is
whothcr In a miasm of apprehension, or
under a Hubonllmitloti to the criticisms
that Hrltlsh opinion mny Inflict upon us,
we will permit that government to com
pel thn president to abandon these uglee
ents. They urn honorable. Just, lawful, and
Inconceivably vnluablo and onco abandoned
we cannot expect a peaceful lesuinptloii of
them.
Mr. Morgan nlso taken tho position that
tho president has already outlined tho po
sition of the United States toward tho
Clayton-Hulwor treaty by negotiating tho
protocols with Costa ltlcn nnd Nicaragua.
"It la qulto clear," ho says, "that the
president In making theso agreements In
tho name of tbo United States definitely dis
regards nny claim of right that Great
Britain could assort to tho effect that her
consent was necessary to such action on
his part, as president. And, equally, bo
asserted tbo right of congress to disre
gard any claims of Great Urltaln to pro
vent tho acquisition of such rights from
Costa Men nnd Nicaragua, nnd to np-
proprlato money for that distinct purpose
"Beyond question bo has bound himself
as president and ns a plenipotentiary to
those agrocmonts, nnd. If they violate tbo
rights of Great Britain or glvo her Just
offenso congress la also bound either to
undo tho wrong nnd atono for It and repu-
dlato nnd Impeach what tho prculdent has
dono, or sustain bis nctlon."
LONDON, Feb. 22. Ono of tho subjects
discussed nt today's cabinet meeting was
a dltpntch from Lord Palinccfotc, which It
Is understood dealt with tho probnblo nttl-
tudo of tho United Stntes toward Great
Britain's counter proposals.
Tho official action resulting from this
meeting has not had tlmo to take shapu
and It Is lmposslblo to say what conclusions
wcro reached. United States Ambassador
Clioato will probably bo summoned to (ho
Foreign oinco noxt Monday, when Lord
5'ff'and China controversies No Indica
tion is given that this Intorvlow will soltlo
ono wny or tbo othor tho Nicaragua canal
difficulty. On tho other hand, Grent Britain
has no Intention of ratifying tho Hay-
I'auncefoto treaty In tho form proposod
by tho senate, unless her counter proposals
aro agreed to In thn short tlmo left before.
that treaty lapses, and tt Is recognized to
bo nlmost Impossible.
CONFERS HONORARY DEGREES
University of l'eiumylvniiln CelelirnlOM
WnaliliiKtoii'N lllrllnlny lit
UiiIuiik .lliuiiiri'.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22. The faculty
and studonta of tho University of Pennsyl
vrclo today celebrated Washlngton'H birth
day In an elaborate manner. Thn students
aitemlded on tho campua at 10 o'clock this
timing and marched to tho Academy of
usle, whero tho ceremonies worn hold.
Bishop Whttaker opened tbo celebration
xcrctses with prayer, after which Provost
arrlson delivered a brief address.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, "public orator." In
the annual conferring of honorary degrees,
Introduced each candidate to tho provost.
Ptovost Harrison conferred tho diplomas In
ntln, and on each ciiudldato placed the
hood or gown peculiar to tho degree.
Thoso who were honored with degrees
ere: Hear Admiral Melville, doctor of
Hclcnco; night Ilnv. Henry O. Potter, doctor
of laws; President Henry C. Prltchott of
tho Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
doctor of laws; President William L.
rather of the University of Texas, doctor
f laws; Clement Penrose doctor of laws;
Ilov. John Sparhawl; Jones, pastor of Cal-
vary church, doctor of sacred theology. 1
After tho conferring of degrees, Bishop
otter, who wns tho orator or tno day, de
livered bis address.
A dinner will be tendered tho visitors to
night.
RED KNAPP IS A DIRECTOR
Niitliiniil AiM'lntlim of Iloxiimkcr
Oiuiiliii Mnn nt Merl
ins in riiu'iiiiinti.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 22. At tbo second
day's session of the uutlonal nsdnclntlan of
box nnd box Bhooic tnanumcturers theso
directors were elected: F. J. Cress, Pitts-
burg; Benjamin Atwood. Whitman, Va.;
C. E. Turner, Warsaw. Wis.; John J. Key
scr. Mllwnukeo; J. M. Goessllng, St. Louis;
C. T. Williams, Cleveland; E. A. Conk-
llng, Cincinnati; B. F. Masters, Chicago,
W. H. Mallard. Houses roini. .v v.; u.
T. Yegge, Chicago, and y-'rederlck Knnpp,
W1IIUIIU.
MINISTER WU GOES VISITING
Will AilitreuM StiiilciilM of iUr HeHleni
Hi-aerio I' ill erll' nt
CIim rlnml.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 22.-WU Ting
Fang, tho Chlneso minister, arrived hero
today from Washington. He was met by
Prcbldent Charles Twlng of the Western
ncservo university, upon whoso Invltntlou
tho minister mine to Cleveland, nnd cs
corted to tho llnlldcu hotel.
This afternoon Mr. Wu will address tho
students nf tho university, his subject bolng
"Washington and Education." This oven
lug the minister will attend tbo annual
dinner of tho Sons of tho American Revo
lution nnd will respond to a toust.
TO TAX PUBLIC FRANCHISES
Missouri Nennte 1'naiea Hill Prepared
liy GiMerimr Doeliery
In Hint I'rteot.
JEFFEHSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 22.-
The senate today by unanimous vote paised
tho franchlso tax bill, prepared by Gov
ernor Dockery. It taxes the franchises o
public ami quasi-public corporations at th
ramo rate and for the same purposes that
othor property Is now taxed.
RUSSIANS FEEL FRIENDLY
Tariff Controrerej a Eneineei Proposition
Without Personal Bitterntsi.
IS NOT DEALING WITH THE COURTS
If Ilie ('intitrrviillltin Ilnlj- Were Ite
iiiini'il Tomorrow tlio ltrirlnl
Would lie Imtiirillntely
WllliilniiTii.
ST. PETEHSHUno. Feb. 22. Although the
situation arising put of the Husso-Amerlcan
turlff controversy Is unquestionably full of
peril, relther well informed Americans or
well Informed Ilussllans nntlclpato nn tin
breakable deadlock.
The most hopeful feature of tho case Is
the fact that the political relations between
tho two powers remain unaffected.
United Stntes Ambassador Tower said to
day: "Tho matter will bo decided In proper
tltnn by tho proper authorities. It has not
interrupted In the slightest tbo cordial re
lations which havo always existed between
tho United States and Ilussla."
A ftar bus been expressed that any Amer
ican concession would bo considered a sign
of weakness by western Europe, eagerly
waning for nn opportunity to make a con
certed onslaught on American exports and
tariffs, but Hussion hns no ulterior deslens
whatever. M. DeWltte has warm fooling for
America and he has recently observed:
"My sentiments for America. Ilko Hussla's
sentiments, nro closer than those of all
Europe.
HiiMsln'n Pnnltloii,
An nuthorltntlve exposition of the llus-
slan position. Just given to the correspond
ent of tho Associated Press, explains why
Jitissia nm not wnlt for tho decision of the
United States supremo court, and did not
exactly measuro tho reprisal to lit tho of
fonse. Hussla, It Ib explained, Is not deal
ing with tho American courts. If the coun
tervailing duty wero removed tomorrow, M.
Do Wltto would withdraw tho reprisal to
morrow. Hussla's sugar policy 'is explained
ns follows: Conformably to law. th min
ister annually fixes the amount of sucar to
bo produced nnd disposed of on tha domestic
markot. This amount Increases every year
as the consumption increases. Tho min
ister nlso fixes tho maximum domestic
price, which diminishes each year.
Thero Is no truth whatever In the state
ment that permanently high prices aro con
templated by the Ilusslan nollev. Prims
havo fallen within ten years from 8 to"G&
roubles.
If tho producers wish to manufacture
moro sugar for export the government will
not Interfere.
FINS ARE DEMONSTRATIVE
Show Their DUaatlsfactlon vrllh Itaa-
alitnUliiK l'roeeaa liy Drnplna;
(lie Town In Mlaok.
ST. PETERSBUHO. Fob. 22. The neotdo
of Helslngfors. Finland, have shown that
tnoy aro In no way reconciled to tho new
order of things, by various demonstra-p,uTncntYafl3r"rri6',ca'r?nffiluwrffi,u--nhe
Flnlush aenate, concerning the RuaslanUtnff
of Finland, black sheets displayed In tho
streetB were Inscribed with tho names of
senators who voted In favor of the procla
mation manifesto, while nt night tho win
dows of tho residences of tho Fins wore
bung with black curtains nnd the lights
were extinguished. A deputation of women
placed a mourning band on the monument
of Alexander II. Groups of men marched
through tho town, forced tho Ilusslan store
keepers nnd others to extinguish their
lights nnd made a demonstration In front
of certain senators' houses.
An address signed by 8S0 women was pre
sented to the vlco president of tho sen
ate, protesting against tho transfer of tho
records of the Finnish Stato department
nt St. Petersburg. Tho transfer was sub
sequently countermanded.
GENERAL ACOSTA NOT TAKEN
Whole Interior of Venezuela Said to
III! nt the Alervy nf Ileliel
Korcea.
KINOSTON, Jamaica. Feb. 22. Advlceo
hero today from the Island of Trinidad re
veal a Berlous situation In Venezuela. It
transpires that General Acosta, the rebel
leader, has not been capturod and, though
his enpturo has been repeatedly, ofuclatly
and unofficially, announced, it Is said ho
la now being assisted by General Hernandez,
Gcncrnl Holande and a supporter of ex
President Andrado. The full extent, of
thn rising Is not known to the government
Tho wholo Interior of tho country Is ro.
period to bo nt tho mercy of the rebola
and tlio torment is extending to tho coast
towns. Several steamers, under Hrltlsh
hartor and flying the nrltlsh flag, h.iva
been destroyed or Impressed nnd a number
f vessels trading with Trinidad havo beou
burned under orders from President Castro
A strong demand is madn for tho presence
of a Hrltlsh warship. Hrltlsh Guiana pa
pers express disappointment l tho attitude
of America.
HE MUCH EMBARRASSES ITALY
Minister I'rlneltl (ieta Himself llla-
llkeil liy ('onfeaalnjf eeaalty of
Itevlvlnif Triple Alllnnee.
HOME, Feb, 22. The new ministry Is b-
Ing strongly urged to drop Signer Glullo
Prlnettl, minister of foreign affairs, who Is
attacked by all the papers on account of
his alleged declarations to tho Bavarian
minister, Haron Tuchcr do Slmmelsodorf,
that ho conflderod n renewnl of tho triple
alllauco nn absoluto necessity to Italy.
Sovcral newspapers demand Prinottl's
resignation, as his declarations may pre
tnt Italy from Insisting on proper consid
eration of the commercial provisions cf
Germany and Austria and making Its ad
hesion to the alliance dependent upon trade
concessions only.
FOR MURDERING A CONSUL
, An in Hi I II uf .Ininoi I.ynl Sentenced
In .Heno nietcu lenra In
Prison,
KINGSTON, Jamalcn, Feb, 22. The as
sassln nf James Lynl, acting British consul
nt Cludad Bolivar, Venezuola, has been cn
ttneed to eleven years' Imprisonment,
Tho murder of Mr. Lyal was perpetrated
early in March, 1000, as he was leaving the
consulate.
lie Irharnt li tltiteta Ilortn.
VIENNA, Fob. 22. In tho Relchsrath to
day tho opening scenes promised to neces
sitate tbo suspension of the sitting, but
after brief, tumultuous demonstrations by
thn Czechs against the president on his
refusal to accept non-German Interpclla
tlons the house passed to the discussion of
other matters.
Seoi'iilon nt I.n tliinyrn.
CARACAS, Venezuela (Via Hay'len Ca
ble), Feb. 22. Tho United States military
cruiser Scorpion has arrived at La Guuyra.
CHARGE MURDER TO MAFIA
Mne Itnllnna I mleV Arrest 5iiiioseil
to llelono- to the llnnil nf
t'tittlirnatM.
4
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. A murder, believed to
hivo ben tho result of a vendetta, was
committed near Grand and Milwaukee
avenues Into last night. Salvador Giovanni
was found shot through tho heart, with
Carlo Hattlsta, who recently arrived from
New lorlt, standing over him. Hattlsta
snys ho ,ind the murdered man were warm
friends and that whllo on tho way to
Giovanni's home they wero nttaeked by
three men. Hattlsta was not Injured, but
carried a revolver which had not been fired.
In the dead man's eoat pocket, howover,
was a revolver from which three shots had
been fired. This mystifies the police, since
Gloauni'n wound would havo prevented
him from restoring the weapon to n plnco
of concealment. In hl,1 pockets nlso were
many counterfeit coins, Giovanni, one of
tho most prominent Italians In Chicago,
was a member of several secret societies
and ramo here from New York three years
ago.
The polleo are of the belief that he wos
tho victim of tho dreaded Mnlla nnd hold
that be was murdered with tho weapon
found t,n him. Hattlsta Is being held
pending Investigation. Within flvo hours
afior tho murder the police raided tho
house at 141 Milton avenue and arrested
nlno Italians, said to bo sympathizers of
the Chicago branch of tho Mnfln society.
The persons arrested aro; Dntnlnto Cata
lan, Nofel Philip, Rafael Lltta. Capalna
Makea, Nolkrl Forna, John Ronte, Simon
Rnfuel, Tony Spargno. Joseph Marlzo.'
Bullet In IIIn Month,
One of the men arrested In Milton avenue,
Joseph Mnrlzo, was Buffering from n se
vere bullet wound In lho mouth and ho
was taken to the county hospital. It Is
believed by tho police that Giovanni was
lured from his homo to the place of am
bush nnd thnt ho was there set upon.
When tho raid was mado on tho house In
Milton nvenue tho nlno men wero found
huddled In a amnll room. In tho room
wero found numerous dirks, stilettos and
rovolvors.
It Is believed by the police that the mur
der may have been prompted by revengo
on account of some old feud. A matter
that they aro puzzled ovor Is the deposition
In a l)rorco case that was found in tho
possession of tho dead man. This Is tho
case of Dr. Ralph Gundove egalnst Col
vlnda Gundove, 700 South Fourth street,
St. Louis. It Is believed Giovanni was
acting as agent for some attorney and this
may hnvo had something to do with tho
plot to end his life.
Giovanni and Hattlsta were friends in
Italy. For seven yearn Giovanni was a
labor contractor In New York and Boston.
Three years ago he came to Chicago and
conducted a cigar storo In Polk street.
Six months ngo he engaged In tho restaurant
ousinoss. no was a nian of considerable
meant.
At 8 o'clock this morning ono of tho
prisoners said tho members of tbo band
belonged, to an organization known as tho
Sicilian Boclety and that Marlzo was tho
president of tho organization.
In connection with the murder, tho saloon
of Frank MoricI, at 117 Grind avenue, was
raltLJiv-ruiiet:H W7-i---4i....Mt,l.aJ
rcr J I
I.oenteil In H. I.oiila.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22. Dotncnlca Ginnoc
chlo, Italian consul In St, Louis, nnd other
prominent Italians of this city bellevo Sal
vatoro de Giovanni, murdered In Chicago
Thursday night, was Dr. Raffaclle Guldone,
who until a few months ngo lived In St.
Louis.
Those who knew Dr. Guldone hero be-
llovo that ho was murdered by the relatives
of his first wife, from whom ho obtained n
divorce In St. Louis last June, nnd not by
tho Mafia. Whon Dr. Guldono first np
peared In St. Louis ono year ago he Intro
duced himself ns an Italian count. Ho left
hero last August and had not been heard of
slnco then. Whon hero lho doctor feared
some enemy, for whom ho was constantly
on guard and armed.
Further Investigation of tbo death of Sal-
Tatoro do Giovanni, who wns found mur
dered on Grand nvenun last evening, hns
convinced the police that tho murder was
tho result of a rarofully arranged plot, car
ried out under the orders of n secrot Italian
society. Tho theory of the polleo Is that
Giovanni was murdered to prevent his np
pearanco In a murder trial In New York
Letters found In the murdered man'H pock
ets showed thnt he had been summoned east
for this purpose. Tho Mafia society Is men
tioned In tbo case, but. as yet tho pollen
havo no evidence directly Implicating that
society with the murder. Joseph Morlco,
one of thn men arrested last night, who had
a severe bullet wound In tho mouth. Is be-
lloved to havo done tho shooting. Carlo
Hattlsta, who camo to Chicago from New
York Inst Friday and who spent much of
his tlmo In thn company of Giovanni, Is
nlso under arrest. A cluo to tho reason for
tho murder was found among thn letters In
Do Glovannl'B pockets, Onn of theso let
ters, written by a man In St. Louis, spoke
of n murder committed on Mulberry streot
New York, which Giovanni wltnossed.
WOOD AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS
Governor (ienernl llaa Ileeelveil
Culm ii rnualltntlnn mill In Handy
In Fiirvrnril Hnine.
HAVANA, Feb. 22. Governor General
Wood has Informed thn authorities a
Washington thnt tbo Cuban constitution
was olllclally presented to hlm this morn
Ins and that he awaited Instructions
whether to forward the document Immodl
ntely or hold it until the relations between
Cuba and the United States are decided
upon.
Thu special committee on relations 1
holding a meeting today. Senor Tamayo
chairman of tho committee, will submit
Gcnoral Wood'a letter referring to the re
Intlons. Senor Tamayo has also decided to
present the letter nt an executive session
of the convention.
G0VERNER STANLEY SIGNS I
llurrel Temperiiiiee Hill, lirat Intro
dueeil After Mix, .Viillim'a t'ruaiiile,
llecelvea i:eeullve NlKiinture.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Fob. 22. Governor
Stanley today signed the llurrel temperance
bill, which makes placos where liquor Is
sold common nuisances nnd nllows tho
county officers to cnnflscnlo tbo Illegal
Block. Another temperance bill by Hurrol
Is In tho hnnds of tho Judiciary commit
tee. It provides thut tho county attorneys
havo tho power to comprl witnesses to
testify In'cawB Involving violation of tbo
prohibitory law.
Tho llurrel measuro Is tho first of tbo
many temperance bills Introduced slnco
the Nation crusade began to becomo a law,
Neither Hue Una Kleeted.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. There wero sov
ernl changes In thn senatorial ballot today,
but none that Indicated a material change
In the situation. Tho votu wn8 as follows:
('orbett. 3: Williams. 16: Hermann, o; In
mann. 28; Fulton. I; P. II. Durney, 1,
HELENA. Mont., Feb. 22, Tho vote on
senator today was; Mantle. 31: MaKlnnlss.
24; Frank, tM, Cooper, ; Coburn, 2; Conrad,
., 1001C, 1, v luuuy , i.
MONTANA MURDER MYSTERY
Captain Oliver Dohon Found Dead in Hii
Own Home.
FORMER CONVICT IS UNOER SUSPICION
la Snlri to Ilnve Mmle Thrrnt While
In I'rlann llolsiin'a Fntnona
C'nrecr In the Itlnek
llllla.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 22. Tho body of
Cnptnln Oliver Dolson was found In his
house In Washington nulch, thlrty-ilve
miles west of Helena, yesterday.
Dolson had been shot through tho head.
Officers aro searching for an ex-convlct
who Is believed to have committed tho
dime.
DolHon Is tho father of Clinton Dolson
nnd tho grandfather of Oliver Uenson, who,
with Ellas Porslngcr. murdered Eugcno
Gulllano near Washington gulch In ISflft.
Clinton Dolson wns sentenced to ninety
nlno years In the penitentiary for the
crime, and Ucnson and Pcrslngcr nro each
serving ten-year sentences.
A fow months ngo a convict (old a friend
that ho was going to kill old man Dolson
when ho wns released, nfter sending to tho
authorities what would purport to bo a
confession thnt be (Captain Dolson) had
committed tho Culllano murder. Tho
Bchomo wns thus to obtain a pardon for
the convicted men. This convict wan re
leased In December nnd wns seen near
Washington gulch last Sunday. No alleged
confession waB found.
Captain Dolson was ono of tbo men who
staked out tbo tity of Denver. Ho wns a
famous character In tbo Black Hills. Onco
a gambler, ho afterword bonded a move
ment which resulted In closing nil the
gambling houses In Dcadwood.
WILL INVESTIGATE CHARGES
Delnmire I.eulnlntiirr Appolntx Com
mittee to I, (ink After Alleged
llrlliery Clinr-.
DOVER, Del.. Feb. 22. The house of rep
resentatives today, after a warm debate.
decided to mako n public Investigation nf
tlio bribery charges madn by Representa
tive Walter M. Hearn, a democrat, who said
ho had been offered $2,000 to absent himself
from tho Joint caucus In order to reduce
the vote so that Mr. Addlcks' election
would bo made possible. Tho democrats
secured the appointment of an Investigating
committee nnd Speaker McComas appointed
Holcomb, democrat, nnd Mooro and Uay
nnrd, union republicans, to mako tho In
vestigation, with Instructions to report tho
result thereof on Mondny.
rho balloting today showed practically
no change. Tbo seven Dupont men stood
out against Addlcks ns heretofore. Two
regular republicans voted for Henry H.
Thompson.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22. Tho Evening
Telegraph Buys: Scnntor Hnnna arrived at
Broad street station this afternoon onroute
to Dover. JlluJntn'I". o. Ink,, a bund In
ttc. -rvmauir naiin.i n neparmrf" .vi
Washington was, spurred by the sensational
bribery charges anil also by thu fnct that
It tho deadlock Is allowed to remain un
broken tho legislature will adjourn without
choice. Ho refused to talk of tho mat
er.
Senator Ilanna was mot at tbo Pennsyl
vania station by C. A. Grlscotn, president
of tbo International Navigation company,
nd taken to the Union league for luncheon.
When a reporter naked Mr. Ilanna It bo
waB going to Dover that gentleman ro
pllod, "Delaware, nonsense!"
BARTON CASE DISCUSSED
Clilenico Ntntr'a Attorney linn n Con
ference with Dm ii liu Cnp
Itnllat. CHICAGO, Fob, 22. (Special Telegram.)
A conference was held this morning by
Staln'a Attorney Dcneen and his assistants,
Guy C. Barton, tho Omaha capitalist, and
othors concerning tho Indictment returned
by tho grand Jury against "one Salisbury,
nllna William Woods," Tho Indictment al
leges) that Salisbury appropriated $50,000
from Mr. Harton which had been deposited
as security In n deposit vault lo which Salis
bury Is said to havo had access.
At tho closo of tho conference Mr. Denoen
said tho caso could not bo talked about at
this tlmo. Mr. Dcneon declined to say
whether City Attorney Salisbury of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Is thn man nnmcd in tho In
dictment. Ho sold the matter of Identifica
tion had not been renched.
NEW YORK CHANGES CHIEFS
Colonel Murphy Heclurra Himself the
Anointed nnd Ilevery Flic
Ilia Protest.
NEW YOnK. Feb. 22. Tho police situa
tion, which has been unsettled for tlio last
two yenrs and hns been all tho tlmo woik
lug up to u climax, especially slnco tbo lit
trnductlon of the recent bill at Albany,
reachnd tho climax when Colonel Michael C
Murphy, president of tho Hoard of Health,
walKCO into uovery b oinco nun annuiiiii;un
thnt ho was appointed commissioner and
chief of police of Now York.
Soon after Colonel Murphy's announce
ment John H. Soxton learned that hu had
been appointed to tako Colonel's Murphy's
place at tho head of tho health department
Dcvcry was ut onco appointed nrst deputy
commissioner, Cortrlght waB mado deputy
chief for Manhattnn nnd Richmond and F.
M. McLaughlin for Brooklyn nnd Ellas
Clayton for Queens.
Deputy Commissioner Devery mado n
wrltton protest to Commlbsloner Murphy
declaring tho law under which Murphy had
been appointed was void and saying that he
permitted Murphy to occupy hla olllco under
protest.
MAY REMOVE VAN WYCK
liuirrniir ttdell Una Thut Notion
Anionic Ilia I'liina fur Clrnna
Iiik w Vnrk,
ALBANY, N. V.. Feb. 22. It Is snld
tonight that Governor Odell will cither
tako steps looking to tho removal of Mayor
Van Wyck of New York, from olllco nex
Monday, or send in bii emergency mes
sage to the legislature urging the passage
of a Btato constabulary bill.
ROOSEVELT'S TRIP AT AN END
Ileaehrs ,ev York Clly nnd fine
Home Today To Wiiahtiiutou
.Next Week,
NEW YORK, Fob. 22. Vlco President
elect noosovolt reached this city tonight
from the west, his train being one hou
and ten minutes late. Ho said ho expected
to remain In Now York City during the
night, go to his homo early In the morn
Ing nnd leavo for Washington one wee
from Sunday.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Cold.
Temperature ut Omaha csterilnyi
Hour.
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GIVES THE PUBLISHERS A TIP
Smith
if cw York I'rupiisrH
The)' All .lulu to Mnke
I'll per.
Hint
NEW YORK. Feb. 2. The American
Newspaper Publishers' association contin
ued Its annual meeting today. A great deal
of tho morning's session was devoted to
various mntters connected with mUertlslng.
An address was delivered nlso by W. II,
Smith of New York, detcrlblng a plan for
producing paper on a gigantic Brule, tho
members of the association to Inkn Block
In the concern In proportion to the amount
of paper they consume. A resolution was
adopted, providing for the appointment of
a committee It) consider tho project.
At Ihn afternoon session officers were
elected ns follows: President, S. II. KnufT
man, Washington Star; vlco president,
Churlca 11. Taylor. Jr., Boston Globe; sec
retary, W. C. Bryunt, Brooklyn Tlnie5:
treasurer. Edward P. Call, New York Even
ing Pot I.
Tho following executive committee was
chosen: Charles W. Knapp. St. Louis Re
public; W. L. McLean, Philadelphia Hullo-
un; u. M. I'almer. St. Joseph News. A. A
MrCormtck, Chicago Tlmes-lleiiild nnd
-auiigo livening I'ost; P. Whiting, Bos
ton Herald; Joseph T. Nevln, Pittsburg
Leader, and Charles E. Austin, Buffalo Ex
prcsi. This rommlttee on paper supply wns ap
pointed. Don c. Seltz. New York World;
William Livingston. Detroit Journal, and
J. 11. Townsond. Philadelphia Press.
Under tho terms of the resolution thin
committee hns power to consider not only
propositions submitted by Mr. Smith at
tlio morning session, but propositions re
garding 'paper supply from other concerns
us well.
Tho Mpeclal standing cnmmllteo wn
mndo up ns follows: A. A. McCormlck.
Chicago Tlmes-Hcrnld ami Chlcngo Even
ing Post; M. J. Ijowenstclti, St. Louis Star,
nnd Herman Hldder. New York Str.nts
Zeltung, This committee has ehargu of
matters pertaining to labor disputes. Un
der tho ugreemont approved by the asso
ciation on Thursday sucrt disputes nrc
horenfter to bo settled by arbitration. Tho
agreement Is still to bo approved by the
referendum to local unions In tho Interna
tional Typographical utrinn. Tho ngrec
ment covers nil forms of labor disputes
that eonio tip In newspaper offices except
those with prossmen, who nro not nlhilnted
with tho International Typographical union.
Tho following committee on advertising
agencies wns appointed: E. P. Call, Now
York Evening Post; P. E. Whiting, noston
Herald, nnd W. L. McLenn, Philadelphia
Bulletin.
WSP.ECJjydERGENCY RATIONS
ilillicif. . ' "nil-
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22. Colonel Henry
G. Sharpe. assistant commliisnry general
of the United States army; Colonel W. L.
Alexander, deputy commissary general, sta
tioned nt Chicago, and Captain W. II. Hean,
assistant In Ihn commissary department,
also stationed nt Chicago, are In the elly
to inspect tho preparation of thn 50,000
emergency rations nt tho Armour Packing
company's plant.
These rations will bo sent to the Phlllp-
pines nnd distributed among thu coldlors
there. Nono of tho rations will bo opened
by tho men without nn order from n Bit-
poiior officer This Instruction will bo '
printed on each can. and tho purpose is to !
mako sure that the soldiers will always
nuvo somo oi tno rations on nnn.i. i no ,
packing company will begin to turn out
LAURA LEVI IS ROBBED
liililhu filrl Loaea I'oekethook vtlth
Money nml .lenelry Vnlued
ut ijll.'tO,
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22. (Special
Telegram.) Miss Laura Levi of Omaha,
who Is visiting friends at HI Arlington
trcet, had her pocket book snatched by an
unknown mau at Perry street and Scovlllo
nvenue. Tho pocltetbook contained Jewelry
nnd money to tho vnluo of $130 besides a
railroad ticket. Detectives Doran, Parker
nnd Walker arrested Fred W. Lipscomb,
aged 22, on thn chargo of committing
robbery. Tho arrest wns mndo In an On
tario street lodging bouse nnd Ethel John
son, n Ifi-yeiir-old girl of Akron, who
father baa been looking for her for somo
time, wns found anil nrrosted In thu com
pany. It Is snld an opal ring was found
on Lipscomb which Is alleged to bo ono of
four which wcro In tho ntolnn pockctbook.
FIVE GO UNDER THE WHEELS
l'nrtj- of I.nhurera CnuKhl by Trnlit
nnd Killed While Crusaluir
it Ilrlilitc.
SHARON. Pa.. Feb. 22. An Erlo & Pitts
burg freight train ran Into a crowd of men
on their wuy to work this morning. Flvo
men wero killed outright, being cut to
pieces.
Thn names of tho dead men nro:
Z1NCARRO ROCCA.
GU1SSEPPE PAltnAGO.
COSAOIRALO BUCCA.
ZINOARRO 7.APPI.
PASQUALI SCAPPI.
Tho men wcro crossing the Pennsylvania
railroad brldgo at fi:05 o'clock on their way
to work, nad had reached the middle of tho
Btructuro when tho Erie & Pittsburg freight
train boro down on them at full speed,
Before they cou,ld mako nn effort to save
their lives the train struck them, grinding
nil flvo beneath the wheels.
DELAYS MOSER'S HEARING
Juror In Murder t'nae TnUeu Sf lioualy
III nnd Court Ailjourna Till
Moiidii)'.
PEORIA, 111.. Feb, 22. What proved to
bo a berlous Impediment to the progress of
tho Moscr murder trial at Pekln developed
this morning. Roy Miller, who has beon
In poor health for several days, was taken
seriously sick lost night and waa uuahlo
to appear In curt this morning. An ad
journment wob jercforn token until this
nftrrnoon nnd at 1:30, o'clock the Juror's
physician stated that his patient would not
bo able to leavo lho Jury room beforo Mon
day at tbo earliest and intimated that pos
sibly ho might not recover. Ho stated that
tho young mun Is threatened with
pnoumonla and even If ho recovers ho Is
likely to bo confined to his bed for Borne
lime. Court udjourned until Monday morn
ing at li o'clock.
rn
i It
E. A. Ondahj Riceirn Lotter from the
Alleged Kidnaper,
SIGNATURE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
FugltWe Declare! He it Innocent of the
Abduction.
DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIME
Otowe flajri He Will Soon Call at thi
Cttdahj Homo.
HIS REASON FOR KEEPING UNDER C0VEF
l'liRltlve Wrllea .Mr. Cuilnhr Hint lit
Willi Id HiMi' Aimeiiri'd Ktirllcr, hut
I'enreil Siiiiimur) VciiKrnncr
from i;. !(, l'ulille.
Pat Crowo has been beard from undai
clrcutuManccs which Indicate that hu H
soon to mako public appearance.
E. A. Cudaby Is In receipt ut a lotlit
beating Crime's signature
Tho handwriting bar, been tested bv com
parison and it Is tho opinion of lho Pinker
Ion's, Chief Donahue and other nuthorltlel
I nut the signature Is genuine.
.Mr. Cudaby says:
"I have no 1miht niw.
,,lut letter wns written by Pat Crowe.
At first I supposed that tbo communication
was mo woru of a crank letter-writer, but
1 now niand convinced that It Is exactly
what It purports to be."
Owing to (be fact that the letter Is now
In the Plnkcrtou olllce, Cblcugo, and that
no copy wns retained here. Mr. Cudaby It
unable to repeat It vcrbatum.
Suhaliiuee r I elter
Mr. Cudaby and Chief Donahuo hint
madn Its contents knt,wn, howover. Crowt
oxpliilns In the letter' that bo has heard
that thu Omaha pollen nro looking for him
nnd bellevo 111 in to he one of tbo kldnnpen
of Edward Cudnhy. Jr. Ho maintains thai
ho Is innocent and says that ho has no
knowledge of tbo nffulr, with tho exception
of what he has rend In thn newspaper.
Ilo says that ho will drop Into Omaha som
day and prove hlniHclf Innocent and thnt
bo would have done so lung ago hnd ho not
beou afraid that ho might suffer the fate ol
the negro who was lynched at Lenvenwortli,
Crowe snys that Omaha people must havt
cooled off considerably by thlB time nml
expresses thu opinion that ho will soon In
nblo to como bore with safety. Ho mnkes
nn nppehl to tho chief of polleo and Mr.
Cudaby for protection and says that he will
expect them to stand between him nnd vln.
lence. , In conclusion, bo says that ho Ii
much hurt to think that Mr. Cudaby bus.
pects htm of being guilty of tho kldnnplng
nnd expresses his appreciation of tho kind
uess Mr Cudaby Iioh shown bltn In the
past.
Whnl Mr. Cuiliili)' Suya.
"When I received this letter," Mr. Cudaby
explained, "I was' determined not to lako
Uii.j:uii:1j Jut -Kfuiuwlan J jihiil li In Chl
Identlfy It without difficulty. A few days
later I heard from Mr. Iinkerton. Ho
iinld ho had compared the writing with a
sample of Crowe's ehlrography and mat
they wero the same beyond question, I
wouldn't be Hilrprlsed now If Crown should
show himself nlmost any tlmo. I bellevo
tho letter was written In good fnltb.
"I don't think the letter was written lit
either Omaha or South Omaha. It boro
the dalo line, 'South Omaha, Neb,, Feb,
1.1,' but tbo postmark on tho envolnpo
showed thnt It had been mailed In Omaha.
'. .u.. !
hcro n)1(1 8unt ,n temratn pnvolopo lo
omo trte,i Omaha or South Omaha, who
relIlllc,, lt. Tilln n.nfl ()ono Jor tll0 obvious
plJrp0Hn f u.01,K his proHent whereabouts
ft p(1(,rt ,,0 PVdoutly wnnts to como In
vollllltnri,v without giving detectives tho
bonor of having raptured him."
Chief Donahue Tnlka.
"There Is no quest Ion nbout the genu
IncneHS of the Pat Crowe letter. We have
compared It with othor writing of Crowe's
nnd It wns unquestionably written by the
Mispected kldnnper," Bald Chief Donahue.
"Nobody could Imitate Crowe's writing per
fectly enough lo deceive nil tho mon who
havo examined the letter.
"In the letter Crowo does not say when
ho will show tip, hut ho appeals to Mr.
Cudaby and mofor protection, and says that
ho will depend on ub to savo him from nny
vlolcnco when ho Bees fit lo give himself up.
'Thn letter Is unllko tho flood of anony
mous contributions which havo bucn sent
to Mr. Cudnhy, tho muyor and myself, and
I have iive.T reason lo bollovo that Pat
Crowo wrote It and that ho wilt do exactly
whnt ho says."
Theory uf it I)etectle,
A well known detective, who has beon
working on tho caso hns this to say: "I
don't think thero Is nny doubt hut that Pat
Crown wrotn that letter, but I do doubt hla
good faith when be says bo Intends to comn
In nnd glvn himself up. More than a week
has paused slnco It was written nnd nothing
has been Been of tint yet. Ho has had tlmo
to arrive from tho most distant point In tho
United States. My Impression Is that tha
letter was written to temper tho zeal of tho
detectives and offlcerB who aro working on
tho enso. Thoy wcro getting too close to
him for comfort.
'As thn letter wns written before thn ar
rest of Jim Callahan, tbo luttor event could
not havo Incited Ihn writing and there can
bo no logical connection between them, I
don't placo any great Importance In tho let
ter nnd I don t expect to bco Pat Crowo In
Omaha soon unless ho Is brought hero In
Irons."
Letter la l.i'iiuthv,
Tho PlnkertnnB positively refuse to mnko
public tho full text of tho Crown letter.
It Is lengthy, consisting of thirteen pages,
written with pen nnd Ink. It was evidently
written with considerable earn; tho grai'i
mar and hpelllng uro good ami It is easily
rend. It him no pplnlo In common with tho
letter of tho ItldnnperB left In Mr. Ouda'n
front yard.
Tho greater part of tbo space Is tnkbJ
up In reciting cases wneroin inn writer
has been unjustly accused of crimes nn4
aftirwnrd has proved his Innocence. Thl,
ho adds, will bo another such caso.
Crown mentions ono case In this roonec
Hon that li Interesting. Ho sayn In sub
stance: "Sovernl years ago I whh nccuscd of
shooting nnd robbing a man (mentioning his
name) on tho highway. 1 proved myself
Innocent of this, and uuotber man, ns In
nocent as myself, whh tried and found
guilty! He Is now serving nn olght
ycar term In tho penitentiary. Tho mnn
who really did do tho deed is also In tho
penitentiary, but In unothur stato and on
another chnrge."
Tho writer frequently reveals his con
tempt for lho law, In so far as It pertaln.i
to tho apprehension and punishment of
crime, nnd there Is manifest a disposition