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The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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STILL IN THE TANGLE
Senatorial Situation Shows No Sign of
Being Unraveled.
THOMPSON AND MEIKLEJOHN IN TIEUP
Vote Showi Exiitencs of an Undemanding
Between Them,
CAUCUS AT PRESENT IS POWERLESS
Membora Decline, to Attend Iti Meetings
Under Oiroumttancei.
WILL TAKE TIME TO AD)UST MATTERS
Hotly Adjourns Until Tn rutin' In Hopes
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LINCOLN, Feb. 28. (Special Telegram.)
The ballot for United States senator today
disclosed no material chango beyond the
withdrawal of Meat! from Thompson, u toto
which Douglas county had been giving tho
Lancaster candldato almost from tho first.
Trorapon of Lancaster wont to each of tho
Douglas county t members with an unac
cepted offer to trado for another vote for
Thompson and then had himself recorded
for Mr. Iloeowater nnyway. Mlskcll, who
yesterday complimented Frank Wothornld
again voted for Mr. Rosowatcr, making his
showing fifteen for tho day. Mclklejohn
took Johnson hack from Crounte, going to
SI. Otherwise there was nothing of spe
cial significance disclosed. I)y strange ac
cldont throe thlrteens carao out simultane
ously on tho senatorial drawing, Currle,
Hlnshaw and Hitchcock each having thir
teen Votes to their credit.
Tomorrow for the first tlmo Senator
Bteclo will preside over the Joint conven
tion, Lieutenant Governor Savago having
moved up to tho governor's office by virtue
of Governor Dietrich's departure to attend
the McKlnley Inauguration at. Washington.
'mi ciin Up In (he Air.
The controversy that has arisen over the
binding effect of a nomination on those
participating In the caucus haH practically
brought tho caucus to n standstill. Speaker
Bears' ruling that no ono Is bound so long
us less than slxty-sovcn are In attendance
means that until this question Is settled
nothing can bo accomplished, nnd tlmo du
voted to caucus balloting Is waBted so long
as certain members Assert that they will
not nbldo by tho result If particular candi
dates aro nominated.
"I do not feel like spending any moro
tlmo In tho meeting,'' declared ono repub
lican member, "until I find out whether
It Is ii caucus or n circus, and I think this
sentiment Is shared by others who aro Just
ns tired of such continued tomfoolery, al
though they do not want to say so right
out."
Tho member speaking was not a Douglas
county man, either.
When tho caucus adjourned last ulght
tho question of Its binding force upon those
participating was still under discussion aud
unsettled. Convinced thnt no headway
could ho mado by attending whllo this vital
matter was undotormlncd tho Douglas
county repretentatlves pursued tho same
course tonight as last night aud remained
an ay.
So many worn tho other absentees that
tho caucus was merely called Mo ordor to
ndjourn to Tuesday night. Tho roll was
not even called, but a count showed forty-
ono members present. Tho list 'of legls
latlvo Invalids Is lengthening, Hrown of
Otoo being seriously ill, Marshall and
Bponcer nro also under tho weather, whllo
Baldrlgo and Walker, as Is known, have
been confined to tholr respeutlvu homes
(or somo time.
Thnnion-MellleJohu It r In I Ion.
That Thompson has boon straining every
energy to build up Mr. Mnlklojohu as a
senatorial companion 1b no longer dls
KUlsrd. Tho fact that they wcro working
together despite repeated protestations to
tho contrary has been evident almost from
tho start and tho oxtont to which their
co-operation has been carried can be
Kauged by tho fact that on today's ballot
twenty of Metklojohu's thirty-four votes
conio from tho Thompson following and
overy ouo of them, with two exceptions,
from South Plattu constituencies. On tho
other hand Mr. Melklojohn has mado a
solemn pledge to tho representatives of the
Elkhorn and Union Pacific that ho would
at no stage enter Into nny combination
with Thompson or trnnsfer any of his votes
to Ulm not there of tholr own accord
Whether thla pledgo has been mado with a
mental reservation to be broken when the
Melklcjohn column comes within roach of
tho wlro remains to bo scon. Somo oven
go so far as to assert that all tho rail
roads nro united on Melklojohn aud dis
united only on Thompson, and that If they
could get tho mucus nomination for Meik
lejohn with Thompson, they would elect
Metklejohu in Joint session and leave
Thompson to flounder In tho quagmire tin
less ho could secure fusion support to re
place tho nntl-Thorapson soceders,
Thompson Trie to l?iilnln.
Tho Stcole letter to Vlco Chairman Payne
of tho republican national committee, set
ting forth In detail tho rcasous for tho
walkout of the caucus as given to tho
papers yesterday, has forced Mr. Thomp
son Into print In a carefully prepared
statement In his local organ, tho Evening
News, tho supporting arm of the Lincoln
Journal, which protonds to be lighting him
with tho othor arm. Ills statement reads
as follows;
Mr. Thompson has always met the
charge against him by nn unnuullfled de
nial that ho had anything to do with nny
agreement. Ho was asked this morning by
the News If ho had over mado uny such
admission to Mr. Hteele, He said, In sub
tanco: "Tho only time tliut I have discussed the
matter with Mr. Steele was u few weeks
ago In tho governor's office, within a few
feet uf Mr. Dietrich und within lilii hearing.
1 did not then or ut nny tlmo say to Mr,
Steele whnt he says In his letter to Mr.
l'ayne I did. I havo spoken to the. governor
about tho matter nnd he state thut my
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(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co,)
PAP.IS, Fob. 28. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Comto and
Comtesso do Cnstollano will sail for New
York Saturday on tho steamship La Cham
pagne. They Intend to stny In the United
States n month. Tho object of the visit
Is said hero to lio Count Ilonl's deslro' to
negotlato u private loan with members of
tho Gould family. Ho has declared openly
at his clubs that ho can't exist on tho
paltry $250,000 a year which the American
rourts havo placed nt tho disposal of
Goorgo Gould, receiver for the Comtesso dc
Castellano's fortune, as the limit of her
yearly allowance.
Count llonl has been successful beforo
In raising tho wind In Now York, but tto
determined stand taken by the Gould
family toward him In tho recent litigation
make It Improbable, that they will open
tholr purso to him.
Count llonl hopes ho will bo nblo to
negotlato a Inrgo loan on long terms to
tldo him over tho period during which
creditors will got tho major par.t of his
wife's $800,000 Income. It Is said thnt the
countess Is hopeful, for her part, to Induce
nor husband to remain r year or two in
America, as his extravagant tastcB would
then bo of necessity bo curbed. Sho Is
anxious to avoid nlso the hostility which
tho recent court proceedings havo ovoked
in tho nrlstocrntlc circles In which she
moved.
BRINGING HOME THE DEAD
Transport Indiana Arrlvrn from
I'lilllpplnrN Mllli IIoiIIfh nf
Wiir Victims,
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. The trans
port Indluna brought from Manila tho
bodies of fifteen soldiers who djed In tho
Philippines, as follows; Lieutenant J.
Morrison, Jr., Fourth cavalry; Lieutenant
Louis I. Smith j Prlvato Herman Hueblcr,
Company C, Forty-second Infantry; Hans
Cofford Company D, Fort'y-slxth''lnfantryi
1'. A. Fitzgerald, Company K, Thirty
seventh Infantry; Arthur K. Glenson, Com
pany K, Forty-sixth Infantry; Guy A. Price,
Company K, Thlrty.flftli Infantry; Louis 13.
Silver. Company F, Fourth Infantry;
Samuel Twcek, Company C, Thirty
ninth infantry; Leonard Wcnzel,
Company 11, Third Infantry; Charles
Smith, Company D, Thirty-ninth In
fantry; Goorgo W. Halcn, Twelfth Infantry;
Corporal Herbert Hawcs, Thirty-fifth in
fantry; Elizabeth C. Wygant, wife of Lleu
tennnt Wygant, Third Infantry; Fred L.
Gregory, lato of tho Thirteenth Mlnncsqta,
volunteers. "
The following deaths occurred during the
voyago; V. A. nrondcr. private, Forty
third Infantry; William E. Candy, prlvnte.
Thirty-third Infantry; James McLaughlin,
private, Seventeenth Infantry; William
Kicks, private, Twenty-sixth Infantry:
Claronco E. Crolghton, private, Thirty-third
infantry; William D. Gregory, corporal,
Thirty-eighth Infantry; James Dunn, Com
pany n. Engineer corps; M. E. Matthews,
private, Company A, Third cavalry.
SCHWAB TO BE PRESIDENT
Ilclirvrtl thnt Hp Will llr Chief Ki
t'outlvc of Xvw Steel C'nr
jiornlluii. NEW YORK, Feb. 28. A news associa
tion of this city today says: It Is prac
tically settled that President Schwab of tho
Carnegie Steel compnny will bo selected ns
president if tho United States Steel cor
poration, nnd there Is Heml-olTlclal author
ity for the statement that Elbert H. Gary,
president of tho Federal Steel company,
will be named for the chairmanship of tho
executive committee. Until today It was
generally bolleved that Mr. Frlck would bo
placed at tho head of this committee, but
the chango In tho program Is said to bo
duo partly to Mr. Frlck's statements to
friends that his other Interests would not
nllow him to glvo sufficient tlmo to tho
duties nt that Important position. It ap
pears" to be settled that F. T. F. Lovejny
of tho Carnegie company will be secretary
of tho combined company.
OFFICERS ARE GIVEN PLACES
irpiirtiiirni iriiui ni'vrrni lor l our
Yt'iirV St-rvli't" nltli Adjutant
and IiiNprctor tlcneralN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The following
named olllccrs today were detailed for duty
for four years In tho adjutant Kcncral's and
Inspector general's department, under tho
provisions of the net of February 2, 1001:
Adjutant General's Department Majorx
J. H. Dorst, James Parker, W. E. Wilder
and 8. Fountain of tho cavalry, Majors H.
P. Strong. L. V. Cnzlarc and Sidney W.
Taylor of tho artillery, Majors A. C. Sharp,
H. A. Greene, J. G, Ilallance and C. Crano
of tho Infantry.
Inspector GeucrnJ's Deportment Majors
E. D. Thomas, Cunllffe, H. Murray and
Peter S. Hemus of tho cavalry, Majors .1,
M. K. Davis and Ucinsey D. Potts of tlin
artillery. Majors, F. A. Smith, Alfred Rey
nolds and .'nines A. Irons of tho infantry,
PROUD LOVER'S PITEOUS END
Html it 1'Trri'ii i;kh' troou kmi for a
.Miirilt'i' Prompted by infatuation
fur I.I 1 1 1 ti it CoNtlmr.
COLU.MI1US, 0., March 1. At 12:09 this
morning, In the olcctrocutlng chair, Ilosyln
Ferroll pnld tho ponalty for murdering
Charles Lane, a fellow employe of tho
Adams Express compnny on tho Pennsyl
vanla road. Ferrell while In tho chair
muttered only: "I have nothing to say."
Ho had previously confesucd his guilt and
explained his deed by stating that he was
mado desperate by a need of funds for
his approaching marrlago to Miss Lillian
Costlow. The young woman has repeatedly
vlBtled him during his Incarceration.
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PUEIILO. Colo., Feb. 2S. A special to tho
Chieftain from La Junta, Colo,, says: The
bodies of Louis llurch nnd Addle Taylor,
both 18 ears of oge, residents of La Junta,
were found In an abandoned house a mile
north of town.
They were locked In each other's arms
nnd each had been shot through the head
Pnrentnl opposition to their marriage
caused tho double lulclue.
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PROGRAM IS NOW COMPLETE
Committee Hat All in Beadincts for the
Coming Inauguration,
VETERANS DECLINE SECOND INVITATION
Iti'Jrrt Orcrnr'n rouiprnnilnlnsr Siir-
Krnfloii That KnHi Post Mend it
JJrpulntloii WnrkltiKiuen Ar
range fur Visitors' Comfort.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Tho Inaugural
committee has cumploted every detail of the
ptogrnm. Events to mark President Mc-
Klnley's second Induction Into office have
been outlined ns follows:
March 4:
11 a. m. Gathering of high government
officials, diplomats nnd especially Invited
guests In the senntc chamber.
11:50 h. m. Inauguration of Theodore
Roosevelt of Now York as vice president of
tho United States. Ceremonies In tho son-
ato attended by tho president and a distill
gulthcd company.
12 m. President McKlnley takes tho oath
of offlco In the presence of tho assembled
multitude. Delivers Inaugural address.
1:30 p. m. Inaugural parade moves from
tho capital up Pennsylvania avenue.
7:30 p. m. Illumination of the court of
honor In front of tho Whlto House.
7:45 p. m. Dlrplay of ncrlal fireworks
from Washington monument grounds.
8 p. m. Doors of pension ofllco open for
reception of guests of tho InaugurAl ball.
ft p. ni. Inaugural ball opened by Presi
dent McKlnley.
Drillt'nf ory to All llrnnclirs.
Tuesday, March C:
10:30 n. m. Dedicatory concert at pension
offlco In honor of tho United States array,
by Mnrluo band.
! p. in. Dedicatory concert at pension of
fice In honor of tho United navy, by Marine
bnnd.
8 p. m. Dedicatory concert at pension
office In honor of tho states of the union,
by Marino band.
AVcdnesday, Mnrch 6:
2 p. m. Dedicatory concert nt pension
office In honor of the congress of tho Uuuca
States, by Murlno band.
8 p. m. Dedicatory concert nt pension
office In honor of tho vice president nnd
speaker of the bouse, by Marine band and
grand chorus.
Ilnuar In In II, This Time.
Tho Inaugural ceremonies proper, for the
first time, will bo conducted by a Joint
committee of senate and house, the custom
heretofore belug to leave the conduct of tho
Inauguration entirely In the hands of ine
upper body of congress.
After the delivery of his Inaugural ad
dress tho vice president will administer
the oath to tho senators-elect.
At noon the oath will be administered
to President McKlnloy by Chief Justice
Fuller In front of tho main entrance to
tho capltol, whero n ntand for this pur
pose hns been constructed. The president
will then deliver his Inaugural address.
Ho wilt tako his lunch at the cnpltol be
fore heading the brilliant Inaugural parade
up Pennsylvania avenue to the executive
mansion. General Francis V. Greene ivlll
head the parndo as grand manhal. Presi
dent McKlnley will fdllow, escorted by
troop A of Ohio.
The body of the parado Is divided Into
two grand divisions, military and civic, nnd
will bo n notablo pageant In many respects,
A company of volunteer troops from Por.to
Rico will form a part of the first brlgado
and bo an nttrnctlvo fcaturo of tho parndo,
as will n largo detachment of sailor.) and
marines.
Vrtrrnn Still Decline.
Representatives of tho various veteran
organizations, who, through General Daniel
E. Sickles, declined to participate In tho
Inaugural ceremonies because they were
dissatisfied with the placo assigned them
In tho parade, havo nlso declined tho offer
of Grand Mnrshal Greeno to send a guard
of honor of twenty men from each local
post to net as nn escort to tho president.,
Tho veterans declined to havo nny part In
tho ceremonies unless this Invitation wore
extended to all members of the veteran or
ganization, both local nnd visiting.
Tho Inaugural hall, which will be hold
In the great court of the pension build
ing, will bo tho social feature of the oc
casion. Lnrgo amounts of money arc being
expended In floral nnd other decorations,
and tho eommltteo having this part of the
program in chargo havo no doubt that this
great room will ecllpso In point of beauty
and brilliancy anything Washington' has
over seen.
Culilnrt Members to Itmlgn.
President McKlnley has decided to re
quest tho resignations of all tho members
of the cabinet, to tnke effect March 4. On
Tuesday ho will renominate them nil with
the exception of Attorney General Griggs,
who thus far has resisted the president's
Importunities to remain at the head of
tho Department of Justlco for another four
years. It is known that vMr. Griggs has
finally decided that his business Interests
are such that ho cannot nfford to remain
and has so informed the presldont. Ho
will remain In office, howover, until about
April 1.
Tho local worklngmon expect n general
Influx of worklngmen from tho states nr.d
will establish a bureau of Information nt
tho corner of New Jersey nvenuo nnd C
Btreets, near the naltlmoro & Ohio dopot,
for tho purpose of advising them where
meals and lodging may be had at reasonable
rates, nlso as to any othor points on which
Information may be desired.
Indlniis mill Com'Imijn In Pnrnilt'.
ST. LOUIS,, Feb. 28. Znch Mulhall'u fa
moiiB Cowboy band of thirty-ftvo pieces is
enroute to Washington to participate in the
inauguration ceremonies. Ilealilcs tnklug
tho band Mr. Mulhall has with him a dozen
Choyonno braves. Mr. Mulhall and Vice
Presldont Roosevelt nro warm friends nnd
Mr. Mulhall Is desirous of showing his re.
gard.
PLACES LEE ON RETIRED LIST
Order Is Ukuril ut W'txv Depart iiiiit
Iti'tlrliiK 111 tit ii ml (.rnerul
Wilson.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. An order was
Issued nt the War department today placing
Ilrlgadler Generals Wilson and Lee on the
retired list of tho army.
Mot ements of Orriiu Vrisels, I'eh, as.
At New York Sailed La Gascogiie. for
Havre; itiirin. iur uremen. Arriveu uovlc,
ironi i.iverpiiui.
At lloston Arrived Ivernla, from Liver
pool.
At Rotterdam Arrived Potsdam, (mm
New York. Sailed ftaatendam, for Uou
logno und New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Majestic, from
New Ytirn. niiiipu ifoiBenianu, ror I'lilla
delnhln: Commonwealth, for lloston.
At Queenstown Arrived Wnesland. from
Philadelphia, for Liverpool. Railed Ger
manic, from Liverpool, for New York.
At Genoa Arrived KaUerln Mnrla
Theresa, from New York, via Nnnles.
At Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania, from
ISew i ora, via tniwrrp.
At Southampton Sailed Westtrnland,
from Antwerp.
At the l.liard- Passed L'Aqultalne, from
jsew lorKniur nuvio.
KILLS TWO AND BURNS TRAIN
Collision Xenr MoKeesport, t'rnntjl-
vnnln, Itesults In Double ,
Disaster.
PITTSnURG. Feb. 2S. Two tlcnd, three
badly hurt and n passenger train burned
Is tho result of n head-on collision between
passenger train No. 16, southbound, und n
local freight on tho Pittsburg ft Charles
ton railroad tonight nt Coal Valley, flvo
miles from McKccsport.
Dead;
FHANK WHITE, engineer.
MILTON S. THOMPSON, mall clerk.
Injured:
C. Shaver, fireman, badly scalded and
bruised.
Charles Stroud, baggagemaster, bruised
and burnod.
Michael Kullck, Scbocnvlllc, passenger,
back hurt.
Nouo of tho other pnssciigors was hurt
beyond minor cuts and bruises. Imme
diately after tho collision the" passenger
cars took flro nnd wcro destroyed, only
ono car escaping.
Tho train In collision were the Unlontown
express, southbound, and the local freight,
coming toward Pittsburg. The local was
standing on n siding delivering freight ut
tho time. For somo reason, ns yet unex
plained, tho express, instead of keeping to
tho main track, shot oft onto the Hiding
nnd telescoped the other train. All ut tho
victims wcro of tho express train, which
carried between fifty and sixty passengers.
The engluemcn of tho freight Jumped when
they saw tho collision was inevitable
BLACK DAMP BLOCKS THEM
Hxprrlent'ntl .Men Wnrlclim- In llln-
inoiiclvllle .11 1 ne lo lteeover llmllcs
Held In C'lieeU.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 28. A special to
tho Tribune from Dlamondvlllc, Wyo., sayi:
Up to 3 o clock this afternoon no effort was
made to open No. C level. At that hour
Superintendent Sneddon, accompanied by
AssUtnnt Superintendent Thomas Young
and Inspector Parks, entered the mine nnd
unsealed tho sixth entry, and nt 9 o'clock
word was received that room No. 38 had
been reached. It will bo Impossible lo tnke
out any bodies until room No. 45 Is reached,
which will be some time after midnight.
About thirty experienced men are engaged
In the search and some bodies may bo
brought up lato tonight. The only trouble
seems to be In pushing back tho black
damp. To do this every room will be scaled
and ah the entry from tho neteuth level to
tho sixth level Is beyond tho placo whero
tho fire occurred It Is the purpose, of tho re
lief gang to take tho bodies out from the
sixth level Into tho seventh level. It Is
certain that the bodies will be found back
of whero the fire originated.
Investigation of the causo of the fire will
not bo held until moro bodies have been re
covered. Tonight only two bodies, thoso of
the llonl brothers, remained In the morgue,
nil others having been burled or shipped
away. Tho Inquest will not be held until
moro bodies havo been recovered.
IN A MISSOURI PACIFIC MINE
An Kxnloalon Oeeurii, Killing Three
Men, InJorlne tltlirrs unit Dolus
(rent OitniKKf.
SOUTH M'ALESTEIt, I. T.. Feb. 2S. An
explosion occurred Thursday at mine No. 5,
ono mlln northeast of this city, which re
sulted In tho death of threo men and the
probable Injury to many more.
Tho dead nro:
STEVE DELUCAS.
niHSTO UAItTO.
W. II. WELCH.
All threo men wero shotflrcrs and had Just
gono Into tho mlno to work when tho ex
plosion occurred. It is supposed thnt tho
pit was overcharged with gas. A rescuing
party is working heroically to reach tho
dead men, but ns tho force of tho shock re
sulted In great dnmago to tho mlno slow
progress Is made.
The mlno Is tho property of tho Osnga
Coal and Mining company, which Is owned
by the Missouri Pacific railroad.
TWO COMPANIES HAVE ORDERS
Illinois nllonal C ii aril nt MprlnRllelil
nntl Tnjlorvllle I, eft in t.uesa
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28. A special to tho
Post-Dispatch from Springfield, III,, says:
Considerable excitement has been oc
casioned by tho fact that two companies of
tho Illinois Natlonnl guard, Company II of
Taylorvllle, nnd Company C of Springfield,
both of tho Fifth regiment, hnvo been or
dered to report nt tho nrmory bore, at S
o'clock tonight. Tlio orders aro that the
organizations report for duty. Adjutant
General Heeco refuses to discuss thu mat
ter furtlier than to sny, "It may bo to at
tend a chicken light or a prize fight, or It
moy be to ottend a social function." Tho
Tnylorvillo company Is reported to be upon
tho enrs already en route hero,
TWELVE BULLETS ENTER HIM
Indian Desperado .tlolilietl In n I'arni
house for Ills Three llenrtless
.Murders,
HOLDENVILLE, I. T., Feb, 28. At 12:30
a. in. today Johnson Miller, a fullblood
Creek Indian, was shot to death by a
masked body of men. Miller was under ar
rest for tho murder of Herbert McDado
December 22. Ho wns arrested early yes
terday morning near Wetumka and brought
here, pending n hearing bofore the Unltod
States commissioner. 'More than a dozen
bullet holes are to be seen In his body.
Seventy-flvo or moro shots were fired.
Miller was a desperado and had com
mitted three cold-blooded murdora within
six months, besides numerous robberies.
SLATER MIGHTBE MOBBED
"SlleU's" Parents Heelt to llnre Him
Tried Sometvliere Klse Than In
Topekw.
ATCHISON, Kan.. Feb. 28. The parents
of "Slick" Sinter, tho man In Jail here on
tho chargo of assaulting Miss Ocrborlck in
Toroka n few days ago, visited him hero
today nnd tried to make arrangements to
secure for hlra a change of venue to Hutch
inson. They nro afraid bo will bo tho vic
tim of a mob if he returns to Topcka,
It Is thought that tho chango of venuo
may bo secured, but In any event Slater
will havo to bo taken back to Topcka to
answer the charge.
PRESIDENT NASH CAN CONTEST
Dlrcetors of American Smeltluu Com
pany Authorise 1 1 1 lit to Flu III
Any MIlKnliou.
NEW YOUK. Fob. 28. At today's meet
ing of tho directors of the American Smelt
ing nnd Ileflnlug company, tho resignations
of H. H Itogcrs and Leonard Lewlsohn were
accepted. It was stated that the president
was authorized to contest any threatened
litigation ngalnst the company.
NEBRASKA PENI1EIMTIARY IS DESTROYED
If
Tho Nebraska stntc pcnUontlnrjr wns dt'stroyed by Arc during
tho ulght.
Tho flames fttnrtctl about midnight lu tlin living apartments of
the warden and spread rapidly throughout the main building.
Thu emergency guard of the penitentiary system was quickly at
work with lines of hose, but these proved lnelllclcut and a telephone
message summoned the Lincoln lire department.
All efforts to save the great stone building were unavailing.
The convicts were hustled out Into the yard, armed extra guards
stood sentinel on tho wnlls and the Lincoln National guard was or
dered out.
The loss to the state Is over ?:t00,000. The penitentiary cost ?:it2
000 originally, and there have been nddltlons nnd Improvements
since.
The number of Ininntcs nveraged 100.
POSTOFFICES GET A CHANCE
Oat on Battleships and Riiers Lwts
Monty for Bnildingf.
MERCER WILL SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY
Ut, Kiltttiril Cn.let Gives Up Nnvul
Career to lie llnitk Cnshler Mis
souri Itlter Commission
(illCN Ollt.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho cut In tho number of battle
ships provided for In tho navnl bill and tho
whittle Jn tho rivers and harbors bill, which
passed tho senato today, will glvo Chair
man Mercer nn opportunity to pass tho
omnibus bill Increasing the appropriations
for postoftlco buildings reported from his
committee somo days ago. It Is tho Inten
tion of Senator Fairbanks, chairman at
tho committee on public buildings aud
grounds, to offer tho bill as reported by
tho houso committee ns an amendment to
tho sundry bill, which will grently In
sure Its passage. Chairman Mercer said
ho hoped to get recognition from the
speaker tomorrow to put the bill on Its
passage. Should tho sundry civil bill get
through tho senate, as now seems prob
able beforu tho house nets on tho measure
Mercer will devote his time to getting
votes to concur In the senato amondraents,
having nn understanding with Senator Fair
banks as to the procedure. Tho bill pro
vides Increases for Aberdeen, S. D.; Cres
ton, la.; Cheyenne, Wyo,; Oiljaloosa, la.;
Dubuque, la., nnd Salt Lako City, Utah,
t'ndet Smith IteslKns.
Plcrson D. Smith of St, Edward, Neb.,
who has been In Washington some day3,
passing his time between the capital and
navul academy nt Annapolis, whero his son,
Catlot W.. It. Smith, Is nrst-classman. said
today that ho had flntlly prevailed upon
his son to resign from tho academy and
ndopt a business life. The resignation of
Cadet Smith has been accepted by flocro
taiy Long of tho Navy department. Young
Smith was tho successful competitor In an
examination In Norfolk, Neb., chosen by
Congressman Robinson of the Third dis
trict In June, 1830, nnd since September
of that year ho has been pursuing his
studies at the naval academy. Ho will re
turn at once lo St. Edwnrd to becomo
cashier In n bank which hns Just been es
tablished by Mr, Smith. Tho vacancy thus
created by tho resignation of Cadet Smith,
Representative Robinson says, ho will fill
by competitive examination, notice of tlmo
nnd placo to bo given upon his return to
Nebrnska.
llrltlKC Near Hiirllnctnii.
Representative Hedges' bill to authorize
tho Citizens' Bridge compnny of nurllnit
ton, la., to construct and malntnln a rail
road, wagon and foot passenger bridge
across tho Mississippi river at or near Bur
lington passed tho senato nnd now goes to
thn nresldent for his slgnnture.
Tho sennto passed tho houso bill retunu-
Ing to Frank G. Simmons of Sownrd, Neb.,
excess postage paid on IiIb fraternal news
paper. Tho bill now goes to the presi
dent.
Omiiha iv orlliern Hill.
Congressman Robinson labored with
Speaker Henderson nil day with tho view
of securing recognition for tho bill for the
Omaha & Northern railroad through tho
Omaha and Winnebago agency in Thurs
ton county, but the speaker is averse to
granting recognition, on nccount of the
opposition, which ho is afraid will defeat
tho measure. It may no possinio to can
tho bill up tomorrow and put it upon Its
passage.
John Peters of AlDlon, imod., arrived in
tho city today.
Mrs. ThurBton, assisted by lier sister,
Miss Purman, held her last reception of tho
season this afternoon. It was largely at
tended by women In tho diplomatic and
official circles.
Kllmlnntes Missouri Commission.
The rivers and harbors bill, which passed
tho senate today, eliminates the Missouri
River commission, which has had charge of
tho work on the Missouri river since 1881.
The secretary of war,' by tho bill, Is au
thorized to contract and superintend all
property heretoforo under the control of
the said commission, which terminates its
connection with tho government June 30.
Improvements below Stoux Ctty havo been
provided for to tho extent of $262,500, which
Is to bo expended as tho secretary or 'war
may direct. For building dams nnd con
structing rcsurvolru on tho Sioux river In
South Dakota, to Impound water In order
to secure n permanent stage of water In
tho Missouri river, $52,G00 Is appropriated,
whllo $112,500 Is appropriated for use above
Sioux City.
tr Postmasters,
These postmasters wero appointed:
Nebraska C. W. Conn, Cameron, Hall
county, vice A. A. Houghton, resigned; W.
E. Aloxunder, Orchard, Antelopo county,
vlco S. T. Sherman,' resigned; George John
son, Waterloo, Douglas county, vice A. I.
McDoifgall, resigned.
Iowa A. L. Mathews, Lacrow, Lee county.
Wyoming W. I). Taylor, Sunrise, Lara
mtu county.
Rurnl free delivery service has been or
dered established Mnrch 15 at Fayette,
Fayetto county, la. The route embraces
soventy-slx rquaro miles, containing a pop
ulation of 2,512. S. C. Clark, F. E. LoomU
and M. Porter were appointed carriers.
Ileeomes Presidential.
The postoftlco nt Hubbard, Ia will be
come a presidential office April 1, at a sal
ary of $1,000.
Tho name of the postofflce at Orsland,
Duona Vista county, Is., Is cbunged to Rem
brandt, with Georgo Brandold, postmaster;
Keller, Roberta county, S. D., Is changed
to Peover, with Rose D. Renville, post
master. T. J. Lawson was designated a member
of the civil service board for the postofneo
at Hastings, Neb,
I
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DAVIS
STORY OF WARDEN
AtTnkenetl hy Smell uf Stunkn nnd
Crneklliiu: nf (lie ltlfiKlnic
Timbers.
LINCOLN. March 1.-3:40 a. m. (Special
Tulegram.) Tho room where tho flro orig
inated was n kitchen for tho warden's
apartments. It was located In tho upper
story of tho main building, almost directly
over tho ofllco nnd nenr tho cell house
running down from tho west end of tho
ynrd. The flames wero discovered by War
den Davis about midnight. Davis said to
a reporter for The Bee:
"I retired early last evening and nt that
time there was no fire so far ns I know In
tlio kitchen or any adjoining room. About
midnight 1 wns awakened by tho smoke
nnd noise of burning timbers. I went out
Into tho hall and Immediately saw that tho
flames wero then confined to tho kitchen.
"I cnllcd Mrs. Davis and Immediately
notified' nil the prison guards and turnkeys.
Wo soon had a stream running on tho flro
from the pond back of the prlfon buildings
and In tho meantime I had notified the
Lincoln fire department. The flro had gained
such headway that wo wero unable to check
It. It continued to spread rapidly from tho
tlmo I had first discovered It.
Trusty Convicts In the Kllt'lirii.
"I have no opinion to offer regnrdlng
tho origin of tho flames. Several trusty
convicts, who served ns such under former
Warden Hopkins, prepared supper for my
family In tho room nt C o'clock, but all of
them retired to their colls early In tho
evening. How tho tire started Is moro than
I con tell."
From tho kitchen tho llnmcs spread In nil
directions, gradually eating their wny west
ward through the new cell houso nnd oast
ward through tho main building. Tho Lin
coln tire department rospondod with hoso
carts nnd steamers, and two streams from
tho pond wero soon playing Into tho flames,
with the effect, howover, of only tempo
rarily checking their spread.
After It was seen that the major portion
of the building wan doomed to destruction,
nil efforts were concentrated on tho cast
end of thn main building, occupied by thu
deputy warden, thn nbapel and containing
n reservo cell room. Tho woodwork In this
portion of tho building wns thoroughly
soaked and the firemen finally succeeded In
saving It. It Is impossible tonight to esti
mate accurately tho probablo cost of the
dnmago, but It Is thought at this hour that
It will amount to $300,000.
Compnny on tiunrit.
Company F of the Nebraska National
Guard left for tho scene at 3:30 under orders
from Lieutenant Governor Savage, acting
governor In tho absence of Governor Diet
rich. Warden Davis took charge of tho Insti
tution February 16. None of tho property
was Insured.
Warden Davis docs not anticipate that
nny of tho prisoners will escape. Tho only
posslblo way for them to get away would be
through tho burning walls and theso aro
well guarded. All bedding nnd extra cloth
ing wns destroyed and It Is probable that
until permanent quarters can bo provided
tho convicts will havo to sleep In tents.
AS TOLD IN BULLETINS
These llrlef .Messages of the .Mk1i
t'nrry the .etvs of the Stteep
of I'lnmes,
LINCOLN, Mnrch L A flro Is raging In
ono of the buildings of tho stato peniten
tiary, threo miles south of tho city. War
den Davis has asked for assistance nnd
tho Lincoln firo department, with a steamer
and oovoral men, aro on the way out,
LINCOLN, March 1, A telephono mes
sngo from tho penitentiary says tho flro Is
In tho main building. It started In tho
living apartments of tho warden and Is
burning furiously. Wnter has been turned
on nnd if tho flames can bo held In check
until the Lincoln department arrives It Is
believed tho flro can be controlled. Tho
prisoners In the cells arc In no Immcdlato
dangor,
LINCOLN, March 1. Tho fire Is spreading.
All the ronvlcta have been taken from their
cells and marched together to tho prison
yard. Extra guards, with shotguns, havo
been placed on tho walls to provent any
attempt at escape.
J.INCOLN, March l.(Spcclal Telegram.)
Telephono report from tho penitentiary
says tho Are Is about tho cell bouse nnd
that the main building 1b doomed to de
struction. The convicts are assembled out
side under guard. Tho flro will bo very
disastrous. Origin unknown.
LINCOLN, Mnrch 1.-2:50 a. m. (Special
by Tolophone.) Tho entire cell houso at tho
west end is destroyed. Tho main center
building 1b gone. There Is a baro possi
bility of saving tho cast, building, a cell
houso without tho furnishings necessary to
provide for convicts. This practically de
stroys nil the building's used for tho pur
poses of a prison. The entire prison
proper Is In rulnB. The convicts arc horded
In tho yard, A company of mllltla, or
dered out by Lieutenant Governor Savage,
Is being gathered together to prevent tho
convicts' escape.
WAS THIRTY-ONE YEARS OLD
Orlicliinl Coiitra'.'t Price Three Hun
dred mill Tttelvn Thousand
Dollars.
LINCOLN. March 1. (Special Telegram)
The penitentiary was located at Its pres
ent site by an act of tho legislature passed
in 1870. A temporary building was erected
Immediately, which yet stands insldo tho
btockade. Tho present building was built
by W. II. B. Stout, being completed In 1870,
the original contract price being $312,000.
Several additions havo been built since
that time. The cast cell houae was built
since 1801, at a cost of $10,000, It has been
used as a chapel. Nearly 100 convicts now
In prison will probably bo given quarters
In tho unused coll house, If that part es
capes tho Ore, which appears probablo,
Firs Break. OntNtar Midnight and Sweep,
Through the Gr.at Bulldingi,
CONVICTS ARE HUSTLED FROM THEIR CELLS
Lincoln Natioial Guard Summoned to Corral
Thtm in th Friion Yard,
EXTRA MEN WITH GUNS PATROL WALLS
Flamn Start in Warden'. Living Apart-
mtnti and 6waep Furionily,
EMERGENCY BRIGADE UNABLE TO CHECK IT
Oitj Department Enrriei Ont Iti Stiamcri,
But Without Effect.
LOSS TO STATE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Itu I licit HnlltllnK Wns Noted ns One nt
the Fittest l'ennl Institutions lu
the Country a ml Unused
Four Hundred,
LINCOLN, March 1.-3:15 a. m. (Special
Telegram.) Tho Nebraska stato pcnlten
tlary Is in ruins. Fire, which broke out
shortly beforo midnight, swept through tho
great stono buildings and burned them to
thn ground. A company of mllltla Is leav
ing on a special Burlington train to guard
tho convicts, who havo been herded within
tho stonc-walled prison yard.
STARTS IN THE UPPER STORY
lent firntva Ton Intense for the Con
victs llutldlrtl In the Prison
Vnrtl.
LINCOLN, March L 2 a. m. (Special
Telegram from Penitentiary). Tho flro
started from an unknown causo In tho
kitchen of tho upper story In tho main
building near the cell houso nt tho west
end. The guards and prison attaches
fought tho flniiles, but wcro unablo to sub
due them. An nlarm was turned In to ths
Lincoln department at 11:25 aud the de
partment responded. The celt housa Is
practically destroyed and almost all of the
main building.
All of the convicts aro under guard In this
yard, surrounded by buildings, but will be
driven nut soon.
At 2 o'clock the flames are spreading In
all directions nnd driving ths occupants
out of tho office.
Warden Davis estimates the loss at not
less than $300,000.
The mnln building contained tho chapol,
office, library nnd living npartmcnts of tho
warden and officers.
Company F of tho National guard U in
readiness to respond. Acting Govornor
Gilbert was tailed for at tho Lincoln hotel
to order the company out.
PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES
Plenty of Wnter Applied lj- Scores r.f
Active Men. Hut (he Prison Is
Doomed from the Start.
LINCOLN, March 1. Fire, which started
lnbo living rooms of the warden of tho
state penitentiary at midnight, seems cer
tain to destroy the entire main building,
togotber with tho cell house and other
buildings.
Just after 2 o'clock this morning a tele
phone message canio saying tho room In
which tho telephono Instrument was located
was In flames and must be vacated. This
cuts off tho only means of Immediate com
tiunlcatlon with the prison, which Is nearly
four miles from tho business district of the
city. Between 1 and .1 o'clock, however, a
message from a mombcr of the flro depart
ment srnted that the penitentiary proper
was doomed and that the lire was spread
ing. Ileforo tho flames had gained n great
headway Warden Davis gave orders to ro
leaso tho convicts from tho cells and march
them under guard to the prison yard and
there plnco them under double guard, The
removal was accomplished safely and with
out disorder.
Extra guards were also posted on the
stockado walls, armed with shotguns, with
orders to permit no escapes.
Tho origin of the flro Is unknown, When
flrat discovered the officers of tho institu
tion immediately set to work nil tho
small flro apparatus of the prison.
Water was used In abundance, but as
sistance from the city flro department wan
called for nnd n steamer nnd hosecart were
dispatched In response to a telephone mcs
Bnge. A short tlmo nfter midnight Wnrdcn
Davis said ho did not have tho II ro under
control, but ho could not tell how' bad It
wns. Ilurnlug In tho upper story and at
tho front of the building, Its spread was
slow. It was hoped that it could be con
fined to the front of the building. Later
the report camo that tho Are was a very
bud one.
At 1:10 a. m. tho city flro department
arrived and began throwing water on tho
wnlls. Tho flames had gained too gieat
headway, however, and tho firemen directed
tholr offorts to saving some of tho romott
shop buildings.
I)y request of the warden Chtof of Police
Hoagland sent all tho available policemen
to aid In preserving order. Later, as an
additional measuro of safety, Lieutenant
Governor Savage, acting In the absence of
Govornor Dlotrlch, In response to tho sug
gestion of tho warden, ordered out tho local
company of stuto mllltla.
Captain Ringer, with a majority of tho
members, It, at the nrmory, and a Hurling'
ton engine and coach will start with them
at 3 o'clock.
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