The Omaha Daily Bee.
KSTALI51J3iU J1
TROOPS MOVE AWA7!TERMS theyuld accept I
England and Rtmia Make Timporn
.Agreement in Tien Tsin Affair.
WILL ARBITRATE INSTEAD OF FIGHT
Boldien Called Off While Diplomats Argue
Bight of Foueiiion.
WALOERSEE TEMPORARILY IN CONTROL
Construction of Siding on Disputed Terri
tory Hot te Be Continned.
LORD LANSDOWNE MAKES EXPLANATION
Tells House of Lords lloir Trou
ble Came Alio ill mill llinv
It lo Saw UelilK
Patched l'p.
PEKIN March 25. Count von Waldcrseo,
General Harrow aud General Wogack have
been in consultation and General Wogack
has agreed to withdraw the Russian troops
from the disputed ground at Tien Tsln, pro
vldcd the British also withdraw. Ho In
sisted also upon a guaranty that work oti
the railway siding ahould not proceed until
the matter had been diplomatically ad
justed. This proposal nnd stipulation was
satisfactory to General Harrow and was ac
cepted by him. Consequently the llrltlsh
and Russian troops will be withdrawn at 5
o'clock this morning (Friday), thereby
avoiding all trouble at present.
Orders have been Issued, however, that
bo llrltlsh ortlcer shall leave or even "sleep
out" at night or go to dinner without fur
nishing his address to the adjutant. The
marines will return to the ships. Admiral
Seymour objects to uny of the Australian
naval brigade who volunteered for service
on the railway remaining. Tho military
authorities say he does not understand tho
situation, that his Interference Is uncalled
for and that the Australian marines are
Just the men needed.
The Russians have ordered a regiment
to prorced from Tort Arthur to Tien Tsln.
Tho arrangements mado by General Rail
loud, tho French commander, arc regarded
as completely satisfactory, and all danger
of a collision between tho British and
French is considered obviated.
I.nnsdoit lie Tells the House.
LONDON, March 21. In the Houso of
Lords toda tiio foreign secretary, Lord
Lansiowne, announced that Itussla and
Great Britain had agreed to withdraw their
troops from the disputed territory at Tleu
Tsln and reserve the question of title and
proprietary rights for subsequent examina
tion. Lord Lansdowno supplemented tho an
nouncement by explaining that the dispute
.concerned an.. extensive aronou- thcleft
bank of the Vet Ho river, wtilch the Hut-'
elans occupied In tho autumn and claimed
by right of conquest. Subsequently the
lovernmtnt was Informed that China and
Russia had reached an agreement placing
the area under Russian occupation. The
trra, however, comprised plots belonging
to tho Northern Chinese railroad and was
therefore part of the security of the British
bondholders.
The lino was part of the railroad recently
transferred by the Russians to Field Mar
shal von Wnldcriee, who re-transferred It
to the British.
The necessities of tho allies required the
construction of u siding on one of the plots
referred to and the preJcncc of British
workers on the plot was treated as a tres
pass on Russian territory. It was alleged
that the Russian boundary marks have been
removed by tho British. In those circum
stances the government March 16 tele
graphed to its representative In China that
It thought tho rights of the British or Rus
sian troops to occupy the disputed points
could be best settled by Field Marshal von
Waldersee, as the commander-in-chief, and
General Oaselce, tho British commander,
was instructed to request the field marshal
to settle the Immediate differences, re
serving for future examination ibe ques
tion of the validity of the alleged private
rights. General Uaseleo was also Instructed
to refrain from using force except to repel
aggression.
KiiKlund Head)- to liefer.
March 0 the alleged removal of the Rus
sian boundary pillar occurred, and the gov
crLmcnt instructed the British minister at
l'ekln, Sir Ernest Satow, that Great Britain
was ready to refer the facts to Field
Marshal von Waldersee, ou the understand
ing (hat If either side was found to have
committed an Irregularity It should apolo
gize to thj other. The government added
(hat the construction of the siding should
continue under conditions the field marshal
thought til to Impose.
Ho (Lord Lansdowne) was glad to say he
had heard this morning from the British
ambassador at St. 1'etersburg that the Rus
sian foreign minister, Count LamsdorR, bad
proposed that they should agree to reserve
all questions of title and proprietary rights
for the examination of the two govern
ments, and that In the meanwhile orders
bo forthwith sent for the withdrawal of the
troops of both sides from tho disputed plots.
Great Britain had entirely concurred and
thought the withdrawal should bo carried
out to Field Marshal vou Waldersee's satis
faction. Lord Lantdowne added that Count Lams
dorff bad expressed a very moderate and
statenmanllke desire to avoid auy cause for
frk-tlon between the two governments and
hlnce the receipt of Count Lanisdorft's pro
posal, the government had ordered the mili
tary authorities to carry out the simul
taneous withdrawal of the troops to the
satisfaction of Field Marshal von Walder
see, so that there might be no room for
a renewed misunderstanding in the matters
of detail.
Ills lordship exprvfsed (he hope that the
rtsull of the uegotlitlons over what was
really a very small matter of strictly local
importance would not be allowed to dis
turb the relations between the two coun
tries. The statement was received with
cheers.
Lord Cranborne, the foreign under sec
retary, In tho House of Commons, today
assured Sir Ellis Ashmcad-Bartlett that
the fcovernnient considered the statements
of the Russian foreign ministers, Count
Lamsdorff, February 5 and February 17, as
applicable to any agreement In regard to
Manchuria between Russia and China.
Workluu; In Harmony.
PEKIN. March 21 The ministers nr.
working In perfect harmony and everything
Is progressing satisfactorily. The questions
remaining to be decided aro the nature of
tho guards along the line of communication
with the sea and the raxing of the forts,
which, being purely military matters, tho
generals will decldo and report their de
cisions to the ministers.
li), 1ST.
Ilnirt mid llolliii 'IV 1 1 Condition Cu
ller Which They Would
Cense i'luhtliiR.
LONDON, March 22 A correspondent of
I'tnv Times who Is near Bloomfontetn gives
a report that General Dewet, General Botha
antf two other Boer command! rs, address
ing a (ptcc of Boers at Seuekat Sunday,
said they vsre still able to continue the
war. but rt-e ready to accept annexation
en the condition that Great Britain would
guarantee Joint education In English anil
Dutch; Indemnity to the amount of 3,000.
OvO for burned farms; no franchise for
natives; permission to possess sporting
rifles and amnesty for all belligerents still
In the field.
General Dewet, according to the corre
spondent, has gone north to the Transvaal,
after ordering a suspension of active ope
rations until his return.
Tho Dally Chronicle, professing to be
able to give an outline of the negotiations
between Lord Kitchener and General Botha,
lays: "Tho chief obstacle to a settlement
was Lord Kitchener's refusal to j.rant com
plete amnesty to the leaders of the rebels
In Capu Colony. He offered self-government
on the lines of Jamaica Immediately
upon the cessation of hostilities, with leg
islative bodies partly elected by the burgh
ers. Compensation fur liners.
"The government agreed to provide 1,
000,000 to compensate the Boers for prop
erty destroyed and articled commandeered
by tho Boers on commando, providing the
signatures of the officers who comman
deered the goods were forthcoming. He
also offered to grant loans on easy terms
for rebuilding and restocking farmsteads.
"Moreover, he agreed that children should
be Instructed In English or Dutch at tho
discretion of their parents. Tho govern
ment undertook to make no claim on church
property or funds or upon hospital funds
or upon private investments. No burgher
of either state was to be allowed to pos
sess a rifle, except by special license.
"General Botha was generally In favor
of these conditions, but dissented strongly
from n proposal to give the full privilege
of citizenship to properly domiciled and
registered blacks. He was also greatly
concerned about the position Jewish capital
ists would occupy in the country and was
told that Jews and Christians would enjoy
equal rights, no distinction being made In
the matter of concessions."
The parliamentary papers on the subject
are ctlll delayed, but will probably appear
today (Friday).
BOTHA'S BROTHER IS KILLED
lloer Commander-in-Chief Surfers Lnm
uf Kinsman In FlKht nt
Lyil-Mi htirir.
LONDON, March 21. A special from
Capetown, dated March 20, says that Com
mandant Philip Botha was killed In tho
recent fighting at Lydenburg.
LONDON, March 21. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener dated at Pretoria, March
20, says:
I'lilllp Botha, n brother of the Boer
commander general, was killed on the
Dornburg. His two suns worn wounded.
The Boers of Ihu Ornnce !tlwr fninnv
have disbanded jnd scuttered. Fet is In
uiu neignuornooa oi neiiDron.
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Sir Alfred Mllner Surrounds Himself
stlth a Governor's Fall
Con noil.
JOHANNESBURG, March 21. The new
Transvaal executive council, appointed by
Sir Alfred Mllner, governor of the Trans
vaal and Orange River colonies, Is as fol
lows: George V. Fldds, secretary of ad
ministration; Mr. Duncan, secretary of the
treasury: Richard Solomon, attorney gen
eral; Sir Godfrey V. Lagden, commissioner
of natives, and Mr. Wyberg, commissioner
of mines.
PROPHET'S SPECTACULAR END
Sn)s He Will ult the llnrth mud
Is Immediate!)' Culled
llenre.
LONDON. March 21. Advices received
from Mengo, In Uganda, Africa, dated
Thursday, March II, say that Muludzl, the
Mohammedan prophet, who recently pro
claimed himself an leader of a new re
ligious doctrine in Uganda, died at Mengo
that afternoon under extraordinary circum
stances after a short reign as a prophet.
Tho sultan of Imbogo, the head of Mo
hammedanism In Uganda, denounced the
new doctrine preached by Muludzl and a
native court declared Muludzl to be de
posed, whereupon Muludzl declared he
would no longer remain on earth. He left
the native court and ascended a small
eminence outside the king's enclosure,
whero ho knelt, called loudly to Mohammed
and suddenly expired.
BUILT FOR7ouThERN SEAS
.Vutloniil Antarctic lJprilltlon Hunt,
DlmMMiT), In Launched nt
Dundee.
DUNDEE. Scotland, March 21. The Na
tional Antarctic expedition steamer DIj
covery was launched hero this afternoon.
The Discovery was christened by Lady
Markhara, wife of Sir Clements Markbam,
president of the Royal Geographical society.
SEVERE ON KANSAS PEOPLE
Many Will lie Dispossessed of Their
Hume If Santa I'e Limes
Null.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 21 The suit
brought recently by the government against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
to cancel the patents for a lot of land along
Its line In central Kansas, means a great
deal to several hundred Kansas people. It
the government wins. It Is claimed that
Innocent purchasers of about 60,000 acres
of land will be dispossessed of their homes.
The litigation began with the filing of a
petttlun In the United States circuit court
here by Attorney General Griggs, The old
Santa Fe company, which controlled (ho
road before the receivership. Is tho de
fendant. By an act of congress passed In
1S3 the road was given the odd numbered
sections of land for ten miles on each bide
of the right of way.
TO ASK TEN MILLION 00LLARS
Indian on nkliiui Krsrrvntlnn In
WnaliliiKton .Make Claim for
Land Taken,
SPOKANE. Waih., March 21. Ten mil
lion dol ars will be asked from congress at
its next session for the fourteen tribes of
I.J! .. . I .
I tuumua uu me iHiuiua reservation in this
; state. So states Rev. Thomas Parene, an
: Indian Methodist preacher, the represents
t tlve of tho fourteen tribes, who was in
! an Intrv1ju ullh nMaMant 1 1 -1 -1 i .
other high officials. Parcae says white man
have settled upon about a million acres of
land of his people, worth f 10 per ucre.
OMAHA, riUDAY 3klOHX12fG, MAJK1I 212,
man behind the trusi
He it Jnst ai Important ai ETer, Eaji
Andrew Carnegie.
POOR BOY'S CHANCES IN AMERICA
As II rl u It t ns He found Tlieni In
J'or t -Klulit nnd with Hi i-ii n
Wider rieltl Ynnkec
Trade Leadership. 1
(Copyright, 1501, by Press Publishing Co.)
SOUTHAMPTON, March 21. (New York
World Cabltgiam Special Telegram.)
Andrew Carnegie was seen this morning
aboard tho steamship St. Louis by a re
porter for the World.
"t am surprised," he said, "by the Inter
est you tell me ray library gift has
aroused In New York. I supposed greater
attention would have been paid my gift to
the Carnegie workmen. Why, they were
equal In amount. The fund tor tho Car
negie employes was announced first. You
understand that I thought of them first, as
it was my duty to do.
".My New York library scheme Is com
plete as it stands. I looked for co-operation.
In fact, without giving him any Inti
mation of my plans I expected Abram S.
Hewitt would co-operate and therefore I am
not surprised to hear of It. He Is the
noblest Roman of them all. New York
needed branch libraries to work in connec
tion with the Lenox library and a scheme
for giving them to the city has long been
In my mind."
Mr. Carnegie was informed of the move
ment to nominate him for mayor. He
laughingly evaded the question whether
he would accept, but conveyed the Intima
tion that he would not. He was asked
whether ho had any further philanthropic
Intentions.
"My plans are Innumerable," bo said.
"It Is tho selecting that Is difficult. I
have my own Ideas of how money can most
advantageously be bestowed for public pur
poses. My post has given a fair Indication
of what they are. I never made any gift
with such pleasure as that to tho Pittsburg
workmen."
"it Is expected hero that your generosity
will be extended on this side," the World
reporter observed.
"So I gather," responded Mr. Carnegie,
referring to a large mall bag full of suppli
catory letters awaiting his arrival. "Every
thing In good time. If I have any announce
ment to make of that kind it will be after
due deliberation.
"And who knows what way I may turn?
This I will say, as you tell me I am to be
plied with requests over here: Without
wishing to be Impolite, requests never af
fect me, however persistent. I give on cer
tain well-defined principles, acting on my
own Judgment as to what is best for the
general mass of the class who want help."
Mr. Carnegie left for London enroute to
the Rtvlcra. He refused to discuss the
steel trust, and showed no interest when In
formed that the American Bridge and other
companies had Jointed It, maintaining com
plete silence as he bowed himself away.
Question nrXatnral ,Ilrsuurcr.(! .
(Copyright, l5l. by Iress PublUdilnK Co.)
LONDON, March 21 (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mr. Car
negie came up from Southampton today and
took up quarters at the Langbam hotel.
"Was tho steel trust a surprlso even to
ycu?" the World reporter asked him.
"I did not expect an opportunity to retire
so soon," Mr. Carnegie answered. "It
came unsought."
In response to tho reporter's questions,
Mr. Carnegie continued: "I have no stock,
only bonds upon the properties at 5 per
cent. There was not 1 cent of cash In the
transfer. The trust needs no capital from
Europe. It has plenty. The trust will not
affect the United Kingdom much one way
or another. The causes for apprehension
hero He deeper than the forms of organiza
tion. It is a question of natural resources,
the supply of coke and the capacity of work,
men.
"I think there Is no fear whatever that
the trust will slaughter tho British steel
trade, though the English manufacturers
will not benefit If America has abnormally
cheaper steel, because she will also send
all tho finished articles In steel. The coun
try making the cheapest steel holds the
trump cards."
"Do you approve the principle and com
mend the machinery of trusts like the
United States steel corporation?"
"Consolidations and eclargments," Mr.
Carnegie explained, "are the tendency of
our age and will prove beneficial."
"What advantages will tho citizens of tbo
United States as a body get out of this
monopoly?"
"It Is not a monopoly."
"May not the existence of trusts tend
toward national bankruptcy and prove a de
cisive step toward a system of state so
cialism?" "The man behind the trust Is Just as im
portant as ever."
I'nor llo's dinners Good as Ktrr.
"With trusts ruling the principal busi
nesses In tbo United States, what would be
the life chances of Andrew Carnegie If he
wero landed a penniless boy In New York
tonight?"
"As bright as In ISIS, and with even a
wider field," replied Mr. Carnegie.
"May not the Individuality of some men
wreck trusts?"
"The American Is not so cranky and in
dividualistic as tho Briton. He Is a fair,
reasonable man. easy to co-operate with
and a raoro clubablc roan than the 'little
Islander' Briton, easy to pet on with."
"Is free trade likely to emerge from
rrccopoly?"
"The tariff Is a back number for many
things, having done Its work, but whero it
is still needed you may rely upon It that It
will be freely Imposed."
American T) pe Hard to Bent.
Replying to further questions Mr. Car
negie said: "When England learns to taki;
full advantage, technically and Intellec
tually, sho may retain her lead as far as
Europe goes, but to lead the American
mechanically and In business is another
titory. I believe climatic conditions will
prevent that. I find myself more nweetly
contemplative when In Britain, but far
more energetic In America. The American
is Just as steady and sober as the Scots
man, with his coat off and sleeves rolled up
a type very hard to beat,"
INSURGENTS BURN VILLAGE
I'kIus In South I locos Suffers In Lack
of Garrison Offenders
I'nulshrd.
MANILA, March 21. Insurgents have r.t
tacked and burned the ungarrlsoned vil
lage of Uglus In the province of South
Ilocos. A detachment of the Twentieth In
fantry overtook and chastised the maraud
em. Colonel Schuyler of tbo Forty-sixth volun'
teer Infantry. has captured eight Insurgent
officers und 21S men at the village of Ter
nate, In Cavite province.
VENEZUELA NOT BELLIGERENT
McssnKr of Its President Alludes to
tutted Sinles With Apparent
friendliness.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Tho Venez
uelan charge, Senor Pullifo, had n con
ference with Secretary Hay today, but It
did not lead to any developments on the
reported friction over Minister Loomls or
our demands In the case of the consular
agent at Barcelona, Venezuela.
The message of tho president of Vene
zuela, copies of which have Just been re
ceived, makes most friendly references to
tho relations with the United States. Tho
president refers to the receipt of a wrenth
sent by patriotic bodies In the United
States, to bo deposited In the pantheon
at Caracas In memory of Miranda, one of
the liberators of Venezuela. He says that
this Is a significance of the goodwill exist
ing between the two republics. The mes
sage makes no reference to the asphalt
troubles. It says that the government has
sent an agent to Franco with n view to
settling the protracted breach of diplo
matic relations which has cxl.itod between
France and Venezuela and that there Is
every prospect that these iwo countries
will soon be in harmonious relation again.
SANGER BEHOLDEN TO NO ONE
Assistant .Srcretary of Wnr .Nn Ills
I'lednes Are of Ills Dnn
.Mnklnu.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-Tho following
was made public today by the assistant
secretary of wnr, for the purpose. It 's
said, of correcting some erroneous Ideas
lhat have been circulated.
"Mr. Sanger author! zes the statement
that he entered upon the performance of
his otilcI.it duties, having made no pledge,
promise or statement In regard to his oftl
clal action, except as contained In his oath
of ofilce and In the reiteration of his belief
In tho Importance of making fitiuss end
merit the basis of appointment to the pub
lic service, nnd that neither Senator Piatt
nor any one else asked for any such pledge,
promlso or statement."
TO RENTERS OF LOCKBOXES
I'ostorUce Department Scuds Word
Thnt Honiv-Mude ICes Won't
Do Hereafter.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Acting Post
master General Johnson has Issued a gen
eral order prohibiting all renters of lock
holders and drawers at poetoffires through
out the country from using keys not reg
ularly obtained by themselves from their
respective postmasters; and directing that
after April 1 each postmaster shall In
form the renters of lockboxes and
drawers that all except regular manufac
turers of postofllce furniture and fixtures
aro enjoined from making or causing to
be made any key or appliance for unlock
ing or opening nny lockbox or drawer In
a postofllce. All persons renting boxes
hereafter must agree to these prohibitions.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT JUNE 30
w.
Transfer from lllitarj--' Coiwrol of
Philippines Mkely to Occur
Alio lit Thnt Time.
WASHINGTON. March 21. The transfer
from the military to tho civil government
In the Philippines Is expected to occur
about Juno 30, according to calculations
made at the War department upon Infor
mation received from the Taft commlslon
and General MacArthur. It Is known that
even where civil governments aro being
established by the Phlllpplno commission,
the military will bo necessary for some
time, to support the civil authorities, it
Is the intention to withdraw the military as
far as possible, however, from nny par
ticipation in the governments established
and the soldiers will be more of a police
than a military force. Wherever pos
niblo native police will be organized.
DENIAL OF CABINET STORY
Ilx-cnntor Woleott .'Not to Succeed
llllchcock ns .secretary of
the Interior.
WASHINGTON, March 21. It Is stated
on high authority that Former Senator Wol
eott of Colorado Is not to succeed Secretary
Hitchcock as the head of the Interior de
partment, as published this morning. Sec
retary Hitchcock, when shown the Item,
said:
"So far as I am awnre there Is absolutely
no foundation for the story."
A member of the cabinet stated to the
Associated Press today that the president
had no notion of making any changes in
his cabinet further than selecting a suc
cessor to Attorney General Griggs.
BLACK CATTLE AVERAGE WELL
I'lrt-rive llend Urine ns Good ns
tjt'J.'O I'ueli In Sale nt Kan
sas tit).
KANSAS CITY. March 21. -The Aberdeen
Angus cattle sale, which bey an at the
stock yards pavilion yesterday, closed today.
The cattle aro from the breeding farms
of C. H. Gardner of Blanchlrsville. 111.,
Thomas Mattlnson, Jr. of South Charleston,
O., M. A. Judy of Wllllamsport, Ind., and
W. B. Seeley of Mount Pleasant, la.
The attendance was large, including black
cattle fanciers from all parts of the coun
try. Fifty-five head were sold today at an
nverago of $220 a head. During the sale
101 head were sold at an average of J233.
Among the sales today were Black Cap
XV, cow, owned by M. A Judy, Wllllams
port, lnd., sold to C H. Gardner. Blanchlrs
ville. III., for 650. Maggio F.stlll II,
17.433, owned by Thomas Mattlnson, Jr.,
South Charleston, O., sold to B. R. Pierce,
Creston, la., for $500.
FRATERNITIES GET IN LINE
Ornnulse with lies Moines Man ns
President to Oppose Min
imum Itntr Tnlile.
CHICAGO. March 21. "The Associated
Fraternities of America," Is tho name of
an organization effected hero today by
thirty-six fraternal benefit societies.
Twenty-six other societies have promised
support. The number of members repre
sented Is paid to be near 1,000,000.
The organization will fight a bill of.
fered In a number of legislatures for tho
establishment of a minimum table of rato
for fraternal organizations. The following
officers were elected: President, C. H.
Roblrson of Des Moines, la., secretary
treasurer, Edmund Jackson, Fulton, III.
Movements of Ocean Veisels March y.
At New York Arrived Pennsylvania,
from Hamburg. Boulogne and Plymouth
Sailed Bnrharossa, for Bremen, vlu South
ampton; Kensington, for Antwerp.
At Boston Arrived SaximU, front Liver
pool. At Quecnstown -Arrived--Commonwi
from Boston for Uveriool K.nted Ten
ttulc, from Liverpool, for New York.
1001 TWELVE PAGS.
SAYS HE IS A KIDNAPER
H. 0, Henderson Ccnfetiei to Shan it the
Cndabj Crime.
CLAIMS HE SQUANDERED HIS BOOTY
Dallas .sherltT nnd Count)' Attorney
Henr Story of the Mnn Whom
Chief Donahue Has lleeu
In estlKittliiK,
DALLAS, Tex., March 21. Sheriff John
sou tonight made this statement:
"II. C. Henderson this cventne confessed
to me and County Attorney Summers that
rie is ono ot tne cudany kidnapers. His
confession was made voluntarily. Ho
stated that he had squandered and used in
fleeing from Omaha most of the money he
got as his share In the kidnaping Job be
fore I arrested him in this city as a sus
pect early In February. County Attorney
Summers asked Henderson why he had not
admitted his Identity earlier and ho said:
" 'Heretofore when I have been In trouble
I have had a man between me nnd the court
bouse. But now I see there Is no chance
for me to get out of thirteen years' sen
tence on my conviction here in Dallas for
theft, and I might as well own up to the
Omaha Job.' "
Henderson Is the man whom John J.
Donahue, Omaha's chief of police. Investi
gated when arrested In Dallas early In Feu
ruary. A picture of Pat Crowe was found In
Henderson's trunk at the time and It was
suspected he might know something of the
kidnaping. Chief Donahue has since been
In correspondence with the Dallas authori
ties. ENCAMPMENT RATE IS FIXE0
Central I'ussenicer Association Men
Meet nnd Ilrtlnllely Decide
on One-Cent Schedule.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 21. An Impor
tant meeting of railway men was held at
the Hollendcn hotel in this city today, at
which tho 1-cent a mile rate promised for
the Grand Army of the Republic national
encampment, to bo held In Cleveland next
September, was formally promulgated. This
fixes tho railroad rate absolutely and
finally.
In St. Louis, January 21 last, the govern
ing commlttco ot the Grand Army accepted
the rato and the encampment was located
at Cleveland. The Central Passenger asso
ciation appointed a committee to fix the
rate, formulate ticket conditions and make
other arrangements to govern for tho thlr-ty-tlfth
Grand Army encampment.
The committee was composed of F. M.
VanDusen of tho Pennsylvania lines, A. J.
Smith of tho Lake Shore. W. J. Lynch ot
tho Big Four, B. F. Horner of tho Nickel
Plate, B. N. Austin of the Baltimore &
Ohio, chairman, and R. N. Allan of Chicago,
secretary.
This action governs tho rate. In territory
going nnd returning from and to all points
In Central Passenger association territory.
Tiro rate will also bo tendered to, the con
necting lines and' outside territory for bas
ing purposes.
WEAK LINE FORCES THE ISSUE
Mlniienpolls-ChleaKO Ilonils Must
Wlthdriiri- Fnst Trains or Puf
fer Cousennenees.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. March 21. The
Times tomorrow will say: Official notlco
was served yesterday on tho strong Minneapolis-Chicago
lines by ono of the weak
lines that tho former must withdraw their
fast trains between the Twin Cities and
Chicago or all association ties will be cut
and a rate war ensue. This action Is the
most Important In northwestern territory
for many months.
The notice In question was sent to tho
Western Passenger association In Chicago.
Executive officers will decide the matter
eventually, inasmuch as any action appears
to bo far-reaching.
Tho six lines to Chicago have a time
limit, which forbids anyone handling pas
senger trains in less than thirteen hour3,
but the strong lines have been running
ten-hour trains without sleepers. Tho weak
lines havo long grumbled over the fact, but
not until now did they make any formal
protest.
SEVEN DOLLARS AND A DEATH
ChleiiKO Ctrl Drouns Herself Because
of s'niull Iiiilehteduess and
l'enr of Father.
CHICAGO. March 21. Tho body of May
Comstock, who, it Is believed, committed
suicide by Jumping Into the lake off Sixty
third street, was found today buried in the
sand In the beach near the Fifty-third
street pier. A policeman who was patrol
ling the shore saw a piece of cloth in the
sand about three feet from the water's
edge. Closer Inspection showed an elbow
incased in the sleeve ot a red shirtwaist.
A llltlo digging brought the body of tho
dead girl to view. It has been ascertained
thnt the cause of the girl's suicide was the
fact that she had run into debt to the ex
tent of t and dreaded to ask her father
for tho money.
SEALS ARE RATHER PLENTIFUL
Steamers Ileturuliiir from the .orth
Talk of Some I'ossllile Rec
ord Breaking,
ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 21. Tho seal
ing steamers Aurora and Diana, the for
mer with 32.000 and the latter with 23,000
teals, entered tho harbor of Greenspond,
100 miles northwest of St. Johns, tonight.
Both vessels carry full loads. They report
that the Ranger, with 21.000. the Neptune,
with 22,000; the Vanguard, with 21,000; the
Greenland, with 16,000; the Iceland, with
15,000; the Algerian, with 11,000; the Vir
ginia Lake, with 13,000; the Walrus, with
12,000; tho Nlrarod, with 10.000. and the
Leopard, with 9,000, were still fishing when
they left the floes, while the Terra Nova
and Newfoundland were doing well. This
bhows that the fishery is steadily Improving
ana likely to be the largest on record.
PHILADELPHIA IS IN DOUBT
Cannot I. earn Whether Ciirurirlc Will
or Will .ot Make Iteporlrd
. Gift.
PITTSBURG, March 21. Nothing could bo
learned In Pittsburg' regarding tbe truth of
the report from New York that Andrew
Carnegie Is to donate 45,000,000 to Phil
adelphia for tho establishment ot a library
system such as be has given to New York.
It Is well known in Pittsburg, however,
that Mr. Carncglo does not as a usual thing
tuke any person Into his ronfldenco In pre
mtlng libraries, which Is done mostly In a
spontaneous manner. It Is known, though,
that he entertains a friendly feeling for
Philadelphia and has Intended for a long
'line to do soutihlBg tor that city.
SlXGJiB COLT FIVE CENTS.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Partly Cloudy To
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MOTHER KILLS SIX CHILDREN
Massachusetts Woman, llehlud Locked
Doors, Bents Out the llrnlns
of Her Innocents.
COI.DBROOK, Mass., March 21 Mrs.
Lizzie Naramore today killed her six chil
dren at her home, a farmhouse half a mllo
from this village, arid then tried to take
her on life. The childrcu ranged from 10
years to a babe of 10 months and their
lives wero taken by the mother with nn as
and a club. She laid the blood-drenched
bodies on tho beds, two on one bed and tho
other four on a bed In another room, and
then attempted to take her own life by
cutting her throat with a razor. When dis
covered she was In the bed on which the
bodies ot four children wero lying. Al
though sho cut a deep gash In her throat
and suffered tho loss of much blood It is
believed she will recover.
Frnnk Naramore. the husband and father,
left his home at the usual hour this morn
ing to go to his work at a sawmill -and at
that time bis wife did not attract his at
tention by acting strangely. It Is supposed
tho crime was committed shortly after
noon.
During the evening a number of neighbors
of tho family saw and talked with Mrs.
Naramore and to them she told how she
killed her six children. Sho said she took
tho Ihes In four different rooms and ns
fast as sho killed one child the body was
placed In a bed. The children wero three
boys and three girls. The woman appeared
rational this evening and displayed signs
of sorrow for tbo deed she had committed,
although she Is unable to give nny reason
for killing the children.
Mrs. Naramore had evidently mado
preparations for the deed, as the doors wero
all locked and birred with sticks of wood.
Maine Father Slaughters Three.
WATERVILLE. Me.. Marrh 51 TsrM,
Dearborn of Clinton murrlprml his ihn
children today with an ax at their home In
inai town.
SHE PINES FOR HER HATCHET
Mrs. .Vat Ion Encounters nn Objection
able Picture In n Kansas
City Saloon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21. Mrs. Car
rlo Nation, the anil-saloon crusader, ad
dressing an open meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union in this cltv to.
day, urged the members to begin a crusade
against tbo Indecent pictures that hang ou
the walls of saloons. In a spirited speech
she told them that they nhould not be mero
"seat warmers," but active workers In the
cause-of u.oralltr and decency. -
"But, Mother Nation." coraDlalued a
Woman's Christian Temperance unlou
woman, "haven't wo taken down these pic
tures again and again without succeeding
in keeping them down? What are we to
do?"
Instantly came the reply: "If you wash
your face one day does that remove the
obligation the next day?
"You must wash and wash and clean and
clean. You must not rest: you must not
tire."
While no action was taken, several
women spoke in defense of Mrs. Nation's
efforts against saloons. Earlier In tho day
Mrs. Nation had entered a downtown saloon
and caused n nude picture to be removed
from the wall. "If I had my hatchet," she
said, "I would go through the place."
A police officer escorted her out of the
place and upon her promise to do no smash
ing Mrs. Nation was released without being
taken to the station. Later Mrs. Nation
talked io a gathering of newsboys.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 21. Mrs. Carrie
Nation has signed a contract for six lectures
to be given in Cincinnati. She will receive
$100 for each lecturo and all her expenses.
ARE HURT IN PANIC AT FIRE
ChlenKo Women nnd Children
Trampled In Hush to Uscnpe
Falllmr Willis.
CHICAGO, March 21. Fire tonight dc
etroyed the iargo warehouse of J. S. Ford,
Johnson & Co., at Sixteenth and Wabash
avenue. The building and everything Inside
was ruined. The north, south and east
wall3 ot the building collapsed, while a
number of firemen were Inside fighting the
fire. They were compelled to drop their
hose and run for their lives. Several wero
badly bruised by falling bricks. A panic
was created among the thousands ot spec
tators and in a wild rush to escape Injury
by the falling walls, many women and chil
dren were knocked down and trampled upon.
Tho cause of the fire is unknown. It Is
claimed by some that it was started by an
explosion, but W. F. Johnson, secretary of
the company, declared that the noise mis
taken for an explosion was the falling of
the automatic trap doors In tho elevator
shaft. There was nothing In the building
of an explosive nature, he said.
The total damage Is estimated by officials
of the company at (200,000, one-halt of
which Is on the building and one-half on
the stock. The loss Is entirely covered by
Insurance. The company will rebuild tbe
burned structure.
ANOTHER CRASH AT JOPLIN
Petitioners Ask for ltcerlirr for
Urerrtt Zinc nnd Lend
Co in pan y,
KANSAS CITY, March 21. A special to
the Star from Joplln, Mo,, says: A pe
tition asktug that a receiver be appointed
for the Everett Zinc and Lead company
has been filed In the circuit court here
by William R. Babroclc and Frederick F.
Gladding of New Jersey. In their petition
they set forth that they took 100,000 uharcs
in the company at U a share and assert
that tho property Is now not worth over
$6,000, The company owns the "Daisy D"
mine and a lease of forty acres near Joplln,
COLONEL EDEN IS BANKRUPT
Sod Unit to Chlcnitoan's StruuKle from
Burlier Chair to Great '.North
era's Managership,
CHICAGO, March 21. Colonel William
S. Eden, manager of the Great Northern
hotel, filed a petition In bankruptcy today,
scheduling liabilities of 1,327.33, with
assets of JC10.111.
The debts wero contracted, In tbe main,
In connection with the development of Ihe
hotel and the Indorsement of notes Colonel
Eden was originally proprietor of the
Palmer House barber shop.
ASTIS DO SOT OUIT
Hop to Force an Adjontnmeat Without an
Election of Sua tor.
THEIR TACTICS ARE PLAINLY DISCLOSED
Shifting of Votei Proie thi Plan to J3 Well
TJndirsteod,
MEIKLEJ0HN HOPELESS OF ELECTION
Hii Polliwen Held Together by a Band tt
fiailroad Lobbjiitt,
CAUCUS RESUMES ITS EFFORTS TO AGREE
Flft)-lTve Attend nnd ihlrty-l'our
Vote for Udttnrd llosctvutcr as
the Choice for l.on R-Term
Cn '.i ill date.
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Crounse U 7 7 tt 111 O
Carrie HI in It 1.1 i si
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Hitchcock in :u -12 111 l -i;i
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Mrlklcjnhu . . . . Hit lit -':t :iO 20 u:t
Itoseunter HI 17 17 in 'M III
'ihompsoii, it. n. rts :t7 iii :m 511
Thompson, W. II. 1(1 8 I HI -a I t
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special Telegram.)
Tbe forty-eighth Joint ballot for United
States senator today brought no election.
Twelve republicans are still hanging out
against D. E. Thompson and one other Is
seriously sick, so that altogether ho se
cured fifty-eight votes, tlx tihort ot the
necessary majority. This, however, is two
more than were polled for Mr. Thompson
In Joint session, yesterday bis accessions
being Senator Martin nnd Representative
Cain.
Mr. Roscwater nlso gained two over his
showing on tho preceding Jolut ballot
through tho votes of Senator McCargar and
Representative Wilkinson, making a total
of thirty-one, as against twenty-nine yes
terday. Tho plan of the so-called "antls" to hold
up Melklejohn and Crounse as North Platte
candidates to prevent tho completion of tho
caucus task to nominate two candidates
was btlll further uncovered by their move
ments. They sent Jouvenat and Brodcrlck
to Melklejohn and Steele withdrew his
short-term vote to give It to Crounse. By
this It will bo found that In tho totals
Crounse and Melklejohn hove each tho
votes of five "antls" and It is possible this
scheme ot doubling up both long and short
term votes on North Platte competitors
may bo-uursued further, although It fool,
no, ono familiar SHK the situation. Crouusti
nnd Currlo continued to exchange their
votes for tho long term.
What Holds I p Melklejohn.
It Is plain that Mclklejohn's chance of
nomination In caucus Is hopeless, aud that
ho Is being kept in tho lists only by tbe
representatives of certain railroad corpora
tions bent upon preventing the election of
nny senators. Tho time for adjournment
being practically st, these people aro
working to proltng tho deadlock till tho
end of next week for tho purpose of forc
ing the legislature to adjourn leaving both
senatorshlps acant. What Is left of
Melklejohn's following Is being carefully
nursed to effect by Indirection what these
political schemers daro not openly advo
cate. To keep him alive they are resorting
to desperate methods, taking a certain
number of members and tying them up In
Ilock3 not to leave him In caucus with only
from fifty-four to fifty-six In the caucus
and forty-five necessary to n nomination.
Tying up a doion men lu this way com
pletely blocks action. By making the con
tinued balloting In caucus fruitless, tho
object is to disgust participants and break
up the new caucus as they did the old one.
It Is certain no other caucus nor any plan
can be secured during the present session.
Imported l,ohli)lst nt Work.
Were It not for this outside Interference,
together with tho questionable character
of the campaign that has been carried on
In the Interest of Mr. Melklejohn, Nebraska
would bave had two republican scnutors
long ago. It Is a notorious fact that for
twelve weeks u smooth Washington lobby
ist, styling himself as Colonel Dean
from Arkansas, has been occupying sump
tuous quarters In ono of the Lincoln hotels,
to which members bave been enticed anil
dazzled with prize packages in tho shape
of Impossible nppolntments and promises
of substantial reward to materialize in caao
of Melklejohn's election, Colonel Deau pre
tends he Is spending bis tlmo and money
purely as an exhibit of gratitude for favors
received by relatives at the bands of the
former assistant secretary of war. Tho
anxiety ot tho national administration over
the situation was evidenced by the receipt
here today of another telegraphic message
from Senator Hanha. urging Immediate set
tlement ot tbe contest In caucus and ap
pealing to tho party loyalty ot alt con
cerned. HrTrct of Adjournment.
Considerable discussion, too, is being de
voted to tbe question to what extent tbo
agreement to adjourn the legislature next
week Thursday will affect the senatorial
situation. To agree to adjourn Thursday
ot next week, of courso, means ths,t tna
real adjournment will not come until Sat
urday and more probably Sunday morning,
the legislative day of Thursday being sure
to be subjected to a policy ot expansion by
tho usual trick of turning the clock back
periodically. Those most familiar with ihn
present lay of the land express confidence
that both tbe senators will bo eleoted be
fore then. Tho prospect of certain ad
journment face to face with permanent
vacancies In Nebraska's senatorial repre
sentation cannot fall to Impress more and
more upon tbo republican members tbe
necessity of Retting together and Insurlug
to tho party the full results ot the bard
won victory of last fall. It may take somo
little tlmo yet to have this fully realized
and appreciated, but the feeling Is grow
ing that tbo long-drawn deadlock Is about
dissolving.
Caucus Makes Little Headirny,
The republican senatorial caucus resumed
operations tonight, but made comparatively
little headway, although Mr. Rosewater ran
bis total up to a muxlmum ot 31. The bal
lots showed that fifty-live tinembers were
present, nono of whom hail not attended
previous sessions. The members wero
somewhat restless, moving In and out ot
tho hall, their temporary absence account
ing for tho many variations in tbe vote.
Had all ot them remained Mr Roscwater'u
oto would have bu 31 on many more bal-
