The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE H), 1S7J.
OMAHA, MONDAY JIOIOG, MAHCU 25, 1901.
single conr five cents.
EMPEROR II S FEARS
lllcioUi Oomenes Minlitv tt, ""aider
Troubled Bute ef Afiau j
WILL REVISE UNIVERSITY STAlu
Decide to EmoTe Bomt Freuure
Recalcitrant Btudeite.
ftom
MORE DEMONSTRATIONS -ARE EXPECTED
Monday to Bt Marked by Eoniwid Ontburit
at Bt. Petersburg.
ASSASSIN IS TOLSTOI'S DISCIPLE
Attempt on Privy Councillor' Life
Unlit to llnve lleen .Mnile to
u Atcnuc the CoiiiiCn llnmh
Treatment.
BT PBTHRSIlURrj, March 2I. The polUI
cnl situation In bo serious thut Emperor
Nicholas held n meeting of tho inlntatcrn
yesterday to consider the state of public
affairs. Threatening letters have been re
ceived by Lieutenant General Kouropatkln,
minister of war; M. N, V, Murnvleff, minis
tor of Justice, nml M. Zlpyagln, minister o(
the Interior.
Tho crnr presided at tho council, which
wan convened at tho Tsarskoc-Selo palace.
It wiiu decided not to chollsh tho law tor
drafting recnlcltrHiit students Into tho
army, hut for tho present to refrain from
applying tho law. It was also resolved to
rovlso tho university statute. Tho decision
of tho council of ministers Is regarded as
n step lu tho right direction, hecauBo It
Is an attempt nt n partial remedy of the
grievances of the Btiidcnts.
Renewed demonstrations on a great scale
nro expected tonurow. It Is reported that
l'rlnco Vlnrcmsky, hna been disgraced for
petitioning tho czar to consider tho griev
ances of the students. J..aRowsky, the
provincial ofllclal, who last Friday at
tempted to assasslnato I'rlvy Councillor
Pobcdonnstzcff, prqeurator general of tbo
Holy synod, is u dlsclplo of Count Leo
Tolstoi, and ho has asserted that the nit
was 0110 of rfvenc for the excommunica
tion of Tolstoi.
According to n special dispatch to tho
Hossla, the governor gcncrnl of Klcff, Gen
eral Cragomicrorf, has published a riot or
dinance similar to that published by Gen
eral Klcjgcln In St. Petersburg and declar
ing that tho military will bo called out
unless tho ordlnanco Is strictly obeyed.
Tho day passed quietly In St. Petersburg
Eomo 40,000 persons promenaded about noon
nlong tho Nevskol prospekt, particularly
In front of tho cathedral of our I.ady of
Kazan. Tho crowd dwindled to normal pro
portions when It became apparent that
nothing would happen. Tho pronienaders
wero for tho greater part curiosity seekers.
HIS LOT IS TO KILL CZAR
Son of I'rniitlnent t.eneml ; Short
Straw In Ntuileiits' llcsiirittc
I. ot I pry.
LONDON, March 23. The Dally Mall
publishes tho fr'towlng. dated March 21,
from Its St. Petersburg correspondent:
"Yesterday (Saturday) BOO workmen from
tho Obtlchower Metal works paraded on tho
Novskol prospekt. On the way thither they
demolished tbo state brandy booths. Eight
hundred Cossacks, with drawn swords, met
tho workmen and a sanguinary encounter
ensued. Tho number killed nnd wounded,
liowavcr. Is kept quiet.
"Tho pollco havo discovered a plot
gainst tho life of the czar. It nppoars
that 11 group of students drew lots nnd
that tho fatal choice fell to the son of a
prominent general. This student told his
father and tho lat'er Informed tho czar, Im
ploring him to leave St. Petersburg."
Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho
Dully Express says: "n tho last encounter
at Narva gate J00 workmen nro reported
to havo been killed or wounded by tho Cos
sacks." COREA'S ACTION IS PROTESTED
IlrltlKh tint e en in en t Doesn't Approve
IIic'IhiiiInhiiI of lllreelor tieu-
eml of Customs,
YOKOHAMA. Maroh 24. Advices from
Seoul nutioi'inco that tho Coreau government
lias dismissed from ollleo Mr. Mclenvy
Drown, director gene'rul of Corean customs,
and that Great IJritaln Is protesting ngqtnst
his illsnilssal.
LONDON. March 21. Tho dismissal of
Mr. McLcuvy Urown from tho post .f di
rector general of Corean customs In re
garded In London ns another Bcoro for nus.
sin. In 1K03. and again In 18!S. Russian
pressurn whs exerted to secure his removal.
In tho hitter ensn ho wbh only reinstated
nftcr a Drltlsh squadron had moved to
Chemulpo. As recently as a few months
ngo Kusshi strongly opposed an nttempt by
Mr. Ilrown to rnlso money for the Coreau
government to purehaso shares In the rail
way from Seoul to Fusnn. As a result tho
negotiation for tho loan failed.
Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Dally Mnll assorts that M. PavlofT, Russian
minister nt Seoul, has protested against
Coreu taking foreigners Into tbo govern
ment service with tho exception of Rus
sians, nnd demanded tho appointment of
tho latter, but Corea seemed determined,
with tho help of the powers, to defend hor
Integrity.
DAILY AVERAGE Of SIX CASES
Iluliuulo IMiikiii' Mill SprcniW nt Cnpo
ttm ii Most of Vli'tlniN Art
Colored I'prsons,
CAPETOWN, March 21. Tho bubonic
plague, contlnes to spread here. Thero I)
an nvcrago of six fresh eases onieially re
ported dally. Mon of, tho victims aro col
order persons.
KRUGER MAY YET COME HERE
tJenevn. Correspondent Snyn Hp Mity
. Start ."et Mouth It Health
Will Permit.
LONDON, March 23. Tho Gcnova corre
spondent ot tho Dally Mall says It Is in
ported there that Mr, Kruger, If his health
penults, will visit tho United 8tatcs next
month.
ANOTHER SEVERE FIGHT
Cnprtniin Neiuls Wnnl of llrltlsh nml
lion Auitln .Mcelluw In
Conflict.
CAPKTOWN. March 21. Severe lighting
occurred Friday, March 22, between tho
llrltlsh and Doers at llartebeestfoutcln,
oaat of Klerktsdorp, Transvaal.
YERKES TALKS LESS OF PLAN
Heinle UN 'Mine to SnioolliInK Dunn
the KiiuIInIi t'npllnllsts'
Itulllcil I'eittllcrs,
(Copyright, 1901, hy Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Mnrch 21. (New York World
"iblegram Special Telegram.) Charles T.
kea Ik not talking much to tho news
apcra about his project for American
control of the London underground system.
In fuel, It was Intimated to Yerkes on his
arrival that liaptlsto, who preceded htm
here, had been tnlklng too much, nnd tho
English financiers do not like preliminary
splurging In print. As n result, Yerkes has
spent recent days smoothing tho milled
susceptibilities of tho men with whom ho
was lu negotiation, with success Inevitable,
with so accomplished n commercial diplo
mat as Yerkes.
Mrs. Yerkes and Mrs. Charles Yerkes,
Jr., nro living at Clarldgcs, hut nit busi
ness is dono nt tho Hotel Cecil, where
Yerkes has an cxtcnslvo sUlto of apart
ments, and whero First Lieutenant James
It. Chapman, with his wire and daughter,
nro living until they find h houso to suit
them. It Is understood, howover, that tho
matter in In such shapo that Yerkes may
tako over tho district railway at nny mo
ment. IS A WONDERFUL AUTOMOBILE
Anii't-lciiii Artit Hits the I'll x tent nml
Costllenl .Mitchlne, n 111 vol to
Vim ilerhllt's.
(Copyright, 1M1. bPrctH Publishing Co.)
PARIS, March 21. (Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegrnm.) W. T. Dannat,
a famous American nrtlst, Is now enjoying
tho distinction of owning tho molt power
ful nud costliest nutomobllo yet made. It
wus built specially by a firm In Germany.
It Is one of the sama typo as, tho fatuous
automobllo named Mercedes, which cro
nted such a Hllr two months ago when Lor
raine Harrow entered at tho Pail races.
Howover, Da mint's Is still faster, being
cnpablo of making 150 kilometers an hour,
cental to ninety-three miles.
This terrific pneo la feasible only on a
good straight road and cannot ho main
tained snfely over ten minutes, as tho ma
chinery would tear nparl. Hut seventy
flvo miles may bo sustained for half ntt
hour and seventy Indefinitely. Dannat's
nutomobllo Is llko n formidable cnglno of
destruction. It Is built low and very long.
Its, hoise-powcr Is fifty-two. Vnnderbllt's
new machine, now being built at tho Par
isian branch of tho sanio Arm, will be an
exact duplication.
GIRL'S FAST TROTTING COWS
lteiiutlful ltrnrllliiu llclrc Aston
ishes I lit- l-'iiNthlloiiN I'nrlxlnn
Police.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co,)
PARIS, March 21. (Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) A beautiful
girl, IS years old, Laura Itienzo, who
comes from Ilnhla and Is said to bo tho
greatest heiress lu Ilrazll, for thrco days
past has driven through the streets u fasb
Innnblo pair ot fast trotting cows, har
nrsscd In tnndein. Tbo pretty cart ani
mals nio small, black and fiery, but oboy
tho reins porfectly. Tho police nt "first
wero puzzled to know whether tho law
permitted the driving ot such a strungo
team. Tho Inspector called nt tho Itienzo
residence, where ho was assured that tho
'trotting cows were perfectly gentle nnd
were trained nt Hto do Janeiro hy ordor
of Scnhor Itienzo especially for his daugh
ter's nmuHcmcnt.
The team reached France n week ngo yes
terday. Tho owner of tho Nouvenu clrqtio
offered $10,000 for tho team, but tho offer
was declined,
VAST LOTTERY FOR THE BOERS
HlKlity .Million l!nllnm llxpeeteil to He
.Mailc for South Afrlrmi
dinner.
(Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.)
PAItlS. March 21. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Itochefort,
the renowned politician and editor of L'ln
trnttslgcant, has returned from Holland,
whero ho had several lengthy conferences
with Kruger and his stnff. Rochcfort'c
scheme for n hugo International lottery for
tho benefit of tho lloers received Krugcr'J
endorsement nnd meets with cnthlslastlc
at provnl hero. Flvo hundred million tickets
will bn Issued nt 20 centn each. Resides
thero will bo several largo money prizes.
Almost every prominent artist In France,
Germany, Holland and tho Hulled States Is
expected to donnte a work of ar(. a picture
or n statue. Jewelry, cnv.kcry and dry
gocds firms will also contrlbutu Important
prizes for tho sako of tho advertisement.
Tho scheme is expected to clear $80,000,000,
which will ho employed to rebuild nnd rc
stock Doer tnims.
TRAGIC END OF A ROMANCE
ltoir llouilliiot n llrlilp In Spile of Op
position nml Her tirooin Sperdlly
n IVIclimer.
(Copyright. 1901. by Press Publishing Co.)
nilUSSKLS. March 21. (New York World
Cablegram Special Tolegram.) Hose llou
illiiot camo with her mother to Europo a
few months ago. Sho met In Ilrusscls at
tho homo at Mme. Dorlee, 17 Ituo lloulaln
vlllcrs, Gaschassln Ixiftte, Mine. Ilorleo'B
nephew. Tho couplo became engaged.
Philadelphia relatives, who were much op
posed to tho match, did their best to pre
vent It through friends nt Ilrusscls. Their
efforts wero of no a villi. Miss lloudlnot
was very small and trail and spoken of
as possessing a strange manner. The
couple wero married at Ilrusscls, tho first
or civil ceremony being performed March 18
ami tho religious ceremony at the Church
St. Crolz Ixolles. HrusselB, tbo following
day at 10 a. in, They left on their honey
noon nt 1 o'clock tho samo day for Parfs.
Ueforo tho next morning tho brldo died ot a
heart attack lu Paris,
USELESS SOCIETY SLUMMERS
'.iiiiun III'n "Itcvolleil HmiKlitor" In it
llrllllmit Sntlri' on .Mlnupplled
'liiirll.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. March 21. (Now York. World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) "The Ito
vollcd Daughter,-' by Israel Zangwlll, us
brilliant u comedy of conversation as any
of Oscar Wilde s, was tried at the matlneo
of tho Comedy theater 'with Immedlato
success. It deals with the disillusionment
of a beautiful and wealthy girl who, having
certain vague Ideas about "tho higher life,"
goes to work among tho lowliest at tho,
east end. Tho play begins when this ex-'
perlenco has broken her down, and Zang
will's flashing, biting wit Is exercised' In
exposing tho Insincerities, affectations and
uselessnrss of society shimmers.
Charleg Wyndhani's next production will
be n new play, "The Mammy and the Hum
intnKblrd," by lUcliiwd Henderson of Now
York, whoso wile Is lHldcgurde Oclrlchs.
JAPAN MARES PREPARATION
Orderi Eqnadroai to Core a and OonTinti
Fort Oommandtrs.
HOME DEFENSE IS NOV THE TOPIC
I'VcIIiir- of Country In I'npnsy nml
Intensely Anll-ltiiNslnti, hut Cnb
lnet It ot Coin-
mltteil.
LONDON, Mnrch 2.1. "A Jnpaneso squad
ron, Admiral Tsiibhlm commanding, left
Nagasaki Saturday for Corea," says tho
Yokohama correspondent ot tho Dally Mall,
"The general opinion hero Is that tho
situation Is serious. Urgent instructions
have been Issued by tho minister of war,
General Katsoura, to tho commanders of
forts to attend n conferenco In Toklo to
consider questions of homo defense.
"The war rumors nro causing n fall lu
prices on tho various bourses. The feel
ing of the country is uneasy and Intensely
nntl-ttusslan, but tho cabinet shows no
Indication of Us policy."
REBELS GET AN EXTENSION
Philippine CoiniiilMnlon Aim (lives
tut 11 .Mn- 1 for 'I'll c; lit to He
coin Ditcllr.
MANILA, March 2.k. Tho municipal codo
provides that anyotio lu rebellion nftcr
April 1 shall be Ineligible henceforth to
voto and hold olllce. Upon tho report of
General Trias, who Is winding up tho rem
nants of tho Insurrection, the Philippines
commission has extended tho dato to May 1,
Tho Philippines commission has sailed
from Hollo to Jolo to make a three days'
visit and to endeavor to como to nn aml
cnblo understanding with tho sultan re
garding various measures. There will bo
no legislation. According' to treaty tho sul
tan's government controls tho Sulu group.
PROTESTANTISM IS SPREADING
.ntlen In the I'rovlnee of I'nmpniiKi!
Adopt It Hnrr .Surrender
Are .Ma ilc.
MANILA, March 21. In the province ot
Cavlte four Insurgent officers nnd fifty-three
men, with fltty-slx rllles, havo surrendered
to Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Baldwin of
tho Fourth United States Infantry, and ono
insurgent officer nnd twelve mon, with six
teen rifles, to Colonel S. Schuyler of tho
Forty-sixth volunteer Infnntry.
Tho attendance nt tho services of the
evangelical church in Manila Is not dimin
ished. Protestantism Is spreading rapidly
in the provlnco of Pampanga.
AUSTRIA IS ABOUT BURIED
Tlilrtr-SIx Honrs' SnoTrfnll llloeka
llnllroniln, CnnnliiK Hirers'
Overflovr.
VIENNA, Murch 23. Austria Is exper
iencing another heavy snowfall, tho third
of tho season, in sonic places it has been
Hnowlng,for thirty-six hours, with aorious
Interruption to railway commuftlcntlon.
Several rlvors In Ilohenila havo overflowed
and flooded tho villages nnd further floods
are feared when tho heavy snows on tho
mountnins melt.
PREMIER COMMITS SUICIDE
Huron Sehnttenxteln, Who ltrccn tly
Withdrew from Cnhlnet, Kills
lllinneir In Ulm.
HKUL1N, March 24. A dispatch to the
Lokol Anzclger from Stuttgart announces
that Haron Schntt von Suhottcnstoln, tho
Wurteniberg premier, whoso sudden with
drawal from the cabinet owing to his being
Implicated In n pending trial, created a
sensation, has committed sulcldo In Ulm.
WALDERSEE IS TO SETTLE IT
(Icrninii C'oniinniiilrr !nll to llnvr
lleeu Chosen to Arhltrnte Tien
TkIii I 1 n i i f
LONDON, March 2.",. According to tho
St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Times,
wiring Saturday, Count l.amsdorff, tho flus
slan minister of foreign affairs, has agreed
with Great Ilrltaln to submit tho Tlcn Tain
railway dispute to tho arbitration and set
tlement of Count von Wnldersee.
NORTHERN PACIFIC WANTS IT
Is XeKOtlntliiK for Southern l'nclllc'a
I.lnu from l'orllnnil to Sun
FrnnelNeo.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 21. A special tn
tho Times from Tacoma, Wash., snys:
It Is currently reported hero and Is gen
erally believed In railroad circles, that tho
Northern Pacific Is negotiating for tho pur
chase of tho Southern Pacific lino from
Portland to S.in Francisco. It Is said thu
purchttHo of that portion of tho lino within
the slate, ot Oregon is assured, It Is known
that a representative of tho Northern Pa
cific has been over tho entlro lino within
a few days qn a tour of Inspection and
much depends on the report ho will mako
to the board of directors. Negotiations
havo been hanging tiro for moro than a
yeor and the matter has been kept very
quiet.
FLORIDA SEASON IS LONGER
HoIcIm AhU roiitlliminep of Flint
Tml ii .Servlep. on Account of
llenty HnokliiK".
ATLANTA, Ga March 24. Although
many of tho fast trains put on by tho roads
to nccommodate tho winter resort travel
to Florida mid Georgia will bo discontinued
April 1 and C, railroad officials here havo
been given to understand that tho hotel
peoplo doslro tho continuance of tho tast
schedules two weeks from that time owing
to the heavy bookings. The Florida season
will close two weeks. Inter than usual.
It is understood that tho Southern, At
lantic Coast lino nnd Seaboard Air lino
have ngreed to run their fast trains from
tho cast to Florida polntn three days of
tho week, Instead of dally after April 0.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
llnrltoiie lllnphiiut' Suci't-HK (.Ivcn Kn
roiimue input to Nov Vnrl.'i
i:perlinent.
NEW YORK. Mnrch "!. Twelvn lmmlrnt
nersnns listened to David lllsnhain nt n rnn.
cert given nt Carneglo Music hall tonight.
The recital was of tho nature of an ex
periment, tho management being deslrlous
of finding out whether a New York audience
could he attracted on Sunday afternoon by
nn arrangement of popular prices. Those
In chargo profess tn bo more than satisfied
with tho result. David lllsrilnini envn .
number of baritone selections, chlelly from
Schubert, Schumann and American compos
ers llko McDowell and Walter Damroscti.
CHASED BY FLOOD OF FIRE
Vlllnicerit of Glen (lordlier llnrcl)'
HscniH- from DcIiikc of IIIiil
Iiik (HI.
NEW YORK, March 20. A river of flam
ing oil swept down upon the llttlo vlllngc
of Glen Gardner, N. J., while Its Inhab
Itnnts wero asleep this morning and re
dtlccd cloven buildings, stores and resi
dences to ashes. Tho conflagration was ex
traordinary in character nnd origin.
Tho village is In a valley along the lino
of the Jersey Central road. An Immense
freight train was coming east at 6:30 n
m. It was composed of a string of coal
cars nnd eighteen tank cars. High above
tho village tho tracks of the railroad run
along tho side ot n mountain. They dc
scond as they npproacb the village, but
even at tho station aro considerably above
tho main street, which runs up to the
depot at n steep Incline.
A few miles west of the village, while
coming down tho Incline around tho moun
tain, the train parted1. Tho engineer on
the forward pnrt pulled open the throttle
ot tho cnglno nud tried to race away from
the section which was Increasing Its speed
every second. Ho managed to keep clear
ot tho racing rars until he got opposlto
tho depot at Glen Gardner, when tho second
section smashed Into the ilrst. Tho first
section, composed of the coal can, was
lolled off tho track. Tho forward car, ono
of tile ell tnnks of tho runaway section,
was hurled sldowlso ncross the tracks nnd
tho olltnnk cars bohlnd It wero piled up
on top of It In every way.
Tho first crash caused the oil lu one ot
tho tanks to cxplojo and Ignite and the ter
rific heat caused tho other cars to explode,
ono nftcr tho other. The Incline running
from tho depot down to tho main street
,ncted as u slulco for tho burning oil and
It poured Into tho chief thoroughfare of
tho village, sotting flro to everything It
touched. Houses, fences, trees, shrubbery
and barns wero reduced to unties in an In
credibly short time. Villagers awakened
by tho explosions rushed from tho on-coming
oil, carrying children lu their arms.
Sanio risked their lives to free horses, cows
nnd dogs in outbuildings, but other unfnr
tunnto nnlmals could not bo reached In time
and wero burned,
Within flvo minutes after the first ox
ploslon tho flowing river of oil had reached
tho Masonic templo in tbo heart ot tho vll
lago and ten minutes later that structure
was enveloped In flames. Then building
after building took Arc ns tho oil reached
them nnd within hnlf nn hour an area &00
feet Bquaro was a mass of flame.
From tho wrecked cars 4ho oil also
flowed down tho Incline of the railroad
track, making n long lino of lire that de
stroyed tho ties nnd twisted tho tracks.
Tho loss la estimated at from $00,000 to
$65,000. '
ONE GIGANTIC STEEL PLANT
I'roinutrr of lllnit I'lirnneo Combine
l'lnn for Its I'.rei'tlon XrnreNt
Supply Order,
PITTSIiUKO, Pa.. March 21. Tho Com
merclal Gazetto tomorrow will Hay: Tho
plan to form a now combine of tho lending
blast furnaco Interests of tho valleys, Pitts
burg and Cleveland, with a probable, capi
tal of $2.,000,000, is to boirHcd out or
abandoned hy May 1. This la tho tentative
scheme of tho promoters, although options
nlrcady taken on most of tho twenty-four
merchant furnaco plants wanted for the
new consolidation havo a much longer llfo
than tho time named. Somo of tho Inter
ests to bo taken over will turn In their
leases on property and coko works will bo
included and tho now company will not
Ivevo to go far outsldo of Its own organiza
tion (or Its raw material. As now planned
tho doll will stop with tho pig Iron pro
ducers, taking over no stocl plants.
Following tho cimplctlon of tho deal, If
successful, thero is an ultlmnto plan to
build nearest tl.t center of supplies a gi
gantic steel plant, possibly lnrgo enough to
convert most of tho pig motal produced,
running upward of, 1,275 tons u day. Head
quarters ot tho comhlno will bo In Pitts
burg. WOMAN DISSECTS HERSELF
Mrs. llriiiiMt'linelilrr of Toledo I'ncn
SelsMorn to Inflict Horrible
AVonniN.
TOLEDO, 0 March 21. Mrs. G. Ilrun
schnelder, whoso homo Is near tho city
limits, last evening with u pair of jiclssora
cut olf nil tho toes of her left foot, both
hor ears, close to tho head, nnd about nn
Inch of her noso. Sho then cut out a por
tion of her right cheek, Inflicted flvo gashes
In the left cheek and removed every vestlgo
of skin of Iter left forearm, laying barn
tho muscles. She also lnccrated tho right
arm In a horrlblo manner. Nothing' was
known of tho affair until her husband, who
was absent during tho night, returned horns
this morning nnd found her In bed In a
semi-conscious condition. A surgeon was
called nt onco nnd sho wns taken to St.
Vincent's hospital. Her recovery Is doubt
ful. Tho women Is about 50 years of ngo. It
la thought sho was temporarily Insano on
account of domestic troubles.
KIDNAPERS AND DYNAMITERS
Thej- Deniniiil Their .Money lip I,pft In
It l'nrl. I iiiliT I'pimlt)- of I,oa
of Chlhl.
NASHVILLE, Tonn., March 21. "Kld
nupors and dynamiters" Is tho signature to
a letter received by Joseph Schneider of
this city Friday. Tho contents Informed
Mr. Schneider that unless ho plnced $300
nt a certain spot In Cumberland park by
Saturday afternoon ono of his children
would bo kldnnped or his house blown up
by dynamite. No harm has yet conio to
tho Schneider home, although tho domands
wero not compiled with. Tho pollco aro
at work on tho caso
POISON CASETAKES NEW TURN
imv It Is .Nelson Jo ne Who I In
lull Churned with KonhurKh
.Murder.
MIDDLESnUItY. Vt March 21. Nelson
Jones, n young man of Bhoroham, wns
lodged In Jail this morning on a warrant
charging him with tho murdor of Miss Ida
Fosburgh, at Shorobam, on March 12, with
poison sent through the mall. Nelson
Jones Is the son of Minor Jones, for whom
Miss Fosburgh worked ns a domestic nt
the time of her death.
WIFE'S DEATH KILLS WRIGHT
Iiilililier of Chin ICxpIre Tew Hour
After tr. Wright In
Cnlleil,
f
CINCINNATI. March 21. Frank 11.
Wright, publisher of Chick, and connected
with Cincinnati papers for twenty years,
died suddenly today, aged 12 years. His
wife died of pneumonia nt S o'clock this
morning. He bad been worried about her
while afflicted with pneumonia himself and
died In a few hours after his wlfo expired,
FOUR TRAINS IN A DRIFT
Union Pacific. Traffic- ii Titd Up Betwun
North FUtts tod Juluburg.
GIANT SN0WPL0W IS STUCK IN A CUT
Three I.ocomotlt r I'nll to Hud bp It
unit the Wiiml lllltsnrit of the
Mention I InerensliiK In
Severity.
OQALALLA, Nob., March 21. (Special
Telegram.) Ogalalla Is the storm center
of tho worst blizzard It has had for moro
than ten years. All trains nro tied up on
tho Union Paelllc between North Platte nnd
Julcsburg. Four westbound passenger
trains nrc sidetracked at this plnco.
Train No. 3, the California express, has
been lying hero since 2:30 this morning.
A snowplow with three locomotives at
tached is stuck In a cut ono nnd a half
rallci west. Snowdrifts are ten feet high
In town at 0 o'clock this evening. The
storm Is increasing In severity.
MAIN LINES ARE BLOCKED
Ilurllnutoii a Sufferer With I'nlon l'n-
clllc lu the .Mutter of Itelnir
SiitMvlioiiiid.
LINCOLN, March 25. Heports from Al
Ilanco and Ogallala enrly this (Monday)
morning Indlcnto that the Union Pacific
and Ilurllngton main lines uro blocked
with snow. Threo passenger trains nru
held nt Ogallala nnd drifts west ot thero
havo not been raised utter hard work with
snowplows. Tho DurlliiKton lino to the
northwest is tied up west and east ot Al
liance and all trains uro held.
Tho atorin In western Nebraska Is the
worst In yeara and will causo great damage
to stocl; interests. Snow Is reported from
four to ,twelvo Inches deep, with a strong
wind blowing. Eastern Nebraska Is
drenched with rain.
Heports from Long Pine, Neb., show that
tho Elkhorn road Is blocked nnd all trains
aro tied up.
SNOWING AND BLOWING A GALE
.Shine)- I.ocntr Threo Colon Pneltlc
Trnlnn Stnll. it In Drifts nml Loses
Sluht of n Fourth.
SIDNEY, Neb., March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho severest snow and wind storm
that has prevailed In years started last
night and all day it has been snowing and
blowing n perfect gale. All tho trains
on tho Union Pacific nro tied up nlong the
road. Passenger train No. 3, duo hero at
4 this morning, is In n heavy snowdlft
near Dig Springs. No. 2 Is lit Jnlesburg.
No. C Is at North Platte, and No. 1 Is In
definitely late. Prospects aro that tho
storm will continue, all night. No suffer
ing is yet reported from tho country.
Citizens ot Sidney nrc spending tho day
Indoors. At 8 o'clock tonight tho storm
was so sovcro that merely to walk along
tho street was difficult, oven dnngcrous, nud
somo uneasiness Is felt.
WYOMING WINTER'S WORST
I'l'psliloiit Hurt nnd Other 1'nlnit l'n
ellltt Ullleliils Arc Held Hp
hy Drift.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Mnrch 21. (Special
Telegram.) Tho worat storm of tho win
ter and the only ono that lins interfered
with railroad traffic In this section pre
vailed throughout southern nnd eastern
Wyoming, northeastern Colorado and west
ern Nebraska last night and today. Kor
fifteen hours anow continued to fall and
tbo storm was uccompnnlcd hy falling tem
perature and u high wind. Snowplows wero
kept going between Grand Island and Lnra
mlo nil night nml today, but tho wind,
which frequently reached tho height of a
gale, filled tho cuts almost as fast as the
drifts wero broken nnd trains wero de
layed on tho Wyoming division. Tho
worst weather was lu tho vicinity of Sher
man, whero hugn drifts of snow wero piled
on tho track nnd whero No 1, tho Atlantic
express, was snowbound flvo hours. Pres
ident Hurt, Superintendent McConncll and
other high officials wero lu their special
cars on this train.
From Cheycnno cast tho storm waa most
Bovero, especially between Sidney nnd
North Phittc, nnd despite, tho efforts of
the plows tbo road Is blockaded thero. At
Ogalalla this morning Nns. 3 and 5 and to
night Nob. l and 101 aro stuck in tbo snow
and tho Indications nro they must remain
thoro nil night. A snowplow Just arrived
hero from Sidney and President Hurt and
party will go as far east as that point to
night. Snow has stopped falling and, al
though tho wind Is blowing, tbo ofllclnls ho
llcvo the worst of tho trouble Is over.
Stock losses will bo norninl, ns owners
had prepared for storms.
DRIVES COLORADO CATTLE
llenvlent Suonfiill I on the Western
Slopi? nml 'I'm I it Service I
Ahnuiloneil,
DENVER Mnrch 21. A storm has pre
vailed all over Colorado today, In somo
places reaching tho proportions of a bliz
zard. Snow has fallen to a depth of from
threo to ten Inches. Tho storm continues
tonight with severity on tho mountains,
blocking railroads and traffic gnnorally.
Already cattlemen havo Buffered losses and
fears arn entertained that tho loss will bo
greatly increased lie fore tho storm Is ended.
All trnlns from tho east aro delayed in
western Kansas. Regular trains on tho
Colorado & Southern between hero nnd
Leadvlllo havo been abandoned, ns tho cuts
aro filled with snow. On tbo western slopo
tho fnll ot snow ban been heaviest. In
some places It is ten Inches on tho level
and much deeper on the mountains. Re
ports como from Lamar, Colo,, that tho
storm Is driving tho cattlo nlong with It
nnd undoubtedly many will dlo from ex
posure. Reports from tho vicinity of Cas
per, Wyo show similar weather condi
tions there.
BLACK HILLS ARE NOW WHITE
Tuo Kept of Know .Make Cnttle
ItniiKprs nml .MIiiIiikt t'niups
I'liprmn tarntltuilp.
DEADWOOD, S. D.. March 21. (Special
Telegram.) Two feet of snow has fallen In
the lint twenty-four hours and will bo of
Inestimable valuo to the, cattlo ranges
and mining lutcrcsts. Tho storm reaches
all parts of tho Illuck Hills,
Shows Sluns of A hit II iiu,
M'COOK. Neb.. March 24 (Sneelnl Tnln.
cram.) Tho wnnt hlizznrd fnr vpnru line
been raging over southwestern Nebraska
and eastern Colorado the last twenty-four
hours, Railroad traffic Is being seriously
delayed nnd trains aro moving only with
great difficulty. Snowplows aro being run
In all directions. At this time, 10 p, m., the
slortn shows somo nizua of aba tin a-.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
l oreeast for Nebraska -Oenorally Fair
Monday; Rising Temperature, In Western
Portions; Northerly Winds, liecomltig
Southerly; Tuesday Fair.
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STORM TIES UP TRAINS
Hnil I)u- In Oiiuihit the rinUh of
Si'icre Weather to the
West.
The slcct and rnln which mado It ko dis
agreeable in Omaha yestcrdoy camo s tho
fagend of n snow storm that raged lu
the western part of tho stain Saturday
night. The storm was particularly severe
ulong the lino of tho Union Pacific west
of Ogallala. Tho only train to reach Omaha
on that lino yesterday wns No. 4, duo at
6:30 a. in., nml it was late. Tho other
roads had less trouble with tho storm,
but nil trains from the west were dclnycd.
Union Pacific passenger train No. 3, which
lett hero Saturday afternoon, whb snow
bound for nearly twelve hours. Tho train
was duo nt Ogallala, 310 miles west of
hero, at 1:18 o'clock Sunday morning. It
ran out of that station about on tlmo nnd
ploughed Into such drifts ot heavy, wet
snow thnt it gava up aud pulled back lulu
tho yards nt Ogalinla. The rotnry snow
plough was called from North Platte, but
it did not reach No. S until tho middle
ot Sunday afternoon anil then plunged into
tho heavy drifts to tho west. It wna
expected that It would bo able to fight
through tho thirty miles to Julcsburg In n
few hours. West of tbo drifts nil of tho
castbound trains uoro snowbound and wero
compelled to awnlt the opcuing of tbo track
by tho plough.
Tho storm appears to havo extended from
North Platto to Sidney on tho Union Pa
cific, though tho most sovcro part of It was
from Ogallala to Julcsburg. It began
Saturday evening with rain. This turned
Into slcct, which was followed by anow.
Tho wind was blowing a terrific gale and
this piled tho wet, heavy snow up In tho
cuts nnd ravines. Mixed with tho snow
was tho dust and sand from tbo prnlrlca
nnd to buck these drifts with tho pilot ot
an engine was nn utter Impossibility,
In Wyoming thero was n heavy fall of
snow during Saturday night, but so far ns
could bo learned hero, tho tratllc wns not
delayed. Tho Ilurllngton and tbo Rock
Island roads wero touched by tho storm,
but tho tratiiB of tho former, excopt on tho
Billings lino, wero on time.
Trains on tho Hillings lino ot tho Ilur
llngton nro reported tied up by th'o storm.
Ono of the passenger trains Is laid up at
Ardtnore, S. D.
Nome I,oss of Stock I'rnrnl.
HYANN1S, Neb., March 21. (Special Tel
cgroin.) Ifrglnnlng at noon yesttnlay n
continuous storm has raged from central
Wyoming on through western and central
Nebraska, most ot tho time a blinding bllr.
iard, but not very cold. There will be
some loss of stoilt whero not closo herded,
as very young calves can not llvo through
It. This Is among tho worst storma ever
seen In tho sand hills.
Pierre l'rnlrles Well Sonkril.
PIERRE, S. D March 21. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho rainstorm which begun hero
yesterday noon has changed to u driving
snowstorm, which Is drifting badly. Tho
conditions nro such ns to mako tho storm
unpleasant to stock, but tho prairie Is be
ing well soaked.
Immense Vnlue to I'liriner.
CHAM11ERLAIN. S. D., March 21. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Tho heaviest snowstorm
of tho season Is now prevailing. It began
yesterday In n heavy rain, which later
turned to snow. So far threo Inches of
moisture hns fallon. It was badly needed
nud will bo of lmmensu vnluo to farmers.
VESSELS HOLD OFF FOR FOGS
Severnl Orrnn l.luer Are n lluj- l.ntc
In Dock I ii u' nt Nrtv
York.
NEW YORK, March 21. Tho Ciinard
liner Etrurla, which waa duo hern from Liv
erpool Saturday night, was not reported
from Flro island until this evening. Tho
mist, when the Etrurla passed iji nt a Ut
ile after G o'clock, soon turned Info n ilciiae
fog and the stoamor was unable to mako
quarantino in tlmo to bo passed by tho
health nfllccr of tho port. Frlonds of tho
passengers who expected tho vessel to dock
tonight upon reaching the pier wero In
formed that tho liner would not dock until
tomorrow morning.
Tho Anchor liner Hrltannla, from Medi
terranean points, which passed Sandy Hook
Just ahead of tho Etrurla, mndo quarantine
all right, but her coiumnndcr, as tho fog
thickened, thought It hotter to remain
thero for tho night. Tho French liner a
Gnscaigne, which was duo here today from
Havre, had not been reported tonight. Shu
Is probably fogbound off Sandy Hook.
MITCHELL TO SEE MORGAN
I'rcslilent of rolled Mini; Workers
AVhiiIs to Avert n Htrlke If
Possible.
NEW YORK, March 21. President Mit
chell of tho United Mlno Workers' union
Is In this city with the Intention of see
ing J. P. Morgan nnd the heads of tho
Important coal companies to consult about
tho situation In tho coal fields, for tho pur
pose, If possible, of averting 'u strike. Mr.
Mitchell lias so far been unable to sco Mr.
Morgan, as tho latter only arrived from
Washington lato tonight.
When seen at his hotol President Mit
chell said that nothing yot had been dono.
NOBLEMAN'S MODEST DEATH
ICeiitiipkliin, Snld to Hp of Titled Kniu.
11', Kxplres Suddrnly of Al
eohollo I'olsoiiliiir,
LEXINGTON Ky., March 21. W. P.
Evans, u rolling mill proprietor of Ver
sailles, Ky., today was found stretched on
tho floor of his room at tho Palaco hotel,
dead. His noso was broken, Tho coroner
pronounced tho Injury due to a fall. Evans
waa aged CO and camo from Wales In 188fi.
Ho was wealthy and was reputed to bn con
nected to a titled family. Alcoholic poison
lag Is ascribed as tho causn ot death,
STRIKE AT FLORENCE ENDS
Coiil .Miners Grlevnnees Adjusted Snt
Isfiiotorll' l,rilMI .Men Hpsiime
Work April I.
FLORENCE, Colo., March 21. Tho strike
of coal miners of tho Fremont county dis
trict hns been ended by nn agreement satis
factory to both sides, nnd work will bo
resumed April 1. About 1,500 men are af-
fc.tri.
11? T
Olots of the Lfgiilatun and Foulbly of
Senatorial Contest.
MUCH PROGRESS THE PAST SEVEN DAYS
Mote Btal Headway Than in All the Beat
of the Scsiion.
PROTEST AGAINST MEIKLEJOHN'S TALK
Hemheri Rebuke Him for the Attitnde in
Hie Interyiew.
LAST MAN TO SEEK PERMANENT'BLOCKADE
Ills tlreiton I'nriillel Is llnsetl on n
I'll I up AssumptionIll .Mummers
Work .Mnilly to Cnneenl Ills
llrsperntr Situation.
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special Telegram.
Tho coming week Is expected to sco tho
closo of the legislative session and ought
to bring tbo culmination of tbo bcuatorlal
contest.
Moro progress has been mado during tho
Inst seven days than from tho vury be
ginning up to that time.
At tho outset of tho week tho members
wero confronted with four different calls
for a caucus to lako tho place of that
which waa on tbo point of dissolution. Ono
of theso wns tho original Wilkinson cull
for nn open ballot, forty-six to nominate.
Another conformed moro strictly to tho sug
gestions of National Committeeman
Schneider, with forty-olght to nominate pn
open loll call, voting for tho long-term
tonatorthlp first. A third, which secured
thu signatures only of tho Melklnjohn men,
Included tho secret ballot, nnd contempntcd
n caucus to nominate only tho North Platte
man, leaving the South Platto candidate,
entirely out of tho question. Flnnlly camo
tho modified Wilkinson call, with forty
flvo to nominate, and an open ballot, tho
caucus to remain In session until two
nominations were effected.
This Inst call, appealing as a sort of
comproir.lso measure, seemed to find moro
fnvor than any of tho others, nnd It was
finally rapidly signed up to tho required
number Tuesday afternoon and tho an
nouncement mado for Its meeting that sanio
evening.
Storm Without nml Within.
Tho caucus convened In tho Llndell
hotel, with n raging storm without, which
soon found a counterpart Insldo tho caucus
chamber. On tho eighth ballot D. E.
Thompson received moro thau tho uoces
sary forty-five vt'tes to noniluato, as tho
cnndldato for tho short term. When tho
sesilnn dosed that evening Roscwatcr led
for .tho long term with twonty-nluo votes,
which on succeeding sessions has been
raised to n maximum of thirty-four votes.
In tho open session participants In tho
(uncus navo nil fallen Hi for I), K. Thomp
son, while tho ballot reflects utmost the
exact vote In tho caucus on tho North
Platto candidates. Tho caucus hns taken
a rcccsa until Monday night, when It wilt
resumo balloting in an effort to complcto
Its work.
Tho Interview which Mr. Melklejohu has
had published In today's World-Hornld has
called forth u vigorous protest among mem
bers who nro here. In this Interview, which
tho reporter sayB waa sought by Mr.
Melklejohu, tho former iiHslstaut sccrotur
of war undertaken to deny that ho Is on
tho vergo of withdrawing by asserting thnt
ho will be lu It to tho end without weaken
ing or compromise. Ho goes on to say that
thoro Is no dunger ot Mr. Rosowutor re
ceiving the caucus nomination oven though
ho receives forty-four votes, Intlniiitln
thnt ho has fourteen tied up to stay with
Melklejohu steadfastly.
"You will find," he Is quoted, "that when
the last night of tho caucus comes ami
tho session runs Into tho morning hours
If thero 1h to bo any realignment at all it
would bo In my favor and not In Mr. Rose
water's. And If thero 1b any realign
ment, remember that tho Oregon dcadlocK
was broken on tho last day of tho session,
not In caucus, but on tho floor of tho Joln
convention."
l.nst .Mini to Attempt llloekiule.
How this kind of talk Is taken may bo
gathered from the following expression from
u member who hus not yot voted for Roso
wutor: "Melklejohu should bo tho last man of nil
to talk about blocking tho caucus until tho
last night ot tho session nnd to Bay that ho
must bo elected or both nonatorshlps re
main vacant. Mr. Melklejohu has been
very kindly cared for by tho icpubllcans of
Nebraska. Ho has been kept In lucriitlvn
public ofllcd lor inori) than fifteen years.
Thn Indillgf.nco of tho administration
townnl him could not bo better
Illustrated than In submitting tn his
nhsencu from his post of duty to
nttend lo tils campaign hero for three
months whllo keeping him on tho pny roll
na asslstunt sccrctnry of war. As a matter
ot fact, whatever claims he oyer had on tho
icpubllcans ot this stato linvo long been
fully liquidated. Ho made u few speeches
In. tho campaign, It Is truo, but ho mado no
converts, aud If It had rested upon him It
Is doubtful whether tho legislature would
havo been republican.
"Tho character ot tho Mclklejohn cam
palgn hero, too. is hardly such us would
Justify him in threatening lo deadlock tho
election. Ills capital hus consisted almost
entirely ot promises imposslblo of fulfill
ment, supplemented, as your paper Imb
shown, hy gold brlclc schemes nnd a lavish
expenditure of monoy.by disinterested
friends llko tho Into departed Colonel Dean,
roturnlng fuvors supposed to havo been ox
tended hy Mr. Mclklejohn In his offlclal ca
pacity In tho past.
Condition DltTpreut In OrcKiin,
"Mr. Melklejohu refers to Oregon, whrre
tho election was held off until tho last hour
of tho last night ot tho session, hut Oregon
presents a different caso: in Oregon the
republicans had no caucus at all, having
been unable to unite on any caucus agree
ment, and tho blockade was due to tho In
ability ot tbo republicans to get together
In caucuB, Tho declaration of Mr, Ilryan
that no republican enn count on any fusion
votes means that tho senutorshlps In Ne
braska must bo filled by tho republicans
and that tho voles of the latter must bo
centered by caucus action. Mr.' Melklejohn
mlntnkfls tho temper ot this legislature if
ho thinks ho hns u chit to stand In the way
of any solution of tho deadlock. Tho sur
prising thing is that so many men havo
stood by him so lonjt, whon It Is notorious
that hn Is not Identified with the state In.
anything; ho has never owned n foot ot
ground, never built even a cottago nnd
never paid a dollar in taxes, so far as any
body knows. Why Nebraska should bo left
unrepresented III tho scnatn and the party
sacrificed because ho Is out ot u Job Is
beyond comprehension,"
Realizing tbo desperate condition of their