The Omaha Sunday Bee. I PAGES 1 TO 10. g PART I. HSTAJSJjISIlJjD U), 1871. OMAII ftUKDAY MOHNJStt, FEBRUARY 2, 1002-TWENTY PAGES. sing l. 3 corv mvi: cents. 4 . BRIDAL GIFTS A TAX Opprmlrt f io!al Inni. Uti Maay Li contri to Rebelliin. DNE BRIDE'S GIFTS WORTH NIGH A MILLIIN Froteotiyi MTRnt t Set laihloai fr Leu FxtraTajncoe. tELEPHONE BURDEN FORCED ON PEOPLE IerUrj Chamhnrlaln Stlta Up Truh Triable in Malt. VOUNG IRISHMAN HAS DECREE REVOKED Tlnlfnur'd nefnrm of Parliamentary Prnrrdnrp In I)rlnnpd in (live Mrinbcr More Time for Din ner, CJnlf nnd Ynclit. CopyrlKht. 1IK2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Teh. 1. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Thn on preeslvo uncial lax of wedding presents ban beon brought ptomlne ntly under notlca by Lady Stewart's phenomenal rerord. She rec olved 728 glfis, tho estimated ng Krrgato valtio of which Is $750,000. About half the presents arc Riven by friends, tho other half by people either nnxlotu to nd vrrtlse their acquaintance, with the Lon donderry family or to secure a .place on the vlattlng lint of the Londonderry house. In moro than a hundred Instances In which pushing snobbishness was dearly tho inn tlvo In giving It Is said tho glftn were returned with a pollto Intimation that tho bride-elect did not feel Justified In tres passing on the donor's good nature. The rapidly growing ostentation of wed ding gifts nmounta to a ncrloits ntintul chorge upon thn resources of oven tho wealthy aristocratic families. Offering of a simple memento Is now nacrlbed to stinginess, A Belf-protectlvo movement Is being ntarted In the highest circles to set tho fashion for less extravagant gifts. Te'ephnne Scundnl Cniinimuned. The London telephone scnndal has been auccctisfully accomplished by the govern ment. Only one of I.ondon'B sixty-one unionist members had the courago to vote against It, most of tho others ahstalnlnc from voting. Lord Muyor Dlmsdale, who was deputed by tho unanimous mandate of nil the London locnl bodies to lead au at tack ngalnst It, actually voted against his own amendment. No concession wan made by lha government to tho papular protest beyond a vnguo promise to grant nn In quiry Into tho working arrangement after It baa boon In operation somo years. It Is estimated this deal will transfer $12,000,000 presont nnd prospective from tho pockets of London business men to the pocket? of the telephone company, with out any prospect of Improved service Thcro Is great public Indignation at this betrayal. Thlu tho government, secure for alx years, Ignores. Among tho troubled Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has succeeded In creating for (Treat Britain Is one In Mnlta. Last year ho decreed that after tho lapse of fifteen years English should bo tho sole official language of the Island. The Maltese pro tested against tho suppression of their national tongue, a species of Halo-Arabic dialect. Mr. Chamberlain rotorted by n further decree superseding tho cloctlvo soctlon of the Malteso legislative council by providing in tho futuro for a majority of ofllclal members. An agitation has bcrli started In tho Island, which, being virtually a fortress, Is under military law, and tho conditions havo assumed trouble some proportions. Irlalimnii II caption ,MnItee. The English liberals, whose fear of Chamberlain Is ludicrous, have turned a deaf car to tho appeals and petitions from tho Maltoie, so J, II. Iloland, a young Irish nationalist member, supported by tho Irish party, took up tho Malteso cause. Iloland has forced Chamberlain to withdraw tho language decree and has earned Uin warm thanks of the Malteoo, especially as Cham berlatu deprived tho concession of nil grace by pretending It was n trlbuto to Italian sentiment, not to Maltese protests. Mr. Balfour's reform of parliamentary procedure Is devised not to facilitate legis lation, but to mako thn membership of the House of Commons oxact less from a largo . body of casual and dllletanto legislators, of whom flatfour himself Is tho model. Tho cardinal feature of his scheme Is a re arrangement of tho hours of tho session, do ns to give tho members two hours to attend dinner parties and two clear days at the, week's end for golf, motor or yacht. Nothing substantial U planned to enhance the oftlclenoy of tho legislative machine, ns the torlos fear all now legislation nnd havo no wish to provide weapons which a possible radical Parliament might turn 'n Important account. Tho Irish party naturally Is pleased that Jts predictions nro verified and that all I- threats of procedure roform to cripple tholr parliamentary policy havo ended In smoke. However, they expect to keep the houso dlseuralng this scheme for five or eli wec'lts. nriliiionil SprnUn of Con t limenolrs. Speaking to this correspondent, John Redmond, chairman of tho Irish party, on the subject of Increased punishment to b mntnd out to members coming Into collision with tho speaker, which is di rected sololy against tho Irishmen, said: "No penalty this house can Impose will doter us from doing our duty ns wo see It. The government may be brought face to face with a contingency In which the wholo Irish representation mny withdraw from this parliament. Wo would far ppefer to see it a'ttompt to govern Ireland arbitrarily as a crown colony than by the frnudulont pretext of constitutional rulo now existing. After a few months of that experiment England would be glad enough to offer home rule to Ireland." EMPLOYS MORE FEMALE LABOR fiermniiy Tnke n I.iiiik Slrp l'orivnid ill lilvliiR Women (iovern inen( I'lneex. (Copyright, 1002. by Pres Publishing Co.) BERLIN. Feb. 1. (New York World Oa blrgram Special Telegram.) Beginning with n new yesr, Germany has taken a long step forwnrd lu employing woman labor in all government departments, especially so tn two. Between January 1, 1902, and De combor 31, 1005, that Is, In four years, 6,000 women and girls are to be employed In tho stnto railway offices, In the pout, telegraph and telephone services the number of girls employed Is to bo raised from 7,000 to QUEEN'S DAUGHTER A CORONER Prlnre Henry of llntlciihcrK Hold tluil DInMiiriiI ihed OIIIit In Ile of Wlijlil. (C'op right, 1W, by Press Publishing Cn) LONDON, Kob. 1. (New York World Cn blegram Special Telegram.) Prlnccis Henry of Hattonborg, youngest d.iugh er of tho late tjuren Victoria, Is at present coro ner of tho Isle of Wight. She Is tho gov ernor of tho Island, nnd, In default of her appointment of n coroner, must also fulfill thu duties of that grim office. Tho coroner died nuddenly this week. The next day a sailor belonging to a yacht was drowned at Cowcs, The princess was duly notified of the drowning and of her duty to hold nu Inquest. Of course she appointed n deputy to do tho disagreeable work, but sho had to countersign tho verdict of the Jury before It was forwarded to tho homo olflco. Tho Kngllsh benuty and court favorlto whfie name appears more frequently than that of any other In London society Is Mrs. George Keppcl. Uy favor of tho king Mrs. Keppcl ha been mndo the lender of tho smnrt set of London. Molding no posi tion at court, she nevertheless tins a rec ognized power which tho boldest dare not dispute. Not long ago ahn was deputed by tho king to command a rertaln lady of fashion to withdraw Invitations to n ball (he had .announced would be given. Mrs. Keppol was on Shamrock II when tho yacht was wrecked In a trial rnco last year, and tho king was thero with her. She was Invited by Queen Alexandra to nn especially prominent sent In St. Ocorgo's chnpel at Windsor, to attend the services nt tho funeral of Queen Victoria, and she was the only person Invited to this cxcIujIvj service snvo roynlty, cnblnet ministers. diplomats nnd knights of tho garter. She Is described by one of hor admirers fts "of fair complexion, with large, blue, deep, darkly beautiful eyes and silky, golden brown hair, which she always wears In somn picturesque style of coiffure." Her flguro In "slim, svelte and supple, with n graceful, undulating carriage." Sho has "a most attractlvo way of talking, her charming vivacity being varied by n grave sweet gentleness and her moods lending themselves In n most sympnthetlc way to her companion of the moment." Sir Philip Htirne Jones, son of the famous pre-Itaphaellto artist, nnd himself a painter of high rcputo, will leave hero soon for tho United States nn nn nrt mission. Sir Philip, who exhibits, as his father did principally at the new gallery, paints pop trnlts that are much In request. His sub' Jccts havo Included many of England's dis tinguished men. His portraits aro never llfcslze nor anything approaching It. Thoy nro nlways decorative and somewhat uncon vcntlonal In treatment. Ho Is a well known figure In smart so oloty, as well an In tho upper bohemlan set. Is 40 years old and unmarried. Rud- yard Kipling is his first cousin and Sir Philip's country place adjoins Kipling's. PROUD OF TITLED CHILDREN (iooil Stnry One lit Ilnnndn of Lon don ConcrrnliiK Mm. Corn-wnlllA-Wmt. (Copyright, 1M2. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Kob. 1. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) A good story 13 going around about Mrs. William Corn- wallls-West, whose son married Lady Ran dolph Churchill. Mrs. West was glng a short time ago to stay with her daughter, the duchess of Westminster, at Eaton Hall. Being rather proud of her position as tho mother of tho duchess of Westminster and of Princess Henry of Pless, sho always travels with considerable ceremony. On arrival at the railway station sho was ushered Inter her special coach, but Just as tho train was starting an American young man rushed up nnd Jumped into the car, not noticing thnt It was n reserved conch. On doing so he apologized pro fusely to Mrs. West, who, being a charming Irish woman fell Into an animated con troversy, which lasted until tho train renched Chester, Mrs. West's destination. Thero the young man nsked tho pleasure of knowing with whom he hnd enjoyed tho Journoy. With a sweet smllo Mrs. West snld: "I'm a cousin of Roslc Doote and tho grandmother of Winston Churchill, so t leave you to guess who I am." Then sho vanished. Iloslo Doote married tho marquis of Hed fort, the head of Mrs. West's family, whllo Mrs. West's son la tho stepfather of Win ston Churchill KING EDWARD'S ARM IS SORE Up nnd All (lie Kent of (hp linynl Knnilly Niihmlt to .N'eeil of Vnpclniillon, (Copyright. 1002, by Press Publishing- Co.) hONDON, Feb. 1. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Tolegrnm.) All tho mem bers of tho royal family, from tho king down to the prince of Wales' eldest son. havo been re-vncclnnted. The queen's slight Indisposition thin week, which prevented her returning from Windsor on the day ar-' ranged, Is nttrlbutcd to the malaise fol lowing vaccination, jonl Itosebery was vaccinated a fortnight ago and It took well. London's smallpox epidemic has been fluctuating, but on tho wholo it shows an upward tendency. Tho record of 1,017 casc under treatmont having been reported this wcok, vaccination Is becoming general. Doth in tho Houso of. Commons and tho IIouso of Lords ono may see members each with an arm In a sling. Somo cases of sbrinns illness in adults from vacelnntion aro reported. This week u fpshlonable wedding was postponed bc causo tho brldo fell 111 from this cause. It In n remarkable colncldenco that In 1S38, the year of Queen Victoria's coronation, Ixindon nlso had it heavy mnallpox epi demic, which much Interfered with tho number of visitors and the sire of the street crowd3. CHETWYND PLEASES HIMSELF He und III llilde Deelnre They llnppy mid Were .liiNtlflrd III Their Conduct, Are (Copyright. MC, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Fob. 1. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The Chut-wynd-Secnr marrlago has not lost Interest for society. Tho fact that It was dlRelr?il at n dlnnpr pnrty by Sir George Arthur without the permission of cither the woman or tho man has given rise to n quarrel. Tho happy pulr an staying at tho Kd n hotel, Capo Dall, since they Irft Paris. After a complete reconcllllatlon with his mother, the marchioness cf Hasting, they are expected back In London February 6. Already they have received tabled con gratulations and forgiveness from Mrs. Secor, who will start to seo them about Februory 4. To use Chetwynd's own words: "It any ono does not like our marriage ho ran do otherwise. Wo are perfectly happy and It la qulto certain r shall remain so. We wtro qulto Justifiable in doing hat we did." IOW ''AND DOWAGER Mrr Bjir Firit f Forilfiira ti Wl Ohli&'i Iiler. MEMORABLE DAY IN THt OLD PALACE icMntrio Iraprm Wttpi aW Wails at JJr P.tc.ptUn. TELLS THE IOWA WOMAN IHE LAMENTS Tttmhn that Ohiam Shall Nater Agate Ea Heitila. FUNCTION SACRIFICES ALL TRADITION Women nnd Children Freely (Srreied Where .Nnnr Cntiltl Ker llne lllilrreil llefnrc In Nueh Attitude. PEKIN. Feb. 1. Tho dowager empress, the emperor and the empress this afternoon received tho ladles and children of tho members of tho diplomatic corps In tho private apartmentB of tho palncc. The pri vate nudienco was the most revolutionary since tho return of tho court to Pekln. Tho cxcluslvencss of Chinese roynlty nnd the projuillces ngalnst the meeting of the sexes wns waived and the function was less formal than Is usual In European courts Tho dowager empress occupied tho throno with a brilliant assemblage of princesses nnd court ladles nbout her. Tho emperor was seated upon n small platform In the center of tho room. The visitors upon en tering bowed twice to the emperor and several of them ascended tho throne and bowed to tho empress dowager. Mrs. Con gcr. wlfo of tho United States mlnlslor, ns doyonncss of 'tho pnrty, mado a speech, as did Mrs. Williams. Sim. Conner's Krlendly fpreeh. Mrs. Conger aald: "Wo heartily congrat ulato yoti nnd tho Imperial court that the unfortunato elrcumstnnces forcing you to nbandon your cnpltol have beon solved The events of the paat two years must havo been as painful to you as to tho rest of tho world: but tho sting of tho cxperlenco may be eliminated by tho establishment, of frnnker, more trustful nnd friendlier rela tions between the Chinese nnd other poo pie of tho earth. Tho world Is moving for ward, tho tldo of progress cannot bo stayed, and It Is hoped that Chlnn will Join with tho great sisterhood of nations In tho grand march. Tho recent imperial edicts give promise of great good to your people nnd to your vast empire." Tho downger empress' reply was exceed ingly friendly In tone. It was in part ai follows: "Last year the dissensions In tho palaco enused n revolution, which corape'lod our hasty departure, but It Is a great grat lllcntlon to us that our return to tho caul tol haR caused such rejoicing In China and abroad." Ilnron Czikann, tho Austrian minister and doyen of tho diplomatic corps, pre sented all thn ladlc. to tlio downger em press, who took tho hand of each of them. They were next ircsentrdtothe emperor, who also shook hands with them. Th guests then retired to nn anteroom. Invrn Woninii In Trying l"Hnee. Tho dowager empress, entering tho room, grasped Mrs. Conger's hnnd. which she held for Rome minutes, trembling, weeping and sobbing loudly and exclaiming In bro ken sentences that tho attack upon the legations was n terrible mistake nnd thnt sho tepented It bitterly. In reply Mrs, Conger assured her that tho past would bo foi gotten. Bracelets and rings of great vnluo were then plnced on Mrs. Conger's wrists and fingers. Tho dowagv empress mndo Inquiries re gnrdlng tho other women who were In Pekln during tho Alego of tho legntlon, and Mcsdames Italnbrldgo nnd Morlsse, tho wives of Secretaries Balnbrldge and Mor Isso of tho American and French lega tions respectively, wero presented nnd warmly greoted. Following the reception a banquet was given. This was spread upon threo tables, the dowager empress sitting at tho head of the principal table, and Mrs. Conger nnd Mine. Uchida on cither side. Tho emperor was tho only man present, except .Chang Tsl, prospective minister from China to Great Britain, who knelt besldo the dowager empress and In terpreted what sho said. Tho emperor sat at tho head of tho second table. Ho and the douager empress touched glasses with tho guestn. Tho dowager empresK talked animatedly. She said that China would abandon tts policy nt Isolation and adopt the best features of western life and would send many studcntB abroad. Afterward at'uu iijuny aiuuuuiR tiurotiu. Aiierwarn, tho downger nnd the emporor mingled with the guoBts, and her majesty conversed with everyone nnd particularly noticed tho children, The emperor wna addressed through an Interpreter nnd bowed without speaking. Tho Interpreters composted his replies. Every woman of the visiting party waj given a pair of Jeweled bracelets and a solitalro pearl ring, besides other sou venirs, EMPRESS EUGENIE'S MEMOIRS She Orelure They Are (n Include n Merluus llUlory uf I.ouls Xiipnlenn'N Itelnn. (Copyright. 1002. by Press Publishing Co.l PARIS, Fob, 1. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Empress Eu genie's private secretary writes to tho World's Paris correspondent from Villa Cyrnos, Capo Martin, on tho Riviera; "The empress' memoirs probably will not be pub Hihed untlhton years after the august auth or's death, by estnmcnlary orders. At any rnte. they never will n while hc lives,, Tho nnnouncement mndo some tlmo ago thnt they would nppenr soon wns n gratul tlous supposition of the French newspapers, caused by the empress' request to the gov ernment to bo allowed to consult documents In tho national archives. "Threo octavo volumes have beet: com pleted, bringing the work down to 1870 nnd the renl cause of the Franco-Prussian war. Threo experts nro kept vortlng papers and making oxtracts from 'Secret official docu ments In Paris. Two secret arlos, besides, are constantly working under the empress' personal direction In order to complete the two other volumes, which will complete the work. Tho empress dcBlrca to have It un derstood that her memoirs are not a col lection of Idlo K"lp and personal anecdote, but a serious hls'ory of Louis Napoleon's reign, written by the' only person who could write such a bonk accurately." Ilnmlnr Kill I'otlcemiin, ST. PAt'L. Feb.. 1 -Policeman Chnrlej Mnyer wns shot nnd killed early toiiav hy two burglnrs whom he discovered trying to break fin. A T'nlwrstty avenue butchor tthnp. Tho tiurslars esc.ised. MANY INSANE IN SIBERIA Slicelnllut In II in I ii Affection l'nb- lUlir SdtrtlliiK I)e"H nf (lie IIIkIi Proportion. (Copyright, 1002. by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PETEttHllL'RO, Feb. L (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Dr. Brlantsoff, nn eminent specialist In brain affections, publishes startling details re garding tho high proportion of Insane per sons In Siberia. On this aide of the Ural mountains ono person In every 500 Is wenk In mind, In Siberia one In 224. "To Siberia," ho Bnys, "aro sent the criminal clement of Russian society, Iho depraved, tho abnormal. Besides, drunken ness Is fearfully prevalent. In tho prov- Inco of Tomsk, with an area of 400,000 square mllec and a population of 1,500,000, thero Is accommodation for only eighty In sane persons. And such accommodations! In other districts It Is no hotter." Dr. Brlantsoff has visited such establish ments as exist nnd ssys thoy remind him of somo terrible passages in Dante's "In ferno." Thero Is no propor sanitation and the patients often suffer from hunger nnd extreme cold. Medical attendance thero Is nono, nnd when tho patients aro unruly tho wnrdens "employ their own methods," A new sect having romarkablo tenets Is making striking progress among the Igno rant Russian peasantry In the valley of the middle, Volga. Thoy call themselves Podpol nlkl, or Dwellers Under the Earth. ThcV bind themselves to rare for all fugitives from Justice, vagabonds, deserters from tho army nnd other miserable beings, whom they hldn away In clofts or holes In rocks. Tuoso among tholr own people who fall sick nro treated in tho same way, but aro left without food or drink or any caro. Every two or threo days they visit tho sick. Should any be dead they nro burled so crctly, but not boforo the corpses are bap tlzod nnd have received n new name In order (hat the soul may appear Bpotlcss boforo tho throne of heaVl D. DE BL0WITZ STILL IN HARNESS Worlil-l'HinoiiK llohrinlnn nn ActUc New unniier Cnrrpnioiidpn( nt Spvpiity-NI. (Copyright, 1002, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Feb. 1. (Now York World came gram Special Tolegrnm.) Do Blowltz, long fnmous as a political writer In Paris and correspondent of the London Times, wa3 not christened Do Blowlti, nor is he olthcr a Frenchman or au Englishman. His father's mine wan Opper nnd ho wns born In Bohemln, nt Chatcuu Blowltz, I'llscn When ho was 35 years old, which was 41 years ago, ho was given tho namo of Henri Gcorgo Stephano Adolphi Opper do Blowltz the two last words Impl tog noblo rank In Franco nnd Germany. He married Anno Amclto Arrand d'Aquel thirty-six years ago and has, .two adult daughters. A story was started n short tlmo ago that he had retired from tho serv lco of the London Times, for which ho had been Pnrls correspondent thirty years, and that ho was to be succeeded by an American from Boston named Fullerton, who had been assisting him. But tho Times took pains to have a denial of tho report telegraphed v herever tho 'story;, had been printed throug.'ouj, tbe i.wgfldlilt would scrmV at any rate,wjJiat he Is en titled to rest, for he has Just entered his 77th year. It has been said of Do Blowltz that ho knew more powers behind thrones and moro of tho Insldo of European politics than any monarch or cabinet minister. It Is certain that men like Bismarck, Lco XIII, the sultan of Turkey, Lobanoff, Thiers, Gnmbottn and others of that stamp have used him as n mouthpiece for highly lmportnnt utterances affecting all nations. It was In giving explanation to such utter ances that ho became one of tho originators of tho Interview, which la supposed to be peculiarly an American Institution. FEAR OF TOTAL BLINDNESS lluiiKnrliiii Wo in ii n nnd Atixtrlnn IiiiIkp Driven In Hentli l- Till Specer. (Copyright, 1002, by Press Publishing Co.)' VIENNA, Feb. 1. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegrurn.) A Hungarian woman and an Austrian Judge committed suicide becatiKo they wore appnlled by the tear of total blindness, Frau Mlchuolyung, who lived alone but In comfort In Groan Wardeln, had been told by tho doctor that nlludnchs wns her un uvoldable fate. She straightway had n large carving knlfo sharpened, lay dowu on her bed nnd cut her throat so savagely that her head wan dotnehed from the body, rolled off tho bed nnd was found on .ie ' floor by thoco who entered the room In the momlng ' Court '( Councillor Vonliolzlnger, tho most learned, most feared, yet upright Judge, of tho high court of Vlonnn, blow out hli 'brains. Ho met all of hla friends In the last week of his life, visited all his favorite spots, Heemcd quite himself all tho time, passed his last day precisely as usual and at 12:30 that night went to his office In the courts, lucked himself lu, wroto n few lines to say that fear of bllndntus made him wish to end his life nnd he hoped that his frlendu would forgive him the brutality of his exit from life, then shot himself. WILL ENTHRALL ROMAN EYES llrmillful .VI Is (,'liidy llencoii Tnke Trunk Full of l.n(r( Piirlslnu I'lislilim. (Copyright. 1302, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. L Now York World Cablegram- Spec'al Telegram.) The beautiful Mis, tiladvh Deacon has left Parin for Homo, whern nho will bo the guest ot ihe British ttmbassadoi and i.ady Currln for .he big hall In tho embassv next Wednes day. Mis Deacon lake'i with her severst trunks ful of the latest Parisian fnshlons. wherewith to enthral the eyes of the Ro mans. It Is safe to predict that there, as everywhere else, she will bo tho rolgnlng beauty. Linn Do Potigy announces that sho Is be trothed to ti wealth English stockbroker and Intend" to retire from the stage to de vote herself to literature. Movement nf Oeeiin cc!n I'eh, , At New York Arrived Kensington, from Antwerp und Southampton; L.iurentlau, from nhmgow: Ithelm, from Bremen, Sailed Pretoria, for Hamburg, vln Ply mouth nnd Cherbourg; Amsterdam, for Rntterdum: Mlunehnha, for Loudon; Um brln. for Liverpool; Anehorln, for Gins, sow. At Liverpool rjnn. 31.) Arrived-1 s. Clamp, from San Francisco, vln St. Vin cent. Sailed Nomadic, for New York; Lu cunlu, for New York. At OHhsow Sailed Norwegian, for Portland. At Auckland Railed Sonoma, from Syd noy, N. S. V for Sun Francisco. M Antwerp Sailed Haverford, for New York. At Soutlmmpton-Salled Philadelphia, for Now York, DIDDLES DIE IN JAIL Bttk f litWi DuptraU Friiiitn lie cisb to Wtuida, JACK IS THE FIRST TO GIVE UP U, Tkoigk Wont Iijsred, 0liar,i to Lift tht Lir, MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST MRS. I0FFEL LttUr of IistuotUii ii Poind br ibt Officin. SHE HAS PNEUMONIA AND IS WORSE New Cninpllcntlnns 5p( In Af(pr Operation In Performed nnd .Sho Will Itc I,rf( AVIiPrc She I. BUTLER, Pa., Feb. 1. At the close of n day of Intense excitement nnd many con- Hiding stories concerning the chance (or llfo of the wounded Diddle brothers Bnd Mrs. Soffel, the unexpected hao happened. John Diddle, who until Into this afternoon was considered tho moro likely of the brothers to escape present death, nuccumbod nt 7:35 p. ni. His brother, Ed, who hnn been unconscious practically all day and who was considered a dying man last night, survived until 11 o'clock, when he, ton, expired. Both men died without any ap parent Buffering nt tho close. Mrs. Soffel has developed symptoms nf pnoumonla, after having come safely through an operation this afternoon for tho ex traction of tho bullet. She Is tho only one of the trio who has any chance of living. The dpath of Jnck Ulddlo was caused bv tho bullet wounds In his nbdomen nnd bladder. Enrller tho physlclnns thought peritonitis was his principal danger, but early tonight Internal hemorrhage set In and the man bled to death In n short while As long as he was able, Jack was extremely talkative and wan at times boastful. But an soon ns the shadow of death began to fall upon him nnd he recognized It he be came, repentant. Ileelurea Himself n ClirlKtlnn "I know," said he, "that my time hero Is short, and you can say for mo that I am n Christian nnd will die a sincere believer In God and hopo I will havo atrength enough to Ray so nt tho last. I know I have taken part In many wrong deeds, but I never killed nny man and was nover Im plicated with anyone who did. I wish 1 could sco Mrs. Kahney. I would toll her the truth about tho killing of her hus- baud. This llfo has been pretty tough to me and the end cannot como too quick, and I don't caro how." Ed Blddlo had beon unconscious the greater part of tho day. Internal hem morrhage of tho lungs kept him nlmoct continually choked. A sister of tho Bid dies arrived In town this evening and was admitted to the Jail, but Ed was unable to recognize her, The principal subject of conversation on th streets today haa been whether tho But ler county authorities would permit the ro inovnl of tho Blddlos to Allegheny county In the event of either of them aurvlvlng bis Injuries Tho contention was raised that Blnce tho Biddies wero under arrest hero for fclonl ous shooting, they could not be romoved. Will He (ilven Up. District Attorney John It. Hennlngcr dis pelled any doubts on that point this oven ing. by stating that It was the Intention to turn the men over to tho Allegheny authorities, ns soon na they wero in condi tion to bo moved with snfety nnd thnt the same action would bo taken with reference to Mrs. Soffel. District Attorney John C, Haymaker, Assistant District Attorney John S. Robb, und Detectlvo Robert G. Robinson of Allegheny county nrrlved here nt noon today nnd nt 2 o'clock were In con ference with tho county authorities, when nn understanding was rpached with ref erence to tho disposition of the prisoners. After a consuttotlou nt tho hospital In the case of Mrs. Soffel this evening, Dis trict Attorney Hnymaker decided to allow the womnn to remain here, as her condl tlon is such thnt the trip to Pittsburg to uight might be attended with fatal results, Mrs. Soffel Is suffering considerably from her wound, and the attending physlclnna fear thnt her removal now, would cause ganfreno to set In. Wnmrn Befriend llllu. Attorney Haymaker aald thero would bo no division made of tho prize money until tho claims of tho Butler people had been heard. The excttomont v. as unabated today nnd n dense crowd nf pooplo hung nbout the Jail doors nil day trying to get in to Bee tho two criminals. Tho most porslstent of tho crowd were women, many of whom ex pressed tha deepest concern nnd sympathy for Ed Diddle nnd deslarcd their belief In hl innocence. This belief seemed to deepen when It became known that Ed Blddlo mado n deathbed confession to Rev. Futhor Walsh this place last night, declaring his lu- nocenco of the crime of shooting Grocery man Kahney and Detective Fitzgerald. A lost love letter from Blddlo to Mrs. Kato Soffel, found In tho snow near the bloody sceno of their copturo, reveals tho enroful plot for tholr escape from tho Al legheny county Jnil. The letter clenrly shown tho hazardous undertakings of the In fatuated woman to socure tho cscapo of tho Biddies, Since December 2, 1901, thoy had been making preparations to escape. It appears that Mrs. Soffel foil In lovo with Ed Blddlo In November. The burglar soon realized his power over her, nnd early In December he proposed to her n plan of ' ;Bcapi' Sho consented to lend him hor nld. Between December it nnd 10 they hud completed ull arrangements to escape from ' Tho city council tonight passed an nidi the, Jail. Then they learned of the gov-'iianco raising tho salaries of thn electlvo ernor's resplto. After this Ed Blddlo al- Iclty officials $300 a year. This brings Iho moat porsuaded Mrs. Blddlo to fly with hlin j maximum snlnry dp to $1,800. Appolntlvo and his brother. Tho contents of tho let- I officers, cxcluslvo of thoso lu police do ter shows It wnii originally agreed that Mrs. Soffel wns to lcavo the city for Canada on the evo of tho nows of tho escnpe, lllilille Write l'nlciuiitcly. Tho letter In part Ib as follows: We were Beached pretty close toduv nnd these fellows would swear on u stnek of bibles ton feet high that we could iiot 'nvo hnd this stuff on, us nlnce Saturday. So thnt voti nenrlv clear voumelf of nil huh. picion wiiuoui wic iciiuw wncre you nougnt tho saws would romc to tho Hiirfiice, They never could convict you, but somo peoplo might suspect you. Thnt would cut no. fig ure. Thej never could prove It to savn their lives. If you have $i& I will not (.top ono mo ment for monoy, but fly right to you as quick ns I con. It would be much -JuMnr for us to gut nwny If you stayed at home, on account of the wnrden, you know. In case you should not want to go, go to thn postofllco nt Ilomestend about March 18 and rail for innti under tho lmmo of Mrs, Charles W, McDonald. You will get a Vi ler telling you where I am and how I am to get you. I want you to suit vourself lu (Continued on Socond Pago.) THE BEEBULLETIN. Forecast for Nebrnskn- Fnlr Sunday nnd Monday; warmer .Mommy; Minniuc indo. t WediliiiK 'lifts Tnx (lie llrltlsli. DimiiKer Weep Oier Mr. CniiKPr. Until of (lie lllilille Ciinvletn llend, l'nel About the Meerte Chop. 2 elmol Mn'niii Poisoned nnd l'rnrn Seerediry Munr Tnke (lie Onlh I! l)i'! turn Mil' Ce( rive Per Cent, A i' Inn sun Minnilnn Mnreli 1'luht Woiidiwird Snfe In W (imilim .(nil. I .Mr. Potter nnd l.nd.v .Monv' Cure Amerlen (jet ('Inner In (lermnii). Filmier llnrn Win llxelllniv limit. ." Iteeeptliin nt I lie lllltli Scliool. Yenr il Prnurr n I'nlille l.ltirnrj II l.it( WeeU In (hnnlin Soelety, Woniiin' Clnli nnd Cluirllv Work. 7 .South Oiniihit nnd II Attn Irs. Cnrnlvnt nf lee nnd Niiiim, N Milt for I'rninl In Council II luffs. Kffort In Improve tnvtn Itnnrnnllne (.'iindlllim of IIiinIiips In Oiniihit. 0 llnse llnll Mndle (mil Dimiii. Ml Oinnliit ii IIIk Implement Mnrket. .lull Work of Inillmi Iron Wtiiu. (I DniiMln Cmintj nilleer .Niinieil, riti'imi. nf Clt lltmlueer ' Olllee. Ask .VI ii n iln m ns In sncMsnient Mull. I nlmt I'nclllo Itelnslnte .Men, Wninnnt Her ii mul f lilm. Ill Amusement nnd Miisleul .Vites. II Killlmliil nnd Comment. IB KnUe I'lre Alnrni l'niir Cntl. Our i omlim (iuesl. Prince Henry. !C ii I ll I in nf (lie Wonderful West. IIIkkp"! I.oeoiniilli e lit er Ai!lile ed IS Cn in in ere I nt mid Flnmieliil .Mnlter It) "An Oilier Wii." liy WnKer llesuiit ltd Tnv Ilnte CitniimreK I'm nrntity. Temperature nt O inn hit Vestrrdii) ll.mr. IH'K. Hour. Dew. Ii ii, in II I p. in HI II n, in II a i. in M 7 ii. in 7 II p. in ..... . 7 K n, in I ! p. in II ii ii. in ..... . -i r p. i i to ii, in 7 ti p. in :i 1 1 ii. in I) 7 p. in i VI in Jl EIGHTY-FIVE 0N DEATH LIST .Mexico n .Mine llurriir I, litem u Mul It . with Corpses Must KiIiinIiiii Cutelie Hill .Men. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1. -A special to tho Globe-Democrat from San Antoluo, Tex., says: Elghty-flvu miners killed nnd suvenly flvu more burled under debris, Is thu fear ful record mado by n dust explosion at the Hondo mines in Mexico, thu nuws of which wns rocclved hero tonight. At the tlmo tho explosion occurred there wero 160 men In the mines, all of whom wero entombed by tho shaft being choked by falling earth and stono loosened by the explosion. Just how many aro deal at thli tlmo Is not definitely known, but thcro aro at least eighty-five. Tho death list, It Is feared, will bo grently over 100. Tho Hondo mines are locnted nt Conqullla, at tho terminus of a branch of tho Mexican Intcrnntionnl railroad, about 100 miles south of Eaglo Pass, and aro thu most Important In thnt state. Details aro monger, no names of tho victims being learned here. CUDAHY AUDITOR ARRESTED IlnnMell Ontrnm ChnrKCd tI11i Km lirKKlctnertt While Hellei Iiik Cnsliler for Vni'iidnii, FORT SMITH. Ark., Fob. 1. (Special Tel egram.) Russell Ontrnm, former travollng auditor of tho Cudahy Packing company, undtT arrest lu SI. Louis on n churgo of embezzling thn company's funds, came hero on his regular trip last Christmas aim ru lleved Cashier Riley In tho local office du Ing a two weeks' vacation. When Riley checked up on his return ho claimed to discover n cash jhortago of $600. Ostrum had disappeared. Maungcr F. E, Champion of tho local branch swore out a warrant for Ostrum's arrest before Justice Edmondeon, nnd Chief of Police Fullor, under instruc tions from Mr. Cudahy nt Omaha, began search for tho missing auditor. Friday ho learned of Ostrum's presence In St. Louis nnd ordered his arrest on tho warrant sworn out here. Ostrum Is n stranger In Fort Smith, being known only to tho few ho mot whllo In tho city as auditor. His antecedents aro unknown here. His homo 1h said to bo in Omnha. Prior to his trouble ho wns a valued nnd trusted employe. Mnnnger Champion refuses to discuss the case. OI11- j cora will bo hent from Fort Smith to St. Louis to bring Ostrum hero for trial. THEY GET THEIR MONEY BACK Cleveliinil Franchise Corporation lleuelK hy lleliiK Off the . Filled 1,1st. COLUMBUS, O., Fob. 1. The State Board of Tax Remission, consisting of the gov ernor, auditor of stuto and the attorney general, todny remitted the tax plnced uguliiHt tho Cleveland frnnchlsed corpora tions by the Cleveland Board of Enuulizn- tlon on property aggregating 517.170,000. They do this becaime tho Board of Equnll- zntlon, In adding this amount to tho vnl- uatlon of the corporations' pronorty an- ; plica thu principle! of tho NIchol law, which specifically appllea to nil telephone. telegraph and express companion. Tho cor porations that get this reduction nro tho Cleveland Electrlo Railway company. Clove land City Railway company, the Cleveland Gas Light and Coko company, tho Peoples' Gns Light company and the Cleveland Elec tric Illuminating company. SALARIES GO UP INUNC0LN Co it ii i' 1 1 tiici'ciiNr I'iij- uf elective Of fice nnil .Shea r Mil y or nf Some uf Ills I'imcr, LINCOLN, Feb. 1. (Special Telegram.) par. ncnt, whoso salaried nre unchanged, wero given a slight Increase, averaging $5 a month. Flro Chief Clement wns raised from $1,200 to $1,&00. Tho council pnBsed over tho mayor's veto an ordinance taking away from that official tho power to appoint councllmanla commit tees nnd plnclng It In n special committee I to bo chosen by thu council, i SENTENCES HOWARD FOR LIFE .IiiiIkp Cunt rill nt I'rnnUfnrt Overrule Miillnn fur .New Trial mul ImpnucN Penult), FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. l.-.Iudg Can trill today overruled the mntlon for a new trial In the Jim Howard case and sen tenced him to Imprisonment for life. An order was entered transferring Howard to Georgetown tor lufekcoplug pending an appeal, METHOD OF MESERVE til Dtal with Coith Omaha Itoofc Yar.li NatUial Bank. FACTS BROUGHT OUT SINCE CRAND JURY IidiotMint Baud Explaiatioi of Maulr vlatloi tf tchotl Tilda. INTEREST PAID IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS Caihiti'i Ghtcti Und to Com Up Dtpotlt aid Payments. SIME DETAILS CONCERNING THIS CASE i:ne( l.nncnnKe nf Clinrite l-'lled svltli True Hill llelurned nnd (n(li nf County A((nrney In Hnp pur( Thereof. Notwithstanding the lntono Interest aroused by tha indictment by ihc recent grand Jury of J. B. Meservo. former popu lint Btntc trcafiUlcr. for the cinber.xlcment of Interest paid on dcposlta ot state nchool funds, only vwiy mmger fnotw about tne ea.io havo so far boon In poisusslon nt the puhllo. What tho Indictment was n tur.ied Mr. Mnsorve tried to explnln tho t'lmrae nway by stiylng that It was th result of politick, and that he had nr rounted for and turned Into tho treasury nil of tho fundi that were charged up' to hlin on the books. Ho intimated also that If any part of tho school funds hnd hcon plnced hy him in n bank ho had done mi solely for tho purpose of safety and en tirely without criminal design. I'ormnt Chin u AkiiIiisI Hlin. Whllo iho testimony brought nut In thn grand Jury room has been moro than usu ally well guarded, enough of the story ha now como to light to permit a moro de tailed uccount of tho transactions on which tho churgo against Mr. Meservo Is based. Au embodied In tho true bill, presonted to tho grand Jury, tho cffcnHo charged Is that John B. Meserve, bring tho stnto treasurer In and for the Htnte of Nebrnskn, being charged ii such officer w.th tho col ectloti. receipt, htife-kceplng. trnnsf-r. nnd disbursement of tho public moneys belonging to said Rtati, ccrtnlu uf said money, to wit, ol the public money belonging to Hnld state being the Interest received and collected upon JOO.cio deposited In the Union Stock Yards National bunk of South Owilia, Neb., during ti period of IiIh term of office iih atato treasurer ns aforesaid, und of the vnluo of J3.00O, did unlawfully und fraudu lently embezzle nnd convort to Ills own use, which snld moneys had como Itlto the possession nnd custody of him, tho sa d John B. Meserve, by virtue of his said otllcc. nnd tn his discharge of tho dutled thereof, said money, iih aforesnid. having been fraudulently, unlawfully and fel oniously converted to hlH own use and em bezzled by him, the snld John B. Mesorve, with Intent to cheat-and defraud tho state of Nebraska, the owner of sold money, contrary to tho form of the atatuto In ticli enso made and provided, and against tht penoo und dignity of tho Htato ot Ne brnskn, This Is sworn to by County Attorney Shluldn under the following oath: . Tho Stnto of Nebraska. County of Doug Iks. h: I, George W. Shields, belnn first, duly sworn, on oall. depo. and Hay that I know tho contents of tho foregoing In dictment: that I have road tho same und Hint 1 believe the mutters and things therein sot rorlhotrne. SUIBI(Uf,( County Attorney. Tho witnesses whoso names aro Inhcrlbed nn the bill are T. B. McPherson, C. N. Forbes nnd John C. French, all being con nected with tho South Omaha Union Stock Yards National bank. Tho $3,000 which Mr. Meservo Is allogcd to havo appropriated conBlstB In Interest paymentB of $150 per moutli, covering a poriuu in IIimv lie Worked (he Trick. Tho true charnctor of tho transaction by which this monoy wns drawn Is shown by tho fnct thut tho South Omaha Union Stock Yards National bunk was never a stuto depository during Mr. Meserve'a term, nor dees Us books show any deposit of Btoto money even in this instance. On tho contrary, instead ot opcnlntj an account In thu bank, ns would be done In nnturul courao of business, TreaBiircr Meserve seems to have exchanged JC0.000 of tho atato school funds for a cashier's check, and simply to havo hold tho check ub ono of tho nssots of tho treasury. Thero being no nccount ot record, the Interest, of course, was not credited on any deposit fund. In Btcnd, at tho ond of ench month, onothor cnshlor's check for 1150, representing the Interest nt 3 per cent, wns drawn by th bnnk's officers in tho nnmo of Mr. Meservo In his Individual capuclty, and so far ob can bo utscortulnod, never passed beyond Mr. Mesorvo's private resources. It Is said that the $C(J,000 nftcr first being turned Into tho bnnk wna, by Btlpulntlon, kept there an ngreed period of a few months without drawing nny tntcrost whatever, nnd that tho payments ot $150 began nt tho expira tion of thnt period, nnd oontlnucd until tho closn of Mr. Meservn's term nf office. So fnr iih tho safety of thu fund wai con- CPrncli t was of course, as Bafo whllo It I ...UB ,ir'awng no Interest as It was after It I i , ,,r. interest. ! " p., idenee of Hel liberation. Another point that has been brought out indicating tho dcllberato plan with which tho transaction wns executed Is that while tho lutorest on this school monoy was gathered In by Mr. Meservo overy month tho Interest paid on tho ntato funda regularly placed In atato depositories, 1b credited up to tho atntc only onco every throo months. It Is learned also that whllo It required several votes In tho grand Jury room to got the number nocessary to find a trun bill, the questions In dlHputo wero not os to the facta brought out hy tho ovldonce. but whether tho offendor wiih properly In dlctlblo from Douglas county nnd should bo prosecuted In this county, instead ot In Lnncastor county, which Is tho official seat of stato government. After thu law In thn caso relating to Jurisdiction waa cloared up, tho bill was voted by tho full number ot Jurors. BRANCH MINT FOR TACOMA limine Cnniiiiltlec nn CnlmiKe Smile Km rtiKliiKly "I Cluinuruii NViihIiIiiwIuii City. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The houso com mitted on coinage toilay nctod favorahly on tho hill appropriating $200,000 for es tablishing n branch mint nt Tncomn, Wash. Tho general purioso of this new branch In to glvo lidded mint facilities for tho gold and nllvcr coming from Alaska. Although votes were not taken on bills for other branch mints, tho prospects, that tho estnh llflhmcnt of tho one at Tacoma will oper ate ngalnst tho establishment of other branches In that section nf the country. Director of the Mint Rohorts wai present and Btated that ono branch in thn norths west would be aufilclcnt tor all covoru meat needs,