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WARNINGS TO LOBBY
Rente Berre Notice that E Fropeeei to
Be Speaker in Faot.
NO FAVORS TO BE SHOWN TO ANY CLASS j
Fair Treatment to All Interim Promised
ii the Eoaie.
LIST OF EMPLOYES TO BE HELD Ti LIMIT
Speaker Indicate! Bixtj Will . lentj fer
iiBineuef Setiion 5,
NOT ALL OF THESE NEEDED A ESENT
Mfukrti Requested to led e la
Hrlilnc What (ommlltm j
Desire to Be Placet
I pom.
(From a Staff Corresponds nt.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 4. (Special. George L.
Rouse, farmer, ha thrown flown the gaunt
let to the a. lied railroads and other cor
porations which maintain r rofessional lob
bies at the state capltol.
"The best poeslnle results for the least
possible money," is the keynote sounded by
speaker Rouse In the house this morning
when he outlined In a brief but pointed ad
dress the poller which he proposes to pur
sue this sasslon. 'Business on an econom
ical basis," says Roua and the house re
sponds "Amen."
The speaker laid djwn In language plain
and emphatic that he would be speaker and
he alone would perform the functions be
longing to that office; that no railroad or
other corporation lobbyist would dictate In
whole or In part the appointment of any
chairman or member of any committee;
would direct the course of the house In this
contingency or that emergency; that no
county or district in the slate would be
given preference In th distribution of pis
from the public counur, and that In fact
no pie would be banded over unless it waa
positively needed to satisfy the hunger of
some meritorious servant. In other words,
no employe wou'.d be put on the house pay
roll until occasion demanded his servicVs.
Owing his election as speaker to no rail
road or special Interest, but being th
choice of his fellow members. Speaker
Rouse occupies the unique position of an
Independent presiding officer and the state
baa his word for It that so far as In him
lies the power Its interests shall be sacredly
safeguarded. He said:
The time la approaching when the houso
employes must be selected. I want to say
to yon now, gentlemen, that I shall be emi
nently fair and impartial In naming tnese
employee. I want you to understand at the
eiy outset that there will be no scheming
or wire pul'lng; that there shall be no fa
voritism; that I have no friends to reward
nor enemies to punish In the distribution
of the patronage of this house. This, gen
tlemen, I conceive to be the proper policy
for the speaker to pursue; I have always
thought It ahould be and it shall ba my
course of action.
Fair to AIL
It Is a precious prerogative which Is
thus vested In the siker to be able to
appoint the employes of this house and
1 esat-nw tv rent that member of
this bouse, majority and minority, shall
have equal lights and privileges and that
no one will be givn a particle of advan
tage. The bouse will have about sixty em
ployee In all. giving a little over half an
appointment to each member. The man
from the sparsely settled western end of
the state will get just as much aa the
man. from the populous eastern end. But
let me Impress upon your minds right now
this fact: All these sixty employes will
not be appointed right away. Those we
actually need now lor the transaction of
business will be selected wiUiout delay,
but the others will not be chosen or ap-
rlnted until they are needed. If you or
were starting up la business and needed
fifty men alter our business reached a
certain stage of development, we certainly
would not employ all these fifty at first
or until they were needed. I do not be
lieve In unnecessarily loading down the
bouse pay roll. 1 want every member and
committee to have all the help necessary
for the proper transaction of business, for
we want to do the work of this house
properly, but I do not want a single sine
cure on the payroll and if I can help it
there shall be none.
Now, before we leave thla subject of em
ployes, let me ask each member to write
on a piece of paper the name of the per
son he wants appointed and for what place
and aubmlt It to me, and aa soon as pos
sible I will make my selections from these
lists. Of course. I cannot appoint all; that
will be impossible; but I shall exercise my
beat judgment and do the best I can. be
ing fair and Impartial in everv instance.
Mr. Rouse assertion that the employ
list would be limited to sixty and that
all of these would not be hired until they
were needed aroused great Interest and
sent a thrill to the heart of many a
member and place seeker who remembered
that two years ago the house pay roll con
tained the names of over loo employes,
many of whom never did a square day's
work during the whole session.
Naming; of Committees.
Speaker riuuse then took up the matter of
appointing bis committees. He said:
In this, as in the matter of employes, mv
policy shall be the same. 1 want eai h mem
ber to n.e with me a statement containing
his name, vocation and tke li:ie of legisla
tive work he should desire stweially to pur
sue and then 1 shall be Intelligently guided
in making my appointments, which, 1 as
sure you, is not an easy task. 1 cannot, of
course, hope to satisfy every uiemlir, hut
I shsll do my best, striving eariiectly and
faithfully to place each member where he
will ou the beat service for Ins constituents
and the suite, su that the sum total of the
work of this house shall reach the highest
Jiosslble standard. I know that In this, as
n the appointment' if employes, I thai
have to disappoint seme one. but if each
one of you will place ouielf In my posi
tion and consider the task confronting me
you will know that the task of entirely
satisfying all is an Impossible i ne. With
the chairmanships I shall no the same as
with committeemen No outside power or
authority shall Interpose Its Influence in the
Jx-rformance of this important work, which
s for the speaker to do. No chairman will
be named because It may be thought his
appointment would subserve the interests
of this or that power or party, but they all
shsll be selected on the basis of gettirg the
right man In the right place, without re
gard to his attitude toward any inter em
which is not to be considered In this con
nection. I want to be clearly understood at
the outset mid that Is why I have enunci
ated my policy so frankly. I wish to re)eat
that no sinecure shall be placed on the
house payroll. '
Speaker Rouse's speech created a pro
found Impression, conveying the utmost
gratification to the great majority of the
members who are anxious to serve the peo
ple. Refreshing as it waa It) It assurance
that In this session, at least, the man
elected to the office, and not some railroad
or set of lobbyists, would wield the speak
er's gavel, his strong utterances caused no
surprise, for Rouse has served four .terms
as a member of the house and throughout
til career has been an Independent and
fearless lawmaker, free from the control or
lr.fluer.ee of corporation lobbies.
Contest of Doaglas Members.
A quiet little contest is being waged by
members of the Douglas county delega
tion for the chairmanship in the bouse of
the committees on cltle and towns Three
men, Lee. Muxen and Andersen, want this
pi ice. Muxen Is said to have made tiie
sweepiig assertion that If he can not land
It he will see to It thut do other member
iC'tibUuueU wa Third Pag)
KING DISSOLVES THE DIET
Fraarls Joseph In Address Refers to
Artloa of Honsrarlaa far.
Ilamratarlaas.
BCD A PEST. Hungary, Jan. 4-Th
klrg-emj eror Francis Joseph formally dis
solved the Iict tcday In a speech from the
throne dealing w th the parliamentary sit
uation The speech said:
The experi'T.cfs cf the recent past dter
nined a large part of the Chamber cf Dep
uties to place on the order of the day the
q iej:lon of a ref. rm In the standing orders
The confli'ts aris.ng ihortfrom. however,
creatsvl a situation of such a critical char
acter tt at we can no Icnar hope for the
r-establishment of the working capability
of the present Diet. In view of this fact
we consider it our constitutional d-ity to
afford the nation an cpp Ttun ty for d'dar
lrg Its altitude We do so with full confi
dence In the devoiion of the nation in Its
national c r-.t-titotioro snd its innate p llt
Ical wisdom. The harmony between the
klt.g ar.d the nation and thHr mitual con
f;Vnc,. have et-tsblis lied conditions of un
disturbed cons-nut.' nl life and the u:xl.s
turtiei. successful w. rking of the free in
stitution of the nations ha." In the pai-t
rendered a beneflrient period of peaceful
development possible. If now the w ot king
cf these institutions encounters obstacles
on International grounds It is incumbent on
tl nation to manlfe Its will. Fur these
reasons we hsv- on the proposal of oar
government decided on the dissolution of
the Diet b' fere the expiration of the parlia
mentary terms.
The reading of the speech occupied a few
rr.ln'J'ee, nftr which F.mperor-King Francis
Joseph, the ministers and the deputies
attended a short service In the chapel of
the palace. Both parties have already
Issued manifestos and will begin an active
enmpaign forthwith. Premier Tlsxa has
relinquished his former country constitu
ency and wll! content a central district of
the city of Buda Pest, opposing HrT
Polonyi, one of the leaders of the Kossuth
party. An txciting battle Is anticipated
The date cf the elections has been fixed
to begin January 24. The law requires
that all the elections must be held within
ten days thereafter. It Is the custom of
the local authorities to choose one of the
first three days available, and hence the
result of the whole fight probably will be
known before the end of the month. The
country is divided into 413 electoral dis
tricts, eaca returning one deputy. The
government now holds seats. It Ii
unlikely that th new elections will make
any particular change. It Is generally ad
mitted that the government will retain a
majority In Parliament, even without the
aid of the forty Croatian deputies, who
have been Its firm supporters, but who only
vote on questions common to Hungary" and
Croatia.
The opposition is badly handicapped by
the lack of functs to put candidates into
the field, the legitimate election expenses
of candidates average from 11,250 to $2,500
each. The government, bn the contrary,
Is well supplied with money, besides enjoy
ing the support of corporations and finan
cial Interests.
PAX AMERICA MEDICAL COSGRKS9
Delegates Welcomed to Panama by
President Amador.
PANAMA. Jan. 4. The Inauguration of
the Pan-American Medical congress last
night was a great sucoeas. The govern
ment officials, members of the diplomatic
corps, consuls and members of the highest
society were present. After the speech of
President Amador welcoming the delegates
an address was made by John F. Wallace,
the engineer In charge of the Panama
canal construction, reviewing the work
done up to date. Referring to the pro
posed sea-level canal, Mr. Wallace said he
thought it was feasible, but nothing had
been decided.
Dra. Corgaa, Salvo, Tracy and Roberson
also made speeches on sanitation and other
Interesting themes.
The first formal meeting of the different
sections of the congress took place this
afternoon.
WEDDIG GIFT FOR ROTAL PAIR
German Crown Prince and Bride to
Get SIlTer Dinner Service.
BERLIN, Jan. 4. The Joint wedding gift
of 100 cities of Prussia to Crown Prince
Frederick William and the Duchess Cecilia
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on the occasion
of their approaching marriage, to which
invitations to contribute were sent out by a
committee of mayors yesterday, will repre
sent about 1 cent splece from each Prussian
city dweller. The present will be a silver
table service for fifty persons and of more
than l.ono pieces of original designs, cost
ing I1S.O00. or S26.0UO more than the elmllai
gift to the imperial pair in 1SSL
American Officers Recalled.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 4 Captain
Carl Relchmann of the Seventeenth United
States Infantry and Lieutenant Colonel
Walter S. Schuyler of the Second United
States cavalry, who were with the Rus
sian army in the far east and have been
recalled, have left St. Petersburg. The
former wil step a fortnight in Germany to
visit relatives, snd the latter will go direct
to Washington and report to the War de
partment. PROTECTS BIRDSAND ANIMALS
National Association of Andaboa
Societies Incorporates at
Albany, S. Y.
ALBANY. N. T.. Jan. 4-The National
Association of Audubon .Societies, for the
protection of wild birds and animals of
New York City, was incorporated today.
Its purpose are to bold meetings, lectures
and exhibitions for the protection of wild
birds and animals and to co-ope'rate with
national and state governments to that
end. The members Include Theodore Pal
mer of Washington. T. Gilbert Pearson of
Greensboro, N. C. ; William H. Fuller of
Cincinnati. Wllmer Stone of Philadelphia,
Ruchven Deane of Chicago. F. M. Miller
of New Orleans. W. Scott Way of Pasa
dena. Cal.; Mrs. Ktngsmlth Marrs of Milt
land. Fla.; Walter J. Beckley cf St. Lou.a
Frank Bor.d of Cheyenne, Wyo.; H. Patt
wattr of Houston, Tex., and Albert W.
William, Jr., of Tallahassee.
LAWSON FILES AN ANSWER
Boston Financier Denies All Alleaa
tlons Mnde by Gas Llat Company
In Salt for 92SA.OOO.
BOSTON. Jan. 4 Every allegation of
the plaintiff 1 denied by Thomas W.
Lawaon in an answer Died today in the su
preme Judicial court In th suit brought ;
by Paul Fuller of New York to recover
on an alleged contract to purchase stock 1
of the Kern Incandescent Gas Light com- I
pany. j
The plaintiff (Fuller) alleges that Law- '
son failed to meet an agreement to sub-
scribe to worth of stork In the (
company. After denying all the alltgations I
In ti e bill of complaint. Law sou says that
If the plaintiff thai prove that any con- j
tract existed It was made through "fala i
and frsudultnt" representations by sgsats j
of th Kera cvmpauy. j
NO RELIEF FOR SETTLERS
Iaterior Department Oppoeee Asy Exteu
ien of Time,
BEVERIDGE INVITED T SPEAK IN OMAHA
H. G. Leavitt Calls on President to
Disease Irrlsratloa and Criticises
the Reclamation Bnreaa
Methods.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. (Special Tele
gram.) The Interior department, accord
ing to Judge Kinkald. Is square against
Kinkaid's bill extending the time for set
tlement under the bill which became a law
at the last session of congress.
"I desire my friends to know," said
Judge Kinkaid. "that after having labored
most earnestly with the secretary of the
Interior and commissioner of the general
land office, that there Is no possibility for
the passage of the measure which I had
I hoped might extend the time In which
I settlers could gj' upon the lands covered
by the 640-acre bilL There is no relief in
sight, and I would therefore suggest to
intending settlers that they prepare to take
up their residence at the time stipulated
In the bill."
A million acr.es of land Is to be opened
under the Kinkaid law on February 14.
Asked where this land was located, the
representative from the Sixth Nebraska
district stated that It was located In Lin
coln, McFherson, Deuel and Cheyenne
counties.
Judge Kinkaid today made the following
recommendation for postmasters: Seneca,
Thomas county, H. D. Uhler. vice the pres
ent postmaster, resigned; Mullen. Hooker
county, John Kuderna, vice J. II. Lowe,
resigned.
Beverldge Is Invited.
Senator Millard today handed to Sen
ator Beveridge an Invitation from the Mc
Klnley club at Omaha to deliver an ad
dress at their annual banquet on January
28. Senator Beveridge has not yet replied,
but Senator Millard Is hopeful that he
will accept.
Two Nebraska Claims.
The senate committee on claims today
reported to the senate the omnibus claims
bill, which is a substitute for the measure
passed by the house last session. This bill
Is designed to close up and settle several
thousand claims against the government
which have been adjudicated In the courts
and In the departments. It contains two
specific items for Nebraska, one authoriz
ing the payment to Henry T. Clarke of
Omaha the sum of 2,S0 for rent of build
ings which formerly stood on the site oc
cupied by Fort Crook. The other Nebraska
claim for which provision is made is that
of Nye & Snyder of Fremqnt for fuel fur
nished to the Hastings postoflice ten years
ago.
Koscbnd Indians Protest.
The Indians of the Rosebud agtncy are
protesting against the order of the serce
tary of the Interior withholding half of the
money which was obtained from the sale
of their lands. They want their land back
or they want their money. Their protest
was filed today with the Indian office.
The senate committee on public buildings
and grounds this morning made, a favor
able report on Senator Warren's bill for a
new pustoffice building at Rawling, Wyo.
The bill carries an appropriation of 1100,
OuO for the site and erection thereon of a
building.
Leavitt Sees President.
Howard G. Leavitt of Omaha, one of the
largest beet sugar planters in the wejt,
called on the president today to discuss
irrigation matters. After his call. Mr.
Leavitt said:
I discussed with the president the devel
opment of irrigation in the west in its re
lation to the leciamation service and priv
ate enterprises, i contended that the gov
ernment service, instead of opposing the
work undertaken by private capital, should
encourage it with a view ol coering as
wide a held in as short a time as p. ssible.
There is ample room for the development
of irrigation, both by the government and
by private capital, without conflict of in
terests in an attempt like that cf two rival
railroads of being lirst to occupy any given
territory.
The fund at the disposal of the reclama
tion service, while large, will presently be
exhausted, even with constant accessions to
It from the sale of public lands, whiie the
territory capable of Irrigation will hae
been only in a small degree covered. If, In
the meantime, systematic discouragement,
to use no stronger term, of all work under
taken by indiviauais or corporations i con
tinued irrigation in the weft will before
long be brought to a standstill unless re
f,rt be had to direct appropriations by con
gress. The terms and purposes of the re
clamation act were designed specifically to
urge reclamation, and the service has not
been so conducted as to lead directly to
such Anal result.
South Dakota postmasters appointed:
Colon, Minnehaha county, W. Q. Fuller,
vice Martin Larson, removed; Englewood,
Lawrence county, William Fagan vice
Oreln Richardson, resigned; White Lake,
Aurora county, Wilbert H. George, vice A.
II. Hall, deceased.
Rural route No. 1 has been ordered estab
lished February 1 at Huron, Adair county,
la., serving SW people; containing ninety
five houses.
Rural carriers sppointed:
For Nebraska Winside, route No. 1;
Edwin F. Lucas, carrier; Henry M. Lucas,
substitute.
For Iowa Washington, route No. I;
Charles H. Darbyshire. carrier; Grant G.
Derbyshire, substitute. Whiting, route No.
2; R. D. Fegenbush, carrier; Earl Yates,
substitute.
Secretary Morton to Testify.
Secretary Morton has consistently refused
to ne quoted regarding the recent Investiga
tion of the Interstate Commerce commission
In Chicago into the rebates alleged to have
been made ty the Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe railroad, of which Mr. Morton
was vice president, to certain coal corn
pan lea What Mr. Morton has to say on
this subject will be said to the Interstate
Commerce commission direct. It is under.
tood the secretary will appear before that
body when the case come up, and It 1 un
derstood he will tell them Interesting fact
of which the public know nothing.
Senator Clay today Introduced a bill
granting fifteen days' annual leave of ab
sence to rural free delivery carriers.
Foar Polyajamlsta Are Postmnaters.
Four poly gam 1st s hold department ap
pointments as postmaster in Idaho. This
Information was sent to th senate today In
response to a resolution presented by
Senator Dubois, ssklng that the Postcfflce
department conduct sn Investigation. The
investigation was conducted by Inspector
M C. Fosnes. The cases of actual polygamy
reported are as follows: Gottfried Etchlcr,
postmaster at Raymond; Anne C. N. Lll
Jonqulst. Vernon: Benjamin Hymns, Treas
uieton; Edmund Homer. Elba.
Money to Pny Kawr Indiana.
Secretary Hitchcock today forwarded to
the houte an item ot HLS.l&i to be inserted
in the India u appropriation bill, to pay th
award made by the Kaw commission to the
Kaw or Kansas Indians, in full settlement
between th L'ultod Slates and th Indiana.
to m
ON MI LOTS
ELEGANTLY furnlsheO tjot.j. with
Iniard, private family; home cook
ing. 4J 8. i-4Lh. F MM? 3x
WELL furnished front- room, with
board; everything modern a 4 8. ;'4th.
. F M x
NICE, warm rooms; strictly modern.
Z13 Jones St. E MM! IX
Omaha Bee.
The Omaha Bee has readied the
stage where, unable to procure want
ads by giving results, rt has adopted
the easier method of manufacturing
them by the wholesale.
This Is done with a view to making
the public believe The Bee's want ad
page Is largely patronised.
The three ads above recorded are
copied from The Omaha Bee of Janu
ary S. snd show the desperate lengths
which The Bee has reached, as all
three of the locations mentioned are
vacant lots.
These fake want ads are thoroughly
In line with all the fake statements
The Bee has been issuing recently
about its want ads.
Asking the public to rent rooms In
vacant lots, only with a view to pad
ding The Bee's columns, is In harmony
with The Bee's other misrepresenta
tions. World-Herald.
The only comment jThe Bee ha
to make on the abov statement is
that this notice ajuipared In the
evening edition of this World-Herald
on January 4. The solicitor
who tnrned In theme ads was dls
charped hy The Bee on January 3
for attempting to follow World
Herald methods.
LEGISLATORS JAKING IT EASY
Adjutant General Cenklln la Oat of
the Rare for Reappoint
ment. PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. 4. (Speclsl Tele
gram.) In today's legislative work all that
was attempted was the drawing of seats
In the senate and the introduction of a
few resolutions In regard to procedure.
The house completed the selection of offi
cials, which was left over from yesterday,
and selected seats, after providing for
printing and distribution of the messages
of the governor.
Representative Olson of Moody county
was railed home by the death of one of
his children. '
Adjutant Ge'neral Conklln today ad
dressed a letter to Governor Elrod in
which he withdrew as a candidate for re
appointment to the position. The reasons
he assigns as causes for his withdrawal
sre thst he cannot consistently fill the po
sition under the provisions set forth In
the message of Governor Elrod as to the
amount which will be sufficient for the
needs of the state mllltar department tor
the coming two year. Otf-r reasons for
being out of harmony with the executive
are given, but the recommendation of re
ducing the appropriation one-half Is the
principal one. In this relation there has
been a rumor afloat that Colonel C. H.
Englesby of Watertown was very likely
to be , appointed to that place and that
withdrawal of Conklln from the race snd
tho assurance of another choice, Englesby
Is looked upon as very likely to be the
man.
O. M. Osborn of Howard has begun the
publication of the Dally Spirit at this
city and promises to keep matters warm
for members who do not meet with his
views on primary election principle and
other issue.
lorni DAKOTA BAR ASXOCIATIOX
Ustens to Papers and Elects Officers
for the Year.
PIERRE. S. D.. Jan. 1 (Special Tele
gram.) The State Bar association met in
this city tod:iy with about seventy-five
members present from different points In
the state. The principal address was by
Judge Wakefield of 6loux City and a paper
prepared by George W. Case of Watertown
was read. The officers selected for the
coming year are: H. H. Horner of Pierre,
president; A. Friebcrg, Vermilion, first
vice president; George C. Case, Watertown.
second vice pr.sident; J. H. Voorhee's,
Sioux Falls,, secretary; I. W. Goodner,
Pierre, treasurer.
An executive council of one member from
each of the nine Judicial circuits was sc.
Jected, being: C. H. Dillon, Yankton; F.
T. Cuthbert. Canton; J. B. Hanton, Wa
tertown; E. E. WHgner, Alexandria; E. T.
Taubman. Aberdeen; 8. J. Jar vis, Faulkton;
W. E. Benedict, Custer; W. L. McLaughlin,
Deadwood; Alva E. Taylor, Huron.
The next meeting will be held In Sioux
Falls the first week In January". 1900.
Geo rare Tnraer la Held.
ABERDEEN. S. D.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
George Turner, the noted horsethlef, 1
still In jail here and will no doubt be held
until the next term of court, unless sur
rendered to the Canadian authorities on a
requisition. A desperate attempt has been
made to free lilm on a writ of habeas cor
pus, but this has been denied by the Judge.
The authorities feel that they have made a
very Important capture.
CHANGE ON BURLINGTON ROUTE
General Manager Delano Retires Neil
Tnesdai Frank E. Ward Will
Probably succeed Hint.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Frede'rio A. Delano,
for nearly four years general manager of
the Burlington's lines east of the Mis- j
sourl river, has resigned, effective January
10. It has not been announced who will
succeed Mr. Delano, but It U rumored that j
Frank E. Ward, now general manager of (
the Great Northern, will be given the po- I
tltlon.
Hovemeata of Ocean Vessels Jan. 4.
At New York Arrived: Princessln Vic- 1
toria Luise. from Hamburg: Armenia, from
Liverpool, Teutonic, front Liverpool; Fur
nesia, from Glasgow. Stilled: Oscar II, for
( lhriilf.naana ana L opennsgen.
At vueenstown Arriveu : tianic. from!
New York. Salted: Saxonia. for Bostoii.
At Liverpool Arrived : 6ietliari. from
Halifax, t-ai.ed: Carthaginian, for Phil
adelphia. Majestic, for New York.
Al ridmuuiK Arnti-u. rxjigiavia, xrom j
New York
At London Arrived: Columbian, from
Uor.on. i
At GetH-a- Sailed : Rr manic, for Boston.
At Sydney. N. S. W. Arrived: Mjai.a, I
from Vancouver. i
At Copenhsien Arrived: I'nittd Statea.
from New York
At Antwerp. Jan. J Arrived: Kroonland. J
from New Vork.
At Buc.iir.smptiin Sailed: Kronprini Wll-i
helm tor Nw uik.
At Hong Kong Arrived: Nicomedla, front i
Portland, via Yokohama. J
BLIZZARD VISITS NEW YIRK
Metrepolia it in 'tie Grasp f the Wont
Storn cf the Eeaton.
FIVE MEN ARE rR-ZEN TO DEATH
Trolley and Elevated Railroad Service
Is Paralysed .Incoming; Ocean
Liner Report Tempest
nona Voyages.
I
, NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Not in several
yeats has New York been visited by a
storm of such proportions as that which
commenced yesterday and continued until
early today. Nine inches of snow fell, par
' alyring traffic, and a marked drop in the
' temp rature brought untold suffering to the
city poor. The blizzard caused ven
1 death In New York nr.d vicinity, while
many persons, overcome by the cold,
dropped in the street, some of them receiv-
I ing fractured bones.
I The storm began with an Icy sleet, which
stuck to car rails snd caused a spcdy
abandonment of the railroad and troilty
schedules. The sleet covered the sldewa.k
, and streets with wleet snd rendered them
; almost Impassable. 8cores of horses fe.l
. and many were so badly injured that they
; had to be killed.
A fine snow succeeded the sleet and aided
; by the wind soon piled up drifts that shut
! off many suburban points from the city.
! At t o'clock this morning the mercury
registered nine degrees above zero and con-
tinued In that vicinity all day.
Milk trains on the various railroads wete
held up by snow banks, while the milk
men from Westchester and Long If. and
were unable to get through the drill
Owing to the Inability of small grocers
1 and coal dealers to get supplies, they ran
short and put their wares up to famln
price. Great suffering resulted In the
poorer districts from this action.
Five Die of Exposure.
Five of the seven men who met death
from the results of the storm died from ex
posure and another slipped on the Icy plat
form of an elevated station, fell ir. front of
an approaching train and was ground to
pieces; the seventh, L. W. Eller, a conduc
tor on the Pennsylvania railroad, blinded
by the driving snow, stepped in front of the
Congressional Limited train at South
Amboy. N. J., and was Instantly killed.
The demoralization of the surface car
service played havoc with those going to
business. The elevated trains ran Infre
quently, throwing the bulk of the traffic
from the upper districts of the city to the
subway. Even the underground road did
not escape the storm. At the Times square
station snow drifted in, forming a drift
five feet high, and It was Impossible for
people to use the station until the snow
had been cleared away. The subway did
the biggest four hours' business In It his
tory between 6:30 and 10:30 a. m.
It Is estimated that the storm will cost
the ,w York City Railway company over
JlCO.OdO. General Manager Oren Root, Jr.,
of the road said It was the worst storm
his company had to contend with for years.
Though the residents of Manhattan had a
hard time- Tber trlars were insignificant
compared with residents In the Bronx and
Brooklyn. The whole transportation sys
tem In the Bronx broke down Just when
the morning travel was at its height and
people were compelled In many instances
to tramp miles to the nearest elevated sta
tions. All the surface' lines were tied up.
The storm paralyzed traffic In the coun
try districts of Staten Island. In many
places the snowdrifts were very deep and
several trolley cars were stalled all night
between Richmond and New Dorp. Small
buildings In various parts of the Island
were blown down by the gale and tele
graph and telephone wires were much
damaged. A trolley running between New
Rochelle and Mount Vernon, carrying a
dozen people. Including several women, ran
Into a big snowbank, and In bucking a
drift blew out Its fuses, leaving the car
without heat or light. The passengers were
marooned there for nine hours before being
rescued.
Rear End Collision.
Vnable to see what was before them Be
cause of the blinding snow, an express
train from Patchogu. L. I., to Long Island
City, on the main line of the Long Island
railroad, crashed Into a train stalled In a
snowdrift at the WoFt Floral Park sta
tion, this afternoon, creating terror among
the passengers. One passenger was so
badly Injured that he may die.
Traffic on the lng Island railroad east
of Jamaica is crippled and few trains ran
today. The lasting effect of the storm on
railroad traffic was Illustrated In the be
lated trains entering the Grand Central
station.
Incoming ocean liners report a blizzard
at sea. The Teutonic and Armenian from
Liverpool, the Fumes la from Glasgow and
the Princess Victoria Louise from Ham
burg are at quarantine after tempestuous
passages, but outside the bar are several
vessels from European and South Ameri
can ports.
Telegraphic and telephonic communica
tion was not interrupted by the storm.
Today 6.OH0 men were put to work clean
j Ing the streets of New York, and tomorrow
the number will be doubled. The effects
of the blizzard were felt at most points
along the New England and middle At
lantic coast. So far no marine fatalities
have been reported, due In large measure
to the fact that marines had been warned
to stay in port.
PLAN TO SHARE PROFITS
itcel Corporation Seta Aside 25,000
Shares of Preferred Stock
for Employes.
NEW TORK. Jan. S The United States
Steel corporation made public today its
plan to continue the plan to share profits
with its employes In the following state
ment Issued by Chairman Gary:
The flnsnce committee of our corpora
tion has decided to repeat the offer to the
officer and employea of this corporation
and subsidiary corporations to ubscrile
for the stock ipreferredi of the corporation
on substantially the same basis heretofore
adopted. The same amount, or 2S it
shares, will be offered for this veur Th.
price has been flxej at XS7 .50 In order to !
make tbe Investrntnt desirable. This I
price, wnn ine rebates ttia other per
quisites which may be received in case of
continuance of employment and satisfac.
tory service, will make the final cost low.
According to the latest official state
ment some Sl.M shares of preferred stock
are already held by employes under the
profit-sharing plan.
Rockefeller Ucts f York Central.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4 Information re
ceived from a high iiusrter todi,y confirms
tiie ret.rt that 1. H liarrlman will br fore
long lecime a director of the New York
Central A Hudson Rler Rallrond company.
Tnl would tend to confirm the belief preva
lent In nnatieial quarters that cntrol of
the New York Central is held tf Kock
feller Interests.
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MRS. CHADWICK'S STATEMENT
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She a It Wna Prepnred Before h
Left ewr York nnd Will Be .len
Oat When he Directs.
CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 4 Mrs. Cassle L.
Chadwlck said today that a formal state
ment relative to her affairs In financial
transactions is In possession of a private
"party" In New Tork City and that It is
not to be given to the public until Mrs.
Chadwlck gives her consent. This action
was determined on. she said, before she
left New York. Mrs. Chadwlck denied the
slories that have been printed that she had
purchased an iv automobile and given it
away and that she had bought $l.Ki worth
of handkerchiefs at one time.
The instant iffcct of her statement now
held by the "party" In New York. Mrs.
Chadwick said, would be to clear her of all
suspicion and alleged wrong doing and
would show that she and her husband
have been the victims of circumstances
and not of any crime of their own com
mission. Mrs. Chadwick said the statement had
been prejorcd after conference with her
attorneys In New York.
Louis Grossman, attorney for Receiver
Loeser, today opened and made a cursory
examination of the contents of the satchel
belong, rig to Mrs. Cussle L. Chads lk.
which has twn the subject of a great deal
ol tpeculHtion. The trunk belonging to
Mrs. Chadwick will be opened tomorrow.
According to Mr. Grossman the satchel
contained a large number of documents and
papers cf various kinds. Mr. Grossman was
not wi.llng to state the nature of the docu
ments and papers except to say they were
not securities. He will make a further In
vestigation before he further reports on
them. Some Jewelry was- also found In the
satchel. A pair of what looked like large
pearl ear rinps was the most valuable
article seemingly. In Mr. Grosyman's Judg
ment. A large number of trinkets were in
the va'.lse. but they were not articles of
great value, so far as Mr. Grossman could
judge. He will submit the ear rings and
other articles of Jewelry to expert Inspec
tion within a dav or two.
CITY 0FFICIALSARE INDICTED
Mayor, Chief of Police and Enajineer
of Portland Accused of
Crime.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 4. George H.
Williams, ex-chief Justice of Oregon ter
ritory, ex-l"nited State senator from the
state of Oregon, attorney general in Presi
dent Grant's second cabinet, mayor of
Portland and a man with the snow of
eighty-three winters upbn'"hbi "heua."w-
Indicted by the county grand jury of Mult
nomah county today on the charge of mal
feasance In office. The Indictment states
that on July 13, 19(4, Judge Williams was
mayor of Portland, and while acting in
that capacity refused to enforce the
statutes regulating gambling. , This law,
which was passed at the last session of the
legislature, gives the mayor power to close
disorderly houses within four miles of the
city, and tt Is alleged that he failed to
avail himself of that power.
An indictment against Chief of Police
Hunt is almost Identical with that returned
against Mayor Williams, charging that he
knowingly permitted a gambling game to
be conducted at the Portland club. Peter
Grant' and Nathan Solomon are the pro
prietors of the club. Solomon recently has
been convicted of conducting a gambling
place.
Indictments were also returned against
W. C. Elliott, recently deposed as city en
gineer; his Inspectors, J. M. Caywood and
Henry Chandler, and E. W. and R. M.
Riner, contractors. The Indictments against
Elliott, Caywood, Chandler and the Riner
charge obtaining money from the city by
false pretenses, and are the result of In
vestigation of the alleged Tanner Creek
sewer frauds.
J. N. Fleshman and M. G. Nease. man
agers cf the Warwick club, a turf pool
room, were Indicted on the charge of main
taining a nuisance.
HONORS FOR MISS PARKINA
Protege , of Madame Melba Appeara
Before Large Audience In Kansas
City, Her Home.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4. Mme. Melba and
her company appeared In convention hull
tonight before the largest audience ever
gathered In this city to hear concert or
grand opera. Her protege. Miss Elisabeth
Parkinson, known professionally aa Miss
Parkins, whtse home 1 in this city, made
her first appearance here since her Euro
pean successes, and the great audience
gave her an extraordinary welcome home,
recalling her again and again.
Mme. Melba, who also wa warmly re
ceived, was very generous, Introducing the
younger singer and giving her the principal
number of the program. The company
is on its way to fill engagements In Aus
tralia. Mme. Melba's son, Charles Arm
strong of Texas, will accompany her to the
Pacific coast.
RECEIVER ASKS LARGE FEE
James, tmltk Want KMMMMMI tor
services in Ike shipbuilding
Litigation.
NEWARK, N. J.. Jan. 4 A fee of t:nKi
for Jame Smith, Jr., for acting as receiver
for the United State Shipbuilding company
was asked of Judge Laalng In the United
States district court her today. Counsel
for Mr. Smith declared that the fee would
be nut out of proportion to the service ren
dered by Mr. Smith.
Counsel for the Sheldon reorganization
committee opposed the application and said
that the sum demanded was exorbitant and
that Mr. Smith's counsel would also ask
pay. He said all the money that Mr. Smith
handled In the reotlverrl.lp was not more
than 11,13,000 and that be never really h.ij
possesion of the Union Iron works In
California cr the Bath Iron works or the
li-de Windlass company' plant In llnlr.e.
The credit of the resurrect'on of the com
pany, he said. Is due to the reorganlration
committee.
Merlin Turners timing.
BERLIN. Jan. 4 The German Turner
association will send s sjuad of eight rep
resentative gymnasts to participate in th
American turnfsst at ladianspofis In June,
WAR WILL CONTINUE
No Go vers re eat Friendly to Esieik Cai
Adrite it U Accept Defeat
j PREPARATIONS FOR CAMPAIGN IN SPRING
I Eouropatkin Will Have 700,000 Mea at
Hit Command by tbat Tim.
JAPANESE TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Twenty-Five Thousand Aw Inrrendered at
Fall f fort Ant nr.
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE SICK
Of Total Popnlatlon of Tblrty-Flva)
Thonaand There Are not
Fifteen Thonaand wko
Are Wot III.
BERLIN. Jan. 4 The highest dlplomatia
j opinion here is that the surrender of Port
Arthur makes It Impossible for any govern
ment friendly to Russia to advise peace or
to unite with any other government for
mediation. The feeling at the Russian
court, it is asserted here. Is so absolutely
for continuing tnc war that probably rot
one person who has access to the emperor
of Russian coi.ld be found who. even pri
vately, favors Russia accepting defeat. Get.
man military opinion, while acknowledging
the large moral effect of the fall cf Port
Arthur. Inspiring the Japanese and depres
sing the RusMans, regards It as only an in
cident and as having little telation to th
Immense field operations thst will lgin la
the spring. General Kouropatkln, It Is as
serted In official circle, has ftW.Oiin troops
east of Baikal, of which more than 400.0"8
are already gathfred at Mukden. It Is Im
possible, the German military men aver,
for the Russians to cease fighting with
that army In being, which by spring, they
add, is likely to number all told 700,(Ci men.
The Japanese, being fully Informed of Rus
sia's preparations, are putting forth every
resource to surpass them. Field operations
of a magnitude not before seen In the war
It Is believed will begin in a few weeks.
Mediation Is Impracticable.
PARIS. Jan. 4 The official view her
continues to regard mediation between Rus
sia and Japan as impracticable. The Temps,
seml-ofnclally, In a leading article says:
Russia wil not consider medlntlon st a
moment when Its self-enteeni is suffering
from the deepest wound, and will continue
plalng Its strongest card, namely, the con
centration of an overwhelming force under
General Kouropatkln.
The same opinion Is held at the Foreign
office and at the Russian embassy.
Japanese Tnke Many Prisoners.
TOKIO. Jan. 4. The Japanese captured
26,noo prisoners at Port Arthur. The total
number of the inhabitants Is 15,000. of
whom iO.CXK) are sick.
General Nogl rcp-rts to the army depart
ment that on January 3 the commissioner
of both the Jaranese and Russian armlee
concluded their conference and that from
the morning of January 4 the actual trans
fer, nt war . malejiaia .at . JPort . Arthur as
property of the Japanese government com
menced. Conditions nt Ike Front.
The following report was received from
General Nccl at t o'clock thla after
noon :
Order is maintained at Port Arthur bjr
the officers. The people are quiet.
Our minute Investigation wa not finished
until Tuesday night.
The total number of Inhabitant is about
3.r..o", of whom -..oai are soldiers or
eailors. The total number of sick or
wounded Is SO.Ooo.
Common provisions and bread are plenti
ful, but there Is a scarcity of meat and
vegetables.
There are no medical supplies at Port
Arthur. The Japanese are strenuously suo
coring the people.
The capitulation committees ar push
ing their respective works.
The weight of opinion In Japanese offi
cial circles smiei to be against a belief
In the early conclusion of peace, and doubt
Is txpretsed that the fall of Port Arthur
will materially effect the situation.
One of the several officers who discussed
the question with the correspondent of tha
Associated Press today voiced the senti
ment of the majority when he said:
We are confronting a situation which
continues to be purely military. The pres
ent problem is created by General Kouro
r atkin b army and by the Russian Second
pacific squadron. We are devoting all at
ten'!o:i to them.
We anticipate that the Russians will re
new more oef. rmlnedly than ever their ef
forts to drive Field Marshal Oyama back
and that tliey will strive to get In su
premacy at bea. We are preparing to de
feat both these objects.
The situation makts talk of peace futile.
Stoessel Asks Csar's Pardon.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 4--ieneral
Stoessel's dispatch, dated January 1, prior
to the surrender of Port Arthur, details
the Japanese attack of December 21 and
concludes as follows:
We shall be obliged to capitulate, but
everything Is In tne hands of God. Wo
have suffered fearful losses.
Great sovereign, pardon us. We have
done everything humanly possible. Judne
uh. but he merciful Nearly eleven months
of uninterrupted struggles have exhausted
us. Only one-quarter of the garrison Is
alive, and of this ni'mber the majority
are sick and. leing obliged to act in the
defensive without even short intervals for
repone. are w rn to shudows
More Xew from Btoeasel.
A dispatch of December 11 ircm General
Stoessel settles the question of who sank
the Russian warships, saying that all
those In the Inner harbor were sunk by
eleven-Inch Japanese shells with the ex
ception of the Sevastopol, Which was re
moved to the outer hurbor and for four
nights repulsed Japanese torpedo boat at
tacks. It seems now to be definite that Vice
Admiral Rojertvensky'j squadron will not
attempt at present to reach Vladivostok.
The decision has bc:n reached that lie will
await the Pacific squadron, on which work
Is proceeding n.ght end day and several
tt.lps of which t-ru expected to he ready
for service by the end cf January. It is
by no means certain that Kojestventky
will return with l.U ships to European
waters. He may await the third squadron
off the coast of Madjg.is.ar and seise and
make lis base among the uninhabited coral
Islands.
In icw of the nport that the Japanese
Intend to int Vladivostok, General Bali
avorT, wno has Uen Interviewed, has ex
pressed the (pinion tl.it if Vladivostok
jr.ould te blockaded RoJestvensky would
t-- corr.pe.lcd to return.
Japa to Eater Port Arthur Sunday.
HiAPUi AlU ERtj OF THE TH1RH
JAI'A'NKSE AP.HV AT PORT ARTHUR,
J..n. 4. i:t Fusiii.i The fotmul entry of
.he Jnpaiie-e into P ri Arthur on Januuiy
s i.l I nr an ln.;.ot!iig fceetacie. The
Japanese ciflcera will be given a banquet
In the cl.y on January 10 The reason for
the suriender of the fcnits.- is evident
from a lsit to Wanial hill. The ti.tlie
Sir. n;th if the lositloa lay la the milu
line of outer defcnue
The puslou ut WanUi (aire U bo-