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General Tiles of Both Senate and Houm
Wei! Loaded with Bills.
MANY OF THEM OF IMPORTANT NATURE
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County Option Bill Likely to Tnr -Fight
in the Senate.
WATER BOARD AND TWINE COMING
Houm Likely U Hare a Wrestle wi
Commodity Bate BilL
KYD FRATERNAL MEASURE ALSO ON DECK
FIT Days More la the Hens and
fovea la the senate Durlac
Whleh Hew Bllla Caa Be
Iatrodaced.
(rrom a SUlt Correspondent.)
UNCOLN, Feb. (Special Telegram.)
This week proml to In i buiy and
ventful one In both branch of the leglnls
ture. Heavy general Ala, containing bllla
of Importance, arc staring tha tnombera In
tha fao and other. Important measure
will be Introduced.
Monday will mark the thirty-fifth day
In tha home and the thirty-third In the
aenate, leering five days more for the
former and aeven for the latter to Intro
duce new bllli without unanimous consent
of the respective bodlea. Thus It Is high
time that these Important matters are
being disposed of It the legislature la to
accomplish what la expected of It.
The senate will have aome kind of a
settlement this week on the county option
bill; either It will be killed In the commit
(Ve or coma up on general fllo, where
free-for-all contest will ensue. The enemies
of tha bill have been able to. keep It In the
committee longer already than was hoped
by Its friend and they are still attempting
either to kl U In the committee or prolong
Its stay there.
Water Board and Twlsi 'Bills.
It seems certain the Omaha water board
bill will be reported back to the senate by
i .110 vwiiiiiuiLvv vii iiiuii.tpn. ni.sM.a nt.
! first of the week. Senator aaunders, chalr-
I man of thla e""nmlttee, says he wants the
1 I m bill to go to a vvte without further delay.
M The Erost binding twine plant bill, which,
) like the water board bill, has passed , the
t viioc, id anuitin ' incaBuii tvuii;ii win en
gage attention - In tho senate this week.
The Indications are But unfavorable to. the
passage of the bill, though a persistent
tight la being made against It. Warden
)v, ...v. mm (Billing .iiv uin uevuunv 11(3 UWm
Ilevea It would be a bad thing for the state.
Tll t hunrv im fmn1v t V. I - If Hn fttwl,...
V plant were established- at the penitentiary
the broom factory would have to go, as
the atata cannot, now build another struc
ture for either of these institutions, lie
Bays tha difference In revenue to tho atate
In substituting the twine 1 plant for the
broom factory would ba a loss of $3fi,000 a
.!"yar. WijHa,;9f.UQurae,axeroi1aa;'ao. ac
tive influence In , thla matter, Governor
Mickey doea not want to see the bill pass
at this time. In tha first place, lie say,
tha twine plant would be an experiment
or speculation at best and the state is not
ao situated Just now as to profitably em
bark on such an expedition. The farmers
of the atata have strongly petitioned for
tha passage of the bill and other powers
are said to be promoting it.
Senator OlfHn' Irrigation bill, enabling
district to .condemn ditches for their own
use under the law of eminent domain prom
ises to develop aome Interest In the sen
ate this week. '
Rata BUI la Hoaae.
Tha house ought to get to the commodity
rate bill at least by the middle of the week.
That Is this bill, Introduced by Foster of
Douglaa. Davis of Buffalo and Junkln of
Qosper aa . a committee appointed by the
speaker under the Foster resolution, should
come up on general file, the forum where
fata of all measures which survive
commitiees, Is determined. But there
grave fear that thla bill may not aur-
e the committee's action. No bill re-
garded as an antl-rallroad measure has
yet got past this committee. This bill
seeks to reduce tha freight ratea on an
average of 10 per cent on some twenty
seven commodltlea and to that extent Is
placed In the class gf antl-rallroad bills.
though by fair-minded men It is conceded
to ba eminently fair and Just and entirely
wormy of passage. This legislature In
which there are but nine fusion members.
Os nothing If not the creature of that over
whelming power with which Theodore
Roosevelt swept this country last fall. But
ror the magnetic personality of the presi
dent which penetrated every doubtful pre
cinct In Nebraska and lined thla state up
a aa the arch-Roosevelt atate of the Union.
it already has been admitted that many
republicans would not be In this legislature.
Then after their election these republicans
went on record aa distinctly favoring the
antl-rallroad policy of the president for
mally endorsed It. In view of these sig
nificant facts pro-Roosevelt men are de
termined that th majority . cannot with
Impunity evade the Issue and fall to enact
such laws as will warrant at least a degree
of relief from the exorbitant freight ratea
in effect In Nebraska.
Kyd Fraternal Bill.
Tha Kyd fraternal Insurance bUl by
lights should have Us final Inning In the
house this week. Its counterpart, tha
Bhreck bill, waa killed after a hard fight
last week In the senate and since Its death
v efforts to secure the passage of the Kyd
bill have been doubled. This measure pro
vides for control of the fraternal orders by
SB per cent of the membership.
Caldwell's maximum freight rate bill is
about ready for Introduction In. the house.
Ha has redrafted It since discovering- that,
for some mysterious reason. In Its original
form It provided for ah Increase, rather
than decrease of rates of about 20 per
cant. His bill will cut rates, he says,' from
U to M par cent. It contains a provision
. for a atata board to enforce the law.
By Wednesday the claims bill probably
will ba before the house. Its total Is said to
ba heavier than two years ago. The de
ficiency bill already la In. Its total Is only
. tto.ltu.07 as compared with $i:i),uoo two years
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THIBET A SOURCE OF TROUBLE
British aad ladlaa Governments Da
Not Agree - aa Policy
Toward Asiatics.
LONDON, Feb. W.-lHpedal Cablegram to
Tht liee,) From the luteal volume of
Thlhetan papers ;t Is obvious that there ha
been a very serious difference of opinion
and of policy between the liritlsh and In
dian governments on the question of future
relations between this country and Thibet.
Co.onel Younghusband, the oftlcer In charge
of the Drltlgii mission to that country of
rllence and Secrecy, found himself In a
lard position when he came to the final
rawing uj of the convention, which waa
te natural and unavoidable outcome of the
tvaiice to the city of L'hassa.
.'ommcnilnu on ine Blue Hook the Ex
k auys:
; 1 tie coi icspontleiice, which is freely pub
id in i ilia uiu buaK ay Vir. uruueiiia,
.. M9CrL:tl W ii. MliuM ml .IliilU. Lvl.S L.llf
pCuuie iui j, anu ii i linposmoie in Panama
iv luuuia nuiii expreaauig lutt wit)U ma.
an uepurinieina oi male wuuia exeic.se lu
vaiuc iruiisiiess a to puoucatiuu u( cur
.i(iuiiiiiiu n would cut many a piaiiK
l.onv miner ihe feet ut processional political
atfitniois. 'Hie gist u. wie wnoie inuiier
conns to tins: ine rinusli government,
tiuvmg miiviu up us mlnu on a certain
aenm,e poncy, on a very uiftlcult iiuestiuu,
ct'iiiiiiurncules us intentions uinl instruc
tions to tne reHponxlUie miborainaie gov
ernment or India, incse instructions were
piuinly woracd that they could not be
inikuiiuerstoou; yet iney miscarried, to put
tne matter In the mudtsl possible torm.
Government of such an empire as ma
Kritisfi can on.y be carried mil by Implicit
obedience on tne part of those who are
placed in the responsible control, but suit
in a subordinate position, 'ihe merits of
uny particular question do not enter Into
consiuenttion at all.
Take the cm so before its. It is quite pos
sible that the Indian government knew
more snout the question than his majesty's
government at nome. Such, undoubtedly,
was their own opinion. They were given
full opportunity of placing tnelr views be
fore tn members of his majesty's govern
ment, not merely in a telegraphic dispatch,
necessarily Incomplete, but also In a long
mail dispatch. They entered fully Into the
Subject, it was their desire to maintain a
permanent political resident in the capital
city of Thibet. They reasoned that if trade
supervision was to be satistactory it must
be done by a. British officer. They obviously
took a very different view of Russian In
Uuence In Thibet to that adopted by the
home government. They pointed to the
ratisfaetory state of afTalra following the
establishment of a British resident In
Nepal. They deprecated the lasting value
of the Impreeslnn created by the military
success of the expedition and hazarded the
opinion that after, heavy financial outlay wo
mlfrht find ourselves in a worse position
than before. Therefore, they urged that,
in addition to any officers who might be
appointed to watch over our commercial
Interests, there should be an accredited
political agent in 1,'hassa. That city was
the pivot of the religious and political life
In Thibet. It was the seat of the dalal
lama and his council. It was the center of
the entire priestly influence which British
prestige had to overcome. In fact, by every
argument and artifice In their power, the
Indian government strove to impress upon
the home government the necessity of this
resident in L'hassn.
' The . British government, after careful
consideration of these views the views of
the men on the spot decided that It waa In
rnmpatible with their declared policy and
the general Interests of the empire to press
for the appointment of this resident. There
w:is, therefore, no alternative course for
tho Indian government or for Colonel
Younsrhushand to adopt.
It was Incumbent upon them and upon
him to carry out to the letter the Instruc
tions of the home arovernment. Yet when
the treaty wss signed we find that the In
structions of the home government were
Ignored, the -very 1 clauses , airnlnat which
they had Issued express instruction being
Inserted In the treaty. The natural result
was that the home government found itself
compelled to veto them.
The government of an empire such aa the
British Is not one on a pur with the gnv
ernr? nt of a parUh. where every man
knows the whole conditions in their whole
bearing. This Is exactly where the Indiun
authorities went wrong. .Their policy was
to secure what was best for India alone.
The policy of the home government was
dictated by consideration of the Interests of
the empire In general. i
COUNTESS IS MARRIED OFTEN
DanaMer of the House of Vareall
Weds One Man Three
Times.
PARIS, Feb. 19. (Special Cablegram to
Tho Bee.) To be married for the third
time before attaining the age of 16 Is an ex
perience given to few women. Yet that Is
what has happened to Mile. Odette Castel
de Vareull, now the Comtesse de Morlac.
It should be added that the three marriages
took place with the same husband.
The young woman Is the daughter of the
Comtesse de Vareull and Inherited an in
come of il,000 a year. -When she waa only
lit her mother, In order to safeguard her
daughter's fortune from anxious relatives,
permitted Odette to contract a marriage
with a young man of 22, described as
Comte Camilla lireant do Morlac, explorer,
Journalist and member of the Geographical
society, with a chalet at Lucerne, villas at
Nice and Trouvllle and addresses In New
York and Vlennn.
The young couple were married at 8t.
Paul's church, London, on April 22, 1902, but
aa thla ceremony did not completely satisfy
her family, Odette and her husband were
remarried two months later at Dover. But
as the provision of the French law had not
been compiled with a third marriage In
France was considered essential.
Although thrice married the young wife
hnd not reached the aga of 16, so In order
to satisfy the authorities a medical certifi
cate waa procured declaring that the com
tesse was in a delicate condition.
A special presidential decree was then
obtained, and on July , 1902, the young
woman waa married onca more at Orleans
before the local mayor. Tha witnesses to
the marriage Included two knights of the
legion of honor, an officer of the academy,
the Baron St. Georges Armstrong, . former
deputy, diplomatist and officer of the Le
gion of Honor.
But now tho Countess de Vareull asks the
court to declare the marriage of her daugh
ter null and void, alleging that the presi
dential decree wns obtained by fraudulent
means, that the mayor of Orleans waa In
competent to marry a couple domiciled In
Parla, and that the banna were not regu
larly published.
Counsel for the defense, however, con
tends that the union la perfectly valid, and
he opposes the nullification on the ground
that the young wife has given birth to a
son, whose certificate bears the Christian
names of Nanely Willy Madison Frank
.Toncph Marcel Albert Edmond Jean Breant.
The plaintiff' a advocate, however. In splta
of thla Imposing row of names, queatlon
tha existence of the child. Judgment waa
eventually postponed for a fortnight.
ago.
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HO OtARREL WITH 111 FIA&CEK
Report that C raw a Prince Will Break
His Gagaceairsl Denied.
BERLIN, Feb. IK. -The reports publUhed
In the I'nlted States In consequence of
differences between Crown Prince Frederick
William and his fiancee. Duchets Cecilia
of Mecklenburg-Bchwvrin, - their engage
ment will ba broken oft Is discredited her
In usually well Informed circles.
Tha crown prince und th duchess have
Florence, but Saturday the
to Cannes because of tha
mother. Archduchess Aiwi-
MTha crown p
en visiting
laches went
lines Of her
usta. . '
Th crown prince and
bare thla vening.
hi suit arrived
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TEST OF MINING CONDITIONS
Member of Parliament O aiers Reward
tor Englishmen Who Will
Compete with Blacks.
LONDON. Feb. 19.-3peclal Cablegram to
The Bee Mr. Yerbergh, M. P., aald this
week that he had every Intention of ful
filling hi sporting offer made at Cheater
recently to pay the expense of alx men if
they will go to South Africa and work In
the mines for six month. Already Ches
ter men have signified their readiness to
accept the offer. Mr. Yerbergh also said
that ha had received written offers to ac
cept hi challenge from Glasgow and Man
chester, but these could not be entertained.
aa n naa connnea it at th tuna it Waa
ma4 to Cheater men, .
FUNERAL OF THE GRAND DUKE
Bear Will Be Placed in a Temporary
Receiving Vault at Voeoow.
NO ATTEMPT AT STATE FUNERAL NOW
Romanoff Family Moil Follow Coma
aa Foot aad This Art Woald
Endanger l.lfe of Every .
Member of It.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19. The funeral
cf th lata Grand Duke Serglu haa been
set for February 23.
It haa now been definitely decided that
the remains of Grand Duke Serglus will not
be brought to St. Petersburg for the pres
ent, rait will be placed in a tempopary re
ceiving vault of the cloister of the Chaudoff
monastery, to await the completion of the
alterations now In progress In the Romanoff
mausoleum In the Cathedral of SB. Peter
and Paul, where the permanent Inter
ment will occur among the tomba of hi
ancestors. On account of lack of space In
the mausoleum It was decided last year
henceforth to bury only ru'.era of th
dynasty In the old mausoleum and a new
sepulchre In the new wing of the cathedral
Is now being built for other members of
the Imperial family. This, however. Is not
the only reason for the decision not to
bring the remains to the capital now. Even
Governor General T report haa recognised
the fnct that no precautions can furnish an
absolute guaranty of Immunity against an
act of terrorism at a great atate funeral,
where ancient custom requires that the
emperor and all of the Romanoff family
assemble and follow the coffin on foot, a
single bomb might wipe out the dynasty.
Regard for the personal safety of the sov
ereign also has led to tha decision that the
emperor shall not go to Moscow to attend
the funeral. It Is possible that no mem
ber of the Imperial family will be present
except those who are now within the walls
of the Kremlin. Grand Dukea Constantlne
and Paul probably will represent the em
peror at the service.
Grand Dnkes Keep la Palaces.
So grave la the danger of a repetition of
the Moscow tragedy that several of the
grand flukes have not stirred out of their
palaces since the murder and Instead of
going to the Tsarskoe Selo to attend the
requiem there they have participated In
special service held In the chapels of their
own palaces. This was the case aa regarda
the Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis. A
special requiem also was held In the Winter
Palace that Governor Trepoff might at
tend. General Trepoff la known to be un
der sentence by the fighting organiaatlon
of the socialist revolutionists and so far as
can be ascertained, has not left his quar
ters since the assassination of Grand Duke
Serghia.
Dispatches from the interior say that
requiems for the grand duke have been
held throughout Russia. '
The public is greatly concerned over tha
developments of the Immediate future.
Other terrorist crime are generally antici
pated. According to report many cttlea
and town are In. a condition of political
ferment and several officials have been a- ;
sassinated In southern Russia. According
to a telephone measage from Moscow, the
students there are afraid to appear on the
streets In their uniforms.
Strike Situation Menacing;.
In addition, the strike situation has again
grown menacing, especially in the matter
of the railroads, three of which entering
Moscow are almost complexly tied up. In
St. Petersburg the strike lias assumed the
form of a lockout, the Putl.off Iron worka,
the Franco-Prussian worka the Ruaso
Amerlcan Hubber works and a few smaller
concerns having discharged all their em
ployes with the notice that the works will
be shut down indefinitely. Consequently
there are many alarming reports afloat
as to what the men will do.
With SO.000 or 10,000 men out of work for
an Indefinite period, even If no more Join
the ranks of tha kite, rioting and collisions
with the police are feared. From the atti
tude of the men many of the masters are
convinced that they have received financial
assistance from some source. The closing
of the Franco-Russian and the Putlloff
works Is a aerloua embarrassment to the
government, as the former Is engaged ex
clusively on navy work and the latter In
manufacturing guns and munitions of war
for the navy. Over 15,000,000 projectiles and
shrapne lare being prepared at the Putlloff
works and the government has been com
pelled within the Inst ten day to place
orders in France and Germany for 1126,000,
000 worth of munitions. At the government
owned Nevfky work! the mini er of fit ancs
has been able to hold the men only by con
ceding everything they have demanded, In
cluding the eight-hour day.
The employers, In a letter to Finance
Minister Kokevsoff, squarely disclaim all
responsibility for settling the labor fer
ment, declaring that the strike Is not of
economic origin and that the nature of the
men's grievances can only be adjusted by
political reforms. They claim that the
condition of Industry In ' Russia renders
yielding to the demands of the men utterly
Impossible.
Two Newspapers Suspended.
The suspension for three months of the
newspapers Our Life and Our Days, follow
ing a second warning, la probably equiva
lent to the final extinction of tha offending
Journals. The decree of suspension assigns
a "dangeroua tendency" to the publications
and specifies several articles upon popular
representation, but the owners of the pa
pers believe that th true reason Is that no
expression of sorrow for the murder of
Grand Duke Serglus waa printed In their
Moscow dispatches and that there was no
word of editorial comment. Perhaps tha
best explanation Is the fact that both pa
pers, which circulate largely among the
workmen, have printed articles bitterly
hostile to the government.
Condolence of President.
Emperor Nlcholaa ha received through
Ambassador McCormlck a message of con
dolence from President Roosevelt, which
rontalna a strong expression of the abhor
renec with which the American government
and people view the crime perpetrated at
Moscow on Friday.
'Orlm Reminder of Tragedy.
MOSCOW. Feb. 19.-A thin layer of snow
today ha dimmed tha blood stains In th
enate square. Th window In the palace
of Justice have oeen reglased and other
haaty efforte have been made to obliterate
tracea of Friday tragedy. Evidence, how.,
ever, I being found In moat unexpected
placea. Soldiers this afternoon discovered
many piece of the carriage in which Grand
Duke Rergiua was riding when h met hi
death and fragments of flesh were found
on th top of the twelve-foot parapet of the
arsenal, among the Napoleonic guns.
Vntll th funeral, which has been fixed
for February 23, the remains of Grand Duke
Serglus will rest In the ancient dining room
of the Chaudoff monastery, to which,
throughout th day, the people of Moiow
have been admitted to pay their last re
spects In parties of luo. This precaution
SOUTH DAKOTAptJNIVERSITY
Probability, that Dr. Vincent of thl
eags Will Be Kletted President
of tho Institution.
SIOUX FALIA S. V., Feb. l.-(8pclal.)
Dr. Vincent of the University of Chi
cago Is being mentioned In connection with
the appointment to the position of presi
dent of the University of South Dakota
at Vermilion, to succeed Dr. Garrett Drop
pers, who recently tendered hi 'resigna
tion. This will take effect at the termina
tion of the current school year.
The Board of Regents will make a se
lection during the course of the next few
weeks. Dr. Vincent has strong supporter
among the people of South Dakota, many
of whom would Jlke to see him appointed
to tha presidency of the state university
If he could be Induced to Itccept the place,
and If It Is decided to go outside of South
Dakota for a new president.
Several. South Dakotans are also me
tloned In connection with the presidency
of, the university. Among them are George
W. Nash, at present atate superintendent
of public instruction for South Dakota;
J. W. Heston,' former president of the
South Dakota Agricultural college, and
Thomas Sterling, dean f the College of
Law, a branch of the University of South
Dakota.
Dr. Thomas MacBrld of th Iowa Stat
university also Is mentioned for the place.
He has an acquaintance In South Dakotr.
having delivered the principal address oft
the occasion of the dedication of Science
hall at the university in June, 1902.
POSTMASTER CHARGED WITH ARSON
IS. P. Farnham Areased of Betting;
Klro to Poslofllee.
DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 19. (Special
Telegram.) E. P. Farnham, postmaster at
Central City, S. D., has been Indicted by
the grand Jury for arson and waa arrested
last evening. About a week ago the Cen
tral City postofrice waa partially destroyed
by fire, which at tha time had every ap
pearance of being of Incendiary origin.
Farnham was at once suspected, but be
fore lie could be arrested left for Nebraska.
He returned to Dead wood Saturday morn
ing and in the evonlng waa placed under
arrest. Farnham has been having trouble
with his wife and his friends say that this
has affected hi mind. Ha Is at liberty
under bonds, his wife, who is the owner
of the building burned, being his principal
surety.
Grand Jary Called at Huron,
HURON, S. D., Feb. 19.-(Speclal.)-A
grand Jury and petit Jury have been called
for the regular March term of the circuit
court which convene here on March 11.
Tho calling of a grand Jury Is a surprise
to many and Is the first to assemble here
since 1S98. It was called on petition of the
state altorney.
BISHOP WLAREN IS DEAD
Chicago Episcopal Priest 'Expires at
Kew York After a Month'
Illness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The Rt Rev. Wil
liam E. McLaren, Protestant Episcopal
bishop of Chicago,, died here fttnlght. Death
waa due to heart fsllur'.1' Vlia bishop had
been 111 for mbre than a month, during tha
greater part of which -time he was confined
to his bed. The members of the' bishop's
family, with a few friends, were at tha
bedside when the end came. Besides a
widow, the deceased is . survived by on
son and two daughters.
Bishop McLaren was born in Geneva. N.
Y., In 1SS1. In i860 he entered the Presby
terian ministry and eleven years later em
braced the Episcopal faith and was or
dained in Detroit In 1872. He was conse
crated bishop In 1875. Bishop McLaren
founded the Western Theological seminary
In Chicago In 1885 and was the author of
many religious works. ,
Midshipman Itattle.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Feb. 19.-Mldshlpman
Wesray Battle, of the navy academy and a
son of Surgeon General Samuel W. Battle,
U. S. N. retired, of Ashevllle, N. C, d-op-ped
dead as the brigade of midshipmen
were called to dinner formation shortly
after 12 o'clock today. Young Battle had
Just taken Mb place as third petty officer
of the second battalion when he was
stricken with heart failure. He fell be
fore anyone reached him and was dead
when picked up by his mates. Midship
man Battle entered the academy In March
1902, from Ashevllle, and was 21 year old.
He waa an oarsman and pulled stroke In
last year's eight.
Foaeral of Sylvester Scovel.
WOOSTER, O.. Feb. 19. The body of the
late Harry Sylvester Scovel, the well known
war correspondent during the Spanish
American war. who died in Havana last
Sunday morning from the effects of a
aurglcal operation, was laid to rest today
In Wooster cemetery with military honors.
The body, in charge of his widow and
brother Charles of Pittsburg, reached
Wooster today at noon. The services were
held from the home of his sister, Mrs. W.
J. Mulllns and were largely attended.
Mr. F. Voatmann.
PLATTSMOUTH, Feb. 19. (Special.)
Mrs. F. Vogtmann, who had been a great
sufferer from rheumatism, died yesterday.
She waa born In Germany, Octoben 16,
1838. A husband and three children sur
vive her. The funeral will be at I o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
'Continued, tin. Bocoud Pag.A.
BLAMES BRITISH FOR THE WAR
Sir Edward Bassoon Says Action of
Salisbury Caused Present
Oriental Conflict. '
LONDON, Feb. 19. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Speaking at the meeting of the
colonial section of the Soolety or Arts this
week. Sir Edward Bassoon said the pres
ent war was the result of Lord Salisbury's
weakness In scuttling out of Port Arthur
wnt-n requested to do so by Russia, who
was then enabled, with the help of Ger
many, to rob Japan of the Just fruits of
ita victory over China. Some sort of diplo
matic palsy seemed to have taken posses
sion of our statesmen's minds, for they
had not made our Influence in the Yangtse
valley effective, though all that was needed
for that purpose waa a few good gunboats.
He did not know whether our rights had
lapsed, but Germany was acquiring railway
rights In the province without reference
to Great Britain. Great Britain's policy
I In the far east showed a certain amount
of self-effacement and deference to, the
caprice of other powers, which he could
not understand.
In 1897, said Mr. Byron Brenan, formerly
consul general at Shanghai, six treaty port
had no British merchant and sine then
about half a dosen other ports had been
opened without attracting British com
merce. China waa annually Importing coal
to the extent of 1,400,000 tone, at a coat of
a million sterling, although Its own coal
flejda. It waa said, were sufficient to supply
the whole world for J.OOO year. If British
trad were to Improve in the Chines em
pire there would have to b more energy
and a cbafise of UkcUca. ..J found.
GREAT FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS
Eight Large Wholesale Homes Destroyed
in Hoosier Capital.
LOSS OVER MILLION AND A HALF
Root of the talon Railway Station
Takes Mr In Several Place
. Aid Is Summoned from
the Sabarba.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 19.-For four hours
tonight the wholesale district, bounded by
Georgia and Meridian streets and Jackson
Place and the Union depot sheds, was
menaced by a fire which started In the
wholesale warerooma of the Rahnley &
McCrea Millinery company. At 9:30 o'clock
three general alarms brought Into action
every department In the city and suburbs.
When the fire waa brought under control
eight buildings-, among which were three
hotels, had been completely desi'oyed,
causing a lose estimated at $1,600,000. One
fireman was hurt by falling walla.
Fireworks and Oil Explode,
i Fire brands fell In a perfect storm over
the business portion of the city and on
every building were stationed companies
of men equipped with fire apparatus, and
their united efforts succeeded In preventing
a general conflagration. In the A. Klefer
Drug company's warerooms, where many
barrels of oil and explosive were stored,
and In the Delmctsch company' wholesale
house, where a season's stock of fireworks
were located, several serious explosions
occurred. The west wall of the Fahnley
McCrea millinery house, which faces on
Jackson Place, across from the Union
station, fell within thirty minutes after
the lire started. One fireman sustained a
broken leg and in the rush to escape from
their perilous position near the falling walls
hundreds of spectators who thronged the
space In front of the Union station nar
rowly escaped death or serious Injury.
Within a few minute the east wall feU
across Meridian street, completely blocking
the street, but no one waa Injured.
Train Shed Catchea Flra.
The flames, which spread across to Louisi
ana stieet, were communicated to the roof of
the Union station train sheda and for sev
eral minute the effort of the firemen were
centered In that direction. The fire, which
was one of the most spectacular in the his
tory of the city, was under full headway
before an alarm was sounded. The first
Intimation of a fire was received when a
watchman saw the window on the sec
ond and third floors of the east front of
Fahnley & McCrea's building burst open,
allowing sheets of flame to escape to Meri
dian street. A generaj alarm was turned
In, followed by two others In rapid succes
sion and by the time the first company
reached the scene the millinery house was
almost completely gutted and the fire had
spread to the Klefer Drug company's build
ing. Simultaneously the flames broke out
In Jackson place, which bounds the Fahnley
as McCrea building on the west and almost
Instantly the flame were communicated to
tn St. Nicholas hotel I and the Griffith
Bros.' millinery house In Jackson placa and
-tha fcw--hrt-li-'U)etanarea
The occupants of the hot , many of whom
had not retired, escaped without Injury.
Fire Burn Hnpldly. '
Repeated explosions In the burning section
sent skyward a veritable storm of burning
embers, which, fanned by a stiff breese
from the aoutheast, were carried Into the
retail district, where they fell, still burn
ing, upon the roofs of the principal business
houses. Within forty-five minutes eight
buildings In the threatened district hud
been totally destroyed and the attention
of the firemen was centered in an effort to
prevent the spread of the flames to the
warerooms of W. H. Thompson & Co.,
manufacturers of surgical Instruments.
When the wall collapsed In the alley,
without damaging the building occupied by
Thompson & Co., the flames were appar
ently under control. During the evening
the Grand hotel on Illinois street caught
fire and was soon placed under control, with
small loss.
List of Losses.
The following are the principal losses as
estimated by prominent insurance men:
Fahnley & McCrea, building 1125,000, loss
on stock $260,000; Insurance. 1290,000. A.
Kelfer Drug company, building 170.000, stock
1225,000; Insurance 246,000. Griffiths Broa,
building $50,000, stock $150,000; Insurance
$lfi0,000. E. C. Delmetsch company, building
$50,000, stock $40,00; Insurance $65,00. Sher
man house, building $45,000, stock $10.00; In
surance $35,000. Savoy hotel, building
$20,000. stock $10,000; Insurance $15,000. St.
Charles hotel, building $12,000, stock, $10,000;
Insurance $11,000. Mulr Millinery company,
building $5,000, stock $10,000; Insurance $13,000.
Total loss, 1,600.000.
Symes Block at Denver.
DENVER. Colo., Feb. 19. The Symes
block, a three-story structure occupied by
stores and offices, was destroyed by tire to
day, entailing loss estimated at $300100. The
cause of the fire has not been determined.
The heaviest losers are the Great Leader
department store, $126,000, and Symes estate,
owning the building, $100,000.
Office Building; nt New Orleans. .
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19. The top floor
of the Macheka office building on Canal
street were gutted by fire shortly after
midnight. The loss will reach $150,000. In
surance on the building $160,000. The build
ing Is a modern seven-story office struc
ture costing $250,000.
Business House at Tyler, Texas.
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 19. A special to the
News from Tyler, Tex., says that a dis-'
astroua fire raged here at an early hour
this morning. Seven business houses were
consumed, entailing a loss estimated at
$160,000. The total Insurance Is $85,000.
Steel Plaat at Detroit.
DETROIT, Feb. 19. Fire today almost
.nni Htnwed the Dlant of the Detroit
I 1 1 V 1 1 ' J -
, Steel Casting company, causing a loss of
between jvhmjw kmu fiw.ww o-v m ii
225 men out of work.
VALUABLE PAPERS STOLEN
Koa-Jleajotlable Securities Worth Al
most Three Hundred Thousand
Dollar Dlaappear.
SOUTH BRIDGE. Masa., Feb. 19. Th se
curities announced by a Boston law firm
yesterday to have been lost by a client ar
the property of Herman Stanley Cheney,
. u,siiii.t nt this town. This was definitely
I determined today when Mr. Cheney made
a statement to th Asaoclatea fress, whlcn
ht said waa all that he wished to, or would,
say about tha matter. He said that he
lost papers to tha value of $285,000 Instead
of $2S8.0CO aa first announced. Of these pa
per only $10,000 worth are negotiable. Mr.
Cheney hopes to secure possession of the
securities without legal action being taken.
11 explained that no parson having access
to his home was under suspicion, and con
firmed) the details of th disappearance of
th property as given out by the law Arm.
No clu to tha missing papers baa yt been
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer Monday. Tuesday
Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hour. Den. Hour. Deir.
B n. hi Ui 1 i, ni
O n. m vtl 3 p. ni ,11
T a. ni v! a p. m H2
R a. m li 4 p. nt 81
O n. hi n p. m...... St
10 a. m XT 6 p. wa HI
11 n. nt its T p. m 31
II s x N p. nt...... 81
9 p. nt 80
POLICE DISPERSE A CROWD
New York Officer Break Vp Street
Meeting; of Russian Revolu
tionary Sympathiser.
NEW YORK. Feb. lSt.-Pollce reserves
were called out tonight to disperse a crowd
aid to be sympathizers with the Kusslnn
revolutionary party. Eight men were ar
rested, all giving foreign names, and
charged with parading without a permit,
collecting a crowd and holding an unlawful
meeting.
The trouble started when two policemen
came upon a crowd cheering and applaud
ing a speech made by one of their number.
Tho policemen were unsuccessful In dis
persing the people and called for the re
serve. It was said that a red flag; wa
being waved and later a sergeant of police
who assisted In the raid made the state
ment that on one of the men arrested was
"inflammatory and revolutionary litera
ture." This man's name was given as
Albert Argentler, and the police found on
him a subscription list for the Russian
revolutionaries, said to have been ls.tued
by the pro-revolution committee for Rus
sia.' All the men arrested ald they were
tailors and protested being taken into
custody.
Argentler demanded to know If this city
was to be like Moscow and honest working
men denied the right to meet and denounce
tyranta.
"You can meet all right," said the ser
geant In charge at Madison street, "but not
In the street where the meeting might turn
Into a riot and a lot of people get broken
heads. Obey tho law and we will not
molest yoru meetings."
NEW HAVEN ROAD MUDDLE
Firemen Give Committee Fall Power
to Act Shea Proposes Plan
for Arbitration.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Fe,. M.-No strike
of the firemen of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad will ba de
clared except as the weapon of laat resort.
This In effect was the statement made by
Second Grand Master Timothy Shea tonight
at Uie close of what was practically an all
day session of the adjustment committee
of the brotherhood. The committee was
called to discuss the situation and count
the ballots recently cast upon the question
of giving the committee full power to act.
According to Mr. Bhea the ballot waa tho
largest ever cast on any queatlon by tha
brotherhood of this system and It Is over
whelmingly In favor of giving the commit
tee full authority to act as Jt sees fit... The
figures are not glveti ait.. ..J..'
Mr. Shea In an Interview said that it was
a determined fact that there could be no
strike this week.
Tomorrow Mr, Shea and a subcommittee
of the adjustment committee will go to
New York to resume discussion of the
plan' of arbitration now proposed and be
fore their return the plan will be arranged
In all its details, It Is expected, and form
ally laid before the officers of the railroad
company. So sanguine Is Mr. Shea that
the new plan will prove a solution of the
problem that he thinks the acute stage
will have been passed by midweek and the
firemen will be satisfied with what has been
agreed upon.
ANOTHER ATLANTIC CABLE
Commercial Company Will Lay An
other Line to Europe This
Summer.
NFTW YORK. Feb. 19. Another Atlantic
cable Is to be laid by the Commercial
Cable company and bids for Its laying
have already been received. The route has
been determined and It Is expected the new
cable will be In operation during tho com
ing summer. Clarence Mackay said today
that no new stock would be Issued on this
cable, but the cost had been met by the
Mackay companies because of a desire to
keep the reserve fund of the Commercial
company Intact. Mr. Mackay added that
the first report of the Mackay companies
to the shareholders would be made within
the next fortnight. The new cable will be
of high speed and will embody the latest
discoveries In this branch of electrical
work.
COLLAPSE OF OLD BUILDING
One Boy is Killed and Two Seriously
Injured by an Aepldent at
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 19. One person wa
killed, two others were Injured and sev
eral narrowly escaped, as the result of the
collapse of a ruined building at 619 West
Fourteenth street this afternoon. The
structure, which was wrecked by fire two
years ago, fell while boy were searching
In It for wood for fuel. One of the young
sters hnd chopped through one of the main
supports, when the wall suddenly collapsed.
Harry Goldberg, aged 17, was caught by a
falling timber and probably instantly killed.
His body was pulled out by firemen.
DR. HARPER GOES TO HOSPITAL
Operation Will Be Performed I'pon
President of the I'nlverslty of
Chicago Wednesday,
CHICAQO, Feb. 19. President William R.
Harper of the University of Chicago was
taken to the Presbyterian hospital today
where he will be prepared for th operation
to be performed on him next Wednesday.
According to the Btatemetit of the patient
physician tonight. Dr. Harper's condition
remain unchanged. At a conference with
the professors of the university today be
fore his removal to the hospital Dr. Harper
said he btlleved he was the victim of can
cer and that his chances 6f recovery were
slight.
V
Movements of Ocean Vessel Feb, 1U.
At New York Arrived: Ia Gascogna
from Havre.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Slavonla, from
New York.
At Malta Arrived: Arabic, from New
York on cruis.
At Naples Arrived: Romanic, from Alex
andria. Sailed: Cretlc. for Genoa.
At Houthampton Arrived: Ht. Paul, from
New York.
At Glasgow Balled: Astoria, for New
York.
At Queenstown Sailed: Ktrurta, for New
York.
At Dover Ballad: Pennsylvania, for New
Tark. , ... . .
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WEEK IN CONGRESS
Senate Will Probably Send Joint Statehood
Bill to Conference Today.
SHARP
CONTEST 15 PROBABLE
Friends of New Mexico Will Objeot to
Upper Chamber fielding Amendments,
PROGRAM OF HOUSE OUTLINED
Naval, River and Barber and Sundry Civil
Bills Will Be Considered.
SERVICES IN MEMORY OF SENATOR QUAY
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Special Keaalon of the House Held at
Noon Addresses by Member of
the Delegation from
Pennsylvaala.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-The senate will
begin the week with consideration of the
motion to appoint conferees on the Joint
statehood bill. The general understanding
Is that this motion will prevail and that
the bill will go to conference. In case, the
committee recedes from tho Important sen
ate amendments a sharp contest probably
will ensue.
The Swayne impeachment trial will pro
ceed Monday at 2 o'clock and It is now
anticipated that the termination of the
proceeding will not be deferred for a great
while. The prosecution will Introduce only
one or two more witnesses and it 1 an
nounced that the defense will not call a
larce number.
The poBtafflce appropriation bill will b
taken up edrly In tho week and thla and
other supply bills will be kept as well to
the front aa possible during th entir
week.
' Prourram of the House.
Nothing but absolutely necessary legisla
tion Is the order in the house this week.
This legislation, so far as can be Indicated
In advanco, will consist of the completion
of the naval appropriation bill on Moday
and consideration of the river and harbor
and sundry civil appropriation bills, a pro
gram which will occupy the week.
As the time, draws near for the expira
tion of tho congress the legislative 'days
will be gradually lengthened to correspond
with the amount of work that still remains
unfinished and must be completed In order
that tho government may be carried on.
There remain in committee the last of th
appropriation bills the general deficiency,
which la held back for emergencies.
The statehood, bill Is to be considered In
conference during the week, but there Is
nothing to indicate that an agreement will
be reached before the session Is in it last
moments.
The public buildings bill Is to be a matter
of contest during the week between th
committee on rules and those member of
the house who are enthusiastic Id its sup
port. A combined movement on the speaker
ha been organised for the purpose of se
curing 4- rule, ror fhe, passage of. thla bill. ,
Other measures which are knocking at the v'
door of the committee on rules for "p
clal orders" Include tho bill fort govern
ment participation In the Jamestown ex
position. In Memory of Senator Quay,
In special scission the house of representa
tives today conducted memorial services in
tribute to the memory of the late Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Dalzell presided. Seven members eulo
gised Mr. Quay's life and character. Tha
remarks were particularly expressive of th
esteem In which ho was held and extolled
him as a man, as a usual public servant
and an organizer of wonderful ability. Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio repeated the details of
a meeting held In Washington In ISM when
the friends of Mr. McKlnley, amongst
them Senator Hannu, were not confident
of his nomination and In which emergency
ho said they turned to Senator Quay to
lake command on account of his powers a
an organizer. Mr. Quay, he said, declined
because he had already committed himself
'to the movements of another gontloman,
not a candidate for the presidency" and
because he could not, without disappoint
ment to that gentleman, refused to carry
nut what he had promised to do. J ha In
cident waa related by Mr. Grosvenor as an
example of Senator Quay's unswerving loy
alty to his friends, after once making them
a promise.
After the adoption of appropriate reso
lutions the house at l:t0 p. m., as a further
mark of respect, adjourned until 12 o'clock
tomorrow.
Greene-Gay nor Finding;.
The Department of Justice has received
a copy of the decision of the judicial com
mittee of the KngliBh privy council in the
Gaynor-Greene case, rendered on the 8th
Inst., the main points of which wer out
lined In the Associated Press at that time.
The decision was favorable to the United
Slates government and will result in a
reopening of the proceedings in the Canad
ian courts against Messrs. Gaynor and
Greene, who are technically charged with
obtaining government money under falsu
pretenses. The judgment of the privy
council as understood here, after a full
perusal of its opinion, is that th two
Judgments of Justice Caron dismissing thd
motion of the United States to quush wrltj
of habeas corpus in favor of Gaynor and
Greene were erroneous, that the writs
should have been quashed because the
prisoners were held under propur arrest
and detention by a competent tribunal, an
extradition conuulsHioner for the purposo
of inquiry in pursuance of the lirlllsli ex
tradition law as to whether an extraditoblo
offense had been committed or not. Tho
privy council does not agree with Justice
Caron, because the United Btatea charges
a conspiracy, which is not an offsnao
within the extradition treaty, the prisoners
were entitled to discharge sine the privy
council points out that the indictment for
conspiracy charges overt acta of larceny,
which Is an offense under the extradition
treaty, and the United States could treat
this alleged larceny as a competent ex
traditable offense. Justice Caron, th coun
sel holds In effect, should have allowed the
extradition proceedings and particularly
the question of how much vldac tlirrj
was of larceny to be duly and properly
Investigated under the British statu with
out conference by him.
About half of the opinion rendered by
the privy council deals with th proceed
ings in the case up to the time that Jus
tice Caron took a hand In It. Th opinion
speaks In ruther caustic terms of Justli
Caron's action, saying that he "ultimately
discharged tha acsuxed from custody upon
grounds whleh Itnlr lordships have sume
difficulty in following."
All I Quirt In ftiinfo Domingo.
A cablegram received at the Navy depart
inert today from Rear Admlrul Hlgsbee,
commanding the Caribbean squadron, with
headquarters at Monti CrWtl, reports that
everything is quiet in San Domingo. Af
fair there, he adds, ar progressing la a,
satisfactory manner. ... t