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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 22 , 1800. SINGLE COrY FIVE CENTS
FORCING REBELS TO ACTION
Jpanish Porccs Expect to Secure a General
Engagement ,
JEPORTS OF SEVERAL SKIRMISHES
tx Continue ( o Sentter on the
Approach of Any C'otiMlclernlile
Force of the Client'N
Troopx.
( CopyrlRttt , H38 , by Prras Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 21. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) As
sistant Secretary of Stnto Uhi notified Con
sul General Williams this morning tint the
Inu-jrgent general , Jose L. Ccporo , who Is
confined In the Cuban fortress , was rccog
nlzcd as an American citizen In 1SS1 , when
a passport was Issued to him. This will
can so his case to be transferred to a civil
court , as ho had no arms in his possession
when taken , Campos resisted the clamor
for his life.
General Pando arrived hero tonight from
Manzanlllo and will assume the Immediate
direction of military affairs. The Interrup
tion of mall and telegraphic communication
with- the province of Plnar del Rio has pre-
VontoJ until today the arrival of Intelilgcnco
of an action between the Spanish column
commanded by Major Sanchez nnd a body of
Insurgents , reported to bo Mnceo's band , nt
Jnlromn.
After firing had continued for some tlmo
It was followed by the customary tactics on
the part ot the rebels. They divided Into
small groups and retired In various direc
tions , leaving thirty dead on the field.
Three hundred and forty men of the Baza
battalion were first engaged. Their support ,
about 200 men of the Isabella Catholic bat
talion , Joined In the action afterwards. The
Spanish loss was twenty-five nil told , Includ-
liic two olllcers.
It Is offlclally reported that the Insurgent
leader , Bermudez , was wounded In the af
fair which occurred January 17.
Oenerpl Luque , two days later , came upon
Macoo's force au Tlrado , a short dlstanco
south of the scene of the other skirmish. He
made an assault under cover of an artillery
flrc. The enemy moved off , leaving twenty-
Boven dead. Continuing his march , ho again
encountered the column at the Guacatnayo
Estate. Artillery was again used.
During the morning engagement the Span
ish loss was seventeen all told. No returns
ot the loss In the afternoon skirmish have
been received yet.
Ycsteiday , oiler an extraordinarily rapid
march from the vicinity of San Nicholas ,
Gomez appeared near San Jose do Las Lajas.
This village is on the carriage road
between Havana and Gulnez , half way from
either town. His advance guard had been
heard of near Cotorro , which is on the Ha
vana side of San Jose. Gomez encamped at
the Portuijalate sugar estate. This morn
ing ho was on the Santa Amelia estate , also
In the vicinity. Ho cut the telegraph wires.
A small force of mounted men disclosed
themselves near Luyano , a short distance
from there , on the carriage road.
From the rapid movements ot the numerous
Spanish coluinns it may easily be perceived
'
that n great cffo'rt Is being made , to force
Gcmez Into an engagement.
This evening Intelligence was recolve.l here
of heavy firing In which artillery was taking
nn active part. A fleld battery left the city
early today and hastened southward.
WILLIAM SITAW BOWEN.
SURPRISED ANTOMO MACJCO.
itu Heporteil to Have Ileen
lefeuti-l with nrent I , OHM.
HAVANA , Jan. 21. The reformist vice
president , Senor Francisco Cerra , has been
dismissed for not conforming with the atti
tude of the Dlaro do la Marina and that
party against General Campos.
From the front It is reported that General
Maxlm.o Gomez Is still at the plantation of
Portugaltee , near San Jose las Lajas , about
thirty kilometers from Havana. The eastern
army of Insurgents under Jose Maceo and
Rabl are still understood to bo In ths Sagua
LaGrando district of the province of Santa
Clara and moving westward.
General Luque early during the morning of
Sunday last , January 19 , attacked the cimp
of General Antonio Maceo at Tlradcro , prov
ince of Plnar del Rio. Tlradero Is not far
from Pinar del Rio , capital of the province.
The troops are reported to have won com-
Bleto victory over the Insurgents , who left
twenty-seven killed on the fleld , and who are
said to have retired with 140 dead and
wounded. On the sideot the troops only two
soldiers were killed and ono officer and four
teen soldiers were wounded. The victory of
Iho Spaniards was due to the excellence of the
artillery flro which they directed upon the
Insurgents.
AUVICCS irom Aiatanzas say tno insurgents
recently called upon the garrison of Fart
Flora , near Mncurljes , that province , to sur
render , but the soldiers refused to do so and
the Insurgents burned all the cancflclds In tha
vicinity of Fort Flora. This body of Insur
gents Is I'Jkl to have numbered 1,200 men
and to have been moving westward from the
Bagua LaGrande district. They derailed a
train at Chinchilla.
MADRID. Jan. 21. The column of Major
Sanction has routed the Insurgents in the
province ot Matanzas with bloody fighting ,
Thirty rebels wcro killed and 100 wounded.
The latter Included the leader , Nunez.
HAYS IIU WILL KM ) THIif UKIHIIIO\ .
Ciilin'M JVIMV CJovernor TellM of What
IIL- Will Do In a FenMontliN. .
MADRID , Jan. 21. General Valerlano
Welter , the newly appointed captain -general
of Cuba , left this city last evening on his
way to Havana , A large crowd of people
greeted him at the depot. In a brief speecli.
in response to tlio enthusiastic greeting of
the populace , General Weller said ho strongly
Jioped to bo able BOTH to announce the complete -
pleto re-establishment of the oavcrolgnty of
Epaln over Cuba. The queen regent has
cabled her thanks to Marshal Campos for hla
aarvlces rendered to Spain as captain gen
eral of the Island of Cuba.
An official dispatch received hero from
Havana hays that the bulk of the Insurgent
forces , actively pursued by Spanish troops ,
hnvo been compelled to abandon the pro
vinces of Plnar del Rio and Havana ,
A dispatch from Havana last night to the
Associated press exclusively announced that
Ocnernl Maximo Gomez and hU column of
Insurgents wcro yesterday afternoon at San
Jose do Latt LajaB , about the center of the
province- Havana , it being evident that ho
liad again countermarched , when reaching
the vicinity of tbo borders of the province of
Matanzaa. San Jose do Las Lajas being
about thirty kilometers from Havana ,
( 'iiIiniiN Will Soon He
NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , Jan. 21. Congressman -
man Bcnton McMlllIn reached the city last
nlfilit from Washington and , In an Interview
lud with him concerning Cuban affairs , tuld
ho had good grounds for tlio statement that
President Cleveland In a few days will send
a tin-wage to congroM recognizing the Cu
bans as belligerents. Mr. McMlllIn eays he
is satisfied this will be done and Umt the
rumors connecting England with the pur
chase of Cubi are bringing matters to a
crisis , Mr , McMlllIn spoke with posltivoness
in regard to the early recognition of the
revolutionist ! . _
Condemned Knipernr Wllllnni.
CAPE TOWN , Jan. 21. At a. meeting of
the German residents of Salisbury , Mashona-
luud , a resolution was adopted condemning
Kmpuror William's mtbsago to President
Krueger .is an act ot Interference with South
African affaire.
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Hail Ojxter * nt the llaniinet.
LONDON , Jan. 21. A dispatch from Ber
lin to the Dally News says : Many of the
guests at Saturday's royal banquet showed
lyinptonm ot poisoning supposed to be due
( i the fact that the oysters were bad , All
lave recovered.
AitcTtu r.MM.oiir.ti Koir.vn DEAD.
.Started Out Alone lit ( lie NorireKlnn
MomitnliiM.
CHRISTIANA , Jan. 21. Lieutenant Ey-
\and Astrup , the Arctic explorer , who took
part In Lieutenant Peary's Greenland ex
pedition , was found dead today In the Llllel-
vedal valley , near Jerkin , which ho left
shortly before Christmas on nn expedition
Into the mountains. He had not been seen
Bin co and 2GO men on snow shoes started
In search of him on Sunday last with the
result just announced. .
In the apr'nu of 1804 ho undertook a
nlclgh journey from the headquarters of
the Peary expedition In Indglefleld gulf
round the 1'rudhal peninsula , which sep
arates that gulf from Melvlllo bay. This
peninsula Is the homo of the so-called Arc
tic hlghlandcrs who wcro discovered In the
beglnn'ng of the century by Sir John Ross.
LEITU , Jan. 21. Eyvand Astrup wis cue
of the young members of Lieutenant Peary's
north Greenland expedition in 1S91 , He
was appointed by Peary at the Instance of
the Norwegian consul In Philadelphia and
developed ouch powers of endurance that
ho was selected by Peary as hla companion
on the grcit trip over the Icecap. A slo'gh
dcslgnel by Lieutenant Astrup was the
only one which endurc-d the hardships ot the
remarkable Journey of l.COO miles to Inde
pendence bay. On his return from the ex
pedition Astrup stopped for some time In
Philadelphia and then returned to Christi
an i , where ho resumed his studios at the
university. Lieutenant Astrup , however ,
revisited the United States In 1893 and became , -
came a member ot the second expedition
headed by Lieutenant Peary to Greenland.
While north in the spring of 1894 , when
the Journey over the icecap began , Astrup
broke down and returned to Anniversary
ledge , but when he recovered he started on
an expedition of his own , with but one
Eskimo ns hlo companion , and penetrated
almost to the Devil's Thumb , the great nat
ural pillar at the southern extremity of
Melville bay. Astrup was one of the party
which returned from Greenland on the
Falcon In 1891 , leaving Peary , Hensen and
Lee to continue the work of exploration for
another year. He took up his residence In
Brooklyn and later In New York and oc
casionally delivered lectures on Arctic mat
ters before Norwegian societies. Ho re
turned to Norway last year and began writIng -
Ing a history of his Arctic work , Intending
that the book should not bo published In
England until after Llcmtenint Peary's book
on the subject had been published. H has
been reported that Lieutenant Astrup waste
to Join the proposed Swedish. Antarctic ex
pedition , which Is to sail next September.
HXGLISII I huSS HAS A Sl'ASM.
Iteiiiiext of < He Vetiextivlnii Coiiiinlx-
Mlon the IiieltliiKT CaiiNe.
LONDON , Jan. 21. The Globe this after
noon publishes a severe article on the cita
tion of the United States Venezuelan com
mission to the governments of Great Britain
and Venezuela to submit to the commission
all the evidence In their possession which
Is likely to further the work of the Investi
gation , and also Inviting these two govern
ments to bo represented before It by attor
neys without prejudice to elther's claims ;
it then says : " Great Britain will never allow
this monstrouai claim to determine the terri
tory of a British colony within its jurisdic
tion. No power would admit It except at the
close of a long and disastrous war. Were
such-a-demand , made by any other power ,
our only reply would "be to band Its ambas
sador his passports and nublltze the fleet.
"Will those pernicious commissioners un-
dcitnko to answer for the effect upn their
own countrymen ot their action In offering
the premier an opportunity to snub the
American secretary of state ? "
HALIFAX , N. S. , Jan. 21. A dispatch
from North Sydney , Cape Breton , rays
that Attorney General Longley of this prov
ince addressed an enthusiastic liberal meetIng -
Ing there last night. In the course of his
rpmarks and adverting to the controversy
between Great Britain and the United
States over the Venezuelan boundary ques
tion , he said : "In the event of armed strife
the Dominion of Canada would ba foremost
In the fleld as she was also foremost In
loyalty' any of the British colonies. " The
utternnco was loudly applauded.
PARIS , Jan. 21. The Temps , referring to
Senator Davis1 Monrce doctrine resolution ,
says : "Does Senator Davis Imagine that
Europe will admit without protest this over
weening Innovation of the- Monroe doctrine ,
or that the American states will consent to-
submit themselves to all the annoyances of
slavery without having the advantage of
protection ? "
ROME , Jan. 21. The Observatoro Romano
mane today says there Is not a shadow of
truth in the statement that the popethrough
Cardinal Satolll , has offered President Cleve
land to arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute cr
that ho has Instructed Cardinal Vaughan to
ascertain the feeling of the British gov
ernment regarding his proposition. Continu
ing , the Obircrvatoro Romano denies that
his holiness offered his services as medi
ator at the beginning of the Venezuelan
dispute and that the marquis of Salisbury
refused them.
SA.V SALVADOR'S WAIl
. MI3ASUIII3S.
.Mol.lll7.IiiK the Mllllln Provokex
ItninorN of n Revolution.
( Copyright , 1656 , by I'uxi Publlshlnc Company. )
SAN SALVADOR , Jan. 21. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
minister of war Is mobilizing the mllltla , of
which , in this city alone , there are 7,000
available. Although the government assorts
that this lu done cnly for the purpose of
. ccustomlng the mllltla to the use of arms
and to perfect its drill , it is generally be
lieved that the government apprehends a
i evolution.
The D'arlo , official , publlshe-s a statement
denying that any San Salvadoreans arc ban
ished tor political cause , saying that all
citizens who are absent can return fearlessly
at their convenience- . Among those who- have
already returned Is the ex-minister of war
and the Interior , who served under Cjrlcu
Ezetu , the only rcstrlct'on In his case hav
ing been a promise exacted of him to sub
mit himself to the jurisdiction of the courts
of the country with regird to any charges
which may be brought against him for
crimes " committed when In otflce.
The "government has deposited the amount
necessary to pay the shareholders of the
Acajutla and Santa Ana railway in accord
ance ! with a contract entered Into with the
Public Works ( limited ) company of London ,
The shareholders have until February 15 to
present their claims. U is reported that the
garrison at La Llbertad has revolted in
favor ot Antonio Ezeta.
There is great activity In the war and
executive departments and employes refuse
all Information as to its cause. It la renmtnl
that Lu Llbertad garrison has revolted In
favor of Antonio Ezeta.
A group of military officers has had a
long consultation with the president , who
called them hurriedly together ,
The minister of foreign affairs , Castellanos ,
has asked { or a leave of absence for one
month , which , it Is reported , will become
permanent. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ilrnxll nnil Knly at OutM.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Jan. 21 , It is stated
that a rupture between Brazil and Italy is
Imminent , owing to Brazil's tardiness In fcat-
Isfylng Italian claims arising out ot the civil
war In Brazil. It Is reported the warship
Benjamin Constant has started to occupy t tic-
Island of Trinidad. The Constant is a pro
tected Brazilian cruiser , 2,750 tons displace
ment. _
.InineMon Slnrted for Hie llonler ,
LONDON , Jan , 21 , A dispatch from Capo
Town to tbo Times gays ; Dr. Jameson and
hla officers have started for the Natal bor
der under escort. The majority of the polit
ical prlsonetu. have been released on ball
In 2,000 cadi , but Colonel Rhodes and llie
other lenders remain In custody.
Favored Htroutf
LONDON , Jan. 21. The Chronicle ( liberal )
says that there In a rumor that Lord Salis
bury personally favored strong measures
against the jultan , but that tho- cabinet was
unwilling to agree with the chief and hence
a milder policy was adonjed ,
THEY EXPECT A SEA FIGHT
Venezuela Prepared to Have the Plying
Squadron Off that Ooast.
ENGLAND'S ' MOVE CONSIDERED SERIOUS
American Fleet in TlmiiKlit ( o HP
Heady in Heiie.li Southern.
WntcrH n ( Very .Short
Notice *
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CAIIACAS , Jnn. 21. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A great
sensation has been caused hero by the news
from London rcport'ng ' the departure of the
English flying squadron , consisting of two
heavy battleships , tour cruisers and torpedo
boats , from Splthead for Bermuda to guard
the Caribbean jiea. The admiralty observes
secrecy. The sailing of the American squad
ron , now at anchor In Hampton Roads , to
watch the Venezuelan coast Is looked for.
England's proposed method of arbitration ,
which has been published In the American
press , Is viewed hero with suspicion , espe
cially Chill's offer of mediation. Venezuela
world never consent to this. Chill has been
Venezuela's enemy ; Chill Is also oppose 1 to
the United States and friendly to England.
If It Is true that England has offered to
purchase the disputed territory , It would not
be accepted by Venezuela , as the constitution
forbids the disposal of any national terri
tory.
It Is denied that the pope has offered his
servlcM as arbitrator. Anti-English senti
ment continues popular. An cfllgy of Salis
bury was prepared and carried through the
streets , the multitude jeering It. The pro
cession stopped at the plaza , where a mock
trial was held. The cIllRy was sentenced
to death and shot. Excited people pulled the
clothing from the figure and toro It Into
pieces , which were distributed among the
crowd.
A church In the town of Camaguana was
robbed and the sacred Images despoiled.
Two Englishmen were arrested on suspicion
President Crespo and his family , with a
bodyguard of 350 soldiers , have sought quiet
on the teacsast. With Secretary Hunez
and clerks the president Is preparing his
annual mewagoto congress , which ncoto
In February. It Is said it will bo a vigorous
document.
The reloading of political prisoners con
tinues. Leon Ponte , editor of El Preg-iero ,
who was Imprisoned a month ago for publish
ing an Interview In the London Times , relat
ing to the attitude of President Cres-po in the
Uruan Incident , was liberated toda ) > .
The revolutionary movement Is dying out.
The government Is confident. A Paris cable
nays tlut England desires a pacific "solution
pf the dispute , and will attempt to renew
diplomatic relatlono with Venezuela to effect
a ' direct pattlement without the intervention
of'.the United States. Venezuela will naver
consent. W. NEPHEW KING.
IT IS A iTuElJOli" THE AlfMV.
ItenMon for the Heinovnl of IlallliiKton
Iloolli fro'iu America.
( Copyright , 1S9C , by Phss Publishing Compiny' . )
LONDON , Jan. 21. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The commotion
caused among the Salvationists in the United
States by the pending- removal of Dalllngton
Booth from the chief command of the Amer
ican Salvation army Is received by his col
leagues In London with surprise. The chief
secretaiy of the organization was seen at
the big headquarters of the army at Queen
Victoria street today.
"The change , " ho said , "Is made merely
In the course of ordinary routine. Our ex
perience has been that where a territorial
teader is left in one command for moje than
four or five years the tendency 'to get Into
a rut Is inevitable- , and the work stagnates.
That has not happened In the United States ,
but General Booth has laid down a rule that
after a certain parlod. territorial leaders
shall be changed about. It Is in pursuance
of that rule that Ballfngton Booth is to
leave the United States. Other territorial
leaders who have been between four and
five years In their appointments In Austra
lia , Scandinavia , India and other places are
also to be changed. "
"Have you heard of the probability of revolt
by the American Salvationists If Balllngton
Booth Is taken away ? "
"Wo have not any Information to , warrant
such belief. T can quite understand that hie
and Mrs. Booth's admirers in the United
State.1 are anxious not to lose them , and
perhapo their friends fancy that by raising
a ferment they will bo left there for another
spell , but there Is nothing beyond that likely
to occur. "
"Who la likely to succeed Balllngton
Booth ? "
"Nothing has been decided yet. The ap
pointment rests absolutely with Gensral
Booth , who io now In India. The change
la not likely to take effect for some months ,
anyway. "
"Is It possible that when ho hears of the
dlEccmtent provoked among American Salva
tionists by the removal of Balllngton Booth
the general will consent to extend the term ? "
"I don't bellcvo he will , for It would be
a bad precedent to break a regulation which
experience has taught us is essential to the
success of our work. "
WISHES MAY NOT II13 fiHATIKIEIJ.
Helelixtai ; Xot Iilkrly < o Voti > Heavy
\nvnl Aliiroi | > rl tl iiN.
LONDON , Jan , 21. The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says : . "The emperor's
speech and message of Saturday have fallen
very flat. If , as Is supposed , the letter waa
Intended to help forward a project which has
hon preparing to spend 100,000,000 or 200-
000,000 marks cin the navy , it Is hardly likely
to bueceed. Opinions In the government are
very much divided , while In parliamentary
circles those who are most desirous of incit
ing the emperor's wishes are not rangulne , "
The Standard has a Berlin dispatch
which says : "In the- coming navy debate
In the Hochstag government plans will be
revealed , but It Is unlikely that any credits
will bo demanded until next session. Un
confirmed rumors ore Abroad that Chan
cellor von Hohc-nlohe's condition Is pre
carious , owing to Ills ptrenuous opposition
to the emperor's naval plan. "
The Standard's Berlin correspondent says :
"Tho wsml-ofllclal newspaper ! ) publish a Pre
toria dlsmtch which says that President
Krueger has granted citizenship to the ult-
landers who supported him in the recent
crisis. There- are very few Englishmen
anung them. "
The Berlin correspondent of the Dally
News and of the Chronicle concur with the
view of the Times ) corespondent as to the
unlikelihood of the emperor's naval plan going
through.
Ac-quitted of tlie ( Ineen'N Murder.
YOKOHAMA , Jan. 21. Viscount Mulra ,
formerly Japanese minister to Coroa , and the
others charged with complicity In the Coroin
coup d' ctat , have been acquitted. Mulra ,
upon the allegation that he was In some de
gree responsible for the outbreak at Seoul ,
which resulted In the murder of the queen
of Coiea , was recalled , with the entire Japa
peso legation , and waa Indicted for the mur
der of the queen. He Is a noted scholar and
a lieutenant general In the Japanese army.
Ail in I rill Dull1)1 n i-l itllli the ( lueen.
LONDON , Jan. 21. Hear Admiral Dale ,
who has been' assigned to the command cf
the Hying squddron. dined with the queen
tonight. The squadron Is expected to BJ | ]
tomorrow ,
Ilnriicit ut ( lie SaiiteuKiimy ,
NIOBRARA , Neb , , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The boys' dormitory of the govern
ment school at Santee agency waa burned
latt night. This makes the third school
bulldlnc that bag burned there within a year ,
Hits i.v COXVUNTION.
.Sentiment UnniilnmtiH lhrrnx , < ir of tlic
NionrHKiinn Cniinl. .
CHICAGO , Jan. 21. Tlp | first annual con
vention of the National Association of Manu
facturers assembled today at Central Music
hall for a three-days' session , fully BOO delegates -
gates being present from all oactlons of the
country and representing- every branch of
trade.
Among the principal subjects to bo dis
cussed are the devising of ways and meins
for the re-establishment of reciprocal trade
agreements with foreign countries , the- rec
ognition arid control of the Nlcaraguan canal
by the United States ; the extension of the
United States commercial marine and the
establishment In South American capltalo anil
other desirable points cf expositions for the
dlrntay cf American products. Nearly all
the delegates iwo in favor of the exclusive
control of the canal by the United Slates
and It Is believed that 4 strong resolutions
to that effect will bo adopted. Among those
present are : T. H. Martin , secretary of the
Georgia Manufacturers' association ; cx-Unlted
States Senator Warner Miller of New York ;
II. Clay Evans and General Wlllard Warner
of Tennessee and Thomas Dolan of Philadel
phia.A .
A long but red hot pot of-rerolutlons on the
Cuban revolution have been prepared by the
Detroit Manufacturers' club and will be
presented to the convention. They are In
effect that Spain tins failed utterly In putting
down the- Cuban revolution , that on the con
trary the Cubans are gaining ground every
day ; that the wcrld Is waiting on the United
States to take the Initiative ! and that It Is
unjust to longer withhold the Tccognltlqn of
the belligerency of the Cubans.TThe president
Is requested to send n ringing message to
congress calling the attention of that body
to the need of Immediate action.
After President Thomas Iolan called the
convention to order , a resolution was adopted
inviting associate members nd other visitIng -
Ing manufacturers to take part In the pro
ceedings. Ml *
Pres.rUnt ! Dolan then readhis , address , his
remarks being frequently Interrupted by ap
plause. His reference to .thf policy of pro
tection to American Industries , the need ol
a more equitable tariff , and tuo advantage to
bs obtained by a return to. ths reciprocity
system of trade with foreign countries was
greeted with especial enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of his adores ? , the report
of the executive committee wall read by the
secretary. The report revloweJ the work of
the last year and a half ; touching briefly
on the efiorta made to Increase the mem
bership of thp organization and m-iklng
various recommendations. Tht report was
accepted on motion of Thomas McDdugall of
Cincinnati , and the various reoommcndatlonn
referred to the proper committees.
The president announcednttto membership
of the committees on resolutions , revision ol
the constitution , credentials , nominations , and
a general committee for questions of a mis
cellaneous character which/may come before
the convention. The convention then listened
to an able adJreM on "The Home Market"
by Thomas McDougall of Cincinnati.
Numerous resolution's Introduced during the
afternoon session were referred to commit
tees without debate. The session * was fchort ,
the better part of the evenligi , ) being given
up to committee work. (
TO 1IUILD Ul TIMS liLACIC IIIIjI.S.
Convention of Kepreneii ntlve Clllr.i-iiH
in Meet lit Dciultvooil.
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'HOT SPRING'S" , s. 'D. , , Jan. 21. ( Special. )
Colonel .Fred T. Evans , as ijnayor of Hot
Springs , has taken the Iea4 ] , , movq. that
will culminate Thursday in jit convention at
Deadwood , where plans for auractlijE tten-
tlon to the Black Hills region will be dis
cussed and an organized effortjln that direc
tion bo placed on foot. It Is Intended in a
measure to supplement the work of the Im
migration convention thatjinct'last week at
Mitchell , yet It will also offset the work of
that convention' In a dcgrqe. Colonel Evans
began the move by writing to the mayors
and other prominent citizens of the Black
Hills towns , and found them 'readily ' Intcr-
ejiled In the plan. Delegates' have been ap
pointed by the mayors , and Deadwood chosen
as the point for the convention ; It will be a
representative gathering of Black Hills men ,
and much good is expected to come from
the meeting.
KATIIKIL AXI1 SOX KATAM/V SHOT.
Work of Four .lliixki-d Men in South
Uukotu ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , .Jan. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) One of the boldest crimes ever
known in this state was committed twenty
miles northeast of here last'nightFour )
masked men entered a farm , house and shot
Andrew Erlcson and hls yoifng son. The
boy will dlo , but the "father'may recover.
The boy snatched the mask from ono of
the men and recognized him. but Is too ill
to Identify him. Two men In bed In an
upper room were too frlghtphed to come
downstairs. Whether robbery or murder
was the cause is unknown. The sheriff , with
a largo posse , has gone In i p'ursult of the
culprits. If found they w ll , probably be
lynched , as the fee-ling runs very high. This
Is thD fourth incident or ' tns | Kind in lint
vicinity. _ ( _ <
May Complete Their FJIIiiKH " ICnrly.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. IX , Jan , 21. ( Special. )
Members of the South Dak'ota delegation
In congress have interested themselves in
hastening the work of completing the plac
of Gregory county , which borders on Ne
braska. They write to parties hero that
they saw commissioner of the general
land olflce , who , although not haying ordered
the work made special , has agreed ( lot It
shall bo done at once. Accordingly the fores
In the o III co of the surveyor general nt
Huron has already commenced the work of
comparing the notes of the survey prepara
tory to drawing the plats. The work will bo
pushed as speedily as possible- order that
the squatters who have lived on the iJinl
for nearly six years may be enabled to make
entry of their land. This will be welcome
nown to the hundreds of .settlers , who have
exhibited great patience during the lo.np dn-
lay In purveying the county ) It I ? now prob
able they can make their entries at the
Chamberlain land office 7flllout May 1. If
the work of making' Ilio pjt5 | had taken Its
regular course entries couI4 liQt have been
made before December 1 ,
Government Orilerx Ijjirffe Slu-llx.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Jnn : 21. The Mid-
vale Steel company Ims received nn order
from the government for , { ( $ ,009 worth of
llr.st-cluss ( ht'llH. It IH sairt order for n
very largo number ot lower class shells was )
Klven to the Brooklyn p/ojuctlle company.
Charles J. Hnrrah , Jr. , pnecldcnt of the Mld-
vule comnany. Is in thuTwest. Vice Presi
dent nulllvnn Bald , when awtw nbout the
government's purchase , 'that there had not
been much work ordered fur Borne time , but
that the general feeling ( n . Rovcrnmental
clrcleH wan no doubt moving townnl more
liberal appropriations for * h lln nnd guns.
The government rm < ) not enough shells nnd
BUIIB of the modern cla n iq equlji the
cruisers already afloat ,
IIIH : Social Event.
NEW HAVUN , Conn. , Jnn , 21. The in-
miul festivities at Yale closed tonlsht with
the Jurlor promenade , which It- held at the
Second regiment armory. Fully 2,500 per-
Hon were piesent from nil parts pf Die
country , who came to New Haven Io ntu-inl
the blp event. The grand march 'na led
liy li , B. Garrison , "Jl. of Colorado BprlngH ,
Colo. , with Miss Elsie Fflrnarn , a uocloty
belle of the City of Kims.
I.uriru I , umber I'liuit Iltinieil ,
SALT LAKE , Jan. 21. A special from
Helena , Mont. , to the Tribune gays ; Shortly
after 9 o'clock this mornlnrr the Montana
Lumber and Manufacturing oonininy's
plant ami lumber yards were totally do.
aroyed by lire , entallliib' a , Jos of 1100,000 ;
partly Insured.
Movement of Oeenn VeMvulu , Jan , -I.
At New York Arrived Bovic , from Liv
erpool ; Manitoba , from London.
At San Francisco Arrived Coptic , from
Hong Kong and Yokohama , via Honolulu.
Departed Australia for HcnoHilu.
At Queenotown Arrived Mjjestle , from
N.ew York.
VOICE SHOULD BE FOR PEACE
America's ' Situation Enables it to Urge an
Appeal to Benson.
SAFETY OF THIS COUNTRY IS ASSURED
Clianneey Hepevr Deliver * nil Aililrexn
on the Snlijeet ( o the New York
liar AHNoelalloit In SCNNOII |
, nt Alhany.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Jan. 21. The nnnual.ses-
slon of tha State Bar association opened to
night In this city in the presence of a largo
number of auditors. The address ot the even
ing was delivered by Hon. Chauncey M.
Depew on "Patriotism nnd Jingoism ; the
Lawyer's Duty. " Ho said In part : "You
will not expect of mo a. technical discussion
of constitutions , codes or statutes. The needs
of the state or the country In these respects
will be ably presented In the papers which
will be read during your session. A meet
ing of the lawyers of this great common
wealth has a profounder meaning than sug
gestions for amendments to the laws or
facilities In procedures.
NATIONS SLOW TO LEARN.
"Tho best evidence of healthy public senti
ment , or rather of Christian civilization and
enlightenment In the law. Is that today tbo
man who Irses caste in the duel Is not he
who refuses , but he who challenges. While
this healthful advance In civilization and
this undoubted public aantlment supporting
It mark the new relations between individ
ual. ) there has been little if any
progress In the peaceful and lawful
and orderly settlement of International d s-
rutes , Involving communities. The barbar
ous , murderous and uncertain methods of
the ancient and of the mediaeval period still
prevail. The alarms of war agitate a world.
Tlut columns of our dally papers are > filled
with "cables and telegrams announcing-
rags of nations and the Imminence of their
flying at each other's th'ioats. The battle
blood which is the Inheritance of the ages
Is aflame for fight.
"Now Is the time for the profession to per
form a great work upon the lines of the law
yers of the- century In promoting Interna
tional arbitration. The principal dispute be
tween English speaking races which Is ag
itating the world calls for both practical
wisdom and legal acumen for Its solution.
There Is no dissent In this country from the
Monroe doctrine as promulgated by President
Monroj and interpreted by Jefferson , Mad
ison , Webster and Cnlhoun. Yet any one
who studies the Monroe doctrine will see
how , In each individual rase , except
where there is a flagrant violation , like
the French Invasion .of Mexico , , the applica
ble Interpretation of It should be the subject
of judicial determination. The president's
messigo to congress presanls a novel view of ,
the principle.
"The United States Is the only nation so
ultuatcd that It can with honor and safety
move upon the pathway of peace for an Inter
national court of arbitration. We _ have no
fear of the countries to the south or north of
the United States , and It Is 3,000 miles
across the ocean to tbe nearest seaport ot
any European power. So great has been
out prosperity because of 102 years of peace
und only eight of war ; so free have
we been from the strifes which' have ex
hausted the resources of Europe , that the
'taxing ' power of the government 4 has jiot
touched for any purpose the real and pel--
'sonal ' property represented in thlfe $70,000-
000,000 of accumulated wealth. According
to the. census of 1899 we have 0,200,000 fight
ing men. The experience of the civil war
has shown tlmt from them could be drafted ,
mobilized and instructed In three months ,
3,000,000 of soldiers. All the transports and
navies cJ the world could not land upon
our shores nn army which could march 100
miles from the seacoist and ever return tr
their ships. With all the v.-cr'.d In arms
against us , the vast Interior of our con
tinent , except in Its Industrial and economi
cal nhases. would know nothinc of the trou
ble and would never see a foreign uniform ,
except on a prisoner of war.
"Had there been an International court
of arbitration in the Venezuelan matter ,
Lord Salisbury could not have pleaded that
there was a boundary line embracing terri
tory so long and unquestionably held by
the British that they could not In honor
submit the question of their title to the
court. Both the Engl'sh nnd the Americans
have been educated to believe that though
anybody may make a claim upon any prop
erty , the court can be relied upon to dle-
mls.s the complaint If It is unworthy of be
ing entertained or disavow should there
bo any doubt , or If It considers the
matter ? , to adjust It upon the eternal
principles of justice and right. The idea of
securing at an early date an International
court representing amd embracing all the
nations of Europe and of North and South
America Is probably at present Utopian. It
lu possible- for Great Britain and the United
States , out of this present ' difficulty , to
evolve a tribunal of International law and
justice , which shall be In perpetual session ,
whose members shall bo selected with enich
care , whose dignity shall receive such recog
nition , and whoso reputation shall be so great
that each nation can submit to it any ques
tion In dispute and bow to Its decree with
tnfety and honor. "
The business cession will be held tomorrow.
The session will close tomorrow evening with
an address and a reception by Governor Mor
ton. _
\V1LI , LIST TJin OVI3UXOIl OUT.
Suit ApralnNt MliineHoltt OlIlelulH Par
tially DlNllllNNeil.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 21. H. A. Anderson , at
torney for the- plaintiffs In the suits brought
for $70,000 damages against Governor D. M.
Clcugh , Toms Blxby , his private secretary ,
L. R , Noyes , president of the Humane
society , and T. L. Wilson , In connection with
the suppression of the Needham-Moore prUc
fight , lias doclded to dismiss the actions to
far as Governor Clough and Tains Blxby are
concerned , and to prosecute them for all
they are worth against the other two de
fendants. The reason given for dismissing
the suit aganst ) the governor and his private
secretary Is that they were simply carrying
out the law. There is a hot fight promised
on the other cases.
DvatliH of 11 Day.
PORTLAND , Ore , , Jan. 21. Joseph Horace
Heaton , major and brevet brigadier general ,
U. S. A , , retired , died here last night , agcj
SO. He eerved with distinction In the Mexi
can war and the war of the rebellion. He
was born In Salem , Mara. , In 1815.
NEW YORK , Jan. 21 , William Pesto ol
the firm of Russell , Poste & Percy , died In
the Presbyterian hospital today while under
going an operation for appendicitis , Mr.
Pesto has been deputy attorney general of
the state for toveral years and was also a
member of the ti'ato civil nervlco commls-
slMi. Ho was born In Canton , N. Y. , forty-
two ycara ago , and always made that place
Ilia home.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2l.-Jacob Doelper , the
well known brewer , died today of heart
and kidney disease. He was 60 years old ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 21-A , I'age
Ilrawn. a leading architect , died today" ut
Uurllngnme from Injuries received In a run
away accident last October , He waa a son-
in-law of Judge Roger A. Prior of New
York.
WILMINGTON , Del. , Jnn. 2l.-George W.
Peeney , uKi'd Cl years , ono of the oldest and
best known locomotive engineers In die
country , died tiere yesterday. He was the
engineer of the locomotive that drew Abra
ham Lincoln to Washington for lilts In
auguration In 1BG1 , and'established the fust-
eat record made up to that tlmo.
ReriiiiuiN nnil XallveH In Conflict ,
BERLIN , Jan. 21 , The North German Ga-
zctte has a dispatch from the Cameroons say
ing several days fighting has occurred near
the station of Laundo between the garrison
and the insurgent natives of the German ter
ritory. Four German officers were wounded
and 0mn native troopers killed.
.vi'.si : cAtir.nr KIVK FIIUMUX.
Aceldrnt Happened When All ItntiKcr
WIIH Siippniril to He I'licneil ,
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 22. As the result of Hie
fire at 415 North Broadway tonight five fire
men are burled In the ruins and ono Is dead
at Mercy hospital. Four of the men In
the ruins arc thought to bo dead ,
na nothing can scan or heard
of them , white the fifth , Rhlnclmrt Miller , ot
Salvage corps No. 1 , can be heard , and It Is
hoped to secure him alive. Owney 1Une& ,
foreman of truck No. 0 , who was taken from
the burning building soon after the flrc
started , badly suffocated and cut , died while
being taken to Mercy hospital In nn ambu
lance. The dead are : Owney Hlnes , foreman
truck No. 0 ; Captain Gianvlllo and James
Rhoddy of Salvage corps No. 2 ; Milton Curly
of Salvage corps No. 1 ; Captain Staunton of
chemical No. 1.
The total loss causexl by water nnd flro
Is estimated at fully $200,000 , fully Insured.
Alee & Co. pl.ica their loss nt about JlfiO.-
000 and It Is thought the loss on the build
ing will amount to $50,000. Several thou
sand dollars damage was done to the stock
ot Jordan < fc Co. , n cutlery firm nt 417 North
Broadway.
The lire broke out at 10:30 : in the
basement ot the four-story building at 415
North Broadway , occupied by Alee & Co. ,
dealers In optical , surgical nnd electrical In
struments. The flro worked Its way up to
the roof and roon broke through , threatening
adjoining buildings. All the lire companies
In the business portion of the city were soon
on the scene and the flames wcro soon gotten
under control , when the top floor caved In ,
pinning down four firemen who were at
work there. The men were covered by broken
beams , flooring , show cases and a largo quan
tity of the stock , which was oat ablaze again
by the crash.
All the firemen available were- put to work
t ) rescue fellow firemen and several streams
were turned on the burning heap , from
which could bo heard cries for help. Finally
all the voices hut one were stilled. Whether
the flames had reached the other thre-a and
entled their agonies Is not known. The men
who were entombed belonged to salvage
corps No. 2 and chemical 'No. 1 , Captain
Glanvlllc. Rhlnehart Miller nnd James R.
Hoddy belonged to the salvage corps and
Milton Curly to the chemical company. Early
In the progress of tha flro , Owney Hlncs of
truck No. G was rescued from the second
floor , badly cut by flying glass and suftocatil
by smoke. The total loss by flre and water
Is estimated at about $200,000 on stock and
building. One quarter of this Is on the
building , which Is owned by Charles Mc-
Clure. The property Is fully Insured.
The firemen worked Incessantly to rescue
their entombed comrades , but were unable
to reach them up to 1 o'clock , when It was
thought four of the men were surely dead ,
as noth'ng could be seen or heard of them.
The fifth , Rhlnohart Miller , a member ol
salvage corps No. 2 , who is pinned down
on vtop of a shelf , can be heard by his com
rades , but they cannot reach him yet. The
firemen are making every effort to keep
the flames from reaching their burled com
rades and are pouring great quant ties of
water on the ruins. Owney Hlnes , foreman
ot trucK company No. G , died In the. am
bulance- while being taken to Mercy hos
pital.
George Rucker , a member ot chemical
company No. 1 , was caught , but was after
ward rescued by Cbarlee Bradley of Salvage
corps No. 1 and other members of the com-1
pany. The men who were killed were all
In the rear ot the store near the alley on )
the , .flrst and , .secqnd fjoor when the crash
came. The cause of the crash was the con
struction of the building. On every floor
above the flrst , for the purpose of' lighting
the Interior ; large skylights led ib the roof.
The glass and casings of the skylight broke
under the ha.it end fell , carrying the floorIng -
Ing In the rear cf the store with It. The men
being at work underneath were caught , and
owing to the mass of debris the firemen
cannot get at them.
At 1:30 : Wednesday the firemen succeeded
In rescuing Rhlnehart Miller , who was taken
to St. John's hospital. Hs ! left arm was
broken and his body badly bruised , but ho Is
not fatally Injured. The firemen are now
working at the pile of debris with the pros
pect of soon getting out the bodies of the
missing men , who are undoubtedly dead.
At 2:15 : a. m the firemen have cleared
away considerable of the debits which Is
plied on top of their comrades and faint cries
can be heard from the heap , which Is cell
ing high. One of the men said ho could
rcccgnlzo the voice of Captain Staunton nnd
they are redoubling their efforts to get the
In prisoned ones out.
It will take several hours to get to the
bottom of the wreckage , where It Is hoped
to find the four men alive.
EXl'RHIMKXT I'UOVKD FATAL.
f
Cylinder Containing GIIH Explode * *
anil Wrrcl N n Liiirtre Factory.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Jan. 21.--A terrific
e-xploslon occurred this fprenoon on the
second floor of the four-story brick bullJIng
owned and partially occupied by English &
Merslck , makers .and . .dealers in carriage
hardware. The explosion was followed by
the almost Instant outbreaking of flrc and
in a few seconds the three upper storias
wcro In flames. It Is stated that at the
time of the explosion there wcro forty
persons at work In the building and It was
seemingly Impossible for all of them to
escape. Three minutes btoro the explosion
the occupants of the several cilices In the
front of the building" were seen at their
desks and it is almost certain that tomeof
them lost 'heir lives. The flrc in en were
helpless In their efforts to gave any of
the burning building and confined themselves
to saving surrounding property In the thickly
settled districts.
The explosion which caused tha Ore blow
out the ontlie front of the building and
smashed glass In adjacent and nearby places.
It was followed five minutes later by a
second explosion , less severe than the flrst ,
but which cause 1 the crowd to scatter in
al1 directions. The explosion was caused by
gas with which experiments were being
made. Some time ago a company of New
York capitalists began the making ot a new
gas containing a combination of lima and
salt , and which Is very explosive. It was
Intended to supply small consumers with
cylinders of the gas calculated to laet six
months. Recently the gas has been tested
and was found to be satisfactory , but highly
explosive , On the floor \\liero the explosion
occurred there were twenty men at work.
Following Is a lift of the casualties ; Jad
Joseph Hauser , raaciilnlit ; William Stev
ens , bookkeeper ; Toot , workman , In
jured James T , McNeil , machinist , badly
cut about the head and shoulders ; F , Pflag-
Inr. hndlv Imrncrl ; Alexander Kroh. foreman.
burned about the head and upper part of
the body ; Frank C. RIchter , laborer , bruised
and cut ,
The explosion took place In P/lagler't )
warcrcoms , where the gas tank was being
tested , Hauwr , who was doing the work ,
uau killed Instantly , his body doing terribly
mangled. Two bodies , supposed to bo those
of William Slovens , bookkeeper , and a lad
named Toot , were taken from the ruins after
the flro had been subdued.
I'allliini ISnronfe ( o St. Ioiilx.
ST. LOUIS , Jon. H. A cnbla from Home to
Archbishop Kuln announce * ] that the pal
lium , the Insignia of archcplscopul tank , IH
now on Its way la St. Louis. The papal
messenger , Bishop Slianley of North Da
kota , and his precious burden will arrive
here next Tuendav. The archblKhop will
cull a meeting of Hie clergy tlioitly to
make arrangements for the Invitations of
church dignitaries to the ceremony of In-
vejtlture. It IH almost dt-fltltely settled that
the event will not take place until next
May ,
riiHHcilKfrH All Hitcnpcd Injury.
OliOHQirrOWN , Tex. , Jan. 21.-AI Hutto
station today , on the line of the Interna
tional & Great Northern railroad , a stock
rain crashed Into the rear end of the north
bound St. Louis passenger train. Henry
Mannlu , engineer on Urn stock train , and
Iwo ( ramps were crushed to death , Tlioush
lie rear Pullman car was wrecked , the rn -
BcnBcra escaped injury. A heavy foj ? mo-
vailed.
DEPOT AT NINTH AND FARNAM
Stnto Board of Transportation Makes a
Formal Order in the Ooso ,
WORK TO BEGIN WITHIN THREE MONTHS
Heclte tlic XeeeHMlty of Mir
Structure nnil IMrcet the Ter-
inliiiil Coiiiiinny ti > I'roeeeil
Without Delay.
LINCOLN , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) H was.
4:30 : p. m. before the members ot the State
Board of Transportation got together this
afternoon. The full board , comprising Chair
man Hugcno Moore , I-and Commlssloncr-
Russell , Treasurer Hartley , Attorney General
Churchill end Secretary of Stnto Piper , Sec-
rctailes Sutherland , Farrcll and Dllworth ,
were all present. The meeting was ono ad
journed from yesterday nnd was for
the purpose ot voting upon the findings and
Issuing the order to the Omnha Bridge and
Terminal company and the defendant rends.
Chairman Moore said , In calling the meetIng -
Ing together , that ho had understood the * .
adjournment was only for the purpose ot ex
amining the findings which had been pre
pared by the attorney general. Mr. Piper
and Mr. Husscll both said that they wcro
now In favor of the findings ordering th *
Terminal company and defendant roads to
build a union depot.
In explaining his vote on the question.
State Auditor Moore said that at no tlmt
lud ho been opposed to such a location for
a union depot in Omaha as a majority ol
the citizens of that town might desire. Bui
the facts In the matter were as followo !
Lite yesterday afternoon , nnd but a short
time previous to the meeting of the board , a.
typewritten manuscript containing thlrty-onl
pagoa was placed In his hands by Attornej
General Churchill , who Informed him thai
it was the findings of the board. When tin
meeting was called , the members of tin-
board were asked to vote then and then
upon whether or not the order prepared bj.
the attorney general should ho served upoi
the Omaha Brldgo and Terminal company ani
the defendant roods. Mr. Moore said hi
desired to read every paper before he signed
It. For this reason ho wlshc.I to take tin
paper homo with him last night nnd real
and digest the contents , which he had dona
and , as ho understood , other members or
the board had done likewise. He had found
nothing In It to which he could not subscribe
and ho was glad to do FO at the present
time. Mr. Moore said further tint ho hat
attended every meeting of the board ol
transportation In Omaha , and had listened
with great Interest to all the tcstlmonj.
which had bean submitted , The depot sltr
named In the filndlngs was perfectlj.
satisfactory to him and at no time had hi.
ever had any objections to the means em
ployed by the boird , but only to the manner
of railroading a document through wlthou'li
reading It , as hod been fciiRgested yesterday
by a portion of the board. He said that it
had been cliculated In Omaha In some ot
the clubs that ho was opposed to the depot
project. He desired to denounce that as a
deliberate falsehood. By the press ho 'Wanted
to be iput squarely before the -people as onff
at all times ready to afford Omaha with-
evcry"faclllty needed In the line of depot-
accommodations' . At'n0' ' ; tmi ! .had he over"
sbught to handicap the 'board * In any of Iti
actions. He desired to uid the people of
Omaha , through the board , In every way laMs -
Ms power.
WHAT THE FINDINGS ORDER.
The following amendments to the finding *
were submltUd by Attorney Ccno-al Ch'icchlll :
"We further find that It Is usual and
customary for railroads In cities the Elzci-
of Omaha and larger to adopt the use of
union passenger depots for the convenience of
themselves nnd for the convenience of the
public. We further find that of the elglit
companies entering , receiving and discharging-
passengers tncrcat out uirce. ino union
Pacific , Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy and Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , have
tracks or depot facilities In Omaha , the rest
having adopted and are using one or the
other of theeo companies' tracks and
facilities , and It Is necessary for th'o-
convenlcnco of both the public and the-
boveral railroads entering Omaha that u union
passenger depot should be established and
useJ by all railroads entering said city ot
Omaha , Neb. "
The findings of Attorney General ChurchIll -
Ill , bleed on voluminous evidence , arc as-
follows :
"First That the depot facilities at Tenth
street , between Marcy and Mason streets.
In tbo city of Omaha , operated by the Omaha ,
Union Depot company , and used as a pas
senger depot by the Union Pacific Railway-
company , the Ch'cago , Burlington & Qulncy
Railroad company , the B. & M. Railroad
company , the Chicago , Rock Inland & Pa
cific Railroad company , the Chicago , Mil
waukee & St , Paul Railroad company and
the Northwestern Railway company , to bo
Insufficient , Incommodious and entirely wantIng -
Ing In Its material parts as a union pas
senger dcpct In a city llko tlut ot Omaha ,
even were It used by but one company , in
stead of by five companies.
"Second Wo find the location of said so-
called union depot on Tenth street , between
Marcy and Mason Btreett' , In the city of
Omaha , Neb. , to bo such that the union depot -
pot building , partly constructed by the
Omaha Union Depot company , fronts upon
the Tenth street viaduct , the main entrance
to which. If completed , would bo from
the top of the viaduct , twenty-six feet above-
the track level or the street below the via
duct. This would necessitate a rise or de
scent of gald twenty-six feet In go'ng to
cr from a train , either by the ptalrs or
elevator , a great Inconvenience to the trav
eling public. Wo further Mud that said
viaduct Is but sixty feet In w'dth between
the curb lines , upon which there are two
motor line tracks. And that going with a
team either to or from the business or resi
dence portion of the city of Oniulm to said
partly constructed depot , If completed , would ,
necessitate the leaving of Tenth street at
Jones street , then going cast to Seventh
street , thence south two blocks to Marcy _
street , crossing twelve or fifteen track * ) ,
then west to the depot ; or , go down from
tlio Tenth etrect viaduct upon an Incline *
bridgeof twenty-six feet fall , which wo
find would be both dangerous and of great
Inconvenience to tha public.
NINTH STREET SITE.
"Third Wo find the location of tlio pro
posed union depot at and upon Ninth street ,
and abutting upon Farnam and Harney
streets , in fcald city of Omaha , to bo a slta
which would not only bo readily accessible
fiom all parts of Die city , and without crossIng -
Ing railroad tracks , and would not necessi
tate such a descent from the street in order
to enter a train. Such a depot would ba
more pcceeslblo than one constructed at
Tenth and Marcy streets , und would bo far
moio tecuro against danger to the traveling
public in going to and from trains , and
\vculd bo of grea'ur convenience to the public.
And wo do further find tlmt having regarded
all the railroads entering Into Omaha and
their location Unit the Ninth street slt
would bo far more convenient for the sev
eral railroads to have and enjoy an a union
pauFcngor depot than the Tenth and Marcy
streets slto.
"Fourth Wo find that the several railroads
entering into Ornaha have themselves and
for their own convenience adopted tlio sys
tem of union depots , as they usually have
In most of the larger towns and cities
throughout this country. This wo find has
been doneas , Is stated In the answer of the
Milwaukee road , on account of the conven
ience to themselves and to the public , as well
aa tlio lessening to the companies of the
cost of construction , maintaining and oper
ating such depots. This system hug been
adopted an Is t > ho\sn , bptlt In the use of tlm
Webster street depot , where wo find tha
tliref roads lining the eaino istructuro , and tlit
several roads using the Tenth and Masoj