Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 22, 1896, Image 1
Tin i' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 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. _ 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 * ( CopyrlRht , 1S96. by Press Publishing Company. ) 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. ' ' " ' '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