THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUKE 30 , 3871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBNUTG , MATICJI 10 , 1896. COPY JJTV.ID CENTS. HAS GOMEZ PENNED IN AGAIN Woylcr Explains the Military Condition of Cuba at Present. HIS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN IS PLAIN Will Drive the Inmiruentu to Cover | Iteforc the Unlny Senxoii lie- Kins , Wlilrli AVIll SiiMteiiil tlneriitlonN. ( Copytlfilit. 1SOO , by Tress Publishing Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , March 9. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Gin- cral Veyler gave to mo today ten minutes of the olxtccn hours ho habitually devotes to work dally In order to describe the military pltuatloa In Cuba. The general , ls a remarkably good person to Interview. Ho speaks rapidly , always lethe the point , without a superfluous word. In directness of utterance and Intelligence of ex- prcsulon of Ideas the governor-general IE fully equal to the moot distinguished Individ uals I have Interviewed In the United States and Europe. He has the same clear cut method of t'peech ; is ox-President Harrison and 1'rlnco Bismarck. General Weylcr expressed hlmyolt as pleased with tbo Interview with him pub lished In the World last Wednesday and re ferred to the cabled reports ot the mesngo of Infanta Eulallo to the World , and to that from Premier Canovaa , which Is quoted In today's Havana newspapers. 1 requested Gen eral Weyler to explain to the World the mil itary situation , especially as regards the provinces of Plnar del Rio and Havana. "Tho Insurgents no longer exist In force In the provinces of Havana and Plnar del Rio , " General Woylcr said. "They have been crowded eastward , and ! ore beyond tl.o Matanzas border. There are rebels In those provinces , but they are In groups ot five , ten or twelve. The stopping of work on the plantations left the laborers with out the means of subsistence. They 'go out * to procure food. "Tho general condition of the people Is tiad , oa a result of the destruction of prop erty by Gomez and Maceo. The people of the United States have no comprehension of the great extent of the destruction by fire ot property of noncombatants In the formerly prosperous provinces of Havana and Plnar del Rio. I Issued an order Sat urday providing for the restoration of order In those provinces , and I anticipate no more serious trouble In them. WHEREABOUTS OF THE REBELS. "Gomez Is near the central part of the province of Santa Clara. The latest In telligence placed him near Jlcotea , on the railway , half way between San Domingo and Santa Clara. Jicotca Is about 145 miles from Havana. Gomez Is being prcosed hard by General Pando's column. "Macco was last reported in the southern part of Matanzas province , south of Jovcl- lanes , between Cuevltas and Claudia. He has been turned from the line of march cast- ward by my columns , and apparently la mov ing as rapidly as possible to the great Swamp ot the Shoo for shelter. "Lacret's band Is separated from that of t Maceo. It was last reported at a point two leagues or so north of Jaguey Grande. The combined forces of Macco and L.icret had two encounters yesterday with my columns. There were more than 8,000 rebels altogether. "Oulntln Handera Is In the Clenfucgos district , between Rodas and Yaguarlsnas. "This completes the list of large bands ot rebels In Cuba. "Gomez will endeavor to flnd rest in the wild district of country east of Santo EG- plrltu , and In the southern part of Puerto Principe province. Mncco will strive to reach the wilderness In Santiago province. "I expect to bo able to report In a short time that Matanzns province is free from ; any considerable rebel bands. Tharo Is none now within eighty miles of Havana. "At no previous period have the Insurgents been pressed as now. The present campaign baa lasted only a little over three weeks. At the same rate of progress the Insurgents will be driven east of Santa Esplrltu In three weeks more. " General Weyler , remarking that I could best obtain an understanding of the military operations by Inspecting the staff map , di rected me Into an adjoining room , where his chief of staff. Lieutenant General Ochando , nnd several Junior members were at work. General Oclmndo , the youngest man of all , IB of medium height , has delicate , refined features and looks the typical staff ofllcei nccuHomcd to brain work , although ho won his rank by military service. A long table etood In the center of the room , on which lay a complete map of Cuba , perhaps twelve feet long. Every town and village Is marked on a white background. HEMMED IN BY PINS. General Ochando explained the method of locating the Spanish troops and the rebels. Steel pins , two Inches long , with round , black headu , such as ara used by women to fasten bonnets and veils , were pricked Into various paints. Small pieces of red paper , like miniature flags , were attached to many pln . Each ono represented a Spanish column , with Its name , route and the com mander's name written on It. A blue flag on a pin repreicntlng Maceo's force , a white flag , Lacret's. ' Seven Spanish columns , ac cording to the flags , were about Lacret. Macco hud no flag between him and the great uwampa In Santa Clara province. The flag representing Gomez and his force stood pricked In the map near Jicotca. About It htoiiil pricked * In thu map ton red flags , rep resenting as many Spanish columns. Gomez is surrounded completely , according to the disposition of the troops today. General Ochando courteously explained the method employed to keep track of the army. He 1st Immediately directing the movement in Matanzas , He Informed mo that General I'ando Is commanding the troops about Gomez. Movements of troopa to Puerto Principe will begin now , he said , According ige to the Inclination I obtained at the palace today , the government expects lo drive all the largo bauds of rcbclu Into the mountain ous , heavily Umbered country east of Santo Esplrltn , before the rainy neasx > n , which , of necessity will end the campaign , I have nbtiilned much rc-llable Information from Pliiur del Rtn and Havana provinces , which mines from neutral sources , s.Hi agrees with the foimal statement of the government general. Five or ten mounted men can ridenbout , burn and destroy just cis the bandits used to rob and escape be fore the prcKcnt rcbc-lllon began , There are ouch email bandy which the government propones to try to control by civil guards , asa announced In General Woylor'H proclama tion yesU'rduy. DETAILS OP1 niSLOADO'S HURTS. Additional details arc received In the Delgado case , previously reported. Jose Gregorlo DolKJdo , owner of the Dolores sugar plantation , five inlley from Jnruco sta tion , on the Matanzafl railway , and forty- live miles from Havana , complained to Ccu- nul Geneial Williams that his nephew , Dr. Jose Manuel Dclgado , was attacked on the * plantation last Wednesday by ncveral volun teers. Ho received thico machete wounds nIn the face and a bullet through the thigh. Itelgado resided fur a long tlmo In Now York , A nephew was graduated at Bolle- vucs ' { 'he captain general was Immediately notified of this Incident by tie ) consul gen era ) . Ho expressed surprise , and Immedi ately telegraphed to Jaruco and Jlntnoa for Infornutloti. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. Ciihnii XeUK Via Ma.lrl.l. MADRID , March 9. A dlspitch received hero from official sources In Havana says that Colonel Vicuna ha > defeated Maceo * lth a IOEI ot seventy-two killed and n great number of wounded , The Spanish troopa also captured 210 horsen and a large luantlty of arms. The 8p.tnl.irln.lir last only twenty-two wounded , arc still purtulug the enemy. I IIIJI'OHT MANY SMALL .SKIUMISIII2S. Appronchlncc iv nretllc lle- tiiri'ti CoiitenilltiR l''oreex. HAVANA , March 9. The Insurgent bands commanded by Napoles , Alberto Rajas , Machado and Alcman , In obedience to or ders from General Gomez , have left the dis trict ot Placetas , province of Santa Clara , and have moved Into the province of Ma- tanzns. Other Insurgent forces will assem ble at Zuazo and near Placetas , In order , It Is said , to protect the passage ot the In surgent forces under Gomez nnd Macco through the Qucmado Grande on their way eastward. The Insurgents have burned the planta tion and buildings at Cabalguan , In the Trin idad district of Santa Clara. The Insurgents have burned the splen did plantation of Arco Vp Iris with Its buildings , province ) of Havana , and hanged three peaceable countrymen. General Arola Is continuing his advance through the province ot Santa Clara , In pursuit of Gomez. His vanguard , at San tiago , under the command of Colonel Fran ces , had a skirmish with the Insurgents' rear guard nnd Colcncl Hernandez Is be lieved to have cut off the retreat of the Insurgents back Into the province of Ma tanzas. The column of troopa under Colonel Galbls Is going In the direction of Pando. The guerilla forces of Calabazar , In the district of Sngua la Grande , have been en gaged with the Insurgents under Dclgado. The latter left ono killed on the field and the guerillas , In pursuing the enemy , met near the plantation of Orients the Insur gent band commanded by Ruperto Sanchez. The Insurgents left five killed behind them. General Prat , whllo on his way from Bou- querones to Aguada , has boon engaged with a numerous band of Insurgents under Quln- tln Bandcra. The troops had two wounded nnd pursued the enemy In the direction of Bnncisi , Colorado and Carlllo. The military governor of Matanzas re ports that there exists at the plantation of Saratoga and on the banks of the river Aura many binds ot Insurgents belong ing to the forces of Mac o. which were fought by Colonel Vicumla a day or so ago. These hands are reported to be In a demoralized condition and without ammu nition. The column of troops commanded by Colonel Molina , coming from Palma , met the Insurgents1 scouts near the river Aura. The main force of the enemy was said to bo encamped some distance away. Mlro , Lacret , Zeyae , Garcia and Accbea , the In surgent leaders , are said to be with Maceo. Colonel Lopez , at the head of three com panies of Infantry , advanced upon the left flank of the enemy. Major Lopez , with two companies , movcdV upon the right flank , and Colonel Molina , advancing upon the enemy's front , captured the Insurgent po sitions at Vista Hermosa and the planta tions of Trinidad , San Jose and Atrevldo. The Insurgents retreated and the firing was kept up for three hours , with great loss to the enemy. The troops had four men seriously wounded and seteral men slightly wounded. Near Guanajay , In the province of Plnar del Rio , the Insurgents huve attacked a mixed train , which was guarded by a de tachment of soldiers. The Insurgents wcro repulsed with a loss of seven killed. The military governor of San Cristobal , in the province ! ot Plnar del Rio , reports that the Insurgent leader Perlco Delgado , with GOO men. has overrun the district , burning everything In his path. Ho was pursued by the troops and two of the enemy were killed , among them being the Insurgent lieutenant Leon. A band of 200 Insurgents near Palaclo has hangeei ono pacific countryman. Several more small bands of insurgents in this province are negotiating to surrender. Maximo Gomez Is reported to b ? at Se- borucal In person. A store keeper at Ce- brlan has been plundered of J400 and orders Issued to burn hls store. General Weyler will remove his headquarters to the city of Matanzas In order to facilitate his direction of operations after the direction of the main force of the Insurgents has passed Into Santa Clara. XOTA1ILKS ON TUIAL FOIl SWINDLING Two AeiVKpnper Men Ainoiif ? the PARIS , March 9. The trial of Armand Rcsenthal ( Jacques St. Cere ) , Count Lionel Werthcr de Cestl , M. Balemsl , a banker ; Ulric do Celvrey , formerly editor of the Echo de L'Armee ; M. Poldebar de la Bruyero and M. Szydlowsky , charged with black mailing Max Lebaudy , the young million aire who died recently In the military hos pital al Aincllo Les Raines , out of largo sums of money and by the most cruel frauds , was commenced here today. Rosenthal was formerly connected with the Paris Figaro and was cot respondent In this city for aNew Now York newspaper. During his latter days Lebaudy was defended against his enemies by Mile. Marsey , the well known Patlrlan actress , to whom ho wished to leave his fortune , but who refund to accept It. Each charge will bo examined separately and the cape promises to be Interesting , al though It Is believed nearly all the facts In the case have been made public , and they show that Ulrlc de Cevroy alone must have defrauded the young conscript out of over 1,000,000 francs. The brothers do Clvrl were the flrst taken to bo examined. Mile. Marsy , the actress to whom Lebaudy left his fortune , was present attired In deep mourning. She testified that M. Lehaudv told her that the de Clvrls attacked him bcciuso ho refused to give them 5,000 francs for their paper , the Echo do L'Armee. General Borsermct testified that Joseph do Clvri's attitude bellkened his having askce ) a favor of Lebaudy and that be had been refusoj. WILL LEND CHINA MANY MILLIONS. Aiijilo-Gerinuii Hymlleiite. Complete * * ArriiiiKeiuentH for tile Deal. LONDON , March 10. The Times' financial article says ; "Arrangements point to the completion of an Anglo-German syndicate to yobtain a Chinese loan of 10,000,000 , which will possibly bo Issued In two Installments , Wo sincerely hope that there will be no hitch In the arrangement , because the Influence which Russia has already acquired In China much concerns other nations , " The financial article also says : "From what wo hear , the Baltimore & Ohio recon ! struction plan will require nearly 20,000- ' 000. " The Berlin correspondent of the Stand , aril says ! "The Chinese loan has been con cluded at G per cent , repayable In thirty-six years , and secured on customs receipts. This la a brilliant victory of the Anglo-German over the French syndicate. " Ceneriil Ilooth Itetnriih to London , LONDON , March 9. General Booth of the Salvation army arrived hero unexpectedly today. He came overland from llrlndlslx In responto to urgent appeals from headquar ters for his advice regarding the American situation. The genera ) did not go to head quarters , but has been closeted with Brain- well Bocth ever since hl& return. \aUvex Allaek the Iliiteh. TUB HAGUE , March 9. It Is announced here that a Dutch military patrol hat , been attacked by the Alchlnez , near Anagatoetl , Island of Sumatra , Eight Dutch soldier * were killed nnd lUc olllrers nnd twenty-one men were wounded. The Alchlnez lobt B'X cf their leadcrc and thlrty-tevi-n nun killed and wounded. HrrvlNlii'K oit I he Move. LONDON , March 10 , A special dispatch from Cairo says ; Osniau Dlgna has left Omduaman for Cucculu to lake command i' the dervishes. A dUpntch from Rome say # General Buldlssera Imc vent a detachment to the relief of Cuamla. Departing foi the Seal ST. JOHNS , N F. , March 9.-Tho seal fishery Ii being prosecuted vigorously , T o kteamcrg left today for the Ice fields , taking 8.000 men. ! li ! ) ri ! UIIM tinInlliirnrii. . LONDON. March P.- United Stales Ambas- tador Bayard Is ufTcrlnK from - a flight It- tack cf 1'illucnzn DEFY POLICE AND SOLDIERS Mob of Twelve Thousand at Bilbao Attack an American Consulate , STARTED BY A GANG OF YOUNG MEN the Oflleerw with Sioiion ntul to lIUiicrHC Until the Oeii iVArnu-N ClutrKeil Driivtu Sworil * . BILBAO , Spain , March 9. There was an other anti-American riot hero today and It was of greater Importance than the previous so- called patriotic disturbances , caused l > y the action of the congress of the United States In regard to Cuba. About 12,000 people took part this afternoon In the popular demon stration. The excitement was stnrtod by a group of young men at a street corner , who began cheering every soldier who passed by. Their conduct was soon Imitated by other groups of people , until every soldier seen was cheered by the crowds , and some musicians who refused to repeat the national nntlicm were hustled , beaten and otherwise maltreated. The excitement Increased and many groups formed In the main streets , cheering for Spain and denouncing the United States. The authorities did everything possible to main tain order. Almost the entire pollco force was turned out as ooon as the populace as sumed a threatening aspect and the rioters \vero dlE-porecd again and again. Eventually , however , the mob became so numerous and excited that the pollco wcro almost helpless. After the flrst demonstra tion of sympathy with the army , the crowds had armed themselves with sticks and cud gels and their numbcra were so great that the pollco were swept aside and nn Immense crowd gathered on the leading thoroughfare and marched toward the residence of the American consul , shouting , "Long live Spain , " "Down with the Yankees. " On their way to the consul's residence they hurled stones through the windows of stores and private residences , overturned n number of vehicles , pulled several mounted policemen from their horses and generally behaved In the most threatening manner. Stores dealing In American goods received the most attention from the mob and the windows of the consul's house were badly shattered , although the pollco defended the building. STARTED FOR THE CONSULATE. The mob then proceeded In the direction of the United consulate , evidently In tending to stone that building as well. But the authorities had taken the precaution to send a strong force of pollco to guard that building and another detachment of pollco was stationed acroas the streets leadIng - Ing to the consulate. Therefore , when the mob neared the United States consulate. It was confronted by the police with drawn swords. The mob halted and then began pelting the police most vigorously with stones and pieces of brick. The policemen , however , held their ground and a squad of the officers charged the rioters. The latter began by firing pistols at the policemen , two of whom were wounded. This caused the police to charge In a body , and , using their swords with good effect , the rioters were dispersed , yelling and hooting at the authorities and shouting "Down with the Yankees" and "Long live Spain. " The police , who made a number of arrests , experienced considerable difficulty In escort ing their prisoners to the depot. During the whole afternoon there was more or less dis turbance. It was decided to keep both tle ) police proper and the gendarmes confined to the barracks until further orders , oa there seems to be danger of another outbreak. The United States consulate Is now guarded by a strong detachment of gendarmes , armed with carblnefc , revolvers and swords , and they have Instructions to protect the consulate at any cost. REPORTS FROM MADRID. MADRID , March 9. The turbulent element In the city of.Bilbao . which created dis turbances yesterday , continued to defy the authorities today and made violent demon stration In spite of the armed threat of the gens d'armes. Disorders were renewed near the American consulate and a determined effort was made to reach the building where the consulate Is located. The gens d'armes showed equal determination to frustrate this attempt and succeeded. But this was not done without a serious collision between the mob and the gens d'armes , In which twenty of the former are known to have been Injured , though It Is not slated any fatalities resulted. Nine of the gens d'armes wcro also Injured. With this rebuff the mob drew off. But the Inhabitants of Bil bao are still in a turbulent mood and the police authorities find it necessary to make every precaution to guard against Injury being done to the United States consulate. Elsewhere In Spain the situation bears a more tranquil aspect and the question of the 'action of the United States on Cuba Is regarded In a calmer mood. A report found currency today that the United States minister , Mr. Taylor , had left Madrid , but this proved to ba wholly with out foundation. A dispatch from Havana says the Insur gents are In a demoralized condition and seeking flight toward the eastward portion of the Island. TrlnlH Coin-lulled. BERLIN , March 9. The espionage _ trlal at Lelpslc , which has attracted much atten- tlon , was ended today with the sentencing of Schlren , a Luxemburgcr and the chief de fendant , to seven years' Imprisonment. Pfelf- fer was sentenced to two years and Rlng- bauer to one year's Imprisonment. The evi dence showed that a Frenchman named Mon- tler , the most Important culprit , has evaded arrest. The prisoners were Montler's tools and he received his orders from the mlnle- tcr of war , the main object being to obtain samples and detailed knowledge of the new German rllles. Illil > ert Will Not A bill rale. ROME , March 9. The Trlbuna today de nies that King Humbert has expressed Ills Intention to abdicate. The report grow out- of the fact that the king Eald : "My son may negotiate with the Negus , but I will never dose so , " The Trlbuna also publishes an anti- French article headed "Indecency and In solence , " durlpg which It protests against French interference In Italian affairs and declares that Franco Is actuated by Implac able hatred of Italy. Uruiiii Inelilent 3lttf lit * llHiiNcil | Of , LONDON , March 9. It Is stated here today that In view of the discussion of the Venezuelan question being on at Washington between the British ambassador , Sir Julian 1'auncefoto , and the Venezuelan minister , Scnor Andrade , and possibly Secretary Olnoy , the Uruan Incident ( the arrest of a British police inspector and the hauling down of the British lag ! In the disputed territory ) may flrst be disposed of. lthlne 0iit of ItN HankN , BERNE , March 9. MoIUng and hea\y rains have occurred in the Bernese oberland. The Rhino has overflowed at Lode and Marteaux , Inundating time places. Railroad communi cation with both towns has bean stoppej , h'lv ThoiiNiinil Alia out Starved , LONDON , March 10. A Constantinople dUputch to the Chronicle nays : The Arneil- cans aie keeping 6,000 people barely olive at Murabh with a weekly dole ot 3 pence each. Thirty ThuiiHiinil on n Strike. VIENNA , March 9. The number of col- Her * on strike at Ostrau and Karvlnos Is Increasing and there are no30,000 out , Vluiuriu StiirtM for NU-e. LONDON , March 9. Queen Vlctoila anfl her eulte started for Nice today. AS TO MAMTOIIA'S ' SCHOOLS. VCTV 1'linno of th * Sltmttlon In Ciiii- nilit'M A Tnlr < i. OTTAWA , Ont. , March 0. The Manitoba school question assumed a now And Interest ing phase today when Blf Charles Tupper arose In the House of Commons and read a telegram from Premier Greonway of Manitoba to Sir Donald Smith , who recently visited Winnipeg upon a mission ot peace. Green- way's telegram wai In reply to one from Sir Donald , and read : "Winnipeg Man. , March 2. Your telegram has received ino t careful consideration br myself and col leagues ahd while fully appreciating all you say , It Is quite clear to us that we can only proceed to Ottawa for the purpose of holding' a conference on official Invitation of the Dominion Rovornrncnt. I fully ap preciate your very kind offices In this mat ter. " Sir Charles Tupper added : "In view of the assurances that the government of Mani toba Is willing to have a conference , the Dominion government proposes so soon aa the second reading of the remedial bill Is carried , to have a conference with Mr. Qreenway's government with the view ot arriving at a settlement of this question In ' terms that will be satisfactory to his government and the minority of Manitoba , but In the meantime to proceed with the question before the house , dc die In diem , as previously arranged. " A triumphant shout went up from the liberal side ot the house , for the statement was regarded as the government's flrst re trogressive step slnco entering upon Its cottclvo policy. CANADIAN CATTU3.1IK.V 1MIOTI3ST. i\uluxlnii of Store Cuttle Illtx Them Al o. LONDON , March 9 , Joseph Chamberlain , secretary ot state for the colonies , In the Housa of Commons todayj replying to Sir John Long , liberal member ; for Dundee , said the government had just received a strong protest from Canada In regard to the pro posed permanent exclusion from the United Kingdom of store cattle. The protest , he added , would receive careful consideration. The civil lord of the admiralty , Mr. Austin Chamberlain , replying to John Dillon , mem ber for East Mayo , antl-Parnelllte , oild there was no foundatlpn for the report that a squadron of British war ships was on its way to Curacoa. The debate upon the naVal estimates was resumed. Mr. Goschen , flrpt lord of the ad miralty , replying to a criticism by Mr. John Redmond , said that It was absurd to sug gest that the Increase In the vavy was In tended to menace the United States. The naval program , he said , was settled In No vember , before the Venezuelan question had arisen. _ * KNOWS NOTHING OF THE FMJnT. Senor HOJIIH Olllelnlly * DonieN Kvpec- tatloii of 11 llrltlnli JllocUmle. ( Copyright , 1S9C , liy I'IPSS publishing Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , March 9. ( New- York World Cablegram Speqlal Telegram. ) Senor Rojas , Venezuela's minister of foreign affairs. In an Interview officially denies any knowledge of an English ; naval squadron coming to La Gunyra. He believes the re port Is untrue. A cable dispatch from Paris says a British fleet will arrive at Curacoa next Wednesday. The Venezuela govern ment declines to give any information re garding the British demand for Indemnity for the Uruan Incident , ji The Caracas press urges the Venezuelan congress to follow.the lefldj < ot the United States congress and declare the Cuban In surgents bclllgcrentn. The"papers say It Is the duty of all South A'merican .rep.ubjlcs to recognize Cuba. -NBUHBW KING. , WAIUIANT OUT POIl CECIL IUIODI2S. Charged with Impoi'tlnK' ArniH Into the TraiiHVaal. LOND.ON , March 9. Late In the day It was admitted by the pollco authorities that a warrant had been Issued for the arrest of Mr. Cecil Rhodes. He Is charged with com plicity In the Importation' of arms Into the Transvaal territory for use against the authorities of that rcpubllcj The Dally Telegraph denies that a warrant has been Issued for the arrest of Cecil Rhodes. Another Kxpcilltioii IJIIIIOH. ( Copyrlsht. 1S90 , liy I'resa publishing Company. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , March 9. ( New- York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Another expedition has safely landed In Cubi , evading the Spanish troops and JoinIng - Ing the Insurgents. Inspecting the .Siberian Hallway. ST. PETERSBURG , March 9. Mr. Pang- born , president of the American committee to Inspect Siberian railways. Is about to start for central Asia and the Caucasus to study the railway systems ( there. DEATH OP SHNATOIt-i Kentucky UemoerntN Ione Another Prominent Mcinhcr. FRANKFORT , Ky. , AJarch 9. Senator Welsslnger , the leader of the democratic anti-Blackburn forces In the Kentucky legis lature , died shortly befon noon today , Senator Welsslnger has ecu 111 for several days with a bad cold , whlc i has changed Into pneumonia. Ho was mad : . much worse by the excitement of Saturday when he was told that Blackburn had been elected. This mornIng - Ing his friends were called In and his physi cians said they thought hq would not survive the day , as the change for the worse was very marked. ' DENVER , March 9. Mrs. Cecilia A. Baker , wife of Dr. G. G. Baker and director In the Tuesday Musical club , died suddenly last night from the rupturing of a blood vcbsel In the btflln. Previous to her arrival In Denver eight years ago Mrs. Baker , was director of a musical club In Akron , 0 , , which Is one of the leading societies of Its kind In the country. She was also musical director at the State university at Boulder and at Wolf hall In this city. She redelved her musical education In Now York , 'from her earliest childhood displaying a marked tulent for the art In wl/eh she afterward became BO proficient. HARTFORD , Conn , , March 9. George Elliott Sill , agoi : 34 , son of ex-Lleutcnant Governor Sill , died at hl home here today , - After graduating from Atnh'erst college ho was prominent in politics and was a member of the Sons of the AinerjcautRevolutlon and of the Reform club of New York , DOVER , N. H , , March ! 9. . Chief .Justice Charles Doe of the supreme court of Now Hampshire was stricken , wjth paralysis In the depot at RolllnsfordJ today , and died almost Immediately. . . SAN ANTONIO , March 9. Mrs. Gooige R , Peck of Chicago died this tnornlnir. The remains will be shipped homo by special train. ' ' BUFFALO , March 9. George II. Burrows , fur ii'iuiy years superintendent of the wi fl am tllviJtlon ot tbo New york Central Mil- road , died here today. CLEVELAND , March 9 , Brt n. W. Little , one ot the most prominent and wealthier clt zons of Cleveland , died this morning. aged 80 years. Before tha war Dr. Little was ranked as one of Oblo'e most noted abolitionists. He did active work In Morgan county In the Interests of the "underground railway" and a number ; of exciting luQldnnts ! > .re told In connection with t.ls many i.ui cessful efforts In ( securing freedom of runaway - away necrocs. STILLWATER. Minn. . March P. Mrs. J. N. Caitlo. wife of ex-Congr < ! 63imi futtie. died last night after a lingering ; aged about 52 years. She wa a. Jltir ( f tx- Congrcsxnan John R. Fellows of New Yfk and hag lived here about fourteen yearn. ST. LOUIS , March 8. Mre , Chauncey Ives Fllley , wife of the proponent republican leader , died at her home today after an lllnes < B of one week of pneumonia , The de- ceuwd was CS years of age and would shortly have celebrated the forty-first annlvenury of her marriage with Mr. Filler , ASSINABOINE , Mont . March 9. Mrs. J. K. Mlzner. wife of Colonel J. K. Jllttner , Torth United States cavulry , died at Fort Asslmibolne today , STRODE MAY DROP HIS PLAN Division of tbo Federal Court Olork's Office a Matter of Uncertainty , OPPOSITION FROM SEVERAL SOURCES 1'coplr IiooU on It ni Knit - it Home Hove anil Other * Think It n. Trlltc I'rvnintnrc. WASHINGTON , March 9. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Representative Strode of the First district Is not at all clear In his mind whether It would be well to divide the federal district ot Nebraska as to the keeping of records , as proposed by his bill , or to wait until the question ot two federal districts comes up for consideration In the next session ot congress. In order that ho may know the feeling of the attorneys In the South Platte county , ho has requested ex pressions of opinion by way ef petitions and In event the bar Is favorable , he will press a division of records , those affecting the South Plattc Interests , to bo kept In Lin coln. Slnco the Introduction ot this bill Hastings people have protested against Its passage upon the theory that It might pre judice their Interests when the state conies : to bo divided , and as Congressman Andrews stated today : "Without knowing more about the bill , I would bo compelled to vote against It , " which remark was concurred In by Dave Mercer , who Is looking out for nil that concerns the Second. There Is a decided feeling In congressional circles that there should bo two federal districts In Nebraska , but whether the line should run cast and west or north and south Is ono of those questions which nobody there can agree upon. There arc those who believe the ) line should follow the meandering of the Plattc river , In which case Lincoln would bo designated as the location of one district and Omaha the other , but there Is no hope of such u bill until the next session , when an effort will ba undoubtedly made to divide the state. EXPOSITION BEING EXPLOITED. It was a day of resolutions nnd petitions calling upon congress to pass the bill appro priating a certain sum of money for the TransmlsslsslprI and International exposition In Omaha. Every member of the Nebraska delegation presented the resolutions of the city council of Omaha , adopted March 3 , as to recognizing the holding ot such an exposi tion. Senator Thurston presented resolu tions of the Northwestern Nebraska Press association , held at Randolph , Neb. , and also the Omaha city council resolutions. In fact , both housea had a quota of favorable resolu tions upon the exposition In ' 98. This Is thought to be only the beginning of the flood of petitions from the country vitally Inter ested In the holding of this exposition. Petitions from cities , towns and counties are pouring In from Nebraska , favoring the Christian amendment to the preamble to the constitution , "God In the constitution , " as It Is called. Senator Thurston presenting today the petitions of Rev. L. Proudflt of the United Presbyterian church , nnd fifty-one other res idents of Dunbar , the petition of fifty-six residents of Mount Clare , the petition of ninety-seven residents of Nelson , Nuckolls county , and one from citizens of Adams county. While these citizens are for the recognition of a supreme being In the const ! , tutlon , just as religious a body , the Congre gational club of Crete , Neb. , Is for recogniz ing the belligerents rights of the , Cubans , such a resolution .having been introduced to day by Mr. Thurston , and what is more re markable , the resolutions are signed by a woman , who undoubtedly sniffs battle from afar. Mr. Thurston also Introduced a bill for the relief of Cella A. Jeffers of Bassett , Neb. Neb.Senator Senator Allen presented petitions of resi dents of Thayer county , citizens of Stroms- burg , nnd citizens ot Ewlng , Neb. , favorIng - Ing the Christian amendment to the con stitution ; also of the htudents and faculty of Doano college calling for recognition of the belligerent rights of the Cubans. He presented a letter from the mayor and council of South Sioux City , Neb. . thankIng - Ing him for his Interest shown In the mat ter of the protection of the town from the Missouri's encroachment. Senator Allen , from the committee on Indian affairs , submitted a favorable report authorizing the secretary of the interior to pay out of the unexpended baianco claims against the Genoa Indian school Itwurred during the superintendence of Horace R. Chase to the amount of $8,000. This per tion of the Indian appropriations bill was stricken out in the house. Mr. Allen also submitted a report on the amendment as to support and civilization of the Ponca Indians , Including the pay of employca , $30,000 , rec ommending Its passage. He Introduced a bill restoring the Santee Sioux of Nebraska and Flandreau Sioux of South Dakota to all rights , privileges and benefits enjoyed by them and their ancestors under the treaties of 1837 and 1851. ' The pension claim of Silas S. White of Humboldt has been reported favorably , car rying $30 per month , WOULD AMEND CAREY'S LAW. L. S. Hewlett , commissioner of arid lands for the state of Washington , appeared before the IIOUEO commltteo on public lands today and argued In favor of an amendment to the Carey desert land law. Under this law any state having arid land within its bordeni can take up 1,000,000 acres of such fcttd In small parcels and under restrictions. But t one state , Wyoming , has thus far applied 1 for land. An amendment Is proposed , how ever , to give each of the arid land states 1,000,000 acres of land outright , with but one restilctlon , and that IH that the proceeds of the sales of these lands be held as a trust fund for the reclamation cf the land until all Is reclaimed. The legislature of each ftato la to dispose ot the land as It sees fit , and after It Is all reclaimed , the surplus money realized from the sale Is to go to the state absolutely. All western states , In cluding Colorado , Wyoming and South Da kota will bo filed to take up desert land under this act. Secretary Smith today rendered decisions 111 the following land caecs ; South Dakota- Joseph Scott , administrator , against Richard M. Maloney , Rapjd City district , decision re versed and land awarded to Maloney ; Foote against McMillan , Waterlown district , tie- c'slon ' reversed and land awarded to Mc Millan. Wyoming Ex parte , Frank Simpson , Cheyenne district , decision afllrmcd , desert land proof ; held for rejection , land only sub ject to homestead entry , Ropreaentatlvo PIckler Is making a. strong fight to have the salaries of fourth class postmasters raised to a figure commensurate with the work done , an In many cases they are working for almost nothing. Where the postmasters receive. $100 ho will endeavor to raise It $50 ; In case ot $200 , the raise will bo $40 and so on , The comptroller of the currency has re ceived notice of the following changes In office of Nebraska national banks ; First Na tional , Fullerton , no assistant cashier In place of J. Harvey Bostwlck. Jones National , Be ward , II , T. Jones , president , In plac ; of Claudius Jones ; L. F. Shultz , cashier , In place ot II. T. Jonou ; no assistant cashier In place of L. F. Shultz. Beatrice National , Beatrice , D. W. Cook , vice president , In place of N , S. Harwood ; H. H , Walte , cash * ler. In placa of D , W. Cook ; no tuvlstant cashier In place of H. H , Watte. 1'iilnlorN Out on 11 Strike. SAN FRANCISCO , March 9.-IOIjfht hun dred painters went on a strike here today. They want an Increase of M ) cents ) a day , making Ihclr wages $3 Instead of $2.GO. The strike was ordered by the I'alnteru' union and wuw decided upon teveral duya ago. Tha boss pnlntera say they were not notified of the UeirmmlH of the Btrlkora and that they will try to get along without them. It U said there arc GOO nonunion painters In the city , enough to curry on the work on hand. A general utrlke among the building trades IB feared , as the plasterers , carpenters und plumbers ore s.ild to be In sympathy with the painter * . TitIU3I ] KILMHl AND 3IAXY IlDllT. Ue.iiilt of the Street Cur Coltlnloii nt St. I.ouln. ST. LOUIS , March 9. Three men ore dead and ono inoro Is not expected to live as the result of last night's collision on the St. Louis & Klrkwood electric line. Fifty others ore more or less seriously Injured. Dead : RICHARD LANIGAN , Insurance agent. St. Lou I si. JUNIUS A. JONES , claim ngcnt , MIs- solrl , Kansas & Texas railway , J. II. AIKEN , motorman , car No. 3 , cast- bound. Sam Smith , motorman , car No. 2 , west bound , has both legs broken , head crushed and Is Internally Injured. Ho will die. Among the more serlourly Injured are : Jacob Go9a , St. Louis , spine Injured. Mrs. G. Spencer , Selma , compound fracture of both legs. Herman Mueller , boys 8 years old , St. Louts ) , arm broken and foot mashed , Joseph Stallln , St. Louis , foot crushed. Peter Ryan , St. Louis , hip crushed and knco cut Henry Gebstcr , St. Louis , foot crushed. James McGrath , Klrkwood , leg broken. Dr. M. C. Marshall , dentist , St. Louis , leg broken. Henry Lcflork , St. Louis , ankle broken. General Manager Houseman states posi tively that the entire blame rests with J. H. Alken. the motorman of the eastbound car , who was so seriously Injured that ho will die. Herman Brlscoo , a boy ot this city , Is an additional victim of the wreck. Houis found this evening at his home , where ho has inln In nn unconscious condition ever since the accident. It Is thought that ho cannot survive. Ho la Injured Internally. WOHIC OP MI3 ICAI < STUDENTS. Murder Mystery In ClilctiK UiileUly Solved. CHICAGO , March 9. Late this afternoon , Mrs. Cummlngs of 313 Fourteenth street , Identified the dead body of the man found In a barrel yesterday with the corpse of an Intent , as that of her husband. Ho had been an Inmate of tha poor house for two years. The pollco have abandoned the theory of murder , It being known that the mutilating was done by medical students. After Cum mlngs died In tbo poor house the death was advertised In the usual manner , but he had gene to the Institution unded nn assumed name and the body was not claimed. It was then , according to custom , sent to a hospital the Herlng Medical hos pital being tno recipient. The students flnlEhcd their work with U and an ex- prcrsman was paid to take it away. He was too lazy to bury It and dumped the barrel where It was found. Regarding the body of the Infant , the hospital - pital authorities say that some time ago an unknown man called at the hospital , saying that ho had the body of n baby which he would donate to the hospital. A boy was sent with the man and brought back the body. It was also given to the express man to bo burled with that of Cummlngs. The pollco at once began looking for the man , as they thought the baby was mur- deicd. His name Is John McDonald and after ho had proved that the child was his legitimate son and had died from natural causes , he was released. CATTI.KJIEIV MEET IN TEXAS. One ThoiiHnml lit Fort "Worth for the Annual Convention. FORT WORTH , Tex. , March 9. Probably 1,000 cattlemen are In the city today to at tend the annual meeting of the Texas stock raisers'conventlop. . whloh .cjnvenes. ( here to morrow. Every town In the cattle raising section in the state Is represented , while representation from the Indian Ter ritory , Kansas , Colorado and other states are hero In largo numbers. The executive committee of the association has been In session several days past and has adopted a detailed report of Its work during the past y.ear. As the executive committee does nearly all the business of tbo associa tion btween annual sessions , It will be of vast Importance , to all stockmen. It has been decided not to bring up the question of Mexican cattle Importations , as there Is a wide difference of opinion existing and It might cause trouble. U Is known that the association will take strong means to pro tect the members from the many cattle thieves hereabouts. AVA.vrs AII , IIO.MC TUADU. DlNOHHsliiir SehciucH for I'rc tile Commerce of the Colonies. LONDON , March 10. The Times says In replying to the Empire Trade league's memo. rial In favor of denouncing the commercial treaties with Germany and Belgium , which prevents the British colonies from levying a lighter duty on British than on foreign goods ; "Lord Salisbury has written to Colonel Howard Vincent that ho is In thorough ac cord with 'Mr. Chamberlain on the Importance of securing the trade of the colonies for British producers. Whllo England would never again agree to such Inconvenient stip ulations , he says , he Is not pureparcd to give notice of the termination of these other wise valuable treaties , until a definite scheme Is produced , offering such probabilities of an increased trade within the empire as to fully compensate tor the risk Involved. The coun cil of the league has decided to submit Lord Salisbury's letter to the colonial governments with a view to securing definite proposals. " Tiitti.vTi\ii : ) nv A MOII. . Slayer of n KIIIINIIM Mail CoiifeHNeM the Crime. TOPEKA , March 9. 'Al ' special to the Capital from Alta Vista says ; Frank Mitchell , < < prominent farmer near this place , was murdered last Thursday. James Clare , a brother-in-law of the deceased , on going to Mitchell's farm this morning found Mitchell missing , A search revealed the body on the farm of John Hcpner , a neigh bor. On being confronted with the facts and taken Into custody , Hepncr confessed to killing Mitchell and hiding the body In the grass. Excitement runs high and throats of lynching are common. Mitchell was knovvn as a quiet , sober man , while Hepner has a very unsavory reputation , Hcpncr'H wife denies all knowledge ot the deed , She was also placed under arrest , The killing was done with a photgun. Mitchell was unmarried , An Inquest will bo held tomorrow. IIOM ) UOIIIIUH'S UI.KVKU AVO1IK. SniiteheH 11 Tray of Diamond * mill Mnki-H IIU DENVER , March 9. This evening an un known man nr.atclied a tray of jewelry , In which were forty diamonds , valued at $5,000 , from a show window In Gotteslebi-n's Jewelry store on Sixteenth street , nnd made his es cape. He was followed and fired upon by clerks and several bybtandere , The thief returned the fire , slightly wounding George Jalsen. The police are searching for the robber. Mellrlilo AKCN ! Heavy DamtiKeH. MITCHELL , 8. . . Mfirch 9--ShCllff Miller of Plonklnton , Auioia county , nr- reptcd today and served numinous upon forty-nine Mitchell citizens , who partici pated lit the sacking of the Mull ofllro February 21. udltor McHrlde brlngu eult for JiS.OOO damages for destroying the property nnd other Injuries. Tlilily iliiy ure given the defendant ! ! to file answers. AH Aurora county citizens are believed to be In sympathy with Mcllrlile liy deffiid- untH , a change of venue finm ( hut county will ba token und It will tulte BOtne time to get the tatio Into court , Stricken AVhllu In the Pulpit. NEW YORK , March ! > . -Ilev. W. 1'ux- ton , D. I ) . , superintendent of the Ameri can Sunday School union work for rnuny yeiim , MUM stricken with imrulyula Hunduy afternoon at the Arlington Avenue 1'rt'H- byterlan church of Orange , N. J. , just an he was about lo Hjiejk on the work , He has been unconfluuH Blnro the nltucl ; und his recovery la doubtful. FAILED TO ELECT A SENATOR Republicans mul Democrats Doclnro A Ono I Day's Truce , DEMOCRATS LOSE A VOTE BY DEATH SCPIIPN of the Mont Intrnrir Kxoltc * luoiit WltticNNeil nt the Slate Cniiltol rrcvlnttn to the Joint Si-KHloii. FRANKFORT , Ky. , March 9. For the second end tlmo death has added to the complexity of a senatorial contest that has engrossed public Interest In this state for two months and attracted wide attention throughout the country. The death ot Senator Rosel Wcls- * singer today removes , besides a distinguished member of the Louisville bar , ono ot the most active and energetic figures In the senatorial fight ; n man who had within the past few weeks defeated Dr. Hunter , the re publican nominee , and successfully baffled every attempt of > the followers ot Senator * Blackburn to secure the re-election ot that i leader. The exact political effect of the event of today cannot bo determined , but tonight nn election seems moro remote than ever. The republicans , however , hnvo sixty- eight members of the legislature and tha democrats sixty-seven , with a probability ot the t support of the two populist members na long | aa Blackburn Is their nominee , Taking Into consideration the announced determina tion of the republicans to force n vote In the house tomorrow upon the Dimlap-Kauffnian contest capo for the purpose ot unseating Kauffman ( dcm. ) the key to the situation seems to bo the attitude of L'cutenant Gov ernor Worthlngton , who presides at the joint sessions , will take upon the question ot a quorum. If ho holds to the decision ho Is sold to have announced \\lien a Vacancy was caused by the dctth of Representative Wil son , that seventy shall constitute a quorum of the joint session , the republicans , oven by seating Dunlap can count up only sixty-nino votes and the democrats , with the two popu lists , will have the same number , so that either party may break a quorum at will and prevent an election. If ho takes the position that slnco the death of Senator Welsslngcr slxty-nlno members constitute a quorum , the election ot St. John Boyle of Louisville can be accomplished by tho' re publicans If they seat Dunlap and give the caucus nominee the whole party strength. This session will expire before a successor to Mr. AVclsslnger can be elected. It I al most certain that tomorrow a vote will betaken taken ID the Dunlap-Kauffman case and that Kauffman , the democratic member , will bo unseated. Whether the democratic senators' ' retaliate or not , the republicans assert the election of Mr. Boyle Is a certainty. The democrats say they will not go Into the joint session It an attempt to unseat Kauffman Is made. Beyond that the politics of the. situ ation cannot bo foretold. NO ATTEMPT TO ELECT. At today's joint session there was no at tempt to elect. The death of Mr. Welsslnger having bccu announced before 12 o'clock , It was agreed between the leaders that the proceedings bo confined to a formal ballot to fill the requirements of the law , but one t vote being cast for the nominee ot each party , after which no quorum was announced and the session adjourned. Afterward both houses reconvened and appointed committees , to take appropriate action upon the death -f of Mr. Welsslnger. The adoption of the vj resolutions drawn up by these committees was followed In both branches by adjourn- Jy ; ment. 4 The senate met at 11 o'clock , and on mo- M tlon of Senator Bronston Immediately adjourned - i journed until 1 mlnuto of 12 o'clock , on ao , . count of the serious Illness of Senator Wels- ' * f singer. & When the house met a great crowd was on * hand. The speaker had given an order to - | the sergcant-at-arms to admit nobody except those entitled to the floor of tbo house , and the crowd which had expected to fill the gal leries and lobbies was kept out. This pre caution was taken on account of the Intense Interest and excitement over the vote on tbo Dunlap-Kaffman contest. The excitement over political questions had been abated to an extent , however , by the news that Sena tor Welsslnger was dying at hlo room In the Capital hotel. . Business was checked shortly after the opening by the speaker , who Instated that the sergeant at-arms was admitting men not entitled to the floor. Ho said that complaint had been made that the men had been In timidated on the floor Saturday when the joint ballots were being taken. Vlolott aald that the speaker was mistaken. Intimidation had been attempted , but tbo attempts were not successful. Carroll , democrat , moved that the house adjourn until 12 o'clock on account ot the expected death of Senator Welsalngor. Burnham , republican , objected , holding that It would bo tlmo enough to adjourn when the news of the death of Mr. Wclsslncur was received. He asked for time until a conference of republicans could bo hold. A vote was taken after much heated argu ment by Carroll , Spauldlng , Fllppen and others. The democrats Insisted that out nt respect to the dying man such a recess should bo taken. A. call of the -roll on the motion was ordered , ORDERED A ROLL CALL. Spauldlnt ; of Marlon said that out ot de cency the motion to tnko a recess should be carried unanimously , und ho asked that It should be so ordered. He wan overruled , however , and the roll was ordered called. The slcnlflcanco of this was that the re publicans were determined to take up the contested case of Dunlap vs Kauffman , and brlr.B It to a vote. They voted solidly against a recess , whllo the democrats voted ayn. ayn.Mr , Vlolctt , when his name was called , said with emphasis that ho hoped the house would dismiss the partisan spirit and take a receia In honor ot a noble and pure spirit now In the struggle * * of death , "I vote aye , Mr. Speaker , " said he. Mr. Howard , republican , arose before the vote was announced , and said that In poll- tics ho was a partisan , but In this Issue he arose above party difference , H was now 11 o'clock , and nothing could now be done , he said. In the contested case. Ho voted Carroll , democrat , his voce ! trembling with emotion , said , "I will assure the gentlemen of the opposition that I will vote for the republican nominee If there lo the slightest prospect of the election of a dem ocrat , and I ask that the recess tin granted. " Lyons , republican , on this assurance , voted with the democrats , Thlo closed the remarkable debate , the ap parent unfeollngncss of which only shows the great strain brought about hy the crisis In the ( senatorial contest. The Incident , with Its attendant display of partlHanehlp was ended and BOOH forgotten , when , at 1140 ; o'clock , the death of Senator Wolrelnger was an nounced. The motion to take a recess until 1 mlnuto of 12 was then put and carriedby / a unanimous vote. Just before the noon hour the senate filed Into the houao chamber. The jam outside nnd In the corridors wa terrific. The presiding olllcer mid .that he hoped that there would bo no 'disorder , Mr. Carroll nald that It had been mutually agreed by democrats and republicans to make no attempt to elect a United Statea senator. Ho moved tiiat the reading of the roll call ho dispensed with and that only two names , the first democrat , and the flrst In the republican lltt. bo call ) ' ] . This wan agreed to , and the nanio ot Senator Ben nett , lopubllcan , was called. Ho voted for Boyle , When Senator Brciiiton'a name , which IH the fit tit of the democrats , was called , ho voted for Blackburn. An objection to thlu wan made by Senator Jamoi , whp paid he thought that In order to si'f that the law wan strictly compiled with , enough nur.ies should bo called to break a quorum , all those , except thu two already named , of course , refusing to vote. This was acceded to and a call of the roll way made , Tim chair announced that tb