THE OMAHA 'DAILY '
ESTABLISHED JTJSTE 10 , 3871. OMAIIA. MONDAY MOKNIN& s-7 JANUARY 25 , 18J)7. LE COPY JL-1VE CENTS.
Maharajah nnd British Resident in Indian
Province Are Satisfied ,
DISTRESS IS LESS KEEN THAN PICTURED
Senrclly of Grnln i\lnln lit Seine Portions
tions , lint llio Itclli'f MriiMiirc *
Ale Ailriinnlf
t Mn ) Grow \Vorne.
, ( Copj rlnlit , 1807 , by the Ai-soclnteil Prcra )
LONDON Jan. 24. The special representa
tive of the Associated press who Is traveling
through the famine districts In company with
the Bovernrncnt'fl party of Inspection sends
a dispatch today from Kolhapur.
The dispatch soys the reports which have
been sent to Hngland and the United States
of the acute famine said to exist In the south
ern Maharashtra ptatea have been exagger
ated , BO far as his observation has extended.
A seal city of grain docs. Indeed , prevail In
the extreme eastern portion of this region ,
but thu people there were able to escape
want by migrating , most of thorn to the fer
tile Kancon plains and elsewhere , where the
shortness of the grain supply Is not felt.
Hlco also lx plentiful , and means and meas
ures for Iho relief of the hungry are pro
nounced adequate where needed.
The rnaharajah , In an Interview with the
Associated prews representative on the pros
pects of his people escaping starvation , said
his state expected n famine every flvo yeirs
and they were , therefore , not taken una
wares or unprovided for when it came They
vvero prepared , he sild , to spend five lakhs
of rupees for relief In his territory.
Tire British riBldcnt was also Interviewed
and confirmed the statements of the mnlmra-
jah as to the situation , adding that the re
lief orgarrbatlon was moat clllclcnt In the
Bombay province , and that the dlfllcultlea
vvero lighter than In former famines The
resident summed vn his views as follows
"My observation has been , In traveling over
the whole wcstcin country , that the famine
Is not severe there , although It may Increase
toward June. But In the districts In which
I have traveled I have not heard of a single
death from starvation. "
A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Bombay
says the actual number of deaths from
plague Is double the loose estimate , und
the malady Is spreading slowly but surely.
There are dally reports of fresh outbreaks.
The weekly report of the governor gen
eral , Lord Clgln , of the famine outlook In
India Hays that from one to three Inches of
rain has fallen In thu Punjaub , except In
tha Delhi district , nnd light showers else
where. Thcro IB a slight fall In prices In
the northern Punjnub , while elsewhere they
nre stationary.
OTTAWA , Out. , Jan 24 At the sugges
tion of the govorrror general the government
lus opered u national Indian lelicf fund with
the deputy minister of finance ad treasure. ' .
Lord Aberdeen heads the list wrth , $111,000
\vuYijHii nnKKA'is IIA.MKS OK ci HANS
Krc'ijuoiii SklrinlNlic'M In llavmiii , .Mn-
tnnriiM mill rimir < leI Itlo.
HAVANA , Jan. 21 Captain General Wey-
ler was encamped near nmboldron. In Matan-
7iis province , and this morning lie continued
his march. A number of skirmishes have oc
curred In Plnar del Itlo , Havana , Matanzaa
and Santa Cl-ira provinces , the Spanish col
umns fighting a number of Insurgent bands
and taking their camps , with four prefec
tures , arms , effects anil documents. The In-
fiurgcnts left thirty seven killed'among them
being three prefects , and lost four prisoners
who were Immediately court-martialed. The
Spanish lost three killed and two offlccre
and twenty-six soldiers wounded.
On January 22 the Insurgents attacked the
village of Balnoa Havana province , slof the
residents being wounded.
The battalion of Lealtad baa made a rc
connalssance of the Jurnco district and haj
gathered 900 cattle.
Colonel do Bosch , duMng a reconnaissance
at Jaca , In Plnar del Itlo , deatroved 200 huts
and brought In twentj-seven families tc
the town Six Insurgents were killed.
The report heretofore circulated that the
Insurgents had djnamlted and burned the
magnificent tobacco plantation of San Line
In the district of Clcnfucgoa , la untrue.
Lieutenant Colonel Dlez Vlscario , with 30 (
of thu battalion Cspana and a local gucr
rllla force of forty men under Lieutenant
Mcnendcz set out from Managua , and at tin
farm of Volcan met an Insurgent hand. Th <
Kucrrlllas attacked the Insurgents and In t
bund to-hand fight Lieutenant Menendez re
cnlved two rifle wouml.s , but killed his nil'
tagonlst. Three of the guerrillas were serl'
ously wounded The insurgents did no1
await the corning of the column , but whcr
It nirlved upon their position It wan foum
they had left thlrtj-two killed and the cap
tnln , two lieutenants and five soldlert
wounded Colonel Vlscailo also rccelvei
bruises
llrlllNli llnrK IK llnrncil lit .Sen.
LONDON , Jnn. 24 The British bark John
O'Gaunt has been burned and sunk at Toco-
pllla. The- captain perished , but all the oth
era on board were saved. The American barP
Hayden Brown , Captain Claxton , which lefi
Trnpani on December 30 for Olouccster
Mass. . hns arrived at Gibraltar with her salh
und rigging damaged and her cargo slight ! ;
ehiftrd.
CHUUBOUIIG , Jan. 21. The Norwcglar
bark Ullrnt , Captain Anderson , which faun
dercd on the cast side of the Isle of Pelei
while bound from Pcnimcala , Pla , for Wls
mar , Ociy , has broken up nnd her cargi
Is corning iiKlroro ,
MuruIrIT Will Vlxlt Primer.
PAULS , Jan. 21 It Is seml-oniclally nn
nounced hrre thnt Union do Mohrcnhclm , tin
Husslan ambamador , has Informed M. llano
tanx , minister of foreign affairs , that tin
ezar hns ordered Count .MuruvlelT , tire now I ;
appointed UuA. lan minister of foreign , affairs
to visit , Parlc BO as to bo presentd ! to Prcsl
dent fan re nnd enter Into relations \\ith tin
Kronc-h ministers before returning to St
Petcriiburg. Count Muravleft will arilvo li
Paris on Thumday and will ho tendered i
banquet at tlio palace of the Klysce.
WV lur SH > H ( In. Ili-lii-I , , , \ro IViv.
MADRID , Jan. 24 The reported atternp
of the liuurgents In Cuba to capture Captali
General Weyler Is declared hero to bo un
founded. According to a Havana dispatch
Captain ( lener J Weyler declares there ar
only a few rchcM left In Havana and Matan
JIM province's , und that they can bo easll
dispersed ,
Ivor ) hnllM for \ou York.
LONDON , Jan. 20. The Dally Mail an
nouncrs thU inornlng that Udvvard J , Ivor )
alias Hell , acquitted of a charge of compllclt
In a dynamlto conspiracy , and John P. Me
Intj'e , formerly asitant | district attorne
In Now York City , who carne to London I
Mi dofunso , sailed fur Ne > w Vork yesterdnj
lti'i' iir riiiirOrn Hundred lluilli-i
LONDON , Jan. 25 A dispatch to tin
TImeH from Teheian , Persia , reports tha
1,400 bodies Imve been recovered from th ,
ruins which resulted from the recent earth
eiuako on the Island of Klxlrm , In tin
Persian gulf , the Inhabitants of which wen
estimated to number 5,000 , moitly Arabs.
To Ci-li'lii-iiti1 Caliiil'M DUciM i-r > ,
LONDON , Jan 24-Tiro Dally Nown an
nouncci that the marquis of Dufferln , th
rutlrlns ambaEsador to Prance , lian occepte
the prcdldtncy of a eoiiunlttee to celetirat
at Bristol the tO'Jth ' annlvcivnr } of Crbot
discovery of America
I'ullci' I'rnjri ! ! In Miirni'tMi.
TANOIKH. .Morocco , Jan SI. David .v
Biifke. Pulled Stotr * consul Kenoral , i
thei rei'irfit of thu diplomatic body hpn
U complllnit a cditnm fui the lormatlcn c
A police force lu lauflcr ,
Ct'llVX -H.flltSTnitS ! OX TMIA1 , .
Cniitnln Iluilnnn of the Slonincr
AViioitnll ( ilirn nniiuiKliiK lUlili-nco.
NEW YORK , Jan. 24. examination Into
the case of General Koloff , secretary of war
to the no-called Cuban republic , Dr. Jose
Louis and Kdltor Enrique Trujlllo of El I'or-
vcnlr , who were arrested recently for alleged
violation of the neutrality act In connection
with the Reamshlps Woodall and Horsa In
the months of June and November , 1S95 , la
In progrcra before United States Commis
sioner Shields. The trip of the Woodall was
the first ono taken up for Investigation. John
Cronln , a fireman , testified for the govern
mcnt. Ho says General Holoff was on board
the Woodall during the voyage In question ;
that the Woodalt cleared with a cargo of
coal , but at sea the coal was put on board
lighters and In Its place arms and ammuni
tion were received. This witness said that
a person named Douglas had Induced him
to testify and had paid his expenses and
was giving htm $10 a week while he was be
ing hold as a witness.
John Lacrey , another of the Woodall's fire
men , hailing from Baltimore , also testified.
Ho had seen General Itoloff go on shore when
the Cuban passengers were landed In Cuba.
Captain John M. Hudson , who commanded
the steamer Woodall on the vojage , was.cx . -
a in I ned no a witness for the prosccutloni. He
cnld ho bad been conveying expeditions to
Cubi since U80 , when ho flrit met General
Itoloff. He told of the purchase of the Wood-
all by Dr. Luis for $15.000. Then Dr. Luis
gave the witness $1,000 to put the boat In
condition for sea. Ho next met Dr. Luis
and General Iloloff at Baltimore , and on July
9 , 1895 , the Woodall put to sea. The prison
ers gave witness orders v hat to do about pur
chasing coal and sirppllcs , which ccat alto
gether about $1,000. General Uololt vvaa
present when the crew was shipped for Progresso -
gresso , and at sea the former told him they
would take 150 men aboard at Arbor key
The men came aboard at that point from sev
eral schooners , with arms and ammunition
About COO rlflta were taken on the Woodal
from the schooners Then the steamer
started for Cuba stopping at an Island or
the wny The trip took seven dajs , and a
lamllng was effected about five miles wctit o
the mouth of the River Tajabacoa. All or
ders during the trip were given by Genera
Holoff , who went ashore with General San
clrez , the 150 men , arms and ammunition
After the landing the Woodall proceeded to
I'rogrcsso for the purpose of carrying back
another expedition to Cuba. It fell through
and then Captain Hudson , according to or
ders , returned with the steamer to Now Or
leans , where he met Dr. Luis. During cress
examination the witness said he learnee
tome time ago that his crew had given him
awa > , and as ho had been cast overboard bj
Oerreral Iloloff and Dr. Luis , ho decided t
save himself by becoming a wltncta for th
prosecution. He conferred with the Spanish
consul here , and later brought a civil sul
against the prisoners , which Is now perrdlng
Captain Hudson denied that he was at prca
cut In the pay of the Spanish government , o
that the United States authorities had prour
Ised him Imrrunlty.
This closed the taking of testimony agalns
General Iloloff and Dr. Luis No tcstlmon
was offered by the defendants. Comrnla
sioncr Shields adjourned the case until ncx
Saturday.
j The charges against Editor Enrique Tru
Jlllo were taken , up. Here again Capta !
Hudson was the principal witness. He sal
ho first met the defendant In November , 1S93
and at Trujlllo's request hired the tugboa
Charon and the lighter Stanahan and pu
men and arms aboard the Horsa then lyln
oft narnegat. Captain Hudson further EJUc
ho had aldo Informed the Spanish consu
about the Horsa expedition , and signified hi
desire to become a Spanish witness In th
prcer-cutlon of Trujlllo. The examination o
TrrrJIllo was continued until February 3 H
furnished ball.
CUUAAS CAI'TL'IIU SAXTA CI < AHA
Itfporlx of Their SIIOITHX Confirmed b
Triii I-UTN An-Ultip : in Mclc > o.
, CITY OP MEXICO , Jan. 21. Various trav
eleria just arrived from Cuba confirm th
capture of Santa Clara by the Cubans am
also bring nens that the Insurgent. * hav
been lighting In the near vicinity of Ha
vann , and , a few days ago , wrecked a pas
> scncor train within two miles of that city
Two joung Englishmen , direct from Cuba
Harry E. York and Leo A. Hervey have
reached this city after having passed several
weeks In Cuba , with the Insurgent armv
part of the tlmo and the remainder In the
field with the Span'sh troops. Honey bau
received a shot through the left arm They
are preparing a report for Senator Cameron
which will bo forwarded to Washington
In a few dajs The Cubans are not In wanl
of men , but money , ammunition and medl
cine. There arc not over 25,000 Cubani
while the Spaniards and volunteers number
285.000 men , mostly very joung and nol
good lighting material. All operations are Ir
the nature of guerrilla warfare and both
bides are sjsternatlcally burning planta
' tlona and the country will be reduced tt
' barbarism The Cubans are relying on belns
favored b > McKlnley and expect Immediate ! )
on his Inauguration he will recognize their
belligerency. If not their Independence.
< Hervey gives a graphic account of the
capture of Santa Cliiru by the Insurgents
where the utmost gallantry was dl/jplajcd
the Spaniards being overcome by the mag'
nlflccnt valor of the patriots. Hervey flayf
It was told him In the Cuban camp thai
Maceo has had his lower Jaw shot away
- but was allvo and recuperating. Genera
lionicz Is not treating for peace , and , n | .
though them Is a peace party among tin
Cubans , It Is a small one. The capture o
the town of Aguleu by the Cubani WJB
brilliant piece of work. Three thousaru
Spinlards held the place , but the Cuban ;
showed better generalship. At Santa Clan
( he Cubans took and held the town JUT
long enough to ruin It. Hervey dnea no
consider thcio Is any decided prospect fo
victory for either side.
Earthquakes continue In the state of Oax
aca and that cltj has been shaken se
veiel ) by the trcpldary shock. Scientists be
lleve a volcano Is forming among the hill :
and the continued seismic disturbances IraM
CNclted alarm In several districts , whlli
on the 1'aclllfl coast the ocean la In a con
tlnual commotion , cautel by submarine ) ex
IilnElor.ii , sending huge wavis on the ohon
and tcrrlfjlnu fishermen , who still boldl'
venture out.
Sul la ii Kcnrs Illn ( Hi n SuliJcrlM.
LONDON , Jon. 25. The Conslanllnople
correspondent of the Times bays the hultoi
IB dejected nt the prospects of hh M""jni'
rnodon pubJectH bncklm ; the European de
mands. Ills grand vizier and foreign inln <
later uie both exhausted with iiry frorr
the palace , arrd the grand vUlci Is seckliif
perrnlchlon to resign ,
nirrt n N.-M n.-imij.
y I'AUIS. Jan. 21 , Abbo Garaud , constltu
tlonallat , him been elected deputy for lircs
to replace the late Mgr , dc Hulflt. It
hot contest , the other candidates being ( In
Points de lilols , pure royalist , and Dr. Lolsel
republican.
y
Driili-H Ilio S ur > of an .
LONDON , Jan. 25. The Times' Tchcrai
correspondent nlllrmn that the rumor thai
the brother of the late grand vUle-r 01
Pe'isla had decamped with plunder frorr
lira public trcnsurj In untrue-
> < > u ( 'iiiiimiinilrr for tint Mt'Onr.
,0 LONDON , Jan. 25. The Times announce
that KrnpcrorMIMam of Gorman ) Iran ap
polutoi Don Parker of Southampton to com
e iiiind bin > .nht , in ? Metocr
I'lipe Cniihldrrlnu tinMnUtr NOT > .
LONDON' , Jan. 25 A Homn dUpatch li
the Dally Mall i-njt. tl'o pope IE constderliif
the cunpiornUo chuuei. of the Manltobi
school
l'lYriiin for St'lllni ; hrorHn.
PAHIS. Jan 24 Ux Cavtaln Oullot ha
been wnltmei ! to lu ! > > carn lit prison fo
* Mllns military ueci-cu to foreign 'KWCTI. .
Cvc-liulrr. ronllfiiVnr Shlrix.
MM'UII ) . Jon 2- | The governor of Ma
Tib liai prohibited foreign war nblps- from eii
tb Pailu river. '
TAn f Titrv T r / toi * Tiinr
STORM HIE LEGISLATURE
National Woman Suffrage Association Moots
in DCS Moines This Week ,
WILL PLEAD FOR RECOGNITION IN IOWA
'roiiilnent NiilTrnrv'Irnilorn front All
Pnrln of the Country Will Ili > Prcn-
vnt ami tliu Contention Wilt
lie iv . .otnlilv One.
MOINHS , la. , Jan. 21. ( Special )
On Tuesday evening thei congregated lead
ers of the women suffragists of the United
States will bring their forces to bear on the
nernbcru of Iowa's legislature , and It Is cx-
iccte/d one of the best pieces of lobbying
over performed In this state will be done.
On that evening , the opening one of Iho nn-
lo.ial convention of the American National
Woman Suffrage association , the legislators
and the delegate-s to the convention will bo
given a reception at the home of Mrs. V , M.
Huhbill , Terrace Hill. It will bo the largcot
affair of the kind ever given In the city , and
auldo from the distinguished ladles and leg
islators there will bo pnsuit all the upper
ten of DCS .Molnc-j.
The convention , beginning Tuesday and
lading through the week , v. Ill be the first
wrlch the national suffragists have evir held
west of the Mississippi. The convention wr
sent to DCS Moines because the suffrage
leaders regard Iowa as one of their most
hop : fill states. Its legislators have alwas
tulkul most considerately to tnc IcbbjUt for
suffrage measures , and If the votes have al-
wa > s been pretty t'trongly against cxtcn-
slon of the franchise to the \ \ onion , the }
have not overcome the rffecH of the polite )
consideration given to the arguments ad
vanced , and do ladles am still hopeful of
lowii's ultimata redcmpMon.
H v. ill bo one of the Irrgest , and nrobably
without cxcco'lon Uie most rep'esen'atlve
convention ever held by the organlatlon.
Thcro will ba a greater uumbcr of delegates
from states In the west and south than ut
airy previous convention. It Is expected prac
tically full delegations will bo prcyjnt from
over thirty states All the noted leaders
of the suffrage movement will bo here.
Among those who have elgnlflcd their ui-
tcntlons of coming ara Susan H. Anthony ,
president ; Mrs Carrie Lane Chapman Catt ,
vilss Laura Clay , Hev. Anna Howard "haw ,
Dr. Henry Dlackwell , MUs Lucy Anthonj ,
nieanor Holbrook Bllnn , Hev. Ida C. Hul'.ln.
Lucy Stone Blackwell , Mrs Ida W. Harper ,
Mrs. Uachel Pojtcr Avery , Mrs. Harriott
Taylor Upton. Mary C. C. Bradford , Mrs
Laura M. Joliny
The ofilcers of the organization are : Susan
B. Anthony , president ; Hcv. Anna Howard
Shaw , vice president ; Mra Itnchel Poster
Avcry , corresponding secretary : Alice Stone
Blackwell , recording S3cretary ; Harriett Taj-
lor Upton , treasurer ; Laura Clay and Sarah
B. Cooper , auditors
MANY ALKDADY TOKSCNT.
The advance guard of delegates has al
ready arrived and there will be fron 300 to
400 delegates present Tuesday , bcaldca whom
many leading women cf Iowa and adjoining
states who are not mcmboru will bo here.
It is expected that there will bo few changes
In the officers. By common consent there
will bo no candidate against MLsa Anthonj
for president. She Is the Idol of the mem
bers , and so long as she la willing to aerve
them will doubtlebs bo continued as presi
dent. Mrs. Upton as treasurer Is also piac-
tlcally certain of re-election , as nho has
handled the finances In an exceptional man
ner.
ner.Tho people of DCS Moines will furnish en
tertainment In their homes for all dele
gates who desire to avail themselves of the
opportunity. The meetings will be held at
tne Central Christian church , where the
local committee will serve. In tha large
parlors , luncheon on every day of the gath
erlng. Next Sunday the pulpits of DM
Molne.s will be turned over to the notable
ladles , who will speak In over sixty churches
at the same hour.
The program of the convention Includes
a berlca of treats In the form of addrcisacn
by the famous women in attendance. The
first general meeting will be held Tue daj
morning , but It will bo devoted to formal
reports , appointment of committees and gen
eral preliminaries. At the Wednesday mornIng -
Ing scs.ilon a public meeting wl 1 be held , at
which addressca of welcome will bo made
by Governor P. M. Drake on behalf of Iowa
by Major John MaeVlcar on behalf of the
city , by Mrs. Mattle Locke Macomber of
Dc.s Moines on behalf of this city's women's
clubs , on behalf of the state's buffrage cluba
societies by Adelaide Ballard of Hull. Mlrs
Anthony will respond on behalf of the cno
elation , and Mrs. Catt , a former Iowa woman ,
will deliver the leading addreas of the oc
casion.
TIIBKC WILL BE SOMH POLITICS.
The election of officers will be held Thurs
day inornlng , and although some of the
' places will go without contests there arc
lively lights for others Some of the west
ern states have candidates for prominent
positions , and have claimed In the peat
: that the west waa not fairly recognized
considering that the enl > suffrage stated are
In tire cxtrcmo west. They will bo here
In lorcc und there will be on this account
more politics In this than any previous con
vintlon. It Is reported that tbo Pacific and
mountain states will have candidates foi
secretary and for one.1 other leading place
and that they have been actively at worli
enlisting supporter ? In the middle west ami
south for "onre time. In fact It Li sild thai
the convention seems likely to divide on
about the same lines that the country did
on thr ulher question , except tint the Pa-
cine coas > t le solid for the v.estcrn canill-
dates
The most novel featuio of tlio convcntlot
will be the celebration of the adm' ? lon ol
Idoho to thn ranks of states which grant
women equal suffrage with men It will be
a jubilee meeting , and a largo number ol
adilu-s. CR will bo made by state presidents
During the day twenty-five of them wl )
speak.
There IH HUcly to bo a contest over tin
location of the next convention , and here
again the far west will be asking rccognl
Mori. Denver and San Pranclsco ore re
ported to want It. and Uobton and Dctroll
will bo represented by offers of tholr hoapl
tallt ) .
PIIOGKAM 01- ' Tim CONVENTION.
The complete piogium of the meeting , except -
cept as to the names of state presidents wire
will speak nt the ld-.lio celebration , Is a ;
follow n :
Monday , Jan. Ir > , livening Executive com
mlttco meeting In lliei rnrlorn of Mrs. Mar
tha O. Cnllnhnn.
Tuesday , Jnn Sit , 0 to 10 n. in. Uxecutlvi
committee irrctlriK nt the church.
Tuesday , 10 n , rn Pormal opening of thi
convention ; nnnouneement of committees
report of vice prcHldent nt Iniffc , MTH
Ann.x Ilow.ird Khun ; report of correspond
Intr HCTtflary , Iliichrl Poster Avery ,
Tuesday , 2 p. m Annual mldress of pres
Idenl , tins , in 11. Anthony ; short addrcrae ,
by Htnte prosldento : "Ecjual Hlghtf , " Allci
Stone Hlackvvell of MaomchusettB.
Tuesday , d p. m Reception nt the honv
of Mr. and Mrs. r. SI llublxll of Terraei
Hill.
Wednesday , Jnn. 27 10 a , in. Report o
I'ommltteu on campilMi conditions , Anm
L IJUv of KirruiiH ; report of cormnlttci
on nni-ldintiiil KUffriiKC , Henry li. Black
well of Mupxacliiiiiutifl ; rcp'jri of trcnsuicr
Harriott Tiolur I'ptcm of Ohio ; it-port o
cre-eU-ntliila committee , rci on of plan o
work coimnttttc Olnra He wick Colby p
Nchrasku ; licndqmiitcih report , Hnelic
Pouter Avery of Pennsylvania
\Yfiliiopfluy , 2 p m. Memorial hour fo
Mary urovv of I'miiiv hanln , Sarah Pree
man Cl.irk of Oenrsln. Hun let t lUeclu
Blowe of Count-client Ir Hiram Con > on o
Penny ) Unnln , Hiimuili M. Tmcy Cutler o
pnl , Snail H. Cooper of California
Dr. Caroline li Wlnslow of tlio District o
Columbia , nnd otlier ; resolutions offerei
by Clara Hewlck Colby , vhoil nddrcme
by fclnto T'fffildpnU ) .
Wednesday. T'ip m-Pinyer by Hev
A , It. I'rUblu , pastor of the Coni/rcgatlona
church ; nddrcse s of welcome by Governor
Prnncla M. Drake , Mayor Jorjn MaoVlcnr ,
Dr. II. O. Brceden , pilstor r cnu-rtl Church
of Christ ; Mnttlo Locke iStnconihcr of the
women's clubs nnd AdelaUV Udllnrel , prt-B-
Ide-nt of tbo town Woman Suffrage neso-
clntlon ; response by Preji cnt Susan H.
Anthony ! nddress , "Duty ; ( mil Honor , " by
Charlotte Stetson Perkins if California.
Thursday , Jan. 23 , 10h. ( . m , lieport of
committee on orgnnlrntlon ; report of com
mittee on course of sttfdy , CAtrld Lnno
Chnprnnn Cntt of Ncw-York ; report of
committee on fexlernl auftrsHje , Snrnh Clay
Bennett of Kentucky ; elfcctl nv 6f ofllccrH.
Thursday , 2 p. m. Training school for
orgnnlzcrs. >
* Thursdnv , 7:4S : p. m. "Tl e < Approach of
a New Krn. " by Klcnnor Jtolbrook Ullnn
of California ) nddress- slOpnt George
A. Gntcs of lovvn colle-ge. Grlnnoll In ;
nddrcis. Hov. Annn Hownrd ShavV of Pcnn-
sjlvnnln. \1
Friday , Jnn. 21 , 10 n. m. Hcport of rcso-
utlons committee ; d'scusjilon 6C future
hmpnlgns.
Friday. 2 p. nr. Address , Hnrrlel Tnylor
Ipton of Ohio ; dlse usslon ntho question ,
Hosolvcd. That the prop.iRiitlon of the
orrnn suffrngo Idea dcnnt.iiU n non-pnr-
snn nttltuelo on the par of Indlvldlml
orkera , " led by Lnurn CInjof Kentucky
ml lie nry n BlncVwell of Massachusetts.
1 rlelav. 7:43 : p m. Celebration of the
dnho victory Wyoming ( sparer to bo nn-
outrccd ) ; Colorndo { spinpe-r1 to bo nn-
ounrecl ) : Utnh , Mnry HUafies Cnnnon ,
nember cf the Utah fednr.te ! Iiinho
speaker to bo nnnounccd ) ; 'Vtldresses "The
'Islnn of Preedom , " Mnry CC. Bradford
f Colorado ; "Who Wnnts < Vote ? " Laura
t. Johns. Knnsi > .s ; "Tho Vwlht of View , "
lev. Idn C. Hultln. IlllnollAddress Car
lo Chnpmnn Cult of New Yo > kJ close of
ho convention. J A
Saturday. Jan , .10. 10 a. JttS frlnnl cxecu-
Ivo meetings In Mrq-CrtllrtHrfp's pnrlors.
IJNATOIl OnOHOC SnUIOlTSLY 11,1 , .
IHrlitriHi - > Vlll
tin- Mont hUlliriil Trbntiiiont.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24.-United States
icnator James X. George bHJJilsnlsslppl Is
aiiRerously 111 from heart failure at tire
Garncld hospital In this city , nnd , owing
o his advanced ago , his i > fEnda are very
pprchenslve of the outcome -To grand-
hlldrcn , Miss Hemmlngway and Mr. George ,
its private secretary , arc vltK him , vvhllo
its daughter , Mrs. Hendersoil , nnd his sons
lave been summoned to tl < fj bedside from
illsslsslppl. " %
Per tome montliH the Senator has been
ufforlng from this troablcj and ho was
muble to be In Washington at the opening
3t congress In December. Lt"s than three
vecl.s ago , while still very III , ha came to
his city , and" at once placcel Himself under
, ho care of IDr. Bermann , who , with Dr.
: "rjo , advised him to go tc.thfr hospltcl for
: rcatment.He , % hns been iJicye slnco that
: lme His condition she Jni/ satisfactory
.mprovemcnt , a consultationiTras held yes-
: erday between the two pUiBlclans , and Dr.
Isler , professor nt Johns Jlonkinsunlver -
clty in Baltimore , nnd the cyucluslon was
reached thnt the senators eomlltton was
cry serious and that he v pudrcqulrc | the
jrcatcst care and most akuljur treatment.
Today he was unimproved , 'pena'tor ' Gcorga's
ill health Is due to his aetynnced age , ac
celerated by years of llnrPtond constant
vvork The bcnator's wife liHln M'salsslppl. '
Owing to an attack of p talysls , she will
not be able to come to V 'almlngton.
Senator George , who If iWvv 'ln his 75th
jeer , has served ns a momhfer < of the United
States senate for nlxtcen ycarsj and the term
'or which he wno elected vxplfcs March 3 ,
1899. He was a gallant olcllor In the
Mexican and civil wars \i = crvlns on the
confederate side In the latie-r ) aria Is a well
knownlawyer , lie helclrlMroitnnt judicial
petitions In his elate prlo'dto hU election to
the senate. ' * " - -
Attends
Ili'Ht of tin" lit } ' ut" Hoiiif.
CANTON. Jan. 21. With die mercury hov
ering near 7ero out of doom all day and the
earth shrouded In a deep covprlng of snow ,
caught up by flurries of wind and hurled
Into the faces of pedestrian , the McKlnleys
found their homo the most coaifoitable place
for them today , and there'lhe > remained ex
cept during tha hour of morning worship
when the major attended services at the
PhutMethodist Episcopal church. Ho was
accompanied to and fr.orn tbo church by his
old Canton friend , Jcalah Hartzcll , and Alex
P. Ilevell , who was a gucat at the McKInlej
house during the day.
A number of callein were received during
the day , but there was little political sg-
nlflcanco In the diy'a doings , H. II. Rosa
Appleton and Walter Attcrbury of Brooklyr
were among those who-cnllod. It is under
stood they are here to mafce arrangement *
for a Brookbn delegation which expects to
come hero and say a good word for Congress
man Prancls A. Wilson at ) Brookljn for a
cabinet position. ,
WILL AOT UK lf > TIIIJ > , nv CAIII MIT.
PrunelM SIIJN JIo UIIH Hail
DliVifruin ItcKlnli-j.
. Jan. 24 Secretary of the In
terior PrancUi left here tonight for Washing
ton. He has been hero 19 see his mother , whc
Is sick at the Hotel Been -Before leaving
ho said to a representative of the Asso
elated press : "The portfolio * ! now hold has
not been offered to me. Tlicrei Is nothing ir
that story. The only news I can tell jot
u that the Cherokee frcetlmen matter will
bo s = t'ed ! In a week or so , The men will
receive their share of the money from the
aalS cf the otilp , Thcro arc 4,500 freodrner :
and ? 950,000 will bo distributed among them '
to Ilelp Korunril llliiu-tiilllNin
BOSTON , Jarr. 21. The secretary of the
, Massachusetts democratic club , In accordance
anco with u vote of the club , linn trans
mitted resolutions to Senators Hoar and
Ledge requesting them to do all In their
power to forward the cauao of bimetallism
Accompanying the icxolutlon Is a letter to
each of the Massachusetts senators , That
to Senator Hoar eays , In part' "In the per
formance of my duty to transmit to jou
: thcfco resolutions , I cannot forbear to say
thnt In my opinion , In vlavv of the prev
alence In Massachusetts of the mistaken
notion that It Is wise to.rely ) upon the
single gold standard alone , vlt affords great
satisfaction to bluietall9tawlro ] _ differ from
! you In party politics ( o Icnow that Massa
chusetts Is represented In part by a gentle
man who fully appreciates the great ad
vantage It would bo to American commerce
and American Industry to again restore
ellvcr to Its appropriate place In the money
system of the nation. " j
AiiiusT A ci.nviui cotivrniu-nrrnii
, ,
lli'iirj Iliirnufcl I'liiot-il In Jnll nnil III )
Wife Tu If fii it lili Him.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. Henry Barnard am
wife were arrested today Inlhelr home li
West Party-third fatrcet and committed t (
jail In default of $5,000 ball , charged b ;
United States secret agents T.lth counter
felting silver coins. Secrbt Service ASCII
Haps naju Barnard Is an-expert counter
fetter and that ho ha * been passing hi :
wortliler-s coins In mall thins on the Wes
Sldo for several weeks. * IHs Imitations o
United States coins vvcre so good , said Mr
nagg , that Barnard had no scruples In pass
Ing the counterfeits In Jho iamo stores eve
and over again. j
Barnard's homo win searched and In I
was found an extensive counterfeiting plant
consUMn of antimony , tin. copper , platln :
apparatus , fllca and abDUt $25 In bad coli {
Mis. Barnard was arrcrted , charcod will
bolng cognl/ant of her huaband's crliiilna
proceedings , lire two children of the coupli
were placed In cliargj ) of thj Gerry society
Will lloinrl oik Mt'xluun Triulo ,
CINCINNATI , Jan. 21-Vice Prcslden
Eean iiml other officials from the OXIi
Viillcy to the c'onveiitlon of the Natlona
Af.soi'I itlon of Munufncturern ut I'hllade )
pl-la , this week , levavu tomorrow qn n upc
clal I'innsiivunla train. coninoKpl entire ! ;
of Pullrniin earn Ainonp the Cinclnnat
eleltgalnB will be Chlirlca Duvlu und Hob
eit MeQavvun , whoAvcnt to Mexico neuil ;
iv jear ugo for tha u oe latlon. IIK a cim
mltteo of Invistlgatlon Into trade comlt
tlonu there They will mnko their Ilrnt re
port ut he annual convention In Phi adel
phlu thla wick.
KEEPS THOUSANDS MOVING
'old ' Weather Brings Employment for Many
Out of Work ,
UTTING OF ICE TO BEGIN IN EARNEST
nnil IloiiTV iilrx Arc Prorcii in
the Di'l'Hi "f Ton nnil
H , mill ( lu * lee of u
Superior
There nro two classes of Individuals who
re In high glee on account of the cold
ave which has been and Is still sweeping
11 from the Manitoba country. The Ice
calors arc In high glee for the reason
hat tire cold snap assures them n bountiful
nrpply of Ice , and the laborers who work
n the Ice arc In high Rice for the reason
hat the same cold snap means Htcndy crn-
loymcnt at fair wages for some days nt
east.
The cold spell which set In last Friday
Igtrt Is still on , and a promise ; comes from
ho weather bureau that It will continue for
erne time , and while It Is on , the Ice men
iropcso to make hay , so to speak. There
s no ono who Is very certain at just what
Irno the mercury will begin to crawl up
he tube , and no ono seems to care to any
great extent It tt continues coid for a month.
Ulslncsa men say that cold weather Is Just
nhnt they want , while the coal dealers say
hat It could not bo better for their busl-
iress than right now. Even the plumbers
arc not filing airy protest-j on account tit
he antics of the weather clerk , for while
10 Is allowing the mercury to lllrt around
ho zero point , they arc busily enpiige'd in
soldering up water pipes which have frozen
up and yielded to the expansive powers of
ho Ice.
MINIMUM TWELVE liELOW.
So far as the cold ID concerned , the rnlnt-
: num point was reached nt I 30 o'clock
, tstcrday morning , when the signal sta-
lon thermometer Indicated 12 degrees be-
ow zero , the coldest of the present season.
Around that point the mcrcurj hovered for
a couple of hours , when It commenced Us
upward movement , reaching 10 below zero
at 7 o'clock iesterday morning. During the
day It warmed up to some extent , but at
no tlmo did tt get above zero Shortly after
jioon the temperature commenced to fall ,
and during the remainder of the day and
last night It continued to do business In the
vicinity of 5 degrees below.
Thcro was little wind stirring jcstcrday ,
It being simply a clear , quiet and piercing
cold , that crept Into the houses , and
thiough the clothing of people who hap
pened to be upon the streets. And of this
latter class there were not many. The
churches were practically dcberted , and
these who came down town did not stay
out of doors loni ; , preferring a warm flro-
sldo to the street corner.
All of the roads centering In Omaha re
ported cold weather along their lines , but
In no Instance was there t > novv , except along
the Omahu rood above Slou\ City , where a
blizzard was blowing. This road reported
20 dcgreca below In Minnesota , with 15 at
Emerson , 20 at Newcastle , and 15 at Sioux
City.
The Blkhorn reported a temperature rang
ing from 9 degrees to 18 degrees betwcei
Long Pine and Fremont , with 12 degrees
below In the Dlack Hills , " and a brisk wlin
blowing.
The Union Pacific reports indicated a tern
pcrature of from 10 degrees to 15 degrees
along ILi Nebraska lines , with a clear ct
mcsphere and little enow.
Reports from the Burlington were to the
effect that the cold wave extended cntlrcl )
over Nebraska and down Into Kansas , rang
Ing fronl 5 degrees to 10 degrees below.
All of the Iowa lines repo'ted zero
weather , with but little sno.v. The trains on
all of the roads were running close to schcd-
ulo time , not being delayed to any extent
by the cold.
ICC MEN UEADY POU BUSINESS.
Hc-o In the city few of the Ice companies
worked their men yesterday , but most of
them continued the preparations for making
a concentrated onslaught upon the lakes
rc.ic.-volvs and river todaywhen from 700 to
l.OOJ men will bo put to work hustling In
the crop.
At this tlmo the Ice on the lakes and reo-
crvolrs Is from ten to twelve inches In thick
ness , and Is getting thicker at the rate of
two Inchei every twenty-four bourn Dealer * ,
estimate that with good wether they will
. be able to gather the crop In from two to
three weeks Should there be signs of c
thaw the force will be doubled ar d the crop
.vl'l be gathered much sooner.
Ths amount of Ice required to supply the
city Is placed at 150000 tons. This , how
ever , docs not Include the Ice packed for the
South Omaha packing houses , which la nearly
as much more and which Is nlao being gath
ered at this time.
Dealers say thpt the Ice Is of a fine qual
: ity , being clear , solid and free from dirt.
, They also say the Ice that runs from ten
to fourteen Inches In thickness Is the beat
suited for tholr use , and also for the use
of their cuatornero , as it Is easier to handle
and nuffers ICES waste in housing and deliv
ering. The men who are working on the Ice
are being paid from 15 to 17 < 4 cents per
hour , and aio being worked ten hours per
day.
day.One of the prominent dealers said yester
day that next summer he expected to see
Ice delivered to private famlllcM at unusuall >
low prices , much lower than last year , when
most of the Ice had to be atrlppcd In from
Minnesota , the freight alone being $2.25 per
ten.
COM ) AVAVI : COVIJHS Tim rorvniv.
InillcillloiiH Hint II Will ItoiK'li the Al-
liuillo nnil < iiilf I" " ! ) ' ! >
Y/ASHINOTON , Jan 24 The forecast of
the weather bureau tonight Ms :
"The severe cold wave now cxtenda as
far east aa the Ohio valley and southward to
Texas , where thn tc'mperaturo boa fallen
from twenty to forty degrees In the past
twenty-four hours. It la below freezing
point In Tcnncr&ca and central Texas ; It 1(3 (
below /cro In Ohio , Indiana , Illinois anl
Mlesowl and 20 degrees below zero over the
Dakotru and Minnesota.
"Light locql snowa are. icportcd from
southern Now England and southwcstward
over the Ohio valley , Tennetnco and north
ern Texas. The weather is generally fair
In the northwest and the ooutli Atlantic
atatcts , The Indications arc. that the cold
wave will extend eastward arjd southward
over tire Atlantic and Gulf coasts Monday.
The tcmpcmturo will fall to near zero from
Vhglnlu northward and freezing weatbur
will extend southward to tbo gulf and south
Atlantic coatta. "
NEHHASKA CITY , Jan. 24. ( Special. )
The eharp turn In tire weather has caused
th3 Ice men to feel Jubilant , an with a few
da > a trlmllar to yesterday and today their
erop lo assured. The mercury stood at
twelve degrees below zero this morning , Con
siderable anxiety has been manifested lately
over the question of Ice for this summer and
arrangements vvero partly under way to
nut In a largo Ice machine. This will prob
ably not now ha neceasary.
DUNCAN , Neb , , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) Last
night was the coldest BO far this winter ,
At 7 o'clock this morning the thermometer
registered 10 and 12 degrees below , and all
day today the mercury plajs close around
zero , with a Ke'on , tlff wind blowing from
the north.
FUEMONT. Jan. 21 ( Special. ) Th * mer
cury reached 14 degrees bo'ow zero thin
inornlng , the * colOent It ha * been here thla
seauon. There has been a cold north wind
blowing all day , and the Indications arc It
will be atlll colder tonight.
VEHMILLION , S. n , , Jan , 24 ( Speclal.- )
AnMher severe snow storm raged here > ca-
tcrduy , It vvaa ono of the coldest otoriiu
of the winter. The temperature Is about
0 degrees below zero. * Tfiw i likelihood
of a fuel famine In 'hi ft ) . Tbo roada
have been poor for a lo. . unit and but little
vood his been brought In from the timber.
hiring the week there was also a coil tnrn-
nc. Coal that wn.i expected to arrive got
> lockaded on the way and many hard coil
burners went empty. The wood jards of the
city nre out of wood.
JEPPKHSON , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele
gram ) The temperature was twcnty-flvo de-
trees below zero at C o'clock this morning
and fifteen below at C tonight , and growing
colder. The storm has abated.
CllESTON , la. . Jan. 24. ( Spcchl Tela-
nram. ) Pea.rs of an Ice famine Invo been
llspellod by the cold wave , which forced
ho thermometer fifteen degrees below rero ,
coldest of the winter ,
CINCINNATI. Jnn. 24. A coltl wave
cached this vicinity this evening nml the
cmncratuio nt S o'clock was below zero ,
with n downward tendency. There Is not
mich snow , and no Interference w Itli tralflo
B anticipated.
WATERLOO , la. , Jan. 24. Today was the
coldest of the season. The mercury was
28 below zero this inornlng , and IR below
at noon. The railroads suffered from the
snow , and trains were several hours lateen
on all roads.
VALENTINE , Neb. , Jan. 2 . ( Special Tel
egram. ) < At thti United States local weather
office hero the mercury went to sixteen below
ast night and at C o'clock tonight It was
.weho below. Thcro Is no wind blowing and
but llttlojtnow. Ranchmen hava aUnmlanco
of hay and cattle are not losing on account
of tbo cold.
VALPARAISO , Ind , Jam. 24. Ono of the
wor't storms ever known hero visited this
vlclnltv today. Sixteen Inches of snow tell ,
drifting badly. Ss/veral / Iralr.s i.ro miow-
l > cnmd. The thermometer registers fifteen
L < clf > vv zero Today relict parties vvero sent
out and ninrrv poor families were" furnished
with fuel tonight.
DDrilOlT , Jan 24. Michigan experienced
the coldest weather of the winter todav. To
nljjht tl'o tontperaturo rargts from six dc-
Sieus below zero In Detroit to fifteen dcgreca
below at upper peninsula points. It has
CMSCI ! snowing at most points.
INDIANAPOLIS Jnn 24. The cold wave
has tlilu clt > bv the throat today , the ther
mometer at the weather office registering
five degrees b-Jow zero at 7 o'clock The
natural rras pressure was very low and as
all residences defend upon It for fuel ( hero
wus great suffering Thei weather cond'.llona
nre similar throughout the statu. At Ander
son It Is seven degrees below and at Warsaw
ten below.
CLEVELAND , Jan. 24 The cold wave
tivept down upon Cl ° veland last night and
the temperature has been falling eiver alncc
At 7 o'clorthis evening It was seven de
grees abova zero and promised to go much
lower before morning. There ha.s been con
siderable fine FIIOW , but not enough to lin
pede trav el.
HAMILTON , Mo , Jan. 24. park Sterling ,
a negro coal miner , was frozen to death near |
here last night. Ho fell by the roadside
while drunk and was dead when found this
mornlnx.
LEXINGTON , Mo , Jan. 24 Last night
v.'as the coldest experienced here this winter
Martha Lacey , an aged negro woman who
had no home , was fro/en to death in the
bailment of a dilapidated and unused house
where she had gone for shelter with her two
little chlUren. The cries of the children at"
tracted attention to thtm this morning Thi >
woman was frozen stiff , but the children ,
though badly chilled , were not scrlousl ) In
jured
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 24 The coldest
weather of tha winter thus far was experi
enced In this section laut night and today ,
the mercury reading from twenty to thirty
degrees belpw , thormomctcra varying In dlf-
ferents parts of tihu city. Tonight at 7
o'clock tha weather bureau's official record. In
this cty | gave eighteen below , while other
northwestern stations reported n follows-
Huron , twenty below ; DuluUi , clgJitean balow.
Specla's from Rochester , Minn. , say that
today was the coldest for many jcars , tbo
Inclinometer atnoan Indicating twenty below ,
and the severe cold was Intensified by a twcn-
ty-flve-mllo gale from the northwest. The
mcrcuo la falling steadily.
Aberdeen , S D. , has not had a mall train
from any direction since Friday night and
Indications are strong that the blockade will
prove to be the worst jet experienced No
effort hio been made to clear the roads for
two da)3 pist because of continual wind , and
the cuts are now full. The Milwaukee paa-
ecnger train from tbo south Is in a drift
near Bonllla.
Bismarck , N. D , reports a severe bll ard
prevailing all day , with the mercury 32 bs'ow
zero and a high wind blowing. It Ij the
worst storm of the seanon for stockmen
and the losses will probably be heavy owing
to the low temperature. The first trnlnt ,
for the east for three dajs arrived today
but today's ctorrn w 111 cause a further block
ado. It is doubtful If the legislators can ar
rive In time for Tuesdays session.
CIdCAGO , Jan 24. According to the ree
ords of the weather bureau this woo the
col Jest elay In Chicago In twenty-five ) ears
At no time since the Chicago station baa
been established lira there been so low r
maximum temperature recorded. It was D
steady cold. There was a variation of but
four degrees In the twelve hours from C In
the morning until G p. in. At S o'clock to
night the signal service rcponcd 12 below
In the street It was several degrees bi-low
that. The suffering among the poorer classes
is Intense , and a number of cases of dealt
tutlon were reported to tire police. At Grind
Crossing thlrt-thrco famlllc. ? with eighty
six children vvero found Irv their pearly pro
tccted hovels unable to care for themselves
Ears , noscn and hands were whitened ami
iicnumbed by the cold. They v.oro cared
for and physicians ournmom-d to render relief
In South Chicago five families were found
actually frec/lng to death. Thcso were alsc
removed by tbo police to warmer quartoro ,
where proper treatment was given them
A number of other cases wrrn found In other
parts of the city. To aid the poor on ac
count of the cxtrc'mo fievcrlty of the wcathor
the county coal contractor delivered 100 loads
of coal to destitute families. This Is the
( list time such a delivery ban been undo
on Sunday , Peed and ( lothlng were also
ghen out. Up to eleven o'clock tonight be
tween fifteen and twenty cases were re
ported to the police of people being foum
In the streets suffering from fro/en handa
feet , cars and noses. Of these two or thiee
are In a serious condition. Only one death
from cold wa.i reported , that of a child. Dy
midnight the thermometer registered 17 df
gices below , having dropped five degree ?
slnco 8 o'clock. The cold Is made more In
tense as It Is accompanied by a brisk , Hliarj
wind.
NASHVILLE , Ten-n. . Ian , 24. An InteriHp
cold wave has prevailed all day , with a
atornr and bitterly cold wind blowing Klur-
rles of enow have alto been experienced
Tonight at 10 o'clock the local weather
bureau reports 13 above zero , and ntlll fall
ing.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Jan. 24. A cold wave
atruclc this section today and haj been In
creasing In velocity until tonight , wher
a drizzling rain began , which Is freezing an
It fall * , covering everything with Ice , He
ports from stock ranges In thei western par
of the state nay that much apprcbcnalur
of cavero less U felt , aa many herds are
without ulielter , A alight enow was re
ported this afternoon to the north of the
city.DALLAS
DALLAS , Tex , , Jan. 24. A northerly gale
made | ta advent hero carl ) thl mornlnt ,
and the mercury dropped fiom15 to 1C
degrees above zero , and It U hourly growing
colder. Snow U falling tonight , and the
Indications arc that winter weather has cc
In In earnest. Much Buffering will ituult
as great destitution prevails among the
poorer clss.ifi especially the neiroM.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 24 Hallway traffic
In KUIIBBS and Missouri hns not been seri
ously hampered by the storm of last nlgli
and today , the blinding snow storm that
was threatened last night having failed to
materialize , iheru have been snow flur
ries in many tectlona , hut thn cxfromely
cold weather fccrms to hate prevented i
heavy fall of snow , St , Joseph , Mo , , re
ports 8 degrees below /cro this morning
Milan , Mo , 10 dcgrcev below , and In Kan
gas City 4 below ua registered , Dodge
City and Sterling , Kan. , report C below
zero ; Lawrence , Kan. , 4 degrees below
while zero weatlier lu luported from Wltbltu
Kan , , and as ( ar boutu an Uuthrlo , Okl.
Foreclosure Suit Against the Union Pacific-
Road Will Bo Pushed ,
CASE MAY BE CLOSED IN EIGHT MONTHS
iirHnl CaniiNfl COM In for Hie Clnvcrii-
nicut mill ( ii-ncriil Siillollnr Kllj -
r if tinVillon Pnolllu Talk
Aliitiit tinCunts
General John C. Cowln , special counoct
for the government In the Union Paclilu
foreclosure suit , returned to his borne lu
thh city yc-ilcrday. Slnco Friday ho hail
been In St. Louis , where ho secured from
Judge Sanborn the bill In eqult ) culling for
the foreclosure of the government's second
mortgage on the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railways.
Asked by a Uco reporter the tlmo of the
foreclosure sales , General Cowln replied :
"That Is nlmo3t linpoislblo to state. The
desire of the government Is to proceed In
n.i expeditious a manner ns possible until
the foreclosure shall be consummated. No
unnecessary tlmo will be lost. Hut the date
of the siljs will altogether depend on the
appearance or non-appearance of contending
factions. It Is possible that there may bo
some contention over the Omaha-Council
lUuflri bridge Hen. If so. that will delay
nntters somewhat. Should there bo no con
tention and It's mere gueM work to * ay
whether theie will or will not be It Is nry
opinion tbut tbo roads will be foreclosed
and the entire matter eettled by this
spring. "
"Do ) ou think. General Cowln , that It will
bo during the life of the present adminis
tration ? "
"That's a prcttv short time , and I think
It scaicely ptobnble. Vo r eco there are only
about forty davs rnoro In that time , and
over ) thing nccessiry to the final settlement
can hardly bo done In that time "
"WheroU1I the foreclosure sales tnko
place ? "
"That lb also uncertain. The matter , I
believe , has not vet been decided. There Is
a disposition , however , on the part of Judge
Sanborn to consolidate these siles ns much
as possible. There will prolnbly bo nn
agreement made later between all the Inter
ested paitlra concerning the places of sale.
The sale , of the main line of the Union Pa
cific v < 111 undoubtedly occur here In Omaha ,
while that of the Kansas Pacific will bo HCp-
rntc and will probably take place nomc-
vhero In Karsaa "
"Have the bills for the forcclosuie of the
Cannas Pacific ) ct been filed ? "
"No , they hnvo not. I think they will bo
led some tlmo during the coming week.
Illls of equity for the foreclosure of the
Caruas Paclfto will be filed lo both Missouri
.rid Kansao "
i1 HAS IUCUT or WAY.
Solicitor Kelt } Thinks tSo < lilu < r Can
\lllt Stll KolM'ClONlirc I'l OL'I't'lllllrt * .
Judge William R. Kelly , general uollclllr
of the Union Pacific , returned from St.
. .ouls , In company with General Cowln , yes-
01 day. Jrr conversation with a lice re
porter last evening he said that the an
swers of the trustees of all the mortgages
parties to the government -bll' would bo
prepared at' once and would be filed hereby
by March 1. He Ei > ld that bills of foreclosure )
similar to the one filed here on Saturday
would bo filed In lown. Utah and Wyo
ming , and that bills of foreclosure for the
government's Hen on tho-KniiKuH Pacific
would be filed within the next few days at
Topeka , Kan. , , and at Denver , Colo.
In reply to a question concerning the tlmo
of foreclosure , .lire ] BO Kelly added : "I think
It may bo considered an nssure > d fact 'that
tbo Union Pacific will go out from the
hands of thu iccelvcrs during the piesent
year. I should say thnt within seven or
eight months nil tire necessary details will
bo attended to and the receivership ter
minated. This talk about the matter bolng-
settled up In ninety days Is rather fanciful , I
think. "
"Is It possible , Judge Kelly , that any ob
stacle might now bo Intruded by other nar-
tlcs to block tbo foreclosure bale ? "
"I really don't know. " '
"Is it probable ? "
"I will siy that I can't sec how anything
could now bo done to prevent the foreclos
ure by the government. The government
haw moved in the matter , the funding bill
has bctn defeated , so 1 can't ece wheio any
obstacle could now come In "
Judge Kelly dee lined to discuss the prob
able operation or management of the road
under trie reorganisation committee should
that combination piovc to be the purchaser.
Ho eahl the ealo of the rojd to llm reorgan
ization committee was not assuieil , but that
the committee had promised the government
to bid a certain amount for the property If
It were put up for salt * . Should there bo a
higher bidder ho would secure' the rood.
"I heard a most prominent financier nay
> estcrday , " added Judge Kelly , "that the
government baa found somebody who wants
the prooerty , anil Is willing to pay for It. "
That la a great deal better than Rotting
somebody who doesn't want It , and who la
unwilling to pay for It. The offer of tire
reorganisation committee U to pay CO per
cent of the road's debt to the government , or
the principal debt , and 3.0 pel cent of the
Interest from the time the government firot
paid out Its money. Tire committee e > vl-
dcntly values the properly highly. It linn
shown cvldcnco of Its intention by a deposit
of $4DOO,000 I have * he-aid Binprlso ex
pressed that a purchaser for the road who
would offer eo much nroney for It could bo
found. "
_ _ _ _ _ _
.M.-IK ) 1NGliiV : A M.CIIO MOD ,
P < ii > cllil > Td I. I'M fioin .lull nnil llniiKcil
to n Ten * In ( In.mil. .
JACKSONVILLE , Kla , Jan 21 A special
to the CUI/cn fiom TnllnhaFBCc , Kla. , Kays :
Pierce TaIor , a ) ouns negro who attempted
an assault upon Miss Emma Apthorp last
Sunday night , was taken from Jail last night
by a mob and hanged to a trco In the jail
yard. Taylor hud confessed to the crime.
Karly this morning the mob of n about a
do/.m men , ncnt of them negroes , went to
the jail and at the point of pistols Kocuicd
from thu rook thu IU'JN to the outer door of
the jail. Other doorn vveici broken through
with slcdgo IrammorH until the negro waa
( iecuiod Tills was the first lynching that
has over occurred In thlu county ,
SOU SCHOOL IIOIISI. UUM.AI'.SI. . .
Tucntl''lvw Clillilrrn mill Tli.'lr
Viniiiir 'ri < ' ! HT llurlcil on Prulil.- .
ST. LOUIS , .Ian 21.A special to the Ilo-
publlo from Perry , Okl , , saysA school house ,
built of sod ntar hero collapsed and twenty-
ll\o pu.illp were entombed for iomo time.
Trirstera of the school district plowed up
the pralrlo and built a srhnoi lioiwd of turf ,
They employed Mine Jcnnlo Joneo to teach ,
The building collapucd und tmry pupil with
the teacher was entombed. Several children
will dlo and the younj. teacher Is In n criti
cal condition All had to bo dug out.
Union Mn > HiTrlfil lii llnltlinore.
HALT1MO1M. , Jnn. 21.It I ? expected that
acnural Ciirlot , Jtololf , Hceri'lury of wai
of the Cuban provisional government , ( inel
lr JOHU J. Lul-i. n compatriot , will bet
brouribt to Daltlmoro to be tried In the
United Htutcs district court upon the Llrurget
of lilting out nnd ( tending from Ilnlllmor' .
n nilliutttcrlng expedition upon thu Htcamcr
Woodull , Tim determination lo rcrnovu the
cane to Hultlinore for trial utiiinndo at
thei tuiggeHtlon of Attorney Oenernl Har
mon , who VVIIH of the opinion tluit as the ,
Woudall had been fitted out lure itnil
ntuitcd from here , the * trial HhoulU oiu.r ,
lure , IrvU.id of. nt Nov. York.