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Li. . ESTABLISHED JUNE ] < ) , 1871 , CKMA1IA , THURSDAY MOUSING , DEOJUMBER 2 , 1807 TWELVE PAG-ES. SLSGl/M COPY FIVE GENTS. CLARK GIVES IT UP President of the Overland to Eetlro After Next Monday. WILL NOT BE NEW UNION PACIFIC'S ' HEAD Admits Ho Was Offered the Position , but Oould Not Accept. SPECULATION AS TO US SUCCESSOR QuetB'ng Around the Names of Two or Three Men. Y/INTER / AND BU3T EASILY IN THE LEAD Jforthcrn 1'nclllc Man mid Xortlitvcst- crtt I.ooUeil On IIH lU-liiB this T o lie I TV ecu Whom the ClioleiI.ii > . Ttiere wan iomcthlng of a nurry at Union J-aclfls headquarters yesterday morning , occa sioned by the many rumors to the effect that 6. H. H. Clark , the present president of that railway 8 > Btcm , would not be the held of the reorganized company These rumors were accentuated by the report to this effect In ycnterday'a Issue of the Dee They reached their climax this afternoon when It wag def initely announced from St Loute that Mi Clark himself had confirmed the rumors In the statement given out to the Amocl- Btc < l prccs In St Louis yesterday morning Mr. Clarl : said that he had been offered the presidency of the company by the reorgani zation committee , but owing to Ill-health he bad refused the position Further than thla statement he refused to give out anything Cor publication. The one topic dlscurecd by railway men since thin announcement Is the question of the Identity ot Mr Clark's successor Oin- flldatca for the position are numerous enough , but It Is known that thn reorgani zation committee will Insist on getting the ablest railroader possible In order to assume the tremendous task of earning Interest on an Investment of approximately ? 100,000000 The best posted railroaders hereabouts are divided between Edwin W Winter , ex-pres ident of the Northern Pacific , and Horace O. Hurt , third vice president of the North- wcstcrn , with all the Indications In sight pointing toward Winter OTHER NAMES MENTIONED The other names mentioned In connection faith the prcsldenc } are Edward Dlckln- 60n-gcocral manager of the Union Pacific ; William H Truesdale , third vice president and general manager of the Rock Island and Oliver W. Mink , receiver , comptroller and occond vice president of the Ualon Pacific Edwin W. Winter's election was rumored as extremely likely In Chicago railway cir cles yesterday morning His present homo U In St. Paul , but his election to the Union Pa- clflc presidency would undoubtedly moan hU removal to Omaha. It was announced some tlmo ago that the new owners of the Union Pacific would Insist on the presence of thn now- president at the headquarters of the Company. Mr. Winter is Independent ! } Tvealthy and his friends are not limited to railway circles. Should he come to Omaha it Is conceded that there would be man } changes In the ofUclal make-up of the com pany bcre. I3UUT TAKCS OFTICKS It Is a significant fact that Horace G Hurt , third vice president of the Northwest ern fiBtcm , has rcrentlj arrived here and I established temporar } headquarters In the United States National bacik building , the fourth and fifth floora of which building are occupied by the Tremont , Elkhora & Mis souri Valley ratlioad , a branch of the North western sotem Mr. Durt Is now ensconced to temporar } offices on the fifth floor of the E khorn head quarters tilth a number of assistants and etcnographcrs Ho could atcumo control of the Union Pacific nt a minute's notice. Dur ing } esterday messengers between the Union Pacific executive odlces and Mr Hurt's terrporary office's were engaged In pounding the flagstones of Tarnam street very hard , and some of the Union I aclfle attaches are already ep aklng of the former general manager of the Clkliom a "our Trewldent Hurt. " CURT HARD TO REACH. It I'nas no oas > matter to get at Mr. Kurt yesterday. Hid temporar } offices are located - catod In the -corner of the fifth floor of the Klkborn headquarters Just off from the chief engineer's office. The attaches of the nik- liorn had evidently been posted , for ncurl } all declared their Ignorance of the fact that Mr. HurU was In the building op In the cit } 3Io was there , however , with his chief clerk , Georgei MrDlll. former ! } of this cltv , and both vvcro bard at work. To a Boo reporter whq asked him If .tiero iwas uny truth In the report that ho had been offered and had accepted the presidency of f the Union Pacific. wMr Hurt said "No , air So far as I am concerned there Is not a < vord of truth In the report. " Further than tb'n denial ho declliie'd to be Interviewed. Notwithstanding .Mr. Hurt's emphatic denial 1 1II there are nn } number of railroad men In Omaha willing to wager small Bums that ho will bo the president of the reorganized Union IMoIflc railroad They remember tlut ( Mr. Hurt made a very positive denial ot the report that ho waste leuvu the Klkhorn just bcforo going to St Paul to assume charge of j tha Chicago , St. IPuul , Minneapolis . Omaha railroad. Mr. Hurt arrived In Omaha on Monday nnd catno here dlrcctl } from u trip of Inspection' over tbo Kansas Pacific railroad , tiiu Kansas brand ) of the Union Pacific. On that trip ho vvas accompanlc-d by J. 0. Hrlnkerhoff cf Kaurau Cllj , general tuperlutcndcnt of vho Union Pacific llnw In Kunsas On Tuesda } morning ho was at the Union IMclflc head I. quarte-rs bright aud early ; In fact , before ECvc'riil of the Union Pacific officials were nt their desks. Ho spent almost the entire morning at Union Pacific headquarters fa miliarizing himself with Union Pacific uf- fairs. On Tuesday afternoon ho skipped flway for awhile , but Wednesday morning pjraa bard at work at ills temporary headquar ters In ( ho United States National Dank fculldlng long before the majority ot the pfornam street railroad men bail como down town. Closeted with hla secretary , George | pJcDill , be put In nearly all of jester Jay there , ItAIUlOAD MEN'S REASONS. ttbo reasons vvhy railroad men think Horace Jj , Durt la coins to be president tf tha gjnloa Pacific are not remote. They argue , Mut Mr. Durt ia very well posted on every ' EMM * ot prtctlctl railroading , having come | | t Mmjlfo the operating deportment , | though originally a civil engineer. They maintain that he 1 ? thoroughly familiar with this part of the country and with the con ditions existing along the line ot the Union Pacific. His homo wns here fof many } ears and do still owns his residence here. At present It Is occupied by George ! P. J3ldwcll , genera ! manager ot the Klkhorn. Hut the most potent reason given for favoring Hurt as the successful candidate for the big job Is that ho atands very close to Marvin Hughltt , president of the Chicago & North western railway Marvin Hughltt Is a power on the committee which ics temporary ch > irKe of the Union Pacific. The rapid pro motion that he has given Mr , Hurt and the fact that on his last two trips here Marvin Hughltt has been most closely attended by Mr. Hurt are also cited to show the close touch the third vice president enjoys with his president. CLARK REFUSES THE PLACE. ST LOUI" Dec. 1. Rumors which have been rife ever since the Unlca Pacific was bought In by the reorganization committee vvcro set at rest today by the announcement that S. H H Clark hid declined the presi dency of that road. For some time Mr. Clerk refused to deny or confirm the rumors , and every effort was made by the management to get him to accept the position. Today he an nounced that his decision was final. Ill health , due to the heavy work Imposed on him for many } cars , Is the reason given for his refusal to accept the presidency , Mr. Clark severs all connection with the Union Pacific and will remain In St Louis U vvas not known whether or not be will re turn to the Missouri Pacific , of which he was vice president acid general manager for many } cars , For } ars S H. H. Clark has been one of the foremost railroad men of the west. He rose from the ranks to the several high positions ho has held Mr. Clark was born on a farm near Morris- ton n N. J. , and when only 11 } cars old he had to shift for himself , owing to an accident to his father. Soon after he began his railroad career In acry humble capacity , on a Iccal railroad His first promotion of note was when , ho was made a passenger conductor on a road running out of Harrlsburg , Pa It was -while acting In that capacity that ho attracted the attention . of Sidney Dillon , who appointed Mr Clark general manager of the Flushing railroad , on Long island A GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT Mr. Clark proved so able a servant that when Mr Dillon secured control of the Union Pacific ho appointed him general freight agent He was rapidly promoted and "ervei aslce - president and general man ager It waa at this time that Mr Clark firs' met Jay Gould In 1SS4 Jay Gould In duced Mr Clark to accept the general man agement of tt > e entire Gould southwestern svstem He vvas In full controV of Its 7,000 miles of tracks , the annual earnings ot which were $30,000,000 , and was Mr. Gould's per sonal representative It * the west. After Jay Gould got control of the Union Pacific he trade Mr. Clark general manager of that road ( and for several } oars he managed that great property as well as the Missouri Pacific svstrm In 1S93 falling health compelled the > over worked rallrrad manager to surrender to others part of his great responsibilities. He decldoal to leave the Union Pacific and con fine himself to the Missouri Pacific but when George Gould discovered that the o'hcr Union Pacific directors had a scheme to re place Mr Clark with a manager who wouK not servo In the Gould Interest he clcctci him p-esldcnt of that road When the Union PacJtlc went Into the hands of receivers Mr Claik mas chairman of the board of re celvcrs al pracilcall } manager of the prope-t } Naturally , he was the man selected b } the reorganization committee to continue to direct its affairs , but his health being itupalroi b } his long and arduoui labors Mr. Clark was finally forced to dc cllne RUMORS ABOUT WINTER ST. PAUL , Dec 1. The Impression , among railroad men here Is against tie truth o the report that ex-President E W Winter o the Northern Pacific Is to be p'esldent o : the reorganized Union Pacific sstem / similar report was affirmed and denied several weeks ago When cnke-d about the report that ho wjs to become president of tLe icorgunlzcd Union Pacific F. W. Winter , ex-president of the Northern Pacific and fermerly general man ager of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , said ho had not been offered the position and did not care to accept or decline It In advance of any word In regard to the matter. CHICAGO. Dec 1. The Tribune savs to da } . ' Well defined rumors are In circu atlon hero tint S. II H Clark lus jiosltlvel } de cllncd to accept the prealdenc } of the Union Pacific on account ot Ill-health and that 1 has been practically decided to put E W Winter , lately president of the Northern Pa clflc. In the place heietoforo held by Mr Clark. The actual head of the corporation , I Is said , Is to bo Mat v In Hughltt , president o the Chicago & Northwestern rallwa } . who i to become chairman ot the board of directors of the Union Pacific NEW YORK , Dec. 1. According to the best Information ob ainable hero there Is nothing In the report th-it E. W. Winter formerly president of the Northern Pacific will succeed S. H. H. Cjark as president o the Union Pacific railway. Mllll.U LIJCTIIIllSS ON U ill.HO VI1 . i\-Sfere tnr > of tin" Inlt-rlor Trent of Injunction * . LAFAYETTE , InJ , Dm 1 Ex-Sccrctar of Interior Noble of St Louis toiM } dellv cred the third of a sirles of lectures on rail read toylcn before the students at Purdu untverslt } He was Introduced by his forme chief , ex-President Harrlsrn , a member of th Hoard of Trustees. General Noble's topic wa the "Relation of the Railroad Toward th People. " In the course of his address h said In regard to Injunctions : "The writ of Injunction that prohibits lawless attack on property , or a recklecs ob etructlon ot the functions ot govemmcat , ha proven an eftlclent process of tbo law to so euro at least a fair hearing on tbo merits o tbo case , and prevents the destruction In at vance of tne very central right to bo brough before the court for consideration and deter mlnatlcu The rights ot the courts of clui eery to ISEUO the writ of Injunction , and t try by the court iteelf violators of Us com mand without an > eal , has grown up alon with the right of trial by jury. TUej ar both results of the came experience ? nd wis dom and equally entitled to our eonflJcnc as a means ot administering Justice. " \VIII llllllil to Itounliiliil. MONTREAL , Doc. 1 President Van Her of the Canadian Pacific railway toJay state that the company would build a road of It own to RossVind , H C. Jtutm ( n He Hrxtorcil. CHIC\GO , Dec. 1 Passenger ratej be twcen Chicago ami St. Paul and Mlnnoapol ! and DuHlb. will be restored on Dtccrn tber 12. JOB MAKES PRAGUE HOWL miihes Windows and Mfttos Things Generally WO PERSONS KILLED AND MANY INJURED tree-In Hold ! > > T il\c IlnUitllona of Infniilr ) mill n Siiinilron | of lliin- Hiim Czcoli > i-vv niniierM PRAGlin , Bohemia , Dec. 1. Them vas a renewal of the rioting here ast evening. The wlndons ct the German theater , Gcnran schools , rcs- aurants , residences and newspaper offices were broken The troops cleared the streets ( any people were Injured and a number of rrcsts were made. During the afternoon the riots Increased ho ejnagoguo windows were smashed , and 10 windows of houses dlsplaving German radc signs In several streets of the Jewish tiattcr Since G o'clock this evening the Ircets have been held by twelve battalions f Infantry and a squadron of Hussars. All raffle Is suspended and the shops and busl- CES houses aits closed. In nplto of the military a large Czech mob mrulo a descent on the German quarter and hindered houses nnd stores In several treets The furniture of a well known Gu'- nan cafe was piled up In the street and set n fire. When a detachment of troops ap- roachc-d to disperse the rioters , the soldiers .ere greeted with showers of stones , broken ; lass , and other missiles The officer In com- nand ordered his troops to prepare to fire , jut at the urgent request of a police official ho order was not carried Into effect. TWO KILLED Shortly after 9 o'clock a mob attempted o storm a cartridge factory nt Zlszhchow a tiburb of Prague on the other side of Mol- lau The troops stationed at the factorv loircd a volley Into the crowd It Is known hat at lea-it two persons were killed out- Ight , and It Is feared others were killed or Bounded The same body of rioters set fire o a house at Zlszhchow , but the flames vero soon quenched At various other parts if the city and suburbs windows were mashed , and German sign boards demol- shed It Is eald the mob was Incited bv irtlcles in the Czech newspaper ; and by . false report that th" German students had irganlzed an attack on the Czech Xatlonal heater. Later crowds made repeated rushes and at- cmpts to storm the German newspaper fflces were made , but b ) 11 o'clock the town was quiet and the troops had been wlth- rawn except patrols nt threatened points. In Smlchow , the southwest subutb of ' 'ague , and a thickly populated Industrial quarter , at n late hour a riotous mob at- ackcd ard plundered the German National school The rioters fired shots at the police letachmcnt which arrived on the scene to disperse them , whereupon the commanding officer , acting with great promptitude , drew ils revolver and fired at one of the rlng- caders , the bullet piercing his arm He then arrested the man and the result of this energetic action was the dispersal of the mob without much further difficulty The German gjmnaslum In he Allstadter- rlng. In the center of the city , was plun dered bv a mob which was finally dispersed by a combined charge of soldlc's and police BURGOMASTER CAUSES IRRITATION. Already resenting the German Jubilations and Illuminations of clubs and beer halls over the fall of Count Dadenl , the Czech population was still further Incited by the speech of the Czech burgomaster deliverer Monday night to Ihe town council. Two special sufferers from the riots are Baron von Athrenthal , a representative o ] the German landowners In the Relchsrath and Count von Salm Baron von Athren thal s place Is on the Wenzel's Plitz. The mob smashed the windows and tore out window frame.on the ground floor last night Similar outrages were commlttcj at Count von Salm's place , which is the edl- torhl office of the German paper Bohemia During the night the Athrenthal place was closed up , but the rioters removed the planks and threw large stones Into the lux uriantly furnl-hed rooma , famaanlng valuable objects of art and costly furniture. Damage to the amount of many thousand florins has been done to German firms , clirbs and other Institutions having German patrons Xo performance vvaa given at the German tbeater tonight. The constant cr > of the rioters "Down with the Germans. " "Down with the Jews " TRI COLORS FOR PROTECTION. Women venturing on the fitreeta were obliged to wear the Slav trl-color In order to avoid being attacked German sln ; boardi arc being hastily removed by their owners and replaced with Czech Inscr'ptlons , No t > ody dares to utter a word In German. The Klnsky palace was plunJoiod of Its furnlturb which was thrown through the windows , heaped In the Rtrcc' , and sot on lire , the mob preventing too flio brigade from approaching. The Wcnzels Platz , where the revolution of 1S4S began , has been the chief center o excitement. It la about sixty jarJs In wldll and seventy ) arris In length , and will holt 100 000 people The police aud mllltarj have made "OC arrests and It is reported tonight thai alto gether eighty persons have besn injured PILSK.V , Bohemia , Dec 1. As a result c the threatening mob gatherings jesterdnv the houtes of German residents are special ! } guarded by the police. Today 3,000 peep ! gathered In front of the town hall , and afto singing national songs , proceeded to the Ger man gjmnaslura where they broke the windows dews Thu police dispersed the crowd , wound Ing one. The rioteis then returned to th town hall , where , falling to obtain the liberation oration of some of the ringlcadera who hai been arrested they broke the windows of th hall and of several buildings adjacent At the United States consulate the Amcrl tan Hag was hoisted. It Is salil that the riots were- organized b a secret eoclclj animated by Iwtrod of Ger mans and Jens , Short ! ) before mldnlgb there were fresh disorders and two shop In the ringn-aiiEMte ucro broken open an pillaged. Disorders uro reported In varloua other suburbs. At Weinberg the rioters sprinkled a shs with patroleuru and set It on fire. At Liclie twentv-one armed rioters were nrrestod , An ether plundered a liquor saloon and short ! afterword Ihe patrol found twenty person lying drunk In the rtreet St'liroriliT Cam ) sHlM'il. ( Coprilit HI. t > I'rtfv ruUltlilng Ccm : > at > HOME , Dec 1 ( New York World Cabh gram Special Telegram ) Arrhblahop rhap bishop of Now Orleans , as I leiru on unpucs tlonatle authority. The Pope has now In cllo of Santa re has ( been appointed Arch ervenod In the dlspUty of Mpr chroederwith the WasMngScm unlvcralts , ettllng matters by confirming1 the decision f the university directors , namely Schroed- r'e exclusion. _ ; ' nv.vnis or THU SM u.u o\ . ipconccntrniloM Itnphllj- | ) JIIK UK from ttic M'lHiruo. HAVANA , Dec. 1.ccordlng to reports roni Sun Domingo small pox Is making tor- bio ravages among reconcentrados. Slnco prll lagt more than 4,000 have died In the Ity alone. The streets of the city are irongcd with famine-stricken wretched elngs who succumb to disease under per- ipi eomo lonely portico and sometimes fall cad In the gutter At San Domingo the orst African savages arc more umano than the local authorities lo-o than 290 email pox caeca ro known to exist , but no ono Is ever acclnated Medical aid Is very scarce and in burial of these wretched bolnps la most rutally effected. Often fifteen corpsco are lied together in a car and dumped together n a hole , to bo covered with such little arth that the fl'st shower exposes the limbs f the dead which arc afterwards devoured } vultures , hogs and dogs , The Insurgent Generals Rabl and Salvador lies pillaged the village of Gulsa , about fif- ccn miles from Bayatno Their artillery cstrovcd several block houses , killing the illltarv commander and one lieutenant. The arrlson , after having lost fifty soldiers Jlled and wounded , surrendered The Insur ants plundered the stores , securing rich ooty , two months' supplies , a good quantify f ammunition and 200 rifles. The SpanUh ave sent reinforcements to retake the to-vn. ON CHIM2SH SITU \TIO % VII 1C I lulu of Stut < 'iiH'i < H ItoKitrilli ( ! rrintui > 'i IMmiM BERLIN , D-c 1 All sorts of wild rumors nro current here and at Kiel , probably based In the main upon the speech of Emperor IVllllam at the opening of the Reichstag , as o the relations betwten Germany and China. 3ut most of these arc discredited. Tne National Zaltung has confirmed the statement of the emperor that German's only obj ct In the occupation of Klao Chau Is o protect German missionaries In China , and the alarmist stories arc taken with Ibernl allowances of salt. A sensation was caused today by a report that the Chine > had massacred 200 German sillors belong , s to th ? German cruiser Division In Klao Chau bay,1 but there has jeen no confirmation of this , while the atcst dispatches received frtm Admiral von 3eldrlch , commander of the Division , which were dated th" afternoon of November 2S make no reference to fighting al Klao Chau The Berliner Tageblatt Is responsible for the statement that the additional cruisers are going to Klao Chau , bringing the fores there up to ten ships , with 0,000 men and 120 guns. The same Journal says also that a 'orco of marines , Including the crew of the mp ° rlal jacht Hohenzollcrn , is going to Klao 3hau but there is no official confirmation of these assertions , although they are held to Indicate that a permanent occupation Is In tended , especially as It Is understood that ihlna does not Insist upi.i'evacuation. n i r PJ c L 1/11 cs"PULI M\V c \ u i irr ! ! : irnn GiuilNcIi HUH No KIIHJ TliliiKT Ilcforr Him. VIENNA , Dec 1 The prospects for th new mlnlstrj are ominous. The assignment of portfolios has been received on all sides with frlgil reserve and although the dls missal of Count Badeni has nllajeJ the spirit of rebellion In Vienna and the German towns , r-narchj has broken out in the Slav and the Czech towns and provinces It looks as though Baron Gautsch woulJ have as great difficulties to face in the de mands of the Cz chs and the socialists as Count Uadenl had Seeing the success that mob Influence has had In Vienna in bringing about the downfall of Count BidenI the C/echs are trjlng b } the same Influence to bring pressure to bear upon the ucw cabinet The parliamentary situation is unchangoJ and hopeless. Baroti Gat'tsch has conferred with the leaders of the majority and the leaders of the minority , but so far beta parties appear Irreconcilable. TnlKn of Vmcrlciiii MunleljinlHIes. ( Cop > right , 1557. b > 1'ress 1'ubllfhlnjr Companj ) LONDON , Dec 1 ( New York Cablegram Special Telegram ) A recent editorial In & New York paper on municipal government in the United States , pointing out the nurubei t which owned or operated public utilities Is made the text of an article by the Dally Chronicle. ' "Tho avcrago municipality In America la In such baa odor and suppled to be EO far behind the average European municipality in ; regard to collective enterprise , " sajs the Chronicle , "that It will come as almost a revelation to a great many people here This statement must foe taken with a good many gialns of salt. The New York World , however , gives some Important statistics with reference to municipal ownership of monopo lies In American cities which arc worth con sideration by the voters of London , 'who ' , having put clericalism under their feet at the recent school board election , will bo called upon next March to determine on the question of a proper revolution of the munic ipal Ufa of London. Wo ought , if we cannot emulate Germany , at least keep up with the chief American cities inthe matter of f ownership of great monopolies by public au thorities. " Dr. I\IIIIH' : ( Copjrlpht. 1S57 , by Press PuMWilns Companj ) PARIS , Dec. 1 ( New York Cablegram Special Telegram ) Dr. John Evans ex pects the will of his late uncle will i > o opened next Monday. It is net known , oven by Vallols , Evan's lawyer , whether the will Is elk-lied or not Batches of claimants arc ar riving hero weekly from America The late doctor , It seems , fell Into .bad hands latterly , who probaoly dictated thc'Wlll of September last. Dr John Evans baa not as > ct been notified officially of his uuclc'e death. Dentil IVmil ( > It ? Cnloiilcx , BERLIN. iDec 1 The colonial council to day approved the proposition to extend the death penaltj to nitiveg of tfoe German colonies for crimes In the cases for which there U milder punishment In Gencany. This is deemed necctsary < o Injure the safety cf white settlers and to uphold Gorman domtna- tlcn. i\IIrs ( i < < < > HuriifiH A } rev , MONTEVIDEO. Dec. 1. Dr , Miguel Her- ) Obc has boon ordered Into eillo by Smior Cues-o , the president adi Interim. He , will bo accompanied by Colon ? ! Tajes , Or Agulrrao and Eenar Brtan , the chief of the municipality of Montevideo , who have alea been exl'ed ' by the actlag president. l.owil an AIJCI Ir.in U'lilovr. LONDON. Dec 2 According to a dispatch to the Dally Mall from Vienna , Baron Pasetti shot himself outside the residence of ( Continued ou Seventh Page. ) EXPOSITION POSTAGE STAMP Dommtmorativo Sticker Likely to Bo Issncil by Government. WASHINGTON AUTHORITIES FAVORABLE Itiillnii Hxlill.lt Mnr Mm no Set IIown MM Olio of the InlrrvxCliiK 1'cntiirvn of the WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. ( Spcclll Tele gram. ) This has been another busy day for those promoting the Transmlsslsslppl Ex position In the deportments. Mr. Rosewatcr had a long Interview with Postmaster Gen eral Gary In relation to a commemorative stamp for the exposition , ilr. Gary at first was opposed to the scheme of Icaulng a stamp on account , as he thought , of tbc non- Intcn atlonal character of the exposition. U was ehown to him that the act of congress made the show .international and that the president -hail directed that Invitations bo sent to foreign governments to participate In tlui Omaha fair. This placed a somewhat different light upon Hie question and Post master General Gary finally agreed to eanc- tli > the UbU'inco of a commemorative stamp If the State depirtmcnt would certlfj to the International scope of the exposition. This WUB all ilr Rosewater had aakod for and before the da > was over he had a strong letter from Assistant Secretary Diy of the State department , addressed to the postmas ter general , wherein It was staled that all foreign governments had | been asked to pal- tlclrate in fie Transmlssisslppl Exposltlcti and many had accepted This. It Is expected , will complete < hc negotiations for the issu ance of comtnemortitive stamps. INDIAN EXHIBIT. In an Interview Sccrctarj BlUe of the In terior department Informed Mr. Rosev.ater that ho would do evorjthing vcss-lble In a de partmental wa > to cecure en Indian exhibit on the grounds , show Ing the manner In which the Indians live and perform their labors , the manufacture of native blankets , jewelry , potter > , etc Wnlle the secretary thought the scope of the Indlin congress as orlglnall > planned w s entlrel > out of tme qucstlco , he Intimated that he would co operate If nccessarj In securing nn appro priation for the transportation and subsist ence -of the Indians during tno progress of the expcsition Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Tanner , after the matter was ex plained to him , not onlj pledged the help of the department , but personally volunteered to do cverjtalng possible to make a success of bringing together representatives of manj of the Indian tribes at Omaha , to bo In the immediate cinrgo of a government repre sentative. To show accomplishment ! ) of this kind It Is bellevedi will wonderfully Increase not only the plcturesqueness of the exposi tion , but make It Invaluable from an ethno logical standpoint. Governor OWe of. New- Mexico stated to Mr Rosewater today that ho had appointed a new commission for the Omaha eNpo tlon , which would act , and a New MeMco ex hibit might be expected. Welling G Sickcl , major of Trenton , N. J , said todav that his state would make a flno exhibit at Omaha.Vc have twen's- three potteries In Trenton , besides -rubber factories , wire works , lamp manufactories , ' 'aid "Mr Russell , "and when exhibits from these -various Institutions are assembled It will make a meet novel and Interesting eJi Trenton is the Staffordshire of Vmcrlca. mak ing more potterj than any other eectlon o the countr } , and wo are all enthusiastlcallj pulling for Omaha 1SDS " rniTj CONM ms I'u-nii rveiou * I ii lln i.i in all If Mnterlnl CoutrrlH lluilil- liiK Into llonrliiir Fiiriiiic'L . ST LOUIS , Dec 1 F re in the F O Sawer Co paper factor } on Locust , noir Third , Etrect this afternoon within an hour left the establishment In ruins , with a nutn ber of adjoining build ngs badly damaged The general Ices is estimated at over Y The flamco burst from the second floor o the five-story building It contained hlghl } Inflammable matter and was soon a roaring furnace , the fire commt-alcatlng across the narrow street to the Economic binder } p'-iat the Young-McKlnsey Printing coinpan } . the Missouri Engraving company , Woodward- Tlarnao Printing company and HlgReus Map Printing company There were 100 craploscs In the paper factory , but all made their eocape in tafet } At 4 30 o'clock tbo walls of the piper factor } t fell , crushing la the McKlrney corapan's plant. At 5 o'clock the flamea were under control The fire continued to burn al night , however , feeding upon the printers ! ak and paper While running to the fire a hose reo ! co'llded with a street car and Flnley Bruce the driver , sustained three broken rlts As night fell the firemen worked In tola darkness , as the electric wires are all down A conservative estimate en the total lens tonight places the amount at $100,000 , with Icmirance at $75,000 At 11 30 o'clock the fire la still 'burning ' stubbornly under the debris , i , IWYC.H.S MID A IMSCIM ucnn finr > - hoUlrH nUTori'iii'i'H Ii CHICAGO , Dec 1 The examination o talesmen In the Luetgcrt case todaj was marked by many conflicts between Asslstan States Attorney McEwan and Attornej Harmon for the defense Judge Gary was re quired to Interfere frequently. Attorney Hartmon In catechising venlremen. tool frequent occasion to attack the reliability o police testimony. No new jurors were accepted. At the afternoon session John W. Phllllpa of 3011 Paulina street was accepted as a jury man Seven Jurors renjaln to be chosen. Late In the afternoon Phillips , who hai been held over as a possible juror , was cbal lenged by the defense At the closeof th day no additional Jurors bad been secured but four men had been accepted by the dc fence and will be examined by the state to morrow. They are Prank Skldmore , a cur pcnter ; John DanlMson , a carpuntor ; John P. Zlpp , a caterer , and James W. Ball , a clerk. rut I'liUoii In ( InVII. . DETROIT , Mich. . Dec. 1 A special to th Prco Press from Lalnuburgh , Mich , sajn Mr. and Mrn Hoebm 'aero ' today arrcfc en suspicion of having- murdered b > o.lun poisoning1 Join Hnrtman nndwife , who 01 f < about four vveoks apart Mr Hjrtman ille < Monday anil nt the Inquest today ph > alclan suor ? that the vtil on their farm was pol soncd , Cold Outiuil OUT 3lllllo > l. CIIII'PLK CUEEIv , Cole , nee. l.-TJi fold output of the Cripple Creek dutrlct In November was } ! ,258,600 , the largest for on < month In tha history oj the camp. THE BEE BULLETIN. Vcathcr rortJRtt for Thrcntrnlne. Fnow riurrlti , North ' ee 1. Onrk Drclliir , Union Tactile I're lilencjr. Srrlnii * lUotlnj ; In I'riiRUP. Commcmnnttlva SUinip for I'xpoltlon > Figures on Armor 1'lntp I'lnnt. 2. Itnllronili I'lrnd for Morn Tliuo. 3. Shortngo nt ttm ImtiMtrliil lliiinoi Oiniilm Muy HnioUn o Hull Franchise. 4. 1'illtorlnl Hint I'ontmrnt , B. IMiuift for n TenrhrrV Congress. Affair * itt tntitli Omulm. 0. Counrll Illtirr * I , rul Mutter , . bltiili City Dlt m Mny lip Clixml , 7. Illg Krrrlpt * nt the Denver Mint. Clrnrral XPVVR of the 1'nrthrr A > r t. Hi llliU for DmiRliiR CountjllnniU. . Coulter TclU of Holla' * MottimK 0 < Ilrimrt * Mmlc hy Imllnn Agent * . I'uriurr I.Uo Stock Itiitc , to Slunil. Acl\l * < ir > Hotnl'w Aotlotn (1U OITciuc. htrrot denning 11 ing In I.nlil Off. 11. Cninniprclnl mill I'lntiiclul Ntnvi. .3 , Klnilrrgiirtrti for Colt * . Angul * of thn HnttlrflpliI G Temper. ! < ure nt Oiiinliiii lour. Iei ; . Hour , ft n. in. H 1 11. in I II n. in - 2 ] i. in II 7 n. in O It ii in 7 S 11. in O -t | i. in 7 II n. in O fl i > . 111 7 111 n. in It I ) 11. in 7 It n. in t 7 p. in < l U in 4 S ii. in < l 1) ) p. in ( I The minimum temperature of tlio day was touched between 6 aud 7 o'clock jcstcrda ) morning , 1 below. The cold wave Is very xtonslvo and severe In the northwest , some lolnts In Montana reporting SO below zero nst night. Snow Is falling In Wyoming and Utah. Mthl' 00 TO 1MI1SON n\-llniiK I'ri'Nlilrnt Is Sentonof il in Do 11 mo. CHICAGO , Doc 1 Charles Warren Spald lng , cx-pre ldent of the Globe Sa\lngs bank. vas today sentenced to an Indeterminate erm In the penitentiary He was charged \lth cmbezzllnB funds of the University of lllnols of which ho vvas treasurer. The proceedings In court vvcrc hlghl } Iramatle Judge Horton reviewed the case n an elaborate opinion and ono assertion eemed to unnerve Spaldlng This won when he court said that Spaldlng admitted his : ullt "I wish. " cried Spaldlns , "to dcn > that 1 or my counsel ever admitted m > guilt " Judge Horton had asked Spaldlng if he had an } thing to say why sentence should not be passed on him. "Yes ! " exclaimed the banker , standing up In a few rapid words he made denial of over ba\lng admitted guilt and then said "Ever } dollar I received from the unlvorelt } lias been applied to Its benefit I protestc against this unjust verdict which I feel would not have been returned had } our honor permitted certain facia to be considered - ered by the Jury. Thesefacts hid relation to the question of Intent Intent to commit embezzlement I am proud of my business career of thlrt-three years , fifteen of which have been passed In this community. I chal lenge an } man to stand up before me and say I ever did him a wrong "Your honor may abridge m } das of use fulness , but vou cannot take from me the lionor of the test " At this point Spaldlng's volco failed him and ho began to choke with emotion. Judge Horton then Imposed sentence. U was announced In behalf of the evbankcr that so appeal would be taken to the supreme court , vending which he will be kept In the count } jail , where he has been confined since last spring The cLarge on which Spaldln ? was convicted was the embezzlement of $25000 of Macoupln county bonds the property ot the university. Banker Spaldlng made a stubborn fight. Besides being In justice courts and before maBters- In-chancer } several times , he twlco stood trial on the charge of Illegally diverting funds Intrusted to his care The first time the vo'dlct was not guilt } , , but on the second trial , vhich was on a different count , the Jur } brought in an adverts decision The Indictment and subsequent conviction , the ro mantic love stor } undcrllng the dry details of his alleged offense and his self-possession under the mc < , t to Ing circumstances , all combined to make his case an unusually 'n- tc'estlng one i'Hii'viinn rou TIM : woiisr HUM I.lltlf Hope of nuulliiK I lie Dentil NEW YORK , Dec 1- Martin Thoin , who last evening heard the vordlct of the jur } which will send him to the electric clnlr to expiate the murder ot William Guldcnsuppc , passed a quiet night in his cell at the Queens count } Jail. When Sheriff Doht went In to ECO Thorn this mornlns the prlsoier said ho had no appetite for breakfast but ho felt 'that ' a big load was off bis mind Thorn did not talk as If ho had any hope of getting a new trial Ho supposed , ho said he would have to make up bis mind to meet the worst Mrs Nack spent a restless night , being cvldentl } much affected by the conviction of Thorn. When she heard of the vejdlct aim wept and expressed sorrow for her former lover , although she sajs her conscience Is relieved iMrs Nack is in a highly nervous condition and Ise now very anxious about her own case District Attorney Youngs lias nit announced just what ho proposes doing In the case of ( Mrs Nack , but ea > s he will take no action until after Thorn Is sentenced. It Is understood airs. Nackwill bo arraigned In court next W.CUH when her counsel , Emaiiiucl Friend , will. In her be half , enter a plea of guilty of manslaughter In the first degree , and that the district at torney will accept flio plea In doing this , Mr. Youngs .would bo recognizing Mrs Nock's action In turning state's evidence * at the first trial Mrs Nack may bo sonenced to twenty } ears Imprisonment Lawer Hone today denied In strong terms the statement that Thorn after his-convlctlon } esterJa } confessed to the killing and dls memberment of Guldensuppe. Mr. Howe re Iterated his belief that the court of appeals would reverse * the verdict Police Captain Methven of Long Island Cltj wld "There are some discrepancies In the published report of Thorn's confession , but the main facts remain unchanged Thorn made fart of the confession to mo and part to Sheriff Doht. From what Sheriff Doht baa told me I can truthfully say tint Thorn con teasel that ho killed Guldensiope. " M"ctlii r of I Inrrlxnti Al'STIN , Tex. , Dec. 1. The national prison congress of the United States will convene In this city tomorrow and will be In scsklcm for the next four daj * . President KocllfT llrlnkerhoff of Mansfield , 0 , , Is expected In the morning , The local corr.Tulttto has made every arangemcnt for the entertain ment of the visitors and Uie ancetlng prom ises much success. , , ARMOR PLATE PLANT Special Committco Appointed to Estlmats Cost Reports Results , MANY QUESTIONS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED Uncertainty of Government Needs Import * ant Factor at lesno. PLANT MUST BE OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY Skilled Workmen Are Required and Mu t Bo Kept Employed. COMMITTEE MAKES NO RECOMMENDATIONS Itoniirt Ciitpm tinPlria Thoroughly nnil rimirt-M Vr < - < ; Um TlrM COM I of Prooi rin in. WASHINGTON , Dec. I The naval board appointed by authority of congress to ascer tain the cost of an armor pltcit made Its re port through Commodore How ell to Secre tary Long today. The report makes a volu minous document , treating In every detail ot the process of armor linking essential tea a correct apprehension of the ccst of the plant and of the product It Is also accompanied bj elaborate plans for the plant which have been verified by Expert Prltz The cc t of a plant sultablo for the nakkig of naval armor at the rate of about 6,000 tons per annum , which Is fully cqaal to the capacity of both of the existing private phnts , is , set down as about $3,7GO- $ 000 No recommendation Is nade as to the location i of the plant , but the board has ac cumulated much Information as to the merits of various eligible locations which may bo had b > congress If called for bv It. Secretary Long will proceed Immediately to take the nett step necessary to carry out the wish of congress , mmelj , luvlto pro posals by advertisement for building such a olant as that designed for the use of the government It was at Irsl the Intention of trhe Hecretarj to withhold the report from congress until he should bo abk to Include this Infornntlon In It. but ho has now- de termined to send In the report as soon as congress assembles and mcaawhllo put out the advertisements and notify congress of the results later. Jt Is e\pectod congress will be advised also of the offers made by both the existing armor making concerns to sell out to t the government and also of other largo interests to turn over p'ants , which , while not at all like the speci fications | of the b5ard , will permit ot altera tion , In defective parts. All of this data It Is cxnected will bo very. valuable to ccagress la treating the whole armor question , but the report of the board , whlch"may bo strengthened by on endorsement from Sec- retarj Long , will make It quite evident that the Government cannot undertake to make KG nun arnnr at the cost named as the limit of the price to bead ! to private , firms In the last naval arirroprlation bill. PERSONNEL OP BOAItD. The Armor board consists of Commodore. Hovvoll , Captain McCcrmlck , Civil Engineer Endlcott Chief Englnrcr Pcrrj and Lieuten ant Clotcher Summing up 'he oractlcablllty , necessities advantagtn and dl&idvanfigcs of the pr factor > , It si > s An armoi ficoi : > comprises essentially a collection of tpi'U fuinnces , heavy ma chine tools nnd nup'tinces ' tluit nro not netdtd In nn > other cliss of work , and of I.iboi Ep cl.tll > skilled in the busi ness. A goveinmcnt armor factorj not con nected with an establishment engaged In other branches of the steel Industry would depend for Its success nnd economic ud- nilnlstiation upon a constant demand for an output nenrl } appi oachhiR ItH full ca pacity. If the government .should establish nn armor factory the efficient and economic ! maintenance or woikiiiB of that factory would nec sailly depend upon a constant joarlv appropriation for ships to be pro vided VNlth urmoi , because the aimor pro duced at an > time munt l i ipcclally de- "Igncd for and JltUd to tlio e ships Any fulluro to appropriate for the s-hlps In any one > enr would require the cessation of work and the l.i > liiR off Indefinitely of the skilled experts and laborers that 1-ad been trained to this Industry. A resumption of 'Aork at a lattT jierlod v ould require the tr lining , at a considerable cjipinse. of a new ret of men In the meantime the prog ress of the art would perhnjM have been MIL ! ] that dllllcitlt and radk.il changes would be requited wh'ch ' , under continuous work- ins , mltjht have been graduallj iindeablly ni.ule BASING AN ESTIMATE. The follqwlng estimation cf the cost , cx- cluMvo o * land for p1 int , and furnishing toady for the Installment on boird a ship of Cl )0 totiH pi-r > ear of nickel steel , face hard ened , re-fotged armor. As the slo of the large ? ! single armor pi He to be produced fixes the iUe ami number of melting fur naces required and the t > lzo of the forging anil baidcnlng processes , which are the most expensive part of the plant , and as the melting furnaces and presses , thus deter mined , nre capable of producing n much { reater quamit ) of armor thin herein re quired , It follqAH that the cost u. ' n plant of Increased 01 diminished capacity will not be In direct proportion to the greater or IC.SH output , but will be In piopoitlon to the greater or Ic * * number of ccmentimj fur- n ires and muchlnn tools supplied , These c-Htlmates artt made 'without ' exact knowledge of the local conditions of tha slto that may be selected. No freight Is In cluded and the foundations for buildings arc of sutllclent dciti ; to Heciin ; MnblHty and permanence on good hard-pan or gravel only. Nothing baa been Inc.udcd for grad ing or for excavating except Htt far .IB nec- cc.siirj for the proper construction of the plant. Should the slto si K-Pted bo of such a character a-i to reqtilro piling or deciwr foundations than hcrtln contemplated , tha cost may be | ncrea jjd , rivu pel cent has teen allowed , however , for erecting and cn- glnccerlng expoiifoB and It Is thought that & per cent additional allcuanco would cover all contingencies under the worst conditions that may bo encountered. COST OK Tin : PLANT , Too estimates are at > folio A o. Name of Iej > t. Ustlmatea. Opun hearth department . . t M1.1U3 Forging and cementing nhoj > . . . . . 1,558,237 Bending and tempering Bhop . . . 446,033 Machine shop . 000,651 Erecting shop . 91,401 Holler Hboji . , . 119,574 Power plant . 1SI.GM Blacksmith shop . . . . . . § 2,411 Locomotive shop . 7.21D Carpenter shop . 8.S6S OIHco building . . . 15,000 Chemical laboratory . . . . , , , 2C,000 I'hsslcal laboratory . 83,000 Hallroad tracks and equipment , , . , E3.&I3 Litrlnes . 11.113 Water tiifply. nevvLrage , etc . 83,253 Total . , . 13.717,813 After a careful review of Ihe advuitssei and disadvantages of ctabl ! hlnc a t tl