THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUiNE 10 , 1871. OiMAIIA , Pill DAY MORNTNG , FEBRtTfittlY 11 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. COPY FIVE CENTS ,
AUTONOMY HIT HARD
Blanco's ' Failures to Bny Eebeb Proves
Staggering Blow ,
SAGASTA'S POLICY ON ITS LAST LEG
Mctnbars of tbo New Cabinet Look t
American Intervention.
DECLARE THAT IT IS THEIR ONLY HOPE
Pantlo's Drastic Measures Against tbo Prcs
Do Untold Harm.
AMERICANS IN DANGER OF STARVATION
H COIIKITMN Speedily .MnlioN . An
other Appropriation .Much KiilTur-
liiK .XiiNt Kiiniii' Ainrrli'iiu
SIIVCM TliiiiiHiuulM.
i- Charity
( Copyrluht , 18M. by Press Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Feb. 10. ( New York World Ca-
blegram--Speclal Telegram. ) With starva
tion cont'jiulng , autonomy falling , the rebels
awalmilng , .Madrid complaining , Havana pro
testing and hla very subordinates prophesy
ing failure , Illanco returns worm oft than
Camposwan after the battle nt Collsco. The
entering wedge ot Amerlcan-food-for-Cubans-
tind-Amerlcan-shlpn-ln-Cuban-liarbors Inten
sifies the hopelessness of the situation for
Spain.
"Autonomy without an American protcc-
' '
toratc worthless , " said n member of the
autonomleal cabinet to mo privately.
'Amorlccm Intervcntlcin la our only hope. "
This Is. n momentous admission , but
autonomy really has become a laughing
stock with the public. A good-for-nothing
bull In the bull i.hg on Sunday was hlcsej
because , as n newspaper explained , the next
day , he "didn't appreciate his autonomy ot
m , A- notion. " That Incident , trifling ao it may
seem , gives the keynote of popular sentiment
v
ment regarding Sagastn's new policy to
ward Cuba.
General Dla'ico's return without having
bought up any rebel chiefs of Importance
A * la a staggering ; blow to autonomy. The ob
ject of his tour of the Island was universally
known. Ho was deceived. His emissaries
probably have not even Rabl or Rioa , the
two eastern leaders he thought ho could
fff purchase.
It only needed Pandos' drastic action In
gagging the press to almost annihilate
autonomist hope. He summoned all the edi
tors to him yesterday and threatened to
fclze any paper which printed , even "be
tween the lines , " any criticism of autonomy ,
of the military campaign or of the alleged
cordial relations between Spain and the
United States. The Havana press always
was muzzled ; now It Is completely gagged.
It Is in a worse state -than It was under
Woyler , who did permit some political dis
cussion. Hut now the government censor Is
given the powers of a czar and a mind reader
combined.
. FOREIGN PRRSS MUZZLED.
Censorship of foreign correspondents' dis
patches continues under the military stn-
tlotij It Is Impossible to cable news If It is
not distinctly favorable to Spain. The Dlarlo
do la Slarina continues to lab'or for the ex
pulsion of subsidized American corre-
Kpondents. The truth about Aranguren's
death It resents bitterly. The autonomleal
ministers were visited officially by the
French admiral and they will give him a
state dinner. Political circles attach great
significance to the failure of Captain Slgs-
bee ot the Slolno and General Leo to salute
the new government of Cuba. Gneral Lee
siys the uuval regulation. ? were followed and
the representative ot the "highest authority"
over Cuba V.QS duly visited. Do Lomo prob
ably protested , as Captain Converse of the
Montgomery. In arriving at Slatanzas. vU-
Ited everybody , from tlie collector of the
port up to-the civil and" military governors.
He had received voluminous instruction : )
from Washington.
The Insurgents apparently are cheered
by General DIanco's failure to bribe their
leadcrii and his cool reception duMng the
tour. Spanish olllclal reports indicate com
paratively eevero engagements In. eastern
Cuba. A fight near Holguln February 8 is
said by Cubans to have resulted in a Span
isti loss of nearly 100. There waa a livery
light yesterday on the outskirts of Slatan
zas , Very few Insurgents are supposed to
occupy that province. Sugar cane Is burn-
lug more extensively than It was last year.
ASIHRICANS SIAY STARVE.
Unless congress speedily makes another
appropriation the destitute Arr.zrlcan citizens
in Cuba will starve. General Lee das less
than $10,000 left of the $50,000 $ appropriated.
The balance has been spent oven too econom
ically. The destitute people were absolutely
without food in ? agua for two weeks. In
Matonzas thcro waa no consular Issue for
three weeks. In this city ttore was on Issue
Inr January. The United States ofllclal In
charge authorizes this statement. Tha of
ficials drew as Ions as they could upon their
own 'vsourccs General Leo expects his pres
ent supply of money to last about three
weeks.
Starvation goes on tdo same as ever In
nil the cities of Cuba except Havana. Hero
Amcrlcsti charity has made n local improve
ment and General Leo's orphan hospital for
rcconccntrailo babies will soon take pitiful
sights .from the streets. The city govern
ment also Is doing much more- than formerly.
Tills week some American supplies were sent
to several smaller towns , but they are only
a drop In the ocean. The volunteers who do
the distributing are honest end faithful , but
they have their friends. A flrst-clats officer
of Hie United States commissary department
bhould bo sent hero. General Leo would bo
glad to have this responsibility lifted from
Ills chouldcrs , Ho has neither the tlmo nor
the nwlstcoco necessary to thoroughly or
ganize and maintain the Increasing dllllcult
work.
Already the Spanish papers are criticising
tlie manner of , distribution. Mlsa Clara liar-
ton and Mr.Kl\vcll \ may undertake the * task ,
but It is probable they will have to ask for
assistance. However , the food and clothing
of American charity are saving thousands of
lives and the hunter plague in Havana , at
least , has lost much of Its bitterness.
SA'I.VESTEH SCOVEL.
TvrcutxMvrn Crunlioil Out.
WARSAW , Feb. 10. During a funeral ser
vice in the synagogue at Idlzlenclol , In
Grodno , yesterday the -woman's gallery col-
lapsed. In the panic that ensued twelve
women , iflvo men and three children were
crushed to death , and uany others were
icrlouily Injured.
PIHHJHKSS OF Till : 7.OI/A THIAI ,
Clenernl I'ellliMix Tnkrn Slnnil inn
( Jive * 'IVMlinnny ,
PARIS , Feb. 10. The examination of M
Trarlcux , the former minister of justice , wa
completed at today's session at the assizes
court of the Seine before which SI. Zola am
M. Perrlcu , manager of the Aurore , are be
Ing tried , M. Trarlcux said that while ho
was minister of justice ho had nothing to do
with the Dreyfus affair. Ho approved of M
Schcnrcr-Kcfltncr's agitation of the matter.
When Commandant Fornlscttl was called
M. Delegorgc , presiding judge , refused to al
low him to be questioned regarding the Drey
fus case and M. Laborlc , counsel for M. Zola
announced that owing to the notion of the
court ho would abandon the examination of
Commandant Fomlscttl and Captain Lebrun-
Ilcnaud and others whom ho only desired to
question regarding the Dreyfus case.
Major Paty du Clam was called and refused
to reply to questions put to him relative to
Mtne. do Commlngcs. The major also re
fused to reply to other questions on the
ground of "professional secrecy. "
Octicral Qouz and Colonel Henry gave ex
planations of the Indiscretions of Colonc
Plcquart , who had knowledge of name of the
secret papers of the ministry for war.
General Pclllcux , who was appointed to in
vestigate the Dreyfus case and upon whoso
report Major Estcrhazy was court-martialed ,
was examined. General Pollleux said ho
would tell the whole truth and not pleat ]
"profession secrecy. " He then proceeded to
relate the story of the Ksterhazy Inquiry nnd
said that Mnthleu Drcfun and M. Seheurer-
Kcstncr both admitted that they could not
prove tno cnarsc against .Major listeruazy.
General Pclllcux Iticn Indulged In nn out
burst against Colonel Plcquart , whom ho nc-
cuscd of divulging an csplcciago affair to an
outsider , claiming such conduct as shameful.
Referring to the Bordereau let
ter's the general declared that the
alleged fac-slmlllcs published were all
fictitious. As to ( Cio compromising
letter sent to Major Esterhazy. whliili might
raise suspicions that ho had shady relations
with a foreign agent , General Pcllieux said :
"It Is inconceivable that anyone could be
so oiaive as to employ this mettiod of corre
spondence In a matter of such gravity. "
General Pellleux hero expressed Indigna
tion nt the "Inexcusable action of Colonel
Plcquart In having Esterhazy's rooms bur
glarized without authority ot any kind. "
"Colonel Plcquart admitted this , " the wit
ness continued , "and when the court-martial
acquitted Count Estcrhazy I was not aston
ished. I was proud of having contributed to
the acquittal of Esterhazy , which proves that
In the. Frentfi army there are not two
traitors , but only one. ' . '
General Pcllieux was about to refer .to the
Dreyfus ccso when the presiding judge gently
Interposed his usual veto.
M. Dupuy , the former premier , was then
called and M. Laborlo began to question
him regarding the case of Dreyfus , which
the presiding judge votped , whereupon M.
Laborlo announced that ho would throw up
the examination of M. . Dupuy and other for
mer ministers , as the rulings of the presid
ing judge made It fruitless.
iM. Thevenct , a former minister of Jus
tice , who was next examined , said ho could
easily understand why SI. Zola was exer
cised by the "veiled lady story. " M. Zola ,
: io added , had acted in good faith , for complete -
pleto truth had not been thrown on this
matter and M. Zola's was not the only
troubled mind.
M. Thevcnet expressed satisfaction nt the
acquittal of 'Major Estcrhazy , which ho said
proved there were no traitors In the French
army , but ho "boldly Insisted" that complete -
pleto light had not been cast upon this
grave affair , which , ho added , Interested the
whole of Europe.
Ho further expressed regret that the gov
ernment had .not spoken In order to restore
: ranqullllty for the country. Continuing , M.
Thevenet said ho was astonished that the
witnesses , Instead of giving open testimony ,
should take refuge behind professional se
crecy , i
M. Salle , a lawyer , followed SI. Thevenet
on the 'Witness ' stanJ. The presiding Judge
refused to allow questions to 'be put to him
concerning the Dreyfus case , nnd M.
leated discussion between him and M.
Laborlo ensued. The latter asked for a short
adjournment In order to draw up a formal
application that these questions be allowed.
When the hearing was resumed SI. La-
lorlo submitted the application referred to ,
M , Clemenceau , counsel ifor the Aurore , sup-
> ort-ng : him in a skillful maneuver. Tlie
ormer asked that formal notice 'bo taken
of the fact that SI. Sallo on the witness
land "has not denied that ho was aware ,
hrough a member of the court-martial , tint
a secret document was submitted to the
ourt-martlal. "
The court refused both oplplcatlons , but
I. Clemenceau , toy this Ingenious expedient
f reading a question In the 'form ' of an ap
plication , practically obtained wliat ho
vanted.
The excitement heightens dally over the
utcomo of the unequal conflict between
wo angry parties , ono nnxlous that the chose
tige , whether legal or not , should remain In-
act , nnd the other that law and justice
hould bo respected oven at thn cxpeneo of
ho chose Juge. "The latter party Is a very
mall minority In a strcngo and pathetic
rcdlcamcnt , for 'while , unless It can prove
njustlco to the Dreyfus and Usterhazy cases ,
I. Zola must ( bo condemned , yet the court
vlll not allow him the means to prove the
njustlce.
M. 'Laoorle ' , therefore , Is fighting to 1m-
ress the jury with the unfairness of the
vholo proceedingslooking to the attitude of
ho general public on the case. 'However , It
s evident that ho has a difficult task before
Im.
Compared with the wild tumult of the pro-
lous days , today's proceedings weru calm ,
ven to dullness. The aspect of the court
as llttlo changed , though many women In
nrlngllko toilettes gave a touch of color to
10 scene.
The chief Interest centered In Pelllcux's
tatcmcnt. Ho spoke for twenty minutes
and was listened to in silence until ho re-
erred to the forgeries , when the nudlnco
ndulgcd In tumultuous conflicting com-
nents. His statements produced a profound
mprcBslon , which , however , was partially
estroycd by M. Laborls's and M. Clemen-
cau's subsequent examination.
There were some demonstrations on the
trcets tonight , but nothing serious occurred ,
After each day's proceedings a report of the
case Is telegraphed to Emperor William.
Inu ml to CIIIIKC t-'i
LONDON , Feb. 10 , The St. James Gazette
his afternoon alone comments upon the do
01110 Incident. It says : "Scnor do' Lome has
estgncJ , and It was the right course ,
bcther ho wrote or did not write the let-
cr ; but the Incident Is bound to make un-
leisantnc i between tbo two' governments
nd Add to the chances of trouble about
ubu , which are by no means eo few as ccr-
alu authorities profess to believe. " i
SAGASTA MUCH SURPRISED
Do Lome Incident Gives Spanish Premier a
Severe Shook.
OTHER MINISTERS FEEL THE SAME WAY
ANlotilNlinicnt VrcvnllH tin Conrt Clr-
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SIADUID , Feb. 10. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I am able
to state that Sagosta , Moret. and all the
members the cabinet arc much aston
ished and displeased by the Dupuy incident.
General Woodford called upon the mlnlaler
of foreign affairs and Is said to have ex
pressed the opinion that tbo affair would not
disturb relations In court circles. It Is
stated that the queen is. much concerned
and lamented so very unexpected nn Incident
%
dent and approves the conduct of the govern
ment.
Directly the minister of foreign affairs
received the telegram of Dupuy do Lome
admitting ho had written the letter and ten
dering his resignation , the council of min
isters assembled and decided to accept the
resignation. First Secretary Dubose will re
main In charge until n successor is ap
pointed. It Is the intention of the govern
ment to select a strong representative ,
chiefly on account of the treaty negotiations.
The news caused much sensation In politi
cal and official circles In Sladrld. There Is
much regret at losing the services of o Tcp-
rcscntatlvo with whom two governments of
different parties In succession hod been sat
isfied and much had yet been expected ot
the foreign office and In diplomatic circles.
SIcst people express surprise at Do Lome
having written such a letter and the Intel
ligence at first was generally discredited
until cfllclally confirmed. Sagasta says :
"There Is no possible reason why the uu-
fortuiiato Incident should alter the relations
between Spain and the United States , which
arc , and wo hope will remain , cordial and
friendly , nothing having occurred recently
to mar them. "
T have seen Canalejas , who said : "I neve-
received the letter of Dupuy do Lome. That
must have been stolen before reaching me.
Where , ho\V , I don't know. I was surprised
to hear of the matter. I did not expect to
receive this communication , though wo wort
old acquaintances. Dupuy treated me very
courteously In Washington , but with the
natural reserve dictated by his position. I
consider the Incident unfortunate but not
to disturb existing relations , as
President SIcKlnley has already handsomely
declared. The selection of a new minister
Is most Important. Sagasta told mo this
morning the government would soon appoint
an experienced statesman. I brought back
from Cuba unfavorable Impressions regard
ing the economical and political position of
the Island. It cannot be denied , however ,
that Cuba will have n much better crop of
tobacco this year. Autonomists feel hope
ful of the results of the new policy , but most
people In Cuba ecem convinced the real Issue -
sue of the question lies with the United
'
States. " ARTHUR B. HOUGHTON.
HE LOJII2 HAS TO GUT OlIT.
Spnnlfili ' .Millldtcr It < : nln niitl Home
Coveriiinc-iit uYciiiiU-NucN.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. JO. The State department -
partment this morning cave out for publi
cation the substance o ! the cablegram sent
yesterday to General WoiJford , our ninlster
to Madrid , In referono to tin fie Lorn ?
letter. The statement is as follows :
There has appeared in the pub'Ic prints netter
otter addressed by the Spanish minister to
Sir. Canalejaa. This letter the minister nd-
mlta nus written by him. It contains ex
ircsslons concerning the president of the
United States of such a character aa to cm
the minister's usefulness ns a representative
of his government in this country. Genera.
Woodford therefore was Instructed at once
.o say to the minister of state that the
mmcdlatc recall of ( Sir. Dupuy da Lome Is
expected by the president.
It IB stated 'that up to this time no re
sponse has been received from the Spanbl
government ,
Up to 10:30 : o'clock Scnor Dupuy dc Lonio
mil not received from his government r.n
announcement of Its acceptance of his resig
nation , but it Is believed that this soon will
bo given and that the minister's official con
nection with the government as the Span-
ih representative to the Un'tcd ' States will
cimo to a prompt termination without th
necessity of action by this government In
giving to the minister his passports. Senor
do Lome regards himself ? now a prlvato
citizen , although technically still Spain's
representative.
Invents In connection with the minister's
letter have been transpiring rapidly wlthlo
the last few hours , and all the attending
circumstances -wore developed today. On
Tuesday night the minister first received
prlvato Infcvmatlon that the letter was In
the hands of the Cuban junta and was about
to bo rando public. The information was
meager , and not knowing exactly what was
referred to , and believing that the siory was
an exaggeration from Cuban sources , he
characterized the rep or to as ridiculous. At
no time , however , did ho deny the authen
ticity of the letter to Canalejas , Later , when
fully acquainted with the facts , ho cabled
tdo Spanish Government fully , stating that
the letter was about to be published , and
that in his judgment the effect would bo to
end his uscfultiecs as tbo representative of
Spain at Washington. This was Tuesday
night , bcforo the publication had appeared.
In effect it was a tender of resignation , al
though couched In terms usual to diplomacy ,
that the usefulness ot the minister was at an
This continues to bo the status up to the
present time , tdo offer of resignation being
before tbo authorities at Sladrld. What ac
tion they have taken or will take has not
been made known here. That tbero will bean
an acceptance of the resignation Is regarded
aa certain , as awn an the usual formalities
can bo observed. The queen regent Is the
cniy one who can relieve a representative of
l.or government from his riost. and until elio
acts the last formality will not bo concluded.
In the meantime a cabinet council may con
sider the situation and Its action will bo
conclusive , the queen eImply giving ofdclal
execution to the cabinet's decision.
In view of the news from Madrid of the
acceptance of the resignation of tbo Spanish
minister It may bo stated that our govern ,
ment is not disposed to split lulrs over the
method of the offending minister's retire
ment , In other words it Is not concerned
as to whether ho resigns or Is recalled so
long as ho leaves the capital. U is true
that the exact language of tbe message sent
by the State department to Mr. Woodford
Indicated , the president's desire
the minister bo recalled , but the
language was used us iltd most proper
for such nn occasion and mast not bo taken
to mean that the president Is disposed to
go further than Is ncccstarr. In the pursuit
of Sir. do Lome , now ho lonfecr an official of
the Spanish government fcbrraentlng It at
Washington , but simply a Spanish citizen
lingering at the capital only long enough to
pack up and remov'e hit effects.
The Sladrld cable to the Associated Press
was communicated lo ( he Spanish minister
and was hlfl first knowledge that action had
Jjeen taken by the cabinet and qucon. The
official notification had not reached him up
to 10:30 : a. m.
The .acceptance of the resignation was
fully expected , and occasioned no surprise
or change of plans. The effect ot the ac
ceptance Is to close Scnor Dupuy do Lome's
cervices as Spanish minister at Washington.
The future status ot Sciior dc Lome Is a
matter ot doubt. One ot two courses is
open to his government : A recall to Spain ,
or a transfer to another diplomatic post.
A recall without designation to another post
would leave him In thp ( ranks of the dip
lomatic service on waltlnp orders. * This Is
the position ot Scnor "MUrogua , who pro
ceeded De Lome here. In case of a desire to
'transfer him to another post there are a
lumber ot Important Spanish embassies and
legations available. In some quarters It Is
thought the sontjmcnt of the Span-
isU .people would approve n transfer
of this character , but It Is believed to be
more probable that the Spanish government
will wait until the strain t > f the Incident Is
over before declaring the future of Its retlr-
Inn minister. This Is the-m'oro Ilkelv since
Scnor do Lome Is not a liberal , but belongs
to the conservative partyj ( which Is now out
of power.
The action of the cabinet in designating
the first secretary as charge d'affalrs leaves
a question as to whether Scnor Pablo .Soler
or Scnor Dubose will bo In temporary charge ,
both having rank as first Secretary. It h.id
been understood that Pablo Soler would bo
named , but at the legation Itvas said noth
ing definite could be silted before the ofllclal
notification from Spain was received.
Up to the close of office hours the State
department had not heard from Sir. Wood-
ford , Itwas said. However , there was no
disposition to question the correctness of the
report ot the Spanish cabinet's action upon
the Spanish minister's , resignation , and tbe
opinion is entertained that tbo matter Is
now practically settled.
It Is believed that when 'Ski Woodford Is
heard from It will be } n the Jhape of a mca-
saqo saying that the ' .Spanish . government
expresses regret at I ho Incident ; that th&
resignation of Sir. Dupuy Jo Lome makes
it unnecessary to go further in the direction
of the request of the' prfcsldCnt for his rc
nnll. nml nnnoiinces that the 'first secretary
of the legation will conduct Its business In
Washington until another . minister Is
named. .
Under the peculiar circumstances existing
the ceremony attending thli departure of the
Spanish minister Is attended with much
doubt. It Is usual , whc 'a" forcfgn repre
sentative leaves tbo country , 'for ' Mm , to I )
received In formal audletycj'Bt the Whlto
House , when an exchange"of _ jyc l-wlshos
takes place betwesn hljn < anu'tbe' president.
It Is hapdly expected thai this formality will
bo observed In the prcs'ont case , owing to
the personal nspccta cf-.tho Incident. In
cases that approach this in most respects
the minister has usually allowed his letters
of recall to bo presented'by his successor. '
Senor Muruaga , who was Benor do Lome's
predecessor , left Washington suddenly on
leave of absence shortly after the appear-
anco In a newspaper of on interview In
which ho criticised our government. He
did not return to Washington , but Scnor
Dupuy do Lomo appeared with the lettern
of recall of his predecessor and letters ac
crediting himself as his successor , so that
there Is a precedent for. failure on the part
of the retiring minister take leave of
our officials.
It is said at the Stato-department that
there Is no time limit in- which Dupuy do
Lomo must leave Washington , nnd being
now only n private Spanish citizen , he may
take a reasonable time to arrange his affairs
hero without calling for criticism.
The De Lomo letter has. already attracted
the attention of foreign ' governments and
appears to bo regarded b > y them s an Im
portant factor In the general Cuban ques
tion. Some of the foreign1 ministers at
Washington have advised thjslr governments
fully on the occurrence. These were mis
leading at the outset , for members of the
diplomatic corps assumed 'that the letter
was a forgery and some advices conveyed
thla view ot the case. Now , that Its gen
uineness has been established , the facts
have been sent to most of ; the foreign cap
itals. / f
No Incident In recent days has caused
such a sensation In the ranks of the diplo
matic corps. There la universal regret
among the ambassadors and ministers who
have boon brought Into close social relations
with Senor ( Jo Lome. It has also aroused
a keen discussion as to the right of crit
icism \\hlch a minister can IndulgeIn under
the seal of a prlvato Icttsr. 'While there Is
no general consensus of oplnica among dip
lomatic authorities , yet many 'of them toke
the view that It Is not only a right but a
duty for a minister to prctent every detail
of a personal nature , whichIn his judgment ,
may aid In a correct understanding of a
case. A distinction is made tby them be
tween ofllclal and personal lexers.
Scnor do Lomo Is acting on .Uio presump
tion that his services are closed and Is pre
paring his household for departure. No time
lias been fixed for his leaving , . -For the pres
ent ho continues to exercise bis functions
as minister. On his being'relieved the first
secretary , Senor Pablo Soler , , wJH be charge
d' affaires ad Interim. The latter has had
considerable experience In dldlomacy. and
at ono tlmo was confidential " qcrotary to
the late premier of Spain , Benor Canovos.
It Is not expected that the Buryjco as charge
will bo more than temporary , asa _ new min
ister , chosen from premier Sagasta's liberal
adherents , is expected to bo named at on
early day. . , , ,
AVIillo the foregoing gives tho' action taken
jy the Spanish authorities , the results may
jo considerably affected by thil steps taken
ly the State department. The department
s acting without reference to fbo minister's
resignation. It shaped its action after re
ceiving the original letter written by De
Lomo to Canalejaa.
Tbe original letter came into the posses
sion ot tbe department yesterday , and was
carried by Judge Day to tn * minister's resi
dence. Tbe meeting cquid not bavo been
other than painful. There was no denial
on the part ot tbo minister , When Judge
) ay learned direct from tbo minister that the
etter was genuine , tbo cablegram to General
Woodford waa cent. These instructions will
ICoatlnuca oa Sixth rage. )
FOR THE INDIAN CONGRESS
Allen's Amendment is Tacked on to the
Indian Bill ,
WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE HOUSE
Sonic Opponltlcm Mny Develop In
thnt HcHlj- , lint Morcrr Thlnkn
lie Om Steer the Mutter
SlICCOkHfUll ) ' .
WASIirx TON , Feb. 10. ( ? pcclal Tele
gram. ) The ndoptlcn toy the senate today of
Senator Allen's amendment providing the
holding of nn Indian congress at Omaha be
tween June and "November of this year , and
appropriating J45.000 Hicrcfor , gives the
amendment a prestige which almost Insures
its final adoption by both houses.
Now that the amendment has ibccn at
tached to the Indian ( bill It will depend en
tirely upon the conferees to say whether It
shall "become a law or not. On the part of
the senate the conferees will oe Allison ,
Pettlgrow and Perkins. On the part of the
house , Sherman , Curtis of Kansas and
Little. It Is with the house conferees that
yeoman service must bo done , 'but SIcrccr
says h's ! associates will bo all right , In view
of their Interest lu other measures affecting
their own districts , and In which 'ho Is also
Interested. It Is possible , however , that n
fight nwy 'be ' made against the amendment
nn fhn flnnr. in xvhlnh mien thvlinfn ! Vn-
braskn delegation will take part In the dis
cussion. Tihcrc are several elements to .be
conciliated and 'these ' iSIorccr will look after ,
especially one or two members from Chicago
districts , who , smarting over their Inability
thus far to secure a repeal cf the law creat
ing an Indian supply depot at Omaha. Jmvo
thought It good politics to oppose the Indian
congress measure. However , with the con
ferees favorable to the amendment It is ibe-
llevcd that any opposition that may develop
will bo summarily dlspose.1 of.
Senator Thurston attempted to attach an
amendment to the Indian iblll appropriating
$ ? o,000 for an additional .building or buildIngs -
Ings at the Genoa Indian school as might be
necessary in the Judgment of 'the ' commis
sioner of Indian affairs , but Senator Allison
made the point of order against the amend
ment , from which Senator Allen appealed ,
and On the call that followed the senate ad
journed. In view of the handsome treat
ment accorded the Indian 'congress ' 'bill ' by
the committee on appropriations , and also
the Genoa school In the way of appropria
tion for steam heating apparatus , etc. , U has
ibeen thought good policy to let any addi
tional amount for Genoa go over until later.
( PLASTE/U / SIODELS.
The last consignment of plaster models
for the exterior finish of the Government
building at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
was today shipped to Omaha. James F.
EaUly ot this city , sculptor , who JKS charge
of this work , eald today that the colossal
statue cf the republic for the dome of the
Government building will be completed and
ready for shipment next week.
The Rosebud's and Lower -Hrule Indians
from South Dakota today called on the ( In
dian commissioner and Hind a talk with ref
erence to the annual per oplta allowance
and supply of clothlug for the coming year.
The Ind'ans wish to get their funds and
clothlug earlier than they did last year. The
commissioner referred the 'matter to the
finance division and will glvo them , an
answer tomorrow.
A bill directing a reissue of a check for
? 2,819 , drawn by Agent Charles E. 'SIc-
Chcsncr In payment of a 'balance ' duo upon
a contract ifor furnishing ibrlck to the govern
ment at Pine nidge , S. D. , wJilch check was
lost On the mail , was today -passed by the
house. The contract for carrying the mall
between Larainle and Walden , Wyo. , was
tojay awarded to II. C. Hozclwood , at 5121 a
year.
The court of olaims today handed down
and opinion recommending payment of claims
of the following Iowa letter carriers : Wil
liam i.Y. Appel and Cornelius iD. Fisher , Mus-
catine , $138 and | 15'o ' respectively ; George S.
Colonial ] , Dsltaloosa , $219.
Senator Allen Introduced a "bill today pro
viding for a more equitable distribution of
funds of the Santee and Flandreauloux | anft
Ponen Indians of Nebraska and South
Dakota. The bill provides that not to ex
ceed one-third of the annual interest due and
payable to the Santco and SFlandreau Sioux
and Ponca Indians , namely $210,202.20 , shall
be used for educational purposes , the re
mainder to too paid to tlio Indians In equal
per capita amounts at such times and In
suoh sums as the secretary of the interior
may deem best. Representative Strode today
Introduced tills fcr the relief ot S. 21. Hen
derson and Captain John T , Cochran , at $72
respectively per month.
Congressman Greene left for Erie , Pa , ,
with the rivers nnd harbors committee of the
house. He Is 'booked ' for n speech tomorrow.
A. D. Klttrcdgo of 'South Dakota Is In the
city.
I'KOI'O.SAI , TO KOItH IIIO.V TKUST.
Coinpiiny .St'iiilN ClreiilitrH to
CLEVELAND , Feb. 10. An afternoon paper
says : "In Cleveland Ircti circles the sensa
tional story was circulated today that an ef
fort Is being made by the Carnegie Iron com
pany to form i trust , eontrollng the entire
pig Iron trade of the country. Local Iron
dealers recently received communications
from the Carnegie company urging that sucn
step bo considered and advancing lengthy ar
guments to provo the benefit a trust would
bo to all concerned , The projectors propose
to follow the same plan under which the big
coal trust is now being organized. They pro
pose to bring all the leading producers Into
the combiciu and regulate -their output by giv
ing each member of the combine an allotment.
U is proposed to regulate the allotment by
figuring on the average output of each linn
during the last flvo years ,
PITTSDURG , Feb. ID. The officials of the
Carneglo company were shown the dispatch
from Cleveland , In which it was stated that
the Carneglo company was making an effort
to form a pig Iron trust , and they pronounced
it false in every particular.
MnvcMiii-ufv of Oevnii VI-HMI-IM , Fell , 1(1 ,
At New York-Salled-Stuttgnrt. for lire-
men. Arrived Saale , from firemen.
At London Arrived Urltannle , from Phil
adelphia ; Manitoba , from New York.
At Queensto'wi ) Sailed Slnjcutlo for New
York. Arrived' ' Germanic , from New York ,
for Liverpool ; IJelgenland , from Philadel
phia ,
At Copenhagen Sailed Thlngvalla , for
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Ethiopia , from Now
York ,
At 'Marseilles Arrived Ca'lfornla. from
New York.
At Chrlstlansand Arrived Norge , from
New York.
At I'hlladclphla-Salled-Swltzerland , for
Antwerp ,
THE BEE BULL1
Wetther Forecast for Nebrimkn
Ooncrnlly 1'nlr ; Warmer ; tiSiSMy WlnJu.
1 , Culmn Autonomy n
Do I.uinn ( llvflt Snc
Allen nmt the Imtliin
Mnnlf-r nnd Suicide till
3 , C'oiigrrjmlnnnl I'roco
Clninjrc of Trout In
1'rrsldvnt Potter I * Up-Klectril ,
3 , Ititrtlcy'ft llrlefft 1'lnrcd on I'lln.
Xrbrnntdi ( Irnnil Army incnnipmcnti :
4. ICilltnrlnl nnd Comment ,
0. t'olorndo Wilt lln nt the ixinltloii : | ,
Director Oviicnil llndly Needed.
Concerning' the Kitnin * rnrlllo Sule.
0. Council muffs Local Matter * .
I own Mny Control Its Htnto llnnk * ,
7. Mining NexvN from th Itlnclc IIIIU.
tlonernt News from tliu l-'nrther West.
8. Lenguo of Itcinilillcnn Clubs.
Sleet Storm Doe * Much DnmitRe ,
Simon l > cupcs from Custody.
O. August Knslncr IMitceil on Trlnl ,
Pickpocket * Iliuy In Onmlm.
11. Commercial nml Flnnnclnl Nints.
12. "An Involved Story. "
To in per n tunnt Omnliiit
Hour , Hen : . Hour. licit.
R n. in - 1 p. in -I
O n. in t7 ! U p. in. . . . . . - "
7 lu m liT H p. m - " >
8 n. in -d 4 p , m 'M
n n. m -i n p. 111 - -
10 ii. in Ul ( t p. til -I
It II , in - - 7 p. Ill -1
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CAM'S THIS VI3IIIJICT A 1MIICI-
Suyn Ho IlonervoM Kltlu-
liiR : or I'rcriloin.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10. ' "That jury was
pack of cowards , " said Adolph L. Luetger
at the county Jail today. The big sausage
maker showed some anger ao ho spoke. "I
they had been men men of nerve ntid char
ncter , " continued Luctgert , "thcro wouli
have been no compromise verdict. They dli
not decide the case on the law and the cvl
dcnco ; they simply compromised. I nn
either guilty , or I am Innocent. If I nn
guilty I deserve death they ought to bant
mo as high as Glldcroy's kite. If I am lo
noccnt I nrr. entitled to my liberty. Luetger
Is as Innocent ot the crime charged ngalns
him as any man who walks the streets o
Chicago. There should have been no hal
way verdict In this case. It la snld that
auguod last night when the verdict was
read. That la true. 1 did laugh and I have
aughcd since. I laughed because the vcr-
illct to me 13 M ridiculous farce. It Is n
coward's verdict. They did not have the
nerve 'to ' find , me not guilty when they saw
he evidence did not provo ray guilt , no thej
compromised. The case will go to the cu-
prcmo court. Eventually I will bo free. "
Attorney Harmon , counsel for Luetgert
appeared before Judge uary tins anercioon
and asked for thirty days' tlmo In which to
fllo his motion for n new trial. Mr. Har
mon declared ho had received Informatloi
today to the effect that Mrs. Luctgert still
lives. Ho also Intimated that some ot the
jurymen should have been ( llsquallfled
Judge Gary allowed the defense until Feb
ruary 10to prepare Its motion. Sir. Har
mon will attempt to secure affidavits to the
effect that two of the jurors exprescd an
opinion on the case before beisig called for
examination. Ho will seek to substantiate
these charges of perjury and thus sccuro
another chance for the prisoner ,
THAXSFEIIS HIS UKXVISIt IMIOP13IITY.
PriinclM C. nrnlilc IHIONI-H | | of Some
Vnliinlilu AHsL-tH ,
D'ENVBR , Colo. , Feb. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Two transfers of Denver property
were made today which may have some bear
ing on the Francis Grablo case. Francis
C. Grablo transfccs two and one-half lots C.o
J. S. Grable , and J. S. Grablo transfers to
Hester D. Giablo seven and one-half lota.
It was simply au order for transfer , the
usual consideration being made , $1 , In each
case. The lots are located In Shaffenburg's
addition , in ono of the oldest parts of Den >
ver , Ctiamra and Twenty-sixth streets. The
assessed valuation of this property , with
Improvements , is $7,890 , and Its real value
probably $25,000 , The transfer was not ef
fected by local dealers , as the deed came to
the county clerk's office by mall from some
outsldo point.
At ono tlmo Grablo owned considerable
property hero , but the bulk of It was traded
with the Travelers' Insurance company of
SiasMchusetts for a controlling Interest in
the North Fork Irrigating and Land company
of Larimer county , which eventually proved
to bo cue of arable's white elephants , aa no
water could bo had for his ditch , if com
pleted , and It developed that it was scarcely
started when ( do crash came.
I'AYS CLAI.1I TO VAI.UA1IM3 J.A.MJ.
Iiiilliui Say * He ( MviiN C ron ml In Henri
of KIIIINIIH City.
KANSAS CITY , SIo. , Fob. 10. Joseph
Boulangcr , a quarter-blood Osage Indian
who asserts ho Is a nephew of the famous
General Iloulongcr of France , is to make a
claim to about thirty-five acres of land on
the slto and In the vicinity of the union
depot In this city. The property is very
valuable. Iloulanger was born on the site
ot the depot in 1850. Ho says that his
grandfather on his mother's sldo received
a patent to the land from Andrew Jackson
and that It was never properly sold , the
people who finally got the property receiv
ing it by filing forged duplicates ot the
original papers. Ooulangcr la well educated
and for years has held olllce In Indian
Territory. Some tlmo since another Indian
made claim to a largo tract ot land in Ar
gentine , a suburb , His claim Is still pend
ing.
_
AM.WAIV13 rUHTHUIt HXAMI.VATUO.V.
More Arri-Ht * for tint TiynchliiK- ( he
llllllllllN ,
SIIAWNRB , Okl. , Fob. 10. At the con
tinuation today of 'tho examination of five
whlto men charged with complicity In the
burning of two Semlnolcs at tlio r.talco the
culprits caused surprise by waiving further
hearing and giving bonds for their appear
ance before the United States grand jury.
Six others were "brought In today charged
with the same or line , among the number
being Nelson Jones , a deputy United Stairs
marshal. All waived preliminary examina
tion and ga-vo bonds. Twenty others , it Is
eald , will bo brought in tomorrow. Nearly
fifty mcmbcra of the mob will then bo under
arrest.
Ollleer unit Primmer llolh JJencl.
COFFHYVILLB , Kan. , Feb. 10. At No-
wntn , twenty miles south , John Wilson , city
marshal , undertook to arrest a man named
Dwycr , a whisky peddler , when the latter
shot him. The marshal in turn shot lwyer.
Both died In about fifteen minutes.
KnJoliiH Sulc of 'Itiillrouil ' Ia n d.
TACOSIA , Wash. , Feb. 10. Justice Sanford -
ford of the United Btutca court today
granted an Injunction restraining the treas
urer of LcwU county -from sell ! Northern
Pacific railroad landa for delinquent taxes
or U'Jl.
LOVER'S RAS1I DEED
Suitor for nn Iowa Girl's Hand Commit *
Bloody Orimo.
SHOOTS THE YCUNG WOMAN AND HIMSEIf
Both Victims of the Pistol's ' Deadly Bullets
Will Dio.
UNREQUITED LOVE CAUSES THE ACT
Minnie Boos flpjectj the Attentions of Will
CLr.'stoph ,
INTERVIEW AND SHOOTING AFFRAY FOLLOW
Ctrl IN Shot ThroiiKh ( lieIII | > nil a
KtMvi-lK , Whltf CIu-lsloi.il HUN
.Tiro lloli-N In IIU
i I . llroiiMt , ,
MASON CITV , la. , Feb. 10 , ( Spcclnl Tele- ,
gram. ) The second tragedy within a yean
was last night enacted In Chlckasnw county.
As n result Miss Minnie DOOR lies mortally
wounded nnd Will C.'irlstoph lies at tlio point
ot death from pistol wounds self-Inflicted.
The two families are neighbors , raiding
n mlle distant. Hotli -well-to-do and of
good standing In the commnnlty. It up
roars Hint Will loved Mlnnlo and for some
tlmo past has endeavored to woo and wed
her , but his suit
met wlUi neither the np-
provnl of the young womnn JIOP her parents.
His proposals fop inarrlago were time nmt
tlmo again rejected , yet he Insisted In forc
ing his attontlonn upon her. I.nst night nt
about 8 o'clock ho again called at her home.
The two retired to a private room to talk
matters over , but what .happened . between
them Is unknown. At about 9 o'clock the
family were startled , by two pistol shots.
Upon opening the door Mlnnlo was found
on the noor writhing In pain. Neighbors
wc-ro aroused and olllccrs at once notified.
Chrlstoph , after making the deadly as
sault , passed out the door nnd Into the ynnl
and turned the gun upon himself. At first
It was thought that Chrlstoph would never
regain consciousness. Ho had sent two bul
lets through the breast near the region of
the heart. The young woman wan found to
bo shot through the hip -and through the
lower bowels. She soon rallied , but this
afternoon alarming symptoms presented
t flPtllCol vrw nttil elm > . . in . * _ _ . . .
,
night.
Chrlstoph Is some better , but recovery l (
hardly possible. Ho la In no condition to
make a statement. No arrests hayo been
mado.
STOPS TIIH 1MHIT AltTlll'lt CAVAI , .
In J ii net I mi K IteMriitn Compniir frnm
Co 11 (1ninIn - IMini.
DBAUarONT. _ , , Tcx. , Kcb. lO.-Dcputy
United States Itarshnl Or.rotish today served
on the Port Arthur Channel and Dock com
pany a writ granted by the United Stages
circuit court , enjoining the company from
entering upon the property of Latham Davis
of Omaha , Neb. , for the purpose of ex
cavating Its proposed ship canal to Sablno
Jlty. The Fort Arthur company had sought
to condemn a right of way through the
wcperty and Us action Jiail been sustained
by the county court. Tim nlnlntlfr Dmlrnr
non-resident , 'had ' the litigation transferred
0 the United States court. In applying for
he Injunction , Davis questioned the- charter
Ight of tflie Port Arthur company to condemn
1 right of pway through Jils property and
Judge A. P. SicCormlck , who granted the
vrlt , says the company must keep off the
and until the questions are finally settled
by the circuit court. A long litigation Is
expected. The Port Arthur concern Is allied
o the Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf rall-
vay.
Herman Kountzo , ono of the local ropro-
eentatlvea ofl the S&lblno Pass Land and I in-
irovomctit company , raid last evening that
10 had not been advised as yet In connec-
lon with the latest move made by his com
pany In the Sablnc Pass nnd Port Arthur
struggle for supremacy In the gulf trade. It
vas stated by Mr. P. II. Davis , who is
also Interested In the company , and who la
i brother of Latham Davis , that the Sablno
Pass company had merely brought legal pro
ceedings against the Port Arthur company
o prevent the latter condemning a portion
of the former's land , which , If used ao a snip
canal , would bo Inimitable to the Sablno
lass Interests.
SI'lH'ltlSICH I'M ; IKON I'HODUCKIt.S.
Suililfit ItIxo IlrlnuH Them a Cliinve >
tinI'rolK. .
CLEVELAND , 0. , Feb. 10 , The Iron Trade
lovlew this week will say :
" .Bessemer pig Iron has been the interest-
ngnot to Hay sensational , feature of the
ron market 'tho last week , In all the rec-
rd of Its surprising performance this Is
erhaps the most remarkable , both for Itu
uddenness and for the temporary Inability
f the trade to read Its significance. licssc-
mer for prompt shipment , from having sold
t $9 In the valley on Wednesday of last
cok , Oiad gone to $9.60 ln the next two
ays , and the distinct buying movement that
jrought the rise Involved upward of 7G.OOO
ons of prompt Iron besides 25,000 tons for
atcr delivery. It was 'but ' a step from HID
cpths In whljh central western furnace-
nen found themselves to a ( basis giving a
mall margin , at least above test ; and It
as not until the surplus Iron In the val-
eys liad all been gathered up , must of it
t prices below $9.60 $ that fnriiacemcn real-
zed that u strong consuming Interest wan
10 buyer , About 75,000 tons is credited to
Pittsliurg and the Cleveland and Chicago
districts are reported to have- taken uniallcr
blocks , though the western Intorcats partici
pating in tbo buying are not definitely cs-
tabKahed ,
"It need scarcely bo said that the events
of the week have put a now face on tbo.
situation In the valleys , and that the ex
tent of the operations of the largo steel
companies as thus indicated have made pig
Iron -producers hopeful , who tor two weeks
past have seen little chance for better thing *
except In curtailment. "
< VIINIIIISi'imlor ' .Murphy ,
ALUANV , N. Y. , Fob. lO.-In the assembly
today , I'Alicn the Weeks resolution , asking *
for the resignation of Senator iMurphy , wan
called up , 'Mr. Wceku offered a substitute ,
which censured , but does not demand his
resignation , A protracted discussion waa
precipitated and ( Mr. O'.lver democrat of
Now York , Introduced a substitute calling
for the impeachment of President Mi-Klnli-jr
tor aiding In the election of Senator Hunnn.
The resolution censuring Senator Murphy
way dniilly adopted by a vote of 79 ayes und
63 imyi.
