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ESTABLISHED JUNE an , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUNTNGr , EEjVilUARY 10 , 1S08-TWJ3LVE PAG-E8. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS ,
TOM REED'S ' DICTUM
Speaker Eenda Indian Bill Back to Honse
Committee.
PUTS INDIAN CONGRESS IN JEOPARDY
Several Members of Committee Hostile to
Projsct.
G3EAT HUSTLE ALL AROUND NECESSARY
Thurston , Alien and Mercer Propose to
Tight it Out.
DUE TO THE FREE HOMESTEAD RIDER
of tliut .MoaNUrr I'liut Tlieiu-
Very Xi-iilly Circumvented
liy the Illur .Man from
Mil Inc.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. ( Spcclnl Tclo-
Krnm. ) An unexpected turn lias sent tha
Indian appropriation Mil back to tlio full
committee on Indian affairs of the house In
stead of to conference , ns was supposed
would bo the course adopted. This new move
on the part of Speaker Ucod was duo to the
frco homestead rider tacked to the measure
In tlie senate. It was Riven out by those
on the Insldo that Just as soon as the Indian
1)111 was reported to the house and amend
ments cltt'd there would bo a motion on the
part of those favoring the free homes amend
ment to concur In all amendments to the
bill and thus force a direst vote In the
house. Ilii t Mr. Heed had a rule up bis
nlecvo which permitted him to send the bill
back to the committee and the frco homes
advocates arc now kicking themselves that
they were not moro discreet In getting n
vote.
It Is unfortunate for the Indian congress
amendment that such a course should have
been tukcn , forcing , ZH It does , the whole
fwbjcct of nn appropriation for a congress
of the Indian tribes before the Indian com
mittee , a number of members of which are
known to bo hostile to the measure. The
committee will have n meeting on the bill
Thursday moniiiifc , and It Is the Intention
of Senators Allen and Thurston and Con
gressman Mercer to 'bo present and If possi
ble secure a favorable report on the amend
ment. The committee conslstH of seventeen
menVbcrs fls follows : JnmcB S. Sherman ,
chairman , New York ; Charles Curtis , Kan
sas ; Israel P. Fischer , Now York ; Frank M.
Bddy , Minnesota ; Alexander Stewart , Wis
consin ; John F. Ixicey , Iowa ; Horace G.
Snovor , Michigan ; Charles II. Lamlls , In
diana ; Samuel J. narrows , Massachusetts ;
Horace B. Packer , Pennsylvania ; Charles 13 ,
I'carco , Missouri ; John S. Little , Arkansas ;
William A. Jones , Virginia ; Elijah n. Lewis ,
Georgia ; John II. Stephens , Texas ; William
T. Zenor , Indiana ; Maecnas B. Ucnton , Mis
souri. Lately Chairman Sherman has been
talking ngiinst making any more appropria
tions for the Omaha Exposition und has been
outiTpolten In criticism of the proposed con
gress , but the friends of the measure hope
to reach the chairman In tlmo to report the
amendment favorably. Congressman Laccy
of Io a is agalrst the Mil , which Is exciting
moro oimmcnt than the opposition of any
other member of the committee.
FORT CKOOK BOULEVARD.
Either the comnilfalmers of Douglas and
Barpy counties and the South SIde Improve
ment club have been working on the boule
vard between Fort Crook and Omaha , In a
moat mysterious manner , or else Captain
Sam U. Jones , aealatant quartermaster , De
partment of the 1'latto , Is Jtust waking up
from a Van Wlnklo sleep. Captain Jones , in
a letter to Congressman Mercer , states that
ho has received a communication from the
quartermaster general of the army in rela
tion to a macadamized road from the- garrison
risen to Omaha , but Is not nh'.o to report
on the same. Ho nska Mr , Mercer who the
promotera of the boulevard are and an ho
has consulted with several parties in Omaha
about the matter and as no one- seems to
know anything about the contemplated work ,
ho Is constrained to ask Mercer for Informa
tion eo that ho way reply to the quarter
master general's Inquiry.
Secretary Cox of the government board
said today that every department was
actively at work assembling their exhibits
for the Omaha exposition and that every
member was enthusiastic In predicting the
finest exhibition over made by the govern
ment. It will lake fifty cars to transport
the government exhibit , exclusive of tank
cars to haul the salt water nrquarlum. Rep
resentative Schneider of the Fish commission
has returned from Omalm , where ho went to
locate tlu > fish exhibit , and says ho wax
greatly Imprcwed with what ho saw of the
work being done. Lieutenant Commander
Logan will assume- charge of the naval ex
hibit March 1 , succeeding Lieutenant Com
mander I'atch , who will bo transferred to
Another Btntlcn.
UOAUS ON RESERVATION'S.
Senator Alien Introduced a bill today for
the establishment of ordinary wagon roads
ami animal trails across Indian reserva
tions at the option of the secretary of the
Interior , provision lining made , however , that
trails Khali not ha laid across any land taken
In snveralty and actually used for agricul
tural purposes. Mciccr'a bill for tlio relief
of Hiram I'almcr , which passed the senate
some time ago , was favorably reported today
by the committee on Invalid pensions.
J. Imcl wag today appointed postmaster
at Climax , Montgomery county. la.
The secretary of thn Interior today ap
proved the decision of the land commissioner
In the case of tlio Davis Footo Lode , Involving
a mineral entry In the Rapid City ( S. D. )
land district.
Frederick V. Alimvorth of Iowa was today
appointed assistant Inspector for the bureau
of animal Industry at $1,200 a year.
The Indian commissioner today appointed
Chester M. Krouenburg of Iowa teacher nt
the Crow Agency ( Mont. ) Indian .school at
$620 a year.
The nomination of I , M. Tn-ynor to bo
postmaster at Council Blurts has not yet
tieon made becausti of charges made ngalnat
him. Representative Hagor has tulvleel
Treynor of the charges und It Is understood
the former postma ter will arrive hero
Thurajay to explain.
ntitlntr Tnki-H llffiitfc In n .
TEIIIUO HAUTE. ' Ind. , Feb. 13 , John
Currlntfton , the dopcrado who murdered
two men near tlila oily , IB hiding In u
deserted coal shivft , Today a sheriffs posbo
entered the mine , but wure compelled to
retreat , ns the outlaw tired several shots at
them. The sheriff returned the lire , but
the man and Jt la now the Intention
Minn M'\titi : RITS FIVIS vn.vns
Solon of llrllliliohllltv ! Hcntenoril ( < i
IVniiI Servitude.
LONDON , Feb. 15. In the central crlml.
nal court today Lord William Neville , fourth
son of the marquis of Abergavcnny , was
placed on trial , charged with fraud In con
nection with the eult of "Sam" Lewis , the
money lender , against Lieutenant Spencer
Clay to recover 11,123 due on promissory
notes cashed by Lord Neville , and pleaded
guilty of fraud , but asserted ho was not
guilty of forgery. Ho wns sentenced lo five
years penal servitude. No celebrated case
has over before brought such a fashionable
crowd to the Old Ilalley. Hroughaws blocked
the approaches and women In their smarted
frocks overflowed the jury box. and barrla-
rto's scats. Lady Neville was present. The
prisoner was evidently 111 at case , but he
answered to the Indictment In clear tonta.
After the flutter caused 1 > y his pleading
guilty of fraud had subsided the prisoner
was allowed lo take a scat In the dock , as
he IB recovering from a serious Illness. Pros'
editor Matthews narrated the circumstances
of the fraud , an already known , and at the
conclusion of his remarks he Intimated that
ho would accept the prisoner's plea as satis
fying the requirements of Justice. Mr. Lawson -
son Walter pointed out that Lord Neville
had voluntarily come forward to face the
consequence of his deception and had fully
confessed. The prisoner's counssl added he
was In great financial difficulties and had
not realized that he wns > committing n
breach of the criminal law. The prisoner ,
Mr. Walton further said , never Intended that
Lieutenant Clay should suffer. Ho believed
the securities would remain In the hands of
Mr. Sam Lewis until he secured money else
where. .
Mr. Walton's effort at extenuation was ap.
plauded by the spectators.
Prosecutor Matthews again arose and ad
verting to the statement regarding Lori !
Neville's Illness , which had been ascribed
to ovcr-lmlulgenco In morphia , and which
prevented the prisoner from making an ar
rangement with Mr. Lewis In regard to the
notes and thus obviating the present prose
cution , said that Lord Neville's other leans
from Mr. Lewis amounted to 70,000 when
the notes wcr > signed.
Hero Mr. Walton Interposed , remarking :
"I believe the 70,000 has been paid. "
Judge Lawrence summed up sternly , bnl
with a voice which shook and at times al
most broke with emotion. The Judge said :
' "In my opinion , the crime Is as great as
though ho had abstracted the sum from
Lieutenant Clay's pocket or hod broken Into
Mr. Lewis' ofllco and had stolen It. If It
had been some wretched clerk with a wife
and seven children , who had Incurred n
heavy loss and had tielped himself at his
master's till , I am afraid there would havt
been no one to speak In extenuation ; but
the higher position the person holds , the
higher hln responsibilities.
"I am sorry to say I have looked In vain
for extenuating circumstances. It la as bad
a case of fraud as It Is possible to conceive
of. You have brought shame and dishonor
upon an ancient and noble family and sorrow
and suffering upon your nearest and dearest.
Your crime Is great and your sentence must
bo severe. It Is that you bo kept In penal
servitude for flvo years. "
The prlficner waa hurried off to Newgate
prison , where ho was allowed an Interview
with his wife and another woman. After the
Interviews Lord Neville was removed to
Wormwood Sccubbs prison. The prlRoner'j
face did not evince much surprise at the
severity of his sentence ; nut hla unsteady
gait on leaving the prisoner's dock showed
that ho had been hard hit. The sentence
caused a great sensation among those pres
ent In court , and many of the women broke
Into sobs.
SKXD rcmiKM IMSIIA TO KHo.vrinn.
Hope to Intimidate ( Tie K.voH < > il
IlolKiirlniiN.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 15. 'Edhcm '
Pasha has been ordered from Thessaly to
Uskub , 100 miles from Salonlca , In European
Turkey , In order to "Institute Inquiries Into
the outrages complained of by Hulgarla. "
It Is added that at the same time U Is hoped
that "the presence of the victorious com
mander will Intimidate the excited popula
tion. "
The Bulgarian agent at Constantinople , as
cabled the Associated Press on February 2 ,
presented a note to the Turkish govern
ment pointing out the seriousness of the re
cent occurrences In the vilayet of Uskub ,
where Bulgarians have been arrested by the
Turkish authorities on the charge of storing
arms. The agent further alleged that many
of the prisoners had been tortured to death
and that women and girls were dying from
the outrages Inflicted upon them. Therefore ,
the agent of Bulgaria urgently demanded
an Immediate cessation of the oppression ,
the withdrawal of the military forces sur
rounding the locality , the transfer of all
prisoners to Utikub for trial and the dis
missal of a number of olllclnls.
The presentation of this note caused qulto
a sensation among the Turkish ministers
and at the palaco.
U10Cri > ATI.\(3 IMPORTS OV FIIIIIT.
Heavy Vi'iinlly fur I3vnilliiK Their
1'rilVlNlllllN.
BERLIN , Feb. 15. The Rclchanzelger Is
about to publish the instructions for carryIng -
Ing out the decree regulating the Imports of
American fruit. The Bremen Senate has al
ready publUhcd Instructions going Into effect
yesterday and other ports and revenue sta
tions will follow suit. Contraventions of the
restrictions are punishable by confiscation
of the goods and a flno of 1,000 marks. In
fractions of the police regulations are punIshable -
Ishablo by a flno of CO marks. Consul J'utllt
has notified the United States embassy of
delay In the admission of fruit waste , used
In the Rhlneland for Jellies. Admission
marks of this fruit show It was Imported In
18 7.
1'rniiuuncc Iliiniunit n Wonder.
TJKRLIN , Feb. 15. Josef Hoffmann Failed
today on the steamship Travo from Bremen
for America. His farewell appearance was
In 'Hamburg ' as soloist with the Philhar
monic society aud his success was extraor
dinary. The severest of ( Hamburg's critics
speaks of his performance us follows ; "Hoff
mann ha , at the age of 20 , reached a fore
most place among contemporary pianists , as
demonstrated by hla performance last even-
Ing. Hn la not only a good pianist he Is a
poet. Not since wo heard Rubinstein have
we heard Chopin played as young Hoffmann
plays It. No wonder , -then , that the 'Wildest
enthusiasm prevailed , "
yiotorluim Hunt
I'ORT SAID , Feb. ID , The flrst-clam Brit
ish battleship Victorious , which sailed from
Malta on February 11 for China , and which
went ishoro outside the bar while entering
thla port , will have to dUcharge Its coal
aud probably Its guiu before U can be
SPA IVVIMj SISMI AXOTIIHH XOTK
f < iiri > rlBo < Me itircNNf < l lit AlTTTuiU
of fill I I'd Stnirn.
( CVfyrlifht , IMS. by Prew 1'ubllnhlnjr Company j
MADRID. Feb. IB. ( New York World CAblegram -
blegram Special Telegram. ) The mlnlstci
of foreign affairs will draw up Immediate ! ]
a note In reply to the one presented yester
day by Minister Woodford. It Is understood
that the Spanish note will express surprise
at the American government having ex
pected explanations concerning a private let
ter of Its late representative , considering
that the government cannot bo responsible
for the unauthorized and unwarranted as
sertion by DC Lome Implying a lack of sin
cerity of Cuban homo rule. The Spanlsl :
note will contain a strong censure of Dupuj
do Lome's remarks on the president and
will fully rccognlzo the sincerity of the
friendly past conduct of President McKlnley
toward Spain. The official Gazette In record
ing the resignation , signifies the displeasure
and censure of tlio government as It doc ;
not Include the customary statement thai
the government is satisfied with the zeal and
services of the resigning diplomatic ap
pointee.
The fact that Senor Polo de Dernabo was
selected on account of his knowledge anil
experience In commercial questions and the
'English ' language Is a fresh demonstration
of the sincerity of Spain. Ministerialists arc
very hitter against Do Lome because they
feel the concessions secured by American
diplomacy In this affair will rankle deep In
the susceptibilities of the Spanish people and
Increase the difficulties of the situation , es
pecially In the peninsula.
In political and financial circles nil day
there has been considerable agitation. Com-
.mentlng on the solution of the Dupuy do
Lome Incident , the llbcinl papers express
the opinion1 that the cabinet could not honor
ably refuse the disclaimer desired by
America , and believe De Lome will be called
to account fop his conduct. The remainder
of the press echo the general feeling of re
lief at the fact that friendly relations havu
not been further disturbed , as It Is generally
supposed America will accept satisfaction In
the note that will be delivered tomorrow.
In political circles the following plausible
explanation of the conduct of Do Lome Is
given. It Is alleged he wrote so frankly to
Canalejas , flret , because ho was at heart a
staunch conservative and nn old follower and
protege of Canovns. Ho had long associated
his and Weyler's Ideas of policy , and there
fore WMQ a lukewarm admirer of home rute ,
though he had consented to eerve under a
liberal government. Secondly , because he
knisw Cannlojas himself to bo so little parti
san of home rule that he had seceded from
the liberal party and had proclaimed himself
and his paper , 131 Hcraldo , as completely
Independent of party tl's , eo much so that
El Horaldo had hewn steadily combating
the new regime for months. Thirdly , be
cause ho knew Canalcjas went to Cuba
especially to examine all the aspects of the
situation with a view to Bay the whole truth
to the queen , Sagaeta and even the Cortes
on his return. Fourthly , because he knew
Canalejas was perfectly acquainted with
what was passing behind the scenes In
Spain , Cuba and the United States to hasten
pacification by negotiations carried on with
reserve and secrecy to Induce even most of
the leaders of the Insurrection to submit to
dccorouo and fair terms If they recognized
Spanish rule and accepted autonomy.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
OPPOSED TO A CK.VnitAI. STItllti : .
( ; < -m-rul Wnlkoul of 'Mill ' OiuTjillven
IN Not Prolinlilf.
BOSTON , Feb. 15. The proposition of the
American Federation of Labor to order a
general strike In the textile mills of New
England sccma to meet with n decidedly
cool reception In the manufacturing centon ,
whcro at present there is no trouble. The
operatives do not see what they are to gain
by It , they say , as they have pledged their
financial help to carry on the struggle in
New Bo'lfccd. In several cities last night
the operatives of cotton mills met to discuss
the general strike proposition. Only In New
Bedford was any sympathy shown Tor It.
NEW BEDFORD , Mass. , Feb. 15. The
proposition has been under consideration by
the local labor leaders for several days to
call out on a strike the employes of all the
jam mills In the city , which would bring
Into Idleness 60,000 additional operatives , era
a total of 150,000. This proposition Is Inde
pendent of thot for a general strike all
through New England and the effect of the
movement , It Is cescrtcd , will be such a ser
ious meneco to local banks that It would
result In overtures for a settlement of all
the present difficulties by the manufacturers
whoso Interests are allied with those of the
city's financial Institutions. It Is argued
that If the operatUes lose the present ntrlko
through the weavers' Inability to hold out ,
the spinners In the yarn mills would bo cut
In wages , end the proposition under con
sideration Is Intended to prevent that.
FALL RIVER , Mass. , Feb. 15. From pres
ent Indications the recommendation of the
conference committee , which met at Boston
Sunday , advocating a general strike In the
cotton mills of New 'England , will fall flat
in this city. President Klnsella of the Weav
ers' union says : "Thero will bo no strike
hero an long as 1ho professional agitators
keep away and allow us to manage our own
affairs. "
At the meeting of the ring spinners' union
last night the recommendation of the con
ference was entirely ignored , while at the
meeting of the union of drawlng-ln girls ,
wrappers and spotters , It was deemed Inad
visable to consider the recommendation , and
that nil efforts should bo concentrated upon
the strike at Now Bedford for the present.
At the latter meeting It was voted to com
municate with the two local senators with
a view of having the weaver * ) ' fines bill
amended , as It Is not considered sufficiently
far-reaching. Agents of the local mills do
not take the recommendation of the confer
ence seriously , and some of them state they
would Hclcomo a general shutdown , an It
\\ould curtail production and relieve an
overstocked market.
mSTHLEHBM. Pa. . Feb. 15.-After an
Idleness of three months the Bethlehem
steel mill , giving cmpbyment to 1,000 men ,
has started up , The company's ordnance
plant IB shipping armor plate dully , fust
lining the government contract on hand.
\VAI.I.S or in H.VKU iiiii.ni\i FALL.
Two Pt'riaiiN Are Injured , but .Not
PITTSBUna , Pa , , Feb. 15. Terror was
spread today by a report that a section of the
rules left by the Pike etreet fire disaster
of last Wednesday night bad fallen and
buried about ten persons , mostly boys.
Soon afterward st least fifty volunteers
from the aaiembllng crowd went to work
ulth a will to discover what the falling mass
bad burled , A colored driver of a coal
wagou , a 15-yvar-oM boy and two horses
were extricated , being more or less Injured.
After the men had narked about two hours ,
and theme | n < rbargo had been convinced
tbat oo other unfortunates had been caught
by the falling brick the work vtaa aban-
Otuhier Salisbury and Assistant Hold Under
Bail at Hot Springs.
CHAF.GID WITH REMOVING BANK'S ' ASSETS
\
lleoclver for the KlrNt Hunk or
mo n I Taken Steim to Si-cure
Iteturii of tilt ! Seoiirltle
Tnkoii AMIIV.
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Feb. 15. ( Special
Tclcgram.-.W. ) W. Stewart , cashier of the
Merchants' bank of this city , has been ap
pointed receiver of the First Bank ol
DJgcmont , which 'closedla \ doors Im
mediately after the collapse of F , C.
Grablo's affairs. Cashier K. C. Salisbury
und Assistant Cashier A. B. Clifton of the
Udgcmont bank were arrested for grand
larceny and brought hero this morning and
takea before Justice Dudley for hearing.
They obtained a continuance until 'March ' 1
and were placed under $1,000 bonds each.
The complaint charge ? the larceny of $2,000
In notes. Only about $000 was found In , the
bank when Receiver Stewart took possession ,
Though not officially connected with the
bank at present , Frrtncls C. Grablo helped
to organize It and was for several years Its
mainstay. His only connection with It ol
late has been that of depositor.
Before the doors closed the Edgcmont
bank had $3,000 In deposits , and of this
amount $1,000 was deposited to the credit of
Francis C. arable. The remaining ? 2,00 > > la
said to have belonged ( o the people of Edgc-
mont and the Immediate vicinity. Among
the assets of the bank' there was also com
mercial paper of various kinds to the
amount of about flO.OOQ. It Is allegeJ that It
was the attempt of the cashier and assist
ant cashier of the bank to convert this paper
Into ready cosh that caused the receiver
to close the doors.
GRABLK SIDI3 OF THE STORY.
Representatives of the Grablo Interests
In this city express the. utmost confidence
that the matter will be satisfactorily settled
within a few days ; tliat ( It can bo proved
that the effort to dispose cif the paper of the
bcnk for cash was with the full knowledge. .
rndl consent of the stc-ckholders and of
the depoeltors of the batik , and was made
for the purpose of dividing the funds ob
tained among the depositors and closing up
the affairs of the bank.
While the complaint filed at Hot Springs
charges the olficers of the bank with the
larceny of $2,000 ! u notes It Is said by these
familiar with the affairs ] of the bank that
notes aggregating $10,000 In value have been
taken from the bank * "to be converted Into
cash. So far as Is known this transaction ,
which was planned , has riilt. been carried Into
execution , and according to those best posted
ea the Grablo Interests 'the notcav.lll at
once be returned totbcTbcf5k at Edgcmont.
The transaction ot. turning the bank's paper
Into cash was to have taken place through
an Omaha bank.
The stockholders In the First Bank of
Edgeir.ont are mostly eastern parties , and
they had approved the plan for winding up
the bank's affairs , the , start of which has
re-sultoJ In the arrest of the cashier and his
assistant. In addition to the assets of the
bank previously named , the bank owns the
building In which It transacts Its business
at Edgomont , ami against this there Is said
to be but a small mortgage. The appoint
ment of the receiver was made before the
Grablo Interests In this city were apprised
that an application for a receiver had been
made. No one will go from here to Edge ,
mont at present to ropres2nt the Groblo In
terests In the matter. Attorneys who are
looking after the case profess entire con
fidence In clearing the men arrested of the
charge of grand larceny.
The Chemical National bank of New York
city has sued Francis C. Grable ami M. L ,
Parrotte ! n an action lo recover the sum
of $12,000 , alleged to be due on a draft , due
and payable twenty days after sight. The
draft is dated January 10 , 1S97 , signed by
Grable and accepted by Parrotte. It Is
made payable to William J. Quintan ,
cashier.
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' \VrockiiKc IN Hciinrtfil AVlilcli Ilc-
Md'umi'i- .
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SEATTLE , Wash. , Feb. 15. No further
news has been receive concerning the re
ported loss of the Clara Nevada in Alaskan
waters. Owing to the many conflicting
rumors , hopes for its -Safety have not yet
been abandoned. On account of the remote
ness of the sccno of the reputed disaster It
Is Impossible to get anything authentic.
Unless some unexpected steamer arrives , no
definite- news Is expected before next Thurs
day ,
The latest report received was the one
brought down by the steamer Excelsior ,
which arrived today. Captain Donnelson
said that just before ho loft Juneau the
steamer Colcman arrived and reported that
wreckage and bed [ ling marked "Hassler"
had been washed ashore at Seward. Ho said :
"Tho Clara Nevada was formerly known as
the 'Hasslcr , ' and I havo. no doubt that It
Is nt the bottom of tbo sea , at least such of
It and Us effects as werd not burned , for the
Seward citizens report having seen a blazing
vessel on the water. " J
The Excelsior arrived nt Juneau flvo hours
after the steamer Hoialli' , which reported
passing the Clara Nevada ,
\VVOMIV ; LIJAVKS Vl'lKK COIXAHi : .
ItcjiulillciuiH DccliliIn Sliiinl on ( lie
St. I.ouU Platform.
CHEYENNn , Wyo. . Fob , 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) The republican' elate central
committee for Wyoming held a meeting hero
today to decide upon the jmsltlon the party
should take on the financial question In this
year's campaign , which yv'Ill be for state
ofllccrti , Judiciary and atato legislature , the
latter electing a United States senator. It
was decided that so far as the committee
can control Its action the party will , In Its
next state convention , abandon the advocacy
of frt-o coinage of silver and adopt without
qualification the St. Louis platform. This
la believed to-bo the wUh of an overwhelm
ing majority of the voters of the party lu
Wyoming.
Pour TlioiiHiinil WHncHN n IIuii liirf
8UNATOBIA. Miss. . Feb. 15.-In the
presence of * , < ? * ) spectators at noon today
jcorto Washington Edwards , colored , was
lanfccl hero for the murder of Roxlo Wll-
lams. The crime , a peculiarly atrocious
> ne , was committed ) In July , l&tKJ. The kiti
ng wan done with a shotgun In a room oc
cupied by the Williams woman ! whose head
watt completely torn away by the load of
t-ad. The trajrecly took place on the Wash-
tmrn fila.se. in tbl # county
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Vl'ettbcr Torccait for Nebraika
Snow or Itnln , Cloudy ; North Winds
1. Iiiillnn Onncrp * Hill In .Joopurcly.
further Inflight Into ( Inttilu'ii AfTiUr * .
llnttlrnhlp Mnlno In lllimii t I'locf * .
S. Outline of ( Inirriimrnt Inhibit ,
3 , Trlogrupli CHIP * on Trtitt.
llnlroinb llpilnttN tlio Ci clot .
( lulf Ittmit Itetlnrm Sugitr Unto.
4. IMItorliil mill Comment ,
0 , Srnntc Tnlkn Alinut Itnllrcmtl * .
Ciibitn Tolmcrn HrliiK Supplanted.
Hiinn of VotcnuiH In HcK'lon.
0. Council lllitfT * I. neil Mnttrr * .
Womnti SiiftruRu Hill U llcfcntril.
PrugrcHa of tlin Knln Trlnl.
7. ( Ipncrrtl No - of the further Wcat.
Slltorllr * IKSIII ) nil Appi'iil.
H. HUluip of ICiMitiirUy Lecture * .
1'rorecdliiRH of tlio ( tty Council.
0. Ktnltnvs of Urcrnt PulillrutloiiH ,
VroRrran of tint Hnrtloy CHRP.
Testimony In the Kustncr Trial.
Trouble Alirnd for the School Hnnnl ,
It. Uoiumcrciiil und I'limticliil Nc .
1'J. Curloim Tr/Un / of Mrmory.
Weird Tulix of tlin Hull.
is MTCII ix KVIDHXCE
Imperial Slate lliiNlln r Hani for nil
K.VI > OHI > II Kxlillill.
KANSAS CITY , .Mo. , Feb. 15. ( Specln :
Telegram. ) Missouri will have a building
at the Omaha exposition that will be a
crcd.it to the state and an exhibit of varied
and valuable products that will make cverj
MLssourian proud when he goes to the
great dlioxr ,
The first formal meeting of the commie-
sloncrs from Missouri was held at the Com
mercial club rooms today and nearly all ol
the members were present. The canvass ol
the representatives for pledges showed over
$20,000 that wns practically pledged , wltli
nearly as much more certain. With thlc
figure for the basis , the commissioners will
at once go to work preparing plans for the
building and selecting the site for It and
determining the area of space the various
classes of exhibits will demand.
The committee appointed to go to Omaha
and select the slto and determine the space
needeJ will spend Thursday there and will
get the best there Is obtainable for the state ,
It was Instructed to secure enough space ,
as It would bo far better to have some tc
spare rather than have too little. The com
missioners believe It will require at least
$50,000 to make the sort of a showing the
standing of the state requires. They believe
they will bq able to raise that sum. The
ccunty courts of some of the counties have
hesitated to , use any funds for that purpose ,
but others liavo set the pace and It is be
lieved that nearly every county In the state
.Will follow the example.
The committee that will go to Omalm tc
select the site Is as follows : Manufacturers
W. W. Morgan. Live Stock F. B. Hcarn ,
J. W. Davis , N. H. Gentry and E. T. Ab
bott. Jllnlng C. M. Munsur and S. A.
Stuckey.
The executive committee was empowered
to go ahead with Its work and do the best
It could with the money. Chairman Bamson
announced that bo would begin collecting
money at once anJ as fast as funds were
secured the work would be pushed along.
Woman's work was placed In the hands of
Mrs. Laura E. Scammon , Mrs. Henry N.
Ess and Mrs. W. E. Flechel. The commls.
sloners will go to St. Joseph tomorrow and
hold a meeting there In the afternoon.
IH.t'K < ! HASS STATE IS COMIXO.
ICciilnrky Colout-lN PropoKO to lie on
( In1 Ituncl WIIKOII.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Nebraska business men's dele
gation reached this city this evening from
Vlaccnnes , Ind. They were received at the
depot by a committee of tlio Commercial
club , headed by President Thomas L. Jef
ferson , and escorted to the Louisville hotel ,
where luncCi was served , the preliminary
speech of welcome being made by Colonel
R. W. Knott , editor of the Evening Pest.
After dinner the guests and their hospitable
entertainers adjourned to the parlors of the
hotel , where President Jefferson on behalf
of Loulsvllle'o representative business or
ganization , bade the transmlaslsslppl visitors
a hearty welcome to Kentucky. Marmaduke
Bowden delivered a short talk , pledging the
united effort of Kentucky to contribute to
the success of the business Interests that
bind so closely the destinies of the great
nortbwcst and Its sister states south of the
Ohio. Responses were made by E. W. Peter
son , E , J. Cornish and Rev. S. Wright Butler
of Omaha. The visit to Loulsvlllo was neces
sarily brief , but Its people ore unanimous
! n their endorsement of the exposition , and
a concerted effort will bo ma do to send thn
state exhibit which attracted BO much at
tention at the Tennessee Centennial to grace
the Omaha show.
The delegation was entertained at Vln-
ceimcs , Ind. , thU morning , where a short
stop was made. Mayor George R. Green and
n committee of the city council met tlio
visitors at the depot. An Informal recep
tion was held In the council chamber , where
several odJe'esacs were made , pledges or
hearty co-operatlcn In the exposition being
given by the people of one of the chluf
cities of southern Indiana , Thus far the
progress of the excursion has been exceed
ingly gratifying. Upon every hand there
has been shown a keen anxloty to ascertain
the purpc/rt and extent of Hie exposition ,
whllo without exception the most eiicour-
iglng offers of assistance have been mado.
The party left for Cincinnati tonight ,
ItcimlillciiiiM Win n VIHory.
PITTHIUJRa , J'u. , Feb. IS.-The. municipal
election hero today resulted In a decided
victory for the republican notwIthHtnml *
ng the division In their ranks , caused by
iho municipal league. , or reform ticket. The
utter ticket , according to returns at mid-
light , hn elected but one councilman , that
if Ilershberger In the Thirty-sixth ward.
3eorBO H. Stengel , the present league coun-
Mlman from the Twentieth ward , on whom
; ho principal light wan made , has been de-
'eated.
tlovcmviitM of Oi'fiin VeMivU , Pcli. in ,
At Philadelphia Arrived Uhynland , from
Liverpool.
At New York Salled-Bovlc , for Liverpool ,
\rrlved-Berlln , from Antwerp.
At Leghorn Arrived Aluatla , from Ant-
crp.
At Muritllk'S-Sullcd-iMassalla , for Now
fork.
At Gibraltar Arrived Alter , for New
fork , from Nuplti ; Kai * r Wlllulro II , from
TO PIECES
Uncle -Sam's Floating Arsenal Completely
Wrecked in Havana Harbor.
OHE HUNDRED MEN KILLED AND MANY OTHERS 1U1DED
Bride of the Navy Torn Asunder by nn Explosion , the Cnuso of "Which is
Doubt-jjgnptain Sigsboo is Woundol and Reports the Accident to
Officials Spaniards Tnlco the Injured Moil
3oard Their War Ship and Care for Them.
1C. At n quarter oC 10 o'clock this cvcnlnR a terrible explosion look
United States cruiser , Maine , in Havana harbor. Many were kllleil
'the bouts of the Spanish cruiser Alsonso XII are assisting. As yet tlio
plosion Is not apparent. The wounded pallors of the Maine are unable to
It Is believed the cruiser Is totally destroyed.
The explosion shook the whole city. The windows were broken In nil the houses.
The correspondent of the Associated Press eays ho has conversed with several of the
wounded sailors , and understands from them that the explosion took place \\tillo they
were asleep , BO they can give no particular ! ) an to the cause.
The wildest consternation prevails In Havana. The wharves are crowded wltti thou
sands of people. It Is believed the explosion occurred In a small powder magazine.
At a quarter of It o'clock what remains of the Maine Is still burning.
Captain Slgsbeo and the other officers have been saved. It Is estimated that over
100 of the crew were killed , hut It Is Impossible as yet to Rive exact details.
Admiral iManterola has ordered that beats of all kinds Miould RO < o the assistance *
of the Maine'and Its wounded. The Havana firemen are giving aid , tending carefully
to the wounded as they are brought on nhoie. It Is a terrible BlRht.
General Solano and the other generals fcnvo been ordered by Captain General Illnnco
to take steps to help the Maine's crow In every way possible. The correspondent of the
Associated Press has been near the Maine In ono of ttio boats of the cruiser
Alfonso XII and seen others of the wonnc'cd who corroborate the statement of these
first interviewed and state that they wcro already asleep when < ho explosion occurred.
Captain Slgsbce saja the explosion occurred In the bow of the vessel. Ho received ,
a wound In the head. Orders were Riven to tUo other officers to save themselves as be > st
they could.
Tlio latter , who were literally thrown from their bunks In their night clothing , gave
the necesMfy orders with Ricat self-possecsion and bravery. At 11 o'clock the Maine
continues burning. The first theory was that there had been < i preliminary explosion.
In the Santa Harbarra ( magazine ) of powder or dynamite below the water.
Admiral Manterola believes that the first explosion wcs that of a grenade that was
hurled over the wavy yard.
I SIGSftKn IS HEARD FROM. '
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The secretary of the navy received the following telegram
from Captain Sigsbcc :
"Maiae blown up In Havana harbor at 9:10 : anil destroyed. Many wounded and
doubtless more killed and drowned. Wounded and others on board Spanlbh man-of-war
and Word line steamer. Send lighthouse lender from Key West for crow and few pieces
of equipment still above water. No one had any other clothes than those upon him.
"Public opinion should bo suspended till further report. All otllcers believed to bo
saved. Jenkins and Mcrrltt not yet accounted for. Many Spanlfli officers , Including
representatives of General Dlanco , now with mo and express sympathy , SIGSDKE , "
The officers referred to In the absvo dlupatch arc Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins ami
AEpIstant Engineer Darwin 11. Metrltt.
From the wording of the dispatch the navy thlnkj It Is possible the officers wcro on
shore at the tlmo of the accident.
The secretary of the navy received another dispatch from Key West at the eamo
time with the obove , but Its contents were not made public.
The orders for the lighthouse tenders were nt once sent to Key West In plain lan
guage , thus avoiding the delay that would have arisen from the use of a cipher.
Paymaster Charles W. Llttleflcld , who Is given In the lirt of officers of the Maine , has
been recently replaced by Paymaster Kyan. LHtleflbld IM now In Washington.
Secretary Long received Captain Slgsbco's dispatcli but a few minutes before the
Associated Tress dispatches from Hanava were handed to him. He received the news
with apparent calm and his flrsf act was to comply with Captain Slgsbco'a request that
assistance be sent from Key West. He Immediately wired Captain Forsytho nt Key
West to proceed with the naval tender Fern to Havana harbor. He then sent for Cap
tain Dickens and the two discussed Captain SIgsbeo's brief telegram.
No other naval offlcero were present and besides the secretary and Captain Dlckcni
the naval colony hero Is Ignorant of this disaster , the greatest which has befallen the
American navy since the disaster In Apia many years ago. The secretary Is Inclined to
bcllovo that most of the officers of the Maine were on shore at tlio tlmo of the accident ,
as It was still early In the night.
While neither the secretary nor Captain Dickens Is Inclined to discuss the probable
caueo of tbo accident , sevrral suggestions wcro ventured upon. They believe that it may
have been caused by a flro In the bunkers , heating the bulkhead near a magazine , or
that nn accident might have occurred while Inspecting hlpd explosives for torpedoes.
Of course , this Is mere speculation , and the secretary Is anxiously waiting a moro de
tailed report from Captain Slgsbeo , Later the secretary sent another telegram to Key
West , directing that the tender Maugrovo ho also sent to Havana ,
IICAI < IJEFI.MTIO.Y OK ACCIIIKXT.
Anytliliieot I'reiirrniiKcil or I'ur-
jioHely Doiit * .
ST , LOUIS , Feb. 15. The United States
court of appeals has affirmed tbo decision
of the lower court whe-icln Mrs. Earah I.
Smith Obtained Judgment against the West
ern Commercial Travelers' association for
$5,000 on the death of her husband , and
Judge Sanborn In it gives the judicial con
ception of the word accident. F. O. Smith
of this city died from Mood poisoning In
1895 , as the result of a sore toe , the akin
of which had been abralded by a tight nhoc.
Mrs. Smith attempted to collect the acci
dent policy , but was restated by the associ
ation. A jury In Judge Adams court gave
her the full amount of the policy and It was
appealed. Judge ganborn then decided
lhat the death had been brought about by
an accident and lhat It was accidental.
"What is not the result of design or pret
arrangement , " said the judge , "Is acci
dental. No man Intentionally wears the
skin off his toca and such Injury must lie
considered on accident. "
AMOF Till ] .SIIII'.H CIllIW MI.SSI.VU.
SlrmiHT CI n fit .Veviiilii Slnkx In
Allixj.llll , U'llllTM ,
VICTORIA , n. C. , Feb. 1C. A late report
says the steamer Clara Nevada was burned
off DerncrH bay , Lynn canal. The flro and
explosion wcro scon aud heard from the
wharf and wreckage was picked up on the
brnch next day , but there wcro no signs of
the forty men on her.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Feb. 1C. Captain 0. II.
Lewis of the steamer Clara Nevada has been
In the employ of the Oregon Hallway & Navi
gation company and the Pacific Coast Htcam-
ehlp company for twenty years , and at dif
ferent times ho has commanded the steamers
0. W. Klder , Wllllametto , the Idaho and the
Michigan. Last August he attempted to take
the stern wheel steamer Eugene from this
city to St. Michaels , but met disaster on
Vancouver Island ,
Wan IN "Honorable Co-Operation. "
'MINNOAPOLIS. ' Feb. IS.-Senator Marlon
Duller and ex-Senator Dubols arrived today
to attend tlio populist conference that be-
glna tomorrow. Senator Butler said the pur-
potto was to brlnt. about not fusion , but
"honorable co-operation , " Ho did not think
the HO-called middle-of-the-roader , who In
only ono In a thousand , would stand out
aguliiBt It.
Tha situation In Minnesota IB so similar
to that In many western otutes that the dc-
cUlon of the utate conference rIII bo looked
upon. RI forming a precedent for action.
iivrri.K sun1 .AMI ITS OKFICHIIH.
Ciii < nlii S | N | ) < Mnnii I InCiilliuit Ship
lie Coniiiiuiiiliil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The Maine Is a
battleship of 'tbo ' second clasa and U re
garded us one of the best ships In the now
navy. It was built at the Brooklyn navy ,
yard and Is 318 feet long , 75 fvut wide ,
21. C mean draught and G.G82 tons displace
ment , It carries four ten-Inch and six six-
Inch lirccch-loadlng guim In Its main bat
tery and seven slx-poiinder and eight onc-
poundcr rapid flro guns and four gatllnga
In Its secondary battery , and Whltchead tor
pedoes ,
The officers of the Maine , besldco Com
mander Sigsbcc , are Lieutenant Commander
Richard Walnwrlght , Lieutenants F W.
Holman. John Hood , Carl W. Yungon , Lieu
tenants ( junior grade ) George P. Hlow , Join
T. niamlta , Friend W. Joakliia ; Naval Ca
dets Holdcn , W , CluvcrluB , Amen Dronaon ,
David lioyd , jr. ; Surgeon L , Honneberger ,
Paymaster Charles W. Llttleileld , Chief Kn-
glueer Charlro 11. Howr-ll , Passed Amlstnnt
nnglneer Frederick C. How era , Aes'slant ' En
gineers John It. Morrlu and Darwin R. Mnr-
rltt , Naval Cadcto ( engineer division ) Pope
Washington and Arthur Crenalmw , Chaplain
John P. Chldwlck , First Lieutenant of Ma
rines Alliertus W. Cattlln , Boatswain Francta
E. Larkln , Gunner Joteph Hill and Carpenter
George Polms ,
The commander of Iho Maine , Captain
Slgsbco , Is a favorite In the Navy depart
ment , For four years ho was chief of the
hydrographies ofllco and hla energy brought
the ofllco up to a high standard , Hu waa
lucky to get so Important a hlp as Iho
Maine , considering his actual rank , which
Is that of commander , but immediately bo
justified the departniwit'a judgment In
the selection by running his ship straight
Into a dock In New York harbor to avoid
running down a packed excursion boat , ThU
was a display of quick Judgment , pluck and
nerve that pleased the government go highly
that the captuln was sent a complimentary
letter.
Tbo Maine was built In New * York In 1890
at A coat of $2,588,000. U had a steel bull
and a complement of 87-1 men.
lAiiilifiNNiulor 'AiiK < * H to
OnANIJ HAPIDS. Midi , Feb.
. , U.-He-
cent Itogcr W. Dutterflcld of the Btato Unl-
vervlty of Michigan , Jiu received a letter
from President James U. Angcll , now am-
buHHador to Turkey , stating that ho would
resign and be homo In time to reiumo hla
duties as jH-euIdtnt ol the university tutu.
fall ,