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rHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . _ _ . i i - _ . _ r- . .i _ _ _ - i - irjil" ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 187.1. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNINGaCAJRCJI 1 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPV FIVE CENTS. OEY ONE MORE BODY Mutilated Remains of Another Mail Are Recovered , SLOW WORK SEARCHING MAINE'S WRECK Crowds Collect to Watch Two Marines Start Home. COME BANDAGED FROM THi HOSPITAL Miss Clara Barton is Aotivo in Aiding ' * Starving Cubans. RECEIPTS OF FOOD ARE INCREASING Louder of tinHril CroNN Cx n. lloNiilltil for Unity lleeonceli- ( riiiliiH.Vhcrc the I.lltlu * OUCH Are Cured For. ( Oopyrlnht , IKS , Jiy Prcw I'ubllfhlnff Company. ) HAVANA , Feb. 28. ( Now York World Cablegram , Special Tclcsram. ) Only one body was recovered today front the Maine's wreck by tlio divers and It was mutilated. Everybody censures tlio United States gov ernment for Its dolny In performing a sacred duty to Uu dead sailors. Great crowda col lected thb evening along tlio Carloa III drive. At ( list It was believed they were at tracted to see Captain Gccoral Gonzales Par- rado , who was out driving , but the a | lit- sccra wcro not watching for ilio Spanish deputy commandcr-ln-chlef. They were at tracted by the forms of two men descending from tlio Alfonso XIII hospital , all bandage- * ! and dressed In bright blue uniforms. These wcro Martin , V. Webber , landsman , and Thomas Mack , two of tlio Maine's heroes who have recovered already and were oa their way to the foiled Statco coast survey Btcamcr Dachc to return home. The following Incident Indicates the brav ery and sufTerJngs of those who coaped with their lives : In the first moments nfter the explosion of the Maine Chief of Police Pas- llcri went to the burn'ng steamer. Noting the sailors fighting for their lives silently , Chief Paglierl remarked : "They cannot have Buffered much because they doa't give vent to lamentation * . " Many such are buried In their graves. . Mtefl Clara Barton Is very active In the work of relief of Cubans. Near her resi dence hero she has established wlthia two daj.s a hospital for baby rccmcentradoes In the handsome chalet of Tntlpan Ccrro. To day she nont supplies to eighteen tonne la all twenty-five districts. The receipts of food for the distressed In Cuba are Increasing. They should continue. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. nrvv ns A 1113 .vow husv AT woiuc , Mt-n at it Time IC\ilnrlni | ? ( lie Wi-c.-U of Ihc .11 nl in- . HAVANA , Feb. 2S. The divers wcro at work today en the wreck of the Maine. In cluding the Spanish divers , there are prob ably eight men below the water simultane ously. Qroat preparations are. on foot among the Spaniard hero to give a hearty welcome to arriveat tills port today. General Woyler street la arched with bunting and the Casino Is gay with color. It Is believed that the election of the autrmomlst delegates , set for March 29 , will bo poatpcncd until April 27 , to correspond with the election for deputies to the Cortes In Spain. The postponement , however , has ml yet been officially an nounced. Another tug belonging to the Mcrritt & Chapmen Derrick and Wrecking company , with powerful apparatus , la expected from the north at any tlmo. Senator Proctor hao made no special pro gram for. today. He will probably make eome vlnlta and do some sightseeing , which ho seems to enjoy greatly. There wcro showers of rain later In the day anil cloudy weather Interfered some what with the diving. The weather , how ever , promises to bo clear and hopea arc en tertained that the bodies of quite a number ol the dead will be recovered. .if Chaplain Chadwlck hopes to recognize many of the bodies when he receives descriptions taken from the enlistment papcrs which are 'on file at Washington. The coast survey steamer Bache , Lieuten ant Barnett commanding , returned to Tor- tugafl this morning after taking on board four-of the Maine's wounded. It U thought probable that the Bacho will also take to Tortugas the five wounded men of 'the bat tleship who tire still at this port as soon as It Ix safn to move them. Captain Slgsbcaas on board the United States lighthouse tender Fern until 2 "Spanish " divers , but they did not appear. Captain Slgnbeo thinks Spain his a moral nnd International right to make an Inde pendent examination , and ho will give the Spanish divers such facilities as are pcnslble. Captain Slgsbee hopes the survey steamer Dache will return to the Tortugas tomor row or the next day , with all the Maine's " pundcd'Ieft here , and he also hopes lo iend ! on the Bacho hereafter all the remains of the dead recovered In a condition mak ing U possible to place them In 'coffics. The difficulty experienced In recovering the bodies U not understood byany 'but ' thu divers. The latter yesterday worked for three hours trying to bring out ono body Intact and ono of the divers bad a bad fall nnd coveral got their air tubes tangled , Kven then they could not extricate -tlio remain ! ) . Thu principal cffortn ot the illvcra are now directed toward clearing away the upper wreckage , smokestacks , decks , guns , hatches , bridges , cranes and gratings. Then , If not before , all the" dead can bo removed. Chaplain Chadwlck hag been commended tiy Captain Slggbeo as a man , a priest and an officer. Ho is always cheerful and U doing the most effective work possible. Senator Proctor had expected to pay his personal respects to Captain General Blanco today , In company with hi * traveling com panion , Colonel Parker , and Consul General Leo , but the captain general hag been un usually busy In getting ready for tbo out going malls and hag fixed 1 o'clock tomor row afternoon for Senator Proctor'n call. Only one body has fcceu recovered today and It boa not yet been Identified. With ny others recovered In time It will go with the wounded on the Bacbei to the Dry Tor tugas and Key Went. On Ita next trip north the Hache will carry to Key Wet tbo first company ot wounded taken to the Dry Tortuga * . Late toctiy Captain McGee ot the tug TUubt , Arm received order * frooi the CJD- trijtori. to hire ivifh Jlfihtc i g * r uccxf- ary to remove the debris from the wreck. This will fActllltatc the work ot removing the dead and generally hasten operations. ixai'iiiY I'nocnnos IAT KHY WHST. People Ilenlii to llonllrc IIoiv tJn- Illtely n l.enlc of Information It. KEY WEST , Feb. 23. The United States court of Inquiry Into the lore of the battle ship Maine In the harbor ot Havana on February 15 began Its sessions hero this morning. The officers and civilians hero who believed the reports from Havana sayIng - Ing that the court had already decided that the loss of the Malno was due to treachery have apparently changed their minds , for today the universal question Is , "What haa the court found out ? " Whllo yesterday ono heard all around , "When will war be de clared ? " Brought face to face with the court , men realize for the firet time how unlikely It will bo for the court to allow any Inkling of Us conclusions to bo known out of duo season. An unusual bustle pervaded this llttio town from early morning houra , The tor pedo boat Gushing went over to the New York end brought to shore Captains Sampson Bind Chadwlck oud Lieutenant Commander Porter. Lieutenant CommnnJor Marix , the Judge advocate , who Is staying on the Island with Commandant Forsyth , was already at the federal building directing the prepara tion of the United States district court ro'.m for the sessions of the court of inquiry. A outside . - watching small crowd gathered eage.-ly ing for developments. Long before the officers were ready to go to the court room the enlisted men saved from the Ill-fated vessel wcro up and wait ing nt their temporary homo In the array barracks. It waa not known whether any of them would be called , but all prepara tions wcro made tx > that the court should not bo delayed In Its work. The court opened shortly after 10 o'clock. Llejitenant Blaudin was the first witness. Testimony will be taken according to Its relative Importance and not according to tlio rank of the witness. Lieutenant Blandln was before the court for about an hour. The naval officera sat In Judge Locke's private chambers. No ma rines were on guard , but nil the doers were closed. The officers of the Maine lounged around the big court room until summoned to give-testimony. Those who 'Were called as witnesses before the luncheon recess wcro Lieutenants Blandln , Hood , Jungen and Blow and Cadets Bronson and Boyd. No enlisted men wcro examined at tlio morning session. Lieutenant Commander Marlx. who received the list of witnesses , said the Inquiry was progressing well. The United States cruiser Detroit sailed to the Tortugaa today with provisions for the fleet. fleet.The The court of Inquiry reconvened at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Lieutenant Holrnan , who testified at Havana , was again called. Lieutenant of Marines Catlln gave his evi dence and was followed by Boatswain Larkln. Gunner Hill and Carpenter Holmes. The two latter were on ehoroiat the time of the cx- ploskii and could tell little 'of value- . Captain Sampson t-ccmed eat'sfled- ' with the day's work , but said nothing could be given out. Ho held a short Interview with Ad miral Slcard and then returned to the Iowa. Chaplain Chadwlck and Lieutenant Com mander Potter wcro taken c i board of the New York. Few know more thai * was known this morning. An officer of the Malno who ha-1 been examined by the court during the day talked with the correspondent of the Acso- clated Press. "I can't tell you , " ho said , "what line of questicnlng was adopted , but the court will find , I believe , that the Malno was blown up by design , though I don't think it will bo able to ascertain exactly how. The court's findings will be based on negative rather than positive evidence. By this I mean that all of the testimony heard so far haa , bit by bit , uraet the theories of those who think the ex.nkolon was of Internal origin. This negative evidence I ? so strong an ! so general that I see no possibility of the court decid ing that the cxploslon < was Internal. The emly alternative , then , left for the court , Is to fall back on evidence which points to the lutentlmal blowing up of the Maine. This , I think , will bo done unices the court formulatea a theory of Its own or declares that It does nat know how the Cla- aster occurred , both of which conjectures I think Improbable. " As bearing on the value of the opinion of the officer In qucstlcn It must be borne In mind that ho was bcforo the court for about fifteen minutes only and he has at all times expressed himself as confident that the ex plosion was not due to au accident. Members of the court , when the substance of the Interview was brought to their atten tion , declined to have anything tu say. All the high naval and military officials here when asked crucial questions politely pro- fofa Ignorance. .V.MKIUCAXS IX HAVANA > AHE SAKE. I'rotextA Kill nut Seiixiitlonnl ItcpnrtN Sent Out. NEW YORK , Feb. 28. The atall and Ex press has the following from Ita staff cor respondent In Havana today : A meeting of the Americans now In Havana haa been called for ( onlght at the hotel Inglatcrra. The object Is to protest against the sensational reports that are being sent to Vcertain New York papers. Resolutions will alio-lm adopted denying the rtorks that Americans are dally Insulted In the streets. Copies of the rceolutions will bo sent to President McKlnley nnd Captain General Blanco. There Is no Intimidation of Americans here , Every citizen of the United States Is perfectly safe. These facts will bo stated In emphatic form In the resolutions to bo adopted tonight. M.VSO.VS I10IJ ) MICUOHIAI , .SKUVIUi : . 1'ny lle iieelM to Their llrelhreii 'Iol ' on the .Maine. 01TY OF MEXICO , Feb. 23. The Mexican , German and Spanish lodges of this city have spontaneously Invited their American brethren to a special lodge ot sorrow to bo held on March 3 , In memory of the Ma- cons who rerlehcd In the Maine disaster and s a. mark of sympathy for the loss sustained by the order and the United States. It Is a notewoithy fact that the In * Illative was taken In this matter by Grand Orator Car lea Houmagnle , a native-born SpanUrd , who supported tho. movement In a speech full ot feeling. There la no 111 feed ing between American ! and the better data ot native Spaniards ben * . Mimt Oiler Independence , NEW YORK. Feb. 88. Horatio Rubin * , counsel ot the Cuban Junta , raid today of the reported coming of Senor Catallna an a peace cmUrary of the Spanish government : "If he come * hero to offer the Independence o. ' Cuba bo will t > 2 Ititetiod to , but It that I' ' not hi * errand be will not even bo re- ccvtsll ! { > r ( be CuUin JuuU. " STUDY CONDITIONS IN CUBA Pnrly of Senators and Representative * to Visit the Island. NOTHING OFFICIAL IN THE EXCURSION TlioHC Coiniionliifr Hio 1'nrty DoMlrc * til Inform Themxelven ii ICxIMItiUT Con ill tlo ii N Senutor Til urn- til lu in the 1'nrty. WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) It Is understood that n party of legislators will leave tomorrow afternoon for Norfolk , whcro they will take John II. Flagclcr's magnificent steam yacht , now ly ing at anchor there , for a visit to Cuba. It has become the proper thing to do the Gem of the Antilles slucc talk of war has arisen , and especially since EO much has > been published regarding 'the sufferings of the reconcentrados. Among those who will make the trip are : Senator and Mrs. Thurs- ton , Senator and Mrs. Ilurrows , Senator and Mrs. Gallingcr , Senator and Mrs. Gray , Son'- ator and Mrs. Money , Representative and Mrs. W. Alden Smith of Michigan , Repre sentative and Mrs. Ciimmlngs. The trip will possibly consume a week , the design of those having the matter In charge being to go direct to Havana and make a short tour of the island. The pur pose of this visit Is to personally ilnvcstl- gate conditions as they exist , In order to be bolter equipped when legislation presents It self looking to the ending of the war now going on In Cuba. There is nothing otllclal In connection with the trip. The senators nt * * 1-pi i-oL-uiuiMus uiu guing as private citizens , but will be on the alert to prop erly weigh all that may .bo seen and heard regarding the present deplorable situation. WANT A FORT RESTORED. Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaha Is In Wash ington with a party of Sheridan , Wyo. , busi ness men , who propose storming the secretary - rotary of war In tlio interest of the re-estab- Itehlng of Fort Custer , which , on recom mendation of Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn , was abandoned last fall. The party consists of E. Gillette , water commis sioner of Wyoming nnd who located the Burlington road through the section about heridan ; II. C. Algcr , Cam Oofbutt , ' 'members of the republican state central committee ; H. A. Coffeen , ex-member of congress ; George L. Smith , A. W. Hulbcrt , mayor of Sheridan , nnd W. D. Wclghtcr. The members of the delegation siy condi tions are perilous to settlers , an uprising of Indians being among the possibilities at any time. The Cheyenne reservation Is but fifty miles away , whlio the Crow reservation Is but fourteen miles. The troops formerly at Fort Custer are now temporarily sta tioned at Fort Shaw. In order to pave the way for the delegation Senator Thurston and Captain Palmer will call upon Assistant Secretary .Melklejohn In the morning to ar range a meeting. Whllo here the delega tion will also call on the president and present reasons for further extension of his order affectlnK forest reservations. Sena tors Warren Jnd Olark of Wyoming will co- opcrato with the Sheridan delegation upon both propositions. GREENE AT IT AGAIN. There was a comic opera tinge given to the proceedings in the house today over the set-to between Shattuc of Ohio and Greene of Nebraska ; and not In years have members of that body enjoyed the situation so hugely. Shattuc was making a speech in which ho was extolling the railroad managers of the country , when Greene .broke . Into the arena with the pertinent inquiry If railroad man agers had ever howled calamity. The fun then began and by the time 'both ' gentle men got warmed up fur and feathers fell on all sides. Shattuc replied , tuif not to suit the 'member from the Sixth , who said that Shattuc had failed to grasp ( ho point. "Oh ! I catch the point , just as I do every thing else you say , " paid Shattuc , "even If It takes a bushel tiasket to catch It. " This brought a reply in kind from the statesman from Kearney , who said railroad managers never howled calamity because they plundered the whole country. Then Shattuc , using the same sort of an elm club which Greene had used on several ocea- Blcns , remarked that It was a pity Ne braska could not send to congress a few less calamity howlers , which set the house In an uproar , Greene In the meantime tryIng - Ing 'to bo heard above the din. Ho talked about follows on the republican slda drown ing out everybody except their own kind , when Shattuc got in a body blow by yelling : "Why , a calliope could not drown you out , " and Greene subsided. It is expected that Mr. Klttrldge of South Dakota will bo here this week , when a final effort to secure the rejection of the nomina tion of Charles T. McCoy as Indian agent for the Cheyer.nes will bo made. Mr. Klttrldge , when he left Washington the last time , wro confident that the nomination would be with drawn , and the charges which were to be filed against McCoy were consequently held back. They have reached the senate , however - over , and arc In the hands of Senator J'latt. Senator Haniia , who takes great Interest In this case , declares that McCoy will bo ton- flrmi'd. COUNCIL BLUFFS POSTOFFICB. I. M. Trcjior : of Council Dluffg , who haa been In the city for a week , said today that all the papers In his case looking to his ap pointment as postmaster have been scat to the while house , and that the matter will como up tomorrow for consideration by the prca'dent. Ho has no doubt of his confirma tion ar/1 of his ability to absolutely disprove statements In the form of charges which have been filed against him' , Land Commissioner Hermen today notified Inspector Greene to proceed to Rapid City , S. I ) . , and make an Investigation relative to the removal of the land office 'fromRapid City to Dcaclnooj. The commissioner will forward to the Impector all papers In the caeo tiul requests that the matter be attended to at once. The cotnmUaloner leaves for Flcrltla tomorrow tad will be abient two weeks. Ho desires to have Impector Greene's report before him when he returns and will then decide whether the land olllce la to bo removed or retained at Its present location. The comptroller of the currency has been notified of the followlrg changes In olllclalo of northwestern national backs : Nebrtaka Beatrice National bank , Beatrice , John P. Cook , atslitant caehlcr ; Farmers' and Mer- chants' National bank , Fremont , Robert Bridge , vlco president In placet of Frarv.o I. Klllck ; First National bank of O'Neill , no noUtant cashier ; Union Natlci al bank of Omaha , 0. W. Wattles , cuuhler ; Carssn Na tional bank ot Auburn , F. B. Jciumcci , presi dent. In place of John L , Careco ( deceased ) . The Flrat National bank of Kansas City was today approved. a * reiertu agent for the First National bank of Auburn , Neb. , alto the Bankers' National bank ot Chicago for the Ion a National bank of Davenport , la. PLACE FOR COLTON. George U. Colton ofDa'rl l Clty'Neb. ' , was today appointed bank examiner by Comptrol ler Dawcs. Senator Thurslon recommended Mr. Colton- for this place some tlmo ago but the latter requested- Comptroller Daweo to hold up his appointment until he couli straighten up his bustatsd matters at home. The petition for certlorarl In the case of Ituckstnff and others against Russell ft Co. was denied by the euprcmo court today. A. Koch of Hartlugtoh Is in the city. Su perintendent Pcarso of Omaha loft today. , for Philadelphia cnrouto west. Ho was unable to choose a location for the Nebraska delega tion to the National Educational ntsoclatlon meeting until ho could oorwult with other members of the committee. Attorney Mc- Klnncy of Omaha Is In Washington. Among the promotions announced In the Treasury department today waa that of Rich ard 1C. Pardee of Iowa , from $900 to $1,000. SPANISH KhKCTIO.VS IM POHTAXT Mny OofloV Ilio Question , of Vonce or AVnr. WASHINGTON1 , Feb.v2S. . The State de partment received the following dispatch from Minister Woodford at Madrid : Decree dissolving Spanish Cortes 1'ebnmrj 2(5. ( New Cortes m III meet April 25. The dissolution of the Cortes has been ex pected and It may bcv. attended with Im portant Tcsults. The tivo parties , liberal and conservative- , will now appeal to the country , and on the result will depend the political complexion of tbo ministry. The Sagnsta ministry now In power Is liberal. Its retention means much at the present Juncture , for It was on the advent of the Sagasta regime that General Woyler was re called , the rcconcentrado decrees annulled nnd the present plan ot autonomy put in force. The policy now being pursued by General Blanco In Cuba Is an entire re versal ot that under the conservative regime of Canovas and Ills successor and It Is felt that the continuance of this policy Is no less at stake than the ministry Itself In the out come of the present elections. Senor ilu Bosc , the Spanish charge d'af faires , has not received olllclal notification of the dissolution of the Cortes , but ho said It wao expected , as the work of tbo present Cortes was concluded. Under the laws forty days must expire before the election of the new Cortes occurs. 'Mr. ' flu Bosc , who la him self a liberal and a warm supporter of the Sagasta ministry , says the're is no doubt the result will bo the retention of a liberal ma jority In the Cortes and the consequent continuance of the present ministry. All parties of late have given loyal aid to the liberal ministry and Its policy toward Cuba and the present time is rr tarded by Mr. du Bosc as auspicious for a "calm campaign which , ho asserts , will continue the present authorities In power. He says there is no significance In the dissolution at this time. In other quarters it U fe.lt , that the con-- scrvatl\cs may take this opportunity to re gain the reins of overninVnt by making a campaign against the Ctibin policy of the- Sagasta regime. The W ' > ter-elcinent Is , an other growing factor in Spanish affairs and it Is expected that the Woyleritcs either will cast their IiUluenco with the conserva tives who sent General Wcylcr to Havana , or else make ther appearance as a distinct political organization. To n considerable extent the contest will be" between the war element and the peace eLement and as the liberal program thus far has been mopt pacific In character U Is ciitlclpated that the liberals will gaa ! the peace vote. Election will be held not only in Spain but In Cuba and Puerto Rico. This , how ever , should not bo confounded with the local elections of Cuba , under the plan of autonomy. Thu present electlcii will be confined entirely to the choice ot delegates to the Imperial Parliament and will not be a part of the autommoua plan for a local government of Cuba. The latter elections have not been fixed and the lime for them will bo set by the autonomous cab'nct. In the election of April 25 Cuba will select its quota to the Spanish Cortes under the oarne sjatem of suffrage that has long prevailed. The new Cortes will meet'immediately alter the election , probably May 1. While no date has bjcn fixed. It has been known In ad vance that the new body must bo completed by July 1. This will give brief tlmo for com pleting the extensive supply bills within the tlmo prescribed by Spanish law. With a liberal majority , however. Ibis can bo read ily accomplished. The possibility of delay lies in the fact that a c/nservatlve ( victory will not only give that -party control of the Corteo but would precipitate another ministerial trial with Its changes of policies. EFFORTS TO STO1 > KIMIIUSTRIU.VG. St'crrtnry nwrc.SuIiinUH n SfnU'iiiriit (0 Il " llllllHC. WASHINGTON , Fob. 28. The report of the secretary of the treasury on the gov ernment's steps to prevent Cubin filibus tering operations anil the results and expense In a'resolution of inquiry pense , response to ' quiry , was sent to the house today. Secretary Gage says that nothing has been done by the Treasury department to pre vent the conveyance , In accordance w''h ' law , to the residents of Cuba , of articles produced In the United States , anil that the department has put forth Its beat efforts to prevent thu departure ot vcs'seid for Cuba < in violation of acts of congress applicable to such cases. The results of these en deavors , ho says , have Jjeen generally suc- ccestul. Ho Inclosed a report datej Novem ber 30 , 1897 , covering department's op > - orations concerning filibustering expeditions up ti that date , which < was.-imbllslifd at the time , a supplementary statement bringing the -matter up to date , and a reply of De cember 1 last to a senate , resolution as to violations of the neutrality laws , Owing to the tltio that would be required to learn the cost of ( lib work to thu de partment that Information Is iot ) transmitted at this time. The filibustering caacs slnco Novemfber 30 are given as those of the Dauntless , Tlllo and De Agrrm'onte. MOXIJV FOir THU .VAV.1I. MIMTIA. Drjiiirfiiirnt MnUfH tin- Allotment AiiimiK ( In * Stnti' * . WASHINGTON , Fob , 21J. The Navy de partment has Just completed the allotment among the states of appropriation of $50,000 made for the assistance of the naval militia organizations. The allotment ? are smaller this year than heretofore , owing to the fact that whllo the appropriation remains stationary the organization ! arc Increasing In number , hence tbo effort now being inido to secure from congress art Increase of tbo appropriation to $ 0,000 , The allotments are aj follow * : For book * , etc. , ROOD ; California. R1C8 ; Connecticut , I1.7S1 ; Florida , (2,008 : Georgia. | 2,429 ; Illi nois , $5,647 ; Loulilana , fc2S2p ; jMarylaiid , | 2- , 591 ; MasMchuiettB. J4.7C2 : Michigan , 12.081 ; New Jersey , f3,930 ; New York , 5,09fi ; North Carolina , $2,483 ; Ohio , { 2.332 ; IVuu ylvaula. $2,332 ; Rhode Island , $ l',403 ; Souti Carolina , $ l,6il ; Virginia. 176 ; total. fSO.OOO- GATHER IS THE GAMBLERS Police Moko a Eaid and Catch Two Wngon Loads. TWENTY-TWO' PLACED UNDER ARREST Full Outfit of nninltlliiK Device * null Oter tjll , 101) In Cimh U C'on- llHcntfil by the .lutliorltlcii. A raid of comlder/.blo proportions was ac complished last night by n patrol wagon ful ot policemen upon a large gambling roon above the Diamond saloon , 1321 Douglas street. The resort , llko others In the city was running wide open. The place was as thoroughly equipped and s easy ot adi.iilt- tanco < as any that flourished In the earlier days of the city's history. Shortly after 12 o'clock this morning Cap tain Haze and Sergeant Chamberlain entcrci th house in citizens' clothes. There was no keeper at the wicket and no precautlona had been considered necessary against a de scent of the authorities. Officers In uniform were stationed nt 'tho ' front and 'back ' doors nnd no resistance was madoiby the twenty- two Inmates when they were placed under arrest. The dealer was dispossessed of his ccsli drawer , which was found to contain $1,127.60. Nearly a bushel basketful ot cMps was also confiscated. Players who were supplied with them lost the value rep resented and all the money on the tables was taken la charge , amounting to sevefj ] hundred dollars. Two trips to the police station were neces sary to convey the passengers , who were charged , with two exceptions , with being In mates of a gambling house. Many of the players arc old-tlmo gamblers who have not been seen In the vlclnltj of Omaha for a number of years. Another trip was neces sary to transport the confiscated goods. These consisted of everything necessary to suit the taste of the most versatile player. There was a roulette wheel , a solid oak faro table , a stud poker table , a straight poker table , a chuck-a-luck tiblo and a hazard table. The men arrested gave assumed names and In n few cases managed to obtain release on bonds. ( Messrs. iBoyd and Diet rich , the proprietors , were charged with set ting up and operating gambling devices. They obtained their liberty on a cash bond. The arrest caused considerable excitement In local sporting circles. At several largo bouses were gamblers congregate nightly by the hundred apprehension was expressed lest the authorities might becorne so ener getic as to cause them trouble. I'HUHIUA SAVS' I IE IS IXXOCBXT. \ot Ililiilli-nti-il in .Attempt to Kill I'reNlilent Moral's. RIO JANRIRO , Feb. 2S. Vlco President Pereira has issued a long address , strongly protesting that ho Is Innocent of complicity in the attempt made to assassinate President Moraes last year. He refuses to appear In court.'lnvoklng parliamentary 'immunity. The general elections will take place to morrow. The election of Scnors Composal- tos , from Sao Pnulo , and Roaaallva > , from Pernambuco , as president nnd vice president , for the term of four years , beginning in No vember next , Is regarded as assured. Vlco President Perclra , Ini his address , at tacks Prculdent Moraeo , to whom ho at tributes the aglt'i.tlons . and misfortunes of the republic. He condemns tlio state of alcgo and adds that all the laws of congress voted under the state of slcgo are Invalid. LIiATlJ TJII2 1C INT . One of the \Voiild-Ilf ANNIINNIIN | Under Arrt-Mt. ATHENS , Feb. 28. One of the men who attempted the life of the king of Greece on Saturday has Ibecn arrested. His name is Kardltza , and he Is a minor cmployo In the mayor's office here. Ho refuses to give the nimo of his accomplice. The municipal coun cils throughout the country are addressing messages of sympathy to the king and thousands of congratulatory telegrams are arriving at the palace. The royal family Is said to bo greatly touched at the ex pressions of loyalty. The police , It now appears , have found a djnamlto bomb at the scene of the recent - cent attempted assassination of the king. Unijieror CoiiKriitiilntfN Hohuiilolii * . BERLIN , Feb. 28. The Strzoburger Peat says K-mpcror William , using the familiar du ( tlion ) , telegraphed the following to Prince Hohonloho , the Imperial chancellor , on tlio conclusion of the Klao Chau agree ment , which followed the death of Princess Hohenloho : "Although I know well that external pleasure cannot lift the weight of Inner ; rlcf , I am filled with the keenest delight hat after the terrible blow which lia be fallen you , the graca of God has vouchsafed o you f.o glorious a success. Tills IK a splen did reward for your Indefatigable and sa- gacloiltt labor and brings great satisfaction after your cares. Kindly accept my Im perial thanks and heartiest congratulations. " .SimiilNli Ollleer ConiinltM Suicide. MADRID , Fob.28. The commlssarat officer , 'aclic-c , who recently called at the residence of General Woodford , the United States mill iter to Spain but a not received , end who afterwards wan aent to the military asylum. ho officials declaring that ho WBH doubt- ess "patriotically mad , " committed suicide yesterday by ihootlng himself with a ie- volvcr. \VI1I KM nn we In' ' Seal l- . ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Feb. 28. A fleet of eighty BchoonccH will sail from various porti of this Island tomorrow to prouculo the Ishery , largely stimulated by IPO bourn ; of 4 per ton register granted by the govern ment , On March 10 , twenty-four nteauiers vill sail. sail.Tn Tn If e I'liKneiiKerx toliinlcii. . VICTORIA , II 0. , Fob , 28. The steamer * Australia and Noyod sailed today for Alaskan lorta , the termer with 432 pawengera , tn- ludlng 108 noldlera for Tayla , and the latter with 2CO passenger * . Tomorrow the Amura , Joicowltz and Victoria will nail , all crowded. Argentine Slrrnif HIVIIN Ilx .Vavy. BUENOS AVRBS , Veb. 28. The govern ment U to strengthen the naval anne men t iu recognition of ( do wlshw of the people expressed at various public meetings. 'VtMV SlIlllllHll tlllltNlrr SllllK. GIBRALTAR , Feb. 23. Senor Bernabe , minister to the United States , nailed for New York today. THE BEE BULLETIN. Wcntlicr Torccnft for Nfbrnttca Gent-rally Fair ; Variable Wind * . 1. WrccknRn from the Miilnn CoMBrrminrii doing to Until , 1'ollce Unlit n OiitnlilliiR .Tolnt , Ncir IiKit | riuMH for Onmlm. S , Mnliin Inquiry l Still rrogrcsMng , MUM for tlio Miilno'ft Victim" , U. CnminiMit nil llnrtlry llonilnmcn Trlnl IttHvdy Hull to Ho Hilled Out. I. Kdllorliil unit Comment , 0. J.'oiiRrcm AViuitt Morn Ilatt1eililn. | Keport of tliu Inilliiii CominUiltincr. U. Council 111 n IT * l.oriil Multrrx. Io n lirglnliitlvii I'rocoMlliiKft. 7. ( leiu-rnl Ne\v of tlio Tiirthcr Wo < t. H. 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Miss Cora Hclnbach , who lives at Lattlmer , testified that on the day of the shooting she heard n woman who was running past her house call out that the strikers from liar wood were coming. "I was afraid they would blow up the town , " continued the witness , "so I ran to the school house and asked the teacher to excuse my llttio sister as I knew she would bo safer at home. Wo were nil going up stairs to hide In tlio garret when the shoot ing commenced. " Stephen Guttcmlller gave the first evi dence to substantiate the assertion of the do- fcnso that a man stood behind the line of deputies nnd urged the strikers on. George Mane ot Hnzelton says that ho was with the sheriff at Crystal Ridge- tow days before the shooting and saw the sheriff disperse a number of strikers. As they went away ono cried , "We'll como back tonight to burn the breaker. " Joseph Schwartz , a prominent Polo of this city , received a check for ? 500 to bo added to the prcsccution fund. Burgcds W. Smyth ot West Hazloton told of how ho saw about fifty strikers September 3 drlvo the men from the Cuylo stripplngs by throwing f5toiiea'at ' them. Oliver LlbensbtJfger , a tullder nnd cou- traqtor of Hazclton , hearing , that.Uiew strikers were going1 to march to Mllnesvlllo or Lat- timcr. rode out on his bicycle to thwo places and after finding they 'were bound toi Lattl mer ho rode there , passing on the way twelve OP fifteen strikers , who pursued him , crying : "Kill him ! Kill him ! " Ho told how ho got behind the line of deputies and watched the otrikcrs approaching. The atory of the shooting IMIS told by him and how ho helped care for the wounded. William J. Evans , n reporter , was the next witness. Ho went with the deputies to Lat tlmer and eaw the shooting , which ho de scribed. He picked a revolver up which wao lying by the hand of one of the dead men , which he kept until the Inquest. The coroner ner produced the weapon. Ho testified that the volley flrcd came from the center of the lino. SAII.OIIS wmin n A i. v i-'itozisx. Iloat'N CriMV from I n CIiniiiniiKii Not Out of Dimmer. NEW YORK , Feb. 28. At the French hos pital in West Thirty-Fourth street the eight sailors who were taken there from the steamer Rotterdam yesterday wore reported as suffering neverely from the effects of their six days of exposure In the open boat. Their limbs were badly swollen , and some apprehension was felt lest gangrene or blood poison should pet In. Several of the men , It Is said , may bo In the hospital for two or three weeks. The third officer , Unsworth , who was In charge of the boat's crow , and Camard , the boatswain's mate , ere able to bo about. The former was at the office of the company today. Both of them have been received on board La Brctagno of the company's line. The latter ship , it was said today , would sail on Wednesday Instead of on Saturday. The third officer of La Champagne , Unsworth , Is the flrat officer of La Touralne. Ho was temporarily fillIng - Ing a vacancy duo to the Illness of the oc cupant , at the tlmo of the accident. He has an enviable rccoitl for personal heroism , lioldlng a bronze modal from the Gorman emperor , a gold medal from the French line and a gold medal from the New York Humane society In each case for Imperiling ills life to save those of othcru. CAH.VKtii : llUYS MOHU KUUXACKS. Xfir I'roiierly Adjoin * Ilu ; fircnt > HomcHtctid U'orliH. PITTSnURO , Pa. , Feb. 28. The Post to morrow will announce the sale of ( ho Car rie furnaces to the Carneglo Steel com- piny , limited , by Messrs. Frownea. The Eolo was a cash ono anil whllo no figures nro given , the plant was valued at $000,000 , The Carrie furnaces ore ut Racikln Hta- tlan , directly opposite the great Honit-alead works , and within fiva mlnutex' haul of the Edgar Thompson un 1 three minutes of the Duqueeno mills. Thu output Is COO tons a day , which gives the Carneglcs ei dally pro duction of C,400 tons , of pig. This IB 85 per cent of the total output of Allegheny county , The Carnegie * company now controls Euven. ecu of the thirty furnaces In PlttBtmrg , The new Carrie furnaces are eo situated that the Oimeglo company can use the direct process to all If its Monongahola valley ilants. Well ICniMVii In KIIIINIIH Oil- . KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. 23. Many Knn- sa Cltyann have good emuHc to remember Jlgmund Kupey , who la under arrest In .oulsvlllu for forglntr clicekw In Wliec-lln ? , role-do and Bt. Louis. Hu was am-Kted litre n October , l&SS , whllo trying to Hwlndlu } hu Hank of Commerce out of a big sum rm 'orgei ) bllla of lading for two curl&udu of tides , Kapey had enough Influence- get its cane postponed for nearly two years , He naa Dually tried and acquitted , Movement * of Oeenn Vc Nel , I'Vli.H , At QuceiiHliwn Arrived Pa vonlu , from loHton. At Liverpool Arrived Btrtirla , from New fork. At Napleu Sullcd Aleatl.1 , for New Yoik. At New York Balled Brcmer Jlnve-n , for Antwerp , Arrived Manitoba , from London ; Cullc , from Liverpool. At aibrulUr-Sallfcd-Kahivr Wilhtlm II , for New York- . . . . . . . DEPOT OF ITS OWN President Burt Appears Boforj tlio Oily Council Committed UNION PACIFIC IS PREPARING TO BUILD Tenth nnd Marcy Streets is Decided Upon i STRUCTURE TO BEGIN AT ONCE Are Now Being Prepared bj tlio Architects. TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR Company Clveii 1'criiilnMloii to Kree < n Temporal1- Depot to lie Uxed Ilnrlnur the i\lniHltloii. : At the general committee- meeting yester day afternoon the city council unnnlmouhly 1 voted to adopt the resolution authorizing I the building Inspector tu Irene special per mlti' to the Unlun Pacific Railroad company to build u temporary passitigor depot , bng- gage and express station on tlio block be tween Ninth and Tenth and Mason and Marcy streets. President II. G. Hurt , Chlct Engineer John B. Berry nnd H. T. Lcavltt of the Union Pacific met the committee and Mr. Burt briefly t'tatcil ' the position of the company. Ho said that U was to be re gretted that the Union Pacific had not bccu able to build a depot In tlmo for the exposi tion. It had been Impossible on account of the conditions incident to the receivership , but now all olvtaclcs had been removed and the company proposed to begin tlio erection of a structure that would bo creditable to Itself and the city just as soon as the esti mates could be prepared nnd the material brought on the ground. But ns Its contract for the use of the Burlington depot expired April 1 It was necessary that some accom modations should bo provided while the per manent depot was In process ot erection , ami for this reason thu permission to build a temporary building waa required. In reply to a suggestion from finmo of the councllmen that the people wcro very anx ious that no temporary depot should be erected that would be used any longer than was absolutely necessary , Olr. Burt wld that ho would give the council his personal as surance that the work on the permanent de pot would bo begun at once and pushed with all possible vigor. Ho had come to live lu Omaha now and oven If ho wat > so disposed ho could not afford to break faith with the pcoplo of the city. The plans wuro alrejii\v being , drayn ) arJ | ( , lcs ( hoped to have iiie per- . . manait depot ready for ofidllpancy before' " - . January 1 next. Ho stated that the perma nent building would occupy the "two blocks between Eighth and Tenth and Marcy anil Leavenworth streets. COUNCIL 'ASSENTS. ' After hearing Mr. Burt the council voted , to adopt the retolutloii , which only extends to January 1 , and It was understood that In case the company proceeded with the erec tion of a permanent depot In good faith an nxtenslnn of tlmo would bo granted If It should bo necessary. The temporary struc tures , on whlcli work will begin at once , will each bo 28x105 feet , extending east and west. The Burlington has not yet received word from any oilier railroad company Indicating that it fs desirous of entering the Burling ton's new passenger station. As all such propositions wcro to have been In the hands of the executive officers of the Burlington before March I , It IB not believed that any other railroad company Is going to make ap plication for space In the Burlington's new building. General Solicitor Mnndcrson of the B. & M. said to The Boo that It would not bo absolutely necessary for the Burlington to hear from any other company wishing to en ter the now structure before 'March 1 , but the company certainly should expect to bo notified within a very nhot time , us the building was rapidly approaching completion. Ho said : "Tho frame sheds that hove been such an eye-sore to this community nnd the traveling public for Biich a long tlmo will bo torn down Immediately on the completion of our new depot. The work of tearing down the sheds will probably bo begun on the same day that the now depot Is occupied by the Burlington road. " There has been roino surprise expresued In local railway circles that the Union Pacific did not roof o/cr the brick -and Btono structure that has recently been torn down , as It desired a temporary depot for use dur ing the exposition. It Is reported on good authority that this course wa considered by the Union Pacific officials soon utter Hhe Bur lington started to build a utatlon of HH own. but was abandoned because me iiurungion owned a half Interest In the building. CUT H'.VTKS ' 0 IX Hl'TRCT TODAY. WeMern HonilH Uiinoiiiu'i- Their New .Schedule to \orlliMCMt. . CHICAGO , Fob. 28 , The we-Htorn Jlnefl will put on rut rales to Pugct nound polnlu tomorrow. From Chicago to Seattle tlio flrEt-class fnrn will bo J.1C.M ) nnd second- claps $31GO , Thu regular rates ara ( ni.&O for fiist-class and I51.CO for Hecond-class. The cut rates will apply through the Bt. Paul and the Missouri river gateways. By way of St. Paul tlckctH will bo sold at the fiat rate , but by the Mltsourl rJvur the rebate plan will bo adopted , Western passenger agents have spent four days In arranging the details for putting In the now rate-a , and have not finished their work yet. They will have another vtrugglo with the CJUCB- tltm tomorrow morning. ShliimeiitM of firnln mill Flour. CHICAGO , Feb. 28. Kantbounil shipment * of grain , tlmtr and provluloim from Chicago and thu various Junction pclnts for tlio week amounted to 134.410 tons , against 138- 479 tons for tbo previous week , and 80,873 tonu for the corresponding week la el year. This percentages carried by the different roads were ; Baltimore & Ohio , 3.0 ; III ? Four , 9 ; Erie , 11.4 ; Grand Trunk , 9.7 ; Laka Shore , 13.1 ; Michigan Central , 12.8 ; Nickel Plato , 12.0 ; Panhandle , C.fr ; 1'ltfnburK A. Fort Wayne , 14 } Walja b0.9. _ _ MlluiiuUcf Kuril I ii if" . CHICAGO , Feb. 28. Gross earning * of the Milwaukee & Bt. Paul read fpr tbo month of January wuro $2.301,207 $ , sgalnit $2,010,44 ! ) for the lamtt month latt year ; In crease. J3G0.847. Total expenses , $1,604,767 $ , against $1,305,867 ; Increatc , $298,910 ; net carnlnrB. $7iQi30. ! ; agalnd $ * 04C92 ; In- create. $51,937 For the xoven monthi end- IHK Januaiy 21 groin taniliiK" were $20- Jil.t77 ) ,