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ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1S7J. Oar All A , 31 OX DAY , DECEMBER 5 , 1808. SINGLE COPY tflVE OISXTS ,
READY FOR BUSINESS
Congress Assembles at Noon Today for the
Short Session ,
IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
President's ' Mcfsngo Will Occupy Tims of
Both Houses Today ,
SENATE MUST CONSIDER PEACE TREATY
Plenty of Appropriation Bills to Bo Acted
Upoii.
PLAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII
Hill * for the KtiliirKCinent of the HeK-
ulnr Army Will I < 'orirr to the
Front Oilier MenxiireN to
lie Taken l/n. /
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. The curtain will
ring up tomorrow at noon upon the closing
session of the Fifty-fifth congress. The
. war and the fruits of the American vic
tory carry In their wake many problems
which the national legislature must solve.
But though many questions may press for
solution , the brief space covered by this
cession , which expires by limitation March
4 , precludes the probability of much being
accomplished beyond the passage of the
Tegular money budget , the legislation for the
Increase of the regular army , which the
edmlnlstratlon deems iiccesrary to meet the
obligations Imposed upon the country by
the result of the * war , and probably the
enactment of a. law to give permanent ter
ritorial government to the Hawaiian Islands.
This covers all the Important legislation
. Which the congressional leaders expect to
eco enacted at this session. It Is almost
the unanimous sentiment that no attempt
x ehould bo made concerning the possessions
I - acquired by the war' with Spain at thla
\ session. There are earnest advocates of the
/ Nlcaraguan canal who will strive to se
cure Its passage now and they may pos-
Blbly bo successful , but neither it nor any
one of the measures , like the pooling bill ,
anti-scalpers' bill , etc. , which have strong
Irlends , will bo allowed to Interfere with
the bills , the passage of which Is deemed
absolutely necessary to prevent an extra
csslon.
Avolil ISitru ScKHlon ,
The leaders at both ends of the capltol
have put their heads together and the work
of the session Is to bo entered upon with
the Idea of avoiding an extra session ,
With this purpose In view the appropria
tion bills ore to be given the road at bolt
ends of the capltol and pressed through
[ With all possible haste. Two subcommit
tees of the appropriations committee of th
bouse have been at work for a week. The
deficiency bill tq meet the extraordinary ex
penses of the army and navy during the
six months from January 1 , 1899 , to Julj
1 is ready to submit to. the full com
mittee tomorrow and the re > gular Dlstrlcl
jrt Columbia appropriation 1)111 , will b <
- y'eady by the end of ther\voe'k. It'fs neces-
ary that the former should become a lav
before the holiday recess , which this yeai
Is to be shorter than usual , and Chalrraar
Cannon hopes to see It through the house
und Into the senate before the end of th (
present week. The democrats of the housi
fcave not disclosed their position , but it li
Dot believed they will seek to obstruct ni
appropriation bill necessary for the main'
tenance of the army now In the field
Should there bo a disposition to open up uut
prolong a debate upon the conduct of thi
war Upon this bill It Is safe to assume tha
the committee on rules will be Invoked t <
bring In an order of closed debate.
, 1'rexlileiit'n MC-NHIIBC.
Intense Interest Is manifested In the pres
Ident's message which will be submitted t <
congress tomorrow , on account of the'grea
prominence of the many questions It wll
bave ( o deal with and no presidential mes
age In years , It Is oafc to say , will bi
listened to with the Interest with whlcl
the reading of President McKlnlcy'u mes
ago will bo heard tomorrow. The rcadlni
Of the message will probably occupy twi
fcours. Tii6 first thing In order after Speake
Reed culls the house to order tomorrov
( Will bo a call of the roll to determine th <
presence of a quorum. Concerning this thcr
li llttlo doubt , as the in em be ra are arriv
ing by every train nnd the hotel lobblc
ro already thronged. A quorum havlni
keen developed , committees will bo ap
pointed to wait on the president and th
senate to Inform them that the house 1
ready to proceed to business.
Tending the arrival of the president's mca
ago several now members elected to fll
.vacancies caused by deaths or resignation
( Will bo sworn In and Immediately aftc
the reading of the message Is complete
the house will adjourn out of respect to th
memory of Messrs. Love of Mississippi an
JJorthway of Ohio. Tuesday \Vcdnesdo
at the latest the house will plunge Into It
gvork. Chairman Cannon will have the de
flclency bill ready and It will occupy th
attention of the house to the exclusion c
everything else for the remainder ot th
Senate Koreennt.
Senators express a determination to tnk
up the work ot the session vigorously litho
the beginning with the hope of having I
.Well advanced before the holidays. The
re-counting on taking up the npproprlatlo
Mils at an early date for the purpose e
preventing an extra session due to any fall
uro ot part ot the national budget. U I
expected that the army deficiency bill wl
reach the senate during the present wee !
the. understanding at the north end ot th
capltol being that the house will dispose e
it within a very few day a after assembling
ffho committee on appropriations will brln
It lu early for the double purpose of havln
It passed quickly and of testing the fcclln
of senators ou questions connected with tt
War.
War.The
The flrst day's session will bo given u
Imost entirely to the president's messag
s there Is great Interest manifested I
fccnrliiK the minutest details of the oxeeu
tlvo's recommendations. After the rc-adln
ot the message the senate- will adjourn ur
til the next duy. All plans for leglnlatlo
of general scope await the promulgatlo
of this document and at a consquence on
tieare fur less than usual of measures I
te Introduced. It Is Impossible to say \vh :
matters will occupy the week after the ill :
fosal of the niesspge , but U lu probab
that some ip * > ches tuny be delivered upc
tha policy Indicated by the message an
also that the calendar may be taken u
There are many measures which have bee
reported and there will be no difficulty I
S find employment If the senate Is dispose
f to settle to routine BO early In the scsslo :
' ' y NleuriiKun Ciinul.
During the closing days ot the last ec
Ion Senator Morgan gave notice of his li
tentlon to call up tbo Nicaragua canal b :
t the beginning ot the present scsslo
He unquestionably will redeem this premIse -
Iso and will doubtless seek tlio first oppor
tunity , but for the possibility ot change of
sentiment In favor of having the govern
ment undertake the entire rcsionslblllty
of building thu canal. All the Indications
are that this question will be one of the
moat Important subjects under considera
tion during the session.
Opposition la developing to the bill which
to Hawaiian commission will bring In and
or which early consideration will be asked ,
'hero Is a considerable contingent In the
enate opposed to constituting the Islands
nto a territory because of the apprehension
hat they may be converted Into a state
nd deliberate consideration of the subject
vlll be asked. While It Is quite too early
o reach a conclusion there are decided hull-
atlons of a disposition on the part of the
enate to confine the session's work to
outlne measures and the appropriation bills
nd It need surprise no one If the close of
lie session would demonstrate that this
cneral policy had been pursued.
Hoed . \ rrlvN. .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. The hotels are
apldly filling up with members ot congress
reparatory to the opening session tomor-
ow. Included In the arrivals today was
[ on. Thomas I ) . Reed , the npeakcr of the
louse , who had a number of congressional
allers during the afternoon and evening.
Ir. Heed expressed a disinclination to talker
or publication on the current Issues of the
ay.
iKlenlnN fiopN tii Xeiv York.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. President Igtesias
f Costa Ulra left today for New York ,
here ho will icmaln until next Saturday ,
icfore sailing for Paris. He was accompanied
y his suite and by Colonel Carter of the
rmy , the personal representative of the
resident.
GILLETT IS NOW IN MEXICO
CUMMIN C'Ky Ctittlc Plunder IN Siilil
to .He Ili-.slilliiK . ( liilutly at
Clilliu ilium ,
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 4. A dispatch to the
ournal from Chihuahua , Mcx. , says
Grant G. Glllett , : the missing Kansas cnt-
le plunger , whose sudden disappearance so
tartled the flnanclafll wo Id , arrived In
Chihuahua on November 23 a.id left on the
lornlng of the llfh ! lor Durungo , where It
a stated that he deposited a large sum of
loncy lu the bank. He remained only a
hort tlmo In Durango , when he bought a
cturn ticket to Chihuahua.
Two prominent business men of this city
amo up from Durango on the same train
vlth him and stated that he bought a first-
lass ticket and rode In a second-class coach
s far as Torrcon , where he took the Pull-
nan. The gentlemen entered Into convcrsa-
Ion with him and he said he had made
onslderable money In Colorado In the gen-
ral merchandise business and that he was
n Mexico with the view to Investing In
anch or mining properties. He conversed
quite freely upon various topics , referring
ccaslonally to the cattle business. He was
veil dressed and wore several beautiful dla-
nonds.
At Jlmlnez he was met by his attorney ,
C. R. Troxcl , and the two entered Into a
ow conversation and remained together un-
II they reached Chlchuahua. They arrived
lore last Monday and went to the leading
lotel , where they registered. The man was
undoubtedly Glllett , as hie signature corre-
ponded with his signature In a document
held In this city.
Troxel left Tuesday on the stage for the
vest , presumably to the mining camps In
he Sierra Madre mountains.
Glllett Is still In the city but his where
abouts are unknown , except to the detect-
ves , who are closely shadowing his every
movement. The report that Glllett had been
arrested and held in custody hero Is un-
rue. The Jcfe Politico says that the Mex-
can authorities have not seen him and
uiow nothing ot his whereabouts.
He will be arrested Immediately upon the
arrival of the authorities from the states ,
who are expected to arrive soon from El
? aso. Their baggage Is all In this city , and
on one of the trunks If. a tag with the
name C. R. Troxel.
Three letters which have arrived at the
hotel for G. G. Glllett have mysteriously
disappeared.
FRANCE COMPLIMENTS US
AiiiltiiHKiiiIor Julen Cniiiuoii Saya > 'lcc
Th I n KH About United
StnteH.
( Copyright , 1SDS , by Press Publishing- . )
PARIS , Dec. 4. ( New York World Cable-
; ram Special Telegram. ) Ambassador
Jules Caiubon delivered an Interesting ap-
ircclallou of America and Its people at New
Sarbonno today. He said :
"Tho agreeable and distinguished society
of New York la not the American people nor
: s Now York America any more than Paris
a France. America Is a very singular country -
try , where everything Is colossal. Immense ,
where the peopfe are Incomparable In cnergj
and astonishing In activity. There are
rcater differences between the people ol
Now England and Florida than between the
Irish , Scotch and English , but though s
thousand r.icos there Is only one national
spirit , and Frenchmen , like men of othei
nationalities , while not forgetting their alt
country , quickly become a 11111 a tea citizens
of the now. "
He referred sympathetically to the formei
camaraderie of French and American soldiers
during the time of Lafayette and said th (
French moral and Intellectual Influence wa :
still greater in America than was general ) ]
thought.
I'lniiiiirt Mnlii'N nMove. .
PARIS , Dee. 4. Colonel Plcquart , now li
custody and awaiting trial on a charge o
having communicated to his counsel docu
menta that had come Into his possession ti
the military department of secret services
has applied to the court ot cassation nov
engaged with the Dreyfus affair to declan
whether he Is amendable to military o
civil jurisdiction. His application Is basci
upon various articles In the cede of crtmlna
procedure ,
Siiyx It In H Kahrleittloii.
PARIS , Dec. 4. Henri Rochefort , edlto
of the Intransigent , having declared lu tha
paper that General Horace. Porter , Unltei
States ambassador to Franco , recently sail
England had financed the Dreyfus syndlcat
with n view of dividing or wcakenlni
France , General Porter , on being shown th
paper , raid that Rochcfort's statement wa
a fabrication , pure and simple.
I'n lloiite to Manila.
GIBRALTAR. Dec. 4. The United State
gunboat Helena , Commander W. W. Swln
burne , which left Bermuda on November 1
for Madeira , has arrived here and Is coal
ing. The Helena Is on the way to join th
United States e iuadrou under Admlra
Dcwcy at Manila.
I
HII1e llUeovereil.
BILBAO , Spain , Dec. 4. The local paper
report the discovery hero of S9 < 5 rifles care
fully Eocretcd underground. A number e
CnrllBtj have brun arrostcjl on charges c
being connected therewith.
NEARLY A MILE A MINUTE
Union Pacific Makes the Best Bun of the
Year.
FAST TIME BErWEEN CHEYENNE AND OMAHA
Knnthonnil Ovrrlnml Limited Cover *
I'lve Iliimlrril nnil Twenty MllcN In
Five HuiHtreil nnil Highly Mlu-
utc , Mukliiur ItcKUlar Stoim.
The second section of the Union Pacific's
eastbound "Overland Limited" train , carryIng -
Ing the overland mall , did not tarry long In
Omaha yesterday afternoon. It was In a
hurry to reach the Council Bluffs transfer ,
deliver the mall on time and complete one
of the fastest runs ever made by an Ameri
can road. The test was satisfactory. The
C20 mlleg between Cheyenne , Wyo. , and
Council Bluffs were covered In tJSO minutes ,
Including a stop ot twenty minutes for
breakfast at Sidney , Neb. , and several stops
for water and change of engines.
On account of a wreck on the Oregon
Short Line the eastbound mall train from
the northwest was delivered to the Union
Pacific by the Short Line very late. The
train wao four hours and forty-five minutes
fate when It reached Cheyenne , Wyo. It
was realized that some fast running would
have to bo done If the mall were to be
brought into Omaha on time. Orders were
given for the train "to come right along. "
As mile after mile of the Nebraska plains
was covered In considerably less than a
mlle a minute the engineer was told "to
keep on n-corntng. " He did. Ho landed
the malt at the Council Bluffs transfer at
G:2o : p. m. , fifteen minutes behind the first
section of the train , which had come through
from the west without delay. As the rules
of the Union Pacific require two sections to
keep ten minutes apart , the delayed train
was Just live minutes late , having made up
four hours and forty minutes In a run of
C20 miles on a train schedule that Is Itself
regarded as fast.
Slop * to Let 1'nNHCiiBcrn Eat.
The train consisted of a , mad car , a baggage -
gage car , n chair car and a sleeper. It left
Cheyenne , Wyo. , yesterday morning at 0:40 :
a. m. , drawn by locomotive No. 1813 , In
charge of Engineer Dudley. The run.to .
Sidney , Neb. , 102 miles , was made In ninety-
seven minutes , at the rate of sixty-eight
miles an hour. The passengers were pleased
with this run and scarcely needed the
twenty minutes stop made for breakfast , as
they were too excited over the rest of the
race against time to cat anything.
The big engine tooted , every one climbed
aboard and 'tho ' 'train pulled out of Sidney
at 8:42 : a. m. , drawn by'the same fine prod
uce of the Omaha shops , but now In charge
of Engineer Stuart. A minute or two was
lost by a stop at Chappell 'to let oft some
passengers , who were glared at frost bcth
sides of the car aisle for breaking In on
the run. But No. 1813 was soon making
sixty-live miles an hour again to make up
lost time. A longer stop was made at Jules-
burg to take aboard some mall and foi
water. Julesburg was left at 0:25 : a. m. and
the train came Into North Platte at 10:63 :
a. m. The 123 miles from Sidney to North
Platte had been covered In 131 minutes , an
average of 56.3 miles per hour , Including the
several stops. The run from Julestmrg tc
North Platte , eighty-one miles , .had been
made In seventy-eight minutes , an average
of sixty-two miles per hour.
A stop was made at North Platte while
engines were changed. Engineer Farrlng-
ton now assumed the task , ot making. up
the lost timo. Ho seated himself on the
rlghthand side of Ko. 822 , another Omaha-
built engine , but a lighter and somewhat
faster one for a shorter train. He started
out for the fastest stretch ot all , but en
countered any number of unavoidable de
lays. Ha got away from North Platte a1
11:59 : a. m. and came along Into Grand Island
at 2:25 : p. m , , covering the 138 miles In 14E
minutes , an averager of fifty-seven miles
tin hour. Three , minutes were lost by slow
ing down at Cozad , four minutes at Lexing
ton for water , two minutes at Kearney foi
baggage and seven minutes at the cast end
of the Kearney yards on account of an extra
freight. Taking out the sixteen minutes
of delay leaves the 138 miles covered IB
130 minutes.
More Than n Mile Per Minute.
At Grand Island engines were changed
again. This tlmo Engineer George Myers
with locomotive No. 824 , pulled the train !
leaving Grand Island at 2:33 : p. m. There
was a stop of four minutes at the start ot
a railroad crossing. Columbus was reached
at 3:33 : p. m. The sixty-two miles frorr
Grand Island to Columbus were covered li
sixty minutes. There was a stop of three
minutes at Columbus. The train pulled' It
at Fremont at 4:22 : p. m. , and out again ai
4:20 : p. m. The ten-mile an hour gait wai
forgotten in Omaha , and the union depo
was passed at 5:16 : p. m. horun _ acrosi
the bridge and up to the Council Bluff )
transfer was made In just nine minute :
more. The train was at a standstlH , wit !
the mail ready to be turned over to thi
Burlington fast mall for Chicago at 5:21 :
P. m.
The run Is. the fastest made for a lonj
distance on the Union Pacific road this year
It is one of the fastest ever made , closet ;
pressing the famous runs over the eami
race course of December , 1897 , for the firs
place. On December 2 , 1897 , the 520 mile
from Cheyenne to Council DI tiffs were cov
ered In E57 minutes , Including stops. Al
the conditions were favorable for a fast rui
yesterday. The day was perfect , the en
glncs were all In good trim , the mon fel
like pulling the throttles open and runnlnj
fast , and the great Improvements to thi
track and roadbed of the Nebraska dlvlslai
made during the last year gave the cngl
nccrs a perfectly solid roadbed to run on.
W1I13.V 1II5.VVI01IKII , OXf.Y 1IOWU11
Story of the Mini Who HUM Jutt Ief
the SmiNet lloutc.
B. L. Wlnchell , the retiring general pas
ecnger agent of the St. Louis & San Fran
Cisco , was tendered a farewell banquet b
the officers of that road at St. Louis , Mo
November 20. Mr. Wlnchell has accepte-
the position of assistant to the presldcn
and traffic manager of the Colorado & South
em , which Is to bo the name of the reor
ganlzed Union Pacific. Denver & Gulf. H
IH well known In Omaha , especially amen
the passenger officials , who regard him a
one of the best traffic men In the west . HI
ability ns an official speaker and his per
elstant Issuance ot high-grade ailvortlsln
matter , have been the two conspicuous
lures of his career ,
Ben Wlnchell has been the best speakc
at so many traffic meetings , and at thos
unofficial occasions when boards ot trad
have Jollied the railroaders with banquet :
that he baa como to be regarded as th
Depew of the western railroad men. Tbcr
is a story of the tlmo Ben didn't make
speech , however , that is not generally know
among bis friends here. It 13 luteresiin
to recall it on the cvo of his promotion t
an executive office.
They were talking about having a boor
at Hardy , Ark. , one fall during the admin
tetratlou ot President Harrison. The tow
s situated on the bcautltuliSprlng. river , and
iaa the Memphis road , Thc- Idea ot the
joomers was to make a-rcsa't iff the place ,
either for summer or wlntcr'pltasure seek
ers. About the time the boom , was being
ilanncd the announcement pvan made that
tusaoll Harrison , the president's son , wae
coming west and would pwwthrough Hardy.
t was accordingly arranged that speeches
would be made while the train stopped , not
to'speak of an ovation of. hnvlls and fire
works. For some reason the Harrison party
lid not pass through Hardy as arranged ,
jut It happened , remarkably enough , that
a private coach full of the Memphis road's
officials was fastened to the northbound
: raln that reached Hardy about 4:30 : o'clock
n the afternoon. The youngest member ol
the party wns Wlnchell , the assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the road. Ho was
standing on the broad vestibule at the real
of the private car as tlje train rolled Intc
Hardy , when a deafening no- ! * ahead caused
him to wonder it the engine had blown up
Ho leaned over the rail tmdlooked for
ward. A great crowd wag gathered and
anvils and cannons wefo 'Cclng flred by the
dozen. The train slopped eo that the crowd
wns placed at the end of the private car
Cheers were proposed and given with a will
and shouts of "There ha 1st" ' 'Hurrah foi
the president's son ! " and "How young ! '
were heard on every side.Then the can
nons and anvils were touched off again
and some of the skyrockets nnd Romat
candles were fired off in the face of the
glaring afternoon sun.
Wlnchell was dazed. He dM-'not under
stand the meaning of It nil. He thoughl
that they \\ero advertising the town , bul
ho could not understand th'e Weaning of UN
shouts and exclamations. Then It strucV
him that there might bo some Important personage -
sonago In the forward cur , and ho at once
went to look. The train stalled on before
he got through , when one ot the official.-
who had gotten the hang of the sltuatlor
met Winchell and rushed him back.
"Jiang It , Ben , " ho shouted , "go back ot
the platform and bow inn f a speech de
something , for hcaven'o eajee ; you're th (
president's sou. "
Ben didn't understand anything about It
but he went back on the platform and bowei !
and smiled until he felt like an automaton
Then It was explained to him , The. people
of Hardy were shocked , to li srn next daj
that they had not seen the president's son
and they at once declared all boom pro-
cccdlngs oft.
nUM.YL OP TI113 AI.TOX IJKAIj
John J. Mitchell , n Heavy Stock
holder , NpeiikH Uiupliittlcally.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 4. The Republic tonior
row will says :
John J. Mitchell , one of the largest stock'
holdcra In the Chicago & Alton railroad
denies that there is an option on that rail'
road , or that it was to bo sold. He salt
lost night : "There Is not a vord of trutl
In it , at l 'ast , so far as I know , and 1
there were , I would know It. By that :
mean that If the controlling Interest of thi
Alton road had passed into new hands :
would be promptly informed of it. Thi
controlling Interest Is for sale , of course , I
anyone will pay the price asked.
What that price wae Mr. Mitchell woulc
not say.
"Has anyone an option on the stock ? " ,
"No , most emphatically , no , and what 1 ;
more , no one ever will. "
"Has there ever been a.bM'for ' the con
trolling Interest- ' " ' ° V
"Yes , there was , but It wim- not a satis
factory one. As I said befirp. the stocl
Is for sale If we are paid < ? ! > / & we wan
for It. The bid was made "f the Illlnol
Trust company , with which'py nephew 1
connected. If any deal was , made at pres
ent It will bo through that company , bu
up to Saturday night there was none. "
"Did the Kansas City & . PHtsburg people
through President Stillwelli make the bid ? '
"No ; there never was anything In that
Now I have said enough ; In fact , more thai
I had Intended , so just deny the rumor. "
Itnllwny JfoteH and Pcritonnlii.
Charles How , formerly chief clerk of th <
B. & M. purchasing office at , Plattsmouth
has been promoted to a higher position will
the sumo company at St. Louis.
Jay Beck has been appointed chief trail
dispatcher of the Idaho division of the Oregon
gen Short Line for the lines cast of Poca
tello , Idaho , and that portion of that roai
between Pocatello nnd Huatington , Ore. , wll
remain In charge 08 E. C. Manson , who ha
heretofore been chief dispatcher of the en
tire Idaho division.
William M. Greene , who has resigned a
general manager of the Baltimore & Ohl
to become vlco president of the Baltlmor
& Ohio Southwestern , wca tendered a fare
well dinner by the business men of Balti
more in that city November 23 and was pre
gented with a handsome silver loving cu ;
as a testimonial of esteem.
B. H. Saltoll. president of the Wyomlni
Land , Iron and Coal company , says tha
negotiations are now being carried on will
contractors ) for the construction of a rallroa
from Iron , Wyo. , to n point on the ma ! ;
line ot the Union Pacific between For
Steele and Rawllns , Wyo. The first seven
teen miles of the road will run over a fla
sago brush alkali desert , with a five-tenth
per cent grade. There are no streams t
cross and the grading is , all po.w ! an
scraper work. The next Bvo miles ar
through a sandy soil.
Press dispatches from Horton , Knn
speaking of the wcrk which the Rock Islan
shops at that point have been doing c
late In the way of building new cars , slat
that last May Mr. Wilson and Mr. FUz
gibbon Induced the president of the roa
to allow 'them to experiment a llttlo at th
Horteni shops. In Juno they began wpr
on 100 box cars and EO well were the offl
cerd pleased that they ordered 200 mor <
In the erection of these curs Mr. Fltzglbbo
saved the company $0,000 , figuring from th
prices charged by manufacturers. In al
the shops have turned out 389 cars. Te
flat cars were turned out lact week nnd flv
way earn are now being built and fitt
double-deck stock cars are in course e
construction , making a total of 434 cat
since. June 1.
lliick from Cuhu.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. Among the passer
gers who arrived todtiy on the Ward lln
steamer Seneca from south side Cuban porl
were Surgeon Byrnes of the United State
steamship Cincinnati and H. < V. Barclay e
the United States steotnshiu Glacier , ha\
Ing In charge W. W. Seymour , engineer an
yeoman of the Glacier , who IB suffering froi
Insanity. Ho will be taken to the navi
hospital at Washington. During the voyag
ho Jumped overboard In an , attempt to com
mlt suicide , but was rescued. Among tli
other passengers were Surgeon H. M. Pal
ton of the Fourth Infantry. Captain Fros
Colonel Borup nnd LlevtcuaiU Clark of tt
Third United States Infantry. The offlcei
of the Merrltt & Chapman Wrecking con ;
pnny , who have been working on the Span
Isli shlpR sunk at Santiago , were also o
bo.ird. They express the opinion that th
Cristobal Colon cannot be saved.
Hnek from
NEW YORK , Dec. 4. The United State
transport Port Victor , which sailed froi
Santiago November 23 , via Ponce Novombi
2S , arrived today with all well on boar
and anchored off Liberty Island. The Jfoi
Victor brought 120 passengers , most c
whim were scldlers returning home on fui
lough. Am CUR the cabin passengers at
Captain T. H. Sharpc , Captain J. 0. Ulmj :
son , Captain Harrison , Lieutenant Klwoa
Side. Lieutenant W. O. Molly , all ot tli
Fifth United States Infantry. The Poi
Victor brought na cargo about C.i O Mauee
rllles and seven Spanish tauncm taken froi
the Morro castle at Santiago.
FIERCE STORM IN THE EAST
Enow , Blush nnd Wind Make Things Very
Uncomfortable ,
WILD GALE IS BLOWING ON LAKE ERIE
Utftlrc Btnte of Ohio lit the Teeth
of n Wintry lllioit .lerHoy
, Conut StiiTor Heavy
TOLEDO , 0. , Dec. 4. The worst storm on
. .ako Erie this season Is In progress. A
icavy snow has nearly cut this city off
roru the outside world. Wires are down In
every direction. Dozens of boats n.o In the
> ay and fears for the safety of many ot
hcr.i ure entertained. The wind Is1 blowing
a gale over the lake.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 4. The snow storm of
ast nlghl was followed today throughout
the Ohio valley by rain and sleet , with high
winds. Telegraphic communication , steam
railways and trolleys nre slightly crippled ,
The rain and sleet continues , but It Is turn-
11 g GO cold that the storm will soon be
over.
COLUMBUS , 0. , Dec. 4. All day today
terrific storms have raged all over the state ,
particularly In the northeastern part. Ilnln
and sleet have fallen here all day and the
streets have been deserted. A special to the
State Journal from Lima tells of condltlotiH
existing lhcre , saying :
'Tho severest storm In years has prevailed
icro today , doing many thousands' of dol-
urs' worth of damage to telcgrnph , tolo-
'hone and electric light companies. Poles
lave given way under the weight of the wcl
snow and hundreds of wires are down and
crossed so as io make them useless. Thu
city Is In darkness tonight. Trains on nil
roads are late and a rear-end' collision be
tween Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton trains
resulted on account of the blinding storm. "
A special from FIndlay says : "Tho heav-
est snow storm Unown In years has logcd
all day. Street car traffic la entirely sus
pended and railroad trains are very late. "
DAYTON , O. , Dec. 4. Slush and snow
fell nil day , seriously interrupting street
railways. Telegraph and telephone wires
suffered much Interruption. Steam railway
trains nro slow. The snow ceased at dark
and colder weather set In nt midnight.
CLEVELAND , 0. . Dec. 4. A light rain ,
which began early this morning , turned to
snow about 10 o'clock and continued all
day. The snow melted as It fell. The
result was that by afternoon the streets
were covered by three or four Inches ot
slush , which seriously interfered with the
operation of street railways. Railroads were
seriously Interrupted. The storm has abated
somewhat this evening and the Indications
are for colder weather and wind.
Damage on Jerney Count.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 4. A heavy rain
storm , which began hero yesterday , contin
ued all of the day with increasing violence ,
iccompanled by winds of almost a gale ve
locity. Shortly before midnight there was
a clear sky. At its maximum the wind blow
forty-two miles an hour. Telegraph wires
from this city south were rendered almost
useless , , ; on account 'of the heavy wlnas.
Trees , swinging signs and chimneys were
blown down , but no great damage Is known
to have resulted. A .few dlspatchen re
ceived at Ibo Maritime exchange told ot
a very heavy northeaster prevailing at the
Delaware breakwater and other points
along the New Jersey coast. At many points
the tide rose to the highest point it has
reached for years. No disasters to vessels
have as yet been reported.
At Atlantic City great damage was caused
to wires and the city IB In comparative dark
ness tonight. Several private residences on
the meadows were completely surrounded
by water , compelling the occupants to use
boats In going to and from buildings. Re
ports frcm eastern Pennsylvania Indicate
the prevalence of heavy winds and rain ,
accompanied In some instances by a sllghl
fall of snow.
At Suonacdoa'h ' , where snow fell , many
small buildings on the outskirts'were blown
down. Telegraphic communication was
also crippled. In the mining regions ol
northeastern Pennsylvania the snowfall has
in some places reached a depth of six inches ,
with no signs ot abatement. Traffic hue
been seriously impeded.
SCRANTON , Pa. , Dec. 4. Today's heavy
wind Korm brew down a signal polo on the
New York , Ontario & Western railroad at
Beckvillo tonight. A few minutes later a
passenger train that was hurry-lug througli
the storm crashed into the pole , and the
engine left the track , rushed down the en-
bankmcnt , killing the fireman , David Davis
of Carbondale. The engineer , Reuben Lewis
ot this city , escaped. The passenger coaches
remained on the rails and all the passengers
escaped with slight bruises.
SCIIOONKIt IllSTItUSS AT SKA
Crew . \ttentttN ( o CMcnno from th
Wreck anil IN l.oxt.
NEW YORK , Dec. 4. The Nova Scotlai
schooner Walledi. arrived today fron
Goualves and repoits that during the heigh
of the hurricane in November 28 In lati <
tude SG.22 , longltule 72.SO , it sighted a dis
mantled schooner of about 700 tons tlylnt
signals of distress. It was nearly dark n
the tlmo and Us cicw could bo seen on thi
docks gesticulating frantically for assistance
The Walleda bore down on the strange :
and got close under Its lee and hailed It
They shouted that the vessel was' slnklnf
and asked to bo taken off. Captain' Kem |
told them his boats were stove and useless
They said they would come to the' Walled ;
In their own boats. During this tlmo tin
Walleda laid to , but found that it was rap
Id'ly drifting to leeward , then about on tli
other tack and after several tacks manage :
to cross the bow of the wreck , then agali
drifted down to a leeward position. Thi
Walleda hailed again , but got no answer
In the meantime another thrcc-mastec
schooner came to Its assistance and assumei
a position to the windward of the wreck
Doth ot them stood by until daylight. Whet
morning broke the wreck was seen to hi
deserted and the boats gone. It la suppose
that the unfortunate men had attempted ti
launch their boats 4urlng the night , whlcl
capsized , and all hands were lost.
Henry "XVln l nt Iliiltlinorc ,
BALTIMORE , Dec , ! . The most seven
wind and rain storm that has visited llalll
more for many years prevailed today am
did thousands of dollars' 'worth of damage
Sixty miles an 'hour ' Is the wind vclocltj
given out by tbo weather bureau , the hlgii'
est fornlnetccn years. Fully 800 house ;
In 'the < S and vicinity were blown down
trees uprooted and poles leveled. Telegraph
telephone , electric light and trolley pole :
were blown down like eo many tcnjins
LaiEo sections of the city are In dark
r.esa 'tonight nnd the telegraph and tele
phone systems arc badly wrecked. Durlni
the height of the hurricane a largo gai
supply tank at the corner of Scott and Os
tend streets exploded and created a pant
In the neighborhood. No damage was done
TrrrlUo Sean.
NEW YORK , Dec. 4. The American brig
Farl ? , Captain Montgomery , arrived toda ;
from ports in Honduras. Captain Montgom
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
'orecast for Nebraska
Fnlr ; Wanner ! Variable Winds.
M u ml H y temperature nt ( liniilini
ry says that In an experience of twenty-
hrco years In the trade between Now York
nd Honduras he has never encountered such
errlfic seas and wind as he has had during
ho last trip. On November 27 the mate ,
( obert Qulry , was tiwept overboard nnd tost.
Smttv In Iiiilliiiin ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 4. The snowfall
hroughout Indiana was heavy today and
fho mercury dropped twenty degrees. Rail
road traflle has not been Interfered with
much as yet.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Dec. 4. Indiana
wca swept by a blizzard today. About flvo
nches of snow fell. The- temperature has
fallen 30 degrees since yesterday afternoon ,
and a etlll greater fall Is predicted for the
next twelve hours.
MUNCII3 , Ind. , Dec. 4. During the entire
day a snowstorm that has been blinding at
Imcs haa raged throughout the Indiana gas
jclt and tonight telegraph and telephone
wires are badly damaged. There Is a foot
of snow on the level.
ANDERSON , Ind. , Dec. 4. This county
and all eastern Indiana Is In the midst
of a blizzard and tonight street railways
are blocked and steam railroads Interfered
with. The wind la a forty-mile galo. Much
damage has resulted.
Iteneiipil Crew.
GLOUCESTER , Mass. . Dec. 4. The
Echooner Procyone , Captain Stanley , nrrlved
: oday from the Georges with the crew of
: he Buffalo barge Porter , rescued Tuesday
night , two days after the barge had parted
rom the steamer Aragon , which wns towing
t , with two other barges , to Now York.
Terrlllu ( iiilow oil Atliintle.
NEW YORK , Dec. ! . The sten'nur Angers
arrived In port today In distress , having
encountered terrific gales on the Atlantic.
It also brought eight shipwrecked marines ,
who were tnkeii from the dlsuiasteJ and
waterlogged American sschooner , Harry B.
fleeter , In mid-ocean.
WORK OF PEACE COMMISSION
I'renlileiit Hay Snyit There IN No IIKcli
in the 1'reinirntloii of thu
Treaty.
( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Dec. 4. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Secretary
Moore said tonight :
"There Is no hitch In peace proceedings.
The delay arises only from the necessity
of our separately considering matters which
the Spaniards want to discuss jointly as a
part ot the substantial treaty. The Ameri
cans wish to discuss the treaty articles as
printed In Glebe , whllo the Spaniards want
the joint commission to agree first on the
main articles and matters * connected closely
with the protocol and the Americans' final
proposalu , as they thus hope to have a freer
hand and get bettor terms for subsidiary
negotiations. The only differences , In fact ,
are that the Spaniards want a short treaty ;
and we a longer and more comprehensive
one. "
PARIS , Dec. 4. The United States ami
Spanish peace commissions held private ses
sions today. Afterward representatives ol
both sides predicted confidently that the
treaty would be signed within a week un
less unforeseen complications arise.
The American commissioners soy there Is
no foundation for the reports circulated In
the United States and cabled back that
President McKlnley has forwarded to the
American commissioners Instructions to In
sist unyieldingly upon a coaling base In the
Caroline Islands , and that the Spaniards are
endeavoring to renew their opposition to a
cession of the Philippines. Both commis
sions recognize that the latter question Is
settled.
MADRID , Dec. 4. The government has
not received a full decision regarding the
Cuban and Philippine debts , but the of
ficial Gazette today publlehes an announce
ment that the drawing for the redemption
of the Cuban bonds will occur ou Decem
ber 10.
The speculation In the Cuban and Phil
ippine debts on the bourse has seriously
displeased the cabinet. The rise In thoac
securities Is attributed to the report thai
the government will devote the Indemnity
received from the 'United States to the
colonial Indebtedness , regarding which nc
decisive step ! ! have been taken by the min
isters. An offlclal dispatch from the Vis-
ayas Islands In the Philippines annwtmccis
that the Insurgents have doubled their at
tacks upon Hollo. The government's ad
vices say :
"Tho rebels have their nuns trained on
the city nnd flre on our troops nightly ,
Our ircore maintain a spirited fire and have
killed a number of the enemy.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. Advices fron :
Judge Day of the Paris peace commission
received during last night's cabinet meet' '
ing , are of a gratifying character and hopeful -
ful of the slgplng of tha peace treaty wlthlr
a reasonable time. Members of the cab'
Inst express satisfaction at the progress be
ing made and say negotiations are progressIng -
Ing smoothly. There are various details
however , concerning which the chalrmar
de slres to learn fully of the president1 !
wishes , and It was nn Inquiry of this char'
actor which formed the burden of tin
latest communication from Paris.
LONDON , Dec. 1. The Dall Mall publlshci
the following dispatch from Biarritz :
"The censorship Is so severe that thi
Spanish newspapers are prohibited fron
oven contradicting Carllst news publlshec
abroad. Therei have been numerous ar'
rests of Carllsts at Barcelona , and clsowhcn
In Catalonia. Tho'CarlUt General Isasl am
several colleagues have disappeared. "
The Madrid correspondent ot the Standan
says : "The conservative ) party and 'Scnoi
Sllvtla through their organs have made per
emptory bids for power. Senor Sagasta trcati
the matter calmly , ridiculing the smallnesi
ot Sllvcla's following and declining to hastui
the assembling of the Cortes to be convene :
In January , or tbo conclusion of tbo pcaci
negotiations. "
Wreck In Jiv\v Jersey ,
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. A landslide , trough
on by the rain nnd snow melting , raueci
a bad wreck on the Now York , KUIKIUO
hanna & Western railroad near Swartwcod
N. J. , early toJay. Three trainmen wen
badly Injured and the rojd Is blocks ! t >
traffic and It In probable that It will b
morning before the tracks are cleared , a
dynamite will have to be used , Ru lnro
Herbert Wayne was thrown down the I'll
and sustained Internal Injuries and rue
man Jerome Poston waa badly scalded ,
Ilryiui llnek to 1IU
SAVANNAH. Oa. , Dec. 4. Colonel W. J
Bryan ot the Third Nebraska regiment n
turned to Savannah today after n ttilr'
days' Pick leave. He was ract at tli
depot by his regiment and escorted to th
I camp.
New York City Experiences a Very Costly
Sunday Blnzo ,
TOTAL LOSS OVER A-MILLION DOLLARS
3at tutropho Occurs in thn Midst of
Pouring Bain.
THREE BUILDINGS ARE THE SUFFERERS
Rogers , Feet & Company , Homo Life and
Postal Telegraph.
OPERATORS COMPELLED TO FLY FOR LIFE
Plrcmeii Arc Ilnnipcreil In Thelv
Work by the Storm uuil the
iirent Height of Two ot
the Structure * ! .
NEW YORK. Dee. 5. In a blinding rain
term tonight the inatslvo block of buildings
on Broadway , Nos. 253 to 269 , and Included
> etwccn Murray and Warren streets , was
almost destroyed by fire. Within three
lours more than $1,000,000 worth of prop
erty was destroyed. The fire began In the
five-story brick building occupied by the
ncn's furnishing firm of Rogers , Pcct &
Co. , on the southwest corner ot Bro.idway
nnd Warren street. Adjoining thu Rogers-
'ect building and south of It wan the mag
nificent white building ot the Home Llfo
nsuraiico company , nnd next to this was.
ho brownstone bulrdlng of the Postal Tele
graph company , erected at a cost ot millions
only a few years ago.
Within a few minutes after the discovery
of 'tho lire the Rogers Peel building was a
roaring furnace and an alarm had been
urned In which brought more than a score
of engines to the sci'iie. It was but a short
tlmo when the ( lames had eaten 'through the
wall of the Homo Llfu nnd were roaring1
ilgh above that lofty structure. Thousands
of penplo had gathered on the scene and
ho blinding glare of the flames lit up the
ewer part of the city. Bvon In the dowu-
iour the great crowds ot people grew and
ho police reserves were called out from
nany stations and kept the people back for
jlocks. Great showers of sparks were car
ried In all directions by the gale that blew
sixty miles an hour.U was a picturesque
nre.
nre.The
The Home Life Insurance building waa
occupied by that company and by a largo
number of prominent men In various line *
of business. Every effort wns made to.
SMVO the valuable papers stored In many-
of the offices , but many ot these were lest.
The offices of the Rapid Transit commis
sion were on the ninth floor ot the build-
ng , and It Is believed that all the plans ,
and all the schemes ot work , with which ,
ho commission has bcea working tbcqe many-
years , have been destroyed.
Fly for Tlielr Lived.
In the Postal building as-well , there wer *
many serious Icsses of a private nature , and
when the flames reachi-d the operating room ,
of this structure , which they did wltlila
three hours of the outbreak , the one or
two solitary operators who remained at
their posts were compelled to flee for their-
lives , leaving unecnt messages at the koys.
The flre burned even mere fiercely In tha
Home Life building , owing to the great
height of this structure , and in an In.
credibly short time the upper half of thla.
magnificent building was In flames.
The watcrtowers In the streets were abl
to throw their heavy streams only to tha
lower part of the structure and the fire
men , though they worked with great bravery
and untiring energy In the blinding smoke
and heat , could do llttlo In the face of such
a fierce sweep of flames and gale. It waa
only a question of tlmo when the Postal
building , eo far as the upper stories wer
concerned , went the way of the others.
The estimate of the losses by Chief Bon-
ncr after midnight was $1,000,000 , with
probability of a still further loss should
the fire continue to make anything Hk
rapid progress. At that hour , however , he
believed that ho had the flre under control
within reasonable limits.
At 2 o'clock , however , It was still burning
fiercely In front nnd although not observable -
blo by the thousands of spectators , was
burning still more fiercely and extending
lower down In the rear.
Efttltiiiileil LOHNCK.
An Insurance man roughly estimated th
losses at about as follows :
Rogers , Pcct & Co. , building and stock anA
losses to other tenants In the building , $3uO-
000. Homo Llfo Insurance company , build
ing and losses to other tenants , $100,000.
Losses to surrounding buildings , $50,000.
The Rogers , Pect & Co. building was th
property ot 'the Hoffman estate nnd warn
ono of the historic buildings of Broadway.
It was erected thirty-five years ago.
The flre started from three explosions.
What caused the explosions no ono knows.
The firemen could not find out. They
thought gas had escaped In some manner
In the basement and so resulted In an ex
plosion and flre.
The Postal Telegraph company officials say
that all their wires had been burned out
nnd that they had no connections from
their building. The Hardware club's quar
ters , which were on the top floor of the
Postal building , were ruined. Their loss
Is heavy.
The Homo Life Insurance company's
building was ono of the handsomest on
Broadway and was supposed to be absolutely
fireproof. Its summit was 208 feet abovs
the sidewalk. Leading architects of the
country submitted plans for Its construction.
AVliere the Klre Slurteil.
The flre started In the bascmtnt of the
bulMIn ? occupied by Rogers , Pcct & Co. ,
about :30 : o'clock. Two policemen standln
within half a block of Warren street heanl
n loud explosion and a moment later eaw a
thin line of smoke curling up from the sldo
of the Rogers , Peet & Co. building. At that
tlmo the rain WHS fulling In torrents and
the wind blew a gale. An ararm was "ent
In and before ) the flrat onglno turned Into
Broadway the Rogers , Pect & Co. basemen *
was a loarlng furnace , with great flames
bursting through the floors above and rush
ing fiercely to the roof. Within ten mlnutoa
five alarmu had been rent in , brlimlng en
gine after engine to the scene.
By 10 o'clock , so rapidly and fiercely did
the flnimB make progress , that there was
nothing but the shell of the Rogcrs-PeeY"
building left , with mountains of name roarIng -
Ing 100 feet In the air and surrounding the
adjoining structure , the Home Lift ) Insur
ance building. In the blinding rain the fire
men worked , stretching the black and sfip-
pery lines ot hose through the building ,
! fighting the llarnea fiom every Mo.
j Hoon a great wave of lire swept acroei
Warren Direct and caught the United State *
I
. L' . . " .i iue building at the west corner
of r. il.ay , NOJ. 2rn and 2C1. The wood-
| v.0il % c : , n . 'oze-n v l."o.va wan afire In a