OMAHA DAI&Y BEE ESTAHLISIIED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 5J , 1SMTEN ! > PAGES SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BETTER SPIRITS Cubans at H&rana Becoror from the Pint Chill of Evacuation ! 'V ALL PARTS OF THE CITY ARE TRANQUIL General Brooke Favorably Impressed with the Character of the Cubans. PLACES IN CIVIL LIST TO GO TO NATIVES Troops to Be Gradually Withdrawn from City as Quiet is Bestored. GENERAL LUDLOW VISITS FORTRESSES Bcrnnd Artillery to Gnrrliion These I'ontM llody ot Spanish Soldier AVlio Died from Eshnimtlon i \ i I-'oniiil on the Wharf. HAVANA , Jan. 2. The people of Havana nro In a joyful mood today In splto of the disappointment experienced over the fact that the projected festivities have been post poned. The resentment quickly subsided and gave place to composure. Captain Grcble , General Ltidlow's adju tant general , visited all the United States posts daring the night. The city was found to bo tranquil. Major General Brooke's Impressions of Cuba are pleasing. Ho regards the people os being emotional , mild and orderly. Americans are now conducting telegraphs , customs , postofflce , In fact all public business with Spanish and Cuban employes. Colonel Bllgs , the American collector of customs , has been Instructed by the authorities at Wash ington not to appoint Americans to subordi nate places. Only Cubans are to bo ap pointed. The customs receipts here this week will probably > bo heavy , as the merchants' stocks are very low and several cargoes are due to arrive. General Brooke will not govern from the palace for a week or two as the palace needs a thorough cleaning. After the general takes p his quarters at the palace Mrs. Brooke will arrange tor a series of social functions. Generals Brooke and Ludlow wish to make social acquaintance. As quiet Is restored the American troops will be eent Into the country. Colonel Moul- ton , who Is In command ot the Havana police , bad as his first official duty the In vestigation of n case of cattle stealing. General Ludlow visited Morro castle and Cabanas fortress today. The batteries of the Second artillery have been landed from the United States transport Chester. One battery was sent to Morro Castle , another Is garrisoned at Cabanas fortress , a third is tationed near the palace and the other three batteries are camped at Vcdado. Two Spaniards were stopped In the act of Caking the picture of the king and the crown from the throne room of the palace for thn 'Spanish ' club. They said Former Captain General Castcllanos gave them to the club. , . _ til Cn Iho Cabcllera wharf thla morning. The coroner decided that he died from over-ex crtlon and that his comrades had left him there covered with Btraw. The United States transport Saratoga ar rived from Charleston today with the Third Nebraska regiment on board. COMMKHCIAL HODIE.S DISTUHHEl ) . Ohject * to Trnnnmlttlna All CiintoiiiB Ilt'cclntn to Havana. SANTIAGO , Jan. 2. An order has been received from Havana , which , If enforced Will mean , in the Judgment o ! the com mercial classes here , serious Injury to the province. This Is a direction to transmit the entire customs receipts each week to Havana. Compliance with thU order would Involve the abandonment of many public im provements , especially In the matter of roads and waterworks. Since American oc cupation begun these funds have been used ( or such purposes and have been the prin cipal means of meeting the necessary ex penditures. The Heraldo says that to carry out this order would rob 10,000 Cubans of employ rnent , most of whom would probably take to ( ho hills and become bandits , having no Other recourse. Robert T. Mason , British consul at Santiago , says It was Spain's practice of monetary centralization which caused most of Us troubles In Cuba. Military Governor Wood , on being asked to express an opinion in regard to the order , declined to bo Interviewed. But 1 Is said that without offering any criticism of the polity which dictates the order , he has shown his annoyance at the possibility o ft stop being put to the good work being doni ! n the province. The local taxation fund s barely sufficient to meet the expenses of the city. There U nothing over for Impor tant Improvements and the customs receipts re considered by competent Judges to be absolutely necessary for the successful man agement ot the province. Popular excitement over the order U ( rowing among all classea. Tbe Chamber of Commerce , the Sons of Veterans , the su preme court and tbe San Carlos club have called meetings to take action and each , or ganization will cable to Washington an earnest protest agnlnst what Is described as the "suicidal policy of centralizing ; money ut Havana. " < ; r > KitAi , nitis IU.VCHIS MANILA. Dion * Vp the Fort * on Inland of Mlnilnnim Ilefore I.envliiur. . Jan. 2. General Rlos MADRID , , the Span ish commander , cabled that ho has arrived [ J nt Manila on board the Leon XIII. , after bavlng evacuated tbe territory and the northern part of the Island of Mlndanoa , nnd after blowing up fourteen forte and the fleet of gunboats on Lake Lanl. He adds that 1,600 Spanish troops are concentrated at Zembanga , under the command of Gen eral Montcro. The Spanish general also says that before quitting the trenches he warned tbe Insur gents In the vicinity of Hello that If they fired a single shot lie would raze the town. The Spanish transport Montserat sails for Spain on January II , nnd the Leon XIII. with General Solon on board , satis on Jan uary 12. tAYINO ll ) > STOIlUS roil A SIEGE. ItevolntlonUti nntl Government Troop * Will Noon IMjiht. LIMA , Peru ( via Galveston ) , Jan. 2. The latest advices from La Paz , capital of Boli via , say a combat Is imminent between the revolutionists and the government troops. The Lu Paz merchants are hastily laying In provisions In view ot a posilblo siege. n In Much Improved. , Jan. 2. Senor Sagasta , the pre mier , who has been suffering from an attack of bronchial pneumonia for seme time past , eat up four hours yesterday and received successively Lieutenant General Correa , the Violator ot war ; the president ot tbe Cham- > er of Deputies and the prefect of Madrid , The premier will continue the receptions to day. TRAGIC CHAPT R REVEALED Mm. Mnrx-ArellnK , Wife In Xnme nf Mrcnt Xorlnll t I.fniler , Dlnroi ercil to lime I'olnnned llemclf. LONDON' , Jan. 2. Some remarkable facts lave dc\eloped regarding the suicide of Mrs. Marx-Avellng Inst March , It appears that she learned that Dr. Avellng , the English socialist leader , with whom she had lived 'or ' a number of years , had secretly married n young woman. He admitted that this wap true and Intimated that be was tired of her , whereupon Mrs. Aellng said the best thing she could do was to commit suicide. Dr. r\vclln , It further appeared , allowed her o send to a drug store for poison and went out walking while she drank It. The public prosecutor would have taken action In the matter but for Dr. Avellng's sudden death on August 4 , last. Mrs. Eleanor Marx-Avellng was the daughter of the late celebrated German so cialist leader , Karl Marx. She committed suicide , according to the London dispatch , In March last , though tbe news was not made public until April 2. She was about 43 years of ago and was the youngest of six children. When quite a young girl she studied Shake speare , and when she grew up she helped tier father In his literary labors. After her father's death she was understood to have married Dr. Avellng nnd came with him and with Herr Ltebknccht , the German socialist leader , to this country In 1886. They addressed - dressed a meeting of socialists , anarchists and communists In New York nnd made a lecturing tour through the country. The late Mrs. Marx-Avellng was a good linguist and acted as Interpreter at the labor con- grcsses In Paris , Brussels , Zurich nnd Lon don and wrote articles for the labor papers. She committed suicide by taking prusslc acid. cunins AT * . Ux-IriiKnman Ilrutally i\ccnted nnd Mutilated In Sataite. Manner. LONDON , Jan. 3. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says : The corre spondent ot the Novoe Vremya at Seoul , the lorean capital , relates terrible crimes be cause of the anti-Russian party , which since the departure of the Russian financiers and drill Instructors , has wreaked vengeance by vile deceit and barbarous cruelty on the Korean dragoman of the Russian embassy , the rllclal who safeguarded 'the removal of the Loreao emperor to the Russian mission house. The official , his wife and other Coreans , wera mercilessly tortured wlh a view of compelling them to confess to a false charge of poisoning the emperor's coffee In order to shield the real criminals , who are among the high government officials. The ex-drago man was finally brutally executed , mutilated publicly and made sport of In a savage and disgusting manner. All this , the writer says , occurred In a country blessed with Ameri can and other Christian missionaries and where American officials occupy Influential posts In the Corean government service. DAMAGE : nv man WATEII ix PARIS , Accident Reveal * .Subterranean River nievren In Afllnent of Seine. PARIS , Jan. 2. The heavy rains of the last thirty-six hours burst the main sewer nt'-Blevres , five-miles soutU'torVersallljtf , too day , causing a landslide and flooding the new woiks of the Orleans railway terminus. The workmen fortunately escaped , but their carts suddenly disappeared under six feet of water and the engine and founda tions collapsed. Much alarm Is felt through out Paris this evening because the disaster reveals the overflow ot the subterranean river Blevres , an affluent of the Seine. In the Avenue de 1'Opera the water has risen to the level of the pavement and It Is feared the foundations of the exposition buildings are endangered. The gale has caused much damage in Paris , destroying pallsadlngs and fragile structures. RUSSIA M > T SKKKI.NC ; A LOAN. Imperial Decree Ordering Redemp tion of Deht ItcfutcH Late Reportn. ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 2. An Imperial decree Just. Issued directs the payment ot 75,000,000 roubles out of the free cash re serves In the Imperial treasury for the re demption of a large portion ot the state debt to the Imperial bank. The Issuance of the ukase Is regarded as disproving the reports spread abroad of Russia's embarrassment and ot Its efforts to contract a loan. It U declared on trustworthy authority that the question of a loan In no way engages the government's attention and that the sugges tions to the contrary emanate from repre sentatives ot the financial world who un ceasingly address loan propositions to Rus sia. WARRANT FOR ARREST OP ZOLA. Frnnce'H Ilcunent for Him Said to Have Ileen Heeded by Englnnd. LONDON , Jan. 3. The Dally News says this morning : In a roundabout manner we hear that tbe British authorities , at tbe re quest of the French government , have Is sued a warrant for the arrest of Emlle Zola , now known to be In England. to See London. LONDON , Jan. 2. It Is rumored that the visit here of President Igleslag of Costa Rica , who will arrive In London on Janu ary 9 , will be official. The government It arranging foi his reception and entertain ment. The president during his stay here will visit Queen Victoria at Osborue , Isle of Wight. BUDA PEST. Jan. 2. Serious strike riots have taken place at Nagny Komlos , county of Torontal , Hungary. The mob overpow ered and disarmed the police , who narrowly escaped with their lives. The rioters then attempted to burn the residence ot the local magistrate. Finally the police were reinforced - | forced and the rioters suppressed. Ilo\le. Ilrrnki Propeller. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 2. The big White Star line freight steamer , Bovlc , Captain Jones , which sailed from this port on December 23 for New York , passed Holyhead re turning. H signaled as it approached that Its tiller was broken and It was steering by a band gear that had been rigged up. New Year Reception * In Pnrl * . PARIS , Jan. 2. General Horace Porter , United States ambassador , and John K. Gowdy , United States consul general , held the usual New Year receptions today at the United States embassy and consulates. These were largely attended by distin guished Parisians and Americans. Storm on Irlnli Channel. LONDON. Jan. 2. A fearful gale Is sweeping the Irish channel and tbe seas are terrific. Holyhead harbor Is full ot shipping and someof the vessels have dragged their anchor and gone ashore. There are numer ous -wrecks along the coast. Outbreak Iu Mclly. LONDON , Jan. 2. A dispatch from Rome sajs a mob of 4,000 people has destroyed the Internal revenue sentry boxes and F toned the gendarmes around the Nlsheml , Sicily , as a protest against excessive taxa tlon , A uumtftf f persons were wounded. ROOSEVELT TARES HIS SEAT Chief of Bongh Eiders Becomes the Chief Executive of Hew York , INAUGURATED IN SIGHT OF LARGE CROWDS Lean Need of RenlitM nnd Ilrlllliincy In Admlnlntratlon ot Government Than Homely Virtue * ! the Colonel Sa > . ALBANY. N. Y. , Jan. 2. Theodore Roosevelt was Inaugurated governor to day. In spite of the extremely cold weather the ceremony was wltnetecd by a great crowd of people gathered In the assembly hall of the capltol. Preced ing the Inauguration there was a parade of civic and military bodies. Bishop Dome of the Protestant Episcopal church of Albany led In prayer and Secretary ot State Mc- Donough administered the oath of office to the governor-elect , after which Governor F. S. Black welcomed his successor. At the public reception In the executive chamber In the afternoon fully 6,000 people grasped Governor Roosevelt's hand and 2,000 more were unable to gain admittance. Be fore the reception an elegant bronze Ink stand was presented to Governor Roosevelt by the members ot the Hamilton club of Chicago , a largo delegation of which was present at the Inauguration ceremonies. The presentation I was made by the president of the club In the presence of the delegation. ; Governor Roosevelt responded , thanking the club for Its expression of esteem. He nlso received an autograph album containing the signatures of the members ot the club. After luncheon there was a reception at the executive mansion. Ex-Governor Black's address was very brief and closed as follows : "As to all those citizens who place In tegrity ' above personal advantage will arise from this occasion a strong encouragement and a most sangulno hope. Although the state Is now upon the full tide of prosperity and many full grown , evils have been killed nnd many others wounded , yet there Is much left to be done and the people welcome to this high official post ono whose career has demonstrated his Integrity , his courage and his skill. "They have vested jou with ample power and they will exact great results , but if the qualities that have thus far moved and sup ported you hereafter keep you company you will have nothing to fear and the people nothing to r gret. " KenponBlhlllty of the Governor. Replying , Governor Roosevelt said in part : "A very heavy responsibility rests upon the governor of Now York state , a state of 7,000,000 Inhabitants , of great wealth , of widely varied Industries and with a popu lation singularly diversified , not merely In occupation , but In race origin , In habits of life and otherwise. It Is not any easy task to frame our laws that justice may be done to all alike In such a population , so many of whom have Interests that seem entirely antagonistic. But upon the great and fundamental Issues of good government , there must always be a unity ot Interests among all persons who wish well to the commonwealth. There Is less need of gen ius or of any special brilliancy lnthe _ administration - * ministration ot our governmen than there Is need ot such homely virtues and qualities as common sense , honesty and courage. i "We must realize on the one hand that I ' we can do little If wo do not set ourselves I a high Ideal and on the other that we will i fall In accomplishing even this little If we do not work through practical methods and I with a readiness to face llfo as It Is and not as WP think it ought to be. Under no form of government Is It so necessary thus to combine efficiency and morality , high principle and rough common justice , the sturdiest physical and moral usage , as n a republic. It is absolutely Impossible 'or ' a public long to endure If It becomes I either corrupt or cowardly ; If Its public I men , no less than Us private men , lose the Indispensable virtue of honesty , If Its | I eadera of thought become visionary doc- ' ; rlnalres , or if It shows a lack of < on raze la dealing with the more grave problems which it must surely face , both at homo and abroad , as It strives to work out the des tiny meet for a mighty nation. "It is only through the party system I i that free governments are successfully car- I rled on and yet wo must keep ever vividly t before us that the usefulness of a party Is 1 strictly limited by Its usefulness to the state , and that In the long run , he serves tils party best who helps to make It Instantly - ' stantly responsive to every need of the people and to the highest demands of that spirit which tends to drive us onward and upward. j "It shall be any purpose , so far as I am i given strength , to administer my office with ' an eye single to the welfare of all the people ple of this great comonwealtb. " OX A SOCIALISTIC PLATFORM. Ilnvcrlilll , Man * . , Tries New Departure In Popular Government. HAVERHILL , Mass. , Jan. 2. John C. Chase , elected on a socialistic platform , took the oath of office as mayor of Haverhill - hill today. In his Inaugural speech Mr. Chase assured the members of the city government and the people that "every atom of power" pos sessed by the mayor will be "exercised In the defense and support of the principles of socialism In so far as they may b applica ble to a municipality. " The mayor then referred to the desirability of preserving equal rights upon which "the liberty and happiness ot e\ery man , woman and chlfd arc conditioned , " and asserted that these are attained only through the establish ment of "co-operative commonwealths. " Continuing , Mr. Chase said : "I believe that every power a municipality possesses should bo placed at the disposal of the people In the Interest of civilization. With that aim In view I submit the fol lowing specific recommendations : "First The passage of an order establish ing the minimum wage for street employes at $ S for eight hours' work. "Second Union wages and conditions to prevail In all brick and stonemasons' work performed under the direction ot the street department. "Third all city printing to bear the union lable. " The mayor then took up the subject of the unemployed which , he said , had developed by reason of the displacement of labor by machinery and the concentration of capital. It Is a question which , he said , no munici pality could solve , ns it had become a national and International one. "Yet. " he said , "some little relief at least can be afforded by this city govern * inent. I therefore recommend : "First That you proceed to secure a tract of land suitable for the raising ot food products and that such unemployed as may deslro may be permitted to use this land , the city to furnish * proper seeds and tools. "Second The enlargement of the fuel yarrt at the city farm to such proportion as will permit all who deslro to earn by their labor- such fuel as they may require. "Third The appropriation of such amount of money as circumstance may seem to war rant to bo used In providing employment directly upon public works , not In conipe- tlton with the regular employs of the city , but upon special works , two kinds of which I herewith suggest Improvement of the city park system and thq construction ot a system of bicycle paths through all principal thoroughfares. " ' Mayor Chase condemned the system of contracting with the low rut bidder for city work mnl xnld the ejsteut should not bo tel erated. He said : "Low bids mean cheap work. Cheap work means cheap men and low wages nnd low wages lowers the stand ard of citizenship. The city should perform Its own work and furnish Its own material , giving employment to Its citizens. " The mayor advocated Increased appropria tions for educational purposes nnd municipal ownership for the electric lighting planu and street railways. > FUL ixsniAiscn New York Life IiiNiirnnre Cninpnti } ItcportR I.nricc ClnltiN fur Ycnr. NEW YORK , Jan. T. ( Special Tele gram ) . The year closed with business booming. The bureau ot statistics at Washington figures the country's excess ot exports over Imports for IRflS , at ? 617,000- 000 and these figures tell the whole story Etcrybody believes a still further enlarge ment of foreign and domestic trade Is In store for 1S99. This morning the Now York Life Insur ance company reports Its j ear's work , nnd of oil the companies , Is the first to pub lish Its statement. The result surprises the oldest Insurance men , and furnishes freah proof of the business revival of 1S9S. President John A. McCalll of the New York Life , states that his coitpany In 1SDS has been paid for more than ? ir ,000,000 over 1S97 and has now a total of policies in force exceeding $945,000.00 , being a gain during the year of JG7.400.000. The aver age mind can scarcely grlsp the significance of thess figures which denote a larger gain In this ono company alone than was shown In the previous year by all the other reg ular llfo Insurance companies ot this plate combined and I * an unparalleled record. Whllo this record Is strikingly exceptional , gains In somewhat the same proportion have been made by the banks and the large commercial houses. It It interesting to note from President McCall's report that Nebraska has been one of the leaders In this tremendous Increase In the company's business. CAUCUS OF PENXSV RKriJIILICANS. John A. Fnrr Harmiinlonnly Aicrccd Upon for Speaker. HARR1SBURO , Pa. , Jan. 2. The caucus of the republican members-elect of the house of representatives tonight was an extremely harmonious affair. John A. Karr of Lackawanna was the choice for speaker , his opponents being Ward It. Bliss of Delaware and George M. Hosack of Allegheny. iThe names of 130 members were on the caucus roll and tlierc were six absentees. The vote on the speak- orshlp stood : Farr , 88 ; Hosack , 26 ; Bliss , 8. Candidates did not vote. A slate committee was appointed , a subcommittee of which worked until the early morning hours on the problem of filling the places at their com mand. Mr. Bliss offered two resolutions designed to expedite the work of the legislature. They were adopted unanimously. The resolutions are to the effect that the political session of the legislature should 1 .pr rked byjijilose attention ' to business , a ca/STulness In enacTIng Ing laws , economy ot administration and a final : adjournment at an early date. A con- forence of the republican members of the senate ' was also held tonight and William P. Snyder ' of Chester was unanimously nom inated for president pro tern. Democratic members of the house held a caucus ' this evening and William L. Creasy cf Columbia was the unanimous choice of the ' caucus for speaker. The democratic sen ators held their convention tonight and Harvey W. Halnes of York was nominated for president pro tern. PINGREE TAKKS OFFICIAL OATH. Inaugural CercmonlcN Conclude with an elaborate Reception. LANSING Mich. , Jan. 2. Governor Pln- gree and the state otncers-elect took the oath of office at noon today In the executive parlors of the state capltol. Chief Justice Grant of the supreme court administered the oath In the presence of a largo attend ance. The Inaugural reception of Governor Pln- gree , the new state officers and Justices of the supreme court held tonight at the capltol was one of the greatest functions ever given here. Despite counter attractions at the hotels In the shape of senatorial and speakershlp contests fully 8,000 people passed through the line of notables who were assisting the governor to receive. Nearly all the mera- bers-elect of the legislature were present but neither of the senatorial candidates put In an appearance. The senatorial situation remains un changed tonight , both the Burrows and Pack factions claiming to bo confident ot victory. FIGHT FOR MONTANA SKNATORSHIP , Condition * PromUluK 'or Deadlock In the Lejilnlnturo. HELENA , Mont. , Jan. 2. The legislature met at noon today and organized by the election of T. P. Cullen of Dawson county as president pro tern of the senate and H. C Stiff of Mlssoula county as speaker of the house. Balloting for senator -vylll not take place for ten days. The candidates are W. A Clarke , the Butte banker ; ex-State Senator Matte of Anaconda , who represents the Daly clement , and W. G. Conrad of Cascade county. Indications point to a deadlock , as It Is believed there Is no clear majority for either candidate. Clarke's friends are sanguine of ultimate success. Six years ago Clarke -nas the regular caucus nominee but In election for senator was defeated by Daly's control of a minority of his party In the legislature. Indications point to a pro traded and hotly contested fight before th > scnatorshlp Is settled. POSSim.C TIB IN WI3ST VIHfilVlA Democratic Rcpreneiitntlve Mny II Ill-fused Certificate. CHARLESTON , W. Va. , Jan. 2 The su preme court hai refuged to grant the writ of mandamus asked for by Dent , democrat to compel the Issuance of a certificate to him as representative from Taylor county If he Is denied a seat In the house of dele gates there will be a tie In that body. AVlMcnimln Ofllclnl * Inaugurated. . MADISON , Wls. , Jan. 2. Wisconsin's ne\ state officers were Inaugurated today , th formal ceremonies taking place In the as sembly chamber. The new officers , excep Governor Scofield , the only one who sue ceeds himself , gathered In Milwaukee am came to the capltol on a special train. The ; were met at the depot by the old state oftl cers. Major Wheelan and other members o the local reception committee. Taking car rlages , a procession was formed , headed b ; the Governor's guard. At tbe capltol th new officers were escorted to neata and eacl was presented by his predecessor to Chle Justice Cassaday , who administered the oat of office. Bach was then escorted to his de partment , where they all held Informal re ceptloni. WYOMING'S ' NEW OFFICERS Inaugnraal Occurs at Cheyenne with Duo Pomp and Ceremony. ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR RICHARDS ) n > - AVI ml x fp Midi n llrllllnnt llc- ceptlim Attended liy Oer a Thoiinnnil People of the Stnte. CHHYENNn , Wyo. , Jan. 2. ( Special Tele- ram. ) The Inauguration of Wjomlng's ew state officers today was attended by a nrgo number of citizens from all ports' ' of ho state. The first feature of the exercises as the Inaugural parade , which was formed t 11:30 : o'clock < thls morning at the hotel . 'hero the go\ernor-clect was stopping , and ormcd the escort of the state officers to ho capltol building. It consisted of the First attallon of the Twenty-fourth United States nfantry100 men , under command of Major larklcy ; the Wyoming University cadets , inder Captain Wilson ; the Cheyenne fire Icpartmcnt ; the local post of the Grand irmy of the Republic and the city and state 'fficors. ' At the capltol upward of 4,000 people were lathered to witness the Inaugural ccrcmo- ilcs. These were opened by prayer by Rev. Joraffer , which was followed by an address iy the retiring go\ernor , Hon. W. A. Rich- rds. After Governor Richards finished , Chief Justice Potter administered the oath if olllce to the governor-elect , Hon. Deror- ist Richard ? , Treasurer G. E. Abbott , Scc- etary of State Fcnnlmore Chatterton , Audl- or LeRoy Grant , Superintendent of Public nstructlon T. T. Tynan , Justice of the Su- ireme Court Jesse Knight , and Judge of the Third District Court David Craig. The cx- rclses closed with an address by the new go\ernor , Hon. DeForest Richards. The Xevr Governor' * Addrend. The go\crnor said In part : Called as I lituo been bv the suffrages ot uy fellow citizens from the quiet paths of i business life to the highest and most hon orable position In your gift , I desire to cx- jress to you my earnest and heartfelt thanks or the high distinction > ou have conferred upon me and to promise with every attribute ot my hear : and mind I will serve you altlifullv and honestly , praying that the Dhlao Wisdom which guides the destinies of states may endow mv administration with suoccss nnd brine to the people of my be- ovrd state increased happiness and pros perity. I am glad to be able to assure you that I enter upon the discharge of my duties abso- utely untrammelcd by any pledge or promise o any man or to any party ; and In the ap pointments that I shall make , although > arty propriety will as a matter of course > e considered , purity of character , devotion o duty and kuown efficiency shall be the es sential qualifications. It is with dellcht and satisfaction that I am oblo to congratulate you upon the great change for the better that has occurred within the last few vears In our financial ind Industrial conditions. We are upon the hrcshold of a golden era of prosperity. The beautiful ranches along our streams , the cattle nnd sheeu upon our broad plains be- eng almost exclusively to Wyoming people , ho profits therefrom remaining within our > ordera to build UD thrlftv towns , prosperous merchants and happy hoi 3. As a business man I have ever discouraged the non-resi dent ownershln ot live stock In Wyoming , . . - ecHag.that.thu-wonde.-rul-mrtrtthrau-grasECH with which nature hoa BO bountifully sup plied us are a priceless heritage , to be con served as for as possible for the use and jciu-nt of our own citizens. Never before in the history of Wyoming have our coal .nines yielded so generously of their prod- irt ns durln ? the last year. Every camp n the land Is busy and the only complaint ia j been lack of labor and transportation 'acllltlcs. Through the ogenrf < wholesome Irrlga- lon laws the waste places along our streams ore rapidly being- reclaimed from the des ert and ns a result thrlf'y agricultural com munities are bringing to us wealth and pop ulation. We have extensive areas of Irrlga- jlo lauds that among other things are es pecially adapted for the cultivation of our sugar beet. This Is only one of the great opportunities that presents Itself to us , In vltlng our earnest efforts. I nm proud of the .infant state of Wyoming and what has been accomplished by her citi zens within a few brief years nnd I look for ward to her future with every hope and confidence , that It will bo even more bril liant and successful than In the past. I am proud of the ndmlntftrutlon of the past four years that has guided our affairs with such wisdom and honesty nnd , emulating Its example , It shall be the duty > f the Incoming administration to Improve If possible upon their methods of managing the public affairs of the state. My fellow cltlrcns , as I enter upon the discharge of the duties of your chief ex ecutive I seek your confidence and ask your counsel. I ask your earnest assistance In ; ho development of our latent resources ; In the preservation of our game ; In tbe pro tection ot llfo and property ; and In my efforts to purge cur land from the taint and stain of crime. Although I feel deeply the responsibility that rests upon me , with your help and encouragement and the help and guidance of the Great Architect of the Universe , who always helps those who try to help themselves , and conscious only of a fixed and steadfast purpose to do Impartial justice to all the people and all of the In terests of my state , I do not shrink from the high duties that have been delegated to me by your generous suffrages. At tbe state capltol tonight a brilliant re ception was held by the newly elected state officers which was attended by nearly 1,000 people. Following the reception there was dancing , the halls of the house of repre sentatlves and senate chamber being used as ball rooms. The capltol was brilliantly Illuminated and handromely decorated for the occasion , which was one of 'the most successful social events ever held in the state. M3GI.SLATOHS OK .SOUTH DAKOTA. Member * fo Into Cuucu * nnd Funlon- | MN Have a Hiinnlilile. PIERRE , S. I ) . , Jin. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) The caucus of the fusion members of the house held this afternoon selected A. H. Cornwall of Clark county as their choice for the speakershlp. He will be given the complimentary vote of the minority of the organization of the house tomorrow. The fuslonlsts say the caucus will bo held until morning. Senate officers : Secretary , Scrlven ot Dailson ; first assistant , Puckctt of Camp bell ; second assistant , Jones ot Lawrence ; bill clerk , Flavin of Meadc ; engrossing clerk , Vlck of Walworth ; assistant , Powers ; scrgeant-at-arms , Porter of Roberts ; as sistant , Turner of Brown ; postmaster , Eberlurt of Jcrauld ; chaplain , Clcvcngcr of Hughes. The senate caucus Is In a hot fight over the question of compensation of officials and have , as usual at the beginning of a session , cut salaries of all the em ployes , except pages , 10 cents per day below that of last session. The republican house caucus selected for speaker Somers of Grant , his name being the only ono presented In the caucus , the whole list agreed upon having gone through as follows : Sergeant-at-arms , Ord of Brooklngs ; assistant , Wilson of Fall River ; chief clerk , Bower of Lawrence ; Drst as sistant , Doty of Splnk ; second assistant , Sogn ot Lincoln ; bill clerk , Chamberlain of Faulk ; engrossing clerk , Blanch of Hutcbln- son ; postmaster , Seaff of Day ; messenger , McDonald of Beadle ; chaplain , McCarland of Hughes ; iilght watchman , and janitor * CONDITION OF THE WEATHER "orrcu < < t for Nebrit ku Much Colder with Northerly Wind * ; Light Snow ; Colder ; Vml.tblo Wlndt ) . Yrntoriln ) ' * Teniperntiire at tlmnlint Hour. Dew Hour. Heir. 1 a. in -5 I p , m. . . . . . SIB ( la , in. . . . . . -I - p , in . ' 17 7 n. m -i : : t p , m stti S n. in Jit 4 p. m SI ! ) n. in -.1 n p , in SIS iu n. in 'II < t p. n SIT 11 n. in .Ml 7 p. m StU m i : : s p , m : tr I o p. m : ti Green of Hjdc ; watchman , Grass ot Sully. When Gou'rnor Lee Is sworn In tomorrow he first mo\e will be madp toward the nltlatton of a contest by serving upon him , ho papers In a quo wnrranto proceeding to : est title to the office. It has been reported ; hat he will , upon a final settlement , do- nand of Treasurer Phillips an accounting of the Interest funds alleged to have been re ceived by Phillips -vy)1' ) ' ! * treasurer , but there s a goad deal of qU it If any such action is taken , as the outcome ot any such act would be problematic and failure would not help matters any for the populist party. The fight of the organization has been upon the position of secretary of the senate , .ho contestants being Doanc lloblnson of the Ynnkton Gazette nnd John Scrlvcn of Mitchell. The chances of these contestant ! ) lave been \arylng ever since they appeared to open up their campaign and jestciday It was considered that the chances of Robinson were the best , while today 'the ' star of Scrlvcn Is In the ascendancy and the caucus action has shown that he could muster the most strength when It was needed. The qiifstlon of admitting W. S. Glass to the ic- publlcan caucus was not raised and ho was present In the caucus. The principal senate committees will bo announced Wednesday and probably the liouse committees will be ready by the same time. The probabilities on chairmanships are that Holdrege will he selected as chair man of the house committee on Judiciary ; Thayer of Hyde on railroads ; Boskln of Bon Homme , ways nnd means ; Demlght of Me- Cook on engrossing and enrolling. DEADLOCK PnOIIAIII.n I.INDIANA. . NumerotiN Candidate * Want to Suc- , cecd Senator Tin-pie. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Jan. 2. Two-thirds of the republican members of the Indian i legislature are hero participating In the fight for the election of a United States senator to BUCCPBU David Turple , democrat. Senator Turple has served continuously for twihc years and will , from lndlul. < ns , recclvo the unanimous complimentary of the minority. There are fl\e active can didates tor his place Judge H. d Taylor ot Fort Wayne , J. Frank Hanly of Lafayette , Major George W. Steele of Marlon , Frank D. Posty of Evansvllle and Albert J. BOVJ- o ut Indianapolis. The fight Is pmullar bieause ol the unusually large number cf candidates , who represent pretty uvll 11 sections of the state. The first senatorial caucus will be held January 10. There are likely to be several caucuses , as a choice at present seems to be far removed. Under au act of congress governing the time of elect ing senators the first ballot must be cast January 17. Judge Taylor stands second In the race at present and there Is a strong undercurrent In his favor. Posey's location Is counting In hU Interest , as the southern half f f ludfouit.aa not had a senator for ax s iiractical politician cause h'm ' to bo feared by tbe other candidates ui'l his stn.ngth has been IncreasoJ by the wltii- d-awal of G. A. Shidler of Marlon from the speakershlp race. Shldler's withdrawal gives the speakershlp to Frank Littleton of this city , which will Injure Beverldge's can didacy. Predictions on the result are un certain and a deadlock Is predicted on the result by a good many politicians , with Gov ernor Mount , General Low Wallace , the author , ex-Lieutenant Governor Cumback and A. C. Harris of thla city spoken of as dark horses. No Opponltlaii to Senntor Dnvlii. ST. PAUL. Minn. , Jan. -The republicans of the bouse of the legislature caucused to night on officers of the session that opens tomorrow , that party having the majority In both houses. In the senate Samuel A. Lan- tum was chosen for secretary. The houm republicans chose A. N. Dare for speaker and Israel Borgstrom for cblef clerk. A call for a. caucus Wednesday iu nominate o mii'U&bor to United States Senator C. K , Davis was Issued to night. No opposition to Senator Davis Is expend. California' * SACRAMENTO , Cal. , J n. 2. The legln lature was organized today. Both Louse held caucuses. H. E. Wright was clcctcil speaker of the assembly and Thomas Flint was elected speaker pro tern of thn senati' . Colonel D. H. Burns has formally announced his candidacy for the United S'ctes ten- ate. No OrKanUotlon In Iilnho. BOISE , Idaho. Jn. 2. Governor Steun- enberg and other state officers were sworn in today without any special ceremonies Both houses of the legislature met at noon and adjourned until tomorrow without ef fecting an organization. GILLETT OFFERS COMPROMISE Will Give fBO.OOO to HI * Creditor * to Kicape Proieeutlon nnd Protlt Lurnely Ity Hln Coup. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 2. A special to the Re public from El Paso , Tex. , says : Charles F. Hunt , a wealthy cattle dealer of Texas and proprietor of the Palaclo hole at Chihuahua , Mcx. , has announced that ho has succeeded In effecting a compromise bc- tweea Grant C. Glllett , the fugitive Abilene , Kan. , cattle plunger and hlH creditors. Gil lette has been In the vicinity of Chihuahua for over a month and hns been In constant communication with his attorney , C. R. Troxel , who Is also In Mexico. Through Troxcl Gillette unbosomed himself to Hunt , who went to Kansas City last week and oil his return here announced that ho bad of fered the creditors J50.000 cash and that they had accepted the offer. Hunt declared that the deal for the compromise has bean practically closed. It Is said that the young plunger will profit by the compromise , as Hunt estimates that he took JC5.000 with him to Mexico In bis hand satchel and received $10,000 from the United States on Christmas day by ex press. He owns 2,200 head of ordinary cat tle , but Just where they are his creditors do Tiot know. He also owns 200 head of fancy bred cattle valued at $200 each. Ills homestead Is said to be In his mother's name and worth $100,000. It Is In order to bo able to realize on his property that Oll- Ic-tt Is willing to surrender 150,000 to his creditors , thus escaping prosecution. Woman Iliirned liy Gait Kxplcmlon. DKNVI3R. Jan. 2. Miss Nettie Hleglcr , clerk to the State Board of Horticulture , was probably fatally burned today by an explo sion of gas at the capltol , Mrs. Martha A. Shute. secretary of the board , was also very severely burned. The two women ran screaming from the building with their clothes and hair nflre. M , S. Crawford , who was passing , extinguished the flames and In doing so sustained severe ImriiB. The explo sion was caused bv striking a match iu a vault. Tba raultnl was cot badly damaeed. I CLARK FOR SPEAKER jancaster County Man Nominated by th Republican Oaucus , HIS ELECTION TO THE POSITION ASSURED Grand Old Party Will Organize the legis lature Without I'rictioni JAILER MEN STAY OUT OF THE CAUCUS They Are Finally Pacified and a Satisfactory Compromise is Made , TALBOT FOR PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Upper llonne Man No TroubleAVItnl - cier Deelilliiff nil JVoniliirc * fur the VnrtouB tutu-en Within ItM flirt. LINCOLN , Jan. 2. ( Special Telegram. ) Republican harmony will prevail when the legislature meets tomorrow and the party will organize both houses without friction. Paul W. Clark of Lancaster * n'IU bo elected speaker ot the house and Senator A. R. Talbot - bet of Lancaster president of the senate. The agreement on house officers was reached only after a struggle lasting well into the night , caused by the refusal of the Haller men to go Into the caucus. Hallcr , supported by Nesblt of Hurt , Chambers of Hurt and Washington , McCarthy of Dlxou nnd Hrill of Drown , held a conference early lit the day and agreed not to go Into tun CAUCUS , but to carry the speakcruhlp contest on to the door of the houso. They gave aa a reason for this action a statement setting forth their case at length , In which they clnlme.1 that the same clique that caused republican defeat In the past was now * be hind the Clark men , The caucus met as per program and sent mcsungcrs after the Haller crowd , but they declined to participate. The caucus then nominated Clark of Lancaster for npcakcr , James Wall for chief clerk and A. R. Gilmore - more for assistant clerk. Overture * were made by the Haller men after considerable okltmlshlng In which they sent an offer to accent one of the following four men for upeaker. McCarthy of Dlxon , Jamen of Jef ferson , Thompscn of Merrlck or Zcller of Dodge. The offer was answered only .by a \oto of 47 for Clark. After another wait an agreement was finally reaehed'by the terms of which the Haller men accepted Clark , Wall and Gllmoro on the basis ot a com plete revision ot the committees and the n- inalndcr of the house employes satisfactory to the Hallcr faction , and harmony then reigned supreme. Early In the morning the announce ment came , as already predicted by The Bee , that Pollard hod decided to go Into the caucus nnd abide by the result. After that every effort was brought to bear to break the resolution ot Haller and his fol lowers. In this therq were many offers made to.dlvlde < holding out. This hod no'Aftect. The Hal ler men said It was not spoils they wore after , but that they had pledged their people ple at home to stand against the old com bine or ring- rule and they proposed to light It out. At 4 o'clock the Haller caucus concluded and the ultimatum was issued that the members would not enter the republican caucus under the present elate. Haller'i I'o ltlon. The friends ot Haller Issued a statement to the public defining their position as fol lows : "The friends of W. D. Hallcr , who ar * supporting him for the speakorshlp , take the broad ground that outside of Mr. Hal- lor's fitness for the position the future wel fare of tlio republican party demands his election ; not that some other man could not fill the place as well ; not that some other man Is not as good a re publican and as true In his In tegrity , but with the only opposition to Mr. Hallcr now existing , In the hands of a combine who have tried to dominate legislation In the past ; It Is Hallor or ruin. At the last election In the state the splendid personnel of the candidates appealed to the voters of the state and the people generally tacitly acknowledged the good Intent of the republican party In that action. The party most to a man the staunch adherents of an other candidate for a higher office ? Doe * not the strength of the Clark movement at far as work nnd lobbying go center In the lieutenants of the other candidate ? And , further , may we not ask who these adher ents are ? Well , you have only to look over the names and 11 nil that the same people who were Interested In the Capitol Na tional bank deal , the prison contract fraud and other scandals In the past are now to a man almost the stone wall at the back of both movements. " "A great many members outside of Lin coln have been whipped Into line by the party lash , have been promised anything and everything for support of Mr. Clark nnd are living In the delusive hope that these promises will be fulfilled. The people of the state can rest aisured that good legislation will follow Mr. Mailer's selection ai far as his power extends and that no amount of cajolery or promises , threats or denuncia tions will alter his determination to make a good , clean fight for the best Interests of tbe republican party and those of the state. linefeed Ity CoimtltueiitH. A considerable number of business men from Washington and other counties arrived here during the afternoon and they were unanimous In upholding the action of th * Haller forces , urging the action of tti final ctand. At the last moment Smlthhcrger of Stantou weakened on the proposition of fighting the matter out In the house , but tbn others were unchangeable. At 8:30 : the house caucus wax called and forty-seven members were mustered , the Hallcr forces remaining out. Peter Janscn of Jefferson and W. A. Prince of Hall were ronstltuted a committee to wait on the Haller men and Invite them Into the caucus , Their duly was performed and the live men by unanimous vote deetded not to accept the Invitation for the present. They said they would stay out and lot the matter be settled by open vote In the bouse. With the caucus the question wan whether to Htand by Clark or to get him to withdraw and agree upon some now man who would bo acceptable to the entire republican strength , The man mct frequently mentioned for such a compromise was Wesley T. Wllcox ttt North Platto. Some of Clark's supporters , espe cially those who have been promised desira ble commlttceshlps , were naturally reluctant to leave Clark unless these oblgatlons weru to be redeemed by the new man. Then fol lowed the nomination of Clark , Wall and ( Jllmoro and the negotiations which led tip to the treaty of peace. "To become a llttlo more "personal " In the argument above the Clark following , with apparent candor , asiorta positively that no | combine exists nd that Mr. Clark U IU