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ESTABLISHED JUXE 11) , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOHNIXG , JANUARY 5 , IS 1M-TWELVE PAGES. S1NOLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CUBANS NOT DOCILE
Crisis Now is Hunger and it is Uncertain
How it Will Be Met
MEN WILL TURN BRIGANDS IF NOT PAID
Officers and Men on Scant Allowance Whioh
Will Not Last Long ,
NOTHING TO EXIST UPON BUT CHARITY
Yellow Journals in Havana Discover a Tor
ture Chamber ,
GOVERNOR'S ' HOUSE CENTER OF CURIOSITY
Mnjur ticnernl Lndliiw Inane * Order
I'orblddliiK Immoral DIIIICCN nml
Circulation of Olmcenc
Literature.
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HAVANA ) Jan. 4. ( New York World
Cablcgtam Special Telegram. ) The news
paper , Uuconcontrado , falls to give tonight
thu detaIN It promised of a plot to blow
up the Maine , In which Judge Brcsmes was
alleged to bo the chief conspirator. The
story Is looked upon here with suspicion.
Although the crisis In the change of gov
ernment Is past , serious trouble threatens
soon It the armed Cubans are not paid
enough to return to agriculture. Now they
ore supported by charity. That Is nearly
Kone , for the rcsultw of reconcentratlon
drained U.
The officers and men on Marlanao Bay are
on scant allowance and expect thai to cease
cro long. When asked , "What then ? " Ihey
refused to answer at first , but when finally
persuaded to speak , said : "Wo will take to
the woods. "
Mimt lie Paid.
/ , . It Is estimated thai Iho army of 30,000
nrmed Cubans occupies armost every lown of
the Island. Nlnoly per cent ot these men
were formerly farmers. They need at least
$ f > 00 each to buy oxen , plows , other Imple
ments and food enough to last two months ,
until the first sweet potato crop. Well-in
formed Americans here think a smaller sum
would bo only enough to spend riotously and
not enough to equip the men for farming.
Though the Cuban leaders are much con
cerned the American authorities take a rose-
nlo view of Ihe sllualion. They have nol yel
tried marching American iroops Ihlrly mires
dally In Cuban rain and sun after Invisible
{ vbushwhackers. . They think they could clean
' out brigandage hero as easily as they sup
press the Indians , but they forget thai there
is no sinter In Cuba ; no hunger when Iho
' people , are at work. If the armed Cubans
nro nut enabled to return to work , It is
likely that the others will sympathize and
protect thim. If they are paid all expe-
thai the farmers themselves
. nenced.men agree
selves would
Tortnrc Chamber DUcovored.
' - HAVANA , Jau. 4. TLe afternoon papers
fiSort thnt-1 torture and execution chaibber-
* of the Spanish
, Jiad been found at the residence
ish military governor adjoining the palace
The papers declared that there the Spanish
officials questioned and murdered political
prisoners. _ ,
According to their accounts the floor of
the chamber was covered with dried blood
and Its walls were Indented with machete
Btrokes. An excited crowd soon gathered
outsldo the house , which was last occupied
by General Parrado. The reported torture
chamber Is a room about eight feet square ,
Just off the dining room. As a matter of
fact. It was probably used as a pantry. In
the wall thcro Is a dlrly Iron bar , evldenlly
used to hang meat , and a plcre of discolored
rope Is suspended from U. It Is Inconceiv
able that General Parrado practiced torture
next to his dining room.
Major General Ludlow has Issued an order
forbidding "Immoral dances" In the theaters
and the circulation of Indecent literature.
Ho has dismissed all the clerks In the offlco
of the secretary general to the , late autono
mist government with the exception of
Senor Banj. Stlmpson.
SHIP CATANIA IN DISTRESS
Could Not He Taken In Tow of
Mvimlm on Account of Heavy Sea
Fate 1 * Unknown Yet.
LONDON , Jan. 4. The Atlantic Transporl
company's steamer Mesaba. Captain Layland ,
ifrom N.OW York , has arrived here with df-
italls of the meeting wlJh the American
Btcamor Catania.
Ciptaln Layland says he mot the Catania
December 29. Its funnel had been washed
nvvay. It asked to bo taken In tow and the
Mesaba agreed to do so If possible , but
failed on account of the heavy seas which
ivoro running. The Catania then signalled ,
"Don't abandon me , " and the Mesaba an-
awercd thai it would nol. Then Ihe
Mesaba asked the Catania's people If they
would not abandon the stilp , but they re
fused to do so. The Mesaba stood by the
.Catania all night long and the latter did
not fire any signals of distress. But at day
light Itvas Invisible. After searching for
the missing vessel until 9 o'clock of the
morning of the 30th the Mesaba proceeded
for London , having stood by for twenty-two
hours.
comnCLUII issius MAMI-USTO.
Expnnxloii llrliiK * Up Important Ques
tion of Commercial Intercourse.
LONDON , Jan. 4. The executive commit
tee of the Cobden club has Issued a mani
festo signed by Baron Farrar , pointing out
that the policy of territorial expansion on
the part of all the great powers raises the
question of free commercial Intercourse in
a now and extremely Important form and
renders It desirable thai the club should re
consider Its former attitude of reticence with
regard to foreign affairs. The manifesto
eajs :
"Tho world Is gradually recognizing that
this question cannot bo finally settled by
any nation as a purely domestic matter. "
In the opinion of the committee "some un-
derHtaudlug regarding commercial policy
must precede any satisfactory results from
the disarmament proposals.of the czar , " and
they conclude the manifesto with this decla
ration : "In our judgment the club ( hould
hereafter make more comprehensive endeavors
I I
deavors to shape Great Britain's foreign
policy so as to secure the adhesion o : other
nations to the 'open door * policy , especially
in tbo derelict countries , now passing Into
the hands of strong , civilized powers. "
Spiilit'n I < 'lontliiK Debt.
MADRID , Jan. 4. The Official Gazette an
nounces tliat on January 1 Spain's floating
debt amounted to .r.S4,810,595 pesetas , an In
crease of 11,812,095 pesetas over the figures
at January 1 of last > ear.
< ' ( I > | I'N" Free Pen CMUien TrouWr. .
PARIS. Jan. 4. A civil court has mulcted
( ho Corntesso do Martel , the well
writer over the nom do plume of "Gyp , " In
1,000 francs damages and costs for publish
ing In a recent book a libel against Senator
Trarleux , the former minister of justice.
BANISHMENTJS A FAILURE
lleport on Condition of Siberian
May Lead tn AliotlHlimcnt
of < 4Ntein.
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LONDON , Jan. 4. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) 1 ho Dally
Moll's St. Petersburg dispatch says : Privy
Councellor Salomon , chief of Imperial prls-
oni administration , returned to St. Peters
burg from a five months' tour of inspection
through the prisons and colonies of exiles
In Siberia , His report will bo presented to
the czar this week. Salomon reports that In
company with four officials and a physician
they Journeyed first to west Siberia , where
they Inspected the colonies of those ban
ished by order of the government.
Ho concludes thai administrative banish
ment Is useless and undesirable as a means
of punishment because It brings with It com
plete moral degradation of the bantahed. It
may bo expected tliat Russia will abandon
the old system of banishment as a result of
this reporl.
Salomon found the prisons of western
Siberia in generally good condition. In cast
Siberia and Saghallen the overcrowded ,
filthy hospitals were like pigsties. He also
found thai Ihe prisoners were cruelly
treated. Twenty-eight million roubles pro
vided by the government for Saghallen Is
squandered or appropriated by dishonest
officials.
Ill VINO'S AUU IICQINS TO TELL.
Will f.Ue Up Dntlen an Actor-Man-
nKcr Owlnic to Poor Health.
LONDON , Jan. 4. The future of the foro-
mosl actor and play house In England Is
the leading subject talked about now and
has been since Sir Henry Irvlng's Illness at
Glasgow cut short his tour and compelled
him to take a winter's rest and to abandon
his season at the Lyceum theater , which Is
now occupied by the Carl Rosa Opera com
pany and which Is singing to a "corporal's
suard. "
There are rumors that Irving may retire
from the stage and sell the house. A number
of papers loday report that George Edwards
will acquire the Lyceum and establish a
brilliant comedy company.
A representative of the Associated Press
has been Informed from the best source that
Irvlng's plans are not to retire from the
stage , but to abandon his career as on actor-
iranager. When the suggestions were mace
he promptly acquiesced In them and soon
after approached Charles Frohman with a
proposal to take the Lyceum , stipulating
that he should himself continue to play
there , but for shorter seasons. He also sug
gested an American tour under Mr. Froh-
man's management. Mr. Frohman , while
thanking Sir Henry for the compliment , felt
compelled to decline the proposal. The Ly
ceum seems to bo a white elephant.
Sir Henry Is passing the winter at Bourne
mouth , on the south coast , and Is steadily
Improving. Ho will starl on his provincial
lour at Easter and go to the United States
In the autumn to revlvo some of his most
fan ; ous successes.
TO INSTALL VICEIIOY TOMORROW.
llrllllnnt Function * Are to Surround
-the Event.
; ji nr -Ttonrew Viceroy "of
India , Baron Curzon of Kedleston , and Lady
Curzoa expressed keen pleasure at the en
thusiasm of the receptions they have met
wlthTnt Bombay and at Calcutta. The state
dlnm < onlght was a formal affair , only the
lilgh uificlals being present. Lady Curzon's
beauty , grace and geniality are the theme
of general admiration. Her popularity is
assured.
Lord and Lady Curzon are now the guests
of the earl of Elgin , the retiring viceroy ot
India , and Lady Elgin.
Lord Curzon's assumption of the viceroyalty -
royalty on Friday will bo surrounded by
brilliant functions. He will be conducted
from the throne room to the historic council
chamber and the usual guards of honor and
all the civil and military authorities will
atlcnd In full dress. The number of native
princes , with brilliant retinue , attending the
functions Is quite unprecedented.
Numerous addresses of welcome will be
presented next week , when Lord Curzon
will also receive the ruling chiefs.
Lord Curzon's recent speeches have greatly
pleased India , which Is regarded as a happy
augury for a successful career here.
Commute Conrt-Mnrtlal Sentence * .
PARIS , Jan. 4. In accordance with a new
year custom. President Faure has issued
pardons , or reductions of sentence , to a num
ber of persons condemned by court-martial.
Six hundred and fortysevenwill receive
the benefit of the presidential prerogative.
Freak Trnreler Meet * Accident.
LONDON , Jan. 4. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says : An Amer
ican named Boynton.-who Is trying to travel
around the earth without money , met with a
terrible fall Into a chasm while entering
France by night through the Pyrenees. He
was seriously injured.
To Re Rained to Rank of Emhnmy.
LONDON , Jan. 4. A special dispatch
from Vienna says Count Golucbowskl , the
<
Austrian-Hungarian minister of foreign af
fairs , will shortly ask for a credll In order
to elevate the Austro-Hungarlan legation at
Washington to tbo rank of an embassy.
Made Meinhern of TinnK-H-Yamcn.
PEKIN , Jan , 4. An Imperial edict bas
been Istued appointing all viceroys and gov
ernors ot provinces members ex-officlo of
Iho lsung-ll-yamcn. This arrangement will
make dealings with the Chinese government
much more difficult.
Six Thousand Weaver * Strike.
BCRLIN , Jan. 4. The strlko In the Rhen
ish velvet district Is spreading to Crcfcld.
Tbo weavers In eight factories have struck
in Eupen. Belgians from Vcrvlrs are re
placing the strikers. About 0,000 men are
affected.
IRELAND DENIES THE REPORT
Su > He Will Go to the Peace Con-
vre If President McKliiley
Appoint * Him.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 4. Archbishop Ireland
today positively denied the report sent from
Rome to the London Dally Mall , thai the
pope would not allow him to accept the ap.
polntment to the St. Petersburg peace con *
ference because the Vatican was not to be
represented theie ,
"In the first place , " he said , "I have
not been appointed by the president to go
to St. Petersburg. Secondly , If I bad been
appointed , it Is absurd to suppose the Holy
Father would say a word about It. "
Stranded Sailor * Sent Home.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. The steamer Maas-
dam of the Holland-American line , which
arrived 'today from Rotterdam , brought as
passengers ten American sailors , who were
sent by the United States consul at Rotter
dam , Mr. Llstoe. They were tbo captain
and crew of the coal-carrying schooner Bers-
man White and the captain and crew of the
coal-carry Ing-schooner-barge Gulnnebaugb ,
picked up at eea by an English sailing v 3
Bel and taken to Rotterdam ,
BITTERNESS AT SANTIAGO
Cuban Residents Are in a Condition Border
ing on Revolt.
DISPOSAL OF CUSTOMS MONEY THE CAUSE
Order tn CcntrnlUc llccclptd nt Hit-
tnnn Will Menu the UNchnrKc o (
Many Employe * ( ieiicrnl Wood
Will Olllclnlly Protest.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Jan. 4. Meetings
were held at all the political clubs last night
and e\en the moat conservatho people , those
favoring the annexation of Cuba to the
United States , were astounded nt the orders
from Havana for the centralization of the
customs money there.
The last forty-eight hours have com
pletely altered the situation here. The prov
ince bad gradually settled down and was
contented with the orders of things prevail
ing , recognizing the benefits conferred. Now
there la a complete change and there Is no
exaggeration in saying that the situation Is
critical , that a spark will sot up a blaze
which would plunge the province Into Insur
rection. It Is generally admitted that If
1,000 men were suddenly discharged from the
public works , such action would piobably
cause a revolt which it would bo hard to
quell.
Major General1 John U. Brooke , the gov
ernor general of Cuba , Is apparently Ignoring
General Leonard Wood In command here , and
Is cabling direct to his subordinates. Ho has
ordered the acting collector of customs to
bank no money and the commanding general
of the province has ordered his ofllcers to
close several minor offices , Including
Bayamo , practically shutting off the mall of
the regiments there. Dr. Castillo v.lll ac-
ompany General Wood to Washington , rep
resenting the British interests In Santiago ,
to lay these matters before the president.
General Wood's work hero Is now more thor
oughly appreciated by the Cubans.
OPPOSES COLONIAL SYSTEM
Ilryan Sny * that Forcible .Annexation
In Nothing Lrnn Than Criminal
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Jan. 4. W. J. Bryan
arrived In Springfield at 4 o'clock this after
noon. He will leave for Jacksonville , 111. ,
tomorrow and will go to Cincinnati Friday.
At 8 o'clock he addressed an Immense audi
ence In Central Muelc hall , being Introduced
by Congressman-elect Benjamin F. Caldwell
of this district. Touching the question or
annexation , Mr. Bryan said :
"The party lhal was willing to oppose the
gold standard because It was wrong ought
to be great enough to oppose an English
colonial system because It Is wrong. It la
astonishing that any man living In this ago
of the world , living In the United States ,
should uphold the doctrines of securing land
by conquest. Jefferson was against It long
years ago. Blalne was against It in 1SOO.
And a year ago last December the president
of the United States sent a message to con
gress , and In that message ho said :
" "I speak not of forcible annexation , be
cause that Is not to bo thought of ; under
ourcodeof _ _ _ morally.thftyyouM be TcrlmlnaV
aggression. ' My frlcndsT there Is a great
moral question Involved , declared so by your
president ; a cede of morality Is tn question ,
and according to ' 'that code , forcible an.
nexatlon is criminal aggression.
"I say , give independence to the people
of Cuba , not because we promised It to
them , but because they fought for It and
have a right to It whether we promised U
or not. Why cannot wo apply the same
principle to the Philippines ? Why should
we purchase a little of the Philippines from
Spain ? We declared thai Spain did nol have
any title to Cuba. When I buy the Philip
pines I wanl to deal directly wllh Ihem , and
I want to pay more than $2.50 apiece for
Ihem. "
PRISONER OF FOLDING BED
Woman llclleved to Hnvp Ilecn Killed
Iiy Her Paramour , Who In
Under Arrrnt.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Jan. 4. Develop
ments since the finding of the body of Mrs.
Lucretla Kent at her homo Sunday night
have led to the belief that the woman was
murdered , and John Fuchs , said to have
been her paramour , Is locked up In jail ,
pending an Investigation by the officers.
Mrs. Kent's body was found last Saturday
night al her home In the fashionable resi
dence district of Springfield. The woman's
right hand had been caught beneath the
springs of a folding bed and there she had
been held a prisoner until she starved to
death. An examination of Ihe body resulted
In Ihe finding of marks on the throat to In
dicate Mrs. Kent had been choked. Other
bruises were also found. II is tlio theory of
the police thai Fuchs and the woman quar
reled ; lhal the man struck her ; thai the
folding bed was pulled down In the scuffling
and pinioned the woman's arm ; thai In rage
Fuchs lefl the house without releasing her ,
and that she slowly dlel from hunger.
Fucbs and Mrs. Kent are said to have quar
reled frequently.
BARS RUN ON TRANSPORTS
Exorliltniit Price * for Liquor Clinrned
Soldlcm and front * Alleged to
lie in Pritate PockctH.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Jan. 4. Two months
ago Hugh McClalr , steward on the trans
port Roumanian , was discharged by the
ship's quartermaster. McClalr said It was
because he demanded of the quartermasler
his share of profits made from the ship's
store room. Slnco McClalr's story became
public , Depot Quartermaster Bcillnger and
Depot Commissary Ruthers have been mak
ing an Investigation. What they found
has been embodied In an official report which
went to Washington last nlgut.
It Is stated thai Quartermaster Wrlgley
of the Roumanian and the quartermasters
In charge of the Manitoba have been recom
mended discharged from the service. The
ealo of liquors at one time must have come
close to the verge of a scandal. Nearly
everyone of the transport * was running a
bar and selling considerable liquor to the
soldiers. The charge was made that exor
bitant prices were charged on some of the
transportH and big profits were made for
the stewards or somebody.
ENGINE PLUNGES INTO RIVER
Mlmourl Pnelllc Train Strike * a
Ilonlder and TITO of the
Crew Are Killed.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 4. A special to the Post-
Dispatch from Jefferson City , Mo. , sayg ;
The Missouri Pacific passenger train from
Omaha and Kansas City to St. Louts was
derailed about ono mile west of Jefferson
City at 3:30 : a. m. Engineer Charles Claw-
son of Washington , Mo , and Fireman Zoll
of Sedalla were killed. They Jumped u the
englno truck a Loulder on the track , but
the machine rolled over onto them and Into
the Missouri river. All the cari , with the
exception of the rear Pullman , left the rails
away from the river and ran Into the bluff.
It Is due to this fact thai no lives among
Iho ninety passengers aboard were lost.
Traffic was delayed for several hours.
CAUSES DAUGHTER'S DEATH
Confexxlon of n I ) > Inn Rlrl Impllcntcn
a 3llnniirl rnrmor In Her
Murder.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Jan. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) George Vance , a Clearmont grain
dealer. Is In the Nodaway county Jail
charged with murder. Vance's second wlfo
died Iwo years ago and slnco then hit
daughter , Gertrude , aged 18 , has b'en keep
ing house for him and her two half-
brothers. Sunday the girl became violently
111 and later confessed that her father was
the author of her ruin. She said he had as
saulted her under threal ot killing her and
that ho had told her if she spoke of the oc
currence ho would cut her throat. The
phjslclan who heard the confession caused
Vance's arrest on a charge of murder after
the girl's death. To" prevent a lynching
Vance was hustled out of town and kept
concealed until today , when he was lodged
In the Nodaway county Jail.
Vance has aluojs been regarded as a good
citizen and has been doing a good business.
Ills daughter , who was prctly and attrac-
Uvo , was received In the. best homes and
no suspicion of misconduct had ever rested
on her. Vance Is Intelligent and dresses
well. Ho declines to say anything to any
body about the affair.
COMBINE IN TELEPHONES
Cleveland Company Almnrhn Kntlre
Line * of MIclilRiin llell Tele
phone Company.
CLEVELAND , O. , Jan. 4. A local paper
sasOnp of the biggest Jolephono deals In
the hlitory of the business Is about to take
place. Papers were executed today for the
transfer of a largo Interest In the stock of
the Michigan Telephonecompany and plac
ing the management , 03 soon as , documents
are finally passed , under theconlrol of the
Cleveland Telephone company.
The Michigan company operates exclu
sively under the American Boll telephone's
license In Michigan with 10,000 , subscribers
and 10,000 miles of long distance wires. Trie
capital stock of the cojnpany Is $2,500,000.
No material change will be made , It Is said ,
in the Michigan management except that
the executive boanl will be added to the
Michigan board of managers. The Ameri
can Bell Telephone company and the West
ern Union Telegraph company are large
stockholders. Marshall Field of Chicago
also holds a largo Interest.
' 'The new arrangement places under the
Cleveland management the largest number
of subscribers in the United States , " said
J. P. McKlnsley , general manager of tno
Cleveland Telephone company , loday. "There
are In all f.0,000 subscribers and 30,000 miles
of toll line. The added developmcnl of ihls
combined territory cannot be/less than 15-
000 subscribers In 1899 , comprising the states
of North Dakota , South Dakota , Minnesota ,
Michigan , Arkansas nnd Texas. It would
not be sui prising If the copper district In
northern Michigan were talking with Bos
ton before the eloso of the year. "
SJJ.SP.EC.TS
Three Men Under Surveillance In
Adam * Polaoiiliiir Cnne ArreM *
May l'nllonSoon. .
NEW YORK , Jan. 4. The pollco have
three men under survelirance In connection
with the Adams-Cornish poisoning and
would have arrested one or all of them had
It not been for the fact that none of Iheso
suspects has a light beard. Miss Miller , the
saleswoman who sold the match holder In
Newark , is positive that the purchaser had
a light beard. It Is said that should the
pollco discover lhal any of Iho suspects
purchased a false beard an arrest would Im
mediately folFow and that the police would
then bellevo thai they had a good chance
lo secure Iho conviction of Mrs. Adams'
murderer.
Prof. Wltthaus , who has been anal } zing
the contents of the bottle out of which
Mrs. Adams drank , today made his reporl
to Iho district attorney. Prof. Wltlhaus
says definitely that Ihe poison In the bottle
sent to Cornish was cyanide of mercury and
that ha believes the sender of the poison
must have been either a chemist or ono
with an Intimate knowledge of chemicals.
Prof. Wltthaus also says that the bottle con
taining the poison was not a brome seltzer
botllo , though a label taken from a regutar
brome seltzer bottle had been pasted over
this bottlo.
All Ihe suspects are said to bo men who
had grudges against Cornish.
MRS , CILLER JOINS HUSBAND
CredltorH tn KniiMn * Lonlng Faith In
Cuttle PliiiiKcr' * Offer * of
Compromise.
ABILENE , Kan. , Jan. 4. Mrs. Grant Gll-
lett , with her infant son and her brother ,
left here on the night train , to join her
husband , the former cattle plunger , DOW
supposed to be in Mexico. She took much
baggage and her Arrangements Indicated a
long stay. Gillett has written home fre
quently and It is said he bas met relatives
In Okalahoma within a week , after which
he went back to Mexico. It Is uot believed
hero that he has offered any compromise
with creditors.
Some of his notes given for life insurance
have gone to protest.
HE IS "PUT OUT" FOR GOOD
GcorKe T > ler Killed lu an Impromptu
Prize FlKht tilth Theme *
Toley.
NEW YORK , Jan. 4. George Tyler , a
young man of 21 years , was killed in an im
promptu prize fight tonight In Jersey City
by Thcmas Foley , a young man about 23
years old. The two had ono unsatisfactory
sparring bout a fovv days ago and decided
lo sotllo It tonight. In the first round both
men tecelved a good deal of punishment ,
but toward the close I'oley landed a right
swing on the point of Tyler's Jaw. Tyler
dropped and after being counted out was
taken to a hospital , where he was pro
nounced dead. His neck was broken.
Marine * to ( iiirrlnon Giinm.
BOSTON , Jan. 4. Lieutenant Colonel Per-
olval C. Pope , U. S M. C. , marine com
mander of tin- Charleston navy yard , lias
been ordered to hold himself In readiness
to proceed to Guam Island , In the Pacific
ocean , to command the land naval forces
at that new station. First Lieutenant
Charles C. Long , U. S. M C. , also of this
yard , will also accompany him.
Cnltlii S. Ilrlce'N IXnte.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Although the value
of the late Calvin S. Urice's personal property -
erty In New York is fixed at only $600,000 In
petition for letters of administration on file
at < the surrogate's office It Is probable that
his whole estate , when formally taken into
account will amount to about J7.000.000.
Carter Heeovern from Crip.
HELENA. Mont. , Jan. 4. Senator T. H.
Carter , having recovered from an attack of
grip , left for Washington tonight.
TnpiTtf IIP > PIIPO OIMI i TP
IRtATY REACHES SENATE
Foreign Relations Oomniittea May Hake
Proceedings Public Friday ,
PRESIDENT MAKES NO SUGGESTIONS
Mcmotlal neolatl n * on Morrlll'H
Dentil Are Adopted nml .Semite
Adjourn * After n fourteen
Mliiuto Semilon.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The first session
of the senate after the holiday recess occu
pied only fourtte-i minutes , although In th.it
brief tlmo two open sessions and one ex
ecutive session 'Were held. The galleries
were lilted with spectators before the senate
convened , the general expectation being that
the peace treaty would be presented. The
senatorial members of the peace commission
appeared on the lloor and were given a
heart/ greeting by their colleagues. In the
absence of the vice president Mr. Fryo of
Maine , the president pro tern , called the
senate to order. \
Scarcely had the clerk begun to read the
journal of the last sccslon when Mr. Davis
no\cd that the further reading bo dispensed
with. The motion prevailed.
Mr. Frye , who was lu the chair , imme-
illitely recognized Major Pruden , assistant
secretary to the president , who presented a
message from the president. The message
contained the treaty of Paris. On motion of
Mr. Davis the senate then wont into execu
tive session In order that the treaty might
be referred to the committee on foreign re
lations. In a few minutes the senate con
vened in open session and Mr. Allison an
nounced the death of Senator Morrlll. The
usual resolutions were adopted and as a
mark of respect the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
The treaty of peace was not read In execu
tive session , but the president's message
accompan > lng It was. This was a simple
letter of transmlttal without any word of
recommendation or suggestion , and was only
a few lines In length.
Senator Davis entered a motion today
to make the treaty and the proceed
ings of the commission public , but
upon the suggestion of Senator Allison
he withdrew that motion for the purpose of
allowing the committee to act upon It. A
meeting of the committee on foreign rela
tions has been called for Friday , and It Is
probable that the committee will then bring
In a resolution for the publication of both
the treaty and the proceedings.
The presentation of the peace treaty today
aroused considerable discussion among sen
ntors as to Its probable ratification , and the
Impression to be gained from what senators
eay is that the treaty 111 no doubt be rati
fied.
fied.Senator
Senator Gray , a member of the commis
sion , has been discussing the subject with
democratic senators who were averse to ac
quisition of the Philippines end opposed
some other features of the treaty. He told
them that amendments to the treaty would
seriously complicate matters and that there
was nothing now to do but to accept the
treaty as It stood. Senator Gray will no
doubt make a speech from a standpoint of
a man who was In the first place opposed to
the acquirement of territory distant from
the United States , but showing that the war
TeTt con ltIonB-where"th'l'1 rVspoMlMltty
not to be avoided. It is understood that
Senator Hoar and Senator Caffery win make
extended speeches In opposition to the
treaty.
HOUSE MAKES LAWS FOR ALASKA.
mil to Provide Code of Criminal Pro
cedure 1 * DlHCIlHNed.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The house spent
today considering the bill to define and pun-
Ifch crimes in Alaska and provide a code of
criminal procedure for the territory. Sixty-
seven pages were completed today and the
bill was made a continuing order until dis
posed of , not , however , ito Interfere with ap
propriation bills or other special orders.
The house adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Senator Morrlll.
There were less than 100 members on. the
floor when the house met. The attendance
In tbo galleries was large. Mr. Simpson ,
populist of Kansas , and Mr. Lewis , dem
ocrat of Washington , appeared in their
places for the first time this session and at
tracted considerable attention.
Under a special rule adopted before the re
cces the house took up tbo consideration of
the bill to define and punish crimes In the
District of Alaska , and provide a code of
criminal procedure for the district.
The bill was prepared by the commission
appointed to codify the criminal and penal
laws of the United States. Mr. Moody , re
publican of Massachusetts , said that as the
bill proposed a code for the government de
pendency of the United States It might be
well to consider whether we were able to
deal Intelligently with dependencies gener
ally. Ho then launched a bitter attack upon
that section of the bill which repealed all
existing laws relating to the sale of liquor
In the District of Alaska and made it only
unlawful to sell liquor to Indians. This was
a monstrous proposition , he declared. Vir
tually It meant free rum In Alaska the sale
of liquor without license , without regulation
and without restriction of any kind. Such
a proposition was without parallel. U
meant a relapse Into barbarism. While Mr.
Moody was In the midst of the provision In
the bill against which he was directing his
assaults , Mr. Warner , republican of Illinois ,
In charge of the measure , created a laugh
at Mr. Moody's expense by telling him the
section to which he took exception was to
bo amended. The bill as printed was In pro
clsely the form In which It came from the
committee. The committee , ho thought ,
would meet all objections.
An amendment was adopted giving a jury
In n. case where a verdict of guilty of mur
der in the first degree was returned discre
tionary power to Inflict capital punishment.
When the section -was readied prohibiting
the sale or gift of Intoxicating liquors to In
dians. Mr. Moody offered an amendment con
tinuing the existing law , which prohibits the
Importation of liquor except for medicinal ,
mechanical and like purposes. Mr. Tongue ,
republican of Oregon , said It was utterly im
possible to enforce the present law. The In
habitants of this district will pot uphold
officers of the law and liquor Is openly sold
before them.
general minor amendments were adopted.
SIxty-soven of the 232 pages of the bill were
disposed of.
The speaker then laid before the house the
memorial resolutions adopted by the'senate
out of respect to the lite Senator Morrlll. As
a further mark of respect , tbo bouse then ,
at 4:25 : p. m. , adjourned.
nettirn of Cltlnme to Hawaii.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Assistant Secre
tary Howell of the Treasury department has
under consideration the cases of several
Chinese laborers and others seeking admla-
slon to Hawaii. Under tbo Hawaiian laws
they were allowed to visit their native coun
try and return. When the exclusion laws of
the Untied States with respect to Chinese
were applied to Hawaii the question of the
Blatus of those who had left the Islands
waa Immediately presented , the treasury in.
specter , Mr. Drown , holding that they were
debarred. The Hawaiian supreme court ,
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Oinnlin eterdn > i
llonr. Den. Hour. Oeir.
R n. m 1(1 ( 1 p. in 1
II n. in 1(1 ( 2 | i. in 1-
7 n. in II 'I it. m. . . . . II
8 n. m S 4 11. in II
l ii. in I ) n p. in til
1O n. m 1(1 It | i. in 12
It n. m It 7 p. in II
I'J m It S ] i. m 10
I ) ti. in II
however , has held that they were entitled
to land and the question hns been referred
to Attorney General Grlgga for an opinion.
About SOO Chinamen will be debarred If the
Inspector's decision is sustained.
DECORATION FOR VIFQUAIN
Allen Will Introduce n Hill I'rrmlt-
tliiKr the Colonel to Aeecpt
n Clilnent * Rift.
WASHINGTON , Jan. i. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen will Introduce a bill
tomorrow permitting Colonel Victor Vlf-
qualn of the Third Nebraska to accept the
decoration of the order of the Double
Diagon from the Chinese empire.
Congressman Mercer rccehcd Information
today from Assistant Postmaster General
Merrill that his plea In behalf of J. H. Ncff ,
publisher of Uio South Omaha Stock
Journal , which Journal has been shut out
of the malls under the newspaper clause ,
had been accepted and that the newspaper
would be accepted as before the order shut
ting It out. Ncff , who has been In the city
for several days In behalf of his publica
tion , left for borne today.
Representative Mercer states that J. B.
Day will bo appointed postmaster al Brlggs ,
Neb. Mercer Is In receipt of a petition of a
number of leading business men of Oniahi
asking for the pardon of O. II. FltcK " iicJ
as guardian of ono Chapman eniiKti. ;
funds in his chargo. Ho was sentenced , to
one year In the penitentiary at Sioux l&j'sp
S. D. The pardon Is asljed that Fltth
cltlzocshlp may bo preserved and
count of his wife's serious Illness.
Dr. J. E. Summers , U. S. A. , lt.'j " > ! d , is
recovering from his sever * attack of la
grippe. *
The committee on > pul3llc buildings and
grounds will meet on Friday. Congressman
Mercer Is paying special attention to public
buildings for Nebraska and among the
measures which will probably be reported
ut this session are those providing for struc
tures at Plattsmouth , Kearney , Hastings ,
Norfolk and Blair.
Marlon T. Spooner of Minnesota was to
day appointed teacher at the Chejenne
Illter agency Indian school , South Dakota ,
at $ l > 00 a year. Also James D. Gander , Pine
Ridge , S. D. , carpenter , at the Shoshone ,
Wyo , school at J600.
Instructions directing the discharge of
Private Charles E. Longstreet , Company
M , Flfiy-first Iowa regiment , have been
confirmed.
FOH TUB ALASKA LIQUOIl EVIL.
Propone to
.11 n Ke It I'ny Heveiiue.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Representative
Tongue of Oregon has prepared an amend
ment to the bill for codification of tbo lc j-n
? -Alaska ' now iyeridtngMa. " Hro hoArt'Jtfig- } <
vldlng for 'the licensing of main business
concerns In the territory and espcclariy the
liquor business. Mr. Tongue says the Tread-
well mine does not pay anything In the
way of taxes to the support of the territo
rial lustltudons and that from the region
surrounding Junoati about $ G,000,000 In gold
Is produced annually and does not contribute
a cent to the government. The present
arrangement concerning liquor , ho declares ,
IB corrupting society. No officer can pros
ecute. those who sell liquor without being
ostracised by people In the territory and the
liquor that Is sold pays no revenue. It Is
Introduced In the territory by being shipped
in boud to Lake Bennett and smuggled back
Into Alaska. Such flquor as Is sold there
Is of the very worst kind , being adulterated ,
ho sij-s , to an extent unknown elsewhere.
Senator Perkins tried to have a similar
amendment Incorporated In the general
Alaskan bill which passed the senate last
year , but It was defeated.
SCHOOL SYSTEM KOH THI3 INDIANS.
Interior Department Connldem Terri
tory ProlileniN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. There was a con
ference at the Interior department today
over Indian Territory problems. Indian Inspector
specter J. G. Wright , who Is virtually gov
ernor of the territory , was present. H was
decided to establlih a complete school sys
tem In the territory. A superintendent of
schools for the territory will be appointed
and a. system of thorough educallon will be
gin soon. It was decided to disapprove tbo
resolution passed by the Cherokeea letting
aside $7IJOO from their tribal funds to cm-
ploy an attorney lo defend their Interests In
the suit brought against them in the court
of claims by the Doiaware tribe , which sues
for participation In tribal funds , eta
CAULK COMPAMKS WANT DAMAGI2S.
Some Neiv I.nvr Mn t lie Det liied to
Meet the Settlement.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Anolher disagree ,
able consequence of the late war has been
the presentation to the government of claims
of cable companies for damages sustained
through the suspension of their business
by tbo United States military and naval
forces. What the aggregate amount of
these claims will be cannot bo foretold.
The companies In each cose base their
claims on the number of days of interruption
to bustneco , estimating the loss each day by
the records for corresponding days In former
years. There Is no exact precedent for these
claims , and It is understood wo must make
some International law to meet the case.
CHOATU WILL TAKU HAY'S PLACH.
Head of American Ilnr Will Hecome
AniuitMudnr lo Knulaiul ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The announce
ment was made today on the highest au
thority that Hon. Joseph II. Choato of New
York would bo nominated ambassador to
Greal Britain. The nomination will not bo
sent to the senate for a few days , but those
near the president eay this delay does not
indicate any possibility of a Uiange In his
plans.
Com in H nil of ANlntlr Station.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Commodore Wat
son , In command at the Mare Isalnd navy
yard , has applied for the command of the
Asiatic station to succeed Admiral Dewey ,
when that officer shall give up his com
mand. That date will not be before the end
of the calendar year , for Admiral Dcwey
has resisted offers to relieve him. He will
retire from active service next December ,
providing the law Is not amended In his
Interest.
No Dontlm In Klitlit Da .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. For the eighth
consecutive day General Henry at San Juan
reported by cable to the department today
that there were no deaths among Ihc troops
garrisoning Porto Rico. Thla Is a most re
markable showing , Indicating that the camps
thcro are healthier than any city la the
wortJ.
THIRD HOUSE ACTIVE
Senatorial Lobbyists Are Now Very Much in
Evidence at Lincoln.
HUSTLING FOR VOTES FOR THEIR FRIEND3
Legislativn Honors for Lancaster County
Complicate tbo Situation.
PROSPECT FOR ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY
Time is Needed to Agree on the Slates for
Committees and Employes ,
RETRENCHMENT IS NOW THE WATCHWORD
UUiionltlnn on the 1'art of ( he Lawmaker -
maker * < l < op OfT fueled * Ap-
licniliiKOM u nil Conduct lliiNliick
In au Economical Way.
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LINCOLN , Jan. 1. ( Spertrj loRram. )
Tonight there Is a sccthl .Oniu-a of peoplii
at the hotel where the pMiC' palficadqu.irters
nro established , nml thui nt , ) . rlal lobbyists
nro trying to work .iraong.it the members.
This seems to lm\o little or no effect on the
situation , ami the only dierfgo that lias been
noticed \\lthln the weekjs the alight SHK-
King of one or two senatorial booms on
account of the ambitious of Lancaster county
to overload Itself with legislative honor *
and plupder. It Is beginning to be whispered
about JBat there was a method In the mad-
nevi of t'lT' p of the outside members when
, lly stj-leadlng places of both houses
' fwastcr county men. While both
and Talbot have appeared , like Barkis ,
"wlllln' , " the- result Is not BO pleasing
K6 the Lancaster county senatorial candl-
dates.
The prospects now are that both housei
ill adjourn tomorrow evening and open th
session again Monday morning. This will bate
to enable the committee slate-makers to
complete their work. It Is now certain that
the makeup of the committees will not be
ready In either house before Monday , and
after the messages of the outgoing and In.
coming governors tomorrow afternoon th
legislators will find themselves at a stand-
still. Hence , the adjournment over to Mon.
day can hardly be avoided.
Captain . H. Ashby of Gage county , who
Is contesting the scat of W. n. Chlttcnden ,
Is here , and expects his case to bo acted on
Monday , as soon as thuro Is a committee
appointed to refer It to. Ho construes the
constitution to mean that a member of the
legislature cannot succeed himself for a sec.
end term. The case la not regarded seriously
either by republicans or fuslonlsts.
Ul > the Committee * .
So far as the routine work of the leglsla-
ture was concerned today's session wab fea
tureless and the adjournment was taken at
noon In order that the standing committees
might be arranged. In this work the senators -
tors employed the entire afternoon.
The home members had
n
and not the least In Importance was the
meeting of the committee on employes.
This was composed of Pollard of Cass ,
Burn ; * of Lancaster , Chlttcnden of Gage ,
Wllcox of Lincoln and Olmstead of Douglas.
Speaker Clark also met with the commit
tee and It is understood that the afternoon
was spent In deciding how the usual list of
emplojes could be pared down so as to do
the business of the session In uu economical
way. The committee did not agree upon
any report , except one authorizing the
speaker to appoint gome employes that are
absolutely necessary tomorrow and it la
learned that at the wlndup of the meeting
It was decided to call a caucus of the re
publican members of the house for tomor
row night to decide on the exact number
and the appointment of the employes. The
members of the committee were unanimous
In the opinion that the list should bo much.
smaller than ever before.
The senate members are also favoring the
reduction of expenses along all safe llnca
and while two or thrco apparently useless
places have already been filled it has been
because of the fact that these places -were
created by former sessions and were filled
this time before the senators were thor
oughly Informed on the duties of the em
ploye force. In this matter of economy in
regard to working force the senators are
not unanimous , but the majority of the re
publican members favor a considerable re
duction.
linrk Number Printing- .
The printing and blanks furnished th
bouso are not up to the usual standard and
some of it will have to bo done ever again
For instance. In the houio roris or llats from
which the rolls are called the names are no !
strictly in alphabetical order , while many
of the names are mlsspoircd.
Another thing that U causing comment
is the distribution of a job lot of blue books
that baa been turned over to the session
and charged up as part of the legislative
expense. During the morning each of the
members had been supplied with the "bluo
books" or legislative manuals. Some of
these were the old 1893 edition of the Erlo
Johnson publication with an 1897 label
pasted over the cover to conceal the original
date. Others purported to be a manual for
" 1899 , " being made up from the old plates.
with eomo added pages to cover the atntls-
tics and election returns for recent years.
Pollard of Cass , having been furnished with
one of the 1899 manuals , called the atten
tion of the house to the matter. Ho wanted
to know why there had been so much haste
In preparing and printing a manual for thla
legislature , containing rules of procedure ,
before the lcgl laturo had got around to
adopt rules. Ho intimated that It wan not
only unseemly haste In furnishing printing
at the oxpenro of the state , but It was also
an attempt to foist a set of rules upon the
house.
The chair explained that these books were
furqlshcd by the secretary of state and that
by resolution adopted yesterday the ruled
printed therein would bo the rules of the
house until others were adopted. Thin
seemed to bo satisfactory and Mr. Potlard
subsided for the present.
At the office of the secretary of state
It Is learned that the office had on haml
about eighty of the old 1893-97 manual pre
pared by Johnson , which had cost the stata
90 cents a piece. In order to have blue
books for all the members the secretary had
ordered 100 new ones from Johnson ami
these came with nome new matter Injected ,
Including a lint of the members of the pres
ent session. The rules , however , are those
adopted by the session of 1893. With this
variety of manuals on hand there Is already
talk among the members that before the end
of the session a book will have to be pro
vided that to arranged In aomo order and
Is up to date , both In tbo matter of ruin
and statistics.
Flmt Political Tilt.
The first political tilt of the session cam *
when Prince of Hall moved that a com
mittee on deficiency approorlatlona ba