THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED TUXE ] 0 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOltNTNV , JANUARY 24 , 18 J-TWKLArK ) PAGES. SINGLE COPY TLVE CENTS.
SAVY IN THE SENATE
Department Fiercely Attacked for Policy of
Favoritism.
QUESTION OF PROMOTIONS OF ADMIRALS
Kelative Merits of Bchley and Sampson
Precipitates Verbal Battle.
CONTROVERSY MAY BECOME UNSAVORY
Champions of Echley Declare They Will Be
Glad of Investigation.
SENATE DESIRES POSSESSION OF FACTS
Tight IM Ilroimhl On In HieetilUe
Hcnnlnn CnlllnK fen ( ho HiiemiieiiU
Mil oil In ic the HenHoim 'or Tnk-
itiK Action on Atlt niiucuient.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The entire ex
ecutive session of the senate today was
elcvitcd wholly to the discussion of the pro
motion of Admirals Sampson and Schlcy and
other naval officers engaged In the Santiago
campilgn , over the heads of officers who
VMTO their superiors lu rank. The contro-
vrsy was then postponed for twenty days
after a vote had been token to call for
the records of the Navy department bearing
upon the conduct of all affected by the ad
vancement.
The discussion arose over the resolution
of which Senator Butler was the author
cilllng for these documents. As originally
offered. It asked for the reasons for the
advancement , but the resolution was modi-
fled so as to request the record only. The
.flrst vote was on a motion made by Senator
'llalo to lay the resolution on the table and
< l on this the aye * and nays were taken , re
sulting , ayes , 27 ; nays , 35. The resolution
iwas then allowed to pass without further
division.
For three houri previous to this , how
ever , the Benato had been engaged In a
\eiy animated verbal battle , which Involved
many Intricacies and was participated In
ty a large number of senators. The main
contests wcio first over the general policy
of promoting these officers over others whc
were characterized "as deserving , though
l ss fortunate In that they were deprived
of su"h active participation In the war , "
and second as to the relative merits ol
Bampson and Schley.
Attnck on Nnvy Department.
Senators Wellington and Gorman , one c
republican and the other a democrat , united
In a fierce attack on the Navy dcpartmcnl
for favoring Sampson over Schley , while
Senators Lindsay , Pettlgrew. Perkins anc
Money attacked the whole system of promo
tion as "a species of favoritism , which was
BOI warranted by the facts. "
The method of the administration was de
fended by Messrs. Hale. Chandler ant
jxjdge ,
- . Senator Wellington wan. especially zealous
In his advocacy oflfie lelalroa'of Admlra
Bchley and In his presentation of reason !
why Admiral Sampson should not be pre
ferred over him and both he and his demo
erotic colleague , Mr. Gorman , made thi
statement that If the official papers wen
ordered they would demonstrate beyond i
possible question the fact that Sehley am
not Sampson fought the battle of Santiago
They contended that with Sampson tei
miles away he could not be accredited con
etructlvely with having command of thi
fleet on the memorable day when the Span
ish vessels wore sent to the bottom. Ol
the contrary , they held that Schley wai
on the ground ; ho was the senior office
and that he was engaged actively and mos
effectively In the conflict all the worli
knew , regardless of the favors at Wa-hlng
ton.
l.lndiiny Pralne * Watnon.
Senator Lindsay found much In the pro
motion of both Schley and Sampson eve
Commodore Watson to condemn. He tool
occasion to praise Watson as a man whi
undoubtedly would have mode a fine rccon
Jn the war If given the opportunity h <
ehould have had as a senior officer am
said that to deprive htm of his right fo
the ranlc because other men were presse <
to'the front and given the posts of hone
unfair and unworthy of i
nvaa In every way
Breat country.
Senator Perkins , Senator Platt of Con
uectlcut and Senator Pettlgrew also crltl
clsed the system ai one liable to result li
unfairness unlcsB very cautiously entere
upon , agreeing that at any rate the senat
ehould have the record before It that I
might decide for Itself as to the merits c
the men so signally favored , compared wit
those who had received none of the loavc
and fishes.
Senators Hole and Chandler , both mem
commission , defended th
tiers of the naval
action of the Navy department In glvln
preference to the men who took upon them
selves the brunt of the battle In Atlantl
waters and In preferring the man who wa
In command of the fleet.
Controversy May Be Vi avnry.
They deprecated the opening up of a con
Iroversy which Senator Chandler said rnlgh
lead to a condition which might prove a
unsavory as that which the War Invest !
gating commission had developed In con
ncctlon wllh tbo army beef contracts. Sen
utor Lodge Joined In deploring this pollc
nd owing to the fact that he had but re
ccntly , In the Interest of private researcl
made an exhaustive Investigation ho wa
enabled to throw much light upon the con
troversy In behalf of the contention the
" " the controversy should not be stirred.
"j , During the presentation of tbls side muc
was atd In upholding the claims of Samp
, *
Bon In preference to those of Schlcy an
the filemli of the latter officer were warne
that If they Insisted upon pressing the In
> estlgatton too closely some facts would t
.developed that would not be agreeable t
them.
Tbe charge was made that Schley ha
voluntarily left Santiago after reaching th
trlclntty of that port and after Cervera ba
entered the harbor and also tbo charg
that when tbe Spanish fleet had sailed on
through tbe narrow mouth of the cbanni
( Admiral ( then Commodore ) Schley ha
( made a reverse movement with tbo Brook
Jyn and gone In a direction opposite to the
taken by tbe Spanish squadron Instead c
toldly attacking tbe enemy in the begin
nlng. U waa asserted tb t these facl
were among those which tbo archives woul
revral ,
Defend
The friends of Admiral Schley declare
they had nothing to fear from having a
tbo facts known. Explaining his start 4
leave Santiago and his refusal to obey dc
partment orders before Sampson's arrlv ;
they said It WOK because he had been ur
ble to coal at sea. When they were aske
Jiow It had happened that he had be n abl
to coal thirty-ill hours afterward they re
piled that thli was duo to the fact that a
storm had given place to a calm.
Senators Lindsay and Pcttlgrow , who were
not speaking In favor of either Sampson
or Schley , made the point Uiat these de
velopments hod merely emphasized the rea
sons why the senate should be put Into pos
session of all the facts before * voting.
"I am not the champion of either of these
officer * , " said Mr. Pettlijrcw , "and If Schloy
ran away from the enemy or showed a dis
position to do so I want to know It. "
After the decision to send for the rec
ords wan arrived at there wni a general
understanding that the whole matter should
be postponed long enoiiRli to permit ac
tion b > both house * on the naval commis
sion bill providing that these promotions
' 'shall not Interfere with the promotion of
cPrs otherwise , entitled to promotion. "
The subsequent effort of the senate In
pen session to pass this bill was the rc-
ult of agreement.
During the de-bate the fact was brought
ut that Captain Hlgglnson of the Maisa-
husetts liad already been promoted to fill
plr. Schley's place as commodore and the
criticism was made that this promotion was
rregular , but Senator Hoar defended the
Minuttnu and he called attention to the
act that Mr. Schlcj hod been placed In
precisely similar predicament when he
w s made commander to succeed Com
mander Quarkcnbush , who was dismissed
nd afterward reinstated.
OPPOSITION TO EXPOSITION
troile , Cr < > fiic null Sutherland Arc on
the IliiMtle to Detent Mcreer'a
Ilemiliilloii.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Congressman Strode will tomorrow
mornlns explain to the ways and means
ommltteo of the house his reasons for an-
agonlzlng Mercer's resolution for the recog
nizing of the proposed Greater America Ex
position bill by the United States govern
ment. It had been Stark's Intention to file
n brief on the same * subject , but Strode ,
by reason of representing the second city
n the Htate. was given priority In making
he fight against another exposition In Ne
braska. Greene and Sutherland have been
active In filing protests with the committee
fern their constituencies , which , taken to-
; ether with Strode and Stark's bunch of
protests , make a voluminous showing.
But Mercer has not been Idle and It Is
confidently predicted that ho may throw
no light on the subject undreamed of by
his colleagues. Mercer has been receiving
otters and telegrams from wholesalers and
manufacturers throughout the state , so that
ho hearing may not be all one-sided. Sen
ator Thurston , who has charge of the mat
ter In the upper branch , IH waiting to see
what turn affairs will toke In the ways
and means committee before he moves In
the matter.
Wlnfred E. Metz of Falls City , Neb , a
private In the United States hospital corps ,
who Is home on a furlough , having been
stationed at McPhereon , Ga. , Is desirous of
going to the Philippines. Today Senator
Thurston asked for an order to this effect ,
which was at once made by Assistant Sec
retary of War Melklcjohn.
Senator Warren today presented the peti
tion of General C. F. Manderuon , asking for
the establishment of a military post at
Sheridan , Wjo. , which recites at length the
benefits that would result from such action.
General Mandcrson l.s hrc In ihe tnterest o <
a bill looking to the establishment of iuch
a post at Sheridan.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the
Omaha city council , January 17 , railing
upon Senator Thurston and Congresaman
Mercer to urge the authorities here to re
pair the sidewalk around the old public
building , Mr. Thurston had a conference
with Supervising Architect Taylor , whc
took the matter under advisement. Taj lot
held that as the Treasury department would
cease to have anything to do with the old
building upon the completion and occupa
tion of the new building , which was ex
pected to occur about March 1 , the mattci
would properly come before the department
which succeeded to the care of the build
ing under the net. He atreed , however
to do what he could to conform to the
wishes of the city council.
The comptroller of 1he currency has beer
Informed of the following changes In of-
clals of northwestern national banks :
Nebraska The First National bank ol
Lincoln , no vice president In place of R. C ,
Moore , The First National bank of Falls
City , J. H. Miles , vice president , In place ol
P. H. Jussvn ; P. H. Jussen , cashier , In place
of J. H. Miles. The First National bank ol
Orel , O. Palst , assistant cashier. The Carson
National bank of Auburn , J/L. Carson , vice
president , In place of J. L. Carson , Jr. The
City National bank of York. John R. Plor-
son , president. In place of E. E. Brown ; J
M. Chllds , cashier , In place of John R
Plerson.
Iowa The First National bank of Waterloo
lee , Charles O. Balllet , vice president. Tin
National bank of Davenport , no osslstanl
cashier In place of LouU Haussen , Jr. Th (
National bank of Osage , J. W. Annls , cash'
lor ; no assistant cashier In place of Alber
L. Brush. The First National bank of In-
dlanola. R. D. Samson , vice president. Thi
Mills County National bank of Glenwood , A
D.French _ _ , cashier , In place of A. C. Sabln
H. A. French , assistant cashier. In place o
A. D. Fronch. The National bank of Knox
vllle , K. H. Amosat , president. In place o
J. H. Auld.
The following privates of the Third Ne
brasku regiment have been ordered dls
charged : Gufitav Rosener. Company B ; Franl
W. Pierce , Company A ; William W. Wilton
Company C ; Ina r. Jones , Company F ,
An order was Issued today dlscontlnulni
the poatofllco at Illakcly , Madison county
Nebraska ; moll to Emcrlck.
Postmasters appointed :
Nebraska James C. Hudson , Llsco , Cheyenne
onno county , vice A. Johnson , resigned.
Iowa Joseph B Lamb , Chesterfield , Poll
county ; Robert II , Moore , Dlff , Appanoos !
county ; F. G. Smart , Hancock , Pottnwat
tamlo county , Wllracr M Cochran , Platte
vlllo , Taylor county ; FranU W. Kerr , Rog
ersvllle , Bcnton county ; II. D. Clinton , Rus
sell , Lucas county ; B. H. Martin , Wax
Cass county.
The National Bank of the Republic , Chicago
cage , was today approved as the reserv
agent for the Cedar Rapids ( la. ) Natlona
bank.
FEARED IMPENDING STRIKE
PreMldent of Undine flim ! Work
Drop * Uend from
Excitement.
MILLVILLE. N. J. , Jan , 23. F. J. Bodlnc
president of the Bodlne Glass works , droppei
dc.id In the office of his factory tbls after
noon , Hla death Is believed to have bcei
due to excitement of the threatened strik
of 3,000 glassblovvers and S.OOO other em
ployea tomorrow at this place , Brldgeton
Clayton , Glasgboro , Salem , Wllllauistowi
and other points.
Freneh l.liier Overdue.
NEW YORK , Jan. 21. Up to 2 o'clock thi
morning no news has b en received of th
French liner La Normandlc. U left Havr
at noon a week ago Saturday and was du
to reach this port Saturday evening or Sun
day morning at < ho latest. The Nornuudl
li commanded by Captain Fajollc ,
RELINQUISH ITS INTERESTS
United States Will Withdraw from Oo-Pro-
tectorate Over Samoan Islands.
THIS IS THE REPORT AT GERMAN CAPITAL
llerlln foreign Ofllee DlNpatvhcft Htnte
Supreme Court \\'nn Cloned li >
Order of Hitmnnn ( Jinern-
mciit Uiinnul I * Aluciit.
BERLIN , Jan. 23. The New York corre
spondent of the Cologne Gazette cables that
when the Samoan conference occurs tha
KO\ eminent at Washington will make ad
vances to Germany and TV 111 relinquish
the American co-protectoiate over the Is
lands.
The United States ambassador. Andrew
D. White , up to this afternoon had not re
ceived Instructions from Washington In re
gard to the recpnt troubles In Samoa. The
National Zeltung declares that no sugges
tion of a conference on the subject of Sa-
1110,1 Ins > et been made by jny of the gov
ernments Intcre'rted.
The foreign office dispatches today give
Important details of the disturbances. It
appears that the supreme court at Apia was
not closed by the German consul's order ,
but by the ciders of the Samoan government.
It Is said that the German consul was not
e\cn present when the Incident occurred.
The officials of the foreign office Informed
the conespondent here of the Associated
Press that no additional German war ship *
had been ordered to Samoa.
AMERICANS TIME EXPIRES
SpanlMrdH Say that Innurnent Are
an the Point of IleiclnnlnK
lIOMtllltlCM.
MADRID. Jan. 23. The premier , Senor
Sagasta , declares that Agulnaldo has made
the liberation of the Spanish prisoners In
the Philippines condltonal upon Spain
recognl/lng the Philippine republic and allyIng -
Ing Itself thereto. Agutnaldo , It Is added ,
has similarly demanded the Vatican's re
cognition of the Philippine republic.
A dispatch from Manila says : The time
In which the Insurgents have allowed the
Americans to recognize their Independence
expires tomorrow and hostilities are ex
pected to reopen. Agulnaldo has requested
the \atlcari to cnd a commission to
negotiate for the release of the clericals. "
AIIOUT ANGLO-FIIK > CH HULATION9.
I'nrln Deputies AnxlonH for Definite
L'ndrrxtnnilliiRr with Hmtlnnil.
PARIS , Jan. 23. M. D. Estournellce < lc
Constant , republican , former counsellor ol
the Trench embassy at London , In the Cham
ber of Deputies today raised the question ol
the Anglo-French relations. He reviewed the
Pnshoda question , pronounced himself In op
position to the colonial megalomania , criti
cised the policy of the government through
out and asked If they were at the beginning
or the end of the difficulties with Great
Britain , with which country he urged a cor
dial understanding.
Denis , radical republican , and Cochlnir
spoke on the same subject in a conciliator ]
strain , urging friendly "emulations for f
peaceful settlement of the dispute will
Great Britain.
Former Premier Rlbot made a speech crit
icising many of Great Britain's pretensions
especially in regard to Egypt and Madagas
car , but at the same time upholding the nec
essity of an understanding between Franc *
and Great Britain. In so doing , he pointed
out that the Drelbund baa been weakened bj
the Franco-Italian rapprochement and th (
Russian-Austrian entente. France , hi
added , only desired the peace of Europe ante -
to that end Frenchmen ought to forgot theli
internal dissensions and think more o
France.
The minister of foreign affairs. M. Del.
casse , ascending the tribune , said his pollcj
bad been directed toward conserving th <
permanent general Interests of France. Hi
recalled the role of Trance durlnc the Hla
pano-Amerlcan war and said the appeal aJ
dressed to Trance "by one of the two na
tions with which we bad equally cordial re
latloiiB , " was all to the honor of France anc
the government could not refuse Its assist
ante , knowing "that It would not be misunderstood -
understood by our friends In America. "
The result , be added , was "a more ad'
vantage for France , .which ono failed to un
derstand. " Refcrrlnc to the czar's dlsarma-
ment proposition ithe minister said France'i
whole sympathies supported It for tw <
reasons the good of humanity and respec
for the nation with which Its friendship wai
never more complete than now.
Trance , M. Delcasse continued , Is aw an
that nothing will be abkcd of It In tb nature
turo of diminishing Ita strength.
Relative to the protection of eastern Chris
tlans Franco's historic position had not beei
weakened In the slightest degree.
Unfortunately , he proceeded , there was i
ruverbe side to the picture. The great state ,
of the world differ , but he believed their dls
putes might be settled In a spirit of concilia
tlon. It was In this spirit that the Tashodi
Incident was settled.
M. Delcaase then went on to narrate th
diplomatic Incidents already known In con
nectlou with the Ftshoda question am
praised the veteran Lord Kitchener's tieat
ment of Major Marchand , the French office
who occupied Fashoda. But , he ald , In th
general Interest of Trance the governmen
decided It was advisable to evacuate I'a
shoda. The honor of France was In no wa ;
tarnished , but that Delcasse bellovej tru
patriotism was to a\ort a conflict whtcl
would bo a calamity for .he entire world am
entail sacrifices altogether disproportion. ! !
to the Interests at stake.
The foreign minister said In conclusloi
"Franco Is always ready 'o ne Jtlat" , beln ;
conscious of Us rights. Great caanges ar
preparing through the world aud therefore I
Is necessary to walk prudently. To com
plete our task In a dignified manner the ful
support of the chambers Is necessary. "
The house then adjourned.
ItKIIUI.S WIELD THE SMCKBRSUK
KU-VIIIIB Captured > n < l All Official
to He Beheaded.
LONDON. Jan. 24 , The Dally Mall pub
llshes the following dispatch from Shanghai
The Au-Hauol rebels , who , under th
notorious desperado Nul reinforced by reb
els from the province of Ho-Nan , attacks
the city of Ku-Vung January 10 , ha\
captured It and ordered the execution of nl
the civil and military officials. They hav
also captured another city and district u
the same prefecture , the rebel sympathizer
having opened the gates of the town. Th
rebels are now marching to besiege Shuu
CliaMn the province of \van-Cbau ,
Silver Annlt iTxury Celebration.
GOTMA , Jan. 23. The fetes In celcbratloi
of the silver wedding of the duke an
duchctsa of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , to whlc !
the reigning families sent representatives
opened this morning with a grand receptlo :
In the throne .oom of the castle of Frleden
Htotn by the guests , diplomats , duchy official
and a number of public bodies , who oflerei
the duke and duchess their congratulation !
The duke replied to the addrenewi , declaring
hat he had known no higher law than the
welfare of the duchy. The ceremony con-
ludcd with cheers for the ducal couple.
There will be a state banquet and a gala per-
ormanco tonight. Tomorrow there will bo
state ball.
STRIKE STILLJN PROGRESS
lliiNlnexi IN Pnrnljueil nl ' < tliin by the
IiithnrerM mi the Intrroceanlc
Cnnnl.
( Copyright , ivw , by Press PubMshlng Co. )
COLON. Colombia , Jan. 23. ( New York
World Cablpgtain Special Telegram. )
Business Is paralyzed todny by the strike.
The military IB aiding the police In guarding1
the railroad property. The strikers , both na-
live and West Indian , appear determined to
prevent the Imported Panama laborers from
working.
The clergy , flanked by the prefect and the
alcalde , addressed the strikers yeBtordny.urg-
Ing them to return to work and petition the
Panama railroad officials at New York for
nld. but the strikers refused to accept this
advice , threatened to hold out a month If
necessary to enforce their demandfor _ high
er wages and then If they did not' get more
pay to emigrate to Costn. Rica.
nr.Lir.ious nurucncs GOIM ; AW.ST.
Over Ttro Til OH n ml noukhnltoern
II nil nil for WeMcrn Canada.
ST. JOHNS , Jan. 23. The largest party of
Immigrants ever landed at a. Canadian port
came ashore from the Bon\er liner Lake
Huron today when 2,300 Doukhaboers , relig
ious refugees from Russia , put their feet on
Canadian soil.
The immigrants were sent ashore In divi
sions of 450 and placed In sheds , where they
were ehon all the food required , while the
chlldien were entertained by a delegation
of the St. Johns Women's council and given
a bountiful supply of cakes , fruit and con
fectionery. The Immigration officials and In
terpreters wore present and rendered \alua-
ble assistance. Tonight the first train of
nine cars containing 450 persons went for
ward on Its way to Winnipeg. Other trains
followed at hourly Intervals and the whole
party was soon on Ita way to the Canadian
west. '
HOUSES COIjLAf.SC FUOM SHOCKS.
Fifty Children Are Injured In VII-
litice In CJreece.
ATHENS , Jan. 23. There have been
fresh earthquake shocks today In the prov
inces of Peloponnesus , particularly In the
districts of Kvparlssla and Phtlatra , In the
department of Messlnla , on the Ionian
coast. In the town of Kyparlssla a num
ber of houses , which were damaged by yes
terday's shocks , collapsed this afternoon , In
juring many. In one village fifty children
were injured.
RELATIONS MAY BE SEVERED
May Recall HlH Knvoy to
JUanl In Sol diem Plcaneil irltu
OlUe-SLclmied Maiden * .
LONDON , Jan. 23. The Filipino Junta has
received dispatches saying that If Agonclllo ,
one of Agulnaldo's envoys at Washington , Is
not received by the United States government -
ment within a few days Agulnaldo will recall -
call him .to Manila- ? , fuspend relatlom
with the United States , "thim removing an
Important medium for arriving at any peace
ful understanding. "
The Junta's advices also assert that "large
numbers of American troops are fraterniz
ing with the natives and that many of them
are engaged to Filipino girls. "
CruUer and Ilnttlrxhlp Collide.
DBVONPORT , England , Jan. 23. The
first-class battleship Colllngwood , driven by
the strong currents , today collided with the
British third-class cruiser Curacoa , driving
a hole In the cruiser below Its water line ,
sweeping off Its boats and damaging a gun
sponson. The Curacoa filled rapidly and b -
gan to list.
A scene of the utmost excitement followed
on board , but the Inrush of water was
finally stopped by collision mats and a num
ber of tugs assisted the cruiser Into the
harbor , where It was docked. The damage
to the Colllngwood was not serious.
Venezuelan Arbiter nt Parln.
PARIS , Jan. 23. Councillor Mnartens , pro-
fcssor of International law at the Univer
sity of St. Petersburg , who Is umpire In the
Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration , arrived here
Saturday and called upon M. Delcasse , min
ister for foreign affairs ; General Horace
Porter , United States ambassador , and Sli
Edmund Monson , the British ambassador ,
: Sir Edmond Monson will give an elaborate
banquet to the members of the diplomatic
corps on Wednesday.
Brooklyn. Kneapen Quarantine.
ST. THOMAS , D. W. I. . Jan. 23. The
United States armored cruiser Brooklyn an-
peared off this port early today from Cuba
but left Immediately for that Island aftei
having been notified that the health regula
tions provided that It would be quarantined
for fourteen days.
Death * on SnanlNh Transport.
FONTA DEL GADA , Azore Islands. Jan
23 The Spanish transport Massllla , fron
Havana , on January fi. and Matan/as or
January in , for Cadiz , bas put In here to re
pair Its engines. Nine of tbe returalni
Spanish soldiers died during the voyage.
FlllplnnM Itelcnue I'rUonerB.
MADRID , Jan. 23. According to a dis
patch received here from Manila , the Filipino
pine congress at Malolos has- authorized thi
release of the Spanish civil prisoners and
will shortly liberate the military prisoners ,
Klpllnu Co men to > ew York.
LIVERPOOL , Jan. 23. Among the passen
gers who will sail for Now York on Wednes
day next on board the White Star llm
steamer Majestic are Mr. and Mrs. Rudy arc
Kipling.
ACKNOWLEDGED IS GUILTY
Sentence of the Court for I.nnl * J
Snure Deferred Until HU
Wife Die * .
NEW YORK. Jan. 23. Louis J. Snure , thi
clerk who Is charged with forging chccki
for $6,000 , and who spent the money try In j
to cure bis wife of consumption , toda ;
pleaded guilty to forgery In the second de
gree. He was remanded until Friday fo :
genlence. The deferring of the scntcnci
waa to enable Snure to see his wife onci
more before she dies. She haa no chanei
of life and her death Is expected at an ;
hour.
FOR EXTRADITION TO IOW/
I'uUley , Ont. , Hotel Keeper I * Hell
for ForKlnir ClieeUn on Itork
IlnplilM UiinU.
WALKERTON , Ont. , Jan. 23. Rober
King , alias White , a PaUley. Ont. . hole
keeper , was held today for extradition. II
Is wanted at Rock Rapldi , la. , for passim
a forged draft on the First National ban !
of that plac .
GOMEZ GOES TO REMEDIOS
BecauBs He Was Not Asked to Evacuation
Ceremonies He Pouts.
BALM IS ADULATIONS OF THE POPULACE
li > nnil III * Army Are llrnilril for
Mm tit rinrn , Formerly the llot-
bcil of Xpniilnh S > inpntliy lit
the Wnr.
Special Correspondence Associated Press )
RCMKDIOS , Cuba. Jan. 15. General Max-
mo Gomez , commnndcr-ln-chlcf of the
Cuban army , has withdrawn to this part of
ho Island. As previously cabled ho was not
nvlted to bo present at the evacuation cere
monies at Havnna on January 1 , and ho Is
now hero nursing his feeling of alleged in-
ury sustained nt the hands of our gov-
rnmcnt.
As a salveto these Injured feelings of
neglect he has been receiving the adulations
if the Cuban populace of the various towns
hrough which ho has passed. General
Gomuz remains ut the head of thp Cuban
irmy. Ho considers this to be his post until
ho army Is paid off. The amount needed
or this purpose , according to the Cubans Is
; 40,000.000. which would give nearly $1,000
o each soldier.
General Gomez will soon proceed to Santa
Clara. This city Is the capital of the prov-
.nce , and was such a hotbed of Spanish
sympathy during the Cubin war that Cuban *
today , In their hour of victory , Ignore the
own's name and have christened It Villa
Clara. Hem ho follows the same course as
adopted at Remedies and Calbarlcn , namely ,
.he uniting of Spanish and Cuban Interests
'or the Immediate establishment of the
Cuban republic and ( lie furtherance and
Rrowth of the new united party of Cuban
ndependenco. This Idea Is already abroad
in the province of Santa Clara and newly
'stabllshcd ' Cuban newspapers arc taking II
up and giving It a guarded prominence.
General Gomez , as the head of the Cuban
army , occupies a position of Importance and
influence which should not be underesti
mated. Ho has his enemies and detractors
In this same army , but the fact remains
that he Is the leader of the one tangible
thing the populace of Cuba today possessce
upon which they can shower the expressions
of their joys and satisfaction over the de
parture of the Spaniards. H the army were
disbanded General Gomez , who 1s primarily
a fighter and a man of action , would be with
out an occupation , unless of course , he can
In the meantime organize and establish the
new united party of Cuban Independence that
a political career will open out before him
and hold possible honors for his declining
years.
PHIISIST IN STAUTING
Authorities nt Sniitlnn" Trjlnjf ti
Quell IiicemllurlHiii.
SANTIAGO , Jan. 23. Lieutenant Colonel
Ray , who Is In command at Guantanamo
cables to headquarters here that a second
attempt has been made by disaffected Cu
bans to burn the cano on the Romcll plan
tation , but that little damage was done
o\lng to the promptitude of the United
States soldiers who were on guard extin
guishing the Urea , 'He believed that an or-
nbed gang is end'eavorlng to burn the
cane on all the plantations In hla dlstrlc
and he Is using every effort to find anc
punish the perpetrators of thcso outrages
The United States authorities refuse to
confirm or deny the rumors that a band o !
men ha\e been committing murders , etc.
In the Mlarl district , but the reports are
persistent.
Colonel Vallente , chief of gendarmerie . ha
been Instructed to raise an extra company
to police that part of the province.
Much difficulty Is now experienced In com
municating with the north coast of the
province , owing to the fact that no boa )
Is available since the s'camer Relna deLes
Los Angeles was returned to Its owners.
The San Juan , which was caotured her <
at the time of the American occupation
lies with broken shaft , rotting at the whar
and Its former owners complain bltterlj
of the failure of the authorities to turn 1
o\er to them for repairs.
They accuse the American officials of un
fair discrimination. In any event. som (
good , small transport Is needed to allow
quick connection with Manzanlllo. ( Juan-
tauamn , Baracoa and Jlbara. If It shoulO
be necessary to mo\o the United States
troops quickly there would bo no vcsae
available and the aame would be true If i
sudden emergency arose in the transporta
tion of supplies.
The first reaort of serious sickness Ir
the Fifth Immune regiment turns out tc
have been exaggerated. There are seventy
five men In the hospital , but under exlatltit
conditions this Is not a large proportion
The health of the troops throughout thi
province Is fairly good. The Third Immuni
regiment at Guantanamo are the worst auf
forers , but the sickness there Is diminish
Ing and the chief surgeon reports enl :
six deaths this month , three duo to acuti
alcoholism and three -malignant malaria
BUVH til * A CI'Ml. % TO\V.N81TE
S > nillcnp I'ropimi'M to Direct I'lnii
Del Itlo Trnile from Hutniui.
HAVANA , Jan. 23 Jeremiah A. Miller
cashier of a prominent bank In Wheeling
W. Vn. , bas purchased for a West Vlrglnli
syndicate the site of the ancient town o
Cabanas In the province of Plnar del Rio
about forty miles weet of Ha\ana. Tin
former owner was Manuel Ortiz. The syndl
cato purposes to dredge the port , to bulli
warehouses and a railroad and make C
banas an outlet for the products of Plna :
del Rio bo as td divert the trade from Ha
vana.
Hannts Taylor , former United States mln
Ister to Spain , who Is staying at the Hole
Inglaterra. waa waited on today by a depu
tatlon headed by Domingo Mcnguez Capote
secretary of the department of goternment
and Perfecto Lacoste. mayor of Havana , whi
expressed In the name of their compatriot :
their high appreciation of Mr. Taylor's serv
Ices at a critical stage of Cuba's struggli
for liberty.
Chief of Police Menocal , cx-Superlntend
cnt McCullagh and Colonel John G. Evans
superintendent of the department of cor
rectlons , made a number of police appoint
ments today , choosing 1-0 men , among then
fifty members of the old guardla chile
Drills ba\o been begun and the newly
constituted force will take control of th
cl'y within the next ten da > s. One him
dred and fifty uniforms na\c been finish ?
anJ the rest will be ready by the time the
are needed.
Mrs. Rruner. wife of Dr. W. p. Hrunei
United States sanitary Inspector , with othe
American women , among them Mesdame
Pltzhugh Lee. LoUham. Hallenbrrger , Me
Donald and Congas , will Usuc a call to
morrow to all American women In Havan
to Join them In arranging for the oboerv
anco of I'ebruary 13 as "Malno day. " The
will also urge the erection of a monumor
to the memory of the Maine dead In Cole
cemetery. In which project they will as
the help of their countrywomen at homi
They hope to get Former Chaplain Chad
wkk of the Maine to attend Malno day.
A large water tank built upou
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Xrl > rn kn
Piittly Cloudy : Wtsterly Wind * .
Temperature at Omiiha > e tenta
Hour. Den. Hour. lr t.
ri n. in. . . . . . ill 1 p. tu It.f
41 n. in. . . . . . it- U p. m Slfl
7 n. in. . . , . , no : t p. m : IT
S n. ill ail -I p , ill. . . . . . JIT
Irostlo about 100 > ards from the camp
of the Fourth Illinois roglment WAS tilled
jostordny. Lost night about 0 o'clock It fell
with a terrible crash , rnualng the whole
camp. Several men narrowly escaped death.
The Ono Hundred and Slxtfirst regiment
Is erecting a monument 20x20 feet at the
base with a shaft fifty fret high for Ino
graves of their comrades who perished In
Cuba. The work Is being done by masons tn
the regiment. The material Is of coral rock.
The wholn cost will bo about $2,000 and the
monument will be dedicated nott week.
The tobacco In Vultua Abajo Is suffering
from lack of rain.
Yesterdiy a meeting of Cuban oincers was
held at Mariano , to take steps to establish
what will be known as "The Association
of Veterans of the Cuban Rebellion. "
Today a deputation representing the
Landed Proprietors' club waited on Governor
General Brooke , with a petition bearing
30,000 signatures , against the collection of
back taxes. The deputation was courte-
ouily received.
The Cuban captain , Parrado , has seized
at Regla two deposits of arms , 579 carbines ,
BSO ba > onets and 9,000 cartridge * .
The United States supply ship Comal ar-
rhed to lay and will proceed tomorrow to
distribute rations along the coast , 170,000 at
Matanzas , 175,000 at Nuevltas and 300,000
at Clenfuegos.
General Ludlow ban sent rations to the
various relief associations for distribution.
Governor General Brooke has asked Wash
ington to nupply him with the means of
repatriating 2,500 Cubans now at Key West.
La Lucha , In today's Issue , savs It under
stands Mayor Lacoste and the city council
will resign unless the Washington govern
ment adopts General Brooke's recommenda
tion for the remission of taxes. The mayor
and a committee of city council have pre
sented to General Ludlow the council's
recommendation , and he replied that he
would telegraph President McKlnley tonight
Mayor Laconto has telegraphed to Palma In
the United States , to ask President Mc
Klnley not to act In the matter until he
has heard from General Brooke.
CHARGES AGAINST EAGAN
ttlieelllciitlon * Upon Which CommU-
nnr > - fieiiernl IN to lie Tried
Anent Ml leu.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The charges and
specifications upon which Commissary Gen
eral Eagan Is to be tried this week have
been given to the press. Tbo charges and
specifications are as follows :
Charge 1 Conduct unbecoming an office :
and a gentleman. Specification : In thai
Brigadier General Charles P. Eagan , com-
mtstary general of subsistence , U. S. A. ,
did , whllo testifying an n witness before
1 , cctfPra'S&oR ' j9BP.Qled.J | > / the , prcaldcal
to Investigate the conduct of the War de
partment In the war with Spain , submll
and read as a part of his testimony a cer
tain written statement in which he dkl
make use of and thereby publish the fol
lowing disgraceful , grosaly Insulting and
ungcntlemanly language with reference te
Major General Nelson A. Miles , commandIng -
Ing tbe army :
" 'If , and when General Miles charges that
It ( meaning tinned fresh beef ) was furnished
as a pretense ; of experiment. ' he lies In his
throat , he lies In his heart , he lies In every
hair of his head , and every pore of his body ,
he lies willfully , deliberately , Intentionally
and maliciously. * In denouncing
General Miles as a liar when he makes thla
statement Ilsh to make It as emphatic
and OR coirsd as the statement Itself. 1
wish to force the He back Into his throat ,
covered with the contents of a camp la.
trine.
" 'Thlsi ( at Washington , D. C. , January 12 ,
18D9 :
"Charge 2 Conduct to the prejudice ol
good order and military discipline. Speci
fication' In that Brigadier General Tharlet
P. Eag-iu , commissary general of subsis
tence , U. S. A , did , while testifying as a
witness before the commission appointed by
the president to Investigate the conduct ol
the War department submit and read as o
part of his testimony certain written state
ments In which he made use of and thereby
publish , the following grosily abusing anc !
unmllltary language with reference to the
major general commanding the army :
" 'If and when the general charges 1
( meaning tinned fresh beef ) , was furnlshei
as a pretense of experiment be lies In hi
throat , he lice In his heart , he lies In ever ;
hair of his head and every pore of hla body
he lies willfully , deliberately , Intentional ! :
and maliciously. If his statement was tru
that this was furnished under 'pretense o
an experiment , ' then I should bo drummei
out of the army and Incarcerated In slat
prlson. If this statement Is false , as I as
sort It to be , then ho should be drumme
out of the service and Incarcerated In prlso
with other libelers. '
" 'His statement Is a scandalous libel re
fleeting on the officer of every departrneu
who has contracted for and purchased thi
meat , and cape-dally and particularly on th
commissary general and myself. In dc
nounclng General Miles as a liar , when h
makes this statement , I wish to make It a
emphatic and coarse as the statement Itsel
I wish to force the lie back Into his throa
covered with the
contents of a cam
latrine. '
" 'I wish to brand It as a falsehood e
whole cloth , without a particle of trut
to sustain It , and unless he can provo hi
statement he should be denounced by ever
honorable man , barred from the club :
barred from the society of decent pcopi
and so ostracized that tbo street bootblack
would not condescend to speak to him , fo
he has fouled his own nest , he has asperse
the honoi of a brother officer without
particle of evidence or fact to sustain I
any degree his scandalous , llbrlous ma
Ilclous falsehood , viz : that this beef E
anything whatever was furnished the arm
under 'pretense of experiment. '
" This at Washington , D. C. , January 1'
181) ) ' . ! ' "
The precise nature of General Eagan1
plfti to this charge and specifications hi
not jet been determined upon. So far a
the charges are concerned , It U underutoo
that General Eagan will not plead guilt
to cither of them. A strong legal conies
Is looked for In tbo proceedlnu of the court
martial.
Wllllnni tiriiKaii Hurl.
HAMILTON , Ont , . Jan. 23. William Ore
gan of St. LouU. who took part In the Inter
national shooting content , waa thrown froi
a carriage yesterday and so severely Injure
that paralysis hax set ID. He Is now at th
hospital.
Curlier * Strike Over \Vnite llediirtlni
PALAIS , Me. . Jan. 23. The carders at th
St. Stephen cotton mills have struck hi
cause of a fi per cent reduction In wages.
SIXTH BALLOT CAST
{ ftjward Registers a Gain and Receives
Forty-One Votes.
HAINER DROPS OUT OF THE CONTEST
Webster and Thompson Hold Their Own and
Nothing More.
HAYWARD MEN WORK HARD FOR A CAUCUS
Circulate a Call , But Signature ! Are Not
Obtained Rapidly.
SENATOR ALLEN ARRIVES ON THE SCENE
MnillHon HlntriMimii Holdn n I.evrc on
the Fluor of thr Home nnil MeeU
HlH 1'nnlftit Supporter *
" In Cancnc ,
Int. IM. Itil.Illi. . nth. Oth
TotnlH iil : iil : 1211 li7 124 1Ull
To elect ( Ill nil (15 III ( it : < M
LINCOLN , Jan. 23. ( Special Telegram. )
The opening ballot of the second week of
the senatorial contest begins practically
where the ballot last Saturday left off. Hay-
word camn up to expectations not only In
maintaining his strength , but tu register
ing a small gain. He lost one more vote ,
Hlbbert of Gage recording himself for Weston -
ton , the Gage county candidate , and gained
three. Barton from Field , Blosner from
Hlnshaw , and Tucker from Halncr.
Tutker sent up an explanation of his vote
to be read by the clerk evidently with the
Intention of creating a stampede , but If so It
failed to accomplish Its purpose. He said ho
had been home over Sunday and discovered
that the people of York county wanted him
to vote for Hajwnrd and for this reason ho
did EO. A vigorous but scant applause by
n few Hayward men led by Prince of Hall
followed , but that was all. The loss of Hlb
bert and hn absence of Dlttmar brought
Hay ward's vote down to 41 , which Is only
one more than he bad last Friday *
The onlj 'jer change was that of Israel ,
who , after having voted once for Hayward
and once ( or Adams , shifted to Reese In hit
compliment KlvUuj.cliclr. . . . v. j .
The Webster and Thompson strength at
usual remained stationary.
Inill\liluul Vote.
The record of Individual \otcs Is as fol
lows :
For William V. Allen Senators Canaday ,
Dunn , Hale. Kncppcr , Morgan , Miller ,
O'Neill , Schaal , Smith , Spohn 10. House-
Anderson of rillmore. Boulter , Bower , Car
ton Cawthrn , Crockett , Cunningham ,
Dobry , Gastcrllng , Eastman , Elwood , Hndl-
cott , Flynn , Fretz , Fuller , Grandstaff , Grell ,
Grosvenor , Hardy , Johnson , Klestcr , Loomls ,
Lcmar , McCracken , McGtnley , Memmlngcr ,
Moran , Morrison , Murray , Peck , Slccke ,
Shore , Smith of Butler , Sturgess , Swan , Tan
ner , Tavlor of Custer , Thompson of Clay ,
Vandogrlft , Weaver , Wheeler , Wyman ,
Wright 43 grand total , 53.
For M. L. Hayward Senators Allen ,
Arends , Alexander , Barton , Currle , Glffert ,
Halderman , Hannibal , Holbrook , Newell ,
Owens , Reynolds 13. House Armstrong ,
Berlet , Blesner , Blake , Broderlck , Chambers ,
Evans , Fisher , Hall , Haller , Harris , Hast
ings , Hathorn , Hicks , Ncsblt , Pollard ,
Prince , Rouse , Sandal ] , Smith of Richardson ,
Schalble , Smlthberger , Scott , Tucker , WallIng -
Ing , Wcnzl , Wllcox , Young , Zellcrs 29 ;
grand total , 41.
For John L. Webster Senators Crow ,
Noyes , Van Dusen 3. House Beverly , Bur-
man , Cox , Dctweller , Houck , Myers , Olra-
steu 7 ; grand total , 10.
For I ) . E. Thompson Senators Rocke , Talbot -
bet 2. Houuc Anderson of Lancaster ,
Burns , Clark , Harkson , Lane S ; grand
total , 7.
For E. H. Hlnshaw Senator Steele and
Representative Grafton 2.
For O. M , Larabertson Senator Fowler
and Representative Jansen 2.
Tor Allen W. Field Representative Chit-
tendcn 1.
For M. B. Reese Representatives Mc
Carthy , Israel and Thompson of Mcrrlck 3.
For J. B. Weston Senator Prout and Rep
resentatives Jones and Hlbbert 3.
For C. E. Adams Representative Mil-
bourn 1.
For A. J. Cornish Senator McCarger 1.
For J. H. Van Dusen Representative
Smith of Saline 1.
For F. I. Fo.1 * Representatives Mann and
Grafton 2.
The fusion absentees were Coegrove , Farrell -
roll , Howard , Taylor of Flllmore , Watson
and Woodard. The total v.ote of 126 would
have permitted 64 to elect.
Allen \rrl\en.
The arrival of Senator Allen In the city
this morning and his appearance ) In tha
house created quite a stir. The big senator
, held n small levee on the floor with hit
fusion friends and admirers. The rcnator U
not the only new arrival , all the candidate *
having been reinforced with large bodies of
workers who crowd corridors and lobbies.
Shortly after the ballot this noon It was
announced that Fisher of Dawes had notified
the Hayward managers he had voted for
Hayward for the last time. This was a de
cided shock , yet they only renewed aninir-
ances that Hayward had not yet exhibited
his full strength , but would screw bis
column up cevcral more notches tomorrow.
The appearance Immediately after of &
caucui call gotten out by the same Hayward -
ward managern did not se m to Inspire con
fidence in these atisertlons. The call wan
for a caucus with roll call ballot and 60 to
nominate.
The namrs on the proposed caucui call
failed to materialize in any great number ,
tha friends of Thompson , Webster and the
other candidates who have been Infused with
new hope of a successful dark horse , refut
ing to come In with their signature * .
rnnlnnUU Hold n Cnncun.
Tonight the fuilonlstB are holding
caucus , the announcement of which during
the day bad raised all sorts of bugaboos.
The evening edVlon of the Journal tries to
make * sensation out of an alleged fiulonlst
scheme to make Roiewater senator by u deal
' '
. In which Senators Allen , Bryan , Hokomb
{ and POJ liter carry the principal itlcs. Thl