rnE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SHED JUKJiJ M > , 1871. OMAHA , : MOXDAV ryG , JAXUAHY HO , ISM. SING L13 COPY JTIVJ5 CIONTS.
WOULD STAND ALONE
Oubani Deairftto Run the Island to Suit
Their Own Ideas.
LITTLE USE FOR AID FROM AMERICA
Orators at Memorial Service to Marti
Express Such Sentiment * .
REFERENCES TO CUBA LIBRE APPLAUDED
Dead Patriot Held Up as an Example
Worthy of Emulation.
SOME APPREHENSION AMONG SPANIARDS
( They I'Vnr for Tliclr Properly Inter
est * Under Cnlinii lltilc "nil Pre
fer a Continuation of
American Authority.
HAVANA , Jan. 20. Four thousand pcr-
Bons. men In their bent clothing and women
Bally dressed , stood amid a pouring rain In
JUula square today listening to six In
tensely patriotic eulogies upon Jose Marti ,
tbo Cuban patriot and first president of the
Cuban revolutionary government. A tablet
to his memory was unveiled at the house
where ho was born , In a street near by and
eighty-two societies , consisting of 2bOO per
sons , with banners , flags and five bunds ,
inarched through the principal thorough
fares to the square.
The- procession , whose distinguishing
feature was 500 girls wearing white dresses
nnd red liberty caps , started ut 1 o'clock ,
reaching tbo square two hours later. The
streets , were gaily decorated with Cuban
and American flags and though the Interest
ran high there was no disorder of any kind.
Marti B widow , motlicr and son led the
parade with the first Cuban flag used by
the patriot , which was loudly cheered.
Th eulogies contained few references to
the United States or the military adminis
tration , and the only two vituperative ref
erences to the Spaniards were quietly re
ceived.
The tendency of all the speeches was
Inward the ultimate independence of Cuba ,
which the orators recognized as a fact not
yet accomplished. They declared that all
Cubans should unlto to reach that great
end , to maku their dralrcs known to the
world and to claim Independence as a right
when the proper time arrived.
Scnor Gonzalca Llorcnte suggested that the
Cubans should take steps to preserve the
house Itself In Martl'H memory nnd should
give financial assistance 'to those he had left
behind. He called upon the Cubans to go to
work.
CoaiiHcl * l-'lriiincim.
Juan Gomez , a mulatto with a considerable
reputation as an orator , made the best
epeech of the day. Ho counseled firmness ,
concord and determination as. means to gain
the coveted Indcpcndcbcc.
"The power which has Intervened between
'tho old regime and the one v\o aru striving
for , " he ald , "Is unfamiliar with the ways
and habits of our race and naturally It will
sometimes blunder In He offorta to fulfill its
obligations to Cuba. Tbo Cubans must real
ize t'lilr. ' and keep It In mind. They munt
calmly Indicate a mistake when ( t Is made
and have faith that the error will be cor
rected "
All the references to Cuba llbre were ap
plauded and Marti was held up as an ex
ample for all Cubans.
A telegram ot salutation was sent to Gen
eral Gomez. Only two Spanish flags were
on view throughout the day , one over a
building used by the Spanlbh steamship line
and thu other over the Banco Eapanol.
The plan of General Uomcz to unlto the
Spaniards In Cuba with the Cubans proper
In a party whew platform should bo the in
dependence of the Island does not altogether
thrive in the Spanish mind.
Some Spaniards say : "Yes , give in thn
( lomez program of amity. " Others are si
lent. As for 'the auncxatlonlslH , they are
very outspoken in Havana , but more re-
nerved In the interior of the Island , where
they arc outnumbered and far from the pro
tection ot the American troops.
Nlinnlnrd * Favor Annexation.
Tbo marquis of I'inar Del Kio has caused
flomo apprehension among the Spaniards by
tha assertion that during his icccnt visit to
the United States ho became convinced that
the American Government did not Intend to
hold Cuba permanently. Spanish bankers
atd merchants decllno to lend money or
to clve liberal credits because they fear
that the American occupation will be brief
nnd that the reconstruction of the Insular
system ot government will bo retarded in
concequence.
This promises to b * a lively week In
Cuban politics. The special commission
from the Cuban military assembly will re
turn to Havana after Its interviews with
the Washington government nnd popular
interest Is Increasing : kn the preparations
for the mass meeting on February 6 at the
Tncnn theater , when a separatist party , pro
claiming the principle of IndeiHiudciiee , will 1
bo founded under the direction of such
men at ) Senor Glbcrga , a noted autonomist ,
General Leyto Vidal , General Lacret , Senor
Font Sterling and other opponents ot an
nexation.
The United States transport Resolute ar
rived hero today.
HAVANA IS VERY HARD UP
Several Millions of Dollar * Are Needed
to 1'nt the City lu Sanitary
Condition ,
HAVANA , Jan. 24. ( Correspondence of
< ho Associated Press. ) Major General Lud-
low has on his table several projects for
underground sewerage , street paving , an uo-
lo-dato school system and Improvements of
lessor Importance. He has had pressed upon
his attention a series of suggestions on how
to create an ideal city. The only obstacle
is money. A million Is nothing ; some
thlnklne between ten and twenty millions
is wanted and General Ludlow Is turning
over In his mind the best way of asking
Washington , through Major General Brooke ,
for leave to bond the city. o that the next
generation , as well as this one , may have
an opportunity to pay for the renaissance.
Ernest Lee Conant. chairman of the finan
cial inquiry commission deputed by General
Ludlow to go into the finances of the city ,
baa prepared a memorandum on the sub-
Jeot. From among an orderly arrangement
of many dry facts tha follow Ing paragraphs
ere extracted.
The debt or the city of Havana , October
31 , 1898 , according to a statement signed
by tba alcalde and comptroller , was as fol-
lo\\f > ;
Loan of April 22 , 1889. flfty.year 6 per
cent bojii'n. mortgage * . Spanish Bank of the
IslanU of Cuba , ja,721,000.
IXMII of October 19 , 1S92 , fifty.ear C per
* at bond , inonifage * . Back ot Cowiu rce ,
United Railways and Regla warehouses.
$2.882,000.
Notis , 323.S30.9l.
floating debt for salaries , materials , in
tend and sinking fund , $2,450,064.78.
Tolal. $12,076,895.72.
"At the close of the year the floating debt
was etlll greater and the total debt was
about $12,600,000. The mortgage for the loan
ot 1889 tu tno Spanish bank Is a document
of 15R printed pages , Including the Index.
It rcclti's < tbat In 1877 the city borrow ed
from the Spanish bank n gum of money
which , together with Its Interest , amounted
tn 18b9 to $3,177,653.25 ; that the city was In
arrears for Interest and sinking fund and
that lawsuits had been In progress to com
pel th'j city to pay ; that the city also de
sired funds to complete the water works
and for other purposes and It was agreed
that the city should Issue $6,500.000 C per
cent fifty-year bonds to take up the debts
and finish the water works , the expense of
which was estimated at $1,850,000 , and that
the balance of the loan , which wan takeu at
DO , be turned over to the city for general
purposes. There was a further provision
that the loan might bo Increased to $7OOU.-
000 , and this was done.
"The city mortgaged the Canal de Vento ,
the Acqueduct Ferdinand VII , the Chris
tiana slaughter house , the Lacon and Colon
markets , with nil their revenues and fifty
bouses which It owns In various carts of
the city. The Canal do Vento alone Is es
timated at $5,000,000.
"Tho $7,000,000 loan has been reduced by
the operations of a sinking fund to $6,721,000.
The mortgage of 1891 for $3,000,000 , now re
duced to $2,832,000 , has the same property
an security. The arrears of Interest and
sinking fund on the two loans Is $313,600 ,
which figures as part of the floating debt.
"The iloatlng debt arises from the failure
to pay any salaries , contractors or for ma
tertals during practically the whole of 1S9S
and for some debts of preceding years. The
floating debt is prlma faclo a valid obliga
tion ot the municipality and should be re
funded. But before making a new loan for
paying these debts a court of claims should
be formed before which all the municipal
ity's creditors should prove their claims.
"For a city of the size and wealth of Ha
vana a debt of $12,500,000 Is not cxceadve.
Under a stable government and an honet > t
administration of the city's affairs It Is
probable that Its general credit Is still suf
ficient to float an additional loan. How large
such a loan could be made I am not pre
pared to say without much further study.
The representatives of Dady & Co. express
their willingness to take pay for their sewerage -
ago and pavln ; scheme , say $12,500,000 , in
general city bonds , which would , of course ,
ha junior to the bonds already Issue I , and
they say they have already mads arrange
ments with financiers tn New York to dis
pose of these bonds as fast as received.
This piojcct alone would double the present
olty debt and add raor * than one-third to
Us present annual expcnet. "
The revcnua of the city U derived entirely
from licenses and Indirect taxation. Reel es
tate Is not directly 'taxed ' and the municipal
ity doe * not directly receive anything from
ical estate.
The Island imposeJ , among other taxes , a
tux of 12 pc- cent on the. estimated rental
ot all houses In the city and country and
it pays to the city of Havana IS per cent of
th-j amount thus collected on rents within
the city limits. The Island also levies a
tax on industry , commerce and professions
and It pays to the city of Havana 25 per cent
of all such taxes collected within the city
limits.
Thr other sources of city revenue , which
are directly collcct d by the municipality ,
are the rent of nou ( * > owni-d by the munici
pality , revenue of the water works , slaughter
house and markets , taxes on meat , coke and
wood , licenses on factories and businesses
of all kinds and various minor licences. The
total estimated revenue for 1897-8 Is slightly
In excess of$2,000,000 , The tax on meat
amounted to $6(13,000. (
"These receipts , " says Mr. Conant , "amount
to between ? S and $10 a head on a popula
tion estimated between 200,000 and 250,000.
In American cities 90 per cent or more of
( lie revenues is derived from a direct tax
on the assessed valuation of real estate , In
cluding vacant property. In New York the
revenue is about $28 per bead. In Boston
It Is about $20 ; Philadelphia about $15 ; In
Chicago about $12 per head. { There figures
are appioxlmate only , Mr. Conant says nnd
were based on census statistics In 1890. )
"Now York Is , of course , n city of ex
ceptional wealth and while the revenue per
head Is large , the taxation In proportion to
the true value of property Is probably less
than In any city In the count * y. I am in
clined to think , although further study
might modify this opinion , that tbo wealth
of Havana Is such that a judicious system
of taxation would yield a revenue of $15 per
bead or upward ot $3,000,000 and this , it
honestly and judiciously collected and ex
pended , would probably be twice the actual
net revenue now enjoyed by the city. The
collection of taxes of all kinds was farmed
out on a basis of 5 per cent commission
for collection. "
General Ludlow has been informed by
others that In about one-halt the cities
$2,000,000 has been going to the Bank of
Spain In Cuba and the Bank of Commerce
In Interest on bonds , interest on Iloatlng
debt , percentages In discounting notes and
revenues and In paying for collection of
taxes. Of the remainder only $13,974 was
spent on the fire department and $96,546 on
schools.
OBJECTS TO OUTSIDI2 CAPITAL.
Ciihnni Do Niit Want American * to
Secure KrniichlNCN.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Jan. 29. The
Cubano Libre publishes a long article set
ting forth Its objections to the projects of
foreign capitalists for working "Cuba's
virgin soil , " constructing railroads , estab
lishing electric light plants and carrying
on similar enterprises. "Wo do not want
anyone to Invest capital In Cuba except the
natives , " says the paper , "America Is
proof of what monopolists can do In ruinIng -
Ing a country. "
The ball given by the Santiago club last
evening was the most Important social
event that has occurred here since the
American occupation , more than 250 being
present , representing the principal ele
ments , Cuban and American , In Santiago
society. The United States navy was well
represented , the officers of the Detroit and
Yankton attending
The health of Santiago was never better
than It la now. Only one death has occurred
within the city limits during the last five
days. Nothing approaching this Immunity
Is recorded In the bUtory of the city. The
vultures , which were formerly the city
scavengers , are starving and now pounce
on cats and imall dogs a circumstance
very significant In Illustrating the changed
sanitary conditions.
> < Vork Troop * lloinenard Hound
CLEVELAND. Jim. 29. The Thlrty-nlfith
regiment of New York City , which has been
In camp In the eouth since early in May ,
arrived In Cleveland at it o'clock this mornIng -
Ing from HuntsvlIU * . Ala. , on 1U way to
New York. The members of the reglmcnl
attended serviced in the Catholic cathedra !
In 'this city nnd a special 'mass was saK
for the soldiers at one of the side altar *
by the regimental chaplain , the Rev. Father
Daly , one of tbo assistants In St. Patrick's
cathedral , New York. The rrglmtnt left
for the eobt over < he > I-ako Shore at
o'clock , .
Action of the Government in Oases of
Revision Sets All Paris Agog ,
SITUATION MORE MENACING THAN EVER
IleinmiKtrallon of the Iinncrlalll In
u Tlirntcr I ad I eaten that Serluim
Tronlilc May MIOII Co mete
to Trance.
PARIS , Jan. 23. The government's de
cision to submit to the Chamber of Depu
ties tomorrow a bill providing that cases of
trlnl revision shall bo brought before the
united sections of the court of cassation
hai reopened the floodgates of the Dreyfus
agitation. The situation appears more con
fusing nnd menacing than ever
For days the antl-Dreyfusltcs have been
clamoring to have the case referred to thn
united cectlons , because they have consid
ered It certain that among more than thirty
judges they could rely upon an nntl-Drey-
fuslto majority.
In today' * Echo de Paris iM. Quesnay do
Bcaurepalre , who on January 9 resigned
the presidency of the civil section ot the
court of cassation as a protest against the
way In which the criminal section , under
which the presidency of M. Loew was con
ducting the Dreyfus proceedings , again Jus
tifies his action In a screaming screed and
asserts that the ministers hold a decisive
dock ! , while MM. Coppe and Julec LeMaltre
have signed a manifesto on behalf of the
organization known as La Patrlp Francnls
claiming credit for urclng the government
to take Its present course and declaring
that If the Dreyfus affair be once submit
ted to this truly supreme tribunal It will
receive such a solution as will ensure thn
country's reposp
M. Loew , president ot the criminal cham
ber , who was asked bis opinion regarding
the government's proposal , said : "I am glad
to bo relieved ot the responsibility , but tha
government's action Is revolutionary. "
The antl-rcvlslonlst papers are jubilant ,
but the most serious and Impartial journals
dcpreca'o the government's weakness. In all
political centers today there has been un
usual excitement and activity.
H la thought In some quarters that the
senate is 111 refuse to accept the bill , thus
producing a. constitutional crisis.
The disturbance at the Notvcau theater
last Friday , when at the conclusion of the
performance of the play "Tho King of Homo"
the Bonapartlats In the house hoisted a tri
color flag , surmounted by an imperial eagle ,
and shouted "Vive 1'Empereur ! " was very
significant of the attitude the Imperialists
take In the cltcumstnnces. From stalls to
gallery 1,600 Bon&partists crowded the the
ater. Prlnca Murat and all the titled and
prominent representatives of the party were
presen' . Various pertinent allusions in the
drama , which Is a glorification of the Na
poleonic legend , were greeted with thunder *
of applaube.
LONDON , Jan. 30. M. de Blowltz , the
Paris correspondent of tba Times , commentIng -
Ing on "the state of anarchy and revolution"
which the government's yielding to outdoor
pressure bespeaks , predicts that tbo bill will
fail to inand serious discussion and says
that like all concessions to clamor It will
satisfy nobody.
HtCtJIJVI' ADVICES FHOM II.OII.O.
> cv - I'rcNldcnt of the I'Vileriilloii F -
voralilo to the AinrrliiiiiiH.
MANILA , Jan. 29. According to a dls-
> atch just received from Hello , capital of
'anay , at the election held January 17 ,
Senor Ramon Melllzj. was dioaeu president
of the so-called Vlbayan federation for a
.crm of two years , his ptedecessor , General
Lopez , belnft appointed commauder-ln-
chlcf of the forces of the revolutionary gov
ernment. Scnor Melllza Is kindly disposed
to the Americans and It hoped that the dif
ficulty between the natives and the United
States authorltle will bo settled amicably.
Uuslness was being resumed there when
the despatches In question left and sugar
was entering from the Island of Negros.
Ships were loading hemp. Tie ! sugar ciop
far below an avrraee and showed an es
timated deficiency of about 0,0(10 ( tons. Al
though matured the crop was not belnc
harvested , owing to the lack of labor , bul
with the .subsidence of the excitement the
local authorities were persuading the natives
to return to the provinces.
Six natlvo commissioners , headed by
Senor Ramon Avanccna , a lawjer , arrived
today from Hello by the United States trans
port St. Paul. They have come to consult
wltti Agulnaldo. A number ot native soi-
dicm who had been transported were landed
January 25 In the island of Panay , aboul
twcntv-flve miles north ot Hollo.
Ireland Vlnltn the Vatican.
RO.MK , Jan. 29. Archbishop Ireland went
to the Vatican today where ho had a confer
ence with Cardinal Rampolln , papal secre
tary of state. Many cardinals and high ec
clesiastics visited the archbishop at the
Hotel Bristol , where he is staying.
In the course of an Interview this after
noon he declared there was absolutely no
foundation for the statement that ho had
been charged to represent the United States
at the forthcoming conference regarding
the limitation of armaments. The United
States had not yet nominated a delegate
The archbishop was reserved In his replies
to questions respecting religious problem *
in America on the ground that it was neces
sary for him to wait for the holy see to
pass on such matters.
Alfflo-Aiiierloan Alliance ,
LONDON. Jan. 2D. Rt. Hon. Walter
Hume Long , president of the Board o
Agriculture , addressing the Farmers' club
at Newcastle yesterday used the wort
"alliance" In referring to the future rela
tions between Great Britain and the United
Slates. The frank employment of this term
by a member of the government Is likely to
evoke much discussion , not all of which
will be of the friendliest character , Inas
much n seeking the alliance to fight Eng
land's battles Is not regarded as the bes
policy to promote an Anglo-American
entente.
Secure * n Canto of Coffee.
COLON. Colombia , Jan. 29. The opposi
tion Pacific Steam Navigation company am
the Chilian lines , which were extendc <
northward a month ago , have already ae
cured 8,500 tons of coffee and a. similar
cargo of general merchandise to be for
warded by foe StralU of Magellan. It Is
reported that the railway people were anx
lous to work with barges with cargo along
side the new wharf at Laboca , near Panama
but the government Intervened to preven
It. because Laboca Is not yet officially rec
ognlzed as a port.
> o More Itelaforcementii ,
LONDON. Jan , 29. It Is seml-offlclally a -
sert d here , says the Berlin correspondent of
the Times , that all three protecting powers
have agreed to refrain from sending fur
ther naval reinforcements to Samoa.
Mheral Menthera Will Cnmult.
LONDON. Jau. 29. A meetlns of th
liberal members of th House of Commors
hai been convened for February 6 to dli
CUBS toe cuestlon ot party leadership In
tba house. The proceedings , It is expected
will be brief and'Sir Henry Campbell Ban-
nerman. who was chief secretary for Ire
land in 1SS and secretary of state for wnr
in 1S3G and again from 1SU2 to 1895 and
who now reurrnenta Stirling district , will
be chosen leader.
\VIII Doinliuiti ! the World.
LONDON' . Jan. 29. Lieutenant J. C. Col-
well , naval uttacht * of th * > United States
legation , at the banquet of the Engineers'
nstltuto In thin cltr la-U evening , re-
ponded to the toast. "The Analo-Saxon
lace. " In an Interesting and much op-
lauded speech ae predicted that the Au-
lo-Saxons would In time dominate the
world and that wherever they planted n
olony It wculd remain.
Unrk mill Crctr Ilencned.
( JUnENSTOWN , Jan. 29. The Norwegian
birk Dnuca. from Cardiff for Pwrnambuco ,
\ns towed Into Qucenstowu harbor toJav
ilsabled. after battling fifty-one days with
tuttni in the Atlantic. Five different steam-
rs hn'l nnd It in tow , but In every caje the
naw or bro p and the would-ho readier
obliged to hnandon the bark. The crew
\rrf aimcm dead wllh uxhaustlon wnen
Inally succored.
Ilike of OrlciuiM Mnttoni.
LONDON , Jan. 30. Tlio Brussels corre-
pendent of the Dally News says : The duke
> t Orleans hold * dally receptions for the Or-
eaulats In Brussels. A local factory IJ.IH re
ceived an order for thousands of buttons
aanrned with his portrait nnd bearing the
nscrlptlou , "Le Hoi Kat Esentre. Vive Ls
llol " Many royalhta are already wearlnc
: nese buttons.
Will Itctnln State of hlcsc.
LONDON , Jan. 30. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Standard says Hint owing
o tno recent development of the Carllst
agitation the government h < M decided to
retain the statejof elege nnd the suspension
of thn constitutional euarautees for some
inio longer.
< ; irt-N tip the .loh.
LONDON , Jan. 30. A dispatch to the Dally
-Cous from Cairo says that Colonel Kltch-
ener'o column , < vhlch was sent In pursuit of
Challta Abdlllah into Kordofan. where hp
ias been making war upon the tribesmen ,
las abandoned the attempt to overtake him.
Victim * of ttxiilnnlon.
MURCIA , Spain , Jan. 29. Fourteen per
sons were killed today by an explosion of
gas In thn Pnlla mine , near Mararron , twenty
miles west of Cartagena. The other miners
succeeded In making their escape.
Heavy SIIOMM In Spain.
( MADRID. Jan. 29. The country wan vis
ited 5 > y heavy pnon * storms yesterday and
many accidents are reported.
HE IS A FREE'SILVER MAN
Clark , the New Senator from Montana ,
Lenim' Toward the White
jMctnl ,
*
ST. PAUL , Mlnn , Jan. 29. A Helena ,
llont. , special to th'p Pioneer Press says :
United States Senator-elect William A.
Clark Is a free silver man and althouch n
democrat Is a pintoctlonlst as far as raw
material la concei lefl. Mr. Clark was asked
oday to dcllnn h * 'position on the financial
question.
'I stand. " to < = . tld , "for the restoration of
liver to its fol lor status before Its de
monetization In ' 73. and at the ratio ot 1R
o 1. In the rungcnient of the tariff
schedules the u > ducortt of raw material ,
such as wool , leu sueEr and other product's
of the western c f , tea should bn amolr and
fully ii-oteiitcd. A'My6" ! ' tariff Jnclud
BUtllclcnt rcvea' . iHo"1n < . > TIte eifcensea of
the government and In the readjustment of
the schedules , while It should be provided
that the manufacturer should receive Dro-
lectlon acalnat cheap foreign labor , which
Sa eminently proper and just , they should
be content therewith and not seek an un
fair advantage over the producers of raw
material , as has been thu tendency here
tofore. "
Mr. Clark declined to say In specific terms
whether he was an expansionist or not.
"Wo may be well proud. " ho said , "ol
havlnz driven the Spaniard from the west-
urn henilschero < and from the Islands of
the Pacific ocean and on havlnc lifted tbo
joke of oppression from the necks of 12.-
000.000 people , yet elated with thl marvel
ous success we must pause to consider with
the greatest deliberation the rights and
welfare of the people who have been liber
ated and piovlde for them a just and ap
propriate temporary government , bearing In
mind the danger of foreign diplomatic en
tanglements. It Is an experiment that will I
put to the test the highest statesmanship ,
but I believe we can safely rely upon the
abilities and patriotism ot the people of
the United States to solve the problem with
justice and satisfaction to all concerned. "
.Senatorial Mtnatlon.
SACRAMENTO , Jon. 29. The week opena
with thu senatorial situation practically as
it was last week at this time There has
been no change whatever In the vole , thb
members of the legislature remaining firm
by their favorite candidates. Tomorrow aft
ernoon the assembly will consider the re
port of the special investigation committee
Unless Speaker Wright takes action before
that time , a warm debate Is looked for.
Most of the members of both houncs ait
absent from Sacramento today , resting after
< ho exciting sessions ot the last week. Ii
has been a very dull Sundav.
STORM ABATES IN COLORADO
Heavy SIKMT Cov rn the Orontid and
Many of the Railroads Are Un
able to Mine Tralim.
DENVER , Jan. 29. The snowstorm which
has been raging on tbo mountains since early
last week has subsided. The sun broke
through the clouds today and the wind
abated. In some places the fall of snow ba
been the heaviest In fifteen years. In and
about Leadvllle serious results are threat
ened. The supply of coal and provisions In
tne smaller mountain towns has become ex-
naused and suffering must rwult unless the
railroads cau be opened to the place * Sno---
slides are reported from several places , but
only from Apex , where three were killed , has
come information ot casualttm
Information from Kokomo Is to the efTec *
that great masses of hard-packed snow over
hang the town , 'threatening ' It with serious
damage If they give way. Kokomo was cur
ried away by an avalanche In the carlv SOj
and the residents are fearful lest this should
be repeated now.
The South Park road has been tied uu be
tween Coino and Leadvllle. Several ( lava
ago an attempt was made to run a train wltu
provisions westward .through the snow. The
train stuck near Dickey , where It has re-
malned ever since ,
A snow slide near Hugerman tunnel on the
Colorado Midland has blocked that road west
of Leadvllle and trains to Glenwood havp
gonrt over the Denver & Hlo Grande trar-an
Between Como and Leadvllle tbu snow ha.
drifted in the cuts to the depth of thlrlr ami
forty feet. The only road running west anu
east from Leadvllle that ban beeu clear 1s the
Denver & Rio Grande , which bis ftlt bui
little Inconvonlcnce from the store-
Will nimenc Lincoln Suuilii ) .
NEW YORK. Jan. 29. The American
Missionary association has Issued an appeal
to the Congregational churches of the
United States to observe February 12 as
Lincoln Sunday.
WILL CONSIDER THE TREATY
Senate Expects to Devote Considerable Time
to It This Week.
DEBATE TO BE HELD IN OPEN SESSION
i\ccntl\c cKxlon Will Occur Dally
anil tinItiienlliiii Will Conic tu
a Vote One AVcok ( rum
Toil ay.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 29. - The senate
will devote practically nil the time tills
week to the consideration of the peace
treaty. Senator Allison , chairman of the
committee on appropriations , says ho will
not interfere nt any time with the consld-
iratlon of the treaty by asking to have ap-
propilatlon bills taken tip , and as a con
sequence the treaty will huvo complete
right of way.
This week will see the close of the mem
orable debate , both In executive session and
n open senate , us the vote Is set for 3
o'clock a week fiom tomorrow. Notlco has
aeen given of set speeches for every day
except Mondp.y of the present week. Sen
ator Berry will speak Tuesday , Senator
bpooner Wednesday , Senator Jlawllns Thurs-
: l.iy , Senator Money Friday and Senator
Chllton Saturday.
Thise sneechcs will be based upon the
vnrlnus resolutions on the general questions
of e < uanslon and will be delivered in open
slon. They will , however , bo practically
devoted to the treaty and -will afford sen
ators an opportunity to say op-only what
they would say In secict session If the reso
lutions were not under consideration. There
will bo an effort to get the speeches In bo-
lore 2 o'clock today , In order to permit the
closing of the doom at 2 o'clock , In accord
ance with the unanimous agreement to that
eflect , when the treaty will bn taken up
formally and the executive consideration ot
the subject proceeded with.
Senator Bacon and Senator Mason both
announce their Intention of continuing their
clTorls to secure action upon their respective
resolutions before the vote Is taken upon the
resolution to ratify the treaty and hope to
succeed some ttmo during the week.
The friends of the treaty nro still sanguine
of success and most of them announce that
that they will accept no compromise. Others
express n willingness to accept some such
resolution us tliat ot Senator Sullivan. Those
professing to know say it Is the policy to
force the tteaty to n vote before taking ac
tion on any compromise proposition , nnd
that If the treaty should by any chance bo
beaten , to move to reconsideration to con
sider the question of accepting some com
promise like tbo Bacon resolution before
filial adjournment In March.
Almost a month of the session will bo
left after the vote on Monday week , so
that If the senate should prefer to accept
the treaty with a. icsolutlon of construction
and Instruction , to postponing action for an
extra session , It could do so.
HoiiNU KorccnNt.
Interest centers In the army bill In the
house of representatives during the early
part of the week. The final vole will betaken
taken nt : i p. ui. Tuctday. Prior to this
the debate will be under the five-minute
rule In the main , although s&ttnfrut time
has been reserved to glvo Mr. Ualley and
some of the other leaders an opportunity
for extended speeches. Chairman Hull at
the military committed Is confident the bill
will pass , sayiiiR thai the rnpuhliran 'lis-
affecllon will not oxu.Vd tfli&W while sev
eral affirmative votes will come from thn
other side. The opposition will direct Its
efforts toward having the bill recommitted.
With the army bill disposed of the house
will turn Its attention to the important
river and harbor bill and then to the mil
itary academy appropriation bill. The river
and harbor bill probably will have Wednes
day , with two hours' debate on a side. The
military academy bill is not likely to take
moro time than Is required to read It
through. No exact program has been fixed
for the rest of the week. But Chairman
Mercer of the committee on public buildings
and grounds has been pressing for a hear
ing on pomeof the public building bills
now pending and he Is likely to get a day.
Chairman Lacey also wants a day on pub
lic land questions.
The Hawaiian bill Is the most Important
piece of general legislation which will be
given a hearing , although Ha friends may
let it go over until next week.
I'liMhlnic Cnlian I'oxlnl Sert Ire ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The postal serv
ice In Cuba Is being vlgoiouely pushed under
the direction of ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Rathbone at Havana and military
postal stations. In connection with the New
York City postofflce , having money order -
der and registry facilities , have been or-
dercd established at seven more of the
large towns. They are Placetas. Panto Do
mingo , Sagua la Grande and Calbarlcn , all
in Santa Clara province , Batabaim and Ju-
care , Havana province , and at Santa Cruz ,
Puerto Principe province. This makes
thirty-five military postal stations there In
all.
OXNARD CONCERNS COMBINE
Fonr Factories Are \ uv Indcr One
Slanaireiucnt and Oilier * May
He Started.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 29. fepoclnl. )
Robert Oxnard. the beet sugar manufac
turer , who Is visiting this city , said tonight :
"The four beet eugar factories , two In
California and two In Nebraska , in which
Inn Oxnards and their associates arc Inter
ested , have been consolidated Into one com
pany for the more elllclent conduct of the
business.
"Two of the prominent hanking houses
of Now York have beconio Interested In this
new company. It has not endeavored to
combine with any of the numerous other
beet sugar factories in operation In the
United States.
"If it should extend Its Interests In beet
sugar at all It will be by the building ot
new factories. "
The Oxnards have a beet eugar factory at
Chirm and one In Ventura county , near
Hucneme.
nnnhlc Kllllnir.
GALENA , Kan. . Jan. 29. A double kill
ing occurred at this place today. Harvey
Brooks was shot and killed by Flosslo Rl-
ley , a notorious negress known as "Illlnd
Boonc's Wlfe."whlle he was trying to enter
her place. Later William Ilulllngton , aged
22 years , a son of rx-Marshal R. Bulllngton.
was arrested by Policeman Charles Barker
for disturbing the p ace. On the way to
thn atatlon Ilulllngton thot Barker lu the
groin , producing a serious but not fatal
wound , and was himself shot twice by Bar
ker , dying Instantly.
Order * to Prepare Savannah Corral.
SAVANNAH. Go. . Jan , 29. Lieutenant
reload J. Bellinger , depot quartermaster ,
ba < received Instructions to prepare an
army repair corral here. All the surplus
animals and vehicles from this various camnn
In the south are to bo tient to Savannah
aa rapidly as poralble. Great stockadeu
and stablcH will be > built , workshop * erected
and arrangements made for putting the army
equipment * In the first clans beforn formally
i .llfftrlbuted to Tuba nnd Porto Klco Work
I will uo started im the corral lu a few
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast Tor Nebraska
Snow : Colder : Viirliiblp Wind * .
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THAT ADAMS POISONING CASE
MM 11 from llohoKcu ( 'omen Korwartl
with a Slorv for the \ < MT
V.irk 1'iillc-e.
NKW YORK , Jan. 29. Interest In the
Adam * poisoning case centered at police
headquarters today. A story was current
that George W. Koutnlk , n young man liv
ing In Hobokeu , had fuinlshcd one of the
missing Ilnka to thu police. Ho told the
police that on the evening of December 23
ho had met a man nt Madison avenue and
Fortieth street , who asked him to deliver a
package addressed to Harry Cornish at the
Knickerbocker Athletic club. This ho re
fused to do , he said , but acreed to mall the
package at the general postolllce , which he
did. According to liU story tbc man from
whom he received the package answered tht
description ot one ot the men prominently
mentioned In thu poisoning case.
This afternoon Koutnlk was taken before
Chief Dervey and Captain McClusky , Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner and others at pollcu
headquarters and after the conference Cap
tain McClusky said he had practically re
peated the story to the officials as he had
originally told It. Koutnlk was thereupon
detained as a witness In the casu.
George W. Koutulk , who Is better known
ns William Koutulk In Hobokeu , has , how
ever , been before the public eye several
times before. He was married on September
2S last and two dais later , according to the
Hobokeu police reports , wLat wau supposed
tn be bis corpse was found In the Hackcnsack
river. The report that Koutnlk has drowund
hlnibclf was Given extensive publication. It
subsequently developed that Koutnlk had
simply disappeared from Hobokcn and that
the drowning story had been planned bomo
tlmo before. To aid the deception Koutnlk's
hat had been thrown Into the river and portions
tions of his clothing were found on a pier.
Regarding Koutnlk's story to the New
York police. Captain McClusky ttatd It Is
now under Investigation. Ho declined to
say how much weight ho attached to It.
Roland B. Mollncau\ , with his counsel ,
Barlow S. Weeks , and Georco Boidon Bat
tle , bad also an hour's conference with the
police this afternoon , but the nature of it
was not disclosed.
KILLED IN RAILROAD TUNNEL
Workmen ( 'mulled liy a Locomotive
Which IM ItimnliiK on the
WI-OIIK Track.
ALTOONA. Pa. , Jan. 29. A gang of
twenty-six track rcpalinicn were working
on the railroad at the western opening ot
the Gallltl/ln tunnel at .1 o'clock this after
noon when they heard ttio approach of a
locomotlvn which was tunning west through
the tunnel. The workmen all stepped from
the north track , on which westbound trains
move , to the south track. The smoke In
the tuniul prevented them from seeing the
approacliliiB locomotive , which , in order
to avoid obstitictlnns on the north track
Yaa ru plna ? n iijc soJth track. * O i > man.
was Instantly killed. One died in the Altoona -
toona hospital and sixteen were moro or
less seriously Injured. None escaped with
out Injury. The dead nrc :
DAVID WILT , aged to. Instantly killed
THOMAS W. BANKER , aged 25 , died In
hospital.
The moro seriously Injured are :
H. C. Hull , gang foreman , ankle broken.
George Smith , aged 23 , left leg broken.
George Guycr , arm nnd nose broken.
Henry Burkln , arm broken.
Gallltzln Is the homo of all the men. The
locomotive that struck themrn was runnint ,
empty from Altoona to Conemaugh.
WOMAN CHOPPED TO PIECES
Iletolllnir Crime ( 'omen to l.lulit Ii
the Mclnlty of I he Itcccnt
Illotn In I'M n ii.
PANA. 111. . Jan. 29. Mrs. Mary Mclntyro
a wealthy widow CO years old. was fount
murdered In her homo today. The body hut
been frightfully mutilated with nn ax.
Mrs. Mclntyre IB supposed to have kep
considerable money about her. She llvei
alone In a small houbo In the Flatbam dls
trlct near the scene of several fights re
cently between striking union miners and ne
grocs working In the mines.
U Is supposed the crlmo was commltte <
two or three days ago. Neighbors bccami
suspicious when Mrs. Mclntyre failed to ap
pear at church , aa was her habit , today. The
doors of her homo were/ broken open. Every
thing about the place showed that a desperate -
perato struggle had occurred. Mrs. Mcln-
tyre's body was found chopped almost to
pieces and thrown under a bed. Everything
of value bad been carried away by the mur
derers. Mrs. Mclntyre IB bald to have sym
pathized with the union miners In their
struggle agalnnt negro labor. Her house has
been fired on a number of times.
FAMILY LOST IN LAKETRlE
Sad Cadlng of a Journey tf > Ilnry the
Dead Ilody of a
Child.
CHICAGO. Jan. 29. The Tribune's To
ledo. O. , special says :
The loss of an entire family In Lake Erie
Is reported here today. On one of the Is
lands In the Bass group lived a family
named Robson. The family consl&ted of the
father , mother , a daughter of 20 , a ton of
G and a hired man , Henry M. Mattel. The
little boy died nnd hln parents decided to
take the body back to Canada , whence they
came. A clinker boat was used , the entire
family starting on the perilous Journey. The
battered clinker boat has been found and
the body of a woman reported found recently
near Port Burrell on the Canadian side Id
supposed to have been Mrs. Kobson.
FOUR MEN ARE BADLY BURNED
I'lilnfiil Aciildent IlefalU a Quartet of
I.ahorerN In the
Trlliiinc llnlldliiur.
CHICAGO , Jan. 29. Four men were badly
burned , one perhaps fatally , by the explo
sion of a boiler today In the basement ol
tbo Chicago Tribune building.
Tlio Injured-
Bud Miller , fireman ; Injuries probably
fatal
Charles Lundln ,
Peter Blege.
William Murphy.
The men. who had just couipM d putting
In now grates In the furnace of the boiler ,
wore standing directly In front of thn fur
nace when the explosion occurred and were
covered flr with live coals and then with
scalding water.
i'f IT AGAIN TODAY
ilcventb Ballot for United States Senator it
Duo at Noon ,
NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN SITUATION
Further Defections from the Hnyward
Column Likely to Occur.
OTOE MAN'S ' SUPPORTERS NOT DOWNCAST
They Have a Little List of Men Who They
Say Will Stick.
THOMPSON MEN KEEP STIFF UPPER LIP
Time Tlilm Week Ml.ely to lie Spent
In a Mute of SleKC l.nit-
VHNtcr County May
S n ( Tor.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special Telcgr.tm. )
Balloting for United States seuutor will be
resumed tomorrow at uuon , when the
eleventh ballot will be taken.
There Is no substantial change In tha
situation , few of the members remainIng -
Ing In tbo city and still fewer having te-
turncd fiom their recess tripe home. It Is
doubtful whether much work has been dnno
to Inlluenco members through their con
stituents this time , as most of those sub
ject to such Inlluenco have been brought
Into line before.
It Is expected that the next few votes
will show still further defections from the
Hay ward column , scattering to other can
didates. Hero In Lincoln apprehension le e\-
prosml In some quarters that the piling up
of these votes upon one of the Lancaster
county candidates might affect the Lan
caster county delegation , which has thus
far stood solidly by Thompson. The Thomp
son men , however , declare that Iincaiter's
seven are all true blue and that there lane
no need ot wasting any tlmo chasing ru
mors about them.
According to the various leaders this week
will be spent In a state of siege. The Hny
ward supporters say they have a list of men
who nrc absolutely sure to stay nnd cannot
be frozen out. So far us can be learned the *
list la as follows : Arcnds , Armstrong , Bcrlct ,
Blake. Broderlck. Currlp. Hannibal , Hoi-
brook , Newell , Ovieno , Reynolds , Ultmar ,
Hvnns , Harris , GIITcrt , Hastings , Hnthoni ,
Nesbll , Pollard , Prince , Rouse , Sandnll ,
Smith , Tucker , Walling , WIlcox , Young and
Zcllcrs. Sornn of them say "there are others
on the sure ll t. but on these thero'scems to
be an agreement , although outsldern claim
that four ot these so-called turo men are
shaky In the llayward eauso.
Developments are also expected in the
Douglas county delegation , certain members
of which h vetnot been reluctant In mak
ing known tho' fact that they are tired ot
shooting blank cartridges for Webster.
CHAPLAIN CHIDWICK TALKS
Tcllo of the Maine UUnxIcr and
.11 uU CM u 51 rn for th *
'BW YOH.K. Jan. 29. AVi imincus *
throng filled Carneglo ball tonlcht to bear
thn beneot concert and the lecturn by Rev.
John P. Chldwlck , who wns chaplain ot
the Maine , on "Our War with Spain ; lt
Causes utid Jleaulta , " preceded by what ho
saw of the blowing up of the battleship.
The concert and lecture iwero for the benefit
of the Catholic reading room for young
men on Christopher stri-ot , the money ro-
cclvcd for admissions being applied to the
reading room aqd the. establishment of a
number of such places throughout the city
for the goiK ] of : < 0.000 featuring men.
Governor Roosevelt presided , and Major
General tiuo with hits staff. Admirals Krbcn
and Miller. Lieutenant Commander Dolo-
lianty. Adjutant General Avcry D. Andrews ,
Colonel Treadwell , Commodore Philip , Cap
tain Goodrich and hundreds of other offi
cers wore present. Governor Roosevelt
mauo a orlc-f addiebi. after which Fat lie I
Chldwlck spolto for un hour , giving 1111 In
teresting account of the xalllnc of the
Maine for Havana , the expeilenccH In Ha
vana and the binding up of the ship. He
spoke of the heiolKin of the bailers when
the catastrophe occurred and afterwards
when suffering In hospital * .
"Impearlallsm , what do they mean by im-
peiulllsm ? " said he Intho courno of his
address. "What does It 'mean , this depart
ure from the settled policy of the nation ?
Must It be that this policy thought out by
the founders of our government Is to bo
laid aside as useless now ? God forbid tliat
ever Imperialism may find n foothold In
this country. The fathers know what Im
perialism meant , they had learned It from
England when they had fought for Eng
land. They had thought to establish the
proposition , and wrote it In blood that all
good government rests with tlie will of the
governed people. Tbo strength of our na
tion In in the manhood and womanhood of
its people. These have been developed out
of liberty in hope and ambition.
"I believe that Imperialism would be
short-lived In this country were It over es
tablished. We would not bu able to hold
onto It. The whole tide of the war Is toward
republicanism. Shall wo go back a step In
the progress of ( lie world ? I do not mean
to arraign the government as If Itweie re
sponsible for such a policy. I firmly bellevo
there Is no greater American than President
McKInlcy. The holding of the Philippines Is
not against the principles of our nation.
Thn holding of the Islands Is an ahsolutn
necessity. Would It not be to leave the
Inhabitants In bloodshed to withdraw the
troops tomorrow ? Would we not bn held up
to tlie scorn of history If we should desert
them now ? We are bound to keep them ,
whether wise or not it Is now a necessity.
"Tho treaty docs not say that wo are la
hold them eternally , but the American people
ple must not allow them to go back to Spain ,
but must hold them until this nation can
place them as they must be placed , among
the free peoples of thu earth. The pressure
upon tlie president to compel him to form
ulate a policy In recard to the Philippine- !
wrong. Ho cannot formulate a policy In
regard to a people of whom we arc igno
rant. The Islands must bo kept 'like ' Cuba
until It can be decided what is the beat
policy toward them. "
Murder at Cincinnati ,
CINCINNATI , Jan. 29. William Drew ,
colored , died In tbc hospital of it pUtol bliot
wound received this morning from Danlol
Hmn U. a white man , who was Urow's
landlord , Burnett had orderid Drew to va-
' ate the hou o and went this morning to
ReiIf ho hud dnno HO. Drew attacked him
and Harriott nxed his pistol , Barnett is
uudcr arrest , charged with murder.
Cold nt St. I.ouU ,
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 29. According to th
local weather bureau offclaU lust night
was the toldMt on record In St. Ixiuls n < i
vlrlnlty thin winter. TJi mercury Ml to
3 denreeu below rrm and during the il l
ranged several degree * higher. _