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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 3iSTA13LISJrED : JTTNE 39 , 1871. OMAJIA , PJtIDAY , JFT3BH JAKY 8 , 18 ! > TWELTVE PAGJBS , SINGLE COPY 3TIVE CENTS. GOMEZ'S ' FRIENDSHIP Insurgent Leadnr TlenouDces His Hostility to tie United States. AGREES TO COMPACT TO DISBAND ARMY Henceforth He Promises to Become an Active of This Government. ASSURES M'KINLEV ' OF CO-OPERATION General to Qo to Havana end Assist in Paying Off the Soldiers , COMMISSIONER PORTER IS SUCCESSFUL Jit AKri-rliiK < o Wnrlc fur I'encinnil Itccoiintriictloii Hi * Buy * ? : , ( ) ( ) , ( ( In Not KnoiiKli Money , litit lie Will Try to Mnltc It IJo. riKMEDIOS , Province ot Santa Clara , Kch. I , ( Via Havana , Feb. 2. ) General Maximo Gomez , th * commandcr-ln-chlcf of the Cuban army , placed himself squarely in po sition today OH an nctlvp allj of 'tho ' United Btotoa government In the work of the re construction of Cuba. As n. result of the conferences which Jlobert P. Porter , the special commissioner of President McKlnlcr , lias had with General Gomez , the latter cabled -to President Mc- Klnloy this afternoon nssurlnR him of tils co-operation In disbanding the Cuban army nnd In distributing among the Cuban sol- illcrs the 13,000,000 appropriated for the p r- t > OHD of enabling them to return to their Jiomcs. General Gomez also telegraphed to Major General Brooke , saying he would accept the latter's Invitation to go to The success of Mr. Porter's mission greatly simplifies the returning of the mili tary Cubans to the pursuits of peace. In vlow of General Gomez'n hostility toward the United States , Mr. Porter came here clotlicd with absolute authority and the tender ot (3,000,000 was practically a verbal ultimatum , Had it not been accepted no more ultimatums "would have been mailc. Mr. Porter made plain the purpose of the government nnd was gratified at the ready response ot General Gomez. The confer ence took place a t the house here occupied by the Cuban general OB his headquarters Blnco coming to town. Cuiii > uet Aarccfl Unon. In brief , the compact is ns followc : First The Cuban officers In each provlnc- ehall assist the American officers In dis tributing the funds , Second That these oulccra shall at once meet nt some convenient colnt and devise when and where the settlements ar io bo made and arrange any details. Third That the sum paid to each Bnnn shall not bo regarded as pan- payment ot salary or wngca du lor service rendered , but to facilitate the dlsbandraent ot the army , as a relief of BUN tferlng and < as an aid la getting the pcopi lo. 'vnrU , . . . . . - < , * r - tf- . , , Fourth ' "the Cub'aus shBll eirrendcr their trmB to the Cuban assembly' or to its rep resentatives. Fifth The committee on distribution shall use its best endeavors to distribute ii among the population BO that all may secure wortt- Sixth That the $3,000,000 , shall bo placed subject to the order ot General Drooko and that nction In the matter shall bo Immediate. General Gomez was tendered a public ro- ccjitlon this ovenlnpr , and Jlr. Porter \va nniong those present. "When Mr. Porter arrived here last .week lie was accompanied by Scnor Gonzalcs Qucarila , special commissioner of the Cuban Junta'at Washington , Captain Campbell of General Brooke's staff , Lieutenant Banna of General Weeds' staff and a correspondent of the ARsocIatod Press. General Gomez had pone to his camp this morning but ho re turned , accompanied by his staff and flftv liorscmen on various kinds of mounts. They rode past the hotel where Mr. Porter was Mopping , around Uio plaza nnd to a slilo direct to the Cuban headquarters. 'N ItreciiUnii to Illn l General Gomez was seen by Senor Quesada V this afternoon and after ( in hour's confer ence , Mr. Porter , accompanied by Senor Qucsadn , Captain Campbell and Lieutenant Hanna , wan received by General Gomez In Ills parlor up ono flight of stairs and In tint > . .scnc of his staff. Tin old man wore ho Inslcnla of his rank. He was dressed in a linen coat and dark trousers and had a elll < handkerchief over his coat collar. Ho also uoro a black tie and showed a heavy silver watch and chain with a silver cross attached to It. Tlio Cuban commander was cordial in greeting Mr. Porter ami opened the Inter view bv referring to the chnngo for the hot ter which had taken place in Cuba since lie was last here in September. Ho also laid Blrcss on tbe fact that some people were asking whcro was Cuba's promised liberty , "Tho answer to thla , " said Mr. Porter. "la that Cuba now has commercial and In dustrial liberty and that President McKlnley lias directed me , In framing the Cuban tar iff , to make no discriminations in favor of the United States In tlie manner 'that Spain favored Itself. Cuba la free today to buy In the cheapest market. Tbo people arc returning to the pursuits of peace nnd our military government will gjvo way to the government of Cuba as fast as possible. The jircstdcnt says the Cubans should have all ( ho liberty they fought for and that Gen eral Gomez must remember that there are 5,000 or 0,000 Spanish soldiers at Clcn- fucgoa who liuvo not yet left Cuba ; thato had only been a month on the Island and that the pres ident needs and Is entitled to the co operation of all Interested in tbo welfare of Cubii and that he needs the co-opera- tlim of General Gomez above all otbcra , " The Ilret problem Mr. Porter then pointed out wan the dlabandnieut of the Cuban army and the return of the Cuban soldiers to \\ork. This WAS the specific ui I talon which had brought Mr. Porter to Itemed I os anil ' " which President McICIuInj expected General Gomez's ulil , The Cuban coinmander-ln-thlef replied that ho was ready and willing to give- the Aid required , but atked how he could do so , rrmiilMi'K Co-Opr rut Ion. To this Mr. Porter replied that President McKlnley would be glad to have him go to Havana and co-operate with General Drooko I in dlubandlng the Cubans and In paying over v the J3,000,000 appropriated for that purpose. General Gomez said th i amount was too email , Out that was not his fault and ho would make It go far as possible , white likening it to the miracle of the loaves and ihe ilalics. "No man in history , " said Mr. Porter , "baa done eo much with BO small rceourceg ns you have clone , llfjco your co-operation \\lth \ General Drooko will bring good re mits. " I General Gomez specially requested that ( he / money for which Mr , Porter had orderi In Ills po'jUet should bo pa la over to General P-rooke and not. to himself , as ho Old not want the personal responsibility of keeping It. The Cubin general then assured Captain Campbell ot lite good feeling toward General llrooko and tlio formal compact was pre sented to Gomez by Mr , Porter and was us- aentcd to by General Qomez , I.PllCIII I'tM'Hllll-Ut. niMEttOS , Province- Santa Clara ( via Camnguay ) , Pel ) . 2 , Immediately after yes terday's conference General1 Oomez wrote the following letter to President McKlnley in Spanish : UKPUIJLIC QV CUBA. HKADQ'MilTKrtS OF TUB AKMV , 11EMI3D10S. Fob. 2. Pres ident McKlnley , Washington' It hna bt > cn a great pleasure for me to confer < vlth your commissioner. Mr. Porter , Intioiluccd by my friend , Quesada , nnd I nm now aware of ind pleased with your wishes. In n slioit , lmo I shall go to Havana , and confer with General Brooke , so tlint cferythlnu will RO well , Following your advice , I will willingly co-oporato in the work of reconstructing ba. ( Signed ) MAXIMO GOM13Z , General. Today General Gomez is preparing for the trip to Havana. Tdo whole attitude ot tlio old fighter Is much more cordlnl than was anticipated by Mr. Porter. Ho told the latter he wna proud to meet the cpeclnl commissioner of the president and he Is evidently miich gratified at the prospect of the t-arly solution of thu tllsbandment problem. The money will bo sent on Commissioner Porter's order to General llrookc nnd will bo paid out ns cnlled for by distribution through a subcommittee of Cuban and American oillccrs ot the various provinces. AB agreed upon at yesterday's conference , the entire amount Is to be paid lu Spanish silver. It will amount to nearly $100 fnr each man In the Cuban army ns estimated by the Cuban army commloslou. Amount IN .SntUfiu-tory. Today General Callxto Garcia told Presi dent McKlnlcy's representative this amount would be satisfactory. The coricsponden't of the Associated Press learns that the dele gation was examined by Mr. Porter for tlio president and a report submitted , which has not been made public. The figures In It call for J57.000.000 as the first estimate of the delegation , but the delegation said It would take less nnd ncknowredged It could hardly expect better pay for the Cuban prl- vaks than the American privates get , which is $13 , and the American basis would mean $ ' . ) .000,000 for privates. Tbo sum to be paid is worth more than $4,000,000 in Spanish silver here. At the conference Mr. Porter IniJ stress on thu fiict Uiat the $ n,000.000 was not to be regarded ns wages duo for services rendered , foil as a relief fund from tlio Uultctl States to expedite the dlsbandme-nt ot the army and to am reconstruction. This nitlcfo of the compact previously ca bled was the moat dellcnto point under con sideration , ns the question of the recognition of the Cuban army ns n body and tacitly ot the Cuban revolutionary government was invohed. of I'ny of Army. The correspondent of the Associated Press understands that tbe estimate furnished President McWnlcy by the d-elegatlon from the Cuban assembly called for the payment of 6,110 commissioned officers , 9,702 non commissioned officers nd 30,160 privates , divided as follows , with totals estimated as due each , grade : Eleven major generals , $500 a month , $179,450 ; nineteen generals ot division. J450 a month , $206,175 ; fiftyfj fc brj kdler "S n- crals , $400 a. month , ? 6S2.SJ ; 163 colonels , $325 a month , $1,431,760 ; 2flO lieutenant colonels , $275 a. month , $2.362,800 ; G78 ma jors , $220 a month , $3,870,240 ; 965 captains , $130 a month , $1,561,800 ; 1,245 lieutenants. $100 a month , $3,763,200 ; 1,704 sub-lieuten ants , $00 .1 month , $40)32SSO ! ) ; 2,130 first sergeants , $60 a month , $3,706,200 ; 3,123 second end sergenntH , $60 n mcmh , $40,065,400 ; 4.- 050 corporals , $40 a month , $5,235,240 ; 30,100 privates , $30 a month , $21,502,020 ; total , 44,041 men , $57.fi01,380. 1'nrlor Ilctumn ( < > Iliirnnn. HAVANA , Feb. 2. Robert Porter , special commissioner , arrived here this evening from Remedies. He met General Wood at Colon on his way to Clcnfuegog and San tiago. General Wood , who was delighted to hear the outcome of the conference , said It greatly simplified the problem of Cuban re construction. Several Cuban ofnpcrs who boarded Mr. Porter's special car In the prov ince of Santa Clara , expressed 'tlielr satis faction at the attitude Gomez had taken , remarking that ho had felt slighted at being unnoticed and nt the failure of the men' ' ot central Cuba to get appointments and attention from Havana. Mr. Porter cnlled upon Governor General Drooko Immediately after his { irrlval and presented to him the written acceptance of Gomez of the Invitation to come to Havana. Ho will leave for Washington tomorrow morning , going by way ot Miami. General Gomez , ho says , will receive o. hearty recep tion hero and the visit will result in much good , as the Cuban commander will bring oil his staff , which Includes many young and active officers eager to meet and know the Americans nnd full of Ideas about policing and other problems. Mr. Porter declined to bo Interviewed , except to Bay that ho had received orders from President McKlnley week ago today to bring General Gomez and Governor General Brooke together and , having accomplished this , ho was now re turning home , Comi'N Ln < * nntl Trlth Hurt Ornce. I/NDON , Feb. 2. A former captain In the Cuban army , Juan Fernandez , London representative of General Maximo Gomez , Issued , by order of the latter , today , previ ous to the receipt here of tbe Remedies dis patch of the Associated Press showing 4fio settlement of the great Cuban difficulty , a long , bombastic statement purporting to explain - plain the situation In Cuba. He said : "The proffered $3,000,000 for the payment of the Cuban troops has been refused as totally inadequate to meet tbo expensed and losses of the troops , many of whom lost all proofs that they am owners of property which Is now being monopolized by Ameri can capitalists nnd railroad magnates. Even twice the $60,000,000 demanded by General Gomez would not properly recoup the Cubans. "We all respect President McKlnley and the American government , but we have no respect for tbe petty otQclals employed Dv the United States covernment who are exer cising as bad tyranny towards the Cubans as did the Fpanlah. This tyranny and lacu of money are driving the Cubans headlonir to ruin. If the demands nro not satisfied they will follow la the footsteps of the Filipinos pines and resist tbo authority of the United States In Cuba. God knows how It will re sult. but carnage and the annihilation1 of the Cubans ore Inevitable. "God forbid that It should come to that. I will even add 'Viva le republlci Amen- cano , ' " I'rliu'f" * H < \vuril 1 I'mlnibly Int. SAN FRANCISCO. F b. 2 , Thcls la llttlo hope for the ship Princess Edward that left Ualtlmore nearly nine mouths ago for Honolulu lulu to load eucar. When the Coptic It ft Honolulu the Princess Kdward had cot re ported. Tbe ship was considered u hid risk for Insurance men some wteka a u ur.d when the news that It failed to report WHS brought hero today all hope for Its safety was aban doned. The Prlncoss Bdward , if It has foundered , liaa carried down with It f crvr men. TOPPLING FOUNTAINS OF SNOW Avalanche Crashes Down tha Mountain Side and Kills Three Persons , BRECKENRIDGEIN A CRITICAL CONDITION Siti'l > - Trnln In rliinlly ( intlcii Into lli < - I'lncp null llnlf-t < 'ntnlltc < l Camp In KelU'veil SIIOM-- Mllilei DENVER. Feb. 2. The snow storm that has raged with brief Intermissions for more than a week In Colorado was renewed today with energy unabated. The snowfall during the later hours of the night and nearly all day was very "heavy " , while strong winds piled It up and filled rnHrocd cuts , nlmost completely blocking railroad traffic in tUo mountain district. Information has reached here by Superin tendent Rldgewny of tlm Denver & Illo Oramlu road that a snowslldo on Us line , nine miles cast of Glcnwood Springs , today came down on top ot a work train , wrecking the engine and cars nnd killing three ot the working crow and Injuring sis others. Killed ) JOHN M'MAHON , road master , Denver & Rio Griinue , Ulcuwood Springs. J. DUMPSEV , section man , Spruce Creek , Colo. J i.\1ULVI HILL , section man , Red Cliff. Injured. Cnnrlcs Hacltett , engineer , cirand Junc tion , Colo. ; head and back Injured. T. H. Carr , flre-mau , Grand Junction : licsd injwed. it. D. Steele , engineer. Grand Junction ; hand burned. A. Diver , orakeman , Grand Junction ; back hurt. 0. II. Berry , car repairer , Mlnturn ; head butt. II. IJernard. ae-cliim man. Gypsum. Colo. . hint intcrimlly. All arc cmplojed by the Denver & Rio- Grande and were assisting In clearing the tiack &t the time of the "lido. Snowstidcs have occurred at several points , ono eighteen mike east of Leadvllle on Mount Elbcrt , carrying down a miners' cabin and burying William Jloonlns , agM CO years. Many mountain towns are cut off from the world , the only means of communication bo lus men tui snowehoen. rood and fuel sup- pl'cs are becoming alarmingly short In many places. A Oinicult nnd really hazardous piece , ot work to relieve the suspense at Drecken- rldgu , Corao , Dillon nnd other points around the first named camp was successfully ac complished by the Colorado & Southern road today at noon , wlion citizens , armed with shovels , cleared off the South Park Iraclis to the depot and a "much battered sup ply train crawled Into the town the first In thrco weeks. Situation nt IlrecUeiirhlKO. The situation at Breckenrldge was becom- Ins critical ; food was becoming scarce ; the groceries kept in the stores were at'low ebb ; tolled oats and breakfast foods were being Jed to horecs and stock , hay could not ho purchased for love nor money ; oats were worth , their wclgtot in gold ; miners , pros- vectors , mill men and timber cutters were coming in from the surrounding hillsV.iogrv- ting provisions. Breckenrldgo was a spot In a sea of snow ; slides In all directions made the roads leading Into the tamps 1m- passable. The supply train included several Irclght cars loaded with hay , grain , coal , beef , flour and groceries sufficient to last about two weeks. It took nlno noure to make the run from Como to Breckonrldge > thirty-four mllec. At Loadville the supply of conl Is so small that a forced shutdown ot mines and smel ters is threatened. Railroad men say the numerous snowslldcs are unprecedented at tuls seaton ot the year , slides usually occur ring only in the spring. The cause now is the enormous amount of EMOW on the moun tains. Carried IJoivii Trntn Crcvr. At 12:30 : o'clock tliis afternoon the sly Antic avalanche shot down the mountain ldo in thu canyon of the Grand river , on the wn- ern slvpe of Colorado. &nd carried the fitlre ttln ; crew nnd working gang , thlrty-thrso men In ill. into the bottom of the abyt > u. Special trams were sent to the spot ns soon as Intelligence * reached the headquar ters of the Denver & Rio Grande road. la ihe meantime more than 100 men were using every possible attempt to rescue their fel low boiucs who were imprisoned In the snow , The slide was about 300 feet In width , but thousands of tons of snow blocked tbe rail- war and made It Impossible for trains' to pass until a road could be shoveled through the obstruction. Telegrams were at first delayed on ac count of tbo carrying away of the wires when the slide came down. One ot the rescue trains bad a telegrapher and an emer gency Instrument aboard and ho soon ca- tabllnhed communication with tbo outside world. It was tbe Impre&elon at tbe headquar ters of the railway in this city that tha slide Is one of the most destructive that has been known for many yean ia the Rocky mountains. The engine , caboose and Banner were car ried down before tbe slide and all the sbovelors who wore scattered along the track at work were swept before the mighty wclgbt. Trocs , rocks and large blocks ot Ice , which had been formed on the ald ot tbo mountain during the winter , added to the weight ot the avalanche Clitic die At the iidei of tha railway track ICO or 200 feet , while the Hide of the mountain at the point where 'the accident occurred rises 2,000 feet almost perpendicu larly , At 9 o'clock this evening Superintendent SMnplo received partial reports which stuUd that flvo men were dead and a number seri ously injured , There has been no roll call to check up the crew , a * the moo are all scattered. i OLENWOOD SPRINGS. Oolo. , Fob. 2. A second snowBllde occurred today about ilx miles CAS ! of this praco between here and the scene of the wreck of the Denver & Rio Grande passenger train , which rau into the llrst slide last night. The re-let train , as well as the ditched passenger train. Is now tied up till the second elide can be removed from the tracks. IIOIBB , Idaho. Fob , 2. One of tbe most severe blizzards In the history of Idaho Is raglQK In Lemhl county , A mesuge from Red Kock , Mont. , the junction , status that all ( raffle over the stage line to Salmon City has been suspended. Great loss of stock Is roporied and several people caught by the atorm In the mountains , it la feared , l.ave . perished. VANCOUVER. 13 , C , . Feb. 2. Later details from tbe snowulldo at Rogers Paiis , on the Canadian Pacific railroad , arc that the- track will not bo cleared bofero tills afternoon , The dead are known to be : William Cater , agent ; Mrj. Cater and two children ; James Ridley , engine wiper ; FranK Carson , op. crater ; a Chinese cook. The Injured are : Anna V rg r , leg broken ; Frank Yager , brulued on held , Sl'OICANE , Wash. , Feb. 3. The tempera- tuie has hovered around z&ro for the past twenty-four hours. A rtliplng wind hna blown eteadlly from the rortheaat , which makes the weather bitterly ijold. rawengcrs coming In from the norther * country report 10 to 20 below In the Koojenai country of British Columbia and on the Colvllle reser vation , At TekoaVaih. . * Karl Riunnrr , aged 7 , was frozen to death while going to school a mile and a half In the country. BUFFALO ARRIVES AT MANILA Itutnrttn to Munlln ( runt Hello nltk the KHtr-rirkt tu Aliourd. MANILA , Feb. 2. The United States transport Buffalo , having on board sailors to relieve rcen In Hear Admiral Dowry's flwt , arrived here today. The United States transport Pennsylva nia has nrrlvcd from Hello with -the Fltty- flrst Iowa , Those ttoops are being disem barked at Cavlte. The United States transport City of I'uella has sailed for Nagasaki , Japan , Major General Otis has published an order requiring the Inhabitants of Manila to pro cure official certificates ot identity which will cost 20 ccn-ts ench after February 23. The- British battleship Centurion , flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward II. Seymour , nnd tlic British second class cruiser Bona- venUira have sailed for Hong Kong. mn.cii'M co.vbin , ox KIUIMNOS. SuyN HriM y ] .II < < NPH YVunlil ItcNiilt In TlilM C.mn < rj- lit ! : t'i 4 of I'lKhtlnK. SAN FRANCISCO , bfjz. At the Pal ace. hotel Is reglstereiiril frd A. Andre , for ulxtoon years pasj * oiW1o'fvlclglum ' ) at Manila. Consul Andre HNiuto to Wash ington on a secret mlsi.cf fg ° n [ t ls lltler. [ stood that he has con5l > \ ? /i country to offer his good services * o frfurdlator between this "country " and the 1/100 / ( , . In Manila. Andre served nfe the reprjSSe/itiatlvo / of the two governments duringjtho negotiations before the surrender of , the city nnd wishes It emphatically understood thnt his present mission Is purely neutral , Speaking of the present condition ot affairs - fairs in the Philippines Consul Andre Bald that should the Americans and Flllphjos clash the loss to Americans would be very great , not ? o much , however , from the force of bullets , but from the sickness which would follow an nctlre campaign. The Filipinos , he said , have 80,000 rifles nnd could Inlllct much dninago before being subdued. Ho did not look for any serious disagreement. ' The Filipinos , " ho said , "do not under stand their position. As scon as they can be made to realize that the United States will not make- rash promises , then HO soon will the Filipinos welcome the protection of this country , but until that tlmo arrives there will always be some signs of discontent. " AFTER OHIO OIL COMPANIES Attorney Gem-nil ArjsiitTrcce - ilelUs to Slioiv tinTrunt Cllii- nnt Btnilu lite Livvr. COLUMBUS , O. , Feb. 2. > Demurrers were argued In the cases of the Attorney General against the Ohio Oil , Buckeye Pipe Line and Solar Refining companies In the supreme court today. The attorneys for the com panies claimed exemption Irom. answering the interrogatories under the constitution of the United States anil the data of Ohio and said the nnawcrs .would tend to crlml- nato -fflosc3 of ti.cSflSi niianlcs They said that the Valentino law was unconsti tutional and cited a number of sections as proof thereof. The attorney general insisted that the law ox&mpted tbo officers of the company from answering the Interrogatories , but that It did not grant Immunity to the companies themselves on any such grounds and cited a. ease In the United States reports as proof thereof. Judge Burkctt made it plain that the pres ident had to bo n. stockholder. SAN JOSE BANK TIED UP fltevelutlonn of Anollior 1)113'Shovr thnt Institution Cannot I'ny SAN JOSH. Cal. . Feb. 2. Another assign ment of mortgage by the Union Savings bank went on record today. It is for $10.- 000 and Is to Wells , Fargo & Company's bank nt San Francisco. The mortgages which have been assigned by the bank , as now ap pears , amount to considerably more than $100,000. H is said , but hotv correctly can not be verified , that all these mortgages ware included In tbo assets of 'the bank when the statement was furnished the commis sioners January 1 last. The most startling dovelopmcn't ' today wns the official statement from bank sources that P. I } . Howard , the fruit dealer , owes < ho bank fully $300,000 or more and that prac tically the bank has no security. It Is charged that when Howard became a custo mer be deposited securities for $40,000 and was ono of tbo best customers the bank had. It is said that If all the stockholders pay up that an assessment of J30 a share will not pay depositors In full. ARREST "HONEY GROVE KID" Allcuro * 8Iio 1lnie nt Chnrlcn Slrnln , nil IjiiKlniM-r at StMlnlln , Bio. , AViiM In gcir-ncfeiine. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 2. Lee Hlndman , bettor known as "Honey Grove Kid , " un alleged gambler who Is known throughout the west , south and In Mexico , nnd who belongs to ono of Iliemost prominent families In Texas as well as the south , was arrested as ho stepped from a Missouri Pacific train 'to ' night for tbo murder ot Charles Strain , an engineer on the Denver & Illo Grande rail road , whom ho shot last Wednesday night In the corridor of Hotef Huckens at Sedalla , Mo. The shooting resulted from a quarrel over a game of chanceIn which Strain lost lioavlly , Hlndman was dlsgulactl as a rough lum berman when ho reached hero , but admitted his identity at the police station. He said ho shot Strain In Belt-defense , Ho was go- IOK to Mexico. Htndman'a father IB a prom inent merchant In Dallas , Tox. PRICE OF WHISKY ADVANCES UiiyerH IIiiMli tu ItUiilMlllr to Malic InvcHniiiH ( UIMIII lli > | inrt of u , Combination nt Ulntlllerlci , LOUISVILLE , Feb. 2. Tbe Information of the combination of Kentucky distilleries lies already had tlio effect of advancing the price,1 ! of whiskies. Today wan an exciting day In the trades. Buyers from New York , Chicago and Cincinnati are In Louisville and are making big investments In whisky , It is estimated that between D.OOO and 10- 000 barrels were told , In lots ranging from 200 to 1,000 barrels. Brokers received many orders which they were unable to flll , Prices of many brands of the product ad vanced from Cto 10 cents per gallon. Df | > oltM , , f n lil nt DENVER , Feb. 2. Tlie deposits of gold at the Denver branch mint for the month of January reached ( l.C91)07 ) , over a quarter of a million nioro than January , 1898. This In splto of the foot that tbo rough weather tion interfered with the opoiutlMia of many of the mills In < the slate. REDSKINS ON THE WARPATH Ono Battle Has Already Taken Elaca and Another is. Imminent. GENERAL UPRISING FEARED AT JUNEAU An I'till nt Iliul. ll 'il Mil- our nn l DcllliLrnlrlI'hiit tlie fit I'nlpfncca. _ _ CHICAGO , Feb. 2. A special to Uio Tribune from Vancouver , 11. C. , says : Indians nro on the warpath In Alaska , Ono battle h s taken place and more light- Is Imminent , Tour Indians were killed anil several niorowounded ln < the fight which line at- rcndy taken place. Four American deputy marshals were wounded. The Indians are drunk and tlicro may be a. general uprising. The steamer Ciltch brings the news ot tlio battle at Juncau. An1 Indian -was Itlllcd by United States Marshal Mcdulre lu sclf-de- tense. Fearing the dead man's death would bo avwigcd by his friends , a vigilance com mittee wes formed , which acted promptly. captured the malcontents ami took them to prison. On promising good behavior they were liberated the next day , but the re- nature of the savngea demanded blood for blood. The pretended acquiescence was a , ruse. Plying theniBthes with liquor , tlio blood thirsty Alaskans deliberately planned the I murder or every member or the vigilance committee. The nttack was made at night. A friendly Itidlnn warned the whites of the contemplated treachery and as the savages advanced on the town w Itli drnnlun yells the odlcors warned them back. They still eamo forward , opening flre , which the whites promptly returned. The United States marshal and Ills follow ers having the advantage of position were able to pour In a. deadly fire. After the first fusillade tbe savages stampeded hurriedly Into the darkness , leaving three dead and four Rounded comrades enl the ground. BISHOP DOANEON EXPANSION the l'riMal < VKC nt tlic Word "IniiH'rlnllNiu' ' nuO l liitn Out Covcrniiiriit'c Duty. NEW YORK , Feb. 2. The Churchman , In Its issue of February 4 , will contain an article by Rt. Rev. Wllllnm Croswell Doanc , bishop of Albany , on "Imperialism. " The bishop opens with a. repudiation of the word "Imperialism" as In any sense , u cor rect term to be applied to any policy at present suggested for the American govern ment. He says that whatever enlargement may come from the present position is not active and intentional land-grabbing , but tlie passive acceptance of the care of cer tain people and certain races thrust upon us by the unexpected and unintended out come of the war. Discussing the present duty of the Chris tian American citizen the bishop says It la quietness and confidence. Making haste to * give up the Philippines to nobody knows what or whom and to leave Cuba and Porto Rico to take care of them selves , or making haste to annex Cuba , to " admit Porto - Rlcannto citizenship and to "make the Philippines part ot the United Stater are- alike condemned by the bishop as suicidal and senseless. After some rather severe criticisms of the course ot tbe Amer ican government toward the negroes and the Indians the bishop eays that not by shirking but accepting the respontlbllltles , with all their difficulties nnd dangers , we ere to rise to the ability to discharge them , with the underlying hope that there will ccmo back to us In our home politics purifi cation nnd elevation and that we shall make the virtue of a good civil service out of the necessity of the wlso and honest under taking of our duty In the new position of the nation. The paper losec : "No difficulties and no anxieties can niter the facts or change the situation or put back the advance movement of God's will , which tends to the final substitution of the civilization , the liberty and the icllclon of the English-speaking people' for the lost domination of the Latin races and the Latin rcllclon. God has called the peoale In America to be His Instruments In a movement - ment ucrnaps even creator in Itn consequences quences than the reformation in England , o. the liberation of Italy , or the unflcatlon of Germany , and , In the spirit of depend ence on Him , with the quiet courage of patient faith , we must rise to the duty of the hour. " READY FOR THE LONG CRUISE I n f n ii try anil Second Ilut- tnllou lloiiril TrniiMlifirt hlier- muii at New Turk , NEW YOUK , Fob , 2 , The United States transport Sherman , dressed In bunting , its sides glistening In a now coat of white paint , Its siren screeching , its decks ollvo with soldiers bound for the Philippine , drew out from the pier at the foot of Pa cific street , Drokklyn , at 4:30 : this after noon , H had been expected tliat the trans port would get started on the long Journey to Manila today , but the delay In getting aboard all the equipment of the Third In fantry , which had arrived during the night , and other stores , made It necessary for the vosstl to defer Its departure until tomor row morning , After drawing out from the pier It went to anchor off Liberty Island , It will get under way nt 10 o'clock tomor row morn IB g , . The Third regular Infantry and the Sec and battalion of the Eleventh Infantry arc on board. The men wcro In heavy march leg order , with their cartridge belts Oiled with cartridges. The regiment's amrnunl' tlon lu all stored in the tiold of the Slier- man , but It was thought well , as Colonel f Page explained , to supply the men with s cartridges In St. foul , as they may be sent t aahoro < tbc moment they reach Manila. A number of women and children , wives of offlcers , accompany the regiment. They are Mrs. Page , wife of the colonel of the regiment , and Mrs , Drlnkerhoff , wlfo of .Major BrlnkcrhofC ; Mis. Williams , wife ot Captain Williams , and four children ; Mrs. Hannay , wlfo of Captain Hannay , and live children ; Mrs. McUae , wife of the jegl- mental adjutant , and two chlldien , and Mrs. Kalnevlfo of Sergeant Kalne. FIFTY-NINE DEGREES BELOW AVI u I r r CoiiilHIiuiN I'l-ovnll In ( lie AluuUu ftolil Itt-trloiiH MliK-rx' I'roniifdK fur \ < -vt Vi-ar. VICTORIA , B. C. . Feb. 2. The steamer DIerlso arrivt'd hero from Skugway today with Into arrivals from Dawson Cltv. They report tbo temperature at G9 degrees below zero when they left the Klondike raoltal. W. C. Watrous , ono of the proprietors of the Klondike Nueeet , says waxes are not so high this year as last , but n great deul of nork In being done , cipeclally on Hunker. Dominion and Sulphur creeks. William Fox. another passencor train Dawnon. la au thority for the statement that the outout ; next year will bu 110 geruter thau this , alREADY - > CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Fi > n > eaf < t for Nebraska Fair ; Continued fold ! North Winds , t Oninlin l'r * < { though t men nrc worklnc In new terrltnrv. Men are bolnc paid IS l > cr day nnd board , atthoUKli Anderson on the Eldorado stills p > -s fl.KO per hour. Hunker nnd Domlu- Ion crcelis prcmlsorll. . IMPROVE UPPER MISSOURI Additional A iiir | < iiirlnUiiii Will lie AftltiMl ! > > ' Mt'iulicTFi trout tli Slate * WASHINGTON , Feb. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) The rhcr nnd harbor bill , as It passed the house today , docs not provide as llbcrnlly for the Upper Missouri as Repre sentative Perkins and other northwestern members Interested think It chould. There arc the usuM millions for the Mississippi and for the lakes and for coast works , but thiwlioln stretch ot t'lin Missouri from Sioux : City to Great Falls li given very small con sideration. KITorta will bo made , however , to secure an additional appropriation In the senate and besides having the support of the senators from South Dakota and Mon tana the proposition will be earnestly pushed by Messrs. Uuikc and Gamble , repre sentatives-elect , who nrc remaining hero for this purpose. Go erne Shaw of Iowa Is the recipient of a great many social attentions during his stay In Washington. Tonight ie wns guest of honor at a dinner party given by Senator Gear to the members of the lown delega tion at which Hon. Smith McPhcrson , mem ber-elect from the Ninth , was also a guest. It wns one of the most pleasant gatherings oC the winter. The hearing before the house commltUc on military affairs tomorrow lelatlvo to the bill pending before that body providing for the establishment of a national sanitarium nt Hot Springs , S. I ) . , will bo attended by Captain H. ' K. Pnltncr and General C. F. Mandcrson of Omaha , Senator Kyle and Heprrscntatives-elect Gamble and Burke , together with others Interested In the project. Senator Thurston said today ho would not report the Joint resolution recognizing the Greater America Exposition until after the peace treaty was out of the way. Postmasters appointed : South Dakota- Charles J. Klewer. Avon , Bon Hommo county ; A. J. Francis. Galla , Moody county ; Morcan H. Jones , Piano. Brown county ; George H. Purvis. Porcupine , S-hannon county ; Minnie- . Grimes. Wheeler. Charles Mix countr. lonn J. L. Billings , Olivet , Mnhaslia county , and Vlca B. Houghey , West Grove , Davis county. The order directing the discharge of Pri vate Frank M. Clirk. Company C , First Nebraska volunteers , .has been Issued. In structions directing the discharge of Private WHson W. Potts. Company. M , First Ne braska volunteers. have hccn : onflrracd. ORDER OF THE SPANISH WAR to Chorlsli mid AHxat'liitlonN of tlicVnr Sjmlii. NEW YORK , Feb. 2. The Naval and Mill tary Older of 'the ' Spanish-American War was organized at the Army and Navy club tonight. It started out with n membership of 105. The officers chosen are : Commander , The odore Roosevelt ; senior vlco commander , John W. Phillip. U. S. N. ; junior vice com mander , Wallace T. Randolph , U. S. A. ; secretary , Walter J. Sears , U. S. N. ; treas urer , Frank W. Tappcn , U. S. N. ; registrar , Theodore C. Kerega , U. S. N. ; chaplain. Charles II. Parks. All the officers are members of the coun cil ox-olllclo and the following were elected members of that body : Parker W. West. U. S. A. ; Leonard Cheney , U. S. N , , L. L. Newman , U. S. V. ; W. Butler - lor Duncan , Jr. , U. S. N. ; Woodbury Kane , U. S. V. : B , D. Harden. U. S. A. ; A. H. Hunt , U. S. V. : George Ahern , U. S , A. ; John P. Hilton. U. S. V. The first annual meeting will be held on April 21 , the first anniversary of the declara tion of war with Spain , The meeting place will be announced later. The constitution provides annual dues of { 3 , with a life mem bership at J50 , The latter may be trans mitted to any eligible person by the holder. A -simple button was agreed upon. The design is an artistic blending ot the Ameri can and Spanish colors. Letters have been received troin many prospective members. In which the Idea of forming the order Is commanded. MARKS DIES AS HE WISHED HlooiltlilrNly Tcian KIIKIIKPH In nil Impromptu Duel mill U Killed. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Feb. 2. Bob Marks , a noted sporting ch rater and typical dead shot Texan , wna killed In a duel today with John W. Bennett , proprietor of the Texas Sliver King saloon and gamblinghouse. . Marks had been drinking and announced ns he left Iiln awn saloon that ho was going to dlo with Ills boots on. Ho entered tbe Sliver King saloon and threatened to shoot out tbo llulits. Words wsro paused and guns were drawn. Marks emptied the flvo chambers of his revolver , shooting Bennett through the abdomen , Stretched an the Jlcor , mortally wounded , Bennett flrcd. three shots at Marks , Tdo latter was shot through the body and died with his gun still in hla hands. Bennett died tonight. FORTY LAWYERS ARRESTED ClmrjjiMlwllli \ rKllliiK 1 > I'ny City Ocoiij.MiHoii Taxei III lul- lui , TCK. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 2 , A special to the Post- Dispatch from Dallas , Tex. , aaya ; Forty Dallas lawyers were placed under arrest today for failure to pay city occupation taxes , They are going to fight the con stltutlonallty of the law , but the police d partment Insists on each giving bond before being released. The prisoners are contem plating habeas corpus proceedings. HtrriiKllirn I'orl SliiTlilaii ( jiirrUoii , CHICAGO , Fob , 2. A telegram waa 10- rtflved at < lhlucm ! army headquarters today from Secretary Alger. stating that two troops of the Third United States cavalry , now camped at Augusta , Ga. , had been or dered north to strength the garrison at Fort Sheridan , IIHIvrH Treaty Will .Vot ll Aniciiilril. BALTIMORE , Feb. S. United States Sen- ftior George L. Wellington today eald he he- lleved the peace treaty x ould bo ratified practically without amendment. This is a Ignifl < aiit statement , UH ( ho senator I'aa eeu counted In < he opposition to the treaty , FI 'S ' ULJ Thompson Kecolves Support from Membci Who Swings Around the Oirclo. THIS GIVES LANCASTER CANDIDATE NINE McCarthy nnd Thompson of Merrick Oust Their Votes for IDiyward , OTOE MAN CLAIMS HE CAN HOLD THEM Supporters of Reesa Not Oast Down by Switch of Two Votes. NO MATERIAL CHANGE EXPECTED TODAY fluonllnii nf Adjournment Over Snlur- lilt } In UiiNL'tlliMl. it Hli flic I'roliu- lillltlcx In Knlor of nCKU Ucdnlnn. T < ni . , iu : it'j ; 1:10120 : 1:10 1:10 : meTe To L-K-0 . , ad (17 ( (1(1 ( UL < Itf CKt III MNCOLN , Feb. 2. ( Special Telegram. ) The features of the senatorial ballot today were the gain of ono Tor Thompson , lirarl changing from Fc-ss , and the practical gain of two for Hay ward. It has been predicted nil nlong that Israel would eventually land in the Thompson column , and his vote to. day , taken in connection with the report current yesterday thnt Thompson \i-ould from that time on Increase his showing ot strength , caused no surprise. McCarthy and Thompson of Merrlclc , who have been voting for Reese of late , voted for Hayward , which kept his total the same a yesterday in spite of the absence of Senator Allen and Representative Blake , who have both been voting for him steadily. The other absentees were Senator Howard and Repre sentative Loomls , fuslonlsls , and Represent atives Mann , Rouse and "Wcnzl , republicans. The Interest In the contest Is lagging and the number of visitors in attendance at the joint session Is decreasing dally , Iiidlvlilnnl Voto. , The recorfl of Individual vote is as Joi- lows : , * Tor Wllllajn TN\llrnr uati'4 1ctMay. ( ) Duns * Parrel ! , Hale , Knepprr , Miller , Mor gan , O'Neill , Schnal , Smith , Spohn 11. House Anderson of Flllmorc , Douller , Bower , Carton , Cawthra , Cosgrovo , Crockett. Cunningham , Dobry , Eaaterllng , Eastman , Blwood , Endlcott , Flynn , Fretz , Fuller , Grandstaff , Grcll , Groavcnor , Hardy , Johnson , Klester , Lemar , McCrachcn. Mc- Glnlcy , Memmlngcr , Moran , Morrison , Mur ray , Peck , Slecke , Shore , Smith of Butler. Sturgess , Swan , Tanner , Taylor of Flllmore. Taylor of Ouster , Thompson of Clay , Vando- grlft , WaUon , Weaver , Wheeler , Woodard , Wright , Wyman 16 ; grand total , 57. For M. L. Hnywnrd Senators Arends , Alexander , Currle , Fowler , Glffert , Haider- man , Hannibal , Holbroolt , Newell , Owens , Reynolds , Steele 12. House Armstrong , Berlct , Blesnor , Uroderick , Dltmar , Evans , Hall , Harris , Hastings , Hathorn , Hicks , McCarthy , Nesblt , Pollard , Prince , Sandall , Smith of Richardson. Thompson of Mcrrlck , Tiicltor , Walling , Wllcox , Young. Zellers 23 ; grand total , 35. For John L. Webster Senators Crow , Noyes , Van Duscn 3. House Beverly , Bur- man , Cox , Dotweller , Houek , Myers , Olm- stod 7 ; grand total , 10. For D. B. Thompson Senators Rocke , TaU hot 2. HOUSP Anderson of Lancaster , Burns , Clark , Fisher , Horkson , Israel. Lan K ; grand total , ! ) . For J. n. Weston Senator Prout and Rep resentatives Chlttenden. Jones , Hlbbert 4. For M. B. Reese Representative Holler For P. I. Foss Representative Grnfton 1. For Flold Senator Barton and Represent atives Chambers , Scott , Schnlble 4 , For B. H. Illnshiiw Representative Smlthbergor 1. For G. M. Lambertson Representative Jnnscn 1. For C. B. Adams Representative Mil- ' bourn I. For A. J. Cornish Senator McCargar 1. " For J. H. Van Dusen Representative Smith of Saline 1. ! Inactive. There was a notable absence ot mom- eKj cf tlis legislature around the head quarters of the lailmia senatorial candi date tonight , Ai n mult the lohbr wa not active anl a quietness prevailed < hat did not betoken a lively senatorial contest OD bund , Many of the legislators had heard that a show was In town that was ens of the "beat on the road" nnd that accounted in a large degree for tbo general cxodim from headquarters , The fact that members had deserted the liffulcjuartera of the candidates and placed themselves out of reach for the evening U the fetrongest Indication that there will be no material change In tomorrow's ballot , The followers of Judge Hayward assert to night that McCarthy and Thompson , the original Reese supporters , have come Into tlit > Huyward camp to slay and that other ctnylng votes will return to tbo fold. The supporters of Sir , Thompson are Just as enthusiastic and cheerful tonight atthey over were and will admit nothing except that "Thompson Is lure to win there's no way of getting around it , " as one of hit headquarters men stated this evening. Judga Field was on hand durlnx the evening , but evidently doing little , owing to the ra on above stated the absence- the members from tbclr UHual loitering place. Tbe cir culation of petltlonti among Lincoln voters 10 secure their preference for senator con- tlnuca , but tlio results are as yet unknown , < tiioH < > n f Ailjournnirni. At ( do end of the week approaches a ln tha uiual query es to adjournment ls le- vlved. The majority consented to adjourn ment last Friday only upon tbe carneot so licitation of several members who had ur gent business matters to look after at homo and wanted time to attend to them. An. other adjournment thla week from Friday to Monday is not considered torobable by ttia members who have been approached concerning It. While the principal argu ment used n week ago agalnit adjournment that adjournment over Saturday would