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CALOOCAS CAPTURE ] ) I
Americans Dislodge labels from Earthworks
with HtaTj Low.
FIRE Of THE ENEMV PROVES INEFFECTIVE
Big Gun of Monadnock Play Prominent
Fait in tha Engigemant.
SHELL ENTRENCHMENTS WITH EFFECT
Kanum and Third Artillery Mali * Gallant
Charge Acrou the Open ,
FILIPINOS RETIRE FIGHTING STUBBORNLY
lnre on 1'rrnldcncln In Icm-
crc l After MiiHiinciurnt of TITO
Hour * mill Hut * Ace lluriied tin
the American * Atl > nncc.
MANILA , Kcb. 10. " :10 : p. m , The Amer
ican forces nt 3:40 this afternoon made a
combined attack on Caloocan and reduced It
in short order.
At a signal from the tower of the DC
Lome church , the United States double-tur-
reted monitor .Monadnock , opened fire from
the bay , with the big guns of its forward
turret on the earthworks with Rre.it effect.
Boon afterward the Utah battery bombarded
the place from the land aide
The rebels reserved their fire until the
bombardment ceased , whca they fired vol
leys of musketry as the Montana regiment
advanced on the Jungle.
The Kansas regiment on the extreme left ,
with the Third artillery deploying to the
right , charged across the open cheering , and
carried the earthworks under a heavy fire.
Supported by the artillery nt the church ,
the troops further advanced , driving the
enemy , fighting every foot , right Into the
town line , penetrated to the Prcsldcncla ,
end lowered the Filipino flag at 6 30 p. m.
The enemy's sharpshooters In the Jungle
on the right , fired at long range on the
Pennsylvania regiment , but the rebels were
soon silenced by shrapnel shells and the
Pennsvlvanians remained In the trenches.
As the Americans advanced they burned the
native huts.
The rebels wcro mowed down like grass ,
hut trio American loss was slight.
"WASHINGTON , reb. 10. The following
dispatch from General Otis was received to
night :
"MANILA , reb. 10. Adjutant General.
Iwurgents collected considerable force be-
fftera Manila and Caloocan , where Aguln-
oldo Is reported to be , and threatened an
attack and uprising in the city. Swung left
of llcArthur's division , which Is north of
PaslR river , into Caloocan , driving the
enemy easily. Our left is now at Caloocan.
Our loss slight , that of Insurgents consider
able. Particulars in morning. Attack preceded -
ceded by one-half hour's firing from two of
Admiral Dewcy's vessels , OTIS. "
Mae ItVeJl Maintained.
MANILA , Feb. 10. 10W : a. m. In an-
ilclpated of a native uprising in this city
unusual precautions were taken here lait
> igbt by the American military authorities.
Fortunately the stepa taken proved unnecea-
eiry. The Filipinos are evidently convinced
that an uprising would prove suicidal to
them. The Vlsajan commissioners arrested
on board ( he Uranus sailed for Hello yester
day vtith tbc Tennessee regiment on board
the United States transport St. Paul. No
vessels have cleared from Manila for Philip
pine ports since Saturday , consequently no
nena has yet reached outside points. The
Uranus cleared for Hello on Saturday , but
instead of sailing on Sunday it nas detained
by the American authorities
The American line today Is muco the same
us on Wednesday. On the right General
Ovenshlne's brigade extends to the beach tno
miles north of Camp Deucy and to the Paslg
river , Lieutenant Colonel Truman , with the
North Dakota volunteers , has establlshd hU
headquarters on the beach whence heIs in
signal communication with the American
fleet. The Second battalion of the Dakota
regiment extends along the front and all of
the Fourteenth Infantry , with the exception
of Companies M and E , Is stationed at tbo
Paslg river and extends thence to San Pedro
end Malate in a complete line.
I'lUplnoH Snlm Pnrunuuuc.
Scouting parties of the Dakota regiment
yesterday surprised some FlHplno scouts at
the bridge across the Paranaque river. The
enemy retired hurriedly , swimming the
stream In order Co reach the main body of
tbo rebels , entrenched opposite Troop K of
the Fourth cavalry. A few rebels have con
centrated at Paranaque. While they are en
trenched they are fully exposed from the
water front.
General King's headquarters are now at
the village of Paslg. which surrendered
yesterday without opposition. Many of the
rebels are coming In , hoping to b allowed
to enter Manila , but they have been refused
he necessary permission and are now afraid
* o return to the enemy's ranks. The Cali
fornia regiment , whose members are In ex
cellent spirits. Is now occupying the villages
of Paslg , Mala to and Santa Ana ,
Communication trlth Fleet.
Since the Wyoming regiment relieved th
Twenty-third regiment at the water works
there has been no change in General Hale's
position. The Nebraska regiment , Colorado
regiment , South Dakota regiment and Utah
artillery are occupying the same posts , on
the left General Otis' brigade , consisting of
the Twentieth Kansas regiment , eHght com
panies of the Pennsylvania regiment , the
Montani regiment and four batteries of the-
Third artilfery , stretches back near Caloocan
to the Chinese cemetery , where there Is an
excellent signal station on a hill , where ,
from ft church tower , the signal men can
communicate with the fleets
The monitor Monadnock moved up to
Blngport today.
All waa quiet it 3 o'clock thl afternoon.
LINE ADVANCED FOUR TIMES
General OtU1 BrlKnile Doe Some Urll-
lluiit WurU on the Left
ot the Line.
LOS ANGULES , Feb. 10. A special cable
gram to the Timed from Manila eays Briga
dier General H. G , OtU holds the extreme
left of the American line from the bay near
Caloocan , The regiments on the line in
support are : The Twentieth Kansas , Colonel
runslon , eleven companies ; First Montana ,
Colonel Kccsler. nine companies ; Third ar
tillery , Major Kobbe , four batteries , aud
the Tenth Pennsylvania , Colonel Hawkins ,
( our companies. Two companies of the
Tenth 1'enunylvnnla uro behind the walls of
the Pa Lotus , church yard. Across the
ravine from the Montana regiment is Cap
ialn Jensen's company , holding the clone
fort supporting Oraut'a battery of four Utah
sum , a Qfth gun to the left and on the
rallroid supporting the Kantaj troops.
To reach Its present position the brigade
liu advanced four time * since Saturday In a
perlci of brilliant combats on different parts
of the line of action , especially so on the
j 4th , Sth and 7th The last advance was the
most sanguinary , the American Icwg being
one killed and six wounded , while the Filipinos
pines suffered a loss of forty-four killed
and were utterly routed. The brigade has
lost to date elx killed and flfty-flvc wounded.
The Filipinos last 130. All the dead worn
burled Several bavonet charges were made
on the 7th during the advance of th right
and center. The taking of the Chinese
cemetery on the fith by the Montana and
Pennsylvania regiments was a superb piece
ot work. A brilliantly executed advance up
the slope in the open made a battle picture
that would delight nny veteran
CONCENTRATING AT IWALABON
PrrinrlnK tn
MuUr a Kliinl Stnml nt Our
of Mnnlln'x Siilxirli * .
MVNILA. Fcb 10 1010 n m The
rebels have apparently selected Malabon as
their base of operations In their next en
counter with the Americans , ns they ara
concentrating In considerable force there
and at Cnloocan. Many small bodies of
ncaltcred troops arc straggling In from the
right , and others are undoubtedly arriving
from the north interior provinces. Aguinnldo
Is reported tn have established headquar
ters at Malabon for the purpose of rallying
his forces for a decisive blow In order
to cover their movements the rebels again
opened fire on the Kansas outpostfl last
night from the Jungle. The firing was
continued for twenty minutes without ef
fect. The American * reserved fire until a
detachment of the enemy emerged from
the bamboos , when a well directed volley
made the rebel * scuttle back to their cover
like rabbits. DCS end this cverjthiiig Is
iiulet.
The Fourteenth Infantry has unearthed
several tona of Spanish shells vhlch , bad
evidently been stolen from the Cavlte ar
senal and cached by the rebels In the vicin
ity of Paranaque. Fifteen art loada of
it have been brought Into the city , as has
also been a modern naval gun an I a part
of Its mount. There Is no doubt that the
gun was stolen by the insurgents or re
moved from one of the sunken chips.
SIGNAL CORPS MEN NEEDED
Another < 'oiiipnii > of Sixty AVI11 He
Ilecrulted from ( \alnntoerM
llrenil- tin * Front.
WASHINGTON , Kcb. 10. Owing to the
pressing need for additional signal corps
men in the Philippines and the dlfllculty ot
getting reinforcements there from the United
States it has been decided by the War de
partment to strengthen a corps now in the
Islands by the addition of one company of
sixty men recruited from the volunteers in
the forces now stationed there. The com
pany will be recruited from the best men
obtainable in the service and officered by
the best non-commissioned officers that the
company commanders are willing to spare.
The new company will be divided into
batches of twenty men , who will bo distrib
uted among the companies already organized
there , making a leaven of forty old men to
each of the new companies. The work ot
the corps In the Philippines , ns at Santiago
and Porto Rico , has been invaluable In spite
of the very small force available.
Since the renewal of hostilities the men
on duty in this corps have been working al
most continuously day and night. Telegraph
and signal men , the War department says ,
Vf votth more them geneials or dlvlulaa in
the present crisis , and it has been impera
tive to Increase the working force on the
ground.
THREE DISPATCHES FROM OTIS
MnKeM .No Mention of Any Further Un-
K Rcmcnt ultli the 1'lllplnoN He-
cover * CnptulnVliltc' Ilcxly.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10 Thre telegrams
were received by the War department this
morning from General Otis at Manila. In
the first he said , In ansner to inquiries of
the War department , that the body ot Cap
tain White , Company D , First Colorado , had
been recovered from the river. White had
been shot in the head The second dis
patch said Corporal George B. Wardlavv ,
Utah artillery , had been slightly wounded in
the left ankle , condition good
The third dispatch , timed Manila , 11 a
m , February 10 , referred entirely to the
purchafo of some horses and other supplies
and made no reference to the engagement
with the Insurgents
Kclliiml nn Omaha Uo > .
Gus Edlund , Company B , First Nebraska ,
who was killed at Manila , has been making
his home with Charles Bllxt , 2912 Franklin
street , Omaha. At the time ot his enlist
ment he was attending the Weslejan univer
sity at Lincoln. Previous to that he bad
been employed in the B. & M. shops at
Havelock , He Is a native of 'Sweden , where
his mother still resides. Ho was 26 yean
of age. He was an active Christian worker
and one of his objects In enlisting was to
do missionary work among the soldiers. He
has a sister , Christina Edlund , living with
Mr Bllxt , In this city.
Another Knnitnii Wounded.
MANILA. Feb. 10. One of the additional
Kansans wounded is Daniel Hewitt of
Topeka. Hewitt has a severe flesh wound
In the right tblgb His condition Is reported
by the surgeon to be very good.
Hewitt is a son ot er-Postmaster Hewitt
of North Topeka end nephew ot former
Mayor Abraham S , Hewitt of New York.
1'lllplno C'ninmlHHluiicrM nintiirheil ,
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10 On the
etcamer from Yokohama today came "Gen
eral" B Rlego Degos and Senor M Rivera ,
who are Agulnaldo's "special commission-
era" to Washington. They were very mucu
disturbed when told of the latest develop
ments in tbo Philippines.
CHALLENGES THE GRAND JURY
ri u In Al.ntpnieiit Filed In Cane of
Mr * . tieorK < * , Clmrueil ; with SUoot-
Inu Georice U , Snxton ,
CANTON. 0. , Feb. 10 The plea in abatement -
ment on behalf of Mrs. Annie E. Ceorge , In
dicted for the murder of George D Sax-
ton , has teen prepared and will be Bled in
court early Saturday , Contrary to expecta
tions the plea does not go into tbo merits
of the case , but li almost an exact copy ot
the motion to quash , filed and overruled
some days ago. H Is purely technical an ?
concerns only the grand Jury and the Jury
commission and the methods pursued by
them in this case , as well as in others re
cently considered. It differs from the mo
tion only In that It sets forth In full certain
matters of alleged irregularities in the pro
ceedings pleaded In the motion to quash ,
but which the Judge In overruling the mo
tion said bid not been presented in such
form as to demand the attention pf the
court. No time ha been arranged for argu
ing the motion and unites the Judge in-
tlsts on an early disposition It will not betaken
taken up for a week or two. Attorney
Welty goes to New York Sunday and If
possible his associate counsel will have the
argument delayed until his return. It uow
seems doubtful if tbe case can be tried thli
term , which expire * in the earliest date In
April atwhich tbe docket can be closed.
KEEP CORNISH OS1 HE RACK
Insists tint He is Concealing Nothing b the
Adams Poisoning Case.
DOES NOT BELIEVE MOLINEAUX GUOY
Denis * tlint HP Kn m Mr . Molliionux
or Hnil Any Dllllrnlt } vrlllt Her
foiiitilnlnn of Treatment l jr
the District Attorney'
NEW YORK , Feb 10. Two men whoso
names have been most Intimately connected
with the death of MM. Knte W. Adams
were on the aland today before Coroner
Hart and Jury- and -wero put through a
rigid cnxrs-cxamlnatlon fcy Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Oaborne. vrho Is conducting
the cose. Harry S Corni'vh , who gave the
poison to Mrs. Adams , was the first wit
ness called this morning and at "the " afternoon -
noon Eesilon It. B Mollneaux , who had been
named by Cornish on the stand as the man
whom ho believed had sent the poisoned
brome -seltzer through the malls , was called
Cornish was toJay agiln somewhat reti
cent and equivocal In his answers to ques
tions and In one Instance at least occa
sioned a gooj deal of surprise , in an in-
tervlew with a number of newspaper rep
resentatives previous to the commencement
o * the examination Cornish , when asked If
ho know Mrs. Molineaux and if she could
have any : onncctlon with the fcise , said he
wished the assistant district attorney would
ask him that question on the stand. "A
man Is supposed to perjure himself for a
woman , " sold Cornish , "but I nra hero to
tell the truth it they ask me such a ques
tion " This ceemeJ a significant assertion
at the time and Assistant District Attorney
Oiborne put those very questions to him
to which Cornish made the following
answer-
"I never saw Mrs Mollneaux to know her
end never saw her -when she was Blanche
Cheesebrough. "
He inado the statement that he had sua-
rected Mollneaux of having prepared the
poison , because n chemist , a friend of his ,
had suggested on account of a. sediment
hiving been left on the glass from which
Mrs. Adams drank the brome seltzer the
preparation had been put up by a half
chemist , a man who had some knowledge
of chemistry but not a complete knowledge ,
and that as Mollneaux knew something of
chemistry his name naturally suggested It
self. This was the rcaeon , Cornish said ,
and the fact that he had had a quarrel with
Mollneauxwas another reason.
Giles AVny to Mollnennr.
Cornish gave -nay onthe stand tempo
rarily to Mollneaux. Mr. Osborne asked the
witness abruptly if he Tvaa Innocent of the
poisoning of Mrs. Adams.
He replied " 1 nm absolutely innocent. "
Mollneaux told of his connection with the
Knickerbocker and New York Athletic
eluts and said that ho had left the former
club largely because of his quarrel with
Cornish He "was asked if he had known
Henry C. Barnet and replied that henan a
warm personal friend of that man , a friend
ship that had lasted several years. He
could suggest no motive why anyone should
send poison to Barnet.
Mollneaux then described < bo rooms at
he Knlckcrboi-CT Athletic clu on ths
tecond floor , occupied by himself , Barnet ,
Cornish and Adams ; after which the yachtIng -
Ing trip on A , J. Morgan's yacht , which Tvaa
recently Introduced into the case , came up
for consideration. Molineaux said he had
been on several cruises on this yacht , but
that Barnet had never been with him. He
met Miss Cheesebrough on one ot these
trips , being introduced to her by her mar
ried slater.
At this interesting point the tearing -was
adjourned until Tuesday morning next.
The first question Assistant District At
torney Osborne asked Mr. Cornish today was
some n hat abrupt.
"Will jou tell me , " he said , "all jour
reasons for supposing Mollneaux committed
this crime ? "
Cornish answered , as he did yesterday ,
that the Idea came to him when he examined
the handwriting on the package containing
the brome seltzer bottle and tbe poison.
"You do not believe now that Molineaut
wrote that address' " queried Mr Osborne
"No , I don't , " replied Mr. Cornish ,
shortly
Cornish also denied that he thought Felix
Gallagher wrote the address Cornish said
that he had learned from the police that
whoever prepared the brome seltzer bottle
must have been a chemist Besides Moll
neaux there were In the Knickerbocker club
two other chemists , Jokum and Tuttle.
"Jokum. " said Cornish , "told me that it
was evident that the poison compounder was
only half a chemist. "
The question ' How did Jokum see the
poison , " brought out tbe fact that Jokum
was quite Intimate with the Adams family
and had examined tbe poison before the
police took it away.
"Now. look here , Cornish , " said the dis
trict attorney , "jou came to rny office this
morning and told me I was not treating jou
fairljI told you then and I tell you now
I < Io not suspect you of the crime , and I
want to give jou every chance jou wish to
tell what you know. Are you being per
fectly candid ? "
Tell * All lie Knovr * .
"I am telling you all I know , " said Cor
nish.
nish.Mr
Mr , Osborne asked Cornish it be bad any
opinion as to who wrote the address on
the poison package
Cornish said be had not.
"Did jou not tell Colonel Gardner that
jou thought Felix Gardner wrote that ad
dress , " asked Osborne.
I told him the experts aW the letters
were written by the man who addressed the
poison packages and I felt sure Gallagher
had written the letters. ' "
"And you think he wrote the address on
the package ? "
"No. I think there is a resemblance In
the writing. I cannot say who wrote that
address. The experts said tbe handwriting
was the same. "
Cornish produced what purported to be a
fac-simlle of tbe address on the poison pack
age , which he compared for the benefit of
the Jury with a letter written by GaHagher.
In answer to a question from Coroner
Hart as to whether be had any difficulty
with Mrs. Molineaux , Cornish said "I
never saw Mra Mollneaux before or since
her marriage I would not know her it she
stood before me. "
An effort apparently to throw doubt upon
this statement of tbe witness was made
when two reporters were asked to stand up
and Osborne asked Cornish If he had not
said to them previous to tbe Inquest that
be had wished to be questioned regarding
his relations with Mrs. Mollneaux. Cornish
denied this and said that after searching
for a man with a common motive against
him and against Darnel his mind closed
upon the name of Molincaux when it was
buggesteii.
Roland n. Mollneaux gat In tbe court
room by tbe side of his father , General
Mollneaux. He bad strolled In late , smok
ing a cigar and showing every evidence ot
complacency.
THIS MAY BEJINDRE'S FATE
Story from Tlnmr Venlnmnlnor < h
Slltvrln , of rimllnst of Ilinllm < if
1'oftKllilp Aeroiiani * .
KRASNOYARSK. Siberia , Feb. 10 A
gold mine owner named Monaelyrschln has
received a letter sajlng that n tribe of
TurRiises , Inhabiting the Tlmur peninsula
North Siberia recently Informed tha Rus-
, lun police chief of the district tint on
January 7 last between Kumo and Pit. In
the t province of Yeniseisk , tH y found a
cabin constructed of cloth and cordage , ap
parently 1 belonging to a balloon.
1I Close by Mere the bodies of tbreo men ,
the I head of one badly crmiiod Around
them I were a number of Instruments , the
uses of which ware cot understood by the
Turgusea.
The police chief has- started for the spot
to Investigate , as It te "believed that the
bodies arc thbso of the aeronaut , Herr
Andre , and his companions.
The balloon Eagle , with Prof. Aiulrc and
two companions , Strlndetverjce And Fronkel ,
left the Danish Islands , of the Spitsbergen
group , on July 11 , 1897. In an attempt to
cross the north polo point. No definite
news of t'ao aeronauts has 1 > cn rrcelvpd be
yond th.6 message , attached to , a currier
pigeon , found by the whallnR ahlji Fdlkcn ,
wlilch arrived at Copenhagen on September
2. The mcfaagc reid : July IS , 12:30 p. m. ,
latitude S202 north , loncltuao- east.
Good voyage eastward. All
s KUIINCH c
Government' * IlevUlon 1)111 ) Cnnnci
Severn ! Hunted ArieuiHrnli * .
PARIS. Feb lt > There was tiiuch excite
ment In the Chamber of Deputies today in
anticipation of the consideration of the gov-
ernment's revision bill , for which the pre
mier , M. Dupuy , had asked urgency. Im
mediately after the opening ol the session
M. Renault-Morllere , the reporter of the
committee havlnp the revision Mil in charge ,
said the committee bad rejected the measure
Txxrause when one arrived at the creation
of courts of expediency there iras no further
security for any one. " Such proposals , the
reporter added , alwajs aroused Indignation ,
ciKl he asked w hat could be ihe motive of
the bill , since the accusations brought by
M. Quesnay de Beaurepalre , the former - president
ident of the civil section of the court of
cassation , admits the criminal section of
.that body has been acknowledged to be
erroneous.
E.MJI.ISH CAPTAIS is imsquo'rno ,
IndiKntitlon of Gerninii "Press In Qnlte
Unneceimars
LONDON , Feb. 11. The Berlin corre-
epondent of the Datlj Telegraph says : The
indignation of the German press is quite
unnecessary since there is no evidence that
Captain Sturdee of H , M. S. Porpoise ever
used such phrases to an officer of the Falkc
ao "Tell your captain TO take yourself ,
himself and his ship to hades. An English
man never says things he does not mean. "
I am assured that tbo latest official re
ports show that the relations between the
British and the German commanders at
Apia were perfectly polite and correct. Cer
tainly the Porpoise was twice cleared for
action , but it was against the Samoans and
not against the Falke or against the Ger-
TO rnosncirrn ADMIIIAL CER.VERA
Supreme aillHnrr. CWlrt , of
Chorees lllni tvita"K i.'X uX i'lwet.
MADRID. Fob. 10. The supreme military
court , which has had under consideration
the loss of the Spanish squadron at Santi
ago , Cuba , on July 3 last , las decided to
prosecute in connection with the disaster
Admiral Genera and Commandant Emlllo
Diaz de Moreu , former captain of the ae-
stroj-ed crilser Cristobal Colon.
Sl'AlX WILL. KUE1 THE CAROLINES.
Decide * Not in Part irltlt Remainder
of ItM I'cmxcHHloiiN.
MADRID. Feb 10. The Spanish govern
ment has decided not to sell the Caroline
islands.
TRIAIi REVISION HILL , PASSES
3Icn ure CoterliiR Dreyfun' Cane Goen
Through 1 > u Lnrge Majority.
PARIS. Feb. 10. The trial revision bill
was adopted by a vote of 332 to 232.
I'aioula Iloportocl DtHnlilvil.
LONDON" , Feb. 10. The Canard Steam
ship company has recehed the following
dispatch from Captain Whit ten from the
British ship Colorado of the Wilson line
dated at Fayal , Azore Islands : "Pavonla
Feb. 5 , lat. 41 , long. 44 ; disabled Some
thing wrong with boilers. Tried to tow- ves
sel ; hawser broke. Lost sight of it in a
hurricane. "
n of Condominium ,
LONDON , Feb. 11. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says Emperor
William disapproves of the continuance ol
the condominium In Samoa and will almost
certainly propose a conference of the three
powers after he has received the etatemen
of Dr. Joannes Raffael , president of the mu
ulcipallty of Samoa.
PAY HOMAGE TO GEN. GARCIA
Funeral Will Occur In Havana Toduj
und Will lie Olnerved vrltli
All Honor * .
HAVANA , Feb. 10. About 300 wreaths
and floral emblems from Individuals and
societies have been piled at the ( oot of the
bier of General Callxto Garcia , whose body
arrived here from the United States yester
day afternoon on the * United States gunboai
Nashville.
Tbu body lies In the municipal counci
chamber of the palace and crowds continue
to silently file past the coffin. The remains
will He In state until the interment , which
will take placeat 1 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
All day long Havana has paid silent horn
age to the dead warrior Young children
and women , gray haired veterans , negroes
and negresses have vlsHed tbo death cham
ber and soldiers looked upon the dead am
quietly moved an ay. The- streets around
the palace have been crowded with soldiers
and the honors paid by the American au
thorities have greatly pleased the Cubans.
Governor General Brooke and irtaft wll
attend the funeral tomorrow and the review
of the Seventh army corps will be postponed
The Cuban troops guarding the streets nea
the palace are objects of much curiosity to
paseeraby.
THIRTY YEARS T FUGITIVE
Murder In Out After tbc Death of the
Murderer I.ontr After the
Crime.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 10. George Lee , who
shot and killed Henry M. Stonestrect a
Lee's Summit , Mo , thirty yean ago ana
had been a. fugitive fiom justice ever since
is dead at Meridian , MUs. The fact jus
mode Knoftn in letters to relatives In thi
county now first reveals Lee's whereabout
since bis escape from tbc Independence
Ma , jail In 1&69. where he bad been placed
to prevent hia being lynched.
MES HIS PROMISE GOOD
Gold "Ware Predicted by Weather Oleilr
Arrives on Tim .
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t ) n , in , . . . . , I n | i , in. . . . . . 1
TO n. m I ) l | i. in II
11 n. tn U 7 ) t. in , . . . , , t
in , . . . , , . . . 4 S | i. m. . . , , . -4
U p , in. . . . . . 7
llelow Hero.
For Ncbraskn Snow , followed by clcar-
g ; probably colder in eastern portion ;
northerly nlndn
For Xorth and South Dakota Pair : conI I
Inued cold , brlsh northwesterly winds.
For Iowa Snow ; probably colder in ecu- ;
ral end \\reiorn portion , northerly winds ,
For Missouri Snow : continued cold , exc
ept In extreme southwest portion ; north-
rly winds.
For Kansas Snow : probably colder In
northwest portion ; northerly winds ,
For Wyoming Clearing ; continued cold ,
northerly winds.
The cold wave predicted by the weather
bureau came along on schedule time. The
wind w hipped around Into the northwest
about 3 o'clock yesterday Afternoon and al
most Immediately the mercury commenced
to Journey down the tube. It went Jumping
along at the rate of 1 degree- per hour and
cept It up nearly all night. At 0 o'clock it
lad reached n point 7 bcgroes below zero.
When he saw this the local forecaster went
tome and left his thermometer to take career
or itself during the balance of the night.
Last night was one of the most dlsagreea.-
) lc of the season. The w Ind blew in from
Manitoba at the rate of some twenty or
Dirty miles per hour and with It there was
enow , not the fleecy kind that usually fl lit
ers gently down to the earth , but little
gobules that sting and cut as they strike
man and beast. The wind gave these little
globules plenty of velocity and they went
hrough the air with the speed of shot from
a chokebore breechloader.
There- was enough snow so that It drifted
until U impeded travel on the street car
lines and laid out any number of motors.
Early in the evening the sweepers were
pressed into service and pushed out over
the lines , followed by long strings of cars.
Out In the suburban districts reports Indi
cated that the storm had all of the indica
tions of a genuine blizzard and that the
enow was drifting badly ,
HEAVY S > OWI'AI.L 1A NCDRASICA.
Another Variety of "WinterVcnther
VlxltM the SIntc.
LITCHFIELD , Neb , Fcb. 10. ( Special. )
The last -week has been the coldest In this
part ot the state for at least twelve years.
This morning-fully two inches ot snow cov
ers the ground and at 730 a. m. it Is still
snowing steadily. There la no wind and the
weather lias moderated , so that , evei-ythin ; ;
Indicates a heavy fall.
KEARNEY. Neb. , Teh. 10. ( Special. )
Snow began falling early this morning and
is now- about four inches deep. The Indi
cations are that there * tll be a very heavy
fall. It is very greatly needed for the bene
fit of the large acreage of winter wheat.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. . Fob. 10 ( Special. )
Last night about midnight a heavy snow-
Btorm set in and at 10 o'clock thU morning
It is still snowing.
HASTINGS , Neb. Feb 10. ( Special
Telegram ) While yesterday -was one of the
coldest days that lias visited Adams county
for several years , it was not nearly so dis
agreeable as today , for during the night
several inches of snow- fell and a blinding
storm has continued all day. A severe bliz
zard is now In progress and from all Indi
cations will continue through the night.
MEAD. Xeb. , Feb. 10. ( Special.Mead )
has been visited with the most severe cold
weather the last few days than has been
known for years Over half the people are
without coal and local dealers arc unable
to supply tbo demand on account of the
delay In receiving shipments ordered To
day a bright enow is falling and the coldest
weather Is thought to be over. Unless coal
arrives in a day or two many business
houses will have to close for want of fuel.
KIMBALL , Neb. , Feb. 10. ( Special Tele
gram ) A severe snowstorm commenced
here this morning. The weather U verj"
cold , with the mercury still falling. The
snow is about fourteen Inches deep on tue
range and ranchmen are fearful of a severe
'loss In both cattle and aheep.
LOW nUCOIlUM MAI1U IV IOWA.
Water J"rcei < ' nn It Ieiiv - > ozzlex
of Firrmrii'N Hone.
HARLAN , la. , Feb 10. ( Special ) Such
cold weather as the last two weeks has not
been known in years in this vicinity. The
thermometers have several times recorded
25 degrees below zero. At the fire on
Wednesday , the spray from the hose fell on
the ground like ball.
AMES , la. , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The last
week has been the coldest experienced in
this county for many years. During the last
three dojs the mercury has registered
around 20 degrees below zero. Stock is
suffering and one farmer , living south of
Ames , lost several head during the storm
Wednesday night.
WEATHER MAKES NEW RECORD
Iiitrnxe Cold Stop * All Outdoor l.nlior
in Uimterii Section of the
Country.
DENVER , Cole , Feb. 10. The apparently
Interminable snowstorm on the mountain
In the vicinity of Leadvllle resumed a wax
early today after a brief respite during tha
night. However , the wind and cold had
abated and the conditions were more favor
able for the -work of breaking down the
snow barriers which have closed the rail
roads and cut many mountain towns off
fiom communication with tbo outside
world.
The Leadvllle mine and smelter managers
made good their offer of a thousand enow
shoveleri to open the Denver S. Rio Grande
railroad between Leadvllte and Malta in
order to get coal into the camp. One gang
began work at midnight and at 7 o'clock It
was relieved by another
On the Colorado Midland a large force of
men working- under the direction of Agent
Snove succeeded In broking tbo blockade
at Snowden and brought in thirty cars of
coal , Twenty carloadt of coal were gotten
through from Malta.
The fcituatiou at Aspen Is quite as des
perate as at Leadvllle. No trains ore run
ning to tbe great diver camp on the nest
ot the range and It Is reported that tbe
mines there are closing down for want o ;
fuel. There have been some snow-slides in
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CABLES FOR INFORMATION
( JiMcrnor SfMiiln n llninr * * to Com-
tiinnittnir Ctlllcrr of the I'lrM
LINCOLN" , Neb. Kcb 10 ( Sp UI Tele
gram. ) The governor this morning rablel
Manila ns follows ; "Commanding OITlcor.
Nebraska VoUmtecrR , Manlln ( 'able list
casualties" H I * expected that the nnawerp
will come from Mnulla some time this e > en-
IngH
H is quite Rncr lly fc red that the mes-
ase was too abort to make the commanding
officer understand that Nebraska people want
to t know the condition of the wounded A
Hit of the casualties would bo only n repe
tition of what the newspapers ha\e already
published Governor 1'ojntcr r lles. how
ever , on the Judgment of the officer to gl\c
the Information required. It la figured that
to ghe a list and condition of wounded wilt
take at least 200 wordi which , nt $2 10 per
word , would be MSO. If the commanding
ollicer misunderstands the very brief mes-
sagn , there ulll bo much additional expense
anrt one dny of delay for a second mc-xace
Governor t'ojnter later In the day con
cluded that It would not bo well to let such
an indefinite message RO to the Philippines
and succeeded In catchlnij the message be
fore It left New York , wlicrc he h d added
I1 to it , "Give condition of wounded" A3
amended ' the message is wire to bring the
Information ] so much wanted by the relatives
and friends of the Nebraska bojs.
The governor ftto wired the War depart
ment today asking If there were any NebrasKa -
brasKa boys included In the woumlji list of
the South Dakota regiment. It being known
that a number of Nebraskans enlisted In the
icgVmpnt. The word came back this after
noon that none of the Xebraskans of the
regiment * cre among the wounded
TOOK THE COLONEL LITERALLY
Mcmlirrn nf Srcnnil Ohio It
l'oritlrnlc | "WUolcmilp lt ilili
In Store * of MUCOH ,
MACON , Ga , Feb. 10 The merchants
and business men of Macon arc highly In
dignant tonight over the atrocious robberlos
coramltte'd by the members of the SeconJ
C.hio regiment today aa they were being
mustered out of the service of the United
States.
A large number of merchants sent wagons
loaded -niOi merchandise out to the camp to
sell to the discharged soldiers. The colonel
commanding ordered them to leave the
camp and upon their refusal to do so or
dered the men to pilfer the wagons The
robberies committed by the men did not end
here , but they came to the cltj and whllo
under the influence of whisky went into
several stores and talked out with goods
In full view ot the amazed merchants. Sev
eral of them were arrested and after turnIng -
Ing over the goods were released.
This conduct was not general .tth the
menVbera of the regiment and is deeply de
plored by the large number ot better class
ot men. A large number of the officers of
the regiment signed the following written
statement *
The officers and men of the Second Ohio ,
with the exception of the colonel , J. K.
Kuert. f el very much chagrined at the out
rage perpetrated on several of your mer
chants at the camp ground. They went as
free Americans selling their goods and de
livering to men nho had previously engaged
them. The colonel ordered them out of the
grounds and threatened to turn the boja
Ino e ou-th rtr nartu if they dM n"t go. This
was practically telling the men to go ahead
and rob the merchants and was nn outrage
of which a majority of the men are -vtry
much ashamed.
CAPTAIN R. D. SSHTH ,
LIEUTENANT C , C. nUTLEDGE ,
LIEUTENANT J. P. HENKLE ,
E. E. SYKES.
W. W. WILSON.
MAJOR WORTHING KAUTZMAN ,
JOHN COREY.
MAJOR CAMPBELL.
A requisition will probably be made on the
governor of Ohio for the return of Colonel
Kuert to this state for prosecution for aiding
and abetting robbers.
EAGER TO SMELL POWDER
GrlK l J * Covvha > H Want to Ile-dilitt
mid hc - Active- Service In the
I'lilllplilnrN ,
SIOUX FALLS. S D. . Feb. 10 ( Special
Telegram ) From developments here , the
home of Colonel Mel win Grlgsby of the
Third United States Volunteer cavalry , dis
banded a feiv months ago , it Id extremely
probable that the War department Is seri
ously considering the reorganization of the
regiment , presumably for dutj In the Philip
pines Colonel Grlgsby Is absent from the
city , but telegrams are being received for
him from his old o in cere and men asking to
be counted on If needed for active duty ,
j Many of Grlgsby's cowboy regiment had
returned to their duties on the cattle ranges
In South Dakota , Wyoming. Montana and
other western states , but If the government
wants their services they are ready and
anxious almost to a man , to re-enlist , par
ticularly if wanted for active service
NO INVITATION FOR BRYAN
of Iliirtrunft Monument
-Musi lie Aucomnllnlicd With
out HU Aid.
HARRISBURG , Pa. , Feb. 10. A resolu-
tlon was presented In the senate today pro
viding for the appointment of a legislative
committee to assist In making arrangements
for the unveiling of the Hartranft monu-
nient In Harrisburg. May 12 , and also ex
tending an Invitation to President McKlnley
to take part In the ceremonies
When the resolution bad been presented ,
Senator \Vaehburn of Crawford county
moved that William J Bryan of Nebraska
be also invited to attend the unveiling ,
After a short time the presiding officer
asked : "Is the motion seconded " There
were several democratic xenators in the
chamber at tbc time , but none of them re
sponded.
Seniilorlnl IliilliitltiR Continue * .
SALT LAKE , Feb 10. The Joint assembly
took three senatorial ballots and adjourned
until tomorrow. The last ballot was. Kins
democrat , T , McCune , democrat , 28 ; Pow
ers , democrat , 2 , Neboker , democrat , 2 (
Cannon , 10 , Sutherland , republican , 12 , ab
sent , 2 ,
SACRAMENTO , Cut . -Fob 10 The sena
torial deadlock continues unchanged The
vote today gives the following result
Barnes , 10 , Euteo , 1. Bulla , 13 , Burns , 21.
I'elton , 1 Grant , 26 , Scott , 2 , Devrlea , 1 ,
Hard , 2 Rosenfelt , democrat , 2 , White ,
democrat , 28 , Jeter , democrat , 1 , Phelan ,
democrat , 1 Milton J Green v\a to have
appeared before the bsp of the assembly to
day < o chow cause why ho should not be
punched for rcntempt for not answering
questions put to him b ) the committee ap
pointed by the senatorial investigating com-
mitteo. A physician's cmlficale waa aaln
read setting forth that Green Ifl fa-till too 111
to leave hta room and the matter was con
tinued until next Friday
HARRISBURG. Ha. , Teb 10. The twenty.
first ballot for United States ) senator today
resulted as follows Quay , 78 , Jenkn , t > 0 ,
Dalzell , 15 ; Stone , IS ; Stewart , S , Huff , 0 ;
Wldener , 2 ; Irvine. 4 ; Rlv , 1 ; Markle , 1 ;
Tubs , 1 ; Grow , Ij Hitter , 2 ; ntceisary to a
choice , 90 ; paired , 6C ; aUeot without pairs ,
fi , no electloi.
KILL ANTI-PASS BILL
Metnlera of Nebmk . House of Hepressnta-
lives Prefer to Kids Tree.
GROSVENOR'S ' MEASURE NOW VERY DEA
Indefinitely Postponed , Afta Debate , by &
Vole of 46 to 42.
CONSIDERABLE ORATORY IS INDULGED IN
Decision of tna THltncra Oounly Contest
Givea Republicans Another Vote.
ANDERSON IS UNSEATED FOR CONY/ELL /
% .VIrinlier Svvnrii In mill Ouxlril
Jinn ( ilrn wr < of t' < > uM > lliin-titnr > -
ItrnoluIIUIN ) tin llnlni fur
llln Wounds.
LINCOLN , Feb 10 ( SpcclM. ) This \m
a day of iorne excitement In the house and
some of the members Indulged In flights of '
oratory unsurpassed in previous sessions.
The occasion of this break In the monotony
ivas first the fight on the Groivenor anti-
pass bill , and second on the report ot ths
lections committee on the FUlmorc county
contest. The result v\a the Indellnltc post
ponement of the anti-pass bill , and the- un
seating of Anderson of Flllmore
The tlret fight cameon early In the fore
noon The- committee brought In n report in
definitely postponing the Grosvenor bill. The
test , of the bill nas aa follows'
Section 1. Thai hereafter it shall bo un-
awful for any officer in the state , whether
state , county or city , to accept < * r ride ou
\ pass , frc ticket or at rates oot Brantel
o all other per ns or to solicit for himself
or any other peraon anj such pats , free
ticket or reduced rates.
Sec , 2. Hereafter 1' rhall be unlawful for
any rallro.nl president , general manager ' Tether
other oillccr or employe of any railroad com
pany to give any free pass , frw Ucket or
educed rate to any official herein named or
to any other person en the request ot any
sush ofllccr ,
Sec 3 Any person found guilty of thevlo -
atlon of the provisions of this act shall ,
upon conviction , tie fined In any sum not
exceeding flCO.
After the buretB of oratory had subsided
the roll was called on the motion to kill the
bill and the vote was as follows :
Yeas
Andtrson ltVi > Oraftt n , Olint ,
niemtr. Hall , I'olUrrt ,
Uert t , llnllcr Randall ,
Eleverly. Harktcn. fk-iulblf.
Ulake lUftlnir * , Soott ,
UrtxJerlcU. JtlliUri , ' '
Smith ( U'd'n ) ,
nurman , lilckn ,
Burnc , Iliwick , Tucker ,
Ca tbra , itntt. "Wall Ire.
Chamber" , Jar-sen , \\etal.
Chtttcnd n , I.an . IV'Kxinrd ,
CO BHD\ , Mann , Youne ,
Coz. JtCartlu.
Mllboum , Mr.
Dltmar. B-fceiU ,
Fisher , Nt Wt ,
Anderson ( FlirrJGrell , Rhoro.
Houl'er. Grosxenor , Smith ( Builer ) .
Carton , JIard > ,
Crockett. J tui < on. Swan.
Cunningham , Klcster , T jlor ( F"ll'r ) ,
JjnriC ,
. 'Looml * . Tt.onifuai
llemmlniffT , VnndcETlft ,
KJnood , Monui , "Watson ,
Endlcott , Morrison , A\ rover ,
Bvan * . .Murray , MTiftter.
Flyim , ] > ck , Wllcox.
Fretz. I'rlnce , Wright.
Grands-taff. Slecki- , ymnn C
The debate on the contest -n-as exciting at
times and the lobby and gallery of tha
house were filled with people intensely In
terested in the proceedings , The roll call on
the motion to indefinitely postpone the re
port was along partisan lines , with the or-
ccption that .McCarthy of Dlxon and Bur-
man of Douglas voted \\KU the fuslonistj.
Deverly of Douglas first voted to reject the
report , but changed hi * vote to the majority
side.
Anderson of Fillmore , the member un
seated by the adoption of the report , was
popular on the floor of the house , number
ing among his closest friends some of the
republican members uho voted to unseat
him , and after the voting was done there
nas a little reception at the desk of Mr.
Anderson , the republican members coming
forward to bid him goodbye All of this wni
In the best ot humor and Mr. Anderson
raised a hearty laugh when he gained the
recognition of the chair and asked to be ex
cused for the balance of the session ,
I'UOCKUDIXtth OK Tin : HOUSE.
Autl-l'iix * Hill ID Killed mid Anilei-non
IN UiiMvated.
LINCOLN' , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) Tbo
house thla morning took up the Flllmore
county contest and after a lively debate ,
during nblch a motion to table the report of
the committee was lost by a vote of 16 to 61 ,
seated Con * ell In place of Audcraon.
Standing committees reported this mornIng -
Ing , recommending H. H 122 , 202 , 331. 310 ,
28 , 30 and Indefinitely postponed H. U. 28J ,
311 , 32 pnd 1 .
Of the bills postponed , S3 was to "pro
vide security to the public against errors ,
omissions end defects in abstracts of title
to real estate and for the uuc of abstract *
in evidence ; " 341 required corporations t
pay an annual license fee , 32 provided for
the sale by railroad companies of unclaimed
goods , 16 was the Grosvenor anti-pats bill ,
At 11 o'clock , the special order being the
Flllmore county contest , It was taken up
and the report presented yesterday after
noon vas again read , KUhcr of Dav.es ,
chairman of the elections committee told
of the method of the recount and of the
signing of the report by the members of th
committee
Weaver of Richardson moved to In
definitely postpone the report and entered
into an argument to show that the notice of
the contest bad not t > een legally served on
Mr Anderson , one of the contestees , that
the ballots bad been discredited and that
there was not sufficient evidence to warrant
the unseating of Anderson
Ilurraan of Douglas eald be did not like
the report and would like to have the mat
ter recommitted in order that the ballots
and evidence might be further scrutinized
lie bad no personal feeling In the matter ,
but he did not think justice had been ob
served as between Mr. Taylor and Mr. An
derson.
Fisher gave some of the testimony that
had not been reduced to writing In tbo case
In this It as shown that the service of the
notice on Mr- Anderson was on the last ilay
of the legal limit and that the service was
by leaving a copy of the notice at the bouse ,
Mr Anderson not being at home
McCarthy of Dlxon said bo was not pre
pared to vote until no mo legal question
could be examined Into. He rc'errcd to the
legality of the notice and read from a num
ber of authorities to sbon that the notlre
mis not sutllclent and had been served one
day too late ( he flection having been held
on November 8 and the notice having been
left at the house of Anderxon on the 2Sth
The argument was that the twenty dayu
within which notice must be served had
elapsed ,
Kasterllcg of Buffalo took the floor to favor
the motion to indefinitely postpone aui wu