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r FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUISE 10 , 1871 OMAHA , WEDNESDA JfEBRlTAHY 15 , ISO ! ) TWELVE PAGES. SCsTrLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Senate Declares for Non-Anneiation by | Adopting McEnery Resolution , CARRIES BY TWENTY-SIX TO TWENTY-TWO Object of Administration Declared to Be Setting Up of Government for Natives. i FORCIBLE SPEECHES MAD ! IN OPPOSITION Pleasn , Hoar and Halo Score the Measure and Hold Up Its Evils. CALL IT MESSAGE OF HATE AND TYRANNY Ilncon Amendment ( o McRncry Itcno- Intliin an to Conduct of Inland * AVIioi ( internment In KNtuh- llnhcd There U Voted Down. WASHINGTON , Feb. It The unanimous consent reached by the senate last Saturday to vote this afternoon on the resolution of Jlr. McEaery declaring the policy of this I government In the Philippines was not va cated. In accordance with that agreement the vr > to was taken on the res ; ! * tlon at 2 30 today nnd It was adopted , 26 to 22. It was noticeable that several democrats who were proaent and not paired refrained Jrom voting. The McEiiery resolution Is as follows1 That by the ratification of the treaty of T ace with Spain it is not Intended to In corporate the Inhabitants of the Philippines Into citizenship of the United States , nor la At Intended to permanently annex said ibl- unda aa an Integral part of the territory ol the United States , but H Is aho Intention of the United States to establish on said Islands n goveinment suitable to the wantn and con ditions of the Inhabitants of Bald islands , to jireparo them for local Belt-government , and In duo time to make such disposition of said Islands .is will best promote the Interests ot 4he rltlzens of the United States and the in- thnbitantH of said Islands. Ilneon Amendment Defeated. An amendment offered by Mr. Bacon , dem ocrat of Georgia , several das ago was de feated. The vote on the amendment was a lie , 23 to 29 , and Vice President Hobart cast ttho deciding vote against the proposition The vote was preceded by three hours and a half of debte , the senate having convened ( it 11 a. m , In order to admit of discussion on the resolution. The Bacon amendment read : "That the United States hereby disclaims any dis position or Intention to exercise permanent eoverelgnty , Jurisdiction or control over said islands , and asserts Its determination when n stable cr.d Independent government shall have been erected there , entitled In the judgment ot the United States to recognition bs such , to transfer to said government upon terms which shall be reasonable and Just , all rights secured under the cession by Spain , and to thereupon leave the govern- ' /Mr.'Slowarf first took the floor to speak In opposition. He expressed the opinion that whatever 4ho United States might do. ft would not follow the policy indicated bj the resolution. This country vras under no obli gation to go to the expense of establlcdlng a government for the Islands , the United States nero not In the biifilness of capturing coun tries , educating their people and then selling them. On the contrary , he thought wo should hold the Philippines and thus render the United States independent of other coun tries In the production of tropical products which must otherwise be a source of great expense. Now It costs $230,000,000 to secure these products. "Why not , therefore , hold itheso Islinds and produce our own fruits , etc ? " he neked. Mr. Lindsay also expreised the opinion that the time was inauspicious for tlio adoption of any resolution bearing upon the subject of the government of the Philippines , but said "that If any expression were to bo given it should be clear and distinct and uninis- .takablo In terms. Mr. Lindsay offered a V'.substitute ' reciting that the acquisition of j territory carried no constitutional obligation I to admit It as n state. Mr. Lindsay gave notice that he would ask i the senate to vote on his resolution as soon ( .as the senate had voted on the McEncry xenolutlon. JJi-olari-M It "VIcloiiM Declaration. " Mr. Bacon then addressed the senate IE opposition to the McEnery resolution. He declared that it was a vicious and unfor tunate declaration. Ho maintained that ibc i resolution meant nothing favorable to thi -TlllpluoH. It did not look to the future freedom and safe government of the Phil ippines. Ho regarded It as simply a decla ration that while the Filipinos were sub. Jocts of this country they could never become - como citizens ot the United States. Mr. Hoar was opposed to the McEnerj resolution , because It gave no hope of free dom or liberty or self-government to the inhabitants of the Philippines and because U provided that they should never have i jmrt In their own government or over be come a part of the United States. It was , he said , an Infamous declaration fiimply that the Louisiana sugar planter ! ohouM never be afraid of tbo competition 01 the Philippine islands. To the Filipino ! the McEuery resolution would bo a mes- page of tyranny , of hole , of oppression one of slaughter. Mr. Hoar reverted to refer Onces In speeches referring to Agulnaldo nnd. then entered upon a defense of th < rillplno leader. Ho spoke of Agulnaldo'i appeal to the people of tbo United State ; as so remarkable as to be capable of bcint drafted by "not ten men on this planet " "I do not see , " nald Mr , Hoar , feelingly "how any American heart not of stem could fall to recognize the farce of that ap peal. " Mr. Hoar said he was perfectly satlsfict vHh his course In the whole question re gardlng the Philippines , but that honui right. "I am satisfied , " said he , "to stand wit ! the fathers who founded our liberty am framed our constitution. " Mr. Hale said be had not much hope tha . .the tt-UHto would take any course tha would slop the desolating program now be < ine carried out In the Philippines. Hardly had the treaty been ratified , how. j over , before a foreign war was precipitated f " 1 am not disappointed , " he said "I an - not inclined to say , 'I told > ou so , ' but told eonators when the treaty was ratlfiei that it would be Impossible to take an ; steps to alleviate the condition of th Filipinos. Congress will adjourn and th war will go on , and there IB not a roan whi rill not realise in three months that It 1 B war of conquest and subjugation. " Cinuil Heathen * Are Drail Klllnlno * . ; V V He cald that Admiral Devvey and Genera f Merrltt had said that In three months no ' D,000 troops would be needed In the Philip pines , yet we now bad SO000 men there an 7 000 more and the battleship Oregon o the way jet , " declared Mr , Hale , "we an told that w > nre traitor * nnd held up and blacklisted In the newspapers because we want to give those people a chance at Itait to show that they are friendly and can set up a government of their own Instead we l.lll them , not by oores. not by hundreds , but by thousands. More Filipinos have been killed bj the guns of our army and navy than were patriots killed In any six battles of the revolutionary war. It has become n gigantic event. The slaughter of peopfe In no way equal to nt , meeting us with bens and arrows and crawling Into Jungles by hundreds , there to die has stupefied the American mind No one has cald that our mlstlon of commeice and of the gospel waste to bo preceded by the slaughter of thousands of persons. t "I am not enamored of the McEncry reso lution. It contains little that is good and much that Is bad. " He regarded the Bacon resolution as much the better , but he said In conclusion "the car of Juggernaut will go on. The grinding win continue until the people finally make themselves heard on It. " Sir. Mason delivered a speech In which ue attacked the policy pursued In the Philip pines. Ho s-ild. however , that he was an optimist and believed the people of the Untied States will declare for human liberty ns well In the Phlllppln s as In this country. As Mr Mason was concluding , ttie hour for the \ote having arrived , Mr Haw ley In quired If U was Mr Mason's purpose to In sist upon his unanimous consent. Mr Masco replied that It was , as he Ind done only that which was entirely honor able and fair In the matter. otc oil Ilneon Amendment. Mr. Bacon's amendment to the resolution was then laid before the senate. A > ea and nay vote woe demanded , resulting 20 to 29. In announcing the vote the \lce president said. "The vote Is a tie. The chair voice In the negative , tfio amendment Is lost. " The detailed vote follows. Yeas : /lacon , Hnlc. Slurt U' . Hate. Harrli" . 1'crklns. Hern. HeltfcM , 1'ettlgrvw , Cafrurj. Hinr. PettU" , Chilton , Jonfn ( Ark ) , CJUQ > , CTn > . JoniM ( N'eKawllns e-Vx-Xn-ll , I.lndi > .i > , tfjnUh , raulLnr r , -lyaurln , Tlll-nan , Oornuui , Mnrtln , Turner M. Ura } , Monej , Nnjs : All'son. Kt PJatt ( V Y. ) , IJurrowB , lyojee. Frllelianl , Carter. Jtellrldf. Ilot > s. Cliander , McKnery , tftioup , UelhA ) . McMillan. Sltncn , Fairbanks , Mantle. Mewnrt , KIT * . Morgan , lelkr Gear , X lscn. Warren , Hnnm , FVnrc * * , Wolcott 3. lla le\ . IMatt ( ( Jcnn ) . The vice president voted 1n the negative. The vote was taken on the McEnery reso lution It was adopted , > eas 20 , na > s 22. Several democrats who were present and not paired withheld their -votes. The de tailed vote follows : AIIHon , Half , Maion , IlurrtHVlUnna , Xelson , C'Jiiuiiller , Hcrrl , 1'erlc'ri' , Deboe. K > le. 1'ettus Fairbanks lj > izf. IMatt ( N. T ) , Faulkner , Mclincrj. Qua ) . Trie. -Laurtn , Svillhnn. Gear , AljMlltan , TelkT IS Graj , Mantle. Najs : H icon , Undsay. Plait ( Conn ) , IVite. MelirliJe , Raw Hns , Cattery , Mnrtln , Ross , C'arter , Money , blmon , e"4v ; , Moruan , Hmlth , Hte The senate then , at 3:05 : p. m. , went into executive session and at 5 10 p. m. ad journed. 1 c\\vi HIM. OPKIIUU : AS ninnn. IlrniiKht I'M a Amendment to CU11 \ ] > l > ri > iirliitl < m 1(111. WASHINGTON , Feb 14. The Nicaragua canal bill was ordered In the house * toda > , ns an amendment to the civil appropriation bill , by Mr Hepburn of Iowa , chairman of the committee that reported It , and the leadeis on the respective sides are engaged In a desperate struggle , which Involves the fate of the measure nt this session of con gress. After Mr. Cannon , chairman of the com mittee , served notice last week that there was no time for the consideration of the canal bill at this session the supporters ol the measure decided to force it on to the sundry civil bill as a rider it possible. As soon as it was offered this afternoon Mr Cannon raised four points of order against It , nnd one of the most interesting parliamentary debates of the essioawas on. As a rule the house lenders are able to hold the members In line , but strong arguments were adduced In support of the pertinency of the amendment und , besides , the bill has strong friends on both sides of the chamber who are seemingly ready to adopt any expedient to provide for the construction of the canal The debate on the points of order lasted two hours today nnd was not concluded. It promises to consume several hours tomorrow. H seems tn bo n fcregono conclusion that the chalr- j man of the committee of the whole , Mr. Hopkins of Illinois , will sustain the points ot order so that the real test will como on thr question of overruling the chair. Should the chair bo overruled there Is no doubt that the amendment will com mand a majority of votes. About twenty pages of the bill were disposed of today. No important amendments were adopted. Minriu suow.s A sTno.-v.fi IIA.MI. toiiKrf'RNniiut rSrcciitHcmiirliH on HlN Ahlllt ) to ( , P | Tiling" Thrniieh. WASHINGTON , Feb. 14 ( Special Tele gram. ) Congressman Greene > esterday , holding a post-mortem examination over the passage ot the Blair , Neb. , postofllce bill. In troduced and championed by Congressman Mercer of the same delegation , criticised the action of the house In pulsing the bill In a most unusual mannej , lecturing the members as onlj Grow , Cannon , Dockery or ( irosvenor have done In most ttreasful mo ments of national regulation Ho introduced in his s.pei'ch a special , under a Washington date line to The Omaha Bee of February 7 , to prove that Chairman Mercer of the public buildings and grounds committee had not only h > pnotlzed the members , but Speaker Reed as well , and urged that such an overt display of power was unprecedented. Although the storm which has kept Wash ington unspotted from the world for twenty- four hours abated today. Congressman Greene was absent from his seat in the lower house Fred Larrahce , ton of ex-Governor Larra- bfo of Iowa , a student at the Cofumbla Law school , New York , Is a guest In the city. F F Brees of Fort Dodge , la. , Is in Washing ton. Webb Vincent , wife and daughter , efFort Fort Dodge , la. , are at the Hamilton. B. B. Klncald of Chadron , Neb. , Is at the Metro politan. Death of Two holdlem. WASHINGTON , Feb H. The War de partment today was advised of the death of Colonel Gale S. Rambcy , Seventh artillery at Augusta , Ga , yesterday and of the death of James Balsley , Company M , Forty-sev enth New York volunteers , In Porto Rice yesterday Mllpn' Court Ilplajed. WASHINGTON. Feb. H. The Miles' charges court of Inquiry will not begin to morrow , sumo members being stormbound I Daily Treunnr ) * Statement , i WASHINGTON , Fub J4 Toda > ' statement - ment ot the treasury shows- Available ! J cash , KTMSl.S'iJ , gou reserve , $2:7,521,431 , PROVE TO BE POOR FIGHTERS Filipinos Make No Determined Stand When Miller Assails Iloilo , GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE NAVY'S ' GUNS I'lrcK Stnrtctl AVlicn Town In Abnn- ildtinl Iln Little IlnituiKU tn Foreign Intercut * , lint Anllxc Unnrtor U 1'rnotlenlly Cleaned Ont. MANILA , Feb. 14. 10 15 a. m. Particu lars of the capture of Hello by the United States forces under Brigadier General Miller on Saturday last ha\e bccu received hero. On the morning of Friday , February 10 , General Miller ecnt nn ultimatum to the commander of the rebels on shore , notifying lilm that It was his Intention to take Hello , by force if necessary. Noncombatants and foreigners were warned to leave the town within twenty-four hours. The rebels were also warned that they must make no bellig erent preparations. The gunboat Petrel was then men eel to a position close Inshore and near the rebel fort , while the cruiser Boston took up Its station at the other end of the town. Friday passed quietly. During the day many refugees left the town of Hollo. The majority of them were taken on board for eign ships blng in the. harbor. Search lights from the United States war ships were all night Jong Illuminating the town and Us defenses. The rebels , so far as the look outs on the ships could discover , remained quiescent throughout the night. At 3 o'clock on the morning of Saturday , February 11 , the gunboat Petrel signaled to the cruiser Boston that the rebels were working In their trenches In return the Petrel was ordered to fire warning shots upon the town from its three-pounders This was done and the rebels replied with a harmless fusillade. The Boston and Pe trel then bombarded the rebel trenches , compfetely clearing them of their occupants In a verj short space of time. Soon after the bombardment began flames broke out simultaneously in various parts of the town. Thereupon fort } -eight marines , acting as In fantry , and artillery were landed from the cruiser Boston , and a company was sent ashore from the gunboat Petrel. These de tachments inarched straight Into the town of irollo , and. hoisting the stars and stripes over the fort , took possession of the place in the name of the United States. Connulntrn Arc Sa pd. The capture of the town and Its defenses having been accomplished , the marines and soldiers who had been sent ashore pro ceeded to the task of Eavlng the American , English and German consulates from de struction by the fire , which was raging among the frail and Inflammable buildings of the town. The Swiss' consul's residence , which was In the same row with the con sulates named , was burned. The entire Chinese and native sections of the town were destroyed , but foreign mercantile property escaped with slight damage. There was some desultory firing by the enemy In the outskirts of Hello , but not a tingle American was injured. Miller's force was in complete control of the situation whenHhe gunboat Petrel sailed from Hello posltion"command- Ing both bridged leading- Into the town , and the Tennessee volunteers and the Eigh teenth United States Infantry were occupy ing the trenches that had been constructed by the rebels. ARMY WAS IN A TIGHT PLACE Superior " \UIII | > TIH of rillplnoi nt One Time 'J'lirriitenpil n Scrloim NEW YORK. Feb 14. A dispatch to the Herald from Manila bays General Otis said to the Ilerafd correspondent "The situation Is excellent now A few da > s ago Filipinos under Kipunan and Dolomen cam' down the river Rtrong on the Tondo dis trict , In the rear of General MacArthur's divi sion. At that time the situation was alarm ing. I ordered an attack upon Caloocan. The order was to clear out the enemy , at least In front. BO we would not be taken be- i tween the Filipino army and the forces of I Kapunan and Dolomen. I "Agulnaldo Is collecting forces somewhere * near Po'o His present estimated strength is 30,000 How man > more he win be able I to collect It Is .Impossible to tell , perchance I 25 many as 12,000 The more he brings to- | gethcr the more satisfied we will be , for we would rather have him attack us than to have to hunt for him. " General Anderson , commanding the First division , said "General Otis , in congratu- i latlng me on behalf of the First division , 1 said there were C.OOO Fllpinos opposed to my division and that we cleared out 3,000 of them. I think we shall have to trive them another good ricking " General MacArthur said : "Tho military situation Is excellent In tbo vicinity of Manila We have obtained decided strate gical advantages There are remote consequences quences which , however , depend quite as much on statesmanship as generalship , Misapprehension as to the terms of the treaty of peace with Spain , growing out of difference In language and the previous po litical evolution of the Islands , make * the diplomacy of the situation of the very first Importance. Heretofore our policy has been considerably embarrassed by the long defay In reaching re-suits Under the treaty now we are approaching the conclusion that the future conduct of affairs will be much easier and It Is believed the war will be concluded with honor and credit to the United States and to the permanent benefit of the people of the Islands " The most prominent English business men here say that the Filipinos received a severe 1 lescson during the last week. Were it not | that their mlFUary leaders are men who know they must lose all power the moment the fighting ls over and consequently are directing the natives in the belief that they | have got the best of the front fighting , these I Englishmen do not think there would be i much trouble In bringing the Filipino gov- | crnment to terms In the opinion of Eng- I llsh observers the campaign should be car- { rle-d on cnercetlcall ) . VOLUNTEERS WILL BE HELD Soi'rrtarjlnrr SayH I'nmmne of Army Hill IM Nri'rxxnrr to Secure Their Munter Out. NEW YORK. Feb 14 Speaking at the Brooklyn Union League club's Lincoln day banquet last night. Secretary of War Alger EdM that few men could realize unless they eat down and looked over the work what a task It w aa to gather 250,000 men from all over the country , arm and equip them , tent them , transport them and make camps for them , to transport 50,000 of them to points 12,000 mile * apart , flght battles and close up the war In 113 days "When the great call rang out on April 23 , " said General Alger "thousands of men offered themselves from all over the coun try , A quarter of a million wen taken , and for what they have dam they have no apologies to make to the wnrld They have filled their places as Air-rlcau soldlom and they are now talkIng - Ing toi ght at Manila better than I cat talk for them. They are acquitting them selves as American soldiers. "Of the 250,000 men who came In May and Juno 150,000 have returned to their homes nnd are now pursuing the peaceful walks of life ; 125,000 now remain and wo hope that Boon we shall have an army bill such as l.i fitting for this mighty nation , that wo can relieve these volunteers and put men In their places willing to eorvo as soldier" ! . It this In denied us I want to pledge you that the men In the field , though thslr tttub may bo up , will never bo released " OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEWEY Ilnltn In Occupied Without Loan nnil Properly Sol on Plrc In Heiirrnllr Sit A oil. WASHINGTON , Fob. 14. The Navy dc- partmant hns received the following cable gram : MANILA. Secretary of Navy , Washing ton Petrel Just arrived from Hollo. That plaoo taken by our force Saturday and now occupied. No prisoners. No casualties on our Ride. Insurgent loss not known , but believed to be slight. Rebels attempted to 'burn town , but property generally saved by our force. DEWEY M2.NOH I.UXA fi ( > ns TO 13VKLAM1. npntn HrrrnftPr to He IJc- tprmlnpd li ) Con rmof JCventn. MONTREAL , Fob 14. Senor Luna of the Filipino delegation has departed from Montreal for Liverpool. Ho will sail from St. John , N. B. , tomorrow morning on the steamer Numidan. Agonclllo declares bo docs not know what Luna's future movements will be , they be ing determined by ndvlres he will receive from Hong Kong on his arrival In England. Agonclllo again denied today that he had advised Agulnnldo to attack the Americans. He Is willing , he says , to produce the or iginals of all the dispatches he sent to the Hong Kong delegation should an official statement 'based on something more sub stantial than rumor or jjosslp appear to render their .publication desirable During all the time e > f his stay in Washington , ho added , his influence was on the side of peaceful and amicable relations. ANARCHY RULES IN SAMOA Coiixtitnt Friction Still I'roinlln Met - t cen the Pro lMlonitl Govern ment nnd Hritliih .Subject * . AUCKLAND , N. Z. , Fob. 14 Advices re ceived here from Samoa under date of February S report that anarchy and rebel lion still prevail there. The provisional government persists in Interfering with the British subjects and also with servants of British residents The decision of the triple counclf In the matter of the kingly succession IB anxiously awaited. Annexation Is looked upon as the only possible solution of existing difficulties It Is stated that even Mataafa's follow era would prefer English to German control. The British cruis > er Porpoise returned to Apia on February 1 from a cruise of the Samoan group and reports having found af fairs quiet on the other islands. The people ple of Tetula are in favor of Malletoa Tanus. In Savaail each claimant to the throne IB * strongly supported. t . . . . w , rf ' " coiirl'io hear the charges of Contempt against" Dr. Joannes Rafael and Herr Fries , chief of police. Dr. Rafael failed to appear. Mr. Rose , the German consul , had declared that the matter came within the Jurisdiction of his consulate. Chief Justice Chambers con sidered Dr. Rafael guilty of contempt and cited him to appear at the next term of court , when Judgment wilf be pronounced. He said that force would not be used to com pel Dr. Rafael to appear , but that the Ger man consul could keep him in the consulate if he chose to do so. Chief of Police Fries was fined $100. Herr Grlevesmuhl has paid the fine of $1,000 Imposed upon him by the court. The Porpoise having been boycotted by older of Dr. Rafael and Mataafa's sentries preventing natives from going off to the cruiser in canoes , an apology was demanded by the British consul , Mr Maxse , for the at- ! tltude assumed toward the British and also i for an Insult offered to Chief Justice Cham bers Mataafa and his chiefs complied , and j Dr Rafael also npologlred In their behalf It Is understood that ever } thins was in | readiness on board the Per > Ise for a royal- . 1st attack on Mataafa had an apology not been forthcoming Dr. Rafael being engaged l In organizing regiments for Mataafa formal 1 notice was served upon him against expendIng - Ing taxes for this purpose. Malletoa Tanus and Tamasescs were still on board the Por- polso at the date of these advices. The arrival of the United States cruiser Philadelphia was hourly expected at Apia. STOCKMEN OF THE TERRITORY Oklahoma I.He Sloclc Atmoolndon In hPNMloil fit \Vm > lHiaril 1ONHCN lit faille In llecrnt Storm. WOODWARD , O T. , Fob 14. This town I Is crowded with stockmen attending the an- I nual convention of the Oklahoma Llvet Stock j association Prominent stockmen hero from all parts of the territory have been comparing notes as to the effects on tbo cattle of last week's blizzard and cold wave. It i ? generally conceded that first reports were exaggerated , Whllo there have been reports of heavy losses in scattered herds , the majority of the cattlemen report IOHSCS ranging from 1 to 6 per c < * nt , and on the whole It Is not believed that losses will reach 10 per cent on the rango. The heav iest losses beem to have occurred In herds of southern cattle moving through the ter ritory They were brought in late in bad condition , and In one Instance a loss of 97 per cent is reported In a herd of 200 head and the remainder will die. Thus far there has been no trading In cattle Rujcrs are here In numbers lookIng - Ing for frightened owners and expecting to buy remnants of herds at marked-down prices , but owners arc rot scared badly enough to make any sacrifices on prices , The warmer weather has given them cour age and offerings are held strong. rirlnre * Muni lie Pull ) Oarbpil. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. , Feb. 14. Senator Ramp today Introduced a. bill prohibiting un der penalty of a fine of from $25 to $200 theatrical troups from posting pictures of semi-nude actresses aa advertisements for performance's. The house committee on criminal Jurisprudence today reported favorably Hall's bill prohibiting public ex- hlbltons of hypnotsm Haunt * for heiuitom. SACRAMENTO. Cal. , Feb 14 The fifty- first ballot for United States senator taken toda > shows no change Iti the senatorial deadlock The rote was as follows Barnes , 11 ; Estee , 1 , Bulla , 13 Burns , 26 ; Feltou , 1. Grant. 28 , Scott. 22 ; Hard , 2 , White , democrat , 20 , Rcaonfeld , democrat , 2 ; Jeter , democrat , 1 , Phflan , democrat , 1. DOVER , Del. . Feb. 14 Only three- vote * were cast In Joint ballot today and the sen atorial deadlock remains unbroken. Addlcka received two vote-a and Gray one. Mov einentH of Ooeun Vfniti'lii , Fell , 1 I At New York Arrived Catania , from Clasp w. La BreUgne , from Havre. Sailtd Fuom Blsma k for Naples. At Naples Sailed Kararaaula , for New York At Liverpool Sailed Cuflc , for New York , MAINE TO BE REMEMBERED Anniversary of the Explosion to Be Celebrated in Havana Today , WRECK OF BATTLESHIP TO BE DECORATED PrueFiMon to llio Crmotcrn Where AppropriateCscrclHCH Will lie Held nt the fJrttvo of the Heroic Dead. ( Copyright , 1 99. by Press Publishing Co ) HAVANA. Fob 14 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram 1 The anni versary of the blowing up of the Malno In Havana harbor will bo celebrated to morrow , but not so elaborately tit -was flist planned , because of difficulties , among them the refusal of Mer. Santatulcr , tlir bishop of Havana , to allow Rev. Thomas Sherman to say prnjers In Cristobal Colon cemetery , where Ilo the sailors In their neglectcJ graves. Early tomorrow marines will be landed from the llagshlp Resolute and the gunboat Nashville. With them -will conic a naval band. Decorations will first be placed upon the wreck -of the Maine. Then the ma rines nnd the baud will go to the Prado , where they will bo met by the regulars nnd the members of several Cuban societies and representatives of the city council 'with ' several bands. The procession will march to the cem etery , which Is on a hill three miles out side the city. General Brooke , General Ludlow , General Lee , Commodore Cromwell and other army nnd navy officers will bo In carriages At the cemetery they will be met by detachments from the Seventh army corps. The -women of Havana will decorate the graves with flowers. The graves arc marked only by an Iron cresson on which Is inscribed "Victims of the Maine. " An address will be made , the bands will play a dirge , the marines and troops -will fire "three rounds blank" and taps -will be sounded , Hut I.lttlc Had Ilcef. HAVANA. Feb. 14. Brigadier General George Ernest of Major General Brooke' * staff has completed the examination of be tween 800,000 nnd 900,000 rations of beel In army storehouses. He found that there was less than 2 per cent of bad beef , which was received in the same shipment as the beef condemned last week. One box In every ten was opened and examined and and also every box that was smelling badly , The beef -was from the Armours and was in two and four-pound cans and twelve and twenty-four-pound cans -were In eact box Eight ounces of beef constitute one ration. The fact having come to the notice ol General Brooke's headquarters that negre servants and other emplojes In Havanr are declining to work any longer , affirm ing that It was unnecessary because th < United States would supply them all the food they wanted , Brigadier General Chat- fee has directed a communication to the department commander calling his attenttor to the fact and requesting that 'ho rcgula : .Havana police who were engaged undei * $50 a month salary In American money b < paid the amount of salary due for th < month of January in Spanish gold , thi centene to be figured as worth $330. Then Is much complaint to the effect that po > 1 icemen are losing S per cent of the monej for the payment of the force , -which hac been deposited by Major General Ludlov with the North American Trust compan ; to the credit of the police department It In Spanish gold , Inttead of American money as expected. In the matter of the withdrawal of Cu > bans from the Garcia funeral processloi on Saturday the better element of Cuban : are now realizing that a mistake was mad < In the childish attitude and behavior o their generals on that day. Public opln * Ion is fixing the blame upon the reprc' sentatlves of the Cuban assembly and upoi Fernando Freyre , one of the vlco presi' dents of the assembly , and General An I drade , who , It is alleged , were responslbli for the order to withdraw Condemnatlot of Saturday's action Is growing nnd expreS' slons of regret and apologies will bo prob' ably tendered to General Brooke. General Gomez has left Sagua and pro' ceeJed to Santa Clara. Ovations In hli honor continue with unabated enthusiasm TO REPRESS THE REVOLUTION rrcHliIrntplnjn of MenrnKiin Or- KnnlzeH I'orooH to I'nt Down the ItchclN. MANAGUA , Nicaragua ( via Galveston ) Fob , 14. In spite of numerous obstacles chief among them being the want of tele graphic communication and roads , excepl pack mule tracKn , between Managua and Blueflelds , President Zelaya Is actively or- pamlzins to repress the- revolution that bai broken out In the Atlantic coast provinces Fighting between the government trewp ; and the rebels under General Reyes , formei governor general of the Atlantic coast di vision and solf-styled Kcneral-ln-chlef ol Nicaragua , probably will begin In the tropi. cal forests between the Cordilleras anr Blueflelds. Tha headquarters of the government - ment troops IB at Acoyapa , a well choser strategic point near a branch of Hie rlvci Segovia beyond the divide , while tbo revo. lutlonlsls are reported encamped near Chile IlrltUh Ship Oivnern HatlHlIe-il. LONDON , Fob 14 The suit brought bj the owners of the British steamer Restorme to recover J20.000 of ocean marine Insur ance tarried by the steamer at the time I was captured by the United States auxlliar : cruiser St. Paul , as it was trying to cntei tbo liarbor of Santiago de Cuba with coa for the fleet of Admiral Cervera , has beci settlcx ! out of court. The terms of the set tlement have not bc n divulged. AVI III us to Help Him to an Mutate. LONDON , Feb. 14 Wllflam Turnoui Thomas Poulett , the organ-grinding claim ant to the earldom of Poulett , sa > s he ha : received offers of money with which to fur ther his claim from a gentleman In Massa chusetts Ho also asserts that other offer of a like character have come to him fron Montreal and elsewhere In America , AVherr AKiilnnlilo Wan IlUncatril. MUNICH , Feb. 14. The newspapers ben commenting upon Agulnaldo , say that wbe he was a student at Munich In 1849 , h was associated Intimately with the poly technlc engineer students , Agulnaldo wa also enrolled hero as a member of tb social democratic party. Manifesto of Don Carlo * . , MADRID Feb. 14. El Correo , the newe paper organ of Don Carlos , prints today letter from the pretender forbidding hi partisans to attend the sitting ot the Cham tcrs when the peace treaty la under die cusalon. \ < it tit llftnrii to America. LONDON , Feb. 14. Both In amuscrnen and financial circles there U much spec ulatlon over the announcement that Bar num & Bailey's circus win remain here In utead of returning , aa was original ! CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair. Westerly Winds Trniperntttre nt Omntin planned , to the United States It Is now announced that the proprietors of the clr- cus will IIoat an English company with a total capital of 400,000 ( $2,000,000) ) , of which James A Ha Hey takes one-third. Mr Bailey will become chairman of the board of directors , his Associates In the board be ing George Starr and M C. Caddon. EIGHT ARE HURT , TWO KILLED hpremHiiR ItnllM on South Cnrollmt > C ( irormln Itnllroiiil Throw Train Into n Dlteh. CHARLESTON , S. C , Fob. 14 A con struction engine was wrecked bj the spread ing of the tracks on the South Carolina. & Georgia railroad eleven miles outside of this city today and two men were Killed and eight more or less seriously Injured , The dead : M B. JACKSON , Atlanta , telephone em- plojc. FRED D FORBES , Ypsllantl. Mich. , tel ephone cmploc. Ho leaves n wife. The Injured arc : W. R. Etherldgc , Macon , Internally In jured and may die. R. Mulligan , Augusta , cut and bruised about body and face. W , F. Wells , Atlanta , bruised about the body. Conductor Edward Coughlln , this city , fractured collar bone. AV. B. Mormnn , engineer , dislocated shoul der and fractured collar bone. J. E. Clark , fireman , -wounds on head and legs. Dan Marlee , brakeman , bruised about bed > . John Doyle , brakeman , legs mashed. TIIUCU n.NfllNKS AM. M.2.VVU Til VCIv , Worlc Trnln on Ft en ill UK : In nitehcil mill rireiiiaii In Kllleil. PHILADELPHIA ) Fcb 14 A working train made up of three engines and a pas senger car , while clearing the snowbound tracks on the Norrlston branch of the Phil adelphia & Reading railway tonight. Jumped the track above Wissahlckon. The killed : THOMAS NUTTAL , fireman , of Norrls- ton. Severely Injured : M. P. McDowell , engineer , of Norrlston. James Keating , road foieman , of Mana- yunk. George C. Bower , trainmaster nt the Reading terminal , Philadelphia. Several others also received slight In juries. Two of the engines were complete ! } demolished. BRYAN TALKS AT ST. PAUL MutiMuiotn. MlmKovornuien't. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Feb. 14 W. J. Brynr of Nebraska was the guest of honor at t banquet given by Minnesota democratic ant populist politicians at the Ryan hotel tO' night. Over 500 guests sat down at th < banquet at 9 o'clock. Preceding the banque a great crowd attended a general receptlot to Mr Brjan in the hotel parlors. Aftei the tables were cleared Judge John W. Wllfis Introduced the toastmaster , Humphrey Bar ton Governor John Llnd spoke to "The Stat < of Minnesota " Major Bowler of Bin Island , who was the fusion candidate to : ' \ lieutenant governor , responded to the toaa "Recent Phases of Mlsgovernment. " Mr Boon had been given the general sub ject of "Democracy , " and his appearanci and remarks called forth hearty applause. EQUAL TAKERS VICTORIOUS Antl-PlnKrce ltcithflitiit | lON li Mlchlcait l.oulNlnlnrc Vil\nnce Taxation 11111 SllKlitlj. LANSING , Mich , Feb. 14 At least s temporary -victory was won by the antl Plngreo representatives today when th Cheever- Atkinson equal taxation bill , whlcl had been made a special order for today was referred by a vote of 41 to 45 to i Joint committee , composed of the regula standing committees on taxation. This bll has for Its object the taxation ot rail roads and other corporations on their actua valuation , the same to bo determined b a state board of assessors. The railroad at present are taxed on their earnings. Th PIngrce men today wanted tbo bill brough before the cwnralttce of the whole nni passed at once. It Is claimed by the nntl that the object of the reference was to ge all taxation bills before a Joint commute and from them evolve one upon which ul factions can agree. TEXAS WHEAT UWNJUREC DaniHKC ( o OntH DOPHot llxrcvi T entI"l > < I'or Crnt In UniiHiinlly WACO , Tex , Feb. 14 Advices received by local millers from the wheat-growing sec. tlons of this and adjoining counties , cov ering an area of 4,000 square miles , saj thnt wheat ivas not Injured by the unparal' loled cold weather of the last four days. I is estimated that the damage to oats In thi same territory -will not exceed 25 per tent Wheat acreage In this seUlon H unusual ) ; largo this btason and much uneasiness wai felt an to the result of the freeze Thi temperature has risen to 42 today CITY TREASURER'S SHORTAGE Account * of .lohn Illrilnx , Who Wa Jl > HlcrloiiBlVlnrilcrcil , Do \ t Tnll > li ) $111,000. NEWCASTLE , Pa . Feb. 14 A shortage of $19,000 In the accounts of City Treasure John Hlevlns , who was mysteriously mur dered In his office two weeks ago , has Jiib been discovered The treasurer had pal ( 1 money without warrants and herd the banl tax receipts. It jln claimed when warrant ! are drawn and amounts of receipts collectec the accounts will balance. WOODMEN MEET AT ST. PAUI Dlntrlrt roiiiprlaliiR Intvn , 31 WliKMiiiHlii anil Mliuienotii la Illfiinliil font pntlnii. ST PAUL , Feb. H. The biennial con ventlon of the Woodmen of the World o the district compritlng Michigan. WIscon tin , Iowa and Minnesota began today Coun ell Commander L , V Slnett of Ottumwe IB. , presided. The morning session wa ehort. being devoted largely to the appoint of committees. NI ? Disclosures of Eottenneps in Auditor's Offioo Create a Sausation. PALM'S LETTER STIRS UP THE ANIMALS Members of the legislature Can Think or Talk of Little Elao , GOVERNOR POYNTER IS ON THE SCENT Calls on Legislature to Investigate Charges Promptly and Thoroughly. HOUSE ADOPTS THE SUGGESTION AT ONCE honntr Adjourn * O or Till TIH | Morit- IIIR , hut Will 1 tulonhteilly Take Decided Action III I.lno ot nil Int LINCOLN , Fcb 14 ( Special Telegram ) The Insurance department sensation was still causing a stir tonight and there Is much speculation over the probable outcome Aa soon as the senate committee Is appointed tomorrow some Immediate action will be taken. The expectation Is that Senators Currto and Halo will form the senatu und ot the Joint committee In the meantime It seem * that the com mittee composed of utato olficlals vvllr make > a move to forestall the legislative committee In the work , as notlco has been served on Sam Llchty to appear before the state of ficers tomorrow morning at 10 30 to tall what he knows of the Insurance operations Just what the purpose of this move Is cannot be told tonight , but there are aomo who believe that It Is a plan to whitewash the matter or collect up all the damaging testimony and documents ahead of the legis lative committee There Is , however , no doubt expressed of the gooil faith of the gov ernor In the matter , and It Is aald bo will take some action in the morning that will prevent any clash between the committees. There Is something ot n division ot senti ment at the state house and among those who arc strong In taking the part of Auditor Cornell IB J B. Mcservc. Deputies of the auditor were active In the hotel lobbies t night showing copies of the letter written by Llcht > to a local Insurance company , but this , In the face of the morning disclosures failed to create any sensation , the members of the legislature showing little interest , in the Llchty letter There is some talk of n coolness between O. W Palm nnd the auditor because of bad faith of Palm toward his chief. In the tell-tale letter reproduced this morning Palm told Cornell that ho would be aolo to hold the company up for $120. Word from Chicago cage discloses the taut that ho really took $144.40 , so It Is evident that he was con cealing pait of the "rako off" from the auditor. A story le tolil < tliat eho.vs the zoiltlou oftbBj'vcsorji the writer. One of the. rovornor * "Governor , I understand you are aiding * with Llchty in this affair. " "I am doing nothing of the kind. " said the governor. "I am siding with nobody but the laws of the state of Nebraska. I propose to enforce the statutes and If any one gets In front of them he will get run over while I am in ofllce " lieu In tiront ncninnil. The exposure of the Insurance department of the auditor's ollice by The Bee this morn ing caused tremendous excitement and the demand for the paper was so great Vliat every copy In the city was bought befo/e / 0 o'clock. The legislature assembled on time , every member expecting something unusual la the house , even before jeaterday's Jour nal had been read , the secretary of tlio governor appeared and read the following special message EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. LINCOLN , Neb , Feb 14 , 1S33. To the Members of the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Legislature ot Ne.bra.bka Gentlemen I would respectfully call jour attfntlon to most grave and seiri- ous charges muda In the public prints , ana especially to an article appearing in The Omaha Bee and State Journal of this date , which implicates the executive department of the state in gross irregularity In thfa management of the affairs of the auditor's ofllce. The charges are made specific In the articles above rcfej rc-d to as to the dopant - ment of Insurance in the oltlce TJifBb charge * ore of so serious a character that I deem It my dutv to ask your candid na careful consideration of thc-is. Tney catno to my attention last week an rumors , but of suoh grave Import thut I con sidered it nece-ssary to appoint a cornmlttf-o consisting of Hon. W F Po tcr. i > ccretnr > of state , Hon. C. J Smyth , attorney general , and Hon. J V Wolfe , commissioner of pub lic lands and buildings , to Investigate and report ao mo What wetro rumora at that time have bo- corao specific charge * now by the publication of the article * above referred to. If theiho charges one not true , a very great wrong Is being done to the elected rcpre- s iitatlvo of the people In the auditor's office , and Auditor Cornell should bo given the full tut opportunity to vindicate hie honor. If they are true , piornpt action should betaken taken to dlbcloae mid stamp out offloliH cor ruption. In either event , whatever your wis dom may dictate , either to supplement the action already teiken by me , or to pursue a spe-clal line of investigation of your own , In the Interest of good government , I beg to assure you that whatever asslBtanco this de partment can render jou will be cheerfully granted. ( Slgnrd ) W. A POYNTHR , Governor Immediately Representative ) Weaver ( fu sion ) offered tbo following motion Whereas , This body 1ms Just icceived from his excellency , -the governor of Nebraska , o. special message. In which he calln attention to grave charges preferred In the public pre-ss against the auditor of public accounts , and , Whereas , It U of the utmost importation both to this elected representative of iho people as well as to the people of the state thomsflve * that a strict and Immediate In vestigation should t o made into the man age mint of ttio auditor's ofllce. Therefore * , I move > ou that In accordance with the recommendations contained In the governors message a committee of three ) bo appointed by this house which shall act with a cornml'tro ' of two from the senate ) of the Htatc of Nebraska to speodlly Investi gate the present management of eaid onice , and to re-port Its flndlngH to this IIOUBO The motion was adopted and the chair appointed as the special committee Evans of Adams , Weaver ot Richardson and Fisher of Davvcs .Spimatlon In the Senate. The remarkable disclosures of the cor ruption In the ollice of Auditor Cornell , ni fully publUhed In thli morning s issue of The Bee , overshadowed all other busi ness of tbo senate today , although It was a busy day for that body , that la until noon , when an adjournment wan taken un til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to allow the members an opportunity to accept the ' hancellor'g Invitation und vlsl * tbo farm and dairy school eabt of this city , whTe the opening exercises of charter day weie observ ed. Tbo portrayal of the documents them-