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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-