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pB THE I AlVf ESTABLISHED ID , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOB2TINO- , FEBRUARY 21 , ISOO-TWELVE PAC ES. SIXC1LE COPV JTIV13 CENTS. CURSES FOR LOUBET Hew President of Franca is the Object of Violent Abuse. ANTI-DREYFUS NEWSPAPERS ARE FRANTIC No Eplthot is Too Low to Hurl at the Unfortunate EreonUvo , tOUBET HIMSELF SURPRISED AT OUTBURST Probable that He Will Succumb to Threats of the Anti-Dreyfusites. DUPUY IS PROMINENT FIGURE IN FRANCE Altcrcnflori Occurs in Olininlicr Ilc- RnrilliiK Aiiioiint ( o lie K oil Fiiurc'B OliNfiiulfN ( Irilvr Vln orounlatnliUnliiLMl In Varln. tCopyrlght. 1839 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PAIUS , Feb. 20. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Fnurc already is as completely forgotten as If ho never had existed and partisan passions are rag ing furiously around his successor. Anti- Dreyfus papers are exhausting their vo cabulary of vituperation on Loubct's deVoted - Voted head In today's issues. Tlio following ere some of the rancorous cplthots applied to him In tholr columns : "Imbecile nom inee , " "Hebrew press protector , " "Drey- fusards' wretch-elect , " "scum of the people ple , " "H bas la calotte , " "perjurer , " "con- epuez Loubot , " "the president of the Pana- 4nalsts , " "down with Loubot , " and he Is frantically warned to resign. Loubct himself Is astonished at the vlr- ulenco of these unprovoked attacks. Ho was prevailed upon to accept the presidency ty the assurance 'that ho would bo accepted OB above reproach by all parties. Tlio antl- Droyftisltes are aiming to terrorize him into following Faurc's line in revision. If ho Is able to withstand tholr threats It will curprlso these who know htm best. It Is thought that ho will bo the mere tool of Dupuy , who Is now the strongest man in French politics. LONDON , Fob. 20. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The duku of Orleans has suddenly arrived at Brus sels , where Victor Napoleon has been some time. The Dally Telegraph's Paris coirospond- rnt says French politicians generally do Hot expect any sensational step , us they argue that If cither pretender really meant business some opportunity would already Jiavo been seized. Secret agents at Brussels ore In constant communication with the ministry of the interior through the me dium of the telephone , reporting every movomtnt. " " PAIUS , Fob. 20 , .In . the Chamber ol Deputies today the premier , M. Dupuy , nsked for a credit of 100,000 francs to de fray' the expenses of the obsequies of the . . . ' " * " * . " * M * - .kv ' t < r DO purc-Ty c.Uii.thls drew forth Vmirmurs and protests from the rightists nd centrists , who threatened to leave the chamber. The president of the Ghambei of Deputies , M. Deschanel , Interrupted M. Do Jcant several times , calling upon him to respect the stricken family of the dead president. M. Do Jeant's motion was re jected by a vote 443 to CO and the credit was adopicd by a vote of 463 to 42. The Chamber unanimously decided to at tend the departure of the body from the Elysco palace on Thursday , although the procession will really bo formed after leav ing the cathedral of Notre Dame. A larg < audlcnco filed before the coffin of the deae ! president toelay. The city is calm and stringent precau tions have been taken to maintain order About 160 persons wore arrested yosterdaj for * taltlng part In the disturbances. Ol this number sixty were detained In cus tody. AKltatlcui TlyliiK Out. The demonstrations have ? entirely ceased perhaps only tll | after the funeral of M l iure , but the aspect Is better and Presi dent Loubct'e seat seems permanent. Ho hns reaffirmed Ills Intention to rctalr the Dupuy cabinet a step which tends te romov'j the suspicion that ho Is a Drey- fusard. During tbo month of mourning hi i will not attend any public ceremony. H < 'lias followed tile custom of giving a. holldaj remission of punishments to the army am tmvy and iirado large donations 'to the pee : dn Moutollmar , his native .town , and ii Paris. The fiery Patrle Francalso has Issued un expcctedTy a mild manifesto briefly express ing the wUh that the new president shal oxtrlcato himself from all compromlslm connections nnd have n clear consclousnes : Of Ills duty toward the fatherland and thi pnny. The manifesto Is signed by Cavalgnac boppe , Fornln , Lema'Ktro ' and others. Th < Inference Is that the agitation against tb' ' jrrcsldont Is already dying both in the street find In the newspapers. The latter are now concerned In a prosal but piquant Investigation of M. Loubot' ilomcii'.lc connections. Reporters have vlsltc < the Montellmar district nnd Interviewed al lilt ) relatives , Including hla mother , who 1 over 80 , . bronzed , cheery fanner's wldov of the peasant class , in snug clrcurastanccB who has noyer aec Paris and who regret' lior son's election , beoaase , as the says , eh would sco him now more seldom than eve before. President Loube-t's brother-in-law , a well He-do iron monger , said ho was dellghte < at the news of the election , but complaluo < that he would be besieged by office hunter viho would bo wanting recommendations t M. Loubet. He said M. Loubet was not rich mac amiwould not bo oblo to spon < much bayonel his official Income nnd allow unccs and ho thought 'the plunge into poll 'ties ' taking lilra from his books nnd music- would not provo a happy change. OK OHI.KANS AT ThlnUii the Moment Opportune tn Monnrohliitlc Attempt. BRUSSELS , Feb. 20. The duke of Ol leans has unexpectedly arrived hero , 1 is said ho considers the moment opportun for a monarohlutlc attempt on France , II will consult with the leaders of his part ; who will arrive tomorrow. Three million of the duke's portraits , decorated with th trl-color , have arrived here and will t despatched to France for distribution. CONGUATU ATIOXSPOll I.OUIIKI Seoretury of State Somls Krlemll Mriuee .to New ISzcoutlve , WASHINGTON , Fob , 20. Tbo secretary ( state has sent the following cablegram to 01 ambassador nt Paris : You will appropriately convey to Preside ! Loubet tbo president's congratulations on hi elevation to the chief magistracy of tli French republic -and the sincere wleiiot * ( the people and president of the United Statt tbo continued welfare of the Frenc RESCUES SCHOONER'S CREW CninttiS | A\lfc Frrer.oN ( o Doiitli 111 Her lliiNliaiiil'M Arum Tnlo of Suf fering friini llit > hi-n. NORFOLK , Va. , Feb. 2n. The- crow of ho schooner James B. Dayles , shipwrecked and .abandoned at sea , arrived hero today nnd told of their awful sufferings nnd tdo lealh of the wife of Captain R. H. Darling , vho froze In her husband's nrmn. The Baylos Balled from Ozones , Mexico , or New York January 23 with n cargo of nahognny. Saturday , February 11 , when ft the Delaware capes , some ninety miles at en , the storm struck the schooner. Snow ilid sleet fell and the Btorm Increased in 'iolcncc. On Sunday the schoon < r sprung i leak and on Tuesday , while the pumpa vero being worked to utmost , they brokn > cncath the deck and the schooner after ward ailed fast and sank rapidly. By nightfall It was nwash , the seas swept over t and the crew , lashcel to the rail , suffered dreadfully from the cold. Mrs. Darling , the plain's wife , n resident of Huntlngton , I. , who had been for hours hold by her iiisband In his nrm ? , succumbed to the earful cold and died. From Tuesday until Wednesday the cap- aln held her body , that the seas might not weep his dead wlfo away. For three days , loping against hope that help might eomo , ho crew , without food or water , stood ashed to the rail , the cold waves washing hem almost continuously. On Thursday , vhen hope was almost dead , the schooner Mount IIopo terok them off. The sufferers vcro brought hero nnd sent to Now York on ho Old Dominion liner Jamestown to night. COMBINE BUYS UP WHISKY Ccnliicky ronc'cm l Iluylnir Uln- tlllcrlcN mill Driving Up ( he LOUlSVILLn , Ky. , Fob. 20. The Courler- ( ournal will say tomorrow : The Kentucky Distillery nnd Warehouse company Is not only buying distilleries , but ar5. Quantities of whisky. Many distillers and brokers have suspected that tlio com- > lno would do this , but It was not known mtlt yesterday that any whisky had been actually bought by the company. It Is now stated that buyers who have boon making > lg Investments In whisky during the last two months are the representatives of the combine. Wolf & Co. of Chicago nnd the National Distilling company of Cincinnati have probably been Hie biggest buyers. To date both firms have bought a great deal of goods with their own money. It Is ulso said they have done considerable buying or tbo combine. A leading broker says he now knows positively the combine has purchased not ess than 175,000 or 200,000 barrels of ivhlsky. VOTES PUT AV HIGH PRICE I'll roc Men Sulil tn Have Dot-n Alil > to ( Joiiiinaiiil $ llOO ) < ) for Voting for McCtiitc at Halt Lake. SALT LAKE , Utah , Feb. 20. Ropresenta- , lvo Law was before the legislative Investi gating committee for two hours today. Hie estlmony was substantially the same ns icro L'ato tonight Representative Law filed ad ditional charges of bribery. Ho makes the charge that 11. W. Sloan , acting for Mc- Cune , tried to Induce W. G. Nebekcr to assist in the election of McCunor to the Jnltcd States senate und stated to said No- loker that money was being used thereto : and that ho wanted to sec his ( Sloan's ) Irlends get some of It ; that about Soptem- jer 10 Fisher S. Harris , manager for Me- une , said to Ivins that "Jackson's vote must bo obtained , no matter at what ex pense. " Also , that Representative Farr had stater ! : o Representative Cook In substance that II lo ( Cook ) , with the two Nebekers nnd one other man would vote for MeCune , they could get $20,000 or $23,000 for so doing. STIGMA UPON PURE GOSPEL Ohio Ilrnneh of Mormon Church I'ro- teNtn AKalnxt SonIIUK of ItohertM of Iah. ' COLUMBUS , O , , Feb. 20. The Ohle branch of the Mormon church at Creolu Vlnton county , O. , has adopted resolutions protesting against the seating of Brlghau II. Roborls , congressman-elect from Utah TJio resolutions set forth that , "Tho Reor ganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Lat ter nay Saints has suffered greatly and beet hindered much In Its efforts to preach i pure gospel by the stigma of polygamy ane Its kindred evils taught and practiced 'b ' ] the apostolic church commonly known ai the -Mormon church in Utah. " The president of the Creola branch said "Wo do not protest against Roberta slmpl ; because ho Is n Mormon , 'but because he li n lawbreaker and 'believes In evil doing ! by men of his kind who hnvo brought reproach preach upon us , an Innocent people , " FOUR CHILDREN CREMATE ! Mother .Tnmim from Window o Ilonne , SavliiK One Infant , lint Ollicrw Are I.out In Fire. FRANKLIN , Pa. , Feb. 20 , Four children of Mr , and Mrs. James Carson of Mix Run near here , were burned to death this morn ing , The house took tire nnd Mrs. Carson who was alone with ht-r children , barel ; had tlrnr to escape by Jumping from an up stairs window with an infant In her arms Neighbors wcro aroused und they sought li vain the other four children. POSTMASTER WINGS BURGLAI Plucky Kellow IlefiiNeN , However , ti Give HIM > nnie or TliOHO of DELAWARE GAP , On. , Feb. 20. Posl master Hauser today shot nnd fatally in Jured one of a gang of three burglars whleri had entered the postolllco und tried to bio1 open the safe. The wounded burglar refuse to glvo his nnmo or address or the tiamo c his companions. He was taken to a hos pltnl. The thieves did not secure any boot ; KilnentorH tiittherliiif at Coliimhim. COLUMBUS , O. , Feb. 20 Although th National Department of Superintendcnc does not convene until tomorrow aftemoo several hundred educators have already ar rived In the city nnd ttho gathering promise 1o bo the largest of Its kind over heir : President Mark of Louisville was the gues of honor at a dinner tonight. The convcn tlon will bo formally opened tomorrow after noon and will continue for throe days. To Confer on WiiKe ( ( nettlon. FALL RIVER , Mass. , Feb. 20. The cotto manufacturers today voted to appoint committee and request a conference wit representatives of the labor organization In regard to the demand of the latter fc ( ho restoration of wages. Armour ( luce .More Cieiirroim. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Philip D. Armou has glvttl 1750,000 more to the oadowtnec fund of the Armour Institute of this cltj This make * his total gift tothe Instltut (2,260,000. ( MILES BRINGS IKS CHARGES Gouit of Inquiry Begins Sessions with Commanding General's ' Testimony. SEVERAL OFFICIAL VISITS ARE FIRST MADE AVltllr Not Siirclllenllr Denying : lntor- vliMtw In X MV York Paprrn tlic Gcnrrnl Tncltly Ail ml tit Tlirlr Trutlifnliicni. WASHINGTON , Fob. 20. The Miles court of Inquiry today made n good start In Its work. The court was comfortably quartered in the old meeting room of the War Investi gating commission in the I/cmon building , with accommodations for the representatives of the press associations nnd the local pa pers. Calls of ceremony on the president and the general commanding the nrmy oc cupied a largo part of the forenoon and im mediately thereafter General NolBOti A. Miles appeared as the first witness. Ho and three other army officers summoned as wit nesses were examined und disposed of before - fore tlio court closed Its session at 3 o'clock. General Miles' testimony , of course , was the feature of Iho day's proceedings. Colonel Frank Mlchlcr , his chief of staff , and n gentleman In citizen's clothes , who-accom- panled the general to the court room , took seats by the fireplace n d gravely watched the course of proceedings , retiring with the general as silently as ho had come. General Miles appeared in fatigue uniform , rather striking In contrast with the display of scarfs , bullion and buttons on the full uniforms of Iho court. Ho submitted to the questioning of Colonel Davis , recorder of the court , with equanimity , except for o. Hash of mingled indignation nnd irony -when ho Informed the recorder that he was not compelled to "report" to the commissary general of the army. This was In reply to a question as to whether or not ho had -reported to the com missary department the fact that complaints had been made to him as to the quality of meat being Issued to the troops. An Instant later General Miles resumed his cool and carefully considered replies to the Inquiries of the court. Nevr paper Interview * Introilnectl. As Indicated by a letter of the adjutant general , read by the recorder for the In formation of the court , the scope of the Inquiry was limited to the allegations ol General Miles before the War In vestigating commission as to the quality of the army beef , "and the matter purporting to have been furn ished to the public press by the same of ficial. " Only two Interviews wore called up by the court , the first , an Interview with a New York Journal reporter early In the beef controversy , In which General Miles was quoted as charging that certain chem icals were used In the preservation of the army meat , and another of the New York Herald , under date of February 1 , covei Ing about the same ground. General Miles was very slow and careful In his replies to the recorder's questions or this point. Ho called attention to the fact that In both Instances he was credited in the interviews with jefuslng to answer certain indstfcii tlial--theae- tain xjueuttona and - - - fusals should bo given due weight Irl con sidering the questions to which he did ro- ply. He said In the case of the interview of February 1 that ho had a letter from the man who wrote the story offering to sw-eai that General Miles had refused to be In terviewed and that the whole story was made up In the office from the writer's general - oral knowledge or the facts. Notwithstanding this , when his final an swer was sought as to the authenticity ol the interview , General Miles did not speclfl cally deny It , but merely said that it die not quite fairly represent his own oplnlor in the case. The same qualified denial nt to the Journal Interview of December 2 ! was made , leaving the witness on recori as not assuming any responsibility for th ( newspaper statements , but tacitly admlttlnf that there was a good deal In them Will which he agreed. Why llllllcuItlcH Wcro Not Uemeilleil The trend of the questions put to thi other witnesses of the day indicated thai BO long as they agreed with General Mile ! as to the quality of the meat furnlshee the troops In the field the only crltlclsn of their position the court had to make was why they had not taken some offlcla steps to ha\o the matter remedied at tin time. In every Instance the reply was thn the circumstances in which the army wn < placed In a sickly foreign country , with ( largo amount of fighting and n great scar city of transportation on hand , precludee the possibility of any such action. In eacl case the question was pushed no furthoi on this line. It was said after the court adjourned tha Dr. Bailey , whcse original "embalmei beef" report was the Genesis of the mea controversy , probably would appear at to morrow's session. The court of Inculry assembled at th' ' Lemon building shortly after 10 o'clock Brigadier General George W. Davis am Colonel George L. Gillesplc , mosibcr of the court , and Colonel Georg B. Davis , recorder and Judge ad vacate , were the first to arrive. Major Gen crol James F , Wade , president of the court cnmo later , nnd at 10:35 : the court , In fill dress uniform , proceeded to the Whit House , where It paid Us respects to th president , and then to the War department where It called upon Secretary Algor on Major General Miles , In the meantime rep rosentntlvcs of the press who were nc corded places In the court room had nssera bled , and on the outside were many othe correspondents and a number of artists spe daily detailed to attend the Inquiry. During the morning several army officer who were In the city ns witnesses roporlc to Colonel Davis , tbo recorder , but rcmalnc only a few moments at the rooms of th court , The court returned at 12:05 : from it visit of courtesy , and after two photo graphers made pictures of the court. Col OIK Davis announced readiness to proceed an read the orders convening tbo court and It Instructions , Following the reading of the order , whlc ! has boon published already , Colonel Davl read a letter from Adjutant General Corbl in response to a letter from General Wade president of the court , explaining mar specifically the lines on which tbo court vva expected to Investigate. Co m m u inline General oil Ntnnil. The court was then sworn and Major Gen cral Nelson A. Miles was presented as th first witness. Ho appeared In fatigue unl form and was sworn. After stating his ran and office , ho was ueked about bis etatemon before the War Investigating commission. II said he made one , and upon Colonel Davl submitting a printed report of that state meiit. General Miles examined and at proved It. Then ho was asked about an alleged inter view , which appeared In the New Yor Journal of December 23 , whether It rcpre tented completely or In part what he sale General Miles read It and said : "I do nc recall anything lu that Interview that ha not been given In my testimony , or trans ( Continued on Fourth Pag . ) SOME MONEYFOR NEBRASKA State to Ho ItpltiitniriCMl for ' Inntirreil In IliiliIiiK null Mini I p- tiliiK n Volunteer Army. WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. ( Special Tolo- gram. ) The hou o today passed a bill to reimburse governors of states nnd terri tories for expenses Incurred jty them In aiding the United States to raise , Organize , supply and equip the volunteer army , but so largely was the bill amended that It will have to go Into conference , the twq legis lative bodlre being greatly apart on the rcl- atlvo merits of the proposition. The bill , as passed by the house , will glvo Nebraska $3,401 , the amount already paid to the state being $18.010. The amount thus ap propriated Includes nothing more than transportation , which lids been suspended by the War department on the ground that the railroads In the state \\ere charging too much money per mile. South Dakota will also profit by the passage - sago of this bill to the extent of $5,825 , , the state already having been paid $6,841. The amount In the case of Xobraska , which has been paid Into the state treasury as settle ment of 'the governmental Indebtedness , covers subsistence , per dlum , medical and quartermaster's stores for the First and Second regiments and Troop K , Third regi ment , transportation being all that remains for settlement. There Is still remaining for settlement a. much mooted question as to the meaning of mlllfary stores within the provisions of the act nnd whether the government will re turn stores taken by the troops of Nebraska from tbo state Into the flold or pay a money consideration. It will bo recalled that Governor Holcomb made a requisition for the return of nil military stores \ised by the Nebraska rrglments , guns , tents , camp equipment , nnd there Is now pending before the attorney geuoral a question whether stores can bo returned In kind or the value found by the board of survey. The troops carried with them Into field $45,000 , and If thle amount can be scoured for the state It will equip the notional guard with new arms , tents and uniforms. The committee on Indian affairs reported favorably a substitute bill having a direct bearing upon the Otoa and Missouri matfcva In Qagc county. The only ohango from the bill out lined is that the secretary of Iho Interior shall ascertain tlio facts relative to those settlers who have paid their claims In full ami report the same to congress foi' further legislation. Senator Thurslon today Introduced a bill Increasing the limit of , the government building nt Omaha to $ 800,000. Senator Allen filed several petitions of citizens of Blair praying for an appropria tion for a government building , at that point. . ifiUfe Cadet Taylor - arrived In tho'cQw | < J5q'fiy to look after his Interests sin ngm'lqoqjfor surveyor of Omaha port. AFFAIRS OF Y03EMTBPARK | -1 , Total of 71-I,05O Head of Sheep Ex- ' Iiellcil from Uomiiiim Durlnir the Yeitr WASHINGTON , Feb. 20.-JTho annual re port of affairs at the Ysumlto National park in California nailo pI'Mlc to lay shows that from. . , June " i5 , i-c jC iVvteVjScptomber " 2-Othore was ; "a total < < ; 714 050 head ' of sheep expelled from the park and thirty firearms captured. Recommendations Include legislation Im posing a penalty for trespass on the na tional parks , vesting some park officer with powers now vested in the United States commissioners , that congress bo urged to extinguish the titles of all individuals to lands within the park ; that a permanent barracks be established at Camp Wood , near Wawona , with an officer , a surgeon and twenty men to protect the park ; govern ment ownership of the park roads and n policy of systematic burning of dead wood in the park. CRUISE OF THE SQUADRON William .7. Ilron-nlcc , Gunner on lii- Uliuin , l.OHt oil Trip to the JleruinilliH. WASHINGTON , Fob. 20. The advance guard of the North Atlantic squadron , com posed of the flagship New York nnd the battleship Indiana , arrived at the Bermudas today nnd leported to the Navy department by cable. Admiral Sampson also stated that Wil liam J. Brownlee , a first-class gun captain , was swept overboard last Frlelay morning from the Indiana. Ho T-as Dorn In 1872 at Drammcn , Norway , and enlisted In 1893. The squadron was between three and four days in making the trip from Now York to the Bermudas , owing to terrible weather. It will proceed to Havana. SO UMSASIMJbS OY1SH SAMOA. IHfllculttfH It IN llll < - vil Will KiiHlIy Vlclil to Diplomatic Treatment. WASHINGTON , Fob. 20. What is re garded as un inspired suggestion coming from Berlin , that differences between the powers party to the treaty of Berlin rela tive to Samoa could best bo adjusted by mu tual disclaimers for the objectionable acts of their ugents nt Apia , Is regarded hero as evidence that the whole matter Is now entirely within the line of safety and that tbo disputes aio about to be committed tc adjustment by diplomatic means , the prln- pals being nt Washington , London and Ber lin , instead of at Apia. Contrary to the accepted belief hare , the : German president of the municipal council , liaffuel , has not yet left Apia , but Informa tion has reached hero that he will sail from there tomorrow. Thus will bo removed from the scene ono of the most threatening factors , Whllo Raffael has many good qualities anil acted with humanity In giving shelter tc the partisans of Mallctoa when they were In great distress from the attacks of the Matuafa men , be has , on the other hand , a high temper and lacks tact. On our In timation Germany ordered Ralfool to leave Apia and conio to Germany , replacing him with another Gorman , but It would bo In correct to state that our government has demanded the withdrawn ! of the officials ol German nationality. Nor has the German government demanded the withdrawal ol Chief Justice Chambers , who IB the only offi cial of American nativity in Apia. But objections to all the parties have been pretty strongly centered In the official cor respondence. Our government has called attention to the arbitrary conduct of the German consul , Hose , und of Dr. llaffacl , In connection with the recent uprising , while the German government 1ms not failed to object to Chief Justice Chambers' decision agalnet Matuafu and against the assumption by him of the right to try to punish Ger man subjects. These Issues are not vcrj Important after all , In the opinion of the officials here , who say they will readily lend themselves to cool , diplomatic treat * mcut. mcut.'K 'K Amriiilmciit Itciiortril , WASHINGTON , Feb. 20 , A favorable report - port has been made to the senate on Mr , Pettlgrow's amendment to the sundry civil bill relating to the patenting of .idb In the Sioux Indian reservation , openeu to settle ment. SPANISH CORTES REOPENS Attacks on the Declining Monarchy for Capitulating to United States. SAGASTA TRIES TO DEFEND PEACE TREATY Count d'Almoim * Hint-mien Antonliilt- in en ! tluit Klvc Montlin Have I'nNRcil niul .So ( tcncruln Arc Shot Vet. MADRID , Feb. 20. The Cortes rcasspm- iled today. The galleries In both chamber ? ) were thronged with an expectant crowd. Ths Bonato was very full , hardly a single gen eral being absent. Scnor Montoro Rlos , president of the sen ate , In opening the proceedings , pronounced nn eulogy on M , Faure , and n resolution of condolence with Franco was adopted inanlmously. Scnor Sagnsta , the premier , then proposed 0 refeir the bill providing for the cession of the PhlllppliuH do the United Slates to 1 special committee , but this the conservn- ilves protested against , declaring that the jlll ought to bo coiiFcIcntlously discussed , and Sagasta withdraw his proposition. Count d'Almenafl then brought up the question ofthe conduct of the generals en- ? ugcd lu the war In Cuba , declaring that li-noral Rivera , General Weylcr , General [ JIacico , Admiral Corvcra and General Llnnres had proved failures. This declaration elicited much applause from the public galleries , in consequence of which several of the spectators were ex pelled from the chamber. Observing that ho would deal with the shameful capitulation of Santiago , Count d'Almcnas asked the house whether ho should proceed , and was answered with cries of "yes" nnd "no , " and a general uproar ensued. A repetition of the query provok ing still greater tumult , Seuor Sagasta rose and defended 'tdo ' government and Its peace commission. The premier criticised Amer- ca's unjustified conduct nnd said everything might bo discussed except the war , because the cases of the generals were still subject jo prejudice. Atlnclc on tlic GciicriilH. Count d'Almeuas resumed his attack on Lho generals nnd complained that "five months had elapsed and not a single gen eral had been shot. " This gave rise to another tumult and Count d'Almenos was called to order. Again tie askt-d why the generals who capitulated lad not been executed. "It ds quite true , " he declared , "that the army Is an army of lions led by asses. Cap tain General Blanco's administration In Cuba was deplorable , but bo was not responsible for 'the ' surrender at Santiago. " Recriminations continued between Count d'Almcnas nnd General Correa , minister of war , and there was renewed disorder. Then General Rivera arose and denounced Count ' " calumnia d'Almenns as a "contemptible tor. " General Blanco followed , defending the generals , and accepting full responsibility for events in Cuba during his command In the Island , General Barges also denounced Count d'Almcnas as a calumniator. - After , o. prqmlae. on Hie , part of Count d'Almenas to produce proofs of his asser tions tomorrow the senate adjourned. In the chamber Senor Sllvela , leader of the diffident conservatives , moved a vote signed by the conservative deputies censur ing the United States government for its Indifference to the country's troubles. Sciinntloii In thu Clininlier. Senor Annlx , In seconding the motion , de nounced the ministry for accepting the war through fear of the Cnrllsts and declared that the country was now suffering the con sequences of the government's pusillanim ity. Ho proceeded to detail the lack of preparations nnd of war materials and charged the government with responsibili ties for the surrender of Santiago , "which It ordered , although tlio garrison there nmnbored 23,000 und there were sufficient provisions In the place for three months. " This declaration created a sensation. In proof that the government was re sponsible for the surrender of Cuba , Ssnor Annlx read telegrams from Lieutenant General Correa and Senor Sagasta to Gen eral Blanco ordering the surrender as a means of saving Porto Rico and the Phil ippines and preserving order In the penin sula. He also read General Blanco's mes sage lrt reply , opposing the surrender , but agreeing to obey the order. Senor Annlx said President McKlnley had telegraphed to General Shatter that the sur render of Santiago had been arranged wltli the Madrid government , and therefore he must make a sort of sham attack. Captnlr Aunon , minister of marine. Interposed al this point , saying bo believed this story tr bo incorrect , whereupon Scnor Annlx re pented thp statement that Premier Sagasta had ordered the surrender of Cuba In ordct to save the monarchy. HEIR TO THRONE OF EGYP1 Illrth of n Son to llojn ! FinnII ) ' I'ro- viilcH for .Siiri'1'Mf.lon anil ( 'HUHCM Orent Ilejoleinc. ALBXANDRIA. Feb. 20. The khcdlv : has given birth to a son at Montazat. Then Is great rejoicing nt 'tho ' fuel that tin khedlvo now hns nn heir to the throne. TO Dt'KK OK COVNAIlfillT Iti'vlcivH ICIti'hener'M Troopi n Khartoum anil llold n Iever. OMDUIIMAN. Egypt , Fob. 20. The duk ( and duchess of Connaught arrived hero las evening nnd met with an enthusiastic wel come from the natives. The duke reviewer 0,000 troops , commanded by the sirdar General Lore ! Kitchener of Khartoum , nm afterward attended a levee at which the officers and notabilities were present. The duke nnd duchess visited the tomb of UK ma lid I , the khalifa's house and gardens nm the palace of Khartoum. There waa a dis play of llrowork.s during the evening. KIHTOIC OF AIIIIIS ; l-'or lilorifyliiK Murder mill IMMaKe Hi AVI 11 Srrvu Three Yfiirx In .lull , GRKNOBLE , France , Feb. 20. Max Ro gi3 , the former ir.ayor of Algiers nnd cd Itor of the antl-Julf , lisa been sentenced t < three years' Imprisonment nnd to pay i fine of 1,000 francs for "press offenses am glorifying murder and pillage at meeting : In Algiers nnd Paris. " M , HeUpe , managing director of the same paper , has been tcntcnccd to eight year ) Imprisonment and to pay a fine of 10 ( francs on the same charges. tilieiiH tin * Cretan CliamherH , CANEA , Island of Crete , Feb. 20. Thi Cretan chambers were opened today b : Prlnco George , the high commissioner o the powers , who received a warm greeting A bill embodying the Cretan constitution was Eubinttted , Italian Cretr 1'nxt Away. NASSAU , N , P. , Feb. 20. The Itallai bark Barbara Lulgl , Captain Scotto , fron PeuBacola , on February 1 , for Genoa , wen ashore on February 4 on the Little Buhami bank and prrved a total loss , The captalt CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forerant for Nohtnska Fnlr ; South to Wc t Winds. Temperature lit Oinntiii > eiterilny I Hour. Di'K. Hunt- . Dejr. nnd eight of the crew of the bnrk hnvo nr- rlvotl hero. Three of the crow wore drowned nnd two died as the result of exposure * to the weather. CKAlt'S MAMF1-JSTO AS TO KIXI.AXU lleprlve * Parliament niul Senate ol Certain 1'rlvlleuen of IMxoiiNiliin. ST. PETERSBURG , Feb. 20. An Imperial manifesto has been Issued depriving tbu Finnish pnrllamcnt ninj senate of the ex clusive right , hitherto enjoyed , of discussing measures designed to bring Finland Into closer conformity with the real of the em pire. STOCKHOLM , Feb. 20. The czar's mnnl- fcsto relating to the Finnish parliament has excited intense Indignation throughout Scnndlnavlu , All the newspapers protest against the Husslan coercion nnd declare that Finnish rights to dome rule have been practically destroyed. All Finnish af fairs , It Is declared , will ho settled at St. Petersburg. The Aftonblndet , sajs- "It Is high time that Sweden and Nor way could cease to quarrel nnd should pre pare to defend their liberties against ( ho Russian giant. " ItevoliitlonlNtn Denied 5iiiMitIOM. MANAGUA , Nicaragua. Feb. 20. ( Vis Galveston. ) A dispatch from Uluollulds says that on the 15th the captain of the British - ish cruiser Intrepid requested General Reyes who la endeavoring to retain command ol the Atlantic coast department of Nicaragua by n display of force , to permit Genera ; Estrn , who was appointed to succeed hln : and other official refugees who wore al the consulate , to go aboard the Intrepid General Royca refused the request and the captain of the war ship thereupon Issued a circular forbidding foreigners In Blue- Holds to soil supplies to the revolutionist : or to aid thorn In any way. 1'iivoiila Out of Danger. PONTA DELOADA , Azoro Islands , Fob , 20. The weather ban become calm and the Cunard line steamer Pavonla , which became disabled while on the passage from Liver pool for Boston nnd was towed Into St , Michaels on Saturday by the steamer Wolvls- ton , is now out of danger and will enter the harbor today. AiiinlKiiiiiatlon or tinI'nclflen. . LONDON , Feb. 20. A general meeting ol the shareholders of the Central Pacifir rail road summoned by the London committee has approved the amalgamation of the road with the Southern Pacific and has InstrnctoJ the committee to take Immediate steps te carry It out. There v > as only ono dissentIng - Ing vote. TRICKY REBELS START FIRE Attempt to Hum ( ( narterH ot > At"m WilHliliiKliin Vulniitcorn 'M > - terloiiN MANILA , Feb. 21. 9:33 : a. m. The native : of the village of Pace made a bold attemp last night to burn the quarters of the Firs Washington volunteers by Betting fire to thi huts adjoining their quarters In the rear Fortunately the wind changed at the mo nient the fire was discovered and fan nee 'by a stiff breeze the flames spread in tbi opposite direction , destroying fully twont ; shacks and houses opposite the ruins of thi church The incendiaries escaped. Mysterious signals were frequently raadi along the enemy's lines during the nigh and this led to the belief that nn attacl had been arranged , but nothing happened The rebels nro leaving the vicinity of Sai Pedro Macnti In small parties and are re ported to bo moving toward Slngalon. AGONCILLO GOES TO EUROPE Filipino Ileprenpiitatlve HenohcH Xov YorU ami Will I.rai < for Hnt- Innil on Weilncmliiy. NEW YORK , Fob. 20. Scnor Agonclllc the Filipino delegate , arrived here todn ; from Montreal. Howas accompanied by hi compatriot , Senor Marti. Agonclllo expect to sail for England on Wednesday next , H -was asked whether ho Intended to contlnu his mission in England mid answered tha perhaps ho would do so , but that ho did no care to say much on the subject. K * VIxltorN la Montreal. 'MONTREAL ' , Feb. 20. Senors Rlns am Rivera , who .havo como thither from th Philippines , cay their commission Is not : political ono and that their visit has u connection with Agonolllo. This being th case they do not propcfle to visit the Unltei States. They will remain here for sovera daja nnd will then le.ivo for Kngland , afterward orward visiting the principal cities of Ku rope , RAILWAY UP WHITE PAS ! Mont IHIllcult Part of the Work o Laying Tritelc to KloiullUe IN AliiNl i-reil. SKAGWAY , Alaska , Feb. 10. ( Via Scat tic , Wash. ) The task of building a rallroai along the precipitous side of the 0311501 from Skagwoy to the hummlt of White jiai * an elevation of nearly 3,000 feet , hus be ; completed. The first carload of freight wa delivered on the summit yesterday. Tli event was made the ocaM i of an cxcnniig of courtesies between the * railway and Ca nadlan officials. From the summit of LaX BftintW the work of construction Is com parutlvcly easy and the track will bo lai In a few weeks. VETERAN INSISTS ON DEATI Mute ( ; lrl HIIN Kleree StriiKKle Her Father , Who NneceeilH Finally In Cuttlni ; Mix Tli roil I. YPSILANTI , Mich . Fob. 20. After n tcr rlblo struggle In his front yard with hi eldest daughter , who Is mute , Wllllni Cory , a veteran and pensioner , commute sulcldo today by gashlrig his throat. Tb gill wrenched the razor from her father an throw It as far as she could , hut he race ahead cf her , got the weapon and quick ] sank dead. Ill health had affactcd Ciry' mind. I'aeker MorrfM ( iiic-x Co an ( ward , CHICAGO , Ftb. 20. The old mllllonalr packer , Nelson Morris , started for Callfornl today In u private car over the Chicane Burlington ft Qulncy road. Ho was i-u/fur / Ing from the grip and had been indiup e for several weeks when ho decided to sec recuperation on tbo sunny Pacific nlon Accompanying Mr. Morris are his wlfo , hi ' daughter and a trained nurse. The part 1 will remain In California indefinitely. AFTER THE AUDITOR Samunl Liohty Mnkcs Definite Charges Against Mr , Cornell. ABSTRACT FILED WITH THE COMMITTEE Prco Special Train Furnished Him by tin Burlington Rend , TRANSPORTATION FROM SOME SOURCE Charged with Holding Back Sums of Money Belonging to tie State. DEPUTIES SPECULATE WITH STATE FUNDS mill Palm Alleged to HHTO lleen Appointed for tliu l ur. MiHi ! of DohiK a "llolttuv" JIllMlieNM. . , i LINCOLN , Feb. 20. ( Speclal.-Tho ) foU lowing abstract of the charges filed against Auditor Cornell toy Samuel Licuty was com piled and llledlth the legislative lnvo tl- Katltig committee today : 1. State Auditor Cornell had in his poa- eraslou on the lut day of Jwiu , 1837 , sums Is Z15 nBMllJ * he , Smt0' mou "E to over fs.utw , which the constitution ix'iiulnul , nmV , ? , ifell ° , thc trcftaurl' "In uluco. . " Dmlng the whole of the year 1SDT ho held bnrk money belonging to treasury , ami had tlio same deposited us hln own prtvato tunds In banks outside 'tho ' stnto capital , or waa using n ho snmo for private speculation. ( See , Broatch against Moo-res , declaring euch notion | to bo embezzlement. This docl lou also Buys- j in n majority of cises of defalcation It is i < iulto likely that the first misappropriation was made In 'tiio full ccnfldeiaco that it would bo untile good mid uo ono would bo harmed. There Is no mlJdlo ground either of safety or 'honesty. ' Trust funda must be held sacred , und thu olfloor who appropri- atra them to Ills owa use must bo hold to bo Kulity of a broach of trust , uo matter how willing ho may afterward prove to bs to replace the misappropriation of that which Vioa not hla own. " ) 2. The suite auditor , accompanied by hH frlcmda and relatives , uoceptud the tree U3 < 2 of a specie ! train on the Burllustoc road to visit the pleasure reuorto of South Da kota , just butoro < the time for the meeting of the Nebraskn , State Uoard of ISqualliu- tlou , of which the stuto auditor Trns chair man. By the menus of passes mud other favors from the railroad companies ho naa induced to vote against any Incroaeo of taxes on these companies. 3. State Auditor Cornell received oonlil- butlons and transpoptntlon fiom railroad companion > to aBdlst In securing a renomlua- tlon In 1S9S , ono of these contributions beJntf fifty trip passes "for yourself and Moro- head , " 'having bciMi sent Just previous to the Ktnto couvcntlou on raqupst of the utato audUor. ( See tessiou laws , 16 ! 7 , pngo 185) ) . I. Auditor Cornell appointed hlb nephew , J. A. Simpson , as county 'treasurer oxaju- lua1 , with n up olflc salary of Jl.EOO par year uud expenses , nnd whllo ho wa draw ing .thin . salary , Authorized him to examine Insurance companlcu and uxtort Illegal fcca to1th ? same e ntrary to aeoUon 77 , < llmi > ttr jcllll. Compiled Blaint'a . 189B , t > - . su'.J L'ornoll having full lmo loa o that tLo l.uv was being violated. I'llIiu'K Aiiiioliit ieii < . 6. The state auditor appointed and author ized O. W. Palm , an Insurance agent , Who was under 'the ' law Incllglblu to act as in- i surance oxamlnor , and to extort lllocal fee * from Insurance companlru , thu said Cornell having full knowledge of and participating In the brnrftts of the same. C. In return for favora received from In- euranco compaulea the stuto auditor neg- liucd and refused to enforce section 38 of i the Insurance laws relating ito the collection | of taxes from Insurance companies , nnfl by such rofueal and neglect the etate loat money at 'tho ' rate of $2,000 per intmth , which tmould hnvo been colleoted and turned Into the state treasury. 1 7. The stuto audit , r had full knowledge j and due notice that tihero was duo the state $ JOO,000 from Insurance companies , which ohould have been cnllFCted und turned Into , the state treasury , but ho refused to colloot ! the pninu or to allow any other person it > proceed to make such collection. S. On the 22d of March , 18117 , Deputy Auditor Pool , by the ndvlco of the auditor , wrongfully drew from the state treasury $223 mxl converted the same to his own use , und both the auditor and his deputy ro- fuaed to pay back the money after the at torney gcjiicral lud decided that It won wrongfully taken. ( The decision in the Irvlno case , relied upon by the auditor In Justification , was rendered on November 17 , 1898) ) . j a. The > Blato auditor srnt deputies from . hlH office out over the state working for lite , lo-cleotlon. during the campaign of 1898 , nnd the ofllco woik that they bhoulel havei 1 done was performed by J. M. Kowrbel , an ! extra employe , at a cost to Uhe etato of ? m , the political doputlcs at the same tlmo drawing their regular salaries from the staltL 10. The state auditor urged and requested two of hi1) deputies to tuko money belonging to the stnto and use the tumo for private HpecuUtlon. OK THIS nt TlianliM tn Kolillern Im IMilllpplni-N In InlrodnrciJ. LINCOLN , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) Ths thirty-eighth day of the soaato began at 11:10 : o'clock this morning. Messrs Dunn , Farrell , Knepper , Howard , Owens nufl Schaal wcro absent. Senators Owens anfl Farrell were pared for the Monday sen atorial vote. President Gilbert's "antl-paes" bill WM given a second reading nnd referred to the committee on r.illroads , of which Senator Str-elo lu rhalnnan. II. H. 18 , making It a misdemeanor to plough up the public highway without the consent of the road overseer ; S. F. 129 , cur ative ; S. F. HO. relating to the tlmn al lowed for modifying and vacating Judg ments ; S. R 14 * . relating to malicious do- atruetlon of ehudo am ! , ornamental treoa , wcro nil passed. Hills on third reading und passnco wore rammed at 3 o'clock , having been Inter rupted nt noon by the Joint a Eouibly. S. I1. 2J , the Nojes bill , provldlnn for the election of county commlnslonerH In counties of over 70,000 by a vejte of the entire county , was recommitted to correct a tpograihlcal error. S. F. H2 , relating to the protection of private Jlbh ponds , was parsed' The following Joint resolution was lntro rtuced by Talbot of Lancaster : HcEDived , by tlio legUlnturo of the B'.at of Nrlira Ka , That the thanks of Iho ttato bo l'cn-l > y txtendcd to thu ofQcers and -nin of the First Nebraska reiflment. United Htatos voluntc-ors , f'r tbelr Kollar.t pondtu-.t on the flnld of battlp , their couiage In the prea- once of dongor nnd their fortitude in Iho hardships of rnmp and campaign , Itczolved , That wo acknowledge with gratitude and Joy the debt the state owes thorn by reason of thm Inner confi rrad upon It by their valor uhllo defcndliiK In the far off I'hlllpptntb the prlnc'ples ' of our government - ernmont and uddlag now plory to our Hog , \Vo ploflge the honor of the state that to the living shall bo accorded worthy distinc tion und to tlio dead nil tint can ) > o given the dond , a lilting memorial of their f mo. Hoi > jyed | , That where all have Uono no noMy ir.dh-'dual ment'on ' la well nigh 1m- pooalblo yet Iho fresh blood of Rullaut o < fl- con * ie 1 iu dofenao of our eouutry's bocar canno * be pniwod by without noM"o uiid to Albert J' . UolllncBWorih oiti