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ESTABLISHED JUX13 1J > , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY VEB1UTAKY 28 , ISOO-TWELVK VAGUS. SINGLM COPY ITtVHJ C13XTS.
ARM\ BILL A WIKNEB
Measure Piuses the Senate After Long and
Heated Debate.
GORMAN'S ' AMENDMENT MEETS WITH FAVOR
Tims Limit of July 1 ( 1001 , is Added to
the Arrangement.
ESTABLISHMENT SHRINKS ON THAT DATE
Vest Deprecates the Apparent Purpose of
Subduing Filipinos.
COURSE UNWORTHY OF CHRISTIAN NATION
White I'enr * Hint the Urn of Continent
IlcliiK Entered I'pou ' Will llrliinr
rvotlilaur hut Mi u in r nnil 1)1 -
nnter lu I lilted State * .
WASHINGTON , Fcb 27. After a coolest
that will be memorable In the history of the
Bonate , thp compromise army reorganization
Mil was passed this evening nt 7 10. When
the senate convened at 11 o'clock this morn
ing It seemed moro than likely that the
bill might not be paieed during the day
Mr. Gorman or Maryland Insisted that his
amendment providing that the army should
not be Inci eased pormanontl > , or bojond
July 1 , IflOl , be Incorporated In the measure
For several bourn It appeared probable that
thin Insistence at least would throw the bill
over until tomorrow and perhaps defeat It
An agrcumcnt was reached , finally , however ,
and Mr. Carman's amendment , In a slightly
modified form , was accepted
The notable speech of the day against
the measure was delivered by Mr. Vest of
Missouri , but his brilliant eloquence availed
nothing against the measure as finally
agreed upon.
Tonight the senate took up the sundry civil
bill and completed Its reading , all the com
mittee amendments being agreed to , except
those relating to the District of Columbia
The bill was then laid asldo to bo com
pleted tomorrow
At the opening of the last week's FCS-
nlon this morning an unusually largo num-
! > er of senators wore present , owing prob
ably to the great amount of unfinished busi
ness before the bennte.
Air. Halo of Maine gave notlco that on
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock ho would
present resolutions on the death of the late
Representative Nelson Dlngley of Maine.
Mr. I'ettlgrow presented resolutions
adopted by the legislature of South Dakota
In favor of placing the railroads of the
country directly under control of the In
terstate Commerce commission. In favor of
postal savings banks and to repeal the law
giving Indian reservations Immunity from
pa ) ing taxes. The legislation asked for , he
said , was not In harmony with the repub
lican party The resolutions were popu-
Hstlo and socialistic and directly opposed
to the policy and doctrines of the repub-
. llcnn party.
"ThH rvsolullons clc rl > sJibvv , " said air
Pettigrcw , "that the people of South Da-
kotn , at least , are preparing to leave the
republican part ) , as they differ from It on
every piinclplc on which It Is founded
These resolutions Indicate the drift of re
publican sentiment In the west , which Is
opposed to the policy of Imperialism , the
policy of expansion and the policy of plu
tocracy. "
The conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill and the Indian nppropila-
tlon bill were agreed to.
Mr. Chandler offered an amendment to
the naval appropriation bill authorizing the
president to appoint two \lco admirals , of
the navy , who shall not be placed on the
retired list until eight years after the pass
ing of the bill , except upon the application
of the holders of the offices ; tbo ofllces to
cense to exist when vacated by death or
otherwise. The bill Is Intended to advance
( Admirals Sampson and Sclilcy.
HullOPIIOHCN Army Hill.
Consideration of the army reorganization
bill was resumed and Mr Hate of Tennessee ,
a member of the mllltnrj affairs committee ,
addressed the senate In opposition to an in
crease of the army and against warfare on
the Filipinos.
lie regarded the measure ns probably the
moat important of the present session. Ho
objected to the bill because It provided
twice na manv men as the exigencies of
the situation rcaulied , because It made In-
vldious distinctions between regulars and
volunteers against the latter , because It was
nn entering wedge which makes us depend
on the regular army Instead of on the con
sent of the people themselves.
If wo were compelled to fight for control
In the Philippines wo ought to charge the
cost ngatnst the $20.1)00,000 ) said to be duo
to Spain , Until the president Indicates to
congress his policy and purposes no addi
tional troops should bo granted him.
Mr. Kennedy of Delaware offered amend
ments to the pending bill providing for the
creation of a veterinary corps , to consist
of a chief veterinary officer , with rank , pay
and allowance of a colonel , ten veterinari
ans , each with the rank , pay and allow
ances of a first lieutenant of cavalry , and
twenty veterinarians , each with the rank ,
pa > and allowances pf a second lieutenant
of cavalry. Mr. Kennedy made a brief but
carefully prepared speech In support of his
amendment.
Vent Frnrn Iiuiterlitlliiiu.
Mr. Vent antagonized the bill , although
} io told do did so with hesitation , because
of Its strong advocacy by his colleague , Mr
Cockrell. He declared bis belief that the
war In the Philippines was not being con
ducted with the Idea of ghlng the Filipinos
BOlf-governniPnt. "I believe , " ho said ,
"that this government Is to take the Philip
pines as nn Indemnity. It has been so stated
in the Imperialistic pi ess. nut I ask now
vtic-ther It Is true that the president tele
graphed to our commissioners to take noth-
irg less than the Island of Luzon , as Porto
Illco was worth only $40,000,000 and would
rot btt a proper Indemnity for the war I
nsk now whether such a dispatch was
tent ? "
"There was not , " answered Mr. Frye.
Mr. Vest la the statement true or false ?
Mr. Frye It Is not true
Mr. Veat Wan no mention made of Porto
Jtlco not being sufficient Indemnity for the
war ?
Mr. Foe Not at all The senator has
liivard read In executive session every telegram -
gram , cable and letter of Instruction that
passed between -the president and the peace
eoninilmlonurs.
Mr. Vest The statement I have made was
published In the Imperialistic press of the
country and It has never been contradicted
u 4il the senator contradicts It no\v >
"For the purpose of my argument , " con
tinued Mr. Vest , "I content myself with ( he
Btotoment that wo are to take nothing Iros
thau the Island of Luzon If that be true ,
how U It that the president eald in his
( Continued on Tourtli Pago. )
DUPUY DEFENDS THE ARMY
rreneh Semite lleeotucK l.lvelj III
toiiilderittlon < > f tini i < M em
inent' * Itcv Ulun Menvure.
I'AHIS. Feb. 27 The senate was crowded
today In antlclpntltti of a lively session.
M. Vernlnac presided.
M. Lebret demanded urgency In the case
or the Kovernment's trial rev Won bill
M. Maxlnc Lccromto opposed tlip hill na
being unconstltutlonnl and an attack upon
the Independence of the court *
The chairman of Hit- court , M. Blsseult ,
defended the measure on the ground tint
It would "replace legltlmxtely suspected
ludgpa by n respected tribunal " ( Applause )
After M. Hercoger hnd attached the gov
ernment's bill , and demanded that the re
vision nhouM bo carried out under the ex
isting lav , ho animadverted to the grave
errors of which some of the chiefs of the
army hnd been guilty.
The premier , M. Dupuy , thereupon took
up the cudgels In behalf of the army , whose
dlfcclpllnn mud rc pect of the. law , ho In
sisted , had never wavered.
The house then adjourned.
CONCESSIONS TO EXPORTERS
Ccrtnlii flu HIMof l-'rult Will Here
after Up Admitted to ( i 'i ninny
Without K TII in I nut I on.
IinRUN. Fob. 27 The officials of the
florman foreign office have notified the
United States embassy that the government
will henceforth admit American oranges ,
lemona and raisins without examination , and
also that all American fresh nnd dried fruit
will bo allowed to pass In bond through
Ocrmaii ) without being examined. The de
cisions ate based on the fnvorable reports
of the German experts sent to America ,
The question whether dried fruit sent
abroad Is harmless , especially for the trans
mission of San Jose nnd other Insects , nnd
whether Uie fruit ma ) bo imported without
previous examination , has not ) ot been de
cided. The probability Is that the decision
will bo favorable to American Interests.
The officials of the United States embassy
*
have cabled the above facts to the authori
ties at Washington.
M'AI.V CllOOsns M3W MIMSTHIt.
Due irVrroN Will l'rol > nl > l > He tlio
WiiHlilimltui Hi'iirL-Nenliitlx f.
MADRID , Fob 27It has boon reported
hoio today , although there Is no confirma
tion of the rumor , that Senor Don J. Bru-
nettl Due d'Arcos , former Spanish minister
to .Mexico , will be designated minister to
the the United States on the resumption of
diplomatic relations.
The report that Senor Polo y Bornabe. late
Spanish minister at Washington , will go to
Lisbon Is officially confirmed.
V TIl.VVIMj 31V UK CHUAPnil.
I'rlecK Are Hrduc-cd nnd n Hate War
Mn > Follow.
LONDON , Fob 28 The Dally Mall this
morning announced the breakup of the
transatlantic liner "combine , " In consequence
quence of which the American liners have
reduced first-class fares to $60 and second-
class to $35 It is rumored , according to
the same authorlt ) , that the White Star
Steamship company will reduce rates to
oven lower figures and that a keen rate
war ' .vlll ensuo.
AMERICAN COUPLING IS USED
Stock May He
i : < Iiii | > | x'd After the PiiNhloii
of I lilted btiten.
LONDON , Feb. 27 The president of the
Board of Trade , C T Ritchie , In conducting
the automatic coupling bill In the House of
Commons today haid the object o' the meas
ure was "to follow the example set by our
cousins In the United States "
The bill gives the Board of Trade power ,
five ) ears hence , to compel British railroads
to supply the whole of their rolling stock
wlUi automatic couplings.
A Irtorln ClinnuoM Her I'lnnx ,
( Copyright. I < j , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Feb 27 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) I hear tonight
that Queen Victoria has practically decided
to abandon her projected visit to the Rl-
vlcra , en which she had arranged to start
March S. This change of plans Is not duo
to nn ) frlctlcn with France , but because
of the constant perbonnl attacks by which
her advent has been heralded In the Nicola
Journal. In view of the assabsinatlon of the
empress of Austria it Is fuared these at
tacks may Incite some half-demented per
son to make nn attempt on the queen's life.
The mere shock might prove , fatal to her
at her advanced age. The queen is very
loth to abandon her holiday and may re
consider her pieaent determination to re
main at home Should she adhere to It the
loss to the Riviera hotel keepers will bo
enormous , as the bulk of Intending English
visitors will follow her example.
Ciur'M Health > ot Hnd.
( Copright. ISM ) , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. Fcb 27 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Stand
ard's Darmstadt correspondent denies the
statement of the czar's serious 111 health
His chief anxtet ) Is the condition of the
empress , who is expecting confinement. It
Is quite possible that the disquieting re
ports are traceable to certain highly placed
persons In St. Petersburg , -whoso plans
would be material ! ) disarranged should tbo
czarina give birth to a son.
lied Hut for Ireland.
( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Feb. 27 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The Dally
News' Rome correspondent sas
The works of Prof. Schncll , the German
theologian , have been put on the Index ex-
purgatorlus. Schnell always supported the
same principles ns Father Hcckor. The
same journal says that according to in
formation from a generally reliable- source
Mgr Ireland will at the next consistory bo
made a cardinal.
SPAIN ALSO INVESTIGATES
I'urlliiineiitiiry Inquiry IN Ordered li >
Senate Into the Conduct of
the lleueiit Anr. .
MADRID , Feb. 27 The senate today by
a vote of 130 to 7 approved of the motion
of Marshal Martinez do Campos signed by
nil the Spanlbh poncrals In the senate , de
manding a parliamentary inquiry Into the
conduct of the recent war The government
supported the motion and Count d'AIraenas
strongly opposed It.
Humored Diua e In I'arln ,
LONDON , Fob. 27. A dispatch from Paris
to a newspaper here Kays Its correspondent
hears President Loub t has already signed
a dc-croe removing General Zurlinden fro-n
the p&st cf military governor of Paria and
appointing General Foure Bigot , commander
of the Sixteenth arni ) corjx * . to succeed
him The latter has been a coimletent up
holder of the Innocence cf Dreyfus There
Is no confirmation of tMs statement from
other
INSURGENTS TIRE OF STRIFE
Aguinaldo and His Oommand Weary of the
Unequal Combat.
SPANISH COMMISSIONERS BRING REPORT
Tli cm mi ml Itelieln About Mnlotn *
Unit- 1 ml KnoiiKli rinhllnn niut
Wlh to llettirn 1i > WnlUn
of I'cucc.
MANILA. Teh. 27 , 6 15 p. m Two
Spanish commissioners , Senor Hosatio oiid
Abogndo , who were permitted to pass
through our lines to confer with Agiilnaldo
with reference to the Spanish prlsonors at
Maloloa , returned through our llno tills
morn Ins near Caloocan with sealed dis
patcher for tlie Spaniards The commission-
ens said that Agulnaldo and Sandlko were
both at Malolos and Inclined to pacific over-
turf ! Whllo the Filipinos nro not jet pre
pared to surrender the Spanish prisoners ,
they will gladly release two Americans who
have bpen held for sU weeks on the pay
ment of $30 , the value of food and clothing
furnished to them.
Shortly afterword the robots sent out a
flag of truce borne by Commandant Sln-
foroso do In Cruz and several hundred of
the enemy left the Filipino lines crjlng ,
"No quire , " "Mas combate , " "Americanos
mucho buno "
TJio commandant said 'that fully 8,000 of
his men had had enough and wore anxious
to surrender.
Among the enemy In the jungle- many
women and children were \lslble A woman
laid down her rlflo and attempted to cross
with the parlejors , but she was sent back.
After the i > art.v returned to the American
lines the enemy on the right fired a volley ,
the bullets dropping at their feet.
NEBRASKANS DIE OF WOUNDS
SiMornl Vuliint < * frn Shot In Ilcccnt
SklrialnlirM Doot Sun He
Thflr IiijurloH.
WASHINGTON , Feb 27. The following
report was received from General Otis to
day
MANILA , Feb. 27. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Following deaths since last
weekly report :
February IS Private James S. Morris ,
Company M , First Tennessee , variola
February 19 Chaplain John R. Thompson ,
First Washington , acute Interocolitis ; Pri
vate William F. Stanley , Company F , First
Montana , malarial fever.
Febniary 20 Private Arthur Ramsay ,
Company F , First Colorado , spinal menin
gitis ; Private Robert L Vaneman , Company
I , Thirteenth Minnesota , variola ; Private
Henry K.Saunders , Company F , Four
teenth Infantry , dsontery.
February 21 Corporal Harry R L Stroud ,
Company L , First Washington , dysentery ,
Private James Gaoong , Company D , First
Idaho , variola.
February 22 Private Jacob Hutb , Com
pany K , Fourteenth infantry , variola.
February 23 Private Andrew C. Cole ,
Company D , Fourteenth Infantry , variola ,
Adolph Agidlus , Company F , Flwt Idaho ,
dysentery.
Fobru'- " . ' 24 Privats Albert Hiiv.Und ,
Company F , First Colorado , variola.
Died of wounds received In action :
1'Irntflirasl.a. .
FIRST SERGEANT W. H. COOKE , Com
pany F , February 18.
Cooke's homo Is In Iowa , whore his
parents reside. Ho was fonnerly In busi
ness In Omaha , running a cigar store on
the corner of Sixteenth and Howard streets
as a member of the firm of Matthews & .
Cooke Ho formerly served In the regular
army five ) ears.
PRIVATE EDWARD DAY , Company A ,
February 21.
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEY , Company D.
February 24
Third Artillery.
PRIVATE ELI n. CLAMPITT , Company
G , February 19.
IMrxt Montana.
PRIVATE JOHN SORCNSON , Company
L. February 20 OTIS.
WASHINGTON. Feb 27 ( To The Bee )
The following additional casualties reported
fiom Manila Died of wounds icceived In
action IS First Sergeant W. H Cook , Com
pany F , First Nebraska. 21 , Private Edward
Day , Company A , First Nebraska , 24 , Pri
vate John Alley , Company D , First Ne
braska. GEORGE D. MEIKLEJOHN ,
Assistant Secretary of War.
Company F , of which Cooke Is a member.
Is from Madison.
John Alloy lived at Lincoln before en
listing.
Edward Day Is from York.
TOTAL LIST OF CASUALTIES
Mortality of rirnt "VcliranUa
Third In More Tliim Twenty
HeiflmentH.
MANILA , Feb. 27-0.13 p m.-The casu
alties to date , by regiments , are as follows
lows-
Kllled.Wounded
Washington regiment 14 & 9
First California regiment fi 2s
Idaho regiment 6 29
Fourth cavalry 0 2
Fourth Infantry 14 33
North Dakota leglment 0 1
\Voming regiment 1 2
Sixth artillery 0 2
Third artillery 6 35
Twentieth Kansas regiment. . . 6 33
First Monlani regiment. . . . . 6 44
Tenth 1'onnnylvanla regiment. 2 7
First Colondo regiment 3 7
First N. brncka regiment s 24
FIrbt South Dikotn regiment. 5 9
I'tuh nrtlllerv I 6
Tvvent-third Infantry 1 1
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment 0 13
Sicond Oregon 1 1
KUhteenth infantry 1 5
Medical department 1 1
General Wheaton relieves General King1 ,
who la slek at San Pedro Macatl.
IteiiNoiiN Wliy ntl IlefimrH to Trent
vvllli Iteliel ConiiulNNlonerN.
WASHINGTON. Fcb 27 The officials at
the War department vveru asked today why
General Otis had refused to recognize the
: ommlEsloncrs who had come to Muulla from
the insurgent headquarters at Maloks when
they came to seek peace. The reply was
that General Otis was acting with the great
est propriety In this matter. He was careful
not to commit his government to any recog
nition of Agulnaldo that would make a
precedent , and then there was alwaE the
best reasons for withholding confidence-
every act of the insurgents where the plac
ing of trust would Imperil American lives
and Interests
The Filipino Insurgents will have no diffi
culty In securing amnesty , U Is said , If they
lay down their arms and submit uncondi
tionally , for theie is no purpose on the part
of the American commanders to wreak ven
geance upon B submissive foe In addljjon
to the military reatona why General Otis
should be very cautious ( n entering Into any
entagllng negotiations with the Insurgents ,
there Is the ever-present danger that he
might by falling to be cautious In this par
ticular give to some jealous foreign power
n pretext for formal recognition of the In
surgents , with all the mbarraMlng con e-
qilences likely to follow.
AMERICANS ARE ARRAIGNED
I'lllplnn f5m eminent Nnnrfi n Xlulrnt
Circular < 'mnilnlnliiK | of
Cruel Vi'tx.
MONO KONG. Feb 27 The Filipino gov
ernment has If sued another virulent anti-
American decree. In which the following
passages occur
The American guns respect ncltliar honor
nor property , but barbarously massacre
women and chlldten.
Manila bn ° . vv Uncased the most horrible
outrages , confiscating the properties and
savings of the pcoplo at the point of the
bajonct and shooting the defonKelws , ac
companied by odious acts of abomination ,
repugnant barbarism and racial hatred
worse than the doings In Carolina. Unless
you wagu a holy war for iudupendcneo ) ou
are only worthy to bo slaves and pariahs.
Proclaim buforo the civilised world that Jim
will fight to the death Rcalnst American
treachery and brute force. Uvcn the women
Bhmild If necessary.
American professions and promises are
pure hpocrlsy. Thty covet the spoils of
this pntilmony of our race wishing to Im
plant here a more Irritating and barbarous
dominion than In the past
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALARMED
Troops nt Manila Ainiil ; Able to Coie |
tvltli Situation Hlox .11 a > lie
Called to Aceount.
t
WASHINGTON , Feb. 87. There Is nothing
ingIn the Hltuntloij nt Manila to
causa alarm for the safety of the
American troops. In the opinion of
well-informed administration officials.
Since General Otis cabled Saturday
afternoon to this effect there has come no
word from him tending to quality the state
ment in any sense. Admiral Dewey has not
been hoard from further , according to Secre
tary Long , and from this absence of posi
tive news the official * draw the conclusion
that nothing has happened to warrant ap-
pichenslon.
Respecting the reported landing of for
eign marines at Manila not a word of con
firmation has be on received at either the
War department or the Nuvy department
A press dispatch received several daa ago
mentioned the landing of a few British
bluejackets each ovtiling to wet down the
British consulate , a mea-sure of protection
from fire during the Intense ! ) dry Reason In
the Philippine * , and It Is probable that this
U the foundation far the Madrid story of a
general landing
Somn notlco Is beginning to be taken hereof
of the marked hostile reports that are be
ing cabled to Madrid by Colonel Hlos , the
ranking Spanish officer at Manila , and If
ho persists In this course he may be called
to account by General Otis , who probably
does not understand what the officer is do-
Ing. Technically Rlos Is a prisoner of war
and Ills actions are sublet t to the com
plete control of the United States officers
at Manila. His reports , It is said In official
circles here , have 'been uniformly mlsstate-
meuts of facts or gro&s distortions of them ,
with the plain purpose of giving a ( also im
pression ot the weaken < in3 of the American
position In the Philippines , perhaps -with a
deliberate purpose to justify some of the
powers recognizing belligerency of the
Insurgents. Tu 1 ji ( .re tellevwl jta be.
suffering from the lack oO war supplies and
such recognition at the hands of ovcu ono
of the nations vhose possessions border
on the China sea would be of the greatest
assistance to their cause.
FILIPINO STORY OF THE FIRE
AiuerleniiR Are niained for ( lie Con-
tliiKrutloii und Are > nld to Have
Ileeu Wonted.
PARIS , Fe-b 27 The Filipino junta hero
received toda ) a cable message from Manila ,
February 24 via Hong Kong It says "Fire
broke out In the Chinese quarters during
the Chinese now year festivities The Amer
icans provoked the owners by demolishing
bouses before it ivaa necessary. The Fili
pinos' fire engine , owned by Senor Ganco
and -worked b ) British subjects , was largely
Instrumental In extinguishing the fire The
Americans interfered with the native sal
vagers and trier ! to capture the engine , lead
ing to a conflict Harsh conduct elsewhere
led to general fighting The Americans 10-
tlred to the walled city and the fleet bom
barded the suburbs , believing the city was
endangered. This caused the Tondo fire.
"Agulnaldo's troops then attacked and en
tered Tondo , Santa Cruz and Kaipo. The
flchting continued Wednesday and Thursday
The Americans by that time were grcatl )
fatigued by the sun , fires and continual
service.
"On the other hand , thn Filipinos were
continuously reinforced and the Americans
doted the Puente de Espana , to prevent the
Filipinos from Invading the city. The Amer
icans then fired on evcroao standing at
the doors nnd windows and thus killed the
engineer nnd manager of the Andrews cotton
mill The foreigners applied to the foreign
ships for help and a number of marines were
to be landed , when Admiral Dewcy intimated
that tiuch landing would bo an act of hos
tility and that his ships would fire upon any
landing party Some' British bluejackats ,
however , landed unarmed , to act as firemen
and remained to guard the British consulate ,
banks and other British property.
"The Andrews cotton mill , belonging to
British subjects , suffered severely. The
Americans searched British property , seek
ing Insurgents.
"Indiscriminate street shooting was preva
lent Men , women und children were killed
The bodies of 140 Americans have already
been collected. Their lobs in killed and
wounded will reach 400. The bodies of 320
Filipino men , 426 women and 280 children
have been recovered In the streets. About
500 natives were wounded.
"The loss to foreign property Is estimated
at $500,000 and to native property $600,000 ,
About 3,000 houses were burned.
"General Montenegro cannonaded the
Americans Agulnaldo is etill at Marllao
"Many foreigners embarked on board the
ships. About eighty Chinese were killed
while trying to enter the walled city.
"Tho people killed at the Andrews mill
were accused of harboring natives. "
M > PIUCTIO.N WITH TIII : ni :
AltMurdlt ) of Humor or I nfrlendlliieiiK
IN Pointed On ! from llerlln.
LONDON , Feb 27. Ttie Berlin correspondent -
spondent of the Times , emphasizing what ho
calls "the absurdity of most of the stories
regarding friction between the Germans and
Americans at Manila , " says "Tho German
crulse-r Irene luft the Philippines over a
fortnight ago and is now on the way from
Hong Kong lo Amoy. As for Vice Admiral
von Dledrlchs. he left the Philippines months
ago "
Movement * of Oeenn Vekneli , Pel . liT.
At Ix > ndon Arrived Europe , from New-
York.
At Antwerp Arrived Kensington , from
Now York
At Copenhagen Sailed Island , for New
York.
At New Ygrk Arrived La Noraandle ,
jfroiu Havre.
n in i v i\i Tilt' 11i ito r < t OP
CLIMAX IN Tilt ADAMS CASE
Molineawx is Arrested on Testimony Tar
nished to Coroner's ' Jury ,
DAMAGING FACTS BROUGHT AGAINST HIM
lip IN lilrnUllril n ! , pN rc of t'rUne
l.rttcr llox mill i\prrtw : In I'cn-
iuniiHlili | Swear llo AiMrrnniMl
HitI'olNon I'neUft.
NB\V YORK , Teb. 27. The Jury In the
Adams poisoning case came In with lit , ver
dict at 8 43 p m It was as follows
Wo find that the said Katherlnc J Adams
came to her death on December 2S. lit * , In
01 West iight-sixth street , by poison b )
murcurlc Cnnldc , administered by Hairy S.
Cornish , to whom s.ild poison had been sent
In a bottle of bromu-eltz r b ) lloland U.
Mollneaux
The coroner Immediately Issued n wairant
for the arrest of Mollncaux and the latter
was at once arraigned before him. Through
his attorney he demanded an Immediate
hcHrlug , but Assistant Dlatrlct Attorno ) Os-
berne bald it was Impossible to Immediately
proceed with the case. The hearing was
thuu set for Wedntsda ) morning at 11
0 clu K. Mollneaux was thcu committed In
the Tombs without ball.
Mollneaux was a member of the New York
club and was until his quarrel with Cornish ,
a member of the Knickerbocker club. Mr.
Mollncaux's father is a paint manufacturer
and Is reputed to be a millionaire. The pris
oner has gone In good society , being of ex
cellent address and manners and being pros- ,
pcctlvo heir to an Immense fortune. His
attorue ) Is Dartow S Weeks of the New
York Athletic club and his peraonul enemy
of Harry Cornish.
When the Inquest was resumed Joseph
Koch , who keeps a loiter box establishment
at 1C20 Broadway , where a box was rented
In the name of "Harry Cornlbh , " was called
to the witness chair. He testified that he
only once saw the mnn who rented It. He
gave the name of H Cornish. Koch Bald
ho was nearsighted and did not think ho
could Identify pie man who had rented the
box. The man had never called for mail.
Koch said three pieces of mall had arrived
for "Harry Cornish , " a box. of Kutnow pow
der , a letter from a drug firm of Cincinnati
and a. box of capsules. Coroner Hart asked
Koch lf ho tiad Identified any one as Cornish
'
nish Koch said he had not
Detective Sergeant James M McCafferty
aB then called He told of a v isit to New -
ark to get a specimen of Mollneaux's hand
writing He swore that Molineaux had re
fused to glvo it to lilm , until he had first
consulted his counsel , Mr. Weoks.
McCafferty could not get a sample of
Mollneaux's writing until a few daa ago.
MnlliicMiilt IN Identified.
Nicholas A. Hcckman , who rents private
letter bo\cs at his place of business , No 2f > 7
West Forty-seventh street , was then called
After testifying to his business
and that he had rented a letter
bo\ for one month to a man who had given
the name of H C. Barnet and that this
man had come for letters about fifteen or
twenty times , Mr Osborn asked the wit
ness "Could ) ou recognize him again ? "
.V'Yps , " ald Heckman
< r\Vho Is he' " demanded Mr Osboru.
Heckman answered : "Mr. Mollneaux.
There ho Is "
Mollneaux heard the accusation without
changing color or a trace of agitation. Ho
leaned forward with his hands on the table
and staling steadily at Heckman said em
phatically "I never saw that man in Fort-
second street ( where Hcckman's letter box
agpncy Is ) I baw him at the hotel where
1 was on exhibition and at Newark , where
someone brought him to me and asked If
' 1 was the man. ' "
"That's all , " sold Mr Osborn quietly.
Despite Mr. Weeks' efforts to have Heck
man cross-examined , hewas allowed to
leave the stand , the coioncr saying that he
promised the district attorne ) to conduct
the investigation In his own way That
closed the incident and Emma Miller , the
Newark baleswoman , who sold a silver holder
similar to that which held the brorno-seltzer
bottle , was called to tbo stand
Mi > s Miller was asked "On the 21st day
of December , 1898 , did ) ou sell what was
conbldered In ) our htore as a match safe9"
"Yes A man came Into the store and said
ho wanted to buy a bottle holder. Instead , I
showed a match holder. He purchased It , "
Miss Miller then Identified the holder of
the brome seitzor bottle at > < de match safe
she had sold on December 21.
"Have you beeo able to Identify any one
who purchased the holder' "
"No , sir , " aho replied , and that ended her
testlmon ) .
I'ntnl .Similarity In Writing ; .
William J. Kinsley was called. He said
he was editor of the Penman's Art Journal ,
and during the last four jcars he had testi
fied In . " 00 court catea as a handwriting ex
pert He had examined some specimens of
Mollneaux's hcadwrltlue They were writ
ten in the assistant district attorneys ot-
fiee February 20 The afternoon of the same
day the witness had requested Mr Mollneaux
to call at his office , where the specimens
wore rewritten because the one written in
the morning were not botlsfactory. Mr
Kinsley was shown the specimens he ex
amined and oilier specimens.
"What H ) our opldlon ns to the Identity
of the handwriting' " asked Mr. Osborno.
"Tho writing la all in the same ljund , " re
plied the expert.
"Were the letters signed 'Barn t' and
'Cornish' vvrltte-n by the same person ? "
"Yc '
Mr Kinsley was then shown tbo addresses
on the poison packages and asked , "Have
) ou compared this writing with the letter ? "
"I have. "
"Is It ) our opinion that they were all
written by the same hand ? "
"I am of the opinion that all the writing
was done by the sumo band. "
"How strong Is that opinion ? "
"I am positive of 11 "
"Have ) ou any doubt ? "
"None whatever. "
"Have ) ou compared exhibit No , 2 ( which
Is the handwriting of Mollneaux ) and the
letters of 'flnrnet' and 'H. Cornish' with
the handwriting of Mollneaux ? "
"I have. "
"What Is your opinion ? "
"Tho four eels of writing are In one and
the saint ) hand "
"You" have no doubt' "
"No , none whatever. "
"Olvo us your reasons for believing Moll
neaux wrote all tbo letters"
Klimloy ( ilvt'M HN | HniHiiiiM.
"I have been studying the handwriting
since January 1. The mechanical arrange
ment In the known handwriting of Mr. Moll
neaux and In the disputed handwriting Is
the same. The word spacing and paragraph
ing are alike. None of the disputed letters
are dated. None of the known letters are
dated. The punctuation and lack of punc
tuation are the same. In the 'II. Cornish'
letter written to Stearns the punctuation
coincides with the copy made at my office
by Mollneaux "
"Have jou compared them with the ad-
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FIERCE STORM IN WYOMING
All Itnllioiiil tiitnri > riltnl I'litl ami
> < > Train * > loInu on
AIIJ Hoitiln.
ClIKYUNNE , Wo , Ki < b 27 ( Special
Telegram. ) The etorm cllintlon In Wo-
mlng , so far as mil road Interests are con
cerned , Is moro serious than ut any tlmo
during the last month A blizzard of
sqtnlly snow-storms accompanied b ) wind
with the velocity of sixty miles on hour lias
prevailed In the eastern and oouthern part
of the state for the lost fifteen hours and Is
still In progress The drifting snow has re
filled the railroad cuts , packing them solid
and rendering even the 'work of the rotary
nnovvplci\v < t Ineffective
No trains have reached here today on the
I'nlon Pacific main line. Westbound Over
land , No 3. which was due here nt 7 10 this
morning. Is In the drifts at Pine Hlurfj ,
thirty miles cast. A rotary plow sent to aid
In bringing in the train has not been able
to open the road. The eastbound Transcon
tinental Fast Mall , avhlch was duo nl 1 IB
this morning , Is drifted In west of Laramlo.
Three rotary snowplowe > and a hundred
shovelers are nt work trlng to open the
line. A Denver Pacific southbound train
loft here this afternoon , but was obliged to
return , the drifts making It Impowlble to
get through without the assistance of rotary
plows.
On the Chcenne ft Northern the north
bound passenger train , which left here Sat
urday morning , reached its destination at
Orln Junction last night , being the first
train over the road In two weeks It Is
feared toda's storm will again close thp
road
Railroad men pronounce today's blizzard
the 'worst that has ( been experienced on the
\Vomlng division of the Union Pacific In
ten years. While damaging to rallroadb , the
storm , will aid stockmen The temperature
is moderate and the heavy wind Is clearing
the sno- * off ihllUldes and plateaus and un
covering feed for stock
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE START
SIM ernl Hundred Mi'ii KxiifUtuil to
Lome for Free I , mice * ! er\ lee
in Central Viiierle'ii.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. Fob 27 The first
detachment of the filibustering expedition
organized here for on Invasion of Central
America left Kansas City at 10 20 o'clock
tonight. The soldiers of fortune numbcied
about 150 and were provided for In four
special coaches , which were attached to the
regular southbound passenger train on the
Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis road
William (5 Thompson , former captain of
Company D , Fifth Missouri volunteers , was
In command. On the same train , as regu
lar passengers , were Captain George P.
Whltsott , late captain of Company G , Fifth
Missouri volunteers , Captain A. M. Casey ,
late of Company M , Third Missouri , and T.
A. Witton , a lawyer who has been active
in recruiting the adventurers.
The filibusters expect to take ship at Mo
bile or New Orleans , though on this part
the majority of them have not been fully
advised , and at the port of embarkation
they expect to bo joined by other detaoh-
mcnts from St. Louis , Chicago and other
cities
It is now known beyond question that
the men composing the expedition expect to
see fighting in Central America. Reports
as to their destination are conflicting , both
Guatemala and Honduras being mentioned ,
but men who are leaders in the venture
have secretly Informed their friends that the
real destination Is Nicaragua.
T A. Wlttcn , a lavv ) r who has been
active in organizing the companies here
and who left with the men tonight , de
clared today that the men had been hired
to work on a railroad. It is n matter of
fact , however , that the men are not la
borers and that nearly nil of them have
been trained by the United States for fight
ing Almost to a man they were members
of the Third and Fifth Missouri regiments ,
recently mustered Jut.
ELOPES VVITH WHOLE FAMILY
.loiirney to Olclnlioiun IN IleKun itlth
n Nciv Wife nnd All ller ,
HelutloiiN ,
MARYVILLC , Mo , Feb. 27 ( Special. )
A curious elopment took place from Mary-
vlllo last night. Charles Baker , a > oung
man whoso wife recently procured a divorce -
vorco from him In circuit court , set out In
a covered -wagon , In company with the wife
of James Palmer , her two children and hur
parents , William King and nlfe , their sup
posed destination being Oklahoma Palmer
is working near Maltland on the big ranch
of David Gclvln , the cattleman , and this
morning his relatives bore telephoned him
what hod occurred. He replied that It didn't
matter about the woman , but that he wluheil
Baker had ul least left him his. household
geode and children. No attempt has been
or will bo made to Intercept the party.
DELLENBAUGH STILL HOLDS ON
After IleliiK Debarred He OeeujileH
the lleneli and Hen IK 1)1-
CLnVRLAND , 0 , Feb 27 Contrary to
the expectation of a large number of mem
bers of the Cleveland bar , Judge F. K Del-
Icnbaugh sat on the bench In the common
court and board a divorce case , notwith
standing hy | disbarment As n result , It U
probable that nn Injunction will be brought
against him.
A motion for a now trial and for miti
gation of sentence was filed on behalf ot
Senator V H Burke by his counsel toda )
The motion Is based on the allegation that
there were errors In the trial before the
circuit court und that tbo sentence -was
too severe.
IOWA MAY REINFORCE DEVVEY
Delii ) of Oregon Un > Millie It > ei-ca-
xar > for War Shlji to Mart
for the Orient.
SAN FUANCISCO. Fcb 27 U has been
frequently stated during Hie last few rtaja
that itho Iowa , now Jn this harbor , will bo
dispatched to the Philippines very shortly.
According to the Associated Press advices
from Honolulu the Oregon U In need of re
pairs and will have to remain at Honolulu
for several weeks
The low a is In need of many repairs , but
could proceed to Manila on very short no
tu j H has be en lying In the harbor for
two weeks and during th it ntno uiy little
repairing has been done eti the fchlp.
ARCIIARD IS FRUGAL
Rides on Passes and Turns Mileage Book
Over to His Wife ,
STATE OF NEBRASKA PAYS THE FREIGHT
Auditor Cornell's ' Olerk Discloses Some of
His Peculiar Methods ,
TRANSPORTATION OVER A "FEW" ROADS
List Ho Gives Includes About Every Lint
in the State.
CORNELL PROCURES PASSES FOR HIM
Arelinrd'x Salnr ? n * Count ) Trcnmirer
i\ainliicr : ( ioen Uluht Aloui ;
Willie lie Serves on the Mut
L'oniinlttco ,
LINCOLN. Fob 27 ( Ppeolal Telegram )
Tonight the legislative Investigating com
mittee was to have examined J. A Simpson ,
the nophrw of the auditor , who hu been out
examining Insurance companies , lint Simp
son wired from Auburn this evening that h
could not bo bore , hi ) Trod Archaid , the
auditor's bookkeeper , was called
Archaid Knld he had been bookkeeper
since January 1st. In ISf" ho had been
county treasurer examiner snd admitted
that most of the time he rode on passes
"I enl > had them over a few roads , " ho
raid.
"Over what roads ? " askad Captain Kishor.
"The Union Pacific , H & M , Klkhorn.
Kan a Oil ) d Omaha , St Joseph & Grand
Inland and Missouri Pacific '
"Who so tut'd them for > ou ? "
"One came through the tax commissioner
of the Burlington Mr. Cornell requested
them for me over the roads I do not know
whether they cajne through the tax com
missioners of the other roads "
Archard further said lin bought a mllo-
ago book and u ed It up , charging the mlle
age In his sxpense account. Ha used tin
book after ho got a pass over tha sarna road
He admitted that after ho got the pass h
allowed Home other peruon to ride on the
mileage book Pressed on this point , he
said he got the compan ) to change the mileage -
age book over to his wife.
"Isn't It a fact that the state paid for
that whole mileage book ? "
"Yes , sir. "
On Mutr. SiilniliiK Committed.
The witness said ho worked about 400
da ) s duttog 1897 as Uwisurer examiner ,
counting das at the usual length of workIng -
Ing hours Ho nlao did work for the Muta
miming committee Ho told the commlttoo
ho wanted as much pay as any other ac
countant He worked sixteen da.s and
drew $ < S. Said he-
"My salary as county treasurer exam
iner went right along. I did eomo other
vork for this committee that was to bo
Uhcd In the Dartley trial I did It through
Helblg and he put In the voucher for It.
He tavp TOO aleut J140. i Rt pay at the
same rate as the other exports. The state
oftlsers requested mo to help Helblg "
The committee tried to find out whether
Aicharl had done the work through Holhlg
and drawn his pay that way because ho was
already drawing ono salary from the state ,
but the witness was not sure that was the
reason. He had obtained Cornell's permis
sion before commencing the work Archard
was shown a voucher vlated February 16 ,
1897 , which he Identified ab being In hia own
handwriting. H was for oxpunss as county
treasurer examiner and charged $2 40 as
railroad faro , J43.50 for tvvcnty-nlna days'
board and JJ.20 for a rubber stamp This
stamp , he explained , was a datcr with his
name on It
Witness thought hewas not at Beatrice
twenty-nine da ) Ho kept a very careful
account of expenses of all examinations , but
could not tell now whether or not he had
preserved the memorandum book. A
voucher dated March IS. 1R07 , was produced
and Arch-ird said ho did not examine Doug
las county at that tlmo and hu could not
remember what the railroad faro charged to
and from Omaha was for. The $40 for
'joard In the voucher was while in Omaha ,
Clay Center and other places. He could
not remotnbcr exactl ) whern he had worked
during that tlire Ho examined the books
at Hastings along about that tlmo. Ho
could not remember whether ho had trans
portation over the B & M. then Ho had
a pass over Uie Kansas City & Omaha A
voucher dated April 27 Included n charge of
$40 for board and ? 11-GO for ( Ho trips be
tween Lincoln and Hastings - lth other
Items of "sundry expenses" and railroad
faro between local points on fho Burlington.
ClinrKi'M I2T | > * iiHi'N In Alliance.
Tour expense voucher * produced running
up to May. 1897 , amounted to $325 42. A re-
maikable thing was that the railroad fare
up to October 12 , 1S ! 7 , was charged In a
voucher sworn to April 27 and filed with th
auditor May 12 , this vou-her calling for
M O. This was approved by the state offi
cials The wltncea told how he got $2,749
state money when he examined the books at
Hastings , being a part of the compromise
from a defaulting treasurer Ono report
showed that there was a delay of nearly two
months In the filing and the witness laid
he milked the interval In helping the Mutz
committee Ho could not tell how many
counties he examined In 1897 It took eight
weeks In Douglas county Whllo there ho
boarded part of the tlmo at the Dcllono an 1
part at the Murray .Mr. Everlngham also
helped nt Douglas county
Ono of the vouohere bhovvcd nn error of
$7.00 In the board account and Captain
Pishtr asked the wltnras if he would refund
this inonc > to the state.
"Well , not tonight , " replied Archard
"HOXN did ) ou happen to bo paying out
money for railroad faro In ihls voucher
when ) ou liad pabu over the road' "
' I don't remcmhei. ] nitiHt have paid my
fare "
The $100 expense voucher was shown to
the witness , who said ho got the warrant
when he tiled the voucher , and admitted
that thu money was drawn before he ex
pended It In expenses The vouchers shoned
that Archard < harged for 140 days board ,
which ho admitted represented about the
actual time spent In examinations during
1M7. The vouchers showed the expenditure
of { 25 for a mileage book
"IJo you mean 10 say ihnt you worked
under Cornell from early In January uutll
May without a railroad pass' "
Iff fiot the I'lKNm ,
"I don't remember when I got the pats"
The witness said he did not refund any
money when he turned the mileage book
over to Ills wife He could not tell whether
he had talked the matter over with Cornell ,
Ho had done n good dual of work for tha
railroad officials and they felt friendly
toward him This was why they gave him
the patstu
"Then wh ) did you have Cornell ask for
the passes' "
"Ui'll because I was not niquHlnto'l with
them then "
' Ob , then you did the work for ttisu