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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1 ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , Tt'ESDAY MOKXIXCi , MATiCII 7. ISO-TWELVE ! ) PAGES. SIXOLH COPY FIVE CENTS.
REPULSE THE EXE1N
Ebels Attack Manila Water Works and Are
Driven Back by Nebraakans.
TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE
Filipinos Lose Thirty Killed in Fray and
Many Hnrt.
ANTICIPATING FIRST MOVE OF OUR ARMY
Ilocanos Tribes Anxious to Take Up Anna
Against Tagalos.
FILIPINOS GET SOME SMOKELESS POWDER
Troopx from Ilir Senator mill Ohio
Arc niKcinharUliiK and Ili-lnit I'm
In Shape for an Kiirly AK-
Kri-nxlvc Caiiiiialun ,
MANILA , March C. The rebels have been
concentrating In the vicinity of the reser
voir. Today a patrol of Company G , Second
end Oregon volunteers , was taken In urn-
bush.
Two men were wounded , but the Oregonl-
nns hMd their ground until the remainder
of the company , assisted by two companies
of the First Nebraska regiment , Hanked
the enemy , killing thirty and wounding sev
eral more.
Two battalions of the Twentieth regular
Jnfantry have reinforced General Halc's
brigade.
All the nntUe huts have been destroyed
at Marlqulna. and- the country there is
pretty well cleared , but the rebels were re
turning In small bodies at sundown.
Apparently they have secured a new sup
ply of smokeless ammunition recently , as
there has been a noticeable difference diir-
Ing the last few days.
1 The Spanish commissioners who arc en
deavoring to secure the release of the Span
ish prisoners tn the hands of Agulnnldo
have returned to Malalos to offer J2.000.000
for their release. As Agulnaldo has been
demanding $7,000,000 , U Is not likely their
mission will be successful.
llecciilloii of Troops atcnros. .
WASHINGTON. March fi. A cablegram
from General Otis at Manila received in
Washington today Indicates the satisfactory
and agreeable reception accorded to the
American troops which recently landed at
the Island of Ntgros.
They were sent there by General Miller in
cummand of Colonel Smith to take formal
possession for the United States , which he
djd , without trouble.
Previous lo ttu- time the troops arrived n
isluivSvlslfed 'Gen
. -omr.jlssion from the -
eral Otis , saying they were willing to sur
render , and asking that he take the Inhabit
ants under hla protection. The congratu
latory dispatch to General ailller by the
natives is gratifying , as It Is believed Inert-
will b no trouble In dealing with the na
tives of that Island. General Otis' dls-
patrh follows :
Following from flollo 4th lust : Govern
ment. Congress and Inhabitants of Negros
to General Miller. Hello We affectionately
salute you and congratulate ourselves for
the happy arrival of Colonel Smith and
tn ops under his orders and beg you to send
this salute and congratulations to General
Otis , Maulla , as representative of the
government of the United Status in the
Philippines. LACSON.
I p. m. The troops which arrived Satur
day on the transport Senator and those ar
riving yesterday on the Ohio are disembark-
lug and all preparations are being made
to proceed with an aggressive campaign before -
fore the \vot season sots In. The rebels , an-
tlrlpating the American advance , are busy
In throwing up defenses In every direction
and It Is reported that they are levying men
and' supplies In every province.
As a result great dissatisfaction prevails
among tribes ordinarily unfriendly to the
Tagalos , particularly the Ilocanoe , who as-
wrt their desire to assist in conquering the
Tagalos If furnltlied with arras.
MuvriurnlN of TriiitNpnrtH
The following order has been Issued re
garding the movements of transports :
"The Arizona will sail for San Francisco.
via Hong Kong , w-lth all the sick on March
0 : the Newport , via Nagasaki. Japan , with
all the returning otliccrs nnd their wives
on March 10 ; the Scandla , via Nagasaki ,
with discharged soldiers on March 11 , and
Iho Morgan City , via Nagasaki , on March
12" The civil members of the United States
commission who arrived Uere Wednesday
afternoon from Hosig Kong on the cruiser
Baltimore landed today and are now In-
Htalled In quarters especially provided for
( hem on the Mai ate water front. While await
ing the arrival of Colonel Charles Denby ,
former United Stales minister to China.
the other civil members of the commission
will devote their time to sightseeing
and getting familiar with local conditions ,
Vntll Colonel Denby arrives the commlis-
Bion will be Incomplete and can do nothing
Ceiiernl Onwlnuuht i\pei-leil.
There Is some reason lo expect Im
portant news from Manila within
the next fortnight. U has de
veloped that General Otis has practically
completed his plans for a grand onslaught
on the Insurgents , which 1s expected to de
prive them of offensive power at least. It
is probable that be will form a largo part
of his force into columns , as coan as hU
reinforcements are all at hand and will push
these in parallel lines straight through the
Jungles , clearing out the Insurgents lu every
direction as the troops move forward.
The American troops are getting restless
and nervous under the petty but annoying
sliarpfchooting of the Filipinos , and are so
enxlous to put a stop to this that General
Otis hasi yielded to their desire.
WORK FOR SMALL WAR SHIPS
Drslred tn Follow rillhiiKtcrlnir KJ.-
peilltlou * Into the Minllow
llarliuri of lhlllpilncK. |
NEW YORK , March C A special from
Washington fays : The necessity of t > up-
preMtng filibustering expedition ! Is theta
t-a se of Admiral Dewey oeklug that the
department ru4 him more vessels of lignt
draught. On account of the number of
Philippine Island * the natives are able to
transport from the Asiatic coast a large
quantity of munitions of war lu small
hoanerc. Admiral Dewey wants a ) arg
number vt war shlp4 at bis disposal which
can follow euch vessels Into shallow water.
The Wheeling has already started for
Manila and thr Vixen will go by the laM of
tht month. The department may ern 1
otb r .
TIP : nuthorltips were glad to hear that
O"i > - ' l I awton would arrive at Manila
ab MI Murxh lii , AH he will then be put In
inirrni or th < > military operations , thus
O'H an opportunity to aid In
- < immln. lon as well as take
man\ questions constantly nrU-
Jonoral Lawton's arrival one
generate at Manila will
to relieve General
on the retired list
Mar.h 27
VON DIEDRICHS SUPPLANTED
( ii'Mlimi HIM eminent Heeou'lllre * In-
illNerellon of Admiral of HUM !
Aitntle Siiiiiiilron ,
BERLIN. March . A high official of the
German Navy department has Informed the
correspondent here of the Associated Press
that the appointment of Prince Henry of
Prussia , brother of Emperor William , to
thn command of the East Asiatic squadron
had been considered for months past nnd
wan finally decided upon as being the cioat
available , the emperor desiring to show the
American people that he Is thoroughly
friendly to them , knowing that Prince Henry .
Is popular In the United States. When the |
official referred to wus asked whether the
appointment was equivalent to the disgrace
of Admiral von Dledrlchs , he said :
"Not exactly. If Admiral Von Dledrlchs
had shown more tnct last summei before' '
Maulla it would undeniably have been pro- \
ductlve of good results all around. Our gov- j
ernment , unfortunately , was advised too late '
of a number of occurrences before Manila ,
none of which were really Important ; but
they showed grave want of tact upon Ad
miral Von Dledrlchs' part. The main
trouble was that Admiral Von Dledricbs was
Insufllclently Informed regarding Interna
tional naval usages In such a delicate situa
tion. Consequently he continued naval move
ments , drill and searchlight practice , as If j
elsewhere than In a blockaded port , thus |
arousing distrust upon the part of the Amerj j
leans. " I
The above Is Important as being the first ;
German ofHclal admission that there had .
been trouble between the Germans nnd
Americans In Manila bay. j
The first regularly appointed German '
naval attache at Washington , Von Rebeur
Peschwitz , starts for New York tomorrow ,
on board the North German Lloyd steamer
Lahn , which sails from Bremen.
CASUALTY LIST FROM MANILA
llepnrl of Killed and Wounded Near
Sun Iedro .Macatl NclirasWan
In Injured nl I'aiiay.
WASHINGTON , March G. The War department - |
partment today received the following cablegram -
gram from Manila :
MANILA , March 6. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Additional casualties. March
4 , near San Pedro Macatl. Luzon :
Third Artillery.
Killed :
PRIVATE JOHN TOICA , Battery G.
rirxt Callfornl : : .
Wounded :
Private Louis H. Bariean , Company G ,
abdomen ; severe.
Private Wllbelju H. Wheeler , Company L ,
thigh ; moderate.
Borgmi.1 F'-ak F. McNullr , "CompanF"
sprained ankle.
Tiveiit -Third Infantry.
Wounded :
First Sergeant Henry F. McFadden , Com
pany E , chest.
First .VclirniUa.
February 22 , at Jaro , Panay :
Private James Weldou , Company K , rup
tured in action.
I2lKhtccnth Infantry.
Killed :
PRIVATE JOSEPH W. EVERINGTON ,
Company C.
PRIVATE WILLIAM A. BRINGS. Pom- j
paiiy A. OTIS. |
DEATHS IN PHILIPPINE ARMYJ
.Majority of Those Ileiorted | SIIL--
ciiiuli to DlxeiiNeoiie
from \chra < < Uii.
WASHINGTON. March C. The War de
partment bus received the following cable
gram :
MANILA. March S. Adjutant General ,
Washington : The following deaths since
last weekly report. February 25 : Private
Richard L. Bryant. Company K , First Colorado
rado , variola ; Verne A. Barker , Company I ,
Thirteenth Minnesota , var.ola. 2C : Harry L.
Plowman ; Company H. First Idaho , variola ;
William J. Doiiohue , Company F , First Colorado - I
rado , variola. 27 : Sim Barber , Company i
L , Twentieth Kansas , variola. March 1 : j
John A. Ewlng , Company M. First North ' '
Dakota , typhoid ; Frank Upham , Company |
C , First North Dakota , dysentery ; Joseph :
Marx , Company C , First Montana , variola : '
George L. Doran. Company F. Eighteenth I
Infantry , diarrhoea and pneumonia. Died of <
wounds received In action February 27 :
Privates Richard H. McLean. First Wash- '
Ington. Howard A. Olds , Twentieth Kansas. '
28 : Edward S. Moore , Company O. Firi > t
Montana. OTIS.
With reference to the number of deaths
from varilold or smallpox mentioned in Gen
eral Otis' weekly mortality report Surgeon
General P-ternberK Mid that there would bo
no additional precautions taken la connec
tion with the spread of the dltease. Every
thing possible has been done Eind every pre
ventive me-asure taken. The trooj.a at
Manila have been vaccinated and each regi
ment thoroughly searched for persons who
have not taken advantage of ibis guard
against smallpox.
In one Instance a regiment was canvassed
four times In order that every one should
bo vaccinated. When a case appears the
patient Is at once Isolated and proper meas
ures taken to effect a cure and prevent the
contagion from spreading.
SUGAR ANOTHER NOTCH UP
Nt'K Wny of riicapciilnn Product
IN hy Adding KlBlllh of Cent
II I'Ollllll.
NEW YORK. March 6. An all around ad
vance in the price of refined sugars was
made today by the American Sugar Refin
ing company , Arbuckle Brothers and Howell -
ell , Son & Co. , the last named firm repre
senting the Independent refiners. The ad
vance Is one-eighth of a cent a pound , bring
ing barrel sugar up to 5 % cents and pack
age .sugar 5U cents.
The Mollenhauer refinery , one of the In
dependent concerns , resumed operations to
day.
For Execution of I'nlr of Murderer * .
OTTAWA , Oat. . March f. . Lord Mlnto ,
governor gener.il , signed an order today for
the execution of Cordelia Vlau Polrler and
Samuel Part-low - , convicted of the murder of
Ua'lort Polrler , the husband of the woman.
The two will bo hanged at St. Scholaatlque ,
( jue . on Friday next.
( Illl Inpnreelier In Alive.
ST. LOUIS. March C. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Muikogee , I. T. . say * :
The report that wag s ut out from Musko-
tree tbat Chief Isp re = hcr bad died last TUBS-
day was without foundation. The bid war-
tier was Eeeu last Friday and he was hale
and hearty.
PREPARING FOR THE CENSUS
Director Merriam Getting Ready to Count
People of United States. j
DISTRIBUTION OF PATRONAGE A POSER
.VntncrotiN AiioltiiiirntM | to 111.Mailo
Many of Tlii-iu itlth ( iooil Snlnrli-n
AtlnoJic-tl NrlirnxUii fon-
nrriiaicn Mart 11 "inc.
WASHINGTON , March C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The government In Its various ex
ecutive branches has already begun the
work of carrying Into effect legislation
enacted by the recent congress.
The principal piece of new legislation Is
the act providing for the taking next year of
the twelfth census. Director Merriam Is tn
Washington and Is expected to qualify with
in a few days and begin the work of organ
ization. Dr. Wines , who was today ap
pointed assistant director , Is not here , but
Is looked for shortly , lucre will be many
preliminary questions to be settled before
the real labors of the census bureau bogin.
The patronage question will prove the
most dtfllcult. The director is authorized
to appoint flvo statisticians at $3,000 each ;
a chief clerk at $2. : " > 00 : a disbursing clerk
at Ji',500 ; one geographer n.i $2.500 ; five ex
pert chiefs of divisions at $2,000 each , to
gether with a limited number of clerks of
class one , copyists , messengers nnd skilled
laborers. The higher grade clerks are lim
ited in numbers as follows : Ten of class
four , fifteen of class three and twenty of
class two. with salaries ranging from $600
up.
up.Tho supervisors of census , not to exceed
300 in number , shall be appointed by the
president and confirmed by the senate. They
are to bo selected six months prior to date ,
Juno 1 , 1000. fixed for the commencement of
the enumeration period. One Is provided for
the Dlstrtc-t of Columbia , one for Hawaii
and one for Alaska. No mention Is made of
Porto Rico or the Philippines. The super
visors are to be paid in proportion to their
work , the minimum compensation belns
fixed at $1,000.
The special agents to be appointed shall
receive $6 per day salary , their traveling
expenses and > 3 per day for subsistence.
The law provides that the chief clerk , the
chief statistician and all other employes
shall bo subject to such examination as the
director shall prescribe. No examiuatlotr ,
howeve. " . shall be required of enumerators ,
special agents nor of employes below the
grade of skilled labor at $ GPO per annum.
Employes In the departments whose serv
ices may be specially desired by the di
rector of the census may be transferred
without examination and at the end of the
service to be eligible to appointment In any
department without additional examinations
when vacancies occur.
U is impossible to tell with definlteneas
the number of appointments that will be
made In any particular state under this
act.
\ehraskaiix lloincnard Uouiid.
Senator Allen and Congressman Stark
left for Nebraska this morning , Representa
tives Greene , Maxwell and Sutherland bavins
left on Saturday. Judge Strode will remain
in the east some days before returning to
Lincoln. Senator Thurston will also remain
l3-tb e tforJ'snme tluel'H ) k iiE-i-r\i \
matters hlu-ing a direct bearing on the re
organization of the volunteer army uudcr
the bill which was recently approved by the
president. Now that the appropriation bills
have been signed , there Is a pressing de
mand for these measures , especially among
hold-over congressmen remaining in the
city.
city.Under
Under the postofflce appropriation bill the
clause relating to vacations of railway pos
tal clerks is retained and also the proviso
relating to grades of clerks. Under the In
dian appropriation bill there are but few-
changes fram those Indicated previously.
The agent at Santee reservation , Nebraska ,
will get $1,500 ; Omaha and Wlnnebago
agency. $1,600 , the former being an increase
of $300 and secured by Senator Thurston ;
Sac ana Fox agency , Iowa , $1.000 ; Sisseton ,
S. D. , $1.500 ; Rosebud. $1.SOO ; Pine Ridge ,
$1SOO ; Crow Creek , Jl.GOO ; Ynnkton , $1,600.
In the appropriations for public buildings
throughout Nebraska there were no changes ,
Omaha getting $500.000. Blair $43.000 , Nor
folk and Hastings $10.000 each.
The postofflce at Orleans. Neb. , is to be
moved to a building owned by the Bank
of Orleans , at a rental of $130.
Dr. J. H. Smith has been appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Huron. S. D.
The Drovers' National bank of the Union
stock yards , Chicago , and the National Bank
of Commerce at Kansas City has been ap
proved as reserve agents for the South
Omaha National bank.
By direction of the assistant secretary of
war the discharge from the service of the
United States by the commanding oflicer of
the Presidio , San Francisco , on January 13.
USD , of Private Ralson H. Patmore , Com
pany A. and Bert E. White. Company D ,
First Nebraska , Is confirmed. These sol
diers are entitled to travel pay. First-class
Private Frank W. Hartley. Crelghton. Neb. ,
in the signal corps stationed at Fort Meyer ,
is discharged from the service.
Mrs. H. H. Clover of Grand Ibland. who
has been visiting Mrs.V. . H. Michael of
this city , left for Ncoraska today.
OVERLAND IS SNOWBOUND
Worst Storm In Itiillroad History In
Wyoming Holds I'asxciiKcrs Cap-
tit cs lletueeu Stations ,
CHEYENNE. March 0. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Wires between here and Iron Moan-
tain , which had been down during last week ,
were repaired today and a message received
from Superintendent Rasbach , In charge of
the snowed-ln Cheyenne nnd Northern train.
He reports killing a steer on the range and
getting a supply of ( lour from Wheatland.
supplying trainmen and passengers with
ample food until the relief train could reach
them. The relluf train which
started yesterday returned today , having
opened the track twenty miles , and will go
out again with a larger force of shovclerz.
Four passengers who left the train on
foot at Iron Mountain Friday reached hero
today , having buffered severely In Saturday
night's blizzard , in which they wandered
from the track and nearly perished. All
were badly frost-bitten.
A storm which commenced at 0 o'clock
last night and Is still In progress has tied
up the Union PaclQc main line today fioin
Sherman , thirty miles west of here , to Med
icine Bow. The storm on Sherman hill and
west from there to Laramle filled up the deep
cuts made by the snow plows with closely
packed snow , and in one of these the rotary
preceding last night's trains stuck one mile
east of Tie Siding. A force of fifty shovcl-
ers , two rotary plows and six engjiws baa
been working all of today to get the plow
out of the drifts , so far without success.
The trains tied up by the blockade arn ;
Westbound No. 1 of yesterday , at DufcrJ
nation ; train No. 3 of this morning ami to.
nlgh't No. 1. t Cheyenne ; eastbound No.
of this morning , &t Laramle , and No. 4
of today , at Medicine How.
Weather reports received toaight show
[ that the storm has not abated
Pherman and Tie Sldlnp. Itat Ir * ub ldln
west of the Mockade bet -prn iJirnmlf an.1
Rawllns. It is expected > Te blockade v.ill
be broken bv morning and that alt the tied
up trains will be moving hy that time
POPE IS NEARIN3 HIS END
C'onilllloii of the Aitril t'o ill I ( T .Not
Such IIM lo liiMiltl * Hour of
( Copyright. 1SS9 , by 1'rMs PiiblMhint ; < : o.i
BERLIN. March ( New York
World Cablegram fec1 ! Telegram. )
A telegtam receive * ! here from
Munich state * * that Information
Uas been received at the Nunciature there
that the condition of the aope Is hopeless.
Speedy setting In of ganpraenu eniells Is.
said to be feared , and the J D recovery from
the effects of thn operatic. ! ' ts reported sat
isfactory , the Improvement J * stated to bv
only of a temporary natu
WEYLER OPPOSES , ; MINISTRY
CotiMi'rvntlv tn Are SntSnflril llepa-
trlateil Soldier * .llnkc n
Uetiiotixt ration.
MADRID , March C. The lisw cabinet has
been well received by the conservatives anJ
the business world , but tc ? democrats and
republicans denounce It ar "representing the
most ultramontane section > f the conserva
tives. The WoylerlttE niv violently op
posed to the cabl.net and atormy times are
predicted. The elections io the Cortes will
take place In April next.
A number of repatrlated soldlers made a
demonstration at Valenclaayeaterday even
ing. They marched throujh 'the streets
headed by a banner Inscribed : "Long live
the army" and "We arr Htmgry. " The
processionists were dispersed by the police ,
but there was no serious dlsjirder.
The initial appearance in itho Senate to
day of Senor Sllvela as prttnler was marked
by n'somewhat stormy session. He attempted
to read the decree of dissolution and Count
d'Almenas tried to talk , out his voice was
drowned with cries of "Conspuez ! Cons-
puez ! "
The president of the tou ! > e vainly en
deavored to. quell the jj sturliance , but
finally Senor Sllvela com icted reading the
decree amid cheoro for lib -tv , mingled with
cheers for the queen , the t nsy and the navy.
The session was declare closed amidst an
uproar. TUere were site ar scenes In the
Chamber of Deputies and shouts of "Down
with the Jesuits ! " and ch jrs for liberty.
The session was closed In a gencral up
roar. The ushers had tdrive the public
from the floor and "he platform of the
Chamber.
QUEEN WILL REC.3VE CHOATE
.Yew Aiulinnxailor wli lit * "Wife Pro
ceed \YliidNor ( iHllo. "V\ here
They Will Dliic in ( I Sleep.
LONDON , March C. T ic Uniced States
ambassador , Joseph H. 'hoate , and Mrs.
Choate will proceed this i Aernoon to Windsor - |
ser , whtre they will dln and sleep at the i
castleA royal carriage * 111 convoy Mr. nnd ]
Mrs. Choate' from Claridije'e hotel in Pad-
dlngton railroad station , and her i .ajesty's
master of ceremonies , CoFo.iel Willinm James
Colvllle. will conduct ihetn to Windsor
and present Mr. Choate io QuMn Victoria
before dinner. Ttin ms.-.Moness , of Salis
bury will presentMIT- _ / < ' . j r. White ,
" ' '
"secretary of'fne'Untied SfiP:3 : embassy , and
Mrs. White are also Invited to Windsor , but
Mrs. White will b unable to go , as she Is
indisposed.
The duke of York held a levee this - afternoon
noon at St. James palace. Mr. White pre
sented George W. Wurtz , formerly United
States charge d'affaires at St. Petersburg ;
Joshua Wllbour , United States consul at
Dublin ; George W. Cable , the American
noverist , and Dr. C. S. Welles of New York.
PUACI : o.v APHICAX I-HOXTIIU.
French ( Joverninent lleportN Ihe Close
of the .MiiNciit Incident.
PARIS. March 6. In the Chamber of
Deputies today M. Brunea. progressive re
publican , representing the First district of
the Islands of Reunion , questioned the gov
ernment oci the subject of tlie Muscat in
cident. The minister of foreign affairs , M.
Delcasse , declared the facts were that the
British resident summoned the sultan to
withdraw a concession to France of a coal
depot on a creek near Muscat. The bultan
thereupon uskc-d France to return the deed
of the concession and Franco refused. The
kultan then cancelled the concession. Great
Britain , however , quickly admitted France's
fight to the coal depot and expressed deep
regret at- the incident. France thus ob
tained prompt and complete satisfaction and
the incident was considered closed.
The foreign minister concluded by offi
cially corroborating the statement that ne-
j gotiatlons are proceeding between France
and Great Britain for a delimitation of their
African frontiers , "In a sincere spirit of
conciliation , and with the view of reaching
an arrangement which will guarantee n lastIng -
Ing understanding between the two coun
tries. "
KJKTV nionns
Oilier Vleliinx Supposed lo Ite Ililrlicd
III ItnliiN of Toulon M n un r-lac.
TOULON. March 6. About fifty corpses
have now been recovered from Ihe sceiio of
the exjdofiion of the powder ui.varlne yes
terday morning between La Seine and Tou
lon. The remains of several other victim *
are still burled In the debris.
LONDON. March C. A special dispatch
from Paris eays It is rumored that oue of
the soldiers who perished In the explosion
of the powder magazine yesierday morning
! iit-ar Toulon had for a lone time past been
' the victim of systematic persecution upon
I the cart of a corporal and he vowed to
i be avenged. It 1s added that thU man Is
suspected of having blown up the magazine.
( ; iii.M\\ vi > sii.s AT TAXRIKII.
Will 1'crt.iuiilc the Sultan to ! > tier-
iiiaiiyV liidenmll ) Itlll ,
BKRLIN , March 0. The Germau school
ships Charlotte and StoUeh , Uie correspond
ent here of the Associated Press is Informed
on authority , have arrived at Tangier ,
Morocco , to enforce the demands made for
the payment of uti indemnity to the German
victims of the Moroccan outrages. The sul
tan has failed to act on the agreements ar
rived at In 'the ' matter.
roinlau to In.ipeel American Sjotciu.
LONDON. March G. The British Railway
nssocla'.lou has arranged to send five prom
inent railway oiTiciula to the United States
to Investigate Ihe facts upon which the
government 'bases the bill compelling the
adoption of automatic couplings a measure
which woulJ give the Bocrd of Trade power ,
live years from Ita adoption , to compel
British railroads to supply the whole of
their rolling stock with thli device at an
estimated COM of 10,000,000.
Tranxpiirl lirant st MiiKaporc ,
LONDON , March 6. Lloyd's agent at
Singapore anuouncff the arrival there of the
i United State * musport Grant , which sailed
from New York ou January 19 with r -
infoFC a ) nts of troops far the Philippine
lilanda.
DAMAGE BY FLOOD AND STORM
East Tennsssee Devastated by the Hurricane
of Sunday.
FLOOD ALL ALONG THE OHIO RIVER
lei of l.lfo nml Proprrt.v from Ovrr-
llotvlni ; Stri-nin * 'I'llriiiiitti iiit Kon-
tm-Uy nnil Ilic South Situation
nt Clinrli-Moti. . Yn.
LOUISVILLE , ( March 6. The swollen
streams In Kentucky are causing great dam
age , especially to fanners and It Is feared
the worst Is yet to come , as the streams
are still rising. The Kentucky river is ris
ing rapidly and much of the bottom lands
are already Inundated. All the tributary
streams are badly swollen nnd a record-
breaker Is feared.
Besides the damage to property , several
casualties have resulted. J. W. Gordon was
drowned near Frankfort , while trying to
ford Stony creek. William Carter Abshlre ,
near Richmond. Jacob Kwlng at Ewlug sta
tion and Neal Carter , near Albertlni ; . lost
their lives.
At Catlettsburg the government gauge is
fi4'i feet and the river rising slowly. Mer
chants and residents on Front and Center
streets. Catlett's creek , are moving to higher
grounds. The water Is now eighteen Inches
above the danger lino. .Much damage Is re
ported up the Big Sandy river. At Rousott
the river Is 61 feet and still rlslug. It Is
the highest water since 1SG2.
LEXINGTON. March . The tracks of the
Lexington R Kastern railway were washed
away by Sunday's iicods near Jackson , Ky.
News from all over the state Indicates un
precedented rise in waters.
AfUTiiintli of Ilii * Iliirrlrniif.
KNOXVILLK. Tenn. . March 6. The Madl-
sonvllle storm horror Is even greater iban at
first report. The section devastated by he
terrible hurricane of Saturday night has
been visited by thousands tonight. It Is
the universal verdict that never in the his
tory of east Ter.ncs-see has such an event
been known. It swept away a good portion
of the little fity and did much damage to
fine timber land.
The tornado extended twenty miles , com
mencing near Jclllco Junction and extenc-
Ing to a point twelve miles north of Madi
son. It Is believed to have taken every
thing in Us course. It so happened tdat
there were no residences In the storm's
course save those razed at Madlsonvllle and
four small houses dn Nlnaburg. Many barns
wcro destroyed and at least fifty horses ,
mules and cattle killed.
In addition to the Injured furnished last
night tiere Is Dillon Rodgcrs. a jeweler of
Madlsonburg , struck on the head by a fallIng -
Ing brick. His home was almost completely
demolished.
Miss W.illlo . Erwan , who was the most se
riously injured person , cannot recover. Her
condition tonight Is most critical.
Mrs. Horton. wife of the man who was
killed. IB in a serious condition , which Is
attributed to her prostration over the less
of her husband , as well as to her own In
juries. She may recover. A subscription
was started today for the benefit of the suf
ferers.
' "luoil A loner ( III * Ohio.
COLUMBUS. O. , March S. A j'nec'.al to
Uq ) Stale .Tom-ncl from Oalloixjl5 ! , t. ' , , HCS :
The lowlands and a part of the city are
flooded. Many families have been obliged
to move out. The Ohio river overflowed Ita
banks at Point Pleasant and nearly all of
the business portion of the city Is flooded.
Schools arc clewed and all business sus
pended. iMIddleport and Racine are both
getting a muddy bath. River men say the
Ohio Is higher now than It has been since
the memorable flood of 1SS- ) .
PORTSMOUTH , 0. , March 6. The river
ha * swept over the lower part of the city
and residents have lied to higher groi'nd.
The rise last night was rapid and business
men on Front street were alarmed at the
nrosF t' of the Invasion of the cellars.
Heavy rains above are sending down an un-
unusual flood.
PITTSBURG , March fi. The Monongahcl.i
and Allegheny rivers were still rising at 0
o'clock this morning. The marks showed
19H feet of water and the lowlands were
submerged.
CHILL1COTHE. 0. . March 6. The body
of Nathaniel Mitchell , a prominent farmer ,
was found today In Upper Twin creek. He
was drowned while crossing the swollen
stream at the ford.
I CINCINNATI , March 8. Fifty-three feet
I Is the 10 o'clock gauge of the Ohio river
i at this point tonight. This Is beyond all
! expectations warranted by Information at
jhand last night. The rainfall In the limltc'l
section of the Ohio shed south and cast of
the Ohio v.-as greater than anyone expected.
'The ' rise at this point tonight is al.jut three
| Inchet an hour. The Indications huio now
arc tbat there will be fifty-six feet of water
I In the Ohio at Cincinnati by C o'clock to-
! nirrrow.
Reports from above show that the Mcmon-
gahela and Allegheny are stationary. At
llrownvllle and Morgantown , near the head
waters of the Mouongahela , wct-ru the grcac
supply came from to make the flood In that
i divlrlon , the waters arc falling , with sev
enteen feet nt Morgantown and nearly
twenty-three at Brownsville.
WHEELING. W. V. . March Q. The 'Ivor
ut this point Is twenty-eight feet atil rising.
The rise will reach It ? top notch Ti'esday
morning , with thirty to thirty-three feet.
The latter stage will enter a few cellars
and houses on low lying grounds in this
vicinity.
This morning F. Hberle while walking
along the Ctilo river railroad tracks. watchIng -
Ing the rising river , was struck by a pas
senger tra'n ' and killed. The body was
thrown Into the Tlver.
The Ohio river railroad officials have Is
sued an order to discontinue selling tickets
to points below Point Pleasant , where the
flood has reached the tracks.
BETHLEHEM. Pa. . March C. The Beth
lehem Iron company today announced an
Increafe of wapes of 10 per cent affecting
the common laborers , of whom more than
500 are on the pay roll. ,
Sun < - rr in C'linrlo-toii.
CHARLESTON.V. . Va. , March C. Today
the high water receded but slowly and the
largest portion of the city is still under
water. A heavy snow fell this afternoon
and tonitUt and with It came freezing tem
perature.
The mayor with his relief committee has
accomplished wonders ! o providing for the
Hood sufferers , but there will probably be
much suffering on account of the cold
weather. Several hundred families are still
quartered In the state house , city hall , court
house and other buildings. It Is estimated
that the damage to coal property along the
upper Kanawha will amount to over J25-
000. There Is likelihood of distress on ac
count of the growing shortage of coal. The
supply was about exhausted today nnd all
the coal yards are under water.
The city la still euarly half submerged , but
the river 1s steadily falling at the rate of two
inches an hour , having receded about three
feet already. It U estimated that 5.000 poo.
pie have been driven from their homes and
will not be able to return for several , days.
.Suffering from cold has txieli slight and to
day the sun Is shining and the temperature
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Furct-a t for Npbr.isk.i
F.nr an.l W.irnvr. SoutlurK Wtul ! .
Tpiniicrntiirc lit Oninlm ycMrrdnj t
Hour. lira. Hour. lieu
r. n. tn : t t p. in
i n. in u 'j 11. in
7 n. in I U it. i
S n. in. . . . . . t ! ! > in.
1) ) , in I . " l > . in . . .
HI n. in < l It | i. in. . . >
11 n. in. . . . . . - T | i. in. . . t S
1- in I S i > . in. . . 7
II p. in. . . It
Bel : > w zero.
mild. News from the Big Sandy is that It Is
falling nt the headwaters.
All trains on the Big Sandy division of
the Chesapeake & Ohio arc suspended ou
account cf landslides.
BOSTON' , March 6. Tliese advances In
cotton mill wages were announced today :
Cabot cotton mills. Brunswick , Me. , 1,000
hands , restoration to schedule lu effect be
fore January. 1S9S.
York corporation , Saco , Me. , 1,500 hands ,
Increase not stated.
liockdalo and North Bridge , Mass. , COO
hands , 10 per cent.
PlTTSBfRG. March C. The Baker Chain
company nclvnnced the wages of alt em
ployes today from 5 to 10 per cent. The
Increase nITects 200 men.
The strike at the Rhocn Pressed Steel
company la Mill on. An advance of 10 per
cent In wages wan made hy the llrm on Sat
urday , but the men are not satisfied and the
car department is still IJle.
COLLISION ON LAKE SHORE
Trntii Strike * n Switch
nail T o Trainmen Are i
Killed-Other * Hurl. j
DUNKIRK , N. Y. , ' .March C. By the collision - I
lision of passenger train No. 1 on the Lake
Shore railway and a switching engine iti '
the yard * at Weatfleld at 12:10 : o'clock thl.- ,
mornlug , the fireman and engineer of the
passenger train were both killed , both eui i
j gines demolished and a number of passen- |
I gers severely shaken up.
| Following Is a list of the Injured : Gll-
! bert Thompson , Buffalo , engineer light en
gine : James Klrkland , Colllngwood , O. ,
fireman light engine ; S. H. Htibbanl. Toledo ,
baggageman ; Postal Clerks John Tittering-
ton , Cleveland ; L. L. Grlffln. rieveland ;
Asa Perrln , Clyde ; T. H. Mitchell , Wai-
worth. N. Y. : R. S. Wldlcr. Erie ; Passen
gers Henry M. Howey , New York : Frank
| M. Jobson , Philadelphia ; E. A. Foster. Duti-
I kirk ; Henry Turner , passenger engineer ,
| Erie , Pa. ; Fireman Collins of the passenger
! train.
j The train proceeded east four hours late.
j The wreck occurred In the extreme end of
the Westfleld yards. The passenger train
was due , but Engineer Thompson of the
light englno either forgot the fact or was
wrong in his time , for he tried to back his
engine from a sidetrack to the main track.
Just as he touched the frog the passenger
train struck his engine.
The passenger coaches of the train rubbed
against the light engine and passengers In
the sleepers who had re'lrcd were aroused
by the crashing of the timbers as the pos
tal car and combination baggage and buffet
car were being torn by the drivers and connecting -
necting rods of the engine. The postal
car was thrown down a bank and the buffet
car left the track and went half way down.
None of the sleepers touched the engine and
uiuic ut u'lein left lilt. UucU.
COAL STRIKE SITUATION
More Men ( lull Worlc nnd Some
Ton nu Are IIel lit ; Depopulated
Strikers Determined.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. . .March C. The coal
strike is still on with little prospect of an
early termination , although there has been
no sc-rious clash between the opposing iu-
terests. There are about 250 men out at
Russellvllle. All the miners at Huntington -
ton are out , but quiet prevails. At Bonanza
every miner is out and determined to Ktand
by their demands. At Spadra unsuccessful
efforts have -been made to get miners and
| operators together. The report that 100
! ex-convlcta had been brought to Hartshorn
! from Pana. III. , proves to have been mis
leading. There were only forty-eight men
In the crowd. The mines are being worked
partially , but the strikers claim that every
ton of coal produced is costing the company
at leasJ5. .
FORT SMITH , Ark. , March 6. The town
of Wllburton , I. T. , has been almost de
populated. No work has been done in the
I mines there since the strike last Wednesday -
, day and the strikers are leaving town In
j largo nutnbe-rs to eeelt employment In other
, fields. The men are quiet and orderly ana
I no demonstration has been .made.
DENISON , Tex. , .March C. The United
Mine Workers' association hab scattered
! walking delegates at the several mines and
forbade members of the union going to
work. Two small mines , the Samples and
Edwards , shut down today. This has
stiffened the backbone of the strikers. At
' the other mines the situation Is but Ilttl *
I chained , but Is favorable to the strikers.
i Instead of men going to work this morning
I and other mines opening , the situation has
I been reversed and other men have quit
I work. The Katy offclaU say that there Is
i plenty of coal In eight and they do not teem
! at all worried over the situation.
! BACKBONE OF STORM BROKEN
I.eailvllle ( ietH u I.el-l p from lloivlliitr
Illlr/aril Itellef SiipplleM
Tali en Out.
LEADVILLC , Colo. . March C. The weather
here was warm and clear today and the
prediction Is made tbat the backbone of
the storm Is broken. There have been only
four days out of the past fifty-six on which
It has not < been snowing and blowing in the
vicinity of Leadvlllo.
Around Twin Lakes the snow is lx feet
deep on the level and In places for miles
it Is heaped to a height of twenty feet.
Eight miners , loaded with food and
mail , left hero today for Kokomo on snow
shoes. Twenty-two men carried a largo
quantity of provisions from Pandu to Koko
mo , removing the growing fear of famine
In the towns on the two adandoned rall-
rca < U. the South Park an ! thu Blue River
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad id open
throughout and the Midland U open cast of
Leadvllle and Its putting forth ever > effort
possible to open the raad west , so thai coal
and timbers , of which the mines stand Is
need , njuy be brought lu from Newcastle.
ADMITS KILLING HIS FAMILY
John < ; ilherl. Who Murdered Wife.
uud Children tilth Ilaiiunt-r , Con-
fe kc * III * C'rlrne ,
CLAY CENTER. Kan. . March C. ( Special
Telegram. ) JUm Gilbert , suspecied of hav
ing killed his wife and four children fifteen
jniltra south of here , wai caught In Emporia
yesterday. A dispatch was received this
forenoon from Sheriff Conner saying tbat
Gilbert had confessed all to him this morn
ing. Sheriff Cooper I ft for Eraporla Imme
diately to brine Gllbwt back. The district
court convvaed today and a speedy trial and
sentence are expected.
FOUR BALLOTS CAST
Joint Session of Legislature in Evening
Without Result.
'
J , STERLING MORTON GETS ONE VOTE
On Last Ballot Representative Milbourn
Votes for Allen of Furaas.
THREE FRUITLESS EFFORTS TO ADJOURN
Populists Combine with Republicans to Pre
vent Such a Move.
ADJOURNMENT AFTER THE FOURTH BALLOT
Ac ) Inn of I lie .loliil A * ciuhly DurltiK
the Day to Until nil l.ieiilnir
Session Caile i Milne
llnnl Kccllnu.
f'ornlNh . . . . I I
Dnvldxon . . . I
.Marl I ii . I
I. Illl- . |
Morton . 1
AI1CII IK'II'M )
Total . . . .iti : i.-fj iiii mi : us : i'j 11:1 ;
Xce. to litre ! ( Ill 117 . .II < CJ Hi ! S tit :
LINCOLN. Murch 6. ( Special Tel-
sram. ) The withdrawal of Thompson ra < is-'l
the scattering of the votes which ha\
been cast for him. but none of them
went to the leader. Anderson , Hain-
eon and Roche went to Field.
Burns , McCargar , Smith of Saline and Talbot -
bet to Lambertson ; Chlttenden to Weston ,
who also drew Prout and Hlbbert from
Hay ward : Clark and Lane to Reese , who
also received the vote of Thompson cf
Msrrlck. who has been fotlng for Hay ward.
Fisher and -Mann went to Webster , while
Israel remained with Thompson.
There were seventeen absentees , of whom
Helsncr , Dltmar , McCarthy , Rouse. Schaihle ,
Steele and Tucker have voted for Hayward -
ward : Con well for Halner , Detweller for
Webster , Graf ton for Thompson , Jones for
Wefctoti and Dobry , Dunn , I-'arrell , aic-
Crnckcn , Vandegrift and Wright are fusion-
is ts.
Ju.it previous to taking the vote Fleher
moved that after one ballot the session take
a recess to S o'clock this evening. On di-
vl.oa ! th's wtti carried b > . , volc of TU to * ' ' .
The populists and the former Thompson men
all voted tor the motion , while the HaywanI
men and part of the Field supporters voted
against. A division on the question was de
manded by Van Dusen , who voted against
the motion. Beverly , Olrastcd and Burman
voted for the motion.
After the announcement of the senatorial
vote Crow moved that tne session now ad
journ. The chair held this out of order.
Noyes protested against the decision , hold
ing that a motion to adjourn was always In
order. Without taking n further vote Sen
ator Talbot , who was lu the chair , declared
a recess to S o'clock.
Stirs Tp Ill-FceliliK.
After the move made by part of the re
publicans to join the fusionlsts In forcing
en evening session there was a good deal
of dissatisfaction and more 111 feeling was
exhibited than at any time during the con
test. The Hayward men declared that an
unfair move had been made and that tile
would only cement them closer together. At
n hurried meeting held during the noon re
cess they repeated thi-ir expressions of faith
in the Otoe candidate.
During the afternoon there was a feel
ing of uneasiness among- the other candi
dates and they joined In a meeting to dis
cuss the situation. They agreed that t fu
nction was ill-udvlsed and sent a committee
to the Hayward headquarters with the ex
planation that the tie-up with the popullHtP
had been made without consultation with
the candidates and that they wanted lo dis
avow any intention to Interfere with the
evening caucus. They proposed that the
members go to the joint session , cant ono
ballot and then adjourn and go into the
caucus.
This produced n better feeling all around
and It was supposed that the members would
readily fall into tht idea , although there
were a. few of the antl-Hay ward men who
declared that they would go ahead and pro
long the joint fie-SHlon If they could get help
from the fuslonlsts.
Thlrty-iitthth ; llullot.
The first vote cast nt the evening son-
i slon , the thirty-eighth of < ho series , was as
follows :
Allen , 04 ; Hayward , 37 ; Webster. 11.
Lambortson.1 ; Field. S ; Adams , 2 ; Halner ,
1 ; Reese , 3 ; Morton , 1 ; Hampton. 1.
Absent : Detweller , Oration , Smith of
Richardson , Vandegrift. Watson and Dunn
Changes : Dltmar from Hayward to "
Sterling Morton ; Israel from Thompson to
Adamm McCargar from Lambertson to
Thompson ; Talbot from Lambertton to
Wcston.
A motion was made to ndjourn but tbo
noes se-emed the loudest nnd the chair de
cided the motion lost , although there wire
many calls for division. Van Dusen pro
tected that there liail not bean a fair chance
given to obtain a division. The clerk called
the tmmo of ono member , and In the pause
that followed , before any ono voted , Crow
moved to adjourn. The motion wag declare * !
out of order , nnd the roll was called for a
second vote.
On the Ri-cond ballot the only change nag
McCargar back tn Larabertson.
Aftc-r the reaur : bad been announced Mil
ler of Bultalo moved that < the rules be sus
pended and Allen be declared the unani
mous choice. This wts declared out of or.
der amid a storm of laughter.
Prow renewed the motion to adjourn and
on tdiR there wait n demand for roll rail
The fusionlfits all voted against the motion
ami the following republicans voted with
them : Beverly. Burns , Chlttenden , Ander
son , Dltmar. Fisher , Harbison , Israel. Lane
Mann , Rocke , Smith of Saline , Taflxn.
The tnotlcti to adjourn wan loet by a vote
of 60 to 6S.
The third ballot resulted In no change
The absentees were Detwoller , Grafton
SraKh of Rlchardion , Dunn and Vandtgrif :
Jatit n moved to Adjourn and a roll call
was taken on the qimtlon agiln , vita in-
same result at bofoit. except that Durnuu