FHE OMAHA AILY
ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY 3HOHN1KGMAHOII ! IS , 1899 TWELVK PAGES. S1NT.LH COPY jmrH CENTS.
TRAPPED BY FLAMES
Between Ten aod Fifteen Lives Lost in New
York Windsor Hotel Holocaust.
THIRTY OR FORTY PEOPLE HURTORjHJRNED
Spectators of St. Patrick'a Par ,
from All Help ,
GO DOV/N / IN THE RUINS OR LEAP TO DEATH
Tire Defies Checking and Spreads with
Marvelous Rapidity.
HOLIDAY IS CHANGED INTO ONE OF HORROR
Illnne Start * from Accidental
tit I.ne.c. Ciirlnhi ut mi Hour When
TliroiiK" of People Crowd
the. Street * .
NHW YORK. March 17. Flames which
originated from the Igniting of a lace cur
tain > urst forth from the second floor windows
dews of the Windsor hotel , at Forty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue , shortly afler 3
o'clock this afternoon , Just ag the St. Pat
rick's day parade was passing the building
nnd In a few moments they 1iad leaped up
to the roof and enveloped the entire Fifth
nvonuo nnd Forty-seventh street fronts of
the hotel.
Ten minutes Inter the flames were roar
ing through the Interior of tbo holel and nil
escape by means of stairways and elevators
was cut off.
There was the wildest scene of excitement
within nnd without the building. Hundreds
of guests and ) employes were In the hotel
when the fire 'broko ' out and for many of
them escape with safety was Impossible.
1'roTiably from ten to fifteen lives wore
loat within a half hour and thirty or forty
persons were wounded In Jumping from windows
dews and In rushing through Ihe roaring
llamcs In Ihe corridors and on Ihe stairways.
Many who were wounded died later In the
nearby residences nnd at hospitals and
others who made wild leaps to the stone
sidewalks were so badly Injured that Ihey
nro still hovering between llfo and death.
It may bo twenty-four hours or more be
fore the complete list of falalltlcs becomes
known and will bo longer than that before
it can bo definitely ascertained bow many
charred .bodies . are In the mass ot fallen
masonry that marks the spot where the ho
tel stood.
l.lMt of Killed.
THUS. ELIZABETH LELAND , wife of
Warren Leland , burns on side of head ; died
nt Flower hospital.
MISS HELEN LEL/A'ND / ' , daughter of
Warren Leland , Jumped from window ; body
Identified at East Fifty-first street station.
iMKS. AMELIA PADDOCK of Irvlngton ,
N. Y. , jumped from a window ; body at East
Fifty-first street station.
NIANCY ANN KIRK ( Mrs. James S. Kirk ) ,
Chicago , died In Dellcvuo.
MRS. ALICE W. PIUCE , Macon. Ga. , died
nt 19 East Forty-sixth street ; sister of cx-
Governor Price of Georgia.
MISd LAOELLBS GRAttDY , Elizabeth ,
N. C. . died nt East Fifty-first street station.
MRS. ADDIE GIBSON , aged 35 , shock ;
died nt Murray Hill hotel.
ELEANOR LOUISE GOODMAN , aged 17 ,
fractured skull ; died at Bellevuo.
JOHN CONNELLY , hotel employe , turns
nnd Injuries ; died nt Flower hospital.
UNKNOWN WOMAN , middle-aged ,
Jumped from window ; died at Miss Helen
Gould's residence.
UNKNOWN WOMAN , body at East Fifty-
llrst street station.
UNKNOWN M'AN ' , 35 years old , seen to
jump from roof at rear of hotel ; body not
recovered.
UNKNOWN CHILD , thrown from window
l > y mother ; ibody not recovered ,
UNKNOWN WOMAN , mother of the
child , jumped 'from a window ; body not re
covered.
I.lwt oT I n Ju red.
Kate Roachc , burns on face , leg frac
tured.
Polly Noon , hotel employe , burns on tlie
body.
Patrick McNIchols , watchman , burns.
J James McGnlre , truckman , left leg frac
tured , eculp wound.
Dr. Nell Mcriiuttcr , ankle fractured.
Kate Flunnlgan , domestic , burnt on
body.
Nicholas Million , Internal injuries ; seri
ous.
Mehltnblo Henry , probably fatal burns ,
Mrs. Frank R. Wn'.do , burns on body.
Mrs. Catherine Ilalley , IC36 Greenwood
avenue , Chicago , burns on body , not scrl-
OUH ; Roosevelt hospital.
Miss Helen Browcr , thigh broken ; bad
burns on body.
Mrs. Von Spengle , rib fractured ,
Mrs. Catherine Mlsch , burns of face and
Jiiiiids ; suffering from shock.
Mrs. C. P. Wheeler , shock and burns.
Miss Dniothy Wheeler , shock and burns ,
Mrs. William S. Boyce , ehock.
Edward Skcllon , watchman ; burns ; prob
ably fatal.
John Duke , hotel employe , shoulder dis
located.
Wurren F. Lolnnd , proprietor of the
hotel , head cut.
Mrs. Mary Kirk Husklnt ) , Chicago ; hys
terical ; ut Bellevuo.
Nfllllo Thomas , assistant housekeeper ;
shock.
John Clifford , severe scalp wounds.
Kllen Currun , hotel employe ; burns on
liody.
liody.William
William F. Love , cat > hcr ! ; three burns ;
condition serious.
Arthur James , fireman ; scalp wound ,
Mrs , Cure Culhoun , shock.
Mrs , C. C , SlramooB , burns on body.
Mrs , Itoslnn Roacuthal , burns on body.
Unknown woman , 25 year * old , fractured
skull ; leg fractured ; condition critical ; at
Dollovue ,
Unknown man , hands and arms burned.
Thomas MePhcrson , burns on bauds and
body ; nt Bcllovuo.
.Mrs. 15. D. Waterman , burns ; at No. 2
West Forty-B venth street.
iMrs. S. II , Purrlngton , at No. 2 Forty-
Bovontl. slrcct.
Helen AVesterflold , at Dakota flats.
Margaret Lawno , Manhattan hotel.
Mrs. Badcuburg.
Miss Winters , at 7S1 Fifth avenue.
William Illllcr , Roosevelt hospital.
Thomas McCIucky , at Flower hospital ,
Mrs. O. II. Strelncr. at No. 2 West Forty
ecventh street.
Miss Rocenhelm , at Dollovue ,
l.lnt of .M
The following lUt of missing is revised to
12 30 a , m. :
Gladys Thompson , daughter of Eugene
Thompson , West Seventy-first street.
Sadie Belts , daughter of John Belts , West
Scvcnty-llret street.
Annctta L'ptiam , daughter of cx-Scnator
I'pham of Vermont
Miss Catherine Morgan , 4)S Madison
Btn-t.
Mrti. Alfred lo Corda , wife of a stock
broker , having an office In the hotel.
Miss Slcrner Bradley , New York.
Warren Gulna , elevator man at hotel.
Miss Auze. visiting nt hotel.
' .Miss II. Beckhorn MtfNulty , New York-
Miss Catherine 'McCarthy ' , domestic ,
Knto Shen , u domestic.
Kate O'Conncll.
Jamra V'rult.
Mrs. Dcmorasch.
Mrs. James Brand.
Miss Margaret Fuller , niece ot A. M. Ful
ler of Philadelphia.
Miss Troops.
William H. Chapman.
rifi
Mary
Norah
Mary Latiny.
Mrs. James H. Stokes.
Christopher iMullcr.
Mr. McEloy , 75 years of ago , lived at hotel
with his family.
Miss Dora Hoffman and two nieces of Bal
timore.
Eliza Kelly.
Mary Clara.
Bridget Armstrong.
Dr. Kcnnlth E. Kellogg.
Miss Annie Taylor Morgan.
Harry W. Lore.
Mary Angellno.
Mrs. Frederick Mackay.
( liilekly Itedneed to AnheM.
The flames could not ho checked and In
two hours from the time the flro broke out
the cntlro structure 'was In ruins and the
streets on three sides of the building were
strewn wllh dt'brls from fallen walls and
chimneys , while Iho streams of water being
poured on Iho Inlcrlor of the ruins had no
other effect lhan lo fill Ihe air wllh clouds
of scalding slcam , making It Impossible for
anyone to approach near enough to search
for the ibodlos. of those who perished.
The flro was the most spectacular that
could bo Imagined. When It broke out Fifth
avenue was crowded with people watching
the St. Patrick's day parade and every win
dow In the front of the hotel facing Fifth
avenue was filled with spectators.
The day was all that could be desired and
an unusually largo number of people were
on the strccls on that account , a fact which
Interfered not a little wilh the movements
of the firemen and police. As soon as the
flames were discovered shooting from the
windows , that part of the St. Patrick's dtiy
ptocesslan which was near the building
came to a halt and In a few minutes was dis
banded for the police came rushing toward
the fire from every direction , and as far as
they were ahlo cleared the people from the
streets.
Ono alarm after another was turned In
and the first of the fire engines caused a
wild scramble among the spectators as they
rushed along Iho streets and fell Into posi
tion for service.
Wlmlo\v I'nil of Spectator * .
In addition to the regular guests of the
hotel , the windows were crowded liy a largo
number of spoctalors , who had congregated
there to witness the parade.
Soon after the first alarm was given people
ple In the .lower floors of the holel , who
had easy access lo the street and the liar ,
commenced to pour out of the building In
great numbers , but it very soon became ap
parent that a great majority of the occu-
punta of the holel were either panic-
stricken or unable to make their way to
the ground floor. WlndowH were thrown
up on every aide of the building and guests ,
mostly women In all stages of terror , made
their appearance and uttered frantic appeals
for aid from the crowd below. But the
flames gathered about them , they became
more and more tcrrorstrlcken and presently
some of them stood upon the narrow win
dow sills and beckoned to the spectators
that they were about to leap.
The men collected upon the sidewalks
ready to render any assistance they could
and In the meantime some of the women loft
Iho window sills and dropped lo Ihe streets.
In most Instances the efforts to catch them
and break their awful fall were unavailing ,
for they slruck the sidewalk , and In most
cases broken limbs were the result.
As soon as the firemen could get their
scaling ladders into position they climbed
the sides of the building and entered at
every window where thcro was on unfor-
tunatc guest appealing for assistance , and
many cases of heroic rescue were witnessed
by the throng In the streets.
At the corner of Forty-sovenlh slreet and
Fifth avenue , dircclly across from Iho ho
lel. In ( tie home of l.MIss Helen Gould , and
at her direction many of the Injured wore
carried thcro and were treated by physicians
and nurses whom she had sent for. In the
meantime the chief of police had telephoned
to every hospital In the city asking that us-
slfstnnco ho scnl. Ambulances forced Ihelr
way through the crowds ns quickly as pos
sible and the Injured people who had mode
Iho frightful leaps from the hotel windows
were placed In Ihem and removed lo the
hospitals. Several occupanta of the hotel
appeared at the wlndodws of the slxlh and
seventh btorlcs , and oven on Iho roof , and
leaped to the streets from thee points.
Very few of them escaped cither Inatnnt
doalh or Injuries which rcsulled lu tholr
death a short time later.
KiillliiK AVnllM Sprcail Terror.
Ill tbo meantime the entire building was
enveloped lu flames , which ehot out from
every window and formed a plclure whlcn
slruck terror to all tlioso who were wit
nessing It. AVlthln forty-live mlnules afler
the tire broke nut the walls on the Flftn
avenue side showed every Indication of
falling and prccicnlly with an awful crash
they struck the asphalt covering of the
slrcot In front of the hotel and caused the
hundreds of people who were standing
there lo scalier In every direction. This
fall weakened the walls on the Forty-slxlti
and Forty-seventh streel sides and Ihoy fol
lowed a moment later. When the walls
fell the brick and mortar and twisted gird
ers and corrugated iron tilled the streets
on three Bides of the hotol.
The doorsleps and Iron fences In front
of the house on the opposite sldo of the
street from the hotel were wrecked by the
falling walls and tbo amount of debris- piled
in the streets was Komothlng so great thai
travel will bo Impeded for several days.
The northeast wing of the holel continued
to burn for half nn hour after the walls
of the other part of the building fell. Flrn-
men continued lo play streams upon the
flames and also upon all the adjoining
buildings , Including Miss Gould's residence ,
xvhlch boomed In Imminent danger of cutcli-
Ing flro , but the flames wore brought under
control before they could reach any of them.
Thrilling KHCIIIICH.
Tliero were many thrlllllng scenes In the
hotel during the early stages of the fire.
A hallboy discovered the llamcs while he
wus passing along the fourth floor imme
diately over the rooms occupied by Presi
dent McKlnley's brother , Abncr McKlnley ,
and hla family. The boy pulled a chain
attached to the alarm. The chain broke
and 'he ' then cried out an alarm of fire and
van to tlio floor below. Tlicn ho got to tnn
floor above , ran Inlo the American dining
room and gave the alarm to Iho guests
there , Only a few pornoim were In the dinIng -
Ing room ut the time and they escaped. The
boy then rushed down the basement stalr-
( Coutluucd ou Third Page. )
JUST ABOUT READY TO OUIT
Probability that Filipinos Will Sue for Peace
Within Ehort Tim.3.
HOSTILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO END SOON
Ulltclaln Arc Well I'lenneU with Con
dition * In the lilnmlxVnBtiliiK -
toii Ileuliuciit ( "culture * 1. nrte
1'nrty of Inniiricent * .
WASHINGTON , ( March 17. Advices have
been received from Manila which Indicate
that the climax may occur nt any hour.
The officials here are very well pleased with
the condition of affairs , but will not nt
present discuss the details of the dispatches.
The Indications ore that hostlllllea may
end within a very short time. President
McKlnley has been advised.
MnUe Capture.
.MANILA . , March 17. 2 p. m. Company
G of the Washington regiment baa cap
tured 150 additional prisoners near Tagulg
and also seized some ammunition. Most
of t' rebels' arms wore hidden or thrown
Into the river.
The engineers threw n temporary bridge
across the Paslg river for the artillery and
commissary trains.
The Twentieth regiment will return from
the front today.
Hrvlpw of Situation.
THOMASVILLE , Ga. , March 17. The
president has received official advices from
Washington saying that dispatches from
Manila showed a very favorable situation
for the American cause.
HONG KONG , March 17. The following
general vlow of Iho slluntlon Is from a cor
respondent of the Associated Press at Manila
and has evidently not 'been ' subjected to
censorship : The most remarkable feature
of the situation Is the Inability of the
Americana and residents to estimate Iho
numbers , resources and plans of the Fil
ipinos. Prominent generals ttilnk that two
or three disastrous battles will break thotr
spirit and make them sue for terms. A ma
jority of the English and other residents
arc of the opinion that the extermination
of the Tagalos is the only guaranty of
peace , that they can easily bo whipped If
they give hattle , but that they will dodge a
meeting with the Americans in force. Some
people think they will risk battles at Mala-
bon and Paranqua , where they are strongly
entrenched , and that if they are defeated
they will resume bushwhacking as long as
any of Ihem are left.
"United Stales Consul Williams says : "I
don't expect to live to see the end of the
war. "
The rebels shift so much that It Is Im
possible to estimate their numbers.
The correspondent questioned several gen
erals as to the number of the rebels and
the replies ranged from 20,000 to 100,000.
The estimates of the quantity of arms pos
sessed by the rebels are equally uncertain.
The best authorities say 30,000. Largo sec
tions of the armed natives are Ignorant of
the use of their weapons.
The country beyond Ihe American lines Is
rice fields , cane and brush. The rebels are
familiar with every Inch of It. and It af
fords fine hiding places. The residents say
the Tagalos are unanimously rebels , and
they predict the Americans will be resisted
at Mlndoro and Mindanao and thit they will
bo obliged to subdue them.
.VRalnnlilo'n Support.
The extent of the support which the other
Luzon tribes are giving Agulnaldo is a
mystery. It is known that several regi
ments' were under arms , but the majority
of them are supposed to be Jealous of the
Tngalos , who are reported to be treating
the other tribes In the fashion of the Span
iards , dominating Iho island and holding all
the offices.
Heports from Iho rebels are to the effect
that the recent tacllcs of Iho Americans in
rellrlng to their established lines after pur
suing , makes the rebels think they are win
ning victories.
Their character Is so deceptive that tha
residents of Manila nro Ignorant as to
whether their servants sympathize with the
rebels or not. It Is known that a rebel or
ganization exists in the city and the ovl-
donco Is growing that thcro Is a wide
spread plot to assassinate the Americana ,
the signal being the commencement of hos
tilities. The servants were Instrucled to kill
their employers , but they were terrorized
by the vengeance dealt out to offenders and
they weakened. Every Tagalo would have
cut his employer's throat If ho dared , or at
least this is n current saying.
The faithlessness of the natives Is Illus
trated by the action of the commissioners
who come here to offer the allegiance of
the Island of Negro * . It Is now known
that they were In friendly communication
with Agulnaldo while here.
The rebels have been rcsupplled with am
munition and smokeless powder.
Nearly every house here displays a for
eign flag for protection , whether It is en
titled to It or not. All flags except the
Spanish flag , nro seen. From the native.
huts hang whlto towels or shirts. The na
tives working In the fields plant a whlto
flag on a bumboo , as a protection against
being mistaken for active rebels. Every
hut between the city and the American line
Is a heap of nshes.
IleNlileiifn .Suffer.
The residents are the chief sufferers from
the present state of affairs. Food com
modities have doubled and trebled In prices
and many lines of business are at a stand
still. After 7 o'clock In the evening a
deathlike silence prevails In the city , ex
cept for Iho footsteps of the sentries or
their challenges as an occasional civilian
Is halted. Each sentry culls upon the passIng -
Ing civilians to explain their bushier. The
shutlers nro all closed for fear of shoot
ings occurlng In the streets , and the
theaters , restaurants and stores are also
closed. Uniformed Spanish officers In the
public placee sneenagly Kay : "It would bo
different If wo were In control. "
As an Instance of 'tho nervous tension
prevailing , It Is cited that when the sun
set gun was fired on Sunday a whole regi
ment encamped at Luncta Jumped for Its
arms as If at word of command.
About 300 new saloons have been opened
here slnco the American occupation , with the
result that many drunken soldiers are to be
seen in the streets. The ofllcers , however ,
say the conduct of the soldiers Is better
than that of any other nation's under similar
circumstances.
The chief topic of conversation at pres
ent Is the delay In assigning Major General
Lawton to a command. Kvcrybody expected
that he was to take command of the troops ,
and he Is eager to get to work , but ho haa
been a spectator of all the week's fighting
and his staff and 10-year-old son have been
exposed to the hottest fire. There Is an
Impression that Japanese firms are supplying
the rebels with arms. The Japanese papers
are urging Japanese mediation.
I.luht Iliilterlri , for OflH.
WASHINGTON. March 17. The War de
partment has ordered sent to General Otia
three light batteries and a tulf dozen Hatch
IcUs guns to bo used as mountain batteries ,
The general cabled last evening for these ,
faylne thn' Bcventy-two hordes should ac
company the three 'btittcrlofl. These bat-
lories are nncdod where ll Is Impossible
to move the heavier artlllgry now In the
Philippines. The Hotchkl * guns cnn be
mounted on mules , which c < tn bo secured In
.Manila and taken through fthe paths nn < l
over mountains where It us Impossible to
move heavy armament.
LIST OFTALLEN SOLDIERS
Coit to the Twuntlefli In fun try of
Itn Kvciirxloii A loin ; Hie
I'liMlu ; lllvcr.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Under even
date General Otis at Manila reports the fol
lowing casualties :
I'lr.tt 31oiitiinii ,
Killed. March 15 , nt Caloocan :
PRIVATE HFA'RY C. BEECHBR , Com
pany A ,
Twentieth Infantry.
Killed :
PRIVATE CKARLES FAHNOFF , Com
pany L.
CORPORAL OLE JOHNSON , Company C.
PRIVATE JAMES M'AVOY , Company L.
Wounded :
Corporal James C. Tinkler , Company C ,
lorcarin ; severe.
Private Oscar C. Klnney , Company C ,
'orearm ; severe.
Private Mike Kelley , Company C , leg ;
slight.
Private Edward Brady , Company C , arm ;
moderate.
Private William Ealy. Company F ,
shoulder ; moderate.
Private Thomas Fllleyj Company F ,
shoulder ; slight. '
Private Thomas Varler. Company G ,
shoulder ; slight. {
Private Virgil H. Mahan , Company L ,
shoulder ; severe. J
Private John Orlfllths , Company L , fore-
tiead ; moderate.
Prlvalo George McFarlanc , Company L ,
chest ; severe.
Private William Lnyfeylh , Company ! ,
lilp ; severe.
Sergeant William D. Check , Company L ,
foot ; moderate.
Corporal S. S. Householder , Company F ,
bruise , forehead.
Private Ralph E. Truman , chest ; moderate
Private Thomas H. Rogers , Company L ,
side ; severe.
Klrnt Colorado.
Wounded near Marlqulna :
Major Charles Anderson , ankle ; slight.
Corporal Charles W. Haskell , Company L ,
thigh ; moderate.
Private Edward R. Pynchon , Company K ,
back ; moderate.
DI2.SI2IITS AX1 > JOINH IXSUUOKXTS.
California Volunteer Turiin Traitor
and MeetH .Tnnt l"/lte. /
SA'N ' FRANCISCO , .March 17. The follow
ing mall advices from 'Manila ' have been re
ceived 'by ' the Associated Press , dated Feb
ruary 13 :
The stlrrrlng events of the last week have
followed each other In such ranld succes
sion that It Is a difficult matter to arrancy
them chronologically , much loss relate them
In detail. The number of troops engaged
and the amount of torrltorlty covered by
the American forces as they have swept
everything before them since the outbreak
of hostilities with the rebellious natives add
to the difficulty very materially.
That trouble with 'Agulnaldo'B forces encamped -
camped outside tha cltvj 'M Imminent and
Inevitable and been apparent , ever since the
rebel leader Issued his proclamation de
manding independence , but the American au
thorities had averted It so often by Iho ex
ercise of such rare dltcrstlon and patience
that until tlio first blood had been shed no
one believed that It hafl really come and
that the hreach was Irreparable.
On the fatal day of the 4th of February
there had been rumors of tbo receipt by
Aguinaldo of messages from his Washing
ton representative , counseling action im-
modlalely if ho desired lo avert Ihe ratfflca-
llon of the peace treaty , but no ono paid
much attention to thorn , slnco It was known
that only forly-eight hours remained before
the senate would act. Other rumors and
the sudden disappearance of native servants
about Iho same tlmo were also received In
differently , but no alarm was created thereby
and there was Iho usual Saturday night
bustle In the city up to the tlmo the stores
closed. The slory of the outbreak and sub
sequent fighting has boon covered by cable.
The American , a dally paper published
hero , says :
Ex-Corporal John W. Hayes of Company
D , First California volunteers , n traitor and
deserter , has found his Just end. His body
now lies In a trench dug to bury the enemies
of his country who fell In battle , with no
slab at his head , his name forever hated by
his own regiment. Hayes came with his
regiment to Manila. Last October ho mar
ried a Filipino and two days later deserted
to the Insurgents' lino. This wan the Ust
his regiment heard or cared to hear about
him until yesterday , when burying Ihe dead
Insurgents , Ihey come across his dead body
riddled with bullets , wllh the clothes of a
first llculenant of the Insurgents ,
The fate of Dr. Harry Youiiff , surgeon of
the Utah battery , who was murdered by the
Filipinos , caused Intense nnser amoiic the
American troops and but for the efforts of
cool-headod ofllcers some of the captured
Insurgei.ts would have fared badly. Dr.
Young In some way got beyond the lines
near the water works and was captured by
Ihe InsurgentH. They slripped off his clothes
and cut him and his horse In a frightful
manner. The body wus recovered and will
bo sent to the United States.
FORMING A MOSQUITO FLEET
Xiinilirr or Mulil Drufl lloiifN tn He
Sent to l'lillliilneN | | for I'o-
llee Duty.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The Navy de
partment Is taking steps toward the forma
tion of a mosquito fleet for the rhlllpplnco.
The conditions now prevailing In Luzon In
dicate that for a long tlmo It will he ni-ccs-
ary to maintain n strict police of the
coast and Inland tvateiM. For iho Inland
work , especially , the government will need
Eonio very light draft boats. For this work
the big ocean tugs that formed the
mosquito fleet that operated around Cuba
during the blockade and
of which the gov-
CTnmcnt has a number , are now being
looked over with n view to just this service.
Some of them are on the Pacific coast.
The department has figured out a coasting
voyage lhat will toke them up the Alaskan
coast , coaling at Sltka , Unalaska , Cook's
Inlet , and so down through tbo Aluotlan
Islands to Hakodota , the northern point ol
Japan. Thcnco they can make the run
across the China sea down to Hong Kong
and thence to the Philippines. It ulll bo
about a two months' voyage , but ono that
can be mode safely. Spain had a largo
fleet of the Email gunboats and torpedo
gunboats , admirably suited for this work In
tbo Philippines , but has recently gold thir
teen of thorn at Hong Kong. U is possible
some of these vessels may bo repurchased
by the government In case they aru In good
condition and can bo had for a reasonable
sum. The tugg destined for Philippine
service will be armed with an abundance
of machine guns and with heavier rapid-fire
guua up to U or 12 pounders.
LAST ACT IN WAR DRAMA
Qncen Eogcnt Affixes Signature to the
Treaty of Peace.
NEXT STEP IS EXCHANGE OF RATIFICATIONS
Tills Ceremony t"iniilly
Jlere I'"oriimllty , lint Imiiortmiee
of lrei' < MlltiK UviMitH I.etiiN
liilerent to Oi'eimlon.
MADRID , March 17. The queen repent
lias signed the treaty of peace tictwcon
Spain and tlio United Slates.
The signed treaty of peace will be for
warded to the French ambassador at Wash
ington , M. Jules Cainbon , for exchange with
the ono signed by President MeKlnlry. No
decree on the subject , will bo published In
the Olflclat Gazette.
WASHINGTON. March 17. In the nhsenco
of any direct diplomatic communlcntlnn be
tween the VnlU'd States nnil Spain. Soere-
tary Hny expects to receive hl3 llrst formul
notice of the ratification of the peace treaty
liy the tjileen resent through the medltun
of the French embassy hero.
The next step must be taken liy Ppaln ;
that IR , It must name Its special envoy and
notify the United States government of the
probable date upon which ho will present
himself In Washington with the exchange
copy of the treaty of peaco. Although In
most Instances little more than a perfunc
tory ceremony , In the case of the exchange
of ratifications of this treaty the details will
bo of moru than ordinary Interest , for the
occasion will bo historical.
The draft of the treaty of peace between
Spain and the I'nltod Stales was signed In
Paris on December 10 , 1SS. ! ) It was ap
proved by the United States senate by a
vote of 57 lo 27 on February fi and was
signed by the president on February 10.
The first news of the signature of the
peace treaty by the queen regent of Spain
was conveyed to Secretary Hay and the
olllclals of the administration through tin-
exclusive bulletin of the Associated Press.
The secretary was naturally gratified at tlie
action , which ho had expected would fol
low the course of the Cortes. The action
makes It possible to exchange the ratin-
cnllons and thus complete this treaty within
the time set by the treaty Itself us the
maximum.
The protocol was signed August 13 , last
nt the wlilto hotiso by the president and
Ambassador Cambon. December 10 the
treaty was signed at Paris by the commis
sioners. February G It was ratified by the
United Stales senale after a memorable
struggle , February 10 the president gave It
its signature and today , seven months ana
four days after the signing of the proto
col , the Spanish queen regent gave her for
mal assent and signature.
( "million falls on Hny.
Official news of the action at Madrid was
not conveyed to the Stale deparlmunt before
Ihe close of the department for the day.
At. Cambou called at the department about
ten minutes to 4. and In the absence of Sec
retary Hny called upon Assistant Secre
tary Hill. lie toM the latter that lie be
lieved the treaty had been signed. It now
seems possible that to the ambassador will
be confided the closing up of the task when
he set about woven months ago of bringing
two nation * , then at war , to a state of
peuce. Usually the rule IK for a nation
situated as Is Spain to send n special en
voy ciiargcd with the duty of , exchanging
the ratifications.
In this case the wish of the United States
government will bo consulted and there is
Htllo doubt , In view of the kindly regard
entertained for the ambassador by the
president , that he will elect to have M.
Cnmbon to act for the last time as the
reprcseutallvo of the Spanish government
and make the exchange. A good reason
also for accepting again the ambassador' *
offices In Ihis last funcllon would bo the
saving of time. It Is presumed that the
Spanish government is desirous to hasten
the complete reslorallon of peace and Ihls
government is certainly equally anxious , so
that If time can bo saved by accepting the j
services of the ambassador here Instead of
awaiting the selection and coming of ono
from Madrid that course is likely to be
pursued.
StlltllN Of SlIlllllNll I'rlHOIierM.
The signing of thn treaty cannot In any
manner affect the status of the Spanish pris
oners In the hands of Agulnaldo , for Iho
Unlled States government is doing all that
It can to sauro their release. Still it Is
apprehended that the Spalnsh government ,
being able to address Itself directly to the
United States government ns soon as the j I
ratlficallons are exchanged , will not neglect i
to press the matter upon the attention of
the State department and perhaps will so
licit authority to assume direct negotlallons 1
wllh Ihe Insurgents looking to the release
of the Imprisoned. It is , however , hoped
that It may bo unnecessary to decline such
a request , for by lliat time Iho Insurrec
tion may have been quelled. If the Span
ish government should Insist , however ,
some disagreeable questions may be raised ,
involving the formal recognition of the In
surgents by Spain , In which case , perhaps ,
it might claim the right to deal directly
with Agulnaldo.
Contrary to an expectation that nocmed
to have obtained In some quarters the sig
nature of the treaty does not Involve the
Immediate discharge of all Iho volunteer
soldiers. It was stated positively at the
State department Hint legally the treaty
does not go Into effect until the ratifications
have boon exchanged , and It will further
bo necessary for the president to proclaim
II before the people of the United States ,
Including the soldiers , before it can bo
known ofllclally lhat the war is over.
Tnule UeliifloiiN to He l.oole l After ,
In all other aspects , however , the State
department will treat the war as nt an end.
It Is believed hero that the new Spanish
mlnlhtor will cnino prepared Immediately
after making the ratification to instigate-
treaty for trade , commerce and amity , the.
old treaty having been nullified by the out
break of war. and ( here being nothing in
the way of a formal convention to pro
tect trade between the United States and i
Spain. Also , ono of the llrst duties of the
olllclals In the War department , who nro
charged with the administration of the cus
toms affairs of the Insular possessions of
the United States , would bo to proscribe
regulations to glvo effect to the pledge of
the United Stated to afford Spanish com
merce with the Philippines and the West
Indies favored treatment.
IlniiKfi ! fur Killing S Inelienln.
POUT AKTIIim , Onl. , March 17. Oliver
Prevoat wa's hangcxl this morning. The drop
fell nt 8 o'clock.
Prevost was executed for the murder of
two French swlneherdora named Carrie and
Hclvln. on February 10 , 1SU7. The evidence
was largely circumstantial. The principal
wltncisB against Prevost was Hobannu
( lauthler , a married woman , -wHo at Iho
time of the tragedy was living with Vrevoat.
In his defense Provost swore the woman
pr isonpi ! the two men Uecauso the ) > ! ea
of insanity was persistently urged , the
minister of Jusllre appointed a comml"l"n
to visit Prevost and examine him. The
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature nt Oinnlin yeMerilnj I
commission reported that ho was In pos
session of his faculties and was morally
responsible for his crime.
FRENCH ARMS UNPREPARED
MlnUter of Marine l.oelirojMtnrtlen
riiiuiilior of Deputies Mltli
Certain Kneln.
PARIS , March 17. In the Chamber of
Deputies today , during the debate tin tlio
naval estimates , M. Lockroy , minister of
marine , sketched the government program
and gave n curious Insight Into ido tinprc-
paredtii'SB of the navy during the recent
Anglo-French crisis. M. Lockroy ald ho
regarded the protection of the marltlmo
frontier quite ns Important as the defense
of the Vlsgos frontier and that while.
Franco desired peace and would earnestly
slrlvo to preserve It , n pining navy must
bo lu readiness to repel aggression.
The minister of marlno then proceeded
to reveal n number of startling facts re
lating to Iho condition of the French ar
senals at the critical Juncture In the rela
tions between Franco and Great Britain
some months ago. Ho quoted from ttu >
much talked of letter written by General
Desbordes last year , declaring that "not
one of our naval bases IB able to fulllll the
functions tor which It was established or
capable of making a defense to save Uie
honor of French arms. "
"Today , however , " the minister declared ,
"our coast defenses are so much Improved
that wo can epoak of the conditions of nine
months ago ns of the distant past. Ttio dllll-
culty nt that tlmo was an almost absolute
lack of men. At our principal ports only
one lhlrd of the batteries could be manned
on thu first day of the mobilization and
most of fho shells had no fuses. "
M. Lockroy declared that ho would never
hold back the Iruth from the chamber.
"Tlioso facts , " he continued , "havo been
obtained after painful Inquiries , but there
are men bclilnd the guns everywhere
now. "
France , he went on to assert , must prepare -
pare for the future as well as for Iho pres
ent and all Its financial resources had been
economically employed lo this cud. Ho
spoke In high terms of the personnel ot
the French navy , praising the courage nna
loyally of Iho men , nnd advocated Ihe Ger
man system of forbidding all foreigners on
war ships.
lilliernlN Klect a Member.
LONDON , March 17. In the election yes
terday in the north division of Norfolk for
a successor in Parliament to H. H. Cozens-
Hardy , recently made Judge , the liberals
were victorious. The result In detail was :
Sir Bramplon Guerdon , liberal , 4,775 ; Sir
Kenneth Kemp , conservative , 3,610. Mr.
Cozens-'Hardy ' was a homo ruler.
PRINCESS KAIULANI IS DEAD
Meee. of l.illuokiilnnl Will Hecelve
Dnrtnl MOUOIN Unc to Un-
ivnlliui Itoyalty.
HONOLULU , March 10. ( Via San Fran
cisco , March 17. ) Princess Kalulanl died
March G of Inflammatory rheumatism , con-
Iracled several weeks ago while on a visit
to the Island of Hawaii. She was the daugh
ter of Princess Miriam Llkellke , a member
ot the Hawaiian royal family , nnd A. S.
Cleg-horn , an Englishman , and was born
In 1875. In 1891 Kalulanl was proclaimed
heir-apparent by Lllliioknlani , who was then
on the throne of Hawaii.
The funeral of the dead princess will oc
cur on Sunday , March 12. from the old na
tive church and will be under the direction
of the government. The ceremonies will
be on a scale befitting the rank or the young
princess. The body Is lying In state at
Anlashau , the princess' old home. Thou
sands of people , 'both ' native and white , have
gone out to the place and Iho whole town
Is In mourning. Flags on the government
buildings are at half-mast , us are those nil
the residences of the foreign consuls.
Bishop Willis of the Church of England will
conduct Iho funeral services.
All the Chinese in quarantine whoso per
mits from the old Hawaiian government HP-
in good form will bo allowed to land In
Honolulu without delay. This Is the final
decision ot the matter by the Treasury de
partment at Washington received In a short
dispatch by Special Agent Brown by the
Pokln. The dispatch requests that the de-
clslon bo submitted to the Hawaiian govern
ment nt once for its guidance.
Agent Brown's dispatch Is short nnd to
the point. The Instrucllons mean that all
Chinese holding permits from tlio Hawaiian
government Issued up to Iho tlmo of Mr.
Brown's arrival here may come In. An
nexation nnd the llng-ralplng on August 12
are Ignored In dealing with the matter. AH
no permits of any kind were IFHIIPI ) after
the arrival of Mr. Drown the Hltuat'lon Is
that all Chinese who have loft ( his country
with regular or1 even conditional permits
may come back.
FOR ALASKA EXPLORATION
Tivo I'.xpriimoiiN flnlereil Vortli lo
Copper Itlter nnil TooU'M Inlet
liyViir lleiiurtnient.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Acting Secre
tary of War 'Mclklojohn toiluy lasued orders
for n military exploration of Alaska , one
expedition to work In the Oppcr river re
gion and another about Cook's Inlet. Both
are to carry full supplies to November 30
and have authority to employ Indian natives
as guides. '
The former expedition , consisting of Cup-
tain Abercrombln , Second United States In-
fantry. commanding ; ono noting assistant
piirgoon. ono hospital steward , ono commls-
sary sergeant , two commissioned officers
nnd eight privates rf Infantry , including two
] rooks , will arrlvo at Valdez , on Prliieo Wil
liam sound , Alaska , about the l.'illi proximo
and open up u military rend to Cupper Cen
ter and thcnco l y the moat dlrert route to
Eagle City. Captain Abcrcromblo Is di
rected to make local Una at Valdez. Copper
Center , the crossing of the Upper Capper
and the Tanona , the head of Forty Mile
creek and other proper points for military
'
reservations.
The personnel of the Cook's Inlet expedi
tion Is : Captain Edward F. Gleen. Twenty-
fifth Infantry , commanding ; Captain Charles
P. Elliot , U. S. A. , rollred ; Flrsl Lieutenant
H. G. Leonard , Fourteenth Infantry : First
Lieutenant L. ( } . Cartnoy , Fourteenth In
fantry ; one acting assistant surgeon , ono
commissary sergeant. Sergeant William
Yunert of the Eighth cavalry.
Veiv XeliriiNliii I'OHtmiiNlerN ,
WASHINGTON. March 17. ( Special Tele
gram.I The following NfbiuBka p' ' tma tcrs
have been appointed Freilcrii U W Taylor ut
Bocne. Iloono county , vlro H Mum kk
removed , ami Ed P JnroVion at Sa'-ranu-ifo '
f Phclps county yii-o J E Ycnnlllion , < icad
PmfniYTP TIf\T 1AP P * P
COMBINE HOLDS 1'ASi '
Another Test of Its Cohesive Powers Comes
on Approving the Journal.
CLARK RULES OUT SIFTING COMMITTEE
Sturgess Appeals from Decision of the Ohnir
and it is Not Upheld ,
k _ , _
ua-m-t-a
MILLER TALKS HIS OWN BILL TO DEATH
Was Going Through Without Notice Until
Ho Insisted on Talking.
EXPOSES REAL NATURE OF MEASURE
Proposed to Shut OIT Prosperity Sln-
tlvtlon liy t'liitnuliiK I.IMV H.'Kiirit-
Inn Compilation or Mortmitto
StntlNtlen liy County flerl.N.
LINCOLN , March 17. ( Special. ) The
light thai came up this morning over the
adoption of the Journal of yesterday ap
parently turned on the construction of Iho
rules of the house , bill Inasmuch as ll In
volved the legality of the Rifling commlllca
appointed yesterday. It was decided by u
strictly 'partisan ' vote along the new po
litical lines established In the house. la
making thu Issue the rules UioniHolvcii re
ceived very llttlo serious consideration. It
was evident thai Ihe republican mcmbura
had a hope lhat the fUHloulsts had rcpcntod
their action of yesterday and would aid In
rejecting the combination sifting commit
tee. This hope was turned Into disappoint
ment , as ovovy member of Iho now combina
tion remained firm.
The ruling of the chair was that the vota
oi yesterday In appointing the Hitting com
mittee was Insuillelent , as it took a ma-
Joilty of all members elected to change or
suspend any of the standing mips. During
the progress ot the debate on the matter
Iho following rule was cited :
M. No standing rule or order of the IIOUPO
shall bo rescinded , changed or suspended ,
except by n vote of sit least a majority of
the mcmbera elected ; nor shall the order nt
business , us established by the rules of tin ;
house , be postponed or changed , except by
a vote of at least a majority of the mcmbera
elected.
In making his ruling Speaker Clark also
cited rule 45 , which says In regard lo bills :
"And If not ordered lo bo engrossed for n
Ihlrd reading on tlio day of Its 'being ' re
ported It shall bo placed on the general fllo
on the speaker's table , to betaken up In
Its order. " The chair held that this belnu
the regular order of bills on their way
through the house a motion to appoint a
sifting committee , whose duty and power
would bo to advance bills out of their order ,
was lu reality a motlcn lo amend Iho reg
ular rules and must receive at least flfty-
ono voles. This decision of the chair was
overruled when the appeal was taken on
motion by Sturgess of Douglas. It was ( ho
first appeal from the decision of the chair
during the present session ,
.Miller MalceN a 'MlmtiiUe.
The senate was proceeding nicely in the
transaction of business this morning until
S. F. C3 was reached In committee of the
whole. Thai bill , Ihough but of few lines
length , occupied one hour ot the senate's
time.
S. F. C3 was introduced by Miller of Buf
falo. It had been recommended for pas
sage by the committee on counties and
county boundaries , of which Senator Van
DiiBeii Is chairman. AVhen the bill waa
reached for consideration In committee of
the whole this morning , however , the sen
ator from Hulfalo Insisted upon making a
speech concerning It and It ended In the
killing of his bill.
Senator 'Miller ' Inslsled lhat the present
law Is misleading. He favored Ihe passage
of his measure repealing thn present net
that requires county clerks to annually
make statements of the mortgage debt of
each county , tin ; figures compiled to show
how ninny mortgages have been paid'and
discharged of record , how many now mort
gages have been filed and the net increase
or decrease In the mortgage debt of tbo
counly. The senator said that the law
should bo repealed because It did not show
the conditions us Ihey actually existed. Ho
asserted many mortgage debts were wiped
out by mortgage foreclosure or by surren
der of the property to the mortgagee or
by renewal of Iho mortgage , while In these
compilations they all went In as "cash
transactions. "
During the course of his talk It bccama
evident to the republicans that the main
object the senator had In Iho repeal of Uio
law wan to abolish the giving out of thn
real figures concerning llfo rclurn of pron-
pcrlty to Iho state , HS shown In the vari
ous counties by the largo reduction of the
mortgage debt In the lusl two years. The
figures compiled by the county clerks bad
become too much of u "campaign docu
ment" for Iho republicans as evidencing
Iho prosperous lurn affairs had luken In
the stale since the elecllon of President Mc
Klnley. The discovery caused the discus
sion to turn into a purllnan dobule , which
( > omo of the fusion membcru regretled , us
Ihey mild they were reully opposed lo re
pealing the law.
The republicans Insisted on letting th
nation know that prosperity had returned
to our Btato. Senator Noyon mild the re
publican party was not ono that fed on
the WOCB of the people , but belloved In
Iho enactment of laws that would mimt
greatly enhance the welfare of the people.
Thn motion to Indefinitely pPHtpnno Ihn
bill prevailed , Senators Howard and Smith
voting with the republicans and several fu-
slonlslH not voting ul all.
' 'I would like to know why Iho committee -
too recommended Ihls bill for passage and
then voted agnliiBt It ? " nuked Bcnutor Mil
ler after the vote had been announced. Ills
cjucry received no reply.
HOI'TI.M' HIHIMJSS til' SnXATR.
l.iirK Amount of HiixIneMM Dlmiimeil Ol
llefiiNeN to Ailjoiirn Over Siltiiriln ) .
LINCOLN , March 17. ( Special. ) When
the senate convetifd this morning standing
committees reported upon bills as followa :
8. F. 3"U to puss , S. F. 8-10 without recom
mendation , S. F. 328 to general fllo. 8. F.
353 to pass , II. H. D2 to general file and
H. U. 201 to pass.
II. H. 2(11 ( , which has been recommended
lo liana by the committee on university un I
normal schools , Is the ono appropriating the
Hum of $35,000 to build n chapel and library
building at the I'urii Normal school ,
The following hills were panuod : S. V.
JDO. 10 , 250 , 22U and II. n. 15C.
S. F. 100 , by Van Uusen , provides that
county beards shall annually , at their Jan
uary meeting , destroy the Hat of names of
Jurors not yet withdrawn from said Jury
Hat , and prepare another list In tbo manner
provided by law.
S F. 10 U u concurrent resolution to tuili-
mit a ccnsiltutloiiul umi'iulmcnt to the voter
erof iho state which provides that a tm ,
( tiirdu ma , ) ' my cf all cle-loro canting llic.r .
voii'3 ( or or ugaiaal timcudmruis to our