The Omaha Daily Bee. J5STAJ3LISILED JTJaOil 1J, 3871. OMAHA, SATUKDAT MOJtXIiNC., JAKUA1?Y 12, 1001TWJiIiVJ3 PAGES. SINGLE VOVY FIVE CENTS. OVER FOR TWO DAYS Republican Oancus Cannot Eo Held Beforo Monday Evening Nok, ROSLWATER IS NOT BLOCKING THE WAY Agreed to Every Point Propoied by Hinihaw Save tho Fifty Votes. WILLING TO STAND BY TWO-THIRDS Forty-Eight to Control and Men to Be Named Simultaneously. THOMPSON MEN WORKING FOR A CINCH Wnnt Ihc Control Given to Korty Thrce. anil tin- Cnmllilnleii to He .Vninnl Olio nt u Time In .liilnt Convention. LINCOLN, Jan. 11. (Special Telegram.) Tho early departure of members of tho lcglHluturo for their homes today left thn senatorial situation quiet ami uneventful, but It Is tho general belief that tho calm was only u forerunner of tho approaching Mo rin. Another unsuccessful attempt to hold a preliminary Joint caucus was mad.) by tho friends of Thompson this after noon and, as only twcnty-olght members responded to tho call, ono less than ctt teuded it similar meeting last night, It was agreed tti meet aRaln on Monday evening. Until branches of tho legislature adjourned nt noon until Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock nml a majority of the members left Imme diately for their homes. To those who understand tho relations existing between Mr. Uosowater nnd the Lincoln Journal tho falsu statement In thai newspaper this morning, charging him with attempting to block all plans for a sena torial caucus, needed no explanation Thoi.o who havo watched tho dovolopmentu of tho senatorial contest aro awaro that Mr. Hoscwaler wa,s tho first eandldato to make a movo for a senatorial caucus ami that the eonferonco of candidates was held at his Invitation. Ho agreed concerning the conditions proposed with flvo of tho six persons present. Work nf TIioihiimiih'n I'rlcinl". After the meeting tho (rlouds of Thomp non got out n paper calling for a ruling caucus voto of forty-three Instead ot forty live, as agreed on, nud with sixty to bo In tho caucus Instoad of aixty-sovon, although slxty-aeven Is required for the caucus This paper was circulated under falso colors by men who attempted to Iraposo upon the members. There was u wide dlvcrgcnco of opinion relative to tho process or method to bo used nt tho caucus. Judgo Lotton, reprc renting Mr. Hiuslmw, presented a memor andum of tho conditions on which Mr. Hin shaw would enter the caucus. It demanded, 'uret. that tho' caucus consist ut not lose than sixty-seven members: second, that voting bo hy open ballot; third, that not leBs than llfty bo required to nomtnato, and fourth. Ihat each mombor voto for two senators at n time and that no nomination bo binding until two candidates recolvo tho rooulred vote. Mr. Rosewator at that meeting declined to agree to fifty, but was willing to go sh high as forty-eight, or two-thirds of tho whole number, and agreed to all other propositions submitted In tho Interests of HlnBhaw. On tho other side. Melklejohn ncrccd with Thompson, who wanted only ono man balloted for nt a time. Tho at tltudo assumed by these men confirmed the prevailing Impression that thoro was a tlc un between Thompson nnd Melklejohn, by which tho latter was to lay down in the Interests of Thompson who, If successful, ivas to line his Influence as senator to elect Melklejohn. Won III lip nit Knny Cinch. "With two senators to be elected the de mand for n double ballot and a higher ratio was not out of place," said n republican today. "It will bo remembered that two veins ago a vote of llfty was required to nominate and this year, with a chanco for a combination between two candidates, tho ratio of llfty was not too high. Nobody blames Thompson for wanting to be elected first, even though forced to tako tho short term, for oneo nominated ho. could die' tato tho nomination of his colleague. Tho whole thing Is u very adroit scheme on Mr. Thompson's part. "There Is another feature to bo con Bldeied In this connection, if Thompson or any other man is elected llrst ho could readily maneuver to havo a cat and dog fight for tho scnatorshlp that would not terminate beforo tho legislature adjourned leaving him the only Nebraska senator, with all the patronage at his disposal. " Precedent AitnliiNt Them, On the other hand, the contention of tho Mclklojohn-Thompson contingent Is that It Is unfair for candidates to prescribe rules for a caucus. Precedent Is against this. In every Instauco whero tliero has been a contest the candidates have agreed on tho conditions of tho caucus and It has been so everywhere. Ono feature of tho last few hours of tho ccntest has been tho marked activity of federal officeholders and boodle, lobbyists, who act ns go-betweens, pulling and tug glng at memborH and dragging them off to prlvato houses and other retreats. OBJECTS TO PAYING OLD DEBT Wont Vlritlulu Scniitor Horn ut Want Til nt State ti Aunic Ylrulnlii'n Aiite-lleltiini Ohlluiillon. CHARLESTON, W. Vu., Jan. II. In tho senate today Mr. Campbell of Jefferson In trodtii'cd n resolution declaring that the crcscnt legislature bhould take vo steps toward paying part at the Virginia ante rebelllou debt. A strong lobby Is here representing Now York capitalists, hold lng tho certificates of tho share uppor tloned to West Virginia (IIS.000,000), and a hard tight will be mado to defeat the rcso lutlon. which will como up tomorrow. GOWNS TORN IN CLASS RUSH l'roumptiitiu ,cl ot Younir Women of Ohio Wclr iiii'n Junior Ctunn llenciitcit hy .Senior. DELAWARE, O., Jan. It. Two hundred rlrls participated In y class rush at Ohio csioyau university. The troublo was pre elpltated by a Junior girl wearing a benlor rap and gown Into chapel. A lively Strug gle between rival class girls for possession of tho cap and gown ensued, but was soon stopped by President Ilashford nnd mem bers of the faculty, who rushed from th platform end carried off the coveted trophic. balks Mjmi with measles r Keep III in I'uncrnl, II III DERL1N. Jnn. ll.Emncr6iiZlKfclam's nbsenco from the funeral of the gfa4 tluko of Saxc-Wclmar, his grand unrlr, has pro voked considerable comment, an he hail al ways displayed great affection for tho Brand duke. In Ilcrlln and In Weimar It had been of ficially nntiouncrd that tho emperor did not attend tho nervier becnuso ho had not wholly recovered from tho Influenza, but It Ih n fact that during tho hours of tho funeral ho was promenading with tho em press near tho new palaco at Potsdam Tho emperor has promoted tho new grand duke of Saxn-Wolmr tn bn colonel la suite of tho first regiment of tho guards. Tho correspondent of the Associated l'ress understands that their majesties refrained from nllondlne tho funeral be- cuuso Wolmnr cnstlc Just now harbors measles and they wero afraid of carrying tho Infection to tho younger children. PENSIONS FOR OLD SOLDIERS llelelmlnir Siicnkcr. llru,nrillr of Party, Condemn Cut rrintifii t fur .Vol Prnvlitlni for Veteran. IIERL1N. Jan. 11. Today debate In the Reichstag ot u resolution submitted by Ilcrr Knlssler, conservative, to amend the pension laws. In order that every veteran ot tho wars of 1801, 1S6 nnd 1870-71, who is an Invalid and unable to support him- self, would receive 120 marks nunually, de veloped Into n terrible arraignment of the Government. Sneakers of nil parties, oven the socialists, declared their willingness to voto for ndcmiato pensions and cen- I Hiired the government for consistently lg- norlng this debt of honor, unworthy, ns ono sneaker said, of n country which had cm- barked on a world-policy. Other speakers declared that tho atti tude of tho Ilundosrnth In refusing to pry vldo pensions was Inexplicable. BEAR CONSORTS WITH EAGLE llunxlii of One Mint! with the United Stnti-H tin lo Proper Policy to lie Piiriictl In China. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 11. "In this question Russia and America aro alto gether of ono tuiud. Indeed, throughout tho Chinese trouble Amcrlcn and Russia have been like that." The speaker, tho Russian minister of nuance, M DoWltte. locked his forefingers to Ulustrato the words, Ho referred to tho United States' pro posal to make pcaco without settling on the compensation nml commercial treaty questions, those to be relegated to a con gress. . .... I M. "oWltto continued: "We are faithful friends of tho United States, and they aro n ItVifiilfnlntijla" our faithful friends. KING IS READY TO SELL THEM Unnlah Went Imllc MIkIiI lie l'ur- cIiiimciI hy Uncle Sain Without Monarch' I'rotent. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 11. The ncgotla lions for tho sale of tho Danish West Indies to tho United States nro seemingly ap proachlng n settlement. Tho matter has been plnccd In tho hands of tho finance commlttco of tho Rlgsdng, with tho view of arranging tho difference in tho prlco nsked and offered. The King and ministry nro Kiilscr Willi Htirffotyi Aimr from II In"!'!!!. Thu l'rot otliiB1S!Bi in favor of the sale, but final nctlon mny Dowot was last reported tn tho nolghbor bo delayed by powerful opposition, both In hood of Uothuvlllc. All tho towns in tho Islands nnd here. HANNA ON SHIP SUBSIDY BILL Ohio Senator Contribute I.cimthy KmiohIIIou of III View to HIk l.onilnn Dally. LONDON. Jan. 12. Tho Dally Mall .thlt morning publishes n two-column article, Igncd by Senator Mark Hanna, discussing the nspects of the merchnnt shipping in tho Unltod States nnd giving his reasons for supporting tho bill beforo tho United States senate. NEW DIAMOND FIELD FOUND Hcporla of l.ni'Ke UlMcnverleH In Ilrll lnh Ciiilaiin Have Keen llecclvcil In .In ma lea. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 11. Tho mall from Demarara brings report of largo finds of diamonds In the interior of British (iuluua. A company has been formed In England to work tho claims. (ierinan Trnile Statistic. 1IERL1N, Jan. 11. The exports from the South German consular districts in l'JOO nmounted to $I0,17,93.1, an IniTc'aHc of U.-I7G.S23. l'or the last quarter tho ex- ports aggregated $10,r23,tiGC, a decrease of S50.3S9. DUCKING COSTS THREE LIVES Ilnll Loader Precipitated Into lllver Do .Not All Live to Reach Shore. PITTSBURG. Pa., Jan. II. Three foremen and twenty-three workmen wero proelp Rated Into tho Monongahnla river today whllo loading a barge with steel rails for tho Carnegie Steel company at Ilraddock. Two men nre known to havo been drowned und n mini was injured so Dauiy mat no (CoPJ right, l!Wl. by Press Publishing Co.) died n short time later. One other is miss- pAni8. Jan. 11. (New York World Ca Ing and It Is feared that his body Is beneath Megram-Spcelal Telegram.) Prlvato nd- mo rails- ni 1110 mnium oi inu river, inu dead arc:' EDWARD DUFFY. JOHN KOWATCH. PATRICK O'MALIA. . JOHN PIS11TA. Tho missing: John Pisco. Edward Pope. Tho accident was caused by the barge col lapsing owing to the heavy cargo. blYIAbHUr UN lYllUHIuAN KUAU Knuliiccr Killed nnd t'lrciuim MInnIiiu v Ith Pnlhlllty of other I'aialltli- ti IteMiilt of CollUloa. DETROIT, Jan. 11. An eastbound Pero Marnuette nassenser train on the Smrlnnur division collided head-on will, n frnlht ciihiuv mi. ijmu.ii.i iuiiiii mm r.iiKliiecr .. .. 1 .. .. , m. . 1 , 1. . Alex Moore of fcaglnnw, the engineer of icer or Jtrlght. ana fu. 1 tno passenger engine, was Killed ou Express Messenger Warner Is pcrha tony nun. William Dllsche, tho fireman of the freight engine, was hrought to this city shortly after midnight ou a special train. Ho was so badly Injured that ho died Ave mliiutes nfter he arrived ut St. Mary's hos- ....... ... U l - 1 V- .:.".. u. iuu iMssenRer en- gino wu jonu i. ncuncdy or baginaw tie was w years 0111 and wns once connected rrtllroa'1 commUslon as ex- perl engineer. KITCHENER TARING HIS TIME Sever! Weelci Likely to Elapso Beforo British Resume the Offensive. INVADERS SAID TO HAVE MACHINE GUNS Dutch nt Miirrn hIiiitk Itoeclve 1'iik- 1 1 mIi Troop 1 1 li Sullen IlriMVN, While Pretoria. Hu Little Hope of ItnrKhcr SiirremlcrliiK. LONDON, Jan. 12.-1:50 a, m. It Is tin- ctcrslood that Ixin! Kitchener now holds securely alt tho railroad lines In South At- riea. having recovered possession or the uciagoa nay line, wnicn nnd occn cut jon- uary i. .Wording to the Pretoria correspondent of Iho Dally Mall Lord Kitchener Is now organizing a lorco ot ;io.uuo irregular norse, which will occupy some weeks. When this force Is ready ho will resume offensive operations. Meanwhile the Invasion of Cape Colony looks moro threatening. The news that Commandant Hertzog has two guns Is tnthcr startling, as It was formerly asserted that the Invaders had no guns. The defense of Capetown, Including two 1.7 naval guns, are completed nnd recruit lng of volunteers is aeUvc throughout the colony. According to dispatches to the Dally Express the admiral of the capo fleet Is prepared in an emergency to land n brlgado of 2,1)00 men with six Hotchklsa guns A Murraysburg telegram says tho Dutch thero received the Drltlsh troops sullenly nnd there are rumors that tho colonial rebels of tho neighborhood arc Joining tho invaders The Pretoria correspondent of the Morn lng Post wires that a member of the bur gher pence committee, whom ho Inter viewed, frankly confessed that there was no hope of ninny burghers surrendering PREPARATIONS FOR A SIEGE The llrltlh Are Overlooking No Pre caution In the Vicinity ot Cnpct.mn. CAPETOWN, Jan. 11. The Ilrltlsh war ship Sybil has anchored In Lambert's bay und landed a force ot blue Jackets and a number of guns. This force has constructed entrenchments, Hertzog's main body, 700 strong, with two guns, has crossed the Roggevcld moun tains and Is now probably tn tho neighbor hood of Eland'u drift, fifty miles east of ...aTm ilortzog's Intention; up parently. Is to move towards Ceres and Worcester. Only a few passes aro passablo for tho guns and tho wholo country ts dlf flcult to traverse. The passes aro narrow and easily defended. According to latest rollabln renorts another tuirtv of fiOO Doers hM rcache, tho Uoorn rl'ycp gcvcnty miles tfc CB,vnn Tho ttUll;or,tieS are do I. lng all In their power to meet tho situa tion. Refugees from Calvlnta and Clan William aro flocking to Plcquctberg road Tncy state that many poor whites nro certain to Join the Doers, as arc also many bitter bondsmen In the neighborhood of Oloc William nnd Nnljhcn?, vho openly declare that they Intend to Join tho In vadcrs. A small commando, nbout 200 strong, crossed to Orango river near Allwal. It was met on tho borders of tho Allwal, Wodehouso nnd Harklcy East districts by a body of police and mounted farmers and was repulsed with como loss. It will proba bly attempt to cross tho river again Orange Colony on tho main lino of rail way aro strongly held by tho Ilrltlsh and "10 nocrs BMnw no disposition to approach BEATEN BACK AT MACHAD0RP Kitchener Report llnuecef ill At tack Afte.- MkIiI oh Ilrlllnh (nrrlnnn. LONDON, Jan. 11. Tho following dls patch has been received from (Jencral Kltchoner, dated Pretoria, January 10: The Doers attacked Machadorp last nlgnt but wero driven off before dawn. "Ilerzog's command Is In tho neighbor hood of Sutherland, Capo Colony. Settlo la organizing a column to head him off. In tho midlands tho Doers have broken up into small bodies, somo returning north and some hiding in tho mountains northwest of Jamestown." WILL NOT HEAR BOER PRIEST Itnlher Than Siihuilt to n Humilia tion of III .National I'rlile Car dinal niiKhnn l.eme Hull. PARIS. Jan. 11. La Liberto this even lng publishes a dispatch from Romo dcscrlb lng a farewell meeting of missionaries yes tcrday in the college of tho Congregation do Propaganda Fide, in tho presence of a number of cardinals. Each missionary nbU'1"1! Westminster, according to tho dispatch, left thn hall, followed by several Englishmen. TIiojo who remained nro said to havo cheered the Hoor priest enthusiastically. KRUGER AT DOOR OF DEATH t.'rriiian Plijlclan i:amliie 1 1 111 nml Sa He Caiiaot I. He a I'ort nlKht l.oiiiter. vi,.C8 received hero say that a German nliv- Blclan who recently examined President Krugor pronounced him dangerously 111, scarcely likely to llvo moro than a fort night longer. NATION AFTERTRAIN ROBBERS Senator Hoar' Hill ProvlilliiH for I'cilcral Action I Iteportr.l l'a oral.l) Washington. Jan. it.-Tho senate com nilttce on Judiciary today authorized a favorable report upon Squalor Hoar's bill for tho punishment of train robbery. Tho bill provides n penalty of twenty years' Im prisonment aud a fine of 10000 or both for the offense, I'nliil Siumiillilr In Colorado. ,,.r, .. ,,,,,. m. l ,.,,... part of-lhe state, William Temuat, nn em- ployo vt thn Totuber mine, near Tellurlde. was .cfiught by a slide, which carried nway the Ulacknmltli shop at tho mine ot y o'clock ,irt of.lhe state, William Temuat. an em- I ...iu afternoon. Ills bodv was recovered. Tho other slide was near the Cnmn Illrd ,nl" at Oiray and the victim was J, II. ' 'v "mrnr'S' rock, nnd it is unlikely that It can bo re- covered before lato next summer, I Will Fill HU Omaha Dal. J)i:nvi:r, Jan, 11 -Edouard Strauss h so far rccoverd from his. recent uinem ISOT'o theater. THEY WOULD TEACH religion I'aetlon ot rilliiluo W'nnt t'namerl- cnu Idea liieortoriileil In l'alillc School Stcio. MANILA, Jan. 11. The first public dis cussion of tho bill to establish a depart ment of public Instruction developed a con test on tho subject of religion In public schools. The question of permitting ministers uni priests to tench religion three times n week for one hour n day oultddc of school hours, providing tho pnrents of children were willing, was discussed. The directors of the federal party were represented by a committee, whlrh. nlthough Catholics, ar- aued stronclv li, fivnr of the rllminntlon of the section. Thev dec hired that the uso of the school for religious purposes Is con- rary to ti:o United Stales constitution, tho platforms of the American parties nnd the Filipino federal party. Representatives of the Central Cathol c Roelelv. who nnnenred In behalf of permit- ting religious Instruction III the schools, said they cl'.d not assume to represent the I'llltilnon tmlltlenllv. hut relklouslv. They askc.1 time for tho preparation ot n reply and wore given until .Monday. Judge Tnft raid ths attitude ot the com- mission ns u legislative power was of ah- Kolntn In.llffrrnrn between Catholic Prnt- estant or Mohammedan religions. The com- mlssloners. ho added, endeavored lo frame Iho act so that the peopln'H prejudices would nsslst instead of rctnrd its succcsb. REBELS ADVISED TO GIVE UP I'Tllpliio Olllclal (iather at San An tonio nml Scml Warning; In the IiihiiikciiI. mavii. i. i.ti, olvli ni!inrr nt several towns In Zambales province met nt San Antonio recently and signed nn ulti- malum to send to tho Insurgent leaders, tl..l., .1,,. l..,n(a Ihnl ll.nf .ulll l,n ...u i"n.t ...j paid thirty pesos u pleco for rifles and iihrir,i tr M,v nren to ken. nuiet. set- I ting forth that since llenoral MacArtliur's proclamation It Is Impossible to contribute asslstuncc and announcing that tf the In Eiirgonts do not return to their homes by January 30 they will bo considered enemies of their people, who will then assist the Americans to pursue thonf Tho campaign in northern Mindanao Is directed principally by (leneral Koppo, with headquarters nt Cngnya... Colonel Illrkhclmcr with flvo companies nf tho Twenty-eighth regiment, has swept tho country und destroyed tho Filipino Btrong hold in the vicinity of Santa Ann. General Case of tho Fortieth regiment Is oper Is Opcrat- lng In tho mountains of southwest Cagnyan. Ho hus destroyed several strongholds und captured some prisoners. NAVAL STATION ON SUBIG BAY Philippine r.itiil.lUlii.icnl Will lie Re moved from Cavlte In Town x of OlniiKniiii. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Secretary Long has received a cubic dispatch from Admiral Romey announcing that tho hoard of of- site In tho Philippines fo? af.pcrmanent naval u ion nas uwt.upf n.,,. ,v 'pn ..... ...... ....vo...w rtnacuh- rnmnn,iniinn ti mm tZ prlated for beginning work on the proposed now naval station. Tho desirability of transferring the naval hcadquartcra from Manila bay to somo moro suitable point In the Philippines has been long under con sideration. Tho present headquarters at Cavlto aro not looked upon as suitable for a naval station, tho depth of water in tho bay not being adequate. Slneo tho acquisition of tho Philippines the naval offleors havo been divided in orinlon as to tho best place for locating a permanent station, so Secretary Long left the matter to a special board ot ofllcers. This hoard having selected Olangapo, It la expected that ultimately the entire naval establishment will bo transfcrod to that point, In enso congress authorizes tho necessary equipment. This Is earnestly de- sired by the naval authorities, owing to the extent to which the naval establish- mcnt In Asiatic waters lias developed and the insufllclent facilities now nt hand. MORRApJ IN ANOTHER DEAL V....- V....I.- .'!.. ......I..- I' l,,l .... . . . r. .11 ...1 .11 . ....... nr. IIiikIiic of the Country. CHICAGO. Jan. ll.-Tho Record tomorrow will say: Absolute control of tho vast In- tercsts of tho nation's express companies may fall Into tho hands of tho railroad financial powers. Preliminary steps toward such an object nro said to have been taken bjeel nro under tho guidance ot J. Plerpont Morgan James J. Hill and others who nro figuring prominently In the recently reported rnll wuy deals, and that the general scheme has been outlined. The report has It thnt the powers Intend to conduct tho express busl ncss of tho country as a regular department of railroad operation, provisions being inndo to havo all roads act In harmony. While nothing deilnlte regarding the plans Is obtainable, it Is claimed to bo the intcn Hon of tho railroad officers to refuho to re now contracts with the companies where tho remaining Ilfo of the contract Is not long, and to mako outright purchases of fran chises whero Iho contracts still havo long lives beforo them. Tho express companies have contrarts ranging all tho way from flvo lo twenty years nnd at tho expiration of their legal ngreemonts they nro at tho mercy of tho railroad companies. EXPLAINING THE HILL DEALS St, Pnuf Man Pretend lo Know All About flic MiiKinitc'N I'tiriioMc. ST. PAUL, Jan. 11. Tho Pioneer Presi today says: A solution of J. J. Hill's nctlvlty in railroad affalra was disclosed hero by 11 confidential friend, to whom Mr. Hill disclosed his plans. This authority says: I had a long talk with Mr. Hill a few weeks ago and fin told 1110 mat tno greatest .. - - disaster threatening tho railroads of iho country Is that pooling may bo legalized by congress. President Hill said such a taw would bo a failure, and tho only way to prevent pooling would be for tho rail way Interests to harmonzie, nnd this could only be dono by ownership of stock to con trol tho policy of tho roads, Mr. Hill said tho traffic from ocean to ocean was vitally affected by this threatened pool, nnd that to protect hls"own Interests ho had secured i u. ti.... ,,.,, . stock In tho St. Paul, llaltlmoro & Ohio, Erie nnd Northern Pacific. I know that u majority of the stock held by Mr. IIII1 In these mads was bought with borrowed monoy, the stock bolng held In trust us security." Itlnlrmv In Pntteroii' Puvor. D NvKR. Jan. 11. Former Governor M dnms Issued a letter tonight In he withdraws from tho senatorial ft und urges Ills supporter to votn 'i liomaH M. Patterson. This is recorded tli- Patterson followers as Insurlnir his deci. ui. PARTITION MAY BE COMING Great Britain Cedes Ohinise Bailway Line t6 Rua'.an Government. LONDON REGARDS ACTION AS SIGNIFICANT Lending; llrlllh .lourunl Writhe fu ller the CcnnIoii ami Taunt Lord Salisbury ttlth Dlptomnc); That 1 (iraccful Perforce. LONDON, Jan. 12. The Chronicle mnkes no following linporiuiu statement: "irom i trustworthy sourco wo learn that Lord ausmiry lias agreed to cede to Russia tno railway from Nlu Chang to Khan Hat Kwan. 't 's not known what compensation will bo receded lor tno concession. Lending financiers versed In Chinese af who wero interviewed yesicruny uy n representative of tho Dnlly Mall appeared ,0 "i'"1. Iho news weio correct, It Indl- ,,l(',, uit Lord Salisbury recognized the Impossibility of preventing tho partition of 1 "'na ' mm uussia would get me norm "u "rP"1 "mam me inng iso vauey. lllc original prospectus of the railway company stipulated that the bondholders, mainiy uruisii, could no liotignt out at any 'o i mo raie oi tiso per iiuu pond. Tho Dally Chronicle, In an editorial on the subject, taunts Lord Salisbury with having mado another "graceful concession ho cause (Ii-cat Urltaln's entanglements deprive her of the strength to back up her dlplo macy. lie filer Denle Had l-'nlth, PEKIN, Jan. 11. M. do Olcrs, Russian minister to China, denies tho current re l,0, t. J u,lRl" cnloavorliig to make a T., ' n1Rrm,lc,,t wllh t nlml Irrespective ' 'U"U,B. l" "Cell I ,),. XI ..,., 1.1 I l I .1... l..l, '7 ; " "'"- note, nlihougli probably so far as Manchuria Is concerned, Russia and China will make !'inl arrangements which will not con- flict with any treaties or agreements made """ ' . , , J , ' i'""""; ' " . '"-"u. . . '" Hon of keeping Manchuria. Indeed, she Is placing till the Chinese possible In office. Possibly, however. It will be necessary to guard the railroad for uu Indefinite period 1 l' nt bcllcvo there- nro 250,000 Russian soldiers In Manchuria.' With refcrenco to the claim made by some of tho other envoys that Russia Mo "V J . . r.. . ... ... . .., uu .i.e. a B...U. ..uutlUK ui the kind. Tien Tsln Is practically a foreign flly a"'1 1Ju?,a ,0' l'o necessity of hav- ii.K a uci inn. puriiuu ui inu iiiuu uiuru for tho benefit of her trade Interests. Tho granted land had been virtually iinusued for any purposo and was almost worthless. Russia will make It a valuabln property, benefiting herself and China. I do not consider this Ilko nn, acquisition of ter ritory." Prlnco Chlng nnd LI Hung Chung nro still waiting instructions from tho court regarding tho agreement. Roth claim that It In practically certain that the orders " '"vorable, enabling them to sign , iim i- ii m.l nt !, Is to bo found In tho fact that Prlnco Chuu has been designated to go to Germany to "xprcS3 (:1,'na.f ,roRrot for ,ho dcath ot Huron von Kettclcr. GERMANY OBJECTS TO PLAN 1'cUln the. lMnee. for NcKollntlon Wllllnic lo Ilxpe.llte snil- ler, lliiwcvrr. UERLIN, Jan. 11. Thero seems no longer to bo any doubt horo that Germany declined tho United States proposal to submit tho artlclou In tho China agreement relating to Indemnity and commercial treaties to a conference to bo hold at Washington or elbowhero, but It Is believed that Germany agiees to tho now American proposals for accelerating tho negotiations at Pekln. Tho German Forolgn ofllce, answering n direct question, admitted that tho German nnswer has been sent to tho United States, but declined to state tho terms, leaving them for tho Washington authorities to Publish. It was Intimated, however, that inu answer was 11111 lavorauic. inu v. UIIUHIj.l ....in.ii. ll.U ...uun ... lercsieu caumeis nils necn comiuuicn nun , ,,, ., ,,, .,n,l.l 'CI... .10: iiiui.i;! .0 inn. ivhui'J'D i-t.i.i... . uu Foreign office docs not believe tho United tfttcs lays Great weight upon tho proposl- -" ,"' . ,V. n . u . . ; . .t. f crl " "Pitch stating that the foreign of- A" here Pr-frs o have the Washington m'thorlt es give out the text of Iho German nuswer 10 inc rcccni American proposition, tho State department ndhercs tn Its llrst determination that none of these answers shall be mado public, nor Is there nny dc slro to create discord by stating which powers looked favorably, which unfavorably, and which held back their answers. Now that this proposition is withdrawn thn entire, subject In looked upon ns n closed incident. Tho department has heard noth ing from Mr. Conger as lo tho reported signing of the treaty by the pcaco envoys. MORE ABSENT THAN PRESENT tlnly Tnenly-I-Ivr of Possible .Ninety Two Deinocrnt Attend Mon- tnnn' Senatorial Cam-u. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 11. The democrats circulated flvo petitions for a caucus on tho long term senatorshlp, for which W. A Clark Is tho only candidate. When thn meeting was raited to order In legislative hall last nlgnt mil twenty-live 01 mo ninety two members answered to roll cull, or twonty-two less than tho majority required to nominate, and otter somo time spent In nu attompt to muster 1110 requisite number tho meeting finally adjourned without ac tlon. Tho affair created a sensation, cspo- dally In that tho delegation from Helena I was among tho absentees, this city being regarded an tho Clark stronghold. Tho lanor ana populists factions hold a separate caucus, butrefuso to divulge tho I .. 1T naturo ot tno proceedings. Holnz, president of tho Montana Oro Pur- chasing company, has dropped out of tho raco and John Mucglnnls, vlco president of the samo company, Is developing consld erablo strength In tho raco for tho short term Movement of Ocean Veel ,nu, I I, At New York Arrived Rotterdam, from Rotterdam. At Portlnnil, .Me H.uied Peruvian, for filili'B0,w' ti,.,i t.ic... t At Hoslcn Arrived Devonian, from Liverpool; Hnxonla. from Liverpool, At Liverpool .rnv'n-ciinnin, trom 110s ton: Arrnuian. irom roruaiui At Hvdnev. N. S. W. Arrived Warrlmoo from Victoria. H. C via. Honolulu and llrlsbnne. beforo 11th; Sierra, from San iTunclscn. via Honolulu and AucKlaml. At Havre Arrived La llnscogne, from ........ -v..-,. , i,: un..,i inn iairnhn, ,ti.. I li.in KnU. r Wllhnlm Ml. fnr New v. Vu I At Honii KoncHalId I'ak L from Mnnlli.. for Henttln. At (iliisuow-Sailed Hlbcrl u f P. rt- land. I At 'Oueonsliwn Arrived -i;tri, 11 tram 1 New Yorlc v CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Fair nml Warmer Today, increasing Ho.itneriy wiuus; i ron ably Local Snows on Sunday. Temperature til Omiihii . cteriln i Hour. Deu. Hour. Ilea. .-. n. in tl 11. in UU 7 11. 11 UU S a. 111 'Jit I) 11. 11 UO I "i n. m II. Ill I II. Ill " P. ni tl T 11. in N P. n ! P. m UI u:t ui 111 11. tn UI II II. Ill UU iu in u:t Ull UI! 1M CREDIT GOODS GO FOR CASH Count Hon 1 I ii 1 1 u 11 11 11 1 1 ' Declare III Action None of the Trade iucii'h lliiMlne. (Copyright. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Jan. 11. (New York World Ca blegram Speclnl Telegram.) "A person of my position In thu community Is not called upon to say what he does with goods pur chased on credit." Tills Is Count Ilonl dc Castcllane's answer lo thn chargu brought by Asher Wcrth elmer's lawyers In New York that he re sold rare nntlquos which he hnd failed to pay for. The Count de Castcllalic was nsked to mnke public Ills reply tn the charges of the London art denier that he, the count, had not only bought the articles of virtu to the value of 1337.000. for which be had never paid, but that he had resold the arti cles nt n profit after having promised to return them to tho dealer. Tho count started at the request and In dignantly resented the supposition that hu was called upon nt any time or place to de fend himself from the attacks of a trades mail. He said ho would not make 11 reply. Ho was assured, however, that the World made the offer of Its columns In the nioit friendly way, desiring to afford the count every opportunity to offset tho allegations Impugning his hor.or. At this the count hesitated nnd soon 'agreed to accept the offer of publicity. He was evidently dis turbed by tho turn affairs had taken In the old home-or his wife, nlthough denying that anything now had been brought out by the removal of the suit from Paris to New York. "The New York statements," said the count, "arc in no Instance different from thoso uttered by Wcrthclmcr's lawyers In tho recent suit brought hern In Paris, yet how little they Impressed tho French court wns manifested hy thn Btato's at torney simply recommending tho appoint ment of experts. "Tho plnlntirf's lawyers hern, ns In New York, made charges of an unlawful net on my part, but the renson why tho plaintiff failed to Institute a criminal action 011 this Bide of tho ocean was palpablo both In France nnd England. "Ily French und English law a person of my position nnd fortuno Is not called upon to say what lie docs with goods purchased on credit. "If a gentleman of standing In the com munity has a fortuno wnrrantlng such pur chases ho may soil or give nway tho goods without laying himself open to the charge ot committing an unlawful net. His fortuno guarantees respcetublllty In all such cases ond tho courts fully recognize tho sltua Hon." Here tfr0i;Li rtMOjfta't .ht he l"!d.i.n swored tho question nnd cleared himself In tho eyes of hlo American frlonds. who don't know tho Frcrch law In u case Af tho kind, which has made such n stir 111 Now York City. As ho was moving nway, however, I nsked: "Hut M. lo Comptc, how about tho anto-nuptlal contract?" Tho question wns unanswered, tho rount walking away and appearing not to have heard. SLAIN BY JEALOUS LOVER Ttvo ounn' Women of (Silicon, 111., Are Shot Dim 11 hy lmi Whimc Company They Dili Not Wnnl. GALENA, HI.. Jan. 11. Unrequited love Iwns thu cause of an attempted murder this evening, as a result of which Amelia and Tllllo Ilergmnn, slHters, are at tho point of death nnd tholr assailant, George Duerstcln Is being truced with bloodhounds and u posse ot thirty-five citizens, headed by Sheriff Homrlch of Jo Daviess county. Lying faco down, apparently dead, the sisters wero discovered by their mother who gavo the nlnrm. Tho uhnotlng oc curred at thu gato of tho Ilergmnn resl deuce in Dewey avonun and wns witnessed by n friend of Duenitoln, who assisted him In getting aw.iy. A vehicle wns tied near the scene of attempted murdor and It wns in this that the parties escaped, closely fnl lowed by a for.ro of street laborers who heard thn shots. At a distance nf but n few feet tho In sanely jealous suitor opened fire on tho young woman, Miying to Miss Amelln as ho Bhot: "You will lovo mo or dlo," The sisters, who nro employed ns stenng rnphcrs, wero nreompnnled home by Duer stcln, whoso company wns objectionnbln to them and as it reBuit of his being Informed ot tho fact the shooting occurred. Tho girls, aged 21 and 17 yearn rcspec ttvely, nro daughters of a widowed mother whom they support nml tho capture of their assailant may result In 11 lynching. Doth aro probably fatally Injured, ono being Bhot In tho abdomen. Duerstcln Is a member of ono of Jo Daviess county's most prominent nnd wealthy fam llles and had been educated for tho minis try. 1 HAS AIR OF PREMEDITATION C'lrciiiiiNliiiici-H SurroiimlliiR the Kill In (I of I', II. Kennedy Look llml for UU Wife. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 11. Mrs. Lulu Prlnco Kennedy, who lniit evening shot an killed her husband of 11 month, Philip II Kennedy, contracting agent of tho Mer chnnts' Dispatch Transportation company. at Ills ofllce In tho Hldgo building, passed n restless night In Jail. She refused th breakfast brought her by the police raatroii anil awaited a moal ordered by her brnthc from u nearby hotel. She walked to nn fro frotltns lit the delay. She refused t talk to reporters nf the murder, except to inquire, with with a smile: "Did they got nut any extras and did thn papers Bay I was goodlnoklng?" "I don't want to talk to nny man," said Mrs. Kennedy, later. "I will let tho pcopi do tho titlklng." Then sho ventured a witticism and lurnc nway, refusing to tall; further. Develop meats today made It evident that the mur der wns promedltnted. In n scufllo following thn shooting yes tcrdny .1 man struck Kennedy's brother as ho attempted to disarm thu murderess. To day tho man's hat, who had disappeared beforo ho was Identified, was found. It was stated that the hut belonged lo Mrs. Kon nody's brother, Ilort Prince, but tho latto denies that ho was near tho scene of tho shooting. Tho Inquest will bo hold tomorrow. Crime Scare In IlliiKhitiutnii, IINGHMTO N. V., Jan. 11. (Special Telegr.iro 1 T pollco of this city arr 011 the 11,1 i ' aan whose descrinnou leods the u 'r . 0 It is Tat Crow- IMPLEMENTS ABLAZE Lininger tc Metralf Go. Have a Tire Lou Tbatii L'ltitnatcd at $25,000, FLAMES START AT NIGHT IN BOILER ROOM Second Alarm Coon Folloni Firtt, Galling More Companies to Help. DEPARTMENT MAKES A GALLANT FIGHT eti Quick Control of the Stubborn Tire in Spito of Ita Headway. BUT MUCH OF THE STOCK IS SCORCHED 110 l!o Who Turn In the I'lrot Alarm Do ft cut .lol. with Line of Hose While WnllltiK for City Compnnle. Fire partially destroyed the four-story wing of the I.lnlnger & Mctcalf company h hnlcsiilc Implement warehouse, Fifth nnd Pacific streets, last night, elitalliug n loss roughly estimated ut nearly $23,000. Itiftiv. nnco covers the loss fully. Tho lusf Is hlcfly on elileles and lmplcmcntr, ot hlch there wtis 11 large stock. Tho flames mado headway rapidly . n.' might have tmriicd the cntlro structure nul Its content had It not been for the fore thought and heroism ot two Inds who scut Instant alarm to tho engine houses und then fought the liluzn until thu arrival of the department. Hurry Sullivan nnd Jesse Phelps are the heroes. They were ut play In the vicinity of Fifth und Pacific streets iibout 7 oclock, when they saw Humes and sinoko pouring from tho basemeut ot tho Implement ware house. Yonig Sullivan Is It) years old mid Ills playmate, Phdps, Is 11 year his Junior. Iloyllkc, they know tho location of every fire alarm box within a radius of a mile. nd, racing to the nearest one, they turned 11 thu a arm. ThU accomplished, moil oungstors would have considered their uty ended, but Siilllvnn and liichu thought further und remembered that l.ln Inger &. Mctcalf company's wnrohouso U quipped with lioso reels und water con nections ns a flro protection. Outlining 11 plan ot nctlon lmmodlntiiy. they rushed to the company's tool house not mnny yards nway and by hurling them selves against tho door bloko IT down. The lads lost no time In coupling tho lioso In the hydrants nnd In n jiffy had it stream ct water playing on tho flumes, which were rapidly shooting up through thn Itoor of tho basement to tho olllca and past tho ofTtco to tho samplo room on tho landing above. I, ml Work I.Ike Pro teloiiul. It was no easy matter for two youngsters to maungii tho nozzlo with n force of water powerful enough to rcqulro the strength ot sturdy flromeu to control It, hut they worked with a will, d)rrc.tlnix tho streum against thn tongues of flaino whercvor'they made their nppenrance, and thny contrived o throw enough water to check tho aprcad of tho flro until the firemen reached the scene. Whllo tho apparatus of tho dopurtni' ul ,vns being rushed Into placo and IJiicr if piping wero bolng laid, tho heat bocame ,u liitciiso that tho hoys wero compelled lu quit their station. Tho flro Jumped from Im first floor, whero It hail plnyod havoc with the furniture and ofllco equipment, to tho second story, which wns used ns a sam ple room and which held Innumerable ve hicles of different kinds sot up for the In spection ot purchasers. On tho two Honrs higher up stood carts and wagons crated in pine und packed in excolslor, making a most Inllnmmnhlo ntock. When tho flro reached this part of tho building and got any kind of 11 start It was pretty llkoly to spread beyond tho control of tho firemen quicker than It taken to tell It. At one end of the wing the flnmos did reach Iho danger line, hut tho many streams ot water that wero playing ou tho four floors almost at thn same time whornver hursts of light Indicated encroachment soon extinguished the lire. Seerotnry F. L. Haller of tho company gives tho buys, Sullivan and Phulps, 11 largo share ot tho credit of saving the ci tiro building from probablo destruction. "They kept tho flames confined to tho lower lloois," ho said, "away from tho In- flammablo stock in the storo rooms until tho firemen reached tho ncene. Had It not been for tholr efforts thn stock would bavn been swept up ilko so much tinder, I'm afraid. At 11 rut we thought the dainngo from the smoke nnd wnlnr, 11s well ns thn lire, would be nbout JiS.OOO, but l" thlnlc now It will bo less. We can t toll exactly ynt Just what thn loss Is. Tho flro will nut cause even temporary suspension ot busi ness, and wo will go ahead without any ap parent interruption. Origin 1 Not (,'lrnr, "Thn origin of tho flro la a mystery to me. It Htnrtcd iu the basement near our hot water furnnco, but wo havo a concroto floor and tho nrrnngement Boomed to 1 iT absolutely safe. Tho flro department did' splendid work. An to thn loss on stock, It Is lmpnrslblo at this tlmo for us tn nrrtvo nt nnytling Ilko a correct conclusion, but I bcllnvn tho original cstlmnlo of $28,000 Is ton high." Thn insiirnncn on tho building nud con tents was placed through tho agency of tho Hrcnnnn-Lovo company, who carried $75,000 on tho stock and $20,000 on tho buildings. The loss on tho building, which Is an old brick structure, will not exceed $1,000, It is bdloved, and Chief Itcddl thinks It may not go beyond $500. Tho Linlnger k Mctcalf company Is among the pioneer wholesale Implement bonnes of tho dly and hnr. a large trado throughout the wcs,. George W. Linlnger, now tinn ing lu Europe. Is president; J, M. Mctcalf, vlco piesldent; II. P Dnvnlon, trensurci. and F. L. Haller, nnendary. PIGEON RIVER STILL RISES Im roiirlceii Kcet Alinve Low AVnler noil SK1111II011 In llocoin liiK Alnriiiiim, CATLETTSnUtlO. Ky., Jan. ll.-Plijcnu river Is fourteen feet above low water and lu rlslnis at thn ratn of ono foot nn hour. Fully S 1 ,000 worth of lumber swept by Cat lettsburg this morning. Log booms hnvo been broken nnd many rafts nre being lost, Fences havo beon destroyed, driftwood hs hem tiwopt nway. Fully tventy-flvo miles cn either aide of tho river li given up lo wheat fields and these aro submerged; they nro expected to bo total losses. KNOXVILLE, T01111,, Jan. a. Tho Tin ncttsou river Is flvo feet abovo low water mark hero nud ts rising from six to eight Inches an hour, It will likely roach from fifteen to twenty-five feet, ao tho water from Ptijeoti rlvor nnd Frcuch Tlroad-'rlver must coaia this way,