The Omaha Daily Bee.
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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
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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
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'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
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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.
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lercsieu caumeis nils necn comiuuicn nun
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.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-
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,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
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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
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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,
