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The Omaha i Daily Bee. PSTAULISIIED JUKE 10, JS71. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUNTING, EEimUARX 190 1 TWELVE PAGES. SINGKLE copy five cents: r ) ( X I Al Pill Mall Gazstto Prints a New Plaint Intmiew with Eoer President. ASKS FOR SOMEONE TO ARBITRATE Bays "Will No One GNe Us a Ohanoeof Defending OnneWn?" CAN PROVE ENGLAND THE AGGRESSOR Olaimi TiansTaalen Declared War Onlj Pecauie Compelled. FRENCH MAKES ONE MORE CAPTURE Ileport Cnnim from t.ourenso .Mnrqner. Tli at Lnrke Puree of Iloprs llmo Surrcndcrril tn lllm In ISrnielo, LONDON, l"eb. 15. Tho Tail Mall Mag azine will publish on February IS an In terview with Mr. Krugcr, In part ns follows: "Will no ono arbitrate? Will no ono give iin a chance of defending ourselves? Wn may linvc done wrongly; wo have our faults and our weaknesses. Wo declared v. or, but our hands were forced and we tun prove It. Oct someone to Judgo bo tween this England uud ourselves. "Hut thn Lord will help us In the end. We shall win. I do not know how or when, but we shall win at last." Mr. Kruger says tho Transvaal offered more rcforma In ono week tban nn older country would mako In forty years, giv ing In to the uttermost, but tho uttermost una seized upon ns a stumbling block. Referring to bin reception In Europo, which haH bitterly disappointed him, Mr. Kruger sold: "l enro nothing for flowers, nothing, nothing. The people who send them mean well, and I am grateful, but I caro nothing for thorn. What 1' want Is a fnlr hearing. If they will only glvo us a fair hearing and Justice. Wo nro a little folk, but wo havo mode great steps." When nsktd why ho came to Europe he cold to thn I liter viewer: "I could not go out with tho commandos, as did Mr. Stcyn, but I thought I should bo of somo use here." Regarding Mrs. Krugcr he sold: "I am torry for her, too. 1 havo a deep sorrow for her, but I have far moro sorrow for my country. My wlfo has her children. Blx nro still with her. They" were left with her In her homo, '.vo wero cap lured, I bellevoj two moro aro dead also, is I havo not heard from thorn for two monthfl and I know they wero In tho thick of tho fight. "Thlrty-ono sons and grandsons I have In tho field, yet I could not go on com mando. I havo not heard from my wifo for nlxtcin ttayH, but sho has six children with her anil nho Is not to .be pitied." Itcported Capture. Jiy French. LOUHENZO MAIIQUEZ, Feb. 15. It Is re ported that Ocncral Krcnph has raptured ft largo Door fore In tuo-Krmelo district. Tho ammunition, guns and shells surren dered by tho liners to the Portuguese nt Komatlpoort will bo sunk at sea. "Women Assist Strategic Mow. CAPETOWN. Keb. 15. For a month Lord Methuen has been scouring tho country be tween Kuruman and the Transvaal, brlng- log In women nnd children, cattlo and food from nil thn farm. Fifty women and 100 chlldron, together with n few mon, ho has sent to Vryburg. On ono occasion whllo he was pursuing n commando tho Hocrs sent off their wugons tn charge of women and girls In one direction and went themselves In another. Tho women wero such expert drivers that tint Drltlsh had considerable difficulty In catching tho convoy. General Rmlth-Dorrleu occupied Amsterdam and Taungn February P. I'imli HncU tlin Iloers. ' COLESnUntl, Capo Colony, Feb. 16. Plumor'a column encountered Qcnornl Dowet February IS nnd gradually pushed back tho Doors. Tho Ilrltlsh had n lleld battery and tho nocrs ono fivo.pounder. Tho shrapnel burst splendidly. Ten of tho rtrltlsh wero wounded during many hours of lighting. An occasional dead Poor was found. Tho ongagemout la being continued today. All tho males at (Irasfonteln have been artested, Thero Is plenty of ovldenoe that they wero assisting tho Doera. THEY CRY FOR BREAD OR WORK fiti crnl Tliiiimniid I it 1 People rnrniln In Iluiln rent, Kliinlly llc ciiiiiIiik; Violent. ni'DA PEST, Feb, 15. Soveral thousand persona out of work marched through tho principal streets hero today currying moti. toes such as "Ilrcad or work Is our rlgh';," and singing the "Marseillaise." They also began smashing the windows of restaurants and stores. Tho police, In force, dispersed the. mob after scenes of violence, during which many arrests wero mode. GERMANS TO HAVE FAST GUNS Military Cniniiilxslniii'i'' Hrporla Tlmt Hnnld-rire IIIMr Will 11b Supplied the Army. P.EULIN, Feh. 15. During today's dis cussion tn tho budget committee of ho Itrlclutng, one of tho military commls loners said tho testa with the machlno guns tiring 2Q0 shots per mtnuto wero sat isfactory and that the whole army would be fitted out with them, during tho present year, forming a special corps. Dentil nf Helen KWkp. (Copyright, 1931, by Press Publishing Co.) NICE, Feh. 15. (New York World Cable gram Special Telegram.) Helen Flake died at tho Cosmopolitan hotel here yester day nfter a short Illness, MAY COMBINE WITH YERKES I'ltliiit Traction Company .tiny ISnter C'niiHiilldnt Ion nf tiili'iiun' In tt'i'iniirnl Lines. CHICAGO, Feb. 15 llepresentaltvea of the Union Trnctlon company today denied uucquivocally rumors-of n consolidation of all the street and elevated railway lines operated by that corporation and the Inter ests afflllated with Charles T. Verkes. Rep resentatives of Charles T. Yerkes, on the other hand, stated that resident stock holders nnd directors of the Union Trae; tlon company would not be consulted pre vious to tho consummation of the rumored deal. In ftnanclnl circles the belief was gen 4 'rally expressed tint the report of a com "(t1 nation of a closer alliance of the Unlou Loop, Lake street and Northwestern Ele vated companies was truo and that these companies would In tho near future be unltedmder ono management. a. CARTER AGAIN TURNED DOWN .TiiiIkp Hook rtrftinrw to Helense lllm on Hull, ArroMllnttiiK Up turn to Prison. AVENWOP.TH, Kan., Feb. 15. Ex- Oberlln M. Carter, U. S. A., serv In the federal prison ?t defrauding tho gov- erniEninBVMhaontrarts, totjay sufferod another ueVJIHLiernpt to secure re leasci Judgo Hook rerust9r to release Carter on ball and ordered hlin remanded to the fed ora I penitentiary to nwnlt tho action of tho Unltos States supremo court, on appeal In his habeas corpus case. "I cannot," sold tho Judge, "even had the court the power, which is doubtful, see a reason for liberating the prisoner on ball. 8uch n caso has not been presrntcd that would authorlzo anything of tho kind nnd tho motion Is denied and the Judgment of the eourt stands." Carter flushed as these words were spoken, but soon regained his composure, quietly put on bis overcoat nnd left the court room with Warden McLnughry to re turn to tho penitentiary. "I am Innocent of tho charges upon which I was convicted," arc the opening words In Carter's affidavit, "and bellevo that tho court-martial proceedings will be declared null and void by tho supremo court, nnd tho consequent recovery of my liberty will not vindicate my honor nor proclaim my Innocence to tho world." Carter's special plea for liberty Is that he may sccuro civil trial at Atlanta, (la. Continuing, the affidavit attempts to ac count for tho sums of money expended by Carter In excess of his pay, stating that they were given him by his father-in-law. Two physicians offered nftldavlts to tho ef fect that tho prisoner wns a sufferer from neurnsthenln, and if confined for any length of tlnio would suffer menial collapse and become Insane. W. C. T. U. ENDORSES HATCHET President or White ltllilionrrs Urges KollotTPrn to tSlvr Mr. .Vntlnn Aid. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. The Reuord today says: .Mrs. L. M. X. Stevens, president of tho Women's Christian Temperance union, has sent the following message from her homo in Maine to Mrs. Caroline Grow nnd Mrs. Chapln, editors of the Union Signal, thn official organ: "Print as many good things ns you can of Mrs. Carrie Nation; she certainly has accomplished much." It wns tho first endorsement that has been given Mrs. Nation by the Women's Christian Temperance union's officer. Mrs. Nation wears a whlto ribbon, but she said nt Wlllurd hall Wednesday night: "I haven't much use for tho white rib bon nnd hot so very much for tho Women's Christian Temperance union. They wouldn't help mo nlong with my work. They uro too slow." "Tho endorsement, If we Interpret It that way, wns given cautiously," paid Mrs. Grow, "as Mrs. Stevens Is studying Mrs, Nation nnd her methods. Truly her work In Kansas Is remarkublo and thn entire Women's Christian Temperance union is now recognizing It." "Do you think Miss "Willard would have approved of Mis, Nation?" "lly all meiini.; she would havo,'tllced"hnr work In Kansas." "I think tho Women's Christian Tern, pornnco uplon in Chicago is being shaken tip by Mrs. Nation: so are the church people, said Mrs. Uhctpln. "Wn nre all too apathetic. I doubt if there will bn any bands of home defenders formed here, but surely the women will be quick ened by the Mrs. Nation spirit." CRASHES DOWN EMBANKMENT Street Cnr Coiitiiliilni; Thirty on term Leave Hull mill Ik Wrecked. I'ns- CINCINNATI, Feb. 15. A street car con talntng thirty passengers, enroute from Dayton. Ky., to Cincinnati, jumped the track today on n down grade and plunged over a fifty-foot embankment Into a small stream. Injuring all but one of the passen gers. Several may die. Among tho most seriously Injured wero: Motorman Samuel Yates, fatally. W. II. McCormlck, Ilellevuo. Miss Edna Contans, Ilellovue, may die. William Spencer, Dayton, Ky., may die. MIbh Ella Huxell, Wcstwood, may die. A. H. Waggner, Dellovue. Tho others Injured received cuts and bruises. Mies Emma Hampton was the only passenger who entirely escaped Injury. Sho was taken from the wreck In a fainting con dition. Tho car was running at a lively apocd when it suddenly struck some small ob struction on the rail nnd Instantly veered acrosB tho trnck. Motorman Yates stuck bravely to. his post In nn Endeavor to apply tho brakes, but his efforts were unavailing nnd the car crashed over the embankment. VICTIM OF J3ENGAL TIGER Illnnrttlilrsty (leant Attnolts It Keeper nnil I'nlnlly Wnundn lllm. INDIANAPOLIS, Iml., Feb. 15. Albert Nellson, nged 15 years, employed ns an ani mal keeper at tho zoological garden In this city, was killed by a Hpugal tiger today. Ho entered tho cage In which the tiger was confined nnd was attacked by the beast. A terrible struggle followed, In which Nell son was torn tn a hundred places. Hedhot, Irons were thrust Into the bloodthirsty ani mal, but- not until seven bullets had been fired into its body' did It rcleaso Its hold on tho victim. Nellson was dragged from tho cage moro dead tban alive and was hurried to the city hospital, where he died as ho was being carried In. The tiger was not fatally wounded. Nellson lived at Plqua, 0 and had been employed by the ::oo company threo years. He was In chargo of tho lion cubs nnd it la supposed opened tho tiger's rage by mUtake. MANILA MINERS' RICH FIND Tno Clenn l'n sstT.OCM)" I n Two Week Important Discovery of Gold. MANILA, Feb, 15.-Colonl Marcus U. Cronln and eighty men of the Thirty-third regiment havo routed 100 Insurgents nt Candor.. South llocos. Capttn Green, with fifty men. routed n force of the enemy at Santa Mnna. The Insurgents, who were commanded by Tlno, had two cannon and were strongly en trenched behind stone wall, on a steep mountuln side. There was hard lighting for three hours. When their ammunition wns exhausted tho Americana retired n short distance. Then Tlno abandoned hts position and retreated southward. Gold discoveries of some Importance have been made In the province of Lepanto. Two miners made W.000 In two weeks. Tho rim ing prospects In the provinces of Uenguet and Hcmtoc, adjoining I.t'imnto. are en couturier, but It Is Impossible to obtain a title to mining claim at prvstnt, r Hr i n i IMPORTANT DAY FOR CUBA Island Republic Expects to lfafce Great Occasion of Bigning Oonititution. IS TO OCCUR MONDAY OR TUESDAY All Foreign Consuls Are to .Itp. In i Iteil to Wltnpss Ceremony Com mission mill General Xoiv Conferring. HAVANA, Feb. 15. Governor General Wood left Havana today for a two days' rest nt Uatabano. With him went tho special cPTitnlttce appointed by tho Cuban constitutional convention to draw up a proposition defining the future relations bctwo'.'n tho United States and tho republic of Cuba. The .committee nnd General Wood will dltcuss the mnttcr this afternoon and the former will probably return to Havana to morrow. Judging from tho personal opin ions of the members of the committee, no objections will bo raised on Ita part to lnntltutlng the most liberal relations; In deed, It seems to be accepted ns a matter of courso that tho United States govern ment Is entitled to ask for assurances as to tho stability of tho republic. Thero Is nn evident disposition to look upon tho outline of tho proposed relations as pub lished In La Nac lon, as Indicating what Is desired by tho United States. I.n Lucha commented favorably on the proposition at the' time. .tiny Mntl mi Nmnl Nntlnim. Tho only hitch that la expected to arise between General Wood nnd the commission in discussing tho question Is as to tho estab lishing of naval stations in Cuba by the United Stntes. Tho other clauses may bo somewhat modified, but It Is likely that an agreement will bo reached whereby Cuba shall not negotlnle loans on which sho Is unnblo to pay Interest nnd shnll not mako treaties with other nations prejudicial t.) tho Interests of the United States In Cuba or In any way preventing the Island's freo dom of action. Tho United States, on tho other hand, will guarantee peace and tho protection of the rights defined by tho treaty of Paris, and all rights acquired by military decrees during the period of In tervention will be respected. The special con mltteo will report to tho convention early next week. The signing of tho constitution will be mado an occasion of importance. It Is ex pected to take place next Monday or Tues day and the foreign consuls will bo In vited to bo present. NOT LIKELY TO BE ABSORBED I'resldent of Cnlormln Jt Southern Itnllrrny Denied Humored Snip to Other Itonils. DKNVErt, Fell. 15,-Presldent Frank Trumbull of the Colorado &. Southern rail way In K stntement Issued today denies the likllhood of that road being absorbed. Ho says: "My Information from official sources Is that nothing Is going on In Colorado & Southern matters. This refers to tho vu- "morcd absorption of tho road by other rall- rond Interests. "All of tho capltnl stock of the company la held by tlvo voting trustees, a measure intended to protect nil security holders alike. This absolutely precludes tho domi nation of the policy of tho road in the self ish Interest of any other corporation, un less nil of tho stock bo purc.hned, and oven In the bitter event nn arrangement would havo to bo mado with tho voting trustees before tho voting trust could bo dissolved. It will thus be seen that It would bo Imposslhlo to chango tho management of tho property nnd Its general policy with out tho knowledge of tho voting' trustees, particularly as the trustees nre men who aro eminent In rnllroad nnd banking circles lit New York, namely: V. P. Olcott, presi dent Central Trust company; J. Kennedy Tod, banker; Henry Timid, head of the banking house of Hall, Garten & Co.; Gen eral G. M, Dodge, and H, Wnlters," NEW PLAN IN RURAL SERVICE Mnrylimil Tnrrit Willi ts I'ostnfllcc It it 1 1 il I ii or on Ilnsls nf It u rill Population flprveil. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. An entirely new departuro In postofflco buildings In centers of rural communities was proposed to the house postofflco buildings committees to day, and met with general approval. West minster, Md Is a small town of 3,000 people, where tho experiment of rural froo delivery wns put Into operation for tho en tlro county. The town now distributes mall to -10,000 people scattered throughout tho county. It Is now proposed to build u $50, postolllce, with facilities for this wide spread distribution. Chairman Mercer of the committee says this Is tho first building In small towns based on the rural population they serve InBtead of the local population of tho town. Itural free delivery service was ordered established March 1, at Hooper, Dodge rounty, Nebraska. The route embraces nn area of forty-four Bquaro mllos, with a population of 900. J. B. Lane was appoluted rarrl?r. WANT THEM VICE ADMIRALS Senator McC'oinna Propose a Wny Out of tlie Siimpson-Seltley Dllllcnlty. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Senator Mc ComaB is making efforts to secure n com promise which will permit confirmation of 'tho president's nominations advancing vari ous officers of Admiral Sampson's fleet for meritorious conduct during tho Spanish war. Ho suggests that all but Sampson-and Schley be confirmed and that congress pass n resolution creating tho grade of vlco ad miral, with the understanding that these officer ho given tho position. Some opposition Is mado by supportors of Admiral Schley, who fear that ho would not he given the senior position by the presi dent. TARIFF WAR IS IMPROBABLE Htmslnn AmlmasiiUor Indicates .i Merlons Itennlt from Imjinsltlon nf Conn trrvnlllnur Unty, WASHINGTON, Feb. 15,-Tho State de partment has officially advised Count Cos slnl, thn Russian nmbussadnr, of the de cision reached by the Treasury department to Impose a countervailing duty on Husslan sugar Imported Into the United States. Count Casslnl was unwilling to express an opinion as to what action his government will take, probably preferring to nwalt de velopments from St. Petersburg, whither he referred tho official communication. However, he scoffed nt the Idea that a serious tariff war U probable. NEBRASKA DISTRICT INTACT Commissioner Yerkes I Assure Con- Itrcssmcii Tli nt limit's Attack U 1 Merly Futile. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15,fSpeclol Telegram.)--Senator Thurston hall nn Interview with John W. Yerkes. commissioner, of In ternal reventio today, rein tlvo to the rumor that efforts were being made to divide tho Nebraska collection district. Commissioner YcrkcB said he understood such n scheme was being pushed, but thought it hod little chance of succeeding. Later Congressman Mercer also called upon thu same orrnnd ns tho senior senator from Nebraska, nnd was given to understand tint tho Ncbraskans need not fear about any division for sometime at least. Seek I'lncc In the Army. Senators nnd members of congress nro wenrlng holes In tho marble steps leading up to the Whlto Houso In tholr eager de sire to get a favornblo position for their protegcJ In tho nrmy. Sen.jtor Thurston, In addition to the batch of names ho sent In early this week, has vrcpnred this sup. plemented list of men for lieutenants, In cluding H. II. Mulford, now major of one of tho provisional regiments In service In the Philippine!: Nnthan J. Shclton. Clan ton C. Norrls of Tnble Hock, and Clarence Furay, sou of J, II. Furay of Omaha. All these men, with tho excoptlqu of Furay, are in active service In tho east. Indian Appropriation it 1 1 1 . Tho conferees having charge of tho In dian appropriation bill completed tholr work today and ngrecd upon nil Items In conference, 'except upon the appropriation of H00,000 for tho survey of lands and beginning work for a dam across tho Gila river at San Carlos reservation, Arlzonn, permitting the leasing of lands by ex ecutive order In reservations for mining purposes, nnd sending to tho court o'. claims tho Slssoton and Wahpcton claims, Senator Pottlgrow's pet project. Theso amendments, Inserted In the bill by tho senate, will bo reported back to the two bodies with notice of disagreement, and tho real fight for the system of national Irrigation will thus bo sprung upon the houso under tho privileged question. Hep. rcsentatlves Sherman, Llttlo and Curtis, tho houso conferees, are decidedly of the opinion that their body will Instruct them to further Insist upon their disagreement. Tho friends of Irrigation havo n fight on their hands, 'nnd every Interest friendly to the recognition of arid lands Is 'expected to lend a helping hand to tho representatives In congress, for tho Gila river dam site Is looked upon ns the entering wodgo for national Irrigation. It Is expected tho conferees will, report their disagreement to thn threo amendments on Monday and ask for further Instructions. Won't I'resn Indlnit Hill. Congressman Gambl has decided not to press the bill reding Indian lands In Gregory county, South Dakota, to tho gov ernment. Tho Indian appropriation bill contains general nuthorjty for Investigation with a view to securing celvslons of such lands to tho government. jVhen tho bill becomes a law Mr. Oamblr;wlll formally recommend that ntcps be tnl.fn to(nequlre Indian lands In Gregory'couftjy. V, Congressman Burke of Soiifh DaWita has recommended tho oslnb'lsbXiori't '"'of rural" free delivery aUShorraMLa"d.,lVladlson tn South Dakota. " - Monilell .Stntes Ills Position. A controversy among western representa tives haa arisen over tho provisions of the measure providing for tho reclamation of nrld hinds, which the house committee on public lands has under consideration with a view to reporting It to tho house. On the ono hand Sbafroth of Colorado nnd Now lands of Nevada aro urging tho adoption of tho bill embodying tho provisions of bills introduced b) themselves. Their proposed meaauro provides for building reservoirs and canals and for tho diversion of streams at government expense; ttiKt water so stored or diverted shall bo used to Irrigate spe cific ttacts of land which shall he sold nt such a rate per nero that tho government shall be reimbursed for Its expcndlturo In constructing Irrigating works -and canals. Representative Mondcll opposes the provls lons'of tho proposed measure providing for the distribution of stored water by tho gov ernment. Ho contends that tho resolutions adopted by tho national Irrigation congress In December In Chicago should bo followed. These provided that tho states shall hnvo sole and entlro control of distribution of water and that the general government should not be expected to go beyond build ing storago reservoirs and dams In the' work of laud reclamation. It Is Mr. Mondcll's con tention thafthe construction of ditches and the distribution of water is not duo from tho government, and that neither nhould tho government make any extra chargo for lands which may bo Irrigated by conserva tion nt government expense. No stop should bo taken, ho contends, that would open tho way for tho general government to talio from tho states tho full control of public waters which they now possess. "I do not wish to voto ngalnt tin nrld land reclamation bill, should ono bo re ported," Mr. Mondell said this evening, "but I am prepared to opposo such iv measure If It Is not framed along tho proper lines for tho protection of nil of our western Inter ests. If a comprehensive plan of land re clamation Is to he Inaugurated It Is highly important thnt such plans be good ones, for a mistake now In the adoption of n plan which will not bo practicable and which will not bo acceptable to tho peoplo of the west will prove a setback to reclamation from which we will1 not recover for ranny years." Society ami 1'ersonnl, Mra. W. E. Andrew was hostess this after noon nt a charming reception, being as sisted In recolvlnc by Mrs. Illshop of Michigan, Mrs. Ferguson of Nebraska, nnd Mrs. Dennett of South Dakota. A great many Nebrasknns availed themselves of the opportunity to renew old acquaintance ship formed In tho pralrlo stote. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. II. Ferguson of Hast ings, Neb., arrived In Washington today nnd ore guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. K. An drews of tho treasury department, and will remain until nfter tho Inauguration, W. n. Taylor of Omaha Is at Uio Itolelgh. Hon. Tlert Gannett, now a. resident of Omaha, Is on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, W. Gannett. Senator Thurston will present tho namo of J. A. Miller of Falrbury for the position of special agent of rural free delivery. He Is Htrongly urged by lepresentatlve. men of Falrbury and other places. Senntnra by Direct Vote. Mr. Ilurke -presented n memorial of tho 8outh Doktta legislature urging tho adop tion of a constitutional amendment for. tho election of senators by direct voto of the people. Postmasters appointed: lown J. II. McKeeman. nig Springs, Wayne county; J. K. Sullivan, Oasis, John son countr, Wyomlnj- V. C. Standard, Archer. Lara mie county; Ira Waters, Lovol, nig Horn count;. Postofflces at Everett nnd Maple Creek are to be supplied by rural carriers, Dr. Georgo H. Stranger was appointed pension examining surgeon at PooneA'a., una ur. r.. r. Konruaugu at Casper, MJy. MASKED WOMEN RAID DEPOT Fifteen Veiled Ornuden at Qofft Cettroy Wbiiky nnd Beer in Tuniit. MISSOURI PACIFIC WILL PROSECUTE Onteliiln nenent the Act nnil Will Sen it Detective to Discover tlu OfTcuilcr nnil lime 'I'liem Tried. GOFFS, Kan., Feb. 15. Fifteen masked women broke into tho Missouri Pacific freight depot here tonight and destroyed fifteen Jugs of whisky nnd four kegs of beer. Ilrcnklng Into n freight depot Is a penitentiary offense and tho Mlsourl Pa olflcn officials announce that detocttves will bo brought here to learn the Identity of tho women concerned In the affair so they may be prosecuted. Tho destruction of tho liquor, It is contended, wns unlawful, as tho depot Is not u saloon and tho liquor enmo from nnotber state. It Is believed that nn example will bo mado of tho raid ers, If possible, to prevent raids on depots In other parts of tho state. Tho women raided nil of the "Joints" hero Wednesday nnd a determined fight' against tho saloons linn been kept up sluco then. Tiipekn ii n Dry Timtii. TOPKKA. Kan., Feb. 15. Today was the limit fixed by tho citizens' committee for tho Jolntists of Topcka to to be out of busi ness. As far as can bo nscertalncd tho orders of tho citizens havo been observed. Tho chairman of tho vigilance committee said ho wns satisfied tonight that the town was dry, with the possible exception of n llttlo "bootlegging." Tho Jolntists havo been busy nil week moving their fixtures to places of safety. Mrs. Nation in nn Interview tonight con demned thu nctlon of tho secret organiza tion of men in Topckn which has closed up tho Joints. Sho said the rlns'lng would only bo temporary nnd the women would havo mado a much better Job of It. Sho said It was a very serious mistake for tho women not to go out on their smashing tour on the night of the 7th. Sho hns called n meeting of the Homo Defenders for tomorrow, nt which various mutters will be discussed. Today, nt OIpe, Kan,, a largo company of women, headed by tho ministers of the town, wnlted upon tho Jolntists and gave them Just fifteen minutes to close. The women wero armed with hatchets and threatened to omaBh the fixtures. Tho Jolntists did not wnlt to parley, but Im mediately closed. Tho samo process was repeated at Cottonwood Falls. Hint Tlircntcncil nt Wlnllclil. WINF1KLD, Knn., Feb. 15. A riot Is threatened hero as a result of tho crusade recently Instituted agulnst the "Jolntists." The saloon men have many sympathizers who dony that tho crusaderH have n right to destroy saloon property. The partisans of each faction nre arming nnd u clash be tween them Is lmniincnt. Several ministers havo been earned to leavo the town or buN fer tho consequences. Saloon keepers have, however, ngreed to close nt midnight and to excludo chairs and slot machines from thn barroom!. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feh. 13. A special to tho Times from Perry. Kan., says: Fif teen women following Mtb. Nntlon sallied forth nt C o'clock this evening and with axes and hatchets denuded nnd wrecked Joints. Tho last visit, that to a drug store, ended In ono of the w'omon being severely burned by breaking a bottle of carbolic ucld over her hands, Tho sum total of the raid was twenty barrels of whisky, sixty-two kegs and twenty enses of beer turned Into tho htreet,,and $800 worth of fixtures destroyed. A cheer ing crowd followed the crusaders from place to place. Neither tho county nor city offi cials nindo nny nttempt to Interfere. I?mpnrlii Women lAre Itruily. EMPORIA, Knn., Feb. 15. Tho principal churches of tho city havo ngreed upon a plan to suppress tho Joints. A committee of ten men from each of the churches has been appointed with orders to havo the Joints closed within a few days. The women havo organized and stand ready to do hntchot execution It It Is needed. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15. Senator Ilnr low today Introduced a bill legalizing "Joint-smashing" In Indiana. Thoblll per mits any crowd of people not exceeding, twelve to "smash nny booth, boat or olher place whoro liquor Is illegally sold In In diana, declaring such places to bo nuis ances. It also provides tbat nnyonn inter fering with the "smashers" shall bo pun ished for nssault and battery or assault with Intent to hill. Tho bill was referred to tho temperance committee. Tho bill specifies rooms, booths, boots, tcnta or wagons where Intoxicating liquor Is sold, or gambling or selling lottery tick ets Is carried on. It Is pudo the duty of peace officers "to proceed to abate such nuisances by processes now provided by law, but on the neglect or refusal" of these officers, "tho Jolnt-sraashers" may legally enter nnd destroy. The "smashers" aro freed from responsibility In dnmnges. PECK IS A DRY MEASURE ICiinsn ProhltiltlnnlHU llld thn Toirn of Ttto Moist Henil qtinrtera. WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 15. Ono huudred prohibitionists, men, women nnd children, living mostly outsldo of Peck, raided two Joints In that town lait night. Tho citi zens looked on tn Indifference, without vlolonce, llttlo excitement prevailing. Peck Is n Sedgwick county town fourteen miles bouth of Wltchlta. Tradors waited on George Hattle,' who ran ono saloon, and told him ho would have to move out at once, Hattlo owns tho building nnd refused to budge. Then tho crowd entered his store and removed evory flxturo and nil hs goods to tho street. Thoy told him to take them from town. Again ho declined, nnd they quietly moved his goods to tho depot. Thoy then visited Carey Leedham, another Jtlntlst, and carried out tho same progrnm, exacting from his a promise not to re-enter the business. FOUR SUSPICIOUS FIRES All In Hotel MnJestlo nnd Ilelleved to lie of Iiicpiidlnry OrlKln. t CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Four small fires, all of which aro believed to have been of Incendiary origin, were dlscovored today at different times on as many different floors of tho Hotel Majestic, which adjoins tho Great Northorn hotel, Following tho evi dent attempts at Incendiarism last night at the Palmer house, tho Great Northern hotel nnd tho Hotel Orace, today's fires causod considerable excitement and have resulted In the police nnd detective forces around the loading hotels to be more tban doubled. Tho police department believes that or ganized nttempts are being made to create panics In tho big hotels for the purpose of robbery and thn utmost efforts nre being made to discover tho miscreants, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast foor Nebraska Fair; Wnrmor. 'IV in pc rat arc nt Ouinltn, Yesterdny. Ilnnr Dru Hour, Dear. , . -t n a. m ..... , !l n. tn 7 n. m , . 8 n. m ..... , I) n. m It) n. m II n. in. .... . V2 n 1 p. in. ! P. it i. t p. r i CI P. 7 P. S p. p. in -til m Ill m 14 in CI m tl m as iii an in an as '! :tci in 411 STRUGGLE ON TOP OF THE CAR llrnkemnn mid Tun Holdups lime Hard Klttht Wlilln Trnln Is In Motion. CHICAGO. Feb. 15. On top of ft box car at the rear end of a rapidly moving freight train William J. Henuett, a brakoman, gave battle to two highwaymen last night. Ono of the bandits bud a revolver. With thut ono Ilennett clinched. They rolled and tumbled about together on the top of tho swaying car, each endeavoring to hurl tho other from the trnln. After a desperate struggle Dennett succeeded In getting his adversary In a position whoro he was nbln to throw him from the car without going with him. At tbat Juncturo the confed erate of tho robber with the rovolver came Into nctlon. He saved his companion nnd In n scuffle with the brakeman struck him from behind with a btlly and rendered him unconscious. Angered because of his narrow escape, the robber who had been worsted then Bet tipon Ilennett snd as ho lay helpless pounded him mercilessly over tho head with his revolver, Inflicting n dozen wounds nnd knocking out several of tho victim's teeth. After searching Dennett and se curing a small sum of money and n sllor watch, It la alipposod that the robbers Jumped from the train and mado their es cape. The assault took place on a train on tho lako Shoro tracks between Fortj thlrd nnd Fifty-first streets. Ilennett did not recover his senses until tho trnln reached Knglowood. There the train wns moving slowly, and with blood streaming from his wounds. Dennett climbed down the cnr nnd fell from tho train Into tho arms of Ynrdmaster Flaws. The Injured man was taken to the Kngle wood Union hospital. HIS BODY IS IN EVIDENCE Kntinn City .Mini round In n Creek Proves I'll laity of n Letter. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15. The body of William Stelp, n hardware merchant, who mysteriously disappeared on January 31 last, wob found today In a creek In on out lying portion of tho city. Stelp had taken Ills llfo with a revolver, which ho still clutched in his hand. About tho same hour the body was found a relative of Mrs. Stelp handed Chief of Pollco Hayes a letter, received by tho woman. In which tho writer offered to re turn Stelp on tho payment of $1,000, whlrh was to be left at a point designated. Chlof Hayes began preparations' to trap tho al leged "kidnapers," but beforo they wero carried Into effect tho. body of tho mlsulng man was found. Tho letter demanded that the money bo sent nt 7 o'clock tonight and closed? "If this money If. not paid within this tlmo your husband will anffer imme diately." Stelp, who had served its a Juror on a murder caso, worried himself Insano over tho verdict rendered and wandered nway. Ho had ovldently been, dead several days. Tho alleged "kidnapers" are believed to havo taken advantage of hts disappearance to ply their game. Tho police tonight nrrostod William T. Deals, a teamster, aged 18 years, who was found acting suspiciously nt the plnco whoro tho money was to bo loft. Ho Is being held for Investigation. 0RPHEUM CIRCUIT STARTS IT Meyerfeld nnd AcUrrmnn Lend Writ, ern Vaudeville Mnnngpr' Conten tion irltli Knstern Syndicate. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. The Ttecord tomorrow will say: 'Western members of tho Vaude ville Managers' Association of the United States aro secretly preparing for strife with their eastern associates. Ability of tho eastern managers to pay higher unlarlos than the western men and thus secure tho best attractions Is said to have started the trouble, which threatens the disruption of tho so-called trust. For two days Morris Meyerfeld nnd Charles Ackcrman of San Francisco, presi dent and vice president of the Orpheum circuit, huvo been In Chicago In conference with tho managers of the Cntcago opera house, the Olympic and the Hnymarkot, and It Is asserted that the negotiations have reached a point where tho papers for the sale of tho Chicago theaters to the Orpheum people are beng prepared. When the sale Is completed tho western managers will be In a position to offer united opposition to the eastern mauarers, and It Is saJd thnt unless the latter rilicon tlnue their custom of giving performers ex travagant salaries open warfare will bo de clared. TWO WAG0NL0ADS OF GAME Governor Roosevelt mid Guide Drlnir In Lit Installment of Lions nnd Cat. MKHKEH, Colo,, Feb, 15, "Duck" Davis, a cowboy who has Just come In from the north, brings tho Information thnt Governor ItooHevelt nnd party will rench Meeker to night. Mr. Hoosevelt Htid John Goff, the guide, have been down thu rlvor hunting outside the Coyote basin ntfd came back to the Keystone ranch Tuesddy night with two wagonloads of llonB and wildcats. Oqe of the Hons, which will probably measure and weigh moro than any other killed on the trip, was treed about forty miles west of tho Keystone ranch and Jellied by "Nig," one of Ooff's bloodhounds. Davis says the roads between here nnd Coyote basin nro In bad shape on account of heavy snow. Tho Colorado Midland agent nt nifle has been asked to reserve berths for Roosevelt and party on the train going east Saturday night. WARNS KANSAS CITY CHINESE Chief of Police Bay Celestials Must Cense Wrangllnir or He Driven Away. KANSAS CI TV, Feb. 15, Sam Moy, a prominent Chicago Chinaman, arrived here today tn attempt to straighten out & fac tional fight, that has existed In Kansas City's Chinatown several months. Moy In terviewed the chief of police on the situa tion and was told that there was only one way out of the trouble. "The Chinese must stop their wrangling," said he, "or I'll drive them out of Kansas City." Moy promised to do his best toward set tling the trouble. SIXTY MEN ENTOMBED Explosion Blooki All OhnmoU ofEdt a nd Fire EnccmpaiiM Them. MINERS WHO FACE A HORRIBLE DEATH Rescuing Fifty Has a Loop; Dig Ahead and Maj Be Too Late. WOMEN WRING HANDS AT SHAFT'S MOUTH Look Like One of the Wont Mining Distiteri in History. SPECIAL RELIEF TRAIN WITH DOCTORS Ocenn Jteninnlilp Ordered to Turn Hack In nn KtTnrt to .iuccor the llelples Prisoners ltcporta Oroir Steadily Worse. SEATTLE. Wash.. Keb, 15.-A-special to tho Post Intelligencer from Victoria nays: News of what Is feared will tin one of tho most horrlblo mine accidents In the history of not only tho province, but of tho domin ion, took place this forenoon nt tho union mines, owned by the Wellington Colliery company, of which .tames nuiiHtuulr. thn premier of tho province, is the principal shareholder. The telegraphic advices re ceived so far give no complete story of tho uccidcut, but newspaper correspondents nro now hurrying by stenmers nnd tug boats to tho scene nnd tho facts will shortly be obtainable. An near ns can be gathered, the explosion took place about II o'clock In No. fi shaft. This particular slpift Is situated In tho vil lage of Cumberland. There were sixty men In It when the explosion took place nnd not one of them escaped., Tho explosion wrecked the mine, destroying tho shaft from midway down nnd tilling It with a solid mass of rocks, timbers nnd earth. Until lire nnd (Ins. Tho first explosion wns followed by sev eral more, while tho dense volume of smoke Issuing from tho ventholes Indicated only too truly that the fire ns well a.i gas was doing Its destructive work below. As soon ns practical after tho accident the men of the morning shift In No. fi shaft or ganized n rescue party. No, 5 Is situated about a mile from No. 6, but tho two workings arc connected by n tunnol and through this channel an attempt was made to help tho unfortunate fellows In tho wrecked shaft. They had not cut their wny many yards through tho debris when they encountered fire, which rendered tho place untenable and obliged tho party to desist. Tho hope less messngo came hack by telephone to tho surface, conveying tho heartbreaking news to tho relatives of the Imprisoned men, whose urging was not necessary to induco the relief party to return to their apparent hopeless task. , llexcuerf .Pureed tn .WltliflfrnjT. Overcome nt last 'by gas and smoke 'fiey reluctnntly withdrew from No. G nnd com menced work on a long cut from No. I, the only other means of reaching tho men. Work on this was prosecuted with tho greatest vigor until nbatement of tho flro In No. G enabled them to onco moro re turn there. Tho latest news Is somewhat encouraging, It being stated that the fans are again working; thnt tho cnge has got down 176 feet nnd Is still going down In No. 4 shaft. A special to the Times from Nanolmo says: An explosion occurred In No. Union mlno this afternoon. Sixty raon are Imprisoned. Tho mine Is on flro. The res cuo party failed to get down, owing to tho flro nnd wreckage. Tho reactto party Is now trying to got through from mlno No. G. A special train has left Victoria with offi cials and doctors to connect with the etecmor Joan, which has been ordered back from Vancouver, Pnrtliil 1,1st of Those Imprisoned. Of tho sixty men imprisoned In tho mlno tho names of the following nro obtainable: Walker and two sons. John White. Thomas Lord. Itobert Steel. . Oeorgo Turnbull. ' Many of tho men aro married and havo largo families. Immediately on receipt of the news today nt tho head offices of tho Dunsmulr company hero a special train was mado up and proceeded nt IMG o'clock to Nanolmo. Premier Dunsmulr is not home from Ottawa, but his confidential representative, A. I.. Mndsey, his son, Itob ert Dunsmulr, Mr. Llttlo, tho superintend ent of the mine, and Inspector of Mines Morgan left on this special. At Nannlmo, which was reached this evening, tho Duns mulr steamer Joan awaited them nnd on her they will proceed sixty miles by water to Union bay, tho remaining six miles by Innd to Cumberland to bo made on tho Dunsmulr colliery railway. Tho scene of the accident will bo reached by midnight. Dr. Walkem, the colliery surgeon, will Join the pnrty of ofllclals at Nnlnamo and. will accompany thorn to tho mine. , Little Hope fur tlio Men. Kven should tho rescuing party resch tho Interior of the wrecked workings to night thoro Is llttlo hope for any of tho men locked up In the shaft. John Bryner, ox member, of parliament, brother-in-law of tho premier and ex-manoger of a portion of the Dunsmulr mining business, said to the Post-Intelllguncer tonight thnt scarcely any hope could bo held oht for tho men. Their (Inly Avenue of llnonpe. Thn only way In which any of them could escapo would be by reaching, some remote portion of tho workings to which tho fatal gases .and smoko could not penetrate, Tho gas In a coal mine, he, said, did Its worlc In a few minutes, bonce tho hopolesnc of the task of aavlng men who had been In It for hours. Tho last report of the in spector of mines pronounced tho shaft as complying with the regulations governing coal mines, Mcmoriilile llrlclKe Dlsnstar, SKATTLR. Wash.. Feb. 15. The Cumber land mine Is one of the properties of the Union Colliery company, situated near Comox and rencbod from Union bay by the private colliery railway crossing the Trent river, on which tho memorable bridge disaster occurred over a' year ago. It has been slnguarly fortunate heretofore tn lm munfty from disaster and wan counted an especially safe mlno to work In by reason of the character nf the coal formation found there nnd the manner In which It had been oponed .up. No. 6 sbnft, tho sceuo of tho disaster, was bottomed In October, 1898, at n depth of 814 feet. It Is well constructed and limbered with a mud wall, the pit being timbered with 12x18, sawed hulks, built solidly together, sixteen foot wide and twelve feet high. Tho shaft Is located close (Continued on Ueiond Pae..) n ilM