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PART I.
ESTABLISHED .TUiNE a 9, 1871.
OIMAIIA, SUNDAY MOKNrSTGr, PEBRTJAUY 21, 1901 TAVENTY-EOUK PAGES.
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IRISH PARTY IN FORCE
Bom of Erin Are Quick to Gain Domination
Orer the Now Parliament
BRITISH MEMBERS IN THE BACKGROUND
Bewildered at the Cool Way E7nty-Fivo
Rule Biz Hundred.
REDMOND ACTIVE IN EMPIRE'S AFFAIRS
Ministers Reoogniza in to a United Party
a Ruling Foroe.
DILLON'S DEADLY BLOW TO GOVERNMENT
O'Donncll 13nuijinf.lf.pn What Mr Term
Ilrltnlu' Attempt In Kill tho
LaimtiHiir, Literature mid In
tellect of HI" People.
(Copyright. 1601. by Prcrs Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 2.1. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho new
Parliament ImH qulrkly fallen under tho
domination of tho United Irish party. While
tho UrltlHh members have been collcctltiK
their wits tho Irishmen have calmly taken
tho wliolo conduct of parliamentary affairs
Into tbolr own hands. Kovonly-flve of tnnm.
tinder John Iledmotnl, nro In lino, losing no
opportunity of making their sentiments
hoard on nny anil every question.
Tho English members alt and look on In
bewilderment and arc nlrcady learning to
be Rind If any ono of thplr COO contrives lo
keep tho Anglo-Saxon und up occasionally.
Tho debate on tho address is lo last nine
days. Four of thu days havo been abso
lutely appropriated to Irish amendments,
leaving live to affairs of the rest of the em
pire, and of these quite a third has been
taken up by Irish speeches. Thero Is no
suggestion of obstruction: It Is simply ac
tive Interest In Imperial affairs.
.Must ltcekon with New Force.
Tho ministers recognize that , the Irish
party Is onco again u force to bo reckons 1
with, and tho Irishman, finding parliamen
tary work no easy nnd Interesting, uro ar
ranging to tako over Its management of af
fairs gnernlly. They havo organized tnem
selves Into committees not only on Irish,
but also on foreign and Hrltlsh affairs.
They provide two-thirds of the questions
on all tonics put to tho ministers every day.
Dillon has dealt a deadly blow to the
government by redlining lis majority of 11(5
to 45 in tho 'very first division or mo bos
slon by leading an attack on Salisbury's
son. Cranborne. for his refusal to auswer
supplementary questions as foreign unucr
secretary.
Thomas O'Donncll. who attempted to .id
dress tho houso in Irish last Tuesday night,
said to tho World correspondent In Justltlca
tlon:
"Ono-fourth of tho population In Ireland
speak tho Irish language, and transact the
greater part rf their husmcsB in tnat tongue.
T.tv nhlpp.t In uncnklnz Irish on Tuesday
night was simply to draw attention to tho
fact that tho English government has done
Its best to kill tho Irish laneungo, Irish
literature and Irish Intellect. While
know English, I can speuk Irish more
fluently nnd with far less troublo. I never
Bnolio a word of English until I was l:
years old. 1 learned French nnd Latin mid
mathematics through tho medium of the
Irish language. Every meeting held by my
constituency In West Kerry has oc.n ad
dressed by mo In Irish. To me English Is
ru foreign a tongue as French Is to English
nconle."
O'Donncll Is a smart fellow, a graduate
f queen's university, and, despite Ills niod-
sty, an excellent English speaker.
HORSE IS SHIP OF VELDT
Uncle Snm' Four-I. egged Critters
Credited with Hnningc to
liner.
(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 23. (New York World Ca-
blegram Special Telegram.) W. T. Stead,
responding to tho World's request for his
opinion on America's notion In supplying
lioreos to England for South Africa, writes:
"if tho camel is' the ship of the desert, the
horse Is tho ship of tho voldt. American
horses havo done fur mora direct and iu
direct damage to tho Ilocr cause tluui the
English Alabuma nnd the consorts did to
Amorlcan shipping. Tho treuty of 1S71
stipulates far tho oxerclso of duo diligence
to prevent the use of ports to furnish mil
Mary supplies. Put tho United States gov
crnment has permitted New Orleans to be-
comn a remount baso for Urltalu's war In
Africa. If tho Doers could halo tho United
States to a new Oouova arbitration court
they would bo mulcted In heavy damages
Put tho African republics are weak and
amall, bo the great republic, nominally neu
tral, can afford to supply the indispensable
means for their destruction."
VANDERBILT WALLOPS TWO
Find F.nglUh Dwells OitUng Ills AVI re
, nnd Thump Them Heartily with
111 Walking Stick.
(Copyright, 1001. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Feb. 23. (New York World Cable
tram Special Telegram.) Mr. and Mrs. W,
K. Vanderbllt, Jr., and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney arrived In Paris Thursday. The
three took au early train Friday nnd went
to Versailles. Whllo watching thu skaters
on tho palace luko Mr. Vanderbllt left the
two ladies for a fow minutes. Presently
they wero accosted by a couplo of exceed
lngly swell msshers, evidently Englishmen
Though vigorously snubbed, the men per
Isted and ono of them caught hold of Mrs
Vanderbllt's olbow and offered to show her
over tho grounds. Mr. Vanderbllt returned
just then and aftor two words of explana
tlon began to cane tho mashers right and
left. The skaters Immediately troope
around and tho palace guards, not under
standing, as the quarrel was in English
threatened to tako everybody before the
coramluarlat. At this Juncture an American
present Indlgnautly Interposed and tho
Vanderbllt-Whltnoy party was allowed to
depart.
AMBASSADORS HAVE DINNER
"White Entertain III Fellow from
Spain, Hilly, Turkey nnd
tl rceee.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing; Co.)
IIEIILIN, Feb. 23. (New York World Ctt
Plejram Special Telegram.) United States
Ambassador White and Mrs, Whlto gave
a banquet this evening in houor of tho
nF Spanish ambassador, Honor A. de
Ruata y Slchar, The Turkish ambassador
the Italian ambassador and the Groek mln
later were present.
SOUTH AFRICAN PICNIC
mart "Wo in on Who Find Frolic In
Wnp Now Figure In HngllNh
Divorce Suit.
(Copyright, 1901, by Prom Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Feb. 23. (New York World Cn-
blcRrom Special Telegram.) Society Is
much agitated over rcntwed reports that
sensational divorce suit, referred lo the
llrst of last September as pending, bill
hlch was subsequently understood to havo
been hushed ilp, has actually been filed.
Resides tho duke, then a bachelor, who
won mentioned as a probable co-respond
ent, it Is said that two young lords and tho
brother of a famous South Afrlcnn fluan-
ler havo been cited. All concerned, In-
ludlng the husband, wcro engaged ln the
South African war, whero tho lady went
Ith thi other smart women, who regarded
It as a picnic,
Miss Van Wart of Now York Is providing
handsomely for her friend nnd companion,
Miss Clothlldc Hall, an Irish girl who Is
marry Walsham Hare April 30. Owing to
Miss Van Wart having only a life Interest
In the family property, sho cannot make any
settlement on Miss Hall, but she is buying
trousseau and furnishing a flat for her.
Tho 23-year-old mniqul3 of Headfort,
lieutenant In the Irish (luards, is about to
marry a Gaiety girl, Daisy Hoote, whose
song, "Malsle Was n Daisy," was ono of
the chief successes In "Tho Messenger Hoy"
year ugo. Headfort had at ono tlmo made
nil arrangements to mnrry another Gaiety
girl, but his valet informed his mother
nd sha Intervened successfully, nut he
ows that nothing shnll prevent him this
time. The ceremony Is to take place In tho
registry ofllco Instead of In church, to avoid
publicity. Heudtort'a estate in Guhvny ad-
oliis that of Lord CInticurty, who married
Ilclle IJlllon. Daisy Uooto ts n charming
brunette of Hendfort's oge.
Hubert Hcrkonivr hus completed n mag
nificent portrait in Imperishable enamel of
tho kaiser. Tho figure Is standing on the
steps of tho throno ItMho Prussian Guards'
nlforni. It is three feet high, being tho
largest portrait ennmel over made. Tho
kaiser wished to havo a memorial portrait
in ImporlshHblo materials, but Mr. Her
omer says ho would never havo under
taken It had ho known the work would be
so tedious nnd dlfllcult. The enamel was
burnt on copper plate. It was found lm
posslblo to do It In ono ploce. Eleven of
them nro imperceptibly joined together.
Each pteco was In tho flro ovor 100 times.
Dr. Tanner, the hero of so many exciting
nd nmuslng scenes In Parliament since
1885, Is dying of tubercular phthisis at his
.nndon lodgings. His constitution Is com
letely worn out. Desplto the orders of his
doctors ho Insisted on attending I'arlla
mcnt on tho opening days, nnd he hus been
confined to his bed ever since. Ho said
cheerfully to the World correspondent:
might live six months If I took care of my
self, but I havo never done that, nnd It Is
not worth while beginning now."
Tho appointment of Andre Mcssagcr In
tho plnco of Maurice Ornu as dlroetor of
ho opera "house here is sharply criticised
The appointment wan duo to the influouca
of tho Into Sam Lewis, tho money lender,
who was one of tho moat generous patrons
of Itallnn opjra.
CABINET DRAFTS DECISION
llepl- to Amendment Ic'IIny-Pnniice.
fote Treaty" 1 Nearly--"
Completed.
LONDON, Feb. 23. Tho draft of tho
cabinet's decision on tho senato amend
monts to the Hny-Pauncofoto treaty Is in
process of being drawn up in the Foreign
ofllco. It Is qulto posslblo thnt tho rcoly
o Secretary Hay's noto may bo trans
mitted through Lord Puuucefoto Instead of
through Mr. Chonte, though Lord Lans
downo has not yet Indicated which medium
ho prefers. Diplomatic precedent ruther
favors making Lord Pauucefote tho benrcr
of tho message. What tho exact tiaturo of
tho ltrltlsb counter proposals are Is kept
secret. It is safe to say. If they are con
sldered at nil by tho United States, no con
clusion will bo reached at a dato beforo
ho Hay-Paunccfote tre'nty lapses.
So far, tho United States embassy Is with
out tho vaguest Indication of Great Britain's
reply, nnd Mr. Choato has not received any
summons ffom tho Foreign ofllco. In tho
ordinary courso of events, ho will pay his
weekly diplomatic vlBlt Tuesday nnd It Is
possible tho unswer may bo delayed until
then. Even thnt will be speedy procedure
for tho Foreign ofllco, as tho cumbersome
machinery of tho cabinet and government
offices works much slowor as a genoral
ruio.
Unofllcinl rumors persist In putting down
Alaska among tho subjects Great Drltaln Is
desirous of having settled prior to meet
ing the Nicaragua canal demands.
A ropresentatlvo of tho Associated Press
learned thut tho Colonial olllco hns been
busily engugod In gathering Alaska data
within tho last few weeks, and this may
be taken to some extent as confirmation
of tho report. However, Mr. Chamber
lain's department bus serious doubts as
to whother tho United States will consider
Maska and Nicaragua in one breath. It
may ho related without n shadow of doubt
that tho Hay-Pauncefoto treuty will lapse
barring ulways tho possibility of tho State
department s speedy acceptance of con
ditions that In tho ordinary course of events
would tako months to negotiate. The coun
ter proposals are not mado In tho belief
thut they are ImposBlblo of acceptance
though they are, or rather will be, sug
gosted with thorough cognizance of tho
fact that no satisfactory conclusion could
bo reached within tho tlmo remaining bo
foro tho Hay-Pauncofoto treaty lapses.
TRANSPLANTING OF CR0KER
He Add More Acre to 111 HuglUI
Home nnd I'uln More Pepper
Iu III Temper.
(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Fob. 23. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) HIchard
Crokcr has Just added thirty ucres of land
to his estate at Letcombo at ,a cost of J 15,
000. Tho new acquisition Includes a water
course and mill, which Mr. Croker Is con
vortlng Into power to supply electricity for
moat houso und stables. As soon as Mr
Crokcr Nlgued tho purchase contract he
put In workmen to reconstruct the mill
but quickly found that tho tenant had
right of possession for another year. Mr
Croker was furious and berated bis lawyers
but they protested that they had fully ad
vised him of this obstacle. Finally he
directed tnem to uuy tho mil or out in
stantly. Tho miller, tuktng advantage of
Crokor's Impatient dlupoiltlon. pocketed
jz.uuo tor ceding a right worth 1200.
There uro now Btnrted ns woll large nd
dttlons to the stables for his brood mares
nnd yearlings. Tho outlay contemplated I
this direction Is over $5,000. The stable
whon finished will nearly double tho train
Ing accommodations already existing. M
Crokor ts making his plans for years ahead
and It Is fully believed at Letcombo that
ho will settlo thero permanently before
long. The peoplo thero who have to deal
with Mr, Croker declare that his temper ts
much worse, He will listen to no explana
tlons, but Area up Into violent rage over
trivial mutters.
MAT CUBA IS TO DO
Senate Committee Discusses Phases of'the
ProtpectiTi Relationship.
UNCLE SAM TO SUPERVISE TREATIES
Wanti Privilege of Guarding Youngster
from Dangerous Associates.
SPANISH WAR DEBT TO BE LET ALONE
Ouba Not to Undertake to Lift the Obliga
tions lnourred by Dpns.
AVAL STATIONS AND HEALTH RULES
'ormee to lie l'nrelineil or l.cucd,
und Latter to lie linponed hy
United State n It
See I'll.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 23. The proposl-
lons embodied In tho proposed nmondtr.cnt.
considered nt today's committee meeting,
Include tho following points!
Thnt the United States shnll huvu super
vision ot nil treaties "h foreign countries
nmilo by tho republic of Culm.
'1 hat Cuba shull nut iinuertuke to lny the
debt incurred by Spain in Its war with Culm
nor to or alter m intervention or mo
lilted States.
That Culm bIihII agree either to lease or to
oil to tlir United ritntes such coaling or
naval stations ns In the opinion ot the
president of the United Suites may bo
!iecet)!ury to tho protection of thu Interests
of this country.
i mu i lie t'liiicti mimics snail nave sum
lent supervision of tho laws of Cuba relat
ing to Kuuttutlon tu protect tills country
from epldtmlcs liable to originate there.
The Idea Is that these provisions shall
bo Included in u treaty to be made with
Cuba, but that they need not bo a part ot
tho Cuban constitution. It Is understood
that tho draft of the amendment contain
ing theso provisions was submitted to tho
prcsidont and tho secretary of war and
hat they expressed approval of them. Tho
minority members ot tho commttteo ex
pressed themselves willing to come to au
understanding upon theso general lines. In
deed, sumo of tho most Important sugges
tions were made by tho minority, Senator
llutler of North Carolina being one of the
foremost movers In the matter. They. In.
1st, however, upon many verbal amend-
mints, thus evincing a determination to aid
n giving form to tho provision as woll
s suggesting ltd general tenor.
When tho committee adjourned today
there were still qulto Important dliilcultlcs
to bo reconciled and tho members scp
nrated with the understanding that another
meeting would bo held on Monday.
Agreement Ik Not Certain.
Tho merubeni on both sides of the com
mlttee express tho hope that an ngreemcnt
would bo reached, but all said that thj
proceedings had not gone far enough to
render It ccrtnlu that this result would bo
attained. Ono Important point to which
the committee is, giving especial attention,
although that point mnj not be empha
sized or even mentioned In tho proposed
amendment, is the relation of Cuba to tho,
Ulo of Pines. Thero is some disposition
among tho Cubans to hold on to that island,
so near their shores, whllo there Is np
parently no disposition on tho part of tho
United States to releaso that possession, on
tho ground that tho Island was acquired
as a result of the Spanish war.
Thero Is also moro or less contention
over tho exact meaning of tho word "pnclfl-
catlon," ns used In tho Teller resolution.
That resolution provided that tho United
States forces should be removed from the
nlnnd when It should become "pacified.
Tho contention Is that this is a word that
may bo broadly Interpreted and mny permit
tho United States troops to remain for a
ong period of timo. Apparently nil the
members of the committee unite In tho
opinion that thero will bo no possibility of
withdrawing tho American forces until aftor
tho election nnd Installation of Cuban olll
clsls under the new constitution.
Thero will bo an effort to report the
amendment Monday or Tuesday, as thero is
a general desire to havo It become a part
of the army appropriation bill, tho con
slderatlon ot which hns already begun In
the senate.
Cutmu Not of One Mind.
HAVANA. Feb. 23. Tho constitutional
convention's committee on relations be
tvieen tho United States and Cuba held n
Icng session thiB afternoon and afterward
conferred with a number of delegates to
the convcutlon, At the prlvato session the
members of tho convention unanimously
agreed that somo form of relations should
bo drawn up showing the gratitude of Cuba
to tho United Stntes, but these relations,
they also agreed, must be in conformity
with tho views of tho people of Cuba and
must not endanger tho sovereignty of tho
republic.
Tho right ot tho United States to Inter
vene for tho preservation of peacb and tho
establishment nnd maintenance of naval
stations by tho Americans were considered
dangerous to Cuban sovereignty and on
these two questions tho dlfllculty hinged
It Is understood that tho commltteo was
agreeable to accepting tho provision of
tho treaty of Paris with reference to the
former clnuse, giving tho United States
the right to Intervene, however, only when
the republic's sovereignty Is endangered or
the government Is Incompetent to preserve
pence, A compromise was suggested with
refererico to tho question of naval stations
providing that It bo agreed that the Unite
States be allowed to fortify and occupy
forts In timo ot war the samo as at the Dry
Tortugas,
Tho commltteo will moot Monday morn
lng to sign tho report for submission to
tho oxecutlvn sesbton ot the convention to
bo hold Monday afternoon,
POPE MAY EXPRESS HIS VIEW
l Credited with Intention of Deliver
lng luiportunt Political .Speech
nt Speclnl flnthcrtnir.
Timim FehS23 Tho nonit In rroriltArl uilfh
tho Intention of delivering nn Important
political speech at a special gathering of
tho cardinals In the course ot tho three
days' reception now bolng held In honor of
hl nrnntsion.
PAKIS. Feb. 23. The Memorial Diplo
matique says me vuncan is preocoupled
with the situation In Spain and that Car
Hinnl nnmnnlll. secretary of ttn hnu n.laH
the nuncio at Madrid for a detailed report
OI lilB IUIU-V iri .iuuiius,
FRESH CARUST AGITATION
Madrid Ileum of Iteuened Troulile at
Ilnreelonu, hut Poller Need
No Word.
MADRID, Feb. 24, El Heraldo publishes
a dispatch from Darcelona announcing
fresh Carllst agitation there. The nuthorl
UTS AWAY PRINCELY THINGS
s
ow He In Klnur. Kdwnrd llehnve n n
.Monnrch nnd Amnse by HI
Trntidf or mnt ton.
(Copyright, 1001, by Press l'ubllshllig Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 23. (New York World
Cnblegrain Snerlul Telegram,) The per
sonal transformation which King Edward
has undcrgono Is astounding everybody.
Society Is nsklng Itself, Can It possibly
last? Since Henry V ascended tho throno
nd Incontinently cast off his light com
panions there has been nothing like it,
Edward's friends arc still waiting, 'hoping
gainst hope, to bo summoned to the royal
presence: but there Is no sign so far that
King Edward Is aware oven of the existence
the boon companions nnd baccarat
cronies of the prlndBfeWalcs.
Lord Marcus DrKSHi Is the only ono of
his old pals w li qaf jBT m mo iuh . As ptinee
f Wales, Edwa&fteliffamlllnr with Marcus.
who comes ofJfflFy that stands no non-
sense, ev
oyalty. It used to be,
ioy," This tlmo Marcus
the utmost state, whllo
Well. M
was ushei
the kin
tho loftiest posslblo ir.r.n
him formally by hli full
nor an
title a
munlcatcd his royal wishes
Ing. In the same fashion he
Itko a
freezes
very ono and extorts to tho Inst
drop tho homage duo to his position by
court etiquette.
Not only court officials find him .n In
exorable taskmaster, but the household cav
alry officers nro bored to death by having
constantly to provide escorts tor his goings
about.
I'rolie Kltehener' AITnlr.
Even tho ministers resent over his Inter
ference in matters which tho queen never
touched, Ho has been having long reports
direct from General Kitchener, whom he
piled with questions about the state of tho
army and tho conduct nf the war. It is
uspected thnt this has been inspired by
bis nephew, tho kaiser.
As to tho king's health, the World cor
respondent traced tho origin of the recent
alarming report bofore the queen's death to
his throat giving him trouble. A consulta
tion of surgeons was held nnd they pro
nounced him to be suffering from smoker's
throat in an aggravated form, and, In view
of tho family tendency to cancer they or
dered hlra to give tip smoking. Tho king
positively refused at first, but finally, as a
compromise, undertook to smoko only three
cigars dally and drop cigarettes altogether.
Formerly his quota was eight or lm clgara
and twenty or thirty clrgarettos.
It Is understood the doctors formally
warned him that they did not regard this
as compliance with their advice, and that
tho present throat affection may possibly
bo converted Into n malignant disease if he
persists In smoking.
GIRL'S TITLE IS DOCTOR
Flrat Amerlenn AVomnii to Win the
Degree from llerlln llnl
vervlty. (Copyright, 1001, by Prets Publishing Co.)
HEIILIN, Feb. 23.-MNcw York World Ca-
blegram Special Telegram.) Caroline T.
Stowart Is the first American girl to re
ceive tho tltlo of doctor from the nerlln
university. Her degree thesis Is a disserta
tion on the language of tan Klousarles of the
1'au list rommentntor of fi' Luke's gospel,
which, she maintained, wcfO w fit ten' not
In the ninth, but In the eighth century.
Miss Stewart's distinction has greatly
excited tho university. At tho closo of tho
reading of her thesis she received an ova
tlon led by tho eminent Dr. Frebcnlus, dean
of the philosophical faculty. Hor oppo
nonts In this nbstruso debate were two
other Americans, Mrs. Dr. Hcrter nnd Miss
Jane Scherzor, nnd a Scotch girl, Mary
Montgomery. Miss Stowart is only 20
years of age.
An American singer. Miss Webster Pow
ell, has sprung Into sudden prominence In
Germany, having been selected as first col
oratur nt tho Ucrlln opera house. Miss
Powell bad a brilliant career In Dresden,
where tho aged king of Saxony became ono
of her most enthusiastic admirers, and It
was largely through his Influence that she
obtained tho position she now occupies
PERPETUATES BEAR ALLIANCE
Chief of French Genernl StnlT
Chlnchc the Denl with the
t'tnr.
(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Fob. 23, (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Tho Figaro
believes tho mission to St. Petersburg of
General Pondezeo, chief of tho French gen
eral staff, who recently arrived at the Rus
sian cnpltal, Is moro weighty than the
convoynnce of a simple expression of hap
piness on tho part pf France over tho
czar's restored health, Tho papor at
tributes to Goneral Pcndozco tho bearing
of expressions of good will nnd tho fur
therance of the bonds of the Franco-Russian
alliance.
THREE LAYETTES ARE READY
Itulnn Csnrlun nnd Quern of Italy
and Servln Prepare for
' Heir to Throne.
(CopyrlRlit. 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 23. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Three
European royal courts nro on the tip-
too over tho expected arrival of heirs. Tho
prospeotlvo mothers nro tho Russian
czarina, the queen of Italy and tho queen
of Servla. The czar has been so badly
shaken up by his recent Illness that this is
regarded In St. Petersburg as tho last hope
for nn heir to tho Russian throne, and, ac
cordingly, constant prayers are offered up
throughout tho Russian Greek church that
tho nowcoraor may bo a boy.
IBSEN'S SNEEZES ARE FEWER
Norwegian Poet I O'etllnir Over III
Attack of irl, Thank
Vou,
(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
CHRISTIANIA, Feb. 23. (New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
Henrlck Ibsen, the Norwegian poet and
novelist, who has been suffering from In-'
fluenza, Is Improving dally, Tho report
that he has had a relapse Is untrue.
FAMINE NUMBS THEIR FEAR
Sturvlni; Peasant Stone Police and
MnicUtrate Troop Sent to
Dlsalpllne and Succor.
ROME, Feb. 23. Ab a result of poor crops
and tho heavy snowfall, great misery ex
Ists in tho Apulia district. Thousands of
persons nro without shelter or bread. Two
thousand peasants nttacked the local au
thorities, assailing them with stones nnd
other missiles and troops woro sent to
the scene to preserve order and, nt the
samo time, to render whatever nsslstance
they could.
It Is feared that trouble Is imminent
similar to' that which occurred two years
ago, when the Inhabitants Invaded a mini'
tier ot estates to work without the con
sent of tho owners.
arZBSfirt
T-o
LOST WITH THE RIO
One Hundred and TwontyEight Lives is
the Latest Estimate.
FISHERMEN FIND THE PURSER'S PACKET
This Gives List of All Passengers on the
Illfated Bteamship.
NUMBER STAID OVER AT OTHER PORTS
Wildman and Family Are Surely Among
Those Drowntd.
CARGO VALUED AS HIGH AS $600,000
llench Patrol F.tnhllhed nnd All
FlahliiK Ilont Mint Ileport In
Hope of (Intherlnar More
Cine of Mllnir People.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 23.- So far as can
bo ascertained from reliable data 123 lives
were lost In tho wreck of tho Pacific Mall
steamer City ot Rio do Janeiro. Homo
fishermen early this morning found it
packet contulnlng the. papers of Purser
Rooney. Among them was tho passenger
list and a bunch of canceled pnsBenger
tickets and, ns Ihcro wero nnmes on tho
list whoso cnnceled passenger tickets did
not appear nmong thoso recovered, It Is
assumed that they laid over either at
Yokohama, Kobo or Honolulu. That they
wero not at tho vessel on the tlmo sho
went down Is certain.
Tho list of passengers, ns given out to
night by tho steamship company and com
piled from the papers of tho purser found
today, Is as follows:
1.1 t of PUNcUKCr.
From Hong Kong (cabin):
W. M. Casio and wife, laid over some
where enroute.
W. Klose, laid over somewhero enroute.
Consul General R. Wildman, wife, boy
and Infant,
Mrs. Kntlo Nichols (maid to Mru. Wild-
man) nnd native servant.
J. K. Carpanter, saved,
J. K. Seymour.
.Mrs. C. K. Mcintosh, laid over enroute.
Mrs. J. K. West, saved.
European steerage:
C. E. Howell.
F. 11. Lee.
From Shanghai (cabin):
Chnrles Dowell.
Miss 0. Lchrn, saved.
A. Hart and wife.
Edward Secretin.
Captain Hccht, saved.
From Nagasaki (cabin):
Russell Harper, saved.
From Kobo (steerage):
T-. St. Sumura.
From Yokohama, (cabin): ,
II. Crlpps Mathcson,
H, S. Olcott, laid over enroute.
From Yokohama (steerage):
F. Slto.
X. SawaJI.
Z. Yamada, saved.
T. 'Kawamura. t
Mrs. Dika Hamasako.
Miss Hlkl Azkt.
Miss Marsa Hamasako. ,
From Honolulu (cabin):
Mrs. S. W. Wnkellcld and d&ughlor.
W. A. Woodworth nnd wUo.
W. A. Hcnshnw.
Miss L. R. Jcsu.
Mr. Okawaharu, wife and son.
Yeong Chung.
A. Gussont,
Dr. A. W. Dodd.
R. A. Long, saved.
Harry Ouynn.
Mrs, Frances Ripley, saved,
Mr. Takata nnd wife,
Mr. Sakural.
Mr. Oda.
William Caspar.
Charles E. Jacox.
I'hllln N'UBsenblalt. saved.
Passengers from unknown destinations,
presumably from Honolulu on lay-over
checks:
K. Holtz, saved.
Wf. Urandor, saved.
Mr. Nuscnbaum, saved.
Eleven llodle Itecovered.
Thus far only olovon bodies havo been
recovered, six whites, four Chlncso and one
Japuncse.
Tim vihltes nre:
Julia Dodd, aged 55, 'stewardess of tho
Itln iln .Tnnnlro.
Angellne Gusslno, labor agent In tho em
ploy of the Spreckles nt Sprecklesvllie
Hnwul nn islands.
Ed Uarwick, aged 33, ship's butcher of the
Rio do Janeiro.
Mrs. Alfred Hart, formerly of Los An
pfdoK. hut recently from Manila.
Mrs. S.irnh W. Wakefield, need 50. late
resident of Oakland. The remains of her
daughter, Naomi, nre still missing.
Charles Dowdell, attorney and capitalist
CARGO AND ITS CONSIGNEES
Former I F.Ntlmnted nt from SJUOO.OUO
to ifllOO.OOO Iiiventlmitlon to
lleicln Soon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 22. Surveyor of
Port Spear bus established a patrol
along tho ocean near Rakers' beach and
along tho Day ahoro Inside of the point,
Thus far his mon havo picked up four mall
bngs, one of theso washing in near Uakers
and tho others near tho Fort Point life
saving station. Tho survoyor has given
orders that all fishing boats must report
at tho customs office. All bodies brought
in by them and all wreckage nnd flotsam
picked up by fishermen must be accounted
for to tho officials nt the barge office
In this way it, is thought that looting mall
bags and. trunks may be stopped.
Among other effects picked up by fisher
men was the box containing Captain
Ward's papers. Tho police have eatab
Ushod a patrol outside the beach, south of
Fort Wlnfleld Scott.
I,lt of the ConnlKiicen.
Tho valuo of tho cargo of tho Rio do
Janeiro has not boon determined, owing to
the absence of Important papers, but It Is
variously estimated at from $300,000 to
1600,000. Among some papers found floit
Ing near the scene ot the disaster was a
copy ot tho manifest, showing all tho con
slgnees, with the exception ot mo chines
firms.
Tho consignees whose names can bo rend
are as follows: S, L. Jones, Ango-Cull
fornla bank; Dalfour, Guthrie & Co.; M
J, Drandestoln & Co.; London and San
Francisco batik; Parrottee & Co.; Gulf Dag
company; DeMoto Hros.; Gould & Jar
dlnan; the American Trading company,
The cargo consisted principally of silk,
tea, rlco and other Oriental products,
There was no treasuro aboard, as was at
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THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nobraskii-Cloudy; Warmer.
1 Irishmen Dominate Piirllnmetit.
t'ucle Sam' Cuban I'Wpeclatlon.
Wreck or Hie It 1 it de Janeiro,
llnrlon (iel Hack HI J.Vl.tmil.
il Coimei- Return to limn.
Protenl AutiliiKt Chluenc.
:t Plan to llrenk From Penitent In r .
Pn.iNCiiiccr Train Lose Wheel.
, So n Hi Oni nli ii Local .Mailer.
-I SilliNcrlptlou for Auditorium,
HlirlliiKloii' Paelllc Outlet.
. liitra Se.iliii of CniiKrc.
Senate .Hnuctlotm SI. I, mil Fair.
Ciillnliau l,iii'ii III Toiikuc,
(I I, lot Week In Oiniiliii Society,
Woman In ( lull and ( liarlty.
7 lima Dual .Meet (ill led OIT.
Competition AmoiiK IHk Smelter.
Lnlior' F.)r on I'urlo lllco.
Kitchener Aim to Snotlic.
N Ta Ferret Held I In Die 111 titTn.
Convicted Man Kill lllmclf.
(I For limn Clinic f nnimlntoiicr.
Smith tlnkola l.cKMatlnti.
Plain Tnlk to Ad crllncr.
0 IIiimIIiik Team Arc lluiy.
Can China Pay the llllt.
1 WcMleru llame Hall Circuit.
Omaha Ha the Mln Hitler.
li Clara .Morrln' llccollccllon.
SI Sketch of Chnrlen I'. Pcrklnn.
Career of u Cuttle KIiih.
Freight Car' 'Trail of WrcckHRC.
Woman) Her Way and Whim,
A iiuiNemenl mill Mimical Note.
Indian FlKht New Ilullroild.
DiiiucNllil Topic, Table. Kitchen.
Kdllorlnl nnd Comment.
NehriiNka' Connlltiillon Maker.
ao ".Norman Holt."
at Condition of Trad r In Omaha.
Commercial and Fliiauclnl.
I Kchoe of Local Aiiteroomn,
at lliiriinin Appoint input I Void.
City' Payment of Deficit.
Temperature nl
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SLEIGH RIDE ENDS IN DEATH
Three Member of Hnppy Party Killed
hy PtiNeiiiicr Trnlu Near
(lohen, Indian.
GOSHEN. Ind.. Feb. 23. Threo persons
wcro killed hero this evening and several
Injured by a westbound passenger train
running Into n sleigh tilled with people.
The dead:
CHRISTIAN WAGNER.
LOUIS WAGNER.
CHRISTIAN DEERINO.
Tho Injured:
Edgar Wagner, aged 21, leg broken, with
Internal Injuries; ho will probably die.
Edward Wagner, nged 18, not seriously
hurt.
Thero woro others In the party, but they
wero olthor only slightly hurt or csenpod
all Injury. Tho crossing Is a quarter of
mllo from tho Wnbnsh depot nnd 1g re
garded as very dangerous. Tho train was
two hours lato nnd running nt a high speed
and ns tho engineers do not usually whlstlo
after leaving tho station, It Is s: 1 that
no wnrnlng wns given. Tho Wagners and
friends had Just left Goshen for their
home, about- twelve miles south of tho
town.
BURN POKER TABLES OPENLY
'ort Scott CnnHtuhlc Finish the Huh
(iiiuhlliiK llnoiun' Furniture
with Fire.
FORT SCOTT, Kan.. Feb. 23. Carrying
out un ordor of tho court this r.ftornoon,
constables took tho furniture of the Huh
gambling rooms, Bclzed by tho authorities
recently, nivi Durncu ii on mo puunu
square, A large crowd witnessed tho pro
cocdlngs. Tho furnlturo consisted of elabo
rate crap and poker tables, etc. Tho fur
nlturo under tho Kansas gambling law
was arraigned In court today nnd put on
trial as It It had been tho keeper of tho
place. The court hoard the testimony of
sovornl witnesses and found It guilty of
being n gambling device.
This Is a result of a crusade against
gambling. This evening a committee of
cltlzons published a notice calling upon
tho ofllcors to enforco all laws.
TELEPHONE CHURCH SERVICE
.
MlnUter In Plnwue-Strlcken Michigan
Town Find a Wny to Itench
Laymen.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.. Fob. 23, As
all church services have boon suspended
on account of smnllpox cases, Rev. C. P.
Northrun of the Baptist church will con
duct services over telephone nt tho usual
hour tomorrow.
A Bwltchboard of the Union telephone
will bo used and nil who can be accom
modated will bo connected. Tho servlco
will consist of singing, reading nnd n flf-
teon-mlnuto tnlk suited to the occasion.
Rev. Simmons of tho Presbyterian church
will assist.
MAY SELL GOLD DUST THERE
JDouiluInn Government Prepare to
Etabllh Olll cc at Vancouver for
Accommodation of .Miner.
VANCOUVER, D. C. Feb, 23. A special
from Ottawa says tho Dominion government
hns decided to open an ai.say ofllco at onco
In Vancouver, at which gold will bo pur
chased from returning miners at its full
value, iu the r.ame manner ns during tho
last season It has been purchased at Seattle
tor tho United States mint. This is said to
bo preliminary to tho location of tho
Canadian mint at Vancouver.
BALLOT LATE INTO THE NIGHT
Oregon' l,CKllator Meet at R O'Clook
and Continue Their Effort
In Elect.
SALEM, Ore., Feb, 23. Tho legislature
reassembled In Joint session at1 8 p. m, and
continued to ballot tor senntor until mid
night, whon final adjournment takes place,
unlets n choice Is made beforo that hour.
Twenty-third ballot: Corbett, 30; Mitch
ell, 31; Dennett, democrat, 1C; scatter
ing, 4.
FOR KILLING HIS OWN FATHER
Iowa Lad Found Guilty of Man-
laiiKhtcr, hut Hcc ommciidrd
for Hie Court Mercy.
ROCKWELL CITY, lo., Feb. 23. Henry
Wilcox, 20 years old, charged with murder
ing his father, Albert J. Wllrox, was to
night found guilty ot manslaughter.
The Jury recommended mercy on tho part
of tho court. Wilcox shot his father nfter
a family quarrel and entered a plea of self-defense.
BARTON GETS CASH
Oity Attorney Salsbury Restores That Fifty
Thousand Dollars,
SAYS IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE
He Never Intonded to Gteal from Omaha
Millionaire.
ALL ARE ,N0W ANXIOUS TO FORGET
But State's Attorney Requires Them to
Sisolose Full Facts.
DISCOVERS A GIGANTIC WATER DEAL
Four Millions Invoked in Grand Rapids
Contract.
UND OF $I25,0C0 FOR LOBBY PURPOSES
Mlchluitu l.cHlnlnturc May Now Order
nn In vcMnnlliin llcfore Money i
lleturiied Compliiliit I Made for
Second Indictment.
CHICAGO. Feb, 21. (Special Telegram.)
Lant K, Salsbury, city attorney of Grand
Rapids, Mich., accompanied by his legul ad
viser and two detectives from tho Martin
Whlto agency, arrived In Chicago un n
Michigan Central train nt 11:30 o'clock last
nlcht.
Iu tho pocket of Detcctivo William Tur
ner wns $50,000 In currency, which wns
taken, it whs said, by Salsbury from n
safety deposit vault In tho Illinois Trust
nnd Havings bank recently.
Tho party wns met nt the stntlon by n
corps of dotectlvcs and representatives ot
Guy C. Hnrton, millionaire of Omnhn, nnd
C. E. Loss, railroad contractor of Chicago.
Attorney Crofoot of Omaha was In tho
pnrty, nnd ho led tho way to carriages.
which wcro In waiting for tho detectives
nnd their companions. All wcro ilrlvon to
tho main entrance of tho Union League club,
where tl.ey mado a prctenso nf entering.
However, they turned and walked into the
Grand Pacific hotel, where Darton Is quar
tered. At an early hour this morning tho party
wns In consultation, and it Is said that tho
$30,000 carried by Dotoctivo Turner wns
paid over to Mr. Darton. This nmount Mr.
Ilarton hns alleged was Molcn from tho
safety deposit vaults ami "ono Salisbury" Is
now under Indictment for Its alleged thoft.
Two Million-Dollar Deal.
Ilehlnd the mysterious disappearance of
tho money nnd the resultant notion ot lliir-
ton befOVo tho grand Jury Is n story of a
11,000,000 contract, to secure which ono of
tho attorneys lu tho case says 1125,000 wut to
be used .as, a lobby fund nmong Michigan
nlTlclats. According to this lawyer, In con
sideration for $125,000 Ilarton was to re
ceive n contract of $1,000,000 to put lu a
now wotcrworkB system at Grnnd Rapids.
The deal wns being engineered, this lawyrr
states, by C. E, Loss, a wealthy railroad
contractor, with offices In tho Pullman
building.
Some days ngo Mr. Ilarton met City At
torney Salsbury In Chicago to prepare tho
preliminaries, und $50,000 wns put up In
escrow, pending tho securing of the con
tract. Tho lawyer says that the $50,000
was a portion of tho fund of $125,000 in
tended for tho Michigan peoplo, Mr. Ilar
ton, Mr. Sulsbury nnd othors Interested met
In tho Illinois Trust and Savings bank, where
Salsbury had rented a safety deposit vault
under tho name of William Wood Tho C0,
000 In currency was produced nnd placed In
tho box, with tho understanding thut Mr.
Darton wns to carry tho key, says this at
torney, until the denl was completed.
Sallshury, nccordlhg to this attorney,
took tho deposit box to a place In the
vault, and while so doing, It Is charged, ho
removed tho big roll of bills and substi
tuted a wad of paper.
Could Not "Deliver I he (JooiU."
A few days later Mr. Ilarton learned
that Representative Durns had Introduced
a bill lu tho Michigan leglsluturo for a
referendum voto on tho $t,OJo,000 contract
proposition. It appeared that tho deal
could not ho carried through, nnd that thu
Michigan peoplo could not "deliver the
goods,"
Mr, Darton visited tho safety deposit
vaults and found thut tho monoy was miss
ing, Ho hastened to Omuhu and soon re
turned to Chicago with his uttornoy, Mr.
Crofoot. Tho Martin Whlto Detectivo
ugency was employed In tho case, and ono
of Its operatives was hurried to Grand
Rapids. They began to shadow City At
torney Salsbury, In tho mpantlmo Dartou
failed lu an attempt to obtain tho roturn
of tho money, and he appealed to the crund
Jury, the indictment against "ono Sallshury,
nllan William Wood," being voted.
Whon. tho dotectlvcs approached Salsbury,
according to tho attorney Interested In
tho case, tho Grand Rapids ofllclal con
tented to roturn tho monoy and acrom
pnny them to Chicago. Dotectlvo Turner
wns mado custodian of tho $50,000, and
tho party left Grand Rapids this after
noon. Tho attorney Bays thut Darton, Loss and
all the other persons concerned are now
anxious to "forgot", tho wholo transaction,
us tho big fund has been returned and It
Is not dcemod dcalrnblo to stir up thu
Michigan officials Into nny Investigation.
However, a big sensation Is In prospect,
which may ond seriously for somo Michigan
officials, '
Every posslblo subterfugo was resorted to
last night by those concerned In tho
$50,000 transaction to covor their tracks,
Tho greatest secrecy wss enjoined, and no
one would go further than to try to mis
lead persons making Inquiries. Several
days ago Ilarton changed his rooms from
tho Palmer houso to the Grand Pacific and
did not register.
Clean llrrat to Nlnle' Attorney.
The wholo story has been rolated lo
Stato's Attorney Doneon. Tho persons In
terested wore slow to disclose, tho facts
to tbo ofllclal, but whon tho grand Jury In
vciitlgatlon was under way a clean breast
of everything wns mado to Mr. Deneon.
Today thnt ofllclal was Informed that Suls
bury would return tho money. Detcctivo
Hanley of tho central station hud been In
wultlng to go at onco to Grand Rapids to
arrest Salsbury on tho Indictment, but tho
new turn ot affairs ended bis connection
ties, however, were forewarned.
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