The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JL'CE 19, 1S71.
OXAnA, SATrilDAY MOBXiyG-, 3IARCTI 2, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY' FIVE CEXTS.
COX VICT DIES K FiKElPUBL,CDEBTJ!iSDECREASED attempts to assassinate
I .Monthtr Statement for February U
Storg Pfluegir, Wife Murderer, Walki De
libentslj Back Into Bitting Priioa.
SILENT EVER SINCE HIS SENTENCE
lit loij Icuad is a 011 aad Hit Dead
Firgers Grip a Bible.
ELECTRIC LEAKAGE STARTS THE BLAZE
Emallir Tire from Same Came DiicoTtrtd
Houn Beforehaci
GOVERNOR ADVISES AGAINST REBUILDING
Snftftrsf n Large Slate I'npm Where
Prisoners Could Get Fresh Air
and MnUe Their Labor on tbe
Soli Yield Product.
LINCOLN', March 1. (Special Telegram.)
Fire which started Jukt before midnight
last night In tbe jitnltcntlary rcsulteu in
tbc lots of one life, that of a convict from
Cuming county George Pflucger, sent up
for murder In 1SS2 and tbe destruction or
property amauntlng to from il&O.OOO to
2W,ooo.
It 1 generally iupposd that tbe Ore
started from defective electric light wires,
as a imall lUzc was discovered early In
tbe evening and extinguished which un
questionably originated in that manner.ivl
Nonr.of tbe convicts escaped during tbe
exclt sent. In fact no effort In that direc
tion u made, tbe men being ordtrly and
'.ontrolled without difficulty. The Lincoln
.ompany of zmlltla was called out for guard
duty. "
Tbe entire cell house west of the main
building is a total loss, tbe western, end
of tbe main building Is likewise In rulna
and tbe astern end of tbe main structure
badly damaged. The" eastern wing, or new
cell bouse, was not damaged. Tbe shops
were uninjured and work Is progressing
today as usual.
GOVERNOR WANTS A CHANGE
the cisskjffTBtm
.Monthtr Statement for February
f 7 r". 7 (!,.". 7 f Less Tlmn the Jan
uary Amount.
March 1 The monthly
oubllc debt shows that at
February 2S. the
ess HWrBBUiuiT, amounica to
$1,087,013,504. i!7jl!Wr tbe month of
tT.STC.ni. Tbc debtlT'7rapltulated as fol
lows
Interest-bearing debt. Jl.OOl.500,410; debt
on wbkb Interest has ceatcd since maturity.
11.S30.&M), debt bearing no interest, Sh2,
6W.842; total. n.2&i,93l,6t3.
This amount, however, does not Include
!7O0,;gi,!'S& In certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount of cash on hand, which is
held for their redemption.
Tbe cash In the treasury Is clattlfied as
follows. Keservc fund In gold, J1&0.OOO.OO0;
trust funds, X7S0.5C1,&&; general fund, mi.
4S9.07T la national bank depositories, SS7,
S27,K2. total. ll.lU!29.2S. against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $540,913, 79. which leaves a
cash balance on hand of S2?S,91S,10.
Tbe comparative statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts from all sources dur
ing February wire ISS.SS0.C21. an Increase
over February, last year, of t.1,140.000.
The receipts from the several sources of
revenue are given as follows:
Cuitoms. I1S.719.SSS. decrease. JMOO.CX:
Internal revenue. J22.0I6.)S(S; increase, SI.
2S0.OO0; miscellaneous, J5.077.926, Increase,
J2.000.000.
Tbe expenditures on account of the War
department weie ti0,023,04; increase. $GM
000. navy. J4.370.269. Increase. 1325,000.
During the last eight months tbe total re
ceipts exceeded the total expenditures by
SIMM. 000.
GOOD MEN TO BE MOVED UP
Artillery, Cavalry and Other Vallnnt
Men .Vanird for Adv snrrmcnl
In ItnnU.
WASHINGTON, March 1. The following
nominations for tho army were made to
night: Artillery Corps Captains to be majors.
Sydney W. Taylor, Charles II. Humphreys,
Lulgl Lomla, Alexander D Schcnck, Sedg
wick Pratt. John McClelland
Etudtat at St, Petersburg Shoeti Minister
Bogolepoff is tbe Heck.
ACTUATED BY NO PERSONAL FEELING
Old Man' Opposition to Xfnrr Meth-
da In Eudcutlon Serius to Be
the I'rlnrlpal Aggravation,
ST. PETERSBCRO, March 1. reter Kar
povltch entered the ministry In citizen's
attire today under the pretext of handing
the minister a petition to re-enter tbe Dor
pat unherslty.
M. Bogolepoff passed around the room
receiving petitions. Karpovltch, who as
sumed an air of exultation, glancing dra
matically at the celling while waiting for
tbe minister's entrance, drew a revolver
from his pocket and while the minister
was talking with Mayor Chernlgof fired
within two steps at his heart, but tbe hand
of the would-be assassin trembled and tbe
bullet passed Into tbe right side of the
minister's neck, lodging near the spinal
column, whence It has not been extricated
M. Bogolepoff fell unconscious. The as
tasstn, thinking him dead, did not fire
again. He tried to slip the revolver Into
his breast, pocket, but fumbled and let
It fell on the floor. He then remained
quiet and motionless, making no attempt
to escape.
Selected by Lot.
M. N. V. Mouravleff, minister of Justice.
Interrogated Karpovltch as to his motives,
but he would, give no answer, save that
he had nothing personal against the min
ister. According to one account, be ad
mitted subsequently to having been selected
by lot to kill the minister. The wound Is
not necessarily fatal, althougb tbe fact that
a portion of the clothing was carried in
with the bullet Is regarded as a bad fea
ture. The students are Inclined to glorify the
deed and his Berlin acquaintances describe
Karpovltch as "high minded" and "al
truistic." M. Bogolepoff Is 5S years old. He Is
connected with old-fashioned ideas on the
subject of education and makes the declar-
j atlon that reading, writing and elementary
arithmetic are all the Masses neea. i-on
GILA DAM IS CUT OUT
Mine lllghts on Uieenllir Order Res
ervations Also Eliminated
from Indian Hill,
WASHINGTON. March 1 iSpeclal Tele
gram.) The final conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was presented to
both houses late today. Within a minute
after Its presentation by Senator Thurs
ton to tbe senate the report was -agreed to
and later In the evening Chairman Sher
man presented a like report. The senate
receded on two vital Items to the west,
the building of the Gila dam at San Carlos
reservation and the opening up of the ex
ecutive order reservations to miners. These
two Items, which have been fought, with a
vengeance lor two months, were finally
abandoned by the senate rather than have
BURNS HIMSELF AND SON
Iowa lamer Inrdin His .Bej aad Cre
mates Hit LWe Btoct
HENRY WARN'S MAD DEED AT DENISON
clghhors Who flush to Sir Are
Kept Hack. liy Flevolv er
All 1IU Property U
Consumed.
DENISON, la., March 1. I Special Tele
gram.) Henry Warn, a farmer whose home
was six miles north of Denlson, In a fit
tbc whole bill talked to death, as was ; or insane fury killea ana cremaieo ms son.
threatened bv a coterie of western demo- . William, burned his house, barn, horses,
crats, led by 'senators Rawlins of Vtah and ! cattle, grain and all farm Implements and
Heltfeld of Idaho, who were extremely i cash, and then committed suicide by
bitter against granting mineral leases on rushing Into the burning barn and dying
among nis norses. me area wu com
mitted about $ o'clock this morning.
Several neighbors, seeing the smoke,
rushed to the rescue, only to be driven
back by Warn at the point of his revolver.
Warn went on with his awful work and
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Saturday.
lxwer Temperature in Eastern Portion.
Northerly Winds. Becoming Southerly.
Sunday Fair
Trmprrature at Omaha Yesterday!
. a. in...... :iS 1 . !
t a. in :tl U -p. m ;.... 117
7 a. m ..... . :t7 p. m ..... . H
s a. in nil 4 p. nt 71
! a. in...... 41 5 p. m 72
111 a, m 47 tl p. m
11 a. m ...... .lit 7 p. nt K
1'.' in rn x p. m 'I'
ll p. m ..... (id
WORRIED ABOUT SAM MOY
Friend of
ton n
the King of China
Wonder Where
lie U.
GAME IS AT A STAND
Bn atonal Eitcatiea Keaebet a Point of
Absolute Inaction.
WAITS TOR ACTION BY THE CAUCUS
Adjonrameat of That Bsdj Uitil Tueidaj
Prtreati tbe Election.
executive order reservations.
Pettlgrew May Get Plum.
Senator Pettlgrew, who has been fight
ing ever since be entered congress for rec
ognition of tbe Sisseton and Wahpeton In-
man claims, won out, me nouse proviaing bfn M d,d irrve u teo lste l0
an amendment that attorneys of record ' .... -.ij..v,i. .-, t n.nn.rir
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Cavalry Army captains to be majors
John F. Gutlfoyle. Ninth cavalry: Charles I ,equently be Is not popular with the a'J-
H. Watts, Fifth cavalry, Frank A. Edwards
I First cavalry. Eugene Ellis. Eiahth cavalry.
to Put the I Matthias W. Dav. Ninth cavalrv: Walter L.
Flnley, Ninth cavalry, Louis A. Craig,
Sixth cavalry: Wllber E. Wilder, Fourth
cavalry. Tbaddeus W. Jones, Tenth cav
alry; Francis IL Hardle, Third cavalry;
George K. Hunter, Third cavalry.
Infantry Army captains to be majors:
James A. Irons, Twentieth infantry; Robert
J. C. lrvlns, Eleventh Infantry; Edward E.
Hardin, Seventh Infantry; Richard H. Wil
son, Eighth infantry; William B. Reynolds,
Fourteenth Infantry; Frank F. Eastman.
Fourteenth infantry'; Lea Feblger, Twenty-
vaoced classes In Russia.
Trlea-raphs msrsllan
ConvlcU to Work on IUr
Mate Farm.
LINCOLN, March 1. (Special.) Private
secretary Lindsay has received the follow
ing telegram rrom Governor Dietrich.
"In view of the tact tht tbe penitentiary
Is nearly destroyed and that what remains
la In bad condition, and the present loca
tion being undesirable, viewed from other
standpoints, I would favor purchasing two
to four sections of good farm land, con
struct a new penitentiary, that convicts J third infantry; Bernard Byrne, Sixth In
and fanning, raising sugar beets and other O.-dnance Department First lieutenants
products. I hope no action will be taken to to be captains; Charles C. Jamleson. Law
rebuild without giving the above proposl- ' BOn M. Fuller.
tlon duo ccnslderatlon. I Corps of Engineers Second lieutenant to
"CHARLES H. DIETRICH." be first lieutenant. John R. Slattery.
Members of iim legislature had begun to Volunteer Array (Thirty-second Infantry),!
dl. cuss plansTbrebUnitlng' the ptnlten- To be second lieutenants; Quartermaster 4 cause the French. German and Austrian
tiary. but there Is ho" (JUposltlon on the I George C. Dennis. Company G
part 3f anyone to hasten action before Gov- Navy Former Past Assirtant Surgeon
ernor Dietrich returns. There are many
urious objections to tbe present penlttn
tlary .site, and efforts will undoubtedly be
made to have the buildings constructed on
other Isnd, even though It may be in tbe
Immediate vicinity of the land now being
used.
JIimt to Secure Fnndn.
One serious question that has arisen Is
how to secure tbe necessary funds for tbe
construction of new buildings. Tbe con
stitutional i-inlll levy limit would not per
mit an appropriation large enough tor the
work and the necessary material. To ob
viate this dl&iculty It has been suggested
that the state Issue bonds for the amount
of money required and that these bonds be
purchased by the state with the permanent
educational funds, of which there Is now
about fUO.OM) uninested. This plan la
favored by many, not only as tbe most
practicable method of raising the money for
the building, but also as affording a safe
and reliable Investment for tbe permanent
funds, of which there Is always more than
1100,000 uninvested.
John S. Bradford. U. R. N., to be a surgeon
In the navy, to be placed upon the retired
list.
SHAFTER AND SOME I0WANS
OUTSIDE FORTIFIED LIMITS
Inofficial Dweller In PeUIn Mut
Llc Outside Legation
Grounds.
LONDON, March 1. A dispatch from
Pekln to Reuter's agency, dated February
S8. says the diplomatic meeting that day
dlscuuei tbe list of proviaclal officials
whose punishment will be demanded, which
was not completed It was also decided
that tbe Italians are to retain tne customs
property which tbey seized, on the grounQ
that the cuitoms arc purely Chinese lnsti-
tutlcns and have no right to be within the
legation area. Hence, the European cus
toms staff, which Is really serving the tor-
elrn bondholders, will be compelled to
settle outside the fortified limits.
All the unofficial residents arc 'neafj-.. be-
They Comprise Part of the Lint
A'omlnatlona Confirmed by
the Senate.
of
PERISHES IN THE FLAMES
George Pflueaer. Wife Murderer,
Clasps II la Bible In
Death.
LINCOLN, March 1. (Special.) Careful
and conservative estimates, based on pres
ent values of building property and made
aafter a thorough examination of tbe ruins,
place the damage by fire at the penitentiary
at between WO.000 and KOO.OOO. This Is
slightly less than the early estimates,
which were based on tbe cost of tbe build
ing rather than on Its actual value. Ex
perts say that the property destroyed
by the flames was worth about half Its
WASHINGTON. March 1. The senate
In executive Besslon tonight confirmed the
following nominations: Charles A. Boa
telle of Maine, to be captain cn the retired
list of tbe navy.
Melvln A. Deerlng of Colorado, to be
register of the land office at Gunnison,
Colo.
To b major general. Brigadier General
William R. Shatter, t". S.A., retired. To be
brigadier general, Colr.nel Aaron S. Dag
gett, V. S. A. Also a large number of reg
ular promotions In the army and officers in
the navy and revenue cutter service.
Postmasters: Porto Rico, Charles Z.
Landrrau. Mayagucz. Illinois, Frank
Murphy, Blandln. Iowa, J. D. Klrby, Grand
Junction; Irving Ogden. What . Cheer.
Nevada, Amelia E. Roth, Virginia City; A.
N. Hummel, WaJsworth,
MACARTHURSENDSTHENAMES
ministers maintain that none of them can
live within the fortifications, if the other
ministers take tbe same view the merchants
and missionaries will be forced to live
among the Chinese, who are no friendlier
than before, on account of the recent bos
Ullties.
The American government Is tbe only
government which bss announced Its lnten
tlon to compensate the Chinese for the
land required to extend the legation
grounds.
WITH CRUCIFIX AND REVOLVER
llcaldent of Oporto Deflen Antl-Cler
leal Mob that Attacks Ills
House.
OPORTO. March 1. Senor Jose Pestana
who Is accused of belonging to tbe group
that attempted to abduct tbe daughter of
the Brazilian vice consul and whose house
was attacked by an anti-clerical mob last
sight, is the leader of tbe Catholic party
and an extensive wine grower. When tbe
mob threatened his mansion Senor Pestana
came to the door with a crucifix In one hand
and a revolver In the other. He fired three
shots without result. A force of police, oa
foot and mounted, dispersed the demon
strators. Cavalry detachments still patrol
tbe streets in which arc situated the resi
dences of tbe agitators and tbetr followers.
Ilcporls lo Washington Thone Soldiers
Who.ii Sickness Has Taken
from tbe Ilanks.
WASHINGTON. March 1 General Mae
Arthur's latest casualty report Is as fol
lows; MANILA. March 1 The following deaths
have occurred since last report.
Dysentery February r7. Bertie C. Thomp
son, company i, iwenxy-nrst iniantry
original cost, this being due principally to V alter L- Smith. Company A. Tw-enty-m.
,..t. in h viii nf hTiilriin mi. fojrth Infantry, rebruary Zi, Frederick
the decrease in the value of building ma- Ernt, Company I. Eighth infantry.
any i
Tbe crime was executed with fiendish
cunning. After shooting his son be dragged
tbe body into the bouse and set It afire.
Then he fired the other buildings. Tbe
animals were securely tied and fastened
In to prevent their escape from the flames.
The farm water works were destroyed and
colls of wire were placed against the bog
house to prevent the swine from getting
out.
The body of Warn was found in the barn
this afternoon, charred beyond recognition.
All tbe flesh was burned away, as was tbe
top of the skull, and the limbs were all
consumed.
Warn was well-to-do and had more than
J1.500 cash In the house, which was de-
will arrive over the Pennsyl- ' stroyed. He was a man of over &0 and
shall bring suit in the court of claims and
that suit shall have preference on the
docket.
Now If U asserted that enr reason for
Mr. Pettlgrew'g persistence Is that be may
become tbe attorney of record and In
that event receive 10 per cent of the
amount which Is expected to be recovered.
I1.&00.000. which would net the South Da
kotan J ISO, 000 should be be successful In
finally landing this enormous sum for a lot
of Indians whom government officials say
were known to be hostile to the United
States in 1551.
(itiirrnor Dietrich's Ileceptlon.
Final arrangements were made tonight
for the reception of Governor Dietrich aad
staS, who
vanla railroad at 1 o'clock tomorrow. Tbe
entire male membership of the Nebraska
Republican association has been called
out by President E. C. S?der'to act as
escort to the party from the station to the
tel. Later a luncheon Till be served and German and spoke little English. His wife
the party will then go upon a sightseeing dead. He leaves two marnea oaugmcr.
expedition.
UauRberty May llrxlcn.
Matt Daugherty, receiver of the land of
ficc at Sidney, Is In tbe city on matters
connected with the office. It would not be
a surprise If Daugherty should tender his
resignation while here, as it is -known he
has better things In tbe process of incubation.
Lieutenant IZapccts Appointment.
Lieutenant C. H. Wilson, well known In
Omaha, is in the city, having been mus
tered out of service February S3. He Is
hoping t,o receive a staff appointment.
had lived in this county twenty-five years.
His son, William, of whose body no trace
has been found In tbe ruins of tbe house,
was 21 years of age. Warn war ot morose
and surly disposition and his neighbors
evidently were In fear of him He was a
NORTHWEST POSTAL CHANGES
New Postmasters, Rural Free Delivery
Routes and Contracts for
Carrying Mall.
WASHINGTON. March 1. (Special Tele
gram.) These postmasters bavebecn ap
Nebraska Holniesvllle. Gjt county. J.
W. Simmons, viet L. L. N-olc,' TeclsncJ,
Homer, Dakota county. O. H. Lake, vice M.
E. Ratbtun. resigned, Joy. Holt county, R.
It. Robertson, vice J. J. Schweitzer, re
signed.
South Dakota Evergreen. Grant county,
C. K. Korgen; Montrose, McCook county.
J. W. Walsh, Ola, Brule county, Magnus
Nlllsson; Sheridan, Pennington county, L.
M. Barthold.
Wyoming Little Bear. Laramie county.
W. H. White.
The Fourth Street National bank of Phil
adelphla and the First National bank of
Minneapolis have been approved as reserve
agents for the Citizens' National bank of
Davemort, la.
Rural free delivery service will be ts-
tabllsbed on March IB in Iowa, as follows
Onawa, Monona county; route embraces an
SHOOTS FATHER AND MOTHER
Insane Young Man Near Orlando, O.
T.. Kills Flolh Ills Parents
at Night.
ORLANDO, O. T., March 1. Dell John
son, living with his parents nine mues
west of Orlando, shot both his father and
mother last night with a Winchester, kill
ing them Instantly. The father was shot
while on tbe sido of bis bed preparing to
retire and tbe mother was shot as she was
coming In at the door. The murderer Is an
unmarried man, about 26 years old. He
was taken In custody today by the author
ities. He was adjudged Insane some time
ago, but was thought to have been cured.
DRINKS POISON IN CHURCH
Member of Colorado Volunteers Swal
lows Carbolic Acid While At
tending Lcntea Service.
LEADVILLE. Colo.. " Mrch -L-W. T.
Bond, who served in the Philippines as a
member of (' 'First Colorado volunteers,
committed suicide this afternoon by drink
ing an ounce of carbolic acid lu the Epis
copal church during Lenten service. Ill
health had made him despondent.
LIQUOR DISPENSARY PLAN
CHICAGO. March 1 Sam Mey. the "king
of Chinatown, and for many years a
familiar figure In the levee district, is miss
ing, under circumstances wlleh cause
much alarm among his countrymen.
Some are of the opinion he is a victim of
foul play, owing Jo the Interest he has
taken In tbc differences which of late have
been the cause of disruption in the secret
organizations of tbe Chinese. L'aless smie
word of his safety is ricelved In China
town tomorrow a delegation, beaded by Hip
Lung, will call upon Chief of Police Klpley
to aik assistance In he search for the
missing man.
Moy was last beard from Sunday in Kan
sas City. He left Chicago two ceks ago
for that city to effect a'settlement between
tbe two factions of the secret order. In
this mlitlor he is said' to have failed and
Sunday a telegram from him w-as received
by Wfch Kee, his buslnets partner, an
nouncing his departure for home. Kee was
informed in the message that Moy woMld
be Ik Chicago Monday night, but so far he
has not arrived.
Sam Moy is said to have amassed a for
tune, but most .'f this. It is said, be lost
In later years ind recently be went through
bankruptcy proceedings In the United States
court. Moy Is 10 years cid, married and
thoroughly Americanized In manners.
TAKEN FROMSTOCK EXCHANGE
Checks Aggregating 7"i.Ml Are
Stolen from Various Offices at
Chicago Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, March L Checks to an esti
mated fare value of $76,000 have been
stokh from various live stock firms with
offices In the Exchange buildings at the
stock yards.
The' thief, whose operations have covered
the period of a week, has so far eluded the
police, as well as tbe private detectives I cupled
employed by the company. The banks have
been ordered to stsp payment on the checks,
which range In amount from 1100 to J 1,000.
The chocks are regularly lvued by the
Union Stock Tards and Transit company
and to cash them it would only be neces
sary to forge the -names of the firms to
which they have been given.
The stolen checks were In payment for
live stock, belnjr issued by the Union Stock
Tards and Transit company after weights
have been furnished by the welghmaster at
the various scale houses. When these
checks are made out they are signed,
stamped and then placed in small boxes or
racks Inside the various offices, generally
near the doorl "it is from these- receptacles
that they have been stolen.
MRS. WILDMAN HALFWAY DOWN
Quartermaster l.lndstrora Testifies
That Consul's Wife Was on Rlo's
Ladder When It Sank.
BURNING OF PRISON BECOMES A FEATURE
Kioetsarj Appropriation for & 5e Pen
itiatiirj OoxapUoattt Hatters.
NEEDED STEPS WILL NOT BE DELAYED
Lcelslature Will Proceed at Ourc to
I'rotlde tor the Care and Com
fort of the Com lets Amid
the Itulus.
Ualtots .
tm. ai. xi. aa. ut.
Alien ci ati :r 4 ..u 4a
beiile 1 h 7 7 - o
Lruunse 7 7 f t t 7
Currle 13 1U 14 14 la 14
Uletrlch 1 a
Harrington .... 1 1 S A 4tt K
llalner a 4 I a Vt -
itHrmi a 'i u - a a
Hitchcock M 11 Ul 4 .. ail
iiiuiitatt ia l- ii ia nt ij
iviiikaiti a a -j i .j
Martin 7 4 U S S 4
xcitelejuhn . . . . a! Vjt tn 3a 31 33
Morlan z 3 -
Itosenater 17 14 IS 13 13 15
'luonipson, 1). H. 37 33 37 311 31 3s
Thompson, W. H. - 3fi 31 11 11 13
nrthrrrlu 4 4 1 'J -
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1. The federal
Minnesota Legislator Introduces II I II 1 Investigation into the wreck of the steamer
for Establishment of System Sim- Rio de Janeiro was continued today. Third
liar to South Carolina's. Mate C. J. Holland, Quartermaster Fred-
I crick Ltnd.trom and Dr. Arthur O'Neill,
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 1. Representa
tie Johnsrud today introduced a bill In
tbe legislature providing for tbe estab
lishment of a liquor dispensary system
somewhat similar to that In existence In
the ship's surgeon, were the principal wit
nesses examined.
The questioning of Officer Holland brought
out the fact that In tbe boat drills held on
tbe steamer It was customary for the men
J to go to their positions, but the boats were
Snnth f!flrnlina.
area of thirty-six square miles, with 7-'0 j jbe measure provides that the question of never taken out of tbe chocks. He oald
population; M. T. Penber appointed car ' liquor license shall be submitted to popular the coverings of the boats could be readily
rler. Remsen. Plymouth county; area cov- . , all countle8 o jeEg than 10.000 in- , removed onlr by the use of a kalfe.
ered 112 square miles, with population 1 habitants upon tbe second Tuesday In' Lindstrom said that Mrs. Wlldman wa
Arnold hiesDy, jt. r. Joanson ana J. jiar(.n( i&02. Should the vote be against th' half way down tbe ladder when the ship
C. Ncrdmann appointed carriers. Service . jicenEi0B cl liquor, It Is provided that on a i went down.
Is aso ordered for April 1 at South Eng- ptt)tion 0 two-thirds of the voters a dls- i Dr. O'Neill was confident that if the ship
liih, Keokuk county. Ia., area covered pfnwy jor the sale of liquor shall be es- had held up five minutes longer all would
thirty-two square miles, population 610, ( ul)jlsnea ln anv cllJ. o unaer 10,000. The , have been saved, a6 there was no confu-
terlal and labor. As none of the property
was Insured the destruction and damage
is a complete loss to the state. Some es
timates of tbe loss run as 'low as
000. others go up to over a quarter of a
million, but tbe state authorities are united
In the opinion that tbe destroed property
can be replaced for not much over J150,
000. This morning the charred remains of
George Pfloeger, serving a life sentence for
killing bis wife, were found In a cell, cov
ered over with debris, but still rec
ognizable. Pflucger was convicted ln Cuming
county In 1SS3 and when sentence was pro
nounced he told tbe trial judge that no
person would ever hear his voice again. He
kept his word and from that time no one
ever heard the man utter a word. He was
the solitary occupant ot cell No. 114 ln the
firth tier. With the rest of the convicts
he waa driven out into the prison yaid
after the flames began to spread so rapidly,
but be eluded bis guards and went back-
to the cells. His absence was not noticed
until this morning, when the convicts wre
lined up and counted by the official rec
ords.
Clutching Ashes of Bible
A search was at once Instituted, with the1
result that his remains were discovered
on a bunk ln cell No. 01 ln tbe sixth tier,
at tbe extreme eastern end ot tbe cell
bouse. He was lying with his arms crossed
over his face, one hand still clutching
tbe ashes of a bible that be had taken
from his own celt. Tbe face was
pro'ected by tbe bands and on It was an.
expression that told plainly of the agony
of tbe last few moments of his life.
The portion of tbe penitentiary building
that was destroyed by fire was built In
1S79, the contract price for tbe entire
structure being JJII.OOO. Several addi
tions have been built since that time. Tbe
east cell bouse was finished In 1192 and cost
tbe state ln the neighborhood of J 10. TOO.
All of the old building was destroyed and
(Contluucd on Ninth Page.)
All Other, Causes February IS, Clarence
L Anderson. Company K. Forty-third in
fantry; February ". Sergeant Lock Treasle-
bery. Company I, Sixteenth infantry,
drowned, body recovered, February 17, Ser
geant jesse v;opnnger. tsaiiery A, Slxtn ar
tillery. January 2o. William H. Hartman.
Company B, Forty-third Infantry; February
19, jonn KemcK, vompany n. seventeenth
Infantry; February C. Acting Astistant Sur
geon James L. Rebbot, George S. Smeadley.
Company L. Sixteenth infantry; Joseph
Bpencer. i ompany iweniy-nrsi inrantry,
February 19. Harry W Starblrd, Company
C, battalion of engineers.
RUSH FOR THE CAPITAL ON
Governor Dietrich and Staff Pass
Through Chicago Other
.Notable Parties.
CHICAGO, March 1. Tbe movement of
the west on to Washington to attend tbe in
auguration ceremonies and demonstrations
was apparent here today at tbe railroad
depots. Every road with any claim to
Washington business attached extra coaches
to Its regular trains to handle the Increased
business, while there were also a number
of special cars and two special trains han
dled from here.
Members ot the Hamilton club, Including
many women, left on a special train ovtr
tbe Baltimore k Ohio. To this train the
private car of Governor Shaw of Iowa and
his staff was attached. Governor Yates, his
staff and a military .escort, together with a
number of stste officials and prominent
men, also departed over this line on a
special train ot eight cars. Governor
Dietrich ot Nebraska and his staff occupied
a special car attached to a Pennsylvania
train. Numerous parties from all parts ot
the west passed through the city during the
day on all the regular trains.
Movements of Ocean Vessels March 1.
At New York Arrived Patricia, from
Hamburg.
At Havre Arrived L'AqulUln. from
New York
At Liverpool Arrived - Waesland f
Philadelphia. Sailed Nomadic, for iew
York,
INSURGENTS LOSE THE DAY
Colombian Troops Vanquish Them
After a Dattle Costing Several
Lives on Uoth Sides.
COLON, Columbia, March 1 (via Gal
veston). News has Just been received here
that a bloody battle was fought on Feb
ruary 20 near Maria la Baa, between
I a small lorce or government troops ana
D00 Insurgents,- under Roxles, resulting ln
a victory for tbe government forces.
The insurgents lost thirty killed and ten
wounded and tbe government troops, eight
officers and seven men killed and many
men wounded.
Steamer In Sinking Condltl on.
LONDON. March 1 The British stesmer
Indiana, from Venice January IS, via Mes
sens, for London, was sighted off Worthing
at daybreak this morning in a sinking con-'
dltion. A strong sea was running and a
life boat which was sent out failed to dis
cover any signs of life on tbe steamer. It
is believed it has been in collision ln a fog.
Hopes are entertained that the crew is
aboard some other vessel. The beach is
strewn with fruit for miles.
Tbe German steamer Washington, from
Rotterdam, for New York, which was mak
ing Dover, waa driven ashore at Norfolk
during a gale and had a narrow escape from
going on tbe rocks. Its bows bad been
stove ln ln collision.
Henry Thompson appointed carrier.
A contract for carrying mall from Luns
ford to Bloomfield, Ia.. was awarded to
Charles Feglns of Lunsford.
B. W. Woodford was appointed substitute
clerk in tbe Lincoln (Neb.) postoffice, and
Edwin S. Grist was appointed stamper in
the Waterloo (la.) postoffice.
SETTLEMENT OF COFFEE WAR
Woolson Spire Company Pats Lp
Price to the Level of
Arbuckles.
Iti
Fate of Steamer a Mystery.
HALIFAX, N. S., March L Advices from
St. Johns, N. F., say the result of the search
by tbe government steamer Ingraham for
traces of tbe supposed wreck of tbe steamer
Lucerne demonstrates Xbal wreckage found
at Baccalleu is not from that ship. This
leaves the fate of the Lucerne a deeper
mystery than before. Friends ot tbe crew
hope that tbe Lucerne is still afloat, though
disabled, and that it may be picked up.
NEW YORK. March 1. The price of
roasttd coffee has been advanced one-halt
of 1 cent per pound to 104 cents net by
the Woolson Spice company, which is con
trolled by the American Sugar Refining
company interests. This brings the price
up to a level with that of the Arbuckles,
the first time that this has been so In two
years.
Mr. Wlllett of Wlllett & Gray said:
"The coffee-sugar war has been settled be
yond any question by a complete arrange
ment on coffee between the Arbuckles and
the American Sugar Refining company.
All sucar and coffee Interests are now Is
entire harmony."
J, N. Jarvle ot Arbuckle Bros, says that
the report that his firm bag bought tfie
Woolson company is untrue.
SMELTER MEN A3KE0 TO VOTE
Officials of the Combine Poll AH the
Stockholders on the Guggenheim
Proposition.
liouor is to be dispensed only ln packages tlon.
of not less than half a pint and, being Inspector Bulger's line of Inquiry was
offered for sale. It must have been Inspected whether there was sufficient steam up to
and approved by tbe -dairy and food com- , send the ship against the strong tide that
missloner. No city Is to have more than ' was running.
one dispensary and tbe cost of maintaining
It shall be paid from the municipal treasury
and all profits accruing from Its operations
shall be given Into the treasury
If adopted the bill would affect, every
county ln the state, except Hennepin, St.
Louis, Winona, Stearns and Blue Earth.
WILL SHOWTHE FARMERS HOW
.National Good Itoads Association Pro
motes' a Plan for Series of
Practical Demonstrations.
French Couimaader Iterlevrs Troops,
TIEN TSIN, Feb. IS. General Voyron,
tbe French commander, reviewed tbe
garrlsdn ot 4,000 soldiers stationed here
jesterday,
It Is reported that JO.000 French troops
will return to France in March.
Tbe Taku harbor is open and steamers are
expected to arrive there shortly.
For Governor of .N'rvvf oandlaud.
LONDON, March 1 Sir Cavendish Boyle
was today gazetted governor of Newfound
land in succession to Sir Henry McCallum.
appointed envernor of Natal.
SALT LAKE CITY. March 1 The Trib
une will say tomorrow morning that ln
view of the action taken by the minority
interest in tbe American Smelting and Re
fining company to prevent the purchase
by tbe company of tbe Guggenheim plants
throughout tbe country, officials of the
combine have been polling tbe stockholders
to obtain expression of their views regard
ing the purchase. This polling has been
conducted by telegraph.
In this city about 11,000,000 worth of
steck In tbe combination Is held, divided
among several holders, all of whom voted
ln favor of the taking In of tbe Guggen
helm properties and so wired tbe officials
today.
COMMON STOCK JUST AS GOOD
Holders of Preferred Shares In Chi
cago Packing Company Lose In
Injunction Salt.
CHICAGO. March 1. A bill asking tor
tbe dissolution of an injunction restrain
ing the Chicago Packing and Provision com
pany from discriminating ln favor of
holders of the preferred shares ln tbe dis
tribution of the assets of tbe company,
met defeat ln the circuit court here to
day at the hands ot Judge Neely. Leave
was granted the petitioners to amend
their bill, however, and It is probable the
case will be argued again.
Tbe Chicago Packing and Provision com
pany went out ot business some months
ago. Assets aggregating 1900,000, it was
decided, should be divided first to satlcfy
holders of the 20,000 shares of preferred
stock, while tbe remainder, should there
be any, was to be given holders of the 20,
000 shares ot common stock. Holders of
the latter shares secured an injunction pre
venting the consummation ot this plan and
by Judge Neely' ruling today It will remain
in force for sometime.
Illg Anthracite Deal.
BCRANTON. Pa.. March l.-Anotber big
anthracite coal deal was consummated by
i hi nurehase by the Delaware & Hudson
company of tbe Laftln. Long dlrfe. Green
wood and Brooks companies. The pap-rs
were signed tn New York, Four collieries
and three washeties are Included in the
and the consideration is S1.&IO.0&0.
The total output of the collieries is CA.ono
tons per annum, seven nunarea men are
employed. The purchased companies were
owned by Rees G Brooks, T IL Dale and
W. J. ',
GOLDEN RULE JONES TO RUN
Toledo's Kccentrlc Mayor Persuaded
by Three Thousand Petitioners to
Dc a Candidate Again.
TOLEDO. O.. March 1. Mayor Samuel M.
Jones, famous for his golden-rule theories,
today Issued a letter announcing that be is
a candidate for re-election as a non-par
tlsan. He has been petitioned by more
than 3.000 voters to make the race. Tbe
democrats will probably endorse Mayor
Jones.
SENATOR W0LC0TT RESIGNS
Archie M. Stephenson Sncceeda Htm
on Ilepnbllcan National Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 1 Senator Ed
ward O. Wolcott has resigned ar a mem
ber of the republican national committee
from Colorado, and Archie M Stephenson
has been deslrrated as bis successor.
CHICAGO, March 1. Through the efforts
of tbe National Good Roads association ar
rangements have been made for tbe giving
ot a series ot practical demonstrations in
tbe building of good country roads along
the lines of tbe Illinois Central, between
Chicago and New Orleans, Durlrg .the
present month a special train carrying a
commissary coach and flatcars bearing mod
ern road-making machinery will, be run
out of New Orleans and at twenty or more
points on tbe way to Chicago the train
will be sidetracked while experienced men
give Instructions in road-making. At each
point about a mile ot roadway will be butlL
Tbe train will be preceded by adrance
agents who will endeavor to interest farm
ers In the work at the points agreed upon
The farmers will be expected to provide
tbe material for the demonstration.
ITCHES TO SWING A. HATCHET
Mrs. .Nation Declares She Will Ilesume
Devastating Operations at Her
Earliest Opportunity.
TOPEKA, Kan., March L Since Mrs.
Carrie Nation's return from Peoria last
night she has occupied her cell ln the
county Jail here. Mrs. Nation says she was
greatly pleased with ber trip, the. Journal
and the mayor of Peoria,
Asked tonight as to her future plans Mrs
Nation said- "You Just tell the people
tbat Carrie Nation will attend to her knit
ting the same as usual. I will go to smash
Ing as tool.' as I am released, of course
Tbat is my mission ln tbe world at pres
ent and I am going to fulfill It to tbe best
of my ability."
COLORADO TO SIFT CHARGES
House of llepresentatlv es Selects
Committee of Five to Investi
gate Alleged Bribery.
DENVER. March 1. Tbe house ot repre
sentatlves today appointed a committee ot
five to Investigate charges made by Speaker
Montgomery on tho floor ot the house
that certain members ot tbe house had
been Influenced tn their votes on a pending
bill by money Tbe committee has full
power to compel testimony.
LINCOLN, March 1 Special Telegram.)
The adjournment of the republican cau
cus over to Tuesday evening of next week
baB practically put the senatorial contest
into a stationary state. The ballot ln Joint
session left tbe relative situation sub
stantially unchanged, the three transfers
being largely in tbe nature ot substitu
tions. O'Neill went from Roscwater to
Currle, taking tbe place of Trompen, an
other Lancaster man, who had gone from
Currle to Rosewater the previous ballot.
McCarthy went from Crounse to Rosewater.
making good the loss ot O'Neill, and the
place with Crounse thus vacated was oc-
by Owens, who moved up from
Martin with his short-term vote.
All the candidates and members, too.
are reallilng more fully the importance ot
the question on which the caucus has been
bolted. They see the futility ot balloting
In caucus to make nominations which are
not to impose any obligations on those
helping to make them. Tbe antl-Thomp-sonltes
who walked out ot the caucus the
first night did so for the express reason
tbat they did not want to incur any obli
gation by tbetr presence and announced
that they would not recognise the nomina
tion of Thompson It made. As it Is a poor ,
rule that does not work both ways, tbe de
cision tbat these remaining in the caucus
are not to be bound ,ir 4t imlwts -they
want to be nullifies its usefulness. Mani
festly this question will have to be settled
before the caucus can be gotten into work
ing order again.
KIT rets or the I'lre.
The burning ot tbe penitentiary has
overshadowed almost all other matters be
fore Ibe legislators. While considerable
license has been Indulged in. tbe way ot
using It for good-natured Jibes at one an
other, the serious side ot It has struck
borne and the havoc this extraordinary de
mand on tbe state's resources will work
on pet projects, requiring fat treasury ap
propriations. Is already Visible on the horl
xon. "The legislature, will certainly be offi
cially apprised ot tbe destruction ot the
penitentiary," said Secretary Lindsay of
the governor's office, "and a way thus
opened tor tbe. introduction of whatever
bills may be thought advisable, notwith
standing the expiration of tbe forty-day
limit on tbc Introduction of new measures.
We are doing tbe best we can ln tbe emer
gency to care for the prisoners, but it
will take a little time to ascertain the
exact condition ot affairs out there and
agree on ib best plan to pursue, it may
be necessary to send some ot tbe most dan
gerous prisoners for temporary safe keeping
to tbe prisons ot neighboring states. Ar
rangements to do so could, I am sure, be
made on a reasonable basis by the comity
that exists between tbe state governments.
If the legislature decides to make an ap
propriation Immediately available there Is
enough money ln the school fund to take up
the securities, either in the form of emer
gency bonds or warrants on some special
fund, to be filled by an extra levy in tho
next year's state tax."
SIMPLY COMPLY WITH LAW
Legislature In Joint Session
One Uallot for
Senator.
Takes
LINCOLN. March X. (Special Telegram.)
Only three changes were recorded In the
senatorial ballot today, McCarthy going to
Rosewater from Crounse, who secured
Owens' vote for the short term, while
O'Neill went rom Rosewater to Currle.
Totals:
Allen O Hitchcock 23
Uerge Klnkald
Crounse Martin 4
Currle
Dietrich
Harlan .. ....
Hairier .. .
Harrington .
Hlnshaw ....
.. it
Morlan :
Melklejohn S3
Rosewater ...... .. lfi
Thompson, D. E. .IS
Thompson. W. JI . 15
Wethereld 2
vote in Detail.
The republican vote was:
Allen D, E. Thompbon, Currle.
Andrews D. E. Thompson, Melklejohn.
Arends Hlnshaw, Currle.
Armstrong D, E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Beekly D. E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Beethe D. E. Thompson, Melklejohn.
Berlet D. E. Thompson, Melklejohn.
Blesner Hlnshaw, Melklejohn.
Broderlck Hlnshaw, Melklejohn.
Brown of Furnas D. E. Thompson,
Crounse.
Buresh Hlnshaw, Rosewater.
Cain D. E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Corneer Martin. Rosewater.
CrlBsey Thompson. Melklejohn.
Crounse Harlau, Currle.
Currie Klnkald. Crounse.
Edgar D. E. Thompson. Crounse.
Evans Morlan. Melklejohn.
Fowler D, E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Frledrlch Thompson, Currle.
Gall'igly Wethereld. MelkUJohn,
Gawne Wethereld. Melklejohn.
Hall D. E. Thompson. Rosewater.
Harlan D. E. Thompson, Currle.
Harrts jj. E. Thomptn. Melklejohn.
Hathorn Morlan. Melklejohn.
Iflbberl D. E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Horton Klnkald, Melklejohn.
Humphrey Ih E. Thompson. Melklejohn,
Johnson D. L. Thompson. Melklejohn,
LarUn D. h- Thompson, Currle.
Lane D. K Thompson, Currle.
Lowe D. E. Thompson. Melklejohn.
Martin Thompson. C'rojnse.
McCargar D. E. Thompson, Currie.
McCarthy HlnJhaw, itosewater.
McCoy Martin, Rosewater.
Mead-Dietrich, Rosewater
Mendenha'l Hlnshaw Melklejohn.
Mlskell D. E. Thompson, Rosewater
Marshall H nshaw currle
Uot.kcttL. E. Thompson, Melklejohn.