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OMAHA, SIOJfDAY MORNING, MAKCIl I, 1901.
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REVISED PROGRAM OF THE CEREMONIES
Inauguration Today; Incidental Oeremoniei
Tomorrow and Wednesday.
WASHINGTON IS LOOKING ITS GAYEST
Dainty Feminine Oostumei Mingle with
Smart Military Uniformi.
STRANGE SCENE IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER
'r-rrritl Hundred Holtllrrn Tnkn l'm
chrIoii of tlm llol- (if IIiiIIch
nnil I'ronrril to Violate
Tradition.
WASHINGTON, March 3. When the sun
et on the national capital today everything
that human effort could do to make tho
eecond McKlnlcy Inauguration a success
had heen done.. A majority of tho troops
and civic organization wcro already In
the city and safety quartered. Some thou
sands mora wero on tho various railroads
hurrying toward Washington, and tho
weather bureau predicted "fair weather
for March 4" In a special bulletin Issued
by Its chief, Prof. Moore. t
The corrected tlmo card of tho official
vents of tho next thrco days was Issued
as fi.;iown:
Meheitiilri of Uveitis.
Monday, March 4, 11 a. ra. Gathering of
high government officials, .diplomats and
specially Invited guests in the United States
senate chamber.
11:50 a. tn. Inauguration of Theodora
Iloorevelt of New York ns vlco president
of tho United States. Coremonles In tho
senate, attended by the president and a
distinguished company.
12 Noon President McKlnley takes the
oath In tho presence of tho assembled mul
titude. Delivers Inaugural nddrcss.
1:30 p. in. Inaugural parade moves from
tho capltol up Pennsylvania aveuuo.
7:30 p. in. Illumination of tho court of
honor, In front'of the White House.
7:45 p. rn. Display of aerial fireworks
from Washington monument grounds.
8 p. m. Doors of pension ofJlco open for
reception of quests of the Inaugural ball.
0 p. m. Inaugural ball opened by Presi
dent McKlnloy.
Tuesday, March C, 10:30 a. m. Dedicatory
concert, pension office. In honor of the
United States army. Marino band.
2 p. ra. Dedicatory concert, pension of
fice, In honor of the United States navy.
Marine band.
8 p. ra. Dedicatory concert, pension of
fice, (n honor of the state of the union.
Alarlne band.
Wednesday, March 6, 2 p. m. Dedicatory
etneert, j)enslpn office, in honor of the
congress or tde united States. Marine
band.
8 p. m. Dedicatory concert, pension of
fice, 'In honor of tho vlco president nn'd
speaker of the houso of representatives,
Marino band and grand chorus of C00 voices.
CruvrilH All I'rcviillliiK,
Inauguration ove was a quiet but crowded
Sunday. The weather opened threatening,
with a southeast wind and n clouded bky,
but toward noon it cleared and tho sun set
fair, with every Indication of n good day
to follow. Prom early morning till toward
midnight every street In tho downtown sec
tion was crowded. Tho locul churches, kept
opoii doors, both day and evening, and
were crowded with worshlpors nt every
service, muny of tho visitors being In unl-'
form and reminding old residents of war
time Sabbaths. In the evening the theaters
Tied with tho churches, In keeping open
house nnd they were equally well patron
ized. For' such as sought spirituous rather tlisn
spiritual consolation Micro wns n rather
dry and unprolltnblu time. Tho local nutl
saloon league had appointed- a largo vig
ilance committee to sro that tho Sunday
closing law was enforced and their efforts
mot with considerable success. There was
but llttlo fclgn of drunkenness on thn
streets. The militiamen, who usually fur
nish a good-natured but rather turbulent
clement nt Inauguration tlmo, wero gen
erally an let and decorous ami up to a lato
Vntiv, Itinr.t tlnrt nnl tin,.,, (tin nnmn lt f
slnplo regular entered on tho blotter at any
station houso.
Tho crowd had a distinctly holiday air
on tho street. The weather was mild enough
to permit a largo display of feminine finery
and this, with tho mixture of uniforms,
gavo tho streets In the fashionable section
of tho northwest pinch tho nppcaruiiro ot
an Master Sunday parade. Seldom has an
Inaugural gathering brought niich nn as
sortment of uniforms as were met on every
Street cat nnd nt every street corner. The
4ark bluo of tho service uniforms wert
relieved by the red caps and facings of tho
artillery and tho yellow of the cavalry.
I'll r to Itlriitm Arc I'li'tiireniiup.
The Porto Mean contingent, In nom
breros and toreador Jackets, mixed with the
Jackles of tho naval contingent, and the
lighter bluo ot thu Nutloual guard wns
everywhere In a large majority. Then)
wero not larking strange combinations ot
uniform that distinguished several of tlin
cruck volunteer lavnlry troopn, whllo the
variety among tho members of the vurlous
clvlo marching clubs was almost endless,
Tho soldiers nnd visitors swarmed about
the raplto! building, where the legislators
wero struggling with tho remnants of con
gresslonnl work, Throughout tho day and
well Into tho night they paced tho cnpltol
corridors. Tomorrow all the doors will ho
closed, except to those holdings tickots ot
admission, Hut today everything wns open
to the public. It Is not often that the
Sabbath calm ot tho building Is disturbed
by such a popular Invasion, Karly In tho
day soveral hundred tblue-coatcd soldiers
from one of tho nearby states took posses
slon of tho house end of the capltol. The
bouse wns In recess until 2 p. m., but tho
emblem ot legislative authority, the mnce,
stood in posltton ns n warning that the
dignity of tho houso must not ho Invaded,
lint Ihn sntdler hnvs worn nhlliious tn mteh
congressional fictions. Ilefore the weary
doorkeepers wero awarn of it the chamber
,was In possession ot several hundred blue
coats, Somo of them ascended to tho
Hpeakor'R rostrum nnd hammered for order.
Others occupied tho seats of members and
'for the tlmo being the floor of the houso
of representatives for tho first time in Its
history presented a completely martial as
pect. The soldiers wero after souvenirs
and soma of them got them, to tho dis
comfiture of members. Tho officers of tho
house dually enme on the scene and ex
polled the Intruders.
Seldom tiloto the civil war have so many
uniforms been seen ut the capltol. The
capital pqllce were Instructed to exercise
evry consideration for the visiting throngs
, (Continued on Sixth Page.)
ROOSEVELT IS DEPEW'S GUEST
rw York Periiilnr nnferlnln n Pcrr
.Votnlile In 1'rimpt-clli e Vict
.President' II i ii nr.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Vlco President-
rt lttosuvclt put In a busy Sunday pre-
his Inauguration and he Is staying
e of his sister, Mrs. Cowles,
tnlcr Cowles of tho navy.
kfast with tho family,
Mr. nndSjraI9HRKL.attcndcd morning
service at theTPEJtcform church. Mr.
Roosevelt always haVS!cn a member of tho
Dutch Reform church, following tho prac
tice of his family far tunny generations
past, but ns there is no Dutch Heform
congregation In Washington ha has se
lected the German Heform ns tho nearest
approach to It and will bo nn attendant
at that church during his rcsldcnco In
Washington,
After tho rervlco Mr. and Mrs. Roose
velt called at tho cxecitttvo mauston arid
paid their respects to President nnd Mrs.
McKlnlcy. Returning to tho Cowles home,
luncheon was served, at which, beside the
family, thero wero present Senator and
Mrs. Lodgo and Senator Kcan of Now Jer
sey. The early nttcrnoon wns devoted to
incolvlng callers. Among theso were a
number of tho members of Colonel Roose
velt's old regiment, which happened to be
In tho city.
Later in the nflernoon Mr. Roosovclt
tnndo a few personal calls nnd returned In
time to attend a dinner given In his honor
by Senator Depew. Tho guests nt tho din
ner wero Vlco ITesldcnt-oIect and Mra.
Roosovclt, Secretary cf War and Mrs. Root,
Senator and Mrs. txidge, Senator and Mrs.
Hnnnu, Scnntor and Mrs. Elklns, Major
General nnd the Hon. Mrs. Baton of Ion
don, Mrs. Sheridan, General and Mrs. Fran
cis V. Groenc, Mrs. Kornochan, Commander
nnd Mrs. Cowles, Lady Cunard, Mrs. Pngot,
Miss Johnson, Predcrlck Hnrrlson, Mr. and
Mrs. A. .1. Cossatt, Mr. Van Alon, Scnntor
Ilaeon and Senator Daniels.
It ,1a nnnounccd that Squadron A of
New Yorki formerly Troop A of tho
mllltla, will act as Mr. Ruoscvolt's per
sonal escort from his rcsldcnco to the cnpl
tol. Tho vlco president will remain In
Washington from his inauguration till tho
closn ot the executive session of the, senate,
after which ho will return to Now York
for a tlmo on prlvnto business.
('niletM Kn til ii Hip Crowd.
Tho West Point cadets reached tho city
about C o'clock this afternoon nnd crentod
n lino Impression by their mngnlflccnt bear
lng. They mnrched past tho rcsldenco of
Secretary noot, by whom they wero re
viewed. Among tho other organizations
which camo In today were tho following:
Tho First Signal corps of New York; tho
A. C. Hnrmcr club of Philadelphia, with
band; 190 men of Squadron A of New York,
In command of Major llrldgcsian; the
, Fourth and Fifth regiments of tho Mary
land National guard; tho Naval brigade ot
Maryland, consisting of 400 men nnd six
Guns; about 700 men from various regi
ments of tho Massachusetts National guard;
tho Rail Splitters of Toledo, O., with band;
tho Frollnghuysen Lancers ot Nownrk, N.
J.; the Bssox troop of Newark; a company
of Rhodo Island mllltla; tho Taylor District
McKlnley and Roosevelt Republican club
or Virginia; mo urovo uity College cadets;
tho Young Men's Republican club of WII
mlngtntt, Del., accompanied by tho Phil
hnrmoutc hand of that city. The Oklahoma
Rough Rldor band of Mtllhall, which Is to
hnvo a, conspicuous placo of honor In tho
parado, got horo early this morning. Its
members nro typical bronzed westerners.
The band will be directly behind Colonel
Roosevelt In the lnnugural parade.
Original Hiinh ,11 liter Cluli.
Tho St. Paul Roosovolt Marchlne club of
St. Paul, Minn., arrived this nflernoon. It
Is tho original Rough Rider club. The club
wears Rough Rider hats, khaki uniforms
and leggings with blue trimmings. Tho
club will hn a prominent place In tho
procession nn. will be escorted by tho fa-
fous Oklahoma Rough Rider band.
Thus far nn oven dozen of governors of
states and territories, with their staffs, In
full uniform, have reached tho city and
thoy nil will be In lino when tho procession
moves tomorrow. They arc: Governor Odell
and staff of Now York, Governor Stono nnd
staff ot Pennsylvania, Governor Bliss and
btnlf, comprising thirty members, of
Michigan, Governor Nash nnd stnff
of eighteen men of Ohio, Gov
ernor Yates and staff of Illi
nois, Governor Richards nnd staff ot
Wyoming. Governor McLean of Connecti
cut. Governor Smith nnd staff of Maryland,
Governor Dietrich and staff ot "Nebraska,
Governor Shaw of Iowa. Governor Heard
of Louisiana nnd Governor Longlnn of
MUsUslppI, Governor Voorhees of New
Jersey has been detained by Illness, but
sovtrnl members of his stnff nro hero rep
resenting him. Governor Murray Crnno of
Massachusetts nnd Adjutnnt Oonornl Srni
uol Dnlton of hi stuff are expected early
tomorrow morning.
Tho Porto RIenn battalion of native
troops, which nrrlved hern Inst night, has'
attracted considerable attention. At C
o'clock' this r.fternoon, tinder eomtnnnd of
Major Swift, tho battalion gnvn n parade
nnd drill on the mall Just south of tho Wnr
department Their evolutions evoked much
entliiirlafcin from tho large crowd of spec
tators. A natlvo band accompanied tho
battalion.
BEST THATEVERHAPPENED
Chief Muorp Prrillelt Tlint AVpnlhcr
.Monthly Im Ii r.rel All I're
vIiiiin It front".
WASHINGTON, March 3, The weather
bureau tonight gave out tho following;
WASHINGTON, I). C. Sunday, March 3,
0:30 p. m.To John Joy Kdson, Chairman
Inaugural Committee: Dear Sir The
weather tomorrow (Monday, March 4) will
bo the finest ever experienced on the In
auguration of n president. The sky surely
will bo clear nnd tho temperature wnrm
and balmy a fit moterologlcal climax to
tho ningnWrent work dono by yourself and
your able assistants, Sincerely yours,
WILLIS L. M.OORB,
Chief Unite! Stated Weathor Ilureau
CRISTOBAL IS VANQUISHED
limurKCitt Colonel, rvltli Olllcrm
unl .lien, Surren
der. MANILA, Feb. 3. Tho Thirty-fifth United
Slates volunteer Infantry arrived hero to
day from the provlnco of Iliilncan nnd will
probably sail for homo March 15 on tho
transport Thotnuu.
Captain Draper, cumninndiint nt Onlong
npot (.canted along tho west const of the
province of Ilataan with 180 marines, cap
turing two Insurgent officers and 'four-
Iron men, taking twenty-six rides and de
stroying 14,000 btuhels of rice.
Tho Insurgent, Colonel Cristobal, has sur
rendered nt Nnlc, province of Cavlte, with
two otllcers nnd twolvo men. Ho handed
over twelve rllles to the Americans.
KING EDWARD IS IN LONDON
Arrlte Sunday I ';,tiiliij fltr 'I'onr-
iiiK thu ("tin 1 1 fit t mill VInKIuk
Hit DouimiT Kiuppror,
LONDON, March 3, King Edward arrived
lu Loudon this evening from the continent
MAKES VERY PASSIVE FINISH
Closing Honn in the Home Marked by Ho
Great Exoitement,
ONLY FIGHT IS OVER SUNDRY
BILL
Clin I nun n t'nniion Siiccceiln In 1'rc
ctntluu Concurrence In Pi'iintc
Ante niliucii t AIiIIiik Utr Three.
Imposition.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Tho houso re
sumed Its session at 2 o'clock this nflernoon
with the galleries packed to the doors with
Inauguration visitors. A majority ot them
wero soldiers In uniform.
Mr. Gtosvcnor of Ohio, of the committee
on rules, presented n special order providing
that after ten minutes' debatn It should he
In order to move concurrence In thu senate
amendments to the river nnd hurbor bill
and to agree to tho conference asked for by
tho senate. Twenty minutes on a side were
allowed on the rule.
No democrat desired to speak nnd Mr.
Richardson yielded his tlmo to Mr. Hepburn,
who nroused the houso with n passionate
speech denouncing tho measure. He taunted
tho democrats for not opposing It, saying
that tho $00,000,000 carried by tho bill ac
counted for tho lack ot opposition. If tha
democrats had stood against this bill, he
said, enough members on his slda ot the
houso would have Joined with them to de
feat It. Tho spcclnl order wns adopted.
Mr. Ilurlon of Ohio, chairman of the river
nnd harbor committee, then entered the mo
tion to non-concur In the sennto amend
ments and, after a brlcf,statcmont, tho mo
tion was adopted and tho hill was sent to
conference. Messrs. Durton of Ohio, Reeves
of Illinois and ditchings of Mississippi wcro
appointed conferees.
l'ropiiMcn (IoIiik to In vrntlniite.
Mr, Dalzcll ot Pennsylvania, from tho
committee on rules, presented a resolution
for tho appointment of a special commltteo
of seven members of the commltteo on In
sular affairs, not moro than tour ot whom
shall bo ot 'ono political party, to visit
Cuba, Porto Rico and tho Philippines and
report upon tho conditions there.
Mr. Rlchnrdson, the minority lenders, en
dorsed tho resolution. He thought It con
gress wns to lcglslato Intelligently It should
havo the Information which this committee
could get.
"Inasmuch ns wo are about to give up
Cuba and havo a commission In tho Philip
pines, is this anything moro than a propo
sition for a Junket?" asked Mr. Steele of
Indiana.
"It Is not n Junket," replied Mr. Richard
son. "This Investigation should bo made."
Mr. Williams ot Mississippi, a member
of tho Insular committee, said he believed
this would be simply a congressional Junket.
Sundry Civil Illll.
Debate upon tha resolution was Inter
rupted by Mr. Cannon, who presented n
partial conferenco report upon tho sundry
civil appropriation bill. Tho Itemsagreed
to comprised all tho minor Issues, leaving
still in dlsputo tho Items for tho purchase
of tho old Corcoran art gallery In this city
332,000; tho approprlatloir.afor the mem
orial bridge across tho Potomac at Wash
ington; the payments to Mexico ot $412,000;
tho appropriations for the Huffalo, Charles
ton nnd St. Louis expositions nnd tho
amendment touching tho Irrigation of nrld
lands, Tho report wns adopted.
Separnto votes wcro demanded on vari
ous amendments. Tho houso refused to
concur In tho Irrigation nmendmcnts. Tho
amendment for a $5,000,000 momorlal brldgo
was defeated, C5 to 110.
KxDonltlonn Arc Tnrneil Uimvii.
The conferees wero Instructed to insist
upon their disagreement to tho amendment
to Increase tho salaries ot the appraisers
at Iloston and Philadelphia.
Mr. Alexander of New York moved to re
cede nnd concur In tho senate amendment
cnrrylng $5,000,000 for tho St. Louis exposi
tion, $500,000 for tho Huffalo exposition and
$250,000 for tho Charleston exposition. The
motion provoked a lively debate.
On a rising voto tha motion to concur
was defeated, 76 to 139.
Tho houso was In nn uproar on tho an
nouncement of this result and many mem
bers sought to gain recognition. Mr. Sher
man of New York moved to concur with
the St. Louis nnd' Buffalo Items, omitting
tho Charleston Item. Mr. llallcy of Texas
sought to amend hy excluding Duffalo with
Charleston, but the speaker would not en
tertain the amendment. The Sherman
amendment was defeated without division
nnd tho sundry civil bill was thereupon
sent back to conference.
The conferenco report on tho deficiency
appropriation bill was concurred In, thua
disposing of thnt measure. At 5:45 a re
cess was taken until 8 p. m.
After tht Iteceit.
When tbo house reconvened nt 8 o'clock
tho discission of the iesolutIo: presented
by Mr. Dulzelbin tho afternoon for the
appointment of a special lommlttco to visit
Porto Rico, Cuba and tho Philippines wns
resumed.
Tho debato was Interrupted by Mr. Bur
ton, chairman of the river and harbor com
mittee." who presented n conferenco report
upon the river and harbor bill, agreeing to
ail Items except four. Tho report was
adopted, 131 tq 2.'.
A motion to concur In tho llrazos river
amendment was defeated hy an ovrrn helm
ing majority. Tho representatives from tho
nrld land states mado n strong effort to In
duce tho house to accept tho Sioux river
nnd Wyoming river amendments, out tho
members refiiBfd to listen to them, crying,
"Voto! Vote!" Tho motion to concur wan
voted down nnd tho bill sent back to con
forence.
Mr. Louis, chairman of the pnstolllco
committee, presented another disagreement
on the poJtotllco appropriation bill, nnd thnt
bill, too, waH sent back to conference. Ttm
scnatn amendments to tho District of Co
lumbia code bill wero concurred In. Tho
bill now gees to tho president for his ap
proval, Tho conferenco report upon the nnval
hill was adopted and the bill now goes to
the president for his approval.
At 10:35 p. m. tho house took a recess
until midnight. During the recess mem
bers gathered In groups nnd sang hymns
pttrlotlo airs nnd ragtime melodies. Their
efforts wern heartily applauded by the oc
cup'nts of tho galleries.
When the recess wns over Mr. Loud pre
rented the flnnl ronlcrenco report upon the
pcstofllco appropriation bill nnd II was
adopted. The conferenco report nn the hill
to restore" certain wldqws to tho pension
roll wns ngreeil to.
Tho house then took up the Dalzell reso
lution providing for the appointment of n
commltteo to visit Cuba, Porto Rico and
tho Philippines, defeating It hy a vote of
230 nays to 84 yeas,
The houso then took n recess until 2
o'clock. At 2:15 n. m. the nous's again mot,
but without transacting any business took
a recess until 4 o clock.
Con n I (ieiiprnl nt Hoiik ICiiiib.
WASHINGTON. March t. The senate
executive session ronflrmoil William
Rubleu of Wisconsin to bo consul general
oi tuo t,niitca states at nous Koug, China
i
RIVER BILL AGREED UPON
Huiimp mill Semite Ciinfereen Deter
mine llfiiiB In I.iimI Hilt Aiirn-
iirliillou Men-Hire.
WASHINGTON, March
At 1 o'clock to-
day tho conferees of tho
houo and senate
reached on ngrtcmcnt uptn all the Items of
tho river nnd harbor ?dll, covering 300
disputed points, except tljo senate nmend
mcnts providing for (tho construction
of storage reservoirs In Bonth Dakota and
Wyoming, and authorizing the payment of
$400,000 for work dono 'upon tho llrazos
river, Texns With those Items eliminated
tho bill carries an appropriation ot $ 111, 675,-
000.
This Is a reduction from the appropria
tions mado by both tho scuato nnd tho
house, tho senate figures being $50,854,520,
and thoso of tho houso $50,935,115. In Its
work thn conference commltteo used tho
senate bill us a basis.
Thu principal chunges made were ns fol
lows: Iluttermllk .channel, New York har
bor. Increased $137,500, making a total ap
propriation of $250,000, continuing contrncts
eliminated; Townnda hnrbor, New York, In
creased $01,425, restoring the houso figures
of $257,700; Mobile harbor, Alabama, In
creased $31,187, making the total appropria
tion $350,000.
For (lit; Sontlivi et t'tixs.
For Southwest pass, Mississippi river, the
conference took $137,500 from the continuing
contract provision nnd added thnt amount
to the direct appropriation, making tho
total $1,600,000; Kennebeo liver, .Maine, di
rect appropriation Increased to $81,000 and
the continuing contract dropped out; Hud
son river, New York, Increased $50,000, In
direct appropriation; Illnck Warrior, War
rior nnd Tomblgbco river, Alabama, houso
direct appropriation of $360,000 restored,
making nn Increase over the scuato pro
vision ot $90,000. The continuing coutrnct
provision ns Inserted by the houso war, also
restored, making the appropriation on that
account $400,000.
Galveston ship channel, increased to tho
extent of $75,000, making n total direct ap
propriation of $275,000; Galveston channel,
Twentieth to Fifty-first Btrcct, both direct
and continuing contract provisions entirely
eliminated; Upper White river, Arkansas,
Increase ot $50,000, restoring tho houso fig
ures; Illinois river; houso figure ot $75,000
restored; , survey Illinois river, Increased
$50,000, also restoring houso piovlslon;
Mississippi, from head of passes to the
mouth of tho Ohio, Increased $125,000 on di
rect appropriation, making the total $2,000,
000, and continuing contrnct reduced to the
extent of $333,333, making a total ot $3,000,-
000.
I.lol.lnic Itlvrr GctH Its Minre.
Licking river, Kentucky, the house direct
appropriation of $100,000 restored but con
tinuing contract eliminated; Oaklnnd hnr
bor, California, direct appropriation In
creased to tho extent of $100,000, maUlng
tho total $150,000, nnd continuing contrnct
eliminated; Dlscayno bay, Florida, direct
appropriation Increased to $50,000; Dig
Sandy river, Kentucky, direct appropria
tion Increased $87,500, making n total of
$200,000, and continuing contract reduced
from $416,007 to $250,000; Monongahcla
river, Pennsylvania, house provision of
$200,000 restored, making nn Increase of
$50,000; Cumberland river above Nashville,
Tcnn., decreased $18,750, restoring tho
houso provision of $t0;J,H'0,NLakcS 'Vblon
and Washington, Washington, entire ap
propriation of $50,250 dropped out; Cape
Fear river, North Carolina, reduced from
$250,000 to $150,000; Allegheny river, Penn
sylvania, nt Natrona, senate umemlment
eliminated entirely.
SHORTEST SESSION IN YEARS
Present CtiiiKreNH I.lvril Jl7 Dnyn,
DIsiMiNt-il of 1 l,:i:'.(l IIIIIn mill
.Miuiy ItcKiiliitloiiM.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Tho volumo of
work done by tha congress Just closing
wus shown today In a supplement to the
houso calendar prepared by Tally Clerk
Wakefield of tha houso staff. Tho congress
was In session 107 days, which Is less than
any congress for years. Tho following
count Is given of bills, ucts, etc.; Number
of bills, 11,330; number of reports, 3,000;
public nets, 345; private acts, 1,250; total
nets, t,595; number of Joint resolutions, 395.
DRIFTINC TO THEIR DEATH
Four Flxliernirii tin l.nkr Krlp Hnvc
(Inly It'r Cnkes fur
Crnftn.
SfLVRlt CRUKK, N. Y., March 3.-
Tweiity-ono fishermen wero carried out on
Lako lClie off Sliver Creek thla jiftcrnoon
on flouting Ice, but seventeen of them wero
rescued. Tho other four havo probably
perished. Their names are:
1IUNUY TURNER.
JOHN GUOUGH.
JAMKS M'HRATIE.
JULIUS LUDWIG.
Tho last seen ot the four men they wore
still on the Ice, but a blg s-.-n was blowing
up. They wero four miles out and th?ro
wuh u mile of open wntcr between them
and tho shore.
When It wuh found that tho men were
out off from Hhorc this morning a mes
sago wnn sent to Dunkirk by the mayor
asking for assistance.
PRESENT THEIR PETITION
Culm ii
I'liniderN File Thplr Ailil I'f.ix
In I'rcxhlent Jlc-Klnlt-y.
HAVANA, March 3. Last evening, nfter
tho demonstration In front of tho Marti
theater, whero a torchlight procession, com
posed of members of tho national, ropub
Hcnn und popular parties, wero reviewed
hy tho members of tho constitutional con
vention, tho- procession, 5,000 strong, went
to tho governor general's palace, where a
delegation presented to General Wood h
petition to President McKlnley, urging ab-
soluto Independence for Cuba.
Tho demonstration was originally In
tended ns a, rehuke to tho United States
senato nnd houso of representatives for
adopting tho Cuban nmendment, but no
such feeling was displayed t the palace.
Tho delegation was cordially received by
General Wood and on retiring gave cheers
for the United States,
UPTON WILL BE ON TIME
Uspp ( 1 1 1 h Shnniroek II In lip Itenily
(o l.itiiiieh About
April Ull.
GLASGOW, March 3. ;Slr Thomas Llpton,
when Interviewed today by.'a representa
tive of tho Associated PresB on his return
from his inspection of tho Shamrock II, ex
pressed himself ns completely satisfied with
tho workmanship ami progress made,
"From what I haye heard," ho said, "I was
afraid thero was more than a probability
that wo would ho forced to nvali ourselvea
of tho new clause allowing us throe weeks
to refit, nnd 1 was agreeably surprised to
find tho plating of the hull well forward.
So far as I could see, thero Is no reason
why wo should not bo able to launch with
tbo high tides which run about April 20."
SENATORS TEST ENDURANCE
Their Final Session Long and Full of
OonteiU,
P0ST0FFICE APPROPRIATION AGREED TO
flint nnil Other Principal Mrnniiri'ii
.Arc l)liimtil tif Af(er l'rciiiirnt
ltcinr( from C'oufor-
CI1COK.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 3. Despite tho
beautiful weather nnd unusual attractions,
particularly at this time, of tho national
capital, tho galleries ot the senate wero
thronged with .strangers today when tho
senato resumed Its session this Afternoon.
The senato convened at 3 p. m nnd pro
ceeded directly to tho business ot facili
tating the enactment of tho remaining ap
propriation hills.
A conferenco wns agreed to on tho gen
eral deficiency bill, tho conferees of tho
present senato being Mr. Hale, Mr. Allison
and Mr. Teller. Mr. Allison presented a
partial report on tho sundry civil bill.
The bill was sent back to conference, with
Mr. Allison, Mr. Halo and Mr. Cockrcll
as senato conferees.
Two bills were passed aB follows: Grant
ing n right ot way through tho Devil's
Lake Indian reservation in North Dakota
to tho Jamestown & Northern Railway
company; authorizing tho Portland, Me
halem & Tillamook Railway company to
construct n brldgo across Mcbalem bay
In Oregon.
Sn (! Appllnner Illll Passea.
Consideration of tha bill relating to
znfety appliances on railroad trains and
requiring railway managers under oath to
make monthly reports to the Interstate
Commerce commission of all accidents that
mny occur .to passengers nnd employes and
tho nttendlng circumstances, wan resumed.
Pending discussion Senators Nelson, Mc
Millan and Berry wcro named as conferees
on tbo river nnd harbor bill. Tho final
conferonco report upon tho goncral de
ficiency bill wns agreed to without com
ment. Mr. Ho&r secured tho adoption of a reso
lution directing tho secretary ot war to
send to thu sennto all Information In his
possession ns to tho authenticity ot the
alleged order for tho massacre of foreign
ers In Manila on tho night of February
15, 1S09, nnd to state whether tho original
of tho alleged order ever was In posses
sion of tho War department and where It
now Is.
Mr. Halo submitted a partial report upon
tho nnval appropriation bill, and said that
as tho tlmo of the session was crowing
short ho would offer a resolution discharg
ing tho prcsont senato conferees nnd re
questing that tho houso grant further con
ference on tho naval bill. It was adopted.
Thu safety appliance bill was then passed
without further discussion.
At 5:10 p. m. a partial report of tho
conferees on the river nnd harbor bill
was presented by Mr. Nelson and It was
agreed to. A ferther conference wag or
dered. PaslolHee Appropriation.
At 0:15 p. in. Mr. WolcotfTnado a. report
upon tho posfofflco appropriation bill, say
ing therq was no further disagreement ex
cept upon the two amendments of the senate
concerning tho extension of tho rural froo
delivery system to small towns nnd direct
ing tho postmaster general to report upon
tho feasibility of tho uso ot the telegraph
'imd telephone wires as n part ot tho postal
system. Tho report was agreed to and a
further conferenco was ordered on tho Items
In dispute.
Mr. Halo mado a second report of the
conference upon tho naval appropriation bill
saying that n complete agreement had been
nrrlved at on nil points of difference on that
bill except upon tho senato amendment au
thorizing tho construction of thrco addi
tional submarine torpedo boats, Tho senato
voted to recedo from this amendment, 32 to
18.
Under tho unanimous consent arrange
ment tho following houso bills wero passed,
among others:
lloiiso 111 I In Go ThroiiKh.
To establish n code of laws for tho Dis
trict ot Columbia; amending tho act in re
lation to the exchange of gold coin for gold
bars; to rcstoro certain widows to tho
pension roll; tho bill providing that a widow
who Is drawing a pension at tho tlmo of ,hor
ro-tnarrlnge nnd subsequently becomes
again a widow shall ho entitled to a pen
sion; to Incorporate tho Society of American
Florists; amending tho law of tho District
of Columbia relating to wills Involving real
estate; discharging Aqulla, J. Daughtorty,
collector of Internal revenuo for tho Fifth
Illinois district, from responsibility for $30,
000 worth of government stamps stolen from
his office; making all national banking as
sociations United Stntes depositories; au
thorizing tho construction of n brldgo across
tho Mnuongahela river by tho Chnrlovol nnd
MoncBFen Urldgo company; authorizing tho
city of Nashville, Tenn., to construct n free
brldgo across tho Cumberland river within
tho city limits; authorizing tho Paris,
Choctaw & Llttlo Rock Railway company
to construct n brldgo ncross tbo Red river
In Texas; to protido an American register
for tho forelgn-bullt ship Ralcthua; to es
tabltsh a national bureau ot standardiza
tion; to loan certain uavnl equipment to
Fchools; authorizing the Pigeon River Slldo
nnd Doom company to Improvo Pigeon river
nt tho Cascades in Minnesota. In addition
fifty-four private pension bills wero passed
At 8:15 p. in. a recess was taken until
10:C0 p. m.
Whep tho senate reconvened nt 10:30 the
scene In the chamber, particularly In the
uallerlc. HtiKCcsted a notable social func-
1 llm Hh., callarlou U'ltm nnnl.-.ul In Ihn
doors and hundreds of persons wero obliged
to leave, unable to gain ndmlssinn.
Moi'kiiii nml llln llohliy.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama then addressed
tho senate upon his resolution authorizing
tho president to conclude arrangements
with tho governments of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for tho construction ot the
Isthmian canal, nnd asked unanimous con
sent that tho senato adopt his resolution,
which would ;Tcservo tho protocol of
treaties between tho United States and
Nicaragua and Costa Rico.
Mr. Aldrlch objected.
Mr. Nelson reported a further disagree
ment upon tho river und harbor bill. The
items still In contention nro tho payment
of $400,000 to the llrazos Improvement com
pany of Texas and appropriations for the
two reservoirs In Wyoming nnd ono reser
voir in South Dakota. Mr, Nelson said
that ho did not believe an agreement could
bo reav'ied upon tho subjects In contro
versy- and both ho and Mr. Ilerry, another'
of tho conferees, urged thn senate to ills-
CU3S thu propositions Involved nnd decide
them by nn nyo and no vote. Mr. Morgan
moved that tho senato rrcedo from tho
contested amendments.
During tho discussion tho completo agree
inent on tho postofllco appropriation bill
wns agreed to, Tho bill now goes to tho
president.
At 1:40 a. ru. Mr. Allison presented an-
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SECOND VAIN TRY AT SUICIDE
Mnrle (Jrny lu(lnin(rn Tlint When Her
Third OpporlmiK)' Conic
.She Will Nt-lsp. It.
Marie Qrny, a domestic In thu employ of
B. W. Arthur of Ut I South Thlrty-thlrd
street, tundo a second unsuccessful attempt
upou her llfo Sunday night. Sho retired to
ner room on tho second lloor of tho houso
nnd turned on nil the gas Jots after locking
tuo door securely. Mr. Arthur delected !hu
odor of escaping gas, burst In tho door and
found tho young woman unconscious. Sho
wus removed to another room nt once, n
physician was summoned and ho restored
her to consciousness after nn hour of hard
work.
Tho yuing woman would talk llttlo of tho
matter after sho had recovered, but gave
tho Impression that Bhc would repeat the
attempt nt tho first opportunity. It Is said
tnat sho wns Involved In no lovo affair nnd
us far as known had no family troubles, her
only relatives In tho city being n Btep
mother living nt Thlrty-thlrd and Poppls-
ton avenue. Sho had been In tho employ
of tho Arthur family but a fow weeks und
during that tlmo had conducted herself In
an exemplary manner.
Two months ngo she mndo a similar at
tempt to destroy her life. Dr. Womcrslcy,
who attended the young woman, expressed
tho opinion thnt sho was subject to at
tacks of monomania and melnncholin and
wns not responsible for her actions.
Tho pollco wcro requested to tnko charcc
of her and sho wns placed in tho matron's
quarters In the city Jail. Sho mado no ob
jection to accompanying tho otllcers on tbo
patrol wagon nnd did not seem to caro
what becurao of her. No chargo was put
against tho young wotran, hut Bho will bo
held in custody until It is decided what
final disposition to mako of her.
DECIDES AGAINST BONDSMEN
Itefpree FlmU In Favor of Ymiktuii
County lit the disc of A. AV.
I'elcrmn,
YANKTON, S. D Mnrch 3. (Special.)
Referee Brlckson made known his con
clusions In tho case of Yankton County
against tho bondsmen of A. W. Peterson,
that occupied his attention for two months
and n, half. Ho concludes that tho de
fendants are liable to tho county In the
sum of $1,235.18, with Interest at 7 per
cent, from January 12, 1897, for tho short
age of tho first term, and $15,705.04, with
interest, from November 23, 1899, for tho
second term. ,
Tho referee found that Treasurer Peter-
sou was entitled to credit for all county
money used by him In paying-purity ,Tor-
...., ... I, I V. 1. . I t' .
tn.no, niuvH uv uuunvuru num. anu mm
nil credits shown on his books for tho pay
ment nf rnnntv riatilM will, Mn
celvod by him from those to whom ho sold
said county warrants should ho stricken
Out. Tho credits given to Peterson dur
ing tho first term not shown nn tlm honks
are $5,232.14, and nro stricken out becauso
It could not bo shown thnt Peterson paid
nny county debts with money received by
him from thoso to whom ho had sold county
wnrrants.
Tho credits given to Peterson in tho sec
ond term not shown on tbo books nro
$7,171.11, and tho credits shown on books
which aro stricken out In tho second term
nro $5,4G1.30, It whb proven that nil tho
money paid by tho Flrnt National bank, by
Fred Schnaubor, and ubout $1,00 of that
paid by tlfo American Stato hank for war
rants wns used for county purposes and It
could not be proven tbat any of the pro
ceeds secured by a salo of warrants to O.
T. Stevenson, Mrs. Cntborlno Smlrh, Ynnk-
ton Savings bank or others wns so used.
A motion will next bo mndo to tho cir
cuit court to confirm tha findings of tho
referee in each enso. If thoy are ron
firmed Judgment will bo found nccordlng to
Referee Erlckson's conclusions. Tho only
otner question to romo up hoforo tho cir
cuit court Is whether Mr. Rothtnyor signed
Mr. Peterson's bond.
SOLD FOR QUARTER MILLION
Kilt
UtlKC Pnkota Mnlil
Other Illnck IIIIIn
Mlnra.
nil
DKADWOOD, S. 1)., Mnrch 3. (Special
Telegram.) A big mining ileal was mado
Saturday, when Minneapolis parties mnde
tho first payment on tho Gilt Kdge, Da
kotit Maid and adjoining properties In tho
Strawberry gulch district. Tho full amount
of tho consideration was about $250,000, Tho
Dakota Maid ,and Gilt Edgo mines aro
among tho largest In tbo Dlack Hills. They
contain largo bodies ot cynnldlng ore. Work
Is to bo begun immediately to work tho
properties on nu oxtcnslvo scale. John R.
Wilson, an attorney of Dcadwood, promoted
tho deal. Ho left for Minneapolis thla
morning.
IS FOR MADAME JANAUSCHEK
llPiirlll .otv llplmr I'ln mini by Youiipr
At'dirH In Insplrrtl by Trnue
tllrmif'n M In fort line.
NBW YORK. March 3. Tho conditions of
Mmc, Jannuschck, tho distinguished tragc
dlonue, has for somo tlmo attracted tho
tympathy and aroused the regret ot her
dramatic colleagues and her personal
friends. Mmc. Janauschck Is now at Sara
toga under medical care and seeking recov
ery from a paralytic stroke which bofell hor
somo months ago In her residence In Ilronk
lyn.
Her condition Is ono which appeals to
the nld of tho dramatlo profession, ot
which she' wan so long a leading repro
scntntivc. A benefit lu her Interest Is being
arranged In Now York under thn auspices
of tho Twelfth Night club; That Is an
organization of thn younger memberB ot the
dramatic profession, and a commltteo ot
their members has been appointed to tender
to Mme. Janauschck, as a veteran anil dls
tlngulshed nctress, the benefit proposed.
IS SPREADING IN CAPETOWN
Dublin I r I'liiKiie Coiiilhlim (iriMVN
Worm- nml Many .SiiMpet'letl
Cusp Aro Inoliiteil,
CAPETOWN, Marrh 3. Tho bubonic
plague Is spreading here, Five corpses, all
cf colored persons, hnvo been' found sluco
yesterday morning. TJen colored persons
and ono Buropenn wnmnn believed to bo
affected by the disease havo been removed
to a hospital. Numbers of persons who
had come into contact with suspected casos
havo been isolated.
OUTLOOK ON SENATOR
Republicans Want No Oanom that Doei Not
Bind Iti Memben,
TIRED OF FRITTERING AWAY THEIR TIME
Effort to Get thi Scolders in Line Hai Not
Eeen Abandoned. '
PIPE DREAMS OF YELLOW JOURNALS
Stories of Withdrawal! Formulated bj the
Erer AotWe Faklra. ,
OMAHA'S POSITION IN THE SITUATION
IIoit H Muppurtcr of Thompson l"lure
(lut the linporlniiec of CIiooxIiik
Our Hciintor from Hip .lletrop
oIIk nt This Hrnalou.
LINCOLN. Mnrch 3. (Special Telegram.)
Tho senatorial contest will bo resumed
again In Joint session tomorrow, which,
however, will doubtlcis dlscloso only thu
usual Monday vote, with many absentees
nnd nn material changes from tho last bal
lot. Senator llaldrlgu Is expected to mako
lib reappearance this week nfter hl long
sickness, hut word was received from
Nebraska City last night that Rcprcsontn-
tlvo David Drown Is lu n moro serious
condition than supposed nnd In nil prob
ability will not bo ublo to participate fur
ther in tho work of tho present legislative
session.
So far ut the caucus situation Is con
cerned It remains ns It wns when adjourn
ment was tnken to Tuesday evening.
Whllo tho disposition Is pronounced ngnlust
frittering nway time on n caucus that does
not bind nnybody In nttondance, according
to tho recent Interpretation put on tha
agreement, a full attendance ot all but tho
scccders could be secured on short notlco
It It was understood that tho caucus meant
business and thnt Its members recognized
an obligation to carry out Its decisions.
l'nUlm CcttlUK Wild.
As tho senatorial contest progresses tho
faking propensities ot thu yellow Journal
correspondents seem to grow nnd nil sorts
of wild stories nnd Imaginary rumors may
be looked for from theso sources from now
on. Only ten days or so back theso Jour
nalistic fakirs wero out with a yarn to
the effect that Mr. Thompson's Ilurlliiglon
beckers had concluded to withdraw him
from tho rnco and substitute for him Gov
ernor Dtctrlch, to whom tho cntlro Thomp
son strength was to bo thrown. They went
Into full particulars about tho alleged
conferenco botween Governor Dietrich, Mr.
Thompson and General Mdnngcr Holdrega
nnd guvo a minute outllno ot tho plan by
which tho coup was to bo effected. It 11
needless to say that Mr. Thompson Is still
In tho field nnd that ho denies ever having,
oven thought ot retiring In favor ot tho
governor.
Alo"r. the yimo lino Is th latest plica of
fiction forecasting tho withdrawal ot Mr.
Rosowatcr, which wo nro told "Is suro to
occur this week "unless ho changes his
mind." Of course, If It docs not happen
It Is only because tho fako fabrication Is
not a good mind render. This story Is, In
fact, only pnrt of tho systematic practice
of Mr. Rosowatur's opponents to make tho
public believe that his delegation is weak
ening, or ho has lost confidenca In his own
campaign, or ho Is nbout to upsot things
generally by opening up ngainst this or
tha't candltlnto in IiIb pnper. By theso
tnctlcs thoy hopo to kcop men away from
him who would otherwise Join In with his
column.
I'olutH I'uvoi'iilili. tn Oninlin.
That tho logic ot tho situation points to
Mr. Rosowatcr for tho North Platto oenn
torshtp Is Impressing Itself moro forcibly
upon all who aro ubsorvlng tho contest.
As stated by one member who Is voting
for Thompson nnd Rosowatcr, tho argu
ment Is summed up as follows;
"Aside from tho fact that Omaha has
always been conceded ono ot tho senator
ships because It Is thn metropolis of tho
stato and never lays claim to any ot tho
stata offices, It Is tho only sensible thing
for the South Platto man to vyant to havo
his colleague from Omaha as n purely
Hellish protection to himself. You bco by
n sort of common consunt the short term
hns been accorded to tho South Plutte,
which means that tho man who fills It will
bo seeking ro-ijlectlon four years from now,
Supposo ho has ns his asBOclnto Nomo inr.ii
from tho ccntrnl part of tho stato, doos
anyono lmnglno Omaha will Bit bank nnd
let him havo a second term without n
contest? Tho Omaha pcoplo would mako
their aspirants battle It out first among
themselves and then eonio down horo and
put up thn light of their lives to enpturo
tha playo now conceded to us. Thoy cer
tainly wouldn't wait six years to get a
sonator whon they might huvn a chance
at it in four years with a second go two
years later It they happened to miss. And
wo must remember, too, that with a new
legislative apportionment Omaha Is going
to bo In n stronger position four yenrs
from now than at present, whllo' If it has
a senator under this year's division il
will he glad to help our man hold on If
ho wants to whon hlH term Is up. This
mny bo politics, but It Is also common
Benso."
BOERS FINALLY CROSS IT
Detvrt, Np) ii ,n ml Fifteen Hundred
Mpii SuiTi-i.il In li'orilliiK the
O run up It Iter. N
COLKStlBRG, Capo Colony, Friday, March
1. Fifteen hundred lloors with whom, It
Is nllegod, wero General Dowct und former
President Stoyn, found n spat at Lllllofou
lelu, near Colcabcrg brldgo whero tho
Orange river widens nnd tho current I?
slow, nnd they all crossed yesterday, both
men nnd horses, by swimming.
LONDON, March 4. General Dowct lost
heavily In men and stores' by his Incursion
Into Capo Colony, hut ho seems to hnvo
made a clover escape with tbo bulk of his
commando. Apparently Commandant Hcrt
zog crossed tho Orange river with him.
General Ilruco Hamilton, who was pur
suing, heard that Genernl Dowct was sur
rounded at Phllipslnwn, northeast of Coles
berg. On arriving thero ho found thn Honrs
had not been at Phlllpstown nt nil, hut had
doubled back nud wero struggling across tho
river nt Colcsbcrg.
Ilralrll'e IM pIIIiik.
HBATRICB, Nob., March 4. (Special Tel
ngrnm.) Tho fire whistle blew at 12:05 this
morning for tho third tlmo In thrco months.
Tho cottago of. Snm South ut Twelfth und
Hell Btreots wuk completely consumed. Tho
loss Is about $500. Mr South and family
went nway last evening, leaving a Hro In a
heating Btove and tho atovo becoming over
heated was the causo assigned for tho lire.
Scarcely anything except Botno bedding win
saved.' At this hour no particulars can bu
obtained ns to whether tho property Is cov
ered by Insurance or not.
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