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    The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUJCE 1J, J 871.
OMAHA, !MOjS DAY 31 OUSTING, MAHCII Jl, 1001.
SING L 13 COPY" FIVE C.1CXTS.
MARCH TURJiS LI0WORSEi,N 8T'L0U1S
Far-Reaching Storm Eucceedi Montli'e
Lamb-Like Beginning.
FROM MICHIGAN TO THE GULF
Nobraika, low, ''i Arkansat, Ken
tucky and . VithtA,
LIST OF FATALITIES '
Pouiblj Nine Killed in Texas a.
More in Arkanias.
ROWING
or
MANY CHICAGO WIRES ARE DOWN
Kill n, Know, Meet mill Wlml Combine
lu Impnlr TrleKniph mill Trlo
lilione Sort lee frinii 'Micro
On Co Went.
ClflCAOO. March 10. One of Uio worst
wind storms of tliu season struck Jblca t;o
early toilny ami during tho two hours It
van nt Its bright damaged iiroxrty
throughout tho city to Die extent of II",',-
000. Many henvy plate glass windows wero
blown hi. Telegraph ' nnil telephone com-
panl"a were the worst sufferers nml It will
bo huuio tlmo lirforo order can he restored.
Thousands of poles wero blown down nml
Chicago was prnctlcnlly Isolated from the
west and northwest by telephone and tel
cgraplt nil day and tonight. The long
dlHtnnco telephono servlco was crippled so
bndly that It wnH of llltlo value. Up to
u lute hour tonlnht neither Mllwnnkee nor
Minneapolis could bo reached by long-dls-taneo
telephone.
The storm Is believed to havo been most
severe In Houthorn Wisconsin. Along n
long ctrctch of the Mllwntikeo roail In
BOUtlicrii Wisconsin GOO telegraph poles aro
down. Reports from ninny points In In
(liana and Kentucky also Indlcato heavy
dninaRO from tho storm.
Tcleuruph Conipnnlcn I, one lleinlly
Tho Western Union and 1'ostul Telegraph
companies suffered severely by fallen poles.
It was estimated that thero were not fewer
than G.000 poles In the city thrown down
by tho fury of tho wind nnd storm. Tel
rgraph servlco almost as far west ns Omaha
was stopped until Into this evening.
Trains entering Chicago wero delayed
from ten minutes to an hour. Tho Hur
llngton and Mllwnukco &. St. Paul com
panics woro tho worst sufferers In this
respect. All the ronds Buffered damage to
their tracks nnd switch yards.
At tho life-saving stntlon nt the mouth
of tho Chicago river It wns considered tho
worst galo that has struck Chicago harbor
bIuco 1891. Tho water, lashed Into fury,
camo up to tho life-saving station and
Hooded tho Moor for tho first time In
twelvo years. Most of tho shipping was
protected In winter quarters, so that tho
ilnmngo dono to It was slight.
Tho passenger Btcnmnrs Indiana and City
of Grnnd KaplJs, plying between hero and
Milwaukee, wero caught squarely In' tho
calc.
After many nttemptc tho City of Grand
ltnplds managed to got Inside tho harbor
at Kcnoshu, whero she remained until the
Itorm had abated. The Indiana put into
port In Chicago In the midst of the storm
(villi all her passengers seasick and panic
Itrlckcn. They described It un tho wildest
light I.ako Michigan hau known In years
Undue mill Kcnonhu Ilnrli.
Southern Wisconsin buffered severely
from tbo storm. Tho Wisconsin Tele
phono company roportu that tho entire Bys
tera of tho company has been paralyzed nnd
that Kuclne, Kenosha and most of the other
Inko slioro cities uro entirely cut off. Ila
clno Is reported to havo Buffered jnoro
heavily than nny other town In tho state,
Thu principal streets nro covered with
wreckage .and telephono nnd telegraph
wires nnd poles llo tangled together In
great heaps lu ninny of tho thoroughfares
Tho damage to tho electric light wires
was to groat that tho city was left In
darkness tonight to avoid danger from
loose live wires.
louu Towim .Vol Cxeinpt.
Burlington, Cedar Ilaplds. Indlnnola and
Crcstou boro tho brunt of tho storm In
Iowa. In Indlaiiola all tho electric lights
were destroyed nnd tho Mjitunl Telephono
comnanv suffered $20,000 dumago lu tho
destruction of Its wires nnd operating op
parntus. Thero was a heavy snow at Cedar
ItapldB all day today, trains being block
nded nnd telephono nnd tologrnph com
pantos bolng forced to abandon all bus
JncBS.
OWENSB0R0 IS UNDERMINED
C'lnililliurNt HemiltH In Kriitm-Uy
'1'onii's S"t-r VtVIl nml Wilier
.Mil I ii HreiiKliiK Loose,
OWENSHORO. Ky.. March 10. A cloud
burst hero last night did great damage
Tho sower well und n big water main at
Main und Davlcs streets burst and a hole
twenty-five feet deep nnd about fifty feet
wldo was torn In tho streets for somo
distance.
Tho streets were uudormlned so badly
that today parts of them caed In. Tho
Tomplo theater nnd Anderson's apartment
etoro nearby aro both undermined and arc
In danger.
Last night the city was In total darkness.
Ulectrlc light poles In many plnces wero
down and ns u pis main burst on Main
street all gas had to bo turned off. A
big force of men has been nt work nil day
trylnn to repair the damage dono and to
prevent other and inoro serious damage.
ARKANSAS BOY IS KILLED
Vou nte I.nil Niiiih-iI Turner 1 SlriieU
liy Mloriu nt I' I no
I'riilrlc ,
LITTLH ROCK, Ark.. March 10. A heavy
rain, wind nnd thunderstorm, accompanied
by lightning, visited Arkunsns yesterday.
At Van Huron lightning struck the resi
dence of James Morrell, rendering his wife
In tho street.
At Conway fifteen business houses wero
unroofed, many others blown down and
others unroofed. Dispatches from Pluu
l'rnlrlo say tho storm struck thoro, wreck
ing everything In its path. A boy named
Turner was killed. ,
GULF TOO ROUGH FOR START
llnltlontilp Aliiliiinin tit PoiiniioiiIh II,'
rliloN (o Delay .MiiUIiiu; Finn I
Trliil Trip.
PKNSACOLA, Kin, March 10. -Thero was
a Bovrro storm on tho gulf last night and
on account of tho high seas today the bat
tleship Alabama did not tall on Its final
trial trip.
There It It Tiilil Hint Clulit Art- lleitit,
(die llunilroil llumclenn mill
Aid Needed.
ST. LOl.'IS, March 10, A special to the
Olobo-Democrat from Dallas, Tex., says: t'p
to tonight eight deaths are reported from
tho Wills Point tornado.
Ilouluh Johnson died last night from
fright. She was nt tho homo of her father,
O. I,. Johnson, when the storm struck tho
town., U. W. Onrrctt, Benjamin Walters
and two of J. W. Wlllinms' children aro
reported tp bo dying.
Tho property loss In Wills Point Is esti
mated at $70,000, nnd In Vnnsnnt nnd sur
rounding county districts at $100,000. Tho
Btonn section extends Into Arkansas, Lou
isiana and up the Mississippi valley nearly
to Memphis, In regions almost without wire
or rail. Telegraph, companies nro llndlng
It difficult to gather details of the storm,
but enough Is known on which to bnso
estimates of property losses approximating
$1,000,000 to the southeastern farming nnd
other Interest:, nnd nt least n Bcoro of
persons dead.
inn 'llciillin llxpcoteil.
Tho storm nt New Huston was not co
Severn as reported Inst night. About
twelvo houses were partly wrecked nnd
J. I.. Pctlns nnd Jasper Phillips so badly
hurt that they aro expected to die. Hall-
road trains to Dallas from tho storm sec
tion hnvo been badly delayed todny nnd
tonight. Passengers report extensive do
structlon of property nlong thu lines.
Mayor Kinney tonight issued n statement
on the Wills Point situation. He says
nearly 100 persons are entirely destitute
ami nro being eared for by the local nil
thorltlcs. A relief committee has been
formed. At present contributions will be
asked for from Texas only. It tho romll
tlon In the country dl.-itrlrtH develop bndly
tho request for aid mn,y bo extended.
WIRES IN MICHIGAN SUFFER
Telephone Coiupuiilon Crippled In
Wu.v lin 1 1 1 ii t-t n tin 1'ocUet
IiimiU llmllj.
DETROIT, Mich.. March 10. Over 1,000
telephones wero rendered useless today by
the rain which fell nnd frozo during the
entlro morning. Tho thlrly-mllo-nn-hour
wind which accompanied the rain raised
havoc with tho wires, weighted down as
they were with the Ice. Officials of the
Michigan Telephone' company tonight cstl
mated their Ions in tho state nt $20,000.
(IRANI) RAPIDS. Mich., March 10. To
day's wind, sleet and rainstorm has almost
paralyzed tho state telephono service. Tho
lino of the Michigan Telephone company
about Ionia Is a mass of tangled wires and
broken poles. Tho Citizens' company Is
also badly crippled. Tho loss will amount
to several thousand dollars. At St. Joseph
100 telephones wero burned out by
contact with trolley wires. In Henton har
bor, the wires of the company nro nil down.
THREE DEATHS N0WREP0RTED
l.ii text lliillctlii from Arhunnnn AiIiIm
Tho .Mori- Xiimen to 1,11
of D.ii.l.
PAHAGOULD, Ark., March 11. Saturday
night' storm killed three persons In this
(Greene) county, and wrought much prop
orty damuge.
At Rock Hill. Mrs. Millie Davis and n 13-
year-old boy. named Osmar Roberts, were
killed by fulling Umbers.
it Jackson, Commissary Charles Howling,
a well known young business man, was
killed outright by tho root of his houso
falling in. Several persons aro reported In
Jured.
Much damage to small buildings, fences
nnd fruit trees Is reported.
FAMILIES IN EMERY INJURED
Mm. .Mnllcr nml HiiiiKhter of W.
Leu In Mny .Vil Surtltr
Mono's WiiiiihIn,
i:.MKRV. Tex.. March 10. Tho storm
which passed over Wills Point yesterday
killed ono man near tho Sabine river. In
Haines Mrs. Mnllcr was seriously Injured
and W. T. Lewis, together with his en
tire family ot six, wero Injured, two fa
tnlly. The llttlo boy reported Injured was
alive today. Tho attending physician says
tho boy's 16-ypar-old sister cannot live.
Lewis' houso was completely destroyed and
tho buildings of Miller nnd Foreman,
Holder. Hucbnnan nnd Cochran wero badly
damaged. Tho fences In tho path ot tho
storm aro all In rulus.
CORNING IS IN DARKNESS
KlcctrUt l.luhl Coinpiiiij'd Holler
SprliiK ii I.enk In MliUt or
llllziu-il.
CORNING, la.. March 10. (Special.) A
blizzard Is raging lit io. The storm started
with rain and sleet and tho frozen branches
ot trees, ot which this city has u great
many, hnvo dono n good deal of damage
to electric light and telephone wires,
which are broken down badly. Tho electric
light engine's boiler sprung n leak and the
town Is in darkness.
TliriM- C'liurt'licN llenlroj nl,
PADUCAll. Ky.. March 10. A storm
Lstruck the neighborhood of Mnxon's mill
lust night nnd overturned threo houses
filled with negroes. Twenty stublcs were
blown down nnd many horses killed. To
bacco barns wero razed and tholr contents
blown nwny. Tho Catholic, Cumberland
Presbyterian and Haptlst churches woro de
stroyed. Loss, $50,000.
lireiit lloni'llt to l ull Wheal.
SYRACUSK. Neb.. March 10. (Special
Telegram.) Snow foil last night anil up
to noon today, n total of about six Inchea
on tho level, Tho fctorm assumed blizzard
qualities for a few bouts, drifting bouic.
It Is thawing now. nnd tho snow will prove
of great benefit to fall wheat.
CARMINE CLOUD RAINS BLOOD
I'lileruio, Molly, DeliiKeil iin avUIi tlic
t'oiilonlH or n HiioULoepor'N
I, oft llllllll II. .(llo.
PALFRMO, Sicily, .March 10. Kver since
Inst night a heavy red cloud has extended
over tho city, tho sky being a deep red. The
rain now falling resembles drops ot blood
This phenomenon, called "bloody rnln," Is
attributed to dust from tho African des
erts, transported by tho heavy south wind
now blowing.
ROMF, March 10. The phenomenon now
to be seen In Sicily extends nlso over south
ern Italy. At Rome tho sky Is yellow nntl
nt Naples a rain of sand hns fallen, the
heavens being durk red,
ROYAL PAIR GETS TO IRELAND
DuUo nnd lliiolirxN of .Miinotioxlor
Antoiii; Mi ml ii) .'.rrlwilo ul Tnn
ueruuoe 'iitlo.
Dt'HLIN. March 10 The duke and dtich
ess of .Manchester arrived today at T.ingcr
ugcu castlu.
PLENTY OF WIND AND SNOW
Blueterj March Bnndaj ii Followed bj a
Night cf Oalmniis.
TELEGRAPH WIRES GO DOWN IN GALE
Omnhii Geln Ihe Kline of n Nor'-
enter Tlutt linen .Much Illinium!
Further Hunt 11 I nit IllYort
of (hv (iromi.lhoK,
This Is tho last week of tho season over
which tho groundhog exerts an Influence.
Thlrty-clght days ago 1'cbrunry S ho
emerged from his burrow nnd saw his
shadow, anil this, according to thu undent
tradition, meant six weeks more of winter.
lie has lacked considerable of making his
prophecy good, us thero haB been a great
ileal of warm weather since then, hut now
that tho period of his reign Is drawing to u
close he makes u somewhat spasmodic nt
tempt to assort his authority. Tho Hurry of
wind and snow of Sunday comes under the
head of "groundhog weather," ns described
In tho ancient blue-barked almanacs. It
wns a feeble makeshift, no doubt, but the
best the badger could muster In this tlmo
of government weather bureaus and Im
proved forecasting devices.
Although there was n generous snowfall,
tho conditions were not favorablo for
sleighing, because of the blustering
nor'wester that accompanied tho precipita
tion. It was a good day to stay Indoors.
The attendance nt churches was appreciably
below the average.
To the women who arc having Raster
gowns and bonnets made, thero was com
fort In the thought that old Dorcas was ex
erting his energies so early In tho l.enteu
season and the hope was general that ho
might exhaust himself before tho day of
glad tidings nnd great Joy.
ToloKruph WIi-pm (in Down.
Tho storm had no very serious effect on
tho railroads.. Most of tbo trains nrrlved
here Sunday morning within halt an 'hour
of their regular time, tho Wabash being
mi exception, it was delayed nbout two
hours. During tho day traffic was restored
to Its normal condition.
Tclegrnphlo service, however, did not cs-
capo so easily. Until telegraph companies
reported their wires down nt many points
directly cast of Omaha, and nil mcr.sngss
wero taken subject to delay, ns they had to
bo tent nround the wind-swept portions of
tho country by north or south routes. Th
brunt of tho storm seems to have fallen
In Illinois, Iown, Ohio, Missouri and other
states of the middle west. Omnbn, o far as
can be gathered from limited ndvlces, ap
pears to havo been on the western edgo of
tho storm nnd to have escaped the heaviest
portions of It.
In consequence of tho damage to tele
graph wires tho Associated Press servlco
wns somewhat hampered.
With the sotting of the Bun tho wind sub
sided and by P o'clock the only evidence,
that thero had been n storm approaching a
blizzard In severity was seen in tho streets,
which wero clogged with spongy, half
melted snow. Mechanical street sweepers,
forced along the trucks between two trolloy
cars, were In uso until well Into tho night,
freeing the rails ot Ihclr accumulation of
snow, which had Bcrlounly retarded trnfllo
during the day.
FOUR ALL THE KNOWN DEAD
Willi I'olnt Itoporl". n Additional
lcllniN of Torimilo Property
Liikn Very lliwivy.
DALLAS, Tex., March 10. Further re
ports from yesterday's tornado nt Wills
Point havo mndo no uddltlons to tho denth
list. As stated In Inst night's dispatches
four people wero killed outright. Tho
property loss will bo heavier than nt first
estimated. At Wills I'olnt nlono It Is $50,000.
$.'0,000.
From Wills Point tho cour.o ot tho
storm's fury, dotted with wreckage, can bo
followed to tho Arkansas line. At New
Hoston nnd at Toxnrkana houses were con
siderably damaged. In Collin enmity, about
thirty miles north ot Dallas, the wind was
very strong, but it did not attain the
strength of a tornndo. Hall was followed
by torrents of rain. At ono placo 1.31
Inches of rain fell In forty minutes.
GIVES THE NEGROES A SCARE
Tcrrlllu AVInil IIi-iiioIImIiom THcnty of
Tlielr ('iililnn lu ii ICenttifUy
Town.
FULTON, Ky., March 10. In tho terrific
storm that swept this section lust night tho
dnmngo was greatest ut Clinton nnd Hick
man.
At Clinton twenty negro cabins wero
demolished, two negroes wero hurt, and
many others badly bruised. Part of Mnr-
vln college wns unroofed, the waterworks
plant wns destroyed und eight freight cars
wero blown from tho truck.
The Haptlst church at Hickman was de
stroyed by wind. A largo number of houses
nnd burn's wero blown down In Fulton and
Hickman counties. Tho loss of pioperty
Is largo.
MISSOURI PACIFIC SUFFERS
Severity of llir .Storm I'nrlliilly
Hliioli Tin Illo nuil Coniiuuul
oiiliou In KlIIINIIN.
KANSAS CITY. March 10. Last night's
snowstorm was ono of the severest of the
winter .In western Missouri nnd northern
KansuV While tbo tall was not heavy It
drifted badly.
Tho Missouri Pacific had a passenger train
stuck In u drift for six hourB uear James
town, Kun. Thero aro bad drifts on n num
ber of Missouri Pacific branches, but they
havo no Sunday trains. Two nnglnos wer
run on nil trains todny. Wind nnd sleet
at somo points enked on tho wires nnd
caiiBcd more or less Interruption of tele
phonic nnd telegraphic communications.
TORNADO HITS PRINCETON
Inillniiii To tv ii Hun One DwHIIiik:
WrooKe.l nml .Miiny Othorn
ItllKOIltoil.
PRlNCKTON. Inil.. March 10. A tornado
last night wrecked ono dwelling nnd moven
several others from their foundations. Hun
dreds of outbuildings wero demolished. No
lives wero lost. Tbo courthouse und High
school building were much damaged.
HuLo Oil lo Hirer.
PITTSHURG, Pa.. .March 10, Tho Ohio
river U at coalboat stago, with fifteen and
one-half feet of water at tho dam at mid
night und rising. Reports from up-river
how rain and rivers rising at all points.
Some river men think tbo 4iver hero will
reach twenty-six feet, the Hood mark, but
others bellevo It will not go above twenty
feet,
I'lnllHiiioiitli'H While Cor.l.
PL.VTTSMOITH. Neb,. March 10, (Spe.
cal )-Snow has been falling lu this vl
ciulty more tbua twenty-four hours.
CARRIE'S NOTES FROM HADES
.Mrs. .Nlillou Prluln 'I'll ; in n n Couture
of the imv Sinimher'n
.Mull. 5
TOPEKA, Knn., March 10. Tho Initial
number of Mrs. Carrie Nation's newspaper,
tho Smasher's Mall. Is a. four-column six-teen-page
paper containing several half
tone Illustrations of various scenes during
tho Into joint crusade. Mrs. Nation cays
lu her salutatory:
"I havo no apologies to make in having
Nick Chiles for tho publisher of the Smash
er's Mall, Our Savior nte with publicans
nnd sinners to do them good. Tho servant
Is not above his Lord. This paper shall
bo as Ills name, the Smasher's .Mall. 1
shall put Into (he columns tho letters I
get from all over, oven those I got fiom
across tho water. Tboso wishing to sav
anything through tho columns of tho
Smnsher's Mall must put It lu the form of a
letter nml use brevity tho soul of wit
for I reserve tho oxcluslvo right ns editor.
I hnvo had a severe lesson lu Pcorln from
nllowlng someone else to attend to what I
might to, therefore I alone am responsible
lor what goes III."
On the fourteenth pago-Is found n pic
ture of (lie negro, Nick Chiles, the pub
lisher. Underneath nro tho lines: 'litis
lues manager of tho Snmsher'n Mall and
tho Plain Denier, who went to tho relief
of Mrs. Nation when dcserled by tho Law
and Order people."
I'rluln lli-r nun 1' let mo.
Tho flist pngo contains n halftone of
Mrs. Nation. Tho departments un
der which tho letters aro ' published In tho
Smnsher's Mall nro: "Letters from Hell,"
"Letters from Honest People," "Appeals
for Help," "Somo Poetry," "Notes nnd
Comments," "Indorsements: nnd Invita
tions," "Snap Shots" mid "Answers to Cor
respondents." Somo of tho paragraphs lu tho paper
nro:
"Wo solicit ndvertlscments of nil that
Is useful and beautiful and 'that will bo to
the glory of God."
"Why didn't tho legislature pass a luw
prohibiting prisoners the use of tobacco,
whisky or to play cards In Jail? Why build
ugalii tho things which they destroy?"
"I wns ujlud to notice that anarchy wan
not Indorsed by McKnrland nnd Sheldon."
"You want to ho In thcbnnd wagon with
tho preachers nnd good women! Verily, 1
say unto you, Mr. Lindsay, you must bo
born again."
"In Justlco to Mr. Cook nnd family I will
say my confinement wns almost pleasant, It
It had not been for the clgnrctte smoke. I
have threo meals a day nnd n good bed. It
Is n tlrst-clnss hotel beside, tho Wichita
jnll houso, with its maniac cigarettes and
green persimmons, tiio turniey, sir. uouu
was kind to me."
LOOKS DARK FOR AUNT CARRIE
liiry'n SoiiIimI Vrrdlot Tiiouulil (o Con-
vlel Her or H'rooUlntf (lie
loliltn llnoxiirliirn.
WICHITA, Knn., March 10.--A sealed vor
diet was returned tills afternoon In thu
caso of the State against I.Irs. Carrlo Na
tion, Lucy Wllholte, Julia 'vnns and Lydia
Muntz, charged with wrecking n saloon hern
on January 21.
Tho verdict will bores-1 " Uio, district
court In the Inorfilng. "rl. ii thought thai
tho verdict llnds her guilty its charged, us
eleven of tho Jurymen nro said to have fa
vored conviction nt midnight Inst night
Tho Jury had deliberated twenty-four hours.
STEADY MAN FOR STARGAZING
SoorolinioM l'llir Sri.'iirlliK Ilex I
A vil 1 1 ri III t Astronomer to Servo
l'i:rniiiiieiitly ut OI.Nor utoi-.v.
WASHINGTON, .March 10. It appears
that tho trouble ut the naval observatory
Is not altogether of a personnl nature. It
Involves tho old question of whether tho
observatory should bo under the supcrln-
tendency of u lino officer of tho navy or of a
professional astronomer. The latter view
has been held by tho nstronomlcnl profes
sion ut large nnd nlso by such secretaries
as Secretary Trncy nnd Secretary Long.
This Is not founded upon tho llndlng nf
persons qualified In tho lino of the navy
or upon nny dibsatlsfurtion with the pres
ent incumbent, but upon tho fact that tho
frequent changes of duty to which navnl
officers nro subject ut short intervals pre
vents continuity of administration, nnd
nlso upon tho prluclplo that tho appoint
ment of superintendent should bo mndo
from perform lu or out of tho naval serv
ice, without restriction to any class, and
Hint the observatory should securo tho
most -accomplished and competent astron
omer that can bo found anywhere.
COLLEGE MEN AND BUNCO
l.uiv, .Iiiiiion nml tillniiin Aiipcsir
AKiiluxt IIonm Ittiyniouil to
Prove Hint n I'oi'Kor.
NKW YORK. Mnrch 10 President Soth
Low ot .Columbia university, General T. L.
James, president ot tho Lincoln National
bapk; President Daniel C. Oilman of Johns
Hopkins university of Baltimore und Sec
retary William Heobo of Columbia uni
versity wero In poltco court this morning
before Magistrate Poolo to prosccuto Ross
Raymond for swindling.
Presidents Low und James and Secretary
Hcebo told how Raymond, under tho namo
of Prof. Snnilys, had played n coufldenco
gnmo on them by which ho obtained $200
from tho bank. President Oilman testified
that tho letter which Raymond presented
to President Low was forgery. Tho tech
nical charges on which Raymond was held
wero tho forging of tho check and the
Oilman letter nnd ho was hold In $3,000
bond on ench of theso charges. Raymond
was arrested In New Haven Inst week for
trying to swindle President Hndley of Yolo
college.
TROUBLE NOT OVER AT LISBON
Anll-.loNiilt DomoiiKlrulloiiN .NooeiiMl
lule Spool. il Pollee Servlee nml
lit pox 1 1 Ion or C'eiiNiirnlilp.
MADRID, March 10. Kl Heruldo says
there havo been further anti-Jesuit mani
festations In Lisbon and tho guard Is now
patrolling tho city. Strict censorship Is en
forced. LISHON, March 10. Upon u manifesto
against tho Jesuits by the Btudeuts of the
Polytechnic school tho police ontered tho
school and struck many with swords. The
wounded aro some Infantry and cavalry ca
dets. Tho students havo addressed reso
lutions to tho Houso of Peers nnd Chamber
of Deputies denouncing tho police.
NO CARLIST BANDS THERE
Spiiululi OllloInU lleny iiinl Pretend.
' rr' Allien Are lIoemuliiK AetUe
lu ClltlllOlllll,
MADRID, Mnrch 10. At tho next council
of tho ministry thu dales for (he dissolu
tion of Parliament and the goneral elec
tion vill be nxed,
In official circles It U denied that two
bands ot Cnrllsts havo nmdo tholr appcar-
ancu in Calaloulo.
THIRTY THOUSAND RESIST
General Fu Hiiaig and Prince Tuan Frepare
to Oppoie Arreit.
JAPANESE SHOW GREAT ACTIVITY
Order Xnv Ilnttlcnlilp to Hnnton to
Yokohama lo ItneU lleiiiiiutl
f.ir .l MIllllHCH In
Knren,
SHANGHAI, March 10. Dispatches from
Lau Chnu assert that General Tung Fu
Hslnng, with 20,000 men, and Prlneo Tuan,
with 10,000 men, are at Nlng Hsu prepared
to resist arrest.
The China Gazette announces that Shcng,
the taotal, has memorialized tho throno
lu favor of tho abolition ot tho llkln
duties nnd that all tho viceroys and gov
ernors support him.
LONDON. March 10 "Tho Japanese bat
tleship Hatsuse, Just completed In Knglutid,
has been ordered to proceed hither with
ull possible speed," says tho Yokohama
correspondent of tho Dally .Mall. OtliT
orders given to the Japanese navy Indl
cato tho seriousness with which tho Japan
ese government views tho situation In the
far east.
Well Informed Japanese regard Russia's
action lu Manchuria as a gigantic bluff,
Inspired by the notion that Fngland's hands
nro tied In South Atrlcu, but as Germany Is
only half-hearted lu tho maintenance of
Chinese Integrity n coalition with Japan
Is Improbable nnd Japan Is too much em
barrassed In her finances to do more than
protest and endeavor to securo com
pensating advantages In Korea.
"China's signature of thu Manchurlnn
convention Is practically assured," says
tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho
Dally Mail, "because Russia last August
sent to tho empress dowager 7,500 pounds
ot bar silver.
LI HUNG CHANG VERY SICK
I'lij hIoIiiii Siim Life IIiiiium Only liy n
Tliroiiil Court AiixIimin In
llelnrn.
PUKIN. March 11. LI Hung Chang 'Is
again seriously til and his physician says
his life hangs by a thread.
Prlneo Chlng nnd Karl LI seem to think
that by spreading rumors of thu court's un
willingness to return lo Pekln unless this or
that thing Is done, they can Influence tho
deliberations ot the ministers ot the pow
ers. As n matter of fact, according to reliable
reports from Sinn Fu, tho imperial person
ages nro extremely uncomfortnblo at Sinn
Fu, whero they llvo In the houso of the gov
ernor, which Is only a small structure.
French mlsslonnrles who havo Just returned
hero from Slan Fu bellevo tho empress
dowager would bring tho court back to
Pekln on tho first offer of tho allies, hav
ing ns a basis tho removal of tho troops ox
cept tho legation guards.
The foreign envoys will not hold a general
meeting until Tuesday, owing to the nb
senco of tho French minister, M. Plchon, nt
Pno Ting Fu.
The Unllcl SU.vji nlgnal ecrp' will bo
ready to leave In a week, nccordlng to In
structions. No transport has been an
nounccd, however.
JOHN BULL LOSING HIS GRIP
Yimur 'I'm- Country o I.oiiKer I'mler
.Single Control, but Flint Ileeom
Iiii? CoNinopollliiii.
LONDON, March 11. Tho Shanghai cor
respondent of tho Times, who sends u long
nccount of tho waning of Drltlsh Intlu
onen In the Ynng Tso vulley, says:
"Flvo years ago Hrltlsh Interests nnd
Influence wero unchallenged, but today not
only Is the Ynng Tso not ;i Hrltlsh sphcro
in tho seiifcn In which Manchuria Is Russian
and Shan Tung German, but It Is steadily
growing less Kngllsh nnd inoro Interna
tlnnnl.
"Tho whole country Is overrun with Gcr
mnn, French, Helgtun nnd Swiss engineers
nnd traders, who aro exploring tho mineral
wealth and commercial resources, while
two German lines nro briskly competing
with their snipping on tho river, formoiiy
a Hrltlsh monopoly.
"Ono ndvnntngo tho Hrltlsh still possess
over other powers In tho vulley Is tho con
fidence and goodwill of tho better classes
of the people and officials of central
China."
AMERICANS MOST MERCIFUL
All Older KunigiiiTN lu I'oKIn Have
Done Some Kxoout lug: on Their
Own Account.
LONDON. Moreh 11. "It is not likely
that tho powers will oppose tho schemes
of ltiibslo." says the Pekln correspondent
of tho Morning Post, wiring Suturdoy. "Tho
situation la regarded as very gloomy. Hvcn
tho Chinese plenipotentiaries declare
openly that Intervention by tho pnwera Is
not desiinhlc unless they nro prepared to
back up their protests.
"Thero aro reports from (ho provlnco
of Slrin SI that tho Chlneso aro construct
lng extorsive fortifications nnd mobilizing
largo bodies of troops to resist an advanco
of tho allies.
'General Chaffoo refuses to allow tho
decapitation of several notorious Hoxer
chiefs, guilty of murder, whom n Chlncso
Judgo has condemned. The Americans aro
the only foreigners who havo carried out
no executions In Pekln."
STORMS GATE OF GREAT WALL
l.eilliurn Column Reported liy Von
AVnlilernee to llute L'lipturod
Four On n a.
HKRLIN, March 11. Tho War omco 1ms
received tho following dispatch from Count
von Waldersee:
"PBK1N, March 10. Colonel Lcdburs
column stormed a gate of tho great wall
eighty miles west of Pno Ting Fu Friday,
Mnrch 8. capturing four guns."
R0BBERSGET CASH AND BONDS
.SueeeNnfully I ne Meotlon lliiuiln' Ti.iiln
III Oiiinlnu Aeeenn In Sprlnuor'n
lliiuU nt ArKoulii,
ARGONIA, Kan., March 10. Tho prlvato
bunk of J. H. Springer was robbed hero
Inst night by threo men nnd $2,000 in cash
nnd $1,000 In reglstored government 3 per
cent bonds wero secured. About $110 In
gold and $3,000 lu bonds wero left un
touched. Tho robbers secured their tools from
the Santn Fo section houso nearby. Tho
vault was entered through tho brick wall
and tho safo wus blown open with nitro
glycerine. Tho robbery was not known
until this morning.
Spunlnh (11111110111 Ashore.
MADRID. March 11.-the Spnnlsh gun
boat Ponce de Leon Is nshnre near Huclva,
about llfty allien southwest ot Seville,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Neluask.i- Fair Monday;
Wiirmer In Dastoru Portion, Southerly
Winds; Tuesday Fair.
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UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS BURN
Ion ll Mute luntlliilliiii Ml Horn l.oxft
Kntlmiiteil ut One lluuilreil
ThoiiNiiuil Dollnm,
IOWA CITY, March 11. (Special Tele
gram.) At 3 o'clock Sunday morning lire
broke out Hi tho medical building of tho
University of Iowa. The lire - raged fu
slously. At I o'clock only portions of (ho
walls of the medical building and ot South
lull next to It were standing.
Tho loss Is about $100,000, Including the
medical museum, which cannot be ro-
placed. Eight thousand dollars' worth of
microscopes wero destroyed. Tho remain
ing equipment was saved entirely.
The origin of the lire Is unknown, ono
theory being spontaneous combustion In
iho medical laboratory. Tho slates carries
no Insurance.
CORNING HOTEL IS BURNED
Fire Sueepn Throuuli the lliieon limine
ul .MIiIiiIkIiI In Alinuuee
of On tier.
CORNING, la., Murch 10. (Special.)
Tho Hacoii hotel, tho largest In this city,
took tiro about midnight and was nearly
completely gutted. Tho damage by lire and
water has put all but three of four rooms
out of order. Kvery room Is damaged by
smoke nnd water. Tho estimated loss Is
over $3,000, probably $5,000. difficult
to estimate. S. D. Hncon, tbo owner, la In
Colorado, und no ono hero knows how.mucli
Insurance he curried.
SLOW MATCH TO KEG OF TAR
Kirnrt
to Hunt llerenroril Lumber
Yuril In Dlneovereil In
Time.
nKRESFORD, S. 0 March 10. (Special
Telcgrnm.) An nttcmpted Incendiarism liuo
been discovered nt Smith & Co.'h lumber
yard. A slow match was burning Its wny to
a keg of tur, but wns discovered In tlmo for
extinguishing. It Is expected tho llrcbug
will be apprehended.
CUBAN RADICALS HOPEFUL
llellee I nlleil Slnlen .May Yet lleeeile
I'rom Ntmiil Till, on on I'lutl
Amendment,
HAVANA, March 10. Although tho pollt
icnl demonstrations have ended, the mil
leal clement In tho Cuban coiistllutlon.il
convention has not given up hope that tho
united States will recede from the post
tlon taken regarding (he Ptatl amendment.
Tho rud'en! prcsa It Join r i ryth,.iis lr-
Its power to keep this vluw before tho
public. It attributes tho action of the
I'nlted States congress to tho lntliiencc ot
tho trusts, declaring that the American
peoplo "aro In favor of giving Cuba ab
solute Independence anil of rebuking tho
action of tho administration,"
Articles from Amorlcun papers which
seem to sustain tho attitude of the conveu
tlon lire given wldo publicity.
Senor Gunlberto Gome, says In Lu Pntrln
"Let us maintain our energetic resolution
to bo free, but lot us nvold furnishing thu
slightest pretext for tho unhealthy Im
perialism which is corrupting the blood
of u generous peoplo nnd persuading them
to trample upon our rights. Let us still
havo faith In tho justlco of our cause and
In tho honor of tho country which pro
diiced Washington, Jefferson und Lincoln."
At street corners In various public places
placards havo been posted which rend
thus.
To the peoplo of the I'nlted Slntes: Do
not inakn any promises that yu.i uro not
sure to keep, and never go bade on tho
worn you nave given.
(Signed) OKORG 13 WASHINGTON.
Tills Is recommended to thu consideration
of nil "worthy compatriots of thu great
aim ricnn.
Thus far tho radical members of tho con
vention remain Ilrm In their determination
not to accept tho Piatt amendment. Tho
committee on foreign rotations will meet
tomorrow, but n flmii report Is not expected
for hcveral dnys.
NO MONEY MISSING AT NILES
Cnnliler .lohunoii I.uenleil In Clilcnuo
mill 1 1 1 m AeeouiilN I'oiiuil to
He FmilllenN,
NILKS. Mich., March 10. The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Cashier
Charles A. Johnson of the First National
bank has been cleared up. Mrs. Johnson re
turned tonight from Chicago, whero she
suys hor husband is 111 at tbo homo of his
brothcr-ln-lnw. Tho oillcers of tho bank
aro satisfied that her' story Is true. A
search of tho bank's books show that not a
dollar Is niUsliig.
DETROIT. Mich.. March 10. A special to
tho Trlhuuo from Nlles says: Just before
tho First Natlonnl bank closed on Friday
$100,000 arrived by express from Chicago.
Express Agent Walter Chambers was In tho
bank, having just delivered tho money
when tho doorB worn orderod closed.
HARRISON SLIGHTLY WORSE
Left I, ling: In liillumeil unit the
oi.i I .Vol ho Well un
I'ormerl.
(ion-
INDIANAPOLIS, March 10. Tho condi
tion ot former President Harrison Is seri
ous. Dr. Jameson stnted today that tho
upper part of Oentral Harrison's left lung
was inflamed. Thero Is somo danger of
tho congestion extending to thu rust of thJ
lung and to tbo right lung. Until 3 o'clock
this nfteruoon General Harrison wub rest
ing easily, but at that tlmo bo brcmno
slightly wnrso nnd Dr. Jameson was culled.
Ho said that he was certain nothing wus to
bo apprehended for (ho next forty-olght
hours, but Iho ago of tho patient renderp
all calculations uncertain. At 8 o'clock
this ovenlng General Harrison wus suffer
lng somo pain, but was resting rompara
lively easy.
EARL ROBERTS SENDS IT BACK
Ttiliiikrully lleturim Ihnperor W'll
Hiiiii'h lllnolc IOiikIo Deeuriillun
lleemme of Killtork' CrlllelNitin,
IlERLIN, March 10. It Is reported In
court circles that Eurl Roberts "thank
fully returned" to Emperor William tho
Insignia of tho Order ot tho Htnck Eagle,
conferred at tho tlmo of the kaiser's visit
to Englcnd, nftor noticing tho unfavorable
comment In tho German pnss upon tho bo
slowal of tho honor.
START IN SAME PLACE
Flaytn in Senatorial Game to Resume Their
Uanearere Today,
MUCH PRESSURE ON THE THOMPSON CtNE
Event! of Lut Week Bore Hard on the
Lincoln Man's Strength.
MEIKLEJ0HN ALSO SUFFERS CONSIDERABLE
Uii Retirement from Federal Office Weakeni
Hie Campaign.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MAKES NO CHOICE
Commllteeiumi Mohuolilor .un .olli-
Iiik Won Done i'linl Could lie Cuu
nlriied nn I'm oi-Iiik Any ln
dU lilonl Cnuilliliite.
LINCOLN, March 10. (Special Telegram.)
liny in the senatorial namo will bo ro-
sullied In joint session tomorrow, with tho
men on 1110 hoard In substantially tho sauio
positions us when adjournment wns taken
last week. Looking back over tho balloting
of the week just closed, qulto 11 chnngo lias
takeu placo lu tho general nltcumetit.
rho Thompson strength hns held Its own
so far. but has undergone 1101110 severe
pressure from tho outside, sllinulale.1 bv
tho notion of tho opposition In soiidlng 11
new bunch of votes on Mr. Hlnshaw as his
most lormldnblo South Platte competitor.
In conjunction with this movement tho
mills havo drawn a number ot votes uway
from Melklejohn. whoso prestlgo hns like
wise been Impaired by tho early announce
ment of his Impending retirement from his
position us nsslstnnt secretary of wnr. 1111
which his followers thought ho had 11 tcnillo
termiiintilo only nt his own option. Tho
other North lint to candidates havo prac
tically remained stationary, so far ns their
own strength is concerned. Tho return
of Senator Haldiige made Mr. Rosowaler'H
column stand at fifteen without tho two
compllmcntarles i-cnt from Lancaster In
tho beginning and withdrawn tho early
part of tho week. Tho death of Representa
tive Hiown is also an Incident In tho sen
atorial contest not to be overlooked, reduc
ing as It does the republican strength in
Joint session to soventy-ono. Mr. Drown
had been counted among tho supporters of
Governor Croimse, where his voto had been
recorded from tho first.
A'nlue of Hie ("11 110 ii-..
Tho usual gosBlp about retiring cundldutcs
nnd coups anil now caucuses has been In
free circulation, but always found to rest
on nothing moro substantial than regular
fakes of tho yellow Journal correspondent!).
Tho cniicus has been u dead letter slnco
tho ruling of tho speaker that Its de
cisions wero not binding ns long an less
than sixty-seven participated, because of
inability to get ti .quorum to attend under
those, conditions, A Its last- meeting tho
rmicn-. a.lJewVrul crrt until Tuesday night
when another nttempt will bo mndo to pu
the miic.'ilnery In repair and get It Into
working order. The general opinion Is that
It will bo far moro ensy lo restore tho
present raucus thnn to Instruct 11 no.v
one, becnuso tho men who walked out tho
first night could hardly bo Induced to sign
another call that did not bar Mr. Thomp
son, nnd without them It would bo Im
possible to get sixty-seven names at
tached, while n smaller number, would not
only bo Impotent to carry out Its decisions,
hut also tn exert nny claim upon tho alle
giance of the outsiders. At tho same tlmo
It must bo remembered that tho approach
of tho session's end Is bringing tho sen
atorial situation into a Hhurper focus, bo
caiifo evcryonn realizes tho Imperative ne
cessity of making a eholco rather than
lcavo the two scuts vucont.
Ilenult of Hie Coufereiiee,
National Committeeman Schneider, who
returned to tho state today, lia.s sent down
tho following written Htiitcmcnt with refer
ence to bis cniifcrenco with Senator Ilann.i
nnd Vice Chairman I'nyno In Now York:
Referring to the numerous reports 1 Pl
at Ivo to tbo conference In Now York last
week, ut which wore present Senator
lluiina, Vice iiiilrinaii Payne, Secretary
Heath nml Mr. Schneider, national coin
liiittceman thu latter reports that such
11 eiinferonoo was held hist Thursday, but
tho Individual candidacy of nh person wuh
considered. The national committee has
110 ileslro to, and will not, tnko any part
In thu ncuutotiiil matter which can bo used
In favor of nny 0110 candidate ns iitrnliipt
another. There was no agreement or oven
nuggoHtlnri or agreement upon any notion
looking to thu selection of any particular
person or persons.
Thu national committee very much de
sires tbo election of two good repuhileann
nnd thu conference which wiih hold con
sidered only methods by which that re
sult could ho attained.
Mr. Schneider has gone to lily homo lu
Fremont nnd his friends hero suy ho will
not como down to Lincoln or attempt lu
nny wny to Intrude bin personnl Intel -
forence.
I'.npool Somo lluny lllljn.
From tho disposition shown by mombciH
who nro In tho city tonight It Is apparent
Hint tho romalplng dnyn of tho legislature
will ho tho busiest nf Iho session. After
tomorrow, tho llflleth day, thero will bo
only ten days for which tho members will
recelvo pay, and this fact, eouplod with
tho general desire of tho legislators to re
turn homo ns soon ns possible, will hasten
notion on urgent legislation nnd nt tho
snnio tlmo havo tho effect of shutting oft
unnecessary delay on matters nf minor Im
portance. Various propositions rrlntlvo to
tho tlmo of adjournment havo been ad
vanced, but havo received no ofllclal con
sideration, either In caucus or regular ses
sion. Tho moBt probubln program and tho
one which has been followed by former
ussemblles will bo for both blanches lo
appoint conference committees to determine
upon what day tho legislature hIiiiII end
Us session. Theso committees will soon
bo chosen and a report may bu expfted
by the end nf tho week. If only llvo day
uru added to the sixty requlrod by law tho
adjournment will bo In tho last threo days
of tho prcsont month.
SiriliiK' Commit loon Supreme,
Beginning with tomorrow only thnso bills
that aro recommended by tho sifting com
mittees can bo considered In commltleo of
tho whole, except by suspension of thu
rules. Tho house sifting committee bus re
ported enough bills for at least two dnys
woik und tho senato commlttno will proh
nbly meet tomorrow night nnd advanco a
similar number.
Tho apportionment bills will probably bu
acted upun during tho ensuing week, but
nn tho lodlstrlctlng bus nlready been prno
Hcnlly agreed upon in cnucus It lu not an
ticipated that thero will bo much of a fight
ovor them In open session. Tho impropria
tion measures, however, will probubly brlnrr
out considerable discussion In both
branches.
Tho Otoo county delegation, nlready crip
pled by the death nf Representative Drown,
Is suftcrlng temporarily through tho 111-
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