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BOTHA REJECTS THEM:
Bor OoEniB.oder Kct Eitiifisd with Peaca
Tirmt Offered Iliis.
WRITES HIS REFUSAL TO KITCHENER
Informi the British General that Goersmint
IfcTon the Eejtction.
CHAMBERLAIN 0 INFORMS THE HOUSE
Ccloni&l Secretary T1U ths Ccranonin thi
Disappointing News.
ALL CORRESPONDED I TO BE SUBVITTED
kmj He I'ro po.ru "lo Lay the Paper
Connected Tilth the .c
BOtlntlnn on the
Tahle."
LONDON. March 19.: p. m Joseph
Chamtieriain, tne colonial secretary, una
Just tnfornad the House at Common tnat
General Botha has rejected the peace terms
offered him.
General Botha, Mr. Chamberlain said,
had conveyed the information in a fetter to
General Kitchener, In which he announced
thai he v. a, cot disposed to recommend the
Urmi of peace Central Kitchener Has in-'
atructed to cner him to the earnest con
slderatlon of hit government. General
Botha added that bis government and tt
chief officers entirely agreed with his view.
Mr. Cbamberla.n added. "I propose to lay
the papers connected with the negotiations
on the table tonight."
STATUS OF THE TRANSVAAL
tllltril Mate lln .Not iit-l'OKll Weil
Absorption of outh African
lleiiuhllr.
NEW YORK, March 19. Thb Implication,
drawn from the review of the world's com
merce for 1900, that the United States has
officially recognized the annexation of the
Transvaal and Orange Free State, describ
ing them as British colonies. Is contra
dicted by the State department register for
1901, says a special from Washington to the
Times.
The register describes the Transvaal and
the Orange Free State as Independent re
publics. The State department register con
veys the official position of the government
on the question. It Is a publication of the
State department and is prepared under the
supervision of the chiefs of the department.
Tbo review of the world's commerce Is
prepared in one of the bureaus of the de
partment. Of course, neither publication
could offlclally determine the attitude of
the government, but If either has any
weight tbo balance Is In favor of the i
register.
WASHINGTON, March 10. The status of
the Transvaal and Orango Free State In the
eyeof the Kuveruruont of ths Untied SUttn
'probably will be for the first time fixed
when a consul general In sent out to Irc
totla to succeed Ailelbert Hay, who has just
trturncd to Washington on leave of absence,
but without the purposo to go back to Pre
toria. It Is i-ald that so far there has been
absolutely no official declaration on that
point.
No otlcc llritiilrril.
It Is further stated that when the United
States annexed Porto Rico the State de
partment sent no notices to ny of the
powers; they were supposed to take note
themselves of the president's proclamatlou
and the acts of congress. The old consuls
retained their original exequaturs issued
by the Spanish government, these being
recognized by the United States military
authorities as sufficient for the purpose.
The status of our consuls In South Africa Is
precisely the same; they hold their old ex
equaturs, and these are recognized by the
British military authorities as sufficient.
Ilut In the case of Porto Illco whenever a
consul retires- his government made appli
cation for an exequatur directly to the
United States authorities, It being the rule
to recognize defactn administrations In this
manner, and it is presumed that when a
change is made In our consular representa
tions In South Africa the application for
an exequatur will be made to whoever hap
pens for the moment to be in defacto pos
sesion of tho place to which the consuls
are accredited.
Troup Destroy Grain.
MAFETENG, Basutoland, Monday. March
18. General Bruce Hamilton's force, which
is sweeping over the southeast portion of
Orange River cojony. has reached Wepener.
where tba troops found heavy stocks of
grain and cattle. They carried away ns
much as possible, but destroyed 30.000 bags
of grain. The houses at Wepener were
found to be Intact.
REGRETS LANGUAGE OF OATH
Lord SaTVihnry I'rnpiism Committee
to Kininlnr Declaration De
nimidril of the Klnsr.
LONDON. March 19 In the House of
Lords today Lord Salisbury, referring to
the question raised by tbo '"no-popery
oath" taken by the king, said he must re
gret very much that language of such In
decent violence had been placed In tne
king's satl-Romaa Catholic oath, but It It
was modified or repealed a great many
people, perfectly sincere though not very
wise, would say that such action meant
supporting transsubstantlatlon. He pro
posed In behalf of the government that a
committee be appointed to consider the
declaration required of the sovereign on
hit accession and whether ita language
could be modified advantageously without
diminishing Its efficiency as security tor the
maintenance of the Protestant succession.
The matter will be considered Thursday.
QUEEN AND PRINCE TO SPEAK
Wllhclnilnu and Her Consort to Ad
drra Ilaeh Other at the In
stallation Thnr.iU)'.
THE HAGUE. March 19. There will be
a plenary sitting of the stato council next
Thursday, when Trlnce Henry will be In
stalled a memher Queen Wllhelmlna will
preside for the first time and will conduct
the ceremony of Installation. Her majesty
will deliver a speech and Prince Henry
will reply.
SITE FOR VICTORIA'S SHAFT
Ant tonal .Memorial to the Late ui
rrelKn to lie Creeled In Trout
of llurkliiKhaui I'alace.
LONDON. March to. It has been decided
that the national memorial to Queen Vic
toria shall be created In front of Bucking
ham palace.
REPLIES TO PRINCE BISMARCK
Von hurlott (rrninuy linn Inter
cut In l'rrv riitlnir Friction
In China.
BERLIN, March . In the coarse of
the debate the htlaz today o the third
readBg sf t' A,. replying t Prince
Biaaarck' c.. 'tit. '.on fit voa line
low's teeent tpe'ev. , -Haneetlor In
slated too taveh on u j 'tresis Ib
Manchuria and that Gt. " -jests
would have suffered even If i. ";U
aot been leased. Count von II u 1
Germany had the greatest Interest's
venting friction between the "powers now
negotiating la China. Moreover, In oaatcRi
Asia Germany had taaay Interests to safe
guard. In Shan Tung province she had
million Invested. Above all, Germany had
to insist on adequate compensation being
given for the murder of Baron ton Ketteler.
That was a question In which the honor of
Germany was engaged and In which she had
vital Interest.
In the further course of his speech the
ehancellar said: "I have left no room
for the slightest doubt that do German
political Interests exist in Manchuria, but
at the same- time I have stated it must
naturally be our desire that China shall
not too seriously diminish her capacity for
satisfying the Just claims of the powers
for compensation. This Is net misunder
stood In any quarter. Two hours ago 1
received a dispatch from St. t .tersburg.
according to which Count Lamsdorff, the
Russian minister of foreign affairs, has ex
pressed his satisfaction to the German am
bassador with my statements in regard to
the Chinese question."
Commence with I'.n.l Ala.
The chancellor gave figures illustrative
of the commerce between Germany and
east Asia, amounting to S9.000.000 marks.
A hundred million marks are invested in
Shang Tung province, Germany therefore
has the greatest interest In "preventing
the Chinese trade from becoming the booty
of a single power, or several powers, with
out our participation." Count von Bue
low also declared that the center of grav
ity of Germany's policy remained In Eu
rope and that he had no Intention of al
lowing It to be displaced while protecting
her Interests In Asia.
Subsequently Prince Bismarck declared
be had been misunderstood. Ho really
desired to assist the chancellor. It was
obvious that. German honor must be vin
dicated. The chancellor Jokingly thanked
Prince Bismarck for the way he had sup
ported blm In his Chinese mensur (stu
dents' duel).
Later the house agreed to the proposal
of the budget committee lo Include In the
next budget a credit for 20,000 marks
towanl Instituting chambers of commerce
abroad, although Baron von Rlchthofen, the
foreign secretary, deprecated their Institu
tion, declaring that If the establishment
of such chambers In America would be of
any appreciable value Great Britain would
have long since established them.
After a long debate the house rejected
the proposal of Herr Hebe!, the socialist
leader, for a bill whereby children born
of house slaves in German colonial terri
tory should be free. The house accepted
a proposal of Herr Oroeber. centrist, and
Count von Oriola, national liberal, that the
Reichstag should consider the relations be-tw-ecn
masters and slaves with the view of
preparing for-the liberation of the latter.
APPLIES IT TO MANCHURIA
Lord Crnnliornr aye A iiKlo-Cir rmnii
Aicrrrnieiit Concern All
of China.
LONDON, March 19. When questioned as
to whether the Anglo-German agreement
applied to Manchuria, Lord Cranborne,
under secretary of the foreign office, Inti
mated that be thought it did. Ho quoted
a clause from the agreement whereby both
countries agree to direct their policy to
wards maintaining the Integrity of the
Chinese empire. "This provision." said
Lord Cranborne, "is without qualification."
TERRIER MAY NOT BE GUILTY
Mm. Culm' Mrancr Ilenth Xntv At
tributed to MMiirl'uliiK Other
Than llrr Dob,
NEW YORK, March 19. Coroner Bauscb.
In speaking today of the case of Mrs. Caro
line B. Cabus, who was reported to hare
been killed at her home, 5Si West Eigh
teenth street, by her pet terrier and for
whose burial a permit was refused by
Coroner Bausch, eald: "I am waltlns for
a report from Dr, O'Hanlon before I decide
what to do. If the report of Dr. O'Hanlon
warrants It an Investigation will te made
In the matter. From what I have read about
the case, knife wounds were found In the
throat and It must be from those that the
case Is one of cither suicide or homicide.
If It proves to show either I will at once
make an Investigation."
An autopsy will be held on the body of
Mrs. Cabus for the purpose oof determining
whether apoplexy had anything to do with
the woman's death. In describing the
wound found the coroner said they had
fevered several arteries and that death
was undoubtedly the result of slow bleeding
hemorrhages. He has In his possession a
knlfo such as Is used for paring vegetable..
The blade of this knife when Introduced
Into the wounds, fitted their shapes per
fectly and he was sure the cutting had been
done with the knife he held.
, "Whether Mr. Cabus used the knife her
self or whether It was In the hands of an
unknown party remains to be discovered,"
said Coroner Bausch The knife was found
beside the body. Owing to the fact that
the knlfo was very dull, the coroner thinks
Mrs Cabus would hardly be able to inflict
so deep a wound, and one with such clean
cut edges.
WILL HANG HIM ON THE SPOT
Oklnhoiun 1ie In lint Pursuit of
Desperado Who Miot Drputj
Sherlff. GUTHRIE. O. T.. March 19. A special
to the State Capital from Pawnee says:
Sheriff Foster and posse of Noble county
traced the Red Roc': desperadoes to the
home of a man named Cunningham. Deputy
Sheriff Johnson walked up and knocked on
the door. Ben Cravens, the leader, opened
fire on the deputy. Inflicting & mortal
wound. In the melee Cravens and his part
ner made a break and succeeded In reach
ing the timber on Black Bear creek. Their
horses were secured by the officers. Ex
citement runs high and if caught Cravens,
who was recognized by Deputy Johnson,
will probably be hanged on the spot.
MASKED MEN SHOOT SHEEP
Two Hundred of A. C. Perkins' flock
Killed on (irailcc Ground
for Cnttlr.
DENVER, Colo.. March 19, A special to
the Republican from Delta, Colo., says
trouble has broken out between cattle and
sheep men In that section. Sixty-five
masked men shot .00 sheep belonging to A.
C Perkins, whl.-h were In territory claimed
by the cattlemen as exclusive grazing
ground tor cattle.
AMERICAN. TRADE SUFFERS
o:tr Ouibnik' Prove ExpemWe to Unhid
Bum Shippers,
NO OTHER NATION EQUALLY HARD HIT
Consul I'nnlrr nml Itnitadnle Make
Special Itcport of Injury lo
Both Hxport mid Import
lluxlnc.".
WASHINGTON. March 19. The State de
partment has received from United States
Consuls Fowler at Chee Foo and Ragsdale
at Tien Tsln reports intended to show the
effect of the Boxer troubles In north China
upon United States trado, with particular
regard to what Americans lost In America
through the outbreak, rather than China.
A resume af the returns In north China
entire, comparing the quarter ended June
M last with that ended September 3fl,
iisows an almost complete annihilation of
tne American import trade, ami, In Consul
Fowler's language, "gives a good Idea ot
what a mob in China can do In Interfering
with trade." The greatest was felt
in cotton piece goods, and the cessation
of this class of Imports, says the consul,
ratist have been most keenly felt in the
southern states.
Probably no country In the world suffered
as much as did the United States, for- t,he
scene of strife covered practically the en
tire American field ot trade. Is com
piling the statistics the amounts are indi
cated by gallons, pieces, or set out In Chi
nese money, so that an estimate of the
actual value ot the losses Is Hot easily
available, but the comparative tables In
dicating the greatest in our trade with
Chirm ever kuown at the beginning ot
1&09. and setting forth the most serious
losses to it at the end of the year, arc
sufficiently impressive to serve the purpose.
Auirrlcnn .MIlon l.oaoi--.
At Chee Foo. which, compared with the
Immediate northern ports, was peaceful,
there were more riots and tumults than
ever were known before, and the various
American mission losses probably will total
Jl&O.oOO In gold. After June 15 the Ira
ports at Chee Foo ceased, alt commercUt
transactions being absolutely nil.
The effect of the Boxer movement is
shown to have been felt much earlier and
more seriously in Tien Tsin than at Chee
Foo. Ships loaded with Oregon lumber
reached Taku and were unable to land
their cargoes, thus entailing an enormous
loss upon the American lumber trade. One
American firm paid over iS.004 in gold on
demurrages alone from this account, be
sides losing the koie of the lumber destined
for Tien Tsln.
At Ntuchwang, which saw less fighting
than Tien Tsln. the trade was wiped out
almost completely. The only foreign power
that Intcrefercd there. It Is stated, was
Russia, "that government seizing the port
as early as August 4. On August 12 it had
control of the custom house.
The total collection ot duties for all
China during the quarter ended Septem
ber 30 last showed a loss of .459.591 balk
wan taels, as compared with the same
period of IS??. The figures submitted. Con
sul Fowler polnta out. do no; fully show
American losses, for Immense quantities ot
merchandise were held up in the various
ports and must be checked off before im
portations can begin. The losses to the
cotton trade alone are estimated at over
R0O0.0O0.
Iloirr KfTcet on Kxportx.
Consul Ragsdale submits statistics show
ing the consequences of the Boxer troubles
as regards the export trade from Tien
Tsln. The countrr north of Tien Tsln,
where the principal articles of export are
produced, he says, is now overrun with ex
Boxers and ex-soldlera who have turned
bandits, and it will be exceedingly difficult
for merchants to get goods out of or, Into
the Interior. The supplies for the United
States troops in China which have come
Into TIcn Tsln, Mr. Ragsdale says, have
attracted the notice and envy of all nation
alities. Including the merchant as well as
the soldier. The enormous discrepancies
between the export figures at Tien Tsln fo;
the present and for last year show a start
ling array of losses, and the outlook for
1901. says the consul. Is unfavorable.
SOMEPHILIPPINEPOSTOFFICES
Cottermnn Itcport n Complete I. lot of
Thorn? KutnhlUhril iiirotiKU
out Art'hlprlnKo.
WASHINGTON. March 19. Acting, Di
rector General Cotterman of the Philippine
postal sen Ice reported to the Postofflce de
partment today that the following is a
complete list of pestofflce now in operation
In the archipelago Angeles, Aparal. Ba
color, Batongati, Cagayan, Calamba, Cat
balogan. Cavltc. Cebu. Dagupan, Hollo, Jolo.
Lcag, Legaspi, Lucena, Nueva Caceres, San
Fernando de Pampanga. San lsidro, Santa
Cruz, Tancloban, Van and Zamboango.
Mr. Cotterman recommends that new
dies be forwarded for hand presses in use
at Manila, with a view to safeguarding the
malls passing between points on the Islands.
At present, with each office using similar
seals, employes at Intervening offices will
be able to open and reseal mail without leav
ing any record It is proposed the new
seals bear an imprint of the name of the
postoffire on one side and "P. I. Mall" or
some other designation on the other side.
By this method it is expected frauds will bo
prevented. It is expected the department
will approve tho recommendation.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS IN MAY
War llcpnrlnicnt Mate That Vncnn
clc Will Not lie Formally rilled
for Tno .Month.
WASHINGTON. March 19. It was stated
at tho War department today that the ap
pointments to be made to till the vacancies
In the new army, both staff and line, except
In the cases of general officers and colonels,
will not be published before the end of
May. This course has been decided upon
as the one best calculated to leave the pres
ident free to the last moment to exercise
his discretion in rearranging the list. It ib
known that the staff selections have nearly
all been made, but have been held back
from publication.
TO BE CHICAGO'S POSTMASTER
Frederick K. Cojnc, I'renent Col
lector, Liio.cn to succeed Chnrlc
t. I.orilon.
WASHINGTON. March 19. The president
has appointed Frederick E. Coyne, now col
lector at Chicago, postmaster of that city.
Up to a late hour tonight Mr. Coyne had
cot been notified officially ot his appoint
ment, but both he and Charles U. Gordon,
who has been postmaster for four years, had
received teltgrams from Washington telling
ot the action.
Mr. Coyne's successor as collector of In
terna, revenue, it is said, will be Henry L.
Hertz. Mr Gordon's term ns postmaster ex
pired today.
NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANKS
Government Itcport nil lnrrrnr In
Lon li nml I)lcoint. n Well an
In Individual l)epolti.
WASHINGTON. March 19. (Special Tele
gram.) The report of the condition ot the
national banks of Nebraska, exclusive ot
Omaha and Lincoln, at the elo ot busi
ness February S was today made public.
Compared with the previous statement in
December, Iojbs and discounts have In
creased from J1S.79S.7S3 to J19.Stll.35?. and
Individual deposits from Jie.4SS.CS5 to J!.
O40.6W. The average reserve is J4.S1 per
cent against S6.S1 per cent In December.
The present holding ot gold coin aggre
gates JS91.S17, a decline of about tlW,'j.
onth Dakota llnnU.
The statement ot the condition et South
Dakota banks shows Individual deposits ot
,3U,400, against I6.194.1S9 in December.
Loans and discounts aggregate t4,74,4S.
a gain of about JiO.000. The present gold
holdings aggregate JJ37.5W, a slight de
cline since December, The average reserve
is S9.45 per cent.
Hcere Accntu Approved.
Tho Iowa National bank of Des Molncs
was today approved as a reserie agent
for the City National bank of Marshall
town, la.; the National Bank of Commerce
of Kansas City for the First National banK
ot Waterloo, la., and the National Bank ot
Commerce of Minneapolis for the Mer
chants' National bank of Cedar Rapids, la.
lottn 1'nnt mauler.
These Iowa postmasters have been aD-
pointed: Pleasantville, Marion county. F.
T. Metcalf; Wellsburg. Grundy county. W.
E. Heed; Spcrry. Des Moines county, A. L.
Bergsteln.
Ion a Meat lnpcclor.
Robert Jay of Davenport and William E.
Day ot Ames, la., were appointed assistant
meat Inspectors In the- Bureau of Animal
Industry.
OTHERS WHO ARE BRAVE MEN
fJeucral ClinfTcc Itcconiinciidii the
Promotion of Siinir More
CnurnKcoii Soldier.
WASHINGTON. March 19. The following
recommendations arc contained is a sepa
rate report from that which was given out
day before yesterday from General Chaffee:
"I recommend that Second Lieutenant
Roy Beverldge Harper. Seventh cavalry,
aide-de-camp, having admirably discharged
his duties at all times and under all cir
cumstances and having shown himself cool
and gallant under Are on several occasions,
be brtvetted first lieutenant. United States
army, for gallantry at the battle of Vang
Tsun, China. August 6, lKt. and that he be
brcvetted captain. United States army, for
gallant conduct in action at Pekin, China.
August 13 and IS, l'.iOO.
"I recommend that First Lieutenant C.
P. Summerall. Fifth artillery, be brevetted
captain. United. States army, for gallantry
in action and for efficient services while In
command ot hi platoon storming the gate
of the Imperial City, Pekln, August 15."
SANGER TO STOP AT HAWAII
A civ Inspector Gcnrraj for the I'hll
Ipplnen In to KnJiC. Other
Mlniidx i'lrsfTjV
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Colcncl James
P. Sanrpr. Innnpctor -,.n n I u K uao
i brigadier general of volunteers during the
apanisn war ana atterward took the census
of Cuba and Porto Rico, left here today
for San Francisco on his way to Manila,
where he will assume the duties of in
spector general of the division of the Phil
ippines, succeeding Brigadier General
George W. Davis, who has been appointed
provost marshal general of Manila, com
manding a separate brigade ot provost
guards.
Colonel Sanger is ordered to go to the
Philippines via Hawaii, whore he will make
an Inspection of all matters pertaining to
the military branch of the government In
the Island, and report to the secretary of
war.
PORTO RICANS HAVE CHOICE
Volunteer Ahout to l:p MnMcrcil Out
.M) l'-o n 1 1 n n e In Itrclment
If Preferred.
WASHINGTON. March 19. An order is
sued by the War department Is that the
volunteer Porto Rlcan regiment be mus
tered out on or before June 30.
This action is taken In accordance with
the law-, which provide J thai all volunteer
enlistments shall expire by July 1. This
foes not mean that either the officers or
men shall te discontinued, as the reorgani
zation law auTHorizes a regiment ot Porto
Rlcans to be organized on conditions sim
ilar to that of the regular army, with three
battalions officered by Americans. Pro.
vlsicn is made that the present volunteer
officers and enlisted men of the Porto Rl
can regiment may be continued In the regi
ment It they desire
CONCENTRATION NOT MEANT
War Department Drnlc That I'oiaihlc
Action vtHIi Honihloiie nllvc
lla Such Menlflcnncc.
WASHINGTON. March 19 It was slateJ
at the War department that no report had
been received concerning the action of Ma
jor Smith, directing that natiyes In the Isl
and of Romblong, Philippines, should live
In the towns occupied by American troops
or be considered as Insurgents. It Is un
derstood that this Is purely a local matter
and that the order relates to this partlcula
Island and locally.
There Is no Intention. It is stated, ot pur
suing a system of concentration In the Isl
ands as a part of the suppression of the in
surrectioon
MILLION MORE FOR CHICAGO
.Mr. Kiuiiion lllnlnc Kite It to th'
lull erll' rn School of
Kilucat Ion.
CHICAGO. March l' Mrs. Emmont
Blaine, according to an announcement b
President William R Harper at the Uni
versiir of Chicago convocation this after
noon, has given 11,000.000 to the University
ot Chicago School cf Education, lately or
gaaiied by the affiliation et the Chlcag
Institute and the university. This sum 1.
given through the trustees of the Chi
cago Institute, founded by Mrs. Blaine, an.
Is to be used partly for purchase of ground
partly for buildings and partly for endow,
raent.
TOO MUCH FOR CHIEF SWENIC
Phlclan Tell ChlcnKo' . Veteran
Fire I'lchlrr Thnt He .Mn.t
((till the llulnc,
CHICAGO. March 19. The condition of
Chief Dennis J. Swenle of the Chicago Arc
departmtfit is very serious and his phyai
clans declare that he must never attempt
active work again Exposure at r vn'
Cres is t&ld to be the tause of his sickntse
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David E. Thompson wn.s nominated for the
short senatorial term, occasioned by the death of
Senator Hayward, on the ninth ballot taken in the
caucus held under the Wilkinson call last night.
At 11:30 this morning the caucus had adjourned
for luncheon. The vote for the long-term senatorial
nomination at that time was as follows:
Itosownter 30
Meiklejohn lf '
Currie S
There was no sign of breaking the deadlock,
although the members expressed themselves as
willing to stay until the fluish.
OMAHA GETS ONLY A PART
8tora of Wiad and Snow Pmaili North
and ,it
ENGLAND IS STRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY j
While Milliard ltncc Over MUmurl
Itlver Vnllc, .Vorttirait Gnles
Mtccp 1 hrouuhout the
Midland.
CHICAGO, March 19. A snow storm ap
proaching a blizzard In severity swept over
the Missouri river valley today and was
still raging tonight. Nebraska, western
Iowa, Wyoming, Kansas and Missouri felt
the effects of the storm, which tied up
street car traffic in many cities and de
layed railroad traffic.
In northwest Michigan, where the roads
had not recovered from the previous storm,
I n hpnvv wind hail came tin. which !& ex
pected to do much damage.
Wisconsin reports heavy snows, with the
rivers and streams out ot their banks.
Near Racine serious floods are teared. At
Prairie du Chlen the lower part of the town
Is flooded and eighteen inches ot water is
over the railroad tracks.
Minnesota also Is In the grasp ot a severe
blizzard.
LONDON, March 20. Snow and northeast
gales were general throughout northern
England and the midlands yesterday.
i MINNESOTA'S HEAVIEST FALL
Siintv Conic Dim n In Illlndlntr Mirel
Throughout Alruoat the En
tire Day.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 19. The severest
snowfall of the season, so far as St, Paul
Is concerned. It thut which occurred today.
The bnow caruo down in Minding sheets al
most the entire dsy. Street car lines were
only kept open by the constant use of snow
plows. The storm was generally heavy
throughout the state.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. March 19. The
Incaviest snowiaii o; me &cnauu ncic latue
today, snov? falling nearly all day. Trains
i have not been seriously delayed yet on any
J of the lines centering here. The wind,
however, is increasing in velocity tonight
and trouble Is expected before morning from
drifts. Tho storm is general throughout
j Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN WELL COVERED
Terrific N I ml from Lnke Hurl the
I'lnkr Into IlrKt, lllock
Ihk Trnlllc.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis.. March 19. The
biggest storm otMhc season is raging tn
this region. Snow began coming down
about S o'clock, accompanied by a terrific
wind from the lake. Traffic is being tied
up fast and It is expected that the street
cars and almost all other traffic will be at
a standstill in a short time.
MARINETTE. Wis., March 19 Another
big blizzard raged here today and over a
frnt r,r ,nnir ha fallen. Trains are lats
and traffic generally Is blocked. This storm
will cause the entire suspension ot loggtnb
operations.
ST. JOSEPH'S WORST BLIZZARD
rt In Alter Tnelvr Hour of ltaln
-Snim Mi Iliclic
Deep.
ST. JOSEPH, Ma. March 19. The worst
blizzard of the year set in throughout
northern Missouri today after twelve hours
ot rain. The fcnow has fallen to a depth
of kIx Inches at most points and the fall
continues tonight.
Illrd. TIk-s n Hllixnrd.
SYRACUSE, Neb., March 19. (Special.)
This morning It is snowing hard from tbo
northwest. It will stop 'ravel should it
prevail all day. Yesterday many farmers
were engaged In putting in spring wheat.
Flocks of birds were In evidence. The hun
ters are bringing In ducks and now and then
a goose.
Itccord Hllnnril at Crmlnn,
CRESTON. Ia , March 19. (Special Tele
gram.) A blizzard has been raging for six
aours and still continues with great vio
lence. High wind Is driving the snow Into
drifts and Interference with traffic Is cer
tain unless the storm abates. It Is the
aeaviest storm on record for so late a date.
Utile lllon I'arnain llul,
FAR NAM. Neb . March 19. (Special.)
urlng the last forty-eight hours the worst
lirtstorm has prevailed that is remembered
.n this locality. The gale has a velocity of
forty miles and the atmosphere is dense
with fine particles of earth that penetrate
every crack and crevice of the buildings.
Mimv mill ltaln at II uniholdt.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. March 19. (Special.)
A drizzling rain set in late Monday night
and nf'T turning Into snow continued all
day Tuesday, the ground being covered
some three or four Inches. The snow is
b-., uriitM badly as a result
of the prevailing high wind.
Will Ilrlieflt Wheat.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. March 19. (Spe
cial.) Snow has been falling In this vi
cinity all day and a stiff wind blowing
from the nortbecst. The snow will be ot
;reat benefit to winter wheat and will put
.be ground In excellent shape for the
spring crops.
Tic Lp Lincoln Street Car.
LINCOLN. March 19. A stonn of snow
and wind has raged all over southeastern
Nebraska today
Railroad tralus are
In Lincoln s'reet cars
slightly delayed
were impeded and traffic on some of the
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BEATRICE. Neb.. March 19. (Special
Telegram.) A heavy snow storm has pre
vailed here Since larlv tM mnmlnr
A high wind with a speed of thirty wiles J
'v mwm, ,u a n MIUJU31 laipossiuie lor
pedestrians to reach their places of busi
ness. Trains arc somewhat delayed and
telegraph lines are more or less affected, as
well as telephonic communication.
Mop l'rcmoiii llnalnc.
FREMONT, Neb.. March 19 (Special.)
A severe storm of wind and snow, which at
times almost reached a blizzard, has pre
vailed here today. There has been but
little business going on and the carriers
on tho two rural mall routes have had hard
times to make their trips. Trains were
delayed slightly. The snow was needed by
the farmers, as the ground was dry.
Tnl.lc Hock lln ThundcrMorni.
TABLE ROCK. Neb.. March 19. (Spe
cial.) Last night this locality was visited
with a thunderstorm, the lightning being
quite vivid. In the latter part of the night
It turned to snow and a genuine blizzard
has been raging. Six Inches of snow has 1
fallen and the wind Is blowing a gale. The
snow, though quite wet, is drifting.
Impede Truffle nt rhrnka City.
NEBRASKA C1TV. March 19. (Special
Telegram.) A storm of blltzard-llke pro
portions has been raging here all day.
Nearly a foot ot snow has fallen. Rati and
stnet car traffic is being seriously im
peded. NO LOWER RATES TO BUFFALO
I'neiiRer Commit Ice of Trunk Line
Aoelntlon n .Mn Cut I
thr Limit.
NEW YORK, March 19. The passenger
committee of the Trunk Line association
met today and agreed on certain rates to
the Panamerlcan exposition. Special rates
so far made by the association for this
event were Intended to be good for May
only. This announcement created the im
pression among people at large that later
still cheaper rates would be made.
This idea is erroneous, according to Com
missioner Farmer of the association, who
eald today that tho rates for May were
made as low- as possible because the pas
senger committee believed the exposition
would "not be as sbowablc" during that
month as later. Confirming this statement,
the passenger commttee today slightly In
creased the rate on the ten-day excursion
ticket after June 1. During May this
ticket will be sold on Tuesdays and Thurs
days, good for ten days, at a rate of one
fare and one-hulf.-
After June 1 and for the. rest of the sea
son these tickets will cost one and one
half fare, plus 11. In return tor this extra
dollar the time limit has been extended,
making the ticket good for fifteen days.
Instead of being sold on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays these tickets will be sold every
day in the week
NO BETTER FOR THE LEAGUERS
Itond In Transcontinental Associa
tion lMeilue to .Make ,o Cnu
celnn In llntc.
CHICAGO, March 19. A special meeting
of the Transcontinental Passenger associa
tion was held today for the purpose ot de
vising ways of strengthening the rate situ
ation. It was finally decided that the sale
of colonist tickets should be strictly con
fined to Tuesday and that there should be
no more deviation from that rule.
All the roads gave pledges that they
would not make any concessions In the an
nounced rates for the Epworth league con
vention In San Francisco next July. A
schedule ot circuitous route rates was pre
pared for that event, and it will have to
secure the consent ot roads not members
of the association before It can be effective.
ARE DESERTING THE SHIPS
Inland l.nil inld to He MlppliiK
Aivnj- Without Trnuhllns to
Aak Consent.
NORFOLK Va.. March 19. Wholesale
desertions from the ships at the navy yard
are reported. Some men who deserted from
the Topeka have been apprehended and will
be tried by tummary court-martial. Many
of the apprentices and seamen aboard the
cruiser Dixie, however, have escaped. The
deserters are all Inland lads or lake sailors.
The report that a heavy draft ot the men
from the Dixie was to be sent to the
Asiatic squadron Is given as the probable
cause of the desertions. It is eald the total
number of deserters from the Dixie is
eighty-one. Of these sixty-one are lands
men under Instructions and the rest are
sailors of the ship's crew. They are all
expected to return to the ship.
av iKntlnu tn Open,
BURLINGTON, la.. March 19. The river!
season will open here Tuesday. The river
u entirely clear of floating Ice and the
crew of the Elolse. the local Dacket. went
to Keokv.k today to bring the boat out of
It -
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Liawla Kan Nominated for BhorvTirm
Senatorial Vnctncj.
CAUCUS HELO UNDER WILKINSON CALL
Teres Modifier? to Hut Borne of the Oh
tioni of Member
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DEADLOCK COMES ON LONG-TERM CHOICE
Boiiwater Leadi, with MelklejoBn ud
Carrie for Mates.
ANTIS MAKE A SLIGHT DEMONSTRATION
Men Oppsted to Ihompion Get Out a Brief
Show of Force.
EFFECT IS NOT OF GREAT MOMENT
Exhibition of Eentiment Not Tain u
Binding Anj Members.
CAUCUS TRIES TO SETTLE ON A CHOICE
llnllotlnt; for Cundldnte Under 11 .e
Call ltrult In One Choice
and u Further Dead
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LINCOLN. March 19. (Special Tele
gram.j The Joint ballot for United States
senators in open kesslon today was agatu
of tho perfunctory order. The few changes
In the vote were without special signifi
cance beyond the move of tho antl-Thomp-scnltcs
to strengthen Hlnshaw by calling
back two votes that bad strayed away from
him These two were Sandall and Sralth
berger. They also transferred Whltmoro
10 t.rounse, wno likewise got back Owens'
Note for the short term. Lowe went back
10 jici.icjonn and lAflln to Currie Other
wise tbo variations in thr i-i.inn. .u.
r.prctlve e.imHdHtes were lue solely. .t
lM "lu ci tnoae aiernlxrrs who were ab
sent Monday. Lieutenant Governor Savage
therefore announced that on the forty
sixth Joint ballot for United States sen
ators, no one having received the requisite
majority ot all votes cast, there was still
no election.
DcHl.rrntlnn n Fnke.
The story DUt Into rl-r.it.,tl,,r, ....,.
ernor Dietrich having arranged to make
recess appointments to the two senatorial
vacancies immediately after adjournment of
1110 irsisiaiure m case of no election and
that he had discussed thn .hki.., .-mi. ...
republican leaders during his recent trip
mU inauguration at Washington, al
though bearing the earmarks of a fnko
on its very face, has precipitated consul
erable discussion. When brought to hla
attention by an lnculrr Rnnmnr rn-.-i-u
said:
"That is the first 1 hiv. t. a
' ' ucam oi
such a thing and certainly I have not talked
about it to anyone, either here or at Wash-
lugion. jnose Deing the facta, of courjo
I COUld not have selfrlvH ,n..K.,l,. i.
appointed should I find that duty devolving
ut. mis mucn 1 will say. however
that I do not think .Whra.w ,, '
unrepresented In the United States senat
whether the vacancy Is created by the death
of a senator or by the death of the legis
lature." Whether or not the complexion of the na
tional senate has changed sufficiently to
iustlfy tho assumption that credentials by
appointment by the governor would be rec
ognized and U10 precedent In tho Quay case
reversed, the general feeling Is that the
legislature ought to elect, because appoint
ments at best fOUld hn fnr nnl
and the contest would have to be all fought
w,w kuiu. in mo meantime the question
of adjournment has been held in abeyance.
Calls for a Caucus.
Two or three new caucus calls put in an
appearance today, but none of them seemed
to make much headway. Late In the after
noon, however. It was announced that what
Is known as tho Wilkinson call had received
more than the necessary forty-flve signa
tures and that a caucus would be held un
der it at-ihe Llndell tonight. This tall, as
already explained, provides for rollcall bal
lots on the same nlan
Joint session, each member responding with
umuc 01 nis cnoice for short and long
term
Forty-flve voles are necessary to nomi
nate and If one secures that number ahead
of the other the caucus is to continue to
ballot until the second is chosen, thus to
become binding simultaneously. This Is
what Is known as a "short" caucus, because
the nine seceders and a few others have
said they would not eater under such con
ditions. Terms of the Cnucn.
The present caucus under what Is known
as the Wilkinson call Is the outgrowth ot
the original caucus, requiring a simulta
neous ballot. When an effort was made
lat week, Thursday, to reduce by resolu
tion the number necessary to select In the
old caucus It was done because It bad ben
demonstrated that fifty was too high a
number for any candidate to roach. The
next day a new caucus cull was started
with forty-six to nominate, but was with
drawn when the suggestions ot the national
committee officers were communicated to
the members. This was followed by still
a different call, with forty-eight to nom
inate, with the North Platte candidate to
be nominated first, but this did not suit
the South Platte candidates. The matter
thus rested over the" Saturday adjourn
ment, whereupon yesterday Representative
Wilkinson began circulating a modified form
ot his original call, eliminating the secret
ballot and making forty-fire the necessary
number to nominate. He succeeded in se
curing tblrty-nlne signatures yesterday
and finally late this attercoon, after work
ing it up two or three more. Induced the
Douglas county men to sign which brought
It up to nfty-oae. The text of this call, un
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