The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JL'KE 10, 1871.'
OMAHA, SATURDAY
MORNING, MARCH
ao, 1901-TWELVE PA mis. ktxt:t, rmv vrirvi nv.rva
HASTEN TO GIVE UP
Many Disheartened Innrgenta Surrender
Since Agnimldo'i Capture,
STAFF OFFICERS AND INDIVIDUALS ALIKE
Leader in the Frerince of Mirong ii Amoig
the First to Come Ii.
CAILLES FACES FIERCE PROPOSITION
OenerJ'i Atrooioue Mnrdari Make Him
Fearful of a Trial.
CAPTORS TO HAVE MONEY AND MEDALS
Coin I (n ; to thr .VnlliH mill
Seoul, While Decorntlon Are
ror lier- Soldier Who
I'nrllelpntctl.
MANILA, March 2D. On arriving In theso
waters, tlia United Stntcs gunbout VIcks
burg stopped eight miles out, and In
lesronso to a signal exchanged with Cor
rcgldor Island, a launch appeared from thu
nhoro of Corregldor and Agulnaldo was
quietly transferred to tho launch, which
Btcnmed up tho Paslg river to tho wharf
Ht tho lurk of tho Malncanan palace, where
tho prisoner disembarked, almost unnoticed
homo hours elapsed before tho ncwa of
ARtilnaldo'H enpturo was Rcncrally known
Tho fact that ho was n prisoner caused Joy
nnd ronRrntiilntlon among tho Americans
Tho natlvo population was npathctlc. Thero
wns no particular excitement unywnere
Whole I'oree (irnuuilN Arm.
After bclug convinced . of Agulnaldo'R
capture, (Icnernl Ccronllo, tho Insurgent
IcnOrr In tho provlnro of Morong, Luzon,
ban Hurrcndcred with six oflleors, forty-
elx turn nnd fifty rllles, to Colonel J. Mil
ton Thompson of tho Forty-second rcgl
tnent at San Mntco.
An tho news of Agulnaldo's capture
spreads through tho nrchlpclago tho Insur
KcntH nro becoming disheartened nnd there
Is n marked Increase In tho number of In
dividual surrcndcra.
General Calllca, who Is practically out
Inwed on account of his ntrpclous crimes,
lent nn emissary to General Hates, who
inBwcrcd that ho must surrender uncondi
tionally anil stand trial.
Tho former Insurgent officers and tho
Mnceabcbo scouts who took part In the
enpturo of Agulnaldo will probably recclvo
a monetary reward. The amount has not
been specified. It has also been rccom
mended that every man participating In tho
capturo of Agulnaldo receive a special
modal.
GREAT STRIKE IS AVERTED
Incentive Com in I lire of llnltnl Mine
Worker Decide .ot Call
Out Men.
WILKESIIARRE, Pn., March 2n. Tho
threatened strlko of 113,000 minors In the
hard coal region will not tako place. At
n mcotlng of the oxochtlvo committee of
tho United Mlno Workers of tho three
nnthrnclto districts, hold In this city to
day, it was decided that tho men should
contlnuo at work.
This committee was Riven arbitrary
power by tho general convention of miners
held at Uazletun In tho forepart of the
month to dce.laro a strike If tho clrcum-
itanccs wnrranted It. In tho opinion of the
committee, expressed In a lengthy address
Issued this evening and prepared by Mr.
Mitchell himself, tho situation did not war
rant n Htrllio nl tills time.
Mr. Mitchell made an address at tho nft
ernoon session, convincing tho committee
that n conservative courso was tho only
ono to pursuo 'it this time.
HIS CHILDREN HIS VICTIMS
North Dnknlit I'liriuer Minim Throe
DniiKlitrrM 1'iitnlly, Then Tnkra
III (Mm Life.
DEVIL'S LAKE, N. 1)., March 29. Emil
Bcgerlln, it well-to-do farmer living eight
miles northeast of town, killed his threo
children und stabbed himself to doqth
today. IIo went to tho barn, accompanied
by hlH llttlo daughter Delia, aged 7, nnd
Lilly, aged 5. As ho did not come to din
ner, his eldest daughter, Esther, aRed !,
wbh sent to call hi in.
It Ir thought that beforo sho reached tho
barn her father bad killed Delia and Lilly
and Immediately killed her. Esther was a
strong girl and evidently offerdvreslstance.
m sho was stnbhed In several places nnd
horribly mutilated. Iloth tho other chil
dren were killed with u knife.
Kmll ScRorlin was sent to the Insnno
asylum about ten years ago, but wns soon
allowed to return home, apparently fully
recovered. Ho was a hard-working man
well thought of and In good financial cir
cumstances. Thero Is no doubt that ho
was Insnno when ho committed tho crime.
APPALLED AT VOTING FRAUD
St. I, on In (irnnil ,lur' llepnrtn Thai
I.imt Klccllou W-m ii Nrnn.
ilnliiim AfTnir.
BT. LOUIS, Murcli-2?. Tho February
grand Jury made Its llnal report today to
Judgo Wood. According to tho report most
of tho Jury's time was occupied Investigat
ing election frauds perpetrated in tho No
vember election. Two hundred and ono In
dictments were returned during tho session
out of 227 cases which have been consid
ered. Tho Jury says It Is appalled at tho
uumlstnkublo ovldenco of tho most flagrant,
defiant and audacious violations of tho
sanctity of tho ballot box that were com
mitted nt tho election on November 6 last.
Recommendations nro mnde that tho regis
tration books should be closed sixty days
beforo each election and a complete list of
tho registry should be printed ami posted
at tho polling .places ten dnys prior to an
flection,
JAPAN FREELY TALKS WAR
tireat Tr union In OKI tin I Circle
Frequent t'nnfereiieeN of
tienernl.
nnil
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 30. (New York World
Cablegram Special ToIegram.)-Tho Dally
Mall correspondent at Yokohama says under
dato of March 29: "There Is great tension
In offlclul circles. Tho foreign office Is open
day and night and freiucnt conferences nre
held by the senior gmerals. Tho emperor
has been present nt these conferences and
has made anxious Inquiries as to tho con
dltlon of tho service, Threo Btaff officers
ihavo iieen dispatched to Corea to make In
vestigation!. Tho possibility of war are
Urccly discussed."
50UTHEFN PACIFIC CHANGES
"n inrcpiornii! In Include I II loll
Pool Mo mill Mlnnnurl Pnclflc
Jlen.
f.r,w lORK, March 29. The Evening
rosi tonny has tho following:
President Hurt of tho Union Pacific and
President Hayes of tho .Southern Pacific, to
gcther with Secretary Miller of tho Union
Pacific, who hnvo been traveling together
from the far west, were at their offices In
this city today. Iloth officers have been In
sj-ictlng tho Central Pacific and olhcr dl
of the Southern Pacific nnd will
''',,. ""Ir recommendations for Improve
' 'flans of operation. Both ofll-
cers hero, at least until after
tho nnnw ' if tho Southern Pacific
company, w. held in Now York
April .i.
union imciiic onto. i bo elected Into
tno southern Pacific bu. at this meeting
Tho present board consists of clo ven niptii.
hers, with ono vncancy, and It Is probabla
that tho new directors to be elected will
constitute a mnjorlty of tho board. Slnco
tho last annual meeting of tho Southern
Pacific shareholders tho board has been en
tirely reconstructed, August Ilclmont. D. O
Mills and J. H. HagRln going Into tho board
last summer, at tho request of C. P. Hunt
Ington not long beforo his denth, together
with C. II. Tweed, E. Hawley nnd J. II
Probst. President Hayes nnd James Speyer
were elected In tho fall.
llcsldes Chnlrman Ilnrrlman of the Union
Pacific, It is probablo that Otto II. Kuhn
of Kuhn, Loch & Co., President tlcorgo J,
Gould of tho Missouri Pacific nnd James
Stlllmnn wilt go Into tho Southern Pacific
board.
Mmivtn Wlint (iould Mrnnl.
Tho Mall and Express, discussing the
announcement that George J. Qould Is to
enter tho Southern Pacific directorate,
says:
"This Is what Mr. Gould referred to somo
tlmo ago when ho said thnt still larger
deals than any that had been put through
wcro coming. If tho proposed harmony
of relations Is established It will onablo
tho Missouri Pacific and afilllntod lines to
Becuro better terms on through traffic to tho
Pacific coast. On tho north, tho Missouri
Pacific's business will go over tho Den
ver & Itlo Grnndo to Ogden, and thonco
over tho Central Pacific to San Francisco.
On tho south, traffic will go over tho
Texas & Pacific to El Taso. and thence over
tho Southern Pacific to California points."
PERFECTING RAILROAD DEAL
I'lnnl Stngpn of ko( lutlun Between
the .ortliem I'nrlllc nnil
IliirtliiKton.
IJOSTON, March 29. Tho Post today
says: Tho proposed consolidation of tho
Chicago, Hurllngton & Qulncy Railroad
company with tho Great Northern and
Northern 'Pacific railroads has reached u
final stage. The long delayed plan, It Is
eald, is ready for submission to tho' Chi
cago, Hurllngton & Qulncy stockholders.
flic scsret conferenco of President James
J. Hill of tbo Great Northern. Charles E.
Perkins, chalrmnn of the Burlington board
of directors, and ex-Senator Wolcott of Colo
rado at tho Victoria hotel in this city on
Wednesday Is believed to have sottled tho
question.
Tho plnn provides, It Is said, for the imr-
chaso of Chicago. IIurllnKton &. Oulncv
bonds nt 1875J In 3 ',4 per cent guaranteed
bonds or $1.80 in cash. It is not known
whether tho proposition contained a guar
anty to tho stockholders of tho proposed
per cent.
Tho large Chicago, Hurllngton fc Qulncy
stockholders do not manifest pleasure over
tho rumors ot a deal. Tho plans wcro laid
somo tlmo ago. Wednesday's conferenco
was prolonged nnd at Its close President
Hill nnd Senator Wolcott hurriedly de
parted for tho west. Mr. Wolcott had been
In Boston slnco March 17, talking ovor "mat
ters pertaining to tho consolidation.
Tho ofllclals of tho Chicago. Burlington
ft Qulucy railroad hero todav stated thnt
they could glvo no now light on tho report
that tho Northern Pnclflo nnd Oreat North
ern Interests had gained control of tho
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy. Stockholders
hero were also In tho dark ns to tho facts.
In financial circles It is believed that Pres
ident Hill of tho Grcnt Northern Is In such
a position with his largo holdings of Bur
lington stock nnd strong backing in his
purposo to lenso tho Burlington road that
tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy directors
will bo forced to glvo morn serious con
sideration lo the offer of a guarantee ou
the stock than they have herotoforo been
disposed to glvo It.
Ono of thu largest stockholders of the
Burlington system says: "From mv In
vestigation of tho reports as to a prospec
tive chango In tho control of the Burlington
I feel confident that tho Northorn Pacific
and Orent Northern peoplo nro after tho
property, nnd I do not believe that they
would attempt to jsocuro coutrol unless
thero wero good prospects of success."
BLYTHE DISCREDITS STORY
(r c rn I
Solicitor or lliirlliiKtnii Can
.No IIiikIm fni- Truth of
Coimollilntloii,
Nee
IIURLINHTON, la., March 29. (Special
Telegram.) General Solicitor Blytho of tho
Burlington system was shown tho dispatch
from Boston quoting tho Post concerning
n combination between tho Burlington and
Northern Pacific and Great Northern. Ho
bald ho had no advices on tho subject nnd
did not bellevo thero wns a particle of
truth In tho story. Attempts had been mado
for fifteen years to consolidate tho sys
tems without results. Mr. Blytho does not
bellevo that any satisfactory conclusion
could bo reached under n price for bonds
of less than 200 In cash. Senator Wolcott's
nnmo In connection with the rumored deal
tonds to discredit tho story heralded, as
he could have no possible connection with
It.
HUNT SUCCEEDS FERNST0RM
Iliilmiiiie Mnn to IIo Chief Kiiuineer of
St. Jimepli V Grnuil J
Inml llnuil.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 29. F. S. Hunt
of Dubuque, la., haB been appointed chief
engineer of tho St. Joseph & Grand Island
railway. Genoral Manager Haymond Dupuy
made tho announcement tonight. Mr. Hunt
succeeds H, Fernstorra. who has cono to
ho New York Central,
DAY GETS COOMBS' OLD JOB
lliirlliirtnn ltunil i'lnli u Vmt Kirn I
Amilstnnt KiiKlni'rr Uovrn nt
IIiiiii.IIiiiI, Mo,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 29. E. B. Day
f Hannibal, Mo., Is soon to be mado flr.tt
assistant engineer of tho Burlington road,
acccordlug to tho .atement of nn official
t thnt road hen tonight. Mr. Day will
succeed S, C. Coombs, who has become
hlcf onglnecr of tho Southern Missouri &
Arkansas railway.
IN A SHROUD OF
Month of March ii Going Out with Much
Unpleatant Bluster,
STORM IS GENERAL IN NEBRASKA
rrrripKnlloii llrnchci n Depth of
Four I ii ch m on n I.evol Crons
Iiir of Wires Cnlln Out Fire
Drpnrt in rut.
The dying month has prepared a shroud
ror Itself In the form ot a four-Inch snow
fall. .March, on tho whole, has been
boisterous, blustery nnd generally unpleas
nnt, yet thero will be mourners nt Its
funeral, for If the present forecast Is vcrl
fled every eavestrough In tho city will bo
weeping by Sunday and the gutters will bo
overtaxed In their efforts to carry away tho
liquefied grief. So even March, tho tem
pestuous month, was somebody's darling.
AecordlnR to weather bureau reports tho
snow wns general yesterday nfternoon nnd
last night throughout Nebraska, northern
Kunsns, northeastern Colorado, eastern
Wyoming and southern South Dakota. The
storm center wns In the vicinity of Okla
homa city, nnd at midnight was moving
northwestward. Light winds arc reported
and light rains In souihern Kansas, Mis
souri nnd Oklahoma. Tho Indications nre
thnt tho present conditions will contlnuo
today, with warmer weather tomorrow.
Tho railroads report traffic llttlo Impeded
by tho storm, n fact duo to tho light winds,
which provented drifting. Tho only trouble
experienced by tho railroads was with their
castbound trains, nearly nil trains from the
west being from two to threo hours late
during tho nfternoon nnd evening. Tho
Union Pacific dispatcher says It Is Rnowlnc
as far west na Cheyenne, nnd thu Chlcngo
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha dispatcher
says mioux city Is tho most northerly point
trora which came reports of any consider
nbio amount of snow on his Bysteni. Tho
Burlington reports Its trnckH clear and
trains on time. Telegraph wires remained
up, but operators complained that they
worked heavily.
Illln the Street Cnrn.
In Omaha tho snow Interfered with tho
regular runnlug of street cars to a consider
able oxtcnt, and sweeners "wrrn rnrlv
pressed Into Bcrvlce. Tho Dodge street
lino wns tho first to show signs of weaken
ing, tho rnrs being unable to climb tho hill
between Seventeenth nnd Twentieth streets.
Ono car rnn off the track at Twenty-fourth
nnd Lake streets. Tho Council Bluffs corn
were delnyed for about two hours early In
the evening, but resumed again after the
electric sweeper had mado Its rounds.
On orders from tho mayor the city elec
trician remained nt his ofllco In tho city hall
all night, to bo on tho lookout for Iivn
wires. Tho pollco had orders to bo on tho
watch for broken wires and report them to
him. Soon nftcr dark tho pollco alarm
wlros began to suffer from tho effects of tho
heavy snow nnd several of them went down.
Ileports from tho interior of tho state nro
to tbo effect that tho snow has been of great
benefit to tho farmers. It is generally re
ferred to ns a million-dollar Htorm.
AVIren Ciiun Fire.
Crossed wires wero re.sponslblo for two
small fires In tho First Nntlonal hank bulbi
ng nt Thirteenth and Farnam streets. The
first was In tho olllce of the It. G. Dun &.
Co. mercantile agency, on tbo third floor.
and wns caused by the breaking ot Postal
Telegraph wires, which fell across other
wires leading Into tho ofllco nnd started a
blazo around tho window. Janitor John
Glllam discovered tho flro nnd sent In nn
ulnrm at 8:i3 p. m. Ho then turned his at
tention to tho blazo nnd dashed a bucket of
wntcr over It, with the result that a power
ful elect! Ic shock knocked him down. Tho
department extinguished tho flru with small
oss.
Tho flro companies hnd hardily cotton
Into tho engine houses when u second alarm.
nt 9:20 p. m., called them back to the same
building. This flro was in tho ofllco of I).
Baldwin & Co., Insurance ngentu. on tho
top floor, nnd was the result of Western
Union wires crossing those of tho tolophono
company. The flro wns confined to tho win
dow casing nnd tho loss to tho building In
both cases will not exceed 125. Thero wnB
no dnmngo to tho contents of either office.
Truck No. 1 wns stuck In tho mud nt Fif
teenth and Harney streets while returning
from tho tecond alarm nnd required half
an hour of hard work to get It to tho engine
nousc.
Henry Illnnket nt (iotliriihurK.
GOTHENBURG. Nob., March 29. (Spe
cial.) Tho heaviest snow storm of tho
season Is prevailing. Six Inches of snow
covers tho ground, und It Is Btlll snowing
fast. The snow is unaccompanied by wind
and Is wet and packed bo solidly that If It
should turn cold and blow it will not drift
much. During tho week thero hns been nn
Inch nnd a quarter of rnln and two Inches of
wet snow, which hns Just disappeared.
Farmers sny tbo moisture has put the small
grain In splendid condition and that tho
prospects nro tho best for years. No farm
ing has been dono this week nnd tho ground
will not bo in condition to cultlvnto beforo
tho middle of next week.
KneoiirnKen llroken IIimv Knriiiem.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., March 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Tho heaviest snow Btorm
In sovernl years has provnlled hern since
i o'clock this morning. The snow Is very
wet and much of It has melted. Thero Is
bIx to eight Incites on tho level nnd It Is
Btlll snowing hard. Lust wcok when there
wns heavy Bnow In tho northwest It rained
hero. This puts tho soil In most excellent
condition for a wheat crop and will en
courage tho farmers to put out n much
larger ncreago than they had Intended.
KiihIiik' In Northern .Mlnaoiirl,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo March 29. For twenty
four hours a storm, by turns rr.In, sleet
nnd snow, has been raging In northern MIs
fourl. The soli hns not been so thoroughly
soared in twenty years. Farmors aro un
nble to market grain or llvo stock In many
sections by reason of tho bad roads.
.orthennter nt lliiiuholilt.
HUMBOLDT, Nob,, March 29. (Special.)
This section Is being covered with snow,
tho storm starting early in tho forenoon
nnd continuing nil day. The snow Is being
driven by i strong northeast wind, but Is
melting rapidly.
.Vorllmesler Striken St. ICiliviuil.
ST. EDWARD. Neb., March 29. (Special
Telegram.) A heavy snowbtorm, accom
panied by a strong wind from the northeast,
hus been raging Blnco noon today. The snow
Is damp. It Is tho worst storm this winter.
StroiiK Wind nt FnlrHelil,
FAIRFIELD, Neb,, March 29. (Special,)
Snow began falling nt 4 o'clock this
morning nnd It Is still suowlng hnrd. The
tcraperaturo Is falling and a strong wind
blowing.
InereimliiK nt IMttar.
EDGAR. Neb.. March 29. (Slpeclal.) -Snow
began falling here In tho night and
by diyllght this morning nearly two Inches
bad fallen. The storm ts Increasing,
' .
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forernst for Nebraska; Hnotv or Bnln
ICiistiTii. Fnlr In Western Portions, Sal
uruay; ortitcriy wimisj nunduy, Fnlr,
Te in pern tu re lit Oninhn 3 cdtrrdnj-i
Hour Heir. Hour. IK'ir.
nn. in.,..., :tt lo ii. in :t.i
t n. n :tn ii n, iii
7 ii, in ill I- iii. :tT
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TOO MUCH RAIN AT DALLAS
It nnil the Wind IIo Diuonui- Thnt
Will Cunt If-'.VMMI to
Iteitnlr.
DALLAS, Tex.. March 2'J. heavy rnln
storm, accompanied by n high wind, pre
vniiod here thin nfternoon The wind
dnmaRed roofs nnd blew ilov-n shrubbery
nud tho precipitation was so heavy thnt It
formed torrents' In tho streets which swept
everything before them. Street rnr traffic
was delayed nnd a quarter of :i mill of Hi
track In the southern portlo of tbo clt
nnil to bo abandoned. Tho damage in
Dallas Is estimated nt 123,000.
Winter" HenvltMt lit Ihmllnitn.
HASTINGS. Neb., March 29. (Spocla
ieicgrnm.) The city and surrounding coun
try Is lying under tho thicken blnnkct o
snow spread hero Huh winter. Tho storm
began early this morning, nnd continues
with no signs of nbatlng. As It Is unncrom
pun led by heavy wind tho spread ts level am
tho snow will be of great benefit to tho Im
menso ncrcngo of wheat sown In this par
oi me state.
Severnl Inehert nt llnrvnril.
IIAHVAKI), Neb., March 2&. -(Special.)
A heavy snow Is falling, thn storm coming
from tho cast. Several Inches of snow has
fallen, with no Indications of the storm
ceasing.
HOTEL FIRE AT RICHMOND
MiiKninYriit .lelTerNon lloiine, Snlil
to
llnve t.'ont n .Million Dollnrn,
In Conniiiueil.
uiii.nu.MJ, vii., .Yiarcu 30. 2 a. in.
Richmond has Just suffered Its createst
uisnster oy flro slnco the burning of tho
Spotswood hotel on Christmas nve, 1S70,
itio Jefferson hotel, the magnificent
structuro built and furnished !v tho Into
Lewis Glnicr at u cost of Jl.OOO.OOO. Is In
ashes. No lives wero lost. Tho hotel wns
constructed of buff brick , nnd grnnlto
foundntlon. It burned llko tlndor.
Tho building covered n half-block In tho
ultrn-fashlonnblo part of the city, front
ing on West Mnln nnd Franklin streets
Tho flames broke out In tho upper part of
the Main street sldo nnd soon that part ot
tho building was a mass of tire. Prompt
measures wero tnken to awaken nnd alarm
tho guests, and soon these were rushing
through tho corridors In wild confusion.
nut all reached safety,
The tiro started In the linen room from
defectlvo flue. Tho lnsurnnre Is- nhout
J6fi0,000. All tho surrounding bonnes nro
filled with properly taken from the hotel.
Thero ban been somo looting ,nnd several
nrrrsts havo been made.
Ineffectual nfl'nrta u-ern mmlo In-cnVi'
nil efforts wero mad" tO'sa'SVul
uirblo stntu'- of 'i.f.vitjh, hjrh
tie Franklin ntrect court.
ontlno's ma
stood In tli
Tho elicits who were first driven .out of
tho Main street portion of tho hotel took
rofugo In the Franklin street side. Many
persons lost all tholr effects. Up to 12:30
It was hoped that, tho Franklin street por
tlon of tho hotel would bo saved, but .
sudden shift of the wind swept tho flro dl
rcctly Into this part of tho hotel.
At 3 o'clock this morning tho two towcrft
of tho building nro still standing, as also
h part of tho Franklin street front, hut
tho latter Is a wreck. During tho progress
ot tho flro thousands of pconlo cathcrcd
n tho vicinity nnd many women went as
they contemplated tho work of destruction.
Excopt for tho general confusion there
were no startling incidents.
Ai-nune the Ciu-kIh.
immediately upon tbo discovery of tho
fire, which was eating Into tho celling of
the linen room, thu hotel flro apparatus wns
brought Into play, but tho hoso burst. At
tendants then dashed through tho bulldlug,
awakening tho guests, many ot whom wcro
Bleeping nnd had to bo dragged out of bod
Most of tho guests on tho Franklin street
end of tho hotel snved their baggage, and
finally tho Jefferson slatuo was gotten out
with tho head broken off. Tho guestti In
tho part where tho flro started lost their
baggago and many of them lost all their
clothes,
Owing to tho height of tho building tho
flro department wns at great disadvantage.
Tho flro mado an Immense, blazo und prac
tically wakened up tho cntlro city. Thero
wero no thrilling escapes, tho halls nnd
staircases bolug numerous and wide. Tho
other hotels and prlvnto residences In thu
neighborhood of tho Jefferson nro crowded
with tho burned-out guests, somo of whom
nro In n grcnt state of excitement.
Tho latest theory regarding tho origin
of tho firo Is that It started from electric
wires. Captain Wise ot tho flro depart
ment was painfully burned. Ono of tho
guests had n leg broken. IIo was removed
to tho Old Dominion hospital.
CLEVELAND is SCORCHED
Six-Story HiilliliiiK on Kile
Kutnlllnu I.onn of
91KMHIO.
Huron,
CLEVELAND, O., March 29. Tho six
story building nt N03. 2SI-2S8 Erlo streot,
owned by M. A. Hrudley, was burned to
night, entailing n loss of ?CO,000. Tho build
ing was used for smnll manufacturing pur
poses. Tho ground floors wero occupied by
H. C. Winters' picture storo nnd tho Gor
mully & Jeffery blcyclo sales store, whoso
loss Is placed at nearly $30,000.
HiiriiM Hotel tiurNtn' (iollihiK.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va March 29. Flro
damaged tho Augusta hotel, Hampton, to
tho extent of $15,000 today, tho loss being
confined chiefly to tho furnlturo nnd
fixtures, The houso was well filled with
guests, nil ot whom escaped without In
jury, but several los,t nil tholr bolonglngs.
Thu blaze started In tho drygoods Btoro of
Mrs. C. W. Hetts, on tho groun.I floor of
tho building. Thu loss Is covered by ln
suranco.
MEANS CHANGE OF LOCATION
Selection of Siici'cnuoi- to Horace
Ueill-ili-n .Move Currolltoii lleuil
lunrtem to .Hprlnuflehl,
SPRINGFIELD, III., March 29. Horaco S.
Rearden, agent for tho purchaser of tim
Qulncy, Carrollton & St. Louis railroad.
with headquarters at Cnrltnvllle. has ro.
signed nnd W. I). Corbctt, superintendent
of tho Springfield division of tho Chlcugo
& Alton, which nssumcs control of tho
Qulucy. Carrollton & St. LouIj, succeeds
him. with headquarters at Springfield, tho
change to be In effect April t. F. A. Wanu
has been appointed general freight agent
and Oeorgo Charlton general passenger
Kgeut, with headquarters ut Cnlcaso.
! Senator Dietrich's Certificate
Tills cortlllcs Unit In tho .Tolnt Convoutlon of Uiu LogtHlaturu of
the State of Nebraska, liuld In the Houso of Koprmiitntlvos, a ma
jority of both Houses belup; present, ou Thursday, March 'JSth, 12
o'clock M tho roll was called for the election of two United States
Senators, 0110 to till the unexpired term in the United States Sen
ate, comniencltiK March 1th, 1IKU, and tormhmtliijr March -Ith,
1005, and one for tho full term, communclng March Ith, 1001, and
terminating March 4th, 1007.
Hon. Charles H. Dietrich received a mnjorlty of all tho votes
east for tho unexpired term, the same being seventy votes, In a
total of one hundred and thirty, the President of the Joint Conven
tion declared him duly elected United States Senator from the State
of Nebraska for the unexpired term commencing March -Ith, 1001,
and terminating March -1th, 1005.
IC. P. SAVAOK, President.
.1. C. T. M'KIJSSON, Secretary Joint Convention.
(The certificate Issued to Senator Millard Is Identical with tho nbovo
e.ivc as to nnmo nnd description of term.)
ALREADY ON THE PAYROLL
Nebrnka'i Two New Eanatiri May Draw
Ooniideiabla in December.
DISTRIBUTION OF PATRONAGE AWAITS
South IlnkotniiH (lot Contract for
Army Homes I'lilllilood I nil 1 11 11
Superintendent of NeliriiMkn
School.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-(Spcclal Tele
gram.) By ono of thoso coincidences thnt
happen seldom in governmental affairs
Senator Allen ceased drawing pay as n
senator ot tho United States Thursday, as
his sucrcssor was being elected to fill tho
vacancy caused by tho death of M. L. Hay-
ward. Under tho rulo of the scnato, em
phasized on throe or four occnslous slnco
1S06, when It was first promulgated, tho
financial clerk of tho senate, R. B. Nixon,
proceeded Thursdny to strlko Allen's name
from tho roll of senators, as tho leglslnturo
had ngrccd to ndjourn that day, and under
n rulo of tho scnato tho term of tho senator
filling n vncuncy nlso terminated with the
passngo of n concurrent resolution fixing
tho tlmo ccrttiln for adjournment. Had
thero been no election Senator Allen would
still havo censed being senator from Ne
braska Thursday, tho tlmo set for adjourn
ment, and tho stnto would therefore havo
been without a representative In tho upper
branch of congress until nn election had
been had.
Tho salaries of tho new senators will
begin today, ulthough they will not bo por-'
milted to draw any mouny from the trentury
until they have iiuhllfied In December, when
they will get a sum that will go far toward
buying Christmas gifts.
I'oxtolllec l'litronime Itlpe.
Just ns soon ns Dietrich ami Millard aro
ready to begin the distribution of pntronago
they will find nmplo opportunity of getting
nto the swing of things, ns there nro nearly
fifty postolllccs, big nnd little, awaiting
nctlon on tho part of tho North nnd South
l'lattc statesmen. Somo of theso offices.
cprescnt rernovnls on the recommendation
of Inspectors, others nro resignations which
must bo filled, othcrwlso tha offices will bo
cloud, whllo still others show a failure on
tho part of postmasters to glvo bonds.
Among tho larger olhces which tho new-
senators will bo called to fill nt onco aro
Kllgore, in Cherry county, nnd Royal, In
iUitoiopo county; wntio thoro nro many
places to nil which pay J 100 and less a
year.
Vnenncle In lOinntliilnic llonril.
Hut this Is it mcro bngatcllo to what the
new senators will be called upon to look
after. Commissioner Kvnns of tho pension
ofllco has reported vacancies In the examin
ing boards at St. Paul, Howard county:
Aurorn, Hamilton county, and Ord, Valley
county. As theso boards aro presumably
non-partisan It does not follow that tho
vacancies will go to republicans, and con
scqucntiy tho new senators will have a,
chanco from tho very beginning to find out
how unpopular their appointments nre
should thero bo by chanco two candidates
for tho snmo place.
Senator Allen's secretary, Mr. Bradley,
ceased to draw pay yesterday, passing out
with his chief.
Murtlo M. I.alrd has been recommended
for postmistress nt Rain, Hayes county, on
ccount of tho resignation ot the postman-
cr.
Contrnet for AVnr llorNcn.
Contracts wcro today awarded to Clark
Anderson and Hurry Burtry of Sturgls, S.
for supplying to tho War department 428
head of horses which aro to bo used for tho
new regular regiment to bo raised In tho
northwest. Anderson will recclvo $101 n
head for half tho number of horses named
and Burtry will receive $12-1.
Inillnn Superintendent.
Joseph F. Estcs of Greenwood, S. D,, a
fullblood Indian, has been appointed super
intendent of tho Santeo (Neb.) school at
$900 a year. Mr. Estes Is tho first np-
polnlmont of nn Indian to tho superln-
tendency In tho Indian tchool service
Pox t immters Appointed.
These postmasters havo been appointed:
Nebraska W. M. Wlsner, at Itedlngton,
Cheycnno county, vice T. S. Macklo, ro-
Igned.
Iowa L. I'. Alcxnndor, at Sprlnghlll,
Warren county, and R. J. Wilson, at Thayer,
Union county.
Wyomlnc A. J. Edwards, at Banner,
Shcrldau county.
NEW SMELTING CONCERN
lleiiort 'liiut Company Will OrKiiulse
to TnUe In Aiiieiicmi-liiiKueii-lielm
Interest.
NEW YORK. March 20. Tho Evening
Post says: It was reported today that a
new company to tako ovor tho stock of tbo
American Smelting nnd Refining and Gug
genheim concerns would bo formed, In order
to put through tho general scbemo of con-
olldatlon, Interrupted by yesterday's de
cision of tho court ot errors and appeals.
This would permit tho carrying out of prac
tically tho original project and not delay
tho amalgamation negotiations. Tha merger
will require Bomo tlmo to completo and It
Is cousldered likely thut somo modified
plan will bo adopted whereby the deal tan
bo closed, As It Is, whllo officers of tho
comnnuy expect ultimately n favorable do-
Ulon by tho courtB, obstructions already
ncountercd may causo many postpone-
mento and tedious litigation. To achieve
similar ends by other incuns la the courso
now under discussion.
t
PARTY OWES THEM GRATITUDE
.'inri. iiniinn Wlrm Kiltvnril ltoc-
nter CouecrnliiK Hie Scan
torlnl Outcome.
Ycstcrdny afteruoon Edward Itosewator
received the following message from Sena
tor Hanna, chairman of the republican na
tlonal committee:
lOHK, Murcli 29,-To Edward
HOiicwntor, Omaha: Your telegram re-
J '"..I'ariy owes 11 iieut or gratitude
1 !'.'," r"lu"l,nt,!H who put nslde personal
..ui.iuu iui un koou. 1 congratulate vou
M. A. HANNA,
STAYS GOVERNOR TILL FALL
Seiintor-llleet llletrleli AVniifn to Fill
111 III Plnn of Slnle Ad
nilnUtrntloii. LINCOLN. March 29. Senator. elrrt Illrt
rich nnnounred definitely tonight that hu
wouiu not resign ns governor until Into
In tho fall, probably not untll'nfter elon.
11011. barring, of courso. nn extra session
of congress, which he did not regard as
protmpio. Governor Dietrich Justified this
action Dy Baying mat no nnd outlined .1
plnn or stato administration which ho
wns nnxlous to piit Into effect, nnd In this
no ts upheld by Lieutenant Governor Sav
cc.
former Assistant Secretnrv nf War
Melklelohn. who hud been a
tho senatorial contest, loft this evening
for Washington to conclude nntliilshnri u-ur:c
In tho Wnr department. Mr. Melklojohu
snui no would contlnuo to mako his homo
at Fullerton, Nob., but would dlBcontlnuo
the prnctlco of law. Ho gavo no definite
Information of his plnns after ho con
cludes hlH mission at Wnshlnotou. Frlrmln
assert that he has been tendered a position
of responsibility with 11 land nnd innnii.
faclming. oom;i:niy in Mexico and th it h
has tho offer under conBldcrnllon. It is
also said that a position awaits his ac
ceptance In connection with somo ot the
nowly ncciulred lslnnd possessions, but in
what capacity Is not disclosed.
I0WANS BUY NEBRASKA STOCK
Firm Ten Com Sold nt Sliorlho.u
Snle llrliiit' Aernne of
Mn07.no.
KANSAS CITV, Mnrch 23. A sale of
shorthorn cattle from tho herds of B. O.
Cowan of New Point, Mo., T. II. Rankin ot
Tarklo. Mo., and T. O. Haggard of West
ern, Neb., began nt tho stock ynrds In this
city todav. Thn nlTm-Ino Innttuln nrtv. ......
'head of flno cattle, nil of which nro in ex
cellent breeding condition. Tho sale has
hi ought to Kansas City shorthorn breed
ers from all parts of tho weBt.
All tho well-bred cows brought high
prices. The first ten cows sold brought
?5,07.", nn nverngo of J507.60.
Among tho sales wcro: I). O. Cowan, cat
tlo, Myslo, heifer, sold to Colonel G. M.
Casey, Shawnco Mound, Mo., for $T00.
Myslo, Fifty-second, 2-ycnr-old cow, sold
to T. B. Babst, Dover, Kan., for $C63. Queun
of Beauty XII, 3-ycar-old cow, sold to
Gcorgo E. Ward, Hawardcn, la., for $050.
Second Butterfly, G-yonr-old cow, sold lo
E. W. Johnson, Lexington, Mo for $600.
Princess Royal IX, 0-ycar-old cow, sold lo
E. S. Donahey, Newton, la., for $.120.
FIGHT IN ARKANSAS HOUSE
IteireNentntlven l.enry nnil IllnlocU
Hi-Nort to Cniien mill Flntn
IiurliiR ScmhIoii.
LITTLE ROCK, March 20. In the Ar
kansnn houso of representatives this even
ing a personal difficulty occurred between
Representatives J. A. Lenry of Leo county
nnd S. M. Blalock 'of St. Francis county
over a local bill affecting Leo county.
Whllo addressing tho house, Blnlock de
nounced nn a falsehood statements mado
about him by Leary In a speech. Tho lat
ter then struck Blalock on thn head with
a enno. Tho men clinched and wern en-
gaged In a strugglo when other members
separated them and the scrgeunt-at-arnia
demanded peace. Tho affair throw tho
houso Into great confusion nnd It was somo
tlmo beforo order could bo restored and
tho proceedings resumed. Thero wero no
nrrcsts.
COLONEL M'CLURE QUITS IT
AimoiineeM Nevrrmtee, of Connection
with Kilitorlnl llepiirliiient of
I'hiliiilelplilii 'times.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20. Colonol A.
K. McClurn today writes;
"With this Issue of tho Philadelphia
Times my connection with tho editorial
staff of tho paper discontinues.
"It Is not my wish or purposo to retlro
from Journalistic work, but under existing
conditions tho responsible odltorlal direc
tion of tho Times should bo In other hands.
"A. K. M'CLURE."
Colonel McCluro hns heou in editorial
chargo of tho TlmoB slnco Its establishment.
MAURICE BARRYMORE'S END
Former I'limlllnr I'luure of I lie StiiRe
.Nort- In HiiNpltitl ror
ItiKiine.
NEW YORK. March 29. Msm-lm iiirrv.
more, actor, was taken to thn lliunnn
pavilion of Bollovuo hospital this nfternoon
ny 111s son. John Uarrymoro. Ho wont to
the hospital willingly. Ho was received
thero by Dr. Barclay. He had nothing nt nil
to say nnd acted like t mnu who was ilajjid,
John Barrynioro told the doctor that his
tamer s real namu Is niyo and that he was
born In (he East 2 miles about
ato. ItaiTVtnom'ft (lutiirhw.r T-'tiw.t iu ......
playing in a New York theater.
EBB IIOHS ARE BUSY
Lgliltter Und Thilr Work Was Far
from Bting CompleUd.
GOOD BILLS GONE TO THE GRAVEYARD
Measntai of Morrunt That Ear Found
Oblivion Are Many.
WORKING FOR THE BARTLEY COMPROMISE
RepraitntatiTei of tho Bondimen Making a
Eisptrate Tight in Hohib.
SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS START DEBATE
iiioinpftou tild to lie OpponliiK Them
for the Purpose of OettlliK 13 en
tilth Schneider mill the
KIWIiorii,
LINCOLN. March 10. (Snerlnl TVWriim
The twenty-seventh Nebraska leglslnturo
m counting um culling hours of Its life.
Every where nro slims of dissolution.
nrHtlons "for homo-going, packing of effects
im a general nil- or relief nt tho fast ap-
ronchlng ndjouriimellt. The fnrmnl order
ermlnntlng tho session will nrnhniiiv ....1
lie pronounred before tomorrow night, but
no ufiiui snower or resolutions of (hanks to
,'arioUS Officers. Oinillot-es. neuminnnr MP.
respondents and ovrrvhodv In ennnrnl 1,1
already fAllen In both houses. Many of thu
iiicinuers nnvo tnKcn their departure, boiiiu
ji inem lemicrs llko Taylor of Custer, for
7xampln, whoso efforts and Influence would
jnvo been useful lu tho closing period of
eglslntlnn. when f(i Hill tlV tnnrllnrlnna
mensures go down nud so many questlon
nblo ones go up. Everything depends now
an tho speed with which tho enroling und
'ngroi.t,lng room staff works lu thn finish
tig stages of tho bills, which under tho con
dltutlon must bo signed by tho presldlno
ilflcer of each housn In onnil Rnfluloti. Tim
benediction cannot bo pronounced until tho
last bill Is signed by both speaker nnd lluu
tcnant governor.
1IHU In the l.eitUlntlve (rii veynril.
Whllo U Js hardly safo to sav nnvltilna
nbout tho rondltlou ot various Important
measures becnuso of tho nnsnlhlMtv nl
Ightnlng chniiKes. snvnr.il n,il,lnt
been finally disposed of nnd others can bo
nt least discussed.
Ill tho first IllnCO It lliav tin rnnnntnd II, nl
all redlstrlctlng hills nro abjolutely dead,
Tho sn.mo ts truo of nil tho corporation
regulation hills, of nil thn nimrnmn Miiv,
clerk feo bills, of all tho ballot legislation.
Aa to tho measures particularly affecting
Omaha tho paving bill succumbed llko
Mohammed's colIln susnemlpd In mld.nip
having seen daylight In neither houso. Tha
hill to rnlso tho salaries of certain clly
oihcers nbovo the figures In tho charter fell
oy 1110 wnysiuo in tho huuac. Comptroller
Wostborg haB bocn u persistent lobbyist for
this hill nnd up'nnllv ,-nt it ii,r.,,.i. 11,..
scnato with (he help of fusion friends th'ern,
uin. 11 was mnrKcd indefinitely postponed
shortly nfter reported hnclt from nnmin.
to tho house. Tho Douglas delegation would
nave hkcii to nnvo raised tho sularles of
somo nf thoso admittedly underpaid, but
found it could not bo donn wlthnti! n rnl.n
all along I ho line, which they knew tho tax
payers wouri not upprovc.
Fluht for iikhi- Bounty (iulni.
At present outlook thn
bounty claim Is defeated nnd Its friends lay
tho blamo upon D. E. Thompson, who h
supposed to havo given it a kick out ot
spito for tho opposition to him from It. II.
Schneider, Ben Whlto nnd tho Elkhorn poo
pie. known to bo closo to sugar interests.
At any rato, It was understood that enough
votes wero pledged to t ack It nntn nn im
propriation bill In tho senate, but when tho
effort wns mado Inst night thuy failed to
materialize. Somo of tlmm. mn
CrouiiBf, went so far us to npoak lu favor ot
paying tuo sugar bounty, but refused to
vote for It when tho nucstfou wn ti,
claim may yet bo revived, howover, ns Its
friends aro trying to solicit further actlvn
assistance nnd stun thn tirlek- U lint n tr alt I nt
by D, E. Thompson. It Is poFslblo they may
suueeou.
Itellef of Iliiitley llouilsiueii.
Mori) work Is hclnir dnnn tncf ....-
---CT UUb (111)1 IUI
tho Hartley bond comproralso bill than
for any other mensum nni,,.. u i .1...
sugar bill. Several ot tho bondsmun, chief
iuuiik tuom . a. rnxton of Omnha, and
E. E. Brown of Lincoln, aro haunting tho
balls of tho stnto house, pledging up mem
bers of tho houso which It yet has to pass
on all Borts of propositions. Pnxton hns
Ransom, his attorney. In tho Hennte, to in
tend to tho technical rirnnHI .i
In tho houso Brown of Furnas Is a nephew
01 urowii 1110 oonusman. Between them
tbey Gccm to Im mnklm- rnnBM,r,,i,i
rcss. It Is noticed this afternoon thnt sev
oral pronounced oppononts of tho bill, in
cluding Taylor of Custer, aro on tho list
having Bet out for homo without giving
nonco nnu witnoui waiting for tho bill,
which Is known ns scnato flln lfi.1. tn im
put on Its passage. That tho mensuro U
a dangerous and vicious ono nnd of quos
tlonnhlo constitutionality Ik
tho pica Is mado solely on grounds of re-
iiuviiik mo sureties irom nn obligation
thoy voluntarily assumed, simply becauso
to meet It means a' hardship for them, whllo
as thoy say tho taxpayers can stand tho
loss of $750,000 easier.
o .Niillonnl CoiiHlltiitlounl Convention
Ono of tho most Interesting discussions ot
tho cntlro legislative session wnn pro-
Ipitated this nflernonn In tho houso over
tho Joint resolution nnd memorial Intro-
need blmultuncously by Senator Yount;
nd Roprescntntlvo McCarthy for tho sum
moning of n national constitutional con-
entlon to rovlso tho federal constitution.
When put to n voto on its passage It was
found that tho fusloulnts wero lining up
ngulnst It on strict party, division. In
quiry elicited tho responso that tho ob
jection lay to the preamble, tho bill read
ing: To tho Honorable Semite and Moiiho nf
Representatives of thu United Slates:
Whereas. The changed conditions wranchr
.tin,., .in. 11 ..-ii. I,, j n oi.irveitjiiH indus
trial evolution, commnrclnl growth nnd tor
rltoriul expansion mako tho rnvlslon of tho
constitution of thn United Bin ten nn Im
perative necessity, thereforo bo It
Itofolved, by Iho leglslaturo of I ho hint,)
of Nobraskn, That In conformity with nrtl
clo v of tho constitution of tho United
States Iho stato of Nebraska hereby maken
application to thn congress lo calf n con
ventlon for proposing iimeiidmuiiis to tho
constitution of thu United Htntes ut thn
earliest posslblo tlmo ufiur iipplloutlon lor
the samo fhall havo been mado by two
thirds of Iho h'jveral states, nnd bu It fur
ther Resolved. That tho secrotury of state t,
and Is hereby Instructed to transmit ceril
fled copies of this memorial nnd Joint roso.
lotion to thn sepato and lui'in; of ropre
nt nt.-itlvi s -jf tho United Slates.
It waB stated that the words "commer
cial growth and trrrltnilnl expansion" wero
a trap to Hick tho (uslonltta Into endorsing