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"VI I The Omaha Daily Bee v IK" v JSSTAJJMSIIED J USE 10, 1S7J. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNJXG, APHIL 1, HKH. SI3STS 113 COPY FIVE CENTS. 11 ft i rl v. ... LOOK LIRE THEFTS GoTtrnment TJneartrn Immense ShorUgi in Luzm Commissary Eepartment. OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS ARRESTED Lilt Includes a Contractor, Captain Barrows and Many Others. SOME OF THE SUPPLIES ARE LOCATED Bacon, Flonr and Other Goods Found in Un authorized Places. FURTHER TROUBLES APPEAR DAILY I'ro tn I ii t-it t CiiiiiiiilnMir)' O file it AImii Aci'iinciI of Oeitlnriililc Immnriitlt) I.letitenmit !l'i't In I'i-ohc-etitlni; lin eitlmillon. MANILV. March 31 Interest In tlic enp turo rj'nla nf Attiilnnldu lf well-nigh otersrin.'.oweil In Manila by sensatlonnl de velopments, present nnrl prospective, of frauds In the commissary dcpirtment. How wliloly these extend hns not yet hern as certained, hut enough In known to Justify the bcllpf tlinl thpy nre far-rcnchlng, Cnptnln Frederick J. Harrows of the Thirtieth Vnlnntcpr Infnntry, qunrtrrnias tcr of the Department of Southern Luzon, together with seven rommlssnry sergeant .. several civilian, clerks, n prominent gov ernment enntrnctor, tho nsslstnnt manager of tho Motel Orltmte, the proprietors of three of the largest hnkrrlPB In M it Til In . n number of storekeepers nnil n number of other persons h.'ivc been nrrcstcd. The Investigation has scarcely begun, hut thou rands of sacks of Hour, a quantity of bacon and wngnnlonds of other Roods, nil bear ing government marks, luivti been found In the possession of unauthorized persons. Con t rnetnr Ton t.eneroiiM. It Is alleged Unit the contractor In ques tion, who bus been doing n business approx imating $100,000 per month, hits spent hiiRo cuius In cntcrtnlnlng nlllenrs. A prominent Con.mlsHiiry olllcer Is necuscd of lending u scandalously Immoral life. It Is nsscrtcd that In rue quantities of stores have been lost or stolen In trnnslt and also that there Is a shortage In the commissary depot. New scandals nro devolopcd dally. Illicit transactions havo been traced back to Juno, 11)00, and It Is possible! that there nro others of earlier date. Tho exorbitant tariff on provisions makes tho surreptitious removal of supplies Immensely profitable. It Is understood that other United States oui cers may ho arrested. Lieutenant Philip K, Sweet of the Forty llxth Volunteer Infantry Is prosecuting tho Investigation under the direction of Colonel Wilder, chief of police. ,ot Kiinim nl IVitttliliiKtoii. WASHINGTON, March St. It was suld at Ml "'hlte llouso and War department ton Jut absolutely nothing had beeu rccoi -'by tho government regarding tho alleged unearthing of crooked woik on tho part of nrmy qucrlcrmnstors nnd others In Luzon and tho arrest of a number of persons In and out of tho army for stealing property of tho government or receiving stolen government property, General Cor bin said furthermore that tho government had no intimation of any sort thnt such developments might be expected. Hu was Inclined, for this reason, to think tho frauds ngnlnst the government could hardly bo so serious as reported, though admitting this opinion wns based wholly on tho lack of advices from tho government. Captain lliu iown, ho h n Ul, was not tho regular quar termaster for' southern Luzon nnd must havo been acting quartermaster there nt the tliuo of tho arrests. TO RELIEVE THE VOLUNTEERS Triinxiiiirtn HiimIIIiiu' I'livnlry null lit ' flllltry ltemillli'p. In the PhlllpplneM. SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. -The animal transport Arab sailed today for tho Philip pines with ti70 horses for the cavalry al ready on tho way to Manila. Tomorrow the Uu ford will sail with two troops of tho First squadron of the Fifteenth cavalry, ono company of tho Tenth Infantry nnd the depot battalion of the Fifth Infantry. The Kllpatrlck, scheduled to sail Frlduy, will curry tho Third battalion of tho Eleventh Infantry nnd thu two companies of tho First Infantry. On the 10th tho transport Ohio will sail nnd on tho 8th tho Aztec is ex pected to get awny. On April 15 tho Logan probably will depart for Manila with two companies of the First Infantry, tho Third squadron of the Ninth cavalry,, tho second squadron of tho Tenth cavalry nnd a bat talion of tho Eleventh Infu'ntry, now nt Governor's Island and Fort Ethan Allen. KANSANS SEND THEIR THANKS (Jovrrnnr Stanley IteplleN ( Pres ident' Nut llle iitlnn of ienernl rnmidiii'H I'miiipt Promotion. WA8HINOTON. March 31. After the np polntmont of Clou era I Funstnn yesterday Secretary Cortelyou, by direction of thu president, wired tho news to Govornor Stanley of Kansas. Toduy the following response wan received from the governor: "Express to tho president tho thanks of the pooplo of Kansas for hts recognition jf General Funston." AGUINALD0 LIKES THE PLACE I'lenm-il mill I'rmiil of Cnnrlciiu Treatment Aecnrileil lllin li (ienernl .tlncArtliiir. MANILA, March 31. Agulnaldo continues to expreHB hlmsulf as pleased with nnd I in pressed by tho courteous treatment nc corded him by General Mac-Arthur. "I ntu n prisoner," snld he today, "hut am treated llko a guest." CROKER'S SHOW LIVE STOCK He lleuliiM ttlth it Niliil)' of(SiTlne uir his .imvi- Aeqiilreil l.iinil. (Copyright, 1901, by Vtcva Publishing Co,) I.ONLON, Mureh 31,-(New York World CablegramSpecial Telegram.) Richard Crokor Intends to go In for breeding show livestock en his recently acquired new land. Ills man already has been buying pigs to itnrl with Mr. Croker has returned to Moat houie, Waiaage, froaj the Lincoln and Liverpool races. Ho looks somewhat worn, for he has been suffering severely with bis teeth, cumins: MccpiessneKA, The teeth are now undergoing nn overhauling nt the hands of a dentist Hcrtlo Croker's Injured knee Is Improv Ing Blowly but satisfactorily, considering ,be. vuuractcr of the Injury. FOUR MILLIONS IN FINES The.v MluM 'le olleeteil nn Hcsnlt of lllemit SIKlim of "lllu 'UTS. (Copyright. lMl7 'bllsblng Co.) World Cablegram Special ,TelV , otdlrnry constitutional dlfllcti. "xtra ui In relation .to tho position of all bcrs of tho government in tho Hov Cotrmons who hold their appointment . rcct from the crown. These ministers wore, reappointed by the king, but the attorney general has discovered that under the statute thuy are not expressly ubsolvcd from submitting themselves for re-election to their constituents. Consequently they havo been sitting Illegally slnco the klng'J ncccsslon and each of them Is liable to n flue of Jl'.GOO for each time he has voted on measures since tho meeting of I'nr llntrnt. Their aggregate liability Is about $1,000,000. Any citizen acting as a common In former may proceed In the supremo court ngnlnst them ami If successful would gel. half tho amount of the fine Imposed. This procedure was adopted against Ilradlaugh when he snt without being sworn, and he was made bankrupt. Attorney General Flnhiy Introduced a bill Inst Monday to legalize tho position of thu ministers, describing It as purely a formal measure and explaining Its provisions so mumhllngly that the reportors could hear nothing, Uven members opposite failed to catch the drift bf his remarks. When the text of the bill was Issued Thursday, prior to Its second reading, which was hurriedly fixed at onco for Monday, Its true purpose and object wns discovered by he Irish members, preventing Its being smuggled through without discussion, us the ministers had hoped to do. Tho wholo transaction Is a grave scandal, hut legal proceedings by n common In former would bo easily frustrated by tho ministers, who could delay n decision until the hill, which Is retroactive, had pasted. BRIDE'S THANKS TO THE POPE I, eo XIII HccolveN 'I'o ii ell I ti is Letter from the I'rlitecKN of the .MturliiM. (Copyright, 1901, by I'ress I'ubllshlng Co.) ItOMK, .March 31. (Naw York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) I'opo Leo XIII has rece'ved n touching letter of thanks from tho princess of Asturlns, tho count of Cnserta's bride, for tho pon tiff's paternal Interest In tho royal love match, Mm realization of which was In a great measure duo to his kind offices. When tho agitation ngnlnst the marriage had reached Its highest pitch the queen regent of Spain, the princess' mother, becamo nlarmed and In her distress asked for tho popo'ri advice, declaring her willingness to oppose the marrlago If ho considered Buch n step necessary for political reasons. Hut tho princess of tho AsturlaB had al ready written to tho pope, Imploring his ild nnd protection against the political machinations which threatened to wreck her happiness, nnd Leo XIII, touched by tho slmpln earnestness of tho young prin cess, wroto back to tho queen regent, ad vising her on no account! to Interfere with the marriage, which bud evidently been inn do In heaven. Tho young couple are expected In Rome early In' April, when they will be received by the pope, whom they will ngaln thank for having contributed to their happiness. These Interesting details are from a prel ate of the secretary of state. STORK OVER MANCHESTERS lliictum I'orlilil (lie UtlflieiM tit Leilve Loudon for the lll lent. (Copyright, 1901, by I'reSB 1'ubllBhlng Co.) LONDON, March 31. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The World correspondent hears that a stork Is hover ing over tho Manchester family. Tho doc tors have forbidden tho duchess to go to the Riviera. Mr Zimmerman Is staying at thu Cobury hotel. Tho dtiko nnd the duchess board with him, though they sleep In Duchess C'onsuolo'B hoUBe, which, owing to a largo boqucst hIio tins Inherited from her brother, sho has now given up tho Idea of letting. GAGE COUNTY GIVES THANKS llcntrlee ('lllreiin Hrjnlee Hint .c lirnnkii linn 'l'nn Henili 1 1 fit it St'itntnrK. HEATRICI3, Neb., Mureh 31. (Special.) The election of J. II. Millard of Omaha and Governor Dietrich ns senators from Nebraska gives satisfaction In Gago county, which is tho second county In Nebraska In republican majority, and tho following expressions were mnilo to a Deo roporter: W. S. Tlllon, Chairman County Central Committee Tho result is satisfactory to me. For six weeks I have urged that, measures and not men bo tho watchword of tho republican members of the legisla ture. Gugo county republicans, with thu exception of a limited few, who have nlnied to control matters within this county, arc with mo In this mutter. Mayor Jackson Tho people of Nebraska ore to bo congratulated on tho result finally reached In the long drawn-out con test for the United States Eenatorshlps, Mr. Millard nnd Governor Dietrich have a wetl-earned reputation us men of marked ability along many lines, and In the busi ness world particularly they stand .In the front rank. I predict that tho selection of theao gentlemen will prove to be a wise one for all tho people of our state. Alex Graham, Postmaster Tho outcomo of tho senatorial light seems to havo been the only posslhlo solution, Govornor Diet rich nnd Mr. Millard nro both able men and I think will represent Nebraska In 'an able manner. SUTTON ENDORSES BR0DERICK CiuiNtltiieiilN of lt.iri-N'iitntlvc Ai- , plniiil II Im Atlltiulu nt Lliienlii. SUTTON, Neb., March 31. (Special.) The election of Dietrich nnd Millard to tho uennto calls forth favorable comment from all classes. The position which Mr. Ilroder lik took on tho senatorial question nnd hold to tho end, is heartily Indorsed by his constituents. Regrets nto frrely ex pressed, however, that so many good nnd deserving candidates should havo to be sacrificed to get rid of one. I'renlivter)' mill MlnNloiinry. I'LATTSMOUTH, Neb,, March 31. (Spu clal.) Tho Nebraska City presbytery and Woman's Missionary society will ronveno In this city Tuesday night und contlnuo In session thrco days. Among tho principal speakers will be Rev. J. H. SaUbury of Grcsham, Rev. Dr. William N. Hinmnn of tho First l'rt)3byterlan church In Lincoln, Rev. George W. llnrden of Auburn and Rev. James W Campbell, D. I)., of Pnuneo City. Tho reception commltteo consists of Mrs. F. K. White, Mrs. A W, Atwood, Mrs. Thomas I'ollocl; and Mr a. C. F, Stouteuborougu. MINISTERS CLAD IN STEEL Buiiiaa Officials Alarmed hj Growing Bev olutionary Conditions, SEVENTY-TWO COMMITTEEMEN ARRESTED Olfer n Dexpernte IteMlntituee, IMrlnn nt the I'lillee l'rlntliiK I'renni'n Meleeil Xew I'lnii for StiiileiitM. LONDON, April L The St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Dally Mall says: "A revolutionary committee composed of sev enty-two members has been nrrested nfler a desperate defense, the revolutionists firing at tho police. Two secret revolu tionary printing presses wero seized In con nection with the arrest. Altogether 3,000 nrroats have been made. It Is rcporttd that somo of tho ministers now wear steel cuirasses," Tho mlnlslty of education Is consider ing, as it means of diminishing the number of university students, a proposal to admit nnyciie qualified to enter tho universities to examination for university diplomas, whether they ever attended tho universities or not. This, however, would hardly bo a satisfactory solution of the dllllcultlco, which result from restrictions of univer sity freedom. Slxty-nlno students, who wero iirrestcd during the recent riots, havo been. released. It Is reported that severe riots have oc curred during the last few days at Kiel!, but wore quelled by the military authori ties. No further particulars are available. ALL BREATHING WAR SPIRIT Vokiiliiimn .Merelinn tK When Intrr leteil TiilL In Determined Wny About Itext riilnliiu Itiinnln. LONDON, April 1. "There Is reason to believe," says the St. Petersburg corre spondent of the Dally Mull, "that tho Mun c Inula n convention between Russia and China will ho ratified In April."' Tho Yokohama correspondent of the Dally Mall, who records various Indica tions of preparations for wnr on tho part of Japan, snyc: "Interviews have appeared with promi nent statesmen, nil breathing tho war spirit and expressing tho general opinion thnt It Is Impossible to allow Russia a freo hnnJ In Manchuria. This Is tho gravest crisis ftom the point of view of Jnpan slnco her own war with China." According to n dispatch from St. Peters burg to tho Dally Mall tho Coreans nt bu Mail, a frontier town, recently repulsed nn attack by 200 armed Chinese. JAPS READY TO GIVE MONEY IkIuiiiI I'litrliitx .Miinv Kit tliiinliiNll.: l,onlt.v by SnliNorlliliiK Iillt rrnlly to n I.onn. LONDON, April 1. "Japan has made di rect representations to St. Petersburg ngnlnst thp Mnnc.lUirI.in -convention," rays a dispatch to tho Times from Toklo, dated Saturday, "but tho result Is not yet known. "Japanese public opinion Is very strong on tho subject. The cabinet Is prudent und pacific, but Impressed by the national enthusiasm, which Is certain to become uncontrollable If there Is any undue yield ing. The result of tho l.sstto of the first Installment of tho Seoul-Fu San railway loan testifies to tho extent of tho patriotic enthusiasm. Tho amount wns covered many times over with subscriptions from remote rural districts, in spite of tho ex tt erne tightness of tho money market." LORD SALISBURY IS BETTER IMIIclnl It it 1 1 1 1 it AiimmiiceN thnt the I'remler In lteeoverlnn from I ii Itiienxn. LONDON, April 1. Tho following bulle tin regarding the condition of tho premier wns Issued last evening: "Lord Salisbury was attacked with In fluenza March 23. The Illness has run tho normal course and has been attended by tho usual prostrutlpn. The temperature, how over, has been almost normal for tho Inst two duys nnd his lordship's strength Is lm proved, with Increasing power of taking food. It Is hoped thut he will bo able shortly to get a change' to tho south, which he had been contemplating at the time of tho attack. DOUGLAS POWKLL. "H. II. WALKER." EIGHTY MEN FOR ONE CLAIM llepnrt Comen from Diiwhoii of tirent Sernmlilc nt Golil Hun DIkkIiikn. VICTORIA, II. C, March 31. Tho stcamor Amur, which arrived from Skugway today, brings news from Dawson that In tho re cent stnmpedo to Gold Run and Eureka eighty men staked out ono claim nnd made a rush to record It, and at tho mouth of Gold Run 100 men made a wild scramble for three claims, Tho Yukon Journal, n four-pago dally, has been established at Dawson. News has been received at Dawton of a big strike nt Pelly. KITCHENER TELLS OF OTHERS lleiiortH lir fnpture of n Nquiiil of lloern In the Oriinuc III or Colony. LONDON, March 31. Tho War offlco has received advices from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, March 30, reporting tho capture of seventy-two Doers in Oraigo River colony und officially announcing that General Fiench has taken flfty-ono prison ers nnd received the surrender of ninety- three Doers, as nlready announced In press dispatches. Lord Kitchener, also reports on recent wrecking of trains at Boverol pnlntn, TO BOYCOTT FOR THE BjOERS Dr. 1.e tin Snlil to llnve o tilled Clinin. Iierlnln of ArriiiiKenteiit AunliiNt tirent llrltnln. LONDON. March 31. Tho Amsterdam correspondent of tho DJlly Mull says: Dr. Leyds and colleagues hnvo sent n iibtlflca Hon to Mr. Chamberlain notifying him that a powerful combination of European nnd American merchants Intends to boycott EnglUh goods systematically until Inde pendence is grnntcd to tho iiocrs. - Cnrnenle OfTem I'ortliinil $100,01)0, PORTLAND, Ore.. March 31. Andrew Carnegie has offered to glvo $100,000 to tho city of Portland for a freo public librury building, provldedttje city will gunrnntco a site and sufnejfluf itnuual Income for Its mnlntenuiicc. Tluv Pdrtland Library asso ciation now had a building nnd library valued at $360,090' and the two will probably bo consolidated.- OHIO ELECTION IMPORTANT f I'o rn tier nnil iiili, .liilnmiti unit .lone All AOeeted ll.v Itgnillt to lie llml nl 1'iilln, CINCINNATI, March 3I.-Muulclpal and township elections will be huld nil over Ohio tomorrow, Tho 'most notable excep tion is Mint of Cincinnati, where a full ticket was elected ono year ago for three years. Considerable interest, however, Is taken here In tho suburban elections, ns these places havo persistently opposed nuuciu Hon. These local elections have quite a bearing on state nnd national politics, In which Governor Nash nnd Senator Forakcr, who nro both candidate for re-election, nre taking an active part. In some coun ties nominations for members of the legis lature nro mnde by popular voto nt tho April election. The legislature that Is selected next November will choose u suecissor to Sena tor Foruker. At tho same election Gov ernor Nash will bo u candidate for u sec ond term nnd especial Interest Is being tnken nt Columbus on this account. Taylor und Illnklo nro tho candidates for mayor at Columbus. H. C. Taylor U u life-long personal friend of Governor N!h und pre sented tho name of Nnsh lit the Rtato con vention two years ago, when he was nomi nated. On tho result nl Columbus tomor row may depend Importnnt results for tho democrats also, an Illnklo Is the special friend of ex-Congressman Lenlz, who as pires to the governorship. In Cleveland, ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson Is making his stiirtfor tho sena tortdilp by running for miiybi, and In To ledo Mayor Sum Jones Is unnlug for n third term. CHERISH LAWIWS MEMORY Adlnlrlnu minimis of Viuini ( lillnleii Tiillll'i 4.1-ninl I'liirn "(Jeiientl I. union SiiiiiinV LOUISVILLE. Ky., March JL Tho Com mercial says: Tho town council of Vlgan, South llocos Islund, has ordered the namo of the grand plaza of the city toftm changed to "General ljiwtnn plaza." .Mp.lor Hnllanco has written to Mrs. Lawton, who makes her home ut ISO" Fourth uvenue, Louisville, the following account of tho ntTiilr: "VIOAN, South llocos. P. I., March I, 1901. My Dear Mrs. l.wsnii! I inn nn duty with General Young am have charge of civil affairs. The name ofjlhc plaza of Vlgan has been chanted to 'Gnnernl l.:iutnn square.' Tho alcalde has written me un ofllclul letter to that ctToct niijl desired mo to Inform you. The Filipino people of Lu zon havo a high regard for (le.ieral Lnwton, not only on account of his fbravory. but vv...i.ou ui uiu i;uuoiij(.'iuuuii tie snowcu them while occupying the country. The tnnrblo slab containing thn nevf naino nf thn square Is to be unveiled todnjr with appro priate ceremonies nt which will he present nil tho military persons and 'residents of Vlgan., 1 Inclose the invitation which was scut me. Very slnceroly. yourv. "JOHN GREEN I1ALLANCE." BURGLARS CLUB TWQ WOMEN Mm. Ann Wnril of IMtfA -sr Ilcnle:i I'l'ithiilil)' 1 HI n 1 1 ty y, i-keil llolilic r.. PITTSBURG, Marcli 3L-Mrs. Anna Ward. aged CO years. Is lying In a critical con dition from the effects or brutal treat ment by three masked burclars nt her home. Thirty-eighth and Carson street, early tins morning. .Mrs. Waul and her daughter were awukened by tho presence of the bur glars at their bedside, each woman llndlng u revolver pointed directly nt her head. Mrs. Ward undertook to resist the bur glars and while tho daughter was held In subjection by ono of tho men another knocked tho other unconscious' with n club, literally crushing In her skull. Tho husband and son of Mrs. Ward were sleeping on tho third Moor, having In their possession about $1,200, the booty tho bur glars evidently wero after, riolnir iiwiikenr'l by tho nolso Ward and his son hastened to mo poor nclow. tint the burglars had mudo good their escape, leaving no clue ns to their Identity. GOVERNOR ALLEN SETS SAIL LciiveN Sun .liiiin .Mniiiliiy In ('nine llomi Xorlli Aliunde Squiiil ron Arrit ex. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 31. Tho North Atlantic squadron, Rear Admiral Farquhar commanding, arrived off San Juan Inst evening. Tho ,Unlted States special service vessel Uncos, Chief Uoatswaln J. W. McLaughlin, delivered the mulls, nnd tho squadron laid to nil night, proceeding today for Culcbra Island, whero orders nro expected by Admiral Farquhar directing tho squadron to go to Venezuelan waters. Governor Allen will sail for New York today. LIKES THE NEW CRUISER llimxliin iiiliuHMiilnr IMeiiMeit itllli Milp AiiierlemiH lluve Hull) for SI Im ('ovc niiiienl. NORFOLK, Vn March 31. Count Cus Blnl, Russian ambassador at Washington, and party wero received today on tho new Russian cruiser Varlag. In Hampton Roads. They expressed themselves ns delighted with tho vessel. It will bo fully coaled nnd stocked with supplies for the long voyago to Russia probably boforo tomorrow night. The ambassador Inter visited tho Soldiers' horns ut Hampton nnd tonight left for New York. MINE DISASTER NOT SO BA0 Weaver Sluift Vletlni Only Nnnil.ei Three, but WnrLltiKN Are Wholly l)c Nl rn cil, DENVER, March 31. A special to the News from Gallup, N. M.. says thoro wero only three men In tho Wcuver mine at tho time of tho explosion yesterday. It was thought that a number of Japanese wero en tombed, but this seems to havo been n mis take. The threo men, ns reported, two whites nnd ono negro, wero killed nnil tho workings of tho mine wero destroyed. SHE IS RAILROAD PROMOTER i:nirfx IMiniiKir lleelnren Mint ITrst Reform Will lie the l.nyliiK of ItllllH. TACOMA, Wash.. Mureh 31,-OrlentuI ad vices say thut In nnother decree Issued to tho governors of Chinese provinces tho em press dowager declares that nniong tho first reforms to bo undertaken shall ho the speedy construction of thn Yang Tse vul ley railways and rallwnys connecting Shanghai, Soo Chow and Nanking. Former HeirlMirnr nl HlNiiiitreU. NEW YORK. March 31. Nell Ollmour, formerly superintendent of public Instruc tion of tho stale of New York (Hid regis trar of the United Stntos land olllco at Illsmarck, N, Ii . during- President Har rison's ailmlnlsl ration, illtd nf valvular -lln-enso of the heart at his home In Hallston, N. V., today, DIES FOR HIS COMRADE Commander Raptr BnfFccated in Attempting a Daring Rtscue. GUNBOAT PETREL'S CREW IN DANGER I'lre lii .'nil II. Mini of Hunt .leottiirdlc Tuentj-Tno Liven, lull Oitiru uentiN Lien teiinii t In Only One I.iim, CAVITE. March 31. At 7 o'clock this morning lire was discovered In Mm sail room of 'the United States gunboat Petrel, Lieutenant Commit uder Jesse Minis Roper commanding. The snll room Is u small compartment adjoining the mngnzlne. The heat was intense, the Btnoko suffocating and the Humes dllllcult to extinguish. Lieu tenant Commander Roper was the first to descend into tho hold, but hu was forced to return to the deck. Others then went down. Seaman Patrick Toner wns pros trated and nboiit t-i perish when Lieutenant Commander Roper endeavored to rescue hint und wns surfocutcd in the attempt. Lieutenant Joslah Slutts McKc nus and Cadet Lewis sutTtred severely in bringing thu body of Lieutenant Commander Roper to the deck. Twenty-two of tho crew were pros trated; Toner, Evans, Flaherty, Lursen, Cnhcy, IJurtoii, Smith, Sullivan und Fors bnon seriously, but jill will recover. The contents of the snll room wero destroyed, but the ilumugo to the gunboat wns slight. Thu origin of the tiro has not been ascer tained. ' Possibly It was n case of spon taneous combustion. Tho duith of Lieutenant Commander Roper is greatly deplored. Ills body will bo sent to the United States April 5 by thu llufi'aln. ' A il in I in I Iteiney lienor). WASHINGTON, March 31. Tho Navy de partment early this morning received this cablegram from Admiral Rcmey, comman-der-ln-chlcf of the Asiatic station: CAVITE, Mureh 31. Fire discovered siill room Petrel 7:30 this morning, ltoper, com mander, utter going below once, went iiguln ngnlnst advice. Attempted recover men be low. He suffoented, died ut 7.1.1. Twenty two other nillcerx nnd men entirely pros trated. .VII recovering. Flic out. Diimnge Immaterial. Send Roper's lemulns liv Hut lulu. REMEY. The depirtmcnt at once sent n telegram to H. F. Fay, tho brother-ln-l.iw of Lieu tenant Commander Roper, ut No. 73 Mon mouth street, Longwnoi, Mass., asking thnt ho inform Mrs. Roper of tho news. Ai'kunnli'ilKi'H 111m llernlini. The following expression of sympathy and appreciation is also made: "With this sod news tho department sends to Mrs. Roper deep sympathy In tho great loss she has sustained and tho high est appreciation of the gallantry and self sacrifice of Lieutenant Commander Roper. It was a hero's death." The deceased olllcer was born In Missouri nnd diluted the naval sarvlec Juno 2.1, l&ftS. He wns commissioned to the rank held by hnm at the time of his death on March 3, 1S99, and ordered to command tho Petrel November jr., 1899. Tho Petrel was ono of tho vessels under Adnitrul DeWej ut UjeT battle of Manila bay nnd was then In chargo of Lieutenant Commnnder E. 11. Wood. Tho latter olllcer came homo shortly after nnd Lieutenant Commander Roper succeeded him. The llcffnlo, on which tho body will bo sen i home, Is now used for the transporta tion of troops nnd is about to return to the United States by way of tho Mediter ranean. JOHN CUDAHY TO MIX IN IT IIIn I'irNt I'lieMllK' t oiiiiiiii' to lie AliViorlieil hy (ilKiuitlis New hynillente. SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. Tho Call rays: A $30,000,000 syndicate deal Is pend ing In San Francisco und with Its success ful consummation the ontlro fishing nnd packing Industry on the Pacific const will bo controlled by one big corporation. Tho principal shaieholders In the syndi cate, should tho deal be closed, Includa J. Plorpont Morgan, August Melmont, W. Sellgmnn, K. Scligmun nnd thu presidents uf several largo banking houses In New York City. Representatives of tho eastern capitullstB havo secured options on a largo majority of tho canning plants nnd the syndlcato will bo able to control tho euttro salmon Industry with tho exception of that controlled by tho Alaska Puckers' associa tion of this city. Negotiations havo also been commenced with tho Alaska Packers' association for an option on its plants, but nothing def inite has yet been done. Among the compnnles that will bo ab sorbed should the deal go through will) hq tho Pncllle American Fisheries company, of which John Cudahy of Chicago Is tho president, and the Pacllle Steiini Whaling company, of which Senator George C. Per kins of California is the head. WOMAN'S GARBTURNSBULLETS lliirlliiKlon Itiiilttny Clerk nt SI, Joni'IiIi I'ViiNtrnteil In Attempt to Shoot Sueetlieiirt. ST. JOSEPH, Mo March 31. Corset steel und wlro In n hustlo turned fiever.il bullets fired by Ocorgo Mclsner, Burlington railway clerk, at Miss Ellen Stephens, his sweot hcart, tonight at her home, 1919 North Sec- ond street. Melsner is snld to havo been insanely Jealous of tho girl nnd shot nt her because sho permitted n rival to call at her home. HANGS HIM3ELF OVER GRAVE Kiiiiniin I lly Siilnoit Keeper (.'iiiiimlti Snielile Almve AVIfe'n l.aM HeNlhiK l'lnee, KANSAS CITY, March 31. Tho bojy of Florlnn Irner, saloon keeper, aged 10 years, was found hanging on u treo over his wife's gravo In Elmwood cemetery today. Tho man coinmltUd suicide from grief over his wlfo's death, which occuned less than a year ugo. The limb upon which ho hung himself wns so low that his feet touched tho ground when his body wus fully extended. Ho held his feet up and died with his knees bent. Persons who first saw him thought ho wus In nn nttltudo of prayer on his wife's grave and not wishing to disturb him did tint ven ture closo enough to discover the rope, but later Homo of tho cemotcry attendants found tho body, irner tried twlco beforo to kill himself. SMALLPOX STILL SPREADING St, .Iniifi1i I'iiIIn to Slump II Out nnil People lleeome. Alnrmeil, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 31 - Tho health department of this city thought It had imiillpox about stamped out a week ngo, but slnco then thirty-live cases havo been quar antined lu this city, Tho rapid fcprendlng of Ihe clUraa Is exrlling alarm throughout liia nortbiiu sc(lon of tho tat. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecimt for Nebraska-F'llr Monday; Wurrtier In Control und Western Portion; Soutntrly Winds; Tuesday Probably Fair. Temiierntiire nt Oninlin enlrrilnt Hour. IIi-k. Hour. Ilex. " ii. ii lilt I t, m :tr II ii. n -T, ' M p. m its 7 ii. m . A . . . U." U p. m .10 M n. i i!.- -I i. n I'J on. in 1:7 p. m I 10 n. n ill II i. n Ill 1 1 n. m tin 7 p. n 10 in no s p. m :tn o i. m :ts WILL ACCEPT SENAT0RSHIP Governor Dietrich .Stump nn KnNe tile AnerHnii (lint lie Will Itclutl ,etv Oilier. LINCOLN. March St. (Special Telc-gram.)-rRelotlve to the numerous conflict ing reports that have been circulated rela tive to the probable course he will pursue In accepting tho senatorshlp Governor Dietrich tonight made tho following state ment - "The nssertlon thut I will resign the itenutorshlp to which I have been elected U absolutely false and entirely without fnundatlo.-i or renson. 1 Khali accept the position nnd In nil probability I shnll re sign thu governorship within u short time." YORK REPUBLICANS APPLAUO lleeottnUe the I'litrliitUm, Wlnilnm nnil I'm I j l,onlt' of Per noiiiiI Mierlllee. YORK, Neb.. March 31.- (Special.) The election of Charles II. Dietrich und Joseph II. Millard of Omahu ns scnutors meets wllh gcnerul approbation Of lending ro publlcnns of York county, though many expressed themselves us It being too bad to send nwey n good governor.' Repub licans had become disgusted with tho sen atorial deadlock nnd were predicting the defeat nf republicans In cuno of no elec tion. Tho putrlotlsm, wisdom und party loyalty of E. Rosowater, who received tho largest number of votes for cholcu from north of the Platte, and who held the key to the situation, In withdrawing nfter making such a splendid light, disproves the statiments of his opponents that ho was nlunyK for Rosewater nnd that ho was selfish and would rulo or ruin. Ills loy alty to tho ropuhltcnn purty showed that ho preferred party success to more per sonal gratification, nnd many who weio prejudiced by denunciations of his oppo nents nre now singing his praise. THREE PLUNGE OVER CLIFF Mm. I'nttcrMon, Her DmiKliler nnil a Friend Slip from Lofty Moon tiiln. POUOIIKEEPSIE. N. Y.. Mnrch 31 Ilc tweon G nnd li o'clock this evening Mrs. Daniel Patterson, wife of a mechanic; her 12-year-old daughter and Nellie Chase, nge.l 11, nil living In Cold Spring, went for u walk. They stopped on Table Rock, halfway up Hreuk Neck uiounlnln, to watch tho forest fires horning on Crop's .Vest mountnln, ucioih tho river, i Suddenly the Patterson child slipped nnd fell over tho cliff. The mother sprung for ward to save the child and also fell over the rock. Nellie Chase beenmo greatly ex cited ns she aw l.er frlendn go over nnd she, too, fell nfter them. Table Rock is 200 fee' nbove tide water and the sldo of the mountain tinder It is very steep. Nellie Cbabo fell In the branches of n largo tree and wns uninjured. The Patterson girl wns found n few feet nwuy with u broken nrm nnd ii cut nnd bruised body. Mrs. Patter son wns found further down tho mountain, dead. Shn had fallen at least 100 feet and was dashed to death on the rocky sldo of the hill. WAYLAID IN A LONELY SPOT I - in in il lloliiie Soon llnx Her AxNitllnnt ( mler Vrreol nnd Held In llefnnlt. SCHUYLER, Nob.. March. 01. (Special.) James 11. Drake of Texan, n new arrival who has been boarding at Mr. Watson's, has been arrested, charged with nssault upon l'.mmu Holme, aged 20, whoso parents llvo n mllo east of Clnrkson. Miss Iiobao says uriiKo approached her at tho railroad sta tion, that sho repulsed him, and that ho rode horseback Into the country nnd way laid ner. Ho drugged her Into n thicket. sho says, nnd left her there, when her screams attracted tho attention of men In n wugon. Exhuustcd by her struggles, sho went to tuo homo of Mr. Wolf, where sho told hor story, and Justlco Wolf held Urako In default of ball for his appearance at t!:o next term of court. SINGS DESPITE FATAL BURNS leNiiiinlf nt Wife I'lre Her ClotlihiK, but .IiiIiin In Hymn nt Dentil lie. I. SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 31. A special to tho Post-Standard from Cunnstotn says: Last night William Welch and his wife, Mary, quarreled. This noon thn woman, brooding over her trouble, saturated hor clothes with coal oil nnd, going out of tho house to avoid setting fire to It, applied u mntch to her droBS, People coming from church discovered her burned almost beyond recognition, hut still conscious. Thoy car ried hor to the house, but physicians could do nothing. Neighbors then gathered nt, the bedside nnd snng hymns until Mrs. Welch died, Although tho llesh was burned from her face, slui feebly Joined In tho singing until sho lost consciousness, TEXAS GETS A BLIZZARD J'lereenl of Hie Seinton HiiKen, with 1'riiHpeet of liijurlnu the Crop of Steer Men I, FORT WORTH, Tex., March 31. Ono of tho worst blizzards of tho hikihoii Is pre vailing In northwest Texas It '.ho Pun Hnndlo. Reports from up the Fort Worth & Denver road say snow began falling early this morning nnd nt 9 o'clock waa nearly four Inches on n level at Qunnali. The thermometer registered 25 degrees. Above that point tho hllzznrd Is much worse, the snowfall being accompanied by flercn wind. Tho storm will havo a had effect on tho cattlo Interests In the Pan- Handle. ICE DEALS ITS FINAL BLOW l.uxl I. ii rue I'iiI.pn Suriipe Wlst'oiifclii .Shore, lining; Coimldenilile l)n mime. LA CROSSE, Wis., March .11. Tho re mainder of the lie in thn Mississippi went out toiay. doing much damage, Iirge cakes tamo down with u rush from tho upper river destroying the piers und sheer fenco ut the wagon bridge. Part of tho pioteellon nlnng tho loven Is washed away Thn damage to thu city and brldgo will bo large. ALL READY TO Legislators Ars to End Tteir gwnilM ' Morninr. 1' .' V. &l Ssnata Balks on Claims Bill and Tfiroatm Dctdltck. ' J ' wx . rnurws iu nuill IT OUT ALL SUMVEn Lccltid Usras Are Finallj Disentangle by Committee. AMENDED MEASURE GOES TO ENGROSSERS Im IHtlileil Annum n llixen Kxftert Penmen unit Will Heroine the CIiinIiik Aet of Li-Klnlntnre nt .Nine O'l luck. ' LINCOLN. April 1. (Special Telegram.) -At 12.30 this morning both houses simul taneously concurred In tho report of tho Joint conference committees on claims bill, and with this action tho twenly-sevcnlh session of tho Nebraska legislature, so fur us consideration of bills lu concerned, came to tin end. The amended hill having nlready passed both houses, was sent Immediately to tho enrolling room, where It was cut Into sec tions and divided among n dozen expert penmen, who will hnvo It prepared for tho slgnuturcs of tho llotitenant governor und speaker of tho house by ti o'clock this morning. Ah soon ns these officials sign the measure they will declare the hesslou adjourned without day nnd tho legislature will then huvo passed into history. For thlrty-slx hours tho legislature stood deadlocked on four Items In tho hill calling for ii total appropriation of approximately 1.1,000. Until 7 o'clock last evening tho t. conference comiulttees and the house stood together lu favor of ullowing tho disputed claims, and the senate boldly nnd defiantly said that It would remain in session nil summer beforo it would concur lu the ro port. Vletory for I pper limine. The llnnl ngreeiucnt this morning, while n compromise, wns nevertheless u victory for the upper house. The lower branch, from tho time the hill wns considered In commltteo of tho wholo until after mid night, stood out In favor of ullowing tho clulms that wero objected to by the Brnnte. Theso were for $7,500, nllogcd to bo duo tho estate of ex-WcP" piaster Taylor, and for ' smnllor amounts by ex-Trensuror Hill for witness fees paid In cases arising from the fulluro of thn Capital Nutlonnl hank nnd for ponices nnd expenses of Mr. and Mrs. Rostrum, delegates to Nashville, and for J. J. Ilutler, dolcgato to tho Atlautn exposition. Thu claims of dally news papers for publishing constitutional amend ments, after being cut to $510 hy tho-con ferencq committees nnd adopted this morn ing by tho house, weru subsequently io Jected nfter thn senuto hud three time's refused to concur In them. Tim Milt claim wns nlso thrown over the transom. .lust before tho senate convened last evening n fow of Its members gathered for n consultation to dcvlsa means for brrnk Ing the claims deadlock. They assumed ii "light It out on this Una If It takes all summer" nttltudo. nnd with ono small ex ception they Htood on this ground clear to tho end. .imv Committee Strike ConiprninlNe. A new con (crenei) commltteo was accord ingly appointed by thu senate with Mar tin, Harlan und Piihchul ns Its members. Its llrst effort wns fruitless, but finally as ii compromise. It wns proposed to throw out tho IloHtroin arid Ilutler claim and cut the Taylor claim to S1.000. Tho com mittees agreed and Mm wearied lawmakers wero quick to adopt tho report when pre sented. This morning half n dozen or so of tho members will bo present at thu Rlgnlug of tho bill, hut they will play simply tho part of witnesses. Llcutrnunt Governor Snvago spoko n few words to thn scnutors nt tho closo o( Hit) siege, Mint wero full of deep feeling nnd pathot. Ho suld Unit while ho was only u course, gruff westurnor from tho sund- hllls, ho nevertheless had u warm spot In his heart for every momber, that could not be chilled even hy tho lupso of time. Over In the house tho ending wns without feature Speaker Scars aroso from n tem porary slumber back of tho Vicrk's desk and after announcing the vote on thu adop tion of tho report nnnounccd nnother "Ave mlnuto" recess, which was construed to extend to 0 o'clock. BALK LOOKS SERIOUS AWHILE I n uli 1 1 1 1 - In AKree mi AiiioiiiiIh Fur li I nil en ii Stubborn MlilnlKlit Outlook, LINCOLN, March 31. (Spoclal Telegram.) The legislative day of Thursday was stretched out over Sunday, with better than a fair probability of Its lasting well Into Monday. Tho dltllculty la owing to tho full uro to agree on tho Items (o bo allowed in the claims bill. Tho senate had dlsullowcd somo Items ndopted by tho house, nnd tho conference commltteo uilded to thu hill snratf Items turned down In both houses. Everything else Is out of tho way, nnd nn booh iih tills mutter can bo adjusted nnd tho hill enrolled tho body will bo ready to finally adjourn. The house thin morning adopted tho report of the conference com mltteo and has wulted nil day on thu senate. Tho muln ltms of dlffcrcnco nrn tho , claims of Laura II. Hill, daughter of tho former Htute weighmaster, (or un amount alleged to be dun her father us Hnlary; tho claim of J. E. Hill, former stalo treas urer; thu claims of the dully newspapers for publishing tho advertisements of tho ronstituttouul ninendments, und' the sugar bounty claims, Except tho sugar bounty claims, theso wero nil adopted by the con ference commltteo and reported back to tho respective brunches nf tho lcgluluture. Senator Crounsn Is pushing Mm sugar bounty claims, nnd hopes to have thu amounts allowed by thn second conference, to which the bill linu been Bent. Ransom nnd Oleson uro objecting to thn allowance of Mm hills for tho dully nowspupois, thoro being no objections to the claims nf tho weeklies. Tho Taylor claim weul through tho coiifcrencQ commltteo nt Jt.f.QO, having been raised to that amount from tho i'.'M tlio ticunlfl was willing to allow, Tho feature o( tho day wua tho dlnn r given ut the Lincoln hotel by Mr. I), E. Thompson to tho republican members of the leglslatiite. Oleson of 'Cuming was tha only ono of Mm "nntls" who was present, nlthoiigh nil had been Invited. Trn was. no Hpeechmaklug, tho uffulr b5Tfcs.(j.ntrcly iniornui, Mr. inumpbon, ns nostf remark-, .. ...... .,1 ri..T..i Kifli N plain pooplo on tho guilts cl. a ulaljukaaa.V'' M.v MM I