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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED J 5), J 871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOHNLNlJ, NOVEMBER 1!, .1 5)01 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SHEEP MEN PROTEST
fltckesun f Wjoaslif Object t Oil
Iinttrt' iffriiiUn.
NATRONA COUNTY DEEPLY
Ownn Hj Thtir Flooki Art ii Daipr o.
Exttmiiatioi.
VINTER RANGE HAS BEEN SEGREGATED
Tearlj a XiiTiti Acni Bit Apart for Entry
m Oil Ltid.
NLY SEVEN WELLS IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT
Half Million heep Likely He lle
prlted of II it nice llrcnimr of llaaty
Artlnn on I'nrt of the
l.nnd timer.
"Tli segregation of forty-two northern
township tn Natrona county threatens to
ruin the sheep business. In the vicinity of
Cm per and has caused great Indignation
among tho sheep and rattlo men In that
jiortlon of Wyoming," said Alex. T. Dutler,
n attornoy from Casper, who Is In Omaha
tin legal burlnes.
"The forty-two fectlnns wero segregated
ns oil lands on thn ndvlce of government
Agents, who arc supposed to have in add a
thorough Investigation of thn lnnd. The
men Bpcnt two weeks In Casper and made
n superficial Investigation of the land. Tf
Ihoy had traveled on a limited train durlnrf
nil tho time they spont In Wyoming they
rotilrt not havo passed over every Hcctlon
rontnlncd In tho ntrlp segregated. On the
report made by these men Acting Lnnd
Commissioner Klchardn had tho land set
nslde.
"There are only seven oil wells In thn
district set asldo and all noven of those
urn In one township. It that township had
Vipcn set soldo there woild have been no
jirntest offered by rattlo rind sheep mon.
The oil Interests In the county pay only $160
ii year In taxen and only two teams are
required to haul the oil produced by the
wells which aro producing. Still tho gov
ernment has seen fit to favor the oil men
rather than tho stockmen.
Kxtent' or tin- Sheep Intlnatry.
"In Natrona county there nro COO.OOO
.sheep, upon which taxes nro paid annually
'in thn sum of $40,000. In addition to pay
jlng this amount of taxea annually on their
aheop tho ranchers spend 90 cents per year
per Bheep for maintenance. This mentis an
'enormous Incomo for Casper and for mer
'ohanta located In other partn of the county.
Thn land segregated Ih the winter range of
itheto sheep and In rase It In closed up tho
'heep must leave, the county.
"Thp acting land commissioner maintains
that oil claims cannot bo fenced, but they
ntuat bo taken under the placer claim act
land It has been held that placer claims
Imay be fenced at will. Humors of the
cutting off .of tins winter range In the Cas
Iper country liaa caused much Inquiry from
'investors and sheep men nro having much
itroubln In getting money advanced on their
wool. The result will ho that the sheupmen
Iwlll leavn the country and tho winter range
will bo staked otf In nil claims, which will
pay no taxes to tho county.
Himt tn Secure nu Oil Clnlni.
"It is a raro thing for an oil claim to
be Improved upon. The government allows
oil land to bo taken In claims of twenty
lucres each. At least $100 worth of lm
jirovemonta must bo made each year to hold
tho claim. Oil hunters hire men to swear
,that they Improved their claims for flvo
years and nt the end of that time tho men
pn not provo up their claims, but turn
thorn over to somebody else, who will hold
them for another (lvo years. In this manner
nil taxation Is avoided. ,
"Aftidavlts havo been made to the effect
that $10,000,000 worth of Improvements
liavo been mado on tho roads lu tho north
ern part of Natrona county during the last
ten years. Still thorn Ii not a road In
that part of thn country along which n
Bheep wagon can pass. Improvements on
roads leading to claims nro regarded as
Improvements to claims, henco tho greut
Htnount of perjury concerning work on the
roads.
I'rnleat or .NtneWinrn lllsreitnnleil.
"A petition for the segregation of Iho oil
lands was sent to Washington by K. II.
French and fifteen others, who) are Inter
ested In developing oil claims. On tun
other hand, sixty representative citizens
of Casper and Natrona county filed n pro
test against thn segregation of the laud.
Among thosn who opposed tho action of
the government wcrrr I Sullivan, Charles
Rulllan, C. K. Iluckmnn. Alnyor 1. C.
NU'oluHcn of Casper, J). II, Italston,
Blephen Tobln and Timothy Daly. Hut tho
government land department did as tho oil
locator wanted and disregarded tho in
terests of Natrona county,
"Thero am nearly 1,000,000 arren In
cluded In this strip of land which has been
nit aside. It Is thn best grating lnnd In
the country. In the hopn of quieting the
Cattle and sheepmen the oil prospectors
my that oil clalmi. cannot be fenced and
hopn tn dupe the peoplo by such a state
ftiont. Hut men hn ha been In the
rounty for Iwonty years did not hellevn
this statement and nro nfrald" that Homo
treat nyndicato will get control of tho en
tire stjlp of oil lnnd and havo It fenced,
SpiM'iilnlorN liinteiul of Soltlcrx.
".Much of this land Is known to havo
jnnl under It that la much moro valuable
than thn oil which Is supposed to He under
Iho atrip. Tho segregation threatens to
Srlvo HUbstnutlal men, who nro engaged In
I legitimate business, out of the county
ind to replace them with speculators who
hill pay no taxes and cannot bo of any
benellt to the coijnty.
"Tho oil development Is not sufficient to
Mirrnut tho segregation of the largo strip
t land and thn government agent's would
tavo found this nut If they had traveled
r tho land. All sven of tho wells now
producing oil lln ulong Salt creek nnd nre
ionflncd to n small district, which could
Save been segregated without threatening
Ihn sheep Interest of Natrona county."
ENGINEER THROWN OVER BLUFF
ItnllroNil i:niplue ItealatM llluhun)
mru ami Herilea lujurlca "
Which Arc Kami,
BT. JOSEPH. AIo.. Nov. IS. Daniel SnI.
Ivan, an engineer In the service of the
fturllngton railway, was held up by foot
lads near his liom early this evonW
Ind because ho showed fight was hurled
rum a sixty-foot bluff, falling on tho Bur
Ington tracks and receiving injuries which
lr fatal.
UPROAR IN FRENCH CHAMBER
llertenut llipieaara Opinio (lint
nllMit'a Kara Miould !! Iloxetl nnd
Is Censured In Consequence,
PARIS, Nov. IS. An uproar occurred to
day In tho Chamber of Deputies during the
discussion of the bill authorizing it loan
."if 265,000,000 francs In 3 per cent per
T 'inl rentes to reimburse the treasury for
h 'May as a result of the Chinese ex-
md to pay Indemnities to French
au . fi China.
AL '. rt reported that the budget
commit!,, would reduce the amount of
tho loan to 210,000,000 francs became ob
jection won taken to the proposition that
Franco should advance Indemnities to tho
rellgous associations and financial enter
prises. M. Huhhnrt'a report wan extremely
antl-clerlcal. M, Illbot replied to M. Hub
hart, protesting ngalnst the report, which
ho described as shameful, whereupon M.
Uerteaux, so"lnllst, exclaimed that M. Itlbot
deserved to havo his cors boxed. At thin
tho centrists vehemently protested, whllo
tho socialists cheered.
Amid the din At. Deschanrl, president of
tho Chamber, called upon M, Uerteaux to
withdraw. This M. Uerteaux refused to do
and renewed outcries and banging of desks
resulted. AT. DeschancI continued to ring
hla bell until tho hubbub was quieted, when
ho nsknd tho Chamber to ceusure At. Ucr
tentix. This was voted. ,
At. Hlbot then resumed his reply In At.
Huhbart's report, but tho socialists re
commenced their noisy opposition, to which
tho centrists responded equally loud, until
tho uproar became so deafening and con
tinuous that AT. Deschanel, after valuly
clanging hla bell and culling for order, left
tho chair ntnl tho session was suspended.
Subsequently tho session wns resumed
and AT. Itlbot concluded his speech. The
Chamber then adjourned.
HARD FARE INJURES HEALTH
Mt Stone Ik AITeeted hy Kxpoaurc,
lint la ."till Hopeful of IleltiR
I 1 1 1 in ii I -l - Itelcnaril.
SOFIA, Nov. 18. Another letter has been
received from AHss Ellen AI. Stone. Her
health hns been somewhat affected by her
continued confinement and hnrd fare, but
she expresses herself ns still confident of
ultimate release.
A lettnr to Air. Dickinson, diplomatic
agent of tho United States at Sofia, reply
ing to his proposals concerning a ransom,
snya the brigands will hold out for a figure
very much above tho sum at Air. Dickin
son's command. Tho brigands Interpret
Air. Dickinson's not having fixed on the
amount bo Is willing to pay and a time
limit ns Indication.1! thnt he can got moro
money. They nlro demand Immunity from
prosecution.
It Is Impossible for tho diplomatic agent
of tho United States hero to have power to
bind tho governments of Hulgnrta and Tur
key. This point, however, la not likely to
bo n serious obstacle In the way of negotia
tions. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Another ca
blegram received from .the United States
consul general, Air. Dickinson, at Sofia to
day Indicates that while Allss Stone haa
not been ransomed thero is every effort
being mado tor her release.
FEARS OF THEJPOPE'S DEMISE
Inillentliina nt I he Vntlcnn thnt thr
I'lnil Ik onlalereil nt
Pur Off.
LONDON. Nov. IS. A dispatch to the
Chronlcln from Homo says: In spite of
persistent and apparently well-founded de
nials that thorn Is any Imminent danger
of tho pope's decease, tho air is full of
speculation nnd apprehension, Indicating
thnt his end Is not considered far off. Hu
mors of Intrigue nnd slatcmaklng, which It
Is tmpnsstbln to keep from tho outside
world, exclude from overy crovlcn of the
Jealously guarded Inner proclncts of the
Vatican.
The pope's closest personal attendants
Includo his faithful valet, Centro, ono chap
lain and ono minor prelate, who con
stantly and tenderly guard his material
comfort. His meals nre served In his pri
vate apartment nt a small table, ut which
nono other, even a crowned head, may sit
down. No feminine hand may tend or
soutiio the august Invalid.
DUELIST IS -GIVEN TWO YEARS
(ierninn l,li-iileniint la Seiitrneril for
KlllllIB Frlloiv OinVer Seeoilit
Sentenced for Plvc Dna.
nKHI, IN, Nov. 1S. The court-martial ap
pointed to Inqulro into the duel between
Lieutenant HlurkwiU and Lieutenant III1
derhrand, army otllcerB, at Tnstorbrand,
East. TrusHla, In which thn former wns
killed, hns sentenced Lieutenant Illldor
hrnnd to two years' Imprisonment. Lieu
tnnnnt (Iroddeck, second to Lieutenant
Hllderhrand. has been t-eiltenced to live
days' Imprisonment.
MORGAN WANTS A SHIPYARD
One
of llnulnilil'a l,ffi-Bt Will
lo llnllil TlTen t r-rlle-Knt
Stcnntnhlp.
Do
(t'opj light. 1M1. by I'ress 1'ubllKhlnc Co.)
I)NDON. Nov. l!i. (Now York World
Cnblegram Special Telegram.) Tho .Morn
ing Express publishes a rumor that .1. Pier
pont Alnrgan Is negotiating for tho pur
chase of one of the largest Hritlsh ship
yards where he can build twenty-onc-knot
Bteamur.
RED ROSES JAKE TROPHIES
PIoivit Mmiv l)evnle ILelf to .4 in er
ica n lleimtlea lllaplny la In-
uaiinlly IMnliorHtr,
I
KANSAS CITY, Nov. IS.--Kansas City's
first flower show, with exhibits from many
of the leading florists In tho United States,
opened at Convention hall today. Tho great
hall never before presented such nn Inviting
nnd attractivo Interior. Hanks of green
cypresH, upon which reposed great creaipy
white chrysanthemums In counties num
bers, Hellenic of bright colored donors set
In pleasing patterns; rows of luxurious
palms nnd delicate term, thousands of
American Heauty roses and other flowers,
all help to make n raro dlaplay from the
standpoint of an artist or that of the prac
tical florist.
American Heauty rosea held the exhibit
arena today. The South Park Floral com
pany, New Castle, Ind., received the first
prlte, J160 In cash; Joseph Peacock, Win
more, Pn tho necoud prize, $100, and Peter
lUlnberg, Chlcngo, the third prlre, 75.
The otllclal Judges aro J. J. Cowell of the
Hotantcal gardens, llurfalo; James Gurney
of Shaw Ilotanlcal gardeus, St. Ioula, and
Edwin A, Kanst of South Park, Chicago.
The flower show will continue all iseek.
CANAL TREATY IS SIGNED
"it SUtetGati Eij;l&nd'a Ajrmmint to
Yaikta Outrol.
PROVIDES FOR ABSILUTE NEUTRALITY
Wur Vessel Kren nr llrlllarerent to
Uare Itleht to I'ndsnue nmt liu
ninnltr from .Mtnek Within
Three Ml lea or Por.
WASHINGTON, Nov, 1?. The new Hay
Pauncefoto treaty was signed today nt 12-.05
by Secretary Hay, for tho United States,
nnd Lord Pauncefoto, tho Hritlsh nuibassad
or, for Oreat Britain.
This treaty Is Intended to replace the
first Hay-Patinrcfotc treaty. That conven
tion was amended so extensively by the
United States senate at Its last sefslon that
tho Hritlsh government declined to ratify
It. Within a few weeks negotiations began
afresh between Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefoto which have Just resulted In the
slgnaturo of tho new treaty, drawn with
special reference to tho objections found
by tho senato with the first treaty. From
a due sense of tho courtesy which must bo
observed towards tho United State srnnlo
wherever a treaty Is concerned, tho State
department Is estopped from making public
the text of the new convention nnd that
will remain secret until th ennto Itself
shall Lreak tho seal of confidence. It la
said at tho State department that the vari
ous publications which have been made of
the alleged text of tho treaty are nil erro
neous and conjectural, though In view of tha
rather freo admissions that havo been mado
of the purposes of the negotiators It has
been possible, by the uso of tho text of the
first treaty, to construct ono similar in
general tormB to the new convention.
The principal point of difference between
tho new and the failed treaty Is the with
drawal of Great Ilrltnln from the Joint
guaranty of the neutrality of the cnuat,
thus leaving the United States the solo
gunrantor. Tho excision of the old provl
f Ion respecting tho right to fortify tho
cnnal leaves that right by Inference op
tional with the United State. All com
merce of whatever nationality passing
through the canal will fare alike; them will
bo no discrimination of rates in favor of
United States shipping.
Otherwise the now treaty Is In scope sim
ilar to last year's treaty. It replaces tech
nically tho Clayton-Hulwer treaty, con
cluded on April 10, 1850. Hy the terms of
that old convention the United States and
Great Britain ngreed thnt neither should
seek any ndvnntago In rights of transit
across the Isthmus. Hy the new convention
Great Britain yields ItB right In favor of
the United States, which Is thus at liberty
to construct a canal.
I'p to Hie Sennte Xotr.
Nothing more remains to bo done as far
as thla treaty 1b concerned before the sen
nlo meets, or. Indeed, until tho treaty shall
havo been ratified, regulated or amended.
If it should ho ratified tho State depart
ment will proceed Immediately to negotiate
tho treaties with Costa Iilca and Nicaragua
for which It already has arranged In proto
cols pending before the senate, which will'
permit the ennal to be constructed and pro
scribes the terms upon which the consent
of Nicaragua nnd Costa Rica Is given. It
wns In anticipation of this action, it is pre
sumed, that tho Ntcarnguaii government
only recently denounced tho treaty of trado
nnd common) with the United States. This
treaty contained sections conveying rlghta
as to canal construction which arc to be
replaced by moro modern provisions.
There was no particular ceremony con
nected with tho slgnaturo today of the Im
portant convention. Lord Pauncefoto had
been Indisposed for several days past and
It wna not expected that the trenty could
be signed beforo tho end of tho current
week. Howover, to thn surprise of tho
State department officials, tho nmbassador
appeared at tho department about noon
and the work of signing the treaty was
soon dispatched. The scene wns the historic
diplomatic chamber of tho Stnto department
and besides the principals, Secretary Hay
nnd Lord Pnunccfote, thero were Air. Smith,
chief of tho diplomatic bureau of the State
department; Percy Windham, second secre
tary of the Hritlsh embassy, and William
Gynn, private messengers of tho secrutary
of state.
Tho treaty was signed by Secretary Hay
with a gold pen In a silver penholder, -.which
had been used lu the slgnaturo of other
conventions and Is tho personal property of
tho sreretary.
Text at the Trent-.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Tho Journal and
Advertiser publishes a Ixmdon dispatch
giving whnt It claims Is tho text of tho
new Nicaragua ranal treaty. Tho Iindon
cable atates that tho ropy of the Nicaragua
canal treaty was shown to a Journal and
Advertiser correspondent In Ixindon by n
"high official of the Foreign ofure." After
giving Iho preamble tho dispatch contin
ues: It Is agreed thnt the canal may be con
structed under tlia ausplcea of tho govern
ment of the United SUiteH, cither directly
at II h own coat or hv gift, lv loan to in
dividuals or corporations or through n
subscription to or purchase of stock slinreH
and that subject to the present contention
Hiild government have and rnjoy nil tho
rlghtH Incident lu mich construction ns well
ns tho nxctUHlvc right of providing for tlu;
regulation nnd management ot tho canal.
Other provisions follow:
1. Tho cnnal shall be Tree and open to
vessels! of commerce mid of war of till na
tions obervitiK theio rules on terms of
enttro equality, so there shall bo no dis
crimination ngnlnst nny such nation or its
cltlzetiM or HUbjcets In respect to the con
ditions or charges of trntllc or othorwtxo.
2. Tho canul shall never be blockaded nor
shall any right of war bo exerctseil nor
any net of hostility be commit ted within it.
!!. VcshoIh of wur of ii belligerent shall
not rcvlctual or tako any storea In tht
cuniil except so far aa may to Btrlctly
necessary lor such vessels and passage
through tho canal Hhall bo effected with
the least posHlblo delay, In accordance with
tho regulutloiiH and with only such In
termission oh may result from the necessi
ties of service. Prizes shall be In all rn
spects subject to thn same rules ns vessels
of war of the belligerents,
t. No belligerent shnll embark or disem
bark troops, munitions of war or warlike
materlnls In the ranal exceptNln case ot
nicldcntnl hlndraucn of. the transit nnd In
such cahn tho transit shall be resumed with
all poHslhln dispatch.
6. The provlslotm of this article shall np
ply to wnters adjacent to tho canal within
three marine miles of either end. Vessels
of war of a belligerent shall not remain In
ouch waters longer than twenty-four hours
at any one time except In ense of distress
.ml in such casn shall depart as anon ns
possible. A vessel of war of one belligerent
shall not depart within twenty-fnur hours
fiom the departure of n vessel of war of the
othor belligerent.
6. The plant, establishments belonging to
and nil works nccessnry to the construction,
maintenance and operation of tho canul
shall bo deemed to bo purt thereof and In
time of war us In tlino of peace shall en-
ioy complete Immunity from attack or ln
ury by belligerents and from nets calcu
ated to Impair their usefulness as part of
thn canal.
llrltlah I'rcaa Comment.
LONDON, Nov, IS. The Westminster tla
ictte this afternoon publlshej nn article
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
WORK OF TEMPERANCE WOMEN
MuloRlrs Are Delivered t.pon limit ot
, Venr nnd Labor Anionic Xrwruci
I l)curtl.
i
FORT WORTH, Tex.J Nov. 18.-The
fourth day's session ot tho National
Woman's Christian Tempera'ace union had
under consideration In tho morning tho
dead of the ytnr, work among colored peo
ple, work In penal and reformatory Institu
tions and nniong soldiers and sailors. The
afternoon session hail for Its chief feature
the report of the commltteo on resolutions.
Tho morning session opened with devo
tional exercises, led by Airs. L LnChance
of Arizona. Tho report of Allss Lucy Thut
man, superintendent among tho colored
people or tho country, showed encouraging
Improvement among the race. The rare
riots In Louisiana itail Interfered with the
Tork there. An encouraging feature of
tho forenoon session was n statement from
the chnlr that the amount of money col
lected nt thlr meeting was thn largest ever
received at nny gathering of tho Woman's
Christian Temperance union.
Penal and reformatory work of the yenr
wan outlined by Airs. Jane M. Kinney of
.Michigan. "Vn must give these unfor
tunates personal help," sho said. "This
Is our duty and wc must do It bravely. Wo
shall work until there aro no more, con
vict camps, until prisoners shall bn prop
erly separated nnd ctamltlcd and until
tnoral and Christian Influences aro thrown
around all convicts,"
Tho proposed change In tho by-laws to
require all candidates as lecturers, super
intendents and organizers to bo choson hy
n two-thirds vote was defeated and tho
present majority rulo will bo adhered to.
Tho voto stood 202 to 2.
.Memorial services were" cjAjductcd by
Airs. Stevens. Tho list ot (lead for tho
yenr Is as follows: Airs. Torelda G. Wal
lace, Indiana; Airs. Alnry K. Oordon, .Mass
achusetts; Airs. Jnne Van Allen, Alontnna;
Airs, Alarlssa White Kinney, Oregon; Airs.
Anna S. Marlon, Delaware; Airs. Joseph
Hatcman, Ohio; Airs. Hllznbeth Alorrls,
.Missouri; Allss Harriet A. Lonvett, Maine;
Rev. Joseph Cook, Alassachtuetts.
BRAGANZA SENTENCED TO DIE
Inauruent Leniler Who Orileretl Mn
uncre or Spniilui'ila la llliimetr
.Voir Cnnfronletl ulth llentli.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Tho records of
a scoro or more of court-martial trials of
Filipinos charged with murder nnd other
crimes have been received at tho Wnr do
partment'from the Philippines.
Probably the most Interesting iso Is
that of Frnnclsco Hraganzn, major In tho
insurgent nrmy, who ordered the mnssnrre
of 103 Spaninh prisoners lu February of
l!i00 and who now has been sentenced to
death for his crime. General Chaffee mado
nn unusually long review ot this casn. char
acterizing tho wholesale destruction of life
ns "Iho most barbarlous and revolting man
sacre of helpless prisoners known to tho
modorn history of war."
Ho calls attention to thn fact that the
chiefs of thn Insurrection did tholr utmost
to prevent the United State from fulfilling
its obligation to employ IU,bfst efforts to
return the Spanish prisoner T,i tho hands
of tho Filipinos to Spnln. It wns upon tho
approach of a detachment of American
troops that this Filipino ofllcer ordered tho
massacre of the helpless Spaniards In his
charge.
"In what manner this cruel policy could
pcrvo tho cause of thn Insurrection," says
General Chatfoc, "pawes ordlnnry compre
hension." Tho records give full details of the hor
rors ot killings.
STICK TO OLD-STYLE SHELL
lleatriii'tH e 1'iinpr or Hcmilnr jnn lei
Projectile la I'ounil tn lie ShHn-"
fn(or In All AVnja.
NEW YORK, Nov. IS.- Thn mixed board
of army and navy officers detailed to wit
ness nnd report on tho performance of thn
Gathmann gun did not mako a further trial
of thn gun today. Tho board Intended to
try n projectile to bi weighted with f00
pounds of Nanil as a substitute for tho wet
guncottou used In thn Gathmann shell.
The object was o nscertaln what tho shell
was capable of doing without thn n.p1otiive,
Tbo board, however, concluded lo abandon
nny further test after witnessing tho ef
fect of a regular service shell charged with
twenty pounds of maxltnltc The latter
was discharged from tho regular twelve
Inch rifle with a reduced chargo of smoke
less powder at a distance representing four
miles. Tho service shell, with a muzzln
velocity of 1.S00 feet per second, struck tho
plato and shattered It to fragments.
FIRE IN COTTON DISTRICT
Dnnine Appronohea Hundred Thou,
an ml DollHra unit I'linnc Still
Hum Fiercely.
CHARLOTTK, N. C, Nov. 1?.-Fire brokn
out nt 1:30 o'clock this morning In iho col
ton district of Charlotte. J. H. Sloan's cot
ton ofllcc, Oglesby's dry goods house, J. H.
Link's wholesale grocery and Bryan &. Co.,
grocers, havo been burned out.
An accident to tho water pumps has cut
off nil water supply nnd at thla hour, .1:15
a. m thn flro Is burning fiercely nnd
spreading. The damage already Incurred
wilt reach $70,000 to ?100,000.
HtialneN lllork nt corh,
NKOOA, HI., Nov. I8.-O110 block, with
eight business houses, wna awept away by
(Ire early this morning. Tho loss Is $30,000;
Insurance $14,000. Tbo establishments de
stroyed constated of a rostaurant, depart
ment Btore, hardware, shoo and millinery
stores, a meat market, harness phop and an
empty' storo building.
I.oaa Hue to Inrenilliiry.
GUTHRIK, O. T., Nov. 18. An Incendiary
nt Tufnla, I. T.. yesterday destroyed thn
atoro nnd general merchandise stock of
James Hurdotte. Loss 150,000.
NOVICES DO AC0MPLETE JOB
IIIimv Open he Mife In Lumber t.oin
pnnv Office mid Secure the
C'ontenta.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Nov. IS. (Special
Telegram.) Tim Tuthlll Lumber company
of this city was this morning advised that
the sit fo in Its branch office nt Fulton wns
blown to pieces last night by robbers, who
secured )I25 In cash and notes aggregating
several thousand dollars. The robbery Is
supposed to have been the work of novice,
as black powder was used In blowing open
the safo. Officers are In pursuit of nui
pected parties. .
DEATH LAID AT BOARD'S DOOR
Eipirti Baptrt Oriminal Htjlifiioi ii
Piipiniing Antitoxin,
SERUM ISSUED WITHOUT NECESSARY TEST
If i:pcrlincnt llnil Hern Alnile t pnti
Aiilmnla Oltlclnla Would llnvc lleeu
Wnrnpil ntnl Telntiu Would
Aot lltire Occurred.
ST. LOUIS. Nor. IS. Coroner Funk
houflor today ronderod a verdict tlndlng tip?
St. tout health department negligent la
the preparation of diphtheria antitoxin
thnt caused thn deaths by lockjaw (t'
tonus) of seven children to whom It was
recently administered for diphtheria.
For sonio time tho city health depart
ment has been making antitoxin for use
lu diphtheria cased. This wns distributed
among practicing physicians throughout
thn city freo of charge and used In tho city
Instltutlona quite generally. lu tunny In
stances It is said to havo saved lives. Tho
scrum wna obtained from lion-cs that am
said to have contrncted tetanus and to
have Imparted It to tho antitoxin drawn
from their bodies.
After rendering his verdict Coroner
Funkhouser said: "For tho present I havs
dono all that I can do. I nm uot preputed
tn say I am through with the case, but no
far as I know now thete Is nothing morn
for me to do. 1 havo rendered tho verdict
and that Is all 1 have been called upon to
do thus far."
Tho coroner's verdict Is based upon tho
testimony of physicians who attended the
lockjaw cases, witnesses nt tho Inquest and
tho report of tho bacteriologists employed
by tho city to makn testa of tho Infected
serum and ascertain thn rcspoiittlblllty for
it. Tho experts aro Dr. Carl Flsch. Dr. 11.
.Mead Holton and Dr. K. C. Walden, who
examined several patients who had been
Infected by city antitoxin beforo they be
gan their experiments. In their experi
ments seventy-four guinea pigs wero used.
The report of thn experta Contains 7,000
words. It wns Uteri with Coroner Funk
houscr Frlduy nnd wr.n given out with the
verdict Alonday.
Serum Ii Thrown. Awny.
When lufoimed of tho nature of the cor
oner's verdict Dr. Amand Uavold, city bac
teriologist, said;
"I icpcat my previous assertion that
none of tho serum distributed September
30 wns distributed to nnyono or under any
label. 1 poured tho entire drawing Into
the sink on October 11, as both Air. Taylor,
who waa with mo In the oftlce nt tho time,
nnd I twtlflcd."
Health Commissioner Stnrkloff Is out of
tho city on a hunting trip. In his nbsence
Charles W. Francis, assistant health com
missioner. Is in chargo ot tho department.
He said:
"I hhall rrad tho report of the experts
nnd the coroner's verdict and then take
such action ns I deem to he my duty. An
tho manufacture of antitoxin by the city
hns beon stopped thn caso Is not now ono
of emergency, and I may not decide for
several days on tho action which I should
take."
.11 ill Illea or Tetnnna.
Tho findings of tho commltteo of bac
teriologists were privented in briefer form
to tho coroner na follows:
Thn testimony shows that thn health de
partment owned 11 horsn named Jim,
Htnblcil nt thn poorbousn farm find used In
the preparation of thn diphtheria antitoxin.
Said borsn .1 frit developed tetanus and was
at oucn Killed.
Hlood wns drawn from said horxo Jim on
August 2t, 1901, tho Boruni of which whh
non-toxic. Hlood whh nguln drawn from
said horno, Jim, September .TO (during Iho
period of the inculmllun of tetnnus), tho
serum of which contained tetainiH toxin.
Thn serum drawn September ."0, 1001, wan
Issued by the health department In bottbvi
.irlng labels, respectively datod August
. 1801, and September SO.
That thn toxlo serum drawn September
"0. was Issued is Miown by the fact
that the toxic serum, dated September ."0,
I'jnl, arn Identical lu the following partic
ulars: First. In appearance, Hccoud. nlMii
lute weight: third, specific gravity; four'h,
freezing point; 11 ft 11. chemical reaction;
sixth, Hpectrum nnalyalH; neventb, anti
toxic potency, mid, eighth, toxic valuo In
producing tntuniiH lu lower animals,
Tho iion-tolc serum drawn August 21,
1901, nnd so labeled, In nowise agreen
with llm toxic serum lu any ot tho nbove
characteristic.
Ciiiinr or llonth Aaalavueil.
As a result of our Investigations we draw
thn following conclusions: Thn diphtheria
antitoxin prepared by thn health depart
ment of thn city of St. Louis nnd dated
September 30 nnd some of tho scrum dated
August 21. wna tho cause of thn recent
deaths from tetantu lu tho cases where
this antitoxin was used.
Thla antitoxin wn sterile, but contained
thn toxin of tho tetanus bacillus In con
Hldnrubln amount.
From thn foregoing factn we nro forced
to conclude that thn diphtheria antltovtn
prepared by thn city health department
hail been Issued before it wuh possible to
have obtained results from the. nbHolutnly
nomsMiry teats. Ibid tbeso tests boon per
formed the results upon animals would
havo been such that thn Hnrum would not
havn been dispensed and tho eases of
totauuH forming tbo basts ot this report
could not hnvn resulted.
C. F1HC11. AI. 1).
Vj, i'. WAT DON. AT, D.
11. AinADK HOLTON, AT. V.
JAPANESE KILLED IN WRECK
AVork Trnln f'olllilca wllh kii Kxtru
nnd Ten Workmen Are Crualieil
lo llrnth.
ST. FAUL, Minn., Nov. IS. A special to
tho Olobn front Great Falls, Mont., says:
A wreck occurred on tho Great Northern
near Hlair, Alont., 37r miles east of here,
yesterday morning, In which ten men lost
their lives and twenty-eight othcra wero
hurt. An extrn train ran Into n work train
and It was among thoso on tho latter that
tbo terrible havoc was wrought. Forty-onn
Jnpaneso laborers wero nboard tho work
trnln, which wns proceeding westward un
der orders to meet tho freight train at Cul
bertson. Thero is a sharp curvo whom tho trains
met and they wero running nt a spcod nt
twenty-live mllea nn hour. So great waa
thn forco of tho Impact that tho freight
cars worn thrown upon tho top of tho work
train nnd piled high In a mass ot wreckage.
Almost Immediately flames brnko forth
and added to tho horror of tho hcenn. Thooe
uninjured Immediately began tho work ot
rescuing those imprisoned In the wreck.
At the time tho accident occurred the
Japanese were at breakfast and beforo they
wero nwnro of tho Impending danger thn
cai's wero smashed Into kindling wood and
the dead and dying men hurled beneath
tho heap of wreckage. Of the entire num.
bor In the car but tbroo escaped death or
Injury.
After an hour's work all had been ac
counted for and thero wero ten dead
bodies alongside the track and several men
o badly injured that It in likely they will
die. It was Imposelblo to check the prog
ress of the flames nnd soon seven of tlio
work cars and three freight car were Id
ashea.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for XebrHskn-Fiilr Tuesday ami
Wednesday: Variable Wlndr.
Tempernliir
Hour. Dea. Hour. Ilea.
K n. m ;t,'t 1 p. in :v
" n. m ;v it p. 111 !tl
" n. m it p. tn til
S n. m ;tt 4 p. ni !!
! a. 111 nil ,-. p. in ;tt
10 . m Ill Hp, m :t
1 1 n. 111 nt 7 p. ni Ill
i'J in -j s i, m :t:t
i p. n :tu
SOLDIER KILLS TWO MEN
Snppoaeil .Milliliter ill Fori lnrrn
worth lluna AniucU, lloliiK Deadly
llxrcnllon wllh I'lstol.
JUNCTION CITV, Kan., Nov. IS. An
unidentified soldier from Fort Hllcy lo
night shot and killed two men on thn street
here. About 0:43 o'clock tho soldier, who
Is supposed to be a saddler nt tho fort,
approached It. 13. I Cooper In tho mlddlo
of tho atreet and, with an oath, II red a
pistol nt him. Tho ball ontored thn rlghl
temple and Cooper died an hour later.
City .Marshal James While, who waa
nonrby, started for tho scene, but wan shot
by tho soldier before ho got off tho Mile
walk. Thn ball outored tho bnso of thn
neck, suvcrlng an artery. Whlto died n
tow minutes after being shot,
Tho soldier continued shooting until his
revolver was emptied. Ho then turned and
walked down thn street, swinging hla re
volver nbovo hla hend and wildly yelling.
"I want to dlel 1 want to din!" Tho
murderer has not been captured, but Is
known to tho authorities, who aro organlt
lng posses and making search for him.
EACH COUNTRY GETS SHARE
Apportionment or l'unila lu foreluii
Allailon Field Cnuaea llentrd
Colloquy.
riTTSHUUG, Nov. IS. Tho apportion
ment of funds for tho foreign mission Held
was under consideration nt today's ses
sion of thn general missionary committed
of tho .Methodist Episcopal church. Tho
discussion at times wns heated and took
world-wldo range. Tho appropriations
mado subject to nn S per cent cut wero:
To Germany. $36,033: Swlt7erlnnd. $fi,74f,
Norway, $12,13S: Swedon, $16,012; Den
mark, $T,3C3; Flolnnd. $5,37S: Italy, $10,183;
South America, $71,n0l: Alexlco, $18,547;
Africa, $!t,sr,5; Fast Central Africa, $10,062;
West Central Africa, $3.38K; total for
Africa, $29.S63; Kast Asia: For China,
$115,510; Japan, $4!.0il; Korea, $17,000;
Southern Asia, totnl tor India, $140,777;
.Malay. $10.2.".0; for tho Philippines, $7,500,
For the salaries of officer, missionary
blshopR and ofTlco oxpensea, $50,000.
Heforo adjournment of thn afternoon
session Albany, N. Y was selected for tho
noxt meeting.
CAST OF M'KINLEY'S FEATURES
Dentil MnnU nt Lnle I'rcaldent Mure
Complete 'Hi nn Thnae or Other
.nnlile Men.
BUI' HALO, Nov. IS. After two months'
work a cast from tho death mask of I'rcBl
dent AloKlnley, taken on tho morning of
his death, wna finished today. The mask
has been cumfully mriled, belnc kept In n
snfely tit posit vault when not In tho hands
of Kdvnrd IjiFauch, nn expert mask maker
from Hartford, Conn. Tho mask Is tho
property of the federal government. Noxt
week It will bo tnken to Washington, where
for a time It will be shown to the public at
thn Smithsonian institute.
It was tho oxprcsa order of the govern
ment 1 bat no photograph of thn mask Bhnll
bo taken. It Is to be oue of the most per
fect over tnken of n uotnhlo person. Tho
mask differs from thoso of Napoleon or
othora In that Instend of merely including
tho faco It portrays prartlcnlly thn cnllro
head. Thn plaster Itself weights twenty
five pounds.
OPERATES ON LARGER SCALE
Itotli Kxpenaea mill lleennea of llnltl
more A Ohio Are Inereiiaed Under
Now Miiimuriueiit
NEW YORK. Nov. IS. The annual re
port of tho Baltimore. Ohio railroad for
tho year to Juno 30 last, the tlret Issued
under tho new management, shows nn In
crease In gross earnings of $4,331,322, or
10 per cent ; an Increase In operating ex
penses of $3,218,014, or lt.fi per cent, and
nn IncrenHn In net enrnlngs of $1,113,308, or
7.44 pjr cent. Increase In enrnlngs from
freight was $3,566,01 7, or 11.11 per cent,
and In enrnlnga from passengers of $6I,
COO. or 7.34 per cent.
There waa nn Incrcaro in expensoj of
maintenance- of way of $952,054, or 1X.5 per
cent; maintenance of equipment of $370,
2CD, or 10.11 per rent; conducting trans
portation of $1.1)16,930, or 6.73 per cent, nnd
In general expenses of $278,860, or 12 per
cent. After paying dividends. Interest and
other charges them remained nn unapplied
surplus of $1,368,985.
NEW BURLINGTON DIRECTORS
Hill, llnrrlinnn, linulri, Ihe Vnuder
lillla nil Other lulerrwta
llrprraeiited.
NI3W TORK. Nov. 18. Tho following aro
thn directors of tho Chlcngo, Burlington &
Qulncy Railroad company, who wero elected
today: Jamca J. Hill, J. N. Hill, Norman
H. Rnam, Robert Hucou, 13, H. Harrlman.
Jacob II. Schlff, Georgo J, Gould, H. McK.
Tombley. Charles E. Perkins, Francis W.
Hunuowoll and J, Malcolm Forbes. The of
ficers ohosen by tho new board arn: Chair
man, Francis W. Hunnowcll; president,
Georgo H. Harris; first vlco prealdcnt and
treasurer, James C, I'eaaloy; secretary and
clerk of the board, T. H. Howland.
Ilerreld Clinoaea Hloekmru.
PIERRE, S. n Nov. 18. (Special Telo
gram.) Governor Herreld today appointed
as stnto delegates to thn meeting of tho
National Live Stock association at Chlcngo,
December 3: Alfred Newton, Centervllle;
J. Q. Anderson, Crow Creek; Eugene Hol
combe, Rapid City.
AIoviMiienta or Oceiiii Veau'la, .Nov. IS.
At the Lizard Passed Itotterdam. from
Now York, for Boulogne Sur Aler and Itot
terdam. At Now York Arrived Northeastern,
from Chicago, via .Montreal; Northman,
from Chicago, via Alontrcnl; Kocnlgcn
I.ulso, from Bremen.
At Liverpool-Arrived Cuflc, from New
York,
At Olbrnltar Arrived Columbia, from
Now' York.
At Hamburg--Arrived Ilcrmonthls, from
San FrnncUco. via London.
At Afanila-K.illed-1'alutliilu, from Fort
laud, ore., for Nagasaki,
At Glasgow Sailed Arcadian, for Port
land, (ire.
At Chcrl)ourg--S.ilU.d Bremen, from Bre
men, for New Xork.
ANOTHER B0S1) DEAL
ckol Fmd Milktd en Ouming Count ,
lond Iniia.
SAME MAN NELIGH TURNS CLEVER TRICK
Inji Bondi wits Scenritiu Baloigiar; U
8chtol Fund.
CLIPS COUPONS FOR ONE-HALF PER CENT
Ha TJnUtdi Them Thin oi Stito Trtmnr,
Winni RaktofT.
CASE OCCURS IN STUEFER'S HOME COUNTY
Mr. Mneler Mnl.e n Mat-ttieu Id
inltltiiic I'aeta lu llnrt family Urnl,
lint TtenyliiR .4iij- Mmre
lu I'rolll.
(From s Staff Correspondent.)
WEST POINT. Neb.. Nov. IS. ( Special.)
Cuming 1 ounty presents a counterpart
of thn Hurt county bond deal by which
the state school fund lus been milked, only
with a tow variation.'.
Tho Cuming county bond deal Involve
J.m.000. Tho parties who worked the gamn
arn thn same who operated in Hurt couuty,
but lustnad of buying thn Cuming county
refunding bondn with Treasurer Rtuefer's
checks they tvern bought with bonds bo
longing to thn Htatn nchool fund, making
up part of the trust funds In Air. Stuefer"
pnssesitnn. What Is more, the deal w.n
worked undnr guise of an exchange wheieby
the middleman was saved putting up any
cah whatever except a paltry $2i"0, whiln
hn clipped several thousand dollars' worth
of coupons off thn new bund Itsuo bofor
turning them Into thu school fund treas
ury. (nine IMnyed lu Ntuefer'a Home Comity
Cuming county la Treasurer Sluofnr'
homo county. His friends am In toner,
with all local affairs nnd nn ruch thing ai
tho refunding of a bond Issun of $.i3,P0(
could lu, oftected without coming tn hli
notlco If hn wero vigilant In his quest for
Invest mnn Is for the nchool fund monoyn
On thn other hnnd, thn deal seems to have,
been carefully worked up by the same Inti
mate friend, W. T. S. Nellgh, who han
dled Air. Stuefer's checks so freely In Tn
kamnh, and. na It waa pulled off llrst, doubt
less gavo tho Inrcntlvo for the turn or.
thn nurt county bonds.
Cuming county had Issued $G.,000 nf l'a
per cent refunding bonds, dated Octobr
1. 1S0L Of thl Issun $fi,000 had been paid
In thn tltno preceding March. 1901, nnd
thn monny wns In thn treasury to redeem
$4,000 morn. With an anchor to thn wind
ward. W. T. S. Nellgh proposed lo th-t
members of tho county board to icfund
theso bauds, which had ten years to run,
but whoso redemption was now optional
nt 4 per cent Interest, the old bonds bear
ing ii per cent. Thn matter first ramn
beforo thn Hoard of Supervisors' officially
on March 1ft, 1001, und tho. record nn pago
12." Supervisor' Bocord No. 3 is as follows'
.Motion made nnd seconded that thn
proposition of W. T. R. Nellgh for tho re
funding of county railroad bonds, as per
following contract, be accepted 'ind
ndnpted. On roll cnll Carey, Fischer, We
bnrg and Dill voted tiyn, 4, nnd Sharp and
Clatanoff voted nay, 2. Motion declared
carried.
Mr. fellah's Proposition.
The proposition of Nellgh was as fol
lows: WKST POINT, Neb., Alarch 19, 1901.-To
the Honornbln Board of Hupervlsors, Cum
ing County: Gentlemen For tho $."A,niO re
funding bonds of your county, to bo Issued
April 1, IWiI, suld bonds to become dun April
1, 191B, but JG.0M) of ouch bonds being p
tlonnl lu nny year after April 1, 1!W2, scml
nnuunl Interest, payable nt Htnto fiscal
ngency In New York, N. Y., we will pnv
par, accrued interest and 11 premium of
$30o and furnish bond blankH frno. and will
alKn pay all exchange nnd delivery rlinrgos.
Respect fully,
ClIAULKS S. KinOMR & CO.,
Per W. T. H. Nellgli, Agent
Thn noxt. entry below thecn two on tho
commissioner'; record, In f.nno dny's pro- '
ceedlngs. Is:
Thn nbovn proposition accepted and bond
ordered Bold to Charlea 8. Kidder - Co. of
Chicago, III,, fiibject lo deposit of clierk
for $1.0u0, as evidence of good faith.
Dated Went Point, Neb., this 19th day of
March, 1901.
(Signed) J. U. L. CAREY. Chairman
Nn blda wero over asked for at any limn
on theso bonds, but Iho proposition wa
accepted thn wrao day and at thn sama
sesnlon of tho board which authorized tholr
Issue, and no other business Intervened
botwoon tho pnasago of thn resolution nu
thnritlng tholr Issun nnd thn acceptance
nf thn proposition, nt least nono appears of
rrcord.
Notirn of thn pioposeil Ihsunnce nf tbo
bonda wan published In the Wlsnnr Chron
lcln Hnd the WobI Point Democrat, but thla
was after tho nccoptanrn of the bid and
wns fdmply a legal notlen to parties who
desired to msko objection to coino In and
do so.
nlil Without II I it .
Under date of April 17. 1901, nn pnge 13iJ
nf Huporvlsora' record No, 3, Is tho follow
ing: On motion Iho following rcpolutlon was
accepted and adopted, v.. .
Wlmrenx, on thn 19th day of March, 191,
1110 county or 1 uming, in nm Main 01 Ne
braska, through thla county board, en
tered Into a. contract with Charles s. Kid
dor At Co. of Chlenco to sell tbo hhIiI Ifhl.
der ft. Co $r,r,,ono of refunding bonds of Bald
county, 10 ue uateii April 1, r.m. tind to be
dun April I. 19b. but with thn option to pay
$r,fino of Hinii bonds lu any 0110 year nttcr
April I, 19ii2, to benr 4 per cent futereBt
Notice having been publlshiil tn tho
Wlsncr I'liionleln nnd thn Cuming Count
Democrat, 110 objection hnvlng been Hied,
thn clerk was authorized to execute, said
bonds and deliver tbeni to (iinrleM 8. Kid
der & Co. upon payment as agreed,
Thn now Issue of bonda waa delivered to
W. T. S, Nellgh at Wcat Point on .May 10,
1901. Thn transaction wan consummated
bntweon Nellgh nnd II, Koch, county treas
urer, and County Clerk A. F. Walla. Thn
only money which pasecd In tho transaction
of taking up tho old bonds and delivering
tho new ones to Iho purchaser wbb $207.;!:
which mado up tho $;:00 premium less th
accrued Interest. Thla was accepted by tlm
clerk nnd by him turned over to tho county
treasurer, who receipted for It. Concern
Ing the othor consideration for Ibo now
bonda Clork Walla says:
HoilUllt 1 V H ll Stole' .Securll Ira,
"The redemption of tho old bonds nnd
tho delivery nf thn nnw ones wero ono
transaction. No money passed except tho
payment of tho premium on thn new Issue
Air. Nellgh had with him $r.r,,000 worth ot
tho old bonds and thcao wero turned In ns
payment for tho now Issue. Tho old bonda
and tho now ones each had Interest duo
frum April 1, 1001, to May 10, 1001. Tho old
bonds drew 41,4 por cent and thn new nnrB I
per cent and tho dllfcroticn between h"
amount of monny paid and tho $300 pre
mium hid on the now bonds was thn ill'
feronce between tho Interest on tho old
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