The Omaha Daily Bee.
35STAJJLISJIED J UK 15 JJ), 1871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKNING, DECEMBER 27, 1001 -TEK PAGES.
SINGLE COPY' FIVE CENTS.
FEELING IS BITTER
Icatil Spirit Fominti Tro.ibl twnn
VaatzBiln aid Colombia.
EACH NATION LAYS BLAME 9K
ffhll lounl War U Nt Dic'.ind, Cm. .
it Datntd Ioaaintnt.
COLOMBIA MOBILIZES LAND TROOPS
Gimial Cftttrt DtcUii Ktsi to Garriion
InUritr To-m.
IMPOSSIBLE TO SU.1R0UHD LIBERALS
I.nrRP Torco of Vpnemplnn Soldiery
Cnnpentrnlcn with Imiin-iise
More of CnrtrlilK'K mill
.lluiurr lllltra.
COLON, Dec. 20. (Via Galveston.) News
papers Just received hero rrom coast town
In Colombia and Venezuela have much to
ay about tho present status of the Vcnc-ruclan-Colomblan
Imbroglio. Tho gist of
thoso ni tides Is that each ropubllo Is still
recriminating tho other for permitting tho
mustering of nrms, troops, ninmunltlon,
etc., and the actlal Invasion of tho other's
territory in alleged violation of tho laws
governing tho relations of friendly nations.
Theso newspapers contain no nows of a
declaration of war by cither Colombia ur
Venezuela.
They st forth that tho policy of Colom
bia is ono of readiness to meet any emer
gency, honco sho will mako continued ef
forts to increaso tho number of her troops
on tbo Venezuelan frontlor.
Tho Colombian gunboat Ocnoral Plnzon.
with 700 troops nbourd, has left hero for
Ulo Hacha. It Is reported from the Interior
of Colombia that thero han been no recent
scrlouH fight there. A few Insurgents wore
found near Honda. They were 'easily de
feated and dispersed by tho government
troops.
IiiiMiritcHtn Are Dpfpntoil.
Tho Colombian conservative Ocnernl Cas
tro considering It next to Impossible to sur
round tho llbernl leader, Lorenzo, nnd his
followers, who are now In La Nogrlta moun
tains, has come to the conclusion thnt tho
government's best policy Is to garrison the
Interior towns In tho neighborhood of tho
liberals' retreat, thus cutting off supplies
and forcing Lorenzo to surrender.
Oonoral Castro Is an old Indian lighter.
Ho has campaigned In tho OuaJIra peuln
aula and In the Colombian department of
Cauca, Ho Is familiar with the Indian tac
tics of warfaro used by Lorenzo.
FORT DEFRANCE, island of Martinique,
Pec. 26. (Via Haitian Cablo.) Large num
bers of Vonozuolans havo arrived hero.
General Matos, the reputed leader of the
revolution against President Castro, and tha
Ilrltlsh steamer Han High aro still here. It
Is alleged that tho vessel has on board
t.000,000. -cartridge, ami 10,000 Mauser
rifles.
REACH VENEZUELAN COAST
I'll Med StntfK llfi t I exit 1 1 liidlnnn nnil
Kuroppnn (,'riilnrn
Arrlt e.
LA GUAYRA. Venezuela, Dec. 2C (Via
Haitian Cablo.) Tho United States battle
ship Indiana has arrived at Wlllenstad,
Island of Curacoa. Tho Urltlsh cruiser
Tribune and tho Dutch crulsor Utrecht havo
nrrlvcd horo. The German cruiser Vlneta
Is expected to reach this port today.
ALLEGE SERIOUS THREATS
General Mimo, Who ltetlrpti, nil it
Gome Credited with Strom
Woriln.
HAVANA, Dec. 26. General Dnrtold
Maso, candldato of tho democratic party for
tho presidency of Cuba, loft hero this
morning for hla homo at Manzlllo. Ho ban
glvon up tho campaign. Tho demonstration
yesterday evening, ob well as that held nt
the rollroad station this morning, brought
out a largo crowd.
A Havana newspaper quotes General
Gomez as threatening to havo Civil Gov
ernor Ilcclo of Porto Prlnclpo provlnco ex
polled from olllce when ho returns to
Havana' for having permitted demonstra
tions against Gomez In tho courso of his
political tour of that province. Tho samo
paper says also that General Gomez hu
threatened to "string up" a fow others
when tbo Cuban republic Is formed.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN CHAFFEE
Wright Snyn General In Ahln to
Unit Inmirreetloii In the
llilllllur.
MANILA, Doc. 26. It was publicly an
nounced today that the ratio for tho first
quarter ol 1S02 will be $2.10, Mexican silver,
to ono American gold .dollar. General
Wright, tho acting civil governor, says that,
though unsatisfactory, thin Is tho only boIu
tlon of the matter tho Philippine commis
sion thought possible. Ho hopes for early
action by congresa on this subject.
General Wright considers that tho situa
tion In those parts of tho Philippines,
whero military operations aro being carried
on, as promising, Ho has tha grcntcst con
fldonco In General Chaffee's ability to end
tho Insurrection iu tho Islands nnd Bays
perfect harmony prevails between the civil
ind military authorities.
DECIDING ON A LOCATION
Mitrcuiil linn Several Site Ottered u
it llnllery Nla
tlon. HALIFAX, N. S Dec. '26. Tho steamer
Ilruce, with Slgnor Marconi on board, or
rived at North Sydney today. Marconi nn!
tho government loprrsrntattws held
ihort conference and Marconi afterward
ixpressvd a desire to placo on record his
ippreclatton of (ha courtesy shown him by
tho Canadian government and Its desires to
further hU experiments. Ho thinks It prob
(bin thai a spot In Capo Breton will bo
elected for a permanent station, and he
ays the point chosen must bo from 100 to
100 feet above the Bea lino. Mr. Marconi
laid It was not probable that ho would re-
lunio experiments In Newfoundland.
When asked as to tho present experiments
In telegraphing across the Atlantic, Mar
:ont said .that up to the present only one
letter continuously repeated, had been re
Jclvtd.
CHAUNCEY DEPEW'S BRIDE
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MhIph r n it (or Will llne
Three Wi-ililliiu Cerc-
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(Copyright, by l're-f Piinl!shi!i! '
NICK. Oft. 20. (New York World Ca
blegram -Special Telearrim.) United Stales
Senator Chnuorey M. Depow will ho ninr
i'd tomorrow at 2 o'clock at tho United
' "k consulate by Consul Van Huron, tin -
"Det-lal dispensation of tho secretary
i. '. Miss Palmer being n Catholic.
Tilt Jlous rercmony will tnlin place
ut did . v'J ' of Nolt it iMiilo Saturday ut
II o'rln'o. ft this will bo followed by a
wedding at' tho American church at 12
o'llnek. whero u company of tailors from
tlio lleot will form u gtinrd. The church
wedding, howewr. not thu consulate. Is tho
legul one. Tho bridegroom's wltnessos will
bo JamoH Cordon Dennett and Comte da
Seres. Senator Uopcw Is staying with
Cotntesso dc Seres, his relative, neo Vldcn,
granddaughter of Commodoro Vandcrbllt.
Tho comtcsso Is to glvu a reception after
tho cctctnony. There will be uo wedding
Journey The couplo will start direct and
sail from England for tho United States on
January 1. Tho bride Is staying at tho
Hotel lies Drltannlques.
ADOPTS HAGUE AGREEMENT
I'liii-Aiiierlniii t'oiilerenee I'rnetlonlly
Decide on a IMiui of Ar
liltriitliin. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26. A substantial
agreement on tbo subject of arbltratlou was
practically leached today by tho soveral
dclogatlous to tho l'an-Aracrlcnn confer
ence. Contrary to what had been antici
pated, It is almost sure tho agreement Is
nearly unanimous, Including oven Argen
tine, which country It was thought would
refuse to sign any but a compulsory schemo
of arbitration.
The bnBls of agreement Is simply Tho
Haguo convention. All tho natlona repre
sented In the conference In Mexico will bc
como parties to The Haguo convention.
Thoy might Join It Independently, but, as
tho United States and Mexico aro ulre.idy
members of Tho Haguo convention, 11 has
boon concluded that thoy shall havo tho
honor of Introducing tho other nations.
In addition tho nations to tho conference
other than tho United States, Chile, Co
lombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and perhaps
ono or two others will sign nmong them
selves a scheme of compulsory arbitration,
but still accepting Tim Haguo trlbunnl and
Tho Haguo procedure. This compulsory
plan, however, will hnvo effect only among
tho signatory nations and will not' havo
the olllclal sanction of tho Pan-American
conference.
A sentiment Is growing up In favor of
fixing January G ns tho date for tho closing
of tho conference.
GAIN CONFIDENCE OF SULTAN
ZIoulNt .Mo Venn-n( I Indorsed hy the
Killer of Tur
key. I1A8LE, Switzerland, Dec. 26. Tho Zionist
congresa opened hero today under tho pres
idency of Dr. Theodoro HerV.61 of Vienna,
tho founder of tho Zionist movement In
Paltstlno. Tho congress Is represented by
over 1,000 delegates, representing overy Im
portant country In tho world excepting
Australia.
In tho course of his opening address
President Hcrzcl referred to his nudlonco
with tho sultan In last May, In which tho
sultan expressed his sympathy with the
Zionist movement, saying ho thought tho
Jews to bo desirable colonists.
Dr. Hcrzcl until ho had absoluto confidence
In tho national colonization movement nnd
believed this would succeed whore efforts
toward charlthblo colonization has failed.
TORNADO SWEEPS NAPLES
llulldliiK" npninllnlipil nnd One
Woiiinii Killed nnd Many Per
noil k Injured.
HOME, Dec. 26. A tornado swept ovor
Naples today, causing considerable damage.
A woman wns killed nnd thirty-six persons
were Injured. Many buildings In tho sur
rounding country were demolished. A con
siderable amount of railroad property was
demolished. Troops wcro culled upon to
assist to clear tbo dobrls.
I'MooiIm Do Great DnnniKe.
HOME. Dec. 26. Tho rlvor Arno has ovcr-
llowcd Its banks nnd tho waters havo caused
considerable, damago at Florenco and at
Pisa.
Tho tornado and tho subsequent floods
caused the loss of soveral llvco. A cem
etery at Naples was washed awuy.
HOW TO WAKEUP ENGLAND
llrlloiix linil llnril Problem In Trying
to .Meet Ainerlenn Com
petition. LONDON, Dec. 27. As a Christmas at
traction tho Dally News has been endeav
oring to obtain tho views of prominent men
on tho best way of "Waking Up England,'
In view of American commercial competi
tion. The paper has consulted Sir Thomas
Sutherland, Konrlck H. Murray, secretary
of tho l-omlon Chamber of Commerce, and
others, only to discover the greatest dl
vergence In the views of the persons ques
tioned ns to whether any real necessity for
"waking up England" exists,
IN MEMORY OF DUKE ERNEST
I'ntilnti) Honored li.v Presence of llm
peror William nt Tlirlr
Gathriiai;.
GOTHA, Dec. 26. The Urcentenary of tho
birthday of Duko Ernest tho Pious Is being
ubsorved with great ceremony. Empewr
William nrrlved here today ami proceeded
to the ducal palace, Frledcnsteln. The city
Ib decorated with Hags nnd other bunting.
Emporor William, replying to an address
by Prince Ernest of Saxe-Coburg nnd Gotlia
declared thnt the great aim of his life had
boon tho union of tho evangelical church In
Germany mid thai he hoped this day would
mark the begtnulug of a llow of spltitual
and temporal liletttlnna throughout the
whole nf Germany.
CABINET ADJUSTS DIFFERENCE
Hiidsret I Withdrawn for l'liriioxo of
Iti'ilraftliiK I'Mnnnelal l'ro
liruiu .Will l'iifc.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 26. Tho cabinet dlf
ferences have been arranged, owing largely,
It Is said, to telegraphic Intervention of tho
Marquis Ho. Tbo budget has been with
drawn for tho purpose of redrafting. It Is
believed that tho government's financial
nrneraiu will pasb tbo Diet.
SEVERE STORM 18 THE WEST
Slut aid Snow, Aectmpanltd by Ugh
Wind.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE IS PROSTRATED
."linkiinp In Completely Cut (Iff from
the (iillili. World ll Train
Arc More or ! Ilt-ln i-it
In .Mono tnlim.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 26. Sleet aud
snowstorms, accompanied by wind which, at
some points, almost reached tho velocity
of n hurricane, have played havoc with
train and telegraph service in the north
west. In tho mountains west of Missoula,
Mont., tho snow and sleet was blinding.
Tho storm Is still raging in tbo mountains,
all trains aro moro or loss delayed, while
tolegrnph service Is completely prostrated.
Spokane, Wash., so far as telegraphic serv
ice s concerned, Is completely cut off from
the oulsldo world. At Untie, Mout., tho
storm came from tho west, the Btiow driven
by a fierce wind, being so thick thnt It was
Impossible to see across the street. Tho
storm apparently extended clear through
to tho coast. Seattle, Tnoonia and other
points reported terrific wind, and marlno
disasters aro feared. The storm appears to
bo gradually working south. High winds
aro reported from Utah points today nnd
every Indication points to a severe bliz
zard in tho Inter-mountnin region.
.Sturm Itenclip Mull l.akp,
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 23. Tho storm
which has been raging throughout tho
northern lutcr-mountaln country today,
struck Salt Lake at 4:30 this afternoon with
a Middcnncss nnd fury that was startling.
From a doad calm tho wind Increased to re
markable rapidity and within a fow mo
ments had obtained n velocity of fifty miles
an hour, bringing with It a blinding snow
storm, which raged vith the fury of n
bllzard for over two hours, The storm
came from the northwest, and although of
comparatively short duration was one of
the severest felt In this section for years.
No serious damage as a result of tho
high wind Is reported up to a lato hour to
night. The telegraph nnd telephone com
panies, whoso systems were badly de
ranged as a result of tho storm tonlgbt, ro
port their wires ugaln in working order.
The railroad companies report but llttla
lolay In their service.
CONDUCTOR BLOWN X)FF TRAIN
lloily In Hurled Into a Deep GorKC
ly Tcrrlllc
Wind.
MISSOULA Mont., Dec. 26. Conductor
Charles King wus killed last night Just
across tho lino In Idaho. Conductor King,
who had charge of a freight train, was
blown from his train by the fierce storm
raging while trying to reach the caboose.
King bad been helping a brakeman, and
had started to the rear of the train when
tbo disaster occurred.
King's mangled body was found at tho
bottom of a deep gorge, having bocn blown
from tho train whllo nlmotit In tho center
of a trestle From Fort Denton comes re
ports of tho worst storm known In years.
Illg wlndowo of tho courthouse were blown
In nnd other minor damago done.
STORM BEGINS SUDDENLY
I'lerec llllssnril Striken Mondinn and
ItiiKei with llluli
Velocity.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 26. A storm struck
Helena this afternoon with a startling sud
denness. Tho calm morning was transformed
Into a howling blizzard In almost a twin
kllng. Tho snow descended rapidly, whllo
the wind raged. Tho storm lasted almost
an hour nnd since then thero has beon a
high wind. During the storm tho wind at
talnod a velocity of forty-flvo miles an
hour. Tho storm camo from tho northwest
nnd was general over western and central
Montana.
WORST STORM' OF THE SEASON
II lc It Wind Uo Oiiiiiiikc to Veftftelft,
Itnllrondx, unil'Ston
Trnlllc.
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 26. Tho worst storm
of tho winter prevailed along tho coast
last night and today, doing much damago
to property. During tho night two of tho
three barges used by tho contractors at
tho Sylvia do Grasso reef broke from their
moorings nnd wore driven against tbo rail
road trestlo In East Astoria. Ono of tho
barges was completely destroyed and tho
other was badly damaged. Tho railroad
track was also damaged.
During tho day shipping wns tlod up.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CARNEGIE
I.ulior Lender Sny He Ouulit to Give
lleef Instenil of
IIooUh,
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. In nn address at
Hull House tonight Den Title tt, president
of tho London Dockers' union, who Is in
this country m the fraternal delegate to
the convention of tho American Federation
of Labor, said:
"Andrew Carnegie ought to buy beef In
stead of books. If ho had given his work
men moro wages in the past ho would not
have ho much money te gtvo uway now and
his former employes would be In a better
condition."
Tho nudlonco was composed principally
of trade unionist.
EDISON YACHT IS WRECKED
Vpx.rl Carrylnu Itelndvpn of the I
'venlor Sulil to He In
Peril.
NORFOLK. Va Dec. 26. It was reported
from Beaufort, S C, today that the- gaso
line yacht Onanichv, In which the two sons
of Thomas A. Edison, the Invculor, nnd tho
wife of one of them, with several friends,
recently passed through Norfolk, enrouto to
Florida waters, has been wrecked on Cedar
Island, near Beaufort. No particulars camo
with tho report.
THANK CARNEGIE" FOR GIFT
llonnl of r.stliniite litlxpn Gratitude
for I.lliiHry I'uiiil l)n
untlouft, NEW YORK, Dec. 26. The board of esti
mate today adopted, iu behalf of tho citizens
of New York, a resolution of thanks to An
drew Carneglo, for tho gift of (3,200,000,
with which to build libraries In this city.
NAVY ADOPTS NEW METHOD
Will t'ne WlrelenK Trlcitritihy as
Menu of (ilvlnff S I ti
ll ill ft ut Urn.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2C Tho Navy de
partment has taken the Initial steps toward
he adoption of wireless telegraphy a a
means of signaling between war ships at
sea. To this end Admiral nrndrord n.is
asked that the armored cruisers of tho
ennsylvanla class have their masts and
rigging so arranged that tho wireless sys-
em can be Introduced. This will neces
sitate the lengthening of tho masts of tho
ships and the Insulating of tho metal
rigging by tho use of hemp covering foi tho
halyards.
It Is Intended to get tests of Instruments
of the various wireless systems being oper
ated. These Include the Marconi system.
Thus far, however, the Navy department
has not adopted definitely any system, but
tho construction of the new ships Is re
garded-as a preliminary to tho adoption
of n system whenever Its practicability Is
fully established.
The British navy already has a numbor of
Its ships equipped with the wireless sys-
cm, but this Is tho first movo on tho part
of the American navy to make ubc of a
wireless plan.
DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF WAR
Money Depreciated, Vnlnnhlr Cltlrpu
Killed nnil Genernl Cxliiitin
tlon In Coliiuililn,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 Mall advices ro-
ceived at tho Colombian legation spoak of
tbo dcplorablo financial condition of tho
country resulting from tho robelllon.
Paper money has depreciated so that $45
In paper money Is equivalent to only $1 In
gold. Mr. Hcrran, tho charge 'do affairs at
tho legation, said tonight
"Tho rebellion Is now practically over.
Thero aro now only scattered marauding
bands left, probably numbering not more
thnn 300 men. Theso aro In tho Isthmus
of Panama and the State of Toullma, but
they aro being wiped out rapidly. Tho re
bellion broko out In October, 1809, nnd has
cost the country tho lives of S0.00U able
bodied men, tbo slnowa of her population,
and $250,000, nnd has left the country In
stato of exhaustion.
MILES RESUMES HIS DUTIES
General NIiiivm Nn lMnponlt Ion to Con
tinue (he .Nnvy Cou
trovemy. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. General Miles
resumed his duties In charge of tho army
nt his ofllco In tho War department today.
It Is said that ho 'has decided to accept tho
situation with tho best possible graco and
will say or do nothing to conttnuo the con
troversy. Tho Incident will causa no de
cided chango In his prearranged plans .for
the future.
BRIGHAM YOUNG IS SICK
Klilent Son nf Notnrlnnl Mormon Lie
Critically 111 ntl Farm.
liiKtou. 31.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 26. A special to thn
Horald from Farmlngton, N. M , says that
Apostlo Urlgham Young, president of tho
quorum of twolvo of tho Mormon church
nnd tho eldest living son of tho famous
president of tho church, Is lying critically
111 with a complication of stomach and
nervous troubles nt Frultland, a Mormon
settlement near Farmlngton, Young left
Salt Lako about two weeks ago to spend
the winter in Mexico nnd stopped over In
Frultlnnd for a fow days. Ho is 65 years
old.
ALGER SAFELY OVER CRISIS
(.enernl I'amien (.'rue I ill Point anil
I'hynlclniiN Ileitiird Iteenv
cry Certain.
DETROIT, Dec. 26. Drl Howard Long-
year, one of the attending itirgoons on Gen
eral H. A. Algor, said tinlght that tho
critical period in tho gendal's Illness had
passed and that his recover! was practically
certain, so far as ho coutl dotormlno at
present.
"He has been taking srtio nourishment
In tho form of broth nnd lis passed a very
comfortablo day," said Dr. Longyear.
SENATOR SEWELL SINKING
I'uleoH Unrly Clinime lerelnim ICnJ
Mny lCiiHiip. Ill IMiy
NlelnnH mi)
CAMDEN, N. J Doc. 6. The physi
cians attending United lutes Senator
Sowcll gave out tho tnfomntlon tonlgbt
that their patient Is much leaker. Unless
thero Is some Improvement hown very soon
they bcllcvo tho senator ennot last long.
Tho physicians lato toight announced
that Senator Sewcll's condiion showed no
Improvement. He Is quite peak, they say,
and whllo ho might llvo fc several days,
his condition Is admitted irltlcal.
Genrriil hPinniui Iln Itplupxp,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26..Thore was a
serious setback this afternon In the con
dition of Adjutant General teaman of Cal
ifornia, but he rallied confdorably. When
his physicians loft at 11 o'tock It was an
nounced that while tbey stl had hope tho
patient was atlll In a crlttal condition.
WESTERN WRITERSiN SESSION
Aftftuelntlon llpclilen Hold the
.xt .Meetlim In
J a nr.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-The executive
committee of tho WcstcrnAtisocIatlon of
Wrltors met at tho Donlsothotel this nft
crnoon. Tho week of Juno .6 was decided
upon as the tlmo of holdlng,he next meet
ing of tho association, butthe place will
not be named until later. Ft soveral years
tho meetings havo been hd at Winona,
but thero is a detdre to meeat some other
point this year for a changi Edward Eg
glestou, the novelist, will I) invited to bo
u Kuent of the nidation al Booth Tark
Ingtnn will be askod to continue a paper.
SHIPPERS THREAT El TO SUE
Coiuiiliila of I nfiilr Chiim by Hall
i'iiiiiU 1 1 ii II ii u, Inn
niont nil.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 26. .mbers of tho
Toxas railroad commUsIonroturned to
day fiom tho Beaumont oil flta, where thoy
havo been Investigating th) charge that
the railroads wcro dlscrlmiatlng ngalnst
the oil fields by not turnUhtg transporta
tion for the product. It Is a; that several
damage suits will be Imultutl against tho
railroads by shippers.
SHAW GRATIFIES PRESIDENT
RttitTtH Telirapha Expraiilti of Dtlight
0m AccipUioi.
GOVERNOR IS BUSY ON HIS MESSAGE
It Will He One of the .1lol Complete
IletleMN of Mali' I'iiiiiimi l-2ter
I'reftenteil to llie lima
l.rulftlntiirp.
(From a Stair Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 26. (Special Tclo
grnm.) Governor Leslie M. Shaw was grat
ified on receiving nt n lato hour tonight a
telegram from President Roosevelt saying:
"1 am delighted that you havo consented
to accept portfolio of secretary of tho treas
ury. Have written."
This was the llrst olllclal word the gov
ernor had received from the president.
Pending the receipt of President Rooso
velt's letter tho governor has mndo no
piano. Ho anticipates that ho will bo
called to Washington, nnd If so will go al
the pleasure of tho president. "I have no
plans," said tho governor, "except that I
assume that I shall fill out my almost com
pleted term as executive. Tho Inauguration
of my successor will be January 16."
Governor Shaw began to realize today
something of the prominence, which han
como to him by the new honors which havo
been made his by President Roosevelt, for
he rccolvcd congratulations of his friends
In this city personally and by telephone,
and telegrams from other sources. Whllo
ho still preserves tho attitude of dignified
silence In regard to tho details nnd tho
tender of tho position of necrctnry of tho
treasury, his friends know that tho mntter
Is all settled. Ab for the governor he Is
still, busy with his biennial message. Had
ho known thnt this now honor was to como
to him nt this time, or had ho contem
plated anything to Interfere with tho work
of ills message, ho might havo boon nearer
finished, but ho had supposed thero would
bo plenty of time nnd wns not making un
necessary haste. In fact, nil that has been
done as yot toward making the biennial
message is to gather the facts and statis
tics which (orm a necessary part thereof.
But littlo of tho actual text of the messago
has been written out. Tho governor put In
some time on tho mcesago today.
HpvIpw of lomi'ft l'riiKri',
It Is expected that the messago of Govern
or Shaw to tho leglslaturo will bo one
of tho complctcst rovlews of state progress
over presented. During tho four years he
has been governor of the state .great
changes havo taken place. Tho state was
In ddbt actually far beyond tho limits pre
scribed by law when ho came Into tho of
fice. Tho war with Spain and tbo neces
sary work of equipping four regiments of
volunteers cntniled upon thn stato a great
expense with no funds from which tho bills
could bo paid. Governor Shaw co-operated
with others In securing tbo means to equip
tho soldier boys and tho stato maintained
Its place honorably. In the four years tho
state debt baa been wiped out and the treas
ury is now full to overflowing. Governor
Shnifln bis .moivngo If, exported, to cover
this ground fully and fairly. It Is, there
fore, a matter of considerable Importance
to htm and to the stato thnt he should
havo tlmo to preparo his messago well.
It will not bo posslblo for Governor Shnw
to tako hlH now place until nbout tho mid
dle of Jnnuary, but ho will bo ready then
to tako up his new duties. Beyond deliver
ing his biennial rocesago tho retiring gov
ernor has no special duties to perform at
the close of his term. He takes nq. part
whntovcr In tho Innugural ceremonies.
Siift'Uiinrillatr Wllnon.
It was said today by confidential friends
of Govornor Shaw that ho distinctly raado It
a condition of his acceptance of tho treasury
portfolio thut It was to bo with Secretary
Wilson remaining In tho cabinet. Ho au
thorized Senator Allison, who mndo tho In
formal tender to him on bohalf of tho pres
ident, to state to the prcsldept that un
less Shaw could enter Ihu rnblnot without
endangering tho position of Wilson he would
not accept So far an It l posslblo for
Shaw and the Iowa delegation to do bo, tho
Interests of James Wilson havo bocn
guarded. Tho fact that tho position ha3
been tendered to Shaw with this condition
attached Indicates that President Roosevelt
has uo fear of any consequences from plac
ing two cabinet positions In Iowa. Gov
ernor Shnw would not do nnythlng that
would cause a sncrlflce of Wilson, and by
taking this position ho has distinctly
strengthened himself with the Iowa people.
On tho other hand. It Is known certainly
that Wilson contemplntos an early retire
ment from tho cabinet becauso of tho om
bnrrarsment of two cabinet officials from
ono state.
Among tho teachers that arrived In the
city today thoro was a general expression
of pleasure over tho nows of the selection
of Governor Shaw for a cabinet placo. Ho
ha3 spoken n number nf times before tho
teachers' associations nnd has manifested a
lively Interest In educatlonnl affairs. Tho
men from tho colleges nnd normnl school
of the state were greatly pleased, because
Shaw hns shown himself to bo friendly to
theso Institutions of higher learning. H
Is expected thnt Governor Shaw will speak
beforo tho State Teachers' association
during tho next week, ns he has been In
vited to do so.
Work Aeciiiuiilnteft.
Governor Shaw whb ono of tho earliest
arrivals at tho stato house today. Ho had
notified his stenographer to bo on hand
In order that ho could dispose of his accu
mulating correspondence, which has grown
alarmingly voluminous since tho announce
ment of tho selection of n second Iowa
man to u cabinet position. Even tho early
rising was unavailing, for tho entire morn
ing wns consumed In receiving tho congrat
ulations of friends,
"I havo made no plans thus far regarding
going to Washington," said tho governor
thlB morning. "I have u large amount of
work hero which I dcslro to complete be
foro I leave tho olllce. The nppolntment
to n cabinet position will in no way Inter
fere with the preparations of my message
to tho legislature. As far as that lit con
cerned I hnvo outlined from time to time
the rceommeudatlnns I Intend to make, and
tho furt that In a me.'ihiire I will bo re
tired from rtnto politics will make uo dif
ference with what I Intend to say."
Talking to personal friends this morning
the govornor paid that whllo ho appreciated
to tho utmost the houor that had been
dono him by tho president, he was not par
ticularly ambitious to engage In tho aniu
oils duties of directing tho financial affairs
of tho nation. Ho stated thnt personally
he would prefer to again engage In his
buslncns and the practice of law "at Den
Ison, To all his friends tho governor said
that ho should receive assurances that his
appointment would not cmbarass Secretary
Wilson.
Despite tho fact that It has been stated
(Continued on Second Pago.)
CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER
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MIND TIRED BEY0ND REPAIR
.Mental Condition of Adiulrnl n iiiiikoii
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Wife.
URBANA. III., Dec. 26. John W. Weeks
of Champagne, a personal friend of Hear
Admiral Sampson, hus received a latter
from Mrs. Sampson, In which sbo says tho
mental condition of tho ndmlral Is beyond
recovery. Tho letter was written In reply
to a noto expressing sympathy with tho
tear ndmlral In the personal annoyances
ho has suffered In the controversy with
Hear Admiral Schley. The letter follown;
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 23. My Dear
Mr. Weeks: Admiral Sampson Is too ill to
really understand your most kind letter.
JtiHt received, but If he wcro well he would
wish to thank you lor It. Ho wirea so
much for all "old times" ami for nnythlng
that concerns Palmyra.
The wording of your letter shows, thnt
living In tho west ban not blinded your
eyes to the truth concerning recent events.
1 havo enjoyed your expression of tho truo
facta us you understand thorn.
My dear huslinml Is quite worn nut with
a long life of concentrated duty. Physically
he Is comfortable nnd happy, hut thu brain
la tired beyond ever being rested.
F.HZAHUTII HUUL1NG SAMPSON.
VESSEL BURNS ON PACIFIC
Mi ln Yiiiii Kill Liner .Meet It
Doom nt Port Tun u-
NPIIll.
SEATTLE, Dec. 26. The Nlppan Yuson
Kal liner Shlano Maru In nfiro at Port
Townsend. Monger dotnlls of the con
flagration, which Ib raging In tho hold, ar
rived this evening by tho stenmer North
Pacific.
Shlano left this port for Yokohama a
week ago last Wednesday with neveral
thousand tons of cotton nnd general
freight.
It put back from sea and early this
morning nrrlved nt Port Townsond, flying
olgnnlB of distress. Tho storm made nil
fear to go out to It, until the British vlco
consul chartered tho tug Wlldwood and
fetched up nlongsldo. Ho wns told thnt tho
vessel was afire and gave tho now to North
Pacific, then on Its way to Seattle.
Shlano took out tho most valuablo Orien
tal cargo over sent from this port.
WHITE RIBBONERS PROTEST
Object to the Chrlntenlnir nf llnttlc
Hhli .Mlxftourl with
Wine.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26. Tho locnl
hrnnch of tho American Young People's
Tomporanco union tonight tclegrnphpd to
United States Senator Cockrell of -Missouri
protesting against tho use of wine at the
christening of tho battleship Missouri at
Newport Nows noxt Saturday. Senntor
Cockrell's daughter, MIsk Mnrlon Cockrell
of Wnrrcnsboro, Mo., will christen tho Mis
souri nnd tho senntor will deliver tho ora
tion. Following Is the text of tho message:
Miss Marlon Cockrell, Newport Nows, Vn.
We appeal to you In tho namo of Chris
tian young men nnd women to use thin
God-given opportunity to redeem the name
of poor old Bourbon AVlilHky-soakod Mis
Bourl by uslnc wntor Instead of winu in
christening our battleship, Missouri.
young Takes otis7" place
(i-ne nil OtU Will He Itetlreil In .March
lleenune of
Akp.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26. Major General S.
M. B. Young, nt presont In command of
tho Department of California, will assume
control of tho Department of tho Lakej.
with headquarters horo. Tho change,
which Is mndo at his own requcHt, will
tnko placo March 1. Tbo'trausfer Is In tho
lino of promotion. March 16, 1D02, Major
General Elwell S. Otis will retire becauso
of age. He Ib at present In command of
tho Department of tho Lakw, having re
sumed this petition on bis roturn from
tho Philippines, Tho successor of General
Young In tho California department, It Is
thought here, will bo General MacArthur.
MASONS PLACED ON GUARD
Wnriu'il (o IIxitpInp Special Carp
AKnlant I m poult ion liy
MmiioiiM LoiIkcn.
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 26. Grand Master
Charles W. Mead of tho Free and Accepted
MaEons of New York addressed a lotter to
day to tho lodges within hlB JurlHdlctlou
warning them against clamkotlnc and
spurious lodges which ho learns aro about
to bo established in the Jurisdiction. Ha
therefore counsels the craft to oxcrclso
great caro In the admission of visitors.
BOOKER WASHINGTON SPEAKS
.Voted Kiliirntor Ailclif p Tpncher
on Iiiiliintrlnl I'roicrpaa nf
br South.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 20. Tho
twenty-ninth annual convention of tho
Michigan Stato Teachers' association opened
In tho Auditorium today with fully 1,000 vis
iting teachers and prominent educators
presont. Tonight Hooker T. Washington,
tho colored educator, delivered an address
on "The Industrial Progress of tho South."
ERRANT MESSENGER ARRESTED
Vo ii ii IT Mnu Who llMiiif ured with
IliuiU'n Money I'unuht la
Caauilu,
NEW YORK, Dec 26 A. .1. Ayres. a
young meuKrngor of tho Colon hank of
Brooklyn, who dlhappriired lerently with
$2,000 of tho bank's money, was in rested
today In Montreal.
i
Movement of Orenn Vrurlv lice.
At New York Sailed Lit Savule, for
Havre; Barbaiosfii, for Bremen.
At Hong Kong Arrived Teenknl. from
Seattle.
At Rotterdam Arrived Maasdam, from
New York.
At Havre Arrived SernplH, lrom San
Francisco, Guayaquil, etc.. for I lit niliuri;.
At Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania,
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. At Nagasaki Sailed Marghcrltn, for Sari
FrunclHco
At yuceiistown Sailed Cymric, for Liver
pool. At Noples--Arrived -Lahn, from New
York, for Genoa.
Kami Uti Likslj to Smiid te Ttmt Jim
Wilin' Portfolio.
HEAD FOR AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Ritirtmut f Iiotmbmt Qirti Plaoi ti
Anothtr Wtittrn Uai.
REPORT COMES WITH EXCELLENT SUPPORT
Rustn for BiliTli the Ohwp iMpmdi
Maij anil Strug.
WELL BACKED By WESTERN INTERESTS
Cnttle nnil AKrleultiirnl Am.oelntl.ui,
Millport the Probable Clinlop nf
I'realdpiit Itoosevelt lor the
Imminent Vncnnc.
If Secretary of Agriculture James Wllnen
retires from the cabinet Uo will prohably
bo succeeded by F. D. Coburn of Kansas.
This information comes from sources
which nro in close touch not only with the
ndmliilstrntioti, but with tho leaders of tho
great agricultural and commercial Interests
of tho middle west most concerned In tho
conduct of that department. Tills Infor
mation Is backed up by the undenlnblo fact
that Mr. Coburn would be tho natural sclec
tlon of President Roosevelt for tho head
of tho agricultural work in event of Mr
Wllson'H retirement, which sooms Imminent
since Governor Shnw of Iowa has bctn se
lected for i ho trcusury portfolio.
Mr. Coburn, whoso romarkablo work as
secretary of tho Kansas Stato Board of
Agrlcultr.ro has made him known through
out tho world ns an authority on agricul
tural matters, la not only specially ndnpted
to tho work of tho federal department now
headed by Mr. Wilson, hut belongs to tho
stato that was first of all to put forth tho
namo of Theodore Roosevelt for tho vlco
presidential nomlnntlou at Phlladclpula and
Immediately after tho convention to start
a boom for Roosevelt for president In 1001.
Furthermore, Mr. Coburn's peculiar Illness
for the position had mado him n llkoly
candldato for secretary of tho Agricultural
departmont nt tho tlmo President Mc
Klnley mndo up his cabinet, It having been
necessary for tho late preBldont, in order
to appoint Mr. Wilson to turn down the
recommendations from tho llvo stock and
farming Interests of tho southwest,
teanoun Support Iiik the Itennrt.
Tho appointment of Mr. Coburn to n
cabinet position must necessarily depend
upon tho retirement of Mr. Wilson, a con
tingency that Is now considered altogether
probable, according to Washington advices.
In support of this proposition It Is argued,
first, that tho president would not havo ten
dered tho position of socrctnry of the
treasury to an Iowa man unless he con
templated the rotlromcnt of Mr. Wilson,
who halls from tho Hnwkeyo stole. Slnco
GoVernor Shnw Ii.ib decided to accept thu
treasury portfolio, Mr. Wilson's friends
havo como to tho unwilling conclusion that
his resignation will ho tendered to tho
proaident ns rooii as tho new trcusury nom
ination Is sent to tho sonnto. Taken In
connection with tho reorganization of tho
cabinet, which work Is undoubtedly under
way, tho rtport that Mr. Coburn Is slated
for tho Agricultural department has moro
than tho color of authenticity.
Coburn Sti-oiiKly llnokpil.
When President MoKinloy wns looklns
nbout for a man for Hecrctary of agrlculturf
tho friends of Mr. Coburn enthusiastically
urged his namo for tho place. Ho wnd en
dorsed with practical unanimity by tho
stockmen nnd farmers of tho transmlssourl
region. Among theso endorsements wns n
porsonnl lettor from every republican son
ator nnd representative in the Kansas leg.
lalature, resolutions adopted unanimously,
regardless of polities, by tho Kansas Im
proved Stock Breeders' association, tha
Kansas Stnto Swino Breeders' association,
tbo Oklahoma Stockmon'B association, the
Kansas City Llvo Stock exchange, tho Kan
sas Stato Editorial association and tho Ka'n
bbs Stato Board of Agriculture.
Mr. Coburn was born in Jefferson county,
Wisconsin. In ISIS. His paternal ancestors
wcro of the straight Now England Yankee
stock and his maternal ancestors belonged
to the pioneer stock that howod down tho
forests, drovo back tho Indians and madn
tho land smllo between tho frowns of tho
Rockies and tho AlleghonlcB. Ho has fol
lowed tho pursuits of a great many strong
men of his generation, taught a country
school, home arms In defense of his coun
try In two union regiments from Illinois,
been n lurmcr. split rails and edited news
papers. HU .Service In Kannnx.
In 1881 Mr. Coburn wns elected secretory
of tho Kansas Stnto Board of Agriculture
for tho first tlmo. Ho had hern n fnrmcr
and stock raUor In Franklin county, Kan
sas, beginning thero an a farmhand upon his
discharge from tho nrmy, whllo yot a boy
of 20. Ho was for thrco years president of
tho Board of Regents of tho Stato Agricul
tural collego and has been four times
elected secretary of thu Stato Board of Ag
riculture, on tho last two occasions by ac
clamation. At tho recont national corn
congress In Chicago, called to promote thn
wider use of corn In this and forelgu coum
tries, he was unanimously chosen Its pres.
Iflcnt. From this life long work ho haw
como lo tho front ns u representative of
progressive western agriculture.
GROUND BENEATH WHEELS
lip il .Iu ni i (b KNeiipo a CollUlon anil
MppI liiHtant
Drulh,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. John W. Taylor,
chief engineer of tho Terminal Railroad
company, and William Kent, whoso home Is
In Louisville, Ky., wcro ground to death
beneath the wheels of a Wabash switch en
Klne at Second nnd May streets In Nnri.i
Ht. l3iil8 this oNonlng, after Juuiplug pan
lostrlckun fiom u hulftly nmvlng gaollt,e
motor ear whleh ihivntened to collide with
the swltih engine at the May street erod
ing. NOTABLE EX-SLAVE KILLED
Cputeuiirlaii Ik lliiineil to a Ciikp
la llln I, unci)
liibln,
GUTHRIE, Old., Dec. 26. Simon Owens
aged 102, was burned tu a crisp In hlscab.r.
Iu this city today. Ho was born a slave or
General Andrew Jackson's plantation uni
v. us crippled for llfo at Vlckshurg. wnei
tho city wua besieged by General Gruut.