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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED UVXK 1, 1ST1.
OJIAHA, FRIDAY MOUNTING-, JANUARY 3, 1002 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SAiS WAR IS OVER
Outn Euds ltport that SiTolitltiiiti Ait
aplttlj DefaaUl.
MATOI ISSUES VIRILE DEN
Amigni Vaniziala'a Frtaidnt aa Traittr
tt Hit Cauntr.
INCITES COMPATRIOTS TO ACTION
Htldi Caitra Baipaaiibla for Upriiiif is
tha Bcpublle.
REFERS TO HIM AS PERJURED MAGISTRAL
Matos Increase In Popularity und
Native Prrsi Charges Cnntrn ltd
Vi...
Deserving r.ntnlty ot
Wlioli World.
NEW VOHK, Jan. 2. The Venezuelan
consul In thin city today recolvcd tho fol
lowing cablegram;
CARACAS, Jan. 2. Fernatnlog tlrfentcd.
riotrl prisoner. Revolution crushed.
CASTRO.
FORT DB FRANCE, IhIhik! of Martinique.
Jan. 2. (Vln Hnytlon Cable.) Tho lirltlKh
steamer Danrtgb, recently renamed tlio
Llberador. bos left this port for tho
Venezuelan coast. It curries among Its
passengers Honor Mntos, who 1b now re
ferred to us General Matos. and Hoveral
generals and other Important personage
ot Venezuela, who jolnrd Qeneral MatiM
here. Among these notnbles aro Nicolas
Rolando, Domingo .Monagas, Pennlazn,
Ducharane, Edunrdo Ortega Cordova, Carlos
Azugary Egeamlsr, Tomns Oarcla, Mcrvos
Mario, Chrlsttanl Antotles Dartazal, An
tolno Esplnoza and Morcndl Sambrano Hon
don. Ucsldea tho leaders of the expedition
tho Llbcrador has on board 300 volunteers
and It Is understood tt will embark a
number of other volunteers while on Its
way to tho coast of Venezuela.
Tho behavior ot Matos and his adherents
whllo they wero nt this port was most
correct and when they left here they had1
tho sympathy at the wholo population.
Oeonral Matos Is well known at Fort do
France, where he has many friends. Tho
local uowspaperB have published nrtlcles
expressing hopes for tho prompt success
of tho expedition and tho downfall nt
Trosldent Castro, whose attltudo, tho
papers add, has earned for him tho enmity
of the wholo world.
Previous to his departure from Fort do
Franco General Matos Issuod a manifesto
calling on all bis fellow countrymen to tako
up arms.
Manifesto of Main.
The text ot' General Matos' manifesto .Is
br follows:
To MV Venezuelan Countrymen: Our na
tive country Is moaning, sho Is perishing.
The prldo and folly ot a perjured magis
trate have brought our country to tho cdgti
St. an,aUySi:t:Lefc,.u unlto and save, our
alive Iund.. '
Heodful or public1 opinion and mindful ot
tho honor with which n large number ot
my distinguished computrlots Invested mo
when thay generously selected mo to be
come chief of this crusadu ot redemption I
come to my country's uld aulckly nnd with
diligence. I bring with mo all tho neces
sary munitions of war to strengthen our
will and render it Irresistible. At the sunte
time I hope to servo us a bond of union be
tween 'ull Venezuelans who deslro to savo
our beloved country from ruin.
Countrymen, the sole use of all our arms
shall be tor thu tiring of Joyful salutes.
bearing tmings or contentment ana happi
ness to our wipes. Let each ono of you
fulllll his supremo duty toward his desolatn
country. Do this unci each ono of you will
have tho great satisfaction of knowing
that he has saved Venezuela from ma
terial Injury nnd his family from the shed
ding of bitter tears.
Culls llliu Traitor.
Our work Is tho work of the nation. Tho
primary object of our endeavor Is to re
move ono man from his public position, n
position in which ho has committed every
error and every excess, and who has couir
. promised not only Venezuela's good name,
but oven her national Integrity. Traitor to
all his duties, this unfortunate man has
alienated from Venezuela the goodwill ot
tho countries of tho world and his diseased
bruin has led him to bring about a mad
misunderstanding with Columbia. ,
Countrymen ull, let us remove this faith
less magistrate, who alone Is responsible
for the misfortunes of Venezuela, and
united In the bonds of sincere brotherhood
let us at onco re-establish peace In our
country, harmonious relations between
Venezuela and foreign powers and let us
bring about thu .respectful observance In
our land ot every man's rights and tho
strict accomplishment of every man's
duties. Thus, you will regain your good
name, win duck your ooiovea country nnu
tho great liberal causo will once again be
rama investod with Its merited nrestlco.
Hod, all powerful, Inspires us, and wlUt His
help wo win suvo Venezuela, luur country
man, M. A. MATOS.
On Doard the Steamer Ltberntador, Do
comber 31.
TO TREAT CONSUMPTIVES
King ndvrard Will nevote I.nrge Do
nation Toward Hreution
of Sanitarium.
I.OND0N, Jan, 3. Two hundred thousand
pounds havo been placed at King Edward'.!
disposal for charitable or utilitarian pur
poses, according to tho Dally Mall, by Sir
Krnest Cnssoll, a morchant and financier
who was prominent In Kgyptlan nuances
nd who was made a knight commander of
8t. Michael and St. George for his services
In that field.
King Edward has dorlded to devoto this
lift to a sanitarium which will arcommo
date 100 patients. Twelve ot tho bods aro
to bo reserved for wealthy sufferers, while
the remainder will bo for those who nro
only able to afford a small fee. King Ed
ward has appointed an advisory committee.
In this matter, composed of leading phy
sicians, Including Sir . William Henry
Broadbent,' Sir Richard Douglas Powell, Sir
Francis Henry Lacking, Sir Felix Simon and
others.
QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL
i
I' anil In lundeiinntc. unit l'divitrit
May lime to Appeal to
I'nrlliiniriit.
LONDON, Jan. 2. It Is understood that
much against his will, King Edward will
bo compelled to ask Parliament for a grant
xowara me ijuoen Victoria memorial.
The hopo that enough money for thli
purpose would be raised by publlo sub
crlptlon has uot been realized, Only 1S5.
400 have been thus far subscribed aud this
sum will barely sumrc.
V, M. C. A. In Mexico eity.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 2. Plans for estab-
llshln In this city a branch of tho Young
jnen s inrisuan association sre maturing.
Tho project hos the co-operation of Miss
jieion Ciouii! and Hon. John llarrctt, mem
nor oi inn ran-Amerlcnu conference, Tho
object Is to provide many foreign young
aw wivu a rcsoru
WATER FATALTO SOME GERMS
riulcl Said lii He Deadly Agent
ii Ortnln Forms of
1,1 f p.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. According to bactcrl
olrglsts of the American Society of Natural
ists somo kinds of germs have such an an
tipathy for water that they actually com
't eulclilu to escape the fluid.
. "pday's meeting of tho society It was
. ' ' 08 aa established facf that
waw 'ltself an agent deadly to many
kinds -v ' Js and that milk also has de
structives .rlbutea within Itself. The Infor
mation was brought out by Prof. H. Russell
of the University of Wisconsin, who read
n paper on "Tho Toxicity of Water Toward
Certain l'athngcnlc Ilacterla."
I'rof, Russell described tho results of ex
periments which proved to his satisfaction
that toward somo forms of germ lift' water
arts as a poison. He paid also that tho
consequence of the suicide of tho bacteria
In water Is the purlllcntlon of tho water.
Tho waste substances thrown off by tho life
processes of girms form when In flolutlon,
poison which destroy tho germs that pro
duco them.
President Sedgwick disagreed with Prof.
Russell, but thR latter was uphold by Dr.
Jo id mi of the University of Chicago.
The convention ended tonight. The next
convention wilt ho held at Washington.
DR. KNOPF ON TUBERCULOSIS
Declare DIkciim In it r'nntnuliiii
llllll UIIIIMPN i:.t'liiMlnu
of Victim.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Dr. S. A. Knopf,
the well-known authority on tuberculosis,
In addressing tho Academy ot Medicine to
night, said that, contrary to the opinion
of tho United States government, tuber
culosis was not contagious. A man with
well-defined tuberculosis could do his work
dally If tho proper precautions wero taken
nnd tho sputum was removed nnd destroyed.
The government, he said, had stumped all
of thoso aflllctcd with the dlscaso with a
stigma which was not proper. ,
l)r Knopf declared tho exclusion of Im
'mlgrnnts because of nllesed tuberculosis
symptoms and tendencies wns wrong. In
tho majority of cases they were well pro
vided for, not only for caring for them
selves, hut their families as well.
Ho said that the committed appointed by
tho government, of which the president Is
honorary president, should study tho dls-
easo and find, If possible, not only n spe
cific, but tho best nnd most approved treat
ment. Tho medical profession,' he said,
would Welcome such a commission.
TWENTY .YEARS FOR MURDER
I-CM' Ilurtsnngh Scntoncetl for Killing
Ills Partner, J. II. Me
I.niiKhllii, CHEYENNE, Wyo Jan. 2. (Special Tel
cgram.) Low Hartsough, who killed his
partner, J. H. McLaughlin, at Sheridan six
weeks ago and who was found guilty ot
manslaughter, was today sentenced to tho
penitentiary for twenty years by Judgo
Scotts. Hartshough and hlg - .victim, wero
leading business men' at Sheridan,
Judge Scotts also passed tho following
sentences: noy Hurd, five years, diamond
lobbcry; G. A. Roberts, four years, cattlo
stealing; James II. Shutc, one year, for
gery: Harry Drldgo, Ave years, burglary.
In tho United States court hero today A
A. Spaugh, tho Mannvtllc cattloman, was
granted an extension ot thirty days' tlmo
In which to remove fences on government
land. Spaugh was to have been sentenced
today, but ho proved io tho court that
owing to tho stormy weather It was impos
sible to remove tho fence in tho tlmo nl-
lotcd him. In thirty days tho tones will
bo tnken down and Spaugh will then be
sentenced.
THINK THEY HAVE BEARDEWEEL
I'll pill Inn
OAlccrn Suspect Prisoner
Man Who Killed
la
Nnlily.
PAPILLION. Nob.. Jan
2. (Special Tele
this evening ar-
gram.) Sheriff McAvoy
rested a man supposed to bd Joe Doardcwcel,
the Assyrian charged with tho murder' of
Najeob Saldy In Omaha November 30. Tho
man arrested Is about five feet eight Inches
In height, weighs 160 pounds, has dark hair
and eyes and a fresh scar over ono eye
and a mole on tho right side 'of tho Jaw.
He wore dark blue ovoralls, dark sweater
and a cap. Tho Omaha officials havo been
notified and the suspected man will bo held
until they send someone to Identify him
or order nls release. The arrested man
claims to be a Pennsylvania German.
The Omaha pollco say tho description
tallies with that of Dcardewcel with tho
possible exception of the molo on his face.
Officers wero sent out last night to find
Assyrians who would know whether or not
rjeardowcel had tho mole.
SALE OF OliflAHA-KANSAS CITY
Report thnt llond I'iihkf Over to
llurllnKton nml Hock , -
Island.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.-Tho Journnl will
say tomorrow: I(. was authoritatively stated
yosterday, though olllelal confirmation was
lacking, that tho Omaha, Kansas City &
Eastern, nnd Kansas City & Northern Con
necting Lines had boon sold to tho I)ur-
Uugton and Rock Island railroads nnd would
ho operated by them jointly or In their
Joint littcrest.
Instructions hnve beon received here by
otllclnls of (tho "O. K." lino to turn over to
the. Durllngton, nt Osborn, all freight for
Omaha. Heretofore tho "O. K." and
Northern Connecting Lines havo been ex
changing Omnha business with tho Wabash
at Pattonsburg, tho line of tho Wabash
betweon that city and Omaha having until
a few months tigo been part ot tho Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern system.
MAKES A FATAL MISTAKE
llonutlful llr'trolt Society Wiininn Ac
cidentally Takes Arneulo
nnd llles,
DETROIT, Mich.. Jan. 2. Miss Bculah
Wheeler, a beautiful young society woman,
died early today at her homo on Second
avenue from "arsenical poisoning. Last
evening sho retired to her room to rest be
fore starting for the theater. Soon after
ward Miss Wheeler called to hor mother
far aid and said she had taken tho wrong
medicine. What tho young woman had
taken for antt-pyrln proved to bo arsenic
Physicians were Immediately summoned
nnd they worked over Miss Wheeler all
night. Desplto their treatment sho died
Just beforo daybreak. Miss Wheeler, who
I was 23 years ot age, was bora lu Rome, N. V,
LOSE FAITH IN THE EMPRESS
Foriicntri in Oklaa Art Diitiibed 0w
Imperial Falloj,
FORMER HOPES ARE NOW DISSIPATED
One Kdlet Is Innncil, However, Which
Is Taken n Initlentlon of Don
llKer'n Good Will To word
Christians,
PEKIN, Jan. 2. Recent occurrencej
tend to discourage the hope that tho dow
ager empress had learned a lesson of .reform
from the ovents of tho pust year. Fore.gn-
efs aro dlsposcdrto tako a pccslmlstlc view
of the outlook. General Yung Lu's Intention
to organlzo two autl-forclgn urniy corps,
to offset tho commands of the pro-foreign
Chinese leaders, Is particularly disquieting
nnd Is evidence ot continued domination
of his luittiuiire, whlrh Is bitterly antl-for-elgn.
Other Incidents which nro cone.dered
significant arc the suppression of tho only
Independent newspaper In this city by order
of the governor of Pekln nnd tho closing
of the Industrial school here, recently or
ganized by philanthropic Chinamen, also
by the governor's order. Thli scho6l was
Intended for the training of destitute yauths.
Other liberal Chinese will hesitate now to
give practical vent to theli theories, fearing
tnc displeasure of oiilclnidom.
Apparent Co lie 1 1 hit Inn.
A third rdlct regarding the recent mur
der of a Uelglan priest nenr Nlng Sha Foo,
In Kan So.o province, has appeared. It ap
points a special olllelal to punish thoio
who are guilty of the crime and reaffirms
the dowager empress' good will toward
Christians. This Is unusual activity upon
the part of tho court, In tho punishment ot
those guilty of an untl-Chrlstlan outrage,
and Is taken as evidence of the dowager
empress' dcalro to conclllnto the powcra
upon the cvo of tho return ot the court to
Pekln.
Proof accumulate, that Prlnco China's
arguments persuaded tho dowager empress
to trust herself within rangeof tho legation
forts. Officials arriving hero describe tho
dowager empress and General Yung Lu as
being extremely nervous nnd suspicious
lrst tho foreigners nro planning to entrap
them after their arrival and punish them
for encouraging Doxorlsm.
The foreigners will probably view tho
court'fl ro-cntry Into Pekln from tho wall
near the legations. Tho Chinese ofTlclala
hnve been sounded by the ministers as to
whether they will enforce' tho old custom
of restraining forolgnors from witnessing
Imperial processions. The replies are not
encouraging. Tho treaty gives the legatlcns
a strip of wall commanding a view ot tho
gates of tho Imperial city and the members
of the foreign community nro planning to
asscmblo thereupon. It will bo a great
Innovation.
AlleKeil Collusion with II lis In.
LONDON, Jan. 3. Tho Times this morn
ing publishes three alleged secret docu
ments, communicated by Dr. Ular, a promi
nent student of Chinese affairs, who -recently
returned' to Europe from Manchuria
nnd Mongolia, which go to prove tho exist
ence f a bargain negotiated between tho
lato LI Hung Chang and Russia through
tho medium of tho llusBlnn Prlrtce Ukh
tomsky. Under the terms of this bargain
tho "Boxer" movement, which It Is hinted
was fomented by Russia, was to be turned
against the foreigners, Russia engaging to
protect the downger cmproBs ngalnst tho
western powers In roturn for permission to
occupy Mnnchurla and a free hand in Mon
golia.
Commenting editorially on this matter.
tho Times says It sees nothing In tho re
cent history of Russian action In tho far
cast Inconsistent with the story contained
In tho documents supplied by Dr. Ular.
RUMOR MISS STONE IS FREE
Sic TVs
Is Xot Confirmed, hut Wash
liiRtou Inclines to the
Possibility.
LONDON, Jan. 2. A dispatch to tho Cen
tral News from Vlenua Bays a report has
been recolvcd tbero via Sofia to tho effect
that Miss Helen Stono, the captive mission
ary, has been released. Tho report lacks
confirmation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho Stato de
partment officials say they havo no recent
nows bearing on tho case of Miss Stono and
thereforo cannot confirm tho dispatch from
London transmitting a report that sho has
been released. At tho samo time such a
consummation ot the efforts In her behalf
would not be surprising, ns tho latest In
formation received here shows thnt respon
slble parties aro In communication with tho
brigands who hold her captive and the lat
tor know theso parties havo all the money
that can bo raised with which to ransom
the captlvts.
LONDON, Jan. 3. The Sofia correspond
ent ot tho Dally Telegraph has cabled an
unconfirmed rumor to the effect that .Miss
Stono and Mme. Tstlka were liberated In
Turkey on January 1 and that tho Amor
leans who oonductod the negotiations re
suiting In this reported release agreed, In
iho presence of tho captives, to maintain
Absoluto sllonco concorntng tho captors
If, this promise Is broken, concludes the
correspondent, vengennce will ho wreaked
upon the American mission.
SAYS PR0T0C0LJS ACCEPTED
ltoport that llond .Meets Approval of
i Moth ArKciitliic; nnd
Chile.
LONDON, Jun. 3. Tho Valparaiso corro-
spondent of tho Times says that It con bo
announced upon good nuthorlty that tho
protocol signed between Argentine and
Chile wns conveyed to Duencs Ayres per
sonally by Senor Portela, tho Argentine
tnlnlstor to Chile (who left Chile' December
2!)) nnd that It will be accepted by Ar
gentlne. '
Tho correspondent adds that tho calling
out of the Chilean resorves has been post
pones.
MESSAGE PROPOSALS CHEERED
Minister of London City Temple Heads
Ills Annual Communication to
Important Persons.
LONDON, Jan. 2. In accordance with his
annual custom, Rev. Joseph Parker, minis
ter of tho city temple, nt today's midday
csrvlco In tho templo the first hold In 1902,
read out a number of messages which he
proposed to furnish to a number of Impor
tant persons In behalf of the congregation.
The first message was Intended for King
Edward and tho second for President
Roosevelt, each sentence ot which was
heartily cheered.
.
RELIEF FOR ALEXANDER BLAIR
Senator Millard Gets Word that Ne
brnsknn Act Out I'rolinlity
He Fulfilled)
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Secretary Hitchcock has Indicated
to Senator Millard In a letter received to
day that tho act of the legislature of Ne
braska protecting Alexander Dlalr In his
homestead entry, made several years ago
In tho O'Neill land odlco, can probably be
carried out later. After reciting several
decisions of tho land department wherein
It was held that tho stato was entitled to
tho land by virtue of lis Indemnity school
land selection, the letter goes qii to say that
tho legislature of Nebraska passed a bill at
Its last session for the relief of said Ilhilr,
which authorizes and directs tho governor
to executo n deed for Ita relinquishment to
tho United States-, conveying any and nil
lntei est of the statu of Nebruska In liud to
snld laud In order that tllalniay perfect
his tltlo thereto under the homestead laws
of the United States.
It seems,, however, that tho state's selec
tion of lhl tract wns approved ny tho sec
retary of the Interior March 0, 1001, so that
a couipleto tltlo hns vested In tho state,
and the Inquiry Is mudo whether In tho event
that the stato should execute the relin
quishment ot Its title tho right of thu stato
to select Indemnity elsewhere In tho stato
In lieu of the land described would bo rec
ognized. A ropy of the act of tho Nebraska
legislature referred to Is now beforo the
department and. In view of thn provisions
therein contained and tho eyldent Intention
of tho legislature to protect Ulalr In hlo
holdings, It. Is believed that the Intention of
the legislature may bo properly carried out
on tho lino now suggested. If, therefore,
tho stato executes such u deed of relln-
lUlahment ns that contemplated by tho act,
its right to pclect tho Indemnity lands In
lieu of thoso relinquished will ho recog
nized. Chnrlcs I. Mungcr was today designated
a member ot tho civil service board nt
Wnterloo, la.
M. Chrlstcnscn was appointed postmaster
at Jacktonvlllc, Shelby county, la.
W. P. Nelson of Chicago was awnrded the
contract for repairing and painting tho pub
He building nt Dcs Moines on his bid ot
$2,872.
Frank P. Ilogan of Philadelphia was ap
pointed gardener nt tho Indian school at
Rosebud, S. D.
The postofflces at Level and ColesHcld,
Neb., havo been made domestic money order
otnecs.
SPAIN'S NEW CUSTOM LAW
Meusure Deslum-il to Iteiluee
the
IHrIi Premium on Foreign
Currencies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. With n vlow to
reduco tho high premium on gold nnd for
eign currencies, Spain has enacted a law
which went Into operation December 1,
whereby tho customs duty oh certain lm
ports Into Spain Is to be nnltl?ln cold. Con
sul General Lay, at Barcelona, In reporting
tho matter to tho Stato department, says
that ono of tho causes of'is bgh rate ot
exchange In Spain, upnr't .LOv tho un
favorable financial condition of tho country,
has undoubtedly boon the necessity on tho
part of tho government periodically to ob
tain gold to meet Its drafts In foreign coun
tries, Tho new schemo will enable the
treasury to secure gold or foreign drafts
from tho merchants, Instead of being
obliged, as hitherto, to apply directly to tho
bankers, who wero nblo to control to a cbn-
slderablo extent tho rato ot exchange, and
to profit theroby.
Payment in gold, It Is stated, will not' be
required for all customs duties, only cer
tain nrtlcles of commerce having been so
lectcdi which being Imported In largo quan
titles, aro tho best suited to meet tho case,
tho object of the government being to ob
tain through tho customs as much gold ns
Is required to cover tho foreign coupons.
In tho list ot goods on which duty Is to be
paid In gold appear coal, coko, petroleum
and mineral oils, wheat, cocoa, coffee, tea
and spices.
For tho payment of tho duties the gold
coins ot nil nations forming tho latin
union, notes of tho Bank of Franco, bills or
checks on Paris, London, Brussels or Ber
lin will bo accepted. In order that the pay
ment of tho duties In gold shall not entail
an Increase In tho tariff, a scale ot rebate
has been fixed on gold pnld duties. Should
tho rate of exchange, however, fall below
10 per cent premium, no rebate In the duty
will bo conceded. Tho government, at the
end of each month, In accordance .with tho
official quotations of tho Madrid bourse for
1 . n , . 1. - . . I ...HI ,1
cnccKS on runs uuriuK iuui nine, win u
tho rate of exchange for tho ensuing month.
OFFICIAL FAMILY AT DINNER
Cnblnft Dines with President nnd
Friends of the Chief Ex
ecutive. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho dinner to tho
cabinet, the first of tho largo formal tunc
tlons of tho year at the Wblta House, was
given by tho president and Mrs. Rcosovclt
tonight. A largo number of persons wero
Invited to meet tho membors ot the cabinet
the guests including senators and rcpre'
sentatives in congress and somo private
friends of the president. Tho Marino band
furnished tho music.
Those present In addition to the president
and Mrs. Roosovelt woro: Secretory of
War and Mrs. Root, Attornoy General and
Mrs. Knox, Postmaster Gcncrnl and Mrs,
Smith, Socrotnry of tho Intorlor nnd Mrs.
Hitchcock, Secretary ot Agriculture nnd
Miss Wilson, Senator McEncry, Senator and
Mrs. Hanna, Senator and Mrs. Scott, Sen
ator and Mrs. Dolllver, Representative nnd
Mrs. Payne, Representative and Mrs, Gros
vonor, Representative and Mrs. Hopkins
Representative and Mrs. Dalzcll, Hon, and
Mrs. Charles S. Fnlrchlld, Hon. John A
Kasson, Hon. and Mrs. Eugene A. Pbllbln
General Bradley T. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs
J. A. Capett, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson, Jr., Mr. Clifford Richardson, Mr. nnd
and Mrs. William Laffan, Mr. and Mrs.
L. Z. Loiter, Mr. James K. Grade, Mrs.
II. S. D. Bealo, Miss Carew, Miss Rooso
velt. CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
,
Superintendent of Mck Observatory
and Celebrated Astrauomrr
Visit Chief Executive.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Senator Perkins
of California today Introduced to the presi
dent Prof. Campbell, superintendent and di
rector of tho Lick observatory, nnd Prof.
Simon Newcombo,' tho celebrated astron
omer. Prof. Campbell Invited tho president
to visit the Lick observatory, Tho presi
dent told him that It was his Intontlon' to
make a trip to tho Pacific coast next Bum
mer nnd that If his plans wero carried out
it would glvo him great ploasuro to visit
tho observatory.
DEATH UF "BUSS BILL" STODT
Firmir Conapioiou Ntbrnsran Om Out
wit. th. fid Yiar.
LONG AT HEAR OF STRONG LINCOLN LOBBY
I'liiim Great Government Drill In
WunhlnKton, hut Pennsylvania.
CoiiKresNiuen Get Ills Con
tract Revoked.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. (Special Tele-
pram.) W. II. B. Stout, known to Ncbras-
leans ns "Doss" Stout, Is dead, lie retired
at his usuul hour Tuesday evening, but
about 11 o'clock he complained ot pains
In his chest, Homo remedies were applied
and u physician sent for. Mr. Stout, how
ever, refused to remufu In bed, protesting
that he was not ill. Lncnl applications
fulled to bring relief, nnd hardly had tho
physician who had been hustlly summoned
left tho house when the man who onro
occupied a prominent position In the poli
ties tit Nebraska sank to the Hour and ex
pired Just us Now War dawned.
William II. 11. Stout enmo to Washington
twelve yenrs ngo, after his f.illuro In bus
iness In Nebraska. After a short tlmo here
ho formed n partnership under tho name ot
Stout, Hall & Bungs and secured a contract
for building the Htib-basenient. of the con
gressional library. But dissatisfied con
gressmen from Pennsylvania secured con
gressional Intervention and the whole con
tract for tho sub-basement nnd super
structure was relet to other bidders. Stout's
quarries In -Miilmi wero shut down nnd thn
works along the Potomac river front were
useless.
Gets t'ln I in TliroiiKlt .'mtrei.M.
It was only last year that "Boss" Stout
recolvcd from the government a part of tho
money he had Invested In tho plant to put
In the sub-basement of tho library, lis
claim for damages, like many others, hav
ing to undergo congressional Investigation
before being paid.
W. H. B. Stout married Florenco M.
Clarke of this city shortly after ho camo to
Washington. They lived at C01 Stanton
placo nt the time ot his death. He leaves
three children by his first wife, John K. and
Ellshn P., who nro engaged In tho sheen
raising business In Idaho, and a daughter,
Fannlo, who Is tho wife of John S. West.
clerk In tho Judgo advocate's office at Gov
ernor's Island, The funeral of Mr. Stout
will bo held tomorrow, tho pallbearers luv-
Ing been selected from mnong Nebraskans
who know him not only In his day In tho
Antclopo state, but also since ho came to
Washington, they being Congressmen Bur
kott, Robinson, Stark and Shallenbcrger,
ex-Senator Thurston nnd Auditor Andrews.
Mr. Stout was a Ufa member of the Lincoln
lodgo ot Masons.
Ills Career lu Nebraska.
W. H. B. Stout, familiarly known ns
"Bill" and "Boss" Stout, was a conspicuous
figure In Nebraska for a good many years,
particularly In political circles. Ills homo
was near Blair and for about fifteen years,
from the middle 70'b to 188!), ho was at tho
bead of a strong legislative lobby nt Ltn
coin.- He had been a racmbor of tho legls
lature and was tho originator ot tho schemo
to build tho stato penitentiary from tho
proceeds of the sale of penitentiary lands.
When tho penitentiary was finally built
"Bill" Stout had tho contract for Its con
struction, and ho did tho work with prison
labor. Afterwards bo becamo the lessee of
tho convict labor of tho stato. Beforo ho
left tho stato ho disposed ot tho lease to
Charles Moshcr, who was associated with
tho Dorgans, who later succeeded to tho
contract.
BOER CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Commandant .Suyninu Thnnkn
for Mending Money to Ills
. Wife.
lllni
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Commandant W.
D. Snyman, who was a member of General
Dewet's staff In South Africa up to a year
ago, nnd who for somo tlmo haB represented
the Boor cause In tho west, called upon
President Roosovelt to'dny. Commandant
Snyman Is a tall, fine-looking Boer und
talks English with a slightly broken accent.
"I called upon tho president," sold he, "to
thank hlra for havlug sent to my wife, who
Ib In South Africa, some money I desired
her to havo. I shall always feel gratoful
to President Roosevelt. I saw my wlfo's
signature today for 'the first tlmo In
months."
"How did your wife get the money?"
"Through tho United States consul at
Capetown and her answer to my letter was
returned through tho samo channel."
Ho did not think tho wnr In South Africa
a proper subject to discuss with tho prosl
dent. He Hlmply wanted to thnnk him for
getting tho money to his wife. "Tho Boors,"
said ho, "can see easily that tho president
can do nothing to stop tho war oven If ho
wero so disposed. But wo will appeal to
congress for an expression of opinion. Wo
hope that both political parties In this
country will unite In such nn expression
We do not want tho matter modo a party
question so as to embarrass tho United
States In any way. I bollevo tho English
people would welcome an Interference suffl
clent to causo the authorities to drop tho
war. Wo aro willing to mako somo con
cessions.''
NAVAL CORTEGE FOLLOW BODY
Muuy OHIccrs Attend I'uiieriil of Hen r
Admiral Hoe at Wash
ington. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 2. Impressive
funeral services wero held today at St
John's Episcopal church over tho lato
Rear-Admiral Francis A. Roe, U. S. N re
tired. Among tho officiating clorgymcn
was Rev. William Taylor Snyder, a nephow
of Roe. Tho body was escorted to Arllng
ton cemetory by a detachment of marines
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel II. R
Russell, headed by tho full marlno band.
Tho body bearers were eight sailors, tho
honorary pall bearers being Roar Admirals
Greer, Schloy, Weaver, Ludlow, Watson,
Captains Slgsbes and Bnrtlett and Mr.
Frank Hackett, former assistant secretary
ot the navy.
MAIL SERVICERS RESUMED
Government Advlocs from Flood
IIckIoii State that Trnfllu I
Improvluu.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho railroad and
mall service' through the flooded region Is
Improving, according to tho dispatches re
ceived by the Postofflco department today,
Tho railway mall division headquarters nt
Atlanta wires that the line from Montgom
ery to Now Orleans la uow open, but that
tho line from Atlanta to Montgomery will
not bo open for several days.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Xebraskn Fair Friday: Satur-
nay i-iiir; Northerly to liastcriy winus.
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SAYS HIS PLAN IS STOLEN
American Cliilnis to He Orlliint 1c
NlKner of Dlrlulhle Air
Craft Patent.
ST. LOUIS, Jnn. 2. I'lnns of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition company for put
ting tho River Dcs Peres under ground
on tho world's fair site in Forest park
wero approved today by tho Board of Pub;
lie Improvements
Albert Barrn of Paris, France, has ap
plied to the world's fair management for
a concession to erect a mammoth barrel In
which tho breweries of the world may vlo
In disposing of their beverages. The barrel
Is to be sixty feet high nnd ninety feet
long, nnd will bo constructed entirely ot
coopers' wood. -
J. E. Green of this city presented to
Director of Works Taylor today plans und
specifications ot an airship, the original
drnwlngs of which he claims wero stolen
from him nearly ten years ago by a French
man and taken to France, where he now
claims they huve been reproduced lu the
tllrlglblo air craft mndo famous by M.
Santos Dumnnt. Mr. Green snys hn Is the
Inventor of tho principle which has been
used by tho daring Brazilian In his flights
around tho Eiffel tower.
Ho hns requested Director of Works Tay
lor to Inspect his models and .drawings
with n view tp building and equipping an
ulrshlp tor experiments nt the world's fair.
FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES
People Whi Mvril lu Flood llnvnueil
Districts 1'n in p In 1 1 1 u It
lands.
CHATTANOOGA, Tcnn., Jan. 2. A hun
dred families living In tho flats and lowlands
around Chattanooga camped on tho knolls
Inst night as n result of tho flood. Tho sub
urban street car service Is crippled and many
houses are submerged A trap containing
President Robert Prltchnrd of tho Chatta
nooga Hunt club, Colonel W. F. Henderson,
II. II. Mntlock of Athens, Tenn., nnd Hon,
Gordon Lee ot Georgia, whllo returning last
night from tho New Year's meet of tho
Hunt club, went Into a washout near East
lake nnd wub overturned. Colonel Hender
son had two ribs broken and tho others were
sllgUtly Injured. Twenty-seven miles of
track aro under water on the Western & At-
Intitlo road. Chattanooga Is almost sur
rounded by water. By noon today tho rive
had fallen two Inches. Most of tho damage,
has been duo to back wator.
CRISIS FINALLY REACHED
Actunl Default Looked for In National
Asphalt Company
Occurs.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2. Tho actual do
fault .of tho National' Asphalt company,
which was anticipated soveral days ago and
for which receivers have been appointed,
occurred today when tho payment of $500,
000 due to tho sinking fund nnd as Interest
on bonds was not made. Of the $500,000,
$300,000 was duo to bo paid to the Land
Tltlo company by the Asphalt Company of
Amoricn. This amount forms the sinking
fund which Is to ho paid annually to tho
trustees of tho asphalt company. The Na
tional company's payment of $50,000, which
forms tho sinking fund, and which was to
bo turned over to tho Equitable Trust com
pany, trusteo, was not today forthcoming.
On National 5s Interest for six months,
amounting to $150,000, was nlso due today,
but this was not met.
STUDYING CAUER'S BRAIN
.Specialist Discovers Pccnllnr De
Kcncrntlnn In Cells, Which Con
tradicts Old Theory.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Sliced' Into mlnuto
flakes and mounted on glass slides, the
lato Frank Colter's brain Is bolng subjected
to tho senrchlng light of a microscope
under Dr. Thorthstoln ot tho University of
Chicago. Tho first discovery of Importance
was mado today when tho doctor announced
that ho bad found some peculiar degenera
tion of tho brain .cells of tho onco bril
liant attornoy. As a result ot tho discovery
It Is said that tho theory that Frank Colter's
insanity was due to a blow on the head
may have to ho nltered substantially. Tho
brain has been In procoss of preparation for
tho mlcroscopo for some tlmo and the tsludy
may not bo completed for somo two months.
SAYS WHITE MAN MUST RULE
.
General Joseph Wheeler Discusses
the Ilace (locution In
the South.
CLEVELAND, 0 Jan. 2. General Jo
soph Wheoler wns In this city today In the
Interest of n now army rifle. Iu n news
papor Interview ho stated, In reply to a
question on the possibility of n political
break In tho south:
There Is no question thnt the superiority
of the white raco iu the south must bo
maintained. Anyone who has seen tho south
under the rule of the other color, a It
was directly after the wnr, can under
stand why this must be so. For ono reason
whlto supremacy ttlnno can Insure llnanclnl
stability. There will bo no political bro.ik
lu the "solid south" by nny party which
tries to Interfere from the north, through
tho medium of politicians, with thu solving
of tho color problem by the south.
SETTLERS WIN THE CASE
.IiiiIkc Cunt Decides the Famous Sec
ond Indemnity Strl)i Case Against
the Northern Pacific,
DULUTH, Jan. 2. Judgo Cant haB de
cided for tho settlers In tho caso of Fred
erick Woycrhauser and tho Northern Pa
cific against settlers on tho famous second
Indemnity strip.
Movements of Ocean Vessels ,luu, 2.
At New Yprk-Arrlved-Taurlc, from
Liverpool, Sailed Darmstadt, for Bremen.
At Cherbourg Arrivod Pretoria, from
New York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg.
Hailed Knlserln Marin Thoresa. from Bre
men, and Southampton, for New York.
At Hamburg Arrlved-Seraphls. from
San Francisco, via Havre and London.
At Movllle Arrived Corinthian, from St.
John, N. H., nnd Halifax, for Liverpool.
At Liverpool-Sailed Noordland, for Phil
adelphia. At lueenstown ArrlvetlGermanlc, from
Now York, for Liverpool. Sailed Teutonic,
for Liverpool, from New York.
At Havre Arrived a Savole, from New
York.
At Antwerp-Sailed I'ennland, .for Phil-ftdclphlo,
COMPANY IN STRAITS
Ertrttt'ltotr BrndinU tiffin Ktrtrt
Fisaioial Itraii.
AFFAIRS IN CONTROL OF A COMMITTEE
Con cr OpiraUi Eliotrlo Kallwaji aid
Taliphoaa Lint.
. V
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY MILLION CAPITAL
a 1
Offiien lav Carat- -j ii toltait, but Us-
abla t faj.
TIME OF INDEBTEDNESS IS EXTENDED
I'liinnelnl DcprcxNloii In Scclloiix
Where Systems Opcrntc Given as
Cause of Action Myron J.
Derrick Interested.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 2. The financial af
fairs of the Everett-Mooro syndicate, own
ing or controlling a numbor of urban and
lutcrurban electric railways and an exten
sive system of local und long-dlstatico tele
phone Hues lu Ohio und Michigan, parsed
Into the control of a commlttoo composed
of seven prominent bankers of this city to
day. This action was taken. It Is stntcd.
its the result of temporary financial embar
rassment on tho part of the syndicate,
which has for some tlmo past been af
fected by the stringency of tho money mar
hot. The commlttoo chosen has been nt
work Investigating tho affairs of tho syndi
cate and express the Aim belief that tho
company Is entirely solvent nnd that Its em
barrassment will only bo temporary.
Tho Evorelt-Mooro syndicate U credited
with controlling more than 1.200 miles of
urban nnd Interurban electric lines In Ohio
and Michigan, with many new extensions
still In courae of construction.
1, 1st of Properties.
Among tho telephone properties owned
outright or controlled by tho syndlcnto
aro the Cuyahoga Tclophono company of
this city, with upward ot 10,000 subsclbcrs.
tho United Stntcs Telephone company (lene
distance), the Federal Telephone company.
tno siark County (Ohio) Telcphono com
pany, tho Columbiana County (Ohio) Tele
phone company, tho Pooplo's Telephone
company of Detroit, the Wood County (Ohio)
Telephone company Btid a number of others
In which tho Federal Telephone company
Is tho controlling factor.
Among tho moro Important electric street
railroad properties In which tho syndlcato
Is largely Interested nre tho Cleveland El
ectric Railway company, tho Detroit United
Railway company, tho Toledo Railway and
Light company, tho Northern Ohio Trac
tion company, tho Cleveland, Palncsvlllo &
Eastern Railway company, tho Detroit &
Toledo Shore Lino company nnd tho Luke
Erlo company. All of theso linos aro de
clared by tho committee to bp. ' with
scarcely an exception, In good physical con
dition, perfectly solvent and Iu no wlss
embarrassed.
Aggregate Capitalisation.
Tho aggregate capitalization of nil tho
various properties owned ttud controlled by
the syudlcnto Is said to bo about $130.
000,000. Export accountants havo been employed
by the committee In chnrgo to cxamlno nnd
report upon tho condition of nil tho con
stituent companies. No statement has as
yet been given out Indicating tho liabilities
of the syndicate.
Messrs. Henry A. Everett and W. A..
Mooro refused to be Interviewed concerning
tuoir nrrairs, declaring that tho statement
Issued by tho commlttco covered tho ontlro
matter.
Tho 'committee of bankers organized by
electing II. P. Newcomb as chairman and
E. C. TUlotson as secretary.
Tho following statement wn today given
out by tho commlttco:
Statement of Committee.
It became imnarent some time ncr in
somo of tho members of tho Everott-Jlooro
syndicate, so-called, that on account of tho
unni money situation in tno uirtcront cen
ters wncre iney wero iinaucing somo of
their enternrlues. thnt nlthnusli in u.nir
opinion they owned several million dollars'
worm ot property over mm above their
liabilities, that they would bo unnblo with
out temnorarv assistance tn meet ihi
obligations, which were controlled by them.
.unni in muBu uuiiKuiiuiis u rone irom tno
fact that tho syndlcato wns engaged In the
construction of a number of enterprises
which wero not yet fully enmnlnt.'d rn.
quiring large amounts of money to pny for
labor and mnterlals In the construction.
rne synuicnte wns also recently dlsap
pointed In bclnc unable to comnlntn ih.
negotiations for tho raising of a Jnrgo sum
of money upon certain bonds and stockH
belonging to It which would have furnished
It with ready funds und which negotiations
It had reason to believe until two days, ago
wi'wm ii;nuii iuvui jiuiy.
Somo of the members of tho syndlcato
when It became npiinront to them that
mnnv of their liabilities which wern mmim.
duo about the 1st of Jununry, could not bo
met, ciuieii lUKumer nomn oi tneir per
sonal ndvlsors to ndvlso with thorn as to
What ns best to bo dono.
Great Assistance Needed.
These gentlemen examined very fully into
nil of the nffnlrN of thoso comnoslnir thn
syndlcnto and were furnished with very full
and complete Information.
They rounti itirtner mat in the telophono
Bltuntton whllo among Its different elo
ments It had ninny companies that had
fully completed their equipment and wero
on a paying basis, that thero woro others
that needeil material assistance They nlso
found thnt so far ns tho personal affairs ot
tho members of tho syndlcato were con
cerned that their equities wero In tholr
opinion largely In oxcess of their liabilities
and that In their Judgment nil of tho credi
tors could bo paid without debt from tho
assets and severul hundred thousand dol
lars put Into tho completing of tho prop
erties. They found fhnt thero woro in
Cleveland upward of thirty banks that
wero their creditors, nnd that theso banks
held tho choicest of tho securities nnd tho
most equities.
Myron T, Derrick Chliscn.
Messrs. Everett nnd Moore stntcd thnt
they were perfectly willing to turn all of
their matters and properties over to a com
mltteo that should lm appointed to hnndlo
them In connection with themselves to pre
serve thu most equities, with the belief
that when their properties wero developed
anil crdltors pnld there would bo u, sub
stantial umount to return to thorn.
Tho personnel of thu committee Is as
follows: It. It. Nowcomb, Myron T. Her
rick, J. J. Sullivan, Calvary Morris, Kuuf
man Hays, Is. G. TUlotson and W. C.
Mather. Theso gentlemen wero selected,
not especially on account of any Interest
directly Involved, but because ot tholr well
known ability and Integrity.
At the meeting held nt which Mossrs.
Everett ulid Moore were present moro than
five-sixths of all of the Cleveland Indebted
ness wns represented. Tho parties attend
ing the meeting expressed themselves
unanimously In recommending to their In
stitution thnt they should cxtentl t lie In
debtedness of tho Everett-Mooro syndicate
and Its allied Interest for a period of not
exceeding eighteen months, conditioned
upon the commit teo named having entire
chargo of all of tho affairs connected with
tho uyndlcnto and their various Interests.
A ilillt limn I Kip In mi tlo n.
Papers have been drawn looking towartl
such extension and thu empowering ot tho
committee to act, and they havo been exe
cuted by tho momberi "f tho Kvcrott
Mooro syndicate and are now being exe
cuted by tho Cleveland bunlu aa rapidly,
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