The Omaha Daily Bee.
JSSTAJiLISILED JU2JJ5 J J), J87J.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNIXG, JANUARY 21, 1902-TEX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY E1VE CENTS.
KILL GENERAL ALBAN
Intruti Slj Calorabitti' Leadtr at
Battl tf Pai&mt.
BLOW STIRS GOVERNMENT FORCES
DMth May licit Pieling of RtTinp aid
Btnijtthei Oattii.
HIS TROOrS D-PRESSEdJ,' 'SOLUTE
Nw Fnllj Hia'izi Formidable 1 ''1HJ nlKht past 2,600 men nt or In tl
tha Ribtli. ' "t1"1' 'hoMo towns have been nwi
. ngemcntB and ammunition In
i i
INSURRECTION SPREADS TO NEW QUARTERS
FlKhllnir Become More IJITeetlve on
Ilolli SMm-WiihIiIiikIiiii l.cunllon
er Fenr I2lfret of Coin
inniiilfr'N lien III.
r.ni.OH. r"nlnml,ln Ion 9nVln Hut
vcston.)-A naval battle, which begun at 0
o'clock thU morning, In tho harbor of
ranomn. rem.l.od In the Killing of General
Alban. irnvirnnr nf fnnnmn.
Tho revolutionary fleet consists of tho
i,..,!... Mi,- Ti,.,
Btoaincrs I'ndllln, Unrlcn and (Jaltan. They .
aro trvlnir In fnrcn n hinillnc off Rinnnii.
Tho government ships are tho Chilean
lino steamer Lnutaro. th Pa-llle Steam
vi,.,n ... '."'
Iho Tunuina Cnunl company'H steamer n
Uoyacn. Tho first named steamer was
eoircd bv General Alliati nr,d ih nihnr two
seized by General Alban and tho other two
havo boen chartered by tho Colombian gov
ernment. As this dispatch la sent three shots havo (
jubi piiRsea over inicuuo anil it lias
answored with soveral shots. They foil
closo to I'adllla, which Is seen to bo re
tiring. ,
Tho guns at Las IJovcdas nro also firing
at tho rehol ships.
Tho government forces nro throwing up
entrenchments. Tho United States cruiser
-J'nlladclphla Is closo to tho scene of tho
fightlnc
llrntli of ficnernl Allmii.
General Carlos Alban, tho military
commander of this district and tho
governor of I'anama, was killed during
tho righting tht nttcrnoon. Ills death
Is deeply deplored, for General Alban was
loved by hid soldlnrs and enjoyed
tho rtccm of the community. It la
asserted that the death of tho Colombian
leader may havo tho effect of bringing to
the government side largo numbers of men
anxious to nvengo his loss. '
Somo of thn men killed on board tho
government ship Lautnro havo been
brought ashoro, whero they aro being
burled.
Flro broko out on Lautnro and lator tho
crow of I'hlladolphla went to Ita assist
ance nnd attempted to put out tho fire.
Whllo they wero thus engaged Lautaro
aauk. It In reported hero that Lautaro's
crow rebelled and that tho firing of tho
vcsjcI won an njt of treason.
Slimy Killed lu Fight.
Tho revolutionary gunboat Padllla sur
prised Lnutoro at tho opening of tho fight
this morning nnd began shooting at clone
range. Many men on board Lautaro were
killed. '
The revolutionary gunboat Darlcn as this
dispatch Is wrltton Is approaching thu
United States cruiser Philadelphia, In tho
harbor, probably for tho purposo of a con
ference. Tho firing has ceased. It Is Im
possible, to locate tho revolutionary gun
boat Galtnn.
A gasollno launch has Just loft hero to
obtain dotnlls of tho fighting. Tho slow
movements of Dadllln, which aro notlco
ablo from tho nhoro, lead to tho belief that
It haB been damaged.
Tho government gunboat Iloyaca has Jiut
moored to tho dock horo. It brings troops
from Chlrlqul. It reports that tho revolu
tionary ntcaraors Padllla, Darlcn and Gaitan
drew oft when they becamo awaro of Its
presence. Darlcn la now roportcd to bo In
a sinking condition.
'" PctnlU Ilrach 1VnhliiKton.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Only meager
details of tho fighting between tho vessels
of tho Colombian government and those of
tho Insurgents In Panama bay wero ro
eelved In official circles today. They con
sisted of a dispatch Irora Consul General
(Judgor at Panama and another from Cap
tain Meade, tho commander of tho cruiser
Philadelphia, which Is lying In Panama boy.
Up to 10 o'clock no additional ndvlco had
reached this govornment, or Colonel Sllva,
Colombia's representative
Officials of tho State nnd Navy depart
ment are watching tho outcome of the
contest with considerable Interest. It Is
believed fuller reports will bo received
tomorrow morning. At tho Colombian le
gation, great regret Is expressed 'of the
death of General Alban. Ho had proved
a successful officer and In tho recent opera
tions Incident to the capturo and surrender
of Colon by the rebels ho had ployed a
conspicuous part. Ho was 60 years of ago
and a man of brilliant attalnmcutn. For
merly ho had been nttornoy general of Col
ombia. Effect of Albnn'a Death.
It Is feared tho death of General Alban.
loader of tho government troops on tho
Isthmus, will havo a demoralizing effect
upon his nrmy, a great part of which U
made up of Ignornnt coast negroos, who
would be apt to ba affected adversely by the
loss of their leader.
Dr. Sllva, tho Colombian minister hero,
baa been assured by tho State department
that anything In tho naturo of a bombard
ment of either of the Isthmian towns with
lta accompanying danger to Amerlcnn Inter
cita and Interruption to transit, would be
prevented by tho American naval ropro
floatation In that quarter. Tho legation
offlcials therefore feel sure that In case
tho revolutionary fleet Is victorious In de
stroying the government vessels, the vic
tory will end there,
Captain Meado of Philadelphia has the
aamo general Instructions from Secretary
Long, which governed tho actions of Cap
tain Perry of tho battleship Iowa, when
tho llbornls captured Colon, and he will
Intervene only when American interests or
treaty rights are threatened.
BOER PEACE NOT IN SIGHT
phambfirlalit Sn IlrltUh llnve Not
Alndc Overture for Cramitloit
of Hostilities.
LONDON. Jan. 20. Tho pnlnnlnl
Mr. Chamberlain. In the Commons this aft
ernoon, said thero was no foundation for
the reports that overtures for peace In
South Africa bad been niado by the Uoor cn-'oyf.
REVOLUTION GAINS GROUND
Iiinurrn-f lnnl(fl, 'I'lioiiKti Defeated by
Vciier.uclnu (lot crmui'iit Troopi,
Ailil ."rv Itcc roll.
WILMJMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Jan.
20. (Via Ilaytlcn Cable.) Venezuelan ad-
Vfl'ft rtrAltfwt tlftrti ln.lnu an U a nnti n -
" -' ' v i tuviti nil j i lie a,u t u-
m'ent forces had tho bent of tho fight from1
Saturday last, nltlinnnli Cnlnnil Hrr.-il.
comnol I'linmayor and fifty men were son-
ousiy injured. Government troops nro
pursuing the revolutionists. Other ndvlces
nay tho revolution Is slowly gaining
ground In the leland of Taram.
The revolutionists at llarcclona and
Cumnua say they cannot undcrntand
General Mnton' plans. For a fort-
en nt or In tho vicinity
altlng ar-
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.-..tho field nitalnftt I'rnsldr-nL Cnstrn'ft1
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fi"na' "Pttlement Is pronounced to be
hopeicss. Tho reply of tho Venezuelan
government to the requirements for n set
tlement of the trouble arising from tho late
revolutions, will bo submitted to tho next
congrosu of Venozuela, which will meet in
Kebruarj'.
lutcr In tho day It beenmo known that
tho Insurgents who attempted to capturo
MRracalbo on Saturday wero adherents of
"(m 'f , Ca",Cj 7'
Mc' ' 0 kopt U prison by
f.C" ? a ? , n'T'i" '"ll""' '
,ckc.d Ul " ,C0 P08t "ItlWtOiI In tho main
eneral Hernandez, . who Is called "El
J, " .! ,,, ri ," L tho dc"
fc,lt of ...tuo rovolutlonlstH. There wero
'several" men killed and wounded, neeord
' , lnl,n "i uu 0,h,,r
rr"' maMn .tho lnsa 1ulto hpavy n
Ing to tho latest ndvlces received, other re-
government side.
Tho revolutionists concentrated at Par-
' "rnr . P,'T uoro' "wording to
tho rcort8 wulch havo reached Curacao,
guana, near Velado Coro, nccdrdlng to
appear to have been dofented bv thn irov
rnment trooi.
Tho revolutionary nto.mior Mhnrtnrlnr. It
s now snld, Is among tho Islands near
here.
No confirmation lion been received of tho
report that tho government forces wero
completely defeated by tho revolutionists
near Carulplno. Tho authorities of that
placo havo placed a largo war tnx on all
tho foreign residents, which notion has
caused protests on tho part of tho foreign
representatives and requests for tho dis
patch of war vessels to protect foreign in
terests. PRINCE HENRY'S ITINERARY
ltojnt Client M ill VInM CIiIchk", Mll
itnukee, MnKiiru l-'nlla nnd
lloNtou,
HIC It LIN, Jan. 20. Admiral Trlnce Henry
of Prussia Whllo In tho United Stairs will
vUtt Chicago, Jlllwuukeo, Niagara Falls and
lloston. Tho Points are embraced In thn
Itinerary which has been mado hero bv
ur. von lioiietjcn, tho German ambassador
at Washington. This program was sub
mitted to Emperor William and Prlnco
Henry today and has been approved by
them. In genornl outline, It Is as follows:
February 22 Tho arrival of tho nrlnco and
his sulto at New York.
February 23 Tho official wnlcnmn hv thn
representatives of President nooevolt. tho.
governor of tno stnto of New York and thn
mayor of Now York City.
February 24 Tho launchlne of thn vnnht
at Shooters Island and a dinner to bo given
by Prlnco Henry.
February 25 A recentlon In hnnnr nt
Prince Henry, a dinner In bis honor to bo
given by tho mnyor of Now York If consis
tent with thoao tuncltlons, a reception by
tho Press club.
February 20 Tho prlnco and his party
will proceed to Washlncton. whnrn thn
prlnco will reside nt tho Gorman embassy.
no will exchango calls with President
Iloosevolt and bo entertained at dlnnnr nt
tho Whlto House.
February 27 ORlclal reenntlnnn nnH l.lt.
and a dinner at tho German embassy.
CVltaa no mi . . .
i cmuuijr .o mo pnnco and his party
Will Start for ChlCnCO. Thn nnnnrllnnmnl
of tho prince's time between Chicago, Mll-
wauKeo. Niagara Falls and Boston hn tint
yet boon preclaoly niado. Cablegrams on tho
subject of the program are still bolng'ex-
cnangeu.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20 Thn Mnnr v.i,..
Staats Zeltung announces that Pri
has accepted an invitation to a banquet In
nis nonor ny tho American Press during
his visit' to tho country.
TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS
Drltlnh Will Impoae Countervailing
Duty on Sonar if Bounty la Not
Withdrawn.
nUUSSELS. Jan. 20. Tho International
sugar confcrcnco reassembled today. The
correspondent of tho Associated Press has
good authority for saying the Ilrltlsh del
egates definitely announce, Great Britain's
Intention to impose a countervailing duty
on sugar unless tho bounties nrn with.
drawn. Tho confcrcnco adjourned until
Wednesday in order to allow thn rinin.
gates to coramunlcato with their respective
government on this and other new devel
opments which occurred during tho re
cess.
DR. PEARSON BEFORE THE BAR
1
Metlioillat Instructor Will lie Judged
for IlcnudlntliiK the
Scripture.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Trustees nf thn
Northwestern University will meet tomor
row to consider the case of Dr. Charles W.
Pearson. Drofessor of Encllah llterattirn In
tha university, who has openly expressed
nis disbelief in the Infallibility of the bible.
Excluston from tho faculty or suspension
for an Indeflnltn nerlod has been snecrniteil
by somo of tho trustees as punishment.
At a meeting or tno Mothodlst Minister
association today resolutions demanding the
expulston of Dr. Pearson from Northwestern
university were defentod by only a small
majority and that only at tho request of
tho trustees of the university who wished
to consider the questions unhampered by
Instructions.
DENIES THE REQUISITION
Governor Stanley Ilefuiea to Let 1 1 1 1
nola llnve One of Knnnna'
Cltlicii.
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 20. Governor Stan
ley today refused to honor a requisition
from Illinois for James Coffee, wanted In
Chicago on a chargo of conspiracy to do
fraud In a land deal. Colfce obtained a quit
claim deed to certain land near Phillips
burg, Kan., from ono Lulu McCoy of Chi
cago and sold the land to E, C. D. Wing of
Hamburg, In, It turned out that another
Lulu McCoy owned the. land.
WESTERN IRRIGATION PLAN
lapnsotativis f Nebraska aid Otkir
Statu Agm an Mtanra,
several nebraskans named pistmaster
I'nvornlile Iteport on One Hundred
Thounntiil Dollnr Appropriation tor
I'ulillc lliilldlnR In JfJvniin
ton, Wyoming.
(I'Voin n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (Special Tclo
gram.) Tho eub-coramlttco of seventeen
appointed by the senators nnd represent
otlves from the the arid nnd soml-nrld
states to frame, an Irrigation bill, reported
to tho full membership of tho committee to
night tho results of Its laborn. Tho bill
presented provides that all moneys ro
eclved from tho sale and dlnposnl of public
lands In Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas,
Montann, Nebraska, Nevada. Now Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Dakota, Washington and Wyoming, begin
ning with tho fiscal year Juno .10, 1901, In
eluding the surplus of foes and commis
sions In excess of allowances to registers
nnd receivers, excepting 5 per cent set
aside for educational purposes, shall bo set
nslde In tho Treasury department as n spe
clal fund for tho reclamation of tho arid
and scml-arld lands. This money shall be
used In tho examination nnd survey and
for construction and maintenance of Irrlga
tlon works for tho storage, diversion nnd
development of waters for tho said recla
mation. In tho event that thcro Is not
sufficient money received from the salo of
government lands to support both tho Irri
gation project nnd the agricultural colleges
tho bill directs that tho Treasury depart
mont shnll supply tho deficiency for tho
agricultural colleges out of any moneys not
othcrwlso appropriated.
1'iiHfM of Interior Depnrtiuent.
Tho bill gives tho secretary of the In
terior tho right to locate nnd construct
works for the storage, diversion nnd dovol-
opmcnt of waters, Including artesian wells,
ami to report hU action to congress nt
each regular session. It also gives him
authority to withdraw from public entry
tho lands required for Irrigation works, and
that tho public lands which It Is proposed to
Irrigate shall be subject to entry only under
tho provisions of tho homestead laws In
tracts of not less thnn forty acres nor moro
than 160 acres, nnd that tho commutation
provisions of tho homestead laws shall not
apply to the entries under tho act.
In addition to theso features, which havo
long been under discussion by the sub
committee, tho bill further provides that
cntrymcn upon the lands to be Irrigated
must reclaim tho lands for agricultural pur
poses; that tho secretary of tho Interior
may proceed by purchase or condemnation
to acquire tho desired property upon which
to erect Irrigation works, and" that tho laws
of the states and territories In the nrld and
semi-arid regions shall govern nnd control
tho appropriation nnd use of the waters ren
dered available by the works constructed.
A day of labor Is fixed at eight hours.
Tho bill prohibits thu employment of
Aslatl; labor. No right to uso the water
for land In private ownership shall bo sold
for a tract exceeding 1C0 acres to any ono
person nnd no right shall permanently at
tach until all payments therefor aro made.
Tho bill will probably bo Introduced bv
Warren In tho scnato and by Nowlands in
tho house.
t.'nne AKnlnat County Trennnry.
Tho case of tho United States ngalnst
James A. Illckert as county treasurer for
Koberts county, South Dakota, was today
advanced by tho supremo court for sub
mission on or before April 14, or for oral
argument on October 13. This caso grows
out of an attempt of the county treasurer
of Roberts county to collect tho tax as
sessed against tho personal property of
certain Indians. Senator Kittridgo mado
tho motion to advanco tljo case.
Senator Millard announced today that ho
had decided to rccommnd the following
postmasters: J. J. Douglas, Callaway, re
appointment; Mary Cuff, at Luella, Sheri
dan county; Maria C. Varney, at Cascade,
Cherry county; John L. Alden, at Whit
man, Grant county; John F. Moorcy, at
Grecnvalloy, Holt county.
"Theso are all small offices and thero
wero no contests to any extent," eald Sen
ator Millard.
Nehrnskn I.nnil DUpnte.
,W. It. Summers, United States attorney
for Nebraska, who has been In Washing
ton sinco Saturday, was at tho Interior de
partment today looking up the rocord lu
an old land caso growing out of tho recent
adjustment of lands along tho Burlington
railroad. Henry Mateer, an old soldier,
took up a quarter section of land near
Weeping Water, In Cass county, twenty
years ago. Ho lived on It fourteen years
nnd then left It to be worked by his
nephew. Tho nephew now nllcges that
Mateer nbandoued tho property. Tho
original entryman, howovor, denies this
and says ho offered to fllo papers at tho
Lincoln land office In support of his claim
to tho tttlo, but tho officials at Lincoln ro
fused to have anything to do with tho
case. Summers, In looking over tho rec
ords, found that Mateer bad protested
against tho action of the Lincoln land of
fice, and In view of this fact, Assistant
General Commissioner Ilich'ards has de
cided to Bend tho case back to Lincoln, as
the length of timo Mateer lived on tho land
is a matter for proof.
Mr. Summers protested when naked If
politics brought him to Washington at this
timo and was emphatic In his denial that
ho had come east for the purposo of ascer
taining if there was any likelihood of giv
ing Nebraska two Judicial districts.
Charles Itlgg of Ileatrlce Is at tho Now
Wlllard, to remain for a week or ten days.
J. J. Dickey nnd wife of Omaha arrived
from New York laBt night with Senator
nnd Miss Millard, to remain for several
days.
F. J. McShane and wlfo nro guests nt
tho New Wlllard.
I'ulillu llnllrilnjt nt Evunnton.
Senator Clark's bill for tho erection of
a public building at Evanston, Wyo and
appropriating $100,000 was favorably re
ported today.
Senator Garablo Introduced a bill today
to ratify an agreemont with tho Sioux trlbo
of Indians of the Hosebud agency In South
Dakota nnd making an appropriation to
carry the same Into effoct. This bill pro
vldcs for tho opening of 410,000 acres of
land In Gregory county to homestead set
tlement. John L. Carson, formerly of Omaha, now
of lloston, passed through Washington to
day on his way to his former home.
, delegation of Indians from tho Stand
ing Hock agency Is In (Washington for tho
purpose of protesting against the general
leasing proposition,
A rural free delivery route has been or-
(.Continued on Socoaa Fage4
LARGE NUMBER IN NEBRASKA
Long 1,1st of l'onttnnster Appoint
ment Conllrtncd by the
Mennte.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 20. Tho senate, In
executive Besslon, today confirmed tho fol
lowing postmasters:
A. Iv Shermun, Valentino; Charles Minor,
Johlel II, 2ccor, Madlflon; Kerny O. Holmes,
ilv....,lc - -rie . flumps, tfxeier;
,,, mini v t it n iuiij it
'Ignr, Beatrice: George 8. Copeland, llnve-
Conrad Ilt'ber. Bloomlngton; William W,
llopkitiB, Oakland: Altred I llraiide,
I'lerco; Cyrus 12. Htintpr, Wakefield: Wil
liam T. Agcr. Denver City; Dennis Trncey,
Cedar Itnplds: Carl Kramer, Columbus;
l'riink V. Cnrrlck. Cozad: lJesnle Lench.
Auburn; Jacob Fisher. Ilastlnca; Henry
Lyonn; James M. Heaver, Scrlbncr; Hoy
4, minimum, uuiuu; imam unsti, .MO'
brnra: Itobert I). Thompson. North Pimtn
lowu--.Iohn D. Hungerford, Cnrroll;
Samuel D. Henry, Conn Ilaplds; William
'. Itlfere, Denlson; William If. Atkinson,
xtuii'imj i, j'. rmsironr, i-cnox: a. kj
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loci: Frefl P. M..rr!1l KWmla. .tnmn. A
Henilemnn. PhernUnn. Phil A Untnn
lM""! John Tooley.Ncwhampton; Clinton
Onawa: Jamm Wilson, Sicily; August
Hergman, Spirit Iike.
aoum uaKotn ueorge Heed, Arlington;
. T ltpntiii I .... ..... T ... k T i . ......
- "", iJlui Villi, ,.,iiii-n U!W!I, vMll-
u!m! AXal,tMr .M,rKuV' Iyem,! '-harles It.
John C. Hryan. Planklnton; Gcorgo Sclon-
Also Hurry I).' Chamberlain to bo ngent
of tho Indians of the Crow Creek
In South Dakota nml Robert II. 8omern to
1hi aRpnt for thn Indians of tho Iowcr
WANTS TO MAKE LO MODERN
Inillnn Connnlnnloner InnlntH on Ited
Men (ilvlnc t'p I'u I nt nnd
Kentliera.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones has issued a cir
cular letter to Indian agents, designed to
correct a somowhat general mlsundcr
standing of a letter ho recently Issued to
ngents directing tho modification or dls-
conttnunnco of savaga Indian cxntotns.
Ho says tho "government mainly directs
that agents cut off nil privileges from ro-
turncd students, who, nftor coming back
from Cnrllslo Indian school nnd similar
Institutions, paint their faces, Indulgo In
barbaric dances and wear long hair, llko
tho old Indians. Ho says tact, Judgmont
nnd pcrseveranco should bo used nnd that
agents should begin gradually and work
steadily until tho end In view Is accom
plished.
It Is not expected nor Intended that
ngents shall bo so prcclptato as to glvo tho
Indlnns any Just causo for revolt. This
announcement, It Is stated, Is merely an
nuthorltntlvo interpretation of the meaning
of Instructions given tho agents on tho
subject and In no sense a revocation.
SAYS THE STORIES ARE FALSE
Metenlf TelU President that lie Cnn
Prove Filipino Killing Iteport
in n Kiel Ion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Colornl Motcalf
of Kansas was with tho prcslOnt today
with Mr. Mulvans, tho national commit
teeman of Kansas. Colonel W&uioalt says
tho charges against him of ordering a Fll
lplno killed are based on .tho affidavit of
a man who afterward withdrew It. Ho said
that tho stories aro not truo nnd that
thero will bo no difficulty In showing this
act to tho senate, where bis nomination
ns pension agent of Kansas Is now pend
ing.
NonilnntloiiH Ity the 1'renldent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Tho president
today sent tho following nominations to
tho senate:
Register of land office, Charles Kingston,
at Evanston, Wyo.
War Second lieutenants. Infantry. Ed-
ward H. Andress, William D. Dcssell, Jo
seph D. Gaughey, DoWltt W. Chamber
lln and Charles E. Ilccsc.
Second lieutenants, cavalry. Christian
Ilrland.
Postmasters:
Nebraska C. A. Sweet, Crclghton; Henry
C. Booker, Gothenburg; Charles V. Hay,
Weeping Water.
Iowa James P. Davis, Bonaparte; Ro
man C. White, Glenwood; Frank H. Mc-
Cabe, Logan; James T. Ellis, Panora;
John G. E. Carlson, Essex.
Vent to Amend Frye'a II 111.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Senator Vest In
troduced In tho senate as a substitute for
tho ship subsidy bill his bill of the last
congress repealing the law prohibiting tho
purchase of foreign built ships. Ho also
gavo notice of his Intention to offer tho
following amendment to tho ship subsidy
bill as roported by Senator Fryo:
That nnv vessel nurchnBed or linltl In n
foreign country bo the proporty of a citizen
of tho United States or any rorporatlon
created under the lawn of tho United
States or any of the states thereof shall
bo ndmltted to registry In the United
Ktntes. but no subnldv shnll be tiaJrl to tin
owner of such vessel under the provisions
u mis a ex. nor snail such vessel Do nd
mltted to tho constwlne trado of tho
United States.
Another amendment prohibiting combina
tions to secure advantages under tho bill
was Introduced by Senator Vest.
Fnvorultle Action on I.acey'a Hill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Tho frequency
of explosions In coal mines led to favor
ablo action today by tho houso committee
on mines and mining In the bill of Ropro.
sentatlvo Lncoy of Iown, requiring that
C.000 cublo feet of puro air ventilation per
minute for every fifty miners nt rteptliH of
ovor 100 feet lu coal mines. The present
requirement Is 3.C00 cubic ( feet. Tho
change Is mado nt the request of the min
ing organizations. Representative Moody
of Oregon will wrlto tho report.
President NIkiin the Clieek.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 20. The president
today signed n government check for $37C
000, which represented the money captured
by the marines of the United States navy
nt Tien Tsln during tho Boxer troubles In
China. Thu money belonged to tho Chlneso
government and has since been on deposit
In tho treasury. Tho check will be given
to Minlstor Wu for transmission to tha
Chlneso government.
CIihiiku lii MenxeiiKer Service,
NEW YOIIK. Jan. 20. Regarding tho In
corporation nt Trenton, N, J today, of tho
eatern Union Messenger company, to
carry on a general mcRsago delivery bust
nesn, Edwin Gould raid tonight, that the
new company gro out of tho dissatisfac
tion ntnoug certain utockholdurs of tho
American District Telegraph company. In
all probability ho said, tho present man
agement of tho American District Tele
graph company, which controls about 25
per cent of tho rtock. and has secured
proxies for approximately the name
amount will be retained In power at tho
annual meeting of tho American District
Telesrnpli company next Thursday. if
this Hhojld provo true, ho said, the com
pany Incorporated today will nt onco lapse.
If, on the contrary, the present mnnago
mcnt of tho American District Telegraph
Is overturned, tho new company will se
ruro all tho messenger business of tho
catcra Union Telegraph company.
WEEK OFF FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Yaottias Next Wok Insttad if tht Kijalar
flpnig But
TO PREPARE NEW IUILDINGS FOR USE
No Action on Utile Dlnprimlne vrlth
Free Text llookn Cnrl II, IlerhiK
Klected Attorney for An
other Term.
Instead of tho annual spring vacation of
ono week beginning March 31 tho Omaha
High school will havo a vacation of ono
week beginning January 27. Tho Board of
Education decided at its meeting last night
on this cliaugo for tho purposo of making
It pos3lblo to connect tho old High school
building nnd tho new building and havo
them ready for cchool purposes at tho bo
ginning of tho secon semester on Feb
ruary 3.
i no Jonnson McLlcan compnny wan
awarded tho contract for Installing 540
oak loekern in the corridors of the now
High school building nt n cost of $3,017.
Theso will bo placed In tho building at
onco. Desks nnd shades will also bo In tho
building by tho first of February nnd every
thing will bo In readiness for tho rcccp
tlon of tho now clnsn which will enter tho
school from tho 'grades at tho opening of
the now semester.
Cnrl E. Hcrlng was re-elected nttornoy
for tho board without opposition. W. F.
Johnson moved that tho secretary bo In
structed to cast tho ballot of tho board
for Mr. Hcrlng nnd this motion was sup
ported by thirteen votes, Members Stub-
bendorf nnd Barnard being absent. Mr.
Hcrlng thanked tho board for Its courteous
treatment of him.
Xo Aetlou on Utile,
Tho committee on rules, composed of
H. F. Mcintosh, Robert Smith and M. K.
Funkhouser, ndvlscd that section 137W of
tho rules bo stricken out. This Is tho sec
tion which did nway with the frco text
hooks nt tho High school nnd reads as fol
lows: "Books and stationary required by
tho pupils of tho High school shall bo fur
nished to them by tho Board of Educa
tion on payment of cost price." Tho rec
ommendation of tho committee was laid ovor
for one week.
Member J. J. Smith moved that tho rules
bo amended In such a way that It will bo
mado clear that tho provision requiring
mat High school pupils shall buy tholr
own books Is not to becoma onerntlvn until
July 1 of tho present year. Mr. Smith ex
plained that tho rules are not clear to when
tho school district Is to ccaso furnishing
text-books free. His motion w.ib lnid over
for ono week under tho rules.
Innue of AVarrnutN.
The board nuthorlzcd tho lssuanco of J15,
047.43 worth of wnrrnnts to bo plnccd In
tho sinking fund. Of this amount $16,528.92
is to bo turned into tho sinking fund for
tho redemption of $200,000 worth of bonds
paynblo In 1908 nnd $28,518.51 Is to bo
placed In tho fund to caro for $350,000 worth
of bonds duo In 1912.
A report from tho city comptroller
showed that the school funds In tho hands
of tho city treasurcrJanuary 1 amounted
to $54,812.75.
Otto Schwerln, A. P. French nnd Edwnrd
Ynrton applied to tho board for tho posi
tion of truant officer.
Permission was granted the girls' basket
ball team of tho High school to uso the
new gymnasium at the High school. Tho
gymnasium Is Incomplete, but will bo tem
porarily equipped so that the girls may
havo an opportunity to practice for tho
gamo which they nro to play with tho girls
of tho Lincoln High school In a short timo,
Member H. N. Wood made a brief report
of tho meeting of tho school directors' sec
tion of tho Nobraska Educational associa
tion, recently held In Lincoln.
Tho board adjourned to moot next Mon
day night, when tho school levy for 1901
will bo fixed.
ONE FUGITIVE RECAPTURED
I'rlnoner Who Rnenprri ivlth Ten Oth
er from Federnl I'rlnon A grain
In CiiNtody.
TACOMA, WaBh., Jan. 20. Of tho eleven
prisoners who escaped from tho United
States prison on McNeill's Island Sunday
afternoon, but ono had been recaptured up
to 10 o'clock tonight. An exciting hunt
for tho other ten men Is being kopt up by
the officers nnd their posses.
Frank Moran, alias O'Neill, sentenced
from Spokano for eight years for counter
feiting, la the unsuccessful fugitive He
was captured about midnight by a squad of
deputies who wero patrolllnr tho shore.
Moran slipped out of the timber, npproach
Ing the water's edge, and was nbout to nt
tcmpt to bwIiu to the main land. Thirty
armed deputies aro now scouring tho Island
and the two steam launches aro patrolling
Its shores. A launch from tho United
States revenue cutter Manning has Just
gono to tho Island with ten heavily armed
marines, who will take part lu the hunt.
TO ANSWER MURDER CHARGE
Stcvrnrt Fife HroiiKht Hack to MU-
Nourl Town from North
Ynkliuu, AVunli,
ST. JOSEPH, Jan. 20. Dressed In tho
height of fashion, Stewart Fife, a young so
lely man and alleged murderer of Frank
W. Richardson of Savannah, reached St.
Joseph yestorday In custody of Sheriff Hol
comb of Andrew county, who brought FIfo
back from North Yakima, Wash., whero ho
was captured several days ago, FIfo was
takon from here to tho Savannah Jail. Ho
will bo arraigned at the February term of
court.
'0STP0NE DATE OF SAILING
Dentnehlnnil, Which Wmi to Carry
Prince Henry Home, CliniiKcn
Schedule.
NEW YORK, Jon. 20. It was announced
by the Hamburg-American Steamship com
pany today that Doutschland of that line,
which was to tako Prlnco Henry of Prussia
home, will sail on March 11, instead of
March 8, as originally planned.
PATRICK PLACED ON TRIAL
Aliened Murderer of Slllllnnalre Idee
tinea Into Court on In
dictment. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Albert T. Patrick
was called to trial today on tho Indict
ment charging him with tho murder of
William Marsh Rice, the millionaire re
cluso who died In this city September 23,
1900,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Tuesday nnd
Wednesday; Northerly Winds, Becoming
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BANK CASHIER IN TROUBLE
Churned nlt, IlefuultltiK l.nrKC Sum
niul .Nnlil to JlnUe Con
fcnlon. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20. A special to
ino iioneer Press from Helena, Mont.,
snrn:
Herbert T. Mnttcson, cashier of tho First
National bank of Oreat Falln, wan arrested
hero today on a warrant Used by United
omiea commissioner Russell, at tho re
quest of District Attorney Rogers, who
charged him with cmbcwllng $25,000 of tho
bank's fundn on January 15. Mattcson, it
is said, confessed to tho district nttornoy
thrft ho wns guilty. Ho waived examination
and was bound ovor to nwalt tho action of
tho federal grand Jury on ball of J6.000.
Ho wnH unnblo to get this nmnunt nnd he Is
now a prisoner lu the county Jail.
It Is understood that Matteson'a defalca
tion amounts to much moro than tho sum
named In tho complaint. Tho olllccr, who
nccompnnled Mnttcson to Helena today, eald
it wns Deiiovcd tho lotal nmount ho Is ul
legod to bo short will reach $175,000.
Speculation, It Is snld, wnn tho cause of
tho defalcation. Tho bank Is strong flnan
dally and Is In no danger of embarrass
ment.
Mattcson was ono of the best known men
In Northern Montana. Until recuntly ho
wns secretary of nn honorary commission
appointed by Governor Toolo to rnlso funds
for tho stnto exhibit at tho St. Louis fair.
Ho resigned this position n few days ngo.
IDENTIFIES THJ PRISONER
Thchnui! Unyn New OrlemiN Cnptlre
I In III Former Ahneotul
lnC Vnlet.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20. P. O. Tho
baud of Now York today fully Identified T.
E. Manners, tht prisoner in tho Jail, ar
rested as Edward Kern, Jr., his late valet,
wno robbed tho Thobaud mansion In New
York of $00,000 In diamonds and Jewelry.
Tho moment Mr. Thebaud laid eyes on
Manners ho nald ho was Kern. Man
ners mado no further denial of his identity.
Tho necessary papers to tako Kern back
to Now York will bo laid at onco beforo
Governor Heard, and that oftlclal has prom
ised to sign tho extradition immediately.
Kern and West, tho men who wero arrested
for stealing Mnnners' trunk from tho St.
Charles hotel, nnd who betrayed Kern, will,
it is expected, got off with light punish
ment. Their caso Is to como up on Tuesday.
They probably will bo takon to Now York
as .soon as tho hoarlng of Kern nnd Went Is
concluded. Mr. Thebaud Identified all the
Jewelry stolon from Mnnners" 'room In tho
St. Charles hotel as belonging to him.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Extradition papers
for Korn, alias Manners, under nrrest at
Now Orleans for tho theft of Jewelry from
tho rtnldcncu of Paul O. Thebaud of this
city will bo sent to Albany for tho signature
of Governor Odoll.
NOT VITIATED BY SUICIDE
Iiinuriincn Policies Mnnt lie Pniil In
Mlnnourl IleKnrillenn of Manner
nf Death.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20. Tho court of np-
peals decided today In tho caso of Brass
field against tho Knights of tho Maccabees,
that fraternal Insurance orders must
operate under tho laws of Missouri.
Mrs. Brassfleld's husband's llfo was In
sured for $2,000 with tho Maccabees, the
policy providing that It Bhould bo void if
tho Insurer committed suicide within five
years after Issuance of tho certificate,
whereas the state law provides that It shall
bo no dcfenBO that tho Insured committed
suicide. N
Brassfleld committed sulcldo within Ave
years. Tho Maccabees refused to pay the
policy and the court today gavo Judgment.
STATUE OF PEACE TO HANNA
Friend of the Senntnr Prenent Hnnd-
noine Mnrhle Structure,
Llfe-Slred.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 20. Senator M. A.
Ilannu was today presented with a magnifi
cent full-sized marblo statue emblematic of
penco by a number of his friends In this
city. Tho movement to present Mr. Hnnna
with tho statue was Inaugurated shortly
after tho conferenco of the repreeontatlvos
of capital and labor In New York last
year. Tho atatuo is full length, of tho finest
marble and Is tho work of an Italian sculp
tor. It stands four nnd one-half feet on a
pedestal two and ono-hulf high. "Peaco"
Is represented by a beautiful girl holding
a cornucopia of prosperity and the wreath
of seace.
THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Miner Meet Inntant Ilenth, While
Three Olhern Are Ilnilly
Injured,
PUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 20. A npcclal from
Wolsenburg, Colo., to tho Chieftain says:
Three mon wero killed nnd throe others
badly burned by nn explosion today In one
of tho Colorado Fuol and Iron company's
collieries at PIctou, throo miles from hero.
Among tho killed nro n colored labpror
named Johnson and Frank Mnrquls.
A brother of Superintendent Phlpps of
the mine was badly burned. Tho fire In the
mlno has been extinguished and the com
pany's property was not extensively dam
aged. Movement of Ocean Vcnrl, Jnn, -O.
At Now York Arrived Ivernln. from
Liverpool. Vnderlnnd, ' from Antwerp.
At Boston Arrived Snndrlncham. from
Glasgow.
At Hull Arrived Royalist, from Snn
Francisco and Valparaiso, via St. Vlncont.
C. V., nnd Plymouth. '
At London Arrived Minneapolis, from
New York.
At Slneanoro Snllod Cine Wn tn
Glasgow, etc., Yokohama and Seattle,
a i uihkkuw nnueu umireniian, lor New
York. Pomernlan. for Portland.
At Glbrnltnr-Salled-Hnhenzollern, for
Genoa. Naplen nnd New York.
At Plymoutli-Arrlved-araf Waldernee,
from New York, for Cherbourg and Hnm
burg nnd proceeded.
At Liverpool Arrived Saxonlan, from
Now York.
At Bremen Sailed Rholn, for New York
At Philadelphia Arrived Ilhlnland, from
Liverpool, via )uecnstown. Buenos Ay
rlan, from OlaBgow and LlvcrDOol. via Ht
Johns, N. V., and Halifax. v ' " 1'
ALL FAVOR PANAMA
Iithmlas Caul Oammiiiloa ii TJimlmm
! Iti Itiptit.
RECOMMENDS OFFER IF FRENCH COMPANY
Pmidint Sinii Sapplemtntal lprt with
If ! t Ctngriii,
FLAT OFFER OF FORTY MILLION DOLLARS
Thirty Thoiwid Acrai of Laid, wita AJdi
tioul Bailmd Tract.
SUFFICIENT AREA FOR CONSTRUCTS
Other OfTer Mnke Pannmn funnl
Over Five Million Hollar Cheaper
to United St.tte Thnn
Men ru Klin.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Thn i.rrxIrfVnt
today noiit to congress with a message aim
ply of trniiBmittnl, tho supplemental report
of tho Isthmian Canal commission, In which
It Is unanimously recommended that tho
offer of tho new Pannmn Canal company to
sell nil of Its rlghtt), property nnd unfin
ished work to tho United States for $40,
000,000, bo ncccptcd. Tho sonato ordored
tho report printed in tho Congressional
iiecoru ami niso nB n document.
After quoting tho corresnondencn ulilfli
passed betwoeu tho commlbslon and tho
olllcors of tho Pannma Canal eomnnnv In
Paris tho report nyB:
Tho "totality, without exrrntlnn. nt Ha
property and rights on tho isthmus" men
tioned in tho cablegram of January 9 In
cludes tho following classes of property:
l. laiiUH not built on.
Thero aro flf ty-elx narecls nf Inmi in
which tho title rests In tho canal com
pany, amounting to nbout 30,000 acres,
which with tho landn belonctncr in thn mil.
road cover nearly all of tho land required
ior mo actual construction of tho canal.
2. Buildings.
Scrle of lliillilliiK.
Thero aro scheduled "in tmiMi
vlded among forty-seven sub-classifications,
ueea ior omccs, quarters, storehouses, hos
pitals, shops, stables and miscellaneous
purposes. Amonii them nro two lnrcn nnr.
maucnt buildings In Pannma. ono used ns
ino nenuquartors rcsldcnco nnd tho other
ns tho conornl ofllco: lnren lrnnnrnl lirMi.
pltnls at Colon and Panama, nnd Boveral
important buildings at Colon. These bulld
lng are furnished.
3. Plant.
Thero Is nn lmnicnnn nmniml nt
ory, consisting of floating plant (tugs,
luuncnrn, urcuges, etc.).
4. Work done.
Tho cxcavntlon nlroadv nrrnmnllsnpil
upon tho main canal lino, which will In. nf
valuo In tho plan recommended by the
commission, wns carefully computed and
was found to bo 36,809,905 cubic yards, A
tomporary diversion of tho Panama rall-
roau nas oeen mniio at the Culobra cut
which also must bo considered. L'nlnir ilm
samo classification of matorlals nnd thi
samo unit prices as In tho other eatlmatca
with tho 20 per cent added for contlngen
cles, tho vnluo of tho work done is foim
to bo:
Villon of Work Done,
Cannl excavation, $21,021,68(1.
Charges diversion, $178,186.
Cntun diversion, $1,396,400.
Totnl, $22,8n9,20S.
Total, $22,809,208.
Contingencies, 20 por cent, $1,179,003.
Aggregate, $28,474,053.
R. Panama railroad.
Of tho existing 70.000 sharen of thn Pn..
ama railroad tho canal company will trans
fer to thn United States nil hut nhnnt Linn
nharcs. Tho latter uro held by a few Indi
viduals residing In vurlous parts of tho
United States and Europe.
At par tho value of thn fiK KM Silir, in
bu transferred to tho United Stntes by tho
canai company is jo,8SO,300.
AgainBt this pnrty aro mortnace bondn n
tho nmount of $3,390,000. Of this amount
tho company owns $871,00tf, which It has
pledged an collnttcral for (in HnM in h
Panama Canal company described below,
ana it aiso noias in its treasury $1,064,000
subject to salo or cancellation I nnvlnc nuf-
standlng In tho hands of the publlo $1,504,-
uuu. i no bonus ocar 4 por cent interest.
Kuhlly IlomlM Oiittiinillnir.
Thero nrn otltsandlne nlnn Sflflft nnn A nr
cent sinking fund subsidy bonds, hut this
liability Is an amortization nf Mm nnnlinl
payment of $225,000 duo tho Colombian gov
ernment, unuer ns concessions ior tno po
riod ending November 1, 1901.
Tho railroad companies owo $961,918 to
tho Pnnoma Canal company, mainly on ac
count of tho construction of tho pier at
La Boca. Its totnl llahllltlpn. ihmfnt
aro $2,290,918, not counting tho kinking
runci subsidy Donas, ror which the Colom
bian covernmcnt has rocelved thn hnfl
nnd which It should mako allowanco to tho
united states in tho negotiations for
treaty rights.
Its cash assets January 15. 1902. mm
$438,569.
It owns three nassemror nnd frnioM
steamers of American roglstory of approx
imately 2,000 tons not each. For tho pnst
year It has oporated a lino of chartered
steamers nf American rniHnlrv l.oi.n
Snn Francisco and Panama. Theso steam,
era on tho Atlantic nnd Pacific constltuto
tno i'anama railroad steamship line.
IleloiiKltiK of Itnllrond.
Tho railroad company owns an undi
vided half Interest In tho Islands of. Naos,
Culcbra, Porlco nnd FInmenco, In tho bay
of Panama, the Pacific Mall Steamship
company being tho Joint owner.
Besides Mb right of way, terminals,
wharves and considerable areas of land,
It owns nearly tho wholo of tho town of
Colon, the houses thcro being constructed
undor leases.
The railroad company has no operating
contracts which cannot bo terminated In
nlnoty days. Tho work of constructing tho
canal will largely Increase the business of
tbo railroad and will cnablo It to pay off
Ub liabilities in a very fows years. After
the completion of tho canal, Its commercial
profits will probably ccaso, but It will baut
a value Incidental to operating tho canal,
6. Maps, drawings and records.
Tho valuo of tho maps, drawings and
records In Paris on the Isthmus or elee
where, all of which are to bo transferred
to tho United States, Is placed nt $2,000,000,
Summary nf Item.
Summing up tho foregoing Items, tho
total value of tho property is found to be.
Excavation dono $27,474,033.
Panama railroad stock at par $6,886,300,
Maps, drawings and records $3,000,000,
Total $36,390,333.
To which Add 19 per cent to cover om-