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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee. ESTAllLlfcllil JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1002-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. REJECTS PEACE PLAN Eajrlaid Dtciioi Ko.lii.aiaV Cfftr to IitorToio with Bnn, MU. NOT ACCEPT OUTSIDE OFFICES Xjb g is Hold- to looolri Only Diroct Poico Propeoili. IPENS WAY FOR ACTIIN t VOEM m i w w. fv- 'If ttri Thoro Ii Bo Emiji ITky Ti.j v Not ?rooeoi . lANSDOWNt" SUoMlIS IHt vUlltlrUUI" ays Hit Majesty Haa Thoroacbly Consider! Netherlands Propo altloa and Indicates Mo Hope ( Change la Decision. tm-nov. Feb. 4. The British covernment replied to Dr. Knyper, th Dutch premier, that If th Boers In th field dealred to negotiate for peace, negotiations can be - tered Into, but only In South Africa. The British government adhere to It Inten- tion not to accept th Intervention of any foreign power. Th text of the reply of Lord Lansdowne. the BritlKh foreign aecretary, to th com- Later In the day dispatcher were re munlcatlon of Th Netherlands, Is aa fol- celved from Fara guana. Venezuela, announc ows: , Ing that tho Insurgent commanded by THE FOREIGN OFFICE, Jan. 19. Sir: I Tou were good enough to lay before me. ment troops commanded by General Vr January 25, a communication from The and that the latter had been hilled. pVoS"&r The Paraguan. advice, also referred to the war to, an end, his majesty's govern- Llbertador, saying that It Was at Savantlla mentmight gram a mi " ' Woer delegates now in Holland for the pur- pose of enabling them to confer with th Loor leader in South Africa. It la suggested the alter a conference i the delegates might return to Europe with rower to conclude a treaty of peace witn I hie country, and The Netherlands govern- merit Intimate that In thla event iney hiiirht . t m later kIhik. be Instrumental In flaclnn the Boer plenipotentiaries In rvla lou with plenliiotentlarlea who might be appolntea Dy His majesty s government. Netherlands Aasame Reaponaiblllty. Th Netherlands a-overntnent Intimate I nJfyVv the delegates whether they are prepared to make tn suggested vmii to couin aithu. ;nnn, nl,.H. 1 w mad. on the it mov. inereiore. oe inierreii uiti uiu i reHDonalhlilty of The Netherlande alone I anci without anv of the lloer leaders. I ItrfccTaUe appreciative of the motives ot humanity which led The NetherUuida government to rre'fheTo announced by It some months ago, that It Is not Its Intention to accept the interven- i African wa?. lo",gn la ln" DUUl" PUERTO CABKLLO. Venezuela, Feb. 4 . Rhould the' Boer deleratea themselves de- The. Venezuelan gunboat Zumbador arrived Ire-to lay a request for a aafe conduct I oetors nil majeeiy s govBrnmoin mere i nn mum hv thev ahnnid not do so. But Ms majesty's government la not In a pol- I tlon to exprea an opinion on any auch annllpaflfin until r hnv Ptsa uah MfiMVsifl If. Mflfl I ra mautafaa ni thai hrdn1sal nntur hUld rounds ! whereon tne request is maae. i Deleajates Iaflaeaee ttnestleneal. I i f m.v tw.fnr. ftin nut th.r it u not at present clear to his ma.eetv' govern- meut. lhat "Um .aelcgiitfta retain laiyr In- I Woers In Hou'.h VLTrl( a. or have any voice I In thalr cour.cils. Thev are atated by The r.rt,.'o7cref.TeTOr.netruc& JLT.r date than Mf-:-r., t His majesty gov ernment, on the otter hand, understood that all th. powers ol government. Includ ing those of negotlii'lo" were now com pletely vetd In Mr. Steyn of the Boer, of the Orange lUver colony, and Mr. She.ll- nerger for thoee or the Transvaal, it mis Is so, it la evident that the quickest and moet satisfactory means of arranging a snttlement would be by direct commumca- tlon between the leaders of the Boer forees In 8,.uth Africa and the commander-in-chief of his majeety e forces, who haa already I neen insirucied to lorwara immeuiate:y eratlon of his majesty government. T . I . ..... LI. .. I ernment baa decided that If the Boer lead- ers should desire to enter negotiations for I me purpone oi cringing me war to an ena, liioae ncguimiiuns muni uki iiave, nui i in KuroiMj. dui in ooutn Airica. t ..It.ho.',111, n;orov' 08 oorne In mind that LONDON. Feb. 4. The large and fashlon If the Boer leaders are to occupy time in I , , .. visiting South Africa In conaultlng with I uoer leauvra in ins neiu ana in returning I to uuroiie lor tne purpose ot maklna known I the reauitM of their work, and a uerind of I ' . - . . . . : . I at ieBi tnree monins wouiu elapse, during I which hoetllltles would be prolonged and mucn numttn suiiviina, veruape ueeuiessiy. OcriiHinneu. (Signed.) LAN8DOWNK. The text of the communication of th Dutch minister to Lord Lansdowne la: Dnteh Minister' Letter. In the opinion of the government of her majesty the queen, the exceptional clrcunv stances In which one of tho belligerent par tlaa in South Africa la placed, which pre vent it from communicating directly with son for the nrolonast'lon of the war which Is still rulnM without pause or end and which causes so much misery. It Is. In laot, an exceptional circumstance that one ot the belligerent parties Is completely shut In and st'prated from th rent of the from the rest of the worm mint inai ins DtTr r cjiicciiiuvrt in k...rotw. r. rienrived nf .11 me.n. rnm. nunlcaung wlia the general commanding .their forces The difficulty thu. arises that the au thorities who ought to negotiate for the Boer side are divided Into two sections, which ar dtmrlved of ail means of de liberating together. It la evident that the Boer loJ.gii.ita ln Europe ran do nothing bUM they do not know the atate of af fairs Is Africa, and that the Boers ln the raid are obliged to abstain from taking ny stis beoauae they are not cognizant oi ma siavi-a oi anuira in &uro. bound by their letters of credence, which were drawn up ln March, WW. which bind thein fco atrli tly to the IndeDendenea .f tha. .ii ... i .na urira.vr. ill curvp. are rupubllcs that they i-ould not even be per nilited to accept the re-establlahment of the status quo annueiium or a mode of settling disputes which might arise were tin 1 1. wi 4. . n nil Ihti ku na lima ' Raises Hneaiioa si i-roprlety. Thee rtrei.nyit8J.ees give tie tn the ques- tloa whether the oner of good offlcea could not be usefully made by a neutral power. in oraer to irnucr icim patiote nego tlatlona, which oLbcrwlse could not be onauied. lvr thl reason It Would be Important to ascertain whether It would be agreeable to the Hrluu.nlo government to make use of th good oMcea of a neutral pow.r. if auch good otticaa are confined to the tank of placing tn communication negotiator to mel. expert In animal Industry In the Agrt- b appointed by the two parties the Hoi- cul.ur. denartment .Mrlrea.lnr ths is land E.ivai nmt-nt micht nerhaua t ennai.i. ruuurai department, addressing tne an ervd as i.iili. t.i1 for this task, seeIIK thut the Boera' delegate are In Netherland ter. rHory aud accredited to that government alone. : hi Biitaniiic majesty a government should atree to, this view, the government Of irier maj-sty, the queen, would havo to itui'alre of th Boer delegates whether tiey tore willing to j'r.x-ee.t to Africa snd de liberate with the Boer leaders on the spot, returning to Eurov after a stay of fix.'d length, say a rortnigni. armea witn ade quate, full powers providing fur all event ual! lira, and aulhorulng them to conclude a tra.ty of peace which ahoiU'l tlnd, abso. lutelv, both In Buera in baiop and the Boers lu Africa. Incidents to th Conference. In the event of an afflrmailv reply It would be necessary for hla Urtiannlo ma jesty government to hand The Nether lands government three aafe conducts, per mittli.c ths Boer delrgala to prceed freely to Africa, remain inare freely tor the I line agree! upon and return freely to Europe. It would further be n-ceary for the BiltiaU ativeriiirient to allow the use of a ?lgieiTitc coe, with the view to appotut- (CuotlBued on Eecoad Page.l MUST ADMIT THE FRENCHMAN tears! Mnst Permit M. Seereetnt, Jr., to Land or France Will Not Sign Protocol. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacca. Fob 4. Advices received here from Caracaa tat tbat the French government ha notified the government of Venezuela tbat France will not tgn the protocol presented by Veneiucla for a renewal of diplomatic ro tation between the two countries unless M. Secrestat, Jr., la Immediately author ised to land at Lagulra and protect the In terests of his father, who leased the estate I of General M. Matos, the revolutionary leader, whose property was subsequently seised Dy id Venezuelan govermneuv. u ... ot Venexuel., refus,, t0 .nnt lhe d.. M a t -mm .. k'ratira . oi inn r reucD tut "niiucu Mediately Impoae duties on Venezue la V wtilflk wnllM hA ill A ft 1 1011 f, fOr yen. It la reported that the Venesueian troops u-ieie, p Numerous arrests were made January 27 at Caracaa. Including Seniors Vlllegar, Fuildo. Clemente Urbanje. ITrvlllo and Volcan. This la looked upon aa proof that the government la In fear of more serious complications. A dispatch from Sablnllla says that the revolutionary steamer Ubertador was ai that port January X4, having lta boilors repaired. It was then expected that thla work would be finished in a tew aays. Ther 1 no truth in the report that the captain and otner oracers oi mei-maor were deserting that vessel. Th" Venezuelan gunboat Miranda loft La uuira January u. General Blental haa defeated in govern- recently and that the Venesueian gunboat ...... ., Miranda wa oft that harbor watching IU , , , nnr, riiT Tn nnrTn LIDttl I AUUM dtll I I U DU I I UM . . Ki-vir of Kevelitlonarv ' - Steamer by Veneaaelaa Gnnbeot. COLON, Colombia, Feb. 4. It Is reported har. that tho revolutionary steamer Lib' 'ri the British steamer Ban Rlgh. baa been sunk by a Venesueian gun- Whlle under repairs at rorto uoiomDa. L . . . i i .i ..... ' repon. urav Mn "-''" " terday, but ao conflrmxtion could be ob a It la uM t'.nt the steamer had P Porto CoIombv for th. past lew weeaa, in neeu ui repairs. mo fact tnat tn British warship Psych lert her yesterday fot Porto Colomb. 1. looked upon here as giving the Colon rumor con- flrmatlon ner- ye,terday, bringing as prisoner two , .ij. jft.m., mii.r of President Castro former minister, a lawyer named Vrbaneja and Vlllegaa jh ,n(1 mUo Manuelo Lavaria, General ' Centeno. General Plot r I and Senors Travlceo veiean, Aueao nunes ana - na melka, leadtag mrechauts ot Caracaa. They were iccarceratea in tn torirea ot caa ICarUj'. I, ' - i .'. Th Jiochiats "are" Tery aotive lu Vew sueia. DISAPPOINTED WITH UNION Qoeesaland Premier Voice the Seatl- ntst of Province Federation. BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 4. Parlia ment has been dissolved and the premier, Robert r-nilip, naa isauea an eiecnon maui- festo, voicing Queensland dissatiaiaction wRh ,n. resuIt of tne Australasian feder- atlon. The premier criticise the common wealth government and declare tnat it naa UlllVilJ U ID.yU.U.tU cate of the union, wrhlch many Australians would gladly see dissolved. a.l HltaA.llss rrte m. floene anie congregawuu wu.uu imum . mo- mortal service, omciaiiy aescriDea as .. . . .w . K v. requiem wr i "1""' . I 1 n t n.aM V nA. a our suvcrcisu iu, x " . ,v.t. gt. Matthew" church, Westminster, thl morning, was greatly icandalized by th conduct of a number of antl-ritualist, who, Immediately after the service was con eluded, stood up In th church and declared that "the service waa a blasphemous insult to Queen Victoria' memory." "Thl Is not Qod' house," said on objector; "thl Is a Joe house." Steamer atrlkes a Bllssard. QUEENSTOWN. Ireland. Feb. 4.- I QUEENSTOWN. Ireland. Feb. 4. The ateamer t'ltouiaC which sailed from Boston January 23 for Liverpool, and which ar rived here today, report having encoun- terea terrlflo weather on January 26 and I T,, .I,.. t j January 27. During these two days I blizzard ana nign seas preyauea ana 10s veaael was only able to steam 100 mile a day. Kitchener's Meekly Report. LONDON. Feb. 4. In hi weekly review to the War office Lord Kitchener atate. that for the week ended February 1 twen- ty-nlno Boer, were killed, six, wounded. 143 i taken prisoner ana lony-eigui rendered. Maraala ( Daffrvln Is Weaker . .ot. -.v. a i . .a a -1 I ..I Ikl. that h. marnUls of Dufferln, who baa been seriously I 111 for some time past, U growing weaker. RPFF FlIET ON THE INCREASE la Par More Popular Anos. AinerU cans Than Fork nnd Mutton. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 4. George M. Rom- aual meeting of the Central Shorthorn a.' soclatlon here today, mad th statement that American ar now eallng more beef, comparatively, than ever before and less pork and mutton. He said there were more rattle ln th country now tn pro portion to the population than ever before and that the supposition that the number ot beef cattle 1 growing smaller had been based upon estimates that must bsv been very far from correct. Mr. Rommel said the number ot beef cattle, not Including dairy stock, had shown a steady Increase for the pact fifty years, a (act that was a cause ot great aurprlse In the Department of Agriculture. In 18 he said there wer (00 beef rattle to every 1.000 people, while now the proportion we 0 to every 1,000 persons. The aasoclatlon'e meeting will last two days. Hon. James WUaon,. secretary ot agriculture, has prepared a paper for the meeting and it will be read tomorrow. It had not arrived today. TEN FIREMEN ARE KILLED Eirl from Liidon aid Bwiol Uaior Eiint of liildinj. OTHERS ARE SERIIUSLY HURT AT THE FIRE $ tract re Collapses ftaddenly aa Chief of Depart meat Narrowly Kscape Pat ( Ilta S Hts. ET. LOUIS. Feb. 4. At least ten men were killed and a many more Injured at a fire which broke out tonight In the five story stone and brick building located at 814 Chestnut street, occupied by th American Tent and Awning company. The building suddenly collapsed, and, although the dozen men who were caught tn the crash had not been reached by their hard-working companion two hour later. it I almost absolutely certain, that they succumbed. The dead: AUGUST THIERRT, first assistant chief, caught In ruins. MICHAEL KEHOE, assistant foreman of Company No. 13, caught In ruins. DANIEL STEELE, foreman of No. 12 company, caught In ruins. WILLIAM DUNDON. plpeman. CHARLES KRENNINQ. plpeman. PATRICK BERGERN, assistant foreman. THREE PIPEMEN, names unknown. caught In ruins. The Injured: Frank Lingo, driver of ' No. 6 aerial truck, thrown from truck while working forty feet from the ground, seriously In jured. Monroe Moore, Inspector for the Im perial Electric Light company, badly In jured by falling through a shaft. Patrick McCarthy, engineer Company No. (, caught by falling wall, seriously hurt. William K. Julleb, driver, caught by fall ing wall, seriously hurt. William Hogeland, foreman Company No. 13, seriously Injured by falling wall. Balldtnar aa Old One. Th building In which the fire originated was located In the old business section of the city and was about fifty year old.-. Th blaze, which proved a hard one for the fire department to master, . had been gotten practically under control, when suddenly, with absolutely - no warning. It collapsed and cam down in a heap, with a aols that could be heard for block. Three pipe men at work on the second floor had had difficulty In managing a line of hose and Assistant Chief Thierry was on his way with three of his men to lend them aid when the building collapsed. The men went down with tons of twisted Iron, brick, stone and wooden column en veloping them. Chief Swlngley, who was In front of the building directing his men, bad a miraculous escape from death. A the front wall ' fell outward he scurried across the street and got. under s, truck. The truck was covered with debris and partially wrecked, but to Its sheltering pro tection the chief owes his life. ' -' Frank Lingo, driver of the truck, was directing a stream on th fir from th aerial , ladder,; about forty feet from ,iha ground-, ha the" van teflf :TC portion of the debris struck him and he was hurled to the ground, receiving fatal Injuries. Chief Swlngley put his7 entire force at work at on.e In an effort to rescue tho burled firemen, but although the men worked like demons they had not been able to reach them at midnight. It 1 a cer tainty that all ar dead, a ton of debris cover them. Following Is a list of the losses: Amer ican 'Tent and Awning company, $25,000; McLean Tate, loss on building, $35,000; Herman Ruppelt, job printer, $10,000; scat tering, $3,000. Mayor Head Salvaste Corps. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6. At 1 a. m. this morn ing, notwithstanding tbat superhuman ef forts bad been made by Chief Swlngley and his men to lift the debris from off their unfortunate companions, not a single man had been reached, and to all appearances not much progress had been made In raising the Immense pile of Iron, stone, steel, tin and wood. At this hour the names of three more missing men were given out by tho chief, who expressed his belief that when th men were reached most, if not all, would be found to be dead. - Mayor Rolla Wells arrived on the scene at 12:30 a. tn. and at once pressed all the stevedores, longshoremen and others of that class In th neighborhood Into serv Ice tn the work of uncovering the bodies ot th unfortunate firemen. Taking a stand on a big pile of debris th mayor cheered on th working force in the hope that perhaps a spark ot life remained in some of the bodies beneath the Immense pile of debris. The first body taken from th ruins was that of William. Bondon, at 2:30 a. m. He waa barely conscious and badly crushed He was tsken to the hospital. No hopes are entertained for bis recovery. VALUABLE FLYER DESTROYED Airship Constructed After Twenty Years ot Labor Is a Total Loss. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Fire at Deanmead Hampshire, .has destroyed Buchanan's air' ship, which was built to rival the airship of M. Santos-Dumont. according to a dlspateh from London to the Journal. The fire broke ' Ul III IUO BUCU IU WUK-U " was housed. Tramps, charged with starting tbe blazo, have been arrested. This loss will be a serious setback for Thomas Bu cbauan, the English Inventor, who recently completed tha burned airship, after devot log twenty year ot though and labor to its construction. In constructing his machine Mr. Buchanan endeavored a clotely a pos sible to follow the outlines of a bird. The steering gesr waa an aluminum rudder, shaped like a fish fin. Gasoline motor en tered Into the schema of propulsion and the inventor planned to carry passenger Inside the body ot tho machine Instead of in an attached car. ESTIMATE OF LOSS FALLS Believed that a Mllla aad Half W ill Cover Waterhary's ' Damaaes. - WATERBURY, Conn.. Feb. 4. Business films which suffered from th fire cf Sun day night and Monday morning ar bending all their energies toward securing tempo rary quarter. In order to resume maaufae tura and trade. Meanwhile little business I. being trans acted. The militia remain, on duty. Th cstlmat of loss by th fires ha undergone a material reduction. A leading Insurance man; whose firm had writtsn policies on nearly all tha buildings that were burned. said he wa. aatlefled that the total loss would not exceed $1,500,000 when deductions bad been made for aalvag from, stock. MANY SCALDED IN WRECK Harbor Tew Boat's nollera Explode and Death Mat Will Prob. ' ably ni Heavy. PITTSBURG, Feb. '8. About J:50 thU morning. Just aa the Tlttsburg hsrbor tow boat j. w. Alles had passed througn lock No. 2, Its boilers exploded, throwing its crew of fourteen In all directions. Three ot the crew ar known to be fatally hurt and only five others have been ac counted for. Fatally Injured: Joseph Rankin, deck hand. "Brownie," watchman. Mrs. Maria Walker, colored cook. All are horribly scalded and burned. The other member of the crew are: Captain William Shaw, Pittsburg. Brooks Null, engineer, Beverly, Ohio. Floyd Sills, engineer, Allegheney, Pa. John Bake, pilot. Hazelwood, Pa. uuoaru jniicueu. mate. MercoanisTiiie, J - 111. . , 1 . v 1 I William Perry, watchman. Roscoe, Pa. David McBrlde deck hand. MMdleport. O. Weaver Wolfe, deck bsnd. Mlddleport. O. Reuben Watts, cabin boy, Mlddleport. O. William Campbell, fireman. Joseph Williams, Allegheny. The boat was towing six loaded flat to- ward Pittsburg and just after getting out., of the lock the explosion happened and In a I short time Ailes was burned to the water's edge. The report of, the explosion waa heard for miles and son a after rescuing parties were searching for the Injured. Captain Shaw says he was sleeping In his bunk when the explosion came and the first he knew of any danger was when he found himself floundering around In the water, fully 200 feet away from the burning boat, with his blanket still around him. He is not seriously hurt, but think, that many ot his crew must have perished. . Alles waa practically a new boat and valued at $25,000. SCHLEY'S OVATIONS CONTINUE II Is Received with Great Demon at rat Ions la Cast Tea- NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4. Admiral and Mrs. Schley left Nashville thla morn ing for Chattanooga in the private car of rreeiaeni . i- T V tanooga A St. Louie railroad. Mr. Thomas itr a in a vnr.n a rpana VkV j txTa 1 . . . . . . i . i formal reception or entertainment was ac- I corded Admiral Schley upon his arrival here I thl. afternoon. A committee of prominent citizens from Chattanooga met the admiral at Whiteside, Tenn., and came -with him . ,. lO me cny. Several stops were made along the line, I when the admiral. was greeted by crowds of eager spectators. A areat crowd gathered at the station In .vi. .1,. t ... iha admiral sn,t kiinnmM I uiuwu it. " " - I . - .U. D.j. A kniMfl MM tllfn.R.1 I rerf Dtlon was held. ' ' i' ' I reception Was ueiu. ,1 After a short rest th party took ear- etaaraa and. -escorted bv ths Chattajioora I cavalry troop, drove to ort, Cameron an! oinor poiuis i wwrau - ' I ThAv ratnrned to the UbIosT station at 4 I . . - ... . ... i.. , I o:e4ock M.tua.' uv.nWr. -A ,all, M ,8lu rmlor asalm.Vs.iUi public party' left tor Knoxvllle, aecompanlea by service corporations, and fully and care a committee from that city. .... fully examine Into the question of the fair irMnvimiV Tann Pah J Tha tel.. nf I KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Fet. CTHe trip oi I Admiral and Mrs. Schley through east Tennessee from Chattanooga to Knoxvllle I this afternoon waa one they can never for get. At all points Admiral and Mrs. Schley were called to the rear platform where the udmlral shook hands with the people while Mrs. Schley wa. virtually burled la floral offerings from school children. Admiral Sohley'a entrance Into Knoxvllle at S p. m.. wa. made amid a perfect din of ate.m whistles and bells. Packed around that Union atation were fully 6,000 people who cheered again and again aa tn train ar- rived. NEGROES BURN SCHOOLHOUSE Retaliate for Order Compelllaar Thea t Attead Exclusively Colored Institution. TflPPIfl Van Feh. . Some of h negroes ot the city are making trouble over . ,..i- a. h .,. .rhool hoard that ool. e. ehiMr.n .h.ii attend a school foe those ot their own color. Trouble between the two race ha resulted tn burning the building twice, and now that separate .,kni. ... h.n orovlded. the nea-roea demand that they be given admittance to the white school. Th mattei probably will be settled ln th courts. NA Mr rnMMISSIflNFR Tfl ITAI Y I.nnia. ww ... in .w w . w St. Lonla World's Fair Company Ap pelate Chevalier Victor Zegrgt of Florence. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4. Chevalier Victor Zeg- glo of Florence wa today appointed by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company world's fair commissioner to Italy. He will Immediately proceed to tbat country and begin the work of securing a proper repre- sentatlon at th world's fair to be held here in 1903. Zeggio, who married a New York woman of Dromlnence. represented his aov- ernment at the Columbian exposition in Chicago and the last rsris exposition, NITR0 - GLYCERINE EXPLODES Maustaetarlag Plaat Is Wrecked aad Superintendent Is Killed. WASHINGTON, r eo. . a premature ex- plosion of nitro-glycerino careleaaly handled by an operative at tne eroerue Manuiac- turlng company plant bt Ardwick. Md., nine mile from this city, early today killed Richard J. Martin, tne superintendent, and slightly injured two workmen, in building waa slightly damaged, but eight ton of ma terial of high explosive strength stored I close to the scene of the accident were not disturbed. ADJOURNS THE PATRICK TRIAL Illaess f m Jsrsr Compels Coart t Take a Rest for On Day. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Th trial of Albert T. Patrick, accused ot the murder of Wil liam Marsh Rice, wa. aot continued today owing to the absence of J. D. Campbell, a juror, who Is 111. Mr. Campbell', physi cian aald he thouht hi. patient would be able to attend court tomorrow. Th recorder thereupon announced an adjourn ment until tomorrow. Tragedy Follow tars Oam. fitunuuiTl vp.u a l.l.. . i. d.d and Loni.l'a Uunn dying a the result or shuts innicted by trneal Hall early today. Hall escaped. All are colored. Hall Is a parlor aur conductor. Tha snooting luiiuw ta a oiapuie lu a cms giuu. SAVAGE MUST MIKE ANSWER loiroao Coirt Invu AltoriatjTO Writ of Valiants AfoJut OoTtnir. OMAHA FIRE AND POLICE BOARD INY01VEI Application f Redell's Atterney Al lowed hp the Jndae and Order Mad netarnabl in Tito Weeks. (From a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 4. (Special.) Th application ot C. C. Wright of Omaha for a writ of mandamus to compel Governor Savag to appoint a fir and police com mission for the city of Omaha, was pre sented to the supreme court today and aa alternative writ was issued, made retura- hl. Vahn,mr- weight flrmt moved ,... .ki. i... ,.(. ,..,! the WM ,mma,tely presented, to- rttth wl,h .-.... ., fnrlw ihm ,i. legationa that In view of the recent de cision tn the Redell case it 1 the duty ot the governor to appoint such a board, that he had been notified of the vacancy, and .- , .. , . ... , a . According to the term of th writ is sued this afternoon it will be necessary for Governor Savage, through his legal representative, to appear In court on Feb ruary 18 and show cause why he should not be compelled to nam a new fire and police commission. Governor Savag has already expressed a willingness to make a showing In court and has said that be WAiilff ft nni.MHl.4 K IIIaph. fln n j. r a 1 Mf c c WrlgQt the feUtor , tg case, will be represented by W. F. Gurley and Frank T. Ransom. Omaha Eqaallsatlon Cnse. The supremo court, on the application of William G. Shrlver and George T. Mor ton, thl. afternoon granted an alternative writ of mandamus against the city council of Omaha to compel that body to reconvene a board ot equalization to determine the tax assessment against public service corporations. Th writ 1 made returnable on February 18, at which time the defend gt ,r, requlr'ed to ,how why th. ' ould not be made permanent. The lyer of lh peUtlon t0 tn(f court auat sn n lit vi iiiauuauiua Jts mnucu Balnet you as the board of eauallxatlon and the city council of the city of Omaha ur.at.'or.t10..,; c'uneff cT.M ln aaid city at a convenient and early day and hour after the service of said writ on you, nret giving said relators and to the nmihi Street. HjiIIwhv mmiuinv. Omaha Water comnany. Omaha Gaa company. Ne- Ibraeka Telephone company and New Omaha . reasonable noUoe of the day and hour of said meetlntr. In said notices to aald corporations, advlslna each of them relators estd complaints, riled witn you , A . .. . II Inn T. n ... 1Q. that upon oonvenuig ot said meeting you .,rreet wilir aatri final Knnrl mail. before your adjournment of January to conform to the facta by makina- aald re- '1 fTou' IT'll'S viniam o. Bhrtver ana ieorge r. Morton. but refused so to do: tbat you then DroceeJ In biAr a :,. hi!i1er aftld aeveral. cn.- vtuuw ui n wi ijiuiwi ijr auu iruu- ..i ot each of said coruoratlone subleet to taxation in the city of Omaha for 1902 taxes. OPERATORS REJECT SCALE Spy Miners Are . I'nfalr and Their Proposition for Increases Rldlcaloas. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 4. The mine opera tor, and miner, in the secret session of their joint scale committee today disagreed j on eT.ry one of tn seven propositions .ub- mltted by the miners, and the whole mat ter wa. referred for discussion to th open joint conference held thla afternoon. There the operator, voted unanimously against the scale proposition offered by the miner, and the whole matter wa. finally re ferred back to the Joint commission. In support of hi. motion to adopt, th. scale rresiuem, micaeu saiu lu. miners nd come t0 lne,r omP'oyor. thl. year with an honest petition tor honest compensation. For two year., he aald. there had been no advance ln wages, while there bad been rv Positive advances in tne maraet price, ' e0"1- w0 th Prlce l tnl The mlnere this year. Mr. Mitchell aald. lmP1 Deen met b' operator, with straight danlal ot th ecale a a whole. wnoui a oi.cus.ion oi vus imponaui ques- IIDQIIDVIHVCU. y Frank L. Robblna, who ha. been assigned the duty of representing th coal operator. I , a.w... .v.. ...t. . .k. Ill uvustv, Mill .uv ui.i.iuia .u. viasuvu- L uo country wanted to be fair. "In 1900," he said, "the operator, made a scale based oa whatever the prices of coal might thereafter be during tbat year in th general market. If price advanced th wagea of th miner were to advance cor- I respondlngly. If It decreased then the price for digging the coal was to be lowered in I proportion. That was a fair proposition, I The one you bare presented to us this year 1 is ridiculous and unfair.' I It became plain that the operators will I not grant the scale asked by the miners. I - NATIVES tLtU I tU IU Urh IUt Filipinos Bnceeed, la Most Cases, Over Their American Op- ponents, MANILA. Feb. 4. The returns so far rO celved indicate the election. In most case, of native as governors of provinces. Can. tain Harry Bandhols of the Second Infaa I try defeated Major Cornelius Gardener of I tce Thirteenth infantry, tbe present gov- Crnor of Tayabaa province. The military mett ciin, that accepting elective office w1ii necessitate resignation from tbe army. At Balanga (capital of Bataan) ther ar only eighty-four voters, ' but eighty-nine wer cast, and another election haa been ordered. A meeting held at the Invitation ot Act lng Governor Wright of business men ln terested ln tobacco and sugar to discus the legislation desired by both Industrie. urged a reduction of 76 per cent in the duties. Buencamtno .aid it would mean tha Instant .pacification of Batangas, which b wholly devoted to sugar growing. FUNSTON RESTS QUIETLY General's Cndlttn Imp revs Woaad Ha Bear a t Heal. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 4. At tho to.pltaJ where General Frederick Funstou under went aa operation yevicrlay, it wa stated today that he had reated well last night and had mads satisfactory progress. The wound has begun t heal and ti er 1 apparently very prospect ot th general prompt ra covery CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebmnka Snow Wednesday, with Hlslne Temperature; Thurwlay Clearing; Southeasterly Winds, Becoming Westerly. Temperatare at Omaha Teaterdayi Hear. ilea. Honr. Pes. a. as. I rt 1 p. na a. m.,.... lo a p. an...... T aw m . , , . . 1 1 S p. ra 8 . N a. m 9 4 p. m a. m S R p. an in a, a - D l p. m. . . . . It a. na 4 T p. m K 11 sn.. ....... I p. ra 8 Op. mt A Indicates below serb. y GAS WORKS BLOWN TO PIECES Plant la Destroyed by Explosion aad Several Men Ar Ia Jnred. OGDEN. Utah. Feb. 4. A Are, followed by a terrlflo explosion, at noon today at the Rio Grande Western railroad Pinlsch ga. works caused these casualties: Assistant Chief Alonzo Rogers, severely burned. Zeb Lowe, firemen, badly burned. George Lockhead, employe at ga work, slightly injured. Two railroad men, slightly burned. There were but ten tank of gas In th house at the time, but the explosion was felt all over the city, causing great excite ment. Assistant Chief Rogers, accom panied by Fireman Lowe, bad Just entered the building when the explosion occurred, raising the upper portion ot the holder tank through the roof and throwing it a distance ot 200 feet. All telegraph wire in th vi cinity were torn down for a distance ot 600 feet. Th origin ot the fir Is un- n. OYS HURT WHILE COASTING Ran Iato Street Car and gaatala Probably Fatal la Jnrle. PEORIA, 111.. Feb. 4. Six boy coasting down the Hamilton boulevard hill tonight crashed into a Knoxvllle avenue street car and four ot them ar now In a hospital. Two of them ar probably fatally injured. A policeman wa. on guard at the crossing, but In the darkces. ho failed to see the coaster. in time to warn them or to stop the car, The boy. In the hospital are: Richard Day, skull crushed and hurt in ternally. ' Wallace Marklsy, fatally hurt Internally. Earl Langton, Injured internally. Rosco Kyle, right leg broken. COMES BACK TO FACE CHARGES Fnaltlv Gives Himself tp After Twelve Years ot 8acccss fnl Evnslon. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4. James Rollins Bingham, who bad been a fugitive from luetic for twelve year, returned to Kan aa. City tonight to face a charge of for gery. H was not taken to jail, but lm mediately upon hla arrival from Texas he waa released on a bond for $1,000. .Elrh:vm wllL-appear, for, trial, in. tb rimlnal court next Monday. It 1 not likely tbat anyone will appear to pres. the. charge, against htm, but he ha. dis played a disposition to plead guilty, and his' friends are worried, as the minimum punishment is five year, in th penlten tlery. UPHOLDS INSPECTION LAW Cattle Men Los th Test Case Broncht to Knock Oat th Colo, rado Statote. DENVER, Feb. 4. Th suprcm court ha handed down a decision upholding the live stock Inspection law passed by tbe leg islature of thl. state. Ths decision wa. rendered in tbe case of Ed H. Reld. who rushed cattla Into thl state from Texas for the purpose of testing the law. Tho en tence of six months In th county jail against Raid 1 also affirmed. Reld wa backed by th leading live stock organiza tion of tbe country, who claimed that the .federal Inspection law. superseded those of a state. FIGHT TO DEATH OVER A PIE Prominent Yonngr Man I Killed by Crnshlaar Blow on th Head. BUTLER, Pa.. Feb. 4. Word has been r celved from Slippery Rock, Pa., of tbe death last night of Ernest Morrow from Injuries received In a brawl at the restaurant of Jonathan Bneathen. A dispute arose over the payment of a bill tor pies and In the fight that followed Bneathen struck Morrow over the hesd, crushing hi. skull. Bneathen claim the killing wa In self-defense and surrendered to the authorities. Morrow's father 1. one of the most prominent men In Butler county. DEFEATS POPULAR VOTE BILL Ohio Hans Object to Election f Senator by Direct Ballot. COLUMBU'S. O., Feb. 4. In tha lower house of the legislature today a resolution requesting congress to submit to the vari ous state a constitutional amendment pro viding for the election of United States senator, by direct vote of tbe people wa defeated by a vote of 68 to 46. Only eight republican member, voted for the resolution. LOSS OF LIFE APPALLING Eighty-Five Bodies Ar Taken Ont of Ml and Thirty In. Jnred. EAGLE PASS, Tex.. Feb. 4. Thirty live men and eighty-five bodies have been re covered from the Hondo - mine. Of the thirty few will recover, a all are badly mangled. The Mexican authorities hav taken up the matter and are now engaged in an In vestigation. Movements of Oceaa Vessels, Feb. 4. At New York Arrived Btatendam,' from Rotterdam; Baxonla. from Liverpool; Prin seealn Victoria I -out He, from West lndlea cruise; Sieeland. from Antwerp: A Her, from Genoa and Naples, balled Cevio, for Liver- Ptt' Portland, M Arrived Pomeranian, from Glasgow. At Leghorn Arrived Glenroy, from Ta coma, Hiogo, etc., for London. At IJverpool Arrived Georgia and Iver nla from New York. Hailed Siberian, for pi 'johna. N. FV. and Philadelphia. At QueenBtown Arrived l.'ltuiila, from Boeton. for IJverpool. At Plymouth Arrived Pennsylvania, from New York, for Cherbourg and Ht.ni bjrg .and pruceeded. Sailed liraf WaiUas see, from Uavmburg, for New York. MORE FOR NEBRASKA Tali ii Domini of Sball$ib(r li Irrlji- tioa Msiiiro, 1AYS ITATE SUFFERS FROM COMf ROMISE r , UrgM A.aidmsnt li lostou to Fltu of Coiititntiti. RICHARDS TUSHES FREMONT MATTER T-irttoa Entertain riitrioh ni Irri(ition ii Diooiiaod. ROBERTSON URGES NORFOLK BUILDING Fort Robinson In Kebraaka and Fort Meade In Sonth Dakota In Daaset of Belssr Absvndoncd Western, ers on Cnbnn (in gar. (From a 8taff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. (Special Tele gram.) Representative Bhallenberger of the Fifth Nebraska district 1 receiving many letter from hla section In relation to the pending Irrigation bill. Thee tat ters are by no means In sympathy with th measure. The author dwell largely upon the proposition that they ar afraid tho question of state right,, so far a th con trol ot water I concerned, play too prom inent a part In the bill, nnd they are. therefore, urging him to vote against It. Mr. Bhallenberger In consequence ha. prepared a letter setting forth hla view ot tbe merits of the measure, which waa re ported from a subcommittee of seventeen and which he characterize, a so much of compromlso measure that every' good feature has been compromised out of it. He say in thl letter that the bill aa it stand, would, give little benefit to th .tat oi iNeDrasaa or any otner ot tne plains ana prairie state. He contends that Nebraska Is particularly open to assault under th bll because of the fact tbat It Ilea upon a lower level ot tha continental divide than Colorado or Wyoming, and he argue tbat not only th overflow, but tbe underflow, of water along the bedrock of tbe streams In Nebraska would be wholly dissipated If the bill should pass ln It present form. He aya th bill should be amended so a. to give more direct benefit to Nebraska, aa it will pay Into the fund five time, a much aa some of the inter-mountain atate that ar most provided for under th act. th International Irrigation society, ot which Thomas E. Walsh ot Colorado Is president, takes a similar stand to that of Congressman Bhallenberger, and, It Is expected, will develop the most actlv op position to th bill. Frcmoat Poatofllce Fight. L, D. Richard of Fremont, who ostensl- bly la in Washington In connection with a lock which he desires adopted by th Post office depsrtment for personal mail boxes tn postofflces,. baa found It convenient" to run over to Now York to Interview Senator '. MIJDard tipon'th remont vflgtoffic mat--ter. Senator' M 11 lard and Mr. Rlrbard. re turned together from That city thl even ing. ' Neither had anything to say la rela. tlon to tbe Fremont office, but tbs fact re. malna that Mr. Richards 1. .till pushing Swanson for the postmastershtp, while h. B. Schneider Is at 111 a. enthusiastic in favor ot Ross Hammond. Richards is using all hi. influence to land hi man. Senator Mil lard refuses to commit himself except on one proposition, tbat tbe men must get to gether. Senator Thurston tonight save a dinner In honor ot Senator Dietrich, the following guests being present: Bonator Dillingham, Hansbrough, Pritchard, Foster ot Washing ton and Gamble; Representative Curtl of Kansas, Joy and Mercer; Judge Anderson' of the district bench. Judge Vandeventer of the Interior department. Captain Lemly of th navy and Colonel Michael of th Stat department, 'rrlgatlon wa. the .ub ject moat largely discussed.- ' Norfolk Pabllo Balldln. W. M. Robertson, on of tho prominent lawyer of Norfolk, arrived In Washington v today in tbe Interest ot th Norfolk publlo building bill. Represantattv Robinson, who represent hi district, will In all proba bility secure a hearing for Mr. Robertson befor the committee on publlo building and grounds Thursday. The belief 1 growing that th army com mittee now ln session ln thl. city to de cide aa to the advisability of abandoning ome mllitsry posts will recommend In favor of the abandonment of Fort Robin son, in Nebraska, and Fort Meade, in South Dakota. General Brooke, when seen in' regard to tho matter, while noncommittal, said th committee believed In the concentration of troop at large centers, using only the fort near th Indian reservation, for the protection of tbe settlers of tbe Immediate neighborhood. ' , Nebraska aad Iowa Oppose Caba. Cuban reciprocity will get a setback If the vote depends upon lows, Nebraska and Bouth Dakota. While soma of tho mem bers of th delegation from Nebraska are In favor ot reciprocal relation with" Cuba, they want sugar eliminated. Th Iowa delegation ln a large degree I. against doing anything for Cuba, Thomas, Smith and Hepburn being emphatic in their opposition to any concessions, while Repre sentative Rumple Is In favor of fair recog nition of Cuba, but Is against sugar coming tn except at the present rate. Speaker Henderson, while not against reciprocity, believes tbat the Industrie of th United Btatea should be protected, and he will un doubtedly do everything possible to sec-ire that kind of legislation. Senator Dietrich today made th following recommendation for postmasters: Hebron, Thayer county, O. A. Asbbrook, reappointment; Daykin, Jefferson county, 8. K. Baters, vies Mr. Flamm, resigned; Up land, Franklin county, H. C. Rogers, reap pointment; Carleton, Tbayer county, W. R. Hall, reappointment. Leasing- of Pabllo Land. A subcommittee of senate committee on public lands, consisting of Senator Diet rich, Gamble and Gibson, to wbom ha been referred Senator Millard's bill authorizing the leasing of publlo land for grazing, will give a hearing ln a few day to F. C. Lusk. president of thn American Catti Grower' association, aud John P. Irish, representing th same orgsntzation. Th bill propose set ting aslds the funds received from such leases for tho purpose of providing irriga tion plants In the seml-arld states. Alexander Charles, former postmaster at Cedar Rapids, la., now inspector ot rural free delivery route, is la Washington on business befor th department. Department Notes. Thomas W. Evan ot Burlington, la., tl today appointed railway mall clerk. IX. Van A. Brown and Arthur J. Jackson wrej
