Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 17, 1902, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED Jl'KE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1902. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BIG FIELD FOR TRADE BRmSH L0SLIEN PR,VATES SMOOTH SAILING FOR PRLNCE two trainmenjARE killed Ssrts Offers Geo Marks fot Atasricni ' Frsditt, Ujt Bobwib. Fall la Attempt Surround Camp, Sustaining Serious Loss. Boer Mareest Wirtlest littitrs Ispsrtt Tibs Wests tr and Calm Its. Meet Death In Hear-End Collision In Which Others Are Hart. PRETORIA, Feb. 18. One hundred and fifty mounted Infantryman, while patrolling 1TCEL KING RETURNS HOME ELATED I the Klip river eouth of Johannesburg, Feb ruary iz, surrounded a iarmnouse wucre thev auanerted Rnn wer In hldlne. A FilCJ Frit lily ld Iaqmiriaf Isitimtnl tot I single Boer broke away from tbe bonne ana voe nnusn sisrim iv pursue Dim. me Boer climbed a kopje, the British follow ing. Immediately a heavy fire was opened HENRY SENDS GREETING TO Yank loduttrits. Glad at the Opportunity to Meet I Their Own Conatrr People for Whom He Haa Bark Illsk Rnara. BEETS LEAL , FINANCE AND TRADE on them from three aides. me Briusn xouna wemseives in a trap and In a poiltlon where they were unable BtasseTt llMt . "' tt tt Itsis f 0mbi.. (Copyright, 1KB, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 18. (New York World Flints U I to make any defenae. Eight of tbe British I Cablegram Special Telegram.) At noon I train LITCHFIELD, 111., Feb. IS. Two persons AMERICA met deatb and Ave were Injured today In a renr-end collision between tbe Diamond Special of the Illinois Central railroad and a freight train at a point live miles north of Litchfield. Tbe collision was remarkable In that the fast passenger was ahead of tbe freight and that both trains were moving. The dead: E. B. BURNS, fireman on freight locomotive. FRANK M'INTYRE, brakeroan on freight HAS GREATER FAITH IN STEEL UvdKE for Thna Ever Ready to Show that C renter the leoft of Combination Great Room for Reduc tion In Prlee. NEW TORK, Feb. 11 After an absence of nearly two months In Europe, Charles f officers defended the ridge with carbines and revolvera until they were overpowered. Tre British had two officers and ten men killed and several officers and forty men 1 I wounded before tbe force was able to fall back under cover of a block houBe. today, aboard Kron Prlns Wllhelm, Prince Henry sends through your correspondent an Informal greeting to the American peo ple. He says: "I am delighted over tbe prospect of a pleasant voyage to America. There Is little I can say at this early date. Injured: C. W Castles, conductor, left hip In- lured and two ribs fractured; also hurt about the chest. Jack Dean, 11 years old, son of Assistant Superintendent Dean of the Pullman cora- LONDON, Feb. 17. According to special I except thai we have made a good start and I pany; severe cut on the left leg. dispatches from Pretoria, the mounted In- I must hope- for a' continuation of the fine fantrymen who were trapped at Klip river weather. I am pleased with life aboard were all fresh from home and unused to I Kron Prlns. Everybody Is exceedingly kind Boer tractlcs. The bulk of the casualties I to me and tbe members of my party. I am occurred during the retreat of the British. I pleased to learn that our visit to America The killed included Major Dwell, the com-1 promise to be such an exceedingly, pleas- mander of the detachment. I ant one. We all feel that we shall have a LONDON, Feb. 16. Lord Kitchener, In I good time and are glad of. tbe opportunity Michael Donnelly. Chicago; cut about face and bead. A. M. Dearborn, Chicago; one foot bruised. E. A. Eaton, Pullman porter, St. Louis; cut about head and Injured Internally. The Diamond Special was moving at a rat 9 of twelve miles an hour when the M. Schwab, president of the United States I ad(lltlolI t0 reporting the Klip river affair, to meet Americans In their own country, j freight crashed Into the rear sleeper. It Is MAIL TRIBUTE TO RAILWAYS AdrtOatM af Jssiy ToiUft Flli Itrs ft Cans for Complaint rOINTTO FREE TRANSPORTATION ABROAD Secretary Shaw Promises to Become the Story Teller of the Cabinet Iownn'a Bill for Colonel Smith. Enraaat for TCtrlfa Plnudv MnndAV and Tuesday; Probably Hatn Tuesosy in South Portion; Variable Winds, Becoming , Northerly. Yesterday I (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINOTON, Feb. 1. (Special.) The fight against railway mall pay, which haa been going on' for great many years In congress, promises to be fiercer than ever during the consideration of the postal ap propriation bill when It comes before con grees this session. We now pay to tbe railroads about $34,000,000 per year for carrying the malls and Including rental of postal cars about $37,000,000. Herein ad vocates of penny postage find cause for pcstal deficits several times over. Some of the more earnest advocates of penny postage and especially tbe weekly and monthly publications are pursuing a dlt ferent plan of antagonism to the large sums paid tbe railroads of the United States for hauling the mails than In former years, and Steel oorperatton, arrived this evening on My8 the St. Paul. He cornea in tim to awena ..A party from tne African con- th annual meeting of the etookholders of itabulary encountered. February 10, a u- the corporation, whlcn is to ne oeio. - perlor foree 0f tne enemy near Vantonders- tnorrow In Jersey City. I Dek and was driven back with loss." Mr. Bchwab visited Bngiana, rrano. wur- DURBAN. Feb. Id. Mrs. DeWet. In an tnany and Austria, coming everywhere in nterTtew neI(1 mt tne Marltzburg concentra the closest touch with tbe leaders oi nnance tlon camp tnat two ot ner tona were and manufactures. He returns, as he him- Bt, flghtlng Wlh thtlr father. She re self expressed to the Aasoclated Press to- Brettei tnat the government had not per- lght. more than ever impressed wiin to m)tted ner to communicate with her hue cope and possibilities OI tne great, cor- i b.ni, . -ha M certaln he would Deration of which he Is tbe head, and of the ever lurrnider. She said she would rather Henry's voyage to England was uneventful United States in Us relationship wun w see her husband die than submit. Kron Prlns Wllhelm proceeded siowiy from trade of the world. I . Bremerhaven down the Weseer under a Mr. Schwab declined to discuss the per DQCDC COMING TO AMERICA cloudless sky and amidst cheers from the for whom we always cherished such a high said the passenger would have been travel- ,n one Particular case an agent has been In. f..t.r hid th.r. tint h.ti ,M " jiurupnau countries ID - i.k i v.-. rv- I hat foreign governments pay for the m.r on h. fr.iht .rM fh'.t ih. fn. transportation of mall on railroads. was so thick that he coald not see 100 feet ? f observation and j patient Inquiry it has been ascertained that Two coaches and an englae were badly -raw. tne rwirosas carry tne mans rree wrecked. ) Several freight cars wefe derailed. No passengers were hurt, as they were not seated far enough back. regard." Marconi Message Reports All Well. LONDON, Feb. 17. A message trans mitted by the Marconi wireless system from Kron Print Wllhelm when that steamer was ninety miles off the Llxard reported "All well, weather fine, sea smooth." SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. l.-r-Kron Prlns Wllhelm arrived here this morning. Prince aonal detail of his trip. He said be pre ferred to apeak as the president ot the I weasels aa Wolmarnns Decide United States Steel company Europe Blntlrelr Friendly, "I went away," he said, "for a vacation, suid while I had a delightful time. I also did a great deal of work. I found the ut most friendship for our country existing everywhere In Europe. I found also great Interest In the Industrial combinations, the business men on every band wishing to know mora about our methods. I was privllea-ed to meet the greatest men of the European world of finance and manufacture and the great mlnda of eco- Jiomlc thought. I was surprised and de ign ted to find such tremendous Interest in fiitf nut linflnrtaklnff And with the Cordial reception given everywhere to the president of the steel corporation. I said In a speech delivered In Cbieaar that any combination oi oumneM wi' Deal Personally with Friends Here. PARIS, Feb. Id. The Temps, In an au thorised note, says that only Messrs. Wessels and Wolmsrans of the Boer dele- people lining the shore. The prince and his suite walked upon the upper deck with some of the other pas sengers. Later Prince Henry proceeded to the bridge, where he held a long conversa tion with the captain of tbe steamer and showed the greatest Interest In the details of the ship. The prince, with his suits, ap peared at dinner, occupying a table in an gates In Europe have sailed for the United alcove of the general saloon. During the States and that Mr. Fischer remains In Brussels. Tbe note says the Journey of Wessels and Wolmarans baa no diplomatic significance; that It only appeared neces sary that they enter Into direct negotia tions with tbe pro-Boer committees-In the! United States with a view to mutual un derstanding and organisation. THE HAOUE. Feb. 16. Messrs. Wol marans and Wessels sailed for New York meal the band played German and Amer ican airs. Tbe prince's table naturally at tracted the attention of the other pas sengers, but Prince Henry did not seem to mind this. After dinner the prince spent an hour In the smoking room. He was up early this morning, walking the deck. In the course of a conversation today he again expressed the pleasure be feels at visiting the United prises organised for other purposes than I on board the Holland-American liner Rot- I States and added: "Why. the last man I the reduction of cost and trie Increase of output Is placed upon a false oasis ana i return from my -visit to Europe feeling more than ever Impressed with the truth of that proposition. ' T hiirk with my Ideas broadened end mv enthusiasm unbounded. Hereto fore 1 have looked upon our greet combina tion of the steel Industries of this country as perhaps nothing more than an ordinary business venture of great magnitude but hain th vlt-wa of tne business 'men -of -the" W-wirrtd'T And thatl have. U anything, underrated our undertaking. We are now more than ever ready to demonstrate that the greater the scope i h Knmhln.Hnn the greater the poent- hiiuiM fnr ncnnomv and conseauently the renter possibilities for the reduction of cost. With these objects in view we muiu ti.vt our treat plants equipped and manned to perfection and no care or proper expense must De sparea io mp i and at the highest point that Ingenuity, kill and enterprise can reacn. Old World is Carlona, While there exists In Europe the greatest feeling of friendship and admiration for im.X .nil Amrricina. I found also a desTee of curlolty and uncertainty as to what we are goina w ;. --- . told them, they have their own protection . w i ihuir iwn. and what we are i - t.. ii. in th rrpat common field of China and the orient generally. Thla we want and this we are going to get. In order that we may do so, however, look to -congress to make provision for the protection oi our bhiiiiu(. - look after the manufacturing. . Speaking as the president of the .united .... Knrnnrat on. 1 wish to Impress on the people here that throughout England and 'Europe thare exists no feeling of enmity among the great men. and my visit abroad this year was notable in the change I found that when I, who had been so iften before as an Individual, presented terdam from Boulogne, February 14. Their trip to the United State was decided on at a conference held In the house ot Mr. Kruger February 12. . Messrs. Wolmarans and Wessels Intend to tour tbe United State in the Interest of the Boers. LONDON, Feb. 1(. Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans expect to land at New York glmuJLUneouslrwlttl Ctces Httnrr-. . JB Boer delegates will visit New Tors, runs dolphla, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. BERLIN, Feb. 17. In a dispatch from Amsterdam the correspondent of the Dally Mall says Mr. Kruger expects favorable results from tbe tour In tbe United States of that they Intend to exploit the diplomatic disclosures In the matter of the Spanish American war dispute. shook hands with on German ground was an American, the Berlin representative of the Associated Press." Day of Glorlona Snnshln. At about half-past 10 this morning the Isle of, Wight and tbe forts of Portsmouth were sighted. It was a ' day of glorious sunshine. With tbe bsd playing anwjth flags rrylffg" ree-"?eamer" made Its" way up with the single exception that where tbe government runs a postal car of Its own tbe railway receives t centimes per kilo metre, or about 1 cent, per ear mile. In Switzerland, on the great railways DCKIAI TY I to government pays nothing for mall trans railways to carry the malls free. On tbe small lines of railroads of the 8 wins re public If the dividends fall below SVi per cent the government pays the fair cost of carrying the malls. When the road attains Four I S per cent It must carry the mall free. Advantages In Kaiser Kingdom. In Germany they have a somewhat dlt ferent method of paying the transportation The mails go free on tbe railroads of Kalssr William's country up ta one car per train. It a second postal car Is needed on any train the government pays 6 pfennigs per axle per kilometre, or 10 pfennigs per car belong to the railroad. There are usually two axles per car, sometimes three, so that the outside charge Is 8 to 12 ce?ts per car per mile, and this 1 only for extr ntall cars. In Austria It Is provided In the railway concessions that the letter post shall be carried free and that all mall shall be free up to one car per train. Beyond this tb railway receives 18 heller per axle, or 10 to 12 cent per car mile, which I Intended to cover the cost of transportation of the excess beyond one car per train. In . Italy the government pay nothing for tbe railway rriace of the malls. Thu Bxpre.Y ' ' Is stipulated In tbe railway contracts, wblle . 1 "' lift lTnrtbft ,m H .ill . . ... FOUR LIVES PAY Both Engineer and Flremea Killed a Resnlt of Error on Iowa Central. MARSHALLTOWN. U., Feb. 1 Uvea were lost in a headon collision on the, Iowa Central railroad,.' one mile north of Gilford, today, a light engine, north bound, crashing Into a passenger train.. Dead: WALLACE FREW, Keltbsburg, 111., engi neer light engine. JOHN WHITE, OskaJooaa, engineer pas senger train. . ' FRANK PATTON, Marshalltown, fireman light engine. ELMER OGLE, Marshalltown, fireman passenger train. . A number of passenger were slightly in jured. Engineer Frew of. the light engine should have cleared the passenger at Gilford, but for some reason failed to do so CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER pQR FEDERAL CABLE Oe. Hoar. De. . . XH 1 p. r . . II p. m V . . KM 8 p. m Brt . . 8 4 p. m .. JIM 6 p. m...... .. 2 O p. m H ..XT T P. m .. Xe) p. m p. m T SHOOTS HIMSELF AND WIFE Prominent Montana Mine Man and the Women Srrlonaly Injared. Dead HELENA, Mont., Feb. 18. Harold M. Cole, assistant superintendent at the East Helena smelter, lies desd In sn undertaker's establishment, and Olivia Mayne Cole, bis wife, Is at her home mortally wounded, as the result ot shots fired by the husband. The tragedy occurred this morning shortly after 8 o'clock at the residence ot tne couple. There were no witnesses to tbe tragedy and the wife Is so seriously in jured that she I not able to make any statement. The only story of the affair Is given by Mrs. Mayne, mother ot Mrs. Cole. Mr. Cole came In from East Helena about 7 o'clock. Shortly after his arrival Mrs. Mayne went out and returned In a ltttle while. As she went up the steps' she heard a shot, quickly followed by another. She was Mcompanled by her husband and on enter ing tbe house saw Cole falling to the floor, while his wife wss lying on the lounge with tbe blood streaming from two wounds, one In the head, back of the ear, and the other In the left breast. Lying at the foot of the woman were a number of letters. An examination shows that Cole was mor tally wounded, and be died before a phy slcian could be summoned. He bad shot himself throuch the head. Mrs. Cole 1 a younz and handsome woman. The theory la that the husband found some correspondence belonging to his wife; that there was a quarrel, and then the tragedy. Harold M. Cole was one of the prominent young mining men of the stste, In addition to being assistant superin tendent at tbe East Helena smelter be was chief chemist at the works. He bad been with tbe smelting company since 189$. com ing to Montana from New York. He was a graduate of the mining course in Co lumbia college, graduating with high honors when 18 years old. When he first came to Montana he was employed by the Helena ft .Mvingston Smelting company at Wtckes as cMef assayer. Leaving that company h went with the East Helena concern. Cole was 84 year old and leaves relative In Jersey City. He had no children. PASSENGER STRIKES FREIGHT Train Collide, Serfoasly Inlnrlng Tkreo Person a the CARBONDALR. 111.. Fsb. 18. Three ner-l"' 48 ODl ooui one-nintn of. the total Southampton waters to the flock. ' Her Sons wer seriously Injured today In "Pendlture, Instead p. one-third, as In tbe the North German Lloyd Steamship com pany. contrary to the desire of Prince Henry, had taken the most elaborate ' pre cautions. The special train from London, carrying passengers for Kron Prlns Wll- Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans. and helm' arrlT.d -" " H ,ener Robert Allen. Baggageman fj "du?uV6!!d.,n,g ?f overnmenUl heiul.nn anlllilnn mi Texas Junction sis I wnueu oiaies, miles west of this city, on th Illinois V11 lve" moT comprehensive Idea as Central railroad. Passenger train No. 28. to now ,Br foreign government go In the Conductor Bryan, collided with an xtra Pxnint. tf railroad mall transportation freight under Conductor Donahue. Th pas- lnBa cou,a Posiwy b . gathered except MALVAR LOSES HIS PRESTIGE Iaanrgent Leader, Bay General Bell, 1 Rapidly Becoming Unpopular with Filipinos. was not allowed to proceed to tbe dock until the steamship bearing Prince Henry had been made fast. At' 1 o'clock the dock swarmed with policemen and detectives and the steamship tickets of the South ampton passengers were repeatedly sera tinlzed. ' , Prince Henry remained on the bridge of the steamer until th members of th German embassy at London, who came CARS REDUCED TO SPLINTERS down nere to welcome mm, went on board. Aahlev and Mr. J. 8. Latin all of thla I lris. l IS OOUDUU1, nOWSVer, if tb city, were seriously Injured. The train- oocates of penny postage will secure any men on the passenger jumped, saving their ,esl8'atlon at this session of congress, a UTe6- former Postmaster General Smith In his The cause of the collision is aunnnaed to nnuai report stated that the time had not have been th abaence of a flagman from fet arrTea for the reduction of postage to the freight, as the passenger was running 4 " wioe extensions that on schedule time. MANILA. Feb. IS. General J. Francis Bell has practically cleared up the Insur rection In Batangas province, the troops under his command having made a clean sweep of tbe district. It is not believed that all tb Insurgent arms, have been cap tured or surrendered, but that a number ot He then received them in his saloon. Kron Prlns Wllhelm sailed for Cher bourg at 8 p. m. Among It passenger are George and Allison Armour, Sir Charles Cust, Spencer Eddy, first, secretary of the American legation at Constantinople, and Wrecked in Collision la Which Train. men Escape with Few Bodily Injuries. them have been taken by tbe Insurgents to mvself as president ot the United States I other provinces or safely bidden. Th In- Bteel corporation was the center or curt- I grease of robber bands In th provinces of ROCHESTER. N. Y.i Feb. 18. A freight uia. PsfKafind ITMAv til slsia u-. i t ra in YmtRiTi tmm thA Buffalo. P-fkrhpfif r A Moreton Frewe. sister of Mrs. Cornwallls Pittsburg tracks to No. 8 track on the New ''tor called upon the secretary about a were being made In tbe postal system of tbe United, States. Shaw a a Story Teller. Secretary Shaw promises to become tb story teller of the administration, as he gets settled comfortably In bla new po sition. In some particulars he Is very reminiscent of the war president, Abraham Lincoln, In that, he Illustrates most ot his propositions by anecdotes. .Recently a SHIP IS DASHED TO PIECES Wrecked 'far Hnrrlcane and Crew Is Picked !Tp by Another C i : ' Vessel. , ' ' !l... .mnn. lnnulrlntf men of all nations. who fought to learn more of our methods and our plans. Mr. Schwab ald he preferred not to an ticipate th proceedings at the meeting ot tb United State Bteel corporation tomor row. Tayabas and Cavlte shows the effects of tbe drastic measures adopted In Batangas and La Guna provinces. General Bell says the people of these latter provinces never realised th terrors of war until tbey personally experienced Its hardship, owing to th closlsg ot th West. CHERBOURG, Feb. 18. Kron Prlns Wll helm arrived in th roadstead at 8:40 this evening, 'after a pleasant voyage from Southampton. The weather was splendid and there was no wind. The steamer York Central at Lincoln park was struok and cut In two by the east bound continen tal limited on the West Shore today. Both the engineer and fireman on the limited Jumped before the collision. Engineer Nlchol ot this city escaped injury, but bis PETITION FOR SHORTER HOURS ports and th concentration of th natives in mv towns, uenerai xeu utiieves toai Postal Clerks la Chicago Will AU Congress for a Cos. cession. tsngas applies almost equally to La Guna. CHICAGO. Feb. 18. The Chicago Federa. tlon of Labor today adopted resolutions printed to that body by th. Chicago DESERT SIDE OF GOVERNMENT postofflca clerks' union, urging congress to pass legislation for a sborter workday for Defeated Troop Join Rank of th employes of tb postal servic. m resolu tions were presented by 'four postal clerks bo represent tbelr union as delegates to tb Federation ot Labor. Cople ot th resolution are to be sent to senator and congressmen, th Insurgent leader, Mai vat, is becoming xceedlnsiv unoonular with tha Fillninoa snd that when the natives rease to fear his mda 00 December 8. Isst, should be sighted vengeance many will be found willing tolon rlr "'" between 4 and 6 o clock betray blm. What has been ssld ot Ba- stayed her but a short time, during which, fireman, F. Eltzel of Buffalo, sustained a dislocated shoulder. Fireman Charles Twist of Rochester had an arm broken. were the only persons Injured. Three freight cars were reduced to kind ling wood and the engines ot the limited and the freight were completely wrecked. th band played selections from various airs. . . Task to Beat Record. . NEW YORK; Feb. 18. Kron Prlns Wll helm to equal it best record, th Mm of which was . 5 days 15 hours 45 minutes. CHARGED TO Rebel After Two En gagemeat. Ssturdsy morning. February 22, and arrive at tbe Sandy Hook lightship at 8:15 o'clock. If It should arrive at thjs time It would dock at about 10 o'clock. This time, bow ever, is approximate, as the sailing from Cherbourg la probably given from Its de parture in the hataor. Records are calcu lated from Cherbourg Mole. It time of passing Cherbourg Mole would probably be nan an nour later. Deaths of Eaglaecr and Fire Openr in Head-End Collision. matter in which ha was Interested and In cldentally was complaining of a man out west who bad made a lot of money by ac cident and at the expense of worthier men. "It seems a shame that such an ass should get so rich," said the. visitor. That reminds me," said Secretary Shaw. "of a man I beard of out in Iowa. He These I w" Paying seven-up on night with soma friends, snd, although ha was regarded as a good seven-up player he could not win a game. He aat for two hours, stowing snd fuming and losing heavily. Finally be threw down his card in disgust and said, 'The DISOBEDIENCE I moet ,Rrmln tendency in the sign of tne times s ine enormous prosperity of fools,' and walked out of the room." lowans' Bill for Distinguished Soldier. The bills recently Introduced In the sen ate and house by Senator Allison and Rep resentative Lacey of Iowa, giving a re tired officer the rank of brigadier general, retired, for distinguished services, turn GALVESTON, Teg., Feb. II. The Head line) steamer Torrhead arrived In port to day with a shipwrecked crew of eighteen men, Captain H. Kohlsadt, master of the ship Helens, which went to pieces in a hurricane on February 8, in latitude 37.13 north -and longitude 40.43, Is Included in the' shipwrecked crew. . Helen went down after a three days' battle with tbe sea. lit left New York for Liverpool on January 19 with a cargo of naphtha valued at $30,000. On the morning of. January 31 th ship encountered the hurricane and tor three days tbe crew fought to keep the ship afloat, Ave of tbe crew having succumbed to exhaustion be fore the end ot tb second day. For thirty eight hour the eighteen men aboard worked without food, pumping tbe water from tb bold. What food escaped ithe water was saturated with naphtha. Torr head, having steered 120 miles out of its course to avoid tbe hurricane, came across Helene, ' which was sinking rapidly, and before leaving hi vessel Captain Kohlsadt fired th line and it sank in ten minutes, Tb crew of Helen was brought to Gal veston and delivered to tbe German consul here. All but four have recovered from their awful experience and they are now out of danger. . CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 18. Engl neer T. W. Lyons of McKees Rocks and bis flremsn. P. W. Desot of Buffalo, wer killed out be ltt the, Interest of Colonel Joseph WILLEMSTAD. Feb. It. Bad new for th Veneiuelan government come from the CAPTAIN PARKER IS ON TIME Today' movement 1 said to be th first I Interior. There have been numerous up- I action of th kind sine tb recent sweep- I rising In th state ot Ca.abobo, where th I Arrive from Englaad Ready to Take Chargo of Emperor's Yacht. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Tne opening dsy from ths postmaater general, announcing that no postal employ would t granted leave of absence to go to Washington to further legislation In their behalf. CONQUERING THE Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., aniens Are Gradually Recov' erlug front Pnenmonla. Com ing order of Prealdsnt Roosevelt in regard I government baa sent a number of soldier. to postal employe going to congress tor I There wer two engagements yesterday examination. When asked If ths resolution near Vela de coro between tne govern lvaa rot In violation ot the order it was ment force and tbe revolutionists. The stated by tbe postal clerks that no order government forces were completely routed from the president had come to tbelr I lu these engagements and a detachment of I of the week In which Prince Henry ot Prus notice officially. The only general order them passed over to the side ot ths revolu- I sla is looked for witnessed the arrival of submitted to them, they said, was ons I tlonlsts. I Captain Benjamin Parker, who has com General Rlera bas Issued a revolutionary I here for the purpose of taking the emperor proclamation from. Sauca, dated February of Germany's new yacht Meteor III to the 14. Sauca is a village situated to the east other side on Its completion. Captain Par- i of and not far from Vela de Coro. There ker was accompanied by his brother and are many covernment soldiers In the neigh- mother, William Parker and Mrs. L. Par- DISEASE borhood of Vela de Coro. but these are ker. principally composed oi boys from 14 to Captain Parker Is considered one of the 15 years of age. I most expert yachtsmen of England. For President Castro's government bas just I year be sailed the old Meteor and won Issued a decree ordering the expulsion from many races with It. In 1899 he was en- Venezuela of Mrs. Matos, wife ot General gaged by Sir Thomas Lip ton with Captains Mstos. leader of the revolution. I Hogarth and Wrlnge to take charse of Shamrock I In Its rsces here. Thousands crossed to Hoboken today to tske a look at Hohenzollern. Other thou sands traveled from New Jersey towns with the same end In view, but owing to the Iron-clad arrangements only a small number managed to get aboard. Th regular Sunday services prescribed by the Lutheran church took place on Hoben sollern at 10 a. m. Tbey wer conducted by Admiral Von Baudlssln and wer at tended by all the member of th crew. Compiles with Emperor' Wish. At the close the commander of tbe im perial yacht prepared to carry out Instruc tions from Emperor William to place a wreath on the tomb of Miss Beatrice Goe let, daughter of the late Robert Goelet and of Mrs. Harriet Warren Goelet. Tha wresth wss msde on a bed of smllsx, and was composed of whit roses and lilies of ths v In a head-end collision of freight trains on ths Pittsburg, McKeesport aV Youghlogheny division of th Pittsburg A Lake Erie rail road at Round Bottom last night. Tb trains cam together a th result of disobeying orders by on of th crews. The victims wer pinned under the wreck R. Smith, retired, at present . a resident of New York. Colonel Smith was a mess mate of Representative Lacey' for a year or more during th civil war, both of them serving cn th staff of General Steele, Colonel Smith being medical director and Representative Lacey adjutant general ot age four hours, Lyons dying ten minutes I tBa ataff. befor tb rescuers reached Blm and Desot During President Harrison's tlm Colonel surviving but twenty minutes after being 8mlth w th ranking officer In line for taken out. I mnMi veneral of tha arm v. hut as ha mmm then within two rear of tha retlr. JUMP FROM OUKNINU HOUSE Ing age. President Harrlaon. Instead ot nominating Colonel Smith to tbe position, Hnr Oemaitttt Ftvert 7sms of tot C.rliis Bill WOULD GIVE GOVERNMENT FULL CHARGE AJrocaUs AifcCsiitrnctisi, Optrstisi tad Ctrl by Nt!. CIST OF BUILDING TEN tMLLION DOLLARS Talis of CsnnnnnioatisB with Hawaiian Itlandi Iaettlmtbl. SUGGESTS BUYING CALIFORNIA CONTRACT Minority of Committee raven tae Proposal of Commercial Pacific Company tor a Private Cable. WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. Th report to b filed tomorrow by Ih bouse commute on Interstate and foreign commerce recom mending the passsge of ths bill providing for government ownership of s Pacific cable, ssys that the United 8tates, by th annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of the Philippines and other islands through the ratification of the Paris treaty, as sumed th responsibility ot maintaining peace In th Pacific ocean. Thla obligation, the report, which was prepared by Repre-, sentatlv Corliss, th author of th bill, says was deliberately undertaken by this country and approved by th united vote of the people. It adds: "Tho future peace and prosperity of these islands will largely depend upon th facilities extended by our government tor th advancement and enlightenment of tb people there. If we r to continue In con trol ot these islands the people must be mad to understand tbs chsracter and pur pose ot our government and to feel the benefit of tbe enlightenment of civilization. This can be accomplished through the mediation of cable communications. The advancement of our own people and the benefit of rapid communication through th telephone, telegraph and railway lines Il lustrate the advsntages and the progress that may be achieved through cable mes sages." Government Cnbles Popnlar. Regarding government ownership ot cable Mr. Corliss says England for fifty years haa been constantly acquiring by purchase and construction cable communi cation with ber vast possessions, until she bas expended upward ot $100,00,000 tor this purpose and operates her own cable con necting ber colonies, England Is now con structing a Pacific cable from Vancouver to Australia at a cost of nearly $9,000,000. and in order to give ber tradesmen and manufacturers th benefit of this com-, municatlon at th least possible expense baa- fixed- 4tte-of 3 hilling? t Weents. per word for cable , messages from VsO couver to New Zealand. ' v France, Germany and other cations are not sleeping upon their rights as the peo ple of the United States have been," com ments - Mr. Corliss, "but are establishing government telegraphic communication with their respective possessions. ' I therefore contend that th Pacific cable should be owned, controlled and oper ated by the government of the United States. It should be made by an American manufacturer,, laid by an American ship, under an American flag and operated at ac tual cost for the dissemination of knowl edge, the proper direction of our army and navy and the advancement of our trade and commerce In the Pacific. The transmission of communication should be held by the state." Control on Inherent Right. YOUNG WOMAN IS IN PRISON aspect la Alleged Harder Case Held for Farther Investl . gatloa. NEW. YORK. Feb. 18. Florence Burns, the young woman who was arrested and locked up on suspicion that she knew something of the death of Walter S. Brooks, the young commission merchant, was arraigned in tbe Central street court today and remanded to tne Tombs for a further Investigation. Tbe young woman is 19 years of age, bas since her arrest maintained a remarkably cool demeanor and refuses to talk of the case. Men Leap from Window aad Feared They Perished la the Flames. Repulses Indian Chief aad Who Make Two Open Attack. Baad GROTON. Feb. It. The thre sick boys In tb Groton chool Infirmary had a nvitl CASTRO DEFEATS THE ENEMY day and, from a meaicai poioi oi view, a satisfactory one, although ifi th morning there waa som unsaalness about Howard Potter. Dr. L. C. Bhattuck of Boaton was recalled by Dr. Warren for consultation in bis esse snd later It was stated that young Potter had not bad a setback, but simply s spell of restlessness. Theodore Roose velt. Jr.. and William Gammell, jr., con tlnued to show much improvement. Mrs. Roosevelt spent the greater portion of the day at tbs Infirmary with hsr son and did not leav for the Gardner bouse until 1st In ths afternoon. Miss Alio Roosevelt went for a ride in the morning wltb Mr. Grafton D. Cushtng of Boston who spent Sundsy here. She lunched lster I pulsed at the home of Mr. John Lawrence, and I The goverament thla afternoon spent considerable time at the infirmary. tMra. Jamsa Roosevelt, an aunt, arrived tier Ut Bl(hU nominated General Baxter, wno was a much younger man and who. President Harrison believed, would outlive Colonel Smith many years. Tb president' ideas In renrd to the lice of succession, how. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Fire destroyed the dt(1 Bot pr0. weii founded, as Gen- ornamental sign works of Frank Meyer, at er.i Baxter Is desd and Colonel Smith Astoria, L. I., tonight. William Brown, vei to teu the stories of hi busy life Theodore Jacobson, w llllam Hlldebrand I ,nd now D justice to bis distinguished and James Btovel wer sitting In on of th .rviees in th army bis old friends ara roams of tbe factory when the fir broke g(,eklng to giv him th rsnk of a brlga out in the power room beneath them. ,, --n-ral. retired, and nlaca him in PANAMA, Feb. 18. A government soldier who waa a prisoner la the csmp of Oeneral Herrera mad bla escape and arrived here yesterday. He reports that last week an India chief named Lorenzo attacked tha government force under tbe command of General Castro at Agua Dulce and was defeated. Reinforced by 800 men aent by Oeoeral Herrera. Lorenzo made another at tack on Castro's forces and was sgsin rs- gunboat steamed from here this morning on the lookout for the Nlcaraguan gunboat Momotombo, which Is believed to be bringing coal, provisions snd ammunition to lb libera)' Continued o Second Pf.j Brown jumped out of tbe window after tbe flames bad burned blm very badly. Hilda- brand got out through a door, but Jacobson and Btovel have not been found. It Is tesred they are In tbe ruins of tbe factory. Monetary loss Is placed at about $25,000. NEBRASKANS IN THE SOUTH Delegate to Lnmnermen' tonvea. tloa In Tesa oa Their Tonr. GALVESTON. Tex., Feb. 18. Th Ne brsska Lumbermen's association, numbering about 100 persons. Including a number ot women, arrived here today from Lincoln, Neb., where tbelr convention was held. Tbey will leave here tomorrow afternoon for a six hours' stay In Houston. This afternoon they wer given an oyster roast ; down tb island. the position be would hav bad had seniority determined tbe choice In the lir of promotion. As a result of appointing General Baxter to ths position. Colonel Smith was kept out of reaching bis Just rsnk and now Senator Allison and Mr. Lacey are seeking to do tsrdy justice to a very distinguished soldier and physlclsn. Ta Save the. Big Trees. Considerable sport is being mads over Representative Lacey'a bill to tax all manu factured article made from tb Olgantla Sequoia, or big trees; but when tb motives which proa p ted the introduction of the bill are understood the Ingenlousness of the measure will prove most convincing. A lumber baron has purcbssed 3.500 acres of big trees, paying therefor $1,000, and as 1. is Ms Intention to cut these trees off universal protest has gone up against their FATALLY INJURES HIS HOST Yoang Man Shoot Fatker .of Girl Whom He Is Accused of , Offending. CONNELL8VILLE. Pa.. Feb. 1$. Robert Fuller, a prominent farmer of Franklin township, was fatally and Albert Stuart seriously wounded by Robert Morelsnd, a young man accused ot having Insulted Mrs. William Sickles, a daughter of Fuller, just as a danc was brsaklng up at the Fuller borne. Several of tb male guests followed Morelsnd to his sleigh, wben a fight took place wltb tbe abov results. COUNT TOLSTOI GROWS WEAK Make Desperate Fight, Howover, and Hope af Recovery I Still Entertained. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16, Count Tol stoi's temperature Is at 100, while his puis Is 84. He is very weak, but la betrlng up well and tt Is still hoped b msy recover. (Contlrjed on Second Page.) Mosemeat of Oceaa Vessel Fek. 18. At New York Arrived: Etruria. from Liverpool and Queenstown; Ia Tourslne, from Havre; 8U Paul, from Southampton and Cherbourg. At Hamburg Arrived: Pretoria, from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. At Queenstown Sailed: Campania, from Liverpool, for New York. At Southampton 8ulld: Kron Prlns Wllhelm, from Bremen, for Cherbourg snd New York. At Halifax Arrived: Pretorisn, from IJverpool and Movllle, and sailed for St. John. N. H. At Cherbourg Sailed: Kron Prlns Wll helm, from Bremen and Southampton, for New York. At Kinsale Passed: Bsxonla, from New York, for yuntown and Liverpool; Cevlc, from New York, for Hamburg. The right to construct and operate th Pacific cable 1 a public utility or franchise held by the people. Its control is sn In herent right ot th nation; It construction snd operation necessarily will become for a great many years a monopoly and should not te transferred from the control of tb people." Oeneral Greeley, chief ot tb signs! serv ice ot the War department, who haa charge of tbe telegraphic linos owned by the gov-' ernment and who has given th subject careful consideration and constructed sev eral hundred miles of cable under tb con trol of th War department, th report ssys, estimates tbe entire cost of a Pacific cable, including ships and all possible con tingencies, at $10,000,000, snd places th an nual nxpenses at $526,000. His judgment s confirmed by the opinion ot Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment of the navy. A complete survey hss been made by the navy at the expenae of at least $500,000 and a rout established extending from California to Hawaii. Guam, Wake or Mid way and th Philippine ialands. There la no doubt of the practlblllty of this plan from th engineering point of view. Paelfle tko Dark Spot of Earth. In conclusion be report say: - "Every part of th world ba been en lightened by cable line except th Pacific ocean. This vast body of water, under the control St our own government, sesms to b th on dark spot on tb fac of th earth, and for want of at cabl th gem of th Pacific,, th Hawaiian Islands, a part of our Pacific country, are left In darkness seven dsy behind the rest of th world." Th vot authorizing a favorable report of the bill stood 8 for and 7 agalnat. Two members, Mann and Davis, fsvorable to ton bill, were absent and since then two of the members, Loverlng and Waoger, who voted against ths bill in the committee, have signed the report In fsvor of tbe paesage of the bill, suggesting an amendment au thorizing the purchase of tb cable con tracted for between California and Hawaii. The minority of th committee opposes government ownership and favors the pro posals of tbe Commercial Pacific company to lay a private cable. AUSTRIANS FIRE0N FOREMEN Attack Americans, Who Escape lader a Heavy Rala of Shots.. DENVER, Feb. It. A special to th New from Santa Roaa. N. M.. ssys: Austrlsns working on a surfsclng gang just across ths Pecos rlvsr begsn a fight with ths American foremen today. Tb Austrlsns begsn firing at tbe foremen, who were grestly outnumbered. Th foreraea succeeded In escaping to tbs bridgs undsr a besvy firs from tbe Austrlsns' guns. As fsr as know po one was seriously In jured. Twenty-seven Austrlsns wer ar rested by a poss from this plac snd brought In for trial, which will b held tomorrow- . 4