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The Omaha I Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE lit, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1902-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. CUBAN STRIKE RIOT One Man Killed aiid Eighty-Two Wonnded in Street Disturbance. ALL HAVANA LABOR IS AT STANDSTILL Oook, Clerks and All Orate Work to Sup port O gar Maker STREET CARS, HOWEVER, GO ON RUNNING Mob Btonei Trolleys and Forces Ambassadors to Walk Intt City. OFFICIALS ACCUSED Of AIDING TROUBLE Mayor and Government Secretary Stop rot Ire from Acting Till Prealdent Palma Threatens to Send Troop to Scene. HAVANA, Nor. 24. At the result of con flicts of a serious nature todsy between th"e police and the strikers hers two are dead and eighty-two others wounded. Firs of the wounded, one a lieutenant of police. whose threat was cut bjr a striker, hare Bevere Injuries. The police had the rioters well under control this evening, but every precaution was being taken to prevent further out break of disorder, and all the police and rural guards In the suburbs have been sum tnoned.to conar titrate In Havana. Tha strike, which at Brat only concerned the cigar workers, became general this morning when all tradea walked out In Sympathy. Merchants closed their doors thla morning, clerks, cooks and every class cf workmen having obeyed the command of tha union, except the motormcn and con ductors of the electric cars. Hold Vp Street Tars. Trouble began early when the electric cars were held up by the strikers, whose wrath was directed against the street rail road employes. Several cars were held up and atoned on the outskirts of the ctty and the passengers were compelled to walk Into Havana, among them being the British and German minis ters. Several cars were wrecked and sonie motormen and conductors were Injured dur Ing the rioting. The car men, however, continued running their cara until 10, when the superintendent ordered a suspension of traffic. The em ployee were willing to remain at work, but the officers of the company deemed It wise to suspend the service. A mob of strikers drove the men on the Western railroad from the tralna during the morning. The mayor of Havana and the secretary of the government, Dleg Tamayo, bad during tha past week openly sympathized with tho atrlkera and had given orders to the pollen not to use force In dispersing the crowds and under these conditions the police were unable to cope with the strikers. The situation waa approaching a critical bolot at Boon, . serious . disorders having taken place In front of the palace itself, in which a police officer named Maao and a number of policemen and atrlkera received injuries. President Palma aent word to the mayor that unless the city authorities could pre serve order the state would intervene. Tho mayor then took drastic measures and is aued an edict prohibiting crowds from gathering in tha streets and authorising the chief of police to kill It it waa necessary to preserve order. By this time the strikers had become em boldened and frequent clashea between them and the police occurred In all parts of tb city. The police were obliged to charge mob pt rioters at the slaughter house an several were Injured. The vigorous atti tude of the police now made Itself felt an traffio on the car lines was resumed and continued with only occasional interrup tlona. Moat of the Injuries sustained by the atrlkera were cauaed by the policemen cluba. Veteran Offer Aid. The Central Veterans' union, headed by General domes, held a meeting thla after ' noon and aent word to the labor union that if the disorders continued the veterana would offer their aervlcea to Prealdent Palma to preserve order. No bread or meat waa on aale today and a continuance of the strike will cause much suffering to the poor. The police tear that trouble may' occur In the city tonight and a detachment of rural guarda la expected to reach Havana at I: SO tomorrow morning. Senor Tamayo has resigned his office of secretary of government, but President Palma will not accept his resignation until the strike baa been settled. The public blames Tamayo for his active participation and says he and the mayor are responsible for today's riots, as at a political meeting on Wednesday, at which he waa chairman, be endorsed the action of the atrlkera. FUNERAL OF HERR KRUPP To Take Place from Little Old Iloaa Where HI Father Oace Lived. BERIJN, Nov. 24. Emperor William Will attend the funeral of Herr Krupp. which will take place from the little old house where his father lived while striv ing to cast the first steel gun. The will of the deceased guomaker, ac cording to a semt-authorltatlve atatement, provides that the worka aball not be turned Into a Joint atock company under twenty five years. Meantime the revenues of the whole property will go to th widow and after her death to tha eldest daughter. The value of the estate, estimated by bankers who were connected with Herr Krupp, 1 $75,000,000. This does not include securities owned by the deceased outside his manufacturing plants, which may possibly amount to aa much more. The aulclde theory haa not yet qutted. The Cologne Gazette ssys: Whether he died of shock due to excite ment and tmbli ferment over the attacks made upon him, or whether, adjudging himself guilty, ha took his own life, are question which, however answered by the accusation itself, must halt at hia death. The phvslslana Who were In attendance upon Herr Krupp have drawn up a state ment which for the present Is kept secret, but It la understood that it declares ha died of apoplexy. It appeare thatafter Herr Krupp regained conaclousness on Saturday he Instated on discussing with his solicitor, Herr Korn, the prosecution of the newspapers for pub lishing accusationa against him and, there upon, the aecond atroke followed. Ear GCAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Nov. 24 A heavy earthquake shock waa felt last night at Lattatacunga, province of Leo a. RE-ENACTS DEATH SCENE uapected Msrderer tines Through All Detail of Mr. Gore's End. PAKW'. Nov. 24. The Gore trsgedy waa resented In a dramatic aspect today, when he French officials " -k De Rydzewskl to he scene of the o .,y e and compelled him to re-enact ever 'A, -f the affair. This was done in accord i. ''French aw. '.. The chamber waa arranged a.. night of the fatality and the same was placed in De Rydsewskl'a hand to a. out his version. As far as known the prisoner went hrough the ordeal without wavering from his first story. Acting on instructions to thoroughly in vestigate the occurrence, Consul General Gowdy today requested four representative American physlciana living in Paris to form commission, conduct an Independent au topsy and report on the circumstances and probabilities of how Mrs. Gore met her death. The French officials having the case In their charge decided unexpectedly to hold the "reconstruction of the scene" this aft ernoon Instead of waiting longer. Thla in teresting formality occurred in the room where the tragedy took place. . The only persons admitted were the examining mag istrate, the commissary of police. Dr. Soc- quet, who performed the autopsy; Oastlne Bennette, the expert armorer; De Ryd sewskl and Lawyer Cruppl. A representative cf Mr. Gowdy, M. Paquet, applied for permission to be present, but the magistrate refused on the ground of re quirement! of the law. The party arrived at the house at 3 o'clock. De Rydzewskl re-enacted the final scene, giving complete details aa to the positions of Mrs. Gore and himself. As a result of the ordeal the examining magistrate has decided to set De Rydzewskl at liberty provisionally. VENEZUELA AGAIN ' INVADED ' Colombian. Government Considered Innocent of Offense, bnt Meld to Be Responsible. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Nov. 24. A new invasion of Venezuela from Co lombia occurred recently, when 2,200 rev olutionist, Venezuelan and Colombian lib erals, aa the result of the surrender of General Uribe-Uribe and commanded by Generals Bangel Garblraa and Eeplrltu Santo Moralea, entered Venezuelan terri tory. On Saturday last, after a severe en counter at Laa Dantaa with Venezuelan troops commanded by President Castro's brother, the revolutionists were checked. Colombia la generally considered aa be ing Innocent of the movement, though the government at Caracas insists that Co lombia la responsible. CARACAS, Sunday, Nov. 23. General Velutlna, in the eastern provtncea, will leave tomorrow for Barcelona and Cluded Bolivar, with 2,500 men to inaugurate a campaign against the revolutionists. In an Interview today General Velutlna said: The revolutionist. Have l.Wtt men at Barcelona, but 1 do not believe any hard nghting will be necessary to capture thwe troops. 1 command the Andonos, who will enter the combat with the prestige of vie- j inrv With the fall of Barcelona ana Cludaa uoiiDai me uprising win oe enueu and Venezuela will enter on a long period of peace. A new revolution Is not ferfred. xhere can never be another Matos. sup ported bv foreign capital, leading military chiefs, warships, lO.uuu men and plenty of ammunition WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. United Statea Minister Bowen at Caracas haa Informed the State department that an official bulletin announces that forces from Colombia In vaded Venezuela on the 16th Inst., and were defeated on the 19th. The forcea referred to by Mr. Bowen are supposed to be Vene zuelan Insurgents, who entered the Ooaklra peninsula from Colombia and approached Maracatbo recently. It waa announced last week that the Caatro government was dispatching a force by water to meet the Invaders. APPROVES SUGAR CONVENTION British Iloaae of Commons Supports Government In Abolishing; 1 Bonntle. LONDON, Nov. 24. After a lengthy de- bat the House of Commona today passed a resolution approving the action of the British government in signing the Brussels sugar convention. The bouse itself and tha public galleries were crowded In anticipation of the dis cussion. Mr. Chamberlain waa the center of at traction and made the apeech of the even ing. Party lines were not observed during the debate, aeveral unionist members sup porting Sir William Harcourt'a amendment to censure the government for Its action. The possible attitude of the United Statea government entered largely Into the de bate. Thomas Shaw maintaining that In order to live up to the convention Great Britain would be compelled to enforce countervailing duties against the United Statea and Ruasls, with the reault that the West Indies would be robbed of their best customer, aa the United Statea now took four-fifths of the West Indian product. Mr. Chamberlain, who, on rising to make hia last speech prior to his South African trip, waa loudly cheered, declared that Great Britain must carry out ita fiscal sys tem In Its own way without the altghtest reference to the opinion of foreign coun tries. The abnegation of the government's attitude at the sugsr conference would be a breach of International faith. The abolition of the augar bounties waa merely a matter of common justice to the West Indies, while at the aame time auch action restored the relations between cap ital and labor and production and exchange to their natural phase. He maintained that even It the pecuniary aacrlflce that those In Great Britain might make In paying a trifle more for their augar were twice aa great they were atill bound to abolish the bounties and relieve the West Indies on the grounda of national honor and justice to all parte of the em pire. HURRICANE JN ARGENTINA One Hundred People Killed aad as Maay Honse Destroyed by tho Storm. BUENOS AYRES. Nov. 24. A 'hurricane haa swept over San I' r bane, province of Santa I Fe. A hundred houses were de stroyed. 100 persons were killed, a number were injured and railroad and telegraphic commuatcatiou waa Interrupted. Strike Lead to Martial Law. Bl'ENOS AY RE'S. Nov. 24. As a result of strikes the government haa Issued a decree establishing martial law in thla city, and throughout the provlncea of Buenos Ay res and Santa F. RAISE ALL RATES IN WEST Railways Will Make United Move to Enhanoe Charge an Freight. RISE WILL BE AT LEAST TEN PER CENT Increased Coat of Labor and Supplies 1 Given a Reason for Tsxlng tappers Between Chicago and Pacific Coast. CHICAGO, Nov, 24. "Railroad freight ratea are lower than they ought to be un der the new scale of wages and the present cost of supplies," said Paul Morton, second vice president of the Santa Fe, tonight. Thla he followed up by declaring that a campaign waa about to be started with a view of raising all freight ratea In terri tory between Chicago to the Pacific coast, which would probably aggregate at least 14 per cent. "Some measure will have to be taken very speedily," he declared, "to readjust all our freight tariffs to meet the demanda of the altuation. Everything that the rail roads need and deal in has been raised In price. The views I express are the views of othera also and we are going to try to do something toward readjustingour rates." MEAN TO STOP HOLDUPS Railway May Combine to Throttle Train Robbing; aa an Industry. CHICAGO, Nov. 24. Train robbery as an Industry may be throttled through the con certed action of railroad and express com panies operating throughout the middle west. Local officials of some of the roads di rectly interested, through recent holdups, have been spurred to drastic measures. The Davenport robbery of the fast Rock Island train waa the atraw that broke the camel'a back. The company. In conjunc tion with the United States Express com pany. Jointly offered a reward, today, of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of the men who robbed their train. In addition the Burlington officials an nounced that a dead train robber would be worth $1,000 to any of its employes. Officials of the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul, Illinois Central and Chicago Alton road coincided with Mr. Delano'a state ment, and declared that they would not hestltate to bear their share of any burden brought about by a concerted movement to eradicate the evil. R0CK,ISUNDRE-R0UTES LINE Official Approve Fresh Isrvry tween Kansas City aad St. Louie. Be- KANSAS CITY. Nov. 24. The Rock la- land has rerouted Ita Kansas Clty-8t Louis line between Windsor, Mo., and Kan aaa City. The new survey, officially approved today, leavea Warrensburg 'thirteen miles to the north, cut a out three big tunnela which were on the old line. Including one of , 100 feet at chapel Hill, one of 700 feet at Devil'a Hogback and another of 2,000 at Blue Cut, near Independence. The new line takea in Chtlhowee, Hoi den, Stranburg. Pleasant Hill, Lees Sum mit, Raytown and leaving Independence three mllea to the aouth entera Kansas City on a line which parallels the Alton tracks from the Big Blue river. The Kan aaa City Suburban Belt railway tracks will be used Into Kansaa City. OREGON ASKS NEW POWER' Want Legislative Leave to Merge with Branch or Cat-OfT Line. HELENA, Mont., Nov. 24. A certificate waa filed with the secretary of atate today bearing the algnature of E. H. Harrlman, president of the Oregon Short Line railway, and Alexander Millar, secretary, which makea aeveral amendments to the charter of that corporation. The amendments permit thes. company to acquire and operate steam ferry boats; also to acquire by leaae, merger, purchase or consolidation branch or cut-oft lines. WU URGES TRADE PUSHED Saya China Want American Goods and It Merchant Caa Be Relied I'poa. BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 24. Several hun dred buslnea men, representing the com mercial bodies of this city, today tendered a reception to Wu Ting Fang. In responding to an addreaa his excel lency said: There Is a great market in the Orient for you. China has stood still for centuries, but Its door Is now open to foreign com merce and It is for you to develop your trade. In dealing with my countrymen I want to warn you gentlemen that you must not adhere to the hard and fast rules In vogue over here. When we Chinese make a promise I want you to understand that our word Is aa good aa anothera bond. therefore, I beg to suggest that when a merchant in China gives you an order you accept his word. He will always keep It. Remember the friendship thus formed will be a permanent one. The first transaction with a Chlneae merchant la very lmpor tant. Now I see many things here which wi reuulre In China, but you have restricted our merchants to such an extent that they cannot come over here and Inspect your goods. Upon the subject of Chinese Im migration 1 do not propose to Inrreaae your trade ten-toia. Uo not exclude, our mer chants, travelers or students from this country, for they can and will do immense good to you. For your good I wish you to remember this China Is a vast country and while it is making extensive reforms It is dlmcult to introduce Innovations, beg of you, therefore, not to be too san gulne or to count too much on my ability to bring about an Increase of trade with your country, when I am in office aa mln- laler or commerce. WAREHOUSE MEN TO CONVENE Question of Fire Insnraaco aad Kegs, tlablo Receipts Are Matters to Be Dlsrassed. NEW YORK. Nov. 24. Several Important matters will be discussed and acted upon at the annual convention of tha American Warehouse association, which will be held at Washington on December 3 to B in clusive. Particular interest will center In the sub ject of fire Insurance. Warehouse men com plain of their inability to obtain a sufficient amount of insurance. 'The eompanlea. It aeems. have been cutting down their lines to surh an extent that warehouse men have been obliged to aeek Inaurance with foreign eompanlea. Another feature of tha meeting will be a renewal of the effort to have warehouse re cslpts mad negotiable. ) END IS NOT YET REACHED Strike Settlement May Re Arrived at Today at Conference In Washing-ten. SCRANTON. Pa., Nov. $4. The strike negotiatlona have been suddenly shifted from this city to Washington and New York. Tomorrow the Independent operatore' committee expecta to hold a conference with the presidents of the coal roada re garding their position and at the aame time a meeting between Wayne MacVeagh and possibly other attorneys representing the coal roads, and Mr. Mitchell and his attorneys will be held in the national capltol. ' : Although the miners' representatlvea did not know why they were summoned to Washington, they believa the eompanlea have something to offer. Wayne Mac Veagh waa in telegraphic communication at noon with Clarence S. Darrow, and later called him up on the long distance telephone from Philadelphia. Mr. MacVeagh said he wished a confer ence with Mr. Mitchell and himself, and desired that they all tneejt In Washington tomorrow. From Washington It Is ex pected the party will go to New York, re turning here on Friday. The larger part of the Committee of In dependent operatora left tor-New York thla afternoon, whither several of the resident attorneys of the large eompanlea also went for the purpose of conferring with the head officials of the corporatlona they rep resent. The conciliation, or subcommittee, of the commission, Messrs. Parker, Watkina and Clark, waa at headquarters all day, but was not called upon to offer Ita conciliatory assistance to either side. ' NEW YORK. Nov. 24. John Markle vis ited the offices of at leaat two of the coal road presidents In this city today. He saw Mr. Walter of the Lehigh Valley and Mr. Fowler of the New York, Ontario t Western. It was said at his office that Mr. Fowler told Mr. Markle that be knew of no ar rangement for a conference with the inde pendent operators. i WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Colonel Carroll D. Wright had a conference with the presi dent today. He outlined the work of the commission. Indicating that whatever might be the result of the conferences between the representatives of th4 operatora and the miners, the commission would probably proceed with ita work and endeavor to reach a definite conclusion ; which might be used as a basta for the adjustment of stm liar controversies in the future. Members of the commission were of the opinion that the operators and miners will reach aa agreement upon all polnta raised. TOO MANY STAMPS FOR SALE Offer Lead to the Arrest of Two Men In Chicago May Be; Connected with Blar Robbery. CHICAGO, Nov. 24. Two urvn who reg latered at the Wyoming hotel last Friday aa E. H. and F. B. Fuller: of Memphis, were arrested last evening And are said to be wanted in eonnecnotj, with a big stamp robbery,- "' 'til , .-- - Whether or . not they were Implicated in the $74,000 Chicago postofflce robbery of last year is not known. A third man who appeared at the hotel thla morning is believed to have been taken into cus tody, although the postofflce authorities will neither confirm nor deny the report, E. H. Fuller, aaid at one time to have been in the employ of a prominent firm la this city, approached a member of that firm. It la alleged, on Saturday and sought to dispose of $1,600 worth of stamps. - Suspicion waa aroused and letters and telegrams were Intercepted at the hotel in which mention was made of the dis position of "swsg." The men were ap parently about to leave the hotel hurriedly when arrested. They are not thought to have any knowl edge of the mall wagon robbery of last Saturday night. BUTLER URGES EDUCATION Colombia President Say School Are Training; Ground for CItlsen. CHICAGO. Nov. 24. Nicholas Murray Butler, prealdent of Columbia university, delivered a lecture at the Auditorium to night on "Municipal Education." Cities, he said, were the manifestation of the forcea which were making great com binations of capital and creating organized labor. They were the outgrowth of Indus trial and commercial progress, and aa manu factures and trade Increased so would the great centers of population. The great problem that confronted the municipality was fundamental education. It cost about a fourth, and in some cases a third, of the en tire expense of maintaining a great city to maintain an adequate elementary educa tional system, but schools must be main tained, and the American type of Individual ism, which waa the aafety of the nation, must be conformed with in tha teaching of the children. DILLON SUFFERS RELAPSE Condition I Hot Alarming, bat Enaraajement Made Aro Cancelled. All CHICAGO. Nov. 24. John Dillon, who fell 111 yeaterday, suffered a relapse tonight. While his physicians say there Is little like lihood that hia condition will become alarm, ing they are in almost constant attendance upon him, aa they tear another turn for the worse. All Mr. Dillon's engagementa to apeak in Canada have been cancelled. "The first of Mr. Dillon's engsgementa that he can hope to fill ia that in Wash ington, on December 7," aald Dr. Ouerin to night. "If he la well enough by that time be will speak in the capital city and go from there to New York, where he will take pas sage for Europe on Deo-ruber 13. His fever haa abated aomewhat, but he la completely run down from overwork." DISEASED CATTLE BOTHER Massachusetts Offlclnl Fail to Stamp Oat Foot aad Mouth Epidemic. BOSTON. Nov. 24. Altirough the entire fore of inspectors of the Msssacbuaetts Cattle commission haa been working hard for two weeka hoping to atamp out the foot and mouth disease. It was admitted today that tha disease haa become almost epl demlc in this state. The laat epidemic In England, some twenty yeara ago, coat that country over $7,000,000. while it took $8,000,000 to atamp out a similar epidemic In France. All cattle showing aymptoma of the die aaa aro bain; quarantined. GOOD OFFICE TO FILL SOUS Vacancy in North Platte Land Offioe Calls for Immediate Attention. LAND FRAUDS THE TALK OF WASHINGTON Senator and Congressmen Assure the Department . of Support In apreula( the Practices. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. (Special Tele gram.) Senatora Dietrich and Millard Im mediately after their arrival in Washington will take up the appointment of register at the North Platte land office in place of Frank Bacon, who died recently. In view of the death of Mr. Bacon the office haa practically ceased to do business and until the senators deride upon a successor the work of the office will remain at a stand still. It la not expected that an appoint ment will be made until the senate gets down to the work of considering executive nominations, aa an ad Interim appointment would necessitate giving of an additional bond. It ia thought tbr.t the senatora have agreed upon the succession, but they will probably consult the newly elected con gressman from that district In the matter, ao that harmony will prevail all around. It la understood hero that the congressmen elect will be consulted on all matters per taining to their dlstrlcta, especially In re lation to land office matters, and aa to postmasters they will be expected to indi cate their preferences. Senator Millard being outspoken In his desire to unload postofflce appolntmenta upon the newly elected con gressmen from the North Platte aection In Nebraska. After a visit to aeveral heads of depart ments today and after talks with represen tative republicans Mr. Rosewater reached the conclusion that there will be little or nothing done during the coming session of congress outside of routine legislation, which Includes the passage of appropriation bills. Mr. Rosewater haa also arrived at the conclusion that there will be no extra aesslon of the Fifty-eighth congress unless there Is a conference of republican members of the new congress with a view of reach Ing an agreement as to what should be done on questions which seem to be Interesting tho country most at thla time trusts and tariff. Stir Cp Legislators. The recent disclosures in The Bee regard ing the methods of csttlemen and othera In tereated In the great acheme to segregate vast areaa of public lands to the detriment of homesteaders not only crested a sensa tion among those engaged In prosecuting land clalma in Washington, but senatora and members of the house arriving in the national capital called almost Immediately upon Secretary Hitchcock and Commis sioner Hermann to assure these officials of their hearty aupport in the course the de partment haa pursued in suspending fraud ulent widow entrlea in Nebraska and else where and generally taking prompt meas ures to bring offenses against the laws to the attention of courta. Senator Oibson of Montana waa one of the callers upon Secretary Hitchcock today and informed the secretary aa to condition in hia atate. "There have been gross frauds In Montana," aald Senator Gibson, "and I only wish a special agent could be sent into my atate to Investigate conditions, aa aeems to have been done in Nebraska." Doubtful About Commission. Senator Allison of Iowa, whose attitude aa to tariff revision ia definitely known. Is Inclined to doubt the wisdom of the ap pointment of the much discussed tariff com mission suggested by the president. He questions whether such a commission be feasible, and whether ita Investigations might not be interminable. "I shall want to investigate many of these questions for myself, whatever a commission of experts ahould do," aaya he. He also doubts If the work of a commission would be of much real value, aa congress would find It neces sary to go over much of the same work be fore it took action. The senator thlnka it tho tariff la to be revised In an extra ses sion that auch sessions ahould be called next September rather than In March or early aprlng. New national Bank. The comptroller of the currency baa ap proved the application of W. J. Halderman of Burchard, Neb.; J. H. Halderman, Jacob F. Halderman, Fred Parll and H. K. Pari! to organize the National Bank of Pawnee City, Neb., with a capital of $50,000. The comptroller has also authorized the follow ing national banks to begin business: First National bank cf Webster, S. D., capital $25,000; First National bank of Bloomfleld, Neb., capital $'3,000. The National Bank of North America of Chicago haa beenapproved as reserve agent for the Citizens' National bank of Slaseton, 8. D. The contract for carrying the mall from Story to Barner, Wyo., was awarded P. S. Bowling of Story. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Frank Allen. Avery, Monroe county; Mra. Mary A. Whitfield, Calliope, Sioux county; Peter Heignard, Flacua, Shelby county; Herbert O. Reed, Sergeant Bluff. Woodbury county. These Iowa rural free delivery routea will be established January 1: Everly, Clay county, one route, area twenty-aeven aquare miles, population 336; Hosper, Sioux county, one route, area twenty-three aquare miles, population 462; WulmDy, Cherokee county, one route, area twenty-four aquare mllea nonulatlon 349. The poetomces Newklrk and Fielding will be discontinued and Hagerly and Wallace aupplied by rural carrier. CHAFFEE SEES PRESIDENT noes to Washington ana- neveive Roosevelt' Congratulation on HI Work. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Major General Chaffee reported to Secretary Root today. He appeared in uniform and upon hia ar rival held an Impromptu reception in the aecretary'a office. Later, accompanied by Adjutant Oeneral Corbln, be made official calls on Secretary Hay and Secretary Moody. Subsequently be had a long talk with Secretary Root unon condltlona in the Philippines, with especial reference to the plana of the de partment for tha reduction of the army Aa a reault of hia recommendationa general order relative to the methods of reducing the army will be Issued. Later In the day Secretary Root presented htm to the president, who cordially con gratulated General Chaffee on bia work In China and the Philippines. Select 'south Dnkota Site. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Assistant Sec retary Taylor haa aelected as the site for the federal building at Pierre. 8. D., the northeaat corner of , Retreat and Huron atresia. Tha prlca la $5,000. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebrsxka Fair Tuesday and rmci In estern Portion; tdnesilay Colder and Fair Exrept Probably Rain or Snow in Northwest Fortlon. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi Hour. Dear. Hoar. Ueg. . 42 . 43 . 43 . 44 5 a. m 4u 1 p. 6 a. m ...... 8 a p. T a. m ...... ST a p. N a. m ...... 8.1 4 p. B a. m ..... . 3,1 ft p. 42 au 8T 8(1 83 10 a. m 87 p. 11 . m 87 7 p. ia m 80 Hp. O p. TRAIN WRECKS KILL FOUR Exploding; Boiler Destroys Locomotive In Pennsylvania and Breeds Death. , ALTOONA. Pa.. Nov. 24. By the explo- alon of a locomotive at Mineral Point, thirty-two mllea west of here, today two men were killed and three Injured. The dead: SCOTT SEESE. aged 38, flagman. DAVID PRINGLE. age 38, engineer. The injured: Samuel Davis, conductor. A. W. Snyder, brakeman. George Miller, fireman. The locomotive waa In the rear of a freight train helping push It up the west ern slope of the Allegheny mountains, when without warning the boiler exploded. DENISON, Tex., Nov. 24. The opening of a switch In the Sealoy (I. T.) yards of the 'Frisco road while a northbound extra train waa passing last night caused the latter bait of the extra to leave the track. The derailed cars plunged across the yard and plowed Into a string of boarding cara on the aiding where seventy-five laborers were quartered. Two were killed and fifteen In Jured. MOTOR FIVE HUNDRED MILES Auto Runs from St. Louis to Chicago, but Paaaenger Have Had Enough CHICAGO, Nov. 24. A distance of BOO miles. Instead of the 300 they atarted out to cover, was traversed by three automobllists from St. Louis, who arrived at Chicago to night. Their vehicle waa spattered with mud and the wheela heavy from gumbo. The particl panta declared they would never undertake another St. Louls-Chtcago trip until a ma cadara roadway had been constructed. They left St. Louis last Saturday morning and say the only good roads found were In East St. Louis and the Chicago boulevards. DIES IN DAUGHTER'S ARMS Tennessee Man Shoot III Murderer Just n He I About to Pas Away. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 24. Fred Gersld waa burled today In Elmwood cemetery. He was one of the victims of a double tragedy at Plnckney on Saturday afternoon. Weaver Holmes, a negro, waa beating hia wife when Gerald interfered. Holmes, who waa intoxicated, drew a revolver and shot Gerald tw,lce. ' Miss Corinnne Gerald, hia daughter, waa standing by and as her father fell she caught him in her arms Almoet at his last gasp Gerald drew a re volver and shot the negro, killing him In stantly. KELLY MAY SURRENDER NOW Son Die and He I Half Expected to Wish to View Body. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24. Charles Kelly, wanted for months as a witness In tha bribery prosecutions, msy surrender him self to take a last look at his 12-year-old aon, who died today. Mrs. Kelly, who Is overcome with grief, sobbingly declared tonight she had no idea vh.r. Vi l" hii.hanit waa Atiaw rav T.Ma KnntnW 98 tho Ihru.v.ir ' J . v, limitations will have expired and the par- ties whom Kelly is declared to be shielding cannot be legally reached. TRANCE LASTS TWO MONTHS Girl Eats Instinctively, but Speak Not and Remain Un conscious. CENTRALIA, 111., Nov. 24. Dora Meek, who fifty-six daya ago, relapsed into a somnolent trance, has- not In that time evinced distinct consciousness or spoken a word. Once when forced to breathe ammonia fumea she coughed, half rose from bed, mumbled Incoherently a moment and then relapsed. The further use of ammonia waa desisted from for fear of suffocation. She eata a little each day, yet apparently doea it Instinctively. PATRICK WANTS NEW TRIAL Mast Convicted of Marder Will Make Another Attempt to Save III Life. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Argument made on the motion made a few days ago tor a new trial for Albert T. Patrick, which waa to have taken place before Recorder Ooff, was adjourned until Wednesday be cause of the absence from the city rt Asslstsnt District Attorney Garvin, who haa charge of the prosecution's side ot the case. Patrick waa convicted of the murder of William M. Rice. SEND NEGROES TO LIBERIA Three Handred Black Men Will Be Shipped to West African Country. SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 24. D. J. Flum mer, agent of the Liber lan Colonization ao clety of Birmingham, ia here arranging to send on January 20 next 300 negro colonists to Liberia. The steamship Donnsld of New York has been chartered. Movements of Ooeaa Vessel Sot. 84. Kroonland, from At New York-Arrived Antwerp. At IJverpool Arrived:' Bovtc, from New York. At Gibraltar Arrived: Augusts Victoria, from New York. At Bremen Arrived: Kron Prlns Wtl helm, from New York, for Cherbourg and Bremen. At Glasgow Arrived: Columbia, from New York, balled: Laurentlan. for New York. At Cherbourg Arrived: Blucher, from New York. At the 1 Jxurd Passed: Mlnnetnnka, from New York, for London; Slaatendain, from New York, for Kotterdam. At the Isle of Wight Passed: Friealand. J from New York, for Antwerp. FIX CABLE CONTRACT Government and Company Arrange. Tarmi of Laying PaciSo Wire. COUNTRY TO HAVE SUPREME CONTROL United States May Cat or Monopoliss Wires in Time of War. AMERICAN LABOR TO HAVE PREFERENCE All Employes Except Unskilled Men Host Be Citisena, UNITED STATES MAY BUY UNDERTAKING Return Corporation la to Receive Freo Vae of Sounding and Other Data Collected by Steamer Nero. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. The arrange- menta by which the data secured by Nero are to be turned over to ihe Commercial Ca ble company for use in laying the Paclflo cable were completed today. The repreaen tatlvea of the cable company examined the charts and expressed themselves aa highly gratified with the thoroughness of the work. Duplicate aets have been prepared and will be turned over aa aoon aa the contract ia algned. The only provision of the terms laid down by the government to which the com pany took exception waa that providing for American operatives. This waa modified at the request of the company to provide for American operativea when obtainable. If the charts are followed the cable beyond the Hawaiian Islands will run to the Mldwsy Islands, and thence to Guam. From Guam It will branch to Manila and Yokohama. Consent Pnld for by Concesalona. The following atatement regarding the concessions waa given out by the attorney general today: The Dresldent having duly considered tha application hereby consents that the com pany may construct, lanu, maintain ana operate telegraphic lines and caoies on the paciuc coaet ot tho United Slates and various territorial waters of the Lnuad States to connect the city ot Ban rran- Cisco, In the state ot California; the city of Honolulu. In the Island or uanu. Hawaiian lsiunus, and, by way ot the Midway tsiautls and the Island oi Guam, the island of Luzon, P. 1., and a point on the coast ot the empire of t. hina. it Is a condition that said company shall first tile Ita written acceptance of the terms and conultions on wnich consent la given, to wit.: 1. lhat the company has not received any exclusive concession or privilege and has not combined or associated with any company or concern to exclude any other company ot concern lormed In tne United b tales of America troin obtaining the privilege of lanuing Its cable on the coast of china or connecting them with other cable unej or inland lines ot China and the company will not make any arrangement with any such company or concern tor auch purposes. 2. That the cable shall touch at no other than American territory on the way trora the United btaies to the Chinese empire. A line trom the i'hlllpplnee to China shall be constructed within one year and operated independently ot all foreign companies aad concerns. , Rate to Bo Reasonable. 3. That the ratea to be charged for com mercial messages shall be reunonaDle and in no case In excess ot the tariff set forth In congiesslonat document No. ihM, house of representatives, Knty-sevenlh congress. 4. That the government ot the United States, any department thereof, lus orhrers, agents and inxular or territorial oiflcers and governments upon the route of such cable shall have priority tor their official cablegrams over ail other business at such rates aa the postmaster general ahall an nually tlx. b. That the United Statea shall at any time have the right to purchase the cable lines, properly and effects ot the said com pany at un appraised value to De ascer tained by disinterested persons, two to be selected uy the postmaster general, two by the company and the tilth by tha four. 8. Thut the government of tne United States shall have authority to assume full control ot the cable curing war or when war la threatened. ;. That all contracts entered into by the company with toreign governments tor the transmission of messages by the cable shall h nml and void when the United Statea la engaged In war, or as the president or con- ! greBS shall SO elect. .... . That tha 1 nlli.il RtStM Bhall hlVl II thorlty to sever at discretion all branches which may be connected with, the main t-able during war or a threatened war. American Labor Obligatory. 8. That the operators and employes, above the grude or unskilled labor, after the cable shall have been laid, shall be ex clusively American citisena it tha sams can be obtained. 10. That the citisena of the United State and of its possessions shall stand on an equal footing as regards messages with citizens or subjects of any other country which said cable may connect. 11. That the cable shall be capable of an effective speed of transmission over the main route from California to Luson of not less than twenty-five words a rainul.3, which the said company agrees to make every effort to maintain. U. That the cable laid shall be of the best manufacture. U. That ample repair service for aald cable shall be maintained. 14. That the line be kept tor dally busi ness and all messages in the order of priority heretofore provided for to be trans mitted according to the time of receipt. 15. That no liability shall be assumed by the government of the United Stales by virtue of any control of censorship which it may exercise in tha event of war or civil disturbance, so far aa messages directly connected wltb the war are concerned, but as to the stoppage of Interruption of other business of the cable company the com pensation therefor to be paid by the United Slates to ths cable company ahall ba deter mined under the general law. 16. By the grant of thla permission the United States government does not insure or indemnity the Commercial Pacific Csbls company against any landing rights claimed to exist in favor of any company or companies in respect to any of the in sular iKisaeSHlons of the United Stutes. 17. That the consent hereby granted shall be subject to any future action by congress, affirming, revoking or modifying, wholly or in part, tne said condltlona and terma on w hich this i onsen t Is given. The accep tance of the terma and conditions upon which consent la given ahall be evidenced by a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the cable company under tha company a seal, to be mea witn in post master general of the United States, upon tha nilna- of which full access shall be granted by the secretary of the navy to all soundings, prnnies ana omcr iieipiui urns in the possession, or under the control of the Navy department. NUNEZ SAYS CUBA REMEMBERS a si- $ Insular Governor Protest that Hla People Still Rever intr. leans. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Oeneral Emlllo Nunet, governor of tha province ot Havana, Cuba, la In Washington, and In an Inter view ssld: Ths public, sentiment In Cuba toward the United Statea has not changed. Our deep and sincere friendship toward this coun try continues. Moreover, President Roose velt's generous and persistent csmpuign for recltirorlty has found an echo In the hearts of our people, increasing, if It were possible, tha debt of gratitude that w contracted with the United States. Consul at hogale. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. The president baa appointed Albert R. Moraweti of Art xona to be consul at Nogales, Meg., vloe Jama 7. Darrell of Kentucky. f