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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1902. SINGLE COPT TIIHEE CENTS. -"-! ' J FIRST SHOT IS FIRED Puerto Cabello Bombarded to Afenga Intuit Paid British Flag. FORTS REPLY TO ALLIED WARSHIPS Veneiuelan Qini Qmickly Sileioed and Quiet lettered Onoe More. SEIZURE OF STEAMER CAUSES RUPTURE Ultimatim it Presented, bat Oomei Too Late. Answer REPUBLIC STILL EXPECTS INTERVENTION Leodlaar Official C laims Monroe Doc trine Mitt loo Operate 80 to Star Farther Proceedings by Britain and Germany. PCERTO CABELLO. Saturday. Dec. 13. The British cruiser Charybdls and the Ger man cruiser Vlneta bombarded the fortress here at 5 this afternoon aDd quickly alleaced It. The bombardment lasted for forty-five mlnutee. The fortress is composed of Fort Solano and the Castle Llbertador. After the firing ceased Charybdls sent marines to occupy ths castle. The fortress was almost demolished, though It Is probable only a few persons were Injured. The commander of Castle Llbertador has been taken prisoner and the cruisers remain In port. At 7 this morning Charybdls and Vlneta arrived, searching for Venezuelan gun boats. They sent their boats Into the Inner port, which, finding nothing, quickly returned. The captain of the British merchant steamer Topaze, which was seized by the mob here last Wednesday, then visited the British commodore on board Charybdls and lodged a protest against the violation of bis ship. He returned an hour later with a detachment of fifty marines, who took charge of Topaze. The populace was greatly excited at this incident and raised the cry "to arms," but there wss no dis order. The British commodore next sent a mes sage to the authorities at Puerto Cabello, demanding Immediate satisfaction for the action of the mob In hauling down the British flag from Topaze, saying that If It was not forthcoming In two hours, at 6 o'clock, the fortress and the custom house would be bombarded. Answer Arrives Too Late. The authorities sent a message to Presi dent Castro, asking for Instructions, and a committee of merchant approached the American consul hero, petitioning him to Intervene. He accepted the mission and visited the cruisers, but could obtain no modlflratlon of the ultimatum. At fifteen minutes to 5 word was received from President Castro authorizing the chief officer here to give the British commodore ample satisfaction, but before this acswer oould be communicated to the American eonstil"the hour stipulated for its receipt had arrived, and the cruisers immediately opened Ore. . ' . Ths Ore was returned from Fort Solano and Castle Llbertador, but the Venezuelan guns were soon silenced. While the firing continued there was Intense excitement In this port. Every house In town was closed. The British marines propose to make use of the cannon in Castle Llbertador. No damage was done to the town. The excite ment of the people is subsiding. The entrance into the inside harbor at vPuerto Cabello Is through a narrow chan nel, not more than a few hundred feet ' wide. To the left, as one enters the har bor, situated on a low sand spit Is the fortress which was bombarded by the Ger man and British cruisers. It is an old fashioned structure, which was rebuilt In The eighteenth century. Its sides are com paratively low and would offer but poor resistance to modern shells. It Is not prob able that the Venezuelan government had any modern cannon there. The customs house Is situated on the right, or mainland, side of the channel It Is a long, two-story brick .building and contains, besides executive offices, large warebousea. Steamers discharging at Puerto Cabello tie up immediately In front of the customs house. The town Itself Is flat and stretches from the water front Inland to the base of the hills, a distance of two or three miles. The outside harbor Is hardly more than a large bay, offering- comparatively little protection to shipping. The inside harbor is very secure and quits commodious. Kowf Confirms Report. WASHINGTON. Deo. 14. Mr. Bowen this afternoon cabled the State department that Tresldent Castro had Informed him that British and German warships wers bom barding Puerto Cabello. In an earlier dispatch received at 3:23 on Sunday morning Mr. Bowen said the sltua tion at the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, was .much quieter. The great excitement . at the outset of the affair was caused by the precipitate flight of the British and German ministers, the arrest of all the subjects of those two nations and the seizure of the Venezuelan gunboats with out a blockade having boea declared, thus earning th people to fear that a bombard ment would follow at once. Aside from the dispatches from Mr Bowen there were no important develop ments today in the Venezuelan plans so far aa the 8tate department is concerned. The officials are watching events wkh keen In terest, so aa to be able to act promptly should such a step become necessary. Secretary Hay took Mr. Bowen's dis patches over to the White House and dis cussed the situation tor some time with the president, but he had nothing to make public on the subject. In the matter of the blockade the secre tary has Instructed the ambassadors at Berlin and London to represent to these governments that the United States must not be understood aa giving its consent to any extension of the International light of peaceful blockade. This representation was made s'.mply as a precautionary mess lire In case any developmeat should arise making the government's position a matter of Importance. It was confidently hoped that before this time some answer would have been received from the German and British gov ernment a to President Castro's request for arbitration, but up to this time Secretary Hay has not received any reply. The visit of President Castro to the bed- Aide of the invalid wife of the German diplomatic representative created a good impression here, whereas the necessity for the bombardment of Puerto Cabello made an equally unfavorable one. It Is regretted that ths commanders of (Continued oa Second Page.) MEXICO HASCASH TO SPARE Surplus Orows Steadily la tplte of Mump In Silver Values MEXICO, Deo. 14. In s. ' -idget of laoome and expense to . ss finance minister makes a full v. ' of the stste of trade' and revenue fected by the fall in the prloa of silrv. He estimates the total revenue for thv ensuing fiscal year at $87,!;,OO0 and dis bursements at $7, 697.079, showing an ex cess of nearly $362, OQO. Last year's sctual surplus was over $3,000,000, but the minister is always most conservative in bis estimates. The actual accumulated surplus on hand In July last wss 5?.000,000 In silver and $3,000,000 in gold, and It is the possession of this sur plus that gives strength to the financial position. In his comments on the budget the min ister says, after referring to the depres sion In silver snd Its adverse Influences on the country's revenue: , It Is true that the economical situation of the country hns been suddenly con fronted oy a aang-r wnicn threatens to check for some time' Its growing pros perity, but seeing that we ennnot forecast the duration or Intensity of thle recent oc currence, the wisest course for the pres ent seems to be 10 content ourselves with leaving a wider margin than usual be tween future disbursements and revenue without being influenced by an exagger ated spirit of despondency. . GALE SETS SHIP ON FIRE t'psets a Utove and Leads to the Loss of a Ifewfoandland Schooner. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Dec. 14. The schooner Molly, carrying a crew of seven men, wss caught In a gale yesterday morning. The vessel was heeled over Until the stove In Its cabin upset. The woodwork caught fire and the schooner was soon a mass of flames. The crew ran Molly to outer Gooseberry Island, an uninhabited Island twelve miles oft Bonavlsta bay, where It was beached and the crew landed on the rocks. Residents of the mainland caught sight of the burning ship and the maliboat Dundee was dispatched to the rescue. Dundee reached outer Gooseberry Island yesterday evening. A heavy surf was breaking and only the captain of Molly risked the plunge through the surf neces sary to reach Dundee's boat. Dundee re mained in the offing until this. morning and succeeded In getting the other men of the crew on board. The men were badly frostbitten as a result of their night s exposure. BLOW AIMED AT AMERICA KeW German Tarlfl Especially te- slarned to Affect Trade with United States. BERLIN. Dec. 14. During the debate on the third reading of the tariff bill In the Reichstag yesterday It was evident from many speeches delivered by members of the majority that the bill is aimed chiefly at the United Statea. This was clear even when the United States was not named, tor It was understood thst the term "abroad" referred to America., . .. , Last night Dr. Pasche, national liberal, made a pointed reference to the United States which most of the newspapers this morning failed to print. These remarks were: We exnect that the government will undertake a thorough going revision of all treaties containing the most favored na tion advantages. We have absolutely no occasion to concede any such thing to such nations as arc glad to take what we give other countrle without making us any concession In return. The United States has Introduced the limitation or tne most favored nation clause, we have every reason to act In precisely the same manner. STRIKE DRAGS WEARILY ON Marseilles Port Workers Fall to Oh. tain General Support front Other Trades. PARIS. Dec. 14. Although the strike at Marseilles has now lasted for three weeks no serious disturbances have yet occurred. Last night a few isolated groups of strik ers attempted to wreck some bakarles, but the prompt arrival of the police quickly re stored order. Four arrests were made. The strike cf bakers Is far from general, only 400 out of 2,000 having refused to work. All telegrams received from Marseilles re port the city as tranquil. Contrary to the usual Sunday custom, there was much ac tivity today on the quays snd docks,"where nonunion laborers are working under mili tary protection. The Marseilles correspond ent of the Temps say that the general strike movement Is regarded locally as a failure. COMPROMISE WINS FAVORS Kaiser Decorutes Ministers Who Arranged Tariff Bill Passage. BERLIN, Dee. 14. Coont and Counttsa Von Buelow lunched today with the em peror and empress at Potsdam. During the vioit hl mstestv handed the chain of the royal Hohenzollern order to the chancellor. The emperor had Intended to elevate Count Von Buelow to the rank of prince in recognition of the successful passage of the tariff bill, but at Count Von Bue low's request this Idea was abandoned. Count Von Posadowskl-Wehner, Baron Von Thlelmann and Baron Von Rlchtofen, respectively home secretary, secretary of the Imperial treasury and foreign secretary, have also received decorations for their efforts In connection with the tariff bill. ARMY7 MAY TURN ELECTION Kord Has So Mony Troops Ho Can Be llaytlan President at Mill. PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, Dee. 14 General Alexis Nord, who was war min ister under the provisional government, entered the capital today at the head of his army. He was accorded a sympathetic reception by the people. General Nord's Intentions are not known, but it is generally believed that In rase he announces himself a candidate for the presidency his election la assured by reason of the numerous forces at bit command. King Increases Washington Stan. LONDON. Dee. 14. Lieutenant Colonel H. J. Foster, commanding rtie royal engineers on the island of, Guernsey, has been ap pointed military attache to the British em bassy at Washington. t'hlleaa Kspoaltloa Opens. 8ANTIAOO DE CHILE, Dec. 14. The in ternational exposition was opened here to day. President Rlesco and other officials were among those who attended the exercises. HELPING THE ARID REGION Etaator Dietrioh Urges Legislature to Max Appropriation for Purpose. GENERAL GOVERNMENT WILLING TO ASSIST t to Parehase and Equip aa apcrlmental Farm la Semi-Arid Region liter Control of I'nlverslty. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. (Special.) Senator Dietrich la anxious that the Ne braska legislature shall make a liberal appropriation during Ite forthcoming ses sion for the establishment of an experi mental farm in the western or seml-srld portion of the state. He would have this farm operated In connection with the Uni versity of Nebraska, the relations to be the same aa those between the university and the experimental farm at Lincoln. The purpose of such a farm would be experi mentation along lines for the benefit of that portion of the state which does not and cannot receive attention, for the rea son that the humidity of the eastern sec tion .of tbo state precludes experimenting In that district for vegetation in the arid or semi-arid regions. The senator has the assurance that the Agricultural department will gladly co operate In experimental work of this na ture. In fact, that department has already asked congress for an increased appropria tion with the distinct understanding that the Increase would be used in experimenting In Nebraska. Senator Dietrich was the first to recom mend the establishment of an experimental farm in western Nebraska. His views were expressed at some length in a communica tion sent from Washington to the Nebraska Real Estate Dealers' association at Its con vention In Fremont early this year, and were received with much favor by the members of that organization. The real estate dealers recognized the fact that a farm of the kind proposed would greatly hasten and enhance the development of the vast territory which Is arid or aeml-arld, and their views were shared by the state authorities In agricultural work. Trees Will Grow In Sand. Dean Charles E. Bessey of the univer sity has demonstrated by practical experi ment that trees can be grown in the sandy lands of Nebrsska. In fact, he la able to point with pride to what he terms a small forest of pine trees out in the western and sandy portion of Holt county, which he planted himself many years ago. These trees are thriving and he has risked his reputation on the assertion that by pursuing proper methods trees may be made to grow in other parts of the western section. . The officials of the Department of Agri culture are confident that there is great wealth in the undeveloped - resources of western Nebraska and other territory of the same character In western ststes, and they are willing to lend the assistance of scientific Investigation to any movement that will be started by the state. The entire expense of creating and con ducting the forest reserves will be borne by the1 government, but the department Is willing to go still further by assisting in scientific experimentation in the develop ment of the arid and semi-arid territory In every possible way along all agricultural lines. It may be said that of the state of Ne braska one-third la humid, another third arid and the other semi-arid, so that there are three conditions presented for expert mentation. In this regard Nebraska Is un like eastern states, wherein practically all land la of the same character, so that the experiments carried on In one section are of equal value throughout the state. Government Would Aid. "We have an experimental station farm at Lincoln that Is located In a territory where there Is plenty of natural rainfall," said the, senator, in outlining his ideas. "We should j,by all means have an experi mental farm In the central western por tion of our state, so that experiments could be made under Irrigation and without. The government has corps of experts in all parts of the world seeking for plants which are adapted to arid or semi-arid regions. If our state had an experimental farm or station of the kind I propose, the government would send experts there to aid In experimenting with the various cereals, grasses and plants which are adapted to an arid or aeml-arid region. I have taken up this matter a number of times with the Agricultural department here and I know that the officials sre anx ious that Nebraska shall establish the farm. The department can be of great service to our state, and this is asserted officially In a letter I have received from one of Its officers, in which he says they sre planning tor considerable work In Ne braska uDder a co-operative arrangement with the state university, and they hope that the secretary's estimate for an in creased appropriation will be approved by the house committee without any reduc tion. "I do not believe that there la any leg- lalatlon that will be more Important or more beneficial to the state of Nebraska than a liberal appropriation for an agricul tural college, and the establishment of, an experimental farm In the western part of Nebraska, whera experiments can be car ried on both uuder and without irrigation. ... . . at.. . v ieDrasaa nas 100 iuruiu uu mn uunu, Kansaa on the south and Wyoming and Colorado on the west and souid, in wnicn states the soil and the conditions sre much the same as those In Nebraska, and the znvernment recognizes that experiments conducted in Nebraska would apply to the j other states as well. Statea east of us ; have plenty of rainfall and do all of their experimenting upon one farm, but because of the difference of the conditions within Nebraska there ought to be two or three experimental farms within the state, one In the humid region and another In the arid. The government would send experts to aid In the experimenting with the various cereals, and, in fact, all kinds of agricultural work. These same experts. In performing that work, would be doing the same service In instructing students of the agricultural college at the farm as though they were employed by the stste, so that the atudents would have the ben efit of their investigations and Instruction, at the expense of ths government, for my Idea la to have the experimental work con ducted In connection with the university and the agricultural college to be estab lished at the farm. Just as the experimental work Is carried la connection with the ag ricultural farm at Lincoln. Method to Be Paraned. "What would be the method of estab lishing the farm? The legislature should provide the land upon which these ex periments could be csrrled on by appro- ; prlattng a sufficient sum of money for its (Continued oa Second Page.) INSULAR TRADE. IS GROWING Seven Months Kaded Jaljr Show In crease of Two Millions la Imports. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War department has Issued the following comparative summary of the commerce of the Philippine Islands for the seven months ending July 31, 1902. and 1901: The total value of merchandise, exclu sive of gold and silver. Imported during the seven months ended July 81, 1903, was $19,310,437, as against $17,132,203 for the same period of 190L The principal Increase In 1902 was In foodstuffs, ths purchase of rice alone exceeding the figures for 1901 by nearly $1,500,000. Oold and sliver were Imported during the seven months of 1903 to the value of $3,026,747, as against $1,230, 294 In 1901. The value of Imports coming from the United Ststes in 1902 was $2,433, 8S9, a gain of approximately $500,000 aa compared with 1901. Agricultural industries throughout the archipelago have been materially affected owing to the unfortunate destruction of work cattle by an epidemic of rinderpest, a disease that haa practically annihilated the carabo, or water buffalo, and the out break of cholera, which has curtailed the already small supply of labor. These unfsvorable conditions In connec tion with the frequent changes taking place in the present currency standard, an early solution of which situation is ab solutely essential to the business Interests of the islands, produced a falling off in the exports for the seven months ended July 31, 1902, of nearly $1,000,000, as compared with the corresponding period of the pre vious . year, the figures for 1902 showing $13,883,263 against $14,815,761 In 1901. Gold and sliver were exported to the value of $2,019,717 In 1902 against $435,181 In 1901. The general decrease, however, did not prevent a comparative Increase In ship ments destined for the United 8tates In the value of merchandise which In 1902 amounted to $4,279,630, a gain during the last two years of more than $3,25C,000. The annual export trade of the Islands since the American occupation haa im proved so rapidly that the present monthly average, notwithstanding the adverse con ditions that have prevailed during the seven months of the current year. Is in excese of the computed ratio based from the showing of former years. ASKS STREET RAILWAY BIDS Philippine Commission Annoanccs Terms of Franchise to Be Awarded In March. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The bureau of Insular affairs of the War department an? nouncea that It Is now In a position to furn ish Intending bidders full particulars of the Philippines commission's offer regarding a franchise to construct an electric street railway and an electric light, heat and power system In Manila. . The franchise will be awarded after com petitive bidding, the tenders to be filed in Manila before March 6. The route of the proposed system as fixed by the Philippine commission, covers thirty-five miles. The franchise is not t .exceed fifty years the fare on the street railway not to be more than 7H cents gold for first class pas sengers and 6 cents gold for second class passengers, and the compensation to be paid the city of Manila not less than 1 per cent of the gross earnings. Construction must begin within six months after the franchise Is awarded and be completed within twenty months. v ROCK SLIDE DERAILS TRAIN Engineer and Flremaa Are Killed, but All Others on Board Escape Uninjured. WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The eastbound express on the Chesapeake A Ohio railway was derailed last night at Wbltcomb, Va., by a rockallde, caused by the long and con tlnued rains during the last two or three days. The engine, mail car and baggage car were derailed and the engineer and fireman killed. The baggage master was hurt slightly, but the mall clerke were unin jured. No passengers were hurt. The track was cleared early this morning and the train proceeded eastward. WILL FIGHT FOR HIGH RATES Chicago Railway Men Propose Justi fy ins; Increase In 'Western Freight Schedules. CHICAGO. Dec. 14. A number of execu tive officials and traffic men of the Chicago lines will go to Wsshlngton tomorrow to attend the Interstate Commerce commis sion inquiry into the proposed advance in freight rates between the Missouri river and the Atlantic sea board. The announce ment of the advance In rates on certain commodities and the promise that there would be a general increase on all articles on the schedules brought out strong pro tests from the shippers, especially the northwestern millers who objected to the advance cn flour and grain. Since the declaration of one of the most prominent traffic men of the west a tew weeks ago in his testimony before the commission that all freight rales were too low there has been a disposition among other railroad men to substantiate that statement. The western traffic officials believe they can make a showing which will prove the proposed advance Is not more than the In creased price of maintenance, labor and general operating expenses Justifies. TWO DIE IN TUNNEL WRECK Electrle Wires Cause Fatal Rxnlo. alon Under Lake Erie. CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 14. Two men were instantly killed, two others probably fatally burned and a number of others less seriously burned in sn explosion of gas In the water works tunnel 100 feet below the bottom of Lake Erie today. The dead: BEN BL'DNER. aged 21. unmarried. ARTHUR BOLVER. aged 24, unmarried. Injured: William Knox, civil engineer; burned about face, head and body; will probably die. James Ossman, burned about head and face; condition serious. Ed mar 4 Engleson. Peter Carlln. Henry Hapfear. John Powers. Albert Arnet. Ernest Burn. The cause of the explosion, it is believed, was a spark from two electric light wlrea la the tunnel, igniting accumulated gas. MRS, GRANT PASSES AWAY Lata President's Widow luocnmbs to Heart Diteaae at Washington. ONLY HER DAUGHTER WITH HER AT END Three Sons Sammoaed Last Sight Have Too Short Xotlce to Heach Capital In Time to Bid Farewell. WASHINGTON, Dee. 14. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, wife of the late President Grant, died at her residence in this city at 11:17 o'clock tonight. Death was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant having suffered for some years from valvular disease of the heart, which was aggravated by a severe attack of bron chitis. Her sge prevented her rallying from the attacks. Her daughter, Nellie Orant-Sartorls, was the only one of her children with her at the time of her death, her three sons, w.10 were summoned last night, not having had time to arrive. There were also present at the bedside when the end came Miss Rose Mary Sar toria, a granddaughter; Dr. Bishop, one of the attending physicians, and the two trained nurses. . Death came peacefully, the sufferer re taining almost complete consciousness prac tically to the end. Word has come from Jesse and Ulysses S. Grant, two of the bods now In California, that they have started on their way to Washington. The other. General Fred Grant, 1s in Texas and ho will hasten here as soon as he receives a message telling him ot hla mother's death. The remains of Mrs. Grant will be In terred at Riverside park. New York, be side those of her husband, but whether they will be taken there Immediately or at a later date, however, could not be ascer tained at the house tonight. LAREDO, Dec. 14. General Frederick Dent Grant, commander of the Department Of Texas, recently spent several daya In Laredo on a tour of inspection and then continued his trip to the lower Rio Grande country to inspect Forts Ringgold nnd Browne, and It will be late tomorrow be fore he can receive word of his mother's death. Sketch of Her Life. Mrs. Grant, wnose maiden name was Julia Dent, was born In St. Louis In and was the daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. She was married to General, then Captain Grant, In 1848, During the civil war Mrs. Grant was with the general much ot the time and remained as near as possible to him when he was campaigning. She saw her husband twice inaugurated as president and accompanied him on his Journey around the world. As mistress of the White House she gave liberally to all charitable institutions in the city. Four children were born to her three sons and one daughter all of whom are living. Miss Nellie, the daughter who be came the wife of Algernon Sartorla In 1874. has lived in Washington with her mother for several years. Frederick Dent .Grant, the oldest, son. la In tha arm- aDd two other sons, Jesse and Ulysses Sherman live at San Diego, Cat. During recent years, since General Grant's death, Mrs. Grant had spent mr-st of her winters in this city, living at 2111 Q street, while during the summer she usually stayed at Saratoga, Manchester-by- the-Sea and other popular resort a until the last two summers, when she resided with her daughter, Mrs. Sartorls, at Coburg, Ont. She also made several visits to her sons In California. She was of domestic temperament and devoted most of her time to her home and children. She cared little for society and alwaya avoided public notice as much as possible. Her devotion to her husband was re markable, and during the letter's unsuc ceasful years before the civil war, and when his fortune was swept away shortly before his death, Mrs. Grant always bore herself bravely and was an inspiration to him. . For several years Mrs. Grant had been si feeble that it was Impossible for her to accept social engagements. She suffered from rheumatism and. was compelled to walk with a cane cr with the assistance of an attendant. She was 76 years of age at the time of her death. HILL DEPL0RES LOST TRADE Says American Products Cost Too Much for Other Nations to Buy, ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 14. J. J. Hill re turned today from an eastern trip and said the alleged interview with him, sent out from Chicago, waa imaginary. He added: The business of the country Is under going a readjustment to meet changed con ditions. The moat alarming thing Is the decrease In our exports. We are Importing much more than we export. This is not due to a larger home consumption; It is because our articles cost too much. Our people demand better things than do those of other countries, and our production has ben overtaking the needs of the country too rapidly. The things we manufacture cost more than other nations will pay and they buy elsewhere. Agrlcj Itural products, provisions and out-h things sell readily ev erywhere and are staple the world over. They are not afferted by local conditions. I do not look for the production of ar ticles of a cheaper kind to meet the de manrie of the export trade. I do not know what will le done. It is to be hoed that some adjustment will be made to meet the conditions. There is too much specu lation now or too much boom. Just how It will come out I do not know. OMAHA MAN GETS nTw POST Cudahy's Electrlrlau Becomes Hudson Valley Superintendent of Power and Wires. GLENS FALLS. N. Y., Dec. 14. The Hud son Valley Railway company, operating be. ! tween Albany and Warrenaburg, baa en gaged C. O. Fitch of Omaha aa superin tendent of power and wlrea, with bead quarters at Glens Falls. Mr. Fitch Is chief electrician ot the Cudahy Packing company. TRY TO RAISE FUEL FAMINE Headlaa; Compaay Vscs Fifty Engines to Haal Seventy-Five' Thou sand Toaa. READING. Pa., Dec. 14 The Philadel phia A Reading company had over fifty locomotives in service transporting coal to market yesterday and today. The company claims that 75,000 tona were started last night and today and Is cow rn the road. Moat of it is destlne4 for the large eastern cities. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecnt for Nebraska Fnlr In West, Snow In Knur Portion Monday; Tuesday, Fair, with Rising Temperature. Hoar. !. Hoar. Ilrs. 5 a. m lit 1 p. m a. m si a p. m It T a. m 81 .1 p. m il'i S a. m 8.1 4 p. n UX 9 a. m 9.1 R p. m it'J 10 a. m iiJ Hp. m Hi! 11 a. m Sil T p. fit SHI 14 m 22 H p. m ..... . Id p. m !TJ MINERS TO ELECT OFFICERS Mitchell Is Unopposed, bat Hard Flajht Is Expected for Vice President. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Dec. 14 The sec- retary of tho United Mine Workers Is send ing out lists of candidates for the coming election of officers ot the national organiza tion, together with blanks upon which re turns will have to be made by the various locals throughout the country. The returns must sll be In by December 31, but as some time will be required for tabulating the returns and determining the successful candidates. It will probably be a week later before the outcome wilt be known. It will be necessary to complete the count before the annual convention. because In all cases where no candidate receives a majority of the votes csst, the convention will have to make the appoint ment. The locals In the anthracite district com prise about one-third of the membership of the national organization and It Is ex pected they will stsnd by Nicolls for vice president almost to a man. His opponent, T. L. Lewis, Is strong in other districts. however, and will put up a hard fight. The list of candidates for positions to be voted on by the locals Is given below. The candidates' standing In the list is deter mined by tho number of nominations each receive: President John Mitchell, Spring Valley, III. Vice President T. L. Lewis, Bridgeport, O., and L. D. Nicolls, Scranton, Pa. Auditor and credentials committee, three to be 'chosen: M. McTsggsrd, Barnes boro. Pa.; John J. Mossop, North Law rence, O. ; Patrick Fltzslmmons, Olyphsnt, Pa.; Joseph Pope, Belleville, 111.; Reese Bennett, Wyoming, Pa.; Lawrence Love, Hocking, la.; Albert Neubeling Glencarbon, 111.; Steven Corven, Weet Bay City, Mlch. J. C. Heenan, Linton, Ind.; Alex Buttle Streator. 111.; Evan Owens, Belleville, III., and James Richards, Sandoval, 111. Delegates to American Federation of La bor seven to be chosen: John Mitchell, Spring Valley, 111.; W. B. Wilson, Bloss burg, Pa.; W. D. Ryan, Springfield. 111.; T. L. Lewis, Bridgeport, O.; John Fahy, Shamokln. Pa.; W. Tl. Hasklns, Columbus, O.; W. R. Falrley, Pratt City, Ala.; G. W. Purcell, Terre Haute, Ind.; John F. Ream. Beacon, la.; William Dodda, Pitts burg, Pa.; Edward McKay, Versailles, Pa.: Joe Vasey, Whltewell, Tenn.; D. H. Sulli van, Coshockton, O.; John T. Dompsey, Scranton, Pa.; J. H. Kennedy, Terre Haute, Ind.; O. W. Savage, Columbua, O.; Harry Wright, Perth, Ind.; Uriah Belllngham, Pittsburg, Pa.; William Little, Pittsburg, Pa.; Paul P. Pulaski, Mount Carmel, Pa.; John Nugent,' St. ' Charles, Mleh:,1 ' -wrF. Williams, Saginaw, Mich.; Chris Evans, Nclsonvllle, O.; James Mooney, Hlgbee, Mo.; Barney- Rice, Dubois, Pa.; Ed F. Flynn, Pratt City, Ala.; Thomas Hag garty, Reynoldsvllle, . Pa.; Robert Legg, East Greenville, O.; T. H. Plcton, Canton, III.; Adam Rescavage, Plymouth, Pa.; James Cantwell, Carbon, Ind.; George Bagwell. Murphyahoro. III.; J. W. Davis. Keystone, W. Va.j William L. Hapton stale, Montgomery, W. Va.; D. C. Ken nedy, Sewell, W. Va.; Lawrence Love, Hocking, la.; H. C. Perry, Spring Valley III.; Perry Tettlow, Washlngtonvllle, O.; J. D. Wood, Central City, Ky.; M. S. El liott, Coal Creek, Tenn.; Cbarlea P. OI1 dea. Coal Vale, Pa. BRIDGE BREAKS, TFjAIN FALLS Two Die and Many Are Injured on Their Wny to Wrecked Frelffht. BROOKFIELD. Mo., Dec. 14. The Iden tity of all of the persons killed In the wreck on the Hannibal A St. Joseph last night has not yet been determined, as there are known to be In the wreckage the dead bodies of men whose identity will never be known. The bodlea of the following have been recovered: JAMES MURPHY, rosdmaster. ARTHUR HTATT and THOMAS AINS WORTH, brldgemen. The Injured, some of whom will die, are: Thomas Phelan, conductor. Harry Steele, brldgeman. W. Goode, engineer. Tex Leatherman, brldgeman. R, Greene, fireman. C. McDonald, brakeman. The Brookfleld wrecking train was en route to the scene of a small freight wreck when it struck the overbesd portion of a steel bridge Just east of this city, and under the terrible strain and the force of the powerful engine pushing the wrecker I the bridge gave way and the entire train I crashed Into the water below. The escape of the engineer and fireman, who were pinned I ft their cab by tons of twisted Iron, was miraculous. The moon aided them to crawl through an opening Into the water, from which they were res cued by unhurt survivors. MUCH COAL STARTS SOUTH la Four ! Fifteen Million Bushels Will Leave Pittsburg by Water. PITTSBL'RO, Dec. 14. The Monongahela and Allegheny rivers are falling tonight after a continued rise of three days. The Ohio river mark at the dam is fifteen feet, and falling alowly. Three million bushels of coal were started south today and fully 5,000,000 more is ex pected to be shipped tomorrow, which will make the aggregate for tour days nearly 15,000,000. Movements of tlccun Vessels Dec. 14. At New York Arrived: La Touralne, from Havre: KthlopU, from OIhikow; Noorrlam, from Ruiierilam: I'atrio, from Marseilles, etc.; ( lu-nuilii, from llremen. At Liverpool Arrived: Taurle, from New York. At Naples Arrived: Calabria, from New York. At Moville Sailed: Anchorla, for New York. At Roches Point Passed: Saxonla. from Bom ion for IJverpool; did not communicate GwhiK tn gale. At Havre Arrived: La Champagne, from New York. At Quei-iistown Sailed: Etrurta, for New York. At Southampton flailed: Kalur Wllhelm dcr (irnHs-e. for New York, via Cherbourg. At Gibraltar Hailed: Trave, . for New York. At Han Francisco Sailed: Pllvertown. for Honolulu; fnlte.i ntates transport Hancock, fur New York. FIX RAILWAY TAXES Board of Review Makes Its Tlnal Decisions on Tax Complaints. RAISES TOTAL UP OVER $26,000,00) rails Short of Demands of Real letato Exchange Men. TABLE SHOWING COMPARATIVE FIGURES Midnight lesrion it Required to Finish ths Big Job, PROTESTS ON JURISDICTION OVERRULED Best Estimates Are Takea oa Value of Great Terminal Proper ties In the City of Omaha. ASSESSMENTS OF RAILROADS IN OMAHA FOR 130. State Tag Foard of Name. Board. Comer. Review. Union Pacific M7.M9 14 74 ftifl 1M.&K3 Mn O. A N. P 11.S10 1,131, one I immiiM O. at S. W 17. SIR l,7l.MXf C, St. P., M. O 2.748 2.074.SOO J.ROA.frlO F., E. A M. V 12,9:4 l.L.lnO Belt Line 6M.OO 494.0O8 Krldge Terminal T9.2M 104.2!W Totals $206,000 $13M.K IM.CO.esO Maintaining its own Jurisdiction In the matter of railroad taxation and overruling all of the protests to the contrary which have been filed, the Board ot Review has fixed assessments as shown In the above table upon those portions ot the holdings of the various roads which hsve been in controversy. These figures apply only to the proper ties of the railroad companies construed by them' as being comprised within their respective rights-of-way and previously aa sessed by the State Board of Equalisation and are Inclusive ot all personalty In cluded within the shops snd headquarters properties. Discussing the question of ss sessment ot railroads and the method fol lowed by the board in determining Its ac tion, one ot the members said: How the Flarures Were Made. "Each of the cases was considered sepa rately, and In turn each of the protests against the Jurisdiction of the board was overruled. The figures submitted by the Real Estate exchange in the various docu ments presented In its behalf were re garded by the board as altogether too high, and this assessment waa made In an en deavor to arrive at the true value of the property. The board took Into considers tlon the opinions of the experts for the rsllroad companies as presented In their testimony before the courts, but In doing so made all reasonsble allowance for the exaggeration In those estlmatea which would be natural under the circumstances and which must have had aome Influence upon that testimony; also making allow ance for the natural Increase In the value of the respective properties aince 1894 and as to the value ot franchisee, taking Into consideration the earnings ot the property.- Two Small Reductions. . , i "In two rases the board haa reduced the figures of the tsx commissioner the rail roads affected having no depot grounds In Omaha and merely making connection with the terminal facilities ot the other companies. "In addition to the assessments already mentioned the board haa raised the per sonal property return of the Unton Paclfio company In its own schedule, upon the Item of machinery, stores, supplies, materials, etc., from $125,000 to $1,000,000. On this Item there can be no contention aa to the question of Jurisdiction, as the material upon which the assessment Is plsced Is In the shop buildings and headquarters and manifestly outside the right-of-way." The session ot the board on Saturday evening continued until midnight and all of the citations as to contemplated In creases have been finished. There Is still a large accumulation of minor applications for reductions on real estate and personal property asseesmenta. These will be con sidered this morning and the board ex pects to adjourn finally this sfternoon. TARIFF HITSJACKERS HARD German Law Will Cost America One Quarter of Its Export Pro vision Trad. CHICAGO. Dec. 14. The tariff bill passed by the German Reichstag early this morning, Chicago packers say, will deprive them of 25 per cent of their provision ex port trade, exclusive of fresh meats, and they are already preparing to urge the government to take soma action that will give them relief. William C. Evans of the foreign depart ment of Armour A Co., who returned te Chicago today from Berlin, aald the bill would deprive the American packers ot nearly all their German export trade, It would also react on the poorer classes la Germany. "The new law will rob the packers of a great part of the German export trade, which la 25 per cent ot all our foreign business," said Mr. Evans. "At present the outlook Is not bright, and if prices continue high It will be prac tically Impossible for ua to win back any of the trade." DRIVE SIX MONTHS FOR BET f'hlcasTO Boy and Friend Com Thre Thousand Miles In a rtuarar. KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 14. Edwin M. Dnrr ot Chicago and Dr. Stanley F. Babe! of New York, who are driving from Colo rado to Asherville, N. C, on a wager, left Knoxvllle this morning, having less than HO miles to make before Christmas. They have driven 3.000 miles alace the middle of June and have avoided largj cities as much aa possible. Barr is a son of J M. Barr, general superintendent ot the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul. DENVER PASTOR RESIGNS Definitely Accepts Call to Chicago a Hlte of Conarenat lonal Protests, DENVER, Colo., Dec. 14. Rev. Bruce Brown, pastor of the Central Christian rburcb, announced to his congregation to day that be had accepted a call to the North Side Christian church of Chicago. On Monday last his resignation was re fused by the members of the church here, and he was asked to reooDaldiT It. Today he announced that bis decision to accept the call to Chicago was final. i
