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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUKI3G, DECEMBER 27, 1902-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIH EE CENTS. RUINS BURY FIREMEN Big Brooklyn Blaze Blayj Three flame lighten When Wall Collapse, BUILDING BULGES AND FALLS WITH HEAT fire Men Are Caught in Wreck and Covered with Debris. DAMAGE NEARS HALF MILLION MARK Cooperage Plant Burns and Endangers Keighboring Structures- s ENTIRE BRIGADE OF CITY IS SUMMONED Every Available Egla Preaaed lata Service la Desperate Effort to Star Coatlaaratlon, Which Spread! Rapidly. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. In fire which iihot through five factorle on the river front district of Drooklyn after 10 o'clock thJi morning throe firemen wore killed, three were badly Injured and more than Unfl. 000 damage wai done. The list of dead and Injured la as fol lows: Dead: MICHAEL, O'TOOLE. fireman of engine company No. 65 on water tower. THOMAS JEFFRIES, fireman water tower No. 8, crushed out of recognition. THOMAS COFFINGER, chief of Twenty third battalion, skull fractured, arm and leg broken. J Injured: Thomas McCarthy, fireman engine com pany No. 68 on water tower, right log fractured and right hip crushed. William McCooley, citizen, skull crushed. Beginning among the Inflammable ma terials in the cooperage plant of Arbuckle Bros., at Plymouth and Bridge streets, within a half hour the flames were shoot ing from all the buildings and all the available Ore engines of Brooklyn, with Chief Purrey In charge, were trying to ave the district. The cooperage plant of Arbuckle Bros, ia an old-fashioned five-story building. It waa filled from top to bottom with material for making barrels, the refuse from the carpenters' work, old barrels and loose odds and ends. Fears were entertained that the flames would spread to a number of factories In the Immediate vicinity and to the nearby tenement. Thomas Kenny, a watchman In the Ar buckle plant, waa passing down the stairs when he saw a ribbon of flame aboot out of a rubbish on the first floor. Almost be fore he could gasp the entire first floor was In a blaze. He jumped from a window and before he bad crossed the street the flame were shooting from the windows. Policeman Buckley sent in one, then two alarms. Before the firemen had arrived the third and fourth floors had caught. . When Deputy Chief Murray arrived he sent in a third and fourth alarm, and when Chief Purrey arrived, a half hour later, ha ordered engines and flreboats from the Manhattan aide of the river to help. With the arrival of water tower No. 6 Battalion Chief Conplnger assumed charge of it and ran it diligently until he was caught under one of the walls. The wall waa seen to bulge at the third tory and before the men could move the water tower the wall crashed down on them. The firemen and citizens were burled while the water towers were mashed to kindling wood. Ten minutes later the first of the men were taken out. This waa the battalion chief, unconscious and fatally hurt. Mc Cooley came next. McCarthy, who will die, it Is thought, waa found half under a wheel of the tower, also unconscious. The bodies of Jeffries and O'Tool were found near them. IMPORTANT RAILROAD CHANGE J, ML Herbert Leaeve the Denver at Rio Grand to Go with Colorado Sonthern. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26. Nothing has been given out here regarding the future move ments of J. M. Herbert, who has just re signed the position of manager of the Den ver Rio Orapde railway, to be succeeded by J. A. Edson, former general manager of the Kansas City Southern railway. Notices of Mr. Edson's appointment are being tent out today and the change be comes effective January 1. Mr. Herbert la In southwest Missouri enroute.to Denver, which place he will probably reach In a few days. General Manager Russell Harding of the Denver Rio Grande aatd today: At his own request Mr. Herbert has servered his connection with the Rio Orunde, but he will remain in the railroad buslners. I am not at liberty to state his Mans tor the future. Mr. Herbert will prob ably reach Denver within a few days and if tie wishes hla plans known he will Issue a statement there. Mr. Reason of the Kan khs City Southern will succeed Mr. Herbert as manager of the Rio Grand railway on January 1. A well-defined rumor Is current here that Mr. Herbert will go with the Colorado & Southern railway, but officials decline to confirm it. DENVER, Dee. 2. J. M. Herbert, who has resigned as manager of the Denver Klo Grande Western and Rio Grande South ern railroad, will become on January I , vice president and general manager of the Colorado Southern railroad and vice presi dent of the Fort Worth t Denver. He will be in charge of the operation of the entire system from Denver to Fort Worth and will make bis headquarters in Denver. This announcement will be authorized to day by Frank Trumbull, prealdent of the Colorado ft Southern and Fort Worth com panies. Tbe office of vice president has not been filled since the resignation of B. L, Winch all two years ago. The duties which Mr. Herbert will assume have always beea transacted In the office of tbe president and general manager. The change ia mad to relieve the pressure of business on Presi dent Frank Trumbull. SHOOTS THIEF IN A CELLAR fear Men Are Caaht Stealta Po tato aad One I In stantly Killed. WESTCHESTER. Pa., . Dec 26. Lewi Brown, a resident of New Garden, a small village near here, today discovered four colored men la bis cellar. He procured a shotgun and fired, killing one of them. It is supposed that one or more of the other were Injured, aa trace of blood were found near the house. They had bagged about thirty bushela of potatoes and were about to leave when discovered. The ceroar'a lugueat exvuurawd Brown, DANISH STREETS IMPASSIBLE Male Blow Honaea Dowi, gratters Tile and Chimney Tope aad Wrecks Ship. 1 COFENH, ' -V, Dec. 26. The worst gale of many y 'nd Denmark on Christ mas night k, '4 rnlng and has done enormous damn ' ' ty and shipping. The telegraphic anu Tvlces have been interrupted and a, "vunsafe to walk the streets of Cc-i. wing to falling tiles. Some streets .losed to traffic to avert this danger. Hospital reports show that severaf per sons were killed and many sustained In juries In the city. The pillars holding up the overhead trolley lines were blown down and the street car service was stopped. Many houses have been unroofed and some mills and factories have been partly destroyed. The water In the sound rose nearly as high as In the great flood of 1872. Several ships dragged their anchors and collided or were sank in the outer harbor. The ferry service between the Danish islands and Sweden ha been forced to stop. The gale was accompanied by thunder anl lightning. Telegrams received here from the provinces report enormous damage to property throughout Denmark. Two boats have been wrecked off Elslnore and eight persons were drowned. Eleven were drowned in the wreck of the Norwegian bark O. S. Penry, which went ashore at Scaw. There waa a severe gal In the -south of Sweden. TUTOR WOULD WED PRINCESS Fleeing- Lady's Companion Talk Freely of Past and Fatnre Plan. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) GENEVA, Dec. 26. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Andre Giron, the French tutor, with whom the crown princess of Saxony fled from her husband and future throne, talked freely today about the peculiar position In which be, the princess and the Archduke Leopold find themselves. "I met the crown princess aftet she left Salzburg at Zurich," said he. "We orig inally Intended shopping at Geneva only to purchase outfits, as we were without even underclotb.ee. We had Intended to go on to Mentone, France, as Geneva I exceed inly cold, but we feared that the foreign police might give us up should Saxony re quest our extradition. "I hope to marry the crown princess soon, although I fnllv nn,w.t.n,i th.t obtain a separation under the circumstances win ne aimcuit." VIENNA, Deo. 26. It la reported here on good authority that the Archduke Ferdi nand and the prlnoeaa of Saxony propose going to the United States, there being lit tle probability of their finding congenial home in Europe. LIVE ON RAILWAY - CARS Raaalaa Eartbqaake 'victim Com pelled to Bat and Sleep on Rolllta- Steele , ASHKABAD, Russian Turkestan, Dec. 26. The oeclllatlons of the earth at Andijan continue. The people there are using rail road car to lrve in, since they cannot leave tbe town on account of their business In terests. Commissioner have been ap pointed to prepare Hats of the dead and estimate the property loss. Until the shock cease guards will be kept on the railroad between Andijan and Fedohenks to watch for fissures along the line. The railroad station at Andijan threaten to collapse. Barracks to be used as dwellings are being rapidly constructed. 8T. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26. The Red Cross society is sending represent-Ulvea to Andijan to organize relief for the earth quake sufferers and has contributed $17,600 to the relief fund. FAVERSHAM TO WED MISS 0PP Romance Which Bealna In American Tonr to Culminate In n British Woddlngr. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 26. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mis Julie Opp will shortly be married to William Faversham, the American actor, It Is said here. Miss Opp 1 a tall, Glbsonesque woman and has for two year been a fa vorite on the London stage, playing with George Alexander. Previous to that she acted in the United States tor several sea sons and it was while playing the role of the heroine in the "Royal Rival," In which Faversham starred, that their romance be gan. After ber marriage, It Is said, Mia Opp will play in the same company with her husband. RULES OUT OLD CREDITORS Mexican Conrt Holds Batlafled Claim ant Have No Right at Meetings. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26. Some of the American creditors of the Monterey ft Mexican Gulf railroad have protested against the continued participation in bankrupty proceedings of creditors whose claims have been fully paid, and who have persisted in taking part aa if they were still Interested parties. The first district court ha again pro nounced on thl matter and parties who, without right, have attended the meetings of crUitors, are warned that they must withdraw. It Is hoped that the remaining outstanding claims will be paid and Ameri can creditor satisfied. INDIAN REBEL SEEKS FREEDOM Colombian Gaerrilla Leader Trie to Eaeapo from Warship Prlsoa. PANAMA, Dec. 26. Vtctorlano Lorenzo, the Indian leader who fought with the rev . olutlonists, made a sensational attempt to escape from confinement on board the Co- louiblan cruiser Bogota yesterday, but waa recaptured 'na returned to the ship. Lorenzo was a most persistent guerrilla, and when General Herrera surrendered re fused to give up his arm or to disband his troops. Force was applied, however, just as they were about to escape to the mountain. Aecased His hot Dead. PARIS, Dec 26. The reported death of Frederick Humbert, husband of Mint. Hum bert. In hla cell at Madrid has not the slightest foundation la tact. The authori ties at Madrid are taking minute precau tion agaluat suicide, a doctor being a mem- . ber of the party which will escort lb prls- oners bare. NATION NEED NOT FEAR Beligruan Says Civilization Insures Perma nence to Modern Powers. OCCUPIED LANDS MAKE FOR SAFETY Barbarian Will Never More Overran the World Tsralag RoTernmente Ont and Seisin Coantry for Themselves a la the Past. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26. The American Historical society and tbe American Eco nomic association, each of which will be in session until Thursday, opened tonight by holding a joint meeting in the Drezell In stitute. Beginning tomorrow, the organiza tions will hold separate sessions. Dr. Joseph Wharton of the school of finance, University cf Pennsylvania, wel comed both organizations, sfter which the president of each society delivered his an nual address. Captain A. T. Mahan, United States navy, retired, president of the Historical society, spoke on "Subordination in Historical Treatment." and E. R. A. Seligman. profes sor of economics in Columbia, president of the Economical association, had for bis sub ject, "Economic and Social Progress." Prof. Seligman sail In part: Whither Trade World? An economic analysis based on changing .vinditlotis is of the utmost possible serv ice. If conducted skillfully It would, I feel convinced, bid us be of good cheer and help us tace the future with hope and confidence. The fundamental problem con nected with social development ia after all this: Whither are we tending? What are the forces that are making for progress or retrogression? What lessons have an economic interpretation of the past and of the present to teach ua in our guidance for the future? There Is no blinking the fact that many glvo a pessimistic answer to these Queries. I They call attention to the increase of luxury and or materialism. They look with suspicion upon what they term the grow ing plutocracy and the new feudalism. They point to the warning example of the oriental monarchies of classic Greece and Rome and tell us that In our case, too, the period of unquestioned prosperity which Is now upon us will Inevitably be followed by one of decay and final dissolution. Outlook Moat Promising;. I venture to affirm, however, that a more discriminating study would disclose the existence of several factors, Inattention to which is largely responsible for thla gloomy and despondent attitude, and that, on the contraryK the outlook is not dark, but promising indeed. Without attempting in this place the im possible task of a complete analysis, I venture to call your attention to six points which differentiate modern industrial so ciety from all its predecessor. These are: 1. The practical exhaustion of free land. 2. The predomlnenre of Industrial capital. 2. The application of scientific methods. 4. The existence of a competitive regime based on the newer conception of liberty. 6. The spread of education and the birth of a distinct public opinion. 6. A true democratic spirit and the growth Of a new Idealism. The virtual dlsanoearanee of free land make slavery forever Impossible In the- iuiure. Recent Investigations have proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that luvery as a typical economic system I ascribed to the existence of vast quantities of untitled tracts suitable for agriculture. It Is because the entirely different economic systems and consequent social ethics of the mother countries are now tbe potent factors in the world that we can confidently look forward to the speedy passing of slav ery In every pan of the globe. Morality, Indeed, is doing its noble work but at tho bottom lies the disappearance of free land. The predomlnence of industrial capital. In the strict scientific sense capital ha indeed existed from the time of the first hunter's bow and arrow. Hut for practical purpose and for real aid in solving actual problems the common man Is perfectly justified In calling this the capitalistic age. The typical form of capital today la in dustrial capital, as in feudal times it wus landed capital, or, aa In so many civiliza tions of old, it was trale capital. We speak glibly of the recent progress of sciences, but few realize the true Import of this growing subjection of nature to man, and of the revolutionary character of this harnessing of the powers of the uni verse to the yoke of the human Intellect. For one It has made possible an almost limltlesa Increase In production. In modern times the progress of economic thought, and the presence of economic fact in uplifting the hitherto submerged classes of the community Is generating a public opinion which frankly recognizes the bene fits of a healthy competition, but which Insists more and more on effective social control of competition to the end that it be elevated and purified. Social lareat Snlntnry. Thl is the true meaning of the sixth point of difference the flower and the fruit of all it forerunners the existence of the democratic ideal. We point. Indeed, with complacency to the advances made bv th , working classes, but to all those who realise . the essential conditions of successful de- mocracy, where the mass of citizens are I necessarily the laborers, the ideal to be 1 attained advances atlll more quickly than the actual progress. The brutish, lethargic peasant of the old world Is content with nis crust ana nis misery, Tne tree citizen of our Industrial democracy wants, and wanta Justly, to participate in the spiritual as well as the material benefits of modern civilization With every advance in hla economic position, due to the interplay of mouern inuuniriai iorcea new vistas or I possibilities disclose themselves, new ' sources of legitimate satisfaction make ' their appearance. The social unrest of to day, witn an lis disquieting and deplorable Incidents, is on the whole a salutary system. It la but the labor pains Irr the birth of the new Industrial order which has been in the making for the past few genera tion, and of which the faint outline are even now dlscernable. A study of the economlo forces now at work thus Justifies a reasonable hopeful ness. The productive powers of society are augmenting at such a prodigious rate that we need no longer apprehend a decay of general prosperity or of natural power. There ia to be no further Irruption of the barbarian, because there will soon be no more barbarlana. There is to be no domina tion of each nation in turn over all the others, because of International science and the impartial territorial diffusion of in dustrial agencies. And within each nation, while the rich are getting richer, the poor are not getting poorer. The creation of a (more equable, because more perfect, com petition tnrougn tne development of the system of collective bargaining, and the more adequate supervision of monopoly; the recognition on tbe part of the legislator that lasting prosperity depends not only on the conservation! and free play of capi tal, but on the gradual elevation of the luborer from a cheao man to a ilur mnn I the coming social control of competition Its ir in tne interests or a more enlightened and hence really freer rivalry all these will inevitably tend to secure to each class In the community it proper share In the national dividend. SAY WRONG MAN WAS LYNCHED Ramora Lend to Opinion that Kansas Kearro Wna Innoeent of Crime. PITTSBURG. Kan.. Dee. 26. It U re ported here that Joe Godley, brother of Mont Godley, who was lynched yesterday. Is wounded and in hiding at Weir City, Kan. It Is now believed that be and not the man who was lynched fired the shot which killed the policeman. Two other brothers. Gua and Jess, are In jail at Qlr ard. charged with being implicated in tho murder. The mother of the Godley boys Is said to have asked a physician here to treat Joe for a gunshot wound in th neck. She would not tell tbe whereabout of ber oa and tbe doctor refused to go. Tbe revolver with which the policeman waa killed bas not been found and It ia be lieved that the man who did th killing ha the ls tot la his possession. GUAM FAILS TO FLOURISH Revennes Fall Off and Governor Suspends Work on Fnblla Improvement. 5N. Dec. 2sjt-1 WASHINGTON. Dec. 265 The annual re port of Commander Seatoi Schroeder, gov ernor of the Island of Guam, which Is dated July 10, ha just reached the Navy department. The receipts last year were $66,000 and the expenses $57000. leaving a balance of $8,000, which, however, is a decrease of more than $13,000 In the cash balance for the preceding year. Thl loss I due largely to the unexpected expenses Incident to the establishment of the leper colony and a de crease of over $10,000 in Import duties. Commander 8chroeder reports that it has been deemed prudent to atop all work of public Improvement until further appropri ations are made. The value of the exports and Imports during the year were, respec tively, $36,549 and $33,165. The exports consisted almost entirely of Mexican dollars. Not a pound of copra was exported, and neither cacao or coffee was produced In sufficient quantities to supply the home market. Owing to alow recoveries from the hur ricane of 1900, the governor suggest that It would be a great boon If the Department of Agriculture would establish an experi ment station on the Islnnd. - The governor recommends that If a Phil ippine dollar of fixed value Is to be coined under the laws of the United State it might be made legal tender In duam, in' place ef the present Mexican dollar. The census of tbe island, taken last aut umn, show a total population of S.676, of whom only forty-six are foreigners, four teen being citizens of thfe United States, but officers and men of tie navy er other civil employes, temporarily imported from the United States, were not included. Above the age of 7, 46 ' per cent of the natives read and write Spanish. The na tives still refuse to allow their sick to re ceive medical attention,, but conditions were improving, an excess of birth over deaths being shown for each of the last two year. There were twenty-four lepers In seclu sion at Tumon Bay. Tbe governor recommends Improved fa cilities for education and that laws for the government of the islands abould be re modeled and codified. There was a deslro for United States citizenship among per sons domiciled In the islands. Ia thl con nection attention is called to the caae of Pedro M. Duarte, at present auditor of the Island, who was an officer in the Spanish army, but resigned after the war and re nounced his allegiance. The result la that today he is a citizen of no country. The governor recommends an appropria tion of $43,000 for public improvement. MRS. GRANT'S WILL FILED Eatnto I Left In Fonr Ennnl Share for tho Benefit of Ber Children. WASHINGTON, Dec 21 Th will of Mr. Ulysses 8. Grant was filed today. - Tbe estate 1 to be divided Into (our equal por tion. It also provides that a memento presented to 'her by the atiifiren el Japan, said to' be 1,000 years old, 'shall go W the Museum of Art, New York. " General Fred D. Grant, son of tbe tes tatrix, delivered tbe testament at Regis trar Dent'a office In person. i Mrs. Grant named as exectuor tbe per son "to be selected by my three sons or the survivors of them." In a petition asking the supreme court to admit the will to probate. General Fred Grant explain that his mother left sur viving as heirs at law and next of kin, in addition to himself, Ulysses S. Grant, Elolse and Jesse S. Grant. The deceased died possessed of a bouse, 2111 Massachusetts avenue, this city, of the value of about $40,000; money amounting to $10,065; stocks, bonds and other secur ities of the value of $180,000, and house hold and kitchen furniture of the value of $4,000. General Grant further sets forth that under tbe terms of the will the trustees have designated him executor. By the terms of the will the estate Is to be di vided into four equal ahares. The Income of the first portion shall be applied to the support of the family of Frederick Grant and the education of his children. The second portion la left to the executor In trust and for the benefit of the family of U. 8. Grant, under the same condi tion. The third portion la left under sim ilar condition to Jesse R. Grant, and tho fourth for the sole use of Elolae SartorU In equal shares. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Poatmaaters Appointed and Rural Mall Hoates Estnbllshed In Iowa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. (Special Tele gram.) Iowa postmasters appointed: Frits Horn, Camanche, Clinton county; Joseph H. Wiley, Mount Zlon, Van Buren county; H. O. Tweten, Winnebago county. A rural free delivery route ha been or dered established February 2 at Lynnvtlle, ' Jasper county, Ia. The route embraces an area of seventeen square miles, containing a population of 625. j The comptroller of the currency today ' approved the Western National bank of New York aa reserve agent for the First i National bank of Fonda, la. Dr. Sherman Loll was today appointed pension examining surgeon at Webster, B. D., Dr. F. A. Bowman at Leon, Ia., and Dr. Carl Stutsman at Burlington, Ia. TRIES TO SELL CHEAP COAL KaexTlU Charitable Dealer Aska In junction Affalaai Sonthern Railway. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Tbe Live and Let Live Coal company of Knoxvllle, Tenn., baa complained to the Interstate com merce commission that the. Southern Rail way Is discriminating against it. The company, according to the manager, R. W. Austin, is a semi-charitable institu tion, selling at low price and turning over it profit to th Woman's Christian asso ciation for tbe poor. According to the complaint other Knox vllle dealers charge extortionate price and have combined to keep cut independent firm. The Southern I alleged to be vir tually supporting this combine by furnish ing cars which are denied to Mr, Austin's concern. An Injunction to restrain Is asked. Frnternlty Isaacs Charters, WASHINGTON. Dec 26. Th Sigma Alpha Epsllon fraternity today granted the following charters: University of Wiscon sin, University of Chicago, University of Kansas, Virginia Military Institute and the Colorado School of Mlue. COLD WEATHER IS GENERAL Lowest Temperature for tbe Winter Regis tered is tfanj Places. Honr. He. Hoar, Der. WARMER IN WESTERN PART OF STATE -t i p- n. m T 8 p. in ..... . 7 n. m ..... . ,H 3 p. m Cold Record for the Sensoa I Broken " n. m s 4 p. m O 1. low. While in th. Hor.h. if. I "WW" I west the Weather la 11 a. m,,.... 4 T p. m...... fl Very Severe. la 1 , Op. m. . . . . . n LINCOLN. Dec. 26. At $ o'clock this morning the coldeet weather for the winter was experienced In Lincoln. The thermom eter registered 8 below. Over the state, and especially in the cen tral western part. It was not so cold by two or three degrees. There Is no wind and th cold la moderating. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 26. With the mer cury at 19 below during tbe night the twin cities are experiencing the coldest weather of the present winter. Similar reports are received from all over the northwest, but slightly warmer weather is promised. Very Cold In Iowa. fcDES MOINES, la..' Deo. 26. Tbe eold weather record for the season was broken this morning when the official report showed 7 below. Yesterday It was 5 below and the day before was boverlng near the sero mark. This is the coldest for slightly over a year. A high wind bas prevailed, which has made It seem colder. Much suffering has been experienced owing to the extreme scarcity of fuel. CLEVELAND, CTJec. 26 Snow bas been falling for more than forty-eight hours throughout the lower lake region. A high northwest gale has caused the snow to drift badly In placea along the railway lines run ning into this city, with the result that much trouble Is experienced in maintaining schedule time. Along the Lake Shore road In the vicinity of La Porte. Ind., a foot of snow Is reported to have fallen on the level, while huge drifts are constantly piling up on the tracks. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 26. The coldest weather of the winter Is reported from many places south of the Ohio river. The temperatures reported range from degrees above at Evanaville, Ind.. to 46 at Galveston and 48 at Corpus Chrlstl. SIOUX CITY, Dec. 26. This section I In the grasp of a very cold wave. It was 15 below aero thl morning, but moderated alightly toward noon. Coal la Short In Kanane. TOPEKA. Kan., Dec 26. The coldest weather of tbe winter baa prevailed in Kansas for two days past, and it show no algn of moderating. People In some western counties are being put to great in convenience on account of the coal fam ine. Cattle are not suffering to any extent, there being no snow on the ground and fed being more than usually abundant. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dee. 26. Advices re ceived today ' . Indicate severe weather throughout Kanaas and Missouri. Concor dia, Kan., reports sero weather there and all along the Mlasourl Paolfle road th same condition prevail, Hutchinson, ' Kan.,' reports the eoldest weather In years, the thermometer at that point registering below, sero. At Atchison S degree below Is recorded. At Mexico, Mo., a coal famine confronts the people of that section. There Is no more coal for sale at any of the yards and the thermometer registered sero last night. Railway 1 Abandoned. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 26. The Great Northern main line track from Everett to the Case do tunnel bas been abandoned alnce Wednesday owing to the bridge at Madison being carried away by a snow slide and to other elide between Madison and the tunnel. The coast line from Van couver is open and trains have been op erated over it regularly. Tomorrow morning an effort will be made to run a train from Seattle to Skykmlsh, to carry the mall. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 26. There Is no relief from the cold tonight. Tbe ' tem perature at midnight Is 20 degrees above sero. Tomorrow promises to show a lower minimum than today, which waa 19 above, the record for the present winter. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 26. The weather continuea cool, and colder tonight. The lowest temperature registered during the day waa 18 above sero. Indications favor continued cold tomorrow. PROSPECTOR JS FOUND DEAD Former Mayor of Atlanta Perishes In Colorndo While Seeking Shelter and Food. SILVER CLIFF, Colo., Dec. 26. Joseph Harlton, and old prospector, missing for the lsat three weeks, has been found dead within 800 yards of bis cabin. Tbe body was frozen stiff and gnawed and eaten by tbe coyotes and magpies beyond recognition, and waa identified only by bis clothing. Harlton was a confederate soldier, and It is said he was at one time mayor of At lanta. It ia aupposed that he perished In a storm In an attempt to seek shelter and food. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec 26. Joseph Harlton, who was frozen to death near Use, is not known here and the name la not on the list of mayors of this city. LAWSUITS TO AID MERGER Colorndo Coal Companies Flcht for Million a Preliminary to BIr Combine. DENVER, Dee. 26. Litigation concern ing the ownership of $5,000,000 worth of coal has been started by the Utah Fuel company against the Colorado Fuel and Icon company. There are forty suits Involving title to 5,000, acres of land on the western alope valued at $1,000 an acre. It Is alleged that the Colorado Fuel and Iron company Is holding the Una aa agricultural land and the patent, or applications so read, and that the Utah company will lose heavily in coal mlnea already opened unless the titles obtained by tbe Colorado company are aet aside. The suits are filed. It Is believed, aa a preliminary atep to the merging of the two corporations, tbe action being taken to clear titles. TWO KILLED JN EXPLOSION Gasollao Stove Caneee tho Death of Woman and boy In Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec 26. Two persons lost thrlr lives today aa a result of th explosion of a gasoline stove at (8 Oault eourt. Tbe victim were Mr. Bridget Carey, aged (0, and John Dalton, aged $. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Saturday. Kxcent Snow in Southeast Por tion; Sunday Fair and Warmer In Kast Portion. Temperatare at Omaha Yesterdayl SEAMEN SIGHT WRECKED SHIP Bring; Report to Kan Fraaclaco of Vessel Ashore Off Term Del Foego. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26 A four-masted bark, name and nationality unknown, is aground and abandoned on the north shore of Terra Del Fucgo, near San Diego Tolnt. The newa of this disaster was brought here by the British ship Afghanistan. The boats of the wrecked vessel were gone and the sails appeared to have been unbent. Nr signals were aet and no flag was In sight. The description of the wreck fits a num ber of overdue vessels. Among them la Paul Rlckmers, twenty-seven days from Bangkok, for Germany, the bark Columbia, twenty-one days from Philadelphia for Hiogo, and the British bark Crompton, which sailed from here on September 14. AGAIN ARREST MASCAGNI Mnalclnn'a American Manaarer Hae Him Held on Chnre of Embeaslemrnt. CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Slgnor Mascagnl, the Italian composer, who abandoned bis Amer ican trip while playing In Chicago last week, was placed underv arrest tonight on a charge of embezzlement made by his for mer manager, Richard Heard. When Mascagnl decided to return to Italy he had no further use for his American manager and discharged him. Heard claims that his contract called for $5,000 and tried to collect that amount. Mascagnl refused to pay any such sum and tbe arrest fol lowed. Mascagnl was allowed to remain at the Auditorium hotel, where he is living, the detectives agreeing to be responsible for his appearance in court. ' FAIR TAKES 0MAHAGARDENER Hndklnaon Is Appointed Head of Colnmblaa Kxpoaltton De. partmcnt. . ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26. J. H. Hadklnson of Omaha has beej appointed head gardener for tbe Department of Horticulture in con nection with the World'a Fair. Mr. Hadklnson is a native of England and studied gardening In that country. He bad charge of the gardening at the Omaha exposition and of Nebraska's horticultural exhibit at th Pan-American. For two yeara bo was secretary of the State Hor ticultural, society of Nebraska. Mr. Taylor, chief of the Horticultural de partment, left for Washington tonight to attend the meeting of the American So ciety for the Advancement of Science. CABMEN STILL ON STRIKE Adopt White Ribbon na Badge of Union Driver on St. Low Is Hacks. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26. The strike among the cab driver developed into a aerie of conferences between committees from the union and liverymen tonight, but at a late hour no agreement had been reached and the indications are that the strike will not be settled tomorrow. A white ribbon is the sign of recognition adopted by the union cabmen today. It will be displayed conrplcuously either upon the carriage or the driver. The union offi cials declare that ao long as the liverymen decline to recognize the union the drivers will remain out. CREW TAKES T0SMALL BOATS Ship Striken Coral Reef aad Seamen Make Their Eacape in Frail Craft. V GALVESTON, Tex.. Dec. 26. The Gulf Flsherlea company's steamer Anstlce ar rived today from the fishing banks off the coast of Yucatan, bringing with It the crew of the wrecked schooner Mlzpah. Mizpah, while under full sail, during the night of December 20, ran on an unexposed coral reef known as Key Adena, and waa later broken up by tbe seas. The crew of nine jnen escaped In small boata and were rescued by the schooner William Young. Later they were taken aboard Anstlce and brought to thla port. DIES TO ESCAPE TRIAL Illinois Postmaater Shoots Himself When Defnlcatloa 1 Discovered. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Dec. 26. C. T. Greening, postmaster at Cornland, Logan county, committed suicide this afternoon after a postofflce Inspector had checked up his aceounta and found him to be $1,400 abort. Greening was found dead In a barn In tbe rear of his residence with a bullet wound over hia right eye and a revolver clutched in bis band. VANDERBILT JSTILL BETTER Doctor Report Best Day glace Crisis aad Expects Complete Re covery. NEW YORK. Dec. 26. "Mr. Vanderbllt baa pasted bis best day since bis serious Illness. He has made a distinct gain alnce yesterday." Dr. Austin Flint, jr., made thla state ment this evening. Dr. Flint evinced great confidence a to the recovery of the pa tient. Movements of Oteaa Vessel Dee. ite. At New York-Bailed: Hill Glen, for Liverpool. At Antwerp Arrived: Marlstow, from Ban Francisco. At beachy Head Passed: Rotterdam, from Aniaterdam, fur New York. At Rotterdam Arrived: Rotterdam, from New York. At Movllle Sailed: Tunisian, from Liver pool, for Halifax and St. John, N. U. At Ban Francisco Arrived : Afghanistan, from Newcastle; Curonada. from Honolulu. Sailed: Pierre Ixill, for Capetown; Crown of England, for Sydney. ' At Oureikstown Arrived: Luclana, from New York GOES TO THE HAGUE Powers Aooept Eoosevelt'i Suggestion foi Settling Venetas an Trouble. HAY IS TO ISSUE FORMAL THANKS Propsring Note Heartily Approving De cisisn Now Agreed To MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT INVOLVED Generally Undorstooi that the Allied Will Not Raise the Question. DEBTORS MAY INSIST ON SOME CASH Two Conntrle Are Expected to De mand rnyment of Certain Small Claims Before Ararnmente Commence In Conrt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The notes re. celved from the European governments In terested In tbe Venezuelan controversy. In cluding .Venezuela, agreed to submit th uestlon at Issue to The Hague tribunal. A note is now being prepared by Secre tary Hay in which this government an nounces Its hearty approval of such a course. There appears to be no question of th fact that It is the general understanding that the Monroe doctrine Is not to enter Into the question of arbitration. Cabinet Considers ttneatlon. President Roosevelt will not be th arbi trator of the Venezuelan controversy. Tbe whole subject will be referred for arbitra tion to The Hague tribunal. Epitomized, this was the situation aa It hnd resolved Itself at the conclusion of the cabinet meeting today. The meeting was not so long as the sessions usually are. Alt the members except Ssnretary Root were present. The Venezuelan question wag the principal and practically th only toplo of general conference. Secretary Hay presented the ret results of his cable ccrrespondence with the gov ernments at London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas. In accordance with the aug gestlon made by President Roosevelt, through Secretary Hay, President Castro was represented to have agreed to aubmlt tho difference to the- arbitration tribunal at Tbe Hague. The European powers not only consented to submit the controversy to arbitration, but whllo thoy bad expressed a preference for an arbitration to be conducted by President Roosevelt, they had assented at hla suggestion that the matter be referred to Tbe Hague. Monroe Doctrine Not Involved. The presentation of the case met tbe hearty approval of the cabinet. No tear la expressed by the administration that the Monroe doctrine will be brought Into th ..uvivisi,! iu muw mauaar laii ram ni re sult in an embarrassing situation for th United State. Secretary Hay la preparing a note to the' powers In which the; gratifica tion of this government Is expressed for th course to be pursued. No Intimation 1 given of the conditions which may be imposed by the European powers or by President Castro precedent to the arbitration. It is known that Great Britain was willing to submit the subject to the arbitration of Prealdent Roosevelt, practically without conditions, but the sug gestion is made that perhaps two of the other powers Involved proposed some other condition which might havs proved embar rassing to tbe president had be undertaken the responsibility of determining the ques tion. It is understood that money must pass, but it also Is known that the amount of cash to be required of Venezuela before ar. bltratlon la not nearly ao large as baa been stated. It is not possible to learn whether the al lies Insist upon apologies from Caatro, and while It ia assumed that the blockade will be speedily raised, no arrangements to that end have been made. Still Prefer President. BERLIN, Dee. 26. A semi-official not published today aaya: As in the case of the Italian not the British and German notes to Venezuela pre sented declare that if President Roosevelt doe not accept the post of arbitrator the powers would be prepared, subject to certain reservations, to submit th matter to The Hague tribunal. (Copyright. 1902, by Pre Publishing Co.) CARACA8, Dec. 25. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Prealdent Castro ha replied to a proposal alleged to have been received from Washington con senting to the submission of all difficulties to The Hague court of arbitration. He Is now at La Vlotorta and telegraphed his answer here, where It has been trans mitted to Secretary Hay. La Vela, the port of Coro, 1 open, th only Venezuelan ports west of La Guayra which are blockaded being Puerto Cabello and Maracalbo. Tbe price of flour baa gone op hero $2 a barrel. I called on Mr. Bowea today, but be knows nothing definite about arbitration, although be expects an early and peaceful settlement of the troubles with European governments. He declined to be interviewed, explaining that th State department at Washington would think It reprehensible If h talked tor publication. A Venezuelan r-fflclal In forms me, however, that the power con ferred upon Mr. Bowen by thl government 1 without reservation and that all tho American minister Is asked to do la to get the best terms of peace for Venezuela b can. Call Coal Coatrnbaad. LA GUAYRA, Dec. 26. The bark Fram ness from Cardiff, with 475 ton of coal for the La Guayra-Caracea railroad, a British concern, arrived off thl port yes terday and was ordered to remain outside the blockade line. Todsy orders wer conveyed to the captain of the bark to leave, thla step being taken because the coal waa considered contraband of war. Tbe vessel waa not aeized, aa It left Cardiff before tbe trouble with Venezuela com menced. The captain of Framness Is await ing orders from bla consignee. The Dutch consul here baa obtained per mission of the commander of the British cruiser Tribune to send a schooner to Los Roques, a group of small Islands, 120 mile north of here, where th charcoal burners who trade with La Guayra at at present without provisions or water, their aloop having been aeized by the blockadera. The schooner must carry a flag of true and can only carry enough provisions to last the trip. It being tbe intention to move the inhabitant of Lo Roque to Willem tad, Curacao. Two schooners wer captured thl morn-. Ing, making th total number of craft taken by the blockadera twenty. LONDON, Dec. 27. Except by the oppo-