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OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUKI3G, DECEMBER 27, 1902-TWELVE PAGES.
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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-