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KSTA11L1MIE1) JUNKln, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOBHIMH, FEHUUAUY 4, 1003-T13T 1-AOE.S. S1NH1.K COPY THIIliB CEXT.S.
SIGHT
VaahlBirton Authorities Belier Venesnelan
Trouble ii Fraoticallj Eettltd.
MINISTERS URGE ALU S TO GIVE WAY
Send Joint Note Horns 8ageitlng Compro
miit on Preferential Claims.
PROPOSE EXCLUSIVE PAYMENT FOR MONTH
Bowei nd Other Claimant! leadj to
Accept This Solution.
MEXICO NOW JOINS CHORUS OF DEBTORS
Castro's Troops, Under American
Leader, Inflict or Defeat on
Itebele, Who Scatter or
Die la Tattle.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 There are as yet
no advlcea from the allied governments re
pectlng the nature of the next proposal
they will submit to Mr. Bowen, but It la
expected the note of Mr. Bowen, addressed
to the British ambassador last night, will
.result Id an adjustment.
' At the British embassy today the most
Important conference that the represents'
tlves of the allies have held among them
selves took place. As a result the foreign
offices In London, Berlin and Rome are In
possession of suggestions which. If adopted
will mean the aucceaa of the Washington
negotiations and the raising of the block
ade. The allied powera have been again re
quested to consent to priority of payment
for a limited period only, and the equality
or all claimant natlona thereafter.
Bowen Offers Compromise.
Mr. Bowen baa stated that he la willing
mat the allies receive preferential treat
ment for one month, and be placed on an
equal basis aa to time and proportionate
payments. It la the conviction of one of
the negotiator at leaat that this proposl
tlon of Mr. Bowen Is eminently fair.
v The feeling Is growing that a persistence
in their present position can reault only
In loss of prestige for the allies, and bad
feeling agalnkt them, not only In Venei
uela, but elsewhere throughout the Ameri
cas. As a result of these considerations,
It waa agreed at the conference this aft
ernoon that a note ahould be addressed to
the three governments, setting forth tho
exact attitude of the United States toward
the preferential demand, the atate of pub
lic feeling here regarding it, and urging a
prompt acceptance of preferential pay
ment a for a period of from one to six
months. An answer Is hoped for within
tbe next twenty-four hours.
All Oppose Hague.
The question of referring the one ques
tion of preferential treatment to The
Hague for aettlement, aa suggested by Mr.
Bowen. came up, and It waa evident at once
that tbe negotiators were all opposed to
railing In The Hague tribunal except as a
last resort.
The BrlUk ambassador raised the matter
with Mr. Bowen during tbe forenoon and
' it developed that Mr. Bowen waa no leas
anxloua than tbe allies that the whole con
troversy be settled here and now. All
these facts have been cabled In full to tha
three powera.
Confidence that a aettlement will be
forthcoming at Washington In a short time
Is based to a considerable extent on the ac
tivity of Baron A-on Sternberg, who haa
given every evidence that he sincerely
wanta tha matter adjusted without pro-'
longing the blockade.
Tha president today received a call from
Baron Sternberg and the two spent half an
hour or more In Informal conversation on
tha Vsnesuelan affair. The president Is
most anxious that the blockade be raised at
the earliest possible moment.
Tbe French ambassador, M. Jussrand,
' paid an Informal call on Mr. Bowen and
made It plain that while France would In
sist on the protsctlon of Its rights It waa
anxloua that Veneiueht be also protected
sod would do all It consistently could to
preserve peacer
Cltlxens of Mexico also have clalma
against Venesuela and that government haa
been asked to be put on an equal footing
with the other nations. Notice of Mexico's
intention was communicated to Mr. Bowen
today by tbe Mexican ambassador, who said
tbe olaima amounted In all to 18,000 aterl
. log, or approximately $90,000.
Mexico adds another to the Hat of natlona
who are lined up against the proposition
of the allied powera for preferential treat
ment. Minister Warns Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 3. The German ambassa
dor to London, Count Wolff Metternlch. in
a dispatch to hla government, referring to
British public opinion on the Venexuelan
queatlon and the British cabinet s attitude
In consequence thereof, saya the govern
ment Is conscious of lack of popular sup
port In Ita association with Germany, es
pecially In the disapproval of the middle
classea.
rremier Balfour and Foreign Minister
Lansdowna have the support of the other
members of tbe cabinet In tbelr steadfast
determination to carry out an agreement
with Germany, but tha ambassador ven
tures the opinion that Lord Lansdowne's
position la weakened through loss of public
support and- that the cabinet la in a mood
to accept almost any way out of the
Venexuelan entanglement that promises ths
ultimate payment of the claims.
Ambaasador Wolff Metternlch also saya
a genuine dislike exists generally In Great
Britain to tbe government'a partnership
with Germany, and. In counselling that
tha negottatlona at Washington be hastened,
he Intimates tbat If the aituatlon becomea
juore confused It la conceivable that
Colonial Chamberlain, on hla return from
South Africa, may become the Interpreter
yt the popular view In the cabinet and
lad viae its other ministers accordingly.
I A dispatch to the Lokal Anselger from
Ths Hague today announced that Herr von
J'rolllus. secretary of tha German legation
there, had been appointed minister of Ger
many to Veneiurla.'
Attitude Is Mlaaaderatood.
I LONDON. Feb. I. Reuter's Telegram
(company saya It la officially Informed that
the attitude of the allies regardiug ths ao
vcallsd priority clalma against Venesuela
has been misinterpreted, thua Increasing the
complU-etlnus.
It Is explained that ths allies do' not In
sist on th precedence of their clalma over
others, mt Insist that they shall b re
garded aa separate, to be dealt with direct
tetween themselves and Venezuela.
Until specific arrangement la made fur
tha satisfaction of their clatma they are
determined to continue the blockade.
It la further stated that tha allies do not
bind Vensxuela regarding the sum to be
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CZAR INSISTS ON UNIFORMS
American Minister Obliged to Army
Himself In Glittering Wrar.
lug- Apparel.
8T. PETERSBURG. Feb. J. With regard
li the curiosity shown respecting the uni
form tf the United Stales ambassador here.
It la explained that the court officials have
persistently pressed the uniform question
upon several of Ambassador McCormlck's
predecessor" .f
These d ' 'M became Insistent when
the post'. , -r an embassy, and
Charlemagne Voided on the matter
and carried out -i, ; . of the State de
partment that a Ut " -a representa
tive should conform ft. ".ms of the
country to which he la flv t
After a consultation wtth'V. t offi
cials former Ambassador Ok emagne
ZJTV?S? k
'I,.'1'". !m.b"
uniforms which satisfied the court require
ments. These uniforms are of black cloth
with fold braid. They have the advantage
of rendering the United Statee representa
Uvea Inconspicuous snd ssvlng them from
the humiliation often experienced by their
predecessors' when their scrvsnts were
summoned to Identify them at the winter
palace.
Ambassador McCormlck accepted the
matter aa settled and ordered a duplicate
or Mr. Tower a uniform,
REDMOND IS OUT OF JAIL
Member of Parliament Released After
Servian Only Half of
Hla Term.
DUBLIN, Feb. 3. William Redmond, M
.. who was aentenced last year to bIx
months' Imprisonment because be refused
to give ball for hla future good behavior, aa
the result of an alleged Incendiary speech
at Wed ford, waa released today, although
he bad only aerved half hla term.
In an Interview he said:
I do not know why I am released, but I
certainly do not thank the government,
who have kept me In Jail for three months
lor reany notning.
Mr. Redmond added that he stood by
every word of the apeech for which he was
Imprisoned and said there would be no real
peace In Ireland until Dublin Caatle waa
cleared out from top to bottom.
LONDON. Feb. 8. The remaining Im
prisoned Iriah members of Parliament,
William Duffy and John O'Donnell, with
several members of the Land league, will
be liberated forthwith. Thla amnesty coin
tides with the return to Dublin castle of
the lord lieutenant, the earl of Dudley, and
hla popular wife.
It la stated that the cabinet council next
Friday will consider among other matters
the draft of the Irish land bill, which, ac
cording to report, has been prepar'ed on
generous lines by Sir Anthony MacDonnell.
KING ABANDONS HIS VISIT
Physician Annonnec that Ha la Not
In n Serious Condi
tion. LONDON, Fab. J.Klng Edward, who Is
suffering from a mild, attack of influeoaa,
paaaed a good night and Is staking favor
able ' progress toward recovery.
Hla proposed visit to the duke and
ducheaa of Devonshire at Chataworth haa.
however, been indefinitely postponed.
Consols fell oft one-eighth pence thla
morning, which was attributed to the king's
indisposition. .
Sir Rlghton Probyn, King Edward's
equerry, officially notified the mayor of
Windsor at 11 o'clock thla morning that
hla majesty waa progreaslng satlsfac
torllly. ,
Sir Francis Laklng, the klng'a phyaiclan.
after a brief visit to Windsor, castle today,
returned to London and confirmed' ths
statement that the king had a alight at
tack of Influenza. He aald hla majesty's
progress waa quite satisfactory.
Advices from Chataworth say that as
there la no likelihood of the king's re
covery being sufficiently speedy to enable
him to leave Windsor this Week hie visit
haa been definitely abandoned.
GERMANY BARS AMERICANS
Insurance Companies Usaot Invade
Fatherland Till Technical Diffi
culties Arc Fought Dwa.
BERLIN, Feb. I. The Foreign office Is
In favor of allowing American Inautance
companlea to do business In Germany, but
the minister of the Interior raises diffi
culties, taking tbe ground that the admis
sion of tbeae companies cannot be an act
of grace, but depends upon the Americans
complying to the last particular with the
cmpire'a Insurance laws.
The minister of the Interior is acting
upon tha advice of German insurance com
panlts and raising all aorta of technical
opposition to admitting Americans. For
eign Secretsry von Rtchthofen. It Is under
stood, recognltea that the exclusion of the
American companies haa long been a source
of Irritation and believes that good feeling
toward the United Statea auggeata liberal
treatment. Thla view la not accepted by
the minister of the interior.
China W'll Control Wires.
SHANGHAI. Feb. 8 In spite of Its re
rent assertion that It had abandoned the
proposed scheme, the government of China
haa again announced that It haa decided
to aasume control of the commercial tele
graph llness and the local taotal baa form
ally requested the consuls to forbid for
eigners Jo purrbste shares in these lines.
Motors Fall In Postal Service.
BERLIN, Feb. 8. Herr Kraetke. the
minister of posts, has Informed the budget
committee of tbe Reichstag that automo
biles have failed in connection1 with the
mall service. The electrical machines In
all casea got out of order after a few weeks'
use. The postal officials have discarded
them altogelhst.
Vote for General Strike.
BARCELONA. Feb. 8 A meeting of rep
resentatives of twenty-three tradea today
voted In favor of a general atrlks In sup.
port of tha strlkera at Reua. Violent
speeches were made urging the workmen to
be In readlneaa to destroy authority and
launch the social revolution.
Princess Mould See Alck't'hlld.
MENTONE. France. Feb. 8. The former
Cronn Princess Louise of Saxony, accom
panied by Prof. Glron, left here today for
Geneva, where ahe will endeavor to ob
tain permission to aee one of her children,
who !s 111.
KlUir Studies America.
BERLIN, Feb. 8. The Schlesaeuln
Zeutlng announces that ths president of
Bllesla, Dr. Holts, la going to ths United
Biatea ny oeairn or Kmperor William to
mesa nam spsiui studies. j
SHEEP OWNER IS SHOT
Dynamite it Used to Destroy Hii Camp and
Kill Off His Hocks.
RAID IS CHARGED UP TO THE CATTLEMEN
Herder Win Karaites Brings the Xews
to Thermopnlls and (Ifflrrri with
Doctor Start for the
Scene.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Feb. J. (Special Tel- j vate Duncan of Company c. Sixth regl
egram.) Masked raiders used dynamite i ment, was clubbed by strikers during the
wun leiung effect among tho flocks of
William Mlnach, a wealthy sheepman, who
ranged his flocks on the western slope of
III m I'lnn ..K.... . . II
trm Thermopolls. A band of twenty-five
mounted und heavily armed men appeared
at Mlnarh'a camp, shot Mlnach through the her, acting aa conductor f the 'bus, being
lungs, dynamited hla camp, wagons and I struck on the head. Of the twelve p'aascn
outflt, stalked hla horses and dynamited ; gera In the vehicle nine .were women, two
800 sheep In the corrals. The raiders, who , of whom were bit. It seemed a concerted
are supposed to be small cattlemen of that
section, then scattered among the hills.
Mlnach'b herder, who fled at the ap
proach oi tho masked party, returned and
carried tbe dying man to a neighboring
camp, and theli came to Thermopolls for
assistance. Sheriff Stough, accompanied by
Dr. Schuelke, left at once for the scene,
but it Is doubtful if any of the raiders are
apprehended. There haa been more or less
strife over a division of the range in th
northern country for some time. The cat
tlemen were determined to find pastures
for their cattle, and flockmasters were
equally determined to secure the ground.
The clash of yesterday was not unexpected
Aa both factions are determined, further
bloodshed la feared.
WIFE HELPS CONVICT ESCAPE
He Goes to Supposed Friend for Some
thing to Eat, Who In.
forms Police.
SEDALiA, Mo., Feb. 8. Dan Kane.
convict who escaped from the Jefferson
City penitentiary last Saturday, came to
Sedalla on a Missouri Pacific freight train
at 2 o clock this morning.
A few minutes later he called at Hill's
boarding house In East Sodalla, where he
aroused Frank Hill, an acquaintance, and
persuaded htm to provide a meal.
Kane admitted that hla wife had fur
nished blm cltlxens clothes In which to
escape and said the prison authoritlea were
"easy marks." He told Frank Hill that
he waa going from here to Nevada and
thence to Texas. He waa armed and had
money, and volunteered the Information
that he would never be taken alive.
Later Hill reported hie experience to the
police, but so far they have been unable to
locate. Kane. He Is believed to be in hid
ing here with a view of escaping tonight.
STEAM CAUSES JERSEY WRECK
Dend Engineer Leaves Statement Ex
plaining . How Disaster
Occurred.
FLAINFIELP, X, ., J., JPVh. The. -a.
oner'a investigation of the recent wreck at
Graceland, in which twenty-three peraons
were killed, began here today.
The most Important evidence was that of
Dr.-Westcott, county physician of Union
county, who read the statement made to
him by Engineer James Davis on the aft
ernoon of the-dleaster. Davis aald hla en
giue had a leaking ateam chest, which had
been cracked for a month, and that the
ateam escaping from It prevented him from
seeing the tower signals. He did not see
the train ahead until within sixty feet
of It.
David H. Deeter, master mechanic of the
railroad at Philadelphia, admitted that he
had known of the leak In Davis' engine, but
insisted that the escaping ateam waa not
sufficient to obstruct the engineer's view.
RUSH TO GET STEEL STOCK
Trust Employes Subscribe for 51,125
Shares of Billion Dollar
Combine.
NEW TORK, Feb. i A meeting of the
directors of the United States Steel cor
poration was held here today. .At its close
Judge Gary, chairman, gave out a atatement
In which he aald that the subsidiary com
panlea at the present time have orders for
over S, 500,000 tons, which Is tbe largest un
filled booklng.tbat they ever have had.
Books for subscription to stock under Lie
profit-sharing plan closed on January 81.
Judge Gary's statement saya that 27,633
men subscribed for 61,125 shares. Class F.
wb,ich la composed of men who receive $800 , aud the courtroom was filled this morning
or less In wagea, subscribed for 15,038 j The atate has subpoenaed seventeen wlt
sharea, 12,170 subscribing. nesaes. and they were all in court ready to
WIPE OUT PROHIBITORY LAW
Vermont Agreea to Allow Each Dla-
trlct to Decide l iquor ),..
tlon for Itself.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt.. Feb. 3.
The advocates cf local option retried the
muny ana aner more man nair a cen- i
tury of prohibition, c ties and towns of
Vermont will, after March 1, bo permitted to
ncciae wnetner or not intoxicating liquor j
Bhall be sold
The total vote, with seven small town
missing, la 30,58 to 28,9:6 in favor of a
license law. Tho mlsrtng towna gave a
total vote of less than 300 at the last elec
tion. It Is a coincidence that Vermont
voted for prohibition In 1853 by 1.500 ma
jority. CLAIMS FRIEND IS SUICIDEi
Dakota Man Held In Colorado o
Raaplrlon of Hsrdrrlag
Companion.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Feb. 3
John Burnhardt of Langdon, N. D., was
found dead today In a room tn the Argyle
block In Colorado City. Ha had been shot
In the head with a revolver.
The abootlng was heard outside and po
licemen broke Into the room, where they
found Daniel McDonald, also of Langdon.
McDonald aald that Burnhardt committed
aulclde, but he wss arreiteo on suspicion
of having murdered hla companion.
VOTES CASH FOR G. A. R.
California Assembly Appropriates
fl,4M:t to Kntertrla Old
Bold lore.'
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 3. The assem
bly baa passed a bill appropriating $15,000
for tha national O. A. R. encampment to be
fcsld in San Francisco In August.
UNION MEN ARE ATTACKED
Waterbary Itlots Take Sew Tarn
When atones llf at strik
er ' Rnsses.
WATERBURY. Conn.. Fob. 8. Riotous
demonstrations by crowds In sympathy with
the striking street car men continued here
today. There were, however, no serious
outbreaks, the large force of mllltla In tho
city holding the turbulent crowds In check.
In the Brooklyn district several crowds
were stoned, but the guardsmen dispersed
the rioters, and later six soldiers were
placed on each car In that district. Prt-
i aay and badly hurt.
In the center of the city there was an
unexpected disturbance this evening. The
, t,.1,. k. ,,
I thlxers with them. A u.lon 'bus was at-
tacked with atones. Patrice. Flynn. .air-
or
anion against tna union men.
The company resumed Uhls morning tbe
efforts to run cars on schedule time. Non
union molormen and conductors manned
the care.
'Bus. lines operated by the strikers were
again. In evidence on the atreeta occupied
by the company'a tracka and they continued
to receive the greater share of passenger
trsfflc.
BANK ROBBERS ARE CAPTURED
Blow Open Safe and Secure Money,
hot Snow Storm Prevents
Their Escape.
PEORIA. III., Feb. 8.-A special lo the
Journal says: The First National bank at
Cambridge waa robbed of about 110,000 at
2 o'clock this morning snd within a few
hours the robbers were captured by tho
citizens and marched to the county Jail,
whore they are held, pending an examina
tion. No trace of the money has yet been dis
covered, but It will be found shortly, aa
the robbers had practically no time in
which to make any great concealment of it.
At 2 o'clock the city waa aroused by the
explosion. After tbe robbers had started
to work a snow had commenced falllne.
This increased in volume and It was an
easy matter for the posse to trace the rob-
bera to a barn two milea east of the city
The four men were found buried beneath
the straw and were taken to the Jail.
The robbers stole a handcar at Galva.
fourteen miles east, and abandoned It one
mile east. They were evidently making for
mis car, on which they honed to encane
but they were unable to do thla on account
of the snowstorm prevailing at the time
they ahould have made their escape.
The Identity of the robbers has not yet
Deen established.
UNABLE TO CONCEAL PEARL
Much wanted Mlssoarl Fat Girl En
joying; Life In the Sunny
Southland.
i
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. JPfh, , 8. (Special
Telegram.) The principal wraotlen at the
Elks" fair, held here recontly, was Pearl,
the 11-year-old girl, an infant phenomena,
who weighed 535 pounds.
Pearl came here from Savannah the week
previous and the Elks secured her attend
ance. She was made much of by the women
visitors and waa considered a drawing card.
She waa dressed as a child, with hair in
curia and looked quite pretty. Later,
iafter the fair, her manager put up a booth
on Bay street and has been doing quite a
rrofltable business. Pearl being his main
and about the only attraction. Pearl, when
teon tonight, said that she was perfectly
contented with her present manager and
that she did not want to go home.. There
rha did not have the comforta and good at
tention she la row getting end she pre
ferred her present life. When told that her
father wanted her she replied tbat she
would like to see him, but that she would
not go back. Her manager said she waa
under hla charge and that she waa well
cared for.
MURDER TRIAL IN PROGRESS
Mlssoarl Man Charged with Killing
Father-ln-Law Becaase He Re
fused to Endorse Kote.
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KIRKSVILIE, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.)
The work of securing a Jury In the case of
J. M. Robertson, charged with the murder
of his father-in-law, George Conkle, in
November of lust year, began 'in the cir
cuit court thla morning.
The case has attracted wide attention
testiry.
! Vbe ?ta,e n"ske show that
I Robertson and hla wife went to Brashear
j on ,h afternoon of November 13; that
Roborlaon went to the state bank there
"nd asked If Conkle's note waa good for
, f5a. ,hat th callhler ,,, u w and wrJt9
lout such a note at Robertson's request;
j ,nat Robertson took the note to his father-
i In-law, and requested him to elan It: that
,uc " rciuaeu iq uo so, vi Hereupon !
Robcrtaon pulled out a revolver and fired i
three limes; that the first and aecond sbota I
oi ineir mar, but that the third
piercea uonaie a heart and he died In
stantly. TO WORK FOR STATEHOOD
Prominent Democrats of !t'ew Mexico
Are Warned to Co to
Waahlnitton.
SANTA FE. N. M., Feb. 8 W. 8. Hope
well, chairman of the democratic central
committee of New Meilco. has named the
following prominent democrats to go to
Washington and work for the passage of
the omnibus statehood bill: Ex-Delegate
to Congresa Harvey B. Ferguson of Albu
querque; Judge Napoleon B. Laughlln,
Santa Fe; E. V. Chaves. Albuquerque, and
J. E. Wharton, White Oaks. A fifth mem
ber will be appointed later.
PREPARE TO FIGHT MORMONS
Preacher Nays Ktvuavisle Is Conilng Be
tween lulled Brethren la Christ
and Itah Men.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3-The Rev. Dr. William-
Bell, general secretary of missions of
tbe United Brethren In Christ of Dayton,
O., apeaklng to the National Federation of
Church Workers todsy said:
There la a vast territory In the weat
whre we ahall presently have a tremen
dous strugKle with Mormonlnin. And there
la ro way in which we can grapple uctrt.
fully with the spirit that pukst-savs tnit
treat dtatrtct unleatf wa federate aud Cht
U together.
SNOW AND WIND HOLD REVEL
Storm Extends All Oyer West and is of
Unusual Severity.
LOCAL BUSINESS MUCH INTERRUPTED
Drifting Snow I'rrvent or Interferes
with Alt Outdoor Traffic and
Makes Travel Kitrrmrl)
Difficult.
Not In four years at least has the west
been visited by a storm of the extent and
severity of thu one which swooped down
from the northeast yesterday. Shortly
after midnight Monday at Omaha the wind
began lo freshen, and by daylight Tuesday
morning the snow was falling fast and
was being driven furiously by a stiff breeze,
so that except for the cold the storm ex
hibited all the phenomena of a genuine
blizzard. Reports received by the local
office of the Weather bureau during the
day and up to 9 o'clock last night Indicate
that the storm la general, covering the
entire country between the lakea and the
river. North and west of Omaha the snow
waa not so deep, but the cold was more
aevere. At Valentine the lowest tempera
ture for Nebraska waa recorded, 4 above at
7 p. m. From the Dakotas and Montana
came the usual range of from 2 to 10 be
low. East of Omaha the snow was even
deeper than here.
Interferes with Business.
Omaha people had difficulty in getting
about the city to attend to their business
during the day and very few ventured out
at night. Several social functions booked
for the evening were postponed and the
theaters were left with almost aa many
people on the stages as there were in the
audiences.
All day long the street railway people
had something to worry about, for the
steady wind, although not violent, was Just
.sufficiently busy to keep the tracka well
covered with snow, no matter how fre
quently the big plows swept the mass of
rathei dry flakes aside. Cars did not move
according to schedule on any of the lines
and on some of them the service waa little
belter than none at all. However, every
lino in the city was kept open in a tort
of an apologetic way from early morning
until late at night. The company had about
twenty sweepers at work und It was an
nounced at the power hoimes last ulght
that the mnchlnes would be kept going over
the lines oil night long, so that traffic
might be open thla morning.
Railroad Traffic Delayed.
There was a general lateness of (-aina
In
nto Omaha yesterday, but tbe cold was not
sufficiently Intense to make the variations
from the time cards of a terloua nature.
Up till noon most of the late trains were
In within an hour of their achedule.
. At Burlington headquarters General Man
ager Holdrege bad reports from all four
divisions, the Southern, Western, Wyoming
and Northern, showing that snow waa fall,
lng everywhere. It was beavieat on the
western division. Superintendent Campbell
reporting from McCook three to eight
Inches over the division at 8 o'clock yes
terday. The other, divisions have snow
from two Inches to six."' " .
There haa been but little difficulty wllh
Burlington trains yet, but aome la expected
later if tbe wind continues. All the Bur
lington trains Into tbe Omaha atatlon yes
terday were on time save one, No. 15,
the faat mall,, which waa due at 8:28, and
waa two houra late. All the others. No. 8
from Denver, No. 4 from Lincoln, No. 5
from Chicago, were on time. Tardy street
ear service cauaed aome fifty Omabana to
miss the 8:40 train to Lincoln, aa It left
on time.
On tbe Union Pad do.
At Union Pacific headquarters It was
learned that the anow began early In the
west, commencing at 2:30 at Grand Island,
but at Lincoln and Omaha It did not begin
till 7 o'clock. It waa reported as three to
four inches deep over the system, but was
causing no trouble by noon. Tbe mean
temperature over Nebraska, meanwhile,
was about 18 degrees, and thla la tbe sav
ing feature of the storm.
Union Pacific passenger tralna were lato.
No. 4, duo at 7:30 yesterday morning, waa
three houra behind. No. 8, due at 9:40, waa
fifty minutes late.
At Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
headquarters It was reported snowing all I
over the aystem, but by noon no trains had
been delayed by the stortu.
Chicago & Northwestern tralna from the
east and north were late. No. 1. the Over
land Flyer, due at 9:20, was twenty minutes
behind. No. 17, due from Sioux City at 10
o'clock, waa an hour behind. No. 71, due
from Minneapolis at 8:15, waa twenty min
utes late. No. 101, due from the east at
s:60, waa an hour behind.
Illinois Central train No. 1 waa an hour
late, being due at 8:05. No. 6 waa an
nulled, coming in aa a aecond section of
No. 3.
Rovk Island, Missouri Pacific and Wabash
tralna were somewhat delated, but the
margins were very narrow.
Conditions Somewhat Worse.
riy nightfall the wlud had raised to the
extent that tbe anow waa drifted even more
aerlously than during the day, and aa the
fall was still quite heavy the railroad sltu-
ation waa rendered more seriouo. Rock
Island No. 3 came in only a Uttl behind
schedule time, but the other llnea all had
a different story to tell. Milwaukee No. 5
due here at 11:15, waa delayed twenty-five
waa seven hours late getting In. Trains
on the Burlington, going both ways, were
alBp far off their scheduled lime. Ro far
as could be learned In Omaha last n'ght,
there Is no danger of a blockade on any of
tbe lines.
SNOW COVERS MANY STATES
Dakota, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas
and Even California Share Storm
with .ebraska.
LINCOLN, Feb. 3. Nebraska experienced
the worst storm of the winter todsy, snd
with nightfall lta violence has Increased
rather thi.o diminished.
There baa been a ateady, hesvy fall of
snow' alnce 6 thla morning, accompanied
by a high wind, which piled it In drifts.
Irregular street car traffic was maintained
In Lincoln during the day, and the trac
tion companlea are making efforts to keep
the lines open tonight. Passenger tralna
00 ateam roads are slightly delayed.
At midnight It waa reported by tbe Bur
lington that tralna were moving with diffi
culty on Ita Black Hills line near Ravenna,
Neb., and that If the weather then prevail-
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"uiuiwmiwu .o. o. aue at 11:30, " vu i .uun .no expense of tho achool districts If th.i
was an hour and a half behind the achedule; auditorium dlrectora and further tha build- ! ppop,e of Omaha will make it nlatn to m
Illinois Central No. 3, due at 10:35, was 'n ' he auditorlurn. The directora now ,hat ,he bi th d,,,,red ".J, ,
three hours end a half late; Sioux City & hve seventy tons of structursl steel on the I r6(lll,.e tne amount of tllx e ' "
Pacific train No. 75 was fifty mlnutea late, gr""us and have been notified by Paxton rallroadll out , lhe t h "om.
end Union Pacific No. 2, due at 7:30 n m Vlerllng that two cans more will arrive I thp h, .. lneU 1 am for
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
ForecaM for Ncbrnskn-Falr Wednesday.
Ihurediiy. Knlr un.l Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha irstcrdayi
Hour. Dear. Hour. Ilex.
B " tT 1 p. tn 1
p. ni in ,,. id
T 1 : p. ni 1H
H It 4 p. m IT
n ni 1,1 ft ,,. m Ill
1 a. m Ill it, in 15
II m IT 7 p. in It
1' m is H p. ni itt
t p. ni It
BEALS SCHOOL HOUsl BURNS
Frame Building Entirely Destroyed
by Fire Early I.aat
Evening.
Fire which broke out early Tuesday
evening entirely destroyed Ih north build
ing of the Reals schools, located at Forty
eighth and Walnut streets, together with
the boiler house, which was located Just
south. Another building, situated south of
the boiler room, waa slightly damaged by
being scorched. Through tfle efforts of the
firemen most of the fixtures anil books were
removed from the destroyed building. Thj
loss Is estimated to agjjregnte $4,500.
Flumes were first discovered In the north
building by a pedestrian, who was com
pelled to run about ten blocks to the near
est 'phone before an alarm could be given.
Engine company No. 10 made a quick run.
considering the distance which it had to
cover and tho elements and difficulties
which !t had to battle against. The snow
waa drifted so deeply In place, that th..
horses were barely able to pull the appa-
ratus. After arrival It war found that no
water could bo thrown, aa the nearest hy
drant was nearly three-quarters of a mile
distant. The men fought against the odds
which beset them md succeeded In rescu
ing most of the fixtures and books from
the building before It was consumed.
By using snow the firemen prevented the
destruction of the south building.
The buildings destroyed were both one
story frames. Tho achoolhouse waa a four,
room affair. The last person to leave the
buildings Is said to have been Janitor Arm
Urong, who cannot ofier the slightest Idea
how the fire originated.
It Is estimated that nearly 150 pupils who
attended at this building will bo without the
proper uccommodatlnn until arrangements
can be made for their attendance at other
scboola in that vicinity.
Fire started In the shipping room of J. P.
Cook'a rubber stauip factory. 1112 Farnam
s.reet, and burned contents and wooden
partitions, causing a loss to building and
contents cf about $200. There v.-as lnsur
ance. j COMMITTEE CHANGES DATES
Flies April lO and 11 as Time of Re.
pcbllcan
1'rlmnrlrs and
Convention
To oonform with the provisions of the
Saundera-Ollbert city election law. which
changea the time of Omaha'a municipal
election from the first Tuesday In March
to the first Tuesday In May, the republican
city central committee last night changed
the date of the republican city prlmariei
to April 10 and the date of the convention
to April 11. The old datea were February
13 and 14.
In addition to thla the committee, which
waa paeslded over by Chairman Herring,
ordered that tho chairman appoint a 'com
mittee on rulea to report March 31, the
time of the next meeting. This committee
will be named later. The committee changed
two polling places, making that of the
Eighth ward 2011 Cuming street and of the
Third ward 313 North Fifteenth street.
The meeting was held In Washington ball
and waa well attended.
OMAHA TO HAVE.HORSE SHOW
Society Organised with Ample Cap
ital to Make tha Enter
prise Go.
At meeting of prominent lovers of
horses In the office of F. A. Nash Tuesday
afternoon the Omaha Horse Show associa
tion wat formed, stock being subscribed to
the amount of 810,000, sufficient to float the
organization. Officers have not yet been
elected, but will be shortly. About fifteen
men are Interested In the association.
It waa decided at the meeting to give a
horse show in Omaha September 8 to 11
next. Thla will be given in the Auditorium
If possible. The selection of a man to man
age the sltow waa left for further consider,
atlon. The association already baa sev
eral applications besides that of Dr. C. D.
Gray of St. Louis, the man who has al- 1
ready been given tho pronrotlon of alx of
the shows on the American Horse Show as.
social ion circuit. Dr. Gray waa present at
the meeting Tuesday and left afterwards
for Milwaukee.
AK-SAR-BEN AND AUDITORIUM
Board of Governors of One Agrees to
Help Board of Directors
of Other.
At a d'nner In the Omaha tlub last night
the greater number of the members of tho
board of governora of the Ak-Sar-Bcn and
the committee of directors of the audi- ,
torium company met. and after a general ,
dlscustlon of the matter In band, the gov- ,
ernors put themselves on record aa willing
tomorrow. It is the expectation that tbe
final contract will be let at the meeting on
February 12, and active construction will be
begun as soon as tbo weather permits. The
expectation la tbat the building will be
completed by September.
WATER P0IS0NSA THOUSAND
Itltrr Floods Indiana t'lty Mains and
Spreads Mirknraa Among
People.
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1
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NOBLESVILLE. Jnd.. Feb. 3 Fully l.nnu I
consumers of city water in Noblesvlllo be-
came violently ill thla morning and none
of them has fully recovered. The unusuaj ,
color of the water first attracted attention. '
Ice breaking up In the river had allowed
the river water to enter the city mains.
Movements of Ocean rasrla Feb. H.
At New Vork-Arrtveil Zeeland, from !
Ahlwf.rn K,tll.l Ailirnw... V'li-l.ri', ...
Kliu-hal, MaiaKH. etc ; t'evlc, for Liverpool !c'-
Al Hong Kong Arrived -f j, tic, tioni 1 That the committee la able and rapa
8n Fran, laco, via II. iii.liilu. etc. . , of get Una- uo a revenue law that
At Hydney, N. 8. W. Arrived
from Ban t r; iieli i. via Honolulu and
Auckland.
Ai Nunles Arrived Heater, from New
York.
At lhe l.liurd Huxaed Miniietonka, from
New York, fur Louduii.
ACCEPT KANSAS LAW
Revenue Committee Finally Decides to Ma'te
it Basis of New Measure.
NEWS COMES fROM OTHER SOURCES
Members ef the Committee, with Borne
Reluctance, Admit Fact.
SOME POINTS OF IAW SETTLED UPON
Creation of the Offioe of Countj Assessor
is One of These.
CLERKS GONE AND DOCUMENTS LOCKED UP
Hallroad PluKBers Have Lealslatlre
Mind Refoarered Municipal
Taxation of Itallroad Ter
minals la t itles.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 3. (Special.) The sub-
commltteea of the revenue commltten
plugged away all day getting In shapo and
putting on paper thoso aeetlona referred
to them at the meeting yesterdav and Urn
uigm, as published thla morning.
I to "P'"f ?"-v ,her committees Kt
I n, .! iU?'X 'J?" cle,""oa of il
J BT'"'0.r' Thl8 mfpr be em
j " i" ,"y 0f hls tlme' ml
. . ly wl" correspond with the tlmo
worked.
Tho revenue committee, after having
thought over tho matter, no doubt has
shelved tho Nebraska revenue law and Is
using the Kansas law, aa a inllroad nau
expressed it, "as a method by which to pro
ceed." Tho Nebraska law will be used to
make amendments. The chango fr..m tho
Nebraska law, which was at first the basis
of operation, is one reason for a deuire for
secrecy on tho part of the committee. When
asked whether the change had been made,
one member of tho committee suld:
"We found that tho Nebraska law would
have to be almost entirely rewritten and
are therefore getting a portion of the rev
enue law from laws of various states. We
are using as a basis only the constitution."
If tho Kansas law la tbe center of a bill
that the committee will report, it will oc
casion no surprise to those v ho are watch
ing tbe proceedings.
Tho committee has ropealedly refused to
give out tho names' of tho members of tha
subcommittees, but It was loarnod tcnlght
that the railroad taxation, committee was
composed of Sears, Brown, Day, Reynolda
and Fries; on personal property, Thompson,
Anderson, Wilson and Dquglasa.
Baldwin Defends Harrison. '
The eubcommltteea wore not ready to re
port and consequently the committee did
not meet tonight. .In a typewritten Inter
view issued in the Union Pacific headquar
tera at the Lindell, John N. Baldwin ceeka
to defend and to explr.in the action of hia
underatudy in sending out lottera' to the
country proas, in cn attempt to produce ed
itorial comment in beluilf of tbe railroads
against the taxpayer, as waa expr.scd In a
litter published In Tho lioe yealcrday. The
Interview as sent out la a follows:
- "I aee that aome adverse commont Is at
tempted," aald Mr. Baldwin, "because the
rallroa.d companies utilize the newspapera
to present their slda of the tax contro
versy and because they express a willing
ness to pay tbe expense of printing. Why
should they not, the arguments presented
are unanswerable. The outside countiea of
the atate are vitally Interested. The
umana pnpera give only one aide of tbe
question. The outside newspapera aro en.
titled to receive Information exposing the
selfishness of the Omaha real estate boom,
ers, and the railroads have a perfect right
to pay for the expenBo of printing thla In
formation. "The railroads have no newspapera of
their own to present the caae, and there la
no one newspaper of wide circulation stand
ing up for the rlghte of the country aa
agalnat the encroachments of the large city.
The defense of the country must oome from
the country papers. We cannot demand
that they use their apace without recom.
penso, although many of them, recognizing
their own local lntereat In lhe controversy,
decline compensation and froely open their
columna to forcibly express their opinions
of the Omaha scheme. The criticism from
the Omaha boomers is ridiculous. It sounds
like the plaint of a falling and hopeleaa
cause."
While the committee of the whole waa
In session this afternoon Representative
Warner received word that hla mother had
died suddenly at their home at Waverly,
jnr. warner immediately left for home.
Thla makes three members of tbe commit
tee absent Wilson, Douglas and Warner.
Notwithstanding the fact that John N.
Baldwin could not explain to the revenue
committee and othere why It waa that
taxing the railroad terminals tn Omsha
would reduce the amount of taxea received
from railroads throughout the country dis
trict, there are some members of the leg
islature who Still believe, or pretend to be
lieve that Mr. Iluldwln'a statement waa
correct. One aenator aald:
"if i ns sure that the taxing of the
terminals would not i educe the echool tax
received from railroada out in the atate I
WOuld be In favor of taxing the terminals
for municipal purposes. I believe that
railroads should pay their Just share of
taxe. Dut , do I10t wan, u . '
Personnel of Committee.
As the revenue committee wae appointed
to draft a bill that would meet tha re
qulrements of the state'a needa and at the
same tlmo do Justice to all men and all
taxpaylng bodies, it la well occasionally to
look over the Hat of namea of the mem
bers and to know their professions or
business. From the house comes six pro-
feeslonal men and one who may he reek-
oned a farmer. .Warner. The senators rep- "
resent more varied interests. Among Its
members being a banker, lumbermen, law-
yers. real eatate dealer and one farmer,
Tbe names of the members of the commit-
tee and their occupation are as follows:
Wilson, physician; Douglas, lawyer; Bears
lawyer; Thompson, lawyer; Sweety, law.'
yer; Loomls. lawyer; Peinberton, lawyer-
urown, lawyer; Saunders, real estate,
though he haa beeu admitted to tha bar;
Day and Fries, lumbermen; Anderson,
banker, and Reynolda and Warner, farm-
. " J ..... nvyiv 111. 1 (J UUeS-
tlon. Tho secret aeaalons held by lhe com
mittee, and the fact that its metdbera are
pledged to secrecy, eauues comment. After
1 adjournment last night a majority of the