.. .. . i . . ... THE OMAHA DAILY 1VEE: : THURSDAY ' FEBItUAKY 12. '1JKV1. tenting. Way of Platte waxed eloquent hea a. motion made to defer the dis cussion of the bill for two week, and Inrl fsntally care bis views of what would hap pen to the revenue bill that la In course of construction." "I want this constitutional convention called,1' he aald, "as soon possible, the constitution amended and then revenue bill enacted that will conform to It. I understand the revenue committee I -preparing to deluge us with a bill of 200 panes and that It expects us to pa.s It. We will never do It. In the world. What the committee ahould have done was to have nade four or Ave amendment to the present law that would have given tempor ary relief and then, after the present con stitution had been amended to suit present conditions, an entire new revenue law, con forming to It, should be Adopted. " ' Balk Sale Bill t niter Fire. Most of the day In the senate was taken up as a committee of the whole In discuss ing the bulk law; providing that no retail merchant should be allowed to sell hie stock, entire or In part, outside of the regular trade routine, without first having notified bis creditor and filing a list of creditors with the county clerk. The bill was amended and discussed so much that It waa finally aent bark to the committee, which was Instructed to patch on the amendments and again bring It forth. Hall of Douglas took a prominent part In trying to pass the bill god Wall of Sherman took in equally prominent stand for Its rejec tion. A majority of those who opposed the bill expressed the opinion that It was an Instrument for the benefit of the whole saler. Senator Hasty, who haa a habit while' not speaking of spreading out over everything In hi neighborhood, not excepting Mere dith's desk behind his own, and who' while speaking has a habit of looking Into the northeast corner of the gallerr with bis back to the entire west side of 'he house nd majority of the east aide, was called down today by Hedge. of Adama, a west alder. Hasty was reading a few section of the constitution for, the edification of those senators who were paying attention, and In his usual way. was reading with his back to the west side. ' "Mr. ' President," warmly Interrupted Relator Hedge, "I object to the senator trntng his back on the west' side of the ,94use." Hasty hastily faced about. "I ob ject to .his facing the cast side with bis back," Said Warner. Just a Hasty Was about to succumb to hi confusion, Presi dent Harrison came to bla relief by saying, "The senator's back look good to the chair," ' and the senator from Furnas at once backed np and got a fresh start. BRIDGE BILL UP. IN THE HOUSE Moat of the Day Spent la Dlscnee. lag- that and Inatltnte Mestsre, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 1L (Special.) A peti tion "from toe Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs, praying for the passage of a purl food law, was Introduced by Gregg of Wayne and referred to the committee on commerce. A petition was Introduced by Thompson of Merftck and referred to the judiciary committee. It was from Central City and asked for the passage of the juvenile court law. H. R. lit, by Oregg, requiring district school' board to notify officer when re port are due, waa read the third time and peeked. Anderson of Kearney, at the afternoon session, moved that the house go into com mittee of tho whole to. consider H. -R 11 a bill introduce) by Deltrf Dernier of Cass to authorise and empower board of county commissioners or 'supervisor to make coo- tracts for tbet construction -snd repair of ' 'bridges,, to buy material and . employ the necessary help to construct or repair the bridges. Sear offered an amendment empowering th county board to proceed with the con struct ion or repair of any bridge without advertising: where the cost I to fee lea than HEM. ''' It wa qotlceable that'Dougla and Lan caater county men were opposed to consld erlng the bill out-of Us .regular order. Their chief objection was tilt;; the bill did not offer favorable condition for competition fn the matter of bidding for contract for this work. Spurlock of Cass argued that It waa the specific purpose of the bill to make competition Impossible. Mr. Spur lock further declared-that the bill was cal ciliated to prevent monopoly by Iron trust firms in supplying materia,! for Iron bridges. while McClay of, Lancaster feared that without amendment, the bill would make possible precisely this contingency. McAllister of Deuel thought,, the bill placed" temptation before county commls loner In conferring upon them the power to let contract without full publication, He thought the present law, with the Bears amsndment, would be all right. After consuming until 1:30 In debate, the .house voted progress on the bill. . The remainder of the -day up to 5 o'clock. SHALL DOCTOR'S BILLS. Selentlnn Feedlno- tho Way to Rednee . ; Then. A Uttl sclenc In the eeleetlon of food leads to good health and smaller doctor' bill. Ill health not only cut down the earning, but Increases the coat of living, too. How many men and women would Ilk to aav th biggest part of what they sow pay out for sickness yearly? A most ailment coma from Improper feeding. It -stand to reason you won't need the doc tor a often ir you feed yourself and fam ily right, and - the; doctor would be pleased a well. Th principal of the well known Holland academy at.Beckvllle, Texas, write aa fol low: "Having been a iraer, of your O rape Nut for the past two years, I beg to offer a testimony of . the. effect. It has had upon myself and family. " '..-. "When : 1 ' began the use ' of Grape-Nuts my wife and- I -were' taking In a resort for our health. In sooth- Texas. Up to thl tlm our lfves were . Indeed miserable aa a result ot continual bad health; 111. tempera and heavy doctor' bills. ' On day a mer chant of Burkevllle, .Texas, advised ma to try Orre-Nut as a' diet. ' "Doubting that ft would benefit me any', I took home a package, however, and before I had need, this bo I had begun to see the. good! effect It had on my digestion. - 'So I continued lu'ns.- After I hsd used the third package 1 discontinued the us, of medicine altogether, aa I saw Grape-Nut waa doing mora for ma than all . the medi cine I had taken.. ' ,. "When I returned, .home my friend, 'and neighbor hardly knew me, I. had Improved ao In hefcUs. appearance and energy,. I bad ray grocer at Carthage order a supply and have continued to use It: "Thl year my family, life haa been more tiappy than ever and 'my business, which had beea nearly, wrecked, before, ,1s now prosperous. s i . "As I am a teacher,' worried with th care ot from 100 to 150 amall urchin' In our .rural school, I am subject to' consid erable, worry and (train upon the .brain. Sine my dally diet of Grape-Nuts, how ever, r must ay my school work Is .not nearly so unpleasant. "I recommend, tt for a plain, simple diet full ot . nourishment, ' just the thing for that worn and tired -out feeling In tbe brain. 'Respectfully.- honestly and carat estly r'urs. ' Nana itirnuhed by Poctuut CO., BatUa Croak, Mick, waa taken up IA 'discussion of H, R. 151, bill by Oregg, reqplrpig county omm!loo ers csch year to contribute $59 to the teachera' Institute fund. As Reed of John son expressed It, all this time was given for a $50 proposition. The house recom mended the bill for Indefinite postpone ment. Sew Bllla. II. R. 298, hy Eggenherger To amend sec tion Ma. srtlcle I, chapter xvlfl, Compiled Ptatutes', by requiring clerks of district courts to nte notl-e of foreclosure or pay ment of mortgages with both county treas urer and clerk. Emergency clause. M. K. 2!'. hy Perry To authorise county commissioners to appropriate unexpended bulii n cfs credited to any precinct to auch precinct.' H. K. , by McAllister To permit the payment of money arising from the sale or purchase of Irrlantlnn bonds or coupons at county treasurers' offices s well as state. H. R. m, by Rouse Relating to district court fees. - H. R. m. by Mockett, Jr. A Joint resolu tion relating to the unexpended balance In the hands of the Nebraska State Relief commission, created by in act of the legis- ature at Ita twenty-rourtn session, ana id provide for converting said balance of t.06.96 Into the state treasury. DISCUSSIONS IN THE SENATE e---aeaMa--a Committee of the Whole Acta Favor ably on , Constitutional Convention. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 11. (Special.) The committee reported that S. F. 109 relat ing to education be indefinitely postponed. Hall of Douglas objscted because this method killed a bill without any discus sion, and the report. was withdrawn. Tho aelect committee appointed tq con fer with a house committee in regard to appropriation for Incidental expenses an nounced that the house naa concurred in the senste amendment for $29,000. S. F. No. 85, an act prohibiting the sale by retail merchants of' their stock In bulks occupied most of the morning and part of the afternoon. It was amended, and sent back to the committee to be patched up and resubmitted. S. F. 114, calling fpr a convention to amend the constitution, after a lengthy discussion, waa recommended for passage by the committee of the whole. The senate took a recess at 12 o'clock until 2 and again for fifteen minutes at 2 o'clock. ' Sheldon of Caes Introduced a resolution authorizing the Judiciary committee to get up a bill making such changes In the ballot law regarding constitutional amend ments as may be deemed necessary and submit the same on or before February 18, 1903. Senate adjourned' at 4 o'clock. Dills on First 'Heading. S. F. 17S. by Harrison of Hall-Fixing fees for countv clerks for lHBulna Instruments. 8. V. 174, by Fries of Valley To provide' tor the sale by railroad companies oi un claimed roods. 8. F. J76, by Fries of Valley Authorizing mutual nre insurance companies to ao dusi iiphh mitHldA of th state. 8. F. 176, by Warner of Dakota To extend the boundaries of all cities, villages, school districts and other municipal incorporations bordering upon navigable streams wnicn constitute state boundaries, a F. 177 bv Pemberton of Gase Relating- to commitment of girla to Industrial schools. 8. F. liK, by Warner or Dakota 10 nenne the crime of desertion of minor child or children, wife or huBband ot home, by father, mother Dutatlve father, husband or wife, and to provide punishment there- lor. V 179 hv Warner of Dakota To rea-u late the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent cniiaren... Ear-land Orders Submarine Boats - the British government recently- placed aa order for five submarine boat for uss in future naval warfare That country Was among the last ot the1 great powers to realize the value of them. To realize the wonderful- curative powers. In HostjetJver's Stomach Bitter It Is only necessaxjr to try one bottle. H ' will be ' sufficient to convince you that it will posltlvelyy-cure sour stomach, belching, heartburn, In omnia. Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia or malaria, fever and ague. Don't fall to try tt. -T r FEARS WAR (Continued front First Page.) (111.) gave notice yesterday were adopted. By the terms of amendment $500,000 Is appropriated for work on the main (wild ing of tbe capttol and a limit of $2,600,000 Ts fixed. For a site for a new office build Ing $750,000 1 appropriated. The coat of the building is to be $3,100,000. T On motion- of . Mr,',- Jones (Wash.) the appropriation for tur.rij and resurvey -of public land wa . Increased from $325,000 to $400,000, He attempted to have the ad dlttonal $75,000 tot aside for survey in Alaska, but was unsuccessful. I .. An amendment was. adopted to appro prlate $50,000. for he survey ot the boun dary line between Idaho . and Montana, The apporprlatlon for Investigating the water supply, ot- ttfi United ,Btatea and the beat methods ot utilizing the water reeer volrs was increased)-, from" $100,000 to $209,- 000. - : , An amendment was adopted to continue the office ot railroad commissioner, which was terminated June 30, 1903, to June 30, 1904. Articles were inserted appropriating $10, 000 for the survey of a wagon road Into the Mount Hauler National park, Washington and $2,500 for .the preservation ot buffalo In the Yellowstone National park. At 8:15 the house adjourned. FIREMAN - HURT IN A WRECK Express Train ' on the Chleaaro Northwestern Collide with Freight Enarlne. - CHICAGO. Feb.- 11. The ' southbound Green Bay express on th Chicago ft North wester road collided with a freight engine 'at' Wlnnetka this morning, - seriously In juring E. P, Fleming, fireman, and slightly Injuring Engineer Robinson and aa un known malt- riding on th passenger engine. The - pengr were badly shaken, up, but ' escaped Injury. ; The freight '; engine wa switching 'across th main track when the accident occurred, .., . i BECAUSE HE LOVED HER SO Jealona Man at St. Joaeph Mortally Wonnda Woman and Then . ' ' ' Kill Himself. ! 8T. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. U.-Oacar Dillon, I a widower, abot Mra. Hattle Dunn, one of hia tenanta, at 1:30 o'clock this mornlngt. . One ball entered her head and oa struck here in the breast. Dillon supposed he had killed the woman and turned the pistol tj f hia own head, killing himself Instantly. The woman ts mortally wounded.. DiTlnn 1 was Jealous of Mrs. Dunn.- -- .-"' ! BEEF TRUST CASE MADE UP ! Laat Brief Is Plied and Matter Now Before Jadge for' Derision. Is . CHICAGO. Feb. 1L Th principal brief of th argument for the government In the "beef trust" case wa filed In the United State -circuit court today, and th whole case la now before Judge Groaacup for con sideration. - ' '.' . ' . It la DOSSfbl that a decision wfll ha a-iven COLOMBIAN ml week, v ALASKAN TREAT' RATIFIED Senate Quickly Assents to Protocol in Executive Session, COURTS-MARTIAL DECISIONS ILLEGAL For Forty Year Kaval Men Have Been Arrested and Tried It hoot Re ceiving; Proper Sollncntloa of Offences Alleaed. WASHINOTON, Feb. 11. In executive session todsy the senate ratified the Alas kan treaty and came near taking similar ctlon on the commercial treaty with Greece. , The Greek treaty was read through and then Senator Cullom (III.) asked that it be ratified; but Senator , Hoar (Mass.) ob jected. He said it seemed to him to be loosely drawn. The principal purpose of the treaty la the regulation of commerce between Greece and the t'nited States. It contain full pro vision for the control of the consular serv ice along the lines laid down In the re cently negotiated Spanish treaty. There was no delay In securing action on the Alaskan treaty. Senator Teller (Colo.) considered . tho Alaskan boundary so well determined aa to make It not a matter of dispute. There fore, while he would not delay the treaty he would not vote for It. i Senator Maoon (111.) considered Che pro cedure proposed by the treaty non-Ameri can. The ayes and noes were not called, but there were several negative voice when an Informal expression was called for, but the ayes were so much more numerous that the decision of the- chair was not chal lenged. Senator Cullom asked the senate to give up the day. after tomorrow, after, the con clusion ot routine morning business, to executive work and no objection waa made. It Is Senator Cullom' intention to take up the canal treaty and the Cuban- reel proclty treaty. Hold Courta-Mnrtinl Illegal. The court of claim has rendered a de cision of far-reaching importance to naval establishments. If sustained by the United State su pr?me court, to whtck an appeal ha been taken, the decision will affect every court martial tried during forty years In which the sentence Involved a loss of pay. The case decided wa that of John Smith fireman, who was convicted of refusing to obey a proper order from hi superior officer and sentenced to one year's impris onment with loss of pay. The court gave judgment In hi favor for the full amount of pay claimed, amount Ing to about $376. The decision was based on the broad ground that the accused had not been furnlshrd with a copy of the charges and specifications on which he wa to be tried, "at tho time he wa put un der arrest," according to the requirement ot the naval regulations. Loan Money Come Easier. The senate committee on finance today authorized a favorable report on tbe bill recently introduced by Senator Aldrlch (R I.) to permit the secretary of tbe treasury to loan money to national banks on other securities . than government bonds, . and agreed to report It , with the following amendment to .section It, The United States shall have a lien on all assets of banks in which nubile moneys are deposited from time of deposit. -fer the repayment ot the same on demand of the treasurer of the United States, but -the securities deposited with the secretary of the treasury, for the safe keeping of suclj moneys, shall be sold before the saM lien Is enforced and the proceeds applied to tho discharge of said Hen to the extent of the proceeds of the sale. The bill was also so amended as to make the securities of cities ot 50,000 people good for loans. The limit In the original bill was fixed at 100,000. ' ,. Odell Gnest .of RooeeTelt. Governor Odell of New York Is In Wash lngton and may remain here a day or two. During a part of his sojourn here he will be a guest of President Roosevelt. The governor took luncheon with the president today. This afforded them an opportunity to consider matters of particular Interest to both. President ' Slain Trnst Bills. The president late tonight signed the bill to expedite the hearing end determination of suits In equity pending and hereafter to be brought under the Sherman anti-trust law and the law regulating commerce. Construction Corp 1 Crippled. . The naval construction corps ha been still further crippled by tbe breaking down of Constructor Zahm, in charge of Impor tant work at the nary yard. Mare Island, California, and the resignation . of , Con structor ' John G." Lawresey,' superintendent of the government work at the Union Iron works, San Francisco. No action has. been taken on the latter's resignation and- ha may be induced to "remain In the service. Constructor Zahm has been granted leave ot absence for three months to enable him to recruit hia health. The shortage of offlcors is Shown- by ths fact that vacancies now exist at-the head of the construction departments ot the navy yards at Boeton, San - Francisco and Puget sound, with no officers available for assignments to those stations. To Stop Gift Schemes. The house committee on ways and means today authorized a bill to be reported which provided that no package ot manu factured smoking or chewing tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes shall have anything " Choicely Good " . ; - Thiu, old Izaak Walton, ovtt, two hundred yean ago, anent : "old-fashioned poetry,'-. To-day he would doubtless apply the phrase to Gorham Silverware the quality of which could not be more con cisely expressed. The t Gorham trade-mark on ; the veriest trifle be speaks it choicely good in design and work ' manship and also guar antees its sterling quality. AO , roapoaalkle jwlcra kMp tt, ' packed la or attaahed to, or in any way connected with It ether thaa ths manafao- turer's wrapper and labels, the Internal revenue stamp and the manufactured arti cles. Farther provision Is made that noth ing shall be afOaed or printed upon such packages, promising or offering any gift, prize or premium. To Take I'p Canal Treaty. President Roosevelt had an extended con ference today with Senator Hanna and Attorney General Knox. It Is understood that consideration was given to the statua of the Panama canal treaty which Is pend ing In tbe senate, and to antt-trut legisla tion. An effort I to be made In a day or two to obtain confederation for. tbe canal treaty and It Is hoped that It may be rati fied before the close of the present ses sion. Place for Captain ftlarahee. Captain Charles D. Slgsbee, who waa In command of th battleship Maine when It wa destroyed In the harbor of Havana will probably be assigned to duty as com mandant of the navy yard at 'Bremerton, Washington, as the successor ot Rear Ad miral Tate 8tlrllng. "who baa been trans ferred to command the Philippines squad ron of the 'Atlantic Beet. It Is expected that Rear Admiral fltlrllng will haul down hi flag at the Puget. Sound navy yard In about a month, and proceed to the Philip pines on the battleship Wisconsin, which Is to be tbe flagship on that station. Insane of Alaska. . The Interior department has renewed for one year its , agreement with the Oregon State Insane asylum for the care and main tenance of the Insane ef Alaska. The gov ernment will pay $240 -per capita per an num.. The asylum s required to report quarterly to Governor Brady and the sec retary of the laterlorv Ask for I.ond'n' Appointment. President Roosevelt today received a call from the members of the postofflce and post roads committee ' of the house, with tbe exception of Chairman Loud. They recom mended to him the appointment of Mr. Loud as the delegate representing the United States at the International Postal congress, which. ,1s to be held In Rome, Italy, In 1904. The president received the suggestion very, .favorably, and while be made no definite promise, It Is understood that the appointment of Representative Loud le. regarded a quite probable. Mr, Loud will retire from congress at the close ot the present session. Aaslarned Doty nt Capital. Orders were prepared at the War depart ment today assigning Major Thomas W. Simons corps ot engineers, to duty in this city. In charge of public buildings and grounds, vlco Major Bingham, corpa of en gineers, who is ordered to Buffalo, N. Y., in charge of river and harbor work in Western .New York and Pennsylvania. Tbe two officers simply exchange stations. Each officer ha been on his present station about six years, or longer than is usual In suclr assignments. Major Bingham wal military aide and master ot social cere monies at the White House to President McKInley up to the time of his death, and had served President Roosevelt In a like capacity. Money .for Itnllans. Senator Cullom,' from the senate commit tee on foreign relations, today reported an amendment to ths general deficiency bill providing for the payment of $5,000 to the ItalIatl"government on account' of the kill Ing of two Italians ttr a riot at Erwtn, Miss., In 1901." '-' !" ' . 'VlIGei "fto Back Pny. -.- Chairman-Barrows ef the mte commit tee on privileges and elections, has been authorized to report adversely upon ' the claims foe back , pay. presented by the legal representatives of senators from southern states who -entered congress at the time of reconstruction, amounting in the aggre gate to $84,000. ' ;These claims were made for the' entire congress to which the men were' elected; while at the time they were paid only from the time that the states were restored to their full rights. - Dlacnss the .Danish Treaty. " 'Secretary Hay and Mr. Brun, the Danish minister, have been discussing the ap proaching termination by limitation of the period of time allowed for the exchange of ratification of the treaty providing for the cession to the United, States of the Danish Weat Indian islands. There are some slight indications that there ha been a change of mind respecting the advlsabl) lty of consummating the treaty on the part of the Danish government but this has not been so far officially communicated to' tho State department,, and If. the time limit expires next June without a reconsideration by the Danish government of Its adverse action the- department will abandon further efforts to secure, the Islands. NEBRASKA MAN PREFERRED President Nominates -Sidney Man ns Land Ofllc Reslster and Re-. celver of Honey. -' WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The president 'today sent the following nominations to the senate: - - Register of land, office, James L. Mcin tosh Jr. of Sidney, Keb: . Receiver of public monejr; . Robley. D. Harrl of Sidney, Neb. Army .promotion:. .'Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. Adams, Eighteenth infantry, to be colonel; Major Welter Scott. Twenty eighth infantry, td be lieutenant colonel. Postmasters: ColoradoHoekley T. Ham Ill, Georgetown. ' Iowa George E. Comstock, Fayette; Earl M. Cass, Sumner. Missouri Frank I. Wilson, . Bowling Green; Winisfra T.' H. Stllrman; ClarksvlIIe; Charles M. Alger, Hannibal; W. ,W;- Wag ner, Jefferson City, Troy L. Crane, 'Leee; Thomas J. C. Flgg,- Louisiana. The senate today confirmed ths fallow ing appointments: William Downer, as sayer In charge of the mint at Denver; J. W. Mtlaon, me.)tr of the mint at Den ver; Robert- B. Armstrong. Illinois, assist ant ' secretary ;of the treasury.; ' O. U. Ath ertoaV receiver of rublle money at Wa keeney; Kan." ;'' - ' ' Postmasters: ' Nebraska J. F. "Kesblt, Tekamah, 1 .VanVoorhl. Crawford; F. R. Steward, Randolph;" B. Hi. Cobb, Emerson; W. T. Owens, Loup; J. F. Griffith, Psw nee City. Iowa A. J. Embody, Dunlap; O.' W. Cook, ' Guthrl Center'. B. Johnson, Ida Grove; A. J. Vail, New Sharon. Missouri A.. W. Ents, Clyde;, T. M. Mor- aey, Warrenton; M. M. Adama, Beneoa; D. M. Ormiston, vtlle. Llnneus;. T. 8 harp, "Wells- MURDERER Y0UNG IS SICK Takes a Little Breakfast and Attempts .'. to Exercise. Bint Csa. 1 not Do It. NEW TOEK. Feb. It-' William Hooper Toung, convicted .of th murder of Mrs. Pulitser, was a vary akk nan In th Tomb today. . Ha took a Little breakfast, and thsn at- tempted to. uerciss along .his Uer. known J a "Murderers- Bow, but waa so weak and 111 that b had to return to his . call and Ue down. . ' ' Warden Tasaercarr said that Young was I undoubtedly very sick and suffering; train (anaral aarvoua collaps. SALT LAKE HAS BAD FIRE Atlas Block, a rive-Story Structure, it Totally Destroyed. - NOTHING SAVED BY THE TENANTS Fire Slarl In h Rnaement anl Within Half nn Hoir the Entire Bnlldlnsr I K.nveloped In the Flames. SALT LAKE, Uth, Feb. 11. Firs that started In the Atlas block, a large five story office building, located on Second South street and In the heart of the busi ness section, at 2:30 this morning, com pletely gutted that building, spread to the Central tilock. leaving that structure a wreck, and did other ' damage that' will bring the total loss close to the half-mil lion marks, with Insurance of about half that amount. " ' The fire was one of the 'fiercest In the history of the city, and consumed the de stroyed buildings with remarkable rapid ity. Several lodgers on the top floor of the Atlas block had miraculous escape ' from death. The Are started In the basement and In half an hour- the entire building "was enveloped 'In flames. LoseT In the Fire. i .. .- . . . . The, principal losers are: S. 8. Walker estate, owner Of Atlas block,. $100,009; Salt Lake Hardware company, stock, -.$250,000; tenant of Atlas block, $75,000; Central block, $90,000. , The Bank of Commerce and the private bank of., F. E. McGurrln. 4b Co. occupied the ground floor of the Atlas, block. Out side of the office furnishings, however, their loss Is believed to be small, although this cannot be determined until the ruin cool and the big vaults are opened. The D; F. Walker building, a four-story office building east of the Atlas block, was saved from destruction by a fortunate change of wind. Several .times the roof caught fire, and ita -destruction appeared inevitable.- The Atlas block was occupied by score' of professional men. Including physicians dentists, lawyers, architects and mining brokers. Their losses are complete. .There are some Indications -that the Are was of incendiary origin, but the -firemen have reason to believe it was caused by someone - carelessly dropping a . cigar or cigarette, stub in some debris near the ele vator shaft. Two firemen, were, slightly in jured. Two Die In Mine Blase. DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 11. Two live were lost and ten men had narrow escapes aa a result of a fire In the Spruce mine, owned by ths United States Steel corpora tion, at Eveleth, Minn., today. The dead':' JOHN O'BRIEN. ' ', WILLIAM MATTHEWS. The Ore was caused by the explosion of a lantern which had been left near the edge of the shaft on the second level,' 130 feet bei6w the surface. Ninety feet deeper In the mine twelve men were at work In a drift.' There was no escape for them ex cept through the shaft In which the frre was raging. The efforts of the firemen were directed on the blazing woodwork which lined tho shaft, the hose being run down No. 1 ihaft and carried through to the fire. There waa Ventilation for'' the firemen, but none for the' twelve men In the drift ninety feet below them. ' 1 ' The . imprisoned men groped their way fo lhe point where the' drift join the No. 1 shkft and" poore&'.'tip'tfSra, and when they could m longer.' see .fire began, climbing- the ladder, , . . ...-' . ,' Ten of the men reaohed .the second level. Two, O'Brien and Matthews, were overcome when about forty feet from safety and fell back to, their death, l. , ' Gas- Eaplodes in Anthracite Pit. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 11. A seri ous explosion of gas at No. 11 colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal cdmpahy at Plymouth, four miles from here, injured eight men, two ot them seriously. A naked lamp ic supposed to have caused the explosion. Timbers were hurled In every direction, doors were' broken from their hinges and many of them were re duced to splinters. " Ansearnr Collese. , ' HUTCHINSON, Minn., Feb. ,11. Ansegar college was destroyed by. Are this sfter aoon, . together with the library. Three hundred' students lost all their belonginga. SENATORS,, BY DIRECT VOTE Kanana Senate Adopts Resolution Asking- for Constitutional Amendment. i TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 11. The senste to day adopted the Stewart resolution ask ing congress to call a constitutional con vention for the purpose of amending tho constitution,' ao that United Statea senators may be elected by direct vote of the peo ple. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 11. A joint resolu tion waa introduced In the assembly today Inviting other legislatures to join in a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to tbe federal constitution pro viding for the election of United States senators by direct vote. Among the bills Introduced was one to encourage the pro duction of beet sugar by exemption from taxaUon for a term of years. A bill was Introduced In the aenate by request providing Sot the distribution among acbools of a history of .the Standard Oil company and. th United State aenate. BLOWS HIMSELF TO, ATOMS Haa Determined to End nip Own . Life Uses Tea Pounds of - Dynamite. DECATUR, 111., Feb. . 11. Investigation today , by Coroner Dawson Ipto the death of George B. Rue shows that It was suicide and that he used ten pounds of dynamite to blow himself up HI two feet and a lot . of . fragment of flesh was all that could be picked up and these wre scattered over an acre of ground. Thousands of small .particles ' of flesh were' found, everywhere. Coroner Dawson put In two hours trying to gather up enough of the body to hold an. Inquest on and bury. The suicide took place Mondaj, and, people ior miles around beard the explosion. Th cause was not known until .fragments ot the body were found Tuesday night. Even then It wa thought lt'mght have been an accident Rue lived 'alone. Ill health la th supposed cause. MAKES A DIRE , PREDICTION Governor ot w '' Jersey Fears a Bloody Conalet Between .. Capital and Labor. ... '. . NEW TOEK. Feb. 1L While presiding ever services In connection with' the semi centennial celebration oi St. Paul's Metho dist church la Newark, N. J,. Governor Franklin predicted In his address that un less in ths near future greater harmony be restored between labor and . capital th country will b plunged Into a civil war mors disastrous than any previously r. coxaad. la hislorj. I DEPOSITORS DEMAND MONEY Most of Them, However, Seem to Be Getting- tt, In Spit of Excitement. .-.- ' ' v . - I ' m T. LOUIS. FeVi 11. The offices of the various turf isvAtmetft con pah I ?s wWe thronged from, an car, hour today with depositors, many of them from out of tewn. who wished to withdraw their money. At the 'offices of E. J. Arnold A Co. the announcement w mtle by Attorney, L. D. Goodman, "acting for Manager GUI, that the company refused to pay either dividends or' principal. Attorney Goodman stated that E. J. Arnold was detained at Hot Springs until he could close out his Inter ests there and that he would return Tburs da. ' .t the offices qf the International Invest- ment company payments were resumed, to day to a large number of depositors, atpong whom" were many women. JThe Christy Syndicate Investment com pany, which.', began", paying off yesterday) wis today crowded with Investors who de sired a return .of. their money. John O'Neill, who, wlth W. C. Christy, composed the company,- asnbinced that payment on withdrawals had been auspended for thirty days, but that dividends, might be bsd by any wishing them. .'.'We. had to take thirty, days to protect our " customers." said Mr. O'Neill. "Our assets are $(50,000 and ws only owe $30,000, so by taking th thirty days we shall be able- to tarn ourselves around and no one will lose a dollar." Escltement Is Intense among depositors of the various turf investment companies over the present condition of affaire. A petition has fust been presented In tbe United States district court by sredltors asking that Arnold aV Co. be declared bank rupt and a receiver appointed to wind up their' affairs. -.. A special to the Post-Dispatch just re ceived from Hot Springs, Ark., says: ' E. J. Arnold- Is now holding conference with his local-' agent and several local customers, who are making vigorous protests because ot -the Inability to .withdraw funds. "Arnold Is acoompanled. by a detoctive. He-says Gill, bis St. Louis -manager, just called him -up-- over tbe long distance tele phone anl said that they have not stated they hav no mosey, for they have, snd will pay In full. ; - "Arnold denies failure. He states he haa $350,000 assets snd this will fully cover all liabilities. His book win open 'aero as usual." KANSAS CITY. Feb. 11. The Kansas City officer of E. J. Arnold vtas Closed today and the office furniture attached by stock holders. The amount Invested here' does not exceed $30,1)00. FEVER ... ATTACKS CORNELL MaiT Students' goffer from Disease and Many Are Sent Hint,, ITHACA. N. Y.. Feb. ' 11. President Srhurman addressed the students of Cornell university today upon the typhoid fever epidemic now prevailing here. He said sixty-two students were recelv Ing treatment In Ithaca, while between 150 snd 200 had been sent to their homes upon the appoe ranee of, fever symptoms. .The last twenty-four hours haa shown a marked decrease In the number of new cases. ' DEATH RECORD. ' P. M. Mitchell. FbRT'DOnGKia.. FefiVll. (Special. Tel egram.) P. M.. Mitchell,; manager of . the Mitchell Implement company plant here and one of the, leading cltixen of Fort Dodge, died Tuesday evening after a rery brief Illness of malignant typhoid fever. Hi death wa entirely unexpected ' and haa hocked the entire city. Samuel McMnckln. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 11. Samuel Mo Makln, the' well known base ball pitcher, died at his home here today of pneumonia. He was with the Columbus, Milwaukee and Chicago American league clubs last year and hsd an offer of a National league berth for this year. . ' . Pblnieaa F. Stnrarl. WEST UNION, Ja., Feb. 11. Hon. Phineas F. Sturgls, -one of the early set tlers of tbe state, ex-member of the state legislature and a politician whose reputa tlon was state wide, 1 dead at his home In this city, aged 73.- 1 Mr. K. 8. Stover. ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.r Feb. 11. Mrs.- E. S. Stover, wife of ex-Governor Stover of Kansas, is dead here of paralysis. Ths stovers have, lived here for twenty years. Mrs. . 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