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    Fhe Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNIXO, N&VEMHEK 17, 1903 TEN PAOES.
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REPLY OF C0L0MRT UCURZ0N T0URiPERSIAN gulfIcompany not to arbitrate
' m, len la to Diiriu Son-Observance!
Country Protea'a Aga'nst Action of United
State! In Ear ogniiing Panama.
MAKES APPEAL FOR ENGLISH SYMPATHY
Al'egei TLat Amerloan Government Has
Violated Terms of Treaty.
ENVOYS FROM BOLIVAR ARE AT ISTHMUS
General Eeyea Fails to Arrive with the
First Delegation.
HOUSE GIVEN PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE
President Transmits to Ptl
Branch of Cnairem Letters and
Official Documents Relating; to
Late Revolution oa Iathmaa.
NKW YORK. Nov. W. The New Tork
Evening Post haa revived the text of the
Colombian protest. It Is addressed to th
United Btatea senate and la signed by
President Murroquln. It la aa follows:
To His Kxcellency, the President of the
H.nate. Washington: Kxcellency: The gov
niment and people of Colombia have been
tmliifullv surprised at the notification given
liv the minister of the United State to the
effect that tho government at Washington
had hastened to recognise the government
ronsequent upon a barracks coup lit the
department of Panama. "
The bonda of sincere and uninterrupted
friendship which unites the two govern
ments and the two peoples; the solemn ob
lifrntlnn undertaken by the American na
tion In a public treaty to guarantee to the
sovereignty and property of Colombia In
the Isthmus of Panama the protection
which the cltlaena of that country enjoy
and will continue to enjoy among u; the
traditional Drlnclnles of the American gov
ernment In opposition to secession move
ment; the good faith which haa charac
terised that great people in International
relutlona: that the manner In which the
revolution waa brought about and the pre
cipitancy of Ita recognition make the gov
ernment and the people of Colombia hope
that the senate of the people of the United
Btatea will admit their nbllgalon to assist
ua lu sustaining the Integrity of our terri
tory and in repressing the Insurrection.
In thua demanding Justice Colombia ap
peals to the dignity and honor -of the
American senate and People,
, MARROQUIN.
U' la to be hoped that the petition for
justice which Colombia makes to the Amer
ican people will bo favorably received by
a sound public opinion among the sons of
that country.
Minister of government, Esteban Jaramillo.
Colombia Taraa to Lsadea.
LONDON, Nov 18. The Colombian au
thorities have cabled to London a lengthy
protest against the United mates' action
toward Panama, In which they claim the
"main responsibility for the secession of
Panama Ilea. with the United Btatos gov
eminent, first ' by fomenting tha separa
tists' party, of which there seems to be
clear evidence; secondly, by hastily ac
knowlcdglng- tha Independence of the re
volted provlnoe, and finally by preventing
the Colombian government from ualng
proper means to repress the rebellion.',
The cable meaaage gone on to say that
President Marroquln haa energetically pro
tested to the United States and wishes that
Ms protest be known throughout the civil
iaed world. The president contends that
tha United 8 Late has Infringed article
xxxv of the treaty of IMA, which, he aaserta,
Implies the duty on the part of the United
Btatea to help Colombia In maintaining Ita
sovereignty over the Isthmus and adds that
"the Colombian government repudiates the
assumption that the- have barred the way
to carrying out the canal."
He asserts that since 1838 they have
granted canal privileges to the different
people no less than nine ttmea, and claims
that the treaty concluded with the late
General Hurlbut when he waa United
States minister to Colombia, July 8, 1870,
has been Ignored at Washington. After
giving the previously stated reasona for
tha Colombian senate's failure to approve
the Hay-Herran treaty, and asserting that
tha delay In the negotiations had not af
fected the ultimate Issue of the canal
project, the protest of President Marroquln
points out that Colombia had "constantly
endeavored to act In a friendly manner
with the United Btatea, even asking for the
assistance of American marines to Insure
free transit serosa that Isthmus," says the
uprising occurred when the government
waa not prepared, having withdrawn most
f its troops when peace was re-established
last year, and concludea:
The hastiness In recognising the new
government which sprung up under these
circumstances Is all the more surprising to
the Colombian government, aa they recol
lect the energetic opposition of Washing
ton to the acknowledgment of the bellig
erency of the confederates by the powers
during the civil wax."
Merman Ships Brlnge Enveys.
COLON, Nov. 11 The Hamburg-American
line steamer Scotia, which arrived off
the coast here yesterday, and which was
believed to have on board the Colombian
general, Reyes, docked here today. It had
among Its passengers a number of promi
nent Columbiana, who formed a peace com
mission from the department of Bolivar.
General Reyes was not on board and It
did not carry any Colombian troops. The
commissioners from Bolivar are Dr. Fran
Cisco Pandvon, Dr. E. Paxaga, Senor Fanen
.Veles, Dr. Nicanor Inaignares and General
Denuuio Dalrla. The two latter are from
gavanllla and the two former from Carta
gena. Dr. Inalgnarea la a brother of the
governor of Bolivar. The United Btatea
battleship Maine, which arrived here last
ulght, la anchored four miles off the har
bur.
The captain of Boot la. In an Interview to
day, said:
On our arrival here an American naval
ontcnr boarded us from a steam launch and
asked ua if we had I olomblan iroouu or pas
sengers on board. 1 intoimed h ni that we
oarrltul no troops but that we ha.i a pas
sengers live prominent Colombians forming
a peace commission irom the department of
iiolivar.
We hew the Colombian flag on reaching
the roast. In accordance Kith tha uuai
custom of the pjrt. We were not required
to haul It down.
While we were boarded we at the same
time attempted to obey our agent a signal
to come alongside dock,- but Mayflower,
which was nicely handled, steamed around
and occupied a poet. ion tetweu us and the
dock, thus hinueilng us from getting al nj
sUle. Therefore, its It waa lat -. i weie
compelled to anchor In the strvam.
On the luvliailon tf the American naval
commander the Colombian peace commis
sioners went on board Dixie early Oils
tnoruing.
Will Address Ambassadors.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-M. Philippe
Bunau-Varilla, the minister from Panama,
will tomorrow address a note to the powers
through their envoys accredited toi the
Washington government, advising them of
ficially of the formation of the Republic
. of Panama, and expressing the wish of his
government to enter Into diplomatic rela
tions with the friendly nations at their con
venleuce. M. Jusaerand. the French ambassador, It
IS eilcted, will be enabled to accord the
minister an audience within a short time.
eOestUiuM4 oa Second Pegs.)
Thl-
betan Lama.
Ka 'r 'rltlsh India, Nov. 1.-The
viceroy ' 2. 'son. and party, escorted
by four i.. , , " sailed today on a tour
of the Pet s-ulf.
The expedi. jii commanded by Colonel
Younghunband, which In being prepared
In India to support the British mission
to Thibet, starts In a few days. It has been
ordered to occupy the Chumbl valley, the
key to Thibet, and to advance on Gyangze,
an Important center ISO miles from Lhassa.
The object of the mission Is to discuss
with the Thibetan authorities their non
observance of treaties and consequent In
Jury to the trade ot India and Thibet. The
Dalai lama treated the mission off-handedly
and sent subordinates, who refused to re
ceive the British unless the later retired
from Khamgaon Into Indian territory
Colonel Tounghusband refused to do so.
fortified the camp occupied by the mission
and then himself returned to report to
the viceroy. The result Is that the former
has been granted a considerable force to
support the British demands, A peaceful
settlement of the matter Is Improbable.
The Lhassa government declares It Is
determined to Dalit. It Is distributing large
quantities of rifles and is telling the peo
ple to prepare for war. The soldiers
throughout the country have been warned
to be in readiness. It Is reported In India
that the Thibetans expect Russia's sup
port against the Invasion.
LORD KITCHENER BREAKS LEG
His Horse Crushes Him Agalaat Wall
of Tassel When Frightened
by Natives.
8IMLA. India, Nov. 16. Lord Kitchener,
commander-in-chief of the British forces
In India, met with a serious accident while
riding home alorie from a country house
near here. As he was passing through a
tunnel' his horse became frightened and
collided with the walled side. One of Lord
Kitchener's legs was broken in two places.
Some time afterward coolies passing
through tha tunnel fourid the commander-in-chief
lying there helpless and brought
him to Simla. He la now reported to be
doing well.
Although accustomed to the tunnel. Lord
Kitchener's horse was frightened by sud
denly coming upon a native. The animal
swerved and Jammed Hs- rider against a
beam In the side wall. His leg was twisted
and both bones snapped above the ankle.
Upon discovering the Identity of the In
jured man the coolie bolted and left him
lying on the ground, where he suffered
greatly for half an hour.
The broken bones have been set and, after
having passed a good night, tha general
is In a cheerful mood. It appears that
I.ord Kitchener had Informed the members
of his staff that he was not going out for
a ride, but later changed his plana. Hence
be was alone when the accident occurred.
RUSSIA FORCES . THE STRIFE
Moklre Reoeeeputlon Provokes Great
Tension and Activity with .
the Troops.
MOSCOW. ' Nov. 16. The Russian mili
tary reoccupatlon of Mukden, Manchuria,
has cauaed auch tenalon and has ' aroused
such an aggressive attitude on the part of
China that the continued dispatch of troops
to the far east .Is now said to be directed
against China despite the pacific turn of
the Russo-Japanese dispute. Troops to
taling 250,000 were ordered to the far east
when hostilities appeared Imminent and
they are being continually drafted from
the government of Moscow and the nine
surrounding provinces. With the troops al
ready In the far east, this will give Russia
an overwhelming force with which to over
awe China.
QUASHES CRUZEN INDICTMENT
Nebraska la Porto Rico, Together
with Other Accused Persons,
Are Discharged.
BAN JUAN. P. R , Nov. 16. The federal
court today quashed the indictments for
smuggling in the cases of Alonso Crugen,
the collector of customs. Captain Andrew
Dunlap, U. S. N., commandant of the na
val station here, and Robert Giles, a former
contractor In Porto Rico, on the ground
that' the fines had been paid and the of
fenses expiated. It Is believed this action
forever settles the case.
Saltan's Troops Massacre.
TANGIER, Morocco. Nov. 16. A hundred
Moorish Jews, fugitive from Toza, have
arrived at Marnla. They say the sultan's
troops, while in occupation of Tula,
massacred many Jews and outraged women
and girls.
FOUR YEARS FOR KIDNAPING
i
East St. Louis Negro Confesses to
Having Stolen Boy for
a show.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16. The story of a de
liberate and cunningly contrived plan to
kidnap Jose Johnsley, an East St. Louis
boy aged 8. on the night of June 14 last
was told In the St. Clair county court at
Belleville, 111., 'today by Sylvester Baker, a
negro 22 years old, who admitted his part
In the affair and was sontenced to serve
four years in the reform school.
According to Baker, who pleaded guilty
to the charge of attempted kidnaping, it
waa arrangod to spirit the boy away in
order that he might become a member of
a carnival company, which gave an ex
hibition at East St. Louis lost June. Syl
vester was an attache of the carnival com
pany, the manager of which tried to per
suade the boy to go with the show. The
boy was kept in a wagon with soma of the
anlmaia until a search revealed his hiding
place.
YELLOWSTONE LINES DEFINED
Survey of Yellowstone Xatloaal Park,
Occupying- Klght Yenra, at
Last Completed.
of Treaties with
BUTTE. Mont , Nov. 16.-J. Scott Harri
son, who has had charge of the survey
ing ot the boundary line of the Yellowstone
National park, is here. He says the glgan
tlo task, the work of eight years, has Just
been completed. Granite monuments, placed
every half mile, warn the approacher to
keep off. It is possible that a wire fence
entirely surrounding , the park will be
put up.
Mr. Harrison says the wilds are full of
elk, deer and bear, with some moose, and
tliat If these animals are to be protected
they must be kept from wandering- off the
reservation.
I
General Manager of Chicago Linei Bays
Action it Hot Considered.
STATE ARBITRATORS MAY TAKE ACTION
Latest Offer to Art as Mediators Ac
companied by Threat to Make In
estivation Regardless of
Company's Wishes.
CHICAGO. Nov. 16. A declaration of the
attitude of the City railway toward arbi
tration of the big strike ot street railway
employes was made this afternoon by Gen
eral Manager McCulloch. In reply to a
question as to whether arbitration would
be the solution of the trouble, he said:
"Nobody connected with this company Is
thinking of arbitration."
ThTs la taken to mean an absolute reusal
of the overtures of the State Board of Ar
bitration, Prospects for peace measures, which were
regarded as possible through the medium
of the State Board of Arbitration, faded
as the hours passed. The board remained
In continuous session, awaiting a . reply
from the railway company regarding the
board's proffer of voluntary arbitration,
with the alternative of compulsory investi
gation ..which the board Is empowered to
make. 'No word was received, however, al
though reports were current that the com
pany's reply had been mailed on Sunday
night.
Emphasis wan added to the nonappear
ance of the peace measure ty action taken
at the strikers' headquarters to more fully
prepare for a long struggle.
Electricians Called Ont.
At a conference of the union officials It
was decided to call a meeting of the of
ficers of all locals of the Amalgamated as
sociation for the purpose of raising money
to carry on the strike. A call was lsaued
for such a conference, to be held 'tomor
row night. Linemen, dynamo tenders and
repair men were called out on strike In
support of the car men today.
With an official announcement by railway
officials that Its Went worth avenue lino
would be operated on a regular schedule,
the movement of cars was resumed today.
The police In force were massed about the
bams, while a detail of patrolmen rode on
every car, as heretofore.
At Intervals of five minutes cars left the
Seventy-ninth street barns until twenty
were enroute for the business district.
Superintendent Weatherwaix of the rail
way company declared he was prepared to
operate, as many cars as the city could
afford police protection for. It was further
announced that no cars would be run In
Cottage Grove avenue today, but that cots
and supplies will be on hand In sufficient
quantities by Wednesday to enable the
company to open all lines that can be given
protection.
Report to the effect that union men
were going over to 'the company and de
serting the organisation are declared by
both President R. M. Buckley and Secre
tary Bland of the union to be falsehoods.
guys Noauolonlats Join.
"The. contrary of the report which has
been spread la true," declared President
Buckley. "Within the last four days seventy-five
men have Joined the union.
Amonj; thla number are a number who
have worked for the company for yeara
and who heretofore' have refused to Join
the union."
The company started two boilers at Fifty
second and State street power house to
day, where twenty nonunionlsts have been
quartered, as though In a hotel. At the
State street power house fifteen men have
been similarly Installed to take the places
of those who have quit work.
Twelve strike breakers were taken to the
barns at West Seventy-seventh street and
Vlncennes road. The men were smug'
gled into the barns on the floors of the
company's wagon. Cases are becoming
numerous where passengers who ride under
police protection on cars manned by non
union crews have, it Is alleged, been fol
lowed by strike sympathisers after leaving
tne cars and been stoned or beaten.
Women Report Brutality,
The first case In which women figure Is
that of Miss Beatrice Klmbark and her
mother, who assert that they were as
sailed by a crowd at Forty-ninth street
and Wentworth avenue. Miss Klmbark
has sworn out a warrant charging Charles
Harper, union conductor, with having
eu-ucK ner in the face.
The strikers are making much of an at
tack on Mayor Harrison by Clarence 8.
Darrow, who waa one of the counsel for
the miners In the big anthracite coal strike
and who has been one of Mayor Harrison's
Strsngest supporters politically. Mr. Dar
row has declared that If the street car
strikers are beaten Mayor Harrison will be
responsible by reason of having authorized
the arrangement whereby the police ride
in all the cars that are being operated.
According to Mr. Darrow, also, the mayor
in' conducting negotiations for a renewal
of the company's franchise could, by i
little pressnure, promptly force the com
pany to arbitrate.
Expressed nt Mass Meeting.
At a mass meeting last night of the street
car strikers and their friends to the number
of 2,600, resolutions were adopted scoring
the Chicago City railway for the course It
has taken In the present difficulty. The
chairman waa instructed to appoint a com
mittee of forty representative citizens to
wait upon Mayor Harrison and the city
council and serve them with an ultimatum
to the effect that no franchise be granted
or other privileges accorded the company
The Chicago City railway Is at present ne
gotiating with the city for a new franchise.
the old franchise having expired some time
ago.
Among the speakers ot the meotlng were
Clarence B. Darrow, Judge William Pren las
and President Mahon of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employes.
Several cars completed the run to the
Washington street terminus with little
difficulty today, Others, however, were less
fortunate. Several attempts at blockade
were made and the police were kept busy,
At West Thirty-ninth street railroad rails
were placed upon the track in spite of the
guard being maintained at that point. At
the West Forty-sixth street crossing of
the Belt Line railroad tracks switching
locomotives dragged strings of freight cars
over the street car tracks at anail's pace.
Serious delay occurred at . Van Buren
street, where a union crew In charge of a
car of the Union Traction company atopped
In the path of the strike-ridden company's
cars. Teams quickly packed In around the
cars and a houtlng mob aurrounded all.
The blockade latted half an hour,
fthowe tp Company's Finances.
As part of a plan of the street railway
men's union for a campaign of education
In the fight on the city railway, circulars
irere sent broadcast today, dealing with
l.he finauda! features of the "richest atreet
railway corporation In the country.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
nrali Miner fires Fatal
Wheel Threatened
with 'Arrest.
Striking Coin
' Shot W
4-
TRINIDAD, CoTi., Nov. 1.-Deputy
Sheriff John Hlndninn was shot at 8
o'clock Monday at a Victor company's coal
camp twenty miles south of Trinidad by
a striker named Gnndollf and died from bis
Injuries this afternoon. Gondolif, who Is
said to liavo been hndor the Influence of
liquor, shot the ofQter when threatened
with arrest.
May Hold Another Conference.
k DENVER, Nov. 1(1 Contrary to the ex
pectation that obtained on Saturday, coal
ml. Ing was not resumed tcday In the north
ern Colorado field, Bie operators' proposl
tion tf concede an eQcht-hour day, pending
tne result of the strike In southern Colo
rado, having been rejected by the miners.
isews from the southern field is to the
effect that neither the operators nor the
trlkers show any signs of weakening and
prolonged struggle Is expected.
It Is possible that another conference
looking to the settlement of the strike In
ne northern Colora.f) coalfields will be ad
vanced in a few da. Both the operators
and many of the mllers were disappointed
at the failure to clme to an agreement
on Saturday, The nSnJorlty against a set
tlement waa so sm.fll that It is believed
that If it can be arrlnged to have another
ballot taken those wio favor a settlement
will be In the majoity.
Work of iFederntlon.
BOSTON. Nov. m-Jconslderatlon of reso
lutions was resumed todav by the con
vention of the American Federation of 1.R-
bor. The proposition to charter the in
surance agents of the country as an affili
ated body was met Willi opp "Itlon on the
ground that Insurance agents were not
wage earners and because of the fear that
the admission of agents to membership
might result In an attempt to force Insur
ance upon fellow members.
President Gompers, who took the floor In
opposition, expressed belief that the reason
why so many unions were not well or
ganised was that they paid too much at
tention to "this curse of Insurance, which
we are asked to endorse." He declared
that the trade union Insurance waa up
and the untonlats should direct their at
tention to and for that reason alone, and
he did not favor granting charters to In
surance men The matter was finally re
ferred to the committee of the executive
council.
Files Minority Report.
NEW TORK, Nov. 18. Patrick Calhoun
of this city, a member of the arbitration
committee which recently awarded the
union employes of the United Railway of
San Francisco an alvance In wages, today
filed his dissenting splnlon, giving his rea
sons' why no advance should have been
granted. The awari, however, stands, the
company and the sien having agreed to
accept the decision Ipf the majority of the
committee. Mr, Calhoun says that he
believes there waa nothing In the evidence
to Justify any increase of wages, and con
tinues:
When It Is admitted that ' th! United
railways are already paying a high rate
of wages; that this rate of wagea is higher
than that patct foi ttie same service in
tha Brest cities In hlwfe-livlng 1.1 more
expensive than In 8n iFranclaco, and that
there Is an abundance of labor In San Fran-
cIhro seeking employment at the . present
hlirh rate of waxes. It seems to me there is
not gronnd for further advancing tha
wages.
Mlssonrl Pnelflo Crews dnlt.
SEDALIA, Mo.. Nov. 16. All of the Mis
souii Paclfio section men east and west of
Sedalla quit work today and asked for
their time checks, owing to a reduction In
their wsges from 11.40 to 11 26 a day.
DENVER. Nov. 16. Because of lack of
coal, owing to the miners' .. strike, the
Rocky Mountain Paper company has closed
Its mills for an indefinite period, throwing
over 200 persons out of employment
DIE IN FIRE AT CLEVELAND
Firemen Cnnght I'nder Heavy Falling
Walls Incendiary Devastntea
Four Acrea.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 18. Several fatalltlea
to firemen marked the largest fire that this
city has sufTeard In months early today.
The dead: ,
ROBERT DUFFY.
JAMES SCHWEDA.
ROBERT REED. i
The Injured:
Michael Corrigan, legs broken.
Harry Vandevelde, suffering from shock;
In hospital; outcome uncertain.
Battalion Chief Andrews, slightly In
Jured about body.
Duffy and Bchweda were killed almost
Instantly, having been caught under a
falling wall. Reed died an hour or two
later In the hospital.
The fire was In the large street ear
barns of the Cleveland Electric Light Rati
way company, on Holmden avenue and
Pearl street, and broke out about 3 o'clock,
Its cause was not known at the time. The
employes of the street car company be
lieve, however, that It was of Incendiary
origin.
There were 100 motors stored within the
building, which covered an area of four
acres, and the flames spread like a whirl
wind, necessitating the calling out of all
availablo fire fighting apparatus in the city
The motors are valued at probably tl.000
each. The loss on the building Is placed
at $30,000.
The fatalities were caused by a wall
falling suddenly upon Duffy, Schweda,
Reed, Corrigan and Vandevelde, At
o'clock 100 frantlo firemen had succeeded
in uncovering six bruised and bleeding
forms.
Fireman Schweda waa dead when found
Harry Vandevelde had both legs broken
and was Internally bruised. Robert Reed
was taken unconscious from the ruins.
The firemen worked desperately In remov
Ing the smoking, steaming bricks from
their comrades. The firemen were con
stantly driven back from the ruins of the
fallen wall by the smoke and fire. A half
dozen streams were directed Into, the debris
in a desperate effort to cool It sufficiently
that the work of rescue could go on.
The first one rescued waa Michael Corri
gan, who was pinioned beneath a mass
of bricks. He was pleading with his com
rades to help him.
L A dash was made through the smoke and
fire and Corrigan waa seised by half a
doxen hands and dragged to a place of
safety. It was found that both of his legs
were broken. Moaning piteous y, he was
placed In an ambulanoa and taken to a
hospital. The bodies of Duffy and Bchweda
were next brought out. The father and
wife of Bchweda were killed less than a
month ago In a atreet accident.
Ten minutes later Robert Reed and Harry
Vandevelde, bruleed and burned, . were
taken unconscious from the ruins.
Battullon Chief Andiews, who was stand
ing a little back of his men, was struck
by large pieces of stone and Injured about
the lege.
KILLS A
NORTHER'S BREATH IS FELT
West Generally Embraeed in the Storm
Bagin; Eirce Sunday.
SNOWFALL IS LIGHT. BUT WIND IS HIGH
Reports at Local Forecaster's Office
Show That the "term Rxtenda
from the Great I.nkee to
the Rock lea.
That amendment which the weather bu
reau passed to Its vocabulary some four or
five years ago Is Just now enforcing Its
beauty on the attention of the public of a
certain condemned section of the great
west It Was decided that only under cer
tain well defined conditions would the
term "cold wave" be used; that the storms
which had been so long referred to as "cold
waves" were to be known specifically aa
"northers." Norther Is so much more ex
pressive, you know, as well as expansive,
and well, It's a norther we have been
enduring hereabouts since Saturday eve
ning. No matter about tho difference be
tween it and a cold wave; your coal pile
won't notice it, and you'll feel Just as good
when you ray your Ice bill again In the
"good old Hummer time." This particular
norther had Its birth up In the banana belt,
somewhere around Alberta, and has been
on the road several days. It reached
Omaha about on schedule time, and from
the moment of Its arrival, about noon on
Sunday, It has made itself manifest in as
many disagreeable ways as could be rea
sonably asked of the pioneer norther of
the season.
A little dash of rain and quite a bit of
fog at noon on Sunday announced the
arrival of the borean visitor and from that
time on the howling wind and flying dust
made local folks ncramble to get In as
quickly as possible. Light wraps were
hurriedly discarded and the heaviest of
winter wear became the thing. Stoves and
furnaces were crowded to greater activity
and a sudden Increase In the business of
the fire department was noted. Monday
morning came with a snow flurry, but the
promise of a heavy fall was not redeemed.
Hhe force of the wind Increased steadily
and wlhle the mercury did not get down
as low as some people thought the mean
for the day, was 24, as compared with 40
for both Friday and Saturday. And the
weather man promises much colder for
this morning. '
Storm Is Widespread.
Just at present the storm king Is not
playing favorites. He. Is distributing his
attentions with an Impartiality that com
ports well with his seal. Reports from
the various observation points In the west
and northwest received at the office of the
local forecaster last evnlng show that light
snows, or snow flurries, prevailed over
northern Utah, western Wyoming, the
western half of the two Dakotas. Mon
tana, and the eastern half of Colorado, as
well as the western part of Nebraska. The
heaviest fall noted was at Pueblo. Colo.,
and Cheyenne, where .4 Inches were reg-
Istered, and the next heaviest reported wns
t Salt Lake, where the fall was .2 Inches
of snow. - These talis are reaucea
In recording . the precipitation. 'At Rattlt
Ste. Marie two Inches of snow Is reported.
Helena. Mont., came to the front with
the lowest temperature at 7 o'clock last
evening, the thermometer there showing 8
below, and Mavre, Mont., was next with
& temperature of 4 below sero. Zero
weather prevailed generally over Montana,
northern Wyoming and the western por
tions of the Dakotas. From here the cold
Is slowly spreading east and south.
High winds prevailed over the eastern
Dakotas. western and southern Minnesota
northern Iowa and eastern Nebraska. This
Is the only area In which high winds were
reported at the 7 o'clock observation last
night. The maximum velocity of the wind
at Omaha was reached at 7:40 p. m., when
the gauge, showed thirty-five miles per
hour.
Snow In the State. -
LINCOLN, Nov. 16. Snow fell In the
eastern and northern portions of Nebraska
this morning, but the fall was barely
enough to show upon the ground. A genu
ine cold wave Is predicted for Nebraska
and the local bureau says parts of this
atate may have sero weather before tomor
row morning. Cattlemen are preparing to
crotect their herds from a possible blixzara,
The temperature here early this morning
was 22 degrees above sero.
Paptlllon la In On It.
PAPILLI'ON, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special
Telegram.) Papllllon waa visited this
morning with a heavy snow storm lasting
nearly an hour, ine snow waa anven oy
a strong northwest wind which left but
a half Inch on the ground. Flurries con
tinued all morning.
NOT ELOPEMENT, BUT MURDER
Mar Hennea-er's Body, Cold and Mott
latcd, la Found Near Her
Home In Bishop.
PEORIA. III.. Nov. 18. A message Just
recolved announces that May Henneger
prominent young woman of Bishop, who
was supposed to have eloped, was found
murdered in a pasture near her home.
Her body was horribly mutilated and partly
buried.
Miss Henneger accompanied Fred Btubbld
a neighbor's eon, to a aupper and social
given at the county school house, a short
distance from the girl's home. Saturday
evening. When ahe failed to return her
oarenta were greatly alarmed, but aa
neither ahe nor Stubble could be found,
It was aupposed that they had eloped, and
would be heard from In a few days. The
discovery of the girl's body thus aroused
the community, but all efforts of the
authorities to locate Stubble have proved
unavailing. The condition of the body
indicated a desperate struggle. The girl
was the daughter of Newton Henneger, a
prominent farmc:
DOCKERY DRAWS ON 0DELL
laanea Requisition Papera for Kctsrs
of William Zlegler, Baking
Powder Magnate.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Nov. 16.-Gov-ernor
Dockery tonight Issued a requisition
on Governor Odell of New York for the re
turn of William Zlegler, the baking powder
magnate, to Jefferson City to answer to
the Indictment found' against Mm by the
Cole county grand Jury, Saturday, on the
charge of attempted bribery In connection
with the alum bill legislation In IDOL
Sheriff G. A Smith was to have left for
Albany, N. Y. at 8 o'clock to present the
papers to Governor Odell, but was delayed
until a later train tonight, as Attorney
General Crow aid not get the papers In
hjipe to present to Governor Dockery for
signature In time to permit the sheriff to
depart at I O'clock!
CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nehniskn Fair and Continued
Cold Tuesday and Wednesday.
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XI
SUMMERS MAY BE SUSPENDED
Action In Dietrich Matter fttlra Thlnga
If) nt the National
Capital.
fFroni a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, NoV. 16. -(Special Tele
gramsPresident Roosevelt. It Is under
stood. Is seriously considering the suspen
sion of United States District Attorney W.
S. Summers. Senator Dietrich thla morn-
ng showed the president a telegram from
William Dutton stating that in an Inter
view had with Summers the district attor
ney threatened that unless Dutton made
certain statements that were not true he
would Indict Dutton. The president was
greatly exercised over the matter and at
once requested the senator to see Solicitor
General Hoyt, in the absence of the nt
torney general, with a view of deciding
what was best to be done. Senator Diet
rich and Mr. Rosewater had a conference
with the solicitor general and reviewed
the situation. Mr. Hoyt thought that the
proper procedure was the Instant suspen
sion of District Attorney Summers, thereby
permitting Assistant District Attorney
Rush to discharge the functions of the of
fice until Summers' successor Is appointed
and confirmed.
The greatest Indignation Is felt In legis
lative circles tonight over the attempt to
besmirch Senator Dietrich's reputation.
Senator Miller, who arrived In Washing
ton this afternoon, stated that he had
never for a moment believed the charges
against Senator Dietrich regarding the
Hastings poetofflce.
Attorney General Knox will have a con
ference with the president tonight con
cerning official procedure lu the Summer
case. Tomorrow morning Senator Diet
rich, Congressman Klnkald, Senator Hanna
and Mr. Rosewater will have a conference
with the attdrney general. Senator Hanna
simply being a party of conference to sec.
ond Senator Dietrich In his endorsement
of Mr. Lindsay. In all probability the mat
ter of Summers' successor will be taken
up at the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
PROSTRATED AJDEATH OF SON
Mr. nnd Mrs. Nathan Stevens Read
Pad News In Their Sunday
Morning Paper,
1 1
'The first and only Information of the
death of our son In the Philippines came to
us when we read the press dispatch In The
Bee Sunday morning," said Nathan Stev
ens, 29.18 Franklin street, father of Sergeant
Eugene J. O. Stevens of the Twenty-eighth
United States Infantry, who was shot and
killed by Moros Saturday near Lake Lanao
when other soldiers of the Same regiment
lost their lives.
The mother of the dead soldier Is pros
trated by the shocking new and the father
so overwhelmed that he was unable to talk
but briefly of it.
The last letter Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had
from their son waa about a week ago, when
he wrote them that hla regiment would
leave the Inlands on the transport Sheridan
for the United States the latter part of this
month. In this letter 'the young soldier
stated that General Wood had cut the toad
through the inland of Mindanao and prom
lsed the troops their homeward Journey on
8hertdan about November 30. This letter
was dated early In ; September and the
young man was elated over the prospect
of getting to return home and see his
father and mother and other relatives.
Toung Stevens Joined the army in Omaha
In May, 1901, for three years and his term
pt enlistment would therefore expire next
May. His father ana mother were Just
reveling In the happy thought of having
their son with them so soon, when they
picked up their Sunday morning paper and
read the shocking news of his sudden death
on the field of conflict.
BOARD OF REVIEW CONVENES
Meets for Thirty-Day Session, but
Awnlta Supreme Court Ruling
on Revenue Law.
The Board of Review for the 1904 city
taxea met yesterday at the city hall
and organized, with W. I. Klerstead as
chairman, Harry D. Reed aa secretary
and Tax Commissioner Fleming as the
third member. It was announced that lit
tle or no actual reviewing would be done
until after Tuesday, in order that the
supreme court commission's opinion of the
new revenue law may be utilised. .Plans
for systematizing the thirty days' work of
the board were discussed by the members
in private session.
The Board of Review begins work, with
only between 8,000 and 9,000 personal prop
erty schedules at hand, whereas some
16,000 have been sent out, or about l.OoO
more than ever before. In past ' years
two-thirds of the schedules have been in
the hands of the board when It began Its
sessions. However, the tax commissioner
says that there are ten schedules properly
sworn to where there waa but one before,
and this will facilitate the work of the
board.
Protest No. 1 was registered Monday
about 10 o'clock by Samuel Prletman, who
had been assessed at t for piano, furni
ture and a house on leased ground. He
wants his goods assesned at $76 and the
house omitted, because he has to remove It
to another location. At least, that was
the Information contained In the document
he filed.
HARRIMAN ISJN NO HURRY
Southern Purine's Annual Meeting
Will Walt Intll April, Since
Keen Isn't Bothering.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-PresIdont
E. it. Harriman of the Southern Paclfio
railroad has given notice that the annual
meeting of the company, which was post
poned last April on account of the Keeue
lnlunclion. Is not to be held until April,
1904. Under the bylaws ot the directors,
the officers of the company hold until their
successors are appointed. There being no
pressing necessity for assembling the stock
holders, Haitiman sees no reason for call
ing them together until April. The Keene
suit was dismissed by consent some time
ago, leaving Harrlmun free to vote the
big block of shares ot Southern Pacifta
owned by the Union Pacific. The earn
ings of the Southern Paclfio continue to
show up at 1011
BRINGS IN THE BILLS
District Attorney Snmmeri Seonrei Graci
Jury Indiotment Against Dietrich.
JACOB FISHER IS ALSO INCLUDED
Latter ii Pottmaater at HMtingi and Ei-
Uayor of tha City.
HISTORY OF POSTOrFICE TRNSACTI0N
Outgrowth of Fight for Bemoral to Another
Fart of City.
RENTS CHEAP;, TO RETAIN LOCATION
Postmaster Buys Fixtures nnd Out
These Denis the Charge on Which
Bills Are Returned Are
Kvolved.
The federal grand Jury In session In
Omaha yesterday afternoon returned a
batch of Indictments which are said to
include bills against United States Senator
Chorion H. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob
Fisher, both of Hastings, Neb. There are
three bills against. Dietrich and three
against Fisher.
The Indictments are the outgrowth of a
personal and political fued between Die.
trict Attorney Summers, who has been
seeking reappointment, and Senator Diet
rich, who has refused to endorse Summers
and has been pushing a competitor for
his place.
The grand Jury has been at work Investi
gating the Hastings postofflce case ever
since It convened last week Monday and a,
host of ' witnesses have been In attend
ance to give evidence on the subject In
hand. Among hem were both Postmaster
Fisher and his deputy, Mr. Francis, and.
the fact that these two witnesses, although
kept here for over a week In response
to subpoenas, were dismissed yesterdny
along with all the other witnesses in the
case without being called to testify before
the jury was taken Immediately as veriflca
tion of the report that they had been In
cluded In the indictments. The same sub
ject, it la understood, was tip for investiga
tion before the May grand Jury, which,
however, failed to find bills, and District
Attorney Summers, In his persistent pur
suit of Senator Dietrich, Insisted on re
opening the Investigation with tha present
grand Jury and pushing; It with all the '
pressure and Influence he could bring to
bear, with Its present result.
Story of Transaction,
The story of the Hastings ' postofflce
transaction in substantial detail aa welt
as can be gathered from those more or .
less conversant with the facts la as fol
lows: The postofflce at Hastings up to two
years ago waa located In a, building erected
by the local post of tho Orand Array of the
Republic. Previous Xo Installation In this
building It had been In other quarters and
successive postmasters had furnished the
postofflce fixtures theraselvea. 1 The -Grand ,
Army of the Republic bought the fixtures
for 1500 and their use was included In the
government lease. About three yeara ago ,
considerable effort was made to secure bet
ter accommodations for the postofflce bust
ness, the contention becoming on between
opposite ends of town. Senator Dietrich,
who had then Just been elected governor,
had put up a new building near the Grand
Army of the Republic building and, an
ticipating removal of the poetoflioe, took
the matter up with the postofflce authori
ties during his visit to Washington to at
tend the Inauguration 6f President McKln
ley. A lease waa agreed upon subject to
more specific terms, but the negotiations
dragged on ua'tll after Governor Dietrich
had been elected United States senator.
In the meantime property owners inter
ested in the other section ot tho city made
counter offers at reduced rentals avnd In
order to hold It In the vicinity of hla prop
erty a leaae waa Anally drawn and signed
at a rental of 11,300,. omitting the require
ment of the owner to furnish the flxturea.
Where Trouble Orlglnntes.
Believing that he waa renting hla prop
erty for less than It was worthl for the
purpose for holding the postofflce for the
benefit of the surrounding property owners
It waa suggested that the difference In the
rental be made up by a subscription from
the interested parties. The G. A. R. people
also again became involved with a protest
agalnat removal from their building for
fear they would loae the money they had
put Into the fixtures and poaslbly be ten
antlesa for aome time.
At thla Juncture the senator was called
upon to endorae for the position of post
master one of the applicants, the compe
tition having narrowed down to the then
mayor, Jacob Fisher, and the editor ef
the Hastings Tribune, Adam Breede. An
understanding waa finally reached by
which Fisher was to receive the appoint
ment of postmaster on condition that ha
purchase the postofflce fixtures belonging
to the G. A. R. post at the price which It
had paid for them and It la aald that he
also-agreed to reimburse the senator far
the difference by which he had been com
pelled to reduce the rental from his orig
inal figure of fl.GoO In order to meet the
offers that had been made In behalf of a
location at the other end of the street.
Thla difference of 1300 It Is said waa to
have been made up In equal portions by
the postmaster and his deputy and It Is
alleged that It was paid for a few months
and then, when the senator discovered Ita
questionable character, the money was re
turned to Postmaster Fischer and Deputy
Francis.
Other Sterlcs Circulated.
There have been rumors in connection
with tha caae of a $2,000 note aupposed to
have been given by Postmaster Fischer to
Senator Dietrich, but nothing tangible haa
ao far been adduced except In tha hearsay
talk of ex-Postmaster Leopold Huhn, who
was ousted by Senator Dietrich from the
postofflce and who has since been active In
circulating the derogatory stories about
him. There have also been several stories
about the alleged payment of money by
successful applicants for postofflce appoint
ments at Alma and Orleans In Harlan
county, but nothing to connect the senator
with the alleged transactions.
The grand Jury Investigation because of
the notoriety that has been given to it by
the methods of the district attorney In
ventilating hla purposes through tha demo
cratic press has attained widespread pub
licity. District Attorney Bummers has
given it oul that this is the trump card
he is playing to Insure his retention of his
position, insisting that the president dare
not succeed him with another because he
would be charged with displacing Bummers
as a courageous and unflinching law officer
In order to protect an Indicted United
Btatea eenator.
Charges have been made that the eom-