Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 09, 1904, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. SINGLE COPY TIIl.Kl CENTS. KSTAULISIIED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUNIXO, FEnilUAIlY 9, 1004 TWELVE PAGES. COREA STORM CENTER En t and Japan E&id to Bs Hurry.nj Troopi to Hermit Kingdom. EXPECT NO FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR Oppovng Fcrcei Likely to Meet and til Occfiict Will Be On. fORTION OF JAPANESE FLEET SAILS Cable to Com Cut to Prmnt Banian , from Securing flew CABINETS OF ALL OTHER NATIONS ACTIVE frri Fartlealarly Bringing; Fres eare 1 a Bear la Hope ef Being Able to -Prevent a i Cluk. LONTXTW. Feb. . Ruesla to rc"TonaHng lLa a. 7. id lea. ef French, Bel! and IWifh banker. sUa the Brussels oor- rnxrrKieat of ta Standard, "t or ln of jtsjuclswu. " la a dispatch fraa TokJa a rrapondent oZ fee. iXit.y JAiJI says tns JU Sbimpo has recftvej a lelcgrass fjina faa, Car, nart tw. ta flrtac of guns wu beard ! erst af X island, about lanw-v. mIa snath at Fusan, at Tm Cbe Far cmiafimmlMJl of the Daily llail auiM Ujat sixty Japaaee transport are Luxlia- Uoovm at various porta Id Ootu. frrni KdKaxzpfao and rma on the svu.it acd jLoAULa, Mokpba and Chemulpo ca liM was". Cental ia betes ocx-cpied and t?i leading l befoc cowered by a torpedo d.vULAJ. Tha -naUi body of tba Japanese fleet, t.-e correcjwndemt oooetades. will sail la las direction of Port Arthur. Kcssla PradvHatea War. In a dispatch dated Nagasaki. February and CAkb was delayed by tha censor. correspondent of tba Dally Telegraph as serts that Buasia. deliberately precipitated tha ". by secretly dispatching a few daye ag from Port Arthur transport! loaded with a full division of troops and escorted by a Cert and landing- them near the Talu rtver, thua occupying northern Core. Question la Parllanaeat. Hotna .Secretary Akers-Doug, reply ing to a question In Coromona today In behalf of the government. Informed tha liberal leader. Blr Henry Campbell-Ban-nerman, that hla majesty's government had been' officially Informed of the rupture of diplomatic relatione between Russia and Japan, but It had no further Information regarding the del alia than appeared In the newspapers. - Mr. Akers-Douglas added that the ques tion of a belligerency law had been fully considered; but. he declined to answer a (lumber of technical question! regarding In structions relative to coaling-, rr pairs, etc., ent to tha authorities at tha British porta without due notice of such questions. War Vlrtaally Becsa. ; PEKING. Feb. 8 A detchment of Rus sian troops arrived ' yesterday evening", bringing: the legation guard of Russia up to Its full strength. In response to a memorial from Yuan Bhal Kal. commander in chief of the army and navy. Informing the government that a war between Russia ami Japan had vir tually begun, renewed orders were sent to the provincials enjoining them to exercise the most strict measures to prevent law )usneM. Preparations for the dispatch of troops to guard the frontier of Chi U province continue. A Rutwian firm at New Chwang baa completed the purchase of the avail able stock of coal, amounting approxi mately to 12,000 tons. Germany has re opened the question of tb-i payment of the Itoxer indemnity in gold. The Chinese For ei&a office Is considering its reply. Cavalry Oft for Corea. BT. PETERSBURG, Feb. t An advance detachment of cavalry Is leaving for Corea. The telegram from Mukden announcing the departure of the cavalry adds: Russia's love of peace has beeu e hausted by Japan's demands. Troops, flora, nave ben concentrated at me lu river. The Human troops are tn the ll cf spirits. The Japanese everywhere are hurrying iiomewaru. Tbe Mukden dispatch repeats the rumoi that a Japanese squadron la on Wel-Hai- Wsl, on the north coast of the Shan Tung peninsula, with the object of intercepting the Russian ships coming from Europe, The rupture of diplomatic relations be tween Ruaola and Japan was discussed with tolerable calmness In the morning papers here today, the onus being unanl mously pUu-ed on Japan fur severing rela tions the very day the Ruha reply wac to reach Toklo. The Vledumostl still seel a "dim ray of hope of a pmcefi.1 settle ment," snd says "the lest word has not st been spoken." The Novo Vremya repeats Its charges that Japan's desire was to bring about ar. no matter what was the tenor of the It u Mian reply, and adds that even Japan's extraordinary manner of rupturing rela tions have evoktd no Chauvinism In Kui Ia. but merely an outburst of keener patriotism- At an Important council held at the pal ace today under the presidency of the caar It was decided to telegraph to Viceroy Al.xlrft to scrupulously avoid any step hii-h might provoke hostilities. Rassla MIII Make gtatesseat. The Russian Foreign office is preparing a statement of the negotiations between KuksU and Japun. It may be tn the form of a circular note to the Run Ian representa tives abroad, bat it is more likely to be published in th official messenger, as an official communication. The situation diplomatically Is delicate and anomalous. Just whit Jupanoae action Ituskia wouid ooAfidtr a rtuse for mar tinder the circumstances U C'jt clearly de fined, but It Is pointed out that when Japaa abruptly severed diplomatic relations notice was given ct nee. nil g tie Russo-Japanese treaties of 1 u&Aer IS covering Cures. Distrait laited States. Although In diplomatic circles there still la soros vague talk to the eSect that noa UUtiea may be averted, this hope ia regarded ao tlendtr sj to hai-dly be wcrih rtoit Iderioo. Meclaton lm be.Ured to be ImpoaiuEic uatess toe lis adversaries ask for It. Neither FTsjxe m tireat iiritain are la s position to offer vht Ir g4 eOcea, on account of their aUuuacea, aitd tit dis trust bere of the L'iJ.ed Etaies would make it dl91cu.t for Amaiioa ;o do set la fact, war is rtga.-ded bere u J ric:l.-Uy tnevita- The p eC ie atiuaiaa capital lr been Utoatxich c.ivue4 by the Japanese ar.ua adj wax Is loe uniy subject llcuaed. The greateat arrjvlty pre reus ia iCoal I Mted a Fourth fscsj OMAHA B0Wlr' IS INJURED Haad Hart ta D. D. Sue-tea H. V- Krk Wl ta Teart rf CLCTEUXD. O.. Ft win! Tele v of tbe gram. Wily sleuths ir. Nickel Plate rnuA may bt crowd of onlookers at the "rmory during the prenent bowlitift t '3 t, but their excuse for being there ohahly 1 huslnen!" and not pleasurrf rtie keen eyea of the detectives will In all probability take In every move made by D. D. Norton of the Omaha tenpla artists and they will watch his graceful delivery with great interest. And tkere Is reason why Norton should receive such particular attention from the railroad men. While on his way to the tournament here Norton was Injured In a wreck on the Nk-kel Plate road at Relle vtie. Ills right hand was lamed In such a way that he thought at first he would have to rive up any attempt at boa-ling. How ever, on reaching Cleveland he found hie hand, although sore, would bear the strain of bowling fairly well. He will bowl tn the tournament as scheduled. But there is a qualification, tf Norton's sore score Is not high he may sue the railroad company for the. value In money of the first prise on the ground that his Injury had lost him the first honors. That is why railroad sleuths who are also may hang with bated breath on Norton's every move and watch the scores he makes. CHICAGO IS WITHOUT POWER Appellate Ceart Readers a Dvrlalea Which Makes Void Ordinance ta Urease Aatossoblles. CHICAGO, Feb. 8 According to an opinion given today by the appellate court, the city of Chicago has no power to license automobiles. The decision renders void the city's ordinance requiring examination and regulation of automobile operators through an examining board. The decision was made In the case of Albert C. Banker, who was arrested sev eral months ago on a charge of operating an automobile without a license from the city. The court holds the sections of the ordinance regulating tho speed of automo biles and requiting the use of bells, brakes and lamps valid, but to compel one who uses his automobile for his private business and pleasure only, to submit to an exam ination and to take out a license is Im posing a burden upon one class of cltl sena in tin use of the streets not Imposed upon others. KILLING TIMEF0R DEWEY Jarors at the Nortoa Trial Ara Betas; CkaUeaa-ed for Caase an the Slightest Exrasa. NORTON, Kan., Feb. I There was more delay today In the trial of Chaunoey Dewey, W. J. McBride and Clyde Wilson for the murder of Burchard Berry. This afternoon twelve men, were In the Jury bos. The de fense had exhausted three of Its peremptory challenges and tha state on peremptory challenge. This left thirty-one peremptory challenges for the defense and five fbr tb state. The proceeding aaowed-that the de fense Is not alone in Its attitude of killing time. The state has become fully as dila tory. Its questions are eatremely technical. Jurors are challenged for cause on the slightest excuse. DEATH RECORD. Faaeral of Matthew Reiner. Funeral aervloea over the remains of Matthew Reiner, lata foreman of the stereotyping room of the World-Herald, were held st the residence of his brother, Jacob Reiner, at 26t Douglas street, yes terday afternoon and conducted by .Rev. H. C. Herring of tha First Congregational church. The pastor spoke of the responsi ble position held by the deceased and the able manner in which he had fulfilled his duties. W. H. Wilbur an Mrs Edwards sang "Lead Kindly Light," and at the close of the services "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" was rendered by Mr. Wilbur. A number of beautiful floral wreaths were sent by the friends of Ur. Reiner. The pallbearers were: Thomas F. Doyle, Louis Connolly, Ed M. Birch, Joseph Kalus, Thomas S. Granville and James T. Flan nagan. Andrew J,' MeCaae, Plaaerr. Andrew J. McCune, 3011 Cuming Ptreet. dlad yesterday at the advanced ape of 7 years. The deceased has lived in the north part of the city for forty-one years, was engaged In tbo dairy business for a number of years and later Identified with the Douglas house. lie Is survived by a sister, Mrs. J. A. White: nephew. F. C. White, and two nieces. Mrs. Mary Potter field and Miss Viola CofTmun, all of this city. It Is stated that the funeral will be from Bralley A Dorrance's undertaking rooms, probably on Thursday afternoon. Brother of Onawa Woman. , ONAWA. la.. Fell. .-(Speclal Telegram ) Henry W. Oliver, the wll known steel manufacturer of Ditr'-urg, wlio died at his home in Allegheny lal uih:. was a brother of Mrs. D B. Hulhrook of Onawa and uncle of Regent Pari: Hulbrook and haa visited here occasionally. Mrs. Hol brook will be unable to attend the funeral on account of 111 health, but Mr. Ho'brook started for Pittsburg today. Mr. Oliver as one of the leading republican poll 1- ciaus of Pennsylvania and was pro-.nlnc n l mentioned for United States senator a few years ago. He has been in a crltl.-al con dition for some wtek. Bey Dies Saddealy. WYMORE. Neb.. Feb. I (Special. )-The young U-year-old son of Charles Churd of this city was taken violently ill about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and died four hours later. The cause of this sudden de mise is not definitely known, but It appears that death resulted from ptomaine potarni InK. as the boy had been eating cheese, sardines and candy a short time before. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon. wlUiaas BrasswrU PwwelL NEW YORK, Feb. a. William Bramweli Powell, an author and pioneer In advancing the modern system rf public school educa tion. Is dead at his hears In Mount Vernon. He began his career as a teacher ia Illinois and served as superintenuent ef schools at Washington. D. C. for fifteen years. While Investigating the aees of the Philippine public schooi in EJTa his health, tailed and he was compelled ta retire, from, duty. ( hleasra Travwllar aa,D1a. GRAND ISLAND. Neb, Feb. ,-!lpartkI Telegram. At Wetxscsin. i spies ouBng the Beckham wholesale .rwcl-y be u e c( Chtcagw. died Ftaidealy at the aehr hole!, at I e'dock tfci nrm.asi ptejwsa-al-ry frora heart disease. The a.ranar has takes charge of aJs effects, and s wstrb, aad a watts reply fxasa Milwaukee ceocerntcg aa aJ&egaj. BUILDING FCSD IS SHORT Captain Palmer Urgei Mors Kacej fcr Battle Mountain Sani'ariuro, NEEDS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS All Extras aad Frills Have Deem Cat CrBT of Plans aad "Mill Appreprla tloa la Folly that Mark . Short. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-(6peclal Tele gramsCaptain H. E. Palmer, who will become postmaster at Omaha next Mon day, is In Washing-ton, not for the purpose of receiving Instructions from the Post office department as to his duties, but for the purpose of urging upon the appropria tions committee of congress a supple mental appropriation for the Battle Moun tain sanitarium at Hot Springs, 8. D. Mr. Palmer states that the appropriation made last year and which then seemed wholly adequate to erect the buildings planned within the limit of the appropriation, is about 74 per cent short of the amount actually needed. After having advertised extensively for forty dnys tn Omaha, Kan sas City. Denver and Chicago, for bids for the construction of the buildings, but six bids were received, ranging from JCIOO.O' to 1500.000. It was then found neeessary to eliminate many of the ornamental features planned for and the commission In charge of the soldiers' homes eliminated every feature not absolutely necessary. In consequence of this elimination bids were received snd aooepted and work begun. The commission now finds Itaelf nearly 1100.000 short and It is for the purpose of securing an approp riation of tSO.000, actually necessary to complete the work begun, that Captain Palmer, member of the National Soldiers' Homes commission, comes to Washington to urge upon congress this appropriation. Speaking of the poetofflee matter, Cap tain Palmer said that while here he would call upon the postoffice authorities. More Room for Post off! re. Congressman Burkett. who has been ac tive In urging upon the Postoffice depart ment the absolute necessity of hiring some building In Lincoln to relieve the conges tion now existing in the Lincoln city post office, has had bis desires emphasised by a report from the Inspectors detailed to Investigate the condition in the Lincoln postoffice. who assert that substations are essential. The report, however, falls to recommend the location of these substa tions, and today Mr. Burkett, after going over the matter with the Postoffice de partment, was notified that an Inspector would be sent from Washington with "au thority to rent a building suitable for a substation. The Inspector will leave within a day or two. In conjunction with the Lincoln matter Mr. Burkett urged better mall facilities for Bethany. . Miss Millard Entertains. Miss Millard tonight gava a beautifully appointed dinner to a number of her friends In Washington. Covers were laid for twenty-two guests. Representative and Mrs Burkett and Representative Hitch oock being among the number. Ben Davis - haa ben apporrted v-agular and David Green substitute rural carriers at Wlnterset, la. Stopping; Holes la Law. Representative Norrls today Introduced s bill amending section ITU, United States Etatutee. which provides that every mem ber of congress, or any person elected to congress after such election or appoint ment, who takes a bribe of any charaacter for procuring or aiding to procure any con tract, office or place, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor arid shall' be im prisoned not more than two years and fined not more than $10,000. The senate today passed a bill introduced by Senator Warren, providing a salary of CO.OOe per annum for the surveyor of customs at Omaha In addition to present fees. Kepresentativa . McCarthy today Intro duced a bill appropriating 140.000 for a site and public building at West Point- TRY COUNCILMEN FOR BRIBERY Mra AeesieS ef Celt tag Money from Batler aa Trial af St. Loals. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8. One of the first cases on the docket in Judge McDonald's criminal division of the circuit court today was that against Charles F. Kelly, Charles J. Denny. Charles A. Gutke and Edmund Bersch, Jointly Indicted for bribery In connection with the passing of the city lighting bill In the house of delegates tn 1S99. The four men are charged with receiving part of the 847.&00 which Edward Butler, acquitted at Fulton Saturday, was charged with paying them. Judge C. H. Krum and Thomas J. Rowe are defending the four men, and Leo Ras sieur Is special attorney for Gutke. Circuit Attorney Folk and Assistants Maroney snd Bishop are appearing for the state. J. K. and E. E. Murrell, George F. Robertson, William M. Tamblyn, Otto Schumacher and John Helms, former members of the house of delegates, are the state's chief witnesses. Owing to tbe Illness of Charles F. Kelley, It was decided to postpone the case until some time In April. BOSTON HERMIT MISER DEAD Maa Wka Reiclred at Dealk Llnrola Barned In His Bed. of 'iOSTON. Feb. 8. With deposits In local bar.ks estimated at $3.0.0. Mlson Psrtrn a rag picker, has beeu burned to death in Lvon. His body was found lying In a hsjp of rags that he had collected and which bad served as hi bed for many years. Tarton narrowly estaid iynchlr.g wren President Lincoln wes killed because he expressed Joy over tbe aasaMir.atlon. Ci:.. sens secured a rope and were about to hang him. when he detlded to make a pub- He retraction. He had lived th life cf a recluse for years. EFFECT IS FAR REACHING Hal rim or Fire May Cans tke Rela sarlasT Baslaeaa Boasea la Other Largre Cities. ST. LOUIS. Feb. a. The complete de struction try th nnflaa-ratlaa jreatarday in Baltlmora, U is stated, may hav th effect bere cf cm axing th ru-iiurarina' ef many bUFlm kotusts us this city because ef the mormons tonnes probably snffsrad by tn suranc csmpu-ra-s satng kaatnenj tn Balti more and awing had quarters her suffered loaara catfraaard ty each at JSC. 00. Ther ar IB atsar rcsorasc comparlas rarryii. j risks ta thts city that bsld foaurauc In Baltimore, Th extent eX tbair limsa ia not kjoawa. WANT CITY'S EXPENSES CUT teanellmen 1 rae Retrenchment El boara Saamlta Comparative Report. The qiiston ef reducing the expenses of conducting the city's affairs was unofficially discussed at the meeting of the council as a commjttee of the whole yesterday after noon. It seemed to be the general opinion of the councllmen that something should be done to lessen the expense, but no action was taken by the committee toward that end. President Zimman suggested that the employes of the city should be required to report earlier in the day and quit work later, especially those who work In the city hall. He said he was Informed that it is the custom for moajl of the employes to report for duty at a. m. and to quit work at 4 p. m., and he believed they should be required to go to work at o'clock aud quit at t, as employes of private concerns have to do. City Clerk Li bourn submitted this re port: Comparative statement of estimates of expenses of the various drpxvrtments of the city lor tne years iwx sua 1 Department. vm. Mayor I 4.17 City clerk S.4MS City treasurer City c-omptroller l.rK Tax commissioner.... 1S,' IjpgaJ department.... 11 Building inspector.... 4.1M Police court S.W City engineer IVhTs Health commissioner. IO.iho City electrician Supt. city hall 17.( Plumhtng Inspector... 1.4 Board ex. of plumbers S! License Inspector Z.Zi Boiler inspector I," Gas Inspector. Market master Inspector of weights and measures........ l.SFifl Pound- master 1,( Bd. of Public Works. rV Advisory board l.wiO 19-M lncr'se. t 4.17 $.... . ., L!,'.'45 , i.'.45 :. S 8 '" lu.HM S1 4.47.J :n7 1.4'J 3fi 4,2f.4 l.CM 18.ui l.miu l.Sa :. io 2.350 1.4M K l.20 27 .... "xifVt l'ts'sj Dwrrease. It was decided that the heads of the vari ous departments snd all- councilman, to gether with the mayor, should be present when the estimates are considered. The chairman of the committee also was Joc ously Instructed to bring an axe with him for the purpose of trimming down some of the estimates. The estimates In the list were made up by the various departments represented. Market Master Gerke appeared before the committee and aaked that another block in the vtcnlly of the market house be set aside for outside stands for the use of gardners during the summer. Only one block, that between Thirteenth and Four teenth streets, has been declared open for use as stands. The market master sug gested that the one between Fourteenth and Fifteenth be chosen. He was instructed to consult with the city engineer, with the object of having an ordinance drawn to cover the matter. GIVE UP COIN AND. GO TO JAIL Two Gypsies Wka Hook aa Easy Victim Are Caackt la Their Mischief. A pretty little comedy, in which two gypsy fortune tellers and a young colored maa played tba leading roles waa enacted on Far nam street and at the police station Monday -afternoon.- JiMt as the afternoon detail was assembling. The young man, Jackson by name, met the dealers tn futures on -Farnam street and, being asked for a few matches, gal lantly reached down Into his pockets and brought up the desired articles, wWh some money. Catching a glimpse of the coins, one of the women offered to tell the man's fortune for 10 cents. He was delighted at the prospect of having the future revealed for such a small amount. It waa then explained to him that the future could not be connected with the past without the use of the other coins he had. He gave up the money cheerfully, also his handkerchief. Numerous myst.c signs were made and the handkerchief waa tied at one corner with the understanding that it should not be opened until 3 o'clock, wben the money would return to him, like bread cast upon tb wat-rs, manyfold. But Jackson was not in for any such get-rich-quick plan, so he opened tha knot as soon as the women had turned upon their heels. There was no money In, the -comer. Jackson protested, called a policeman and his money was returned to him, but the women were taken to the police station for investigation. At the police station the women labor iously endeavored to explain In tbelr broken English how the transaction occurred. The senior member of th twain, tha one who was telling the fortunes, said she had tied the knot In the handkerchief for good luck and that the money In dispute would have returned to Jackson in ninety days. At this point Jackson started to untie the lucky knot, but was stopped by the woman. who indicated that many disastrous things would occur to the man If he loosened the knot before the prescribed time. The women then pleaded with Captain Mostyn for their release, one of them aay lng she had eight children to provide for and promising all kinds of good luck to those presnt If they were allowed to go on their way. As Jackson's money had been returned to him the women were released, with a warning not to repeat the offense. DECIDES T0PASS INTEREST Texas PaeiSe Directors Believe Sur. plas Earalaae Should Be l ,d to Wlpo Oat Debt. NEW YORK. Feb. S The director of the Texas Pacific Railway company to day decided to pass tbe Interest on the I income oonas. was officially I after the r-ectlng that in view of I th9 comnary's floatiig debt tt was, decided Bot to o'ere any Interest on the' second income bonds. This floating debt, as given ln ,1" company's last annual report, was "t"' f.r,-'''- The debt was not increased ! fn rrT "'"f during the last fiscal jeer, i 1 ut ,b directors were or the opinion that ' ,h' u"Tli:s earnings for the year should I 1 - ua'l, f"T lPnS -'U ' debt. It was Pointed out also that seven-tighths of trie Texas & ractnc s-cond Ircome bonds are held by ihe Missouri Pacific Railway company and thet the representatives of that company were perfectly willing to have tbe Interest passd at this time. GLASS WORKERS . STRIKE President ata-we Ordere Ilea Oat Ornlaa to Aril a of Comr-aay ta start Plants Seaaafaa. PTTTSBVW3. Feb- a. Thujnas R. Rowe. president rf tba Flint Glass Workers' union, today sent ut telegrams and ordered on strike all workmen in factories employed by th h'ational Glass company. Tbe anfer affects about 4,Mi workmen. The atrtk Is du ta an aoaoipt Ut start uy twa plants ron union, BALTIMORC FIRE NOW UNDER CONTROL SUMMARY OF BALTIMORE DISASTER Anions ArmTiean cities Baltimoro now lmUls tli ivmnl for tlio rrentPSt loss of iiroporty by fire. Flames vr-rc tfiwuvcml In a dry poods store about 11 o'clock Sunday moniinif and were soon l'youd the coutrol of Baltimore's fire department. ChMs bronchi assistance from New York, Philadelphia. ashinpton. Wilmington. York, Ph.. Newark, X. J.. Newark. IM., snd a number of other towns, hut de spite the work of all the flames continued unabated till nightfall yes terday. At that hour Its sprend had lnen stopped aud firemen ar worklnc In on every aide uon the blaring ruins. At ll:4.a. m. yesterday lttvas announced that the Are was under control, but within fifteen minutes it had resumed lte un controllable ftiry along the water front and masters of vessels twit their water craft to the center of the stream to avoid destruction. It la impossible at this time to estimate the value of the prop erty destroyed, but nfl rtgree that It cannot le less than $30tMkTti.Kal. which Is f 10.0H0.(1 In exv of the Iosk In the tire at Chicago In 171. which up to this time hna !een the preatest tire loss from one fire in the United Statea. By aonie it Is placed at 300,.iOO,OlX. The territory covered by the fire at noon Is two miles square, and within that area so-called fireproof buildings fell like houses of cards before the flames. A special session of the Maryland legislature hna been called to pass laws suspending business of all kinds within the city until the extent of the disaster can be learned aud steps taken to recover from the blow. li RELIEF BILL FOR BALTIMORE Representsire Emer ch Offers Measure Ap propriatiEg One Million Dollars. GENERAL CCRBIN TAKES RUINED CITY General K. F. Jones Contrlbotes One Hendred Dollars to the City Which Mobbed Ills Regl. meat la IWil. WASHINGTON, Feb. I A bill was intro duced today by Representative Emerlch till.) appropriating $1,000,000 for the relief of sufferers from the Baltimore fire. The preamble recites tbe destruction by fir and says: Whereas, The fire has so crippled the merchants and business Interests In the city ot Baltimore that :hey are unable to ade quately and properly provide and care for tne many who are renoerea nome.ess ana penniless by this calamity: and. Whereas. The city of Baltimore and Its people are probably unable in the face of the unlooked for catastrophe to provide proper means lor checking tne fire ana promptly to remove the embers and debris; ana. Whereas. The same while remaining are constantly s menace to the safety of many citizens. It Is enacted that the secretary oi the treasury be authorised and directed to t-sv uoon the order of the city council of Vtaltimon. certified bv the raivor of the city to any deelgnnted authority of s.Hd ! city, any necessary sum or money not ex- r-dlr n.ow.ooti of any sum in tne iressury of the United States not otherwise appro priated, to be used for the purpose of pro viding Fhelter for those rendered homeless by the said fire, and also to be used for the purpose of clearing the streets and locali ties devastated by the fire and In order to render the city available for the use of resi dents and others as speedily as possible. The bill was referred to the committee on appropriations. Corbla la Cammaad. At the urgent request of Senator Gorman and on his pledge and that of the Governor of Maryland that the legislature of Mary land would tonight pass a resolution call ing up'on tbe national government for mili tary assistance. Lieutenant General Chaf fee, commanding the general staff, sent telegraph orders this afternoon to Major General Corbin, commanding the Depart ment of the East at New York, to proceed forthwith to Baltimore and take military command of the situation there. President Wires Sympathy. Mayor McLane today received the follow ing telegram from President Roosevelt: WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. 1W4. Mayor Robert McLane, Baltimore. Md.: I share the horror of our people at the appalling catastrophe which ha be fallen Baltimore. If there Is anything the federal government can do. pray call on me. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Gratification is expressed that the city hall, tbe courthouse and postoffice escaped the flames. Jones, He Pays tke Frelh. Edward F. Jones of Binghamton, N. Y., colonel of the old Sixth Massachusetts regiment which was mobbed in Baltimore, and who is now in Washington, addressel the following letter today to Mayor Mc Lsne: With a vivid recollection of a warm re ception given to me on April 1. leSl. by people of Baltimore. I take pleasure in enclosing my check for IliXl. which plesse place in your relief fund. gars the I nlted States. in the United Slates court of claims to- day the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford -company of New York filed a suit against the government to recover $39,142 In con nection with the printing of money orders, which amount, it Is claimed, has been withheld since the indictment of Mr. Hal lenbeck. The suit also Includes an Item of $640 for money order registers which the company alleges the government re fuses to accept. ew t'easalates t reated. The senate committee on appropriations today reported the diplomatic and consular appropriation bills and Senator Hale will call It up tomorrow. The committee rec ommends amendments carrying an aggre gate increase of $77.3tM. The principal item of Increase is $J0,Oiu for the erection of a legation building at Seoul.. Corea. The consuls at Lourenao Marqus, South Africa, and Tien Tsin, Chee Foo, Funchan and Hankow, Chins, are advanced to 1 con suls general and generally with Increase of salary. Ne w consulates are created at Chin Kiang and Hang Chow, China; bt Moncton. N. B.; Port Au Prince. iUyti. and Turks Island, W. I- WUI Issue treat Washington. The' Baltimore American has made ar rangements for publication in this city un til its Baltimore plant can be restored. PRISONERS ARE DISCHARGED sjaatara Mea Wka Banished "La leu Mlaers Could Set Be Held at Cesrsclsss. GEX3RUETOWN. Colo, Feb. t District Attw-aey Thurmaa today -called tha cases of eighty suainrss men of Idaho Spring ctarr -a wlln, running union miners sot f 1 h 1 .nam La T summer, and tb court. hV-l lug aa prion In t matter, was farced to tOM-har- th prisnno-a, winch it did. against h earnest protests of Special t'fauacuUira Camay and F I. h rrisnn. ! It u 4 It 4 4 4 NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair In Sorth. now In Roath Portion Twesdayi Wednesday Probably Fair. Temperature Bt Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Dev. Hoar. Dev. ft a. m 4 1 a. m 1 a. m fl X a. m :t T a. m...... -JV 3 p. an H H a. aa...... 4 dp. aa 4 9 a. as 3t ft p. an ft 10 a. a a O p. as 11 a. sa 1 7 p. as n U as......... O ftp. as...... 41 ft p. as HANNA'S CONDITION IS GOOD Physicians Say Temperature Is Higher bat Give K Caase for Alarm. WASHINGTON. Feb. a. Senator H anna's condition today Is not so favorable' as it was yesterday. The chang noted espe cially in an Increased temperature, was pronounced by his physicians as not unex pected and not of a nature to cause un easiness. His temperature last right caused considerable restlessness. Dr. Edward C. Carter, Senator Hanna'a family physician in Cleveland, arrived to day and will be In continuous attendance upon his patient, The physicians are anxious to have as few examinations as possible on account ef the erhauntrng effect upon th senator. Therefore, unless some unexpected charge should occur only one bulletin will be sent. A symptom of the disease not heretofore noticed is the nervousness of the patient. The assurance Is given today by the at tending physician that no expected devel opments of a serious nature have occurred since last eight. They now regard the disease as typhoid fever which will have a regular run. The Irritability ef the stom ach noted In the bulletin Is thought to be due to the sedatives H. M. Hanna, the senator's - brother, arrived today from Thomas That tbe family does r.ot regard the case ss likely to result seriously In the near f u ture Is Indicated by the departure last r.lght of the senator's son-in-law, Medlll Mccor mick, for Chicago, and the statement to the senator's son. Dan Hanna. in Cleveland, by Mr. Dover, that his presence is nut reces sary at this time. Mrs. McCormlck re mained In Washlrgton. Tcday's bulletin said: Mr. Hsnna's temperature is a little higher. Hit; pulse. M. regular: respiration, a' little IrrUsbllity of stomach; mlnj 14. A lime irrvaniiity or siomaci mitts clear: areneral condition rood R1XEY. OSLER. CARTER. The following bulletin was Issued ' cn Senator Henna's condition tonight: Senator Hanna's temperature at 8 p. m. waa VI: pulse, 92 and regular: respiration. 14. There has been less IrrltftMllty of 'be stomach and his general condition remains good. KIaKT CARTER. LEGISLATURE TAKES ACTION Geaeral Assembly of Mars la a Meets la tk State House Plans for Re trieving; Fire SaaTerere. ANNAPOLIS. Md., Feb. l.-The general assembly met at the State house tonight to devise plans for the relief of the fire suf ferers. General Gill of Baltimore int co duoed a bill authorizing Warfield to de- clar ten successive legal holidays In the city of Baltimore so aa to aid tbe property owner and other loser by the fire to get their business affair tn as good shape as possible. The bill, which was passed at once and signed by the governor, also au thorises him to extend the suspension of business beyond ten days If necessary. A bill to make a relief appropriation which was to have been presented In the house by Wells of Prince Georges county, was laid over until the conditions and amounts needed can be ascertained. The ! liH.I.4.1.. .. .1 . ... . h, 1 . . tri .1 . I .i r. left here at W o'clock for Baltimore. The relief bill to be ff ered makes an ap propriation of $50."i for the relief of the destitute, to be dealt out by the governor and such commission as he shall name. The bill would have been Introduced to night, but after a conference In the ex ecutive chamber between Governor War field. Attorney General Bryan and others, tt was derided that tomorrow would b a better time. It Is a question whether or not the stele has sumdent funds st hand to meet the appropriation. Treasurer Yandtver Bald that he could not tell, as so much of th state's money Is now tied up In macv cf the banks which hare been burned. It Is believed that tbe legislature wfl adjourn tomorrow for th ramabsdrr ef tbe week. SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE Gvewavr Murphy Dees Sol Desire Chatramaasklp af atopaklUaa SaLoanl Committee. TEETTOJt, N J, Feb. i. Gorexnor Mur phy tonisbt was qtxattianed a boot the ru mored orlnctian of himself as chairman mt f the republican national committee, said "The duties of that position are rr.ot exacting, and bo friend af Bala wUl sug- i sect m for U yumt.m Aftes Waging Lo;nc Fight for Thirty-ronr Hoars Firemen Gain Upper Band. PILES OF RUINS ARE STILL BLAZING riremen Ars Working Theit Way Into Them from Every Side. SOME ESTIMATE LOSS AT 300,000.000 Two-Thirds of This Sam Now Considered OonserrstiTs Estimate. WHOLESALE DISTRICT IS ALL WIPED OUT Banks and Other Pcrticns of Financial Sec :ion Kaaa of Ruins, WATER FRONT LAST SECTION TO SUFFER Bla Warehoases with Their Vnlnafcle Contents, Uorks and Lnmner Yards Swept Away ky the Fire. BALTIMORE. Feb. Baltimore Is stag gering tonight under a tire loss which no one has the temerity to put la II mi res. j Th commercial district is blackened ruin. laid bare by a conniwrmllon wnicn rosea without momentary check from 10:46 yes terday morning until late In the afternoon today. At I o'clock the city officials again breathed. It was agreed the flames were under control. They had raged twenty eight hours, hisplte of almost superhuman efforts put forth by the best fighting forces which more than half a doaen cities wer able to muster. The city Is overcast with gloom. Th only lights tn the burned district are those from the smouldering ruins. The only lights in that section which escaped de struction ai-e from corner gas lamps. The ' stores are closed In nearly all streets. Tb darkened avenues are full of jostling peo ple, talking of one subject. Apparently lhere ta but on for gladness a.nd that Is that there are no homeless. Th residence section of the city escaped. Thia phase of the situation relieved the officials from any thought other than the saving of property. At p. m. the fire was entirely under control and confined to the biasing heaps of ruins The firemen are steadily fo-ing their way Inward from tha outer '.In of the burned area, making us of tugs . -jng the water front. At 2 p. m. the Associated Press sent out a bulletin saying the flames would be held in check at the Union docks and prevented from leaping Jones Falls and placing th entire city east of there In Jeopardy. At S o'clock that bulletin was confirmed. A score of times flames of fir were found lapping the sides of lumber piles on the east bank of the falla. In sowi Instance the lumber was lossed Into the falls, and this, with similar heroic measures, atayed the Cisweep of the fire. Loss Tea Bin; ta Estimate. Throughout that terrible contest. In which firemen and fire waged for supremacy, hu manity was handicapped by a gale which carried burning brands over the heads of the workers and beyond the reach of the hundreds of streams of water which poured Into the raging furnaces. But for the work of volunteers In leeklng out and ex tinguishing these embers It is certain th burned area would !. ' been twice larger than it is. About seventy- flv squares ar In ashes, extending from Lexington street on the north to Pratt street on the south; from Liberty street on the west to Jones Falls 1n the east. Insurance companies have opened tern notary offices In the Lexington bote, but ihelr representative decline to estimate the loss. The answer of one Is b-plcal of all: "It's too big. We have not fistinsa t A. I scribe It Make It above noO.O&.OOO. that's the best we ran do. The same lndec'elon ,wss true In regard to estimates concerning insurance. The rity was early pJcd under martial law and thus all Csnger ef looting tn th doomed district was eliminated. Word was received tonight that Oeneral Corbin would be here tomorrow to take command ef th federal troops. The presence of two regt ments of militia, as an adjunct to th po lice, resulted ln the maintenance of th best of order. Slapped at tk Falls. No one uarea to guess what Would haw happened had the flames Jumped tha fafla. Th struggle today has been with the on end of confining the fire to the wat aide of the muddy stream. That this effort was) successful is merely th result of th fir burning Itself out snd concerted labors of nearly 100 fire com panic, aided by th powerful fire tug, the Cataract. Again and again th terrible heat driven from th burning district across Jones Falla Ignited buildings and lumber piles. Furious hand to hand fights occurred which fortunately for the residents of Eitst Baltimore were won by the firemen. The eheerlrg news that the conflagration, had been checked spread rapidly over th city and the fruit crowds thst all Uy had surged against the tightly drawn fire II n began to turn homeward. Unless th wind, which blows briskly from th cor:hwel should change it is telleved that ther Is no further danger. Eut th tltd firemen are taking no chances. All ever tb burned district they are tonight Cghtlng the Asm flames that still live in targ pv.ea of ruins. Tbeae fires are no menace, however, for they hav nothing to teed on outside their present Umrta. During tbe fternoon the wall of flame ate Its v.-ay in a southerly and westerly direction toward the water. Sporadic trr sprang Into existence and caused tb with, crawai of apparatus and nan from tbe line of battle. Buildings, old r.nd new. large aad small, stums, sbopa, every imaginable class of business vanished as Ut Ur swept onward. As the day wore on the forefront of tbe fire reared Joaea Falls, a small stream that trends north and sooth and ivtts Baltimore frurs that portion cf th city known us Est Baltimore. This lltll strum waa the last siard. Failed ta Leas Jaex If by flying embers or by a rush kmi tb tire cenid cross and gain a foothold it extent roold net be foretold- Tremendous tSuns were mad to block h Dyaamit was used snd all the skill cf tb fir fight ers was called trrta play to cherk th ele ment that had eatrn miUloits of dollars' worth erf property. Human ekUl aud grit and untirrng courage won. Tl;e Cre as che-'ked. but behind it try a crest waste ut mora thsn Lib acrtu ia ' Kvary Ql I