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ESTAnLISIIED JUNE 19, 1871.
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BOERS STAND ALOOF
Natite Whttei Are an Unknown Political
Factor in British South Africa.
SERIES OF MEETINGS SOON TO BE HELD
Result May Show What Burghers Will Do
for Their Country.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS DISCUSSED
Hot Bo Much Demand for Bespongible Gov
ernment at Formerly.
CHINESE SATISFACTORY TO EMPLOYERS
Asiatics la Rand Mines Said to Hare
' Justlted the Action of Govern
ment In Permitting Their
Importation.
JOHANNESBURG. Feb. ll.-(Speclnl Ca
l,f,ram to The Bee.) Although Blx month
' have elapsed since the announcement in
the king's speech that representative gov
ernment would be granted this year to the
Transvaal, the colony Itself has only Just
realized that some expression of public
opinion there regarding the principle of
the new constitution may be expected by
the home government. It is useless to
r look for any such expression from the
' Boers, for they have kept themselves aloof
from the political life of the colony. On
the other hand, the British community
1 fiads Itsel? divided at the outset Into two
camp by the Insidious agitation for re-
1 sponsible government. Consequently, at
the present moment there Is aome fear
lest representations from the colony should
, be robbed of their due weight and not re
ceive the careful consideration to which
j, they aro entitled at the hands of those
preparing the new constliutlon. There Is
BURNS AGAINST PROTECTION
Labor
Leader In House of Commo
aye Depression la Dae
to Waste.
'1ST IS BITTER
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LONDON, Feb. lit (Special iraram to
The Bee.) John Burns, M. P., speaking be
fore the Ebden club this week, said that
the fiscal fallacies, economic nostrums snd
political Illusions fair trade, retaliation
and protection had been In that hall op
posed by a well directed stream of facts,
the effect of which was that Mr. Chamber
lain's bogus agitation had colUpeed. In
ISM, when, according to Mr. Chamberlain,
the empire was In bankruptcy, Lancashire
had the brokers In and Yorkshire had a
heavy mortgage upon It, Great Britain had
a record oversea trade. It was true that
there was distress through want of em
ployment, but It was not In the region of
oversea trade. The buoyancy of Great
Britain's foreign trade proved that the de
pression from which the people were suf
fering was not due to lack of tariffs, but to
the domestic waste, colonial wantonness
and high taxntlon of the government.
Money which ought to have gone to bglld
up trade had to go for Imperial fireworks
In South Africa. Those who "Mafficked''
had now to starve, and he was sure that
occasional depression was not worth having
If the people were thereby taught the folly
of expansion. Dear money, high taxation,
heavy rate and discouragement of public
and private enterprise were some of the
fruits of the uncertainty which Mr. Cham
berlain had created. It was monstrous thot
the authors of the present distress should
attribute to free trade what was due to
their own muddle, wnnle nnd extravagance.
For a paltry .ClO.OuO.OoO spread over the
whole empire the people were asked to rev
olutionize a fiscal system under which
Great Britain had prospered, and which had
created a greater abundance of things for
the poor man to do than he ever had In
the palmy days of protection. There was
no evidence that the cclonles were In favor
of the change. If Germany was Elysium,
how was It thnt 25O.00O miners were there
properly demanding a bore subslstnnce?
I Russia had protection, cruel, brutal, merci
less, nnd also conscription, which was the
hnlf-hrnther nf nmlMnn T. v,.i
little oubt however, that there ts a ten- , ,QW dpar food, aml at tnl9
dency for the two parties to come to- , momfn, ft fcw Nothng contr,DUted more
to political, industrial shackles and eco
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. gether and to loavo only a few
I ted malcontents still clamoring
. sponsible government.
bequest Is I'seless.
A public meeting held this week In the
market square In favor of Immediate self
government did not collect more than 1,000
comparatively apathetic listeners, while
signs of weakening are evident In the ranks
of the responsible government association
Itself. Many of those who joined this or-
' ganlzatlon hastily are realizing now the
ur,lesaTiess of their request. Gradually the
practical difficulties in the way of an im-
, Mediate grant of self-government are be
fng understood. These ore the very diffl-
cultlea which have always In the history of
the British empire made It necessary that
responsible government should be preceded
by representative Institutions. These prac
tical difficulties, and not so much distrust
of the Boer, make an Immediate, grant of
' responsible government Impossible.
. As regards the Boers, Great Britain
1 I" simply Is not In a position to trust or dls
I ' trust thera.for the good reason that, thejr
V vnave absolutely refused Tiltherib' to play
' . any part in tne political lire or tne colony
which might evoke one or the other of
these feelings. The: Boer remains an un
known quantity; until he declares himself
' 'he must be left out of the calculation. It
)la true that a series of Boer meetings Is
announced to be held throughout the coun
try during the next four weeks; possibly
these may teach the representatives of the
i government something.
. In the meantime It seems necessary that
. there should be no undue haste In pro
. tnulgatlng the order in council containing
the new constitution of the Transvaal. The
people of the colony are only Just begin
ning to find themselves able to realize the
difference between side Issues and the
fundamental principle.
Pleased with Chinese.
LONDON, Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) With reference to the statement
made by Lord Teynhain, the chairman of
the Rand Victoria Mines (Ltd.), at the an
nual meeting of that company. Lord Harris,
the chairman of the Consolidated Gold
Fields of South Africa (Ltd.), has made the
'following statement this week:
The Importation of Chinese for manual
Inuor on the mines waa originally always
discussed as an experiment; If 1 recollect
rightly, Mr. Chamberlain used the expres
sion In one or more of his speeches in the
i louse or commons, una 1 nave no uoutit
that Lord Teynham had that In his mind
' naturally,
aken p. ace
onomlc fetters than the things which Mr.
Chamberlnln was asking Britons to adopt
In their country.
VISIT IS CAUSING COMMENT
Ensrllsh Princesses May
Queen of Spain
Port nasi.
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LISBON. Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-The recent visit of the duke and
duchess of Connaught to Lisbon is being
widely discussed in connection with the
rumored betrothal of the Princesses Vic
toria and Margaret to the Portuguese crown
prince and the kins' of Spain.
The correspondent of the Imparclal, one
of the most Important newspapers in Spain,
snys the Portuguese minister of foreign af
fairs told him in an Interview that nothing
has been settled In regard to the Princess
Victoria, but the betrothal may possibly
take place. The newspapers here all state
that the two princesses are ahortly-to vlstt
Rome, where they will be received Into the
Roman Catholic church.
MADRID, Feb. 11. (8peclnl Cablegram to
The Bee.) King Alfonso will leave Madrid
for his forthcoming tour toward the end
of April. According to the arrangements
made he will first visit Paris, probably ar
riving the- on May 1. After a ten or
twelve days' stay in the French capital his
majesty will visit Kiel and Berlin and at
tend the German mllltnry manuvers.
From Germany tho young king will travel
to London, where he will be the guest 'of
King Edward for about a week. During
his stay In England he will visit Liverpool,
where he will Inspect the docks and ship
yards and other points of Interest.
After leaving England the king will pro
ceed on a visit to Amsterdam and thence
to Brussels, from which city he will return
direct to Spain. The royal tour will occudv
1 altogether ubout two months.
MILAN. Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The committee of engineers to
whom was Intrusted the task of rebuilding
the St. Marks campanile at' Venice has
Issued a report on the progress of the
work.
Tho ancient foundations were found In
a decomposed state, so they were sur
rounded with 3,576 beams, each four meters
'ine I'lnnette U1ve Known tnemxeiveH ex-j n length, which were driven In so as to
..'Annul.' i.unlulil. tnA.r nam, a -
(vim.-j hup j.... .it. Hi.-.. t a o uuuriiunrii
. .In bin speech recently, and very
fhnvinir reenrd for wnul has l
f . i since, he desired to Impress upon the gov-
V,ernment, In the event of the.r still regard
ing the Introduction of Chlneoe as an tx
perlinent, thnt it w.is impossible any longer
to uo so. wnui nas tai.en pi ace is this:
REPAIRING THE CAMPANILE
Knalneers Report Progress on Work
of Savins; Great Monument
at Venice.
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migration to South Africa very readily,
they ure showing themselves admirabio
workmen, they ure spending their money In
South Africa, very fieuly, and though there
,have been M few disputes and disturbances,
they are really of a very unimportant char
acter and no more Important than very sim
ilar occurrences when only Kaffirs were em
ployed on the mines.
Having regard for all these circumstances
It la not surprising that the anti-Chinese
purty In Johannesburg has quite recently
expressed its acknowledgment that it was
originally mistaken in opposing the intro
duction and acknowledge that the people
are now entlsned with tne experiment, and
having regard for the fnrt that the Trans
vaal is shortly to be given a considerable ,
measure or representative government. It
is obviously Impossible any longer for the
UrttlHh government to treat the introduc
tion of Chinese as an experiment. The peo
ple of the Transvunl, according to the rpln
Ion of one of the leaders of the anti-Chinese
party, ure, satisfied with the arrange
ment, and, knowing as we do how entirely
dependent the Transvaal Is upon the prog
ress of the mines). It Is inconceivable that
thev would vliiw with satHf action an suu-
f cation that the Introduction of Chinese Is
o be any way checked.
DUKE'S VISIFCAUSES TALK
Prince of House of Savoy Said to
liar Had Meeting; with
the Pop.
ROMS, Feb. ll.-(Specln) Cablegram to
Tho Bee.) The question of the alleged visit
ef the duke of Genoa, brother of Queen
Marghertta. to tho pope has roused a storm
of polemics In the Italian press. The Pa
trln, the organ of the Free Masons, at
tacks most vehemently all thoss who dare
to believe that a prince of the house of
Bavoy would go Incognito to the pope, thus
humiliating not only himself but the whole
of Italy.
The democratic . Veseagere states that
urh a visit would only be possible after an
explicit Invitation on the psrt of the Vstl
ran, in which case It should take place not
secretly, but In full pomp In thts presence
of the whole Italian people, which Is the
supreme Judge In the contest between the
church and the sts'e. The Corrlere Delia
Hera th'nks the visit may be the first step
leading to something more Important. The
Oanette de Benlzla hints that It ran
scarcely be called visit, but an accidental
meeting, which followed the visit of the
duke of Genoa to the Vatican museum, al
though a special understanding may have
a preceded It.
make a compact mass. The timbers were
then covered with a special cement. The
exterior of the ancient foundation is being
renewed with blocks of marblo, and It Is
expected that the rebuilding of the masonry
will begin In the spring. So far the ex
penses attending the work of reconstruc
tion amount to 4,500.
EASIER RULE FOR SOLDIERS
German Coart Reduces Sentence
Privates and Increases that
of Sergeant.
of
BERLIN, Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Judgment has been passed In
the appeal case of the two soldiers Gun
ther nnd Volgt who were sentenced at
Dessau some weeks ago to five years' penal
servitude for mutinous conduct for attack
ing a. sergeant named Heine. The case
caused considerable excitement throughout
Germany. The superior court has now re
duced this monstrous sentence to thirteen
months' ordinary Imprisonment, from which
three months aro to be deducted for the
time already spent In Jail. Heine, the ser
geant In question, who was sentenced at
Dessau to six months' Imprisonment for
Illegally using his side arms, had degrada
tion to the ranks added to his punishment.
OPENS SCHOOL OF DUELLING
Paris House Where Men Can Become
Accustomed to Servo as
Targets.
PARIS, Feb. ll.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) A school for duelling has been
established at the Le Fevre gymnasium in
the Rue du Oallsee, In Paris, under the
manugement of Dr. DeVlllers The pupils,
dressed In long black blouses and wearing
masks to protect (heir eyes and faces,
stand up at thirty paces apart and fire st
each othvr wltH duelling pistols, loaded
with pel els coated with felt. The pellets
are dangerous at ten paces, but at twenty
five to thirty paces the greatest harm they
can do Is to muke a bruise.
The object of the school I to' accustom
men to the preparation for a duel and to
enable them to stand up before a pistol
without feeling nervous.
Member of Parliament Accuses Irish Exec
utive of Flaying Fast and Loose.
SAYS HE IS CATERING TO NATIONALISTS
Bees Attempt to Make Qood Reputation by
Sacrificing His Friends.
ENGLISH AND SCOTCH ARE DECEIVED
Such Are Allegations of Speaker at Meet
ing at Glenroy,
DUNRAVEN S PARTY iS COLDLY RECEIVED
Kelther t nlonlsts Jior Nationalists
Will Give Aid or Comfort to the
.ev Irish Reform Association.
DUBLIN. Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Heo.)-C. C. Craig. M. P.. replying to a
vole of CMiiflUeno? passed at a unionist
meeting held s.t Glcnray this week, said, to
hla mind, there v.-ro only two explanations
of the reaHor.M which weighed with the pres
ent executive when they aided and abetted
the nationalists; the tirst was the chief
secretary knew full well that It waa of
vital Importance to his career as a poli
tician and a statesman that when he re
linquished ofllce he should do so with the
reputation of having left Ireland In a state
of profound peace and contentment after a
rule characterized by Justice and firmness.
To muke sure of that reputation he had de
termined, at all cost and at whatever sacri
fice of innooent loyalists in the south and
west, thnt nothing In the shape of nation
alist dissatisfaction or dlsotder should be
allowed to Bhow Itself if it could possibly
be avoided. The chief secretary apparently
never thought It possible that this discon
tent nnd dissatisfaction would be expressed
by the long-suffering Ulstermen. Acting,
therefore, on this assumption, he thought
the easiest way of attaining his object was
by giving the nationalists all they asked
for. It muBt be their duty to show Mr.
Wyndham In his true light to the unionist
of England. The second explanation was
that the cabinet had deliberately taken up
this line of action. They hid poured out
public money on the nationalists, while neg
lecting the unionists, for the purpose.! of i
obtaining the support of the nationalists at
the approaching election.
If this was correct they were In a position
of great peril, for the nationalists could
only be kept In a state of benevolent neu
trality or of active support by bribes, each
one of which was pretty sure to be some
thing adversely effecting the Interests of
unlnnists. While this state of affairs lasted
they were between the devil and the deep
sea, and the sooner they got themselves
out of that uncomfortable position the
better. '
A period In opposition might purchase a
salutary effect on the leaders of the union
ist party. He believed the mass of union
ists in England and Scotland were Just as
etrrmg frtends to thwr tdy a they wer
during the ' long; years of the home rule
struggle; but they have been kept in the
dark as to the true state ot affairs In Ire
land. When they had awakened to the
fact that" their unionist brethren In Ireland
were being betrayed by a government of
their own making, they would see to It that
matters were righted. It must be their
duty to enlighten them. What course the
Ulster unionist party was to take when
Parliament met was not yet settled. It waa
hnrd to break away from old traditions,
but the strain on the bonds which bound
them to the present government was
quickly nearlng the breaking point.
Reformers Coldly Received.
The report of the "lirst general meet
ing" of the Ii'l-Hli Reform association has
attracted very Uttle attention. The news
papers have devoted leading articles to It,
but) so far as one can observe, the general
publlo does not . talk or think about It at
all. People are Interested Id the associa
tion's brief, suspicious and stormy past,
but not in Its future, which seems likely
to be harmless and uneventful. The Irish
Times, In a dispassionate article, gives
Lord Dunraven and his friends two pieces
of advice: "Don't have anything to do
with Dublin Castle" and "Don't have any
thing to do with the United Irish league."
On the former It Is not necessary to com
ment. The latter Is suggested by the
fact that the Reform association has given
Its official approval to the views on the
laborers' question of the "Land and La
bor association." This Is a sort of off
shoot and ally, of the United Irish league,
and advocates a conference on the labor
ers' question between the Ulster members
and the league. "This," saya the Irish
Times, "Is a mistake In tactics, because
for a body like the Irish Reform associa
tion to recognize in any way a body like
the United Irish . league must Inevitably
destroy the confidence of unionists, while
In no way attracting the support of the
nationalists." '
The Freeman's Journal does not relax
In any wuy Its attitude of cold suspicion
toward the reformers. Their policy Is still
of a "hybrid character" and ot an "am
biguity" which "suggests an adroitness
that is, perhaps, excessive." The Freeman
sneers at the proposed conference on the
laborer's question. Its final word on ths
main policy of the Reform association ts
that "any association that .makes 'the
maintenance of the Legislative union a
cardinal article of its constitution cannot
expect support or countenance from any
body or organization of Irish nationalists
or home rulers."
Politicians Are Talking;.
t! peaking here Ibis week on the prospects
of a general election. Mr. T. W. Russell,
M. P., said that the result of the next eleo
tlon might be the return of a large liberal
majority, Independent of both the Irish and
the conservatives and not prepared to en
lurtain a home rule bill, but determined to
put In force a liberal policy for Ireland.
What was the policy of such a government
to be? For one thing, It would mean a large
reduction In the publlo expenditure of Ire
land. Give him such an administration
and he would undertake to have the ex
penditure 3,000,000 less, and no one would
be the worse and everybody the better for
the change.
PLAN OF NAVAL MANEUVERS
Great Uceaa Tournament to Test
strategic Efficiency of Dis
tribution of Fleets.
LONDON, Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The admiralty has Issued a
"general Idea" of this summer's naval
maneuvers, which will be a prelude to
those of 106.
The aim of the great ocean tournament
Is to test the strategic efficiency of the
new distribution of fleets, which formed
the essential part of the recent reorganisa
tion scheme.
A state of war as wide In Its area as
the whole of the stations of the British
fleet will be developed after a preparatory
period of "strained relations," and It will
rest with the main battle fleets and their
affiliated cruiser squadrons to demonstrate
how far they can maintain dominion of the
sea In the face of a mobile and elusive
enemy.
The strategic proposition laid down by
the admiralty clearly recognizes the prin
ciple that any naval war, to be successful,
must be end of prompt aggression by
Great Britain.
The following Is the admiralty's outline
of the cj-eratlons:
"It Is Intended, during tho summer of
1905, to carry out ft series of maneuvers
to represent the condition of affairs which
might exist at a period when the relations
of Great Britain with some hypothetical
power or powers had become so seriously
strained that an outbreak of hostilities was
possible at any moment.
"During such a period, although no gen
eral mobilization. Including the calling out
of the reserves, might as yet have taken
place, it would still be the duty of all
British squadrons In commission to keep
In touch with the ships or squadrons of the
hypothetical enemy, ready to act at a mo
ment's notice.
"This touch should usually be main
tained by cruisers, which would transmit
their Information to ie battle fleets by
whatever means of communication were
available, the battleships themselves re
maining In the vicinity of central strate
gic position. To carry out this Idea
three specially formed skeleton- squadrons
and certain single detached ships will rep
resent tho hypothetical enemy under the
title of the Red Side.
"Two of thee squadrons will carry out
a series of movements in European waters
or the west Atlantic, while the third prob
ably will make for a more or less distant
destination. The single ships will move
Independently near the trade routes.
"All British ships In commission, with
the exception of the vessels detailed to the
nru D,uc, win rorm the Blue Side, and
on receipt of telegraphic orders from the
admlmlty will Immediately make them
selves acquainted with the whereabouts
of the Red squadrons, and take the neces
sary steps for keeping In touch with them
and for effectively dealing with them
should war at any moment be assumed to
have broken ouv.
"The maneuvers will extend to all sta
tions abroad as well as to those near home,
and they will continue on these lines until
directed to cease by telegraphic orders
rrom the admiralty.
J8mtende that the maneuvers of
1906 shall be a continuation of the above
Idea and that they shall reproduce as
taetk -Weft would be employed after
war with the hypothetical enemy had
actually broken out."
CAREER OF , PAUL D0UMER
Mew President of French Chamber of
Deputies Is a Former '
Writer.
PARIS. Feb. Jl.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee.)-M. Paul Doumer, whose election
as president of the French Chamber of
Deputies Is almost the certain precursor
of the fall of the Combes ministry, Is
universally recognized as France's coming
man. Today he Is president of the cham
ber, next month he may be premier, next
year president of the republic.
M. Doumer was born in Aurollac forty
eight years ago. The son of poor parents
he was brought up as a locksmith. Out of
his earnings as a workman he paid for
his own education and, eventually grad
uating, followed the usual course of the
poor and ambitious young Frenchman, be
coming a Journalist.
But the ambitious, young Frenchman does
not remain a Journalist long. "Journal
Ism," said M. Doumer, "leads to every
thing, provided one does not stick to It
too long." a remark very similar to one
made In England by Mr. Asquith.
Paul Doumer came to Paris to edit the
Voltaire and was elected to the chamber
as radical deputy for the Alsne In 1888.
Early In the '90 s he began to be recog
nised for his political abilities and his
Immense Industry, and In 1895 he became
finance minister to the bourgeois cabinet,
his term of office being marked by the
first proposal to Impose an Income tax.
When Mellne, the leader of the mod
erate republicans, came Into power, M.
Doumer was one of his most active and
caustic opponents, and It Is said that It
was largely to be rid of so powerful an
opponent that M. Doumer was offered the
post of governor general of Indo-China.
The state of his finances mainly Jnduced
him to expatriate himself, and he served
the full five-year term of his office.
DALAI LAMA IS IN MONGOLIA
Renort Is Received that Ho May
Eventually Go to St.
Petersburg;.
WARSAW, Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) A correspondent of the Ga
zette, writing from Urga, the capital of
Mongolia, says that' the Dalai Lama of
Thibet has arrived there with a suite of
several thousand persons. His baggage and
that of hla suite waa carried by 200 camels.
The people of Urga had long been ex
pecting his arrival, and, notwithstanding
the severe frost, the Chinese troops and
300,000 citizens went out of town for sev
eral miles to meet him. His arrival was
announced to the rest of the population by
a salvo ot artillery, and he took up his
quarters in a palace specially prepared for
him, where all the holy men and teachers
of Urga usually hold their meetings, and
which contains the most famous Buddhist
temples. Many thousand of pilgrims are
In an article In the Freeman's Journal. I arriving from all parts of Mongolia from
Mr. Russell says that the agrarian question
In Connaught ran only be settled by com
pulsion. He assures Mr. Redmond that in
their efforts to this end the Irish party
will have the hearty oo-operatlon of all
whom he can Influenoe In Ulster.
In a letter which Is published this week,
Mr. Michael Davltt strongly opposes the
agitation which Is being organised In the
Interest of Irish farmers against the Re
moval of the English embargo on Canadian
live stock. He Is eurprtfdthat many lead
ing nationalists do not remember that
Canada Is one of the best friends ot the
home rule cause, and that in opposing Ca-
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the country beyond Lake Baikal and from
the Astrakhan steppes to do him homage.
Among them Is Erettuyeff, the chief Uuna
of eastern Siberia, who had obtained the
permission of the Russian authorities to
Join the pllgrima Although the etiquette
of the Dalai Lama's court forbids him to
receive Europeans, he has given a long
audience to the Russian official sent to him
by the consul.
Various reports are current among the
Mongols and Buryats as to the Dalai
Lama's plan for the future. Some say
that he will proceed to the Goose Lake,
where Is the chief temple of the llamas In
the Trans-Baikal, others that he Is going
to Bt Petersburg,
STORM IS GENERAL
Weather Bureau Reports Prevalence of
Worst Conditit is in Six Years.
BLIZZARD RAGING IN WESTERN NEBRASKA
Snow Blocks the Tracks and Local Trains
Are Abandoned,
BLINDING SNOW IN HAWKEYE STATE
Thermometer Below Zero and Street Car
Traffio is Impeded.
FROM PACIFIC COAST TO MISSISSIPPI
Northwest Reports a Bllssard Which
Is Interfering; with Traffic and
Southwest Expects Rough
Wenther Soon.
WASHINGTON, 'eu. 11. The weather
bureau reports that the third general snow
storm within the last ten days has set
In over Kansas and Nebraska and the
lower Missouri and upper; Mississippi val
leys. The storms, accompanied by con
siderable snow and extreme cold, continued
in tho middle Rocky mountain region, the
nearest approach to the present conditions
there having occurred in February, 1S9U.
The first cold wave of tho season has over
spread Idaho, eastern Oregon and eastern
Washington. The forecasts today announce
that the temperatures will 'moderate
slowly in the northern districts.
A ridge of high pressure extends this
morning from the North Pacific const
states eastward to the upper Mississippi
valley and southeast from there to the
middle Atlantic coast.
Local Trains Are Abandoned.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Feb. ll.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) This has been the worst day of
the winter for handling trains. The
branches out of here on the Union Pacific
are practically abandoned, especially the
Spaldlng-Alblon line. Two freight trains
were sent out this morning, but only got
about three mllen from town and stalled
and had to be pulled bade by a switch en
gine. The sflovt plows got ready to clear
the branches, but were called into service
on the main line, which is fast being
blocked between here and Grand Inland.
The snow haa been drifting all day and
is packing hard, and unless tho lines are
opened tomorrow they will probably bo
closed for several days. Two engines pull
ing three coaches stalled on the main line
here today In less than fifteen Inches of
hard-packed snow. The Lincoln passenger
on the Burlington went out this morning,
but is not reported at Lincoln yet, and it
Is doubtful If it returns before Monday.
If it can be spared from the main line, a
rotary plow will take a shot at the branch
lines tomorrow.
There Is no sign of a let up In the storm
tonight.
LINCOLN, Feb. U. Zero temperature
and a heavy fall of snow, which has con
tinued uninterruptedly throughout the day,
form a weather combination tonight in
Lincoln and southeast Nebraska probably
the worst experienced this winter. At no
time today has the temperature been above
zero and at times the storm had the pro
portions of a blizzard. Street car schedules
are abandoned and cars run with difficulty.
Steam railroad trains are from one to seven
hours late. On nearly all lines of the Bur
lington passenger trains are preceded by
snowplows. Traffic on the Union Pacific
branch from Valley to Lincoln is blocked
by the wrecking of a freight train near
Tutan. The train struck a snow drift and
seven cars and the caboose were thrown
from the track. No one was Injured.
The storm ts Increasing in violence in
Lincoln tonight and the temperature Is
falling.
Division Superintendent Bignell of the
Burlington said tonight that the past twenty-four
hours had been the wortt on his
lino since the winter of 1881. No freight
trains whatever are moving, and no pas
senger trains except on the main line, and
these are moving with difficulty, preceded
In every Instance by snow plows.
Not a train on the Rock Island has
reached Lincoln since 5 o'clock this morning
nnd tonight orders were given' to tie up
trains of every description. The through
Denver Limited on the Rock Island is
being held at the town of Plymouth.
Conditions on the Lincoln branch ot the
Northwestern are about as bad.
Bllssard Is Reported.
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. U. Reports show
that the northwest is In the grip of a
worse blizzard than that of Thursday and
trains are stuck.
LEAD, a D., Feb. ll.-The coldest
weather of the year Is prevalent In the
Black -Hills. The thermometer registered
the following number of degrees below zero
last night: Lead, 28; Sturgls, 2a; Dead
wood, 26; SpearfiBh, 28; Bellfourche, 25;
Galena, 26; Terraville, 30; Terry, 32; Rapid
City, 24; Portland, 27.
AUBURN, Neb., Feb. II. (Special.) The
weather continues to be very cold. A
sweeping northwest wind prevailed all day
yesterday, drifting the snow badly and
making the north and south roads almost
Impassible. Trains were .greatly delayed
as a result The mercur. , registered U
below zero this morning.
8TURGIS, 8. D., Feb. 1L (Special Tele
gram..) Otto White, a member of the
Sixth Cavalry band at Fort Meade, had
his feet, hands and ears frozen near here
during the night. The hands swelled and
bursted. He was taken to the post hospi
tal In a critical condition and amputation
of his fingers may be necessary.
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. lt.-This was the
coldest day of the year In Butte. Ther
mometers registered 29 below zero In the
heart of the city today. It was 60 degrees
belcw zero on the flats south of town and
In the hill suburbs.
At Anaconda 38 degrees below zero was
registered.
Blinding; Snow In Iown.
DES MOINES. Feb. 11. A blinding snow
storm prevailed throughout central Iowa
today, with the thermometer down to zero.
Street car traffic here la seriously Impeded.
KANSAS CB y, Feb. 11. A snow storm
general througetfut western Missouri and In
Kansas prevailed today, with the tempera
ture for this part. of the southwest averag
ing about zero. It la predicted that the
storm will move south Into Oklahoma snd
Indian Territory.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) The worst blizzard of the season is
raging here tonight and the temperature
has fallen to 10 degrees below sera The
snuw Is drifting badly and traffio on the
railroads Is practically suspended. The
Burlington passenger train from Holdrege
has been abandoned and no trains have
been operated through here today on the
Rock Island. The Burlington got a train
through from Lincoln and one from Ne
braska City. In places cuts are drifted full
of suow and It Is Impossible to get trains
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Sunday
nnd Mondayi Warmer Monday.
SEWS SECTION
1 Roera Are Holdlna- Aloof.
Vnlnnlat Members Are Hitter.
Storm One nf Worst la Years.
Fear More Strikes In Russia.
8 Csnr In Favor of Kemskr T.enhor.
Mitchell's Partner Confesses.
H Sews from All Parts of Nebraska.
State Fares Well In Rnlldlns; Rill.
Less oney for Common Schools.
4 Ars-nment on Railroad Tax Case.
Snow Expensive for the City.
5 Snortlna; .News of the Iny.
Hoy's Proceedings of Consrress.
0 l'nst Week In Omaha Society.
Woman In Club nnd Charity.
' T Council Bluffs nnd Iown News.
Peace Hunt on Russia's Attitude.
B Kelson Stirs I p the City Council.
Affairs at South Omaha,
tleanlnsr Ip the Criminal List.
EDITORIAL, SECTION
Jnnkln'a Rill Is Not I. Iked.
Work of I'nsraded Schools.
Yards Are Rlockaded with Corn.
10 EdltortM.
11 Some Facts Abont Wnter Works.
IS Financial and Commercial.
14 Senate Amends the Treaties.
News from the Army Posts.
10 Lesser Set Free by the Court.
I
IIAl.K-TONi: SECTION
1 New President of Commercial Club
Stories About Prominent People.
Messages of gt. Valentine's Day.
Some Tersely Told Tales.
a Plays, Players and Playhouses.
Music and Musicians.
3 Story by Conan Doyle.
4 Press tint Reneflt Illustrated.
Stories for the Little People.
5 Cold Weather Scenes on Streets.
Something; Abont Cotton Industry.
0 In the Domain of Womnn.
T Sportinn; (Gossip of the Week.
COLOR SECTION
1 Bnster Brown's Valentine.
2 Hearts as Irftve Tokens.
From Near nnd Fnr.
!l Champion Marriage Promoter.
4 Latest In Valentines,
Divorcees Outnumber Divorced.
R Wm. Wnldorf Astor's Dausjhter.
Mothers Cllnsr to Children.
Possibilities of n Deer Farm.
7 Top o' the Mornln'.
H Career of Cholly Cashenller.
Alice Sends n Valentine.
U The Schoolmaster nnd Felicia.
"Locoed" Horse No Joke.
New Ideas for Women.
10 neantles of the Stasie.
Temperature nt Omaha Yesterdayi
Hour. Desr. Hour. Dec.
K a. m 2 1 p. m O
i a. ni 1 2 p. m 1
7 a. m ...... 1 a p. m 1
N n. ni 2 4 p. m O
B n. m 2 R p. m 2
10 n. in 2 O p. m 4
11 a. m 1 7 p. in 4
12 m 1
Indicates below aero.
FURNITURE OWNED BY OTHERS
Counters I'sed by the Pan-American
Rank at Chicago Were
..... , , . . .. borrowed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. A public sale of fur
niture supposed to be the property of the
Pan-American bank, was to have taken
place today as a means of raising funds to
satiiify part of the claims against the de
funct institution, but the sale has been
postponed by Judge Dunne, he having
learned that the bank did not even own the
mahogany and marble counters and the
safe, which had given the Institution an
air of prosperity.
The safe and lock company showed that
the safe belonged to them, the bank hav
ing secured the safe on the Installment
plan. Attorneys for John 8. Level, for
merly b, private banker here, told the
court that the mahogany and marble
trimmed furniture was borrowed from
Level. A restraining order was prepared
at once and the sale of the fixtures forbid
den. Receiver Day expressed the hope that
there would be enough left to cover the
amount of $200, which he paid In order to
free the bank from entanglement of a
Justice court Judgment. The president of
the bank, W. H. Hunt, Is still fighting ex
tradition In New York City.
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. U.-Oovernor Hlg
gins has refused to authorize the extradi
tion from this state of William Hunt at the
requisition of the governor of Illinois, upon
which a hearing was held before him yes
terday. He said today he had refused the
O tradition upon the ground that the papers
accompanying the requisition were insuf
ficient to Justify action by him.
Hunt Is wanted In Chicago upon an In
dictment charging him with complicity In
the acceptance of a deposit by the Pan
American bank after the bank was known
to be Insolvent.
OHIO REPUBLICANS IN ROW
Forces of Herrlck and Foraker Clash
at Meetlnsc of Republican
Clabs.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 11. The annual con
vention of the Ohio League ot Republican
clubs which was held here today resulted
In a spilt between the forces of Governor
Herrrick and those of Senator Foraker
and the election of two setes of officers,
one headed by Senator Archer of Bellalre,
representing the Foraker faction, and the
other one headed by Congressman-elect
Grant Mauser of Marion, representing ths
Herrlck forces. ,
The spilt took place shortly after the
convention was called to order. The
Foraker forces wanted Senator Archer,
president of the league, to name the com
mittee on credentials, while the Herrlck
forces wanted one delegate from each club
represented on the floor to compose the
committee. The chairman refused to en
tertain the motion and the Herrlck people-withdrew,
adjourning until afternoon.
The Foraker people then proceeded to elect
the old officers and adjourned sine die.
This afternoon the Herrlck forces held
a convention and elected Mr. Mauser president.
FEAR MORE TROUBLE
St Petersburg Strike is Spreading: and Out
break May Occnr at Any Time.
DEMONSTRATION MAY BE MADE TODAY
Another Regiment of Cavalry Posted in ths
Wiborg Distriot.
GOVERNOR OF LODZ BLAMES STRIKERS
Alleges that Assault of Workmen on Officer
Caused Shooting at Sosnovioe.
OFFICIAL REPORT IS THIRTY-THREE KILLED
Thirty-Six Were Wounded, Klghteer
Seriously, In 'Conflict Which.
Followed Attempt of Men
to Stop Work.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 11. In conse
quence of the threatening attitude ot the
strikers In the Wlborg quarter of this city
the authorities today brought In from
Peterhoff addltlonul cavalry which was
posted about the Viborg district. '
The Society of Russlun Iron Masters, rep
resenting $5o0,000,0u0 of capital, has memori
alized M. Wltte, president of the committee
of ministers, on the labor question, pointing
out that the attitude of the people is a
warning "that no repressive measures will
end the deeply-rooted movement of the
Russian people."
The Iron masters further declare that nor
mal relations between the workmen and
their employers are only possible with a
system of government based on Justice and
with the participation of both employers
and employes In legislation, equality tor all
before tho law. Inviolability of domicile,
the right to hold meetings and strike pro
tection for workers against the attacks of
strikers, freedom of speech and press and
universal compulsory education.
The strike extended today to Lessner'a,
Tlelman's and a number of other works.
The men remain quiet and determined and
declare they will not yield until they win
the fight for an eight-hour day. A large
number of troops are posted about the
Viborg and Newsky quarters.
7 p. m. The day passed quietly, without
any collisions between the troops and
stflkers, though a number of arrests were
made after a big meeting at the Moscow
gain this morning. The police and Cossacks
did not Interfere with the assembly Itself,
at which there was only tho reading of
papers and a desultory discussion, following
the men when the meeting broke up and
preventing them marching in large bodies
to Intimidate other workmen. A long drive
through the disturbed parts of the city
showed the presence of cavalry, Infantry
and police everywhere. In the Industrial
quarters most of the establishments wars
closed at 2 p. m., the regular Saturday
half holiday releasing practically the en
tire Industrial population of St. Petersburg
and making It very difficult to verify the
host of rumors. But It was evident that
there had been no general extension of ths
strike, as feared. The strikers apparently
have no plans for making demonstrations
tomorrow, but it Is . Impossible to predict
what may develop.
Dispatches received here from Warsaw
are to the effect that a serious situation
there Is apprehended. In fact, the situa
tion throughout Poland Is causing grave
fears. i
Governor of Lods Blames Strikers.
LODZ, Feb. 11. The governor, in an In
terview with the correspondent of the As
sociated Press today, said
My official reports from Sosnovice show
that thirty-three persons were killed and
thirty-six wounded, eighteen of whom were
seriously hurt, in the eonfilct at the Kath
erinen iron works on Thursday. The
trouble began when a large body of strik
ing miners tried to force the furnace men
of the Iron works to put out the fires and
join tne striae. rue mou oecame violent,
broke down a fence and forced an entrance
Into the works, which were guarded by two
companies of Infantry. The officers or
dered the crowd to leave, but they refused.
Suddenly a striker drew a large knife and
rushed at an officer. The soldiers then
fired on the mob, which Immediately fled,
leaving the dead and wounded.
The governor added that no other shoot
ing had been reported and that quiet had
been restored in the city. There are 50,000
men on Btrike in the Sosnovioe district,
Strike at Khnrkoff.
KHAjHKOFF, Feb. 11 Four thousand em
ployee of the railway engine works hers
have struck. The authorities are negotia
ting with the men, who will make known
their demands on Monday next.
Troobetskoy Refuses Plnee.
MOSCOW, Feb. U. Prlnoe Troubetskoy,
president of the Moscow semstvo, has la
formed the assembly ot nobles that be
declines re-election as provincial marshal
of the nobility. Addressing' a meeting of
the nobles. Prince Troubetskoy declared
that throughout his tenancy of office he
had always striven to maintain harmony
amog the nobility of Moscow anC through
out Russia, but as a split had manifested
itself during the debate on ths recant ad
dress to the emperor, hs had decided aen
to seek re-election. ,
The assembly tried to induoe Prince
Troubetskoy to reconsider bis decision, but
he refused to do so. Ail the former prorut
olal and district marshals of tha nobility
whose names were proposed likewise de
clined the post. The deadlock ultimately
was temporarily solved by Prince Troubet
skoy consenting to remain In office until
bis successor Is found.
Condition Serious at Batons.
RATOUM, Caucasia, Feb. 11. The ques
tion of provisioning Batoum Is becoming
acute owing to the continuance of the
strike. No supplies are arriving, as tramo
on the railroads Is completely suspended.
The government kerosene supply la ex
hausted and tha high school Is closed. Ths
strikers murdered an engine driver who
attempted to continue work.
Warsaw Workmen dult.
WARSAW, Feb. U.-Work has again
been suspended In all the factories here.
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OKLAHOMA FARMER MURDERER
Kills Wife and Daughter, Seta Fire
to Honse nnd Commits
Suicide.
GUTHRIE. Okl., Feb. ll.-Whlle tem
porarily Insane James Eates, a farmer, at
their home at Marshall, a small town near
here, early today murdered his a its and
daughter, Maude Eates, attempted to kill
his son, Lawrence, who escaped, set fire
to the house snd literally bitw his own
bead off with a shotgun. The house was
destroyed and the bodies burned to a crisp
before neighbors could arrivi;. Lawrence
Estes says he was awakened by his father
attempting to attack him. He escaped and
ran from the house. Mrs. Estes and her
daughter hud been killed with u club. Miss
Estes, who whs 20 years old, waa a school
teacher.
CELEBRATES DYNASTIC EVENT
japan Generally Observes the Anni
versary of Coronation of Its
First Emperor,
TOKIO, Feb. 11. (I p. m.) Today, ths
anniversary of the coronation of the first
emperor of Japan, is being generally cele
brated throughout the empire, the war
successes giving additional zest to tha cele-
I bratlon. Toklo and all the principal cities
are decorated. The emperor received at
lunch a part, Inrlud.iig I he nobles, offt
! cers end dl:l'rr.ut!c tor; n, numbering in
I all 6fO. The emperor toarted the powers
I represented at ti e luni'h.vu., utid Larqn
D'Anethan, amhaxsatlur fioni Belgium and
head f the diplomatic corps, responded
on behalf of the foreign representatives.
Count Katsurs, premier of ths empire, re
sponded for the Japanese government.