Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1895, Page 1

e "HE OMAHA DALY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1895. SINGLE COrY FIVE CE TS, CHINESE NAVY IS NO MORE Ohen-Yuen and Ting-Yuen Sunk Monday by the Japanese, OTHER VESSELS PRACTICALLY USELESS Terrific lombardment of the Isiand Forta Progressed at the Same Time as the Naval Engugement — Chineso Ships All Badly Damaged LONDON, Feb. 7.—A cablegram from Wel- Hal-Wel, dated February 5, says the Chinese fleet has practically ceased to exist. The iron elad Chen-Yuen and her sister ship, the Ting-Yuen, have been sunk, and the other vessels of the Chinese fleet are within the grasp of the Japanese, At daybreak on Sun- day the Japancse flect opened fire on the Lul Kung forts, which replied vigorously. The bombardment became terrific. The firat Japanese division, including the flagship, di- rected its force against the eastern island batterles, while the second division shelled Fort Zhih. The Chinese fleet soon came to the assistance of the forts. The Ting-Yuen used her guns with effect, but only succeeded in diverting some of the Japancse fire from the forts to herself. The Lal-Yuen, a smaller Ship, also fought well. There were many casualties. Two Chinese gunboats also as- slsted, but were not badly damaged. These four vessels fought desperately until dark, when the firing ceased on both sides. The Chinese forts, especially Fort Zhih, suffered fmmense damage. The slackening Ohinese fire toward evening indicated that the guns ‘were disabled, that the gunners ‘were killed or that ammunition was becoming gcarce. The sea was rough Sunday, but fear- ing that Chinese would endeavor to escape, the Japanese fleet did not seek shelter, re- maining to block the exits from the harbor. During the night the Japanese learned from a prisoner who had been captured ashore that Admiral Ting, the Chinese naval com- mander, had ordered the captains of the varlous ships to remain inside the harbor oven if the fslands should be captured, and endeavor to destroy the Japanese fleet, Every officer was ordered to remzin at his post until the last, under pain of dishonor or death, The bombardment was resumed today, Sun- day's operations being repeated. The fire from Fort Zhih continued weakly. The Chi- nese men-of-war were so repeatedly and badly hit that their guns were handled with difficulty and with less spirit. Towards the close of the fight the Ting-Yuen and Chen- Yuen were disabled. They gradually settled down and foundered amid shouts of triumph from the Japancse both on land and se: The other Chinese vesseld were In distres: The dispatch concludes with the statement that the Japanese are preparing to carry Liw- Kung by storm, The Chen-Yuen and Ting-Yuen were built at the Vulcan works, Stettin, Germany. The former was launched in December, 1882, and the latter In December, 1881. Chlef En- gincer King of the Unifed States navy re- cently described the vessels as follows: They are armored ships of the barbette type, with a citadel amidships. Rising above it are two others placed eneichelon, in each of which are mounted two twelve-inch fifty-ton Krupp guns, while on the bow and stern one of Krupp's long five-eighths-inch guns s mounted. JAPAN CAN TAKE NO LAND, Territorial Integrity of the Chineso Empire Will Be Frotected. LONDON, Feb, 7.—A dispatch from Paris #ays that some of the Russian envoys have recelved instructions as to the attitude which Russia, England and France and, through ‘Russia’s Intervention, the United States in- tend to take on the question raised by the war between China and Japan. According to the Times' correspondent it has been de- cided that the eventful intervention of these powers shall take place at the proper moment, China will be asked in her own interests, as well as those of the civilized World, to open her ports, seeing that the pres- ent system has led to China’s powerlessness d ruin. The powers will wait until China admits herself vanquished and sincerely ne- gotlates for peace. It will then be polnted out to Japan that Burope can not allow her to annex an inch of the Chinese mainland. But the same Impossibility does not exist in Tegard to other annexations which will be open to discussion. There will be no inter- vention concerning vessels, arms and other booty nor as to the war Indemnity. This question must be settled between the com- No. objection must be entertained apan retainiug certain positions as pledges of payment. But no commerclal stipulations to the disadvantage of the powers will be permitted. The whole world Is to them has not been identified; the other fe that of Bdward Markowitz of Buda Pesth. It has been ascertained that the body brought to Lowestoft yesterday Is not that of Pschunder, chiet steward of the Eibe, as at first belleved. CHINA SENDS AN ENVOY TO EUROPE. Commissioned to Secure Ald In Procuring Peace. MARSEILLES, Feb, 7.—Oung Tech Thaung, the Chinese envoy extraordinary, has arrived here. He is Intrusted with a mission by his government to ask France, Germany, Austria and Russia to mediate for peace between China and Japan. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The Chinese lega- tion here has no information in regard to the mission of Oung Tech Thaung, the Chinese envoy extraordinary, who is reported as just having arrived in Marseilles. The officials know nothing of any such envoy, and think some mistake has been made.” A special envoy left Peking for Russia some time ago to convey to the czar the regrets of the Chinese emperor for the recent death of his father, the czar, and it is thought this must bo the Russlan envoy. WAR TALK IN PROFUSION, Indleatlons, However, Point to a Peaceful Settlement of tho Guatemala Affair. CITY OF MBXICO, Feb. 7.—There Is still nothing of a definite nature to be anncunced in connect'on with the Guatemalan affair, The air is full of warlike rumors, but, it must be understood, they proceed to a large ex- tent from the populace, and carry no officlal weight. People connected with the govern- ment decline absclutely to commit themsalves in any way. As far as can be learned authen- tically, war preparations are still belng car- ried on. Rumors are current her ton'ght that Guatemala will concede the disputed terri- tory, but not the indemnity asked, There is no confirmation of this report. Statement of the Bank of England, LONDON, Feb. 7.—The weekly statement of the Bank of England issued today shows the following changes as compared with the previous account: Total reserve, tion, increase, £855,080; other £146,0005 other public deposits, serve, increase, ties, decrease, £399,000, The propor of the Bank of Engand's resrve to liability, which last week was 69.12 ver cent, s now 70.10 per cent. Proposed Berlin netaltic Conference. BERLIN, Feb. 7.—The Economic union, a body composed of members of the Reichstag, has adopted a motion made by Count von Mirbach, German conservative, that applica- tion be made to the Reichstag to request the varlous federal governments to issue invita- tions to attend a bimetallic conference. N, increase, £193,000; circula- increase, securities, ~ increase, deposits, increase, £53,000; increase, £316,000; notes re- 0,000; government securi- £662,0005 bullfon, American Kobbel © Monte Carlo, NICE, Feb. 7.—Mr. Fox, sald to be the son of an American banker, was robbed on a train between Nice and Monte Carlo of £80S. He made a complaint to the police yester- day, but withdrew it today, wishing to escape publicity. — RIDICULF KILLED THE MEASURE. Silver Memorial u South Dakota's Senate Disposed of Without Trouble. PIERRE, 8. D, Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The house having yesterday reversed itselt on the free silver resolution by restrict- ing its demand to the American product, the senate today wrestled with the subject. The senators seemed to be in a good deal of a quandary over it. The populists strove to strike out the limitations, but Senator Mc- Gee stated that limiting it to the Amerlcan product would be practically making it unlim- ited, as North and South America might be taken in. Senator Boyce moved to limit it to the product of the United States. Senator Sinclair moved to limit it to the product of South Dakota. Senator Smith introduced a substitute calling on congress to raise whisky to its historic price of 5 cents a-gallon and wheat to $1, to guarantee that rains would fall when they were needed and everybody be generally prosperous. By this time the whole matter had been covered with ridicule, and Senator Bennet pleaded to postpone the matter on the ground that South Dakota's credit had been hurt badly enough by the Taylor defalcation with- out adopting the memorial. The matter was finally laid over t1l February 21. A sharp debate took place over the prop- osition to exempt $200 worth of personal property from taxation, and it was .defeated by practically a party vote. The constitu- tional amendment striking out the word “male” passed by twenty-seven votes to six. The bill appointing one woman a member of the Board of Charities and Corrections also passed by a . vote of 28 to 13, as did a bl legalizing the Incorporation of Woonsocket and the bill to remunerate Frank Stanton for loss during the Indlan war. In the house the bill defining intoxicating profit. by any opening of ports or liberty to penetrate into the Interior of China. Finally the powers will Insist that the Chinese cur- rency In future is to be on the European sys- tem, In order to facilitate the new foreign loan to which China will be obliged to re- ot 'WASHINGTON, Feb, 7.—The cable dispatch from London, showing a purpose on the part of Great Britaln, France and Russla to in- terfere at the proper stage of the hostilities bitween Japan and China, has attracted much attention among diplomatic circles here, and has acquired additional significance when taken in conjunction with the recent speech from the throne of Queen Victoria. The lat- ter, in a very guarded and diplomatic manner, hinted that when the time came the relations botween the greater powers would be found sufliciently harmonious (o insure the restora- tion of peace between Japan and China. By the terms of the understanding, as reported, Japan will not be permitted to acquire an inch of territory on the Chinese mainland This, of course, would prevent her from r talning Port Arthur or ‘Wel-Hal Wel, the great paval strooghclds of China, or any part of Manchuria, which she has occupled after hard fightiag, but, on the other hand, it is believed here the statement is intended as a distinct intimation that Japan may claim the great Island of Formosa, which is a most strateg'c point. This is inhabited by flerce Malay tribes, who have never been subjected, and, even after their long nominal posses- Mon, the Chinese have been unable to do more than get a foothold on the coast, It has been confidently expected here that the Buropean powers will intervene between Jupan and China whenever it should appear the latter country was really vanqushed and was sulng in vain for peace upon reasonable terms, but so far as the dispatch referred to indicates any possibility of an action in that line by the United States in conjunction with other powers, it is clearly erroneous, for it ean be positively stated that under no con- ditions can the president be induced to depart 80 far fram our established policy of non- intervention, It is no cause of surprise here that Germany, too, will refraln from joining in an lutervention which would surely be d's- tasteful to Japan, for the latest reports from pur consuls in the latter country show the German traders are making extraordinary progress in supplanting other forelgners, even Americans, in securing control of the valugble Japanese tradi Concord's OMcers Not Arrested. NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-—The World morning prints the following cabls CHING KIANG, (Caloa, Feb., 7.-To the itor of the World: There is no truth whatever In the report that any officers of the United States gunboat Concord have n captured or arrested by the Chinese ers, Moreover, there has bLeen no trouble here of any sorl in wh! he Concord's offi- cers or any Americans are involved. ALONZO C. JONES, Tnited States Consil, this Two More Hadies from the Eibe, LONDON, Feb. 7.—Two more bodies sup- to be of passsengers of the Bibe, liquors to be those holding more than 4 per cent alcohol, after a warm debate, in which the prohibition question was threshed over at length, was defeated by a vote of 62 to 17, B COOK GANw WIPED OUT, Jim French and Blaughter Kid Shot at Catoos, 1. T.~Bill Doolln Still Lives. CLAREMORE, L T., Feb. 7.—Jim French has met his fate. Last night French and Slaughter Kid undertook to rob the merchan- dise store of W. Patton at Catoosa, about twelve miles south of here. The bandits were recognized as they rode into town. They dismounted lefore the store of Patton, when a Texas cowboy from within opened fire on them, Instantly killing Slaughter Kid with his second shot. He fired a third shot at Jim French, but missed. Haying no more cartridges, he secreted his revolver. French entered the store and accused the cowboy of killing his partner in crime, but the cowboy protested that he had no gun, hence he was not the one, whereupon French turned and shot Manager Irvin, chief clerk of the store, through the body. Irvin drew a revolver and returned the fire, shooting French through the body and through the right eye. French managed to reach his horse, and mounting, rode to a house a short distance away, 'l man at once informed the town of Freneh's whereabouts, and a crowd assem- bled to capture the dying bandit, who heard them approach, raised up and looked out of the window, and. at that moment received a load of buckshot In the fac:, almost tearing his head off, Mr, Irvin's death is expected hourly, as the Winchester ball ploughed through his body from side to side just below the walst. He exhibited great courage in returning the fire after receiving his own death wound. The death of these two outlaws entirely wipes out the Cook gang with the exception of Bill Dool i A Movements of Ocean Steamers At New York—Arrived, Cire Liverpool; England, from London. At Southampton—Arrived—Lahn, from New York for Bremen. At Liverpool—Arrived—Majestic, from New York; Michigan, from Boston; Cephalonia, from Boston At Ban_Francisco—-Arrived—United States steamer Monterey, from New Whatcom. At Queenstown-—Salled—Steamer Britan- nic, for New York. At Bremen—Arrived-Escalona, from New Orleans. At Queenstown—Arrived~Cephalonia, from Boston, for Liverpool. e onn R Puuic ot & Factory Fire. MILLVILLE, N. J., Feb, 7.—A fire in the factory of the Woodbine Machine and Tool company at Woodbine this afternoon par- tally destroyed the factory and caused a panic among the forty employes, many of whom were badly hurt in jumping from windows. One of the girls was so badly injured that she may die. The loss is small. - Took a Quarter Milllon of Gold. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-One of the city Feb. 7. a, from banks withdrew $20,00 gold from the sub- treasury today, 1 NEWJOB FOR NR. MANDERSON Probability of the Senator Becoming the the Burlington's General Rolicitor, HZ MAY STEP INTO MARQUETTE'S SHOES Wanted to Suceeed Thurston, but His Chances Were Small-Judge Horton of Kansas After the Union Pacifle Place. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It is gossip of the politicians and others who are on the Inside of the fight for the general solicitorship of the Union Pacific, which John M. Thurston is expected to va- cate before he is sworn in as senator of the United States, that Senator Manderson has withdrawn from the race and has been prom- ised the general solicitorship of the B. & M. system west of the Missouri river, made va- cant by the death of Mr. Marquette. Whether Senator Manderson discovered that he had no chance for the Union Pacific place is not known, but he politiclans #ay that such really was his position in the fight and that he chose to make sure of the other place. Kansas people believe that the Union Pacific 1s fast shaping itself in favor of Chiet Justice Albert H. Horton of the Kansas supreme bench for Thurston’s place, notwithstanding the strong pull which John F. Dillon of New York is making in behalf of A. L. Willlams of Topeka, the general solicitor for Kansas of the Unien Pacific. 8. H. H. Clarke is pulling for B. P. Waggoner of Atchison, the western attorney of the Gould system, but next to Waggener he is sald to favor Horton, It s believed that Horton's strongest pull is no less a personage than Judge Sanborn him- self, who has the sole power of appointment. Judge Sanborn has said that while he will consider the suggestions of the property he will be guided by his own judgment in mak- ing the selection. He wants a man who combines the lawyer and the political man- ager, and for that reason he is said to be considering Judge Horton's name. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 7.—(Speclal Telegram.)—Senator Manderson says there is nothing in the Marquette story. He denies it emphatically and with some show of dis- satisfaction, not to say Indignation. 3 KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7.—A special from Topeka to a local paper says: The talk of Ch'ef Justice Horton for the general solicitor- ship of the Union Pacific is sufficiently cred- ited by Kansas politiclans as to cause them to speculate as to his probable successor on the supreme bench should he receive the appointment. The men most prominently mentoned are Solon O. Thacher of Lawrence, David Martin of Atchison, and T. F. Garver of Salina, SCENE IN WYOMING'S SENATE. Senator Rurt Denounces Judge J. W. Blake and irands Him as Being Corrupted. CHEYENNE, Feb. 7.—(Specal Telegram.) —The most exciting and dramatic incident of this session of the Wyoming legislature was enacted in the senate today while a bill changing Fremont county from the Third to the Becond judicial district was under discussion, Senator Hurt of Natrona county, Who is in the Second judicial die- trrict, 'offered ‘an amendment ‘to _the bill providing that the counties of Converse atrona” and Fremont should compose a separate judiclal district. In a_speech in support of the motion, Senator Hurt made some serious accusations against the official conduct and character of Judge J. W. Blake, the presiding judge of the district. Senator Hamlin of Sweetwater county arose to the defense of Judge Blake and demanded that Senator Hurt's words be taken down by the clerk. They are as follows: ‘“The judge of the Second judicial district has_beén guilty of conduct which would render him liable to {mpeachment and which could be proved here in fifteen minutes by reputable witnesses.” Senator McGill of Albany county, which is Judge Blake's home, replied to Senator Hurt as follows: ‘“The statements of the flentleman from Natrona are ‘unmitigated fes and he knew them to be such when he made them. I have known Judge Blake as a friend and neighbor for twenty-five years, and I know there is no more up- right citizen In the state, or a man who Is more highly esteemed as an official than he is. The Incident creat:d considerable excite- ment in the senate and was the subject of discussion about the capitol during the day. Senator Hurt was generally con- demned for his intemperate utterances. FAILED TO TOUCH COLONEL RUTH, South Dakota Investigating Committeo Re- views the Evidence in the Taylor Case. PIERRE, §. D., Feb., 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The joint committee to investigate the commissioner of school and public lands met this morning and spent the day look- ing over the transeript of the evidence drawn out by the Taylor committee o far as it affects Colonel Ruth. Nothing of Importance was found in the documents, but several contradictions of importancé upon materlal points were developed be- tween Colonel Ruth and some other wit- nesses, he ‘committee will hold itz first general session tomorrow norning in the Senate chamber and this will be open to the public, Hans Smith, the auditor of Clay county who s supposed to know about the famous letters from Ruth to Taylor, I8 in the city and will be one of the first 'witnesses. The courts have appointed Ben P, Hoover receiver of the defunct bank at Gettysburg and this act bids fair to exerclse large in- fluence upon the Taylor Investigation and the suit of the state against the bondsmen. The inside history of the deal has not been generally known. Taylor finding the old stockholders pinched financially bought up all but one share of the stock and closed the bank, transferring most of its assets through the mortgage company to his bank at Redfield. He also disposed of some col- lateral. The one stockholder now turns up and demands an accounting. The result is expected not only to get back large blocks of ‘property into the state's hands, but also to put In an awkward place the officlals of the mortgage company, whom, it Is alleg disposed of the property without authorit MICHIGAN FOPULISTS MEET. In Convention They Commend the Attitude . of the A. K, U, GREENVILLE, Mich.,, Feb, 7.—Michigan popuusts held thelr state convention here yesterday and nominated the fl 8: of the can- didates for supreme court justice and re- gents of the univerpity, who are to be voted upon at the spring election. R. B. Taylor of Bay was nominated for jusitce of the supreme court, and G:orge H. Smith of Benzie and V. J. Bower of Macomb, uni- versity regents, Resolutions wire adopted commending the course of President Debs et al of the Amer- fean “Rallway union, urging workmen unite with the populists, deprecating gov- ernment bond (ssues, and the enlargement of the privileges and powers of banking corporations, and condemning the alleged attempts in congress to outlaw silver. The attitude of the administration upon finan- clal questions was denounced as subversive of fres government. The resolutions de- clare that no hope can be placed by the people in ether the democratic or repub- ficah ‘partics A8 & remedy. for the above alleged at- rocities, the resolutions advocate unre- stricted coinage of gold and silver, and the issuance of an adequate supplemental volume of paper money, without the inter- vention of banks of issue, and prohibiting any further issue of bonds' or bank paper. BUORED GOVERNOK ALTGELD, Parsimony Causes Grea sine Patient SPRINGFIELD, 11, ¥eb. 7.—The special committee to Investigate the Anna hospital created a sensation today by scoring Goy- ernor Altgeld for his administration of the hospitals of the state. The report was slgned by three republicans and by two rural democrats. The commitiee reported that had the #1000 turned back into the state treasury by Governor Aligeld been Judiciously expended for the purposes for which it was appropriated much of the distress complained of in many parts of the state would never have eénsued and the 100 beds which Superintendent Law- Euffering to Tu- rence of the Anna hospithl® dediares were unoccupled would have bLeen filled with unfortunate insane now Bel poorl," cared for In uncomfortable and poor houses. The report was sefit ta the com- mittee on public chariti Chicago Mayoralty “ontést Ot of Court. CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—In the contest of George B. Swift (rep.) fot the seat of Mayor Hopking (dem.), County Judge Carter today declded that the county éourt had no jur diction. The case may de fhken to the higher court, but as Mayer Hopkins' term expires next spring it is not considered prob- able that any further actfon will be taken by the contestant. Men from tho Missonrl Leglslature. REON CITY, Mo, Feb. 7.—A big sensation was occasioned In the legislature this evening by the discevery that some one had stolen a house BIll providing for the collection of a special beer tax for road ¢mprovement purposes. A duplicate bill was introduced as Soon us the theft was discovered. It would levy an annual tax of about $i00,000 on the brewing inter- ests, Same 014 Ktory In daho. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 7.—The twenty-elghth ballot for United States senator was today without any change, There was one ab- sent. Shoup, 19; Sweet, 18: Claggett, 15, The house of representatives today, with- division, adopted a memorial to con- fh s against the president’s plan to (ssue 100,000,000 1n gold bond ‘Tennessro Gubernutorial Conteat, NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb, 7.—In the gubernatorial contest Governor Turney today filed his petition, which is in the na- ture of a specific allgation of frauds prac. ticed, where practiced and to what extent. Mr. fZvans will also file & similar petition. Tecoming M ous In Oregon. SALEM, Ore., 7.-IThere was no change in the joint vote for United States senator today. The vote Btobd: Dolph, 41; Hare, 10; Weatherford, 8; Williams, 9; Her- mann, 13; Lord, 4; Lowell, 3; absent, 2, Cat © of Sugnr. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.—All the sugar refineries in this cl cut the price of re- fined sugars one: th'qf a cent today. il ON HER WRITTEN ADMISSI Queen LIl Implicates Rudolph Sprecke!s in the Revolutionary Plot, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 7.—~The Examiner prints the following from Homolulu: “Up to the moment of the steamer's departurc the most interesting phase of Queen Liliuoka- lani’s implication in the plot to overthrow the government is her Written admission showing the collusion of |young Rudolph Spreckels, discovered among some fragments of her majesty's diary. When the raid was made on Washington place after the arrest of the ex-queen, resulting iff ‘the seizure of arms, ammunition and bombs, a number of papers belonging to the ex-queen were taken possession of and turned ovar to the govern- ment. Amopg the papers Was a giemoran- dum In her own handwriting, dating back as far as last June and July, wherein occur frequent references to Rudolph Spreckels, in which he is quoted as repedtedly urging her to resort to force to regaimi her lost throne. These importunities were oftsst by J. O. Carter, one of her closest advisers, who counseled moderation, i **Another paper found among the ex-queen's papers referred to the commission founded by her--seyeral months ago to proceed to Washington and ascertain if President Cleve- land would take any further steps to restore her to power. In this she'again alludes to Spreckels’ advice to use arms. and Carter's counter suggestion to attain her object by peaceful means, and says’ she informed Spreckels that she thought Mr. Cleveland would look upon the arbjtfation plan..mith much more favor. In this paper she charges that one of her commissionrs to Washing- ton, Sam Parker, endeavored to sell the secret of his mission to W. G. Irwin. It is the general Impression here in San Franclsco that Rudolph Spreckels did not purchase:the arms for the revolutionists him- self, but merely advanced the funds required on the ex-queen’s account, and that some- body else made the purchase. Rudolph Spreckels s the youngest son of Claus Spreckels and is about 25 years of age. He has lived-in: Honolulu much of his life and like all of Spreckels’ sons has plenty of money. He is at present in San Franclsco. W. H. Cornwell, who is wanted In Honolulu, 15 also in this city. The Examiner's correspendent at Hono- lulu claims that it has been;learned definitely that some of the leaders of the rebelllon have been gentenced to death, . He says it is known that the court-martfal has passed the death sentence on some of the rebels, pre- sumably Wilcox, Bertelmatih, Nowlein, Gul- lick, Walker, Davies, Righard, and sentence of life imprisonment for, mapy others. These decislons have been handed to President Dole for final judgment and he will decide whether or not they shall be carrled out. LONDON, Feb, 7.—In'an interview with A. Hofung, who was ‘the Hawalian charge Q" affaires here under ex-Queen Liluokalani, 15 quoted as saying that the abdication of the queen would have a pacffic effect upon poli- tics, as doubtless the republic will make terms with her in regard to her future and the position of Princess Kaiulani, the young lady who considered herself the heiress to the throne of Hawall. The princess is now in England. Mr. Hofung added: “Of course it was well understood that the republic of Hawall was always preparéd to deal with the queen liberally, provided she renounced her right to the throne, and ‘doubtless numbers of royalists will now became republicans.” L DIRECTORY NOT RESPONSIBLE. End of Long Fought ELitigation Over a Lonisville ank Fallure. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb, 7.—Judge Toney rendered his decision in’ the law and equity court today In the long fought case of the Germanla Safety Vault and Trust company, assignee of the Masonic Savings bank, against Henry Peter and other directors of the bank for crimimal negligence. The petition sought to hold the directors respon- sible for the losses sustained by the bank, the total amount being $375,000. In the peti- ton fraud and crlmipal neglect was charged, huge overdrafts being shown and a general laxity and departure from good banking methods being declared. In hig opinion” to the jury Judge Toney declared that the direciors could not be charg=d with _either misfeasa gr malfeasance; the most that could :be' charged against them was non-appearagce. The defendants had all lost large sums jof money in the bank, and had, at mosk been only lgnorant, and had been deceived By the president, now dead. The petition wi dismissed and ex- ceptions entered, ; jran I h L McDonatd Will&iend. Snsanity. SAN FRANCISCOy Feb. 7.—Counsel for R. H. McDonald, ji, on trial for perjury in connection with Pacifie bank statements, outlined the defengs - this morning. stated that the oath was ot administe to McDonald by notary who took the vice president’s acknowl ment; that the statement was signed by ‘McDonald at the bank and taken to the netary's office, who saw the seal affixed withayt the sctuil ud. ministration of the o he defense will also attempt to proye that “Dick’ Moo Donald_ is mentally lanced. He had been foolishly — overt by a stern father, crowded thi e schools and trotted around Eurof he became an egotistical monoman! unhappy mar- riage completed his raental unbalancing, making him an easy wvictim to scheming parasites, who had® plotted his ruin to plunder the bank i un Al New York Whisky Dealers Assign. NEW YORK, Feb, %.—-Joseph M. Koehler and Alfred Koehler (J. M. Koehler & Son), wholesale and retall”whisky dealers at 204 Bast Twenty-sixth llre%. have confessed judgment for $,407 1o David M. Koehler for money advanced. The liabllities are re- ported (0 be about $.000. The attorneys or ‘the creditora atirlbute the failure to dull trade and inability to colleot outstand- ing accounts. e Cut in Ucean Freight Rates. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-The Pactfic Coast Steamship company now advertises a fraght rate of §2 4 ton to Puget sound ports. Th> (pposition line, Myer & Akman, agree o cut under tues igures and also under the cabin pase mger rate of §10. The opposition line is doikgma #00d bu iness. and announces that its rate to the sound will ADRIFT ON LAKE MICHIGAN Nine Men in Two Boats Oarried Out at Milwaukee, FIRE BOAT SEARCING FOR THEM Unfortanates Started Out to the Assistance ©of Men on the Water Works Crib—Un= less Speedily Rescued Thoy Must Perish. MILWAUKERE, Feb. 7.—Somewhere out in the lake nine men are supposed to be adrift in two yawl boats that left the North point pumping station tonight. The first yawl boat is manned by four men who came in from the crib for supplies this afternoon and started back with provisions at 5 o'clock. It Is sup- posed this boat falled to reach the crib, and that it drifted out toward midlake with its occupants. At 7 o'clock a second yawl boat, manned by five volunteers, went out to the erib In answer to distress signals. This boat algo has not been heard from again and it Is supposed that it, too, failed to reach the lake end of the in-take tunnel. The fireboat Foley, having in tow a crew of volunteers in the surf boat, left the harbor at 8:45 p. m., and was seen to communicate with the men on the crb and then steam out in the lake in a southeasterly direction. The supposition is that the fireboat s out In search of the two yawl boats and their occupants, but up to midnight it had not returned to this port. If the men In yawls failed to land at the crib they were probably frozen to death, because the thermometer was 20 degrees below zero on the lake, and some of them were scantily clad. The names of the men adrift, as nearly as could be learned, are: — Allen, John Barret, James Caddin, James Barry, John Daly, Jeremlah Fallen, “'Slim" Welsh and two unknown men. The men are all miners, employed on the shore end of the tunnel. They had just come out of the shaft, and when they heard there was danger on the crib they volunteered their services at once. The lake seemed calm near the shore end, but out a way a quite strong northwest wind was blowing. Before starting the foreman instructed the men in the second yawl to hurry back and notify him as soon as possible what had hap- pened at the crib. Under ordinary circum- stances it takes about twenty minutes to row out to the shanty in the lake. There being four oars in the yawl, it was figured that the second yawl ought to have bezn able to get back at 7:30. Patiently the men on shore walted for some tidings that the sec- ond yawl was expected to bring, but not a trace of the yawl or the men was seen. Then those on shore concluded that the danger was not In the crib, but that the men In the provision beat had got adrift. The blasts of the crib whistle and the signal light still continued to warn those ashore that aesist- ance was needed. As a rule the crib shanty only is visible by night by the light which slilnes through a small window, but tonight the -door was swung wide open, and light streamed forth in all directions. Men could be seen moving about the crib. From the amount of light visible it was thought the shanty was on fire. Chlef Foley of the fire department, with the tug Foley, started out with a volunteer crew at 8 o'clock, under command of Captain Boutin of the lifesaving station. Up to midnight nothing has been heard from either of the yawls or the third relief party. KANSAS THOROUGHLY BLUCKADED. Al Tralns Hours Late Eatirely. +KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7.—Predictions of the coldest weather in this eectlon for years proved true today. Tonight the thermometer is stationary, with the prospect that the temperature will remain below zero until to- morrow evening at 10 o'clock. This morning it had reached 12 below zero, while out in the country the 17 degree mark was regls- tered. Railway time tables have been knocked to pleces, All trains are late and many are embedded In great piles of snow and sand. All day long a fifty mile an hour gale blew from the northwest, piling the sand and snow in the cuts and making an obstruction that was in most Instances impossible to pene- trate. Nothing has been heard from the Missouri Pacific train from Denver, while the Rock Island train from Denver was aban- doned. The Santa Fe No. 2 from the west was reported to be six hours late. The southern Kansas Santa Fe is in a snowdrift somewhere out on the prairies and it is not known when it will reach the city. The St. Louls and Chicago trains out are having a battle with snow. The time of their arrival is marked indefinite. The Memphis train is marked several hours late. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas train due here this morning ll)ébngul{ed In a snowdrift near Parkersville, an, The brunt of the storm Is felt in western Kansas, where the farmers are least able to meet with it. Though great suffering is caused no deaths are recorded. At Con- cordia, Kan., today it was 17 below zero, at Wichita 14 and at Dodge City 16 below. In some localities, especially in the river bottoms, the storm was so heavily laden with sand that lamps had to be lighted in order to see, WILD ANIMA or Abandoned S MADE DESPERATE. Cold Weather In Arkansas Drives Them to the Settlements. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 7.—The coldest weather ever known In Arkansas in the month of February was experienced here today when at 7 a. m. the thermometer registered 2 below zero, and the local forecaster predicts a still greater fall in the temperature. In the country wild beasts have been made desperate and many tales of adventure are reaching this clty. Near Danvyille, In Yell county, while Mrs. Baker was at the cow pen milking a blg bear entered her house and made oft with her 4-year-old child. Mrs, Baker gave chage with a dog and recovered the child, who had been severely bitten by the bear. J. W. Ballard, a Green county farmer, had a lively tussle with a hungry pan- ther while enroute home, accompanied by his 13-year-old son, across Cache bottom. The panther sprang upon his mule from a tree near the roadside, and the sudden shock frightened himself and son half to death, After a severe encounter he succeeded in kill- ing the animal, but received several gashes from the panther's teeth. Wolves, panthers and deer are making night hideous In the bottoms of Saline, Hot Springs, Montgomery and Grant countles, and reports from there say the flocks of sheep of several of the farmers have been greatly decimated from at- tacks of wolves, while loss in cattle and hogs is enormous. A wagon containing several negroes was chased for two miles across the bottoms in Woodruff county by a pack of wolves, the men only saving themselves by the free use of clubs, with which they kept the animals at bay. Coldest MEMPHIS, Tenn., Thirty Years. Feb., T.—Zero was re- corded here tonight, the coldest day for nearly thirty years, Indications are that the record will be broken before daylight. Re- ports from Mississippl of severe weather and much suffering among cattle are coming, the temperature ranging from 1 to 10 below zero. Points in Arkansas report the coldest weather ever known during the month of February. Ten Below Zero at 5t Loul ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7.—The cold weather that prevalls over most of the country is very much in evidence here. The thermometer of the weather bureau on top of the federal building shows that the mercury has kept up an acrobatic alacrity which is surprising. From midnight Wedn:sday until this morn- ing at 4 o'clock the temperature ranged from this morning until § o'clock the average was about zero. It then went down to 1 below and the rest of the day stayed around the zero mark until about 5 in the evening, when it again went below. The lowest regis- tered at any time was 10 below. Most all of the trains arriving here were late, but the officials say none were seriously behind time. Great_trouble Is experienced both east and west by the drifting snow. Mails from all directions were delayed. OUEAN STEAMERS OVERDUE, Non-Arrival of the Toutonlo and La Gascogne Cansing Much Uncasiness In New York. NEW YORK, Feb. Serlous concern Is felt here over the nonarrival of the White Star steamer Teutonic and the French liner La Gascogne The Teuton'c, from Liverpool and Queenstown, was due to arrive at 1:30 yester- day morning to equal her record and in the ordinary course should have been in by 8 or 9 a. m. yesterday. At noon today she was twenty-four and a half hours behind her rec- ord. It Is suggested that she may have fallen in with the French liner La Gascogne and either be towing her into port or standing by her in_case of emergency. La Gascogne, from Havre, Is four days over- due. It is now the general belief among steamship people that some part of her ma- chinery has broken down and that having made temporary repalrs she s proceeding slowly toward port. Having only two masts she could not epread any great quantity of canvas, consequently her speed weuld not be greatly increased if sail had been hoisted to assist her progress. Should her machinery be 50 disabled as to be completely useless for the time being she would be obliged to use her sails, and in the teeth of the northwest winds that have prevalled for some days past she could make little it any headway. The National line steamer England, eighteen days out from London, passed Sandy Hook about 10:30 this morning. She brought no news of the missing vesscls, The Anchor line Circassia also arrived today, three days overdue, An immense field of lce drifted down the bay with the ebb tide this morning. This ice was so heavy and compact that inbound steamers and ferry boats going up the bay found much difficulty in getting through it. The fce reached from Staten island to the Long Island shore, HALIFAX, N. 8, Feb. 7.—The steamer Alpha is three days overdue from Bermuda, a most unusual thing for this line. It is possible that the Alpha may have something to report of La Gascogne. The steamer Baracoa, from New York, is also overdue. SMALL VESSEL LOST. Passengers of tho White Star Liner Majes- tlc Observe a Boat Go Down. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 7.—The White Star line steamer Majestic, Captain Parrell, from New York City, January 30, for Liverpool, arrived here at 11:40 last night. She reports having met terrific gales throughout the passage, which was the slowest she ever made. Some of the passengers on the steamer make an alarming report, which is confirmed by some of the crew. These passengers state that at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, whan the steamer wae about 200 miles west of Ireland, a small craft was observed to the northward of the Majestic, showing what seemed to he & torch signal of distress. The steamer’s course was altered, and she stood out in the direction of the craft, but on ap- proaching close to where the torchlight had been eeen, it suddenly disappeared, The Ma- Jestic cruised In the vielnity for an hour, exhibiting lights, byt mothing more w seen, A stropg wind was prevalling at the time, and a high sea running. No doubt Is entertained that the small craft foundered. The Cunard line steamer Cephalonia, from Boston January 26, for Liverpool, which was_considerably overdue at this port, ar- rived safely today. She reports that she en- countered " terrible easterly and westerly gales, and for part of the passage tremendous head eas. Some of the Cephalonia's passen- gers report that about midnight on January 31 they saw a vessel on which a tar barrel was burned and a horn sounded, evidently signals of distress. The vessel, however, quickly vanished and was not afterward seen. ~ Throughout the entire voyage the Cephalonia passengers were only allowed on deck two days. BORKAS REMEMBERED I0WA, Temperature in the Hawkeye State In Keep- Ing with Her Nelzhbors, DES MOINES, Feb, 7.—It was 15 below zero this morning. The indications are for colder weather tomorrow. KEOKUK, Feb. 7.—The thermometer regis- tered 8 below and it is growing colder. A severe wind is blowing and train service on all but two roads is seriously blockaded. Freight trains have been abandoned. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Feb. 7.—(Special Telegram.)—Today has been the coldest of the season. At no time since early this morning has it been warmer than 4 below and at 6 o'clock it was 156 below, with good prospects of 20 below before morning. Reports from north of here show it as 85 below at Esther- ville, 30 at Pipestone and 28 at Watertown. Railway traffic is greatly impeded, all trains belng from one to four hours late. The present cold spell has not been equalled here In many years. During the past ten days the thermometers have only once or twice been above the zero mark. OTTUMWA, Ia., Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The cold wave which was promised today seems to be materializing tonight. The thermometer has been 10 below all day and tonight it is 12 and growing colder. There is a strong northwest wind drifting the fine snow and there may be a blockade if it continues. The roads here are only sending out passengers and way freights and so far have been able to keep trains mcving, but all trains are from two to five hours late. RED FLAG SENT 10 THE 80UTH, Emergency Warnings Carried Ahead of an Intensely Cold Wave. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The weather bureau furnishes the following special bulle- tin to the press: “During the past twenty-four hours the storm In Loufsiana has moved to the south Atlantic coast, increasing In Intensity, and the area of high pressure has moved from north of Montana to North Dakota. Between North Dakota and the south Atlantic coast sharp barometric gradients will cause the severest cold wave and lowest temperatures ever recorded the first week in February, from Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia south: ward, “The temperature in Indian Territory and northern portion of Texas have fallen 30 to 38 degrees in the past twenty-four hours and are now 3 degrees below the normal. Emergency warnings for northwesterly gales and freezing weather have been sent to south Louisiana and Mississippl, to Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida warn- ings of a declded freeze last night are made more emphatic this morning. Northwest storm signals were holsted on the gulf coast last night and have been hoisted from Jacksonville to New York City today, with warning of a decided fall in temperature and very severe storm conditions.” THIRTY BELOW AT CHADKON. Elkhorn Trains ln that Territory Late Sev- eral Hoars. CHADRON, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- )—The westbound Elkhorn, due here m. yesterday, did not arrive until 6 this morning, and the one due this morn- ing is seven hours late. The wires were in such shape that it was Impossible to reach Omaba or tho east untll today. The storm had abated and the road is now open. Stock in this section will suffer severely. It was 30 below zero at 6 this morning. FAIRBURY, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The worst siorm of wind and snow that ever disturbed this section of the coun- try commenced yesterday morning and para- BILL IS EVIDENTLY DEAD Announcement of the Vote in the House on the University Levy. FATE OF THE MEASURE FINALLY SETTLLD Little Probability that It Wil Ever Be Resurrected at This Sesslon—Per Capita Distribution of University Expenses ut Presen LINCOLN, Feb, and senate there ar stitutional bill can (Special.)~In the house a number of good cons lawyers who say the university levying a halt-mill tax on the state never be resurrected legally. Some of the ardent champions of the bill In the Lane caster delegation freely concede the tenas bility of this position. Tho condition of the measure is this: The bill was yesterday put upon its passage. It requires a vote of b1 to pass a bill. The university bill received 48 votes to 47 against It. The speaker re- fused to announce the vote, although it was three times d nded by Ricketts, and once or twice by others. McNitt moved to recoms mit the bill for the purpose of amendment. A motion to teble the motion of MeNitt was then put and carried by the friends of the measure. Last night they claimed they could now take it from the table by a majority vote. Today they are not so su about it. The record of the journal shows the bill to have been lost, it not having se= cured a constitutional majority when put upon Its passage. In this connection it is interesting to note some of the discrepancies at present existing under the provisions of the law now provid= ing for a levy of three-eighths of a mill for university purpos as county now pays a tax of $ with thirty-two students in the The cost per capita is $289.47. county s:nds one student, and her total assessment s $634.05. Lancaster county is credited in the twelfth blennial report of the hoard of regents with 571 students. In a foot note it is explained that 40 per cent of these are in families who are temporarily residing In Lincoln for the purpose of receiving educational privileges, Deducting 40 per cent, there are left 342, The assessment of Lancaster county 18 $3,803.26, which leaves a per capita tax of but §$113 for each student, one-third of the cost of the Furnas county student, and less than half of the cost of the Douglas county. students. Frontier county pays $452.82 for her one student and Cheyenne county $563.22 for her one delegate to the university. Garfield county, however, pays only $§6.57 for one student. Kieth for one student pays $399.79. York, with eighteen students and a tax levy of §! , pays but $51.56 per capita. Holt county, with no students, pays $1,008.80. These facts fllustrate the range and varias tion of the tax levy of three-eigliths of a mill for university purposes. When it Is more than doubled, as it would be by the addition of the half-mill levy, it can be readily esti- mated how much it would cost the state at large to educute a favored few pupils at the university. But the most radical advocate of the present bill claims only that this money is wanted for repairs on old and a few addi- tional new buildings. The opponents of the measure admit a willingness to appropriate @ lump sum for this purpose, There are {hdi- cations that this bill will be the next mbve on the part of the strong lobby now working openly on the floor of the house for the uni= versity. Following is the text of the resolution adopted today on motion of Schickedantz: Whereas, All the state Institutions ask for large appropriations, and Whereas, The commitlee on finance, ways and means Is not prepared to make the necessary appropriations without first ex= amining the needs of the different institus= tions; therefore be It Resdlved, That the house grant permission to the members of the finance, ways and means committee to visit the different state institutions for the purpose of looking nto thefr respective needs and that such_visit- ing members shall be allowed each $3 per day and necessary expenses, provided such visits are made during the adjournment of this house. Representative Lamborn will attend as a delegate the Russian thistle convention to be held at St, Paul, Minn,, February 14. This is the result of a resolution by Burch, intro- duced today. Governor Holcomb appointed him, and the house confirmed the appoint= ment and voted to pay his railway fare. But is was the occasion of a hot debate. The opposition claimed that legislation would never erad’cate the Russian thistle in weste ern counties. In the east there would be no injury done because there were enough peos ple to keep down the pest. The whole ques tion of junketing was threshed over agaln, and the same old arguments pro and con trotted out. The populist element supported the resolution in a body. RELIEF DELAY DENOUNCED, Effects of the Blizzrd ¥ Echo ut Lincols LINCOLN, Feb, 7.—(8peclal.)—The acoustie properties of the senate chamber were se= verely tested this morning by a number of senators who displayed thelr forensic powera over a motion offered by Stewart relating to the suffering of the people in the drouthe stricken districts, Tmmediately after opening Stewart sent to the secretary’s desk a motlon directing the appointment of a ‘committee of five to at once take charge ofthe shipments of sup= plies now stored in Lincoln, and insisting that these supplies be shipped at once. Speaking to the motion, Stewart grew Indig= nant over what he termed the neglect and incapacity of the State Relief commission. All over the central and western parts of the state people were on the verge of freezing and starvation, They were without food and fuel. At the present time a terrible blizzard was sweeping over the state, and with the thermometers resistering away below zero, the Incapable members of the State Rellef commission, ensconsed in their cozy steam-heated quarters in this city, calmly ordered carload after carload of fuel clothing and provisions into the warehouses of Lincoln, at the same time turning a deaf ear to the pititul cries of distress coming up from a stricken people. n this morn= ing the blood of some poor settler might be frozen cold In his veins because of the cruel, criminal neglect of the members of the Stat Relief commission, He wanted to say thaf it a single person in Nebraska perished in the present blizzard the members of the coms mission should be indicted for manslaughter, McKeeby, chalvman of the senate rellef committee, defended the state commission in his usual deliberate and dignified manne He characterized Stewart's motfon as caleu. lated to bring politics into a question thi should be discussed from a non-partisan standpoint. Sloan moved that Stewart's tabled, but withdrew It at the request of several senators who desired to be heard further. DALE'S CONSTITUENTS NEGLECTED, Dale spoke at length upon the gravity of the situation, He sald he represented seve eral counties in which hundreds of people were suffering. In one of those counties not a pound of supplles had been received from the State Rellef commission. Jeffries read letters from Greeley county begging for immediate assistance. Hahn d from the report of the relief commi slon showing that @ large amount of supe plies had already been shipped to Greeley county, Other senators talked upon the question and the debate was by all odds the warmest of the present session Stewart held the floor a dozen times, and at every pause In the discussion he sent up indignant protests against what he characters fzed as the criminal neglect of the State Res lief commission and the “assinine stupidity’ of the senate. McKesson offered an amendment directing s a Vigorous motion be De permanently - reduced. | 8 degrees above to zero. From b o'clock | (Continued on Second Page.) the governor to lnsist upon immediote uction ,‘. et e o S R AR 1~ AR A