Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1901, Page 2

PRIESTS OPPOSE Foderal Party in Philippines Mistrusted by ative Oatholios, Y wore counting of st# » by state institte preservation of 10 CHURCH MAY WITHHOLD SAWMENT Father McKinnon Predicts That Refuse Farty Members, DOESN'T ~ WORRY at will THREAT TAVERA President of the Organization Pleared to Have the Issue Forced. OPPOSITION BELIEVES IS SMALL Says Eaclusion of Church Members al Reasons Wonld Be & Folly That Few Would Commit, for MANILA, Feb, 25.—Rev. Father McKin- mon, who was formerly private secretary to Mgr. Chappello and who is now pastor of the Ermita.Catholle church, informed a representative of the Associated Press to- day that there were upwards of 800 native priests in the Philippines opposed to the federal party, and that these would refuse to administer the sacrament to federalists, because they belleved the federal party to be merely a cloak for the Protestant at- tempts to weaken the power of the church of Rome. He referred to the federal party as ‘‘rest- 1ng on an insecure foundation and destined 10 crumble moon,” and asserted that the Methodist and Presbyterian missionaries were using unfair means to induce Fill- pinos to leave the Catholle faith. He as fled the character of Senor Buencamino and other evangelical leaders and contended that only by securing the co-operation and | good will of the padres could the Americans make permanent progress In the Fhilip- pines. Tavera Has No Fear, Senor Tavera, president of the federal party, when the views of Father McKinuon were brought to his attention, replied “S0 much the better, as it will bring the matter to an Issue.” When asked whether the members of | party would not leave it If they learned | that membership luvolved their church | standing, Semor Tavera replicd: “‘They probably would if that were true, but I be- Jieve only a small proportion of the priests would exclude people from their church privileges for such a reason. We Filipinos | did not make an issue of sepsration of | church and state. This was decreed by the | United States constitution. Nothing else is tolerated under American soverelgnty. Whether federalists approve or otherwise, | they cannot be loyalists and yet oppose that doctrine. Tel of Disintey “If the Catholic authorities are not will- ing to accept U they are mnot patriotic. The federal party may disintegrate atter civil government Is generally established 18 the Philippines, but the principles of peace under Amcrican soverelgnty will not disintegrate.” Senor Tavera asserted that the federallsts who hud relatives and friends among the prominent insurgent leaders were endeavor- ing by correspondence to Induce them to surrenger, although thus far without result. Some employers of native labor allege that the natives are gathered by ihe fed- erallsts wholesale, without any explanation of the principles to which they are sub- scriblug. Ordinarily the natives are easily led by thelr nccustomed leaders, but the movement for peace with the United States has authority and great moment, dnd it is now. generally understood and approved by the natives. MANILA, Feb. 25.—Chaplain Fitzgerald administered the oath of allegiance to 200 llocanos at a church in Vigan, February and a parish priest at Santa Catalina administered a similar oath to 700 natives, February 24. Lieutenant West, with a detachment .t the crew of the gunboat Laguna de Bay, attacked 200 Insurgents under Cabellos near Cavintn, province of Laguna. After a hard fight of forty minutes, the insurgents were dispersed, losing six killed and fourteen captured. A detachment of the Forty-sev- enth volunteers encountered a body of in- surgents In the province of Albay, killing elghteen and subsequently another body killlug nine. The Americans had no canualtios. A squad of the Eighteenth United States Infantry surprised a band of ladrones at Moosin, island of Panay, killlng six. The Americans captured five rifles. WILL MAINTAIN BOOK PRICES T b lh::_ll " Agreement Not te Do Any More Catti CHICAGO, Feb. The Post today says Leadlng publishers of the couniry at last Yave reached w definite aprcement upon the question of preventing demoralizing cuts 1o hook prices and their plan {8 to he- come operative on all books published after May 1. The Publishers’ association has Deen sgitating this matter since last sum- mer and the report of its special committee for reform, which is comprehensive and far-renchiug, has just been adopted and t slgnatures of all the leading publishers ob- tained to the agreement This agreement, according (o the includes & reduction of 25 per cent price of copyright books. Retail dealers will be protected from competition with publishers- by the latter agreelng to sell thelr own publications at retall pricees. To enforce the reforms tho publishers have greed to maintain prices and central off- ces are to be established by the association to carry out its plans. ANSWERS HART'S COMPLAINT Italy's Reprone tive In Pekin forms Government of the Other Side of the CUane, ROME, Feb. 25.-An officlal communique relating to the occupation of ground for- merly belouging to the Chinese imperial customs in order to previde accommodations for the legetions sayh “It was decided last November to occupy land as compensation together with the other Jegaticns and exclusive of the grouad beloning to Sir Robert Hart. Russia, the United States and Belglum occupled prem- ises other than those used by the customs officials or owned by the government. The German legation owned 1ts bullding. “Sir Robert Hart did not oppose, but simply osked for compensation, which was spontaneously granted. Marquis Salvado Raggio, (Itallan Minister in Pekin), made Post, in the erning the Yankton infe THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 1901-TEN PA( INTRODUCES ~ MANY BILLS SAISBURY OUT ON BONDS DENIAL FOR OTOE COUNTY South Dakota House Committee Want No Honrd of bulmers, - | Feb (Special Tele- | bills introduced today for inventories and ac- norty owned and used 1 Jding for care and V“.‘:uun- reserve | I'_‘ Mhe I»;wl glol.-. le to the hospital at RQ B f:"p,;e weneral apprapation. bl T ) A communication was recelven | J e secretary of state calling attention the fact that the permanent house journal of | the session of 1599 had never been flled in his office. Goddard moved the appointment of a commlittee of three to investigate the matter and 1eport to the house and the chair appointed Goddard, Parmley and Mar- tin, The oublic health committee reported agalnst creating a board of embalmers, and an adverse report was filed on the bill to sink an artesian well on the state lands in Fall River county, while a favorable re- port was filed on bill to abolish days ot grace. A favorable report on the bill to establish county insane asylums was kil 2 to . Grand Larceny of Live Stock. The house passed house bills to make the stealing of live stock of the value of $10 grand larceny, and a non-resident executor or administrator to bring actions in the courts of the state, . The house passed senate joint resolutions memorlalizing congress to remove sandbar at the mouth of James river, memorializing congress to increase annual allowance for children in Indian schools to $208 per year, senate bill to provide for the care of home- less children and the general educational &Il which was amended to restore the word “international” in defining dictionar- fes which was struck out by the senate and then stopped discussion of the bill. This called out strong protests from Lawson and Gross, but all debate was stopped by a previous question and the bill was passed after reconsideration to strike out the emergency clause and the Sinche motion applied to it. Those favoring the bill were accused of belng bought by the book trust and after this charge had been made direct by Lawson, Koch demanded his proof. The house general appropriation bill as pre- sented carries $1,009,354 for the biennial period as agalnst $943,900 as represented two years ago. Last Day of Grace. This was the last day for the introduc- tion of bills in the senate and a long list was pushed in, They were to appropriate $15,000 to purchase 2,000 sets of Grantham's code, providing that no property shall be exempt from levy and execution for board and lodging, a maximum rate insurance bill on real estate risks, empowering the board of county commissioners to issue funding warrants, appropriating $15,000 for a girls’ dormlitory at the deat aud dumb school, appropriating $45,000 for the completion of the rear center building at Yankton hospi- tal, $1,600 for deficlency in maintenance and $4,000 deficiency in fuel, abolishing the board of railroad commissioners aud as- signiog their duties to attorney general, providing for extension of cemetery boun- durles, to prevent the aduleration of intoxi- cating liquors and providing punishment for same, appropriating $1,600 expenses of crim- inal prosecutions in umorganized counties attached to Stanley, requiring all property to be listed for taxation under oath and allowing exemptions for debts on monies and credite. ' The senate passed a bill authorizing the state board of assessment to levy one mill deficien: tax, and Burke's ‘“‘scavenger' bill to clear up delinquent taxes, a bill based on the Minnesota law for the same purpose. The senate passed house bill to create state dalry commissioner with amendments, on reconsideration. The com- mittee reported adversely on a bill requir- ing physical culture to be taught in schools and after several members had been inter- viewed by lady lobbyists the committee changed its recommendation and It was so reported nator Johnson, populist, in- troduced an anti-ship subsidy resolution. PIERRE, 8. D Tia house TS Drovihg, 8 old Fort Sisseton; Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb, 25, At Glasgow—Arrived—Astorla, from New York. Alexundria Arrived— Auguste Vie- from New York, via ports. AL Gibraltar-Sailed - Hohenzollern, Genoa und Nuples, for New York & Arrived-Fuerst At poc Philadeiphia for Genoa Arrived-—Belgenland, At Antwerp--Arrived—Kensington, New York, via Southampton At Bydney. W.—Sailed—Miowera, from Brisbane, onoluly and Vancouver. from Bismarck, from from Ever since the opening of (he present session of the Nebraska general ussembly the Omaha World-Herald bas daily resaled its readers with some of the most remarkable fetion cver published. It has been done under the pretense of giving the news con- nected with the senatorial contest, but so little news haw besn offered that tae daily screed bas been found worthless as a per- veyor of information. As a columu through which vain imaginings could be foisted upon the public for the purpose of deceiving as many as possible a8 to the real conditions at Lincoln the affair has been a success. In order to show how absolutely false these fakes have been The Bee has made col- lection of them and here the reader can learn what the World-Herald said would happen and compare its absurd statements and wild guesses with what actually did oceur: Delegation Ready t Re- World-Herald, January 3: ‘“Rosewater has not the strength in his own delegation he is generally supposed to have. Thr of these republicans certainly, and proba- bly four, will not stay by him forever. When they have supported him through several tedious ballots they will feel that they have discharged thelr duties and will o to someone else.” “Doulas Delegation Sphit ale. World-Herald, January 12: It Is claimed positively tonight that four of the repub- licun members from Douglas county have promised to sign the caucus call, whenever their signing it will make the sixty votes necessary to make it effective. These four, It is sald, are only awaiting their oppor- tunty to break away from Rosewater, who, they are already conviuced, can mever be elected.” “Sure to Desert Rosey Next Week. World-Herald, January 20: “That trouble Is piling up in front of Mr. Rose- water much more serlous than he antici- pates is certain. The World-Herald is in- formed tonight, on the best and most re- liable authority, that five of the elght re- publican members from Douglas county have determined to desert Mr. Rosewater at the end of next week, unless in the meantime he shall demonstrate by a materially in- creased voto that ho has a chance of elec- tion or a republican senatorial caucus in the Mid- sure that the land pecessary for the Itallan legation did not belong to Sir Robert Hart, %ut Lo the Chinese customs.” convened. It is sald that when the dele- gation leaves Rosewater it will be divided, for & ballot or two, between Mercer, Judgy Five Thousand Dollars' Bail Required in | Guy 0. Barton Oase, | ATTORNEY CROFOOT ISSUES STATEMEMT Admits That the 850,000 is in the Han of Rightful Owners— Dencen Insists on Rigid CHICAGO, Feb. Under a caplas {s- | sued on a new indictment by the Cook county grand Jury Lant K. Salsbury was formally placed under arrest today on a charge of embezzling $50,000 placed In es- crow two weeks ago as part of an alleged fund to be used In securing a $4,000,000 con- tract for the construction of municipal water works at Grand Rapids, Mich., where he is city attorney. He was released on bonds of $5,000, after havng been In custody only a few hours fu the office of Chief Dep- uty Sheriff Kunz and never getting closer to the county jail than within sight of its frowning portals as he approached the crim- inal court building on the way from the quarters in which he has been technically & prisoner for more than forty hours. It was announced by Salsbury's attor- neys that he had left tonight on a late train tor his bome in Grand Rapids. Before Sals- bury had departed a statement was is- sued by the attorney of Guy C. Barton, the Omaha millionaire contractor, from whom the $50,000 had been obtained. In this statement Attorney L. K. Crofoot, the Omaha representative of Mr. Barton, refers to the 850,000 as a portion of a fund needed in the water works deal ““for legal and pro- motion expenses.” Prefers Vot to Prosecute. He asserts that “‘under the circumstances Mr. Barton would personally much prefer not to be Instrumental in continulng the prosecution, but' that the case Is in the hands of State's Attorney Deneen and will have to take the usual course.’ What 1s regarded as a loophole for the de- fenso of Salsbury, is outlined in @ reference In the Crofoot statement setting forth that . E. Loss, the Chicago promoter, who ne- gotlated the waterworks deal with Salsbury, asserted that the money was to be held in “common ownership” after it had passed | out of the hands of Mr Barton's son and had found its way into the safety deposit vault, from which, it Is alleged, Salsbury | afterward surreptitiously removed ft. All speculation as to whether the $50,000 had really been returned to the Bartous was set at rest by Attarney Crofoot's writ- ten declaration that it was restored to representatives of the rightful owners by Balsbury when the latter arrived in this clty trom Michigan Saturday night. I Rapids to Investigate. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 25.—The Grand Raplds common council will tonight take steps toward officlally Investigating the alleged water works deal which has re- sulted in the {ndictment of City Attorney L. K. Salsbury by the grand jury in Chi- cago, for the alleged embezziement of $50,- 000. 1t is sald here that Salsbury is only one of several local persons who are in- volved in the matter. NOT KIDNAPED, BUT MURDERED Maggie Hoel of Pueblo, Supposcd to Have Been Stolem, Is Found Dead. PUEBLO, Colo., Feb. 25.—The body of Maggle Hoel, the young woman who mys- teriously disappeared December 23, and who was supposed to have been kidnaped, was found in the Arkansas river below this city this morning. The girl's right arm was shattered, and this fact in conjunction with other circumstances connected with the dis- appearance, led to the belief that she was murdered. HAMILTON GETS SEVEN YEARS Minneapolis Newspaper Man, Con- victed of Mansinughter in First Decree, in Senienced, MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.—Frank H. Ham- ilton, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, was brought into court after regu- lar hours, at 5:30 this afternoon. It was hoped in this way to escape curlous crowds. Judge Brooks sentenced the prisoner to soven years at hard labor in the state peni- tentlary at Stillwater. Baker and C. J. Greene, although it is ex- pected speedily (o get together in support of some one Omaha man qualified and fitted to be United States sepator.” Nt ing Every Nerve to Hold His Delegation.' World-Herald, January 24: “Rosewater's mokt strenuous efforts are being directed to holding his own delegation in line. It is understood that Uhl and Mullen are the only two who are unwavering in their sup- port and determined to stick to the end. To hold McCoy he has promised to maka him collector of customs, to succeed Cadet Taylor, while Mead he has promised the Job of United States marshal After making such dire predictions of de- sertion every other day the Lincoln fakir caps the climax of brazen misrepresentation by the following screed dated February 22: “Unaces table Weakening." World-Herald, February 22: “The serene and coufident Mr. Rosewater made a dis- covery today and his prompt consequent action furnished about the only bit of fresh gossip to give a semblance of life and an- imation to the senatorlal lobby. Mr. Rosewater's discovery was that an unaccountable weakening in fealty and hopefulness seemed to have developed in his delegation and among his strikers, and the result was the prompt and uncere- monious fring of his twe chief ‘spotters,’ Messrs. Anderson and Vardi of Omaha, and of a leading member of his lobby, yclept Howard, a real estate man, also from Omaha, together with the dropping from the pay roll of some half & dozen other boost- ers, whose names are not a matter of public record. “With a striking exbibition of commend- ble thrift, Mr. Rosewater lopped off the ‘barnacles’ with their back wages unpaid, and the roar they put up in the lobby served speedily to herald 'he news abroad that there was trouble and lots of it In the tent of the Omaha candidats “It develops that Mr. Rosewater's grievance against bis workers lles in the fact that & number of lttle circum- stances of late have led him to question the loyalty of three or four of the mem- bers of the Douglas delegation. In pur- suing his investigations he caretully cross- questioned his spotters and other workers as to the personal history for the past week of the members in question, and his employes were careless enough to carry to the men under suspicion the news that thelr chief ‘had his doubts.’ “This caused & flare-up ia the delegation, kans Mast Pay Clapp O1d Ronds by Order of the Court, Nebr: Upon WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(Special Tel gram.)—The supreme court of ‘the (n States today denled the application of at- torneys representing Otoe county, Ne- braska, In a sult against John Martin Clapp for a writ of certiorart. John Martin Clapp brought an action against Otoe county in the circuit court of Nebraska upon thirty bonds of $1,000 each, Issued by the county commissioners. The trial was had, stipu- lation having been filed waiving a jury and the court made findngs of facts and conclu- slons of law In the case and rendered judg- ment for the defenddnt. The plaintiff re moved the case to the eircult court of ap- peals, which, after heariug the case, re- versed the judgment and remanded it to the circuit court of Nebraska with direc- tions to enter judgment for the plaintiff. Governor Dietrich In Saddie. vernor Dietrich, accordlng to the order issued today, will ride on borseback on in auguration day instead of In a carriage, as previously arranged. Mounts to the num- ber of twenty have been engaged for N braskans, who will arrive here Sunday aft- ernoon. Equipments for mounts will be brought from Nebraska, horses being pro- vided by a dealer at Falls Church, Va For a Boone Ceunty Boy. Pierson D. Smith of $t. Bdmund, Boone county, is in Washington in the interest of his son, who Is a first year classman at Annapolls. Young Smith stood especially high in & number of his studies, but failed | to reach the passing mark in arithmetic. Mr. Smith ealled upon the secretary of the | navy today with Senators Thurston and Allen and Congressman Robinson. Noth- ing definite was learned, but the an-rr-lnry‘ agreed to look into the matter ‘ongressman Neville, his wife and his secretary, Rod Smith, left for Tipton, Ga., last night for the benefit of Judge Neville's heaith. Captain W, H. Woodward of Lincoln, who has a position in the Interior depart- ment, Is interested in a company to raise the Maine, for which the company agrees to pay'the United States a certain sum from the proceeds realized. Mercer Abandons Wope. Chairman Mercer of the house committee on public buildings and grounds said this evening that he, had abandoned hope of securing any action’ on the ommibus bill, which provides increased appropriations for Salt Lake, Cheyenne, Boise and other cities. The senate declined te consider the bill as an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation act and this, accord- ing to Mr. Mercer, means defeat of the proposition to secure more money for the public bulldings already authorized at this sesston. HANG TO FORCE CONFESSION Moh Deals Mercilensty with Man Sus. pected of Firing His Mother' Home. NEW YORK; Feb. 25.—An excited mob in Matawan, ‘N. J., last night hanged Charles Herbert, a residént of the place, in an effort to make him confess that he had started a fire which desttoyed. the business portlon of the town Jamuary 27. Herbert protested his innocence. He was strung up @ second time, and when lowered again as- serted that he was not guilty. This time the torture ceased and the man was taken to jail. Last night a dwelling occupied by Her- bert's mother caught flre and after the flames were extinguished it was discovered that the stairway in the house had been soaked with kerose Susplcion pointed to Herbert and his arrest and torture fol- lowed. CONSTANT ‘WATCH FOR BODIES Heaches Being Patrolled in Hope of Recoveriug More of the R Vietims, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.--Today has developed nothing new regarding the wreck of the steamer Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are being patrolled constantly and the surface of the bay is being carefully scanned for bodles of victims of the disas- ter or for flotsam of a valuable nature, but #0 far the efforts of the watchers have not been greatly rewarded. It is the general opinlon that few, if any, bodles from the wreck will be recovered before the end of the week. the angry protestations of the members made the watchman on the tower very uncomfortable and very wroth and he pro- ceeded to give vent to his angry passions by slashing into the pay roll “One of the men fired declared to the lobby tonight that he had been in Lin- coln for eight weeks, at Mr. Rosewater's request, had recelved from him but $5 dur- ing that time and was munificently re- warded with another $5 today, when fn- formed that his services would no longer be required. Otbers declared they had heen treated almost as shabbily and the combined wall they put up kept the lobby entertained throughout the evening. “As for Mr. Rosewater, it 15 evident that he Is not feeling so ‘confident and serenc’ as he professed to be a couple of weeks ago. He appears nervous and dis- traught, and is visibly aging under the strain of fighting the field with an un- willing and sullen army at his back." Purpose of the Report All these reports are manifestly con- cocted for one purpose, and that is to cre- ate the impression that the Douglas delega- tion was from the outset anxious to desert thelr colors and break faith with their con- stituents, when as a matter of fact there never has been a more loyal delegation sent out of Omaba and Douglas county. There has never been a day or an hour in which any member of his delegation has wavered in his alleglance or intimated any intention to go over to any other candidate. On the contrary, every member has resemted the imputation of disloyalty as a reflection upon his Integrity. At no stage during the last six weeks has Mr. Rosewater given himselt the least concern about the delegation. The story about the discharge of the spotters and strikers is & brazen falsehood. No spotters or lobbylsts have been cmployed by Mr. Rosewater durfng the whole sena- torlal campaign. Anderson and Vardell, the men mentioned by the World-Herald, are not known to him. The only person under pay who has spent any time at his headquarters was Mr. Campbell, who for more than twenty years has been on the pay roll of The Bee in the counting reom and as trav- elng solicitor. Mr. Campbell, however, has not been at Lincoln for more than two weeks, and the incident described by the World-Herald never occurred, but I8 ma- licious fiction without a sclntilla of fact to support it Alleged Hired Lobby. This is not the first time that will bas fabricated slanders, the fake- a8 will be WYOMING MINE IS BURNING Bbaft No. 1 at Diamondville Reported to Be in Flames. | FORTY MEN ARE IN DANGER Message In Received at Boise by Superinten BOISE. A Just Superin*endent vin of the Orogon Short Line railway Ing that mino No. 1, at Diamondville, Wyo. 18 on fire, between the sixth and se levels. It is thought that the lives of thirty forty men are in danger. SALT LAKE, CITY, Utah, Feb. 25 clal to the Tribune from Kemmerer says A disastrous fire in the Diamondyille coal {mine No. 1 late this evening was attended | with serious doss of life and great destruc {tlon of property. There were seventy | miners and fifteen horses entombed, hut | one miraculous escape was made, however | by John Anderson, wjo was working near | the mouth of the lev® when he realized the | mine was on fire. With some dificulty he | reached the main lead and Ly throwing a | heavy overcoat over his head and shoul ders he pushed his way through the flames |and reached the main lead completely ex- hausted and terribly burned, but will re | cover. He was taken out by friends Efforts at ¥ e Fail. efforts to rescue those farther back | have fafled, as the flames drove the res | cuers back. That all have perished s without question. The scenes around the mine were neartrending. Mothers, wives and sweethearts weeping and tearing thelr hair in terrible agony and ail effort to calm them of no avail. The loss of prop- | erty will reach an cuormous figure, ani |as the officials are very reticent th» | amount and names of those imprisoned are | unobtainable at a late hour. The cause of the fire Is at present unknown. Ths mine has been pugged at the sixth level, | about two miles {rom the mouth. | THIS Inquest Over Death of Milwood Bare Keeper's Wife Ix Made a Color- lean Proceeding. Idaho, Feb. 25 been received by han Cal message stat nth o A spe Wyo, Al LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Feb. The in- quest over the killing of Mrs. Rosa Hudson, in the joint raid at Millwood last Monday, was held today and the coroner's jury re- turned a verdict to the effect that she came to her death from a gunshot wound at the hand of persons unknown to the jury. No attempt was made to investigate those who comprised the raiding mob or who did any of the shooting in the joint John Hudson, the husband; Michael Lock- ner, the brother of the murdercd womaa Matthew Goens and Dr. W. E. Adams, were the only witnesses put on the stand and they were asked only questions that whow thut Mrs. Hudson is dead and that she was killed by a gunshot. The fury was out only a few minutes in reaching a verdict. The preliminary trlal will come up Fri- day, when a full examination will be made. MRS. NATION IS OUT OF JAIL ves Bail and Starts for Peoria to er for One TOPEKA, Kan,, Feb, 25.-~Mrs. Nation was released from the county jail last night and at 6 o'clock this morning left for Peoria to act as editor of the Peoria Journal for one day, for which she is to be pald §: J. B. McAfee of this city is Mrs. Nation's bondsman. BIG STRIKE IN COAL MINE Out Beenu et Increase Wagen. They Did n smployes Not SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. The 800 em- ployes of the Dolph Coal company at Win- ton, this county, struck today because the company had failed to pay the 10 per cent increase in wages 10 a number of its miners, as agreed when the big strike of last O tober was settled. shown by the following extracts from the Lincoln correspondent of the World-Herald in its issue of January 12, This screed was intended to create a feeling among the mem- bers that Rozewater keeps a number of spies and spotters at the capital to get them within his power, meaning of course to find them in some wrong act and to hold a club over them, when in fact there bave been no sples of either sex employed. World-Herald, January Rosey himself realizes that he is in desperate straits and he bas summoned from Omaha & regular army of lobbyists, who swarm tha logislative halls, capitol corridors and hotel lobbles. A number are detailed to spy on republican members and endeavor to find the means, in some way, of putting as many as possible in Rosewater's power.” World-Herald, January 26: ‘“Rosewater, Meiklejohn and Thompson all maintain a numere 's and expe’ 8ive lobLy. among whom are found some of the most notorious char- acters of the halcyon days of republican corruption. The federal brigade is as un- scrupulous in its methods as the Burlington lobby, and the proprietor of the Omaba con- tingent, with iis heterogenous collection of genttles and thugs, male and female, is In no condition to shy rocks at either Melkle- john or Thompson.” Awsault on Ben Baker. The disreputable tactics that have bee pursued with regard to the Douglas dele gation have been also pursued throughout, as may be seen from the followlng tracts: World-Herald, January 4. “Despite Rosewater's undoubted success, the old man 18 badly worried over the news which comes to him of the diabolical machinations of Judge Ben Baker. Rosewater has had spies on the judge's tracks for several days, and has learned enough to convince him that his bonor is fu the senatorial race with both fect. Hence the grief.” Then follow particula of Baker's machinations. Other Disreputable Tactic World-Herald, January 15, ““That Rosewater Is getting madder every day is evident. It is hard work for his chief guide, counsellor and friend, Judge Ben 8. Baker, to restrain him from giving utter- ance to the torrent of invective which iy dally trembling on the tip of his tougue and the point of his pen. Frequenters of the lobby regard Mr. Rosewater as an event fraught with interesting and highly entoptaining possibilities and feel sure that before winter wanes he will open up barrel of fireworks. * * * Mr. Rosewater ox Mr. MOB IS OVERLOOKED CONDITION OF THE WEATHER | Forecast for Nebraska—~Fair; Colder re in Omahs esterdny: . Des. empera Mour. 5 [ 4 ~ 26 ;smon ANOTHER KLONDIKE | Wondertal | Re, HONOLULU 19.~(Via San Fran- clsco, Feb. 25.)~A wonderful discovery of Rold I8 reported In (he Samoan Islands. Black sand running high as $640 a ton 15 said to have been found on the island of Upola Captaln Best, formerly of the Oceanic Steamship company passed through he on the steamer Aorangi, on Lis way to Samoa, authority for the #tatement that a company has been formed | and an §00-ton schooner bought to work the rand and carry the product to Sydney. The company consists of Walter Selby and J Waters of Ban Francisco, and H. B. Dear- born of Sydney, under the firm name of tha Samoan Gold Mining company. Ten tons {u the gold sand sent to Sydney is sald to bave averaged 47 ounces of pure gold to the ton. Nickel and tin ore are also declared to exist In large quantities in Samoa. The company will send these ores to San Frarcisco. J. D. Bumberg, a teacher, who recently | returned here from Guam, reports that preparations are being made there for Filipino prisoners. The natives of Guam have deep hatred for the “ilipinos, and do not like to see them brought to the ieland IMITATES THINGS Nat who OF NATURE nal For Fixh und Game Bx- position ¢ CHICAGO, Fib., 25.—Elaborate prepara- tions have been made for the opening of the National Forest, Fish and Game exposition at the Coliseum tomorrow. Under the su- pervision of Indians, guides and experi- enced sportsmen, the glgantic structure has been transformed from an auditorium into & veritable primeval forest. Hundreds of pine and spruce trees have been stripped to cover the place and hundreds of others havo been put in position to make the scenes more natural. Immense tanks have been built and In these nearly every known kind of the finney tribe is to be scen. A panorama of the Grand Canyon of Ari- ona is a feature. Every detail hae been carried out, natural trails of rock and dirt leading to the crest of the ridge trom where the view 1s obfuined. The avlary contains game birds from all parts of this country and abroad. Next |t this is a large platform built for athletic sports. Two performances daily will be v This will also bo the rule in re- gard at the lake, where there will be water polo, high diving and swimming exhibi- tions and canoe racing. “This lake is sixty by thirty feet and nine feet deep. INCORPORATE BIG COMBINE Articles Specify ( 1 stock of Ouly Three Thousand with Power to Increane. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Articles of incor- poration of the United States Steel cor- poration were filed today at the office of the county clerk of Hudson county, New Jersey. This concern is the gigantic Mor- gan-Carnegie combine. The egent of the new corporation in New Jersey is the Hu |son Trust company of 51 Newark street, | Hoboken. The objects of the corporation are to manufacture steel, tron, copper and other materials and to own, occupy and develop mines, and to own means of transportation The provision is made that the corporation shall not own a rallroad in the state of New Jersey. The incerporators are Charles C. Cluff, William J. Curtis and Charles McVeagh, all of Hoboken. The total authorized capital stock tn £3,000, divided into thirty shares of $100 wch. The provision is made that tne stcck may be increased at any time, Disreputable Methods of a Fusion Fake Factory 15 & very panicky gentleman. He knows the game of politics ubout us well as any, but he is eternally suspliclous of everyone and everything. He has but one manager in this czmpaign, aside from himself. That gentleman is Judge Ben Baker, who has, decp in the recesses of his bosom, an am- bition to be senator himself. Mr. Baker does not seem to be able to comfort the old man, or to keep him from making bad breaks. In fact, judged from a purely tactical standpoint, the Rosewater campaign bus been a sories of orrors. What Mr Rosewater ought to do and do at 13 to advertiso for a campaign manager Meanwhlle, he should fire the one he has He would make by it, even if there is de lay in flling the position.” The Cowin-Webater Fake, These fake reports were actually belleved by many people In this city, and created quite & stir {n Omaba and In certain po- litical quarters, when, as a matter of fact, no communication had passed betwoen Gen- eral Cowin and Edward Rosewater for months prior to the pretended discovery Nobody was more surprised at the report than General Cowin himself, who had never heard of a proposed transfer of the Doug Ins delogation Not a word had passed between Rosewater and Cowin on the subject As to the Webster story, the only founda- tion for that was the mere fact that John 1. Webster and Edward Rosewater had shaken bands at the Lindell hotel, this being thelr first meeting since Webster's illness, Rosewater expressing ratification at his recovery and Webster returning the compliment by a call at his headquarters, which did not extend over five minutes, whereas the veraclous World-Herald co respondent wag sure that it lasted more than three hours World-Herald, January 2i: ‘“Negotia- tions are in progress between Edward Rose- water and John L. Webster of Omaha to determine the terms on which the former iy to withdraw us a candidate for United States sepator and support the latter for the place. Surprising and inconceivable as this statement may seem, it s the plain truth. The two distinguished Omahans, bitter personal and political enemies of many years' standing, have been closeted in conference tho greater part of the afternoon and evening, endeavoring to reach an agree- ment. What Rosewater demands and what Webster is willing to concede In payment once (Continued vn Third Page.) MARTIN MAKES MOVE Announces His Intention of Voting for Thompsen Instead of Hinshaw, SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE HIMSELF His Friends Have Merely Boen Giving Him Complimentary Votes. REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS TO END DEADLOCK Election of Two Senators is the Hope of All the Legislators. FUSIONISTS WILL NOT HELP OPPONENTS Popocrats ve No Desire to A the Republicans Unless it He o o Basis of Division of ome | LINCOLN, Feb. | =—No ballots were taken at | senatorial caucus tonight, thirty-four answered to the Journment was had until § o'clock tomor row night. Senator Martin, however, seized the occasion 1o make a speech on the har- mony key, announcing that he was about to relinquish his support of Hinshaw, for whkom he has been voting from the first, and o cast his lot with the Thompson fol lowing. Scnator Martin has been voting for Hin- shaw and Crounse and this change to Thompson and Crounse 1 looked on as part of u prearranged effort to force the last named combination. Tt is reported that Martin fs to carry with him to Thompson the votes of Cafn, Crounse, Rohwer and porsibly Brown of Otoe. When asked 1 his proposed chunge from Hinshaw was to be construed as a with- drawal of his own candidacy for United States senator, Mr, Martin sald: “I have never cousidered myself a candidate for Unlited States sepator and have never so- lelted any support as such. The friends Who have been voting for me have done so of their own accord and I appreciate the compliment. I cannot stop anyone from votlng for me. I have not withdrawn my candidacy, because 1 had put forth no can- didacy to withdraw. All I want s to make sure of electing (wo republicans to tho senate at the earliest possible moment and to avold all chance of duplicating the out- come in Oregon, where democrats were drawn on to make the republican senator with almost an adjournment with no elec- tlon at all. Example of Oregon. The breaking of the senatorial deadlock in Oregon formed a geperal topic of dis- cussion here and is regarded as a favorahle omen for the eventual clection of Ne- braska's senators beforo the session ends. 1o Oregon, it is pointed out, the deadlock continued up to the very hour of adjourn- ment and the election was consummated on the fifty-third ballot. The Nebraska legis- lature has taken hardly halt that many ballots and has more than twenty days of scssion yet before it fn which to get to an ugreement. At the me time, In view of the fact that Oregon re- publicans only secured thelr sena- tor by an alliance with the democrats, by which eleven democratic votes were con- tributed to them, the trick does not apppeal favorably as an example, but the determina- tion Is expressed moro emphatically than ever o fll the two Nebraska vacancles with republicans chosen by republican leglslative votes. A event Deadlocks, (Special Telegram.) the republican because ouly roll and ud “You have struck the right idea, as to the position of the fusionists in ihis sena- torial contest.” sald a populist, wio is al- ways on the inside, “wien you say no ro- publican can get any fusion votes in this legislature, except 94 a trade for enough votes to give us one of the sevatorships. We have figured this all out and we would rather take chances on a deadlock to the end thai will leave the places vacant and Elve us u go at them in the next leglslaturo than (o help out two republicans on the theory that they will be ‘harmless’ bacause we pick them. Another thing you forgot to mention, however, s this, that we will seo to it there Is no deadlock, should the wena- torial election go over to a fusion legls- lature two years from now. The statement is growing here and I believe will be soon all-powerful that the only thing to do in the future when a senatorship is at stake 16 (o make a nomination for United States senator in our party conventions and go before the people on that nomination. That would put an effective stop on deadlocks and dark horses and all that sort of thing and the people would choose a leglslature to elect the candiddte for senator who most commanded the popular confidence. Just pasto this pointer in your hat and see 1f 1 am not right whether the next election of United States senator comes In two years or in four years New Ballot BIll Ready. The new ballot ball will be introduced to- morrow as formulated by varlous membe of the committee who have not found among the varfous bills already presented any one that conforms 1o their ideas. The proposed ballot differs in several esentials from any ever tried in Nebraska. 1t {s to be printed in a single column, waking one long strip of paper about five Inches wide and no candidate’s name Is allowed on it in more than one place. It provides for straight party voting by a single crossmark in a circle at the top and for & group sys- tem where more than oue office of the samo grade 18 (o be filled—tor example, In choos Ing judges of the district court, university regents, members of the leglslature or school Loard and Justices of the peaceswhere more than one 18 to be elected—those nomi- nated by each party are grouped with a bracket and circle by which all can be voted by one cross just as with the presi dential electors on the ballot used at the last electfon. On the other hand, the new form appears speclally designed to facili- tate fusion by requiring the party designa tlons o be wet in & hracket opposite the name of each candidato nominated by more than one party. It goes further by pro viding for a simllar bracket at the top op posite the circle for stralght party voting 50 that the fusion parties are regarded us two or three for nominating purposes, but only one on the officlal ballot. What complications this might lead (o are read ily concelvable and will, doubtless, be brought out when the subject comes up for actlon. Another pecullarlty of the bill is the printing of the party designa- tions opposite proposed constitutional amendments, the stralght party crosses at the top to be counted for or against as the party has endorsed or dlsapproved in state convention. That this feature is & novelty In the Iine of election machinery goes without saylng. The schedule at tached (o the bill presents a startling array of names, “We must meu for ofice on 8 run some of our distinguished this ticket,” suggested