Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1901, Page 1

JU STILL IN THE TANGLE Benatorial Bitaation fhows No Bign of Being Unraveled. THOMPSON AND MEIKLEJOHN IN TIEUP Vote Bhows Existenos of an Undenstanding Betwoen Them, CAUCUS AT PRESENT Members Decline to Attend Its Meetings Under Oiroumstances, IS POWERLESS WILL TAKE TIME TO ADJUST MATTERS Body Adjourns Until Tuesdny in Hope, of Arranging Some Sort of an Agreement Among the Dis- ed Members. Allen ..., Berge ., Crounse ... Hiteheock Hinshaw .. Metenlte Morian Rosewater . Thompson, D, I, 88 Thompson, W, H. 19 Wethereld . . LINCOL eb. 28.—(Speclal Telegram.)- The ballot for United States senator today disclosed no material change beyond the withdrawal of Mead from Thompson, a vote which Douglas county had been giving the Lancaster candidate almost from the first Trompen of Lancaster went to each of the Douglas county members with an unac- cepted offer to trade for another vote for Thompson and then had himself recorded for Mr. Rorewater anyway. Miskell, who yesterday complimented Frank Wetherald #gain voted for Mr. Rosewater, making his showing fifteen for the day. Meiklejohn took Johnson back from Crounse, going to 84. Otherwise there was nothing of spe- clal significance disclosed. By strange ac- cident three thizteens came out simultane- ously on the senatorlal drawing, Currie, Hinshaw and Hitcheock each baving thir- teen votes to their credit. Tomorrow for the first time Senator Steele will preside over the joint conven- tlon, Lieutenant Governor Savage having moved up to the governor's office by virtue of Governor Dietrich’s departure to attend the McKinley inauguration at Washington. Caucus Up In the Alr. ‘The controversy that has arisen over the binding effect of a nomination on particlpating In the caucus has practically brought the caucus to a standstill. Speaker Bears’ ruling that no one is bound so long a8 less than sixty-seven are in attendance means that until this question is settled nothink can be accomplished, and time do~ voted to caucus balloting is wasted so long as certaln members assert that they will not ablde by the result it particular candi- dates are nominated. “I do not feel like spending any more tlme In the meeting," declared one repub- lican member, “until 1 find out whether 1t 18 a caucus or a eircus, and T think this sentiment {8 shared by others who are just as tired of such continued tomfoolery, al- though they do not want to say so right out The member speaking was not a Douglas unty man, either. When the caucus adjourned last night he question of Iis binding force upon those participating was still under discussion and unsettled. Convinced that no headway coulil he made by attending while this vital matter was undetermined the Douglas county representatives pursued the same course tonight as last night and remained Rway. So many were the other absentees that the caucus was merely called to order to adjourn to Tuesday night. The roll was not even called, but a count showed forty- one members present. The list ‘of legis- lative Invalids Is lengthening, Brown of Otoe being seriously {ll. Marshall and Bpencer are also under the weather, whila Baldrige and Walker, as s known, have been coufined to their respective homes for some time. Thompron-Melkiejohn Relntions, That Thompson has been straining every energy to bulld up Mr. Melklejohn as a senatorfal companion is no longer dis- guised. The fact that they were working together despite repeated protestations to the contrary has been evident almost from the start and the extent to which their co-operation has been carried can be gauged by the fact that on today's ballot twenty of Meiklejohu's thirty-four votes come from the Thompson following and every one of them, with two exceptions, from South Platte constituencies. On the other hand Mr. Metklejohn has made a solemn pledge to the representatives of the Elkhorn and Unlor Pacific that he would at no stage enter into any combination 17 with Thompson or transfer any of his votes | to bim not there of thelr own accor Whether this pledge has been made with a mental reservation to be broken when the Melklejohn column comes within reach of the wire remains to bo seen. Some oven &0 #0 far &8 to assert that all the rail- roads are united on Meiklejohn and qis united only on Thompson, and that if they could get the caucus nomination for Meik- Jejohn with Thompson, they would elect Meiklejohn In joint session and leave Thompson to founder in the quagmire un- less he could secure fusion support to re- place the anti-Thompson seceders hompson Tries to Explain, The Steele letter to Vice Chairman Payne of the republican national committee, set- ting forth in detall the reasons for walkout of the caucus as given to the papers yesterday, has forced Mr. Thomp son Into print fn a carefully prepared statement in his local organ, the Evening News, the supporting arm of the Lincoln Journal, which pretends to be fighting him ‘with the other arm. His statement reads as follows: Mr. Thompson has always met the charges against him by an unqualified de- nial that he had anything to do with any agreement. He was asked this morning by the News If he had made uny such admission to Mr. Bteele. He sald, in wub- stanc he only time thut T have discussed the matter with Mr. Stecle wak u fow weeks ago In the governor's office. within a few feet of My, Dietrich and within his hearing 1 ald not then or at any time way to Mr eele what he says in his letter to Mr yne 1 did. 1 have spoken to the governor about the matter and he states (hat my (Continued on Third age.) those | the | NE F THE WEATHER CONDITIAN o orecasy Falr; Colder, hn yesterday: B <k 12 T0 TAP a < i Can't n @ Paltry Quarter Mil- Hon n Year, "THE GOULD PURSE Count n o Live (Copyright, 191, by Press Publishing 0. PARIS, Feb. 2§.—(New York Woril Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Comte and Comtesse de Castellane will sail for New York Saturday on the steamship La Cham- pagne. They ntend to stay in the United States a month. The object of the visit Is said here to be Count Boni's desire' lo negotiate u private loan with members of the Gould family. He has declared openly at his clubs that he can't exist on the paltry $260,000 a year which the American courta have placed at the disposal of George Gould, recelver for the Comtesse de Castellane’s fortune, as the limit of her yearly allowance Count Boni has been In raising the wind in New York, but the determined stand taken by the Gould family toward him in the recent litigation makes it improbable that they will opea their purse to him Count Honl hopes he will be able to negotiate a large loan on long terms to tide him over the period during which ereditors will get the major part of his wife's $500,000 income. It 1s eald that the countess {s hopeful, for her part, to induce her husband to remain a year or two in America, as his extravagant tastes would then be of necessity ba curbed. She fs anxious to avold also the hostility which the recent court proceedings have evokad in the aristocratic circles In which she moved. BRINGING HOME THE DEAD Transport Indinna Philippines wit War V euccessful before Arrives Bodies of T, from SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 28.—The port Indiana brought from Manila bodies of fitteen soldiers who died in Philippines, as follows: Lieutenant J Morrison, jr., Fourth cavalry; Lieutenant Loufs P. Smith; Private Herman Buehler, Company €, Forty-second infantry; Hans Cofford, Company D, Forty-sixth/infantry; P. A. Fitzgerald, Company K, Thirty- seventh {nfantry; Arthur E. Gleason, Com- pany K, Forty-sixth infantry; Guy A. Price, Company K, Thirty-fifth infantry; Louls E. Silver, Company F, Fourth infantry; Samuel Tweek, Company ¢, Thirty- ninth infantry; Leonard Wenzel, Company H, Third Infantry; Charles Smith, Company D. Thirty-ninth in- fantry; George W. Halen, Twelfth infantry; Corporal Herbert Hawes, Thirty-fifth in- fantry: Elizabeth C. Wygant, wife of Lieu- tenaat Wygant, Third infantry; Fred L. Gregory, late of the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, The following deaths occurred during the voyage; D. A Broader, private, Forty- third infantry; Willlam E. Candy, private, Thirty-third infantry; James McLaughlin, private, Seventcenth infant William Ricks, private, Twenty-sixth infantry; Clarence E. Creighton, private, Thirty-third infantry; Willlam D. Gregory, corporal, Thirty-eighth infantry; James Dunn, Com- pany B, Engineer corps; M. E. Matthews, private, Company A, Third cavalry. SCHWAB TO BE PRESIDENT Believed that ¥ ecutive of trans- the the Be Chief Ex- win 1 eel NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—~A news associ tlon of this city today says: It Is prac- tically settled that President Schwab of the Carnegie Steel company will be selected an president of the United States Steel cor poration, and there is semi-oficial author- ity for the statement that Elbert H. Gary, president of the Federal Steel company, will be named for the chairmanship of the executive committee. Until today it was generally belfeved that Mr. Frick would be placed at the head of this committee, but the chauge in the program is sald to be due partly to Mr. Frick's statements to triends that his other interests would not allow him to give sufficient time to the dutles of that important position. It ap- pears to be settled that F. T. F. Lovejoy of the Carnegie company will be secretary of the combined company OFFICERS ARE GIVEN PLACES iln Several for Serviee wi ‘four Adjutant The following today were detalled for duty | for four years in the adjutant general's and Inspector general’s department, under the provisions of the act of February 2, 1901: Adjutaut General's Department—Majors J. H. Dorst, James Parker, W. E. Wilder |and 8. Fountain of the cavalry, Majors R P. Strong, L. V. Caziarc and Sidney W Taylor of the artillery, Majors A. C. Sharp, H. A. Greene, J. G. Ballance and C. Crane of the infantry Inspector E. D, Peter neraj’s Department—Majors Thomas, Cunliffe, H. Murray and S. Bemus of the cavalry, Majors . M. K. Davis and Resey D. Potts of the artillery, Majors F. A. Smith, Alfred Fey- nolds and James A. Irons of the {nfaniry. | PROUD LOVER'S PITEOUS END | Ro 11 Electr pled by Iyn Fe Murder for e lon COLUMBUS, 0., March 1—At 12:09 this morning, in the electrocuting chair, Rosyln Ferrell pald the penalty for murdering Charles Lane, a fellow emplove of the Adams Express company on the Pennsyl vania road Ferrell while in the chair muttered only: “I have nothing to say.” | He had previously confessed his guilt and explained his deed by stating that he was |made desperate by a need of funds for his approaching marrlage to Miss Lillian | Costlow. The young woman has repeatedly visited him during his incarceration LOCKED IN DEAD ARMS Lovers Whose Parents Onpaxe rluge Shoot One Another 0 Deati. Mar- PUEBLO, Colo., Feb, Chieftain from La Junta, Colo., says: The bodies of Louls Burch and Addie Taylor, both 18 years of age, residents of La Junta were found in an abandoned house a mile north of town. They were locked in each other's arms and each had been shot through the head Parental opposition to (heir marriag caused the double suicide. L 25.—~A special to the | OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1901 PROGRAM IS NOW COMPLETE Oommittes Has All in Readiness for the Coming Inauguration. VETERANS DECLINE SECOND INVITATION Reject Greene's Compromising Sug- gestion That Each Post Send a Deputation — Workingmen Ar- range for Visitors' Comfort. WASHINGTON, Feb, 28.—The inaugural committee has completed every detail of the program. Events to mark President Me- Kinley's second induction into office have been outlined as follows: March 4 11 a. m.—Gathering of high government officials, diplomats and espectally invited guests in the senate chamber. 11:50 m.—Inwuguration of Theodore Roosevelt of New York as vice president of the United States. Ceremonies in the sen- ato attended by the president and a distin. guiehed company. 12 m.—President McKinley takes the oath of office In the presence of the assembled multitude. Delivers inaugural address 1:30 p. m.—Inaugural parade moves from the capitol up Pennsylvania avenue. 7:80 p. m.—Illumination of the court of honor in front of the White House. 7:46 p. m.—Dieplay of aerial fireworks from Washington monument grounds. 8 p. m.—Doors of pension office open for reception of guests of the inaugural ball. 9 p. m.—-Inaugural ball opened by Presi- dent McKlnley. Dedicatory to All Tuesday, March & 10:30 a. m.—Dedlcatory concert at pension office in honor of the United States army, by Marine band, p. m.—Dedicatory concert at pension of fice In houor of the United navy, by Marine band, 8 p. m.—Dedicatory concert at pension office in honor of the states of the union, by Marine band Wednesday, March 6: 2 p. m.—Dedicatory concert at pension office in honor of the congress of the Unitea States, by Marine band 8 p. m.—Dedicatory concert at pension office in honor of the vice president and speaker of the house, by Marine band and grand chorus. House In In It, This Time. The Inaugural ceremonies proper, for the first time, will be conducted by a joint committee of senate and hLouse, the custom Branches. | heretofore being to leave the conduct of the inauguration entirely in the hands of tme upper body of congress. After the delivery of his inaugural ad- dress the vice president will administer the onth to the senators-elect At noon the oath will be administered to President McKinley by Chief Justice Fuller In front of the main entrance to the capitol, where a stand for this pur- pose has been constructed. The president will then deliver his inaugural addre He will take his lunch at the capitol be- fore heading the brilliant inaugural parade up Pennsylvania avenue to the executive mousion. General Francls V. Groene will head the parade as grand marshal. Presi- dent McKinley will follow, escorted by troop A of Ohio. The body of the parade is divided into two grand divisions, military and civic, and will be a notable pageant in many respects A company of volunteer troops from Porto Rico will form a part of the first brigade and be an attractive feature of the parade, as will a large detachment of sailors and marines. Veterans Still Decline, Representatives of the various veteran organizations, who, through General Daniel E. Sickles, declined to participate in the inaugural ceremonies because they were dlgsatisfied with the place assigned them In the parade, have also declined the offer of Grand Marshal Greene to send a guard of honor of twenty men from each local post to act as an escort to the president. The veterans declined to have any part in the ceremonles unless this invitation were extended to all members of the veteran or- ganization, both local and visiting The inaugural ball, which will be held in the great court of the pensfon build- ing, will be the social feature of the oc caslon. J.arge amounts of money are being expended In floral and other ‘decorations, and the committee having this part of the program in charge have no doubt that this great room will eclipse in point of beauty and brilliancy anything Washington has ever seen Cabinet Members to Reslgn. President McKinley has decided to re- quest the resignations of all the members of the cabinet, to take effect March 4. On Tuesday he will renominate them all with the exception of Attorney General Griggs, who thus far has resisted the president's importunities to remain at the head of the Department of Justice for another four years. It is known that Mr. Griggs has finaily decided that his business interests are such that he cannot afford to remain and has so informed the president. He will remain in office, however, until about April 1 The local workingmen expect a genera( influx of workingmen from the states ard will establish & bureau of information at the corner of New Jersey avenue and € streets, near the Baltimore & Ohlo depot, for the purpose of advising them where meals and lodging may be had at reasonahle | | rates, also as to any other points on which | intormation may be desired. ) lans and Cow yu to P ade, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28.—Zach Mulhall's fa- mous Cowboy band of thirt route te Washington to participate in the inauguration ceremonies. Besldes taking the band Mr. Mulhall has with him a dozen Cheyenue braves. Mr. Mulhall and Vice President Roosevelt are warm friends and Mr. Mulball is desirous of showing Lis re. gard PLACES LEE ON RETIRED LIST Order in Issued at Was Retirl Depart fm and Gene Wilso WASHINGTON, Feb., 28.—An order was issued at the War department today placing Brigadier Generals Wilson and Lee on the retired list of the army. Movements of Oc At New York—Sailed—La Havee; Rhein, for Bremen from Liverpool At Hoston—Arrived 28, ne. for Bovie, Gas Arrive Ivernia, from Liver- terdam—Arrived k. Salled—§tag; Jogne and New York: At Liverpool—Arrived--Majest| New York Salled—Belgenland, delphla; Commonwealth, for Hoston. At Queenstown—Arrived—Waesland, fr Philadelphia, for Liverpool Sailed— manie, from Liv wool, for New York. At Genoa Kalserin Theresa, from New York, via Naples At Hamburg—Arrived—Pennsylvania, from New York, vin Antwerp. At Sonthampton — Satled - from Antwerp. AU (he Lizard-Passed—L Aquitaine, from New York, for Havre. Potsdam, from endam, for Bou- Westernland, five pieces is | for Phila- | Marta | |cars took fire TWELVE PAGES. KILLS TWO AND BURNS TRAIN Collision Near McKeesport, Pennsyl- anin, Hesalts in Double . PITTSBURG, Feb, 28 —~Two dead, three badly hurt and a passenger train burned is the result of a head-on coillsion between passenger train No. 16, southbound, and a local freight on the Pittsburg & Charles ton rallroad tonight at Coal Valley, five miles from McKeesport. Dead FRANK WHITE, engineer, MILTON 8, THOMPSON, mall clerk. Injured C. Shaver, bruised Charles and burned. Michael back hurt, None of the other passengers was hurt beyond minor cuts and bruises, Imme- dlately after the collision th¥ passenger and were destroyed, only one car escaping. The train in collision were the Uniontown express, southbound, and the local freight, coming toward Pittsburg. The local was | standing on a siding delivering freight at the time. For some reasom, as yet unex. plained, the express, instead of keeping to the main track, shot off onto the siding and telescoped the other train. All of (he victims were of the express train, which carried between fifty and sixty passengers The enginemen of the freight jumped when hey saw the colllsion was Inevitable. BLACK DAMP BLOCKS Bxperienced Men Working mondvilie Mine to Recover Held in Check. | fireman, badly scalded and | | Stroud, baggagemaster, bruised Kullek, Schoenville, passenger SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. A spectal to the Tribune from Diamondville, Wyo., say Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon no effort was made to open No. 6 level. At that hour Superintendent Sneddon, accompanted by Assistant Superintendent Thomas Young and Inspector Parks, entered the mine and | unsealed the sixth entry, at 9 o'clock word was recelved that room No. 3§ had been reached. It will be impossible to take out any bodies until room No. 45 is reached, which will be some time after midnight About thirty experienced men are engaged in the search and some bodies may be brought up late tonight. The only trouble seems to be in pushing back the biack damp. To do this every room will be sealed and as the entry from the seventh level to | the sixth level fs beyond the place whers | the fire occurred it Is the purpose of the re- | lief gang to take the bodies out from the sixth level into the seventh level. It fs | certain that the bodies will be found back of where the fire originated Investigation of the cause of the fire will not be held until more bodies have been re- | covered. Tonight only two bodies, those of | the Roni brothers, remained in the morgue, all others having been buried or shipped | away. The Inquest will not be held until more bodies have been recovere: IN A MISSOURI PACIFIC MINE| Killlng Three avd Doing Great Damuge. SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., Feb. 28.—An exploston occurred Thursda 0. 5, one mile northeast of this city, which re- | sulted in the death of three men and the | probable injury to many more. The dead are: STEVE DELUCAS, BRISTO BARTO. W. B. WELCH All three men were shotfirers and had just gone into the mine to work when the ex- plosion occurred. It is supposed that the pit was overcharged with gas. A rescuing | party is working heroically to reach the dend men, but as the force of the shock re- sulted In great damage to the mine slow progress is made. The mine Is the property of the Osage Coal and Mining company, which is owned by the Missourf Pacific railroad. TWO COMPANIES HAVE ORDERS | Iitnois Nationa rd at Springticld ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28.—A special Post-Dispatch from Springfield, 111, says: Conslderable excitement has been oc- | casioned by the fact that two compunies of the Ililnois National guard, Company B of Taylorville, and Company C of Springfleld, both of the Fifth regiment, have been or- dered to report at the armory here, at § o'clock tonight. The orders are that the organizations report for duty. Adjutant General Reece refuses to discuss the mat- ter further than t say, “It may be to at- tend a chicken fight or a prize fight, or it may be to attend a soclal function.” The | Taylorville company is reported to be upon the cars already en route here TWELVE BULLETS ENTER HIM | Indian Desperado M d in a Fa | house for His Three Heart Murders, to the HOLDENVILLE, I T, Feb. 28.—At 12:30 | m, today Johnson Miller, a fullblood | ek Indian, was shot to death by a| masked body of men. Miller was under ar- rest for the murder of Herbert McDade | December 22. He was arrested early yes- terday morning near Wetumka and brought here, pending a hearing before the United | States commissioner. More than a dozen bullet holes are to be seen fn his body. Seventy-five or more shots were fired, Miller was a desperado and had com- mitted three cold-blooded murders within &ix months, besides numerous robberies. SLATER MIGHT BE MOBBED usliek's" Parents Seek ‘Tried Somewhere Ei lopek ATCHISON, Kan., Feb. 28.—The parents of “Slick’” Slater, the man in jail here on | the charge of assaulting Miss Gerberick \n Topeka a few days ago, visited him here today and tried to make arrangements to secure for him a change of venue to Hutch- inson. They are afraid he will be the vic- tim of a mob If he returns to Topeka It is thought that the change of venue may be secured, but in any event Slater | will bave to be taken back to Topeka to apswer the charge PRESIDENT NASH CAN CONTEST Directors of Americun Smel & Coms pany Authorise Him to Fight Any Lit) on, NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—At today's meet- ing of the directors of the American Smelt- ing and Refining company, the resignations of H. Il Rogers and Leonard Lewisohn were accepted. It was stated that the president was authorlzed to contest any threatened Iitigation against the company. to Have Him e Than in 2000000000000 000000000000000000000000tttcstssssssines Qommmm“ammuoono“mwooovo’ ! The Nebraska state penitentiary was destr the night. The flames started about midoight in the living apartments of the warden and spread rapidly throughout the main building. The emergency guard of the penitentiary system was quickly at work with lines of hose, but these proved ineflicient and a telephone mmoned the Lincoln fire department. message § All efforts to save the great stone building were unavailing. The convicts were hustled out fnto the yard, armed extra guards stood sentinel on the walls and the Lincoln National guard was or- dered out. T 000 originally wince. i POSTOFFICES CET A CHANCE Out on Battleships and Rivers Leave Money for Buildings. MERCER WILL SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY St. Edward Cadet Gives Up Naval Career to Be Bank Cashier—M| sourl River Commission Goes Out. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The cut in the number of battle- ships provided for in the naval bill and the whittle In the rivers and harbors bill, which passed the senate today, will give Chair- man Mercer an opportunity to pass the omnibus bill increasing the appropriations for postoffice buildings reported from his committee some days ago. It is the inten- tion of Senator Fairbanks, chairman of the committee on public bulldings and grounds, to offer the bill as reported by the house committee as an amendment to the sundry bill, which will greatly in- sure its passage. Chairman Mercer said he hoped to get recognitlon from the speaker tomorrow to put the bill on ite passage. Should the sundry civil bill get through the semate, as now seems prob- able, before the house acts on the measure Mercer will devote his time to getting votes to concur in the senate amendments, having an understanding with Senator Fair- banks as to the procedure. The bill vides increases for Aberdeen, S. D. ton, Ia.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Otkaloo Dubuque, Ta., and Salt Lake City, Utah. adet Smith Resigns. Pierson 1. Smith of $t. Edward, Neb., who has been in Washington some days, passing his time between the capital and naval academy at Annapolis, where his son, Cadot W. R. Smith, ls first-classman, sald today that he had finslly prevalled upon his son to resign from the academy and dopt a business life. The resignation of Cadet Smith has been accepted by Secre- tary Long of the Navy department. Young Smith was the successful competitor in ai examination In Norfolk, Neb., chosen by Congressman Robinson of the Third dis- trict in June, 1899, and since September of that year he has been pursuing his studies at the naval academy. He will re- turn at once to St. Edward to become cashier in a bank which has just been cs- tablished by Mr. Smith. The vacuncy thus created by the resignation of Cadet Smith, Representative Robinson says, he will fill by competitive examination, notice of time and place to be given upon his return to Nebraska Bridge Near Burl Representative Hedges' bill to authorize the Citizens' Bridge company of Burling ton, la., to construct and malotain a rail- road, wagon and foot passenger bridge across the Mississippl river at or near Bur- lington passed the senate and now goes Lo the president for his signature. The senate passed the house bill refund- ing to Frank G. Simmons of Seward, Nel excess postage pald on his fraternal news- paper. The bill now goes to the presi- dent. Omaha & Northera Bill. Congressman Robinson labored with Speaker Henderson all day with the view of securing recognition for the bill for the Omaha & Northern rallroad through the Omaha and Winnebago agency in Thura- ton county, but the speaker is averse to granting recognition, on account of the opposition, which ho fs afrald will defeat the measure. It may be possible to call the bill up tomorrow and put it upon its passage. Jobn Peters of Alblon, the city today. Mrs. Thurston, assisted by her sister, Miss Purman, held her last reception of the season this afternoon. It was largely at- tended by women in the diplomatic and official circles. tes Missour! The rivers and harbors bill, which passed the senate today, eliminates the Missouri River commission, which has had charge of Neb,, arrived in Commission, the work on the Missourl river since 1884. | The secretary of war, by the bill, 1s au- thorized to contract and superintend all property heretofore under the control of the sald commission, which terminates its connection with the government June 30. provided for to the extent of $262,500, which is to be expended as the Becretary of 'war may direct. For building dams and con- structing reservoirs on the Sfoux river in South Daketa, to impound water In order to secure m permauent stage of water In the Missouri river, $52,600 is appropriated, while $112,600 is appropriated for use above Sloux City. New Postmanters. These postmasters were appointed Nebraska—C. W. Coun, Cameron, Hall county, vice A, A. Houghton, resigned; W. E. Alexander, Orchard, Antelope county, vice 8. T. Sherman/ resigned; George John- son, Waterloo, Douglas county. vice A, I MeDougall, resigned lowa—A. L. Mathews, Lacrew, Lee county. Wyoming—W. B. Taylor, Sunrise, Lara- mio county. Rural free delivery service has been or- dered established March 15 at Fayette, Fayette county, la. The route embraces seventy-six square miles, containing & pop- ulation of 2,542 8. C. Clark, F. E. Loomls and M. Porter were appointed carriers Becomes Presidentl: The postoffice at Hubbard, Ia., will be come a presidential office April 1, at a sal- ary of $1,000. The name of the postoffice at Orsland, Buena Vista county, 1a., is changed to Rem- brandt, with George Brandold, postmaster: Keller, Roberts county, 8. D., 18 changed to Peever, with Rose D. Renville, master. T. J. Lawson was designated a member of the civil service board for the postoice t Hastings, Neb. loss to the state is over £300,000. The peuitentiary cost $! and there bave been The number of inmates averaged 400, B R A R R R e L S R R | and noise of burning timbers. I Tmprovements below Sioux City have been | that the main building post- | yed by fire during additions and improvements @eececcccccscsse sososssscsssosese @eccecscccrcosesssrcrsrcrsrsocce STORY OF WARDEN DAVIS Awakened by Smell of Smoke and Crackling of the Dlazing Timbers. LINCOLN, March 1.—3:40 a. m.—(Special Telegram.)--The room where the fire orig- inated was a kitchen for the warden's apartments. It was located in the upper story of the main building, almost directly over the office and near the cell house running down from the west end of the vard. The flames were discovered by War- den Davls about midnight. Davis sald to a reporter for The Bee “I retired early last evening and at that time there was no fire so far as I knew In the kitchen or any adjoining room. About midnigbt 1 was awakened by the smoke went out into the hall and immediately saw that the flames were then confined to the kitchen “I called Mrs. Davis and immediately notified all the prison guards and turnkeys We soon had a stream running on the fire from the pond back of the prison bufldings and In the meantime 1 had notified the Lincoln fire department. The fire had gained such headway that we were unable to check it. It continved to spread rapidly from the time I had firsi discovered it Trusty Convicis in the Kitchen, “I have no opinion to offer regarding the origin of the flames. Several trusty convicts, who served as such under former Warden Hopkins, prepared supper for my family in the room at 6 o'clock, but all of them retired to their cells early fn the evening. How the fire started is more than I can tell.” From the kitchen the flames spread in all directions, gradually eating thelr way west- ward through the new cell house and east- ward through the main building. The Lin- coln fire department responded with hose carts and steamers, and two streams from the pond were soon playing into the flames, with the effect, however, of only tempo- rarily checking their spread. After it was seen that the major portion of the bullding was doomed to destitction, nll efforts were concentrated on the east end of the main building, occupied by the deputy warden, the chapel and containing a reserve cell room. The woodwork in this portion of the bullding was thoroughly soaked and the firemen finally succeeded in saving it. It Iy impossible tonight to esti mate accurately the probabla cost of the damage, but it is thought at this hour that it will amount to $300,000 Company on Guard. Company F of the Nebraska National Guard left for the scene at 8:30 under orders from Lieutenant Governor Savage, acting governor In the absence of Governor Diet- rich Warden Davis took charge of the insti- tutlon February 16. None of the property was losured. Warden Davis does not anticipate that any of the prisoners will escape. The only possible way for them to get away would be through the burning walls and these are well guarded. All bedding and extra cloth- Ing was destroyed and it is probable that until permanent quarters can be provided the convicts will have to sleep in tents. AS TOLD IN BULLETINS These Rrief Messages of the Night rry the News of the Swee of Flames, LINCOLN, March 1.—A fire Is raglog in one of the buildings of the state peniten- tlary, three miles south of the city. War- den Davis has asked for assistance and | the Lincoln fire department, with a steamer and geveral men, are on the way out LINCOLN, March 1.—A telephone me sage from the penitentlary says the fire is in the main bLullding. It started in the living apartments of the warden and is burning furiously. Water has been turned on and if the flames can be held in check until the Lincoln department arrives it s believed tho fire can be controlled. Tho prisoners in the cells are in no immediate danger, LINCOLN, March 1.—-The fire is spreading. All the convicts have been taken from their cells and marched together to the prison yard. Extra guards, with shotguns, have been placed on the walls to prevent any attempt at escape. LINCOLN, March 1.—(Special Telegram.) —Telephone report from the penitentiary says the fire is about the cell house and is doomed to de- struction. The convicts are assembled out- side under guard. The fire will be very disastrous. Origin unknown, LINCOLN, March 1.-2:50 a. m.—(Special by Telephone.)—The entire cell house at the west end 1s destroyed. The main center bullding Is gone. There is a bare poesi- | bility of saving the east bullding, a cell house without the furnishings necessary to provide for convicts. This practically de- Btroys all the bulldings used for the pur- poses of a prison. The entire prison proper is In ruins. The couvicts are herded in the yard. A company of militia, or- dered out by Lleutenant Governor Savage, is being gathered together to prevent the convicts' escape. WAS THIRTY-ONE YEARS OLD Original Contract Price Three Hun- dred and Twelve Thousand Dollars, LINCOLN, March 1.—(8peclal Telegram ) ~=The penitentiary was lccated at its pres- ent site by an actof the legislature passed in 1870. A temporary building was erected immediately, which yet stends inside the stockade. The present bullding was bullt by W. H. B. Stout, heing completed in 1876, the original contract price belng $312,000. Several additions have been bullt since that time. The east cell house was bullt since 1891, at a cost of $40,000. It has been used as a chapel. Nearly 400 convicts now In prison will probably be given quarters in the unused cell house, If that part e capes the fire, which appears probable. | together NEBRASKA PENITENTIARY IS DESTROYED ! Fire Breake Ont Near Midnight and Bweeps Throngh the Great Buildings, CONVICTS ARE HUSTLED FROM THEIR CELLS Linooln National Guard Summoned to Corral Them in the Prison Yard, EXTRA MEN WITH GUNS PATROL WALLS Flames Btart in Warden's Living Apart- onts and Bweep Furiously, EMERGENCY BRIGADE UNABLE TO CHECK IT Oity Department Hurries Ont Its Steamers, But Without Effect. LOSS TO STATE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND Ruined Bullding Was Noted as One ot the Finest Penal Institutions in the Country and Housed Four Hundred. LINCOLN, March 1 Telegram.)—The tlary 2:15 a. m.—(Speclal Nebraska state peniten- Fire, which broke out shortly before midnight, swept through the is in ruins. great stone bulldings and burned them to the ground. A company of militia is le ing on a special Burlington train to guard the convicts, who have been herded within the stone-walled prison yard, STARTS IN THE UPPER STORY Heat Grows Too Intense for the Con- victs Huddled in the Prison Yard. March 1.-2 from LINCOLN, Telegram a. m.—(Special Penitentiary).—The fire from an the kitchen of upper story in the main building near the cell house at the west end. The guards and prison attaches started unknown cause in the fought the flanies, but wero unable to sub- due them. An alarm was turned in to ths Lincoln department at 11:25 and the de- partment responded. The cell house is practically destroyed and almost all of the main bullding. All of the convicts are under guard in the yard, surrounded by buildings, but will be | driven out soon. { AL 2 o'clock the flames are apreading in all directions and driving ths occupants out of the office. Warden Davis estimates the loss at not less than $300,000. The main bullding contalned the chapol, office, library and living apartments of the warden and officers. Company F of the National guard is in readiness to respond. Acting Governor Gilbert was called for at the Lincoln hotel to order the company out. PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES Pleaty of Water Applied by Scores of Active Men, But the Privon is Doomed from the Start. LINCOLN, March 1.-Fire, which started In%he 11ving rooms of the warden of the state penitentiary at midnight, seems cer- taln to destroy the entire main bullding, with the cell house and other bulldings. Just atter 2 o'clock this morning a tele- phone message came saving the room in which the telephone nstrument was located was in flames and must be vacated. This cuts off the only means of immediate com- | nunication witn the prizon, which is nearly four miles from the business district of the city, Between 1 and 2 o'clock, however, a message from a member of the fire depart- ment stated that the penitentiary proper was doomed and that the fire was spread Ing. Before tho flames had galoed a great headway Warden Davis gave orders to re- lease the convicts trom the cells and march them under guard to the prison yard and there place them under double guard. The removal was accomplished safely and with- out disorder. Extra guards were also posted on the stockade walls, armed with shotguns, with orders to permit no escapes. The origin of the fire Is unknown. When first discovered the officers of the Institu tion immediately set to work all the small fire apparatus of the prison Water in abundance, but as sistance from the city fire department was called for and a steamer and hosecart were dispatched In response to & telephone mes sage, A short time after Davis said he 4id not control be could not tell how bad it was. Burning in the upper story and at the front of the building, its spread w slow. 1t was hoped that it could be con- fined to the front of the bullding. Later the report came that the fire was a very bad one, At 140 a. m. the city fire department arrived aud began throwing water on the walls. The flumes had gained too great headway, however, and the firemen directed their efforts to saving some of the remots shop buildings. By request of the warden Chief of Police Hoagland sent all the avallable policemen to ald in preserviug order. Later, as an additlonal measure of .afety, Lieutenant Governor Savage, acticg in the absence of Governor Dietrich, in response to the sug- gestlon of the warden, ordered out the local company of state militia. Captain Ringer, with a majority of the members, Is at the armory, and a Burling ton engine and coach will start with thel at 3 o'clock, was used midnight Warden have the fire under but