Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1901, Page 1

ABLISLED JU THE OMAHA NE OMAHA, FRIDAY DAILY BEE. MORNING, MARCH 8, 1 901-TEN PAGE COrY FIVE CENT HAWAI HAS TROUBLE Half the Logislators Onanot, as Requi: Bpeak English Language. PROCEEDINGS MAY BE INVALDATED | | Non-Compliance with Organic Act A to Annal All Enactments. BPEAKER'S CHAIR REPLACES A THRONE | House is Mesting in 01d Palace, Where Royalty Has Reigned. RADICAL MEASURES IN PROSPECT | Party Committe nry Controlling aw, Dunl nn of Consumptives, HONOLULU, March 1.—(Via San Fran March 7.)—Hawaii's first territorlal which has been in session here Ty 20, s in the control of the party, containing a majority Hawallans. 1t has already been of some remarkable procecding: and the end of the session promises to s many very radical measures adopted, | wmong those to which the controlling party is committed being a Mquor dispensary law, a taxation system that will bo a com- bination of single tax and the income fax doctrines, an election law based on pro- portionate representation, and a law ex- cluding from the ferritory all persous who may arrive here aflicted with consumption or lepro cisco legislature since Febry Home Rule of native the scen; ve Trouble, languages is g The question ot e of trouble. The organic act says that all proceedings of the legislatu shall be conducted in the English language. Halt of the members cannot peak Eng- lish, and Hawailan interpreters have bee employed in both houses. It is the opinlon of some lawyers that this will invalidate all proceedings and this matter will come befor courts when some laws have Leen passed. Chiet Justice Frear and Gov- ernor Dole, who were members of the commission that adopted the rules in ques- tion, have expresed the opinfon that It intended to provide that no language b English should be spoken. The inde- pendents claim that it means that laws, resolutions, etc., shall be fn English. Every measure and every speech is being glven in both English and Hawalian. The house meets in the torone room of the old palace building, now occupled by government offices. The speaker's chalr is the former throne of Hawalian monarchs. Tho ateamship Zealandia has arrived here with 769 Porto Ricans from Port Los Angeles. Three of the lmmigrauts died oo the way. The immigrants are being sent in steamers to various plantations. It s reported that the Zealandia is to make sev- cral trips a8 @ carrier of Porid Ricaus and that at least 5,000 more will be brought here by It In the near future. Wireless Telegraphy Syatem, The Inter-Island Telegraph company has given formal motice of the opening for business of the wircless telegraph system between Honolulu and the island of Maul, The system has long been under tests, but is now pronounced in a satisfactory con- dition for regular business. The company states that it will soon extend communi- eation to Hilo Annual meetings of several sugar plan- tations have been held here this week. The managers report large crops and good pros- pects for the coming year. Most of them report having had some difficulty on ac- count of the scarcity of labor. In some cases the acreage planted was slightly les- #ened on account of the lack of labor. The managers all report the labor situation im- proved, and now that many Porto Ricans ar® being brought here, there will be no further trouble Willlam Marshal, former editor of Volcano, has been released from Oahu fall on pardon from Governor Dole. He was sentenced for six months for criminal libel of the late Chief Justice Judd and bad served four months. Eject Secretary Cooper. On the third day of the session Secretary ot the Terriiory Cooper was unceremoniously ordered out of the house and cscorted out by the sergeant-at-arms. Acting under the section of the territorial act which pro- vides that he shall “record and preserve the laws and proceedings of the legisla- ture,” Secretary Cooper ook up a place on the floor of the house with a stenographer to secure a record of the proceadings. Representative Beckley, independent, of- fered a resolution requesting him to leave The resolution sot forth that his presence on the floor wag 2 violation of the rules that the three departments of government, ex- ecutive, judictal and legislative, must be kept separate, and it was urged in debate that Governor Dole had put Cooper where be was with & view to intimidating mem- bers by letting them seo that the executive officer was taking a stenographic report of the proceedings. Cooper was declared by republicans to be present by order of President McKinle s ho had been ordered to transmit a report to Washington, but even this plea did not deter the independents. After a long de- bate they passed the Beckley resolution by & vote of 20 to 9, the nine being all of the republicans in the house. 1t Is understood that Cooper has sent to Washington for & ruling as to the meaning of the instructions glven him to send a record. J. A. Akina, independent, u half-Hawallan, balf-Chinese, member from the lsland of Kaual, has been made speaker of the house and Dr. Nicholas Russell of Hawali presi nt of the senate. Russell Is a white man. NEW YORK SENATORS OBJECT Platt and Nominat s another the Depew Prote Sunger for Assistant etary of War, WASHINGTON, March 7.~Senators Platt and Depew of New York are both opposing the proposition to nominate Colouel Sauger for the oftice of assistant secretary of war. Benator Platt saw the secretary of war to- day and eutered a formal protest, on the ground that Colonel Sanger Is not a con- slstent republican Senator Depew also bas indicated his op- position. Neither of them was consulted before the nomination was decided upon. The selection seems to have been made b the secretary, but the senators clalm that Af that oficial is o assert that prerogat Bo should find & man who would be ceptable to them. Senator Platt today expressed the opinfon that the protests which bave been made will have the ef- fect of preventing the president trom send- Agnine ne- {BIG JOPLIN ZINC FAILURE| CENTRAL AMERICAN TRADE i of vr in to Nicaragua, Feb. Assoclal osed of nterchange States fucts Among the Be Without tes. 13 Press.)—The two delo- Central American « their respective which u.s been holding Ivador City, in Salvador, for the has declared that hereafter ail products of each with the other states of Contral America shall | be frea of imposts or dutics. It s said the govertfments of each of the states rep resented will approve the joint declara- tion of thelr delegates. Work on the connecting of thirty miles, to conne ern and (Corre- judictay from countries, appol. governments slons at § last month excha of etate raflroad link t Nicaragua's east- rallroads, |s progressing slowly. President Zelaya has concluded a contract with a local firm to supply all ils and other metals to be used on this extension, the firm in payment the government's wa charges on coffce at the ports of Corinto and Granada ' The present price western to accept Crop is Sma of coffee is very low and it is estimated the crop of this year will not average more than one-half of that usually gathered, and the outlook cash returns is very gloomy. This may force the people of these Central American coun- tries, where coffea is the principal prod uct, to devote more attention to the culti vation of their valuable fibrous plant The minister of public instruction 1s en deavoring to Improve the methods of in struction in vogue In the public schools of the country. Among other steps taken along this line, he has ordered all Nica- raguan schoolmasters to instill into ther scholars the principles of the liberal party (the party in favor of the dictatorfal presi- dential government of Central American countries) and to exclude instruction fn any religious doctrines from their schools, The government trusts all schoolmasters will be of its own political faith Chill Educates Freely, Chill has offered to educate in her uni- versitles treo of charge twenty-seven Nicaraguan youths. Nicaragua has ac- copted this offer and, by competitive ex- aminations has selected twenty-seven young men, who will soon leave Corinto for Chill. This generous offer has found much favor with the Nicaraguan people, but it Is said by those who profess to see deeply that the offer is only part of Chili's attempt to divert Nicaragua's trade fin wine, hay, fruits, cornmeal, blooded horses and cattlo from California to themselves. Thero is today much friendly intercourse between the two countries and promise of more to come in the near future, all of which would seem to be directed towards capturing those Nicaraguan orders now going to San Francisco. SOME CHANGES EXPECTED Thought Tha of Southern Realy rt ot DI cific Will ctors NEW YORK, March 7.-The Commercial Advertiser today has the following: There is good reason to exp some important changes in (ho board of directors of the Southern Pacific rallroad within the mnext few days, when the board meets to fll the vacancy caused by the death of the direc- tor, John 1. Probst, it is likely that other vacancies will be created by resignation in order to make places for the Union Pa- cific representatives. 1t s expected that i. H. Harriman, who Is chairman of the Union Pacific board, will have an influential voice in orgaujzing the Union Pacific board. Charles M. Hays has been asked to re- main as the executive head of the system and there is no expectation of auy material change In the executive staft of the road. | Considerablo guessing has been done ro- garding tho probable successor of H. B. Huntington as vice president, but nothing definite has been known on that point. Thero is a special significance I change in the control of the Pacifi Steamship company. Soon after Collls I Huntington died, George J. Gould and his triends undertook to make B. H, Harriman | president of the Pacific Mall company. In order to prevent this the Speyer & Hunt- ington interests, then in control of the Southern Pacific system, induced the South- ern Pacific directors to buy the control of tho steamship company outright. Now that both companies are controlled by the Harrl- man syndicate tho question arises whethor Mr. Gould's plan of making Mr. Harriman | president will be carried out. the Mait GOULD TO COME TO OMAHA in oute at Kansas City and Declden to Vinit C orndo First, KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 7.—George J. Gould, on his trip of inspection of his rail- way properties, left today with his party tor Cofteyville, Kan. It Is understood that President Gould wlill go to Colorado and Omaha before returning east. All arrange- wents had been made to g0 to Omaha this morning, when he decided suddenly to go to southern Kansas instead. Talking to a newspaper man of his trip through Texas, Mr. Gould said “I was amazed at the many changes which have taken place in the southwest siuce my visit to that part of the country nearly three years ago. The prosperity of the southwest is marvelous and I bolieve | that the same statement will apply to the west generally. On every hand I saw the material proofs of prosperity—not booms, but the solid, substantial prosperity that lasts. The banks in even the small towns | in Texas and other southwestern states are filled with money. Cotton at 10 cents, and | high prices for cottonseed, the other good crops and the great values of all products tells the story. ' pltalised at One Mil- s to Have Lit- An JOPLIN, Mo., March 7.—-The Internatipnal Zine company has gone into the hands of a recelver, with assets said to be practically worthless. The International was capital- fzed at $1,000,000 and sold its stock in vari- ous American and English cities at almost par, much of the stock being bought by wageearners and other people who could not afford to lose their money. The names of bankers of New York and Boston were at the head of the company and the names of some prominent Joplin mining men and officials were also associated with the company. DEWEY GETS PRIZE MONEY Allowance from Court for Destruction of h Fleet, of ! WASHINGTON, March 7.—The Treasury derartment today issued a warrant in favor of Admiral George Dewey for $9,750, on acccunt of prize money found to be due him from the court of claims for the de- struction of the Spanish fleet in Manila iug o the wowination. barbor May 1, 1893, | board of regents of the Smithsonlan insti- | next Saturday | journment | the { was to have gone to the Bath Iron works, SENATE RE-ELECTS MR. FRYE Maine Man Returned to the Ohair as Pres dent Pro Tem, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY ADJOURNMENT Members Who Have Talked with the President Believe is to Terminate 1 medintely, WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator lam P. Fryo of Maine was o mously president pro tem of thy serve during the present sena the second time Senator Frye honored by his colleagues. Five years ago | on February 7, 18%6-~the republicans then | being in a minority, he was elected uni mously. His services as president pro especlally since the death of Vice President | Hobart, have won for him the cordiul ap- preciation of his followers for his able and impartial administration of the post When the senate convened a huge bunch of beautiful roses adorned the desk of Mr. Gamble, the successor to Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota The president pointment of Messrs Cockrell of Missourl 1 Wil cted unant senate to | This 1s | has been | vice announced the ap- Cultom of Ilinols and as members of the tution Morgnn 1t Hin Spee At the co Mr. Morgan lusion of the routine business resumed his epeech begun yesterday In support of his resolution declaring the abrogation of the Clayton- | Bulwer treaty. Mr. Morgan read that part of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which relates to the Nicaragua canal and also the protocols of n agreement for the con- struction of the canal made between the United States government and the govern- ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. He declared that it was perfectly clear that the protecols entered into last fall by this government were a distinet violation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. It was equally evi- dent that the United States must abandon its plighted faith with Nicaragua and Costa | Rica, in order that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty might be fastened permanently upon this government aud hang like a pall over it, or take such a stand as will sustain the president in his “patriotic and noble nction.” “The protocols entered into expressed the deflance by the president of the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty and his regard for its provisions. They undertook to place the | government on the high ground that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is abrogated by this government.” Not in Way of Legislation. “It s our duty,” insisted Mr. Morgan, “to declare that that treaty is mot in the way of our legislating for the Nicaragua canal. If we hesitate today it will be the same a year hevce and the provisions of that treaty will be fastened upon us.” Mr. Mcrgan urged that his resolution be adopted {n order that she president might | understand the position of the senate so ! thoroughly that he would fecl justified in | proceeding along lines looking to the con- siruction of the Nicaraguan capai while congress was in its 10ng recess. At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's speech the senate, wi.hout taking any action upon the resolutiony, on motion of Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, at 1:10 went into executive | session, and at 1:50 adjourned until Friday. A number of senators who have talked with the president express the opinlon that the present special session of the senate can be brought to a final conclusion by and some think that ad- may be reached tomorrow. Ratities Amendment of Tho senate in ratified an agreement with various Euro- pean powers for the amendation of the treaty made at Brussels some years since for the protection of industrial property as affected by the registration of patent trade marks, etc. The modifications mad: by the agrecment which was today ac upon arc not of general interest. One of | them changes the phraseology in regard to the place of meeting. In the original treaty Rome was named as the place; the amendment leaves the places to be named from t'me to time The reciprocity treaties were not dis- cussed and it now appears that they will not be called up this session. The commit- tee on foreign relations had not acted upon | them during the present session and sena- tors generally hold that it is necessary that there should be committee action be- fore the senate can take them up again. LET CONTRACT FOR NEBRASKA Battleship Named for Antelope State to Be Constructed at Seattle, utent Treaty. executive session today | SHINGTON, March 7.—Secretary Long today made a distribution by name among the shipbuilders of the vessels recently con- tracted for. Of the battleships, Newport News gets No. 13, the Virginia; Moran Bros. of Seattle, Wash., No. 14, the braska; Bath Iron works, No. 15, the Geor- gia; Fore River works, Nos. 16 and 17, re- spectively the New Jersey and Rhode 1sland Of the armored cruisers, Nos. 4 and 7, Pennsylvania and Colorado, go to Cramps; Nos. b and 8, the West Virginia and Maryland, to Newport News; Nos. 6 and 9, the California and South Dakota, to the Union Iron works. Ot the protected cruisers, No. 21, the Milwaukee, goes to Neafle & Levy, and No. 22, the Charleston, to Newport News. Protected cruiser No. 20, the St. Loufs, 4 but that corporation having declined the contract, the Navy department today lssued a circular calling for new proposals for constructing this cruiser. The bids are to be opened at noon April 4 next, and the department will supply information as to the changes that may be made in the original specifications to make them con- form to those required in the case of the two protected cruisers let to Neafle & Levy and Newport News. MONTANA LEGISLATORS F.GHT | Effort t utorial Balloting with a Fistle Seance. HELENA, Mont., March S.—At o'clock this morning the Montana leglsla- ture s still balloting for a short term sen ator to fill the pluce made vacant by the resignation of Senator Willlam A. Clark. There Is nothing to indicats when the elec- tion will occur, if at all As the sergeant-al-arms was about to turn the hands of the clock back at mid- night, one of the republican mewbers, Greg ory of Carbon county, tried to stop him in order to prevent an election. In the strug- gle the time record for fast fighting was broken, along with the clock Thirteenth Ballot-Carter, 32 Frank, 26; | President | the Cooper, 18; Conrad, 9; Maginnis, 6; 80 Gib- GREETS ANDREW ROSEWATER President Hecelves Om gineer in Co ntor " | WASHINGTON, March 7 Al Telo- gram.)—Senator Thurston today introduced Andrew Rosewater, city engineer of Omaha, to the president, also to Secretary the War department. Later in the day ompanled by R. B. Schnelder of Fre the visited the president ters connected with appointments regular army (®po fpoc | Root of | | | nont, mat- the in Innuguration Guests Leave, B. Schneider and his wite and daughtor, and Mrs. George F. Bidwell and Vice | and Mr: MeCullough of the Northwestern system, who have been gueats of Mr. Schnelder during the Inauguration, left for New York today, euroute for the west i Mr Recelver at Sidney, The appointment of J. L. Mcintosh, jr., 10 be receiver of the land office at Sidney Neb., was sent to the senate today and It s expected he will be promptly confirmed it 18 the desire of the leading republican senators to get away from Washington Sat- urd as T Opposition to Sawger, is growing opposition to the ap- | nt of Colonel Sauger as assistant of war. Hemator Platt of New lled on both the president and Sec- Root in relation to the matter. Sec retary Root sald it was his persoval ap ntment and should therefore not be in- | ed with, Whether Senators Platt ana | w will take the same view of the mat- ter is problematical Governor Richards of Wyoming and party, who have be attending the inaugural | 8¢ coremonies, were presented to the presi- | of dent today by Senator Warren . There pointm secretar York ¢ retary I W m Town Indinns Comylnin. A delegation of Musquakie Indians from a reservation near Tama, la, today had a conference with the Indian officials. They were accompanied here by Attorney Wilcox, who was at the Indian office with them to- day. The Indlans complain of the treat- ment of Agent Malin, and they make charges against Mr. Nellis. superintendent of their school. While the charges mado against both officials are serious, they are discredited by Indlan Commissioner Jone who expressed implicit coutidence in Malin and Neilis. The delegation claims that an. nuitles due certain children and placed in the hauds of Agent Malin have not been ac- counted for, The troublc has arisen in connection with school matters. These In- Qians have refused for some time to sups port the school at Toledo, In. They ask tha removal of Malin and Nellls, but it is not likely their demands willl e granted. Stoux Falls Postmaster. The contest for the postmastership at Sioux Falls, 8. D., appears to be growing more complicated. Senator Kyle has for- warded the papers of C. M. Day to the Post- office department and it is the senator's in- | tention to recommend Day's appointment. \. E. Phillips, who has the erdorsement of enator Gamble and Representative Burke, is expected here mext week, and J. Tomliu son, jr.. business partner of Mr. Day, is al- ready here in behalf of the latter. Even 'f Phillips 1s nominated before the adjourn. ment of the sonate his con‘rmatjon is not Tikely. A move wiil probably scon be made to get Mr. Phillips the vecess wpwolntment, and it is understood here again that Mr. Phillips will be opposed by Senator Kyle. 1t is not likely that anything will be done in the matter until the return of Represen- tative Burke, Aberdeen Public Building. | Senator Gamble had a talk today with tha supervising architect concerning the plana of the department as fo the erection of the Aberdeen, S. D., public bullding. Bids are | soon to be called for and work will be be- | gun on the building about July 1. The buildiug is to be a three-story structure, | first story to contain fireproof vaults | for the use of the postoffice | | | ble. te w st b It &l it A [ Flowers for G Senator € several handsome floral pieces since he took the oath of office in the upper house. His desk in the senate was banked with flow- ers this morning, oue bearing the name of Mrs serving for a number of ye of the Woman's Suffrage asgoctation South Dakota, became interested in anti-sufirage movement, taking a 1 part in defeating woman suffrage in state. Wyoming National Bauvk: The report of the condition of the national bauks of Wyoming at the close of business February 5 was today made public. Tt shows loans and discounts aggregating $3.- 349.671; gold cofn, $250,520; individual de. posits, $4,400,987; average reserve, 30.66 per cent. Captain Matthew Leeper, assistant sur- geon of volunteers, recently appointed and now at Fort Crook, has been ordered to duty in the Philippines. Department of the Missourl. | Second Lieutenant Clarence S. Day of the Seventh cavalry, late aide-de-camp, has | been relicved from duty at headquarters of the Department of the Missouri and ordered to Fort Leavenworth for duty to assist in the organization of the Fourteenth cavalry George T. Bigonette of Minneapolis has been appointed plumber at Fort Crook. Postoffice Changes. J. M. Johnson was today appointed post- master at Norwich, Page county, Ia The name of the postofice at Higby, Sheridan county, Wyo., has been changed to Deltz, with Clarence W. Hudson, post- master. Albert T. Stewart has been appointed fire- man and laborer in the Sloux City postofic These postmasters have been anpointed Nebraska—Lancaster. Lancaster county Elizabeth Davis, vice E. M. Hopkins signed; Sacramento, Phelps county, Curtis, vice A. M. Shaffer, resigned. lowa—Plato, Cedar county, E. K tler. Louis Nekls of Independence, been appo'nted rallway mail clerk A postoffice has been established at St. Orla, Aurora county, 8. D., with Royal O. Butterfie!ld as postmaster. Postoffices discontinued: Towa—Bismarck, Clayton county, mail to Farmersburg ebraska— Deerfield, Douglas county, mail to Millard; Osco, Kearney county, mail to Norman. South Dakota—Flint, mall to Lagrace. WARNER TO SUCCEED EVANS | a fr piece 51 st the ding that Tu i 31 m ar se o le Blat- |B " Ta, has A fir 8y la; Campbeil county, Becoming Com of Pensions, KANSAS CITY, March 7.—The Star says There Is reason for believing that a tentative offer of the office of commissioner of pensions, to succeed H. Clgy Evans, has been offered Major William Warner, United States attorney for the western district of Missouri and past grand commander Grand Army of the Republic. When questioned on the subject, Major Warner said “I am not now, nor have I been an ap- plicant for the position. 1t 1s not best to decline a position that has not been ten- dered. 1 am acting on that lin H w Nothing in the Nature of an Upril Members Declde to ( tional this the to continue the sessions of the and to committeo to bring In a report | 8enor Llorento and General the favored dissolving the turning the amendment without discussion Th tavor a | i upon the future republic Toduy § to shirk this duty. call ever the conservati ness of th csgary, to send a committee to Washington time excitement will have died out. pends upon the attitude of the radical dele- Rates. people is issued, as it is rumored will the case, It may cause demonstrations protest nothing in the any longer feared. the the Russian retallatory measure: tural bark, mble has been the reeipient of | broadstuffs, $954,736; vehicle | 628; chemicals and drugs, $14,114; soft coal, | copper Marietta M. Bonts, who, after | & rs as an official | fects, of | tif naval stores, $220,475 tures of malt liquors, $27,083 earthen, stone and chinaware, $1,18 affin, $9,890; meat and dairy products, $45: 118 or hardw sewing ders James L. of Pennsylvania, Jay Ralph Shook of ¥ public moneys at Sidne: this was refused evening from considered patient was suffering from eny complication of his disease, and particularly as to b chial affection wag an hour this evening, refused to answer, UBAN (RISIS 1S PASSED ng is Feared Any Longer. CONSERVATIVES PREVAIL IN CONVENTION | ntinue Se and Refer Am ent to Com- ce, with Instructions HAVANA, March 7.—The convention met in afternoon for a formal Platt amendment The oment scored a victory. It Cuban constitu- socrot session discussion of conservative was declded convention or the amendment to the special on relations, with instructions Twenty-nine delegates wero Rivera General nvention @ present being Sanguilly | only absentees. other delegates were unanimously of continuing the sessions and of nding some answer (o the executive de- partment Question Extent of Power, The argument turned on the question hether the convention had power to adopt scheme of relations that would be bind- Last week a of the delegates opposed this view uor Nunez, representing the con- rvatives, argued that the delegates were mpowered to call for the convention to tablish permanent relations with the nited States and ought not to attempt General Sangutlly con- that the intention of the original was annulled by Governor Geueral ajorit nded Vood's fustructions at the opeuing of the convenclon, when delegates were asked to glve only an opinion did not been expected, and the convention's action in referring the question to the special com- mittee on relutions shows a willingness to recede from the former attude, The radical element flock ral Sapguilly as had No Bitter Feel 1t is evident that many of the delegates ill hope the amendment will be changed, it there is no bitter feeling now apparent. is doubtful whether the convention will gree to accept the amendiment, but es maintain that the willing- radicals to discuss and, if nec- ves a more hopeful aspect to conditlons which were growing strained It is generally believed that the crisls, uny existed, has passed, and that by the the committee reports the present Much de- It an impassioned appeal to the be of But is the United nature of an against States. uprising HOWS WHERE RUSSIA HITS| ricun Exports Affected and Not Aftected by Retaliation Against Countervalling Duty. WASHINGTON, March 7.—A statement epared at the bureau of statistics sbows that durivg the last year the export value of American goods exported to Russia, not affected by the recent decree of the Russian government in retaliation for the counter- vailing duty imposed by this government on Russian sugar, was $7 020, while that af- ted amounted to Following is tatement Export value of articles not affected by Agricul- extract 01 books, $2,083; and cars, $80,- implements, bones, ete. $1,130,730. $16,16 ba $687,201; goods, $1.401; $80,038; metal gunpowder, 878; India rubber, ruments, $6 firearms, 143 musical cotton, emery, fibers, furniture, $9, 3; household ef- 18; scien- iron and stecl, $10,483; marble and instruments, $6,080; nickel oxide, $13,363; bricating oils, $30,114; leather, manufac- : paper, $7,425; par- $2,260,448; fish, atal uits, ease, in. 354 one, $2, salt, soap, tobacco leaf, varnish, wine, 347; wood and furniture, $55,768; wool, anufactures of, $1,541; total, $7,698,020. Export value of articles affected wholly in part by Russian decree: Builders' ve, iron and steel boller work, tanks, rticles of sheet iron or steel, forged nails, forged iron and steel, $1 $60,078; other manufactures of, $148,6 pipes, ete., 7; scales, all machinery, m engines, $1,431,726; metal working, 380; pumps, etc., $186,104; typewriters, ); gas and water meters, dynamos, muchines, knitting machines, ten- $531,440; all other items, $38.414 rough castings, $28,40 | total, 429, {RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS Meintosh Sidney by ¢ nt. is Appointed at WASHINGTON, March 7.—The president | tocay sent the followlug nominations to the vate J. Otis Humphrey of Illinols, district judge for the southern district of Illinois; Thomas for Worthington of Illinols, attorney the Southern district of Iilinois; arles 8, Wilson of Maine, secretary of the ation to Greece, Roumania and Servia. Volunteer Army--Sergeant Major Walter Barrett, Thirty-ninth infantry, to bo cond lieutenant; Chief Musician Walter . Loving, Forty-elghth infantry, to be second lleutenant Regulars—Acting assistant surgeons, U, § to be assistant surgeons, with rank of leutenant—James Franklin Edwards o Ivania, Willlam Eugene Vose of Mary- nd, Frank Thomas Woodbury of Pennsyl- 8t vania James L. McIntosh, jr., to be receiver of Neb. ENJAMIN HARRISON IS ILL { Former President De- ines to Say Whether Grip Only Trouble. March 7.—A speclal to the Times-Herald from !ndianapolis, Ind,, says: General Benjamin Harrison is at his residence on North Delaware street very slck is physiclan refuses to discuss bls case ithout permission from the family and by Mrs. Harrison this She sald the general is suffering tho grip, but his condition was not alarming. When asked if the - Dr. Henry Jameson, who with General Harrison for more than in CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast tor Nobraska- 8howers in ern. Fair in Western Portion Friday urday Falr, Westerly Winds Fast sat- erdny Dew. 57 ns mperature at Omaha Ve Mour, Dew. 5o 20 “ P 2 a0 m.. "o n 2 » » » ». SOUTH OMAHA DELEGATION eh. March committee leaders of South Omahd, all defeating the South Omaha as passed by the house, tonight made an unsuccessful attempt to get an audience Wwith ‘he fusion members of the legislature in caucus assembled. They approached Senator Ransom and Representatives Hunt and Johnson with such an object in view but their requests were turned | down, (8pecial of demoeratic fnterested in charter bill A promptly | The visitors are in favor | ter, but they object provisions for a commisioner, an in crease in the number of from four 1o six and the creation of an excise board These features are contained in the bill e by the house, but they ure r garded as so objectionable by the visiting delegation that the visitors would rather see the bill killed than pass it in this pres- ent form The fusion members eviiced no desire to ¢ struction of the bill and they did not even push the request of the citizens’ delega- tion for an audience with the caucus. | With the party from South Omaha were { several republicans, but while they were here for the same purpose they allowed the fusion delegates to do the negotiating for the hearing. Among those in the dele- gation were J. J. McMillan, J. J. Fitzgerald, H. B. Flebarty, Miles Welsh, J. J. Breen, T. B. Ryan and Thomas Gery char- the of & new strenuonsly o tax wards from Douglas niract for the de- Omaha Man thers tes Are Serlous LINCOLN, March 7.—(Special Telegram.) —One of the burnt out walls of the peni- tentiary bullding fell into the guards’ kitchen room at 7 o'clock tonight and slightly, though not seriously, injured Henry Bolln of Omaha, Patrick Murphy and Peter Larsen, the latier a guard. The men were severely bruised, but it is not believed any of the Injuries will be per- manent. The kitchen where the men were at work was located in the basement nearly under the old turnkey's room, which was gutted by the fire. Over the kitchen wis a heavy tower. Tho south wall of the tower fell inward and crashed through to the base- ment room. Bolln suffered several severe bruises on the chest. Murphy was pinjoned nearly two hours under the wrecked timber, but was not seriously injured. Larson escaped with a few scratches. ORGANIZATION IS COMPLETE n d Sheep Ruisers of Hoth Cattle May Be Admitted Ansociatio DENVER, March 7.~ the American Cattle was completed today, The constitution adopted permits engaged In ralsing both cattle and sheep to become members, provided cattle raising s thelr paramount interest. Denver was made headquarters of the ussoctation and aunual conventions will be heid here on the first Tuesday in March. ‘The basis of representation is by individual memberships, in person proxy. member pays an initiation fee of $5. There may also be levied a tax of 1 cent a nead on all cattle owned cach member of the assoclation The executive committee held a meeting tonight at which J. W. Leary of Salt Lake was chosen secretary and trafic munager of the assoclation. The following working board was mamed: A. J. Nisbit, Arizona; W. H. Howery, New Mexico; E. J. Simon- son, Nebraska; Alex Bowle, Wyoming; H. H. Robinson, Colorado; S. J. Gllmore, Texas; Conrad Shafer, Colorado. It was declded to establish headquarters for the present at the Denver stock vards. The selection of secretary was left to the executive committee. Resolutions in favor of leasing the public rauge and denouncing the Grout bill were adopted, after which the convention unanimously adopted reso- lutions extending congratulations to the ofli- cers of the National Live Stock askociation in their success fo defeating the Grout bill, and the executive committe of this assocta- tion is instructed that if, in their judg- ment, it is practicable for this association to be enrolled as a member of the National Live Stock assoclation, the committeo b and hereby s, authorized to take the necess |sary action to accomplish this result.” The convention adjourned sine die. P, LINCOLN GETS AN OFFICE Hecomes Center of Co-Oper tual Insurance Comp Operations, he organization of Growers' association men or by Each by COLUMBUS, 0., March 7.—The annual election of the National Association of Co- Operative Mutual [nsurance companies was held here today, following which t vention adjourned to meet fn St. Paul the first Tuesday in March, 1902, The following officers President, W. D. Forbes, secretary-treasurer, W. colu, Neb.;i vice W. D. Deam, presidents, Dr. W. B. Flowers, Wisconsin; W. D were elected Des Molnes, la.; B. Linch, Lin- president-at-large, Ohlo; state vice Saunders, Indlana; Missourl; A. D. Barnes, Gasche, Kansas; C. N. Doane, lTowa; O. Lynch, Colorado; F. J. Martin, Oregon; E. T. Staple, Texas; W. B. Rundle, 1linols; B. R. Stouffer, Ne- braska; C. H. Stanton, New Yorlk; M. G. L. Roberts, Tennessee; W. B. Presster, Ar- kansas; 1. B. Yates, Minnesota; F. A Hagans, Ohlo; J. M. Gaifin, Mississippi; 8. J. Moomaw, Virginia It was declded to establish a central of- fice at Lincoln, Neb. Judge ¥. M. Cofin will be in charge us general counsel for the assoclation 3 Movements of At New York—Arrived—Cufic pool; Amsterdam, from Rotte —La Bretagne, for Havre; Karlsruhe Bremen, At Bremen-—Arrived- York, via Bouthampton At Queenstown—Arrived-—New from Boston, for Liverpool tie, for New York, Wiesl: phia (both for Liverpooh d At Glasgow—Salled, March | Philadelphia Gibraltar from for ahn, from New England Bitile d--Majes: 1d, for Philadel- Corinthian, Salled — I noa and M iserine Maria aples, for New for New .Be PENITENTIARY WALL FALLS | 'NEW LINES SLIP SOME Effort to Osncentrate on Thompson and Meiklejohn Fail, SOUTH PhkiTE STRENGTH IS DIVIDED Vnm‘ in Joint Session Bhows Difference Among the Members, CAUCUS AGAIN FAILS OF ANY ACTION Thirty-Five Only Attend and the Vote is Dispensed With, ANNIVERSARY OF HAYWARD CHOICE BARREN Two Years Ago the De NBroken by the Cauc dlock Was but This One Blds Falr to Hold for the Time. Bal s, W, o an 2 1 LINCOLN, March 7.—(Special Telegram.) ~—Today Is the auniversary of the nomina ton (wo years ngo of the late M. L. Hay- ward as United States senator, which en the long deadlock besetting the last legls- lature, but it broukht little in the ws of solving the present deadlock. It is JUSL two years ago that the exciting scenes 00k place that furnished the groundwork for the vigorous fight now being waged agalnst . . Thompson, und the bistory | made then 15 an insepar part of the bistory of the pending senatorial contest | o far as today's ballot for United States senator in joint session is concerned, it simply accentuated the movement started yesterday tightening the lines of entrench- ment. Three changes were recorded—ull of them lengthening the Hinshaw column, which reached the maximum of 22, a figure higher than that previously secured by any other South Platte candidato but D. E Thompson. Evans and Haihorn transferved their votes from Morlan, and Sandall his from Harlan. Other variations were due solely to absentees. The return of Senator Baldrige after lis long absence was greeted warmly by his colleagues. The senate suspended business for fifteen minutes on his entrance to wei- come him aod for the joint seselon he was invited to an easy chair at the side of the presid'ng officer. Natyrally he hos been in great demand all day oy friends who Lave bills pending in the senato for which they are unxlous to secure his sup- port and vote. He 1s still very weak, how- ever, and to husband bLis strength will hardly be able to be present regularly at all the sessions. blica The republican journed tonight, Rep Caucus' Dolng caucus, which was ad- 15 scheduled to meet for the first time in the Lindell hotel. An | attempt was made some time ugo to re- move the meeting place from the state house to the hotel or some other down- town pla but failed. It then went ounly far as resolution, leaving it to the speaker to designate the meeting place, and he promptly named the hall of the house where they had beon meeting all the time. The speaker that occasion said his objection to the hotel was that its cafo and refreshment dispensary was in such closo proximity it might interfere with the work of the caucus, while in the state house not only was absolute freedom from lutri- slon assured, but the pie counter in th: corridor formed no disturbing temptation. The republican caucus tonight brought out orly thirty-five members and, on account of this small attendance, an adjournment was taken to next Tuesday evening. No ballot were taken nor was any discussion indulged in by the members present. The meeting was called for in a room on one of the up- per floors of the Lindell hotel, but many of the members were not interested enough n its work to leave the downstairs lobby. The fusion caucus called for tonight was a fallure, only a fow of the members be- ing present. No action was taken. State Senator Steele has received another lettor from Vice Chairman Payne of the repub- lean national committee, acknowledging his explanation of the caucus situation The senator has not given the contents out, but it said to reassert simply the hope that an election may be brought about before the adjournment, together with the information that Mr. Payne is shortly to sall for Eur ope. Meiklejohn a Private Cltizen, The aonouncement of the appointment of Colonel Willlam Carey Sauger of New Yorl to be assistant secretary of war, marking the retirement of Mr. Meiklejohn from that position, has ellcited considerable ment, although it was not altogether unex- pected. Mr. Meiklejohu has held public office so long and so continuously that it is @ novelty for him to stand as a private cit fzen. While he had glven it out that he would not be continued In the war offie for a second term, he had hoped to have secured a titlo (o a seat in the senate by this time, %0 that the transition would have been only from one end of Pennsylvania avenue to the other, Some of the politicians bero are inclined to regard his carly | tirement as an Indication that the adminis tration s not particularly concerned in his campaign, otherwise he would have been retained until the senatorial contest had reached an outcome. Personal differences with Secretary Root are supposed also to have bad thing to do with the prompt acceptance of Mr. Meiklejohn's reslgnation Ever since the opening of the legislature it has been asserted that Mr. Mefklojohn was the administration candidate for senator, and this imprexsion has been carefully nursed by his friends and managers as a valuable part of his political capital. Mr Meiklejobn does mot think it necessary for him to go back to Washington at the pres- eut time to arrange personally for turning over the office to hls successo " Holdup Scapexon The report of the holdup investigating committee submitted this morning was tameness personified in view of the oppor- tunity offered to show up some of the creoked work in and outside the lobby, Ex- cept for three notorlous legislative ou- hangers not a person is mautioned, hut a clean bill of health Is given all tho honorable members of the leglslature, who are each and every one of them ] absolved from any participation 1n or com-