Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1901, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FSTABLISHED JAPAN WOULD WAR inly Intimates that Russia's Present Methods Won't Suit Mikado, MUST KEEP WELL AWAY FROM KOREA Omar's Mysterious Overtures Buspected to Threaten Encronchment. HIGH OFFICIAL LOOKS FOR A CONFLICT Bays Little Iland Wouldn't Hesitate Now to Tackle the Empire, FEELS SECURE FROM ANY INTERFERENCE ¥act that Other Coun Deninitely Bxpressed DI LONDON, March 22.~The Forelgn office takes & pessimistic view of the immediate situstion in the east, in spite of the settlo- ment of the Tlen Tsfn question, and eu tertaing grave fears that the relations be- tween Japan and Russia may shortly reach the danger point. Judging from informa. tion obtulned in various official quarters in London, Japan has confided to at least some of the powers her determination to op- pose, at all costs, any secret agreemenis made between Russia and China by which the former could secure territorial or other advantages contiguous to Korea The British government official coufirmation that the Japanese fleet 18 mobilizing, but it would not ve surprised to learn that such were the facts. A highly-placed British official sald to a rep- rvecentative of the Assoclated Press today “All Japan wants is a free hand against Russta. This she has got, so far as Eng- lend an Germany are concerned and, I pre- sume, 80 far s the United States govern- ment 18 concerned, although I do not im- agine for one moment that any of the powers mentioned would be drawn into a fight between Japan and Russia. If Japan sees nothing for it but to fight she would have the moral support of objections com- mitted to paper by at least two other powers against secret treaties with China That is all; but Japan seems to consider it sufficient to provide agalnst Interfer- ence."” Japanene Secretary’'s Statement, Confirmation of the foregoing definition of the situation was afforded by the secre- tary of the Japanese legation, who sald, in the course of an interview: “While rejoicing at the fact that Eng- land and Russla have reached a pacific seitlement over the minor issue, the main question—the Integrity of the Chiuese em- pire—remalns unsettled. In response to ure brought by apon Russia was announced tha s secret treaties, with China had been modified, but the terins have Beeu withbold. Until we #co the treatics we will not be satisfied that the modification does not consist of words merely, without any alteration in the spirit. Iu this contention we belleve other powers will support us.” It appears that Great Britain would be quite willing to refer the whole Manchurian matter to arbitration on the lines of The Mague conference. The Tien Tsin siding affalr Is not considered important enough to be disposed of in this way and it will immediately become a matter of diplomatic Interchange between St. Petersburg and London. Must He Prepared. YOKOHAMA, March The Japanese press, when discussing the Manchurian conventlon, recognizes the difculties of Germany's position and admits that what ever Japan does, she must he prepared to do war. The government of Korea, according to advices from Seoul, announces the appoint- ment of minlsters to various forelgn coun- tries. It is understood that this is with a view to securing fereign infuence (o avert any attack upon the integrity of the penlnsula, Would Affeet Credit, LONDON, March 22.—The Statist tomor- row, after editorially discussiug tho pos- sibllities of a conflict between Russia and Japan, will say: “It Is idle to deny that there is danger of new complications. Nevertheless we think peace will be pre- served and trust that Russia will give satisfaction to Japan in Korea, thus re- moving the danger of a rupture. While holdiug these views, the Statist will devote a column of its financial news to convidering how a Russo-Japanese war would affect the money markets. It says that Russian securities would fall in Paris, which would possibly be able to sell a falr amount of them in New York. After this, prices would largely depend upon the course of the war and whether other countries took part, Russian credit, the Statist will say, might possibly fali very low. ARE TO TAKE CHINA'S RATING issloners Selected How Much Damawes Com PEKIN, March foreign ministers b question considered the legation quarters. A commission has been appointed to dis- cover China's resources and report on her ability to pay the indemnity to be demanded by the powers. Many ministers are strongly opposed to China's having to pay to keep an army of 10, ) or 12,000 men here for the next two years, thinking this entirely unnecessary. Kven those ministers who were bere during the siege are tired of seeing Pekin a military camp. They hope China will be put upon her feet as soon as posatble, At the meeting of the 1d this morning the only was that of policing DANGER OF A CLASH IS OVER Withdrawal of T\ ver Coll from Disputed Threatened ston, PEKIN, March Troops on both sides of the disputed land at Tien Tsin have been withdrawn and all danger of a fracas is ended the promptness of General Barrow in call- *ing up the marines from Taku pro- vented a collision. The British report that prior to the arrival of the marines sen- tries were supplied from the Madras Plo- neers, who for several days were surrounded by ‘crowds of forelgn soldiers, mostly French, who assalled them with all kinds of abuse, calling them ‘“Coolies.”” The Madrasses were becoming restive when the marines arrived at night and quietly re- leved them, and it was only when daylight appeared that the Russians discovered the cha JUNE 19, has received no | | of weakness from his recent illness, The opinion of the British is that | 1871, TOOMANY PARDONS ARE ASKED mey Genernl Remarks That the Plea for Forglveness in Being Overworked, WAEHINGTON, March today denled dons and grants restoration of fine and granted ous 11l heaith 4 Among tie applicationk * of Joe Martin, convicted of A and sentenced to be hanged. T, tence was commuted to life Imprisbig by President Harrison and numerous y | plications for pardon have been adversely reported The attorne. The president applications for par 1, petitions for the “Iny;,; remitted one Ipn account of L] seve that <0 general, In reporting upon the present application, says “It Is obvious that there must be at some time a stop put to these numerous applications that are made with frequent periodity for the pardon of condemned murderers who have been shown the clem- | ency by commutation of the death penalty to imprisonment for life. It is very clear | from a perusal of the reasons given Presi-| dent Harrison that he expected the pen- alty of imprisonment for life to stand as a just measure of punishment due the de- fendant, with pretty grave doubts on his part whether he did not deserve to be hanged. To interfere now with that con- clusion would be to encourage every per- son on whose case final and deliberate| action has been taken, to appeal through a new series of reports, to a succeeding president, until one could be found who could be induced to change the deliberate| judgment formulated by his predecessor. | This practice has been pretty frequent ind too frequent—and I make these extended comments upon it in order that| the president may be advised of my views, and, it he concurs in them that they may become the settled rule governing such cases.” IMPROVE Ordnance KRAG-JORGENSENS Department Will Fit Rifles with a New and Hetter Sight. the WASHINGTON, March The ordnance department of the army has arranged to equip all the United States Krag-Jorgensen rifles with a new sight, developed by the department after years of careful experi- ment. The feature of the sight Is the com- binatlon of the ordinary hinged elevating eyeplece with a side movement, controlled by a simple and strong friction clasp, which turns the sight into a very effective, gradu- ated wind gauge. The orduance department also cured an effective clip for the Krag-Jor- gensen, something much needed to bring It up to the rapidity of fire of other maga- zine rifles. FIX BLAME FOR RI0 WRECK United ten Inapectors Luy Heavy Renponnibility on Den, 4 Living has se- SAN FRANCISCO, March C. F. Bolles and J. K. Bulger, United States inspectors of hulls and bollers, have banded down their decision on the re- spousibility for the wreck of the Rio de Janeiro, ‘February 22, at the eutrance of the Golden Gate. Their finding places the bleme for the wreck on the late Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan. The pllot being a state officer, is not under the jurisdiction of the United States inspectors and they have no power to punish him, The inspectors blame the chlef engineer for inattention to his duties and revoke his license as chief engineer. He had ten white men in his charge, consisting of three engineers, three water tenders, three ollers and one storekeeper and the In- spectors are of the opinfon that if Chiet Engineer Herlihy had callled this force on deck to man the boats many more lives wou'd have been saved. AMELIA RIVES’ HUSBAND GONE Marital artner, Helieved Sailed to NEW YORK, Maj morrow will say It is now firmly believed that John Armstrong Chanler, the former husband of Amelia Rives, now the Princess Troub- etsky, sailed for Europe shortly after his escape from Bloomingdale asylum at White Plains on Thanksgiving day last. It has been learned that on the day Chanler disappeared he mailed a letter to London. Chanler, it s said, when he left the asylum boarded a trolley car and rode to Marmaroneck There he purchased several stamps to mall letters and a ticket for New York. One of the letters which was addresed to London, England, he kept and sald that he would mall it in New York HIS FREENOM IS HIS REWARD Governor of Kansas Pardons Negro Convict Who Assisted Warden During Mine Muting, The Tribune to- TOPEKA, Kan., March ~Governor Stanley today pardoned Floyd Graham, the negro convict who aided Warden Tomliu- son in suppressing the insurrection at (he penitentiary coal mines this week. the miners and guards had been In the mine nearly thirty-six hours without food Convict Graham climbed 400 feet up the alrshaft to wherc the cage was and com- municated a story of the weakening of the convicts on account of thelr deplorable cordition. Warden Tomlinson took Imme- diate action, which resulted in frecing the guards and quelling the convicts, WISCONSIN'S BITTER FIGHT of 1 Inture Postpones Againnt Election Measure, MADISON, Wis., March 22.—After one of the bitterest fights ever witnessed in the legislative halls of Wisconsin the primary election bill passed the assembly today by | a vote of 51 to 48. Assemblyman Evans, though in no condition for business because a8 50 worked on by the opponents of the bill that he came out from Milwaukee this morning to vote against the measure. Assemblyman Herman Miller postponed his son's funeral until tomorrow (o come here at the call of the opponents of the bill to vote agalnst the | measure. The assembly chamber was crowded for the hearing and there were many women in the audienc TOPEKA CAPITAL 1S SOLD HoT. W. B Robe. s Purchase roperty. Chase, Arthur Capper, R. L, Th ax Com TOPEKA, Kan., Marcl ~The Topeka Caplital, the morning paper of this elty, was sold tonight to a company composed of H. T. Chase, Arthur Capper, W. B. Robey and R. L. Thomas. Capper relingulshes the vontrol of the Mail and Breeze, which he bas bad for some years, Aftor | OMAHA, ATURDAY MORNING, MARCH REJECTS FOUR OF CLAUSES Cuban Committee on Relations Opposes of Platt Amendment, | FINAL ~ ACCEPTANCE IS INDICATED Member of Committee Thinks It Im- probable That Convention Will Support Stand of the Committee, HAVANA, March 22.—The committee on relations of the Cuban constitutional con- vention met today to consider the report drawn up by its sccretary, Senor Juan Gualbarter. It is understood the report rejects four clauses—clauses dealing with coaling sta- tions, forelgn relations, the right to in- tervene to preserve peace, and the enter- Ing into treaties—covering the points in question. The other clauses are treated on the lines of the previous, the sanitation of the Isle of Pines being virtually agreed to. Three of the five members of the com- mittee objected to the rejection in toto of the four clauses mentioned and urged that some consideration should be given them. No vote was taken, but a majority was opposed to acceptance. The committec adjourned until Tuesday next The committee’s action is taken as a forerunner of the fiual acceptance of the Platt amendment. A member of the com- mittee suid this evening: ““The general toue of the people has changed and this | having an effect upon the delegates. | don't belleve that the convention will ac- cept the report as it stands.” Many delegates have talked today with Senator Proctor, but he gave them no en- couragement to belfeve that the next con- gress would modify the amendment. On the contrary, he told them that it was clearly for the Interest of the Cubans to accept the amendment. GOVERNOR ALLEN COMING Leaves Porto Rico Soon with to Confer entdent Me- Kinley, SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 22— Governor Allen in the course of a fort- night will leave for Washington to con- for with President McKinley. Among other matters he will discuss with the president the questions of the customs fund held by the treasury, which is due to Porto Rico, and he will ascertain the president's desire with respect to the disposal of this fund. Mr. Allen will also advocate public im- provements here, Including roadmaking and will call attention to other matters affocting local administration Speaking today of his recent trip into the eastern parts of the sland, the gov- ernor sald he did not see much poverty or distress. Indeed, it seemed to him that the conditions In that section of Porto Rico had improved since his last visit. He remarked that judging from the rec- ords of the imports, the people were now able to buy more than ever before, since 1872 NEED OF NEGROS IS SCHOOLS Only Ones There Conducted by the Army and Sol the BACOLOR, Island of Negros, March 22— According to expressions of a large ma- Jority of the delegates from occidental Negros and of a few who were present from the oriental slde, the sentiment of the people is overwhelmingly in favor of suc- ceeding the present governments by provin- cial governments in both divisions. The reasons glven for this view are that such a change will effect a reduction of taxes and the high salaries of officials, the establish- ment of schools and the improvement of the roads. The speakers alleged that owing to a lack of means of education liberty was becoming license. The military commander is credited with having organized the only schools. They are taught by soldiers. Commissioner Taft assured the delegates that Negros would be supplied with Ameri- can teachers, and he outlined the need of organizing provinces uniformly with other islands. The announcement of yesterday's sur- renders in the island of Panay was grected with applause. ROOT UPI;OLDS MACARTHUR Confirmn Hin George L. lon In Deporting Rice from the WASHINGTO —General Mac- Arthur's report, giviog the details of the deportation of George L. Rice, the edito: who was ordered out of the Philippines in consequence of articles published concern- iog Licutenant Commander Brauners- reuther, has been received by the War de- partment. Mr, Rice bas made no applici tion for a review and reversal of the action of General MacArthur, although it has been asserted that he would do so, Secretary Root says that General Mac- Arthur was acting clearly within the scope | of his authority as military governor of the | Philippines. Not only this, but General | MacArthur has had special authority, under direction of the War department, to remove |from the Philippine islands such persons as | menace the peace and good order of the |islands. General MacArthur's report glves In detail what he has heretofore cabled | concerning the publication by Rice and the | erder deporting him. Two Regiments Returned, MANILA, March 22--The United States army transport Grant salls for San Fran- clsco tomorrow with the Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second regiments of volunteer in- fantry. FACTORY OWNERS TO ANSWER | Coroner's Jury Lays Blame for Girls' Death to Noyew-No man Company. hree ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March The cor- {oner's jury today found the owners of the Noyes-> the death of the three girls who perished In the fre last week. There was but one fire escape to the top floor of a seven- story bulldiug. Other girls who were badly Injured o leapiog from the windows are stll in hospitals, but thelr staterents were used as evidence. The factory owners have not yet been arrested. OUTLAWS' BULLETS KILL HIM Deputy Sherift Die: Wounds Recelved from Red Rock Gang, ot WICHITA, Kan., March 22.—Deputy Bkeriff Tom Johnson, who was shot by the Red Rock (0. T.) outlaws Tuesday might, died today at Perry, O, T, orman shoe factory responsible for | ald to We in Mesie Central's Control, NEW YORK, March Journal of Commerce tomorrow wil Positive serilons were made last uight to the effect that the control of the Mexican Cent Railvay company has been acquired | by a group of New York capitalists. | At the next meeting of the company, it | was sald further, these interests will show | their hand and attempt to bring about such changes in the management as thefr po- sition in respect to ownership of the stock and other issues will entitle thein to make. What will happen after they have the running of the property in their own hands | is not yet disclosed. Inasmuch, however, as some 0,000 tous of freight were brought up on the Mexican Central to El Paso last year, and not only the Atchison and the Southern Pacific, but also, in prospect, the Rock Island have an interest in getting part of this trafic, it seems likely thes: great systems will bo given elther a chance to take over control of the Mexican Cen- tral at a price or an opportunity to bid agalost each other in the matter of favor- able traffic arrangements. Requests for proxies to be used at the next mecting have been recelved by vari- ous houses from W. L. Stow & Co., but the principals for whom this house was acting were not named. DENIES THE BURLINGTON DEAL President Mellen of the Northern Pa- cifie Profe % lgnorance of he Reported Plaw, NEW YORK, March 22.—The Commercial Advertiser today has the following President Charles 8. Mellen of the North- ern Pacific, replying to a question concern- ing the alleged intentlon of that company to retire ity pre ed stock, said “1 know | nothing about any such intention. The sub- Ject certalnly has not beem considered by the board of directors and I bave no knowl- edge that the men who comtrol the North- ern Pacific property have determined on any such policy.” With regard to the rumor of a prospec- tive deal between the Great Northern- Northern Pacific interests and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rallroad, President Mellen said: ““That is another matter, con- cerning which I have no Information. The Northern Pacific directors have not been asked to consider any proposition for a deal with the Burlington, and personally I have not heard the subject broached. What may be In the minds of the capitalists in control of the Great Northern-Norghern Pacific in- terests {s more than I can say.” SOUTHERN RAILROAD SCHEME Goulda-Rockefeller eren Re- ported an Planning to Reach New Mexican Copper Mines. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 22.—The Citizen prints a statement from a New Yorker who is staying at Las Cruces for his health and who is close to the Goulds and Rockefellers. He declares they pro- pose to bulld from El Paso to ‘anta Rita, N. M., where the Stardard O gwople have large copper posscsslons, thedte 10 Sanlu Fe, a distance of less than 400 miles, con- necting the Texas PacMfic with the Den- ver & Rlo Grande. The gentleman also states that It is the intention of the Gould- Rockefeller combination to secure controi of the Colorado & Southern, which will give them a short route between Salt Lake City and Denver to New Orleans. ALASKAN TRADERS COMBINE or risco, Seattle, d Dawson to Uniform Scule. N FRANCISCO, March The Post says A combination has been formed by most of the companies engaged in the Alaskan trade for the purpose of prevent ing profitless competition A uniform scale of prices will be adhered to and the companies of San Francisco, Seattle, Cape Nome and Dawson will be on an equal footing. Five companies so far have been drawn into the union and it is expected that others will follow. Those that have already signified their intention to abide by the rules of the agreement are the Alaska Commercial company and the Alaskan Exploration company of this city, the North American Transportation and Trading company of Seattle, the Amos Mercantile company of Cape Nome and the Seattle and Yukon Trading company of Seattle and Dawson. They represent the bulk of trade with these points in the Alaskan territoiy, ST. LOUIS WANTS TO ACCEPT Cltizens an Fultil Companies Nome n 8. ibrary Conditions negie Offer, oard Work to of Car- ST. LOUIS, March Public-spirited citizens have offered conditionally to free the site of the exposition if it can be se- cured for the use of the public library in |order that the city may avall itself of the 181,000,000 gift offered by Andrew Carnegle. | The Public Library board, at its meeting | today, determined to make every effort to | obtain more ground for the new building, as well s to secure an overwhelming vote in favor of the proposition to increase the apportionment for the library from the | city's revenue to the $150,000 a year re- | quired by Mr. Carnegie The secretary was instructed to send fo Mr. Carnegie a letter of thanks for his munificent act and the assurances that the board will do all in its power to fulfill the accompanying conditions TO BUY IN JOPLIN PROPERTY Reorganization national 7 NEW YORK, March 22.—The reorganiza- tlon committee of the International Zine company has sent a circular to the stock- holders asking them to contribute 1 per cent more of their holdings for the purpose of getting together $15,000 for the purpose of lifting the mortgage on the property, the sale of which takes place March 30 at Joplin, Mo, From present indications it is belleved the sum will be collected and that the property will be bought in by the reor- ganization committee, acting for the stock- | holders. PIMA COUNTY BONDS' RULING Arisona's Supreme Court Decldes the ry Must Now Refund Them, PHOENIX, Ariz, March torial supreme court today. of the Pima county bonds, decided that the territory must refund these bonds, amounting now, with interest, to $352,000. 22.~The terri- fn the matter Incidentally the opinion re-establishes the territorial loan commission, [1abor law, WELVE PAGES SINC BEDROOM 1S ARMOR-LINED Russian Ruler No Longer Feals Becure, Even in His Owa Cbamber, HIS INTIMATES AMONG THE SUSPECTS ts Become So General That Police No Longer Place Anyone Above Suspicion of Intrigue, BERLIN, March 22.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Cologne Volks Zel- tung forwards by mall news to the effect that there Is evidence in St. Petersburg of the existence of plots against the muthori- ties. He asserts that sums of money are belng distributed to the factory hands in St. Petersburg and vicinlty to induce them to foin the disaffected students. It has not been learned whence this money comes, but indications point to high sources about the court “The fact Is," the correspondent con- tinues, “‘the secret police no longer trust even the highest entourage of the czar. New precautions for the protection of the czar's life bave been taken: namely, a mechanism which allows no one to open the doors of the rooms in which the czar hap- pens at the moment to be. The czar now has five desks in his study, which he uses one after the other; the walls of the czar's study and bedroom are lined with steel armor.” Plots Are General. The correspondent finds that evidence of new plots s general. Orders were given Saturday night to keep all the troops in St. Petersburg ready. Sunday the police were dlstributed In force on all the main streets of the city. The military commander of St. Petersburg, M. Kleigels, received a num- ber of warnings. The Berliner Tageblatt prints a speclal dispatch from St. Petersburg, by way of Lemberg, to the effect that the Karpovitch investigation has revealed a great plot, sim- ilar to the nihilistic conspiracy, with Kieft as a center, the main branch at Odessa and ramifications extending to the lowest strata of soclety. The plan was to make an at- tempt on the life of the czar, who was thereupon removed to Gatchina. Eighteen students are closely confined at Schleusel- berg because they were afiliated with the murder of M. Bogolepoff. Dloodshed Seems Certain. LONDON, March The Moscow cor- respondent of the Standard, in a communi- cation dated March 18, says A great demonstration of 20,000 students and workingmen was planned for yester- day, but, possibly on account of the elab- orate police and military precautions, it has been postponed until the body of M. Bogolepoff, the victim of Karpoviteh, is brought here for burlal. For the last ten nights the troops of the Moscow garrison have slept in their cloth- ing, ready for instant action. It will surprising it matters are finally settled without bloodshed. TAKES CROKER'S INSTRUGTION or. 0 ivan Salls for New York with Chief's Tidings for Tammany. (Copyright, 191, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 22.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Dr. Wil- llam J. O'Sullivan, a prominent Tammany man, will sail tomorrow on the steamer St. Louis for New York. After passing a week here Mr. O'Sulllvan spent some time at Wantage and will go back home laden with Richard Croker's confidential in- structions to his New York lleutenants Dr. O'Sullivan engaged rooms at Paris for Mr. Croker, who is coming here soon, and also at Vichy, where he intends to go through the water cure before returning to America. AUSTRALIA HAS OLD ISSUE First Federnl lection in Common- wealth Wil Hinge on Pro- tection and Free Trade. VANCOUVER, March 22.—The Aus- tralian federal elections, the first since the formation of the commonwealth, will be held March 30. The main issue is pro- tection against free trade. Premier Ed- mund Barton is the leader of the protec- tionists. Rt. Hon. G. H. Reld is leader of the opposition or free trade party. It is intended that the first federal Par- llament shall meet in Melbourne on May 9. It has been decided by the federal cabinet that the Parliament of New South Wales shall be asked to make a recom- mendation to the federal government with regard to the selection of the federal capi- tal. DEWET'S MEN TAKING A REST Hroken Up for the Prew- | at Flghters May Recuperate, Commando ent 'l CAPETOV March 22.—The Boer raid- ers In the eastern portion of Cape Colony are, with the exception of almost daily skirmishes, keeping out of the reach of the British. Colonel Scovelle engaged Commandant Fouche and Commandant Malan near Blaawkrantz March 20, Three British were killed and four wounded and four Boers were killed. The number of Boers wounded has not been ascertained Commandant Kritzinger is marching steadlly northward. It Is officially re- ported that General Dewet's commandos have been broken up for the present, This is probably to give the men a rest. MORE MILITARY OPERATIONS n Three Much Orange River Colony, Military opérations in the south- western part of the Orange River Colony are progressing. Major Julian Byng has brought in 300 refugees, 16,000 cattle and 40,000 sheep from the Wepener and Smith- field districts. Colonel Bethune has sent in seventeen prisoners from Thaba N'Chu. Three bun- dred prisoners are now camped here. WILL NEVER HERD IN IDAHO Fifteen Spaniards, Enroute to Holse City, Are Sent Back Home from New York, WASHINGTON, March 22 retary Assistant Sec- of the Treasury Taylor today or- | dered the deportation of fifteen Spaniards who landed at New York March 4, enroute to Boise City, Idaho, where they were to engage in sheepherding. They were re- fused admission on the ground that they came in violation of the allen contract ast for ay; Much Northerly; Sunday Qeeasional Rains Winds Becoming Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Hour, Deg. De 27 Masiiee . m e . m o . LML B Cees AN 45 b2 B 54 53 MILWAUKEE IS BADLY BURNED Rohifing & Sons' Destroyed and blishment MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 22.—Fire to- night completely wiped out the plano es- tablishment of Willlam Rohlfing & Sons on Broadway, between Wisconsin and Mason streets, and wrought further destruction to adjoining proverty entailing a loss close on to $300,000, tully covered by fnsuranc The fire started in the Rohlfing store, a four-story structure, which was heavily stocked with planos and sheet music. The bullding and contents were licked up within half an hour and the fire quickly spread to buildings on either side. Willlam Rohlfiug & Sons' loss will reach $260,000. Willlam Goodman, plumber, occupylug the next building north, lost $10,000 on his stock, and Ferry & Class and Elmer Grey tect firms, and Willlam Marntz, tuined losses aggregating about The flames also spread to the sixth floor of tho Old Insurance bullding to the south and completely destroyed that floor. The loss on the Old Insurance building will reach fully $10,000. Price & Thomas' furniture Store sustalned a small loss from water Several attorneys occupylng offices on the sixth floor of the Old Insurance building sustained small losses. The cause of the fire is unknown. George Desforges’ book store in the Old Insurance building sustained $10,000 damage by water, fully insured. MAY RIBS PLAYING A PART Armour Purchases Five Milllon Pounds, Preliminary (o Mak- Ing the Genernl Squeese. CHICAGO, March Rumors were rifc on the Board of Trade today that Armour interests were engineering a deal in May ribs that bids fair to produce broader ro- slts than the peristently reported ‘squeeze” in May pork. During the day the speculative interest that has centered about the market for hog products for sev- eral days diverted from pork and fastened on the big deal In ribs which Armour & Co. are credited with baving under way. The Armour purchases of May ribs dur- ing today amounted to over 5,000,000 pounds, which comes near the limit of the supply in the city avallable for delivery on May contracts. Under their active buy- ing and covering by shorts the price ad- vanced 22 cents over the quotations of the day before, touching $7.97% and closing at $7.02%. It {8 said that there is little chance ot Any increuse in thé stock supply, which at presént {s about 8,000,000 pounds, beiween now and the end of May, owing to the active demand for meats, and that the large purchase of the Armour interests s the beginning of a “squeeze” in May pork which will be generally felt in the pit. ABOUT DUDLEY BUCK'S SON Investigation and Query Bring to Light Detall Marriage and Divorce. INDIANAPOLIS, March 22.—Dr T. Buck, son of Dudley Buck, poser, sald tonight i true I was married to Louise Underhill at Asbury park, August 16, 1896, but that marriage was only a foolish trick We never lived together afterward 1 have not seen or heard from her for two years. 1 was divorced from her last Oc- tober or November in Evansville, Ind. [ was married to Miss Dalsy Deane at Hoopesten, 111, February 21, 1901, That is all there is to this thing. The records of the Vanderburg county cirevit court at Vandalia show that Dr. Buck was granied a divorce from Louise Buck on January 19, 1901. Judgment went by default and Dr. Buck was inhibited from marrying for two years. When asked about the order of the court tonight he sald he was not married the second time in Indlana and, therefore, had not disobeyed the order of the court. MRS. JOHNSON BOARDS AT JAIL Wife of the Niles Bank Cashier ¢ to Grand Raplds to Cave for m. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 22 Charles A. Johnson, the Niles bank cashier, contin to mafntain silence concerning the causes of his arrest and the affairs of the wrecked bank, Mrs. Johnson arrived here today and is boarding with Sheriff pman at the jall residence, to be near ber husband and care for him in his trouble and broken health ILES, Mich., March 22.—President W. K. Lacey of the broken bank returned tonight from Arkansas City, Kan., where he went on business for Recelver Selden. Appli- cation has been made by depositors to the prosecuting attorney and to the attorney general to begin actlon agalnst the whole board of directors. The following was re- celved from the comptroller of the t ury at Washington today “The stockholders of the insolvent bank at Niles, Mich., may be assessed for the full amount of the stock to make good us far as such assessment will go, to the de- falcation of Cashier Johngon." KANSAS ROBBERS WRECK IT In Dynamiting a Carlyle Edward the com- .- ontoflice Safe nt hey Destroy Part of the Bullding. I0LA, Kan,, March 22.—Early this morn- ing robbers entered the general store of Adams & Caldwell, which Is also the vil- lage postofice, at Carlyle, #ix miles north of here, and blew open and robbed the safe. The explosion wrecked one end of the bullding. The robbers secured $180 in money and a quantity of stamps. The men escaped and there Is no clue to their Identity. GRAU'S LEADING MAN 1S DEAD J. W. Kingsley Expires in $t. Joseph's wpital, Denver, of Pucumonia, DENVER, March 22.—J. W. Kingsley, leading man of the Jules Grau opera com- pany, died at St. Joseph's hospital in this clty today of pneumonia, after a week's ill- ness. He was 27 years old and a native of New York. His father was an opera singer, known professionally Signor A, Brocke lina, LE COPY FIVE CENTS ONE MORE FOR EACH Thompsen and Rosewater Totals on Joint Ballot Grow Some, FOR LINCOLN MAN Explaine That He Does Not Wish to Block the Eleotien, CROUNSE VOTES LEAVES ROHWER IN A QUEER POSITION Move of the Antis That Doesn's Hide the Motive Eehind It FUSIONISTS BUSY FRAMING UP DEALS Leaders Get Busy (o Hold Thelr Men ne and Negotiate for a Com- bination with Republicans for a Divide, Hal 4T, o2 » . 54 » 10 159 200 4 [T 49, 60, o o0 " G NN 7 10 43 Allen .. Crounse .. "4 1 20 2 B 40 %1 o 860N B0 42 14 10 LINCOLN, (Special Tele- gram.)—Still no election of United States senator on the forty-ninth jolut ballot, but the Thompson and Rosewater columns were each pushed up another point. This was effected fn the caso of Thompson by the addition of the vote of Crouuse, and in the case of Rosewater by the vote of Crissey. Thompson went up to fifty-nine, but was still short by six votes of an eicction, as sixty-five were necessary to a the fusionists having called In available man in thelr ranks in of the critical emergency and even transferred the pair of Marshall from Hanks, who was present, to Walker, who is sick aund absent. The speclal feature of the day was the explanation by Crounse of the reasons for his apparent change of heart. He spoke from his seat and afterward reduced hig words to writing as follows, omitting several pertinent points, among them the explicit declaration that Thompson was not his choice, but he did not want to share the responsibility for preventing his election: 1 wish t I explain . as is be indulged for a minute while I am about to give, This, Is our forty-ninth ballot €d States senator. For many weeks labored unsuccesstully to effect a cholce. Yesterday's vote disclosed that our candidate came within a few votes of an election and responsibility for the fallure In his election must fall on but a few of Ul In view of all fty consequ not shirk my responsibility. dn‘n'.l fitness” and repy atr 1 and - endoreed cans and file chardei itkewlse certin, by the flattering vote ttall’'s election. With © to bring about an election and end this controversy 1 vote for . 15 Thompson. Effect of the Gallery Play, As a gallery play Mr. Crounse’s expla- natlon was a glittering success, bringing down a round of applause, but the position he had occupled was soon plain to those fa- millar with the situation. Crounse has, or bad, two votes in the present legislature absolutely at his command—his own and that of ~Representative Robwer. While &IVINg his own vote to Thompson to make capital for is own candidacy, he has been using every effort to keep Rohwer's vote away from Thompson, and last night got Rohwer to the point of openly joining the antis and signing with them a telegram lo Senator Hanna declaring that they would oppose his election to the end. Rohwer did this under the bellef that he was acting in Crounse's interest, and no one naturally Was more surprised than Mr. Rohwer (o find that Crounse, after getting him tied up against his will in Llack and white against Thompson and putting him in the false light * of standing oul against a caucus nomina- tion, shopld turw around and carry himselt into the Thompson camp. The action of Crounse, who had been & tending the antis' meetings and encouraging them to implacable opposition to Thomp- sou, also surprised and provoked the antis, Wwho had been throwing votes to Crounse as an acknowledgment of his assistance. Ev- ans, Steele and Oleson of Cuming immedi- ately withdrew thelr votes from Crounse and gavo them to Kinkaid, Hinshaw and Meiklejohn, respectively. McCarthy and Whitmore, two other antis, frankly say they folt like doing the same on the spur of the moment, but refrained until they could con- sult with their assoclates, broadly intimat- ing that tomorrow they will not be found voting for a candidate who gives his own vote to Thompson. The antls thus propose to continue their policy of propping up various North Platte candidates to keep them in the field and prevent any election of senators. In the South Platte they are bunching thelr votes chiefly on Hinshaw, as a protest against Thompson Fusion Deals in Incubation, The situation with the fusionists is be- coming decidedly interesting. As already stated, they are bending every effort to keep all their members on the ground and stop absenteeism that might let a senatorlal election result from a short vote. At the same time a number of schemers within the fusion fold are canvassing and figuring on diffcrent deals by which they are to take a hand in the election. Incontrovertible evidence s at hand that at 3 o'clock this morning Captain Ashby of Wymore, who has been cultivating the fusionists for vari- Ous purposes all winter in company with Representative Hamllton, roused Represent - ative Tanner out of bed to discuss a propo- sltion to corrall enough fusion votes for Crounse to enable him to trade himself info an election with Thompson or some other republican. Lee Herdman is reported ready to fall in with the scheme provided it safe- guards him from the bill to cut oft his ah- sorption of supreme court fees and put him on a salary. W. H. Thompson of Grand Isl- and is in Lincoln, camping right out on the ground to obstruct the consummation of these deals, hoping for a deadlock that will give him a chance at the senatorship two years hence Direct Popular El n of Senntors, It the resolution presented by Ream, fu- sionlst, to require all candidates for the United States senate to subscribe to the doctrine of direct popular election of wen- ators, was designed to make fusion capital it falled signally, because it went through without a dissenting voice. The resolution reads Whereas, The present session of the legis- lature of the state of Nebraska has, by con- current resolution, joined with the legisin- tures of other states in requesting congress to call a convention for the pirpose of pro- posing an amendment to the constitution of the United Etates as provided in article v