Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1901, Page 1

STABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871, OMAHA, SATURDA HASTEN T0 GIVE UP Many Disheartened Insurgents Surren Birce Aguinaldo's Captare, STAFF OFFICERS AND INDIVIDUALS ALIKE Leader in the Prevince of Mareng is Among the First to Come In. CAILLES FACES FIERCE PROPOSITION Generul's Atrocions Marders Makes Him Fearful of & Trial CAPTORS TO HAVE MONEY AND MEDALS Coin is Scouts, to While Decorations Are for Every Soldier Who Prart ted, MANILA, March 20.—On arriving in these waters, the United States gunboat Vicks- burg stopped elght miles out, and in response to a signal exchanged with Cor- regidor island, a launch appeared from the shore of Corregidor and Aguinaldo was quietly transferred to the launch, which steamed up the Pasig river to the whart ut the back of the Malacanan palace, where the prisoner disembarked, almost unnoticed Some hours elapsed before the news of Aguinaldo’s capture was generally known. The fact that he was a prisoner caused joy and congratulation among the Americans. The native population was apathetic. There was no particular excitement anywnere. Whole Force Grounds Arms, After beiog convinced . of Agulnaldo's pture, General Geronilo, the insurgent leader in the province of Morong, Luzon, bas surrendered with six officers, forty six men and fifty rifles, to Colonel J. Mi ton Thompson of the Forty-second regi- ment ut San Mateo. 3 As the news of Aguilnaldo’s capture spreads through the archipelago the insur- gents are becoming disheartened and there is & marked increase in the number of ine dividual surrenders. General Cailles, who is practically out- lawed on account of his atrocious crimes, sent an emissary to General Bates, who answered that he mist surrender uncondl- tlonally and stand trial. The former insurgent officers and the Maccabebe scouts who took part in the capture of Aguinaldo will probably recelve a monetary reward. The amount has not been specified. It has also been recom- mended that every man participating in the capture of Aguinaldo recelve a speclal medal. GREAT STRIKE IS AVERTED Executive Committee of United Mine Workers Decides Not Call Out Men. WILKESBARRE, P March 20.—The threatened strike of 143,000 miners in the hard coal region will not take place. At a meeting of the executive commitiee of the United Mine Workers of the three anthracite districte, held in this city to- day, it was decided that the men should continue at work This committee was given arbitrary power by the general convention of miners held at Hazleton in the forepart of the month to declare a strike If the circum- stances warranted {t. In the opinion of the commit expressed in a lengthy address issued this evening and prepa by Mr. Mitchell himself, the situation did not war- rant a strike at this time. Mr. Mitehell made an address at the aft- ernoon session, convincing the committee that a conservative course was the only one to pursue 4t this time. HIS CHILDREN HIS VICTIMS North Dakota Farmer Stabs . March Begerlin, & well-to-do farmer living elght miles northeast of town, killed his three children and stabbed himself to death today. He went to the barn, accompanied by his little daughter Della, aged 7, and Lilly, aged 5. As he did not come to din- mer, his eldest daughter, Esther, aged ‘was sent to call him. It Is thought that before she reached the barn her father had killed Della and Lilly and immediately killed her. Esther was a strong girl and evidently offered, resistance, &8 &he was stabbed In several places and horribly utilated. Both the other chil- dren were killed with a knife, Emil Segerlin was sent to the insane asylum about ten years ago, but was soon allowed to return home, apparently fully recovered. He was a hard-working man well thought of and in good financial cir- eumstances. There is no doubt that he was insane when he committed the crime. APPALLED AT VOTING FRAUD ports That W.s o Sean- BT. LOUIS, March 20.—The February grand jury made its fnal report today to Judge Wood. According to the report most of the jury's time was oc upied investigat- ing election frauds perrotrated in tho No- vember election. Two hundred and one in- dlciments were returned during the session out of 2 '8 which have been cousid- ercd. The jury says it is appalled at the unmistakable evidence of the most flagrant, defiant and audacious vielations of the sanctity of the ballot box that were com- mitted at the election on November § last Recommendations are made that the regis- tration books sbould be closed sixty days before each election and & complete list of the reglstry should be printed and posted at the polling places ten days prior to an election. JAPAN FREELY TALKS WAR Circles and en ot (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 80.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Talegram.)-—The Daily Mail correspondent at Yokohama says under duto of March “There is great tension In oMcial circles. The foreign ofice is open day and night and frequent conferences are held by the senior ganerals. The emperor has been prosent at these conferences and has made anxious inquiries as to the ¢ dition of the service. Three staff officers wve been dispatehed to Corea to make in- estigations. ‘The possibilities of war are cely discussed,” SOUTHEFN PACIFIC CHANGES New Directorate Pacific and Include Union Missourl Pacifie Men. NEW YORK, March 20.-The Post today has the following President Burt of the Unlon Pacific and | President Hayes of the Southern Pacific, to- gether with Secretary Miller of the Unjon | Pacific, who have been traveling together | from the far west, were at thefr offices in this city today. Both officers have been in | spacting the Central Pacific and other di- of the Southern Pacific and will “elr recommendations for improve /4, ~eans of operation. Both offi- Iy, here, at least until after % "t the Southern Pacific held in New York Bvening , ", cers the ann. company, w. April 2 Unlon Pacific o ¢ be elected into the Southern Pacific bu at this meeting The present board consisws of eleven mem- bers, with one vacancy, and it |s probabls that the new directors to be elected will { constituce a majority of the board. ' Since the last annual meeting of the Southern Pacific shareholders the board has been en- tirely reconstructed, August Belmont, D. 0. Mills and J. B. Haggin going Into the board last summer, at the request of C. P. Hunt with €. H. Tweed, E. Hawley and J. B. Probst. President Hayes and James Speyer were elected In the fall. Besides Chairman Harriman of the Unlon Pacific, it is probable that Otto H. Kulin of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., President George .. Gould of the Missouri Pacific and James Stillman will go into the Southern Pacific board, Shows What The Mall and announcement enter the says “This is what Mr. Gould referred to some time ago when he said that still larger deals than any that had been put througi were coming. If the proposed harmony of relations is established It will enablo tho Missouri Pacific and afiiated lines to secure better terms on through trafc to the Pacific coast. On the north, the Missourl Pacific's business will go over the Den- ver & Rio Grande to Ogden, and thence over the Central Pacific to San Francisco. On tho south, trafic will go over the Texas & Pacific to El Paso, and thence over the Southern Pacific to Callfornia points.” PERFECTING RAILROAD DEAL nal Stages of Negot the Northern Burlingt uld Meant, Express, that ( Southern discussing the orge J. Gould is to Pacific directorate, lons Between acific and BOSTON, March ~The Post today says: The proposed comsolidation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad company with the Great Northern and Northern ‘Pacific railroads has reached a final stage. The long delayed plan, it is said, 1s ready for submission to the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy stockholders. The secret conference of President James J. HIIl of the Great Northern, Charles B. Perkins, chairman of the Burlington board of directors, and ex-Senator Wolcott of Colo- rado at the Victoria hotel in this city on Weduesday s believed to have settled the question. The plan provides, it is sald, for the pur- chase of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy bonds at 187 In 313 per cent guaranteed honds or $1.80 in cash. It is not known whether the proposition contained a guar- anty to the stockholders of the proposed 7 per cent The large Chicago, Burlington & Quincy stockholders do not manifest pleasure over the rumors ot a deal. The plans were lald some time ago. Wednesday's conference was prolonged and at its close President Hill and Senator Wolcott hurriedly de- parted for the west. Mr. Wolcott had been in Boston since March 17, talking over ‘mat- ters pertaining to the consolidation The officials of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad here today stated that they could give no new light on the report that the Northern Pacific and Great North- ern interests had galued control of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Stockholders here were also in the dark as to the facts. In financial circles it is belleved that Pres- tdent Hill of the Great Northern is in such a position with his large holdings of Bur- lington stock and strong backing In his purpose to lease the Burlington road that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy directors will be forced to give more serious con- sideration to the offer of a guarantee on | the stock than they have heretofore been disposed to give it One of the largest stockholders of the Burlington system says: “From my in- vestigation of the reports as to u prospec- tive change {u the control of the Burlington 1 feel confident that the Northern Pacific and Great Northern people are after the property, and I do not believe that they would atiempt to secure coutrol unless there were good prospects of suecess.' BLYTHE DISCREDITS STORY . No General See r of Burlington Can Hasis for Truth of Consolidation, JURLINGTON, la, March 20 (Special Telegram.)—General Solicitor Blythe of the Burlington system was shown the dispatch from Boston quoting the Post concerning a combination between the Burlington and Northern Pacific and Great Northern. He sald he had no advices on the subject and did not belleve there was a particle of truth in the story. | tor fifteen years to consolidate the sys- tems without results. Mr. Blythe does not believe that any satisfactory conclusion could be reached under a price for bonds of less than 200 In cash. Sepator Wolcott's name in connection with the rumored deal tends to discredit the story heralded, as ihu could have no possible connection with it {HUNT SUCCEEDS FERNSTORM Dubuque Man to Be Chief Engineer of ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 20.--F. S. Hunt of Dubuque, Ia, has been appointed chief engineer of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway. General Manager Raymond Dupuy made the announcement tonight. Mr. Hunt succeeds H. Fernstorm, who has gonme to the New York Central DAY GETS COOMBS' OLD JOB Burlinsrton Road Finds a New Flest Assistant Eugineer Down at BT, JOSEPH, Mo., March E. B. Day of Hannibal, Mo., is soon to be made first | @ssistant engineer of the Burlington road, acccording to the s atement of an officlal of that road here tonight. Mr. Day will succeed S. C. Coombs, who has become chief opgincer of the Southern Missouri & Arkansas raiiway, ington not long before his death, together | Attempts had been made | | here IN A SHROUD OF SNOW Month of March is Going Ont with Much Unpleatant Bluster, STORM IS GENERAL IN NEBRASKA Precipitation Reaches a Depth Four Inches on a Level=Cross- Ing of Wires Out Fire Department, of The dying month has prepared a shroud for itself in the form of a four-inch snow- fall. March, on the whole, has been bolsterous, blustery and generally unpleas- ant, vet there will be mourners at Its funeral, for it the present forecast is veri- fled every eavestrough in the city will be weeping by Sunday and the gutters will be overtaxed In their efforts to carry away the liquefied grief. So even March, the tem- pestuous month, was somebody’s darling According to weather burcau reports the snow was general yesterday afternoon and last night throughout Nebraska, northern Kansas, northeastern Colorado, eastern oming and southern South Dakota. The storm center was in the vicinity of Okla- homa City, and at midnight was moving northwestward. Light winds are reported and light rains in southern Kansas, Mis- souri and Oklahoma. The indications are the present conditions will continue , With warmer weather fomorrow. ilroads report trafe little impeded by the storm, a fact due to the light winds, which prevented drifting. The only trouble experlenced by the railroads was with their castbound trains, nearly all trains from the west belng from two to three hours late during the afternoon and evenlng. The Unfon Pacific dispatcher says it Is snowing as far west as Cheyenne, and the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolls & Omaha dispatcher says Sioux Clty is the most northerly point from which came reports of any consider- able amount of snow on his system. The Burlington reports its tracks clear and trains on time. up, but operators worked heavily. Hita the Street Cars, In Omaha the snow interfered with regular running of street cars to a cons able extent, and sweepers ‘were early pressed into service. The Dodge street line was the first to show signs of weaken- ing, the cars being unable to climb the hill between Seventeenth and Twentleth streets One car ran off the track at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets. The Council Bluffs cars were delayed for about two hours early in the evening, but resumed again after the electric sweeper had made its rounds. On orders from the mayor the cit triclan remained at his office in the city hall all night, to be on the lookout for live wires. The police had orders to be on the watch for broken wires and report them to him. Soon after dark the police alarm wires began to suffer from the effects of the heavy snow and several of them went down Reports from the Interior of the state are 10 the effect that the snow has been of great benefit to the farmers. It Is generally re- terred to as a million-dollar storm. Wires Cause Crossed wires were responsible for two small fires in the First Natlonal bank build- ing at Thirteenth and Farnam streets. The first was in the office of the R. G. Dun & Co. mercantile agency, on the third floor, and was caused by the breaking of Postal Telegraph wires, which fell across other wires leading into the office and started & blaze around the window. Janitor John Gillam discovered the fire and seut in an alarm at 8:43 p. m. He then turned his at- tention to the blaze and dashed a bucket of water over it, with the result that a power- ful electric shock knocked him down. The department extinguished the fire with small loss. The fire companles had hardily gotten into the engine houses when u second alarm, at 9:20 p. m., called them back to the same bullding. This fire was in the office of B. L. Baldwin & Co., Insurance agents, on the top floor, and was the result of Western Union wires crossing those of the telephone company. The fire was confined to the win- dow casing and the 10ss to the building 1n both cases will not exceed $25. Thero was no damage to the contents of either office. Truck No. 1 was stuck in the mud at Fif- teenth and Harney streets while returning from the second alarm and required half an hour of hard work to get it to the engine house. complained that they the Heavy Blanket at Gothenbur, GOTHENBURG, Neb., March 29,—(Spe- clal)—The heaviest snow storm of the season is prevailing. Six inches of snow covers the ground, and it is still snowing fast. The snow is unaccompanied by wind and fs wet and packed so solidly that if it should turn cold and blow it will not drift much. During the week there has been an inch and a quarter of rain and two inches of wet snow, which has just disappeared Farmers say the molsture has put the small grain in splendid condition and that the prospects are the best for years. No farm- ing has been dove this week and the ground will not be in condition to cultivate before the middle of next week. Encourages Broken Bow Farmers. BROKEN BOW, Neb., March cial Telegram.)—The heaviest snow storm in several years has prevuiled here since 4 o'clock this morning. The snow is very wet and much of it has melted. There Is 8ix to eight inches on the level and it is 8Ll snowing hard. Lust week when there was heavy snow in the northwest it rained This puts the soil in most excellent condition for a wheat crop and will en- courage the farmers to put out a much larger acreage than they had intended. Raging in Northern Mi ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 20.—For twenty- four bours a storm, by turns rain, sleet and snow, has been raging in northern Mis- #ourl. The soll has not been so thoroughly soaked in twenty years. Farmers are un- able to market grain or live stock in many sections by reason of the bad roads. purl, Northeaster at Humboldt, HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 29.—(Special.) ~This section Is being covered with snow, the storm starting early in the forenoon and continuing all day. The snow Is being driven by 2 strong northeast wind, but is melting rapidly. Northwester Strikes St Bdward, ST. EDWARD, Neb., March 20.—(Spectal Telegram.)—A heavy snowstorm, accom- panled by a strong wind from the northea: hus been raging since noon today. The snow is damp. It is the worst storm this winter Strong Wind at Fa FAIRFIELD, Neb, March ~~Snow began falling at 4 o'clock this morning and 't is still snowing hard. The temperature is falling and & strong wind blowing. Incrensing at EDGAR. eb.. March pecial) = Snow began falling here in the night and by daylight this morning nearly two jnches bad fallen. The storm is increasing, Telegraph wires remained | [ARCH 30, 1901 SINGLE cory FIVE CENT rocast Nebraska: Snow or Rain in tern, Fair fn Western Portions, Sat- urday; Northerly Winds; Sunday, Fair, for Tempera TOO MUCH RAIN AT DALLA |1t and the Wind Do Damage That It WIll Cost #25,000 (o A rain- storm, accompanied by a high wind, pre- valled here this afternoon The wind damaged roofs and blew dovn shrubbery and the precipitation was 0 heavy that it formed torrents In the streets which swept everything before them. Streot ear trafe was delayed and a quarter of 1 mild of the | track in the southern portlo of tye city had to be abandoned. The damdge in Dallas is estimated at $25.000. enviest at Hastings, HASTL Neb., March ~(Special Telegram.)~The city and swrronnding coun- | {ry 18 lying under the thickest blanket of snow spread hero this winter. The storm began carly this morning, and continues, with no <ikns of abating. As it Is unaccom- panied by heavy wind the spread is level and the snow will be of great benetit to the tm- mense acr t sown in this part of the state. Several Inches ot Harva | HARVARD, Neb., March 26, ~(Special.)— A heavy snow is falling, the storm coming from the east. Several Inches of snow has fallen, with no indlcations of the storm asIng HOTEL FIRE AT RICHMOND Magnificent Have Co Jefferson House, n Mitlion Do In Consumed, snid to -, RICHMOND, Va., March 30.-2 a. m. Richmond has just suffered its greatest disaster by fire since the burning of the Spotawood hotel on Christmas eve, 1870, The Jefferson hotel, the magnificent structure built and furnished by the late Lewis Gincer at a cost of $1,000,000, Is in ashes. No lives were lost. The hotel was constructed of buff brick .and granite foundation. Tt burned like tindor. The building covered a haif-black in the ultra-fashionable part of the city, front- ing on West Main and Franklin streets, The flames broke out in the upper part of the Main street side and soon that part ot the building was & mass of fire. Prompt measures were taken to awaken and alarm the guests, and soon these were rushing through the corridors in wild confusion, but all reached safety. The fire started in the linen room from a defective flue. The insurance s about $650,000. All the surrounding houses are filled with property taken from the hotel. There has been some looting and several arrests have been made. Ineffectual efforts were mad~ to ga S Val- entine's marble statue of o, % hiok stood In the Franklin street court. ruests who were first driven out of n street portion of the hotel took in the Franklin sireet side. Many persons lost all their effects. Up to 12:30 it was hoped that the Franklin street por- tion of the hotel would he saved, but a sudden shift of the wind swept the fire di- rectly into this part of the hotel. At 3 o'clock this morning the two towers [of the bullding are still standing, as also |1 part of the Franklin street front, but the latter is a wreck. During the progress of the fire thousands of people gathercd in the vicinity and many women wept as | they contemplated the work of destruction. | Except for the general confusion there were no startling incidents, | Avo | Tmmediately upon the discovery | fire, which was eating into the « | the linen room, the hotel fire appa brought into play, but the hose burst. At- tendants then dashed through the buildin | awakening the guests, many of whom w | sleeping and had to be dragged out of bed. | Most of the guests on the Franklin street |end of the hotel saved their baggage, and | finally the Jefferson statue was gotten out with the head broken off. The guests in the part where the fire started lost their baggage and many of them lost all their clothes. Owing to the height of the building the fire department was at great disadvantage. The fire made an immense blaze and prac- tically wakened up the entire city. There were no thrilling escapes, the halls and staircases belug numerous and wide. Tho other hotels and private residences in the neighborhood of the Jefferson are crowded with the burned-out guests, some of whom are in a great state of excitement The latest theory regarding the origin of the fire is that it started from electric wires. Captain Wise of the fire depart- ment was painfully burned. One of the guests had a leg broken. He was removed to the Old Dominion hospital CLEVELAND IS SCORCHED Six-Sto Building Erie talling of £60,000, CLEVELAND, 0., March | story building at Nos. 251-288 Eri street, owned by M. A. Bradicy, was burned to- night, entailing a loss of $60,000. The build- | ing was used for small manufacturing pur- poses. The ground floors were occupled by H. C. Winters' picture store and the Gor- mully & Jeffery bicycle sales store, whose loss is placed at nearly $30,000, e Guests, of the iling of Burns, [he six- Burnx Guests' Clothing NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 25, damaged the Augusta hotel, Hampton the extent of $15,000 today, the loss being confined chiefly to the furniture and fixtures, The house was well filled with guests, all of whom escaped without fn- jury, but several logt all their belongings. The blaze started in the drygoods store of Mrs. C. W, Bett on the ground floor of the bullding. The loss is covered by in surance. MEANS CHANGE OF LOCATION or Moves Carrd auarters re to to Horace 1ton Head- Springfiel SPRINGFIELD, 111, March 29.—Horace § Rearden, agent for the purchaser of the Quincy, Carrollton & St. Louls railroad, with headquarters at Carlinville, has r signed and W. B. Corbett, superintendent |of the Springfield division of the Chicago & Alton, which assumes control of the Quincy, Carrollton & St. Louls, succeeds | bim, with headquarters at Spriugfield, the change to be in effect April 1. F. A, Wann | bas beon appointed general freight agent and George Charlton general passenger ! . i It f i tus was | ¥ agent, with headquarters at Calcago, seeses *seccoce Jority of both Senators, one to fill the unexplire ate, commencing March 1905, and one for the full terminating March 4th, 100 enst for the unexpired term, the J.C * ‘ + ‘ + . ‘ ‘ ‘ . ‘ . . + ‘ ¢ ‘ + (3 eossoovsssssens [ 1 200000000000004 490000000 00000000sssststtscsssssnssssssrnossscss® eecsceseseesssseesese Senator Dietrich’s Certificate This certifies that in the Joint Convention of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, held 1o the House of Representatives, a ma Houses being present, on Thursday, March 28th, 12 o'clock M., the roll was called for the clection of two United States rd term i the United States Sen ith, 1001, T, commencing March 4th, Hon. Charles H. Dietrich recelved a majority of all the votes total of one hundred and thirty, the President of the Jolnt Conven tion declared him duly elected United States Senator from the State of Nebraska for the unexpired term commencing Marel 4th, 1901, and terminating Mavch 4th, 1905, M'IKESSON, Secretary Joint Convention, (The certificate issued to Senator Millard is identical with the above gave as to name and description of term.) * 9000000000000 0000000000000000000s R e L 2220000009 4 Ry ) i March 4th, 1001, and and terminating same heing seventy votes, in a . P SAVAGE, President, eeccsssssssssrscscsssststsstttsssrecsssnesee @eccosecscsccsscsssssssossssssssssosssssssce [ = ALREADY 0N THE PAYROLL Nebraska's Two New Eenaters May Draw Considerable in Decomber. DISTRIBUTION OF PATYRONAGE AWAITS Get Contracts for a=Fullblood Indian dent of Nebranka School. WASHINGTON, March 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—By one of those coincidences that ppen seldom in governmental affairs nator Allen ceased drawing pay as a senator of the United States Thursday, as his successor was being elected to fill the vacaney caused by the death of M. L. Hay- ward. Under the rule of the senate, em- phasized on three or four occasions since 1506, when it was first promulgated, the financial clerk of the senate, R. B. Nixon, proceeded Thursday to strike Allen's name from the roll of senators, as the legislature had agreed to adjourn that day, and under a rule of the senate the term of the senator filling a vacancy also terminated with the passage of a concurrent resolution fixing the timo certain for adjournment. Had thers been no election Senator Allen would still have ceased being senator from Ne- braska Thursday, the time set for adjourn- ment, and the state would therefore have been without a representative in the upper branch of congress until an election had been had. The salaries of the new senators will begin today, ulthough they will not be per- wiited to draw any money from the treasury until they have quaiified in December, when they will get a sum that will go far toward | buying Christmas gifts. Patronage Ripe. # soon as Dietrich and Millard are ready to begin the distribution of patronage they will find ample opportunity of getting Into the swing of things, as there are nearly fitty postoffices, big and little, awaiting action on the part of the North and South Platte statesmen. Some of these offices represent removals on the recommendation of inspectors, others are resignations which must be filled, otherwise the offices will he closed, while still others show a failure on the part of postmasters to give bonds. Among the larger offices which the new | senators will be called to fill at once are ! | Kilgore, in Cherry county, and Royal, in Antelope colinty; while there are many places to fill which pay $100 and less a r. Vacancies in Examining Bon But this Is a mere bagatelle to what the new senators will be called upon to look | af Commissioner Evans of the penslon office has reported vacancies in the examin- ing boards at St. Paul, Howard county; Aurora, Hamilton county, and Ord, Valley county. As these boards are presumably non-partisan it does not follow that the vacancies will go to republicans, and con- sequently the new senators will have a chance from the very beginning to find out how unpopular their appointments are should there be by chance two candidates for the same place. Senator Allen's secretary, Mr. Bradley, ceased to draw pay yesterday, passing out with his chief. Murtie M. Laird has been recoramended for postmistress at Rain, Hayes county, on account of the resignation of the postmas- ter. Contract for War Contracts were today awarded to Clark Anderson and Hurry Burtry of Sturgis, S. D., for supplying to the War department 428 head of hors new regular regiment northwest. Anderson will receive $104 a head for half tho number of horses named and Burtry will receive $124 Indian Superintendent. Joseph 1. Estes of Greenwood, 8. D., a fullblood Indian, bas been appointed super- intendent of the (Neb.) school at $300 a year. Mr. Is the first ap- pointment of an Indian to the superin- tendency in the Indian school servi Postmasters Apy ed. These postmasters have been appointed: Nebraska—W. M. Wisner, at Redington, Cheyenne county, vice T. 8. Mackle, re- signed. lowa—L. P. Alexander, at Springhill, Warren county, and R. J. Wilson, at Thayer, Union county Wyoming—A Sheridau county. NEW SMELTING s J. Edwards, at Banner, CONCERN rt NEW Post says: It was reported today that new company to take over the stock of t American Smelting and Reflning and Gug- kenheim concerns would be formed, in order to put through the general scheme of con solidation, Interrupted by yesterday's de cislon of the court of errors and appeals This would permit the carrying out of prac- tically the original project and not delay a the amalgamation negotlations. The merger | will require somo time to complete and it is cousidered likely that some modificd plan will be adopted whereby the deal can be closed. As It is, while officers of the company expect ultimately a favorable de- cislon by the courts, obstructions alreudy encountered may cause many postpon ments and tedious litigation To achieve similar ends by other means Is the course now under discussion, which are to be used for the | to be raised in the | YORK, March 20.—~The Evening| PARTY OWES THEM GRATITUDE | Mark Hanna Wires water Concerning torinl Outcome, Yesterday afternoon Hdward Rosevate recelved the following message from Sena tor Hanna, chatrman of the republican na- | tlonal committee NEW YORK, Ro; ater, cely T March 29 Omaha: Your T tel dward re ATty owes a debt of gratitude candidates who put aside personal ambition for its good. 1 congratulate you. M. A HANNA! STAYS GOVERNOR TILL FALL Senator-Elect Dietrich Wants to Ful- m Pian of St ministratio LINCOLN, March 2 rich announced definitely tonight that e would not resign as governor until late in the fall, probably not until*after elec- tion, barring, of course, an extra session of congress, which he did not regard us | | probable. Governor Dietrich fustified this action by saying that he had outlined a Iplan of ‘state administration which he was anxious to put into effect, and In this ho is upheld by Licutenant Governor Say- age. Former Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn, who had been a candidate in the senatorial contest, left this evening for Washington to conclude unfinished wors | in the War department. Mr. Meiklejohn said he would continue to make his home at Fullerton, Neb., but would dlscontinus -Senator-elect Diet. | memt the practice of law. He gave no definite information of his plans after he con- | cludes his mission at Washington. Friends | |assert that he has been tendered a position | |of responsibility with u land and manu- | Hacturing somyany in Mexteo and that he | las the offer under consideration. 1t lfi‘ 1also sald that a position awaits his ac- ceptance In comnection with some of the | newly acquired fsland possessions, but in what capacity is not disclosed IOWANS BUY NEBRASKA STOCK Irst Ten Cows Nold at Shorthoon Sale Bring Average of A307.50, KANSAS CITY, March 20.—A sale of | shorthorn cattle from the herds of B. O. Cowan of New Point, Mo., T. B. Rankin of Tarkio, Mo., and T. G. Haggard of West- ern, Neb., began at the stock yards in this city today. The offerings include fifty-one head of fine cattle, all of which are in ex- cellent breeding condition. The eale has brought to Kansas City shorthorn breed- | ers from all parts of the west, All tho well-bred cows brought high prices. The first ten cows sold brought . An average of $507.60, Among the sales were: B. 0. Cowan, Mysie, beifer, sold to Colonel G. Shawnee Mound, Mo., for Mysie, Pifty-second, -year-old cow, to T. B. Babst, Dover, Kan., for $665. Queen of Beauty XII, J-year-old cow, sold to George E. Ward, Hawarden, la., for $6a0. Second Butterfly, 5-year-old cow, sold to E. W. Johnson, 'Lexington, Mo., for $660, Princess Royal IX, 9-year-old cow, sold to E. 8. Donahey, Newton, Ia., for FIGHT IN ARKANSAS HOUSE Representat Renort to Canes During Session, LITTLE ROCK, March 20.—In the Ar- | kausas house of representatives this even- |ing a personal difficulty occurred between Representatives J. A. Leary of Lee county and 8. M. Blalock ‘of St. Francis county over a local bill affecting Lee county. While addressiug the house, Blalock d. |nounced as a falsehood statements made |about him by Leary in a speech. Tho lat- ter then struck Blalock on the head with A cane. The men clinched and were en gaged in a struggle when other members separated them and the sergeant-at-arms | demanded peace. The affair threw the house into great confusion and it was some time hefore order could be restored and the proceedings resumed. There were no arrests, COLONEL M'CLURE QUITS IT Announc with M. $700. sold ditorinl Depars Philadelphin PHILADELPHIA, March K. McClure today writes: “With this issue of the Times my connection with staff of the paper discontinues. It s not my wish or purpose to retire | from journalistic work, but under exlsting conditions the responsible editorial direc- tion of the Times should be in other hands, “A. K. M'CLURE." Colonel McClure has been in editorial charge of the Times since its establishment. MAURICE BARRYMORE'S END wure of in Hospital for A Philadelphla the editorial e Stage | NEW YORK, March 26.—Maurice Barry- more, actor, was taken to the insane | pavilion of Bellovue hospital this afternoon | by his son, John Barrymore. He went to |the hospital willingly. He was received | there by Dr. Barclay. He had uothing at all | to say aud acted Iike & man who was dazed John Barrymore told the doctor that his father's real name is Blye and that he was born in (he Enst ndies about fifty years | eftort | ress. | they Lele v ARO. Barrymore's daughter Ethel js now playing 1n & New York theater, EBB HOURS ARE BUSY Legislators Find Their Work Was Far from Being Completed. GOOD BILLS GONE TO THE GRAVEYARD Measures of Moment That Have Found Oblivien Are Many, WORKING FOR THE BARTLEY COMPROMISE Representatives of the Bondemen Waking a Desperate Fight in How ‘SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS START DEBATE Thompson Sald (o Be Opposing Them for the Pur) with © of Getting Bven chnelder and the Bk LINCOLN, March 20, ~The twenty-seventh I8 counting the ebbing hours of its life. Everywhere are sigus of dissolution, prep- arations for home-goink, packing of effects Spectal T Nebraska legislature egram.) |@0d & general air of relief at the fast ap- proaching adjournment termirating the session will probably not be pronounced before tomorrow night, but the usual shower of resolutions of thanks to various officers, employes, uewspaper cor- respondents and everybody in general has already fallen in both houses. Many of the rs have taken their departur oma of them leaders like Taylor of Custe example, whose efforts and influence would bave been useful in the closing period of legislation, when many meritorious measures go down and xo mauy question- able ones go up. Everything depends now on the speed with which the eoroling and engrosing room staft works in the finish- 1ug stages of the bills, which under the con- stitution must be signed by the presiding officer of each house in open sesslon. The benediction cannot be pronounced until the last bill is signed by both speaker and Mou- tenant governor. While it is hardly safe to say anything about the condition of various important measures ause of the possibility of lightning changes, sevoral subjects have The formal order in the Legisiative Graveyard, | been finally disposed of and others can be at lcast discussed, In ihe first place 1t may be repoated that all redistricting bills are absolutely dead The same is true of all the corporation regulation bills, of all the supreme court clerk fee bills, of all the ballot leglslation. As to the measures particularly affecting Omaba the paving bill succumbed like Mohammed's coffin suspended in mid-alr, having seen daylight in neither house. The bill to ralse the salaries of certain clity oificers above the figures in the charter fell by the wayside fn the house. Compiraller Westberg has been u persistent lobbylst for this Bl and semally got i throngh the senate with the help of fusion friends tHers, but it was marked indefinitely postponed shortly after reported back from committee to the house. The Douglas delegation would have liked to bave raised the salarles of some of those admittedly underpald, but found it could not be done without a ralse all along the line, which they knew the tax- payers would not approy Fight for sSugar B y Cln At present outlook the $47,000 sugar bounty claim is defeated and its friends lay the blame upon D. E. Thompson, who is supposed to have given it a kick out of spite for the opposition to him from R. 1. Schneider, Ben White and the Elkhorn peo- ple, known to be close to sugar interests, At any rate, it was understood that enough votes were pledged to tack it onto an ap- propriation bill in the senate, but when the was made last night they failed to materialize. Some of them, like Senator Crounse, went 80 far as to speak in favor of paylug the sugar bounty, hut refused (o vate for it when the question was put. The claim may yet be revived, however, as fis friends are trying to solicit further active assistance and stop the bricks being shieq by D. E. Thompson. It s posaible they may succeed. Rellef of Bartley Bondsmen. More work is being done just now for the Bartley bond compromise bill than for any other measure unless it s tho sugar bill. Several of the bondsmen, chiet among them W. A. Paxton of Omaha, and E. E. Brown of Lincoln, are haunting the balls of the state house, pledging up mem- bers of the house which it yet has to P on all sorts of propositions. Paxton has | Ransom, his attorney, in the senate, to at- tend (o the technical proceedings, and in the house Brown of Furnas is a nephew of Brown the bondsman. Between them they seem to be making considerable prog- It is noticed this afternoon that sey- eral pronounced opponents of the bill, in- cluding Taylor of Custer, are on the list having set out for home without giving notice and without waiting for the bill, which 1s known as senate filo 163, to by put on its passage. That the measure Iy a dangerous and viclous one and of ques- tionable constitutionality is conceded, but the plea s made solely on grounds of re- lHeving the sureties from an obligation voluntarily assumed, simply becauso to meet it means a hardship for them, while as they say the taxpayers can stand tho loss of $750,000 casler, No National Constitutional Convention One of the most Interesting discuswions of the entire legislative session was pro- cipitated this afterncon in the house over the joint resolution and memorial intr duced simultaneously by Senator Young and Representative McCarthy for the sum- moning of a national constitutional vention to revise the federal constitution, When put to a vote on its passage it was found that the fusionists were lining against it on strict party, division. In- quiry elicited the response that tho oh- Jection to the preamble, the bill read- ing To the Honorable Representatives of the United Sta Whereas, The changed conditions wrought by more than o century’s marvelous indt trial cvolution, commercial growth ond te ritorial expansfon make the revision of the constitution of the Unitd an im- ative necessity, therefo Raovolved, by the I »f Nebraska, Thut in co of the constitution States the state of Nebrask application to the cong. vention for proposing amendmen s constitutlon of “the United Sta ouible time shall ha thirds of the several s ther Resolved, That the secretary 1 18 hereby Instruct ed coples of this 1 lutlon to the sentatives of the It was stated that words “commer- clal growth and territorial expansion’ wers @ trap Lo trick the fusionlsts inte endorsing ate and o ot the Unite of 1 to transmit ce mortal and joint re wid house” of rog fted Brates