Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1901, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, WOULD BOW T0 CZAR Prince Tusn and General Tan Fu Bisn Ready to Yield to Eussia. PAY FOR BEAR'S AID AND PROTECTION for Project to Oonquer Northern China Provinces. Ak H BAIT FOR LOWER CHINESE INDEMNITY | Condition is that Biberian Railway Has Freedom of Manchuria. NEW PROPOSALS ADVANCED TO JAPAN Mikndo's Advisors Show No Sign of & and Mutoal Understande ing Proposed Has No Promise of Fulfiliment, News anghal LONDON, April 19.~The Dail publishes the following from its correspondent “1 learn that Prince Tuan and G Tang Fu Slan have sent a deputation to the Russians in the vicinity of Lal Baikal praying for aid and proiection and declar- ing their readiness to acknowledge the suzerainty of Russia if the Russians would help their project for reconquering the northern provinces of China “It is expected that the palace fire will give the empress dowager another excuss for delaying the return of the court Pekin.”" Some of the London papers publish a atement that Russia has offered to reduce ber indemnity claim to £10.000,000, on con- fition that China signs the Manchurian convention and grauts further concessions in connection with the Siberian railway. “Russia has made new and specifie pro- posals to Japan,” says the Yokohama cor- respondent of the Daily Mail, “for a mutual understanding, but Japan gives no sign url‘ accepting.' neral SQUADRON GETS A WELCOME | Kingston Folks Make Holiday of Ad- miral Farquh Short Stop There for Co KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 18.—This port Is In holiday attire today owing to the or- rival of the United States North Atlantic ‘V squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Farquhar. The warships were saluted and returned the salutes early this morning and the ad- miral landed at 11 o'clock. The governor of Jamaica, 8ir Augustus Hemming, and Commodore Davis visited Admiral Farquhar on the Kearsarge. Later the American ad- miral visited the governor at the govern- ment house. The squadron will coal here and leave at daylight tomorrow. CAPETOWN EDITOR GUILTY CAPETOWN, April.15.—P. H. Malan, ed- Ror of Ons Land, has been found gullty of Hbel. He was not sentenced. Ons Land is the principal Afrikander tewspaper In Capetown. Mr. Malan was irrested in January last, charged with sedi- ‘fous libel, consisting of reflections upon | the conduct of Genmeral French and his iroops. The authorities accepted bail in the wm of £500. He was committed for trial fanuary 11 of the present year. PRINCESS CHIMAY IN LONDON Her ¥y Husband, is After n Alhambra Music Hall [Copyright, 191, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 18.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Princess Chimay 1s now in London, where her hus- sand, Rigo, Is negotiating for an engage- nt at Albambra music hall. Fresh Outbreaks of Plague. VANCOUVER, B. C. April 15.—The steamer Aorangi, from Sydney, brings news of fresh outbreaks of the plague at Brisbane and Perth. The serlous phase is the ap- pearance of the plague in the Dunwich insane asylum, where there are 1,000 In- mates. Nearly all the inmates are said to be aged and Incurable, so the outbreak has aroused the gravest apprehension. Dun- wich is situated on Strandbrook island, and @ the asylum for the entire state. Brings British Columbia Nearer. OTTAWA, Ont., April 18.—The railw tommittee of the House of Commons today granted a charter to the Crows Nest Pass fouthern Raiiway company. This road will ionnect the extensive coal fields of British Solumbia with rallroads in the United Mates. New An * Will Come. ROME, April 1 esterday King Victor Emmanuel signed the royal decrees placing Saron Fava, late Itallan ambassador to @e United States, on the retired list and wppointing Marquis Carbonara di Malaspina Ms successor at Washington STILL HAS STRIKE TROUBLES MeKeenpori Start at Railroad Men Sudde t for Longer Reces Dinner Time, M'KEESPORT, 'n., April 18.—After stely passing through ome labor trouble, | during the reading of Sir Michael | possible | Movea by MORGAN HEARS THE BUDGET : ne lon<Dollar Trust Crea Takes Lively Interest in British Deicit, 11, by Press Publishing Co.) April 18.~(New York World Cablegram—Special Teiegram.)—J. Piorpont Morgan was in the distinguished strangers gallery at the House of Commons tonight Hicks- He came on (Copyright LONDO! each’'s budget statement specla’.jrd i trom the speaker and was accos by Clinton Dawkins, junior pariner "&a,l'm of J. 8. Morgan & Co of Loudon Ip ont Morgan followel the chancellof # xchequer's speech with the closest e ver eschanging with his cou,® except 1o ask a_question about the * omalities of the different members. He whe {aterviewed when leaviug the gallery for dinuner by a report for the World When aske what ho thought of the chancellor's statement, he replied 1 am not here to talk, but I will say I thought it very fine, and s an exposition of complicated financial details I never heard anything better of its kind or better sustained “What do vou think of the principle laid down, that the masses should be made to ¥ a shara of the war expenditure?’ he A a word is a sound principle, of course. It brings home the respousibility. But I can't say any more. 1 want to get buck to hear the remainder of the discussion as soon as Mr, Dawkins Morgan responsible looked unhappy approached, being evidently for his safe conduct. No one in the lobby recognized the great billion- dollar trust creator, although his rather striking appearauce attracted attention. KAISER IS TOLD OF THE FIRE when Mr was telligence He Paces onders Quarterd and by Press Publishing Co.) 18.—(New York World Telegram.)—Telegrams announcing the burning at Pekin of the imperial palace were immediately for- warded to Emperor Willlam at Kiel. They reached him as he was taking breakfast on board the yacht Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite. The emperor was deeply moved by the intelligen and subsequently walked a long time in grave silence on the quarter- deck of a battleship, pondering over the significance of the event. SPURNS OFFER OF BRIBE Tennessee Senntor Makes Sensational rge Agninst Ex-Comptrs Harris and Asks Protection. (Copyright, 1901 o BERLIN, April Cablegram—Special NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15.—Senator W. B. Eldridge of Memphis, in open session of the senate today, accused ex-Comptroller James A. Harris of an attempt to bribe and precipitated one of the most sensa- tional scenes ever enacted in the balls of a Tennessee legislature. He charged that Mr. Harris came to him at his seat in the senate chamber this morning and offered him $500 and promised him to have with- drawn a suit pending against him on the condition that he would vote for the term- Inal bill when it came up on a wotion to reconsider. The terminal bill, which provides for an amendment to the charter of the Louis- ville & Nashville Terminal company, forc- ing it to allow the use of the terminal facilities by any rallroad which may demand them and which was advocated by Colonel Jere Baxter and others as a means to let the Tennessee Central into the terminal station here, was defeated in the senate Tuesday, but a motion to reconsider was made. Senator Eldridge prefaced his accusation by a statement to the sebate in which he said that he had received a check from Walter 8. Rainey in payment for a loan and that the check had been protested. It had fallen into the hands of J. T. Odum, who had brought suit against Senator Eld- ridge to recover the amount. Continuing, be said Fifteen minutes ago, at half- o'clock, Jim Harris came into this chamber and took me in that corner and sald: ‘If you will vote for the terminal bill this afternoon J. T, Odum will withdrawn this case and I will give you $500. In concluding his speech, Senator Eld- ridge sald: ow this case is set for 2 o'clock and here is an attempt to bulidoze me into giv- ing this vote, and 1 ask the protection of this senate. | ask that a committee be ap- pointed to investisate this matter and pro- tect me.” In accordance with the senator's request a committee of three was appointed to in- vestigate the matter. Mr. Harris declined to make a statement further than to de- clare in emphatic language that Senator Eldridge’s charges were untrur, | SOLDIERS BECOME CIVILIANS | Two Volunteer Reglments Mustered urry to Maniin for Others. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—The Thirty third and Thirty-fourth volunteer regl- | ments, recently returned from Manila, have | been mustered out. The Twenty-eighth | and Thirty-ffth infantry, now in camp at the Presido, expect to be mustered out of the service April 30. Although there are very few troops here under orders for the Philippines, the transports will be rushed there quickly as possible, so | as to be in Manila to bring home all the volunteers to be mustered out by July 1 In accordancs with this program the Thomas will sail from here on Saturday and the Warren on the 2ith. The assign- ments to the Thomas so far consist of 217 recruits and twenty casuals, under the command of Licutenant W. A. Liebler. The Twenty-fourth infantry and 150 marines McKeesport has just entered anotber. At 1:30 o'clock tonight, all the hands em- ployed ou the McKeesport connecting rail- toads struck for longer dinner hour. The men at present have to return to work fm- mediately after they are through eating heir midday meal and they now demand torty-five winutes. The strikers include e engineers, firemen and brakemen in the rards of the National Tube works, rolling wills, Monongahela blast furnaces and Monongahela Steel works of the National fube company, numbering Afty men. The men are all members of the Brother- w0od of Rallroad Trainmen and that organi- wtion I8 expected to back the men in their mands. A committoeman, who w solnted to confer with the officlals, wa Msmissed when he bad stated the de- wands of the men. This action of the com- sany oficials has raised the ire of the strikers and this evening they all left thelr sositions. The actlon of the railroad hands will cuuse the suspensipn of the entire plant and this will cause 10000 men to %e thrown out of employment. Up to & velock tonight the plants were all running, wut it is thought work will be suspended sefore midnight, bave been assigned to the Warren. [THEN TOUCHES THE BUTTON| President MeKinley Buffulo | ery at X | BUPFALO, April 15—A chavge in the| program of the opening ceremonics of the Pan-American exposition has been an- nounced, due to the fact that it will be necessary for President McKinley to touch | the button which will set the exposition machivery in motion half an hour earlier than heretofore announced. On May 1, at | 30 p. m. (central timc), the president will be in Jackson, Miss., and at that hour, | 1:30 p. m. Buftalo time, he will touch the electric button starting the macbinery, and will also send a message to the public through the exposition officlal nnell-Washhurn College Debate. KA an April 15, —~Represent Grinoell ‘college (lown) were o feated in & debate with Washburn col here IR The question was, “Resolved, That the permanent ret oA of the Philip- pines would prove detrimental to the nited States,” LOST IN SAVING HIS DOG Finding of General Schwartztof's Bedy Btarts Another Theory. DESTRUCTION OF PALACE IS SERIOUS Military Occupation of Empress Dow- nger's House Created Bad Feels inl and Present Clrcumstance May Encourage It BERLIN, April 18.—The body of General Schwartzkoff, it was announced this even- ing In A dispatch from Pekin, has been found. The body of his dog was first fouad and it 1s supposed the general entered the palace to rescue the dog. The suspicion of incendiarism is not borne out. It is belicved the fire originated in the pantry near Von Waldersee's kitchen. Lieutenant Colonel Marchand, the French officer who came into prominence at the time of the Fashoda incident, distingulshed himself in the work of rescue The Germans are greatly aggrieved at the loss of General Schwartzkopf. Count von Waldersee and most of his staft escaped in their night clothing, the fire having broken out about midnight. Many valuabie treasures were lost and also the German records of the allid forces. General von Lessel, who have was to | taken chiarge of the Pao Ting Fu expedition 1ost all of his clothing and will be delayed bere until Sunday Befora the fire bad been discovered it had attaincd uncontrollable dimensions and It spread with great rapidity over the score of bulldings containing unique art treasur: Valuable prescnts destined for Willlam were destroyed. The for fightiug fire were inadequate and the flames were not extinguished until 2 a. m. It is reported that a German sentry per- ished. Count von Waldersec is suffering considerably from shock. Washington Hears of It WASHINGTON, April 15.—The secretary of state received a cable message this morn- ing from Mr. Squires, United States charge at Pekin, dated at Pekin, April 18, saying that the winter palace occupled by Von Waldersee was destroyed by fire and Gen- eral Schwartzkopf, chief of staff, was fatally burned. This incident may prove than appears on the surface. It is known from diplomatic communications received in Washington that intense feeling has been aroused among the Chinese over the occu- pation of the empress dowager's palace by Count von Waldersee and his military staff. This was graphically set forth in a letter recently received here from ome of the foremost officials at Pekin. He described in detail the manner in which the palace had been turned over to military uses and commented upon the indignity which it in- volved to the Chinese people and to the im- perial family. Moreover, it is known that this military occupation of the imperial palace was a moving cause for the rejection of all overtures for the return of the im- perial family to Pekin. From ths Chinese standpoint it was impossible to even con- sider the return of the imperial family so long as the commander-in-chief of the al- lied forces was in actual cceupation of the empress’ palace. Now that the palace is entirely destroyed, more serious it may have a bearing on the return of the | imperial family. While there is no longer the objection that the palace is occupied by the foreign commander, yet an objection is engendered in the removal of the palacc itself, for under Chinese usage the imperial family must occupy those exclusive quarters reserved for them within the prohibited precincts WILL ASSIST PACIFICATION Establishment of Provincial Govern- ment in Cebu Likely to Obviate Recurrence to Military, CEBU, Island of Cebu, P. I, April 18.— The act establishing provincial government in Cebu was passed today. Julio Llorente of the supreme court of the Philippines who Is a native of Cebu, was appointed go' ernor. The United States Philippines com- missioners announced that they were sat- isfled the act would assist in the pacifica- tion of Cebu, pointing out that otherwise there would be a recurrence to military government. The adjacent pueblo of San Nicholas was added to the city of Cebu, though against the protest of the inhabitants of San Nicholas, who, like the inhabitants of most towns in this island, have been conducting what are practically lnsurrecto local gove- ernments, including the collection of taxes, all of which has been permitted by Lieu- | tenant Colonel McClernand, military gov- ernor, who justifies this principle on the ground that it is all carried on under mili- tary supervision. Most of the subordinate military oficers favor a more vigorous policy. The commissioners are disap- pointed at the conditions in Cebu. Senor Llorente, who is an honorable and capabie man, is opposed by a considerable native faction, but his administration is expected to relieve what is admittedly a state of siege. Lieutenant Frederick S. Young of the Forty-fourth volunteer infantry was ap pointed treasurer of Cebu and Lieutenant Case, Thirty-third infantry, was appointed supervisor. CUBANS COMING SATURDAY Commission in to Start for Washing- ton via Tampa Next Sat- urday. HAVANA, April 15.—Senor Betancourt has been appointed to the vacancy in the commission appointed by the Cuban con- stitutional conventlon to go to Washington caused by the resignation of Senor Berriel The commission will start for Washington next Saturday via Tampa ubans to Live, but in Pri HAVANA, April 15.—Governor Wood, in accordance with public sentiment, bas com- muted the sentences of two Cubans, Dun- bar and Sosa of Matanzas, from death by the garrote to imprisonment. To Dredue Cuban Harbor, HAVANA, April 18.—Michael J. Dady, a Brooklyn contractor, has been awarded a contract, amounting to $550,000, to dredge Cardenas harbor. Movements of Oc ew York n Vessels April 18, Arrived—Mesaba, from Barbarossa, from Bremen, Sailed- worraine, Hav Dieutschland, r Hamburg, via Plymouth and Cherboirg. At m“‘hw rrived—Ethiopia, from New York. Safled—8icilian, f ew York At Queenstown—Arrived. ommonwealth, from Boston, for Liverpool: Germanle, ‘rom New York, for Liverpool. Sailed--Teutonic, from Liverpool, for New York At Liverpool--Bailed—Ikbal, for Philadel. phia ambroman, for Boston. At' London—8ailed, April 17—Theano, for Sault Ste. Marie. At Haltimore—Salled—Enterprise, for Say Francisco At Hoston pool ",uk N-:plp-x“:\rlrlwd—"rrm.-. (lr N New ork, Via Gibraltar, for Copenhagen, and preceeded. e Arrived—lvernia, from Liver- | sachusetts Los | slor Springs and other mearbv cities Emperor | appliances | WINNER BRIDGE| PIERS SOLD perty of Kans ty & Atlantie in Disposed Of to] Satisfy Mortin ril 18.~The Winner sourl river at (his KANSAS tridge plers in the M point and other terminal property of th Kansas City & Atlantic railroad, was sold at auction at noon today to Theodore C Bates of Worcester, Mass, for $100,000, The sale was made to satisfy a mortgag for about $700,000 held in trust by the Mas- n and Trust company of Bes- the property was purchased in of the bondholders. sale will end the receivership of (h ty aud will terminate ten years of Mr. Bates s at the head of rm syndicate which contiols the nd which will, It is said, begin a eun n of the terminals that will result in the bullding of ' large passenge. station that will afford means for an en- trance into Kansas Clty of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwesiern, the Chicago & Noith- western and other rallways. The bridge wiil also be used. it is said, to bring in suburben electrig roads now being projected from St. Joseph, Liberty, Excel- Mr Bates is quoted as saying that the bridge would be finished within B year from date. The property includes the Winner piers, built during the boom days of 1588, and on which will be construeted a steel bridge, a CITY, ton, and the inter The prope litigation an eas pperty | tew miles of track, trestle und other prop- erty on toth sides of the river The tale was conducted by W. A, Knott, master-in-chancery, and took place at Har- lem, a small station on the road across the river from Kansas City. Besides Mr. Bates, the only others present at the sale were Mesers. George A. Goddard and W, L. Lee of Boston, who ara all interested in the eastern syndicate. Mr. Bates made the only bid, offeriug $100,000 for the property, and the plers and terminals were knocked down to him promptly. He gave a certified check for $10,000, required by the master- in-chancery. But fifteen minutes' time was consumed in the transaction. The sale will have to be confirmed by the federal court. SETTLE EXCURSION RATES Passenger Asxocintion Fixes Rates fo Buffalo Exposition and Import- ant Conventions This ¥ DEL MONTE, Cal., April 18, The Trans- continental Passenger association will not get through its business befare tomarrow noon. Work was continued all day, with briet intermissions at noon and the dinner hour, and a session was beld tonight. The principal business accomplished to- day was the fixing of rates for the various conventions during the year. The round trip rates for the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo from San Francisco was fixed at one standard first-class thirty-day fare to the Missouri, plus one first-class fare added to $1 from Missour} river points to Buffalo. These tickets will be sold June 3 and 4, July 3 and 4, August 22 and 23 and September 5 and & and apply by all direct routes. An additional rate of $12.00 is made for tickets via Shasta route via Oregon Railway & Navigation line and an ap- portionate rate is added for direct routes from other California points. The same ratcs as above werc fixed for the Baptist Young People’s International convention at Chicago and the Nationai Educational as- soctation at Detroit in July of this year. Fer the Grand Army national encampment at Cleveland, September o and 6, one thirty- day fare is to be the excursion rate, with the same condition as the Pan-American exposition rates. The rate for the conclave of Modern Woodmen of America at St. Paul is also one thirty-day fare. The return limits of tickets sold according to the rates made for the Elks' convention at Milwau- kee, the National Educational convention at Detroit and the Knights Templar con- clave at Louisville was today extended from thirty to sixty days. Rates to copnl Convention, DELMONTE, Cal, April 18.—The Trans- continental Passenger association, in ses- sion here, has decided that the rate from Chicago to San Francisco and return for the Episcopal convention, which is to be held in San Francisco, is to be $50 for a first-class ticket. The rate from the Mis- souri river will bé $45 and from St. Louls and New Orleans $47.50. Tickets for this convention will be on sale east of Colorado from September 23 to 2 The following roads have joined the asso- clation: The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, the Burlington & Northeastern and the Keokuk & Western. The associa tion now numbers thirty-six roads and it is announced the number will be increased to forty-five at the next meeting. The Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific are still out of the association. Rates to Bufinlo Exposition. CHICAGO, April 18.—The rate of one fare plus $2 for the round trip, which the Wabash road has announced as its price for tickets from Kansas City and interme- diate points to Buffalo during May, will be applied generally by western roads on bus- iness originating in this territory. The Northwestern, the Milwaukee & St. Paul, the Santa Fe and the Burlington bave an- nounced their intention of making this | rate, and it is said other roads will follow. Walker's Chalr Remains Vacant. EW YORK. April 15.—The executive omumittee of the Atchison railway met to- day, but took no action in regard to flling the chairmanship vacant through the death of Aldace F. Walker. It is said there is not likely to be any election to that office for a considerable time It is possible that the office may be allowed to lapse, or at any rate that one of the directors will be elected and that the active duties of the office will be divided among the board committees. HIGH MASONS AT A DINNER Wichita Entertains Notable Men of the Order at & Seven Thousand Dollar Banquet, WICHITA, Kan.,, April 18.—Nearly 700 Scottish Rite ons banqueted here to- night, the feast being the culmination of a consistory jubilee during which 170 candi- dates were given from the fourth to the thirty-second degree. Tonight's function was every respect, the adornment in Masonic symbols being especially artistic. Judge ry C. Sluss of this city was toastmaster, Y man James . Richardson of responded to the toast “The Su- preme Councll, Southern Jurisdiction;" Henry L. Palmer of Milwaukee, “The Su- preme Council Northern Jurisdiction;"” Frederick Webor of Washington, D. ( “The Centennial of Our Supreme Council;" Partin Collins of St. Louls, “The Scottish Rite at Dawn of the Twentieth Cen- tury Senator Henry M. Teller of Colo- rado, “Free Masovry and Our Country;" Thomas W. Harrison of Topeka, “The Rite in Kansas:"" Henry Wallenstein of Wichita, “Albert Pike,” and J. Giles Smith of Wich- ita, “The Rite in Wichita." All of the speakers were thirty-third degree Masons. The receipts of the local consistory from initiation fees were $20,400. The banquet cost §7,000, very elaborate in jund in the 1901-TEN PAGES. fOR BURLINGTON SHARES Porkins States that Two Hundred Dellars Each Will Be Offered. MORGAN WILL TAKE BONDS AT PAR dis Company In Behalf of 10 Offer to Purchase Fifty llons of Them—Other Particul N BOSTON. April 18.—The first authorita- Ive announcement concerning the negotia tions for the purchase of the Chicago, Bur iington & Quincy railroad by the Nortuern vacific and Great Northern was given out (his evening from the office of the Boston news butesu in the form of a statement fiom Charles E. Perkins, director and former president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, as follows “Mr. Perkins says it was practically set- tled this afternoon that $200 per share will be made in the course of a week or (wo, pavable in the joint 4 per cent bouds of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific companies, secured by a deposit of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy stock in trust, and that Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co., in behalf of a syndicate, will offer to buy $50,000,000 of the bonds at par. Mr. Perkins says that personally he 18 in favor of accepting the proposition.” Ready to Write New Bonds. NEW YORK, April 18.—~The Journal of Commerce tomorrow will say: “It was learned from reliable authcrity last (Thurs- day) evening that the details for the pur- chase of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy by the Northern Pacific and Great Norther: heve been completed. The basis of th. transfer will be 4 per cent bouds, guaran- teed by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific jointly, for the stock to be quired. It will comprise an issue of $220, 000,000, and will be in the proportion of 0 in bonds for each $100 in stock, amount- iug, in effect, 1o a guaranty of 8 per c on the stock. These terms have been ac- cepted by the Burlington interests and a powerful syndicate has been organized to underwrite the new bonds ‘“The syndicate will take them at par, with commissions off. Until quite recently the proposition was to take the Burlington on the basis of 238 In 314 per cent bonds Those mentioned as participating in the transaction are the Chase National bank, City National bank, Bank of Commerce, First National bank, J. P. Morgan & Co., Kubn, Loeb & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. The new arrangement does not, it is understood, contamplate the loss of identity on the part of the Burlington and the prop osition is not one Involving the formation of a formal transcontinental line which shall have exclusive control of its own traffic. ach a course would subject all three roads to severe discrimination from competing lines, which would naturally re- sent any change in the present basls of exchanging freight and passengers. James J. Hill of the Great Northern, it i8 known is now the largest holder of the stock of the Northern Pacific, havieg with his asseciates, John S. Kennedy and Lord Strathcona and Mouut Royal, $80,000,000 par value of the stock. Some of the Hesalts, The Northern Pacific connects with the Burlington at St. Paul and at Billings, Mont. By possession the Northern Pacific will obtain entrance into Chicago, St. Louls and Kapsas City. In the Burlington system there are 7,097 miles of road. owned, leased and controlled, Northern Pacific system there are 5,208 miles, systems of 12,800 miles. The Northern Pacific Rallway company has outstanding $80,000,000 of common stock and §75,000,000 of preferred stock. Its various bond issues aggrezate $127,842,000. Besides these bond issues there are $5,- 054,507 of bonds underlying the St. Paul & Duluth railroad last year. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad company has outstanding 98,769,800 of stock and $134,534,400 of vari- ous issues of bonds, of which $24,336,000 are consolidated mortgage sevens, $26,1 000 Nebraska extension fours and $26,214,- 000 Tilinois division 33s. The Great Northern connects with the Burlington at Minneapolis and makes in addition a number of other close connec- tions—notably reaching Sioux City as the southern terminal of the Great Northern, which is close to Omaha and Council Bluffs on the Burlington. The Great Northern operatos directly 4,- 067 miles and, including stocks owned by roads operated separately, 5,413 miles. Bur- lington has outstanding stock of $98,769,500 and a funded debt of $145157,000, or a total capitalization of $243,397,200. NO SHIFT IN PACIFIC ROADS en that the Central in to He Plucked from the Southern. NEW YORK, April 18.—The Evening Post says: The report that the Union Pacific interests propose to call in and retire Southern Pacific collateral trust bonds, in order to segregate the Central Pacific rail- road from the Southern Pacific and merge it with the Union Pacific, which was current at the time of the absorption and was re- peated today. is authoritatively denied. One of the highest Union Pacific interests said today: “There is no ground for these reports. The Southern Pacific will continue to be operated as an entirety. There is no though of dividing the system. Any such ideas to that end which may have been en- tertained as a possibility when we took the property were long ago abandoned.” HILL INVITES HOT BOXES Tells Trafic Ofe for Fi te Clear Tracks st Time from Seattl ST. PAUL, April 18.—President J. J. Hill 0f the Great Northern rallway started back cart from Seattle at noon today, after tele- graphing to the trafic officials in this city to “make time.” Just why he has given this order is unknown, but a remarkably quick trip is looked for. The special is light and carries two engineers, who re- lieve each other every 200 miles, using one eugine for the entire trip MORE OKLAHOMA RAILROADS Muskogee Suscribes Sixty-Four Thou- sand Dollars for Double nterpr! MUSKOGEE, 1. T., April 18.—At a mass meeting of citizens of Muskagee, $65,000 was subscribed for two railroads, one to run from this place to Shawnee, Okla., and to be known as the Shawnee, Oklahoma & Missouri, and the other, the Muskogee, Oklahoma & Western, to run from Fort Gibson to Guthrie. Both roads are to be in operation in twelve months and with terminals and shops at Muskogee, yndieate s formal offer of 0t @ grand total for the two taken over in May of CONDITION OF THE WEATHER for Nebraska—Falr Southerly Winds Forecast and Raturday Friday Temperature at 0 Hour. LT Gonom hn Yesterday: Deg. 51 52 ke ne | » o |HURLS ENGINES INTO CHASM a1 | Snowslide on Colorado & Northwest- ern Strikes Locomotives and Kills Men, BOULI Colorado city, Colo., April 18.—On & Northwestern road near this two big engines atiached to a pas senger train coming from Ward to Bould and due here at 4:10 this afternoon, w truck by a huge spowslide and hurled 1nto fhe chasm below. Four (ralnmen were killed. The dead ENGINEERS GERALD. FIREMAN MILLER. UCTOR BAIR The second fireman has not yvet been ac- counted for and it is believed he, too, Is buried under his engine, dead ne of the bodies have been recover detaily of the accident are at this hour obtainable, The passenger train left Ward for Boul- der drawn by two engines. When the train reached Boomerville the engines were un- | coupled and started up the hill to buck the snow, which was deep upon the tracks. A sharp curve occurred near the apex of the mountain, and just as the engines started to plow through a huge snowdrift, | a vast avalanche of snow and earth was | 1oosened from above. 1t came down with a terrific force and gained momentum every second. BOULDER Colo., April 18.—Later the missing fireman, James Marks, was found under the snow with a broken leg, but not fatally hurt. Oliver Sells, a boy, who was making kodak pictures of the engines buck- ing the snow, was carried down by the slide and will probably die. The slide was about 100 feet wide und six feet deep. ANARCHIST PRINCE ADVISES Krapotkin of Russia Conaulted by | Mrx, Parsens and Other Fole lowers in Chicago. CHICAGO, April 18.—In the interests of anarchists and anarchy Prince Peter Alex- ievetch Krapotkin, the Russian leader, and Lucy Parsons, an anarchist of this city, | held a conference today at Hull House. The | presence of the prince in this city has | roused enthustasm an.ong Chicago anarch- ists, who say it will greatly strengthen their cause. Twelve years ago Mrs. Par- sons and the prince met In London, speak- 1ng from the same platform. Mrs. Parsons, whose husband was one of those executed for participating in the Haymarket riots, said today: y busband died for expounding and following the principles which the works of Krapotkin inspired in him. Is it not etrange that while a few years ago the fol- lowers of Krapotkin were banged, now, iu 1901, their leader asd teacher is boing en- tertained and welcomed everywhere?" [ SAINTS FAVOR EXPANSION Presid the HANNON AND FITZ- 0w t Smith Polnts Out the Need for Quoruma in Britain, KANSAS CITY, April 18.—Today's ses- sion of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints at Independence, Mo., was devoted to the reports of quorums. The first seventy reported favorably on the fol- lowing names for ordinations as members of the quorum: Oscar Case, W. S. McRae, A. M. Baker, R. Baldwin, W. J. Hayward, R. Wright, L. E. Hill and 8. O. Foss. For membership in the second quorum of seventy, the following names were favor- ably reported: E. A. Irwin, Eli Hays, J. W. Rushton, J. M. Stuttart, W. M. Taylor, George Thornburg and James R. Sutton. Reports of other quorums were submitted to the conference. President Smith read a resolution from the quorum of twelve recommending that quorums be established in Great Britain. ENGINE MAKERS' COMBINE Five Manufactories to Be Consolidated with Capital of Twenty= Five Million, MILWAUKEE, April 18.—~The Sentinel tomorrow will say: The five largest sta- | tionary engine manufacturing companies in the United States are to be consolidated into one gigantic combine, with a capital of $25,000,000. The companies which arc expected to be included In the new corpor- ation are: The E. P. Allls Co, of Milwau- kee, the Pennsylvania Iron Works com- pany of Philadelphia, the Gates Iron Works company of Chicago, the Fraser & Chal- mers Co. of Chicago and the Dixon Manu- facturing company of Scranton, Pa. WINFIELD FARMER MURDERED Unknown Persons Kill C, L. Wilther- ®er on Public Road, Presum- bly to Rob Him. WINFIELD Kan., April 18.—C. L. Wiit- berger, a wealthy farmer of this county, while driving on the public road less than a mile from here today, was shot and killed by unknown persons, who afterwards robbed the body, which was found a mile | from the scene of the crime. It is belleved Wiltberger had a large sum of money on his person. A posse is scouring the coun- try for the robbers. GIRL IS FROM ST. JOSEPH| Blache Kennedy Held In Pittshurg Accessory to Robberies and Death, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 18.—Detective Richard Fulks of the police force of this city, today identified from a photograph the unknown woman, held a prisoner by | the police of Pittsburg, Pa., as being an | accessory to the recent robberies which | led to the death of Detective Fitzgerald | and another resident of that city. She is Blanche Kennedy of St. Joseph, whose parents live hers WILL FIGHT TAMMANY HALL New Politieal Party, (o Be Greater New York Democrac I Start NEW YORK, April 15.~A mass meeting | was held in Carnegle hall tonight to form | a new political party to be called the Greater New York Democracy. The new party is formed to fight Tammany hall. Jobn C. Sheehan, B. Ellery Anderson, Peter B. Olney and Joseph Daly were among the persons who signed the cail Former Surrogate R. 8, Ransom presided, SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. T0 VERGE OF RUIN England's Master of Exchequer Telle Where War Has Frought His Country, FIFTY-THREE MILLION POUNDS DEFICIT National Balance Sheet Bhows Conditions Demanding Inoreased Revenue ASSESSMENTS TO BE ALL ENLARGED | Twopenos Added to Ircome Tax and Duty Impesed on Coal. TAXPAYERS ~ SHOW THEIR INTEREST ek the Galleries of the House of Commons to Learn from t LONDON, April 18.—~When Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, concluded the budget statement in tho House of Commous this afternoon, Sir Wil- Ham Vernon Harcourt exclaimed: “We are living in an age of newspaper finance, and of increased expenditures, Wo cannot go on without involving this coun- try in financial ruin. The fashionable doc- trine of the day is conscription and pro- tection; does anybody believe that this in- crease of ¢xpenditures is not to go on? England is not as strong now as at the close of the French war, and this is the most disastrous statement that the ex- chequer has made.” The exceptional interest taken in this year's budget statement was evidenced by the crowded condition of the House of Com- mons when it reassembied today. The a.ten- dance of members was unusually large, while the appearance of the galleries tes- tificd to the deep interest of the public in the fresh taxation proposals required to meet the expenditure for 1901-1902, which, according to a parliamentary paper, issued this afternoon, totals £187,602,000, inclusive of war charges, this being an increase of 01,000 over last year. The national balance sheet for 1900-1801 shown by the same paper, stands as follows- Revenu 3 : expenditures, £183, 2,000; net deficit, £53,207,000, Mr. Balfour, the government leader, in directly announced the forthcoming loau, saying he hoped to introduce a resolution on the subject tonight if possible. The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, rose at 4:18 p. m. amidst rounds of cheers and commenced the budget statement. His opening sentence was not promising. High Price of Coal. “During (o last five years,” said the chancellor, '\ ¢ have been invariably able to congratulate the house on a general in- crease in the pry.perity of the country, but the year 1900, cspecially the I months, showed symptoms of a change, Our foreign trade during the year conl erably increased, but in value rather than in volume.” It was mainly derived, the chancellor said, from the high prices of certain articles, potably coal, which, natu- rally, must have injured important indus- tries, especially rallways. Novertheless, the revenue for the past year showed no signs of decrease and ‘he exchequer re- ceipts showed a surplus of £2,865,000 over the estimates. He was bound to say, how- | ever, that the excess was due to forestall- ment on dutiable articles. But for this his estimates would have been harely realized. Much could be said for and against fore- stallment, but it was an unmitigated nuis- ance to financial statisticians. The fore- tallments of 1889-1900 amounted to £3,- 0,000, which properly belonged to the revenue of the last year. The forestall- ment of the past year somewhat exceeded the previous year, He would say that the | consuming power of the people was main- tained, but there was no waterial evidence of the cxpansion of that power, beyoud what was falrly attributable to increase ot | population, The cnancellor then proceeded to review the varfous items of revenue, mentioning that the revenue from beer was &£4,000,000 less than the estimate, *That decrease,” id he, “is probably attributable to the fact that very many beer drinkers are in South Africa, and also to the decrease in the spending power of the people, owing to the high price of coal. Experience has shown that we have practically reached the limit in the profitable taxation of spirit The receipts from the death dutles were £1,500,000 below those of the preceding year, but he had better expectations for next year. Income Tax Has Increased. The prolongation of the war and the absence of business on the stock exchange were responsible for the unsatisfactory yield for stamps. In notimg that the yield from the income tax was £1,150,000 above the estimate, the chancellor remarked that in twelve years the income on which taxation paid had | been increased by no less than £120,000,000, a fact that he hoped the house would re- member. The budget adds 2 pence to the income tax, making it 1 shilling 2 pence. it does not provide an Increase in the duties on beer, wine or tea, spirits or tobacco. A duty of 4 shillings 2 pence per hun- dredweight will be imposed on refined sugar. A duty of 2 shilliugs per hundredweight Is imposed on molasses. West Indlan suger is not excepted. A duty of 1 ghilling and 8 pence per hundredweight Is Imposed on glucose, A shilliug per ton duty s imposed on exported coal Raw sugar polarizing below 98 Is to pay a duty gradually diminishing, according to each degree of polarization, to a minimum of 2 shillings at a polarization of 76, The chancellor asked for permission to extend the present borrowing powers (o borrowing ou consols and proposed to & pend the sinking fund and borrow £60,000,- 000, The total expected yield of the new taxa- tion fs £11,000,000, of which £2,100,000 will be from coal The only other points of the revenue which he need touch upon were the exceptional receipts owing to the mint, to silver colnage and the telegraph receipts, which compared very unfavora'ly with the cxpenditure. Tha total receipts amounted to £130,385,000 and the expenditures £1 00, of which £65,000,000 was for the war In South Afilca and £3,000,000 for China “My final balance sheet will be from taxation a revenue of £122,200,000, from non-taxation, £21,005,000; a total of £143, 000. 1 propose to reduce the expendi- ture by again suspending the sinking fund 000. This shows a deficit of to which must be added £1. 280,000 for the fresh debt | have to borrow, “I must ask the house to give me bor- rowing powers considerably in excess of