Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1901, Page 1

[ __———— FABLISHED J1 SADVERSE 10 SCHLEY y ority of PBeard of Inquniry Finds Fanlt with the Admiral's Condnot, WEY, IN HIS REPCRT, SUSTAINS HIM ster, However, Formally Afixes te Original Statement. gnature 1, HLEY CONDEMNED ON El[vi""’h,,l "" - l Oherged with Insuberdication and Faiiure to Perterm Duty, LEGED INDIFFERENCE BEFORE COLON ttorney Raynor in pointed and Wil Schley to Fight Every Appenl Keenly Urge Decision by Disnp- Admirnl Possible, WASHINGTON, Jonged, Interesting tribunal ever held | & close today, hav sonslon lasted ope week ehort of three months, when Secretary Long was handed the findings of th of inquiry which inquired Into the conduct of Rear Admiral Bchley during the Santiago campaign For seven weeks the court heard testi- mony and for fully a month it deliberated upon that mass of evidence, finally reach- ing the conclusions announced toduy. The result was a complete surprise and it is probable that no prophesy has approached the truth. Instead of one report, there arc two. Both are signed by George Dewey, president, and Samuel C. Lemly, as judge advocate, This is a form eald to be recog- nized in all courts of inquiry, the signa- tures of the other members not being nec- essary. But it Is explained that Admiral Dewey signed the second report, a minority report, to express his qualification of or dissent from the views expressed by the court, comprising, beside himself, Admirals Benbam and Ramsay, iu the first report. No Furt Proceedings. It s said at the Navy department there will be no further proceedings in this cel- ebrated case on the department’s Initlative. Secretary Long and Judge Advocate Lemly positively decliue to discuss the finding fn any phase. The secretary recelve p. m. and he has not yet acted upon them It is probable that he will simply append his signature with the word “Approved” to the wholo record. The court itself recom- mends o further proceedings owlng to the lapse of time. There was an alr of animation about the bullding in which the court held its secret sossions and It soon became evident that the end of the case was at hand. When Captain Lemly started for the Navy de- partment he carried the reports with him. A representative of the Assoclated Press conveyed first Information of the findings of the court to Admiral Schley. Sehley Hears Reports. He wne seated in the public reception room of a hotel chatting with several friends and evidenced no signs of nervous. ness over the outcome. When the conclu- slons of Admiral Dewey were read to hun Admiral Schley showed his pleasure and it ‘was evident from his manner that he re- garded the statement from Admiral Dewey #8 a vindication of his cause. He declined to make any statement concerning tne court's fndings and, excusing himself from the little company which had gathered @about him, went to his apartments, where Mrs. Schley had been anxiously awaitlng to hear the court's decislon. Later the officlal copy was brought the hotel by a messenger from the Navy department. The reports are as follows: After a detalled rehearsal of the facts as testified to by the witnesses during the in- quiry the board submits its findings in the following reports: Opinion of the M Commodore Schley, in command of the fiying _squadron should have proceeded with "utmost dispatch oft Clenfuegos and should have mairtained a close blockade of that port. He should have endeavored, on May 2 &t Clenfuegos, to obtain Information re- garding the Spanish squadron by com- municating with the insurgents at the luce designated In_the memorandum de- ivered to him at 8:15 a. m. of that date. He should have procecded from Cienfue- gos (o Santiago de Cuba with all dispatch d should have disposed his vessels with & view of intercepting the enemy in uny attempt to pass the flylng squadron He should not have delayed the squadron for the Eagle. He should not have made the retrograde turn westward with his squadron. He should h: promptly obeved the Navy de- partment's order of May 2. He should have endeavored to capture or destroy the Spanish vessels at anchor near the entrance of Santiago harbor on May 2 and 0. He did not do his utmost with the force under his command to capture or destroy the Colon und other vessels of the enemy which he attacked on May 31 Charge k& of Enterprise. By commencing the engagement on July vith the port battery and turning the rooklyn around with port helm Commo- ore Schley caused It to lose distance und position with the Spanish vessels, espe- elally with the Viscaya and Colot. < The turn of the Brooklyn to starboard was made to avold getting It into dangerous roximity to the Spanish vessels. The urn was mide toward the Texas and caused that vessel and back her engines to avold dmiral Schiey genunt Commander ishing only a portion of th hich passed between them Commodore Schle; conduct tlon with the eve 8 Dee. 13.—The most and important this countr i In open pro- naval came to and secrot court d the reports at & to rity. In nthy connec- ; XU o 4go cam gn prio 9. was character- Bedhy" Vaciiation, dilatoriness apd Lo of enterprise His officlal reports regurding the supply and the coaling llitles ot TMihe squadron were Inaccurate and leading His conduct during was self-possessed and his own person, his subc men to ght courag Admir coal the mis- the battle he encou ‘dinate « of July 3 wged,” in ers and DEWEY N.. Pres EMLY, N, 'Judge NS Judge Advocate General Advocate, Report by Dewey. opinion_of the undersigned passage from Key West to Clenfuegos made by the flying squadron with all pos- sible dlspateh, Commodore Schie n view the importance of arriving. uegos with us much coal as possible in the ships bunkers. The blocka Commodore steamer Adula fuegos expe cerning th when she ¢ The passage from Clenfuekos to about tweniy-two miles south of Santlago Wi made with much dispatch as was possible while keeping the squadron unit, he blockade of Santlago was effective. “ommodore Schiey was the senjor officer our squadron off Rantiago when the panish squadron attempted to escape on ho morning of July 3. INS. He was in ab- piute commund ‘and is entitled to the credit @ 1o sich commanding officer for the In the the of Clenfuegos was effective. Schley in permitting the to enter the port of Clen- to obtain information col anish squadron from her e oul a point (Continued on Secoud Puge.) THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. INE DISCUSSES Can CARNEGIE GIFT At ntio net Wil Not posed Do Finnily on Pro- for Seve eral Days, HINGTON. Dec. 13 Andrew Carnegle The acceptan: gIft of $10,000,000 w { ot Mr for educational purpose | formaliy at the cahinet no definite conclusion {ard to it and probably eral Th subsequently meeting today reached in will not he for sev cabinet also discussed promulgated Wilson probibiting the of the United States tependencies K clal order tary a ep by landing at any Hawall or any of the this government, of any t any kind from the Philippine The order takes immediate effect thal Phil por " fe prevalence of a nur f0u. diseases the | pines. | It was announced after the meeting that | th vice B. H. Colbert had been selected by president for United States marshal for southern di of Indian Territory John 8. Hammer, whose term of office ex pires January 10, Mr. Colbert was a mem ber of Roosevelt's Rough Riders REVISION NEARLY COMPLETE Preshy terl In Expected to He e t rict WASHINGTON, progress was made by vislon committee Dee. 13.—Considerable the P an re ay and by the end of | tomorrow's is hoped to have th work be submitted the general as- sembly at Its next meeting tentatively com pleted. The conclu, reached by the committee here will be printed for the pri | vate consideration of the members under the next meeting of the « , which 18 to be held at Philadelphia, at which final action will be taken upon them prior to | the report to the general assembly | The mittee has agre tive statenent of untechnical terms. It makes sixteen ar- ticles. This s Intended for popular use in explanation of Presbyterlan doctrine and is not intended to take the of the confession of faith. There is no change in the substance of the theology of the church, but a change only in the forms of expression designed to make the people understand what the church belleves. HAY IS APPOINTED ORATOR J int Committee I to sesslon [ to ons mmittee col upon a tenta- the reformed faith in place ary to A i inley Memorinl eliver WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The joint com- mittee of the two houses of congress ap- pointed to make the necessary arrange- ments for a memorial service in honor of the late President McKinley held a meet- ing today and decided to invite Secretary of State John Hay to be the orator when- ever the proposed services shall be held This selection was made upon a motion by Senator Fairbanks, who, in making it, briefly addressed the committee, speaking teellngly of President McKinley, referring to Secretary Hay's fitness for the task and outlintng precedents. The date and time for holding the service will be fixed later. COMPLETE REVISION OF CREED Presbyterian Committee on Redraft- ing Articles of Falth Their Labors WASHINGTON, Dec. rlan committee on creed revision today completed the brief statement of the re- tormed falth for the information of church members. 1t consists of sixteen articles The officfal statement given out, after say- ing the statement was tentatively adopted, adds: “The committee Is now engaged on the matter of the second instructicn from the assembly, the preparation of a declaratory statement to explain certain disputed points in the confession of faith, such as the doctrines of election and of the salvation of all fufants.’” SCHLEY IS NOT STAGESTRUCK Ofter Five Dollars a Night to Lecture., 13.—~The Presbyte- Retusen of Hundred WASHINGTON, Dec, 13.—Admiral Schley's mall has been steadily growing lately, since it became known that the report of the court of Inquiry was approaching comple- tlon. He has recelved a number of offers to go on the lecture platform. One proposi- tion was a fixed price of $500 a night for lectures to last forty nights. Admiral Schley politely declined this and all other ofters. DINE WITH THE PRESIDENT and Wife Guents at the White Hou Dinner, WASHINGTON, Dec, 13.—President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at dinner to- night Secretary Root, Senator Hoar, Sena- tor and Mrs. Hansbrough, Senator and Mrs Tallferro, Senator Gamble, Mrs. Hobson, Miss Root and Miss Roosevelt. Batson Hreaks Down, WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Captain Mathew A. Batson, Fifteenth ized and led the famous organization native Pilipinos, known as Scouts,” In the earlier days of the Philip- plue insurrection, has fallen a victim to the hardships of service in the Philippines and has been ordered to the general hospital | at Washington Barracks for examination as of ment as may be necessary. Banquet by e Greeks | WASHINGTON, Dec 13.~The Delta Kappa Upsilon fraternity, which has been in convention here, gave a banquet tonight at the new Willard hotel, at which Secre- tary Long, Senator Beveridge, Representa- tives Tayler of Ohio and D. J. Foster of | Vermont, ex-Senator Butler of South Caro- lina, ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert, Bishop of Brazil and others wel present. Interstate Commissioner Prouty presided. werts Credentinls, WASHINGTON, Deec. 13.—~Phya Akara) Oradhara, the newly arrived Siamese minis- ter, today presented his credentials to the president Miniater tends Dy e, PHILADELPHIA. day's session of the Amerlcan peace couference was devoted to making by the delegates und to a general liscussion of the subjects involved. Pres dent Thomas of Bryn Mawr collige y | #ided at the morning session. Among tho who made addre were Peter W. Rajd ec. 13.—The second Friends baagh of Platnfield, Ind.; Edmund “tanley, yresident of the Friends” University, Wich: lrlqtl,yl\un, and Mary Weaver of Batavia, OMATIA, SATURDAY [WARM TIME ON ASSESSMENT | Representatives of Corporatieas and Oi Hold Widely Divergent Views. |NO DECISION BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT | | | Donrd of Review | widering o Mass wis In & Day Con- f Figares, Which Will Require Some Time 0 Digest. noon valu be over three hours the proper means at arriving at th upon which large corporations shouid nsscssed was discussed before the Board Review Nearly 100 mbers of the Real Esta exchange other men who are interested in the assessments made in appeared before the Board of Re view and expressed their indignation at the reduction which were made in the essessments f the Omaha A8 company | ana ¢ Railway Representatives of these ¢ alsn in attendance and presente luv the to the board | The much-mooted th indebtedness shall b deducted from the value of a corporation's property in computing the sum upon which taxes are | to be levied. Representatives of the cor- porations insisted that all their bonded Inc hould be deducted in arriv- ing ipon which to levy assess- ments and insisted that the actual va their physical plant their indebted ness, should be the basis for taxation. The Real B exchange attacked po- | sition savagely and insisted that a cor- | poration should not be allowed to have its indebtedness free from taxation when | other holders of personal and props erty are required o pay texe their entire holdings, Valuntic yesterday after at m and Omaha company mpanies were their side question was whether sums loss (his real upon of Water Works, Water Works jected to the assessment | through R. 8. Hall presented a the Board of Review. Mr. Hall requested | that the assessment be cut to $450,000, the amount upon which the company paid ta for the prosent year. He asserted that the personal property of the company can- not be sald to be worth miore than $6,000,- 000. Takiug this valuation as a basis upon which to make an estimate Mr. Hall said that the bonded indebtedness of the com- pany, $4,400,000, must be deducted. This leaves $1,600,000, or the sum upon which Mr. Hall sald the Omaha Water company should be asked to pay taxes. Mr. Hall insisted that under the general revenue laws of the state a corporation or a company cannot be compelled to pay taxes upon Its bonded indebtedn He also stated that it was his opinion that the franchise of the company cannot be taxed under the Nebraska laws, Tax Commissioner Fleming asked Mr. Hall a number of questions about the franchise of the water company, which Mr. Hall de- clined to answer. Although the merabers of the Real Estate exchange came to the ! meeting primarily for the purpose of ex- | pressing their views concerning the we- duction of the assessments of the gas com- pany and street rallway company, they also took part in the discussion of the taxes of the water company. Brings Up a New The Omaha ob- aud protest to company of $1,000,000, s Mr. Hall and Mr. Fairfield, manager of the water company, left the meeting after a brief discussion. Shortly after they left W. 8. Poppleton entered the room and an- nounced that the revenue law of the state is in direct opposition to a section of the Omaha charter, which provides that the property of corporations having holdings in this city shall be assessed at a fair cash value. He insisted that the charter pro- vislon holds good and stated that the su- preme court of Nebraska handed down a decision In a Lincoln case which holds that the charter provisions of a city, and not the state revenue laws, shall govern the taxation of a charter city. As soon as this point before the board Mr. Fleming expressel a desire to recall Mr. Hall and give him an opportunity to reply to this statement Mr. Hall was reached by telephone, but said that he was so busy he could not re- turn. Mr. Zabriskie was very uneasy when told that Mr. Hall would not come back and called the water company's attorney up by ‘phone and urged him to return. The water works company falled to make any turther showing. F. D. Wead, chairman of the Real Es- tate exchange committee, announced that the exchange had made a particular study | of the aftairs of the gas and street railway companies, but that most of the arguments presented by the committee would apply | with equal force to the water works com- | pany and other corporations. He read the | | tollowing report Value of of law was laid wo Corporations. Your committee appointed the action of the ering the tax to investigate Joard of Review in low- commissloner's assessment of the Omaha Street Rallway company Trom $827,000 to $175,000 and the Omaha Gas company from §720,000 to $380,00 would re- port as follows We find if those flgures were allowed to stand the assessment of the Omaha Street Raflway pany would be about & per cent of_the true value and the assessment Omaha Gas company would be about cent of the true value, whereas the board is assessing real estate at 40 per cent of the true value We find the Omaha Street Rallway com- pany 18 bonded for and paying 5 per cent interest on $2,600,000 and the equity above cavalry, who organ- | “Batson's | to his physical condition and for such treat- | speech- | | this amount is represented by 5,000 shares of stock, par $100 cach, which is worth $s0 per_ share (That price’ now being offered and not alnable at that price) 50,000 ¢ share $,000,000, making o | the basis used by the present | of 40 per cent of actual value | ssed value the amount would be or using the asscesments of the banks of Omaha, which I8 about 3 per cent of the caplial stock und sur- plus the amount would be more than 32,100,000, deduct from this assessed value of thelr real estate, $100.000, their assess- ment should be 200,000 " After talking with representatives of the "company we learned of no valld reason why this should not the assessment The Omaha Gas company we find ac- cording to the records is bonded for $2,500,- w0, interest o per cent, which is worth par, No stock is offered for sale and we wers ascertain its value except the v savs in his opinion it ls not worth a dollar. Allowing this to be true their assessment { ate as banks on valuation of bonds alone would than $800,000, jess thelr real esta od making thelr total assessme A. L. Reed was the next speaker, Ho expressed the opinion that the capital stock and the bonded indebtedness of a corpora- tion should be considered in ascertaining the valuation upon which they shall be compelled to pay taxes. He sald that he was unable a short time ago to secure street rallway stock at 80 cents on the dollar and supgested that this was an In- Alcation of the value of the company's property. Mr. Reed told of a number of pleces of property he has sold recently which were taxed at nearly 100 per cent of the price they brought and expressed the opinion that all the large corporations of 000 (Coutinued on Fourth Page.) MORNING, | Dec a DECEMBER 1 SITUATION IS VERY CRITICAL Grneral Uprising is Expeeted in Venes an Barly . WILLEMSTAD, Islaud of Curacoa, Dec 13.—(Via Haytien Cable.)—-There has been a halt in the exchange of communications ween Germany and Venezuela owing to the p blicaticn in the newspapers of Caracas of cable dispatches from the United States setting forth that the government at Wash- ington will not oppose any steps which Ger- many may take to enforce its rights in Ven- | ezuela, with the exception of preventing the annexation of Venezuelan territory. As a result the newsgaper attacks on Ger- many have ceased, but the semi-offizial p now attacking the United States, saylng that Washington, in authorizing Ger- many t take action in Its dispute with Venezuela, looks upon the latter country as being part of the territory of the United State 1t is believed here that Germa end of the present month, will 0 obtaln a due acknowledgment claime for $2,000,000 arising from sustained by German citizens during the last revolution here and disallowed by Ven- ezuela, who nswered last year that Ger- many should present its elaims before ths special Venezuelan courts appointed to pass upon such matiers, Germany, the United States, Great Britaln e refused to appeal to these Italy alone, being bound by a for- mer treaty, was obliged to present its claims to the Venczuelan courts. The claim of the Disconto Bank of Berlin will probably be Included in the claims presented by many. The situation in Venesuela ical and fears are expressed of a general uprising there in January. GOVERNMENT EXPECTS RIOT e, pers are of its Ger- e of Contn Rien is Threntene with Insurrection at Co ing Elee JOSE, Costa Rica, Wednesday, (Correspondence of the Associated Press.)—The republic of Costa Rica has for @ few years past been sinking into poverty and today misery stares the cltizens in the face. Business of all sorts Is practically at a standstill and many fallures are im- pendiug. The government is without funds with which to meet pressing needs and hundreds of workmen are idle In the streocts, SAN I | To make things worse, the approach of the presidential election Is causing nervousness. The bitter feeling between the government republican and national parties grows more intense every day and several leaders pre- dict that bloodshed will be the outcome. The candidate of the republican party Is Maximo Fernandez. The natlomal party’s candidate is Ascenciod Esquivel. The elec- tlons take place this month. WILL FULL RANSOM BE PAID Rumor Says United States Will Meet Demand of the Drig- ands, LONDON, Deec. 1 Under a Sofla date the Telegraph pubilshes a disgrtch to the effect tha. George Washburng uresldent ot the Robert college at Constantinople, ha arrived at Sofla on a confidential mission connected with the release of Miss Stone, the captive American missionary. The dispatch further says that it is ru- mored the United States will pay the de- mand of the brigands in full. NICARAGUA RELEASES DUTY Minister Siuns o Protocol Granting Free Admi of U to Products ted ten. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 13.—The Nic- araguan minister of forcign relations, Senor Sanchez, and Willlam L. Merry, United States minister to Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa Rica, have signed a protocol for a treaty which provides for the admission of flour, wines under 14 degrees, fresh and dried fruits and preserved products from the United States into Nicaragua free of duty. Grent Britain Snow Bound. LONDON, Dec. 13.—The storm which has been prevailing since yesterday has caused telegraphic breakdown throughout the United Kingdom unequalled since 1881 Even this moruing the north is practically cut off from the south, and many of the provinclal towns are so snow bound that the courts there have been closed, owlng to the litigants residing in the country being unable to reach the towns. The gales in the channel are abating. A large Austrian steamer, the Neritea, which had just left the yards of its build- ers at Londonderry, has been driven on the rocks off Warren Point. Up to Amalgamated Company. LONDON, Dec. 13.~The directors of the Rio Tinto company have been meeting here daily, though quite informally, since the copper crisls became acute. A representa- tive of the Assoclated Press was officlally informed after today's meeting that what- ever settlement may be arrived at now lies entirely with the Amalgamated Copper company. The Rlo Tinto company has made all the propositions that it intends to make, but 5o far has received no indica- tion of the action the Amalgamated com- pany proposes to take. A feeling prevails that the conditions will not be altered at present, Sur, the Revolution EW YORK, Dec. 13.—General Carlos Alban has received a cablegram from Buena Ventura glving an account of a hig fight at Rio San Juan, near Buena Ventura, on Monday, saye the Colon, Colombia, corre- spondent of the Herald. The revolution- 1sts sent an expedition of 1,500 armed men overland from Tumaco. This expedition was surprised at the river by the govern- ment troops. Many casualties are reported by both sides. Want American Money, LONDON, Dec. 13.—A special correspond- ent in Berlin says he hears that, owing to objections being made to France furaish- ing the whole of the projected Russian loan of £40,000,000, financiers in the United States will shortly be sounded as to the possibility of placing £20,000,000 of the loan in that country Presents Chilt VALPARAISO, Dec. 13.—Scnor Yanez, the Chilian minister of forelgn affairs, had an interview at Santiago this afternoon with the Argentine minister, Senor Portela, and handed him the Chilian reply for transmis- slon to the Argentine government Reply. Re, of Yellow Fever, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 13—Mail ad vices received here from St. Lucla, British West Indies, report the existence of yellow fever at that place. A case of that fever has appeared at Barbados, rix losses | 18 erit- | t, 1901 -TWELVE SAVAGE ASKS FOR ADVICE Requests upreme Ceurt te Tell Him Wi Reoent Dec sion Means. UNCERTAIN ON POLICE BOARD MATTER In Case Judge Baker Resign Leave Naming of His Su to Douglas County Bar esnor Association, Governor Savage, who came up from Lin- colu last night to attend the ceremonial session of the Mystic Shrine and the smoker | of the Elks, when asked in regard to the | status of the Fire and Police commission matter, sajd: PAGES. There is nothing definite in regard to the appointment of another commission and nothing will be done until I -have deter- | mined the force of the recent declsion of the supreme court. Some time ago | asked the attorney general's office for an opinion on the subject and today I submitted the question to the supreme court itself. I| asked the judges tell me it that de- | cision was mandatory, so far as it related | to the appolutment of a commission by the | govornor, or At it were a dictum, simply f announcing the opinfon of the court upon | the law point involved, with no intention of instructing the governor in his duty. | When I have received an answer to this question 1 will know what to do. | Asked in regard to the talk that he had | alrcady been so ited to name a successor to Judge Baker in the event of the ap pointment of that officer to the territorial | bench of New Mexico, the governor said: | “The report that anyone has spoken me In favor of any candidate is a mistake. | There 1s no vacancy on the district bench | at this time, but I have made up my mind #s to what 1 will do in case a vavancy | occurs. It Judge Baker's resignation fs | sent in, 1 will invite the Bar association | of Douglas county to unite upon a man | for the position and I promise you right | now that the man the assoclation selects will be appointed.” ESSENCE OF MERIT SYSTEM Richard Service Reform « to | Olney Addresses the ( League nvention, BOSTON, Dec. 13.—Former Secretary Richard Olney, addressing the Civil Service | Reform league here tonight, said “Industrial rivalries between the citizens of different nationalities are often the real of wars between the nations them Yet the American republic must a! ways stand for peace among the greatest of blessings and against war as the direst of amities. 1t 18 plain, therefore, that to sgcure to our citizens the freest possible competition In all the arts of peace our representatives abroad cannot be too able, too skilful nor too well fitted by special training for the special work they have to do. “It ought not tc be poseible for a repre- sentative of the United States abro wlicther an ambassador or minister or con sul, to be nothing but & political hack or to have no other qualifications for his post than the size of his purse or his contribu- tions in talk or money to a political cam- paign. The essence of the merit system is that the best man for the job shall have the Job. Danlel C. Gillman of Baltimore was today re-elected president of the Clvil Service Re- form league. The report of the committee on resolutions congratulated the War de- partment on “the excellent character of the president’s first appointments to the Civil Service commission” and recommended that the appointments to the entire labor servic of the United States be regulated by the rules of registration similar to those which were found successtul in the War and Navy departments, and that competi tive methods be applied to the consular service, JUDGE SLAPS LAWYER'S FACE Ohto Courtroom is the Scene of o Ruling Not Written In Blackstone. COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 13.—A sensational | scene occurred In Judge Bigger's court this | ternoon, when Judge D, O. Badger pulled the nose ard slapped the face of former Congressman J. K. Lentz. The .|yl>n4l~3‘ was the outcome of the appointment of a recelver for the Wolfram Guitar company | by Judge Badger. Lentz, as attorney for Woltram, had filed an afidavit in Judge | Bigger's court alleging prejudice on the | part of Judge Badger and asking Judge Bigger to hear a motion to vacate the re- ceivership. Judge Badger happened in the courtroom while the matter was being laid before Judge Bigger and he accused Lentz of having misstated the facts. Lentz entered | a denial and Judge Badger replied that he (Lentz) was a llar and coward, and pulled his nose and slapped his face. Lentz made no attempt to retaliate and told Badger that as he was a judge he would not strike | him. Judge Badger said that he was not on the bench then and was acting as a citizen. TO RESCUE THE SHIPWRECKED Sallors Go Crew Search of Stranded | the Collier Mattewan, SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 13.—~The light- | house Manzata has left for Destruction | {sland, forty-three miles below Cape Flat- | tery, and three miles off the Washington | coast, where some shipwrecked people are | awalting rescue. They are supposed to be the crew of the missing collier Mattewan, | which 18 out twelve days from Nanaimo for | San Francisco On Thursday night Captain | Gregory was attracted to the Islands by | signals of distress. Owing to the heavy sea no landing could be effected and the vessel returned for fuel. It is hoped to establish communication with the people on the island today. STONE RETURNS THE WARRANT Governor of Pennsylvanin Rejects Prize Money for Spanish. American Claims, HARRISBURG, P Dec. 13.—Governor Stone has returned to the War department the warrant for §102,000 received by him In part payment of Spanish-American claims of the state of Pennsylvania against the general government. The reason is stated to be that the government intends to pay only portions of the claims, whereas the state Insists that every claim is just It is contended that If the $102 1s a cepted now, it will be regarded as a tacit consent of the state that the refusal to| | recoguize some of the claims was warranted, ' SINGLE SAYS DOWIE ASSAILED HIM av the Menler He- veals Some Inner Works ings. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Gaping crowds thronged Judge Tulley's courtroom and the adjacent halls today curfous to hear dis- closures against Dr. John Alexander Dowle in the suit for the appointment of a receiver for h's Zion lace industries. Samuel Stevenson was on the stand most of the morning and continued his testimony, charging Dowie with uding him of large sume of money. Letters from the “general overseers venson were read and created a buzz of comment. The plain tff's testimcny tended to show that Dr. Dowle used hunied words and a show of considerate feeling to induce Stevenson to part with his money, but the latter, when Stevenson learned that Dowle claimed en- tire ownership In the lace Industries, Dowle's attitude turned to one of abuse The plaintiff testified that because demanded his rights fn the business trans- actions Dowle had abused him from the pulpit of Zion tabernacle and had unmer- cifully flayed him through articles in Dowlo's Le t Heallng he | TRANSFER OF CAR COMPANY -Marriman Steel Report that W win o« Interest pntrg ant. Dec. 13.—The Post The original reports position of the connection with the Pressed company were explained definitely PITTSHURG row will say corning the railroad in Steel Car todog It appears that this company has secured the priviloge of using the patents controlled by the car company to make steel cars and that the railroad corporation will use them iu turning out cars at the Cambria Steel plant iu Johnstown. The Cambria Steal ompany 18 now controlled by the Pennsyl- vania interests This is not tomnr- con- 11, however, the property of the teel Car company, which has been In the hands of the Schoens and those who origloated that corporation will on January 1 be turned over to a new financial influence. This will be none other than the Hill-Harriman combination, in which the Gould interests are concerned ROOSEVELT BECOMES AN HEIR W YORK, say tomorrow According to a declsion handed down by Justice Lawrence fn a suit brought for the purpose of ebtaining a construction of the will of Cornelius Van Schank Roosevelt, who died in New York in 1887, President Theodore Roosevelt, who is a nephew of the testator, will inherit a fortune of between $100,000 and $150,000, C. V. Roosevelt, who lived in New Jersey, left upon his death an estate valued at be tween $1,001,000 and $2,000,000. The testator bequenthed to hie wife, the wunt of Presi- dent Koosevell, auu who died lust year, all of his property In trust. A clause in the will s the provision under which the presi- dent will recelve a considerable fortune. ESTATE OF PIERRE LORILLARD Dec. 13.~The Times will Sho Ful Two Wil lars. » an TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 13.—An Inventory of the personal estate of Plerre Lorilard sr., was filed today. The echedule shows the personal estate of the testator to be worth under $2,000,000, The schedule includes cash in bank, about $20,000; life insurance policies, $166,837. In the schedule of stock appears 4,000 shares of preferred stock of the Continental Tobacco company at 113, making a total of $472,000. the schedule also appears horses in England, valued at $55.840. This includes Tantalus, at $14,000, and David rick, at $9,630. The horses at Rancocos farm are valued at about $50,000. COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN BED Thought Be His Female Com- panion, eightoen Man to Murderer of MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 13.—John Am- derson and & woman supposed to be named Lizzte Smith were found dead in bed at 1520 Greeling street tonight, death having resulted from shots of a revolver. While the affair is shrouded in mystery it is sup- posed that Anderson murdered the woman and then committed sulcide. Anderson was formerly a rallroad fireman, but had not been employed for some time. He is said to have formerly lived in Springfield, I, and Chicago. WOMAN ROASTED TO DEATH Hanging Lamp F Causing Fatal Explosion and Terrible Suffering. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 13.—Miss Sarah Gehring was roasted to death this evening and her foster-mother, Jennie Dalley, and her uncle, Joseph Dailey, were probably fatally injured in trying to save the young woman's life. A hanging lamp broke from its fasten- ing in the celling and fell, striking the young woman upon the head and exploding. BOAT GOES TO THE BOTTOM Sinks, Passengers Rea Reef and but Safety. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The ferryboat Col- lege Point, running to College Point from Bast Ninety-ninth treet, New York, struck a reef 150 feet south of North Brother island this morning and sank. The pas- sengers and teams were taken off by the harbor police in launches without injury The boat tonight has settled fast on the reet Movemen At Breme At Yokoham: Seattle, for Liv for Beattle At LSEOW Philade York. B At Liverp, 8t Johns, ton. 8 Parisiar At Genoa York via ¢ At Suez e and Tacoma nila, ete At Antwerp. York At tle, of Ocean V York eln Dec. t, nkal, from Tosa’ Maru, 13, Arrived Cass from Arrived T rpool. Saled ow Arrived: Siberfan, from snos Ayrean, from New fa, for New York. ed:" Numldian. from England, from Ros- for Portland, Me.; New Domind for Halifax Arrived it braltar and N Arrived: Yang via Hic m Tse, from Se Shanghal, Ma- Arrived: Zealand, from New Manila—Arrived Moyune, from Seat- tor England, cory Pennsy Ivania | FIVE SEVERE COLD WAVE Nebraska Thermemeters Sheot Well Belew the Zero Merk. OMAHA SCORES TWELVE BY MIDNIGHT Other Poists in the Btate Bink as Low as Twent;-Fou CLEAR SKIES WHERE AIR IS FROSTIEST CENTS Where Heavy Snows Fall Far Highon FIERCE BLIZZARD RAGES IN WYOMING o Meroury is Damage to Stock is Feared and Cold Hrings Much Suffering to Des. tute Poor In the City, I3 t for Nebraska—Falr Satur- dny nnd Sundnay; Variable Windas, e Warmer Sanday; Temperature at Omaha Yesterdny: Hour. Dew. Hour B m...... 18 1 p. Gomom.... 12 ». Ta m.. n v S oaom. 4 0 a. e O 10w ee -2 1 cee =1 12 m, Cee =2 ~ Indicates Be Colder than any previous day this winter colder than any previous day this year colder than any day in 1900; that {s the record for Friday, December 13, 1901, in Omaha. At 10:40 last night the govern- ment thermometer at the local weather bureau registered 11 degrees below zero At midnight reliable thermometers showed 12 below. The coldest day recorded since the local bureau was established, in 1870, was Jan- uary 5, 1884, when the mercury fell to & degrees below zero. The lowest tempera- ture in 1899 was 26 degrees below, recorded February 11, Taking the years in detall, the books of the bureau show that in 1809 the coldest days of the winter months were: January 0, 16 degrees below; February 11, 26 de- grees below; March 6, 2 below; November 2, 21 above; December 30, zero. In 1900 January 28, § below; February 15, 9 below; March 16, 6 below; November 21, 12 above; December 31, 2 below. In 1901: January 1, zero; February 9, zero; March &, 6 above November 21, 12 above; Deccmber, pre- jand the wave swept even as fa vious to the present cold wave, 11 ahove on the 11th day. Since 1860 the coldest December day was the 26th of that montk in 1892, when the mercury went to 14 be- low, and the indications at the midnight hour last night were that this record would be equaied about 4 a. m., whith is ordinarily the coldest hour of the twenty-four, Wind Cuts Way for Frost. The cold wave swept Omaha early yes- terday morning and the mercury fell from 5 degrees above at 5 a. m. to 6 below at m., standing at 2 below at noon. With the cold came a lusty wind that rolled hats about the streets like foot balls and drove men to tears and even to drink. No one went any farther than he had to, but stayed just as long as he dared after he got there. Old and young scampered along main streets, indiffercnt to the prese vation of their dignity, and coddled their noses even closer than on those summer evenings when the zephyrs hail from the south, where bloom the sweet magnolias and the packing houses. ning shopping was hurried through with and at 8 o'clock Sixteenth street was practically deserted, except by the saleswomen golug to their homes and the salesmen golng to othet people’s homes. Even Col sewhere, Omaha did not monopolize the cold, how ever, for at 7 p. m., local time, Valentin reported 18 degrees below; North Platte 10 below; Huron, 16 below; Rapid City, § below; Cheyenne, 4 below: Bismarck, 20 below, and St. Paul, 14 below. All these places had fair weather, while at Chicago it was 20 degrees above with more than five inches of snow and at St. Louls it was 20 degrees above with 1.36 inches of what was probably more like rain than snow when it fell. In Kansas City the thermome- ter showed 6 above, with partly cloudy weather, and .02 inch of snow, melted There was practically no snowfall in Omaha, and the month's total secms likoly to be semall. The heaviest fall here for any month since the station was estal- lished was 18.8 inches in January, 1896 Blissard In Wyoming, Out in Wyoming a blizzard was reported in the forenoon to be raging with such fury as to delay trains and result in what may prove a heavy loss of stock, the sheepmen (n the Red Deseit section and southern Unita county reporting great distress. Early In the day the mercury in some North Dakota thermometers rogis tered 26 below zero, which was within six degrees of the record at Winnipeg, the coldest point heard from by the local bureau. The southwest had its first wrestle with winter weather of the stern varfety T south as it will be of as to cause Texas and Loulslana, such severity by noon actual suffering Brings Suftering to the Poor. As for Omaha, the suffering will be con fined to the destitute clagses, but among these it has already begun, according to the report of Miss Nellle Magee, city mis- slonary. At 6 o'clock last evening she said “This eudden arrival of severo weathe: finds many of the poor people of Omaha wholly unprepared. Today four ehildren have limped to the mission door and aske for shoes; others have come for coats and others for food. Saturday, when the reg ular boys' class and later the girls' elas assemble, I fear I shall hear many a plaln tive tale that I will kndw to be only ton true. There are, to my certain knowledge several familles in Omaha tonight who hav. not coal euough to last another twenty four hours if this weather continues, and | wish most devoutly that I had £100 right now for emergercy use. 1 could spend it all without risking one penny on any doubtful case “The county provides when shown thu the applicant s deserving, but there fr quently elapses three or four days betwer the time the orde filed and the time the applicant recelves succor. In that interv it Is possible for people to perish from hunger and cold. Indeed, I know of an in stance which recently came to light near Eleventh and Capitol avenue, where & baby whe! today