Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1901, Page 1

= ESTABLISHED JU TREATY IS RATIFIED Favorable Actien Taiy» Compa. by 2o DANIEL, JONES AND QUAY DON'1 iz Mombers Voie Azainst and Beventy-Twe SENATE CONFIRMS NOMINATION OF KNOX Rasolution Expressing @ratitude to Admiral Behley is Introduwoed. EXTEND THANKS OF CONGRESS TO HIS MEN onrl Forces Resolution « Nest of M1 Through Contalning Stringent Act by « in Suppression of Annrchy. line for n Kress WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—An echo of the werdict of the court of inquiry In the case ot Rear Admiral Schiey heard in the senate today, when Senator Je of Ar kansas introduced a resolution extending the thanks of congress and of the American people to Admiral Schley and the officers and men under his command during the battle of July 3, 1508, oft the harbor of San fago, Cuba. In submitting the resolution Mr. Jones made no statement and it was retered without comment to the commitiee on naval affairs The resolution That the thanks werican. people Rear Admiral” Wi oficers and men under his command highly distnguished conduct i conflic With the enemy, as dlsplayed by them the destruction Spanish flect off t b iba, July 3, 1808 t the United St be thiy resolution be Admiral Schley, officers and men was follows ngross and hereby tende Eehley and was of the That th reduest communicat and through him to the under his command, A resolution heretofore offered by Mr Vest of Missourl, instructiog the committee on the judiclary to inquire int of anarchy and to report to the senate by bill or otherwise a constitutional method by which congress may leglslate for the suppression of anarchy and for the control of anarchy was adopted Little business except that of a routine tharacter was done in open session, the se te devoting the greater part of the day to gonsideration of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty o executive session. [ Presented. A resolution offered by Mr. Clay, dl- recting the postmaster general to send to the senate a complete statement of the amounts paid by the United States govern- ment to various steamship lines for mall service, together with coples of the con- tract (n each case, was agreed to. A resolution offered by Mr. Nelson of Minnesota, requesting the president to send o the schate a copy of the report of Am- bassador Choate relative to certain charges Smposed by “London dock companies upon American flour and other American prod- ucts shipped to that port,” was adopted. Mr. Vest of Missourl called up his reso- lution Instructing the judiclary committee 10 lnquire into and report to the senate by bill or otherwise as to the proper ac- tlon by congiess upon the subject of an- archy and anarchists. He said he did not desire at this time to enter into a discus- slon of the subject. Indeed, he did not feel qualified to discuss It until he had heard from the judiciary committee. The resolu- tion ralsed these questions Quenst atie tdera Has congress th to exchange for punishment of anarchists who assassinate or attempt to assassinate the president of the United States, and if not whether it s expedient to amend the federnl constitutlon to enable congress so to leglslute? Whether it 5 necessary to empower congress to prevent the reaching of anarchists that all governments should be destroyed and the chief rulers of such Bovernm; suussing ted ? Whethe 18 s8ary that congress shall have power to punish persons be- longing to anarchical “assoctations? What amendments, if any, are to the naturalization laws ‘to Propista from becoming citizens nited States und whethe ghould, after trial and co prisoncd or deported St Whether (t congress the polony where convicted of archy shall be during life Without discussion or comment tho res- olution was adopted. stitutional vietlon, 1 from the im- A United 18 necesss power petsons confined ty to confer upon stablish a Oppones Star Chambers, Mr. Clapb of Minnesota called up his res- olution providiug that further diseussion of the pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty should be had in open session Addressing the senate briefly, he sald that while the resolution was not introduced RS & Joke, the country regarded the 'ex- ecutive sesslons of the senate as a farce. He did not thiuk there was any occasion under ordinary conditions for secret ses- sions of the semate. Despite effort of the senate the American people did obtaln reports of secret While Ris resolution, he believed, would be ehelved, he was of the oplnion that the executivo sessions “will become a part of $he tradition and rubbish of this gr people of ours.” M. Mason of Illinols coinclded with the views expressed by Mr. Clapp and declared that the senate’s executive sessions w “anclent barnacle,’ which ought to be swept away. Mr. Mason was interrupted by Mr. Money of Mississippi, who raised & point of order against discussion of the subject tu open session, but finally the res- olution was referred, on motion of Mr. Bpooner of Wisconsin, to the committee on rules. Then, at 212 p. m., the oxocutive session and at 6 a mark of respect sessions. senate went into 23 adjourned, as to the memory of the late Representative Marriott Brosius of Pennsylvania, Senator Penrose presenting the customary resolutions. The senate, in executive session today, without the formality of a roll call, con- firmed the nomination of Attorney Gemeral Knox RATIFICATION OF TREATY Davis Amendment ected and Are Deteat WASHINGTON, Dec. day ratified the Hay-Pauncefote isthmian canal treaty by the decisive vote of 72 fo 6. The vote was reached a few minutes before 5 o'clock, after almost five hours discussion behind closed doors. There were na sensational incidents dur- ing this entire time. The debate was con fined exclusively (o a discussion of the (Continued on Second Page.) 16.—The senate to- the subject | NE DECISIVE VOTE ON KNOX CASE SHght Effort Made (o Defer « tion of Attorney Appoin nfirman- General's WASHINGTON, Iy Just before ad Journment tonizht the confirmed th mination of Hon. Philander C. Knox to ‘ttorney general of the United nomination of Mr. Knox aen the senate vent a fow after 12 bint that ther Hay-Paun reacheq this plea agreement ration of pned until When, however, the senate of the treaty the attorney I's nomination was again called up discussion of it turned upon a moti by tor Jones of Arkansas to r the nomination to the committee on clary, in the meantime publishing the timony bearing upon the case Speeches in favor of this proposition were ade by Senators and Turner in opposition by tors Hoar and Pettus It was contended by the tors last named that the only evidence presented agalnst confirmation had filed by members of the Anti-Trust and was very vague and indefini « enate States taken ito execu- A session but the should be action treaty, under the agreem Thursday. The virtue of conceded and a tentative made that further nomination should minutes ma upon t was a cons morrow Alsposed er e ) Jones and o two sen: been league pufir 1 [0 ixive, The senators that it this objection on the attorney general to placing all the facts within reach of the public and ths more time the committee should give to the sub- | Ject the more thoroughly the public would | be convinced of the fairness it | tion when ultimately taken. They dwelt length upon the charge made that torney general, previous upon the duties of that office, tornay for the United St ration and the armor In reply to these that it wvoring the true there part of th motion il no friends of the were could to entering had teen at Steel corpo plate manufacturers ald in in d that inter inst tion accusations it legitimate for an attorney private life to represent any interest his official capacity and it was arg his position as counsellor for thos ts could not be used legitimately him in connection with his nomin a position under the preser | 80 long as he had conducted himself with propriety his relationship an attorney should not be used to his injury as an of ficia The lost | as | vote on the motion to recommit he ballot stood 43 to no roll call on the motion which immediately followed. ROOT OUTLINES HIS BILL ary of War Re Secure R einln was to confirm, Secre ews His Effort to ement WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—As indicated In his ann sport Secretary Root has re- newed bis efforts to secure the retirement, with an added grade, of the army off who have participated in the three wa the rebelifon, the Indian wars and the Span- ish-Arerican war. He has in this the ac- tive support of the president. Inquiries have been directed to the senate to ascer tain whether that body would ratify the nominutions of a number of the old war coloncls who might be advanced to briga- dierships through appointment to the two existing vacancies and immediately retired 1f this line of action is approved one of tho brigadierships would be kept permanently vacant to serve as an outlet for deserving colonels anxious to retire with an advanced grade, In the event that this effort falls the retary of war has made arrangements to secure the passage of a general retirement bill to fit such cases. There are 185 offi- cers out of a total number of 8,520 in the regular army who might be affected by this measure. The bill itself, which already has been forwarded to the chairmen of the two mili tary committees, is as follows Sectlon | hat any officer of the regular army now on the active list who served during the civil war pri April 9. 1863, otherwise than as a cac military academy, ma ident, by with the advice of the se be pluced upon the retived st of th with the rank and reiired pay of one higher than that actually held by h the time of hix retirement Provided, that this section construed na ereating | not provided for by existing law and shall not apply to any officer whose length ot gervice does not excced thirty-five years or to any general officer who has been ad- vanced In rank since the 13th day of August, 158 (this is the date of the peace shall not be r reviving any rank hat % the presi [ by authe officers of the army the active list and on the retired list who have rendered dis- tnguixhed service in independent com- munds of great responsibility during the re- nt military operations and to appoint m, by and with the advice and consent the senate, to be leutenant ger retired 1ist, with the pay and allow- s established by law for officers of that ade on the retired list st of the United zed to select from two major generals ne mi neral the on ju of the ers Regarding Appoin Within Ranks. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, — President Roosevelt is adopting the plan of s ring information from democratic senators and representatives regarding applicants for office In the south. Today, by appointment, he consulted Senators Foster and McEnery and Representative Broussard of Loulsiana rding Lowsiana appointments. He had a of about fifty applicants for from collector of the ort of New Orleans down to minor offices, concerning whom he requested information. The president also | consulted Representatives Clayton, Thomp | son and Wiley of Alabama about some ap- pointments in that state. It fs understood | | | | Messrs. Vaughan, 1 spectively the middle district and collector of internal revenue Bryan and Bingham, re- Secretary Minister Make w Hay a Mru Federnl Ownership of t Indies Easier, WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—As a result of the negotlations that have been in progress between tary Hay and Mr. Brun, the | Danish minister, the last obstacles of sub- stance to the preparation of (he treaty of cession whereby the United States will be- come possessed of the Danish West Indian islands have been removed It is sald that the points of difference have been adjusted in a manner to ensure the acceptance of the treaty by the United States senate and It 1s even possiblo that the convention may be lald beforo that body before the holiday recess. The de- cision of the supreme court in the iusular cases has made easier the preparation of Athe treaty on satisfactory lines, it is raid. ory administration. | There was rals on | that the president is disposed to reappoint | district attorney and marshal of | REMOVES SERIOUS OBSTACLES | DAY ROSEBERY PLEADS FOR UNION England's Libera i Ohampien Declares Na- al felidity Must Obtain, | QUOTES FROM ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE enfully Criticise \ n ‘l ol try and for Tis Commercinl Progress, STERFIELD, long-ex h was Eng, Dec and A from delivere platform h marked 1 night, and was recelved enthusiasm by 1 much immense cro hardly be said have thrown t the liberal He vitation and did no logy and s liberal the sald he mind ful when he had fin the for his th | Lora Roset ‘ L Hberal through a long pathiway had ndule and advice ome by 1 phrase tle That feal effort frequent applanse wit ipted. Bu hed if his most n any save 1k his offer som speech wa fled to h toubt Imir- Justifh it whi X was interr it hav he said and trying e party had illness but w one of en rid of nto | % convalescence hat it had g Resolved me ald alliance ele men Ke speech ely Get to per “@ The 1 not pretend should be accomplished liberals the follow | sage of Presider | keep going by We must keep our ¢ must rememt the e pr “The miy should be it right Turning from the immediate outbreak of | the Lord Rosebery touched upon edu- cation which he said ¢ Britain was woetully behind it natlons. Its com- merclal development was also sadly atroph led and the time would come when Great Britain would be forced to fight for trade supremacy. It would then be as hel less as though armed with hows and arrcw Lord Rosebery maintained a vague dis creetness on the subject of his personal i clinations concerning the leadership of the liberal party. He sald he could not imag- ine himself in the position of a minister. But in the next breath he told how he would reorganize the war office if it fell to his lot. He said, however, this reorganiza- tlon should be postponed Critie Teent oles mevelt It mself that he cohes on nd t how this In urging his fel Lord Rosebery trom th We ho by b i feet low to reorganize oted word elt steps, on that & mes slow oun but we are on not he also T our ground following w the tenor of the for- | try was wrong areful how but the liberals very they try to set war. in cat Severe f War y. werning the government’s conduct of war Lord Roschery was severe aud scornful. He was particularly sarcastic at the expense of the explanation of the eacl of Halsbury, the lord chancellor, that only “a sort of warfare” was now going on, and he strongly condemned what he termed the scandalous misrepresentations by which the government had precipitated the last gen- eral electio Lord Rosebery heavily blamed ernment for its tactlessness clared had produced unparalleled fllwill toward Great Britain in every European population, and which he attributed largely to what he called the provocative oratory of Mr. Chamberlain, the colonlal secretary Whilst he was emphatic on the necessity of vigorously prosecuting the war and pressing the fullest confidence in Lord Kitehener, ord Rosebery sald that he thought the government should be prepared to listen to peace overtures and he con- tended there was nothing degrading or abusing In recognizing the exiled Boer gov- ernment for the purpose of making peace. The three greatest civilians who had waged war in tbe past century, the speaker sald, Pritt, Eismarck and Lincoln, had uot dained such efforts to secure peace. LEWIS AND CLARK ADDRESS % of ¥ the gov- which he de- Comminsi sxposition Pre t Enterprise, PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18 an abstract of an address issued and signed by the commissioners from the respective states of Oregon, Washington, 1daho, Mon- tana and Utah, relating to the Lewls and Clark exposition It is the intention of the people of the Pacltic northwest to celebrate, in the year 3 centenary of the expedition of and Clark across the continent of Amerlca to the Pacific ocean xpedition wus an event of the first tmportance ir: the expansion of the United States. It was the tor in the ex- tension of “the do of the United | States to the confirmed by | exploration, and by actual possession, the claim founded on the of the Colombla river in May, eleven years | before the Loulsiana purchase was made. | Lewls and Clark upon this expedition were the first official explorers of the it { territory covered by the Loulsiana - chase, as well as the first official of the Oregon country, now the of three states of our unfon—Oregon, Wash- ington and Idaho. And large parts of two others—Montana and Wyoming We are approaching the completion of the first_centennial perfod of this expan- slon of the United States The following resolutions adopted Resolved, In order to give proper sig- nificance (o this great natlonal event, that the government of the United States be | \sked to make such adequate appropriation | for & proper bullding and for the aisplay | of the products of our newly acquired pos- Sesslons as will show to the world thelr nditions and prospective future progress; be it ed, That Following s i xplorers | have been furthe Reso sentatiy the senators state along ed when a and the wilde d herchy honorable me appropriation from will testity our ight of President > devotion of these the Importunce of repre- s arc ns 10 general governi it the A the he Plone rs and their BURLINGTON'S NEW OFFICERS tnrriy ix ¥ Mitler Pres ident Vice and Darius ent, W YORK, Dec. 16.—Directors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrcad com- pany, which has leased the Bur lington & Quincy rallroad, met today in this city and cted the following officers President, George B. Harrls; vice president Darius Miller; treasurer C. Peasl secretary and surer, H. E. Jarvis; assistant and assistant treasurer, T assistant treas urer, A, G. tanwood; second assistant treasurer, H. 8. Earl, Darius Miller is also in charge of traffic, Chicago, J tre ry assistant Becre 8. Howland MORNINC DECEMBER GIVES DAMAGING TESTIMONY Sullivan Jary Cnse Makes Sensational Statement. Witness in Hribery Dec. 16.—A sepsation that had Iy hinted at by the defenss prung in Judge Smith's court today rial Lawyer Alexander Nivan 1 with conspiracy in connection with ibing in Chicago courts Bailift James J. Lynch nse med Sullivan pal in his crimes of jury abetter in his flight by a witness as CHICAGO, been previ was in harg ury rmer whose as the bribing and th que from justice | The state held that Sullivan's honesty | | Mrs, nver wnd the in 1898 numed Geor tors of the Weat Chi lrec company and havirg denied yor men mection 1V T. Smith and for claim agent fo the Chicago & It was the witne 1898 while defending a ca nd Trunk he rod office of Lawyer Samuci counsel. Th led in effect that Lynch proposed | he fury in the case for 30 and that I the balliff had better talk w Lynch about it 1on Lynch that he never business with 18 he had with that taught vitness stated n that he t Chicago Stroet ilro ! tha Sm! Lynde o test h the company w Smith b Lawyer whers aia had experier him bett further that was dolng busin Raflwa Lynch was called 1o the the same questions were he replied 1 any part of it, and I never saw life (1 I saw bim today At for time of it trying to the good client. Several well called to the witness behalf of Sullivan Th had told h the We Later feally when Lyn fe and stand put b that or No, 1 never man in my n defens intre orneys the to testi character of their known citizens were | stand to testify in but numerous objections | by the etate, and Judge | Smith ruled repeatedly against the defend \n | Judge Jonas Hutchinson was the first wit- < and was asked to tell whether Sullivan a reputation for honesty and integrity mony a ne bore not assailed in the Indictments against him and that a man might be guilty of con spiracy and still be honest. The court rulel for the and Judge Hutchinson not allowed to testify. Other witnesses were called by the de fense and the line of questioning was adroitly ckanged to show that Sullivan had a reputation for fair dealing in the com munity, but this testimony w not mitted. Later in the session the defense was more fortunate and was able to intro- duce the testimony of John Nellis and | Michael H. Madden, both well known In Chicago labor union circles, who stated that they believed Sullivan to be a person of good character. GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND y F Nearly Cen n Half state was a Willlam Greg Oomice | an, WICKFORD, R. L, Dee. 16.—Willlam Gregory, governor of the Rhade Island ard Provilence Plantations, died here today from chronic bright's disease. After an in- disposition of nearly two months he re- turned to the state capital last Friday and his death wae the indirect result of a cold Governor Gregory was the first governor of state to die in office for nearly cen- tury and a half. Under the new law Charles D) lioutenant governor, becomes the governor for the remainder of the term to whic Governor Gregory was elected November 5. Willlam Gregory, the twenty-ninth gov- ernor under the constitution, was an ex- ample of a self-made man. From loom fixer he finally became the owner of two mills. He was a banker and director in some of the foremost banks in the state. He was horn in Astor L, in August, 1843 Kimball, a l NEW Albert v. Sydney YORK, Dec. 16.—The Rev. Sydney Clarkson died here today, aged S1. He was born in Washington county, Ken- tucky. He occupied many responsible posi- tlons In the Domirican order, having at one time been president of one of its colleges. rt Clurks Calvin ¥ RACINE, Wis, Dec. 16 clair, treasurer of the Wagon Works, died here Foars, SUSPECTED OF THE MURDER Prestey ( mits Sulcide Police Find Clews In Ada s Cawe, Sinclalr, ~Calvin D. Sin- Mitchell-Lewis today, aged 63 Samuel WASHINGTON, D 16.—Samuel C. Presley, a printer, 39 years old, was found dead in bed this morning in his room at 1119 K street, the house adjoining that ot Ada Gilbert Dennis, the modiste who s mysteriously assaulted a week ago in apartments. Death was attributed to by inhaling illuminating gas. ley left letters directing his Many, La. The police found in his a key fitting the vestibule door of Mrs, Dennis' house. A boy named Londs- dale, who saw a man emerging from the Dennis house late on the night of the at- tempted murder, was taken to see the body | of Presley and sald he was quite sure he was the man, and a slouch hat, the Kind worn by the man he saw, was found in the room Stains, thought to be blood, also were found Presley's garments, SCOTLAND IS SNOW BOUND| wa her sulelde P burial on own in ¥ Fifty Years. riod of LONDON, Dec, 16.—The fall of snow In Scotland 15 heavier than at any time In fifty Several game keepers and shepherds are missing and the destruction of the herds in snow drifts, which range from ten to twenty feet deep, are un- precedented. Parts of England are -also suffering from the heavy fall of snow. A train snowed up near Hartington on Thurs- day was only released today. Outside work has been suspended ny points. The storm appears to be preity general all over Europe. There has been a violgnt snowstorm at Rome and several of the bridges over the Tiber have been swept away. Numbers of wrecks have been re- ported from the Mediterranean. Injured in Collis LA CROSSE, Wis, 16.~A passenger train on the Chicago, ukee & raflroad collided with a freight tr outside the ity tonight, wreck engline the passenger train 1 the mail cars. Three 4t o Clark, La t the head; Hen A brulsed i R« crious, is years. Turner, an, Min- l front Reonater Millard Gets Committes o R DIETRICH'S IS From a St WASHINGTON he ttees omim o ot There contests o manships, but the the caucus of rej work memb endorse the whi ttees have ng shou morrow from ne senato N taken ¢ better Senator are ot tian Millara Columbiu predicted, becaus everal | lleves the weat Distiich has bee comtnittee leave the place matter the stan; a list d o give each manship of braska senators ator Dietrich Indian lands, wh get the committee new comt ki welghts repu Senator ent the room ass| in the Cata prefers to remai | annex, which is quite present vestiz in the Malth ability Senutor there upless Lo one who dislikes tol.” Senator S ewart of N iver Freat, INDIAN LAND TRE! i ablica Jority will has beer re ha 1y tor been any the imy is not time sublican sena 1 of its er beet id be given out 1t 18 saf ebr In steering coni e SWOrH 10 & to say tha have they ska fact beer fare will ommitte of bis jmittees th here eren ne on W pre which g0 0 modest in asking 18 wil hand whoily in (he hard | commitiee on commitiees e h Republl nittee has own as the und 1b! been ad: commit measures, in the each of (h A chairma mmittes will will have re (CHAIRNANSHIP FOR EACH] Petornne SPASS n report y com hair wh iled y aul th bo 1 well muca usual with new senators tor 1 ded tee order chair Ne to on that of trespassers upon hile Senator Millar to investigate the Millard occuples gned to the combs of th n rather than go listdnce away the commit at otomac capito of 1lding, MHetrich and will all s n be the basement of the vada will | tion of the Potomac river front at Wash | ington pres- river and is The in- ol to to te trespassers upon Indian lands are signed can effect a trade with some cupl- &0 the head of the committee on Indian affair succeeding ex-Sen ator Beveridge the committee on of Wyoming had ment, but he wou on the forelgn relations and judiciary ce Beve mittees, and it is idge is a ranking glven the place b Senator Dietrich today introdu for the erection ator Thurs o Indiana will be territories, Senator hoped to get 1d not reling on, whil sh his thought as Senato man he will have ause of precedent e Build 1 of & public buildi Sen gy “lark this assign- places to be bill at a ng Hastings, at a cost of $150,000, the site hav- ing bee purchased. Senator Millard has recommended the ap- pointment of Etf tress at Dakota ( Pos South Dakota M. Spencer, as pe ity. tmasters Appointed Samuel 0. Overly, pstmis- Chey enne agency, Dewey county; John McCarth Hermosa, Custer ¢ Wyoming—Ivor Horn county. Henry E. Schrin were today design ounty Christen, Hanna, ner and Walter W ated members of th Big Lavely civil service board for the Shenandoah (Ia) post- office Charles W John M. Tucker o to practice before ¢ Valentine e the Inte were ad for depar Brininger of Grand Island and mitted tment DEBATE ON NEW TARIFF BILL House Wi Spea WASHINGTON, being made on b representatives fc debate on the Ph beging tomorrow and one-half hour This considerab] Begin ro; Mens: King First, Dec. 16, —Plans sth sides of the b sday for the thre pilippine tariff bill Each side will hay ly restricts the lim | devate, particularly the opposition, were use of days which e four its of which bad intended to make this bill the text for a rather elaborate arraignment of the pol- fey of the party Chairman Payne a speech of ah hour and Mr. close the debate, taken on Wednesc Mr. Richardson for the democ opposition. in power. o will open the deb Jut three-quarters Dalzell of Pennsylvania Just lay. of Tennessee before the v will HAY ‘WILL DELIVER EULOGY Secretary ¥ as dress Congress WASHINGTON, designated by the two houses of con Secretary Hay honor of the mem McKinley called and secured bis distinguished sery while he would tation should be extended to someone else, b and would accept b also because | selection implies. was fixed upon Dec. 16.—The com: presentatives ss appointed to deliver adr jory of the late Pre the secretary consent to perform 1 Mr. Hay have preferred ngr 0 an sald the hecause of of a sense the high honc No time for the ceremony of ate o of an will | ote s open ats and there is a long list of democratic members who will speak mittes the invite s in i cory ™™ ULLETS TAKE EFFECT i 0B o Andrews, 1 wer of m Kansas City Ten Compuny, ix Shot by wed ¥ 16 A his KANRAR CITY at h stre A Mrs Irews, Luly W manager Fast dis three in the Neither who s Is being king and Andrews in was D B. ¥ Kking shot R of Twelft store in he had fired one The Tw 1 the woman ook effec the foreart Hocking 10, wa ted, and examination. Mrs, | sband had both worked for decharged two work and today held her | e | emcien ) Hocking first o or h week the was o for an a wol Mr cu gaged Andrews in ted bim to give her that were in th to the rear of the to take the s drow a She ton, then paper they certain of hers repaired As Andrews was about rs from the safe Mrs, Hock from folds of her weapon to his head but th hen grappled dress and cartridge falled to ex with the woman uld disarm her received AL the police station explanation of her troulile Andrews sald later re for she was desp k frequently up and signed in my saf wo minor wound he wogld glve ne h Andrews 1 cannot He her Thursday an agreement which 1 hav assign except ng thrown « husband disagrecd he couple any hat of w son king t be She an mane his she e paper asked for MILES TAKES DEWEY'S SIDE Admirnl's win fer-tn-Clilef ini Suyw woin Sehley Case Suit triots. CINCINNATI A, Ml army, arrived Mrs. Miles. In the Schley court sald 1 am willing Admiral Dewey in the commander of fle he anxietios re upon & man in ponsible Spanish fleet owpass 1 think in a clear his patriotic 1% of today De commander here General Nelson the United St Accompani th General peaking of of Inquiry of en take (he matter t and and to fud He ha such nent b a as has known which stanee responsibilities He of these circum for e and knows commander Dewey has ana eon lusic people tade to under such was 1o tne truction one the feelings tha under such conditior summed up the manner will e the United | with the ef | destroy the | clrcumstances The general | dect of congressional action in the n . a matter and 1 believe ed by th ates, 1 no yrts that been of an officer endor i have have honor eclined to discuss (he sub- SAN JUAN, P. R., Dec workingmen answered the call of the local committee of the American Federation of Labor to at end a muss meeting here yes- terday afternoon. The slimness of the at tendance was evidently due to the order of the court declaring the organiation illegal A more respectable gathering of work Ing people was never before in this part of the world. The meeting was pea ful. Santiago Iglesins, president of ation of Workmen of Porto Rico, plained the object of his visit he was resolved to petition Governor bring about the removal of the judges of the district and Americans in their places With the petition will be filed a of political bias and prejudide. It was also decided to ignore the ruling of the court dissolving the Fede Libre, or local organization, The mecting confirmed the resolution adopted some time ago to afml jate the local organization with the Amer t deration of Labor MRS. BONINE IS REINSTATED Rew of t 16.~~Less than 100 seen the ex e and Hunt two native ppoint f court charge jon n » List EMgibles for ent Civin Servie WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Tk fee commussion has decided to name o1 Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine, who recently was acquitted of the murder of James mour Ayres, jr., to the roll of cligibles fo appointment to the civil service. Just prior to the death of Ayres Mrs. Bonine had passed an examination for skilled laborer in the rovernment printing office, but pend ing the result of the trial held up. KILLS HIMSELF WITH KNIFE Man Misses Foe and ikes Kuife in Own Breast, « Vil Sery restore tha re her name was pune ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec packing house this afternoon Bd Young at- tacked Stephen Crockett with a large butcher knife. Crockett warded off the blow and in Young's frantic brandishing of the kuife he accidentally buried its blade in his own breast, death resulting instantly. Both were employes at the packlng and quarreled over A trivial matter 16.—At Swift's house esident today this that tnvi- | ) 1 f duty | r the | | Vessels M “. York Arrived i, from Arr 1 Port Arr Aller Salled: Hereynin, f Sailed: Patricla th Arrived fr 86 Johns Sl Barmatian, f At Gibraltar Yo and v ind from New Mexi for N yme Liverpool At W York At Umbria, from New The Most Popular Want Ad. Medium The line That na paper. The Omah more pald want ads than any [ 1s why brings a Bee last Sunday printed 650 out two and one-half columns, other Omaha lee reaches over 80,000 families It prints the most advertising the most repli Vv pulled just previous to | WORKINGMEN ARE PEACEFUL | FIVE CENTS, COLD AND BLUSTER Plonty of Weathor, but Far frem Being a Genuine Blizzard, WIND IS VIGOROUS, BUT SNOW SLIGHT i }lewum w Over Omaka Twenty-Five-Mile Qlip. at VALENTINE REPORTS MUCH STIFFER GALE Has Doep Drifta that Bether Railroad | SOUTH DAKOTA | SIMILARLY ~ SUFFERS i River Has a St of lee—Contli “lneh Overs ok Ranches Nebraskn. Fair | rduy Dew { | The eclements blustering ht tl any went to bed b the chilling convietion tint when they ved (his morning Omaha would be In throes of a real blizzard. They o staken. The mercury will stand at § or 1o below zero and there will vind, but the skies will be respectably nd there will not be a barrel of suow acre What me from work . m were 80 At ni 1 good & neople awak the \ we m 10 wom b th vigorous northwest and the government twenty-five deceived tween wind them as they went » o'clock and 8 o'clock And that certainly It came from the at 7 o'clock, when reading taken, was hour. It increased may ached thirty-five or miles &peed during the night. But make a genuine blizzard any enuine state was was one Its pace 7 was miles an later and have r forty wind more than n't a it the eat cosentinl, was lacking, now Snow Ix n Decelver, Thore sc peopls med plenty of it ahout the tima hiding behind trolley poles w for dilatory street cars, but in reality the total fall in Omaha between 7 a. . and 7 p. m. was but four-tenths of an | Ineb, unmelted, and it had ceased falling ut all by 8 p. m., making the total on the | ground seven-tenths of an inch Indeed, the heaviest fall reported for the day was one and four-tenths inches, at Cheyonne, Denver had only two-tenths, Valentine six-tenths, North Platte nowe, | Huron four-tenths, Salt Lake City none, Chicago and St. Paul each a trace. St. Louis four-tenths, Davenport two-tenths, Kansas City six-tenths, Helena two-tenths, Bis- marck none and Galveston one-tenth The highest wind reported was at Vale tin where blew forty-two miles hour. At Rapid City it blew thirty-six miles, at North Platte thirty-cight miles and at Dodge City, Kan., thirty-cight miles. {1t hal pot reached lowa, judging from the reports, which chronfcled only “slight” dis t we Wing nly it an ¥ . of perat shown in the the day at § Omaha's table o'clock in temperature, as above, was lowest for the morning, when it stood at and was highest at 2 p. m., when it read 12 above. But after 2 o'clock it began the that is expected to bring it to 8 or 10 below by'7 Is morning, when Omaha s again astir. Valentine was getting its promised cold wave when the 7 o'clock reading was re- ported, as it then had 2 below, with the mercary still going down. The coldest two points at that hour were Bismarck, which reported 8 below, and Willlston, which re- ported 6 below. There was “now at elther of these points. The warmest towns the weather map w Paso, which had a emperature of and Gal- | veston, 46 above. | In making up the report for the Chica | station last nignt the local bureau repa six inches of ice in the Missourl river here, | such report being based on information from | tho pumping station at Florence and from | | | 1 o'clock ] o ne on 18 ubov est the Swift company’s fields TRAINS DELAYED AT LINCOLN e He Frelghts and Do % Are the Rule for Kers Are nl. Shorter T aft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 16, (Special Telegram.) | —Although the temperature not 80 | 1ow previous occasions, the weather tonight was disagreeable and caused more suffering among the unprotected than any experienced this winter. About roon | the wind began to increase in fury and by § o'cloc blowlng almost a hurricaae A light snow fell during the afternoon Stroat telephone and telegraph com suffered comparatively little rable x- trouble w rallroads. With fow running within thirty The night pas Q" system was Traing are being usual and most of the headers, At 10 o'clock was § degrees above. (IFrom a was as on more wa panies damage, but consid | perienced the | exceptions trains are minutes of senger No. reported hour run shorter than freights with double the mercury heduld 13 from tonigh WYOMING HAS BIG DRIFTS Rallronds ¥ rd Task to Keep YENNE, Telegram.) A en in the recelve tell and Wyo, change th Do for storm the w situation tate during reports Wyoming weath twenty from of more higher 1ng various section and colder ral in K wit (! difficulty t ping during o running la block re exper line big it more ir 1 an the nd open n All tralns a be any time enne t storm will From Che ms 10 be filled not ng it a 1o 1 the the il storm cuts fis are with snow almost a | nd wedge plows clean au tuck fast on tha hours. No, beer last Several traing have | aistrict during the twelye |4 deft Norul Plants less than one Lour late