Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1902, Page 1

STABLISHED JU CALL ON PRESIDENT Babalf of Ferest Reserve. WILL PRESENT IT 70 CHIEF EXECUTIVE Bot Forth Adaptability of Sand Hills for Timber Cult ANXIOUS TO HAVE ,w"ERIM[NT MADE - ":/,"" Letter Displays Favorables /i Bureaun of Forastry. LAND NATURALLY FITTED FOR PURPU. Letter s Result of Thorough Study and as Soon as Signed Will Be Sent to the White House, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.—(Special.)—The Nebraska delegation in congress, after a thorough cauvaes of the situation, has prepared a letter to be presented to the president, urging upon bim the jmportance of setting aside a large number of acres in the sandhill regions of Nebraska for foreat reserve purposes. They belleve that the sandbills will grow timber and they | aro especlally anxious to have the experi- ment tried. The letter to be submitted is exhaustive lu character and will, it ia| expected, be signed by the entire delega- tion. The letter read To the President: Fot the last ten years the bellef has been growing among thoue fumiliar with western conditions that the reglon known ag the sandhill district of western central Nebraska can be econom- jeally forested and that it will produce timber of commerclal value to Nebraska and adjoining sta: ‘The opinions of per- sons of long practical experience in that reglon coineided vo unanimously with the opinlons of experts who studled the con- altions trom ® sclentific standpoint, that n 188 the recommendation was made in o paper read by Prof. Charles E. Bessey Pofore the State Board of Agriculture, that the national government reserve exten- sive areas in the sandhills for forest plant- in, Fiie recommendation became a subject of discussion, espectally among the friends of forestry, and gradually grew in favor. During the last year the matter has re- celved much consideration and has been generally approved by the people, the ress, and (he officlals of the state. It as fully discussed and heartily endorsed by the Btate Horticultural soclety, both W 1ls Summer and winter meetings. Invest tion Supports Theory. A year ago the recommendation for such forest reserves wag brought prominently to the attention of the bureau of orestry of the Department of Agriculture by let- ters from & number of ding men_ in the state. The matter at once taken up by the forester and a thorough in- yestigation ‘was riade In the summer of 3001, to ascertain the adaptability of the sandhills to timber and to determine the advisabllity of establishing reserves for forestation in the u’loll In_question. The cop lusions of the bureau of for- estry, ar'expressed in the accompanying manuscript on roposed Forest Reserves §n the 8andhills of Nebraska,” are in full #ocord with public opinion: First, that the sandhills can be economically for- ested; second, that they would be more valuable for 'forest than for any other purpose; third, that ~sultable reserves Photid Le st aside by the government for a ul)'ntemullc and orderly attempt at forestation in_that reglon. Maps have been prinared in the bureau of forestry which sh. 7 the location and area of government land in the sandhills, and these disclose the fact that large tracts practically free from private claims are available for such reserves. In ad- ditiop, the forester, at our = suggestion, has proposed and submitted boundaries for three forest reserves in as many lo- calities In the sandhill district. These re- perves are described in the accompanying anuscript on mes and Boundaries for Proposed Reserves,” and include an ag- gregate of 720 acres with but 1 per cent held under private claim. Two of them in the past were partially covered by natural timber, and all are of typlcal vandhill_formation, worthless for farming and of inconsiderable value for grazing. Extreme Need of Timber, We_recognize the extreme need of tim- oF (htoughout the semi-arid west, and be- leve that all reasonable efforts should o put forth by the government toward the encouragement of forestry among pri- vate land owners and toward the develop ment and preservation of forests on those government lands in_that region which fre more valuable for forest than for other uses. The forestation of the sandhills of Nebraska, if that can be successfully accomplished, would reclaim the land so treated and be of great direct good to that reglon through the production of much needed timber supplies and through protection nst disastrous wind and other climatic disadvantages. We therefore recommend that the lands described be withdrawn from private entry and set aside by your proclamati permanent forest reserves. Hul Postage BilL. Representative Hull of Towa has Iutro- duced a bill which is sald to have the ap- proval of the Postoffice department and which, it enacted into law, will make a radical change In postage upon pamphlets, books, catalogues and similar publications. These articles are now placed in the third class and postage is exacted upon them at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces. Beed di s, book publishers and others who send large quantities of third-class mall matter, ask that the law bo changed ®0 that they may pay postage on thelr pub- Jlcations in the same manner as postage is now collected upon newspapers, magazines @nd periodicals. That is to say, Instead of requiring that each package should be wtamped separately, they ask and the Hull bill provides that they may pay postage im Jump sums at the rate of 8 cents per pound. This rate 18 that fixed upon by the depart- ment as the average cost of carrying and distributing mail matter, aside from letters. It s argued that while the rate of post- mge 18 not changed by the Hull bill it would at the same time cause a considerable sav- 1ng to publishers of third-class matter be- cause fractional parts of the minimum welght would be saved by the wholesale welghing process. At the same time there would be no couvsiderable falling off in revenue nor would any additional labor be placed upon postoffice employes. Charles N. Page, business manager of the Jowa Seed company, of Des Moines, who is here to attend the meetings of the Na- tional Board of Trade, I the principal ad- vocate of the bill, and Mr. Page says that 1t has the cordial support of every seed house In the country. Transport Measnre Unpopu The proposition to dispose of the United BStates transports and to depend upon pri vate steamship corporations for the trans- portaiion of troops in the future does not meet with very general approval in con- gress. It s argued that the United Stat pald much larger sums for the vessels ln the first Instance than could be secured should they be offered for sale, and that n addition to this hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in fitting them up for the service in which they are THE OMAHA DAILY NE 19, 18 i OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY o 2 7, 1902. BEE. COMMENTS ON FRIENDSHIP German Hew aper Says Object of Prince ¥'% Vsl I e« Amity, PERLIN, Jan. 26.—The National Zeltung concludes a page editorial on the friendship between the Uhited States and Germany in these words The only object of the visit of Prince Henry to the United States {s the cultiva- tion of this wentiment. The German em- peror could give the United States no bet- ter proot of the feclings and sentiments animating him and the German people in | regard to the greatness and development of the union as a civilizing power than send- ing his brother there. Prince Henry goes, the interpreter of Germany's friendship for the United States. He Is the first German prince from the old reigning house who treads the soil of the great re- olic. and undoubtedly his acquaintanc aip with the most prominent men of the unfon will exercieo a beneficlal effect upon national relations, “The visit of Prince Henry must dissi- pate all the foolish and maliclous asser- tions of political antagonism between Ger- many and the United States and of German plans of conquest in the Amerlcan sphere of influence, and instead thereof strengthen and establish feelings of mutual recognition and equality of standing. No treaty or al- llance between Germany and the United States fs needed. Ever since the existence of the United States peace, friendship and trade intercourse have prevailed between us. Prince Henry's trip showe that we wish to remain (in the same relations in the future, and the reception which the people, | the government and public opinion are pre- paring for him on American soil will give splendid proof that the Americans cherish similar sentiments and hopes.” CAPTURE A BOER GENERAL British Forces Take an Army cer in the Transvanl « om- ony LONDON, Jan. 25.—A report sent by Lord Kitchener in Johannesburg tells of the important capture of General B. Vill- joen, in the neighborhood of Lydenbery Transvaal colony, as well as the captures of small parties of Boers elsewhere. PRETORIA, Jan. 26.—Colonel Wilson cap- tured twenty Hoers near Frankfort, in Orange River colony, last Saturday. He was preparing at dawn the next day to move away with his captives when a su- perior force of Boers made a desperate effort to recapture the prisoners. A hot fight ensued, in which all but three of the prisoners escaped and in which a few men we-e killed or wounded on both sides. The capture of General Viljeen, who was General Botha's most able lieutenant and who has given the British a great deal of trouble, has created lively satisfaction in | London. | WELCOMES ADVENT OF ACTORS Jobn Hare New Life Into B Stage. LONDON, Jan. 26.—The leaders of the theatrical profession were the guests oli the O. P. club of London at its annual din- ner tonight. John Hare, the actor, in a| speech referred to the “American in- vasion” ¢nd sald he had pleasure in heartily welcoming it and those brisk and quick- | witted men and women who “gave fresh | lite to this somewhat tired and lazy old | country.” Mr. Hare sald he thought something was also owing to the American theatrical man- | ager and that he was glad to take this opportunity of denying that English actors | and actresses returned from America with | their finesse dulled and their methods | coarsened. INDIANS Murder Man KILL JAPANESE upposed to Harbor Sor- ed for Dea in Tribe. cerer VANCOUVER, C., Jan. 26.—The steamer Tets has arrived from the north with news of the arrest of two Indians, charged with the recent murder of a Japancse in connection with the tribal war at Metlakatla between Indlans of rival vil- Ia From the statement of the prison- ers It appears that they had blamed the Jupanese, or a man living with him, for practicing sorcery, to which they ascribed the death of several of their tribe. By way of revenge they killed Kamamura, a Japanese, in the bellef that his death would save the rest of the tribe from the consequences of his witcheraft. B. SAYS ENGAGEMENT IS BROKEN Miss Sanderson Admits Reported Rup- ture, but Refuses (o Give Reanons. PARIS, Jan. A representative of the Associated Pre: today saw Miss Sybil Sanderson, in connection with the state- ment that her engagement to marry Count Henrl de Fitzjames had been broken off. ‘While Miss Sanderson confirmed this fs she refused to give the reasons therefor and added that any statement of these reasons which may be published could on'y be unauthorized, untrue and unjust to both Count de Fitzjames and herself. Count de Fitzjames refused to be seen. LOCATE BOTH MISSIONARIES Rellet Del lon Arrives Near Place Selected for Payment of Ransom, DJUMALA, European Turkey, Jan. Miss Stone, the captive American mission- ary, and her companion, Mme, Tsilka, have been located near Yapyak, in the vicinity of the frontler. The American delegat conducting the negotiations for the re- lease of the captives have arrived at Banisko (about thirty miles southeast of Djumala), and will probably pay over the ransom money today. The infant daughter of Mme. Tsilka has been christened Elenika. FORCED TO RETURN TO HARBOR Colombian Dispatch Hoat Upon by Revolution Fleet [0 ry Fired PANAMA, Jan. 26.—A small gasoline launch, belonging to the government and bearing the name of General Campo, bear- ing important dispatches for Governor Gen- eral Castro, was sighted by the revolu- tionary fleot near Rio Grande, off the coast at present used. These expensive fitting: would prove a drawback to their sale unl (Contioued on Third Puge.) of Agua Dulce, southwest of Panama. Two hots, were fired at General Campo from the revolutionary gunboat Padilla and the former was obliged to returs bere,’ PASSES THE THOUSAND MARK Nebraska MoKinley Memorial Fund New Amounts to $1,027.02, GOOD RETURNS LOOKED FOR THIS WEEK Special Efforts on te President's Natal Day Expected to Swell the Fund Materially—~List of During the last week the Nebraska Me- Kinley memorial fund passed the $1,000 mark, the subscriptions coming principally from the postmasters in the smaller town Aside from Grand Ieland, Blair and Fri mont, none of the larger towns have been heard from at this time, but it 1s believed that during the ensuing week, which will include the day set apart by the governor | as a public McKinley memorial day, Janu- ary 20, there will be many subscriptions turned in, 8o far the largest remittance from any one town outside of Omaha comes from Grand Island, the postmaster remitting $86.60. This includes the subscriptions of two residents of Omaha, leaving Blair, with a contribution of $46.50, the town sending in the largest amount directly from the residents of the town. The result of systematic work in Omaha is for the first time reported, a subscrip- tion made up in the store of Thomas Kil- patrick & Co.,, having been remitted. Three or four schools In the state have been heard from with remittances, which are good, coming as they do from the children. In this connection it Is sug- gested by the officers of the assoclation that principals remitting take the money collected and purchase postoffice money orders for the total amount subscribed, as the handling of small coin must be done at a disadvantage in Omaba and the amounts cubscribed by different individuals may be noted In the letter of transmission. List ot Subscribers. Following are the amounts received to date: Previously acknowledged W. H. Harrison, postmaster Grand Island: srge H. Thummell John Nichoison W. H. Harrison. J. M. Harrison P. R. Horth. H. L. Bode.. Ofher_subscribers... X 8. A. Stucy, posumaster at Ord..... Hynon, postmaster at Burwe 1., J. Cook, postmaster at Blair. Hacker, postmaster at Red $ at 558.32 at ambridge . John Lett, postmaster at Benedic L. ingalls, postmaster at Hamp- postmaster at Kennard postmaster at Utlca.... heodore Ojendyk, postmaster at Ashton Aren i W. T. Owens, postmaster at Loup.. Isdac Roush, postmaster at Kimbail Henry I. Moore, postmaster at Panama. i postmaster at Lancaster .. e c.'F. Raymer, postmaster at Don t Platte er, postmaster at Burr Farran, postmaster . Barst Matthew HBeemer . M. T. Bor nango W. H i o 5 ) ; C. "B, Palmatter, Geranlum . v McNeal \ A P, L Somerse N. F. McMulien, postmaster at Wil fow I1sland. H. 'T. Starman, po JUHL Me lin ‘at Ve at i- postmaster tmaster at Yutan chron, postmaster at Ber- . 3. Fitzgerald, postmaster at Longwood J. Finne: John . postmaster at Beuinh, A. 'Zeman, postmaster at ster’at Thas tmaster at Sllver M. Cazad, postm: L. Squire, Creek s Oscar Kayser, po G. W, 8fert, postmaster at Dixon J. D. Wolt, postmaster at Clarkson stmaster at Belie | %A Dobbins, postmaster at Burch- ard : cadla E. . Kemble, postmaster at Gustav Buss, postmaster at Avoca.. J. Apgar, postmaster at Woodvilie W, H. Ketchum, postmaster at Crawford Beemer publ W. R. Boose, schools . s Bloomfield public schools. .. School children of Potter, Ci county . H, 8. Hanks, W. H. Munger, Omaha. R. Hoyt, Omaha 8. R. Rush, Omah: T, L. Matthews, O Cadet Taylor, Omaha Grace Waring, Omah: Henry A, Homan, Omaha. Charies W. Pearsall, Omal James Allan, Omaha. E. venson. lidne John O, Moore, Palmyra James Walling, Lincoln, Employes of Kilpatrick's ‘store Elmwood Total. PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED e for Pennaylvania Railroad Ter- minals to Be Secured by Legal Proceedingns, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.—Samuel Mc- Rea, fourth vice president of the Pennsyl- vania rallroad, who will have direct con- struction of the New York tunnel for that company under the two rivers and Man- hattan island, in discussing the reports that the company will be forced to pay exor- bitant prices for property in New York for terminal purposes, because speculators have obtained possession of much of the property needed, sald today: “When the Pennsylvania rallroad first began to purchase property In New York for terminal purposes, and before it was known what the purpose of these pur- chases were or what the real purchaser was, certaln real estate speculators, ob- serving the activity in real estate in the viclnity of the proposed terminal, bought up certain properties and securad options on others In advance of the company's representatives. “When It was finally announced that the Pennsylvania raflroad proposed to tunnel under the two rivers and Manhattan island, together with the location of the terminal station, these speculators at once placed a prohibitive value upon the property se- cured by them. Belug unable to come to terms with them as to price, there is noth- ing left to do but to secure It under con- demnation proceedings, which will be in- stituted at the proper time. “In the purchase of the property by the speculators the prices paid by them were greatly in excess of that of surrounding property secured by the company, and which under such proceedings will form largely the basis of value for the property yet to be obtained, some of which is held by the speculators. On that basis these speculators are likely to be awarded less for the properties held by them than they pald forfthem.” REVENUE TAXES IN THE HOUSE Reduction of War Schedule Before Ways and Mea Committee, Comen WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.—The house lead- ers have made no program for the work of the present week, as there are no measures of importance pressing for attention, al- though the anti-olsomargariue bills and | the bills for the exchangeability o# gold | and sflver'are both on the calendar and | may be taken up béfore long. There has been no exact time fixed for either of these measures and the lesser bills will take their chances as opportunity presents itself. There uromises to be cousiderable time to spare during the week, as there are no appropriation bills ready to fll the gap when Uilis of a general nature are lacking. The chief interest of the week centers in the opening of hearings by the ways| and means committee on the reduction of war revenue tuxes. The committee gives | tomorrow to this subject, hearing the beer | interest in the morming and the tea in- terests In the afternoon. On Tuesday the committee returns to the subject of Cuban reciprocity, hearing more of the representatives of beet sugar and also several Cuban planters, who have come to the United States to present thelr | view of tho case. Onmp of the members of the committee, Representative Long of Kansas left for home yesterday, to be gone | u week. and this led to an understanding | among the republican members of the com- | mittee the belief that nothing on Cuban | reciprocity will be dome for a week. | EXPECT OPPOSITION TO BILL Republicans Anticipate Attacks Upon Philippine Tariff Measure and ey, Jan. 26.—The senate will devote its principal attention this week to the Philippine tarift bill. It is the pur- pose of Seaator Lodge, who Is in charge of the bill, to keep it before the senate persistently until it 18 disposed of. He does not count on final action for some time, It 1s not the present purpose of the friends of the bill to debate it, but the attacks which will be made on it and upon the entire administration of Phillppine af- fairs, inevitably will bring replics from many of the republican senators. It is understood that a majority of the senators on the democratic side of the chamber will be heard before the bill is passed. Among those who will speak early are Senators Carmack, Money, Teller, Cul- bertson, Turner, Patterson, Jomes of Ar- kansas and Bacon. Senator Lodge will seek the carliest op- portunity to have the amendments recom- mended by his committee formally adopted, but probably will not press these when senators, are prepared to proceed with set speeches. Senator Nelson will take ad- vantage of every charce to have the bill creating a department of commerce, con- sidered with the hope.of securing action | upon it during the weels it possible. TOWS IN WRECKED VESSEL Tug Takes Bark to Norfolk and Crew d at Cape Henry. CAPE HENRY, Va., Jan. 26.—The wreck- | ing tug Rescue, with the bark Vergine Della Guardia, passed in today for Nor- folk. The crew and baggage were landed | in a surf boat manned by Captain Corbet | and the men of the Wash Woods life sav- ing station on the Carolina coast. The boat made four trips to the vessel. The | captain of the bark started north along | the beach lu a wagon on the way to Nor- | | folk, when his vessel left for Norfolk in | | tow of Rescue. The crew remains at Wash | | Wood till tomorrow, when they also will | | o to Norfolk. A | TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDE hurches of Milwaukee | inley Memorial | | Many of the | Hold Ve | MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2%.—McKinley Me- | morial services were held in many of the | Milwaukee churches today, In all of which ! high tributes were paid to the memory of | the late president. A feature of the serv- lces was the mdvocating by Rev. George H. Ide, pastor of the Grand Avenue Con- gregational church of another national holiday to commemorate the birth of Wil- llam McKinley. Collections to the me- morial fund were taken up in many of the churches. CHICAGO HOLD§~— MEMORIAL riex of Illinols City Devoted Tribute to Late Presi- dent. Sanctu to CHICAGO, Jan, 26.—Secvices in memory of the late President McKinley were held in many churches in Chicago today and were made the occasion for contributions for a fund for the monument for the late presi- dent to be erected at Canton. The sum secured will not be known until the re- turns from the churches have been made, UNITE IN MEMORIAL SERVICES §¢t. Paul Churches Hold Joint Services and Co Money for Me- Kinley Fund, ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 26.—A majority of the churches In this eity united today in holding a jolnt service in memory of the late President McKinley. The service was held at the People’s church this afternoon and was largely attended. Addresses wers made by Governor Van Bant and others. A collection for the McKinley memorial tund was made. IN MEMORY OF MKINLEY Impresslve Service Held and Presi- PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 26.—Memorial services for the late President McKinlay were held pretty generally in the churches of the two cities. In most instances the services were deply Impressive and in all of them the president’s favorite hymn was sung. Hold Memor! on. CLEVELAND, Jan. 2%6.—At many of the churches of Cleveland spectal McKinley memorial services, were held today. In some of the churches, where no special services were held, the life of the lat president was eulogized by the ministers in preludes to their sermons and by inci- dental mention. Special collections for the McKinley memorial were also taken at many of the churches, MERCURY DROPS FROM SICHT o Bolow in Omaha and 8till Lewer Farther West, STATE REPORTS HEAVY FALL OF SNO! Nebraska Communities Say that the Four-inch Fall H Drifted So Badly as to Blocknde Some Ronds. Forecast for Nebraska: F yobably iast Winds, Monday, Provavly Wurmer, ‘with Variable Temperatore at Omaha Yesterdny: flour, Dew, -7 -~ - -5 -t - -~ -4 alr and_ s o . [ . 7 . ~ . [ . > There was pever a time Sunday the mercury in the government thermomete| in Omaba surmounted the zero mark, an; from 9 a. . until noon it stood at 9 de grees below that coveted point. Th weather was the coldest since the sever freeze-up of mid-December, when 16 be low was recorded, The frost kink's work yesterday mad the hackman's mustache look like the ex pensive part of a wedding cake and made the average coaldbin look like it had been worked on with a steam dredge. On th streots, gangs of men shoveled snow and indoors other men shoveled fuel. Loul Johnson, a Swede, in one of the open-al crews, froze the thumb and index fingei of his right hand so severely while work ing at Fifteenth and Farnam streets tha they may have to be amputated. Som other people frosted thelr digits, but in Omaha that endangered life. Others Not So Warm, Whether as much may be said of the western part of the state is still in doubt for the mercury at 7 a. m., reached 24 be- at North low at Valeutine and 18 below Platte, the registration at Omaha for thal hour being only 8 below. Depth of Snow Decelving. Though the street car company had it sweepers at work nearly all day, the fal of snow Saturday and Saturday night had not been as heavy as appeared, amounting, according to the government measurement to only three inches on the ground, or les: than three-tenths of an inch melted. Sunday there was a brisk northwesterly wind all day, but the skies were clear and there was a tendancy to rising temperatura late In the afternoon. After 6 o however, the mercury started again and by 9 o'clock, when the last read ing for the night was made, it had reached lock 2 below, with a rrospect of going as low it bad Saturday night. The return o warm weather seems as remote as even the coal man could wish, but destltute laborers | are finding some comfort In the opportunity they have been afforded to make a few extra dollars with ice pick and snow shovel. Delays the Nearly all trains were late last night Trainw, Missoura Pacific No. 17, due at 7 p. m., was Both eec- three Rock Island No. 6, four and a | late one hour and forty minutes. tions of Union Pacific hours late; half hours late, and Union Pacific two hours and twenty minutes late. Burlington station the westbound fast mail No. 7, arrived two hours behind time and the St. Louis fiver two hours. Other Bur lington trains were on time. Nearly al No. 6 were No. trains during the day were from thirty to forty-five minutes late. N. R. Crawshaw from Iowa and Henry No land, a cripple, were found asleep in enow drifts at an early hour Sunday morning, the former near Eleventh Twelfth and Farnam streets, vived. WORST STORM OF THE SEASON Cold Wave Brings an Well as Wind. Heavy Strong PAPILLION, Neb., Jan. 26.—(Special.)— A cold wave struck this place early this morning and the thermometer dropped about At 8:30 this morning it The snow of yesterday drifted badly and some places twenty degrees. was 8 degrees below zero. are impassable. This Is by far the wors! storm of the season. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Jan. 26.—(Specia Telegram.)—Today was rienced here for many weeks. The ther mometer this morning registered zero, day and Ipst night has ceased. Severa inches of snow fell throughout this section. SHELTON, Neb., Jan. morning and has continued hard all day, with not enough wind to drift. Fully s Inches now cover the ground. There is no prospect of a letup. This will do fall grain The warm weather of January was drying the ground an enormous amount of good. out. HARVARD, Neb,, Jan. the mercury 10 to 12 below zero. is badly drif snow fell on the level. PLAINVIEW, Neb., Jan. 26.—(Special.)— A heavy snowstorm is raging and indica- tions are that it will be heavy. FREMONT, Jan. 28.—(Special)—The mer cury this morning s reported at from 12 At 1 o'clock it had run to 14 below zero. up to b below. has prevailed drifting, the west on the Elkhorn, VALPARAISO, Neb, Jan, 26.—(Special. A strong northwest wind all day and the snow badly delaying the trains from —gnow fell Saturday to about four inches in depth, making a good covering for the wheat fields, WEST POINT, Neb, Jan, 26 ~—About one foot of snow has fallen this section. It lays very evenly, not hay ing drifted to any extent. extremely cold, with a strong northwee: wind blowing. BATTLE CREEK, Jan. ~(8peclal.)~ After twenty-four days of warm weather by Saturday morning the mercury was down to wero; Saturday night down to 5 below Six inches of snow fell and drifted | it turned suddenly cold Priday and zero, badly. This morning it is 12 below. is the heaviest snow of the winter. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Jan. The snowfall in this section has amounte to about six has fallen as low as 10 degrees below zero. The slight ruin which fell after the snow has frozen and formed a crust, which wil 100;“15\»4 on Second Page) older, Winas, s0 far as. reported there was no experienco downward At the and Farpam | streets and the latter in the alley near Both were almost frozen when found, but have sur- the coldest expe- 3 below The storm which prevalled yester- 26.—(8pecial.)— Snow began falling here at 3 o'clock this 26.—(Special ) — The storm abated during the night, with Snow but at least six inches of is ~(Special ) n The weather is Thi% | movem 26.—(8pecial )— inches and the thermometer SAVAGE WILL CONSULT PROUT May Appoint Om ire and Pollce Bonrd After the ference ~(8pecial Telegram.) Governor Savage intends | confer with Attorney General Prout re garding the legal phases of the Omaha Fire and Police Board case and will prob ably follow the latter's advice. If the at- torney general saye the governor has au thority to appoint the fire and police board it is likely the members wilt be named within the next few da To friendeg to night Governor Savi to dispose of the matter one way other, but would not do so until consulting the attorney genmeral Governor and Mrs. Savage visited reveport, Alexandria, New Orleans and Memphis on thelr southern trip GERMAN SOCIETIES PARADE Dee LINCOLN ~Tomorrow or the y after e to Give Tore NEW YORK tonight t Jan. 26.--1t was announced at Morris K. Jossup, J. Plerpont Morgan, Edward D. Adams, George I Baker, John Claflin, Elbert H. Gary, L. M. Goldberger, Abram 8. Hewitt, Alexander E. Orr, Willlam Rockefeller, James Still- man and Willlam K. Vanderbilt will give a luncheon February 23 to Prince Henry at Sherry's The gentlemen mentloned are, for this function, known as the reception committee of commerce and industry. The luncheon was arranged in the bellef that it would please the prince to meet men from all over the United States prominent in busi- | mess life. The invitations will be limited to 100 and they have already been sent out. Representatives of the varlous Ger- man socleties of New York met this afternoon to further consider plans for the reception of Prines Henry. It decided that there should be a torchlight procession on the ovening of February 26, the same evening on which the newspaper men of the country will meet the prince at dioner. It was announced that Dr. von Holleben, bas given his sanction to the procession It is estimated that more than 30,000 h- ers will be in line, and Prince Henry will review the parade from the building of the Arion society, Fifty-ninth street and Park avenue r a o) ef o o s r r t o t 8 1/{HUNTER FAILS TO RETURN Montana Ml Man s Lost Way. Thought His . Have s 1| BUTTE, Mont., Jan. Miner from Thompeon says .| The mystery of the strange disappearance of A. Goodehlld, a prominent citizen and & big mill man of Thompson, remaine un- 1| solved. W. E. Lindenbaum, his partner in the milling business, has had a party of ten men on day wages cngaged in the search, but so far without success Goodehill hay been miseing since last Tuesday, when he left home, taking his dog and gun and golng on a hunt. Goodchild . | was familiar with the country and it is con- sidered hardly likely that he could have lost his way and grave fears are enter- tafned that he has met with an accldent and lost his life A severe blizzard with fntense cold has swept the mountaine and it is feared that it Goodchlld did lose his way he could hardly + | have survived the storm. A special to the r i |SELECTS PERMANENT HOME || American Federat of Cath, tablish Headquarters © So- cletien to ¥ COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 2.—The national executiye committee of the American Fed- eration of Catholic Societies, at a meeting here today, decided to establish permanent headquarters at Cincinnati, in charge of the secretary, Anthony Matre. It was also decided to levy @ per capita tax of 3 cents upon all the members of the organization, the tax to be collected by the individual socleties and turned into the national treas- o {ury. The fund resulting from this tax is 1o be used to defray the expenses of fitting up and maintaining the national headquar- ters and conducting the work of the federa- { tion. It Is estimated that there are about 300,000 members of the federation. Copies of the constitution of the federation were ordered printed for distribution. DIES FROM EFFECTS OF BLOW Man Succu e t % to Injuries Recelved of Saloon Keeper, CINCINNATI, Jan. 26.—August Stagge died today from the effects of a heavy 1{blow administered last night with a wagon .| wheel spoke by Michael Rieger, a saloon keeper. Stagge's daughter was a domestic in Rieger's family. Stagge claimed that his « [he wanted him to apologize. Rieger in efecting Stagge trom his saloon struck him with @ spoke. Rieger was arrested charged with murder. MAKES DENIAL OF STORY Chief Engineer of Pennsyl rond Says C Operat nin Rall- mpany Will Not Ship Line, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.—W. H. Brown, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania rafl- .| rond, today emphatically denfed 2| lished story that the Pennsylvania railroad was about to establish a line of steam- ships from Montauk, L. I, to Milford Haven, Eng. The story said that the company intended running its trains through the proposed tunnel at New York and across | Long Island to Montauk Point 1 ) ple nith © and Knives Are Dispersed by Zouaven. Attnek I and t —A ALGIE paraded t leity today, attacking passersby with clubs and knives. A patrol of zouaves inter- vened and a fight ensued, in which three soldiers and a dozen of the Arabs were wounded. score of Arabs of Ocenn Veaseln, Jan, 20, At New York—Arrived: Rohemfan, from Liverpool; La Champagne, from Havre; %) from lLdv nd Queenstown Baxon! from 1 rpool Ll Furnessla, from ( gow, for > At Gibraltar—Safled: Aller, from Genoa and Naples, for New York. At Philadelphin-—Arrived: Westernland, from Liverpool and Queenstowns 1 10 sald he was anxious | , | daughter had been insulted by Rieger and | the pub- | ARABS LOOK FOR TROUBLE | ugh the Kasbah quarter of the | KEEPING NO SECRETS €overnment Disolesss True C Philippines, Eays Tafs, PROCLEDS ON FACTS, NOT ON THEORIES Has No Parpsse Now in Coromling Polieies | Abroad | | EMBERS OF BISTRUST FED BY SENSATION Badly Distorted. | NATIVES ARE YIELDING TO AMERICANS Are Rapidly Developing Affection for Federnl Institutions—Taft Declines to Discuss Future of Asuinaldo. CHIC 0, Jan. Willlam H. Talt civil governor of the Phillppine islands, ar- rived in Chicago this afternoon from San Francisco. He was met at the depot by President 8. M. Felton of the Chicago & Alton railroad and went at once to Mr. Felton's residence, where he spent the day. “The only answer 1 have to make to the fdeas of individual observers, who declare that the true condition in the Philippines s being concealed, or that we are hugging delusions of peaco that can never be brought about, is that the government is concealing nothing and that its conclusions are not based on wild theorfes, but substantial facts. This was the reply Governor Taft made to a statement published by Stephen Bonzal, declaring that desperate opposition was still belng encountered in the field and that the natives are irreconcilable and better or- ganized than before the capture of Agul- naldo. Governor Taft sald that altbough there was a time when, for military rea- sons, It had not heen advisable to make public everything occurring in the Philip- pines, the necessity for such secreey Is over and that no effort is now being made to conceal any part of the truth Senantionalists 1o Blame, “As a matter of fast,” he added, embers of distrust are belng kept alive by sensationalists, who selze every petty point and seek to twist it into some horri- ble barbarity of our government in the islands. Take, for instance, the talk about concentration camps. Although I am not suffictently well acquainted with the full military plans to speak with absolute au- thority, T can say that the whole subject 1s much misunderstood by our people. | '"As a matter of fact, there has nover | been any thought of establishing ‘concen- | tration camps’ in the ordivary acceptance | of the term. All that has been proposed is an insurgent cordon, the establishment uof |a deadline, into which will gradually be {drawn all the remmants of insurrection that exist. The non-eombatants on the islands have never, even at the hardest perfod of the war, recelved anything but the utmost kindness and consideration ut our hands, and it is hardly probable that this polley will be reversed now that the | opposition Is fast drawing to a closc.” “the ! Statements Not Overdrawn, The governor believes that the only ex- isting opposition to the authority of the United States .is being fomented by the |men who form the Hong Kong Junta, most {of whom were formerly residents of the | rich coffee growing province of Batangas. “It is in this province,” he went on, “that we are now meeting with our only dif- culty. My statements concerning the close of the rebellion are optimistic In the same kense that they arc not overdrawn They are based upon nothing but plain facts. “The natives are rapidly developlug an affection for our institutions and a lare: number of former insurgents have become valuable members of the community, fully worthy of any trust that may be reposed in them. The coming elections will develop the real progress in this direction and T am certain that the result will e grati- tying. ““The restrictions placed on the privilege of the ballot are principally of an educa- tional character, a fact that will of course cut out numbers of Filipinos, But this s a condition that will be bettered rapidly. ‘The progress of education is satisfactory and our policy In this direction is liberal. sh Schools Unobstracted “No obstacle of any character Is put in the way of the parlsh schools, Trdeed, it is now generally understood throughout the island that the government will eagerly ! welcome the establishment of additional | institutions of this character, as long as they conform to the educational standard { demanded In our public schools, and in- struct pupils In the English language. It 18 utterly immaterial to us what the char- acter of the school is. All factors that will aid in the work of education are wel- come." Governor Taft refuses to discuss the fu- ture of Aguinaldo. He eays that the de- posed leader's fate is in the hands of the military branch of the service entirely and that the eivil arm has the responsibility of neither his custody nor his behavior. SCHURMAN EXPLAINS SPEECH ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 26.—President Schur- man today mac statement explanatory of his recent Bostop speech, in which he advocated the eventual independence of the people of the Philippines. The substance of th it the Christians of | wanted Independence showed them- golves capable of assuming it, this country would eventually glve it to them. President Schurman sald today that he | belioved the policy he advocated would | more than anything else promote the wel tare of the Filipinos sident Roosevelt, | he said, had declared in his message to | congress that we were to do for the Fili- pinos far more than any nation had ever dane for a tropical and that we were to fit them for self-government after the manner of really free races He sald he stood with President Roose- velt in hbie .policy and was against that advocated by General Wheaton, which would mean colonial servitude like that of Java and India v, Jan Postal o L0 Cible company announces that the wouthern headquariers of the company will be removed from Richmond to Allanta on March 1 I speech was that Luzon and Visaya people. adguart