Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1902, Page 1

/ — — —— THE OMAHA DaAILYy BEE. ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871, FOR LAW AND ORDER General Tendency of Filipines Said to Be More Encsuraging. GOVERNOR TAFT MAKB Ofl' “IAL REPORT CIVIL FORMS IN ALL CHRISTIAN PROVIN Thirty-Four Faraish Btreng N Advaroemant. for’ NATIVES YIELD REABILY TO FEDERAL LA". Show n-_-u n Moro and Exists Only rrection Nominally in the Other Sections, WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The Investiga- tion into the conditions in the Philippine archipelago, apropos of t effort to se- | eure legislation for the government of those islands, was begun by the senate commitiee on the Philippines today. W. H. Taft, clvil governor of the archi- pelago, was the first witness called. There ‘was a full attendance of members of the committee and Senator Lodge, chalrman of the committee, explained that the commit- tee desired not only the fullest information concerning the islands, but any advice that Governor Taft might offer concerning the questions at lssue, Governor Taft began by saying that he bad gone to the Philippines in the spring of 1900 and had visited almost all the prov- inces during the last year. He said that in all the Filipino or Christian provinces there 48 a form of civil government. There are thirty-four of these provinces. Moros Are Fond of Trade. The Moros are all friendly, except a few had never been otherwise than hostile to the Spaniards. Even these were now being brought over by the prospect of trade of which they are very fond. Golng back to the beginning of the com- mission’s tour of the island, Governor Taft #aid that it had only been undertaken after the re-election of Prosident McKlinley, when the time seemed ripe for the establishment of the local government in the is'ands. Describing this tour, he said the course was to present to the dignitaries of the i some oratory,” he sald, “and from the rear platform of the train, but generally from She windows of the car. He then gave In detall the proceedings of the meetings at the various places vis- fed, saying that some seventeen capitals of the provinces were visited on the firet tour. At each place the delegates of the people were met, the prescribed special act ‘was pi d and a governor appointed who ‘was authorized to organjse municipalities. Nativ eted tor OMcial Duties. "These provincial governments consist, he explained, of governor, superintendent, Areasurer and a flscal or prosecuting at- torney. In all cases where the selection ecould be made without arousing jealousles “natives had been chosen. All these appointments are temporary and next month their successors will be elected. When the factlons were too strong Ameri- cans were placed at the head of each pro- vinclal government. In all cases the tres urer and superintendent were Americans. The commission having first glven Its at- lention to the northern provinces, and in April started south on a trip of fifty-four ys. They had been recelved most cor- Bially everywhere. This remark led the witness Into a few dlecussive remarks upon the subject of Filipino hospitality. “The Bpaniard,” he sald, “will always tell you that bis house is yours, but he does not piways mean that you should take him at word, but the Filipino will tell you the pame thing and he always means what he pays. He will turn his family out and in- stall you in’ his habitation.” Many Officers in Epeaking of the Island of Negros, he eald It was pecullar in its topography and that previous to the coming of the commission there was difficulty in the matter of govern- ment. There were so many officers in the government that of the $200,000 (Mexican) only about $10,000 was left for other ex- penses than the payment of salarles. Governor Taft sald the commission had an interesting experience in trying to re- organize the province of ,Antique, but tha the people resisted vigorou He men- tioned that at San Jose, the capital, they displayed a model of liberty enlightening the world which was twenty feet high and had been dragged sevén miles over a very rough road. On this monument there was statues of Washington and McKinley. Governor Taft sald it had been found im- posaible to put Filipinos over the Moros. They are subject to their datos, or chlefs, and refuse to recognize the authority of a Fillpino. There were, he sald, two sultans, one In Mindanao and the other ia Jolo group, but the sultans do not always con- trol their datos. The sultan of Mindanao 1s, he sald, very poor, but the sovereign of the Jolos is a thrifty man, who is con- stantly trying to increase his income and constantly gettng into a row about it and of Negros, ltan lgnores Property Cf The Jolo sultan sald he had refused to recognize any claim to property on the islands except the customs houses, and there Is considerable question as to the ownership In many instances. This com- plication existed not only between the sultan and the United States, but between the sultan and his subjects. In reply to Senator Hale, Governor Taft #ald no effort had been made to extend the clvil government of the United States to the Moro provinces beyond making a few lons bearing upon the revenue laws. ‘Nothing has been done in that direc- tion,” he sald. “Everything Is going on Just as it was and the Islands are under the control of the War department far @s the United States are concerned. Asked It the Moros wero generally peaceful, thd witness replied that they were #o except In individual instance No More War in Moros, “There is," he said, “no war nor even nsurrection, In the Moro provinces, but there are occasional reports of the murder of American soldiers.” He bhad no knowledge of the reported fights in Mindanas On its tour the commission had been attended only by a corporal's guard on the steamer, but there was a garrison of United States troops at every capital visited. Governor Taft referred to the federal (Continued on Becond Page) . OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FF-JBRI'ARY 1902—-TWELVE PAGES NGLE REACH GOAL OF THEIR LABORS Delegates to Pa Listen to Ignacio Ma Final Speech. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31.—In closing the Pan-American conference this afternoon, Ig- naclo Mariscal, minister of foreign affairs of the Mexican government, sald in part: In overcoming the most serious dificul- tles you have successfully reached the Bcal of your labors and you deserve the congratulations not only of the Mexican government, but of all moral promises and justice You have advanced in practice the great sinciple of arbitration, the peaceful and ational solution of international #les 80 as to render less frequent tharous appeal to force. delegations reached an agreement Agned a treaty of compulsory arbitra- lovers ¢ am tion with exceptions similar to those that figured in the Washington treaty which miscarried in 1890, a fate which we may reasonably hope i not reser for the nresent convention. Nevertheless it fs not the principal triumph alned in the matter of arbitration. at_triumph 18 indoubtedly the unanimous agreement of ijl the delegations in spite ‘of thelr appatently radical divergence as to the application of the great principle to sub- mit for settlement to the permanent arbl- tratlon court of The Hagie controversics that arise among the governments of America due to the claims of private in- dividuals for indemrities and damages. Continuing, Mr. Mariscal said et us congratulate ourselves fact that this conference, in spite of it extremely dellcate mission has given rise to no conflicts in the true sense of the word The minister concluded with the hope that all the delegates after returning to their native lands will retain a kindly thought for Mexico. WILLING TO DISCUSS PEACE on_the of LONDON, Jan. 81.—The British reply to the Dutch note in regard to bringing about peace in South Africa was dispatched yes- terday to The Hague. The contents of the note are kept secret, but the first publica- tion of the text is Intended to be made on Monday, February 3. The Assoclated Press has reason to belleve that Its original sum- mary of the Dutch communication was cor- rect, with the addition that the Dutch sug- gested that Wessels, Wolmarans and Fischer, the Boer delegates now in Europe, be permitted to go to South Africa in an endeavor to persuade the burghers in the fleld to surrender. Wirlng from The Hague the correspond- ent of the Daily Mall says the reply of Great Britain to the Dutch proposal con- cerning peace in South Africa Is a polite refusal of the request that permission be granted for a commission to proceed to South Africa. “The lack of any authorization by the Boers has proved fatal,” says the corre- spondent, “but the door of negotiations is not wholly closed, as Great Britain's reply Indicates that she is willing to consider any authorized proposal for peace.’ ENGLISH REDUCE COST OF WAR Report Monthly Ex M nse Over Four on Pounds and Total Sixty-One MiAlliona LONDON, Jan. 31.—The war secretary, Mr. Broderick, in introducing a supplement- ary army estimate of £5,000,000 in the House of Commons today, sald this brought the total cost of the war for the year to £61,070,000. On January 1, Mr. Broderick sald, there were still 237,800 British troops In ‘South Africa. The expenses of the war had now been reduced to about £4,500,000 per month. Mr. Broderick's representation of the sup- plementary army estimated furnished Sir John Blundle Maple with an opportunity to refer to yesterday's report of the committee appointed to inquire Into the purchases of horses for the British army which, while censuring Sir John for unjustifiable at- tacks on the Integrity of officers, found that excessive prices were pald. Sir John as- serted that his orlginal statements were true and submitted letters to show that certain officers were mixed up in horse swindles. He also asserted that the evi- dence before the committee revealed®a gross scandal. BOERS NOT SEEKING PEACE ed to Continue Fighting and Claim to Be Leyds recently recelved a communication from General Botha, dated anlv six weeks ago, In which the Boer commander-in-chief not only does not allude to his alleged de- sire for peace, but declares the Boers are sufficlently provisioned to continu® the struggle hopefully and that the situation in Cape Colony is growing worse for the Brit- 1sh. The Temps correspondent, in an interview with Dr. Leyds and Mr. Fischer at Brus- sels regarding the powers of the Boer Del- egation in Europe, quotes them as saying: “We are duly accredited by our govern- ment and could begin negotiations at any moment, but we will do nothing declsive before consulting with the commanders, and neither Steyn mor Botha nor any other leader wil] take a decision without confer- ring with us Boers Attack ex Regiment. LONDON, Jan. 31.—Lord Kitchener, in & dispatch from Pretoria, dated Thursday, January 30, reports that the camp of Colonel was attacked by Nlewhoudt's command and that after severe fighting the Boers were repulsed. Lord Kitchener also reports that General French captured twenty-six men belonging to Fouche's command in the northeastern t of Cape Colony and that the command was completely scattered. Dufferin’s Condition Serlous. BELFAST, Jan. 31.—Sir Willlam H. Broadbent, physiclan in ordinary to the king, who Is attending Lord Dufferin, the former governor general of Canada, issued a bulletin this afternoon as follow: “Lord Dufferin's condition is one of ex- treme gravity. Weakness, emaciation and anaemia bave reached a serious degree.” Cownt Von Buelow's Dinner. BERLIN, Jan. 31.—Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, Andrew D. White, United States ambassador here, and Mrs. White: John E. Jackson y of the embassy, and Mrs. Jackson, together with a large company, were entertained at dinner to- night by Count von Buelow, the imperial chancello NEW YORK, Jan. 3L—The gunboat Machias was (oday ordered from the Brooklyn navy yard to Cuba to foln the North Atlantic squadron. Machias will take the place of th t i Which has been :nnm‘:o Eolon i protuc American interests STATE LINE INSPECTION Railread Men Seck to Porsuade Secretary Wilson on Sheep Question. L. D. RICHARDS AND FREMONT POSTOFFICE (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—General C. F. Manderson, general {solicitor for the Burlington, and John A. | Munrce, freight trafic manager for the Unlon Pacific, had a conference today wiih Secretary Wilson of the Department of Ag- riculture and Dr. Salmon of the Bureau of Animal Industry, in relation to the Instruc- tions recently sent out by the Bureau of Animal Industry covering the state line inepection of sheep. It appears that the railroads have refused to furnish transpor- tatlon to the government inspectors as heretofore, permitting them to travel to th interior points of the sheep-growing states of the west from which the shipped, and as the Department of Agricul- ture Is without an appropriation to pay for the transportation of such inspectors, in- structions were lssued to Inspect the sheep at the state lines cording to the representatives of workiog great hardship upon the shippers and grow- ers, and Manderson and Munroe called to ascertaln If there was any further reason except that of transportation which led the department to lssue these instructions. Rule Againnt Free Pa Secretary Wilson sald he had made it a rule to have all the employes of his depart- ment pay their way and would not know- ingly permit an employe of his department to accept free transportation while travel- ing on busivess of the department. He sald if there was not money enough appropriated to cover the matter of transportation of tha Inspectors, he would go before congress and ask for an additional appropriation. Ho plainly sald that s long as he was sec- retary he would insist upon the govern- ment’s paying transportation of its em- ployes in his department over roads of the country. “We are getting the sheep scab under control,” he sald. ““We have found the in- spection beneficial, and it we have a few years more 1 belleve we will eradicate scab almost completely. Railronds Wi & to Trust. The railroad people say that the inspec- tion as now ordered at the state lines is most Impossible, at many state lines there is nothing but a stone marking the divisional lines between the states and that it would be necessary to build stock yards, spurs and sldings. They add that should the order of the Agricultural department be insisted upon, rather than do this the roads will proceed to Issue transportation to the Inspectors, charging the government with the amount of the fare in the hope that congress would recompense the roads for the advance thus made. L. D. Richards ot Freriont ia in Waghing- ton, ‘‘only to call on the Postoffice depart- ment to present & new lock for its consid- eration,” said he, but it is thought that be- fore he goes home the whole Fremont po office situation will be discussed in all its bearings from his point of view. Mr. Rl ards had a conference with Senator Diet- rich and the Fremont postoffice was the theme of their talk. As Semator Millard Is in New York, Mr. Richards will remain in Washington until he can have a full un- derstanding with the senator as to Ross Hammond's successor, and while waiting he will present the claims of his new lock for Inside post boxes to the experts in the Postoffice department. Relief of Omaha Firm. A Dbill for the relief of Rasmussen & Strehlo, carrylng an appropriation of $15,- 000, passed the house today. The claim grows out of the destruction of the gov- ernment building during its construction at the Buffalo exposition. Rasmussen & Strehlo were an Omaha firm, which secured the contract for putting up the govern- L. E. Du Moulin of the Sussex regiment | ment bullding and during the course of its construction it was destroyed by a storm. Representative Robinson today introduced a bill appropriating 875,000 for a public bullding at Columbus. This action was on an earnest plea from the Commercial elub and business men of that city. These lowa rural free delivery routes bave been ordered established March 1: Ankeny, Polk county; ' area thirty-four square miles; population, 575; George 8. Thompson, carrier. Maxwell, Story county; additional service; area, thirty square miles; population, 600; Milan Day Warner, carrier. Nevada, Story county; additional service; area, thirty-eight square miles; population, 550; Hankins, carrier. Run- nels, Polk county; area, thirty-four square miles; population, 600; Andrew Martin, car- rier. Swan, Marlon county; area nineteen square miles; population, 500; Charles E. Carpenter, carrler. Winters Madison hee ! of Aericul. | this thing shall cease and {t 1s county; additional service; area twenty- square miles; population, 500; Guy D. Wig- gins, carrier, South Dakota Contests The determination of the South Dakota delegation to act harmoniously is being se- verely stralned by a spirited contest over the appolntment of a register'and recelver at the Huron land office and a receiver at Watertown. Charles A. Blake and John Westdahl are register and recelver re- spectively at Huron. A. W. Wilmarth and H. J. Rice are after the places. At Water- town W. J. Mowry wants (o succeed George W. Case. The delegation today announced the fol- lowing recommendations for reappointment of postmasters: F. J. Cory, at Watertown, | Coddington county; W. G. Arnold, at Clear- water, Deuel county; F. A. Stevens, at Chamberlain, Brule county; Charles Nor- man, at Otis, Custer county; Charles E. Johnson, at Gridgewater, McCool county, Department Notes. Postmasters appointed: Nebrask E. Snell, Memphis, Saunders county, vice E. M. Knox, resigned. South Dakota—M. F. Lucas, Camp Crook, Butte county; J. A. Livingston, Okobojo, Sully county. | These appolntments were made today in the Indlan schools: Miss Emma Zobler of Dixon, Ill., assistant matron, Rapid City, 8. D.; Miss Elsie Beleln, Pine Ridge, § D., cook at Phoenix, Ariz.; Miss Fannie J. Nomman of Santee, Neb., cook at Ver- millon Lake, Miun. The postoffice at Stromer, Adams county, will be discontinued after February 15, Miss D. M. Carter and Miss B. M. Sayre of Omaba are appointed asssistant micro- opists in the bureau of animal industry at_South Omal Postofices bave been established at Gil- ehrist, Stoux county, and King, Cherry county, Neb., with James McCann and Isaao M. Kiog respectively postmasters, | cover thess cesen | the blll to the house gnd it is the purpose ! tollowing ADVOCATE CUBAN RECIPROCITY President and Secretdry Roat Favor Reduction on Sugar Duty. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L.—The only busi- ness matter of interest under discussion at the cabinet mecting today was the Cuban reciprocity question now before congress. The president is very much in earpest in his advocacy for a reduction of the duty on Cuban sugar. Secretary Root {s also & strong advocate of a reduction of about 23 per cent. It is belleved that this proportion meets with the general approval of the members of the cabinet. It is understood the executive order fs- sued today by the president, prohibiting government officers and iployes from a tetopting to influence legislation is the re- sult of complaints made by members of congress that postoffice employes, and par- ticularly route agents and general delivery letter carriers, in their districts, are mak- ing every possible effort to secure legisla- tion by congress favorablé to thelr Inter- ests, and In some instafices threats had been made that unless th in congress favored such legislation, would not be re-elected. The president is fully det Tepresentatives they person that violates the order will be sum- marily dismissed from the government service. This was Secretary ‘s last cabinet meeting and the presidenf and secretary's assoclate members indivBlually expreased to them thelr most sincefe regret at the severance of relations wiich always have been of the closest possible character. TO PROCEED WITH LEASES Declaton Give Grasing Case of Standing Rock Reservation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The dAisputed question as to permitting the leasing of the grazing lands of the Standing Rock Indian reservation in the Dakotas was set- tled today by a decision to go ahead with the leases. The Interior department will proceed Im- mediately with the execution of leases to W. I. Walker of Rock Island, 1ll., who gets 460,800 acres, and Mr, Lemon, a cattleman of South Dakota, who gots 766,460 acres, making & total of 1,249,280 acres. This leaves over half of the reservation un- leased and remalining for the use of the Indlans themselves if they so desire. There was a conference on the subject at the White House today between Presi- dent Roosevelt, Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs Jones, Indlan Imspectors McLaughlin and Jenkins, Agent Bingenheimer of the Standing Rock agency and L. P. Primea: representing the Sioux Indians, who have been protesting agalnst the terms of the lease. government fence off six miles on either side of the Grand river in the reservatio: which, according to the department’s view: would ruin the grazing lands on both sides, the same view belng taken hy the pres dent today. WILL NOT OROP REGIPROCITY Ways and Means Committee, Through Chairman Payne, Denies Un- warranted Reports, ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Chairman Payne of the house ways and means committee to- day authorized the following statement: A report s being industriously circulated thiat " the ways and means committee, In tak- ing action on the bill reducing war taxes, has indirectly sought to dispose of the sub- ject of Cuban reciprocity. Nothing could be urther from the facts and the erroneous report_appears to be the result of a-mix- ture of self-interest and unwarranted spec- ulation. The fact is the ways and means commiftee has taken no vote on the sub- ject of Cuban reciprocity, nor has there een any such conference or exchange of views among the members, or among the republicans of the committee as would war- rant any conclusion that there was no pu pose to deal with the subject of Cuban re- clprocity. The bill to reduce war revenue taxes was taken up because it was the sen- timent of the committee that the burdens resting upon our own people should be lightened before we turned our attention to lightening the burdens of other people, But it was not with any fdea of making the reduction of war revenue taxes a barrler to £ull consideration of the rellef asked by That wubject is to recelve the full and early attention of the ways and means committee, and any report Suggesting that it has been covertly prejudiced is unwar- ranted by the facts. Equally unwarranted 18 the statement that any formal exchange among the members of the committee dis- closes a majority against action on Cuban reciprocity. TO STOP ALLEGED OUTRAGES Bill Introduced to Prevent U ful Removals from Indian Territo; WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Representative Stevens of Texas today Introduced in the house a resolution empowering the speaker to appoint a committee of five members to ascertaln whether certain citizens of the United States have been unlawfully re- | moved from thoe Indian Territory on the e: parte orders of the secretary of the interior or others, and If 8o, to authorize the com- mittee to consider legislation to preveat such outrages. The house committee on territories gave a hearing today to the delegation trom Ari- zona, including Governor Murphy, Chief Justice Street, J. G. Alnsworth and Delegate Smith, In favor of its action. The readi- ness of the territory to assulme all the ob- ligations of statehood was set forth, The Judiciary committee of the house to- day reported a bill empowering the Spanish Death Claims commiseion to compel the at- tendance of witnesses, to punish for con- tempt and to put in force the methods of procedure of United States courts, COMPLETES BILL ON WAR TAX Chatrman r.y.e Finishes Me: for the Reduction of Revenue. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The blll re- ducing war revenue taxes $77,000,000 has been completed by Chalrman Payne of the ways and means committee. The com- mittee will meet on Monday and report of Mr. Payne to begin the consideration of the measure In the house Immediately the consideration of the anti- oleomargarine bill, The reduction bill is rather lengthy, as several schedules have to be readjusted All rates are brought back to those exist- ing before the Spanish war, except on mixed flour. The repeal section Is briet and restores the old rates. In some cases, as in that of cigars, tobacco, beer, etc. the changes have been made since the original war taxes were imposed, so that & simple repeal of existing law would not restore the old rates. Speclal sections -~ These Indians proposed to have the | J Councilmen Comthm to Wrentle with Prebe loms of Finanos. CUT DOWN Minor Reductions Made in Estimates from Nearly All City Ofices—Levy Likely to Be lower Th Yea After three hours of deiiberation yester- day afternoon the city council adjourned without deciding what the tax levy shall be The council will meet again Monday morning at 10 o'clock to con- Although a general committee have not enabled the councllmen to tell positively what the levy is to be, they have resulted in many reductions in estimates and have shown beyond doubt that the taxes for city purposes will be less than they were last year in spite of for the present year. tinue its discuesion of the le two meetings of the council the fact that important improvements must be cared for. Most of the time yesterday afternoon was dovoted to cuts in the estimates of depart- ments which are cared for by the general fund. All the work done Wednesday after- The greatest cut was noon was revised. made 1n the apportionment to the street de- partment, Last year it had $25,000. year the sum was originally fixed at $28,- 000, but was finally cut down $3,000. Minor the apportion- | cuts were also made in ments to nearly all city officers. Allowances for City Offices. The following table shows the amounts the council proposes to give to various offices this year and the amounts the same offices recelved last year: 1900, 1002 Treasurer . Polico court ', Legal department Buflding inspector Eleetriclan .. Plufbing inspector . Boiler inupector Gas inepector ... Inspector of wgts. and mea: Market {nspector . Maintaining city Street department ... Some attention was also given to funds and an agreement was reached as the amounts which are to be levied for K most eity purposes. Compnred with I The followlng table shows 9 per cent of the amounts levied for the funds named during 1901 and 90 per cent of the levy agreed upon for the present year: st Year. Curbing, gutter. and paving.$2, Street cleaning and sweepins. § Park board Fire fund . 698, K5 ,677.! 7,677.85 u,.’m LEGISLATORS ARE INDICTED Missourl Politicians Are Placed Un- der Arrest for Alleged Bribery. ST. 'LOUIS, Jan. 31.—Harry ‘A: Falkne member of, the present house of delegates from the Twenty-third ward, and Jullus Leyman, former president of the house, were arrested this afternoon on bench war- rants issued by Judge Wood at the order of the grand jury, which 15 investigating the charges of alleged corruption in the munic- ipal assembly. The two men arrested are charged with bribery in connection with the suburban street rallway franchises. It was reported that another bench warrant had been fs- sued late this afternoon, but this cannot be verified. The January grand jury will adjourn tomorrow. Its report is awaited with intense interest. Circuit Attorney Folk 1s authority for the statement that the next grand jury Will take up the bribery in- vestigation where this one leaves off and will go Into every detall of the alleged cor- ruption in the municipal assembly and else- where in connection with street rallway and other Jegislation. CIGARS COMING FROM MANILA Over Two Million Are Being Shipped to the United States. i 60 63, 8 .93 SAN FRANOCISCO, Jan. 81.—Private ad- vices from Manila received in this state that there are over 2,000,000 cf, on the way from the Philippines to this country. It is thought that before the end of February or by the middle of March at the latest there will be ten times that number consigned to the American to- bacconlsts from the same quarter of the world. Of the shipment now coming 600,- 000 alone are to a firm in this ‘city. tax on these goods under the present law is the internal revenue tax. The letter also states that the different factories in the islands are working night and day. ‘There seems to be a fear in the lslands that the present law will be revoked and the manufacturers of the Manila article are determined to take every advantage of the opportunity. DENVER WILL HAVE NEW PLANT rn Packing ¢ Milllon Dol Gapital Stock. Company . DENVER, Jan. 81.—The Western Pack- ing company of Denver was incorporated here today with $600,000 paid up capital for the purpose of building and operating @ packing plant in this city. The incor- porators include: Colonel D. C. Dodge, formerly president of the Rio Grande West- ern railroad; John F. Camplon, a promi- nent mining man and capitalist and head of the sugar beet Industry in this state, and J. 3. Capill, formerly with the Armour Packing company at Kansas Clty, Mr. Capill Is to bo manager of the new com. pany and a $300,000 plant will be con- structed at onct LARGEST GIFTS ON RECORD ons this Year Exceed One Hundred and Seven Ming 1.—~The New York NEW Times will publish tomorrow in Its literary supplement & list of gifts and bequests for public uses made in the United States dur- ing the year 1901, showing the enormous total of $107,360,000, far outdoing all pre- YORK, Jan. vious records. The highest previous record for any one year was $62,750,000. Of this total for 1901, Mr. Carnegle gave the col- leges lbraries alone having been nearly $14,000,- 000. The Times points out that this total of $107,360,000 equals one-third of the cost of the Boer war to England for the Joar, 4 ‘ STREET DEPARTMENT FUND This | $23,000 $23,000 2,600 o) d libraries $31,000,000, his gifts to Forecast for 3 “older_ in 8o Falr; Winds Be a-Bnow "hwest Portlon iing Northerly, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Dex, Hour. Desx Raturday, Sunday P = Indicates Below Zero, Passengers Are Hrufsed by Ditehing of Train at Def Switeh, tve Jun. 81.—The Chicago & Alton Limited, which left Chicago at 2:25 this morning, was thrown into the ditch at the interlocking switch plant, fust north of here, at 1:40 this afternoon by a misplaced switeh. The injured are: N. E. Bruce, Jollet; back injured. Mrs. Bruce, colored; Injured internally. W. Cass, mail clerk; legs injured | & Nash, St. Louls; head injured Mitchell, mail clerk; back and lower limbs injured The train was going rapldly when ‘t struck the derailing switch, swerved sharply, ran a short distance on the ties | and finally ul. but the engine and rear coach left the roadbed and rolled into the ditch. The train was in charge of Conductor Fox, with Muldoon as engineer. Engineer Mul- doon stuck to his post, while the fireman Jumped and was slightly injured The interlocking plant has been under- golng repairs recently and the safety de- vices have been disconnected, ‘including the switch, which caused the wreck. RISE FOR UNSKILLED LABOR Glans PONTIAC, 11, Independent ompanies Voluntary Increase of Ten Per Cent. Give PITTSBURG, Jan. 31.—Acting independ- ently of the combines the D. O. Cunning- ham Glass company, which is the largest manufacturer of window glass outside of the American Window Glass company, has voluntarily advanced tho wages of all un- skilled laborers 10 per cent. Similar action was Immediately taken by S. McKee & Co. and Cunningham & Co. (limited), who, like the Cunningham Glass company, are mem- bers of the Independent Glass company. It 1s expected that the other plants of the In- dependent Glass company, the American Window Glass company and the Federation Co-operative Window Glass company, will follow suit. The advance will affect 2,000 men. This move on the part of the Cunningham Glass company was entirely unlooked for by the combines and is due to the advance made last week to skilled labor by the American Window Glass company, the in- dependents and co-operatives. TRACING THE BRIBERY MONEY e, oo Suburban OMeldl Goew Phrongh Com< pany Books with the Grand Jury. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31.—When the grand jury resumed its Investigation of the suburban bribery scandal today T. Kimball of the Suburban rallway, who was examined yes- terday, wae the first witness called. With his aid the examination of the books of the | Suburban was continued, in the endcavor to find proof of the payment of the $135,000 place in safe deposit boxes. The grand jury will remain in session until a late hour Saturday night. Even then its work will not be completed and a heavy burden of investigation will fall on the next set of grand jurors impaneled. A subpoena has been issued for Chauncey Ives Filley, formerly chairman of the re- publican state committee. GIRLS ARRESTED FOR MURDER One Child Admits Poisoning Her Mother's Coffee to Get Revenge. SPRINGFIELD, 0 Jan. 31.—Tona Tur- ner, aged 13, and her 13-year-old school- mate, May Holland, were arrested tonight, charged with the murder of the fest ting rat polson ‘in the family coffee pot. In a confession today the girl Tona, said in a fit of temper because her two brothers | were constantly telling thelr mother stories | atout her, which the girl says discouraged | her so that life at home was unbearable. | A1l the family partook of the poisoned | drink and only the prompt work of phy- gicians saved the father and brothers of lona. The girl expressed no regret for the act. TO OFFSET HIS LAND CLAIMS Grand Jury Indicts Chicago Man Whe Says He Owns Lake Front Preperty. Jan. 31.—Four Indictments, charging the obtalning of money under false pretenses, were voted by the grand jury today against Captain George Welling- ton Streeter. Streeter claims valuable land in Chicago formed by accretlons along the shore of the lake. His claim Is based on the right of a homesteader to public land. Title 10 the land which Streeter has de- clared a part of the United States under the name of the District of Lake Michigan, has long been in dispute. The charges agalnst Streeter are based on the sale of lots in the district. CHICAGO, ]LACK OF HARMONY IN PLANS Discord arat hreatens Serenity of Prep- n for Prince Henry's Vinit, NEW YORK, Jan, 31.—Lack of harmony and preparedness mark the arrangements for the receptioh here of Prince Henry of Pruseia and the launching of the yacht of the German emperor. Certain boxhold- e t Metropolitan opera house have failed to glve up thelr places for the prince and his staff, the board of aldermen complain that they have been slighted and the ar- rangement at Shooter Island, where the schooner will be launched, are still in- complete. Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan, At New York—Arrived—Bcotia, Naple Alkll.lmbun( Arrived—Palatla, At Moville—Sailed—Tonlan, pool, for Halifax and 8t. John, Rotterdam—8alled—Maasdam. via faoens Bur Mer, and salled from the hl~ ter porte . from from New from Liver- ns. COoPY FIVE PEOPLE HURT IN WRECK | named's mother a few days ago by put-| that she put the polsop in the coffee pot | ] en BIDDLES ARE CAUGHT Eseaped Priveners and Fom ptared by Posse, Oempa: & | FUGITIVES FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICERS Warden's Wife Shosts Nerself Wien Ercape is Wepeloss SHE MAY RECOVER FROM HER WOUND MEN FIGHT DESPERATELY WITH GUNS Ed Biddle Says Mr 1+ Encape at Professes Request—He is Innocence PITTSBURG, Jan. 31.—Edward Bidla dylog in the jail at Butler, John Biddle riddled with buckshot and in a precarious condition and Mrs, Peter K. Soffel lying in the hospital with a self-inflicted bullet wound In the breast, is the sequel of the sensational escape of the Biddle brothers from the Allegheny county jail, aided by Mrs. Soffel, the wife of the jal! warden, on Thursday morning. The close of the Biddle tragedy came at 5:45 this evening, in & snow-covered roud two miles east of Prospect, Butler county, near Mt. Chestnut. The exact place was at McClure's barn, where two double-team sleighs, filled with eight officers, three of them Pittsburg detectives, John Roach, Albert Swinehart and Charles McGovern, met the two Biddles In a one-horse sleigh stolen at Perrysville, and at once opencd fire on the trio. The Biddles returned th fire after jumping out of the slefgh, Mrs. Soffel was shot through the breast. Ed- ward Biddle was shot in the left arm, in the breast and In one leg. John Biddle was riddled with buckshot in the breast and head. CMcers Form Strong Posse. The Pittsburg officers were met at Butler this afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Rainey and Hoon and Officers Frank Holliday and Aaron Thompson, the latter under command of Chiet of Police Robert Ray of Butler The officers were certain that they were on the right trail and that it was only a ques- tion of time when they would overtake the escaping condemned murderers and their gullty companion. The Biddles and Mrs. Softel ate dinner at J. J. Stephens at Mt. Chestnut, five miles east of Butler. They had made a detour of the town of Butler amd after going sev- eral miles east, turned north and west The Pittsburg officers, only a few miles in the rear, took the wrong road for about eight miles, but when they found thelr mistake they made up lost time by tele- phoning and telegraphing ahead for fresh horses. They reached Mt. Chestmut mnot less than half an hour after, the Biddles asd Miw. Soffel. U AL M4t pdlne Willisin Watson, storekeeper, had fresh horsos waiting them and the chase for life began anew. Overtake the Fugitives, Two slelghs carrying the eight officers met the Biddles and Mrs, Soffel at Mc- Clure’s barn, two miles' from Mount Pros- pect. The Biddles, baving learned they were almost overtaken, and taking what they considered the only chance they had, drove eastward and met their doom. The Pittsburg and other officers were armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers ol large calibre. They shot to kill and their aim was perfect. The Biddles tried to kill to the last of their string, but not one of the eight of the officers has wound as a result of the battle, When the detectives got within sixty yards of the fugitives they opened fire. The Biddles promptly answered with shot- gun and revolvers. When Ed Biddle fell and Mrs. Soffel saw she was about to be captured, she fired a bullet into her breast An examination by physiclans shows she will recover, as the bullet was deflected by her corset and the wound is compara- tively slight. Ed Biddle Will Die. Ed Biddle got & bullet In the breast which pentrated his right lung and will | probably end his lite before morning. John Blddle may recover, as his wounds, though numerous, falled to reach a vital spot. | The escape of the officers is miraculous, | The Biddles have demonstrated on several | occasions that they are good marksmen, |and why they should have failed today to bring down their men is a mystery. After the Biddles foll to the snow-cov- ered ground, the officers plcked up the apparently lifeless bodles of Mrs. Soffel and the Biddles and took them back to Butler, where they also took the stolen sleigh, patched up harness and wornout horse that the trio had made use of in their flight. The story of the fight, as told by ene of the detectives, follow Detective's Stoery eof Fight. The Blddles were sitting on the right side of the cutter. Mrs. Seffel was on the left side. When Detective McGovern called to them to hold up their hll’ld‘ and surrender Edward Biddle jumped from his seat and raising & shotgun fir it at McGovern, He almed badly and the shot scattered along the roadside. Almost simultaneously Detectives McGovern and Roac A charged thelr Winchesters at Edward l!hldf Both shots took effect. Jack Biddle ralsed from the s and discharged his re- volver at the three officers. Detective SBwineheart steadled himself and fired his forty-five Colt revolver at Jack. The ball took effect in Jack's arm. Then the de- tectives opened a rapid fire on the run- aways. The shots knocked them out of the sleigh. Edward fell sprawling on the snow and Jack fell on top of him, their firearms ling from their hands. e Blddles' horse then bectme fright- ened and ran away across a fleld at this time that Mrs. Boffel was seen to collapse in the sleigh, Biddles Only Felgning. The detactiven approsched the wounded menand Detcetive Bwinehart was rishing T "on "them when — Detective Moo called to him o stay back, that the Hiddles were only feigning. Detective Roach saw hdw-rd i;ldflll reach In his coat pockef ‘Iu if for @ _gun nnd the detective hot him again. Then Detective McGovern ran Il within five feet of the boys and em) his Winchester into them. The Blgdlan then ylelded and Detectives Roach McGovern handcuffed them hands and ’.Pl und they were taken to Butler. Mrs, Sof- fel, who had fallen from the sleigl hen the horme’ ran, away, wae bicked® up" and ed In the detectives' lnr'a slelgh with e mpanions and taken (o the Hospital at Butler. At the Jail tonight Edward Biddle called for a priest and made the following state- £ mont 1 have been accused of a great many serioun crimes. 1 admit that T could have committed many. The opportunities for them presented themselves. L want to say now that I did kil Detective its- gerald, nor did I shoot Thoj ahney, Hor was my brother implicated in tho lat: tor affair. l-pll thn Woman. ting out of the M nmyuunnmuu boed f0r her wa,