Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1902, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUN THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . E 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1902_TEN PAGES. — ] SINGLE COPY FIVE OCENTS. REJECTS PEACE PLA Eaglaad Decizes Notberlands' Offer to Intervens with Beers. WILL NOT ACCEPT OUTSIDE OFFICES Kiog is Ready to Ressive Only Direct Pecos DPENS WAY FOR ACTION u*\ Bays Thers is No Reason Why Th Not Prooeed LANSDOWNE - SUBMITS THE ULTIMATUM Thoroughly ¢ Propo- Indicates No Hope of Change in Dects Says His Majesty M LONDON, Feb. 4.—The British government replied to Dr. Kuyper, the Dutch premier, that if tbe Boers in the fleld desired to pegotiate for peace, negotiations can be en- tered into, but only in South Africa. The Pritish government adheres to its inten- tion not to sccept the intervention of any toretgn power. The text of the reply of Lord Lansdowne, the British foreign secretary, to the com- munication of The Netherlands, is as fol- lows: THE FOREIGN OFFICE, Jan. m-?ll‘: Jou were enough to lay before Tonuary W% Communication trom -The Netherlands government fn which it wa PrgPosed uat, with (he object of bringin end, his majesty’'s govern- ment mllm ‘nnt a safe conduct to the Bosr. dglegates niow In Holland for the pur; l nnlhlln‘sol m lfl cnn(er with the ar Jeaders | the. delogtite 'im- 'ng'eoml :!m a_conference hl nmrn to EufOp‘ with ude @ treaty of peace with 'the Nethorlands govern- ‘I'l int they g e ;s Iv be ":l&l"‘.lmfllhl‘!n cing the Boer lent tent! jes In_rela- fion with plet nlw&mn'gu o might be appointed by hix majesty's government. Netherlunds Assume Responsibility. Tho Nolhorllndl government intimate th project commends itself to his mu-ny- overnment they will inquire of the delegates whether they are prepared to muke the suggested vieit to Bouth Africa. It moy, therefore, be Inferred that the Sommupieation © recelved was made on the naibllity of The Neth nds alone without any of the Boer leaders. s majesty’s government has given it 1ta. Deat donsideration and. whilet ‘entirely g'prsclltlvl of the motives of humanity ch 'hu Nnhelhfldl government to g they feel they must ad- Jors to pa-mon adopted and publicly announced by, It some mon is not its intention to aceept th tervi tlon of any foreigm power -in the. South shoula m Boer delegates themselves de- sire to squent for o safe conduct before h mu-:!y vernment there 1s nnonwh t oy-h“lanot o-o. But ! Eovernment is a posi- llcl‘lofi nnm t ‘ ve rc:lv:;);t.":fig the mrn.n": MLC s W ot I»lp.-lu I-I-m’ Questioned. Aoy are ‘17 ‘The t to have no such Inst on of s later His majesty” V- the nll.r hand, un: orl Lood 8, 0l governiment, includ- Ing nego’is e now som- Dletely vestod i MF. Steyn of &- of the Orange River colony, ', lght’;:l‘. ™ 80, it I8 evident that the quickest and most nul-ec 01 Ly's forces, who has ady nsiryeted Lo forward immedinte! any offers he may recelve for the consid- eration of his majesty's government. Must Take Place in South Africa. » In these circumstances his majesty’ ernment bas declded um if the Boer lead- should desire to enter negotiations for {he purpose of Dtinging the ar (o on ehd egotiations must take place, not Ig,nplx but in South Africa. moreover, be bom inmind that r Boer leaders are to. ocoupy in m -t ln%‘m months would elapse, durin, uld_be ed &’-}ifi‘ u?ihrtu per! h&';-o ‘Decdieasly, « ) LANSDOWNE. The text of the communication of the Duteh minister to Lord Lansdowne is. Dutch Minister's Letter. In II. Oflhlan of Iln "“r!ll‘o.m of her 'E-m &-flcn o( the &m’}" ent Cpar uLm;-'- eo-uu'mee;u dlnollv 2!!}! utes one rea- tion of the war which 'mm aro dopfivod of all anunicating with the general commanding thelr flm\ll!y thus arises tl ( Ih. |httlfln~wha ought to negot uro nd"m that the Boers in the to abstain from taking | atise they are. Aot cognizant fairs In Burope. dnlen!u in Enrm are ters of credence, which 0 March, 180, which pind to the i dmn‘onnl of the they could not e be per- v.nl h u:e-px the r---ubu-hmen( of | nflll ‘I.’ ‘ tbellum (;’fl " ::de of u n- arise were | fl fhe same time Raises l-onlo- ot Propriety, heso ciroumstances give rise to the ques. u-.m r the lrn l'nodoflcngou!d ot de by & ueutral power, n .'I.' nego- I Whlth “otherwise ould mor"be this reason It would be tmportant to to the Britannic ‘ed0d offices aps be eovuul ¥ thib "fi secing that etheriand ter- to that government 2, Eovernment Venesuela Must Permit M. Secrestat, dr, to Land or France Will Not Sign Protocol. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacca, Feb 4. Advices received here from Caracas state that the Fremch government ki notified the government of Venezuela that France will not sign the protocol presented by Venezuela for a renewal of diplomatic re- lations between the two cousiries unles: M. Secrestat, jr., is Immediately author- 126d to land at Laguira and protect the in- terests of his father, who leased the estats of General M. Matos, the revolutionary leader, whose property was subsequently seized by the Venezuelan government. In ys0 of Venezuela's refusal to grant the de- U4 of the French government France Bmediately impose duties on Venezue- 1@ "3y which would be disastrous for Venel o It 18" have bee orted that the Venezuelan troops defeated near Baul. Numerous arrests were made January 27 at Caracas, including Senors Villegar Pulldo, Clemente Urbanje, Urvillo and Volcan. This s looked upon as proof that the government is in fear of more serious complications. A dispatch from Sabipilla says that the revolutionary steamer Libertador was at that port January 24, having Its boilers repaired. It was then expected that this work would be finished in a few days. There is no truth in the reports that the captain and other officers of Libertador were deserting that vessel. The Venezuelan gunboat Miranda left La Guira January 27. Later in the day dispatches were re- ceived from Paraguana, Venezuels, announc- ing that the insurgents commanded by General Slental had defeated the govern- ment troops commanded by General U banek, and that the latter had been killed. The Paraguana advices also referred to Libertador, saying that It was at Savanilla recently and that the Venesuelan gunboat Miranda was off that harbor watching it. LIBERTADOR SENT TO BOTTOM Reported SinKing of Revol Steamer by Venes Gunboat. tionary an COLON, Colombia, Feb. 4~It is reported here that the revolutionary steamer Lib- ertador, formerly the British steamer Ban Righ, has been sunk by a Venezuelan gun- boat while under repairs at Porto Colomba. The report first galned circulation ye terday, but mo confirmition could be ob- tained. It is sald tiut the steamer had been lying up at Porto Colomba, for the past few weeks, in need of repairs. The fact that the British warship Psyche left here yesterday for Porto Colomba is looked upon here as giving the Colon rumor con- firmation. PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela, Feb. 4. The Venezuelan gunboat Zumbador arrived here yesterday, bringing as prisoners two of President Caetro's former ministers, a lawyer named Urbaneja and Villegas Pulido, and also Manuelo Lavaria, General Centeno, Genmeral Pictri and Senors Traviceo Velean, Acedo Nunez and Ra- melka, leading mrechauts of Caracas. They were Incarcerated in the fortress of Sas Ol 3o o b . s “The Mokhists are very wotive o Vene. suela, DISAPPOINTED WITH UNION Queensiand Premier Volces the Senti- ment of Province om Federation. BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 4.—Parlla- ment has been dissolved and the premler, Robert Philip, has iseued an election mani- testo, volcing Queensland’s dissatisfaction with the result of the Australasian feder- The premier criticises the common- wealth government and declares that it has bitterly disappolnted the strongest advo- cates of the union, which many Australians would gladly see dissolved. Anti-Ritualists Create a Soene. LONDON, Feb. 4.—The large and fashton- able congregation which attended a me- morial service, officlally described as a “requiem for the repose of the soul of our sovereign lady, Queen Victori at St. Matthew's church, Westminster. this morning, was greatly scandalized by the conduct of & number of aati-ritualists, who, immediately after the service was con- cluded, stood up in the church and declared that “the service was a blasphemous insult to Queen Victoria’s memory.” “This is not God's house,” is a joss house. ¢ Steamer Strikes a sard. QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, Feb. 4.—The steamer Ultoni#, which sailed trom Boston January 23 for Liverpool, and which ar- rived here today, reports having encoun- tered terrific weather on January 26 and January 27. During these two days o blizsard and high seas preyailed and the vessel was only able to steam 100 miles a day. Kitche LONDON, Feb. to the War office Lord Kitchener states that for the week ended February 1 twen- ty-nine Boers were killed, six wounded, 142 {taken prisoners and forty-eight sur- rendered. Weekly Report Marquis of Dufferin is Weaker. BELFAST, Feb, 4.—It was announced from Clandeboye this morn'ng that the marquls of Dufferin, who bas been seriously } ill for some time past, is growing weaker. BEEF DIET ON THE INCREASE In Far More Popular A Am cans Than Pork and Mutton. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.—George M. Rom- mel, expert in animal industry In the Agri- | cultural department, addressing the an- oual meeting of the Central Shorthorn as- soclation here todsy, made the statement that Americans are now ealing more beef, comparatively, tban ever before and les: purk and mutton. He sald there were more cattle in the country now in pro- jon than ever before d that the supposition that the number of beet cattle is growing smaller had been based upou estimates that must have been Africa e pot h ade- m@"" m ) event Nnd abeo- a ‘u Ioon in In.l‘o-l- 10 the Confereuce. ‘.mt of "1..‘11'.'&-'." lwl! It . ey e Sle conducty X 'R%Mfw IN llu. 0 Europe. he a wrope and the In Yy for‘.' lla M w appotat- WQWM very far from correct. Mr., Rommel sald the number of beef catile, mot including dairy stock, had shown & steady locrease for the past Afty years, & fact that was cause of great eurprise in the Department of A(rl:ullur- In 1896 he sald there were beof cattle to every 1000 people. -nu now the proportion 660 to every 1,000 persons. The association's meeting will last two days. Hou. James Wilson, seorvtary of agriculture, has prepared a paper for the meeting and it will be read tomorrow. bad not arrived today. said one objector; ‘“‘this | ~In his weekly review ! Hurled from Ladders and Buried Under Euins of Building. OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY HURT AT THE FIRE Structure Collapses Suddenly and Chief of Department Narrowly Escape Fate of His Men. ST. LOUIS, Web. 4.—At least ten men were killed and as many more injured at a fire which broke out tonight in the five story stone and brick bullding located at 314 Chestnut street, odcupled by the American Tent and Awning company. The buliding suddenly collapsed, and, although the dozen men who were caught In the crash had not been reached by thelr hard-working companions two hours later, {1t is almost absolutely certain. that they succumbed. The dead: AUGUST THIERRY, first assistant chief, caught in ruins. MICHAEL KEHOB, assistant foreman of Company No. 13, caught in ruins. DANIEL STEELE, foreman of No. company, caught in ruins. WILLIAM DENDON, pipeman. CHARLES KRENNING, pipeman. PATRICK BERGERN, assistant foreman. THREE PIPEMEN, names unkuown, caught in ruins. The Injured: Frank Lingo, driver of No. 6 aerial truck, thrown from truck while working forty feet from the ground, serfously in- Jured. Monroo Moore, inspector for the Im- perial Electric Light company, badly in- jured by falling through a shaft. Patrick McCarthy, engineer Company No 6, caught by falling wall, seriously hurt. Willlam K. Julieb, driver, caught by fall- ing wall, serfously hurt. William Hogeland, foreman Company No. 13, serlously injured by falling walls. Building an Old Ome. The bullding in which the fire originated was located in the old business section of the city and was about fifty years old. The blaze, which proved a hard ope for the fire department to master, had been gotten practically under control, when suddenly, with absolutely no warning, it collapsed and came down in a heap, with a mols that could be heard for blocks. men at work on the difficulty in managing a line of hose and Assistant Chlef Thierry was on his way with three of his men to lend them ald when the building collapsed. ‘The men went down with tons of twisted iron, brick, stone and wooden columns en- veloping them. Chief Swingley, who was in front of the bullding directing his men, had a miraculous escape from death. As the front wall fell outward he scurried across the street and got under tnu:k. covered with dl"b The truck was partially wrecked, but to its sheltering m- tection the chief owes his life Frank Lingo, driver of the truck, was| Airgeting & lfl’tl- on’ the firé from the the ground, receiving fatal injuries. Chief Swingley put his’ entire force at work at onee in an effort to rescue the burled firemen, but although the men worked like demons they had not been able to reach them at midnight. It is a cer- tainty that all are dead, as tons of debris cover them. Following is a list of the losses: Ame ican’ Tent and Awning company, $25,00 McLean & Tate, loss on building, $35,000 Herman Ruppelt, job printer, §10,000; s tering, $5,000. Mayor Heads Salvage Corps. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5,—At 1 a. m. this morn- ing, notwithstanding that superhuman ef- forts had been made by Chief Swingley and his men to lift the debris from off their unfortunate companions, not a single man had been reached, and to all appearances not much progress had been made in raising the immense pile of iron, stone, steel, tin and wood. At this hour the names of three more missing men were given out by the chief, who expressed his bellef that when the men were reached most, If mot all, would be found to be dead. Mayor Rolla Wells arrived on the scene at 12:30 & m. and at once pressed all the stevedores, longshoremen and others of that class in the neighborhood into serv- ice in the work of uncovering the bodies of the unfortunate firemen. Teking & stand on a big pile of debris the mayor cheered on the working forces in the hopes that perhaps & spark of life remained in some of the bodles beneath the immense plle of deb: The first body taken from the rulns was that of Willlam Bondon, at 2:30 a. m. He was barely conscious and badly crushed. He was taken to the hospital. No hopes are entertained for his recovery. VALUABLE FLYER DESTROYED p Construct After Twenty Years of Labor is a Total Loss. 12 NEW YORK, Feb. 4—Fire at Deanmead. Hampshire, has destroyed Buchanan's alr- {ship, which was built to rival (he alrehip of M. Santes-Dumont, ‘according to & dispateh from London to the Journal. The fire broke out in the shed in which Buchanan's fiyer vas housed. Tramps, charged with starting the blaze, bave been arrestcd. Tnls loss will be a serious setback for Thomas Bu- chanan, the English inventor, who recently completed the burned airebip, after devot- Ing twenty years of though and labor to its coustruction. In constructing his machine Mr. Buchacan endeavored as closely as pcs- sible to follow the outlines of a bird. The steering gear was an aluminum rudder, shaped fike a fish fin. Gasoline motors eu- tered into the scheme of propulsion and the | inventor planned to carry passengers inside the body of the machine instead of i an attached car. ESTIMATE OF LOSS FALLS Belleved that s M{IIL Cover and Half Will Waterbury's Damages. WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 4.—Business fims which suffered from the fires of Sun- {day night and Monday morning bending a1l their encrgles toward securing tempo- rary quarters, in order to résume manufac- ture and trade. Meanwhile little business is being trans- scted. The militia remains on duty. The estimate of loss by the fires has undergone a material reduction. A leading insurance man, whose firm had written policies on nearly all the buildings that were burned, Jsald he was satisfied that the total loss would uot exceed §1,500,000 when deductions had been made for salvage frum stocks. [MUST AOMIT THE FRENCHMAN|TEN FIREMEN ARE KILLED|MANY SCALDED N wRECK Harbor Tow Beat’s Bollers Explode and Death List Will Probe ably Meavy. PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.—About 1:50 this morning, just as the Pittsburg harbor tow boat J. W. Alles had passed through lock No. 2, its boflers exploded, throwing it crew of fourteen in all directions. Three of the créw are known to be fatally hurt and only five others have been ac- counted for. Fatally injured: Joseph Rankin, deek hand. “Brownle,” watchman. Mrs. Marla Walker, coiored cook. All are horribly sealded and burned. The other members of the crew are: Cyptain William Shaw, Pittsburs. Brooks Nuil, engineer, Beverly, Ohlo. Floyd Sills, engineer, Allegheney, Pa. John Bake, pilot, Haze}wood, Pa. Edward Mitchell, mate, Merchantsville, Pa. William Perry, watchman, Roscoe, Pa. David McBride, deck hand, Middleport, O. Weaver Wolfe, deck hand, Middleport, O Reuben Watts, cabin boy, Middleport, O. William Campbell, fiteman. Joseph Williams, Allegheny. The boat was towing slx loaded flats to- ward Pittsburg and just after getting out of the lock the explosign happened and in a short time Alles was burned to the water's edge. The report of the explosion was heard for miles and #oon after resculng paries were searching for the injured. Captain Shaw says he was sleeping in his bunk when the explosioh came and the first he knew of any danger was when he found himself floundering around in the water, fully 200 feet away from the burning boat, with his blanket still around him. He is not seriously hurt, but thinks that many of his crew must have perished. Alles was practically a new boat and valued at $25,000. SCHLEY’S OVATIONS CONTINUE He is Received with Great Demon- atrations in East Ten- messee. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4.—Admiral and Mrs. Schley left Nashville this morn- ing for Chattanooga in the private car of President Thomas of the Nashville, Chat- tanooga & St. Louis rallroad. Mr. Thomas accompanted them. CHATTANOOGA, Temn., Feb. 4.—No formal reception or entertainment was ac- corded Admiral Schley upon his arrival here this afternoon. A committes of prominent citizens from Chattanooga met the admiral at Whiteside, Tenn., and came with him to the city. Several stops were made along the line, when the admiral was greéted by crowds of eager spectators. A great crowd gathered at the station In this city to see the admiral and hundreds formed in line to shake his hand when he reached the Read house, where an informal reception was held. i After a short rest M party took esr- | Ohattanooga a u-mu from that eity. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4—The trip of Admiral and Mrs. Schley through east Tennessee from Chattanooga to Knoxville this afternoon was one they can mever for- get. At all points Admiral and Mrs, Schley were called to the rear platform where the admiral shook hands with the pecple while Mrs. Schley was virtually buried in floral offerings from school children. Admiral smny- entrance into Kunoxville at 8 p. m., made amid a perfect din of steam Whisties and bells. Packed around . that Union station were fully 5,000 people who cheered again and again as the traln ar- rived. NEGROES BURN SCHOOLHOUSE Retaliate for Order Compelling Them te Attend Exclusively Colored Institution. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 4—Some of the negroes of the city are making trouble over & rule made by the school board that col- ored children shall attend a echool for those of their own color. Trouble between the two races has resulted in burning the building twice, and now that separate schools nave been provided, the negroes demand that they be given admittance to the white schools. The matter probably will be settled in the courts. NAME COMMISSIONER TO ITALY St. Louis Worl points Cheval Zegglo of Florence. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.—Chevaller Victor Zeg- glo of Florence was today appointed by the Loulsiana Purchase Exposition company world's falr commissioner to Italy. He will immediately proceed to that country and begin the work of securing & proper repre- sentation at the world's fair to be held here in 1902, Zeggio, who married & New York woman of prominence, represented his gov- ernment at the Columblan exposition in Chicago and the last Paris exposition. NITRO - GLYCERINE EXPLODES WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—A premature ex- plosion of nitro-glycerine carelessly handled by an operative at the Cerberite Manufac- turing company plant at Ardwick, Md., nine miles from this city, early today killed Richara J. Martin, the superintendent, and slightly injured two workmen. The bullding was slightly damaged, but elght tons of ma- terfal of high explosive strength stored close to the scene of the accident were not disturbed. ADJOURNS THE PATRICK TRIAL Niness of & Juror Compels Court te Take a Rest ior One Day. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—The trial of Albert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of Wil- liam Marsh Rice, was not continued today owing to the absence of J. D. Campbell, a juror, who is fll. Mr. Campbell's physi- clan said he thouht his patient would be able to attend court tomorrow. The recorder thereupon announced an adjourn- ment uptil tomorrow. Tragedy QINCINNATL Card Game. ¥ flhl‘ Bryant is fo Gun ‘qu:lol "resu it ear! pod colored. il SAVAGE MUST MAKE ANSWER Supreme Oourt Imues Alternative Writ of Mandamus Against Governer, OMAHA FIRE AND POLICE BOARD INVOLVED leation of Redell's Attormeys Al- (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 4.—(Special.)—The application of C. C. Wright of Omaha for & writ of mandamus to compel Governor Savage to appoint a fire and police com- mission for the city of Omaha, was pre- sented to the supreme court today and an alternative writ was lesued, made return- able February 18. Mr. Wright first moved the court for permission to file the ap- plication and this leave being granted the potition was immediately presented, to- gether with afdavits setting forth the al- legations that in view of the recent de- cision in the Redell case it is the duty of the governor to appoint such a board, that he had been notified of the vacamcy, and of his duty to appoint, yet had refused to do so. According to the terms of the writ ls- sued this afternoon it will be necessary for Governor Savage, through his legal representative, to appear in court on Feb- ruary 18 and show cayse why he should not be compelled to name a new fire and police commission. Governor Savage has already expressed a willingness to make a showlng In court and has eald that he would bo represented by Attorney General Prout. Mr. C. C. Wright, the relator in the case, will be represented by W. F. Gurley and Frank T. Ransom. Omaha Ea The supreme court, on the application of Willlam C. Shriver and George T. Mor- ton, this afterncon granted an alternative writ of mandamus against the city council of Omaha to compel that body to reconvene as a board of equalization to determine the tax mssessment against public service corporations. The writ is made returnable on February 18, at which time the defend- ants are required to show cause why the writ should not be made permanent. The prayer of the petition to the court is as tolloy That a writ of mandamus be fssued against you as the board of equalization and the city council of the city of Omaha 10 compel vou to reconvene as a board of equaiigation at the city council chamber in said city at a convenient and early day and hour after the service of sald writ on you, first giving said relators and to the Omana Btret Railway. company, mflu Water company, Omaha Gas compan; prosica Telep Su Gintiva ka Tthhnn. compan, uston Electric Light company d\l. and reasonable notice of the day and hour of sald meeting, in sald notices to lons, substance and New FBingham, who had Dbe fu ne into the Guestion va.lu "ot @il the pro cl f each of f sald to lnlflnn in l.l city of Olnlhl for 3 taxes OPERATORS REJECT SCALE Say Mimers Are Unfailr and Thelr Proposition for Imcre: Ridicunl INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4.—The mine opera- tors and miners in the secret session of thelr joint scale committee today disagreed on every one of the seven propositions sub- mitted by the miners, and the whole ma: ter was referred for discussion to the open Joint conference held this afternoon. There the operators voted unanimously against the scale proposition offered by the miners and the whole matter was finally re- terred back to the joint commission. In support of his motion to adopt. the scale President Mitchell said the miners had come to their employers this year with an honest petition for honest compensation. For two years, he sald, there had been no advance in wages, while there had been very positive advances in the market prices of coal, as woil as the prices at the mine. The miners this year, Mr. Mitchell said, had simply been met by the operators with a straight denial of the scale as a whole, without & discussion of the {mportant ques- tions involved. Frank L. Robbins, who has been assigned the duty of representing the coal operators in debate, said the operators throughout the country wanted to be fair. “In 1800, he sald, “the operators made a scale based on whatever the prices of coal might thereafter be during that year In the general market. If prices advanced the wages of the miner were to advance cor- respondingly. If it decreased then the price for digging the coal was to be lowered in proportion. That was & fair proposition. The one you have presented to us this year 1s ridiculous and unfair.” It became plain that the operators will not grant the scale asked by the mimers. NATIVES ELECTED TO OFFICE Filipinos Succeed, in Most Cases, Over Their American Op- pon MANILA, Feb, 4.—The returns so far ré- ceived indicate the election, In most cas of natives as governors of provinces. Cap- tain Harry Bandbols of the Second infan- try defeated Major Cornelius Gardemer of the Thirteenth infantry, the present gov- ernor of Tayabas province. The military men claim that accepting elective office will necessitate resignation from the army. At Balanga (capital of Bataan) there are | only eighty-four voters, but eighty-nine ‘were cast, and another election has been ordered. A meeting held at the invitation of Aot- ing Governor Wright of business men in- terested in tobacco and sugar to discuss the legisiation desired by both industries urged a reduction of 76 per cent in the duties. Buencamino sald it would mean the inetant pacification of Batangas, which s wholly devoted to sugar growin, FUNSTON RESTS QUIETLY General's Comdit Improves and Wound Has Begun to Heal. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.—At the Lbospital, where General Frederick Funstou und: went an operation yesicrday, it was stated today that he bad rested well last night and had made sitisfactory progress. The wound has begun to beal and tlere is apparently every prospect of the gemeral's prompt re- covery. EONDI'NON OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nphrnlk with Rising Temperature; Thursday Gloaring: ‘Bouthensierly Winds, Becoming estel Yesterday: Temperature at Omah Ho Teg. Des. CrasHanE~ PUARIEREN ». below merb. GAS WORKS BLOWN TO PIECES Plant is Destroyed by Expl Several Mén Are In- Jured. OGDEN, Utah, Feb, 4—A fire, followed by & terrific explosion, at noon today at the Rio Grande Western rallroad Pintsch gas works caused these casunlties: Assistant Chlef Alonzo Rogers, severely burned. Zeb Lowe, fireman, badly butned. George Lockhead, employe at gas works, slightly injured. Two rallroad men, slightly burned. There were but ten tanks of gas In the house at the time, but the explosion w telt all over the city, causing great excite- ment. Assistant Ohief Rogers, accom- panied by Fireman Lowe, had just entered the bullding when the explosion occurred, | raising the upper portion of the holder tank through the roof and throwlng It a distance of 200 fect. ANl telegraph wires in the vi- clnity were torn down for a distance of 500 feet. The origin of the fire is un- kncwn. BOYS HURT WHILE COASTING Run Into Street Car and 1y Fatal In- Juries. Sustain PEORIA, Jil, Feb. 4—Six boys coasting down the Hamlilton boulevard hill tonight crashed into a Knoxville avenue street car and four of them are now in a hospital. Two of them are probably fatally injured. A policeman was on guard at the crossing, but in the darkness he falled to see the coasters in time to warn them or to stop the car. The boys in the hospital are: Richard Day, skull crushed and hurt fn- ternally. Wallace Markley, fatally hurt internally. Earl Langton, fnjured internally. Roscoe Kyle, right leg broken. COMES BACK TO FACE CHARGES Fuglitive Gives Himself Up After Twelve Years of Success- ful Evasion. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.—James Rollins a fugitive from Justice for twe years, returned to Kan- sas Clty tonight to face a charge of for- gery, He was not taken to jall, but fm- upon his arrival from Texas he ond for i - mext lnaly that anyone will appear to press the charges against him, but he has dis- %S | played a disposition to plead guilty, and his friends are worrled, as the minfmum punishment is five years in the peniten- thary. UPHOLDS Cattle Men Lo to Knock Out the Colo- E Statute. INSPECTION LAW DENVER, Feb. 4.—The supreme court has handed down a decision upholding the 1ive stock inspection law passed by the I islature of this state. The decision was rendered in the case ot Ed H. Reld, who rushed cattle into this state from Texas for the purpose of testing the law. The een- tence of six months in the county jall agalnst Reld is also afirmed. Reld was backed by the leading live stock organiza- tions of the country, who claimed that the | foderal inspection laws superseded those of » state. FIGHT TO DEATH OVER A PIE Prominent Y Man is Killed by Crushing Blow on the Head. BUTLER, Pa., Feb. 4. —Word has been ceived from Slippery Rock, Pa., of the death last night of Ernest Morrow from injurles received in a brawl at the restaurant oi Jonathan Sneathen. A dlspute arose over the payment of & bill for ples and in the fight that followed Sneathen struck Morrow over the head, crushing his skull. Sneathen claima the killing was in seif-defense and surrendered to the authorities. Morrow's father is one of the most prominent men in Butler county. DEFEATS POPULAR VOTE BILL Objects to Election of Senators by Direct Ballet Ohto Ho COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 4—In the lower house of the legislature today a resolution requesting congress to submit to the vari- ous states a constitutional amendment pro- viding for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people was defeated by a vote of b8 to 46, Only elght republican members voted for the resolution. LOSS OF LIFE APPALLING EAGLE PASS, Tex., Feb. 4.—Thirty live men and eighty-five bodies have been covered from the Hondo mine. Of the thirty few will recover, as all are badly mangled. The Mexican authorities have taken up the matter and are mow engaged in an fa- vestigation. Movements of Ocean Vessels, Feb, 4. At New York—Arrived—Statenda: Rotterdam; Saxonia, from Liver cloria Loulse from Wes 3 Ze from Antwerp; Aller, from and N Aplel. Salled—Cevic, for Liver- Portiand, Me—Arrived—Pomeranian, trgm Glasgow orn—Arrived—Glenroy, ogo, ete., for London. At Liverpool—Arrived—Georgia and Iver- nia, from New York. Sailed—Siberian, for Bu Johns. N. P and Philadelphla At Queenstown—Arrived—Ultonia, { Baston. for Liverspol At Plymouth — Arrived — Pennsylvanta, from New York, for Cherbourg snd Ham bare poesded. Salled—Grat Waldes- veetiom Hamburg, tor New York. from Ta- Y, trom MORE FOR NEBRASKA This is Domand of Shallgaberger in Irrigae tion Mearure. SAYS STATE SUFFERS FROM COMPROMISE Urges Amondment in Response te Ploas of Censtituents. PUSHES FREMONT MATTER Thursten Entertains Distrioh and Irrigation is Disoussed. RICHARDS ROBERTSON URGES NORFOLK BUILDING Fort Robinson in Nebraska and Fort Meade in South Dakota in Danger of Belng Abandoncd—Western- ers on Cuban Sugar. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGT Feb. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Representative Shallenberger of the Fifth Nebraska district Is recelving many letters from his section in relation to the pending Irrigatioh bill. These ters are by no means in sympathy with the measure. The authors dwell largely upon the proposition that thej are afrald the question of state rights, so far as the con- trol of water is concerned, plays too prom- inent a part in the bill, ind they are, therefore, urging him to vote against it. Mr. Shallenberger in consequence has prepared a letter setting forth his view of the merits of the measure, which was re- ported from a subcommittee of seventeen and which he characterizes as so much of a compromisc measure that every good feature has been compromised out of it. He says in this letter that the bill as it stands would give little benefit to the state of Nebraska or any otl of the plains and prairie states. He contends that Nebraska is particularly open to assault under the bill because of the fact that it lles upon & lower level of the continental divide than Colorado or Wyoming, and he urgues that not only the overflow, but the underflow, of water along the bedrock of the streams in Nebraska would be wholly dissipated it the bill should pass in its present form. He says the bill should be amended so as to give more direct benefit to Nebraska, a8 ‘it will pay into the fund five times as much as some of the inter-mountain states that are most provided for under the act. The International Irrigation soclety, of which Thomas E. Walsh ot Colorado Is president, takes a similar stand to that of Congressman Shallenberger, and, it Is expected, will develop the most active op- position to the bill. L. D. Richards of Fremont, who ostens!- bly is in Washington in connection with a lock which he desires adopted l' the Post- turned together from that city this even~ Ing. Nelther had anything to say in relas tion to the Fremont office, but tks fact re- maine that Mr. Richa is still pushing Swanson for the postmastership, while K. B. Schnelder 1s still as enthus tie in favor of Ross Hammond. Richards is using all his influence to land his man. Senator Mil- lard refuses to commit himself except on one proposition, that the men must get to- gether. Senator Thurston tonight gave & dinner in honor of SBenator Dietrich, the following guests being present: Senators Dillingbam, Hansbrough, Pritchard, Foster of Washing- ton and Gamble; Representatives Curtis of Kansas, Joy and Mercer; Judge Anderson of the district bench, Judge Vandeventer of the Interior department, Captain Lemly of the navy and Colonel Michael of the State department. 'rrigation was the sub- Ject most largely discussed. Norfolk Public Bullding, ‘W. M. Robertson, one of the prominent lawyers of Norfolk, arrived In Washington today in the interest of the Nerfolk public building bill. Repres:ntative Robinson, who represents his district, will in all proba- bility secure a hearing for Mr. Robertson before the committee on public bulldings and grounds Thursday. ‘The bellef Is growing that the army com- mittee now in sesston in this city to de- clde as to the advisabllity of abandoning some military posts will recommend in favor of the abandonment of Fort Robin- #on, in Nebraska, and Fort Meade, in South Dakota. General Brooke, when seen in regard to the matter, while noncommittal, said the committee belleved in the concentration of troops at large ceuters, using onmly the forts near the Indian reservations for the protection of the settlers of the immediate nelghborhood, Nebraska and Iowa Oppose Cuba. Cuban reciprocity will get & setback if the vote depends upon lowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. While some of thé mem- bers of the delegation from Nebraska are in favor of reciprocal relations with' Cuba, they want sugar eliminated. The lowa delegation o a large degree is against doing anything for Cuba, Thomas, Smith and Hepburn belug emphatic in their opposition to any concessions, while Repre- sentatlve Rumple s In favor of fair recog- nition of Cuba, but Is against sugar coming in except at the present rates. Speaker Henderson, while not agalnst reciproeity, belleves that the industries of the United States should be protected, and he will un- doubtedly do everything possible to secire that kind of legislation. Senator Dietrich today made the following recommendations for postmasters ebron, Thayer county, O. A. Ashbrook, reappointment; Daykin, Jefferson county, 8. K. Baters, vice Mr. Flamm, resigned; Up- land, Franklin county, H. C. Rogers, reap- pointment; Carleton, Thayer county, W. R. Hall, reappointment. Leasing of Public Lands. A subcommittee of senate committes on public lands, consisting of Senstors Diet- rich, Gamble and Gibson, to whom bas been reterred Beuator Millard’s bill authorising the leasing of public lands for grazing, will glve a hearing in & few days to F. C. Lusk, president of the American Cattle Growers' assoclation, and John P. Irish, representing the same organization. The bill proposes se ting aside the funds received from such leases for the purpose of providing irriga- tion plants in the semi-arid states. Alexander Charles, former postmaster at Cedar Rapids, Ia., now inspector of rural free delivery routes, is in Washingtom on business before the departmsnt. Department Note Thowas W. Evans of Burliugton, Is., was today appointed rallway mall clerk. D. Van A. Brown and Arthur J. Jackson were