Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. BIG FIELD FOR TRADE Esrepe Offers Geod Market for Amerioan ' Produet, Says fohwab, BTEEL KING RETURNS HOME ELATED Finds Friondly and Inquiring Seatiment for Yankes Indusiries MEETS LEAU '.. FINANCE AND TRADE R > HAS GREATER FAITH IN STEEL Lol ANE More Than Ever Ready to Show that Greater the Scope of Comb Greater Room for Redue- " n Price. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—After an abaence of nearly two months in Europe, Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Bteel corperation, arrived this evening on the Bt. Paul. He comes in time to attend the annual meeting of the etookholders of the corporation, which {8 to be held to- morrow in Jersey City. Mr. Schwab visited Bngland, France, Ger- many and Austria, coming everywhere In tho closest touch with the leaders of finance and manufactures. He returns, as he him- welf expressed to the Assoclated Press to- night, more than ever impressed with the scope and possibilities of the great cor- poration of which he fs the head, and of the United States in its relationship with tha, trade of the world. Mr. Schwab declined to discuss the per- wona) detafls of his trip. He sald he pre- ferred to speak as the president of the United States Steel company. Europe Entirely Frie did a great deal of work. I found the ut- ndship for our country existing wverywhere In Burope. I found also great interest in the Industrial combinations, the business men on every hand wishing to Xnow more about our methods. 1 was privileged to meet the greatest men of the Buropean world of finance and manufacture and the great minds of eco- jomic tho .1 was ?rlu de- htea ‘to fih such ‘tre jous interest in our great undertaking and with the cordial l'tlce llunu!lvan emu'h!n to the president ©of the steel corporation. 1 sald In & yoeo h delivered in Chicage wmfln?fion of business ente.- nized for other g:lrrnln than he reduction n{ cost and t increase of output s plas upon a false basis and I return from my visit to BEurope tnlm: n;na.thu w-la impressed with the trut © t proposition. 1 come back with ideas broadened and my vuunn:ld.nn unbounded. Hereto- Hion fu"%' Wec industries of th greater o ‘With these ave our to perfection and no care or proper expense must be spared to keep these plants modern and at the highest point that ingenuity, skill and enterprise can reach. 0ld World is Curl there exists in Europe the greatest of friendship and admiratlon for Amerlca and Americans, 1 found also o Qegree of curlosity and uncertainty as to what we are going to do next. But, as I told them, they have thelr own protection et home in thelr laws, and what we are after is trade in the great common ld of China and the orlent generally. This we want and this we i ter the manufacturing. oK uking ‘s (he prosident of the United @tates Steel corporation, 1 wish to mpress on ple here that throughout England nd ere its a ot 1m0 fealing of enm! great me ol - this year was notabl I tound that whe! otten, before BE Corporation iougne th :5 our plans. Mr. Schwab sald he preferred not to an- ticipate the proceedings at the meeting of the United States Steel corporation tomor- row. 3 - —— PETITION FOR SHORTER HOURS Postal Clerks in Chicage Will Ask Comgress fof a Coun- u Wi iring men of all nations, arn 'Inor! of our methods CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The Chicago Federa. ton of Labor todey adopted resolutions presented to that body by the Chicago postoffice clerks' unlon, urging congress to pass legislation for a shorter workday for employes of the postal service. The resolu- tlons were presented by 'four postal clerks, who represent their union as delegates to Al Federation of Labor. Coples of the Tesolution are to be sent to semators and congressmen. Today's movement is mction of the kind since the recent sweep- ing order of President Roosevelt in regard to postal employes going to congress for examination. When asked if the resolution was ot In violation of the order it was stated by the postal clerks that no or from the president had come to their notice officially. The omly general order submitted to them, they said, was ope from the postmaster general, announcing that po postal employe would be granted leave of absence to go to Washington to further legislation in their bebalf. CONQUERING THE DISEASE id to be the first ‘The three sick boys in the Groton school infirmary had a quiet day and, from & medical point of view, a satistactory one, although W the morning there was some uneasiness/about Howard Potter. Dr. L. C. Shattuck of Boston wi recalled by Dr. Warren for consultation in his case and later it was stated that young Potter had not bad & setback, but simply @ spell of restlessuess. Theodore Roose- wvelt, jr., and Willlam Gemmell, jr., con- tinued to show much improvement. Mrs. Roosevelt speat the greater portion of the day at the Infirmary with her son not leave for the Garduer house until late In the afternocon. Miss Alice Roosevelt went for a ride in the morning with Mr. Grafton D. Cushing of Boston, who spent Sunday bere. She lunched later st the home of Mr. John Lawrence, and this afternoon spent considerable time at the infirmary. LI‘II. James Roosevelt, an aunt, arrived last night ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1902. SINGLE COPY FIVE OCENT BRITISH LOSE TEN PRIVATES LY Attempt to Surround Boer PRETORIA, Feb. 16.—One hundred and fifty mounted Infantrymen, while patrolling the Kiip river south of Johannesburg, Feb- ruary 12, surrounded a farmhouse where they suspected Boers were In hiding. A single Boer broke away from the house and the British started to pursue him. The Boer climbed a kopje, the British follow- ing. Immediately a heavy fire was opened on them from three sides. The British found themselves in a trap and in & position where they were unable to make any defense. Eight of the British officers defended the ridge with carbines and revolvers until they were overpowered. Tre British had two officers and ten men killed and several officers and forty men wounded before the force was able to fall back under cover of a block house. LONDON, Feb. 17.—According to speclal dispatches from Pretoria, the mounted in- fantrymen who were trapped at Klip river were all fresh from home and unused to Boer tractics. The bulk of the casualties occurred during the retreat of the British The killed included Major Dwell, the com- mander of the detachment. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Lord Kitchener, in addition to reporting the Klip river affair, says: “A party from the South African con- stabulary encountered, February 10, a eu- perior force of the enemy near Vantonders- bek and was driven back with loss.” DURBAN, Feb. 16.—Mrs. DeWet, in an interview held at the Maritzburg concentra- tion camp, said that two of her sons were still fighting with their father. She re- gretted that the government had not per- mitted her to communicate with her hua- band and sald ehe was certain he would never surrender. She sald she would rather see her husband die than submit. BOERS COMING TO AMERICA ns Decide to y with Friends Here. PARIS, Feb. 16.—The Temps, in an au- thorized note, says that only Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans of the Boer dele- tes in Europe have sailed for the United States and that Mr. Fischer remains in The note says the journey of Wessels and Wolmarans has no diplomatic significance; that it only appeared neces- sary that they enter into direct negotla- tions with the pro-Boer committees in the United States with a view to mut derstanding and organization. THE HAGUE, Feb. 16.—Mesers. Wol- marans and Wessels salled for New York on board the Holland-American liner Rot- terdam from Boulogne, February 14. Their trip to the United States was decided on at a conference held in the house of Mr. Kruger February 12. Messrs. Wolmarans and Wessels Intend to tour the United States in the Interest of the Boers. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Measrs. Wessels and _il‘l, delegates will visit delphla, Boston, Chicago, New Ofleans and San Francisco. BERLIN, Feb. 17.—In a dispatch from Amsterdam the correspondent of the Dally Mall says Mr. Kruger expects favorable results from the tour in the United States of Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans, and that they intend to exploit the diplomatic disclosures in the matter of the Spanish- American war dispute. MALVAR LOSES HIS PRESTIGE n t Leader, Says Gemeral Bell, is Rapidly Becoming Unpopular with Filipinos. o MANILA, Feb. 16.—General J. Francis Bell has practically cleared up the Insur- rection In Batangas province, the troops under his command having made a clean sweep of the district. It is not belleved that all the insurgent arms. have been cap- tured or surrendered, but that a number of them have been taken by the insurg other provinces or safely hidden. TI crease of robber bands in the provinces of Tayabas and Cavite shows the effects of the drastic measures adopted in Batangas and La Guna provinces. General Bell the people of' th latter provinces never realized the terrors of war until they personally experienced its hardships, owing to the closing of the ports and the concentration of the nativy in the towns. General Bell beiler the insurgent leader, Malvar, s becoming exceedingly unpopular with the Filipinos and that when the natives rease to fear his vengeance many will be found willing to betray him. What bas been said of Ba- tangas applies almost equally to La Guna. DESERT SIDE OF GOVERNMENT Defea Troops Joim Ranks of the Atter Two Ene WILLEMSTAD, Feb, 16.—Bad mews for the Venesuelan government comes from the interlor. There bave been numerous up- risings in the state of Cz.abobo, where the government has sent a number of soldlers. There were (wo engagements yesterday near Vela de Coro between the govern- ment forces and the revolutlonk The government forces were completely routed in these engagements and a detachment of them passed over to the side of the revolu- tionists. General Riera has issued a revolutionary proclamation from Sa dated February 14. Sauca is a village situated to the east of and not far from Vela de Coro. There are many government soldlers in the nej borhood of Vela de Coro, but these . pringipally composed of boys from 14 to 15 years of age. President Castro's government has just tssued & decree ordering the expulsion from Venezuela of Mrs. Matos, wife of General Matos, leader of the revolution. CASTRO DEFEATS THE ENEMY Chief and Band Who Make Two Open Attacks, PANAMA, Feb. 16—A government soldier who was a prisoner in the camp of Gene: Herrera made his escape and arrived here yesterday He reports that last week an Indian chief named Lorenso attacked the goveroment forces under the command of General Castro at Agus Dulce and was defeated. Reluforced by 800 men sent by General Herrera, Lorenzo made another at- tack on Castro's forces and was again re- pulsed. ' The government gunboat steamed from here this morning on the lookout for the Nicaraguan gunboat Momotombo, which is belleved to be bringing coal, provisions an smmuaition to the lberal> SMOOTH SAILING FOR PRINCE Wireless Mesage Reperts Woeather and Oalm fen SENDS GREETING TO AMERICA Maroen{ HENRY IGInl of the Op nity to Meet in Their Own Country People for Whom He Has Such High Regard. (Copyright, 1002, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 16.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—At noon today, aboard Kron Prinz Wilhelm, Prince Henry sends through your correspondent an informal greeting to the American peo- ple. He says: “I am delighted over the prospect of a pleasant voyage to America. There is little I can say at this early date, except that we have made a good start and must hope for a continuation of the fine weather. I am pleased with lite aboard Kron Prinz. Everybody is exceedingly kind to me and the members of my party. Iam pleased to learn that our visit to America promises to be such an exceedingly pleas- ant one. We al] feel that we shall have a good time and are glad of the opportunity to meet Americans In their own country, for whom we always cherished such a high regard.” Marconi Message Reports All We! LONDON, Feb. 17.—A message mitted by the Marconi wireless system from Kron Prinz Wilhelm when that steamer was ninety miles off the Lizard reported “All well, weather fine, ®ea smooth.” SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 16.—Kron Prinz Wilhelm arrived here this morning. Prince Henry's voyage to England was uneventful. Kron Prinz Wilhelm proceeded slowly from Bremerhaven down the Weseer under a cloudless sky and amidst cheers from the people lining the shore. The prince and his suite walked upon the upper deck with some of the other pas- sengers. Later Prince Heury proceeded to the bridge, where he held a long conversa- tion with the captain of the steamer and showed the greatest interest in the detalls of the ship. The prince, with his suite, ap- peared at dinner, oceupying a table in an alcove of the general saloon. During the meal the band played German and Amer- fcan airs. The prince's table naturally at- | tracted the attention of the other pas- sengers, but Prince Henry did not seem to mind this. After dinner the prince spent an hour in the smoking room. He was up early this morning, walking the deck. In the course of a conversation today he again expressed the pleasure he feels at visiting the United States and added: hy, the last man 1 shook hands with on German ground was an American, the Berlin representative of the Assoclated Press. Day of Glorious Sunshine. At about half-past 10 this morning the Isle of Wight and the forts of Portsmouth were sighted. "It was & day of glorious Ay up Southampton waters to ! doc! the North German Lloyd Steamship com- pany, contrary to the desire of Prince Henry, had taken the most elaborate pre- cautions. The special train from London, carrying pi ngers for Kron Prinz Wil- helm, arrived at Southampton at 11:30, but was not allowed to proceed to the dock until the steamship bearing Prince Henry had been made f At 1 o'clock the dock swarmed with policemen and detectives and the steamship tickets of the South- ampton passengers were repeatedly scru- tinized. Prince Henry remalned on the bridge of the steamer until the members of the German embassy at London, who came down here to welcome him, went on board. He then received them in his saloon. Kron Prinz Wilhelm salled for Cher- bourg at 3 p. m. Among its passengers are George and Alljson Armour, Sir Charles Cust, Spencer Eddy, first secretary of the American legation at Constantinople, and Miss Catherine Eddy, his sister, and Mrs, Moreton Frewe, sister of Mrs. Cornwallis West. CHERBOURG, Feb. 16.—Kron Prinz Wil- helm arrived in the roadstead at 8:40 this evening, "after a pleasant voyage from Southampton. The weather was eplendid and there was no wind. The steamer stayed here but a short time, during which the band played selections from various airs. trans- Task to Beat Record. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Kron Prinz Wil- helm to equal its best record, the time of which was 5 days 15 hours 45 minutes, made on December 3, last, should be sighted off Fire island between 4 and 6 o'clock Saturday morning, February 22, and arrive at the Sandy Hook lightship at 8:15 o'clock. 1t it should arrive at th{s time it would dock at about 10 o'clock. This time, how- ever, is approximate, as the salling from Cherbourg is probably given from its de- parture in the harbor. Records are caleu- lated from Cherbourg Mole, Its time of passing Cherbourg Mole would probably be halt bour later. CAPTAIN PARKER IS ON TIME Arrives Cha m England Ready to Take e of Emperors Yacht, NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Tne opening day of the week In which Prince Henry of Prus- ela 1s looked for witnessed the arrival of Captain Benjamin Parker, who has come here for the purpose of taking the emperor of Germany's new yacht Meteor III to the other side on its completion. Captain Par- ker was accompanied by his brother and mother, Willlam Parker and Mrs. L. Par- ker. aptain Parker 1s considered one of the most expert yachtsmen of England. For years he salled the old Meteor and won many races with it. In 1899 he was en- gaged by Sir Thomas Lipton with Captains Hogarth and Wringe to take charge of Shamrock I in its races here. Thousands crossed to Hoboken today to take a look at Hohenzollern. Other thou- sands traveled from New Jersey towns with the same end In view, but owing to the iron-clad arrangements only a small number managed to get aboard The regular Sunday services prescribed by the Lutberan church took place on Hohen- | zollern at 10 a. m. They were conducted by Admiral Von Baudissin and were at- tended by all the members of the crew. Comp! with Emperors Wish, At the close the commander of the im- perial yacht prepared to carry out instruc- tions from Emperor Willlam to place a wreath on the tomb of Miss Beatrice Goe- let, daughter of the late Robert Goelet and of Mrs. Harrlet Warren Goelet. The wréath was made on a bed of smilax, and was composed of white roses and Ilies of the Continued on Second Page.) TWO TRAINMEN (ARE KILLED Meet Death in Rear-End Colll Which Others Are " on in LITCHFIELD, 111, Feb. 16.—~Two persons met death and five were Jnjured today in a rear-end coilision betwden the Diamond Spectal of the Tilinols Central railroad and a freight train at a point five miles morth of Litchfield. The collisioh was remarkable in that the fast passenger was ahead of the treight and that both tralns were moving. The dead: E. B. BURNS, fireman on freight loco- motive. FRANK M'INTYRE, brakeman on frelght traiz. Injured: C. W Castlés, conductor, lett hip in- jured and two ribs fragtured; also hurt about the chest. Jack Dean, 11 years old; son of Assistant Superintendent Dean of the Pullman com- pany; severe cut on the left leg. Michacl Donnelly, Chieago; tace and head. A. M. Dearborn, Ckicago; bruised. E. A. Baton, Pullman porter, St. Louls; cut ebout head and injured internally. The Diamond Special was moving at a rate of twelve miles an hour when the treight crashed Into the rear sleeper. It is sald the paseenger would have been travel- ing faster had there not been some trouble with the locomotive's meshanism. The en- gineer on the freight declared that the fog was 80 thick that he could not see 100 feet ahead. Two coaches and an engime were badly wrecked. Several freight cars wete deratled. No passengers were hurt, as they were not seated far enough bac! FOUR LIVES™ PAY PENALTY Both Engineers and Firemen Killed as Result of Error on Towa Cemtral. cut about one foot MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Feb. 16.—Four lives were lost in a headon collision on the Towa Central rallroad, one mile north of Gifford, today, a lght engine, north- bound, crashing into & passenger train. Dead: WALLACE FREW, Kelthsburg, Iil., engl- neer light engine. JOHN WHITE, Oskalooss, engineer pas- senger train. FRANK PATTON, Marshalitown, firemen light engine. ELMER OGLE, Marshalltown, passenger train. A number of passengers were slightly in- jured. Engineer Frew of, the light engine should have cleared the passenger at Gifford, but for some reason failed to do so. PASSENGER STRIKES FREIGHT s Colli Serfously Injuring Three Persons on the Bxpress. #ons were sériously injured today in a head-on collision at Texas Junction, six miles west of this city, on the Illinois Central rallroad. Passenger train No. 26, Conductor Bryan, collided with an extra freight under Conductor Donahue. The pas: senger engineer, Robert Allen, Baggageman Ashley and Mrs. J. S. Lewis, all of this city, were seriously injured. The train- men on the passenger jumped, saving their lves. The cause of the collision is supposed to bave been the absence of a flagman from the frelght, as the passenger was running on schedule time, ' CARS REDUCED TO SPLINTERS Wrecked in Collision in Which Train. men Escape with Few Bodily Injuries, ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 16.—A freight train crossing from the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg tracks to No. 3 track on the New York Central at Lincoln park, was struck and cut in two by the eastbound continen- tal limited on the West Shore today. Both the engineer and fireman on the limited jumped before the collision. Enginee Nichol of this city escaped injury, but his fireman, F. Bitzel of Buffalo, sustained a dislocated shoulder. Fireman Charles Twist of Rochester had an arm broken. These were the only persons injured. Three freight cars were reduced to kind- ling wood and the engines of the limited and the freight were completely wrecked. CHARGED TO DISOBEDIENCE Deaths of Engineer and Fireman Opeur in Head-E Collision. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 16.—Engl- neer T. W. Lyons of McKees Rocks and his fireman, P. W. Desot of Buffalo, were killed in a head-end collision of freight trains on the Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghlogheny division of the Pittsburg & Lake Erle rafl- road at Round Bottom last night. The trains came together as the result of disobeylng orders by one of the crews. The victims were pinned under the wreck- age four hours, Lyons dying ten minutes before the rescuers reached him and Desot surviving but twenty minutes after being taken out. JUMP FROM BURNING HOUSE Men Leap frém Windows They Perished in t NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Fire destroyed the orpamental sign works of Frank Meyer, at Astoria, L. L, tonight. Willlam Brown, Theodore Jacobson, Willlam Hildebrand and James Stovel were sitting in one of the roems of the factory when the fire broke out in the power room beneath them. Brown jumped out of the window after the flames had burned him very badly. Hilde- brand got out through a door, but Jacobson and Stovel have not been found. It 1s feared théy are In the ruins of the factory. Monetary loss is placed at about $25,000. NEBRASKANS IN THE SOUTH es to Lumbermen's Co tion in Texas on Their Tour. GALVESTON, Tex., Feb. 16.—The Ne- braska Lumbermen's association, numbering about 200 persoms, including & number of women, arrived here today from Lincoln, Neb., where their convention was held They will leave here tomorrow aft for & six hours' ay in Houston. Thi afterncon they were given an oyster roast down the island. - fireman MAIL TRIBUTE TO RAILWATS Adveoates of Penny Foitage Find Nere a Onuee for Oomplaint. POINT TO FREE TRANSPORTATION ABROAD Secretary Shaw Promises (o Become the Story Teller of the Cabinet— lowan's Bill for Colonel Smith, (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—(8pecial.)—The fight against railway mail pay, which has been going on' for a great many years in congress, promises to be flercer than ever during the comsideration of the postal ap- propriation bill when it comes before con- gress this session. We now pay to the railroads about $34,000,000 per year for carrying the mails and including rental of postal cars about $37,000,000. Herein ad- vocates of penny postage find cause for pestal defieits several times over. Some of the more earnest advocates of penny postage and especially the weekly and monthly publications are pursulng a dif- terent plan of antagonism to the large sums paid the railroads of the United States for bauling the mails than in former years, and in one particular case an agent has been sent into European countries to ascertain what forelgn governments pay for the transportation of mail on raflroads. As a result of careful observation and patient inquiry it has been ascertained that in France the raflroads carry the malils free, with the single exception that where the government runs a postal car of its own the raflway receives 2 centimes per kilo- metre, or about 1 cent, per car a mile.s In Switzerland, on the great rallways, the government pays nothing for mall trans- portation, thelr concessions requiring the allways to carry the mails free. On the small lines of railroads of the Swiss re- public if the dividends fall below 3% per cent the government pays the fair cost of carrying the malls. When the road attains 3% per cent it must carry the malls free. Advantages in Kaiser's Kingdo In Germany they have a somewhat dif- ferent method of paying the transportation. The mails go tree on the railroads of Kaiser William's country up to one car per train. It a second postal car is needed on any train the government pays 6. ptennigs per axle per kilometre, or 10 pfennigs per car belongs to the rallroad. There ure usually two axles per car, sometimes thre: 80 that the outside charge is 8 to 12 cents car per mile, and this is only for extra Tall cars. In Austria it is provided in the rallway concesslons that the letter post shall be carried free and that all mail shall be free up to one car per train. Beyond this the rallway receives 18 heller per axle, or 10 to cover the cost of transportation of the excess beyond one car per traln. (¥% Y4 on expenditure, United States. This glves a more comprehensive idea as to how far forelgn governments go In the payment of railroad mall transportation than could possibly be gathered except through arduous reading of governmental report; It s doubtful, however, if the advocates of penny postage will secure any legislation at this session of congress, as former Postmaster General Smith in his annual report stated that the time had not yet arrived for the reduction of postage to 1 cent in view of the wide extensions that were being made In the postal system of the United, State: Shaw as a Story Teller. Secretary Shaw promises to become the story teller of the administration, as he gets settled comfortably in his new po- sition. In some particulars he is very reminiscent of the war president, Abraham Lincoln, in that he illustrates most of his propositions by anecdotes. Recently a visitor called upon the secretary about a matter in which he was Inverested and 1 cidentally was complaining of a man out west who had made a lot of money by ac- cldent and at the expense of worthier men. “It seems a shame that such an ass should get so rich, d the visitor, "That reminds me,"” said Secretary Shaw, “of & man I heard of out in lowa. He ‘was playing seven-up one night with some friends, end, although he was regarded a good up player he could not win a game. He eat for two hours, stewing and fuming snd losing heavily. Finally he threw down his cards In disgust and sald, ‘The most alarming tendency in the signs of the times is the enormous prosperity of fools,’ and walked out of the room."” Towans' Bill for Distinguished Soldier, The bills recently introduced in the sen- ate and house by Senstor Allison and Rep- resentative Lacey of Iowa, giving a re- tired officer the rank of brigadier general, retired, for distinguished services, turn out to be in the Interest of Colonel Joseph R. Smith, retired, at present a resident of New York. Colonel Smith was a mess- mate of Representative Lacey's for a year or more during the civil war, both of them serving on the staft of General Steele, Colonel Smith being medical director and Representative Lacey adjutant general of the staff, During President Harrison's time Colonel Smith was the ranking officer in line for surgeon general of the army, but as he was then within two years of the retir- ing age, President Harrison, instead of | nominating Colonel Smith to the position, nominated eperal Baxter, who was a much younger man and who, President | Harrison believed, would outlive Colonel | Smith mmny years. The president's ideas in regard to the line of succession, how- ever, did not prove well founded, Gen- eral Baxter is dead and Colonel Smith lives to tell the stories of his busy life and now in justice to his distingulshed services ip the army bhis old friends are seeking to give him the rank of a brig dier general, retired, and place him in the position he would have bad had seniority determined the choice in the lire of promotion. As a result of appointing General Baxter to the position, Colonel Smith was kept out of reaching his just rank and now Senator Allison and Mr. Lacey are seeking to do tardy justice to a very distinguished soldier and physiclan. To Save the Big Trees. Considerable sport is being made over Representative Lacey's bill to tax all manu- factured artioles made from the Gigantis Sequola, or big trees; but when the motives which prompted the introduction of the bill are understood the ingeniousness of the measure will prove most convinelng. A lumber baron has purchased 3,500 acres of big trees, paying therefor $1,000, and as i is his intention to cut these trees off universal protest has gone up against their "(Contirjied on Becoud Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Cloudy Monday and Tuesday; Probably Rain Tuesday in the South Portion; Variable Winds, Becoming + Northerly. Temperature at Omaha Yeste Ho SHOOTS HIMSELF AND WIFE Prominent Montana Mine Man Dead and the Woman Serlo Iny HELENA, Mont., Feb. 16.—Harold M Cole, assistant superintendent at the East Helena emelter, Nes dead in an undertaker's establishment, and Olivia Mayne Cole, his wife, is at her home mortally wounded, as the result of shots fired by the husband after 8 o'clock &t the residence of the couple. There were no witnesses to the tragedy and the wife is so seriously in- jured that she i& not able to make any statement. The only story of the affair is given by Mrs. Mayne, mother of Mrs. Cole. Mr. Cole came in from East Helena about 7 o'clock. Shortly after his arrival Mrs. Mayne went out and returned In a little while. As she went up the steps she heard a shot, quickly followed by another. She was accompanled by her husband and on enter- ing tho house saw Cole falling to the floor, while his wife was lylng on the lounge with the biood streaming from two wounds, one in the head, back of the ear, and the other in the left breast. Lying at the foot of the woman were a number of letters. An examination shows that Cole was mor- tally wounded, and he died before a phy- slolan could be summoned. He had shot himself through the head. Mrs. Cole s a young and handsome woman. The theory ia that the husband found some correspondence belonging to his wife; that there was a quarrel, and then the tragedy. Harold M. Cole was one of the prominent young mining men of the state. In addition to being assistant superin- tohdent at the East Helena smelter he was chief chemist at the works. He had been with the smelting company since 1893, com- ing to Montana from New York. He was a graduate of the mining course in Co- lumbla college, graduating with high honors when 18 years old. When he first came to Montana he was employed by the Helena & Livingston Smelting company at Wickes as chlef assayer. Leaving that company he went with the East Helena concern. Cole was 34 years old and leaves relatives in Jersey City. He had no children. SHIP IS DASHED TO PIECES . Tex., Feb. 16—The 3 Head day with a shipwrecked crew of eighteen men, Captain H. Kohlsadt, master of the ship Helene, which went to pieces in a hurricane on February 3, in latitude 37.i3 north ‘and longitude 40.43, is Included in the shipwrecked crew. Helene went down after a three days' battle with the It left New York for Liverpool on January 19 with a cargo of naphtha valued at $30,000. On the morning of January 31 the ship encountered the hurricane and for three days the crew fought to keep the ship afloat, five of the crew baving succumbed to exhaustion be- fore the end of the second day. For thirty- olght hours the elghteen men aboard worked without food, pumping the water from the hold. What food escaped the water was saturated with naphtba. Tdrr- head, having steered 120 miles out of ifs course to avold the hurricane, came across Helene, which was sinking rapidly, and before leaving his vessel Captain Kohlsadt fired the line and it sank in ten minutes. The crew of Helene was brought to Gal- veston and delivered to the German consul here. All but four bave recovered from their awtul experience and they are now out of danger. YOUNG WOMAN IS IN PRISON s for Further Investi- watl NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Florence Burns, the young wo who was arrested and locked up on suspicion that she knew something of the death of Walter 8. Brooks, the young comnmission merchant, was arraigned in the Cenmtral street court today and remanded to the Tombs for a further investigation. The young woman is 19 years of age, has since her arrest maintained a remarkably cool demeanor and refuses to talk of the case, FATALLY INJURES HIS HOST & Man Shoots Father Whom He is Ace Offending. of Girl a ot CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 16.—Robert Fuller, a prominent farmer of Fraukiin township, was fatally and Albert Stuart seriously wounded by Robert Moreland, a young man accused of having lnsulted Mrs. Willlam Sickles, a daughter of Fuller, just as & dance was breaking up at the Fuller home. Several of the male guests followed Moreland to his sleigh, when a fight took place with the above results. COUNT TOLSTOI GROWS WEAK Makes Desperate Fight, Howover, and Hope of Recovery is Still Entertained. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16,—Count Tol- stol's temperature is 100, while his pulse is 84. He is very weak, but is becring up well and it is still hoped he may recover. Moveme: of Ocean Vessels Feb. 16, At New York—Arrived: Etrurla, from Liverpool and Queenstown: La Touraine, from Havre; Bt Paul, from Southampton and Cherbourg. At Hamburg—Arrived: New York via Plymouth and Cherbours At Queenstown—Bailed: Campanis, from Liverpool, for New York At Southampton—8allid: Kron Prinz Wilhelm, from Bremen, for Cherbourg and New York At Halltax—Arrived: Liverpool and Pretoria, Pretorian, from Moville, and salled 'for St ohns, At Cherbourg—Salled: Kron Prinz Wil- héim, from Bremen and Bouthampton, for New York. At Kinsale—Passed: Saxonia, trom New York, for Queenstown and Liverpool; Cevic, from’ New York, for Hamburg. from | 'FOR FEDERAL CABLE House Committes Favers Fassage of the Oerliss Bill WOULD GIVE GOVERNMENT FULL CHARGE Advocates Ask Comstruotion, Operation and Oentrel by Nu COST OF BUILDING TEN WILLION DOLLARS Value of Cemmunioatien with Hawalian Talands Inestimable. SUGGESTS BUYING CALIFORNIA CONTRACT Minority of Committee Favors the Proposals of Commereial Pacific Company for a Private Cabdte. WABHINGTON, Feb. 16.—~1e report to be filed tomorrow by the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce recom- mending the passage of the bill providing for government ownership of & Pacifie cable, says that the United States, by the annexation of Hawall and the acquisition of the Philippines and other isiands through the ratification of the Paris treaty, as- sumed the responaibility of maintaining peace In the Pacific ocean. This obligation, the report, which was prepared by Repre-, sentative riiss, the author of the bill, deliberately undertakem by this country and approved by the united voice of the people. It adds: “The future peace and prosperity of these islands will largely depend upon the facllities extended by our government for the advancement and enlightenment of the people there. If we are to continue In con- trol of these iglands the people must be made to understand the character and pur- pose of our government and to feel the benefits of the enlightenment of civillzation. This can be accomplished through the mediation of cable communications, The advancement of our own people and the benefit of rapld communication through the telephone, telegraph and rallway lines iI- lustrate the advantages and the pregress that may be achieved through cable mes- sages.” Government Cables Po; Regarding government ownershlp of cables Mr. Corliss says England for fifty years has been constantly aoquiring by purchase and construction cable communi- cation with her vast possessions, until she has expended upward of $100,010,000 for this purpose and operates her own cal necting her colonles. England Is now con- structing & Pacific eable from Vancouver to Australia at a cost of nearly $9,000,000, per word for cable messages from couver to New Zealand. “France, Germany and other nations are not sleeping upon thelr rights as the peo- ple of the United States have been,” com- | ments Mr. Corliss, “but are establishing government telegraphic communication with their respective possessions. “I therefore contend that thée Pacific cable should be owned, contralled and oper- ated by the government of the United States. It should be made by an American manufacturer,. laid by an American ship, under an American flag and operated at a tual cost for the dissemination of knowl- edge, the proper direction of our army and navy and the advancement of our trade and cominerce in the Pacific. The transmission of communication should be held by the state.” Control an Inherent Right, The right to conatruct and operate the Pacific cable is a public utility or franchise held by the people. Its control is an io- herent right ot the natlon; its construction and operation necessarily will become fora great many years a monopoly and should not Le transferred from the control of the people.”” General Greeley, chief of the slgnal serv- fce of the War department, who has charge of the telegraphic llnes owned by the gov- ernment and who has given the subject careful consideration and constructed sev- eral hundred miles of cable under the con- trol of the War department, the report says, estimates the entire cost of a Paoific including ships and all possible con- tingencies, at $10,000,000, and places the an- nual expenses at $626,000, His judgment 's confirmed by the opinion of Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment of the navy. A complete survey has been made by the navy at the expense of at least $500,000 and a route escablished extending from gllllotnh to Hawall, Guam, Wake or Mid- ay and the Philippine islands. There is no doubt of the practibility of this plan from the engineering point of view. Pacific the Dark Spot of Earth. In conclusion he report says: “Every part of the world has been en- lightened by cable lines except the Pacific ocean. This vast body of water, under the control Of our own government, seems ‘o be the one dark spot on the face of the earth, and for want of a) cable the gem of the Pacific, the Hawalian fslands, & part of our Pacific country, are left in darkuess seven days behind the rest of the world.” The vote authorizing a favorable repert of the bill stood 8 for and 7 against. Two members, Mann and Davis, tavorable to the | bill, were absent and since then two of the members, Lovering and Wanger, who voted against the bill in the committee, have signed the report in favor of the passage of the bill, suggesting an amendment au- thorizing the purchase of the ecable con- tracted for between California and Hawall. The minority of the committee opposes government ownership and favors the pro- posals of the Commercial Pacific company to lay a private cable. AUSTRIANS FIRE ON FOREMEN Attack Americans, Who Escape Under Heavy Rein of Shots. DENVER, Feb. 16.—A special to the News | trom Santa Rosa, N. M., say Austrians working on & surfacing gang just across the Pecos river began a fght | With the American foremen today. The Austrians began firing at the foremen, who re greatly outnumbered. The foremen succeeded 1n escaping to the bridge under a beavy fire from the Austrians’ guns. | As far as koows po one was serlously in | jured. Twenty-seven Austrians were ar- | rested by a posse from this place and brought in for trial, which will be held tomorrow-