Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1902, Page 2

HA DAILY B MONDAY, LINCOLN REFORM MOVEMENT First Mothodist Ohurch Takes Active Steps Oity Campaign. MAYOR AND OTHERS JOIN IN THE PLAN Comcerted KEffort Urwed Asainst the Ring Rule that is Sald to Pre. I~Scheme to Control the Primarfes. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 16.—{Special Telegram.) —A reform movement in he Lincoln municipal campaign b been started by the. First Methodist church. In the news- papers and at the conclusion of the morn- ing service, Rev. Fletcher L. Wharton, tor, announced that the evening service to- day would be devoted to a discussion of eity poiltics, and tonight the church audi- torfum was crowded to its capacity, over 2,000 peoplé being present. After. the ser- mot by the pastor, brief addresses were “made by Mayor Winnett, J. E. Miller, Dr. F. 8. Steln and others, all advocating a concerted effort agalust the ring rule sala to prevall in parts of the city governmen: The pastor urged the holding of mass mestings in every ward, and the nomina- tion, by petition it necessary, of men who can be trusted to discharge public duties faithtully. Reference was made to the too close relation sald. to exist between the corporations and members of the city coun- ell. No sensational charges against any of- ficlal were made, but the s were plainly to the point that the element which now Appears uppermost in the city control should be fought to a finish from the primaries to the election. The chlef com- Plaint was agalost the operations of the so-called ward politicians, and many, it not & majority, of the members of the city counell. NEW POSTMASTERS IN CHARGE Celo Edgar Takes Hol t Beatrice R. W. Montgomery at Allfance. BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Specia] Teleo- &ram.)—Colonel Edgar assumed his oficlal duties as postmaster this afternoon. When : ime has wrought d {mprovement In the postal gervice that I find my experience Of iwenty years ago of little avail. I shall make few changes, it any, in the working force. This office stands in the front rank @8 one of the model offices of the country, much of which is due to the effielency of the clerfcal force as now organized. 1 office up to its pres- idard by living up to the laws my- d requiring all employes to do like- Feb. 16.—(Special.)—R. w. , the newly-appointed post- master in this city, took possession of the office laat evening, J. 8. Paradis retiring. Mr. Montgomery, who has been claim agent for the Burlington here for a number of years, resigned that position a few days ago in order to accept the mew appoint- ment. Miss Dalsy Montgomery has been appointed deputy and Miss Anna Wills as- istant. ALLIANCE, Neb., Feob. 16.~(Special.)— Frank Fleming of this city received an ap- polutment yesterday from the government mail clerk on the run between this place. and Denver at $1,200 @ year. Mr, Fleming took the civil service examination @ year ago and received a grade of 97 per cent. “ REJOICING IN BOYD COUNTY Settlers Now Have Opportumity te Perfect Entry (o Lan der Homestedd Lawa. Feb. 16,—(Special.)— News of the action of the State Board of Public Lands and Funds In the matter of relinquishing the rights of the setate to lands settled upon prior to the govern- ment survey by homesteaders on the aban- doned Fort Randall military reservation in Boyd county was received throughout this county with satistaction, as it gives to these settlers a chance to perfect entry to the lands under the homestead laws of the United States, which they have been trylng to do for'several years. The state had title to only part of the lands, but their preterence right to all of the lande made it impossible for the settlers to make entry until the record was cleared at Washington. The Fremont, Blkhorn & Missourl Val- ley rallroad are hurrying matters as fast a8 possible in the extension of their road to this place. The village has taken a vigorous start in the way of mew build- ings and new bustnesses. There wre four Dew lumber yards, two new stores under way snd many other improvements were begun within the last thirty days. CLERGYMAN UNDER ARREST Rey. Amos 2. Messler, Formerly of Humboldt, Accused of Em. bessiement. SPENCER, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.)— were surprised to hear the firet of the week of the arrest of Rev. Amoe P. Messler of Marion, Ind., on & charge of embeszlement, preferred by bis brother, Israel Messler, & farmer living near Huntington, Ind. Rev. Messier WS & resident of ti's Lieca last year, bav- g Joft in the fall for Marion, hie former bome, after speading an uaprodtable year o8 a farm near this city. Rev. Meswior was & Seventh-Day Adventist miuister, and was apparently possessed of considerable wealth, be cami bere a little over a year ago fine farm, paylog @ good Mrs, William Ourtis, Wood River. WOOD RIVER, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.) Morrison, Ill., came to Wood River twenty years ago and has her home. She leaves & casion being the celebration of the 32 birthday anniversary of Miss Susan B. An- thony by the Women's Suffrage assoclation of this place. Miss Anthony wi imper- sonated by Miss Gertrude Norris, who gave a recitation of a retrospective nature, pre. Pared for her by M. H. Marble. Laura A Groggs of Omaha poke on the subject of suftrage. GROOM HELD FOR ABDUCTION Bouek Arrested nt of His Young W) Father, Leon C. »l on Com- EMERSON, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.) - Leon C. Bouck, aged 22, and Miss Pearl Harper, aged 15, eloped to Sioux Otty Wed- nesday and were married by a justice of the peace. J. W. Hooper, father of the bride, had a warrant sworn out, charging the groom with abduction. The young couple were apprehended in South Sioux Ofty Friday and Bouck spent the second night of his honeymoon In jall at Dakota City. Yesterday morning the elopers were brought back to Emersan, the bride taken to the home of her parents and the groom befors a justice of the peace and held for a hearing next Friday under $500 bonds, which he furnished. TABLE ROCK, Neb., Feb. 16. ~(8pecial.) ~Thirty business men of Table Rock as- sembled at the State bank last night to Arrange to meet the Kansas City Commer- olal elub, which is to arrive here Monday morning at 10 o'clock and remain here half an hour, on Junketing tour west. Hon. C. H. Norris was chosen president and F. H. Taylor secretary, and a recep- tlon commiftee of ten was appointed to show courtesy to the elub. Rev. M. B, Jefterson Re FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.)— The Fremont bowling team beat the Na- tlonals of Omaha last evening by 171 pins. Deftz did the best work for the Fremont team. Score: Fremont, 2,520; Nationals, 2,851, FREMONT, Neb.,, Feb. 16.—(Special)— Rev. M. B. Jefferson, rector of St. James' Epiecopal church, has tendered his resig- nation to the vestry and it will be ac- ceptad. MAIL TRIBUTE TO RAILWAYS (Confinued from First Page.) wanton destruction. The government of- fered the owner of these trees $125,000, conditioned on the approval of congress, but he fiatly refused to accept, demtafi ing that congress pay whatever the trees would scale or, if not that, then a senti- mental value, which the Department of Agriculture has thought was a “hold up" Dproposition. There is a bill pending in congress to condemn the acreage above mentioned for national park purposes, but as the bill has had a rocky road to travel wepresentative Lacey conceived the idea of taxing all manufactured articles from these big trees in order that it might put a stop to the vandalism contemplated In their cutting. The trees, according to the most scien- tific experts, are 6,000 years old, and they exist only In ten Isolated groves on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains and nowhere else in the world. Desecration of Lumbermen. Lumbering is rapidly sweeping them off and according to the latest. reports forty mills apd J companies are now at work wholly or in part upon big tree t ber. The big trees ave unique fn the world, the grandest, the largest, the oldest, the most majestically graceful of trees, and if it were not enough to be all this they are among the scarcest of known tree species, having the extreme sclentific value of being the best living representatives of a former geological According to sclentists it is a tree which has come down to us through the vicissitudes of many centuries, solely because of these superb qualifications. Its bark s often two feet thick and almost non-combustible. The Ilatest epecimens felied are still sound at the heart and fu; Bus is an enemy unknown to it. Yet, with all these meads of maintenance, the big trees h apparently net increased their range since the glaclal epoch. Cougressman Lacey is an enthuslast for their protection and he proposed-to make It warm for the owners of big trees who, impregnated with the commercialism of ths age, are determined to realize upon their Investments by folling trees and convert- ing the lumber into staves and posts. He concedes their right to de this, but be- lieves that the government should come forward and save the big trees from the blight of the axman. ““Vandalism,” sald Congressman Lacey, 'is rampant; old ideals are being destroyed; landmarks full of history are giving way to towerlng structures or torn down to meet the advancing spirit of the century. But the trees should be saved. There are some people in the werld who would take the bones of their grandmothers and grina them up and sell them for snuft WOMAN LECTURER ARRESTED Is Accused of Disorderly Conduet and Handling Foul Literature. COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 16.—Margaret L. Bheppard was arrested this afternoon on two warrants st the Odd Fellows' temple, where she was about to lecture. One war- rant charged disorderly conduct and the other the selling and distribution of obssems liters ture. The woman was taken to the jolice sta- tion and gave bond for her appearance in police court tomorrow. The warrants were sworn out by representatives of two local Catholic orders. Her lecture announced for tonight was cancelled, but she declared her intention to remain in the city and fight the oha PLUMBERS TO RAISE PRICES Masters from Omaha and Elsewhere Prepare for Action at Mis- sourt Convention. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb, 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Men prominent in the plumbing business in Omaha, Chicago and other citios of the west will attend the state conven- tion of the Master Plumbers' association of Missour| here Tuesday, in the hope of in- fluencing uniform action on & schedule of prices, which are on the whole to be ad- vauced, and t6 secure legislation providing for state inspectors with large powers to enforce advanced sanitary principles. GETS NEAREST SOUTH POLE Borchgrevink Withia NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Charles E. Boreh- grevink, the Auntarctic explorer, arrived in New York today ou the steamship Btruria. Tonight be told in an interview of how, in 1899, he and & party of sclentists had reached the 75th degree, 50th mim: south latitude, sbout 500 miles from the south pole, and the most extreme soutbern poiut that any map has ever reached. NINING IN THE BLACK HILLY Astive Preparations to Deveiop Mere Dakota Preprties. th HUGE KEDWOOD TIMBERS IN DEMAND Impery. Decay, They Are Wanted for Woodwork of Smelt- ing PL Several ¢ panies Aros Deadwood. to LEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 16.—(Spectal.) ~The Homestake Mining company has pur- chased of the Galena Mining and Smelt- Ing company a quantity of redwood tim- bers and will use them In the construction of the new 600-ton cyanide plant at Gay- ville. There are several carloads of the timbers, which were brought from Wash- ington several years ago by the Union Hill company when Francis C. Grable's enterprises were in the ascendancy, and were intended for the smelter projected by the Unlon Hill company at Galena. The Unfon Hill company was succeeded by the Galena Mining and Smelting company after the smelter project hud been abandoned. Some of the timbers are of enormous di- mensions, one of them being hauled away trom Galena recently by the Homestake that made a blg load for a narrow gauge flatcar, and protruded beyond the car at ch end. It 18 a species of cedar, and Is almost absolutely impervious to decay, hence its value for mill bullding. Cutting Timber Near Galena. George L. Griggs and James Secoy of Galena are cutting timber on the property of the Galena Mining and Smelting com- pany near Galena and furnishing mine timbers and lumber to the Clover Leat Gold Mining company at Rubaix and ties to the Burlington railroad. They are em- ploying a large number of men, their pay- roll amounting to $3,000 a month. The timber is hauled out of the region by teams at present, but as soon as the Burlington can complete its line into the district the contgactors will have better transporta- tion facilities. The rails have been lald, but owing to the frost in the ground the trackbed has not been surfaced and it not considered safe to run traina, George Bachman, who has been working the Monarch mine under lease for several years, has increased his working force. Mr. Rachman has been working the prop- erty It a small way heretofore, as the ore was found in narrow pipes, and it was im- possible for more than one or two men to work at a time. Much of this ore ran as high as $90 & ton and was shipped fn sacks (o the Deadwood smelter. There has lately been a widening of the ore stringers and the grade continued excellent. The ground belongs to the Golden Reward, and 18 on the divide between Spruce and Two-Bit gulches, thre¢ miles from Deadwood. Going Deeper in Mother Earth. The Globe Mining company, whose prop- erty s situated adjoining the townsite of Lead on the west, has drifted 100 feet through the slates from its main tunnel. The slates are highly mineralized and there is a great deal of ledge matter ex- posed, but it is considered too near the surface, and the company intends to open up the property at greater depth. The University Gold Mining company is working in & large body of pyritic ore a few miles north of Custer. The ore was re- cently discovered in the main tunmel, and is being follom in inze. /e vejn is wider than tungel and goes down at an angle of about forty-five degrees. It is & quartz, heavily impregnated with pyrites of tron, and the sulphur.is so strong that its odor is almost offensive while the min- ers are working their drills in the mate- rial. Assays have been made, giving re. turns of $4.60 in gold and 60 cents silver. It is & good concentrating proposition, and can be easily reduced from eight to one. Enstern Men Elected Officers. The National Smelting company held its annual meeting and election of officers at the principal office In Boston, Mass., last week, at which the following officers were chos John E. Parry, president; H. L. Worcester, vice president; Gustave Goep- per, treasurer; H. H. Muggley, general me: i C. B. Jameson, assistant man- ager; Charles E. Pierce, secretary; Theo- dore Knutszen, superintendent. The cors are all of Bostoun. Mr. Muggley, Mr. JAm son and Mr. Knutzen, general manager, sistant manager and superintendent, make their headquarters at Rapid City. The company is making good headway with the erection of the new 500-ton smelter at Rapid City, and will have it ready to blow in by the 1st of April. The new Corliss engine for the Spearfish company's cyanide plant on Johnson guich has arrived and Is in position. The tanks at the new plant have been in position sev- eral weeks hnd are being connected. The plant expects to make Its first run Febry- ary 22. The engine was the last of the ma- obinery to arrive. It is of 125 horse-power. Plant Pumps Water One-Half Mile, The cyanide plant of the Deadwood- Standard Gold Mining company was closed down for a few days recently while the pump house was being rebullt. It caught fire in some unaccountable way and was entirely destroyed. It was necessary to re- place it before starting the mill again. The company pumps its water haif a mile. It fs taken out of Calamity gulch and elevated about 260 feet to gt it to the top of the divide. From there it is carried to the plant by gravitation In four-ineh pipe Iald four feet below the surface of the ground. The plant is runsing ten hours a day‘and treat- ing 126 tons of ore. The company has de- cided not to put a day shift on until spring. BLACK HILLS TO MAKE EXHIBIT Mining Counties Likely to dependent D, Louls Exposition. DEADWOQOD, 8 .D., Feb. 16.—(Special.)— It is probable that the Black Hills countles will act independently of the rest of the state in presenting an exhibit of the re- sources of this reglon at the St. Louls ex- position. There does not seem to be much hope of legislative ald, aithough sixty members of the state legislative have writ- tel to the secretary of the Black Hills Min- ing Men's assoclation expressing themselves in favor of an extra session to take action on the matter of a state exhibit. Ninety members of the ture have been heard from out of 130. They range from $20,000 to $1,000,000 in their estimates of what would be an adequate appropriation. ‘The Black Hills people feel that they were ignored at the meeting of the business men of the state recently held at Huron. They theref propose to have a strictly Black Hills exhibit at the St. Louis fair, and a committee has been appointed by the Black Hille Mining Men's association to commu- nicate with James P. Day, secretary of the department, of miunes and metallurgy of the St. Louls exposition, relative to space. Mr. Day has already written to the Black Hills association, volunteering to send a commissioner here to confor with the asso- clation’s officers. If possible the Black Hills exhibit will be paid for by county appropriations. Otherwise it will be met by individual subscriptions. Changes in Deadwood Hig ol. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 16.—(Special)— The Deadwood school boardfhas engaged Miss Leigh Payne of Adrian, Miva., to 811 the vacancy in the Deadwood High school caused by the death of Miss Kate Taubman a few weeks ago. Miss Payne will take the classes that were taught by Miss Taubman, Miss Anne Johnston having been promoted to succeed Mise Taubman as assistant prin< cipal. State Organiser for Merchants SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Feb. 16.—(Special.) ~At the annual convention in this city last month of the South Dakota Retail Mer- chants' assoclation it was decided to em- ploy a state ofganizer, whose duties it should be to organigze the merchants of the various citles and towns of South Dakota into local associations, which should be auxillary to the state organization. The merchants of Sioux Falls some weeks ago organized such an association and the re- sult eiready has been so beneficial that the state association decided to organize alm- {lar assoclations throughout the state. J. B. Wolgemuth of Mitchell has just been ap- pointed state organizer and will at once begin the work of organizing the merchants HURON, 8. D., Feb. 16.— the twenty-eighth day of the fever Attor- ney General Ryle is still bravely battling, with the odds against him. During the day the temperature was more favorable and the heart was responding to treat- meat. The condition is yet critical, as it fs impossible to forecast what will result when there is a fall in temperature to nor- mal. The general was consclous yesterday and reasonably hopeful. Today he took some stimulant and liquid nourishment Constant treatment {s required to brace up the heart and the physiclan is practi- cally in attendance night and day. Burlington Commercial Agents. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 16.—(Special.)— The Burlington has made a change in com- mercial agents at Deadwood, H. L. Lewis of Atchison, Kan., succeeding J. L. Bentley. Mr. Bently and Mr. Lewls have simply changed places, and Mr. Bentley will take up the work of commercial agent at Atch- ison in a week or ten days, or as Soon as he can make the move. Mr. Bentley has been commercial agent for the Burlington at Deadwood nearly ten years. Fargo Signs for Deed. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 16.—(Special.)— Charles G. Fargo has signed the deed con- veying to the Elkhorn rallroad a plece of real estate in Deadwood. after spending three days in the Lawrence ocounty jail for contempt .of court. The contempt lay In his refusal to make the conveyance iu compliance with an order of the court. He was given the alternative of signing the deed or paying a fine of $500, to be committed to fafl until ‘the payment of the fine. Upon his finally signing the transter the court remitted the fine and Mr. Fargo was given his liberty, Elected or of Pythi LEAD, 8. D, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—J. A. Beck of Leal has been elected to’succeed BEdward McDonald of Deadwood as major commanding the Second battalion, Second regiment, Uniform rank, Knights of Pythias of South Dakots. SMOOTH SAILING FOR PRINCE (Continued from First Page.) valley and on the inside of the circle was a row of white tulips. It was quite large and was bound with broad white silk ribbons, the streamers of Which were trimmed with 01d"and bore tHe monogram of the kaiser ‘and . the ‘tmperful-‘crest. The wreath was delivered at Hotiénzollern at 11 o’clock and & few minutes later 'Admiral Von Baudis- in full uniform, accompanied by his alde, Captaln Von Der Austen, left for the Goelet home on Fifth avenue. The wreath was left at the residence and later carried to Woodlawn cemetery and placed on the tomb by two members of the Goelet family without any ceremony. Reception Plans Arranged. ‘While the admiral was away from Hohen- zollern Captain Ven Hollersteln and Lieu- tenant Von Stelkler were entertained at the German clubhouse i~ Hoboken. & The united German socleties for the re- ception of Prince Henry met today. The plan of program and the order of march as decided on at Friday night's meeting was _| adopted. It was also decided to present to Prince Henry & beautiful silver album, band painted, with the plcture of the princo on the cover. The album will centain the autographs of all the committee men and of the presidents of all the organizations composing fhe united German societies. This Is in addition to the engrossed ad- dress inclosed in a sflver casket which the socletles will present to the primce. Thé committee decided that the parade would take place on the evening of February 36, NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Admiral von Bau- dissin and several members of his staff were the guests of Carl Benz, the German consul at this port. Lieutenant Rubenburg sald tonight that the admiral Intends leav- ing for Philadelphia at 9 o’cléck tomorrow morning via the Pennsylvania rallroad. He will visit relatives and expects to remain in Philadelphia until Tuesday. NIAGARA FALLS, Feb. 16.—The 8ix of- ficers from Hohenzollern, the German em peror’s yacht, who arrived here last night, spent today seeing the sights of the falls and vicinity, This afternoon the party went over the etate reservation, includin, the islands, and then made the trip llrou‘: the gorge. After dinner the officers agcoms panied the officérs of the Niagara Falls Power company to the big plant. All the power developing apparatus were examined with great interes At € o'clock the special car that brought the party started for New York. The Ger- mans of thir ity met today to ecomsider plans for greeting Prince Henry whem he comes here. A letter from the German am- bassador at Washington was received “y. ing that probably an opportunity would be given the people to manifest their pleasure at the visit. —_— Write Arrives at Civite. MANILA, Feb. 16.—The transport Wright, Which sank in fifteen feet of water recently by striking an uncharted rock at the en. trance of San Jacinto harbor, and whicl WwAs successfully ralsed this month, has arrived at Cayite in tow of the gunboat Wompatuck., Wright has six holes in fts bottom, which havi n L poraril; patehed. It will be drydocked immedtately, e — A COFFEE SWORD. The Old Things Would “Bob Up, Coffee puts its sword into people first ome place and then another. You may depend upon it, if you are & coffee drinker, and have ailments in some of {| the body, that coffee is doin You way prove whether jt is or mot by leaving off for ten days or two weeks, al- though it often takes from nine months to two years to recover from its effects. Mr, J. W. Ashby, Mt. Alry, N. C., sdys: ‘I was & coffee drinker for 35 years. About three years ago 1 suffered greatly with pains {n the region of my heart and the pit of my stomach, These pains appeargd about the same time each day. “I wondered If coftes might not be the fault 80 began the test of leaving off coffee. The pains ceased, but when I began to use again the same oid pains would “bob up.’ I bave mow been using Postum for some time in place of coffee and am en- tirely cured of the old neuralgia of the stomach and heart. Respecttully,” FEBRUARY 17, 1902, ONEHUNDRED ARRESTS NADE Prisen Population Inoreases as Remuit of Btrest Riots TROUBLES BELIEVED TO BE AT AN END Battles Between Strikers and Officials Clasned an Grs Austria in TRIESTE, Austria, Feb. 16.—As a result of the strikes martial law has been pro- clalmed here. Altogether 100 arrests have been made. In some of the trades it is ex- pected work will be resumed tomorrow. A cold, blustering wind was blowing and it was snowing hard at the funeral tonight of the victime of the encounters between the strikers and the troops. Extraordinary manifestations of mourning were witnessed. A military escort accompanied the funeral cortege and the cemetery was guarded by troops. There were no disorders and the troubles are belleved to be ended. VIENNA, ‘Feb. 16.—The riots at Trieste are the gravest which have occurred in Austria in many years. The original strike is supposed to have been an outcome of wo- clalistic or rchistic agitations. During Friday's riots twelve persons were killed and twenty-five wounded, while on Satur- day four persons met death, including the polics commissioner, who was killed by a revolver shot. Some of the reports of the oecurrence say that over 100 persons were wounded. There is little doubt that the troops were over-hasty. Relchsrath Censures Government. Dr. Von Koerber, the imperial premier, efplained to the Reichsrath Saturday that the officer c¢ommanding the troops was struck by a stone and fell unconscious and that the officer next in rank ordered his men to fire and that the latter were so ex- cited they fired recklessly, with the result that n girl sitting in a second-story window and & postal clerk sitting in his office were both shot dead. The Reichsrath unanimously voted a practical censure on the government for permitting the troops to fire on the mob, The munieipal councll of Trieste has adopted a similar resolution and has de- ¢ided to provide for the families of the vio- tims at public cost. It Is not unlikely that the municipal council of Trieste will be dis- solved for deflance of the government. Permitted to Suspend Law. A cabinet council, hurriedly called Satur- day night, obtained the sanction of Em- peror Francis Joseph and obtained permis- slon to suspend civil law at Trieste and many villages in the vicinity, while two battalions of troops were drafted into Trieste. What, however, had a greater feot in quieting the city was the announce- ment Saturday of the arbitration tribunal im tAvor of the strikers. An official stand- ing on the balcony of the town hall had read the decision aloud and groups of strik- ers bad paraded the streets with white fiags to aprewd the declision. that quiet was restored. I€ {8 said that on Friday, after the troops had fired on the rioters, the mob, composed mostly of Itallans, became infuriated and dragged the bleeding corpses of their com- tades before the soldiers, whom they as- salled with terrible imprecations as mur- derers and assasaine. The proclamation of martial law provides for a summary trial betorg out'a hours. GIVES PLAN OF BIG COMBINE President of Metropolitam Street Railway Company, New York, Says Theory Stmple. entence of death within twenty-four NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—President H. H. Vreeland of the Metropoliian Street Rall- WAy company gave out a statement tonight of the plan by which the Metropolitan Beeuri company {8 to assume control of the property. It read, in part, as follows: The transaction into which we are pro- posing to enter s simple enough When sccurately stated. The new company will raise $30,00000 and will at once spend $23,000,000 by pa{,lnl it into the Metropolitan treasucy. (ihereby acquiring, first, & lease of the Metropolitan propertiés, and, second, its floating assets, bonds, stocks. claims, ete. When the floating debts of the Metro- politan have been paid e _have been fully $13,000,000 for Metropolitan vements, which, added to the $1000,000 a ble for Third avenue improvements, 000,000 which “will go Into the to enhance the value of the lease, not need to go Into this arrange- or the Pyrpose of obiaining such l‘xlly be immediately required. e work be done and soon to be done or the development of New York's tran r’l‘tl\lon facilities s, If possible, great. han anything that 'has vet been do We are making the strongest alliance pos: blé in the way of individual and financial strength to carry on our work. We pay or this by sharing the possibilities of ‘the uture with them to the extent of one-fifth of the profits that may be realized. This is something more than a plan to obtain the capital now needed, which we might Just as easily have obtained from our- Belves directly as by taking stock in the new company. It looks into the future places us in readiness to make the best uses of its opportunities, COASTERS ARE BADLY HURT Party ot and Women ¢ with Stone at Bottom of AL r CLEYELAND, Feb. 16.—A party of seven men and women coasting down Main street hill toaight lost comtrol of their sled and dashed into a stone abutment of the Erie raijroad bridge at the bottom of the hill. They all recelved Injuries and Patrick Fal- lon's skull was fractured. He was taken to & hespital. The physiclans say he may dle, The others hurt were: Patrick McGiaty, nose Lroken; Robert Gall, leg broken, sido Thomas Chambers, Internal injuries; Delis Sweeley, arms sprained, head hu D. MoGreever, Erie, cut; Miss CONVICTED FOR THIRD TIME 014 Soldier Found Gullty of Murder First De- SANDUSKY, O., Feb. 16.—David Winget today convicted of murder in the first gree for killing Fred Blanck do vintner. This was his third trial. He was twice convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted. The jury recommended mercy and Winget will be sentenced to life fm- prisonment. He is a veteran of the civil war and strenuous efforts have been made on this account to save him from the chalr. WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH wi Dies in Her of W NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Virginia Suret, aged 50, was burned to desth this evening in the apartments in which she and her busband lived. Her apron caught fire &t the kitchen stove. Mr. Buret and Police Officer Blessing, the latter & boarder with the family, were severely burned in trylng to extingyish the Bames which eaveloped Mrs. Suret. There is some hope of Mr. Suret's recovery. 8§ special court, empowered to carry’ FIERCE FIGHT WITH CONVICTS Officer is Assanlted and Young Ma Killed by Del Negroes. efate SUMPTERVILLE, Fla., Feb. 16~—Henry Wilson and Julius Goodwin, notorious ne- gro outlaw made a savage attack on Deputy Sheriff Lane today as he was lead- ing them into their cells from the corridor. The officer was knocked to the floor and seriously wounded. The men through the jaller's residence and were at- tacked by Mrs. Lane, who was rushing to the assistance of the officer with a rifie in her hands. The negroes attacked her and wrenched the weapon from her. The woman's screams attracted a great crowd and the negroes, barricading behind their victim, began using the weapons on all who entered the house George Stafford, a young white man,/was dangerously wounded In the head with n club and Willie Porter, another white man was badly wounded in a clinch fight. In & few minutes news of the battle at the sheriff's house spread through the town and places of business were closed and scotes of people ran to the sceme. The negroes had rushed upstairs and barricaded themselves from the throng below. Lee Grabam, one of the most prominent young men in the town, with gun in hand, at- tempted to reach the second floor and w shot dead on the steps. In the excitement following the murder the men escaped through the back way, and though several shots were fired at them in the pursuit, monaged to get away. Both of them are believed to be seriously wounded SCHLEY SENDS HIS REGRETS Expresses Cordial Sentiment Herolc\ Comrades In the Maine D for ter. BOSTON, Feb. 16.—The first annual me- morial eervice here for those who lost thelr lives on the battleship Maine in Havana harbor was held in Fanuel hall this evening under the direction of the League of the Spanish Véterans. Two survivors of the disaster, Sergeant Frank Thompson and Seaman Morins, oc- cupled places of honor upon the platform. There were in attendance representatives of many patriotic socleties and the exer- clses were impressive. Letters of regret at inability to be present were received from & number of prominent persons, including Admiral Schley, who sald: “While I will be absent in the flesh, 1 shall be with my comrades in spirit in honoring the memories of our herolc dead Peace be to their immortal ashes,” CAYUSES FOH_S‘OUTH AFRICA Western Bronchos Are to Be Shipped by Agents of British Government, SALE LAKE CITY, Feb. 16.—Thrée thou- sand Western horses known as ca: gathered from the ranges of the intermoun- tain states, are to be shipped to South Africa for use in the British army. The animals were purchased by agents of the British army, who had been scouring the country for weeks and have been concen- trated In corrals (n this city and Grand Junction, Celo. LARGE FUND FOR IRISHMEN Five Thousand Dollars Already Col- lected. for the Redmond- Deviin Cause. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—W. H. K. Red- mond, M. 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