Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1902, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, = FEBRUARY 18, 1902—TEN PAGES. FIVE CENTS. STORM SWEEPS EAST Now York and Pailadelphia the Osnvers of Blissard Vielenos, SNOWFALL IN PLACES IS NINE INCHES Wind Blows at Terrific Velooity of Sixty Miles sn Hour. IN - WORST STORM STEEN YEARS —u E Railreads Are Helpless :51 Jias Gon- Wew York City s Sceme of Bitt: Weather, but Al Towns Are NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—New York City has borne the brunt of the flercest snowstorm that has struck this section of the coun- try since the great blizzard of 1888. Be- ginning soon after midnight the storm In- creased rapldly until by daybreak the whole city completely snowed und The rising force of the gale piled the snow in great drifts that for & time almost sus- pended traffic except In the main thor- oughfares, where the car tracks were only kept open by the constant use of snow- ploughs and swoepers. Communication between Manhattan and Brooklyn was subject to long delay. The ferryboat with difficulty made trips across the ice-choked rivers and the work of tug- boats, lighters and shipping generally was almost at & standstill. 80 heavy was the snowfall that the load- ing of vessels was stopped, it belng im- possible to keep the hatches open. Two ‘steamers, which arrived Auring the night, struggled as far as Quersntine. where they came to anchor. Several steamers are supposed to be off Sandy Hook walt- ing for the storm to abate before attempt- ng to enter the port. Crints is Reached. Tonight the local weather bureau re- ports that the worst of the snowfall, which began to abate in the afternoon, is prob- ably over. The fall up to 3 o'clock this afterncon was 0.08 inches. This afternoon hurricane warnings were hoisted at Sandy Hook and New York and many vessels are detalned in port. There was considerable delay in the ar- rivals of the mail. The Chicago mall, due at 4:30 a, m., did not get In until 7:36 a. m. The local deliveries of mail were ham- pered by the difficulty of driving the wagons through the now-encumbered streets. All outgoing malls were closed from thirty minutes to an hour before the usual time. Mails on the New York Central were from two to three hours late and all mall serv- iee between hers and points on Long Island was practically suspended. The trains on all the lines terminating in Jersey City ‘were hours behind time during the morn. ing, but the schedules were ‘more o y “the New York Céatral through trains were being moved mearly on time by taking off many local trains. Wtreets Blocked with Smow. The congestion of trafic on the Man- Sattan street car lines was severe during the morning. On Broadway wheel trafic was confined to the narrow lanes between high snow hills and along these cabe, trucks and cars crawled at a snall's pace. From other thoroughfares truck traffic disap- ared almost entirely. P the shopping dlstrict the blockade was #0 complete that several of the great de- partment stores closed at 4 o'elock. Four thousand men were set to work to clear the streets of Manbattan early in the after- noon. Of these half were engaged in open- ing cross-walks, while 2,000 men and 300 trucks were employed to work all night clearing the main streets. On the elevated lines there was considerable delay in the early hours, but by the evening rush hours @il tralns were running on time. The Brooklyn bridge was kept clear of snow from the time the storm began, but both the ted thousands of tes preferred the M-.mdmhmuuurflm— pating in the crush on the bridge. walks on the crossing streots. Coney Island, Fort Hamilton and-Canarsie ‘were completely out off from all communi- cation over the Brighton Beach road, on were stalled at in the blizzard of 1888. Telegraph and telephone service in New York experienced 1ittle interruption, for while the snow was Beavy, there was Do sleet to break the wires. The wind blew at a veloeity of sixty miles an hour. During the day only a few minor accidents to pedestrians re- sulted from the storm, The fleet of warships lying off quarantine £ Advices recelved tonight from points in New Jersey show that the great blizzard has been felt from Bergen county to Cape May and from Atlantic City to Camden. The Jutest advices are thet during the evening the storm abated considerably. The brunt of the gale, which approached the dimen- sions of & hurricane, was felt by the sea- coast towns, but the interior cities and towns did Dot escape. Travel by road was almost impossible, | SUEar industry of that state Wi o Fanian b o P omirtima s 2sd (Continued on Second Page) Ith- ballots were belng OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED Business Meeting of Suffrage Conven- tion Held—Speeches on Women of Other Nations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Interest in to- day's session of the National American Woman Suffrage association attached prin- clpally to the election of officers for the ensulng year, which resulted as follows: President, Carrie Chapman Catt of New York; honorary presidents, Elizabetd Cady Stanton of New York, Susan B. Anthony of Rochester, N. Y.; responding secretary, Kate M. Gordon of New York; recording secretary, Alice . Blackwell of Boston; treasurer, Harrlet Taylor Upton of Warren, O.; auditors, Laura- Clay of Lexington, Ky., and Mrs. Mary J. Coggeshall of Des Moines, Ia. Sxcept In the case of second auditor, Dr. /& Smith Eaton declining a re-election, il the old officers were re-elected. While counted former United States Senator H. W. Blair deliv- ered a short address. At the afternoon session Mrs. Marlana W. Chapman of New York read a brief report on the work of the Friends' Equal Rights association, which recently has been recog- nized as an auxilliary of the present con- ventfon. Madame Sofia Friedland of Russia delly- ered an interesting address on “Women in Russia.” The remainder of the afternoon session was devoted to international reports trom Spanish-American countries. “Women In Venezuela” was the subject of a paper by Mrs. Jose Raphael Ricart of Caracas, read by Harrlet Taylor Upton Senorita Carolina Huldobro of Chill spoke on “Women in South American Republics,” with particular reference to Mexico, Chili, Argentine and Paraguay. She sald the women of these countries are apathetic In all political matters, but it they could be made to believe that woman suffrage would mean a cessation of the in- tefnal wars and international entangle- ments they would be quick to take it up. Tonight's session of the convention, was devoted to the general subject of an even- ing with foreign gue: and addresses were delivered by Mrs. Emmye Evald of Sweden, Senorita Carollna Huldobro, representing Chili; Miss Florence Fensham, dean of the American College for Girls in Constanti- nople, and Fraulein Atolle, representing Germanz. Mrs. Evald sald that Sweden was the first country of the world that gave Its women a municipal privilege, granted in 1736, to taxpaying women. As a foreigner she wished to object to the wholesale condemnation of forelgners and to the assertion that all that goes wrong In America is due to the foreign element. “The women of Chill,” sald Senorita Huldobro, “‘have every advantage for ad- vancement and self-culture and many have improved their opportunities. They have a very strict sense of justice and are in- tensely patriotic. The women of Chili as a whole are far ahead of any women of any other country in South America, and in this they are alded by the liberal view th, are beginning to hold regarding the status of American women. Miss Fensham declared that the women in ‘Turkey have enormous power. She said the goneral impression that Turkish women are shut up behind the latticed ws of 1 harem and have 1ttle chance to go about the city is tar from correct. Polygamy is fast giving way, not from moral conviction on the part of the Turks, but because of their lack of means to support large families, the Turkish wives of this gemera- tlon declining to live together under the same roof. TO INSPECT VOTE IN SOUTH WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The repub- lican members of the house of representa- tives held a third caucus tonight to con- sider the question of southern elections. Only elghty-six republicans out of a total of 199 were present, Speaker Henderson being among those absent. This was short of & quorum, but the meeting proceeded, with speedy and definite results, a resolu- tion being adopted asking the house com- mittee on rules to report a resolution for a political investigating commif of eleven members to consider questions rela- tive to the disfranchisement of voters. It was agreed at the outset that the vote should be taken at 9 o'clock. Represent: tive Dick of Ohio then presented this sub- stitute for that of Mr. Crumpacker here- tofore introduce Resolved, That it is the sense cauicus that the committes on rules remort Tt & resolution, as o substitute for those now pending in said committes, providing in substance that a select committee pointed by the speaker, consisting of eleven members, whose duty ‘it shall be and who shall have complete power and authority to inves te and inquire into the validit of election laws and the manner of their enforcement in_ the several states, and whether the right to vote of male inhabi- tants of any of the states, 21 years old and being citizens of the United States, ls denied or in any manner abri except for crime, and such committee shall report the result’ of its investigation at as early a day as practicable. ‘The debate was brief and was favorable to the adoption of the resolution. Mr. ® | Crumpacker readily accepted the resolu- tion In lleu of the one he had first intro- duced, which proposed not only an investi- gation, but also fixed the remedy, namely, a reduction of representation in cengress proportionate to the extent of disfranchise- + | ment. It was stated by members of the caucus that the unanimous action by elghty-six members would be accepted by the com- mittee on rules, notwithstanding the ab- sence of & quorum, and it was pointed out by these that eighty-six afirmative votes been a majorily If a quorum WILL PROTECT BEET SUGAR B Introduced Authorising Presi- t to Negotiate Reelprocity freaty with Cuba. WASHINGTON, Feb, 17.—Representative H. Smith of Michigan today introduced & bill amending the act of July 14, 1897, by authorizing the president to negotiate & reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba for & period of ten years, by which the United States shall refund the Cuban government quarterly 40 per cent of duties on condition that Cuba shall grant a concession of all duties on articles imported by Cuba from the United States and on condition that no duties shall be re- tunded on any article for the introduction of which any bounty has been offered, pro- vided for or paid. It is explained that Mr. Smith's bill is in line with the gemeral sentiment with the Michigan delegation to protect the beet the refund proposed is to the Cuban government and Bot to the sugar plasters, NO GYM AT THE HIGH SCROOL Roard of Eduoatien Deoides Physioal Oul- tare Too Expensive, NIGHT SCHOOL TO BE CLOSED AT ONCE Sanitary Measare Adopted to Prevent The propoeition of equipping the girls’ gymnasium at the new High school building with bath appurtenances, dressing room partitions, towels and bathing sults, and the question of whether or not an instructor should be employed at $63 a month to have supervision of the room and exercises, en- ed the attention of the Board of Educa- tion for an hour at its meeting last night. Members W. F. Johnson, Howard, McIntosh, J.J. Smith and Robert Smith made speeches in favor of the expenditure, while Stubben- dorf, Levy and Homan opposed it. Mr. Homan gave it as his opinion that pupils of the city schools already have enough physical culture. Physicial Cultare Course at Home. “Ninety-nine per cent of them,” he sald, “have to help their parents after school is out, and this gives them all the exercise they need. We have already overdrawn three of our funds, and here it s only February. 1 don’t think wé ought to reduce the salaries of some teachers we have in order to hire new ones. THis gymnasium project is & fad. We can get along without it. In Chicago the Board of Education has abandoned physical culture altogether. As it is, the girls have the gymnasium room, in which they can play basket ball and engage in other recreation which doesn’t require a teacher, and I think we had better let the matter rest that way until we have the money for the improvement.” The motion was put, and by a vote of 8 to 5 it was decided not to improve the gymnasium or to employ & teacher. Later, Mr. McIntosh submitted a resolution that the gymnasium be closed untll such time as a teacher could be employed, as, he said, it was dangerous to permit the girls to exercise there without an imstructor. The resolution was adopted. Day for Memor Fund. The board met in regular session and at 8 o'clock was called to order by President Barnard. A call of the roll showed thir- teen members to be preseént, as follow: Andreesen, Cermak, Homan, Howard, Theo- dore Johnson, W. F. Johnson, Levy, May- nard, McIntosh, J. J. Smith, Robert Smith, Stubendorf and Barpard. Mr. Homan, as chairman of the teachers’ and examination committee, read a report upon communica- tions received from General C. F. Mander- son and Hon. Willlam T. Harris, United States commissioner of education, request- ing that a day be designated on which con- tributio from teachers and puplls would be recelved for the benefit of the McKinley memorfal fund. The report complied with the request and set aside February 21 as such day. It was made plain that neither teachers nor puplls were requested to con- tribute, but that they were glven permis- sion ‘o contribute if ‘they, 50 elected. A bate ensued, “of the m bers taking the position that mo project, however worthy, should be submitted to the schools in this way. The proposition finally carried by a vote of 7 to 4. The money so collected fs to be turned pver to Superintendent Pearse, who will deliver it to the local officers of the McKinley Me- morial association. Closing the Night School. Smallpox and the question of the best means of guarding against it in the city schools was given considerable attention. As one means to this end Member Homan submitted a resolution that all night schools be closed by the end of the week. He sald he had learned that the disease was more likely to be dissemminated in the night schools than in the day schools on account of the class of pupils which attend. The resolution was adopted. He then submitted another to the effect that by Mareh 6 all puplls and teachers of city schools be re- quired to glve evidence of recent succe: ful vaccination and that refusal to comply be met with dismissal in case of teachers and expulsion in case of pupils. This was opted. order closing the night schools will seven teachers out of employment. schools are now being held at three ward school houses, with an ge ttendance of about twenty-five pupils at h. New Substitute Teachers. The teachers’ and examinations’ commit- tee recommended that Misges Anna How- land, Leah Leger, Laura Haggard, Elsie McKenna and Sarah Townsend be placed on the list of substitute teachers. The appli- cations of Misses L. Schmidt and Susan F. Hinman for positiens as teachers in the High school were referred to the High school committee. The applications of Misses Alberta Brenneman, Anna Vander- cook, Sarah E. Townsend, Isabel Williams and Nina Kirkard for positions as teachers in the ward schools were referred to the committee on teachers and examinations. The application of J. A Banks, 2623 Davenport street, for the positions of truant officer and school census enumerator was received and flied. The application of Clyde O'Neill for a position as chiet engi- neer at the High school bullding was re- ferred to the heat and ventilating commit tee. New Work of Benediot, A communication was réceived from the natural science department of the Woman's club asking permission to “study objects under the microscope under instruction of Mr. Benedict one hour each week,” the work not to interfere with his duties as an inktructor in the High scheol. The request was granted. The bulldings and property committee recommended that the bid of the Omaha Safe and Iron works for the erection of fire-escapes at the Park, Castellar and Farnam schools at a cost of $1,465 be a cented. The license inspector submitted a list showing that there are 230 saloons in Omaha paying licenses. Superintendent Pearse was granted a te: day leave of absence in which te attend the Dational convention of school superinten- dents, which meets at Chicago next week. SINGER MACHINE MEN STRIKE Over Sixteen Hundred Em, Quit Work at South Beand. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 17.—All the employes of the Singer Sewing Machine works, numbering over 1,600, went on & strike today. The strike was started by \bout 450 helpers quitting work because of alleged exactions of a foreman brought here from New Jersey. WANTS AGENT AT SANTEE Senator Millard Will Fight for Re- establishment Along the Former Lines. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Millard sald today that he proposed trying to re-establish an agent at the Santee agency in Nebraska. “‘When the late agent's term expires,” sa1d Senator Millard, “Commissioner Jones, following his oft repeated utterances agalnst continuing agents at the reserva- tions where they were ot needed, refused to appoint & successor to.Mr. Baird, and the agency was abolished. I have some pro- nounced views on the matter. I do not be- leve the Santees are self-supporting. I beliove an agent is absolutely necessary there and 1 shall do all in my power to have the agency continued undor the direc- tion of an agent and mot under a bonded superintendent. I may fail in my efforts, but it wou't be because I have not tried.” There will be serious epposition to the report made by the hotise committee on postoffices and postroads, putting rural free delivery service under the contract system, such as prevails in handling the star routes. Already members are he: ing from their constituests, and dele tions from Nebraska, Towa and South' Da- kota are seriously m::Enn. instituting a fight against Chaltman Loud's pet project. These delegatigms are not alone in thelr opposition to the clause in thie postoffice appropriation bill. In fact, op- position is springing up 8l over the coun- try and indications poimt to the striking out of the paragraph. Representative Stark called at the De- partment of Agriculture today in behalf of a number of his comMtituents residing in Saunders county, have written him of a strange diseas® which has ap- peared among the horses'in that locality. The officials connected the Bureau of Animal Industry bave thken the matter under advisement and within a day or two to glve some ite report upon the disease and reco fons for its cure. S. G. Olwell has been ‘recommended by the South Dakota delegatign for reappoint- ment as postmaeter at . Senator Dolliver pri ‘petitions from the retail grocers ofAPage and Cedar Raplds, Ia,, protesting agiinst the paseage of the parcel posts bill. The Towa delegation {8 eongress was con- siderably worked up today over a report which appeared in the morning papers from Des Moines that Governdr Cummins had come out in opposition to the renomination of Congressman Hull. - While the members refused to be interviewed for publication, some of them doubted the accuracy of t news, belleving that Governor Cummins was too astute a politician to precipitate a fight at this time that might result In elect- ing several democrats to congress from dis- tricts now represented by republicans. Senator Dietrich returned from the bed- side of his daughter this morning. He reports that Miss Dietrich is considerably tmproved as the result of an operation performed last week, and nas high hopes of her speedy recovery., F. Myers for postmaster at Anita and Henry L. Chesley at Suthcrland, In. . - mitted: & lett appropriation of $27,760 be wmade for the purchase of 526 acres of land near the proposed site of Post Des Molnes, for use as a rifie range. ‘ Mrs. Thummel, daughter of Representa- tive Hepburn, is a delegate from Des Motnes chapter, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, at the congress in session this week. Willlam Evans of West Liberty, In., is one of the most recent arrivals in Wash- ington, Senator Millard has nominated T. T. Var- ney for postmaster at Austin, Custer county, and L. H. Jewett at Broken Bow, Custer county. lowa Postmasters Appointed—E. B. Burke, Coalville, Webster county; W. 8. Fox, Jerome, Appanoose county. B. M. Russell of Lamoni, Ia., was today admitted to practice before the Interior department. A final dividend of 6 2-10 per cent in tavor of the creditors of the First National bank of Neligh, Neb., making 70 2-10 per cent on claims amounting to $97,474.63, was today declared by the comptroller of the currency. The First National bank of St. Paul, Minn., and the Chase National bank of New York weve today approved as reserve agents for the First National bank of aubay, 8. D. A postoffice has been ordered established at Bronson, Woodbury county, Ia., with Marion G. Smith as postmaster. FAVORS QUALIFIED SUFFRAGE Tatt Gives Farther Testimony eon Condition of Philipp) Islanders. « WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Governor Taft in his testimony before the senate commit- tee on the Philippines today stated more succinctly than he has done heretofore his theory, which is, he sald, also the theory of the Philippine commissior, as to what congress should do in the way of supply- ing the Philippine peeple with a form of government. His plan is, first, to give the people a qualified suffrage, with a gradual growth in popular government, which should be enlarged through education in the Eng- lish language and in American institutions; second, to institute within a reasonably short time a local legislature to consist of two bodies, ome to be chosen by vote and the other to be appointive; third, to per- mit the slands to send two or three repre- sentatives to Washington. In reply to questions Governor Taft said be agreed with General Funston that the establish- ment of a popular assemblage would give oppertunity to demagogues to stir up the people, but that he did not include in this designation all persons Wwho are op- posed to American rule. There are, he sald, many men in the islands who con- sclentiously oppose the domination of the United States. To grant independence would, he thought, have the effect of con- the 90 per cent of uneducated people in the is to the same servile position they held under Spaunish rule. He thought there should be a declaration on the part of the United States to hold the islands in- definitely, with the understanding that when they are suitable for such a condition they may be given a quasi independence. Such a pronouncement by this country would be welcomed by many, and would do much good. Many of the common people do mot, he sald, know the difference between inde- pendence and dependence, and many of the better informed have not followed the agita- tion for independence to its last analysis. Some of the agitators seem, he sald, to count upon & protectorate by the United tes. If the government of the islands should now be turned over to the islanders themselves there would be nothing less than an sbsolute oligarchy, they bave mo idea of civil government. CLARENCE FURAY IS DEAD Well Knews Lisutensat of Seoend Infantry Expires at Columbus Barracks NEWS RECEIVED FROM HIS COMMANDER & Boy Who Had Risen in Service d Was Well Liked by His Brother Officers is Gone. COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 17.—(Special Tele- m.)—Lieutenant Clarence M. Furay of the Second infantry, U. 8. A., on detall at the military depot here, shot himself through the heart today and died almost instantly. The act was a complete surprise to his tellow officers quartered at the post. With Lieutenants Snyder and Maloney, Lieuten- ant Furay ocoupfed a sulte of rooms there. The two first named officers were standing talking in theit front room when Lieu- tenant Furay entered and passed through to the bathroom. There was nothing in his manner or appearance to attract spe- clal attention, but a few minutes later a shot was heard, and, rushing in, they found Furay weltering in his own blood on the bathroom floor and a forty-two caliber revolver at his side. Lieutenant Furay had recently received $500 from home and a part of this money, with a note addressed to Lieutenant Snyder, lay on a dresser mear by. The note di- rected the lleutenant to pay certain small bills that the deceased owed and asked him to act as executor. By order of Lieu The president today neminated Sherman | &% tenant Colonel Penny, in command of the post, this note was not made public. Notice of Furay's death was sent to Frank A. Furay of Omaha, & brother. The lieutenant had dressed himself completely in clean linen beforé shooting. He was commissioned in 1899, having come up from the ranks. He was well liked by the cfficers. They can assign no cause unless it be an attack of incomnia. Brother Sta for Columbus. The first information of Lieutemant Furay's death received by the family was at 4 o'clock. No detalls were given. Frank A. Furay immediately started for Columbus, O. Members of the family believe that Lieutenant Furay's death was due to an accident. Lieutenant Furay would have been 26 years old next month. He was graduated from Crelghton university, this city, in 1893, with honore. A year after his gradu- ation he entered Purdue university at La- fayette, Ind., where, for three years, he pursued a course of study in electrical en- gineering. After leaving school he was em- ployed at the Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha. In 1898 he enlisted as & private in the Second Nebraska regiment, infantry, and was mustered out of service as a cor- poral at Chicamauga, at which point his regiment was stationed during the Span American war. For a short period he was employed on The Bee, during which time, in November, 1899, he re-emlisted, belng gned to Company F, Thirty-ninth United States voiunceers for service in the Philippines, and served for nearly a year at and _and in southern Lu- e e b B aguh e Ho was recommendéd three times for a commission for distinguished gallantry in detion, and & commission was issued. After promotion to sergeant major of his bat- tallo, he was mustered out on account of long continued ilness due to the climate. While on his way home scross the Pacific his commission as second lieutenant in the regular army passed him in mid-ocean. He arrived at his home in this city in Novem- ber, 1900, and was sick for four months from the enervating effects of his tropical experience. Commi foned to the Army. Under the provisions of the act of con- gress of February 2, 1901, providing for an increase in the number of regular army of- ficers, he applied for a commission, and passed his examination at Fort Leaven- worth. An interesting fact in connection with this examination was that after con- cluding a, battalion drill, and having turned and saluted the board of examining officers, one of them sald: ‘“‘Well done, young man.” His commission arrived in July, 1901, after which he was first assigned to Company B, Second Infantry, at Fort Thomas, Ky., near Cinciunati, 0. He was afterwards transferred at his own request to Company G, Second infantry, for service in the Philippines. He went to Columbus Barracks, O., to await orders. It was un- derstood that he would have charge of re- cruits soon to be sent to the Philippines. He had been at Columbus about one month. Leved the Military Service. “Lieutenant Furay always expressed a great fondness for military service,” said his brother, Dr. Charles S. Furay, last evening. “His letters bave always been cheerful. Nothing in his personal conver- sation while at home or in his correspond- ence since re-entering the service affords the slightest explanation for what is r ported to have been his own act. It does not appear credible to his family and triends that he committed suicide. He was an absolutely fearless man and generous to a fault. A striking characteristic was his reticence regarding his own military suc- cess, always insisting that his record would speak for itself. His health was very good, as it muet have been or he would mot have recelved a commission, although the et- fects of the long continued attack of malaria while fn the Philippines doubtless were never entirely eradicated.” Lieutenant Furay wae the son of J. B. Furay of 2237 Seward street, of the firm of Furay & McArdle. He was ome of seven brothers, of whom are Dr. Charles E., Dr. Edward S, Fraok A., clerk for Cudahy Packing company and Jobn H., employed on the Evening News. CRASHES THROUGH TRGSTLE Accldent Results r Men, and One Will Die. GUERNSEY, Wyo., Feb. 17.—(Special Tel- )—The Burlington coal chutes at this collapsed this evening, injuring four E. C. Taylor, engineer, back broken, both legs broken, will die. J. W. Johnson, fireman, both ankles sprained. E. T. Fiynn, brakeman, hesd bruised, body brulsed. A. W. Sawyer, section hand, body and bead bruised. The train crew was pushing a car loaded with coal up the Inclice and bad reached the coal sheds, when the trestle gave way with a crash. The heavy locomotive and londed car dropped to the ground, twenty feet below, burying the men in & mass of debris. The injured were taken to the Guernsey hotel and pbysiclans called in. Taylor cannot live, but the others will re- cover. The chute was considered safe, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER for Nebraska-Snow ET!\.‘N.'!‘»\T-. with Rising Temperature in Ea: or- tion: Wednesday, Snow and Colder; South Winds, Becoming Northwest. erature at Omaha Yesterday: Des. Forecast 3 = " 1 m 0n .. 21 m 22 m 22 - 23 - 2 - 22 - 20 PACKERS SLASH THE MARKET Engage in War Over Introduction of w Competition and Prices Drop. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—Big packing houses in the stock yards are at war and as a re- sult the price of dressed beef in the Chi- cago market has been cut more than 25 per cent dhd the market man is reaping all the benefit, for the retail price bas mot been reduced. The trouble is over the entrance of two new firms into the Chicago beef market. For a long time Armour & Co., Swift & Co. and Neison Morris & Co. have had a mono- poly of the territory and they divided it up between themselves and held prices up ac- cording to thelr treaty of peace. A blg slaughter house has just been erected by the Schwaraschild & Sulsberger company at the stock yards “and they bave been joined by the Anglo-American Provision company, which formerly handled hog prod- ucts, but little dressed beet, in Chicago. CHICAGO PACKERS SKEPTICAL About Big Company to Meat Products. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—The reported forma- tlon of & $000,000,000 corporation to build abbatoirs to handle meat products and by- products is not seriously considered by local packers. The men back of the com- pany, it is said, are not known in Chicago, and the stock yards men here are repre- sented as at a loss to understand why a corporation of such proportions should be formed in South Dakota. G. F. Swift is quoted by the Tribune ae saying: “I never heard of the company and do not belleve anybody here has information on the subject.” “It s news to me,” sald Bdward Morris of the Nelson Morris company. “I doubt the authenticity of the report.” Michael Cudahy also denled knowledge of the congern. INDIANS CLING TO THE FLAG Creeks Refuse to Give Up American Banner to Orasy ke's MUSKOGEE, 1. T., Feb. 17.—A band of about twenty of Crazy Snake's followers, led by Chitto Harjo, this afternoon sur- rounded the home of ex-Chief Isparhicher, former chief of the €reeks, six miles south of T, and demanded that he give up'a! flag ‘which he possessed. This flagle an emblem that the Creeks con- sider to stand for authority for any act committed by Its possessor and was given to the ex-chlef as showing the authority given him by the government. The ex-chief refused to glve up the flag. Marshal Bennett of the morthern district of Indlan Territory has authorized his deputy at Sapulpa to organize a posse and use his own judgment m quelling the trouble. Indian Agent Shoenfelt, at this place, is also taking active steps and has sent Indlan police to Isparhicher's home. IOWA COURT IS REVERSED ted States Circuit Court Releases Life Insurance Company of Pay- ment of a Policy. ST. LOUIS, Feb, 17.—A decision was ren- dered today by Judges Caldwell, Thayer and Sanborn of the United States circult court of appeals releasing the Mutual Life In- surance company of New York from the obligation of paying $7.600 to the widow of Edward 8. Kelly, one of its policy holders, who committed sulcide in Cojfax, Ia., on February 21, 1895. The court of appeals re- versed the decision of the United States circuit court of Iowa, which held that the insurance company was obliged to pay Mrs. Kelly the amount of the policy, re- gardless of the clause in the contract guar- anteeing that the holder of the policy would not take his life within two ye of his insurance. NEBRASKA HER_EFORDS SOLD Largest Herd in World Transferred with Ranch Near Ash- x KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.—A deal was con- summated in Kansas City today by which the Riverside Hereford Cattle company sold its ranch and herd of pure blood Hereford cattle at Ashland, Neb., to George A. Ricker, a banker of Quincy, Ill., for $481,- 000. The cattle sold compose the largest herd ot pure blood Herefords in the world and are valued at $300,000. The herd is headed by the famous bulls Admiral and Thickset, fos the latter of which $5,506 was paid at a sale in this city. The ranch consists of 3,500 acres of land. SICK BOYS MAKE PROGRESS' Young Roosevelt and Companions Continue to Galn Strength. GROTON, Mass., Feb. 17.—The progress of the president's son in his convalescence from the attack of pneumonia continues most favorable, it is announced by Dr. Warren. The evening report from the infirmary indicated no change in the condition of the three boys. Oue of the physiclans sald that none of the boys would be removed before next week. Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb, 17, At Yokohama—Arrived—Gaelic, from San Franclsco, via Honolulu, for Hong Kong: Rio Jun Maru from BSeattle, for Hon, Kon, Salled—Ching Wo, from ‘AVPrer, for Hingapore and Seattle. At Glasgow-Balled—Carthagenian, for New York. At _Hamburg—8Salled—Pennsylvania, for New York, via Boulogne and Plymouih. At Queenstown—Arrtved—Saxonia, from New York At Philadelphia—Arrived—Nocrdland, from Liverpool, via Queenstown At Liverpool—Arrived—Cevic, from New ork. YA Funchalk—Arrivea—Celtic, from New York, for Alglers, Alexandria, Smyrna, etc. At Gibraltar—Arrived—Aller, from Naples Ot e isard—Passed—Switserland, from o Philadelohla. for Antwern. TREATY IS RATIFIED Cession of Danish West Indios Confirmed by the Nenate. ISLAI{DI NOW PASS TO THE UNITED STATES Exchange of Eatifiostions Will Fermally Oloss the Trammaotion. TRADE PENDING SINCE LINCOLN'S TIME @everament Pays Five Millien Dellars for Three Inlands. ST, THOMAS, ST. JOHN AND ST, CROIX Purchase is Regarded as Essential to the Consistent Maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Today, in & little more than an hour's time, the sen- ate disposed of the treaty with Denmark ecding to the United Btates, for a comsld- eration of $5,000,000, the islands of Bt. Thomas, St. John and St. Crolx, compos- ing the group of the Antilles, known as the Danish West Indies and lylng just east of Porto Rico, and thus, so far as this country is concerned, consummated a trans- action which has been under consideration intermittantly since the administration of President Lincoln. The treaty and the report on it were read at length and more or less discussion of the proposition was indulged in. Sen- ator Cullom, as chairman of the commit- tee on foreign relations, made a speech ex- plaining the advantages of the acquisition of the islands and Senators Bacon and Me- Laurin made brief remarks, saying that while they could not endorse all the pro- visions of the agreement, they would place obstacles in the way of ratifiea- tion. Bacon Attempis to Amend, Senator Bacon moved to amend the treaty by striking out the second para- graph of article ill of the treaty, reading: “The clvil rights and the political status of the inhabitants of the islands shall be - determined by the congress, subject to tho stipulations contained in the present con- vention." He based his opposition to this provision on the ground that the constitution should extend to the lslands when they became a part of the United States. He sald, how- ever, that the failure to accept the amend- ment would not prevent his voting for the treaty, for he believed in the Monros doc- trine. Under that doctrine this country could not permit any Huropean power to acquire the islands and we could not in tairness take this position and then our- selves refuse to buy them wicn they are for sale. The amendment was diviston. - Cullom Explains the Treaty. Senator Cullom “all ‘the_provie slons of the treaty apd gave a detailed count of the islands’ resources and of trade value to the Ufited States. He said the provision effecting the clvil rights of the inhabitants was similar to the provi- sion on the same subject in the Spanish treaty concerning Porto Rico. Senator Cullom said in taking the lslands the United States would assume no burds of debt, as by the terms of the agreement all claims held by Denmark against the islands would be cancelled. He estimated the total of these claime at $2,000,000. He also explained the nature of the obli- gations the United States would assume with reference to the St. Thomas Floating Dock company, and the West India & Panama company, saylng that on the tele- graph franchise it would be necessary to pay a subsidy of $4,000 & year for three or four years, and that in both cases there was an agreement to protect the charters for the time granted by Denmark. rejected without History of Sugar Company. He also gave & detailed history of the St. Crolx Sugar company, explaining that the government of Denmark had assumed debts amounting to about §700,000 for that con- cern, but had agreed to wind up the affairs of the company as soon as practicable, thus relleving the United States of all complica- tions on account of that company. Senator Cullom explained that under the terms of the treaty the United States would take possession of the lslands as soon as ratifications could be exchanged, and that it would mot be necessary to delay that action until the appropriation for them could be made. The harbor at St. Thomas 1sland was de- scribed as the safest and best in the West Indles, and its importance from a strategio view was\enlarged upon. He said the cou- trol of that harbor commands the military situation as far as necessary in Cuba, and that it we are to bulld & canal across the istbmus of Panama the ownership of the harbor by the United States is essential, as it guards the approach to it. Senator Cullom's motion to ratify was then adopted by & viva voce vote. PASSES CENSUS BUREAU BILL Senate Favors WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—After ter od debate the cenate today b’ . establishing a permanent census of- .ce. The discussion related principally to the collection and publication by the direc- tor of the census of statistics respecting the production of cotton. Mr. Allison vigorously opposed the resolu- tion, maintaing that the cotton statistics thered by the Department of Agriculture ere complete and accurste and that mo necessity existed for their duplication; d spite his oppesition, the provision was in- serted in the bill. Several other bills of mportance on the calendar were passed, among them one ex. tending the charters of national banks. The senate resumed business in open session at 2:15 p. m. A bill was passed authorizing the Missouri and Meramec Water company, to take water from the Missour! river, and to construct and main- taln & dam or other devices for that pur- poses. Allison Opposes Tillm Consideration was then resumed of the permanent census bill, the peading smen ment belng that offered by Mr. Tillman, providing that the director of the census should issue monthly bulletins from Osto- ber each year to and including March 1, on the production of cotton as reported by the ginners. Mr. Allison opposed the amendment. He pointed out that returns of the cotton crop were now being made to the Agriculture department trom every gloger in the coen