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

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU , 1871, OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1902—-TWELVE PAGES. ) § NGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. GUEST OF GERMANS Prinos Henry is Entertaimed by His Ooun- trymen in Washington. —— CULMINATION OF HIS VISIT TO CAPITOL Oentral Figure at Grand Banquet in the @German Embassy. " READY FOR TOUR IN WEST AND SOUTH His Last Oficial Day ington is Partly Trip to Acaglemy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Prince Henry's wvisit to the national capital had a fitting oculmination tonight in a splendid official dinner, given at the German embassy and Jater a tremendous outburst of popular en- thusiasm from the German residents of ‘Washington, as the imperial visitor was Bbout to start for his southérn and wes e tour. The dinner was given 4t the embassy @b 8 o'clock, his royal highness being the guest of honor, while those invited to meet Bhim were representatives of the highest official and ‘diplomatic soclety. As the guests arrived they were met by Ambas- sador von Holleben and escorted to the bandsome drawing room, where they were to Prince Henry. Owing to the large number present the spacious ball room of the embassy was transformed inte a banquet hall. The walls ‘were hung with garlands of smilax and also decorated with the imperial colors and . those of the various states of Germany. Profas of Roses. Tall palms and potted plants occupled the recesses and all about was a profusion ©f roses, orchids and spring flowers. Beau- titul garlands of ferns, Mliés of the valley and sweet peas werd humg about the por- traits of the emperor and the émpress. The dining table was in the form of & Bollow square. American beauty roses were in abundance. A stringed orchestra from the Marine band occupied an alcove and as the guests entered the dining room the musiclans broke into#the strains of the “Invincible Hagle.” Prince Henry occupled the seat of honor at the table, with the German ambassador sitting opposite bim. To the Fight of the prince sat Frau von Rouber-Paschwits and to bis left the wife of Chief Justice Fuller of ] hlllfior '£:r°.':."a_g‘ 5 CA;I l.lflu l(rx- me. Mayor Des uluu Fuller and Mrs, Becret: of e Interior and Mrs. and Mrs. Hale, Sen- tor and Mrs. l.ullnm. the Austrian min- H-:nll:fluu Benator i 5 wies, qlm:u M. e N im, Count ndorff, German Colln» ley, Mr. Al- s m“gf"‘!in':m anh:o'l':M‘-. and the g program of music was rea- u'r: by /the orchestra during the evening: Street is Thronged. ‘enormous crowd gathered about the while the dlnner was in progress, Massachueetts avenue with a solid of bumanity for & block in either di- 80 o'clock the long line of German who were to serenade the prince their appearance, bearin -pi At the head of the colu) stars and stripes side by side with the " German colors. Following the ¢odeh came 100 strong-volced German singer: ‘who formed on the terrace immediately be- low the high balcony of the embassy en- trance, As the singers gathered Prince Henry etepped on the balcony and, amid a storm of cheers, bowed his salutations to the thron 5o ‘Then, above the cheers, rose the volces of the singers in “Das Deutscher Leid," followed by “Dis Wacht am Rbine,” and * then by “The Star Spangled Banner.’ Welcomed by the Prince. As the last song was belng sung the rep- resentatives of the German-Americuns of ‘Washington were escorted to the balcony, ‘where Prince Henry gave them a cordlal welcome. In behalf of his assoolates, Mr. ‘Willlam L. Elterich spoke of the friendship ‘'No one may Teel happler over these facts than we American citisens of Gers man descent do” mald the speaker, “and 'we ask your royal highness the great favor awm!wulhlynflum .-quuummw Columbla is hbn Heury acknowledged ' his heart. oot dppreciation of the splendid reception given Bim and spoke of his pleasure at the representatives of the German o'clock the prince, escorted by Am- vou Holleben and by » squad of left the embassy for the Pennsyl- rallroad ADOPT UNIFORM CUSTOMS TAX|MANIE BOTHA AMONG DEAD FiaT opexa BURNETT CASE | DIETRICH AGAINST TILLMAN|CONDITION OF THE szTHERIMEN BURIED IN SNOW Powers Are Said to Mave Agreed on Definite Duty Sugar. ANTWERP, Belgium, Feb. 28.—The Met- ropole says it understands from what is regarded as a sure source, that the dele- gates to the international sugar conference have agreed on the basis of a convention as_follow The supression of all direct and indirect bounties; the reduction of the customs tax (0 a uniform rate of six francs, which will render the maintenance of cartels in Ger- many and Austria impossible. 7/ The abpve to be inforced under fater- national control. The Metropole belleves that definite fatifications of the foregoing agreement will be received from all the governments concerned in time to be presented at the sitting of the conference, which is to take place March 1. VIENNA, Feb. 28.—Barring unexpected difficulties, the convention agresd upon the international sugar conference will be signed May 1. In addition to the basis re- ferred to by the Metropole of Antwerp, the convention is understood to have decided to impose countervalling duties on sugar from states continuing to grant bounties or granting bounties in the future. Posaibly a' clause may bo inserted pro- vidipg against any great Influx of foreign sugars to states joining in the conven- tion, duripg an abnormal movement of prices. BERLIN, Feb. 28.—The German govern- ment will save 25,000,000 marks a year as A result of the convention agreed upon at the international sugar conference and set forth by the Metropole of Antwerp. In view of the budget deficit this is no imcon- siderable item. Furthermore, the govern- ment has long been wanting to get rid of the bounty system, if it could do €0 with~ out giving other states an advantage. The bounties began when Germany did not ex- port sugar. They grew without design to inordinate proportions through thé wording of the law, which did not anticipate the Improved process of sugar production. The abolition of bounties gives gral satistaction throughout Germany, except to the sugar | initerests. MISSIONARIES TO THE CORE Standard of Activity Ldid Down for the Student Volunteer Members. TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 28.—The opening address at the first session today of the Student Volunteer movement at the Ma sey hall was delivered by Dr. B. E. Chiv- ers of Brooklyn. “We must be mission arles to the very core,” he declared, “if we wish to carry out the principles of Christianity, Missionary energy should be insituted in every Bunday school scholar's heart. “Printed Page in Foreign Missions” was the title of an address delivered by John Wood, secretary of the domestic and for- soc - | Bible Training school, and Bishop Thoburn. Over twenty sectional conferences were held this afternoon. . REFUSES TO SHOW THE NOTE English Officfal Will Not Make Public Letter to Ambassadors mt Washington. LONDON, Feb, 28.—In the House of Commoens today the chancellor of the ex- chequer, Sir Michasl Hicks-Beach, in be- balt of the government, again refused to lay on the table a copy of the identical note dispatched by the ambdssaiors at Washington to. their governments after the meeting of April 10, 1868. He sald the papers in the case were of a highly con- fidential character and the government ad- hered to the views previously expressed that they cannot be published. The gov- ernment Was Dot aware that any of the governments concerned acted on that note. FRESH TROUBLES IN SPAIN Miners Commence Rioting and Burn the Offices of the Tax Gatherers. MADRID, Feb. 35.—The minlng regions are in & ferment of agitation. At Albujon and Madridejos rioters have set fire to the octrol offices and burned the documents they contained. There bas been another outbreak of disorder at Barcelona. Meet- ings are belng held frequently, with the object of declaring another general strike. The metal workers are cogstantly assault- ing thelt comrades who have returned to work and refuse to resume their tasks un- ti) all the imprisoned workmen are re- leased. Guarding Against Smallpex. LONDON, Feb. 28 —Commencing today all American-bound vessels from English ports intected with smallpox must have their of- ficers, seamen, firemen and emigrauts vac- cinated, unless they can sBow that they were recently inoculated with vaceine virus. The order inciudes Liverpool, Glgsgow and London, but Plymouth and Soutbampton so far are excepted. The United States consul and health officers are instituting & rigid system of inspection. If the epidemic in- creases they may suggest even more strict BERLIN, Feb. 28.—At today's session of the tariff committee of the Reichstag the government proposed to make the duty on maize four marks per 1,000 kilograms 1 tead of two marks, the present duty. The committee eventually adopted a duty of five marks per 1,000 kilograms on malze. The duty on millet was also fixed at five marks per 1,000 kilograms. A duty of 1% marks per ome thousand kilograms, as pro- posed by the government other gralus ot specially mentioned, was agreed to. . Cabinet Miniater to Fight. ATHENS, Feb 20.—M. Topalis, the mi ister of justice, has resigned in order to fight & duel with Colopel Koumoundduros. The quarrel between M. Topalis and Colonel Koumoundouros was the outcome of the proceedings agalnst a deputy charged Y ineiting to commit murder, Judge Reagun Seriously 1L NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Judge John H. Zeagan, the only surviving utember of the confederate cabinet, i il with pnewmonia, says & special from Austin, Tex. to the Tribune. He is at bis farm Ia m county. Judge Reagan is 82 yi 1s chairman of the Texas Rallroad slog. He served many yeam in fl-llh congress. Boer Leader hllod by British in Two-Days Battle, SON OF GENERAL DEWET ALSO A VICTIM English Claim riant Vietory in Recent Encounters with Follow- LONDON, Feb. 28.—The war secretary, Mr. Brodrick, announced in the House to- day that during the last two days 600 Boers had been killed or capturd and that 2,000 horses and 28,000 head of cat- tle bad fallen into the hands of the British troops. The prisoners include General Dewet's son and the general's secretary. Manie Botha, the Boer leader, ‘was killed and thirty-five dead Boers wers found on the ground. Over 100 horses were killed and 6,000 head of cattle were left in our hands. Other small attempts to break out were made and in two cases succeeded. On the last day 450 Boers, with rifies and horses, were captured. All the columns have not yot reported and the operations have been wide, but over 600 Boers have been either killed or are. prisoners In our hands, also 2,000 horses, 28,000 head. of cattle, 200 wagons, 60,000 sheep, 600 rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunitinn. Many Takei Prisoner. In response .to an Inquiry made by.the government as to the fate of an escort of convey of empty wagons, which, accord- ing to a dispateh from Lord Kitchenmer made public February 26, was attacked and captured by the Boers southwedt of Klerksdorp, Transvaal colony, February 24. Lord Kitchener bas cabled the follow- ing message: “Report has just been received that six- teen officers and 451 men were taken pris- omers. Of these one officer and 105 men have been released. Colonel Anderson of the Imperial Yeomanry, who commanded, is still a prisoner. Major Enderby, who commanded the infantry, was wounded. Hence the delay in obtalning definite in- tormation.” Lord Kitchener seys nothing in his re- sponse about tho two guns that the Boers captured with the convoy, and Mr. Brod- rick, secretary of state for war, announced in the House of Commons today that the government had no information beyond that contained in General Kitchener's report. Ce: » 1a Striet. The censorship in South Africa has been sively striot for some time and di patches have consequently suffered serious delay. In some cases they have been held up for one and two days at both Pretoris’ and Capetown. A dispatch received tonight from Harrl- smith shows that Gemeral Dewet and Mr. Steyn were within the met described by Lord Kitchener in his dispatch from nmm-np concerning the killing or eap- turing of 600- Boers during the .last two days, But escaped before the line was com- ym«t sing Counsel Addvess Jury in Trial of Alleged Aceeswor to Murder, 1} — CHICAGO, Feb. 28. the case of Dr. Orville S. with being an accessory the fact of the kelf-m: lotte Nichol, made to & jury in Judge The prosectition o Burnett, a former college athlete already mar- ried, had not only violated his own mar- riage vows, but had brokeh up the home of an honest and respectable ‘gentieman. Ho had agreed to die with her when the woman found that they were to be sep- arated. He had purchased morphine for her and de) perately alowsll her to awal- low it in'his presence. . “Then,” sajd the proseeutor, “to carry out his end of the bargalty he scratched himsel? with a pin!" Mr. Nichol, the wronged husband, the lawyer declared, lay ill in his Tennessce home, and was upable fo &ppear against the man who had wreoked his life. Attorney O'Donnell, for fonse, at- tacked the character of Nichol. It was she, sald he, who bt shout the acquaintance between it and Dr. Bur- nett. ‘She sought bis comipafly incessantly, the /lawyer sald, and boerrawed money to secure the apartments at the Mariborough hotel, where she was later found dead. He denfed that Dr; Burnett had prrchased the poison or that he had kmown of Mrs. Nichol's intention to commit suicide, main- taining that when Rurmeti Awoke from a stupor caused by liquor found Mrs. Nichol dead and a bottle y filled with morphine by her side. Fillpd with horror at the tragic outcome of their liaison, he took the polson, and them, #till more des- he stabbed himself abd then turned gas. AN his attempls were futlle, €ald the attorney, and he was left to face what his folly, not his eriminality, had in part brought about. Dr. R. W, Carter, who aftended Burnett when he and the dead woman were dis- ing counsel in roett, charged fore and after of Mrs. Cha ng addresses irt today. witness called. Dr. Carter testified that Burnett was not dazed or in any way ap- parently insane at the time. H. W. Julian, a druggist, partially iden- tified Burnett as the man Who purchased the vial of motphine tablets from him on the forenoon of October 20. Mrs. Sylvia Bryan, a colored maid at the hotel, testified as to Burmett and Mrs. Nichol renting a suite of reoms. She also testified that it was not visit to the hotel. She 1 Nichol there before, but nett had been there eeveral Mrs. Burnett, wife of the appeared in court with he attempted to sit with him Judge Baker, however, to let her remain there. The woman broke into fear and was led to an anteroom, where she re mained wntil court adjourned. After the state had completed its evi- dence the defendant’s attorneys made am effort to have Judge Baker dismiss the case. It was argued that Burnett was irresponsible, through the : of morphine, that Bur- es before. WQ'I IW from wn ‘also | Judge Baker ot Boera and gave them ome hour in which to des ©cide' whether they would surrender or fight. Thé Boers, finding escape impossible, sur. rendered at dllcr?&lu ‘and mot a shot was fired. - A casualty list published tonight gives the names of 118 men who were wounded in the convoy affair. killed has not yet beem received. SEEK TO AMEND SENATE RULES Senators Platt, Hoar and Tacner I'ro- pose Changes wested Tillman Ep by WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Senators Platt of Connecticut and Hoar today introduced an amendment to the senate rules evidently suggested by the Tillman-McLaurin epi- sode. Sénator Plat! amendment provides: “That it s in the power of the senate to punish a member for disorderly be- bavior by debarring such member from participation in lh{ proceedings of th senate.” Senator Hoar's amendment reads: “No senator in debate ehall impute to another senator any conduct or motive un- becoming a senator. No senator shall ut- ter a reproach on the character of any sen- ator or the history of any state. Senator Turner introduced a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the senate that it is not within the province of the presiding officer of the semate to omit a senator's name from a roll call or prevent his performing his sematorial functions. WITHDRAW FROM CUBA IN MAY United States' Govermment Ofcials " Probably Will Leave First of that Month. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The cabinet was in session three hours today and nearly all of the time was consumed in the discussion of Cuban matters. The secretary of war-has ‘recelyed a cablegram from Gemeral Wood officially informing him that an election has been held in Cuba under the oconstitu~ tion and that certain officials have been elected to office., This brought up the ques- tion of how and when this government should retire from Cuba. May 1 has bes tentatively fixed upon for the inauguration of the new officials. This, however, is subject to change. After the mew government has been in- augurated this government will negotiate with the Cuban government treaties of vi rious kinds, which will provide for the time when the troops are to be withdrawn from the island and the government turmed over to the Cubans. MOTHERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Del Are Entert “First Lady of the Lan WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Mothers’ congress today dispensed with annual meetings. Instead the copgress will meet triennially, while the board of managers are to meet annually, at a time and pl 1o be determined by them. the afterncon the delegates ceived by Mrs. Roosevelt at White House and later listened to an address by Mrs. Mary Bloomer Page of Chicago on “Child Diseipline. Tonlght's meeting brought the public sessions of the congress to a close. Sen- ator Dolliver of lowa expressed his sym- pathy with the work of the congress. A, resolution was adopted deploring the glving of entertainments where great dis- plays in dresses 1s wade and commending simplicity in these affairs, BB e JONES’ BROTHER ON STAND Tells of Shipping Chloroform to th Valet from Texas to New York. The list of the | NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Charles F. Jones {was on the witness stand today In the | trial of Albert T. Patrick. His re-direct testimony was completed after a few un- important questions, and, the defense hav- ing no questions to ask in rescross-ex- amioation, he was dismissed. Jones iden- tified several of Rice’s papers in Swenson books. He was mot permitted to tell more about the chloroforming of ‘Rice. John M. Coleman, a lawyer of Houston, Tex., called by the setate, gaid he had known Patrick since 1834, while they were at college 'together. His relations with Patrick had been most friendly. Coleman told of a talk between Patrick, himself and Judge Ford of Texas, in this city in October, 1000, about a month before Rice death. Patrick sald he was still taking testimony In the Mrs. Rice will case. “The question as to the probable duration of Ri Itfe was discussed,” said Coleman, d we talked of the good care he took of himself. After Judge Ford let{ us Pat- rick sald to me that he supposed the peo- ple of Houston expected to get the i stitute when the old man died. Willlam L. Jones, brother of Charles F. Jones, was recalled. On his first examin: tion he was mot permitted to tell of the purchase of chlorpform for his brother. Today he sald he bad bought a four-ounce bottle of chloroform, a two-ounce bottle of chloroform and a two-ounce bottle of laudanum at his brother’s request and had forwarded them to New York. Two ex- press company employes identified deli ery sheets showing that packages from Galveston had been delivered to Jone They could not tell what the packages contained. 2 BN TRESTLE FALLS WITH TRAIN ‘Weakened by Flood Precipi- tates Passengers In: Creek. GRIFFIN, Ga, Feb. 28.—A southbound passenger train on the Columbus branch of the Southere rallway went through a trestle into & ereek at midnight near Zetella, Ga. The killed A. F. MATHEWS, engldeer, Columbus, Ga. J. L. HILL, baggagemaster, Columbus. LEO G. MURRAY, mail clerk, Atlant: 1SAAC M'DOWELL, fireman, Columbus. Several passengers were Injured, but none 1y, The structure had been weakened by the heavy rains and three bents of the bridge jave way. The traln was running cau- ously at ‘the time of the accident. The first-class coach was the only car that did not go into the washout. TO BUY STREET .RAILWAYS Reported that Gold is Wantéd in San Fraucisco for that Pur- pose.' fa! NEW YORK, Feb. 28It was legroed Bere today (hat the oceasion for the large transfers of .gold from New York to San Francisco to the Treasury department is the fact that & syndicate of bankers, which includes Brown Bros. of this city and Brown Bros. & Co. of Baltimore, has prac- tically closed & deal for the purchase of the leading street rallways of San Fran. cisco. The amount invelved is said to be something like $20,000,000. The money is to be pald In San Francisco in gold, with currency deposited.at the local subtreasury. covered together in the hotel, was the first | Explains His Benun for Oalling Out Objeo- tion in the Senate. OMAHA GETS NEW POSTOFFICE FRONT Likely to Get's Malling Station—James H. Rellly Returns to Department of the Missourt. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Ieb. 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Dietrich today demon- strated that he was neither “coward nor hypocrite,” as Tillman alleged the repub- lican senators were in: his speech last week, by strongly objecting to Tillman's withdrawing the insulting remarks he made on the floor of the senate when the question of the adoption of the resolu- tions of censure reported by the commit- tee on privileges and Gle\‘llnlfl was under consideration. Senator Dietrich, in explaining why he objected, sald that he for one wanted the senator from South Carolina to, under- stand the sentiment that Tillman did not belong in that chamber, and he wanted to protest as earnestly as he knew how against the use of such language as was applied by Senator Tillman to. the repub- lican’ side of the semate chamber. “Not only did he insult the members of the republican side,” eald Mr. Dietrich, “but he also insulted the raemory of our late president, and for one I did not want to stand mute when such an aspersion was being cast upon Willlam McKinley. I for one belleve that Senator Tillman should have been punished in the strongest man- ner possible, that his offense was one that should not have beem condoned, and I think the measure of punishment should be twenty times more severe on Tillman's part than on the part of McLaurin. “I am constrained to believe, however, that my objections to the withdrawal of the second insult will not be moted in the rocord, as Senator Frye, presiding officer, 4ld not recognize me when I objected to permitting Senator Tillman to withdraw the language he used when his name was called to vote. Senator Frye intimated to me that he did not want to recognize me as making the objection, probably on the ground that he wanted the strife to term- inate, but nevertheless I wanted Senator Tiliman to understand that he could not continue to add insult to the members of the republican side of the chamber with- out a protest from me." Improvement of Omaha Postoffice. Bupervising Architect Taylor, in reply to an interrogatory of Mr. E. Rosewater te- day sald that he found there was money enough remaining of the appropriation for the federal building at Omaha to complete the Seventeenth street side of the structure desired by the citizens of Omaha in or- der that it might conform to the Sixteenth street side. Mr. Taylor stated there wi $217,000 of an tnexpended balance for the erection of the central portion of the building fronting on Seventeemth street " “"THie bide umsn-hu- portion of the butlding some time ago,” eaid Mr. Taylor, “gmounted to $226,000, considerable more than there remained in the *reasury for the wotk, and it was upon that propasition that 1 decided an additional amount would have {0 be appropriated. We have made m!nor amendments, however, to the plans, so’that I believe the bullding can be completed within the amount available, and satis- factery to the citizens of Omaba.” Water Works for MeKensie. The secretary of war today on request of Congressman Mondell signed an order allowing a sum of money for completing the storage reservolr and extending the pipe line to the water works at Fort Me- Kenzle, Wyo., and for a sewerage system at the post. Senator Millard today recommended L. G. Comstock for reappointment as postmaster at Central City, Merrick, country. James H. Rellly, formerly of the quarter- master's departmgnt at Omaha, but who for the past year has been connected with a similar department In the Philippines, has been ordered on request of Senator Millard, back to resume duty quarter- master's clerk at the headquarters of the Department of the Missouri, and is ex- pected to arrive in San Francisco !nmor~ row. People living along the Platte river have petitioned Semator Millard to have meas. urements of the Platte resumed for the purpose of the conservation of water, and the director of the Geological survey has indicated that he would be glad to comply with the request of citizens slong that stream If the appréprigtion of $250,000 asked by the eurvey is provided in the. sundry clvil bill. Fostofice for Walnut Hi Senator Millard and Representative Mer- cer are urging the establishment of a branch postofice at Walnut Hill, Omaha, and will take up the matter actively with Postmaster General Payne in a few days. It ls anti- clpated that the office will be established. The house today passed bills for the re- let of George R. Chaney of Red Cloud and Jobn Fisher of Wilbur. Representative Shallenberger was in- formed today that his recommendation for rural free delivery routes at Doniphan and Funk bad been approved by the depart- ment and thet the routes would be estab- lisheG o a short time. Charles L. Martin of St. Louls, & brother of Representative Martin of South Dakota, and wife, are guests of the congressman in this city. Joha Grant of Omaha Is & visitor ber Bids for the comstruction of the new Creston, Ia., postofiice will be opened to- mo:Tow at the office of the supervising ar- chitect. The comptroller of the currency today approved the Corn Exchange bank of Chi- ©ago as reserve agent for the Leavitt and Johnson National bank of Waterloo, Ia. Postmasters appointed: Towa—J, k. Hunter, Bertram, Lion county; E. M. Bowling, Highland Center, Wapello county; C. J. Nusum, Medford, Warren county. Wyoming—Henry. Cardwell, ihlrl.y‘ Car- bon county. Olympia for Higs! WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. — Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympla has been re- lieved from special duty In connection with the reception of Prince Henry and is or- dered tg join the North Atlantic squad- rou. It will begome. the fxgship of Rear Admiral Higginson. Approves Wood's Order. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The secretary of war today approved the recommendation of General Wood, military govercor of Cuba, for the relurn to the United States of two squadrous of the Second cavalry, glationed @ Matapzas and Pussa Cabellos, } Forecast for_Nebraska_Fair Saturda Sunday; Warmer Sunday; Nort Winds. and west 'I‘om-u--t-u- at Omaha Yesterday: Deg. De; . 88 as 20 SANTA FE YIELDS TO TERMS Demanded by Other Grants Comcessions Conductors and Trainmen KANBAS CITY, Feb. 28.—The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rallway hag grauted its conductors and trainmen important concessions, according to E. B. Clark and Patrick Morrissey, chlefs, respectively, of the Order of Rallway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Rallway Tralamen, and the fight that was begun with the Banta Fe will, it is belleved, be carried to other Clark and Morrissey passed through here today enroute to Galesburg, 1L, from Topeka, Kan., where they held 4 conference with the Santa Fe official Acting under instructions from the orders they represent, they are directing a cam- palgn for higher wages and the conces sions made by the Santa Fe is, they say, the opening wedge for a fight for a gen- eral advance on all systems controlled by the two urders. The concessions granted by the Snnu Fe are an Increase for freight conductors over the Raton mountains, between La Junta and Raton, of ffom 3% to 3% cents & mile; for brakemen, of from 2% to 2% cents a mile. Conductors are to be paid 4 cents a mile and brakemen 3 cents on loval freights on trains recently added to the New Mexico division. Conductors of crews on branch lines are to be raised from $90 to $100 and brakemen from $60 to $65. INVESTIGATES STOCK YARDS Representative of English Syndicate | Talks of Buying Flants in Western’ Olties, ST. JISEPH, Mo, Feb. 28.-(8pecial Telegram.)—Willlam King, president and general manager of tbe stock yerds at Manchester, England, sald to be the cnly modern yards in the kingdom, arrived here today as the representative of an English ndicate looking for investments in stock rds properties. He made a careful in- spection of the rards at South St. Joseph, in the c-:opany of General Manager John Donovan, end left for Chicago tonight, He expects to return'coon, and the, sale of the St. Joseph yards may resuit from his next visit. He says the stock yards at Denver, Omaha, St. Paul &nd other citles may pass into the hands of (his syndicate if they can‘be purchased at @ reasomable figure. ACTOR INJURED | IN A WRECK WL Gilsipton, weth Plovidvre Com. pany, Has Hix Spine Wreneh, and Sufters trom $hook. * WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 28.—W. B. Carl- eton of fhe “Florédora” company, playing in Philadelphia, came here last night in response to the telegram about the injury of his father, W. T. Carleton, ia a col- lision on the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk railroad yestérday. The el Carleton was unable to appear at the “Flo- rodora” performance here last night, hav- ing wrenched his spine eomewhat, but his son says he is suffering chlefly from shock and after a fow days rest he expects him to be gble to resume his role. The rest of the company left for Lancaster, Pa., this morning. FINDS BILL AGAINST WISKER Grand Jury Indicts Engineer in New York Cent Tunnel Wreek NEW YORK, Feb. 28,—The grand jury concluded its fnvestigation into the New York Central tunnel disaster of January 8 today and found an indictment for man- slaughter against John M. Wisker, the en gineer of the ran into the Norwalk tunnel. A bench warrant was lesued for Wisker's arrest. The grand fury Gismissed the com- plaint charging .that the, tunnel as_ oper- ated by the New. York Central Rallroad company comstituted & public nuisance. NOT THE NOTED AGITATOR Man Dangerously Sick at Colorado Springs is & Son of 0'Douno- van R DENVER, Feb. 28.—The report that 0'Donovan Ros: the famous Irish patriot, was dying st Colorado Springs of blood poleoning seems to be incorrect, according to a dispateh printéd in the News today. The person referred to is not the Irish leader, bt & son who bears bis name. All hope for his recovery has bvem practically sbandoned, as the patient, who is st St. Francis hospital, is too weak to undergo an operation, which is the only thing that would prolong life. TO ENFORCE SANITARY LAW Live Stock Commission Take Steps te Prevent Frauds by Cat- tlemen. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb, 28.—The state Live Stock Sanitary commission today adopted » rule requiring aH persons shipping south- ern cattle into Kansas to make an afidavit that the cattle were iutended for imme- diate slaughter and mot for sale as stock- ers and feedgrs. For some time it bas been the practice of the shippers from the P Handle county to bring cattle into the state ostensibly for sale to Kansas City packers and then sell them to etockmen. Feb. 28, At New York—Arrived—Patria, from Mar- Pennaylvania, from ' Hamburs; Bovic, from Live: At N-plu—Amm—ohmmd from Ta- roml. Yok nhlflll. Fpogidailed — Belgeniand, for New York. Liv Phllldelphh, Il, H m un‘"sl Mhn llsnn'él‘lv". »ogl, for Halifax Johs logne —Balled—f ulul.'dmr- u:aun for New York. At sz)&—Aa‘lM-Ho trom Rot- from Sas n ‘alparaiso and Montevl ideo, amblirg. stk e inopte A rrived—Caltic, from New York. ¢ Hamilton — Argived — United Btates training ship Essex, trom Key West. Head—Pussed—Nomadic, from New York, f0r LAVerBooL White Plains local, which |, for, Fourteen Miners lnown t Be Killed by Mountain Avalanche. LIST OF DEAD MAY REACH THIRTY \ Oontifuous Snowslides Prevent the Work of Rescuing Viotims, iy BODIES CONCEALED UNDER HEAVY DEBRIS Buildings, Rock and Timber Swept Down with Mass of Snow, AT LEAST FOUR FATAL SLIDES OCCuR s Impossible to Kdarn Extent of Dis- Rénds Léading to the Rendered TELLURIDE, Celo,, Feb. 2§.~Fourteen dend, as many more injured and a score or more wmiesing is the result so far as known of a series of snowslides which.ocourred today in the viclnity of Liberty Bell mine, on Smuggler Mountaln, three and & balf miles north of Telluride. The roads be- tween here and the Liberty Bell are al- most Impassable and details of the acol- dents are hard to obtaln. It seems that no less than four distinct slides occurred, each one elalming two or more victims. Several bodies have been recovered, but quite a number of the known dead are still buried under the toms of snow, rocks and timbers by which they were carried down. The death list of the first siide so fAr as known follows: Dead. GUS SWANSON, crusher feeder. H. 8. SUMMERLAND, tram brakeman. HARRY GOLDEN, walter in boarding house. GUS KRAUL, miner. J. F. CLEMMER, steward. WADE CROWE, miner. R. BISHOP, miner. The victims of the second slide were: HARRY A. CHASE, assayer. L. D. STANLEY, carpente Those who met death in the third slide were: GUS VINTEL, carpenter. JOHN R. POWELL, surveyor. PAUL DALPHRESE, miner. In the fourth slide the following were Filled: GBORGE ROHWER. S. GREGORY. First Side in Mornin The first slide ocourred .at 7:30 this morning and carried away the boarding and bunkhouse and tramhouses of the mine. About 260 men are regularly employed in the mines and mille of the Liberty Bell mine, & large number of men from night shifts were in Telluride and ware prevented -kg mige by the - terrible " A Taging. The day suift had-fjust gose. to work, leaving but few comparatively un- derground workmen “at the The slide came without warnlog. The three farge bulldings were carried down the steep mountain side a distance of about 2,000 teet and literally ground to splinters, not & board being left intaot. The snow and debris plled in the bottom of the canon twenty-five feet deep. Those who escaped the slide at once began the work of res- cue. A dozen or more were taken out alive, some of them badly injured, however. Among the vivors. The most seriously hurt are: Jacob Golden, dishwasher, arm out off and serious internal injuries. James Gonlon, waiter, ribs broken and arm badly cut, John Isaacson, mlncl‘, skull. fractured. Henry Pauer, miner, leg broken aod seri- ous internal injuries. Word was sent to Telluride and a num- ber of citizens left for the me of the disaster to ald in the rescue, Shortly after noon, while the work et digging out bodles was In progress, the cond slide came down almost In the track of the first. The mountainside is very steep and the descent of the snow mass was so swift that twenty-four of the res- cuers were caught, two being killed. They were Harry A. Chase and L. D. Stanley, their bodies have not been recovered. ‘The others were more or less injured, but Work of Resow At 3:30 o'clock Superintendent Chase of the Liberty Bell mine ordered the work of rescue suspended, declaring that it was was- less to_endanger life further while slides were running. Several parties st at once for Telluride. Two of these pgrties were overtaken by slides. In one Gus - Yelle, J. R. Powell and Paul Dalphrese wers killed and in the other George Rohwey and W. 8. Gregory lost their liyes. None of these bodies bad been recovered at last accounts. A large pumber of men are missiug and it is thought that the death list will be swelled to twenty, and possibly thirty, when all the bodies are takem from the enow mass. Among those killed, Bishop and Chase were last year's graduates from the State School of Mines at Golden, Colo. They had taken positions with the Liberty Bell to soquaint themselves with practical mining. They belonged to good families in Denver and Pueblo. Several other slides are reported in this vicinity. Ope at the Camp Bird mine, in the Sneffels district, reported desth of one man end the probable fatal injury of three others. From the condition of the more slides are expected. Disaster at Ouray, QURAY, Colo., Feb. 28.—The snowslide in this region in yedrs came down from the mountainside opposite the Governor mine in the Sneffel’s distriot to- day and filled the gulch for 1,000 feet. The avalanche crossed the gulch and piled twenty feet of snow on the mine dump, swept away a large water tank and swung the new boller around about tem feet. The snow shed was swept sway. The damage to the company amounts to $1,000. Fifteen inches of snow fell here on the level last night. The Red Mountaln stags was abandoned and the mall was carried up on horseback. A spowslide carried y the ore bius of the Camp Bird mine on Mount Sueffels, burying three men. When taken out of the snow Curtls Sheltcn was dead and '0-. White and two others, whose names have not been, learned, were %0 badly injured that they are likely to.dle. The Camp Bird mive is the property of Thomas I, Walsh.