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

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ISTABLISHED OMAHA, MO DAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1902. SINGLE cory FIVE CENTS. FOR FURTHER FUSIONIW.WELCOME PRINGE HENRY | STORER NAILS FALSE RUNOR Democratio and Populist State Committees to Confer at Lincoln, MEETING HAS UNUSUAL SIGNIFICANCE Populist Leaders to Connsel ’{ogtflm on Party's Oondlfiun NEW EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION\# “ Ozganization to Thwart Democratic Expected to Arise. 'GOVERNORSHIP THE PRINCIPAL STAKE Poth Parties Want to Name Can dates and Hach Has Formidable List of Aspir: with En- tries Not Closed. (From a Btaft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 16.—(Special.)—The meeting of the democratic and populist state committees 1o i place here Wednesdhy, ostensibly call simply to fix the time and place of the nmext fuslon state conventlor, in reality promises to develop fnto a formal council of the leaders for the purpose of determining where the fu- slon forces of Nebraska are at and what steps may be necessary to gather together the demoralized fragments scattered by two successive def It 18 in the populist ring of the circus that the greatest activity is manifested, be- cause the popullsts are beginning to realize the oritical condition that threatens their organization, namely, the determined ef- forts of the democrats to swallow them up. In view of this situation Chairman De France, not content with sending the usual notice to members of his committes, has mailed letters of invitation in addition to the chairman and eecretary of each popu- list committee to the editors of all popu- list papers and to numerous others who have been more or less prominent in the populist propaganda. Will Hive Up Popullst Editors. Besides the committes meeting proper, which is set for 3 o'clock, a gemeral con- ference is to be held to which the demo- crats in attendance upon their committee meeting will be accorded admission, at * which ways and means and the politics of the parties in the coming campaign are expected to occupy attention. More Im- portant still, however, from the standpoint of the populists s the intention to get the populist editors together into some kind of an organization to counterbalance the or- ganization recently effected by the demo- cratic editors of the state. ‘The uncon- cealed ‘purpose of the democratic organiza- tion is to promodte the absorption of the populists by the democrats, and as @ patural consequence the object of the popu- list editorial association will be to take concerted action to withetand thcse in- sidlous attacks from foes masquerading in the Benator William V. Allen will probably make his first bow as & knight of the quill, representing the new weekly he has estab- lished at his home town under the name of the Madison Mail. In fact, Senator Allen has already, through his paper, taken up the cry of continuing the populist organi- sation independent and distinct from the democratic machine, and, with the defunct sllver republican party before them as & horrible example, the populists may be de- peuded upon to fight against amalgamation to the last inch. De: crats to Be Held to Bargain. Imbued with the idea that the very life of thelr party is at stake in Nebraska, the disposition of the leading popullsts here ingicates that they will insist on the demo- A clia earrying out the bargain made last year, by which only populists were to be considered for the nomination at the head of the ticket this time as recompense for ylelding to the democrats in naming Judge Hollenbeck for the supreme court a year ago. Even the most rabid democrats have epenly contended that the fusionlsts would bave made a better showing at the lost election had their candidate for supreme judge been a populist instead of a demo- orat and having made this admission the demoerats will be in poor condition to a vocate heading the ticket again with one of their number. Prospective Onndidates. A compllation of the names so far men- tioned as possible fusion standard-bearers fncludes ex-Senator and ex-Judge Willlam V. Allen; ex-Congressman R. D. Suthel 1and, who was forced to make way for a democrat, Congressman Shallenber, the uprucnuun of the ffth district; M. F. Harrington, & well known attorney of O'Nelll; ex-Governer W. A. Poynter, whose friends would like to feature him as the man who refused to pardon Bartle, John C. Sprecher, Schuyler, Colfax county, who was the real leader of the minority i the last legislature; Congressman Stark of the Fourth district—all populists. Dr. J. M. Lyman of Adams county, once la- beled & sllver republican and a member of the state senate. Also the following democrats: W. H. Thompson of Grand Island, who received the fusion senatorial boquets at the last legislature; C. J. Smyth, former attorvey general and more latsly before blic as the champlon of Meserve; General Victor Vifquain, com- sul to Panama under Cleveland and for a while colonel in command of the Third Nebraska. Of course there are likely to be others as the season is yet young and way behind the screen may be seen the shadow of none other than William J. Bryas, who, as his triends here assert, might be drllhd it the occasion requires. HARDSHIPS OF MINING CAMPS Thunder Mountain Cannot Be SPOKANE, Wash., March 16.—A special » the Spokesman-Review from Elk City, Idaho, says that W. T. Murphy and J. A. Flelds have just arrived there from Thun- der Mountain. They came on snowshoes forced marches made the distance days and & half. They report four met over thirty people. dog teams, but the dogs fallure. At the ‘Dewey paid 3376 & day and mine cannot keep them, as and go ;mncuu in the deep Monumental creek is staked out distance of tweaty-Gve miles. or William Orders Two Battle- hips to Participate in the Home« coming Reception. BERLIN, March 16.—Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, after completing the fleet maneuvers quring the coming summer, will 1esign the command of the first squadron, which he has held for two years. Prince Henry has held all positions in the German navy up to that of admiral. The only possible higher command is that of the double squadron maneuvers, which have hitherto been conducted under a general spector of the navy. It Is expected that tgce Henry 'will be in command of the agquadron maneuvers next year. % ar Willlam has ordered the battle- shiiy, temberg and Baden to appear betol Xhaven next Tuesday to welcome Prince Henry on his return to Germany on board the Hamburg-American steamer Deutschland. While the official program ef Priuce Heary's reception b not been published, the newspapers say that Em- peror Willlam will receive his brother on shore at Cuxhaven. SIXTY ARRESTS AT VIENNA Revelations in Grimm Case Cause & Number of Russian Officers to Be Detained. ™ VIENNA, March 16.—About sixty arrests have been made In connection with the condemnation to death by a court-martial at Warsaw of a Ruselan colonel named Grimm for the systematic revelation of military secrets to a forelgn power. Among the persons apprehended are a number of Russian officers of high rank. Colonel Grimm has not yet been executed. 1t is asserted that Colonel Grimm, during ten years has revealed to Germany every plan prepared by Russia in the eventuality of war between the two countries. The discovery was due to Colonel Grimm's wife, who denounced her husband in revenge for his having paid court to another woman. General Puzyrewskl, commander at War- saw, is suspected of being implicated with Colonel Grimm. PASSION PLAY FOR AMERICA Charles Frohman to Import a Mod- ernized Version of the Ober- ammergan Ch sic. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 18.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Charles Froh- man has secured another plece for Amer- ica, a passion pl written by a priest named Jouin, who is famous for his theories in regard to the use of religion, and his controversy over it with Cardinal Richard. Th. play was produced last night at the| a rather fast Paris music hall. It ll & somewhat modernized version of the Oberammergau play. Mme. Lebargy now announces that she will go to the United States next autumn and r with her own American company, in a speclally selected repertoire of Ameri- can and Euglish pleces, under Mr. Froh- man’s management. REGRET WHITE'S' RESIGNATION BERLIN, March 16.—With expressions of regret the newspapers here print a dispatch from Washington, to the effect that Andrew D. White, the American ambassador to Ger- many, will retire next November. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The under- standing among State department officlals and among his friends for some time has been that Mr. White intended retiring from the post of ambassador at Berlin next No- vember, when he will reach the age of 70 years. Mr. White's health is not robust and in addition there are other reasons which in- fluence him in seeking the retirement of private life. MISS STONE IS GRATEFUL Expresses Thanks for Favors Ex- tended for Herself Mme. Tailka. SALONICA, March 16.—A representative here of the Assoclated Press has received a etter fiom Miss Stos American mission. ary, in which she expresses her surprise and gratitude at the unusual manifestations of joy at the release of herself and Mme. Tellka. Mise Stone also conveys her heartfelt thanks to all those who by their labor, their money and thelr prayers co-operated to the release of herself and companion. SCHOONER SOUTHER IS LOST NASSAU, Bahama Islands, March 16— The schooner John K. Souther, Captain A. ¥. Poole, from New York, February 18, for Galveston, Tex., foundered off Great Stir- rup island of the Bahama group March 1l ‘The crew of Soutter has arrived here. John K. Souther was & 944-ton schoomer from Thomaston, Me. STONES BARONESS AVEZZANA Chinaman Throws Missile Promptly Waras A, ts to ¥ PEKIN, March 16.—Because a Chinaman threw a stoue at Baroness Romania Aves- sana, wife of the secretary of the legation here, while she was passing in the street, the dowager empress has lssued an edict uly admonishing the Chinese against in- sulting foreigners, RHODES IS DECIDEDLY WEAKER mate Takes Some Nourishment, but Falls to Gain Any Strength. CAPETOWN, March 16.—Mr. Rhodes took some nourishment during last night, but was decidedly aker this morning. At 4 o'clock this afterncon his coundition was unchanzed. NAVAL ARSENAL DESTROYED Estimate of lon-Dollar Loss Ae- companies Fire Report from Valparaiso. SANTIAGO, de Chile, March 16.—A sec- tlon of the naval arsenal at Valparaiso has been destroyed by fire. The loss bas been laced &k 4,000,000, - Minister to Bpain Says He is on Leave of Absence. TREATY NiGOTIATIONS WELL UNDER WAY Royal Mind is All Right. NEW YORK, March 16.—Bellamy Storer, United States minister to Spain, arrived today on the American line steamer, St. Louls, from Southampton. Mr. Storer was surprised to learn that a rumor had been circulated that he had been recalled from his post and emphati- cally denled that there was the slightest foundation for such a report. “I have no ides such a rumor could have been started. have simply come home on leave of ab- sence for ninety days because at this time there is no urgemcy for my presence in Madrid. It is not true that there has been a hiteh in the negotiations with Spain, and on the contrary they have progressed most favorably and there is absolutely no ob- stacle in view to the siccessful accom- plishment of the treaty. “I may say {ndeed that the most im- portant provisions of the treaty have been fully agreed upon. So far as the ques- tion of the rights of Spanish property own- ers in Porto Rico is concerned, the gov- ernment at Madrid is fully satisfled. The negotiations of the treaty have been some what prolonged, not on account of any re luctance on the part of the Spanish gov- ernment, but merely because every cpn- dition, and I may say every phrase in the document, must first be presented to the council of state for review and approval. Expects to Return in June. “Owing to the approaching accession of the young king, the late ministry of Sagasta was in effect simply a provisional one, and as the final ratification had to be left to the mew ministry, an opportunity was afforded me to apply for a short leave of absence. I expect to return to my post early in June. My relations with the Spanish government and with officials of all classes have been of the most pleasant character and on all hands I have been the reciplent of the most courteous consid- eration. “I regretted to notice i many of the American papers which I received in Mad- rid, statements to the effect that the young king was physically and mentally unfit to recelve the reins of government. That is untrue. He has been admirably brought up by a most deveted mother, and I see no reason why he should not reign with homor to his country and himself. He has grown very fast and is a fine looking lad. He takes a keen interest in military affairs, and shows to great advantage when he pears mounted on a review. Expects Mother to Influence King. “What changes are Ilkely to take place in the cabivet, I am not prepared to pre- dict. Tt would not be surprising if the queen mother would continue to exercise strong influence’ over her son, relations have always been of the most affectionate character.” Speaking 'of the king's Mr. Storer sald: “There will formal corenation as the king of Spain is supposed to be born crowned. He will merely take oath to preserve the constitution and there will be the ueual ceremonies. It was, In fact, a question up to the last moment whether the representatives of foreign governments should be specially invited to witness the accesslon. Only the night before I left Madrid the ministers of state personally informed me that the king would be pleased to have a representative of the United States present. On this President Roose- velt designated J. L. M. Curry to attend a8 our represenmtative. There was & pe- cullar appropriateness in the selection of Mr. Curry as he was our minister at Madrid accession be no s for Washington to- morrow to call upon the president. LAND SEEKERS BISAPPOINTED Creek Nations Can Rent Lands Only Omne Year Prior to Receipt of Deed. ARDMORE, I. T., March 16.—Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, in a ruling just re- celved, says Indians in the Creek Nation may rent their allotments for a period of not longer than one year prior to the re- celpt of thelr deeds. Hundreds who have gone to the Creek Natlon with the idea that the lands are now open to purchase are disappointed. The Creek rolls are incomplete, the deeds are held up and thousands have already | filed on their homesteads. BLOODY BULLFIGHT AT EL PASO Ten Thousand People See Six and Five Horses Brutally Slaughtered. EL PASO, Tex., March 16—Ten thousand people, most of them Americans witnessed & bloody bull fight at Juares, Mex., just across the river from this place, today, in which two of Spaia’s most noted matadores, Fuentes and Mazzant!, took a lead! part. Six bulls were dispatched by the kword and five horses were gored to death. Fuen- tes and Mazsant! who have been touring Mexico, go from here to Spain, for a series of seventy fight —_— PASHA GETS FIVE YEARS Turk Reeently Arrested by Order of Sultan to Be Detained in & Fortress, CONSTANTINOPLE, March 16.—It is ru- mored here that forty additional arrests were made Friday. It is belleved the persons apprebended were mostly officers of the naval school on Halki island. court to a term of five years detention in & fortress. Details of Fuad Pasha's sedi- tion will soon be published. RUSSIA PREPARES FOR WAR Rallways Cannot Carry Merchandise, They Are Ocoupled in For- warding Troops. LONDON, March 17.—With reference to the Russia-Japan war rumors, the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says, he is to vouch that the Siberian rallway is declining consignments from merchants because the resources of the line are fully occupled in forwarding troops aad war 10 Viadivestogk, INDIANS LDSE THEIR LOCKS | DEATH FOREXTORTWGMO‘{E\ CONDITION 0F THE WEATHER GALE SWEEPS NORTH Object to Enrollment and Hairew but Judge Raymond Orders Them Sheared. MUSKOGEE, 1. T., March 16.—Rather than submit to a hair cut, eight fuliblood Cherokee Indians, arrested yesterday, charged with being in contempt of the federal court, today enrolled before the Dawes commission. These Indians are mem- bers of the Ketoowah soclety, composed of an element in the Cherokee Nation op- posed to enrollment. Last month Judge Raymond of the United States territorial court ordered them to present themselves for euroliment under pain of contempt. They disobeyed the order and were arrested and placed in the federal jall here. Last night the government officials pleaded with them to submit, but they de- clined stoutly, Red Bird Smith, their leader, waking an impassioned speech in defense of their action. Argument being of no avall, an order was {ssued today that each prisaner should have his hair cut. They were lined up to take their turn in the barber's chair. ‘When the first Indian had lost his shock of halr the others broke down and signified iheir willingness to enroll. With sullen faces they signed theirinames to the en- rollment ‘and were released GERONIMO WANTS HIS RELEASE Indian Chief, Held as Military Pris- omer, Asks Great White Father for Pardon. FORT SILL, I T., March 16.—Geronimo, the Indian chief, has petitioned the author- fties at Washington to be released from captivity. For the last fourteen years Geronimo has been a military prisoner at Fort Sill. Now, at the age of 80, ho has signified his wish to become a docile subject of the great father at Washington. General Frank Armstrong of the regular army has been looking into the question and has recommended that Geronimo be paroled and made a citizen. Geronimo has been free practically for several years now, or ever since his removal from captivity in the Florida everglades to the barracks at Fort Sill. Although under constant surveil- lance he h all farm and received $35 a month as a “government scout.” With Geronimo ave 208 Apaches. The remnants of the Chiriraus probably will be released. HURT IN ST. LOUIS WRECK Michael Harri Personal Represen- 8T. LOUIS, March 16.—~In a wreck in the Enst St. Louls yards today Michsel Har- rison of Philadelphfa, representative of J. P. Morgan, Dr. Cormett, Mr. Harrison's physiclan, and the valet of the millionairs, were injured. It was at first reported that all three were seriously hurt, but investi- gation proved that their injuries had been greatly exaggerated. After treatment at the St. Louis Baptist byspital they were ‘oblesto- Joaverthe oity*, ¢, Tiey-ave gone to Pinehust, N, C. Mr. Harrison was on his way from St. Touls to Atlanta, Ga., in his private car, Raquette River, when the accident oc- curred. The train to which the car was attached ran into a freight because of an open switch. Mr. Harrison's valet had three ribs broken. Every possible effort was made to suppress the news of the ac- cldent and it was impossible to learn the names of two men who were in Mr. Har- rison's party, in addition to himself and Dr. Cornett. None of the other passengers on the train was injured. DENY MILES’ PHILIPPINE PLAN Secretary Root and the President Dis- approve of His Idea of Stop- ping Insurrection. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The Post to- morrow will say: Licutenant General Miles of the army made a specific request to the War department to be sent to the Philip- pine Islands and in connection therewith submitted a plan by which, in his opinion, the war could be brought to an end with- out a further loss of life to elther side. He proposed to employ methods similar to those used by him so successfully in his Indian campaigns. Secretary Root, after due consideration, depled General Miles' request and disap- proved the plan submitted. The papers, 80 endorsed by the secretary, were sent to the White House, and the president subse- quently concurred in the secretary’s ac- tion. The final endorsement, disposing of the matter, is sald to bear date March 5. In effect President Roosevelt and Secre- tary Root hold that the war s already at an end, or about so, and that the adoption of General Miles' plan, involving a change of policy in dealing with the inhabitants of the archipelago, would be unfalr to those officlals, military and civil, whose work has brought about almost complete pacification. WILL ESTABLISH ARMY POST Site @ d Overlooking Ma Bounded by Water on Two Sides. MANILA, March 16.—General Chaffee h: signed an executory coniract for the pur- chase of a site for an army post at a point seven miles up the Pasig river. The site is & mile and a quarter wide by two miles and a balf long. It ls bounded on one side by the Pasig river and on the other by the Laguna de Bay. It is on high ground and overlooks -Manila. Bullding on this site will be begun as soon as the purchase has been approved by congres: GOVERA ASSUMES COMMAND unces His Au- ceeanor te Gen- ukban. MANILA, March 16.—Govera, the insur- gent leader, has issued a proclamation in the island of Samar declaring he has sue- ceeded General Lukban, who was captured by the Americans, and that consequently all orders now standing in the rame of Luk- ban are void. Govera also says be has been compelled unwillingly to issue this proclamation. MANILA ENFORCES QUARANTINE & at Hong & Necessitates Five Days' Seel of Vessels from that Port. MANILA, March 16.—Owing to cholera at Hong Kong, & quarantine of five days will be enforced against all vessels arriving here Irom that ports . Willard 8mith of l'flluy Plots Villainy and Is Killed. DEMANDS P, T. LEWELLEN'S CASH Takes it trom Hiding Place in Metho- dist Church and Fa Before the Gunfire of Secret Watcher. BEATRICE, Neb, March 16.—(Special Telegram.)—P. T. Lewellen, one of the leading business men of Filley, received a letter last evening, directing him to place $150 in a package and put the parcel In the side room off the vestibule of the Methodist church promptly at 7:45 tonight. The writer sald among other things that it Lewellen falled to obey orders the writer would burn his store and stock, which are valued at $15,000, and that he would also poison the stock upon his farm. The receipt of the letter was a terrific biow to Lewellen, who s a highly respectsd citizen. Sheriff Waddington was notified of the affair and he at once gave instruc- tions detalling the procedure to take to capture the writer. Arrangements were made and at the exact time the package of money was deposited as the letter directed and four brave men who had been selected watched the coming of the man who was suddenly to become the target of thelr firearms, with which they were amply provided. A few minutes before 8 o'clock the watch- ers spled a man approaching the church entrance alone. He opened the church door and grabbed the package. Although he was called upon to stop, he made a break for liberty, but did not get far. A shot fired by Frank Shadley brought him to the ground and he was captured. He rapldly succumbed to his wound. Sheriff Waddington was notified by telephone and left at once for the scene, but the man was dead before he arrived. The dead man proyed to be Willard Smith, a prominent young man, about 20 years of age, who resided with his parents a mile and a balf from Filley, and who has always borne a high reputation, as have his people. No motive can be given for the holdup, as the young man was in no way restricted in financial affairs. Coroner Walder will go to Filley in the morning to hold an inquest. It is eald that Mr. Shadley did not intend to shoot kill, but in the dark miscalculated his target. EXPECT TO CATCH PLOTTERS Detectives Spread Net Around Those Who Demand Tribute U Threat of K PITTSBURG, March 16.—The Dispatch to- day publishes the following: Repeated threats to abduct hie three chil- dren unless a ransom of $25,000 was left in & certain spot and a warning that mur- der would follow the placing of detectives on the case, have pany to remove his little family tempo- rarily from his Lexington avenue home to the Holland house, New York. The case was put in the hands of detectives and, it is sald, arrest of the gullty parties is now practically certain. About two weeks ago, during the ab- sence from home of Mr. Peacock, a letter was recelved at the Lexington avenue house through the mails, addressed to him. Mrs. Peacock opened the envelope and the letter was found to be a warning that '(he three bright little children of the family would be kidnaped unless Mr. Peacock de- posited $26,000 in money at a certain ap- pointed spot on North Highland avenue. The letter was unsigned. Not many days later a second letter was recelved by Mr. Peacock stating that the sender was aware of the fact that detectives had been put on the case and that if the money was not de- posited In the designated place the writer would not only steal the children, but would murder them. This second letter produced consternation in the family. M Peacock became ill, and, thinking It necessary that his wife should have the services of distinguished New York physi. clans, Mr. Peacock removed her, together with the children, to Now York, where they have since resided. Detectives here who are familiar with the Peacock kidnaping cases believe the let- ters to Mr. Peacock were written by the me man who at different times in the last two years has written many letters to prominent men in this section, threatening kidnaping, assassination and other calami- ties to those who failed to leave money al designated places. It is generally under- stood that the man is merely a crank and his threats are empty ones. NEGRO SUSPECT IS JAILED Answers Description of Prince Bd- wards, & Murderer, and {s Held at Santa Anni BATON ROUGE, La., March 16.—A negro answering the description of Prince Ed- wards, who killed young John Gray Foster near Shreveport, La., last year, has been arrested and is in jall at Santa Anna, Jilot- zingo, Qistrict of Tlahopantla, Mexico. The negro's extradition has “een applied for. BOTH DUELISTS ARE KILLED Nevada Men @ Settle with Rifies at Close Range. RENO, Nev., March 16.—Reese Evans and A. A Smith fought a duel with rifies at elght feet distance yesterday at Purdy station. Each received injuries from which death resulted. The quarrel wad over a strip of land. SCHLEY JOURNEYS TO BOSTON Accompanied by Co to the Evi essman Naphen tion Day Cere- monies. WASHINGTON, March 16, — Admiral Schley left here -today for Boston, where be s to attend the celebration incident to the Evacuation day ceremonles. Congress- man Naphen accompanied him. GENERAL TRACY IMPROVING Oabiset Ofcial Revives from Severe Attack of Mines: Former NEW YORK, Mar Tracy, ex-secretary of the navy, who suddenly overcome by iliness in court y terdsy, was reported at his hotel toalght to be lmprevisg. - caused Alexander R. | the fire was discovered by the young wo- Peacock, former first vice president and | man in vhleh partmenf the lamp was | that it n- m inadvisable L gcnoral ealss agant of. the Carnegle . he rang. tha Are battompt-te a 1" Repbrts nmv d n 1l eral u‘a to- Forecast Tuesday, North Nebraska—Cold, Monday; Fair, with Rleing perature; Winds,’ Becoming Variable. for re at Omaha Yesterday: Sracasue CAMPBELL HAS SERIOUS FIRE klin County Town Loses Nearly Hulf of Its Business Sectiom, cluding Hotel, HASTINGS, Neb., March 16.—(Special Telegram.)—Nearly balt the town of Camp- bell was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss amounts to several thousand dol- lars, but most of the property was Insured. The fire broke out at 3 o'clock in the pool ball on the east side of the street. As the wind was blowing at & high rate, the flames soon got beyond control and in less than an hour the entire east side of the street was wiped out. The buildings consumed by the flames were the pool hall, blacksmith shop, printing office, hotel, postofiice, drug store and two implement houses. The only fire protection that Campbell had was a bucket brigade, and every citi- zen lent his assistance to fight the fire. Had It not been for the heroie work of the bucket brigade the entire town would have been in ashes. All the buildings destroyed were frame structures and they were licked up by the flames with almost as much rapidity as if they had been made of paper. The origin of the fire Is unknown. There was no one in the pool hall when the fire broke out. The hotel was the most ex- | pensive building destroyed. It was a fine two-story structure with a large number ot rooms. Besides saving the larger part of the town the citizens succeeded in removing most of the goods and contents from the various bulldings. FIRE AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE Denbig Hall, Occupied by Two Hun- Women Students, PHILADELPHIA, March 16.—~One of the dormitory bufldings of Bryn Mawr col- lege, an institution for the education of young women, was burned tomight. The college is at Bryn Mawr, ten miles from this eity. The fire was caused by the up- | setting of a lamp in the room of one of the students. It got beyond the control | of the local fire department, and & com- pany was sent from Philadelphia. No one was injured. The burned building was known as Den- big hall and had accommodations for 200 students. The fire the western end of the structure. arted on the second floor in ‘When alarm and started to Aight the flames. The alarm aroused all the young women in the building, most of whom were asleep, and when it was seen that the flames were getting beyond thelr control, they safely made thelr exit. Those who occupled the | first and second , floors managed to save | some, of their effects, but those occupying {the third floor saved nothing. The fire department of Bryn Mawr was unable to control the flames, and fearing that they might spread to the group of | | builaings surrounding Denblg hail, asstst- | lnce was sent for to this city. Fortunately | the fire, by dint of hard work on the part | of the Bryn Mawr firemen, was confined to | the bullding in which it originated. Denbig hall was erected in 1890, at a cost of $90,000. It was an L-shaped stone building, three stories high, and was 150 feet long and forty feet wide, 3 The loss on the contents of the building | is estimated at $35,000, not Including the | personal effects of the students. MRS. M’KINLEY MUCH BETTER Drives to Late President's Tomb and Places Flowers Upon Casket CANTON, 0., March 16—Secretary Cortel- you apd Dr. Rixey, close friends to tho late President McKinley, noted an improve- ment in Mrs. McKinley's condition during thelr visit with her today. Secretary Cor- telyou came last night. Dr. and Mrs. Rixey came today. All left for Washington this evening. The visit of these old friends seemed to give Mrs. McKinley much pleas- ure. The visitors and Mrs. Barber accom- panied Mrs. McKinley for a drive and a visit to the cemetery during the morning. Mrs. McKinley carried & bunch of flowers and herself entered the vault and placed them on the casket. Mrs. McKinley's con- dition changes little from day to day, but she shows gradual fmprovement. She now receives scarcely any medical attention. FATAL WRECK IN ILLINOIS Men in Box Oar Maimed When Moblle & Ohlo Frelght Train Leaves the Track. MURPHYSBORO, IIl, March 16.—A Mo- bile & Ohlo freight train was ditched at Craville, six miles north of here tonight, of Tupelo, Miss., was companions, James By- son, Willlam Mally and Alexander Smith, were dangerously injured, The men had climbed into a box car at Percy to come to Murphysboro. Three boys boarded the train at Ava, and were put off by the conductor. They have not been beard from since the wreck, and it is fearea they got on the traln again, after being ordered off and will be found under the cars. A defective drawhead caused the train to break in two. The two sections crashed together and twelve cars of merchandise left the track. Movements of Ocean Vessels, March 10, At New York—Arrived: Phoenicla, from Hamburg and Boulogne Sur Mer; LaGas- cogne, from Havre; St. Louls, from South- ampton and Cherbourg. At Kinsale—Passed: York, for Liverpool At Antwerp—Arrived: New York. At Queenstown—Salled: Liyerpool, for New Yor Head—Passed: Canadlan, from for Liverpoo Bromen Aftived: Kron Pring Wil. from New York via Plymouth and rharbou: Quee Ussnstown—Arrived: New Bugland, trom Boaton, Tor Liverpool, and proceeded At Gibraftar—8alled: ~Kafserln Maria from Genoa and Naples, for New Malta—Arrived: American _steam yacht Wanderer, owned by Rear Commo- re C. Robinson of the New York Yacht Llub which left New York early in Decem- bor, and has cruised 1 Wess Lodiad waiers, Bovie, from New Southwark, from Campania, from Worst Storm in Yaul Buries the Dakotas Under Deep Snowdrifts, RAILROADS ABANDON THE STRUGGLE All Efforts Direoted Toward Housing Pas- sengers at Stations, BLIZZARD HITS THE CANADIANS HARD Winnipeg Streets Are Impassableand Busi- ness is Suspended. STORM SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABATEMENT After Thirty-Six Ho of Biindin Blasts the Smitten People Pray ST. PAUL, Minn., March 18.—North Da- kota and the Canadian morthwest has ex- perienced the worst snowstorm in many years and rallroad trafic is practieally paralyzed. The Great Northern and the Northern Pacific have not moved a wheel in thirty-six hours in the bliszard-stricken district and have abandoned all efforts to do so until the bliszard abates. The high winds have plle1 and packed the snow into mountainous masees. The temperature has been gradually falling and is now at, or below, the zero reark. Not a_transcontinental train has arrived in St. Paul since Friday and none ls ex- pected in several days. The Northern Pa- cific reports its westbound coast traln, which left St. Paul yesterday morning, tied up at Fargo, the road beyond there being blocked. It will start a coastbound tratn tomorrow morning. The eastbound coast train due here Sunday morning s held at Mandan, N. D.. and no attempt will be made to move 1t before tomorrow. KEvery effort is belng made by the road to keep thoeo of its passengers who are snowbound warm and well fed, and for this reas trains are being held at stations where the accommodations are good, rather than at- tempt to get them through with a posst bility of being tied up between stations. One Division Wholly Ab The Red River Valley div Northern Pacific between Frankforts and Winnipeg is entirely abandoned. No traina have attempted to run since Friday night and the exact conditions on this division are not known by the general officers here, as the telegraph wires have been carried | down by the burden of sleet which pre- ceded the heavy snowfall. The sltuation on the Great Northern 's equally bad. The line s tied up between Grand Forks and Williston, N. D., a dis- tance of thirty-five miles, and all wires have been lost beyond Fargo. Thirty miles of wire are gone betwéen Fargo and Cassel- ton, N. D, and all communication with western Dakota and Montana points has been lost. So norm has been the storm night indicate that the gale has pomewhat | subsided, but that the snow continues to fal The hrum'b\ of the Great Northern run- ning to Winnipeg is also tied up. No traina have been started northward since Friday night, and those that were caught out on the road by the storm have beén held at the station near the border. Winnipes Cut of, Winnipeg is reported entirely cut off from rallroad connection with the outside world. The Canadian Pacific transcontinental trains are enowbound somewhere west of there and no prospect of relief is yet in eight. The storm started Friday, being pre- ceded by a light rainfall and accompanied by high winds, The rain soon turned to sleet and then to snow, and this has fallen | without cessation for over thirty-six hours. The terrific gale drifted the snow so badly that the etreets of the towns in the storm district were filled so deeply that it was next to impossible to wade through them Business of all kinds has been at & standstill since Friday night and not much can be done until the storm subsides. So far as known there has been no loss of life, but owing to the demoralized condi- tion of the wires little news has been re- celved from the remoter districts, The farmers hail the advent of the snow with delight as the ground had been very dry aad this abundance of molsture will put it in excellent shape for the spring seeding. MONTEVIDEO, Minn., March 16.—Violent gales, with blinding flurries of enow, et in last night and still continue. All trains are from ten to twelve hours lal SOUTH DAKOTA GETS ITS SHARE rd Which Starts in Friday Aft- PIERRE, 8. D., March 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The storm which has prevalled since Friday night, is the worst of the winter. While it outset to stop s all mall lines out of the city, it had no ef- fect on railroad movement up to last night. The temperature has been about zero. It it will take several days to hear from the range country, where such loss, if any would occur. Cattle and sheep have no doubt drifted badly, and in & storm of this sort there Is alway of loas of both.. It will require several days to gather particulare. ABERDEEN, 8. D., March 16.—The biiz- zard which started Friday afterncon con- tinues without sign of abatement. Tralns are delayed and business # at a stand- still. It is the worst storm in years. MINOT, §. D., March 16.—The blizzard which has raged for three days is moderat- ing tonight and the sky s clearing. All trains are delayed. BELOW ZERO IN NORTH DAKOTA y wplows Unable te Clear Tracks in the ¥ of the Flerce Wind. FARGO, N. D, March 16.—The storm pre- valling in the western part of the state since Friday etruck Fargo today in full force and is still continuing, though the wind bas fallen slightly tonight. The tem- perature is 10 degrees below ze Al tralns on the transcontinental roads are tied up here and the passengers are being cared for at hotels. The worst trouble is between Valley City and Bismarck. Four freight: trains are stalled in the drifts between these points and the rotaries are unable to clear the trdck, the wind filling the cuts with snow