Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1902, Page 1

[——— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. e ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1902—-TEN PAGES. IN OIL TANKS EXPLODE| Vessel at San Francisco Wreoked and Burned to Water's Edge. HARBOR FLOODED WITH BLAZING FUEL Pior Oatohes Alight and is Likewise Bpeedily Oonsumed. SEVERAL WORKMEN THOUGHT TO BE DEAD Twelve Are Missing and Ten Injured Go to Hospital, GENERATING GAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE Fapr Chambers Burst Fi t Soon After Three Others Also Go Up, Deall Destruction to Three Hundred Men, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.—A 4 rous explosion occurred on the steamer Pro- gresso today in which Harry Corona and Rodney Gibson, employes of the Fulton Iron works, were seriously Injured and twelve others are missing. The Progresso was laid up at the Unlon Iron works and was being converted into an oil burner, when one of its tanks exploded. A second explosion followed. The steamer was burned to the water's edge and will be a total loss. Ten men have been taken to the general military hospital at The Pre- sidio, and several men have been killed The Union Iron works, a large industrial and shipbuilding plant, 18 located on the bay shore in the western part of the city. The Progresso is owned by the Saginaw Steamship company of New York and ar- rived here a few months ago from the At- Jantic cot 1t was formerly called Wells City and was 266 feet in length, with a gross tonnage of 1,919 tons. The repairs on it were about completed and the bollers were belng tested when the explosion oc- curred. ‘The Progresso has burned to the wate: edge. Fire companies are now flooding it. Three hundred men were working on board at the time of the explosion. Some of them were thrown Into the bay. There is great fear that several were killed. Taken to Howpital Many have been taken to the hospitals in the city. Ten of the sufferers were taken to the Presidio hospital. The second mate, Jordan, of the Pro- gresso, who had a narrow escape from death, says he lost three men who shipped Intely from the east. The fiirst mate , Sloan, Farding, boatswain, escaped. The first explosion occurred at 9:30 ¢'elock In the first four oil tanks and the semaining three tanks exploded at 10:10, making it impossible at this time to tell how many men have been killed or injured. The army rendered prompt assistance and Colonel Rice, Captain McIntyr Dr. Mathews and Chaplain Smith were soon on the scene. Progresso ls.a complete wreck. Among the missing is First Assistant Wparks and a time keeper named Magunde. Van Tassel thinks the boilers exploded and set fire to the oil. He found himeelf «n the upper deck, having been blown out «f the fire room. He thinks there were thirty or forty men in the fire room. The fires, he says, were started yester- oay, the officers were to give a speed st of the machinery. ’ Authorities Say Gas Cnused It. The first explosion fs accounted for by the authorities at the iron works as hav- ing originated from the generation of gas in one of the oll chambers. The force of the explosion tore the ship asunder and ine fuel poured out on the water and be- ueath the pier of the works, which imme- flately took fire and was consumed. The vessel did not sink, but little expectation {4 felt that there will be any salvage on it. Progresso has beea undergoing repairs fa order to fit it for the carriage of ofl. It | was to have had its trial trip on Sunday. The iron works estimate its loss at $30,- £00. The loss on the steamer Is not accu- rately known, but it is expected to reach bundreds of thousands of dollars. GOVERNORS ATTEND SHOW Savage and Cummins Among Evening Spenkers at Chicago Live Stock and Theodore CHICAGO, Dec. 3.—This is governor's day at the International Live Stock ex- position and at least half a dozen are in attendance, with members of their official staft, This evening Mr. John A. Spler of the exposition, will entertaln the visiting gov- ‘ernors at a dinner at the Transit house. The ‘program tonight will consist of short speeches by the visiting chief exccutives and the parade of the prize winner's of the show in the Dexter park pavilion. This afternoan apnual meetings of the National Hereford and National Shorthorn Breeders' assoclation were beld. Among those present at the evening ex- ercises were Governor Savage of Nebraska and Governor Cummins of Jowa. Both made congratulatory address: Awards today were SWINE, Poland-China—Boar and three sows over year old: First, D._F. Dorsey & Sons, Perry, Iil. follow ¥irst, Dorsey Bros, Perry, 1l Boar 1 ear ‘old and under §: Firat Dorsey Bros., | rry, 1l Boar 6 months old and under | 1 year: First, Dorsey Bros. Boar under ! ¢ months old: First, C. Hintz & Son, | Fremont, O. CATTLE. Shorthorns—Cow 3 years old or over; Firet, Roberta, G. M. Casey, Clinton, Mo, Herefords—Cow or heifer 2'years old and under 3: First, Queenly, W. F. VanHatta & Son, ~Fowler, Ind; Miss Caprice, Gudgell ‘& Simpson, Indepen o. HORSES. Percherons—Champion ware, any age: rst, Regina, 8. 8. Spangler, Milan, Mo. RAILROADS MAKE AGREEMENT St. Pa ce, and Harriman Lines Arrange Wentern SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 3.—Trafic and operating officials of the Chicago, Mil- ukee & St. Paul, Union Pacific and BSouthern Pacific railroads met bere today with the Oregon Short Line officlals to agree on future trafio arrangements be- and the Milwau- announced after the meeting by E. J. Darling, president of the Milwaukee road, that o and after January 1 the Milwaukee road would operate through chalr cars and sleepers from Chicago to the Pacific coast, on an agreement similar to that which existed for years between the Northwestern and Union Pacific sys- towms. Chester White—Boar 3 years old or over: | 1 VON HOLLEBEN MAY RETIRE Prince Henry jf Plesse is Slated for Z, Germa ity sasmdor at e i BERLIN, Dec, 3.—In the Dr. von Holleben's retirement &8 Mu go Jr at Washington, which is considered & &i- ble within a year, Emperor Willlam's cholce of his successor is Prince Henry of Plesse. The prince returned from the United States, where he attended the opening of the mew bullding of the New York Cham- ber of Commerce, keen for the appoint ment at Washington, If it occurred. His desire was conveyed to the emperor, who approved of it. His majesty attaches considerable impor- tance to the social side of the embassy at Washington and considers that the wealthy prince and princess of Plesse are especiall fitted to dispense German hospitality at that capital. The plesse is powerful and the matter will not be allowed to rest. Prince Henry ot Plesse only left the diplomatic service be- cause of former Chancellor von Caprivi's ruling that anyone marrying a foreigner must resign his post. Chancellor von Bue- low's candidate is Dr. Mumm von Schwart- zensteln, the German minister to China. Another possibility is Baron Speck von Sternberg, German consul general at Cal- cutta, who Is not unfavorably regarded at the Foreign office, though he Is liable to at- tack from some quarters, as he is sup- posed to be an unusually warm friend of the United States. Baron von Sternberg's friends afirm that President Roosevelt six months ago ex- pressed a preference for the baron to suc- ceed Dr. von Holleben when the latter is | retired. Some such expression from the president appears to have been conveyed to this government. Prince Henry of Plesse married, in 1891, Miss Daisy Cornwallis-West, one of the daughters of Mrs. Cornwallis-West, who was a noted English beauty. MESSAGE INTERESTS ITALY Immigration Clause, the King Says, is of the Greatest Importance to Italia ROME, Doc. 3.—President Roosevelt's measage was recefved with Interest here, particular attention being given to the immigration clause. King Victor Emanuel, in conversation with a gentleman with a Parliamentary reputation, who called on him to con- gratulate him on the birth of his daughter, Princess Mafalda, eaid the immigration clause was of great importance, mot only to Italy, but to Montenegro, where the number of flliterate persons was higl The king pointed out that California alone had 2,000 Montenegrin workmen, and though they were llliterate, they gave sat- istaction to their employers. | senatorial fight DE RYDZEWSKI TO BE TRIED Russian Singer in Whose Apartments Mrs. Ellen Gore Meets Tragile PARIS, Dec, 3.—The hearing of Jean de Rydzewskl, the Russian singer, before Ex- amining Magistrate Ganneval In connection | with the death by shooting, November 19, of Mrs. Ellen Gore in his apartment is set | for next Friday. Several witnesses will be examined. Con- | sul General Gowdy will be represented. It is expected that tne hearing will determine whether any fur‘her proceedings will be taken agalnst De Rydzewskl. MAY RENOUNCE SUGAR TREATY Britain Notifies Russia that Commer- cial Agreement May Have to Lapse. LONDON, Dec. 3.—In the House of Com- mons today the under secretary of state for forelgn affairs -sald the opposition to countervalling dutles and the refusal to allow the Importation of bounties sugar were not inconsistent with the most f: vored nation clause of the Anglo-Russian | commercial treaty of 1889. | Russia, he added, had been informed of this view, and an order was made to re- nounce the treaty if Russia did not agree, but no reply had been recetved. SHIPS SAIL FOR VENEZUELA British Navy is to Be Well Repre- sented in Waters of the South, HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 3.—The| British second-class cruiser Retribution | salled for Venezuela yesterday and tl second-class cruiser Charbls, the sloop of war Alert and the torpedo boat destroyer Quall followed' today. " The second-class cruiser, Tribune, and the first-clase cruiser Ariadne are under orders to proceed to the same destination. TREATY TO BE SIGNED TODAY Cuba and the United States Finally Agree Upon Reciprocity Agreement LONDON, Dec. 4.—According to the Times' correspondent at Havana, the re procity treaty between the United States and Cuba will be signed tomorrow. The United States, says the corpesvond- ent. will reduce the duties on Cuban im. ports by 20 per cent, while the Cuban duties | on American products will be reduced 20 to 50 per cent. |PREMIER'S SPEECH IS HISSED People of Capetown Ory “Ju Show Vielent Opposition to Sprigs. CAPETOWN, Dec. 3.—Premler Sprigg met with a very hostile reception from his con- | stituents at East London yesterday. His speech was constantly interrupted by | bisses and cries of “Judas.” The disap- | proval of the premier's attitude was so ! marked, that no vote of confidence in his | policy was procured. |CARNEGIES READY TO SAIL He still wa Traces of His Illness d is Accompanied by & Physicl | LONDON, Dec. 3.—Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carpegle left London this morning to em- bark on the steamer Oceanic, which salls today for New York. Mr. Carnegle, who showed traces of his recent illness, was accompanied by & ysician. FIGHT OVER A POSTMASTER Oongressman-Elect Hinshaw is Launched in His Tronbles, Fairly OWENS GETS THE LAND OFFICE PLUM Board of Managers for Soldier: ni- tarfum at Hot Springs Approves the Plans Prepared by Architect Kimball, (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Dietrich today recom- mended B. W. McLucus to be postmaster at Fairbury, Neb., the senator's action being ' a good-natured fight between himself and Representative-elect Hinshaw, who Is pledged to another man. During the last D. E. Thompson asked to name the next postmaster at Falrbury and Senator Dietrich agreed to nominate Mr. Thompson's choice. Today Benator Dietrich made good his promise by sending in the name of McLucus, who was selected by Thompson more than a year and a half ago to succeed the present postmaster. Hinshaw, however, learning of Senator Dietrich’s intention to nominate McLucus decided to come on to Washington and, It possible, frustrate the purpose of the sen- ator. Immediately after his arrival Hin- shaw began a systematic campalgn against McLucus on the ground that as a represen- tative-elect to the Fifty-eighth congress, he had a right to name the postmaster in his home town. He called on Postmaster General Payne and laid the case before him and asked his co-operation in defeating Sen- ator Dietrich's candidate, whom he alleged 18 not supported by anyone in Fairbury out- side of Mr. Thompson's political friends And to cap the opposition to McLucus, Mr. Hinshaw today had a conference with the president, presenting the whole case to Mr Roosevelt and asking the chiet cxecutive to support him in his determination to name the postmaster in his home town. While the president cannot he quoted, it is under- stood he gave Mr. Hinebaw assurances that he would see to it that the new congress- man had every opportunity to present his side of the case when the time came. The differences between Senator Dietrich and Mr. Hinshaw are of the friendliest char- acter and it is anticipated will continue. Senator Dietrich, however, when scen this evening regurding the matter, stated that he believed Mr. McLucus would be nomi- nated, notwithstanding Mr. Hinshaw's op- position, but beyond this refused to go. Mr. Hinshaw, since his coming to Wash- ington, has been leading a sirenuous life and by his activity indicates that the Fourth istrict will have a real live repre- sentative when he takes his seat in the Fifty-eighth congress. Owens for Recelver, Senators Millard and Dietrich joined to- day in recommending State Senator E. D. Owens of Cozad for the vacant receivership at the North Platte land ofice. Mr. Owens won his lection from a strong fleld of candidates, the other contestants being Ax; P. Kelley. and Colonel J. E. Bvans of Nort Bl pat conpl B S Mhaston: Senator Millard was advised today by the Bureau of igation that there would be no examination for naval cadets until April 21, and hence the senator will make no recommendations for the place which he has at his dispos: in the naval academy until late in March. It is understood that the senator has more than a dozen appli- cations from all over the state from which to select the principal and alternates. Settle Contractor C After considerable effort in getting the facte properly presented before the officials in the Indian ofice Semator Millard today secured a settlement of J. B. Herrmann's claim for $8,500 in constructing buildings at the Genoa Indian school. The claim has been held up for some time, due to techni- calities, and it became embarrassing to the contractor. Senator Millard's attention was called to the matter and he has finally succeeded in getting tHe Indian office to walve these objections. Comptroller of the Currency Ridgley to- day gave a favorable ruling on the appli- eation of A. A. Dann to organize the Cen- tral National bank of Kearney, with a cap- ital of $50,000. Baird Closes Accounts. H. C. Baird of Coleridge, Cedar county, Nebraska, today closed up his accounts as former agent at the Santee agency in Ne- braska with the auditor for the Interior department. Mr. Baird was formerly agent at Santee ageney, but was relieved on July tm. 1 last by W. G. Saunders, who succeeded | him as bonded superintendent of the school at Santee agency under an act of congress. Mr. Baird was informed by Auditor Par- son that his accounts were in splendid con- dition and complimented Lim highly on the efficlent manner in which they had been kept. Mr. Baird will remain in the east until the new year, when ha will return to Nebraska. Approve Hot Spri P At the quarterly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Soldiers Homes, held today at the New Willard, a resolution was adopted unanimously approving the planas of Captaln H. E. Palmer, local manager and Architect Thomas R. Kimball, for the con- struction and completion of the Battle Mountain sanitarium at Hot Springs, 8. D. The plans wre along comprenensive lines and contemplate caring for 450 invalids. It was the judgment of the board that an additional appropriation of $200.000 to be immediately available is necessary to carry out the plans of Architect Kimball and complete the sanitarium. Settle Water Supply Question. Mayor-elect Keefe of Cheyenne, Wyo., who has been here closing deals of con- tract awarded him for building barracks and quarters at Fort Russell. left for home today. While here Mr. Keefe and Senator Warren took up with the War b i department the question of water Supply | pu s yoo oquced im Congreas to Re- for the enlarged fort and the department has detailed Major Baker of the Quarter- masters’ department, to go to Fort Russell and rgport plans for co-operation with the city of Cheyenne, which is mow build- ing an extensive supply reservoir. by which the water supply of the post will be ade- quate for the increased number of troous to be stationed there. Helps Out t Senator Kittridge Widows, is interested entries for homesteads at Chamberlin. 8. D., and whose entries were subseauently suspended. The entries of those who have appealed to Senator Kittridge were sus. pended, together with thirty-two others by Colonel Parker, who alleged intent to de- | bill In the house. fraud. Senator Kittridge has lald the mat- ter before the land office and the cases bave been marked special and Commis- sloner Hermann expects to have a full report of all the circumstances surround- (Continued on Seventh Page.) Mr. | rtillery | | (Wis.) today introduced a bill to repeal the in the | casce of several women who recently made | | opening of public lands, except the home- | stead law, repealed COMMITTEE FAVORS OKLAHOMA New Mexico and Arisgna Are, to Be Left Out of atehood BiLL How- ever, WASHINGTON, Dec. 84The committee on territories has agreed 40 report a bill | for the admission of Oklalbma and Indian territories as one state under the name of Oklahoma. New Mexico 88d Arizona ai not in the bill. The bill authorizes the fifhabitants of the two territories to adopt & State constitu- tion defining the status of the Indians as follows: | Nothing contalned in the ¥ald constitution shall be construed to limit or impair the rights of person or Property pertaining the Indians of said terrifotles so long such rights shall remain unextinguished, to limit or affect the authority of the go: ernment of the United Stales to make any Iaw or regulation respectipg such Indlans, | their lands, property or other rights whic it would have been compétent to make if | this act never passed. Indians are made eligiblé £ become dele- | gates to the constitutional eenvention. The | statehood convention 1s 6 be held at the | | seat of government in Oklahoma Territory. Among the declarations prescribed for the | proposed state is one “‘fofever prohibiting | polygamous or plural merriages.” The new state is to be aflowed four rep- | | resentatives in congress until the next census and also is to bave two United | States senators. The state I8 to be divided into two judiclal distriets. The constitutional convention is empow- ered to divide Indian Territory and the land comprised in the Osage and Kaw reserva- tions into counties, the mumber being lim- | ited to twenty-four. The votes of all the republican members except Senator Quay were cast for the sub- stitute and of all the demoeratlc members against it, Senator Quay voted with the democrats. The vote stood 6 to 5. COURT APPEALS TO CONGRESS Says Legislature Alone Cam Declde What Mails Should Go Second Cla WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Practically the whole policy of the postoffice in its recent classification reforms Is involved in three decisions rendered today by the district court of appeals. In two cases the decls- ions are against the department and in the other it is sustained. All three cases will be appealed, pending which final action the classification reform policy, under which many publications have been excluded from second class privileges probably will re- main in suspension. The two cases decided adversely to the | government are those of the National Rail- | way Publication company and the Rallway | List company. The department is upheld | in the case of the Chicago Business col- | lege. The lower court is sustained in all three cases. The court’s opinion is that congress has reserved the determination of what should be carrled as second class or third class matter. ” It may be the classification nite as 1t might be and grossly abused, but cf el the classification and 1 ot competent for the postmaster general to add anything to the statute or take anything from it. In the Chicago Business college case the court holds the publication is an advertis- | ing medium for the publishers and that this | college is not “an institution of learning’ | such as congress contemplated admitting to the second class rate. WILL KILL TO CURE DISEASE| not as defl e privilege Dr. Salmon Considers Cattle Condi- tion in New England Most Serlous. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Dr. Salmon re- ports that the situation is serious, thero | being about 3,000 cettle in herds known to be affected. New cases are constantly being found. Extensive outbreaks of the | disease have occurred n Vermont, but Dr. | Salmon belfeves the situation can be han- | dled by slaughtering and disinfecting. | BOSTON, Dec. 3.—United States quaran- | tine against New Hampshire was ordered today on the recommendation of Dr. Daniel E. Salmon, because of the discovery of an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in Salem, N. H. Dr. Salmon sald today: It appears from statements made by H. | 0. Averill, commissioner of domestic ani- mals for ‘Connecticut, that a careful In- quiry in that state has failed to show any discase. The disease was positively as- certained to exist In Vermont, and re- orts from Rhode Island indicate a much arger number of cases than were at first supposed to exist in that state. In Masea- | chusetts work is well under way, | TRUST BILLS CONSIDERED | House Committee Discusxes Me: Entailing Publicity on Big Combines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The subcommit- tee of the house judiclary committee, con- sisting of Representatives Littlefleld (Me.), Thomas (Ia.) and Clayton (Ala.), to which was referred the anti-trust bills, met today. One of the bills before the committee pro- poses an amendment to the Sherman anti- trust law and another provides for pub- lieity. Considerable attention was devoted today to consideration of the latter, which re- quires all corporations engaged in inter- state commerce to file returus disclosing their true financial condition and their cap- ital stock and imposes a tax upon such as have outstanding capital stock unpald in whole or in part While no conclusions were reacked, good progress was made and the committeo | hopes to be able to report before the holi- day recess. SEEK TO SAVE PUBLIC LANDS peal All Laws Except Home- stead Law. ASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Senator Quarles desert land law and the law autherizing the entry to timber and stone lands under the placer mining laws, and also a pro- vision for the homestead law permitting the commutation of homestead entries. The intention of the bill is to preserve | the public lands for actual settlers and to that end he desired to have all laws for the Mr. Powers (Mass.) introduced a similar Thirty-One Soldiers Die. | thirty-one names, of which ten were vic- WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The army death list cabled from Manila yesterday includes tims of Aslatic cholera and eight of dys. entery, 1 YOUNG WIFE TAKES POISON| Pearl Badowski Bowerman of Oouncil Bluffs Destroys Her Life, DIES IN DODGE STREET ROOMING HOUSE Sends Her Room Mate to Telephone Relatives and Takes Fishberries Solution While Alone—~She Craved the Stage. Without ome affliction to distress her, %o far as her friends know, Mrs. Eugene Bowerman, who was Mise Pearl Sadowski of Council Bluffs until she married a bill- ing clerk of the Burlington freight house force in that city a year ago, committed suicide at 1711 Dodge street, at 8 o'clock | last night, by taking fish berrle ous and powerful sleep drug. A | will be conducted at Coroner Brailey's un- | dortaking establishment at 10 o'clock this morning {WHY PACKERS MAKE MONEY ! | the packers combine ouster proceedings re- Mrs. Bowerman was but 19 years old, vivacious, educated and cntertaining, with | the further charm of girlish beauty and | exuberant spirits. After the death of her | parents she remained in Council Bluffs where she bad been reared, making her | home with her grandparents, John H. and | Mrs. Skindel of 202 South Elghteenth | street, and with her brother-in-law and | sister, Willlam and Mrs. Kirkland, at the | Ogden house. She became an active mem- ber of the Fifth #venue Methodist church, sang in the choir, taught a Sunday school class, led in Epworth league work and made friends on every hand. She was married to Mr. Bowerman December 7 of last year and lived with him until April 26, when she joined the Van Dyke & Eaton Stock company and went to Denver,, assum- ing Beatrice Davenport as her stage name. She remained in Denver playing until Aus gust 8, when she returned to Council Blufts and lived with her husband at her sisters, until three weeks ago. Mrs. Kirkland states that Mr. Bowerman was affectionate, | temperate and attentive, but that at the end of that time her sister, impetuous and too young to appreciate her responsibilities, announced to him that she would leave him, which announcement, it is said by Mrs. Kirkland, so affected Mr. Bowerman f that he fainted and for some d mained away from his work, despondent. Comes to Omaha Friday. Mrs. Bowerman came to Omaha. Be- fore she left the Iowa city, it s said by | Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Bowerman met her | husband on the streets several times, but declined to return his friendly salutations. | Late in the afternoon of Friday of last| week she applied at 1711 Dodge street for | a room for herself and her friend, Miss | Margaret Ferris, formerly of St. Louis. | She paid in advance the price of a week's | | rent and incidentally remarked that both | were to enter the employ of the Kelley- Stiger company next Monday. People at the rooming house and at her | boarding place, 1715 Dodge, state she was cheerful and even exuberant in her do- meanor until last evening, when she com- of feeling 11l and asked Miss Ferris - out to some - telephone and Mrs. Kirkland from Council Bluffs. This was shortly efter 7 o'clock. Before Miss Ferris returned from a drug nnral two blocks distant, where she had dflne[ her telephoning, Harry Gibson and Fred Asmus, young men who have occupled for some months a room on the second floor | near that taken by Mrs. Bowerman, heard her breathing so laboriously that it excited their fears and they rushed to her door just in time to catch her as she was falling. She | never regained consciousn>ss and died at 8 | o'clock, shortly before the arrival of Dr. Fitzgerald, who had been summoned as s00n as it was discovered that she had suf- fered something more serious than a faint- ing spell, Takes Unusual After her death her room was searched, | but there was found no note and no indi- | cation of long premeditation, but in her commode drawer there was an eight-ounce | bottle of cocculus indici, more commonly | known as fishberries. The berries occu- | pled onme-balt the bottle and above them was a liquid of soapy color and texture, which occupied one-half the remaining por- tion of the bottle. From this it is inferred that the woman swallowed about one- fourth the total contents. Fish berries are known to pharmacists by the latin name, cocculus indicus. and are a powerful narcotic poison. They are used very little in medicine, but occasionally an intusion of the berries in alcohol is used &s an insecticide, mainly for the destruction of vermin that infest the body. Amateur fishermen use the dococt! infusion. some. times prepared with hot water. to saturato balt and by the means stupefy the fish. Any one asking for fishberries at a drug store would be readily furnished with the same, and no questions asked, but a chem- ist, when told of last night's sulcide, marvelled that the woman. knew of the Drug. | drug and its possibllities as a destroyer ot lite. Husband Much Affected. Mr. Bowerman, who came to Omaha with Mrs. Kirkland last night, was much af- fected by his wife's death. To a reporter for The Bee he stated that they had never had any serlous quarrel, but that she had never been content with quiet domesticity and had always craved stage experience. Their final separation three weeks ago fol- | lowed an interchange of words that were heated, but, he states, not at all bitter. He 1s & resident on Sixteenth street, Council Bluffs, but spent last night with the Kirk- | lands at the Ogden hotel. Mr. Kirkland s in the employ of the H. H. Van Brunt! Carriage company of the Iowa city. Their wedding, Mr. Bowerman said, was a very quiet ome. At Ler request the license was secured in Avoca that their | Council Bluffs friends might not be in- formed through the papers, and the cere- mony was performed by Rev. E. W. Erick- son of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church. ALL HARRIMAN LINES PENSION | 014 Employes of Western Rallroads Will Be Provided for by Companies, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 3.—Fol- lowing close upon the announcement that | the Unlon Pacific would penzion its old | employes, the Oregon Short Line today is- sued a circular stating that on January 1 the Oregon Short Line, the Oregon Rail- road & Navigation company and the South- ern Pacific would aleo establish a pension system. In Contempt of Court, VER, Deec, 3.—District Judge F. Johnson today declared Jullus Aich " clerk of Arapahoe county, in contempt for disregarding the Injunction issued in the registration cases prior to the election and sentenced him to sixty days' imprisonment and $00 fine. Ar appeal to the supreme court was allowed, | that | it is sald, 1s to be pushed. | done some damage to livestock and rail- | aetense in the case of Jessie Morrison for | of his ground before closing the negotia- | | Hautax. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER| Forecast for n!vrwk:FHr and \\’lrmor; Thurs: A iday Fair in East, Snow or Rain in West Portion, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Ha 1 2 8 4 3 o . Skinners Hecome Experts and Out Hides in First Class Condition. Turn KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8.—The evidence at lated to the importance of the live stock industry in Missouri and Kansas and the magnitude of the operations conducted by the packing companies. It was shown by the records of the Kang sae City Stock Yards company that Mis- souri is second only to Kansas in the num- ber of cattle, sheep and hogs marketed, and the bulk of the live stock brousght to this market comes from these states. Superintendents_and accountants for the packing companied testified that during the year 1901, the local plants paid for the stock | slaughtered, apparently $95,000,000, and of- fered employment for 10,000 persons The packers get more for hides than small butchers because skinnmers in large plants become experts and turned out hides In better condition. All the witnesses disclaimed any knowl- edge of the use of roatine or other chemical preservativ TALK OF NEW STOCK YARDS Rumor of Independent Concern Kansas City Revived by Change n in Terminal Management. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3.—The change in management in the Bates depot and terminal, announced yesterday in the se- lection of George H. Ross of Chicaxo to succeed Theodore C. Bates as president. has revived rumors regarding the bullding of indecpndent stock yards and packing houses and providing for an entrance fnto | Kansas City for the Rock Island system and perhaps other lines. The river land owned by the company is, it is asserted, to be used as sites for packing houses for the Armours. Swift and | company and Nelson Morris and the com- pletion of the winter bridge and terminals, | Mr. Ross does not deny that railroads are interested In the deal, but deciines to | say what ltnes are back of it. Mr. Ross would not deny that the packers named are interested, but sald that stock vards | had not been planned. “I cannot dlscu the question of who s behind us.” he said. COUNTY IS BADLY INVOLVED -Tv‘ Municipality in Debt More n One Million Dollars Account of Rallroad Bonds, KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3.—In the United States district court here today John B. Henderson, Jr., of Virginia was given judgment for $551,000 against St. Clair county, Missourl, representing the prinei- | pal and iuterest paid for bonds issued by | the county thirty years ago to build the Tebo & Neosho railroad. This judgment originally amounted to $160,000 and was secured by General John B. Henderson of Washington, D. C., who transferred the bonds later to his son. Other judgments held against the county bring the total up to over $1,000,000. CATTLEMEN BLESS STORM! Are Now Permitted to Import Stock to Missouri from Oklnhoma, Live GUTHRIE, Okl., Dec. 3.—The snowstorm | of today raises the Interdiction placed on Oklahoma cattle by Missouri and other | northern states, and for this reason is re- garded as a blessing by cattlemen. The Missourl Livestock Sanitary Board in- structed federal inspectors in Oklahoma to jass no cattle until after the first severe | storm. ! It is held that the storm kills all fever ticks. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 3.—The storm has way business in some instances is being carried on under dificulties. WITNESS IS FOUND GUILTY Man Who Testifies in Jews! De e Morrison red by Jury to Be Perjurer, ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 3.—A jury today rendered a verdict of gullty against J. C. Brownfleld, the principal witness for the the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle, who was charged with perjury. The penalty is not less than seven years in the penitentiary. Sentence was deferred and an appeal may be taken. Brownfleld's testimony was given at Miss Morrison's second trial, which resulted in | her being found guilty, and given a ten- | year sentence. She is now out on bail pending an appeal CANAL AS CHRISTMAS 'GIFT Hay Confers with Her, and Hopes to Have Treaty Ready This Year. ASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Negotiations be- tween Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran, rep- resenting the Colomblan government for a canal treaty were resumed today, and there is promise of a treaty before Christmas. It is understood the secretary will con- fer with senators and leading representa tives, and meanwhile Dr. Herran will wait until the secretary shall have made sure tions. Movements of Ocean Vessels Dec. 3. At New York—Arrived: Moltke, from Hamburg. Salled: Celtic, for Liverpool; Bt. Louis, for Southampton, | At Gibraltar—Passed: New York for rived: Perugla, York. At Bremen—Arrived; timore. At Queenstown—Arrived New York At Hamburg—Arrived: Tacoma, 8an Francisco, ete., At verpool—Arrived Lake Ontarlo, from Montreal; Parisian, from St John, | N. B, and Haiifax. Satled: Musiclar for New Orleans; Lake Champlain, lur] Palatia, Naples and Genoa. from Naples, for from Ar- New Neckar, from Bal- Majestie, from Numantia, from via Havre. | From | From customs GLE COPY THREE CENTS. SHAW SHOW Nation Has Ninety Million Dollars in Hand This Year [ SURPLUS -SHOULD CONTINUE TWO YEARS | Becretary Thinks Receipts Will Exoeed Expenditures by Large Sums EXPORTS ARE LESS, BUT IMPORTS MORE | Foreign Sales Deoreased Hundred Millions, While Purchases @rew Bighty. WANTS GOLD EXCHANGEABLE WITH SILVER gRests Scheme for Forcing Banks to Assume Responsibility of Keeping Yellow Metal Supply Up to Requirements, WASHINGTON, secreta lows: Recelpts and Expenditures, Fiseal Year 1902—The revenues of the government from all sources (by warrants) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902, were Dec. 1.—The report of the of the treasury is in part as fol- From internal revenue . From customs From profits on’ cc deposits, et From revenues of (h Columbla . From sales of public iands.. ... From fees—col , letters pat- ent and lands . Sukisherests From navy pension, navy hos- pital, clothing and deposit funds § s From Indian labor, dian lands, etc shatisaesens From tax on efrculation of na- tional banks payment Pacific rallway From sales of erty ... egislay e ety From customs fees, fines, penai- tles; etc THEED s From jmmigrant fund . From miscella.ieous From Soldiers’ Home nent fund . ) From fudicfal ties, “ete. From sale and powder . ¥rom ~deposits public lands Svduibes iorsie From sale of naval vessels a army transports NEviiisaiit From sale of lands and build- ings ... ; it From tax on seal skins Sos rom_trust funds, Department of State Tkt . From depredations ‘on pubiic lanas From license Alaska ... , From postal service | . bullion District of 4,085,229.87 2,019,850.55 ,832.63 1,643,464.73 1,564,654.71 §29,314.16 §28,971.35 £36,045.62 334,233.95 330,438.53 316,579.23 313,948.98 42273 (20 222,061.94 es of In- of interest by ernment prop- perma- fees, Territory of steviereny 95,805.61 L 12L848,047.20 6.280.47 expenditures for the same period Total receipts .. The were: “or the civil establishment.... For the military establishment, including rivers and harbors. or the naval establishment. For Indlan service ¥or pensions ... Eor interest on the pul For deficleacy In revenues . ... For postal servi Total expenditures Showing a surplus of Compared with the year 1001 the receipts for 1902 decreased $14,990.45, and a decrease in expenditures of $38,776,435.51. Estimates of Revenue. The revenues of the government for the current fiscal year are thus estimated vpon the basis of existing laws From customs ¥rom Internal 3 rom miscellaneous sour From postal seryice Total estimated revenues The expenditures for the same perlod are estimated as follows: For the civil establishment . For the military establishmen T th 1 establishment r th n service r pensions ... For interest on the public debt For postal service .. Total estimated expenditures. . $651,020, Or a surplus of.. 43,000,000 Fiscal Year 1904—It is estimated that upon the basis of cxisting laws the revenues of the government for the fiscal year 1904 will be: 4 +$316,000,000 + 230,000,000 internal rev om m 40,000,000 From postal service .... Total estimated revenues The estimates of appropriations required for the same period, as submitted by the several executive departments and offices, | are $667,956,776.70, leaving a surplus of §51,- $10,887.70. Operations of the Treasury. The treasurer of the United States in his annual report distinguishes, as the striking teatures of the condition of the treasury, the magnitude of the avallable cash balance and the unprecedented holdings of gold. Among the notable events of the last fiscal year are the diminution of revenues due to the repeal of war taxes, the reduction of expenditures, and the changes in’the composition of the paper currency. United States notes and treasury notes were re- deemed 1n gold to the amount of $17,482,500 of the farmer and $1,274,690 of the latte without apy impairment of the gold re- serve of $150,000,000. The increase of the avallable cash bal- ance was $33,780,563, bringing the total on June 30 to $212,187,301. By October 1, 1902, the total Increased to $221,253,394, but was reduced by November 1 to $206,421,878.30. Inclusive of the gold reserve, the available balance on June 30 was $362,187,361, the largest in the history of the department, for while these figures are exceeded by the records of 1879, the latter included in the account the funds held temporarily ¢gainst called bonds, After allowing for subsidiary silver, silver bullion and minor coin not avallable for large payments, there re- mained in the treasury vaults November 1 a fund of over $36,000,000, which is slightly in excess of what Is deemed a fair working balance. Nearly half of the net available cash balance. over and above the reserve of $150,000,000, was iz goid and gold certifi- cates, which amounted to $103,801,200, and incressed by November 1 to $113,642,933, a sum far exceeding the outstanding Mabil ties The first quarter of the mew fiscal year was marked by an increase in customs, | offsetting the reduction by the new statutes in internal revenue. Both the receipts and the expenditures were in excess of the cor- responding months in the year preceding. | On November 1 a surplus of $18,206,491 was | shown for the current fiscal yeas Loans and ney. The amount of the Interest-bearing debt outstanding July 1, 1901, was $957,141,040. On that date the government was etill purchasing United States bonds for the sinking fund, and such purchases were con- tinued with slight intermissions until March 15, 1902. The total amount pur- chased and charged to the sinking fund