Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1902, Page 1

A THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU E 19, 1871. FUEL REMAINS SHORT Operators Hold Out No Hope for Relief This Winter. SURPLUS STOCKS EXHAUSTED BY STRIKE Usually Bhortage at Mines is Made by Btored Coal. NEVER ABLE TO MEET SEASON'S DEMANDS Oonsumption Always Exveeds Supply During Oold Months of Year. PRICES WILL STAY HIGH Inerease Declared in October W Last Into J ry and May Rule During All Com Twelve Months. INDEFINITELY PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 18.—Officials of the Reading Rallway company hold out no hope for relief in the anthra- cite coal stringency this winter despite the efforts of the company to mine and ship to its full ecpacity. *“Under normal condition: sald one of the officfals, “the anthraeite production is never equal to the demand during the win- ter months and the Reading and all the other anthracite companies have been obliged to draw upon the stock at various #torage points to help out the demands of the trade. “This year there is not a pound of coal at any of these storage points and con- sumers are dependent entirely upon the daily output of the mines. The big dealers in New England, who usually have In stock at this season of the year from 50,000 to 100,000 tons, are dependent entirely upon ‘what is belng shipped to them by the vari- ous companies. “Practically all the Reading company's collieries are In operation. The company shipped from the mines during the last two days nearly 1,900 cars of coal. This means a dally production of nearly 60,000 ton It is stated that the Penneylvania rail- road has 3,000 of the Reading company's conl cars on its tracks in the western part of the state, as well as 2,600 belonging to the Central Rallway of New Jersey, and these are urgently needed in the anthracite trade. Their non-delivery, it is claimed, is causing much delay in the shipment of anthracite to polnts west of Harrisburg. ~ Reading company officlals decline to dis cuss the question as to whether the ad- vance of 50 cents a ton made in October would hold good during 1903, but they admit that it will certainly rule beyond Jan- uary 1, 1003, the date fixed by Mr. Baer for a reduction to the old rate. An operator, who attended th» meeting of the operators In New York stated that the advance would be retained during all next year. Disegne Spreads in Washington. WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.—A materfal fn- crease To the number of cases of pneumonia and severo colds among the people of this elty ia attributed by physiclans to the coal faming ‘They say that in most of the houses they visit only & few of the rooms are heated, and even many well-to-do residents have abandoned their furnaces. The price of hard coal from@he inde. pendent operators today was $12 a ton. Soft coal at retafl brought $8 a ton and many of the dealers are unable to furnish even small lots to regular customers. Stop es from, Ca: BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 18.—At a secret meeting here today of the Retall Coal Dealers' association of New England | plans for protecting the members wero discussed. The secretary, G. W. Sears of Arlington, Mass., sald: ““We are discussing plans to protect the legitimate dealors against the encroach- ment of companies and men who propose to sell coal direct from the raflroad cars. We, with expensive plants, cannot compete with them. Our oclation sfarts from Chicago and takes in the entire e We propese to notify members of the associ: tlon of sales to companies doing business trom cars direct and they will be guided accordingly. It is & move for protection pure and simpl —— FIX ALL FUNERAL DETAILS Mrs, Grant's Body Will with Military Honors at New York. ‘WASHINGTON, Deo. 18.—Arrangements ‘were completed here today for the funeral of the late Mrs. Julla Dent Grant. There will be funeral services at the Metropolitan Methodlst church in this city at 9:30 on Saturday moroiug, the Rev. Frank M. Bris- tol officiating Immediately after the funeral the cortege will proceed to the Pennsylvania rallroad | station and take the trafn for New York clty The Grant monument assoclation's representative will meet the coffin at Jersey City and take it to the Grant tomb in Riverside drive, where Grant post, G. A. R., will serve &s a guard of honor. ‘The committal service will be held at the tombs on Sunday morning. Special military honors will be paid and all the army and naval officers in New York city and vicin- ity will attend in full dress uniform. The honorary pallbearers in this city wil be Bpeaker Henderson, Secretaries Root and Wilson, Major Grenville Dodge, Sen- ators Cullom, Fairbanks, Allison, Foraker and Platt of New York, John R, McLean of Ohlo and Hon. J. 1. Bancroft Davis of ‘Washington. It 18 not expected that they will accom- pany the remains to New York, though See- retary Root and some of the others may do #0. There will be no funeral service at the house. Through the Japanese minister the sym- pathy of the empress of Japan for the Grant family in its afiiction was expressed today in the following cablegram: Her ,malesty, the empress. heard with much sorrow of the death of Mrs. Grant. Please convey to her family her majesty's sinoere condolence. Minister of the Imperial Household. TWICE ARRESTED FOR hURDEl —_— Michigan Boy is Again in Oustody on Charge of Slayin, - Fat TRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., Deec. 18.—Nels Erickson was again arrested today, charged with the murder of his father, John Erick- son, who disappeared last May. A shotgun found near the body, supposed at the time to belong to the dead man's * son, has been fully identified and led to the arrest today. ERUPTION GREAT CALAMITY Because of Its Guatemala Newspapers Do Not Refer to Loas National Character GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, Dee. 4, — (Correspondence of the Associated Py n —It is probably due to some governh.' instructions that the papers here have nes sald anything with reference to the erup- tion of the Santa Maria voleano, which cannot be considered because of its mag- nitude as a pational calamity. The losses suffered by German capital alone are not less than $5,250,000, consist- ing of houses and machinery destroyed, | and destration of the present coffee crop. | It the total destruction of many otker prop- erties belonging to other foreigners as | we]l as to the natives is added to this amount the actual losses ascend to a fan- tastic sum. The volcano is still in activity and a new eruption is feared at any time. The suffering is Indescribable for, besides | the loss of coffee, which is estimated at about 300,000 quintals, the corn and wheat flelds aro ruined. Owing to the unusually high rate of ex- change business is entirely paralyzed, for all imported articles have reached such | prices that very few persons can afford |to buy them and most of the merchants sell just enough to cover thelr expenses. | The worst part of the present bad con- | | ditfon 1s that no one knows how or when | it will change and it is almost unendurable [ Just now. Articles of first necessity have reached inaccessible prices and the poor | class of people s suffering theretrom. LONDON WELCOMES BOWEN Papers Think No Hesitation Need Be Shown in Accepting His Arbitrat (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 18.~(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Comment- ing on the announcement from Caracas that Mr. Bowen has been commissioned by Pres- ident Castro to make terms for Venerue! the Standard this morning says: The most Mr. Bowen could do weuld be to Interpose his good offices between the belligerents. 1f they were aceepted the re- moter claims of the allles presumably would be referred to the mixed commisgion suggested in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch of December 2 The measures already adopted have thus far worked so smoothly that there f& sub- stantial reason for hoping that the latter stages of the controversy will be equally satisfactory. The Chronicle also refars to the message, and says it will prove a pleasant relfef to the people of this country If the impression which s prevalent in Afmerica, that the critical phase has passed, proves correct. If the assertion that Mr. Bowen Is to be arbitrator proves correct a satisfactory ar- rangement ought not to be remote. We cannot suppose that either the British or German government would hesitate to ac- | cept the services of Mr. Rowen. It of couree, 1s quite possible that President Castro {s merely playing for time, and that his sudden desire for arbitration is not sincere. His last attitude, like his previous attitudes, may be but a move in a game. n the whole, however, we are disposed to hope that a pacific’ solution of this theory problem may be not far away. - ECCENTRIC MAN. .IS WEALTHY Life and Dies in a eral Hospital. TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 18.—Ely ,Hyman, a Jew who hegged for admission to the gen- eral hospital here on Saturday, is dead, ! An_examination of his clothing resulted in | finding scrip worth $31,000. Other papers showed him to be worth probably $100,000. For twenty years he has slept in sheds and stables. He sold papers and begged. | His heirs are his wife and daughter, living, it is thought, in San Francisco. KING’'S COUSIN IS ARRESTED In Arratgned on Charge of Being in Gambling House and Then Released. . MADRID, Dec. 18.—General Borbouny de | Castelivl, & cousin of King Alfonso, was | arrested yesterday afternoon in a gambling | | Bouse 3 He was arraigned before the ¢aptain gen- eral and subsequently released, The gen- ! eral has been challenged for the energetic | attempts made to suppress olub gambling MANY KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE two soldlers and 150 na | tives, mostly children, were killed by the earthquake which destroyed the town of | Andijan, Russian central Ass, Tuesday. |In nddition 300 natives and seventeen | eoldiers were injured and 9,000 houses of natives and 130 Russlan residences were | destroyed. SUES FOR SIXTH INTEREST Papers Filed at Colorado Springs in | Which Many Millions Are Involved. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 18.—J. B. O'Hare, one of the original locaters of the Portland mine l(‘flflpll Creek, today | fMled a suit In the district court against James F. Burnes and the Portland Gold Gold Mining company, asking for a one- | sixth Iinterest in the mine and one-sixth | ! Interest in the ore which has been shipped | | since date of discovery. H The mine has produced approximately $12.000,000, and at the ruling market price of the stock is selling at $6,000,000, so that the clalms amount to $3.000,000 against the Portland e e. The suit is brought upon practically the same grounds as those upon | which James Doyle obtained & judgment of $500,000 in the district court at Counell | | Blufts, Ia., several months ago. This is the largest suit ever brought in Cripple Creek. it Baatians: Saaite BOERS DUE IN COLORADC Nise Thousaud Irreconcila Tdsive South Afriea for Am t lean West, Dec. 18.—Nearly 9,000 Boers -l to “trek™ to Colorado, New Mexieo and Texas. The representative of this movement is General Pearson, late quartermaster general of the South African republic, whose headquarters are in New York. » Colorado friends of the Boers have been in communication with the general with regard to new lands for the settlers and General M. DeVillk who s now lookin, over these lands, has expresscd himself as favorably lmpressed with this state. HOUSE IS AFTER THE FACTS Mombers Want to Bee Oorrespondence in Venesuelan Ne-otiations, TO REDUCE THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF Favor Twenty-Five Per ey Rates and rats Want to Es ' Free Trade, WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—~The house to- day passed the bill to reduce the duties on | tmports from the Philippines from 75 per cent of the Dingley rates to 25 per cent The discussion was accompanied by con- siderable maneuvoring by the democrats to | secure test votes on amendments to lower the tariff still further. vote was forced on a motion to recommit with Inetructions to report a bill for ab- | solute free trade with the islande. The division on the proposition was on party lines, with the exception of Mr. Mec- Call, republican (Mass.), who voted with the democra The discussion of the pure food bill, which has been made a continuing order until disposed of, was begun. Mr. Tomp- kins (0.) and Mr. Adamson (Ga.) opened the debate respectively for and against the bill. Mr. Gardner opposed the bill. The McCall resolution calling on the State department for the correspondence in the Venczuelan embroglio was adopted at the beginning of the session. In the absence of the speaker, who at- tended the wedding of Representative Blackburn (N.C.), Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) today rresided over the deliberations of the house. Call for Letters. Immediately after the reading of the Journal Mr. Hitt (Ill.), from the commit- tee on forelgn affairs, reported baek the De Armond and McCall resolutions ealling upon the secretary of state for the facts with relation to the claims of Great Britain and Germany against Venezuela and gen- erally for a statement of the diplomatic situation, with reference to the Monroe doctrine. The report recommended that the De Armondl resolution liv upon the table and that the McCall resolution, which called for all the correspondence in the case, be adopted. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) asked why Italy and other European countries, which were figuring in the controversy, were not named in the resolution. Mr. Hitt replied that he was advised that the correspondence was similar in each case. The recommendations of the com- mittee were agreed to and the McCall reso- lution was adopted. The house then went Into committee of the whole and took up the consideration of the bill reported by the ways and means committee yesterday to reduce the duties on articles, the growth and product of the Philippine archipelago from 75 per oent of the Dingley rates to 25 per cent. Mr. Payne (N. Y.) explained the bill. The Philippine government, he said, needed rev- enue and for that reason it was impracti- cable to totally abolish the duties. Mr. Richardson (Tenn) said he belleved any duty was unjust, unconstititfonal and unamerican, but he believed in a reduc- tion. He gave notice that he would vote to recommit the bill with instructions to report it back amended so as to provide for free trade with the idlands. Mr. McClellan (N. Y.) recalled the fact (hat General Wright, vice governor of the Philippines, in a hearing before the ways and means committee, expressed the opinion that the free importation of Phil- ippine products would best subserve the | interests of the islands. Mr. Richardson’s motion was defeated on a roll call by 91 to 122 passed without division. Pure Food Disc The house next took up the bill to pre- vent the “adulteration, misbranding and imitation of foods, beverages, candies, drugs and condiments in the District of Columbia and the territories,” known a the pure-food bill. It was arranged that Mr. debate in favor of the measure and Mr. Adamson (Ga.) that agalnst it. Mr. Tompkins (0.), who reported the bill, sald it was the embodiment of the view: not only of the majority of the members o the committee, but of a vast majority of all persons and associations who had sought to prevent fraud and injury in the le of food products and drugs that came within the scope of interstate commerce. The bill did not prohibit the manutacture or sale cf any food product not deleterfous, however adulterated, or prohibit the sale of adulterated drugs, but it provided that all adulterated foods and drugs should be placed on the market under their true nemes and in such manner as to advise the purchaser what he was getting. He referred to the revelations before the ed. | committee, where 1t was shown that fraud and deception was practiced in foods not suspected of being other than genuine by the general public. Mr. Adamson (Ga.) opposed the bill, tak- ing the ground that the states could deal adequately with the situation. He believed in protecting the public against fraud, but did not believe in imposing the task on the federal government. No one could comtend that a state could not punish common cheats and swindlers if they sold one thing and delivercd another. Mr. Gardner (Mass.) opposed. He de- clared the bill would interfere with many legitimate Industries. Boracic acid was used in the preservation of codfish, and under the terms of the blll would be regarded as deleterious to health by the government chemists. He sald he would offer an amend- ment to meet this objection. In conclusion deal of humbug In the outery against adul- terated goods. 1f men ate adulterated foods they did not want to know 1t, any mere than they wanted to know the unhealthful conditions with which they were sometimes surrounded. The anti-spitting and so-called bealth regulations and ordinances were overdone. Without action on the bill the house ad- Journed. Curremcy for Phil WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The senate com- mittee on the Philippines today agreed upon & bill for the establishment of a currency for the Philippines, which is the joint pro- duction of Senators Lodge and Allison. The bill makes the gold peso of 129-10 graine | the unit of value in the islands and makes the gold coins of the United States legal tender for all debts. Payne is Taken IIL WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—~While on his way to the White house today shortly after noon to see the president Mr. Payne, post- master general, suffered an attack of acute congestion. He was driven to his hotel and two pbysiclans summoned. This after- noon he was much better and will be at his office tomorrow, Finally a record | The bill was then | Hepburn should conmtrol the time for | [SAY WOMAN WAS HIS WIFE Many Witnesses Supgert a Bigmar oniTrinl for Consplr FREEHOLD, N. J., Def 18.—Mrs. Mary Roche was the first witfess today in the { trial of Laura Biggar, Drf Charles C. Hen- | dricks and Samuel Stanton for alleged con- | spiracy to get the estate of Henry M. Ben- | mett. Mrs Roche formerly kept house for | Mr. Bennett in New York and she said that {in 1900 he told her he Wollld oceupy one | of the flats in his apartment house in Sev- | enty-second street with WIS wite. | The witness sald that ter in the same year Miss Biggar showed a certificate of marriage with Mr. Bennett. ful effort was made to shake Dr. J. G. Con- ley's testimony that he was present when a male child was born to Miss Biggar at Dr. Hendricks' sanitarium. Joseph Rickert testified that Bennett and Miss Biggar stopped in his hotel in Mount Pleasant, Mich., December 15, 1900, and that Mr. Bennett had registered as “Henry M. Bennett and wife.” The register was pro- nature. C. E. Keter of New York said Mr. Bennett at his farm in Farmingdale, N. June 17, 1901, Introduced Miss Biggar to him as Mrs. Bennett. Samuel Stanton, former justice of the peace and one of the defendants, testified that he married Mr. Bennett and Miss Big- gar at his home in Hoboken, January 2 1898, and that he gave Miss Biggar a mar- rlage certificate, which later she sald’she lost. The witness sald sMe asked him for another and then he gavel his story of the effort to record the certifitates. Willlam B. Layton, anlemploye at Mr. Bennett's stock farm, safl he had heard Mr. Bennett call Miss Biggar his wite, but became confused when crdes-cxamined. He was shown an afdavit and asked If he had sworn to it. The afidavit was made in September and in it Layton had stated, it wes alleged, that he had never heard anyone address Miss Biggar as Mrs. Ben- nett. The occasion for the affidavit was not made public in court. TRAVELS ALL UNCONSCIOUSLY Suielde in Missourt Surprised Find Himself Out of to MARCELINE, Mo., Dec. 18.—C. P. Bow- dish of Elburn, 111, shot and killed himself in a hotel here tonight, He arrived on the Sanfa Fe this morning and after registering at an hotel visited a physiclan and complained of being sick ‘The doctor ‘suspected that he was drinking and advieed him to refrain. Bowdish promised to do 8o, and returning to his hotel stopped in the telegraph office and asked the operator what town he was in. Being informed tHat it was Marceline, of Tllinole, and then sent & message to his wife at Elburn, 111, to comé and get him. This afternoon Bowdish bought an ex- pensive pistol and just before supper time went up to his room. A few minutes later the report of a pistol was heard and he was found lying on the bed, a bullet hole in his right t and his le Siaag- ured whi the Blfllflwfis!nil r bottle of carbolic acld was found under the pillow. of Elburn and his aunt, Mrs. Nellle Bittens, 616 Sunnyside avenue, Chicago, and asked that his property go to his wife. The note said: You will find money enough on my per- son to pay expenses and get me home. I have one reason for doing this, my money is nearly gone and I am not strong enough to work. DAUGHTER NOT TO BE RICH Child of Andrew Carnegle Not to Be Burdened with Wealth of Father. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The Evening Post today prints the following: In our real es- tate columns yesterday, In our reference to the sale by Mr. Carnegle to Mr. Burden of certain lots in the “Highlands" of Fifth avenue, we spoke of Mr. Carnegie's own house, which is to be a Christmas gift to his little daughter. printed before and we took it for an un- fsputed fact. We now learn that it h could be less in harmony with the ideas daughter should now or ever be burdened with great wealth. Least of all is she to be taught while in youth that she has ‘great expectations™ or any expectations t all beyond a moderate competence. Neither of her parents deems great wealth desirable possession for the morning of | life, or for any part of life, except as it | may be employed for the advancement of | An unsuccess- | duced and the state acknowledged the sig- | Mo., he expressed surprise thit he was out | On the table was a letter, In which he ! bade goodby to his father, P. S. Howdish | This item had been | no foundation whatever and that nothing of Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie than that their ' (CATTLEMEN ARE HOPEFUL Bartlett Richards Oorfident a Leasing Bill Will Pass This Session. Small Public Building Bill to Be In- troduced, but Nebraska is Likely to Secure Little Out of It. (From a Staff Correspondent.) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Bartlett Richards, representative of the Cattle Growers' assoclation of Ne- braska, who has been in Washington for :lhe past ten days looking after the. inter- | ests of the cattlemen, so far as natlonal legislation is concerned, left for Coronado, | Cal,, this afternoon. Before feaving for the west Mr. Richards sald | “I am greatly encouraged in belleving | we will secure some sort of legislation per- mitting the leasing of public lands during the present session of congress. 1 have outlined a bill, which was submitted to the Nebraska delegation last night, and to have reason to belleve that the president { and secretary of the Interior will give the measure their support. I anticipate that | there will be a united delegation from Ne- | braska in its favor, .and I am confident that Chairman Lacey of the public land committee of the house will aleo lend his { assistance. The states contiguous to Ne- braska are Interested in the scheme of making the bill apply only to Nebraska, and they watch with much Interest the manner of its working out. Of course, I| do not pretend to say that the scheme as | proposed is the best that can be devised. 1 do say, however, it is (he fairest measure yet presented and safoguards the interests of the government and the cattiemen. The Bill {a all probability will not be fntroduced until after the holiday recess, but after that time you can look for some tall hustl- ing on the part of the cattle growers of Nebraska to bring about its passage.” Protest on Mosby. Senators Dietrich and Millard presented | the delegation of cattle growers;, headed | by Bartlett Richards, to the president today. They went over the bill which will probably be known as the “community of | interest” bill, with the chief executive and {1t is inferred that Mr. Richards' expres- | | sion in regard to having the support of | the administration grew out of the talk ! had with Mr. Roosevelt. Later the dclega- tion cdlled at the Interior department, but | falled to see Secretary Hitchcock | return to the city early in January to press | action on the bill It was stated today about the Interior department that the vigorous kicks made | agatnst Colonel Mosby were bearing fruit | and that in all probability he would be re- | leved of duty In Nebraska and sent to Wyoming. The president has let it be known that he will permit no fmproper or {llegal encroach- ment upon government lapds and the In- terior departmept 48 aating aleng that lina, W. G. Comstock of Alnsworth, Neb., and Dantel Hill of Gordon, who came with Mr. Richards to Washington in the interests of | the leasing proposition, left this afternuon | for New York state to visit relatives. | A, S. Reed of Alliance, another cattleman, | left for Nebraska today. Small Public Building Budget. Tt was generally understood today that | there would be a small omnibus public | building bill reported immedlately atter | | the hollday recess. When the members learned of this there was scurring to and | tro to make combinations for mutual bene- fit. Congressman Smith of Council Bluffs is anxious to have an additional appropri- ation for the Couneil Bluffs public building. Congressman Conner of Towa, and member of the public buildings and ground com- mittes, is cxceedingly anxious to get a pubs lic building at Webster City in his district, in order to placate the warring republican factions growing out of the removal of the postmaster at that place. Representative Haugen of Towa wants two public bulldings, one at Mason City and the other at De- corah, but he is not at all hopeful of secur- ing these at this session, In view of the | 1imit that will be placed in the bill. There will be little or nothing fo= Ne- braska, except in all probability a change in the Lincoln public bullding act permit- ting the gale of the present postoffice build- ing there to the city of Lincoln and pro. viding for the erection of an entire new bullding, which is now pending before the public bulldings and grounds committee in the form of a separate bill introduced by Mr. Burkett. Place for Lincoln Man. J. D. Harris of Lincoln, formerly eclerk i | | | HAVE A CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT | A representative of the government, and 1| | signals. They | | left a copy of the bill agreed upon at last | night's conference and stated they would | he said there was a good | the human race. ASPHALT RECEIVER SUED Asked to Devote Cash and Securities to the Payment of Certain Creditors. TRENTON, N. J, Dec. 18.—The Land Title and Trust company of Philadelphia, as trustees for holders of gold certificates of the Asphalt Company of Amerlea, today instituted sult in the United States circult court against Henry Latham and John M. Mack, receivers for the Asphalt Company of America and the National Asphalt com- pany. The object of the suit s to have the holders of the gold certificates given pref- erence over holders of common and pre- torred stock and also to foreclose a mort- gage held by the Land Title company, The petitioners ask that eecurities amounting to nearly $1,000.000 and $1,080;- 540 cash and demand notes of the sub- sidiary companies be devoted to the pay- ing off of the holders of the gold certi- ficates of the Asphalt Company of America. DEAD BODY IS DISCOVERED Found in Idaho and Supposed to Be that of Cedar Rapidg, Towa, Man. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 18.—The body of a man belleved to be either Eerl Bittle or Andrew Bittle ot Cedar Rapids, la., was found near Mountain Home, Idaho. The man 1s supposed to have been dead several months. In his pocket was a railway ticket from Cedar Rapids to Portland, Ore., and a pur containing §190. The purse bears the name of Andrew Bittle. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. 18.—Edward Bittle, whose dead body was found near Mountain Home, Idabo, left here May 27 to buy land. He was known to have left the train at Granger, Wyo., which was the last heard of him. He was a wealthy young farmer, living at Lisbon, eighteen miles east of Cedar Rapids. !n{ the district court of Lancaster county, but recently In Cuba In the employ of the |CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Fair in North, Probably 8now in South Portion Friday | Baturday r at Omaha Yesterday: ex. Hour. Des. 1" 27 12 N 1 28 P 26 205 26 20 cos B8 |FIGHT WITH FREEZING WATERS Crew of Disabled Vessel, Frost-Bitten and Helpless, Take Days to Attract Ald. 12 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18.—Suffering severely from exposure and privation seven { shipwrecked men and one woman arrived | here today on the British steamer Mira. | The victims included C. H. Clements, owner of the British schooner J. N. Wylde; Cap- | tain Dunphy, his wife, and five seamen. Off Newfoundland J. N. Wylde was overtaken by a blizzard, which continued more than a week. Benumbed by the cold the captain and crew were unable to manage the | schooner, which was tossed helplessly about. Several vessels passed, but the cap- taln and crew were unable to answer their Finally one of the sallors suc- ceeded In fastening a signal to the mast, which, on December 14, brought Mira to the rescue. After battling five hours with the heavy seas, Mira's crew succeeded in transferring the sufferers to their vessel. All of the vietims were badly frost-bitten and four of | them are now in a hospital NO° FEAR OF MONEY PANIC Sentiment on Wa treet Changes and Prices for Stocks is Improved. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The stock market opened very strong and active today, gains of 1 to 2 points being registered in the early trading. The improved showing was primarily due to a better feeling re- garding conditions in Venezuela. Galns of over 1 per cent were made at the opening by Baltimore & Ohlo, Louls- ville, New York Central, Reading, St. Paul, Rock Island, Brooklyn Transit and several others. Some of these, notably St. Paul, more than held their early advances. The list, while showing some decrease in activity, held firm during the morning see- sion. Call money was offered at 4 per cent and the demand was moderate. Ther for time money. AGED MAN IS KIDNAPED Family Want His Estate and Spirit Him Away from Nelghborhood of Coan MARION, Ind., Dec. 18.—John De Camps, 80 years old, who mysterfously disappeared from Greenville, O., a year agos has. located at Somerset, a village néar here. De Camps and an older brother owned an estate valued at $100,000. The older brother died suddenly and the next day a sister, Mrs. Harriet De Laplaine, filed a suit in partition. Another faction of the fam- {ly tried to get possession, and it is sald De Camps was kidnaped and brought to the home of one of his nieces at Somerset. The Greenville court has been notified and aa effort will be made to take De Camps back home and restore his property to him. STEALS IN NOVEL MANNER Canton Man Charged with Confisent- ing Coin on Ground of Counterfeiting. CANTON, 0., Dec. 18.—Edmund Hauser has been arrested by United States officials and will be given a hearing at Warren to- morrow. He is charged with representing himselt as employed by the government to examine and withdraw from circulation counterfeit coins. It I8 alleged he visited a number of stores, showed a badge which seemed prove his statement, and was allowed to examine money in the cash drawers, In several instances he is said to have taken money and placed it in his pocket on the grovnd that it was counterfeit and would have to be confiscated. DITCH DRAINS MARSH LANDS Indiana Counties Milllon Spend Reclamation Work. on | War department, has been glven a position | | in the insular division of the War depart- | ment in this city, at the request of Mr Burkett. Senator Gamble and Representative Mar- tin left for the west today, Mr. Martin, however, having planned to stop off at St Louis for & day or two before going on to | | South Dakota. | | Congressman Burkett leaves for home to- { morrow, as do Representatives Smith and Hedge of Towa. | Postmasters appointed: Towa—John Var- enkamp, Sully, Jasper county. Wyoming— | Frederick C Ruggy, Glen Rock, Converse | | county. The comptroller of the currency has au- | thorized the National Bank of Pawnee City, Neb., to begin business, with a eapital of $50.000. | . Representative Mondell today introduced & bill to pension Mary Dewire, widow of John Dewire, late Company I, Second Ne. | | braska volunteers, at $16 per month, DEWEY CABLES FLEET ORDERS | Advises the Navy Depariment Where Ships Wil Go Christmas. For WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The Navy de- partment has recelved a cablegram from Admiral Dewey announcing the pro- posed itinerary of the veesels of his fleet | during the Christmas holidays. Admiral Dewey's cablegram, dated San Juan, December 14, 18 to this effact: Proposed Itirerary of vessels for Christ- mas holidays: Kearsarge, Alabama, Mas chusette, lowa, Scorplon, Trintdad, Illinois, Indlana, to St. Thomas: Texas, to Point-a’ | Petric; Chicago, New York, Eagle, to Cura- cca: San Francisco, Albany, Wasp, 1o May- aguez; Cincinnati, Atlanta, Prairle, tugs and torpedo boats, 1o 8an Juan; Culgoa, to Mayaguez and San Juan; Olympla, Nash- ville and Machias, to 8t. Kitfs; Detrolt, to Antigua; Mayflower and Vixen to Forto Rican waters and vicinity, and Dolphin, to Antigua ard vicinity In reply Secretary Moody sent the follow- ing: bolis Carry out proposed tmas. itineracy. Merry 1'l'lt‘rmm via Montevid. CROWN POINT, Ind., Dec. 18.—Prelim! nary steps are under way In the north- western counties of Indiana to construct a large artificial waterway which will re- claim hundreds of thousands of mcres of Kankskee marsh land now regarded as worthless A contract has been let for the first four- teen miles in Laporte and Starke counties for $120.000. The ditch will be elghty feet wide and sixteen feot deep. It s the plan of other counties to continue the ditch to the Tllinois lne, a distance of sixty miles. The total cost will be about $1,000,000, LET DENVER PACIFIC WORK Two Million Dollars to Be Spent on Thirty-Six Miles of Road, DENVER, Dee. 18.—Contracts were let today for the grading of thirty-six wmiles of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific railroad in front of the mountalns between Denver and the tunnel through the crest of the continental divide. The work on this section is heavier and more expensive | than on any other portion between Denver and Salt Lake City. The contracts let today call for pa: ments of $2,000,000. Work is to be begun within ten days. Further contracts will be let soon At Havr At York. At Glasgow—Arrived trom New York. Salled: Carthagenian, for St Johne N b and_Philadelphia t Browhead—Passed: Haverford, from Philadelphia. for Liverpool At Queenstown—Arrived Philadelphia, for Liverpeol Balled: Celtte, from York. At Cape Town. eds Dee. 18, ew York—Safled: La Touraine, for Naples—Salled: Hesperia, for New Furnessta, Haverford. from and proceeded iverpool, for New Arrived Inveric, from At Hamburg—Arrived New Yori At Havre—Arrived: La Lorals ’ New York ERISR foem At Genoa—Arrived: Lahp, York via Gibraltar and Naplés. Pennsylvania, from from New SINGLE COPY THREE was a tendency to slighter ease in the rate | to| GIVES BOWEN POWER | Castro Clothee American Minister with Oomplete Jurisdiotion to Settle. ;WISNES PEACEFUL END TO DIFFICULTIES { —_— | Buggests Diplomat Approach Allies with Offer of Mediation. iMISSION IS ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO HAY Attempt to Olose Trouble Will Be Made if Btate Department Allows. POWERS HOLD OFF FOR DEVELOPMENTS | — All European Governments Interested Claim that War is Not Wanted and Suspend Operations in Hope of Venesueln Yielding, CARACAS, Dec. 18.—Lopez Paralt, \ | ezuelan minister of forelgn affairs, has | transmitted to the United States minister, Mr. Bowen, a document signed by Pres- ident Castro, as constitutional president of the republic, and countersigned by himselt | as minister of forelgn affairs, in which Mr. | Bowen is recognized the only repre- | sentative of Venezuela in the matter of ef- | fecting a settlement of the present dif- ficulty. According to the terms of this document, | Mr. Bowen may act without restriction, and he is to use all means possible to protect the interests of Venezuela. Events hero are dependent upon the answers of Great Britaln, Germany and Italy to the proposal of arbitration ad- vanced by Venezuela. These anawers are expected tomorrow. Should they be fav- orable the Venezuelan government strongly desires that a conforence of the amb sadors of Great Britain, Germany and Italy 1o the United States then be held in Wash- | Ington, and that Mr. Bowen leave La | Guayra on December 23 for the United | States on board the steamer Caracas, which is due to réach New York on December 29, Mr. Bowen would then meet the ambas- sadors in Washington. No meeting for terms of settlement Is to be held on Venezuelan eoll. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—News of Presi- dent Castro’s offer to Mr. Bowen has | created some excitement here and it is understood power will be given the min- ister to act provided the allies agree. Whether the consent of these gqvern- ments can be obtained will, it 1s belleved here, depend entirely upon the sufciency of any guaranty that can be given for the | faithful discharge by President Castro of any obligations he ume as the re- The allles claim that they must be as- sured against the consequences of another revolution and the repudiation by any pres- 1dent who may follow Castro. The effort to induce the United States government to act as guarantor, it is safe say, Wil not suéceed wnd it is begin- ning fo appear that there js 1ikely be a mixed commission appointed to recelve all Venezuelan customs and, setting apart a | certain portion for the maintenance of the | Venezuelan government, disburse the re- | mainder among the powers until their ob- ligations shall be met. The government of France has now tered the field as an active party in trouble. The French government through its ambassadors, charges and min- Isters, served notice upon the govern- ments of Great Britaln, Germany and Italy and by way of information has also told Secretary Hay that any provision made for the settlement of the claims against Venezuela must recognize the pre-eminence of the French claims. France I8 reported to have received as- surances from the other governments named that any arrangements made would provide for the security of the French in- | terests {n the Venezuelan customs, but this fs not certain. Indeed, at a late hour this evening it is stated that the allles desire | to look more closely into the proposition, which 1s especially distasteful to Italy. Money Payment Not Enough. | _The State department confirms the report | that a mere money payment will not meet German's desires. Count Quadt, the German charge, had a long fnterview with Secretary Hay today ](nurhlnl Venezuela and the fact is now | apparent that while money will satisty Great Britain and Italy, Germany must | bave an apology. The difference between Its casé and that of the other powers is that the German legation at Caracas was attacked, its win- dows broken, the minister's sick wite ter- rorized and the German national honor | otherwise touched in a manner that cannot | be healed by money. é Touching the question of a guarantee of any obligations assumed by Castro and as a result of Mr. Bowen's good offices, it is suggested that the United States, being without power in the absence of the ) | tion to assume directly any responsidility | for the execution of Castro's pledges, it Is still possible for the State department to give assurances to any parties who might be Induced to produce the money to pay the judgments against Castro, that, when the time shall come for repayment, the United States would exercise its good offices to see that the obligations were kept. It Is distinctly stated, however, that no pledge will be made on the part of the United States to forcibly collect any indebtedness | of this kind. W1l Recognize Blockade, As understood here the blockade to be declared by the allles agafnst Veneruela on Saturday is to be a “war blockad: | contrasted with the ‘“peace blockade. | which has been iIn operation since the | trouble assumed an acute st ora i narily a legal blockade fs preceded by a declaration of war, but at times this for- mality is dispensed with A formal declaration that a blockade has been established will be sent to all powers nd it will be recognized by the United States government. The notice of the formal blockade fs not understood here to mean that Mr. Bowen's efforts to edjust the difficulties have failed, | It is belleved the naval commanders of the powers are acting under explicit Instruc- tions which included the establishment of & blockade, and it is not expected that these instructions will be suspended until negotiations through diplomatic channels have assumed a phase indicative of a final and satisfactory adjustment. As Mr. Bowen bas only today been appealed to to en- deavor to effect such ay adjustment it is to be expected the threatened blockade will be duly published mext Saturday unless in the meantime Mr. Bowen is able to offer suficient assurances that the Venezuelan government 15 ready to meet the witt tums. | Representative Shatroth (Colo.) appeared en-