Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1902, Page 1

' ESTABLISHED JU ~SIX STORES BURNE Fire Bweeps Knoxville Business Buildings | in Early Morning, LOSS REACHES HALF MILLION DOLLARS Bame Block Destroyed Which Fell to Flames Five Years Ago. RELIEF ENGINES COVER MILE A MINUTE Thattancoga Responds with Help on Special | Train at Lightning Speed. COLLAPSING WALLS STAY WILD FLAMES Tears for Entire Downtown District © Generally Entertained Till One Structure Crumbles and Stops Spreading Conflagration. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22.—The worst fire which has ravaged the business portion of the city since the disastrous million-dol- lar conflagration of 1897 broke out at 4:30 this morning in a four-story bullding on Commerce avenue, directly opposite the | Central fire station and occupled by the Knoxville Pants company. In two hours bulldings adjoining it on Oommerce avenue, occupled by Broyles, Mc- Clellan & Luckey, agricultural implement @ealers; the David Commission company, the immense establishment of the Brown Hardware company on Gay street; Shanklin Grain company and the R. H. Chattee com- pany bullding on the same streets, had been tompletely gutted, The six-story bullding of McTeer, Hood | & Co., wholesale clothiers, and the three- story bullding of the Davies Furniture com- pany, which were reported destroycd, with- Btood the storm of flying embers and were but little damaged. Brandau & Kennedy, retall clothiers; W. T. Newton, jeweler; the Whitle-Spencer Trunk company and other retail stores on Gay street, opposite the burning structures, ‘were considerably damaged. Conservative Insurance men say the lo will be between $400,000 and $500,000. Other estimates place it much higher. ‘The McTeer and Davis bulldings seemed doomed, and, although they were in flames time and again, they wero saved with small damage by the hard work on the part of the firemen. Several other structures were on fire at times, including the big estab- lishment of Gillesple, Shields & Co., whole- rale hatters, but they were protected. Blasze is Most Spectacular. The fire was most spectacular and attracted a crowd numbering into the thou- sands. It {s a miracle that no one was hurt with the showers of falling glass and he terrific explosions In the Brown Hard- ‘ware company that scattered bricks, burn- 10g embers and all concelvable articles of ‘merchandis Chattanooga was calied on for aid when the fire was at its helght, and an engine company had run by special train twenty- hine milos In twenty-three minutes toward $his city when stopped by wire, the fire belng now under control. The collapse of the Brown building saved the business district from a loss of $2,000,000 at least, the flames being easily handled after that structure had fallen The heaviest loss is that of the Brown Hardware company, which carried a $180,000 stock. Partial estimates on the losses are as | follows: R. H. Chattee company, whole- sale liquors, stock and buflding, $15,000; Knoxville Pants company, stock and build- ings, $40,000; Broyles, McClellan & Luckey, farming Implements, stock and building, | $26,000; Shanklin Graln company, stock and bullding, $15,000; David & Co., stock and | building, $40,000; Haynes & Henson, whole- | le shoes, $10,000; McTeer, Hood & C wholesale clothing, $5,000; Davies Furniture | tompany, stock and bufldings, $4,000; dam- age to other bufldings and stocks, $10,000. All the firms, except the David Commis- | slon company, were insured. APPRAISE LOSSES BY BOXERS| and Bridge Reach San Fry After Labors in China. Ragad clsco SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—J. G. Rags- dale, United States consul at Tien Tsin, and W. E. Bainbfidge, secretary of the United States legation at Pekin under Mr. Conger, ‘were among the passengers returning today on the transport Thomas from the Orient. | Metsrs. Ragsdale and Balnbridge, who were appointed to appraise the dumage sustained by American residents of China a re- sult of the uprising, recently completed thelr report, which is now on Coptic, due here on Wednesday. The report was be- gun In April and it was finally completed on November 17. It shows that 120 claims were submitted by Americans who suffered | by the Boxer war, aggregating $4,000,000, | but only $1,600,500 of this amount will be avallable out of the indemnity which China bas to pay. The largest loss was sustained by the China-Japanese Trading company, an American concern, and was for some- thing over $500,000 in gold. PARENTS APPEAL TO ARMOUR Six-Year-0ld Hoy Operated Upon by Dr. Lorens as Res of Letter, NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Dr. Lorenz has performed his last public operation in this vicinity for congenital dislocation of the bip. Alvin Louls Black, 6 years old, was the patient. He is the boy who sent a doll to Lolita Armour, daughter of J. Ogden Armour of Chicago, to operate on whom Dr. Lorenz came to this country. Mr. Armour was appealed to by the parenis of the boy and wrote a personal letter to Dr. Lorenz, asking him to operal on the cbild, who had remembered his lit- tle girl, and the operation of Sunday, which was pronounced successful, was the outcome of (his request. Dr. Lorenz will leave for Boston, where be will operate an hour after his arri TIE AT TWO ELECTIONS Mountana Electors Poll Twice Each Time Deadlock En on Count. BUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 22.—The second election for representative in the legisk ture from Yellowstone county has resulted in another tie. Before each candidate recelved 738 votes and this time each got 535. A Abird elec: tion will probably be held. \ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. JNE 19, 18 OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1902—TEN PAGES. INGLE COP eution, However, in New York Gambling Cases Gains Nothing from Witness. NEW YORK, Dec e who the court decided she swer the rict attorney's questidy knew Richard Canfield, 7 £ leged, is the proprietor of W » bouse, today answered in the afirmiuit @ He was next asked, “Were you evepbul Canfleld’s prior to December 21, 18! He at first refused to answer, but later on | advised of his attorney that the siatue of limitations, which bar any prosecution after five years for gambling, removing the | constitutional privilege, Mr, Lewisuhn sald he had not He declined to answer when asked if he had been in the house recently Lewlsohn, ity for what occurred at the inquiry. Lewisohn was rearrested today. He left the criminal court buflding immediately, in in the custody of an officer, for the supreme court, where application was *o be made for a writ of habeas corpus. He was after- wards arraigned before Justice White, charged with a misdemeanor as a contuma clous witness. The hearing on this charge went over until the third Monday in Jan- uary. Lewisohn is also held on a warrant charging him with contempt of court for refusing to answer questions today. Subse- quently a writ of habzas corpus was applied for and granted by Justice Bcott. PROBES OFFICIAL SMUGGLING Rico Hears Charges Against Men Accused of Beat- ing Customs. Porto Court SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 22.—Robert Giles, a government contractor and man- ager of the Automobile Transportation com- pany, has been arrested in connection with the smuggling cases. He was arraigned, charged with smuggling, and pleaded not gullty. The preliminary examination of Benjamin Butler, supervisor of elections; Commander G. W. Mentz, in charge of the Country club, and Robert Giles, charged with smuggling two lots of wines and liquors from St. Thomas on the United States steamer Uncas and the lighthouse tender Lasel, began here this afternoon. Commander Mentz was heard first. He was in command of Laurel on its trip to Bt. Thomas, where from thirty to thirty- five cases of liquors were purchased. Some of these were put off at Culebra, but four- teen were brought to San Juan. Of the Iatter, six were marked “Robert Giles," while others were addressed to Captain Andrew Dunlap, commander of the naval station here, One of the witnesses, the captain of a launch, sald Captain Dunlap ordered him to go on board Laurel and get certain cases; that he did so and delivered them to Captain Dunlap. A customs inspector seized the cases marked ‘‘Robert Gil DEBT WORRIES THE COMPOSER Mascagni, 11 and in Financial Trouble, Compelled OQP—I v All His Dates, 4 opened CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—The American tour of Mascagni and his Itallan opera company came to a close today in this city with the cancellation of all dates. The culmination of Mascagni's woes came last evening, when an attachment was made on his personal effects by a constable rep- resenting a local claim agent for $134. As a vesult of his financial difficulties Mascagni is now confined to his room at the Auditorium annex suffering from nervous | prostration The company was scheduled to leave Chi- cago at 9 o'clock this morning for the west, the first engagement to have been at Keo- kuk, Ta. The members of Mascagni's troupe, solo- ists, musiclans and choristers, will be glven passage here tomorrow at the Italian consulate. This was decided at a confer- ence tonmght, at which the attorney for the government of Italy was empowered by the composer to act for him. The funds wili be furnished by the com- | poser himself. who recently received about $6,000 from his bankers in Rome, and is altogether more than $10,000 to the bad as the result of his lll-starred tour, RESPECTED BENNETT’S WISHES Laura Biggar Tells Why She Did Not Make Publie ti Her Marria, FREEHOLD, N. J., Dec. 22.—Further tes- timony in the trial of Laura Biggar was glven by Miss Biggar today, and the de- fenso then rested. Miss Biggar, cross-examined by Mr. Wil- son, counsel for the state, sald that ehe had kept her marriage secret because Mr. Bennett had asked her to do so. She satl she had employed Mollle Deskin as her maid and had discharged her about a year | ago. The witness said she had always been a dutiful and faithful wife to Mr. Bennett. Ex-Sheriff Smock of Frechold, called in re- | buttal by the state, sald that in October, | 1901, Bennett introduced the defendant as Miss Biggar. IMUST GO BACK TO RUSSIA Young Bank Clerk is Accused of Steal- Ten Thousand Roubles d Absconding. | OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 22.—Having been | unsuccesstul in his fight against extradi- | tion, §. 1. Grin, the young bank clerk, who | about two years ago absconded from Russia | with about 10,000 roubles and came to this "roumry to get an education, has started | east in custody of United States Marshal | shine. He will be taken to New York by the | marshal and there delivered to Russian offi- 1 cers, who will be sent to meet hMim. Grin 1s about 21 years of age. He admits his | suilt. [MAY SALUTE ON SUNDAYS United States Guns Will Be Allowed to Boom Welcome When C tesy Demands, WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.—Several amend- ments have been made in the army regu- lations for the firing of salutes. It is pro- vided that salutes may be fired on Sunday when required by international courtesy An ex-president of the United States shall receive a salute of twenty-one guns. The vice governor of the Philippin office which has been rules were drawn, is entitled to receive & salute of seventeen guns, the same as that Tecelved by the assistant secretary of war. Mr. Lau- | | terbach, attorney for Lewlsohn, is author- gmucu SEEK PRINCESS Wife of Baxony's Heir Mysteriously Disap- pears from Austria. | SEARCH IS MADE THROUGHOUT EUROPE No Trace of Missing Woman, Who 1s Jald to Have Vanished Because ve Affalr with American Dentist, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) VIENNA, Dec. 22.—(New York World Ca- blekram—Special Telegram.)—The crown princess of Saxony, an Austrian archduch- ess, left Dresden in great distrese for Salz- burg, where her parents live, owing to a love affair with an American dentist, the | consequences of which are undeniable. Her parents, who have Qaughters still unmarried. disowned her and drove her from the castle four brothers took her part and accompa- nied the crown princess. The Saxony crown prince refuses to hush up the scan- dal. All court festivities have been coun- termanded. three young Court Publishes Seandal. DRESDEN, Saxony, Dec. 22.—By order of the king and crown prince the court cir- cular today announces the crown princess of Saxony fled from her home on the night of December 11, “In a state of Intense mental excitement sho suddenly deserted her ramily at Salz- burg and went abroad,” says the official record. “The Saxon court functions for the winter, including the New Year's reception, have been canceled.”” Rumors to this ef- fect have been current for some days, but have been generally discredited, but it is now known that she has vanished so com- Pletely that the police of every kingdom In Europe have for ten days been unable to trace her. The offictal announcement was made in order to obtain the aid of the gen- eral public, and because the court fiction that she preferred to remaln in retirement at Salzburg rather than to return to her husband and children at Dresden cannot longer be maintained. Goes to Austrian Court, Accompanied by the crown primce, the princess went to the castle of Emperor Francis Joseph, near Salzburg, a month 2g0. A week after their arrival the prince broke his leg while hunting and was brought back to Dresden. The princess, however, remained at the castle. Why she did so the people of the court did not know, ex- cept that with gloomy tenacity the prin- cess usually dces what she pleases. For a little while this explanation gut- ficed, then fragments of gossip began to reach Dresden. It was sald the princess had eurrendered herself to perfods of nervous excitement and that her eccentricities caused much concern to her sulte and to some of her Austrian kinsfolk. It is now believed that she was under survelllance, and her disap- pearance is therefore considered the more extraordinary. On December 11 the princess, who ap- peared to be In an unusually tranquil meod, Tetired before 12. Three hours later, when A mald iooked into the royal bedchamber, something in the appearance of the bed prompted her to go closer and examine it. Instead of the princess the mald percelved a dummy figure. She awakened the lady in walting and the latter, with other members of the princess' sulte, searched all the neighboring apartments, then the entire castle, and finally the ground, but no trace of the missing woman was found. At dawn the police of Salzburg were in- formed of the disappearance and inguiries were made throughout tho whole country- side, but with no tangible result. The in- quiry was gradually extended to all parts of the kingdom, and on authority from Dresden, by the end of the second day, to all Burope. The theory of sulcide gested and a fruitless search for the prin- cess’ body has been made without result. The disappearance of the princess doubt- less will cause the circulation of many sto- ries, and it is already reported that she eloped, but inquiries made here have brought out nothing to substantiae this atement, Say Jealousy Was Cause. VIENNA, Dee. 22—It is officially ex- plained here that the princess’ disappear- ance Is due to mental derangement. There is little doubt that it was caused by domes- tic discord, krowing out of her husband's relations with an actress of the Dresden court theater. It Is asserted that the prin- cess frequently threatened fiight on this account and that she was Incensed at her father, the grand duke of Tus: any, for counseling her to forgive ber husband. Tt is rumored here tonight that the prin- cess was accompanied by the French tutor of her children, NO PANIC ON THE SHIP Passengers on Deutschland Deny the Sensational Reports Printed in London. PARIS, Dec. 22.—Passengers on Deutsch- land, arriving here today, deny the sensa- tional reports printed in London, alleging that there was a panic on board that ship Saturday night. The facts are as follows Shortly after midnight a tremendous, grating sound was heard, like the racing of great screws. Comparatively few of the passengers were aroused by the mnolse, many of them not knowing that anything The officers and crew did not display the terruption of the usual discipline. At no time was there the slightest panic or excltement among the women or men. | steam and its arrival at Plymouth was only | slightly delayed. [SCHOOL GIRL ANNOYS KAISER Goes to Jall for Stamping on Brooch Emperor's Picture. { BERLIN, Dec, 22.—A Polish school gir! named Kopec has been sentenced to four- teen days' imprisonment at Inowazlau, | province of Posen, for lese majeste, in | having stamped on a brooch contalnirg Em- peror Willlam's picture. Such brooches were presented to puplls when his majesty visited Posen. the ablished since the | Drouth Affects Wool Trame. | SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Dec. 22.—The serious effect of the drouth is shown by the wool traffic on the rallroads of New South Wales for the current year, which is only 346,000 bales, compared with 527,000 in 1901 General Miles st . | _PEKIN, Dec. 2.—~The Russian official Port Arthur entertained General Miles on his arrival there and are now sending him | to Taku on board & cruiser. One of her | bad occurred until the following morning. | INSURANCE POLICY INVALID Estate of a Man Hanged for Murder Cannot Collect Upon His Life, WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The question of | the effect of murder upon a lite Insuranco policy, when fssued upon the life of the murderer, was today passed upon by the United States supreme court in an opin- fon delivered by Justice Brewer. The case in which the opinion was delivered was that of M. Burt against the Union Central Life Insurance company. William E. Burt of Travis county, Texas, was the name o | the man insured. His policy was made payable to his wife, Anna M. Burt, and in case of her death to her executors. During the following year Burt's wito died and he afterward was charged with her murder and was found gulity and exe- cuted. Afterward tho estate made an effort to | collect upon the policy, but the insurance | company resisted payment. The lower | courts, Including the court ef appeals for | the Fitth circult, sustained the position of the company, and today's opinion af- firming the decision of the court of ap- peals holds the policy invalld on the | ground that to sanction payment under the | circumstances would be contrary to public | policy. HOUSE WILL PASS ON TREATY President Intends to Ask Enabling Legislation When Senate Ratifies Cuban Rectpfoeity. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—President Roose. velt has let it be known that before he de- cided to send the Cuban reciprocity treaty to the senate and not to the house, he con- sulted the leaders of the house and the members of his cabinet. After mature con slderation it was determined that It was unnecessary to send the Cuban treaty to the house, notwithstanding the fact that it affected revenues of the government. Precedents were looked up caretully. It was found that previous reciprocity trea- ties had been sent direct to the senate for ratification. This was notably true of the Newfoundland treaty, which was regarded as boing on all fours with the Cuban treaty, and no objection was ever ralsed to the consideration by the senate alone of that treaty. The president, however, intends, when the Cuban treaty is ratified by the senate, to send a message to both branches of congress recommending such legislation as will make it operative. This will afford the house full opportunity to approve the negotiations for reciprocity with Cuba. PRESIDENT RETURNS HOME Says He Had Delightful Outing in Spite of the Incessant Rain. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — President Roosevelt and family arrived in Washington trom Rapidan, Va. at 11:25 o'elock today. They were met at the stgtion by Secretary Cortelyou and were drivén directly to the White House. The trip l;.pl:m was made without notewe lent The president was |n;~%m sptrite and expressed-himselt @8 baving had a de- Mghttul outing, notwithstanding the inces. {sant rain of yesterday. President Roosevelt reached his office in | the executive building about noon and | began immedtately to dispose of official mat- | ters that had mccumulated during his ab- sence, He received only a few calls. The announcement was made at the ex- ecutive offices that between Christmas and New Year's day the president would not | make any appointments for recelving call- | ers, and that during that week he would | | have no regular office hours. He will spend as much time in the open air horseback and carriage riding as his duties will permit. UPHOLDS THE PURE FOOD LAW Man Convicted of Manufacturing Alum Baking Powder Must Pay a Fine. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The United States supreme court today dismissed. the writ of error In the case of Whitney iay- ton against the state of Missourl on the ground that no federal question had been raised in the trial court. The case involved the constitutionality of the pure food law of the statc and has | | attracted much attention. Layton, whose | place of business s St. Louls, was found | | guilty in the trial court of the use of | jalum in the manufacture of baking pow- | der and a fine of $100 was -assessed against him. The verdict was afirmed by the state | supreme court. The effect of today's opinion is to leave | the verdict against Layton standing, but | it 4id not enter upon any question as to the merits of the case. The opinion was delivered by Chief Justice Fuller. FUNERAL GF GENERAL SWAYNE | Remains of Former Governor of Ala- bama Are Buried at Arlington with Military Honors, | WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The remains of | | General Swayne, a soldier, lawyer and only | military governor of Alabama, were buried with full military honors at the Nationa cemetery at Arlington today. | The body arrived here from New York at 7:30 oclock this morning and was es- slightest uneasiness, and there was no fn- corted to St. John's Episcopal church by a ' thoritative statement could be obtained | large detacnment of troops. The services at the church were brief and simple, consisting of the reading of the Within an hour the ship was again under Eplscopal service, prayer belng held and | last two days had continued and that hope singing by a male quartet. The casket was draped with the American | flag and there were floral emblems from the Loyal Legion, Grand Army of the Re- | | public and other patriotic erganizations. | The casket carried by six military men to the calsson. i [MEXICO SWALLOWS MUCH GOLD | | Americans Invest Five Hundrea Mil- Hen Dol in Last Five i Years. | H i | WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Five hundred | million dollars In gold is the amount of American capital invested in Mexico by | 1,117 American companies and individuals | according to estimates carefully prepared {by the consul gemeral at Mexico City. | Practically all of this Has been investod within five years. Seventy per cent of the total is invested in railroads. | Mines have consumed $86,000,000 and §28,- 000,000 is invested in agriculture. Manu- facturiug ranks fifth. Other enterprises include backs, trust companies, electric light and power plants, gas and water works, telephone systems and similar in- dustries. | In some way the helper was reversed and | STATE IS AFTER ITS MONEY Bupreme Oourt Will Hear Oase of South Dakota Against North Oarolina. SENATOR DIETRICH STARTS FOR WEST Purch » of Indian Helrship Lands to Mandamus Indian Department (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The original' cause of the state ot South Dakota against the state of North Carolina was today assigned for hearing in the supreme court on April 3, 1903. The case grows out of certain bonds originally | guaranteed by the state of North Carolina, | which that state subsequently repudiated, & number of them having in some means come into the possession of the state of | South Dakota. Under former decisions of | courts, where individuals have sued the state of North Carclina to recover on the ( same class of bonds that South Dakota holds and seeks to secure payment, it h been held that the state could not be sued directly. South Dakota, however, being an equal soverelgnty with North Carolina, can come into the supreme court with a sult. The supreme court today affirmed with | costs the decision of the supreme court of | Nebraska in the case of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Raflway Company against | Kate G. Wolfe, which was argued in court | last Wednesday. The points at issue were fully set forth in The Bee when the caso was up for argument. Dietrich & Senator Dietrich Is on his way to Ne- braska and expects to reach Hastings on Wednesday. He stopped at Bryn Mawr, on | his way west, to pay a short visit to his daughter. Land Buyers Are Anxious. It 1s understood that mandamus pro- ceedings will ehortly be instituted to com- pel the Interior department to take up and dispose of cases wherein private citizens have bought or agreed to buy from the Indians so-called heirship lands. These transactions were made under rules pro- mulgated by the Interfor department. Later these rules were revised and then sus- pended before deeds cf relinquishment could be secured. Money was advanced in | each and all cases and the suspension of the rules governing the sale of these lands, it 1s alleged, means the loss of consider- able money to would-be purchasers. In view of the large number of Indian reser- | vations In the west it s easily apparent how greatly the west is interested in this question. rts Home, aha Men in City, Dr. 8. R. Patton of Omaha is in the city. ‘W. J. Connell of Omaha 1s in Washington on business before the court of claims. Routine of Departmen: Postmasters appoited today: Iowa—C, E. Davison, Little Rock, Lyon county, B. J. Fullenkamp, Overton, Lee county; Mellle Beavers, Woodland, Decatur county. South Dakota—Rutherford H. Fulton, Avon, Bon- homme county; Charfes W. Lyman, Tal- cott; Clark county; Thersa J. Boyd, Van- dervoort, Clark county. A postoffice has been esthblished at Plum Creek, Koseuth county, Ia., with Jorgensen Johannsen as postmaster. Willis B. Newbold of Farmington, Ta., has been admitted to practice before the Interior department. The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the First National bank of Omaha as a reserve agent for the First Natlonal bank of Osceola, Neb., and the Drovers' Deposit National bank of Chicago for the First National bank of Orange City, Ta. Ernest B. Bacheller of Omaha and Alfred T. Allen of Perry, Ia., have been appointed stenographers and typewriters in the Inter- state Commerce commission office. WILD ENGINE CREATES HAVOC Kills Two Men, Wreeks Two Freight Trains and Demolishes Four Engine LIBERTY, Ind., Dec. 22.—A helper engine on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton raflroad got beyond control today, made two wild runs between Connorsville and this place, wrecked two freight trains, de- molished four engines. killed two men and | Jnjured two others. Engineer Callahan of the helper ran to College grove, belping a freight. He was to take the switch east of Liberty. When he reached the switch and attempted to reverse part of the machinery would not | respond and the engine got beyond con- trol. Near Liberty it collided with a freight. | started back, running through Liberty at | the rate of seventy miles an hour. | 1t dashed into another freight which was being hauled by two engines. Those killed in the collislon were Mike Foley of In- dianapolis, brakeman, and Rout Osborne of Connorsville, fireman on the helper en- gine. VANDERBILT STILL IMPROVES Symptoms Continue Encouraging and There ix Now Strong Hope of His Recovery. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Though no au- to the condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt at 7 o'clock this morning, it was said at the | house that the encouraging symptoms of the was strong for Mr. Vanderbilt's recovery. At 9:50 o'clock the physicians made public the following bulletin | Mr. Vanderbiit had a very restless night and is still serfously 1ll. His general condi- tion and temperature remaln about the same. "Any slight changes, perha on the side of improvement. AN, JANEW. Dr. Delfield sald tonight Mr. Vanderbilt s better, but Is a sick man. He will continue to be criticaily Il for a week and is not yet out of danger. The peritonitis, however, has been entiroly | climinated and there is every reason Ly belleve that he will recover, CORNELL HEAD DUE IN OMAHA | Speak in Western Citles During Christmas | Reces | ITHACA, N. Y., Dec. 22.—Cornell uni- versity closed its doors for the Christmas | recess today. Dr. Schurman will take a long western trip, speaking In Omaha, Lincoln, Chicago and St. Louls. The Cornell Musical clubs left today for their Christmas trip. They will appear in & dozen cities of the middle west. | train at Oaks Corners 1 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska--Falr and Warmer Tuesday; Wednesday Probably Snow Temperature at Omahn Yesterday: Ho Dew., Hour. . s . o . 4 » s » » " » » 3 2 11 1 2 a 4 5 “ 7 s » 20 YARDS Injured WRECK IN SOUTH OMAHA Two Men Serionsly ana Two Burlington Engines Two men seriously injured, one engine fn the scrap pile and another one badly bat- tered and out of service fs the net result of a wreck in the Burlington yards at South Omaha yesterday evening. Switch engine 276, in charge of Engineer T. D. Helan, was at the top of the hill about 10 o'clock, when the throttle be- | came disconnected and the engincer could do nothing to control it, though he stayed at his post and made the effort. The wild engine came down the hill into the yards at high speed and crashed into ewitch en- Eine 172 at F street and Boulevard. The force of the impact was terriic and both engines were badly smashed, 276 being practically a scrap heap and 172 so badly disabled that the shop force will have con- | siderable work putting It into condition for | service again T. D. Helan, the engineer of the wild en- gine, was badly hurt about the head and his face was burned by escaping steam. M. Hoops, fireman of 172, was severely scalded from the knees down and slightly | hurt about the head. Both men were taken to the South Omaha hospital, where they were cared for. While their injuries are painful, neither of them are likely to dle or be permanently crip- pled as a result. MONEY MAKES CURE EFFECTIVE Mental Doctor Claims Divine Powers, but Insists on Fee Belng Prepaid, DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 22.—Doctors James M. Pebles, Walter T. Bobo and Charles M. Creenx of the People's Institute of Health, Battle Creek, Mich., were convicted in the United States district court here today of violating the postal laws. A thirty-day stay of proceedings will prevent immediate sentence. The persons were charged with an at- tempt to obtain money by fraud by means of advertisements of their mental “cure" sent by mail. During the trial Dr. Bobo sald he believed Dr. Pebles had a healing power like that of Jesus, only that the doc- tor's power was smaller, but admitted that a patient at a distance faithfully following Dr. Pebles' finstructions would derive no benefit if he had not prepaid the fee of $1. —_— INDIANA CORN LAND FLOODED ‘Wabtsh River Rives Beyoud Contvell- ing Banks and Swee, boring Fields. BEVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 22.—The river remains stationary here at forty feet. It is expected to begin to recede before morn- ing. Today at Troy, Ind., seventy miles above here, it was already falling rapidly. Farmers are getting ready to move back to the bottoms and by the last of the week 1t is expected the river will be back in its natural channel. Reports of damage to corn and livestock are still coming in, al- though the damage has not been as Meavy as was anticipated. The Wabash river is also rising and alarm 1s felt by farmers living along that stream. Thousands of acres of corn land are ready flooded. MORGAN BUYS COAL LANDS| Pays Elght Million Dollars for Ken- tucky Fuel Deposits West of Green River. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 22.—Negotfations have practically been concluded whereby a syndicate, of which J. P. Morgan is a director, will obtain control of all the coal mines and coal property west of Green river in Kentucky, except the mines owned by the St. Barnard Coal company. The consideration is $8,000,000. John Hendrick, formerly attorney gen- eral of Kentucky, was the agent through whom the negotiations were conducted, The agents of the syndicate have also made efforts to get control of coal prop- erty in other parts of the state, but so tar as is known have not purchased any. DOCTOR SHOOTS YOUNG GIRL Fires Gun Through Bedroom Win- dow and Must Go Jaitl, to McPHERSON, Kan., Dec. 22.—Dr. Ryno, the aged farmer charged with shooting Miss Maude Holmes, aged 18, was found gullty in the eriminal court here today. On the evening of July 5 Miss Holmes was preparing to retire, when she was struck with the full charge of a shotgun, fired through her bedroom window. She was dangerously, but mnot seriously, wounded. For weeks Miss Holmes had received anonymous letters, of which Dr. Ryno was belleved to be the writer. The letters led to his arrest and formed the basis of the prosecution. GIRL’S MIND WILL BE BLANK Anna Peck of New York Uncomsclous as Result of Aceldent 2 HELPS, N. Y., Dec. 22.—For a month Miss Anna Peck has been unconscious and her physielans think that if she ever re- galns consclousness her mind will be a | blank Miss Peck and her sister, Mrs. Van Huy- sen, were struck by a New York Central t month and the girl's condition is the result of the injury | she received. Mrs, Van Huysen is also In a dangerous condition. Movement Ocean Vessels Dee. 22, At Bremen—Arrived: Kron Prinz Wil- helm, from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. At Plymouth from Hamburg At Liverpool New York: Umbria Sailed af or New York Arrived: _Georgle, Y from New York aplea—Arrived: Phoenicla, rom New alled. Palatia, for New York. Glasgow—Bailed:” Tritonla, for 8t John, N. B. Waldersee, from Y STILL AWAITS REPLY President Has No Answer to Request that Hague Arbitrate, % | OFFICIALLY HE IS NOT ASKED TO ACT | Formal Notes Buggesting Roosevelt as Mediator Now on Way, | BLOCKADE TO CONTINUE TILL DECISION | Ships Will Not Be Called Off Unless Arhi- tration Details Are Arranged. WAR FINALLY DECLARED WITH VENEZUELA cree Announcing that Hostilities Have Actually Begun Against South American Republio, (CopyTight, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) | CARACAS, Dac (New York World | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Two more Venezuelan gunboats have been found and seized by the blockading fleet on the gult of Parla. They were taxen to the British island of Trinidad by the English sloop of | war Alert. WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.—President | Roosevelt has not accepted the position of arbitrator of the Venezuelan controversy. (In fact, when tho official day closed he | had not formally received any request from | the European powers to do so. In an informal manner the president has | been notified that the European powers in- | timately concerned in the present South American dificulty desire that he ehould | undertake the responsibility of arbitrating the pointe at {ssue. Thus far they merely have been taking “soundings,” with a view, probably, of ascertaining how he would re- celve a formal proffer. Roosevelt Confers with Hay. The president and Secretary Hay had a long conference today. They went care- fully over the situation as it had developed since Saturday, but it is understood that nothing arose during the past.,forty-elght hours to warrant the president in chang- ing his opinion. So far ae can be learned 1o specific reasons have been advanced by the European powers for objecting to The | Hague tribunal. It is held by the admins istration that The Hague court was consti- tuted to arbitrate just such controversies as that which has arisen between Venez- uela and the powers and that it would be desirable from every point of view that | the present dispute should go to that tri- | bunal for adjudication, The acceptance by the powers of tho principle of arbitration is a matter of great gratification to the president and his cabinet. That all the powers have inti- mated, too, that they would prefer the president to act is taken as a notable com- pliment to the president personally and to his administration. While it is recognized by his cfosest ad- [visore and By the president that some unpleasant poasibilities might at- tend his performance of the duties, his friends assert that he will shirk no respon- sibility that he may deem it his duty Lo undertake. Opinion varies as to the termination of | the blockade of the Venesuelan ports. In | some quarters it is assured that if Presi. dent Roosevelt accepts the duty of arbi- trator the allies will call oft the bioskade at once, On the other hand, it 1s pointed out that custom requires the terms of the arbitra- tion to be accurately defined, and this will consume some time, pending which the blockade will continue. Blockade Goes Into Effect, The following cable has been recetbed from Commander Diehl of Marietts, which lies at La Guayra. The message comes by way of Haytl and is dated yesterday: The Britlsh vice aamiral established an effective blockade from and after Decem- ber 20 of La Guayra, Carnerno, Guanta, Cumana, Garupano and the mouth of the Orinoco.” Vesseis sailing from the United States and West Indies before date of notification were allowed grace—steamers, ten days; salling vessels, twenty days. Oth orts: Steamers, twenty days; sail- ing vessels, forty days; vessels in biockaded ports, fifteen days. Full text, if desired. Ambassador Tower has notified the State | department from Berlin that he has re- celved official notification from the Ger- man government that the German squad- ron has blockaded Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello, effective December 20, Lieutenant Marbury Johnson, the officcr | detailed by Admiral Dewey to go to the | rellet of Minister Bowen at Caracas, has | advised the Navy department of his ar- | rival there. | It isyuite evident from the developments | here %iat Germany Is the originator and | promoter of the suggestion that President | Roosevelt act as the arbitrator. Great | Britain and Italy, it 1s believed, inclined | toward arbitration by The Hague tribunal, ! but of course they would not {ndicate any preference officially in the matter it Presi- dent Roosevelt gave the falntest intimation of accepting the charge. Indeed, officially, | the allles stand on record ae supporting the German lead in this matter. Advices have been received here from Rome that the former Italian minister at Caracas, Mr. Riva, will return to Italy at once and that Baron Allottl, who was formerly attached to the Italian embassy | here, will remain on board the Italian war | ship Glovanni and in the event of & re- | newal of diplomatic negotiations between | Italy and Veoezuela will become charge d’'affaires. Secretary Hay was informed of this fact today by Sig. Mayor Desplanches, the | Itallan ambassador. Baron Aliott! made many friends during his etay in Washing- ton and Is regarded thoroughly competent for his new charge. Blockade Will Continue, BERLIN, Dec. 22.—The blockade of the Venezuelan coast will continue until a defi- nite arrangement for arbitration has been reached. Germany will be satisfied it | President Roosevelt undertakes the task. | His acceptance would be considered a suf- ficient guarantee that Venezuela would pay it it lost. | The blockade of the Venesuelan coast | will continue until a definite arrangement I for arbitration has been reached. Ger- | many will be satisfied it President Roose | velt undertakes the task. His acceptance would be considered a suficient guarantee 1(!1:1! Venezuela would pay if it lost. Asking President Roosevelt to arbitrate was the ror's suggestion. An in- direct inquiry, three or four days ago, mot eliciting a refusal from the president, a request ha ow been made In direct form. Although Germany is ready to submit its case to any impartial tribunal, it would prefer President Roosevelt for the reason that President Castro is more likely to | sccept the decision of the president of the