Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1902, Page 1

ABLIS} RUINS BURY FIREMEN Big Brooklyn Blaze Slays Three Flame Fighters When Walls Collapse. BUILDING BULGES AND FALLS WITH HEAT | | mas night % Five Men Are Oaught in Wreok and Oovered with Debris. DAMAGE NEARS HALF MILLION MARK Oooperage Plant Burns and Endangers Neighboring Btructures. ENTIRE BRIGADE OF CITY IS SUMMONED | Every Avallable Engine Pressed Into Service In Desperate Effort Stay Conflagration, Which Spreads Rapldly. NEW YORK, Dec. shot through five factories on the river front district of Brooklyn after 10 o'clock this morning three firemen were killed, three were badly injured and more than | $400,000 damage was done. The Mst of dead and injured is as fol- lows Dead: MICHAEL O'TOOLE, fireman of engine company No. 66 on water tower. THOMAS JEFFRIES, fireman water tower No. 6, crushed out of recognition. THOMAS COPPINGER, chief of Twenty- third battalion, skull fractured, arm and leg broken. Injured: Thomas MeCarthy, fireman engine com- pany No. 68 on water tower, right leg fractured and right hip crushed. ‘Willlam McCooley, citizen, skull crushed. Beginning among the inflammable ma- terials In the cooperage plant of Arbuckle Bros., at Plymouth and Bridge streets, within a half hour the flames were shoot- ing from all the bulldings and all avallable fire engines of Brooklyn, with Chief Purrey in charge, were trylng to save the district, The cooperage plant of Arbuckle Bros. is an old-fashioned five-story building. 1t was filled from top to bottom with material for making barrels, the refuse from the carpenters’ work, old barrels and loose odds and ends. Fears were entertained that the flames would spread to a number of factories in the immediate vicinity and to the nearby tenemonts. Thomas Kenny, a watchman In the Ar- buckie plant, was passing down the stairs when he saw a ribbon of flame shoot out of a rubbish on the first floor. Almost be fore he could gasp the entire first floor was in a blage. He jumped from a window and before he had crossed the street the flames were shooting from the windows. Policeman Buckley sent in one, then two alarms. Before the firemen had arrived the third and fourth floors had caught. When Deputy Chief Murray arrived he sent in a third and fourth alarm, and when Chiet Purrey arrived, & half hour later, he ordered engines and fircboats from the Manhattan side of the river to help. With the arrival of water tower No. 6 Battalion Chief Coopinger assumed charge of it and ran it diligently until he was caught under all was seen to bulge at the third story dnd before the men could move the water tower the wall crashed down on them. The firemen and citizens were buried while the water towers were smashed to kindling wood. Ten minutes later the first of the men were taken out. This was the battallon chief, unconscious and fatally hurt. Me- Cooley came next. McCarthy, who will dle, it is thought, was found half under & wheel of the tower, also unconscious. ‘The bodles of Jeffries and O'Toole were found pear the IMPORTANT RAILROAD CHANGE J. M. Herbert Lemeves the Denv Rio Gra to Go with Colorado Southern. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—Nothing has been given out here regarding the future move- menta of J. M. Herbert, who has just re- wigned the position of manager of the Den- | ver & Rio Grapde railway, to be succeeded by-J. A. Edson, former general manager of the Kan City Southern rallway. Notices of Mr. Edson's appointment are | being sent out today and the change be- comes effective January 1. Mr. Herbert is in southwest Missouri enroute to Denver, which place he will probably reach in a few days. General Manager Russell Harding of the Denver & Rio Grande sald today: At his own request Mr. Herbert has servered his connection with the Rio Grande, but he will remain in the railroad business. I am not at liberty to state his ns 10r the future. Mr. rt will prob. bly reach Denver within a few days and if he wishes his plans known he wiil jssue & statement there. Mr. Redson of the Kan- was City Southern will succeed Mr. Herbert matager of the Rlo Grand raliway on A well-defined rumor is current here that Mr. Herbert will go with the Colorado & Southern rallway, but officlals deeline to confirm it. DENVER, Dee. 26.—J, M. Herbert, who has resigned as manager of the Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande South- ern railroads, will become on January 1 .¥ice president and general manager of the Colorado Southern railroad and vice presi- dent of the Fort Worth & Denver. He will be in charge of the operation of the entire system from Denver to Fort Worth and will make his headquarters in Denver. This announcement will be authorized to- day by Franh Trumbull, president of the Colorado & Southern and Fort Worth com- panies. The office of vice president has not been filied since the resignation of B. L. Winch- ell two years ago. The duties which Mr. Herbert will assume have always been transacted in the office of the president and general manager. The change is made to relleve the pressure of business on Presi- dent Frank Trumbull. SHOOTS THIEF IN A CELLAR Men Are Camught % tatoes and One is I stantly Killed. WESTOHESTER, Pa, Dec. 26.—Lewly Brown, & resident of New Garden, a small village near here, today discovered four colored men In his cellar. He procured a | shotgun and fired, killing one of them. It is supposed that one or more of the others werc injured, as traces of blood were found mDear the bouse. They had bagged about thirty bushels of potatoes and were about to leave when discovered. The coroner's laguest exonoraled Browa. JUNE |sons were killed and many sustained in- | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1902—TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COpP Y THREE CENTS. |DANISH STREETS IMPASSIBLE Gal mle Blows Houses Down, Sei Tiles and Chimney Tops and Wreeks Ships, ters COPENHARN Dec. 26.—The worst gale of many y/& Agliied Denmark on Christ- | gping and has done " aty and shipping. | The telegraphic amaiiiige hervices have been interrupted and to walk the streets of COp. to falling tiles. Some street® to traffic to avert this dauger. Hospital reports show that enormous damifRs % | several per- juries In the city. The pillars holding up the overhead trolley lines were blown down and the street car service was stopped. Many houses have been unroofed and some miils and factories have been partly destroyed. The water In the sound rose nearly as high as in the great flood of 1872. Several | ships dragged their anchors and collided or were sank in the outer harbor. The ferry | | lghtning. 26.—In a fire which | [TUTOR WOULD WED PRINCESS | the | service between the Danish islands and | Sweden has been forced to stop. The gale was accompanied by thunder ani Telegrams received here from ! the provinces repoft enormous damage to property throughout Denmark. Two boats have been wrecked off Elsinore and elght | persons were arowned. Eleven were drowned | in the wreck of the Norwegian bark G. S Penry, which went ashore At Scaw. There was a severe galg in the south of Sweden. Fleeing Lady’s Companion Freely of Past and Future Pla Talks (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) GENEVA, Dec. 26.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)--Andre Giron, the French tutor, with whom the crown | princess of Saxony fled from her husband | and future throne, talked freely today | about the peculiar position in which be, the | princess and the Archduke Leopold find | themselves, “I met the crown princess after she left Salzburg at Zurich,” sald he. “We orig- inally intended s{opping at Geneva ohly to | purchase outfits, as we were without even | underclothes. We had Intended to go on | to Mentone, France, as Geneva la exceed- inly cold, but we feared that the foreign police might give us up ehould Saxony re- quest our extradition. “I hope to marry the crown princess soon, although I fully understand that to obtain a separation under the circumstances will be difficult.” VIENNA, Dec, 26.—It {8 reported here on Bood authority that the Archduke Ferdi- nand and the princess of Saxony propose | £0ing to the United States, there being lit- tle probability of their finding congenial homes in Europe. CARS Com- Sleep om Stoek, ' ASHKABAD, Russian Turkestan, Dec. 26. ~The oscillations of the earth at Andijan continue. The people there are using rail- road cars to Itve in, eince they cannot leave the town on account of their business in- terests. Commissioners have been ap- | pointed to prepare lists of the dead and estimate the property loss. Until the shocks cease guards will be | kept on the railroad between Andijan and | Fedohenks to watch for flesures along the line. The rallroad station at Andijan | threatens to collapse. Barracks to be used as dwellings are being rapidly constructed. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—The Red Cross society is sending representitives tn Andijan to organize reliet for the earth- quake sufferers and has contributed $17,500 to the relief fund LIVE ON RAILWAY Rus, Earthquake 'Vietims pelled to Eat an Rolly | Faversham, the Amer}: FAVERSHAM TO WED MISS OPP Romance Which Bex! in American Tour to Culminate in =a British Wedding. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 26.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Miss Julle Opp will shortly be married to Willlam actor, it 1s sald here. Miss Opp is & tall, Gibsonesque woman and has for two years been a fa- vorite on the London stage, playing with | George Alexander. Previous to that she ted 1n the United States for several sea- | sons and it was while playing the role of the heroine in the ““Royal Rival,” in which Faversham starred, that their romance be- | gan. After her mai it is said, Miss Opp will play in the same company with | her husband. RULES OUT OLD cnzononsi Mexican Court Holds Satisfied Claim- ants Have No Right at Meetings. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26.—Some of the American creditors of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf railroad have protested against the continued participation in bankrupty proceedings of creditors whose claims have been fully paid, and who have | persisted in taking part as if they were still interested parties. The first district court has again pro- nounced on this matter and parties who, without right, have attended the meetings of crolitors, are warned that they must withdraw. It is hoped that the remaining outstanding claims will be paid and Ameri- | can ereditors satisfied. INDIAN REBEL SEEKS FREEDOM Colomblan Guerrilla Leader Tr Eseape from Warship Prison. PANAMA, Dec. 26.—Victoriano Lorenzo, the Indian leader who fought with the rev- olutionists, made a sensational attempt to | escape trom confinement on board the Co- | lombian cruiser Bogota yesterday, but was | recaptured 'and returned to the ship. ! Lorenzo was a most persistent guerrilia, | and when General Herrera surrendered re- fused to give up his arms or to disband bis troops. Force was applied, however, just as they were about to escape to the mountains. Ace Man Not Dead. PARIS, Dec 26.—The reported death of | Prederick Humbert, husband of Mme, Hum- bert, in his cell at Madrid has mot the | slightest foundation in fact. The authori- | ties at Madrid are taking minute precau- | tions agalust sulcide, a doctor being a mem- ber of the party which will escort the pris- | oners bheres | this ‘harnessing of the powers of the uni- ! attalned advances still more quickly than | NATION NEED NOT FEAR Seligman Bays Civilisation Insures Porma- nence to Modern Powers, OCCUPIED LANDS MAKE FOR SAFETY Barbar Will Never More Over the World Turning Govermments Out and Set ry for Themnelves as in the Past, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.—The American Historical soclety and the American Eco- | nomic association, each of which will be in session until Thursday, opened tonight by holding a joint meeting in the Drezell in- stitute. Beginning tomorrow, the organiza- | tions will hold separate sessions. Dr. Joseph Wharton of the school of finance, University cf Pennsylvania, wel- comed both organizations, after which the president of each society delivered bis an- | nual address. Captain A, T. Mahan, United States navy, retired, president of the Historical scelety, | spoke on “Subordination in Historical Treatment,” and E. R. A. Seligman, profes- sor of economics fn Columbia, president ot the Economical association, had for bis sub~ ject, “Economic and Social Progress.” Prot. Seligman sald in part: Whither Tends World? An economic analysis based on changing conditions i8 of the utmost possible serv- fce. If conducted skilifully it would, I feel convinced, bld us be of good cheer and help us the future with hope and confidence. The fundamental problem con- nected with social development is after all this: Whither are we tending? What are the forces that are making for progress or retrogression? What lessons have _an economic interpretation of the past and of the present to teach us in our guidance for the future? There is no bliaking the fact that many §ive @ pessimistic answer to these queries, hey call attention to the Increase of luxiry and of materialism. They look with suspicion upon what they term the grow- ing piutocracy and the new feudalism. They point to the warning example of the oriental monarchies of classic Greece and Rome and tell us that in our case, too, the period of unquestioned prosperity which is now upon us will inevitably be followed by one of decay and final dissolution. Outlook Most Promising. 1 venture to affirm, however, that a more discriminating study would ’disclose the existence of several factors, inattention to which {& largely responsible for this gloomy and despondent attitude, and that, on the contrary,. the outlook fis not dark, but promising indeed. Without attempting In this place the im- possible task of a complete analysis, I venture to call your attention to six points which differentlate modern iIndustrial so- clety trom all its predecessors. Thege are: 1.The practical exhaustion of free land. 2. The predominence of Industrial capital. 3. The application of sclentific metho 4. The existence of & competitive r based on the newer conception of liberty 5. The spread of education and the birth of ' distinet public opinion. 8. A true democratic spirit and the growth of o new idealism. The virtual disappearance of free land makes slavery forever impossible in the: future. Recent investigations have proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that slavery as a typical economic system fs ascribed to the existence of vast quantities of untllled tracts suitable for agriculture. It 18 because the entirely different economie systems and_ consequent soclal ethics of e mof coun are now poten factors in the 'otld?hnt we can confidently look forward to the speedy pasying ot gry in every part of the globe. Mo, indeed, is doing its noble work, but at the bottom lies the disappearance of free land. The predominence of industrial capital. In the strict sclentiric sense capltal has indeed existed from the time of the first hunter's bow and arrow. But for practical purposes and for real aid in solving actual problems the common man Is perfectly !runmm in calling this the capitalistic age. he typical form of capital today fs In- dustrial capltal, as in feudal times it was landed capital, ‘or, as in so many eciviliza- tions of old, it was traie capital. We speak glibly of the recent progress of sclences, but few realize the true import of this growing subjection of nature to | man, and of the revolytionary character of | verse to the yoke of the Fuman intellect, For one it has made possible an almost | iimitless ncrease in production. In modern times the progress of economic thought, and the presence of economic f; in uplifitng the hitherto submerged c of the community is generating a public opinion which frankly recognizes the bene- fits of u nhealthy competition, but which insists more and more on effective social control of competition to the end that it be elevated and purified. Social Unrest Salutary. This is the true meaning of the sixth point of difference—the flower and the fruit | of all its forerunners—the existence of the | democratic ideal. We point, indeed, with | complacency to the advances made by the | working classes, but to all those who realise the essentlal conditions of successful de- mocracy, where the mass of citizens are necessarily the laborers, the ideal to be the actual progress. The brutish, lethargic | peasant of the oid world ls coritent with is crust and his misery. The free citizen | of our industrial democracy wants, and | ants justly, to participate in the spiritual | well as the material benefits of modern vilization _With every advance in his | economlc position, due fo the interplay o | modern industrial forces new vistas of | possibilities disclose themselve new | sources of legitimate satisfacti make thelr appearance. The soclal unrest of to- day, with ail 1ts disquieting and deplorapie incidents, ls on the whole a salytary system. It is but the labor pains inl the birth of the new industrial order which has been in the making for the past few genera- tions, and of which the faint outlines are even now discernable. A study of the economlic forces now at work thus justifies a reasonable hopeful- ness. The productive powers of soclety are augmenting at such a prodigious rate that we need no longer apprehend a deeay of | general prosperity or of natural power. There is to be no further frruption of the | I'barbarian, because there will soon be no more barbarians. There is to be no domina- tion of each nation in turn over all the others, because of International sclence and the impartial territorial diffusion of in- | dustrial agencies. And within each-nation, while the rich are getting richer, the poo are not getting_poorer. The ereation of a -more equable, because more perfect, com- | petition” through the development of the | system of collective bargaining, and the more adequate supervision of monopoly; the recognition on the part of the legislator that lasting prosperity depends not only on the conservatism and free play of capi- | tal, but on the gradual elevation of the | laborer from a cheap man to a dear man; the coming social control of competition { itself in the Interests of a more enlightened and hence really freer rivalry—all th. will inevitably tend to secure to each clas: in the community its proper share in the national dividend. SAY WRONG MAN WAS LYNCHED Rumors Lead to Opinion that Kansas Nexre Was Innocent of ot PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 26.—It is re- ported here that Joe Godley, brother of Mont Godley, who was lynch yesterday, is wounded and in hiding at Weir City, Kan. It Is now believed that he and not | the man who was lynched fired the shot which killed the policeman. Two other brothers, Gus wnd Jess, are in jall at Gir- ard, charged with being lmplicated in the wmurder. The mother of the Godley boys is sald to have ed & physiclan here to treat Joe for a gunshot wound in the neck. She would not tell the whereabouts of her son and the doctor refused to go. The revolver with which the policeman ‘was killed has not been found and it is be lieved that the man who did the killlag bas the pistol in his possessioa. | GUAM FAILS TO FLOURISH Revenues Fall Of and Governmor Wotk on Public Improvemdnts., WASHINGTON, Dec. ‘The annual re- port of Commander Seata Schroeder, gov- ernor of the Island of 'Guam, which Is dated July 10, has just reached the Navy department. The receipts t year were $66,000 and the expenses $57,000, leaving a balance of $8,000, which, however, is a decrease of more than $13,000 in the cash balance for the preceding year. This loss is due largely to the unexpected expenses Incident to the establishment of the leper colony and a de- crease of over $10,000 in fmport duties. Commander Schroeder reports that it has been deemed prudent to Stop all work of public improvement until further appropri- ations are made. The value of the exports and imports during the year were, respec- tively, $85,549 and $35,165. The exports consisted almost entirely of Mexican dollars. Not a pound of copra was exported, and neithet cacao or coffee was produced in sufficlent quantities to supply the home market. Owing to slow recoveries from the bur- ricane of 1900, the governor suggests that it would be a great boon if the Department of Agriculture would establish an experi- ment station on the island. The governor recommends that if a Phil- ippine dollar of fixed valug is to be colned under the laws of the United States it might be made legal tender in Guam, inplace of the present Mexican dol The census of the islan: umn, shows a total popul whom only forty-six are Moregners, four- teen being citizens of ti United States, but officers and men of the mavy or other clvil employes, temporarily imported from the United States, were not included. Above the age of 7, 46 per cent of the natives read and write Spanis| The ni tives still refuse to allow their sick to r celve medical attention, but conditions were improving, an excesp of births over deaths being shown for each of the last two years. There were twenty-four lepers in seclu- sion at Tumon Bay. The governor recommends improved fa- cilities for education and that laws for the government of the islands should be r modeled and codified. There was a desirc for United States citizenship among per- sons domiciled in the islands. In this con- nection attention is called to the case of Pedro M. Duarte, at present auditor of the and, who was an officer in the Spanish army, but resigned after the war and re- nounced his allegiance. The result is that today he is a citizen of no country. The governor recommends an. appropria- tion of $43,000 for public improvements. MRS. GRANT'S WILL FILED Estate is Left in Four Equal for the Benefit of Children. r. taken last aut- tion of 9,676, of ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The will of Mrs, Ulysses S. Grant was filled today. The estate is to be divided into feur equal por- tions. It also provides that a memento presented tolher by the ~of Japan, #ald to be 1,000 years old, shall go tv' the Museum of Arts, New York. General Fred D. Grant, son of the tes tatrix, delivered the testament at Regls trar Dent’s office in person. Mrs. Grant named as exectuor the per- son “to be selected by my three sons or the survivors of them.” In a petition asking the supreme court to admit the will to probate, General Fred Grant explains that his mother left sur- viving as heirs at law and next of kin, in addition to himself, Ulysses S. Grant, Eloise and Jesse 8. Grant. The deceased died possessed of a house, 2111 Massachusetts avenue, this city, of the value of about $40,000; money amounting to $10,065; stocks, bonds and other secur- itles of the valve of $180,000, and house- hold and kitchen furniture of the value of $4,000. General Grant further sets forth that under the terms of the will the trustees have designated him executor. By the terms of the will the estate s to be di- vided into four equal shares. The income of the first portion shall be applied to the support of the family of Frederick Grant and the education of his children. The second portion is left to the oxecutor in trust and for the benefit of the family of U. 8. Grant, under the same condi- tion. The third portion is left under sim- flar conditions to Jesse R. Grant, and the fourth for the sole use of Elolse Sartoris in equal shares. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Postmasters A Mall Route ted and Rural En (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Iowa postmasters appointed: Frits Horn, Camanche, Clinton county; Joseph H. Wiley, Mount Zion, Van Buren county; H. O. Tweten, Winnebago county. A rural free delivery route has been or- dered established February 2 at Lynnville, Jasper county, Ia. The route embraces an area of seventeen square miles, containing a population of 525. The comptroller of the currency today approved the Western National bamk of New York as reserve agent for the First National bank of Fonds, la. Dr. Sherman Lull was today appointed pension examining surgeon at Webster, S. D., Dr. F. A. Bowman at Leon, Ia., and Dr. Carl Stutzman at Burlington, Ia. TRIES TO SELL CHEAP COAL Knexville Charitable Dealer Asks In- Junction Against Southern Rallway. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The Live and Let Live Coal company of Knoxvill has complained to the interstate com- merce commission that the Southern Rall- way Is discriminating against it. The company, according to the manager, R. W. Austin, is a semi-charitable institu- tion, selling at low prices and turning over its profits to the Woman's Christian asso- clation for the poor. According to the complaint other Knox- ville dealers charge extortionate prices and have combined to keep cuty independent firms. The Southern is alleged to be vir- tually supporting this combine by furnish- ing cars which are denled to Mr. Austi concern. An injunction to restrain is asked. Fraternity Charters, WASHINGTON, Deec. 26.—The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity today granted the following charters: University of Wiscon- n, University of Chicago, University of Kansas, Virginia Military lnstitute sad the Colorade ,IU.I of Miues. Tenn., | COLD WEATHER IS GENERAL Lowest Temperature for the Winter Regis- tored in Many Places WARMER IN WESTERN PART OF STATE Cold Ree for the Sea Broken in Iowa While in the North- west the Weather Is Very Severe. LINCOLN, Dec. 26.—At 8 o'clock this morning the coldest weather for the winter was experienced in Lincoln. The thermom- eter reglstered § below. Over the state, and especially in the cen- tral western part, it was not so cold by two or three degrees. There is no wind and the cold is moderating. 8T. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 26.—With the mer- cury at 19 below during the night the twin cities are experlencing the coldest weather of the present winter, Similar reports are received from all over the northwest, but slightly warmer weather is_promised. Very Cold in lowa. *&D!B MOINES, Ia, Dec. 26.—The cold weather record for the season was broken this morning when the officfal showed 7 below. Yesterday it was 5 below and the day before was hovering mear the zero mark. This is the coldest for slightly over yea has made it seem colder. Much suffering has been experienced owing to the extreme scarcity of fuel. CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 26.—8now has been falling for more than forty-eight hours throughout the lower lake region. A high northwest gale has caused the snow to drift badly in places along the rallway lines run- ning Into this city, with the result that much trouble is experienced in maintaining schedule time. Along the Lake Shore road in the vicinity of La Porte, Ind., a foot of ‘while huge drifts are constantly piling up on the tracks. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 26.—The coldest weather of the winter {s reported from many places south of the Ohlo river. The temperatures reported range from 6 degrees above at Evanaville, Ind., to 46 at Galveston and 48 at Corpus Christi. BIOUX CITY, Dec. 26.—This section is in the grasp of a very cold wave. below zero this morning, but moderated slightly toward noon. Coal 1s Short in Kna TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 26.—The coldest weather of the winter has prevalled in Kansas for two days past, and it shows no sign of moderating. People in some western counties are being put to great in- convenlence on mccount of the coal fam- ine. Cattle are not suffering to any oxtent, there being no snow on the ground and feed being more than usually abundant. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 26.—Advices re- celved today Indicate severe weather throughout Kansas and Missourl. Concor- dia, Kan., reports sero weather there and all along the Missouri Pacific road the same conditions vail, * Tutchinson, feports the coldest weather In years, the thermometer at that point registering below zero. At Atchison G degrees below Is recorded. At Mexico, Mo., a coal famine confronts the people of that section. There is no more coal for sale at any of the yards and the thermometer registered zero last night. Ratlway s Abandoned. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 26.—The Great Northern main lne track from Everett to the Casc 1o tunnel bas been abandonmed since Wednesday owing to the bridge at Madison being carried away by a snow- and the tunnel. The coast line from Van- couver is open and trains have been op- erated over it regularly. Tomorrow morning an effort will be made to run a train from Seattle to Skykmish, to carry the mail. MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, Dec. 26.—There is no relief from the cold tomight. The tem- perature at midnight is 20 degrees above zero. Tomorrow promises to show a lower minimum than today, walch was 19 above, the record for the present winter. ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 26.—The weather continues cool, d colder tonight. The lowest temperature registered during the day was 18 above zero. Indicaclons favor continued cold tomorrow. PROSPECTOR IS FOUND DEAD Former Mayor of Atlanta Perishes in Colorade While Seeking Shelt Food. SILVER CLIFF, Colo., Dec. 26.—Joseph Harlton, and old prospector, missing for the last three weeks, has been found dead within 300 yards of his cabin. The body was frozen stiff and gnawed and eaten by the coyotes nd magpies beyond | recognition, and was identified only by his clothing. Harlton was a confederate soldler, and it 1s sald he was at one time mayor of At- {lanta. It is supposed that he perished in & storm in an attempt to seek shelter and food. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 26.—Joseph Hariton, who was frozen to death near Ilse, is not known here and the name is not on the list | 0t mayors of this city. [LAWSUITS TO AID MERGER Colorado Coal Ceo; Milllons as Prelimi Big Combin DENVER, Dec. 26.—Litigation concern- ing the ownership of $5,000,000 worth of coal has been started by the Utah Fuel company agalnst the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. There are forty suits involving title to 5,000, acres of land on the western slope valued at $1,000 an acre. It is alleged that the Colorado Fuel and Iron company is Lolding the lana gricultural land and the patents, or applications so read, and that the Utah company will lose heavily in coal mines already opened unless the titles obtained by the Colorudo company are set aside. The suits are filed, it is belleved, as a preliminary step to the merging of the two corporations, the action being taken to clear title TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION Stove Causes the Death of Woman and boy in Chieago. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Two persons lost their lives today as a result of the explosion of & gaeoline stove at 88 Gault eourt. The victims were Mrs. Bridget Carey, aged 60, and Jobn Dalton, aged 3. report | A high wind has prevailed, which | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Baturday, B tion: Sunday Portlon. Vebraska—Fair cept Snow In 8 Falr and Warmer in East Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Dew. Dew. AR “ 3 EE T P PEYTIEVET SEAMEN SIGHT WRECKED SHIP Bring Report to San Francisco of Vessel Ashore Off Terra Del Fuego. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26—A four-masted bark, name and nationality unknown, is aground and abandened on the north shore of Terra Del Fuego, near San Diego Point The news of this disaster was brought here by the British ship Afghanistan. The boats of the wrecked vessel were gone and the salls appeared to have been unbent. No signals were set and no flag was in sight. The description of the wreck fits a num- ber of overdue vessels. Among them fis Paul Rickmers, (wenty-seven days from Bangkok, for Germany, the bark Columbi twenty-one days from Philadelphia for Hiogo, and the British bark Cromptom, which sailed from here on September 14, AGAIN ARREST ~ MASCAGNI Musician’s American Manager Haw Him Held Charge Embesslement. snow is reported to have fallen on the level, | ot P e LU ara. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Signor Mascagni, the Italian composer, who abandoned his Amer- ican trip while playipg in Chicago last week, was placed under arrest tonight on a charge of embezzlement made by his for- ‘When Mascagni decided to return to Italy he had no further use for his American manager and discharged him. Heard claims that his contract called for $5,000 and tried to collect that amount. Mascagni refused to pay any such sum and the arrest fol- Jowed. Mascagni was allowed to remain at the Auditorium hotel, where he s living, | the detectives agreeing to be responsible for his appearance in court. FAIR TAKES OMAHA GARDENER Hadkinson Appointed Head of Columbian Expos! partment. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—J. H. Hadkinson ot Omaba has bees appointed head gardener for the Department of Horticulture in con- nection with the World's Fair. Mr. Hadkinson is a native of England and studied gardening in that country. He had charge of the gardening at the Omaha exposition and of Nebraska’s horticultural exhibit at the Pan-American. For two years he was secretary of the State Hor- ticultural, seclety of Nebraski -~ . Mr. Taylor, chief of the Hortfcultural de- partment, left for Washington tonight to attend the meeting of the American So- clety for the Advancement of Science. CABMEN STILL ON STRIKE Adopt White Ribbon as Badge of /nion Drivers on St. Lou! Hacks, * ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—The strike among the cab drivers developed into a series of conferences between committees from the union and liverymen tonight, but at a late hour no agreement had been reached and the indications are that the strike will not be settled tomorrow. A white ribbon is the sign of recognition adopted by the union cabmen today. It will be dieplayed conspicuously either upon the carriage or the driver. The union ofi- clals declare that so long as the liverymen decline to recognize the union the drivers will remain out. CREW TAKES TO SMALL BOATS Ship Strikes Coral Reef Make Their Escape Frall Cratt. \ Seamen in GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 26.—The Gulf Fisheries company's steamer Anstice ar- rived today from the fishing banks off the coast of Yucatan, bringing with it the crew of the wrecked schooner Mizpah. Mizpah, while under full sail, during the night of December 20, ran on an unexposed coral reef known as Key Adena, and was later broken up by the seas. The crew of nine men escaped in small boats and were rescued by the schooner Willlam Young. Later they were taken aboard Anstice and brought to this port. DIES TO ESCAPE TRIAL nols Postmaster Shoots Himself When Defaleation Discovered. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 26—C. T. Greening, postmaster at Cornland, Logan county, committed sulcide this afternoon after & postofice inspector had checked up his aceounts and found him to be $1,400 short. Greening was found dead in a barn in the rear of his residence with a bull wound over his right eye and a revolver clutched in his hand. VANDERBILT STILL BETTER Doctor Reports Best Day Since Cris and Expects Complete Re- covery, NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—"Mr. Vanderbiit ed his best day since his serious illness. He has made & distinct gain since yesterda: Austin Flint, jr., made this stat ment this evening. Dr. Flint evinced great confidence as to the recovery of the pa- tient. Movements of Otean Vessels Dec. 26, At New York—Salled: Hill Glen, Liverpool. Maristow, At _Antwerp—Arrived: from Ban Francisco. At Beachy Head—Passed: Rotterdam, from Amsterdam, for New York. At Rotterdam—Arrived: Rotterdam, from New York. At Movilie—8ailed: Tunisian, from Liver- pool, for Halifax and 8t. John, N. B. At 8an Francisco—Ar Afghanistan, a, from Honolulu, T} from Newcastle: Coronad Plerre Lotl, for Capetown; Crown Balled: Luclans, from for e of England, for Bydney. At Queenstown—Arrived: New k 2 4 « o | 4 o a GOES TO THE HAGUE Powers Accept Roosevelt's Suggestion for Settling Venesue an Tronble, HAY IS TO ISSUE FORMAL THANKS Proparing Note Heartily Approving De- cision Now Agreed Tos MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT Generally Understood that the Allies Will Not Raise the Question. DEBTORS MAY INSIST ON SOME CASH INVOLVED Two Countries Are Expected te Dee mand Payment of Certaln Small Claims Before Argum Commence in Court. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The notes re. celved from the European governments in- terested In the Venesuelan controversy, in- cluding .Veneruela, agreed to submit the stion at issue to The Hague tribunal. A note is now being prepared by Secre- Hay in which (his government an- mounces fts hearty approval of such & course. There appears to be no question of the fact that it is the general understanding | that the Monroe doctrine is not to enter into the question of arbitration. Cabinet Conniders Question. President Roosevelt will not be the arbi- trator -of the Venezuelan controversy. The whole subject will be referred for arbitra- tion to The Hague tribunal. Epitomized, this was the situatipn as it had resolved ftself at the conclusion of the cabinet meeting today. The meeting was not so long as the s ons usually are. All the members except Secretary Root were present. The Venezuelan question was the principal and practically the only tople of general conference, Secretary Hay presented the pet results of his cable ccrrespondence with the gov- ernments at London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas. In mccordance with the sug- gestion made by President Roosevelt, through fecretary Hay, President Castro Was represented to have agreed to submit tho difference to the. arbitration tribunal at The Hague. The European powers not only consented to submit the controversy to arbitration, but while they had expressed a preference for an arbitration to be conducted by President Roosevelt, they had assented at his suggestion that the matter be referred to The Hague. Monroe Doctrine Not Involved, The presentation of the case met the hearty approval of the cabinet. No fear ls expressed by the administration that the Monroe doctrine will be brought into the controversy in any manner that e sult in an embarrassing situstion the Secretary Hay Is )i course to be pursued. No intimation is given of the conditions which may be imposed by the Huropean powers or by President Castro precedent to the arbitration. It is known that Great Britain was willing to submit the subject to the arbitration of President Roosevelt, practically without conditions, but the sug: gestion is made that perhaps two of the other powers involved proposed some other conditions which might have proved embar- rassing to the president had he undertaken the responsibllity of determining the ques- tion. It is understood that money must pass, but it also is known that the amount of cash to be required of Venezuela before ar. bitration is not nearly so large as has been stated. It is not possible to learn whether the al- lies Insist upon apologies from Castro, and while it is assumed that the blockade will be speedily raised, no arrangements to that end have been made, Still Prefer President. BERLIN, Dec. 26.—A semi-official note published today says: As In the case of the Itallan note the British and German notes to Venezuela pre- sented declare that if President Roosevelt does not accept the post of arbiirator the powers would be prepared, subject to certain rvations, to submit the matter to The Hague tribunal, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) CARACAS, Dec. 26.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—President Castro has replied to a proposal alleged to have been recelved from Washington con- senting to the submission of all dificulties to The Hague court of arbitration. He is now at La Vidtoria and telegrapbed his answer here, where it has been trans- mitted to Secretary Hay. La Vela, the port of Coro, is open, the only Venezuelan ports west of La Guayra which are blockaded being Puerto Cabello and Maracalbo. The price of flour has gone up here $2 a barrel. I called on Mr. Bowen today, but he knows nothing definite about arbitration, although he expects an early and peaceful settlement of the troubles with European governments. He declined to be interviewed, explaining | that the Btate department at Washington | would think it reprehensible if he talked for publication. A Venesuelan officlal in- i|forms me, however, that the power con- | ferred upon Mr. Bowen by this government |18 without reservation and that all the | American minister is asked to do is to get the best terms of peace for Venesuela he can, < Coal Contraband, LA GUAYRA, Dec. 26.—The bark Fram- ness from Cardiff, with 476 tons of coal for the La Guayra-Caracas rallroad, a British concern, arrived off this port yes- terday and was ordered to remain outside the blockade line. Today orders were conveyed to the captain of the bark to | leave, this step being taken because the |coal was considered contraband of wa | The vessel was not seized, as it left Cardift | before the trouble with Venezuela com- menced. The captaln of Framness is await- ing orders from bis consignees. The Dutch consul here has obtalned per- mission of the commander of the British cruiser Tribune to send & Roques, a group of small isl north of here, where the charcoal burne; who trade with La Guayra at at preseat without provisions or water, their slbops baving been seized by the blockaders. The schooner must carry a flag of truce and can only ecarry enough provisions to last the trip, it belng the intention to tove the inhabitants of Los Roques to Willem- stad, Curacao. Two schooners were captured this morn- ing, making the total number of craft tak by the blockaders twenty. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Except by the oppo- /