Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1903, Page 1

STABLISITED PLOMAT RECALLED Poue pany Will Eapp aat Dr. von Hollsben at Washington ICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED SOON | fiser Not Sat sfied with Retiring Minister's | Work in Amer ca. NEZUELAN TROUBLE MAY HAVE HELPED | ispatches Said to Have Lacted Browith | and Boope. 'WANT OF TACT ALSO IMPORTANT FACTOR | L3 mat's Advice. BERLIN, Jaa. 9—Dr. von Holleben was Dot recalled trom Washington, but on learn- | ing that his government was mot satisfied with his work and teeling i1l he cabled for | & long leave of absence, which was imme- dlately granted, but he will not return to Washington. Baron Speck von Sternberg's temporary assignment as charge d'affaires at Wash- fngton will be followed after an interval | Dy his appolntment as ambassador. The Ddaron in the meantime will retain his post- tion of consul general at Caleutt 04dly enough, the whereabouts of Baron von Sternberg is not known at the foreign | office. It it thought, however, that he is visiting in Saxony. All the foreign ofice officials will say about Dr. von Holleben JUN | charity e | at home “He has not resigned and his leave Is granted on his own initiative. The govern- | ment would never recall an ambassador In | the midst of important negotlations with- | out grave reasons, and these certainly do | exist. The supposition that the gov- roment is annoyed because he falled to! bain President Roosevelt's consent to absitrate the Venezuela dispute is di proved by the fact that Germany foresaw this refusal and in its note of December 23 offered the alternative proposition to re- fer the matter to The Hague court. Still, it was felt that the international political factors In the case dictated the appropri- ateness of first offering the president the task. The opinion is also expressed that Dr. von Holleben's dispatches regarding the lley of the Unite fuslan business, and Its gemeral forelgn licy, have been neither adequate nor 4 Lack of Confidence. A variety of other reasons may have con- tributed to the lack of confidence in the ambassador, the Vossische Zeitung, for in-y stance, attributes fmportance to the tel gfam sent by Emperor Willlam to Mr. Kipling on March 5, 1898, when Kipiis ‘was (Il in New York. The newspaper assumes that Count von Holleben counseled the sending of the ~ felogram, and the emperor, especially since © the publication of Kipling’s recemt ‘poem, “The Rowers,” feels he was 11l advised. Emperor William, when Kipling was 111, wired as follows to Mrs. Kipling: BERLIN, March §—Mrs. Rudyard K ling, 6 Fotel Grenoble, New York: an_enthusiastic admirer of the incompar- able works of your husband, I awalt with rxlety news of his condition. God grant that he may be spared to you and to all | who are thankful to him for the heart-moy- Thg manner In which he has sung the deeds o t common rage. L P ATopL & WiLLiam, 1 r Dr. von Hollebes champagne war, and in the Witt incident, and also in permitting himself to become the object of press attacks, even though unjustly. The matter of the statue of Frederick the Great is also remembered with its indifter- t reception on the part of the American cople. This, it 18 alleged, Dr. von Hoile- u ought to have foreseen, and he should Bave dissuaded the emperor from offering the statue to the United States. Did Not Say Farewell WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The State de- partment has been Informed that Baron Speck von Sternberg is to come to ington as a minister on a special ml; Meanwhile Herr von Holleben, the pres- t ambassador, who has beeu granted a le is Dot expected to return to ashington from Germany. He left the without saylng farewell to the presi- dent or to Secretary Hay, but it s under- stond by both of the officials that the am- bassador is an extremely sick man, and his condition is accepted as sufficient excuse for any omission of form in his departure. He 1s eligible to retirement, according to the rules of the German diplomatic service, and in view of his coutinued ill health it 18 scarcely expected he will be able to sume active duties in the diplomatic fiald sgain. Iz view of the retirement of Herr von Holleben, & complete change in the per- sornel of the German embassy here is ex- perted soon after the appearance of Baron v¢n Sternberg. It now appears that he is . present in Berlin, and not st Delhi, as was supposed. It this is correct it will be possible for Baron Sternberg to reach Wash- ington about the time Minister Bowen ar- rives here from Venezuela. The minister expects to start Sunday from La Guayra on Dolptin, which has been placed at disposal, and if he comes all the way by water the trip will probably consume about ten days, thus affording Baron Sternberg | an opportunity to be present at the first meeting of the commissioners who are to adjust the Venezuelan trouble. Amother Head ¥ Baron von Heyking, the German minis- ter to Mexico, has been granted an extended leave of absence. It is possible he will pot return to his post. SWIFT IS TO SELL COAL Packing Concer WAL Dispose of Ome Bushel at & Tim. L the Poor. CHICAGO, I\, Jan. 9.—In view of the scarcity of coal and to alleviate the suffer- ing among the poor, Swift and Company to- day announced they would go into the coal business. The selling of coal is not Mmited to Chi- cago, but it will also be sold wherever the fArm has a plant—at St. Louls, Kansas City, $t. Joseph, Omaba and St. Paul. The firm has a contract for the whole sutput of & mine and has been selling coal cost to its employes. Having more coal they require, the surplus is to be od at the disposal of the poor. No one can obtaln more than a bushel st time. The prices will be: One bushel, 10 cents;-half & busbel, ten cents, a peck, | conta States In the Vene- | & his | | York yesterday relative to bk recent ! CHAMBERLAIN THE OMAHA DAILY E 19, 1871. RAVAGES MEXICO Natives Hesist Removal to Hos Preferiing to Sufler Quietly at Home, Mexico he MAZATLAN seven persons are in urred Jan. §—Thirty- lazares today €084 the plaghl to live % Thety houses lothing having died have left the city and gone Islands near this eily. It has to disinfect the entire city at on will pay for the burned and for all tir: m) that have destroyed A man attacked by the plague was on his way to El Castillo. He was broug the city to be sent to a lazaret, but h ed on the way there A woman, in order to save her son from being taken to a lazaretto, put Mm in bed His father and she hersel! we attacked by the plague and tew hours. The house has the authorities seem to be afraid of being taken to the lazarettos, preferring to remain in their houses when attacked by the plague, but the authorities are constant hunting up sick people Many residents are being sent to the de- partment of observation CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 8.—Of the at Mazatlan Monday thirteen wer fled by physicians as being from plague. The aversion to medical ance is one of the hardest problems health officials have to deal with TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 9.—A meeting of the town boards of Nogales, Ariz., and of Nogales, Mex., was held today to protes against reports sent out on the existenc | of plague In Guaymas and other Sonora towns. Governor Isabel announces that the most stringent precautions had been taken and that no one was allowed to ent Guaymas without being guarantined four- teen days outside the city At Nogales the customs officials have a thorough system of fumigation for all goods coming through from Mexico. Governor Isabel states that he is in dally communi- cation with the governor of Sinalao, who asserts that the plague situation of Mazat- lan has been grossly exaggerated. be In consequence died within a been burned by The people o teaths buboni tend th o er BROTHER AGAIN GOES TO mfl Sultan of Moroceo Grows Alarmed at Relative's Popularity with | People, | | LONDON, Jan. 10.—The Tangier corre- | spondent of the Morning Leader says “The sultan, fearful of the growing popu- larity of his brother, Mulal Mohammed, has ordered him to be imprisoned again. The American Protestant miesionaries have been compelled to leave Fez. The situa- tion is serious.” The Times this morning publishes a dis patch from Tangier, saying the mews re- | celved there from Fez, under date of Janu- | ary 4, is less satisfactory than former re- | ports. The Haina tribe, where treachery | led to the recent defeat of the sultan's | troaps, Is reported still to be aiding the | rebels, -in spite of its recent offers of sub- | mission. The rebels are reported to be mearing | Fez and the sultan is repairing the de- fenses .of that city. The people ary die- contemted with the action of the govern- ment and are ready to welcome the vlclor; in the strugsle, whoever he may be. MADRID, Jan. 9.—A dispatch recelved Trom Melllah, Morocco, says Bu Hamara, the | pretender, has been defeated near Fez and | retreated to Taza. Several Moro tribes have abandoned the revotutionary mun'v‘ ment and submitted to the sultan. Opinfon Expressed by London Rall- road Man Afier a Visit to United St LONDON, Jan. 9.—Phillip Burtt, general trafic manager of the Northwestern rail- road, speaking at the Railway institute of in- yestigation of American railroad methods, expressed general admiration of them and said he was of the opinjon that British rail- | road men could learn much from America At the same time he admitted that the best | American minds would find much to learn and admire in English railroad manages ment. Mr. Burtt said that the intense keenness and enthusiasm of all Americans in their every day work had left a lasting impres- slon on him. He thought that while Amer- fca held the record for speed, the English average express runs would be found higher than the American. Mr. Burtt cordially admired American adaptabllity fn the use of power and in- genious labor saving devices. He con- cluded with remarking: “The English must learn to be less insular and more cosmo politan in their ideas and realize that they bave not been especially selected by Provi- dence to be teachers of the world.” | IS UNHARMED the Rumor that Colonial | A No Truth Secretary Has Been ated. LONDON, Jan. 9.—There is absolutely no | toundation for the report published in the United States that Colonial Secreta Chamberlaln has been ‘assaseinated in Sou Africa, or for the rumor that he has been shot The unfounded rumor caused excitement in the Kaffir section of the stock exchange. The report brought out many sellers. which quickly depressed prices. No sooner had the market recovered from this scare when the news of the se lliness of Alfred Beit, the South African financler caused another flurry, especially in Char- tered, DeBeers and other Rhodesan sec tles. They closed above the lowest quo- tations of the day, however PARIS, Jan. 9.—The rumob concerning’ Mr. Chamberlain and the announcement of rious | | the illness of Altred Beit, caused weak- pess in Kaffirs on the Bourse and brought out numerous offers in all departments. DURBAR CEREMONIES CLOSE ] DELHI, India, Jan. 9.—A small but bril- Mant reception, closing the Durbar fes- tivities, was given here this evening by the viceroy, Lord Curzon of dleston, to the mative princes. The duke and duchess 'of Counaught were present and spent some time in bidding farewell to the guests of the evening Following an order of King Edward, coronation medals of gold will be presented | te the guling prinee India and to a| tew foreigners. Six thousand silver corona- | tios medals will be given to other persons. | . of oM \HA. | torney | twenty-five, jand to | combination {MUCH FOR ENGLISH TO LEARN | crities also aver that | he showed an unskilled hand in the great i Lynhurst, BEE. SATU Rl) \\ (0AL SHORTAGE linois Attsrney Gemers! Summons Special Grand Jury at Chicago. PROBES I six | CLAIMS CONSPIRACY TO ELEVATE PRICES | tonight in « ate Committee Continues Imvestl ack of Fuel Which JWashington 5, This Winter. gation Inte Has Faced SPRINGFIELD, 1il., grand jury will meet in Chicago tomorrow 1o investigate the alleged conspiracy be- tween coal operators, railroads and coal dealers to increase the price of coal on the Chicago market Attorney General Hamlin left tonight tor Chicago. and will lead the Investigation He took with him evidence which he will w that spiracy exists. The attorney general recently secured the services of competent men whom he sent to the along the Chicago & Alton road, and also other coal producing regions, and the reports which they have made con- vinced him that the market is being con- trolied by ain dealers and operators. The report made to him was recelve this afternoon and contained some valuab informatiob. While the attorney general has not made public the evidence with which he has been furnished he claims it will show that ¢ tain coal operators and deale:s, some who are rested in mines and some who are not, entered into an agreement by which they 14 control the coal market. He 1 not state that any of the railways were rested in the alleg nation, al- though he has also on this point. Pailroad officials state that they n transporting coal from the coal-producing regions to Chicago, but that the delay is caused by the dealers there not returning the empty cars in due time. This furnished an important foundation for the inquiry, and on it several interesting state- ments have been secured. Jan, 9.—A special sho a co mines r- int com vestigate Grand Jury is Summoned. CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Judge Willard M. Me- Ewen tonight, on the petition of State's At- Deneen, summoned a venire of selected for a special grand jury tomor- Tow to probe the alleged coal combine. Forty witnesses were named in sub- | poenaes given to the sheriff. Small dealers are not the mark at which the state's attorney aims. While the names on the list of witnesses are with- keld, it is known that they are those of mine owners and wholesale dealers in coal. Alleges a Combination. Tk state’s attorney in his petition for a special jury says: From information brought to him the state’s attorney has reason to belleve that there exists among certaln owners and operaters of coal mines and certain deal- ers in bituminous coal doing business in Cook county, a combination to do an fl- legal act, Injurfous to the public trade, wit.: To prevent competition in the sale and’ delivery of such coal in the county regulate and fix the price thereof. and that such a combination has been entered into and exists to fix and Uit the amount and quaptity of such products as are qoined in this state and also such as are mined amg produced elsewhere and brought into the county for consumption, and to regulate and fix the price thereof. it is a_matter of general information that lat the present time great ouantities of such products have been brought into t county for sale and consumption, and_ that the same s sold only at exorbitant prices, £0 much beyond the cost of production and transportation that such owners, operators and dealers reccive unreasonable profits and the consumers are required to pay ex- orbltant prices; that by reason of such and the withhholding of sales distress and suffering pre- vall among the poor in the community, who are unable to pay such prices for such and great hardships exist different liries of Industries re- ing a continuous supply of products to their business by reason of the inability of operators, owners the demand at the thereunder gr The order for a special grand jury fol- lowed quickly. Judge McEwen stated that in the opinion of the court public justice required such action. Probes Coal Shortage. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia today continued Its Investigation of the coal shortage in Washington. Joseph Crawford, general agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, sald that duriog the last year there had been a decrease in the quantity of anthra- cite brought to Washington over his line of | 30 per cent, but during November and De- cember there had been an increase over the normal receipts. There had been mno increase in freight rates from the mines W. Z. Zeh, a local dealer, declared it was much easier to secure coal from the independent companies -han from the rail- road ‘companies. which indicated that the large companies were disposing of their coal to the smaller ones to keep the prices | up Send Out Much Coal READING, Pa, Jan. 9.—The dally coal run on the Reading Coal company's main line this week averaged between 1.500 and 1,600 cars. It is expected that the output of the company’s mines for the week will aggregate 270,000 tons. Coal Famine in Missouri. -~ MORNING, of whom twenty-three will be | to-| J AN l'ARY BACKWARD RACE t Negro Cul- IWHITES FEAR Edaeat ture Heally Responsible for Color .. NEW YORK, Jan. 0.—A meeting was held rnegie hall in the Interest of | education in the south under the auspices | of the Armstrong association. Morris K | Jessup, president of the Chamber of Com | merce, presided. Governor Montague of | Virginia was among those on the platform. | Dr. Charles W. Labuey, president of the University of Tennessee, was the | speaker. He deplored the lack of sehools 1w the rural districts of the south and the poverty of the inlabitants of those dis- tricts which compelled the children to seck work. He quoted from the census reports to show that in 1900 the percentage of fl- | literates 2 in among native malo whites over years of age was: In Virginia, 12 North Carolina, 19; in South Carolina, 12.6; in Georgia, 12.1; in Alabama, In Tennessee. 14.5, and in Kenthieky. Those conditions were due, he said poverty of the people who portionately to their means people of other states. “Education s the need of the south” said Dr. Dabney, “but we must @lucate the white man first. We need not feglect the black, but the only way to permament im- provement s to reach the whie man so that he may in his turn teach She negro Raclal prejudice is inborn in usj as in all human beings. This is not péculiar to those white people of the south. The Creator has planted this prejudice in the hearts of the plain people as & means of keeping their blood pure and it is going to persist therein until culture takes their place. “The only way, therefore, to reasonable race fecling 1s to negro. So long as the white mal danger to his children or gr from the negro just Eim and do all he can to keep them apart Charles D. MclIvor, president of the North Carolina Normal school for women, told of the advances made In recent years in bis state and sald he was hopeful that the time would soon come when education wbuld be within the reach of every youth in the south, as it is today in the north. Dr. Alderman, president of Tulame uni- versity, New Orleans, said Thid hern problem, so-called, s wrong at one end and crude at the other. We have to deal with a backward Yace If the resistiess north would look at t | matter a little less fervidly, get it into | their emotions, and into their practical s and brains they would understand conditions better. The southern w n wants to forget the negro in th nd to think of him on iman problem_that must be consideres in the futire. The negro must ge: to know that it 's no longer a question of what | the wiite marn is going to do. for him, | but what he is willing to do for himseir. ‘WOLCOTT IS M'JT CONFIDENT ‘“Ill Remain in the Race forRenstor, However, Until End of Contest. 1 to the as much as the move un- ucate sees any dehildren b t in b | DENVER, Colo., Jan. 9.—The legislature completed its organization today and the house committee on elections privi- leges will at once proceed to the evi- dence In the numerous contes the result of which hangs the election United States senator. The republicans opposed to the candidacy of Former Senator Edward O Wolcott, who were able to organize the house by the aid of the democrats, have guaranteed that all contests shall be tried on their merits and no member be arbitrarily expelled with- cut a fair trial. This is the full extent, it is asserted by both anti-Wolcott republicans and the dem- ocrats, of the agreement between them. Mr. Wolcott has announced that he will stay in the contest for the- senatorship to the end, but he has expressed the belief that the deal between his republican op- ponents and the democrats means the re- election of Senator Henry M. Teller. balloting for senator will begin January 20. The senate orgahized Sp etary. D. B. I’-alrle\y chairman of the republican | state central committee, today fissued a | | call for a meeting of the committee in Den- ver on Monday, January 19 This is in response to a request signed by | | seventeen members, who wish the commit- tee to harmonize the two factions of the | party now divided on the sen: | tion. It is sald that an effort will be made by the Wolcott adherents to oust Mr. Fairly from the chair. Frank C. Goudy, one of the leading re- publican eandidates for the United States senate to succeed Henry M. Teller, issued a statement to the voters, in which he de- clares that some of the members of the legislators who were pledged to him have been won away from him by misrepresenta- tion. Mr. Goudy says the present situation in Colorado is One of the strongest arguments ever pre- nted to the people of tne United States senators should be elected by popular WILL STUDY CONSUMPTION Men iladelphia Medical Chance to Find Cares in New itutio: atorial ques- Havs MARSHALL, Mo., Jan. 9.—A coal famine | prevails in Marshall and the nearby towns. Slater today sent to this city for coal, which is scarce here. Many families are burning their fruit trees and shade trees. Cut wood is selling for $8 a cord, and such fuel is very scarce Canada May Remove Duty. OTTAWA. Ont., Jan, 8.—D. Gallery, P., of Montreal, conferred with Pre Laurier today regarding the advisability of removing the duty on anthracite coal. Sir Wiltrid promised to take the matter undér consideration. PICTURES BRING HIGH PRICE Millais’ Shepherdess is Bought | York for Twenty-Three Th nd Dollars, M fer New 9.—The sale of of pictures was A total of §235,000 was ob- two gs. M1 Shepherdess was sold for $23,000 to 8. H Avery for the Bosion museum of fine arts Mr. Avery also bought the Pieter de Hoge for $3,500, NEW Warren cluded tonight YORK, Jan. collection con- ned for sixty painti al's by Sir Thomas Lawrence, for $3,300 and $4.100 respectively, and Richard Wilson's “Tivoli Landscape” for the same museum. The auctioneer announced that Jerome's “Il Eminence Grize,” which Avery purchased on Thursday night, as well as the two water color sketches, by Bargue, were also for the Boston museum. Daubigny's landscape with storks, brought $5, and Milk peasant, woman and child, was purchased by Montaignac for $1,100. the | , the portraits of Lord and Lady | PHILADELPHIA, Jan. .—Dr. L. F. Flick, president of the Free Hospital for Poor Cousumptives in Philadelphia. tonight an- nounced that Henry Phipps of New York, formerly a partmer of Andrew Carnegie, had contributed $300,000 for the establish- ment of a hospital for the treatment and | study of consumption The institution is Henry Phipps 1 Treatment and F It will be so endowed as come of about $30,¢ Dr. Flick will institution. Quarters will be engaged and work on the mew buillding commenced as eoon as a site can be secured Messrs. Phipps and Flick recently re- turned from Europe, where they spent some time in investigating the methods of treat- ing consumption. Dr. Flick sald tonig | thas e woul Iatrednce the Piasss tres ment, now in operation at Copenhagen, | which is a new method of treating the dis- ease by sunlight and electric light |BUFFET~ CAR IN FLAMES on Sets Fire Kerosene Woodwork, but No Serious to be known as the stitution for the Study, ention of Tuberculosia to derive an in- $40,000 annually director-geperal of the to be Stove to Damage Res | SPRINGFIELD, 1, Jan. 9.—The combi- | mation buftet and passenger car om the rorthbound Chicago, Peoria & Bt. Louls train caught fira from the kerosene stove on which the meals are cooked. The train ped and through the efforts of the the flames were extinguished aftcr the sides of the buflet car bad been | badly scorched. 10, first 1.2; | vere foing pro- | the | so long will he hate | The | this morning by | electing W. H. Adams president and Charles | immediately | 1903—TWELVE | WHO IS MUNGER'S § No One in Wash'ngten Appears to Know He is Cand.date for Attorneyship, DIETRICH TALKS ABOUT A COUPROM!S[‘ |Imatsts Gemeral Endorsement of Lind. i y Puts Such Action Beyond His | Power—Discuss Acth ot | (From a Staff Correspondent.) | WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The introduction of the name of Thomas C. Munger of Lincoln into the con- | test over the United States district attor- neyship for Nebraska has created a gregt PAGES. NGLE cop PONSOR?| CONDITION OF THE WEATHER’ for Nebraska Warmer Fa and « at Omaba Yesterda Deg. Hour. Dex. 12 12 10 14 10 1" 12 o p. FATALLY Farmer's BOY IS Under Wheels Pass Over Crushing It. deal of comment among Nebraska politi- ane in Washington. It was not suspected at any time that a new pame would be presented, the general supposition that the | three candidates already in the running— ‘hairman Lindsay of the state republican committee, Mr. Summers, the present in- cumbe and W. F. Gurley—would try conclusions among themselves. Whether there s any authorization for the use ¢ r. Munger's name cannot be ascertained Senator Dietrich never heard of his name connection with the office, nor have of the representatives from Nebraska Until Mr. Munger's name appeared in con- { junction with the visit of Mr. Mercer and jurley to the White House yesterda nator Dietrich bhad no intimation that there might be a compromise on the ap- pointment of United States attorney. When his attention was called to the question | of @ compromise Senator Dietrigh said | “I bave heard absolutely nothing of any mpromise and until now had not heard Mr. Munger's name used in connection with the office. As for myself, I don’t eee how I could agree to a comprorfise which would mean the appolntment of any person other | than Chatrman Lindsay, for the reason that Lindsay is endorsed by practically the en- tire republican party of Nebraska. His support is so strong and so genmeral all over the state that'it seems to me that | the matter has been taken out of my hands. The republican party of the state is de- manding the uppointment of Mr. Lindsay and it is beyond me to compromise on any other man, even it I were inclined to do s0.” Burkett Pleads Ignorance. In view of the fact that Thomas H. Mun- ger has been chairman of the First district congressional committee for the last six appointed to the position in all par- ticulars by Mr. Burkett, it was thought here that the representative from the First Nebraska district had something to do with exploiting Mr. Munger's name for the dis- trict attorneyship, but Mr. Burkett pro- tesses profound ignorance in regard to t matter. To the representative of The Bee he said tonight: 1 have not suggested Mr Muriger's name to the president, and furthermore such a course mever entered my mind. Mr. Mun- ger is my distriet chairman, my very good | triend, one of the best of fellows and a | { most able lawyer. I have not presumed { to enter upon the question of a choice for United States attorney. I have felt that | that matter rested entirely lu the hands of the semators. My fi'st intimation that a new candidate had appeared upon the scene was after I had read of Mr. Mercer's visit to the White House yesterday afternoon, which visit was told about in an evening | newspaper.” Michiga The action of the Natiomal Beet Sugar assoclation at its session last night on the Cuban reciprocity treaty was the subject of universal discussion today among repre- sentatives of sugar-growing states. The ab- sence of the Michigan producers at the | conterence awd their failure to ratify the action of the association has given rise to a most interesting condition. Tonight it is asserted that the Michigan representatives in congress will keep up their fight against the Cuban reciprocity treaty, and that they have received assyrances from a number of { leading democrats that they will antagonize the treaty, and if possible defeat action on | the part of the senate. In view of the fact | that the treaty must be ratified by January | 131 %t is thought that if there is any well | organized opposition to the measure that | the oppenents of the treaty will be able to defer action until that time. | The fight in the cenate over the state- { hood bill and cight-hour bill gives courage | | to the opponents of the Cuban treaty that they will be able to play these bills against the measure in which they are most vitally | interested. Henry T. Oxnard, president of | the National Beet Sugar association, in | speaking of the actfon taken by the asso- | elation last night in agreeing to support the | Cuban treaty, said “While we thought for reasons of policy | | that It was not wise to further oppose the | wishes of the administration in regard to Cuba we want it distinctly understood that { we do not approve of the principal of rec!- procity in any sense of the term, and we would like to see every other reciproeity treaty which may come up in future meet defeat. It has been rumored that the result | of the passage of the Cuban reciprocity bill would mean a decrease In the price of beets to farmers growing the same. This is groundless, as no reduction whatever will be made to farmers on this account.” Burkett Pleads for Linceol Mr. Burkett was given a hearing today before the committee on public buildings ! and grounds on his bill tor a new federal building at Lincoln. Mr. Burkett's presen- tation of the case won for him many com- pliments, two or three of the members of | the committee complimenting him on the masterly way in which he had assembled his facts in support of his bill. From what was sald after Mr. Burkett had concluded his argument it is believed that he will se- cure a favorable report on the measure, which contemplates the sale of the present postofice structure and the erection of an entirely new building to meet the growing needs of Nebraska's capital eity. Representative Burkett today appeared before the committee on invalid pensions in behalf of Dr. J. O. Carter of Lincoln and several others desiring increases in their pensions. Mr. Burkett was informed ty the committee that they had found upon inves- tigation that Dr. Carter and others In whom he had interested himself had not ex- hausted their remedies under existing law before the pemsion bureau, and until a claimant has exhausted every remedy be- fore the department the committee could not take cognizance of these cases, Cost of Collecting Revenue. Secretary Shaw today transmitted to con- gress estimates‘of cost of eollecting rev- enues from customs for the fiscal year 1904, At ihe port of Omaha five employes will be needed, whose salaries amount to $9,960. At Counell Bluffs two employes, costing $552, and at Burlington one employe, whose compensation is $391. At the port of Pem- bina, district of North and South Dakots (Coatinued on Sccond Page.) | ot Patrick | caused the | boys who were in the wagon sa | next Monday nooa | night in the hall at Sixth and Pierce | this committee. | admitted to the ciub. | Eleventh street, | trom York Austin McNamar McNamara, the 13-year-old son living at 1916 Mili- tary avenue, was Injured so badly yester- day afternoon at Military avenue Charles street by being run over by a wagon that he died in three-quarters of an hour after the accident. The body boy was taken to his father's house medical ald summoned, but nothing could be done. The mother of the boy was in the city at the time of the accident and returned home to find him dead Early yesterday afternoom young Mc- Namara, with a party of boys leaving the school at Forty-fourth and Hamilton streets, jumped on @ farmer's wagon which® was going out Military avenue. This was at the bridge over the Belt Line tracks. About half way to the dead boy's home the accident occurred. The boys have B habit of throwing each other's caps off in play and it is supposed that this is what accident He was sitting at the side of the wagon in front of the rear wheels and in jump- ing off for his hat, fell and was run over. The wheel crossed his chest, crushing it in. The other boys jumped to the assistance of their injured companion and carried him to the sidewalk. A atreet car coming along stopped and, taking McNamara on board, carried him home, where his father was | The driver of the wagon did not stop when the boy fell, but looked around and then drove on toward Benson. He must have supposed that McNamara was not injured No one seems to know who he was, but the that he was evidently a farmer. in no way to blame. The father of the boy is & night repair man in the Ames avenue barn of the Street Railway company. COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORS He was | Sixty Men Chosen at the Annual Elec- tion Held at the Club Rooms Yesterday. At the annual election of the Commercial club Friday the following members of the board of directors were chosen for the ensuing year: BEdgar Allen W.'S. Balduft . Burgess D. Bancker 8. D. Barkalow o Arthur Brandels H. K. Burket Frank Colpetzer A, H. Comstock 3. F. Carpenter Hobert Dempster Gould C. Dietz J. H. Dumont Thomas A. Fry & 0. D. Kiplinger Charles T. Kountze N.A. Kukn H. Vance Lane M. Levy Z. T. Lindsay G. W. Lininger Euclid Martin D. D. Miller " A Nash . 3. O'Brien Fred Paffenrath . E. Palmer H. Pickens Penfold Sanborn Strelght John Steel . D. Th W. Wattles 8. Weller 8. Wileox Wulpi M. Wilhelm George M. Ribbel T. J. Rogers A, H. Rawitzer W. Runyan W, Judson A L. Reed P.'Kirkendall Charles N. Robinson A meeting of the directors will be held to elect a president, treasurer and an executive committee num- . Glass . Havens S. Hayward F. Hodgin W. Hoobler Hospe E. Howell E. ller 8. Jardine C. Jordan M | bering twenty-five members. | FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS b Resumes .uuvuy Pending the Coming of the City Cam- valgn, The First Ward Republican club met last treets for the initiaticn of the work for the next campaign. It was decided to meet weekly | on Fridays in Tom Dopita’s hall at the intersection of Fourth street and Wool- worth avenue. B. C. Miner was appointed by Chairman Bandhauer to fill the vacancy in the financial committee matie by the removal from the ward of J. Rollo. The matter of back rent due was referred to Nine new members were After considerable discussion by Messrs. F. W. Bandhauer, P, M. Back, John Fiala and Judge Hascall, a motfon was carried that th2 ward's committeemen be in- structed as the sense of ths club to make every effort at the next ms central committee to have the ward given | tts proper share of the representation. WALTER BRANDlES IS CARVED Tenth Streef the Wr eonist & Vietim of b of & Discharged Em| Wiliam Spoonmer, living at 1012% South was yesterday evening ar- rested by Detectives Heelan and Fisk and will anewer to the charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm The person assaulted was Walter Bran- dies, who has a saloon at 1002 South Tenth street. He suffered a cut over the right temple about two inches long and his coat was cut across the shoulder and in several INJURED | and | of the | and | ting of the city | THREE {CASTRO SORE BESET Joins Allies in Presing for Prompt Payment of Olaim. & C l-i;' TS. | France VENEZUELA FAILS TO MEET OBLIGATIONS | Peace Pact Suddenly Broken When Oash Doss Net Materialise. PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION CALLED FOR | Cit'sens Demand Ohange at Oarscas and ' May Quickly Oust Him. ;REBEL LEADER PROMISES SETTLEMENT | General Matos Claims Peace Made Twenty-Fo Can Be Hours After Rein of Power. | He Obtain | NEW YORK. Jan. 9.—France probably will join the European powers in the block- |ade of the Venezuelan coast, says the ! World's Port of Spain correspondent, for e reason that Venezuela has failed to make the first payment of $200,000 due in | the French claim on December 31. | Venezuela also the French Cable co.pany and the company refuses (o extend credit to the government President Castro is deeply incensed. His | attempts to bortow money from the Bank Venezuela bave fatled. The government | already owes that institution $2,600,000. President Castro's next will be to 1“,!- ¢ & loan from the merchants. | The better element in Venezuela Is urg- | ing bim to give up his office. His resigna- tion has been publicly demanded in & speech delivered in the plaza. It is impossible for | him to hold power beyond February. Troops are sleeping in the plazas of the | capital in expectation of an attack. | The foreign bankers are waiting for & | change in tho government before negotiate ing any loans owes step Matos Gu tees Settlement. General Matos, the leader of the revolu- tion, in a public letter, guarantees a satis- factory settlement with the allies within { twenty-four hours after he is inaugurated | president of Venezuela. He asserts that Castro delays the settlement in the hope ot uniting the people. There is hunger now and there will be | starvation later. Seven hundred jdlers at La Guayra have gone to join the revolus | tionists. President Castro conceals and the censor stops all unfavorable news. There is a rumor that on Friday the allles will cut the cable and then land and seize the cus- tom houses During the continuance of the Vene- zuelan blockade the Venezuelan mails will be carried to San Juan, P. R., and thence by a emall vessel to Curacao, from which place ther will be taken to Venezuelan ports by a United States warship. THE HAGUE, Jan. 9.—In view of the events in Venezuela, the Dutch crulser Hol- land has been ordered to remain In West Indfan waters and battleship De Ruyter is proceeding to Curacoa. Castro Defeats Rebels. CARACAS, Jan. 9.—The port of Tucacas was reoccupied yesterday by forced of the Venezuelan government after a fight with the revolutionists of one hour's duration. Tucacas, which Is about forty miles north- west of Puerto Cabello, has been occupled | for the last four months by revolutionists. It has lately been the point where much of the goods and ammunition smuggled over | from the island of Curacao has been landed The march of the rebels on Caracas vis Guatire has been completely checked. The statement that France would probe ably join the other powers Is not true. Fratce will not at present participate in the blockade. It can be said with authority that the French colony here has asked the home | sovernment not to take aggressive action | agalnst Venezuela. M. Quirevoux, French charge d'affalres in | Caracas, yesterday obtained from the Vene- | zuelan government, without the employ- | ment of threats, the assurance that all the | French claims incurred after 1899 would re- | ceive the same treatment as accorded the | claims of the allies. Castro's Heply Submitted. ‘ LONDON, Jan. 9.—President Castro's re- { ply to the powers accepting the arbitra- tion conditions of the allies was delivered | to the Forelgn office this afternoon by Craig | Wadsworth, third secretary of the Uited States embasey. Mr. White, the charge and has been In the week. The reply d'aftaires, fs {1l country most of the 1s regarded as having much more finality than expected and as definitely settling the submission of all | the difficulties to arbitration. It was sald at the foreign office that President Castro’s reply was entirely ac- | ceptable to Great Britain The question of the time for ralsing the | blockade of the Venezuelan coast has not been decided, but. is now being discussed | between London and Berlin. | Hope for Peaceful End. ‘ BERLIN, Jan. 9.—President Castro's ac- cept of the conditions of the allied | powers was received today at the foreign | office, where it is regarded as being & step toward the settlement of the dispute. The foreign office hopes that most of the points will be arranged amicably at the prelim- ipary discussion at Washington before reaching The Hague arbitration court. SMALLPOX ALARMS ILLINOIS Disease Reappears with Cold Weather d Spreads Al Certain Countle places on the right sleeve and the rim of | his hat was severed at the back. Spoon had been employed by Brandies to work in the icehouse at the rear of the saloon, but was discharged at about 4 o'clock in the afterncon. Spooner hung about the place and at § o'clock, when Brandles was as- sisting to lower a barrel of gin into the cellar, attacked him with a pocketknife " from els Jan. Germanic Furnessia Movements of Ocean V At New York—Arrived Liverpool and Queenstown; Glasgow At The Lizard—Passed New York for Havre At Teneriffe—8alled: Maristow, from Ant- werp, for San Francisco. London—Salled: Minnetonka, for New La Champagne, Salled: Ottoman, for Port- for New At Liverpool— land t Copenhagen—Salied: York At Moville pool At Queen Liverpool, At Naples—Arrived New York. At Glasgow—Arrived: New York Norge Satled: Pretoridn Rhynland, from Iphia. Lombardian, from Mongolian, from from Liver- | SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 9.—With the | return of cold weather smallpox is again making its appesrance in the state and the Board of Health is being kept busy. F. F. Baker of iacksonville was today dispatched to Mosquito township, Chris- tian county, to investigate an outbreak there, and Dr. Connor of Galva to Gallatin and Har where the disease is spreading alarmingly CARRIE'S DEFENDER Topeka Nation's Beh for € Aln counties, FINED TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 9.—Dr. J. T. Me- Ferland, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, the largest church fn | Topeka, was fned $100 today by & police judge for contempt of cow Dr. McFarland severely scored the judge | 1o open court tor a fine imposed on Mrs. ation.