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OMAHAS I DAILY BEEESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY HOJKNit&G , MA1CII 15 , 1807. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.

BLOCKADE TO BEGIN

Powers Decide to Eosort to Force in the

v Attempt to Ooerca Oreto.-

C3ETAN

.

PORTS TO BE CLOSED TODAY

This Action to Be Taken Instead of

Bonding Another Collective Koto ,

CONCESSION TO RUSSIA AND FRANCE

Eoth Favor Sending Demand to Greece toWithdraw Her Troops.

EASIEST WAY OUT OF THE DILEMMA

Future Aetlnn nn to the Knte of Creteto lie Left to Later .VoRollii-

lloiiM

-KorclRrii Foree *

I , to lie I.iinileil. |

'rtOME , March 14. It Is officially announcedhero this afternoon that the result of thepour parlours of the powers yesterday ( Sat-

in

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day ) Is a definite agreement not to replyto the Crete note , but to lasuo orders , to theforeign admirals to establish a blockade of

Cretan ports , which will probably go Intooperation ton orrow.

This agreement Is somewhat In the natureof a concession to Russia and France. Rus-

sia

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, during the middle of last week , proposed ,

with France seconding the proposition , an-

other¬

Joint note to Greece , Insisting on thewithdrawal of the troops , Instead of on 1m-

mediate resort by the powers to force. Rus-

sia's¬

action was Inepircd , It Is ofllclallystated , by a certain sympathy for Greece ,

but BO many objections were raised by eachpower In turn to the suggestion that thecourse has finally been agreed upon-

.It.

la thought the simplest way to carry out-ytho- threat made In the Identical notes will

bo the blockading of the Cretan ports andthe landing of forces sufficient to Insure themaintenance of order, leaving future actionas to the fete of Crete to later negotiations.This was the view of Russia at the outset.

LONDON , March H. Tlio Dally Chronicleannounces that a formal ultimatum has beendelivered to Greece announcing that theblockade ot Crete and of certain Greekports , not ye' named , will begin on Wednes-day.

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. Some of the powers have decided thatunices Greece yields or If she declares waron Turkey , measures still moro severe will

* bo employed , even to the point of utterlydcatpjylng Greece as a nation. The Chron-

icle

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Athena correspondent glvw an accountof nn Interview he has had with CommodoreJlclneck , who quotes from numerous official

' documents to disprove the charge of perfidybrought against him. Commodore Relneckdenies that he withheld any warning or mcs-

from the luaurgente andsago of the powersdeclare * that the allegations to tha effecthave been mrdo In order to shield the -ad-

mirals¬

from the ridicule with which they

have covered themselves.

OPINIONS tHHUSSIAN PRESS.

fit , Greece jVefn ecl of n IIiirnliiK " " 'rc*>

-*, &? * "to A mne errt v-rY-'irt * ** ,

BT. PETERSBURG. March 14. The official

St Petersburg Journal iys this morning :

"Wo recently stated the reasons which

.determined the attltudo of the imperial gov-

ernment

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as to the Cretan question. Unfor-

tunately

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, they do not seem adequately recog-

nized

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at'.Athens. Humanitarian motivesactuate the powers more than any other con-

sideration¬

, as has been shown by the actionof the powers toward the Hellenic govern ¬

ment. The Greek uotc In reply to the pow ¬

ers' endeavors In spite of the practical utilityof a system of autonomy for Crete , to prove

that annexation to Greece will alouo end a-

btato of anarchy. While consenting to recallher ships , Greece persists that the coopera-tton

-;

of hsr troops Is necessary to the pac f-

lcation-

of the Island , after which a plebisciteehould decide the fate of Crete-

."Such.

an attitude Is unsatisfactory. Thepowers had not In the present casivto ccn-milt the opinion of the Greek government.They simply expressed to Athens In succinctterms the decision Imposed by circumstances ,

whcreunto It was for Grccco to conform. Inreturn , Greece gives a clear proof that undera pretext of assuring n condition of peaceand order In Crete , she Is really pursuing amuch Ices disinterested object , namely , an-

nexation¬

by surprise.-"Tho

.

powers are too unanimously resolvedto maintain peace In the east to sanction

* such' designs. They find themselves com-

pelled¬

, though much against their will , tohave recourse to vigorous measures whichthey shrink from adopting In regard to-

Greece. . At the same time they will have In

the resources at their disposal a sure meansof pacifying Crete without the cooperation-of the Greek troops-

."U.

IB hoped that Greece , seeing that thepowers are firmly resolved not to shrinkfrom any measure ot coercion necessary , willgive way , thus exorcising the danger withwhich her present attitude thicatciiR Euro-pean

-

,-, peace. "

IN HVMI'ATHV WITH fiUHKCIS-

.ImineiiHe

.

Onlilonr Meellnir llelil InTrafalgar Suunre , I.onilon.

LONDON , March H. lletween 20,000 and40,000 people crowded the approaches toTrafalgar square this afternoon to expresssympathy with Greece and Crete , and , ac-

cording-

to the praters announcing the meet-Ing

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, lo assist diplomatist * to make up theirminds.

The gathering was made up of a less re-spectably

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drcBaed ulass than the great Hydepark meeting of a week ngo. The windowsof the clubs and hotels facing on the squareand the approaches to It were filled withspectators. The Greek colors were wornby a majority of those present , and manyGreek flags wern dlHplaycd. The proceed-ings

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began at 4 o'clork , the speakers , In-eluding Rev. lr.) John Clifford , the wellknown free chuich minister , and the follow-ing

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members of the House of Commons :Michael Davltt. K. H. I'lckersKlH , V. A.dimming , 12 , K. Morton and llavelock Wil-son.

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.

Miss Florence Diilpauile. 31 , J , Holyoke tnjother prominent sympathizers with the move-ment

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of the political union of Crete withUreoec arrived In the procession , Thn bandsand the banners , lth the speakeu , occupiedsix platforms , Tlio resolutions were simi-lar

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In protest to UIOBO adopted at the Hyilopark meeting , and In general terms statedth.it the Greeks reply lo the Identical notesot tlio pouera offered a satisfactory basisof settlement The mpclliifj appointed Its( hullman , and tun various speakers as adeputation to patent the if solutions to LordSalisbury. The adoption of tbo resolutionswas greeted with loud cheering , mingledwith homing for Lord Salisbury who , thaprogram of the Hireling declared , was still>- determined upon war In spite of the nUh ofthe people of Great Drltaln.

Term * Are Vaunc.LONDON , March 15-Tho correspondent-

of-

the London Timrs at Canta aayi ; Theofficial atsurance of Autonomy has been re-ceived

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at last , but In terms so vague thatthu Insurgent chief * place no rullanco uponit , nor will they hellcvo It possible until theTuikUh gnrrUott it replaced by Europeantroopi.

9 Anlliiirlxfil to I'roelnlin Autonomy ,> CANBA , March II.- Sir Alfied IJIIllottl

has been aulhorlxrd to proclaim autonomy ,but without detail. The other conouls willsoon rccelr ) similar lattructloiu. A torpedo

ioat has Just started to convey Dllllottl'snstructlons from the British admiral-lusslan

Acruiser brings news that the Intur-

ents-

; bombarded Klfeamo yesterday. Theown was set on fire In several places last

night. Desultory firing continues aroundCanca ,

unsnuvn.s TO in : stiMMO.vn-

n.toill

.

Decree IN Uxpectcil nt Allicntlit n Short Time.

ATHENS , March 14. A royal decree sum-moning

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the remainder of the reserves Isexpected tonight. I'rlnco Nicholas , withIts battery , has been stationed on the centerline. The king has consented that the warolflco should undertake the formation ot afort legation In the event of the outbreak ol-war. . Thousands of horses and mulca arcarriving from abroad , the gift of rich Greeks ,

who are sending also large sums to the na-

tional¬

treasury , for patriotic purppacs. Korthe present , the government docs not seemembarrassed for money. The rate ot ex-

change¬

Is rather lower than usual and speciefor the payment of coupons Just due hasbeen deposited without recourse to the usualpurchasers In the money market , which al-

ways¬

effect exchange. Without doubt theforeign bondholders will suffer later from thecost of mobilizing.-

A.

corps of military telegraphers has palledfor Crete , with a view to establishing com-munication

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between the various points oc-

cupied¬

by the Greek troops. A committeeof women Is bury making uniforms and at-tending

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to the wants of thousands ot Cretanrefugees. Steamers are dally embarkingtroora for Thessaly. The government haptent a strong protest , warning Turkey thatthe erection of forts at Provosa Is a viola-tion

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of the treaty of 1881 and holding theI'ortc responsible If this warning Is disre-garded.

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. The Greek fleet In the Ambraclangulf has been ordered to fire on Turkishships annoying Greek ftahlng boats.

Snow Is falling on the Macedonian fron-tier

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and the troops are suffering from coldand exposure. It Is reported that dlseaee hasbroken out among the Turkish troops , whoare largely young recrufts , badly fed andlodged.

LATEST ADVICES I-'IIOM CANI5A-

.ContliiueH

.

ill SevernI 1'Ineenoil the Inland.-

CANEA.

, Island of Crete , March 14. Pil-

laging¬

began yesterday at Candla , Iletlmoand at this place and has continued today.The bishop ot Nlcephcre remains here ,

though alone , In the hope ot being able to-

EUVO the metropolitan church from pillage.The landing of European troops Is expscted-Immediately. . Tlio Insurgents maintain aceaseless cannonade at Splnalona. They areIn excellent spirits , and the health and moralsof the tr'oops of Colonel Vasscs show nosigns of falling oft.

The foreign admirals have not yet beenInformed as to the decision ot the power ?on their proposals ot a week ago. Yester-day

¬

they telegraphed their respective gov-

ernments¬

asking that detachments of sailors ,

equal In number .to those already landed at-

Canea , Retlmo , Candla and Sltla , be sentImmediately to relieve the present force ,

whoso work Is most harassing , comprising ,

aa It does , the doublet function ot police andfiremen.

The admirals have been Instructed to conferwith the consulates as to the best means , of-

.proclaiming. the fact that Turkey has grantedCrete complete autonomy. The hope Is en-

tertained¬

that such a measure will help topacify the lsla nd. Great Britain has In-

structed¬

Colonel Chsrmslde aud Major Bor-to remain at Canea.-

In.

addition to the Italian war ships, oneBritish Ironclad assisted In the bombard-ment

¬

of the Greek Insurgent forces com-maridcd'by

-Captain Koracan'al' Hlerapctro-

.CREECH

.

I'nEI'AIlES FOIl WAR.

Military Preparation * Arc Ilelncr-I'nnlieil Throughout the Ivlnpriloin.ATHENS , March 14. Everything remains

In statu quo pending the action of the pow ¬

ers. But the minister of war Is hasteningIn every possible way the military prepara-tions

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, precisely as If war were already de-

clared.

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.

Great uneasiness Is caused by the strained(situation on the frontier. Graver advicesare being received from Larlssa. A dis-patch

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states that 18,000 troops have been con-

centrated¬

near Elassona. The Turks haveformed two Irregular battalions to guard theThebsallan passes , through which Insurgentshands could enter Macedonia. The Turkishforces at Eplrus were reinforced yesterday.

Among the GrecJc troops on the frontierthere Is an Increasing desire to try conclu-sions

¬

with the Turk. A declaration of warIs awaited with Impatience In military cir-cles

¬

at Larlssa.The Greek correspondents who were ex-

pelled¬

front Canca have arrived at Syra.They assert that Captain Amorcttl urgedthem to leave because the Mussulmansthreatened to dynamite the Greek consulate ,

where the correspondents wuro staying. TheMussulmans believed that the Greek corre-spondents

¬

were responsible for the burning cfthe governor's palace , and the murder ofColonel Suleiman Bey-

.Wluit

.

( ireeue .tiny Da.LONDON , March 14. That Greece seems

to realize the unwillingness of tha powers togive way. Is outlined In rumored proposalsand suggcstloiii ) reaching London today fromAthens. U la stated that a member ot theGtcok government declared this morning thatGit'ece would accept for Crete n regime sim-ilar

¬

to that In Bosnia , which would leaveInviolate the pilnclplo of nonaiuicxatlon ,

while maintaining tha lntgrlty of thu Otto-man

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empire , and It la said lie suggested thatFrance should take the Initiative In pre-ferring

¬

this solution , remarking : "UnleraFrance does this , uho will have to watchcarefully the action of Great Britain , whichla preparing to land considerable force In-

Crete. . It Is to the Interest of France to-

malm friendly advances to Greece , who.sesupport would give her naval supremacy Inthe Adriatic and Mediterranean. "

Krnrx nt AtlieiiM.ATHENS , March II. The reported r call

to London of the British consul , 'Sir AlfredBllllottt , continues to bo the subject of muchcomment In political circles. It Is fearedthat his recall may ho connected with a planfor the occupation of Crete , which , In vlsw-ot the refusal ot certain powers to take partIn such a move , might be restricted to GreatBritain , and might bo on that account theprelude to a much moro prolonged occupa-tion.

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. Great uncertainty and the lack of suf-

ficient¬

Intelligence IB regarded In officialclicles us still further complicating the situa-tion

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and rendering Impossible any solutionof a conciliatory character. The envoys ofthe powers at Athens held a long consulta-tion

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today.

I'urte In Aeiiilei ceiit ,

CONSTANTINOPLU , March 14. The Portecontinued to adopt an acquiescent tone Inanswer to the requests of the powers. Re-

plying¬

to the collective note of the ambassa-dors

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of the Cth Inst. , the ports today an-nounces

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In writing Its Intention to concen-trate

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llio Ottoman troops In Crete In the for-tified

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towns us teen aa the Greek troops1m e etacuatcd the Island , The ports Imsalso sent an Identical request to the envoysof the powers begging them to expedite- thesolution of the crisis-

.Kllleil

.

by TrainH-OI.LANO.

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. Mich. , Jliircli 14 , Three menwere killed lit VCecland thla afternoon by aChicago & Wrttt Michigan pucseiiKcr ( rain-

.t'Ol.mit'B..

. O. . Mureh H , A Toledo &Oilo Central enclno jodny near Maryavlllo-r ruck and killed Mix I <nura Andrew * andlira. O. W. Wells.-They wojo In a uuuiry.

Movement !! of OeeiiuVnnrln , March ! !

At Nuvi ymk-8illed Mnsstuhuseltn , forLondon.-

At.

Uorltcan : - Anlvfd-l'nnamo , from NowYork.-

At.HavreArrived - - ! - ! OuscoKiie , from

York. Balled -1-a Cluinii laii.| for New York ,I At Quetnslottii SulledCiuujmnla , from

Liverpool , for New York.

WORK OF SPECIAL SESSION

At Keen Today Congress Meets on (Ml ofPresident McKinley ,

PROGRAM IS PREPARED IN ADVANCE

of n TnrlfT Illlt the Olijcct forWhich the National

Will Anemlilc31iliiy-jj , New Member * .

WASHINGTON , March 14. The Fifty-fifthcongress meets In extraordinary session to-

morrow¬

nt noon In pursuance of PresidentMcKlnlcy's proclamation. The work bc-fore It the passage of a tariff bill la prettywelt cut out In advance , but the Indicationsnro that It will be a stormy session and Itslength and scope are as yet mere matters of-

speculation. . The present secretary of state ,

Mr. Sherman , remarked several years ngo ,

on a memorable occasion In the senate , thatthe president , like Alladln , could rub tiielamp and cause the genii to appear , butthat once they had appeared , they were mas-

ters¬

of their own destinies. So that con-gress

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once In session may go much furtheror not so far as the president may wish.-

So.

far as the house , which was , or will boorganized tomorrow , Is concerned , the presentdetermination of the leaders Is to directthe encrglea of the lower branch to the ac-complishment

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of the task before It with allexpedition and throw the responsibility forany complications which may arise out ofdelays In the senate upon that body , Thiswas made manifest by Speaker Reed's speechat the republican caucus last night , when hespoke of the necessity of bringing the workof the session to a speedy close. Whetherthe leaders will emphasize any Inaction bythe senate when the bill reaches that body ,

by a program of three day recesses , remainsto bo seen , but It seems likely that thespeaker will , at least for the present , re-frain

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from appointing any save the actualcommittees necessary for the transaction ofthe business In hand. This will prove aneffective bar to the passage of miscellaneousor general bills , as the rules of the houseare such that all legislation must comethrough the committees. But even thisIs not absolutely necessary , as the commit-tee

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on rules can bo Invoked to furnish spe-cial

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orders. 'And It Is by means of specialorders that the appropriation bills whichfailed to receive Mr. Cleveland's approvalare to be put through at the extraordinarysession.

AS TO APPROPRIATIONS.Consideration In committee will Involve

great delay and result , besides , In an Inter-mlnablo

-debate -In the house , as It Is the

peculiar 'choice of a new house to use everyopportunity to talk. Mr. Cannon , the chair-man

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of the appropriations committee , sayothe bills as they went to Mr. Cleveland areall right , and he favors their ropassageunder special rules without the formalityof again putting them through the regularchannels. This will be the plan' followedand all the time before the actual debate onthe tariff begins will bo devoted to the ap-propriation

¬"bills. '

The now tariff bill , upon which republicanmembers of the ways and means commit ¬

tee have been working laboriously for threemonths , la complete and will be formally In ¬

troduced tomorrow. It will then 'be printedand submitted to the democratic minorityafld receive consideration by the full commit ¬

tee. Jit la not expected tliat this 'will requirettoro than three1 or tout 'days 'at the most ,although the democrats may , and probablywill , protest vigorously against such expedi ¬

tion. At any rate , the house leaders hope toenter upon the consideration of the bill Inthe house before the end of the week. Someof them tonight fixed Thursday as the dayon which the debate will probably com ¬

mence. Although the llnvlts of the debatehave not yet been decided upon , the pre-vailing

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opinion Is that It will not last overten days. Night sessions will , of course , beheld throughout 'theperiod allowed for de ¬

bate. This will give the new members anopportunity to make set speeches for thebenefit of ttielr constituents. Unless someunexpected hitch occurs the new tariff billmay bo sent to the senate a week from nextSaturday , or a fortnight after the sessionopens.

HOUSE ORGANIZATION.-Thu

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organization of the house tomorrow ,while a perfunctory performance , will no'doubt attract a largo attendance. The newhouse will bo called to order by the clerk.* "ajor McDowell of Pennsylvania , the rollwill bo called , after which the candidatesof the several parMea for speakershlp willbe placed In nomination and the vote willdetermine tha political alignment for thenew houEo of representatives. There are200 republicans , 122 democrats and twenty-nine fusion , silver and populist representa ¬

tives in the new home. The percentage ofnow members Is unusually large. There are148 new men. Of these 132 have neverserved In congress before and sixteen haveucrved prior to the Fifty-fourth. After thehouse Is organized a committee will bo ap ¬pointed to wait on the president and Informhim that the house Is ready for businessPending the appearance of the president'smessage the biennial seat drawing will oc¬cur. This Is always an interesting andamusing proceeding and the feature of the

SENATE PROGRAM.Vice President Hobart will rap the senateto order at noon tomorrow for the beginning

of the work of the Fifty-fifth congress. Theweek does not now promise to Be a busy oneIn the senate , except In the event that thearbitration treaty between this country andGreat Drltaln Is considered. Senator Davischairman of thn committee on foreign rela *tlons , said today he would force the questionof ratification to asspeedy a determinationas it would ho posElblo to do. The treatywill be consldeioil In executive session ,

There will bo considerable opposition to Iteven In Its niromleil form , but the friends ojthe treaty assert that there will not be toexceed twenty opposing votes when the finalresult Is announced.-

Somn.

nomlratlons are expected on Mondayand there may bo a brief executive sessionto permit tl.elr reference to committee. Anumber of bills , a majority of which will bethosq that fulled In the last congrcus , willbo presented during the week , hut as noneof thorn can bo taken up until they receivecommittee action , there can bo no legisla ¬

tive work. The president's message la ex-pected

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Monday.Considerable time during the week will be

spent by the committees of the various par-ties

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IK the eenato In an effort to reach aharmonious adjustment of the senate com ¬

mittees. Thtre Is now talk of an agreementto fill all the vacancies except those exist ¬

ing in the ccir.mltteo on finance and appro-priations.

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. Dclli these committees are fortu-nately

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quite equitably adjusted and It Isfeared that an effort to supply the vacanr-cles might rctnilt In bad feeling and an en-tanglement

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which .the republicans desire toavoid on the cvo nf the tariff fight.

There Is only on occasional reference tochanges In the elective olllces In tha senateand there Is no prospect of a controversyover this point at the present tlmo.-

It.

is expected that the credentials ofMPESI-P. Cortctt and Henderson , appointed to111)) the senatorial vacancies from Oregon' andFlorida , respectively , will be presented Mon ¬

day. The ) will be lefc-rred to the committeeon privileges and elections-

.TurUUli

.

l.fKiitloii Dtnlex.-VAQIIIKGTPN.

.. March 11. The Turkish

legation today gave out thu following :

"There baa been published a telegramdated Contlantlnople , tbo 12th Init. , sayingfresh atrocities are threatened In Alia Minor ;that Christians there art ) In a deplorablecondition and afscrtlng that the conditionIn Payasl la extremely critical and blood-shed

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hai occurred at Kverek , The Turkishmlnls'er h authorized by his government to-ofllclally declare these reports absolutely(also and unfounded. "

UP THK TAiilFP HIM ,.

Committee on Wwyn nnit Mvnnn I'ul-tltiK

-on l-'InlMliltlHT Tnnclieii.

WASHINGTON , March ii , The final.work upon th* tariff bill occupied the timeof the republicans of the wafrs and meanscommittee today and tonight? they assem-bled

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for their last co'nfprencfp. ChairmanDlngley said the bill yfould be finished atthis meeting , but that lt might ho necessaryfor the committee to work all night to H-Ccompllih

-the task. As teoon as the com ¬

mittee's draft of the bill U completed It willbe sent to the government printing officeand a force of plckxnl men will be put towork upon It there , so It1 may be presentedIn the house at 3 o'clock? In the afternoon.-It

.

Is ponslblq changes may be made In someof the moro Important schedules , even atthis late hour , particularly the wool sched-ule

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, over which , there are differences of opin-ion

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In the commlttooj The reciprocityscheme has not yet been formulated Intowords , and some fcnturtte ot the plan arestill subject to change.Apart from thepossibility of revision tonight the Importantfeatures of the bill will stand as they havebeen heretofore determined upon.

The corridors of the Cofchran hotel , wherethe tariff makers have ah office , have beenswarming with wool men , with the manu-facturers

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and representatives of other Inter-ests

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, all day , and great has beenbrought to bear to have Various features otthe bill changed before It Is Riven to thehouse.

Chairman Dlnglcy said tonight that Ithad not been decided fiotf.much time wouldbe allowed for tariff debate In the house.Every week of talk , 'ho romarkid , wouldcost the country hundreds of millions Inrevenue through Importations which wouldbe rushed Into the country under the exist-ing

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low duties-

.lii

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TreiiNrtry Deportment.WASHINGTON , Mar'chM4 , Contrary to

expectations , there will Vo'.no nominationssent to the senate for' Important places Inthe Treasury department, ' Cbr Bomo time.Secretary Gage , It Is believed , has made uphis mind as to two of the .assistant secre-taryships

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, but he.hen announced that nonominations will bo sent to .tho senate for aweek or two. Artslatant Secretary Hamlln-Bomo days ago Informed' Mr. Gage that hewas ready to send In hla resignation at anylmc , but If the secretary desired would re-

main¬

two or three weeks. The offer wasaccepted. The two raqst prominent candi-dates

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for thu offlqe of assistant secretary areW. B. Howcll , for several years tha assistantto the assUtrnt secretary.t having charge ofcustoms matters , and Mr. Spauldlng. whoserved as assistant secretary during the "Har ¬

risen administration. For the chief clerk-ship

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there are two candidates who occm to-

bo In the lead of the others. Wallace Hills ,

an old employe and nt' present" the assistantchief clerk , and Major Brjicttctt , who servedas chief during the Harrison administration.-

No

.

Word from ttiei Puritan.WASHINGTON , March. 14. No news ot the

'United States , steamships .Columbia andPuritan was recelved-'by' tiie .Navy depart-ment

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today , but notwithstanding alarmingrumors as to the safety of the big monitorPuritan , the officials dfthe, Navy departmentare under no appreheislanai * to the safetyot either the monitor 'or1 her convoy. It Issaid that thfe orders glVcn to Captain Sandsof the Columbia , when ihe left iHamptonRoads to .go to the relief ot the disabledPuritan , LwereuelasUp , and he" may' exercisehU. dlscretlqr ln.sfidftlne his coufsd. ThePuritan Is almost 'ia blas the Columbiaand the latter coula t towlTfcr

SHOOTING" -Tr , rfimill"ii SnfRU'Unce'mbt.

BIRMINGHAM , AJa. , March 14. Two traglcjdeaths , a policeman .shot and amall race riotIn which a dozen persons were moro or lesshurt , constituted th'p results of a fight whichoccurred Inside of thirty minutes on the ,

South'Side hls afternoon ,

A burglary was committed by Will Hun-

ter¬

, a notorious negro. Policeman WllllanvPerdue was detailed on the caae and thlcafternoon he found , and arrested him. Hun-ter drew a pistol andj'fired , striking PerdueIn the Jaw , Inflicting dangerous wounds.The negro made a .break for liberty , theofficer pursuing and firing as ho ran. Afterfiring three shots'the officer fell from ex-

haustion¬

; his last slof) wounding Hunterfatally. It developed , aftejwards that one of-

Perdue's shots UUlH Myrtle Boland , a-

5yearold girl , who"

was blaylng In nn alleytwo blocks away. When .the police flnalljtook Hunter In charge . 'a. mob of negrocofollowed , threatening ,tp rpscuo the woundedprisoner. A number of vjhjta men scon ap-

peared¬

on the scene and a general free fightensued between nogroco am} whites , In whichfully a dozen parsons were moro or let''wounded and several .negroes badly beaten.

IMPLICATES THK MOlfrP WATCHMAN-

.Heil

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O'nrlun MuUH More nixcloniircx-Aliout tlio Hunk Holtltcry.-

ST.

.

. JOSEPH. Mo ; , March 14. Frank Loclc-

rldgo-

, charged wlth'"compllclty In the rob-

bery

¬

of the bank' ' at Savannah , Mo. , wassentenced to five years hVtbe penitentiary.Red O'Brien , who had been convicted on thesame charge and 'sentenced to toven years'Imprisonment , and who made a confessionImplicating Lockrldgo , Paddy McQraw andDutch Webber , went on tlo stand again nd-

mada a further confession In which hecharged that Jake Garston , night watchmanIn the bank , was a party to the i bbery. Hetestified that Lockrldge anfl McGraw hud ar-ranged

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the matter With the watchman andthat the latter received a $1,000 bond as hisshare of the- booty , but that Garston after-ward

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Intrusted the bond to Lockrldge to bosoil , and that Lockrldge *sold the bond andkept the money. Ho also testified that FrankHarris , a St. Joseph' ealoon keeper , was aparty to the preparations tor the commissioncf the lobbery. His head Ivas cut and bleed ¬

ing. O'Brien tetitlfleJ .today that the watch ¬

man's scalp was carefully, gashed by one ofthe party and that hh head and face werethen smeared -with blood sdcurcd at a slaugh-ter

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house. _

Vlwlj * Denver.DENVER , March 14. . Senator James K.

Jones , chairman of' the d mocratlc nationalcommittee , and Daniel ,

J.-

Igan. Cain pan of Mich-

today.

-, chairman ofthe c mgresslonal com-

mittee¬

, arrived ) n Denver . In an In-

ie

-tervlew Senator Jones said they were here-to consult with the silver leaders. Thisafternoon Senator Jones addrctaed the mem-bera of the legislature , eulogized Scn-ator Teller , Referring the recent elec-ton| , Senator Joros'Bald') , he gieat IncreaseIn the vote ot the plvctal states at thelate election pointed to t o conclusion thatmethods had been used which were disgrace-ful

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to the country , He Expressed disbeliefIn the success of a bln&Ulllo conference.hut said neither he nor his associates wouldstand In the way of the attempt-

.Clilcf

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of I'ollce 'J 0 hour n ,

ORBSTON , la. , .March 14. (Special. )Mayor C. A. Nlemeyer , who takes his neattomorrow evening , has selected hla chief olpolice , although' tbe-6f io1ntment has notbeen made publlc.vThe fortunate man 1

A. M , Howe. Qus Cwlspn and Frank Keln-topf

-will be retalnedtorj the police force. J ,

V. Mason , a republican , will be retained asstreet commissionerThe council has sev-cral

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minor places to fill , but there are plentyof aspirants , oven for the toast humble posi-tion.

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All '" <lr JSafly. .HAY CITV , Mld , March li.-Tho last of

the miffing jfjahermen who were curriedout Friday returned home Just night andIt la believed nltvjiav * now uafely landed.Only a few of the two hundicj-old a un-tlca

-and nonet of the nets were saved. Thetwo ( Iocs began to eo to pieces rapidly Fri ¬

day ufteinoon , and many of thu ImperiledtlMhrrmen travo up }iop . Some were op-n rated from their KhunlUti by the IL-U break-

111; up ami went without food for thirtyhours. A north nlml hits blonn the Iceback Into the bay,

NO WATER FOR THE SPANISH

General Castolliuns Soil Out to Cnptura

Puerto Frinolpo.

FINDS THE SUPPLY CF WATER SCANT

Driven IiiMiirirriitH from Snn Ci-roiilinounit IN Coniiicllcil to lU-llro to Ihe-

Itlver SklrnitNlicM In WhichIlotli SliK-.i Ioxc. I

HAVANA , March 14. General Jlmlncz-Castcllanos , owing to pcrslntcnt rumors thatthe Insurgent government hail Ha headquar-ters

¬

at San Geronlmo , Puerto Principe , de-

cided¬

to take the field on the 4th , proceed-ing

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by the Veguas road , at the head ot astrong column ot regulars. Ho began toencounter groups of Insurgents at a distanceot about a mile and a halt from the city otPuerto Principe. On arriving at the LosClnveles farm , n distance ot about five kilo-meters

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from the city, ho engaged the ad-

vance-

guard of the Insurgents , and a hotfight ensued. The Insurgents were dis-

persed¬

, but the troops , owing to the lack ofwater , were compelled to fall back to thefarm of La Union do Lames. At daybreakof the 6th the march was renewed In thedirection of the Aranjuez ranch. From thecommencement of the march there has beenfrequent firing upon the vanguard and flanksof the column , and this was kept up until Itreached the San Jose dc Caoba valley, wherethe Insurgents held a position In the edge otthe forest. The front and the right flank otthe column opened an extensive and hot fire ,

and after an hour's fighting , the Insurgentswere dispersed by the Taragona battalionand other forces which used artillery as theInsurgents retired la two wings and werepursued until they disappeared. This endedthe combat. The column continued themarch to Aran'Jucz , the Insurgents retiringon Its arrival. Finding the water supplycompletely exhausted. General Castellanospushed on to the Yegus river , camplug on thebanks.

FORT FOR THE WOUNDED.During the fight he had several men se-

verely¬

wounded , and as It was not con-venient

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to carry them , ho ordred the en-gineers

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to build a fort , where the woundedwere left under an escort of forty men. Onthe 6th and on the morning of the Ttlc thefort was attacked by th ? Insurgents , butenergetically defended , with a loss to theInsurgents of three killed. The Insurgentscamped close to the fort on the night ot-

tha Stb. During the advance of the columnfrom the Yegus river It waa fired on fre-quently

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during the Gth , but continued toSan Geronlmo , amid constant firing uponthe advance guard and the fire continueduntil Las Larga was reached. Here theInsurgents were In ambush In the woods ,

while a considerable party was In the val ¬

ley. The column dispersed them and re-newed

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the march toward San Geronlmo ,

whore It fipally went Into ramp , as therewas; no water olsowhdre. Within two hoursthe Insurgents resolutely attacked the po-

sition¬

, falling upon the advance guard , butthe latter being reinforced repulsed them ,

using the artillery. During the day the.camp , was twice attacked by considerableInsurgent forces , who, believing that .a sur-prlsti

-.

was possible , fought" resolutely and

General Castellanos bajieyes these at-

'tacks- ,

'were made by Iriaopenaent bodies of'Insurgentsv who retired-rafter -. thoy'flBht' !

ended. During the nlghf the Insurgents -at-1tacked the camp for the- fourth time , *utwore repulsed. '

ON TO PUERTO PRINCIPE.-On

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the 7th , after reconnolterlng for a longjdistance the marches suvroundlng San Ger-onlmo

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without mooting the Insurgents , theSpanish column returned to the Yegus. Ithad a skirmish In the Carmel woods. Camp-Ing

-there" during the night , the advance

guard was fired on. On the Sth the columnmarched to Santa Cru ? farm , after with-drawing

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the garrison that had been left atthe fort. Shortly afterwards the scouls werefired on and when the column reached Porf-cayo farm the Insurgents appeare-J on theright flank , partly hidden by the woodsThey opened a hot fire , but were repulsedafter several hours' hard fighting. The marchwas then renewed. Whf.n Santa Cruz farm' 'was reached the Insurgents opened fire on-

tha vanguard and the right flank. Theywere Intrenched behind a natural embank-ment

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formed by a drleil-up stream. TheSpanish artillery and cavalry forces wereusad to seize the strongholds and the fightlested moro than two honro. The water sup-ply

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at Santa Cruz liclng exhausted , GeneralCnstcllanoa vap compelled to leave for LasClavelca , from which point hopushed on toPuerto Principe , reaching the city about noon.-Ho

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lost one lieutenant killed , three lleuten-;

ants wounded , six regulars killed and twentywounded. It Is estimated that the Inaurgentlosses wore fortyseven.-

SYIA'KSTISH

.

SCOVK1 , IS IN HAVANA.-

CVew

.

York AVorlil Corrt'Miondriit Outof tinClutoIioH of Spain.'-

HAVANA.

' , March 14 , (New York WorldCablegram Special Telegram. ) I arrived InHavana safely this afternoon.

SYLVESTER SCOVEL-

.IIACICWAIID

.

TOWAIIII JU'KINMIYISM-

.Ijomloif

.

Tliiim' Comment nn tin' NewTar I IT HHicilulcN.-

LONDON..

. March 14. The Times prlntothis morning nearly a page of what purportsto be the new tariff schedules and , com-

menting¬

editorially upon thorn , says ; "Acursory perusal Is enough to show that a-

long backward strlda la being made In thedlicctlon of the McICInlcy tariff. In what-ever

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way the matter may be settled , It willInvolve parlous annoyance and derangementof business for British exporters , as well as-a corresponding loss for Americans them ¬

selves. "IVccccdlng to comment on Mr, Smallcy'a

Interviews , the Times compare. ! the "car-nestne.ts

-of President McKlnlcy with the

nebulrstty of .Mr. Sherman , " and eays thatIt cannot understand MoKlnloy's anxiety onthe currency question , because If ho looksaround on Russia , Japan and other countries ,

ho will sue that every nation gets Its ownway at Its own time on currency matters ,and that the action ot lluaula and Japanraises formidable obstacles tc, the realizationof blmetalllsta' dreams , "

No Kplileinlo In Meiim ,CITY OF MEXICO , March 14. Reports

similar to tl at publUhcd In a Denver paperto the effect that an alarming epidemic l.iraging In verlous cities of this country arefalse. The health In the chief cities ot thlacountry Is the came as Ubual , and In thiscity , despite the warm and dry weather ,there Is no It crease In the mortality rale.-

if

.

( Wnlllnt ? mill JJK-UMOII.FRANKFORT , Ky. , March 14. Many false

reports have been Boat out about the gov-

ernor's¬

action In the Walling and Jacksoncases. Late Friday evening he finally passedupon Jackson's case , refusing to Interfere ,which fact was bulletined by the Associatedprean a minute after the officialannouncement. Ho then announcedana continues to announce that hewill not pass on Waiting's case until to-

morrow¬

or later. Walllng's friends aretrreatly in hopes , from tha governor'u man-ner

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, that bewill respite Walling for a fewdays , or until Jackson Is hinged , and allhope of any confession from him Is dispelledor fulfilled. It Is possible , though not prob-able

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, that he will do so. The governor hasbeen flooded with telegrams today from allparts of the country and from all klnda ofpeople , bfgglag blrn to tpare the lives ofthese men.

uivnu MAKKS A MW mcoun.l N Ulslirr Tlmn It linnIn Tnentj'-Klve Yen

MU.MPHIS , Tenn. . .March 14. Th-

tlppl river continues to rise and theIn the low lands of Arkansas , opcity , Is very serious. Tonightstands nt 4C.3 , a rlso ot 7.10 sinceThis Is the highest record slnco-llshmcnt of the weather officeThe government gauge today nfeet above low1 water mark , butchange In the gauge since the pwaters thla would road on th17.2 , The high mark on the ol36.6 , made In the Hood of 18DO. [

Ing the day was slightly morefoot and the Indications arc that the bigHream will continue to rise slowly duringthe next twenty-four hours. On all ot theIsland * near the city and In the low lands otArkansas thcro Is great suffering among thepeople and thcro Is great loss ot stock andproperty. People continue leaving the low-lands for this sldo ot the river.

Today the Llttlo Rock & Memphis railroadmanaged to get Its morning train Into thecl y , but made no attempt to move llu ftclghtt-rains. . The Kansas City , Fort Scott &Memphis brought trains Into the city untilmidnight Saturday night , when It commencedusing the tracks of the Iron Mountain. Thelatter road Is still a few Inches above thewater.-

At.

Marlon , where a break In the dlko oc-

curred¬

Friday night , a sceneof desolatione-xlsts. The little town Is four or five feetunder water , many houses and cabins havebeen washed away and the Inhabitants havesought shelter elsewhere. Hundreds ofhorses end cattle have been destroyed by theresistless waters.-

At.

Osceola gravojipprohcnslon Is felt andtoday every man and boy In the neighbor-hood

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went to work with a will building anadditional levee to protect the town. AtSans SoucI , a small town Immediately belowOsceola , the Anchor Uno steamer BluffCity this afternoon attempted toland her passengers and freight.The cltlzcno and levee. patrolmenordered the captain to keep his boatmoving , saying that the waves from thesteamer's wheels would break over the leveo.The captain , , attempted to land ,

when the boat was met by a wholesale fu-

sllade-

of bullets from the shore , but for-tunately

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no one was hurt-

.CHII.UUEV

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imi.vr. TIM : CHAUGIS.-

Koyn

.

mill (ilrln Aeeiinc n .Minister of-GfoNM Immorality.

SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , March 14. (SpecialTelegram. ) T. Powell Richards , pastor ofthe Episcopal church at Dell Rapids , wasarrested yesterday on charges of grossImmorality and bound over In the sum of$400 to a hearing on Monday. The chargesagainst him lie'in sworn statements by boysfrom 10 to 18 years of age. Richards de-

nies¬

his guilt , but uns, made some damagingadmissions. Among thu charges againstRichards Is that In conducting a ) girls' ath-letic

¬

class ho Induced young gtrla from 10 to15 years of age to go through exercises In a-

nakc.1 condition. It is aHt charged that he-went' In swimming with young girls lastsummer. Richards has been at Dell Rapidsthree , years and his alleged victims say hispractices have been going on the whole otthat time. He is 35 years old and unmarr-ied.

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. A feeling of Intense Indignation pre-vails

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In town.-

A

.

PIIEVRSTS HOO CHOMZIIA-

.Vnlnnlilc

.

UlncoTery Made liy a FormerT -'i. i' " South Unkotti.

VERMILLION , S. D. , March 14. ( Special. )There "Is'one man in ClaV'coiirify who baa ,

liad rernarkably. goolluckrthUjvlhtcr withhis "hogs. All arotind him tils nclgh'borE

*have been losing their swine In great num-bers

¬

from cholera , whllo this man has notlost one. He attributes his success to al-

falfa¬,

, which he feeds the year round. EarlyIn tbo spring he sows a fifteen aero lot to ,

this grain and lets It grow to a height of a-

foot or more ," when the hogs arc turned In.Another field la sown for winter use , which1-is cut and fed like so much hay. It actsllko a tonic and Is a great laxative. -

TcIIit How lie Cut Off HlH I-cjrx.CANTON , S. D. , March 14. ( Special. )

Captain J. W. January of Dell Rapids lec-

tured¬

here last evening upon "The Bright andDark Sldo of Prison Life In Andersonvlllo. "Ho told how , to save his own life , ho cut offboth legs with a Jackknlfe and he ex-

hibited¬

the liiiifo. A lar c audience listenedto the recounting of his experiences-

.Wiint

.

Ilt t ii eft for NnlomiH.CANTON , S. D. , March 14. (Special. )

The question of granting license to saloons ,

under the new law Just passed by the legis-lature.

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. Is already agitating the community.The city is pretty strongly prohibition , buta determined effort lsbclug made to carrylicense at the coming city election. A largonumber ot men have ah-eady filed applica-tions

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for saloon license.

After n Uefnultliifv Treasurer.C-HAMBERLAIN.

.

. S. D. , March 14. ( Spe-

cial¬

Telegram. ) An officer has left hero forWlnterset , la. , to arrest Hoyt Tldrick , whoIs In custody there , on u telegraphic chargealleging misappropriation of 417.85 , belong ¬

ing to Pukwana township , this county, ofwhich ho was treasurer-

.I'oxtpoiicil

.

for ( lie .Snow.PIERRE , S. D. , March 14. (Special Tele-

gram.¬

. ) The first meeting of the new Boardof Regents of Education , which was BCt forthe 19th Inst. In this city , has been post-poned

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to the 20th on account of the proba-bility

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of a snow blockade-

.I3VIUI3NCK

.

OF IIHIIIUIIY l.V KANSAS.

Announce thai They Haveln in im I UK Informal Ion.

TOPEKA , Kan. , March 14 , RepresentativeRavunscraft caused a sensation In the houseof representatives when ho announced thatho would not serve as a member of the spe-

cial¬

committee to Investigate charges ofbribery In the legislature. He said ho couldhotter servo the utato as a witness , as huhad Information that certain senators andrepresentatives had not only been ap-proached

¬

, but that they bad accepted moneyfor their support of certain measures.

Representative Loamls also declared thathe had some bribery Information that hoproposed to glvu to tbo Investigating com-mittee

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, _DrntliH of I lie liny.

NEW CASTLE , Neb. , March 14 , ( SpecialTelegram. ) Hon. C. W. Sctiram , representa-tive

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from Dlxon county , parsed away at hishome thla morning at 8 o'clock. Slnco earlyIn January he has b ° en ailing and about fourweeks ago returned from the legislature toreceive treatment. An operation wo* per-formed

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at St. Joseph's hospital , Sioux City ,about three ueska ago , and Mr , Schram re-

turned¬

homo about ten Uajs ago , Thefuneral scrvlcca will bo held Wednesday ,

HASTINGS , Neb. , March 14. (Special. )

Jacob Kestner died unexpectedly at an earlyhour ycsterJay morning. The funeral will beheld Monday mornin-

g.Amelioration

.

ofniiflcnn Seamen.NEW YORK , March 14Representatives

from a number of laboring organizations undtrade unlonu met tonight and arranged fora mass jneutlng having fo'r Its objsct theamelioration of American seamen , The meet-ing

¬

will be held In Cooper Union on March25 , under thp-ausplcrs of the Central Laborunloim of and Brooklyn , the KnclalReform club and the Atlantic Coabt Sa.-inen'o

.union , . _

r ii liny-.SHKFFinLD

., Ala. March ll.-Tho Shef-

field-

compress , containing nbout l.r oo balesof cotton , wan totally rtimroyed by firethin afternoon. The losa on the cotton aloneis 111 amount to moro than JMW , partiallycovered by Insurance , The compress wasoperated by tJ. M , Inman & Co.

Legislature Turning Thorn Out in Formto Suit tbo Politloinns.-

OMAHA'S

.

' GOES THROUGH LIKE LIGHTNING

House Declines to Consider the Document

Other than Political ,

NO AMENDMENTS OR ALTERATIONS

Everything Ready to Push it Through nt-

Today's Session.

LINCOLN ALSO IN THE COMBINATION

PonullMtii Hope to Capture thettnl City Local OlIlecN liy Mcnim-

ot the New Illll-II j , of

LINCOLN , March 14. (Special. ) ThOmaha city charter will be placed on Itsfinal passigo In the house tomorrow with-out

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being given , any further consideration la-

the committee of tha wbolo than was glvcn-It yesterday In the somewhat desultory de-

bate-

over the adoption of the report of thecommittee on cities and towns.

The summary action of the house In ad *vanctng the bill to third reading withoutpermitting discussion proves the oft-repeatedassertion that the charter Is regarded purely ;

as a political measure by the majority cle-ment.

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. It Is the first tlmo In the history ofthe statn that a charter for Omaha has beentaken up as a partisan measure. As a gen-crnl

-rule the Omaha charter is regarded aa a

measure of local Importance , to bo buffeted ;

back and forth between Interested citizens of-Omu.hu and the chairman of the committeeon cities and towns. The legislature layears gone by has been content to pass anykind of a charter that the Douglas countydelegates and their advisers in the lobbyhave seen fit to patch up. This jcar thec'.tuctlcn has ( hanged , The majority clementlooks upon the charter as a political meas-ure

¬

to be backed by the full strength of tha-party. .

The charter will pass the house Just aa-It came from the senate. The amendmentsasked for by the delegation of citizens whovisited Lincoln Friday will be Ignored. It-Is expected that the charter will be a lawon the statute books before the legislatureadjourns tomorrow evening. Governor Hol-comb spent yesterday afternoon In carefullyexamining all the provisions ot the lengthydocument , so as to Inform himself In ad-vance

¬

of Its features. H Is expected thathe will attach his signature to the bill aasoon as It Is placed before him , and thefact that he has signed It will bo officiallyannounced to both houses before adjourn-ment

¬

Is taken tomorrow night. The charterwill cover ''several hundred pages of pen-wrUton.

-manuscript uxbil 'It must bo proper4!

enrolled before the governor may sign IKBut no delay ,expected. on this score. Thmen who .arc .pushlns'.thtubUl' through thehouse on 'thevieglslatlvo Hralto4express hnv-ttakcn" ' - allprocautlons necessarj't to Inuuro.close: connections and the charter Is ex-pected.

¬

. to como Into the terminus dh schedule *

time. 'The Lincoln charter wUI bo sent over the-

roa'd with the same haste. The Capital Cityis already In the throes of an excited munic-ipal

¬

campaign and the new charter Is cs-pcctod

-to do much for the men who expect

to defeat the republican candidates at theelection to bo held three weokfl hence. Thli-free silver mon hope to wrest the city ofLincoln from republican control by meand-of the new charter nnJ the legislature Is-willing to second their efforts.

CONCERNS THE GAS COMPANY. ,

It la generally conceded that the Lincolncharter receives Its strongest backing fromthe men who are determined to gain conces-sions

¬

for the city of Lincoln from the localgas and electric light company. The proslident of the company. D. E. Thompson ,openly charges that , propwltlons were sub--milled to him to have the electric light pro-vision

¬

defeated for a consideration. Hoasked the seiiato to Investigate and the sen-ate

¬

refused. Now the free tllvcr leadcrd ,especially those engaged In the newspaperbusiness , are demanding tbo .name ot theman who offered to kill the charter If paidenough money for his services. The fro *silver men assert that Thompson refers to awell known free silver attorney of Omaha ,whoso connection with the democratic state*

organization has been of an official nature forsome time past. They assert that this manwas offered $1,000 by D. K. Thompson tokill the objectionable provisions of the char¬

ter. The Omaha man docllnt-d to consider tho-proposition. . Then , according to the statcmerits of the free silver leaders , Thompsonoffered $5,000 , the proposition to bo con *sldcred at a place- and tlmo designated. Thetlmo came , but the Omaha men failed toshow up and. the negotiations ended. i

This Is tha etory as It la told by the freesilver editors 'In Lincoln. The other oldo-of the narrative Is presented by ThompsonIn an entirely different version. Thompsondoes not Implicate an Omaha man at all ,but a prominent democratic young man of-Lincoln. . Ho offered to expose the matterto a senatorial committee , hut the senate de-

cided¬

that U was not Inrjuls'ltlvo and thatit was beneath the dignity of the body to.exhibit any evidence of curiosity In a mat-ter

¬

hi which , as It declared , It was In nowiseconcerned , '

ii'ii "riu.HAYS i.o.vnisu AT MSAST.

May lie Alile to Adjournon the Klrxt of April.

LINCOLN , March 14. (Special , ) Thcrawas a notable tendency on the part of Ne-

braska's¬

solans to leave for home last night ,and In conse'iucnco' the hotels have been com-

paratively¬

deserted today , The ecsslon ! *nearly ended and the members begin to feelthat anxiety to lay asldo the caren of legis-lative

¬

life for the moro peaceful pursuitsof private life ,

Tarty leaders are already beginning to-calculuto upon a day of final cdjouuimtiit.-Thn

.work of the session 1 * farther advanced

than a week ago. In other words , thapast week has been marked by somethingclosely approaching a resemblance to actualwork. Ona of the big appropriation blllu-Id ready for final passage In tbo house , Theother Is partially completed. The Transmls-BUslppI

-Exposition bill Is out of the way , the

Omaha charter has pasted the senate and laready for third reading In the house , TheLincoln charter has pniUIcally run tbogauntlet of the senate and will bo In thuhouse early In the wtck , The stock yardubill Is on thru house calendar, having pJBseclthe senate. The big measures are thus seento bo well In hand.

The day of final adjournment can bo moroclosely guessed at when tbo senate uhowIts hand on the appioprlatlon bills. Twoyears ago the senate held hack the budget *from March IS until April 5. If the eenatoacts promptly , the legislature can llnlsh Uswork and adjourn by Al'rll 1-

.DORGAN'8.

WARRANT COMING IN.State Treasurer Mcservo yesterday made

his fourth rail for general warrants , theamount being J50.000 , and the time limitexpiring March 20. 'JhU call makes up atotal of { 200,000 for the mouth of March.Within another ten days the etato treasurerwill bu able to call In an additional cum of60009. Of this amount nearly one-haltwill ho required to pay off the warrant heldby W. II. DorKun , from whom tbo state oneyear and eight months ago purchased thestate penitentiary contract. The wurraulheld by Dorgan amounts In round OgUJCtJl )J{