'VlTE OMAHA DATLV "REE: TnmSDAT, TVIA' in. 1000.
CORNELL BACKS UP A LITTLE
Ecconsldore His Order to Bar Illinois Fra
ternal Insurance Companies.
STATUTE DOES NOT WARRANT HIS ACTION
Attorney fSrnrrnl'n Opinion nnil Some
J'olllli'iil I'rrnniirc Help Hint
C'llltUUP III .Mind lit
the Premise.
LINCOLN, July IS. (Special.) Acting
on tho advice of the attorney general, Audi
tor Cornell hag reconsidered hid decision to
cacIikIo nil Illinois fraternal Insuranco or
ganizations from doing business In Ne
braska. Under tho Auditor's present ruling,
the Illinois fraternal orders may continue to
transact business In Nebraska until ha It
sum orders to the contrary. Attorney Gen
eral Smyth refusal to uphold tho auditor
In taking such a decided stand against the
Illinois companies and In a written opinion
nays that tho reciprocal provisions of the
Insurance act are not broad enough to Justify
the audllor'p action. It Is Intimated that
nil Illinois companies represented In thli
state will bo subjected to an examination
by tho nudltor before any further steps
toward their exclusion are taken.
"If Illinois has mado any unreasonable
rules virtually barring our fraternal so
cieties from doing business In that state,
U Is the duty of thin department to enforce
similar rules against Illinois societies,"
said Auditor Cornell, In explaining why ho
reconsidered his former decision. "There
nro several societies having their principal
offices In Illinois that aro now doing busi
ness In Nebraska, which collect annually
over 1500,000. Wo havo In Nebraska several
meritorious beneficiary organizations which
nro superior In many respects to tho Illi
nois companies. They aro doing business
In other states and should be admitted to
the state of Illinois. I am creditably In
formed that tho Insuralco commissioner of
Illinois has refused to admit Nebraska com
panies to do buslners In that state and tho
reasons given are more pretext without Jus
tification or foundation. It will be tho
policy of this olllco to follow tho decision
of tho nttornoy genernl and apply fls severe
rules to Illinois companies as Illinois ap
plies to Nebraska companies. This may
mean that we will examine the Illinois com
panies. Wo could also adopt tho rules under
which the Insuranco commissioner of 1111
jiols Is acting when ho shuts out Nebraska
companies."
I'nlltlenl I'resmirp IlroiiKlit to Itrnr.
Strong political prcssuro was brought to
bear on tho nudltor with n view to secur
ing a modification of tho ruling mado last
week. It was nrgued that Its enforcement
would caiifso thousands of resldenNmcmbers
of Illinois societies to tako up arms against
the fusion administration and It was also
charged that tho auditor In excluding Illi
nois companies was attempting to creato
monopoly for Nebraska societies, In which
many of the popocratlc stnto officials aro
largely Interested.
Alfred W, Scott, a prominent member of
tho Lancaster county bar, was found dead
this morning In his ofllce In the Burr block
Opinion Is divided as to the cause of the
man's death, some believing that It, was
nccldcntnl and others contending thnt It
was suicidal. Tho coroner's Jury returned a
verdict that tho man enmo to his death
from an overdoao of chloral. Mr. Scott liail
been despondent and melancholy since the
death of hlB wife a few months ago and
had told his friends on several occasions
that he Intended to commit suicide. Ho
was In the habit of taking chloral to relievo
Ms suffering from Insomnia. Mr. Scott came
to Lincoln about twelve years, ago and be
cun tho practlco of law. Six years ago
he was a candidate for city attorney, but
was defeated for tho nomination by a mar
Kin of less than twenty-flvo votes. Ho leaves
threo children.
MRS. FIGG IS ACQUITTED
JmlKe Slnlinuuli Find the Woman In
Sot Inxiiiit' In th Kyes
of the I.ntv,
PAPILLION, Neb., July IS. (Special Tel
egram.) Mrs. Louis Flgg Is not Insane
Such wns tho decision rendered by Judge
Blabnugh In a habeas corpus case this after
noon nftcr hearing tho evldonco and nrgu
ment. The trial lasted all day. E. S. Nick
erson and C. L. Hover appeared for tho do-
fonse whllo tho prosecution wns conducted
by Wright & Stout. Considerable tlmo was
consumed In hearing expert testimony,
i ch wns evenly divided ns to tho woman's
sanity. When Mrs. Flgg wns placed on tho
stand sho refused to be sworn, saying tho
bible said "swear not." After some per
suasive talk tho court Induced lior to hold
up her right arm and tnko tho onth, how
ever, and tho caso proceeded much tho same
as In tho trial beforo tho Insano board, par
ticulars of which appeared In a previous ls
uo. Judge Slabaugh mado a long talk when ho
.Tendered hU decision. Ho said ho thought
there was no question but what this woman
had gone too fnr on the subject of religion,
nnd that, In tho eyes of man sho wns In
sane, but In the eyes, of tho law sho was not.
He gave her somo very good advice for her
to follow In the future and when ho stated
that the was not Insane the accused broke
Into tears. There was a decided revulsion
of feeling regarding tho accused after tho
arguments bad been made. There was a
large crowd In tho court room throughout
the entire day, some of the spectators being
women.
niiA.vu ISLAND will nn cnowDisu.
Catherine; of the Populists Proinlses
to llr tJreitt Attraction.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., July 18. (Spe
cial.) Orand Island its prepnrtng to enter
tain from BOO to 1,000 visitors on Friday,
the dny of tho populist stato convention.
The hotels and restaurants aro preparing
for n lnrgcr crowd than was promised two
woeks ago and It Is evident thnt tho dis
satisfaction with tho result of the Kansas
City convention, as also with tho attempts
nnd partial success of tho demo-pop ring at
Lincoln, havo given the populist convention
to bo held here it great Impetus. Mayor
Watt received n letter this morning stating
that thcrp would bo 400 on tho Omaha
train, Including Douglas and other delega
tions, and It Is expected that North Platto,
Kearney and Broken Bow will also sond
big delegations from tho counties of which
thoy are county-seats. A band of twenty
six pieces has been engaged to meet tho
Omaha delegation, accompanied ns It will
bo by the party's candldato for president
nnd vice president, Hon. J. Wharton Barker
nnd Ignatius Donnelly, nnd will also bo re
tained for the convention.
Tho Bartonbach opera house has bcon se
cured for the occasion and will bo deco
rated with tho national colors.
Ilryiin t'luli
OrKitnlsed.
DEOATUH, Nob., July
18. (Spccial.)-
Last night a Bryan club was organized In
the Olbrey opera hous?, with a membership
If You are Tired
Jak
Horsford $ Acid Phosphate
It affords immediate relief in mental
and physical exhaustion and Insomnia.
Genuine bean nune llomronu'j on wrapper.
of about thirty, and with James II. Ander
son, n big cattleman, as Its president. A
committee was appointed lo solicit recruits
and finances, and tho heaviest draft Is ex
pected lo bo made among the farmers. This
fall tho republicans wilt claim the precinct
by a small majority. Many men around
hero who voted tho populist ticket nt the
last presidential election mako no bones
about telling that they will voto tho repub
lican ticket this fall.
MORPHINE HABIT IS FATAL
Cormipr'd Iniiurnt NIioith Thnt Mr.
Knrnh .Smith Died for AVnnt
of the DriiK.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 18. (Special Tele
gram.) Th Inquest over tho remains of
Mrs. Sarah J. Smith, who was found dead
at her rcsldcnco In Wyraoro yesterday
morning, was ended today and brought to
light a state of affairs extremely revolting
nnd which exceeded anything ever found In
the opium dens of nny largo city. It ap
pears that Mrs. Smith lived with a daugh
ter and two little grandchildren and that
tho mother nnd daughter were slaves to tho
morphlno habit, so much so that all tho
money they could scrapo together by tho
sale of their household furnlturo and cloth
ing went to satisfy their craving for tho
drug. Mrs. Smith died from being deprived
of morphine. Not having the wherewith to
buy It, sho succumbed to her cravings and
her system was not (strong enough to stand
tho shock. When sho was discovered her
daughter, who Is known as "Black Bell,"
was found on tho floor beside her, Intoxi
cated from morphlno and covered with rags
Instead of clothing. Even tho two Uttlo
girls wcro under tho Influence of tho drug.
The daughter was taken- to Jail and tho two
children brought to Bcatrlco by tho sheriff
to bo cared for.
IIIr I'lnns for Ktnte 1'nir.
GRAND ISLAND, Nob.. July 18. (Spe
cial.) Tho various committees for tho street
fair to bo held In this city the last week In
August nro working hard at tho present time
to push tho affair placed In their caro nnd
since tho recent rain tho project of having
a fair has been seriously taken up, with no
longer a doubt but that It will culmlnato In
tho biggest exhibition and entertainment of
tho kind ever held In central Nebraska.
Mayor Watt has received over 100 applica
tions for concessions and It Is tho fntcntlon
to select only tho best. Two big bands
will bo engaged for tho entire week. A base
ball contest will bo held, with moneys
amounting to $9,000 guaranteed to tho con
testing clubs. Days will likely be set apart
for tho special entertainment of Omaha,
Lincoln, Hastings, Kearney, Aurora and
St. Paul.
Tral Collide nt Guide flock.
SUPERIOR, Neb., July 18. (Special.) A
head end collision occurred on the Burling
ton nt Guide Rock, Neb., yesterday after
noon. Tho third section of freight No. 64
was standing on the main lino track await
ing the arrival of nn extra train from the
cast. Engineer Lester Pennington of No
64 noticed the switch was not turned to al
low the extra to go Into tho siding and ran
forward and turned it. A few moments
later a brakeman remembered that he had
not turned the switch and ran forward and
turned It back, without looking at the board
Tho extra crashed into the standing train
with such force that tho moving engine
went up on top of tho standing one. The
engineers and firemen on both trains saw
the danger In tlmo to Jump and nono of
them were hurt asldo from bruises.
Tenehers Institute In Session.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., July 18. (Special.)
The Cuatep county teuchers Institute
started In this week, .with an enrollment of
206. This Is a cord-breaklng figure nnd
Indicates that before tho closo of the week
there will bo 250 teachers here, probably
tho largest tnstltuto ever held In Nebraska.
The Instructors' aro: Superintendent R. At
kinson of York, -who was hero last year;
Superintendent H. H. Hlatt, formerly county
superintendent, and Miss Anna Vandcrcock
of Council Bluffs. Miss Cclla M. Burgert of
Beatrice, who also was a last year's In
structor, was to be present at this session,
but was taken 111 at Lincoln and is unable
to come. The work Is being carried on by
tho other Instructors nnd Is giving tho best
of satisfaction to all.
Will Improve Telephone System.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 18. (Spc
cial.) T. H. Ewlng. tho electrical engineer
for tho Plnttsmouth Telophono company, de
parted with his linemen this morning to re
build and double tho capacity of tho inde
pendent telephone system nt Nebraska City,
which was recently purchased from J. C.
Howo of St. Louis by Judgo Paul Jcssen,
John W. Stolmhart, N. A. Duff, Morton
Bros., William Hayward and others. Work
will bo commenced at onco and when com
pleted tho exchnnge will work In connection
with tho Plnttsmouth telcphono exchange
here, which will doubtless Increase tho busl
ness of each plant.
Ctindldntes Speak nt llyiimt In.
HYANNIS, Neb., July 18. (Special.) C.
H. Dietrich, candidate for governor, and
F. N. Prout, candidate for attorney general,
visited Alliance and received a great wel
como. During tne afternoon they enmo to
Hyannls with Captain Dorrington and A. J.
Slmorison. At Hyannls they wore given a
royal welcome. In tho evening the band
serenaded tho delegation and outdoor speak
lng became tho order. Captain Dorrington
being called for responded and introduced
Attornoy General Prout and after hlra Gov
ernor Deltrlch gavo n splendid and convlnc
lng talk. A good Impression was left at
Hyannls and good reports may bo looked for.
Prospects for Iteeord Crop,
WEST POINT. Neb., July 18. (Special.)
Tho small grain harvest of this county
commenced today. On nearly every farm In
Cuming county the self-binder Is at work
This hnsto Is due to tho fact that the grain
Is dead rlpo and unless cut quickly will fall
down. Tho Intensely hot, dry winds of last
week aro responsible for this stato of af
fairs. It Is bellovod that tho yield of both
wheat and oats will be a good average,
Corn Is booming, the dally growth being
clearly perceptible Prospects aro good for
a record corn crop In this section.
Sillier Succeeds .lime.
BURWELL, Neb., July 18. (Special.)
At a meeting of tho county board yesterday
County Judge W. L. Jones sent In his reslg
nntlon, having removed to Iowa, nnd R. L
Miller wns appointed. Tho appointment o
Miller, who is n populist, created no little
comment, ns two members of tho board are
republicans and it was supposed a rcpub
llcan would bo appointed.
Trump Jeweler Makes a Itnld.
WEST POINT. Nob., July 18. (Special.)
On Saturday last n tramp working Jowelor
applied to Jeweler Kcrkow of this placo for
work and was given temporary employment
On Sunday evening bo abstracted tools, old
gold and Jewelry to the value of $200 and
mndo off with them. He has not yet been
captured, though ofllcers aro on his trail,
StncUninu Thrown front Trnln,
ALLIANCE, Neb., July IS. (Special.)
William James, a prominent stockman living
near Alliance, en route with cattlo tor South
Omaha, wns thrown from tho train near
Alnsley nnd badly Injured, ono foot being
smashed and amputation mado necessary
As to tho extent of the other Injuries noth
lug deflnlto can bo given nt this time.
Xnhrnaknn Keturns from Xouie
ORD, Neb., July 18. (Special.) W. W
Haskell of the Ord Quiz returned yesterday
from Capo Nome. He left Seattle May 22
and got back to Ord yestciday. He spent
very few days on shore at Nome and started
homo. He says he enjoyed the trip, bow
ever, and feels well repaid for what It
cost htm. His party has n claim from
hleh they got some $1,200 worth of gold In
short tlmo the day before ho left. Dr.
Hillings of this city, another member of tho
party, Is expected home In a few days.
DEATH DUET0STRANGE CAUSE
rlaoner Trnln for n t'nrilon by
KntliiMr t'lnnter, Simp
nnil I'npcr.
LINCOLN, July 18(Spoclt Telegram.)
After living for threo months on a diet con-
lstlng chiefly of plaster, soap, paper, vine-
gar nnd other equally Indlgcsttbto nrtlcles,
ohn Gallagher, sentenced to fifteen years'
mprlsonment for shooting with Intent to
kill In South Omaha, died today at tho state
penitentiary. This sentence was commuted
by Governor Poynter recently to expire No
vember 1, but he hoped by rating large
quantities of soap and plaster that he could
reduce himself to such n condition that ho
ould bo released. His condition has puz
zled tho prison authorities for some tlmo,
but they were not awaro until today what
tho man had been eating. Warden Hopkins
ttcmpted to conceal the real cause of the
man's death, saying that ho lest his life
through natural causes,
Gallagher was arrested with the famous
McCarty brothers, but was tho only member
of the gang who was sent to prison.
Alinnt flip Stntc Hnrnni'piuent.
LINCOLN, July 18. (Special Telegram.)
Tho State Military board tonight considered
plans for the next annual encampment of tho
Nebraska National Guard. As the funds
avallablo will not pay tho expenses of the
encampment It was recommended that the
ofllcers and men nccept EO per cent of the per
diem in tho same manner as during the en
campment of 1896, and that tho matter of
encampment bo submitted to the ofllcers and
men on these conditions.
Xcvr Mnrshnl for Ifehrnn.
HRnnnW Noh.. .Tnlv 1R. rSnpnl.il.1 Th..
city council at Its meeting Inst night ac
cepted tho resignation of C. E. Leedom,
mnrshnl. and nnnolntpd tn fill tho vnr.mev
James Elliot. The appointment of M. II.
'elis as city attorney, which was mado
mo months previous, was also confirmed.
ESTIFIES AGAINST POWERS
Unnkrr Iletnlln Story of I'lnn to Send
n Moh to Krfinkfort Ob
jected nt the Time.
GEORGETOWN. Ky., July 18. The trial
of Caleb Powers in tho Goebel assassination
caso was rosumed today nnd John A . Black
f Barbourvllle, a banker.of that placo and
republican of prominence, was tho first
witness called. Witness said Powers told
nlm In January ho was going to organize an
armed mob to go to Frankfort. Witness
discouraged the project, but Powers Insisted
that the mob should be formed, saying It
would Intimidate the legislature.
Black, continuing, said: "I saw Mr.
Vt were later and again remonstrated against
tho formation of the mob which was going
to Frankfort. Powera told me It was being
formed with the approval of Governor Tay
lor, Charles Flnley and other republican
leaders at Frankfort. Charles Flnley also
came to me and endeavored to get me to
co-operate with them. I protested bitterly.
Powers became very angry with me on ao-
count of the position I took. I tried to
persuade them to send good citizens, people
f Influence, If any crowd was to be sent."
A check from Charles Flnley to tho Louis-
villa & Nashville railroad for 11,000 fo-
transportation of men to Frankfort was pro
duced by Black In response to a question
from the prosecution.
On cross-examination Black said that Fln
ley claimed tho mountaineers were being
taken to Frankfort to "Influence" the. logls
lature. Powers said the purpose was to
intimidate" tho body. Continuing, the
witness said he "never heard Powers mako
any threats except in n general way." He
referred to the crowd he was getting up as
"mob."
Indicted Mnn on the Stnnd.
W. H. Culton, who Is himself under in
dlctment as nn accessory and supposed to
bo the star witness of the prosecution for
today, was called next. Tho defense raised
a point against the competency of Culton as
a witness, ho being under Indictment and
not having been tried. Tho Jury was ex
eluded during the argument of the point.
Culton said ho knew all the persons In
dicted as accessories to tho Goebel murder,
Witness sntd he attended a conference nt
Frankfort In Januory at which Powers and
others were present nnd that tho matter of
bringing mountain men to the capital was
being discussed.
Hump Howard, Frank Cecil nnd other
mountain men wero thcro and wore asked by
Powers how many men they could bring
from Harlan, Bell and other counties. They
promised to bring crowds ranging from fifty
to 200 men from each of the counties rep
resented. Thoso In tho meeting wcro to
tako chargo of tho men in their respective
counties nnd bring them Into Frankfort
armed. Powers said that when the men
arrived at Frankfort they would give tho
democratic legislators thirty minutes In
which to BOttlo the contests, "and if they did
not settle it by that time they would kill
every d d ono of them."
Culton continued: "Tho mountain men
arrived In Frankfort on January 25. They
numbered from 1,000 to 1,200 men. Those
who carried guns had them stacked in the
ofllce of tho commissioner of agriculture
and each man was given a tag corresponding
with a number on his gun. Captain Bui
lock, afterwards connected with tho Wll
llamsburg militia company, had charge of
this party. After holding tho meeting In the
stnto houso yard the bigger part of the
crowd was sent home."
IlelleciH on Tnylor.
Culton further said that Youtsey came to
him and told him ho had found a way in
which Goobel could bo killed and no ono find
out who did It. Youtsey said It could bo done
from tho secretary of state's ofllce and he
showed witness somo steel bullets. Witness
told Youtsey It should not be done. Former
Governor Bradley told the witness ho had
heard Goebel was to bo killed and said It
must not bo done. Witness saw Youtsey
agnln and tho latter eald tho Idea had been
abandoned.
Culton said Powors distributed tho money
among the various captains who wcro to
bring tho mountaineers to Frankfort. Wit
ness did not know who furnished It. Wit
ncss further said Governor Taylor furnished
tho money to bring tho Jnckson county
crowd. Witness henrd W. R. Johnson o
Jackson county talking about killing Goebel
with nltro-glycerlno. Witness said Governor
Taylor did not want the mountain men to go
home. Ho said that Powers had said they
ought to bo sent away becauso they had not
dono what they were brought to Frankfort
for. Witness told Taylor what Powers said
Taylor replied lhat Powors was a hot-headei
, but to wait and everything would bo nil
right. Witness said Taylor sent word to
Powers that he would pay the expenses o
the men. 'Witness went to Berry Howard
and others nt Taylor's Instance nnd told
them tho govornor wanted them to remain
On the day of the Van Meter-Boyer contest
Govornor Taylor sent orders by witness to
assist Adjutant General Dixon to have th
troops In the nrsennl ready to bo called out
at a moment's notice.
Tho court adjourned with Culton on th
stand.
Snfr Crocker lllovrii Up.
NAYLOR. Ga.. July IS. A terrific ex
nlosloit wrecked Denew's store last nleht
Frumnents of a man's body were found
In tho ruins, nnd It Is believed a uufo blower
was killed wnlle attempting to blow, tne
sato, ,
OUR FUTURE1N THE FAR EAST
Address of John L. Wobstor Before the Iowa
Bar Association.
DUTY OF UNITED STATES IS POINTED OUT
Intensity of Chlnn .Must np Preserved
nnil the Itncc Lifted to Become
it Civilised nnd Mlhty Pinter
In Affnlra In Asia.
IOWA CITY, la., July 18. (Special.)
John L. Webster spoke before the Iowa
State Bar association hero on the subject
of "Has the United States a Duty nnd a
Destiny to Fulfill In China?" Over 500 law
yers wcro In attendance. Tho next session
ill bo held In Council Bluffs. Mr. Webster
said In part:
"A sudden and quite unexpected uprising
f a mighty force In toe Orient has startled
tho civilized nations of tho world. The In
ternational powers aro hastening battle-
hips acrofs the Pacific to engago in a con
flict of arms that may prove the bloodiest
war of centuries. Wo find ourselves con
fronted with no less a problem than tho
duty of tho United States toward China
nnd tho question of our possible destiny us
Involved In tho Impending conflict.
"When Columbus pleaded before Isabella
for money nnd ships to cross tho unex
plored waters of the Atlantic, it wns not
to discover the wild nnd unknown continent
f America. Thero then existed from dim
tradition nn uncertain knowledge thnt a
mighty empire existed on tho other sldo
of tho globe, which Marco Polo had painted
In fanciful words as tho land of Cathay,
ruled by tho great Kahn. It was then sup
posed that Asia lay beyond the waters of
the Atlantic and Columbus believed that he
had been chosen as tho man of destiny to
find tho new route to China and Japan, to
restore their existence to the known -world
nd carry them tho civilization of Europe
and tho gospel of the holy church. Colum
bus died cherishing the Inspiring thought
that he had reached tho shores of tho Orient
nd this mistake of Columbus proved tho
gain of tho Anglo-Saxon race. It lead to
tho discovery of this new continent, where
now nation was to grow to mnjestlc power
under a representative government of free
men nnd where new problems In the social
economy of life wore to be solved and a
higher and nobler civilization attained. May
tho fullness of tlmo havo now arrived wben
further advances westward shall bo mado
and tho dream of Columbus become fully
realized?
Spectacle In Unique.
"On tho coaet of China Is now a spectacle
never betoro wltnessea in mo nistory oi
nations. It has not been unusual for ono
nation to make war upon another and In
most such Instances It has been the older
nation which has brought the younger under
subjection. In tho present Instance all con
ditions and nil precedents aro reversed.
Russia, Japan, England, Germany,
France, Italy and tho United States are
massing troops and ships of war to Invade
and police the oldest emplro of earth. Hero
aro to meet, as friends In a common cause.
Slavs and Cossacks, Anglo-Saxons and Ger
mans, the Latin races and the Japanese,
whllo the English and Americans are the
only nationalities which speak a common
language. All tho nations, races and peo
ples aro moved by ono common motive
tho protection of life, tho security of per
sons and property, the sustaining of law and
order and tho maintaining of treaty
oblleatlons. tho highest point of national
honor known to International law.
"What Is the part the United States shall
play In this world draina.7 The. wisest are
lost in speculation. Thiunseen may sud
denly como to' light, andjlho unknown como
to common knowledge. Incident following
Incidents and events following events may
quickly cause our duty ns a nation to be-
como plain, tho star of our destiny to
shino clear.
IIoh tieen Clilnn'n Friend.
The Unltod States has been the friend
and not tho enemy of China. It has been
our sanguine hopo to seo her nwako from
her hibernating sleep of 4,000 years and,
without disintegration, tako her placo
among the progressive people of the earth.
Our acquaintance with her Is yet brief and
It Is to bo regretted that It should so soon
be marred by tho barbarities which havo
shocked tho moral Benso of all men.
Tho first commercial relation between
tho people of tho two countries was by n
merchant trading vessel which left tho city
of New York on February 22, tho birthday
of George Washington, In tho year 17S.
This should havo been nn omen to China
that bur business dealings with her wero to
bo conducted on lines of honor and fairness
and Justlco and from which sho would havo
been tho natural recipient of benefits con
sonant with tho blessings which tho deeds
and teachings of Washington havo brought
to our country.
Tho reciprocal relations between tho
two nations did not begin until 1844, when
tho first treaty was negotiated by that
learned lawyer and eminent statesman, Hon,
Calob Cushlng. It was not until 1868 that
the additional articles wero adopted, which
provided for the freo migrations of citi
zens from each country to tho other and
which wero supposed to secure to them tho
enjoyments, In residence and travel, of tho
'privileges, Immunities and exemptions,'
which are enjoyed by the most favored na
tions. KITeet of Trrntle.
"Under these treaties came the changed
conditions and began tho development which
has resulted in almost unlimited trnde and
foreign Intercourse with many parts of tho
great empire. It was not until 1858 thnt
the ministers of foreign governments were
permitted to reside In Pekin, but they wero
not permitted to visit tho emperor In per
son until 1873, whllo It remained for tho
year 1898 to wltnets tho first reception to
tho valves of foreign ministers by tho em
press. Slowly, but surely, tho Mongolian
rnco was yielding to the Influences of tho
outer world and other nations should havo
been content to wait tho process of evolu
tion that was working Its way through the
heart of this old civilization.
In all our civilization thero is n religious
Instinct, ns natural as the Instinct of selr-
prcservatlon, which makes for tho elevation
of mankind nnd thnt instinct is operating
on n piano as wide as the human brother
hood of which It Is tho moving force. It
takes no account of races or of color linos.
But tho Chinese havo a like Instinct peculiar
to their race and It antedates the principle
of ours. No raco of pcoplo of fixed tradi
tions and long-settled habits of religious
worship, pagan or Christian, will freely sur
render their faith nnd nccept tho teachings
of foreign nations and supposed antagonis
tic peoples. But tho ChrlBtlnn missionary
conceives that his doctrlno will securo hap
piness to tho soul after death and that tho
Chneso faith ends with tho llfo of tho man.
Straightway this Christian missionary trav
els to the so-called pagan land and through
their provinces and tholr cities ho seeks
the conversion of all men in accordance
with his own views, and this work will go
on and on to tho end of time, with a deter
mlnatlon that no force In nature or power
of man can check, atntll all tho world shall
bo brought within tho fold. It Is quick
ened by resistance; it welcomes persecu
tions; it goes forth to conquer and conquer
It will.
No Sympathy for Rnprnnchniont.
"Another force has been at work In China
which Is more immediately responsible for
th Boxer movement and with which the
American people have no sympathy. This
is the encroachment of foreign powers upon
her borders, tho seizure of her ports nnd
harbors and the conduct of tho Invaders In
placing along her seacoast fortifications and
navies. To such procedure no civilized or
wnrllko people could be submissive for an
hour.
"Tho Portugese seized and held the lslnnd
of Mncno for nearly four centuries. Eng
land, at tho closo of tho opium war, took
possession of the Island of Hong Kong,
which Is tho depot for ono-half tho trade of
tho Chinese coast. Japan lately acquired
tho Island of Formosa, which commands the
entrance to the Yellow sea. Germany In
1S97 seized tho port of Klao-Chou and held
It by her warships until a treaty was signed
leasing tho port nnd adjacent territory to
tho German government for nlnety-nlno
years, with n right to Innd troops and con
struct fortifications and establish n naval
and coaling station. In tho same year the
Russian government obtained permission for
Its naval squadron to winter at Port Ar
thur and whlr,h was wns followed in 18S8 by
nn agreement leaslnc to Russia Port Ar
thur and the adjacent port of Tnllenwan.
with 800 square miles of territory, for a
period of twenty-flvo years, coupled with
tho prlvilego of constructing the Trans-
slberlan railway through tho province nf
Manchuria and to protect the railway ns
constructed by Russian troops. Thus Rus
sia acquired the right to land nnd main
tain her .soldiers in Chinese territory and
by her navy to command the northern en
trance to tho Gulf of Pcchlll.
Why KiiKlmid Got In.
"England, Jealous of tho aggression nnd
commanding ndvantnges gained by the Rus
sian government, which gavo her control of
tbe entranco way to Tien Tsln and the capi
tal city of Pekln, demanded and obtained a
llko lenso and similar privileges at Wcl-hai-wei,
which Ilea ou tho south sldo of
tho Gulf of Pechill, as a checkmato to tho
Russian sphere of Influence In northern
China. It Is also understood thnt firent
Britain has arranged with tho empire that
no concessions in favor of nny other cov-
ernmcnt should bo granted in tho Yangtse
.ntl I .
uuvjr nnitii is sometimes spoken of as bo
lng within tho British sphere of influence.
"Theso concessions tp Russia, Germany
nnd England naturally led to a demand on
tho part of Franco for similar concessions
and a lenso was made to her of the harbor
of Kwang-Chang-Wnn, which commands tho
gun or ronkin, accompanied with the priv
ilege of building a railroad through the
provlnco of Yunnan to the French nnssr.
slons nnd also of exclusive mining privileges
aiong tno proposed route. Now England
claims a llko privilege of extending her
Burmese railroad into tho provlnco of
Yunnan In southwest China.
"Next comes Italy with a demand for tho
port of San Mun nnd a request from Japan
of certain territory on the coast opposite
to the island of Formosa. So much had been
demanded nnd so much granted to foreign
powers within the last threo years as to
Justly excite alarm for tho Integrity of tho
empire, not only among her own people,
but In the Unlte'd States as well.
Sphere of Infltipncp.
"How restless may have become the Chi
nese under these encroachments upon their
territory may bo measured by the way
Americans would feel If our Atlantic sea
board had passed under similar demands to
foreign powers. Place Boston harbor In the
possession of Russia with a naval station
ana military rortlticatlons, and New York
harbor under the control of a British navy,
Germany In command of the entranco to the
Chcsapeako below Philadelphia, and an
Italian army at Hampton Roads, Japan In
control of travol between Porto Rico and
our coaet and England again with a leaso
ror ninety-nine years of Charleston harbor,
with Franco In possession of New Orleans.
with power to police tho Gulf of Mexico and
the coast from Florida to Texas, and all
theso nntions not only masters of the trade
from tho United States across tho Atlantic
to Europe, but claiming the right to build
railroads through tho states and to construct
forts nnd fortifications on tho coast and to
land troops on our shores, and you have a
parallel case. With us It would not bo a
Boxer movement, but an open war and that
to tho death.
"ine muruer or aniDassauors presents a
moro serious question. Such officials are
tho representatives of tholr respective gov
ernmcnts, clothed with rights and privileges
of a national character. They stund and
speak for tho rights, Interests and dignity
of tho sovereignty they represent and their
persona aro sacred and inviolable. For their
piotection thero has been Invented tho
Action of extra territoriality, by which tho
minister, although actually In a foreign
country, Is supposed still to remain within
the territory of his own sovereign. An as
sault upon them Is n gross wrong, Inflicted
directly against the government repre
sented In their delegated authority.
What constitutes n cause for war is a
question not to be defined, but dependent
on many conditions, upon which each nation
will decide as Its own arbiter. If the al
lied powers, whose troops are now landing
on Chlneso territory, were being landed on
the coast of England to march to London,
tho British government would undoubtedly
deem it a sufficient cause for war. If they
wcro landed In New York to march to Wash
ington under tho plea of suppressing a rlet,
we would regard It as an unlawful Invasion
and war would Instantly be declared by the
United States.
"What China may do Is one of tho unsolved
problems, yet she should recognize the ul
terior fact that each of the countries whose
citizens have been Invited to reside or
travel In her territory aro entitled to tha
protection of llfo nnd property and such
nations would be unfit to bear tho name of
a sovereign power If they did not use force
of arms If need be to protoct their subjects,
whoso rights and lives wero being sacri
ficed In violation of treaty obligations.
((iipitlnn of Indemnity.
"Happen what may, events have pro
gressed so far that when tho conflict of
arms shall have ended thero will arise tho
question of Indemnity, If not tho dismem
berment of the Chlneso empire.
"Tho United States would not likely sub
mit, nor is it within tho nature or history
of our people to see Russia, England, Ger
many, France and Japan parcel out the Chi
nese empire among themselves to tho ex
clusion of this nation. Yet, on the other
hand, the United States does not want a
province In China. It would not be in
harmony with our Institutions and form of
government to bo a party to tho disintegra
tion of China unless ns a last result of con
ditions beyond our control.
"If China can be kept from disintegration
and Its Integrity preserved and Its raco of
peoplu lifted to a higher piano of useful
civilization, it will become a mighty nation,
able to withstand the encroachments of Rus
sin, nnd, by holding tho balance of power,
become to Asia what England Is to Europo
and thus settlo for all time tho evor re
currlng eastern question. Then will Its
population be tho exporters of products nnd
the consumers of Imports of such untold
magnitude that the ocean beyond us will
be burdened with ships of commerce, glad
dening the hearts of both Mongolians and
Amerlcnns nnd leading tho way to tho com
mon brotherhood of man. Within the scope
and performance of this great work Hoi
tho duty nnd destiny which the United
States has to fulfill In China."
SiiiiiIIiiiii nt Dimtkoii,
VANCOUVER, 11. C. July 18,-The
steamer Cutch nrrlved here today from
HU n mm v.
Thp nrlncl-i.il news from Dawson Is that
a dozen cases of smallpox have broken out
there. The disease has been prevalent re
cently at Nome and peopla aro supposed to
nuve carried ine iiuecuuu ixom me ueucn
fields to Dawson,
una oven tiiebsiii,hce:r0 REDUCTIONS I
Cataract Houso Owners and Adjusters Ajo
Not Agreed as to Tonns.
COST OF REBUILDING THE BIG HOTEL
Slonx City llontelry Will Itloe from
Itn Anile, lint There Mny He
n .Merry I.ntr Suit
l'lmt.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 18. (Special.)
A disagreement has nrlscn over tho ad
justment and payment of tho Insuranco on
the Cataract hotel building, which was de
stroyed by flro ou tho evening of June 30
last. Carson brothers, the owners of the
building, bad Insurance on tho structure
aggregating 460,500. Tho Insuranco ad
justers, after Investigating tho matter, nl-
leged that tho building could bo rebuilt for
less than the amount of tho Insuranco nnd
have thus far declined to adjust tho loss
or take steps to rebuild. Tho owners of tho
burned building, who stnto that tho struc
ture cost them between $103,000 and 105,-
000, havo Just had a complete set of plans of
the building completed nnd say tho Insur
nnco men can submit them to contractors
and builders and seo If they care to under
take tho task of replacing tho building In
stead of paying the amount of the Insur
ance. The adjusters aro expected to return
hero within a few dnys, when n settlement
Is expected to bo mado without serious dif
ficulty. Thero has been considerable talk of a
largo ofllco building being erected on tho
ground formerly occupied by the Cataract
hotel, Henry T. Corson states that himself
and brother will havo nothing to sny In re
gard to their plans until tho Insurance Is
adjusted, but that If they put up a now
building It will ccrtnlnly be u hotel mado
from modern plans nnd as nearly fireproof
as possible.
VjoiiiIiik Crop Conditions.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 18. (Special.)
Weather and crop conditions Improved
during tho last week. Cooler weather be
came general about tho 11th. Practically no
rain foil for several weeks until tho 15th,
when showers wero general over a greater
portion of tho state, materially relieving
the drouthy conditions which prevailed. Tho
hot, dry weather of tho Inst Blx weeks dried
up tho ranges very rapidly and over many
portions of the stnto they havo been ma
terially shortened. Over most of the stnto
tho feed Is fnlr to good. Reports of the In
Jury to tho ranges and crops havo been re
ceived from Lnramle, Converse, Sheridan
and Big Horn counties on account of tho
swarms of grasshoppers. Haying Is general
and a fair crop will be secured. Alfalfa Is
being harvested. In tho Lander valley a lino
crop Is being secured, but in the Star valley
In Uinta county the dry weather and frosts
havo shortened the crop. Grain Is doing
fairly well, but the report Is general that
It Is heading short. Streams are getting
low and Irrigation and stock water is get
ting scarce In many places.
rinrlnw Dips In Philippine.
SIOUX PALLS, S. D., July 18. (Special
Telegram.) Milton E. Barlow of this city
today reoelvcd Information from the War
department at Washington that his son,
Jcsso B. Barlow, formerly a member of the
First regiment, South Dakota volunteers,
who remained In tho Philippines and re-en-listed
In the regular service, died In tho hos
pital at Manila. Young Barlow is the South
Dakotan who was reported a couple of
months ago to have been sentenced to death
on tho chargo of desertion and In -whose
behalf former members of the South Da
kota regiment here and elsewhere In the
stnto sent petitions to President McKlnley
personally nsklng htm to pardon the young
soldier. While It was admitted that he
might havo violated somo of the nrmy regu
lations thoso who knew the unfortunato
young man well scouted the Idea that ho
was guilty of willful desertion.
Political Ilendiitmrtern nt Huron.
HURON, S. D July 18. (Speclnl.) Ar
rangements nre being mado by Hon. G. H.
Medbery, chairman of tho populist stato
central committee, for the establishment of
headquarters here. Ho proposes to begin
business early and mako tho campaign as
lively us possible. Headquarters of the
South Dakota democracy will also bo located
hero, It being tho intention of Stato Chair
man Pusey of Miller to conduct tho cam
paign from this city. R. O. Richards, tho
newly chosen president of the South Da
kota American league, is also arranging to
hnvo headquarters here, thus making Huron
the center for matters political so far ns
these two parties and tho league aro con
cerned.
Countlr Tnlclnu; Sehnol l'lind.
PIERRE, S. D., July 18. (Special.) At
the close of business for tho fiscal year
Juno 30, tho different counties of the stato
had called for and held $1,179,160.27 of
the permanent school fund. Tho heaviest
borrowers are Spink and Sanborn counties,
tho former having taken $60,290 and tho
last named, $60,515. Starley county Is tho
only ono In tho stnto which has taken none
of tho fund. Tflo whole territory west of
the river tins only taken $76,853, of which
$7,132 Is taken by Gregory and Lyman coun
ties, the rest going to tho Black Hills etc
tton.
Dnkntn Court Decisions.
PIERRE, S. D., July 18. (Special Tele
gram.) Opinions were handed down In tho
supremo court today In the following cases:
Tiv Cnrsnn a. D. McConnell nnd S. fj.
McConnell, co-partners, .uguliist T. J.
Snleer. Roberts county. ODDcnl dismissed
By Hnncy C. C. Bennett, for bcnellt of
creditors of Plerro Savlnas Bank, against
A. L. Ellis nnd Llbbie J. Ellis, Potter
county, ufHrmed.
J. A. toug or ucaaes was aamitteu to
practice on a certificate from tho supremo
court of Nebraska.
Tho court took a recess until August 29.
Itoily of Unknown Found.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. July 18. (Special.)
Reports from Laramlo ststo that tho body
of an unknown man, aged nbout 40 years,
was found on the banks of the Laramie
river near tho Fisher ranch and not far
from Laramie, Thero wero no marks of Ij
lenco on the body and It Is believed to bo
a caso ot suicide, tho pocxeis were empty
and not a thing was found that would give
a clue to tho Identity of tho deceased. The
authorities aro Investigating tho mystery.
Wn-i'li nt flrnvpl Tits.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 18. (Special.)
A bad wreck occurred at the Sherman gravel
nits at nn early hour this morning, result
lng In tho-serlous Injury of Engineer Nltchcr
and the slight Injury of two other employes,
A switch englno in chargo of Nitcher was
at work at the pits when a freight trnln
came along and crashed Into tho light en
glno. The engines were badly damaged
nnd thrown from tho track. Traffic was
delayed but a few hours.
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ELDORADO, Kan., July 18. Another big
crowd, composed lurgcly of women, filled
the courtroom today whon tho preliminary
cxnmlnntlon of Miss Jcsslo Morrison, charged
with tho murder of Mrs. Olln Castle, was
resumed. Interest in today's proceeding!
centered In tho testimony of Olln Castle,
husband of tho young woman who wns slain
a week after her mnrrlago to him.
When Mr. Cnstlo was called to tho witness
stand tho first questions nsked him woro ns
to tho razor with which his wife was killed.
Ho Identified It as ono from tho stock kept
at the Racket store, whero ho nnd Miss Mor-v
rlson had been employed. Tho witness was
questioned at length no to his relations with
Miss Morrison. Ho testified that sho quit
work at tho store in Jnnuary last, but that
sho continued to visit tho store. About two
weeks beforo tho tragedy and beforo his
marriage, ho testified, Mlsn Morrison enmo
In and said to him: "Meet mo at Mr. Ehlcr's
at 11 o'clock or you will wish you had." Ho
did not meet her. Ten dnys later, after his
marriage, as ho was walking home nt 11
o'clock at night, Miss Morrison stepped up
to him, took him by tho nrm and said: "I
want to sec you." Ho testified that ho
jerked away from her and walked homo
raptdlv.
When closely pressed on cross-cxamlnn-
tton Mr. Cnstlo testified that friendly rela
tions botwecn himself and Miss Morrison
had been broken oft during March last, but
ho Instated that thoy never wero very In
timate, though a few letters had paused be
tween them. Mr. Castle- stated that ho had
been engaged to tho young woman whom ho
married, tho daughter of Judge Wiley, for
about a year and a half beforo their mar
rlano. Miss Morrison, who has appeared cool and
unconcerned heretofore, broke down and
wept during today's proceedings, this oc
curring when her aged father testified as to
her movements on the day of tho tragedy.
Ills testimony was unimportant.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I'rnKnnstlentloii far Tlitirmlny and
Frlduy Includes I'll I r Ski en
nnd Northerly Winds.
WASHINGTON. July 18. Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Nebraska Generally fair Thursday
tfnd Friday; northerly winds.
For Iowa and Missouri Generally fair
Thursday and Friday; cooler In western por
tions Friday; varlablo winds.
For North and South Dakota Fair Thurs
day and Friday; warmer Friday; variable
wlnde.
For Kansas Fair and cooler Thursday;
Friday fair; varlablo winds.
For Colorado Showers and cooler In east
ern portion Thursday; fair In western; Fri
day fair; northwesterly winds.
For Wyoming Generally fair Thursday
except showers and cooler In southeast por
tion; Friday generally fair and warmor;
northeasterly winds.
For Montana Fair and warmer Thursday;
warmer Friday; westerly winds.
I.ocnl Ilecord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, July 18. Ofllclal record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding dny of tho last threo
years:
1900. 1899. 1899. J897.
Maximum temperature .. 82 Ml OS. XI
Minimum temperature ... GO 62 73 67
Average temperature ... 71 71 84 iO
Precipitation oo .oo .00 .oo
Record of precipitation nt Omaha for this
day nnd since March 1, 1900:
Normnl temperature for tho dny 715
Deficiency for tho dny 4
Total excess slnco March 1 35'l
Normal rainfall 15 Inch
Dellclency for tho day 15 Inch
Total since March 1 15. U' Inches
Dellclency slnco March 1 2. '-'7 Indies
Dellclency cor. period, 1899 1.10 Inrlies
Deficiency cor, period, 1S99 41 inch
ltpporl from Slut Inns nt 8 I. M,
5? K ?3
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so ' i7m
78 88 .1)
72 U)
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70 72 .0)
76 M) .00
6S 70 .Id)
61 r.s .to
7S 7M .CO
"C 80 .01
72 71 .M)
80 82 .00
61 (A .(H)
70 70 .(0
68 76 .l)
84 8S .0)
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Omaha, part cloudy
North Plntte, clear
Cheyenne, clear
Salt Lnke, clenr
Itnpld City, part cloudy
Huron, part cloudy
Wllllston, clenr
Chicago, clear
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davonport, cloudy
Kansas City, clear
Helena, clear
Havre, part cloudy
Bismarck, cloudy
Galveston, purt cloudy
T Indicates trace of nreclnltatlon.
L. A. WELSH,
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