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OMAHA, MONDAY MOHNIXG, OCTOBER i0, 1000.
SINGLE COLY EIV.E CENTS
S
ENEMY GROWS
Insurgent Make Pierce Attacks Under Lead
of White Officen.
HEROIC FIGHT OF CAPTAIN BEIGLER'S MEN
Driio Back the Filipinos After an Engage
ment Lasting Two Hours.
DESERTER THREATENS FORMER COMRADES
David Pagin Swears Enmity Toward Men
of His Old Company.
GENERAL HALL'S FORCETAKES HARD MARCH
VlTFntr Chinese Porter IHe mill
ITorly Men Arc Sent In lloiltiil
luurKCiil OrnwIiKC Active
In Uenernl YnunjT Dlalrirl.
MANILA, OcL 28. -While scouting nenr
Looo detachment of tho Twentieth nnd
Twenty-eighth regiments under Captain
Hosier woro attacked by 400 insurgents
armed with rifles under the command of a
wliltu man whoso nationality In not known
lo tho Amerlcnni). Tho Insurgents for the
most part woro Intrenched. Aftor an
heroic fight Captain Dclglcr drovo off the
enemy, killing more than seventy-fix e. The
fight lanted for over two hours. Captain
llolglcr and three privates were slightly
wounded and two of tho Americans were
killed.
An engagement look placo October 21 be
tween detachments of tho Third cavalry and
tho Thirty-third volunteer Infantry, num
bering sixty, and a force of Insurgents, In
cluding rltlemen und 1,000 bolnmen. The
fighting was despernte. Finally under pros
Furo of overwhelming numbers tho Ameri
cana wcro compolled to rctlro to Narvlcan.
Lieutenant George L. Feblgcr and four
privates were killed, nine wounded und four
nro missing. Twenty-nine horses aro miss
ing. A number of tcamatnra were captured
by tho Insurgents, but wcro Mibscqucntly
released. Tho enemy's loss Is estimated at
ISO. A civilian launch towing a barge louded
with merchandise near Arayat was at
tucked by a forco of 150 Insurgents under
David Fagln, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth' infantry. Tho American troops on
hearing tho firing turned out in forco before
tho boat could bo looted and captured.
Ileertcr 'ov n (eneriil,
Fagln, who holds the rank of general
nmong tho Insurgents, has sworn spoclal
enmity ngalnst his former companions. Of
tho twenty men ho captured a month ngo
Kovon huvo returned, one was killed in a
fight, his body bolng horribly mutllnted.
Fagln sends incsuges to his former com
rades threatening them with violence If
they becomo his prisoners. It wan Fugln's
men who captured Lieutenant Frederick
,W. Alotnctter, who In still a prisoner.
General Hall's expedition, with a force
of nearly SOO men, through tho mountains
to lllngangon, province of lntunta, la pur
suit of tho insurgent General Callles, al
though It discovered no trace of the enemy
encountered great hardships on the march.
Twenty Chincso porters died and forty in?n
-wore sent Into tho hospltul. After station
ing a garrison of 50 men In Blnnngonan
nnd visiting I'olullllo Island, off the roast
of Infanta province, General Halo nnd tho
rest of his forces embarked thcro on tbo
transport Garronse.
Reports from General Young's district
nhow a dally Increase of Insurgents there,
owing to tho fact that recruits aro going
thither from tho towns,
While- a detail of the Thirty-third vol
unteor Infantry was returning from Ban
gued on rafts It was fired upon bv Insur
gents, Sergennt Berdstallcr being killed and
two privates wounded.
Archbishop Chapclle, who recently left
Manila, accompanied by sovernl friars, for
tho northern districts of Luzon under con
ditions that aroused tho suspicions of tho
Filipinos hero that ho Intended to estab
lish tho friars In parishes there, was
warmly welcomed at Dagupan.
As two years havo elapsed since an op
portunity for baptism was presented, more
than 2,500 persons havo boen baptized. In
view of tho protest of tho parish against
tho appointment of a friar as parish priest
Mgr. Chapello did not attempt to mako It.
Tho rhlllpplno commission has decided
to complin tho revised Philippines' cus
toms tariff from Its own Investigations, as
sisted by tho report of the army board,
Tho result will bo forwarded to tho United
States for publication and' discussion among
thoso lntorosted In foreign commerce.
When tho details appear to be satisfac
tory and tho draft has been npproved by
tho secretary of war tho commission will
yiromulguto It here ns a low. The meas
ure has taken on a new and International
commercial Interest, nnd tho course of tho
commission la heartily commended here.
HIS REASONS FOR RESIGNING
J'rlncr Hoheulnhe Stulc Tlmt He
Noticed h CronliiK Desire to
iKiiore lllin.
BERLIN. Oct, 28. Prince llohenlohe, lu
conversation with a representative of tho
Associated Press, made soma statements
In regard to tho chancellorship, Although
expressing himself with great caution ho
cited as tho principal reason for resigning
the fact tlmt he had noticed for some time
n growing dcslro to lgnnrn him on Impor
tant occasions. Ho admitted that bis In
creasing deafness, especially In tho left
ear, had made It annoying for Emperor
William to converso with him, While
Prlnco Hohcnloho would not say precisely
what very recent occasion had emphasized
this inclination to lgnor) him he nsserted
that this was tho Immediate cause of his
going to Hamburg with a written request
to relinquish his olllclal burdens, This, be
said, ho presented In person to Kmporor
William, who seemed astonished, but re
plied that In view of tbo advanced ago
of tho prlnco ho would not urgo him to
reconsider hla resignation. It also appears
that his parting with tho kaiser wns af
fectionate, and that both remain on good
terms, When Prlnco Hohenloho returns
to nerlln for tho winter he Intends to
frequent tho court nnd Its festivities, his
physician having urged him to this course
as they consldor tlmt tho total absence
of eNcttoment would endanger his life. He
Ib about to go to his ancestral home at
Hchllllngsfurt. Later ho will go to Munich
nnd then to Mcran, In tho Austrian Tyrol,
or to Italy, where ho expects to get rid of
an annoying cough.
Slur tier tit Ml. Joseph,
ST JOSEPH. Mo.. Oct. 28. -An unknown
man was shot and Instantly killed this
morulas at Fourth nnd Chnrles streets and
the murderer escaped The itlm was a
strange r In the city, was fairly well drrnsed,
nhout 3) years of niie, about 5 feet 8 Inches
In height und light romplexloned. It l
I VOMlblo that robbery was ttw motive.
Arfvine to LabojM
SOI'TII AUHL'It.V, Xcl7
25. To the Killtor of The Hoc: I
ntn a luborlnni!iii and linvc
voted the democratic ticket for
twenty-one yours, but nm fully
convinced tlmt 1 linve been voting
wrong; therefore I propose to
vote for McKlnley nml prosperity
this fall, and would advise all la
boring people to do the same.
Yours truly, JOHN" 1KM
I Carpenter, South Auburn. Neb.
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DEATH CLAIMS MAX MULLER
Celebrated Srliuliir Dim nl a Itlpr Akc
nt 1 1 1 k Hume In lltm
Innil. (Copyright, l!u, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Oct. 2S. (New Yolk World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Frledrlcb
.Maxlmllllun Muller, commonly known as
Max Muller, corpus professor of compara
tive philology nt Oxford University, died
toduy nt 12:33 p. m. His dlsensc was av
nrfectlou of tho liver. Until ten days ngo
he whs able to continue writing his auto
biography, dictating to his son. He was
perfectly conscious until this morning.
For half n century ho had been cele
brated ii n n philologist, Orientalist, scholar
and author, it was Intended from his birth,
In 1S23, that ho should be 11 scholar. Ho
was born In Dcssnti, Germany, tho son of
the well known root nnd man of letters,
William .Muller. Max Muller studied In
Ilcrlln, Lelps'.c nnd Paris and when only
23 yeara old was noted for his knowledge
of Oriental languages.
At that timo he was called to Kngland
to edit tho lllg Veda for the Kast India
company, notwithstanding that, although
profoundly versed In Sanscrit, Arabic, He
brew, German and French, he could not
sppnk English. Hn became professor of
modern languages In Oxford University in
lfcul and In 18GS bo was mado profossor of
comparative philology, tho chftlr being cre
ated for him.
Dr. Mullur's greatest literary work was
a translation from tho Sanccrlt of the old
est of the sacred books of India. Ho wns
also tho author of u "History of Sanscrit
Literature," "Survey of Languages," "Lec
tures on the Science of Languages," "Chips
from a German Workshop" and "Dlogruph
Ical KsBays."
Universities conferred many honors upon
tho great scholar. Cambridge and Edin
burgh mado him a LL. D. and Oxford gavo
him tho title of Ph. I). Tho French Instl
tuto elected him ns a foreign member and
the king of Prussia decorated him with
tho ancient order "Pour lo Merltc."
Dr. Muller In May, 1S93. mado n wrltton
attack on theosophy which did much to
shake faith In that doctrine. He declarod
that tho esoteric Iluddhlsm preached by
Madamo Illavatsky never existed In India
and that tho madamo, being Ignorant of
the languages In which tbo canonical books
of Buddhism are written, fell under the in
fluence of designing Hindoos, who played
upon her credulity.
SOME MINES REMAIN CLOSED
Lehigh and AVIIkmharre Cnnl Com
liony Hhn Not Vet Compiled
with Demand.
HAZLKTON. Pa., Oct. 28. Tho Lehigh
and Wllkesbarro Coal company, operating
tho Audenteld, Honey Brook nnd Green
Mountain collieries in this district, has
not yet complied with the demands of the
anthracite minors. It is said that tho
company will grant tho concessions by
November 1. when work will bo resumed.
Thcro will bo no resumption of work at
tho Mllnesvlllo colliery, which Is operated
by tho A. S. Von WIcklo estate. Owing
to nn ngreoment with the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, tho officials say they
cannot h fiord to grant an Increase of 10
per cent and If tho men return to work they
will have to bo contented with tho old rate
of wages. Tho Van WIcklo company has
granted tho Increase at Its other collieries
at Coleraln and Heaver Meadow. It is
SHld that Calvin Pardee, owner of tho Lat
tlmer mines, will not tako back thoBo men
who struck before tho mines were closed
down by SOO marchers somo weeks ngo.
The firemen and brakemon on tho Dola
waro, Susquehanna & Schuylkill railroad
havo submitted a number of demands to
tho railroad officials. Tho former demand
that thirty hours constltuto threo shifts
and that they bo paid $7 for tho sarao In
stead of 5,10, which they receive at pres
ent. Tho brnkemen demand an Increase
of 10 por cent In tholr wages. Tho en
gineers have no grievances. This railroad
Is owned by Coxo Bros. & Co., which oper
ates six collieries In this region and ws
built for tho purpose of hauling coal from
Us mines to tho tracks of the Lohlgh Val
ley railroad.
AGREE ON THE ADVANCE
Compnule In Wyoming; Vnllrr with
Vrr Kxccptlon Grunt Ten Ir
Cent Arivnncc.
WILKESHAHKE, Pa., Oct. 28. All the
coal companies In tho Wyoming valley, with
a few exceptions, havo now posted notices
granting their employes tho 10 per cent In
crease asked for by tho Scranton conven
tion. Tho exceptions aro a fow Individual
operators who do not employ many bands,
Ilut It Is said that when the men employed
at theso collieries report for work tomorrow
they will bo told they will receive Uio same
wages paid by tho other companies. Tho
Kingston Coal company had notices posted
today granting tho Increase, This company
employs 2,200 men nnd was tho last of tho
Individual concerns In tho valley to graut
tho I nc rouse. The officials of tho Susquo
hatina company had a conferenco with their
employes Saturday and agreed to pay them
tho advance.
President Mitchell and tbo members of
Uie mining board visited Plttstou today.
They wcro received enthusiastically. Ad
dresses were made by President Mitchell,
Fred Dlichor and others. President Mitchell
told tho men to all go to work tomorrow.
Ho nlso congratulated them on their be
havior during tho htrlke.
Memnrlnl Service Mi l. I,
NEW YOIUC. Oct, 2S.-A union service In
momop; of Presbyterian missionaries who
were killed at Jo Tine Ku in Juno last
was held today In tho Fifth Avenutv I'res
byterliin church, The missionaries So r.i
ineinhered were: , George Ynrdley Tnylor.
M U.; Courtlnndt van Rensselaer Hodge,
M. 1).. nnd Mrs. Hodge, ami tho Row nnd
l rill,kT h Hlmcox uml their threo little
children, J. Asiilnwall Kodgo, Jr.. of this
city, u cousin of Mr. Hodge. wa present.
Ktoumrr Coin.- from NIiiKirnr.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Ort 2S.-The steamer
Dolphin nrrlved from Skagwny today with
ISO passengers and t.'uo.MO in Bold from the
Klondike. Tho Klondike came up til
river on tho Xcnlandlu, leaving Dawson
October 14, The river wns then full of
lloatlng Ice for 100 miles and tho weather
was bitterly cold. Two email steamers left
two days later and aro now wlndbound on
I.ako Labarg. IUvr navigation is vr
for the season.
PLANS OF FRANCE STATED
M. Waldeck-EouBieau Outlines the Policy of
the Government,
ANXIOUSLY-AWAITED SPEECH DELIVERED
I'nlks nt the l.njhiK "f the Corner
Mtnne of Xev llnrrneks nt Ton
louse anil In llenrtlljr Cheered
r I'o ptil nee.
PAIHS, Oct. 2S. M. Waldeck-Rousseau
yesterday delivered at Toulouso tho anxiously-awaited
speech outlining the policy
nnd program of the government In anticipa
tion of tho renssumbllng of Parliament. The
occasion was tho laying of tho cornerstone
of tho new barracks there. Tho premier left
Paris Saturday and nrrlved at Toulouso yes
terday. Ho wns received by tho senators
nnd deputies of tho department. The popu
lace cheered M. Wnldeck-ltousseau, although
a few dissenting voices were heard.
Tho archbishop of Toulouse and generals
of tho army corps delivered an address as
surlng tho premier In behalf of the clergy
and the army of respect for him and attach
ment to tbo republic.
Ilepllng to the assurances of the gen
erals M. Waldeck-Itoiifseau said: "Tho
army awakens too many hopes not to be
cherished by the country. Wo arc too Jcal
ous of the future of tho army not to strive
to have France not merely follow tho prog
ress of other nations, but to outstrip them.
Wo are sure, our army will respond to theso
expectations by directing Itsolf to Its noble
task nnd will leave no place In Us rank or
divisions which only weaken It."
The laying of the cornerstone took place
In tho afternoon. M. Wnldeck-ltousseau ro
served his principal speech for the banquet
which followed tho ceremonies. This wn
given by tho municipality In the nnclent
Jacobin convent, where tho banquet hall was
decorated with the tricolor.
4'rltlolmiin Are Anmrerril,
He dovotcd part of his spoech to answorlng
criticisms. He said ho had not replied be
fore becnuco tho cabinet had received the
widest nnd clearest mandate, because It was
time to act nnd not tlmo (to talk and bo
catiso ho and his colleagues looked to the
Chamber of Deputies alono for approbation
or censure of their conduct.
Alluding to tho great demonstration of
mayors in Paris, which he described ns
"tho most striking consecration any rcglmo
has ever received," he said that Franco
had lu this way Bhown how little It was
moved by biased accusations ngalnst tho
ministry.
Referring to tho support which tho so
cialists had given tho government, ho re
marked: "The government desired the
support of those who, having always Borved
the republic, uro better entitled to defend
her than thoso who have opposed her."
Proceeding to sketch the gloomy situa
tion when tho cabinet took office "with
agitation Increasing and nationalism en
gnging In dally battles with tho police,"
he said that to face this condition a sin
cere concentration of republicans was
brought about "yet not by conceding to
each member of tho cabinet something
which separated him from the others, but
by excluding everything that tended to
division, and retaining all that tended to
unity.
"It Is said," ho continued, "that wo aro
leading tho country to ruin, when really
It would not be an exaggeration to say
wo havo saved her from ruin.
Nutlon'n 1'imrr Alironil.
"Whllo these Internal events are being
accomplished," ho continued, "our position
Is being strengthened abroad, where we
are supported, when necessary, by the
valor of our army. Our policy has gained
for us our former authority and success.
Wo have shown oursolvos determined to
abdicate nothing of our rights nnd wo
aro convinced that aggressive blustering
has nothing in common with truo patriot
ism. When tbo exposition opened tho gov
ernment dcomcd that after undergoing bucIi
violent shocks the country could bo left
to tho benefits of a needful truce.
"This period of peaco has been filled by
glorious work. No more fruitful Ideas
were ever agitated than come to the front
In the exposition congresses,"
M. Waldeck-Rousscau dwelt on the neces
sity of enforcing discipline among state
officials. Ho expressed the hope that the
budget would bo voted nnd adverted to the
projected diminution of the excise duty on
aiconoi, wnich is ono of tho lcadlnc In
ternal questions. After this he enlarged
on tho necessity that tho Chamber should
pass a law regulating associations di
rected ngalnst religious congregations. He
dilated on tho dangors attending tho ac
cumulation by such parties of Immense
properties and the evil of teachings prej
udicial to tho republic, declaring that
tne existence of such a rival power within
tho state constitutes an Intolerable situa
tion which demands an Immediate solu
tion," CHURCHILL STANDS PAT
AVlnnton Spencer Will Xot Withdraw
or Apoluiclxe for 1IU llrcont
Statement.
LONDON. Oct. 20. The snllMtnr. nf
Winston Spencer Churchill havo written
to the solicitors of the earl nf llnolm
cllnlng in tho name of Mr. Churchill, el'thor
to witnaraw or npoiogizo for Mr.
Churchill's recent statement that the earl
of Rosslvn in letters and dlsnatohx frnm
South Africa to London papers had libeled
British soldiers nnd had made assertions
that were nothlnir short of fnlH,hnn,u
This morning he writes to tho Dally Mall
repudiating tho suggestion that ho Is
moven uy personal feeling against Lord
uosaiyn, hut pointing out that tho earl
Is responsible for n "libelous st atnmnnl
concerning four famous cavalry regi
ments."
After saying that If Lord rtnsslvn u-ili
frankly withdraw tho alio! 1 Ihnl mis
statement, ho (Mr. Churchill) will bo the
first to regret that hard words havo boen
spoken. He refers to his action regard
ing i.oru uossiyn's misleading account of
Mr. Churchill's escnpo In South Afrlcn,
pclntlug out that this resulted In the pub
lishers withdrawing T.nrri iinivn ,i.
from circulation r.nd In Lord Rosslyn writ
ing 10 .Mr. unurcnui that tho passage was
net intended In an offenslvo senso act!
should bo expunged In future editions.
GREET ENGLISH W0RKINGMEN
DelrKHte from Trade Union Given
Worm Welcome hy l'nrl
Niielctle.
PARIS, Oct. 23. Thee was a largo gath
ering of socialists and worklngmou'a so
cieties at tho Bourse du Travail today to
welcome eight delegates from the English
trades unions, Including Mr. Balnes, sec
retary of the Society of Engineers, Mr.
Pickles of the Society of Talntcrs and Mr.
Richard Bell, secretary of tho Railway
Servants' society, who presented a mani
festo to French worklngmen In favor of
peace and good fellowship between the two
cations.
Soldior CajrtStand It
KOUFOMC, Xeb.j Oct. 27.-To
the Ktlltor of Tho Hen: I wish to
Btnte that I enlisted In Company
H, Thirty-ninth reylment. United
States volunteer, In September,
1S9!, served In tho Philippine
InIiuhIh und wns returned nnd ills
rhnrKcd .September J 2, 11)00. I
huvo always been a democrat, but
after seeing the literature that
wns circulate)! there for political
purpose 1 began to think seri
ously of tho matter, a'ntl I am sat
lslled Hint the Filipinos received
encouragement from people lu tho
United Stntes, and nil such ate
thereby responsible for the death
of so inany of our brave boys.
Lithographs of Itrynu and Agul
nnldo pictures were displayed sltlu
by side In windows. 1 concluded 1
could no longer uphold a party
that was encouraging such work,
which seemed to me to be wholly
for political purposes. I shall vote
the rcpubllcuu ticket this fall.
Yours truly,
1. L. BUHMAXN.
REPORT BOXERS ACTIVE
llHrrovr Inpr Storle of .OntTerlnitit of
Mtanlonnrlr Come, from liientr
Teng I'll.
LONDON, Oct. 28. The Chinese Imbroglio
Is In a state of quietude. Advices from
Pao Ting Fu give harrowing stories of the
suffering of tho missionaries nt tho hands
of tho Boxers, and It Is reported that ten
missionaries s.re nt Cheng Teng Fu.
The Times correspondent nt Pao Ting Fu
says tho Boxers dcclar.1 tho provincial
treasurer has ordered them to kill all for
eigners. He allowed eleven to bo massacred.
Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from
Pckln, under date of October 26, says:
"Tho foreign ministers in conferenco
today decided to add the nume of Prlnco VI
and Ylng Nlon to those of tho soven offi
cials whoso execution Franco has de
manded." It Is said the commander nf tho allied
troops nt Pao Ting Fu has arrested the
provincial treasurer, who was chiefly re
sponsible for the 111 treatment of the
rescued missionaries.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Dally Express claims to have nuthorlty for
tho statement that when penco Is restored
Russia will bond back to Its owners tho
railway from Tong Ku to Nlu Chwnng.
ANXIOUS TO SHOW ITS POWER
Jin Taper Sntlxlled nitti .Mnrqul
llo'n Promotion mid Want
Mtroiifr Foreign I'oIlc-.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 9. (Correspondence of
tho Associated -Press.) Tho accession of
Marquis Ito to power has been received by
the native press generally in a spirit of
congratulation, Mpeclall; Ic'vlew of the ris
ing feeling that Japan Just now needs its
strongest man at tho helm In order to enable
It to assert Its rights. The Influential
papers aro clamoring for a strong foreign
policy. They favor making tho most of
Japan's expanded armament In holding tho
balance of power in the Orient. It is' felt
that tho Chincso difficulty has demonstrated
that tho western powers aro essentially wenk
becauso they aro not here and cannot got
hero In anything like powerful forco. Jnpnn
bolng on the spot with Its nrmy of 500,000
and its powerful nnvy can enslly dominate
the situation, especially If any ono of the
strong western powers will Join hands
with it.
RUSSIANS ARRIVE ON TIME
MUcorerr nf the Mmii- Mine at Mnk
den Prevent n WholeNiile
I)etrulloii.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 2S. Tho Russlnn
sappers who wero employed to. dig out and
destroy the mines at Mukden, official dis
patches say, found tho wholo district rained
and It was only the unexpected arrival of
the Russians that prevented wholesale de
struction. A special commission was ap
pointed to Investigate. Tho advices also
say that the provincial treasurer escaped
and that tho Chinese guerrillas had been
looting extensively, tholr booty Including
tho Manchu throne, extensive libraries nnd
colossal archaeological objects, all of great
valuo.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA ARE IN
Tvro (irent Nation or Europe Deride
to Aei'ept AiiKlo-tJenuHn
AKreenient.
VIENNA. OcL 28. The semi-official Pnll.
tlscbe CorresDondenz assorts th
and Russia, after discussion, have decided to
accept tne Angio-Oeruan agreement.
Not In JtuiNliv' Way.
BERLIN, Oct. 28. Tho Berliner Post
publishes today nn inspired article showing
mat tne Angio-uerman agreement will In
terfere In no way with Russia.
"If England bad not arrived at nn agree
ment with Germany," tho paper says, "sho
would have been compelled to do so with
Russia. This would havo been a severe
blow to German trade, Germany In her
capacity as an honest broker bus preserved
Russian interests, '
P0ST0FFICE MEN JOIN UNION
Clerk of Chlcuico Alllllute Thenntelrc
Trlth the American Feilerntlou
of Labor.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Postoffice clerks of
Chicago today entered tho ranks of the
trade unionists. The dorks havo affiliated
themselves with tho American Federation
of Labor and the new organization will be
known as "The Chicago PoBtofllce Clerks'
Union." It Is claimed that practically all
tbo 1,400 postoffico employes In Chlcugo aro
Included In tho move.
Foremost among the objects for which
tbo new union Is to strive will be tbo adop
tion of tho eight-hour work day for lottor
carriers. Another object to be given al
most equal prominence will be tho agita
tion In favor of federal legislation that
will fix absolutely tbo rato of wnges for
letter carriers and other postoffico em
ployes, taking that master completely out
of tho bands of the "promotion boards"
and other similar agencies,
It is to be a labor union purs and simple
and will direct Its efforts solely to tho
problem of bettering the lot of tho rank
and hie of postoffice employes.
Nrw I'lnee for Weed,
TOLKDO, O.. Ort. 2S. -W. H. Weed of this
city, former freight traffic manager of the
Clover Leaf, hns been selected truffle mali
nger of tho Chicago Junction railway und
will take charge November L
ROUSES AKESON'S NEIGHBORS
Poyuter's Pardon of Murderer Kearns is
Btrongly Condemned.
VIOLATION OF LAW TO AID CRIMINAL
Outrniceon Misconduct of the flov
ernor Will Cot film the Vote of
C'u County at the Cnnilnn
l'.lectloii.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., Oct. 2S. (Spo
ctnl.)lt becomes evident lis election draws
near that tho voters of Cass county aro go
ing to glvo William A, Poynter n surprise
that ho will long remember nt tho poll.
Perhaps no section of tho county was as
deeply stirred over hlo action In pardoning
tho murderer, John Benwell Kenrns, as
Weeping Water and vicinity. Certainly not
slnco the night on which the awful tragedy
occurred until tho nows of his pardon have
tho citizens been so stirred up nnd all are
outspokoa In condemnation of Governor's
Poynter's outrageous conduct. Tho cold
blooded murder of Matthew Akcson and the
attempt on tho lives of tho entlro fsmlly for
money cannot be forgotten nnd when a man,
without regard for tho family ho attempted
to murder, the citizens of the county and
slntc, la dlsobedletico of the law ho Is
sworn to obey, deliberately pardons a crim
inal such ns Kenrns nnd then bos tho nerve
to nk for rc-elcctlon to the oftlco of gov
ernor ho Bhould receive such n chnetlsomcnt
nt tho polls tlmt the leeson will bo ono no
successor will ever ask to have repented. In
tho snmc herald that unuouueed that Hon.
W. J. Bryan would speak In Weeping Water
Governor Poynlor was nlso billed. There
wero a number of people present that
wanted to hear tho governor explain n fow
things, but tho governor did not come. Ho
know that Cass county sentiment was
against him.
Tom Akcson, tho eon, whose remombrnncn
of Kearns dates back to that night of
tho murder when ho grappled with his as
s.illnnt when n revolver was pressed against
his body and his life wns saved becauso of
tho failure of tho cartridge to explode, Is
leaving nothing undone within his Influence
ugalnst Poynter. Mr. Akcson lives In Mount
Pleasant precinct, about six miles from
Weeping Water, and only recently remarked
to The Bee correspondent that when tho
votes are counted In his precinct "you will
notlco tho poor showing Governor Poynter
makes."
Hentlnient MtroiiK Ann I nut l'o nlrr.
But Mr. Akeson Is not confining himself
to home, but Is using his influenco the
county over. Your correspondent has inter
viewed a number of citizens In this vicinity
regarding Poynter's action In pardoning
John Benwell Kearns. Just here It might
bo staled that wo believe thero Is not a
single person In tho community who up
holds Poyntor and It Is safo to say, without
regard to party, that the news of Poynter's
defeat would cnuso no tears to bo shed
among his former Ktaunchcst supporters.
Following aro some Interviews:
R. G. CHzbe I think It nn outrage. I
don't think tho governor Is altogether re
sponsible, but his action In this and the fact
that tho politicians seem to pull him so
easily makos him an unsafe man for office.
Constablo R. 1). MnNurlin I am going to
vote for Mr. Dietrich for governor." I think
Poynter's action in, pardoning Kearns simply
rotten.
W. H. Pool, Insurance ngont, says: "in n
circular letter Governor Poynter makes an
effort to Justify blmtclf In tho Kearns par
don case by gottlng behind tbo certificates
of tho warden nnd prison physician, nnd tells
us tho governor is accustomed to Ignoring
our law governing pardons. The legislature
passing the law placed this duty at the gov
ernor's door, subject, however, to law. Sec
tion 665, Criminal Code, reads: 'Tho gov
ernor shall havo power to grant pardons,
nfter conviction, for all offences except trea
son, but no pnrdon shall bo granted until
nfter notlco shall have ilrst bean given fdr
two weeks of such application for a pardon
by publishing the said notlco In a newspaper
printed In tho county where tbo conviction
wns had, which notlco shall state name of
applicant, tho offence, of which ho was con
victed, In what court nnd when convicted,
and tho time when tho application was
made.' All parts of this section of law ap
pear to havo b"cn ignored by our governor,
ns no notlco whatever was given to tho peo
plo of Cnss county as tho law requires. Cass
county has at least ten newspapers, and long
after Kearns was safe on Canadian soil wo
peoplo In a roundabout way learn that tho
murderer of our old citizen is safe in the
queen's dominion north of Us, no application
ever being mado to our governor, no notlco
given to Cass county, nnd now tho governor
In a circular Insults us with tho statement
thnt hn has no excuso to mako for Ignoring
our law."
Poynter I Very Wronsr.
Dr. Thomas My opinion is that Poyn
ter did very wrong. I do not blamo him as
much ns Leldllgh and the doctor in at
tendance, who, probably received money
for securing Kenrns' pardon, but the gov
ernor should have Inquired Into the matter
more fully and for that reason Is not a fit
man for tho office.
A. I. Ralston I believe tho governor did
wrong and think there was boodle used.
S. W. Orton I blamo Governor Poyn
ter for not Inquiring Into tile matter moro
fully and also for not complying with tho
law. If tho peoplo of Cnss county had been
apprised of his Intention to pardon Kcurns
they would havo all, regardless of politics,
strenuously objected. Leldllgh and the
prison doctor no doubt duped tho governor,
but that does not excuse Poynter. Kenrns
was sentenced for life, not to be turned
looso nmong honest citizens.
Mayor Butler The pardon of Kearns
under tho circumstances shows Poynter to
be n weak tool In tho bands of his friends.
The fact that ho completely Ignored tho
peoplo and tho law covering his net should
bo Impressed on tho people. By all means
let us havo n change. Neglect to punish
criminals to tho full extent will cause
many communities to tako the Inw Into
their own bunds.
POLES GO OUT FOR BLOOD
Gather About .Store of Toledo Muii nml
Invite If lut OnUlde to lie
Killed.
TOLEDO, O., Oct. 28. A mob of angry
Poles, numbering perhaps 300, gathered
nbout tho storo of Michael Wzyorkowskl
this evening and tried to get him outside,
declaring thoy would kill hlra on sight.
Friends who attempted to get through to
aid him wero assaulted nnd brutally
beaten. The police were finally sent for
nnd nfter considerable trouble dispersed
tho crowd. But It Is said the troublo will
bo renewed again tomorrow. It Is tho
aftermath of ,n political meotlng when this
man and Congressman Soutard were as
saulted by toughs at a meeting they wero
nddresslng.
Promotion for Knnlneer.
ST. JOHF.PH, Mo Oct. 29 -O. p. Smith,
formerly chief engineer of the Ht. Joseph &
Orand Island rallwnv, 1ms been anpoliitnti
assistant to the chief engineer of the l.nke
Shore & Michigan Southern rnllwav, with
heartuunrterH In Cleveland. He will enter
upon bis duties at once,
Prosperity JJonverts Him
SI1KLBV, Xeb Oct. lit!. -To the
Editor of Tho Bee: Tho fimlon
Ists have been clnlmlriB thnt there
Iw no title who voted for Bryan In
lSKil who Is now golni to vote for
McKlnley. 1 voted for Bryan In
1MK5 and. on account of Rood
times and fulfillment of all prom
ises, I could not help but to tmp
port the present ndinlnlstratlon.
B. (?. CPSTHi:, Liveryman.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Cooler; Southrrb Winds.
Temiiernture nt Onmliu Yesterday I
Hour. Iler. Hour. llrir.
ft m ns I p. in r7
m ns 'i p. m r.s
7 a. in r,n :i p. in r,n
" m HO 1 p. in 57
- in n p. iii nn
. iii nn ii p. in nr
i ") nr t p. in mi
- "i nu n p. m nn
n p. m r.t
DOCTOR'S STORY OF MURDER
I'liynlelnn Tell of Men VIiIIIiik HN
limine ullli Itodr of .teimle
Itnamehleler.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2S It Is said In Pater
son, N. J., that the present grnurt Jury will
take up Ibo Inquiry Into tho death of Jennie
Bosschleter. for whoso death .McAllister
and his companions nro held. It Is g',cn
out that tho Investigation will bo pushed
vigorously. Dr. Townsend. who refused to
f.ppcnr on the witness stand yesterday, will
appear nl tho Inquest next Tuesday night.
His reason for not answering tho subpoena
wns an order from tho niithorltles to testify
regarding tho visit of tho prisoners to him
on the night of tho murder. Dr. Townsend
now makes tho following statement nf the
midnight cnll and his connection with the
citso:
U hns been stated Hint the four men
Hindu two calls nt my office nnd thnt Hie
Klrl wuh alive when tho carrtngo tlrsl nr
rlved. They caiuo but once nnd It wan
then too Into to render aid to the unfor
tunate. I nm positive of the exact time of
their nrrlvHl, because when the bell rung
nt the bend of tbo bed I looked at the
c ock on tho mantel and muw It was 2
o clock. Through the speaking tub.i l In
iilred the euuse of the Miimmoiii mid was
to d there had been an uccldi ut und was
nuked to come nt once. Through the tubo I
nuked particulars nnd wuh met with tho
word that tho patient wuh In u eurrlngo nt
til" door. It WiiH cold, but I wnlU'd onlv to
don u bathrobe and went dowiiHtalrH. When
tbo door was opened two men whom I
knew ns George Kerr nnd Walter McAllis
ter shoved me ntlde nnd quickly stepped
Inside. Then I was told tlmt n voung
wcnuin hnd been hurt nnd both men de
clared thnt they would curry her In, Hut
without parley 1 brushed past them nnd
went out to the cnrrlnge. It wiih n two
Kjiitoil rig that I hnd often neon at tho
Lrle depot. I did not see the hiickmuii
'IIhto were two men Htundliig nt tho curb
near tho door nf the carriage. I know
Cumpboll by sight. Inside the carrlngo on
a rear sent a young wi muii wan hah'
sealed, half lying ncroHS the back of tho
neat. Her bend !ny sldewnyH acrosn her
breast. 1 lifted her head and lnld It back
gently. It wns limp nnd lifeless. The
olothlnir was (llsiirranged. the hair bunging
about her m-ek nnd shoulders.
Her waist hail been loosened nnd only the
two top buttons,. of tho wUt wore but
toned. There was no pulse. Tho heart
bent hnd been stilled. When I climbed into
tho rig to makn a (.loser examination the
lour men gathered at the side of the car
nage. Their faces wore white nml tliev
looked a quo-jlton. The body wiih cold.
"Hoys," I said to them, "I can do nothing.
She Ir dead."
They scorned to draw back nnd were nil
together when I stepped within tho door
nnd left them In conferenco nt tho curb. It
wiih 2:u0 o'clock when I returned upstairs.
Dr. Townsend said tho men had Insisted
that thn woman should bo taken into his
otn.ee even after she wns pronounced dead.
Early tho next day he saw the account of
tho finding of tho body of Jenulo Boss
chloter near Wagraw bridge.
During his examination of tho young
woman In tho carriage It had been too dark
to distinguish the features and tho circum
stances of the position of tho body, with
tho gash In tho bnclc of the head and tbo
fractured skull reported In tho autopsy,
ndded to tho mystery. On Friday afternoon
ho decided to sock tbo ndvlco of profes
sional friends, who were mado acquainted
with tho whole nffalr. When It nppeared
the cases wcro Identical the authorities
woro notified.
Dr. Townsend visited tho chief of pollco
and gavo thn Information In his possession
nnd tho arrest of Schulthot, Kerr, Camp
bell, Death and McAlllstor followed.
FOUR CHILDREN DROWNED
Son of AVllllnni .Stark Meet Ileulh
"While on n I'leunure.
Hide.
POUT CUNTON. O., Oct. 28. A quad
ruple drowning occurred near Plaster Bod,
on Sandusky bay, eight miles east of here,
this afternoon, Tho drowned are.
DOCULAHS STAIIIC. aged 3 years.
GKOKCK STARK, nged 5 yean.
AI.FIU3D STAKK, nged 8 years.
HUNKV STARK, nged 13 years.
Thoy wero tho children of William Stark.
Mr. Stark nnd tho children went for n
boat rldo this afternoon. On-returning to
shore tho boat became fouled In n fish not
and tho oarsman could not cither forgo
the boat ahead or go back. Tho children be
came frlghtoned and leaning over tho sldo
of tho small craft, it capsized.
Mr. Stark came hero from Toledo three
weeks ago. Ho then had n family of a
wlfo nnd ten children. Last week Harvey,
aged four, died, and tho week before an
other child, nged threo months, also died.
EXPLOSION WRECKS CHURCH
tienricn AV. I.eltch I,ne III Itliflil
Hand nml Nuntnlii Other
lnjiirlr.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s. An explosion of
ucetyleno gas that was to bo used for a
stcreoptlcou cntortalnmcut wrecked tho
Interior of tho First Presbyterian church
In Austin tonight and tho operator, Ooorgo
W. I.eltch, roccutly returned from mis
sionary work In India and Ceylon, lost his
right hand and sustained a number of
other Injuries. Tho nccldcut occurred whllo
preparations wero being inndo for a slcre
optlcon lecture by Mr. Leltch on "Coylon
and ludln." Tho gas was In two cylindrical
tanks about four feet long. One of tho
tanks sprang a leak nnd the light that was
In the lantern lighted It, causing tho ex
plosion. D0WIEITES GIVEN NO REST
i -
I'ronle of Mnnslleld Drnif Deacon on
Hoard Train mid hend Them
A M il'.
MANSFIKLD, 0 Oct. 28, Deacon Kesslor
and nidor It. N. Bouck, Dowicltee, wero
forcibly deported from the city. Bouck hnd
been hero several weeks and hold services,
Ho objected to bolng put on the train nnd
had to be dragged out of the stntlou and put
aboard.
MOB MAY TAKE HUNT
People of Rnlo Threaten to Ljnoh
Cowardly Tough.
HE MURDERED TOWN MARSHAL WAKE
Takes Advantage of tho Officer and Cruellj
Shootfl Him Down,
KILLING THE RESULT OF DRUNKEN BRAVADO
Murderer Was Arreted for Ditorderly Oon
duot by His Viotim.
COOL HEADS AVERT FURTHER TRAGEDY
Hurnsed (ilWi-iin I.IUelr to Villi 1'ntU
CHj- nml Til lie llnnl from Hie
Count)- .lull nnri lliuig'
Mini let.
WVMOIli:, Neb., Oct. :S.-(Speclnl Tide-grnm.)-'Clty
Marshal Wako wns shot nml
killed nt Hulo, n small town on the Bur
lington cast of hero lust nUht, bis ns
sawlu being William ilunt, a tough charac
ter of that town. Hunt hod been drinking
and wns arrested for disturbing thn pence.
Ho was being marched along In front of thn
marshal uud suddenly turned nnd tired tuo
shots at tho olllcer, onu rnteiing Wnke's
mouth und tho other his breast, killing him
Instantly. There wan no ono near and
Hunt, thinking no ono h.id seen him ar
rested, threw uway bis weapon and sneaked
nwuy only to return a fow minutes later
nnd inquire of the croud what the troublo
wns. It wns learned that ho had llrcd th
shots and ho wnH nt onco placed tiudrr nr
rest. A mob wan quickly formed nnd only
for cool bends nnd tho Inck of n lender
Hunt would hnvu been lynched. Ho was
taken to Falls City and placed In Jail.
Hunt hnd been drinking uml when ar
rested ndmlttcd having killed Wake. Feol
Ing Is running high at llulo, whero Wake
wns very popular, nnd It Is feared that an
nttetupt will bo made to tako the murderer
from tho Falls City Jail.
FATAL ACclDiNTAT LINCOLN
High Nehnol Student Killed hy a Com-,
pnnlon After He I urn I no: from
n Siiiidny Hunt,
LINCOLN, Oct. 2S. (Special Telegram.)
Zellln I). Kcdlckcr of Franklin, Neb., n
rtudent In Ibo Lincoln High Hchool, died this
aftornoou from loss of blood resulting from
nu accidental gunshot wound. Ho had been
hunting on tho Salt crock bottoms with a
son of K. 1). HurrlB and when ho returned
to tho young man's homo at noon both re
moved sovernl shells from tholr guns. A
younger son of Mr. Harris, supposlug both
guns unloaded, picked up ono of thoni nnd,
pointing It at Zedlcker, pulled tho trigger.
Ono shell had been overlooked in tho nuvga
ztuo of tho gun and It exploded unexpect
edly, uouSIng sovoml buckshot Into tho
young mau'H leg below tbo hip Joint mid
badly tearing the flesh and bones. Ho die I
ten minutes after receiving the wound.
Zcdlckcr was 20 years old and had been In
Lincoln slnco tbo opening of school.
Hubert J. Chirk, a fireman, was killed In
a most mysterious und unaccountable man
ner on a through Burlington passenger train
betweon Hastings and Malvern, In., early
this morning. Tho train was running at a
rato of forty miles per hour, wbon Unglnccr
"Doc" Allen heard a peculiar nolso and,
BUspectliiK Eomnthlng wrong, he called to his
fireman, but receiving no response. Ho then
climbed down nnd found Chirk unconscious,
hanging over thu gnto betweon tho cnglno
tender. Ono sldo of his skull was crushed
In and a fow minutes later ho died. Tho
body was brought to Lincoln uud will prob
ably bo taken to Tccumseh for burial.
Knglneer Allen was unablo to tell tho
cause of tho man's death. Several theories
nro ndvanced, but all seem Improbable Thn
general belief b) that ho was struck by a
post or brldgo along the track whllo
leaning nut from his post. Trnlnmon, how
ever, say thcro Is no post or other obstruc
tion near enough to tho track to catch a
man leaning from tho train. Clark was un
marrlod nnd had lived In Tccumseh with
rolatlves for several years.
BOERS ATTACK CAPE POLICE
Knull'h Force Are Compelled to
Abandon Tno .VIiixIiii to thn
K nc my.
LONDON, Oct. 29. According to a dis
patch from Capetown to the Dully Mall a
forco of llocru attacked and surrounded a
patrol of Cape police with n convoy nenr
Hoopstadt. Orange Itlvcr Colony, Inst
Wednesday, nnd a sharp fight ensued.
"Tho police," sayH tho correspondent,
"wcro compelled to nhandon two Maxims.
Ultimately reinforced by tho Yeomanry,
they succeeded In gutting away with Uio
convoy, but lost soven killed, eleven
wounded nnd fifteen enptured. Tho Colo
nials wero outnumbered ton to ono nnd thn
engagement lasted for two houni.
"Tho Honrs havo 15,000 men In tho field,
nenrly half of whom aro in Orange Tllver
Colony. Theso nro divided Into comman
does of somo 300 each, but aro capable of
combination for large operations."
KRUGER'S PLANS ANNOUNCED
"Will Proceed to tho llnivtie nnd Kx
pre Thank to Queen 1VII
heliuliin. BHUSSKLS, Oct. 28. The Transvaal
agency announces thnt Mr. Krugcr will
nrrlvu at Marseilles on tho Dutch cruiser
(lelderland November J I or 12. lie will
havo apartments at tho Grand Hotel do
Noallleu, whoro ho will recclvo several
French, Dutch nnd Bolglnn delegates.
Mr. Kruger will procoed to Tho Hague
without stopping at Purls, uud after ex
pressing hlo thanks to Queen Wllholmlna
for Dutch hospltnllty on board tho Odder
land ho will appcnl to tho powers to Inter
vene In tho South African trouble on tho
grounds of artltio 3.
Movement of Ocmn Vel Oct, S
At Yokohama Arrlved-Clty of Itln du
Janeiro, from Han Francisco, via Hono
lulu, for Nagasaki, Shanghai and Hong
Kong.
At Movllle-f nlled Tunlnlan, from Liver
poo', for Montreul.
At iluvrii Bulled La Touralne, for Now
York.
At Southampton Balled Dcutschland,
r-"T Hamburg- and Cherbourg, for Nov;
York.
n Queonstown-Arrlved Lako Chanrp
laln, from Montreal, for Glasgow. Bulled
Etruriii. from Liverpool, for New York.
At New YorkArrived Prlnz Maurlts,
from Paramaribo, ate, Menomlneo, from
London; Hekla, from Copenhagen and
Christiana; Vlncenzo Florin, from Genoa
nnd Naples; Furnessla, from Ulasgow and
MovIIIh. Hailbd Laurentlan, for Movlll
nnd Olnsgow; Astoria, for Movlllt and
QIusbow; Mttinbla, tor London.