The Omaha Daily Bee.
JSSTAHJjISILBT) JUINE H), J87J.
OMAHA, TUUHSDAY MO EKING, DECEMBER 27, IHOO-TEK PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
LIKE UP AT LINCOLN
doming Session of the Legislature
catted Anrand ths Hotels.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES IN EVIDENCE
Headquarters Open in Antlcipctfoa of the
Arrival of Meinben.
WESTERN MEMBERS TALK OF LEGISLATION
Senators from Gattlo OonntTj Propote to
Amend Brand Lam.
SEEKERS FOR PLACES ARE VERY BUSY
Candidate for tierkiihlp anil Other
Important Appolntltc Ofllrrn Are
Carrying on an Active Can
tiinh Among Member.
LINCOLN', Dec. 28. (Special.) Two of
tho avowed candidates fur United States
enator wcro In tho city today anil most
of tho others were represented by proxy.
Oeorgo D. Mclklejohn returned on an
early train from Omaha, where ha spent
Christmas with his friend and advisor,
Ilrad Slaughter. Ho waited for visitors
today at his bachelor residence, 215 South
Fifteenth street. E.,11. Hlnshaw was tho
other candidate on tho ground. Ho tallied
with inenibcm of tho next legislature In
tho lobby of tho Llndell hotel, but did
not open houdqilurtero. Lorenzo Crourisa
was expected this morning, but at noon
It wns iinnounceil that ho would not cotno
to tho city until lato this evening or to
morrow morning. Mr. Crouuso will bo
accompanied by his daughter. Miss
CroiitiHo, who will remain In tho city
throughout tho session of tho legislature.
Bho will 'stay at tho Lincoln hotel, away
from tho nceno of tho senatorial conflict,
but hor father will resldo ut tho Llndcll,
whoro ho"wlll nlso maintain heudquurtors.
Neither Mr. Ulnshuw nor Mr. Molklo
John wero very busy today, probably be
cause thoro wero but fow momberH of tho
legislature In tho city. Tho latter got
dcvcrul of his workers together this after
noon for a prollmlnnry council of wnr. It
was announced that hi a bachelor rcBl
denco would not ho inalntnlnod as his
political headquarters, hut rather as n
homo for hlmsolf and his assistants. Mr.
Mclklojnhn wan In the lobby of tho Lln
doll holol for a few minutes this nMor
noon, but tho fow straggling legislators had
been forced completely out of sight by tho
Immense gathering of dolegateti to tho
touchers' convention, and ho returned to
his home.
llliiNlniiv'n Limited Utterance.
"You can say, If you caro to," said Mr.
Hlnuhaw, "that all tho South liatto mem
bers of tho legislature uro not pledged
to any ono man. It has been reported that
all senuiorH and ropresontntlvos from dis
tricts south of thq river uro a unit In
fnvor, of ono candidate. That report Is un
true." Friends of Mr. lllnshaw assorted today
that tho report that tho Gage county dele
gation wan solid for Thompson was untrue
and tho claim was mado that tho Fnlrbury
candidate would rocelvo Homo of tho four
Qago county votes.
Noarly all of tho now stato officers nr
rlved today with tholr families, nnd their
appearurtca In tho hotels this afternoon
caused tho usual gathering of olllco-scekors.
Governor Dietrich eamo from Omaha and
will probubly remain hero from now on.
llrmiilN anil Murk CoiiiiiiInmIoii.
Senator Frank M. Currlo of Custer county
will Join with Senator J. R. Van llosklrk
of Alliance In un effort to securo tho
passago of several laws for tho protection
of llvo stock Interests. Tho proposed legis
lation wus outlined In Tho Deo sovoral
days ngo und consists of an umendmont to
tho Ilrand and Marku commission law, re
ducing tho membership of that commission
to ono man, who shtll ho permanently em
ployed, a law providing for tho publication
of an ofllclnl brand record and a law pro
viding for Inspection of hides and meat
purchased from stockrulsors by butehcrs
and packing bouses.
Senator Van llo3klrk arrived this morn
ing und will remain hern until tho Ural
vacation of the legislature.
"I havo talked with qulto n largo num
ber of cattlemen during tho last fow days,"
aid ho, "und all of them, without a single
exception, havo agrocd thut tho legislation
I havo proposed, and which wau outlined
In Tho Deo, should ho enacted at ho com
ing uesalon. 1 will lntroduco tho bills In
tho aonuto and another member will do
llkowlso In tho houso."
Mr. Van Dunkirk said tho reports con
cerning tho smallpox epidemic In Alliance
woro greatly exaggerated. "It Is true that
there aro many cases of smallpox In Al
ItAnco, but they aro of such a mild form
that tho people out there do not fool at
all alarmed. Tho citizens of Alliance say
that thoy would rathor suffor un attack of
tho disease In Its mild form than bo vnc
clnatcd, and consequently thoy aro not
taking 'tho proper precautions to provent
It from spreading. I think thoro should
bo a law requiring persons to submit to
vaccination under such circumstances."
Dcmuiul for ii Manual Nuliool.
At least ton of tho western counties will
ask for an appropriation for u Stato Nor
mul school. Tho persplo behind this move
ment Insist that niuuy persons In westorn
Nebraska cannot enjoy tho privilege of
freo education In tho Stato Normal college
at Peru on account of Its Inconvenient lo
cation. All of tho counties aro rivals nnd
therofnro no two of them aro united In favor
of a location, euch county wanting tho
proposed school for Its own.
Among tho legislators In Lincoln today
wero: Senators J, It. Van Rosklrk of Al
liance nnd J, A. Wnolstonholm of Grand
Island nnd Representatives John McCarthy
of Dixon, Charles It. Walker of Hitchcock,
Peter Duhlston of (larllold, William Tbonis
son of Hall und Charles II. Ucull of Clay,
l.nnklnir After tho IMnriN.
Considerable gossip waB heard In tho
kotel lobbies this afternoon relative to tho
olictlvo positions In tho two branches of
tfco legislature. Tho speakership fight re
ceived but llttlo attention, for tho reason
that only ono candidate John J. McCarthy
of Dixon was on tho ground, but nsplrants
for tho other positions kept springing up
In all quarters.
It Is reported nn good authority that
Senator Currlo has withdrawn from tlio
luce for tho presidency of tho senate Mr.
Currlo comes from u county that has bnon
welt rewarded for Its republicanism and,
ns ono of tho members-elect said today,
"It Is again In tho United Stntes," Rpy
' trul citizens of the county nro aspirants
for other positions and Senator Currlo iIopb
not wish to Injure their chances for sue.
rcs by making a fight for tho presidency.
(Conlluucd dn Third Page.)
-A
FRENCH REPORT A VICTORY
Tell of Capturliitt I'luua nnd Gnus
from l.nrKC Forue of Clil
n me Aeur I'cklii.
PKKIN, Dec. 20. Tho French report en-
nterlng 25,000 Chlnc3o and capturing
gr. and n number of guns and In-
a great loss upon tho Chinese,
re miles south of here. The re-
Poi'3BMfcVSencrally discredited. According
to tmSHHnr, tho French did not suffer any
lofsesHglvos. It Is believed, how
cvor, thaKfrench probably met a rov
ing band, V was dispersed, a number
of Chlneso Dolng butchered. LI Hung
Chang says that ho la satisfied that tho
Btory Is false.
Hov. Mr. Kolly, a Presbyterian mission
ary, has reported to Minister Conger tho
burning by boxers of nineteen Catholics.
Ho says, however, that his Information
has been derived entirely from Chlneso
sources. The Japanese, who havo Juris
diction over the territory thirty miles north
In which It Is alleged the outrage occurred,
will Investigate tho report.
I1ERLIN, Dec. 2C Field Marshal Count
von Waldcrsce, In n dispatch from I'ekln,
dated Monday, December 21, sayBt
"The French troops encountered Decem
ber 22, cust of Cho Chan, between Pokln
and I'ao Ting Fu, a Chlneso force number
ing 2,500 men, with artillery. The Chinese
lied In tho direction of Kuan listen. They
suffered losses and left behind them flvo
standards and four cannon. Tho Chinese
probably consisted of the reunited rem
uants of a body already dispersed."
WAIT ON CHINA NOW BEGINS
t.'liliiK Hun the .Vol. nml I'nwern Kent
t!ntll Authoritative Reply
In Received.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. A cablegram ro
colved at tho Statu department from United
States Minister Congor, dated nt I'ekln on
tho 24th Inst., stutes that tho first formal
meeting between tho diplomatic representa
tives and l'rlnco Chlng took place on the
2tth. Chlng presented tho credentials of
himself and LI Hung Chang, who was un
ablo to nttend owing to Illness, to tho
diplomatic representatives, who handed to
him tho ofllclnl note. Tho olllclats of the
Stato department uro unwilling to venture
u gueBB ns to thu length of tlmo that will
bo consumed by thu Chinese government In
consideration of tho note. Tho last article
notified the Chlneso government that tho
occupation of Chi LI and I'ekln may con
tinue until the Chinese government han
compiled with tho terms of the note. It
may bo stated, however, that tho United
States Is not bound or affected by this con
dition. Our occupancy from a mllltury
point of view has terminated and there Is
no disposition to renew It.
As for tho other powers, It Is expected
that tho main obstacle thoy will encounter
In withdrawing under this condition will
bo found In tho difficulty In obtaining satis
factory guaranties upon tho Chlneso prora-
Iso to pay Indemnities.
CONGER TAKES HOPEFUL VIEW
American 3ltiiUtrr llcllcven Thut
CrlnU Will Conic When the Initia
tion of Reform III Attempted.
LONDON, Dec. 27. "Mr. Congor takes a
hopeful view of tho situation," Bays tho
Pckln correspondent of tho Morning I'ost,
wiring on Monday, "and thinks that a settle
ment will bo effected, but ho declares that
not ono of tho envoys will recognize tho
empress dowager officially, although all nro
uwaro that she has long exercised tho su
premo power. Ho belloves the criola will
ariso In tho Initiation of reforms In China.
"Honor do Cologan, Spanish minister to
China, fenrs that tho Joint discussion of tho
noto will extend for a year or more.
"It Is rumored that Humorous villages east
of I'ekln are combining to exterminate na
tlvo Christians, sovernl of whom havo boon
hi mod In u locnl temple.
"LI Hung Chang la a trlllo better."
FRENCH PUNISH THE CHINESE
Call tun- SI liny Ciiiin unit .Much Am
munition Hum Hostile
VIIIiikcm.
I'AItIS, Dec. 20. A dispatch to tho Havas
agency from I'ekln, dated December 25,
states that a detachment of French troops,
rommaudod by Goneral Ilallloud, woro re
cently attacked by Chlneso regulars and
Uoxors at Thl Tcheou, south of Pao Ting
Ku. Tho punitive expedition took tho vll
lago after a lively combat. Many cannon
and a quantity of guns und ammunition
wero secured. On uccount of tho hostile
attitude of tho population General Dallloud
burned tho village nnd also villages In tho
neighborhood, Tho Chlnoso loss was 100
men. General Dallloud's forco sustained no
loss. Christian Chlneso families havojieen
maltreated by tho Chlneso regulars.
Native ClirlntluiiH Humeri.
PKKIN. Dec. 20. Hov. Mr. Kolly. tho
Presbyterian missionary who, us cabled to
tho Associated Pross yestorday, has ro
ported to Minister Conger tho burning by
Uoxors of nineteen Catholic Christians, now
reportB having received futther confirmation
of tho burning of native Christians. Ho now
says tho number burned is twenty-ono, and
ho adda that thousands of armed Chlnoso
havo been soon In tho San Ho country. Mr.
Congor has sent a copy of tho communica
tion to Field Marshal von Walilorseo, and
Jnpaneso and Gorman troops havo been sent
to Investigate tho reports.
llrltUh Will Not Secede.
LONDON, Deo. 20. Tho Forolgn office in
formed a representative of tho Associated
Press today that there is no truth In tho
Pall Mall dispatch from Pokln which says
thoro has been u question or tho Ilrttlsh
seceding from tho allied command, owing
to thn activity of tho Germans In tho
districts under Uritlsh protection.
SURRENDERS JJNDER PROTEST
Gardiner Given Ovit Olllce of Attnnirj
to l'hllblii, hut n(, lie 1I-
plnln. Voluntarily, '
NEW YOKK, Dee. 20. Kugeno Phllbln,
who last week wus appointed district at
torney of Now York county, assumed tin
dutlea of tho office today.
Mr. Gardiner surrendered his otllco under
protest. He suld to his successor: "I
would like to bo clearly understood that I
do not voluntarily surrender this offlco and
that I protest against tho action of tho
governor as being without authority in law,
I am anxious, whilst protesting against this
act nnd reserving all my legal rights, that
tho public business shall not bo Injured
nor rotarded, and to that end I will be
pleased to eo-operato with you In any way
that you may think best In tho public In
tercst."
"I thank you cordially for your kind
words and your effort. It Is hardly neces-
sary, because I feol that you aro ready to
glvo me every assistance In your power
nnd I snail not hesitate to call on you, I
thank you." Then Colonel Gardiner be
g.in tho work of formal Introduction of
Mr. Phllbln to all of his former staff.
fin
BOERS CAPTURE YEOMANRY
Eiport from Capetown of Another Sncctiefu
Btntegio More.
SEVERAL KILLED AND REMAINDER TAKEN
Squadron that Hud Ilren I'oIIoitIiik
lloem from llrltntmvn In Uiitranpetl
lir Wily Trnnnvualcrs, Who
Kill or Capture All.
CAPETOWN, Dec. 20. A squadron of
yeomanry which had been following tho
Doers from DrltBtowu Is reported to havo
been entrapped. There were several casual
ties, It Is said, and tho remainder of tho
forco was captured.
General Kitchener has left Naauwpoort
and gone northward.
Tho rapid concentration of troops In the
disturbed districts through the personal
energy ot General Kitchener has allayed
tho locul uneasiness.
.o Continuation nt War Olllcc.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-2:30 n. m. Tho pau
city and obscurity ot tho dispatches from
South Africa glvo rlso to renewed anxiety.
Apparently tho disturbed area of Capo
Colony extends further south than it did
last December and Lord Kitchener does not
uppenr to havo had much success as yot
In driving hack the invaders.
Tho War offlco had received no news
lust evening of tho reported capture of
yeomanry near Urltstnwn. A Durgersdorp
dispatch lion a mysterious referenco to an
"unfortunate mistaking of tho enemy for
Urabant's hotro, which resulted In the
sounding of 'cease Uro' and enabled the
Doors to occupy nil tho commanding posi
tions, thu Drttlsh retiring from a dtlllcult
predicament."
General Clements' success agatnst tho
Doers In tho Mugaliesbcrg region Is
doubtful, the last dispatch reporting that
"It wan advisable not to forco tho Doers
from their position."
Ilrltlnh VrvHH Optlmlxtle.
Tho Drltlsh press continues In tho main
optimistic, but thu condition of affairs
brings homo tho enormous difficulties that
will faco Lord Kitchener In patrollng nnd
policing bucIi Immense tracts of country,
oven when tho Doers shall be finally sub
dued. Tho Dally Mall, which makes a
strong nppeal to tho government to "fneo
tho facts nnd send Lord Kitchener moru
troopH," Hays:
"Thero Is a real risk in being lulled to
sleep by carefully censored messages."
Lord Kitchener, according to n dispatch
from Johannesburg, has Issued a procla
mation dutcd Protorla, December 20, an
nouncing that burghers who voluntarily
surrender will be allowed to llvo with their
families In tho government langrr until
bucIi llmo ns guerrilla warfare has suffi
ciently nbated to admit of their return
ing In safety to their homes.
Tho proclamation also promises that nil
property nnd stock brought In at tho
time of surrendor will bo respected nnd
paid for If requisitioned by tho military
authorities.
HARD AFTER GENERAL DEWET
Ilrltlnh Ilrnorted to lie Prcmiliiic Ilocr
Co m in ii nil nut In the Lady
brand Illtrlet.
MASERU, Dec. 20. Tho Drltlsh are press
ing Commandant Dewot In tho Ladybrand
dlPtrlct.
Iloliertn Hnrniitc to f.lhrnltar.
FUNCHAL, Island of Medotrn, Deo. 20.
Tho steamer Canada, with Lord Hoberts
on board, arrived hero last evening, re
ceiving a saluto of nineteen guns on en
tering tho port.
This morning, Iord Hoberts was tendered
an official reception by the authorities and
at noon, aboard tho Canada, ho will pro
coed to Gibraltar.
Mnorln to I'luht AKiiliiNt Iloern.
WKLLINGTON. N. Z., Dec. 27. Tho sixth
contingent of New Zcnlandcrs, 200 strong,
half being Maoris, will sail for South Africa
In threo wcoks.
Iloem Cnptnrc Clirlntntnft WnRonn.
ZEBRUST, Trunsvaal, Dec. 21. Tho Doers
captured two wagons containing Christmas
luxuries destined for tho camp of Lord
Mcthucn.
CONSTITUTION FOR CUBA
Military Government with Hentrlcteil
Suffrage Probably Will lie
, ItecuiiiiuriKleil.
HAVANA, Dec. 20. The various sections
Into which tho Cuban constitutional con
vention was divided smno wceka ugo for
tho purpose of preparing and submitting
draft constitutions for tho consideration
of tho body na a whole aro gradually get
ting together on tho basis of a unitary
government, with restricted suffrage. Tho
convention leaders now hope to havo this
work completed by January 1C, so that tho
rcBulta may bo submitted to tho United
States congreas February 1. Tho sectional
discussions have been bitter and prolonged
and therefore thero will bo less debato in
tho open sessions, tho hard fights having
been mado In tho secret sub-sessions In
order to sitvo public wrangling.
Daily Drnlm Chiiri;e of Ilriliery.
HAVANA, Dec. 20. Charges reflecting on
Michael J. Daly having been mado In the
mayor's ofllcn In connection with tho flower
ing und paving contract, Mr. Daly today do
nnunced as utterly falso tho statoment that
$50,000 had been offered to Mayor Itodrl
gucz with a view of Influencing his de
cision. On tho other hand, ho declared
that if unyono would make an ulllduvlt
fixing tho responsibility for tho slanderous
nccusntlon ha would tnko steps to procure
tho arrest and prosecution of tho Instigator,
oven If It should provo to bo the mayor
himself.
CEMENTVILLE RIOTERS QUIET
Warrlnir XeKrorn In Imlluna Town
Are Duller Control and ,o Out
hrrakH Are ISinouteil,
CEMHNTVILLE, Ind., Doc. 26. Tho war
ring negroes aro under control ut Cement
vlllo today and no further outbreaks nre
expected. Sam Kendall, In whose saloon
a number of shots were fired, secured war
rants for tho arrest of those who wero In
jured nnd tho surrender of John Hcdmond,
Order .Neitriitu to Mnrry,
CHAULKSTON, S. C. Deo. 2li.- Magli-
i 1 Miimrnn UJ. I it'll I Ul, a IlOLUriOUS
II fiivrf i until . m n n ( mi ,i e.t ..t t.il i.
nt " ihh-.iivih, f,u i wi u- n tiMJuy unit
all iu'KWh llvlntr tHcro wculU huvu to
HllV'U it I'd lr)nl ullnli nrlniij vimttl.l 1a
itjVnw aimi ""Hill UU IIUIMI
Ity tun muBietrato HtvpntMlvo couple, it
1u U ft III lllllTfk I ir 1 1 n ri ppI iirl
ItrnlKHN HeeniiNe of Coot llnll.
LEXINGTON, Ky lice, 20.-Tho reslgna
Hon of Prof, l). w. Datsnn. deun of Ken-
iuokj- Yvesieynji roupgo at wincnesier, was
accepted by the board hero toduy.- Ills re
tirement Is due to his nminsltlon to thn font
ball teams playing on other gridirons. Ho
naked tho faculty to exnel tho members of
uio team t u mused nnd ho resigned.
MOTHER STEALS HER CHILD
Sensational KIiIi.Iiik Case Stlrn I n-
tllnnanulln Society and
Authorities
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 20. A sensa
tional kidnaping, Involving the family of
cx-Unlted States Attorney General Miller,
occurred this afternoon and led to a hot
chaso n few minutes later across the state
to overtake tho wife of Samuel D. Miller,
son of W. II. Miller, who wo.i supposed to
bo nylug to New York with her stolen
son.
Samuel Miller and wife have lived In
New York for several years and last sum
mer ho cams west to go Into his father's
office. Ills wlfo stayed In New York. Lant
Friday hIio curao here to demand posses
sion of her 7-year-old son, whom the father
had brought west with htra nnd who was
living with hltn at tho grandfather's house,
W. II. II. Miller, at 1027 North Delaware
street.
Tho husband und wifo had a consulta
tion ut tho wife's apartments In tho
Dcnlson and sho agreed that If the boy
wau allowed to be sent to her dally with
tho nurso sho would not uttcrapt to kid
nap him.
This afternoon tho boy and nurso called
on Mrs. Miller at tho Dcnlson. She sent
tho nurso out to got a check cashed, and
whllo tho governess was gone ordered n
carriage and mado arrangements to leave.
When tho governess returned Mrs. Mil
ler announced that they were going for a
drive. They started In n closed carriage
down South Meridian street, toward the
depot. Tho governcsa, suspecting foul
play. Jumped out of tho carriage whllo It
wus on a run, ran to a telephone nnd
notified tho father nnd grandfather.
Mrs. Miller Immediately ordered tho
carriage, driven to Drlghtwood and when
tho two Millers arrived at tho union sta
tion thero was no traco of the woman und
boy. Two hours Inter thoy learned from
tho hncktnan where she had gone, and It
was believed sho Intended to tnko n train
nt Drlghtwood. At 0:20 o'clock the two
Millers started on a fast train to run her
down before sho got out of tho state.
Mrs. Miller was Helen Karther of Potts
town, l'n nnd Samuel Miller met her nlno
yeara ago at Washington, when his father
wus United Stntes nttorncy gcnernl. They
wero married a year later und tho boy,
Sidney, (s now 7 years old.
Samuel Miller camo back to Indianapolis
with bis father nnd subsequently Joined In
forming tho law Arm of Hord, I'erltlns &
Miller. Flvo yenrs ngo ho went to New
York and Joined tho law firm of Keating,
Walrat & Miller. Ho nnd his wlfo lived at
tho Hutland, near Central pnrk. Mrs. Mil
ler still lives thero. Last summer Mr. Mil
ler was offered an opening In his father's
olllco and camo west. Mrs. Miller refusod
to coma nnd since thut tlmo has lived In
Now York. Thero has been no divorce and
Mr. Miller has been sendtug fcor nu nllow-
aucc. .
It was last Friday when Mrs. Miller tud
donly appeared In tho city with tho an
nouncement that she had coma to get her
boy und tnko him homo with her. Thero
woro conferences between 'the ifather nnd
mother nnd Mrs, Miller employed ex-County
Clerk Fesler to represent her. It was hoped
a compromise would bo cffoeled by which
tho boy could spend a partipf Ills' time with
each parent and nothing bi'rrffj ' public con-
ceriimg uiu uiuucr. iiua utviucu iu uu
nearly accomplished till tho sensational kid
naping Incident of this afternoon, when Mrs.
Miller started for tho union station with tho
governess and boy In u closed carriago.
Tho action of tho nurso In hulling her
self from tho rupldly moving vehlclo caused
a commotion In tho wholesale district this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Sho later was Jolnod
by W. H. II. and Samuel Miller, nnd tho
former sent her home to announce that tho
two had gono In pursuit end would return
Inter with Sidney, tho boy.
W. II. Miller and Bon returned nt 10
o'clock tonight from points along tho Dig
Four. No traco of Mrs. Miller and tho
Btolon boy could bo secured. From tho
ticket ngont nt Drlghtwood It has been
learned that tho woman nnd boy did not
buy u ticket there. Tho two Millers wero
met at tho union Btntlon on their return
by threo detectives nnd nil went to Mr.
Miller, sr's., office. It was learned that
Georgo Sonour was tho hackman engaged,
nnd ho has disappeared after returning tho
hack to tho barn. Tho entlro police and
dotoctlvo forco of tho city was employed
to search tho city for -tho woman nnd boy,
and ovcry olllccr Is now at work.
W. H. Miller nuld tonight: "Sho has al
ways said sho never under any circum
stances would llvo In Indianapolis. Ram
trlod to havo hor como here many times und
I havo wantod him to como with mo us
my partnor hero for years."
Tho collco gay that Mr. Miller is either
hiding in tho city, watting a chanco to
break for tho east, or has already eluded
them by getting out on tho Pennsylvania
or Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. It Is
belloved possible sho has started cast over
tho Chesa:cako & Ohio.
NEBRASKA'S STORMY VOYAGE
Steamer Named for Antelope Ktatc
Tunned by Gale und Wave for
Nineteen Ilnyn.
NEW YOUR, Dec. 20. It wus more than
a merry Christmas for the 110 passengers
on tho belated Allan linn steamer Stato of
Nebraska. Nineteen days out from tho
Clyde, eight days overdue, tho Nebraska
crept Into port hero with smashed life
boats, demolished deckhouse and broken
and twisted rlls.
It wus tho first clear day tho voyagers
had seen Blnco December 7, when tho Ne
braska steamer out of Movlllo, Ireland, In
tho faco of a gain that swept Its decks.
On board tho Allnn liner when It left
Glasgow, on December 0, wcro ten saloon,
thirty 8cc(,nd-cabin and seventy steerage
passengers.
Officer. and passengers declared the
wreckage on deck guvo but a faint tdea of
tho horrors of tho voyage. Threo times
tho machinory broko down and tho vessel
had to bo hovo to. Tho only ono of the
crow Injured In thn long voyage was Wil
liam Thompson, a fireman, who was hurled
against tho deck rails and had two ribs
fractured. Captain David Ingram of Van
couver, who has circled tho globo twlco,
was ono of the passengers. Ho said that
threo times tho voyagers felt that all hope
was gono Not n meal could be served in
tho saloon during tho voyage.
Ileeelver for llnnk Appointed,
ItALTIMOHE, Deo. 2l -linger T. GUI of
tho law lirm of N Hufus GUI & Hons was
lato this afternoon appointed receiver for
tho Oldtown bunk by Judgo Stockbridge.
Tho appointment win mad" by consent of
tho president nnd olllrera of the bank. .Mr.
GUI bonded In thf mini of Sl.fifO.oo. tho
assets of the Institution being vnlued at
half that amount Georgo Schilling, ii
Htockholdcr and depositor, and Hubert L.
GUI, a depositor, wero tho complainants.
II I lit. for Stock of N'imv York,
NEW YOUK. Dec. 20. -Controller Color
today opened bldn for corixirntu stock of
tho city of Now York tn tho amount of W,
66!,,OGO, Inuring 3,ij per cent Interest. This
In pnynhli) In lDto In gold coin nml tlio con
ditions of tho sale allowed no stock tn he
rold under nar. Vermllyo Sc Co., Jointly
with Harvey Fink & Co., bid 112 11-77 for
tho wholo or any part of tho bonds und
they probably will securo all of the bonds.
This price Is higher than In many ycarj.
HIGH RANK IN TEXTILE WORLD
Almost Moxvolons Increase in Number of
American Oloth-Making Mills.
RECORD FOR 1899 IS ALMOST DOUBLED
Great Development In Rhotvn In the
Construction of Cotton Knctorle,
the Mouth lleina; the l.ara;rt
Gainer In Thin llcpeet.
DOSTON, Dec. 20. Tho American Wool
uud Cotton Reporter tomorrow will devote
considerable nttcntlon to mill construction
In tho Ust year, saying the returns do
not Bhow up us largo In the last six months
as In tho first part of tho year. Tho de
pression, which was first felt during tho
summer and fall months, acted us a dumper
to tho rush to build mills, pnrtlculariy cot
ton mills, that wus noticed the first half
of tho year, when nil records In mlll-bulld-Ing
wcro broken. During the first half
of tho year the number of new mills entered
upon was 307 nnd during the last six months
the number was 221, ft loia of over 23 per
cent over the first hulf.
Of tho 224 mills projected 111 nrc de
voted to the manufacture of cotton, 14 to
wool, CI to knit goods nnd 10 to miscella
neous purposes, such ns silk nnd linen
manufacturing nnd for bleaching uud dye
ing. During tho year 031 mills havo passed
under tho review of tho Reporter, un In
crcuso of 242 over tho 209 reported for the
year 1309 und nn lucrcuso of 209 over the
202 recorded for 1898.
This shows tho fact that tho United
States Is becoming tho largest producer of
textile fabrics In tho world. Ono thing
should bo noticed In particular nnd thai
Is tho great lncrenso In tho number of mills
making finer goods. This Is especially no
ticeable In tho cotton-manufacturing busi
ness, partially caused by tho situation In
China, cutting out tho demand from that
country.
Tho number of knitting mills constructed
during tho last six months Is the largest
on record. Nearly all of theeo mills arc
devoted to cotton hosiery und underwear.
This Industry has shown rapid growth
during tho last few years and whereas we
wcro Importing hosiery not more than llvo
years ngo, wo nro exporting goods now,
competing with tho manufacturers In other
portions of tho world.
Compilation of reports on new enter
prises shows that Georgia leads with forty
three mills. North Carolina comes second
with forty-one, although the latter haB al
ways been In tho lend In tho construction
of now mills, It being tho largest cotton
manufacturing stato In tho south. South
Carolina reports 33: Pennsylvania, 11; Tcn
nesce, 10; Mississippi and Texas, 9 each;
Now York, 0. Now Jersey, 4; Loulslnnn, ?.:
California, Malno, Now Hampshlro, 2 earh,
and Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Missouri,
Ohio nnd Oregon, 1 each.
ASPHALT INTERESTS AT WAR
Stockholder of American Company
Object to Un Almorptlon by the
So-Called Trtmt.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. James E. Howell,
appearing for Henry Z. Splnks of Ohio, who
acta for himself nnd other stockholders Id
tho Asphalt company of Amcrlcn, appeared
before Vlco Chancellor Emory today ot
Nownrk, N. J., and naked for n temporary
Injunction restraining tho olllccrs nnd
others of tho American company from trans
ferring certain stock of tho American com
pany to tho National Asphalt company,
which Is alleged to bo what Is known na
tho "asphalt trust." Doth companies am
Now Jersey corporations. Tho American
company has an allowed capital of 130,000
000, with nn actual paid-in capital of $0,
000,000. Tho National company wus organ
ized In May lust. Its allowed capital then
was $ 15,000,000. This has since been In
creased to an allowance of $22,000,000, In
September last the National compauy In a
circular letter naked the holders of tho
American certificates toexchango thslr hold
ings for gold ccrtlllcatoj of col.aierul bearing
fi per cent Interest to bo Issued by tho Na
tional. Tho American shareholders wero
to deposit their shares nnd tho Nn
tloual was to provldo n trust fund to moot
tho Interest on tho collateral.
Mr. Splnks and thoso associated with
him clnlm that this deal Is now under way
nnd partly consummated nnd 1b not to tholr
benefit. It Is nllegcd that tho National
Books to destroy tho liabilities nnd ussetB
of tho American. It ta claimed that In sur
rendering to tho National tho olllccrs of
tho American nro not acting to tho host
Interests of tho stockholders of their own
company. In nnswer, tho National company
Bays .Mr. Splnks la too lato; that tho deal has
been consummated ; that tho National now
holds DS9.000 ot tho 000,000 shares of tho
American; that tho deal was closed ou
September 18, when tho stock was surren
dered by a majority of the American stock
holders; that other stockholders havo slncy
mado tho exchange; that tho deal Is a Just
ono for tho American stockholders; that
tho National company Is ublo to pay tho
Interest, und tho doal is mutually profit
able Tho vlco chancellor reserved deci
sion. LEARNED SOCIETIES TO MEET
Hcuunniit' anil IflNtorleal Subircla to
lie I)lxc UMkcil at Detroit Con
ventions Toiluy.
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 2S. Prominent his
torians, educators and political economists
from ull parts of the country uro gathering
In Detroit tonight to attend tho annual con
vention of the American Economic associa
tion and tho American Historical associa
tion, which will bo opened tomorrow. After
Hepnrato sessions tomorrow morning and
afternoon, tho two societies will moet In
Joint session tomorrow evening In tho First
Methodist church. Friday morning the as
sociation will Icavo for Ann Arbor, where
Joint sessions will be held In tho morning
aud afternoon, returning to Detroit In tho
uvenlng, when nn cntertulnmcnt will bo
given to tho visitors at tho Detroit Athletic
club. About twenty-ftvo members of each
eoclety aro In tho city tonight, nnd It Is
believed that by noon tomorrow tho numbor
will bo swelled to 225. Prceldent Eggleston
of tho Historical ussoclatlon was taken 111
qulto suddenly last week nnd will bo unable
tn preside over tho meetings. Ex-Prcsldont
Rhodes will preside In his stead,
Papers on historical, economic and educa
tional topics and their discussion will oc
cupy tho dolcgntcs at all of their sessions,
both Joint and separata.
Southern IJiluent louiil Annoclutlon.
RICHMOND, Vn.. Dee 2C.-A largo ut
tendance is expected at tho tenth annual
convention nf the Southern Educational us
Hoclallon. which begins hero tomorrow.
Tho first session will bo devoted to ud
dresHCH of wi'leomn by tho governor nnd
mayor on behalf of the Htuto und city and
responses by I)r Julius Jordan of tho (-'diversity
nf Arkansas and Superintendent J
G. Woolen of PurlB. Tex. In tho afternoon
tho annual address nf tho president of thu
Hssoclaiion, Chancellor R, 1. Fulton of tho
university ot Mississippi, will bo delivered
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Colder
Thursday: Fair Friday; Northerly Winds.
Temperature at Omaha Yeatentnyi
tlonr. UcK, Hour. lieu.
5 m 117 1 i. m ..... . till
6 a. tn its S3 p. m .IS
7 a. in ..... . Ul II ii, m !IN
H a. in 2tl 4 p. m US
On. m ..... , 2,1 n p. in ..... . Ittl
10 a. in U7 Q p. m ill)
1 1 a. in UN 7 p. m Ill)
12 in H p. in t'.H
! p. in :ts
IMPORTED MEN QUIT WORK
Sorautou Itnllvtuy Company l.onrn the
111 K Ihul or aTrnlnloml of
New Men.
SCRANTON, Pa.. Dee. 26. Fifty-three
more men recruited In New York to tukr
places of strikers of tho Scrnuton Railway
company nrrlved tonight, but before tho
train had come to a full stop the strikers
and their sympathizers bourdrd the cars
and by using arguments nnd exhortations
Induced ull but eighteen ot them to agree
to return to New York. They nro being
enred for nt the strikers' headquarters und
will bu furnished transportation home.
Thero wus no vlolencu nnd no nngry words,
but fnqucntly tho company's ngrnts nnd
thu strikers would be working on the same
man at the same time.
The compnny had only twelve men left
to run the cars today. Flvo ears were
ruu, but thoro wero but few passengers
cnrrled. The como.inv Is flttlne un nn
Improvised hotel In tho Linden street cur i
barn for tho accommodation of the Im
ported men. The hotels refuse to receive
them nnd the stores refuse to furnish them
with supplies. Three men wcro "oaxed off
the cars this morning nnd sent nwny by
tho Btrlkers, General Manager Slllltnau
says tho company will have enrs running
on all lines tomorrow.
ONLY ONE NEGRO KILLED
Inevitable llennlt of the Florida Itnec
Hint Comes from the
Latent.
MACCLENNY, Fla., Doc. 20. Thero was
n serious race riot hero this nfternoon. At
I o'clock u number of young women visited
u photograph gallery anil a negro woman
who wna nlso tn the gallery Is nllegcd to
havo used obscene language. Sho was
commanded to keep quiet by a whllo mun
present. A ntgro man, accompanying the
negro woman, took tho matter up and It Is
nileged used Insulting langungo to tho
young women. Tho negroes retired nnd In
a fow minutes a mob of negroes nrmed
with pistols nnd rifles assembled. One nf
them named Washington opened Uro on T.
M. Hcrndon with n rifle. Dy this time n
crowd of whites had assembled and opened
lira on Washington, who ran, firing back
nt thp crowd. Ho was pursued to n swamp
nearby anil disappeared. The oxcltcment
Increased, but thero was no further firing
until 12 o'clock last night, when several
uhots wero fired in tho business section of
the town. When the sraoko had cleared
John Iluntor.a negro, wns found dead In the
street, 'lho town 1h well guarded by olll
ccrs to prnveni a recurrence of tho trou
ble. BACK OF RICHARDSON'S DEATH
Some .Neimntlnnul ICvlileucc Ilrouicht
tint Ilefore the Corouer'n
Inry.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 20, Sensational
vldenco was adduced today nt tho eoroner'n
Inquest ovor the body of tho lato mil
lionaire, Frank Richardson, who was Bhot
ind Killed by Bomo person, us yet unknown,
n tho hallway of his homo In Snvnnnnh
Christmas ovo. Frank Rlchnrdson, Jr., tho
ll-yenr-old boh of tho victim. teHiltir.il iimi
his father, at tho storo of Richardson &
ire, inquired If Mrs. Richardson was at
i ccrtnln Christmas entertainment, 'rim
boy said Bho was not, and then his father
asked him to go homo nnd soo If sho wns
mere, mil ns tho boy demurred, his father
went Instead, nnd n few mlnutoH inter hn
was found dead. Stewart Fife. Mr. Rlch
nrdson s business partnor, said Mr. Rlch
nrdson had nccuard him with being unduly
ntlinuto with Mrs. Richardson. Thin nr.
cusatlon was mado four months ngo. Tho
nqucst wns ndjourned until Fridav. when
tho widow will testify.
MOB BALKED OF ITS PREY
.Search the Jail for Albert Kheiihel,
nut Kail to Find the
Victim.
WHITEHALL. 111.. Deo. 20. A l,.,! r
probably fifty men forced nn cntranco to
uio urecn county jail ut Carrolltown early
this morning and mado thorough search for
Albet Shonkel. who Is under
with nssuultlng nnd robbing Miss Graro Gll
ler In Whitehall on Monday evening last.
Shcnkcl had boon socrotly romoved to thn
Jail at Alton, nnd this nctlon on tho pnrt
or tiro Biiorirr, it is believed, Is nil thut pro
vented a lynching. When convinced that
Shenkol waB not In tho Jail tho men re
turned to Whitehall. Shonkel was Indicted
tor tno murder of A. J. Allen, pumper at the
Uurllngton reservoir north of this city, nn
September 30, 1899, After being twlco con
tinued tho enso was dismissed ut tho end of
tho last term of circuit court by tho state's
nttornoy nnd ho returned to Whitehall. Ho
1b about 22 yearn of ngo.
MEXICO HAS NO FEAR OF PANIC
Ocflplte Llchtiira of Money Market
General Stnte of ItimlncNii Ik
llciiniiirliiif.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 20. The reports tel
egraphed to the United States Implying that
Mexico Is on tho point, of n financial panic
nro exaggerated. Money, It la truo, contin
ues tight, ami yot business und contracting
housca aro continuing to rocelvo largo or
ders from tho interior for merchandise, ma
chinory, etc., nnd excellent contracts tn
electrical Hues urn being made by firms In
this city. Generally speaking, merchants
hero nro not overstocked and business has
been good throughout tho month.
GIVES OF HIS MILLIONS
Son of .lobn II, Itonkefeller Contrib
ute a'jnil, (1(1(1 to the lliillilliiu; of
a Ney York School,
NEW YORK, Doc. 26. It becamo known
toduy through u ropnrt mudo by tho Dap
tlBt churchcB of Now York thut John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., son of tho president of tho
Standard Oil company, has subscribed $250,
000 for tho founding of un Institution nf
learning for poor boy nnd girls. Tho
school Is now In courso of erection In
Tenth uvenuo, between Forty. seventh and
Forty eighth Btrcote, and will bo completed
and ready for occupancy by March 1 noxt.
KiikIIkIi MiikI lie Spoken,
ORKEN DAY. Wis., Dec. 20. lllshop
Mesmer hiiB adopted nti IiIh own tho recent
order of Bishop Sels of Marquette, requir
ing that ICuglUh bo upokem In all the
churches of the dloceso somo of tho time,
PAT CROWE'S COVER
Police Firm in Belief that He It Hiding at
St, JowpL
NICE THEORY TO SUPPORT CONCLUSION
Detective Furaiihei Argument TJied ai a
Basis by the Force.
HIS PROBABLE PROGRESS ALONG THE WAY
Fieienco of Pony at Facifio Jnnotion is
Easilj Eiplninod.
OFFICER GOING FROM HERE TO ST. JOSEPH
Detective Donahue Will Go llimn to
Alii In SrnrcbliiK the Mlnaourl
lllUluic I'lnce of the Noted
Criminal.
Logically St. Joseph Is the last city In
the middle west that Pat Crowe would
lslt at such n tlmo us this. It Is tho
last place tho police expected him tn visit
and, knowing this, It may havo furnished
1.1m with u good iciiKon tor going there.
Pal Crowu wus arrested in St. Joseph flvo
years ugo fur holding up a train neur th.il
city, but before his enso came to trial ho
broko J.ill nnd disappeared. A couple of
weeks later hu was rearrested In Milwau
kee und tnkon buck to St. Joseph, whero
he pleaded guilty to u charge of Jnll
bteiikltig und wus sentenced to threo yrurs
In tho penitentiary, which hn served.
Piuco olllccrs who havo contended with
him In thu past say that Pat Crowu cnu al
ways bo counted on to do tho unexpected.
With these facts In vlow thoy reason that
ho may havo considered St. Joseph tho
very safest placu for him. Ho may hao
urrongrd his Itinerary so that ho would
arrive In thu city nt night nnd then havo
gono ut once to the homo of n frtond, or to
homo obscure hotel, whero ho could remain
under cover.
So far jib lho pollco know Crowe has no
relatives In or near St, Joseph, but It Is
well known that ho has friends there.
Why The) Think I Cm Crowe.
Kitting Into tho theory that Pat Crowo
Is In St. Joseph and that hu has boon recog
nized thero by members of the police) forco,
hi tho other theory that It whb really Pat
Crowo who crossed lho forry nt Plaits
mouth with tho bay pony last Friday night
and left the animal In tho outskirts of
Pacific Junction on the Iowa side of tho
rlvur. Tho pony Iiiib been ut lenst pnr
tlnlly Identified us tho ono used by the
kidnapers in Omaha. As to the man who
crossed tho ferry with him, tho ferryman,
In describing him, g'ves a very accurate
description of Pat Crowo. "Ho was a
llght-complexloned man," snys tho ferry
man, "with n blondo mustache. Ho was
probably about 30 years old, & foot 7 inches
tall, weight 150 pounds. Ho woro n black
suit of clothes, n black hat and n long
sllcktr." 'this tallies perfectly with hc
description of Pat Crowo which tho pollco
aro sending out. In describing thu pony
ridden by this person tho ferryman gives
a very nccurato description of tho ono now
being held In Pacific Junction by Engluoer
Joseph Goodrich.
"If Put Crowo wns Implicated In thin Job
of kldncplng," snld n detective who is at
work on lho cuso, "and It was his Inten
tion to leave Omaha afterward and go to
St. Josoph, It would havo been the most nat
ural thing In tho world for him to havo gono
ns far ns Pacific Junction on horsuback and
then taken the train for tho Missouri city.
Ho wouldn't havo dnrnd to take n train
out of Omaha, as nil tho train crows hail
been wnrned to bo on tho lookout for him.
Tho next best thing waB to got out of town
on horseback.
Ill ICNftipe Wiim Kany.
"Most of his traveling In this wny, doubt
less, was done under covor of darkness,
which would account for his not reaching
Iiiittsmoulh until two days after tho $25,000
was secured. Arriving nt tho Iowa Hide, ho
had no further ubo for tho pony, nnd aban
doned II. Then, with St. Joseph In view ns
destination, ho could not be In n better
place than 1'aclllo Junction, ns tho Knnsn"
City, St. Joseph Sr Council Dluffn railroad
has n direct llnu betweon tho two points.
He probably Hwung onto tho brnkebeain of n
freli'ht train or tho blind bnggago of a
passenger train nnd croHBcd the Missouri
lino lifter dark."
Detective J. T. Donahuo of Omaha, who
knows Pat Crnwo well, waB Bent to St,
Joseph Wi'dnesdny to Investigate tho ro
port that ho Is thero.
PAT CROWE IN MANY PLACES
Located In Ohio, luilliinii mill Mln
Nourl ut the Same
'lime.
FINDLAY, O., Dec. 20. Pot Orowv, tho
man suspected of buiug ono of tho abduct orn
of young Edward Cuduhy In Omaha, la bo
lloved to bo In hiding In thin town or vicin
ity. Ho has a number of relatives In this
neighborhood. Including n Bister In Mr
Comb, ten miles northwest of this point.
Tho Omaha chief of pollco has tolographed
hero to havo thu ofllccra keep a watch for
Crowei.
MUNCIE. Ind., Dec. 20. Thn Munclo
police lato tonight rccrtvod tolephono rnll.t
ovor n fnrmcrH' rlvnto lino to como to u
point near Shldi cr, night miles north ot
Munclo. tn nrrcEt a man who fills tho nows
papor description of Pat Crowe, so frn
quently mentioned lit connection with tho
Cudaby kidnaping. Dctcctivos lieubow and
Puckott buvo started for the scene.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Deo. 20.-Flvo raoio
PInkcrton detectives arrived In tho city to
night from Chicago to fcrrot out the hiding
place of Pat Crowo, tho Omaha kidnaper.
Chief of Detectives Shea Is still of the opin
ion that Crown Is harbored by friends In
this city. Chlof Shcu and Policeman Jack
Purcell, now of Denver, armed with Wln
chenlorB, expected tn capture Crnwo tonight,
but tho house they visited did not hold tho
desperado.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. A Bpeclal to tho
Press frejin Doston says: Pat Crowo, who
has been charged with being tho nileged
chlof kidnaper of young Cudnhy, Is sup
posed tn bo In lloston, and thn pollen aru
scnrchlng for him.
It Is understood that thoro Is n possible
cluo In tho booking of a Htranger on ono
of tho llncrB to Hall from hern this week.
This man will not bo allowed tn dopart
unlcBB bo can prove that ho la not Crowo.
CHIEF DISCREDITS' STORY
Doesn't llelleve Tilt Crowe Tried to
llorroiv Sli nullum with Which
tit I'lirnlxb a lloimc.
Among thoso who aro so tnger to glva
"tlps"'ln tho case, but aro not willing that
tholr names should bo mailn public, was a
man who culled at tho chief's office Tuesday
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