The Omaha Daily Bee.
.ESTAHLISIIED JU2f33 ID, 1873.
OMAHA, RIOTS' DAY MOKINIXG, JANUARY 7, 1901.
srxaiira copy in ye texts.
ALL READY TOR
Legislators Expect to Ecgin Active Burines:
at Lincoln This Morning.
SENATORIAL MATTERS SETTLING DOVN
Candidates1 Strength Uncertain, but Lines
Are Slowly Forming.
OPPOSITION TO THOMPSON IS EARNEST
His EonthPktto Legion in Not Eo Solid is
Reported.
ROSEWATER HAS GAINED NEW SUPPORT
Htmi Ills Knenilc Admit Thnt Hp Huh
EInile Hood Proftrcnii tlurliiK the
1'lrst Wftk of tlio
Srnxlotl.
LINCOLN, Jan. 6.-(Spcclal.)-Tho logls
ilaturo onlcrs tomorrow upon ito second
week, when It will doubtless get down
cloBcr to business by tho appointment of
committee, n moro completii organization
for actual loglElatlvo proceedings.
In tho Bcnatorlul nreun thoro 1b no quos
Hon but that tho ntmosphoro haa been
j Bomowhat clarified. Provloua to tho moot
lng of tho legislature tho Impression was
carorully spread that tho South Plntto wns
practically unltod without opposition on D.
12. Thompson and that ho would havo only
to choosu his partner to docldo tho distribu
tion of tho senatorial plums. It has de
veloped that Mr. Thompson Is not having
things all Ills own way In his own end of
hut will havo determined op-
...iiinn frnm Hnvpnil iiuartors. At tho
anmn limn lils strength Is not to bo under
estimated, ns ho undoubtedly has a larger
following and fewer outspoken enemies than
ho had two years ago, when ho mado a
o..i.i ntrnlnHf fhivwnrd.
Mr. Molklojobn'a canvass Is being carried
on with considerable vigor by his friends,
.who nro largely unions tho federal office
holding olomcnt. Thoy aro making claims
of considerable strength for tholr candi
date, but havo not ns yet disclosed any of
It. Mr. Melklcjohn's campaign will not
flag for want of an energetic sot of clnqucrs.
Konewnter Stock 5ors Vv.
Even his undisguised enemies concede
that tho stock of Kdward Koscwatcr has
gone up and that tho drift oi tain i
hlB direction. I)avo Morcer camo down to
Lincoln, using tho Inauguration n i ii-
" . :. . . .. .. ...iik
text nnd enrrying nm .""'"
him. to look over tho grout,,, ror a
place to plant It. but left Friday night for
.Omaha on tho way to Washing on, tel. lug
f.rlc?'f o"r
him. to look over the grounu .or u
" ,.i....i . .middled for
sisieii mat ims '"".'.!" :z."11a
him to vonturo in nnu mat nc ei'"-v
legislature to bo balloting two months from
now without arriving at a result.
Tho news of Mr. lioHowntcr's urrofct ut
Omnha nnd his outrageous treatment by tho
conspirators who nro trying to Interfere
with him elicited only disgust and contempt
hero, not only among republicans, but
nmong fusionists ns well. Ono of dham, who
comes from Omnlut, expressed himself ns de
cidedly tired of such suicidal politics nnd
said that If they kept up tholr foolishness
ho would bo eorely tempted to cut loosa from
such a short-Blghted crowd.
t'nrrle, Croiiiine mill lllnhnw.
Tho movement for Senator Currle, which
had considerable Impetus tho first few days,
Bocms to havo dropped soverai nogrccB, m
timnirh in all probability tho Bcnntor from
Custer will havo several votes 10 ihb i-iuuii.
Mhon tho ttmo comes to show them. Ho ex
pected to solidify tho Sixth district mem
bers behind him, but found that It Is lmpos
nlblo to do so. Tho other candidates, such
n lllnshaw and Crounso nnd Halnor, hnve
been pegging nlong. but without making any
special diversion, and li moy imvo guim.-u
nny headway thoy havo kept It to them
buIvob. During tho'comlng wcok, howovor, things
nro bound to liven up amoig the senatorial
haymakers, and by tho tlmo tho week ends
It ought to bo thoroughly well sottlod
whether a caucus Is In sight teforo the bal
loting begins.
IDAHO'S SENATORIAL FIGHT
Silver HppiiWIemiM l'roelpUntr Il-ti-riiiliKMl
t'oiiti-Nt Ity lleiimmlliiK n
Joint (.'iiueiiN.
noiSU, Idaho, Jan. C An Interesting
political contest Is In progress tonight ns a
preliminary of tho meeting of tho legisla
ture tomorrow, Tho three fusion parties
domocratB, silver republicans and populists
which control both houses, havo been In
caucus through conference committees nnd
to divide tho patronage of the two bodies.
An arrangement has beon mado bb to ap
portionment of tho places, but now thero
Is n demand from the silver republicans
thnt thoro shall bo a Joint caucus tonight on
tho sonatorshlp boforo tho patronage agree
ment goes Into force. Thero has never been
iiu agreement to hold n Joint caucus on sen
ator and this move has precipitated a light
that 1b still going on nt 11 p. ni. Mr. Du
bols is forcing tho mnttor, ns It will bo of
great ndvontagu to secure a caucus nomina
tion. Ills chances of sccurlug such n nom
ination would bo greatly Improved If tho
mnttor can bo forced before tho patronnge
Is divided. Pending a decision of thin mat
ter tho nomlnnttouB of the places havo not
been mado.
FOR MONTANA'S LEGISLATURE
ViiitonUt' CnueiiN .Nominate for
SnriiUcr Frank L'orlirtt tiovcr-
uor Tooli; TnkOM Control Today.
HKLHNA, Mont., Jan. 6. The fusionists
In caucus tonight nominated Frank K, Cor
bott, representative from Silver Dow, as
speaker of tho house. Corbett recqtved
St votes, John McOlnnls II nnd Thomns
Kllgallon 4. W. A. Clark was supporting
Corbett, while August Helnzo, who Is a
smntorln! possibility, was backing Mc
dluuts. Mclnzo, previous to tho Inst
preBldontlnl election, was a republican, but
nt that tlmo Joined with tho fusionists. It
Is understood that tho contest tor tho
Bpenkerahlp was a friendly ono and that,
tho llelnto nnd Clark forces will work
together In tho coming legislative contest,
George II. Stanton of Cascade was tonight
mado president pro tern of the Bcnnte,
(lovernor Joseph K. Toole and tho new
state otllclalB will bo Inducted Into otllco
tomorrow.
IlloeU mul KorHi'N,
MANISTIH. Mich., Jan. . The livery
barn of Henry Iladamacher was burned this
morning with contents, Including twenty
nlnn horses. Klro also burned u block of
buildings extending from Water to First
street. The body of a man was found In
Inn mini. The loss Is $25,000, partly In-
SUfjid.
.KEEP IT BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
rat
an Unprejudiced Fusionist Says About the Man
the Fusionists Have Honored by Their Votes
for President of the Senate.
Ransom as a Traitor.
Edgar Howard In Papllllon Times, March 3, 1807.
Kvcry schoollwy In Nt'htuskii knoiVH tlmt every fusionist now oo
cunylnj,' a sent In tho N'ohraska legislature was chosen wltli tho Im
plied mul express iiiulerstniidliiK that bo would favor laws to regit
lalo tho public conoratlons In tho state. A ;reat majority of tho
fusion senators havo boon faithful to tho pledges made by and
for thorn In tho cntnpalgn. Kltfht of thoni, perjuring themselves In
tlio eyes of (!od nnd man, havo gone over to tho enemy. Wo don't
know that thoy were bought. Wo do know that they havo ruthlessly
betrayed tho people who elected them. Tho eight traitors are Han
nom, IIowlI (and six others). Theso men deserve to be advertised lo
tho world as traitors. It Is not pleasant for us to denounce men of
our own political faith, but duty demands It.
Ransom in His 1?ruo Colors.
Edgar Howard In Papllllon Times, April 1, 7.
On tho llrst day of tho legislative session tho Timed , 'eked Sena
tors Hansom and Howell as tho leaders of the -orponitloii contin
gent In that body. The picking was not an evidence of smartness on
our part, for, Indeed, any man who has watched tho course of those
worthies in recent years could and would havo done as well ns wo
did. Speaking- of ltansof and Howell, what a disgrace the pair has
been to tho free silver forces which elected them. Hand In hand In
every scheme to aid In corporation robbery, back to back to light
against the sharp shafts of public criticism while juisliliig gamblers'
bills to passage. Shame's crown for shame Is the fact that these
traitors bear the democratic name.
RUSSO-CHINESE AGREEMENT
IJiiKlUlininn Attlrm
fur HiinnIii'n Anni
All I'repnrntlmiN
mIIIoii of .Mnn-
I'liurlu Iliul
lleen Millie.
LONDON, Jan. 7. "Tho outlluos of tho
Russo-ChlneBo agreement regarding Man
churia woro settled with LI Hung Chung In
December, 1899," says tho Vienna corre
spondent of tho Dally Telegraph, "and
prior to that Itussln had concluded treaties
with the cmlrB of Ilokhara und Khiva and
tho shah of Persia, arranging for neu
trality or for mllltnry assistance In tho
event of difficulties arising botween Russia
and any Asiatic power. In fact, nil tho
steps toward tho practical acquisition of
Mnnchurln had been carefully prepared."
ueuui
'Reports havo been received hero from
slan Vu aays tll0 shanghai correspondent
. stnnclnn, ..that (,encral Vuh Smn,,.8
of Ul0 stnndnn
; J troops
Genera. Feng
have mutinied nt Ku Yuen
province of Kan Su, nnd that
nencnu reus iso ini 8 army hum ueun
Eent from tho nrovlnco of Hun Nan to
suppress tho rebellion."
"Chang Chlh Tung, tbo Wu Chang vlcoroy,
wired tho ChlncBo envoys. -ntreriuouRly 'urg
ing them to delay the signing of the note,"
says Dr. Morrison, wiring to tho Times
yesterday from l'okln, "until soverai
clauses1 had been amended and Hint portion
of tho preambla had been expunged which
chnrges the Imperial court with tho re
sponsibility of the nttacks upon tho lega
tion. Ho further urged tho Imperial per
sonages not to return to l'okln on tho
ground that tho Joint nnto permits tho
powers to maintain 10,000 troops between
l'ckln nnd tho sea.
"An Imporial docroo was Issued to delay
tho nfllxlng of signatures, hut tho Chincso
plenipotentiaries replied that It wns Impos-
, . )n rn,ni. th. nBani nirr.n.u.
"China 1b now going to ncgotlato with St.
Petersburg a revival of tho Ilusslnn-Man-churlnn
agreement."
Tho l'ckln correspondent of tho Chronlclo
says that ItiiEsIa, In her agreement with
China, agrees to defend tho latter against
any ttnck on her forts.
Tnlloeh IteportN All SiiIiiiiInkIvi-.
PEKIN,, Jan. C Tho Urltlsh punitive
force under Colonel Tulloch, which left last
week for Kao LI Vlng, returned today to
l'ckln. Colonel Tulloch roports thnt ho
found Kno LI Ylng submlsslvo nnd thnt the
olllcluh had fled.
EMPRESS MOVES ARMY NORTH
i
Onlrm (iicrnl Ft-nit to Sin roll tvltli
llln Force of ir,,(M0 Armed
CIlllK-KC,
SHANOHAI, Jan. 5. It Is reported from
Sinn Ku that tho empress dowager has or
dcred Oeneral Feng Tse Tsal, commander
of tho provlnco of Yun Nan, to proceed with
lls nrtny to the Ynnk To vnlloy, and from
thnt section to inovo northward. His force
Is said to consist of 15,000 men, nrmed with
modern weapons.
Count von Walrtsrsec, It Is asserted, Iibb
arranged with l'rlnco CMng and LI Hung
Chnng thnt tho allied troops aro not to op-
crnto la tho prefectures nt Shun To, Huang
Ping and Ta Ming In tho provlnco of Chi
LI.
WALDORF CLOSES FOOTPATH
lint In OMlKeil to Give il Hllee nt IIU
I, mill to llei'ouipcuNc the
Piilille.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. C (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) William
Waldorf Astor won his application
to closo tho public footpath from
tho gates of hlB mansion, Cliveden,
to tho Thames towpath, but was
obllced to glvo a considerable sllco
of his land to provide another foot
path Instead. Ills orig nal deniaud was
merely to closo tho old footpath ns useless
without giving nny compensation, but tho
local authorities opposed him, with the
rosult now stated. '
Arrangements for n county ball, preceded
by n largo children's party, at Cliveden, aro
proceeding. It Is stated that Lady Hilda
Drodrlck. tho war secretary's wife, will
chaperono tho children's party.
LENA ASHWELL IS BRILLIANT
('npllviiti'N tin .lliirlliormiKli" with
Hit Wnrlt In ".Mr.n. Diuic'h
DrfeiiHi-."
(Copyright, 1901, by Proa.i Publishing Co)
LONDON, Jan, 6. (New York VorId
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Lona Ash
well's brilliant noting with Charles Wynd
ham In "Mrs. D.iuo's Defenso" has mado
her quit o the rage, especially among fash
lor.aulo people, l lie uuxe and duchess at
Marlborough, who have visited tho play
several times, consider her the greatest
actress on the London stage. She Is tho
w'lfo of tho ex-comedy actor and play
wrlsht, Arthur Playfalr, son of (Jenernl
Flay fair, and nephew of the late Lord Play
fair and l.uglnnd a leading obstetrician, l)r
Playfalr.
LEGISLATION OF THE WEEK
Senate Will Continue Consideration of tho
Armj Reorganization Bill.
CONTENTION MAY DELAY ITS PASSAGE
limine Hope to Promptly I)Inhi of
Jtfiipportlomiiciit lllll, ltlviT mul
Ilnrlior lllll mill Souu of the
Appropriation II 1 1 1 n.
WASHINGTON, Jan. C Tho senate will
continue to glvo practically uninterrupted
nttontlon to tho nrmy reorganization bill
until thnt measuro shall bo disposed of,
That tho bill will pass no one doubts, and
tho general opinion is that It will get
through some tlmo during tho present
week. Sonntor Hnwloy, chairman of the
committee on military n rial re, expresses
the opinion thnt tho measuro will bo In
conferenco by Wednesday, but other sena
tors potstponeHho1' di.to 'fJomewliRt. '
Thero aro soverai committee amendments
yet to bo considered, Including those ro
lattng to tho army canteen and tho voter
nary corps. It was supposed at ono time
that tuo ennteen provision would cuuso
prolonged debate, but tho best opinion
now Is that comparatively llttlo tlmo will
bo spent on It. A number of amendments
suggested by Individual, senntors will be
considered nt greater length, nnd somo
pooches on tho bill ns n wholo uro yet to
be mado. Tho provision of tho bill nu
thorlzlug tho enlistment of Filipinos In
mo nrmy or tlio united States Is among
tho features which nro almost certain to
conio In for sharp attack.
With tho nrmy bill out of tho way, tho
legislative, cxccutlvo anil judicial appro
prlatlon bill will bo tnkon up, nnd after
It, other appropriation bills if nny nro In
shnpe to bo considered.
Tho ship subsidy bill will bo restored
to tho cnlondnr as tho regular order of
business when tho nrmy bill Is passed and
It will bo pressed when no appropriation
bills nro waiting consideration.
Next Saturday will bu largely devoted to
eulogies upon tho lato Senator Davis o
Minnesota.
Finn! Vote on lie np-ini't liniment.
Tho consideration of tho reapportionment
bill will be resumed tomorrow In tho house,
Tho Indications point to u final voto unon
tno measuro on Tuesday, but tho fight over
tho basis of apportionment Is n bitter ono
and tho debate may bo prolonged. Tho out
como Is not clear. Mr. Hopkins Is still con
fldont that bis 1)111 will carry, but In order
to pull it through ho Is now ready to eon
ccdo nn Increnso of threo members to cover
tho mnjor fractions of the states of Florida
Colorado and North Dakota. If his bill
passes n probably will bo with this modlfl
cation. The opposition Is very nggrestdve,
but on tbo surface seems to lnck th
strength noccssary to carry tho Durlelgh
mil. Tnoro aro forces at work, however,
by which tho opposition hopes, through the
agencies of benator Quay, Senator Piatt o
Now ork nnd Senator Lodge of Massa
chusotts, to swing tho delegations of New
otk, Pennsylvania nnd Mnesachtispttn intn
line", nnd If successful tho Hopkins bill mny
suffer defeat, Mr, Crumpackor of Indiana
will movo lo recommit tho bill with lnstruo
Hons to reduco tho representation of th
southern states, but thero Is no Idea that
such n proposition will provall.
After tho disposal of the reapportionment
bill, tlio river nnd harbor bill will bo taken
up. it is expected to consumt. two days.
Tho remainder of tho week will bo do
voted to npproprlatlon bills. Tho District
of Columbia bill probably will bo tho next
of tlio supply bills to bo considered.
GUESSING OVER LOVE LETTERS
unirilMii I'eoplo CnrioiiH to Knniv
AVIint Sin it 'Wrote TliU
Woman' Hook,
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co,
LONDON, Jan. 0. New York World Ca
blegram Spoclol Telegram.) Tho secret o
tho authorship of "An English Woman
Lovo Lettors" ts still tho literary sensn
tlon of the hour. Publisher Murray de
clares that all guesses nro wrong nnd that
tha story Is founded upon facts.
Tho latest suggestion Is that tho letters
wero written by a Bister o.' George Eliot's
husband, Cross, but this Is nlso denied.
GOVERNOR WELL RECEIVED
Porto IIIoo'h i:eeullve Visit He
mote Part of Iftlnnil mul in
Heartily Welcomed,
i
BAN JUAN, P. It., Jan. 6. Governop Al
len, who left San Juan Thursdny to visit the
towns In tho western part of the Island,
returned to tho capital today. Ho visited
several places never beforo visited, by any
governor of Porto Rico. Evorywhero ho
was mot enthusiastically received. At
Lares 250 mounted citizens turned out to
provldo him with an escort.
GLOOMY CAPETOWN NEWS
Mnrtlnl Imir Proelnlnii'il, llelnf nroe-
lii i-ii t m .Veeileil, mill it tienernl til
riixliii'sn AJioiit the line.
LONDON, Jan. T. This morning's nows
from Capetown Is again unsatisfactory.
nrtlal law has been proclaimed at
Malnicsbury nnd would have been pro-
aimed In other dlotrlcts hut that tho cuu-
lnet meeting called Saturday was unablo
to agree to It.
Anxiety concerning tho movement of tho
Ilocrs has sent n fresh cold fit over tho
colonies nnd Capetown calls for a strong
reinforcement, Lord Kitchener's forco being
employed In protecting communications and
tho Hand mines.
It Is asserted by the Capetown corro-
pomlcnt thnt unless tho forces In Capo
olouy nro Increased a most undesirable
statu of affairs mny result, ns tho success
a arms of tho Invaders, however slight,
might bo tho signal for n Dutch rising.
As It Is, many Drltlsli residents havo been
compelled to leave tho Dutch villages
ntar Capetown, life being mado unbearable.
A forco has Just passed through Clan
lltlam district.
Tho Capetown correspondent of the Dally
Mall, who calls for 10,000 frenh troops,
says:
"Prominent Afrikander loyalists dcclnro
that tho rebellious colonists will construo
tho colonlnl rail to arms art n challengu
and that Is the opinion of tho rebels, owing
to tho fart that tho members of tho pro-
Ilocr Juntn In Capetown havo been touring
tho disaffected district, making calls
for reinforcement. Already thero Is proof
that tho colonials nro leaving ono com
mnndo." I'ortiiKiiI SeniN Ileliiforeeiiient-i.
Tho military movements reported nro un-
Importtuit, though Portugnl Is sending re-
nforccmcnts to Lniircnzo Mnrnuez. Dr.
icyds, according to Tho Hngtio correspond
ent of tho Dally Mall, Is recruiting In Hoi-
land, Delgtum, Franco nnd (leimuny nnd his
recruits will bo sent to Nninaquatnnd, ostcn
slbly as emigrants, each man receiving JJG0
down on starting.
In a letter to tho Times this morning tho
carl of Dunraven, emphnulsting tho "very
gruvo situation In South Africa,' warns tho
country to distrust tho opinions of experts
on tho spot nnd to ho ready for tho unex
pected. Ho complains of tho "Inertia of tho
authorities," nnd urges tho necessity of
arge reinforcements.
Tho Capetown correspondent of tho Times,
who confirms tho reports of tho multiplicity
of tho Hoer commandos, says: "Nearly five
sixth of tho English troops nro employed on
communications and garrison duty, leaving
a small number, partly unmounted, to pur
sue tho enemy. Largo reinforcements nro
advisable and theso would ba cheaper In tho
end
Tho dnmago which tho Boers 'did to the
Klclntontein Is estimated nt 210,000
RIVALRY OF GILDED YOUTHS
.Mnliiiriijtili nml VlNeomit Are'Asplr-
nut for the Siallen nt Lovely
Tlienter lilrl.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. C (Now; York World
Cablegram Special Tclegrarft) -Too rivalry
of certain glided' youths fo.f ;l.c smiles ot
tho charming girls now playing In "Tho
Casino Girl" nt tho Shnftcsbury theater
continues to exclto much amused Interest.
Ella Snyder nnd Eva Kelly havo hosts of
enthusiastic admirers In their train, among
them tho youthful mnbnrajah of Kuchbehnr
and nt least ono English viscount.
Young William G. Doyle, son of n Ilostou
florist, nnd who Is playing with tho "Strol
lers ot Now York," has bccn.ulso much to
tho fore. Ho took n handsome sulto of
rooms nt tho Hotel Cecil nnd beenmo a con
stant attendant behind tho scones at tho
Shaftesbury, much to tho chagrin of the
mnharajah, llkowlso of tho viscount.
Tho fun wnxed merriest when ono night
Doyle appeared In tho ensto with both girls
nnd performed' n brilliant enkowalk, for
which ho was vociferously encored.
Ella Snyder, who wns In great form thnt
night, on returning to her dressing room,
found n big photograph of tho maharajah,
signed "Halle," together with valuable
presents. The viscount, too, not to bo out
done, sent over tho footlights to Eva Kolly
tho biggest basket of flowers over seen on
tho London stnge.
Doylo Is now enjoying himself In Pnrls
nnd will finish up nt Monto Carlo. Tho
maharajah and tho viscount nro still In
closo nttendanco at tho Shaftesbury.
WHITE AGGRESSION IN CHINA
Mux Xorilim Deelnres tlmt Yellow
Itneex Can Prevail If thnt
In Their Ilenlrc.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 0. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Max
Nordau has Issued this warning agnlnst
white aggrestvlou In China:
"Tho whlto races havo received warnings
enough In nil times. Tbo Huns, Magyars,
Mongolians and Turks Invaded Europe suc
cessively from tho fifteenth to tho seven
teenth century, nnd nil theso yollow races
showed superiority In wnr over tho whlto.
If tho yellow lnvadors havo partly with
drawn It Is not because they were compelled
to, but becauso they preferred to llvo In
Asia.
"Europo's attack on China will bo re
peated again and again till It Is seen
whether tho yellow races nro to' shnre tho
fato of tho other colored races or whether
the supposed superiority of tho whlto races
will provo to bo a fallacy.'
PELLET RUINS RIGHT EYE
l.ml- Henry SniiiernrI'M Only Son
Injured nt Dnke'M Shoot
ing Party.
Is
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, Jan. C (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Lady Honry
Somerset's only son, Somers Somerset, has
lost tho sight of his right eye from a stray
pellet at u shooting party at his uncle's
tho duke nf Ileaufort.
Only this year Somers Somersot endured
nnothor trial In being put out of direct
purrrsslen to tho dukedom of Ileaufort by
tho birth of n son to tho dulto, who Is 64
yturs i.f age.
UNION LOOP SCORES IN COURT
ntfortn of OivnerH of IIIK HiillillnKH
ClileiiKo to Ileenver DanuiKeH
Ar IlloeUed.
CHICAGO, Jan. C Judgo Raker, sitting
In tho circuit court, rendered an opln
Ion BUBtnlnlng tho demurrer of tho ele
vntcd railroad nf Chicago to tlio tiling
of n bill for Injuries by tho trustees of the
Monadnock building.
The trustees naked for $300,000 damages
from tho Union Loop and tho four elo
vnted railroad companies nporntlng trains
on thn loop, nlleglng that the elevu.ted
structure shut off light nnd air, hampered
ingress and egress to tho building and that
tho nolso annoyed tenants, Tho demurrer
alleged that theso alleged Injuries wero .not
sufficient ground for action,
ARMOUR'S BUSY LIFE ENDS
Remarkable Creator of Industrie! Expires
at His Homo in Ohicago,
HAD NEVER RALLIED SINCE SON'S DEATH
Vniletlon IVrlutiril Ilrnvllr nml
Mrrnutli (,'onlil .Not He It runlned,
After l'lieniiioiiln Hail Attnekeil
lllni llUtory of llln Career,
CHICAGO, Jan. C Philip D.inforth
Armour, philanthropist, financier nnd
multl-nitlllonatrc, head of tho vast com
mercial establishment that bears his name,
died at his home, 2115 Pralrlo avenue, at
5:15 o'clock this nftcrnocn,
A muscular affection' of tho heart, known
to tho medical profession ns myocarditis,
was tho Immediate rauso of death. Ho had
been slowly recovering from pneumonia that
for threo weeks had threatened his Ufa. At
9 o'clock this morning his heart gave wny
under tho strain of his recent Illness, his
pulse running up to 103. That was tho
beginning of tho end.
Mr. Armour wns surrounded by his family
when ho died. Thoso nt his bedside besides
his physlclnn nnd nurses were: His wife,
Mrs. Philip D. Armour, Jr., and Mr. nnd
Mrs. J. Ogdcn Armour and ltev. Frank W.
Guusnulus. Tho millionaire retained con
sciousness until within an hour of his
death.
During tho day he had realized that death
wa near. To thoso around him ho had
satd;
"I know I am very sick and tint rendy for
death when It conies."
l.nnl'M I'rnyer llln I.nHt t'tlernner.
Soon nfter luncheon nnd Just beforo the
physician forbado his talking more, Mr. Ar
mour In feeble tones said that ho would
llko to hear tho Lord's prayer read.
Ono of tho trained nurses who had been
attending him drew a chair to tho bedside
and slowly read from tho blblo tho prayer
for which tho dying man had nsked. It was
read sentence by sentence nnd each was re
pcatcd by Mr. Armour. When the "Amen"
hnd been repented by htm ho sank back on
tho pillow and closed his eyes rcstfiilly. It
wns tho last word tho great financier spoke,
except feeble farewells to his family a lit
tic Inter.
"Wo wero not nltogcthcr unprepared for
my father's death," Bald J. Ogden Armour,
"All tho members of tho family had boon
here slnco tho relnpso of this morning In
anticipation ot the most serious turn of
events."
Tho nows ot Mr. Armour's death spread
rapidly through tho city and tonight thero
wero many callers at tho Pralrlo nvenuo
mansion.
Mrs. Armour retired to her npartments
and during tho evening saw only tho mem
bcrs of her Immediate family. J. Ogdcn
Armour, who, with his wife, had been at
tha bcdsldo of tho dying mllllnnalro nil day,
received tho callers during the evening.
It was announced tonight that tbo funeral
services would bo held probably nt tho Ar
mour mansion cither Tuesday or Wednes
dny. - They will bo conducted by T)r, Gun
snulus, and, In keeping with tha life and
babltfl of tho deceased, will bo simple In
character.
Two Yenrn of IIIi.-kx.
Tho end enmo nfter two years of Illness,
during which tlmo Mr. Armour visited
German bnths, passed tho cold months lu
southern California nnd devoted himself
largely to un attempt to rcstoro his health
which, howovor, had been broken, never to
bo regained.
For soverai weeks tho nillllonulro had
boen living at tho old family homo on
Pralrlo avenue, tho usual trip to southorn
California not having been tnken this win
ter. Ho camo down to his otllco In tho
Homo Insurance building but seldom, und
ns tho cold increased ho did not como nt
all. It was understood in tho otllco that ho
had had an Incipient nttnek of pneumonia,
but It wns given out no later than n week
ago that ho was on tho road to recovery.
It was noted, however, that tho constant
nttendanco of Dr. Frank Hillings, tho family
physician, nt the bedside of tho sick man
did not corrobo.rato tho fnvorablo reports
at tho downtown ofllco.
For soverai days death has beon feared
as tlio, outcome, by tho closo associates of
tho great captain of Industry. Thoy real
ized that tho decline from day to day did
not censo, and thnt thero could be but
ono end. When death camo his grand
children, who hnd ho closo n plnco In his
heart, wero at tho family residence, as was
J. Ogden Armour, tho surviving son.
Deellne Huh lleeu (irmliiul.
Mr. Armour has lost strength steadily
Armour has lost strength steadily
from day to day' slnco tho commencement
of tho winter. Tho pneumonia was checked,
but Btrcngth was not regained. Tho firm
grip ho hnd so long maintained upon tho
business of Armour &. Co,, whether nt the
ofllce or thousnnds of miles uwuy, slowly
relaxed, Reports no longer Interested him
ns they wero wont to do during tho first
mouths of his declining health, Tho sudden
death of his son and nnmcsnko nenrly a
year ago hung heavily on him during tho
closing months of his life. In fact, ho
never recovered from tho shock ho ox
porlonccd from that event. It stopped his
progress toward recovery In his winter
homo nt Pasadena and Its sorrow remained
ficflh until the end.
Ills treadmill of work nnd his firm grip
on affairs wero maintnincii until tno spring
of 1899. Then tho mnchlno begnn to show
signs of breaking. Mr. Armour was re
ported to bo a sick man nnd theso reports
WUI U Ul'IIUI IIIUH ill-ll 1MJ PtlllUII iUI un1
many to tako baths at Uaden bcl Weln. Ho
spent most of tho summer at tho hatha
and was sufficiently restored to health to
tako a trip to Switzerland, where ho ro-
mnlncd a mouth in tho mountains.
CmiNtmit Attention to lliixliiemi.
When ho returned to Chicago that fall ho
was looking well nnd his friends hoped his
recovery wns complete. Ho went to Dan
forth Lodge, tho summer homo of bin son,
Philip I). Armour, Jr., nt Oconomowoo
Lake, Wis., and ho remained thoro until
nearly winter. Then he Jour.neyed to Pasa
dena, In southorn California, for tho cold
months, All tire time ho wns nt Oconomo
woo ho mado weekly trips to his ofllco In
tho Homo Insurance building and wns re
ceiving constant reports of tho general
drift of his business nffalrs.
Tho death of his son, Philip D. Armour,
Jr., In Bouthern California on Jnuuary 29,
1900, was a grsat shock to tho hcalthbroken
man. Tho boh had gono on a visit to his
father and was taken suddenly with pneu
monia. His death followed with scnrcoly
n day's warning, Tho son had largely ln
terestod tho fnthcr and Inherited the bus!
ness ability of tho Armours, and was closol
following tho steps of tho head when ho
was stricken down. His beautiful home,
completed but a year or two bofore, at
Michigan avenuo nnd Thlrty-ecvcnth street,
told of his lovo of art.
Mr, Armour was not able to accompany
the funeral party to Chicago, When ho
did roturn horo ho went direct to Oconomo.
woe nnd remained there until thn chilly
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condition ofthe weather
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Wnrmor
.Monuny; Winds Vnrlnblo.
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SMOKE SUFFOCATES EIGHT
Fire
ii llnrvnnl Hotel nt Mlnnen poll
Ciiiuch Dentil of Sleeping
llooniern.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Jan. C Eight men
lost their lives In n lire at 115 Washington
avenuo south ut 3 o'clock this morning,
which had Its origin In tho rear of tho
Standard furniture store. Tho men wero
overtaken by nu Intense volutno of smoke
hi the Harvard hotel, which occupies tho
second, third nnd fourth floors of tho build
ing, nnd denth lu every Instance wns du
to suffocation.
Tho flro was discovered by Charles Han-
sou as ho was about to go to his room on
tho second floor. Ho Immediately apprised
George O'Connor, the night clerk, nnd tho
two soon set about to awaken the lodgers.
Tho men wero all Bound nsleep nnd It wns
with the greatest difficulty that they wero
aroused. Nineteen of tho twenty-seven
lodgers wero successful In escaping, but tho
others wero unnblo to beat their way back
through tho oil smoke, succumbed nnd fell
In their tracks, where they wero found by
tho firemen. Several had very narrow es
capes. Tho loss on tho building nnd con
tents will not exceed $.1,000. Tho dead:
NATHANIEL PE11LEY, painter. 60 years
old.
C. J. SK1DMOHE, oiler, 45 years old.
J. S. 11ENTLEY, newspapor subscription
solicitor, aged 55 years.
II. SCOFIELI), laborer, 45 years old.
GEORGE IIUDY, barber. 45 years old.
MICHAEL MONAHAN, aged 75 years,
J. N. EUICKSON of Alexandria Minn., 25
years old.
JACOHSON, laborer, nbout 50 years
old.
Injured:
Harry Cotton, badly cut nbout hands.
SNOW LINE GOES FAR SOUTH
liven Home (ietn Some of "Hie llenu.
tlfnl" for Flrt Time In
Yenrx.
I'AKIH, Jan. G. Severe cold Is reported
throughout Franco nnd Itnly. A foot of
snow fell nt Marseilles last evening nnd
tho mercury shows IS degrees of frost In
Paris today. Thero have been a number of
dcuths In tho streets. Trains from n long
uisinuce aro greatly delayed.
snow Has fallen oven In southern Itnly
nnu tno city of Homo nnd surrounding
country 1b snowclad for tho llrst tlmo in
many yenrs. Crowds assembled on tho Pin
clo to witness tho rare panorama.
1'ierce winter on the Continent.
LONDON, Jan. ".Severe cold has set In
tiirougnout Europe. ,ln England It Is nc
companinr bj .a northeasterly wind.
mounting to n galo over tho channel. At
Dover a boat was capsized, four persons ho
lng drowned, and probably other accidents
will uo reported
On tho continent the weather Is still moro
severe. Snow has fallen ns fur nnnili n
Naples and In St. Petersburg tho cold Is so
Intenso thnt tho pollco in tho streets hnvo
hnd to bo frequently rcllovcd nnd the
schools to bo closed. At Moscow tho torn
pcraturo ts 30 degrees below zero, Fahren
heit. Tremendous gnles nro blowing over
tno Ailriotlc. Terrlblo blizzards aro re
ported from Austria and Southern Russia.
extinguishing signal lights and resulting in
tao derailing or the Orient express nt Alt-
pazua.
Tho storm caused a collision between pas
sengcr trains at Mlkola, near Szatmar, Hun
gary, six persons Delng killed.
m.io ,ciiiu eru irozcn to ucntn on n
vri.. . .. i . .
high road In Transylvania. Odessa Is com
pletely snowbound. Tho harbor Is frozen
over nnd trains nro unablo to enter or de
part owing to the drifts
VENEZUELAN BORDER FIGHT
Snlil
in nnve HfNiilteil In Defeat nf
Hehelh Prlhe In on tin:
Hun.
lU.NUbTON, Jamalra, Jau. G, Tho Tlrlt.
isn steamer costn lllcan. Captain Kellv.
which arrived hero this evening from Colon,
polonium, reports that n big battlo was
fought recently near tho Venezuolnn border
botween tho Colombian govornment forces
2,000 insurgents under Qcncral Urlbo,
assisted by sympathizers from Venezuela,
the battle ending in tlio dofent of tho rebels,
who hroko Into small parties, General
uriDo cscnping.
Iho government forces, nt the ttmo tho
Costn Rlcan loft Colon, woro scouring tho
country In tho endenvor to catch General
urlbo, who Is considered tho renl leader
of tho revolution. Mennwhllo tho insur
gents wero getting nld from tho robols In
Vonezucln and Ecuador.
According to n dispatch from Caracas.
December 30, General Urlbo. chief of thn
Colombian revolution, who had recently
beon defeated at Corazol, provlnco of rtoll-
var, had arrived at Maracolbo and his
flight nnd nppcaranco thoro wns character-
izca in tno uispntcii as a "deathblow to
tho revolutionary movoment."
ANOTHER OF MORGAN S DEALS
In
Said to Have Aeiinlreil Control of
I.rhlich Valley, Almi for the
Heaillnur.
NEW YORK, Jan, C Tho Trlbuno tomo-
row will sny:
"Just at tho closo of tho market on Sat
urday Wall street received tho news thnt .1.
Pierpont Morgan hnd bought tho Central
Railroad of New Jersey nnd sold It to tho
Reading railroad. When tlio market ro'
opons Monday morning It Is said It will bo
confronted with tho additional nows that
Mr. Morgan hns secured tho controlling In
terest In tho Lehigh Valley nlso, nnd that
this Interest will probnbly bo offered to tho
Reading at tno meeting of Us directors,
which hns beon called for Monday to coni'
ploto oiiiciauy tno purcnaso nnd nrrango
for tho formal transfer of tho Jersey Cen
tral stock to Kb now owners."
EVANST0N SEEKS KIDNAPERS
Illinois Town 1'rlen to Locate Man
nml Woman llelleveil to Hnve
Stolen mi Orphan,
CHICAGO, Jan. ). Word was rocolvcd at
pollco headquarters tonight from Evnnuton
to look out for a mnn nnd woman who had
kidnaped a 12-year-nld girl from Lake Bluff
during the nfternoon. According to tho
story tho couple enticed the girl Into a
enndy store, then took her to Lakeside,
when all trnco of the three was lost Tint
girl Is said to bo nn orphan, but hor nuino
was not given to tho pollco.
LYNCHERS HOLD OFF
Threo Men Held for Murder of Herman Zabn
Aro Safe in Fremont Jail.
BELIEVED TO BE HEAD OF SHARP GANG
Sheriff and His Officers Are Given Gnat
Credit for Their Capture".
RHEA BEARS UP WELL IN SPITE OF WOUNDS
Both He and Gardner Are Reticent, but
Burke Talks Freely.
HE IS A SMOOTH, WELL-DRESSED FELLOW
Clnliii to Live In Norfolk nml to Hare
Wife There HriiUeiiinit Find a.
Fourth .linn Vim In Anxloim to
Kftciipe the WllllmiiN Croud.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. C- (Special.) Tho
three men held fcr the murder of Herman
Zabn aro securely locked up nnd there, has
been no further attempt to lynch them.
Wbeu Sheriff Krtndcr arrived nt tho county
Jail at 3 o'clock this morning with William
Dnrrnld, alias Uurke, who has also been
called William llurton, tho second net ot
tho most startling tragedy over enacted
lu the criminal niinals of Dodgo county
wns closed lu a wny which reflects great
credit upon tho sheriff nnd tho otllcerB un
der 111 lu. It Is believed by tbo pollco that
the threo men now lu custody nro ex
perienced criminals nnd members of a gang
thnt have ballled the efforts ot ofllccrs all
through tho eastern part ot tho state.
William Hhea, ns ho cnlls himself, is tho
lender of tho three, n Blender, dark-corn-
nlnvlnnnit linvluh.lnnl.'fntr fnllnu n1nlml.it
to bo only 18 years old, but with n sharp,
evasive glnnco nnd stealthy manner. In
splto of all tho shots aimed nt him In tho
great chaso ot yesterday afternoon ha wns
hit hut threo or four times. Ono bullet
pnEsed entirely through his left leg four
inches nbovo tho knee, ono Is lodged In
tho calf of his left leg, n third Is In his
body near tho baso ot tha chest on tin
right side, nnd tho fourth scratched htm
In tho neck. Ho was also hit by a small
shot. This afternoon ho Is suffering con
siderably from his wounds nnd refused to
tnlk. Ho ndmlts bolng In Snyder Frldny
afternoon nnd thnt thoro was somo shooting
going on.
Irish Gnrdncr, nllas Harvey Atchison, Is
n tail, poweriuuy nuiit, smootn-Biiavcn,
dnrk-comploxtoncd man, nbout 40. Ho has
been frequently soon In Fromont around n
hotiso which for n couple of months last
fall was suspected as n resort for crooks.
His foco wears a sour, scornful expression.
When talking ho turns his eyes to tho floor.
Whllo willing to tnlk generally, ho, llko his
lender, merely admits his presence In
Snyder nnd that thero was somo shooting
going nn. In his opinion tho entlro three
wuvo loo 01 nnk to 5now wli.ii thoy c'ro
doing. Ho takes his Imprisonment philo
sophically, ns though It was au ovory-day
occurence,
llnrke llenleN Shnrliiir In Murder.
Whllo coming down on tho train enrly
this morning, Hurko wns nulto tnlkutlve.
Ho said ho was 24 years old and lived In
Norfolk, whero ho hnd a wlfo. Ho said ho
was acquainted wun tno pcopio at tno
shark on tho Elkborn, whom ho called tho
Williams ctnwd, uud said ho had boon loaf
ing around there for Bomo tlmo. Ills occu
pation, ho snld, was that of metal worker.
Later ho said ho did u llttlo gambling on
tho side. Ho says ho wont to Snyder with
tho othnr two and drank und played cards
with them during tho nftornoon. Ho
claims ho had nothing to do with tho mur
der nnd stood near tho door with his hands
up llko tha rest of them; thnt ho did not
lenvo Snyder with tho two, but wont nway
because he feared tho people would think
ho was mixed up with tho others, walk
ing to West Point, whero ho Intended to
cat breakfast and then tako tho train for
Norfolk. Tho officers don't placo much
confldenco In this tale.
Whllo tho robbers woro still In the sa
loon thero were shots fired outside, nnd It
Is thought thnt Uurko wns out on the side
walk watching, nnd that tho call from
Rhea to put up his hands, If such was tho
case, was only n trick to decolvo thoso
In tho saloon.
Ilurkn uses thn beat of lnngungo In his
conversation, and Is evidently a man ot
education and ability. Ho In n rather
heavyBot, well-proportioned man, with long,
dark hair, dark eyes nnd n bright, sharp,
shrewd nppenrnnce. Ho wears good
clothes, and whllo coming to Fremont In
tho freight cnbooso kept his honvy bluo
Melton overcoat loosely buttoned, the col
lar turned up, nnd his soft, black felt hat
pulled over his oyes.
CrowilN Stare nt Primmer.
A crowd of men got In nt Scrlbncr, nnd
ns thoy crowded through tho car to seo him
ho crouched bock between tbo offlcorn
S0Itp" otl citner smc, wun nis oyes nxeu
to 1110 ,loor' am nppnrentiy disgusted at
being considered such nn nttrnctlan, Hn
feared that they would tako him to Snyder
for his preliminary hearing, nnd was much
relieved when told ho would not hnvo to
go thoro again.
Theso arrests nro expected to break up
tho gang which has mado Its hondqunrtorn
at thu Armstrong house, nonr Crowel, nnd
at the shack on tho, Elkhorn.
Ycfltordny afternoon a hrnkoman on tho
Onkdalo branch ot tho Elkhorn, which runs
through Snyder, found a mnn In tho box
car who begged him not to put hlin off, for
ho said ho bad been staying with the WU-
1 In run crowd, nnd ho wits ufrald to stay
thero longer, ns tho Snyder people might
como over and clean thero out.
Thoso present when tho Bhed nnd hny
stnek wero burned yesterday wero auro that
thoro was dynnmlto or nltro-glycerlno In
It, for thoro was n terrific explosion, which
ovldently hnd a downward as woll ns up
ward forco. At tho tlmo this occurred
Gardner had been placed under arrest nnd
was In custody of Georgo Ilachman of this
city. Dachmnn says Gardner was very
uneasy and was continuously casting
anxious glances toward tho burning plio
nnd seomcd to shrink nway from It. A1
tho time they thought it was becnuso ho
wbb looking for holp from somaono con
cealed In tho burning mass, who was him
self taking desperate chances.
CLEMENT HACKNEY IS DEAD
Former Superintendent of Motlvo
Poller or Union Pnullln In
Omaha.
MILWAUKEE, Jun. C Clement Hackney,
nt ono time general superintendent of rco
llvo power of tho t nton PncltWs railroad Bt
Omaha, nnd for tho pant twclvo years gen
eral manager of tho Fox I'ressod Steel roni
pany nt Jollet nml Pltteburg, with head
quarteia ot Chicago, died of liver dUoaeo nt
his homo la this city tovltUt, aged 57 yearn.
