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    The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!, 1871.
OMAHA, FHIDAV MOKNING, .1ANUAKT II, 1001 -TEN PAGES.
S1XGLI5 ( OI'V FIVE CENTS.
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FIFTY FOR A CHOICE
Winihaw'i Idea of trie Number of Votf!
Hetded for Nomination.
HE DOES NOT OPPOSE GOING INTO CAUCUS
Waiei a Plain Statement of His Foiition
Concerning tho Matter.
HAINER IS THE ONLY ONE HOLDING BACK
All but OneRtcognized Candidate Are Now
Willing to lake a Ohancc.
QUESTION APPROACHES A SETTLEMENT
Cnnfrrrncm of Hie Anplrnntu llrhiK
Tlirm Nearer I AKrcriiient mi Hie.
TeriiiM fur the l-'lnitl Tent
of MtrriiKlli,
LINCOLN. Jnn. 10. (Special.) Thn pre
llmlnarlcs to u Joint senatorial caucus hnvo
been going nlnng without very Borlous ob
struction In ncrlea of conferences be
tween tho principal candidates Intcroatcd.
The first meeting Tuesday night ndjoiirned
to Wednesday night anil nnothor mljoiirnoil
meeting whs hclil this morning. All tho
reeognlaed candidates have participated,
except Mr. Ilulncr, who declined un Invltu
tlnn to Join, giving ns his reason that ho
dlil not think nny good could como out ot
tho conference. It Is well known that tho
llalncr men nrn adverse to any caucus nt
this time, so tho other candidates havo
continued without Mr. Hulner. This morn
ing Mr. Illnshaw, not feeling well enough
to attend, wan represented by Jtldgo Lot
ton. That sotno progress has been made to
ward an agreement Is found In ncqulouccneo
of all In tin open toll-call vote. Difference
of opinion still exists on tho question of
majority and tho manner of voting. Al
though tho conference last night dispersed
without doflnlto conclusion nnd to meet
ngnln In tho morning, the Lincoln Journal
cumo nut with tho announcement that all
had agreed on a 13 majority, leaving other
rub's to bo tlxcd by u majority of tho
caucus.
This bald, (also stntcmcnt wns evidently
fabricated to boost tho caucus paper
started by tho Lancaster men embodying
those, provisions .
An v.notllcial conference was held tonight,
attended by twenty-nine members, chiefly
Thompson's supporters, who hail signed
tho "forty-threo" petition. They organized
with Senator Harlan In tho chair and dis
cussed means for getting a full caucus on
tho terms that they had signed, but cumo
to no ilcllnlto agreement except to meet
again tomorrow afternoon. Tho conference
Is regarded us a niovo designed to onahlo
the Thompson men to dictate tho caucus
conditions,
.Mr. IIIiihIiiiiv'h Position.
Mr. Illnshaw, whose position had been
misstated In several quarter, explains his
attltudo as "followiV In-'tirilntcrvlew:
"I notlco In ycatcrday's paper tho state
ment that I am opposed to n cuucub. This
is wholly untrue. I am and always havo
been In favor ot a caucus, but I desiro a
caucus that will result in a fair expression
ot the will of republican members of the
legislature. Tho caucus should be com
posed ot nt least sixty-seven members nnd
fifty votes BLould bo required to nominate.
Two years ago a caucus was agreed upon
wherein fifty votes wero necessary to nomi
nate. At that tlmo there was but nno sen
ator to elect. Tho conditions were such that
It was much harder then for ono man to
get fifty votes than It Is now when two
senators are to bo elected, and It is possible
for two men, each with about one-third of
tho republican members of tho legislature,
by combination to elect both men, Many
nro in fuvor ot a lurgcr number than fifty.
I think fifty would bo n fair compromise
arrangement. The people of the state dur
ing tho late campaign took n deep Interest
In tho senatorial question, They had then,
nnd I think still havo, strong convictions
on tho subject, For many years tho re
publicans havo been in n minority In this
state, partially because of national Issues,
but more largely because of certain misfor
tunes ot former icpuhlican statu adminis
trations. Tho republican party Is now on
probation. Its continued nscendency can
only bo assured by tho selection of two
men for senator whose election will not
nllenato any considerable- portion of the
party strength. This, I believe, under tho
peculiar circumstances of the present con
test can best bo accomplished by a caucus
of tlfty to nominate, an open ballot, and
that both khoulrt bo nominated nnd elected
simultaneously."
A caucus papor In conformity with Mr.
lllnshaw's views was also prepared and
set In circulation operating ns a decided
counterweight to tho Indefinite forty-threo
paper nlno out. None of these papers havo
yet been signed by tho Douglas county
representatives.
IIiiiikIii County (.'illltmtn,
In tho Douglas county contest cases tho
committee In both houses have found that
thcro was fraud even tho fusion members
of tho xenato commlttco signing n report
to that effect but that, except In the enso
of Cursten Uohwer. It was not proved that
tho fraud was Hulllclcnt to ovorturn tho
result. As to Itohwcr that his right to
his seat has been fully established Is
conceded by nil Impartial observers and thn
matter will bo brought before tho house
Itself to bo settled thore by voto of tho
inemborH. Whllo It was given out that
senatorial politics wero to be excluded from
tho coutcat cases, tho fact that tho con
testants are known to favor Mr. Kosc
water for senator unquestionably operated
against them with representatives who
would rather stretch a point than give a
competitor this advuntnge, although tho
grounds for seating were ample.
HniiKoiu'N Itiiiilln'u.
Hansom's pyrotechnics In tho senate to
day in his tirade against Mr. llosowater
mado lots ot noise, but struck a decidedly
unsympathetic chord with his nBsoclates
nnd audience. Ho was severely rebuked
by several senators for bringing In his
spiteful personalities without any occasion
for them, as Mr, Itoscw-tor has carefully
avoided any personal participation In nny
way In tho contest cases, either nt Omaha,
whero the testimony wus tnken, or hero
at Lincoln before tho committee.
"I haveu'' time to pny attention to such
vllo slanderers," said Mr. llosowater. "All
Hansom and his follows want is to divert
mo from other work I have In hand. No
body who knows Itnnsora will be misled by
his outpourings."
Ki-liiM crmir Thnycr Out.
Ex-Governor Thuycr was a conspicuous
figure around tho senutorlal headquarters
today. The venerable ox-gnernor Is en
Joying good health nnd looking well, tho
, (Coutluued on Third rage.)
SUBMARINES NOT FAVORED
Iff rn nml KiiKlnrrrN Illneoiir-
in I Mr r from Ordering
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WABlllNfT.f.Ss
-The house com
lay practically
completed the davi
rlatlon bill, but
It wilt not ho In s
ike public until
tomorrow or Saturd
question of the
Increase of tho navy, which usually entails
tho largest contest, was easily settled this
year by tho acceptance of tho recommenda
tion of the secretary of nuvy for two bat
tleships and two cruisers. Tho committee
also decided to glyo tho full Increase of en
listed men asked for by the secretary 5,000
men Instead of 3,000 men, as tentatively
agreed upon yesterdny. Tho bill also will
carry a provision to commission two classes
from tho naval academy now on their
cruises; nlso to commission tho present
senior class Immediately upon their gradu
ation In Junp. The nrtlnn was tnken to
provide tho additional ofllccrs, of which tho
department Is greatly In need. It will
mukc nbout 1C0 now ofllccrs available for
duty. As the senate has twice declined
to accept tho houso proposition to shorten
tho naval academy course from six to four
venrs, tho commlttco did not Insert It In tho
bill.
There Is n possibility that In nddltlon to
the Incrcnso of tho navy n number of sub
marine boats of tho Holland type will be
provided for' at tho last moment, but this
Is hardly probable. Tho representatives of
the company nro to bo given n hearing to
morrow, but tho eommltteo has si confi
dential report of tho board of bureau chiefs
of tho Navy department signed by Admirals
O'Neill, Mavlllc. Bradford nnd Navnl Con
structor Woodward, which strongly op
poses the nttthorl.ntlon of further boasts ot
this type. Eight of these boats were au
thorized by the last naval appropriation
bill. Tho conclusion ot tho board Is ns fol
lows: Without desliliiK to discredit tho Hol
land In any way, or to detract from Its
merits, tho board Is of the opinion Hint the
utility of bouts of this oln.nn hnn not yet
been siifllclcntly dcinimstrutcd to warrant
thn I'oiiHtr.iction of miters than thoo nl
ready authorized eight In number which
nro considered a mullclcnt number to ex
periment with.
Ah regards tho cost of the present boats
namely, JITO.um eitch tho board Ih of the
opinion that If the cost of construction
with n reasonable prollt to tho contractors
Ih (ilono considered, It Is a very high price,
but If tho expenses of tho company In
developing the boat Is tnken Into consider
ation tho price Is not excessive.
WILSON SIDES WITH THE COW
Scerrtnry of Agriculture .ilil re.ixc
Semite Committer In Support of
Olf oniiiruiirliic Hill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Secretary Wil
son mndo nn argument beforo tho senntt
crmmltteo on agriculture today In support
of the Grout oleomargarine bill. He sold
tho measure was Intended to protect tho
farmer nnd the public at large and should
become n lnw. Hpcaklng of tho consump
tion of butter nnd of oleomargarine. Mr.
Wilson said that the nmount of butter dis
posed of annually Is about eighteen pounds
per capita and of oleomargarine something
over ono pound, nnd ho sold in response to
Judge Sprlr.'er that he considered this dnn
gerous competition. Ho was of. noluiou that
therir who danger In (ho Imitation of butter
by tho use of coloring matter and thought
that In tlmo tho uso of Improved methods
would result In driving renovated butter
out of existence. The secrotury suld he did
not accept the opinion that tho regulation
of the oleomargarine business would Injure
tho beef cnttlo business, nnd said that
farmers will find It profitable to keep and
fatten their own bcevos. Incidentally, ho
expressed tho opinion that farmers of tho
south would got far more In the way of re
turns by rnlslng cnttlo and tho crops neces
sary to that end than they would out of
tho sale of a few thousand barrels of cot
tonseed oil to tho oleomargarine makers.
Ho said that more thnn half tho substance
used In Wash'ngton for butter is oleomarga
rine nnd that to mako certain of getting
tho real article ho had butter for his own
tnblo shipped direct from a creamery In
Iowa.
INDICATIONS OF ACTIVITY
SIiimvIiir Mmle li- the (leriiiim Year
Hook Iron liulimtry
CirowliiK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Tho yenr book
of tho German Mnrltlmo union for 1901,
quoted by Consul Hossfeld at Trlesto In a
report to the States department, regards
tho consumption of coal ami Iron as tho
most rellnblo measure of Industrial activity
In Germany. Tho consumption of coal rose
from -1,747 pounds, per cuplta In 1890 to
G.1S5 pounds In 1808, and of Iron from 271
pounds per capita In 1890 to 309 pounds In
1898, Thn revenue derived by tho kingdom
of 1'russla in 1898- from tho produce of Its
forests nmounted to $19,278,000, an Increase
of nearly $3,000,000 as compared with 1890.
Tho growing consumption of meat, sugar
und beer is also mentioned as an additional
sign of economic prosperity. Consul
Hossfeld says that whllo tho average per
son In Germany contented himself with 123
quarters of beer In 1893, ho Increased his
nllowanco to 1:11 quarters In 189S. Tho
freer uso of animal fool in shown by tho
Inrger rovenuo derived from tho meat; tax,
tho Increaso being estimated nt fully 15
per cent In tho spaco of two years.
AmeuiliiieiitN to Ship Sulmlil)- III 1 1.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. The senate com
mltteo on commorco today agreed to make
several amendments to tho ship subsidy
bill, Ono of these extends tho honoflt of
tho bill to ships engaged both In tho for
eign and coastwlso trado, such as thoso of
tho Pan-America railroad line. This
nmendment grants subsidy to tho extent
that tho cargo is foreign.
Anothor nmendment permits a majority
of tho owners of a steamship to sign a
contract with tho secretary of the trcusury
instead of requiring nil thn owners signing
and In lieu of a bond tho secrotary Is au
thorized tn retain 25 per cent of earned
compensation ns security for tho perform
ance oi mo contract.
M en rn mm n CoiihiiI lleenllfil.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Tho State de
partment has been advised of tho rccnll
of General Carlos A. Lacayo, Nlcaraguun
consul nt San Krnnslco, and the designation
of Luis Fllepo Ilastrato, ns his BUcccsBor.
Ounornl Lacayo Is highly connected In his
country, belonging to tho same party with
iTojiuent r.ciayn, His official udmlnlstrn
tlon hus been entirely satisfactory, although
tho press of that country has of lato given
some prominence to affairs of a personal
character relating to tho offlc'al. The
minister from Nicaragua, Mr. Corea, has
asked for tho recognition of the new con
sul, pending the arrival of his exequatur.
Irrlilru Greatly Improved,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. At 10 o'clock
this morning Secretary Cortelyou said that
th,o president had hud n good night and
was distinctly better. No complication
of any kind have developed nnd everything
Is progressing tatUfactorlly.
c. 10.-
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av. -ss5e
OUEEN SWEEPS THE DECK
Knocks Romance Ont of the Life of King
Alexander of Serria.
HE IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC INFELICITY
No Longer HiiIiIh the Upper llnml,
Hither in It In Kliimloin or In II In
Own I loll a eh old He pent
Ills MrrinlHnni-c,
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
VIKNNA, Jnn. 10. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho romance
has been knocked out of the life ot King
Alexander of Scrvln. Tho announcement
from llclgrndo that he Is to honor his wife
by having n new regiment named uflcr her
shows that ho Is not only a victim ot do
mestic Infelicity, huj ulso that ho has no
longer the upper hand In his kingdom or In
his own household.
The money neccssnry to find the horses
for this new regiment Is to bo drawn from
the purse recently subscribed by his sub
jects ns n birthday offering to the king.
Tho queen of Servln In having n regiment
nrmed after her will thus be accorded on
honor which is usually reserved to highly
popular and public-spirited queens and cm
presses. There Is no doubt that tho queen herself
has Imposed this lino of conduct on her
husband, for King Alcxnnder. fur from bo
lug eager to show her honor beforo the
world, Is so disappointed In her und so
disgusted with life that ho has of Into been
seriously meditating abdication,
t'oiixciiof iiecx of Aliille ntluii Terrify.
Hut tho consequencer. of abdication ter
rify him. If ho should give up the throno
his mother, tho beautiful ex-qucen Nnlalle,
would suffer, not only In her dignity, but
nlso In her pride nnd In her unplncnblo
oinnlty to her former husband, the ex
Klng Milan. King Alcxnnder loves his
mother and has always shown n disposition
to bo guided by her, save when ho innr
rlcd her maid of honor, Mmc. Dragn Mas
chin, tho present queen.
This latter In one of the few women In
history, who, llko Mmc. Ilccamlcr, without
exceptional beauty nnd oven no longer
In tho prlnio of life, havo the gift of fas
cinating strong men and leading them to
nny folly.
Mine. Drnga Moschln won nn nscendnncy
over the hcurt of the tall, dark, callow-looking
youth who Is king of Servln and Is
twclvo yeurs her Junior. Ho married her,
though she was n womun with a past. This
was lets than half a year ngo.
Recently tho young king heard rumors of
his spouse's Indiscretions. Kntcrlng her
apartments unexpectedly he found her In
company with tho court chamberlain. Major
lllaza Mlrkovltch, a hnudseme, dashing ofll
ccr 32 years old, who forms n striking con
trast to the somber, studious young king. A
lady-ln-wnltlng present was discreetly gaz
ing out of the window.
Thrown Cliniiilierluln tint Modify.
Alexander summoned his servants and the
chamberlain wns thrown bodily from tho
paluco without his hat or overcoat. The
king In his excltomenl talked of exile or
Imprisonment for the queen and abdication
for himself. Hut the roynl lady soon
brought him to his senses by revealing that
she was already In control of state Influ
ences which he had never suspected; thnt
any false move on his part would lend to tho
return to power of his father, Milan, nnd
that she had hope In any event of remain
ing queen, for If she nldcd In tho restora
tion of Milan tho latter would arrango to
marry her. Ex-King Milan, us a matter of
fact, whllo gaily pretending thnt his recent
visit to Paris was with a view to murrying
a wealthy American girl, really wont thcro
to discuss with somo bankercs of a specu
lating turn the question of their furnishing
him with funds to further his prospects of
regaining tho throne ot Servla.
So King Alexnndor, on tho ndvlco of his
mother ,ate humblo pic. Queen Dragn Mas
chin has grown more Imperious nnd domi
neering thnn over and tho traditions of do
mestic trouble in tho royal house of Servla
bid fair to be perpetuated.
GIVES GARRAU HIS ANSWER
I'reneli Minister of I'orclurn AfTnlrx
Siijn HIkIiIm III XlMVfOlllllllUllll
An: Sot Contented.
PARIS, Jan. 10. Senator Garrau, who de
fends tho interests of tho Proton fishermen
In Parliament, recently wrote to the minis
ter of foreign nttnlrs, M. Delcnsse, Inquir
ing nbout the truth of tho rumors of n pos
sible abandonment of tho French rights on
tho Newfoundland shore. M. Dclcaeso re
plied: "I can only repent what I suld two years
ago In tho chnmbcr our rights In New
foundland are not contested and thcro Is
nothing to prevent their being exorcised."
M. Dclcnssn concluded: "I do not believe
that nny Indication of a possible abandon
ment of our rights can be extracted from
this statement.
Senator Garrau, In view of this satisfac
tory assurance, has renounced his intention
to Interpellate tho government on the sub
ject. REDMOND'S GOOD WISHES
Irian Parliamentary Lender Unpen for
llrltli.li l'liiiinclnl mill Mllltury
UlNniiter nt Cnpetonn,
DUnLIN, Jnn, 10. Addressing a meeting,
ot tho United Irish league this evening,
John Redmond, leader of the Irish parlia
mentary party, spoke most hopefully whllo
appealing for funds of tho prospects of tho
Irish cause.
Tho liberal party, ho said, had gono to
pieces, because n largo proportion of Its
members nnd been false to Ireland. Tho
conservntlvo contingent was engaged In
perilous movements In China and South
Africa. Ho said: "I hope to God tho
government will bo overwhelmed with mil
itary and financial disasters at Capetown."
"Ireland has nt last a united and inde
pendent parliamentary party," exclaimed
Mr Redmond, "with n program for re
fotms, Including land purchases."
Slum hound 1'iihMciincrx llcncueil,
ODESSA, Jan. 10. Tho police, firemen
und physicians havo rescued 470 passengers
from flvo trains which havo been snow
bound for several days, after enduring tho
greatest sufferings. A force of 4,000 work
men Is clearing tho tracks to Odessa.
Four days' mall has been stalled up.
Cotton t'nrKH Mnmnueil,
LONDON, Jan, 10, Tho Hritlsh steamer
Tanngru. Captain Marsters, which arrived
at Hremen, yesterday from Savannah and
Norfolk, via Falmouth, with tiro in her
cotton cargo, reports 300 bales damaged by
flro and 300 by water.
Cerrern'H (,'iixe llopelmx,
MADRID, Jan, 10. A dispatch from
Puerto Real, near Cadiz, whero Admiral
Cervera Ib lying III, snys his condition has
grown worso and that bis recovery Is al
most hopcUsi.
KILLED INSTANTLY BY WIFE
I'lilllp II, Kennedy of Kniim City
Shot l-'otir Time by Woman He
Wn l.'nreeil to .Mnrry,
KANSAS CITY, Jan, 10. Philip II. Ken
nedy, ngeut for the Merchants- Dispatch
Transportation company, wns shot four
times nnd killed by his wife, Lulu K. Ken
nedy, nt his ofllce In tho Now Ridge build
ing. In tho hcurt of the city, lato this after
noon, ,
At r:30 this afternoon Mrs. Kennedy ap
pealed at the entrance of the ofllce of the
Merchants' Dispatch Transportation com
pnny und seeing her husband. Philip II.
Kennedy, inside, requested him to step Into
the hall, lie had barely passed through
tho door Into the hall whtn his wife opened
llro on him with revolver, shoot lug him
four times and killing him Instuntlv. Tho
woman kicked tho HfclcsH body of her
husband ns she exclaimed: "Now you will
never seduce another woman "
Mrs. Kennedy, who wns formerly Lulu
K. Prince, married Kennedy on Dcembor
4, 1900, and the groom's nctlon during tho
ceremony Indicated that ho was not n
willing party to tho contract, The father
nnd brother of tho bride accompanied the
couple during the marriage ceremony.
Last Tuesday Kennedy brought suit to
nnuul his mntrl.igo with Miss Prince, llu
alleged In his petition thnt he was forced
Into tho marriage by threats to take his
life If he refused, nnd that tho threats
wore made not only by the father and
brother of tho young womnn, but by her
nlso. The petition enld that he had novcr
lived with her as his wife.
The girl's family claims that she ond
Kennedy wero cogaged to bo married, when
ho met nnothcr young womnn und fell In
lovo with her. lie broke the engagement
with Mlfn I'rlnre, they say, und the cards
wero out announcing his marriage with tho
other young woman, when the father nnd
brother of Miss Prince took a hand In the
affair. Miss llesslo Phillips, tho girl tn
whom Kennedy wns engaged, now lives In
Grand Hu;ilds, Mich.
Kennedy wiib nbout 30 years old, nnd his
wife Is 20 und prepossessing. Mrs. Ken
nedy Is n sister of Hurt Prince, the pro
fessional whistler.
UNION PACIFIC MINERAL RIGHTS
ItlKht of the I'miiiiniiv to i'mnxf -'
'I'll cm U tliientliiiieil In
AV l m I im; Court.
CHBYUNNE, Wyo., Jan. 10. (Special
Tclegrum.) At Lnrntnlc today u suit in
volving tho right of the Union Pacific to
transfer tho mineral rights .when selling
lands given tho company by the govern
ment wus brought by J. W. Starkweather
nnd others of Denver. Stnrkwenther pur
chased n plccn of land from the Union Pa
cific, on which Is located tho Copper King
mine nt tho siding. Charles Haverlanil
developed the mine nnd clulms the prop
erty by virtue of squatter's rights. Re
cently Hnvorland nnd hla wife drove Stark
weather nnd n number of his companions
nwny from tho Copper King mlno nt the
point of Winchesters. Havcrlund has been
restrained from working .the mlno until
the title Is cleared. The matter, which Is
being wntched by hundreds who havo pur
chased Union Pacific lands, will probably
bo taken to tho supremo cn'it.
REACHES THE GAME COUNTRY
ItooKi-velt Arrive In Colormlo mi lllx
HimtliiK Trip Meet fJoft
nt .Meeker.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Jan. 10.
Colonel Thcodoro Roosevelt arrived In this
city on tho Rock Island train ut 7:35 o'clock
this morning nnd nt 11 o'clock, accompanied
bv Mr. Philip H. Stownrt and Dr. Gerald U.
Webb, bourded tho Colorado Midland train
on which ho continued his Journey west
ward to tho hunting grounds, where ho will
seek spoil with mountain lions nnd bear.
Tho party will leave the train nt Rillo,
Colo., tonight, nnd tomorrow they will ride
to Meeker, Colo., whero tho well known
guide, John Goff, nwalts them with horses,
hounds, guns, ammunition, provisions and
cooklug titctiBlls. A crowd wns nssombled
nt tho Midland depot to witness tho de
parture of the hunters nnd It mado n noisy
demonstration In honor of tho vlco president-elect.
Sovernl cameras wero pointed
nt Colonel Roosevelt ns ho alighted from his
carriage.
PUNISHMENT OF KIDNAPING
lllll Intrnilueeil In IlllnoU IIoiinc to
I'll I'lne ami I.eiiKtli of Im
lirlNiiimient. SPRINGI'IKLD, III., Jan. 10,-Tho second
bill Introduced In tho houso this sobslon
wns ono for tho punishment of kidnaping,
submitted today. Tho penalty fixed for kid
naping is imprisonment In the penitentiary
not exceeding twenty-five years, or a lino
not exceeding 5,000, or both. Tho bill con
tains the proviso that this punishment
shall "not extend to n parent taking his or
her minor child unless such parent Is do
prlved of tho right to havo tho custody ct
such child by ordor of a court of compe
tent Jurisdiction."
JUDGE YATES HAS HIS WAY
Cuntomnry Ilnll I'olloivliicr Inn neural
CereniiinleN nt SprliiKllelil Will
He Omitted.
SPRINOFIKLI), 111., Jnn. lO.-Oning to
requests from Governor-elect Yntes, sup
plemented by tho expressed wishes ot Mrs.
Yates, thcro will bo no ball at the closo
of tho Inaugural ceremonies hero noxt Mon
day. A public reception In tho evening at
tho stuto houso will tako its place. Tho
matter was finally decided nt n meeting of
Joint committees today. Judge Yates re
quested that no ball be given this year bc
cuubo he considered that It would entail
a considerable and useless expense.
CHANDLER BADLY BEATEN
Itritttlillf mi CnneiiM of Xeiv llainiixlilre
l.fKlNlnturc CIioomcn .Indue llnrii
liiini tor Senator.
CONCORD, N. H.. Jan. 10. Judge Henry
E. Rurnhim of Manchester won tho nomi
nation of tho republican members of tho
Irglslnturi for United Stntes senator over
William Chandler and other candidates.
Hurnham won on tho first ballot. Chan
dler received 47 votes. Hurnhnm. 19S; Con
grcFsmnn Sullowny. 23; Henry I). Qulnby,
22, nnd H. V. nialr. 1.
.tllKNunrl Itlver Telephone Combine,
ST. JOSHl'H. Mo.. Jnn, 0.-(8peclul Tele
gram. ) The Missouri lllver Telephone n-.
Gelation, composed of tho toll lino an I
Iccul exchanges In northwest Missouri,
southern lowu und enstorn KnnsaK. .van
niKiinlzcd at u meeting In tho citizen'
'1 deplume cnmpany'.s otllo j In this city this
Afternoon. Twenty exch'inges vero repre
sented. The officers of tho iissoclutloi: are:
if HnlHtnii of MaryvllK president! fJ. A
llisyple of Savannah, vice president; L. N
Pry of Orunt tily. pocretury und tieiiKiir, r
Tho executive committer consists of th
ofllccrs und I' S, Travis of Turklo and J
T Kurmun ut Slunberry.
WANTS B0N1 TO PAY HIS DEBTS
Atsigneo of Londcn Bric-a-Brao Dealer
Pnihing Claim in New York Court.
ENJOIN GOULDS FROM HELPING COUNTESS
II I tr llnleli of Lettem Introduced In
Court Wherein Cnnietlnne tiUci
.Many Vnrleil Kieiixrx for
I'nllnre to Settle,
NEW YORK, Jnn. lO.-Tho cult brought
by Anton J. Dlttmnr, n New York lawyer,
as Assignee of Asher Werthelmrr. n London
bric-n-brnc dealer, to enjoin the trustees of
tho estate of the late Jay Gould from paying
over to the Countess Do Cnstcllnno nny
portion of tho Income of her share of his
estate was called In supreme court today
In nn application to continue, pending the
trial of the nctlon, n temporary Injunction
Issued by Justice Fitzgerald preventing the
Goulds from sending any money to their
Bister.
Hy nn agreement between counsel, the
Goulds have been permitted to send over
to tho cnuntcsa $19,S00 n month for the
Inst two months.
Mr, t'ntetneyer, counsel for Dlttmnr,
presented un nflldavlt today from
Wetrthelmer giving n detailed account of
nil the articles sold by him to tho Cnstel
lones and alleging that they were worth
nil thnt was charged for them. An
nexed to his affidavit Mr. Wcrtholtner has
placed much of tho correspondence passing
between himself nnd Count De Custellune.
In the early letters tho count ncknowl
edgos tho receipt of goods ordered by him
nnd agrees to settle in alleged by Mr.
Werthelnicr In his nflldavlt. Interest, says
the count, on all credit purchases, Is to be
reckoned ,nt I per cent per annum. In
several letters tho count pleads the Spanish
American wnr ns nn excuso for not meet
ing his obligations to Mr. Wcrthclmer.
Ilo says his Inromo Is delayed by tho wnr.
In ono letter the count nssures Mr.
Werthelnicr thnt his lncomo will soon nr
rive. In a letter dated In London on April tf,
IRftO, tho count writes that ho has mado
an arrangement with his brother-in-law
by whlrh Mr. Wcrthelmer's bill, which Is
due, will be paid In eight days. In u let
ter wrlltcn In January, 1S00, the count nsks
Werthelnicr to discontinue legnl proceed
ings: thnt he was about to visit America
to renllzo on certain securities for tbo
benefit of his credit.
HUtorlcnl llrle-n-llrne.
Mr. Untermnyer argued on tho technical
objections raised by the Goulds and then
passed to tho merits of tho ease. Tho ac
ceptances given by tho Countess nnd Count
do Cnstcllnno, he said, wero given for his
torical brlc-n-brac and valuable paintings,
chiefly obtained from sules at Chrystle's In
London.
"Some of It." counsel continued, "has
been sold bv Count do Castellano, nnd somo
of It has been bought by Georgo Gould, his
brother-ln-lnw, and other defendants hero
ut prices In ndvonce of thoso charged to
the Count do Castellano. In face of these
facts, ono of the defendants swears on In
formation nnd belief thnt parts of this
claim are fraudulent. Mr. Wcrthclmer has
to curry these acceptances nt a high rnto
nt Interest .and when ha nsks that his In
debtedness bo paid, tho Goulds como In nnd
mako this shameless defense. In this
transaction Count do Cnstcllanc shows him
self as mean nnd thorough n scamp as can
be well conceived.
"Ho does not sco fit to glvo us back our
furniture, which wo havo expressed our
willingness to tnke, but sells It. Ho then
has tho audacity to say that flvo pictures
are not from tho collections to which they
wero alleged to belong when ho bought
them from Mr. Wertholmor."
Colonel James, ono of tho Gould trustees,
said Mr. Untermaycr had attached to his
new nflldnvlts an amended complaint nnd
ho would nsk for tlmo to consider whether
he should not npposo it.
Wnnt CmintrNM' lllil Cut Dinvii.
"Tho only difference between tho
nmended complaint und tho orlglpnl." re
torted Mr. Untermaycr, "is that, having
since wo brought our nctlon, lenrncd that
the Countess do Castcllanu's debts amount
to over $4,000,000, wo ask thnt her allow
ance bo cut down to $100,000 n yenr, instead
ot thn $250,000 which wo were satisfied sho
should receive. If this Is dono tho cred
itors can sco a little daylight as to whether
they will over get anything."
Mr. Untermnyer then dealt with tho legal
aspect of tho caso and cited nutliorltles to
show that tho action could ho curried on
hero nnd thnt tho trustees should bo en
joined from paying over a greater sum to
their sister than tho court would permit.
Colonel James opposed tho motion to con
tinue tho injunction and held It could not
bo continued legally. Mr. James said:
"Otio Asher Werthelmcr Is n dealer In
brlc-a-brac In London. As hits been stated,
Miss Anna Gould married Count Castel
lano and with him went to Paris to llvo
nnd beenmo n citizen of that country. Mr.
Worthelmer beenmo acquainted with the
couplo shortly after their arrival nnd dur
ing tho years 1895 and 1S9G and uftcrward
sold them paintings nnd old furniture.
To gain an Idea of somo of tho transactions
I will show you two. Ono wns tho salo of
n wardrobo for $125,000 and $9,000 for n
commode, on representation that they woro
mado by old artists.
"Wo deny that Dittmars the real party
In Interest. Wo hold that this court la
without Jurisdiction over tho person of tho
Countess do Castellano nnd Is without
power to dctcrmlno what part of her ln
como Is necessary for tho support of her
self und children. This Is un nttcmpt to
collect a debt that has not been estab
lished. Hy tho nnswer which tho defend
ants Interpose tho honesty of that debt Is
questioned. Even though tho court hnd
Jurisdiction, th will of tho Into Mr. Gould
would prevent tho maintenance or collec
tion of tho claim, for In u codicil to his
will Mr. Gould expressly provided that no
beneficiary under tho will should havo power'
tn encumber tho sharo to which ho or sho
was entitled."
Colonel Jnmcs then quoted n number of
authorities to dhow that It was lawful and
Just for a person so to plnco his estate In
the hands of trustees und so to pravido that
his heirs should not bo allowed to contract
debts In anticipation of their Income.
Colonel James nsked tho court to dismiss
tho Injunction nnd let Wcrthclmer havo his
redress In the French court to which both
of tho defendants nro subject.
Decision was reserved.
VICE PRESIDENT STREIGHT
LciiKiie of CiiiiiiiiInkIoii Merc limit
Give (hnnba Dealer Title nt
CI e vein nil Con vent Ion,
CLEVELAND, Jan. 10. At today's session
of tho National League of Commission Mer
chants tho following ofllccrs were elected
for tho year- President, D, W Longfellow,
Minneapolis, vlro president, II tl, Strelght,
Omaha secretary, Warrrn Patch, Ho:t
ton; treasurer, (J, W, Noakcs, Cleveland,
CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Warmer
Today: Variable WIihIh. Heionilng South
erly. Saturday Prob.tbly I'.ilr
"our. licit. Hour. Den.
" i lit I p. in 'M
ii. n IT, '2 p. ii M-J.
" m in :t v. nt u:t
s m in i p. in t
HI .-. i. in Ml
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' ii Ill 7 i. in i.M
I- I" IS S p. n 1
It i. n Ut
BOER FORCES ARE ACTIVE
Attnel. the llrllM. , loiiK the
Mile of I. in euro !Mttrttic
Ittilli-niul.
LONDON, Jan. lO.-Gonerul Kitchener
sends news of a serious slmultniieous at
tack on the night of January 7 by the re
publicans on the Hritlsh positions between
points sixty miles apart, nlong tho line of
tho Pretoria Loureiuo Mntqucz rail
way. The losses ou both sides wero heuvy.
Accoidlng to reports the Peers were beuten
oil ufter prolonged lighting.
Following Is the text of the dispatch from
l.enernl Kitchener:
i,il'i,V':ir0,inA' Wednesiluy. Jan. O.-On the
tVin.,...- J,"."l,i,r' 7 """H made slmiil
it.JirV.iV ,',,",kt tipon nil r our poit at
v i. ir .' . K) ""'''f'uitelii. Nooltgo.tu.'ht and
i,,iV ,.'".u;1"- '"tense tog prevailed mi l
I ii, ft ",Ivi""ugo 'i the cover It urrnnliil.
our m,'ii-MVrrf 'l'lt, u, ri,,i' " 'l"", '
i.iii .. . " '"e iiiiuucii iiiiiii
ii... in wllr" 'he liners wire illlven off
... .... i . . K"'ii nun inreo were
fff V."' i '' wll" twenty men weic killed mid
im.-iilno wounded. The Iosm of tile Hocr
was heuvy. twenty-four dead helng counted.
A convoy taking supplies to Ouriloii'u
i Igude. north of Krugersdorp was uttacked
l Ileyer m coniiiuiiiilo yesterday tTuesd iM.
Ih" HoerH were driven olf, leaving eleven
n i .V" ""' ,K:1'1' "r easunltlcs wro font
slightly wounded.
CAPETOWN. Jan. lO.-Tho refugees nro
approaching tho mllllury nutliorltles to ob
tain net mission to form a corps for the pro
tection of Joh.tnnnesburg and the cities
only, us they wish to be on tho llnml to
nsslst In the defouso of their property. Tho
Chamber of Mines has adopted u similar
uttltude.
On tho Plcqiictberg road tho Ilocrs aro oc
cupying Celvlnlu ami Sutherland, consist
ing of two columns, ono ndvnnclng In the
direction of Chinwilllam nnd tho other to
wards Worcester, or in this direction. All
pusses In front of Worcester havo been oc
cupied by reasoned troops which nro
gutherlng nt ntrateglc points. The tran
quil Dutch openly disapprove of the raid,
many oven sending horses to tho Hritlsh
camp.
WANTS T0PARLEY FURTHER
Clilnene Court IliNtrnetN Vleeroyn mill
CiimiiiUslhiierH to SeeU .tloilllleii-
I on of Note.
SHANGHAI, Jnn. 10. A dispatch from
Hiun Fu (whero the Chinese court Is lo
cated) to u natlvo newspaper nays:
"Somo of tho clauses of tho conditions
for peaco uro Impossible of acceptance, con
sequently tho emperor und empress nnd
court tmvo telegraphed to Llu Kan Yl, tho
viceroy of Nnnkln, und Chang Chili Tung,
tho viceroy of Hunkow, to proceed to Pokln
Immediately and confer with tho foreign
commissioners nnd tho Chinese commis
sioners, with tho ldeu of securing n modifi
cation of tho conditions. They hnvo been
Instructed, If they uro unublo to proceed
to Pekln, to propose a suitable, meeting
placo for tho ministers elsewhere.
HEIR APPAi?ENTCHASTISED
Sen We I'nn Given Tyrit .Seore Stroke
ultli lliiinliiio SI tel.' for Illsre
peel to IJ in pe ro r.
SHANGHAI, Jnn, 10. Llu Knit Yl. vlco
roy of Nankin, has memorallzcd Emperor
Kwnng Su to nbollsh tho distinction be
tween .M .melius and Chinese.
Sen Wo Pao, heir apparent, wns given
forty bamboo strokes for not paying duo
respect to tho emperor. Tho empress dow
nger nrquicsed In tho punishment.
DECLARE JOINT NOTE SIGNED
Purl Ileum flint Chinese Coiiimla
MlonerN nt Peliln Have Attached
Tliclr SIumii t iiri'N.
PARIS, Jan. 10. As a rrsult of Inquiries
In authorltntlvo qunrters tho Associated
Press Is given tho following stntcmcnt In
regnrd to tho Chinese situation:
The Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the
Joint noto yestordny, thus concluding t'.io
preliminary stage of tho nqgotlatlons.
HE STILL LOVES MR. BRYAN
Senntor Tillman, Iluek In Wnxli Ins
tall, Don lei (tunrrel nt
O in nil n.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Senntor Tillman
of South Carolina, who today returned from
Omaha, whom ho attended tho Jncksonlan
banquet In company with Mr. llryan, took
occasion to deny tho report of u disagree
ment between himself and tho recent prcsl
dentin! candidate.
"Tho stuteuient is without any founda
tion whatever," he said. "Thcro Is no dis
agreement between Mr. nryon nnd myself.
Wo nrn agreed as to tho future policy of
tho democratic party nnd thcro has not
been tho slightest break In our relations."
AFTER BIG ENDOWMENT FUND
,
Clmii tniiiiui Ainrmlily "Will Try (n
Kn Inc. lf.-,0,0(IO. .IIImh Helen Gould
lilvlniT tf "
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 10. At tho moot
ing of tho board of trustees of tho ';fiuutiit
nua assembly tonight tho old ofl'err w rc
re-elected und reports on tho lant year's
work wero Hiibmlttcd. It was decided to
mako un effort to titlso u quurtnr of n mil
lion dollars, tho endowment fund stnrted
bv Miss Helen Gould with ;i gift of fsn.wo.
It was also votod to erect a memorial at
tho assembly grounds to tho lato Lewis
Miller, ono of tho founders.
KlrU II, rumor in lletler.
KANSAS CITY. Jnn. 10 -Th.' roi dlflnii of
K.rk H. Armour, nephew of tho lute I'hnlp
1). Armour. vhu Is Ml with piieiiiiioiilu. w 1 1
Improved toduy und his physician expresdjd
tho belief that bo Is out of (lunger.
MiivenicitlN nf tleenn VedNrU Jnn, III,
At New York Arrived nermunle, from
Hrunicn tnd Liverpool. Hulled i,n Hri
tngne, for lluvie; Prim: Itegcnt Lultpoul,
for Bremen.
At tlreonlock Arrived I.lvonlen, frjm
Portluud.
At Hamburg - Arrived Penni-ylvunlii.
from New ork, via Plymouth; liulguti.i,
finm New York,
At Oiieeiistnwn Sailed Ithynlund. for
Philadelphia, from Liverpool; Majestic, .'or
New York, from Liverpool.
At Liverpool-Arrived Teutonic, fcun
New York; Georgian, from New York.
Hulled Iberia, lor New Yoik,
At the Lizard I'iiHxed, Jnn. II li g.im
cogne, from New York, for lluvie.
At (iluwsoiv-Arrlved Ancliorlu, from
New York,
At Philadelphia -Arrived WneMlaml, from
Liverpool.
At Nupli Arri.ed-Alhr, from Nciv
York, for (lenou.
At Ilremrn Arrived Kal-i r Wllln lin tr
flro from New York, via Hamburg
At Itotterduni Arrived Amsurd tin, frtm
Ntw York.
UNITY FIRST OF ALL
United State Will Not Preii Proposition
to Separate Chinoss Negotiation.
DIPLOMATIC AGENTS ARE SO INSTRUCTED
Action Taken on Account or Opposition
of Several foreign Power.
BERLIN SAID TO HAVE BEEN CHIEF OBJECTOR
Plan AdTanced in Hopo of Breaking Dead
lock at Fekin.
MINISTER CONGER CABLES TO RUSH THINGS
ltntter of Indemnity itnd ltelnlou at
Commerelnl Treutlen Will llr Cun
nlilrrrtt In Connection Tltfi
Othrr Pn rnirrnp hi nf TVotr,
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 10 -The proposition
submitted by the president to trnnnfer the
negotiation nf the questions of Indemnity
und revision of commercial treaties to sotini
other place than Pekln wns designed to
facilitate the conclusion of the Chlucso
negotiation? ns u wholn by separating
thoso still requiring considerable delibera
tion from those nlrcaily determined. As
some of the powers do tint look with fnvor
upon tho ticpnrntlnu nnd others hesitate to
decldo the quiMtlnn, the president has
deemed It ndvlsnhle to direct tho diplo
matic representntlves of the United States
to censo to press the proposition.
At tho sumo time, desiring above nil lo
lo avoid delay In thn progress of the ne
gotiations, tho president has directed Mr.
('linger to urge forward their completion nt
Pel In. Tho other government havo also
been urgently requested to nvold all un
necessary delay In completing tho settle
ment of tho ('bluest' question.
Tho foregoing gives In nitthorltntlvn form
the Important action determined upon nnd
curried out todny. As specifically stated,
the nctlon was brought nbout because soino
of tho powers did not look with favor upon
tho proposal, while others hold hack In giv
ing their decision, tinder theso circum
stances It wns manifest to the' ofllclnls hero
that unity of nctlon was Impossible, nnd ns
long us oven ono power declined to necopt
tho proposition, there could bo no effective
ngreeiuent for removing these two subjects
of negotiation from Pekln. It Is under
stood that tho uctlon Just taken does not
Involve tho Hllghtent feeling of disfavor
toward those powers whlrh viewed tho mut
ter unfavorably or held back In giving tholr
decision. Uoth tho president nnd Secretary
Ilav nctod on the suggestion of Mr. Conger
In tho hopo thnt this might ofTcr u means
of breaking the npparent deadlock nt Pe
kln nud open tho wny to u flnnl adjust
ment. Now that this phaso of tho nego
tiation Is closed, tho ofllcluls here feel that
It would tin ungracious lo dhiclosv Juat
whut powers did not look with favor upon
their plan and they decline to confirm tho
current speculation to tho effect Hint con
siderable of tho opposition has como irom
Herlln. Tho Instructions to Mr. Conger
to urgo forward the completion ot tho ne
gotiations nt Pekln wero forwarded lato In
tho day. Mr. Conger wns not heard from
during tho day.
POWERS WILL DECLINE OFFER
Invitation to i'lans.'er liiileinnlty
.NcKittliif Inn from Peliln In WiinIi
liiKton Will llu Itejeeted.
PAKIS, Jan. 10. Tho correspondent of the
Associated Press Icarus on good authority
Hint (ho suggestion ot tho government of
tho United States to change the seat of
tho Chtucbo ncgotlntlons ftom Pokln to
Washington will bo declined by tho powers.
It wus added that this point was luslgnl
flcant ns compared with tho dllllcultles to
be met with between tho powers them
selves, whoso clashing Interests will huvii
full piny tn tbo coming iIIhciishIous. Tho
United Stntes' proposal to uhlft the seat
of the negotiations limits no favor In tho
European chuncollorlcs. Tho reasons given
for thlB opposition nro:
First It is considered n great mlstnko lo
transfer tho ncgotlntlons from China, whero
all thn Information is ut hund respecting
tho situation and tho feeling among tho
Chlneso themselves, nnd moro especially
regarding tho conditions of trade uud com
merce, with which tho negotiations will bo
chiefly concerned.
Second Tho United Htutes' cnmmeico
with China lo comparatively nmall when
compared with that of sovcral other coun
tries. Therefore thn United 8tats Is not
entitled to expect thn negotiations to ho
carried ou at Washington.
Third Tho European powers huvo not
felt sufllelent cnnlldenco that the United
States government might not find itself
inllucnccd In tho negotiations nt Washing
ton by tho pressure of Interests, having
nn eyo to tho exploitation of Chlnn. Tim
attitude of somo of tho pITA'crs, moroover,
Is swayed by oilier motives In opposing
tho United Stales proposal. Great Hrltaln.
for example, whlrh seems to bo tho mn.it
strongly antagonistic, has probably tnken
Into consideration tho United Htntos attt
tudo toward tho Claytou-Dulwer trcuty.
Milt UK lllll In p'lmii'ed,
Tho feeling here favors. Shanghai, If any
change Is made, ns It Is pointed nut that
Shanghai Ik tho most Important trado ecu
tor In China nnd, moreover, that Ihu smith
em vlecroya, who uro favorable tn for
eigners und anxious to further trade, could
make their Influence felt. Fulling Shang
hai, llcrlln or Paris uro moro likely lo
bo chosrn. Tho enormous Hritlsh Interest
nro In fnvor of the choice of London, but
it Is Improbable Hint tho other powers will
ugrce to this.
Thcro is no renton tn buppoHe that. Hus
Klu will withdraw from tho Joint negotia
tions. The treaty nho has concluded with
China concerns here special lnleio.it In re
gions contiguous, lo her territories, but sho
has great political Interests to defend and
further In tho Joint conference, which 'vlll
brlsllo with obstacles to u speedy shttlo
inent. Kusslii alms chiefly nt n wide ex
pansion of her political Influence. Great
lliituln wants to open tho Chlneso cinplro
to her commerce and at tho sumo tlmo
strengthen her political foothold. Tho
United States' efforts, apparently, will bu
devoted to securing commercial udvnnlugea,
while Franco and Germany will desire lo
Increase their trado Rum-rally nnd their
political Inllucnen In cortuln provinces. Tho
struggle between theso coiilllctlng deslgn-i
will be bitter nnd. In nny cuso, will in-Hit
protract the negotiations. Ouu ' bin-;
which Great flrltuln end tho l ulled flutes
v. i:-h tptiirnl n the raiding of tho prohi
bition wh'ch nov txi- in China ngalnut
fortlgntr acquiring landed Intercuts.