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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
KSTAHLISIIJ3I) JUNE JJ), 1STJ.
OMAHA, 3LOXDAY !MOR2st2fCJ-, .1 AN IT AH Y 11, 1901.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FIGHT FOR SIX HOURS
Bod j of Boeri, Tinder Commandant Eejer,
Invest Kaalfontein.
MAXIMS AND RIFLES BROUGHT INTO PLAY
Garrison Makea Deter:
Defonse and
rinallj Driv
ARMORED TRAIN
British Roport to War Office thai
No Casualties.
PEACE COMMISSION ENVOYS IN HARD LINES
Qeiirrnl llnrfcl ChnrKed "' Hnvlnpt
1'loKUPil Tlirr AkpiiI TP"
llnvlnir 1 1 nil HIhm One H'lm
Wns ii llrllluli Mulijeet.
rilKTOUIA, Jan. 12. Last night tho Kocrs
cut tho wires between Ircno nnil Ollfnnts
fontrln stations. Early this morning 800
JJoors, under Commandant Heyor, Invested
Knalfontcln Btutlon. A hot rifle ilro nntl
shell tiro with two field pieces and n Mnxl.n
wn mnlUnlmd for six hours, An armored
train and reinforcements wero sent from
I'rotorln. hut bofnro they hud arrived upon
tho Bccno tho garrison had driven off tho
Doers, who retired unmolested with a trans
port train hall a mile long.
Tho Hoera hlow up tho lino beyond Kaal
fonteln. compelling tho mall train to return
here. It is auppossd their otiject was to
obtain supplies, a great quantity of which Is
stored at Knalfonteln. The nrltlsh had no
casualties.
LONDON, Jan. 13. Tho War ofllco hns
received tho following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener:
"I'KKTOIUA, Jan. 13. About 1,100 Boers
crossed tho line, attacking both Zuurfonteln
nnd Kaalfonteln stations, but woro driven
off. They aro being pursued by a cavalry
brigade."
Lord Kltchrnor reports also several skir
mishes nt different points with trllllnB
llrltlsh losses and adds:
"Thrco ngcntn of tho pcaco commissioners
wero takeu as prisoners to Dowel's laager
near Llndloy on Janunry 10. Ono, who was
a llrltlsh subject, wbb Hogged and then shot.
Tho other two, burghers, woro flogged by
Dowel's orders."
NOTHING BUT MAILED FIST
London I'lipor fall for LnrKPr Annie
to I'lulit Hip Horm liiNlonil of
Pence, l'riioltlou.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-1:30 a. m. Tho brief
report of tho fato of tho threo memoers
of tho pcaco commission who woro sunt
to boo (leneral Dewet excites tho docpeal
Indignation on all sides. Ono or two papers
express a hopo that Lord Kitchener hau
been misled by fnlso reports, but It is gen
trally folt that ho would nut hnvo reyorted
Iho mnttcr to the war ofllco without un
doubted evidence.
Tho Dally Mall bends tho report with
tho "murder" and declaims against tho nt
lompt to coax tho enemy Into submission.
"Dowot hns placed himself outside, tho
pnlo of humanity," says tho Dally Mall,
"nnd not proclamation!! but largo rein
lei cements must bo our wntchword."
'Iho Morning Post says: "This marku
"tho point whoro tho guerrilla phase ends
md tho bandit phnso begins."
All tho papers appeal strongly to tho
Kovcrnmcnt to hurry forward reinforce
ments, slnoo It lu evident that tho Doer
leaders havo now become despcrnto and
conciliation Is qulto useless.
Tho Pretoria correspondent of tho Dally
Mnll announces tho return to Pretoria of
Mr. Prctorlus, n Into president of tho
Fouth African republic, from a futllo cn
rlcnvor to persuade tho Ilocr leaders to
surrender.
Dutnlls of tho Uocr nttacks on Kaal
fontoln mid Zuuitontcln stations show
thoro wero only small garrisons of 120 men
at each stntlon. The nrltlsh had excellent
trenches, which onnbled them to withstand
tho attacks until tho nocrs, having ns-
ccrlnlncd that reinforcements wero coming
to tho garrisons, retired. At Zuurfontcln e,
party of Uoers In khukl succeeded In cap
turlng a llrltlsh patrol of eight men, whom
thoy subsequently liberated, The railway
ml telegraph llno3 will bo speedily re
stored. No futthur news hns been re
reived -gardlng the Invnslon of Capo Col
cny.
Sir Alfred MUner writes to a corre
npondent In England, saying: "It would
bo useless for mu to notleo tho wholesale
lies that aro spread about concerning me,
If I attempted to do so I would havo no
time for rinythlng else."
I.nrKP ."Vmnlipr of llplirnv liiiiiilurnn I.
HALIFAX, N. S.. Jan. 13. Tho Lake Su
jierlor and Tunisian arrived from Liverpool
today with t01 passengers respectively.
chiefly Immigrants. On tho Uiko Superior
wero 500 Hebrews bound foe Chicago. Thoy
wero transferred from tho Lako Mcgantlc
which wns forced by heavy wenther to re
lurn to Liverpool, Tho lace-makers re
ported having left Liverpool on hoard the
Tunisian enrouto for Utah wero not on
board,
Wnlvp Kitt Itoiiiiinnliin Soldier.
LONDON, Jan. 14. Tho Bucharest corro
pandont of the Dully Express says that
nvo Roumanian soldiers, whllo going homo,
scre attacked nr.d eaten by wolves, after
, despcrnto struggle,
II ii I III I ii U 1 1 ii 1 1 r u it il (lpr the AihIpk.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 13. Thlrty-slx
men left hero today for Kcuador to serve as
foremen, time-keepers, etc., for the .Tamos
McDonnld Construction company In build
Ing 300 miles of rnllrond from Guayaquil
to Quito over tho Andes mnuntntns. Mr
McDonald says ho now has nt work 5,000
Jamaicans and expects to take 5,000 moro
men, mainly Itnllans, to work on the con
tract. All workmen sign n threo-yenr
contract.
Iliillrouil Olllcliii IlrniKii.
DESVKft. Jan. 13. Tho rosliiiiiitlinis n
Ocnenil Passenger Agent W. F. llulluy nnd
General Freight Agent Anthony Snovo of
inn i murium .iiunaiiii railroad nuvo nee
urci'titcd, to tnko. elTeot on February 1. Ml
ltulltil' 11111 I... Mllfn.tn.lml 1iv t II U,.n,itn&.
secretary of tho local committee nf the
western rnsscngor nssocintinn t Chicago,
No successor Is named for Mr, Snevo. Mr,
fincvo will lonvo lor tho Orient, whom It Is
IKiKKlblo that bo will remain lu connection
with ono of tho mllwnv enteriM-ims nf II.
Cnlltirnti, Mr. Hnlley has several positions
ii iit'.
JMn piiipiiIm of IIopiiii Vpel .Inn. lit
New York Arrlved-Steamcr Phm-nech
nnmmirg ami (.-oicwiip, Halleil -Meiiotn
Hire. ionuin.
Quefr.stown-Salleil-Campanla, from Llv
erimoll. New York.
Cherbourg-Sailed Vnderlnnd. Now York
rariiH iMBSPii Kuerst lIlHmnrcK, .New
York for Gibraltar. Ninilc. i,ti
Trawio Points--Passed Minneapolis, Now
York for London.
Halifax, N. 8. Arrived Tunhlaii, Liver-
puui.
Dlfid
EATS
OFF MIRROR
.Mr. Arthur I'iikpI tlltp AVnIrw
Sinn 1 1 l'nrepll ttlt I'iiIp
I'lllU ItlUP.
(Copyright. l!Jl, by Press publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 13. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegrnm.) Mrs. Arthur
Paget gave a small farewell dinner to the
prince of Wales tonight as a preliminary to
the departure of the New York on Wednes
day. Tho company Invited to meet tho prlnco
Included Lord Iloherts, Cpuntcfs Howe,
formerly Lady Sarah Wilson, nnd Mr. and
Mrs. George Kclpel.
The tublo was decorated nfter tho
newest Parisian style. In white, with a
Irror mounted In Louis Chi In, ormolu
lown tho renter. The only china used
ihlto Suxc, similarly mounted In or-
The Mowers wero palo pink roses,
e tho Pnxo china chandelier, with bcau-
ful ormolu decorations, had pink shades.
Tho effect wns charming In tho extreme.
Tho whole scheme wns carried out with
Mrs. Paget's well known taate.
Mrs. Paget hns brought some beautiful
Worth nnd ('allot frocks from Paris for
er brief American visit. One Is of n Worth
orange-colored velvet dress, embroidered
1th sliver, rernlling her famous portrait
by Constant. Another Worth costumo Is a
palo bluo velvet, with exquisite old lace.
From Cullot sho got a restnurant dress
rnhrolJerod with gold, high to tho throat.
ho sleeves tight nt the elbows, with amplo
bishop sleeves of transparent muslin es
caping, Another Is of white Batln. em
broidered with emeralds, with which sho
can wear her emernlds and diamonds.
Among her opera clonks Is ono of pnlc
bluo velvet, bordered with sable. Another
s of whlto cloth trimmed with ermine.
8ho Is nlrendy knoe-dcep with American
nvltat Ions, hut hns planned to return home
n March, going straight to tho Illvern. Her
daughter Lula, Instead of going to New
ork, Is Joining n party, chiefly of young
people, tho Tony Drc.xol3 have made up for
trip to tho West Indies on their new pa
latial steam yncht, which Is considered the
most perfectly contrived and luxurious
Horning plcasuro house Watson has ever
urned out. From tho West Indies the
ncht will sail to the Mediterranean, tnklng
nboard Mrs. Panel, Lord nnd Lady Do Orey,
Miss Yznngn nnd others, nt Cannes, whero
all tho smart sot nro going this winter for
a crnlso to Corsica, Naples nnd Sicily.
NTERNATI0NAL SENSATION
.Vmii'lo MIkIiI I.piivp I'ritiitM Alirnptly
If Villi Won liilmli'iil o
Hip l'oip.
(C.))yrlght. 1WI. by Press Publishing Co.)
PAULS, Jan. 13. (New York World Ca
blegram Sncclnl Telegram.) Tho Llbro
'arolo stated today that If Monday's de
bate on Sembnt's Interpellation concerning
ho vntlcnn's Intervention with tho French
government to provont tho passage of tho
bill pertaining to religious orders results
n n votu inimical to tho pope, tho nuncio
would leave Franco abruptly, creating a
sensational international Incident. I begged
tho nuncio to soy If such wns his Inten
tion. Tho venerable diplomat excused him
self from a direct reply on tho ground of
obvious Impropriety of predicating his fu
ture acts on hypothetical premises. IlJ
similarly refused to deny tho published
statement rnlterniing his hope that the re-
ations oi tno ! renen and tno vatlran would
contlnuo cordial. Tho prelate's manner
created tho impression that grnvo diffi
culties aro Imminent.
PRINCE CAN'T STOP SCANDAL
Wnlen Vnlnly Trlpw tn Intprfprp In
London' (iri-nl Noeli'ty Illvorvc
('line.
(Copyright. 1S01, by Press r.iblishlng Co.)
LONDON. Jnn. 13. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Thoro Is
great excitement. In society over a divorce
suit expected to como on for n hcarlns
n nbout threo weeks, nil efforts to stop It
having failed. Tho petitioner Is Captain
Darclav of tho Prlnco of Wales' Hussars.
Tho co-respondent Is Ouy Chotwynd, son of
Sir Oeorgo Chetwynd, nnd his wife, tho
marchioness of Hastings. Tho woman Is
a daughter of tho Into Lord Daclcs.
Tho suit, which will bo strongly do-
feuded, Is expected to bo very sensational,
owing to tho names of tho persons mixed
up In It. Various veiled hints an to this
?uuso colubro have been thrown out In the
noclety pnpers for some time. Tho prlnco
of Wales Interested himself personally to
prevent a scandal.
BRIDE OF DIVORCED CAPTAIN
llliini'lii rirlip lii Stippppil Twin
lleniity ii Wlfp or 'Hop nl Homo
(iiiiriln Ollk'Pr.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, Jan. 13. (Now York World Ca
blegram Sucelnl Telegram,) Miss Waucho
Forbes Is about to marry Captain L n.
Leigh of tho Uoynl Horse guards, who re
cently divorced his wife, Lady Iloso Lolgh,
one of tho beautiful twin daughters of thu
marquis of Abergavcny. Lord Cottenham,
a fellow ofllcer of Leigh's, who was the co
respondent, has since married Lady Hoso.
Miss Forbes Is n sister of Lady Stozwald
and of Millie James, tho princess of Wales'
fnvorlto friend, nnd a nleco of Oeorglana,
countess of Dudloy.
The plnco of marriage Is kept a secrrt
to obviate public protest by Father Black,
who, with tho duke of Newcastle nnd other
advanced ritualists, Is pledged to mako ob
jection In church to tho rrmarrlago of dl
vlrcrd people.
RECONCILE LORD AND LADY
OrlKlnnl Poorer In tho AiikIpnpu
Ciimo .liny Hp Allimod lo
l,llIKO,
(Copyright. 1001. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Ji.n. 13. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) Thuro nro
rumors of a pending reconciliation between
Lord nnd Lady Anglesea, Although tho
latter recently obtained a decree nisi for a
nullity of tho marriage, It Is anticipated
thnt Lady Anglesea will not npply within
the prescribed Blx months for n decree
absolute, so tho original decree will then
lapso.
Kipplrip I'o nor on Trunk I.Iiip.
DKIILIN. Jan. 13. Kmperor Wllllnm re
cently ordered Privy Councillor Ilathenau,
th'i Potsdam director of tho Allegomclne
KloktrlcltnetH-Ocsslschaft, to report upon
plans for Introducing electric traction on
Ooriunny'B trunk lines, a matter In which
tho kaiser Is deeply Interested. Herr Hath
ccau Informed the emperor thnt the firsl
experiments would bo mndo next summer
on tho military road from Merlin to lessen,
a distance of thirty kilometres.
HiinIiiph t'omlllloiiN Iii Mexico,
MUX ICO CITY. Jnn. 30.-Oreatly exag
gerated reports of tho financial condition
of Mexico have been published abroad.
Money continues tight, owing largely to
the exportation of silver dollars, hut fall
ures have been few nnd thero Is a large
business being done at Interior points.
PRINCE
HAVE PUT THEIR HANDS TO IT
FrincoOhing and Li Hung Ohang Sign tho
Joint Note of the Powers,
CHINA MAY NAME ANOTHER COMMISSIONER
Vlpproy Clinnc Chili Timik TnlUpil nf
u Siipppnsnr to llnrl 1,1. Who Ii
Vi-ry III nmt .Mny .o( lie
AIiIp lo Apt l.oiiKi'r.
PI3KIN. Jnn. 13. The Joint note of tho
powers has finally been signed by the Chi
nese pence commlff loners. Prince Chlng
signed yetterday and LI Hung Chang, who
Is better, signed It todny. It Is understood
that tho malady from which LI Hung Chang
Is suffering Is llrlght's disease. He wns
feeling worse yesterday, nnd therefore post
poned tho affixing of his signature, but
Prlnco Chlng was hopeful that ho would be
able to sign today, which proved to be tho
case.
Prince Chlng has protested to the court
against tho appointment, ald to bo con
templated, of Viceroy Chang Chlh Tung as
a plenipotentiary lu tho plnco of LI Hung
Chang. Ho thlnkB tho Intter's advice ab
solutely essential, though ho believes It
might bo advisable to appoint a third plen
ipotentiary for China and reiterates his de
nim for the appointment of Sheng, who
would be acceptable to tho powers. So fnr
as Chlng Tung Is concerned, tho envoys who
know him personally say that whllo ho Is
strongly nntl-forclgn nnd hns never made
n secret of his likes and dislikes, they be
lieve he would be a satisfactory representn
tlco of thq Chinese nnd there would not be
any objection to htm on the scoro of his re
cent utterances. Indeed, some of the minis
ters think it would bo wise for China to
mako Chang Chlh Tung a plenipotentiary.
Most of tho envoys havo rccolvcd word
from their governments that tho negotia
tions must bo conducted In Pckln. on the
ground thai for various reasons other places
suggested would bo objectionable. The Rus
sians say they will formally turn over tho
railroad to tho Germans Immediately.
M. do Olers, tho Russian minister, ob
jects to the llrltlsh nttltudo In refusing to
permit thu Russians to distribute rlco end
wheat to destitute Chlncso In tho nrltlsh
section.
U'linlllllKtntl 1 1 euro of It.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 13. Secretary Hay
has received a cablegram from Minister
Conger at Pckln announcing that tho Chl
ncso plenipotentiaries havo been directed
to sign tho Joint note of the powers.
Tho expectation hero Is that tho sig
natures of tho Chlncso plenipotentiaries
will bo fixed to tho noto Immediately nnd
that actlvo negotiations will begin nt onco.
These negotiation!, will bo conducted
by tho ministers now nt Pekln on tho part
of the allied powers nnd by LI Hung Chang
nnd Prlnco Chlng representing tho Chinese.
How long It will tnko to reach any conclu
sions regarding the demands of tho powers
It Is Impossible to predict, but tho Chinese
will resort to every effort to obtain tho
best terms posslblo for their country. The
understanding hero Is that tho noto will
bo signed without qualification on tho part
of tho Chinese, leaving to tho negotiators
tho adjustment of portions to which ,tho
court has objected. Including tho razing of
tho Tnku forts, tho continuance of tho le
gation guards tn Pckln, etc.
SliniiKlini IIiiiipIi of AVnr Slorlpn.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 13. Tho Italian consul
at Shanghai, In explaining the presenco of
Italian warships at San Mun bay, says they
wero thoro for target practice.
It Is reported hero that tho allies are
preparing to enter tho province of Shan SI
A French lorco Is reported to havo de
feated a body of Doxcrs west of Pao Ting
Fu, killing 1,000.
Nolillpr DpiiiI IIoiiip from Clilnn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jon. 13. Tho
transport California, which arrived today
from Tnku, brought tho bodies of seventy-
four soldiers who died In China,
FRYE KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL
Former Siiii'rlnt-nilrn t of CiiIiii'm
School AiIiiiIIn III IIPNlumitloii,
hut Will .Not l)len It.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Tho United States
transport McPherson arrived today from
Mntanzas and Havana with fourteen cabin
passengers and thirteen civilian employes
of tho government. Among tho former
woro Lieutenant Ralph Harrison, U. S. A.,
nnd Alexis Fryc, former superintendent of
schools of Cuba. Mr. Fryo when seen at
quarantlno snld:
"It Is true that I havo resigned my po
Bltton ns superintendent of schools of
Cuba. Any person familiar with Cuban
affairs must havu foreseen this. However,
I must decline to mako any statement nt
present or go Into tho reasons which
brought nbout tho resignation, I prom
Ised Governor Wood that I would sny noth
ing concerning tho matter nt present."
(tuny n CoiiIIiIpiiI n I'.i'or.
HARRISnURG, Pn.. Jan. 13. Tho result
of tho strugglo for United States senator
Is still In doubt. Colonel Quay, tho choice
of tho republican caucus, Is hero directing
his canvass, and says there Is no doubt of
his election on tho first ballot.
William T. Creasy of Columbia, demo
crat, says Quay cannot get a single dorao
crntlc vote, and without tho democrats ho
cannot hope to bn elected. Colonel James
M. Guffoy of Pittsburg will be nominated
for senator by tomorrow's Joint house nnd
sennto caucus.
F. A. Van Valkenburg, who Is In chargo
of the anti-Quay republican headquarters,
says enough republican legislators with thu
democrats aro pledged to oppose Mr. Quay's
re-olcctlon to accomplish his defeat and
that tho antl-Qunyltcs havo no reason to
doubt that every man will remain true to
his pledge.
SIiihIipiI to Doll Hi liy Hohliorn.
PORTLAND. Me., Jan. 13. Thomas C
Moshler. n farmer aged 25, waB killed aud
his mother. .Mrs. Rufus Moshler, was brut
ally assaulted last night In Gorbnm by two
men who forced an entrance Into tho Mo
shler rcsldonco with tho evident intention
of robbery. After completing their ghastly
work tho men ransacked tho house, taklnr;
whut valuables thoy could tlnd. Ono of the
men wns a negro. About noon today Wil
liam Hands, a negro, wns arrested at Scar
boro. In his possession wero found a blood
stained razor marked with Moshler's name,
$10 lu money consisting chlclly of bills,
which wero nlso stnlnetl with blood, and a
watch, Ills bonds and clothing wero soiled.
Tho man admits having been nt tho Moshler
tarmhouso anil rays ho left his companion
In Portland. Mrs. Moshler's Injuries, while
Berlods, nro not fatal.
Ti'ilily Kill III Fir! I, Ion.
CI I IIWOO. Jnn, 13,-A Hp-clal lo th i
Times-Herald from Mteker. Colo., suyn:
Uovernur Roosevelt shot bin llrst moun
tain lion Saturday nfter following th-
nplmnl moro than two miles, Tho lion,
which had been treed, sprang from his
perch toward tho party nnd narrow! c,;
raped striking Dr Webb, one of Governor
Roosevelt' hosts. The governor tired nt
Hid animal, nlttlng him fairly vhll tn
the nlr and nvlne Lr. Webb from probable
terioua Injury.
TO BE MARRIED AT HIGH NOON
Vninlerhlll-Frpiioh .ttintlnl Will Ilo
I'orforiiiril ill rnport To
il n v.
NKWPORT. It. L. Jnn. 13. With tho ex
ception of tho dccorntlons at the church
and tho houso tho preparations for tho
wedding of Alfred Gwynno anderbllt to
MIbs Klslo French ore practically c6m
pletcd. The principal guests arriving this aft
ernoon were: William K. Vnndcrbllt. who
enme on a prlvato car, nnd Senator Chauu
ccy M. Depew, who arrived by boat tonight.
Mr. Vnnderhllt Journeyed by a special train.
Vatulcrbllt wns met by his nephew nt
tho station and tho party wb at once
driven to "Tho Hrenkers," the rcsldcnco
of Cornelius Vondcrbllt. Tonight Mrs.
Vnnderhllt entertained a large houso party,
ns did her son-ln-lnw, Harry Pnyne Whit
ney, who married Miss Gertrude Vnnder
hllt. This afternoon tho entire wedding
party visited St. John's church, nnd there
u short rehearsal was held.
At tho conclusion of tho regular serv
ices tonight a largo corps of decorators
from New York took possession of the
church and they will work until 9 o'clock
tomorrow. Scarcely had the congregation
left the church when tho great express
wagons and vans drove up laden with
boxes nnd stnndards, tho latter being tho
featuro of tho decoration of thu malu
ulsle.
Tho ushers nro occupying a houso by
themselves nnd the bridesmaids nro occu
pying another houso ucross tho street, whllo
the rest of the) guests, except thoso enter
tained at houso parties, aro at fashionable
boarding houses.
Tomorrow nt noon tho wedding will bo
solemnized, nnd although It takes plnco
at ouo of the highest Episcopal churches
In tho city, tho ceremony, at tho request
of Miss French, has been simplified as much
as possible. Tho choir boys will sing only
twico nnd will do no marching. At the
conclusion of the ceremony all of tho gueiits
will bo driven to tho French residence.
It Is expected thnt Mr, Vanderhtlt nnd his
brldo will leave on their honeymoon nbout
2 o'clock. It Is rumored tonight they will
go no further than Rlvcrtou, six miles up
tho Islnnd, whero Mr. Vnnderhllt has on
extensive country residence.
VIGILANTS READY TO ACT
AsHoi'lntlon ( run n I rod nt I.onvcn-
itortli (o IIpiiI wldi JIpii l.lUc
Frpil AIpmiiuIpi-.
LKAVKNWORTII, Kas., Jan. 1.1. Judge
Mooro today Issued n warrant against Fred
Alexnndcr, tho negro who attempted to as-
sault Miss Roth yesterday, and tonight tho
sherllT went to Lansing to servo It. Many
persons thought that Alexander would bo
brought back hero tonight nnd a largo
crowd of determined people with guns and
ropes gathered at the Jail, but tho prisoner
was left nt Lansing, where he will remain
till the officials deem It snfo to bring him
hero.
At n secret meeting of citizens of every
class held hero this afternoon n society
known ns tho "Leavenworth vigilance com
mittee," was organized, its purpose. It was
stated, will bo not only to deal with such
characters ns Alexander, but to run out of
town all men unable to prove visible means
of suprort, a class with which !.v vcn.worth
has been overrun this winter. Tlfo mem
bers of the organization arc determined
fully, It la said, to lynch Alexander.
Mexander underwent n threo hours
sweating process this afternoon, but nothing
that shed any light on the Pearl Forbes
murder, of which ho Is believed to bo
guilty, was elicited. Pearl Forbes wns n
factory girl who waB assaulted and killed
by her assailant In this city In November
lOBt.
SUFFERS LONG BRYAN SPEECH
Chnrlty I I'iiITpiI In liy Wllllnm .Ipii
nliiK" for Hip SnUr of Lincoln'
llenprvliitv l'our.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 13. W. J. nrynn
and Lieutenant Governor Savngo were tho
principal speakers at a "charity" mass
meeting In this city this nfternoon, at which
tho subject of how best to dlspenso charity
to tho worthy poor was considered. Lieu
tenant Governor Savage spoke of tho state's
Institutions for the poor and unfortunate.
Mr. Bryan spoko at length of "Charity."
He said he was Interested In tho presenta
tion of facts that had been given.
"Charity," ho said, "Is a broad subject
and tho methods of treating with poverty
nro various. Wo nro compelled to tnko an
Interest In charity first by our selfish In
terests. Distress leads to crime. Properly
nnd llfo are aafo In proportion aa peoplo
aro happy.
"It li a great gratification to give, but
tho higher reason Is thnt charity Is a duty.
Circumstances have n great deal to do with
our lives. A man achieves because ho has
an Ideal, but who gavo theso Ideals? lu
certain limits wo nro creatures of circum
stance, nnd tho only way wo can return
this gift Is to bestow what wo can on
somcono else to pass It along."
RIOTOUS DAY IN WICHITA
While mill .PKrnpN Kiikiikp In Hncp
Clnnli mill Ono Mini I lluilly
Nlniiheil with llimii',
WICHITA, Kan., Jnn. 13. A scries of
riots began at midnight Inst night and
ended this evening at 0 o'clock In a street
iuel between thrco negroes nnd threo
whlto men. Moro than n dozen shots were
exchanged In tho crowded street between
Willy Schnell, a Texas negro, nnd Cash
Johnson, a whlto trunkmnker. Schnell wns
shot lu tho head, but will not die. John
son wns shot through tho arm and groin
nnd his condition is serious. A man named
Herford was slashed will) n razor and a
young man from tho country had sovoral
ribs broken. Tho principal negro con
testant (led and a mob of 200 whlto men
took nfter him. catching him at tho Ma
sonic temple. Policemen hurried him Into
a wagon and succeeded In escaping from
tho mob. Tho not result of tho day's riot
ing Is seventeen arrestB.
Tho trouhlo began nt midnight when sov
crnl hoodlums tossed a motorman off n
trolloy car. breaking his legs and rlb3.
A strong force of pollco havo been posted
tonight and pcaco has reigned sluco dark.
('oiiiIpiiiiin .IIoiioiiii County .lull.
ONAWA. I., Jnn. 13. (Special.) Tho
grand Jury of .Monona county has concluded
Its labors nnd found flvo indictments. Tho
Jury condomtiB the county Jnll In vigorous
Inngtingo, declurlng It "unfit for human be
ings to bo confined lu nnd, In fact, a dis
grace upon tho exceptionally good county of
Monona. It seems," tho Jury declares, "tho
only way to remedy tho caso Is to erect a
now Jail, which should be dono at once, and
we recommend tho Hoard of Supervisors
take Immerilato action.
l'roxliloiit MeKlnlpy Muoh Hotter.
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 13.-Presldont Mc
Klnley wns no much Improved In henlth
today thnt ho was able to go nut for a
short drive. It Is expected that a few
days moro will seo him again ablo to at
tend to bublnesi.
FATAL BLIZZARD IN RUSSIA
Thousands of Fatsengers Eound for Odesia
Entrained for lire Daji.
PEOPLE FIGHT MADLY FOR SCANT CRUMBS
Jlpprnl MprIiiipiiI of Nolillpr tU Ii
SIiovpIn Arp inv LipnrltiK Hip
Truck, Which Arc llnrlril fu
ll rr .Mnny I'ppI of fSuiMV.
LONDON, Jan. 14. The Odeum corre
spondent of tho Dally Mnll ends n heart
rending story of tho sufferings of railway
passengers snowbound on tho way o
Odesja. Tho blizzard, ho says, raged con
tinuously for more than 100 hours over the.
whole of southern Russia, lie describes the
gradual arrival of trains nt Rnzdyelnnl.'i
with hundreds of par.scngcrs from the north
who had entrained six days before.
"Thoy had been snowed In for live days,"
he continues, "and fight (ng among them
selves fnr tho scanty food supplies provided
nt tho railway buffets, Women nnd chil
dren wero h)stcrlcul from hunger, whllo
gangs of men battled with snow drifts
which wero Ihlrty-flvo feet deep In some
places nnd that, too, without snowplnws,
although theso would have been useless,
oven If they could havo been found.
Finally, some 5,000 pnssengers had assem
bled at Ruzdyclnnin. A regiment wns sent
from Kleff southward nnd 3.000 troops went
northward from Odessa with shovels. On
the third day the relieving parties suc
ceeded In cutting a passago for a couple of
trains, which started with 2,000 persons,
nftor n mad rush, the weakest going to tho
wall.
Trnln Hurled In Drift.
"Tho trains proceeded for eighteen hours,
nnd wero ngaln stuck In tho snow, unablo
to go clthor fnrwnrd or backwnrd. The
blizzard continued. Demoniacal fury
pro vailed,
l all way
weeping,
nnd all
the passengers cursing Hip
management, fainting and
The- trains were burled
pnsscd a horrlblo night.
When morning enmo a peasant volunteered
to walk six miles to tho nearest station
with telegrams beseeching assistance.
"Finally driven to d?spcrntlon, sixty pas
sengers, with Count Kapnlst, determined
to wnlk back to Odessa. Count Kapnlst,
with n fow companions, reached n point
where thoy wero enabled to secure sledges
und nil nrrlvcd at Odessa, although un
certain as to tho fnto of those they had
left behind. Meanwhile, Governor Schuvnl
off hod ordered a train nt sledges with
supplies, which, nfter herculean efforts, re
lieved tho two trains, It was found that
many pnssengers had had their arms nnd
legs frozen. Klght or ten thousand troops
uro now clearing tho tracks. Tho Btorm
has abnted and It Is thought the trnlns will
reach Odessa tomorrow. Corpses havo
been kept unburled for eight days, ns It
has been Impossible to bury them. Tho
conduct of tho railway companies Is con
demned." Tho Odessa correspondent of tho Dally
News announces thnt 120 peoplo were frozen
to death In the blizzard.
REBELS LAY SIEGE TO PANAMA
Confllptlnir Nlorlc Come from Colon
n to the Niicpc Attpmllnj; the
Ili'liortpil Attnok.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 13. The nrlt
lsh steamer Texan, Captain Lund, which nr
rlved hero from Colon, reports that when
sho loft Colon terror reigned among tho
Inhabitants around Panama In consequence
of nnothcr rebel descent upon tho city.
Heavy fighting began autsldo of Panama
on January 10 and continued fiercely
throughout January 11, when tho rebels woro
making n despcrnto attempt to get within
tho city. Tho government troops wero
Btrougly contesting tho advnnco of the
Insurgents when tho Texnn left. Captain
Lund says tho losses on both sides had been
considerable, though without ndvantngo to
either. Tho rebels had been largely re
inforced and wero well stocked with sup
plies. Two British warships had arrived at Pan
araa and nn Amcrlcn cruiser was momen
tarily expected. It appears, by reports,
according to tho Texan, thnt business In
Colombia Is at a standstill, with n gonoral
enforcement of martial law, and that tho
peoplo nro becoming disgusted with tho
government owing to Its failure, to crush
tho rebellion. Tho lighting Is now over .1
wido field nnd tho robcls havo becomo more
stubborn than over.
A dispatch to tho Associated Press from
Colon, dntcd Jnnuary 11, said that tho few
rebels who wero outside, tho town of Pan
ama had been driven to tho bush by tho
government troops nnd ndded that thoro
wns no cxtcnslvo revolutionary movement.
AND THESE ARE SPANIARDS
MppIIiik llnreelnnn. Cull on Gov
ernment to Siippron Nntlonnl
.Sport of Hull I'iKhllnir.
IJARCELONA, Jnn. 13. A mass meeting
was held hero todny, presided over by Su
nor Ercbcrt, a former mayor, for tho pur
poso of formulating a demand upon tho
Spanish government for tho suppression of
bull flgtts. Numerous speeches were mado
and several of tho speakers expressed the
hopo that this national spectacle would
disappear from tho country.
WAR BREWING IN OLD SPAIN
llnttphli to Hp Sent to Will oh Count
to I'rpvvnt Iniiiorlnt Ion of Arm
liy C'nrll!,
MADRID, Jan. IS. Tho Spanish govern
ment has decided to Bend warships to watch
tho coast of tho lower provinces In order
to provent tho Importation of nrms by
tho Carllsts, who aro still agitating.
Tpmporill lililPiPlnpnpi. of Iho I'opo,
PARIS. Jan. 13. Tho duke of Norfolk
who during thu reception to tho English
Roman Catholic pilgrims by tho popo last
Tuesday expressed a hopo that tho new
contury might witness tho restoration of
tho Roman pontiff to n position of tem
poral Independence passed through Paris
today, accompanied by 200 of tho pil
grims, en route for London. Ho declined
to bo Interviewed regarding tho sentiments
ho had expressed to Leo XIII, Baying thnt
ho expected to publish a statement In tho
courso of n fow days.
(roiilPNl nml .flPiuiPMt of SliylnoUx,
LONDON. Jan. 13. Samuel Lewis, tho
notorious money lender and usurer, who
has been called "Tho Greatest and Meanest
of Modern Shylocks," Is dead.
Illluo I Ohlloilon.
11KRLIN. Jnn. 13. Hugo Ilettnuer. a nnt-
urnllzcd Amorlcun who Is connected with
the Herllner Tngeblatt, has been expelled
fictn Prussia as nn obnoxious foreigner.
Hundred of I'iMier oioii MUnIiiu.
YOKOHAMA. Jan. 13. It is officially re
ported that 100 fishermen aro missing nnd
thnt they aro supposed to havo perished In
a tlorm January 10 off the west coast.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair ntul "Warmer
Today; Southerly Winds; Tuesday Prob
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MR. NEVILLE IS NOT SO WELL
.pirnUn ('oiiurrninii Suffer Two
HrinorrlinKP", Which l.rmr Mini In
n Vpry W'pnU Ntntp,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Congressman
Neville of Nebraska Is again In a critical
condition. Today he suffered two hemor
rhages, one this morning nnd another In tho
nfternoon, ench rnuilng a considerable loss
of blood. This left the patient In n very
weak state, hut becauso of his remarkable
vitality he In n measure hns recovered from
tho Immediate effects of the nttack and to
night Is ngaln reported to bo resting cntlly.
GENERAL GRANT HOPEFUL
Aniprlenn Coiiiiiiniulor In Iho I'lill
llipliir IIpIIpiph III UUtrli't In
I'nlrly I'nPllHil.
MANILA, Jan. 13. Gencrnl Grant, who is
endenvnrlng to quell the latest Insurrection
In his district, nnd who Is possibly com
manding his scouts nt the eastern end, re
ported today that he bad encountered a
number of bands south of llulloo mountain,
nil of whom retreated up the hills. He says
that 100 of tho enemy, who were well In
trenched, made considerable resistance, but
wore ultimately driven from their positions.
Four bodies of Insurgents were found. Thu
American casualties woro a sergeant and
ono prlvato of Troop A, Philippine cnvolry,
wounded.
in tho opinion of General Grant, his
district is now fairly pacified, with tho ex
ception of tho locality south of Dulloc
mountain, nnd the province of Parapauga Is
ready for civil government. It Is expected
Pnmpnngn will be tho first provlnco In
which civil government will be applied,
Lieutenant Frank I). Raldwin yesterday
destroyed an lntmrgout arsenal In tho Pat
ting district, seizing a quantity of nrms nnd
ammunition together with a printing press
nnd other mntcrlnl,
CLEVELAND MAY GET PLUM
(ionornl I, po lliiNNlpnr of Iho C A. II.
KxiirpuMPN Opinion l'n vornlilo
to Ohio .1ptroioll,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. General Leo
Rasslcur, commander-in-chief of tho Grand
Army of tho Republic, nnd other membero
of tho Grand Army pension committee, ar
rived hero today to confer with tho In
valtd pensions committee of tho house
relative to the bill establishing a pension
court of appeals. Discussing tho question
of tho meeting place of tho next national
encampment, Gencrnl RoBslcur said:
"As a member of tho cxccutlvo com
mittee I do not desire to express an opinion
ns tn how I will vote nt the meeting of
'he executive committee In St. Louis on
January 21. The situation probably will
bo changed by that time. Cleveland, how
ever, has not yot had n notional enenmp
"iicnt of tho Grand Army, nnd that has
been tho point uppermost In my mind. I
think nil sections should have a chance.
Thero is a largo number of members liv
ing In tho vicinity of Cleveland nnd who
would not havo an opportunity to intend si
national encampment unlcsn It were held
In their section of tho country. I believe
In looking out for the poorer membors of
tho order."
LOOK OVER BATTLE GROUNDS
Member of CoiiKrefcnloiinl InvpntlKnt-
iuir Committee 1'iit In Ilimy liny
lit Went I'nlnt.
WEST POINT, N. Y., Jan. 13. Tho mem
bers of tho congressional committee which
Is Investigating tho alleged hazing of for
mer Cadet llooz, did not nttond church
todny, but put In tholr tlmo visiting places
of Interest In tho highlands. This morn
ing In tho company of Colonel Frebcger
nnd Cailots liettlson, Fnrnham nnd Spald
ing tho committee visited Fort Putnam and
woro shown tho locality whero so, many
cadets have Bottled their difficulties by per
sonal encounters. Tho commlttoo woro led
over tho same courso as that taken by
cadets when going out to fight. A second
visit was also mada to Fort Clinton and
Uattcry Knox, whero aevornl lights hnvo
occurred. This afternoon tho committee
visited Washington's headquarters In New
burgh, returning to West Point In tlmo
for supper. Thu committee expects to
complete tho Investigation tomorrow night
or Tuesdny morning. Cadet Ilrown, who
officiated os second for Keller in tho llooz
light, will bo tho first witness to testify
tomorrow.
MISSING ARE ACCOUNTED FOR
Xo More Nnmo to Add to flip Drttth
Lint of (lie Turner llnll I'milu
lu ClilefiKO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Tho four persons
who wero reported missing lust night nfter
tho panic In tho Twelfth street Turner
ball, during which five persons wero tramp
led to death, were accounted for today.
Though thoro wero moro than two scoro
of persons badly hurt tho list of dead wos
not Increased today and It In though', now
that nono of the Injured will dlo.
In tho Jewish quarter It was ropeatedly
asserted last night nnd today thnt the
panic was stnrted with malicious Intent
Hugo Oldsteln, a cripple, has Informed the
pollco thnt just a fow minutes before the
false cry of flro wns raised n young man
accosted him nt the foot of tho stairs
leading Lo the hall and advised him to get
out of tho way. saying tbnt thero "would
bo Homolhlng doing In a minute."
Tho manager of tho hall today declared
his belief that tho panic there last night
nnd a similar, but less serious, stampede
thero a few weeks previous, wero stnrted
with the intent of Injuring his building.
GRIEF DRIVES TO SUICIDE
Uoliprl II. Loo I'rjon, Mtiililcneil h
III Wife' Dentil, I'nt Iltillpt
ThrniiKli HI IIpiiiI.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1!. Grief, cnused
by tho death of a young wifo nftor a few
mouths of married life, Impelled Robert 1
I.eo Pryor of EnHtbank, W. Va., to send
n bullet Into his bruin lu George's hotel
thin morning. Ho died a fow hours later at
St. Vincent's hospital.
Tho bullet passed entirely through
Pryor's head, coming out nt tho hack of
tho loft cor. On n table In the room wns
found a photograph of his young wife
placed In such u position thnt as lin stood
before tho mirror her Imago was reflected
and stood out beforo him when ho sent
the leaden messenger on Its mission of
death.
FAVOR HIGHER RATIO
Eepnblicans Who 8ign Tortj-Thrce Agree
ment Reviio Their first Judgment
REALIZE FAIRNESS OF DOUBLE VOTING
Eecognizo Danger of Girlng One Candidate
Supremo Bight of Way,
LEADERS EAGER TO EXPEDITE NOMINATION
Effort to Be Jfade Tonight to Bring About
a Caucus,
MOST MEMBERS MUM ON PREFERENCES
Xprl- I'.rrry Mnn lln III Ml ml drt-
IIpiI on First Cholcp, hut I'piv Hnvc
Arrived nt l'o(lir (.'ottpln
slon ItrKnrilliiR Mroonil.
LINCOLN, Jan. l3.(RpfcrUI.)--Tho week
opens without material change In the sens
orial sltuntion except tbnt tho various
plans for caucus action hnvo been sifted
down In successive conferences of tho prln-
ipal candidates nnd points of agreement and
llsagreemenl hnvo been mndo moro clear.
Vom tho result of theso conferences It
stnuds nut plain thnt nil tho candidates,
with the possible exception of ono or two
with small fnllowings, nro uuxlotis to sesuro
caucus action at tho earliest possible day.
An effort will doubtless bo mndo tomor
row night to bring about a Benntotial cau
cus on conditions acceptable to all candi
dates and republlcau members. Whether It
will ho successful or not Is problematic, be
cause of tho wido dllterenco of opinion re
garding tho conditions that aro to rule. A
good mnny of tho republican members who
signed tho three-fourths agreement nro now
n favor of a higher ratio nnd realize that
tho proposition of double voting Ib not
privileged nor designed to block a caucus,
but sololy with n view to placing all rnn-
dldatcs on n uilr footing, which Is mani
festly not possible with ono senator to bo
nominated nt a time, giving one enndldato
tho right of wny over all and making It
posslblo for him to dictate the selection of
his colleague or to provent anybody clso
from bclug elected during the session. Whllo
all persons interested appear to ho anxious
o cxpedlto nominations and election, tho
concensus of opinion Is thnt It may tnko
several days before n final agreement Is
readied.
AH KnrppiiNt Arp I'ronint lire.
All foreensts ns to tho strength of tho
cnndldntes or tho probable outcome of tho
contest urn premature. Fully one-third of
tho republican members up to this hour
havo kept their pcrsounl preferences nnd
probable vote n profound Kecrct, not so
much bccniiFo thoy do not wish to divulge,
tholr Intentions nnd convictions, but be
causo they have not mado up tholr mluds
Just what thoy will do. This Is especially
true regarding second choices. Whllo nearly
every member hi for Thqmpnolv Meiklejohu,
Roserrnter, Currlc, Crounso or lllnshaw, fow
of them hnve arrived at a posltlvo conclu
sion who the second mnn shall bo or who
would como after they have exhausted com
pllmentarles nnd redeemed pledges that
wero not expected to bo kept longer than
necessary for a respectful showing of good
fnlth. The only thing safe to predict Is
that tho election of nobody will bo put
through with n rush nnd n hurrah. Tho
Thompson contingent being on tho ground
and nt homo hns nn ndvantngo over nil out
siders, but tho field which Thompson con
fronts Is putting lu some effective work that
may seriously tmpedo his efforts to get un
der tho wiro ahead of everybody olse.
Currlp Support Complliupiitiiry.
Tho Currlo boom mystifies overybody.
Nobody appears to bo nhlo to discern
whenco the Influence comes that Is push
ing mm. Mr. Currlo Is a well-to-do ranch
man In ono of tho back counties who stands.
well with his neighbors and la well thought
of. but up lo this tlmo ho hns onjoyed
only n strictly local reputation In politics
nnd Is known to very few politicians or
business peoplo outsldo tho membership
of tho last legislature, in which ho served
as a senator. Tho question very univer
sally asked Is, Who Is bohlnd him? If tho
old established Platte dividing linn Is to
be abandoned why Bhould Mr. Currlo hnvo
tho proforenco over Senator OwenB, Sena
tor Allen. Judge Klnknld, Norrls Drown,
,. B. Cndy, Judgo Grimes and half a dozen
other republican leaders who havo dono
yeomanry servlco for tho party In tho
past? Thu prevailing opinion Is, however,
that Mr. Currlo'n support will bo largely
complimentary, nlthough somn political
clairvoyants prnfesn tr seo lu his can
didacy an ondlesH chain that runs around
tho Union Pacific, Elkhorn nnd Durllngton
headquarters. Dut all thin Is speculative
and decidedly Improbable,
Tho Thompson men nro endeavoring lo
creato tho Impression that ovcryono who
signed his forty-thrco caucus call Is favor
able to tho Thompson candidacy, but that
Is far from tho fact, bb will bo moro
clearly demonstrated when tho balloting
begins. As this caucus paper was to ho
effoctlvo only whon nlxty signatures hnd
bcon subjoined, nothing definite Is likely
to como out of It because tho necessary
sixty cannot lie secured on thoso terms.
Aiitl-Tlminimoii Men I.uy I, hit,
Tho anti-Thompson men nppcar to bo
laying low nnd up to the present tlmo havo
mado no open attack, but nobody would be
surprised If within tho next forty-eight
hours they explodu a fow bnmbsholls, It
Is whispered In tho hotel corridors that
thoy nro loaded with explosives that will
seriously disturb tho fellows tapping tho
Thompson barrel. It Is this smell of raw
material that attracts hungry and thirsty
pntrlotH to tho Thompson camp nnd em
boldens him to innke a demand for nil other
candidates tn stand hack until ho Is nomi
nated nnd elected.
Whon tho battlo Is over tho political
pawnbrokers will bo nblo to show several
windows full of unredeemed pledges. It Is
gradually beginning to dawn on tho avor
ago legislator from tho rural districts that
two bodies cannot occupy the same spaco
nt tho same tlmo nnd that a dozen men
cannot 1111 tho sumo office. In other words,
only n small per cent of tho offices that
havo been pledged In return fnr nctlvo sup
port ran bo given whatover tho nutcomn of
the senatorial contest.
No nriilh Tenuity for KlilunplnR.
Out nf all tho measures Introduced relat
ing to kidnaping nnd llxlng a penalty for
kidnapers nothing radical need bo exported.
The various hills introduced fix punishment
ranging all the wny from ono year In the
ponltentlnry to a denth sentence, but the
moro severe treatment Is not likely to find
favor. Referring tn tho subject ono of Hi"
most prominent members nf tho sennto
said:
"All this talk about making kidnaping a
capita! offense Is, In my opinion, entirely
out of placo. To restore capital punish-