The Omaha Daily Bee.
A
ESTABLISHED JUXE J J), 3 871.
OMAJIA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, JAJNUARY 1(5, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY E1VE CENTS.
ROASTS AT THE STAKE
477 v
Fred Alexander, Charge"
Crimes, Mobbed at
CHAINED TO RAIL, HE IS BURNED TO DEA1
Great Piles of Eoardn Are Heaped About the
Victim and Oil Poured Oier Body.
WRETCHED MAN PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
Crowd Estimated at 0,000 Bees Lynching ,
Which Takes Place Before Dark.
SHERIFF UNABLE TO PROTECT PRISONER
Afttr Jlnn'a nemoTitl from the J.nn
lUK Penitentiary Crowd Armed
with It, in nnd Sledncn HrenWn
Down Doom and Sclcn lllni.
LEAVENWORTH. Knti., Jan. 15. Fred
.Alexander, tho negro who, Saturday even
ing, attempted to assault' Miss Eva Hoth,
and who was supposed to hnvo assaulted
nnd killed Pearl Forbes In this city In No
vemlxr last, was this uflcrnoon taken from
tho sheriff's guard and burned lo tho stake
t tho eceno of his crime, half a dozen
blocks from tbo center of tbo city, Prob
bly 8,000 persons witnessed tho lynching.
Alexander was tied to a railroad rail
ulnccd unrlnht In tho ground.
The negro Was taken from his cell nt
the stato penitentiary nt Lansing at 3
o'clock this afternoon and loaded Into a
hack and brought to town, fifty deputy
marshals surrounded him and two deputy
sheriffs, Stanehmcycr and Tom llrown, sat
tn tho hack on either s do of him. There
were fifty bUKRtcs and wagons In tho pro
cession which followed tho hack In, and
It was a funeral march .Indeed, for Fred
Alexnndcr. Tho trip to town wan made
qulotly and there wus no attempt to create
a illsturbanco on tho road.
When tho corner of Fourth and Ollvo
streets was reached the police, who were
In tho hack following tho ono In which
Aloxandur was concealed, Jumped out and
chased several negroes.
This created a diversion which nttracted
tho attention of every ono and In tho excite
mont tho hack In which Alexander was
concealed was frantically driven to tho
county Jail, nnd Just us tho mob reached tho
doors ho was locked In tho first cell on tne
cast side of tho cell house. All the doors
of tho Jo.ll were locked and tho mob first
attempted to gain admission by peaceful
moans. Sheriff Kverhardy refused to de-
llvor tho negro.
Then tho crowd pushed Its way to tho
sldo door. Tho door was forced from Its
hinges. Thoy then surged Into the
corridor by tho narrow doorway. A hugo
Iron bar was Becurcd nnd tbo Iron door
of tho coll room attacked. Tbls was finally
bent so that It could bo forced far
enough back 'for men to' climb over It.
Several gained an cntranco In this manner.
In tho meantime the crowd had pushed
down tho sldo gato of tho stockado, and In
a moment thero wns n yelling pack In tho
Jail yard.
Sledgehammer nnd Cold Chisel.
Tho sldo door, which was made of heavy
shoot Iron, was tho noxt object of attack.
Knveral of tho thoughtful ones hnd pro
vided themselves with sledgehammers and
colli chisels and It was the work of only
n few moments before the hinges wero cut
front Inside. The door was off Its hinges
In a moment. Moro men pushed Insldo and
tbo Iron bar was again called Into piny
nnd tho doors of tho cell room broken
down.
Then tho cry went up: "He Is not
hero, ho has escaped. Search tho court
house. Thorn Is n tunnel between uud ho
has boon taken out thnt way."
Then a rann with sharp oyes spied a
shapeless mass crouched down In ono cor
ner of the dark cell.
An exultant cry went up: "He Is horc;
wo'vo got him. Oct tho keys!" Several
Vcvs wore found lying nrouud tho corridors
nnd theso wero passed Into tha crowd,
Thsy would not work.
Then again a sledgehammer wns called
Into net Ion nnd In five minutes tho heavy
lock had been broken off. A yell of ter
ror Issued from tho coll. Outside tho
tension was so great that strong men filled
tho room with hysterical laughter. Out
sldo tho crowd was yelling In a manner that
has, perhaps, nover before been heard In
the cltv of Leavenworth.
Insldo the coll rushed those who wero
nenrcst tho door. Tho mob Issued forth
n n momont. dragging the negro by tho
co.U collar. Ho had been struck over thu
head with a hammer, but wns still con
scious. Men fought to get nt him. These Infuri
ated beings struck savngely nt htm and
lilt only his raptors, who guarded him well.
"Don't hurt him," they rrled.
"We'll burn him," was the response.
Declare III Innocence.
Outsldo tho ntockndo tho crowd surged
toward Alexander and his captors wero sur
rounded by a solid wall of human flesh.
Across Third street nnd up tho bill Into tho
court houBO yard they dragged him. Then
thoy stopped still.
"OonfesB beforo wo harm you," said
they.
"I am Innocent. I am dying for whnt
another man did. I sen lots of my friends
here. Thov know I did not do It. If 1
hnd been guilty I would havo Bnld so nt
tho penitentiary and could havo stnyrd
there for life. Tho warden told mo so.
The policemen told mo so. Would not I
havo told them If I was guilty?"
Ho said that he did not know that tho
town wns bent on lynching; that the minds
o( tho people were mndo up thnt ha hnd
committed a crlmo that could only bo
avenged with his blood.
"You lie!" they rrled, nnd ono hugo fel
low, filled moro with the lust for blood
than with the feelings of a man, struck
him on the forehead with his (1st threo
times. This seemed not to have the slight
est effect on the negro, Ho was turning
gray. When ho talked his voloo was
steadv. lie spoke Uko a man who sees
only before him death, slow, perhaps, but
rertaln. nnd wns prepared to meet It In
Its most awful form.
When ho had finished talking a move was
made for a largo cottonwood treo In the
northcust corner of thu court house yard.
Ho was backed up against It nnd u chain
wns hunted for. One could not bo found
nnd while they wnltud Alexander was glvou
nnothor chanco to confess.
"Mv God. men I" ho rrled In his agony,
"I havo told you thnt I am Innocent. 1
rnn'l tell you nny more. 1 didn't do It."
"He lies; burn him," cried tho mob. "Take
hlin where ho committed tho murder," sug
rested one.
Tho suggestion met with Instant approval,
and tho crowd, carrying the negro, pushed
(Ccntlnucd on Third rage )
MBfatardly
t i mi i i
RAILROAD RATES ON GRAIN
Stliiursnln Mdiilii'r of tin- Farmer AI
lluncc A piicar Before the In
dtitrliil CnnimUilon.
WA3HINOTON. Jnn. 13. M. P. Mornn of
racevHIc, Minn., nml n member of ths
1 Farmers' nlllanrc, testified be-
Industrial commission today upon
ect of transportation of grain, lie
sntiinat experience him shown that n re
iltictlou of railroad rates for transporting
grain benclltcd the consumers of the. sur
plus crop of the country, which was shipped
to Liverpool, lly this reduction, ho claimed,
tho Liverpool seller was nbte to underbid
his competitors, thereby causing a general
fnll In tho price of wheat. Ho further as
serted that the Liverpool market sots tho
price of tho domestic crop. As a remedy ,
for this condition ho favored the opening
of a market In tho Orient In order to Induce
competition. Ho said that tho elevator
combination, existing to n considerable ex
tent throughout tho wheat-producing belt,
operated to tho detriment of the furmcrs.
Ho claimed tho elevator combination Is
assisted by tho nctls-o supply of cars given
to It by tho ra I Iron (I companies, tho re
fusal of many roads to grnnt sites to farm
ers' elevators und tho rebates often given
the line elevator on freight.
Ho opposed tho building of tho Nicaragua
canal, raying It would make a short cut
for foreign countries to Invade a commer
cial Held. If It Is built, he said, tho coun
tries benefited by it should construct 1U
GROUT GETS THE LAST WORD
HI Itcply (o Wndnworth, Author of
(lie Sllhlltutr, Conclude
(lie OltMi IlenriiiK.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. The senntc com
tnlttco on agrlculturo today concluded Its
hearing on tho oleomargarine bill by giving
Congressman Wndsworth, nuthor of tho
substitute for tho Grout bill, an opportunity
to present tho merits of his measure nnd
Mr. Grout a chanco to reply. Mr. Wads
worth hnd with him pneknges Illustrating
the way In which oleomargarine would bo
presented to tho trado under his bill and
he claimed that tho requirement far Im
printing tho word "oleomargarine" In large
letters In tho oleomargarine rolls and not
only upon tho paper wrappers, but upon
thu boxes enclosing tho packages, would
Insure, tho public against fraud. Ho said
tho oleomargarine Industry was perfectly
legitimate no long as purchasers know
what they were getting.
Replying, Mr. Grout conceded that Mr.
WadsworthSs device would protect persons
who purchased through retail dealers, but
that not moro than a third of the oleo
mnrgirlno was sold to persons who did not
know Its true character. Tho other two
thirds, ho said, went to hotel, restaurant
nnd boarding houso men, who knew what
they wero getting, but palmed it off on
their unsi'spcctlirg tablo guests. It wus
ngntnst such a practice as tills that ho
protested, Ho urged thnt tho only pro
tection wns In tho enactment of a lnw to
prohibit the coloring of oleomargarine.
REVENUE BILL MAY BE RECAST
Scuttle Committee on J'liiniirc Him It
t H, lint ltciichr Sit Con
clusion, WASHINGTON, Jan. IB. Tbo senate com
mlttco on llnancc today considered tho war
revenuo reduction bill, but did not reach a
conclusion upon tho measuro as a whole,
although tovoral changes of detnll wore
tentatively decided upon. These tho com
mlttco formally decided not to muko pub
lie berauso of tho importunities they think
publication would bring upon them. Tbo
committee- will meet ngnln Thursday nnd
It Is tho Intention tn continue, tho sittings
dnlly after that time until the work Is
completed. Senator Aldrlch, chairman of
tho committee, expressed tho opinion that
tho bill would be In shape to bo reported
to tho senate beforo tho close of the present
week.
Thero was considerable discussion of tho
tnx on telegrams, but no decision was
renched ns to whether there would bo n
change. Some of tho republican members
of the committee expressed themselves as
favorable to tho houso amendment remov
ing tho tax on commerefa. and custom house
brokers and tho present Indications arc
that those provisions will bo allowed to re
main unmolested. On tho other hand, oppo
sition nroMo In tho houso to removing tho
tax from banks and thnt Imposed upon pro
prietors of theaters and other placed of
amusement. General dlssntlsfnctlon was
expressed with tho scopo of tho bill and
It Is probable it will bo recast.
CONDITION OF IOWA BANKS
Kvclusltc of lien Mnlnc (tie Quarterly
Statement Slin Iihtciimc nf
liidlvldiinl DepiiNllN,
WASHINGTON. I), C, Jnn. 13.- (Special
Tclegrnm.) Tho report of tho condition of
national banks of Iowa, exclusive of Des
Moines, nt the closo of business on Decem
ber 13 last, was today made public. Com
pared with tho previous statement In Sep
tember, tho Individual deposits have In
creased about $1,000,000, now aggregating
$47.30 1,597. Loans and discounts hnvo lu
crensed from $15,511,577 In September to
$48,788,017; present holdings of gold aggre
gate $1,738,777, decline of about $14,000.
Average reserve Is 27.80 per rent.
Free Delivery nt Knlrport.
Hural frre delivery will bo established nt
Falrport, Musratluo county, Iowa, on Febru
ary 1. The scrvlco will cover nn nrcn of
forty Bquiiro miles, with a population of
520. G. C. I.each wus appointed carrier.
II. E. Ilalroy wns today nppolnted post
mnstcr at Oln, Ilrulo county. S. I).
SIMPLY CHINESE RED TAPE
Drill) In Sceurlnif Imperial Seal on
Prure Prnloeiil Wnn to He
llxpcctrd.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 15. Secretnry Hay
was nt his desk today, having practically
thrown off hts rccont ailment. lie re
ceived nothing nddltlornl concerning China
during the early part of the day.
Tho report that the Imperial senl must
now bo obtained to glvo flnnllty to tho
pence protocol Is ruther n surprise, ns It
wns supposed tho former delays wero In
part duo to tho lack of a seal und that tho
recent authorization to sign carried with
it tho necessary formalities of eenllug nnd
delivering. However, these formal delays
aro rnlher to bo expected, In view of tho
ceremonious system of tho Chinese, but
thoy nro not looked upon ns Interrupting
tho essential feature of the agreement.
HAS TWO MORE HEMORRHAGES
Ciiih:itiiihii NiMlllc'd Illn-KN He
ro mm Store Acute anil Ilia Condi
tion l Xutv PreciirloiiN,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Congressman
Neville of Nebraska had two moro hemor
rhages this morning. Ho Is In a very pro
carious state,
SUES 10R PLANT MILLIONS
Widow of Multi-MilHonaire Trying to Have
His Will Set Aside.
ESTATE LEFT TO TESTATOR'S GRANDSON
In Order to Prevent I)lipntloii of the
Vast Property nnd Keep lliitc In
dict for I.oiik Period Peeullnr
Condition Are Atluelied.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The trial of tho
action brought by Mrs. Mnrgarct J.
I'lunt In tho supremo court to up-
set tho will of her husband, Henry
Bradley Hunt, tho railroad and steam
ship capitalist, was begun today be
fore Justice Lovcntrltt, Mortimer riant,
the son of tho plaintiff, joining with her In
her efforts to upset the will, although for
the purpose of the nctlon ho Is named as n
defendant. Mr. Plant left nn estate of $10,
000,000 and being apparently of tho opinion
that tho great property accumulated by
him after ho had attained his fiftieth yenr
might bo dissipated by his Immediate heirs
hu had a will drawn with tho object of
keeping his estate intact for nt least sixty
years.
His widow nnd son were left nn lncomo of
$30,000 n year each, for which a special fund
was created. Tho residue and accumula
tions wero left to tho eldest son of Morti
mer F. I'lunt, who Is now 8 years old, und
bo Is not to recclvo tho fortune until his
youngest child Is of nge. The Plant mil
lions are thus left In reality to a great
grandson of the testator. The estate, It is
estimated, will by that tlmo bo worth $100,
000,000. Tho will was probated In New
Haven, Conn., whero tho Hants hnd a
summer homo nnd that statu was claimed
by tho testator as his legal residence.
Tho will was drawn by Joseph Lyndo
Harrison of New Haven, who Is named as
ono of tho trustees. Mr. Harrison Is named
as ono of tho defendants by Mrs. Plant, as
nre also tho other trusters, her sou Morti
mer Freeman Plant, Georgo L. Tllley und
Itobert G. Krwlii. Mrs. I'lnnt asks that ft
receiver bo appointed over certain property
bv tho New York courtB nnd that tho
courts hero take entire chargo of tho cs
tate. Shu prays that tho will and codicils
be upheld only ns fnr ns they are consistent
with the laws of this stato and that tho
defendants bo directed to bring b'.ick Into
tho Jurisdiction of the Now York courts all
securities nnd property removed to Con
necticut. Sho further asks that all pro
ceedings taken there, In view of tho probato
of tho will, bo declared null nnd void.
PEOPLE RUSH TO BEAUMONT
Oil, DUi'o very ("nunr llrmnrknblc In
ert' n e In I. unit nnd Other
YllllM'N.
I1EAUMONT, Tex., Jnn. 15. The oxclto
ment horn over tho big oil well incrensea
with each hour. Thero Is no Indication
that tho How of oil from tho geyser Is
diminishing nor Is thero nnv chango In tho
character of the fluid. Captain Lucas, upon
whoso l,nJ the will Is located, Is making
preparations for an attempt to stop tho
Immenso flow. Tho town continues to fill
u n and tho streets suggest n grcnt holiday
event. Tho lumber Industry Is forgotten In
tho wild rush for oil InndB. Tho business
tho district court, In tho mlddlo of tho
session, has been discontinued and tho
court Is Idle. Throngs of people frequent
tho streets until lato at night nnd every
thing is oil. Tho Standard Oil company has
scores of representatives here. City prop
erty without oil prospects has Increased
five-fold In value. A lot nonr tho business
center which could havo been bought Inst
week for $5,000 now Is unpurchasablo nt
$20,000.
Georgo L. Crnlg of tho Crnlg Oil com
pany. Toledo, O., estimates tho well's out
ti.lt at from 3.000 to 5,000 barrels a dny.
Ho savs the excitement exceeds anything
ho over saw. Tho city council today
granted n franchise over tho streets for a
ens and oil plpo lino company for tho pur
uoso of transferring oil nnd gas.
ALL READY FOR NEELY'S TRIAL
Court Which Will Sit In Cnc of Al
leged Hmhczatlcr Will Include
Seven Member.
HAVANA, Jan. 15. Mr. Lnmar, who Is
associated with Mr. Hubens In tho prosecu
tion of tho .postofllco enso for tho govern
ment, says, with tho exception of some
ovldonco which Ml. Hubons will bring from
tho United States, especially what Is con
tained in tho Lawsho report, tho govern
ment Is now ready to proceed with tho
trial of C. F. W. Necly, charged with em
bezzlement while acting ns financial ngent
of tho Department of Posts. Neoly hns
already been Indicted by tho court of first
instnnco nnd on his nrrlvnl horo ho will bo
Imprisoned to nwnlt trial beforo the audi
eneln. Soven Judges will sit In tho case. Spanish
lnw allows an appeal to tho supremo court,
but tho decision of tho latter tribunal Is
final.
TEDDY'S GUN DOES BUSINESS
Next Vice President I Itcported from
Sleeker ns Sluylnir H Wildcat
ii h Well nn n Lion.
DENVER. Jnn. 15. A special to the
Times from Meeker, Colo., says: "Vlco
President-elect Itoosuvelt has been hunting
from daylight to dark overy day alnco ho
left Moekor nnd ho brought down n mag
nificent wildcnt nnd n lion In two days.
Tho first dny out from Meeker ho got tho
wildcnt nnd tho second day out on tho trip
from Goff's Lodge, on tho Strawberry to
Coyote basin, ho brought down his first
Hon. Tho country nround which ho Is
hunting Is literally nllve with tho gnmo
ho Is after nnd following tho best pack of
dogs tn Colorado thoro Is overy Indication
ho will .havo n lion for overy dny ho Is In
the country.
SHAFT OF LIGHT FROM MARS
Prnfenxor Plckcrlutr of lltiniird Ilx
plnlim Origin of Mnny Wild
StorlcN,
CAMimiDGE. Mnss., Jnn, 15. Prof. Pick-
orlng of tho Harvard observatory today said:
Early In December wo received from tho
Lowell observatory In Arizona a telegram
that a shaft of llcht was seen to urolcni
from Mars (the Ixiwull observatory makes
a specialty of Mars) lasting seventy mln
utef. 1 wired theso facta to Europe and sent out
neosiyio ropies inrougn una country. The
observer there Is a careful nnd reliable man
and thero Is no reason to doubt but that the
light existed. It was given as from a well
known geographical point of .Mars. That
was all. Now tho story has gone the world
over. In Europe It Is stated that I have
been In communication with Mars nnd a'.l
sorts of exacKcratlons have stimuiF im
Whatever tho light wiw wo hnve no means
of knowing, Whether It had Intelligence "r
not no ono eun any. n ia uosoiuteiy Jncx-
pneuuio. .
NEW NORTH POLE EXPEDITION
Cnplnin Ilenrnlrr "f Ituebcci Com
plete ArrniiRementn In lrtin
don for llsptorliiir Trip.
LONDON, Jan. ID. Captain J. Elzar Ilcar-
nler of Quebec, who has volunteered to
mnko n voyago of discovery to the North
Pole by a new route nnd by aid of Inven
tions of his own for Ico traveling, lias prac
tically completed his arrangements In Eng
land nnd will sail for Cnnnda In a few
dnys to submit bis ldrns to Sir Wilfrid
Laurtor.
"My plan." be said, "Is to start by way
of Retiring seu, follow the coast of Siberia
und enter tho leu between 165 nnd 170 de
grees cast longitude nnd then push ns fnr
north as tho lco will permit. If tho ship
nttnlns a better position thnt tho Jennetto
I expect to reach the polo nnd return
within three or four years. This will not
bo ns (lltnctllt as the Jeanotto found It, bo
cntiso the polar basin now has moro open
ings thun formerly. My plans Inclm'.o not
only reaching tho pole, but sound sclentlllc
observations not heretoforo completely
nchlovrd. Tho ship will be dollvcred nt
Vancouver In amplo time. , She Is nn Im
proved Fram und Includes All tho best nnd
lntest devices of the Antarctic vessels now
building. Twelve or fourteen men will nc
company mo. Many have' j offered them
selves from the United States, Canada nnd
elsewhere. I
"I attach tho grcntcst valpe to the Mar
coni system of communicating with my
base."
"Of course I shall stick to the ship ns
long ns possible," ho snld, "but I shall bn
prepared to leavo her and mnko a dash
for tho Pole."
IS SEALED AS WELL AS SIGNED
Prince Chiller Puts Imperial Mmitinl
to Joint Note In the Imperial
Clly.
PKKIN. Jan. ID, Prlnco Chlng nnd his
Btnff were a long tlmo In tho Forbidden
City. Accompanied by tho chief eunuch
they snw a woman servant guarding tho
Imperial seal. She produced tho seal, the
pnpers wero sealed In her proscuco nnd
then tho sent wns returned. Owing to tho
lateness of tho hour tho papers thus scaled
will not bo presented to the foreign envoys
until tomorrow.
Chinese Court In Amerlcnn Srotlnn.
In tha American section n Chlncso court
of Justice will come Into being and opera
tion tomorrow. Tho death penalty may bo
Inflicted for murder, manslaughter, at
tempted murder, robbery, counterfeiting
nnd burglary. It may also he inflicted
upon thoso known to havo been Boxers who
havo dono Injury to life or property
Othor punishments llko whipping, lm
prlsonment and tho Imposition of fines
can bo Inflicted. Owing to' orders received
from Berlin a hitch has occurred regarding
the transfer of tho railway, which Itussla
vesterdny began turning over to Germany,
THROUGH PEKIN'SVERY WALLS
French Kneini-ern Slake n llrenrh for
the 13iitrnn.ee of the I'no Tin
t'u lliillnuy.
it
PLK1N, Jnn. IE. French rnltwny engin
eers hnvo mndo n breach In tho western
wnll of tho Chlncso city, through which
they will bring In tho Pao Ting Fu railway.
Tlu Tien Tsln lino will bo extended to tho
wnll of the Tartar city.
DUCHESS SEVERELY SHAKEN
riirinui from Her llnrf While llunt-
Inc, hut with ,o Very
Serious llrsult.
LONDON. Jnn. 15. Tho duchess of Mnrl-
borough (Consuelo Vanderbllt), while hunt
ing with tho Hcvthorp hounds yesterday
was thrown from her horso while clearing
a fence. Tho horso rolled over her, but
sho escaped with nothing worso than
sovcro slinking.
liiNiiruculM Are Taken iit Co am.
MANILA, Jan. 15. Thirty Insurgent? who
hnvo been sentenced to bo deported to tho
Island of Gunm wero taken on bourd tho
United States transport Itoscernns today.
It will snll tomorrow. Tho sentence of do-
portation has been suspended In tbo c;i3.i
of two priests of the party, who aro chnrged
witn collecting money for tho Insurgents
but they will bo kept In confinement.
Xurc Will AkiiIii Volunteer.
LONDON, Jnn. 15. Several members of
tho nursing stnlT of tho Amerlcnn hospital
ship Mlilne, which nrrlved nt Southampton
on January 13 from China, havo volunteered
for further service In the event of tho Maine
ngaln going out to China In tho hospital
service. They will enjoy a short holiday
beforo going to tho United States.
Snle or IIiiiiImIi WcnI Indie.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 15.- Tho Danish gov
ernment hns sent to tho finance committee
of both bouses of the Hlgsdnd n report of
tho negotiations between tbo United States
and Dotimark regarding tho salo of the
Danish West Indies.
TAYLOR AND FINLEY WANTED
Detective nu. Ills Wny from Kentncky
wlth lleiiulsltlou for Men Accused
of tiochel'M .Murder,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jnn. 15. Governor
Durbln was notified this nfternoon that n
detective with requisition papers wns com
ing from Kentucky nfter former Governor
W. S, Tnylor and Charles Flnley, former
socrotary of stato of Kentucky, nnd that the
expectation was that the Indiana governor
would surrender tho fugitives.
"I havo nothing to say on that subject,"
said tbo govoraor. firmly. "When tho pa
pers aro on my desk I will give them tho
samo consideration that I would any other
document of Importance. I havo nevor
snld to nny ono what I would do In tho
rantter."
OKLAHOMA WANTS STATEHOOD
Slnte Convention ( UrKc Immediate
Action Ppon ConrcHii Culled
for January IK),
GUTHRIE, OKI., Jan. 13. A statehood
convention for tho purpose of urging upon
tbo present congress the Immediate pns
sago of an enabling net providing for early
stntchood will ho held hero Jnnuary 30.
Tho call was Issued todny by Sidney Clnrlte,
chairman of tho statehood executive com
mittee. MANCHESTER ON HIS DIGNITY
llcikn Declare Thnt He Will Vot 1)1
cii HI Plea of Infnncy
Whlle In Till Country,
NATCHEZ, Miss.. Jan. 13. Referring to
tho London cable regarding his plea of
"infancy" against a claim of 850 for Jew
city, tho duko of Manchester today said he
wciild reserve his roply until ho returned to
Ei gland. The duko and party will leavo
tomorrow for New Orleans.
BOERS DOING GREAT DAMAGE
Oojnalty List of the British at Murray ibnrg
Indicates Brisk Fighting.
DUTCH SAID TO BE JOINING THE INVADERS
War Office nt London Decides to Send
l.nrc ItcliiforceiMcntK to Lord
Kltohner, luclllitJna' 5,001)
Ycoiunnry.
LONDON, Jan. 15. Tho casualty list
shows that thoro has been u severe engage
ment with a loss of six killed nnd seven
teen wounded ntid fifty missing nt Murrnys
burg. Murrnysburg Is sixteen tulles west
of Grant Itclnet.
Colonel Colvlllo's mobllo column, which
has been pursuing tho Ilocrs, was obliged
to rest nt Grcylltigstnndt to erect a block
houso and to renso operations until rein
forced by mounted troops.
General Paget hns token his force to Pro-
torln to relit Mnuy of tho men nro suffer
ing from enteric fever.
Threo hundred Doers captured a smnll
British convoy nt Ilronkhurstsprult, nenr
Pretoria, but made off after liberating tho
prisoners.
General Brabant, while addressing a con
ference of mayors at Capetown, said the
authorities wero anxious to keep tho wnr
away from Capetown, If possible, but tho
only hopu of doing this lay In sending 10,000
men to tho front. Ho urged that no pro-
caution should bo omitted to prevent tho
enemy from ndvanclng further south.
Tho government bus decided to send large
reinforcements to Ixird Kitchener, nnd tho
nr olllce, In carrying out thlB decision,
lino determined to enlist 5,000 yeomanry.
It Is expected thnt tho government will,
In tho course of n dny or two, Issue a com
munique on tho subject.
ENGLAND SENDS MORE MEN
Ten Thnuniiud I'reinh Troop to
Added Ut the Fluhlluu;
Force In Africa.
He
NEW YOltK, Jnn. 15. Thero Is a great
deal of uncertainty as to tho exact Inten
tions of tho government In regard to tho
question of reinforcements for South Africa,
says tho London correspondent of tho
Tribune. Tho announcement, mndo so posi
tively by tho Post that tho enrollment of
Dadcn-Powell's police force bad been nban
doned Is officially coutrndlctud. Trobably
tho Poit wns led Into error by confusion
of ofllclal plans, as It Is now stated that
In addition to tho constabulary tho War
oftlco Intends to dispatch to the Capo 5.000
men to strengthen tho Imperial yeomanry,
which, as a fighting body, has been seriously
weakened. It Is expected that, without
counting tho pollco recruits, n few weeks'
tlmo will sou moro than 10,000 fresh
Ilrltlsh troops la tho field. Tho question of
mounts Is also being dealt with nnd horses
arc now. It is understood, being sent to
South Africa at tho rato of about 8,000 a
month.
SYMPATHY FOR BOERS
Larue Median of llnnoverlnim Pro
test Auiilnnt PriiMMlnn Annexn
llon iih Well.
HANOVER, Prussia. Jan. 15. A mass
meeting of Guelnhs In Hanover today under
tho presidency of Ilnron von Seholo-Wuns-torf.
who represents ono of tho Hnnovernn
district In tho Hclchstng nnd Is himsolf a
Guclph nnd nn nntl-Prusslnn. telegraphed
to Mr. Kruger nn expression of sympathy,
togother with tho hope Hint God would
help tho Boers nnd tho peoplo of Hanover,
which Prussia annexed, to a final victory.
Tho following was tho text of tho dlBpatch;
"Threo thousand Hanoverians whoso coun
try was annexed by Prussia, declnro their
heartfelt sympathy with you and with tho
cause of right and freedom which you rep
resent and they hopo that tho Almighty
will ultimately decreo victory for tho Boor
nconles nnd Hnnoverinns."
Hubert HensMertn Himself.
LONDON, Jnn. 15. Lord Roberts todny
further emphasized tho unsatisfactory con
dition of South Africa In a letter to tho
mavor of Portsmouth, postponing tho pres
entation of a sword of honor from that city.
Ho savs:
"It Is most distasteful to mo to bo hon
ored and feted and called upon to rejolco
whllo so many nre In bitter grief and, If wo
can, properly return thanks thnt tho cloud
Is being rolled nwny which has for moro
than a yenr darkened tho homes nnd
crushed tho hearts of so many In our coun
try." IIoHIn 11a Mot Wltlnlrn wn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The Loudon dis
patch stating that Mr. Ilrldler has presented
his credentials to tho British consulate at
Iurenzo Marquez on tho departure of tho
American representative, Mr. Stnnley
Hollls, creates tho Impression that Mr.
Hollls has been withdrnwen. But It Is said
at tho Stato department that thoro Is no
change In Mr. Hollls' status, and that If
he has gono on leavo ho has loft Mr.
Brldler, tho vlco consul. In charge, tem
porarily. Kitchener linn I, Idle to Tell,
LONDON. Jan. 15. Reporting to the Wnr
office under date of Pretorlu, January 14,
Lord Kitchener says!
Deyerjs whole force crssocd tho railway
mar knllfontcln January 12, innklug to
tbo cast.
Thero nro no Important changes In tho
positions, in th colonler.. Several small
parties nnpeur to bo returning to tho
Ornngo Iltver colony. Some Capo rebels
who accompanied n commando into tho
colony hnvo surrendered.
MEMPHIS ROUTE TAKEN IN
TriiiiNConlliientnl I'linur nuor Ansocln
tlou Still WrrNflliiK with ICp.
worth I.euifiie Hale.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15. At todny's
meeting of tho Trnnscontlnental Passenger
association tho application of tho Kansas
City. Fort Scott & Memphis for member
ship was favorably acted upon nnd tho
rond admitted to tbo association.
Tho rates to tho Epworth league meet
ing, to bo held In San Francisco In July,
wns referred to a committee, which will
report tomorrow.
A thirty-day rnto of ono fare for tho
round trip was declared for tho benefit of
thoso who would attend the launching of
tho battleship Ohio In San Francisco In
Muv.
Tho question of whether corpses should
bo handled bb express or baggngo was ro
ferred to a committee of threo goneral
baggago agents. Tho question of uniform
baggago rules on all lines was referred to
a coramltteo which was Instructed to eon
for with similar committees from othor
associations and report at the next meet
ing, Tho question of tho Canadian Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Ore
con Short Lino voads Joining tho Trans
continental association was discussed.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
ForecHst for Nebraska Fnlr and t'oldr
Today; Winds Northwest; Thursday
Fair.
Temperature nt Oiualin Yesterdnyl
lour. Den. Hour. Ilrit.
f ii. m ...... ! I I p. in ri
it u. n ii: '2 p. in r.n
7 n. Ill lit !) p, in IN
S II. Ill VI -I p. in 17
I) II. Ill Ill ,-. p. III. .... . Ill
II) II. Ill Ill II p. II 1(1
I I II. m IS 7 p. II II
i- iii no s ii. iii 111
i) p. iii :i7
CLARK HAS TO WAIT A DAY
Man Who In AkiiIii HeoomeN Montnna's
Senator lUpilit nuy, ISncouiitcrn
Some HclnyliiK Obstacle.
HELENA. Mont.. Jan. 13.--William A.
Clurlc of lluttu. lacked one vote of thu num
ber requited to oluct blm to tho United
States senate Monday. Tho tirst ballot for
senator wns tnktu at noon by both senate
and house. Two members, Senator Hebron
(rep.) and Hopreventntlvo Gregory (rep,),
wero absent. Clark received thirty-four
votes In tho house, lacking ono of h ma
jority nnd tblrtucn hi tho senate, whero he
had n majority nf threo.
Thero wero thirty ropubllcatis In tho ssn
atu nnd house und thoy voted for Sena
tor Thomas H. Cnrter (or the loug term
nnd for Former Senator Mnntlo of llutte for
tho iihort term. Ten labor men In the
houso voted solidly for A. Sprlggs for
tho long term, whllo threo of tho four In
dependent democrats voted for Major Mar
tin Maglnuls of Helena. Hnd the vote been
In Joint session today Mr. Clark would
hnvo been elected, as ho received a ma
jority of tho votes cnsU For tho Bhort
term Mnntlo (rep.) received tho entlro re-
publlcnn strength. H. L. Frnnk of llullor
roeelveif ten votes, whllo tho otlicrs wero
scntterlng.
Tho lcglslnturo completed balloting at 1
o'clock nnd adjourned until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning, A Joint ballot will
bo token tomorrow noon, but In tbo
meantime tho two absent republican mem
bers nro expoctcd to arrive.
PATTERSON GETS THE PLUM
Denrer Xewspnper Sinn Uleeted to
Succeed Woleott nn Senator
from Colorado,
DENVEIt. Colo.. Jan. 15. Hon. Thomas
M. Patterson was today elected United
States senator to succeed Edward O. Wol
eott. Mr. Patterson was tho nominee of
tho democrnte, populists and Bllvcr repub
licans, receiving 78 out of a total of 87
votes cast at tho Joint caucus last night.
Following Is tho result of the ballot taken
by both branches of tho legislature In scp
arnto sessions shortly after noon today:
Senate Patterson, 33; Woleott, 1; nb-
sent, 1.
House Patterson, 58; Woleott, 7.
Tho senate nnd houso will meet In Joint
schslon tomorrow to rntlfy todny's ballot,
QUAY IS THE SENATE'S CHOICE
I, en lis nufTey hy 'twelve In I.CRlsln
turc'a Upper Ilrniiclt House linn
, In Cn',1 Police.
HARRISHUflG, Pa,, Jan. 15. Tho stato
senate today at 3 o'clock selected M, S
Quay as Its cholco for senator.
Tho ballot wns ns follows: Quay, 2(5;
Ouffcy (dcra.), 12; Dalzcll (anti-Quay rep.),
10; Huff nnd Smith, 1 ench.
Tho vote In tho house wns dolayed by
crowds surging on tho floor, making It
necessary for Speaker Mnrshnll to appeal
to tho mayor for pollco aid, Tho sergeant-
nt-arms telephoned to tho pollco station
nnd during tho wait for tho pollco tho
officers of the houso made nnothcr unsuc
cessful effort to disperse tho crowd.
Idiilio Sends DiiIioIm.
BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 15. Tho legislature.
balloted In separate session for United
States senator at noon today. Tho senate
was: Dubois, 1.1; Shoup, 7; Joseph C
Rich, 1. In tho houso: Dubois, 28; Shoup,
20; Rich, 1. This elects Mr. Dubois.
Overmeyer Itentn Slnipnu.
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 15. At a caucus of
tho fusion members of tho legislature to
night David Ovormoyer of Topoka was noml
nated for United States sonator, defeating
Jerry Simpson.
DENIAL OF G0MPERS' CLAIM
Secretary Sleluhl uIncIiiIiii 'Hint
lliillillnir Trnili'ii Council iiiik
oalre Federation of Labor.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 15. Today's ses
slon of tho National Building Trndcn
of Amcrlcn was wholly devoted to tho an
nual report nf General Searutnry Treasurer
Stclnblss. who denied tho nssertlon of Pros
Ident Samuel Gompors of tho American
Federation of Uibor thnt tho Nntlonnl
Building Trades council or nny of Its a fill
Intel councils hold nloof from Iho centra
bodies, cbnrtcred by tho Amerlcnn Fedura
tlon of Uibor, nnd nro nntngonistlo to tho
purposes of tho American Fcdcrntlon of
Inbor. Mr. Stolnblss recommended thnt tho
general socretary-trenBurer bo Instructed to
open correspondence with tho executive,
commltteo of tho Amorlcon Federation o
Labor with a vlow to fraternal affiliation
.Vorih w cNtcru Lumbermen Sleet.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jnn. 15. Tho Northwest
ern Lumbermen's association met here
with STiO rntnllcrs In ntteiiilaneo from Mln
nesotn, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska
Kiiiisiih, North Dakota, and Miinlli unKotn
Hncrctarv V. fJ. Hollls nnd Treasurer .1. 11
qucal giivo their annual reports, showing
tho association to bo In a stato of vigorous
health. President John Foley reported that
"poncnCTs nail been suecessruiiy dealt
with In tho river tnwnH nud cal'cil on the
momberii to reciprocate by patronizing
wholesalers who bad bolpeil In the work.
Ho cautioned members against permitting
tho association bulletins on tbeHo matters
to get Into alien nanus.
Iloilnir (Joe In Nevudu.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 15. An evening paper
has replies from twenty-seven governors In
reenrd to nrlzetlRhts and onlv one. tbo kov-
ernor of Nevada, states that he would allow
tho jcrrries-ituiiiin npiii in ins mute tr it
cannot bo milled off In Cincinnati on Feb
ruary 13. Governor Sadler savs: "Boxing
contests, oven to a finish, aro allowed In
Nevada by law under special provisions."
liiliitli-(o-Eiirope Ship Line,
Dt'Ll'TII, Jnn. 15.-A company Is being
formed to opernto lines of len-crushlng
freight steamships between Duliith and
Swedish. Norwegian and UushIiiii points.
Contractu havo been made for rhlps for that
part of tho route notweon Quebec and North
sea ports, Other contracts will bn made for
those to ply between Dtiluth and Parry
Sound on the lakes.
Movements of Ocean VcnncIn .Inn. 1.1,
At Now York Arrived Columbia, from
Genoa and Naples; Spaarndiun, from Rot
terdam; Norge, from Copenhagen, etc.
Balled Trave. for Bremen, via Houtbamp
tfii; fVvlc. for Liverpool; Sardinian, for
Glasgow.
At St. John. N. F. Arrived On tnrinn.
from Glasgow ami Liverpool, for Halifax
and Phlludu'pliln.
At Portland, Mo. Arrived Tunisian, from
Liverpool, via Halifax.
At Antweri) Hailed. Jan. II Tnnls, for
San Francisco.
At LiverpoolSailed Cufle. for New York.
At Yokohama-Arrived Empress of India,
from Vnn'-'ouver. H, (' . for Hong Kong
Hailed, Jan. 13- Duko of Fife, from Hong
Kong, for Tncoma
At Philadelphia Arrived Puiuiland, from
Liverpool.
VOTE FOR SENATORS
Complimentary Day in the Legiilatnro
Bnngi Out Many Names.
STATE WELL REPRESENTED IN BALLOT
Memben Pay Their Boipecte to Friends in
First-Olass Style.
IGHT ON THOMPSON GROWING BITTER
Great Pressure is Being Brought to Bear on
His Supporters from Ilomc,
MANY DELEGATES VISITING AT CAPITAL
Member from South and nnntern
Comttle Arc llelnu Strouuty Urued
to Abandon (lie KITort to
Klect Thompson.
Senate.
lluiixc.
UT
4
a
7
o
I
I
-I
I
I
1 1
Ul)
a
r
i
nt
o
i
i
i
i
i
s
a
17
Tumi,
nt
I
a
s
illl
I
1
I
Vllrn
llcrxc
Ilr nn , .
volume I
'urrlo ........... S
luvlnon, S. P. . . .
Iletrlch
I
O
I
I
I
O
o
a
n
i
o
Dunn, I, .1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1- r .........
Harlan ,.
HnrrliiKton
llo, .1. It,
HIiimIiiiw ,
11
I
I
n
i
i
i
i
Hitchcock
lliiun ...
Kny
Klnknld O
Martin
O
Slelklejohii it
Slereer I
Morion ......... o
Murphy o
.Vcucll o
.Norval I
Ovtrii ii
i
i
VI
a
2
:t:t
a
Itlchnrdn O
Itiiienstrr -I
Sutherland o
riiouipRou, II, IV II
rhonipou, W. II. tl
I'uylor I
Vuu Diir.cu M
LINCOLN, Jan. 15. (Special Telegram.)
Complimentary day has come und gono. In
most respects It has been Just llko all other
conipllmcntnry days excepting that voting
for two senators Inn mado It possible for
members to throw a larger number of bo
quets nt each other and distribute them In
greater profusion upon men who havo not
tho remotest chanco of being elected.
Tho icstilt of tho ballot Is of no special
significance. As usual tho scattering of
votes right nnd left has decreased thu
showiug of thn leaders and enlarged thu
field. As was expected. Thompson has
tho lead, with Melklejohn kcCond. Tho
heavy vote received by Currlo Is readily
explained. Houator Currlo is popular with
his colleagues nnd wns given a larger voto
In thu M-mitc than tiny other, canaldate,
which wis swelled In (hu Aouod io seven
teen. Whlln Rosownter received only four
votes outside of his own delegation, It U
well understood that ho hns a respectnblo
number In reserve. Crounso found sovernl
unexpected supporters away frdm his lmme
dlato lccnllty und Illnsbaw nlso mustered
ono or two votes not counted on. Thu
numerous minor candidates nro moro or
less In tho rare, at least for-a fow days.
A big effort was mado by Melktejnhn's
friends to draw out bit full strength nnd
sumo wero confident ho would havo thirty
vote, but lu this wero disappointed. It in
tnlked In tho lobby that Thompson planted
a number of votes In tho enmps of com
petitors which nro to bo withdrawn nt will
in thn Joint convention.
Hitler OpponKlou to Thoiiipnnu.
Within tho Inst twonty-four hours tho
situation hns become morn interesting nnd
exciting. Tho anti-Thompson peoplo aro
growing moro bitter. Thoy charge that
public sentiment nil over tbo statn In In
tensely hostile to Thompson, and particu
larly In tho southeastern tier of counties,
hcavllv represented by republican members.
They sny this sentiment Is being grossly
mlsrenresouted by tho Importation nf dolo
eutlons enlisted by Thompson's backers,
who pretend that n great chango In his
favor has taken placu slncu the opening
of tbo sosslon, when, In fact, the reverso
Is truo. In order to counteract thlB oftort
mnny prominent republicans nro coming In
on ovcrv train to cuter remonstrance. In
addition to thu parties from Cass, Otoo nnd
Richardson n delegation of railroad men
from tho Elkhorn, Union Pacific nnd Rock
Island lines Is on thn ground for tho samo
purpose. On thn other hand, Mr. Thomp
son's railroad friends aro not Idle, Pres
sure nnd Inllucneo In thn Interest of Thomp
son Is making Itsolf felt from overy sec
tion. Including tho Burlington territory.
It is now given out cold that tho Currlo
mnvemcnt Is part of n plan to draw sup
port for Thompson out of tho territory
covered by tho othor roads, A leading re
nubllcan from Dawson county, who has
been an old stager In politics, said to
night: "This is simply a sr.hcmo to pull
tho wool over tho eyes of our people. I ro
gard It as simply an attempt to snaro tho
senators and representatives of westorn
Nebraska. Senator Currlo Is a man of fnlr
ability, but ho has no greater claims upon
our support than scores of men who hnvo
been In tho van of overy campaign. Be
sides wn rocognlzo that Nebraska cannot
command proper nttentlon unless It Is
roprcsontcd In tho sonato by men of moro
than local reputation."
Dimcil hy Currle'n SI rcnuth,
Republicans hailing from tho southorn
nnd eastern parts, of tho stato woro mor
ally dazed at tho votes given Currlo from
their section. They express surprlso that
their representatives should voto for a man
almost unknown to their constituents. Tho
Impression howover Is general tonight that
honor paid to Senator Currlo Is of the com
plimentary order, unless Indeed ho hns
beon brought out by the backers nf Mr.
Thompson with tho Idea that his election
would satisfy tho rurol population.
Bcrausu of tbo action of two Orond Army
posts In Indorsing candidates for United
States senator. Commander John Roeso of
tho Nebraska department has Isouod orders
calling attention In tho following section
of tbo rules governing Grand Army
of tho Republic organizations: "Nn
officer or comrado of tho Grand
Army of Iho Republic shall In nny manner
use this organization for partisan purposes,
nnd no discussion of partisan questions shall
bo pormltted nt any of Its meetings, nor
shall uny nominations for political nlllco bo
mndo."
Itiilrn for Hull Cull.
Tho adoption by both houses of tho leg
islature of a rule for simultaneous balloting
on United States senutur shows the drift
of sentiment toward tho plan of doublrt
voting In thu cuuciis as well. Members aro
gradually having their eyes opened to tho
fart that thn only safety In solving tho Ben
utorlal problem lies Id electlaw both ucu-
