The Omaha Daily Bee.
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OMAHA, MOXDAV MOHNIKG, JANUAHY 21, 1901.
SIXGLE COPY CENTS.
MOVE UP THE FIGURE
Thcmpton Supporters Make Forty-Eight
Votes Necessary to Nominate.
ONLY CHANGE IN SENATORIAL SITUATION
Complimentary Stage of Balloting ii Not
Yot at an End.
PROSPECTS FOR THE CAUCUS UNCERTAIN
Effort to Rush Ono Man Through Has Been
Succeisfully Blocktd.
BOTH PLACES MUST QO TOGETHER
Ktronir SrnHmrnt In tnvnr of the
Hlmiitlmirnnn Nil nil n n tin ii f'nnmit
lit- Overcome by Men Who Are
KnKlneerlnjr for Thompson.
LINCOLN, Jnn. 20. (Speclnl Telegram.)
The second week of ihu balloting for
United States senator will Blart out to
morrow with cmnparntlvrly llttlo aihanrc
incut over a week ago, beyond tho dlsclo
Hire, throiiKli the vote, of tho general
tendencies of tho different renuMlran mem
bers, Four ballots havo been tnken, but
the cnmplltncntnry stage ban not been eu
tlrely passed, an a number nf mrmhpr nrn
ctlll hiding behind candidates who ,iro not
cuveiy in tno Held. Tho vote baa dis
closed who tho Itadcrs are, but has not
Riven n trustworthy Index to their relative
Handing, Hnd It Is Bafo to sny that there
would bo ti considerable chango wcro tho
rcpuhllcnna voting In caucus.
So far as a cauena la concerned tho re
publicans appear to bo Just where they
wcro a week ago, with ono exception that
Iho Thompson followers havo agreed to
move up tho number necessary to a caucus
nomination from forty-threo to forty-eight.
Tho sticking point Ilea n tho method tit
balloting and nomination In the caucus,
Mr. Thompson and his friends Insisting
that ho bo mado first, whllo tho other enn
lldnteH wnnt nil to stand on tho samo level
anil! both senators nrc mado simulta
neously. KfTort to It ti xli n I'm I In re.
That Mr. Thompson's friends nro disap
pointed Is not concealed. They had figured
Jrsl on balloting Immediately for tho Fhort
Itrm senator us soon ns tho legislature.
ns organized and getting that out of tho
fend beforo balloting on the long term
icnntor. This project had to bo nbnndoned
hen they found that tbo statutes fixed
Iho same day for tho first ballot for both
lecatorlal vacancies. They then expected
lo forcn a caucus to nominate tho Hhort
:erm senator first nnd Independent of tho
ong term senator, nnd believed they hnd
inough strength to rush tho lino and cairy
Iho ball to goal; tho rush line, however,
lost tho ball by n fumble and tho opposl
ilnn carried It back Into tho field, up
V'tlug tti'clr CHlculnllonR. As the strong
ian with tho greatest force exposed to flro
Ihe Thompson mnnagers Bee danger nhcad
lor him In a prolonged fight.
Itonen nler tt l the C'nueus.
lr.cldontnlly, tho men who are seeking to
force a blind caucus nro trying to lay the
lame for their failure to snmcono elso
tnd, although tho demnnd for n double
lotnlnatlon Is supported by'llalner, Hln
Ibaw nnd Crounsc, In addition to Mr. Hose
rater, they aro endeavoring to mnko cap
ital against tho latter as the obstructor of
ihe caucus.
"I om not obstructing any caucus," salrt
Mr. Rnsewatcr. "on tho contrary, I havo
favored a caucus from tho start and see
n way of concluding tho contest except
through enucus action. It was nt my sug
festlon thnt the first conference was held
between the candidates for nn ngreoment
is to caucus terms. When tho cnucus
Jieots, however, tho task beforo It Is to
licet not one but two United Stntes sena
tors, and tho only sure way to accomplish
mis is to nominate them both slmultan
tously. My friends would bo ready to go I
Into caucuH as Boon ns tbo others nssent I
to tho plan for simultaneous nomination.
It, therefore, rests with the other candl
lates to say when tho caucus shall bo held."
AliNeiiteeit Are Miiny.
Tho next ballot Is likely to show n con
ilderable number of absentees, ns many
siio havo gono homo for Sunday may not
return In time. Scnntor Haldrlgo Is kept
tt home by sickness nnd may be absent for
levornl dayj. which will deprive Mr. Hoso
ivatcr's column of ono vote that properly
belongs to it
A fake was sprung yesterday about tho
luslonlsts proposing to foreo an election
by holding a Joint session In tho absence
tt tho republicans and thus reducing tho
lumber of votes necessary to elect. The
tamo schotno has been suggested for tho
republicans to make nrraugenionts with
twonty or thirty fustunlstH to stay nwny
and thus allow tho election to go by n
ireatly reduced majority. There Is no dan
rer of any such trick being played. Tho
rules of the Joint sosslon provldo for a call
f tho homo at any tlmo and should n roll
tall show any largo number of nbscntecs
la a result of somo prearranged movement
t call would bo ordorcd nt onco and tho
jiembers In hiding would be brought In bo
bro proceeding with tho balloting.
CmiMtriietlon of II Mix.
Tho United States senatorial contest has
N engaged the mlndB of tbo members of
tho legislature that comparatively few of
Inom havo given any serious thought to tho
levoral very Important measures that await
Iholr consideration. Among tho principal
bills now on lllo aro four providing for
reorgnnltlng tho senatorial nnd representa
tive district of the state. Three of theso
were Introduced In tho house and tho fourth
no In tho senate. All give tho western
half of tho stato a larger representation
it the expense of tho eastern counties.
Douglas and Lancaster, howovor, will bo
lven au Increase, but tho counties of ms
Hum population will be so districted that
their representation will be smnllcr than
under tho existing laws.
There Is a general disposition to delay
lonslderatlon of tho reapportionment bills
tnlll after two senators aro elected. Said
i member this morning:
"There Is no doubt that there will bo n
Ight over tho reapportionment. All of the
bills so far Introduced havo aroused loeul
apposition, each county believing that It Is
sot getting what It deserves. It will be
difficult task to please the people of all
lections, consequently It would be Inad
visable to bring the matter up at a tlmo
when we ore nil devoting most of our time
ind attention to an entirely different prop,
asltlon. I don't believe tho bills will be
referred to tho committees for several
weeks yet."
Governor Dietrich has named J. H. Ilrown
9f Waketleld for Judge advocate on his mil
itary staff.
Less than a score of the republican mem-
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
BOY'S FATHER VICTIlff
Vnyn Jt.00 for Klilnnpeit Sim's
mini, hut Clillil In it
lleitnreit.
ATLANTA, On.. Jnn. 20. N. It. Frazer
of Union Springs, Ala., whoso son, was
klJnaped several weeks ngo, while a student
at the Technological school here, bus ap
parently lost $S00 by a decoy letter sent
him. Mrt Frazcr received a letter stating
that If ho would placo J500 In gold, the
amount offered for his son, In n sack with
n peck of potatoes, nnd proceed nlong tho
road near tho United States federal prison,
snvernl miles from this city, he would
bo met by n negro who would ask: "Massa,
has you got dem potatoes?"
Ho was to deliver the sack and Its con
tents to tho negro nnd his son would ap
pear nt n hotel In this city looking for
his father nt An early hour Sunday morn
Inc. Tho letter was signed "I'ackers," mailed
In Atlanta, dated Janunry 1C, and the In
structions were minute nnd specific.
Mr. Krazer's Ron. n brother of the kid
naped boy. carried out tho plan of the
letter, met tho negro nB arranged, nnd gavo
him tho money nnd potatoes Saturday night.
This morning ho wbh nt tho hotel men
tioned and ho renin I nod there nil day, but
Pass Frazer has not appenred and no traco
of him or tho persons who received tho
$500 con be found.
FINALLY ABSORBS THE OMAHA
Iteeoril ltepnrf thnt the .Vorthvefern
In t'oniplelliiu: ,euof liitonn for
the M. .( (I. 1,1 nr.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Tho Record tomor
row will say:
Final negotiations for complete absorp
tion of tho Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis
& Omaha lino by tho Chicago it North
western company, It Is reported, nro being
carried on In Now York, tho homo of the
ruling powers behind the Northwestern
system. Since 1SS2 the Northwestern has
controlled the Omaha, which has a trackage
of l.r.37 miles.
It Is said that for n long tlmo the North
western has been working to securo full
claim to the Omaha, but tho (inestlon of
stock transfers has been a stumbling block
In tho way of thu desired end. Now, Inns
much ns the common stock of tho two roads
are drawing nearer each other In value, It
Is believed thnt tho necessary transfers
can lio mnde satisfactorily.
It Is said that the Northwestern holdings
of Omaha stock nre 03,800 shares of pre
fcrred nnd fi.1,200 shares of common. At
current quotations tho 147,000 shares nro
valued at $21,850,000.
CAMPBELL IS BREAKING DOWN
Convleteil I'nternon Murderer NIiomr
SIkiim of CoIIiiin- Since Ver
illet AViin llenilereil.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Andrew Campbell.
ono of tho convicted murderers of Jennie
Ilosschlctcr, Is slowly breaking down In
tho county Jnll nt I'atcrson. N. J., his face
showing uumlstnkablo signs ot collapse
since tho verdict of tho Jury was delivered
adjudging him guilty of murder In tho sec
ond degree, with MrAlfstor. nud Death,
oampDell is Buffering from a great disap
pointment In not being set nt liberty.
Campbell from tho first thought tho Jury
would let it Ira out with a lighter verdict
than any of tho others, nnd he was much
excited tho night of tho verdict.
While tho puoplo at I'atcrson generally
think tho men fortunate In escaping tbo
gallows, tbo prisoners pretend to snv that
never did they entertain tho slightest Idea
of Lolng convicted of murder In the first
degree.
It is thought tho trlnl of George J. Kerr.
for his participation In tho oventa prececd-
ing the death of Jennie Ilosschlctcr. will
begin n week from next Tuesday.
LEE FEELS WELL SATISFIED
Co in m nnd er of Department nf the
Mlsftonrl Approve Condition of
lunpeeteil llurriickn.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Jan. 20. General
Fltzhugh Lee, commander of tho Depart
ment of tho Missouri, arrived hero last
night, nfter n tour of Inspection of tho
barracks nt Fort Leavenworth nnd Fort
Riley In Kansas nnd Fort SHI, I. T., Fort
Reno, Okl., nnd Fort Logan Roots In Ar
kansns. "Everything," said Goncrnl Lee, "Is In
very good condition. Work on tho new
barracks In Leavenworth Is progressing ttat
Isfacturlly. The other forts are well
equipped for tho number of troops now
stationed In them. If under tho new nrmy
law It will bo necessary to season the men
nt these forts beforo they nro Bent to tho
Philippines, Improvements mny havo to bo
made."
IS ROUGH ON THE ISLANDERS
Much UlntresM C'liimeil In SnntlnKo le
Ciihu hy Severe Winter
Went her.
SANTIAGO DE CURA, Jan. 20. This sec
tion of tho Island Is now Buffering from the
severest cold known here for years. Much
distress bus been caused nmong the na
tives, who are entirely without protection
from the rigors of tho climate. A tem
poraturo of thirty degrees Is quite unprece
dented. Many children aro without suit
nblo clothing nud aro very badly off.
A telephonic mossago from tho Guamas
mine, forty miles west of Santiago, reports
snow on tho summit of Mount Torqulno nt
an altitude of 8,000 feet. Telegraphic ro
ports from tho north coast say n severe
norther is raging nnd that shipping la do
layed. HEADLONG FROM A TRAIN
Juliet Woinuii llurlx Herself from u
Window nnd Will Die of Iter
Injuries.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Jan. 20. Mrs. Mnmlo
Drungould of Jollct, HI., who urrived at
tho union depot this morning from Seattle
en routo to her homo, shortly afterward
mndo her way to tho second floor of tho
tstntlon, opened a window nnd throw her
self headlong onto tho tracks below. Sho
Httuck on her head and fractured her skull
nnd received other Injuries, from which
physicians sny sho ennuot recover. Pas
Bcngers who traveled upon tho same train
wltl. Mrs. Drungould say that sho acted
In n peculiar fashion during tho entire
Journey and It Is believed her mind was
unbalanced.
MONEY ORDER CLERK'S ARREST
("on feme llnvhiK .Stolen $l,:iOO from
IIIk De purl incut In the lliiviinu
l' tn filer.
HAVANA, Jan. 20. John Sheridan, who
has been In charge of tho money order de
partment for the Havana postnfllcc, was
arrested today and formally accused of the
theft of $1,300 sent from the poBtmnstrr nt
Guantnnnmo, December IS. Ho has con
fessed, Sheridan was appointed from tho
Roston postofnee. Ho offers to refund what
be has taken.
EW CLEW IN CUDAHY CASE
pect Frank Shercleff of Haying
red in the Kidnaping.
V
L AND FRIEND OF CROWE
Detective Are .Voir Looking for
SlierelrlT, Who Dropped Out of
Slliht n. Few Week Ilrfore the
Cud nil" KliliinpliiK.
After an apparent lull ot several weeks
In tho Cudahy kidnaping case, tho detcc
tlves have at Inst struck n lead which they
bcllcvo will result In the apprehension of
one or more of the guilty men.
The theory In brief Is thnt Frank Sher
cleff, nllas Ed Ilurke, alias Kid McCoy
tho outlaw, who so successfully robbed Wll
llam G. Pollock of $1B,000 worth of dia
monds In tho fall ot 1802. was Implicated
with Pat Crowe In tho nbductlon of Edward
Cudahy, Jr.
For a tlmo the case looked hopeless
Further than n firm conviction thnt Pat
Crowo was one of tho kldnnpcrs, tho police
hod absolutely no theories that had not
been run down nnd exploded. Now, how
ever, they havo struck what the detectives
call a "lead," nnd this bus to do with tho
probable complicity of Frank Shercleff
tho man of many nllnfcs.
After generally reviewing the career ot
this 'tlnrlng criminal nnd his association
with Crowo In the past there seems to bo
good reason for believing that ho may have
been ono of Crowe's pnls In tho Cudnhy
kidnaping. In any event tho detectives
nro giving this theory the greater part ol
their attention these days.
It Is believed that Chief Donahue nnd
his men will locate Shercleff within tho
next few dnys, but tho chief declines to
talk In detail of tho possibility of Im
mediate capture.
Immediately nfter the nbductlon, the pos
Nihility of Shcrcleff's complicity was sug
gosted, but the conjecture was discarded,
as It was thought he was still In tho Iowa
stnto penitentiary nerving n seventeen year
term for the robbery of William G. Pol
lock, member ot a firm of diamond Im
porters. Investigation within tho last few
dnys, however, discloses tho fact that Sher
cleft was recently released from the prison
on parole. Tho time of his release ante
dates the kidnaping by nbout two months.
This fact opened up vast possibilities to
tho polite nnd detectives, and now tbo
search for Shercleff Is almost as zealous
as for Crowo himself.
ItriiMiiiiM for Hiinilelon.
Hero nro toma of the reasons tho police
have fot thinking that Shercleff may be one
of tho guilty men:
There has been observed a marked slml
larlty In tbo methods of Pat Crowe nnd
Shercleff. Roth were possessed of singular
ncrvo and both went In for big game.
They were contemporaries, tho period of
tho greatest activity being confined to the
early 'OOs, und both exercised their crimi
nal proclivities In cities of tho mlddlo west
When Shercleff wns on trial at Logan,
la., for shooting and fobbing Pollock rat
Crowo manifested great Interest In the
hearing, spending most of his tlmo In tho
court room.
Tho Interest manifested by Pat Crowo In
tho trial of Shercleff caused tho court offi
cials to suspect that ho had hnd a hand In
the diamond robbery nnd Crowe was ac
cordingly called beforo tbo grand Jury of
Harrison county to answer questions on
thnt point. Ho maintained his nerve, how
over, and answered firmly that ho repre
scntcd parties In Omaha who believed the
prisoner to bo Innocent, Hnd they felt It to
be their duty to do all they could to provo
It. Crowo rctnlned anil paid tho attorneys
for tho defenso and together with the pris
oner exercised tho defendant's right to
challengo Jurymen for causo In short, ho
wns throughout the whole trlnl Shercleff's
next best friend.
It Is ccrtnlu that Shercleff had accomplices
In tho Pollock robbery, but their identity
has always been a secret. Thoro was rea
son to believe, however, that Crowo was one
of them
After tho Tollock robbery and beforo
Shercleff wns arrested for tho crime there
was another big diamond robbery, this tlraj
tho victim being an Omnha dcalor. From
certain peculiar circumstances attending
this foray It wns believed that Pat Crowo
nnd Shercleff wero guilty of It, but tho evl-
denco against them was of a kind that would
havo llttlo weight with a Jury, so they wcro
never arrested for It. Tho authorship of
this crime remains a mystery to this day.
Tho second diamond robbery wat that of
tho Jowelry storo of S, Jonascn on Fnrnam
street, near Thirteenth. After leaving tho
store the bandits thrust n walking stick
through tho latch of tho door In such a way
that the door could not be opened from tho
Inside, thctoby keeping all persons within
prisoners until aid could cotno from the out
side, This trick was Idontlcal with that em
ployed by Pat Crowo In his notorious Denver
diamond robbery two year.? later.
At the time of the Pollock robbery Sher
cleff was only 21 years old. Tho robbory
wns ono of tbo most sensational crimes In
Iowa criminology and quite as bold as any
thing ever attempted In tho state.
1'nllock la Itnlihed.
William O. Poll' ck, a member of the firm
ot XV. L. Pollock, Importers of diamonds,
4 John street, New York, Btnrtcd from
Omaha on tho evening of November 4, 1892,
to go to Sioux City. Ho was traveling for
tho firm and on his regular rounds ns a
salesman. About noon of tho samo day ho
had seen a stranger watching him In a Jew
elry store in Omaha nnd noticed that tho
stranger wns on tho same car with him
when ho stnrted for Sioux City. After tho
train left Illalr to cross to the Iowa side
tho stranger got up nnd was pacing tho
floor looking nbout him nervously. Just bo-
foro tho train reached California Junction
tho stranger enmo up behind Pollock nnd
Btruck him n stunning blow on the head
with a bag of shot. The bag burst and tho
shot scattered all over the floor. Pollock
was stunned for n moment, thon recovered
himself and nroso to meet tho robber.
Tho latter Immediately fired three shots.
ono of which took effect In Pollock's left
arm, the other In his right arm nnd tho
third in his breast, but the third shot did
no harm, becauso It first struck a button.
The two men grappled with each other
nnd struggled together from the rear end
of the smoking car to the front end, and
there the robber demanded Pollock's
monoy.
Pollock made a motion to get his pocket-
book, when tho robber thrust his hand In
side of Pollock's vest and drew therefrom
his large wallet, containing diamonds. This
he Immediately took ns sufficient and ran
to the rear of the car, whero ho pulled tho
nlrbrnko cord and as tho train slacked up
ho Jumped off.
Meanwhile Conductor D. M. Ashmore. who
was In chargo ot the train, had been notified
that a robbery was In progress and with
his brakeman went forward to the smoker,
arriving Just In time to seo the bandit leap
to the ground. The two or three paBsen-
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LOWERS THE TAX ON TOBACCO
.Semite Committee Ineliulrx I'liener'n
DellKlit In Lint of Article for
Iteiliiellon'.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The senate com
mittee on finance was In session the greater
part of today making nn effort to com
plete consideration of the war revenue
reduction bill In order to be able to present
Its report tomorrow. It did not succeed,
but tho work was so nearly completed that
It Is believed ono or two more meetings
will sutTlce for that purpose.
Tbpre aro stilt many items of the bill
which havo not been finally passed upon,
but nil of them hnve boon bo completely
canvassed that there will not bo great
dlfllculty In reaching a conclusion. Tho
committee Ih still withholding official an
nouncement of Its proceedings from tho
public, but somo facts concerning its enn
eluslons nro known. It l not probable
that there will be n very much greater
total reduction than was mado by tho bill
ns It paused tho house, but the reduction
will bo dlffeicntly distributed. The most
Important conclusion reached Is to reduco
from 12 to !l cents tho tax on tobacco.
There Is nlso to be n reduction ot tho tax
on cigars nnd snuff. The house left all
theso Items untouched The sennto com
mittee's decision ns to those nrtlclca will
reduco the revenue receipts nbout $10,000.
000. This reduction will be made up by
declining to nccept all tho house reduc
tions. Consequently many of the articles
from which tho house took off nil tho tax
will bo given hnlf tho former rate by tho
senate committee.
It Is probable thnt on proprietary articles,'
tho formula of which Is public, the tax
will bo entirely removed, whllo upon those
tho formula of which Is secret It will ho
rctnlned entirely. The tax on steamship
tickets will be reduced. The lax on steer
age tickets will be removed entirely. Tho
tax on stock transfers probably will be
continued on tho par vnluo of the ahnres
as nt present, but this matter has not been
definitely passed upon. The members of
tho committee express tho opinion thnt to
placo tho tnx upon the selling value ot
stocks would bo an Invitation to frnud.
Tho beer tnx has been discussed at con
siderable length, but no absolute decision
has been reached. The present tendency
Is to leave tho rato ns fixed by tho house.
The tax on telegrams nlso remains un
decided. Somo of tho members of tho com
mittee have mado nn offort to havo tho
law amended so ns to reduco the tnx to a
half cent per message, but to make tho
telegraph companies pay It. This proposi
tion has not been ncceptcd In Its entirety.
but tho reduction seems probable. Tho
form ot tho bjll will J-.3 ifihii unlerlclly,.
WILL RESULT IN NEW LAWS
Cenernl Oleic llelleven lleeent In ven
tilation Will llrlnic Ahout
I.eKlKlntlon on HuzIiikt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Representative
Dirk of Ohio and other members of tho
houso special commttteo which has been
Investigating hazing practices nt West
Point returned to tho city tonight. Asked
concerning the recommendations the com
mittee would mnko Colonel Dick answered
In a general ziH' that ho bollcvcd tho com
mittee would recommend that such legisla
tion be enacted ns would put a stop to tho
practlco of hazing.
'I have no doubt," he said, "that congress
will pass such laws as will make forever
Impossible, n repetition of the practices
that tho commlttco's Inquiry has disclosed
nt West Point. I believe tho report of tho
committee will bo unanimous, both ns to
findings nnd recommendations.
"The superintendent of the academy nnd
tho commandant of cadets at West Point
and all nrmy officers stationed there gavo
us full co-operation nnd extended every
aid posslblo to tho committee. Tho com
mttteo was very favorably Impressed with
the frankness of all the cadets placed upon
tho stand. Whatever may bo said of tho
hazing methods practiced, those young fel
lows nt tho ncademy toll the truth un
flinchingly. Whllo n cadet on tho stand
would shield a comrade so far as ho truth
fully could, when It comes to a question
concerning himself he wns perfectly frank
and absolutely truthful.
"I nm firmly convinced thot tho resolu
tions to abandon tho practlco of hazlnc.
which wero adopted by tho cadets nnd
signed by tho class presidents, will bo
rigidly observed by every cadet In tho
Institution. Hut cadets to enter hereafter
wculd not bo bound by there resolutions
and for tho future of tho ncademy I believe
more should bo changes In the lnws nnd
regulations governing It.
It la only simple Justice to sav thnt
Colonel Mills, superintendent at tho acad
emy, and Colonel Holn, the commandant
of cadets, havo done much during tho last
two years to put a stop to hazing."
ANARCHIST TELLS OF PLOTS
Alllrm Thnt He dune from (irreeo to
America to Kill Prominent
Men Here.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-Ullas Mosuras.
tho complainant In nn nssault case which
camo before City Judge Kellogg of YonkerB,
., Saturday told u elurtll ng tale
of a plot of Greek nnnrchlstB to kl'.l proml
rent Americans nnd would Imvo told moro
had not the court stopped him nnd turned
him over to the police that they might
quietly investigate tho case.
Several urrests havo already been mado
nntt a number more aro planned.
On tho Btnnd Mnsurns stated lie had In
Greece been n member of nn nuarchlstlc
body. It hnd fallen to his lot to kill a
public man in tho United Stntes nnd he
wns ordered to come to this country nnd
plnce himself under the order of tho
Amorlcnn Boclety. Ho never heard tho
name of the mnn ho was to murder nnd
understood that, ns In other cnseH, tho man
who wns to bo tho victim was to bo se-
lected nfter his arrival In this country.
Alter rencnlng America MaBurns. ne-
cording to his story, went to Yonkors nnd
aflPlnted himself with a branch of tho or
ganization thero ns well as one In New
York. Finally lie becamo frlithtened. with
drew nnd refused to carry out tho mission
entrusted to him. Front the tlmo bo left
the organization ho claims he wis an
noyed and threatened by members of the
society. He remulned firm In his determi
nation not to obey the orders, howover.
nnd yesterday bIx of the men enmn hero
and begged him to return, When ho Htlll
refused one of the six, which one be rould
not Bay, attempted to stab him. The blow
was aimed too high, however.
PROCLAMATION
Privy Council Prepares
Edward as Ruler
(Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Jnn. liO.-(Nev York World Cnlili'Krtim-Sppolnl Tele
Krnm.) A proclntnntlon of tho succession of the new KoverelKtt wns
lnepnretl In ntlvttncc totln.v by the privy council odlcc lit the fol
lowing tonus:
AVherens. It lins plenfsetl Almighty Ooil to cnll to Ills
mercy our lute sovereign lmly, Qticcn Victoria of blessed
memory, by whose decease the Jmpcrlnl crown of the United
Kingdom of llreitt ltrlliiln mid Ireland Is solely mid right
fully come to the high nud mighty Price Albert Udwnrd, we
therefore, the lords splrltunl mid temporal of this realm, be
ing here with those of her late majesty's privy council, with
numbers of other principal gentlemen of ipiullty. with the
lortl mayor, aldermen and citizens of London, do now hereby
with one voice mid consent of tongue and heart publish anil
proclaim that the high and mighty Prince Albert Kdwaitl Is
now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory,
become our only lawful and rightful llego lord. Kilwartl. liy
grace of (iod king of the United Kingdom of t.'reat Hrltaln
mid Ireland, defender of the faith, to whom we do neknowl
etlge all faith anil constant obedience with all hearty and
humble affection, beseeching Cod. by whom kings and
tpieens do reign, to bless our royal king, Kdwnrd, with long
and happy years to rolgn over us."
The death of an English sovereign onuses Parliament to meet
Immediately without summons, It being the only contlngeny In
which thnt occurs. I'lve times Parliament has met on Sunday, ow
ing to the death of a sovereign, and all arrangements were today
completed at the pnlnce of St. Stephen's for both houses to assem
ble tomorrow or Tuesday.
The llrst net of tho now king Is to Issue n proclamation calling
upon the late sovereign's privy council to be sworn In, and continu
ing In their olllce all who wero lawfully Invested w.t.th place or em
ployment, civil or military, within the dominion's crown. Within a
short time the king will also make a declaration against transub
Htantlntlon.'ln the presence of both houses, as required by the bill
of rights.
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COUNT AND BARON 1)UELilndon'ssupremesuspense
Lubersao and a Hothichild Settle Old Scores
with Swords.
BARON VANQUISHES HIS ADVERSARY
Member of the Family nf I'liiunelerN
Shown Another Kind of Tnleitt
Kncounter fJronn Out of Old
Cnlleifc. (lunrrel.
PARIS, Jnn. 20. Tho long-expected duel
between Count do I.uborsnc and Huron
Itobcrt do Itotbschlld was fought with
swords at 11 o'clock this morning on Uaron
Kdtnond do Ilothschlld's estato at Dou
logne, Sur Seine.
Tho carriages with tho principals, sec
onds, doctors nnd a few friends arrived
there from Paris shortly beforo 11 o'clock.
Count do Lubcrsac's Bcconds wero M.
Kchege and Count de Labordc, nnd those
ot Ilnron de Rothschild were Uaron Lconlno
nnd Viscount do Ilondy. Tho duel begnn
nt 11 and lasted ten minutes, when Count
do Lubersao received a lunge, perforntlng
his arm at tho elbow to tho armpit. Tho
duel was then stopped.
Doth tho count nnd tho baron fought
most determinedly, neither flinching anil
neither showed tho slightest desire to spare
tho other. Sixteen engagements took placo,
ell of a desperate character. Tho com
batants attacked each other furiously. Tho
elceves of their shirts wore literally torn
to pieces by tho points of their swords as
tho duelists repeatedly lunged at each
other. Several times they camo to closo
quarters and their seconds wero obliged
to separate them.
At tho sixteenth onslaught Uaron do
Rothschild lunged nt tho count, who tried
to parry, but failed and tho baron's sword
pecctruted his arm just above tho elbow
and Issued at the nrmplt. Tho spectators
hastened around tho wounded man nnd two
well known physicians, l)rs. Uorgcr nnd
Polrrler, examined tho wound. They de
clared tbe count's life wns not In danger,
but tt was Impossible to contlnuo tho duel.
Count de Lubersao was then driven back
to Paris. Ilnron do Rothschild Is still per
forming military service with tho Fifty
fourth regiment of Infantry, in garrison at
Complcgne. He only attained his majority
yesterday nnd lost no time In settling bis
account with Count de Lubcrsac.
Tho Rothschlld-Lubcrsac Incident, which
brought out a rcmarkkablo crop of duels,
had its origin In a boy's quarrel, dating
from tho time when Count do Lubcrsac and
Baron do Rothschild wero at the same
college. They'quarrellcd ono day In regard
to a tennis court which was occupied by
Rothschild, and when Count do Lubcrsac
wanted. During the quarrel the count
called his adversity, "scalo Jult" (Dirty
Jew.)
Ill feeling was revived after they left
college by nn expression nttrlbuted to Uaron
Robert do Rothschild respecting Count do
Lubcrsac which was repeated to tho latter
soon after his admission to the Jockey club.
The count then wroto a letter In which ho
announced himself ready to meet tho baron
on the field of honor, nlthough, an ho ox
pressed It, -'you know how you and your
peoplo Inspire mo with disgust."
Uaron de Rothschild sent nB his seconds
Mm. Saint Alary nnd do Nulflleiso to
Count do Luborsac, who nppolntrd Count
do Dion and Count Don! de Cnstellano as
bis seconds. Ilnron do Rothschild's sec
onds stated In a letter subsequently pub
lished that their efforts to securo an en
counter had failed because of tho falluro ot
Count do Lubcrsac's seconds to allow tho
duel to take place when they discovered
that Uaron de Rothschild was still a minor.
Letters of Uaron Robert to bis seconds
and to tho count added fuel to the flames
and the count again announced his pur
poso to send his seconds when tho bnron
obtained his majority. Ho wroto Uaron
Robert's cousin, Uaron Kduoard do Roths
child, son of Uaron Alpbonso do Rothschild,
stating that ns the son of the head
or the Rothschild family he should hold
htm responsible and should Insult him nt
their first meeting. A duol followed be
tween Count Lubersnc and Raron Kduoard
de Rothschild, April 12, of last year In
which tho latter was slightly wounded
In tho forearm In tho first bout. Count
do Lubersao a few days previously fought
with and wounded M. Michael Kphracussl,
and a third duel, arising from tho samo
contrnveray was fought between de Dion
and M. do Saint Alary, In which the latter
was wounded.
Of WALES AS KING
I
Document Hailing Albert j
of Great Britain.
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.Vntlonnt Sndnexx Still the Multitude
When I'rlnee mid Kmpcror
' Meet nnd Kim.
LONDON", Jnn. 21. Throughout the
United Kingdom yesterday was u Sunday
of anxiety nnd suspense. No ono In Kng
land, outside tho clrclo of tho court, kuow
tho real condition of tho queen or tho na
ture of her disease. Tho bulletins threw
but llttlo light upon tho universal question
whether douth was Imminent.
Tho London newspaper had not learned
that her majesty had Buffered a Bhock of
paralysis, tfxtra editions of the bunday
paporri'contalucd ho Information, but thero
wero many of tho official bulletins, nnd they
wero cngerly bought. Thero wore small
gatherings In tho vicinity of Iluklngham
pnluce and .Marlborough houso as well as
other centers whero the bulletins wero
posted.
Crowds assembled to witness tho nrrlvnl
of Emperor William. Apart from such In
cidents, however, tho customary quiet of a
London Sunday wnB not disturbed. Th.
most alarming reports of tho day camo In
tho form of telegrams fiom tho princesses
nt Osborne house. Tho coming of Kmperor
William nnd the news that King Leopold
was nbout to start for London inspired
fenrs that death was at hand. On tho other
hand, tho fact that tho prlnco of Wales
was able to leave Onborno house had an
encouraging effect. When tho prlnco ar
rived nt Victoria station at 4 o'clock, with
Sir Francis Knollys attending, several
hundred peoplo were thero to greet him,
but thero was no demonstration beyond n
respectful raising of hnts. Tho earl of
Clarendon nnd the earl of Pembroke re
ceived the prince. When they Inquired re
garding tbo queen's condition ho replied;
"You seo they havo let mo como away."
Kmperor MuUeN All lliiNte.
Tho government had arranged to send tho
fast cruiser Minerva to bring Emperor Wil
liam, but ho embarked on n mall packet
beforo he learned of tho plans, being ac
companied by tho duko of Connaught.
Tho steamer had a rough passage apd on
entering Speorness harbor sho wont by tho
warships without any ceremonies. Aitmirni
Kennedy and Count von Mlrbnch of tho
Ocrmnn embassy received tho emperor and
psccrted him to n special waiting room.
Two hours before hln mnleatv'a irnn .......
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duo in London people began to gather
auoui unaring uross station. The crowd
Included not OnlV tho IIRIIal liimtrnra.
but many fashionable people nnd hundrcdB
of Gcrmann nnxlous to bco tho emperor on
his first nppearanoo In London for years.
Tho throng became bo largo that tho rail-
roau authorities erected wrinrfen hnrri.
nnd 100 of the tnlleat police of the metro-
poutan forces, with sauads nf mmmi,i
men, lined up tho peoplo on tho streets,
forming a lano for two blocks to Nelson's
monument In Trafalgar snuarn. Thrm.i,
this lano moved a procession of royal car
riages, eacn Deanng two footmen In yellow
llvnrlcs behind. Tho carriages entered tho
railway station nnd drew up near the
track.
I'rlnee .mil Kmperor Ids.
Emperor William stopped out of a an
ion car, woarlng n traveling suit. Ho
saluted the prlnco of Wales by kissing him
on both cheeks nnd tho prince returned a
similar salutation. Ho then embraced tho
duko of York nnd ahook hands with tho
others. Tho people who looked on as tho
carriages drove off uncovered their heuda
and Emperor William and tho prlnco of
Wnles acknowledged tho courtesy by rnlslng
tholr hats. No choers broko tho mournful
sllcnco.
At 10 p. m. the prince ot Wales began a
conversation with Osborne houso which
lasted nearly an hour. As a result of this
tho emperor nntt prince decided lo start for
Osborne this (Monday) morning. Ordera
wcro given that a royal yacht should bo
kept In waiting to convoy them to the Islo
of Wlsht.
During the dny tho members of the dip
lomatic corps and other notablo porBons
entored their names In the visitors' book
at Buckingham palace. Tho rumors that
tho marquis of Salisbury and tho bishop of
Canterbury had been summoned to Osborne
house wero incorrect.
I'ope TeleurnphK Nymiin t li .
ROME, Jan, 21. Tho pope yesterday tele
graphed Cardinal Vaughan In London to
oxpress to tho nrltlsh roynl family tho
feeling of sorrow which all Christendom
.Jhared with England regarding the illness
of Queen Victoria, adding: "Tho liberal
reign of the quoon, which baa permitted the
Cathollo church to Increase In Iho United
Kingdom, will leave an Indelible traco on
11 Christian hcorU."
AT THE DEATHBED
Rojal Family Watches Queen Victoria's Life
Flicker Steadily Away.
MONARCH IN A COMATOSE CONDITION
Still AlWe at Daybreak, but All Hopes
Are Gone.
PHYSICIANS TRY IN VAIN TO RALLY HER
Life How Prolonged Solely by a Method of
Artificial Respiration.
WORST EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT
Inercnxe In Pnrntjtlo Symptoms In
.Succeeded li.v .Severe Slnklnu Spell
nud Heroic Mrimurra Vnlnl)'
lined In KfTort tn Itrtlvc Her.
COWER. Isle of Wight. Jan. 21.-7:50 a.
m. Tho queen Is still alive, but nil hopes
nrc gone.
LONDON. Jan. 21.-S:2'. n. m. A special
train left tho Victoria station for Osborno
at S o'clock this morning with Emperor
William, tho prince of Wales, the duko
ot York and the duke ot Connaught n board.
Knrllrr llnlletliiK.
COWES, Isle of Wight, Jnn. 20. 11 p. nt.
Tho Associated PrcHS learns that n very
serious chungo has occurred In tho condi
tion of Queen Victoria. Tho worst Is feared
before morning.
OSHORNE HOUSE. Ise of Wight, Jnn. 20.
4:30 p: m. -The following official an
nouncement has just been made:
"Her majesty's strength has been fairly
maintained throughout the day. Although
no frcbh developments have now taken
placo tho symptoms contlnuo to cnuso
anxiety.
"JAMES RE1D,
"E. DOUOLAS POWELL."
OSRORNE HOUSE, Ibo of Wight. Jan. 20.
7:30 p. in. No further bulletin regarding
tho queen's henlth have been Issued up to
this hour, but thero Is grnvo reason to be
llevo thnt her majesty's condition Is crit
ical. OSRORNE HOUSE. Islo of Wight. Jnn. 21.
12:ir. a. m. Tho official bulletin issued at
midnight says that the queen's condition
lato last evening becamo moro serious, with
Increasing weakness and diminished power
of taking nourishment.
LONDON, Jnn. 21. 2 n. m. Tho Preus
association at London hns received tho
following dlspntch:
"COWES, Jan. 21. 2 n. m. Tho queen Is
In n comatose condition nnd Is regnrded
as passing nwny."
COWES, Islo of Wight, Jnn. 21. 3 a. m.
Tho worst Is expected nt any moment nnd
the members ot tho royal family nro now
assembled In the queen's bedchnmber.
COWES. IstOi of V.'lrht. Jan. 21. 3:4r. n.
m. Tho queen still lives, nnd there Is no
change In her condition.
COWES, Islo of Wight, Jan. 21. 2 n. m.
Her majesty's physicians hope that sho may
rally by B o'clock this (Monday) morning.
If sho does It Is expected that sho will llvo
through thu day. If she does not, nil hopo
will bo abandoned.
Immediately on tho occttrrenco of Iho
queen's collapse, at about 10 o'clock last
ovenlng, a messago was sent to London
summoning tho prlnco of Wales and Em
peror William. Tho prlnco of Wales wns
n such a condition of health that It wns
utterly Impossible for him to lenvo London
at that hour, but It Is hoped that ho will
start for Osborno house nt 8 o'clock this
morning,
Tho collapse, or what the queen's physi
cians feared was n collapse, occurred un
expectedly nbout 10 o'clock lost evening.
Arrangements wcro hurriedly mado to pro-
Ido special telephonic and telcgraphlo fa-
ollltles, Details aro not obtalnablo at this
hour, but It Is asserted that tho queen's
condition Is chtelly duo to a severo sinking
pell nnd nn Increase of tho paralytic symp-
oms. It Is understood that tho physicians
havo resorted to urtlllclal mothods to pro
long life, such as aro used only In case
of persons In extremes.
Tho Associated Press learns that tho
paralysis Is chiefly In tbe faco, ono sldo
of which appears to havo lost all ncrvo
power. At G o'clock tho malady had not
reached tho vital organs, though it had
naturally caused an aimost total loss ot
tho power of speech. What waB so much
feared was that tho brain might bo -'
tacked.
Keenly sensitive to her affliction and ap
pearance, tho queen has refused to seo
nnyono but her nurses nnd doctors and It Is
understood that tho prlnco of Wales Is tho
only exception to this rule, but his Inter-
low with tho queen lasted only 1 few
moments, Ilenco tho exact nature of tho
malady Is known to only a few and It Is tho
royal wish that the public bo not informed
of the existence ot paralysis.
Arrangements havo been mado with a
local undertaker to havo all the prelim
inaries to burial ready In caso of an emer
gency.
Kxtrcnie Wrnl.nenn CI veil Alnrm.
COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 21.-12:23 n.
m. So far as tho queen's Immediate safety
Is concerni'd her extreme weakness causes
nlmost mora nlarm than tho paralysis. Much
dlfllculty has been experienced In admin
istering nourishment, for Bho up pears quite
unnble to masticate. To this wcaknes's ar-j
probahly duo tho long spells of unconscious
ness through which sho has been passing,
although It la almost Impossible to dis
tinguish theso fro(m Insidious encroachments
of paralysis. For moro thnn a wock tho
court attendants havo had hard work tn
provcut her from sleeping nt tho wrong
line. The last tlmo rho drovo out tho vil
lagers wcro astounded to hear tbo clear
treble! of the son ot tho princess ot Hat-
cnburg thrilling out popular songs from
ho royal carrlngo. Tho explanation Is
hat he was singing to keop his grand
mother awake. Now nnd again sho dozed
waking, telling tbo boy to continue his
hnnt. which to tho Initiated onlooker con
tained n world of pnthos.
Emperor William, tho prlnco of Wales
and tho duko of York nro all expected to
arrive at 0brno house today (Monday).
Tho only additional royal personage who ar
rived yesterday was tho Princess Victoria
of SchleswIg-HolBteln, who arrived during
tho utternoon,
PRINCE RECEIVES EMPEROR
(ioen to London to Meet (irrninn .Mini-
nrch ii n! Until Are lo .Stny nt
It ii -1-1 ii u Ii ii in.
LONDON. .Inn. 5(1.--Hmnernr WIHUm nml
the duke of Connaught, who with tholr
suites left llorlln at ii o'clock last ovenlng
for Eneland bv sneelul train, arrive,! m
Flushing at 8:20 o'clock this morning and