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The Omaha Daily Bee. iESTAJJLLSlIED JCE 19, 1871 . OMAHA, THURSDAY MO UNIX a, FEJJT-tlTAHY 7, 1901 TEX PAGES. snsraiiE copy five cents. V i Y GETS MORE TROOPS Lai Xitr.hccc'i Dttund Acctded to by BlitiiH War Office. JEW LOT OF 30,000 MEN 70 BE launllliig far Imperial Ysom&ciy ii Going on Ettiifactorilj. AT LEAST 10,003 WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON VolnateOT Eerng Enrolled to Take the Plaot of One-Tear Mm. FIRST CONSIGNMENT GO IN TWO WEEKS irnnxrmrnln Mmtr fur the Pruniit Equipment "il'l Trniipnrtnllnn of the . Soldier Arc Re ported iin Made. LONDON, Feb. 6.--Thc following fcoi ncemenl lias been Issued by the nn- war office: "In view of the recent Doer activity In virion directions, the government has de cided, In addition to the recently equipped forces for South Africa to reinforce Lord Kitchener b 30,000 more mounted troop beyond thOBo already landed In (Tape Colony. Recruiting for the Imperial Yeomanry lias proceeded no rapidly that It Is believed 10,000 will soon be available. "Tho South African mounted constabu lary. Including those recruited in thu colo nic, may be relied upon to extend to 8,001 and the new colonial contingents to replace those withdrawn will probably reach ti.OOO. "The remainder of the force will bo made up of cavalry and mounted Infantry from the home, establlhment. Tho enlistment of volunteers to rlplace those that havualready erved a year In South Africa is also be Inn proceeded with. .rranngements havo been made for the prompt equipment aiid transportation of the forces. The first con signment will Icavo on the Auranla Feb ruary 19," BOERS ADVISED TO GIVE UP II o nil Lender Propose Amnesty All In Field Who Glie l' Arm. for CAPETOWN, Feb. 6. Tho Dond leaders strongly urgo tho Doers to surrender, pro viding the Drltish offer those In tho Held the following terms, namely: That after giving up arms all shall bo allowed to re turn to their farms nnd tho rebels shall not be punished. Prominent burghers say that Louis Dothn In tho Transvaal and Christian Dewet In tho Free Statu should be made rnombem of thu governor's council In order to watch the interests of tho burghers. A party of Imperial yeomanry came Into contact with the Invaders near Prlnco Al bert. Cape Colony, and an officer and some locit art uilKstnc- The Gazelto announces that General Jlra brant has been appointed to the command of tho force being rained for tho defense nt Capo Colony, with Colonel Glouard as his chief of staff. His headquarters will ho at East London, from which point he will advance north ward and westward, gradually clearing the colony of Invaders and enabling the Itn perlal forces to coneentrnto ultimately on the territory of the republics. BULLER SCORES OFFICERS Criticise Siiliorilliuitr Commnudci-' Non-AnRrrssli c nml Dependent .Method In Action. LONDON, Feb. . In a memorandum Is tied to tho troops tinder his command tit Aldersbot, General Duller, referring to the Rrltlsh army In South Africa, criticises the lack of Initiative and Independence of action shown by subordinate commanders and re fers to the independent. Intelligent action on the part of the rank and tile. As regards artillery, he says too much wna indulged In on the battlefield. In many casea the action of tho batteries being paralyzed by awaiting the orders of a brigade or di vision commander, many favorable oppor tunities bclug thereby missed. Tho war ofllee has notified the yeomanry recruiting stations that It Is desired to en roll an additional 5.000 yeomanry. ISSUES APPEAL TO DEWET Brother of Ilocr Ornrrnl Pence I'nrty In i'nini nnl. Join the the ItLOEMFONTBIN. Tuesday, Feb. 5. The Tost today publishes n passionate appeal from Plot Dewet, chairman of the peace commission, to his brother, Christian, to urrender. Kitchener Report Operation. LONDON, Feb. 6 General Kitchener, In a dispatch from Pretoria, dated Tuesday, February S, says: Rmlth-Dorrlcn has occupied Lake CharlsHe French Is driving back tho enemy to Amsterdam. Ilewet's force is ntlll north of Thnba N'Chu. His men damaged a train of tmiiHport wagons at Pompcnos Hiding this morning. Operation on Ii rimer l") r. UTRECHT, Holland. Feb. 6. An opera tlon on Mr. Kruger's right eye was suc cessfully performed today. Doer Cut llullronil, LOURENZO MARQUEZ. Feb. . The rail road has been cut by tho Doers fifty-three kilometers from here. ATTACKS STATUE OF VIRGIN Rclatlir of President of llrnxll l.nniU In HiikIIsIi Insnne Asylum. LONDON. Feb. 6. Hlldebrand de Drltto Lyra, a relative of the president of lira all, Dr- Campos Salles, was Incarcerated In an asylum for the Insane today alter com mlttlng a sacrilegious outrage In a Roman Catholic church at Matlock Hath, a place a few miles south of Mullock, In the county of Derby. Lyra suddenly appeared In the church this morning during service, jumped over the altar rails and attacked a statue of tho Virgin Mary. A priest seized the Intruder, who struggled violently. Some time afterward he was certified to be In sane. MUST PAY FOR HER GOWNS London Court llemler .InilKiuciit Agiiliist .Mr. I.ealle Carter, the Actress, LONDON, Feb. 6 In the court of Kings bench today judgment was given In 621 and costs ugalnfct Mrs. Leslie Carter for dresses supplied by u Parisian modiste In tfta tMtumlns of ' Zm." SPARE PRINCETUAN'S LIFE Fnrcljrn i:nii) Refuse, llnrrcver, to Accept An) IIiIiik l.es Thnn Uritlh In TtitiK I'll llslnnB". PEKIN. Feb. C At their meeting this ruing tho foreign envoys prepared a cote delivered to the Chinese plenlpoten- Ifltalnlng the substance of the de 7Lnt last night. TlfWBjiPfctinslated and delivered to IVlnco iHykadlung Chang. Tho mlnlstVsJKT to spare the life of Tu tin Fu IIslangAnho ground that they did not consider the claim of the plenipo tentiaries reasonable. They allowed the liver, of Prime Tuan and Duko Lu. not be cuuso they considered their crimes less, but localise of their relationship to the em peror, and that their death might havo a serious effect. The Indictments against the entire twelve are regarded In Pckln as a masterpiece of diplomacy on the part of the ministers, for had the ministers given a list of names without specifications of crimes this might have left many loopholes for argument. which Is now believed to be Impossible. The only plea can be polltlc.il necessity. It Is believed the court will result In the saving of nt least two. l'rlnce Chtng and 1. 1 Hung Chang were taken by surprise before the meeting, the; Impression having been given that the Chinese would be allowed to de eldo who should be beheaded and who banished. STAYS AT EDWARD'S REQUEST ,lhiiu ( nrrcspnndcnt Think" I'ortu tce K I nit nnil llrlllili Mirrelnn An- I' I ii ii ii 1 ii u o Unit liner.. LONDON. Feb. t - -The Dally Mall has the following from Its Lisbon correspon dent: "The king of Portugal Is staying a few days longer In London than he origi nally Intended, at tho express wish of King lMward. His visit Is likely to havo Impor tant develomettts. The Portuguese -section of the Delagoa Day railroad Is now In Ilrit- Ish hands, but this is merely a temporary arrangement between the two govern ments." Commenting on the situation at Delagoa bay and tho evidence that the Doers havo penetrated twenty-threo miles Into Portu guese territory the Dally Mall expresses a belief that Drltish troops aro now guard lug tho Delagoa Day railway down to tho sea, and that It will bo possible to send Drltish troops by tho Delagoa route. It urges, therefore, that Orcat Ilrltaln gains by tho Ilocr movement. FATHER FISHHOOK IN COURT Noted .led ll It eciiscd of ltidticlnir Vonni; Girl lo Alinmlon Home for font put. MADRID. Feb. 6. The anti-Jesuit feel ing aroubcd by the recent presentation of tho clerical play. "Elcctra." heightens the Interest In a case to be tried by the high court tomorrow. In which Scnora Ubao ap peals to tho court for the possession of her daughter, who she claims was Induced, under pressure from her Jesuit confessor, to abandon her home during the mother's Illness nnd to enter a convent. Tho mother asserts that the Jesuit sent the girl letters clandestinely, exhorting her to tako the veil. Sho contends that sho has proof that her daughter Is under tho domination of tho priest. In a letter to her betrothed, a young and fervent Catho lie. tho daughter wrote "My confessor assures me that he can not save my soul with you. notwithstanding our mutual love, nnd I must go to God, who calls mo to Him." AS SEEN BY GERMAN EYES Amrrlcnii Soldier In Clilnu fill rn llepiitntlon for Trndlnir. tint .Sttlil to lie Socially Impossible. RERUN, Feb. 6. The Kreutz Zeltung publishes n letter from its special cor respondent at the headquarters of Count von W nldersee. who Is a former ofllcer. describing tho International troops. "The Americans," ho says, "aro all tall and slender. Their uniforms are most taste ful. Their chief Joy is In trading, and they will sell everything from a saddle to a horse with all his accoutrements. "The southerners show tho more mill tnry spirit. Tno American ofllcers aro characterized by their European comrades as 'socially Impossible.' The American sanitary arrangements aro Imperfect." MARINE DISASTER FEARED Wreckage Wushcd Ahore nt St. John Inillente Ilentruetlnn of l.nrKC Vessel. ST. JOHNS, N. F. Feb. 6. It Is stated that a marine disaster has occurred off St. Johns within tho last forty-eight hours. A quantity of wreckage bclunglng, appar etilly to a large vessel, drifted ashore near Tot bay. fceven miles north of St. Johns. It l believed that ship ami crew have perished and Indications point toward the schooner Challenger from Cadiz as the likely vessel. WANT M'KINLEY T0STAY AWAY (cumin Hx-Confc dcrntcn Kilter Strong Objection (o the Memphis I n I Int Inn. SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. (5. -The Confeder ato Veterans' association of Savanah passed resolutions against tho Invitation lo Pres ident McKlnley to attend the reunion of confederate veterans In Memphis. The as soctatlon calls upon General Gordon, commander-in-chief, to name some other city than Memphis ns tho place for the reunion, nnd says It will not send delegates to Mem phis If tho Invitation to the president Is adhered to. Cut III. Wife' iiiront. NEVADA. Mo , Feb. 6 -Lon Hums killed Ills wife by euttlnu her throat In her room at lllll'H boarding house In this city today iiurtis was (trtiiKing nenvtiy. lie was enp tureil and Is now In Jail. Tho woman, who Is about 10 ears of nge, ciimc hero yester day and wrote for Hums to Join lier nt noon today Hums In fti year sold and claims to bo n railroad man. Sl Juror In llnmlllon Cine, MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. fi. -Three days have been consumed In tho trial of Frank II. Hamilton, accused of the murder of Leonard Day. and Just half tho required number of Jurors have been sworn In. It Is possible the Jury mti be selected this week, but It Is probable the actual trial may not liegin Monday, as wus expected. Mo einent of tleenu Vc.el eh, t. At New York- Arrlved-Staatendam. from Rotterdam. Astoria, from Glasgow, Sailed New York, for Southampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool. At Portland. Me Arrived NVirweelnn from Glasgow; Corinthian, from Liverpool. At II .alltax. N. H. - Arrived - Ontarlan. from Liverpool Philadelphia via St. John. N. F, for At Perim Passed. Feb. 5 Gl.Milrwhv from Taconm. via .Singapore, for Liverpool At (Sydney. N. tf.-Arrlved-Miowera. from Vancouver, via Honolulu, etc At Queenstown Arrived Oceanic, from New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded. Sailed Saxonla. for Doston; Ijkn Superior from Hallfux and St. John, x. jj,, for j,V. erpool t Rotterdam Arrived - Rotterdam, from New York, via Boulogne At Southampton Arrived Lahn, from New York, for iirtrnvn. JOINTS KEEP OPEN HOUSE Keepen Forget Thiir Promiii to ChUf Btail and Do Bushing finiineu. MRS, NATION'S HAPPINESS IS SHORT-LIVED Home. Defenders Hold Secret Meet Inn, the Outcome of Which Is Hxpecteil lo lie Another Prmnintrntlon by the llntchet llrlgntle. TOPL'KA, Kan., Feb. 6. Chief of Police Stahl and Sheriff Cook went around to the keepers of tbo joints last night and In sisted that they close until the Nation ex citement blew over. Tho Jolntlsts promised, but tonight they arc open as wide as ever. Mrs. Nation announces that she has some plans for future nctlon which will make the jolntlsts remember that she Is still In the city, but sho does not divulge them. Mrs. Nation spent most of the day today In vlsltlns tbo different jails of the city and praying and talking with tho Inmates. The "drunk" prisoners were the objects of her special solicitude, nnd she talked to them In a motherly fashion. Some of them sobbed whllo she exhottcd them to live n better life, and many of them promised that In the fut urn they would not drink liquor. The Home Defenders, which Is the or ganltatlon formed by Mrs. Nation, held an' other secret meeting today, to which no one but members with the password was ad mitted. Closed IlurliiK the liny. TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 6. Topeka Joints were closed today, aside from a few side doors, and the keepers have promised the city and county officials that they will get rid of their stocks of liquor. Chief of Po lice Htuhl and Sheriff Cook had gone from place to place last night warning the Jolnt lsts that they must close their places and keep them closed, and all gave their word that they would sell no more liquor. When Mrs. Nation heard the news today sho showed but little sign of emotion and said simply, "Thank God!" "Dut do you think this will do any per manent good? Do you think these saloons will stay closed?" was asked of her. "I think they will," she replied. "1 think they are shut up for good. They will never open again If the women continue to be vlg- llent." "How long will you remain In Topeka?" "Until I am sure that I have kept the promise I made last week, that I would stay until every Joint Is closed. Then I will go elsewhere." While tho officials were making the rounds of the Joints last night Mrs. Nation and her followers were holding a secret meeting In the Congregational church. Tho fact was known to the jolntlsts and the belief that another raid was being planned apparently had weight In their determining to close. Mrs. Nation today received a request from a Webb City (Mo.) theater manager to give a series of lectures In his place, and made a characteristic reply; "Thank you for your Interest," sho wrote, "but I must stay In Kunsas now. I could not conscientiously speak at a theater open Sunday night, Any way, I must be about ray Master's business." PREPARE FOR MRS. NATION Flamlnnr Foster Announce the Saloon Sum her' CoinlnK to Knu n City. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 6. Flaming posters announcing that "Mrs. Carrie Nation, the bravest woman In America, now leading the most wonderful crusade ever waged against the rum traffic, U on her way to Chicago, Accompanied by a band of her saloon smashing warriors, and will speak at the Academy of Music In Kansas City on Fri day evening, February S," have been posted around town. Just what tactics Mrs. Nation will pur sue In Kansas City and Chicago, nslde from her lecturing, Is not made clear, but ' she has previously promised to attack a saloon wherever she finds It, a trail of wreckage may follow her trip north. Chief of Police Hayes says he will promptly ar rest Mrs. Nation If she attempts to put her Kansas methods Into practice In Kansas City. Preparations for the crusaders' coming have been made by the Prohibition club of Kansas City, which baa endorsed Mrs. Na tion's methods and promises her active support In her crusade outside of Kansas. A. C. Rankin of Chicago, formerly a labor leader of Pittsburg, Pa., Is acting as Mrs. Nation's advance agent, and says the pro ceeds of the lectures will be used In the cause. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. "I don't believe Mrs. Nation Is headed for Chicago to wreck sa loons," said Mayor Harrison today when told that Mrs. Nation had announced her Intention of visiting this city with her fol lowers. "If she Is she had better remain away and avoid trouble. Here a saloon Is recog nlzed as a legal Institution, entitled to the full protection of the law. As a conse quence It Is only proper to say that no as saultit on them will be tolerated. If Mrs. Nation, understanding these things, per slt3 In disorderly conduct. Inciting riot and malicious mischief, I am afraid she will have to settlo fines If sho indulges." Arrangements were completed today by the Press club of Chicago and Mrs. Nation's representative whereby she will lecture nt the Auditorium next Tuesday, under the auspices of the Press club. Mrs. Nation's visit, according to her friends, will bo a peaceful one. as sho will nut undertake to destroy any saloons In Chicago. Her coming to Chicago, It Is as serted. Is merely to place tho situation In Kansas before the peoplo and to ask aid In the suppression of the Illegal liquor traffic In Kansas. Until Hxpeeteil nt Wlchltn. WICHITA. Kan.. Feb. 6. Several women bought hatchets hero this afternoon and a raid on the saloons Is expected to take place In the early morning. Thirty guards, with deputy sheriff commissions. hav been appointed and are watching the saloons to Ight. Coiii'oril In Suffer from Drouth, CONCORDIA. Kan.. Feb. 6. This city Is dry again. The six jolntlsts, who havo been paying monthly fines of J100 each to the city, refused to pay today, and all closed their saloons as a result. MINERS MAKE CONCESSIONS Ileleurnte Permitted to Make lollile Term Subject In Approval. net COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 6. The first sign of a break by either side In the stand taken by the coal operators and miners came to day, when It was decided by tho miners that they would recede from the position they took In the Indianapolis convention. At least they receded to the extent of leaving the miner members of the scale committee free to make the best possible terms, sub ject to approval before final settlement. Thtt Is expected to simplify matters to a considerable extent. MAY BE BRIGADIER GENERAL Movement to Secure Itrcnnnltlon for Colonel 12. II. Cromler for Work In the 1'blllpplne. WASHINGTON. Feb. .-(Speclal Tele gram.) A concerted movement is being made In behalf of Colonel B. H. Crowder, now In the Philippines, to make him a brig adier general of volunteers. Colonel Crow der. who was for years Judge advocate of the Department of the Platte, with head quarters in Omaha, and who, when the de partment was changed, remained In the same position until he went to the far cast, has won a most exalted position with his superiors. Colonel Crowder has been prom inent In the reconstruction of the Islands since ho became a part of the military es tablishment In Manila, and his work Is spoken of In enthusiastic trrms by those who have been his associate.. He has lost hea'th by the arduous duties devolving upon him, nnd tho.e who arc active In urging his promotion say that Colonel Crowder has done more towards bringing order out of chaos than nny other man connected with the army. It Is certain that bin superiors have not hesitated to give him due credit for hU far-sightedness, and It now remains with tho president to say- whether his work shall be recognized. All Wnnt free Ilellverj-. Rural free delivery routes are being asktd for front nearly every county In Nebraska. Their usefulness Is being realized, conse quently Senator Thurston's mall Is unusu ally heavy on account of maps nnd petitions for tho establishment of -route being sent him for favorable endorsement. Today he recommended routes for Dradshaw, Hanson, Hastings and Wahoo. Two of theso pro posed routes will servo fiOO people and have petitions accompanying them signed by hundreds of families. lie .Moliic I, nnil Grunt C Inlni. Secretary Gage today transmitted to con gress n request for an appropriation of tl.ll.05 duo J. L. Stevens, tho special com mlssloner appointed to ndjust thn Dcs Moines river land grant claims. The amount Is for per diem, traveling, salary and ml cellanenus expenses. Itcwnril oliinteer Ollleer. Senator Kylo and Congressmen Gamble and Durko conferred with the secretary of wur today concerning the army appoint ments for South Dakota. It has been de elded by tho authorities to reward the vol unteer ofilccrs In the Philippines with re appointments wherever possible, and under tho circumstances the otIleer,s furnished by South Dakota will In nil llkellliood be re appointed. Dr. F. W. Cox of Vermillion was todav recommended for appointment as nrray sur geon. This Is the only appointment tho South Dakotans have decided upon. George P. Dcunett of Rapid City. S. I).. wilt be nominated for register of the land office nt that place tomorrow or Friday. OnlereH lo Omnlin. First Lieutenant G. Soulard Turner. Tenth United States infantry, now at Wil mington, Del., Is relieved from duty ns aide-de-camp to Brigadier General James Wilson. I'. S. V.. and ordered to Omaha to nwalt the arrival in tho United States of Company II. Tenth United States Infantry, when he will join that company. Captain H. B. Palmer of "waha han re turned from New lork, wtuiu ho went to lslt his daughter. Mrs. Herman Kountze, Mrs. Morltz W. Meyer of Omaha, who Is visiting In Daltlmore, was In this city today. I'otnnice nt Greenville, A postofilce has been ordered established at Greenville. Day county. S. D., with Frank A. Dolney postmaster. A contract for carrying mall from Har tlngton. Neb., to Yankton, S. D was awarded H. C. Hazelwood of Hartlngton. Tho comptroller of the currency has nu. thorized the Run National bank of Durt la., to commence business, with a capital Of S40.000. A civil service examination will be held March 6 at Huron. S. D.. for the positions of clerk and carrier In the postofllcont tl;at piace. The First National bank of Lincoln, Neb. has been approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Sterling, Colo., am: the Hanover National bank of New York for tho First National bank of Durt, la. Unitcr' Snlnr.v Itnlvril, Charles Baxter; chief engineer In the Omaha postofilce, has been promoted from $1,000 to J1.200. These postmasters have been appointed Nebraska G. W. Eaton, Maplevllle, Dodge county, vice L. A. Goff, resigned. Wyo mlng R. W. Storey, Black Buttes, Sweet water county. HAVE THE NATION FEVER Dnnlelte Women Go on lliimpnce. At tackliiK llruc Store In Place of Snloon. CHICAGO, Fob. a. Crying out that drugs were the agents of the devil a half-dozen followers of Dowlo of the faith cure league adopted the tactb'S of Mrs. Nation tonight nnd wrecked a number of drug stores on the West side. In some Instances there were hand to hand fights with tho druggists Armed as thoy were with pitchforks, urn brella3 and canes tho women came out the victors In nearly every encounter, and sue ceeded In destroying property wherever they went. The women, who went In w ell organized band, were of middle age and well dressed. Most of them worn nutomo bile coats, under which they concealed their implements of destruction. On leav Itig i drug store thoy sang "Praise ye. the Lord," or "7.Ion Forever." A policeman saw them, but attached no Importance to their tactlci. The first placo they visited was Fouchc's drug store. Eighteenth and Center avenue. Calling the proprietor out to tho front of the store the crusaders upbraided him for dealing In traffics of the devil. Then ono woman, who seemed to be a leader, said: "Don't you know that nil the ills of tho human kind can be cured by prayer?" "I am not aware of the fact, if such Is tho case," said the druggist. "Hurrah for Dowie!" shouted a woman. At that her companions drew cancu and umbrellas and began to strike at the drug gist's head. Ho dodged the blows and took refuge behind the prescription case. Thrn the women turned their attention f the shelves and showcases and began to strike right and left. The besiegers were finally dispersed by tho clerks of the store, who armed themselves with buckets ol water, which they dispensed freely among the women. Four other drug stores In the same neighborhood, belonging to R. Lowen thai. L. Mzrak, II. Llmcrman and II. O. Shapiro, wero also wrecked by tho crusad ers and the same tactics used. The women finally separated after being driven from one store at the point of a revolver. Crary Snnlir Wnnt Speed)- Trial, Ml'SKOOEH, I T, Feh. C-Orazy Snako and seventeen llcht horse men todav ne. cured counsel to delend them In the coming trial. They havo asked that the trial lw given nt onco nnd say that they can furnish any amount of bail. It developed her toitay mat several weaiiny citizens nave, or feriil to go ball and furnish monev for trial. They will bo prosecuted on a charce of conspiracy, and It Is expected that tho trta'.s will do ran co soon, as uie uniteu states court ia now in aeasion. SURPRISE IN COYNE CASE Jin. Helilaj Bwian He Gonftued Murder of Edward Fee. MORE TO BLAME THAN HARRY FL0TH Wife of former Proiecntor Iteelte lletnlla of Cnnverintlon Snlil n llntr Occurred In DoubIb County Jail. Did Leo Coyne confess that he murdered Edward O. Fee? That Is tho paramount Issue at tho Coyne trial since Margaret M. Helsley yesterday afternoon went on the stand nnd sworo that tho prisoner at the bar had confessed the crime to her. Mrs. Helsley Is the wife of Leo Helsley, who was a deputy county attorney and as sisted In the prosecution of Harry Floth. tho young man who has been convicted of complicity In tho Feo murder and Is now serving a threo years' sentence In the pen itentiary. Sho says sho visited Floth fre quently whllo he was confined In the county Jail before and during his trial. Ulr. Heinle)-' Slory. "The first time I went to tho Jail to see Harry was In October," said Mrs. Helsley on tho witness stand, "and he was lu tho samo celt with Leo Coyne. At that tlmn Leo said to me that ho know ho was guilty of the crime and was willing to take his medi cine. After that first visit to the Jail I called frequently to seo Harry Floth. nnd on nearly overy occasion Coyne would re peat to tno that ho was moro to blame for the murder of Feo than Floth was. He told mo that ho was drunk at the time of tho assault, but he was responsible for It and willing to pay the penalty. "After Harry had been convicted and sentenced to threo years In the peniten tiary I went to tho Jail to seo him again. This time young Coyne said to mo that It Harry got three years ho couldn't hop to get less than five years. He asked mo to tell Judgo Baker that ho would plead guilty If he could get as light a sentence as wna given Floth. Her lluahnnil n. rrnireutor. "I told him that I couldn't Interfere In tho case, because my husband was one of the prosecuting attorneys at tho trial of Moth. I ankrd Leo what he had done and ho told mo that he dealt tho blow that knocked Fee's head back- against tho black smith shop and probably resulted In hla death." On cross-examination Mrs. Helsley said that she had no Interest In tho Coyne case, but was Interested In Harry Floth, because sho bad known him and his family for many years. On somo of her visits to Floth she was accompanied by the prison er's mother. Coyno's lawyer was evidently taken by surprise by tho sensational testimony of Mrs. Helsley and ho arked her to appear again this morning so that he might con tlnuo tho cross-exatalnatlon. While Mrs. Helsley was giving her tes timony Coyno repeatedly shook his head negatively. Indicating his denial of her story. WINNER BRIDGE FOR SALE Conrt lasue Decree of Foreclosure on One of the Sail Itemlnilern of Kiinmin City Ilooiu Un. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 6. Judge Phil lips In tho United States circuit court to day Issued a decree of foreclosure and or der of sale on tho property of the Kansas City & Atlantic Railroad company. The decrco was granted on the petition of the Massachusetts Loan and Trust company, which held a mortgage and deed of trust given by the Kansas City & Atlantic Rail road company to sccuro bonds to the amount of 41.500,000. The property was formerly owned by the Kansas City Hrldge and Termlnnl company, but after a former foreclosuro and sale, the name of the cor poration wan changed. This was formerly one of the W. E. Win ner enterprises projected during the boom days thirteen years ago. It contemplated the erection of a union depot in tho North End. The line originally ran to Sraithvllle, Mo., but part of it was absorbed by the Kansas City & Northern connecting line. Practically all that Is now left consists of the Immcnso stone piers of tho old Winner bridge In the Missouri river here. SILENT ABOUT THE BIG SALE llorgnn anil 111 I'nrtner llolh Decline to Tnlk of Carncfdc Deal. NEW YORK. Feb. 6. J. P. Morgan and his partner, Robert Hncon. declined today to discuss or make any statement whatever concerning the reports that J. P. Morgan &. Co. havo purchased Andrew Carnegie's stool properties. A conference was held In the Morgan offices today between Mr. Morgan, Mr. Racon, President Gary of tho Federal Steel com pany, President Reed of tho American Tin Pinto company and a director in each of tbo National Steel. American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop companies, in all of which Mr. Morgan has interests. UNION PACIFIC'S HIGH FIGURE llnnUlui; Intercuts II li j- llenillj anil Trniler Tnke .Much Stock on Strength of Southern t'ui'ltle. NEW YORK. Feb. 6. (Special Telegram.) A new high figure was scored by Union Pacific common today, when 129,400 shares sold up to 05. a rlso of three and one-eighth In addition to the buying by banking inter ests considerable stork was taken by trad ers on the notion that In somo way the stockholders would receive valuable rights In connection with the Southern Pacific purchase. Hallo & Stleglltz bought heavily all day. Par for Union Pacific Is generally quoted. Wnlinsh and l.ni'kiiiiuniin, NEW YORK. Feb. fi. Tho Commercial Advertiser today has thn following: The prospect of a combination between the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western rail road and the Wabash railroad Is being widely discussed in railroad and financial circles. The present activity In Wabash shares and the advance, in thn debenturo R bonds has revived the rumor that the Rockefellers nre buying control of tho Wabash road In the Interest of the Lacka wanna. Try to llnie Church. TOPEKA. K.in.. Feb. 6. The members of the negro Hnptlst church In Osage City, Kan., ure engaged In a war to see which Is tho stronger and as a result a partly fin ished church Is In ruins. Some time ngo some of the members left the church and Immediately started to build another worshiping place. This did not unit the other members nnd this morning they went thero In full force with their axes nnd hatchets nnd demolished the building The riirpenters arrived by this time and many of tho negroes were rerlously hurt for their pains. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-Snow Today; Clear ing ana uouier Tomorrow. Temperature nt O inn ha lentenlnyl Hour. llrs, Hour. IIck. H . in...... I t 1 t. m ...... - t It m. in 11 2 p. in...... 2.1 7 n. m .... 7ft !t p. in ..... an S n. ill tft I p. ni -l I) n. in 11 ft p. til 2ft 111 n. in . . . . , . 17 tt p. ni. . . . . . 2ft 11 n. in...... Ill 7 p. in . . . . . . 2 ( 12 n 20 S p. in 22 II p. ni 22 CLAIMS IMMENSE ESTATE Michael I.elufeliler, Alia John Hull, Think Tlmt the .Villi. Sinter An tonln, Wn III Mother. LA CROSSE, Wis., Feb. C A case which promises to provide material for ono of tho most rcmarkablo stories of mysterious parentage on record and which lnolvcs the title to St. Francis hospital aud St. Rose de Vltrebes convent In this city and prop erty In Dubuque, la , Ashland ami Sparta, Wis., valued at $500,000. has developed here. Mtchuel Lelufclder. n distributing clerk In the postolllrc, nearly 40 years of nge, was informed recently that tho late Joseph Anthony Lelufclder was not his father, as he had supposed, but his uncle, and that his true name was John Hall. He was also In formed that Mrs. Hall, whom he had nlwuys regarded as his aunt, and who had become Sister Antonla in the local convent, was lu reality his mother, nnd that she had built tho convent und local hospital and ulso owned valuable property In Ashland nnd Srarta nnd Dubuque. Ia.. which other peo ple claim, but which rightfully belongs to Lelnfelder (or Hall). The atory Is nrcredltcd to Rev. Father White, rector of St. Mary's Catholic church In this city, who Is said to havo told It to a slster-in-lnw of Lelnfelder. Mrs. Hall was sister to Joseph Anthony Lelnfelder and. as tho story goes, turned oer her own children, a girl and ti boy, to her brother at tho time she entered tho convent as a nun. Lelnfelder brought them up as his own children and they always thought that Uls ter Antonla was their mint. Tho children's mothor was very wealthy when sho took the vows nnd. It Is alleged, turned over all her property to her brother to attend to. It is asserted that Mrs. Hall built the St. Francis hospltnl and the eon vent which she afterward entered nnd that she did not deed tho samo to the church. According to her son's story n quit claim deed was taken by his foster father, who had no right to It In precedence to the children of Mrs. Hall. Sister Antonla died very suddenly. Icav ng no will. The real estate which she owned In several cities throughout the northwest Is now claimed by Michael leln felder. or John Hall, which he claims, bo being the sole surviving heir, nnd legal proceedings for the recovery of the property will be begun at once. GREAT FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA Git)' of Merced I I niler Water anil .MeltliiK Mountain Snniv Make lllnck Outlook. MERCED, Cal.. Feb. As p result of tho heavy rain of the last two days this city Is under water. From thren Inches to three feet of water Is standing In every yard In towrr. Every cellar la filled tnd husl- nesH Is at n standstill. Thu Santa Fo and'Southern Pacific tracks aro hotn washed out south of town for n dlstanco of nearly a mile and trains are tied up here. Roth roads arc still open from hero north. Two northbound Santa Fo trains aro tied up two mlle.s south of town and n local liveryman has made a contract to transport tbo passengers, about 100 In number, from there to town, where they can transfer to another train going uorth. A telephonn message from Hornltos, n mountain town twenty-five miles east, states that rain poured down there nil night and tho storm Is not yet over. It Is the rain and snow In that direction that over flows Rear creek, so another rise Is ex pected hero tonight. At a society wedding Inst night tho bride's houso was surrounded by water and the groom, minister and guests were carried from carriages on the back of tho backtnon. WAY TO BEAT TWINE COMBINE Iowa Farmer Dlicoirri Thnl Velvet Weed Flher I Fully a StroiiK an Hemp. CHICAGO. Feb. 6, A special to the Times-Herald from Crcston, Ia . says; State Senator Clark of Pago county has made public a way to beat the twine com bine. At a farmers' institute he displayed a piece of twine and a piece of rope. r sembllng a good quality of hemp. These, ho explained, were mado from velvet ueod, or abutllon, which grows rankly on almost every farm anil has been considered useless. The discovery that tho weed could be thus utilized was made by D. D. Weir, a farmer, living near Clarinda. Mr. Weir discovered tho strength of tho fibre of tho weed about two months ago. He picked up a few strands from the ground after they had lain there rotting since last summer and ftund them very strong. They were sep arated into threads as fine as the best hemp. Ho endeavored to sceure a patent, but found that a discovery of that nature could not be patented. A machine for mak ing It could bo patented, but the use of tho weed for making twine and rope must be left freo to everybody. JOHNSON WANTS TO BE MAYOR Millionaire Illsclple of Lille llrnry ficorue Seek Honor ThroiiKh Democratic I'nrt. CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. fi.-Ilon. Tom L. Johnson, formerly a congressman from the Cletcland district, tonight formally an nounced his candidacy for the democratic mayoralty nomination for the 1 Ity of Cleve land. In his letter to the officers of the local democracy Mr. Johnson promises the best administration possible under existing affairs. He advocates homo rule to a greater e.xtont than now prevaiU In the matter of raising and expending moneys by the municipality. Ho discourages the ex tension of i.ny street railway fram hlses aud suggests that they be sold to tho highest bidder and that a condition of tho grunt shall be that not more than 3-cent fares shall be charged. Personally, Mr. Johnson says he favors municipal ownership of street railways and other public utilities and Ik lleves in tho application of the philosophy of Henry Oeorgo ns the best rule for con ducting governmental affairs, whether local, state or national. FOOTPADS FRACTURE SKULL Another Victim of IIInlllTnyincn Adds lo lnnn City' I, cunt lien Inn 1,1st of lliildnp. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 6. Harry Arron, while delivering bakers' supplies in this city tonight, was brutally assaulted and robbed by a footpad. His skull was frac tured and he mav die. The robber secured J15. The police have arrested threo negro buspects. BEALL BREAKS OVER Fnjicn Mimbtr Gaum Barpriia bj Giving Hii Vte to Hinihaw. HINSHAW REPUDIATES THE SUPPORT Promptly Taits 8t.pi to Exonerate Himself from Republican Bnipioion. COMMITTEE ON CAUCUS RULES MEETS Single Nomination Me Still Hold Out, rutting North. Platte First. B00DLERS IN LOBBY TO BE DRIVEN AWAY llone Order a. Special Committee Co Intrstlicate Holdup lllll for the Purpose of KIIIIur Them Off. .Itnllnl II. 1ft. 111. 12. in. IP 22 H 20 I I 47 12 Allen r.7 47 U 7 2l I t 2.1 t:i 44 :ts n 4 1ft ft 1 IS ! (VI llcrue Croiinsc 7 Currle 211 20 4 I IS III 10 1 1 1 1 n I ii c r I 1 III III i nrm ii ..... Hitchcock lliuslinw ....... lohusoii, W..., Klnknlil , MeCnrth)- 1 1 1 20 1 n 7 17 :u 20 1 1 Miller Melklrjoltn . . . . 2N Mnrlnu 1 Mnrtln I IlllllSOIIt Itoseii liter IS Thompson, II, 13. nil Thompson, W. II. II Vnu Diisi-ii t We liner 21) 1 n is :i.t i t as 2:1 1 ti 17 ill 21 in :u is t ni at 11 1 LINCOLN. Feb. 6. (Special Telegram.) The only Incident of today's balloting for senator In Joint session was tho voting of Real, fuslonlst, from Clay county, for Hlnshaw, a republican candidate. When Deal's name wns called ho upoke up without noticeable hesitation, "Hln shaw Allen." A sort of lncrcduloua murmur ran around tho hall and the sec retary who had tho roll call In charge went over It again to make sure thero was no mistake. Real responded a second tlmn Just aa emphatically aud It was so re corded. No other demonstration or In terruption wna precipitated. When asked what the meaning of hla voto for Hlnshaw was, Heal replied: "I voted for Hlnshaw because I wanted to. Of course I havo a reason, but I do not want to explain It yet. Thn explana tion may bo mado tomorrow It tho devel opments are produced." Mr. Hlnshaw insists that he was moru surprised than anyone nt receiving a fu sion vote. "I had no knowledge whatever of Real's Intention to vote for me," he declared. "I think I wns Introduced to htm early In tho session, but I nuvo 1.0 1 spoken to blm since. I would not know him If I saw him and never solicited his vote nor wob I even given notice that his vote would be cast for me. I was on the point of nddr"sslng the lieutenant governor to mnko a statement of my position, but did not for fear of start ing a commotion and perhaps making a scene. The matter serves only ns a reminder to tho republicans of the danger every re publican runs every day of Joint session that the fuslonlsts may throw in a hand ful of votes to create discomfiture and dis credit tho person who happens to be tin beneficiary. The idea doubtless is that with someone to start the ball n-rolllng tho fu sion votes may bo drawn away from their own candidates and eventually used for somo deal that will glvo them one fusion senator or some other advantago they lira specially desirous of. That some of the fusion members aro literally nchlng to get Into tho republican end of tho senatorial race track has been known for somo tlmn and considerable speculation Is Indulged as to precisely what tho next move will be. Committee on Ilnle Meets. Tho commltteo on rules for n caucus, appointed by tho republican conference, had a meeting this afternoon, at which several propositions wci'o presented, but no agree ment could bo reached. Tho nearest to an agreenunt was that assented to by six for .1 caucus call, effective on sixty-seven sig natures with fifty to nomlnato, choosing tho North Platte senator first. The members of tho commltteo wero railed Into the gov ernor's office later, and tho settlement of tbo senatorial contest urged upon the,u by tbo governor und Secretary Lindsay as deslra blo to clear a wuy for legislation. The con ference met at 5 o'clock lu tbo senate cham ber and received two reports from the com mittee, one for tho North Platte nomination first and the minority for a simultaneous nomination for both senators On motion the rules committee was continued to en deavor to agree on u unanimous report. Tho conference adjourned subject to call by tho speaker when such a report Is forth coming. Members of tho committee and tho candidates whom they represent express connuenco inai ino nesiren caucus agree, mont will be reached within a short time. Sensnlloii In the House. What ordinarily would ' have created a sensation was sprung on the houso this morning In tho shape of the introduction of three bills by Thomssen with an explana tion that they were manifestly framed for hold-up purposes and Introduced by rcqueu of members of tho lobby referred to by namo In order to prevent other legislators from being Imposed on. The explanation reads: Mr. Speaker. I olfnr the following ex planation for the introduction of the ac companying bills: A bill for nn ;ict to nmend section . chapter I. Compiled Statute of lbf7. en titled "Liquors, etc.," nnd 11 Ml! for an a. t to provldo n remedy for perHons Injured lv renHon of negligent miinagement of street rullways and manufiictorleH, were both handed to mo by Mr. Robert '. Druesdnw, with the request that l introduce them and urge their pan.ige. The other bill, "For an net conferring" upon titles and vlllagex the power to tlx tv ordinance telephone remain nml cluirgea within their Incorporate limits nnd to pro vide penalties for violation theieuf." wns lu 11 like manner handed to ine by Mr. F. W. Hartier. I offer these bills, not becnuso I adiocato their passage, but merely because o re quested by ihc gentlemen named. In thli connection I deem It proper to mate that I am not ndvlsed that i ltliei of theso gentle men has any InteroHt In fact in sin h pro pored Joglslution. At request of mm of theso gentlemen I nrcompunied him to hi otflce. In the city of Lincoln und observed that in his trunk were it great many pre- pared mils, presumawiy oi iiko rniinicicr, and I have been Informed Hint other mem hern of this body havo been solicited t In troduce, bills of llk character. The logical nferenco from thene cireumstunies is that noma gentlman, not 11 member of thlt body, nor having any legitimate Intercut In Its deliberation or acts, aro cmpl"in themselves In proposing to member iejIn latlon threatening to be hurtful to IV or ganlzed Industrie of this t.te In til h-qn c f realizing a protlt from 'lie p .minis beforo tho IcgtNluturo of urh hill" Ai r-t 4 ij-. c Until to consider the request to introduc