The Omaha Daily Bee.
EST A Mill SI I ED 1, 3 871.
OMAHA, 3L02STDAT iMOKISlNG, PISBRUAKY 1 1901.
SINGLE COIT E1VE CEXTS.
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LEADS THREE RAIDS
Hit. Nation Beiumes Hostilities in Topeka
and Continues Them All Day,
BEGINS BY SMASHING ANOTHER JOINT
Makei kkliurphy's Booze Emporium Look
bnntown After Flooi
I COLD STORX;i
iNT NEXT ENTERED
Btducei to Kindlinglfnoy Bars Stored
There and in a Liter Barn.
HAS 600 WARRIORS IN HER ARMY
Alinlatrrs, "Women mill College Tiny
Organize secretly tinder l!rr Lend
crlil to ".Smnah" Police. Ar
' real Her Four Time.
10PEKA, Kan., Fob. 17. Mm. Carrie Na
tion put In a busy Sunday In Topeka today
ami nn a result the capital city has ex
perienced moro genuine excitement than can
bo remembered by the oldest Inhabitant.
Mrs. Nation literally crammed tho day full
ot exciting oplnodes. She succeeded In
having tho contents ot a notorious Joint
mashed, brbku Into n cold storage plant
whi.ro a number of lino bars had been
stored nwny for safety and demolished
them, addressed u largo muss meeting of
men and women, nnd wan nrrested four
times. Tho last time that the law laid
its hands upon her was when Mrs. Nation
on-ergod from tho church whore the mass
meeting had been held.
Tonight Mro. Nation announces that sho
vill begin tomorrow morning whero she
left off today and will not rest until nil
tho Joints In Topckn havo been closed.
This morning ut 0 o'clock she sallied forth
from tho Btnto bonne grounds at tho .head
of MO men and women, nil armed with
hatchets and oxen, and moved on the Joints
of tho city. Nobody but Mrs. Nation knew
what plnns bIiq had laid. In the crowd
wero a largo number of tho students of
Washburn college, nonio of the ministers
of tho city nnd a number of professional
nnd business men. Tho crowd marched In
perfect military order. Thero was no ex
citement. The men and women wero fol
lowing their recognized leader, whom they
trusted Implicitly.
SiiIkmIi Without Formality.
The company marched silently out of tho
tnte house grounds, down Kansas nvenue
to tho placo on East Seventh kopt by Ed
Murphy. When tho Joint was reached the
'work of demolition was commenced with
out preliminaries MrB. Nation, brandish
ing n now hntchct, bad started tho on
slaught, uttering words of deprecation
gainst tho Joint keepers ns she deftly
nciit her weapon through tho first plate
glass window at hand. Others followed
her lend quickly. Amid the shouts ot the
criibnilei'M nrid tho dictatorial commands of
the policemen present, trying to protect
the property glnss wan hoo'i clashing to
tho ground on all sides. Next the door
was shiashed In with nn ax, tho Interior
entered, nnd bar, kegs, bottles, mirrors
and overythlng smashable wns attacked.
(Hardly flvo minutes nfter Mrs. Nation had
begun tho smashing what was once a wcll
furnlshcd Joint wuh In completo ruins.
Her work over, Mrs. Nntlon proudly
emerged from tho placo only to ho arrested.
6he wont nlong with tho olllccr, followed by
her band nnd many peoplo who hod gath
ered. At tho pollen station sho was re
leased promptly nnd hurried bank to her
work.
Hhe entered a livery stable in which
oran bars had been stored nnd smnBhed
them. Then at tho head of twenty-live of
lier stoutest-henrted followers she went to
tho Morer cold storage plant nnd entored
In tbo search (if Bpmo liquor the thought
had been stored thero. This time Mrs
Nation was arrested by tho county nuthorl-
'ties nnd was taken to Jail In a patrol
wugon. It was afternoon heforo she was
released from JaM on bond, and nfter tak
Ing dinner with Sheriff Cook shs wont to
tho First Christian churrh, whero sho was
accented by an olllccr with a warrant and
taken to tho county Jail again. Sho stayed
this tlmo for two houm nnd finally her
bond wna signed by one of the jolntlsts of
'the city, a prominent negro politician.
(.'niniinlKii Arrnimed In Secret.
Tho gathering of tho clans at tho Btato
houro grounds was conducted with tho ut
4 moat secrecy. Very few Itnew about the
Intended raid except thoso going to take
part in It. At 4:30 o'clock dark, silent
forms might be seen hurrying across the
diagonal wnlka and tho lawns of tho state
Iioubo squaro toward tho hlg ghost-llko
building In which tho business of tbo state
(a transacted.
At every point of vantage In tho grounds
entlnels of tho "army" were posted.
Them accosted each comer In truo military
style and obliged him to give an account
ct himself. If ho woro a white handkerchief
'round his neck It was all right and bo
was allowed to proceed, ns the white hand
It er chief was tho emblem worn by tho cru-
aciers..
"What Is your company!" one would ask
of the other.
"Company C. We meet over on the south
cteps of the stnte houso." And so tho ques
tlonlng went on. Finally the army was
massed In the dark, dismal corridor under
tho east steps of the capltol building nnd
cnlmly awaited the coming of their leader.
As thoy waited their number was aug
mented by many more mrn, who entered tho
statn house grounds with a determined and
trrlm look on their faces and with axes
elting over their shoulders. Two men came
In with great mining picks, and others had
sledgehammers. These weapons wero too
largo for tho women, who composed one
fifth of tho party, and they carried bright
new hatchets.
Tranquilly Ovrraleepa,
Mrs. Nation overslept herself by one
hour. Joint smashing, she explained, had
gotten to be such an ordinary affair with
her that she never had occasion to lose any
sleep on account of the excitement It
caused.
"Hut get In lino there, men nnd women,'
she commanded, "wo must be about the
Lord's work now, Oct your hatchets ready
i and follow mo." And they did.
Two by two, with no excitement, woapous
In hand, thoy moved out on their mission
of destruction, In tho front proudly
marched Mrs. Nation, with her hatchet
raised proudly. Behind her were Mr
Itoso Chrlit and Miss Madeline Southard
vho accompanied her on. her trip to Chi
cago, and Dr. Eva Harding. Next cumo six
Washburn college boys bearing an Immense
battering ram.
The crowd turned the corner at Sixth
street and soon reached the front door of
Murphy's fashionable Joint. Four police
tnen stood at the door to guard tho en
Hi'
(Continued on Second Tate.)
DEWITTE HAS OTHER OBJECT
IllacrlmluntliiK Duly on Amcrlenii
Imports Ititrnilril tu Impress
(leriunii',
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17. Shrewd ob-
fevers In St. Petersburg bellevo that tho
Hussion minister of finance, M. Dp Wltte, In
Imposing a discriminating duty on Amorl-
ran manufacture of steel was not only
animated by n desire to protect the Russian
sugar Industry, but was eager to selzo an
opportunity to moblllzu Russia's Industrial
army with a view to proving Its ability to
stand the test of n tariff war. It Is be
lieved, moreover, that he desires to Im
press Germany even moro thnn tho United
States.
Tho Russian press does not give any par
ticular approvnl to tho uxperlmout. Tho
Bourse Gazette, usually Influenced by tho
minister of finance, warns both sides
against Implicit faith In tho Dlsmarcklan
theory that tariff wars do not disturb good
political relations, pointing out that ex
perience has shown tho opposlto to be the
case ns a rule.
"We hope tho friction will be ns quickly
removed as It nroso," continues tho Uourso
Gazette, "slnro t lie political relations now
existing between the two powers nro the
best they hnve ever known. Doth nro play
lug tho gamo of the tcrtlum . gaudoiiH,
which Is perpetrating u blow against both."
Tho Novostl, correctly representing Rus
sian public opinion ns to tho Russian gov
ernment's sugnr policy, demands the aboli
tion of tho tax nnd of n system devised to
cnnblo n few lazy manufacturers to niiiko
enormous profits nt tho expense of tho com
missioners.
Triniierniu'r (titration Involved.
Tho result of tho export policy, the' No
vostl contends. Is nsslcned nrluctnnlly to
domestic high prices. It Is well known that
ono of tho chief obstacles to tempernnco
work In Russia is tho prico of sugar, which
checks the consumption of ten.
Americans here have long been convinced
that ono of tho most formidable obstacles
to tho development of America's export
trado with Russia Is tho lack of aufilcleni
return cargoes to make n direct steam-
Bhlp lino between Now York nnd St. Peters-
burgh profitable. Therefore, they deplore
any actloi. that would tend to aggrnvato
tho difficulties.
He velnptuenta nt AVnahliinton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Count Llchter-
vclde, tbo minister to the United States
from Rolgii'm, says his government has
not taken any steps looking to retaliation
ugalnst the United Stntcs because of tho
continued Imposition of a countervailing
duty on Belgium sugar Imported Into tho
United States.
The countervailing duty on Belgium sugar
haa been Imposed for several years past.
Recently, ns has beon tho custom nnnunlly,
ii na ucen rcstaieu or rcatijusieu nniruiis
has given rlso to the Impression that the
step was taken recently by this govern
ment. The readjusted duty makes Uttlo If
any difference In the existing ratos.
LONDON. Feb. 18. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times, who describes
the action ot M. Do Wltto as "a reprisal
strikingly disproportionate to America's
duty on sugar," says:
'If auy official negotiations havo been
going on they must have.. been .entirely
conducted In Washington. Russians hero
havo been taken by surprlso nnd tho Rus
sian papers, which aro always well disposed
to tho United States, express great regret
at the 'unfortunate Incident' nnd a bopo
that some amicable arrangement may bo
reached."
IMPLEMENT MEN ARE STIRRED
Illinois Mniiiifnctiircra Will ('nil Merl
in If to funatdcr r Trouble
(.'rented lijr llttaaln.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Stirred to tho senso
of tho necessity for Immediate action, tho
Illinois Manufacturers' association will
endeavor to assemble the leading manufac
turers of agricultural Implements In the
United States In Chicago at an early date
for tho purpose of discussing the retalia
tory tarlrf which the Russian government
Intends to place In effect on Mnrch 1. Tho
directors of the Illinois Manufacturers' as
sociation will hold a conference here to.
morrow, when arrangements will be mado
to send out notices to all manufacturers In
terested In the Russian trade, asking them
to attend tho meeting. The chief object In
calling tho manufacturers together will bo
to canvas tho situation with a, view to Its
correction.
It Is understood that the manufacturers
will endeavor to get a sugar Importer to
protest against the tariff Imposed on beot
sugar from Russia and thus carry tho ques
tion before tho board of appraisers In tho
hope that the tariff may bo changed.
COLD DAYS FOR SPANIARDS
Thermometer Ileitlalera l'.lnlit Dearrca
Ilelnrr Zero mill Niiixt Knlla In
cw I'lneen,
MADRID, Feb. 17. Throughout Spnln tho
wenthor Is Intensely cold, the thermometer
registering eight below zero. , Snow has
fnllen In Palma, whero snow storms have
been practically unknown. A heavy gale
Is sweeping the southern coast ami eight
small wrecks are reported from Cadiz.
PARIS, Feb. 17. Very severe wenther and
heavy snowstorms aro reported throughout
France. Snow has fallen nt Intervals dur
ing tho day In Paris, Snowfalls nro also
reported In' Algiers, where several natives
huve been frozen to death. Telegraphic
communication with the Interior Is par
tially Interrupted.
LONDON, Fob. 17. All Europe Is ex
periencing a roturn of winter weather. Se-
voro cold and snowstorms aro roported from
nil parts of Englnnd, Germany, Italy, Aus
tria and Prussia. Tho bllznrd continues
In tho Odessa district. In Switzerland
many villages nro cut off. Numerous
deaths aro roported.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17. Early this
morning snow fell In this city nnd In tho
valley of Mexico. The ground being cov
ered with bhow In tho higher suburbs,
where trees and tropical plants wero beau
tiful with a whlto mantle, greatly aroused
tho curiosity of tho peoplo and created
much excitement. Snow has not fallen In
this city before for nearly half a century.
In tho city, however, It molted as fast us
It tell.
DEATH BREAKS UP THE CRUISE
Luily IletJrer Kcela thin n Court Ap
pointment Under nitivurd
la Imminent,
(Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 17. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho An
thony Drexel pnrty for the Mediterranean
cruise on the Margherlta has been broken
up by thoJeath of Queen Victoria, as Lady
DeUrey U prevented from going by the Im
minence of her nomination to a court ap
polntment. Others, also, nre detained In
Englnnd. The Drexels nre now on their
way to tho Greek Isles, They will return
to Cannes within a month.
DEATH FOR WILLIAM RHEA
Juiy in Zahn Murder 0as Findi Verdict
in the First Degree.
TWENTY-TWO HOURS CONSIDERING CASE
Knell .Inrnr la Polled nnd Deularr the
Iteantt tn lie Ilia Itiillvlilunl
Choice Prisoner Fnther
Much Affected.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho Jury In tho Herman Znhn
murder case, after being out twenty-two
hours, brought In a verdict of murder In
tho first degree and fixed tho penalty at
death, A few minutes before 3 o'clock tho
Jurymen Informed tho bailiff that they
had agreed. J ml go Urlmlson, tho nttor
neys and clerk wero sent for and tho pris
oner brought over to the court room. Ho
looked paler thnn Usual nnd his eyes wero
slightly Inflamed nnd swollen. As tho Jury
filed past him to their scats In tho box ho
en?erly scanned their fnrea. Their coun
tenances were pale nnd hnggard and they
lookod tired and weary nfter their night's
work.
"Gentlemen' of the Jury, who Is your
foreman'" asked tho Judge,
"Fred Howe," was tho answer.
"Mr. Howe, have you agreed upon your
verdict?"
"Wo have," replied Mr. ITowo.
"You will deliver your verdict to the
bailiff. Bailiff, you will deliver tho ver
dict ln tho clork. Thu clerk will read tho
verdict."
Tho clerk unfolded the paper nnd slowly
read:
"We, the Jury, duly empaneled nnd sworn
In the nbovo entitled case, do find nnd say
that tho defendant, William Rhen, Is guilty
of murder In, tho first degreo In manner
nnd form ns rhargedi In the Information.
And wo further do find, say and determlno
that tho defendant, William Rhen, should
Buffer dciitb.
"FRED A. HOWE, Foreman."
I'nllera nt Death .Sentence.
As Clerk CrulkshnnU read tho last part
of tho verdict bis voice faltored. lie hesi
tated nnd continued In nn awe-struck tono
"that tho defendant, William Rhea, should
suffer death," Tho Jury was then polled by
order of tho court and each man, as tho
question, "Wna this and la this your ver
dict?" was asked him, answered "Yes."
Not n muscle of tho defendant's faco
changed whllo the verdict was being real
and tho Jury polled. Ho sat erect In his
chair, his Hps nnd teeth firmly Bet to
gether, with his eyes fixed on the clerk. At
3:15 ho was taken back to tho Jail. Fifty
people were In tho room, nmong them Wil
liam Klein, Rhea's fathor. Last night tho
old man paced the corridors of tho court
houso for hours, his won, drawn faco show
ing that ho was Buffering Intcnso mental
anguish. His palo face grew whiter, whllo
his Hps trembled and hln body shook with
suppressed emotion as ho heard read tho
penalty his boy must pay for his crime.
Rhea walked back to his cell ns uncon
cerned as nt any other tlmo during tho
trial. Tho verdict wns what was generally
expected, Tho Jurors decline to diicuss what
occurred In tho Jury room.
OXLEY JURY SAYS GUILTY
Murder In Second Decree la Verdict
nt Broken llotr, After .Nine
lloura' Deliberation.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special
Telegram.) The Jury In tho Fullhart ense
reached n verdict nt 3:30 this morning, find
ing Oxley guilty of murder In tho second
degreo, nfter being out nlno hours. Tho
ballot stood at first nlno for conviction nnd
thrco fur acquittal. Tho detemae will ap
peal tho case In nil probability.
SAYS DANISH SALE IS OFF
Copenhagen Correspondent Clnlma
tlint Stennmlil Company Prevent
I'nele Snm'a lalmiil Piirclinxe.
LONDON, Feb. 17. "Tho Danish govern-
mnit," says tho Copenhagen correspond
ent of tho Dally Mall, "has Biiddonly broken
off all dealings with the United States re
garding the Bale of tho Danish West Indies
This is duo to n satisfactory offer mado
by tho DanlBh East Asiatic Steamship com
pany to nBslHt and In tho future administer
tho Islands. Tho American government has
been notified as to this decision."
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Times says: "From n competent source I
learn that the Danish West Indies will not
bo sold during tho present parliamentary
session. The syndlcato will form a now
Transatlantic Steamship company and un
dertake other commercial enterprises In
connection with tho lBlnnds, whoso excel
lent ports will bo, It is prosumod, Inval
uable when tho Nlcnrugua cnnal is finished.
"The negotiations are still uncompleted,
but they will be settled beforo October
and tho negotiations with tho United States
will then be dropped, Mr. Anderson, a
prominent director of the East Asiatic
Steamship company, Is nmong tho most
anxious to retain the Islands."
OIL WELLS IN THE GULF
Secretary of War Glvea l'ermlaalon
for Sinking- Them Nrnr
.Snhlne I'naa.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 17. A special from
Beaumont, Tex., Rays: Colonel W, H, Pope
of this city and Judgo O. M. Carter of
Fort Worth havo received permission from
tho secrotnry of war to sink oil wells In
the Gulf of Mexico In the vicinity of what
Is known as tho "oil pool," nenr Sabine
Pass,
Judgo Cnrtcr says work will be com
menced as soon ns preliminary arrange
ments enn be made.
SIBERIA AND PORT ARTHUR
Iteiiorteil Iliiian-I' hliicae Agreement
for n lltillrund Connection;
tlir Tito.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 17. It Is ro
ported from Nagasaki that an agreement
has beon concluded between China nnd tho
Russo-Chlneso bank for the construction of
a railway from Lake Baikal, Siberia, to
Port Arthur. Tho bank, In return for con
structlng tho line, gots tho right to work It
for thirty yoars. The same Information as
Herts also that n line Is projected from
Hakhta to Pekln.
THIEVES GET LEYDS' PAPERS
Trnnavnul Diplomatic Agent I.oaea
Stnte Document! In .Mraterlona
Way at llruaaela.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 17. Dr. Leyds, the
Transvaal diplomatic agent, returned here
last night from The Hague. His baggago
was placed for a moment In the vestibule
of his rosldenco and shortly nfterwurds
It was ascertained that thieves had entered
the house by false koys and stolen a valise
containing diplomatic papers. The police are
Investigating tho matter.
VAN WYCK DISAPPROVES IT
Send Poller Illll llncli ( l.cglalnttire
vrllli Objection lliitt It I'm lira
Governor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. It was learned to
day that Major Van Wyck on Saturday
evening returned tu Albany the police bill
with his disapproval attached.
ihe memorandum which the mayor sent
to Albany with his veto Is addressed: "To
tho Setiato of the State of New York." nnd
In part snyn:
"This bill abolishes the present Board
ot Poltco Commissioners In charge ot the
police dopnrtnietit of tho city of New York
and transfers alt their powers to a single
commissioner to bo named by tho mayor,
subject nt all times to n power of re
moval vested not only In tho mayor, but
also In tho governor. Tho power of ro-
moa given to the governor Is not limited
In any way. It Is not a power of removal
for causo nnd It docs not require that tho
commissioner shall huve any opportunity of
being henrd beforo his removal,
"Tho position of the commissioner to bo
nppolnted under this bill ,1s therefore that.
although it local ofilec, his tentiro of ofllco
Is nt tho plcnsura of the governor of the
state.
"It Is further provided In tho bill that
no person tho governor remuves nhall ever
subsequently be nppolnted to tho office.
Tho whole purpose and effect of this dis
qualification and of tho arbitrary power
of removal vested In tho governor Is to
completely nullify tho power of appoint
ment nominally given to the mayor.
"This la n violation ot tho provisions of
the constitution, which guarantees to the
Inhabitants of the counties, cities, towns
and Ullages at the stuto the right to select
their local officers.
"This bill Ib an attack upon the constitu
tional rights of local self-government, it
Is nil tho moro dangerous hecausn tho nt-
tack Is mado In nn underhand nnd Indirect
way."
The mayor's messago will reach Albany
tomorrow morning. It Is believed that tho
hill will bn passed over bis veto by both
houses of tho leglslnturo nnd that tho gov
ernor will then sign It.
AFTERMATH OF FIGHT CASE
Mnj-or KlcUclimniiii nnd AV. . Ilolinrt
Itcln from It'rattvnl Ilonrd
In Dlifnvnr,
CINCINNATI, Feb. 17. Mayor Julius
Flolrchmann nnd W. N. Hobnrt havo re
signed ns directors of tho Cincinnati May
Musical Festival association. The mayor
wns n liberal patron of tho biennial mu
sical events here. 1 foliar t has been a di
rector In this association for a quarter of
a century and conncctod with It slnco Its
organization. Ho has been president of
It for eighteen yenrs.
Thcso resignations nre due to the opposi
tion of others In tho May festival directory
to, tho contest that was scheduled for last
Friday night between Jeffries and Ruhlln.
Hobart, who has been noted as n factor
In pubtlc-splrltcd enterprises, Is ono ot
the members of tho old Snengerfcst board
nnd also n director In th) Saengnrfest
Athletic association. Mayor FlolBchmann
had given tho permit for tho contcat.
Whllo tho promoters of tho Jeffrlcs-Ruhlln
contest hnd much abusn V vieJ nn them,
especially during tho -Trial ior nn Injunc
tion, It Is claimed that some of their asso
ciates In tho festlvnl directory were most
Bovcro nnd tho retiring mcmbors do not
care longer to be associated with them.
COLONEL COOK IS GUNNING
Di'inrr (i. A, It. Mnn tioc Into ChlcnKO
to .Mnkc Tionlile. for t.'Ieve
1 ii n il Kiiciiiniincii(.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Colonel George W.
Cook of Denver, past deportment com
mander of the Grand Army of tho Republic
of Colorado and Wyoming and n member
of the national council of tho Grand Army
of tho Republic, arrived hero today for
the purpose of nrouslng sentiment among
tho members of tho order against tho re
cent nctlon of the exccutlvo commltteo of
the council nt n meeting in St. Louis In
changing tho placo of tho forthcoming en
campment from Denver to Cleveland.
Mr. Cook declares that Denver baa not
been treated fairly by tho executive com
mittee nnd declared tonight that ho had
It "from most cxcollcnt authority" that n
prominent member of the commltteo stated
during tho last encampment In Chicago
"that whllo Denver would bo chosen here,
Cloveland would finally secure tho prize."
This alleged stutcmont Mr. Cook quotes ns
evidence of tho Insincerity which ho
charges.
M'CUTCHEON'S PENCIL IDLE
Gcorae Ade Tnkf the Clever Cnr-
tonnlat Sotitli tn Itccnpcrnte
In llenltli.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. John T. McCutcheon,
tho well-known Chlrngo artist and news
paper man, who spent two years In tho
Philippines and who for several wceka has
been seriously 111 with pneumonia, will ha
taken to Ashovllle, N. C., In n short time.
Unfortunnto symptoms developed during
tho pnst week nnd his friends became
alarmed nt his condition. As n consequence
arrangements havo been made for n private
car, which will be placed at the disposal of
Sir. McCutcheon. Trained nurses will ac
company him, ns will also George Ade, his
close friend and colaborer.
The doctors who have attended Mr. Mc
Cutcheon declare that the tropical fever
has so Infested his entire system that' noth
ing but a chango of climate can save his
life.
WITH VICTORIA AS A MODEL
G'liu-n llnrtoii AaalKla In nrgnnlzliiir
Aaaneliitlnn for Better Kihicntlon
of Women,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17. The National
Institute, an association formed for pro
moting tho higher education of women, hus
determined to rolso a fund for the estab
lishment of university scholarships th,it
shall bear tho name Victoria Foundation
nnd which shall sorvn to kcop before young
women of tho futuro the high Ideal of
womanliness nnd domestic virtues, coupled
with tho studious nnd progrosslvo uplrlt
as exemplified In tho llfo and character o
tho late Queen Victoria,
Clara Barton of Washington will bo the
treasurer of tho fund.
NATHANIEL SWIFT IS DEAD
Brother nnd Partner of Hie Mrut
Pucker Die tvltli CoiiKealed
llrnln.
uuiUAUt), ret). 17. Natnaniei Hwiit. a
brother of Gustavus F, Swift, tho million
aire packer, died hero today after an Illness
of four days, tho Immediate causo of his
demlso being congestion of the bruin.
Mr. Swift was born In Sagamore, Mass,,
63 years ago. Ho was ordained a minister
of the Methodist denomination and took
his first pastorate at Eastbam, Mass,, when
he was only 22 years old. In 1875 Mr. Swift
gave up his ministerial duties to enter Into
the packing business with bis brother,
MURDERS HIS STEPDAUGHTER
Hall Frampton Killi Ella Clark in
Nebraska Oitj.
BATTERS HER SKULL AFTER SHOOTING
Ancrr M0I1 I'ollona lllm to .In It and
I.nok of Leadership Alono l'rc
vonta nn Immediate
I,) nclilnx.
NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 17. (Special
Telegram.) Ono of tho most brutal mur
ders In tho history of Nebraska City was
committed this evening shortly after 6
o'clock, vhen Hall Frampton, ft colored
man, shot his stepdaughter, Klla Clark,
commonly known ns Ella Frampton.
Tho tusatilt took placo nt their home on
North Slxll- street, In a part of town mostly
Inhabited by colored folks. Frampton hod
been drinking hard nil day nnd some tlmo
before tho ttboottng took plnco had quar
reled with his wlfo, nnd as a result had
packed up IiIh belongings, with the Inten
tion of Irr.vlng homo.
Ho tried to Induco Ills wife nnd stop-
daughter to go into tho kitchen, to look
over his thing?, but tho sight ot n doublo
barrelled gun standing ugalnst the wall
caused them to hesitate. An they turned
to go he grubbed up tho gnu nnd fired ono
barrel, narrowly missing his wife,.
Both mother nnd duughtcr run toward
tho Missouri Pacific Railway crossing, fifty
yards distant, whero they separated, tho
girl running down the track to take refuge
In tho houso ot Mrs, Thompson. Frampton
followed, gun In hand, threatening to shoot
them both If ho caught them.
Trlea to Stop Him.
He was caught nnd hold until It wns
thought tho girl was safely beyond his
reach, hut ho ran through tho houio and
managed to overtako her within n few
yards ot tholr home, whero he fired tho
remaining barrel nt her. Tho chargo en
tered her head under tbh right eye nnd
cumo out through the ear. She fell from
tho sidewalk down a small embankment.
Not satisfied with this, ho Jumped down
Bfter her nnd kicked her violently several
times about the face.
As ho turned to leave ho noticed n slight
movement of her limbs nnd In order to
finish his horrlblo crime ho struck her a
tremendous blow on tho head with tho
stock of tils gun, frncturing her skull In n
frightful manner.
Ho Immediately hid his gun In n nearby
sower and was nbouL to flee, when ho was
seized by coma neighbors. Ono of them,
Elmer Ingram, started up town with him,
but when In tho middle, of the Sixth street
brldgo Frampton showed fight. In tho
scufllo that followed Frampton was thrown
off tho brldgo, landing on his shoulders In
tho soft mud below, unhurt. Moro neigh
bors nrrlved on tho sceno and he wns taken
to tho county Jail, followed by nn nngry
mob, composed mostly of colored people,
who seemed bent on administering punish
ment on tho spot. It wan only lack ot
leadership that prevented a lynching.
Ton .Much Iilqunr the C'niiae,
Trouble In tho KAimptori family has been
rather common ot late and nil seemed to bo
tho result of too much liquor. Ho Ib under
bonds to keep the. penco as n result of a
disturbance n short tlmo hack, but until
today had shown no disposition to bo ugly.
Tho fnct that ho had borrowed n gun
from Loy Washington, nlso colored, early
in tho afternoon, tends to strengthen the
belief that ho wns out for trouble, al
though ho had made similar threats to kill
several times before.
Tho murdered girl wns 15 yoars old and
r Btudcnt In tho clgth grndo of tho Sixth
street school. Sho was very light. In fact
nltnost white, and waa considered ono ot
tho brightest girls In her class. Her asso
ciates wero mostly white.
After being shot sho wns carried to her
room nnd everything wus dono to make
hor last hours as comfortable as possible.
Dr. Wilson was Immediately called, but
could not savo her and sho died In a fow
hours.
DEWET IN A SORRY PLIGHT
London TeleKi'iipli'N Cnrreapondent
Sna llnera' Iloraea Aro
Kxlmuated,
LONDON. Fob. 18. A dispatch to tho
Dally Telegraph from Do Aar, dated Feb
ruary 10, confirms tho report of tho arrival
thero of Lord Kitchener and his staff to
superintend tho cbaso of General Dewet.
Tho correspondent says:
"Dewct'B forco Is now denuded of almost
nil transport vehicles and his horses are
exhausted."
Other South AfrlCH.il dispatches report
that several columns nro pursuing General
Dcwut's, whose whereabouts nro not Indi
cated. Tho Times' correspondent at Do Aar con
firms the report that DcWet's commando Is
"extremely exhausted" and "harassed on
all sides." Ho adds: "Unfortunntcly the
heavy ruins havo handicapped tho move
ment of tho British troops from tho north.
Tho country' Is reduced to n swamp. The
rise of tho Orange river hoa only prevented
the co-operation of General Bruce-Hamilton's
column In tho enemy's rear. Tho
enemy gntB Bympathy, but fow recruits, ex
cept mere youths. They nro armed with
lAo-Metfords,"
ELUDES FRENCH'S VIGILANCE
Pretoria Dlapntoliea Announce tlint
Carolina. Commando Ilrenka
Tlironuli (o the Weal,
LONDON, Feb, 18. Dispatches from Pre
toria announco that tho Carolina commando
has broken through General French's cor
don westward.
SURPRISE THE INSURGENTS
Fifth Infantry Detachment nnd Scout
Outwit Vlllnmor and AleJan
droa, Two Lender.
MANILA, Feb. 17. Eighty men of tho
Fifth United States Infantry and a detach
mont ot scouts surprised the Insurgont
leaders, VUlamor and Alejandros, near
Pupprla, Vlllamor was wounded.
Thero havo been further Incriminating
developments In the charges ngalnBt Dr.
M, M. Carman, the Amerlcun contractor,
who with his partner, Thedorlo Carranza,
n Spanish morcbunt, wus arrested February
d, charged with furnishing supplies to aid
tho Insurgents. Proof has been secured ot
his dealings with tho rebels, showing that
he supplied thorn with uniforms, pro.
visions, money and soma nrms. The In
vcstlgatlon will be continued.
Many Insurgent olllccra are surrendering.
Hold Attempt (ill Lounnport .linn.
LOGANS PORT. Intl.. Feb. 17.-A bold at
tempt wus made hero tonight by un un
known man to HBUHBslnato Curl F. Becker,
u prominent young citizen of this city, as
no wuh reaieq 111 mis nomo. a snot rrom
a Sti-callber rnvolver wuh tired nt Becker,
rue huiioi narrowly missing iiih iicru
Neither tho Identity of tbo would-be us
isaiialu or hU niotlvu Is known.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fnlr and Colder.
Temperature at Omnliii yealerdnyi
Hour. lieu. Hour. licit.
R n. in...... nil I p. in 1.1
(1 a. 111 !I7 2 p, in. .... . -Ill
7 n. in :im :i p. in in
H a. ill 10 -1 p. Ill 411
I) n. tn...... ,1'J r. p, tn 41
10 a. in LI II p. 111 12
11 a. 111 I I 7 p. 111 ,10
l'J in .44 H p. m IIS
ti p. m :tu
VAN METRE SAYS HE LIED
Admit that If Yon Nee It In Ilia
Waterloo Tribune It Isn't Likely
to He So,
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. A dispatch to the
Chicago Times-Herald from Waterloo, la.,
says:
'Editor I. Van Metre of the Waterloo
Trlbuno, whoiio purported Intervlow with
Pat Crnwo and confession from him In re
gard to the Cudahy kidnaping easo has gone
broadcast ovor the country, today declared
tho whole matter a hoax."
In his explanation of the story the town
editor states that tho day beforo the pub
lication of his weekly paper found htm
without enough matter to fill his columns,
nnd that, believing It would not be taken
seriously, ho wrote and published the Put
Crowo yarn.
WASHOUT CAUSES BAD WRECK
lireninn nnd Three t'neni;cr Killed
nnd Other Injured Xenr .Mill
Clt, Xeviuln.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17. The Southern
Pacific limited casthound express, which left
hero at 10 n. m. yesterday, wns wrecked at
Mills City, Nov., last night. Tho fireman nnd
thrco passengers wero killed, Thn con
ductor, engineer, ono brakemnn. two pos
tal clerks nnd one passenger were Injured,
Tho dead:
ADOLPII BISSENOER AND WIFE, San
Francisco.
CLINTON It. COULTON. San Francisco.
11. L. WHITTAKER, flrenmu.
Injured:
Conductor Marklo.
Engineer Oeorgo Abbey.
Postnl Clerk C. A. Schuyler.
Postal Clerk J. C. Corln.
Slightly injured: Miss Blssenger, whoso
parents wero among the killed. All tho
pusrongcrH wero badly shaken up.
Tho train ran into a washout, which
was caused by a cloudburst. All trains
east nnd west were abandoned for forty
eight hours. '
Adolph Blsslnger wns a member of tho
firm of Blsslnger & Co., dealers In wool,
leather and hides. Clinton R. Coulter '.van
the superintendent of tho Pacific Coast Sup
ply company.
Later advices place tho time of tho wreck
at 6 o'clock this morning. Tho killed were
In the composite car, which was telescoped
by tbo sleeper. About Blxty feet 0'. track
wub washed out by tho cloudburst.
GENERAL LEE ON THE NAVY
Snj It la 11 National Pride and .Should
lie Kept It end - for All
liiidrKtiiele.'
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17. General Fltz-
hugh Leo, talking to tbo Knnsns City
Social Order of tho Loyal Legion nt u
dinner lit tho Coates houso hold In memory
of the nnnlversary of tho destruction of the
battleship Maine, said:
"Tho American navy Is n prldo to tho
nntlon nnd It should bo looked after, for
It would bo of importance. If thero ever
should bo a war with n foreign nation In
tho future. No nation could send an army
to this country and bo successful and wo
want a navy which would bo a defenso
as suro nnd strong."
Anent his appointment ns brigadier gon-
oral In tho regular nriny nnd tho report
that he would bo retired In tho near fu
turo, General Leo sulci : "How long do I
expect to remain In thn nctlvo servlco? It
mny be for a year and It mny bo forever,"
and then he added seriously that next
summer would probably bo a llttlo moro
definite.
Mrs, Lec and her daughter nccompnnlcd
thn general hero nnd left for Huachuca,
Ariz., whom Mrs. Lee goes for her health.
General Leu returned to Omaha.
MAY NOT BE THE LUCERNE:S
Some Illalielleve that the AVrceknue
Nenr llaelllleu la From that
v A CHNCl.
ST. JOHN'S, N. V., Feb. 17. There Is now
a decided conflict of opinion with referonco
to tho Identity of tho wreckage near llaell
lleu. AH who went to tho sceno on tbo
government tug Ingrnham nsBort that tho
wreckage shows no Indication of having
belonged to the Lucerne. On tbo other
hand, tho ageut who went to tho sceno first
Insists with equnl posltlvencss that he saw
much muterlnl which had unquestionably
belonged to that ship.
Tim ubsenco of precise Information
brightens the outlook for the friends of
the crew of tho Lucerne, leading them to
beliove It may be adrift somewhero, though
disabled.
Tho telegraph operator at Perllcnn wires
that nothing had been found up to night
fall that would help unravel tho mystery.
ARRESTSENTER'S PROSECUTOR
K. It. Ilnrtlelt nt .llemplita Chnrced
with Forcery and Altering neo
nrda In Ileeorder'a OtHcc.
MEMPHIS, Mo., Feb. 17. (Special Tele
gram.) E. R. Bartlett, real estate nnd
loan agont of this city, was arrested In
his offloo on r. chargo of forgory nnd niter
lng rocords In the recorder's ofllco. The
accused appeared beforo Judgo McKoe In
tho circuit court, ontored n plea of not
guilty and gavo bo'nd for his apcurancc
Monday, Mr. Bartlett waa ono of tho at
torneys for the prosecution In tho trial of
Thomas It. Senter, who was convicted of
forgery at Blue Earth, Minn., Wednesday
Bartlett wns said to bn tho author ot n
circular sent broadcast over Minnesota
charging that a band of forgers and out
laws was located tu Scotland county, with
headquarters nt Memphis. Tills accusation
Is most emphatically denied b citizens
ot Memphis,
ARREST WIFE AND DAUGHTER
flfllflora Aeolian iiiem of I'olaoiiiiiB
Job 11 Cumin lux' Co lire nnd Cniia.
1 11 If Ilia Death.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb, 17. Shorlff Cook to
day arrested Mrs. Maggie Cummins nnd
ber H-year-old daughter, Edna, on a war
tant Issued In Jefferson county, charging
them with tho murder of John Cummins, a
quarryman, the divorced husband ot Mrs,
Cummins. Tho daughter Ib charged with
putting poison In tho coffeo drank by the
father, which resultod In his Immediate
death, Mrs. Cummins Is charged with In
stigating the crime. Tho body was ex
humed and the stomach removed and sub
jected to a tChomlcal analysis.
CAUCUS TO CONTINUE
Republican Lg!ilan Will Oonfor Again
on Senatorial Situation.
PROGRESS MADE DURING LAST WEEK
Eleotion of Senaton Beemi Much Naarer
Than Seren Dajs Ago.
DREAM STORIES ARE PROVEN UNTRUE
ETenti Show tho Accuracy of Tho Bee'i
1'nbliehtd Foiecact.
NO INTENTION OF ABANDONING THE WORK
Cnnnna "Will Continue. I'tttll n Cliolo
la Jlnilc nnd tho Klcctluu In
Open ,Selnn la Con.
n 11 111 111 11 1 eil .
LINCOLN, Feb. 17. (Special Telegram.)
Tho senatorial contost will bo returned
tomorrow in doubln form: First, In tha
open session of tho Joint assembly, and.
second. In tho nocret caucus of the repub
lican members.
Whllo thn choice of senators has not yet
been effected, no ono will deny but that
progress wiib made during the last week.
When Tho Be reviewed the situation a
wctk ago, outlining tho position ot tho
various candidates nnd forecasting nn early
agrtoment upon terms for a cauous, other
papcra were proclaiming that n caucus was
more reinoto than ever, If not altogether
nn impossibility. Tho forecast of tho cau
ous materializing even Hoouor than wna
expected, tho nccoptnucn of tho demand for
n simultaneous ballot by tho followers ot
Thompson, Mrlklcjnhn nnd Currle, bring
ing about the Immediate nlgnaturo of tho
caucus paper by the cntlro republican
membership.
Nothing could disprove so effectually tho
falhc reports about Mr. Rosewatur stand
ing in tho way of n caucus and blocking
every effort to accuro n cnucus agreement,
nnd when tha caucus met Tuesday night tho
Douglas delegation was not only promptly
on hand, but stayed through to thn finish.
Tho caucus will unquestlonablo cnntlnuo tu
hold Its sessions until n cbolco Is reached
on two senatorial nominations under tho
conditions prescribed In tho cnll, b'ecauso
to abandon this caucus would practically
mean tho abandonment of cnucus action
altogether, na it would bo Impossible to
Becuro tho ncccssnry Blxty-sevon algnnturen
to another caucus agrcomcnt, at least so
long as Mr. Thompson la in the field.
KEARSARGE IS NOT INJURED
F.xploMlnu of Thlrtc c it-Inch tin 11
Treated l.lutlily l Ofllcera
of the .Ship.
PENSACOLA, Fin., Feb. 17. The accl
ilnnt to ono of the thJrtceurlnch guns on
tho battleship Kearsnrgo whllo sho wns
cruising recently off 1ey West In tho Gulf
of Mexico, un reported Inst night, Is suld
by her officers to be of 11 trivial nature.
No damago wuh dono to tho gun, except to
tho riding. A prematuro dlschargo of ono
of tho shells wuh tho caiifc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. A mall report
giving an account of tho bursting of 11 shell
In thn boro of ono of the hlg thlrtcon-lnch
guns of tho United StatcH wnrshlp Kenr
surgo hna been received nt tho bureau ot
ordnanco ot tho Nnvy department. Tho 110
cldent occurred sevornl weeka ngo whllo
tho ship waH at target practice, off Pcn
Hucolu. Tho damago resulting Is said to
bo not serious nnd consisted mainly In lit
deforming or "gouging" of tho tube. Thin
will not prevent tho gun being used nguln.
Tho naval ofilcluls treat thn matter lightly
nnd say that mich explosions oi'c.ur oeca
nlonnlly. It Is probably tho first time, how
ever, that un explosion has occurred in
ono of tho thlrtocn-lneh guns. Tbo pe
cuniary loss will not be very large.
NEGRO PAYS QUICK PENALTY
la Illumed mid Itlddled for Murderlnif
11 Mini and llutcherluir
Heat of l'nmlly.
NEW ORLEANS, Fob. 17. A negro named
Thomas Jnckson wu lynched today at St.
Peter, n atatlon on tho Texas & Pacific road
nbout twenty tulles nbovo thin city, for n
fiendish uerlca of crlmca. This morning nt
0 o'clock ho visited tho homo ot Alexander
Bourgeois, tho engineer of thn drnluago ma
chine on Hello Point plantation, nomo dis
tance from tho plantation quarters, gflng
thero 011 n railway tricycio. Ho told Dour
genla tho manager wanted him und tho en
gineer mounted tho tricycle with tho negro.
A little further on Jackson stubbed tho
niiglneer lu thn back und threw tbe body
Into a ditch. Ho then returned to tho houss
nnd butchered Mrs. Bourgeois und her two
babies and ransackod tho houso. Two boys
wero visiting tho family, and whon they
caught the first gllmpso of tho attack on
Mrs. Bourgeois thoy bid In tho woods. After
the negro'u depurture tho boys went to St.
Peter und gave the alarm, returning with
a mob ot several hundred men.
The negro was traced to his homo and
Identified by the boys, Ho was hanged and
his body riddled with bullets bsforo tho
shorlff urrlvsd.
ASPHALT TROUBLE NOT ENDED
Mlnlater to Venezuela Adjuata It Tem
porarily, but Violence Still
'liiouicht r'oailhlc.
WJLLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Fob.
17. (Via Haytlen Cablo.) Tho nsphalt
controvorsy bus beon temporarily adjusted
by tho diplomacy of tho United Stateu
minister to Venoasuela, Mr. Francis B,
I.oouils, nnd tho matter will douhtlnsa go
to thn courts, 11 b It Is reported that thu
United States government desires a formal
adjudication 11s to the rival Interests In
volved, It Is understood that Mr. Loomls has con
veyed 11 request to this effect to tbe Venez
uelan government. Should the decision be
agulnst tho Now York and Bermudes com
pany, then tho question of Intervention
will bn openud afresh. Troublo Is feared
at Pitch lake uliould un attempt to eject
the Now York and Bermudes company In
made before a decision Is reached by the
courts.
NEW SOUTH WALES OBJECTS
nepllea to Mllner Hint It Wnnti Na
ItnornttlncT Dnno Thero for
Afrlcun "Wnr,
SYDNEY, N. B. W., Feb. 17. Sir Alfred
Mllner, having notlflod tbo government of
Now South Wales of his Intention to snd
un officer to recruit In Australia, for tbe
South African constabulary, tho govern- 1
inent has replied that tbe colony objetti t
such a prooetdlng,
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