Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUiNE If), 1871.
03MAJIA, MOXDAV aiOKNlXG, APKIL 15, 1901.
SJXGLE COrV VlYK CIONTS.
CALL FOR EMPEROR
Japaneii Formally Urg Kwaig lu'a Jv
tarn to Pakin.
CUING AND CHANG BOTH APPEALED TO
Ire Intruded to Hate Thtir Bnlir Fitmiit
eomithlng Defliit.
WOULD BETTER BRING ALL HIS SOLDIERS
Ota Uh Thim t Quell Difwdiri Runia
Eaporta from Manchuria,
OTHER POWERS WILL HELP IF NECESSARY
I'lnn In lino' ISuipcror lli'sinue
Formal Con I nil nntl Mnkc Sonic
SIioit of rrnliiK lie
llcvc rorclunrm.
PEKIN. April 14. Komurs Yutaro, tho
Japanese minister, accompanied by General
Ynmngtichl, tho Japanese commander, re
cently culled upon I'rlncc Chlng and no
tified liltn that tho return of Emperor
Kwang Sit to I'eliln wan urgently desired.
Prlnro Chlng wus Informed that tin em
peror's wishes would ho respected by tho
foreign troopB nnd that every courtesy
would be shown him.
It was pointed out to the Chinese plen
ipotentiary that tho emperor's return was
of the highest possible Importnnco, as
affecting the maintenance of tho Integrity
of tho Chlneso empire, and that ho should
come, accompanied by every avallablo sol
dier by at least 20,000 men If possible.
TIiobo troops, It was further contended by
tho Japanese minister, must bo sent Into
Manchuria, as tho Hussions reported great
disturbances there and It was not right
that tho task of quelling tho trouble should
bo thrown upon tho shoulders of ono na
tion. I'onrrn Mny Send Army.
Finally I'rlnco Chlng was nssurcd that If
tho 20.000 Chinese troops could not sup
press tho disorders In Mnnchurla other
powers would send nn International forco
to co-opcrato with China, which tho powers
regarded as a friendly power.
No reply having been received to this
communication, I.l Hung Chang was today
notified to tho samo effect nnd told thnt
Kmperor Kwang Su must glvo an immu
dlato answer.
Tho preperntlons which tho Japanese
hero nro making for an caily start Indi
cate that they expect war between Hussia
find Japan. Vessels arriving at Taku from
Nagasaki report tho mobilization of tho
Japanese, fleet and tho continuance of prcp
ttratlons on board ship for tho anticipated
Btrugglc.
CIiIiik' Connlcr ClinrKPS.
Prince Chlng nays all his reports go to
ehow that tho missionary statements re
garding. a .rebellion lu Mongolia arc not
supported by tho facts. Neither does ho
bollovo that the rebellion of General Tung
Fit Slan amounts to much.
"It Is the object of certain elements,"
ho asserts, "to muko it seem that China 13
Jn a condition of constant broil, rendering
It unsafo for the foreign troops to bo with
drawn. Thoso who huvn this in view will
magnify a village riot Into n big rebellion.
Tho Chlneso ministers, naturally timid,
take theso reports in good faith."
SAY MINISTERS WASTE TIME
Mllltnry Attuchc ill I'eliln Cliilni Xe
Kutliilloim Art' llt'liiK Ueliicil
Unite l'iincecnrlly.
PEKIN, April 14. Tho conduct of tho
ministers of tho powers over the negoti
ations with tho Chinese plenipotentiaries
causes much adverse comment among tho
mllltnry people. Their dilatory tactics
havu prexented what might havo been ac
complished two months ago. Kvon now tho
meeting of tho ministers nro postponed for
tho most trivial causes. For Instance, tho
dislro of n minister to go on n picnic to
tho tombs of the Ming dynasty prevented
tho holding of u meotlng for n number of
days, Then M DeOlcrH and other minis
ters Insisted o.'. celebrating Faster, nnd
thus n week was consumed, In n third case
nn unnecessary visit by ono minister to
Tien Tsln hold up the negotiations for four
days. These aro fair Illustrations of what
has been almost continuous from tho be
ginning. MEMORIAL DAY IN PEKIN
Service In Mr Held In Honor lit
Thrff I'lilnmiirn I2cciitcil fur
Kn vtirluir Fin-elitiicr.
PKK1N. April H. Memorial services will
be held by order of tho court In honor ot
Ysu Chlen Sing, LI Slon and Hsu Sung Yl,
the mouibers of the tsung II ynmen who
wero executed last summer becauso of their
pro-foreign sentiment. The staff of tho
United States legation has been Invited to
attend. Hnu Chlen Sing hold at vnrlous
times tho post of Chlneso minister to Rus
sia, that of director of tho Husso-Chincuc
bank nnd that of president of the ChlneJ
Eastern railway.
C0REA TO KEEP OUT THE BEAR
lln Itct'lilcil In llilllil Thlrtj-Twn
Count rorlronHi'n Hi llclat
.InpnilCM 111 union.
LONDON, April 15. Tho government of
Corea, according to n dispatch to the
Dally Mall from St. Petersburg, has de
cided to build thirty-two coast fortresses
to resist n possible Jnpaneso Invasion.
SOLACE HAS MIXED CARGO
Triiiipurt WIT TnUc In liiinni mill
Mniillii V, crj flilmv from
Kuitliien lu StipliiiUN,
VALLFJO. Cnl . April II. Tho naval
transport Solace will sail on Tuetday for
nuam nnd Muulla. carrying a largo cargo of
provlhlcns. clothing nnd stores. There Is
on board a largo quantity ot machlnory. In
cluding a largo Corliss engine, several huge
boilers and shaftings, und two thirty-five-foot
fly-wheels, which add 30.000 pounds to
Its weight, itteso win no taken to .Manna.
For fluam there Is a largo quantity of pro
visions and clothing and COO gcod-blzcd
orain'o trees.
Fifty oftlcers will cu on tho ship as pas
sengers. A number of them will bo tie
romiunled by their wives. The Solace Is
weighted down with old guns and chains
tnkwi along as ballast for tho return trip.
A large draft of sailors will orrlve from
tho can Mouday to toko passage on the
Solaco.
BORN IN FERRIS WHEEL
Unity Select fieiunc WnhliiRlini' All-
ly nhcraiiry for IIt Mlil-Alr
U' j Al nil.
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Pa. -(New York World Ca
blegram- 'Telegram.) When tho
great Ferris ;.el was made ready to re
sume business. After' Its winter clotting, two
families of trumps, comprising clevcu mem
bers, with some women nnd children, were
discovered Installed and living comfortably
In two of thi swinging cars. These bo
hcmlans told the police they had been camp
ing out thus all winter. They first entered
the ears one bleak night, when they were
wandering homclcssly In tho streets. They
scaled tho fence in search of shelter and
found tho deserted wheel In the IncloMtro
so comfortable that they remained, sleeping
nightB on tho cushioned benches of the cars.
They first selected the lowest ears, but
ono day two engineers who had been sent
to examine the mnthlncry for some reason
made the great wheel describe half a turn.
So tho cnnipltig families, never daring to
mnKn a sign, were hoisted to the topmost
position. Since that time only one man, a
former sailor, could lommunlcato with tho
earth. Climbing down nightly from tho
giddy height by means of the girders and
guy ropes, he would hustlo for food to keep
tho two tribes alive. He would steul enough
charcoal from the river barges to make
smokeless fires and prevent the peoplo from
freezing nt night, though tho least sun
would make tho glazed cars like hothouses.
Tho provisions wero hoisted up with a
rope.
Tho curious existence lasted two months,
undetected, nnd February 22 a girl was
bom up there. In consideration that she is
a healthy little angel the commissary of
pollen released tho whole party.
The wheel company not only refused to
press tho charge of tresspassing, but offered
the mother nnd Infant a salary of $60 a
month to exhibit themselves throughout tho
coming season in tho car In which tho child
wits born.
BRITISH LET HIM RETURN
Itnmliiliili Mnrtlnncii, ClnliuliiK Ho.
Intloimhlp Willi "Knty" llinid'
I'rcNirif lit, In IIcIchsciI.
PARIS, April 14. "Among tho Boer pris
oners who recently arrived In Lisbon from
Lourcnzo Mnrnucs," says a special dis
patch from tho I'ortugucso capital, "was
a young American, Randolph Maitlnsen,
who described himself as n son of tho
president of tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railroad company. Ho was captured by tho
Ilrltlsh, but was released an an American
on promising not to tight ngain. Subse
quently ho was arrested In Lourcuzo Mar
ques, at tho request of the Ilrltlsh authori
ties, tindci suspicion of being n Door agent.
Mr. Mnrtlnsen, on being brought here, se
cured his release through tho American
chargo d'affaires, nnd his father scut him
money to pay his passago home."
According to his representations ho was
aide-de-camp to Colonel John Make, com
mander of tho Irish brigade
A dispatch to tho London Daily Mall
from Lourcnzo Marques, cabled to tho As
sociated Press March 11, said that a Mr.
Martinson, who was said to havo resigned
a pout In tho United States nrmy to Join
the Poor forces, had been nhlpped from
Lisbon on tho Portuguese transport Zalro,
which carried 103 Doer families, after he
had mado an Ineffectual attempt to obtain
consular protection.
MOB LYNCHES A PRIEST
Am III fJIrl Vlt-tlnt Lien I)inK He U
I 111 n ted Down TliriniKlt die
Vlllnuc Street.
(Copyright. 1301, by Press Publishing Co.)
MADRID, April 11. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Father
Frnscuelo, a priest, 20 years old, has Just
been lynched in tho public Hquuro of a
small place called Monte Alegro for shoot
ing a 15-year-old girl because sho persist
ently resisted his love. Tho girl died after
sho was- shot, but not until sho had fully
told tho circumstances which led to her
murder.
As sho Iny dying a man hunt wns tnklng
place through tho village streets. Tho
murderer, having thrown off his cassock,
ran like n deer to the next town, n furious
mob chasing him. Finally tho prlost took
refugo lu thu barracks of tho civil guurds,
which the mob Invnded before reinforce
incuts could bo sent nnd bayoneted tho
priest over fifty times with weapons seized
from tho soldiers.
REPORTS ATTEMPT ON KRUGER
I'arlo I'npcr I'rlnlM Another Humor
Hint Stinichiiily Tried In Sfuh
the liner.
PARIS, April 15. (5: ir. n. m.)
L'Fstnfottc publishes a report that an at
tempt wns made to stab Air. Kruger.
According to a dispatch to tho London
Dally Express from Amsterdam, rubied to
the Associated Piess, Saturday last thu
Dutch police recently got wind of con
templaicd attempts upon the life of Mr.
Kruger. It Is quite likely that the report
to which L'Kstafetto gives currency Is
traceable to similar sources.
SAVES PILLS THE TROUBLE
Co it ii n ;i vcriimciit I'liimuluiiten l,nw
K n fure I ii K I'ennlly of Uentli
for Opium SiiiuUIiik.
LONDON. April 13. According to tho St
Petersburg oortesponilent of tho Dally
Mall the foreign government has promul
gated a law enforcing the penalty of
death for opium smoking.
STEYN GROWS SUBMISSIVE
Former l'ri-lilciii of I'rei Midi' Snlil
In Hum- AiUIumI lluom tu
Siirri'inlcr.
I1LOF.M FONT FIN , April H.-lt is re
ported that the health of Former President
Steyn has broken down. It uIm said ho
has advised all the Peers on commando to
surrender immediately.
WILL DELAY MANY STEAMERS
llui'U l.iiliuri'i'H nl lifiioa Decide tu
'Order I In I'miiimi'il lifit
frill Mrlkr.
CiF.NOA, April 11. At a meotlng of the
dock laborem here this evening a general
btrlke was decided upon. This will have
too effect of delaying many steamers.
M ii vein rn In nf tlei'iin Vi'iii i I 1 1 1".
At Now York-Arrived Astoria, from
Ol.tHgow nnd Movllle; Laurla, from Liver
pool. At Southampton Sailed l.nhn, front Pre.
men for New York.
At Queetistown Sailed I'mbrla, from Liv
erpool for New York,
At Ronton- Arrived I'ltonla, fiom Liver
pool nnd Queenstown,
At Philadelphia Arrived- Llvnnlan, from
d'asgow and I.Herpool via St. Jultn, N. F,
und Halifax, N. S.
NEBRASKA'S NEW SENATORS
Plenty of Wark Awaiti Them in Disposition
of Officii,
SOME VACANCIES GO BEGGING
Adjustment of Appointment ('nil fur
.Illicit Prrplctliig; Work Commit
tee 0IIMlltlKN fur IMT
Member.
WASHINGTON, April 1 l.-(Spcclal.)-
Shortly after tho commencement of Presi
dent McKlnley's first term chnmses moro
or less general wero mado In tho various
United States land ofllccs, postolllces, pea-
Ion boards, etc., and ns the four years'
term of many postmasters nnd others Is
about to expire considerable uneasiness Is
shown among that class of otllceholdcrs
Just now and inquiries are from tlmo to
time being mado as to whether new appoint
ments will bo necessary, and those who aro
desirous of continuing In their present posi
tions nro moving toward the Fcetirement of
tho necessary Indorsement with that end
In view. No reappointment Is really
necessary in such enses, as where no
changes are deemed necessary of drnlrabli
the present Incumbents will simply hold
over. It Is hardly expected that any numer
ous changes In such positions will bo mado
and therefore In a largo degree It Is be
lieved thoso who havo rendered satisfactory
scrvlro havo a good prospect of continuing
In ofllcn.
Inquiry into this subject ns it affects
Nebraska has brought to light some Inter
esting Information bearing upon tho Inrgo
amount of detnll work Incident to u disposi
tion of such matters by tho senators nnd
representatives responsible for final rccom-
mcndntlon thereon. In tho four congres
sional districts not represented by repub
lican congressmen In Nebraska there nro
000 postolllces, upon S00 of which action
hns been had nt some tlmo or other during
tho Inst four years.
Olllffx Hint do IleuuliiK.
Many of tho offices are small and unim
portant, concerning which grcnt difficulty
Is experienced In securing postmasters who
will Bervo as such for any considerable
length of time, nnd therefore it happens
that In many cases several appointments
become necessary In tho course of thrco or
four years. For Instance, nt ICR of such
oftlccs ex-Senator Thurston found It neces
sary to make two nominations; at thirty-
nlno thoreof three appointments wero made,
while sixteen had four postmasters during
tho four years nnd thrco postolllces have
had no less than five different postmasters.
In tho eight United States land offices In
Nebraska reglstcrers and receivers wero
appointed four years ago; thu seventy
threo pension boards In tho stato of Ne
braska wero reorganized; applications and
papers relating to rural freo delivery routes
desired for Nebraska have passed through
Senator Thurston's hands for recommenda
tion and fllo with tho department to tho
number of 150, whllo ho hns been called
upon (o look Into a vast number of pension
claims, nearly 1,000 of which ho has been
enabled to necuro favorable action upon
during his term as United Stntes senator.
Work for the ?ew Srnnliirn.
Tho foregoing is suggestive of' sotno of
tho matters and tho extent thereof upon
which tho now senators from Nebraska will
be required to tnko action In tho futuro,
although, ns has been stated, In tho matter
of appointments they will doubtless be re
lieved of much of tho trouble and annoy-
nnco which was tho lot ot tho single repub
lican representative In the higher branch
of congress from tho Antclopo state, nnd
In addition thereto will be enabled to divide
up tho burdens of their positions In such
matters as tho republican representatives
from tho four districts which nro repre
sented by congressmen not in harmony with
tho administration.
Miikf-lip of Committee.
Already speculation Is bolng Indulged In
as to tho make-up of committees in both
branches of congress next winter nnd
benntors and representatives havo com
menced to cast their eyes over tho con
gresslonttl directory with a view of pulling
off the best commtttoo plums. Congress
man Mercer will, unless nil precedent Is
set aside, be continued ns chairman of the
committee on public building and grounds,
over which he has presided for tho last
four years. In tho senate, however, ft
much more Interesting condition obtains In
view of a number of vacant chairman
ships, existing by reason of the retirement
of a number ot leading republicans, and
theso vacancies can not help result In bene
fit to tho two now senators from Nebraska,
both of whom will undoubtedly secure
chairmanships of committees, although It
Is not expected that theso committees will
bo of tho first ehuB or ''standing com
mlttces" ns they nro called, for tho rea
son that older tenntors must first bo taken
euro of.
M'liiitor llllnril'n I'ohmMiIIII leu.
Senator Millard's long association with
tho Union Pacific, railroad, ns ono of Its
directors, especially fits him for the rhalr
manshlp on railroads should ho desire
this coamlttee, the present chairman, Sen
ator Clarenco D. Clark of Wyoming, being
slated for a much moro Important com
mlttee, while the others on the committee
below Mr. Clark havu chairmanships nf
greater Importance. Then tho commltteo
on forest reservations nnd game, now pro-
Bided over by Mr. Iloverldge of Indiana
will In all probability be given to ono of
the now senators, as the Junior senator
fmm Indiana will come In for n better as
signment. Other committees that scorn to
lie open to tho Nebraska senators nro re
vision ot laws ot tho United States, the
present chairman, Senator Julius C. llur
rows of Michigan, giilng to privileges and
elections. Should Senator James II. Kyle
of South Dakota go to the head
of tho commltteo on territories
tho only other senator entitled to
tho place being Senator Sewell of New
Jersey, who Is now nt the head of enrolled
bills, then It should leave Kyle's present
committee, education and labor, open to
either Millard or Dietrich, should clthc
one desire this committee. Industrial ex
position;, nt the head of which Senator
Thurston commenced his senatorial career
will undoubtedly bo vacant, tho present
chairman. Senator Depow of New York
belli;? slated for a committee having
wider field.
Opportunity mi llnnlilnn Ciniiuiittrr
National banks, which would tit Sena
tor Dietrich or Senator Millard llko a
glove, will be open, ns will the committee
to Investigate trespasses upon Indian lands
nnd the one to invcstlgnto tho couditlon of
the Potomac river front at Washington,
now presided over by Senator Scott of
West Virginia, As to representation on
the important committees, that rests
largely with the senators themselves bolng
able to manipulate the committee on com
mittee.!. A Ncbraskan has been on Indian affairs
for yeurs W. V. Allen during his first
term and later John M. Thurston s
chairman. Three men retired from this
committee on March 4, Thurston, Shoup of
(Coutlnt'id on Second Vase.)
THREE HURLED HIGH IN AIR
II u flit In i:pirs Kill All liitf One In
l'iirt- id I'uur PiJrMiii nt
Willi I'xlinri'r,
WILKKPBARRK, Pa- Apfit ll.-Kour per
sons, whllo crossing the tracks nf the Le
high Valley railroad nt South Wlkesbarre
nt an early hour this morning, were run
down by tho Htitfnlo express, going north.
Three of tho pnrty were killed and ottt
Injured.
The dead are:
MORRIS O'CONNKLL.
MRS. MORRIS O'CONNKLL.
MRS. FRANK CRANMKR.
Injured:
Fank Cranmer.
O'Connell nnd his wifo v. ro entertaining
tho Cranmer couple, whtue home Is In
Bradford county. During (!ic. evening thoy
visited relatives In this city and at 1:30
o'clock this morning started to tho home
of the O'Connells. When they reached the
crossing nt South Wllktslmrrc n freight
train aiis blockading It. s soou ns tho
freight train moved out tlio party started
to cross tho track, but did not notlco the
approaching passenger train from an op
posite direction, Tho engineer of tho ex
press failed to see the peuplo on the track
until tho locomotlvo had ploughed Into
them. The two women were hurled a great
distance In the nlr. and when picked up
wero dead. Iloth bodies were badly man
gled.
.Mr. O'Connell had both Ugs aud ono arm
broken. Ho was taken to a hospital, whore
he died In a short time. Mr. Cranmer
wns able to step back from the track be
fore being struck with full force nnd es
caped with alight Injuries.
PLAN HORSE SHOW CIRCUIT
Itt'pri'Mriitiillicii from Illffrrrnt Cltle
Meet mill AmxIkii llnleii Olflucrn
Klrt'ti'il.
DKNV1JR, April 11. Representatives of
local horse show associations from many
cities of tho south nnd west met at tho
Ilrown Palace hotel In this city and or
ganized the Southern-Western Horse Show
Circuit association.
The following board of governors was
chosen: Lugcue Mny, Now Orleans; Henry
P. Johnston, Memphis, Tcnn.; Frank Fel
lows, Springfield, Mo.; J. M. Wells, Jeffer
son City, Mo.; K. A. Thsyor, Olcnwood
Springs, Colo.; George Poniard, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; Dr. Sherman Williams,
Denver. D. R. Mills, Dcs Moines, la.; J.
Daue, Ottumwn, la.: W. Vanbrunt. St.
Joseph, Mo.; A. 13. Ashbroo't, Kansas City,
and Johu It. Gentry, St. Louis,
C. K. Stubbs of Denver was elected presi
dent, Gcorgo L. Colliding of Denver vlco
president and Oeorgo K. Palmer of Idnho
Springs, Colo., secretary-treasurer.
Tho dates assigned for tno vnrlous cities
included arc ns follows; New Orleans,
Mny 1 to 4; Memphis, May '8 to 11; Spring
field, Mo., May 21 to 23; Kansas City (open
air). May SO: Jefferson City, Mo., July 2, 3,
I and 5; Olcnwood Springs, Colo., July 23
to 26; Colorado Springs, Colo., August 20
to 22; Denver, Sept., 3 to ii, Dcs Moines,
Sept. 11 to 14; Ottumwn, la.. Sept. 17 to 20;
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 1 to t; Kansas City,
Oct. 21 to 2G; St. Louis, Oct.J2S to Nov. 2.
ANACONDA STRIKF SPREADING
Slr Hundred Men Now Affected by It,
vltli I.oiik FlKbt In
l'ronpi'f I.
HUTTE, Mont., April 14. A special to tho
Miner from Anaconda says:
Six weeks ago sixty members of tho Ma
chinists' union, employed by t lie Anaconda
Copper Mining company, at this place, went
on strlko for u nine-hour day at 45 cents an
hour. Today there arc 000 men affected by
the trouble, with Indications pointing to a
protracted struggle.
The Molders' union has, under similar
grievances, Joined tho strikers, und as a
result the foundry department of tho Ana
conda company has been shut down.
Slnco the strikers' Intervlow with Presi
dent Scallon of tho Anaconda Mining com
pany's properties, In which they were told
thnt no concessions wero to bo offered, tho
union men havo assumed a more aggressive
attitude and as a consoquenco tho machin
ists employed at tho Wnshoo (new works)
struck this morning. Tho machinists em
ployed by tho Puttc, Anaconda & Pacific
railway havo made similar demandB and
submitted an ultimatum to Master Mechanic
Hnrrlty, demanding an answer within Ave
hours. Threo or four Uutto mines have
closed down as a ttrult of the trcublc3.
CHAIRMAN WALKER'S FUNERAL
Servlrcs Over lloily nf Atchison, To-
peku .V- Snnln Ko Uteeutlvc
In Xeiv York.
NEW YORK, April II. Funeral nervlces
over tho body of Aldace F Walker, presi
dent of the Atchison. Topoka & Santa Fo
railroad, were held today at tho West End
Collegiate church. The pallbearers wero
John G. McCullough of tho Eric railroad;
General II. L. nurnett. United States dis
trict attorney; General E. II. Ripley, prcsl
dent; Charles M. Hays of the Southern
Pacific, Victor Mornwetz, George H. Haven,
R. Summer Hays and Frederick H. Jen
nings. After tho service, the hody, accompanied
by tho widow and other Immedtato mem
bers of tho family, was taken to Rutland,
Vt., for Interment,
FARMERS FIGHT THE COMBINE
(irKiiiii"' tfcNiirtutlnii fur Purpuric of
I) pi-rill I iik' Their Own
Hlf viitnrn.
SAUNA, Kan., April 1 1. Farmers of
Saline county havo completed the pre
liminary organization of their association
to fight tho grain combine by building or
leasing their own elevators, und a charter
will be applied for nt once.
The board of directors chosen Is made up
of J. A. Reser. W. A. Murphy, C. L, Stone,
J. E. Runqulst, William Mulr. A. C. Hill-
man nnd John S. Ileal), all of whom nro
prom'nent farmers. Efforts to form simi
lar organizations throughout the wheat
belt of Kansas and Oklnhoinn will bo made
with a view to having representatives at a
stato meeting, to bo In Sallna May 10.
NOT DANGEROUSLY INSANE
Albert t'uuiiii of Denver, Mm peeled of
Murder, Klnully IICKnlna
III Liberty.
DENVER. April 14. Albert S. Cowan,
who was arrested on February 23 last on
a chargo of murder which was subse
quently dismissed for lack of sufficient
evidence to Justify his Indlctniont, has
been relensed from custody, a Jury before
which ho was tried on a chargo of insanity
having decided that he was not so distracted
In his mind as to endanger his own life
and property or the lives and proporty of
others. It was believed for a tlmo that
Cowan was tho thug who knocked down
ninny women on Capital hill during tho
fall and winter. Several of the assailant's
victims died.
INDUSTRIOUS DOT COUNTERS
Hundrtdi of Men and Beji Aizionily Wait
for Tai Sis.
THEY CAMP ON STAIRWAYS ALL NIGHT
Old Story of die lliirly Ulril nml die
Worm In llroiiKlit Up tu tlntr lu
thin liitcrmtltiK l'rl.e
Contest,
Anxious and willing dot counters In great
numbers nwaltcd thu appraranco of this
edtlon of Tho llco. The man with the re
markable forethought who calculated that
lie could get a copy of The Reo and count
tho dots beforo daybreak, thus giving his
rnndldacy for tho first prUo u tremendous
boost, found Hint other minds ran In the
satno channel. So when he nppeured at
tho publication oilier before midnight to
catch n copy of the first edition ho found
himself In a mob.
Tho crowd was disappointed when It wns
announced that no copies of the paper con
taining tho dots would bo nvallablo until
4 a. m. and that all peoplo who were awako
nt that unseemly hour would havo tho
opportunity to get nn equal start on their
tally sheets.
Tlicy (.'limp on the Midrn.
While the crowd was disappointed It wns
not discouraged nnd not dispersed. Hun
dreds of men nnd boys took up lodging
for the night on tho stairways of Tho Hoc
building and those who wanted to sleep
left orders with their neighbors to call
them n few minutes before 4 o'clock.
A Sarah llernhardt box-office rush Is slow
In comparison with the race put up during
the night for first copies of Tho lice. In
front of tho door of tho circulating de
partment a lino of messenger boys n block
long was formed early In the night and
not one ot tho youngsters could bo In
duced to glvo up bis position for money,
mnrbles or chalk. Enterprising Individuals
offered as htgh as $10 for preferred posi
tions at tho top of tho column.
CONFEREES ON TAXATION
Thusci from I'nnr Stnte Art' Selected
for the MertliiK nt lluf
fnlo In Mny.
CHICAGO, April 14. Tho governors of
tho various states nro beginning to an
nounce their appointments of delegates to
attond the conference on taxation called
tn meet at Uuffalo May 23 aud 21 by tho
National Civic federation. At tho head
quarters In Chicago notlco of the appoint
ment of tho delegates has been received
from the governors of Missouri, Maine, Mis
sissippi nnd Montana.
Tho call for the conference is signed by
leading economists, tax experts und public
men representing nil portions ot tho coun
try nnd all Interests. The letter ot Invita
tion says:
"For many decades tho states havo been
building up Independent systems of taxa
tion, without rcforenco to each other, until
now wo have a state of affairs bordorlng on
chaos, whom each, ci.V.J t prrUl'VUV'SBJi,"
lng nenrly every other stnte. Some prop
erty Is taxed threo or four limes, while
other property Is not taxed at all. Cor
porate activity has largely changed tho
character of Individual Investments. In
dustry has overstepped the boundaries of
any ono stato and commercial Interests aro
no longer confined to mere local limits. This
conference will bo the first attempt In this
country to work out some uniform princi
ples. It is not expected to settle nny of
tho problems In tho two days' discussion,
but It will bo a beginning and mny result
In tho appointment of a permanent com
mission to work out some basts for fu
ture action."
SCHLEY STARTS FOR HOME
Cnplnln Itoi'lovell lleeoinr Itnuklnu
Otllcer of the South Aliunde
Million ill Once.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Tho Navy de
partment has a dispatch from Admiral
Schley at Montevideo, stating that ho
had hauled down his Hag as commanding
ollicer ot the South Atlantic station and
would leave today for the United States,
going via Southampton on the steamship
Clyde. With the departuro of the admiral
Captain Rockwell of tho Chicago becomes
the ranking otllcer of tho slttttoti until tho
arrival there of Admiral Cromwell.
It Is not expected nt tho Navy depart
ment that Admiral Schley will bo given
nny further assignment to duty, as ho re
tires next October, and thoro would hardly
bo time for his taking up a work of
any magnltudo in tho few months remain
lng of his active service. It Is expected
that ho will return to Washington to re
port and that ho will enjoy a period of
recreation during tho few remaining
mouths of his service.
RIPLEY WILL GO ON STAND
Defcniliint lllnmclf tn lie Fir I of
WltnrnNfN Ciillcil ror Defense
In Gonhel disc.
FRANKFORT. Ky., April 14. The trial
of darnett D. Ripley its an alleged consplrn
tor In the murder of Uoebel will bo ro
sutned tomorrow. The defendant will bo
the first witness for the defense. Ex
Governor llradley and Judge Yost could
not bo seen today, but It Is known that
they reaffirmed their statements, nnd they
say that Ripley did not accompany his
statements with any such explanation as
Attorney O'Neal gnvo yesterday lu otitlln
lng tho caso for the defense.
Thero Is a report that both Drndley and
Yost In their testimony beforo tho grand
Jury told much moro than they did on tho
stnnd last week. Tho prosecution asked
them questions bearing only on t,'io ono point
and tho defense did not cross-examine
them.
MRS. NATION AGAIN ARRESTED
Kmv Ton ii Croud (iuthi-r Ahniit
Matcher, HfNiiltliiK In CluirKc
of OhfttriictliiK Street.
KANSAS CITY. April 14.-.Mrs. Carrln
Nation was arrested In this city tonight nn
the chargo of obstructing tho stroot and
hauled to tho pollco station in a pntrol
wugon. Sho was released on a cash bond
of $6, anil will be tried In the pollco court
tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Nation lectured In Kansas City,
Kan., last night and came over to tho
Missouri sldo this morning. Sho started
on a tour of Investigation among the down
town saloons this evening. A thousand
men nnd boys followed hor, nml nt Twelfth
ami Walnut streets, whero there nre saloons
on thrco corners, she was arrested becauso
the crowd following hor blockaded tho
street Sho roundly lectured the saloon
men whom she visited.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast . for Nebraska Fair Monday;
fooler lu Western Portion Thursday
Partly Cloudy; Hhowcrj In Western Pot
tlon, Variable Winds.
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BEHEAD HIM FOR TREASON
Currntt (internment lllpoe nf Kim
Ynntr Chun foe seckhiir tn
Shift llelr.
TACO.MA. Wash.. April 14 A sensational
political crisis exists In Seoul, cnpltnl of
Corca. The news Is brought tonight by
the steamship Duko of Fife that tho gov
ernment has beheaded Kim Yang Chun for
planning to make the son of the emperor's
favorite mistress. Lady Om, heir to the
throne, displacing tho prince Imperial, son
of the murdered queen.
Tho decapitated oltlclal was tho leader
of tho Kim taction, which has been engaged
for month In deadly rivalry with tho Mln
faction, led by Mln Kongslk. for tho domin
ation of Corean politics. The Mln faction
learned of tho plot against the prince im
perial nnd a street tight between tho fac
tions resulted
After Kim Yang Chun was beheaded that
cllquo gathered In such force that Mlu
Kongslk and his chief supporters were Im
prisoned, Mln being ordered banished for
fifteen years, Ku Won Chal, minister of
war, nnd another official, ndhercnts of Kim
Yang Chun, resigned and precipitated a
cabinet crisis. Li Chi Yong, minister of tho
household, and Governor Ylut Tak Yong of
Klonklde were arrested for complicity lu
tho same plot. It was planned to take
Lady Om nnd her son away from Seuul
and nwntt a tavorablo opportunity to placo
tho latter oti tho throne, Late tidings re
ceived at Yokohama from Seoul stute that
tho crisis continues.
UNIONS LAUNCH A PARTY
llullitliiK Trm'rn' Men Decide to
AVobc Independent Will- in
PolltlfM.
NEW YORK, April 11. For the first tlmi
since they were organized the principal
building trades' unions In this city decided
today to go into politics nnd to start an
independent labor party. This decision was
reached nt a meeting of delegates from
tweuty-ono unions represented lu tho
board of walking delegates held this after
noon. Philip Wlenzemcr of the Amalga
mated Society of Plumbers and Gas Fitters
presided.
The meeting whs called on nccount of
the recent decision of tho court of appeals
declaring the prevailing rate of wages
law and the stntc stono dressing law un
constitutional. These laws tho most rad
ical ot their kind that have been passed
In the Interest of labor cost tho labor
unions many thousands of dollars in carry
ing on tho agitation In their favor and
their annulment tu admitted to bo a sc-
fn blojv to Ipbor
thoso wno conaucteu tno agnation now
sny that the city officlnls, who wero sup
posed to bo most friendly to labor, did not
stand by tho labor unions ns thoy were
expected to do and thnt their professions
of friendship were not carried out in prac
tice. SHOOT HIM THROUGH WINDOW
llnntliiKK Avcuitcrn Pre cut Sheriff
from dcttliiK KNket'ii .Murderer
Oul of Town Alle.
HASTINGS, Fla.. April If".. Julius F.s
kow, manager of tho Armstrong Turpentluo
company here, wns shot and killed by Jim
Klrby, a negro last nlfr'it Eskew hnd $IG0
on his person and tlvi negro wanted the
money. Aitor Eskew was dead, It Is
said, Klrby started toward tho body for
the purpose of robbing It, but was frightened
away. He escaped Into a swamp, whero
he was captured with the aid ot blood
hounds. Whllo Sheriff Perry was waiting
In tho depot with tho negro, to take him
to St. Augustine, unknown parties fired
through n window and put flvo bullets Into
Klrby's back. Ho thought ho would die
nnd mnde n confession implicating Robert
Lee, another negro.
Bloodhounds nre now efter Lee. Eskew
wbh well and favorably known In Florida.
Tho crlmo has caused Intense excitement
tn St. Johns county and there may bu n
double lyuchlng.
BURLESQUERS UNDER ARREST
Only, Hopper nml Ilrnity .Hunt Aimuer
for t'nrlc iiturliiK Uncle
Tom' Cnliln.
NEW YORK, April 11. Dan Daly, Do
Wolf Hopper and William A. Rrndy were
nrrestcd in this city tonight, charged with
violation of tho penal code In connection
with the raising and lowering of curtains
for n theatrical performance) on Sunday.
Tho men nre charged with having produced
u burlesque on "Undo Tom's Cabin" at a
vaudeville performance nt tho Acndomy of
Music, Do Wolf Hopper having played tho
Imitation of Uncle Tom. All three wore
released on ball.
JURY THINKS EVANS DID IT
Hi-turn Verdict IIiiIiIIiik lllm llespnu-
Mlhlc for .liihii drlllln'N Violent
Dentil ut Columbia.
COLUMBIA, fl. C , April 14. Tho verdict
of tho coroner's Jury today was thut John
Grlffln came to his death nt the hands of
Hernard EvnnB. There have been no fur
ther developments. Evans is In Jail and
romalus silent. Ills brother the former
governor, and uncle, General M. T. Gary,
are here.
FARMER S TRICK IS FAILURE
Frnuk Lynch In .lull nl Avn, IIHnoU,
for TryliiK the Crime
.Mel hod.
CAItnONDALE, 111.. April 14. Several
days ago n letter was found nt the door of
Murray Dean's place of business demanding
$i,000, under penalty of destroying his
proporty. Yesterday Frank Lynch, u far
mer living near Avn, was placed In Jail,
charged with the crime, and confessed.
BRINGS TWO REGIMENTS
Trnnnpnrt TlioiiiitH Arrive from
Mnnlln trill! TM-iit -I'.lulith nml
Thlrlylirih Volunteer.
SAN FRANCISCO, April II. The train
port Thomas arrived from Manila tonight
with seventy cabin passengers and 1.01 1
members of the Twenty-eighth and Thirty
fifth rt'Clincnls ot oluutecrs.
I p
Dr. Victor Vaughn Ripirti on Oaio of
Oharlii B, Un.
PATIENT A STUDENT FROM PAWNEE CITY
ilit f That thi Affl ottd Kibraikan Will
Recorer.
EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT SPREAD
AttiRcing Fhjsioiai Wtare Germ-Proof
Rubber QarmtnU.
INJECTS PREVENTATIVE SERUM INTO SELF
llnre Cuutrui'ln lliiliouic DIphc hy
.Vcclilritt I.Ike Hint Vi'hloh lle
Mittcil In Dentil nf 7,elou
Si'lentl! lu Vlcniin,
CHICAGO, April 14. A dispatch to tho
Record-Herald from Ann Arbor, Mich., says
Dr. Victor Vaughn, director ot the medical
department, appeared befoic tho State
Hoard of Health yesterday and practically
acknowledged that the caso of Student
Charles llcnjnmln Hare of Pawnee City Is
one of bubonic plague, lie assured tho
board there would bo no spread of the dis
ease, as nil precautions had been taken tn
prevent it, end that the student would
recover.
Dr. Novy, who attends Hare, wenrs n
germproof rubber garment that covers him
from head to foot, with two little oyoliolen
for sight, whenever he goes Into the coti
tnglotts ward, nnd ho also injects preventa
tive doses of i-entiti Into himself.
Dr. Vaughn told the board that liars
contracted the disease by an accident al
most identical with that which occurred
In Vienna in 1S0S. Prof. Nolhnnjle and
his assistant, llnrlsrh, wero conducting
bacteriological experiments on bubonic
plague bacilli. Ilarlsch caught the dis
ease and dlrd, ns did also Dr. Mullcr, who
attended him.
COLONEL BERRET IS DEAD
1'oriner .Mnyor of Wiisliluu toll, Once
Inipi'lNiiiieil o)i Cliurgc of Trrit
miii, I'n!- Amiy.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Colonel Jnmoii
G. llcrret, former mayor of Washington
aud ono of Its best known citizens, died
todny, aged 86 years. Ho was u native of
Ilaltlmnre, nnd In 1SS0 wns elected mayor
ot Washington ns a democrat. Ho wns
chairman of the Inaugural committee when
President Cleveland was inaugurated tho
second time nnd during both the Cleveland
administrations was always it welcomo
caller nt thu Whlto House.
August 20, 1S01, Colonel Berrct, by or
der of Secretory Seward, wns arrested as
n southern sympathizer, tho charge against
him being that ho bad written "certain
letters containing . treasonable utterance.!
against the United States government."
He wns sent tu Fort Lafayetta nnd held
there for two weeks as a mllltnry prisoner.
When President Lincoln heard of the ar
rest ho ordered Colonel Ucrrct's discharge.
WHAT MANAGER RAMSEY SAYS
Wiihiiah Olllcliil Di-elure III llonil In
Duly AVuIIIiik: fur PltlNhuru
Clllincll'l t'OIICCNNlllll.
PITTSUURG, April 14. Vlco President
nnd General Manager Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,
of the Wabash Railroad company, who was
lu Pittsburg today, said before leaving lo
ulght for tho St. Louis headquarters that
tho syndicate that Is to build tho new
western railway outlet for Pittsburg bar.
already spent $5,500,000 on the project. Of
this upward of $300,000 has been spent for
terminal properly near where tho stations
will bo locuted.
Mr. Ramsey stated that its soon as Pitts
burg's council gives tho right to cross a
few streets In that section construction
contracts will bo let. With absurauce thnt
tho Pittsburg rights will be. secured tho
now railroad syndicate will buy n largo
tract of additional terminal property near
tho proposed passenger station.
TELEGRAPHERS DON'T LIKE IT
Feel Hint They Were SIIkIiIciI lu ('on
fcrenec ArrniiKi'iiieul vrllh
lerncy Ceiilrnl.
WILKESUARRE. Pa., April 14. A meet
ing of the representatives of the trainmen
ami telegraphers employed on the northern
division of the Central Rnilioad of Now
Jersey was hold at Ashley tonight. It Is
reported that thcro was considerable dis
satisfaction iiressed over the terms ot
settlement of me threutcued strike by thu
conference In New York.
Tho brnkemen and telegraphers fool that
tholr Interests have been sacrificed for tho
buneflt of some other employes, tho engin
eers In particular, Unless the telegrapher.)
receive some concessions from tho rail
road officials this week tho leaders say
thero will be a Btrlke, In which they
claim they will bo Joined by the brakemon,
Tho trainmen nnd operators will take nn
other vote on the situation.
INVOLVES TRACTION LINES
l.itwniilt lo I'iiJiiIii I hi- of Appliance
lo lie I "ill ml on Oiuiihn
Street (urn,
RICHMOND, Ind., April 14. (Special
Telegram.) Ilenson and Clara nidwell of
Chicago and Charles Illdwel) of Toledo, O ,
havo bi ought a still In the United Slates
court in Indiana that Involves tho Inter
est of tho Omaha traction lines as well as
those ot every largo city In tho United
States. Tho suit Is to enjoin tho use of
appliances now In common uso In operating
tho cats and nf which It Is claimed Hensnn
Pldwell is tho original Inventor nnd tho
threo plaintiffs tho owners of tho patents.
If the suit In this stnto proves successful
tho Illdwolls Intend lo make their action
general, Thoy want not only an Injunction
to restrain tho using, making or belling ot
patents, hut nUo all the oroflt o'd over
to them us well ns damages.
SUCCEED WALKER ON SANTA FE
lli-iljiiinlii P. Cheney nf lluton l.lkrly
In lie Miulc Chiili'iiiiiu of I'H-i-i'iiIIm-
Committee,
TOI'EKA. Kan.. April 1 ! Uonjruiln "
Cheny of Ronton will, In tho opinion of
somo of tho cillclnls at the general of fit
here of tho Atchison. Tupeka fi Sariu Fe,
Miccced tho Into Aldaio F Walker tin
chairman of tho executive committee o the
railroad company.
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