Omaha
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Daily Bee.
Kii'VuUMA SI LED JUIS' J J), 1S71.
OMAHA, TITUBSDAY MOUSING. AUGUST 29, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
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PIUXCE CHUN BALKS
China' Apologitt Obj cU to Eakaming te
ih; Qoiman Emperor.
NEIIO DOES HE FANCY FLOO.l BUMPING
Oons'.derates thit Thaia With Him Are
Tco KxaltfJ lor Thii.
SENDS CABLE MESSAGE COSTING $3,000
h Well Eiough to Kiap Pekln TTini Hot
All LUj.
RAUSCM GOES ON RUBBING IT IN
Hernia the Celratlul Mnlilea to h
Fourth rioitr of the Hotel
IJi-xiillu Tlirlr Vlnoroti
I'roti-HtliiK.
LONDON, Aug. 28. A dlspalt. from Purls
says. A tclcijimn h;4 been iittlvul (torn
l'rlace Chun aiming that Germany has tie
tcrmlnid that he, when he Is received by
Empeioi- William, shall i thru tlD-es
and (lint the secretary of the mission and
other subordinates shall prostrate them
selves nnd Vuotk their head nlno Hints on
the floor botore the umporor. Th- Cliliuse
envoy 4 hero iippcaled to thu Oil nun niltils
tct to 8(11110 a clinngj In this plnti, but be
replied that the nrinni:eniunt lu-1 been m.ide
by Mi covernmont and that ho could not
net.
BERLIN, Aug. 28. Tho Immedlato at
tendants of Prince Cbun are tie ldi-aly
lndlgrnnt nt their summary hnndllnK by tho
Oernian officials. Ilcrr von Huutch, who Is
attached to the mission In behalf of the Ger
man government, Is' calmly completing the
traveling arrangements, In spilt of the
Chinese assertions that they may not pro
ceed to licrlln. Some, of the minor Chlnosn
officials object to sleeping on the fourth
floor of the hotel, but Von Ilausch Inter
posed and had them accept the quarters.
Seolng that tho lowest In rank of thu
retlnuo are prominent nobles such coercion
Is not relished. Prince Cbun his dropped
liU pretenso of Indisposition and Is keeping
up constant tolcgrnpblc communication with
Pcliln. One cable message cost him $3,000.
Members of the Chlncso mlsRlon are not
allowed to leavo the hotel. This, It Is said,
Is duo to thu personal order of Emperor
Wliltam.
It Is now generally conceded that tbo de
lay of the mission Is duo to the severe ex
actions of Emperor William In connection
with the expiation ceremonial.
EMPRESS FREDERICK'S WILL
It In Opened nnd Found to (J Ire Mil
lion Marks to Knco of Six
Children.
HAMBURG, Ail. 2?. The will of the lato
Dowager Empress Frederick wi opened
without Kpectal ceremony today. Her for
tune totals 11,000,000 marks. Her six chil
dren recelvo 1,000,000 each. The youngest,
Princess Margaret of Hesse, wife of Prince
Preder.Uk Charts of Hesse, ajao gets Frad
erlckshor l-nstlc, on -which th dow'agcr'm
prcss spent the whola'ot the $.000,000 marks
bequest which sho received i from the late
Countess Calllera.
The dowager empress destroyed her most
private papers. Tho remainder were de
posited In the Frederlckshof library.
Tho fortune of tho dowager empress In
cluded nothing from tho lato Queen Vic
toria, tho dowager empress having to
bounced all claims on her mother's estate.
SULTAN GETS READY FOR WAR
Turkey Order Guiin from Oerniniiy
mill Will Klght Itnther Thnu
Yield.
VIENNA, Aug. 28. Tho Tflgoblatt today
publishes mall correspondence from Ccu
ttantlnople, which says the sultan will go
to war rather than yield to' unreasonable
demands, that he Is studying plans for de
tense and that he has ordered 300 guns from
Oermany.
flerninnr Kincte Too Mnch.
LONDON, Aug. 28. A dispatch from Paris
(ays: A telegram has been received from
Prince Chun stating that Germany has do-
f termlnod that ho, when he Is received by
Emperor William, shall bow three times
and that tho secretary of the mission and
other subordinates shall prostrate them
selves and knock tholr heads nine times on
tho floor before the emperor. The Chinese
envoys here appealed to tho German minis
ter to recurs a change In this plan, but he
replied that tho arrangement bad been
made by his government and that ho could
not act.
Killct In llnantla'HOtorjr.
PEKIN, Aug. 28. The Imperial edlot for
bidding tho Importation of arms and muni
tlons of war Is not satisfactory to the
foreign ministers. A meeting of the minis
ters has been called to discuss tho edict. It
Ignores tho vital fact that the prohibitive
applies to the government and that (t Is
part of tho Chlncso punishment. Tho edict
makes It appear to bo merely tho govern
ment's voluntarily prohibiting the Chlneto
subjects from Importing arms and muni
tions, as tho country Is disturbed by
brigands
1
Koch Will Try Out Theory.
PAKIS, ug. 28. Dr. Koch has announced
that be will Innoculate Dr. Granault with
bovine tuberculosis to test the theory that
huninn and bovine tuberculosis have noth
ing to do with each other and that roan
caunot catch the dtseaso from cattle,
Cotton Slil Arrive on Fire.
LONDON, Aug. 28. Flro has broken out
in the cotton In the second hold ot the
British steamer Mlneola from Galveston
August 5, and Norfolk, August 13, which ar
rived at Ilavro yesterday for Rotterdam.
FIGHT BEGUN OVER FORTUNE
Leanl Ilnttle rnmttieiicoil to Secure
l'oaae ksIiiii of Katntc ot
John Gould.
EASTON, Ta., Aug. 28, A legal battle
has been begun here for 'tho possession of
the 1150,000 estate of John Gould, near
Seattle, Wash. R. W. Rufflrf, a Seattle
lawyer hns Instituted habeas corpus pro
ceeitlngs'to compel Hou. Howard llnrtiell.
a former mayor of Easton and executor of
the estate, to produce Edward C. Bruce, a
grandchild of Gnuld nnd an heir. It Is
claimed by Mr. RulTln that Hnrtzell, who Is
now In Seattle, has young Bruce confined
In Easton and that an erfort Is being made
to deprive him of his rightful share ot the
Gould estate.
John Oould went west from Easton dur
ing the gold crate ot '19 and struck It
rich.
TELLS FARMHANDS' WAGES
Aurlcwlltirul l)rinrliiteti llnlletlu
Will Show WliiH They Have lie-,
celved ' 'Slaty-al.
"'Va
WASHINGTON, ft'. "ho Department
of Agriculture Is prctlO '' 'sue at an
early day u bulletin coi. ' wages
of farm laborers In the Uni. om
1S0G to 1803. The statement sii.
tho country at large wages per n.
the year, ot season, both with boarn 4d
without board, had their maximum In 1S63
nnd (heir minimum In 1ST9.
For vnges per month without board,
Maryland, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Iowa and California had highest
wages In 1 SC1, South Carolina and Oregon In
1875, Texas In 1882, Virginia In 1888. In
Florida the rate of 1866 was reached In ISiS
and the culmination was In IS'jO. The mini
mum for Alibatna, Texas and Ohio was In
1894; for South Carolina, Georgia, Missis
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Michigan,
Colorado, Oregon and California In 1895.
Wages per month, by the year or season,
with board, surpassed those ot 1863 In Maine
In 1890, The culmination In Vermont, Now
Jersey, Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia was
In ISC'.), South Carolina and Oregon In 1375,
Louisiana and Texas In 1882, North Carolina
In 1883.
Wages per day for ordinary farm labor
with board were at a maximum In New
Hampshire, Connecticut and Delaware In
1869. They wore at a minimum In Arkansas,
Tennessee (same In 1895), Ohio, Minnesota,
Nebraska and Colorado In 1894; In Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky
(same In 1875), Michigan, Utah, Oregon and
California In 1895.
Both without board and with board In the
country ns a whole, the year 1893 shows
higher rates than ony prccccdlng year re
ported since 1875. A decline Is noted for
the years 1894 and 1895 with an lncroaso for
1898. In some states the wages were higher
In 1892 than In 1893, and In-some states the
rates of 1892 or of 1893, as the case may be,
havo not yet been recovered. The financial
panic ot 1893 Is held responsible for the de
pression of that year and It Is stated that
In 1899 tho highest ante-pantc rates had not
been regained.
The reports from correspondents Indicate
a tendency to differentiation In agriculture
and the dairy farm, tho cotton farm and the
fruit farm.
KANSAS MAN FOLLOWS ST0WE
William H. niKhnm of Conncll Grove
to De Conaul General nt
Capetown.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The president
today mado the following appointments:
State William It. Blgham, Kansas,
consul general Capetown, Cape ot Oood
Hope.
War Captains of cavalry, William G.
Sills, August C. Nlssen; second lieutenants
cavalry, Francis A. Ruggles, Frank E.
Davis; captain artillery corps, iiarry k.
Smith; first lteutonant artillery corps,
George F. Connolly; second lieutenant ar
tillery corps, Clarence Currigan, John H. G.
McClure, Howard L. Martin, Edmund T.
Wclsel, Smith A. Harris.
COUNCIL OKOVE. Kan., Aug. 28. Will-
lam R. Blghara, who was today appointed
consul at Capetown to succeed Colonel
James O. Stowe of Kansas City, resigned,
waa born In Hamilton, O., fifty-seven years
ago. He-served three years during civil war
m member of the Fourth. Illlnolu volunteer
cavalry and later was tnrice electee, mayor
of El Paso, III. He came to Kansas In 1875.
He has always been active In Kansas pol
itics and served In the state legislatures ot
1889 and 1891. Mr. Blghara has traveled ex
tensively, nnd among other foreign coun
tries has visited South Africa. He Is a mer
chant.
SHARE THE APPROPRIATION
Keliraaka and the Other State Ai-
portloued Their I'nrta of
Military Knnd.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The apportion
ment ot the military appropriation to tho
several states and territories U as follows:
Alabama. 123.266: Arkansas, J2b,993; Cali
fornia, $19,117; Colorado; $8,498; Connecti
cut, 812,746; Delaware, $6,372; Florida,
$8,496; Georgia. $27,614; Idaho, $6,372;
Illinois, $50,980; .Indiana, $31,862; Iowa, $27,
14! Kansas. $24,241: Kentucky, $27,614;
Louisiana. $16,993: Malno, $12,745; Maryland,
$16,993; Massachusetts, $31,862; Michigan,
$29,262; Minnesota, $19,117; Mississippi, u.-
191: Missouri. $36,111; Montana, 6,.n-; Ne
braska, $16,993; Nevada, $6,372; New Hamp
shire, $6,496; New Jersey, xji.sii; few
York, $76,470; North Carolina, $23,366;
North Dakota, $6,372; Ohio, $48,856; Oregon,
$8,496; Pennsylvania, $6,793; Rhode Island,
$8,496; South Carolina, $19,1171 South
Dakota, $8,496; Tennessee, $25,490; Texaa.
$31,802; Utah, $6,372; Vermont, $8,-l96; Vir
ginia, $25,490; Washington, $8,496; West
Virginia, $21,479; Wisconsin, $19,295; Wyom
Ing, $6,372; Arizona, $5,683; District of
Columbia, $17,218; New Moxlco. $5,616;
Oklahoma. $7,072; Porto Rico, $10,000;
Hawaii, $5,000. ,
I'orto Hleo Ilevenne Deelaton.
wiRiiiNOTOON. Aug. 28. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Yerkea, In an nmend
.n" n a recekt circular relative to arti
cles of merchandise brought from Torto
Rico, states that such articles ai aro sud
Ject to an Internal revenue tax when
brought to the United States for consump
tion may bo reshlpped to a foreign port with
out tho payment ot the tax. Due notlci,
however, should be filed by the consignee
with the collector ot customs before the
articles, are placed on the foralKn-bourid
vessel, giving the name of the vessel nnd
the port to which bound.
Koanen nt War Deportment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, Director Gen
eral Fosncs, In chargo of tho Department
of Posts In Cuba, wos at the War depart
ment today. He Btatcd that It was ex
pected tho, trial of Charles W. Neeley,
chorged with tho misappropriation of Cu
ban postal funds, would begin at Havana
about October 1. Mr. Fosncs Is hero on a
vacation, but Is consulting with the author
ities on affairs pertaining to the postotrtco
department of Cuba,
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Ask for Hninphrey'a llemovnl,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. The attorney
ceneral todny received a telegram, slgnel
by fifty nttorneya of Honolulu, reiterating
tho charges made ngalnst Judge Hum-
tilireys nnd asking ror nis removal. o
terduy he received a telegram, signed by
about twenty-five members of the Hono ulu
bar, expressing their entire confidence In
Judgo Humphrey nnd asking that ho bi
retained In Ills office.
Funeral of General Wllllaiua.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Funeral serv
Icos wore held this afternoon over the re
mains ot General Robert Williams, formerly
adjutant general of the army, at the family
residence It) this city. Religious services
vere conducted by llev. Father Mulvaney,
pastor ot Holy Trinity church, assisted by
Rev. Samuel Cahlll of the Roman Catholic
church. The Interment was nisde at Arllng
ton cemetery, with full military honor.
EXPLOSION SWEEPS STEAMER
Eleven Pttsenf an Killed til Mtnj Otheri
Injured Fatally.
BqAT TAKES FIRE AND RUNS AGROUND
Vntaatrophe Occur iVenr Lorrestlule
and I'hllndeljihln Succor the
Unfortunate, Moat ot Whom
Arc lrom There.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.-Whllo the
Wilmington Steamboat company's steamer
City of Trenton was on Its way from this
city to Trenton this afternoon, its port
boiler exploded, killing seven p'orsoas and
Injuring over a score of others. Four pas
sengers are missing, but as many sustained
slight Injuries It Is thought the' missing
may bo among those who did not find It
necessary to go to the hospital.
The dead:
J. D. CHEW, assistant engineer.
MIS8 ELIZABETH GREEN. Philadelphia.
TWO FIREMAN,
ONE DECK HAND, names unknown.
TWO PASSENGERS, names unknown.
Missing:
Mrs. John Matthews, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Matilda pross, Philadelphia.
Two children who were seen to Jump over
board. ,
Alive, llut SufferliiK.
InJurod, scalded and burned:
Theresa Rhcln, Philadelphia, fatally.
Louisa Panscholck, Philadelphia, fatally.
J. S. Smith, Camden, N. J.
Mrs. Barrott, Camden, N. J.
Mrs. Anno Hobver, Camden, N. J.
Cecilia Mngrogan, Phlmdolphla.
Henry Magrogan, Philadelphia.
S. E. Kepartd, Philadelphia.
Allco E. Mathews, Philadelphia.
Mrs. O. E. Smith, Philadelphia.
Bessie Brown, Philadelphia,
ridna Van Schack, Hlghtstown, N. J.
Jeannette Held, Philadelphia.
Louisa Robinson, Camden.
Wilson Mecke, Philadelphia.
W. C. Mersbaum, Morrlsvltlo, Pa.
J. V, Hastings, Philadelphia.
Whlto Lansing. Trenton, N. J.
F. A. Delacey, Philadelphia.
Mrs. F. A. Delacey, Philadelphia,
Mrs. Camlnade, Philadelphia.
Miss Carrlo M. Camlnade, Philadelphia.
Albert Lee, Philadelphia.
Taken Fire nnd Ituua Aground,
Aftor the explosion tho boat took fire nnd
ran aground. Tonight It lies a wrecked and
blackened hulk In the marshes opposite
Torrcsdalc, sixteen miles above this city.
Its bold Is filled with water and It Is feared
more of Its passengers and crew may be
found In the bottom of the boat when tho
water' Is pumped out.
, A boat belonging to the police depart
ment Is anchored a short distance from the
stranded excursion steamer pumping the
water from tho Ill-fated vessel, and mem
bers of tho police force aro on the shore
ready to send any bodies that may be re
covered to the morgue In this city.
The City of Trenton makes dally trips be
tween Philadelphia and Trenton,, stopping at
Burlington, N. J,, Bristol, Pa and other
points. It left the company's wharf at 1:45
this afternoon, fifteen minutes behind .Us
schedule tlmo. The passenger list was
lighter than usual aud It (tarried little
freight. The vessel was In chargo of Cap
tain W. A. Worrell.
Steam Pipe and Then Boiler IJnrat.
At a point' near, Torresdale, opposite what
Is known as the Harrison mansion, the
steam pipe connecting with tho port boiler
buret 'with a loud report. Before any ot tho
passengers or employes had an opportunity
ot seeking places of safety another ex
plosion occurred and this tlmo tho port
boiler was rent In twain. Scalding steam
and water pou.'cd Into tho cabin and sec
tions ot the woodwork' ot the boat were torn
away by tho forco of the explosion. Tboso
Of the passengers who wero not seamed and
scarred by the scalding stenm and boiling
water wero struck by the flying portions of
the splintered cabin. Legs and arms were
broken and faces and bodies were par
boiled. The screams of tho Injured could be
heard on shore, and the cries ot those who
leaped und wero blown Into the river were
heart-rending. So great was the force ot
the explosion that a piano was hurled many
feet away Into the river. This proved a
fortunato circumstance for many ot the In
jured. Thrown into the water, scalded and
otherwise Injured so that they were ren
dered helpless they clung to, the piano which
had fallen into shallow water.
Leap for Their Lives.
When the explosions occurred Mate Van-
dorveer and Pilot Curry were In the pilot
bouse. Both were hurled with great force
from tho little enclosure, and tbo wheel for
somo unaccountable reason began revolving
with llghtnlng-llko rapidity. As a result of
this the rudder turned tho bow ot the boat
toward shore and It quickly ran aground,
fastening Itself In the mud. By this tlmo
tho vessel had caught flro and those of the
passengers still aboard were "compelled to
leap tor their lives. Fortunately tho water
was not more than tour foet deep and piany
of tho victims of the. dtsnster were able tq
wade ashore. Some, however, who wero too
seriously Injured to help themselves woro
rescued by members of the boat clubs whoso
houses lino the river front at this point,.
Tho captain nnd crew of tho boat con
ducted themselves as hcrces. They rendered
all tho assistance possible ta the Injured and
Captain Worrell was the lastmaa to leave
tho boat. All those who were seriously In
jured were hastily conveyed to a hospital
three miles below. As soon ns Nvord was
sent' to this city, tho emergency corps ot
surgeons wero sent to the scene. Two police
boatB rendered excellent servlco In ex
tinguishing tho flames. The scenes In the
hospital wero pitiable. Men and women with
tho flesh hanging from their limbs and
bodies bora their suffering like stoics.
Accident Ilinicult to Kziilnlu.
Nono of the' Injured was ablo to give an
Intelligent account ot the disaster. Chlof
Engineer Murphy, who wns on watch when
tho accident happened, reported to the ofll
clals In this city tonight that the boiler
which exploded carried only 150 pounds of
steam. Murphy, along with an otler named
Bryson, had Just left the boiler room when
tho explosion occurred nnd both aro posi
tive, that the boiler did not carry the limit of
steam allowed by law. Murphy wns slightly
Injured, and Bryson escaped without a
scratch. The assistant engineer, Chew, and
a fireman, who wero oft watch and were on
deck wero killed
The boilers of the City of Trenton were
Inspected In June by federal Inspectors, and
stood a hydrostatic test of S3 pounds to the
Inch. It was allowed to carry 175 pounds,
and Its safety valve, the company officials
say, was set to blow off at 160 pounds. En
gineer Murphy alio maintains that there
were seven Inches of water In th'e boiler at
the tlmo ot the explosion,
Tho steamboat City of Trenton was
launched at Nefle ft Levy's shipyard last
March. It was built for the Wilmington
Steamboat compiny to ply between Phila
delphia and Trenton, and was designed for
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
BARTLEY BACK IN PRISON
Governor Saraae Scntla the Defaulter
i
to Penltentlnr to Continue III
Unespli etl Term.
(From a StafA OorresponsentO 1
LINCOLN, Neb., Alig. 28. (Special Telo
gram.) Immediately Ifollowlni the demand
of tho republican 4ute convention that,
Hartley's parole hel recalled, Governor
Savage summoned Shi riff Branson of Lan
caster county and directed htm to. proceed
forthwith to take llatley Into custody and
return him to the penitentiary. The sheriff
Immediately repaired to the home ot the
ex-state treasurer, wltiere he found htm and
ere the echoes of thV convention 'nad died
away Hartley was badk again within prison
waifs.
Bartley expostulate
and appealed to the
governor to permit h,'!
to remain tree until
September 13, the Oat
of the expiration of
his parole, but Goveri
Savaga said that
the convention had dc
anded Immedlato ac-
tlon and tho commnnflf'was therefore such
as to permit or no act
Speaking of tho mat Governor Savage
said: "Tho conventll ittcred the conf
mahd and I have obcyftf. I Bttll think that
.when those who fatB-ed this nctlon return
to their homes and, lie from tho excitement
of tho convention, reason the matter calmly
and dtspasslonatcly.nany If not all ot them
will conclude andwieo with mo, that It
would bo better forllhe taxpayers! to have
a shortage ot hundfeds ot thousands made
good than to have fcart ley In prd(on. Ouo
thing Is certain, aii that la tha'J Dartley
would have fulfill the conditions, which
required tho refrtWirscment to the state, or
ho would have nc back to tho peniten
tiary SeptemberYlS, the dato on which his
parole termlnafetd. My one object was to
relieve the taxpayers. That and that only."
Snddenneaa Surprlnc Hartley.
After returning 'from tho penitentiary
Shorlff Branson sriid to tho reporter: "Mr.
Bartloy was surprised at the suddenness ot
the governor's' action. Ho was not expecting
to bo returned before tho expiration of his
sixty days' parole. I told blm 1 had been
directed by the gojernor to return him Im
mediately to the penitentiary, and although
ho expressed a desire to remalri free until
hlB parole expired
Iho agreed without proi
test to go with mobock to the'prlson, ami
after a farewell parting with hlk family he
entered tho hack and wo drove off. His fam
ily were disappointed aud the parting was
a sad one. Mr. Hartley maintained his
self-possession throughout the trying ordeal
He made no threats and showed .no anger
at the command ot tie governor. He said
ho was thankful tor jphit. hls'f friends had
done for him and hef even 7,oke In com
plimentary terms of Governori'Savage."
Warden Davis conlmltted Bartler to the
coll he occupied before he was liberated.
Tomorrow he will galn be placed In charge
oi me penitentiary green nous
ACTION ' IN HARDING'S CASE
Yankton Indlaa Aent' HaVi Ilreath
Inir Spell Till,,. Secretary
Hitchcock' Retnrn.'- '
(From a Start Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Klttredge and Congressman
Burke today had a conferenco with Assistant
Secretary Ryan of tho Interior department
concerning the affairs of Indian Agent
Harding at Yankton, S. D. They were In
formed that no action would be taken con
cerning tho charges preferred ngalnst tho
agent by Inspector Jenkins until the return
of Secretary Hitchcock In Soptember.
Rural free delivery has been ordered es
tablished October 1 at Mlnden, Kearney
county, Neb., The routo embraces 180 square
runes, containing a population of 2,300. D.
C. Ayers, J. E. Jonos, H. A. Slusser and W,
I. Stevens were appointed carriers.
Iowa postmasters appointed: H. C. John
son, Drew, Wright oounty; F. M. Werbo,
Nugent, Keokuk county.
Tho postofllce at Southpark. Uinta county.
Wyo., is ordered discontinued and mall sent
to Jackson.
Miss Eva Anderson of Clinton, Ind., was
today appointed an Indian school teacher for
Nebraska.
George Meyer of South Amrtna was today
nwarded tho contract for carrying the mall
from HJgh to South Amann, la.
Reserve agents approved: First National
bank o' New York for Bedford National
bank of Bedford, Ia.l Hanovor National
bank of New York for the Citizens' National
of Wooneocket, S. D. 1
Dr. W. C. Fisher wat today. appointed a
pension examining surieon at, Rapid City,
S. D.
Jesse W. Noble wasuoday appointed a
substitute letter carrle In the Waterloo
(la.) postofftce, and VWter N. Schroedor
was appointed a substitute clerk In the
Davenport (la,) postofilcel
Contest Mr. Mol'hrraon'a Will,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S)-Mrs. Hulda Mc
pherson Mulr, daughter rf the late United
States senator of New Jlrsey, today filed
a contest of the will of hir mother In the
probate court of this clty.iShe alleges un
duo influence on the part of tho benefi
ciaries under the will.
MAY HAVE ANOTHER LYNCHING
Ncffro Aannlta nod .Hurt era a White
Womnn nnd 1'oaar I In
Iurult. ,
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 28. N?ar Columbus.
Mo., forty miles south of hcreHoss Francis,
a negio farm nana, last eveilng assaulted
and murdered Miss Maud Hoidcrson at tho
home of her brother-in-law, WO, Hyatt, on
whose farm tne negro wortcd. Francis
escaped, but Is being pursued bl posse from
Columbus and WarrenBburg rad will un
doubtedly be lynched.
Tho crime was committed it 6 o'clcck.
The family was away at the tine, with the
exception of the victim, who hid remained
to prcparo supper. The assault nd murder
occurred Insjjgie kitchen' nnd wis not dis
covered until the family returnd an hour
later. The, negro used a revojer to kill
the woman' end made his escap. A po'see
of fifty men was raised at once nd went In
pursuit. Owing to lack of telcpbne 'hcIII
tlcs, Sheriff Koch 'was not appi i-d of the
crime until midnight, when anober posse
was sent out from WarrensburK The ex
citement In the vicinity of Columus Is In
tense and If tho negro 1 capturcn lynch
ing will surely result.
Columbus, the nearest town to ie scene
of the murder, Is situated In thi north
western corner of Johnson count It Is
off the railroad and difficult of accss. Cor
respondents from WarrenBburg, tlji noarest
telegraph or telephone point, havegone to
Columbus, but nothing can be learetl until
they return.
SEDGWICK NAMED FOR SUPREME JUDGE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
HON. S.- II. SEDGWICK OF YORK".
Nebraska Republican Platform
Tho platform committee reported through Its chairman, J. O. F.
McKesiHou, who rend the resolutions nnd paved the xvny for tho
statement by Governor Savage nnd tho debato which followed. When
It came to n vote on tho resolutions It was all one way and they
were adopted by 00S to 1C8.
' Platform: Wo the republicans of Nebraska, In convention assembled,
affirm the national republican platform ot 1900.
Wo commend to the cons.derate Judgment ot the people the policies,
purposes and achievements of the national administration; the ro-csiab-llshment
ot prosperity by a;returu to the policy ot protection to American
Industry, the ropeal of laws which paralyzed Industry and the enactment
of legislation which opined the mills to tha labor ot America tand cro
ated an ever-Increasing market for our bounteous crops, with which the
grace of God has blecsed the nation; the steadfast adherence to a finan
cial policy which has established and augmented national, municipal and
Individual ctedlt, at home and abroad, nnd reduced Iho rate ot Interest to
the lowest point in our history; the Incalculable Increase In the value of
lahor and property throughout our country, brought about by honest and
Intelligent endeavor to give tho peoplo a stable dollar and a ohance to
earn It; tho great reduction of debts by payment thereof, which has
changed, the nation front a debtor to a creditor and placed our prosperity
ou un' enduring foundation, where It will contlnuo ,so long as wp allow It
there to remain; the t.normous balance in. our favor In our trade with for
eign nations, "which makes us the treasury as ngrlculturo makes us the
granary t)f tho world; tho Industrial supremacy of America, which hsj re
' suited from tbo operation ot legislation giving opportunity to American
Intelligence, skill and mtarprlse; the successful conduct of tho war with
Spain, brief, brilliant and victorious, Illuminating the pages of history
and adding new glory to our flag; the suppression of a wicked and un
justifiable conspiracy and Insurrection ngalnst tho sovereignty ot our na
tion in the Philippines and establishing to that archipelago tho principles
upon which popular government and equality ot right depend; the uni
versally applauded outcome ot the far-reaching international complica
tions In China, which seriously menaced tho peace of the world, was tbo
result ot the position taken and maintained by tho United States and adds
new luster to tho brilliant history ot American diplomacy.
The practice of depositing public funds on, private account and tho '
loaning ot public funds' for private gain Is a flagrant violation of publtp
trust., As a matter ot public safety we demand that the state treasurer
and every county, city, village and school district treasurer shall keep tho
taxpayers fully. Informed concerning the condltlpn and disposition ot tha
moneys entrusted to his safekeeping by tht publication of monthly finan
cial statements showing tho amount of money on hand, the name ot each
bank In which It Is deposited, with tho amount on deposit in each.
Tbo right of every mnn'to enjoy the trult of his labor should be In
sured by every known safeguard. Its Invasion, cither by the blacklist or
by tho boycott Is contrary to tho spirit ot American Institutions. Wo rec
ognize tbo right of wageworkers to organize for mutual protection and tho
promotion ot mutual' Interests, and wo demand for them most ample pro
tection against coercion In any form. But wo draw the line at vlolenco
and lawlessness, which must bo .suppressed for tho .maintenance of law
and order nnd the preservation of the liberties guaranteed 'to alt.
The constitution of Nebraska requires all taxes to be levied "so that
every person nnd corporation shall pay In proportion to the value of his,
her or 'their property and franchises." We demand moro strict observ
ance and enforcement of this provision by a more conscientious and
Impartial assessment ot property an'd the abolition of all favoritism, false
returns and undervaluations by which the property .and franchltes ot
great corporations have escaped their Just share qf the public burdens.
rieeolved, That wo favor' tho encouragement of Irrigation under state
and national legislation.
Tho republicans of 'Nebraska disclaim for the party any sympathy with
custodians of public moneys found guilty of the betrayal Of Bncrcd trusts.
Without lmpunlng the motives of tho governor In any case, wo deprecate
any exercise of executive clemency tending to create tho'talse Impression
that tho republican party Is dl, posed to condone tho wilful embetzle
ment of public funds Under any circumstances and we request tho Im
mediate recall of the parole of Joseph Bartlcy.
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BARTON'S MAN DEMANDS TRIAL
City Attorney HnUhurj- of Grand
llniild Keek to Hurry Cnae
AKfilnnt lllmaeir.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28. Lant K. Salsbury,
city attorney of Grand Rapids, Mich., In
dicted In Chicago last February for tho
theft of $50,000, appeared before Judge Hall
In the criminal court today and mado for
mal remand for trial. His case will be
heard probably during tho fall term ot the
court.
Salisbury's arrest was caused by Guy C.
Barton of Omaha, a contractor who was!
competing for a big contract that tho city,
ot Grand Rapids proposed to let for a sys-j
tern of waterworks and who had Intrusted
the money to Salsbury, to be used In secur-f
Ing the contracts. Salsbury pretended to
deposit the money In u bank vault 111 Chi
cago, but when Barton had tho vault opened
Inter he found no money there, Salsbury
was arrested and subsequently released on.
bond. J
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
RAILROAD MEN ON STRIKE
Uiiioloye of IMitHliurif, Jolinatnrrn
t, Eheiialiiiru; A Eastern Itefaao to
Work Without Wnirea.
4
ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 28. Tho enydoyes
on tho Pittsburg, Johnstown, Ehcnsburg &
Eastern railway have all gone on a strike
and the traffic on tho road Is at a stand
still. Alleged failure on tho part of the
company to pay the employes their salaries
Is the reason given for the tteup.
Eight passenger and freight trains are
on tho schedule. The largo number of
peoplo stopping at tho summor resor.t ho
tels and cottnges along the line are placed
at great inconvenience.
Genernl Stewart Uettlnir Worae.
HARRISHI'RO, Pa., Aug. 28.-Tho condi
tion of Adjutant Goneral Stewurt, who
broke his loft leg In u runaway accident
on Sunday evening, Is very serious.
Movement of Ocean Vcaaela, Auir. 518,
At New York Arrived Oera. from Dro
mon; Mongolian", from Glasgow; Scrvln,
(rom Liverpool; Doutsrhland, from Ham
burg, Southampton and Cherbourg; Graf
W'alderBt-o, from Hamburg, Uoulogne und
Plymouth. Balled Sardinian, for Olasgow;
Ht. Paul, for Southampton; Teutonic, for
Liverpool;, F.rleHlnuil, for Antwerp.
At Queenstown Balled Ivernla, from
Liverpool, for Boston.
At Southampton Sailed Knlserln Morla
Theresa, from Bremen, for New York, via
Cherbourg. Arrived Lahn, from New
York, for Bremen.
"At ObiHgnw Arrived Anchorta, from
Now York; Buenorf Ayres, rrom Montreal,
via Liverpool.
At London Arrived Cnmbrlftn. from
Boston: Menominee, from New York.
At Cherbourg Arrived Pretoria, from
Now York, for Hamburg.
At Marseille Arrived Anchorln, from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from
Now YwM; Waesland, from Philadelphia,
Nebraska Eepnbllcani at Lliwlti Nottlntta
Him en the Pifth Ballo-;.
FURNAS STARTS THE LANDSLIDL HIS WAY
Doifju Promptly Hu th Ooawnllta'i
Oholoe Hde Unanimous,
PLATFORM IS SPECIFIC IN BARTLEY CASE
Demands Termination of Parel. and Inttnt
Return to Penltntfry.
GOVERNOR (SPEAKS IN EXPLANATION
Take Vull Heioiihlllt- for Ilia Act
nud Sne If Any Krrur Una Ileen
Made It Waa Due to Ilia
I'craoual Juilitment.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 28. (Special Telegram.)
Nebraska republicans went through the or
deal of flro in thulr s(,ate convention today.
Tbey declared themselves In no uncertain
terms and without mincing words on the
question of the Bartloy parole, which ovor
shadowod tho nominations. Never beforo In
tho history of political conventions was a
llko scone witnessed, as when, after the
rending of tho platform, Governor Savugo
himself took the stnge and explained more
fully nnd freely tho Inside of Burtley's liber
ation, and Invited tho delegates present to
question him further on nuy point on which
they desired moro detailed Information.
The resolutions committee naa considered
the problem at a protruded session and had
agroed unanimously on Its report, rejecting
the moro extreme declarations and uniting
on that formulated In the report as adopted.
That committee, named by Judgo Nerval as
permanent chairman, consisted of trlod ami
experienced leadors, whoso names nre fa
miliar In tho party councils. Besides J. O.
F. McKesson as chairman there were: T. O.
C. Harrison, Francis Martin and C. B. Let
ton, who bad nil occupied places on tha
bench; A. 15. Cady and W. T. Thompson, who
havo been -leaders In legislatures; Edward
Rosewatcr and Ross Hammond, representing
the republican press, and J. H. Prcssoh,
chaplain of the last house.
The convention had been worked up to
tho point of expectation for tho deferred
resolutions and listened with eager attent
Ivoness to the recital. The delegates ap
rlaudod liberally at the close and gave re
spectful audience to Governor Savage when
presented with ( tho ipcclal request for a
hearing.
Governor Savame'a Statement.
The governor said:
"I am willing to glvo you ray reasons for
this action or any act I have ever com
mitted whllo occupying tho position of
governor of this state. I have nothing to
conceal. The only reason why I have not
heretofore satisfied tbo curiosity ot the
people Is that. I have been waiting .for the
answer from Mr. Hartley to my demands of
him, but up to this time I have not had It.
1 thought It would be duo tlmo to give tha
people my reasons when he gave me hit
nnswor. If I am wrong It Is on error ot
Judgment.
"Mr. Bartlcy promised me ,hat It he wero
liberated from prison by a pardon or parole
ho would pay back every cont of (lie
shortage for which ho had beon convicted.
I figured on this question four months and
I came to this conclusion, that Mr. Hartley
had Buffered all ho could bo made to suffer
from being placed In Hip ponitontlary. I
thought tho only' additional. punishment
ahat. could bo Inflicted was to, make him dis
gorge and pay back the mqhey bolonglng to
tho taxpayers ho had Illegally retained. I
did not ask him to pay back all ot this
monoy. I simply asked him to state tbo
amount that' had been lost In the banks
that had failed, and. nftordeduotlng that,
that he should pay back a rcnsonablo
amount of tho residue. If I am wrong In
this position It Is not to be laid to the
rcsppnslblllty of tho republican party.
"I looked nt It from a business standpoint,
that it would be, a greater suffering to make
him pay back this money thnn to make him
serve out bis term nnd then come out and
shako $200,000 or $300,000 of our money In
our faces and sayf 'It Is mine, it belongs to
me.' '
Aaanmea Kill I 1teionallllltr.
"I'll take the responsibility If It Is wrong.
I am willing io take the odium of the whole
business If there Is any odium, and not the
republican party, because I never consulted
the republican party, but only myself.
"I want you to note I did not ask Mr.
Bartloy to disclose the, name of a single
party who had possession of any of tho
money belonging to the state. I knew the
statute of limitations had run against thorn
nnd not a dollar could be recovered by tho
state from them, I considered the worst
thing you could do to those men was to
make them give It up. Bartloy alone could
make thcin glvo It up rath'or than have
tholr names divulged. I believe that would
bo (ho worst punishment you could Inflict,
but It I am wrong I must take the respon
sibility. If you think I am right stand
by mei"
In responso to cross-questioning the gov
ernor further said that the parole would
expire September 13, and that what he ex
pected 'to secure from Bartloy was a "goodly
amount of the $335,000, which was the actual
shortoge shown on tho books."
Following thp governor's remarks camo
an Impassioned discussion ot tho whole sub
ject. C. F. Renvls of Richardson county moved
the adoption at tho report ns read as an
amendment to a motion from Lancaster thnt
It be adopted without Its final section. On
calls from tho delegates Edwnrd Rosowater
camo forward and briefly explained his posi
tion. Mr. Itoaewatcr Surnka for Platform,
"It Is usual," said ho, "for the chairman
of the commltteo bringing In a report,
especially wherodt Is mado unanimously, as
It Is .In this case, to take tho floor In sup
port of tho committee's action. As the
chairman seems diflldont to do so, I tike It
hu will not object to my explaining tho Im
port ot this resolution. The commltteo con
sidered the question carefully and had bo-
fore It other resolutions embodied In more
severe terms, but concluded unanimously
that this declaration would bo sufficient.
"Not one of the committee has any dis
position to reflect upon the governor,-no'r
(o question his honesty, hut on tho contrary
wo state explicitly that We do not Impugn
his motives. For, myself I will say that I
believe Governor Savago has been perfectly
honest In his nctlon, but that he has be-sn
Imposed upon by promises never Intended to
be fulfilled. He has doubtloiK been per
fectly honest In his Judgment, but the Judg
ment of the republican pnrty Is greater than
the Judgment of any one man,
"Your commltteo has made this report