The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED J LN H 1!, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKXIXG, NOVEMHEIt 1(5, 1i)01TWELVE PAGES.
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RUMJS IS EASY PREY
Oktapion Jiffriti GItm-v,,
Giait
Xittgk in Fm IciiU
BLOW IN THE STOMACH CAUSES COLLA,
Yanqiiihid r-giliit Ctaplaini that Jfff
riii Strnok Liw.
EASY VICTORY SURPRISES IOILERMAKER
Wiinr Oomir Oppom. Vlgoron Dnti!
L.U.r Yi.Ui.
HUGE CROWD SHOWS ITS DISAPPOINTMENT
tlhlo Fliihter la TnnlrH for III l.ncl
of I'lncU nntl firnrrnl nissnll
fuettnn In Fell tilth
lldU'iimc.
SAN KRANCIBCO, Nov. 15.-In one of the
mut unsatisfactory prUeflghtB ever wit
nessed In this country James Jeffries proved
tho victor tonight over (Ins Ruhlln. In the
llfth round of what was to have liccti a
twenly-round struggle Huhlln wilted nnrt
then surtendcred to his peer, to tho utter
amnzctr.rnt and disgust of the nsscmhli-d
thousands. No one. was more surprised
than Jeffries himself, who assorted that nl
though ho hud delivered. ono telling Mow In
the second round he did not expect to win
the victory no easily.
lluhlln'H nolo cxplantiiloii of tho outcome
of tho light Ih Unit ho received n chance
lilnr.' which utterly disabled him and that
JorTrles persisted In fighting him low. While
Huhlln will tnake no absolute charge of Jef
fries having committed a foul ho Intimates
that lie was unfairly handled and Injured a
u icsult. Huhlln received tho support of his
seconds In this stand, who say that his was
n hopeless case after tho second round.
Mtnlriuent f t'hniiiplon.
When seen In his dressing room after the
tight Champion Jeffries said:
"I was certainly surprleod at my easy
victory and Huhlln's nmnzlng defeat. While
It Ih truo that hn did not punch mo hard
enough during tho live rounds to cause
mc any alarm, 1 hellovcd him strong and
cautious up to tho moment of his collapse
and was surprised when ho quit. 1 certainly
had no trouble In whipping him and had
tho fight gone on the result must have he.cn
the some. Huhlln was Innecurate and In
poor wltJ and I cannot say that ho even
hail tho courage and force that I cpectod to
encounter In him. Huhlln took a stiff punch
In the stomach In the fourth round, which
1 prcsttmo gave him trouble. Nevertheless
1 expected him to lose harder than ho
ddl. Huhlln can doubtless best explain
his own position, and as for mysolf I
njn willing to mcot Sharlioy next month
nml thereafter to defend as best ns I can
the. title I hold."
.vioiuuch Hlniv llciinnllilc.
When' Huhlln went Into his dressing room
he was followed by a gloomy group of ad
lirreuls. The defeated man complained of
no pain and moved about without assist
ance. Ho stated:
"I believed from tho tap of the gong
that 1 would win, but an tho light pro
gressed I was beaten down until 1 received
a blow on tho stomach which I must say
was very low. It may not havo been a
foul, bit no living man could have sur
vived It. Jeffries depnrtod from the writ
ten rules and from tho common regula
tions of boxing when he threw himself
upon me and wrestled rather than sparred.
1 believe that had I not received the
stomach punch which ended mo In the fifth
jound I would havo worn down Jeffries
a few rounds later and beaten him ns a
matter of endurance. 1 am ready to light
him again and believe, that In tlmo I will
havo the opportunity of showing that I
can defeat him."
It ii li II (i llrnvii Ton Fine.
In the opinion of James Kennedy and
Jack Oleason of the Twentieth Century
club, which brought off tho event. Huhlln
was drawn too line and went to pieces be
cause of his great zeal In training. I.mi
Houseman and Ooorgo Slier, both of whom
were at the ringside, togothcr with George
Darting, tho ofllelul timekeeper for the
club, declared nfter the light that Huhlln
had been greatly overestimated, that his
blows were weak and easily blocked and
that he waa positively without endurance.
While some expressions wer heard In tho
throng after the fight placing the stigma of
a fake affair on the management It was the
consensus of opinion that Huhlln fought a
losing battle In order to obtnln the short
end of an enormous prize. Iloxlng In San
Krnucluco has not been helped by this
event.
City supervisors at the ringside tonight
expressed great dissatisfaction and even
went so far ns to name a suspicion In tbelr
minds of a fistic swindle. It Is estimated
that there was something over $40,000
realized at tho box oftlce and of this 62 H
per cent, divided In purses of 7S and 2fi per
cent, goes to the participants In tonight's
event.
IMMENSE THRONG AT THE RING
.Mrrhnnti'' Pnvlllon Is Killed with
llrprrrnlitl vc of All f.'laaura
llrttlnir Two to One.
SAN KRANCISCO. Nov. U. llefore an as
semblage of 10,000 people at the Mechanics'
pavilion, which has been the scene of many
a bitter and Important struggle In the past,
James J. Jeffries of Ixis Angelos, Col., mot
(Jus Huhlln, tho Akron giant, tonight and
fought for the title he has held since his
memorable battle with Kltzslmmons.
Karly In the afternoon a long linn of
anxious men assembled nu tho l.nrkln street
side of the pavilion and held a weary vigil
In a drizzling rain until nightfall, when thu
gale lo tho gallery Beats was opened. Never
In the history of San Francisco has there
been such a crush of humanity at a pugllls
tic event.
Hardly had the sun dragged Itself behind
the hills toward the ocean before the great
pavilion began to fill with the enthused
crowd gathered to watch the championship
contest. Thousands pourod Into the gallery
when the doors were finally opened and
long before the first preliminary was called
the upper portion of the pavilion was black
with spectators.
People coming from points between Vnn
coucr and Mexico, and embracing well-
known state officials, members of (he
Judiciary and' prominent sporting people,
esrly took possession of the high-priced
leats.
At 1:15 o'clock a stir at the east end of
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NOT DOWNCAST IN DEFEAT
Kitchener Admit Hint Oiicrntliin
Hnve .Not llntlrclj !iiccceded, hut
I'ipeet litlmiitr Victor?-.
lJNDON, Nov. lf..-Two of I.orC Kitch
ener's mon. lily rcvlewe, dated August 3
d September h wero published In the
'tie this evening. They arc ehlctly
rlcs of wide-sweeping movements
w Igh all the disputed territory, with
casualties, prisoners captured, etc, as pre
viously reported. An astonishingly large
number of horses was captured. About
20 per cent of these were fit for remounts
and Jhc others aro broodmares and foals.
Though admitting tho disappointing re
sults of some ol the operations, I-ord
Kitchener comments on them as follows:
"So long as this rate of progress can bo
maintained, there can bo little doubt of Its
ultimate effort, even on an enemy to whom
no other form of agreement seems to ap
peal." Tho report further says that the system
of chains of blockhouses at Intervals of
a mile and sometimes less, along the rail
roads was being extended. Ilesldo extend
ing tho Hues these blockhouses hntnper
communications between different portions
of tho Hocr forces.
Intimidation Mill Adopted.
Iord Kitchener sas: "Tho Influence of
the Hocr leaders and their organized sys
tem of Intimidation still Keep In the field
a latgc number of burghers, who If left
to themselves would be ready to surren
der." The writer favorably mentions several
hundred officers, non-cotumlBsloucd ofllccrs
and men.
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated
from Pretoria today says that a strong
patrol of yeomanry, while reconnolterlng
(November II, at Uraksprult, In tho Trans
vaal colony, about 110 miles wwt of Pre
toria) was surrounded by 300 fleers and
lost six men killed and Blxtccn wounded.
Somo of tho troopers wero captured, but
Mlbsoipiontly released. The rear guard of
Colonel Ilyng's column was attacked near
Ncllbron, Urnngo Hlvor Colony, November
II, by I0O Doers, trnld to be under tho com
mnnd of General Dowct. After two hours
lighting tho liners retired, lenvlng eight
dead on tho field. Of Colonel Ilyng's column
Lieutenant Hughes and one mau worn
killed, and thrco officer nnd ulno men
were wounded.
POPE'S TERMS ARE HOSTILE
Allude llinrHuliutl- to A iiicrH-nii
Occupation of the Philip
pln (Copyright, ISO), by Tress Publishing Co.)
HO.MK, Nov". 15. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram,) Tbo pope
has addressed a cordial loiter to .Mgr.
Chappellc, apostolic delegate to tho Philip
pines, congratulating him on his enllght
cued action In favor of religion and clvl'.l
zatlon. The pope, however, alludes to the
American occupation In rather hostile
terms, calling it "an upheaval and revolu
tion, which has greatly damaged the In
terests of the church In those distant re
rIoiis."
Tho World correspondent 1s posit I've fS"' In
formed at the Vatican that Cardinal Mar
tlnolll. the papal representative at Wash
Inglou, will bo succeeded by Mgr. Dlomedo
Kalcono, now representing the holy se
In Canada. Mgr. Kalcono Is a naturalised
United States citizen and speaks Kngllsb,
as well ns ho docs his native tongue,
Italian.
The post left vacant by Mgr. Kalcono will
bo filled by .Mgr. Zardettl, tho titular arch
bishop of Moecssum, also well known In
the United States. Cardinal Murtluelll
will not leave Washington before May.
Most Hcv. Dlomndc Kalcono was born
In the provlnco of Abruzzlo, Italy, In 1842.
Doodling at one time to undertake pariah
work Instead of teaching, he went to New
York and served at St. Anthony's church,
Sullivan street.
MORE DISCREET THAN BRAVE
Dutch Troop In Kntrllsli Army 3lnkr
Sniiill I'ri'trnsc nf tSlrliiK
t'onilint to Doers.
MinnilLnURO, Capo Colony, Krlday. Oct.
. Ono hundred and eighty district
mounted troops, compoHcd largely of Dutch
men, with their arms and horses, surren
dered to Smutz' commando October 13. Tha
district troops fired most of their ommunt-
Inn at long range and then refused to fight
further. Captain Thornton, their com
mander, believes their surrender to havo
keen prearranged,
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ALARMED
Commit let- on l,cul1ntlnn Dcrtnrei
yomi-tlilnu- Must llr Dour' to
the Trust.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. li. At the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor today
tho report of the committee on legislation
was submitted. It says the evolution now
taking placo In the Industrial field through
tho rapid concentration of capital has tilled
tho working classes with alarm for tho
future welfare of the country nnd declares
11 Is tlmo to call a halt on municipal and
state and national legislation In granting
further privileges, which go to fatten al
ready large private fortunes.
Kesolutions submitted with the report de
maud from congress such legislation ns
"will provldo for the utmost publicity of
the affairs of all corporations conducting an
Interstate business."
Such laws are demanded as "will proven
the capitalization of any corporations above
tho amount of money actually Invested,
whether said Investment be in cash or
plant."
The resolutions nlso declare that congresi
has no right to tax all the people for the
benefit of a few and that "however govern
ment aid Is extended to private corporations
It means robbery of the whole pcnole,"
EARTHQUAKE IN C0L0RA00
It I So Snerr Hint People at lluenn
Vlln llnsh Out hi Their
Mailt tiothr.
I1UBNA VISTA. Colo., Nov. II. At 3
o'clock this morning, this town and sur
rounding country experienced nn earth
quake shock, wlilch lasted for several sec
onds. Many people rushed from tbeii resi
dence In night nttlre, fearing thslr homes
would ho demolished, Plato glass win
dows woro cracked. It Is reported fiat
the waters of Cottonwood lake rose con
siderable. Many huge boulders on Mount
Princeton and Mount Harvard were dis
lodged aild rolled down the sides of the
mountain. The trembling seemed to trai
from the southwest to northeast and lasted
about six seconds. This Is thn first earth
quake ever felt la lluenn. Vllta.
UNCLE SAM AS A FORESTER
fitcrttuj Iitobcsok Oooplitii Eraiiii-
tin tf Imptrtait DWiiitn,
EXPERTS PUT IN CHARGE OF TIMBER
Firm .Action Tnkrn In Sonth Dakota
Indian Dispute Dclcitnt Inn to
Arrive lor 1'nrtr
' m . Cnucui, ,
(Krotu rt Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (Special Tele
gram.) In appointing several forestry ex
perts estcrday Secretary Hitchcock com
pleted the reorganization of the forestry
division of his department, which will In
sure tho conduct of tho forestry affairs
on strictly business principles, something
In which the west Is much Interested, One
feature of the new plan, which Is of spe
cial Interest, Is the determination to sell
the burned timber at green timber prices
after January 1. This la designed to pre
vent the burning of timber by persons who
wish to secure It as "dead and down." The
reorganization of tho dlvlslou Is expected
to result In scientific work for tho re
forestation and bettor care of the reserves,
which now Include 50,000,000 acres of land
In the different states. The entire prob
lem of preserving the forests of tho coun
try, gu-trdlng the sources of water supply
and Intelligent lumbering, is Involved, and
It has been studied, as a whole, for rooro
than a year past by the secretary. Changes
wero made possible by legislation by the
last congress, Including an appropriation
of $300,000.
Indian Aurni'f (.'limine.
Indian Commissioner Jones has taken
prompt nctlou In the caso of Charles Clay
ton, agency carpenter at Lower Hrule, S,
I). Clayton has been dismissed from the
servlco on tho strength of tho report re
celved hero from a special agent. Clayton
recently filed charges against Agent Sc-m
ere, alleging that tho,latter was Inattentive
to duty. An Investigation developed that
Clayton had been Inspired by persons who
wero nfter Somcrs' scalp, and It was nlso
discovered that Clayton himself had vlo
luted-the department regulations. Agent
Somers' record Is a credltablo one and tho
dismissal of Clayton romoves a disturb
lng element at Lawcr llrulo. Kormnl an
r.ounccment was made at tho Indian oftlce
today that Superintendent Jnmcs Stalcy of
tho Kort Helknap (Mont.) school has been
assigned to Yankton, S. I)., Superintendent
Tletz of the latter Institution going to Kort
Belknap. Mr. Staley is now here. Ho
will start for Yankton tomorrow and Im
mediately nssumo charge.
.South Unltotn llrleatnt Ion. '
The South Dakota delegation Is expected
to arrive in Washington within a week,
Senator Klttredgo being due Wednesday
Senator Gnmbln will probably defer his
coming until later, while Representatives
Rurke and Martin will report In goood tlmo
to participate In tho party caucus for the
olectlon of officers of the house, which
will bo called upon to convene In the hall
of the houso Saturday evening, Novem
ber 30.
flepn'tment .Note.
Tho poitofflco at Rutler Center, flutter
county, is ordered discontinued after No
veraber 30.
Minnie K. Winslow was today appointed
postmistress nt Otto, Ulg Horn county,
Wyo.
The Chicago National bank of Chicago
has been approved as a reserve agent for
tho Merchants' National of Cedar Rapids
John II. Hlrd of Lead City, S. D.. wus
appointed engineer in the Indian school nt
Kort Ilcrthold, N. D.
MUST PAY THE TAX ON LIQUOR
I'roduct Kipiirtnl to the Philippine
Held to llr l.lulilr for In
ternal Hcvrnur.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. The commis
sioner of Internal revenue today rendered
a decision In which he holds that beef,
whisky and other nrtleles of domestic man
ufaclure subject to Internal revenue tax
when consumed In tho United States aro
subject to this tax when shipped to tho
Philippines. In this sense the Philippines
are held to bo domestic territory. Under
existing laws articles subject to Intorna
revenue tax nt homo are relieved from th
tax when oxported to a foreign country, th
exporter giving bond when the goods are
withdrawn, which Is canceled when satis
factory proof Is furnished that they actually
have bc?n landed In forolgn territory. Un
der a ruling mado some weeks ago by th
commissioner the Philippines have been re
garcied tor purposes ot internal revenue
taxation ns foreign territory, and therefore
the whisky, beer, cigars, etc., which have
been shipped to the Islands have been ex
empt from taxation. Under tho present
rule the tax In nil cases wdll be oxacted be
fore shipment.
It Is expected the exporters will pay th
tax under protest, having In mind the
"fourteen diamond rings case" now pend
ing in the United States supremo court. In
which a decision Is expected nt an early
date. This ease Involves tbo samn question
which has arisen In the consideration of tho
Internal revenue tax case, and If the court
should hold that the Philippines are foreign
territory for customs nnd Internal revenue
tax purposes, exporters will be entitled to
a refund of the amount ot the tax paid.
LOW IS PRESIDENT'S GUEST
In or-Klrnt of cw York Is Hitter
tnlnrd nt White limine and
Conference Is Held,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Mayor-elect
Seth Low of Now York was the guest of
President Roosevelt tonight. Accompanied
by Philip Roosevelt, a cousin of the presi
dent, Mr. Low arrived here shortly after
6 o'clock In the evening. Ho was met nt
tho Pennsylvania depot by Secretary Cor
telyou and went Immediately to the White
House, took dlnnor and remained over
night. Ho spent the evening In conference
with tho president. Mr. Low will return
to New York tomorrow.
H0BS0N GIVEN NEW DUTIES
Nnviil Constructor Will Point Out In.
trrratlnit Features to Im
position Visitors.
WASHINOTON. Nov. 15. Naval Con
structor Richmond P. llolwon has been
detached from duty at the Bureau of Con
struction and Repair and detailed to duty
In connection with the management of
the government naval exhibition at the
Cuarlvstuu exposlUgn, South Carolina.
1
PHILIPPINE SOIL MUST WORK
Krlciilliiml llepnrtmrtit Will Ftirulah
Seed When It t'sn I, corn
Whnt If Aenleil.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ir..Considcrnble
Imo at the cabinet meeting today was
given to the consideration of tho ngrlcul-
il nil situation In the Philippines. Uy re
ports received by tho War department It Is
pparcut that tho vegetables grown there
ro "running out" and there Is Immcdlnte
necessity for a distribution of now seed.
Sccrclnry Hoot told the cabinet that not
enough rice, which Is the' great staple, was
grown In the Islands to supply the demand
for local consumption.
Secretary Wilson has decided to scud onu
of tho department's experts with a full
orps of assistants to the Island to Inves
tigate the situation. Upon ascertaining the
nccils In respect to seed the. department
will ship to the Islands such seed ns may
bo required. It Is expected that many
things not hcrctoforo grown In the Philip
pines cnu be produced and special attention
will bo given to the growing of new crops.
Tho seed will bo distributed gratuitously,
although men from the Agricultural depart'
ment will be commissioned by the War de
partment for this purpose.
Tho president and cabinet nlso talked
over a number of appointments under the
vnrlous departments of the government.
Hxccpt where there Is some urgent reason
for Immediate action no appointment Is to
be mndo until congress meets.
It Is understood that the New York col
ectorshlp and nppralsorshlp were not dis
cussed at the cabinet meeting. The prcM-
deut Is so well versed In Now York affairs
that ho attended to the New York mattors
himself. The message to congress Js prnc
tlcally completed, although on several sub
Jects the tlnnl draft Is not finished. It Is
understood that tho president will mnkc no
dlrocl recommendation on tho subject of
taxntlon. Ho will lay the situation before
congress nnd call nttentlon to the recom
mendatlons of Secretary Cage, but lie will
not wake any direct suggestions.
SQUADRON IN SOUTH SEAS
War VeH Will Tnkc Wlntrr I'rnlur
Kvtrnilliiir ni Knr lis A'rnrsiicln
nml West IikUch.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. The winter
cruise of tho North Atlantic squadron
which begins on November 25, will be a
notable one, for tho vessels of the squadron
will stop at Charleston for four days tlur
lng the exposition and later will visit Cuba,
Porto Hlco. the Isthmus of Panama, Co
lomblu. Trinidad Island, on the northeast
const ot Venezuela, nnd tho Danish West
Indies.
Tho squadron will be al Culebra Island,
Porto Hlco, on Christmas nnd will romain
there until near tho close of January. It
will return to New York nhout the last of
April.
This will be the first time in several
yearn that tho North Atlantic squadron, ns
a whole, hns visited the north coast or
South America. An Important feature of
the Itinerary mndo public Is the provision
made for speed trials to bo run by each
vessel of tho squadron o'f, flap-en Island
beforo staVting south.
SWISS WILL SHOOT CLOUDS
Government 'Will KstnhlUli MutloiiN
In nn llffort to Prevent Destruct
ive llnlltorm.
WASHINUTON. Nov. 13. Like France,
Hungary and Italy Switzerland has taken
action looking to tho erection of cloud
bombarding stations for tho prevention of
the destructive hailstorms which at times
have devastated entire districts.
This Information has been conveyed to tho
State department thrcugh a report from
United Stutes Consul Morgnu nt Aaru, dated
October 16. Ho says that the Swiss gov
nrnmont recently sent two representatives
to Italy and to Syrln to study the question
Biid note tho results achieved there. Theso
gentlemen recommended tho adoption of a
system of hail protection hy cannon firing.
Oo this recommendation the government
has named a ommisstnn to adopt regula
tions for tho system.
COLOR LINE IN METHODISM
rnrtlrlpntlnn of Neurom In Full Priv
ilege of t;iiureli. South, 1
Wnrnily Dlciicil.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 13. Tho greater part
of tho third day's session of tho general
missionary committee of tho Methodist
church was dovotcd to the subject of ap
propriations, but the burning question cairn
up lato In the afternoon when the negro
question was precipitated by a motion
made by Hlshop Koss, when nn application
from Alabama conferences for missionary
uld came up. Tho bishop's motion was that
appropriations for white work In tho south
(Maryland and Delaware excepted) aud
colored work, mostly south, bo referred to
special committees for consideration.
Dr. Nelson (colored) secured the floor
Immediately nfter the motion was made and
made an eloquent plea for the motion. Ho
said tho Methodist church was tho only
church in tha south which stands for the
fatherhood of Ood and the brotherhood of
man; that there Is a crusado of hato all
through the south against tho black man
nnd that thn colored people down thero
are looking to the Mothodlst church, north,
for relief,
Rev. J. O. C.oucher paid that whllo he
was the friend of the colored man, ho
could not holp hut know that tt Is at this
time Impossible to successfully conduct
mixed schools, colleges and churches, espe
cially In the south.
"It Is not the fault of tho black man."
ho said; "It Is his misfortune."
RUhops Hamilton and Waldcn nnd Dr.
Duckley spoke against tho motion, nfter
which It was laid over until tomorrow.
During tho debate some ot the speakers
plainly intimated that tho tlmo was coining
when the negro would have to rctlro from
the Methodist church as a co-mcrabcr with
his white brother and organize a branch
of his own.
GALLOPING DICKS WELL PAID
Mounted llliclmnyiurn Secure Tito
llunilrcil Ilollnra Despite llf.
fort of Sl .Men.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15, Kour masked high
waymen, who approached the scenes of
their bold robliery mounted on horses, held
up the cashier's office nt the Chicago
American barnB, on Indiana street tonight,
defied six men who fought to frustrate
the crime and secured $200 in money.
After securing the money tho robhers
fled together toward the river district and
four men were seen a fow minutes later
galloping on horseback across Rush street
bridge.
TRUSTED CLERKS UNTRUE
ehtrtag tt Bixtj Thouiaid Dollart it
Btouf ht ta Light.
RECEIVING TELLER ADMITS EMBEZZLEMENT
Another Kinplor Who Itrrrntl)' Hied
In Implicated In Confession Thefta
flnltl to llnvr Cnntlnuetl
for Yrnrs,
NKW YORK, Nov. If.. Defalcations
amounting. It Is claimed, to G0,O00, have
been discovered In the accounts of the AMI
HamsburK Savings bank, an Institution con
ducted nt Williamsburg. In tho suburbs of
Hrooklyn. Ueneral J. V. Meserole. tho
prisldent of the bank. Is authority for, tho
statement that the parties Implicated In tho
nffnlr am Harry 13. Corbett, a former pay
ing teller of tho bank, who died November
2. and (lenrgo Zollelnbofer, a recelvlug tel
ler, vho. It Is alleged, gave tho llrst In
formation leading to the discovery.
The bank Is fully protected, It Is said, by
tho bonds of both Corbett ami 'ollelnhoter.
Harry B. Corbett hnd been In tho employ of
the bank for eighteen years. Ho was looked
upon a a man of exemplary habits and not
tho slightest suspicion nttnehed to him up
to the tlmo ot his death.
According to (leurral Meserole. on Krlday
of last week (leorgo Zollelnhofer, ono of tho
receiving tellers, went to Cashier William
Hums nnd confessed to him that he (Zol
Icluhofer) and Corbett had for tho last two
or thrcii years taken funds from tho Instl
tutlon for tho purposo of stock gambling,
and that so far ns he could estimate the
amount that had been lost was between
$50,000 and JS0.0O0. Cashier Hums had 5ol-
lelnhofer repeat his confession to President
Meserole find u meeting of the trusters of
the bank followed.
Irri-Kiilnrltlr Arr Dlseloseil.
The examination was not concluded that
day, nor Is It yot concluded, but Irregular!
ties enough woro found to show that Zol
lelnhofcr had not exaggerated tho extent of
tho defalcations.
Zolleir.hofer. nfter making his confession,
placed himself In tho hands of the trust
companies nnd Is aiding them In their in
vestlgallon of the books. Ho was, with ono
exception, tho oldest employe of tho bank
having been with the Institution for thirty
three years. Ho Is 60 years of age.
Corbott died In his apartments In Hrook
lvn of pneumonia on November 2. He and
his wlfo were highly retpectel.
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Sheriff I'lle I'len Hint Writ lned to
.Vcpnper Men In Intnllil
I'urther Action Deterred.
CH1CAQO, Nov. 14. In tho habeas corpus
case, whereby Andrew M. Lawrence and II.
S. Canfleld of Hearst's Chicago American
seek release, having been found guilty of
contempt of court by Judge Haneoy, tho
sheriff today filed a. plcathat the writ, was
Invalid. The plea said' that nt the tfmo ?t
tho Issuance of the writ of habeas forpu.
tho newspaper men were not In tho custody
of tho sheriff.
Judge Dunne, In whose court the. proceed
ings eamo up today, said tho plea was In
conslntcnt with tho return tbo sheriff hnd
made on Judgo Hanecy's attachment. Leave
to amend the plea was granted nnd nil par
ties ordored to reappear In court nt 2 p. m.
After filing the amended petitions for tho
writ nf habeas corpus au agreement was
presented by Judgo Dunno to the nttorneys
on both sides nnd tho defendants In tho
case, by virtue of which tbo habeas corpus
proceedings should be dropped and the de
fendants nrc to appear before Judge Han-1
ccy In tho morning for sentence. Whllo
nothing was said In the agreement con
cerning a new writ of habeas corpus, It Is
the gcnernl belief that annthor petition
will be filed If tho defendants aro sen
tenced to Jail by Judge Hanccy.
TERRITORIES SEND A LOBBY
Cniivpii.lon nt Jlmknitfe Select Six
Men to l.cnil the I'ltht for
.Htntrhnntl.
MUSKOOKK. I. T., Nov. 15. Six delegates
to Washington, who are to remain In that
city during tho present session of congress
nnd work In behalf of statehood for Okla
homa and Indian Torrltory, wero appointed
as a result of thn statehood convention Just
held here. Oklahoma elected ox-Oovcrnor
Rarnes, Charles K. Darrett and Thomas It,
Doyle nnd Indian Territory decided upon S.
R. Bradford of Ardmore. W. H. r Trud
geon of Purcell nnd C. K. Foley of Eutnula.
Another commltte.e appointed by the con
vention will raise funds to maintain tho
delegation at tho national capital.
OTHER ROADS PREPARE TO CUT
lime from Chlrnftn tn Omaha l.lkelr
llr Twelve Hours llefore
Dnil of Year.
CHICAGO, Nov. J5. Following tho action
of the Northwestern, other Chicago-Omaha
lines are preparing to materially roduco the
running time ot their fnst trains between
the two cities. It Is likely that hy the uew
year passenger trains nn the Rock Island,
Burlington, Illinois Central and St. Paul
will be making tha run In twclvo hours or
under. The present time Is thirteen hours
nnd twenty minutes.
WALDRUPE'S CONDITION WORSE
Kacnprd I'rlsoner Will lie Confronted
rrlth Murder .'linrne If Denth
Should Hratill.
LKAVHNWORT1I, Kan.. Nov. 15.--Tho
condition of J. II. Wnldrupo, tho federal
prison guard who was shot during the
mutiny last week, has taken a turn for the
worse and ho Is now in n critical condition
His death Is highly probable. Should his
death occur the convicts will all be tried
for murder and If convicted may be hanged
Otherwiso they can only be tried for
mutiny.
TABOR 0FFERS PRESIDENCY
Dev. Siillmon nf Ynle Dim Option on
llieciitlve Chair of the
Ioith CollrKc.
NKW HAVKN, Conn.. Nov. 15. Rev. W.
L. Sallmnn, n graduate student at Yale, hns
been offered the presidency of Tabor col
lege, la He will not announce his derision
for several days, Ho was formerly head rf
thn Toronto Young Men's Christian association,
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CUDAHY PACKING HOUSE FIRE
CnnnliiK Depnrtmcnt nt Kmitm tit
Drtro)eil nt n l.o of
Htno.iMio.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho four-btory building In which
was situated the canning department of
the Cudnuy parking plant was destroyed
by flro tonight. The fire was stnrted nhout
i o clonk by a boy who lighted a match
In one of tho rooms to Hud n dinner pall.
An explosion of gas followed, slightly burn
ing the boy nnd spreading the tiro through
tho building.
The Cudahy plant Is In Kansas Ct,
Kan., and tho flro department of that town
responded promptly, but U was soon ap
parent that It was imablo to copo with
tho flames and a- call was mado for help
from Kansas City, Mo. Two engines and
several lire trucks were sent from this
city, lly the hardest ' kind of work tho
flames woro kept from spreading to tho
main building. The night wns wry cold
and there was ronplderable wind blowing,
which handicapped tho llremcn.
At 10 o'clock the fire was still burning,
but It was under control. John Cudahy,
manager of the plant, Is In New York.
Tho loss Is placed at $150,000, No figures
on Insurance could bo obtained tonight.
As soon as ho received word of the flro
Inst night, K. A. Cudahy left Omnhn fur
Kansas City. "Telegrams I havo revolved
from there during the Inst hour," iald he
at S:30, "nro to the effect that tho tire Is
about out, and that tho damage bus been
confined to tho canning department, witlch
was entirely destroyed. The building In
which this department wns situated was
built a year and a half ngo, at a oust of
about 35,00O. it was of brick, 65x123 feet
ground dimt-uslnns, and four ntorles high.
There wan 5100,000 Insurance upon this
building r.nd contents.
"It will lo Impossible for mc to make
any cstluin'e at- to tint loss, brcause I hao
no way of knowing the quantity or value
of tho mods Htored In It. I know only that
there won anywhero botwecn fifty i'nd 100
carloads of canned goods stored there. The
tcltgrams I received said nothing as to
the cn-iso of the fire. Tho loss of tills de
partment will not affect tho business In
South Omat.n In any way."
Count)- Kent In Dnninnril.
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 15. The business
portion of Newklrk, the county seat of
Kay county, Oklahoma territory, was de
stroyed by flro tonight, entailing a loss of
Ifin.ooo. Newklrk tons no Are protection
jocaujpjjf the lack of a water works .plant.
Tho lire was caused by the explosion of u
gasoline can In a restaurant. Tho toss Is
only partially covered by Insurance.
Whip Kni-torj-.
YORK, Pa., Nov. 15. Tho whip and fly
net factory nt Wellsvllle, owned hy tho
Wcllsvllle Whip company, was destroyed
by flro today. Ixiss, $100,000; partially in
surcd.
STORMS ON THE GREAT LAKES
Seliooner mIIIi Henrur Crew Alionril
1 Adrlll Steel Hnre Driven
.shore
GODKR1CII. Ont., Nov. 15. The schooner
Marino City, with four members of tho
Cauadlnn steamer India's crew on board,
Is somewhere on Lake Huron below this
paint. It Is believed the boat baa gone
ashore south ot here. Yesterday India
sighted Marino City forty mllos north of
Thunder Hay, abandoned. The India suc
ceeded in getting a linn to tho derelict
and put fourteen men on board to handle
It In towing.
During the storm last night Marino City
broke away, taking tho four men from
India with it. India succeeded lu getting
Into harbor this morning.
MARQIJETTK, Mich., Nov. 15. A heavy
snowstorm Is ragiug In tho upper penin
sula, Tho enow has drifted badly and rail
road traffic Is delayed. A heavy sea Is roll
ing on Lake Superior nnd thirty vessels
are sheltered lu the harbor. Tho big steel
barge, John Smcnton. whs driven ashore
during the night and lies on tho beach east
of tho mouth ot Hock tivor. It Is within
100 feet ot the shore and Is vesting on the
sandstone bottom about 1,500 feet from
deep water.
WORKMEN BURIED IN DEBRIS
UrTorl to Hhlft Fire- Triiaam to Proper
I'liice Cnue Collnpae with
Fntul fleanlt.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. Roof trusses on tbo
now power plant building now In process
of construction at tho University of Chi
cago collapsed today, burying a group of
workmen who woro standing beneath, under
a mass ot Iron Joists, lumber and bricks,
killing one man and Injuring four. The
accident is directly attributable to an at
tempt to shift ftvo of the trusses which had
been put In placo nhout ono Inch out of
the perpendicular Into true.
Dead:
OKOROK JENKINS.
Injured:
Ilcnry Potts, slightly hurl In head and
client.
Alexander Green of Memphis, Tcnn,, seri
ously Injured in back and legs.
H. W. Llghtnor, cut on bead and legs.
Alfred Johnson, Injured In chest.
Jenkins was passing below with a hod of
mortar. His skull wbb crushed and deafli
was Instantaneous.
OMIcer' Klccllnn Confirmed,
NKW YORK. Nov. IB, The. directors of
tho Northern Securities company today mot
and rontlrmort the election of the follow
ing nincers: President, J. J. Hill; tirst vice
president, John 8. Kennedy: second vlcu
president, tieorgo K Maker; third vice
president, I). Willis James: fourth vice
president, W. P. dough; secretary and
treamiror. W. J Nichols; gencrar counsel.
W. M. Ciough! executive committee, the
president, i.'X-oftlclo chairman; John H. Ken
nedy. Ooorso K. Hukur, D. Willis Jaines,
K. 11. Harrlman and W. I'. Clough.
MiMCiiicnt of Ih-enii Verla Nov. Iff,
At lndon Arrived; Mnnltou, from New
York. At Cherbourg -Arrived; Auguste Victoria,
from New York, for Hamburg,
At Queenstowii-Arrived: Cymric, from
New York, for Llvernool.
At Philadelphia Arrived; Anubl-t, from
S.ni Francisco via Valparaiso, for Ham-
burg.
SHADY BOND DEAL
Nw Wj Diiclosid of Milking thi But
Eohool Tuid.
RAKEtFF THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
8Utt Titunrer Btmefar Givm Vtrj Ui
utiiftoUrj ExrlanfttUn,
MIDDLEMAN USES CHECKS SlfiNED STUEFER
EirtConntj Rsfudiif Boudi Furnish tit
Field of Opiratitn.
ALL THE RECORDS IN THE PUZZLING CASE
Mtrnnue llri eloimitiln lirtmlttit Out ut
i
the l,ni .Method llmnlnyeit for
lnvetlnu Mnlr School
Money.
il'tom .1 Starr l'oireiipcnut"nt.)
TIJKA.M All, Neb.. Nov. l.l.-fSperlal.) -
Peculiar conditions surrounding tho sale nt
JSfl.nnO of Hurt county's refunding bonds
last summer hae Just come to light hern
pointing to certain shady transaction
which Stnto Treasurer Stuefer hns been
cnlleil on lo explain.
On tho surface Iho facts so far developed
seem to Indicate tho diversion of J.1.20O bo
longing to tho state itchont fund Into the
pockets of a middleman acting In collusion
with the state treasurer, If mil as his rep
resentative. Tbo bonds In iuesllnn are nn Issue nf re
funding bonds made lo take up Jin." .000 nt
twenty-year ralltoail bonds, Issued In t't,
which became dun July 1. lf0t. Tho county
redcttned $25,000 worth of the matured
bonds with cash In lis treasury and raised
tho remaining JSll.OOO by selling new obli
gations. Advertisements wero Inserted In
various papers last Mny nmintiuclng thn
proposed bond Issue and Inviting proposals
from bidders. The date set for closing tho
bids wns June 21. 1001, and at that tlmo tho
bids were declared closed, and those al
ready lu duly opened In proi-onco of thn
members of Iho county board.
o lleioiie from Trensurer Mucfrr
Although Htnto Treasurer Slucfer bud
been apprised several times by different
parties both In person and by loiter of llvi
prospective sale of theso Hurt county bond ,
with the suggestion that they should bo
purchased an Investment for tho stato
school fund, It was found that no bid was
put In on behalf of the state.
It Is claimed hy Speaker Sears, who lives
here at Tckamnh, that during tho session
of tho legislature ho talked this bond itsim
over with Treasurer Stuefer, who agreed to
tako them for tho school fund on nn Interest
basis ot H,4 per cent. With that under
standing tho president ot tho board wro
to Mr. Stuefer reminding him ot the fact,
but could get no satisfactory answer.
T)io. 01160101? of M' bids'i'dlndlosod only
tho following bidders: Charles II. Coffln of
Chicago; Mason Lewis & Co.. Chicago; N.
W. Harris k Co.. Chicago; Donnlson, Prynr
. Co., Cleveland, and W. T. S. Ncllgb.
West Point. Neb,
All the bids with the exception of Nc
llgh's wero for Iho bonds at par and had
conditions attached, whllo Nellgh's original
bid offered a bonus of .$100.
Wi-Mt Point Mini lllila for llnnil.
Mr. Noligh, who resides at West Point,
which Is Mr Stucfor'H home. Is a close bus
iness associate of Mr. Stuefer. Ho was not
only present at the opening of tho bids, but
confidentially Informed P. L. Rork, Iho
present chairman of tho board, that he In
tended to have the bonds and would glvn
$100 more for them than any othor man.
After somo parleying Nollgli raised his bid
to $800 premium and revised the written
offer to read as follows:
T15KAMAII, Neb.. Juno 21, OI.-To tho
Honorable Hoard of County Supervisor? f
Hurt County Nebraska : Gentlemen I' or
JSO.OOO of refunding bonds datid July 1, 1!1'
clue In twenty years, or optional nfter I'-n
veurs, bearing :04 per cent Interest, payablo
seml-nnnuallv lu New York, I will p:iv par
nnd u premium of $St. I would want b mils
delivered to mo at Klrst National bank In
Omaha. 1 will furnish tho funds on lc
livery of tho bonds, mibjeot to tho leRulltv
of Issue and approval by my iittonuiy. Will
lnako deposit of tl,w on award of coulriici.
Very respectfully, W. T. H. NHLlfJIT
By unanimous voto tho bid of Mr. Nnllgh
was accepted anil the clerk gavo hlin tho
following written acceptanco, which wm
nUo entered on tho commissioners' record-
T13KAMAII, Neb.. Juno 21. 1MI. Abov o
bid accepted and bonds sold to Vv T. R i
Nellgh upon deposit of e.ortllled check for
$l,ono.
Tho check referred to was drawn upon
Treasurer Stuefer'B bank, tho West Point
National bank, payablo to Noligh, and as
signed to W. A. MoytJr, tho qlork of Hurt
county.
So far the transaction appoarcd to bo
regular, except for tho appuront willful
neglect of Treasurer Stuefer to muke good
his promises and his assertions that ho wax
doing his best to Invobt the balance In tho
school fund and losing no opportunity to
obtain securities suitable for that pur
pose. I'nya I'n with Stm-fer'a Chech.
Nellgh then had a contract for tho bonds,
but tho bonds themselves wore not In hi -
possession, nor woro thoy to be dcllvorod
to him until after tho dnlo of their Usue,
namely, July 1, 1001. Tbo bonds were sent
tn the state auditor for registration.
Treasurer John (1. Ashley of Hurt county
says that under the origlnul agreement
they wero to be delivered to Nellgh at thn
Klrst National bank of Omaha on July t.
1901, or rather that he should receive pay
ment at tho Klrst National bank In Omaha
on July B, 1901, and that Nellgh was then
to have an order upon the slato auditor
for tho delivery of the bonds to hlin. In
pursuance of this plan the following order
was drawn up and duly signed:
TKKAMAII. Neb., July 2, IWl.-llnn.
Charles Weston. Auditor, Lincoln: Dot
Hlr-PlonKo deliver to W. T. 8. Nellgh tbo
$hO,(if) of funding bonds of Hurt count ,
Nebraska, numbered from ono to elghtv,
dated July 1, 1901, wiiloh liuvo Just hemt
registered In your otlleo. Truly yourx.
Kit A NIC LIN KVRRKTT,
Chairman of tho Hoard of Hupervlsors i f
Hurt County. Nebraska.
Attest: W. A. MOYKIt, County Clerk
This order was never lined. Instead
Noligh came In person to Tel.amsh ou July
4, during the absence of Treasurer Ashley,
finding there Deputy Treasurer K. W, Pnltn,
who, knowing nothing of the above uidor
holng In the nlllco. gavo Nellgh atinlb v
order upon Auditor Weston, signed by him
self and tho county rierk, asking for the de
livery, of the bonds to Nellgh. In exchango
for this order upon tho auditor Nollch
mado payment to tho deputy treasurer la
two checks, ono for $10,000, drawn on iho
Merchants' National hank of Omaha mid
one for $70,000, drawn on tho Klr.it Na
tional hank of Omuhu, Ruth theso chcrki
wero signed by Treasurer Stucf' r, payable
tn tho order ot Nellgh and nvidently iop
recte4 school fund, monoy; the 8W pre