The Omaha Daily Bee.
HSTAJILISJLEI) J UN 13 U), 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY lOHNENG, DECEMBKlt .10, 1 90 1 -TEN PAG ICS.
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SCENE IS- DRAMATIC
Eioitlij Epitodi Be m Bnthn Statu
nun ii tht Snnt.
TILLMAN AND M'LAURIN, SOUTH CAROLINA
lormir DiGmtlj Challenges Hii ColUagi
t Bii(n Again.
M'LAURIN SCORNFULLY IGNORES BANTER
Hiolarei He U the Object of Partisan
Malevolence,
HOAR THINKS BOTH SEATS NOW VACANT
JJntlre Membership of t'piirr Hiiiino
Listen I ri t n 1 1 ' nil the HUnl
.Hlrilpmnrn Itciiimp '1'tirlr
Old AiiliiiriNltlrN.
WASHINGTON'. Dec.
chamber was tho ncnno
O.-Tho sonato
of a highly dra
mnttc episode today, when Senator Tillman
of Houth Carolina challenged his colleague,
Hcnator Mclnurln, to resign with him on
tho spot. In order, to uso his own Inn
gunge, that they might he nblo "to wash
their dirty linen at home."
Mr. Mcl.nurln did not take up the chal
lenge, Tho Incident today was tho direct
sequel of the very byter controversy which
arose between the senators In South Caro
lina last spring.
Mr. Mclaurn nroao to a question of per
sonal privilege today and proceeded to ex
plain that tho charge was a conspiracy to
discredit him In his own state for nets and
views which did not meet tho approval of
certain democratic leaders. Ho declared
that ho was being humiliated and, accord
ing to public prints, was to bo excluded
from tho democratic caucus because he hud
ucted upon certain public Ibsucb In n way
which ho considered was for tho best In
tereHt of tho country and tho pcoplo of
his state.
I'IIIiiiiiu'm Hold Chitllcuur
Ho announced himself a believer In the
old democracy and after denouncing the
new democracy leaders, who, ho said, had
brought destruction upon tho party, do
dared that no could not bo driven from
his old nlleglanco Into a party with which
bo did not earn to allllllate.
Senator Jones, chairman of tho demo
cratlo national committee, denied that ha
bad any "ulterior motives" lu not Inviting
Jlr. Mi'I.itirln to enter thn caucus.
Mr. Tillman reviewed tho whole con
troversy.
Mr. Hoar took occasion to express the
opinion that It was very doubtful whother
both tho South Carolina scats In tho sen
r.to woro not In reality vacant. Ho con
tended, that when tho resignations were
offered last spring to tho governor thoy
could not bo withdrawn thereafter, having
become Immediately operative,
Tho climax camo when Senator Tillman
challenged Mr. Mctntirin to Join with him
In preparing their Joint resignations and
handing them to tho presiding olllcer of
the scnato. This chnllengo Mr. McLaurln
did not accept and the eplsodu was brought
to nn abrupt close by Senator Lodge mov
ing an cxecutlvu session.
To Select ,n ii re hint iNlnml.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts offered a row
lutlon to authorize tho president to enter
Into negotlatlonfl with other civilized coun
tries for tho purpose of selecting Homo Is
land or other suitable territory to which
might bo transported and confined per
sons Instigating or counseling the destruc
tion of all government, or those attempt
ing tho lives of chief magistrates. Tho rcso
lutlon was referred to tno committee on
foreign relations.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada, apropos of tho
president's recommendation on the sub
Jcct of Irrigation, called tho attention of
tho Judiciary rommlttce to what he said was
a dried In tho Jurisdiction of tho United
Stated nud presented a Joint resolution for
a constitutional nmendment to euro tho do
Xccts.
Tho presentation of tho resolution pro
voked somo discussion and Mr. Tollor of
Colorado expressed tho opinion that no con
ptltutlonal amendment was necessary.
A Joint resolution was passed approprlat
lng $75,000 In aid of tho South Carollnu In
torstoto and West Indian exposition nt
Charleston, Tho appropriation Is required
to bo used for the transportation and In
rtallatlon of a government exhibit at
Charleston.
Mi'l.niirln HritoMK the 1'lnlit
A stir lu the chamber followed when Mr
McLnurm or Houtn Carolina arose to n
queMtton of personal privilege. Ho had be
fore him a hugo pile of manuscript
"I nrlso to a question of personal priv
ilege In connection with the publication of
tho statement that I have been excluded
from participation In tho democratic party,"
ho nnnouncod. with evidence of consider
nblo emotion ho proceeded to explain that
If such was tho caBe and If he were to bo
without assignment upon commltteos the
rights of his state, which ho In part rep
resented In tho senate, would suffer.
The only notice ho hud, ho snld, that ho
wub to bo excluded from tho democratic
caucus came Innt spring before tho adjourn
incut of tho senate, when tho chairman of
tho democratic national committee In the
cloakroom asked him why ho no longor nt
tended tho democratic caucuses. He had
replied that lu view of his opinion of tho
questions growing out of tho Spanish war
ho thmight his presence might bo embar
rassing. Tho democratic chairman had ro
plied: "Then, perhaps, It would be less em
Imrrasslng to you not to be Invited to the
raucuscsT"
Mr. Mcl.nurln said ho had replied, "Cer
tainly."
Culmination of CiiiiNplriiey
This Incldont, Mr. Mcl.au.rln declared, was
tho culmination of n long scries of events
1 In u contest waged by an element of tho
democratic party against him.
Tho entlro senate by this tlmo had become
Interested, Several republicans crosbed tho
political alslo to tho democratic aide the
bettor to listen to what Mr. Mcl.nurln hud
to say.
Continuing Mr. McLaurln said he would
bo silent did ho not fear that the movement
against him was ouo to keep allvo section
alism. For many years the people of tho
south .had realized that they had not ob
tained their fair share of tho national lam
ents, Mr. McLaurln recalled tho fact that
although Samuel J. Kandalt had advocated a
protective tariff ho had been voted for In
n democratle convention for president. Hau
cork, although he declared tho tarllf was n
local issue, had been nominated for presi
dent, and Duvld II. Hill, nlthough ho op-
(Continued on Second Page.)
GOUDIE ADMITS FORGERIES
I'liriiirr llimkherper lit ltd it U of I. Ivor-
pool Ai'Umom It'flm'a (iiiirno, Itut
Dlnputc tin- Amount.
LONDON', Dec. 9. Thonin Peterson
Gotidlc, the former bookkeper of the Dank
of Liverpool: "Dick" Hurce. tho English
pugilist, nnd F. T. Kelly, the bookmaker of
Hradfnrd, were arraigned nt the How
Street police court today In connection with
the Mverpool bank frauds. Prosecution
counsel announced that Goudlo admitted
that he had forged checks, but disputed
tho aggregate amount. The statement of
counsel was mostly n reiteration of facts
Already known. The most Interesting point
was tho announcement made by counsel
that he would be able to prove that after
Kelly had "milked" doudle to tho extent
of 72,000 Burgo got wind of the situation
and, lu conjunction with Laurlo Marks, the
American bookmaker, who Is said to have
committed suicide by Jumping overboard
from a channel steamer, and James Mances,
In v"nkmaker well known on the American
riot to leave (loudlo In the
-'n then dispatched
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stilt in .01.000, of
which llurgo rec. .yilf, Mances
one-mint nnu .warns one-E'-iu.
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Ainv the vulille Kuim-i uny Huron
Willie IiiiIiiii'm Mini' Wns
Pra-flpltiitril,
(Copyright, ml. by Press Publishing Co.)
TUB HAGUi:, Dec. 9. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Tolegram.) Tho fol
lowing nro tho real circumstances of l'rlnco
Henry's duet, which, despite olllclul dentals,
actually took placo lis n result of a sceno
at tho dinner table. Although tho prluco
was actually the challenger, ho Insisted on
making the choice of weapons and decided
on piBiois, lie being a better shot than a
swordsman. A shooting party was specially
arranged to cover tho meeting and to afford
pretext for going nway from tho palace. Tho
queen suspected the Intention and Implored
tho prince to decline to tight, but he
brusquely refused, and It was while await
lng tho result of tho duel that tho queen
nctually fell 111. Van Tots was wounded
In tho stomach. Tho ball was located and
nn operation was necessary and It sue
ccciien. Tno condition of Van Tots was
hopeful last night.
LOCATE THE HIDING PLACE
.Miii'cilnnliiii llrliiKN Punitive Nrnn of
the fnptiirril Anierleiin
MlNNlmiiiry.
SOFIA, Ilulgarln, Dec. 0. According to
information received from Salonlca, Miss
Ellen M. Stono and Madamo Tsllka, her
companion, aro concealed In tho vicinity of
Kilo, about five miles south of Duhnltza, In
Uulgarlan territory. Tho news wbb brought
by a Macedonian, who left there December
1 and who furnished preclso Information re
gal ding the hiding plarrn and tho names of
tho agents supplying food for tho brigands
and their captives. The Information Is con
sidered reliable enough to Justify tho
American olllclals lu Turkey i dispatching
emlssnrles to treat with tho bandits, nnd
arrangements hnvo been mado with tho
Turkish government for frco passage across
the Turkish frontier, which Is vigilantly
guarded by troops stationed nt every 100
yurds.
RUSSIA IN THE ASCENDANT
Coremi M In lit ern Kiiviirillile to Jnpiin
' Are DImihIkmciI from Their
O Hired.
TACOMA, Wash., Dee. 0. Advices from
the Orient stato that several pro-Chinese
membors of the Corean ministry wcro re
cently romoved. Chief nuiong them was
Major General l'ok, minister of farolgn
affairs, who was absent In Japan attending
the mikado's army maneuvers. His undoing
was brought about by 1.1 Youngllc, lender of
tho Russian-French party, who pointed
out that Pole was espousing Japan's cause
too warmly, as was shown by his granting
Jnpan a largo ground concession at Ma-
sampo and his withdrawn! of tho veto on
grain exportation at Japan's behest. Min
ister of Agrlculturo Kwou wns also dis
missed ns being too pro-Jnpanoso. I'ok Is
to be succeeded ns foreign minister by LI,
now minister at St Petersburg.
ANSWERS CRITICS OF BUDGET
M.
t'lillliinx. French Minister of VI-
iiiuci-, Kepllcs to l'l-xolnilut lo
l'rcille tluun.
PARIS, Dec. 9. In tho Chamber of Dep
uties today the minister of flunncc, M, Call
lnux, replied to criticisms of the budget
proposals and to the pessimistic predic
tions of tho adversaries of tho republic,
Tho minister said the year 1001 will dovolop
a net deficit of 60,000,000 francs, but when
tho preceding surpluses are tnken Into con
sldcratlon It will bo found that tho pres
ent legislature produced a surplus of 275,-
000,000 frnncs, which no legislature had over
dono before Tho finance minister also said
a general crisis existed In consequenco of
tho South African war, which had an un
favorable Iniluenco ou tho French budget
In this regard France had suffered less than
other countries.
SICK AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME
Debute Over Cliiiliilierliiln'N IMIiilmi-uli
Speech Sliivrtl Off for n
While.
I1ERMN, Dec. 0. Dr. Hasse, tho Pan
German lender In tho Itclcbstng, has been
defeated, nt least temporarily, In his pur
poso of bringing the Edinburgh speech o
tho Hrltlsh colonial secretary, .Mr. etiam
berlaln. beforo the Reichstag by tho sud
den nnd possibly diplomatic Illness of Dr,
Von Thlolmann, tho secretary of tho treas
ury. It was Dr. Hasso'a Intention to start
a discussion on Mr. Chamberlalu's remarks
during nn Interpellation today on tho sub
Ject of veterans' pensions. An exciting ses
slon Is expected, but tho promised senna
tlon Is postponed by tho announcement that
Dr. Von Thlclmann, who was to havo replied
to tho Interpellation, is suffering from In
fluenza.
AGREES TO PERPETUAL LEASE
Mcnrimuii Kent .Section of (invent
nieiit Territory to fulled
Still.- for t'nniil.
MANGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 0. Dr. Fer
nando Sanchez, Nlcoraguan minister of for
elgn affairs, and William I., Merry, United
Slates minister to Nicaragua, signed
treaty today by which Nicaragua agrees t
lease a section of Nicaragua territory si
miles wide, which Includes the route of th
Nlcnraguu cauul, to the United States per
petually. ... .
ENDOWS THE GOVERNMEMT
Aidrew Carnegie Fropeiei Gift ef Tei
Millloi Dalian.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AT WASHINGTON
Offer In Mmlc hy Letter to President
Jtooarvclt, Who Mny Present Mat
ter to CniiKrrs ln.li Spe
cial McfisnRc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Tho Washington
Post tomorrow will say:
President Hooscvelt has received a letter
from Andrew Carnegie In which the latter
offers to make a donation of $10,000,000 to
the United States.. Tho letter will be re
ferred to congress by tho president In a
special message.
Mr. Carnegie's gift Is for tho purpose of
establishing In Washington a university for
higher education. As far ns his Idea has
been developed It proposes a gift after tho
manner of tho bequest of James Smlthson,
tho Englishman, who gavo 11,000,000 for tho
establishment and maintenance of what Is
now known ns the Smithsonian Institution.
Smlthson desired tho Institution founded by
him to be a factor lu "the diffusion of
scientific knowledge." Mr. Cnrneglo pro
poses that the university which ho Is to en
dow shall he tho greatest Institution In the
world for tho development of higher educa
tion. I'liin In Popular One,
Ho has consulted President Oilman of
Johns Hopkins university. President Had
ley of Yale, President Eliot of Harvard,
former President Whlto of Cornell and all
tho leading educators of tho country. Thjy
heartily endorse his plans. Tho proposed
university will not Interfere In tho least
with tho educational Institutions already
established, but will supplement them, for,
according to tho present plan, Its doors will
be open only to thoo who desire to take up
a post-grnduato course. Mr. Carnegie alno
wants tho now university to take tho lead
In original research so that tho United
States ran eventually stand sldo by side
with Germany, If not cxcell thai nation In
scientific development.
Mr. Carnculo'a nlan does not proposo n
national university In n sense that an up
proprlatlon will bo ohked or needed. The
government Is simply naked to bo tho trus
too of tho uingnlllcent endowment Just as
it administers tho fund bequeathed by
Smlthson. It Is expected that n board of
regents will be appointed as In tho case of
tho Smithsonian Institution, or It muy bo
that tho government will bo represented on
tho board of directors, which It is contem
plated shall consist of men of nutlonal rep
utation. Auk for Xo Tree Site.
Mr. Carneglo has kept tho proposed en
dowment a secret until he could definitely
nrrango the plan and scopo of tho now unl-
rrslty. Even yot all theso details havo
not been arranged, so that llttlo moro than
tho outline of his gift can bo published. It
known, however, that ho does not pro
poso to nsic from congress u single loot
f land upon which tho university buildings
will bo constructed. Tho entlro expense Is
o bo borno out of his endowment. No slto
as yet been selected. It will necessarily
ho very large, as It Is proposed to erect a
series of magnificent structures.
Tho amount of money to bo given by Mr,
Carnegie equals tho sum of tho present en-
owment fund of Harvard and Is considera
ble more than tho Invested sum of nle,
With tho Catholic university, tho Mothodlst
university and tho proposed Carneglo unl-
rrslty. Wnshlnston will bo tho educational
center of tho country.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF MEASURES
Si-nnliir
Pnyni nml Seereliiry Hoot
AVItl
Siilimlt IIIIIm to Meet
lteernt Derision.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Chairman Tnync
of tho ways and means committee today pre
sented to his republican colleagues of the
committee a revenue tariff bill for tho
Philippines, which ho had drawn to meet
tho conditions of tho recent supremo court
decision. Tho republican members of tho
committee met nt 10:30 o'clock to continue
tho discussion of the general subject. The
meeting was executive nnd was preliminary
to a full meeting of tho commltteo tomor
row morning, when a Philippine tarllf
measure will bo submitted to tho demo
cratic members nnd bo voted upon.
Tho Pnyno bill Is qulto brief, with two
mnln featuros, viz.: Applying the Dlngloy
law as against Philippine exports to this
country, nnd applying tho Philippine coin
mission's tnrlft' schedulo to goods entering
tho Philippines. A further section grants
n rebato of customs taxes on goods which
havo paid an Internal revenue tax In this
country. There Is no proviso In tho measure
that It shall bo temporary, so that tho
rates If Imposed would bo applicable uutll
congress otherwise acted.
DIhi'IINnIoii In Kvtrinleil.
As soon as the commltteo assembled Mr.
Payne offered his bill nnd It opened nn ex
tended discussion on tho several features
Involved.
Tho meeting lasted until noou, nt which
time no final action had been taken nnd tho
commltteo adjourned until 2 p. m. to hear
Secretary Root on tho requirements of tho
situation. During tho morning discussion
It developed that Mr. Russell of Conuectl
cut and some other republican members
strougly favored n proviso to tho bill
offered by Mr. Puyno by which tho tariff
rates would ho scaled down from 15 to 20
por cent on goods passing between tho
United State nnd the Philippines. This
was urged on the ground that Great Britain
now bad 10 per cent of the trude of tho
Philippines and Germany nnd other Euro
pean countries held u considerable percent
age, whllo the United States hod but 8 per
cent of the trade. For this reason It wns
urged by Mr. Russell that tho United States
should lmvu come concessions ns ngalnst
foreign countries, In order to gain n fair
percentage of tho Philippines' trade for
American goods.
Secretary Root, with his advisers in the
War department. Is preparing n bill, which
ho expects to submit to congress In a day
or two, fixing duties fur tho Philippines to
meet tho supreme court's decision. Tho
latest phase requiring consideration Is the
application of tho drawback laws to trade
between tho Philippines and tho United
States, It Is expected that any tariff nr
ranged would Include n provision made for
tho drawback for any goods Imported Into
tho United Stnte3 and exported to tho Is-
lands. It Is nlso tho purpose to provide
for tho remlsilon of Internal rovenuo taxes
on goods liable to such tax, but exported
to the Philippines. Tho olllclal opinion nt
tho War department Is strongly advers to
the proposition which has been broached
by some republican members of congresi to
frame u new tariff schedulo for tho Philip
plno Islands. -
l0WA clergyman is shot
Iter. O. A. Jnliiianii (lie Victim of
llnttle .Ni-lmiu, Who Milken
SrnmliilniiM (.'linrjce.
OSKALOOSA, In., Dec. 9. (Special Tele
gram.) Hcv. O. A, Johneon, colored, pas
tor of Wesley ehapcl, wns shot Sunday
evening In his pulpit nnd seriously wounded
by a colored girl, 20 years of age, named
Hnttte Nelson. Tho shooting occurred nt
tho opening of tho evening service, during
the singing of n hymn. Tho girl walked to
tho church building, had u wrap thrown
over her shoulder nnd under the folds of
this concealed a 38-cnllbro revolver. She
walked well forward towanl thi pulpit,
where the minister was standing, pulled out
the gun and fired.
Itev. Johnson saw the girl's Intent nnd
dodged behind tho pulpit, hill not In time
to escape the ball. The bullet entered his
left shoulder and made n painful hut not a
serious wound. The girl attempted to fire n
second shot, but was hindered by tho gen
eral confusion of the congregation following
the pistol shot. No attempt was mndo to
follow the girl out of tho chupol. The minis
ter wns removed to apartments near tho
church and tho wound wns dressed. The
girl claims the minister Is the father of her
child. Tho minister professes Innocence.
Tho girl wns arrested lato thi evening at
tho residence of her mother near the city.
She hns llttlo to say. Tho girl Is held for
district court. Johnson Is n single man, 46
yenrs of ngo.
At tho tlmo of the birth of the girl's child,
September 1, rumor connected the pastor
with It nnd n church commltleo wns ap
pointed to Investigate tho scnndal. Johnson
claims tho girl exonerated hlra beforo this
committee. Ho nlso claims her mother ex
onerates him. The girl was n bright stu
dent nnd wns nided in her studies by the
minister. Their relation In this connection
wns largely tho foundation for th? rumor ns
to the child's parentage.
FOR KILLING A WHITE MAN
lllfk 'Wllllniiii, .Neitro. Arrr-Med on
Cliiirm- of Sliootlnir Wllllnm
MlinrplrNM.
OSKALOOSA, In., Dec. 9. (Special Tele-
gram.) Dick Williams, colored, shot and
killed William Shnrplesa, white, near llux-
tou, Sunday nfternoon nbout f. o'clock,
Sharpless died almost Instantly. Tho
shooting occurred at Reuben Galnos' shack
resort near Iluxton In Mahaska county.
Tho murderer escaped with n team be
longing to an employe. Williams owed
Sharpless money. Sharpless had nslicd him
for It. At tho tlmo of tho shooting there
wns no open qunrrcl. It Is said tho mur
der wns deliberate. Tho chargo struck
Sharpless In the back of the head, pene
trntlng tho brain.
OTTUMWA, la., Dec. 9. (Special Tele
gram.) "Ruck," or Dick Williams, a col
orcd miner nt Iluxton, a small mining enmp
nenr Albln, thirty miles west of this city.
Is charged with shooting nnd Instantly
killing William Sharplebs, n wliHe team
ster employed nt Iluxton. The tragedy oc
currcd at Ii o'clock Sunday aflc noon In
front of a resort operated by R.jt 'lues, In
Mahaska county, nenr nuxton, avf wan tho
result of a short qunrrol, WlPiaiuB chnt
Sharpless with n shotgun, nnd' thn -wounded
man died Instantly. Tho negro climbed into
n buggy stnndlng near nnd drnvo rapidly
awny. Ho was caught In this city this aft
ernoon and lodged In Jail. Ho admits his
Identity, but refuses to talk.
UNITE CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
Convention nt Clnclniintl AVhlc.lt In
Kxpi-rteil tn IlrliiK Tlicnt
Into Climer Touch.
CINCINNATI, Doc. 9. Much Interest was
taken hero today among tho ofllcera and
such delcgntes as have arrived for tho con
vention tomorrow of tho Amerlcnn Federa
tion of Catholic Societies. Tho permanent
organization of a central commission of nil
tho Cnthollc societies Is regarded ns ono of
tho most Imiortnnt stops that has over been
taken fo. tho church In Amorlca. Tho lead
ers say it Is not proposed to Interfere with
tho autonomy of tho Hibernians, the
Knights of St. John, tho American Cathollo
union, tho German Catholic vcroln, tho
Cntholc Knights of Amerlcn or nny other
Catholic societies, but to form n federation
tn which they will nil bo represented for a
common purpose.
Thero woro Important conferences today,
mostly devoted to tho preparation of re
ports that nro to bo submitted to tho con
vention Tuesday.
STATE CLOSES ITS EVIDENCE
Sister of Kx-lliillirr Jnini-K Lynch
I.UNt tn TfNtlfy AKiililit At
torney Sulllvnn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. With the testimony
of Mrs. Josephine Gordon, sister to ex-
nalllff James Lynch, the stnte closes Its
case against Alex. Sulllvnn, tho woll known
Chlcngo lawyer, who Is charged with hav
ing conspired to keep Lynch out of tho
ntnto to avoid being tried for Jury bribing.
Mrs. Gordon's testimony nnd cross-examination
brought out llttlo new evldenco In
the cbbo and consisted mainly of tho story
of visits to attorneys In I.ynch's behalf and
of I.ynch's return to Chlcngo. Tho defense
will open Its enso with nn nddress to tho
Jury by Attorney P. II. O'Donnoll. To
morrow Alexander Sulllvnn. tho defendant,
Is scheduled to tako tho stnnd In his own
defense.
STONE RECEIVES JUDGMENT
Hunk Director Must I'll ' Union urit for
.Vculect nml .MIniiiiiiiiiki'
luent. ST. I.OUIS. Dec. 9. In the St. Louis dis
trict court today Judgo Douglas handed
down a decision ngnlnst tho directors of tho
defunct Mullnnphy Savings bank. In the
suit (lied against them for damages by tho
haul: receiver, ex-Governor William J
Stone. Judgo Douglus ordered Judgment
entered ngalnst the following directors: J.
P. Rothmunn, J.' ".COS; Henry Klages, 15'
CCS; Joseph Marks. J57.665; J. P. Johnnnlug,
15,393; Jasper Ocstrlng. $3,5Gfi; Conrad Kel
lermann, J3.CCG, and Charles Schumacher,
$3,5G0. Tho suit chnrges tho defendant di
rectors with neglect of duty and misman
agement.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS AT G0BLES
r.ndrr IIiinIiii'nm I'lirtjou f MIi'IiIkiii
City Is I)etroyeil by
I'lnniex.
KALAMAZOO. Mich.. Dec, 9. The entire
business portion of tho village of Gobies,
twenty miles west of Kalamazoo, was de
stroyed by flro yesterday. Sixteen buslnesN
places were burned nnd tho total loss Is
estimated to be about 1100.000. The In
surance is small. Tho rauso of the fire,
which started In n butcher shop, U un
known. There was so loss of llfo.
WESTERN LEAGUE MARES I1AT
Cnrei a Gold Orop ia the
Eai Jehntei.
Ennthlne of
MILWAUKEE SURELY IN THE CIRCUIT
American Annoclntlon .striken Krrrr.e
out There litillnnnpulln Omlttcil
nml .t. ln ii I on the
Worry l.lnt.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. (Special Telegram.)
As a result of the conference between Presi
dent James Whitfield of tho Western league
nnd President Han Johnson of tho American
league, held hero todny, there will bo no
warfaro between those two organizations.
Each will respect the territory and playing
contracts of tho other. Tho conference
practically resulted In nn agreement be-
tweou the two leagues ns binding ns the old
Nntlonnl ngreemcnt. It wns also ouicially
announced that Mllwnukoo will bo In tho
Western league next year. The nnnounce
mciit was made after President Whitfield
had been closoled for nn hour with W. 11.
Gross of that city.
President Whitfield secured n lease nn the
old American league grounds, the only bnso
ball park In Milwaukee, from Fred Gross,
who retires from base boll. Tcduy's movo
shuts out Harry Quln of tho American as
sociation, unless ho can pceuro other
grounds,
Soon nfter President Whitfield's nrrlval
In Chicago he hastened to tho office of Ran
Johnson. The two wcro together nearly nil
day. Tho best of feeling existed between
the two men during tho conference nnd
verythlng that Mr. Whitfield asked for his
leaguo was granted. In return tho Western
league official conceded ovcrythlng Han
Johnson asked.
Whllo tho present unsettled stnte of af
fairs In the bnno ball world was carefully
gono over, both men declared thnt in their
opinion pcxt year would bo ono of tho best
seasons from n flnanclnl point of view In
the history of tho nntlonul gnme.
I.lkely to Drop St. Pnnl.
After tho conference President Whitfield
announced that his organization would
mako ro effort tn place n team In lndlnn
nnolls ns long iib John T. Ilrush was in con
trol In that city. No objections wcro mndo
to William Tv Watklns, but. ho snld, tho
Western wnnt's nothing of Ilrush nnd his
tnctlcs. St. Paul will bo dropped to mako
room for Milwaukee, unless St. Paul buys
out Des Moines.
It wns also announced that tho next
meeting of tho Western league would bo
held In Kansas City the second Tuesday in
January. It Is probable that tho makeup
of next year's circuit will not be completed
until that time.
"Kid" Nichols nrrlvcd In Chicago on tho
Rnmo train with President Whitfield, Nlch
ols In quest of playors for tho Knnsas City
team. He disappeared from tho hotel soon
after ho nrrlvcd.
It was reported tonight that ho had beon
In r.f.nfr.r..nro with ChsrlOB COIIlIskey of
the Chicago American league team nnd
,t'nt ho was ncgntlnttng for somo of tho
sure-lus ulnvers of tho Whlto stocKings.
Among tho players Bought arc understood
to bo Hoy nnd McFnrlnnd, outfielders; bnu
gart, shortstop, nnd ono or two others.
Now fur N'litlonnl Agreement.
noth Whitfield nnd Nichols leavo for Now
York tomorrow morning. President hlt
field will mako nn effort to sccuro thn
snn.o agreement with tho Natlonnl leaguo
that ho obtained from tho Amerlrnn leaguo,
Nichols will scout for players, nnd Is con
fident thnt Manning nnd ho will got n good
tenm together beforo many weeks. Nichols
will go to secure his rolcaBo from Iloston,
but will nlso look for players.
Neither Han Johnson nor Whitfield would
discuss Hlckny. "Thero Is no uso kicking
n man who Is down," said Whitfield. Iloth
Johnson nnd Whitfield look for penco In tho
baso ball world within tho next few months.
Tho Western association will put teams In
Toledo nnd Columbus to help tho Wostorn
leaguo fight Hlckcy's outfit.
STRIKERS RESIST OFFICERS
Sertoli Hint In Whleh Three I'nrtlol-
puntn Are lludly
Wounded,
SCRANTON, Pa Dec. 9. Tho most seri
ous of tho many riots which havo occurred
hero during tho street car strlko happened
todny.
Special Offlccr Frank Schofleld, accom
panied by DetectlVo Cosgrovo, whoso head
was cut In Sunday night's riot, wont to the
sceno of Sundny night's dlsturhnnco to ap
prehend anyono tho detective might bo nblo
to Identify nB having been nmong his ns-
snllants. They nttemptcd to nrrcst n man
In a saloon, but no sooner wns tho warrant
shown than n crowd of miners nttucked
them with drills, clubs nnd bottles. They
rotrcatcd backward, protecting themselves
with drawn rovolvers, when some ono In
tho mob fired two shots. The officers nnd n
nonunion motonnnn who necompnnled them
emptied tholr revolvers, thereby scntterlng
the mob, nnd then ran. Tho mob kopt up
a stondy flro from plnceB of concealment
Schofleld is n striking conductor. Ho Is
serving as n special olllcer In Magistrate,
Miller's court to fill In tlmo until tho strike
shall havo been settled.
Mnglstrato Miller says that ho will havo
tho warrant served If ho hns to send tho
whole police forco to back up his ofllco.
STRIKING SWITCHMEN MEET
PrrNlilfiit Holly lloliln Conference
nltli I.piiiIIiik Piirtli'lpnutn lu
I'lttNlmrK Lookout.
PITTSI1URG, Dec. 9. F. T. Holly, presi
dent of tho Switchmen's union, Is hold
ing conferences today with the lending
switchmen of tins district, wno nro on a
strlko. Since early morning ho has been
meeting tho men In his rooms In tho Union
hotel. Ho refused to discuss tho strike.
All tho railroads recently affected report
tho blocknde raised nnd traffic moving ns
nromntly ns beforo the trouble. Tho ma
jorlty of tho plnnts which woro closed last
week on ncrount of having no conl opened
today on full turn, now having plenty of
coal nnd raw material on hand.
COLONEL J0HND0NIPHAN DEAD
Pioneer of the MIxMiurl Vnllry Cloxex
n l.ouu mill llveiilful
t.'nreer.
ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 9. Colonel John Doni
phan, hero of tho Mexican and civil wars
and for fifty years prominent In the nffalrs
of Missouri, died nt his homo In this rlty
this morning. Colonel Doniphan wns born
In Ohio In 1S2C. He whs nn Odd Fellow of
nntlonnl promlnonce nnd was tho first pres
ident of thn Kansan City, St. Joseph &
Council Bluffs railroad.
CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Cleudy Tuesday,
Probably Itnln or Snow In Western Por
tions; Wednesday Snow nnd Colder;
Northwesterly Winds.
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MRS. DALE PROVED INNOCENT
Coroner'n .lury .Siijh Child Met tlenth
liy Aeelileiitntly IJntliiH
Strjelmliie,
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. Tho coroner's In
quiry Into the death of Emmellne Dale, the
child of Elizabeth Dale, wns held In Ho-
bokeu tonight and resulted lu a verdict of
uccldcntal poisoning.
rile witness who cleared Mrs. Dale was
F. S. Hillings, n commercial traveler. Ho
occupied u room adjoining Mrs. Dale's nt
the lotel tho night tho child died nud re
lated how ho had heard tho moans nud
screams of n child In the next room.
Shortly after ho heard a woman's voice
Inquiring sleepily, "Emily, what's tho mat
ter? Havo you had n bad dream?"
Tho child grew quiet. Soon nfter It began
to scream again and tho woman seemed to
get excited and Hillings heard her nsk tho
child, "Did you eat nny of those tablets?"
Tho chlhl finally said: "I ute nomo of
that enndy."
Tho Jury nt onco found that Emmellne
died after having nccldeutally eaten strych
nine tablets.
Mrj. Dale wns not present nt tho' In
quest, not being nblo lo leave tho hospital.
Mrs. Dale's attorneys snld that thoy
would nt once nsk for tho release of Mrs.
Dale on ball pending tho action of tho
grand Jury In tho innttcr.
BOXCAR ROLLS FIFTEEN FEET
Mnn I
ouily
'utnlly nml
Injured liy
elileiit.
(Mb cm
the Ac.
Nerl-
PERU, Ind., Dec. 9. A boxcar loaded
with workmen abend of tho engine of a
construction train on tho Cincinnati, Rich
mond & Munclo railroad, Jumped the truck
two miles cast of this city this nfternoon
nnd rolled downed n fifteen-foot embank
ment, resulting In tho fatal Injury of ono
man, serious Injury to two others nnd
minor Injuries to twenty other occupants of
tho car. The men fell In n heap In ono
end' of the car, a redhot stove catching
Perry Landers of North Judson beneath It
and pinning him down. Ho was terribly
burned nnd slight hopes are entertnined for
his recovery.
Nevada Walters of Wabash, Ind., brnko
mnn of tho construction train, was thrown
under tho wheels nnd both legs severed.
Charles Peterson of Fremont, O., had n
shoulder nnd ribs fractured and hip dls
lncnted. Thomas O. liughton of Urbann.
O., had both arms broken. Frank Tonard
of North Judson, Ind,, had his right
rhouldnr ' dliloealcd. William Hates of
North Judson, Ind., had bis right knee dis
located. All of tho Injured wcro brought
to tho hospital In this city.
BELIEVE MISS CROPSIE ALIVE
CIIIxciin Collect Two Hundred nullum
to Continue the
Seiireh,
ELIZAHETH CITY. N. C, Dec. 9. A
member of tho commltteo of flvo which has
chargo of tho search for Nell Cropslo,
whose mysterious disappearance hns created
a sensation throughout tho state, said to
night that ho expected Important develop
ments within forty-eight hours, nddlng that
ho believed tho girl hail been kidnaped and
thnt thoy would succeed In finding her.
mass meeting was hold tonight at
which over 1,000 peoplo woro present.
Chalrmnn II. T. Oreenlent of tho special
vlgllanco commltteo of live, mado n speech
saying they believed that nfter chasing
shadows and rainbows they nt Inst had
brought to light a tangible clue which they
were assured would clear up tho mystery.
They could go no further without more
funds, however, ns tho previous subscrip
tions had been exhausted. Tho meeting re
sulted lu nbout $200 being raised. During
lis progress a remark, "Let's mako tho ono
who knows all nbout this affair disclose
It," evoked loud applause, tho audlcnco
understanding that young Wilcox, who was
tho last person scon with Miss Cropslo, was
referred to.
MAKES FAVORABLE REPORT
.Seuiitor l.oiluc no Clmlriiuiu. I'rcMi-ntN
lluy-Piiuiieefote Treuly to
tin- Semite.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Senator Ixidgo
today presented to the sonato In executive
session tho report of tho rommlttoo ou for
olgn relations recommending favorable ac
tion on the Hny-Paunccfnto Isthmian canal
treaty, nnd gavo notlco that tomorrow ho
would ask the sonnto tn go Into cxecutlvo
session for tho consideration of tho trcnty,
ropeatlng tho request ench day until the
sonato should act upon It,
Tho report of tho commltteo on Judiciary
recommending tho confirmation of Attornoy
General Knox was submitted, but went over
until tomorrow.
CHARGE IS EMBEZZLEMENT
1'. .1, MeCiilrc, fSeneriil Sccrrtury nml
TreiiKiirer of ('iirpeiitem'
I ii ton, m ImlletiMl.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9. Tho grand Jury
today roturned nn Indictment ngnlnst P. J.
McOulre. general secretary-treasurer of tho
United Hrotucrhood of Cnrpontors, on tho
chargo of embezzlement. Mr. McGulro la
uccused of fraudulently converting to his
own uso $10,000 belonging to tho nssocla
tlon.
Oiniihii 31 it it n Deleunte.
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. O.-Tho American
lirothorliooil of Pnperhnngrrs nnd Decora
tors todny elected tho following as dele
gates to tho Federation of I.uhor conven
tion now In session ut Hcrnnton. Pi.: W.
II. Hell, Omaha; A. fj. Hrambiidgo, Minna,
npolls: C 11. Leonard, Cincinnati.
C. O. Lewis of Chicago whs elected ns
n delegate tn tho Nntlonnl Iluildlng Trades
council.
.Move me iiIm of (Irellil Vchhi-Ik
Dee, II,
At New York Arrived Mnasdam,
from
Rotterdam.
At Yokohama Hailed Ilruemnr, for Sent
tie. At Olasgow Sillied I.aurentlnn, for New
York.
At llremen Sailed Hnrbarossa. for New
York. Arrived ICoenlg I.ulse, from New
Yoik.
At Southampton Arrived (ilenloehv.
from 8:in Francisco, via Cornet, Montevi
deo, etc.
At Perlin Passed Vnnu Tse, from Seat
tle, via IJlogo, etc, -
EXPANSION AT OMAHA
DemanJe Upoa Natttal Oaaniel ef Trarel
Call fer Wider Gateway.
SENATOR MILLARD NOTIFIES CONGRESS
Introduce!
a Bill te Freride for New
Bridge and Diket.
ASKS R0M FOR INCREASING TONNAGE
Gemini; ef tie Great Weetera ii Tartly
Beipeieible.
ADDITION TO LINCOLN TOITOFFICE
CnttKrrHtiiimi Iltirkrtt Hopes to Se
eure n Uunrtr r-.MIlllon Appro- ,
print Ion Sou th Ilnkntnu
Are Also Alert.
(From n Stuff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (Special Teli
gram.) Among tho othor bills which Sena
tor Millard Introduced todny wns ono to
nmend tho chnrter authorizing tho constric
tion of n railroad, stroot railway, motor,
wagon nnd pedestrian brldgo across tho
Missouri river nenr Council Hlufts nnd
Omaha. The bill Is designed to glvo tho
Omnbn Hrldgo and Tcrmlnnl company cn
lnrgcd powers so fnr ns tho brldgo which
spnns the Missouri river nt East Omnha
Ih concerned.
According to tho provisions of tho bll".
tho Omaha Hrldgo nnd Terminal company,
as tho successor of tho Interstate Hrldgo
nnd Street Hallway company, Is given the
right to construct n now bridge, vlrtunlly V
with two spans, nnd to build dikes nnd
abutments to keep tho water of tho Mis
souri within Its proper channel.
Tho present structure Is not satisfactory
to tho company operating tho bridge, and
as tho Chlcago-Orcnt Western railroad ex
pects to use the now brldgo lu conjunction
with tho Illinois Central It has become nec
essary on tho part of tho Omaha Terminal
company to sccuro permission to build n
strurturo lu keeping' with tho lncrcnsed
tnnnnce.
Whllo the main provisions of tho old
charter nro re-enacted, the bill which Sen
ntor Millard Introduced todny provides only
for tho pnssage of rnllwny trains, street
rnllwny cars nnd motor rars, which nro tc
bo permitted to rrobi the structure nt ren
sonnbte rates of toll.
Foot passengers or vehicles drawn by
horses will not bo nllowed on tho bridge,
ns It Is deslgnnted to mako It n railway
brldgo exclusively. The plans nnd specifi
cations must bo approved by tho secretary
of war, ns In former cases, and tho hill
provides thnt thu drnwspnns shall ho
watched night and day, with lights dis
played at night lu keeping with tho regula
tions of tho lighthouse board.
Senator Millard Introduced n number of
private pension bills, which hnvo hern
threading tholr wny through congress for
yenrs past.
MlNNourl Aufiliint NcliriinUn.
Attorney General F. N. Prout of No
brnskn appeared beforo the supreme court
today and filed a Rtlpulntlon nnd named
Alfred Hartzel of Ilentrlce and John W.
Holllnburtnn of Missouri as commissioners
to tnko testimony In tho boundnry caso of
tho Slnto of Missouri against tho State of
Nebraska.
The nomination qf Richard Penrson of
North Carolina, which went to tho scnato
today, to be consul nt Genoa, Italy, somo
whnt disconcerted thn Iown delegation In
congress, ns they had hoped to bo nblo to
sccuro the placo fnr nnother lownn. James
Fletcher, former consul to Genoa, nnd who
died recently nt his post, wbb n rcsldont of
Waverly, Ia. Tho lown delegation, believ
ing thoy could hold tho appointment, se
lected Mnjor S. M. II. Ilyors of Des Moines
ns Fletcher's successor. Socrotary Hay,
however, desired to tako caro of ox-Con-grcssmau
Penrson, nnd us nn opening In tho
wny of the Genoa consulship prcsonted, the
secretary of state selected Pearson for the
place,
E. A. Tucker of Humboldt Is on his way
to Washington to help Senators Dietrich
and Millard and Congressman Hurkctt so
cure Judicial appointment fnr himself.
JiuIe" Tucker's papers are on flln wllh At
torney General Knox, who hns ngrced to
look them over cnrcfully, nnd snld ho bn
llovcd Tucker Is tho proper roan for n Ju
dicial position. Ho mny possibly bo sent
to tho Philippines or Porto Rico.
It ii in I Free l)ell-ry HoiiIch,
Rural free delivery routes nro to bo es
tablished at Pulmyra, Unadllln, llamsud and
Syracuse, in Congressman Hurkott's ills,
trlct. It Is Mr Hurkott's Intention to In
troduce a bill providing for nn addition tn
tho present Lincoln postofllcc, which Is
totally Inadequate for Its present usage, nnd
has nsked Supervising Architect Taylor to
prepare estimates for n building commen
surate with tho needs of Lincoln. It Is
thought Mr. Taylor will recommend n bill
for $250,000.
Senator Dietrich has recommended Minn
Ida Coats ns postmistress nt Stockhaui,
Nob., to succeed her father.
Senator Gamble had a long conforoneo
with General Superintendent Machcn of tin
rural frea delivery eervlco, looking to tho
detail of n special agent or securing such
nn ngent for South Dakotn. Seventy routes
hnvo been petitioned for In tho stnto, but
tho department hns been unnblo to report
on theso routes, owing to lnck of capnblu
men to send Intp tho Hold.
The senior senator from South Dakota
alBo urged upon Second Asststnnt Postmas
ter General Shnllonborger the Importnneo
of establishing n star route between Platte
nnd Wheeler, Charles Mix county. The
railroad bus gone Into that section and tho
people nro clamoring for mnll service con
necting tho two points.
MluliiK Kxpi-rliiieul .Htntloii.
A bill was offered today by Senator
Gnmblo which has for Its purpose tho en
couragement of mining In tho IJnlted States
It provides that n mining experiment sta
tion shall ho established In rach state and
territory- Tho detnlls of the bill follow out
closely tho Idea put Into effect some yoars
ngo lu tho creation of agricultural experi
ment stations, nnd n bill of this kind of
fered tn tho hoiiBo two years ngo by Mr.
Gamble was reported favorably.
Mr. Nat Hrown of Omaha Is In Washing
ton. Conference on Irrluutloii.
.
At a mooting of tho westorn congress
men tonight tn consider an Irrigation hill
frir the present congress the discussion wa ,
over tho bill prepared by Senator Witrrer
nnd tbo one Introduced by Hcnator Hans
hrtiugh. Tho Wuiren bill provides for v
reclamation fund snln of lands lu tho nrld
states, thn secretary of tho Interior to
call for tho reports front states having