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BARS OUT PROCESS
Colgimdo OtiiTUciig Board Defies Officer
of the District Court.
COUNT V0TE3 BEHIND LOCKED DOORS
Attempt to Break lot Boem Prevented by
8tate Honse 0 tarda. '
REPUBLICANS NOW CONTROL SENATE
Two DemecraU tnu Lai Animal County
Unseated and Bet sb!' f. 'eated.
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ADAMS FILES PETITION IN V It 'E COURT
Ho Asks that BI.PuKi
Appointed ta EmmIm .
Basra and Report
tA Be
WER, Colo.. Dec. 28. (Bp ' In
gram.) At tha etatehouae today,' Jie de
pute between the two governors, both of
whom claim to be governor-elect, caused a
deputy sheriff to be defied in the couise of
hi duty and brought about a general
clamor for tha opening of every ballot bos
In the city and county of Denver to expose
further fraud.
Carrying a, writ ot Injunction from tha
district court against the State Canvasa
Ins board, a democratic ofllclal waa refused
admission to serve It. Ha then threatened
to break down tha door, but the show of
strength by the republican statehouse
guard and doorkeepers stopped such action.
Later In tha morning Oovernor-elect Alva
Adama filed a petition In the supreme court
asking that all tha ballot boxes In Denver
be opened. Republican attorneys Immedi
ately declared, outside the court room,
they would Join In the petition.
"This Is Just what we have been want
ing," said J. H. Hershey, attorney for the
republicans. -
GoTcrssr Adams' ePtltlon.
Governor Adams' petition recites that
evilly disposed persons are using the dis
closure made before tha supreme court to
nullify the will of the people. It stys the
present condition of disquietude Is Injuring
the peace and prosperity of tha state. The
petitioner Insists that however extensive
the frauds may have been, all legal voters
have a right to have their ballots counted.
Governor Adama suggests a bi-partisan
commission to open and examine every bal
lot In all the boxes. A decision Is expected
tomorrow,
"I have no question about my election by
substantially the majority represented on
the face of the returns," said Governor
Adams. "I believe if the frauds In out
side counties could be unearthed my honest
majority would amount to 20,000. But I
want no tainted seat. It Is of far greater
Importance that the extensive election
frauds should be unearthed and punished
than that I or any other particular
Individual should be sworn In' as
governor. I don't know who committed
tha alleged frauds in Denver. I know
nearly -thirty men-ars to Jair-osWnesbljr. far
contempt of court, but really charged with
lection crimes. If they are of the charac
ter represented, I feel assured that there
are men at liberty far more deserving of
jail than those who are Incarcerated. I feel
that some of those In jail have been , un
justly dealt with. But be that as It may,
.1 want this Investigation made; I want it
to extend from the head to the foot and I
want the truth known."
Governor Adams' followers openly pro
claim that, the republicans stuffed the bal
lot hniAl after the election in make t h
fraud showing they hare made. Repub
leans say that the charge Is absurd.
' Republicans Get Seaute.
ovarnor Peabody and the other mem
s of the state canvassing board this
rernoon consummated the plan which
tres the Peabody men a majority of the
late senators. The board disregards the
returns from Boulder and Las Animas
counties, unseated State Senators War4
and Beshoar and seated their republican
opponents, Millard and Barela, This makes
the Senate Senate nineteen republicans to
fifteen democrats. '
The supreme court this afternoon decided
that It did not have Jurisdiction- In the
matter of granting an Injunction to pre
fab, tha state canvassing board from go
ing behind the returns. The application
waa made by Dr. Beshoar, democratlo
senator-elect, from Las Animas county,
who feared that the board would throw
out enough returns to seat Barela, his
rival. Directly after the decision waa
handed down the state canvassing board
went Into session behind closed doors and
prooeeded to oomplete Its work. At about
the same time District Judge Carpenter, on
the application of the democratic attorneys,
Issued an Injunction restraining the state
canvassing board from going behind the
returns. Deputy Sheriff John Braemer
waa at tha state house a few moments
after the supreme court decision was
handed down. He was refused entrance
to the room of the canvassing board.
Deputy sheriff Calls far Ala.
James Brown asked John Rush, who
waa present, why he did not tell the su
preme - court of the writ that bad been
Issued. Mr. Rush said he waa not serving
papers, and then he advised Braemer to
shout the wording of the writ of Injunc
tion through the door, so that the members
of toe board could hear and this would
be as binding as If the writ hsM been
served by hand. Deputy Secretary1 of, State
O'Connor, who waa guarding the door, re
fused to allow him to do this and then
Braemer sent a hurry call to the sheriff's
office for help, - Ha sa)d If the doors were
not opened be would break It down.
By tills tints news of what waa going
on waa communicated to John Waldron,
who was arguing in the supreme court
on tha application of Adonis to open ail
tha ballot boxes. He Immediately In ir
rupted the proceedings, and asked the
. court not Id adjourn fur tha present. Then
he told of the Carpenter Injunction and
said he would probably be asked for pun
ishment of the judge and the others for
contempt of the supreme court. At this
time the doors of the canvaaslng board
room were opened and the members ac
cepted service. They annouced that they
bad unseated Beslioar. democratic. In Lbs
Animas county for Barela, and Ward,
democratic from Boulder, for Millard, re
publican, i They had held the doer until
they bad completed the canvass. The
deputy immediately returned to the dis
trict court and charges of contempt of
Judge Carpenter will be made against the
canvassing board.
Judge Carpenter gammoned.
District Judge Samuel U Carpenter and
Attorneys vrett Bell and John A. Rush
were later served with notices to appear
aaluro tfce supreme court tomorrow mora-
(CaaUaued on, Second Pago.)
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SENTENCED F0R AN ASSAULT
Coneln of Karl of Craves Physleally
Reseats Criticism sad G-s
e Jail.
LONDON, Dec, 18. A. E. Craven, a cousin
of the earl of Craven, son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. Bradley-Martin, formerly of New
Tork, has been sentenced to twenty-one
days In Jail for a brutal assault on a fellow
passenger on a train. The latter, while en
tering a crowded car, bumped against Mr.
Craven's knee with his gripsack. Mr.
Craven offensively demanded an apology
and upon receiving a refusal 'struck the
plaintiff In the fa. Mr. Craven then
loudly proclaimed himself "a gentleman
whose name would be found In DeBrett and
a cousin of the earl of Craven."
The plaintiff declared that Mr. Craven's
conduct was not that of a gentleman,
whereupon Mr. Craven dealt him a violent
blow on the nose, drawing blood profusely.
The magistrate, In sending Mr. Craven to
Jail, characterised the assault as most un
justifiable and meet blackguardly, for which
a fine waa quite Inadequate.
JAPAN WAJ1TI A HEW TREATY
Agreement with tailed States Wosld
Embody Advanced Principles.
TOKIO, Dec. 28. The Japanese govern
ment has agreed to negotiate an arbitra
tion treaty with the I'nited State This
is the result of American Minister Grls
com's representations to Baron Komura,
minister of foreign affairs, who has noti
fied him that his government is pleased to
aooept America's Invitation. Baron Ko
mura further states that Japanese Minister
Takahlra Is fully empowered to act with
Secretary of State Hay to frame and sign
a treaty of the kind at Washington. Al
though as yet undrafted, It Is expected that
this Instrument will be modeled on similar
lines with a series of treaties recently
signed by President Roosevelt and Secre
tary Hay, embodying the most advanced
principles of International policy.
No Steamers Sold.
BERLIN, Dec. 28. The Associated Press
called tha attention of the Hamburg-American
North German Lloyd lines to the re
ports circulated In London of recent sales
of their steamers and received assurances
from both companies that no steamers had
been sold. The Hamburg-American offi
cials added the specific denial that the
steamer Phoenicia had been sold to an
unnamed' purchaser and that It was going
to Libau. as announced last night In a dis
patch from Hamburg to a London news
agency.
Veaiee Approves American Idea.
VENICE, Dec. 28.-A letter written b
William Henry Goodyear, the curator of
fine arts of the museum of the Brooklyn
Institute of St. Mark's, has been repub
lished by the newspapers here and produced
an excellent Impression, It seeming to be
the opinion of the American Art Educator
that the condition of the basilica Is not su
grave as It appeared to be.
PLn.gne Anion the Cossaeks,
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28.-H Is offi
cially announced that a disease, the charac
teristics of which are similar to bubonio
plague, has appeared among the Klrghize
Cossacks In two settlements of tha Ural
territory, resulting In 190 deaths between
November 24 and. December 28. The locali
ties have been declared to be Infected with
tha plague.
Premier Koerber Roalgna.
VIENNA, Ded. 28. The Neue Frele Presse
says Premier von Koerber at an audience
of Emperor Francis Joseph this morning
tendered his resignation on the ground of
ill health.
Strike Ties t'p Tows,
BAKU, Caucasus, Dee. 28. The strike
situation here Is serious, but no disturb
ances have occurred. The tie-up of the
city is practically complete.
' Russians Go on Strike.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28. Tens of
thousands of men have struck throughout
the Baku (Caucasian) oil fields.
DENIAL OF A PAPER MAKER
Manufacturer Says that the Selllag
Agency Is la No Sense an
Illegal Combination.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 28. A special tt)
the Pioneer Prvss from Eau Claire, Wis.,
says: W. L. Davis of the Dells Paper &
Pulp company, one of the concerns men
tioned as defendants In the application for
an Injunction against the General Paper
company et al. by the attorney general In
the United States district court of SU
Paul, said today:
The General Paper company of Chicago
was organised as a selling agency for suon
paper companies as wished to Join, but
It was not an illegal. combination or. trust.
He said It was true that the price of
paper had gone up,- but that the advance
was due to natural causes, suoh as an ad
vance of 50 per cent In the price of pulp
wood, Increase In the price of fuel, labor
and In fact, everything consumed In the
manufacture of paper. ' He stated further
that those back of the suit based their
figures on the rise In the price of paper on
the price made to consumers, when paper
was sold at a loss by paper manufacturers.
Mr. Davis said there were a number of
large paper manufacturers outside of the
General Paper company, therefore the
statement that the organization has de
stroyed competition was not true, Ho said!
We And competition enough, and the
price of paper Is largely controlled by
competition. The organisation of the Gen
eral Papt-r company was more a matter
of convenience tliau anything else, for by
selling the manufactured product through
the General Paper company thu manufac
turer la enabled to give Ills entire time to
the manufacturing of the product.
SUICIDE PACT AT NE WYORK
TttS Men from Boston Attempt to Bn4
Their Uvea at Grand talon -lfotel
One Succeeds.
NEW TORK. Dec 38. Ore tie A. Weed,
said to be interested In the manufacture of
gas meters at Boston, died at a hospital
here today of morphine poisoning. Weed
and a companion named BenJ. J. Rellly of
Hartford, Conn., were taken to the hos
pital from the Grand Union hotel. Both
were suffering from the effects of the drug.
Weed died without recovering conscious
ness. Reilly was soon revived.
In a statement made tonight to the coro
ner Rellly Is quoted as saying that he and
Weed had entered Into a suicide pact and
that they came to this city from Boston
on Sunday with the intention of commit
ting suicide together In the hotel.
Dispatches from Boston and Providence
show that Weed was highly connected.
Tl e wife of former Governor Spragus of
Rhode Island was bis stater. Another sla
ter . is the widow of the late Colonel
Wheaton of Washington. Weed Is reputsd
to bo wealthy. He leaves a widow -and
two young children. Wees' wan about U
)rs old and Reilly to 21 . , t
CHIEF DONAHUE EXONERATED
Polios loard Dismisses Cbargti at the Celt
'of Elmer E. Items.
EVIDENCE I0ES NOT SUPPiRT ALLEGATION
I'nantmous Judgment of the Board
Is la Favor of tbo Chief oa the
Showing Mads by Accuser.
At a meeting of the Board of Fire and
Police commissioners yesterday afternoon
a verdict in favor of Chief of Police J. J.
Donahue, In the matter' of charges filed
against him some time ago by Elmer E
Thomas for the Civic Federation, was ren
dered; an address by Edward Rosewater
was listened to, outlining certain sugges
tions In the matter of local reform, and
1(3 saloon licenses were granted. The
board will meet again at S: this after
noon to consider protests filed by Elmer
E. Thomas against the Issuance of saloon
licensee to William Oarrlty of 123 North
Tenth, Minna Wlrth of Tenth and Harney
and Q. M. Stafford of 1302 Douglas, and
possibly other protests.
Judgment for Donahue.
The finding ot tha board In the matter of
charges filed by Attorney Thomas against
the chief of police reads as follows:
In Re Charges and Specifications Agninst
John J. Donahue, Chief of Police. Find
ings and Judgment of Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners.
After a full and extended hearing of the
charges and specifications filed herein by
Elmer E. Thomas against John J. Donahue,
chief of police of the city of Omaha, and
after a careful consideration of m-h
charges and specifications and the evidence
offered In support of the same, the mem
bers of said board do unanimously find
and declare that said charges and speclll
catlona are not sustained by the evidence
and the said charges and specifications are
therefore dismissed at the cost of the
complainant, Elmer E. Thomas.
(Signed.) FRANK E. MOORE9,
Chairman,
W. J. BROATCH,
J. W. THOMAS.
GEORGE L. MILLER,
LEE W. SPRATLEN.
Chief Donahue received congratulations
from a number of friends at the close of
the meeting. Elmer E. Thomas was not
present at the meeting. When asked last
evening whether he had anything to say
In regard to the finding of the board, Mr.
Thomas said: "Not at this time."
Reform Measnres Sosrsrested.
Edward Rosewater addressed the board
at some length, explaining and discussing
a number of suggestions of reform In the
matter of the social evil, elimination of
saloons from the proscribed district, ro
tation of police officials at the station and
other matters pertaining to the moral wel
fare of the community.
"I have given this matter careful study,"
said Mr. Rosewater, "and I have con
cluded that the traffic of liquor should be
divorced from the social evil, which ao
compllshment would bring about a great
reform In what I understand to ' be the
present system of criminals making a ren
dezvous of the saloons In the red-light dis
trict." In reply to a question from Mayor Mooree
regarding the loss of the revenue derived
from the saloons In question, Mr. Rosewater
responded by saying that that matter could
be offset by fining tha. proscribed houses a
fixed amount per month, It being a gener
ally accepted fact that the social evil can
not bo suppressed and that regulation or
the evil Is the next best thing. The speaker
did not want to be understood as saying
the removal of the saloons from the pro
scribed district would In any way diminish
social evil, but he was of the opinion It
would serve the Interests of an efficient
police department and would be In Una with
public sentiment. ' "
"Now Is the time to act," said Mr. Rose
water, "before the licenses are granted for
the new year. I also would suggest that
licenses be refused to saloons having musto
hall annexes. These places are not needed
by the community they are no part of a
healthy civil life."
Pollcemaa Hot a oeavong-e.
Commissioners Thomas and Miller and
Chief of Police Donahue asked the speaker
a number of questions. Mr. Thomas and
the chief spoke particularly on the matter
of handling women of Ill-repute who live
Outside the proscribed district It was Mr.
Rosewater's contention that It la no part of
a policeman's duty to serve as a scavenger
of the social fabric, which work he thought
would likely, at least In some cases, con
taminate the officer and unfit him for the
discharge of his duties as a protector of the
public life and limb. For the handling of
the social evil outside ' the district, Mr.
Rosewater contended, the most reasonable
and best procedure would be to make the
owner or agent of the building liable ac
cording to a law already provided for the
kind of tenants occupying bis building.
Commissioner Thomas cited a number of
reforms already accomplished by the board
and said it is the disposition of the com
missioners to continue In the work of giv
ing the cltlsens the best government pos
sible, working one reform at a time, rather
than attempting any spasmodic waves of
reform.
At the close of Mr. Rosewater's talk Com
missioner Broatch said he was pleased to
hear what the speaker had said and was
sure It was worthy of the board's consid
eration. Mr. Rosewater explained at the close that
his purpose in coming before the board and
making the suggestion was wholly for the
purpose of making the city .one to which
outsiders could come and settle with Im
punity, and to dispel the ideas of municipal
depravity that have gone forth to the out
side world from certain quarters In Omaha,
DR. BODINE IS RETICENT
Will Not Speak of Papers la
Case Against Bishop -Talbot.
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PHILADELPHIA. Dec 28. Rev. Dr.
Bodlne. chairman of the board of Inquiry
which will Investigate the charges brought
by Rev. Ingraham N. W. Irvine against
Bishop Talbot said today:
"I have not received the presentment and
do not know when I shall receive the pa
pers. I shall not have anything to say for
publication concerning tha case."
Dr. Bodlne said he believed, while he
did not know positively, that ths abstract
of the presentment published In ths news
papers today la correct. It probably came
from some person who was la a position
to give ths facta, ho aald. r
"All I know about this case," said Dr.
Bodlne, "is that I received a letter from
Bishop Tut tie Informing me that ho had
Instructed Dr. Dlx to send me the papers.
Whether they have been sent to me I am
unable to say."' '
Peabody Refuse Heolsltloa.
DENVER, Deo. tl -Governor Peabody
today refused the requisition from ibs
governor of Missouri for T. J. Parker,
wanted at Sedalu on a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretentrs. - The
requisition was denied because the com
plaining witness In the case was depu
tised to take Parker back to Missouri.
Parker la said to b wanted also at Clnr
oiiiaaU.
BAIL FOR NAN PATTERSON
West Virginia Mea Said to Be Ready
to Stem : Woman's
Besd.V
NEW TORK. Deo. 28. Nan Patterson,
who Is In the Tombs prison charged with
the murder of Career Toung, was In better
spirits today than at any time since the
second Jury which beard the testimony In
her case reported that they were unable to
agree upon a verdict Bhe believed, she
raid, that the freedom for which she has
longed for more than sis months was
about to be granted. Telegrams had corns
to her from Wheeling, W. Vs., announcing
that four prominent men In that city were
prepared to furnish ball for her In any
amount up to 160,004.
If the offers from Wheeling hare been
made in good faith it Is probable that
the court will be asked within a few days
to fix the amount of a bond.
While Miss Patterson would not reveal
the names of the Wheeling men who offer
to go on her bond, dispatches front that
city say they are Charles Swisher, sec
retary of state-elect of Wheeling, H. J.
Price, a merchant; T. A. Deveney, a law
yer, and Edward Slack, a banker of Fair
mount Later one of Miss Patterson's counsel
gave out what ho said was ths telegram
sent her from Falrmount, W. Vs., datea
December 23, offering lo give ball for her
release. The copy waa as follows:
FAIRMOL'NT. W. Vs., Dec, 23. 1904. Nan
Patterson, Care Tombs Prison, New York
City: We will furnish ball to the extent of
SbO.OOO If necessary. Signed,
i T. A. DEVENET.
H. J. PRICE,
EDWARD SLACK,
C. SWISHER
(Secretary of State-Elect).
Miss Patterson's counsel conferred with
Assistant District Attorney Rand today,
Afterward It was learned that both sides
desired delay, and It seems probable Miss
Patterson will not bo put on trial again for
several months.
FAIRMOUNT. W.' Vs.. Dec. 28.-T. A.
Deveney, one of the wealthiest men In this
city, confirmed the report today that he, H.
J. Price and Edward Slack, also local busi
ness men, would furnish Nan Patterson's
bond to the extent of 150,000 If necessary,
not in order to receive notoriety, but be
cause they believed her Innocent of the
crime with which she In charged. A tele
gram cent Nan Patterson at the Tombs,
New Tork City, bors ths names of the
above, also that of C. W Bwlsher, secretary
of state-elect Swisher positively claims he
never signed the telegram or even author
ised his name In any way to be used In this
connection.
Nan Patterson's father, who spent the
greater part of the day with his daughter
In the Tombs, said, after leaving her, that
he feared she was going insane. He
said:
She Is breaking down completely. I tell
you my little girl Is a physical and men
tal wreck. I am afraid that her mind Is
tlvlng away under this dreadful strain,
he is worse than she was when she col
lapsed after hearing of the Jury's disagree
ment. I have sent for our family physi
cian. Dr. Magulre was sent for later and, after
examining Miss Patterson, said:
Miss Patterson Is in a highly nervous
and even a hysterical condition, but, In
my Judgment there need be no fear of
Insanity. She laughs a good deal, but the
laughter is more of a hysterical character
than from any Impulse that would appear
from Insanity. She needs good care and
constant watchfulness rvnit h r .nshl;v
Tli latter ana not bo very well-supplied
in a prison.
TRACING MRS.' BESSIE BOUTON
Colorado SprlasTS Hears -that lit Wn
TKoro with aa Alleged
Husband.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., -Deo. 28.
A - number of developments have been
brought to light by the detectives who ars
Investigating the circumstances of Mrs.
Bouton of Syracuse, In connection with the
Mount Cutler murder mystery.
The most important development Is that
while In this city the latter part of Octo
ber she was accompanied by a man whom
she introduced as her husband. She left
the city on the evening of October 29, In
company with this man. The officers have
reason to believe he was traveling for a
Chicago cigar company.
A setback In tracing the movements of
Mrs. Bessie Bouton, the supposed victim of
the .Cutler mountain-tragedy, was experi
enced today when a message purporting to
come from the Now Tork Chemical com
pany, for whom the woman claimed to bo
a traveling representative, was received
here, stating that the firm had no such,
agent on the road. Chief of Police Rey
nolds Is not satisfied with this telegram,
however, and has wired to New Tork again
for further particulars. It la known that
goods ordered . by a local hair dresser
through Mrs. Bouton from the New York
firm were received through the usual
sources.
An Inquiry sent out today to Syracuse, to
the relatives of Mrs. Bouton, seeks to ascer
tain tha name of the dentist who performed
the work on the teeth of Mrs, Bouton. The
dentist will be requested to come to Colo
rado Springs and Inspect the work In the
mouth of the woman. With the point of
dentistry established, a systematic search
for the men who have been 'connected with
Mrs. Bouton's name will be Instituted.
VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS
Cora Crop of this Year Worth Hearty
Oss Billies Two Hundred
Million Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The following
bulletin Was Issued by the Agricultural de
partment today:
Final returns to the chief of the bureau
of statistics for the Deimrtmenr nf Airrl.
culture from regular and special rorres- I
pendents, supplemented by reports of spe-
cial fluid agents, show tha acreage, product- I
Uon and vulue of .the principal farm crops i
a v.A T . .... a..... i k.. ... , .
follows:
Acreage, Production, Farm Val.
Crop. . , Acre. Bushels. Dec. 1, li-04
Corn 1.2!1,6K1 2,i7.4M,MM tl,MMA
Wlnt. wheat. 2b.8o7.8j6 X13,K.34tj 8A.G11.373
Spr. wheal... 17. 1J( .(CO La.4ft4.171 1N4.878.601
Oats 27,842.i9 8o4.lki6.563 27v.2t(8.a
Barley 6,146.878 13.748.8 4,U61,M7
Rye 1,:V2.673 27.i34,6ilo 18.740, MS
Buckwheat .. ?93.26 .16.oe.33ti 8.860 7i8
Flaxseed S,2l.at;5 23.40u,U4 t8.HUi.768
Rice 6t2,ui4 21,0M.038 13.8H1 63
Potatoes 1.016.875 S32,8.).3uO 150.673.tV3
Hay W.HMt.tittf (ju.SttUtai 1OT.S:
Tobacco BUti,J Ittio, 460,738 63.882.ki8
-ions, ifounc.
It has been found impracticable to make
a definite estimate of the amount of wheat
for milling, owing to the dlttlculty of draw
ing a liard and fast lino between ths mill
able and nonmlllable. Ruporls, however,
have been made on the average weight of
wheat per buulml in the three spring wheat
statue, and such average has boon found to
be 63 pounds in Minnesota, il pounds In
North Dakota and 60 puuuds In South Da
kota. Conl Mna Commits Snlolda.
TERBE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. 28. Tarleton
Thompaou, prominent m business, social
and religious circles, committed suicide to
day In 1U office of the cool company of
which he was manager. The act created a
sensatkHt owing to tha. man's promlnencs
in this city. He was manaxer of tha min
ing properties of J. Sinira-Talley,. the mil
lionaire mine owner, and also represented
other capitalist in mkilna business. No
theory Uj yel bona established.
MOCRETT, ACER OR STUEFFER
Former Shaker 6srt lelstM the Matter
Just s Little Fsrther.
MORE LIGHT ON THE FAMOUS INQUIRY
AVer's Connection with tho Case ana
His Aetlvlty Rete mm tho
Coincidences that Marked
Mookett's Coarse.
TEKAMAH. Neb., Dec. 28 To the Editor
of The Bee: I send you a letter herewith
which I am addressing to the Lincoln State
Journal:
I see In your Issues of the 24th and 26th
Interviews by J. H. Ager and Speaker
Mockett, relating to my letter addressed
to the people of the state.
First as to Mr. Ager's statement. In my
opinion an equal denial would bo made by
Mr. Ager of pernicious activity on hie part
with reference to any pending matter be
fore the legislature that he might be
charged with. He states that I told hlra In
ths Llndell hotel I was going to move in
the matter before the last legislature, and
that our meeting was by chance, and that
he then told me he understood the. matter
was entirely a factional one In Burt county
and I was making a mistake In taking tt
before the legislature. Such a conversation
never took place between Mr. Ager and
myself: such a meeting never took place
anywhere. A few days before the state
convention ths year previously I had the
only talk with Mr. Ager that I ever recall
having had (except on other and common
place matters), and my recollection Is good,
which took place In front of one of the
churches south of, the Llndell hotel. Ager
at that time claimed to have been told
what purported to be facts of the then so
called Burt county bond deal, having been
Informed by a man from Burt county. On
his statement I told him that he had not
been truthfully Informed, and t did state to
him the real facts. He told me that such
being the real facts, as I have them, that
my conclusion was the only one that could
be arrived at. He told me that the conven
tion soon to follow would tske certain ac
tion unanimously. I was positive that It
would not, and told him what action I
thought the Burt county delegation would
take In case the convention acted as "he In
dicated. tueffer gooa Told.
We parted, and I have reason to think
that within a very few minutes after our
conversation Mr. Stueffer was informed by
someone as to what I said. When we
parted he continued south, which would be
In the direction of the capltol building. Mr.
Ager broadly denies my story, as he called
It, because I state myself that the com
mittee chose me aa Its attorney. He does
not say which part of the story Is so de
nied. If he means that the committee Is
shown to have been a committee of all un
biased men I will then make this state
ment: That when first named there was
not.i lawyer on the committee; there was
toot a democrat or populist on the commit
tee; the chairman was from the Lancaster
county delegation; three of the committee
had said that they were In favor of allow
ing Stuerfer'a bill, no matter what Stueffer
had done;, there were two hankers, one of
them ha a worked on the claims commit
tee to got a favorable report for. the bill,
and when Nelson made the motion for the
Investigation had gone to him, objected to
his motion , and tried to get him to with
draw It. Afterward, and while the commit
tee was taking testimony this member re
mained away from one sitting, and at ths
next sitting gave as his reason for staying
away that he was ready to vote without
hearing further testimony; afterward, and
after the report had come In from the com
mittee, after It had been signed by the other
members and was on the clerk's table. Fills
member came to me and tried to get me to
agree to stand for the report, by reason of
the fact that the committee had treated me
nicely therein. I not agreeing to stand by
a report that I knew nothing of he went
to the clerk's desk and signed the report,
after adding the little fling that appears at
the end.
i Would these things seem to Indlqate that
an effort had been made to name a strong
Impartial committee or otherwise? Was
this first committee so conoluded upon a
matter of Coincidence T If not, was the
committee as It finally stood, a matter of
coincidence?
Mockott's Committee.
Regarding Mr. Mockett's statement In the
later issue that a fair committee was In
tended, I commend the . statement pre
viously made with reference to the per
sonnel of the committee ss first announced.
Unless the announcement of such com
mittee was wholly of coincidence, then
there was certainly Intended to have a
portion that were not unbiased. He Inti
mates that my attitude has been unfair
throughout; If he can find one Instance In
which I have been unfair from the begin
ning to this time, I would like for him to
mention that Instance. I made no sugges
tion to the personnel of the committee, ex
cept that It should be of the strongest and
most capable men. .At my Instance I
talked with Mr. Mockett' I thought he
was entitled ' to that consideration as
speaker of the house, before I should make
my statement. As chairman of tho com
mittee I could not report the bill back
without self-stullficatlon, except with the
statement I made. He and I agreed aa
to ths form of the statement I should
make, and wo agreed that If any action
should be taken on the motion ot any
member, that he would appoint a proper
committee; he thanked me for talking with
him about It. I did not object to Warner
on the committee, although, in my opinion,
he should not have been named, and I so
told Mr. Warner. Another member of the
committee told me of his own motion that
hs would not serve with Mr. Warner on the
committee as chairman. I Informed Mr.
Warner of this. The only member I ob
jected to was Mangold, because of bis
apparent bias for Stueffer in the matter,
and because he tried to get Nelson to
withdraw his motion. Nelson refused to
act on the committee because of Mangold's
opposition to the investigation, they being
on tha same delegation.
Report Pushed Throngb.
The report was brought In ths last day
for committee reports'; when I did not
know Its contents till it was read from tho
stand. I bad a large mass of testimony
that I desired to apply to the report, but
not knowing what the report would bo la
terms. I could not apply It until ths report
was made public. The day that the report
came In I asked that It be put off for, I
think two days, as I was compelled to go
to Burt county to attend tha funeral of
tho wife of one of my best friends there;
this the houss refused. On returning . I
did not have time to arrange the matter
of testimony before tha bill cams on for
Its third reeding, or 1 should have mads
my statement at such lima
It' la manifestly foolish for Mr. Mockett
to say that I could bavs been prepared lo
have referred to and have discussed tosil
ntoay covering many pages without a
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Pair Thursday nna Friday Warmer
la Cast Portloa Thursday.
Temperature at Omaha Testerdnyi
Hoar. Dei. Hoar. Dew.
t, n -3 1 1 p. m .!
0 a. a..... a p. m Is
T a. m ... ... 8 p. m 14
R a. an-, . , . a 4 p. m 14
ft a. m ... ... 2 H p. at IB
10 a. at...... O l p. m IK
11 a. m a T p. n IB
ia Ml n. m It
p. m IS
Indicates below aero.
WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE
ammmma,
Kansas nna Mlssoarl Report Warmer
Temperature Than During
ths itorm.
KANSAS CITT, Dee. 28.-Tho lowest
temperature registered here during the last
twenty-four hours was 1 degree above soro.
The weather was clear today and tonight It
is moderating. Two deaths are known to
have resulted from the recent bllssard.
Near Hiawatha, Kan., Constantlna Miller,
an old soldier, lost his way In the storm'
and was frosen to death.
Late tonight a body found near Lee's
Summit was Identified as that of David
Clock, aged 26 years, who came here three
weeks ago from Pennsylvania.
LA CROS8B, Wis.. Dec. 28.-A drop In
temperature of 40 degrees followed the
bllsstird, which ceased at midnight. Snow
Is drifting to the height of eight and ten
feet In the ftreet and a large gang of men
la engaged In shoveling snow from the
street railway tracks so traffic can be re
sumed. CHICAGO, Dec. 28,-As a result of the
storm trains on nearly every railroad en
tering Chicago were from one to four hours
behind schedule today. Great difficulty
was experienced by railroad officials th se
curing telegraphic reports of the move
ments of trains. Wires were down In
many places. Points In the northwestern
states could be reached only by circuitous
routes.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 28. Ths lowest tem
perature reached here was I degrees above
sera today. Two hundred homeless men
and women were sheltered' In the police
stations during the night which was bit
terly cold. A high wind added to the suf
fering of those compelled to remain out of
doors. Practically all the trains coming
Into the city were late today, the delays
being from one-half to alx hours. In most
cases the delay waa caused by the inability
of the locomotives to keep up steam, but
In other cases snow, Icy rails and heavy
winds were responsible. No accidents were
reported.
PITTSBURG, Doc. 28. Tonight when the
government weather bureau figured on the
day's windstorm It was discovered that all
records since the establishment of the
bureau had been broken. -The highest
velocity today was fifty-four miles an hour,
exceeding the previous record by six miles.
The average for the day was forty miles.
In the last thirty-two hours the thermome
ter has fallen 61 degrees and now stands at
above.
REQUISITION FOR DR. CHADWICK
Warrant leaned at Albany Yesterday
. and Forwarded to herlsT ' -Barry
at Row York.
. ALBANY, Dec. 28. Governor Odell this
afternoon granted requisition papers for
Dr. Chadwlck, who Is wanted at Cleve
land, O., on the charge of forgery. Sheriff
Barry presented ths corrected papers to Par
don Clerk Joyce here today, who, after
looking them over, pronounced them suf
ficient. Judge Joyce's examination of the requi
sition was confined to the affidavit of the
district attorney of Cuyahoga county, cer
tifying the authenticity of that part of
the grand jury minutes that contains the
testimony of Irl Reynolds to the effect
that Dr. Chadwlck was in Cleveland on
March 6. 1903, when the forgery charged
against htm Is alleged to have been com
mitted. It was the lack of this proof that
caused Clerk Joyce to refuse the extradi
tion warrant when Sheriff Barry made
his first call last Monday. No application
for extradition of Dr. Chadwlck to Massa
chusetts has thu far been received here
from the Boston authorities.
Governor Odeil's warrant for ths extra
dition of Dr. Chadwlck from New York
to Ohio was mailed this afternoon to
Sheriff Barry at police headquarters, New
York. Soon after the Cleveland sheriff left
the executive chamber this morning Judge
Joyce got the governor on the telephone
In New York and obtained his spproval
of ths corrected requisition papers. The
warrant was then Issued and sent after
tho Ohio sheriff. It should reach Mr.
Barry early tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Deo. 28. It Is probable that
the - Hamburg-American line steamer Pre
toria, with Dr. Leroy S. Chadwlck on
board, will pot reach this port until to
morrow or possibly not until Friday. It
was due to arrive at Nsw York today. Tha
delay Is owing ' to the unusually heavy
weather reported by all Inoomlng steamers.
When the Pretoria docks Dr. Chadwlck
will also be served with a summons in a
suit brought to Herbert D. Newton of Bos
ton to recover tvo.000 on two notes now
overdue. .
It was understood that a numbsr of
sheriffs from other states are In the city
for tha purpose of endeavoring to arrest
Dr. Chadwlck and serve papers on him,
preliminary to securing his extradition. '
FARMERS ARE BURNING COTTON
Georgia Plaaters aad Merchants Tsk.
Ins; Drastic Measures to Redaeo
Over.Snpply of Fiber.
FORT GAINES, Oa., Dec. 28.-The far
mers and merchants of Clay county met
today at Fort Gaines and decided to burn
their share of 2.000,000 bales of surplus cot
ton. A starter was made today when a
bonfire waa made of cotton on the streets
of Fort Gaines. It Is not yet decided where
it will stop. The farmers have decided to
set the pace and are moving determinedly.
A large crowd paraded, with much spectac
ular ceremony. The object Is to show that
the farmers are ready to sacrifice a good
many bales. The fire Is still burning and
wll continus for soms time.
SIXTY LASHES ACROSS BACK
Chlcaao Maa Wbo lasaltcd a Woman
aa Street at Hatches, Mies.,
Given Whipping-.
NATCHEZ, Miss., Deo. 28. -A. D. Lewis, a
white man, 23 years of age, whoee homo Is
In Chicago, was lashed today In the woods
near Natches and ordered out of the state.
Lewis was being taken to the county con
vict farm to serve a sentence for insulting
a woman on ths' streets. As hs was being
taken fa the farm a crowd of alx white men
took him from the guard. They entered the
woods, three miles from town, stripped him
and gave hlra sixty lashes acroas ths back,
then plaoed him on train and ordered him
to leave ths state.
CAN HOLD THE FORT
BiMiao Army at Tort Arthur Eu Pmi
ii'odi for Over Twe Months.
JAPANESE MOUNT MANY MORE CANNON
Work of Dynamiting and Paralleling the
Eastern lection of Circle Centimes.
CHINESE WARSHIFS ARE UNDER ORDERS
Attempt Will Be llatle te Hold Bnisiai
Vessels in Bhaighai Harbor.
JAPANESE BOATS OFF SOUTHERN CHINA
One ltrge Cralaer Arrives at Arnoy
aad Two Cralsers Are "Ightea
OS Hobs; Kong
Today.
TOKIO. Dec. 28. (10:80 a. m.) Trusv
worthy advices from Port Arthur confirm
the report that General Kondrachenko hag
been killed aid thst General Stoeesel has
been Injured by falling from his horse.
General Smllloff Is also reported wounded.
The advices further say that the stern
of the battleship Sevastopol has sunk In
shallow water. Its bow Is damaged In
two places and the steering room gear Is
also damaged.
The garrison Is reported to be confident
in the belief that relief will arrive before
March L Despite Its heavy losses Novem
ber 28 and subsequently the garrison Is
said to be cheerful and resolved to con
tinue the struggle ss long as a single sol
dier remains. The army claims to have
sufficient provisions to last unttl Feb
ruary. The navy possesses about ons
month's stores. The pries of food
In the beleagured fortress Is high.
Beef Is IH roubles per pound,
horse meat 8 copeks per pbund, ' dog
meat 28 copeks. turkeys 160 roubles each,
eggs 160 roubles per hundred. But a few
Junks bearing supplies reached the garri
son the past month.
It Is expected that the capture of tha
heights of Pigeon bay will further curtail
the landing of supplies.
The emperor today received In audience
and decorated Captain Zarbonson of the
steamer Wlllehad, which had brought home
the Japanese refugees from Russia.
The Japanese dynamiting and paralleling
against the eastern section ot the main cir
cle of forts around Port Arthur Is pro
gressing favorably. The light wing of the
besiegers continues a heavy and effective
shelling of the new town preparatory to
operations which are nearing completion.
It Is probable that the next attack will be
simultaneously directed against the east
and west forces of tho fortress in an en
deavor to divide and weaken the resistance
of the defenders.
. Admiral Togo will probably arrive today
at Kure, an Important station of the Jap
anese navy twelve miles from Hiroshima.
Accompanied -by Vice Admiral Kamltnura
and other officers. Toga Is expected to oonts.
to Tokio Friday morning, 'when tho em
peror .will receive him personally and con
gratulate and thank him for his servioes
during the war. - ''
Ths New Year season has begun and all
Japan Is enjoying a holiday, consequently
Togo's Journey from Kurs to Toklo will bo
a continuous popular ovation.
Japs Are Active. ,
CH FOO, Dec. 28.-(ll p. m.)-It Is re
ported here that the Japanese In front of
Port Arthur have mounted two twenty-eight-centimeter
gune on 208-Meter hill.
The persistent rumor which has been In
circulation for the last two weeks that
several torpedo boat destroyers had escaped
from Port Arthur and succeeded In reach
ing Vladivostok, Is denied by the officers
of the British steamer Ellamy, which ar
rived here from Vladivostok today. Thess
officers say that tho cruisers of ths
Vladfvostok squadron Roasla and Qromo
bol are In good shape.
Chines Warships I'nder Orders.
SHANGHAI. Dec. 28. -The taotol has
Issued strict orders to the commanders of
the Chinese warships In ths harbors of
Woosung and Shanghai and to ths harbor
master at Shanghai to prevent any at
tempt at escape by the Russian war
vessels, the cruiser Askold and the torpedo
boat destroyer QrosovoL
Mors Chinese cruisers are OR taw Way to
Shanghai.
The Askold and the Grosovol sucoseded
In reaching Shanghai after ths battle be
tween the Russian and Japanese fleets off
Port Arthur August 10. and sines that time
their officers and crew have been Interned
at Shanghai.
A rumor from Shanghai reached London
December that the Askold was coaling
and replacing Its machinery preparatory to
an effort to escape and Join the Russian
second Pacific squadron. .
Cruiser at Amoy,
HONG KONG, Dec. 28. A large Japanese
cruiser arrived at Amoy yesterday.
Two Japanese cruisers were sighted off
Hong Kong today.
Talk af Mediation.'
BERLIN, Dec. 28. It Is believed hero
that the latest rumor regarding the will
ingness of Emperor Nicholas to listen to
mediation proposals rests upon a fresh In
quiry of France as to what terms hs Is
willing to accept In ths case of mediation,
Official circles in Berlin entertain ths pos
sibility that something In this direction has
been going oa sinus It has been known
that France and Great Britain were anx
ious to terminate tht war.
Pass Japanese War Budget.
TOKIO, Deo. 28. The House of Peers to
day unanimously pasted ths war budget as
originally proposed and the ordinary bud
get for . 1906 as ameuded by ths House of
Representatives, and also approved tho
bills providing for additional taxation and
other financial measures as passed by tho
House of Representatives.
Mines OsT Formosa.
' WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.-The Stats de
partment has been officially Informed that
mines have been placed la ' Kelung har
bor, northeast coast of Formosa, and that
shipping has been notified. ,
All (Inlet at tho Prsnt.
HUANHAN, Dec. .H.-Kverythlng con
tinues quiet along the front of the hostile
armies. There Is little expectation of a
decisive movement tlU epilog, when It will
be possible for both sides to throw In
strong reinforcements snd recommence ths
campaign In earnest. In the meantime the
chief Japanese uneasiness it mi to be with
their communications eastward. They have
an unusually full equipment of narrow-gauge
held railways, ons of which connects Gen
eral Kurokl's bass at Shahedsl with Fens
Wang Cheng, with a branch to Satmetsse.
A supplementary line Is being constructed
connntlng Llao Tang with Halchcng.
There Is an Important Una of warehouses
along the Yalu river and many bridge
bavs recently been constructed with a oars
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