RESPITE IS GIVEN
-fiOVERNOH SAVAGE ISSUES STAY
OF OVER A YEAR.
PRISONER IS INDIFFERENT
3-
&EARNS OF KKFRIEVE WITHOUT
i KV1NCING INTEREST.
DODGECOUNTYIS AROUSED
"Governor Hop B for Law Agntn < it t'ltpitnl
Punlnhmi-nt uives Keajtona ( or H B
Act.
fGovernor Savage granted a condi
tional reprieve to William Rhea , who
was under sentence to be hung April
25 at the penitentiary. The respite
5s"of long duration as under it Rhea
raav live till Julj 10 , 1903. This date
was taken as a time when any law
passed by the next legislature would
"be in effect. The governor's hope is
"that a law may be placed on the stat
utes pro\iding against capital pun
ishment. In cvont the chief execu
tive is not rciiirned for a second
term , the duty ol finally passing on
the case will devolve upon his suc
cessor.
The papers in the case were made
out yesterday afternoon. Among
them was a document , which Rhea
signed , consenting to the action of
the governor. Another was the order
to Warden Davis of the penitentiary
and lastly and explanation by Gover
nor Savage giving his reasons for
the reprieve. The governor went in
person to the peniceniary to secure
Rhea's consent to the reprieve.
The action ol the governor was not
t all unexpected. People who had
talked with him as far back as Mon
day gathered from his remarks that
clemency would be exercised. It
was then published that the chief
executive would probably grant a
stay of sentence. Bv placing the
date of expiration of the reprieve so
far along the governor has obviated
the necessity of passing upon the
question during his present term of
office.
THE FINAL OUTCOME.
It was suggested by some that a
law doiuii away with capital punish
ment mi ht not save Rhea's life
without executive interference even
If it passed. Some contend that
the conditions that exist now would
apply to his case next year notwith
standing law. Others said that the
x-post facto theory does not applv
in criminal matters as in civil au'd
that with the law against capital
punishment existing no ru.'in would
oe hung no malter when convicted ,
fine governor had the advice of the
attorney general In the case and is
satisfied that the passage of a new
law would be effective in Ehea's
case.
case.When the news of the reprieve was
snade known to Rhea he was not
moved. He accepted the stay of sen
tence with indifference. The news
was received about the city verv
shortly after the reprieve had been
granted. The majority of : he pe
titions in Rhea's favor had been
signed here and a number of people
were pleased while others were not.
The action of the governor had been
expected hence there was little said.
The unusual form of the repireve
was generally commented upon It
.will brini ; the question of the pass
age of an anti-capital punishment
law squarely before the legislature
aext winter.
DISAPPROVED I.N DODOK.
Where Cr me Want Committed De
plores Governor's Action.
.Fremont , Neb. , April 24. The
aews that Governor Savage had
granted William Rbea , the Dodge
county murderer , a respite until
July 10 , 1003 , was made public here
this afternoon through the medium
of a local evening newspaper. It im
mediately became the topic for dis
cussion among all classes of citizens.
Groups of men gathered on the side
walks and passed their opiniojs on
Jhe governor's action. It is safe to
gay tonight that not one person in
twenty-five among Fremont's popu
lation even mildly approves the gov-
ternor's course. Though action fa
vorable to Ehea was looked for , this
'fact had not diminished the intens
ity of popular indignation here over
I- hat is regarded as a travesty on
ustice for the sake of saving a crim-
'Jnal's ' life. The same is true all
lover the county and the feeling is
stronger in Snyder , the town where
: the murder took place. Much of the
sentiment expressed in this city
amounts to conservative condemna-
jtion , but there are"some who con
tent themselves with nothing less
ithan pouring out execrations upon
the governor's head.
Good News From Bedftlde.
The Hague , April 24. The follow
ing bulletin was issued this morning
from Castle Loo :
. "Queen Wilhelmina had a quiet
night. The fall In the morning tem
perature continues aud the feeling of
Illness has lessened. The patient is
taking sufficient nourishment. " *
The afternoon bulletin issued from
, Castle Loo announced that her
'majjesty's condition during the day
continued satisfactory.
HANDY WITH KNIFE.
SENATOR MONEY OF
UE8 IT TV1TH EFFKCT.
Washington , April 25. Senator H.
D. Money of Mississippi , had an al
tercation with a conductor on a
street car this morning which result
ed in the senator receiving two se
vere blows from the conductor and
the conductor being cut quite se
verely in the right hand with a
knife.
As Senator Money relates the cir
cumstances , he was proceeding from
his home to the Baltimore & Ohio
depot to take the 9 oclock train on
that road for Baltimore , where bQ
goes frequently for medical treat
ment of his eyes. He had taken a
car on the Fourteenth street branch
of the Capital Traction company line
and had chanced to board a car
which stops at the Peace monu
ment.a dozen blocks short of his
destination. lie had failed to no
tice this circumstance until the car
begau to turn around the monu
ment.
DID NOT WAIT FOR TRANSFER.
The car bound for the depot wa
immediately behind the car on
which he was seated. The sentaor
says that he had only three or four
minutes' time in which to make bis
train , but that after he discovered
he was on the wrong car he called o
the conductor and asked him for a
transfer ticket to the car bound for
the depoli. He does not recall what-
the conductor replied , but failing to
receive the ticket and recognizing
that he had no time to lose , he
jumped from the car he was on and
boarded the other. He had no soon
er taken his seat , he says , than the
conductor of that car approacned
him and asked for his ticket. He
then told the conductor that he had
not had time to secure a transfer
and reminded him that he , the con
ductor , had been a witness to the
circumstance of his change from one
car to the other. The conductor
replied that the senator would either
have to produce a ticket or pay his
fare , whereupon the senator told
him that having paid one fare and
being entitled to a transfer , which
he had asked for but bad not re
ceived , he would not pay another.
SENATOR FORCIBLY EJECTED.
Thereupon the conductor told him
that if he would not pay his fare he
would put him off the car , and im
mediately proceeded to carry his
threat into execution. This the
senator resisted by grasping an up
right post and engaged in a struggle
with the conductor , who was not
making much headway , when a -
sengcr who bad been sitting next to j
Senator Money volunteered to assist ,
the conductor. By their combined .
st ength they'contrived to breyk the
senator's hold upon the post and to
lorce him from the car. The sena
tor says that when they first under
took to eject him the car was In full
motion and he feels that if they had
succeeded at that time he would in
evitably have been badly hurt. The
conductor and bis asibstant did not ,
however , succeed in their design un
til the car stopped , at the next
crossing to let off other passengers.
He says that both the conductor
and the passenger were very gruff
and abusive in their language and
that after he had reached the st.-eet
t ie conductor bitJiim a severe blow
over the heait with bis clinched fist ,
KN1FB A SMALL AFFAIR.
The blow , the senator says , was
very painful , and in order to protect
himself , be took a small pocketknife
from his nocket and opened it. This
weapon the conductor grasped and
in doing so cut his hand so that it (
bled very freely. After this proceed
ing other persons stepped between
the two , but notwithstanding their
presence , the conductor , who is a
very tall man , struck him another
blow over the shoulder of a man
standing between them. This blow
was struck with the conductor's
bloody band and it hit the senator
squarely on the jaw. He was as a
consequence of this blow covered
with blood from the conductros'
wound , and this circumstance was
responsible for a rumor that the sen
ator himself had been severely in
jured.
The senator adds that there were
three or four policeman present , but
that none of them took any steps tc
prevent the altercation. He says
also that both the conductor and the
passenger who assisted in his eject
ment refused to give their names.
v
The senator was not badly hurt , but v
his trip to Baltimore was prevented.
He , however , proceeded with his
customary duties about the capitol
during the day as If nothing unusua ?
had occurred.
Looks IJ ttvr in Belgiam.
Brussels , April 25. King Leopold
has responded to the petition of the i
chamber of commerce , asking for his
intervention in the present crisis , in
a concilliatory but non-committal
manner , intimating that the govern
ment is carefully considering the sit
uation and can be depended upon to x
lovaliy maintain the constitution
mid fulfil its duty by adopting the
policy which it deems mos't useful
for-the .well being and traqquilitj
af the country.
BEGIN SMITH TRIAL
COURT-MARTIAL OF THE GENER
AL OPENS AT MANILA
NO DENIAL OF THE CHARGES
FRANK ADMISSION OF ORDERS TO
KILL AND BURN
A HOWLING WILDERNESS
Claims Justification In Peeking to Make
Samar a Howling Wilderne a Chinese
.Engage in Battle
Manila , April 26. The trial by
court-martial of Geo. Jacob H.
Smith on the charge of conduct
prejudicial to good order and disci
pline began today.
Gen. Lloyd .Wheaton presided. Col.
Charles A. Woodruff , counsel for
the defense , said he desired to
simplify the proceedings. He was
willing to admit General Smith gave
instructions to Major Waller to kill
and burn and make Samar a howling
wilderness , that he wanted everybody
killed capable of bearing arms and
that he did specify all over ten years
of age , as the. Samar boys of that
age were equally as dangerous as
their elders.
Capt. David Porter , marine corps ,
and Lieut. John H. A. Day , marine
corps , were the only witnesses ex
amined. Their testimony developed
nothing new.
Maj. Littleton W. T. Waller , ma
rine corps , will be the only other
*
witness for the prosecution. He was
unable to be present today on ac
count of sickness , but it is expected
will be In utterance tomorrow. The
defense will call several officers of
the Ninth infantry.
Major Waller and Lieut. Day of
the marine corps , who were tried by
court-martial here on the charge of
executing natives of the island of
Samar wihout trial , have beeo ac
quitted.
HAVE A BLOODY BATTLE.
Chinese Rebels and Imperial Troops
Clash Near Nan Is ing1 ,
Hong Kong , April 20. Advices re
ceived today from Wu Chou , under
date of April 21 , annonuce that a
bloody battle was then proceeding
between a force of imperial troops on
their way to Nan King and a large
force of rebels.
The imperial army attacked the
rebels' encampment in the Wu Chang
hills , brought up two Maxims and
two 12-pounders. and finally scatter
ed the rebels and captured their
leader , Hung Yung Seng , who was
wounded.
Subsequently the rebels captured ,
two villages on the outskirts of Nan !
King and established their headquar
ters in those villages.
PA88ENGKUS CAUGHT IN CRASH
Fifty Injured In Rmlroart Accident at
London.
London , April 26. Fifty persons '
were injured this morning in an ac-'i
cident on the Great Eastern rail- , ,
way , near the Hackcey Downs sta- '
tion. As a train from Walhamstow ,
called the "Three Penny train , "
was crossing a bridge , an axle of the
car nearest the locomotive broke
and the coach jumped the rails ,
crashed into the side of the bridge
ind lodged across both tracks.
The train was filled with persons
3n their way to work. The two
loaches following the stranded car
crashed iito it , causing the wreck ,
ind dealing awful havoc among the
passengers caught therein. The
second car was also wrecked and a
lumber of Its inmates were badly
aurt. The injured were taken to'
jhe Dalston hospital.
NO CHANGE IN CONDITION.
Jueen Wilhelmlna'a IHne Taking- g
ular Course ,
The Hague , April 26. The morn--
ng bulletin posted at Castile Loo to-
lay announced that Queen Wilhel-
nina slept at intervals during the
light. s
Her fever temperature continues
10 indicate that her majesty's illness ,
vhich has now entered its third
veek , is taking its regular course.
The afternoon bulletin from Gas-
pie Loo was non-committal. It
neiely said that her majesty's con-
lition called for no special remarks.
Senator Money Arrested.
Washintgon , April 26. Senatoi
Joney of Mississippi was placed in
ustody on information filed by Ar-
hur B. Shaner , a.street car conduc-
or who charged the senator with as-
; iulting him during the disturbance
in Sbaner's car yesterday. Senator
loney. Conductor Shaner and Fore-
Dan Hooper of the fire department ,
rtho assisted the conductor yester-
lay , appeared iu the police court
nd their trial was set for next >
Thursday morning.
NEBRASKA NOTES
The Western Nebraska Educational
assoication will be in session at Oga-
ialla this week.
Fire at Plattsmonth destroyed the
former residence of S. P. Holloway
now living at Lead. , S.D . The loss
is about $3,000 with $1,000 insurance.
A mule belonging to a farmer near
Brownville disappared , and was
fouftH alive in a hole , where the an
imal had lived wtihout food or water
for three weeks.
A laige acreage of sugar beets will
be put in about Trenton during the
coming season , and if the venture
prove successful , a factory will be in
stalled at Culbertson next fall.
Sopiba Eiescheck , a young woman
living a few miles from McCook on a
farm , was taken to the asylum at
Lincoln by Sheriff Crabtree , making
the fifth person taken from that
county wbihin a little over a month.
The male population of Nebraska
exceeds the female , and a sympa
thetic effort is being made in mauy
localities to induce matrimonial in
clined women to immigrate from the
eastern states.
The grain firm of Kyd & Co. , ol
Beatrice sold their nine elevators ,
located at various points on the
Burlington road in southern Nebras
ka , to the Central Grainaries com
pany of Lincoln. The price paid
was $40,000 in cash.
The Plattsmouth Independent
Telephone company is at work at
Weeping Water constructing an ex
change. Over 100 telephones are
subscribed and it anticipates secur
ing 300 in the vicinity.
Fred Bebrie , a deserter from com
pany F of the Twenty-eighth infan
try gave himself up to Sheriff Cum-
mings at Tecumseh. He will be
sent to the authorities at Fort
ZJrook. His company is stationed at
Fort Wright , Washington.
H. H. Darner and W. C. Heaston
of Blue Springs have been awarded
the contract to construct thirty-six
mlies of telephone lines for the Gage
County Independent Telephone com
pany. The work is to be completed
oy June 1.
Thomas Schlegel and wife , both
3ged people , were severely injured at
Plattsmouth by thier team becoming
frightened and running away. Mrs.
Scblegal had her collar bone frac
tured , and her husband was so badly
Injured internally that it is feared
he may die.
The Farmers' Elevator compnay of
Blue Springs , composed of 125 sub
stantial farmers of Gage county ,
with a strong paid up capital , has
purchased an elevator on the Union
Paicfic line at Blue Springs from tho
Nebraska Elevator company at Lin
coln , in view of shipping their own
grain to the markets.
State Superintendent Fowler and
County Superintendent O'Connnell
have issued letters of information tc
those interested in the joint summer
normal to be held for six weeks , be
ginning June , 2 at Culbertson. It
is expected that four hundred teach
ers from the following counties will
attend the normal : Hitchcock ,
Chase , Hayes and Red Willlow.
Sjiiie of the best educators of the
state will be the instructors and n
number of eminent men and women
ire to deliver lectures. E. Benja
min Andrews , Dean Fordyce , T. W.
Verse , E. N. Allen , A. C. Shallen-
berger and W. E. Andrews are
among the speakers.
Bow Cheap Raking Powder Is Made.
The Health Department of New York
has seized a quantity of so-called cheap
baking powder , which it found in that
city. Attention was attracted to it by
the low price at which it was being sold
In the department stores. Samples
were taken and the chemist of the
Health Department reported the stuff'
to he composed chiefly of alum and pul
verized rock.
The powder was declared to be dan
gerous to health , and several thousand
pounds were carted to the offal dock
and destroyed.
It Is unsafe to experiment with these
so-called "cheap" articles of food. They
are sure to be made from alum , rock ,
or other injurious matter. In baking
powders , the high class , cream of tar
tar brands are the most economical , be
cause they go farther in use and art
healthful beyond question.
A nmuher of Russian emigrants
nave recently located at Friend.
The pupils of the Nebraska Citj
high school went on a strike because
ihey were not given the usual Arbor
Day vacation. About one hundred
) f the students left the school and
uarched to the public library , where
esoutions were passed and tht
srowd then marched through the
itreets , giving their school and class
rells. As soon as the ruling was
shown to Supernitendent Fling he
rdered all the schools of the city
Usmissed. :
FAMILY ALL DEAD
DISCOVERY OF WHOLESALE POI
SONING AT CHICAGO
FATHER PROBABLE SLAYER
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DEAD FOB
EIGHT DATS
ARE GNAWED BY THE RATS
Colored Mmn in Utter Poverty , Bellf-red U
Have Carried Out Threat * to Mak *
Way With Them All'
Chicago , April 23. Dead in a
stuffy bedroom in a crowded tenant
quarter in State street , the bod
ies of an entire colored family num
bering seven persons , were found
gnawed by rats and in an advanced
stage of decomposition. The police
incline to a theory of murder and
suicide by poison. The family is
that of Jones Butler , an upholsterer ,
and consisted of Eutler , bis wife and
five children. They had been dead
for eight days.
While the members of the familj
were either partly or wholly un
dressed , the body of Butler remained
entirely clothed. He bad seemingly
thrown himself in desperation
across the corpses of his wife and
children some time after the poison
had acted on them.
Butler had frequent difficulties
with bis wife , and had made threats
to do away with his whole family.
It is thought that despondency ,
due to brooding over the conditions
surrounding his family , who were in
utter poverty , caused Butler to go
insane and take the lives of all the
seven.
To Protect .Charitt * * .
Washington , April 23 The ways
and means committee ordered a favor
able report on the bill of Representa
tive McCall of Massachusetts , to re
fund the taxes upon legacies for the
use of religious , literary , charitable or
educational character or for the en
couragement of art , or for societies for
the prevention of cruelty to children.
Bills are also favorably reported ex
tending the outage period on liquors
in bond and providing for compiling
statistics of insular possessions
Mr. McCall , iu reporting the bili to
refund certain legacy taxes , says that
the refund applies to lying in hospit
als , ordinary hospitals , public libraries ,
churches , homes for the aged and prac
tically the entire domain of charita
ble work. The amount involved Js es
timated at S6:8,000. :
Paper Mill Strike Off.
Kaukauna , VVis. , April 23. The
Strike in the Thilmany paper mill , the
biggest tissue mill in the world , is set
tled. The men returned to work yes-
ierday. This ends the labor troubles
in the Fox river valiey.
Sen itor Ultsti icii'a Plan.
Washintgon , April 23. Senator
Dietrich has introduced a bill to
authorize the president to enter infco
a reciprocal agreement with the per
manent government of Cuba respect
ing trade between the United States
and Cuba. It provides that when
such permanent government is es
tablished the president is authorized
to enter into such agreement with
Cuba whereby the United States
binds itself for the period of five
years to pay to the government of
Cuba.
At the end of each quarter of the
ficsal year ending June 30 , 1903 , a
sum of money equal to 40 per cent ,
of the amount of import duties "col
lected during said quarter on articles
the growth and product of Cuba
coming directly to the United States
in American or Cuban Bottoms ;
for the fiscal year ending June 30 ,
1904 , 30 per cent , on such articles
BO carried ; for the fiscal year ending
Juue 30 , 190,5 , 25 per cent ; for the
fiscal year ending June 30 , 1906 , 20
per cent , of such duties , and for
each quarter of the fisal year ending
June 30 , 1907 , 15 per cet. of such du
ties. Cn the importation of any
article produced in Cuba upon which
a bonnty has been paid the amount
of such bounty shall be deducted
from" the amount which otherwise
would be paid by the Duited States ,
which sums Cuba is to obliagte her
self to devote to permanent harbor
sanitation and other public improve
ments and the maintenance of a sys
tem of schools.
The bill provides that the agree
ment may be abrogated by mutual
consent , or by the withdrawal there
from by either party upon reasonable
notice. The senator said the bill is
intended as a substitute for the
house Cuban reciprocity bill.
I > ath Uull Not Kcd icrd.
Cairo , 111. , April 23. After search
ing four days the death roll of the
burned steamer City of Pittbsurg
has not been reduced any from the
first report. Of the 145 people on
the boat , when it burned Saturday ,
about half are still missing and to
night no further hope for them is
expressed.
The books and valuables of the
boat , crew and passengers are still in
the ruins. The wreck is above water
and stills smoldering. -
It is said that Jules Verne now Bat
a chance to recover bis sight bj tftf
operation for cataract. The scbooft
boys' subscription for him la memm
while prospering.
Miss Marie Corelll's Master Chrirtta *
holds the record for sales of any
during the past year In England
000 copies. In this country the
foot up to 100,000.
Lovers of Margaret E. Sansgtei't
"beautiful poems will be glad to kn ii
that the Fleinlug H. Revell Company
has recently published a volume of M
poems on titled Lyrics of Love.
A certain publishing house In New
York lias a rule that the preface I
every book shall contain a summary
of the book , written In such a way thai
a purchaser , by reading the preface
can tell at a glance just what he U
buying.
George Alfred Henty has 80 boys ?
stories to his credit He has bee
writing three a year and many prophe
sied that he would write himself out ;
and yet two of his last three books oo
cupy first and second places on the 111
of popular juveniles.
A book ought to be grasped flrmlj.
listened to w'th open-minded , courts
ous attention , laid down only to b
pondered over , and again to be brought
into the former intimacy. You cannot
reform a bad book. Let it alone. Rev.
Newell Dwight Hillls.
The writing of novels bids fair t
rank as an industry as well as an i *
spiratlon , says Lillian Whiting. Lit
erature , she thinks , has no concern M
all with a great many of these pro
ductions which extend their clrculatlom
to figures that are impressive if nt
oppressive.
The Impression prevails that th
magazines are oversupplled with short
stories , yet on editor of one of the beat
10-cent magazines said not long ag *
that he had not enough short stories t
last two mouths , and he tinds It hard ,
to get such material. Bundles of shot !
stories are received , but few of then
are worth printing.
On the subject of youn ? authors
producing more books than those of *
generation ago it appears that Dickens
wrote IMckAvIek at 24 ; success came t *
Thackeray at 3(5 ( , with Vanity Fair ; t
Miss Braddon , with Lady Audley's 8
cret , at 25 ; to Oulda , with Under Tw
Flags , at 27. George Eliot was 40 whe *
Adam Bede came , and Sir Walter Scot )
was 48 when Waverley appeared.
We presume that most readers h&T *
either read or heard of Stevenson's Dfc ,
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In Mr. Steven
son's life , by Balfour , it Is told for *
fact that the author actually dreamed
three of the scenes in detail of this
famous story. So vivid was the Im
pression that of changing or trans
forming the character by taking POTT-
ders , In particular that he wrote It
off Just as t had presented Itself t *
him in his sleep. '
NEVER QUOTES THEM RIGHT.
Trite Payinjta that Are Seldom
ly Reproduced in Conversation.
Nearly every one Is fond of quoting
from the poets and dramatists , and
nearly every one commits the egre
gious error In his quotations. All of i *
say. "The even tenor of their way , "
when what Gray wrote was "The noise
less tenor of their way. " "When Greefc
meets Greek then comes the tug o
war" ghould.be "When Greeks joined
Greeks then was the tug of war. " Wbest
we say "The tongue Is an unruly mem
ber" we misquote from James , ii. 8 *
where it Is written , "The tongue an
no man tame ; It Is an unruly evlL"
"Charity shall , cover over the multi
tude of sins" ( Peter , iv. 8) ) , Is almost al
ways distorted Into "Charity covereti
a multitude of sins. " We say "Wel
come the coming , speed the partlni
guest , " whereas the correct quotation
Is "Speed the going guest" Butlea
wrote in "Hudibras , " "He that con >
plies against his will Is of his own opin
ion still , " but we alter the sense as well
as the wording of the passage by quot
ing continually , "A man convinced
against his will is of the same opinion
still. "
How often we hear people , quotlni
the passage on mercy from the Mer
chant of Venice , " say "It falleth as th *
gentle dew from heaven , " whereas tht
bard wrote "Falleth as the gentle rain. "
We quote with great complacency
"The man that hath no music In his
soul , " whereas what Shakspe'are wroti
was "The man that hath no music In
himself. " In his "Lycidas" Miltoa
wrote , "Fresh woods and pastures
new , " but It Is almost always mis
quoted as "Fresh fields and pastures
new. " In "Henry and Emma" Matthew
Prior wrote , "Fine by degrees and
beautifully less. ' ' a phrase which ban
become in popular use , "Small by de
grees and beautifully less. "
Poison in Bamboo ,
The young shoots of the bamboo are
covered with a number of very fins
hairs that are seen , under the micro
scope , to be follow and spiked liko
bayonets. These hairs are commonly
called bamboo poison by the white men
resident in Java , for the reason that
murder Is frequently committed
through their agency , mixed in food.
Where Her Interest Cea ea.
"So your wife has a great fondness
for Qction ? "
"Er a yes ; all except the kind .1
tell her. " Philadelphia 'Bulletin. '