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Qcncial Woyler Fnils to Meet with the
Anticipated Success ,
MACEO MAY ELUDE THE CAPTAIN GENERAL
ilN XOTV .MnkliiK n
( ntmtcr Ili-nioiiilriitlon In the
DlrcrfIon of Puerto
Prlm-lnu.
HAVANA , Nov. 17. No news , official or
oihcrwlse , Is obtainable hero concerning the
movements of Captain General Wcylcr and
! ils army , which Is supposed to bo In pur
suit of the Insurgent forces under Antonio
Jlucco In the province of Plnnr del Rio. No
news from n Spanish force In the Hold , ns
n rule , moans bad news nnd the Insurgents
are making the most of the situation by
circulating reports of Spanish defeat.
In truth , there seems to bo ground for the
belief that the captain general has not met
with the BUrcc3B ho anticipated , and , whllo
lie Is reported to be moving along the north
ern part of Plnar del Rio. Antonio
Macco Is said to bo south of him and not
far from the trocha line , which would In
dicate the possibility of the Insurgents turnIng -
Ing the Spanish flank and making It dlin
en It for the captain general to return to
Havana. This , however. Is conjecture , no
nuwn being allowed to leak out from the
olllccs of the headquarters staff In the pal-
nci > .
From n reliable source It la learned that
Macco. hitherto understood to be occupying
positions between Candclarla and Artcmlsa ,
bad moved south of the former town , going
westward toward the mountain ! ) of Guane.
Another rumor has It that ho us pushing n
ntrong force through the swamps south of
I ho Irochii. Moth reports are given for
what they are worth.
On the other hand. It Is no longer denied
that the Insurgents have captured the two
quite Important towns of Cascorro and Guay-
mnra. In Puerto Principe , as Intimated some
tlmo ngo In these dispatches. In spite of
denials to the contrary , and there Is no
doubt that an army of about 10.000 Is ad
vancing upon thn city of Puerto Principe ,
capital of the province of that name.
T The captain general was expected to ar-
rlvo at Cnndebirla nnd the Spanish ofllclalc
hero attribute the alleged retrograde move
ment of the Insurgents under Macco to this
move upon the part of the Spanish com
mander. Tbo letter's arrival at Cnmlclarln
has not yet been announced and there Is nt
denying that a feeling of considerable anxi
ety can bo noticed at the Spanish headquar
ters here.
Since the departure of the captain gen-
"oral for the front a number of olllcers have
btcn on duty night nnd day nt the palace ,
ns If awaiting Important news , which as
yet has failed to roach them.
MOVING ON PUERTO PRINCIPE.
The exact whereabouts of Maximo Gome ?
Is also apparently unknown here , the move
ments against Puerto Principe being con
ducted by Callxto Garcia , according to re
port , nnd the Insurgents' friends here Inti
mate that Gomez is certain to be heard
from kbortly. ns ho must create a diversion
na near as possible to Havana In order tc
prevent the dispatch of further reinforce
ments to the captain general , who , as It Is ,
Is receiving from Havana every man who
can bo spared from activeduty , about the
fortifications.
The clly of Puerto Principe. Is being
placed In the strongest possible slate of
defense. General Castcllanoa , the Spanish
commander who was announced to have de
feated the Insurgents In several engagements
nnd to have relieved Casrorro and Ouay-
niarn , In Puerto Principe. Is understood to
be retreating ns quickly as his troops con
move upon the city of Puerto Principe. In
order to toke part In Us defense. The In-
Btii-gcnls operating against that city have
destroyed a largo number of bridges on
the railroads running from Nuevllas to Cas
rorro , Gunynmra and Ouamarlllo. This was
douo In order to prevent the passage of the
Spanish force over that road lo attack them
In the rear. The NuevlDs railroad also runs
by another route to Puerto Principe , nnd
the latter place la connected wjth the eca
Houthward by another line of railroad run
ning to thu port of Santa Cruz. The Insur
gents. It Is said. Intend lo rut off both these
lines of communication with the coast befnre
regularly Investing the city of Puerto Prin
cipe. If they are successful In these move
ments It will only be n question of time ii
lo when Puerto Principe- will be starved
out or compelled to surrender by bring de
prived of Its water supply.
It Is further * tatP ( ! that the Insurgents'
have occupied the town of San Miguel on
the rend to Puerto Principe. In addition tc
Paxcoi-rii and Guaymaru. and the Span
lards claim that the enemy afterwards
burned the town to the ground , which Ir
Itself Is an admission that the place ha :
been captured.
As It rcqulrer. several duys for news from
Puerto Prlnelpo to rearh Havana It Is quite
possible that by this time the Insurgents
Jinvo approached very near to the city of
Puerto Principe.
SliN.VTOUS IIV tJXIViHSAI. SUKFItACH
KIT inli Cliiinilii'iof | ) I-IIII-N Adopt *
ii Umllral l'ro | > < t nl.
PARIS. Nov. 17.--The Chamber of Depu
ties today adopted by a vote of S07 to 3S
M. Guillnmol's raJical proposal to fiulwtl-
tute universal ouffrage for the municipal
councils lu the election of delegates , who
ek t Kenators.
M. Jouulan asKcJ thu government to
promise to support the propus.nl In the ncn-
ate M. Mellni ) , thu ptemler. protested against
llu- . < Injunctions , saying thnt Ilio govern-
nu-iit knew Its own duty , would place the
prcriatuls honestly hoforo the ticnMc an.l
MIII 'al emlr.ivor to obtain n compromise.
r'ln.illv. the order of the Jay , lu auppcrl
it the government. WHO adopted 1-y Ill ! to
M ) vott-s. It Is believed that the proposal
I * < -orljn ! to be ( ejected In the collate.
r.vru.uics OK < ; oi.i > nrsT .STOI.I\ : .
Ti'riiMirt * from South America MyMcrl-
ontly llNiiiirnrM on lli < > IN ! limits.
\ < l yrlRit ! , ! & ? 1. ti > 1-resn PuljUthlin ; Comiir.iiy. )
\ COLON , Colombia , Nov. t7.--iNcw York
vVorid Cablegram Special Telegram. )
P ck.-.pei containing gold dust and gold coir.
to thu value of , < I,0 < 10 have my&tei-ioiiftly dis
appeared between here and Panama. The
Knld was t'liroulo from South America to
Europe vl.i thu Isthmus. The packages wore
itolt'ii at some point between Panama and
Colon ,
General Reyes has accepted the nomina
tion for president of thu n-publi'- .
llmni-.v Itnriinlo Dnilo. n Itnhior.
liOXDQN , Nov. 17--U i'iiey Hamate Hay ?
that the iitntemr-nt cabled to tin.Loudon
Tlmrn from Toronto , tin- substance of ivhleh
U that hlc firm Is obtaining options on mlii-
lug proper Hi1 * In the Lake of thu WooJs nnd
Kuluey river tllutiMs of Canada , It totally
devoid u ! foundation.
Vienna Killlor * An-
VIENNA. Nov. 17. The m-WRiupers here
express Jutlnfitctlon at the ministerial state
ment * nmJe yesterday In th. > German Kulc'.is-
tsg. The papers * ny they think the RIH--
crumont utterances .ipnn Unit ai-carlon Irivc
lmpand fifth strentrth to the nivib'iud ,
OiiNtli-N Suit on ( he SI. Pun ) .
LONDON , Nov. 17.Mr. . i nl Mm. Wnltcr
JJ. Ciixtlo of San FninclBco .vlll sail for the
L'nltrd .States on board the H : . I'.iul , K-t\-
tomorrow.
Mn > iMilmiiiiN Inclteil to Hol > - \\'ar.
CANEAX , Island uf Crete. Nov. 17.
Pla'-ardu hrve been posted In thl > . city Incit
ing thu MiifcKtilmnns to engage In a holy
> /sr aualuit the Chrlu'.Uui.
IIOIIKXI.OIIi : TALKS OX IJI'IJMXU.
AililrNN < -N tinIti'lclixliiK on Proponed
riintiK In tin'mil * .
MERLIN , Nov. 17. The chancellor , Prlnco
Hohcnlohe. replying to the Interpellation of
IK-rr August Munclcol , people's party , on
the Drusewltz Incident of October 13 last ,
when a lieutenant ran a sword through a
w-orkmnn named Slebmann who had acci
dentally pushed against the olllcer's chair
In entering n rnfc , stated that the military
department was preparing new regulations ,
with the object of limiting dueling ns much
na possible. A commission of olllcrrs , he
added , would meet within n few days for
the purpose of considering nnd reporting
on the regulations proposed.
Continuing , the chancellor said that the
chief change In the regulations proposed
was that , If an ofllcer Insulted another the
matter should be left lo the d"cl lon of
a court of honor , but the judgment of UK'
court should never be worded In such a
wray as to make a duel 11 necessity or even
to Imply the recognition of such means of
settling a dispute. The government. Prince
Hohenlohe ndded , was also considering an
amendment to the civil law , and In the
preparation of the measure had met with
considerable dllllcultlcs. Hut It was hoped
that these would bo overcome with the help
of Parliament. The prerogative of mercy ,
the chancellor further stated , appertains to
the crown , and therefore Is not subject to
thn Judgment of the Reichstag.
General von Gosslcr , the minister of war ,
then addressed the House , dealing directly
with the Hrusewttz affair. Lieutenant Uru. e-
wllz , it was alleged , killed the civilian be
cause ho believed that the honor of his
uniform had been tarnished by the acci
dental pushing against his chair by the un-
fortunnto workman. The officer was court-
martialed nnd sentenced to four years' Im
prisonment nnd dismissal from the army.
General Gossler. amid constant Interrup
tions , then went on to announce that the
Judgment of the court-martial had been pro
nounced , but had not yet been sanctioned.
Therefore , bo explained , It had no force In
law. Continuing , the minister for war said
that the documents bearing on the affairs
were to be submitted by the Imperial com
mand'to the minister of war. and so KOOII
UK this was done the sentence would be
published together with the reasons which
prompted It. General Gossler then alluded
to Herr Munckel's "firebrand speech , "
which caused a great uproar In the house.
The minister then cited cases of officers who
had been grossly Insulted by unknown per
sons , and he declared that olllcers who have
not n proper feeling of military honor and n
becoming sense of the dignity of their posi
tion deserve lo bo got rid of , for on those
sentiments depends the efficiency of the
nrmy.
The general further said : "The honor at
taching to wearing the king's uniform and
respect for iho colors are military sentiments
that wo shall never abandon. The right of
self-defense must never bo taken from olll-
rers. " ( Loud protests. ) When the tumult
subsided , the minister for war remarked :
"I regret the attack made upon officers and
I hope the house will judge the circum
stances without bins. "
A lively debate followed. Hcrr Mcbcl , the
socialist leader , criticised General vo'i CIoss-
ler's remarks In referring to the death of
Sichman , describing them ns not gtntleman-
Ilko and blaming him for using English
words. Hcrr Ilobcl was called to order. The
house adjourned until Thursday.
SCOTI.AXH WAS TOO HOT KOIt HIJI.
Mv-Meinlier of 1'arlliiiueiit Snlln for
Inillll I'lliter it Clonil.
LONDON , Nov. 17. It was exclusively an-
nounctd by the Associated press on Satur
day Inut that James M. White , member of
Parliament for Porfnrehlrc and head , of the
firm of J.-T. VVhlto''Co.r'NeV-Yorktiha < l
resigned his sent , "owing to business con
siderations. " It now appears that Mr. White
has sailed for India nnd in this connection
the St. JnincH Gazette nays : "The local lib
eral committee today issued a resolution thai
It lias learned with deep regret of the grave
charges affecting the peisona ] character of
Mr. White , but no action will be taken owing
to the litigation which Is pending herc-
annnt. " Mr. White Is president of the Dun
dee Technical association , chairman of the
Technical liuitltute , member of the council
of University college , Dundee , nnd a justice
of thi ) peace of For far and Dundee. Ho Is
a son of J. F. White of Dalrudderry. war.
born In 1817 and was educated at the Duii-
dee Institution. Cassel , and at Edinburgh
university. In polltiro Mr. White has been
a liberal and In favor of homo rule.
The charpeji against Mr. James F. White
grew out of the fact that he Is being pur
sued by the daughter of a Scottish divine for
a breach of prornlrc of marriage.
MltS. MKHIUTT'S Ht..SlT.V.Vn TALKS.
Coeatlle TaUeu for Toothm-lie Caiixeil
KlillepxjllexnlllliK In Death.
LONDON , Nov. 1"- . The management of
the Hotel Cecil today eonUnueil making the
fireatest mystery ovrr the sudden death
of Mrs. Alma Mcvltt , the wife of Mr.
George W. Merrill , who died at the hotel
on Saturday night under circumstances
which led to the circulation of a report that
sdio had committed suicide. A representa
tive of the Associated press had an Inter
view this morning with Mr. M--ilU , who
said : "I am glad of the opportunity of
stating the fauts lu the case , as the re
ports published arc entirely wtoiig.
"Wo have bcon traveling on the continent
for the past six montliH. Our Now York
residence Is at Ilerkeley , Ninth rtrect and
Fifth avenue. My wife , who wes a Rou
manian , arrived from Purls last week. She
was suffcrli.g from nn ulcerated tenth , and
a dentist furnished her with some cocaine
which Incidentally caused her tlr.itb , as It
Induced epilepsy , which was chronic with
her. We propou'd Bailing for New York
on Saturday next. I shull rutuni homo ns
soon us possible. "
ci.iviitiv AvnmKM imm .vrio.v.
( ii-rninit Knrelun Mliilxler' * Sit-erli |
II nil i- Itleli . < nitu WK.-I- .
LONDON , Nov. K.-Sp..eIal dispatches
fiom Hevlln to tin- morning papers cuncur
lu Iho opinion that yesterday's dc-bato In
tbo Relebstng uau artificial u.il wearisome ,
with a view to nvolding InltaMon uf Prince
Hitmiarck. nnd the ncces.i'ty of not icvcnl-
Ing diplomatic. hcerelH. Itson : Mar.sciui ! ,
the secretary of slate for foreign affairs ,
according to thei- dispatches , was obliged
to execute a sort of egg dance , and ho MIC-
cei-ded so well In avoiding thorny ques
tion * that he olTviided noboily , and left the
House almost as wl i < us It was before.
The Dally Newa expresses thu opinion
that the German government , out of con-
sldi-rationa of KoncvofiUy toward Prince
Hismarek , touched the hoinuls of timidity
besides providing tbo extraordinary position
which Illsmarclx still uceuplc.i.
Thn Standard's Herlln corrcKpoi.dent sayi
he hc-.ird IlismareK declined In receive many
members of thu r.eichstag who dcslitd to
visit him until after the debute.
Snnl-.i liaise.I'leufv < , f
MADlilD , Nov. 17. The subscriptions to
the n-'w Spanish loan of 25uOC'0.009 pesetas
now agsretjat ? . " 31.IOS,5UO pi-solan , of whichever
over 2SS,000,000 wm rubirrlbcd In the prov-
In ccr.
n ra nil Ciiniirll , SOUK of OolumliiiK.
FOIIT WAYNE , Ind. . No17. . Thn nlxih
annual Cirril Council. Fenof Columlmi ,
me : to.lay . , aiid continues over Wcdn ; > day.
An nddrcfts tblc evening will tic delivered
by Grand Admiral Qiilnn of Peorla. followed
by a luinqur-t and ball.Ydnctday there
will bn a bCKlncm , MIO.- | and exompllllcc-
lion of thi > new Inltutlnn. The Horn , o [
Columbus 1 mi organisation within the
Catholic church In Mlnuetou , Iowa , Illinois ,
Indiana , Ohio and New Je.Miy. .
( iolil DU.-'Hereil In llllnolN.
CAIRO. 111. , Nov. 17. An artrlan well
now bi-liiR bore.l at Cairo at n depth uf 75'j
feet Is pn > lug through quartz that n careful
cfciuy by i'xjcrtsi ; xhow.Bto be rich with both
gold nnd silver A shaft will bo mink Im
mediately lu placu of tbo well.
DISCUSSING BEET SUGAR
Third Annual Convention of the Nebraska
Association in Scsiion ,
DELEGATES GATHER AT GRAND ISLAND
Much llnilni-NN TrniiHtirti-il During
( hi ! Plr t liny of tin * Alrctlnpr
Visitor * Will SIM- the
i Factory Tinlny.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb. , Nov. 17. ( Spe
cial. ) Lute trains last night anil all trains
arriving this inorntnR brought In a quota oi
delegates to the thlnl convention of the
Nebraska licet Sugar association to bo held
In this city the- homo of the beet sugar In
dustry-today and tomorrow. The lobbies
dustry today and tomorrow.
The convention , which was called to order
this afteri-oon , Is the third gathering of this
association. The fit at meeting , at which
organization was effected , was held about
six years ago. The records of this meeting
arc complete. They were published In the
state papers , but all other data than that
contained In them was lost. No other meeting
was held until that last year at Kremont.
The records of that meeting ; are complete
and show much Interesting discussion.
"During the Interim , however , " said Sec
retary Nason. "wo have been organizing
local associations and working In general
for the advancement of the Industry. At
Kremont we elected officers for the ensuing
year and selected Grand Island as the place
for holding the next convention. The time
was later fixed for these dates and at this
meeting wo will fix both date and place for
the next mot-ting. "
Secretary Nason expressed his gratifica
tion that the meeting Is being held here at
this time , when the factory Is In full opera
tion. At 1:30 : tomorrow a special Union Pa-
clde train will leave the city for the fac
tory , taking the entire delegation directly
Into the yards.
WELCOMES THE VISITOIIS.
Vlco President C. A. Atkinson called the
convention to order. Mayor Thompson wel
comed thrf visitors , saying : "This city
claiming and being the pioneer In the United
States of the beet sugar Industry , heartily
greets you. We know you are friends of
the oft-rcpcated and always true Idea of
'diversified farming. ' If not friends , you
are at least Inquirers after knowledge.
What place Is better fitted for such a meet
ing ? Hero you can meet and talk with
these who first tested the soil as to Its
adaptability for beet raising ; those whoso
business minds conceived the -business ven
ture and dared stake their money on their
Judgment ; the architect who designed the
structure and superintended Its erection ,
with the arrangement of complicated and
almost endless machinery. Here along side
by side with the fields of wheat and oats
and rows of corn are the fields ai.d rows
of a crop new to the farmer and new to the
soil , and In Its tranformcd condition new
to our tables and new to the lowing Itlne ,
a substance In sweetness and palatablllty ,
surpassing the product of cam-fields of the
'sunny south ; ' and as a food for stock ex
celling even 'king corn. '
"Hero you can sec the forncr gather
this crop , deliver It to the factory , weighed
and unloaded : sec the beet In Its unsullied
condition start on Its Journey at ono end
of the factory , watch Its winding and shiftIng -
Ing course until the farmer loads the pulp
for his stock , fitting them for the markets
of "lh"e Twdfia , * -proprietor sacks" the re
fined sugar for the markets of our own
people. Thus yon are at. the fountain head
of what you wish to Unow , and I assure
you you are In the home of your friends
whilst you're learning It. "
Hon. L. D. RIchnrds of Fremont responded
on behalf of the association , thanking the
mayor for his warm words of welcome.
Ho referred to the fact that Urn ml Island
was the home of the beet sugar Industry In
Nebraska , and paid n high tribute to II.
A. Koenlg of this city , the original promoter
meter of the Industry. Mr. Richards ex
pressed pleasure at meeting here because
It gave an excellent opportunity to wit
ness the manufacture' of sugar and to con
verse with farmers and learn from them di
rectly the difference In results of raising
corn and beets , and comparing the price
paid to other countries for sugar and paid
In corn and oats and wheat. In which the
markets of the world have to be met. Ho
urged the Importance of holding that which
Nebraska people have , and doing all In
their power to develop the Industry. Ho
made practically the same appeal for
chicory.
President Alien followed with an extended
ad.lross , comparing beet culture In Nebraska
with that of Utah and California , urging
It as the duty of the convention to ascer
tain as nearly as possible what circum
stances favor the Industry here , and what
obstacles must bo overcome ; lamenting the
frequent Interruptions and changes In na-
Monal and state legislatures , fostering the
Industry and expressing the hope that the
present bounty law would bo allowed by
the next legislature to expire by limita
tion and not repeal the same.
FACTH AND FIGURES ON SUGAR.
Governor Holcomb , not having arrived at
this hour , a paper was read by Mr. Edward -
ward Kosewater. It was replete with facts
and figures concerning sugar ; the amount
of manufacture of sugars by various coun
tries and the consumption per raplta of
various nations ; compared the bounty laws
of Germany , Austria and France , and the
results of such stimulation , and the neces
sities for It. The cost of producing beets
In these different countries was also com
pared. It was shown particularly that In
Franco every portion of the beet was util
ized end yet there Is a bill now pending
before the French Parliament providing for
an export bounty In order that French
manufacturers might be able to enter into
competition with other manufacturing couti-
trira
The deduction was that It was folly that
the greatest sugar-consuming nation in
the world should pay the greatest tribute
to foreign manufacturing countries when
the proper fostering would develop the In
dustry to the extent that this state alone
would furnish half the sugar consumed In
tbo country.
Discussions followed on "The Sugar fleet
Industry as a Dlvcrslller of Crops and Co
operative Factories. "
These committees were appointed : Cre
dentials , Williamson , Omaha ; Cornell. Val
entine ; Haker , Grand Island. Resolutions ,
Llntngcr. Omaha ; Oberfeldcr , Sidney ; liar-
tlgner. Hastings : Ulngwalt. Omaha ; Rlch-
r.r..s. ' Fremont. Fixing next'convention. .
George M. Llnlnger. F. W. Olmstead , H.
A. Koculg , William Huacnuttcr. Legis
lative , Furnas , HrownvllleVhltmore ; , Val
ley ; Reynolds , Fremont ; Junsen. Falrbury ;
Cessna. Hastings ; Cornell , Valentine.
The following program will be rendered
tomorrow :
Paper , "Nebraska lltct Sugar Product , "
K. > I. Norton ; uddresH , "Ucut Seed Pro
duction In the t'nltcd States , " Prof. II. H.
NleholHon ; nililriHM. "Practical Sugar
Making from Heels. " It T. Oxnitrd , ( prenl.
dent ( Irnnd Island factory ) ; nddieSH. "JOx-
pi-rlcnce In Sugar licet 1'iilturt iind In In-
f-rt-uflliiK Sacchurlnu iintl Purity Purcuntiiccii
In HCI-IH. " C. A. lirnngrr : mlilresH , "Thu
Nation's Duty to thu Sugar Industry , "
General ClmriPH F. Mundrnton ; delegates'
visit to fiu-lory ; gcnernl discussion , "Com-
pur.-tlvc Advantage ! ) of Nebraska us ti
Uret Hugiir Producer : " "Tho Uetl Hucur
Induxtiy u Factor In Mnnufacturlni : ; " "The
lu ft Sugar Industry Commercially Con-
Hlilired : ' ' "Probnhllltlcvi of Meet Sugar for
Nebraska ; " "Stuto Legislation ; " "Hoot
Seed and Varieties ; " reports of commlttetH ;
ioaillng of papt-ru by producers ; tnlacel-
laneoiiH.
\ < MV Trlul fur nil Ohio Murili-ri-r.
COLUMIH'S , O. . Nov. 17. The supreme
court today granted Romulus Catell. the
Summit ( TUiuy murderer , a new trial. Ik-
will bo taken back to Summit county for a
rehearlos at once ,
MAUK HAN.NA A VISlTVll A'r CANTON
\ntlonnl riiulrimtn Hurt TreMiliMit-
UK-t-t In Conferr-nci' .
CANTON , O. , Nov. 17. National Chairman
M. A. Hanna was In Canton today. IIo ar
rived over the Valley road at 1 p. in. In
company with General Osborne , national sec
retary , who has been In Cleveland for sev
eral diys. President-elect McKlulcy went to
the depot In the family carriage to meet
the visitors. They drove direct to the Me-
Klnley home , where luncheon was delayed
until after their arrival. ThU was the first
time the president-elect and the national
chairman had met since the election.
The president-elect remained In confer
ence from lunch tlmo until 4 o'clock this
afternoon with Chairman Hanna and Secre
tary Osborne. When the trio came down
stairs at the McKlnlcy homo Mr. Hanna's
face beamed with good spirits and the good
health that makes him look younger than
when ho actively entered the great presi
dential contest as Mr. McKlnley's friend
over a year ago. When a reporter asked him
If a cabinet would bo announced soon ho
simply said : "You must ask the major , "
and the newspaper men know that no ask
ing would get any Information on which to
base an authoritative opinion on that sub
ject nt this time. As Mr. Hanna was walkIng -
Ing to the carriage for the train ho was
asked If he expected Mnjor afid Mrs. Mc-
Klnley to go to Thomasjvlllo , Ga. , to so
journ with him at his whiter home. He
said ho would bo mighty , nlad If they would
do It , but again referred that subject to Mr.
McKlnley , who said bo had heard nothing
from Mr. Hjnna on that rc.nttAr. Mr. Hanna
returned to Cleveland at 4:15. : General OB-
berne will remain here until Wednesday ,
returning to New York by next Monday.
Hon. E. II. II. Green , chairman of the re
publican state committee of Texas ; ex-State
Chairman John N. Huston of Indiana ,
Charles Hedges of Galvcston , Tex. , and Hon.
nixby. chairman of the republican state
committee of Minnesota , were among a
score of callers awaiting ah audience with
Major McKlnloy during his talk with Mr.
Hanna. The president-elect drove to the
station with Mr. Ilixby at1:30. : . Other callers
were Congressman D. K. Watson of Colum
bus and Rev. Dr. Wcaklcy of Cincinnati ,
who was accompanied by Rev. Dr. Manches
ter , Major McKlnley's pastor. General James
C. Howe of Kenton , adjutant general of
Ohio under McKlnley. was also a caller to
day. William L. Curry , .ex-asslstant adju
tant general , who served In the western
headquarters during the campaign , and Hon.
Henry Hohl of Columbiis fclso called. Major
McKlnley and Mrs. McKlnloy took a drive
during the morning In th'j family carriage ,
the president-elect handling the lines. They
drove about the city , roturing homo at 11:30. :
Among the congratulatory message ? re
ceived today by Major McKlnley Is the fol
lowing from lion. Carl Sehurz of New York :
"Having been more or less cctlvo In ten
presidential campaigns I-do not hesitate to
say that , excepting only that of 1SGO , this
was the most momentous of them all. The
character and credit of democratic Institu
tions bavo never been inure pointedly at
stake. The moral and Intellectual qualities
which fit a good pcopls for self-government ,
especially the capacity for subordinating
non-essentials to essentials , have never been
more distinctly tested , "and , let us rejoice
to say. more signally vindicated. If there
Is anything to be regretted It Is that Mr.
llryan should have received as many votes
as ho did. notwithstanding the evident weak
ness of his cause a result which certainly
was not- owing to popular Ignorance and
blind partisanship spirit'ulcnc , but no doubt
also to the existence 'of dtaconlcnt not en
tirely groundless'tho caurea of which should
bo examined with candor , circ and courage.
I am sure you will nt trite II as a mere
form of polite speech \'h n I wish you a
successful admlnlstratli.'j ; Indeed , as suc
cessful as your opporUi , ltles arp great , and
this'wish Includes many things the specifi
cation of which I will nol weary you with , "
SYRACUSE , N. V. , Nov. 17. Representa
tive Charles A. Doutello of Maine , while re
turning from Canton , 0 , , yesterday , re
ceived a dispatch In this city from President
elect McKlnlcy. summoning htm back to Can
ton. IIo left hero at 4:30 : p. in. for the west.
AUGUSTA. Me. . Nov. 17. Hon. Joseph H.
Manley st-itcs that bo U not 11 candidate
for any olllcc , state or national , elective or
appointive , and that ho would not accept
any olllco were It tendered him. He adds that
his business Interests demand and must re
ceive his entire attention.
ISI.KCTION FHAl'llS I.V TUXXliSSUU.
Ucpnlillciiii Stud- Committee Starts an
III vi'Htlmitlim.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. . Nov. 17. The repub
lican state executive committee , with 200
leading republicans from all parts of the
state , closed a cession Usfjilght after hav
ing unanimously resolved to Investigate elec
tion frauds In this state and to Inaugurate a
contest for the governorship and endorse a
contest upon the part of candidates for con
gress who were defeated Y by frauds. It
was ono of the most deliberative political
bodies which has ever met In this Htatc. All
the speakers seemed to be Impressed with
the gravity of the occasion. The republicans
say the fraudti are farreachlng and ourpass
anything lieu toforo practiced and that In
Ilvo west Tennessee counties alone enough
votes were transferred from the republican
to thu democratic ticket. In the count to
overcome * the alleged democratic majority
In the state.
It Is known that Mr , E. 11. Stahlman. who
managed the republican campaign , feels
keenly the disappointment of a failure to
carry the state and feels that with a fair
count thu state would ho placed In the re
publican column by largo , majorities. Mr.
Stahlman , who is regarded as the brains
and force of the party la Tennessee , Ij not
talking , but It Is believed that ho has been
pystemaiic-ally nt work e.ve'r since the elec
tion to unearth these frauds nnd the action
of the leading men of thft party yesterday
gives evidence of his success.
The returns are not all yet In and dem
ocratic sheriffs and the secretary of state
liavo refused to glvo out the returns as far
as received. Enough , however , is known to
indicate that McKlnlcy and Tillman ran
close togetter , while Taylor , democrat , for
governor , ran C.OOO votes behind llryan. The
Na&hvlllo llanner Is leading In the fight for
a thorough Investigation f of thu alleged
frauds. * -
SALT LAKIJ HLKCTin.V MIT VALID.
Cn u illy Attorney IK-elrti-VN ( InIlallot
\VllN Xiit n Mfurot Iin- ) .
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 17. County At
torney C. 0. Whlttemori this afternoon
tiandcd down an opinion on the legal status
of the recent election. . It declares that the
ballot was not a secret one as defined by the
provisions of the constitution , which are
mandatory and prohibitive ; ' therefore , the
election Iteclf Is "absolutely Invalid , and
Is , In fact , no election. "
The board of canvassers , however , Is ad
vised that It must perform Its duty , which
Is merely ministerial , and. that the county
cleik must Isauc the certificates of election
required by law unless hd'ls1 prevented from
doing o by the Intervention of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
The opinion was delivered to the board
of canvassers at Us mpptlng tfils afternoon.
The cplnlon Is In replj to a resolution of
the Salt Lake county cahvcsalng board to
tlin effect that the legality of the election
liad been brought Into question , and asking
that the duties of the canvaul.ig board bo
defined.
TWO IIIIYA.V .STATUS CO.1IPM3TI3.
Xoriniil DeiaotM-atli-.Majorities lar rel >
lleilm-eil In Sjiltit nf KIIN !
RICHMOND. Va.Nov. 17. The total of
the vote of Vlrglnla'han been ascertained. It
Is : Ilrynn. 1C5.083 ; McKlnley. 135,301 ; iMlnuir.
2.21G ; Levering , 2,247 ; Matchet , lOtl.
RALL'IGH , N. C. , Nov. 17. Thu ofllclal
canvass of the election returns for presi
dential electors gives llryan a majority over
McKlnlcy In this stale of 19 , ' C. Rucbcll.
the republican candidate for governor , de
feats Wnuon , his democratic opponent , by
8,000 , ( Juthrle , the populist camllJato , re
ceived 30,000 votes. i
CMt I IMIH nill\ATP IfMinTM P
SliLIMS SI1001S IIHISELr
Olive Hiscox Gives Ilor Version of the
Tragedy nt Oakland ,
HER LOVER THREATENS TO KILL HER
PiiliitM tin- Pistol nt It < r , tint She
TuriiM tinMiiir.ir.li > on Him
JllSt UN litPllllH
tin *
TKKAMAII , Nov. 17. ( SrectaU The trial
of Olive Hiscox opened this morning by the
defense placing upon the stand the defend
ant. She testified to knowing Dan Puller
and to hearing his testimony. She denied
ever telling him , as he testified , that she
would like to kill both Sellers and his wife.
She also denied telling Warren Sellers , as be
testified she did , that she would shoot or
kill Fred , As to Mrs. Sellers' testimony , In
which she said the witness told her at the
barn on the Sellers farm In August , 1S9I.
that If she ever did Sellers any harm It
would bo to kill him. the witness said flhc
did not say this. The conversation between
her and Mrs. Sellers was given by witness
In this wise : Mrs. Sellers told her If she
were Ollvo she would kill him. If she did
eo nobody would ever do anything with her.
The witness told Mm. Sellers that she did
not want to Injure him.
On Juno 2 saw Fred Sellers In her homo
at Oakland , also her brother , Calvin , and
uncle. Grant. She had a talk with Cal and
Grant before they came Into the house ,
thought they came In about 8:30. : She did
not know Sellers was In the house when
the boys came In. She saw him first stand
ing In the kltcher. ; he said ho was going
and picked up the revolver from the kitchen
table and passed Into the entry. She went
to the door to Bee If ho had gone , nnd
ho was there and called her out. She went.
While In the entry he put his arm around
her and asked her If she loved him ; she
told him she did , and always would. H"
wanted to know why she was going to leave
him , to which she replied that she was
going for his own good. Ho said ho
wouldn't let her go that both would die
first , lie took a revolver from his pocket
and pointed It at her.
WHKN TUB PHOT WAS FIRRD.
She turned and went Into the house and
ho followed her to near the sofa In the front
room ; hero ho caught hold of her , then she
turned around and saw that he was pointing
the revolver at her. Ho had It in his right
hand ; she caught hold of the barrel and
turned It toward him ; then It wan dis
charged. He was holding the -exjlver a
little above her head. Her height Is five
feet and one inch. As soon ns It was dis
charged his hand dropped from the revolvei
and her brother Cal grabbed her arouii'l the
body and carried her to the kitchen. She
returned to the room and found Sellers lying
across the tiofa ; she lifted his head and the
body rolled to the floor ; she sat down and
took his head In her lap. She testified to
going and telling Mrs. Sellers and cor
roborated that lady's testimony except In
that slio did not eay she did the deed out of
revenge upon Mrs. Sellers. The witness Bald
that Mrs. Sellers told her-ehe supposed that
she ( the witness ) had done the deed for re-
vcngo upon her ; to this the witness said
uho told Mrs. Sellers that she had no cause
for rovcnso upon her.
The witness denied making any statements
to the olllcers as to her guilt. Did say to
the marshal who arrested them that the
boys had nothing to do with the deed. Said
she did not state to Charles Mann , the con
stable , that no one was In the house hut she
and Sellers when thecrlni" was committed ,
OH he testified she- did , but did tell him she
did not think cither of the boys wan In
the room when the shooting took place.
She testified that while working In the
hotel at Marcus she gave most of her earn
ings to Sellers , and that at a subsequent date
she gave him $50.
On cross-examination she eald that In the
talk Warren Sellers had with her at tho'barn
on the Sellers place , in August , 1691 , he
treated her kindly and offered to assist her
In getting away. Had been nt the burn
two or three weeks before she left. When
she took hold of the revolver which was In
the hands of Sellers she said she pushed It
upward and toward him. She said Sellers
had been in the house all night and slept
In the bedroom , and that she occupied the
bed with him. The revolver with whK-h the
crime was committed , she had had In her
| K > ssesulon for several weeks. It having
been given to her by Sellers. She said
she did not at any time make any outcry
for help , nor did her brother or uncle at
any time volunteer any assistance.
CLOSING TICSTIMONY.
A. C. McMurrln of Qulmby , la. , was placed
v.nori the stand , but gave no testimony , as
Judge Powell sustained the objections of
thu state to tbo line of testimony which
Din defense wished to bring out ; this was
also the case of O. N. Ilanuncrlun of Oak
land , who was called to the stand. Attor
ney Mulvaney of Cherokee testified as to
the statute of Iowa , which made It obliga
tory that In the commencement of a case
of adultery the wife or husband of one of
the parties must commence the case. The
defense hero rested Its case.
The first witness called by the state In
rebuttal testimony was Mrs. Lund of Onk-
and , who lived next door to the Htecox
girl , and who sold her milk , delivering the
same the morning of the tragedy , just a
short time before the defense claims it oc
curred. Mrs. Lund went Into the kitchen ;
she noticed the clock shelf and table , and
says she saw no revolver on either , as the
lefciiBo clalirn there were.
R. J. Hunter of Cherokee was next called.
Ho had known Sellers for fifteen or sixteen
years and uas a partner with him In 1EU4
nnd 1S95. IIo said Sellers was sound physi
cally , with the exception of his right arm ,
and that he got Injured In a
saloon In Cherokco , disabling It so
that afterward ho was never able
to ralso It higher than his shoulder and
was unable to entirely dress hlm-
ficlf without assistance. lie had seen Sel-
ers last spring In Oakland , and nt that tlmo
Sellers was unable , without dilllculty , to
raise his right arm to n saloon bar In crder
lo shake dice. Mrs. Sellers was called. She
corroborated the evidence of the others that
Sellcrfa wari unable to ralso his right arm to
any height and had to be assisted In
dressing , she saying that she alwaje as
sisted him to put his suspenders over his
shoulder and his coat and vest on , Dan
I'uller also corroborated this testimony , und
saU ho had often assisted Sellers to put
Ills coat on ,
Hero the case rested , und tomorrow morn
ing the arguments to the jury will com
mence ,
ltS CIIAL'TAfdt'A ASSOC1ATIOX
National OruMiilyadon for ( litS < uil > - of
I'arinliiir Mf < - mill .lli-lli < MlH.
SPRINGTIULD. III. , Nov. 17. Articles of
Incorporation have been Issued by the secretary -
rotary of state to the Farmers' National
Chtutauqua acsoclatlcn , The object of the
association Is the advancement of the study
of all matters relating to farm life and the
establishment and maintenance of necca-
nary buildings and grounds for the accom
modation of said association. Thu licncl-
luarters will bo Springfield , and among the
llrcctors for the first year are : Samuel M.
I nulls , state superintendent of public in
struction ; Peter Vrcdcnburg. Charles F.
Mil IB and T. J. Crowder , all of Springfield.
l > l iiH < riiiiH Kin * SliirlM In n .Saloon.
MARION , 111. . Nov. 17. This morning n
Irn broke out In a saloon on thfe southeast
corner of tliu square and soon the entire
ilock was In II a nun. The lota will reach
iGO.OOO , The losers uro W. L , tiliiipson , H.
N. IlalM. S , C. Dunstcn , 8. M. Abohr , 0. II.
Guodall , Park hotel and other * .
XOHTHWIJSTKUN Ki.ootis srusini : .
Tliroi' Dayx' Storm Aliiiti'H anil llnll-
riiniln Hi-Kin t Move Train * .
PORTLAND. Ore. , Nov. ftrgtfTlic " ° rm
which prevailed over the nofiUVRlt tor three
days past has abated ani3wilght " 1P
weather Is clear and cold. PgaiS Impossible
lo estimate the damage b Mls to rall-
rojds. lumbering InterestsjjSW farming
lands which has rrjitilteilJPjsfi southern
Oregon to British ColumblaXgMilt will un
doubtedly bo many theusflHOHof dollars.
The Oregon Hallway and HBpt'on ' com
pany and Southern Pacific hflj Bxtored con
nection and trains are BHng again ,
though the Soul hern PaclflAnBliupollcd to
HBO the West Side roid. THBRrthcrn Pa
cific Is still blocked nt NVli Pj\Viish. The
greatest damage appears to have been on
the White and Hlack river valleys and In
Sk.iglt and Snohomlsh counties.Yaithlngton. .
8POKANH , WnFh. . Nov. 17. Spokane has
been practically cut off from railway com
munication with the outside world for
twenty-four hours. No Northern Pacific
trains ran either east or west yesterday.
The trouble on the Rocky Mountain division
prevented the westbound Overland from ar
riving , and the carrying away of a apun
of the Natchez river bridge near Yaklma
prevented any train arriving from the weal.
The Great Northern Is lied up lu a similar
manner and has run no trains since yester
day , except one as far as Lcavonworth.
Tralllc to the Conor d'Alcne country Is sus
pended by reason of the high water.
SI3ATTLK. Wash. . Nov. 17. The- Canadian
Pacific Is the only road moving thus far. U
Is claimed that the Great Northern railroad
will push Its const line train out tomorrow
morning , nnd railway men say that the
Northern Pacific Overland will probably bo
In tomorrow night , but this Is Inrdly
thought possible. The rivers are still very
much swollen.
The steamer City of Chnmpalgne came
down Skaglt river last night from Momu
Vernon and arrived today. The captain re
ports that during the > night the steamer
was forced by the current of the river over
the dyke and went floating over n delta
rancher's farm. The steamer was got back
amid drift Into the stream again nnd reached
the sound without mishap. .
The news reached Seattle today of the
drowning nt North Yaklma of Martin
Fclldslcad at'd William Davidson in Yaklnn
river , which stream Is also very high. The
men were attempting to save two compan
ions when they lost their lives. The storm
has reached Its limits and the waters are
at n standstill. Deforc nlgh the streams will
all be subsiding.
A Post-Intelligencer special from Mount
Vernon says the present flood In the Skngit
valley Is the worst In Its history. The whole
valley Is under water and great damage
will ensue to the farmers through the loss
of hay , stock and lonrctt. The country be
tween Mount Vernon and Laconner U sub
merged , while to the south there Is one
vast lake. At Mrunt Vernon the water Is
fifteen inches higher than ever known , and
the town has been saved only by great exer
tions of the citizens. The dykes were
manned all of last night and It was not
until this morning the Hood began to re
cede.
A special from Kko says the Cowlltz
rlvtr Is higher than ever and Is atlll rising.
All log booms have broken loose anil thou
sands of cords of shingle bolts have gene.
The valleys of the \Vhlto and Hlack rlveis
are covered with water and the loss to the
farmers will be large.
TACOMA , Wash. . Nov. 17. This city Is
still Isolated from the world , as far as rail
road tralllc ID concerned. Up to noon today
not a train had left or arrived. An attempt
to get inssengers through to Portland was
abandoned last night when the triln which
left Tacoma yesterday returned. The wash
out at Wlnlock prevented even a transfer ,
and other washouts farther down the line do
not permit trains from Portland to reach
that point. The White river brldgo on the
Seattle branch Is still down and no trains
are running on that lino. All travel be
tween this city and Seattle Is carried on by
Sound steamers. On the line to the east
several washouts east of the mountains pre
vent trait's running. The crews are at
work constantly and ullli cooler weather and
subsiding Hoods the promise Is held out that
trafllc will be resumed tonight. No eastern
mall has arrived for three days , only letters
coming from local paints by boat.
, IAMIS : it. .SOVIIIKI : < ; \ iti-i < : i.icTnn.
KnlKlilM of Labor llroruan In- with
h < > Olil Clilcfdiln IIH I.onilcr.
ROCHESTER , N. Y. , Nov. 17. The
Knights of Labor at this afternoon's session
elected officers for the ensuing year. James
R. Sovereign , the present general master
workman , was re-elected without.opposition.
For general worthy foreman there were but
two candidates , Philip L. Amen , master
workman of district No. 197 , Jersey City ,
and Thomas I ) . McGuIre of Amsterdam , N.
Y. . the latter being elected. General Secre
tary-Treasurer J. W. Hayco of New Jersey
was re-elected without opposition. For the
general executive board , coiulstlng of three
members , there were eight nominations , two
of whom declined. Henry H. Martin of Min
neapolis , at present n member of the hoard ,
Andrew Rest of Hrooklyn and Daniel Ilrown
of llutto City , Mont. , were elected.
H was voted by the general assembly to
refuse to reorganize or sustain organizations
of any men who have taken the places of
men on strikes.
TO MAM'FACTritH CHI'CIIII.i : STKKI , .
I'lrNl Concern of ( lie ICInit In ( In-
Co u n ( r > - Will HiSfnrtiil Soon.
CLKVKLANI ) . Nov. 17. The Cleveland
Steel company of this city , owned by the
Rockefellers. Is erecting a big crucible steel
plant and will manufacture that article
on a largo scale. U will bo the only concern
of the kind In this country , as all crucible
fitecl , which Is used for the manufacture of
cutlery and fine tools , Is now imported from
Sweden.
CHICAGO. Nov. 17. Within a wekk the
Pullman Palace Car company will add 300
men to Us list of employes.
ST.JOSBPII. . Nov. 17. The Duell Woolen
mills will resume operations on full lime
Wednesday ir.orning. Some of the employes
went to work ycuterday and tomorrow the
remainder will bo employed. This Is ono of
the largest woolen mills In the west , and
about two weeks ago It was closed down on
account of , as the manager said , the un
certainty of the money question.
( iF.TTIXC Oltl'HiO.V ItllADV KOIt SKA.
Hoard of tiiMiitorH | Tnki-H tin * Ilultli--
Hlilp Out oil Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 17. The members
of the United States battleship Oregon In
spection board , which have been ordered
by the secretary of the navy to Inspect and
report on the fitness of the vessel for active
work , convened on board the ship yester
day. The Inspection will cover u. period of
several dajw , two of which will be at sea.
The following ofllccru arc on board : Cap-
talim Louis Kempff and Charles K , Clark ,
Commander Henry K. Nlcholx , Major Per-
clval C. Pope , Lieutenant Commander
Charles C. Perkins , Chief Knglncer James
II. Perry , Surgeon C. T. Illbhctt , Lieutenant
F. K. Fcchtt-ler and Naval Constructor Wil
liam J. Ilaxter. On her return she will be
hero for a couple of weeks and then go in
Port Richard to try thu now government
dry dock there.
Clltl.SAlK AOAI.VST KOO'i' HAM , .
ICiiiiMiiH I'oili | - Tall ; of n l.mv I'ro-
lillillliiK Hitiainc. .
LAWRRNCR , Kan. , Nov. 17. Cltlzent
who are opposed to foot ball held a meet
ing last night to discuss the killing of Ilcrt
Serf , the quarterback of Hie Doano college
cloven. It was decided to ask the next
legislature topaes a bill making the playing
of foot ball a mludemeanor. It wan Htatiul
that Florida had such a law.
A committee was appointed to wait upot-
Governor-diet Lccdy and ask him to em
body such a recommendation In his forth
coming messageto the legislature.
MURDERED FDR HIS MONEY
Gay nutsonpillor Wantonly Killed by n Man
Ho Had Befriended.
SKULL CRUSHED WITH A COUPLING PIN' '
C , Klllott , Who IN SllliMiHi-il to IInvo
CiiniinlUfil I In- Crime , llonriU
u Train unit
Four blows on the side of the head , sup
posed to have been Inflicted by a coupling
pin In thu hands of ( ! . Klllott , caused the
death of Gay Hutsonplller between 1 nnd ,
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon nt the Windsor
ser hotel on South Totith street. Robbery Is
suppostd to have been the motive for tho-
crlme , which was committed by n man
whom the deceased had befriended. They
had worked together all summer and the
dead man had saved a little money , \\lillo
the ono who Is without question the mur
derer was broke and was being helped along
by Hutsonplllcr. The murderer escaped ,
from the hotel , bor.rded n train and .w.as
n\\ay before the crime was discovered.
About 5 o'clock last evening Annie Gaul ,
chambermaid In the Windsor hotel , called
at room 49 , on the second floor , for the pur
pose of replenishing the towels. A knock
upon the door brought no response nnd as
It was not locked she pushed It open and
entered. As the girl stepped over the
threshold her foot struck a slimy substance
and she slipped and fell. She raised her
hand nnd saw that It was covered ulllt
blool. Jumping to her feet she glanced
at the bed nnd In the dim light discerned
the form of a man lying across the bed.
The head was covered with pillows. Pulling
them aside she found the head of the mur
dered man Ijlng In a pool of blood nnd
the counterpane stained far below the shoul-
dcra of the corpse.
The frightened girl ran to the ofllce ami
Immediately notllled Clerk Slough , who lu
turn telephoned the police. Upon the arrival
of the coroner the'body and room were ex
amined. The pockets of Hutsunplller had ,
been turned Inside out and his coat and vest
pulled up until they disclosed the skin , evi
dently lu search of a money belt. The
search developed nothing but a bunch of
keys , upon which was a tag giving the name
of the deceased , and a few worthless bits
of paper. Upon turning thu body du-r It
was found that death had been produced by
four blows on the left side of the lu-.id ,
two of which crushed ; hc bone and laid
biro the brain. The weapon witli whVh It
had been accomplished was found to be n ,
coupling pin. BUeh as Is used by the street
railway , and was found lying just beneath
a washsland a few feet from the bed.
WAITED FOR HIS VICTIM.
Papers and hlondy towels lu-slruwcd Ibo
room nnd a slop Jir In one corner contained
two towels which were silnratril with 1 > 'oul '
and had evidently been used by the ass.tBsla.
In removing the traces of the crime fr mi ins
person. From ( he spots of blood on the
carpet and the location of the blows on the
skull It was evident that Hutsonplllcr Imd
been struck by Klllott as the former passed
through the door. Klllott had apparently
stood behind the door end hid an excellent
position from which to do his work. The >
body had then been thrown upon tbo bed.
and the pockets rilled.
J. D. nutler. proprietor of the hotel ,
stated that Hutsonplllcr and Klllott had been ,
at the hotel for 'about a week. They had
stated upon registering that they Were rough
riders for Iluffalo Mill's Wild West show
and as the aggregation had disbanded at
Moberly. Mo. . October 2fi , they were on tholr
way to Marquctte , Wyo. , the home of Hut
sonplllcr. Klllott had no money and gave
ns security for his board a gold watch , llut-
sonplller paid hl.i board for one week In
advance. Yesterday afternoon aluut 1:15 :
HutKonplllcr nnd Mr. Htttler were Heated
In the olllce , when Klllott came to the head
of the stairs and called to his roommate and
asked him to come to his room , as he wished
to talk with him. Ilutsonplllcr complied anil
this was the last seen of him until ho was.
discovered by the chambermaid.
NOT IN Till : LEAST EXCITED.
About a quarter to 2 o'clock Klllott camo-
down to the olllee again and called for his.
bill. Ho paid the amount and also one/
day which was due on the board of his room
mate. The watch which had been kept by
the proprietor was handed over to Klliott
and he nnd the proprietor went over to a
saloon across the way and Klllott bought
drinks for the two. He said he expected to >
leave for Marquette , Wyo. . on the 5.15
Hurllngton train , and taking a little hand
satchel left the hotel about 1 o'clock. Kl
llott appeared lo he perfectly calm and not
In the least excited and nothing w n thought
of his leave taking. A boarder named R.
II. Rccs , who had become acquainted with
Elliott whllo at the hotel , saw him hoard
the outgoing Hurllngton train 'and this la
the last seen , of him.
It was learned by Mr. Hutlor shortly after
Hutsonplller .i.id his friend registered at bin
hotel that tin y had formerly hoaitlod at the
Metropolitan hotel , at Twelfth and Douglas
streets , and also that they had jumped n
beard bill at that place. Inquiry developed
the fact that the men had tegUtered at the
hotel In question on October 20. that Ilut-
sonplllcr had staid but two dajs and had
then gone to St. Joseph's hospital to undergo
a surgical operation. Klliott bad nt length ,
been fired for non-payment of board , and
the baggage of the two kept as security for
a bill of $ S. Landlord ( lav of the Metro
politan stated that Klllott had railed ( hereabout
about 2:30 : yesterday afternoon and paid
the bill and had removed the baggage. Ho
was given a receipt for the amount , but had
torn It Into small plccrs and had thrown It
Into the Btove before leaving.
INTENDED TO OO WEST.
Jack Vnnnoy. a runner for the Misfit ClothIng -
Ing pnrlnni , formerly belonged to the Wild
West show , and was well acquainted with
both men. They came to the city together
October 25 , last. Yrmrrday about noon
whllo Vannny was standing In front of the
branch cstabll hmrnt of the Omaha store ,
located on N Ktrci't In South Omaha , no
chanced to see HuUonplllcr and Elliott II.IKS
by. IlutHonplller Buhl he was In South
Omaha for the purpose of getting a pasH to
lil.-i home In Marquette , Wyo. He said anldo
to Vaiinoy , that he had given Klllnlt $15 with
which to buy the patiu , but he had reasons
for believing that he had not done so.
Klllott had told him thiit he could buy a
pass of a Htoi'kman for this small amount
and that ho ( Klllott ) had out- already , which
ho would use himself. Hutbonpllli-r said ho
was of the opinion that his friend lied , und
that he Intended to make him give up the
.nunc-y upon his return to Omaha , provided ho
found his suspicions well grounded. The
men shortly after that boarded an Omaha
motor and departed for thin city.
Vannoy stated that he had known both
men for about nix months. Huteonplllur
had worked with the Wild West nhow as a
cowboy rider , while Elliott had taken the
part of a soldier. Ho said that Hutnonplllur
had a brother , who was n ranchman , living
near Maiquutte , Wyo. , and Hutsonplllur
had told him that he wan also the
owner of a ranch thenA few days ago
IlutHonplller accompanied Vannoy to n drug
itoro In Omaha , and Ilnlsonplllur had
changed n $100 bill , saying as ho did no ,
"This Is the last of my whole nummer'u
work. " Klllott , so Vnnnoy states , was dead
broke , and had had no money for some tlmo.
Klllott had told him that he formally lived
near Cleveland , 0. , and had relatives still
living there. Doth men were unmarried ,
ami both had berne excellent reputation *
whllo with the show. Neither was dissi
pated anil neither , HO far us ho knew , wan
married.
The body of the murdered man was taken
to the morgue uhortly after 7 o'clock last
night , but nothing was developed fium a
'uither ncarch of thu body. The skull was
' ' > und lo luivo been badly fractured nnd
I'agmeniK of bunu and clotted blood cov
f\ \ lh > ' greater portion of the left sldo.
AH Inquest nlll bu held by Coioncr Uurkcl