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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FBI DAY MORXIiNG , NOVEMBER 11 , 180S-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DKSAMITE THE TRAIN
Well-Organized Bobber Band Holds Up Great
Northern Passenger ,
WRECKS EXPRESS CAR WITH EXPLOSIVES
BCCLI of Holdup is Pelican River Hear
Fergus fallf , Minn.
TERRORIZE TRAINMEN AND PASSENGERS
Fonr Ohargca of Powder Fail to Open Big
Safe Containing Most Money.
ENGINEER GIVES UP ALL HIS CASH
Lucnl Money Snfc IN Looted it nil After
I'll III M 1C to nioir II i > the Other
tlufc Itolilirrs Drat a Ilnntr
Itctrent.
KI2ROU8 FALLS , Minn. , Nov. 10. The
Cireat Northern thiough train , which pause *
through this city at 7:30 : p. m. , was held up
and robbed about llvo miles west of here
tonight. There wcro eight lobbers In the
KunSi all well armed. Two of them evidently
boarded the blind baggage In this city. The
train was ncareely out of town when thntc
two climbed over the tender and , presenting
revolveu , told Engineer Brace and his hrc-
man to stop at a lonely spot near the Pi.ll-
cau river bridge.
Arriving at this place the train nan
stopped and the engineer and fireman wurc
ordered to leave the cab. Tbo other mem
bers of the gang rushed from the weeds
and boarded the express car. All worn hand
kerchiefs over their faces. The gang \vn-j
regularly organized and went by numbers.
When the train stopped the conductor and
brakeraan started forward to flud out what
the trouble was , but the bandtta fired a
number of shots and warned them to keep
back. They then compelled the express
messenger to leave the car and while three
or four stood guard the others proceeded to
blow open the safes.
Toe local safe was destroyed and It Is
thought that they succeeded In securing con
siderable money , but the exact amount can
not bo learned. The through safe was drilled
tind dynamited , four charges being used.
The jacket was blown off , but It was found
Impossible to reach the Inner part and get
at the cash. They worked over It nearly
two IIOUIB. holding tbo train for that length
of tlmo , but gave up finally and , joining
tbeir companions ou the ouUlde , started
couth.
The two men who stood guard over the
engineer compelled him to give up { 30
v/hlch he had on hte person. The express
car had been somewhat wrecked by the ex-
plcslon , but the train men managed to gut
It to Carlisle , where It wa'a patched , and the
train proceeded on Ha westward Journey.
Conductor Smith sent a trainman back to
this city to glvo the alarm , but nothing has
os yet been heard of him.
'jisevfraLPnwM are-out.butaio trace of the
- '
robbers-has yet been'reported.
ROTTENNESSJN AN ASYLUM
t'ulr Storlen of Nenleet and MUmnii-
aucnicnt In Colorado' * Inntltn-
tlon for Innniie.
PUEBLO , Colo. , Nov. 10. For several
years ugly rumors have been afloat regarding
the management and condition o : the State
Insane asylum and an Investigation Is now
being made by n committee of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections. Al
though ihcre has been no public examination
of witnesses , much evidence has been ob
tained. It Is alleged , tending to show gross
ccglcct of the Inmates.
It was learned that the women's ward ,
containing more than 100 patients , "jad been
left for weeks at a time with absolutely no
attendants whatever. A child was born to
one woman who had been confined In the
asylum for six years. One patient died un
attended In his cell. It was shown that the
patient * were huddled Into cramped quarters
without proper room or attention , while
Ample rooms were retained and set aside for
guest chambers tor the attendants and their
friend * .
The best Information the committee coald
eecuro waa that If a patient recovered he
might still remain In the asylum Indefinitely
unless he contracted some disease that would
make an examination by the physician neces
sary , in which case the physician might
discover that the roan was sane.
Dr. P. H. Thorn has been superintendent
cf the asylum twenty years and an Investi
gation waa requested by hta when he
learned that the board was preparing to
make an Inquiry concerning charges that
bad been made against the conduct of the
asylum.
SENATOR QUAYTo THE RESCUE
Announce * nU Candldaer for United
State * Senate and Glve Imperi
ous neaiotiB for So Doing.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 10. United States
Senator Quay tonight announced his candi
dacy for re-election to his present oElce. He
tald :
AH of my friends have been aware of my
personal apathy to another term In the sen
ate , but three prominent In the late crusade
against the republican state and legislative
candidates chose to force the Issue. They
liave made It tiuoeratlvo that I shall be a
candidate for re-election. The gage of bat
tle Is accepted. The result Is In the hands
of the republican members of the incoming
legislature , a very large proportion-of whom
are mv political and personal friends.
Throughout the campaign ju t closed enor
mous muni of money were used to defeat re
publican legislative candidates. The attempt
ho purchase the United States scnatorshlp
wo years ago did not succeed then , nor
will a similar attemnt succeed now. bargain
counter methods having been repudiated by
the people &f this state.
Senator Quay offered a reward of $10.000
for Information leading to the arrest and
conviction of tny one endeavoring to bribe
any state senator or representative-elect.
REFUSE TO GRANT PASSPORTS
Party of American Mlmlonarle * Jonr-
ncrlnB Turouuh Turkey With
out ORlelul Hauetlon.
BOSTON. Nov. 10. The American Board
of Foreign Mission * received word today that
n party of missionaries , some of them re
turning to their homes In Turkey , others
Botne out 'or the first time , all having been
refused paaaports by the Turkish govern
ment , are junt starting for the Interior with
out them , but under the especial escort ot
tha representative ot the United States lega
tion ,
The missionaries competing the party are
Mrs. John K. Browne of Cambridgcport ,
Mans. , returning to her husband and home at
Uarpoot ; Mri. O. F. Gatei. Chicago , III. ,
hmbaod , Or , Gates , U preildcnt 'ol
Euphrates College at Ha r pool ; Miss Theresa
Huntlngton of Milton , Mass. , and Miss Laura
Ellsuorth.of Barren , Wls. , are going to Har-
poet for the first time ns teachers In the
Euphrates college for girls ; Mrs. Robert S.
Stoplcton , M. I ) . , of Farmers' Creek , Mich. ,
going to join her husband at Erzcroum ; Miss
Ames H. Lord of Hancock Point , Mo. , and
Mis. ! Ruth M. Bushucll of Joppa , Mich. , both
going to Krzeroum for educational work In
the mission high schools.
This Is the first tlmo such passports have
been refuted to missionaries of thu board.
HAVANA AGAIN UNDER ARMS
A Refractory Colonel Propose * to
Collect WaKPM of III * Free Com
pany by Korce.
HAVANA , Nov. 0. ( Via Key West ) Nov.
10. Since early on the morning of Sunday
last the streets of Havana have again approached
preached the appearance of ,1 state of siege.
At every corner four regulars are stationed ,
armed with Mauser rifles , besides the usual
city patrol. As It Is known the "orden
publlco" forces have been threatening
trouble over the refusal of the government
to pay the arrears of wages due them It'
was at first mippnscil tlico military pre
cautions were taken owing to the fear of an
outbreak In that quarter. Later , however , It
was learned that Colonel Mnsso Parro , late
commander of the disbanded Cuban Espanola j
brigade , with his officers , had threatened to
come to the city , proceed to the palace and
demand the settlement ot his officers' pay.
Feeling that the arrival of Colonel Parro [
would bo the signal for other malcontents
to join the movement and thus cause serious <
trouble , Captain General Blanco forbade" {
Colonel Poiro to come to Havana. Antlcl-
patlng Insubordination , however , General
Blanco took precautions to quell any at
tempted uprising.
General Masao Parro first attracted atten
tion , when , ranking as a brigadier general
ot the Cuban Insurgents , ho deserted to the
Spanish army , was given the rank of colonel
and organized a brigade of 3,000 Cubans
under his leadership , known as the Cuban
Espanolr. brigade , which did signal service
for the Spaniards during the late war ,
Ilenltli Report of MnntliiRO.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The War de
partment has received the following :
SANTIAGO , Nov. 10. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Sanltors' report November 8 :
Totnl sick , 1S4 ; fever , all kinds , 770. dentht :
Joseph Nnrclsse , private. Company C , Ninth
volunteers , November 7 , typhoid fever ;
Dennis Alexander , private. Company V ,
Ninth volunteers , November 7 , phthisis pul-
monalls. Report for November 9 : Total
fdck. 1,250 ; fever , all kinds , 642 ; no deaths.
( Signed ) WOOD , Commanding.
in response to a cable Inquiry by Surgeon
General Sternberg , General Wood said he
did cot need a hospital ship to bring homo
any of the sick iren.
WOOD CONCILIATES CUBANS
Appoint * u Mayor of Onniitnnnnio Un
der Condition * He Lay * Down
for Their Guidance.
GUANTANAMO , Cuba. Nov. 10. General
Leonard Wood , governor of the military de
partment of Santiago , reached Quantanamo
last evening shortly before midnight on the
Hist. On landing this morning he was re
ceived by the Cuban General Perez and a
delegation of Cubans. After Inspecting
Colonel Ray'b regiment u.id vultlu , ; IhcTlocal
hospitals and public buildings be had a long
ntervlew with Perez. As usual Perez claimed
that he wanted to disband his men In a
day or two and offered them for police use
in thu district to put down bandits. The
offer was refused by General Wood , but the
American.coumnnder ordered that supplies
bo sent to the followers of Perez.
As there are several factions hero with
candidates for office General Wood told Perez
that they must combine , as otherwise he j
could not recognize any of them and would
appoint officials to suit himself , though ho
would prefer , If prsslble. to make appoint
ments agreeable to all. Ultimately Perez ac
cepted all the conditions laid down by Gen
eral Wood , who appointed htm mayor and
reduced several civil officers.
A Cuban paper at Majagua says :
"It Is high time the Americans left. The
Cubans have fought three years for liberty
and have finally obtained It. They can hold
It against the world. As they have wiped
out the Spanish navy , if necessary they
can wipe out the navy of the United States ,
or for that matter the navies of the whole
world. "
News has been received hero that the
Spanish are rapidly evacuating the province
of Puerto Principe. The Cubans ore occupy
ing tha towns as the Spaniards retire , and
considerable trouble has occurred In various
places , though details arc lacking as yet.
The people of that l-callty are very anxious
for the arrival of the American troops.
The Cubans around Guantanamo are going
to work on the plantations. Colonel Ray re
fuses to Issue rations to three who decline
to work at 40 cants a day , the regular rate.
SlKnal Corpn Htnrtn for Cnlm.
HUNTSVILLE , Ala. , Nov. 10. Lieutenant
Victor Shepherd and fifteen men of Com
pany 17 , signal corps , left today for Savan
nah to Join General Carpenter's brigade for
Cuba. Private Samuel Grade , Company K ,
Eighth Infantry , died today ot typhoid fever.
Privates Frank Carroll , Lewis Johnson ,
Troop H ; Jesse Adams , Troop K , Tenth cav
alry , were convicted by a general court-mar
tial for conduct prejudicial to good order ,
and were dishonorably discharged , with Im
prisonment at hard faber for ono year.
WILL WELCOME SOVEREIGNTY
Special ComttilaMloiier Carroll SayN
Porto lUriiim Arc Hntliiflvd with
American Inxtllnlloim.
SAN JUAN DE POUTO UICO , Nov. 10.
The United States special commissioner ,
Carroll , sailed today for New York by the
steamer Caracas. Ho goes to prepare and
present to President McKlnfey his prelim
inary report as to Porto Hlcnn conditions
and needs. The Porto. Hlcans , ho asserts ,
are all gratified nt the change of sovereignty
eignty and look forward with Intense eagerness -
ness to the retabllshmcnt ot American In
stitutions In Porto Ulco.
Movement of Troop" Sonth.
CAMP MEADE. MIDDLETOWN. Pa. . Nov.
10. The general movement of the Second
army corpi' south began today with the do-
parlure of the Thirty-fifth Michigan regl-
ment for Augusta. The Second Tennesure
regiment struck Its tents and started this
afternoon for Columbia. S. C. Two or thiee
regiments will be started away from here
next Tuesday.
Slovrmrntw of Oppan Voinelii , Nov. 10.
At Liverpool Sailed Cufic , for New York.
At New York Sailed Edam , for Amster
dam.
dam.At Liverpool Balled Rhynland , for Phila
delphia.
At Genoa Sailed Werra , for New York.
At Quccnstown Sailed Germanic , for
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Maasdam , from
Now Yorlt. Sailed Spaarndam , for New
York.
At Naples Arrived IIm , from New York
for Oenca.
At Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania , from
New York.
At Southampton Arrived Paris , from
New York ,
At Bremen Arrived Kaiser Frlederich ,
from New York.
TO PAY COST OF THE WAR
Philippines Demanded to OfFret a Little
Bill of $165,000,000. ,
PORTO RICO NOT ENOUGH TO SATISFY
Online of HIP npninml Mnile on Hpnln
by tlie Ainrrlciin 1'enoe CiininilH-
lon Nome ( liiltitillUK
O vr WoriU.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Nov. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Anitrlj j
can reply to Spain's refusals to give up the j
Philippines sets forth , In addition to what ,
was cabled iast night , that the demand for
these Islands Is In lieu of partial Indemnity
for the cost to the United States of the
war vstlmatcd at $163,000.000. Porto Rico
was not enough. The document repeats
that the government at Washington Is will
ing to assume eo much of the PhlCippInc
debt us was Incurred for the betterment
ot the Islands. It entern at length Into
definitions of the shades of meaning of the
wotds "control , " "disposition" and "gov-
ernment" In the clause of the protocol applying -
plying to the Philippines. The whole clause
reads : I
"Artlrlo III The United States will ocI I
cupy and hold the city , bay and harbor of
Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty ,
of peace , which Hhall determine the conI I
trol , disposition and government , of the
Philippines. "
The fast part of It , a originally drawn
up by the American State department ,
reads ! "Control , possession and govern
ment of the Philippines , " but as the French
ambassador nt Washington , M. Cambon ,
who represented Spain In the preliminary
negotiations for peace , thought the term
"possession" too blunt , "disposition" was
substituted.
As another reason why the United States
requires Spain to relinquish the whole
archipelago , the American commissioners j
argue that Spain proved her Inability to '
cope with the insurrection and Incapacity
for governing the islands.
The Temps tonight prints a synopsis of
the points of the American reply , agreeing
precisely with what was cabled last night. |
ANARCHIST GETS THE LIMIT
Murderer of Kmpre a ElUnlieth
StniidN Trlnl and lit Sentenced
to Mfe IniiirUoumcnt.
GENEVA. Switzerland. Nov. 10. The
Italian anarchist , Lulgl Luchessi , who ,
stabbed and killed Empress Elizabeth of ,
Austria on September 10 last , was placed on |
trial here today. The court was crowded ,
and the prisoner -was strongly guarded , but (
there was no excitement. The result ot the
trial Is regarded as certain.
Luchessl bowed politely to the court and
the public and answered the preliminary
questions , through an Interpreter , In a-clear ,
strong voice. The public prosecutor , in re
citing the circumstances of the crime , said
there was no clear evidence that Luchesal
had accomplices , except In the fact of the
prisoner's own ellencu on certain points.
The evidence of an electrician , a boatman .
and a cabman , ' who assisted hi Luiinaij.l' *
capture , was then taken. t
Luchessl admitted that he came to Geneva
In order to kill the duke of Orleans , but , he
added , he arrived too late. The prisoner
then remarked that In spite of this the duke
of Orleans would bo killed within a year.
The prisoner also said thot , If ho had pos
sessed fifty franca on the morning ot the
assassination , Instead of killing the empress
of Austria , he would have started for Italy
with th Intention of killing King Humbert.
Ho added : "It does not matter , however.'as
another will kill Humbert shortly. " i
When the full penalty allowed by the a
Swiss law was imposed upon him , Luchcjsl
laughed and cried loudly : "Long live t
anarchy ! " and "Death to the aristocracy ! "
A curious feature of the trial was that
whenever anythlnt ; was said tending to
show that he had attempted to deny his
guilt or to escape Its consequences , ho ln-
vorlably Interrupted , openly glorying In the
crime , which , he said , was premeditated.v
He added In one Instance : "I did my utmbst ,
to make the stroke fatal. "
Ho declared his motive was found In
human suffering. "My doctrino. " he fre
quently reiterated , "Is that no one who doea
not work should bo allowed to live. "
The Jury was absent only twenty minutes.
In accordance with the verdict rendered
Luchcsst was sentenced to rigorous im
prisonment for life.
SATISFIES POLISH HONOR
Fierce Duel Konisut Between Two
Deputies of the Anntrlnn
Holohnrnth.
( Copyright. 1S95. by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Nov. 10. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall's Vienna dispatch says a fierce duel be
tween the notorious Ilerr Wolff and the
Polish deputy , Chevalier de Gnlewosz , Is
the sensation of the Inur. The cause of the
duel was Wolff's remark at Tuesday's sitting
of the nelcharath that the Poles were a
swarm of parasites sucking tbo life blood of
the Austrian nation. The Insult roused the
Ire of the Polish deputies , who rose as a man
and made for Wolff. The lattrr was qulikly
surrounded by a ring of German deputies
and a sharp tussle ensued between the rep
resentatives of the two nationalities , In the
course of which Wolff was badly knocked *
about 'by ' the Poles. When the storm subsided -
sided Do Gntewosz declared on behalf of the $
Polish party that they repudiated with scorn
the Insults of a street cad like Wolff. Wolff
Immediately challenged Do Gnlewoaz , who
selected swords. The duel was fought to
day under llfo and death renditions. Wolff
is a journalist by profession , a short ,
slightly built man and lame In one leg. De
Gutewosz Is a tall , stout man and an ex-
offlcer. When the word of command was
given the two deputie commenced a furious
combat , thrusting and parrying with a
rapidity which bewildered the spectators.
Do Gnlewosz , carried away by rage , directed
blow after blow at bis opponent. Wolff
parried the ex-officer's wild onslaughts with
cool judgment and within five minutes
caught his rival off his guard and wounded
him In two places. Do Gnlewosz's bead was
cut to the bone while a piece of his right
hand was hanging by the skin. In spite of
serious injuries and the umpire's command
to cease Do Gnlewosz pressed forward
against his adversary , slashing at him
savagely until his own seconds seized and
disarmed him. Ho was removed to his
house , where he will be confined several
weeks. Wolff sauntered to his office and
wrote a leading article.
Inquiry Into Slolieuan Affair.
LONDON , Nov. 10. The Hoard of Trade
Inquiry Into tbo l' s of the British steamer
Mohcgan of the Atlantic transport line near
the Lizard October 14 , resulting In the
drowning of about 100 persons , passengers
and crew , won opened today. Considerable
Interest was taken In the proceedings and
the court room was crowded. The evidence
was.chleOy technical and nothing new de la
veloped. Counsel rend the Instructions to
ita commanders enjoining the uttnoat care ,
especially in the British channel.
CLASH IJC AMttltlCAN COXSDL.VTU.
Vice CiuiKul In Denied Admittance on
Unknown flromidn.
MEXICO CITY , Nov. 10. The condition of
affairs In the American consulate general
here attracts much attention , Vice
Consul Dennett having been puepcndcd
and forbidden entrance to the consulate by
Consul General Duriaw , who ban not maJc
knonn the grounds for bis action. Consul
Dennett's friends assert that he has been
unjustly treated and that duo cause should
be shown for his removal , which In reality
must be approved by the State department
at Washington. Bennett Is likely to de
mand a full Investigation ot all tbo affairs
of ' the consulate. The American minister
IB reported to be examining Into the mat
j
ter.
ter.Tho
The exportation ot henaauln from Progresso -
gresso for the United States amounted last
month to nearly $1,000,000 gold.
WITH T1IKM ON TUB WAY.
Emperor ; Wllllnm mill Party Journey
from llnmnnrnn to llnnluck.
HAALUCK , Syria , Nov. 10. Emperor Wil
liam 1 and EmprerB Augusta Victoria left
Damascus 1 this morning , lunched at Palcka
and arrived here this afternoon after a
four I hours' ride. They vcro escorted by
hordes 1 of Bedouins , who kept up a display
of horsemanelilp and swordsmanship along
the t entire route. Their majesties encamped
In 1 the ruins of the temple * of Baal and Em
peror j William unveiled a marble elnh , bearIng -
Ing I a commemorative Inscription In Turkish
and German , in front of the teropfe of
Venus.
All the ruins are magnllceiuly lllii'nl-
natcd tonight. Tomorrow morning thrlt Im
perial majestlea will start for Belrout ,
whe.ro they will embark for Trieste , Austria.
AI10U.\D WITH VIUULUXT AIUJSK.
Madrid Prom Snyn IlrlKniulnRe ! Illfe
In Porto nieo.
MADRID , Nov. 10. The Madrid news
papers are regaling their readers with viru
lent j atacks upon everything American.
,
They assert that "owing to the brutality of
the j American soldiers , brigandage Is rlfo
In | the Interior of Porto Rico , and many resi
dents are quitting tbelr home ? . " They com-
re the "present disorder" with the "tran
quillity under Spanish rule. " With regard to
the Philippines , they reiterate that "Amer
!
ica's demands will not bo tolerated. "
Only Two 111 o.
( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publfohlng Co. )
MALAGA , Spain , Nov. 10. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
There were only two deaths on the steam
ship i Grand Antllla which lately brought
1,000 Spanish troops sent homo from the
West Indies. The report gent from here tea
a i news agency and cabled to the United
States i that 100 persona died on that ship
during the voyage la baseless.
HAS | MAJORITYOF THIRTEEN
_
LnHt Eatlmate of Conprrenn niven 185
Itepnlillunnii , 1O3 Democrat * , U
Paynllut * and 1 Sllverlte.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Chairman Babcock -
cock of the republican congressional com-
.mlUfo tonight nractlMj ir .complete n Its } ,
' '
oi tfl represeutattVca 4).r.l'e'd } lo vbe 'Flftyv
sixth congress. The latest authentic ad
vices received by the republican committee
indicate that two districts are in doubt yet ,
viz. : The Second California and the
Twclfth'Texas. In both , however , Mr , Babcock -
cock concedes that the chances are favora
ble to the democrats. He claims neither ot
them. Tonight Mr. Babcock's figures show
the election of ISo straight republicans , 163
democrats , six populists and one silver re
publican. These figures do not include the
two doubtful districts mentioned. Conced
ing these two districts to the democrats as
a means of reaching definite results , Mr.
Babcock claims a certain majority of thir
teen over all opposition.
Little Information of a definite nature wan
received by tbo democratic congressional
committee tonight. Secretary Kerr main
tained that the opposition to the republicans
would organize and control the next house
of representatives. His figures Indicated
that the opposition would have at least ISO
votes and perhaps 181.
GROWTH OF POSTAL SYSTEM
Konrth A lntnnt I'oHfmntitcr General
PreaeiitH Iiiterentlnir Figures
in III * neport.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The annual re
port of the fourth assistant postmaster general - t
eral , Brlstow , ehows that there were at the
close of the fiscal year 73,570 postofflces In
the United States ; 3,816 presidential and
60,754 fourth class. The net Increaoe in the
number of postoffices for the fiscal year was
2,548. The largest number of presidential
postofilces Is in New York , with 330 , fol
lowed by Pennsylvania , with 284 ; Illinois ,
with 257 ; Iowa , 212 , and Ohio , 208. The
greatest number of fourth class pastoffices
are In Pennsylvania , 4,871 ; New York , 3,394 ;
Virginia , 3,297 ; Ohio , 3,175 , and North Carolina
lina , 2,899.
In compensation Massachusetts heads the
list , showing an average compensation for
her fourth class postmasters ot $336 per
annum , followed by Rhode Island , $319 , and
Connecticut , $283.
In the amount expended per capita In the
use ot the malls by the people of the various
states Massachusetts stands first , with $2.30
per capita ; New York second , expending
$2.27 ; District of Columbia third , $2. 1C ;
Colorado fourth , $1.93 , and Connecticut fifth ,
$1.80. Lowest In this table are South Carolina
lina , 25 cents , and Mississippi , 34 cents.
The total number uf appointments made
during the fiscal year was 25,653.
Among tbo recommendations are that a
severe penalty be provided for employes em
bezzling or destroying newspaper mall , cov
ering the transmission ot "green goods" and j
obscene matter through the malls and that a |
special strong stamped 10-cent envelope of i
superior material be adopted In lieu of tbb
present system of registered letters. Many
losses occur In the mails because of the poor
quality of the envelope In which the articles
are enclosed.
It Is also recommended that all money or
der offices be Inspected annually , which
would be a radical extension of the Inspec
tion system and It Is stated would doubtless
be of great advantage to the service.
TAKE UP THE VIRDEN RIOT
Cnrllnvllle Grand Jury Will
Bate Kllllnir of Miner * Proneco-
tloni Will He Vigorous.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 10. A special to the He-
public from Carllnvllle , III. , says tb grand
jury met In special s ilon today and began
the Invtstlgutlon of the miners' riot at Vtd-
ilen. Eighteen mlnera and buslncu men
tiom Vlrdea were examined. Sixty wttncmci
have been subpoenaed and today a largo
number of extra subpoenas were Issued.
From all Indlcatlcns the prosecution la to
bo a vigorous one aud Indictments probnbly
hill be returned acalniit all wHo participated
Ui affair.
CONCEDE STATE TO POYNTE11
Jhaiman Schneider Admits the Election o
Potion Candidate for Governor.
.1EST OF TICKET IS PROBABLY GONL
lletnrnn Sufficient to Convince Stntv
Committee ol Hi-unit I.eulmature
lieimlillcnii liy a Minuil .Mu-
jorlty on Joint Ilnllot.
LINCOLN , Nov. 10. ( Special Telegram. )
With returns complete from forty-three
counties and practically complete returns on
.ho rest of the state Chairman Schneider of
the republican state committee concedes the
election of Poynter , fusion , for governor by
1,1/00 votes. It Is possible that the figures
may vary 200 from this , but hardly more.
Returns on the rest of the state ticket Indi
cate that the candidates are running about
the same an the head of the ticket.
The legislature Is republican on a joint
ballot. Mutz , the chairman ot the notorious
'sniffling committee , " is defeated for thu
senate lu Keya Paha county.
In their desperate effort to hold the legis
lature the popocratlc managcro arc reporting
to very questionable mean ? . After consul
tation yesterday Deputy Whlttaker of the
auditor's office was dispatched to Richard
son county to ece that the defeated fusion
candidates got certificates by hook or crook.
As a result word was received today that
he bad gotten a postscript added to tbo tally
i'hfct ' purporting to correct an alleged mis
take In a way lhat would give majorities
to all three popocratlc candidate ! ! . The
canvassing board sat today , but tbo pro
test against this brazen fraud was so vigor
ous that the board after debating It ad
journed till this morning without complet
ing Us canvass. The republicans have rep
resentatives there to protect their rights
and It Is believed no soich steal will be tel
erated.
Illustrating the straits ot the popocratu
Lee Herdman , former secretary ot the dem
ocratic state committee and notorious as
one of the guiding spirits of the popocratlc
machine , who Is here In Lincoln to help
rescue the legislature , xald tonight that
though the senate was conceded to the re
publicans It made no difference , OB with
control of the house tbo fuslonlsts would
make themselves a majority on joint ballot
by ousting as many republicans as might be
necessary to accomplish the purpose. The
necessity of preserving the repubflcan ma
jority In both houses as given by the official
returns Is therefore realized by the state-
committee and all steps ha\e been taken
to safeguard the victory.
The election of fusion congressmen In the
Third , Fourth. Fifth and Sixth districts Is
Indicated by the returns beyond hope of a
change.
What Dahlman Say * .
J. C. Dahlman , chairman of the demo
cratic Htate committee , returned to Lincoln
yesterday to deliberate upon the returns
from the election. In commenting upon the
result ho said : "Of course the great falling
off in the fusion vote In the state is a cur-
prise to me. The result Indicates more that
our people remained away from the polln
than it does that the republicans have made
any great , gains. I still hold that the fusion
state ticket has becii elected and that tha .
offlclal returns will fthow the fuslonUts still' '
In control of the legislature , but by a small !
majority. Should the republicans secure ,
control of the tate It would be due entirely
to the apathy ot the fuslonlsts who felt j
that because we had a good majority in
the state they could remain away from the
polls without affecting the result ma
terially. "
Frank Burklcy , chairman of the demo
cratic congressional committee , has this to
say of that portion of the campaign : "Wo
put up a good campaign and our candidate
made a creditable race. He had as his op
ponent ono of the most popular mcnin the
(
district , with the prestige of a good ma
jority in hU favor. The chances were
against us from the atari , but the vote east
for Mr. Hitchcock is its own judgment of
'tho campaign he mode In this district. In
addition to that there were enough stay-at-
homes among the fuslonlsts to have elected
Mr. Hitchcock bad they come out and
voted , "
The various fusion headquarters in the city
yesterday morning presented as dreary and
devastated an appearance as a prairie farm
after a hot wind. The floors were covered
with unused campaign documents and
papers , books and papers in endless con
fusion occupied the desks and the doors
were locked. Peering through the glass
one-could see sheets covered with figures
made during the moments ot enthusiasm
when victory for the fuslonlsts seemed to bo
certain. ' These figures run up Into five num.
here , bat as the sheets'bore the seal of
some one's heel it is believed they bad
been repudiated at the last moment.
The republican county headquarters were
also deserted and locked. The result of this
committee's work bud also been far from
satisfactory. The county attorney had been
CONDITION OF THE WEATHFh
Forecast for Nebraska
FalrJ Warmer ; South Winds.
Vc erilny' Temperature nt Oinnhn :
Plurality.
Second Dlntrict.
Complete returns from the Second con
gressional district give Mercer a plurality
ever Hitchcock ot 1,031. The rote by coun
ties Is as follows :
Third District.
The Third congressional district embraces
eighteen counties. Antelope , Boone , Burt ,
Cedar , Colfax , Cumtng , Dakota , Dlxon ,
Dodge , . .Knox , MadUon , Merrlck , Nance.
Plerti. PIs > ? tw. J"f' ' > < -ij , Tru'ratot ' ) and
Wayne. , Hoblnfon , fusion , bus carried the
district , though Maxwell's majority of 5.SC4
line dwindled to less than 2,000 In all prob
ability , the : returns , from thirteen ot the
eighteen counttec only giving him a majority
of 762 , but the remaining counties will In
crease this materially.
I
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Ponrth District.
There are eleven counties In the Fourth
district : Butler , Flllmcre , Gage , Hamilton ,
Jefferson , Polk , Saline , Saunders , Seward ,
Thayer and York. Thereturns , are In from
all but two of the countls and partial re
turns from these indicate that S lark's
plurality will bo about the .same as two
years ago , when It was 1,071.
There are eighteen counties In the Fifth
district as fellows : Adams , Cha e , Clay ,
Dundy , Franklin , Frontier , Furnas , Gospcr ,
Hall , Harlan , Hayes , Hitchcock , Kearney ,
NuckollB , Perkins , Phelps , Red WlllAw and
Webster. There are ntlll several counties
not reported , but It Is evident Mr. Suther
land , fusion , Is elected by about 1,200 or' '
1,200 plurality , or just about half the major-
The Sixth district embraces thirty-three
counties , many ot which cast only a light
vote and from which It IB difficult to secure
returns , The countlea are as follows :
Arthur , Banner , Dlulne , Dox Dutto , Drown ,
Buffalo , Cherry , Cheyenne , Ouster , Danes ,
Dawson , Deuel , Garfleld , Grant. Oreeloy ,
Hall , Hooker , Howard , Keith , Keya Paha ,
KImball , Lincoln , Logun , Loup , McPboraon ,
Rock , Scotts IIluff. Bherldan , Sherman , j
( Continued on Second Page. )
SEALS ALLEN'S FATE
Tuesday's Elections Mean thnt Nebraska's
Senior Senator Must Qo.
LEGISLATURE SAFE AGAINST FUSIONISTS
fiepnblirn Majority on a Joint Ballot Will
Be f itteeni
FHURSTON'S ' COLLEAGUE TO BE REPUBLICAN
Grand Old Party HPS Good Working
Majority in Each Honsa.
POPOCRATS HELPLESS TO STEM TIDE
Cnrrrclrd I.Ut of Membership of llio
Senate * and llounc Which Will
Alert in Lincoln lu
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Both bouses of the next legislature are
republican. Tbo United States senator
elected to succeed William V. Allen will bo
a republican. This boa been decided by tbo
returns from the various senatorial and leg-
Irlatho districts which glo tbo re
publicans an undisputed majority In each
houRO of tbo legislature. Ona by one dis
tricts w til-cli weru tepreaciited In the la&t
Itglslaturc by fustcnlsts have reported the
election of republican members as the offlclal
llgurcs have been complied.
Tbo republican majority on Joint ballot ,
according to tbo best available returns , Is
fifteen. The republican majority In ths
senate Is nine , there being twenty-one re
publican senators as against twelve fuslon-
ist senators. The republican majority In thu
house is six , there bring fifty-three repub
lican members as against forty-seven fusion
members. The Joint session will themoru
consist of seventy-four republicans and
flfty-nltip fuslonlsts.
The extent of ths changes wrought by the
election of a republican majority In earn
nouso of the legislature can bo realized only
hen It Is remembered that the fitslonlsU
had two-thirds majorities in both houses cf
the last legislature. The republicans havu
elected tbelr men In seine of the greatest
popocratlc strongholds In the state andi de
feated porno ot the most prominent popo-
cratlc leaders produced by the last legisla
ture.
In the First senatorial district , for ex
ample , Ralph Clark , prominent In the last
house , has been beaten for the senate by W.
J. Haldcrman. Tn Otoo county Vincent
Straub , who was nlco In the last house , watt
turned down. In Douglas county the ( .awe
fate has overtaken Dudley Smith , who
bought promotion frcln the house to tbo
stnatc. Senator Miller ot Hurt had to suc
cumb to aiffert of West Point. UodRu
county , which was supposed to bo Irretriev
ably populist , has elected a republican sen
ator In W. D. Holbrrok. Most significant Is
tho'roHrement of Otto'Mutz and C. W. Heal.
two notable senatorial sham reformers of
sniffling comn'lt s fame. Ir. P. n , v - <
lit rtimllwr llg.l ot it-e IHS lKU < Uitirg tlui
bus be n extinguished , .ana no IB U M. u.u *
bam , who achieved notottety on the Kitting
committee In the last tenate.
SnrorlMe In the IIon c.
The uurprlees in the house are equally nu
merous. Old D , N. Jones of Nemaha and
who was xupposed to be one of the llxtures
of tbo legislature has been left nt home.
Doth Felker and Llddell , who represented
Dtuglas county two years ago , failed to bo
elected. S. S. Van Horn of Dodge has nlsn
been left nt homo. In tbo Seventeenth dis
trict , comprising Stanton and Wayne , L-uls
Smlthberger has been elected In a district
generally conceded to be popocratle. One of
the factors In Smlthborger's election IK said
to have been his public pledge that ho would
never vote for John L. Webster for tha'
United States senate. The defeat of Charles
Wooster , the Merrlck county statesman , has
already been promulgated. Jefferson . 'ounty
sends Peter Jansen to tbo house , well known
as ono of the delegates to the last national
republican convention , and the Dnwes county
district , usually lupelcssdy popocratlc , sends
Allen O. Fisher , ono of the popular captain *
of the Seco-J Nebraska regiment. Among
other popocratlo members of the last legisla
ture who have bad defeat written on their
records are Peter Uerllne of the Webster-
Adamr float district , Mart Forno 'of Adanta
and A. E. Shcldcn.
On the other hand , quite a number of ex
perienced republican legislators have bern
re-elected or jtiomoted. Among them are
Palmer BJake of Johnson , B. M. Pollard and
T. T. Youne of Cass county , J. F. Ni-Rblit
of Burl , W. D. Holbrook of Dodge , Paul
Chrk and A. R. Talbot of Lancaster , W. II.
Mann of Saline , George N. Jones and W , i : .
Chlttenden of Gage , 0. L. Rouse ot Hall , W.
D. Haller of Washington and C. F. Stcelo
of Jeffereori.
The following Is tha-roll of the members
Of the next Nebraska legislature made up
from the latest vcrlflod returni :
Stntc Senate.
DlH. Senator. Residence. Politics.
1 W. J. Halderman. . Burchard Hep
2 W. R. Barton Tccumsch Ken
2 J. H. Arends Syracuse Rep
4 W. H. Unwell. . . . . . Plattsmouth . . . . Roil
5 William D. Scliaal. Springfield Fun
6 Joseph Crow Omaha Rep
Ixaai. Noyes . . .A. . . Waterloo Hep
J. H. Van Dusen , . . , Bodth Omaha Rep
7 Dan Glffert . . .i. . . West Point Hen
8 William Morgan. . . . Alien Ku
0 J. F. S. Smith.it. . . Elgin Fus
10W. I" ) . Hnlbroolt. . , . Kvcrett Ht ii
11 J. F. Hale Battle Creek Fus
12 J. C. Dunn Schuyler Fus
13 Hunt ) O'Nflll Clitilcea Fill
H W. H. Reynolds. . . C'lmdron Heji
ID IM. . Currle llioken Bow..Hop
IB Jumos B. Miller. . . . Majpra FUK
17 H. Hannibal St. Paul Rep
IS T. F. Farrrll Clnrks Fun
19 A. C. Kneppcr Octavln FUK
20 A. R. Talbot Lincoln H p
Jacob Hochu Hlikman lion
21 Frank N. Prout. , . . Beatrlco Hop
22 HuBh McCarger. . . Crete itrii
23 C. F. Stccto Falrbury Reji
24 Charles A. Fowler. Ohlowa Rep
25 F. M. Howard Aurora FUH
Oeorgo Spohn Rlvertnn . FUK
C. L. Alexandc . IlnHtlngs . Rup
2S J. B. Canaduy . Mlnden . Fus
i" ) Kd. N. Allen , > . . . Arupahno . Rep
50 1C. D.Owens . Cozad . Rep
lloime of Representative * .
DlH. Member. Residence , Politico.
1 .U. J. analblo Fails City . Iif > ij
A. J. Weaver Fulls City . MII- _
Charles Smith . . . . Snbctha , Knn..ltri |
2 J. Wenzl Ktelnuuer . Hep
Andrew Scott Pawnee City . . . .Hep
3 J. M. Armstrong. . . South Auburn . . .Rep
John Swan Auburn . Fus
4 Palmer lllako . . . . To umneli , . Hup
5 Peter Herlet Johnson . . . . R u
6 D. II. Hants Utmdllla . Rep
W. J , McUlnloy. . . .
7 T. T. Young. < South Bend , .J.Hej )
K. M. Pollurdi Kt'liawka . . . . .Hop
8 R. A. Dltmar Nebraska City. . . .Hop
9 ClauB Qrell Cnulco . . , . Kut.
10 J. A. Beverly Omaha . Rep
Frank Hurinan . . . Omaha . Rep
Lev I Cox Omaha . P.ep
J. O. Pctweller Omutrn . , . Rpp
Mlleti 1) . Ilmii'k. . . Omaha , , . Hop
HllKh A. MycrH. . . . Omaha . Hep
R. II , Olmsted Otnalm . . , , , . Hep
T. J. Fly nil , Omuha . . .i , . , Fui <
T. SturKtss Otnuha . . . . .Fun
11 W. D. Duller Blulr . Hep
12 J. F. Neshltt T kamah . Ri'ii
13 J. II. Chamber * . , . lltrmun , . . . , . . , , .Hep
] l M. T , Ztllor * Hooper . ,