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ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , PHI DAY MOKNING , FEBttUAHY 17 , 1800-TWEl.VE . PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
M , FELIX FAURE DEAD
President of the Trench Republic Dies from
Apoplectic Stroke.
THRILL OF EXCITEMENT THROUGH PARIS
Stricken Ruler HI for Only Three flours
After Ptrst Attack.
PASSES AWAY SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY
Military Ohiefa Immediately Take Measures
to Protect Their Interests ,
ANTI-DREYFUSITES ARE QUITE JUBILANT
Ilo > nllntn Are Ilnny nnd n Coup d'Btnt
AinoiiK the ronnllillltlpii
iinc Jlricnrilril n
Republican Cnndldiitc.
( Copvright , 1S9J , by Prcs- Publishing Co )
PARIS , Feb. 16. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) President Fe
lix Fauro died tonight at 10-15 from an
apoplectic stroke after three hours of uncon
sciousness.
The news spread like wildfire , creating In
tense commotion on the boulevards. At first
the tendency was to discredit It , but official
notification confirmed the newspaper reports.
If there la a coup d'etat provWenco seems
to have arranged the opportunity that was
the opinion on every lip and nothing short
of a miracle can prevent the contingency
being utilized by the enemies of the repub
lic.
Within ninety minutes of the announce
ment of the president's death the bulk ot
prominent military officers in Paris , Includ
ing General Zurllnden , military governor ,
had gathered at Cercle Mllltalre in Avenue
< le 1'Opera , where the utmost excitement pre
vailed nnd active consultations between the
military chiefs Immediately began. The
generals are evidently convinced that their
hour has como nnd are taking timely mea -
ures to protect their Interests. The belief
on the boulevards tonight is that Prince
Louis Napoleon has the best chance among
the pretenders , the only unfavorable circum
stance being the 112 hours It will take tor
him to reach the frontier , whereas the duke
of Orleans , now In Italy , can reach Modane
In a day and so be at hand to enter Franco
first at a signal from his supporters.
CionlK'inc nil n Candidate.
Cavalgnac is regarded as the strongest
rcpubHan candidate for the presidency , and
his election would mean the obstruction and
vlrtiial stoppage of revision proceedings. .
* " ' *
Th1santfJDroyfusifes a e""juSiTant'at Faure'a
death , which they regrd as a supernatural
Interposition In their favor. The revision
ists are correspondingly depressed.
' Inquiring at the Elysee palace tonight It
was confirmed by the master of ceremonies
that ten days ago the president complained
to one ot the secretaries that the continued
Btrain of the Drejfus agitation was telling
on him. The secretary replied it was for
tunate that M. Faure's powerful constitution
would enable him to see the crisis out , to
which the president replied :
"I cannot feel confident of that and should
I succumb who can guarantee the safety ot
the republic ? "
It Is also stated at the Elysee palace that
the president had a warning of this attack
on Sunday , when he complained of giddiness
after lunch , but quickly recovered.
Mine and Mile. Lucle Fauro are dis
traught with grief and were with the presi
dent from the moment ot the attack until
the end. He complained of feeling ill be
fore dinner and the actual belzuro took the
form of cerebral congestion , gradually in
creasing In Intensity despite all the efforts
of the doctors to allay the symptoms , but
from the character of attack recovery or
e\en prolongation of life were pronounced
impossible from the outset.
Tin * JSciTM III London ,
LONDON , Feb. 1C. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The news ot
Faure'i death reached the House of Com
mons shortly before 11 tonlgbt , the first dis
patch coming from the British ambassador
to Foreign Under Secretary Broderlck , wheat
at oflce communicated the intelligence to the
ministers , who were sitting on the treasury
bench listening to the debate of Redmond's
borne rule motion. Ilalfour and hVs col
leagues Immediately had a consultation on
the propriety of moving an adjournment of
the House out of respect to President Faure's
memory , but no precedent existed for such
a course. In the present grave state ot
Anglo-French relations It Is recognized that
this unexpected event may bo attended with
the gravest International consequences ,
President Fauro having been a strong In
fluence on the side of peace and not shar
ing Anglophoblst Ideas. Balfour will move
a vote of condolence with the French na
tion at the sitting of the House of Com
mons tomorrow.
ESTIMATE OF HIS CHARACTER
Unilly Crnvtforil Ulimcrtii < n < lleml
rrrnch Slnti-Mmnii tilth Her
Cmmtlr 1'i-n.
( Copyright , U 9 , bj Associated Press. )
PARIS , Feb 16. "President Faure died
suddenly tonight of npoplexj , " sajs the
bulletin , ( but It < was really of worry , appre-
henilon and their effect on his health , of
) the Intoxication of exalted situation , of im
r perial and rojal friends. His doctors had
long noted sjmptoms of general parallels.
He meant well , but he dd ! great harm to
the republic because of a commonplace
mentality and that sort of vanity which
Mollere ridiculed in "Le Bourgeois Gentll-
homrae. " Loula XIV himself , though stand-
Ins on a right divine portctstal , did not at
tach nearly so much Importance to courtlj
etiquette
M. Fauro bad no Iiulght Into the great
problem1 * of human life anil saw only ex
ternals. He revived. so far ns po lblo , the
ceremonial/ ! f Napolcdn'i court Not even
a deputy or a. senator could first speak to
him without first being Spoken to When
ever a French diplomat who had freshly
arrived In Paris came to pay his respects
M Faure's first question was"What arc
they doing at other courts ? "
It was noticed last neck that the whites
cf hla eyes > were jellow , his speech was
think , his sleep uncertain , his neck bent
forward and his undcrllp inclined to droop.
Ho was t'S last January. 1 mentioned on
Tuesday to M. Clemenccnu , who Is a doctor ,
these signs of premature old nge and he
said :
"I also have noticed them If M. Fauro
Is not soon turned out of the presidency
he will dlo of general paraljsls , the effect
of 'folio dea grandeurs ' "
I'rntit'c Is In n C'rIilK.
M. Fauro alone was unaware that he soon
must resign , but no ono save Clemenccau
and a few others foresaw the fatal issue. The
situation brought on through bis fault is
most dangerous Never lias there been a
better opportunity ( or a coup d'etat In
Franco slinco 1852
The republic for the next forty-eight hours
will bo lying at the mercy of the first man
who will seize It. but the suddenness of M.
Fauro's demise prevents the enemies of the
republic concerting to strangle It Besides ,
there Is no man of sufficient prestige to
make a coup d'etat The generals are dis
affected , but the soldiers , though hostile to
the Jews , would not obey If ordered to flie
on the republicans. M. Faure apparently
died at the nick of time The reactionist
forces , under his encouraging eve , were
being gathered to battle.
Goodness knows what he fondly Imagined.
Perhaps It was that a military coalition
would hall him as a savior. M Faure went
privately and unexpectedly last week to the
opera. Notwithstanding the surprise caused
by his visit -the directors' staff rushed out to
receive him M Faure's aide-de-camp , as
the president advanced toward the stairs ,
made a sign that the attendants were to fall
back'a considerable distance to mark their
respect. He had received a fewdajs before
a letter from the czar and had not vet de
scended from the high sphere.
At St. Petersburg he was almost shocked
to find himself and the emperor returning
from the review without a military escort.
After the czar had conducted him to Peters-
hot palace M Faure remarked. "How lackIng -
Ing the Russian court Is In dignity. "
Loved Pomp but "vVns Charitable.
His best point was genuine charity for
the poor and the suffering. There was
doubtless parade In his visits to hospitals ,
but there w.is also much kindness He gave
handsomely to the poor , though close-
handed in other respects His Thursdajs
were devoted to visiting hospitals and It
was on Thursdays that he was called awaj
The Eljsce was no bed of roses to M
Faure. He loved Its grandeur , but he
dreaded blackmail Urbain Gohier , ono of
the most respected journalists In Trance ,
had threatened to expose the Jobs of the
Madagascar expedition , which , as minister
of marine M. Fauro had organized. Cor
ruption and imbecility marked the enter
prise to such an extent that the French
government was compelled to send the ar
tillery on British steamers He was more
civilly treated 1 > j the crowned heads than
any other president of Prance , and ho was
a member of the most illustrious orders of
knighthood , save the Order of the Garter and
the order of the Prussian Red Eagle. The
last grand function at the Klysee was his
admission into the Order of the Golden
of King Leopold in
Ho delighted to kiss the hands of sov
ereign ladies. He had kissed the hand of
Queen Victoria , the dowager czarina , Queen
" \Vilhelmina and others. He had been the
host of the kings of Belgulm , Greece , Port
ugal and Slam , of the czar and czarina
Cervantes never imagined anything more
incongruous than M. Faure In his palatial
grandeur and accepted as a kind of jounger
brother the European rojaltles.
DMILY CRAWFORD.
RELATED MORE IN DETAIL
Dcnlli of the I'ronlili-iil of France
'I old 111 a More r.t
1'orin.
PARIS , Fob 16 M. FelK Fauro. presi
dent of the republic of Trance , died sud
denly at 10 o'clock tonight.
M. Fauro bad been ill for only three hours
and his death caused a thrill of excitement
throughout Paris. M. Tauro's death fol
lowed a stroke of apoplcxv at 6 30 o'clock
this evening
Abut 6 o'clock M. Taure , who was then
In his study , went to the room of M. La
Gall , bis private secretary , and said
"I do not feel well. Como to me"
M. Lo Gall Immediately went to the presi
dent's aid , led him to a sofa and called
General Ballaiod , fcecretary of the presi
dent's household , Mr Illondell , under pri
vate secretary , and Dr. Humbert , who hap
pened to be at the Elysco attending a rel
ative
The president's condition did not appear
dangerous , hut Dr. Humbert , on perceiving
that he was rapidly getting worse , tele
phoned for Drs Lannc , Longuo and Sheur-
lot , who arrived with M. Dupuy and were
Joined later by Dr. Bergerej ,
lOKH from the I'lrnt.
Though M. Tauro fitill retained conscious
ness , the doctors soon recognized that the
case iv us hopeless , but it was not until
nearly 8 o'clock that the members of the
family were Informed of tbo real state of
affairs They then came to the bofa vvhero
the president lay. Soon after he began to
lose consciousness and , despite all efforts ,
expired at 10 o'clock In the presence of the
family and M Dupuy.
It has been Known for some time that his
heart was weak , but the first intimation to
the outside world that he was sick wa.
given at half past six this afternoon , when
a message was dispatched to the premier , M
Dupuy , announcing that the president was
111 M Dupuy Immediately went to the
Clysee
Medical efforts proved futile and the pres
ident died on the stroke of 10.
The ( lag on the niyseo was immediately
lowered to half mast and the news was dis
patched to all the officers and men of the
cabinet
General Zurlindcn , military governor of
Paris , the grand chancellor of the Legion of
Honor , the grand prefect of the Seine , the
prefect of the police of Paris and the presi
dents of the senate and Chamber of Depu
ties promptly arrived at the Eljtee
The report spread rapidly through the city
and large crowds soon assembled In the vi
cinity of tha palace.
IVrfrc-tx Informed.
M Dupuy communicated the sad Intelli
gence to M. Loubct , president of tlio sen
ate , M Paul Debchanel , president of the
Chamber of Deputies. , the members of the
cabinet and other high functionaries , after
which ho addressed the following dlbpatch
to all prefects and subprefecu In France :
"I have tbo sad task to announce to vou
the death of the prebldent , which occurred at
10 o'clock this evening , as the result of an
apoplectic stroke Take the necessary meas
ures to Inform the population Immediately
( Continued on Second Page. )
M'RINLEY ' GUEST OF BOSTON
Chief Executive Talks tn Horns Market Olnb
on Territorial Policy ,
SECRETARY ALGER IS SNUBBED IN PARADE
' Crtclirntlnti In Mnrred lir tlie
5-tnl l en Dcnlli nf p Tll lr-
port Mnn White nt
Table.
BOSTON. Fob 16 President William Me-
Klnley arrived In Bceton today to be the
guest of the Homo Market club at its an
nual banquet , which was In a way a notable
affair. The arrival of the presidential train
nt the South Terminal station nt 10 o'clock
was the occasion ot n great outburst ot en
thusiasm from the thousands of citizens who
lined the ( streets on the line ot the proces
sion from the station to the hotel.
The remainder of the day after the ar
rival at the hotel was spent In quletudo by
the president , until 4 03 , when ho was es
corted to Mechanics' hall to participate In
the reception nnd banquet of the Home
Market club
The president tomorrow will visit the
Orand Army of the Republic camp , dlno at
the Algonquin club , hold a reception there ,
drive from the club house to the South
Union station nnd leave Boston nt 5 20 p. m.
A sad feature of the banquet tonight nnd
one which cast a gloom over the memory
of the day's celebration was the sudden
death of F. E. Taft ot Newburyport. He
was neated at one of the tables at the ban
quet , when he gapped for breath , n sudden
attack of heart failure coming on. He was
hastily removed from the hall and died be
fore medical aid reached him. The event
was known to only a fen persons and noth
ing was known of Mr. Taft's untimely
demise until after the banquet was con
cluded.
The crowning event of the day and the
principal feature of the president's visit to
Boston was the banquet tendered to him
by the Home Market club at Mechanics'
hall. It was the largest banquet ever ar
ranged in this city , the number of per
sona served being 1,914. Besides these
there were fully 3,800 spectators in the bal
conies The presidential party left the j
Hotel Touralne under cavalry escort nt 4 20
and proceeded through an immense cheerIng -
Ing crowd direct to Mechanics' hall
Over
Several times during the parade and amid
'
the general cheering , yelli of derision and
| hisses were heard for Secretary of War I
Alger. This was particularly noticeable at
the corner of Park and Beacon streets.
"What's the matter with Long' " fre
quently was the cry
"What's the matter with Alger' " was
shouted as the procession passed along Sumner -
ner street. "Yah , jab , jah ! Beef ! Beef ! " '
jeered the crowd
It took Mr. Alger some time to grasp the
situation At last , however , he caught the
drift of the shouting and his gracious smiles
1
stiffened into a look of cold Impasslveness. , 1
At the corner of Beacon nnd Charles
i
streets a group of joung militiamen established - j I
lished themselves with the deliberate Ini i i
tentlon of giving the secretary of war a
snub when he passed , as was apparent from < ,
their conversation , and when Secretary )
' 'Three cheers a\ \ i
eral Miles. "
At several other points attempts were
made to start a hiss as Secretary Alger I
pas'wl , but cheers for President McKInley
drowned them
Tbo reception was held In Paul Revere
hall and for over three-quarters of an hour j i
President McKinley and the other dlstln-
gulshed guests stood In line and were Intro
duced to and shook hands with fully 2,300
persons
At C o clock , after the president had rested
for a few minutee , the bugle sounded , an
nouncing that the banquet was read > to be
served and the Immense company marched
into the hall while the band played The
president's table was made conspicuous by
Immense bouquets of American Beauty roses
and pinUs
ninlinrnto Di-cornt Ion * .
Over the stage , under an arch of bunting
and electric lights , were large portraits of
Washington , Lincoln and McKinley and un
derneath was the word "Liberator" In laig&
letters Each balcony was draped with
bunting and shields and from the roof hung
long streamers Over the speaker's plat
form were large pictures of Speaker Reed
and ex-President Harrison and between
them the banner of the Home Market club ,
under which both Presidents Harrison and
McKinley were nominated at the national
contention. Upon the balcony was a pic
ture of Admiral Dewcy with the motto"To
the Captain of a German War lilp You
Must Not Sail by the United States Flag
Without Seeing It , " and his famous com
mand at Manila "You may fire , Gridley ,
when ready "
f
On either side ot this portrait were those
of Grant and McKInle )
The menus were handsome. Each was an
eight-page book containing a lifelike portrait
trait of the president , the names and posi
tions of the guests at the tables , the names
of all the marshals , the dinner menu , the
toasts to which the guests were to respond.
the musical program and an ode to the
president written by Sam Walter Foss to
the music of "America" and which was
sung by the audience after tbo president
concluded his speech At the president's
plate the menu was satin bound , with an
elaborate hand-painted cover
President .McKlnlcy sat at the front of the
platform and among those at his table were
Bishop Mullalleu , Major Qulncy of Boston ,
Secretarj Long , Secretary Alger , Go > ernor
Wolcott , Secretary Gage , Postmaster General
Smith , Secretary Bliss , Governor Rollins of
New Hampshire and ex-Ma > or Strong of
New York.
The Invocation was pronounced by Bishop
Mallalleu. There was great enthusiasm when
the dinner had been concluded nnd some
of the tables removed to make way for
chairs
President Plunkctt Introduced Governor
Wolcott and then Major Qulncy , who made
brief addresses welcoming the president.
President McKinley was then Introduced
and spoke as follows *
Pro MI AiU rrNlt > to 4irt-nt I'roliIriiiH ,
Mr. TMHtraastcr and Gentlemen The
vcars go quickl } It bccnis not BO long but
It Is , in fact , six > ears tluce It was my
honor to be a guest of the Home Market
club Much has happened In the Intervening
time IHUUCS which were then engaging us
have been settled or put aside for larger and
more absorbing ones Domestic conditions
have Improved nnd are general ! ) tatUfartorj
Wo have made progress In Industry and
have realized the prosperity for which we
have been striving. Wo have had four long
> ears of adversity , which taught eomb les
sons. which will never be unlearned and
which will be valuable in guiding our future
action
We have not only been successful In our
financial and business affairs , but have been
successful in a vvar with a foreign power
which added great glory to Amerlesn arms
and a new chapter to American history
1 do not know wh > in the } I > TISXi , this
republic has unexpectedly bad placed bci re
it mighty problems -which it rmist fncp nnd
meet They have como ntftl nre her * * nnl
they could not be kept nwny. Many who
were impatient for the csnfllct a ye-ar ngo
apparently heedless of Its larger results-
were the first to cry out against the far-
reaching consequences of their own act.
These of us who drendsd war most and
whoso every act was directed to prevent It
had fears of new and grave problems which
tnlpht follow It.
The Philippines , Hko Cuba and Porlo
Rico , were intrusted to our binds by the
war and to that great trusti under the provi
dence of GoJ and In the name of bt.nian
progress nnd civilization , we are committed.
H 1s a trust wo have Bought , it Is not a
trust from which Wo will flinch The > Amer
ican people will hold up the hands of their
servants at homo , to whom 'they commit Its
execution , while Uewvr nnd Otis nnd the
brav men whom they command will have
the support of the country la upholding our
flag where tt now floats the sjmbol nnd
assurance of liberty and Justice.
\\lin rorranvr Hntl of Wnrf
What nation was ever able to write nn
accurate program of the war upon which
It was entering , much loss decree In ad
vance the scope of Its results ? Congress
can declare vvar , but a Wgher power de
crees Its bounds and fixes its relations and
responsibilities
The president can direct the movement
of soldiers on the field and fleets upsn the
sea , but ho cannot forcapo the close of such
movements or prescribe their limits He
cannot anticipate or avoid' the consequences ,
but he must meat them. No accurate map
of nations engaged In ( war can be traced
until the war Is over , nor can the measure
of responslblllt } be fi-ccd till the lent gun
Is fired and the verdlcl embodied In the
stipulations of peace. * "
We hear no complaint oJ the rclatlono cre
ated by the war between this government
and the islands of Cubit and Porto Rico.
There nro some , howenCi who regard the
Philippines ns In a different iclatlou , but
whatever variety of vl&wa there may bo
on this phaseot the qiieHtlon , there Is uni
versal agreement that the Philippines shall
not bo turned bock to Spain. Xo true Amei-
Ican can consent to that. Even if unwilling
to accept them ourselves , It would have
been a weak evasion ot manly duty to re-
qulro Spain to transfer them to some other
power or powers nnd thus shirk our own
responsibility Even if vre had ns we did
not have the power -to compel such a trans
fer , it could not have J'cen made without
the most serious Internatlwial complications.
Such a course could no < be thought of.
Could " \ot Coile iMlnudn RlHcvrhorc.
And jet , had wo refusal to accept the ces
sion of them we should flutyc had no power
over them , even for their own good. We
could not discharge the rpflponalbllitUe upon
us until these islands became ours either by
conquest or treaty. There was but one nl-
tern-tlvo and that wcs either Spain or the
United Stales In the Philippines. The other
suggestions showed , first , that they shoulo
bo teased into Ihe arena for the strife of na
tions , or , second , be lo-it. to ihe anarchj and
chaos of no protectorate at oil. This Is too
shameful to be considered. The treatj gave
'them to the United Suites. Could we have
required less and done our duty' Could we ,
Rft r freeing the Filipinos from the domina
tion of Spain , hive left them without gov
ernment and without power to protect life
and propejsy or to perform fhe International
obligations essential to -Independent state ,
could wo have left them In a state of nn-
archy and justified ourselves in our own
consciences , or before the tribunal of man
kind ? Could we have done that In the
sight of God and man ?
Our concern was not for tenrltory or trade ,
or empire , but for the people whose Interests
and destlnj- without our willing It had
been put In our hands. It was with this
feeling that from the first day to the last
not one word or line went from One execu-
tlv-e In Washington to our military and naval
commanders at Manila , or to our peace com-
roisslcuKK Jt Paris , tha * * did not put as the
sole purpose to bo kept In mind firs after
the success of our arms , nM\thp main
tenance ot
ot tht Philippine Islands
Did wo need their consent to perform a
great act for humanltj ? We hod it In everj
aspiration of tholr mlnde , In every hope ot
ttoolr hearts Wes It. necessary to esk their
consent to capture Manila , the capital ot
their islands ? Did we ask their consent to
liberate them from Spanish sovereigntj or
to enter Manila bay and destroy the Spanish
ea power there ?
Obi- > Moral
We did not ask these , we were obejing a
higher moral obligation which rested upon
us and which did not require anybody's con
sult , wo were doing 001 dutj by them with
the content of our own consciences and
with ttie approval of civilization
Every present obligation has been met and
fulfilled in the expulsion of Spanish sovereignty
eignty from their islands , aud while the
war that destroyed it was in progress we
could cot ask their v-Jews Nor can we now
ask their consent Indeed , can an ) one tell
me In what form it could be marshaled and
ascertained until peace and order , so neces
sary to a reign of rcaaon , shall be secured '
A relra of terror Is not the kind of rule un
der which the rlg'ht action and deliberate
judgment are possible It is not a good time
for the liberator to submit Important ques
tlons concerning llbo. y and government to
the liberated while they are engaged iu
shooting down their reuers > We have now
ended the war with Spain. The treaty has
be n ratified by more than two-thirds of tht
senate ot the United States and by the Judg
ment of nine-tenths of Its people.
No nation was ever more fortunate in war
or more honorable In negotiations in peace
Spain Is non eliminated from the problem
It remains to oak , What we shall do now '
I do not Intrude on the duties of congress
or seek to anticipate or forestall its action
I only say thmt the treatj of peace , honora
bly secured , having been ratified by the
United States , and as we confidently expect ,
shortly to be ratified in Spain , congress will
have the power , and I am sure the purpose ,
to do what in good morals Is right and juM.
nnd humane for thes > e peoples in distant
seas
It Is sometimes bard to determine What is
Intel to do. and the best thing to do Is often
times the hardest. The prophet of evil
would do nothing because ho Hlnchcs at bac-
Tifice and effort , and < to do nothing is wblcst
and Involves the least coat. On those who
have no things to do 'there rest * a responsi
bility w < hlch Is not on those who have no
obligations as doers.
In tinHniiilN of the 1'eoplc.
As the doubters were In a majorltj- , there
would , it is true , bo no labor , no sacrifice , no
anxletj ind no burden raised or carried , no
contribution from our case and pur e and
comfort to tbo welfare of otlitrf , or even
to tbo extension of our resources to the wel
fare of ourselves There would be ease ,
but alas ! there would be nothing done Hut
grave problems como in the life of a nation ,
however much men maj setk to avoid them ,
they como without oui t > et king why wo do
not know and it Is not alwaji. givtn us to
know. But the E ieratlon on which tJiej
are forced cannot avoid the ircsponstbllltj
of honestly btrlving for their solution We
may not Know precisely how to solve them ,
but we can make nn honest effort to that
end , anil If made in conscience , justice and
honor , it will not bo In vaUl
The future of tbo Phlllppina islands Is now
In the hands of the Ainerltau people. Until
the treaty was ratified or rejected the execu-
ttvo department of this government could
only preserve the peace and protect life and
property. That treutj now commits the free
and enfranchised Filipinos to the guiding
hand and the liberalizing Influence * , the
generous sympathies , , the uplifting cduca-
'tlon , not of their American masters , but of
their American emancipators. No ono can
tell today what I * , beat for them or fa * us
I know no one at thl hour who la wist
enough or suttlclently Informed to determine
what form of government will host subterve
thi-lr Interest * and our Interests their and
our w oil-being If we knew everything bj
Intuition and fromotlmefa I think there arc
those who think that if we do not the > do
wo should not need Information , but unfor
tunately most of us are not in that happy
state The whole bubject la now with ccu-
grtara and congrow Is the voice , the con
science -and the judgment of the American
people Upon their Judgment and co-wcleneo
can we not rely' I brfieve In them I
( Continued on Fourth Page. )
BRING NO RESULT
Considerable Switching Around on the
Joint Ballot for Senator ,
THREE OF THEM MAY BE SIGNIFICANT
ChlUciidcn fjoon from Wentoii to
lllnnhnu , SmltlilirrcT from llln-
* hntv toVrMon mid Illlilicrt
from 1'lpld to llnjvrnrd.
-IlnllntK.-
1. 7. Ul. 22. 2.1 , 21 2H.
Allen . . . . rs rs it : 111 ri r 7 A.I
IIi nrd 2S l.'l 211 211 'tlt .111 117
ThoniiiNon 7 7 111 II ill 111 0
Wrlntcr . . Ill 10 II II JO 1O JO
rii-i.i . . . . i . . 2 : i i : i i
Wt-Moii . . 2 i : t i i i a
ItcoNc . . . . 2 2 1 1 1 1
Pox * 2 2 1 1 1 1
llillnlitiTl .2 I 1 . . 1 1
Van DUNm 1 I . . 1 1 1
I.iiiiilifson : t 2 1 1 . . 1
AdnniN . . . 2 1 1 1 I 1
Cornlnh 1 J 1 J 1 1
YiiliMitlnc It
Iluliiiir 1 . . 1 1 1 1
iIllllNPII . . 1 . . . .
lav lilnnn. ]
.Mnrtln . . 1
.Major * . . . 2
lltlo . . . . 1
Total . . .1:11 1:12 : net ns 12. , 12s 1211
To elect. . < ! < ! 1)7 ) . " 't BO Oil Or III
LINCOLN , Feb 16 ( Special Telegram )
The changes on Joint ballot for senator today
were Scott from " "Lambcrlson to Field ,
Chlttenden from Weston to Hlnshaw , Smith-
berger from Hlnshaw to Weston , Hlbbcrt
from Weston to Hay ward
The absentees were Johnson , Morrison ,
Swan , Armstrong , Beisner , Blake , Harksoa ,
Of these Johnson , Morrison and Swan are
fusionlsts , Armstrong , Beisner and Blake
are Hay wood men , and Harkson votes for
Thompson Scott announced jesterday that
he voted for Lambertson as an accommoda
tion to Jansen , who was absent Wednesday.
Individual Vote.
The record ot Individual vote Is as fol
lows.
Allen Boullcr , Canaday , Carton , Caw-
thra , Cosgrove , Crockett. Cunningham ,
DobrjDunn. . Eastcrllng , Eastman , Elwood ,
Endlcott , Farrell , Fljnn , Fretz , Fullpr ,
Grandetaff , Grell , Grosvenor Hale , Hardj ,
Howard , Klester , Knepper , Lemar ,
Loomis , McGlnlej , McCrackcn , Memmlnger ,
Miller , Moran , Morgan , Murray , O'Neill ,
Peck , Schaal , Smith of Antelope , Smith of
Butler , Slecke , Shore , Spohn , Sturgcss ,
Tanner , Tnvlor of Custer , Taj lor ot
Flllmore , Thompson of Clay , Vandegrlft ,
Watson , Weaver , Wheeler , Woodard ,
Wright , Wjman 53.
Hay ward Alexander , Allen , Arends Ber-
let , Currlc , DItmar , Evans , Fowler , Glffert ,
Halderman , Hall , Hannibal , Harris , Hast
ings , Hathorn , Hlbbert , Hicks , Holbrook ,
McCarthy , Xesblt , Newell , Pollard. Prince.
Reynolds , Rouse , Sandall , Schalble , Smith ot
Richardson , Steele , Thompson of Merrlck ,
Tucker , Walling , Wllcox , Young , Zellers 37.
Thompson Anderson of Lancaster , Burns ,
Clark , Fisher , Israel , Lane , Mann , ' Rocke ,
Talbot 9
Webster Beverly , Burman , Cox , Crow ,
Detwellor , Houck , Myers , Noyes , Olmsted ,
Van Dusen 10.
Reese Haller 1. *
I'oss Graf ton 1.
Adams Mllbourn 1.
Cornish McCurgar 1.
Hainer Conwell 1.
Van Dusen Smith of Saline 1.
Hinshaw Chlttenden 1.
Lambertson Janren 1.
Still TnlU of Cnnciiii.
Today the caucus committee had a further
meeting and almost succeeded in getting to
gether on a report , eight out of the nine
joining in a report for an optional ballot
in the caucus This meant that they fa
vored allowing 1he members to vote openlj
or bccretly as they pleased. The member
refusing to Join in the report was Paul
Clark , an ardent supporter of D E Thomp
son. During the afternoon all efforts to | i
have Clark recede from his position and
Join with the others were of no avail. The
sltuatioa was such , however , as to encour
age the members that some solution of tbo
vexed problem was in sight and a confer
ence was called for tonight.
Among them was quite a general agree
ment Ida : the report ought to como to the
coiifcrento and a caucus called on the terms
proposed , even though Clark failed to sign
the report , as it was felt that it was the
only chance to get together The terms of
the report required fifty votes to nominate
In the caucus , and ttiono "ho favored an
open ballot believed they had substantialj !
carried their point , as in an optional caucus
such as proposed very few of the members
would care to go on record as casting a se
cret ballot while others were voting openly i
The movement to transfer the senatorial j j
contest to a republican caucus manifested
Itself In a conference of republican members
tonight , when between fifty nnd sixty were
drummed up for n conference at the Lin-
dell The meeting was very Into In ma
terializing , many representatives and sena
tors showing an Indisposition to respond
to the invitation at nil The expectation was
that somu sort of n report would bo made
by tbo caucus committee appointed last
week and the same differences nf opinion
as to open or secret voting nnd the number
required to nominate would bo aired
Among these who fought shy of the meeting
the men favoring Thompson seemed to pre
dominate , uUhouch others voting for other
candidates were included
DoliiKN of tin * Coiifirenr < * .
Chairman Steele rapped the conference
to order at S ufi. Rouse of Hall was chosen
to act as sccretarj The absence of beveral
members dclajed the taking up of the busi
ness before tbo meeting. The roll call
showed about fifty members In attendance
The rules committee offered the following
rules to guide a caucus
1 A written call signed by sixty-seven
members to be had before the caucus is
called.
2 A two-thirds majority necessary to
elect.
3 Roll call of all members signing the
call to be had and as each name Is called
each member vote vivo voce or by ballot , as
ho prefers
4 Nothing shall be binding till sixty-seven
sign tbo call
The report was signed bj all the members
of the rules committee but Clark of Lan
caster Van Dusen wanted the tlrbt rule
amended to read sevenj ! Instead of slxtj-
seven lie said that would force all candi
dates into the caucus or make them respon
sible for the deadlock As It was with slxtj-
seven , It forced Douglas county In , but Lan
caster with seven members might stay out
and still avoid responsibility , as sixty-seven
could elect it they agreed upon the candi
date.
Van DuBen's amendment brought out con
siderable argument Lancaster members
thought Van Dusen's remarks were unfair to
the members from that county , as tbej
questioned their iojaliy. The Van Dusea
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnckn
Colder with Brisk "Wostprtv Winds
Trniprrnturc n ( Oninliti
amendment was lost and the committee re
port read In full
Fowler of Flllmore wanted It understood
that the results of each ballot nnd the roll call
shall be preserved so that It inUht be made
public at the request of anj member. There
was a chorus of "noes" to this Senator Fowler
ler wanted his constituents to know Just
how ho voted No action was taken on his
request A motion prevailed to begin cir
culating a call at once for signatures. One
had been prepared 111 advance and was
brought Into Immediate use. The conference
adjourned at 10 o'clock.
M to the Cult.
After the conference had adjourned the
paper was still circulated for names nnd at
last was run up to fortjeight names Among
the signers wore slv , out of the nine of the
republican members from Douglas county
The paper signed by eight out of nine of the
caucus was. In brief , as follows
1 A call for n caucus at as early a date
as convenient to bo circulated and signed at
least by sKtjseven members
2 Two-thirds of the number signing the
call necessary for choice
3. The sccretarj to prepare a roll call ot
all members signing the caucus call and the
roll to bo called , eacti member voting as his
name Is called , either vlvc voce or by bal
lot , as he chooses.
4. These rules and caucus not binding till
signed bj" slxtj'-seven members.
There Is evidence late tonight that the
Hayward men will try to run their vote up
to hlghwatcr mark In the Joint session to
morrow.
FILIPINOS SEEK PROTECTION
Itrlicln IlpiUlrc Their Oul > Mifolj IN
" \VllhIii Amcrlciiii l.tue * l"vv >
hliotx i\rlialiueil.
MANILA , Feb 17 1150 a. m E-s-Con-
sul of the United States O. r Williams is
in receipt of an application from a mem
ber of the Insurgent congress at Malolos
for a pass through the Ameiican lines for
a family of twelve persons , who are de
sirous of taking refuge In Manila.
This Is regarded as significant as showing
the most intelligent rebels realize that their
families are safe only within American terrl-
torj' .
With the exception of a few shots fired
into a small bodj' of rebels , who were at
tempting to destroy a railroad bridge near
Caloocan , all has been quiet along the
line.
Last night the heat affected the men in
the open country to some extent , but other
wise the health of the troops showed a
marked Improvement since the beginning
ot hostilities.
BILL 10
Subcommittee Henortii Kavornblj-
Menwure I'n > orliiBr the OtncH
WASHINGTON , Feb 1C. ( Special Tele
gram ) Mr. Zenor , from the subcommittee
on Indian affairs , was today authorized to
report to the general committee the substi
tute bill relative to the Otoe and Missouri
Indians in Kansas nnd Nebraska. The bill
has received the approval of the Interior ce-
partment and has been authorized to be re
ported to the house bj the full committee
There are few changes in ( tie bill from
Senator Thurston's , which passed the senate
some tlmo ago , the differences being that j
the secretary of the interior shall have the
right to provide the places In which testi-
mony shall bo taken and reserves to himself
the Eottlemcnt of such conditions as may be
reported by the findings , testimony and ad
judication to be taken nnd had at the In
stance of the secretary of the interior This
bill meets the approval of both Senator
Thu-ston and Congressman Stark , in whoso
district the lands at Issue are located The
matter has been pending before congress a
number of jears Congressman Curtis , the
ranking member of the Indian affairs com-
mlttco of ( ho house , has buggcsted , and It
is possible It may be Incorporated in the bill ,
that the Interior department bhall report the
facto ns to bottlers who bad paid out money
under the original act , giving them the right
to purcha&e lands upon further congressional
notion.
Mercer and Greene got together today on
the Blair public building bill. Mcrrer as bis
first opportunity after Greene's attack upon
the chairmen of public buildings and
grounds , explained the reasons why he In
sisted upon the Blair bill passing , and in
support of the proposition told a number "t
things which wore hardly public matter , but
which showed how Greene tried to trim his
sails in order to get the Kearney bill , of
which he Is spontor , reported Jlcnxr read
from thehomepapor of Congressman Greene ,
an exponent of hla principles , a scathing de
nunciation of Greene and his methods , nnd
after an Interchange of compliments It was
agreed to expunge the whole debate from the
records , Mercer having the best ot the sit
uation.
E K. Valentino and wlfo of West Point nro
In the city
Postmasters appointed Iowa George Cop-
persmlth at Church , Allamakoo countj ; Al
bert Hngans at Wattcrson , Rlnggold oounty ,
and Mrs. H M Swanson nt Weatervll'e ' , Decatur -
catur county Wyoming J C Cunningham
at Walton , Natron a county
CAPTAIN PUNISHES AN EDITOR
llcliirncil Soldier 'Inl.cH V ciii i'iiiicr
for IiTiiKii < ( ir > vrllclcx I'lilillNlictl
DurliiK III"liN < -nri > .
MARYVILLE. Mo , Feb 1C ( Speelal Tel
egram ) A sensational entounter took plate
on the streets of Marjvllle this evening A
few mcuths ago the Maryville Republican ,
ot which Or H E Robinson is r-dllor , pu'i-
llehed a number nf lettem purporting to be
from members of Company E , Fourth Mis
souri volunteers , In whldi the tompany'si
captain , V. McMillan , was vlgoroublj as
sailed , tyrannical conduct nnd other charges
much more serious being made ngalnst him
Captain McMillan declared on hi * return
this week , that ho Intended to square ac
counts with the editor the Ilrbt tlmo he met
him on the biretxs Thla evening In. Rob-
Inton and the captain < amo face in face and
the military man made his threat good bj
striking the editor several times. Tha lat
ter made no resistance. Captain McMillan
Is the oldest member of the Nodaway count )
bar < and Dr Robinson is a member of the
State Board of Charltltu and Is now presi
dent of the Missouri Republican Prtae as
sociation There has loug been bad blood
but\\cen tlicm.
F\T 4 17 1AA P t f T "PIMPP
PLAY 10 GALLERIES
PusSonists Indulge in Spreid Eagle Oratory
for Political Efftot ,
BUNCOMBE RESOLUTIONS ARE INTRODUCED
Republicans Tale a Firm Stand and Post
pone Them Indefinitely ,
LENGTHY DEBATE TAKES UP MUCH TIME
Senator O'Neill's ' Resolution on the Philip
pines Killed Very Dead ,
SCHAAL'S ' ON REFERENDUM GOES SAME WAY
Con ld TspllrtK * VottiiK Mn-
ohlnr Hill mill 1 tor online ml * It
lliu-U to ttit < UU'iMloim Coiu-
inlttco for Corrections
LINCOLN Teb 1C ( Special ) The mi-
Jorlty members of the senate nro beginning
to realize that Uielr fusion opponents arc
working n neat confidence game upon them
In the w y of the wholesale Introduction of
political "buncombe" resolutions that have
no cause for taking up the tlmo ot that body.
After a delinto lasting the most of the
morning the senate today killed a couple ot
those robolutlons without giving them a
place on the general file JThe first was the
Joint resolution Introduced bj O'Nelll of
Holt demanding the Immediate return of tha
American troops from tlio Philippines Tha
motion to Indefinitely postpone brought out
a lengthy debate , although the mluorltj did
not present nearly as strong an nrgumcnt
for its side of the question OB might have
been done Tarrcll of Merrlck blamed the
administration for letting the affair go as
far ns It had , saying it was now unwise to
recall the American troops Still , he fa
vored allowing the resolution to go on gen
eral file
S T ITS met a like fate- This Joint resolution
elution was Introduced by Schaal of Sarpj ,
who has been making a practice of the "res
olution" habit , and provided for the initia
tive and referendum to be applied to acts
ot the legislature. Senator Talbot made the
motion to adopt the committee report of ;
postponement , but was willing to withdraw
it if the Sarpy county senator wanted the
bill to go on general file. Senator Prout ,
however , who seconded the motion , would
not consent to its withdrawal.
In voting to indefinitely postpone Fowlet
of Tlllmoro said
"Mr President It hurts me very much to
have to vote against all the resolutions in
troduced by our fusion members , but they
have brought up a series of resolutions deal
ing with political buncombe that liavo no
business heie This Is not the time to usa
up the senate's sessions with matters of this
kind Therefore , I vote no. "
Work of tin * Honftc.
The house spent part of the forenoon on
the Zellers voting machine bill , and finally
recommended It back to the ejections com
mittee for corrections. The entire afternoon
was spent In consideration of the Pollard
revenue bill , Very fe\v of the house mem-
of the'billftanBiU. numbor'of Uiemwert at -
sent on committee work. The real 'work
of discussion was done by Mr. Pollard , as
the long bill was read section by section ,
and when the adoption of a section was
put to a vote there- often onty one mem
ber responded In such cases the section
was declared adopted , and Prlnco of Hall ,
who was in the chair , created some amuse
ment bj changing tbo usual form of an
nouncement to "The aye has It " At no time
were more than a dozen of the members
pajlng strict attention to the consideration
of the bill , and very often the reading clerk
was the only person voting for the adoption
of a section Mr. Pollard , In discussing th
matter this evening , said ho believed thn
lack of Interest in the details of the bill
was because the members were generally
satisfied with the general makeup of the
billThe
The house Insurance committee hold a
lengthy meeting this afternoon to dispose of
the number of bills that had accumulated
The principal work was with II. R 191 ,
the bill by Weaver to create an Insurance
commlFslon under control of the governor
As the Introduction of this bill was the Im
mediate cause of the disclosures In the In
surance department of the auditor's ofilce ,
the discussion" of the blfl attracted a num
ber of outsiders , among them being tome
prominent Insurance men.
The first thrc-c sections of the bill were
read , being the part which provides for tlio
creation of thecommission. . Weaver and
Tlsher made short arguments in favor of
this part of the bill , and nuked that the
three sections be adopted. The opposition
to this came from Chairman Mann. Burnu
of Lancaster and Burman of Douglas A
roajorltj of the committee , however favored
the commission feattiro , and It was adopted ,
Thlf > bring done the remainder of the dis
cussion was on the details of the bill re
lating to fees , statements and taxation
The committee this evonlng reported H
R 101 , the Insurance eommlsKlon hill , for
passage * and the report will como to tb *
house tomorrow.
1MIOC ii ; OP 'JIII3 SKNATI9.
Hi- ! lllilli'liliN Sit on | 'IIMOIIHN | ! ( fop
TnlUliiK to tin * ( .nlli-rli-N.
LINCOLN. I'eb 1C ( Special ) When th
eenato convened thH morning lengthy pp
titions endorsing equal suffrage for liolh
bcxes and for the proposed normal BI honl
at Mlndcii wore presented. President Gil
bcrt announced the signing of S. T r > n the
hill to transfer certain funda to the general
fund.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments and federal relations recommended
the Indefinite postponement of S K 2i8 * ,
the Joint resolution of O'Neill and Holt do-
minding the withdrawal of American
troops from the Philippine Islands Tulbnt
moved that the rpport bo adopted fcen-
ator O'Neill delivered a rambling argument
In favor of the resolutions , going hack Into
ancient historj. Ho was unable to get the
ulU'iitlon of the senate.
At the close of hla speech , Reynolds ot
Danes remarked
"Mr President , 1 ECO there nro few la
the gallcrloa , n I nm ready to vote "
This again brought the senator from Holt
to his fret. Ho Bald ho wasn't talking to
the galleries
Noje of Douglas said wo were respon
sible for Rood government In the Philippine
Islands He hvllevod our statesmen are
capable of solving this problam Ho rn-
ferred to the Philippine communion now on
Its way to Manila ( o studj the nee is ot
the Inlands There are ttmos when restraints
are ne'tet > ary. Native Americans ( Indian j
were never capable of self-government uud
are government wards today.
Senator O'Neill at this point made his
third talk , picturing the slaughter of nj
the * by American troops
Tarrcll cf Merrlck < k-nlred to express hla
lojirnoii as to the way problems were being
IhauUIcJ to tUo gutcruwent. Tbo Phlllpplu *