Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKE V.), 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNIKG. EEBKUA1JY 20, lOOO-TKN PACES.
SING L 13 COPY EI YE CENTS.
WAIST TO INTERVENE
&msia and Franca Trying to Indnco Qer-
manj
BRINGING STRONG
Psniitent Rumors of This Naturo at Berlin
Will Not Down.
GOVERNMENT ORGANS REMAIN SILENT
Belief Given Color by Diipatoh from Well
Informed Paris OorreipondenU
GERMANY AVERSE TO BEING A TOOL
Kiilurr Diich Not "Wont (n I'mliltter
IliiKlnnil Without Sroiirlnn t'oni
lirimntlnii' Atlvniitnur front
the Oilier l'ouors.
(Copyright, 1900, by 1'rcss Publishing Co.)
IIUHLIN, Feb. 1!). (New York World Cu-
Wcgrum Special Telegram.) An attnnpt to
interveno In the war In South Africa Is
nbout to bo mado tho Klclne Journal of this i
morning thinks. 11 auppurtH this bollef by.
among other things, tho opinion of Its well
Informed Paris correspondent.
Tlin government organx arc nllcnt on the
mibjcct.
It was porslstently rumored hero yeslcr
day and today that Russia and Franco are
bringing strong prrnnuro to bear upon Oor
mnny to Join them In Intervention. It Is un
derHtoud that (Jormany has previously de
clined to be a party to Intervention nt pros- '
ent or to cnuntcnanco It, becuU.su If It should '
do, either (Icrmnny would embitter England
without getting compensating advantage
from ItutKla and Franco.
Onu thing I certain, (lermany will not In
terveno merely to play tho game of some
other power or powers.
HOLDING GOOD NEWS BACK
llxitlniintlon In tluit Cmillrmitt Inn anil
lletull An Mtiiltcil Hot I'litlil
Inir Xetir Klmhrrlej.
LONDON, Fob. 20.-3:1!; a. m. A mem
ber of the cnblnot told II. W. Lucy tonight
that tho war office had received a telegram
nnnnuncltiR that acnornl Cronjo wac hope
leflFly surrounded.
Mr. Wyndhnm wan beset by the anxious
members of tho house, but would only ro
l.lv that tho government news was ex
It finely satisfactory. The fcolo explanation
of tho government withholding good news
Is thnt confirmation and details are
awaited.
Tho situation, ns disclosed by correspond
ents over the Freo State border, Is tanta
lizing to tho public expectations. The ele
mentary facts are that tho Ucers are trek
kliiR eastward toward Dlocmfonteln, with
slow moving baggage trains, and that they
aro pursued by L?rd Kitchener, with Gen
eral if?iivir"t'it','i divt'iioti
(lonornl MacDonald, with tho Highlanders,
made it forced march to Kodscsrnnd ford
and on Sunday pushed twenty miles eost-
Mird. (lencral French left Klmberloy Sat
urday, going east ulong the Modder river.
The war olllce mes-ago communicated to
Mr. Lucy scorns to Indicate tint Lord Klch-
oner has either got ahead of tho lloers or
is nbout to realize hla plan and the war of
Ilco waits to announce a decisive result.
Meanwhile Commandant Dnlnrey with tho
Ilcers from Cnlesberg Is hanging on to tho
right Mailt; f the Ilrltlsh puruslng col
umns, soeklng to delay their movement and
so Io assist the Poor wagon trains to es
cape. Student of topography think the Iloera
will hardly risk a light until they get Into
the rough country north of Illoemfnntein.
Dally Mall correspondent, who was with
the Ilrltlsh convoy attacked y the Iloer.i
nt Hlet liver ford, wires:
"Ultlmiitcly the Ilrltlsh abandoned tho
convoy, In order not to check the advance.
Thus 200 wagons und 000 tons of stores
fall into the hands of thc llacrs. though it
i doubtful If they will be nblc to carry
them away
(lencral Duller has achieved n real suc
cess, seemingly, In capturing tho range of
bills south of the Tugeln. It makes moro
feasible another attempt to relieve Lady
smith. The queen Iwh sent a direct messngo to
Lord Itoberls, cougratulatlni; him and hla
troops, (lencral French nnd Colonel Keke
w leli havo been acquainted with their pro
motions. Iit'jilx on llnllrr'w AiImiiici-.
Dr. Leyds, at Ilrusscls, says the Freo
Stato troops who were besieging Iidy
hiuith havo withdrawn In order to defend
their homes. In this wny ho accounts for
(lci)cral Huller'H success against tho weak
ened forces. He will forego his projected
trip to Homo because of "decisive events
now taking place In tho (tbenter of war."
Lord Itoberls' genernlbhlp was conducted
with such secrecy, says a telegram from
Modder river, that even the senior officers,
who took the Sixth division through tho
preliminarily of tho operation, did not know
what they would Ilnally havo to do.
"If we are to retain our ndvnntnge," sny
another correspondent, "there must be r,n
tiUHtluted drawing on every pot-alble source
nf mipply throughout the empire. Otherwise
we shall soon bo without enough horses of
(be tultnble kind to furnish the neccmary
remounts'.
"The Infantry under Lord Hnborts hnve
done some marvelous marching, mostly nt
night. Their pluck and endurance havo gone
far toward ensuring tho safety and succeed
of the cavalry operations."
A dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Ixiu
renin Marque dated Monday, eays:
According tn ndvlces from Pretoria, tho
Doom nro expecting a big battlo on tho
'JNgela. They claim seventy ot tho Wilt
si.lres wero killed nt Colcsberg and that
thirty wagons with forage and provisions
were cnplured, but no ammunition. They
thus describe tho lighting nt Klmberley:
IIoitk l.i. for the I'rin IxIiiiim,
"Tho Ilrltlsh cttine through Illaunbnnk and
nttneked In two columns. While, the Hoers
' wero bptdly engaged with Lord Huberts
(lencral French with iMO cavalry and bIx
guns miccceiied In breaking through tho Ilocr
Hum. Tho lloers did not serlnn-K- n.
Oeneral French's advnnc... but conllned their
efforts to preventing tho provisions getting
.hrr,,.L.h l , thu ihev uerrn.i.i -VlT.
2,000 head of cattle, 100 wagons of provl
Plomt nnd 100 men."
lloorn Have I'reneh'N Wauoit 'I'm In,
(Copyright. Ifftl. !'' Press PubllahlilK Co.)
JACOHSDAL. Feb, 19. --(New York World
Cablegram -Special Telegram.) -It appears
now that the Hoert. did capture tho wagon
J 1 -,.... ,.. . ..... . ... ' " . tnma nu'. nt Inn ITnltn,! Gtntna ntwl . hn In.
r.i"-'iieiirr . iryuig m ouu orcn mm . invnos' Feb. 19. (Now York World Cn- . , tIons involved took a wide range. me mory to
to outllnnk the liners. th.H eheekliiR their , M.rnma,-iai Telecram.l-Tho Leader I l"n,u mws. " wnui to rono ; , rrflpon80 to (.ueHtlou from noar. Mr. that the pi
rotreat. If pcmlhle, and driving them back : "... ..,.. KIC0- mo uiea was to give me prouueer oi ' , , , , , ,h , the annllcntlni. nf the ' Into Is very
Into the hnn.U of MacDonald and French. .'.' .,,., Y.t now that he ha I ?.uga.r. f'f. c,Ura,1.C0 ot 118 8 n"lc constitution had been expanded. Mr. Jcffer- I gratitude at
llelnrey Haiiulntr on llrltoiiN- I'lm.k. .. ,i, niinn nmnn n1.l frlpmU I 1 . Diieu aiaics, aung ii uuiy oi ocr JU Bon ,J0 snll fou,, a 8tnto coull, , ,)c lnR hlH 0(1
train nt Illct river drift, but could not move
It. The IlnlUh think they will be able to
retake It coon.
Hoports here nhow that Kelly-Kenny Is
Atlll hurrying Cronjo. who Is moving cast.
French Is said to bo fighting the lloers
north of Klmbcrley. He hag surrounded
n laager and Is phcllliiR It.
IULLER TAKES SOME HILLS
(Imp of Those Captured, HIiitiBivitne,
Command Flunk of liner Ile
fi'tiMi'H at folennn.
CHIHVELY, Monday, morning, Feb.
19. Tho Doers' lino of fortresses Ih hrokcu.
The Ilrltluli have achieved a decided suc
cess In capturing tho encmy'n pcxilllon on
Monto Chrlsto. The Doers, however, of
frctlvely executed a retreat, rcmovlnR their
Kunt, and convoy wngonB,
The British had i
comparatively few casualties.
LONDON, Fob. 20.-Tho Chlevely rorre- !
tpondent of tho Dally News, telegraphing
yttterday, Rajn:
"Wo now occupy all the hills to the right
of Colcnso, on this sldo of tho Tugcla, In
cluding Hlangwane, which the Hocra evac
uated last night (Sunday).
"This capture of Hlangwane hill Is of
Rrint ntratcglcal Importance, on the hill
commands tho (lank of the Doer defenses at
Cclcnso. A successful advance and tho
rcrapturo of the railway may be expected."
The Dally Mall has the following dispatch,
dated Monday, from PietermarltzburR:
"Sir Kcdvcrs Duller has captured Illang
wnno hill. Largo numbers of Frco Stntcra
hove left to meet Lord Roberts' force. It
Is believed that a number of the Doera' big
gunn have been taken back across tlw
border."
LONDON. Feb. 19. .1:20 p. m. Tho War
olIW'o has received tho following dispatch
from (lencral Duller.
"CHIKVLLY CAM I', Feb. 19. Yesterday
moved around tho enemy's Hank. Tho
Queens, who had bivouacked on the northern
I slnnn nf nini.nln nrnuwil llin tintr nnrl utlri.
ported by the rest of tho Second brigade
under Illldyard assaulted and took tho
southern end of Monto Crlsto."
'Tho Fourth brigade, on tho left or west
ern slope, and the Welsh Fusllecrs, sup-
por ed by tho rest of the Sixth brigade. ..
saul.ed 'he eastern Hank of the enemy', po-
sltlon while the Second br gado cavalry on 1
the extreme right watched the eastern slopes ,
of Monte Chrlsto nnd drovo back those of tho
ciicmy attempting to fscane thcro from our
artlllory lire. Assaulted by heavy artillery
(Ire on their front and flank nnd nttneked
on their Hank nnd rear, tho enemy made but
slight resistance and abandoning their
strong position wero driven across tho Tu
gelu. I havo taken several camps, a wagon
load of ammunition, several wagons of stores
and n few prlfoncrs.
"Tho weather ban been lntcnsly hot nnd
. . .! I
me zrounu iraversca was exceemnKiy uu-
ticnit. uut tne energy ami uusn or tne troops
havo been very pleasant to bco. They have
nil done sDlendldlv. Tho work of the Irregu-
. i . . ... r 1 1 '
iar cavairy. mo ijueen s, uio acois rumivura
und tho Hide brigade was, perhaps, moat ,
noticeable, while tho excellent practico or tne
artillery and naval guns and the steadiness,
of tho gunners, under, at times, very accu
rate fire, was remarkable. The accurate llro
of tho nnval guns from Chlcvcley was of
great assistance.
"Our casualties aro not, I think, many."
OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS
Xot l.onir to Walt for .Vows of llellef
or l.ailyHiiiltli Uiilrnn An
other Tm.
I
is not now ma ne no u. oui now ii cumrs'
ihm hn ,11,1 not do It beforo Colcnso. Snlon-
1 op and Vnalkrantz. It will probably turn
out that tho lloers were weakening south
of the Tugela.
.'W'nlt nnu' lni nnlva fhflt I nilvn.nllli la
ri.v,i w -hnll ,mt wait lm.ir. unlns.,
ho walked into u trap."
Commenting on absence of news from Ilob-
n-.o tl... ..vnol-t .. Ihnt nil fnllll nt
..... .... ... . . .. ......
official reports may be duo to the fact that
the heat and dust and no grass on tho
f,rmimi hhh iiirctn rrci cn ami mo cmairy
to "lot up n hit for their own snktw. '
I no lost expert says:
I ......... .I.l.t in.ul I... Dpao. lli.VtHelilrii rn
i nuih iiiu n n v H"1- r . n inn i mi a- innt til 1 1 inn I lit v Mnvml
"The Influenco of UlobcrtB now mnk-'jii,.
InR itself folt nt both theaters of the war
has caused tho hurried rotrent of Cronjo
and apparently somo detachment of tho Doer
nrmv frnm Natal. The nctlrm of Snnilni-
at Hussar hill promises better for the relief
of Ladynmlth than anything hitherto re-
ported. Now Ih Ilullcr's chance to throw
hlmsolf with nil his might nnd rcllevu
Ladysmlth or prevent tho sending of re -
Inrorcemcnts to Free State."
Tho expert thinks It possible that thu
liner forces from Natal may havo moved,
tn reinforco Cronjo or gono to nld tbn
attack upon Clements, If they knew ot
the Ilrltlsh movements, ns soon as Hob-
trts reached Modder river.
TO PRETORIA'S RACE TRACK
One lliinilrril anil Forty-Two of the
WlllxiilrfN Cap tu red In tile
HfllNlltTK I'luht.
LOHI3N7.0 MAHQUK55, Feb. 19. A corre
spondent who was with tho Iloor forces In
the attack on Kensburg gives further par
titulars regarding the capture of the Wilt
Kblres. He says:
"Commandant Peller, who arrived first,
found two companies ot tho Wiltshire nnd
began attacking In tho open. Soon after
ho was Jolnnd by a body of Freo .Statero
ana together they drove tho Ilrltlsh back
from the neighboring kopjes, capturing nil
inn inree.
tl lu lilt nn.u I Kl a tn .... . .
.--....- ... KAuutiy now many
of tho Ilrltlsh wero killed nnd wounded.
but of tho 200 Wlltsblres, 142 wero cap-
Hired, nnd of thewo forty-four wert
wounded.
"The tufTerlng of thd wounded frori
heat and thirst was Intense. Tho burgher"
did their best to alleviate this, and muny
"i wuuimen wero carried in blankets to
Hensburg Hiding,
"At Hletfonteln tho Ilrltlsh rear guard
began shelling, thus compelling tho fed
erals to leave tho wounded In order tn ro
puiso the attack. Tho federal Krnpp gun,
replied effectively to tho Ilrltlsh cannonade.
Tho lloers lost two killed and four wounded.
They now occupy nil tho Uonshurg posi
tions formerly occupied by tho Ilrltlsh,
whoso rear guard Is at Hletfonteln, with tho
federals close up."
Mi'tliiieii'H Foror nt Kliulicrle y.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Tho Capetown corre-
annmlnnl if t ft a T Vi 1 1 r VT. ...... . ..I . .
V " "WWW
iJ)rii Methucn's force I learn hn.
' , T.Lw i Lvin?' ?nicii
1 nl "Imberley. having got through from
Magersfouteiu without fighting.
Ileatlix from Neiv Jemey Stormit,
NI1W YOHIC. Feb. 19,-Threo deatliH from
the storm urn reported from eastern New
Jersey. They wero P. L. Jlel'urtliy, a
farmer near New lirunsvvlck; Jiimen Ap
Plegate of MillHtone, New Brunswick, and
Mrs. Mary CreHter. ft young woman, wlfo
of u mill hand at Puuaulc, N. .J.
DEBATE ON COLONIES OPENS
Porto Rem Tariff Bill Most Important
Measure of the Session. '
POWER TO GOVERN NEW POSSESSIONS
HlnnKrerment n to Whether They
Can He Hilled Otitnlilo foiiNtltti
tlonnl 1. 1 in I tilt Ioiih llt'ino
ctiiIh Mnlldly (lipne.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Debate on the
I 'or to ltlcan tariff bill, which Is to continue
throughout tbn week and possibly longer,
"I'1'"1'' tho howo today. On all hands It
1 . .. lm,V,"s '. """ouitn u nppnc
on, ,to 1 to Ulc0' Involving as It does the
""" ' . . kuw.-. u uu. uvj
pewdnns outsldo the lllultatlotiH of tho ton
ntitutloii, Is tho moat Important measure
which will como beforo this congrens.
Interest In the bill la lntoi.no among the
members of both sides und thcro Is urgent
demand for time. Thu democrats am solidly
nrrayed ngnlnst tho mensum nnd they will
have jMiwerful upport from tho republican
sldo In McCall of Massachusetts and Little-
I field of Malno, both nblo nnd forceful de
baters. How far the republican disaffection
J will extend, or whether It will endanger the
bill, It Is Impossible to say at this time,
l'ayne, tho floor leader of tho majority, ro
fused to agreo that u vote should bo taken
upon n embstltuto to bo offered by tho ml
norlty. This substitute which has not yet
been framed, will bo In sutotancc the bill
originally Introduced by l'ayne, providing
for freo trade with Porto Hlco by the exten
sion of tho customs und revenue laws of the
United States over tho Island.
Tho debato today lacked exciting features.
It was In tho naturo of a long-rango bom
bardment beforo the clash of the contending
forces In battle. l'ayne opened with n gen
eral argument in support of tho bill, going
largely Into the material sldo oftho situa
tion, which tho bill is designed to relieve.
Hlchardson, tho democratic leader. Joined
Issuo UKn tho power of congress to ennct
, 1 . IcgW, lion. n Da e o
,,onn'aylvdna ,,ac(1 , wh ft con.
gt,t,ltlonal nml , , n'rKlln;ent. A throo
W11P ,,, , ., .-V ',. ulrco
wero listened to with close, attention
Uepreeontatlvo l'ayno said in part:
l'ayne tlnenn llelinte.
"An Incident to tho lato war with Spain
was tho Invasion of Porto Hlco. From the
moment that tho American army set Its foot
on Porto Itican soil the people seemed to re
celvo them with demonstrations of Joy and
tho Hag of tho United States was received
with delight. Whatever differences there 1
may havo been as to the policy of annexing '
Hia Uhlllnnln., Inl.mla I ..
,o..w.m, . nuuw ui uu uuiiu- i
"' " i" uuuexunou oi iui
Bern of tho Antilles.
"This bill by Its terms relates only to tho
lalnml nf lnr r Tllnn T nnnn K Inlmn
- "
ai a precedent of any leglslntlvo action In
irwu.v mu . uiuppmo isimius wnen ine
Resent ln.urrecl.on shaU havo been over- I
come, except Insofar as wo assert In It our
vlow of our power under tho American con
utltutlon. "All agree that the first and most Impor
'Tho original bill Introduced on the 19th
j day of January laat provided that tho cus-
n ,y,P .i,i t, -. ,,i .m,i
.l. . .,.. ..: - " , .u" " " . J, i
for tho main Portion of the crop nnd for j
tho wrappers 11.85 per pound.
1
iiui-r....... ... ........... j
"After consultation with (lencral Davis, I
tho Present military governor, who has
made a careful Btudy of the conditions in
Porto Hlco, it wns found thnt this action
ii'niitil imt nt1tirtn altfHnlrvnt fnimniln r rr nnl
tant duty wo owo to tho people of Porto Hlco i .-.., nrv hv ''- i 1 1 ,.imwi7,,.. hil(l ho given proor. Lntcr tne man ion ",.,,uullll. m 10m itosoDery-fl speech
Is to open up markets for them. In no other j h" iwninr i. i . . room, and alnco that time ho has not "bled references to such nlllanccs continue
way car. wo allay tho feeling of discontent ! JiotToif tad never a,! L frolmMv 1,ccn BMn or buar'1 " Hc o ? fPf ' "o Drltl.b nowanapcra. tbouBh
likely to orlse amcng u people who have . n"?er "ould nr"se Hwtncllnc to the wlsh to llls wlfe' 8aytaK ho 1,a" ma,U! ! rZrr 7 , tIa,tc:',U"rhUt U,rd Rory
icallzed so little In tho change from Snanlsh ! ?uZ 1.. 'Lar'!?l... V1.0 "'P'A .10 e. i.rovlslons for her by giving her a life In- referred to Joseph Chamberlain's alliance
oppression of 400 years to tho nrosnerltv nnd , " .. - ... ."L".al" ",1 trrest In a fine half section of land, and that I "I'eech rather than to any secret necotln.
liberty which follow tho American flag. ll.Z l L T, 1. L' Hhe ought to bo satiofle.1. Ho said In hla ! '" hi. words were "public overtures
. """ o..... m.,... , ... w.., w
' tnH rxpenses of tho government. He estl-
j mnX&x int nol mor ,hnn ,1(000i000 coul(1
i he c0t,cle(i from customs duties and
. ntcriml revenue tax. Thin sum would not
pajp t,0 aro expenses of tho government,
without ntinrnnrlntln? n. dollar for the nub-
Rilf,nl nr roads. Tho substitute was
then brought forward, which Imposes a duty
c(,Ual to our own tariff upon nil articles
' imported from abroad, other than those In
n, iinii.,i a.0in int iwm mm nn.l ,l.,t..
equal to lFi per cent of the rates of our own
; tariff laws on nil articles Imported Into
Porto Hlco from the United States or from
' Porto Itico Into tho United SUitm. Tho best
i estimates that enn bo obtained show thnt
'this will produce a revenue of $1,730,000
I from customs duties, which, ndded to tho
internal revenues of tho island, wilt pioduce
$2,300,000. a sum suiucient to pay an uio ex-
penscs of tho government. Including the
1 postal service and nlso oJf.,uuu ror tno pun-
lie schools. The total etitlniato of General
Davis for tho expenditures Is $1,930,000. The
original bill, therefore. It would seoni means
a bankrupt treasury; tho substitute a sur
plus of $100,000, which will meet some of tho
pressing needs for the estnbllHhniont of com
mon schools. Tho remission of 73 per centum
of tho duties of sugar and tobacco, which
are now paid, means an annual Incrcaso of
Income to these people of $2,300,000. This Wabash nvenuo, head of tno Merchant enm
mcans the lifting of a mortgage from many a ' mission company, charging him with frnud
Hmnll plantation, better wages for the labor- ' ulently obtaining on credit consignment
era, moro money in circulation and greater from commission houses, selling tho goods
general prosperity. It means hope Instead ' for cnai, lind eluding creditors. It Is thought
of despair. It means encouragement to tho he has secured over $30,000 from houses 111
other agriculturists, who will no Htimuiaie.i
by tho prosperity of their neighbors to re
store their own broken fortunes.
"Nor will this bill Injure any Interests in
tho United Stntes. With BUgar at 23 per
; ,,. tim nresent duties tho Deet sugar in-
! - . ,, .,,11 ntnl nrfiaiMip. At flftO '
1 uumry win " "" t..-.. .,
I tons a year ago and 100,000 tons this
I year, it Is destined In tho near future to
supply the place of all we Import. As 1 had
occasion to say In closing tho debate on the
conference report on tho Dlngley bill, with
a beet sugar factory 111 overy congressional
district It will solve tho question of tho
1 sugar irum
Sayt l.HMTiy i.ii.iiiMH.-. ....
Itlchordson of Tennesseo followed Payne.
"I am not an alarmist," sold he, "but In
mv Judgment the pending bill Is moro dan
Kcrous to tho liberties of tho people of this
lepubllc than any measure before neriouslv
presented to the American congre3s. It
will prove more fnr-reauhlng In Its provl-l.ns
nnd disastrous In tho results that must of
necessity follow If It should W enacted Into
law than nny .net ever passed by congress.
"Tho bill Is framed upon the Idea and as
sumption that congress enters upon th'
government of Porto Hlco unrestrained by
the provisions of the constitution. This wo
deny. Thoso ot us who opposo thin measure,
I bellovc, without exception, maintain that
tho bill cannot bo enacted Into law with
out a total disregard and violation ot not
simply the spirit, but tho expressed letter of
the constitution. Thc Louisiana territory,
Florida, Texas, California, Now Mexico,
Oregon and Alaska havo all been acquired
under our constitution wlthiut a Jar or n,
strain to any nf Its wise and beneficent
provisions and without any demand tor ita
amendment. Kvcry foot of tbm vast domain
was acquired and annexed under demo
cratic presidents.
"Legislation by congress for tho Island
at once makes It a part i'( the United States.
If this bill passes, It mjist follow that it M
then a part or tho United States. This
being true, the proposition which this bill
carrier for unequal taxation of tho Island
ns n portion of tho United States Is tho
boldest form of Imperialism. Tho oppo
sition to this bill plants itfclf upon tlih
ground. Tho niensuro In Imperialism itself.
In tho forme- acquisitions to which I have
referreil no such measure on tho pending one
was ever proposed or deemed ticccsary.
This effort therefore clearly marks the
dividing lino between nil former acquisi
tions nnd that of 1'ortCjUlco."
Dalzell of Pennsylvania! tho ranking ma
jority member of tho ways and means com
mittee, followed in a close legal nnd consti
tutional argument In support of the con
tention of tho majority that tho constitution
dlil not extend over our possessions. He
received an ovation when he concluded.
BREAKS OUT IN THE SENATE
nUen.li.n f nutrlft or Columbia
Teli-nlioiif t'liarui-H Iteniiltn In
Colonial Di'lmlf,
WASIIINOTON. Feb. 19.- Mmplc resolu
tion of Inquiry Introduced In tho senate to-
daV 111' Itllln ll r Mnlno .. ,...!.. l,.i
constitutional deba,o,y' 7th" ab.es !
constitutional i ... iL. " '.1" !
authority of congress nt Its pleasure to ex
tend or withhold tho constitution to territory
acquired by the United Stutes. The bill pro
viding a government for tho territory of
Hnwuli was under consideration most of tho
afternoon.
Halo offered a resolution, which after a
tnni- flflh.ln .1 . 1 .....
omm inr li t ii . . . ".K.1" ""'about his (Jesse's) daughter unless he gave
,T "f x I' 8,r,.?t .f Columbia , ,, ,R0 r MOO beforo noon. This, ho
cress Tt , r,n , . 1 T UW f con" Calmed, rendered him temporarily Insane.
ul.. B c'nne charges had ..otIt wns ,ntroduee.l In evidence that (Irlffln
tlve. (talllnger and l'letl nf e ' 1 i,.! ', ! 1)oro 1110 'liP09lt'on "r 11 blackmailer. lien ,f ., committee meeting to order and n commit
called attenlon t tho fact tlj .To C Z -l J7 lk ,!m 'l T v " Z 1 Joh r""01"'- nationalist leader, de- K'o on credentials, made up wholly of tho
Phono charges llxcd by congress had been V?tWl f,r , Th J Z Jn nn i nr ! djr,1 ,h''1 lh" l'r"'clP-" U'Topean nations fusion element, was appointed, after which
decided by n Judge of Uu ".fp Klnst (treat Ilrltaln n this war " a.ljournracnt was taken. The middle
amount to n practical confiscation of e. C j Z tXl chango In the r a t Itud look " " o"- '
phono property nnd In violation of tho con- ' , this mor n r whe. '"' tho United States was In tho snmo Pro eHte.l but It did no Rood. T hen Ihev
stltutlonal provlslo,, agalm-t tnklnR prop- I ''rct " Zso Ttni voted , '"rwlloii. (Ministerial cries of "No. No.") " Indlgimtlon mee Inj; nnd said a good
erty without duo process of law. Kach rather T ul S;.hob fa're.rn'nunnil htl-r H-PlyJnK to n question. .Mr. Wyndham de- l tV Z.A
deprecated congress qutfilonlng a court .Dr,iirt flared tho government pi-opoted to Invito Tno ro8Ul1 waH Ulnt lon Rllt ,c" crow"
decision, whether ratlnrnrinrv i nM. rEr " an exuresslon of nnlnlnn frnm ih,. n.-,i,,ni,t "let by Itsolf. Tho mlddle-of-the-rouders
or not. Halo Insisted that the right of the
telephono monopoly In th' premises should
bo passed upon by tho United Stntes supreme
court.
Tillman at this point, hn ing In mind the
extension of tho constltut'on over tho In
sular possesslona of tho U .fted States, nre-
clpltated a legal debato by inquiring how the
constitution ntpn.lo,i ,,v..v n,.. m..i. ..
miumliln. it n ),i,t i... mi.,....i
. '. . "VUIIVM, .mi-
uti-ah nmi tiinnnn- nnu.r . n, .n....i.
Foraker replied that tho constitution ex- !
tended over tho district w n It was a part
of Virginia nnd Maryland nd wns
... . ' . .
never
witnarawn. Ha maintained tat congress had ,
ampe authority, in hli dgment. to ex-'
tend tho constitution ovnr uch terrltor
ft
tno Ulllted statt, "
hold it. Onco extended c,r a territory con-
8rchn.rofoTu:x;:,,yu1.u f,?tlons-, ,
f ?ii .TnS nlnq",,M ,f.,ho,!'.rOVl9,0nSi
n. ir,-ii,r,. .
Tho discussion ot the constitutional oucs-
created out of territory not Included In
" . " :
111(5 Klnal limits of the Unlled States,
,mt cvertholess wo had advnnced far be-
, Umt pol(lt
, i ,11 . ... . . .
.ino Dm proviuing mr n governmcni oi
Hawaii was then taken up. Cullom ex-
plained
plained as a particular reason for early
action upon tho pending bill that the buboni.--
plaguo had created a serious situation In
llntmliilll ThlrtV nnmil -i f tlin nttr ii'nrn
burned hy the authorities In order to pre
, vclll tllL Hprcai, of thc plnRUe. K,B,lt thou
'1:1
tnnd persons-homeless nnd nearly naked-
i wero III qunrantlno nnd were being supported
, by tho other cltlcens of Honolulu. The
. Hawaiian neonle had made n Strom: nnneal
1 fne tho enactment of leclslatlon that would
givo them tho authority of it permanent
government and ho hoped the measure might
ho given speedy, but thorough, consldera-
At the conclusion of Cullom's stntement
i n harp discussion nroso over tho rlfiht of
1 congress to estnbllsh In a territory a con -
Htltutionnl court of tho United Slntes. No
conclusion was reached beforo tho senate
. adjourned.
. Senator Fairbanks todny Intioduced on
amendment to the Porto Hlcnn bill extend-
i mg the emigration laws ot tno united states
to tho island.
'COMMISSION MEN AS VICTIMS
It tl of Fraudulent Concern nt Chl
eiiuo WiiiiIimI Nflirimku I'lrniM
Anion.; I.OMerN,
CiilOAC.O. Feb. 19. A capias has been Is-
l sued for tho arrest of James Mulhall, 1811
various parts of tho United states,
Tho capias was secured In behalf of thirty
commission houses In Nebraskn, Kansas and
New York. Officers are searching for Mill-
, lml
i,,u,nii uhn fnrmnrlv wns in tiiilnH in
Chicago, came hero from Denver ten days
ago.
Much of thc property obtained by 'Mulhall
was sold in the Chicago market nnd It Is
known that ho came hero to effect sales. It
Is said aeveral Chicago commission houses
wero In lenguo with Mulhall.
GRAND JURY IN CRAVEN CASE
It t-M pn iim I li 1 1 1 1 y for (In. iki'h of Perjury
ami llllter AHruiitloiix to lie
l'lv.,1.
SAN FHANCISCO, Feb. 19. At the session
of tho court today In tho suit of Mrs. Nottio
H. Craven against the heirs of tho Into Sen
ator Fair for $5,000 h month wldnw'tt allow
ance, Attorney Price, for tho Craven Inter
ests, tailed Judgo Trnutt'fl attention to the
charges of perjury, contempt of court nnd
nru.uili which havo appeared In tho news
papers and .inked that nn Immediate Inves
tigation bo had to fix tho responsibility.
Judgo Troutt responded that tho district nt
tornoy wus preparing to brlug tho matter be
fore tho grand Jury.
XIrs. Craven was on tho tdnml, hut noth
ing of an Imporiant naturo was brought out.
Hal lli'lili i'iirlntr I'oiupletloii,
SAN FHANCISCO, Feb. 19.-Tlin battle,
ship Wisconsin, now building nt tho I'uinn
Iron works, is fast nearitig completion. It
will probably bo ready for Ita trlul trip
before July 1.
PENITENTIARY FOR JESSE
Two Tears Impritonment for Murder of
Frank Griffin.
MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FOURTH DEGREE
.lurv In thr I'nse Mnn tint for Mxty
Hour H ml Arrhi'n lit a Veritlet
Unit4 After n Moriny
.SrRnloii.
MAIIYVILLK, Mo.. Feb. 19.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) Tho Jury In the caso of the State
ngalnst C. (1. Josse, charged with having
murdered Frank tlrlllln, editor of drift's
Mnryvlllo Dally Itevlew, this morning re
turned n verdict of manslaughter in the
fourth degree. Jesso's punishment was fixed
at two years' Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary. The Jury was sent nut Friday ev?n
Ing nnd was out sixty hours. When Judge
I'rnlg was sent word that It had agreed the
prisoner nnd counsel on both sides wero
sent for. Jeaso appeared very nervous while
nwnltlnc tho reading of tho verdict.
Judgo Craig Imposed th" Jury's sentence
Immediately afterward. V hen Jtsse was
nsked If ho had any statement to mako he
said: "I havo only to say that I did what
I did for the protection of the honor, virtue I
am'
w" doliiR right nnd think si
I thought I
so yet.
Johso shot (irlllln three times on the
streets of Maryvllle nt noon, April S, 1SU9,
(trlflln dying a few hours later. Tho story
then told by him wns that (Irlllln had sys-
teniatlcally blackmnlled him while ho was I
selling liquor contrary to lnw ami una
threnteneil
killing to
on tho inorninR before tne
publish n defamatory article
CRANE AGAIN DISAPPEARS
Jlun Wlio Itftiit-iin Home After Ten
Yi'iirn' Alinenee Im (Inee .llnre
MImnIiiu,
SIOUX CITY, la., Fob. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) Frank Crane, who quietly turned
up at his homo nt Wnkctleld, Neb., after an
nbsonco of ten years, and during which time
. wire mu. cm oren suppose,, ..... -
"erc" "ranni1' uas onco V. ,:, ..
,., u.. ...... i.n una
at Wakefield. Ho arrived there Saturday
.i t.i.t ,,..,on.in ti. miirn of
ft l-iilllfj liva HLitl t i vvi'iivu v
J'-l J lS
embassy, and h
nr,hoo p
reused to recognize him ns his father an.l.fth.
nm v. 1 Ko in many omcrs, mere is
fKoieton, nui no sum ue wuu.u i i (
nimseii. ojuih' iuui...
roperty he will come
valuable and expressed
having enough to keep him dur-
ngo. Thoro Is much Indlgnn-
tlon expressed in the town ns to Crane's
, ; . - . ,
to forget his sttrange silence for that ton
, yearB ,t ,s pregumcili however, he will re-
. . ..... ...... ..... ...1..... tw.
latest act, an tno citizens nan ramer inn.
j turn io ruisnurg. no sau. nm. u
first went away ho never Intended to re-
turn nnd only camo because he was ills-
covered by nn old friend, who prevailed upon
him to go homo. Now he 1MB dropped out oi
n,ilH
B,Km. Jht.u,
SENATE HAS TWO PRESIDENTS
It ' l l III It'll UN
mil
llenioerntN
I. fuller In
I'rMi.kforl.
Kail,
n
It t'lMIUII 7.C a
SeHHlou nt
,m ,-7"r",, ,nTh. ,,,
I HA . itr ('ill . '. " '
j rrat , n''1, a (,csslml 01 l"p S"1J' J
I o'clock with President Pro Tern. Carter pre-
siding and reci.su io mui mi. u .u m...u.
The republicans adjourned Saturday to meet
I l 1:3 today. When the stnato convened
i both Carter nnd Marshal presided. The
I rcpubllcaim recognized Marshall, adJourninR
ofier prayer, and led by Lieutenant (lovernor
I Mr.rbhall tho republican senators left tho
j hall. The democratic senators, recognizing
iTi'smi'Mi .-. iu.... ui.u.i-
Hon to the republicans proceedings nnd
continued In session.
The democratic senate then ndopted a mo- American people than his predecessor, a
tlon by Senator Allen of Lexington to ratify j feeling which the people of (Ireat Ilrltaln
nnd reaffirm tho former action of the senate I reciprocate In tho warmest possible man
by which Ooebel wan declared governor, j ner."
This prevailed on viva voce vote. Senator L.
Tllplett. antl-Ooobel democrat, voted with " W' ' ' ' ",: ""H
the democrnts for tho purposo of making nl l nlon of Fnrre lleeominenilnl to
quorum. j I'mif nml Hiiroiienn Viillnnx.
Tho democratic senntors adjourned after
ndoptlng tho Allon resolution. Tho nroeeed-
lugs of today are likely to bo ilnnllcnte.1 in
the sennto tomorrow, as both republlcnnB nnd nn nudlenrc with tho pope will como to ', th(' loor ot cwscntntlvt h' hall and an
democratu ndjourncd to meet In tho sumo 1 Ilerlln. Ills presence Is connected with the n0l"icc'1 tl,lU n"'y niembors of tho committee
hall tomorrow. Tho democrats will moot at
10:30 wind tho republicans nt noon. Tho
Iiouho democrnlH will either todny or tomor
row follow tho nctlon of tho senato demo
crnts, ratifying tho former proceedings In
the Ooebol-Taylor nnd Heckham-.Marshall
contests.
(iitiir.itini
Til H(lllt FOII (JOIHli:
llonite
I it n( r lit' I h Hint II it 1 1 tl I n ict
He
Hrniieil In 111m Honor,
FHANKFOHT. Ky.. Feb. 19. The houso
convened at noon, Speaker Trimble presid
ing. Tho Journal of tho democratic leglsla-
democrats were prefent.
The house adopted n resolution directing
tho custodian of public buildings In drnne
tho legislative halls ami t'tato bonne with i
emblems ot mourning and to place the slate
capllol flag at half mast on account of the
death of (lovernor Ooebel. Tho contest mat
ter was not taken up.
Siihi''m 'I'n lii' ii to Frankfort.
LOUISVILLR. Feb. 19. Harlan Whlt
taker and James Suttton, sheriff of Whlteley
county, suspected nf connection with tho
assassinntion of Governor (ioobol, were
taken to Frankfort this aflerioon. They
wore handcuffed nnd Bhackled together.
Sutton seemed undisturbed over the re
moval to Frankfort, hut Whlttaker showed
anxiety and exprefwied apprehension that ho
would not bo given protection by tho offi
cers thoro.
iAt Frankfort Sutton waived examination
hy County Judgo Moran and was admlttled
to lull This was tho result of an arrange-
turn ftlltliii? nt Ivmlnvllln sntiirilnv wnu rn, ,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
ltnlii or Snow; Colder.
Temperature at tlmalin jo-trrilnl
Hour. lies. Iliuir. lieu.
r. ii. in m 1 p. in -""
II a. m is U p. ii "t
7 a. in ..... . is :t i. in till
N II. Ill IS I II. Ill Ill
II II. Ill Ill ." l. Ill ill
10 ii. ill i!l II i. in it
11 a. til U.'t 7 i. Ill :
m 'J. S i. II -II
tl i. in
ment between the ntttorncys for the profe
ctltlon and defense.
ATTENTION TO CENTRAL ASIA
(in eminent Miilrnu'iil lit limine of
('unitiiiiiin Ilia! IIiinhIii'n Mm e
ineiitw Vre Ultimo,
LONDON. Feb. 19. Soire atteiitlrn was
given to the rciitr.nl Asian question in the
House of Commons today. Varl his In
fl'ilMcM elicited from the governnn"tit the
stnlemcnt that It was aware that the mini
bei of Russian troopa hid been largely In
cuafcd In Central Asia, but It was added
the friendly treaty relations between flrcnt
l!ritaln and tho ameer of Afghanistan had
lift changed.
(treat Ilrltaln, It was further asserted,
had ogrecd to tho establishment of a litis-
sl.nn consulate at llumbay, and. If a conaul
were nppolnted. (treat Hrltnln had the right
to appoint a consul nt Tlllls.
Various Irish members recommended pro
tests from different points of view ngnlnwt ,
the war In the House of Commons. Jolm
Dillon protested against the threatened em-
,.0yment of natives In tho hcstllltles. Mr.
Wyndham. replying, said:
"The government Is doing its best In
clrcutnsinnccH of great dltllrully to prevent
nnv such horrible occurrence, but If tho
lloers attack any other nation, we are not
Governments rcearilln tl. r,rp,i,i,.iinn
or the forces of tho empire und kindred
questions.
NO ATTEMPT AT ALLIANCE
o Conililne Wn liter Nnuurxteil
llettieeii (ieriiiitny, ir-nl Ilrltaln
ami (lie llnlteil Mln(e.
LONDON. Feb. 19. A representative of
tho Associated Press has been officially and
emphatically informed that Orrat Ilrltaln
hno never, nt any time, made any dlnlo-
: n ,ltlr r other advances for alliance, with
tin United States or aermony. So far as
fl i.in, n i
it is fuify cnrmed S '
nopes are expressed that the
ml Bomo day die a natural
)nn, r .... .
Ml ATM TIIB
Ol'HS'l
HONOH,
Felleltlex 1 0 x t-li n ii K-,1 , ,,lr Aiitliom'
t'lnlt IHiuier In l.oiiiton,
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Thero wns n large
a tendnnco this evening nt tho Authors'
club dinner, where the United Slates am-
nassa.ior. Jocph II. Choate. was the guest
' "f honor. Among those present were James
Uryce. Sir Oeorge Lewis. Anthony Hope-
MilU'liinQ n,i.l t 1 . .
t ...... u. Ik. inner or mo rmtod
. htntes embassy.
uuticrt I arkur. who presided, w hen pro-
posing tno health of Mr .Choate. dwelt upon
. "" uriusn autnnrs owed to Amer-
l t,m,1(- in lirncnnl Ihul tiiitln.t Irnm .1 f si.,.1 1 ,i rr
lean readers nnd to thc American govern-i fl,8lonlB,H aHB"ml),l"K ' representative nan
ment for n voluntary act of Justice In pnss- I 1,1 ,ho Hl"u l"IUH0 nml tb(' "ltllllc-f-1110-Ing
the copyright law," a sentiment which 1 'on,'c h'' (iraml llolcl- Wllll ,hc
was heartily cheered. ' Ilrnii men have scored a victory, the trl-
Mr. Choate, In tho course of a somewhat I l"r'P1' ,1M ,,0, cmm' lrmlKn " u'ht of aelual
elaborate response, attributed the Krent ! strength. Chairman llutler held the reins
rending capacity of tho American peoplo I !iIh own lll""lK' nnii " ni compllBh his
to their system of general education nt the , purpose It was necessary for him to simply
expense oi tno slate and to the nubile II-
brary syslem. In concluding ho character
ized tho Ilrltlsh peoplo ns "a people united
for the common prospeilty of nil." and nddod
nmt striking example of IIiIh aplrit of
unity bad been displayed before the world
within tho Inst few months.
Mr. .Ilryce. In responding to tho toast to
, "Our (luests," said: "One consolation for
the llttlo differences which aroho between
Kngland and America In 1773 Is the char-
, actor of the ministers ami ambassadors
, .iiiu ...i, uinieci ai,en mis sent to Ung-
Intnl. I am convinced that each one brings
i more friendship and good feeling- from the
' IMCKLIN, Fob. 19. Illshop Von Auzer of I
' South Shan-Tune. the well known i!m-mnn
1 missionary, linx nrrlv,.,l nt i(,,m,. ,,,i f,..-
renewal of Chinese revolt In the sphere
of Herman Interest In China.
Ho will report to the pope that tho lm-
mlnent dangers now threatening the Cath-
0,1: mission In China nro duo partly to the!
aggressive policy of IJuropo toward China 1
jslnco lh!i7 nnd partly to the nntl-forelgnlsni
of the dowager empress.
i Tho aim of Hlshop Von Anzer Is to In
' din e nil tho Duropean governments Inter
ested to Join in nn attempt to convince tho
Pekin government of tho necesHlty of sup-
pressing nil combinations nnd demonstra
Hons directed ngnlnst foreigners and, If
necessary, to enforce this Jointly,
Will I'rin tile for Cremation nml .o
I'lirUlliiii llnriitl Sorrier,
LONDON, Feb. 19. A codicil to tho will
nf tho marqulH of Queennborry, who died on
February 1, mado these provisions:
"Aj my death I wlh in b" rremaied nnd
direct that my ashes bo placed In the earth
unenclored 'Knrth to earth, ashes to anhes,'
In any spot convenient that I have loved.
"I particularly request that no Christian
iiiummcrirH or tnmfonlerlew bo performed at
tho grave, but that I be burled as nn agnos
tic. If It Hhould ho a comfort to nnyonu,
there Ih plenty of friends who would come
to sny a few words of eommon?ense.
"No monument will be required, nor pro
cession, as thu ashes can bo carried In a
man's hand If the placed I mentioned to
my won should bo lnrnnenlent for my
burial, then any placo would hiiIIIco where
tho starH shall ever hed their light and the
sun shall gold each rising morn."
! ll lIHNXIIt It V III HO ,1V AHMISTH
BLOOD ON THE MOON
Meeting of tho Populist National Oommitteo
Anything but a Lovo Feast.
MIDDLE-ROAD CROWD IS FROZEN OUT
Fuiionists, Led by Allen anil Butler, Carry
Things with a High Hand.
Deep-laid scheme' to boost dryan
Parker and His Followers Rend the Air
with Their Resoundiug Wails.
THEY UECIDE TO FLCCK BY THEMSELVES
( nil Their Ciiim eiitlon to Mft'l at ( ln
elnnntl Mm tl anil Stinir l'lie
Will ot nigiort llran
'I'Ue Hon In lletnll.
LINCOLN, Feb. 19.-(Special Telegram.)
The meetltiK of the pcpullst national com
mlttee here today turned out to bo merely
a game of freeze-out. the fusion element,
under tho leadership of llutler and Allen.
bring In the supremacy nnd the middle
of-the-roaderH playing the role of the fellow
shivering on tho outside.
Sftintor Allen came up from Washington
to boost llryan and the fusion Idea. He
was ably teconded In this enterprise by Dul
ler nf North Carolina, chairman nf tho
national committee. The well laid plan to
keep the mldille-of-the-ronderH out was suc
cessfully carried out. llutler called the-
sent a communication m mo uisicn gaim
demanding certain eoncopsIonH, Including
this, Hint the list of those present at tho
afternoon meeting be considered tho ac
credited list of committeemen. This de
mand was rejected by the fuslonlsls, who
locked themBclveit In a room nt the eap
Itol building nnd held sweet converso with
each other till Into at night, when they
adjourned until tomorrow.
Tho mlddlo-of-the-rcadcrs, nflr tho re
jection of their demands hy tho fusion
crowd, finally voted to cull tholr natlouul
convention to meet nt Cincinnati pn May
9 next. After some Infcrmnl discussion they
adjourned und It Is not likely that thoy will
meet again today.
Tho mlddle cf-thc-roaders are thoroughly
stirred up nnd are vowing vengeance on
alien nnd hU followers. They will not sup
port Ilrynn, in fact they aver that thoy havo
no further uso for him. Whom thoy will
tin up to ns presidential nnd vice presiden
tial candidates Is problematical. They havo
blrod In their eves, which ls( about all that
can bo dcllnlioly nfflimud concerultiR them
tonight.
FULL DETAILS OF THE ROW
Wild ConfiiNlon, llrerliiiliintlon unit
StMcral (Itlier TIiIiikm 'linraeti"rl.e
the Committee .Heel I nit.
LINCOLN, Fob. 19. (Special.) Amid tho
wildest confUBlon, with dozens of enraged
nicp on their feet clamoring for recogni
tion, Chnlrmnn Marlon llutler ot North
Carolina this afternoon turned tho machlnory
of tho populist national committee over
to the friends ot llryan und practically
forced the middle-of-the-road element out
of tho meeting. As a result two national
nnmillHt nieetines wero held tonight, tho
i reluso to recognize tne nnii-iusioiiiHis.
A conference of tho lending men In tho
llryan movement was held In Senator Allen's
i room In the Lincoln hotel Immediately be
i fore the meeting this afternoon and n d flnl e
, plan of action wnn decided upon. They
i had already secured the key to tho con-
vintlon hall nnd placed It In rosponnlhlu
IimiiIb. Their next step was to formally
nsreo to admit no mlddlo-of-the-roader to
thr meeting, but fearing trouble from tho
latter faction, they afterwards decided to
admit all members of the committee or
other poisons holding proxies from their
own states. This net lon was taken on mo
tion Introduced by Senator Allen, and It
wax mutually agreed that as noon as the
meeting was called to order steps would
bo taken to upset thc nntl-fiislonlsts.
Coiiinillli')' Calleil to Order.
McnibfTH of tho committee began tn
gather In the corridors of tho stato houso
fully an hour beforo the time set for tho
i "icctlnR. At J o clock Secretary Nelson of
! tnn tntn central committee nppeared at
" 1,108 ' proxies would no ndmltted
j immediately there was a rush and many
passed through the entrunco without
I "VP" sllf,wl"K their credential.
After nbout 200 people had entered thu
,C(;m Chairman llutler called for order and
'"'ked nil prittnil to step forward and pie-
sent their rrrdentlalii. Tho crcdenllalw or
several mlddle-of-thc-roadcrs who held
proxies were lejtcted and tho antl-fuslon
I ciowd protested loudly against admitting
j Senator Allen, who held three proxies from
num. i niiiiuiiii. in me miusi or u
sreiio of turmoil a motion wns mado and
scowled to appoint u cnmtnltteo on ere
dontlals. Immediately upon H passage.
Chairman llutler. Ignoring tho mlddle-of.
the-ioaders. who were clamo Ing for rt'coRni
tict. and for an aye and nay vote on dm
motion, nroso and appointed Senator Allen,
(Itiieral Weaver of Iowa and "Cyclone '
Dcvls of Texas as u committor on creden
tials, following this announcement with tho
Induration that tho meeting would stand
adjourned until s o'clock in tho uvonlng.
Tho fuslonlsiH promptly nroso and pre
pared to leave tho room. There had been
no motion tn adjourn and It. II Wheeler nf
Cincinnati suceeedcl in making himself
heard In the prevailing oxclteiuent and In
stentorian tones appealed In his followers
to rally In the Interests nf populism and
help defeut tho cause of fusion. Ho pointed
nut Hint the rnmmlttcu consisted entirely
of llryan men and that no mlddle-of-tho-roadur
could possibly expwt to havo bis
credentials accoptiil.
.Mill tilt I ton ilern OrKiiiile,
Tho mlddle-of-tln-roadors then organized
with D. Clem Denver nf Omaha as chair
.I,.. (,,,.,.. i-.ii ... ., ...
man nnd after tho appointment of a Him
j liar committee on credentials tho rump
I ruwtintr adlourned to meet at 7.30, Fol-