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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUXE 1J, 1371. OMAHA, 1TRT DAY MORNING, MAKCII 23, 1000 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. RELIEF IS HELD BACK While Mifeking Stiffen, Burgheri Keep tho British Fotcei in Check. COLUMN FROM KIMBERLEY i Hm It Hands Full at Warre Fourteen Stream. PLUMER BEING VERY HARD PRESSED Instead of Aiding Qarriton Ho is Fighting in Self-Defense. LIEUTENANT KILLED, ANOTHER CAPTURED l.'ti (miii II nil oil Humor of llellrf In London Anxiety Over Plainer' Inuhlllty li Ileneli Mutt kliiur on ! iiiToiihc, LONDON', March 23.-4 n. m. Again there Is u persistent rumor that Muteklng has been relieved. It Is even assorted that the Wur offlcu has iu:elved a dispatch announc- lng the relief, but that publication Is with- held because the form of tho message ad- mltfl the possibility of a mistake. , Tho War office, however, declares that there Is no confirmation of tho rumor and ' no further news Is on hand. ' It seems certain that Mafeklng's only ; chances for relief aro by tho column sup- poMCd to bo advancing from the south or the possibility that Colonel Hadun-Powell Is still strong enough to attempt a sortlo STOPPED with a view of capturing tho IJoor guns at Mmllnr to that Issued by Lord Roberts would a tlmo when Commandant Snyman ha be useful here. Many Natal Dutch farm withdrawn his men to oppose Colonel Piumer. ers nro anxiously watchlpg thu reception It Is reported from lyourenzo Marquoz i those who surrendor receive, unmoved hllke thnt Pretoria Is prepared to stand a siege j by loyal passions or Impractical sentiment, of two years und thnt tho Boer women, Tbo Imperial government must establish a frantic at tho reverses to tho Boer arms ii ro entreating to bo allowed to shoot the British offlccre Imprisoned nt Pretoria. It Is also announced from the Transvaal capital that tho Italian government has de cllncd to Intervene. lloldlliK the Hellef Column, LONDON. March 23.-A dispatch to the ' Times from Klmbcrley, dated Thursday, says: "The date of the departure of the Mafo klng column from Wurrenton hns not yet been fixed. Tho pont nt Fourteen Streams Is guarded by our troops. Skirmishing con tinues around Warronton. Tho Doers are reported to havo four guns, but this Is doubtful." KIMBERLHY, March 22. There was a nmart artillery duel at Warrcnton yester day. A battery under Major Ulewltt, sup ported by tho Klmberley Light Horse, lo cated tho Ucers. who had four guns, two of which used cordite, but lnoff -ctlvely. Tho IlrltlHh battery replied with effect aud silenced tho Doer tire. Tho Doers sent two shells near the railway station, which was not damagod. A Bcoutlng party got too closo to tho bank .of the river Jind. encountered u hot fire. The mon wero unable to get awuy and it was im possible to relieve them without loss, tho imrty being obliged to wait for darkness in order to escape. The reconnaissance suc ceeded and Major Ulewltt retired with only ono wounded. Tht morning brlk firing was resumed at Warrcnton nt 6:30, but It has now olackcncd up. A detachment of fusllecrs has arrived. A detachment of Vryburg Inhabitants who had been Imprisoned by tho Doers was sent In to Warrenton undor a white flag after be ing taken from laager to laager around tho district. They say the big gun from Klm berley tins been taken through Christiana to Pretoria. Thero aro women and children In nearly ovory lunger. Trains now run within eight julles of War rcnton. Muklnir It AVnrm for l'lunier. LODATSI, Friday, March 16. Tho Boers, under Commandent Snyman, aro ndvanclng In force from Matcklng towards Lobatsi. Colonol Dodlo mndo a reconnaissance on March 13 and found Pltsanl and Potblugo occupied by tho Doers. Ho returned to Goode Siding and mado a demonstration on March 14. Ho found tho Boers in strength nt a sharp curve on thp rnllroad. They had mounted n gun on the lino and wero lying in wait for tho construction trnin. A brisk firing occurred a few mlks south of Lobatsi on the morning of tho 15th. The Doers' Maxim was freely used. Colonel Bodle camo In touch with tho Boers Just in .time to prevent the camp being surprised. Tho Doers attacked tho advnnco party and captured a few boxes of ammunition and nearly secured a Maxim. Lieutenant Tyler was killed and Lieutenant Chapman captured. Colonel Dodlo, coming up, put tho IlocrH to flight with heavy loss. Iloern Very !Venr l.olmtHl. Tho Boers yesterday wero within a few milos of Lobatsi. Yesterday afternoon tho Boers pressed closely on Colonol Plumcr's main cump and kept up a hot flro with a Muxlm, killing ono whlto man and ono native. They placed the Maxim and a twelve and one-half-pounder on a hill on the east shlo of the line, 4,000 yards from the camp. The British right Is protected by Chief Datbcon, who has warned tho Doers not to enter his territory. Colonel Plumer'a present endeavor is to insure thn safety of the railway north of Lobatsi and to watch well tbo left flank. It iu probnblo that before tho Doers retire towards Pretoria they will tackle the Rbodeslans In force. It Is reported that tho burghers nre abandoning tho environs of Mnfeklng, leav ing only a sufficient number of artillerists to man tho big guns, There aro none nt Rnmathlabama, where they wero supposed to havo their base. Colonel Plumer'a scouts wero at Ilamathlabama yesterday. The usual Mnfeklng dispatches nre overdue, but no anxiety Is felt on that score. Dynamlto explosions, wrecking tho rail way, are proceeding south of Lobatsi, CiiiihIiiK Anilely lit London, LONDON, March 22. Tho reports of skirmishing near Lobatsi, while ap parently not inflicting nny serious loss on Colonel Plumer'a column, causo gravo anxiety In regard to his ability to reach Mnfeklng. Further newB from thut quarter is anxiously awaited, for in tho six days that havo elapsed since tho last mes sages wero sent off a serious engagement may havo occurred, though not of Colonel Plumer's seeking. Tho Boom Becm de termined not to glvo up their prey at Mnfeklng without a fierce struggle! In reply to tho mayor of Capetown's re quest to uiako "Mufcklng relief day" a public holiday, Premier Schrclner wrote ".May inn iionaay come soon and may a spirit of general good will and kindly con sideration prevail later." Itepnrt Olivier on the Itiin. ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony, March ii. Commandant Olivier left Smlthfleld two hours before tbo British scouts arrived. He only succeeded In Inducing about 150 men to ncconipany him, mostly Insurgent colonists. Tho Free Staters refused to go with him and aro returning to their farms. TREATMENT OF THE REBELS HiiKlnnil Perplexed In Ail opt n Defi nite 1'lnn Timiinl the Mouth African Putrlnt. (Copyright, 1PO0, by Press Publishing Co,) ADYSMim, March 22. (Now York iam. Special Telegram.) 10 rebels Is now a very Im- portanrlrWrion. They may bo comenlcntly divided Into four classes, ringleaders, rebels taken In arms, rebels who mako voluntary purrender otherwise than on tho field of battle und lastly, rebels who creep back to their farms without going through any formality. Persons coming under the first two cat egories who havo Incited a district to rise or have plundetcd tho farma of loyal farm ers or committed any dishonorable action of war, whether surrendering or taken In arms, deccrve severe treatment, for the crime of rebellion nan led to -all kinds of raltery and destruction. Moreover, It Is must desirable to differentiate! between this class and othora who havo a wish to mako their peace, whether formally or not, should be sternly directed to remain on their farms working at their ordinary business under I her majesty's pleasure. This policy. 1 tin- i uciniuilij. in ll 1,U 'l U, t lttl 1 uuijrvvu ... ..n . n ...1 . n n on A I A n I I . n I, 1, ml in ' Capo Colony, but In Natal, whoro there Is yet n loyal majority who feel very bitterly town ml a their neighbors, who have assisted to bring such evils upon tho land, more scvoro treatment l apparently desired. I cannot lulp thlnk'ng this would he i mistake, heoiU'io for oue eurruntJerlng rebel hnndcuffol and alled ten deflperate men will resolve to fight to tho bitter end. Wo must not try for our pound of flo3h, but only to brine about speedy nnd permanent peaco. A proclamation tondlng to encour age desertions from the republican armlen 1 uniform system of treating tho unfortunate, posed plan of reorganization each partner misguided peoplo nnd 1 plead for n system will hold either eight or ten times tho In which mercy nlready treads closo upon 1 amount in tho corporation. Ah Frlck holds the heels of Justice. Wo havo by us a 6 per cent of tho capital Btock in tho Car miuns of monopoly of right In this quarrel. ncglc Steel company, he will receive In Our African record does not untoll us to i stock of tho now concern $12,000,000 If Judge harshly, and whatever tha rights or wronKs the only "oa' mU9t bt" a ,,aeW' C0D ICUtlll UUUllI 4WIIVIII CUUUCIULL. REPORT GATACRE REPULSED Information from Krnnntndt of nn lfjtiKUKeuieiit nt Ilethulle London Itefue to llelleve. KROONSTADT, Ornngo Free State, Tuesday, March 20. (Via Pretoria, March 22.) Tho Doers commanded by General Olivier havo engaged tho British troops under General Gatucro In tho vicinity of Dcthulle, repulsing tho Drltlsh with heavy loss and capturing many of them Burghers aro arriving hero In great numbers. General Do Wet arrived today. Desultory lighting with Colonel Plumer'a column has occurred near Gnberonca." LONDON, March 22. The report from Kroonstadt, Orange Freo Htate, - VK Pretoria, that tho Boers under tho com mand of Geuoral Olivier had defeated the Drltlsh troops under General Gatacro In the vicinity of Detbullo Is not believed hero. A dispatch to the Dally News from Sprlng fontcln, dated Tuesday, March 20. says Gen- oral Gatacro was "all well" and adds that ho and General Brabant had not lost a i dozen men In a fortnight. The last advices also placed General Gatacre about thirty miles north of Dethulle, whoro the Doer report saya tho defeat was Inflicted. This, combined with tbo fact that no mention of tho affair wns mado by Lord Roberts, In his dispatch of March 21, confirms tho belief thut tha KroonBtadt advices aro erroneous. MANY BURGHERS SURRENDER .Suillll Columns Sent Through Country to Hecclve Ariua, the LONDON, March 22. Lord Roberts tele graphs from Dloemfonteln, undor dato of March 21, as follows: "Sa many burghers havo expressed a deslro to surrender undor tho terms of tho last proclamation that I havo sent small columns In vnrlotm directions to rogistor their names aud take over their arms. "A cavalry brigade has gono to tho cast ward to Thahanchu and a detachment from Sprlngfonteln has occupied Smlthfleld, whoro souio Trausvaalers and a wagon with arms aud ammunition wero captured. Tho Scots Guards are at Edonburg and Reddcrsburg. General Clements' brlgado Is marching hlthor by way of Phlllppolls and Faure smlth." WARRENTON, March 22. Tho Doers havo evacuated Kllpdam nnd Wlndaorton, which nre almost deserted. Tholr wives and fam ilies havo flod with them. They sank the ponts, or ferryboats, at 'Rlverton and Wlnd sorton. Tho Vnal river can only bo crossed by swimming. The country this eldo of the rlvor in woll patrolled by tho British. TO EMBARRASS PORTUGAL Aiiierlenn Trmmvniil Couimel Offers to I, end the Amount of the Delimoii Award. NEW YORK, March 22. George W. Van Syclon, president of tho American counsel of tho South African republics, today sent this official letter to tho Portugucso minister at Washington: "Dear Sir I am in a position to otTer to you, as I do, to lend tho govornment of Portugal tho bum necessary to pay tho award known as tho Dclagoa award, which has Just been made by tho Geneva arbitra tion tribunal, say, six million dollars ($0,000,000). Fall and satisfactory torais to bo arranged." Tho offer is regarded as a move on tha part of thn Doers to effset any offer which England may mako to Portugal, thus ombar rnsHlng tbo Lisbon government and thereby at tho samn time, closing tho "rear door" to tho Transvaal and Orango Freo State. QUEEN VISITS SICK SOLDIERS KiiKltxIt Itoyalt)- Viiyn n VUlt to the llerhert lloiltiit ut Woolv leh. LONDQN, March 22. The queen, accom pnnleu by Princess Christian and attended by a largo suite, visit ud Herbert hospital nt Woolwich this afternoon to ae the. sick nnd wounded soldlein who aro being cared for there. Immense crowda awaited the arrival of her majesty nt the station in Woolwich and lined tho route to the hospital. Thero wero lavleli decorations and unbounded enthusi asm was displayed, Tho queen appeared to be In excellent health. Sho drove In nn open landau through tho arbenal ground, wheie 20,000 employes wero drar n up In line air (Continued on Fourth Page.) STEEL RINGS UNITED AGAIN Friclc Secures All Ho Contended For in the Suit Against, Carnegie, RESULT, A STILL GREATER COMBINE One of the 'Mont GlKnntle Corporation liter Konned Capital to He Tuo Hundred nnd Kitty .Million. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 22. The Car negie Steel company, limited, becomes a stock company with a capital variously esti mated at from f200.000.000 to $230,000,000, tho famous "Ironclad agreement" Is wiped out, all litigation between tho partners In tho Carnegie company Is dropped and II. O. Frlck, tho former president of the company, virtually secures all ho has contended for. These facts aro embodied In an author ized statement Issued tonight by the Car negie Steel company, limited. The At lantic City couterenco resulted In an agree ment signed by all the parties Interested, except Krlck and John Walker, tho latter the principal plaintiff In the suit against the H. C. Frlck Coke company. The docu Inrnt rcacncJ nttsburg today and after a comparatively brief conferenco between tho two men was signed by both of them. To President C. M. Schwab Is given the ' credit for effecting this amicable arrange- 1 ment. From the first he w'ns opposed to allowing tho contentions' between the part- , ners to reach tho courts. Unablo to pre- vent thin nfter the litigation was begun, he bent his energies to securing a settlement ' that would bo satisfactory to all parties. He presented a number of propositions, but ' one after nnother they were rejected until he ndvocated the organization of a stock company, the capital to bo based upon tho j value of the company's properties and Its earning capacity and the partners In tho limited corporation to recclvo stock pro portionate to their present holdings. Krlck to irt aft 1 5,000,(100. As tho capital of the Carncglo Steel com pany, limited. Is $25,000,000, under the pro It Is capitalized at $200,000,000; $15,000,000 If tho flguro Is put up to $200,000,000. His contention In his suit was that his stock was worth nt least $15,000,000 and ho sued to recover tho dlffercnco between that nnd tho amount offered him -when he was invited under the "Ironclad" provisions to resign. Ah soon as the signatures of Frlck and Walker wore nfllxed In tho agree ment today word was telegraphed to Car negie and this evening he authorized the Issue of a statement on behalf of the Car- j ncgle Steel company, limited, and tho II. C. Frlck Coko company. Tho properties to bo Included In the re organization of tho Carneglo Steel company, limited, and allied Interests aro tho follow ing: Proportion thnt Are Ineluded. Tho Carneglo Stcol company, limited, owning tho Edgar Thomson works, Besse mer, Pa., including Edgar Thornton blast fur.nacee, Edgar Thomson foundry, Edgar Thomson steel, works, tho Duquesne works, Duqueano, Pa!, Including Duquesno blast furnaces and Duquwne steel works; the Homestead steel works, Munhall, nnd Homoatead, Pa., Including Dosscraer steal department, open hearth steel department, atmor plato department and thirteen nnlsn- lng mills; tho Carrie blast furnncea, Ran kin, Pa.; tho Lucy blast furnaces, ruts burg; the Upper Union mills, Pittsburg; tho Lowor Union mills, Pittsburg; tho Larlmor coko works, Larimer, Pa.; tho Youghlo gbeny coko works, Douglass, Pa.; tho Carne glo Natural Gas company, tho Youghlogheny Water company; tho Mount Pleasant Water company; tho Trotter Water company; tho Union Railroad company; the Slackwatcr Railroad company; tho Youghlogheny North ern Railway company; tho Pittsburg, Besse mer & Lake Erlo Railroad company; all tho coal and coko property or tho H. C. Frlck Coko company In Fayetto and West moreland counties, Pennsylvania, Including 40,000 acres of unmlned coal, 20,000 acres of surfaco linos, 11,000 coko ovens, 2,500 rail road cars and 3,500 dwellings; tho Pitts burg & Connecticut Dock company; 13.C por cent of tho capital stock of tho Pennsyl vania & Lako Erlo Dock company; one fourth of tho capital stock of tho New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Dock company; tho Oliver Iron Mining company, owning nil of tho stock of tho Metropolitan Iron nnd Land company; nil of the stock of tho Lake Su perior Iron company) 98 per cent of tho stock of the Security Land and Explorntlon company; one-half of tho capital stock ot tho Pawablo company; tho Pittsburg Lime stone company, limited; tho Pittsburg Steamship company, including nil of Its vessel property, etc., eleven steamships and two barges, with a carrying capacity ot 1,600,000 tons per annum. "Ironelnil" Knocked Ont. When asked about the "Ironclad" agree ment, Frlck simply smiled and said that nothing of that kind could legally exist un dor nn Incorporated stock company, so ho was giving the matter no concern. Presi dent C. 'M. Schwab, who will bo the head of tho big combination, was met In the Car neglo building Immediately after tho stock holders' meeting. Ho was Jubilant over tho hnppy turn affaire ad taken. When ques tioned as to tho capitalization of the reor ganized company, Schwab said that was n matter for iuture consideration. Tho flrBt step only had been taken, ho said, and thero wero many details to 'bo arranged beforo the organization was complete. "What will bo tho form ot ho 'Irouclad' tinder tho now order of things?" "Thero will be no Ironclad. There cannot bo any such agreement legally mado be tween members of an Incorporation such as Is proposed," Secretary Moreland said no time would bo lest In making tho chango from the old to the now organization, but lnce the reorgani zation was ono of tbo greatest In tho his tory of prlvato corporations, tho matter could not bo rushed. CiirueKle'" Holdings !f I HI, !.-., OOO. Tho stockholders' meeting at which the torma of tho agreement wero sanctioned to day wan attended by all ot tho attorneys and consulting partners ot both companies, with tho exception of Carneglo and tboso who aro abroad and In distant parts of thin country. On tho basis ot $230,000,000 capitalization of tho now company, Carnegie's holdings, BS'.S per cent, will be worth $146,250,000; Henry Phipps, Jr.', Interest, U per cent. $27,500,000, and II. C. Frlck's 0 per cent will etand him $15,000,000. Oeorgo Lauder owns 4 per cent and President C, II. Schwab 3 per cent. t'npltnl May He :ir.O,000,000. PITTSBURG, Pa., .March 22. It Is learned tonight from ono In closo touch with the Carneglo company that tho new organization will be capitalized at $330,000,000. This can not bo definitely conllrmed at this hour, but tbo authority is considered reliable. The minus man says Frlck will remain in the new company In tho same relative posi tion ho held Jut previous to the bringing of his emit. APPLET0N & COMPANY FAIL Receiver .Niimeil for One of the Oldest I'll Ii 1 1 nil I ii H' IIoUMr In the Countrs-. NEW YORK, March 22. Justice Rlschoff of tho supremo court today appointed J. Hampden Dougherty receiver for I). Applo ton & Co., publishers, on the application of Danlct Prltchard, a tockholdcr. The bond of the receiver was fixed at $150,000. Tho liabilities are $1,110,000. The assets consist of stock nnd outstanding accounts. On February 1 D. Appleton & Co. gavo out a balance sheet to the stockholders that showed a balanco ot $3,604,028, Including $190,3S7 cash on hand. The liabilities wero given aa tho same as tho assets. Tho balanco sheet filed today Rhons tho cash on hand about exhausted, whlto tho Item of bills receivable has declined from $1,110,000 to $1,110,000, owing to n n account which went by default yesterday, the firm being unablo to meet It. A statement has been Issued by 1). Appleton &'Co., In which they say: "Tho prcsont situation is owing not to undue business risk nor to trado losses, but mainly to the fact, thot through tho extension of our buslnesaou tho Instnllmcnt contract basis (which contracls amount to , fully $200,000 now outstanding nnd In due course collectible) our capital hns become Inadequate to meet our maturities." Tho houso of D. Appleton & Co Is one of tho oldest of tho publishing firms In this country. It began In 1825 In connection with n dry goods' business, which the founder, Daniel Appleton; had developed In Doston. The house wuh first established here In 1830. In 1833 William II. Appleton, the ohlest son of the founder, opened Its London branch. Other members of tho family developed the business and It con tinued Its growth for many years. The ofllcerR of tho corporation, as welt ns tho ( directors, are members of tne Appleton ram lly. William II. Appleton, who has been preHldent of tho corporation, died last Oc tober ot tho age of 83". CHICAGO, March 22. Following tho failure of D. Appleton & Co., publishers. In New York, today ancillary proceedings wero begun In the United States circuit court and Judgo Jenkins appointed Judgo J. Hampden Dougherty of New York and Wil liam K. Dooth receiver for tho Chicago "bus iness. SLAYER GIVES HIMSELF UP Chlcnito Murderer Who Killed Victim with ft Illlle nnd llieiiiie'd Surrender. CHICAGO, March 22. "I'm the man who is wanted for the murder of Bob, the barber," announced a slender man at the iMnxwell po llco Btatlon tonight Just twenty-four hours nfter Robert W. Gilchrist was shot down In his shop at 1761 Twenty-Second street, by a stranger, who used a rlflo to accomplish tho deed. Tho young man gavo his namo ns U'lwronco Welch, 1018 Trumbull avenuo, and said ho killed the bafber deliberately be cause of a wrong which ho believed he had suffered at Gilchrist's hands. Four Lawndalo men have reason to bo thankful they did not come in the path of tho murderer Monday jilght, for ho says thero wero fivo men Im'pllcjied In tho wren ho suffered and bo was determined to kill all of them. What the3p men had done to merit this severo punishment tho self-nc-cuscd murderor refused to tell tho police. Wnlch Is tho &on of Mrs,, Emma Walch, a widow, and has a younger brother, Thomas. The police believe the prisoner's faatrod of tho barber la duo to trouble tho latter had with Thomas. Sonio tlmo ago tho barber's shop wnB robbed and among those arrested and questioned by tho pollen on account of ' tho burglary wns young Walcb. Tho po lice are Inclined to tho theory that his ar refc't, though It resultod In the dischargo ot tho boy within an hour, Is tho trouble to I which the prlsonnr referred. Walch, during tho Spanish-American war, wan a member ot the Socond Louisiana vol unteer infantry, known ns tho "Tigers." Ho spent last summer in Iowa nnd returned to Chicago about thrco months ago. SETTLE PARTY DIFFERENCES Iteoiitillean Lender In Colorado Meet and Wipe Out All II nd Keel I ok. DENVER, March 22. (Special Telegram.) All the differences among tho republicans of Colorado wero wiped out last night ot a mooting ot the party loaders. Among those present wero mon, until now, prom inent in tho silver wing of tho party. Tho most difficult to Bcttle wns tho ques tion ot who should bu allowed to take part in tho primaries and this matter was de cided in tho most liberal manner possible. Precinct primaries will bo held. There will bo every opportunity given for a froo and fair oxprosslon ot republican opinion at tho primaries and In tbo convention. Tho doors of tho party aro thrown open to every man and woman who desires to coma in and aid In redeeming tho statu from fusion nnd democratic rule. An offort will bo mado to ascertain tho wIsIuh ot tha republican voters on tho question of precinct primaries for the spring conven tion and If it ia found to be tholr deslro prc clnot primaries will bo hold. In any ovent precinct primaries will bo held for tho fall nominating convention. Hon. J. R. Burton of Kansas tonight, un der tho direction of tho McKlnloy-WoIcott club, addressod a largo and enthuslnstla audlonco at Arlon hall. Tho membership of tbo club Is rapidly increasing and its roombcTB aro confident of maintaining the gains of recent elections and again bringing Colorado Into republican ranks. MRS. G0EBEL WESTERN WOMAN l'ernn KiirnlnliliiK Hennutlnnnl Tentl inony In thn 12. S, Dean Co nip nn ' Wan Divorced In Oiuiihn. NEW YORK, March 22. (Special Tele gram.) Emlllo Gocbel, whose testimony In the notorious E, S, Dean company's swin dles hns cniiEeil a sensation, is a western woman. Sho was reared on a farm nt Marlon, la,, and went to Omaha. Shu mar ried Jnmes D. Rumsoy there, but was un happy. Sho secured a divorce and moved to Denver, whero sho met Mr. Goebel, who wnB rich and connected with tho smelting works. After n year they were married and two years later camo to this city. Goebel spec ulated and lost all of his money and sud denly disappeared, leavlug no trace. He has never been seen since. After her husband disappeared tho met Kellogg, who formed the E. S. Dean com pany. Through poverty sho becamo his mistress. She knew all of tbo -company's lecrote. Kellogg becamo afraid, as well as tired, of her and tried to have her placed In an insane asylum. He failed and sent her to Europe. Ho did not keep bis faith, bo ho returned. Her testimony In tho Dean company's case shows it to be one of the greatest swindles la years. MR. FICC AND HIS FEATHERS Gretna People Excited Over the Summary Work of the Mob. DISAPPEARANCE OF THE FIGG FAMILY Lender of the Seet Aupcnr nt t'nplt llon nml Mirnm Out Wnrrntitn for the Arret of 'I'M o .Men. GRETNA, Neb.. March 22. (Special Tele gram.) Thero nro evidences of suppressed exrltement In Grctnn tonight and every where is nn nlr of mystery. Tho Flggs, vic tims of tar and feathers, applied by tho mob last night, havo vanished, nn nno seems to know whore. Tho women and children who llvo with them havo llkowlso disappeared and tho houso whero they lived togother. Just outaldo of town, In vacant. Crowds of men und boys with lanterns nro moving about 'the streets. Small knots of citizens gathered in shops and stores are dlscuRSlna vnguo rumors of mobs being organized to drag tho Flggs from their hiding places anil visit upon them a vengeance moro se vere than that of last night. lAbout o'clock this evenlug sovoral shots wero rlred In rapid succession in the vicinity of tho Figg home. The mayor deputized nn ofllcer to investigate It, but nothing camo of tho Inquiry. Sheriff McAvoy nnd several deputies aro in tho vicinity searching for threo men for whom they havo warrants. Three men, Arthur Woods, John Wood and William Drowning, all farmers, arc supposed to havo been tho ringleaders of last night's mob. Louis Flgg clnlms to have recognized them In eplto of their mnsks. None of theso men havo been at their homos today and thero Is a report that they havo packed their housohold goods In wagons nnd started for Fremont. Tho flvu women who llvo wllh the Flggs wero seen In a lumber wagon about n mllo south of town this evening. Thoy were driv ing rapidly southward. Several boys who wero out gunning returned nbout 7 o'clock to Bay they had seen Flgg's carriage being driven westward from tho city. They could not sco tho occupants, but supposed Flgg and his wife wero among them. .Story of nn Hyevrltno. W. H. Alllngton lives within 100 yards of tho Flgg house. Ho nnd his wlfo wero up with n sick child last night when tho mob nttneked IiIh neighbor and he was nn eye witness to tho affair. Ho says: "About midnight I heard yelling over across tho street, and. looking out, I snw standing in front of Flgg's house a gang of ten or n dozen men. Somo of thorn had lanterns. They were shouting and beating on tho door. I heard .a crash and Jingling noiso ns they broke tho glass of the door nnd then a loud cracking as the panels gavo way. Some of tho men went in nnd others stood outside. Flgg's two sons, Ira, nged 22. nnd Everett, aged 14, attempted to stand off tho mob. They stood at their mother's bedroom door, Ira being armed with a pistol, nnd as tho front door yielded threatened to shoot tho foremost of the gang. The weapon refused Are, however, nnd tho boys wero overpowered. "Pretty soon I saw two men rush out ot tin door dragging a woman by the heels Tho woman was In her night clothes. Sho pcreamcd and seemed to be praying. Two other men seized her by the shoulders nnd then the four of them carried her out of tho front gate to a grassy place beside the road. What they did with her thero I can't say. I was too for away. I saw them working over her, somo holding lanterns, while othcro kneeled brolda her. She was screaming and groaning all tho time. I saw ono man bring up a big pnekago of something that looked like a bcdtlck and then my attention was diverted to the rest of the gang. A half dozen men came run nlng out of tho house, carrying old man Flgg. Ho had nothing on but his trousers nnd shirt. They bore him out of tho front gate, laid him on tho grass besldo hia wife nnd then tho wholo mob, forming a clrclo nbout the couple, began to swing their lan terns and yell. They kept this up for fit teen minutes nnd then went awny. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Flgg get up and stagger back Into tho houso. Then I went over to see what had happened. Mrs. Flgg's head and face wero so daubed with tar that I could scarcely recognize bcr. Her hair was matted with It and her nightgown hung In long, Btlcky ehredfl. Flgg's condition was llttlo hotter. Ills clothing was badly torn nnd hot tar was trickling down nil over him. Adhering to him, hero and there, was n handful of feathers. Ho complained also ot bolng severely kicked In tho side. Mr. KIkk'h Story. "Mrs. Flgg said to mo: 'I was sleeping In tho llttlo bedroom downstairs with Mm. Woods nnd Mrs. Donahue. Mr. Figg was In bed upstairs. When I hoard tho gang com ing I sat up on the edge cf tho 'bod and be ing badly frightened was unable, .to raovo it stc-p. When tho door gavo way I recos nlzcd tho flrst man who entered. It was Allan Wood. Ho had a black mask over hla face, but I know him. He and another man leaped at roe, seized mo by the feet, dragged mo off the bed and out of tho house. I called Mr. Wood by namo and begged him not to do It, but ho never said a word. After a time I became dazed and was no moro than half conscious of what was going on.' "Mr. Flgg Beemed to bo tho woreo scared of tho two," resumed Mr. Alllngton. "Ho was trembling all over and his teeth chattered so ho could scarcely speak. Ho Bald: 'I had Just started downstairs when two mon rushed up and grabbed me.' Thoy dragged mo down tbo steps and out into tho yard, whero two or threo otbors sclze1 me. Then (hey began to pour something hot on mj head. My only thought was that they Hero pouring oil on mo and that they Intended to burn me nllve. When I would attempt to cry out a masked man, who was kneollng over me, would grip his handB about my throat. Somobody kicked mo two or -three times In the side and back.' " Kvldoiieea of HiiNty I'llKlit. Tbo Flgg hommtcad, a handsome, com rtiodioua farmhouse, with barn and out buildings, stands in a grovo about a bait mllo northwest of town. Tho house Is de Hortcd tonight and Is In chargo ot Special Ofllcer John Eblcrs. Thoro Is evidence of a hasty flight. Nearly ovcry room Is lu dis order. In tho kitchen Is a baking ot bread Just an It camo from tho oven. Pans of j milk and crocks ot butter aro In tho pantry. Tho front door bears tho marks of tho re ront bombardmont and the atmosphere of tho placo Is heavy with tho odor of tar. In ono of tho outbuildings is tbo bcdtlck, from which "tho mob procured Its feathers, and by It 1b a heap of underclothing and tho woman's nlghtrobc, all torn and smeared with tar. On the graBs plot In front of tho house were found neveral cam which had contained tar, several sticks with which tho 1 substancn had been applied and a liberal sprinkling ot feathers. These marked the spot ot tho mob's greatest activity. In Flgg's household, attracted to him by his religious fanaticism, wore five women besides bis wife. Thew were Mcsdamea William Browning. John Woods, Bert Dona ' hue and Uo unmarried daughters of Mrs. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Moderate Temperature; Vnrl nblo Winds. '1'e in lie rat n re nt Oinnhii yeatcrdnvi Hour, Ki'K, Hour. !)(. . n . in . . . , . 117 I ii. in O.I i p. in. , a in :t p. in. I ii. in. , ft p. m. O i. ill. , S i, in . , o p. in . o n. in :it 7 ii. iii ..... . :ki on 7t 71 OS (i:t S n. in . . 1) ii, in , 1 ii. in . . . , . -Ill ,.11 , . It) II n. in nt I- III.. . , Woods, named Clara and Laura. It Is the mnlo relatives of theso women who havo been most severo in their denunciation or Flgg nnd Figglsm. I'Ikk Appenm nt l'liiillllon. PAPILLION. Neb, Mnrch 22. (Special Telegram.) Todny Iouls Flgg, tho lea .or of tho Flggltcs and the man who wns treated to n coat of tar and feathers nt Gretna last night, enmo to Papllllon and Hworo out warrants for tho arrest of Woolsou W. Drowning and John R. Woods, charging them with nrsault. Mr. Browning is the husband of one of the women whom Figg had Induced to Join his party and all on -trejtles tailed to induce her to return home. The sheriff hns gone to arrest the nc- cused nnd ono ot the most aintiHlns trials In tho history of the county Is anticipated. Public opinion is strongly against the Flgg ltcs, who have won n notoriously bad record. Up to ii p. m. tho sheriff had not returned. 1115 V. SAVIIKli: K.NOWS 'III l'ICCS. Oninlui Mlnlftter lln I'll iileunnut I'.x perlenee While Holding llevlvnl. Rov. Charles W. Snvldgo, pastor of th People's church In this city, knows tho Flgg family. He has reason to remember them, for nlout thrco years ago, when Mr. S.tvidgc wns engaged In n rovlvnl meeting at Gretna, Mrs. Flgg disturbed his service until It becamo necessary' for the law to quell her. Mr. Savldgo caused tho arrest of .Mrs. Flgg and fdic nas lined in Justice court at Gretna, Sho paid her flno promptly. "I first know the Flggs in 1884," said Mr. Savldgc, "and nt that tlmo they were re Cent converts to religion. They started out on the right track and wero highly re garded. That wns nt SprlnglMtl, Snrpy county. Tho next I heard of them was thrco years ago when I went to Gretna to hold a meeting. I noticed that my audience was Inclined to watch the church doors throughout tho service. I nskod tho reason why. Tho reply was: 'Tho Flggltcs nre likely to comn at any time nnd break up tho meet ing,' 'Who aro tho Flggltoa?' I asked. On being informed I announced that I would go to seo them. I called nt their home tho noxt morning. Mr. Flgg was not ut home, but Mrs. Flgg admitted me. Wo talked pleasantly for awhllo, but when a difference of opinion was expressed she begun to scream and nt tho top of her volco she shouted: 'You've got tho devil In you.' Sho carried a young babe In her anus and as sho danced about tho room, In what I would call n fanatical cun-can, It was to me .1 most shocking sight. I excused myself, saying I would call again when I could seo her husband. "A fow nights later tho Flggs came to ray meeting. I saw nt once that I had to deal with combustible material, tor they wero tinctured -with wild fire. Thero was no violent demonstration, however, until Just before tho closo of the service, when Mrs. Flgg went Into a hysterical flt of screaming and reiterated her charge that I hal tho devil In mo. I acted ns calmly as I could and announced to her that while sho had broken up tho meeting thnt time, she must Dover do It ngaln. I told her I expected to have her arrested, which I did, after consulting Ugol authority. "That ended my oxperlenco with tho Flggs for tho time, but a year later I was nt Gretna and somebody broke my cnrrlago to pieces. It was the general opinion of my friends that the followers of tho Flgg Ites wero responsible for tho vandalism. Tho carriage was cut loose from tho horses and broken up one night while I was In church. "I bellevo tho people of Gretna had sufll clent provocation to causo them to take ox treme measures agalnat the Figgs. I do not say that I endorse tho tar nnd feather plan, but I do say that something ought to bo done to rid tho stato of such pooplo. They have been a menace to society." Mr. Savldgo relates on anecdote of how Figg, soon aftor he becamo n professed Christian, predicted thnt unless tho Inhab itants of tho village of Springfield repented immediately the town would bo swept away by tho hand of tho Lord. Springfield still stands. MRS. ADAMS HELD FOR TRIAL Cluclnnntl Cm oner Kind thnt She Killed Her Ilunliund Heleiiied on 91.1,000 llond. CINCINNATI, March 22. Coroner Schwab, In bis verdict In tho case In which Charles Adams was killed, usod theso words: "Charlca Adams camo to his death from a pistol shot wound In the brain, InfllctoJ by Jessie Adams, wlfo ot tho deceased." Mrs. Adams appeared in tho pollco court aud was held to appear beforo that court on April 12 in a bond ot $5,000, which was given. A singular circumstance In connection with the case Is that tho mother of tho dead man, before hor departuro for Omaha with tho body, paid several visits to Mrs. Jessls Adams In tbo county Jail. In ono ot theso It Is Bald sho assured the accused woman that sho would give her a homo In the fu ture. At tho time of the raurdor, last week, It was stated In these dispatches that thn ' pollco had had Charles Adams under sur- i volllanco for frightening messenger boys. 1 That statement was true as to the surveil lance. Slnco the murder tho pollco have ! pushed tho Investigation of this matter and havo found thnt not Chnrles Adams, but. , another man was tho ono who had boon Intimidating tno messenger noys, KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION Dentil to One Mnn null 1 1 1 1 1 r ' to Oth er lu 11 I'hotoKriiphli! Supply limine. PHILADELPHIA, Mnrch 22,-Ono person was killed and four swlously Injured by an explosion of collodion In tho photographlo supply houso of Thomas 11. McCollin & Co. today. Tho doad man wn Horman Wcla, aged 19. Tho more sorlously Injured nro ' Georgo W. NIcholB, August Hauser, Danlol I Reed, a flroman, and John A. Grunton. j The building was almost cntlroly wrecked nnd tho adjoining structure, occupied by V. Clad & Sons, manufacturers of hotel raugvn and kitchen supplies, was also damaged by tho forco of the explnelon. Thoro wero over 100 persons In 'tbo Clad building when tho explosion occurml on tho sixth floor ot tho McCollin building. Tho forco of tho explo sion blew out the north wnll of the build , lng and tbo heavy masa crashed through 1 the roof of tho Clad structure, which was only four stories In height. Tho explosion sot tho McCollin building on fire. Tho total damage to the two build It'gi and contenla nas about $75,000, SENSATION IN COURT Attorney Btty Slips Morej'e Face in thi Horlcolcir Trial. COMPLAINS TO JUDGE AND IS QUIETED Morey on Witneu Stand ii Enraged Orer Queatiom Aiktd Him. HE HURLS A VILE EPITHET AT BATTY Lattor Retaliates and a Free Fight ia Narrowly Averted, SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IS SUBMITTED Ml HorloeUer Snld to lluve Appealed to Philip Kuller to Mive llcr Life The Trial In Detnll. HASTINGS. Neb.. Mnrch 22. (Special Telegram.) -There was a bccuo in tho Hor locker enso today Just nfter adjournment of tho morning session. Morey hud been on tho stand nnd Attorney Batty for the prosecution had naked the witness numerous questions concerning his relations with ttio ucMised young woman, many of them re ferring to hugging, kissing and calling upon Miss Horlocker. Imiuedintely upon tho ad journment of court iMorey made bis w iy to Batty and called him a vllo nnme. where upon Batty struck Morey In tho fnco and had It not been for tho Interference of other thero would probably have bcon n freo light. At the afternoon session Batty complained to tho court of Moroy's treat ment of him, but tho Judgo quieted him and thu Incident passed. When court convened this morning thero wero nearly 500 women In attendance. Mrs, Morey nuumed her plnco on the witness stand nnd testified as to tho condition of her stomach for a week nfter having eaten ot the poisonous candy. Will St. Clair of Omaha testified to hav ing roomed directly above. Mrs. Moroy'l Btlldln wullo in HastlllEB last Anrll. and sold ho saw Miss Horlocker in tho hall lead- iny to Mrs. Moroy's door on tho 10th of last April. Ous Anson saw Viola Horlockoi and gave her tho key to tbo public library. Tho defendant entered tho library and sal rocking in a rocking chair. Miss Nelllo Klrby. whoso visiting card was found In tho candy box, identified the card as hor own and said alio did not give It to tho defondant. The first tlmo sho saw tho card In Its present condition was with tho randy In Mrs. Moroy's studio. Tho tes timony of Dick Dowd. phurmaclst, woo to iuo oncci mat viola Horlocker bought ar senic from him on tho 3d of last April. On oeing crosB-questlonert ho said It was com monly known as arsenic, but was arscnla acid. Pharmacist Farrens testified that on April 7 ho sold whlto arsenic '.o tho defend ant. Cook's testimony showed thu h was called to Mrs. Morev'u on tho ifith nt last AprIL Ho went into detail and ex plained Mrs. Moroy's condition and how ha discovered that she was poisoned by arsenic. On cross-examination ho ald that tho samo conditions could bo brought by other pois ons. Ml HorloeUer Would Itcnlun. Mrs. William McClellan, a tennnt of tha flats, had Been defendant nt hor homo about April 7, but had no engagement with tha defendant on tho 10th. Mm. Georgo Tib bets saw Viola Horlocker at the flatn ut 2 o'clock that day, when they conversed nbout giving a concert In which Miss Horlocker was to Blng. The defendant said who do sired to tendor her resignation as leader of the church choir. Charles W. Moroy told how bo had been called homo on tho nfternoon of the poison ing by the Illness of his wife, Ho saw a box of candy nt his homo with the card upon It. Gave tho card to his law partner and took tho candy to Dr. Cook. Mr. Morey testified to having known tho defendant for six ycara and hnd business relations with her In his ofllco for threo years, where Bho was stenographer. Ho identified tho handwriting on tho card. Tho croas-oxamlnutlon brought out tho fact that Mr. Morey was nlono with tho defondant more than Mr. Tlbbots, but when uBked if thero was any lovo affair between himself and defendant the state objected and was sustained. Tho counsel for tho dcfenso nlso asked ninny questions In regard to hugging, kissing and calling upon defendant, but nil these quostlsns were ob jected to and sustained. Tho court ad journed till 1:30. flnh lletween Morey nnd Hatty. Shortly after O. A. Morey left tho wit ncss stat.d ho mado his wny to R. A. Batty, attornoy for dofendnnt, nnd called him a vllo namo. Datty struck Morey and a bad light was only prevented by attorneys sop uratlng tho two. Serious troublo Is ex pected before the trial comes to an end. At the opening of tho afternoon session Attorney Datty for tho defense, nddresslnii tho court in nn excited manner, complained that Witness Morey had assaulted him di rectly after leaving the witness stand nl noon and had called him a vllo name, For a few minutes a sceno was expected, as Datty became greatly excited, but Judg Adams ordered him to cense with such lan gungo Immediately and proceed with tha ense. Tho cross-questlonB of the defonse to Mr Morey worn fow and pertained to tho box of candy nnd the card. Oeorgo Tlbhets, law partner of Mr. Morey, testlflod to Miss Horlocker being employed by tho firm. He nlso identified tho hand writing on tho card ns that of tho de fendant. Mr. Tlbbots saw dcfcn-lant that evening and sho said Bho hoped Mrs, Morey was not going to bo very sick. Tho noxt day Mr. Tlbbets spoko to tho dofendnnt In his office. Ab ho entered sho closed the door ami said: "Mr. TlbbetB, I hnvo been waiting a long tlmo to talk with you." Here tho vtltness was excused and the defendant did not cross-question him. Richard Carrier, assistant cashier of the Omaha National bank, uppearod as an ex port nnd Identlflod tho hnndwrltlng upon tho Btato's exhibits "('," "D" und "E" as tho same as that on Btato's oxhlblt "O," tho card. Pharmacist Farrens was recalled nnd produced a powder containing soven grains of whlto arsenic which he had extracted from n small piece of candy glvon to hlra by Dr. Cook on the day of the poisoning. In making tbo test ho had broken tho piece ot candy in two und with ono piece ho made a test In solution, and feeling certain the candy contained aricnlc, ho gavo tho re maining half the tubo test, and It was from this piece that ho had extractod the seven grains of arsenic. Prof, Nicholson, chomlst of tho Nebraska university, failed to appear as a witness, as he was In Colorado and hnd telegraphed that be could not bo here before Monday. Tho court ruled that Mr. Nicholson could