Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MABCII 24, lDOO-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS.
ALL LOOK THIS WA
Bepublicani in Waihlneton flare Their
Eyes Fixed on Ntbrufca.
GREAT INTEREST IN COMING CONVENTION
Entire Delegation is Miking Plan, to At
teud the Gathering.
MEIKLEJOMN ALSO IS LIKELY TO COME
Senator Pettigrew Will Take a Trip to
Cuba for His Health.
THINKS SEA VOYAGE WILL B3ACE HIM
y i), Hnllcr of Illnlr VlnlU I lie '"-
tlonnl Cnpllnl In Hip Inlerettt of
U; , a t'ubllc IIiiIIiIIiik I" HI"
TfMTII. .
"WASHINGTON', March 23. (Speclul Tolo
Kram.) Interest In tho coming republican
elate convontlon In Nebraska ls already very
pronounced among tho republicans In this
city, So far an can bo learned, tho entire
republican delegation In congress will attond
tho convention. Congressman Mercer stated
today that ho had not beon In touch with
tho republicans of tho atato for some time
nnd ho proposed being present to sco how a
tato convention In Nebraska Is run. Senator
Thurston has already stated to his friends
that ho will bo present. 80 has Mr. Burkct.
Secretary Molklejohn, who has gone 'to New
York for a few days to Inspect tho transport
Bumner, which Is to start at an early day
irlth recruits for tho Philippines, cannot
bo ween, but It 13 believed that he, too, will
arrange to bo In Nebraska about the flmo
tho stato convention Is held.
lAgcnt II. C. Balrd of tho Sanlec agency.
Knox county, Nebraska, Is In tho city on
matters connected with his ofllcc. Ho stated
that there wero few complaints to bo pre
sented to the Indian bureau and that thoro
v;m really little demanding tho attention
of tho Indian dopartmont so far ns the
Bantco agency was conccrnod. Ho speaks
cepcclally of tho Snntce, Ponca nnd Flan
dreau Indians, who compose the Santeo
reservation In Nebraska, as being the high
est typo of Indians In tho western country,
Mo sad that the ono great mlstako by the
Government wns tho permission granted the
Indiana to lcaso lands, and If that were done
away with ho bclloved nine-tenths of tho
Indians of tho United States would rapidly
become self-supporting.
Senator It. F. Pcttlgrcw of South Dakota
left today for Havana to be gone about eight
days. Tho senator Etatod befnro leaving
that the work of this congress had been i
roost exacting and that a Boa voyage would i
probably restore him to health. Ho asked i
that the Indian appropriation bill should
not bo taken up until he returned.
Illnlr'N IMihllc HullillnK.
W. 1). Holler of lilnlr arrived In the city
today to present to the Treasury depart-
cut a complete- tltlo to the" ulto selected I
m
hy tho ngent of tho supervising architect's
etUco upon which to erect a public building
in that City. Mr. Holler stated that the
delay In perfecting the title was caused
ley tho unknown whereabouts of one of the 1
rrantora of tho deeds which failed to In- ' " UBJr" a" tK m grip mm
dlcato whether tho grantor was married or' 1108 b(n tot indisposed to tako her accus
Flnglc. Ho believed that tho Blto Ec!cctcd temc1 tlally drlviJ wltu 'ho president. Her
was tho choice of nlno-tentbs of tho bus- ! condition, however, Is not rogarded as
iness pcoplo of Blair and that now tho
tltlo whs perfect there should be no delay
in Its selection. Congressman Mercer will
nccompany Mr. Hnller tomorrow In his visit
to tho Treasury department.
Senator Thurston's bill granting a pen
sion to Mrs. Catherine O'Brien of Omaha,
widow of the late General O'Brien of that
city, which passod the Bennte some tlmo
aco. nasscd tho house today for $30 a
month, and now goes to tho president for '
Ills signature.
Congressman Stark's- bill granting a pen
sion to K. C. Kborhard of York also passed
tho house.
Emll Fisher of Wahoo, Neb., who has been
Interested for the last two years In tho
Capo Nomo district of Alaska and who has
been In tho east making arrangements for
tho shipment of mining machinery to Alaska,
ls In tho city enrouto to London, where ho
hopes to placo some stock tn tho several
jiroportles.
Congressman Sutherland today Introduced
a bill granting a pension to certain prisoners
of war, Tho bill directs that the com
missioner of pensions shall place on tho
pension rolls all surviving soldiers and
Bailors nud marines who wero loyal to the
government of tho United States to tho
cloeo of tho civil war, and who while tn the
fiorvlco of the United States and in lino of
duty wero taken prisoners and confined In
prisons, between May 25, ISfil, nnd July 1,
18C5, and granting thorn a pension of $12
per month for tho remainder of their
natural liven.
Tho Bcnato today passed Sonntor Thurs
ton's bill to pension Oliver Domlnent at
J30 per month and Cbarlos A. Perkins at
tho eamo rate.
Edgar Allen of Omaha Is In the city.
IDAHO GOVERNOR ON STAND
(States Unit He AsmmirN HeNpmixllilllty
for Kvery Arrrxt Mmle In
.MiOHlione County.
"WASHINGTON, March 23. Governor
Stcunonborg cf Idaho continued his testi
mony before tho Coour d'Aluno investigation
today, being cross-examined by F. C. Robert
eon, attorney for those prosecuting the
charges. The governor statu! that if any
nrrrats were mado prior to the Issuance of
Ills proclamation It wna with his authoriza
tion and approval and bvcause of his general
authority as chief executive of the state.
Before General Merrlam wcut to the scene
of disorder tho governor had a tolk wllh him
nnd told him to tako Buch steps as were
necessary to maintain ordor. When further
questioned as to Just who was rewponslblo
for urrests Governor Stcunenborg said;
"I assumo responsibility for every arrest
in Shoshone county by General Merrlam or
unyono elso."
Ho was asked If ho osoumed this respon
sibility lu tho enso of a man brought frcm
Montana and amounting, It was alleged, to
"kidnaping,"
Oovernor Stounenberg answered that If It
nmounteil to that ho assumed responsibility
tor It.
Chairman Hill at this nolnt stated that he
!iad received a lettor from Adjutant General
Corbln saylug that tho War department was
not lu possctfslon of the ofllclal rolls of pris
oners. Tho governor went on to testify that
lie assumed responsibility for any arrests
made by depuUei outsldo of the state, al
though ho did net claim authority beyond
tho state. Ho did not know that his state
deputies made theeo arrests, but If they did
bo was the responsible official.
Mr. Itobertson asked If the regular prison
In which federal prisoners were confined was
not at Motcow, Idaho. The governor did not
know of this ; tho uso of the stockado or
sbll
pen was not the result of any specific
whh duo to the requirements of the
roverey among members of
tho oMinyHKed when Mr. Cheney,
attorney WtHjJBH, Interposed an ob
jection to nnooniHRibcrtson's questions.
IlDDrcsentatlvo 8uIzntcrposcd n vigorous
protest against objections from private coun
sel. Ho added that It had becorao apparent
that tho majority of the committee through
an attorney wan "trying to shift responsi
bility." Ho declared this was an "outrage on tho
minority." Chairman Hull replied that he
resented tho Insinuation that tho majority
roprcsontcd ono sldo or the other and ho
denied that tho majority had taken any such
attitude ns that suggested by Mr. Sulzcr.
When asked If ho was consulted as to
Instituting the "permit system," Governor
Stcuncnberg said Attorney General Hays
reported to him that after consulting with
mlno owners nnd citizens In the Coeur
d'Atcno district he had found cvldcnco of
a conspiracy dating back sovcral years, and
that ho had accordingly written out a
proclamation forbidding mlno owners from
omploylng men belonging to organizations
believed to ho criminal.
Tho previous testimony had shown that
tho governor approved the courss of Lieu
tenant Lyons In putting union men to
work nt tho Tlger-Poormnn mine. Tho
governor said he did not consider this a
violation of his own proclamation, as thn
caso was exceptional, and tho mine was In
danger of being flooded. He reserved tho
right to act as circumstances required.
At noon tho committee took n recess
until 2 o'clock.
XO KX'CMISIVi: XOMM 1'1'HMITS.
Sreretnry Hoot Nnyn Xo Appllcntlonn
Were !trfiictl.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Secretary
noot today transmitted to tho senate h!o re
ply to the resolution of March 21, requesting
Information on the Wur department's prac
tice of granting permits for gold dredging
off tho Alaska coast. He says:
"No concessions or grants to excavate tho
gold-bearing bed of tho sea or in tho vicin
ity of Capo Nome, In Alaska, or In other
Alaskan waters, have been mado by tho sec
retary of war or any other ofllclal of tho
War department. Numerous applications
have been received by the War department
for permits to excavate In tho bed of tho
ocean In thei vicinity of Capo Nome In
Alaska. Permits thus granted nro not ex
elusive; they do not preclude any number
of similar permits applicable to similar ter
ritory; they aro not grants or concessions
and thoy confer no rights whatever except
Immunity from prosecution under a statute,
secured In accordance with the terms of the
statute and by reason of a compliance with
tho provisions thereof,
"As ther seems to be no legal reason
why all citizens of the. United States should
not have the same opportunity to prospect
'or gold and acquire mining rights under
tho mining laws upon land under water
as they have upon lands not under water
the department determined as a general
policy In tho exercise of tho discretion
placed In tho chief of engineers and the sec
retary of war to relieve all citizens apply
ing from the obstacle Interposed by this
statute as long as their proposed operations
do not In fort Inter'cro with navigation. No
application tI Mils -description has teen do-
nled.1
Mm. MeKlnley III with Crip.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Mrs. MeKln
has been confined to her room for two
serious.
FUGITIVE CAUGHT AT MANILA
Man Aeenxeil, with Trnln llnlilier
Kennedy, nf .Murder, It tin Down
!' Deleell vem
SAN FRANCISCoTMurch 23. The Evcnlns
Bulletin says: The military authorities at
Monlla huvo a prisoner who will bo sent
to this country shortly If his idonuty can Foraker The senntor has tho right to dls
be established, who Is bolleved to be Bill I believe any statement I may make.
Hedmond, the notorious outlaw who Is ac-I Tillman disavowed any Intention of re
cused of several murders, who escaped from'' fleeting upon Fornker's veracity, but replied,
the Hough Hlders when recognized by a i In connection with nn editorial In the Chi
comrade, and who was In 1898 accused of , cago Tlmes-HHerald:
murdering a Mrs. Schumacher In Knnsau I "The senator, I think, got out of the free
City, with the" aid of Jack Kennedy, who Is
now in tho penitentiary for train robbery,
Tho man who caused Redmond's arrest ls
an ex-Plnkerton dotectlvo nnd a member
of the United States army corps.ln tho Phil-
Ipplnes. It ls believed that he has been on
Redmond's trail for somo time. The prls -
j ... ., i.... ,u.
Clares that he has made no error and that
, i,. ,v, ,i,t
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 23. Jim him Is that sometimes ho hasn't the back
Redmond and John Kennedy were Indicted bone to stand up against his party friends."
In February, 189S, for tho murder of Miss l
Emma Schumacher. Redmond escaped and i
was next heard of with tho Rough Rldcm
In Cuba Kennedy was nover tried for
in ouDa. jvcnneuy was noer ineu lor
m,1r,inp
Mire Schumacher was shot to death on
the night of December 8, 1897, In her gro-
eery store, by two young men who tried to
waundml ono of tbem before sho was killed.
MORE MEN JUIN THE STRIKE
Seventeen Hundred MnelilnlaU Said
lo lie Out tit Clevf
land.
CLEVELAND, March 23. A largely at
tended und enthusiastic meeting of the strik
ing machinists was hold early today, Ac-
cording to the reports received more men
wero out today than on yesterday. It was
asserted that not less than 1.700 men had
Joined the movement. In addition to these
It was pointed out that in many establish-
ments a large number of molders and pattern
V ' """ '-;the bob-taiieti nusn or my iricuu from Ohio
Ceu Ihe. sefs VelTTh,: Xr Fokor trough." (Laughter.)
noon it w stn..., 1 .h m.r ini,.. in pr"" l'"'
hlr e en n 111 Ion sho ,v.th a t a of' r,all.nger-Now I admit tho senator has
S men. had Jointed " tn"' s kemo -emon the advantage of me. He Is talking about
today, making tho exact number of men things I , don't know anything about.
tn n 1uFa rtad n lutnu a r lu liftan nntvi n&l I n1 t rt
now out 1,802. This, of course, does not In-
cludo a large number of men In other trades
who havo been mado Idle as a result ot the
machinists' strike. H. F. Dovens, secrtary
of the National Metal
Trades association,
arrived In tho city today
y to look after tho
- -
employers' Interest In connection with tho
strike. He said that apparently tho ma-
chlulsts' strike would shortly sproad all
over the country. Ills association would,
hn stated, endeavor to furnish men to take
the places of tho strikers In Cleveland as
far as possible.
CALL SILVER CONVENTION
Meets nt Kunsn City oil Hnme Day
im lite .Mitliiiinl Democratic
Convention,
DULUTH, Mlun., Marcn 23. Chairman
Charles A, Towne of the national committee
ot tho silver republican party has lsoued a
call for a national conventloa
RELIEF BILL AGAIN PASSED
Senate Adopti Conference Bipoit on Porto
Rico Bill.
STEWART VOTES WITH REPUBLICANS
Tltlninn Occupies Mont of the Time,
but In Cnlleil Down Mcely by
Other Senntor Tar I It nnd
licet Suunr.
WAaurvn-rnv i.rh 01 ti,
today adopted tho conference report on tho
Pcrto Hlco relief bill by a vote of 33 to 15,
practically a strict party expression. No I
democrat voted for the report, but Stewart
of Nevada voted with the republicans.
Thnmf i i -.I.. -1
clpally by Tillman, who made a fierce, at- I
tack upon tho measure as agreed upon In
Pnnf.rno. nml ne,.ti.,1 .K rn....l.ll... ..,.,- ,
tors and republican party cf Indiscretion,
hypocrisy and "dirty work." His speech
wa qulto characteristic and was listened
to with Interest by his colleagues on tho
floor nnd tho people in the galleries.
(.alllngcr followed with a temperate state
Sort hut tno nl , " f "T, ,
port but tho passage of a I'orto Rico tariff
bill.
Q ifrr n nl no ml 11.- .1 I. - I i
Tn To LurnZt Zl . i? "PCt? '
iharnlv to crltl ,h ,iih rtookn occa81011
sharply to crltlcso the South Carolina ena-
h. '"nl"1 "V0.0 lnt0 pollt.,C9-
..... vu..u.u,u iiiiB mm iiiuiuin wero im
mensely enjoyed by the auditors.
Tiiimon sharply criticised tho method
adopted by tho United States of extending
hands full of food to tho pcoplo of Porto Wco
no a gratuity.
Aa long as you continue to feed these
people down there." declared Tillman, "you
may food them. So long as tho freedmen's
bureau was maintained In tho south tho
. .( ,
colored race thero amounted to nothing,
inais a raco characteristic. This govern
ment will set Itself up as an eleemosynary In
stitution by tho passage of this bill and I
do not believe wo should stand on any such
ground."
Tree Triule nml I'rounue.
Perkins of California Inquired If Tillman
was In favor of freo trade with the Phil
ippines, knowing that thoso Islands had tho
advantage of peon und Malay labor.
Tillman If we are to continue to hold the
Philippines I'm In favor of freo trade with
tnoso Islands. Thoso who voted to hrlni?
tn ih. ,L .Vr . , , , Tus
into the country those Islands at their cheap !
eonlmpt. iunn nml .i ui ..,.1
contract, peon and Malay labor were told
of the results that would follow the rati
fication of the treaty, and you could not
get the votes necessary to make that treaty
law until you had bought some men to vote
for It. If It is now proposed to send a
horde of carpetbaggers over there, backed
by tho bayonet of soldiers, so long as I
have a voice I shall protest.
"Tho people," Tillman shouted, "will
teach you next November that trade and
tho flag nnd liberty and the constitution go
together."
Looking over at Allison, Tillman laugh
ingly olluded to the resolution adopted by
the legislature of Iowa "warning their rep
resentatives In congresr," he said, "of tho
consequencos of their action on the pending
bill. It never rains, but It pours. The
whole political structure Is tumbling about
tholr ears."
Foraker said that his position had been
put forth fully In tho report on tho Porto
Illco governmental bill. Tho committee,
he said, Investigating tho subject becarao
convinced that tho people of Porto Itlco
could not stand direct taxation.
l'ornker mill Tlllinnn.
"This slight and not burdensomo taxa
tion," said Foraker, "was determined upon
by the committee as a generous and mer
ciful means of alleviating tho suffering of
the people of Porto Illco."
Tillman replied that ho had not read the
report written by Foraker because ho had
not time to follow tho vagaries of a com
mittee which changed Its mind every week.
"Tho senator from Ohio has changed front
1 0n thla subject," hb declared
, trndo boat as soon as Mr. Kohlsnat (the
odltor of tho Times-Herald) got Into It."
Foraker I will say to the senator and In
the presence of the senate, that I have been
much more comfortable In my position slnco
1 I learned that Mr. Kohlsaat had declared
I for free trade. (Laughtor.)
i r,n.ii.Min. Tiiim.n ,m. "t kii... .t...
Mr. MeKlnley Is one of tho most lovable,
men in nuhllt- life, hut the trnnhln with
To A III Ilret Huirnr InttiiNtry.
Disclaiming any authority to fpeak for
,ho PuIucnt' Mr- pklu ot California
. , .. . ., -iipf ,hat ,hn ,,. ,,
I - - - .w
I had acquired a greater part of the sugar
product ot Porto Rico and his dcnlro to
build up tho beet sugar Industry in thn
UnMw, SMn ha(1 MwQi tho presdenti ho
(Perkins) bolloved, to favor a tariff If It
were truo that he did favor It,
Galllnger declared that the legislation
pending in the Interest of the Porto Rlcans
was right and Just and generous and ho was
satisfied that on sober second thought the
people who now oppose It would heartily
approve of It.
He said It was also a fa
miliar cry that the trusts were controlling
tho republican administration. "We hoard
that when Hawaii was annexed nnd free
outcry to our ports was given Hawalln sugar,
Novv ,t ,8 n,,, again when wo propose to
, Bmaii dty upon tho products of
g Vco "or the benefit of "the Porto
nieana themselves.
thoof' tho debate T.i.man said:
w had BOme dares here yesterday, but
I . . . ..
I (Laughter.)
Snnnnnr nmtested aealnst thn mnklncr nf
Jt'UWW f 1 ' "O
political spcecnes on a measure like that
now ponding. He sain mat n view of stato.
ments mane jufiiiying paiioi.Dox sturang
. ... i .
and the employment or ne sno gun policy
. . , , .. n , , . . , .
against the ' negroes of tho south, he was
"tired or hearing all this prattle from sen.
atom on tho other side of tho chamber about
tho rights of the Porto Rlcans and tho
Filipinos. It ought to be understood that
the senators on this sldo of tho chamber I
are as anxious to do tho right and Just thing
as are those on tho other side."
The conference report was then adopted
by 35 to 1G.
Inn urn nee fnr Currsen'a Dnwrhter.
SIOUX FALLS, March 23. (Special Tele-
gram.) Tho local representative of a life Macon, who were stretched In a long line on
Insurance company stated tcday that Emll tho principal street. During tho afternoon
Carrsen, the Gayvllle bualncss man who an exhibition drill wag given by the mllltla.
committed suicide Wednesday night on tho This evening the women of the city re
grave of hU wlfo, who died recently, carried eelved the admiral and bis wife at tho Caero
a policy for $3,500 Id his company, which keo club.
wilt bo paid without protest for tho benefit
of Carrson's remaining child, n llttlo girl,
8 years of age.
TRAIN HOLDUP AT HAMBURG
Hoblicr floes Throimh Ono .sleeping
Cnr nml Then Jump
from Trnln.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 23. A lono rob
ber, wearing a false face, with a huge black
moustache painted on the mask, held up tho
southbound Kansas City, St. Joseph & Coun
cil muffs train four miles south of Hamburg,
In., nt 1:30 o'clock this morning. The train
was In chargo of Conductor Hilly McQcc.
M'lagman .iiocre was iirst urcoaieu uy 100
bber at the "r .V"1 fMth, tral , Lrtnf
"00T n" n leld the robber went through
tho deeper and chair car, got ng 200 In
cash and a gold watch. Ho pulled tho bell
cord and, when tho train slowed down,
Jumped oft and escaped lit tho darkness.
Tho "J wa" reported to the Hurllngton
B.on.rl "VC59 hc,r, ,rm I'aDK(lon' tho nrst
oiunuil iuuiu VI ll.wuui.lK.
President Hurt of the Union Pacific road,
who was In tho sleeper of the Hurllngton
train robbed at Hamburg, In,, this morning,
was relieved cf $50 nnd a gold watch. No
effort was made by the highwayman to rob
tralnraon and no other car was Visited. It.
J. Peterson, traveling man1 of New Hrltaln,
C0nD- W08 rcllcved 01 150' flnd travll"K
,non from UaUlmoro nampd ,. ottenhelmer
i refuses to say how much was taken from
travc,er' 8avcJ 100 aPlyic his pocket,
book on the floor of the car nnd handing the
.,,,. ,h mn, ,
h!a pocket without examination. The robber
alo secured all of President Hurt's railroad
passes, about fifty in number,
The first Intimation received at local
fMrtnnnrir. nf 4Via tlti rt I n r nr. r nn
..ww.tHH. .w. w uutjuftvwM ui iuc iiuiii
robbery came In n telegram Friday morning
from Frank Thomas, claim agent, whose
office Is In this city. Mr. Thomas was en-1
routo to Topeka and was In the sleeper
to whlrh the solitary1 robber confined tho '
- .
major portion of his attention, Tho Infop
matlon ho forwarded General Manager HoUV
rego was substantially- the eamo ns that
enntfllnfwl 111 thn tirnan rllanfi tM,a In Thn
Bee, wnicu Tvero compared by Mr. Oeorgo I
W. Loomis, Mr. Holdrego's assistant, with 1
tho account sent In by Mr. Thomas. Tho
latter montloned particularly the fact that
President Hurt had been a victim of tho
unpleasant experience, sijfiorlng tho loss of
his railroad passes nn well as contributing
his share to tho collection taken up by the
lone robber.
Tho work of apprehending tho robber will
bo under tho direction, of General Manager
Hownrd Emott of the nurllngton lines In
"onnra i-uiuii 01 inq uuriingion lines in .
Missouri, since tho robbery occurred within ,
tho territory over which he has Jurisdiction.
The train held up was No. 22, leaving
Omaha nt 10:15 p. m., and proceeding south
to St, Joseph and Kansas City via Council
Bluffs.
MID-R00DERS LAYING PLANS
Sreretnry Walter Lenrri Iiidlnnnpnlls
to Visit 8ae Ortrnnl
ziitloiia. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 23. Secre
tary Walter of the middle-of-the-road pop
ulists, ls preparing to-Ieao tor nn extended
visit to tho various state 'organizations. Ho
ls said to bo slated for national chairman
and says If he ls selected ho will have the
national headquarters moved to this city.
"Tom Watson of Georgia can have tho
nomination for president It be wants It,"
aid Walter tonight, "and I believe Dr. B.
F. Fay of Minneapolis will bo h's running
mate. He Is a close friend of Ignatius
D"" '' , .. u
When asked If tho previous nomination by
n-H "l',rt'Q-ot-the-roaderfl of Barker of
Phlladelph a for president and Ignatius
Donnelly for vice president would have any
effect toward binding the coming convention,
Walter said:
"Those nominations were made only torluni mill IU H O I HI1UO I ILL.
show tho fuslonlsts In our lurty that we
nro determined to stand by our guns."
A call has Just been issued for a meeting
of tho national reform press, composed ot
all the populist papers, which will bo held
at Cincinnati May 7 and 8.
Chairman Hanna ot tho Indiana populist
stato committee (fusionlst) today Issued a
call for a stato convention on May 1 hero
to select delegates to tho national conven
tion at Sioux Falls, S. D., May 9.
nilYA.V.S M-IW YOIIIC, I'HIIOMIS JIRET,
Lincoln I'lntforni Atloplnl Ity Kxrcn
tlve Committee nt Alltuny,
ALBANY, N. Y March 23. Tho executive
cmrt"eo of the "Chicago platform" demo-
W4"' """"
i adontlng tho platform as adopted In Ne -
hraska last week It was resolved that the
rank and file of the democracy of the stato
of Now York demand that the delegates
selected to attond tho stato nnd national I northward toward Kroonstadt. This enor- blcgram Special Telegram. ) The cavalry
conventions bo men who aro known and mous wagon train Is supposed to be moving column which left here Sunday under Gen
above suspicion nnd loynl to tiio platform I twenty-five miles a day. General French's , cral French marched oast as far ub Thaba
and ticket of ltf'Jb, and that such delegations
bo Instructed to vote for the rnafllrmatlon
I , ,i, .m-. ni.tfnvn. n,. . .t, .
... i,,u wi,,'"D" ... . ... . ... .,,. .,. urn i
nomination of W. J. Bryan of Nebraska as
the Empire state's choice for president.
'It was also resolved that a state delega
; tlon of two delegates from each congres
i slonal district be solcctcd to attend tho
convention and contest tho seat of any dolo-
I gato who did not loyally support the ticket
i In 1896.
I
WflF (IF THF PflRTfl RIPAKIQ
I u" ur ,nc run,u nlOANO
I'oor l'opnlntlon Stitrvinsr In Mnny
I'lneett Demons trntlnim Inerenne
anil IIIoIh Are Tlirenlened.
' ',,o her is now m .or uT Zn I
, ? . J . 8orlous tlmtl "
'ZiTm rSeJn'many p,aB es lul
terribio nurncane. in many places tho
'VS'llTX
mirtasm irora ou 10 iuu per
Demonstrations against tho delay of the
Unl,ed States government In setUIng open
1 HUestlons have recently been held at Maya-
1 uo.. Vuace. Areclbo, Aguad.l.a. Fajardo.
nD'"' '
, Jh peopl , are unable to undoratand ho
dolay and they condemn all Americans in-
Uiscriminuieiy.
Bad feeling Is arising which It will take
, nv " c," h. ' tL,
' . Trnllfl,n nlmnHf ,, , ,"
t'lltMl. IIUUUIU
,hl, ,n,.on ., ,eieve(i. Evpn ,vftnith ,anf,
owncrs cannQl comman rca(ly caBh an(,
unuiia luuiiu vuuiiliuilil ivuuy (;ubii ami
m Amerlcnn aro penn08s; being glad
, w'ork for thc,r boa;,j
'
I n., nDCM oaeo lai nriii-m
UHlLUntN rAoo IN HtVlbW
Hxeri'lieN nt Mneon, (in,, for IliMvey
nnd I'nrty Dampened by
Itnln.
MACON, Ga., March 23. Despite a drlz
illng rain Admiral Dewey and party today
reviewed thousands of school children of
STEYN ISSUES A WARNING
Traitori to Boer Oanse Will Be Funiihid to
the Utmost.
COMMANDS FORMING AT KROONSTADT
Unrulier Snlrt tn tic I'ultcd ntitl Gov
ernment I'Mrni IMuuier Ileports
HI Ketrrnl Ilellef of Mnfe
kluK Afnr Off.
DOER CAMP, Kroonstadt, Thursday,
March 22. Affairs are being put In proper
shopo and tho Freo Staters who had to
leavo are returning In crowds. Tho prosl-
nent s proclamation has shown tho burghcra
that the government Is standing firm.
Tho commands aro mobilizing In great
numbers and the men are more datermlneU
than ever.
President Steyn has Issued a proclamation
In which he warns tho burghers who lay
down their arms and help the Bngllsh that
Oicy aro liable to tho utmost punishment
as traitors.
I'lumer rteportu llln Itctrcnt.
LONDON, March 23. !:25 p. m. Tho
Wnr ofllco has Issued this bulletin:
From tho general at Capetown to thellluMr Pos'on8 are strongest across the
si-cretary of war I Newcastlo road two lines of Intrenchmcnts,
"CAPETOWN,' March 23.-The followlnc h?M b J2'000 u,en' wllh Blxt.een Bun" Thclr
ir.i.rr.1,, ho. -riv.i vi.i,ni... T1..I-
uwayo, March 16:
"Tho following Is from Piumer:
"I.OHATSI, March 14. Tho Boers ad
vanced from the south In considerable force
this morning. They first advanced from
rlnn.Wa SMInt A fl,, n . V. flln ...
m.,. ,7.'-.;V '7.
AAMMnA,t ml..
hunuit.iih KivuiVIIHlll VUlUUL-a UUatlLCll LltliSb '
n i;uaijn;m-u tu ivilCitl lilt? reui u 111 fill,
was excellently carried out as to our main I
position. The casualties Included Ucu. ;
tenant Chapman and a corporal, prisoners, 1
und two missing, probably prisoners. Flvo i
troopers wero wounded. Chapman's horso '
I
fell with him close to tho enemy, who Im
mediately surrounded htm. The exact Boer
casualties nro unknown, but several wero
!., , nnnA tn u n n .1...
Boers advanced further north and shelled
our position from a ridge on our left. Our
twelve and oue-half-pounder replied, tho
artillery duel continuing until sunset. Lieu
tenant Tyler has since died of wounds. Ono
native -was killed."
Keller of MnfekliiK Afnr Off.
Colonel Piumer apparently has re
tired to Crocodllo pools, and Mafe-
I king seems further off than ever from
n,fe, "Z "B u,lu" 7"
rolIer' Thls neWB ,vas con'aln!d n a dla
, . .i.i r a.. i 1
Palch from Buluwayo, dated Monday, March
19, and published in the second edition ot
the Times. Theso advices add that the
baso hospital has been brought back to
Gabcroncs, though- the correspondent further
says It in thought tho object ot the Boer
demonstration on March lb and 16 was to
cover the removal of the slego guns from
Mafcklng.
General French's activity In the Orange
Freo Stato may well be, preliminary to a
forward movement by Lord Ttobcrts, with
tho main army. A dispatch from Bloom
fontetn, dated Thursday, March 22, says
President Kruger Is reported to have Issued
a proclamation declaring. .that Great. Britain
It, tn dlro f tres .-.ltd that the Husslnns h&vo
occupied London.
A Sprlngfonteln telegram, published In
the Bccond edition of the Times, says: "The
apparent submissive nttltuda ot tho Freo
Staters should be accepted with caution. Tho
largo proportion of obsolete Inferior weapons
,,, 4,lrn,1 ,n hv ,hm ,n ,h nrituh ix
, , tho ,mpreM,0II that irK0 storL.s ot
rao(lorn Mauwlr, nro belng concealcd."
The Outlook's special correspondent at
"Fooling Is runnlug strong
, J U.e leniency with which rebels ot
, 'ba'" , . .,, . . ,,,,
Capo Colony ana Natal are being treated
j b th British authorities.
nnnr iunn -rn a -T imeTI I I
litters llttlil .Mcl linen nt wnrren t on,
One llnnilreil nml Slxty-Meven
.Miles from Mnfeklnir.
LONDON, March 24.-1:15 a. m.--Lord
Roberts' main army continues waiting at
Bloemfontcln.
Tho sentimental Interest In the fate of
Mafeklng has Intensified with Colonel Plum
cr's forrcd retirement to Crocodllo Pools.
Relief from the north now dwindles to
Improbability.
Lord Methuen Is skirmishing with the
Boers at Warrenton, 1G7 miles away. Al-
though seemingly In forco enough to do as
ho likes, he has not advanced In five days,
, Gcnorai French's cavalry and mounted In-
i fantry, according to a rumor, aro lighting
. u.h- .... ninnmrnniiti Thio
BUKKC8tB more bad ncwB, na Commandant
onvlcr'a commando, with 2.000 wagonB. Is
rnr!iri nn tho namiioinnd frontier, tolllne
! cavalry post Btretches from Bloemfonteln
eastward to the mountains,
n..n- t.. i
ueuciut uu;i "o ' "
not yet moved In
Natal.
Tho Eighth division will go direct to
Bloemfonteln.
Iord Roberts' effective force ten days
from now, it Is estimated, will be 70,000
mon, with the easy possibility ot moving
eastward, forcing tho Boers to ovneuato tho
Dlggarsberg range and Joining hands with
General Bullcr before continuing tho "prom
enade" to Pretoria.
SPR1NOFONTEIN. March 23. It ls ro-
ported here that Steyn has been deposed
from the presidency and that the public
affairs of tho Free Stato are being ad
ministered by a committee at Kroonstadt
GENERAL FRENCH FIGHTING
Special Illspntcli from Capetown Snyn
Clival ry llrlKiule U KnKUned
Near nioemfnntcln.
LONDON, March 23. C:B5 p. m. Accord
ing to a special dlopatch from Capetown,
dated today, General French's cavalry bri
gade Ih fighting eastward ot Bloemfonteln,
It was announced In a dispatch to the As
sociated Press from Bloemfonteln' last night
that General French, with a brigade of cav
alry and mounted infantry, had arrived at
iThaba Nchu, east of Bloemfonteln and about
half way between that placo and Lady-
brand, on the frontier ot Basutoland, and
bad openea hellographlc communication with
Maseru, tho chief town of Basutoland. It
was ndded that ho reported all well. Hut
tho position taken by General French would
Indicate that his Instructions wero to Inter
cept tho Hoer forces which havo boen operat
ing agalnat the Brtlsh troops under Gen
eral Gatacre, and which are known to be In
retreat trom Bethulle. Rouxville and other
places tn tho southern part ot tho Orange
Freo stato.
B LOBM FONTE I N, March 23. General
French, with a brigade of cavalry and
mounted Infantry, has arrived at Thaba Nchu
and opened hellographlc commuplcatlon with
JlHBeru, Ho reports all well.
Want Cannon fnr IlrltUli .Stopped.
"VIENNA, March 23. Deputies AVolf and
LemlacU havo telegraphed to tho prcmlor,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHEB
Forecast for Nebrnska
Ruin; Followed by Colder.
Temperature nt Onuilin ctcrilny:
Hour. flew. Hour. Jlfir.
B n. m 10 1 p. in na
i n. in mi i! p. in n:t
7 11, 111 :m a p. in m
S n. 111 .... . it.S ! p, 111 ..... , r 1
ti n. 111...... .1:1 r p, in r:t
10 n, 111 in 11 i, in ...... n:t
11 n. Ill Ill 7 p. 111 no
11! Ill ft I S p. Ill IS
II p, 111 17
Dr. Vonkclber, urging that ho take steps
to slop tho Importation of forty cannon
which aro said to have toft tho Skoda fac
tory, Bohemia, on their way to Trieste, It
bcnK further olleged that they nro Intended
f0P tho uso of tho llrltlsh forces In South
tAfrlcn.
ADVICES FKOM LAOYSMITH
liner Appear to He ItetlrliiR to (lie
Trnnnvniil l'rontler nml lu
IreneliliiK Tliemnel ven.
(Copyright, 1M0, by Press Publishing Co.)
LADYSMITH, March 22.-4 p. m. (New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
According to the best reports tho Hoors
on March 20 held tho Dlggarsberg range In
! force from Cundy-Clough pans to Ueltli.
nuvanceu posts arc nt oscnuanK nnu
Mcran. Their patrols como south of
Wezcls Nek. Their two main camps, with
about 3,000 each, aro near One Tree hill
nnd niencoc. Other, but smaller camps,
are scattered along tho Dlggarsberg rango
und at Dundee. Their supply depot appar-
:cntly Is nt l)annhauf,cr. about ten miles
.. - . .
0UIU Of UienCOO.
. n
, ?" .tho ,Pran.1TrGT? S,tlUo i.8ldo tho ?f r8
bold tho lino of tho Drakcnsbarg mountains
,rom ""T 8 ok pass to Cundy-Clough
paB!' Thclr ma " 8tr1engl? ls nt,Van Reo-
n"n 8 ''nss' wnero thcZ h,nve f?u!1.RU"
fpl, aa n tin, nn tui mi 'V I r 1 1 1 rt ntirl fill ' O
Thoro nro camps at Tintiva and Oliver's
Hook passes, both of which nro fortified
two guns at Tlntlva nnd ono at Oliver's.
On tho Zululand sldo thero are 300 Boers
with two guns. Tho strength of tho Boers
In that quarter appears to havo been over
estimated In a recent reconnaissance. In
dications point to Important changes In
these dispositions. Natives who deserted
from tho Boers on tho 19th Instant Bay
tho women nnd children havo nil gone back
north by rail. Tho deserters say tho Boers
Intend to retire with their guns and stores
to Lalng's Nek and that they havo already
sent wagons to withdraw tho Hclpmaakcr
detachment.
General Clery, having recovered from his
sickness, has assumed command of General
Lyttleton's division. General Lyttlotou
has beon appointed to command the Lady
smith division, which Is still recuperating.
Some ridiculous reports have been circulated
in tho press to tho effect that nil criticism
of tho military operation Is provented by the
censor. This ls qulto untrue. General
Bullcr having from tho first ordered that
tho only restriction should be that nothing
which might prejudice tho bucccm ot future
operations In the slightest may pass, whllo
operations once over may be freely crit
icised. WINSTON CHURCHIIA,.
WOUM KNOW AIIOUT MHTIUI121V.
lrlsh Xntlonnllut Member of I'nrllu
nieut I'rrtltla In Intiulrles.
LONDON, March 23. In tho House of
Commons today John Jordon MacNclll, Irish
nationalist member for South Donegal, again
asked for Information In regard to the
battle of Mngcrsfonteln, Lord Mothuen's re
lations with his officers and affairs In Klra-
borloy, but tho parliamentary secretary of
tho War office, George Wyudham, parried
all questions. He said he knew nothing
concerning the report that General Wauchopo
had raised objections to Lord Methucn's
plan of battlo, nnd added that no Investiga
tions had been proposed into tho alleged
differences between Cecil Rhodes and Colonel
Kckowtch.
Indeed, ho declared, tho War office wis
not awaro that the latter's authority had In
any way been questioned. Tho only posi
tive nnswer glvon by Wyndham to the In
terrogations was to tho effect that neither
dumdums nor anything In the nature of
expanding or exploslvo bullets had been '
used by British troops In South Africa.
In regard to the troublo between Colonel
Bloomfleld dough and Lord Methuen, Wynd
ham said that tho former's command ex
pired March li, and that his return home
previous to that date was duo to Lord
Mothuen's action. An Investigation Into
' this matter, ho added, would be held as
soon as witnesses would return from South
i Africa
Movement of Freneli
(C"r'R'1'' '. 'Z T
BLOLMFONTEIN, Orange rreo State,
March 22.-6 p. m.
(Now York World Ca-
Nchu, thirty-three mile? from here. There
It has established hellographlc communi
cation with Maseru, the capital of tho
nasuton country, forty mllee beyond, on the
southeastern 'boundary of the Orange Freo
State. Though General French met with no
opposition, the country Is far from settled
J and tho cavalry column Is hot expected to
, return here Immediately. Tho apparept In
crcasa In sickness among tha troops of
Lord Roberts' command, as shown by the
reports, lo merely the result of Including
now In tho hospital returns mon who should
hnvn pnnn on tho sick list a week turn, hut
wno determined to march through. In.
Btancra of individual endurance have as.
tonlehcd deserters. Men in continual fight
havo made long marches on half a biscuit
desplto a high fever and extreme exhaus.
Hon. HATTERSBY.
Dnte nf DelnKnn liny Atvnril.
LONDON, March 23. It ls officially an
nounced that tho Delagoa bay award will bo
given Monday next, March 26,
llmik Must Show Cnimr.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 23. (Special
Telegram.) Judge Carland of tho United
States court, in the matter of tho petition
of creditors of the Bank of Planklnton for
tho Institution to bo declared an Involuntary
bankrupt, 'today Issued an order requiring
tho stockholders of the bank to answer by
April 6 next why the banking company
should not bo adjudged bankrupt.
Tho Bank of Planklnton closed Ha floors
January 10 last, when Fred L. Stevens, tho
' caBhier and a principal siocKnomcr, uisap-
1 pcarcil, slnco which time nothing has boen
heard nf him. In accordance with the desire
of some of the creditors, Judge Frank D,
Smith of tho stato court appointed a receiver,
hub this action was not satisfactory to other
creditors, who applied 10 the federal court in
this city, with the above result,
Movements of Oeenn VeNeln, Mnroli 211
At New York Arrived Oraf Wnlderseo,
fr. . i ,..,,. Qrlzabu from crulso.
At Liverpool Arrived Waoslnnd, from
Phllailnlnhlu.
At Glasgow Arrived Korean, from New
York
At Rotterdam Arrived Mansilnm.
from
.-sew vorK, ror jiammirg.
At Nagusakl Arrived Victoria, from Ban
Francisco via Manila.
At Naples Arrived Werru, from New
I York, for Genoa, and proceeded.
KISSES ON THE SLY
Oionlatory Exercises of Lawyer Morey and
Miss Viola Horlocker.
CASE OF HEADACHE CURED BY HYPNOTISM
Little Door in Viola's Heart Plies Open and
Onpid Takes Possession.
AMOROUS OCCURRENCES IN A LAW Of F.CE
Moray Makto Lots to the Girl After His
Partner Ooes Home.
STORY TOLD BY ACCUSED WOMAN'S FRIEND
.Minn Hva levnrt Crnilcn n .Sritnntlou
In Court lij- Itelntlnir .Ml nit lltir
lockvr'n Version ot Mnre-'
Love MnUlnu.
HASTINOS, Neb., March 23. (Special Tel
egram.) A climax was rcuched this after
noon In tho Horlockcr-Morey poisoning caso
when Miss Eva Stewart told tho story ot
Viola Horlocker's lovo affnlrs with Charles
I'. Morey. Sho repeated It In a most dra
matic mannor and without nnv hesitation
whotovcr, us though she had every word
committed to memory.
Miss Stewart said sho was an Intimate
friend of Viola Horlocker und ono evening
Viola said: "I havo n secret to tell you."
.Miss Horlocker then said she was In love
with one of her employers. Sho had never
thought of him In any way other than a
friend until ono tlmo ho seemed sad and
eamo to her und said he was lonely and
sad, nml sho seemed such n strong womuu
und ho wanted a friend, and asked hor If
sho would bo his friend nnd sho snld that
she would. Then sho said that he made
Borne confidences to her, but she did not
tell witness what tho confidences wero. One
evening ho went out to their home, thn
Horlocker home, and sho sang to him and
tho next evening ho told her sho was grand,
Blmply sublime; It had done him so much
good.
After that occurrence Miss Horlocker Bald
sho had suffered before that from very
severe headaches und ono day when sho
was very sick Mr. Morey said that ho could
uso hypnotism and could possibly relieve
her headaches In that way aud sho per
mitted him to. Sho said that us ho looked
at her and exercised an Influence over her
sho felt a little door In her heart fly open
that sho never know was there before, and
that after that she felt differently towards
him than sho ever hnd towards a friend,
llet'iiine Close I'rlemln.
Somo tlmo nflcr that lits wife
was out of town and they be
came very clcso friends. They used
to tako long rides on their wheels to
gether nnd he once Invited her to his room
and fihe went. Their Intimacy attracted at
tention until thero was an article In one
of the Hustings papers, not mentioning
names. She said Mr. Tlbbpts saw tho
paper and showed 11 to Air. Morey and told
Mr. Morey that It would bo wise to break
this uffatr off. ' Miss Horlocker said that
when Mr. Morcy's wife eamo homo he
seemed almost crazy und aftor that ho hud
tried to break off tho affair with her. She
did not tell whothor they bicke It oft en
tirely or not, but sho said at a later tlmo
In tho winter thoy had. had another very
stormy scene nt tho ofllce and ho had at
tempted to break It off with hor.
"She told me," said Miss Stewart, "that
he had boen accus'tomed to havo her stay
until after tho rest left tho ofllco so that
ho might kiss her good-by. Ho took her
In his armH and kissed her passionately and
shn returned It, and on this special oc
casion he took her out in tho hall and when
ho went to nay good-by lo hor sho raid to
him: 'If It a rellof to you that, you nn
longer kiss me as you Used to?' Sho nald
that she saw hls Hps tremblo and Hhe. asked
him If It was not possible for him to lovo
both hor and Mrs. Morey. He said no, tint
his duty was to his wife. She said she
kltsed his hand ond paid: 'Frlonds can do
that much.' Ho said, 'Can't you nBscrt your
womanhood? I have respect for you, al
though I no longer fool towards you as I
did.'
"She Bald: 'My Ood! ha It como to re
spect where It was lovo?'
"That Is all I remember of tho confidence"
Likely to Go limnnr,
Another valuablo witness, fgr the de
fendant was Mrs. R. L. Downing ot Kear
ney. Sho hud entertained Miss Horlocker
at her home In tho spring of '97 and hud
aleo entertained hor before, but nt this thus
sho seemed to bo very moody and did not
appear to bo tho same girl at all. This
worried Mrs. Downing fo that sho aftevwarJs
wrote to the defendant about It. Later a
coldness eamo between thorn, which win
rausnl by thn witness studying Christian
science and the defendant was engaged In
studying hypnotism
Whllo visiting at tho
homo of the defendant Mrs. Downing had
J observed doings ot tho defendant which
caused tho witness to believe her Insane
at times. Sho had remarked to Mr. Hayes,
brother-in-law of tho defendant, that slit
bellovod Viola would go Insane If shot did
not soon havo some change.
Fred Blake knew Captain Horlocker and
I i.milv fnr nvnr twenty years and also ten-
: titled to Viola's excellent conduct. MIbs
I Horlocker bad nlso mot Mr. Blake sevoral
1 times, a week or so uctoro uio crime, anu
failed to recognize him.
Miss Carrlo Webster testified that the de
fendant bad called In tho storo whero sho
was employed a few days before the crime,
looking very badly, and was asked If sho
had been sick. Sho replied that she had
not.
Deputy Postmaster K. N. Hamen testi
fied that tho defendant was loader of tho
choir In the Catholic church, and on Urn
Sunday previous to tho tragedy sho had sat
during tho entlro sermon with her bead
burled In her hands.
O. G. Lane, cashier of the Exchange Na
tional bank, bad known dofondant eight
years. He had gono to the Bluo river ono
Sunday with a crowd and Miss Horlocker
was ulong. During tho afternoon the de
fendant climbed a largo tree ond Jumped
nearly twenty feet to tho ground, Ho had
also callod upon defendant tho night of tbo
poisoning. The defendant appeared well and
entertained tho callers with music and gavo
thorn somo candy for refreshments,
llo re n Good Reputation,
C. H. Dietrich, president of the Oerraan
National bank, bad known defendant fifteen
years ond had frequently been In her so
ciety. Ho knew her to have a good reputa
tion and had the impression that she had
changeable moods.
Oeorgo W. Tibbets, Mr. Morey'a law part
nor, testlflod that defendant had had three1
fainting spells or fits whllo In the firm's
employ.
Dick Dowd told of tho dofendant coming
to choir In tears and ot her peculiar moods,
Philip Fuller, the collector In the firm, ot
Tibbets & Morey, whose testimony ?mU&