The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
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CES.J0UBERT1SDEAD
Qrcat Boer General Buccnmbi to Illness
TraniTltl Capital.
STOMACH TROUBLE GIVEN AS THE CAUSE
Pretoria Plunged Into Mourning Over the
Loat of the Leader.
llRD BLOW AT THE BURGHERS' CAUSE
England Gains bj Ceath of Transvaal's
Military Genius,
KF.UGER TO TAKE SUPREME COMMAND
London Puper I'rnlio tin .Military i
MUIII ii lid Dnrliiu of .IniiliiTt I'nrlN
I'ri-MM i :nliul- I Ii A.MiiJulin
Hill Vl.tor.
PRETORIA. March 23.-Goneral Joubert ,
died last night at 11:3ft o'clock. Ho had!
been suffering from a stomach complaint.
Tho town Is plunged Into mourning for tho ,
true patriot, gallant general and
upright
and honorable" gentleman.
LONDON. March 20. Tho Pretoria cor
respondent of tho JJnlly Mall, telegraphing
yesterday, says:
"General Joubcrt died of peritonitis. Tho
funeral will tako placo tomorrow (Thurs
day). Tho government Is pleading with
the widow to allow a tompornry Intormont
here, with a stnto funeral. Joubcrt always
expressed ii desire to bo burled In a
mausoleum built on his farm.
"His successor in tho chief command will
probably bo General Louis Ilotha, now
commanding In Natal.
IlRUSSHLH, March 2S.-A private dispatch
has been rnrdved hero from Pretoria which
sacs President Kriieor will now tnke chief
fnmmnnil nf iht TpnnRvnnl fnrpnu.
LONDON. March 20. All tho morning
papers print singularly Kinu editorials re-
gi.rdlng General Joubert. They pralso his
military skill, uphold his chivalrous con-
duct nnd regret that so strong nnd moderate
n mind should bo absent from tho final
seltlcment of tho dispute.
Alll.nm.li nmn nf tlm vnunccr rnmmand-
ers thought tho old soldier wnntlng in dish
and enterprise, his raid Into tho country
south of tho Tugela Is considered tho best
plecc of Hocr leadership during tho whole
war. It Is now known that ho crossed tho
Tugela with only 3,01)0 riflemen nnd six i
guns, but so bold nnd rapid woro his movo
mt-nts that tho IirlMsh commanders thought
10.000 IloorB were mnrehlng on Pletermnrltz
burg. Kor a few days, although In the
nresnncc of greatly superior forces ho
isolated General Hlldyard'H brigade at Kst
court and at tho same time threatened
General llarton's camp at Mool river. Then
. .... . i i . ... ...... t r ......... i
White, the British General who com- I
inandod Ladysmlth. In a sperch nt Capo-
V' .'nin- .iJiii ih fjin. i
ernl Joubcrt was a soldier and a gentleman
n,,,l ii hnv,. niut linnnrnliln noiHinent
"'Tonioon1
long biographies of General Joubert.
1an
uen- .
erally they are in a kindly tone.
Tho Pall Moll Gnzctto says: "Plet Joubert
was the ono contemporary Transvaal lloer
excopt ox-Chlof Justice Kotzo whoso death
could call forth n slncero tribute of rcspuc:
from Kngllshmen of all parties. Ho was tho
nntlpodcc In tho Transvaal world of Leyds
nnd personally was honest, straight
elenn-handed."
l'urln I'reMH Kuloulntle.
l-Altia. .Marcu .11.-0 a. m.-ino rarm
press is unanimous in eulogizing uenerai
Joubcrt. 'wnosu ileum is consiuoreii a serious
loss to tho federal. All tho papers agree In
tniiiKing mat a cuango in tno cnie-r ccin-
miand Is bound to have grave consequence
for the lloer operations. Manv think, how-
jVVa
ns Ilrltluli rcintorcemenis woro pusumi up , For thl roauon wo regret tho man nioro it will tnke n year and a half or two years ! . m T T T wnose uisirict tno lands were located. Mcr-
Gencrnl Joubcrt rccrossed the Tugola with- tml wn fearC(, tll0 general." , to formulato a government for her nnd to ",rf99Cd to nn m cla' bjr the tltlc on'y' as to cer indicated that they wcro In tho district
out losing u prisoner or a gun. Tho Telegraph: "Tho profound, slncoro put it In running order, so that thoso pco- , '"0 governor or tho secretary ot state," f his colleague, Stark, who through nil tho
WIiIU-'h Kutlmulp of III.... rPKret of Pretoria and of his kinsmen will pie. with tbelr own government machinery. , 1)0 ,1ne'lvoreulto th republicans hold-1 debates sat silent, allowing Little of Arkan-
Oeneral White's rutlmato of him. pro- nnd many echoes among thoso who. though may ralso money to run their own govern- ,nh.?"Crf B!,.s ,t0 mako on ar8umunt ' hohalt ot tho
nounccl on Tuesday before, he died, strikes temporarily his onomlcs, iwero quick to ment. Tho postmnster genoral hes sejt the fol- settlers.
tho ton- of 1, 11 llrltl commenu recognize his many fine qualities. Through- . "In tho. meantime what should- wo do .'i" ' '. egmm 10 PW ? U",n' j VnnBLonTdonindrt a roll call
In connection" with tho -announcement out nlf tho stages of tno campaign ho boro Follow tho advlco of syndicates and' trusts ,n ,, ,, i, ,,. , '"?0 . iM !' ? ccomnlt nnd wa8 ovcr-
of ,h death of General Joubert. It ! himself with simplicity and nobility, nnd nnd tax this desolate Island or their lan.W . . to your telegram, niall addrcsfed wiielmlngly outvoted, and upon passage of
r tne noer operations. .Many muiK, now- ' ................... n
er, that President Kruger is fully equal moving through tho country north ot Rloem
. tho tnsk and that, considering his mil- fonteln. Tho men who shot tho Guards
ove
ttarv renutatlon. tho resistance of the lloers
Is likely to becomo moro stubborn than evor.
JOUBERT HERO OF MAJUBA
juuouni, ntnu ur innjuun
SUetel. f the CuTeVr nf the Mu.i
llnteil mill lleHpeete.l h
l'luKliind. General Pletrus Jacobus Joubert. com
mandant general ot tho Transvaal forces,
better known as Plet Joubert, or "Sllen
Plef (Slim Peter), was born nbout sixty-,
eight years ngo. Ho wan descended from an
old French Hucucnot family which settled
In South Africa many ycjirs ngo. He was born
In Capo Colony, but was taken by his
parents when 7 ytxirs old to the Orange Krcu
Stute. where ho was taught from early child
hood to shoot straight and hate tho Ilrltluli.
Ho Is described 03 having been utterly
fear ed Ut 00 W W , lot I.loemfon.e.n on tho rail
1.. ncer saw a newspaper until he was 19 1 wa'' Thla ls a l'"1""'"" t0 soneral
jenrs old. In sidto ot this his ambition I niV"", ., , v ,
prompted him to read tho few books he could '
obtain and ho succeeded in obtaining a fair I
knowledge of history and languages. I
In consequence of the acquisition of Natal 1
... .U.. l.-l.t..l. I.,- . . . '
uie .111. id., ii.b .iii? iiiuveii irom .uiui
and settled In tho Transvaal, boon after- ,lb8erVotlon parties aro hovering
ward ho became a burgher of the South nioemfonteln. but Lord Roberts has
.African republic nml a daring fighter. . It 135 mC8 to C0Vl,r bo(oro reaching tho
was claimed In his behalf thnt ho could lead ; Krpal p0HUu wnlcn tho lloers uro pre
n bixly of men more successfully against j ,,ariK at Kroonstad.
hostile natives than nny other man In tho ! MovB ten miles a dny Is probably tho
....ua,,.i. v.u..t. m u.; n, .mnn oy me
natives that tho knowledge that ho t.-ob nt
the head of a punltlvo expedition usually
resulted In their surrender.
It was during theso wars with tho natives
that Joubert became acquainted with Paul
Kruger nnd the two men beenmo besom
friends. He wns elected vice president of the
Trnnsvanl In ISOtl, defeated Sir Georgo Cnlley
nt Mnjuba hill In 1SS1 and ncted ns president
of tho republlo In 1SS3-S1 during Kruger's
nbsenco In Europe.
General Joubert was nlwnys In favor ot tho
tiso of force Instead of diplomacy and Presl-
. t mm .
'1Z ,V"S. 00 ""T .T'",010"? "IV0"1
dlfllculty in repressing his hot-headed col
league, notably In 1S70. when Joubert, with
Kruger nnd Pretorlus, was planning tho
rebellion to overthrow nrltlsh rulo in the
Transvaal. Tho result was Majub.i hill nnd
the practical Independence of tho Trunavaal.
(iirnt ii nu Oruiiulrcr.
It was Joubert who organized the nrmy of
tho South African republic later on, divid
ing the country Into seventeen military de
rartmcnts. nnd each of these departments ; permanent arrangement Is understood to ex
Into smaller divisions, with commandants. , st (or the use of this route to transfer thc
field cornets and lieutenants of various ranks , Rhodesia police. Tho possibility of for-
In charge. j .
According to tho general's plans every man (Continued on Fourth Pago.)
become a trained eoMler without leaving lib
farm and lia.l hi equipment ready at hand.
To su-h a point of perfection was the system
tan led that within forty-eight hours ntt?r
tho present war wan deplored the Hoor nation
under arms. It was also due to General
hat the South African republics sue-
g the Immense stores of
war
Islons which have
strod themrfflnHtl stead during the
conlllct now In
When the Jameson raiders were locked up
In Pretoria Jail Joubort was strongly In
favor of their Immediate execution. It was
not until Joubert and Kruger had been
clojetod together for ft whole night that tho
nioro merciful counsels of Kruger prevailed.
In spite of these characteristics. Joubcrt,
on some, occasions, showed considerable re
gard for the usages of civilization. When
tho lloers raided Ilrltlsh territory In
licchuannland In 1884 Joubcrt was probably
tho only prominent Hoer who refused to
support tho movement, and his opposition
resulted In tho withdrawal of tho Doers
from tho territory seized, ns ho threatened
to resign unless ho had his way, saying:
"I positively refuse to hold office under a
government thut deliberately breaks Its
ronvenants, and wo have mado covenants
with England.
In November last It was reported that
General Joubert had been killed In action
nnd Inter reports said he was dungerottsly
wounded nnd had to use n cart in order to
ho operations In tho Held.
.,r.ri nnr-oo
RI BUTES BY LONDON PRESS
Ability mill Clin meter of (tie Demi
' in ii i n 1 1 - r l.anileil hy the
Nev Niuiiiert.
(Copyright, 1000, by liress Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 28. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) All the ,
London papers make editorial refcrenco to i
Jnubert'H death. Without excoptlon they
pay a warm tribute to tho rare ability and
high, chivalrous character of tho dead gen-
oral. Tho Post says: "He. was a foe who
commanded respect nnd tho words spoken of
I war TlMSffTHBklirov
pnigtwr.
him. which will llnd echo everywhere. are;thu ,,,., Mmn m b(Jt ,hcao BynljlcatM I
thoso by the Drltlsh commanders who op-,nml lh(J coJn9h ,nterrat8 of Ncw El)K,am,
te. chivalrous nnd wlw. His memory
wl 1,0 honored In tho Itrltlah army.
"imnms. in tno iea(ior. says: a irue pa
.. - , , ., ,, I
inui, . ..... i nu.U..iiuu.
nninmnlluhiul unri-lni n nnnnt'filnnf Minn.
accomplished wnrrlor a h henovolent man ,
"f tho Transvaal. In military matters he
may havo distinguished followers. Ho has
'oft no nucccssor."
Tho Standard: "As a military leader Jou-
bert earned tho high prise of our own most
competent critics. Ho learned his business
from tho strategy tactics of tho American ,
civil wnr nnd the Ilrltlsh peoplo have had ,
to recognize, both In 1880 nnd In tho pres- )
cut war, how ably ho could utilize material j
to his hand." I
Tho Chronicle: "Wo could havo butter
spared a loss ntilo enemy, jouoeri was us
prudent an he was bravo and his Influence
was always used In favor of conducting the
war on civilized lines. Such an open, gal- ,
lant foo the Kngllsh race knows how to ro-
., Ih.HUr H,nn thnf Inuliprl 'k u'elirhl. I
had he lived, would have been thrown on the
bI(1o or ,,L,ac aIi ngainst the lrrcconcllables.
i . ... .
. . . . ..... ..nit mm. i . . , in T nil
with some of his colleagues and subordinates,
no word save of respect was over uttered
" u V,M. nf M-h.h., wu."
Most of tho papers express the opinion
thit had Innhert been nresldent or had his
ti
averU'd.
MOVEMENTS AT THE FRONT
llrldue nt tilen lliullj- l) nni.ilteil nnrt
ItepnIrM Will Cllliae lili'h
Delu .
i-'r"" ' ""fc .""'. nV- t
, .va ,...... -'"' "., "7,
,wi .
on Sunday and tho ChepmsJdo Four tenth
".,h. .vn .-. ...
rlvtng hero from Springfontcln.
i A force of 300 Johannesburg Znrps are
, o nccrs neionge.i io ie mij., w..o u,u ...
omccrs belonged to tho Znrps, who aro tho
P'ckoi mo iransvaai iroops. .
ntiri . . m uiiiiw in unvprnrnftin mnnn tinptp rr Pnrr n
tuopyrigiu. iw iy i-ress i-uuusning 1.0.1 - " . . " : ' " : J '! not caro to glvo It out here, but
I tCaSXLSi ! P" A - Put a rmane,,t brd " ' " ucUr.
. . rni, l.-.,. r,l,l0.wn.a n n .1 ' w. , "" J "itivi 1 I A II 1' '1'IIIVIf SM'I.'.I.'.X I.'. V ril'll.T
' ,lt ' wns M,,y aynatn tcM inroo uours . Bena,p a a,wayf) tho bo(Jjr upQn wn(,h thc
b,foro th0 0mml8 reached it and repairs , t interests concentrate their efforts to
t fnmo coni,dernb0 delay. Mllner nr-'defeat propcr ,eKtalnt,ont nut thla ,.lct ro.
J11 a' f P.. t0i, Ln' "n SJt ,' maln3' tnat 1 havo Knowledge that I havo
in men was nauiy uyuw.i. .ui ""
from Thnba Nchu, leaving Broadwood In
commnnd. -Tho recent nnd forthcoming
movement of
f tho troops will afford nn
emplo protection for burghers who In ac-
coruanco wuu uoueris urot'ii.iu.ii.ui. uavu
1 land down their arms.
I1ATTERSHY.
ROBERTS ABOUT TO ADVANCE
! "
I'rol.nlilr He Will IIckIii Movlnir
T.iitnril IvrooiiHtuil !' et
.Moiiikny.
LONDON, March 29.-5:15 n. m. Ird
Roberts has sent 10,000 troops to Glen, ten
.Ulllltllou hhiiiiu.ivo w. ...... 11 uav .tut.
been nccumulnted nt Illoenifontclu and Lord
Roberts' Infantry Is Beenilngly about to
movo. An Impression which can bo traced
tn tho war ofllce Is abroad that tho advance
... i.... t,,
; i-t ho can do with f o d transport, there-
foro he can hardly engage tho Uoers in
force for two weeks. Tho construction of
tho railway behind him may oven delay an
Invasion of the Transvaal until May.
(in rrlNou I nur the Ton.
.Meanwhile all thc Important towns In the
Free State within Iord Roberts' reach are
being garrisoned. Thaba Nchu, Pbtllppolla
nnd Jagersfouteln nro occupied.
Sir Alfred Mllnor Is touring in tho newly
acquired territory investigating conditions
and arranging tho administration. Ho is
understood to bo getting materials for a
i UIIMtiaillUll HI nu nkllinri lll.iivimip u ft
! report to Chamberlain concerning a plan of
civil government.
General French, who has nrrlved nt llloem
fonteln from Thaba Nchu, says that Com
mandant Olivier 'has 0,000 men and Is uurth
of Uadybiind.
Tho foreign ofllce, nccordlng to tho Dally
Chronicle, Is iirrnnglng with Portugal for
sonio thousands of Ilrltlsh trooru to be
landed at Helm and sent by tho Rhodeslan
railroad from Mussl-Keaso to Umtnll. A
HENDERSON GIVES REASONS
Speaker of the House Tslls Why He Favors
Porto R:can Bill.
SAYS HE STANDS WITH THE PRESIDENT
S nil lent r nml TriMtn Wnnt l'rce
Trnile lit Order to JlnUp Dig
Money on Gnoiln .Now
III the Itiliiiiil.
WASHINGTON, March 2S. (Special Tele
gram.) Speaker Henderson today sent to
Hon. Ed Knott, United States marshal of tho
northern district of Iowa, the following let
ter, expressing his views on tho Porto Hlcan
tariff measure:
"Hon. Edward Knott, Wavcrly, la.: My
Dear Knott Yours of tho 24th about Porto
Rico Is received. I cannot gather from
your letter what you personally think of our
uuuuu in iuu uuuu, or wii.il joii iuiuk ui mi; accchones to mo muruer 01 mo ii caldcrhcail, uftor a statement cf the provl
tho president, who thoroughly agrees with I Governor Goebel. Henry Youtsey, the young ions 0f ti10 bmt yeiued to Delegate Flynn
tw and worked with might nnd main to get man who was nrrcstnl yesterday. Is still j 0f Oklahoma, in whoso territory the Indians
tho house bill pawed and has been so work- confined In Jail nnd will probably bo given who owned lands In Gage county. Nebraska,
Ins? In tho senate. Tho question for me to an examining trial this week Though tho ' nn, Marshall county. Kniieas, live.'
settle as an Individual representative Is 1 prosecution claims to have some strong cvl- j jP piynii stated that the agreement which
what Is my duty. That question I asked denco against him, tho nature of It Is not had been brought about through Inspector
and nnswered when I worked with my asso- dlsclcwod, nnd Instead of making a confes- Mclaughlin was entirely satisfactory to the
elates to pass the Porto Rlcan bill. Now, let j slon, ns It was reported ho had yesterday, indlnnn and he. hoped tho bill would pass,
mo get this matter clearly to your mind. It Is claimed that he had told nothing, nnd ! Representatives Slmms of Tennesseo and
.nr. nnoti, lor sooner or later tno country l
will understand our position.
First There nro largo quantities of to
bacco and sugar In Porto Rico, bought up
by truts nnd syndicates. They want to get 1
that Into tti ii United Stntcw freo ot any duty
nml when onco In, of course. It will sell In
mnrketH at t he Rnmn rate jia tnhfiren
anil sugar which havo to pay full tariff
rates, thus giving hundreds of thousands of
dollars of profit to tho syndicate. Tho trurta
alul syndicates aro fighting tho bill and I
naVf) Rivcn you t10 rpjBon Thcro is now
1n ... iMlmvio,i n .,i,t
and other Interests, Including tho flour In-
tcrcHtn. are all trying to get Into Porto Rico
without paying 15 per cent duty on their
tirrvlnnttt na nMiu.n.l I n tl.n t.lll Tn 111...- .
' .1 ".rvoi 1 1 , 1 1 1 1, ,1,11. IU 1 1 1 1 1 .t
,trate, whllo under tho Dlngley law a tax
t. .. w
Qf mpMwl ccrtans nrtc)ea
the houso bill It vould only pay 15 cents.
Why Tux In Iiiipoxeil,
"Second Now, -why havo wo Imposed this
15 per cent of Dlngley tariff? Let mo answer
this and llx It In your mind. Porto Rico Is
poor and haa been swept by devastating
and destructtvo floods. Her people are not
at this tlme and In their present condl-
Hon, ublo to pay expenses of their govern-
ment. No ono wants tho United States to
pay tho expenses of running the govern-
mcnta of any of our several new possessions.
ino peoplo tnctnselvcs in each of tho Islands
of tho groups should pay their own ex-
'penscs. How 1a Porto Rico to do this? Now
that who has no local government, we mus
first glvo her a local government' and both
hniLHe nf enncrnu nr. nf n.rU ,,.. ,v,t ,
problem, nnd In my opinion that problem
will bo wisely solved when It is done. Rut 1
,t , .,
ui 1 1 1' 1 1 nmiii'ii nrn l ip, innu n. ,,rt " " ...n
Propose nnd put this trifling duty upon
h-'lr sports and Imports and glvo every
'lollap of It back to them to run their cov-
"nment? This will bo felt by none except
""""calra anu irusis and sucn nter-
i''h l in ivnu. lliuiruciiy, Ol COUrSO,
. ... . . . .
pome 01 mis win do paiu oy consumers,
but it will fall lightly upon them and tho
I burden will be Imperceptible, while n direct
tax would bo simply brutal nnd inhuman.
SI in il- ii Teiiipornry- llrusure,
"The bill also provides that this tax shall
cxplro In two years, which is tlmo enough
' P0-nry expedient for Its own Interest
"My friend, never was bill so mlsrepre
scnted and misunderstood as our Porto
! ncan bli nm, 1(! tlmo wl comfi ,n tU(j
I near future, when thoso who
propose a
direct tax which would result from absoluto
frco trado will suffer in every posslblo way
f ,,f Mml ,nla,.lilnrl rnAttni tl.nl. n I II . 1 .
act.,: " ' OV"""
,.what th(? gpjjnto ,R goaK , (o Jg ob
icmntlcal. It has Its share of cowards. Tho
'Benate Is always tho body upon which the
dono my s,mpIo duty am, hayo dono ,t ,n
1 nnB11,lMnM ...... .nnrn,inn ..,h ,,,
, prcs(Ient ot the United States, whoso heart
1 ,. .,,. ,Ba, iha fflliinn,, n, ,h,a .,.
island. I havo dono it In conference with
such men ns AUlson, Fornker nnd earnest
patriots of tho senate, who, defying spe-
clal Interests nnd combinations, aro trying
to map out a plan for the present needs nf
Porto Rico nnd help out tho country so that
It will be unfettered, nnd for thc wiso treat
ment needed for all of theso new posses
sions I nm, my friend, yours very truly,
"D. R. HENDERSON."
DAVIS LANDS AT NEW YORK
.AMklxtHitt Secretary of the Interior
Telia of Mcellutr Kroner nml
Oilier I noltleliil Trip.
NEW YORK. March 2S. Among tho pas
sengers on tho Allor arriving today from
Genoa was Webster Davis, assistant secre
tary of the Department of tho Interior.
Davis repeated his previous dcninls that
his visit to tho lloer republic was of an
offlclal nature. Ho .met President Kruger
at Pretoria and wns greatly Impressed by
tho strength of character of the chief execu
tlvo of tho republic. Davis believes that
the Uoers will bo able to continue their
strugglo against tho Ilrltlsh for a consider
nblo tlmo In splto of recent reverses. Ho
had nn opportunity of seeing tho lloers In
action nnd ho spoke highly ot their soldierly
qualities and courage Ho said he was well
treated by tho lloers.
On his trip to Pretoria from Lourenzo
Marquez, ho traveled In tho private ear of
President Kruger. Davis, when Inter
views purporting to come from him wero
shown, became Indignant. Ono ot them
made Davis say tho treatment of tholr dead
by thc English was pitiable; that thoy did
not dig graves at all, simply hiding tho
corpt-cs under shovelfuls of earth. On an
other occasion ho was mado to say that the
nolstanco of the lloers would not bo per
sisted In much longer. Speaking of these
statements Mr. Davis said:
"From tho tlmo I litft Pretoria to tho
present time, 1 havo not given my views to
any ono on tho statu of affairs In South
Africa. What I have to say will be said at
tho present tlmo and with my own au
thorization. Talk that my virlt was a gov
ernment mission Is absurd. Tho Ohio cam
paign whs n severe strain, bo I nskol for
lcavo ot absence. ' When I arrived &t
Delagoa Uay I found that the private car
of President Kruger had been placed nt my
disposal to carry mo to Pretoria, hut how ,
It camp to bo known that 1 was going there I
I do not know.
"My treatment by every ono I met was
nil that could bo desired. I had the pleas
ure of meeting Presidents Kruger nnd Stcyti
and Onnerals Cronjo nnd Joubert and
found them all able men. Tho death of
General Joubert will be a scvuro blow to
the lloers.
"In the lloer camp along tho Tugela, I
spent many days and had jtmplo oppor
tunity to seo their operations. Almost di
rectly across tho river wei could ten tho
Ilrltlsh forces. I saw eevcraPof tho bnttles
fought about Ladysmlth." f
YOUTSEY STAYS 1 IN JAIL
linn Tolil Vol hi ii h: nml .Mntntiilnn lie
Una ,n KllinvleilKe'of1 (lie
AxsuftNluntlniif
FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 28. There were
no new developments today 'In connection
with tho suspects hold on theAthargo ot be-
stoutly maintains that no naa ;no Knowledge
ot tho nssasslnutlou except such ns the pub-
lie gencrnlly know and that ho ban from tho '
nrBi Biooa reauy 10 ion aouui cveryming nu
saw arcund tho executlvo building tho day
of tho Bhootlng. Tno mentis ot uuiton deny
that tho statements which ho made to tho
attorneys for the prosecution aro lncrlmlunt-
Ing. ; I
Captaln Davis Is still In Jail, but It Is
stated ho will be relcaecd Into this after- ,
noon. Prominent republicans from several
towns havo telegraphed they will bo hero
lato today to becomo surety for Mm.
L. J. Crawford, attorney for Youtfloy, held
several conferencea with tho latter at tho '
Jail today. Mr. Crawford said: "'Mr. Yout-
sey simply huppened to bo working In tho
executlvo building nnd in this way ho may
hnvn mmn In mnfnpt with itiA mntlntnlnnpit
. w ... ....... . ...... - u.. ........ ......
but that is not wifflclent cause to arrest n
man on a ohareo of accessory to a murder.
That ho is innocent of nny guilty knowl
edgo of tho assassination I havo not the
least doubt, nnd thoso who know him en
tertain tho same opinion."
RECOGNIZES THE REPUBLICANS
President Stntcx Ills Position
1'nrty of .Men from
Keiitoehy.
to 11
WASHINGTON, March 2S. The president
has Informed Kentucky republicans that
while he cunnot lnterfore In Kentucky af-
fnlra tn tht eYtent nf flluarnllntr Ihn mllltl.n '
. I of either faction ho Is willing so far as he .
- - n - '
cn leKiUmately do so to recognize tho re-,
PUUllCan OlUClalS OI mat Statu an tllO de
... I
wu mem in mo same connection tnat ,
1?"'"
ftato ,mc"? lthot designation by name.
is to b Hvcreil to the actual Incumbents
ho omccs V.IZ":
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...v.. ... ...v, ...
..n.. i. rr.i., ,.. ,
u" i" u "".. una icjny is
based upon your statement that contestccs
st'" hold tho efflce.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH.
Postmaster General."
This order was issued on tho 2Sth of last
month, though It never was made public,
Postmaster General Smith said today that
had
People of I'nrln Doulif Aeeurney
nf
Cnlton'M .Sor-,
PARIS, Ky., Mnrch 28. Tho peoplo of
Paris wero surprised today on reading tho
alleged confession of W. II. Culton, chnrged
with bolng an accessory to tho Goebel mur-
ll .IT In ll-ltlnll Ii e. I nlljnolna Ililn. 1 C .
, Sweeney. Htato audUop. with being' one oi
, lhe men who wns prPsent al 10 conffir.
dices previous to tho murder. Elder
Swecney reRKne(i January 1 as
Paris Chrlstaln church, after
tlnuously for twenty-nine ye
born In southern Kentucky.
Sweeney resigned January 1 as pastor of tho
er serving con-
years Ho was
v hut mriir in
1ft, movc(l ,0 mmols and served as pastor
nf nhlcnco church for flvn ve.arH. tvhltn
residing thcro ho performed the marriage
,. fnr Mr. nnd Mrs. Pntter Pnin.pr
and Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Grant, and bup
Used nnd received Into tho church both uf
! thoso women. Elder Sweeney Is a noted
1 dcbnler on baptism nnd has held moro than
I 100 debates. Ho Is a brother of Elder '.. T.
' Sweeney ot Columbus, 1ml.. who was consul
general at Lonstnutinopie, under president
Harrison's administration. Ho stood high
with tho people of this community, and
they canot bellovo that ho Is guilty of nny
act, even inniruuuy involving nun in mo al
leged conspiracy.
SQUADRON AT PORT ARTHUR
Scnre Over Mnvnuent of KundIuii
ShlliN F.vl.lentl) With,
nut C'llllMe.
ST. PBTERSnURO. March 2S. The Rus
sian squadron which recently called nt
Chemulpo, Corea, has arrived nt Port Ar
thur. It was announced In a dispatch from
Yokohama yesterday that a Russian squad
ron had arrived at Chemulpo, and. It was
added, It was believed ut Yokohama that
this presaged a demand for a concession ot
lnnd at Masanpho, a small harbor twenty
miles south of Chemulpo, which aroustd
uneasy comments In Japan. It would ap-
poar from tho dispatch from St. Petersburg
thnt tho feeling of uneasiness wns not war
ranted by the facts In tho case.
imma's ii:oim,i: Mi.vr is i
: sum:.
Kutliuute
t'lirzon Sih tho Mllltarj'
t'lllllint Hp Deduced.
CALCUTTA. March 28. Tho viceroy, Iird
Curzon, nddresslng tho council on tho budget
today, stated that nearly 5.000,000 persons
wero In receipt of regular relief and tho cost
for tho fnsulng year wan estimated at D2.'i
lacs of rupees. The loss of revenue for ono
year has beon 121 lacs of rupees (16,050.000).
Tho government, ho said, hoped during tho
forthcoming year to spend 100 lacs of rupees
In Irrigation, but ho could seo no chanco of
cutting down thu military estimate.
"There nro two dutle of Indian states
manship," ho said. "One ! to make theso
mlllloD) hnppy and the other Is to keep them
safe. For tho bake of the ono we must not
neglect the other,"
in wmtmi iriouiia uauiu in iu ue ui-iivuir.1 Hie 1,1.1 nun UB Hlgllltliy IL'IL W ILD OUl a filullll
IVIUAM 1 ,Vh U FXAfTKfi
lit llill LmlL DILL LitjlljU
Enlj Trouble Between Otoes and Missouris
and Gage County Settlers.
LACEY OF IOWA OPPOSES THE MEASURE
Jlereer Cmnr tn tin Ileneue of the
IIH1 nml IIpIiih It Aloim. While
Stnrk I'uIN to Open
II Im Mouth.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Thurston's bill approving
revision and adjustment of certain sales or
Otoe, nnd 'MUuourl lauds In the states of
Nebraska and Knne.is passed the house to
day, after an hour's vigorous discussion.
Representative Cnldcrbcad of Kansas, who
la a personal friend of Speaker Henderson,
called up tho bill, a portion of his dlstr'ct
lying directly south of Gago county being ,
Interested In the passage of tho act. Mr.
Wheeler of Kentuck
1 1 1 1 f nnriAiinil I rw m nnniiPi,
as well ns Representative I.acey of Iowa!
who has for years fought any measure
looKlng to a settlement of this long stand
log dlfllculty between tho settlers In Gage
county, Nebraska, and Marshall county,
Kansas, and the Indians, on the ground that
tho Indians should receive full compensation
for their lands at tho purchase price In-
stead of being scaled, as provided for In
tho bill, which Is 25 per cent abovo tho
amount provided for by act of congresi,
namely $2.50 per acre. Congressman Lacey
ndvocnted recommitment of ho bill to
tho Indian committee with Instructions that
tho bill should provldo for readvcrtlscment
and sale of the. lauds for whatever they
might bring.
Culilerhenil Pleiiiln tor Settlers,
To this Representative Calderhead ob
jected strenuously and suld It would work
un exceedingly great hardship upon settlers
who had purchased lands In goal faith nnd
who had placed most vatunblo Improvements
upon them.
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming stnted
that he knew something about the situation
ns It existed years ngo nnd thought that In
Justice to settlers tho matter ought to be
settled at this tlmo rather than be con
tinued indefinitely.
It looked nt this tlmo ns If the bill was
staring defeat In tho face, when Congrees
muu Mercer took tho floor In behalf ot tho
measure, stating that the lands In question
! were not In his district, but as It Interested
. . ....
nn Wltnif H Htn nf rvnhrnulrn M (i ...na jrt
Ktriilnp,i in .in whnt hn mi.im, inn i
0ago county, who had honestly Improved
their lanilH nllrphimp,! frnm (hn Tmlln.ia n.,,1
who desired the present settlement made.
Hepresentntivo Lacey wanted to know In
I'rovl.lon o
Tho bill provides th
r the mil.
hat tho secretary of
I !'10 !.ntC.r,0r BhU" ,cm.'8 "0tlc .' b. filven
. jiuh-iiudcih, wieir iicim aim legal repro-
, ,,-,,v0 iuuuu iu nut) UliU UU,1IU Ull ItlL'U
, .. .
lewiJuuiivo purcuuses unucr ino aiijusimciu
. agreed upon between the Indians and the
I representative of tho Interior department
and that within ono year thereafter these
I purchasers, their heirs and representatives
j ato to mako full payment In cash of tho
t amounts to bo duo by them severally and
that In tho enso of default of such payment
' 'ho entry ot each purchuser so defaulting
shall bo cancelled and tho laud shall bo re
sold for the benefit of the Indians nt not
less than tho npprnlsed value thereof, $2.50
per acre. Upon making such complete pay
ment purchasers of theso lands who are now
settlers In Gago county. Nebraska, nnd of
Marshall county, Kansas, Bhall bo entitled
, . ... ' ,, , 1V, 1 ,
' ' ' 1 " "" 1 u "
For nineteen years this matter has been
, "dlK f"r,".r an0 !" C-
, ... " " .,.,.r
, T'T ""' ""''
, ' '" ... ....
I ut'jwainuii uuo uim uu.iui.ui c.i
' ,,.o m,.-,, iuii.uoomiu m ,..-(1:11 miy
conclusion, and It Is a matter of considerable
congratulation that final settlement Is In
sight and that the lauds In Nohraska will
"ow b" subject to taxation and settle
upon theso lands bo able to boar their
proportion of tho burdens of government,
Petition Itejeeleil.
Senator Thurston recently presented n
potltlon to luaugurato a pcatnl routo from
Newport In way of KIrkwood. MarlavHlo
and Simpson to Urockshurg. nil In Rock
) county, Nebraaka. Asslstnnt Postmaster
' OenL-ral Shallenberger today, in rruponso to
,no request for the opening of this route,
Rtfttl vhat aftP1. , investigation tho do-
paitnient bellcvca It would not bo Justified
In establishing mich routo at thU time. Ho
says that KIrkwood nnd Marlaville tiro nmall
postofTtccs which receivo malls three times
a wrek, nnd that npparcntly ample mall
facilities nro given tho communities namod.
Tho postmaster nt Rrockshurg reports
against nny clmngo of present routes, for
tho renwn that tho existing service from
Grand Rnplds to Enterprlso is entirely sat
isfactory. v
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming, who
has been laboring with tho secretary nf the
Interior for tho past two months to secure
an order permitting sheep grazing In tho
nig Horn reserve, today received a letter
from Socrotary Hitchcock stating that 23,000
phe-ep would ho permitted to grazo in tho
. Rig Horn forest reservo this year.
1 Comptroller Dawes today approved tho
conversion of tho State Hank ot St. Ed-
, ward, Nob., to tho First National bank, with
a capital of $2u,000. N. D. Hemmnn, A.
Anderson and Nell Hasselbuch aro named ns
incorporators.
Harlan C. Allen of Nebraska, nn 1800 clerk
In tho Treasury department, has been pro
cnoted to tho $900 grade.
An order wan Issued today establishing n
postofllco nt Jolco, Worth county, In., with
Alt O. nakken postmaster. Also nt Ral
eigh, Emmet county, la., with John A.
Ketchcr postmaster. J. W. Fisher was to
day appointed postmaster at Ilrldgewater.
Adair county, la.
William Wyman of Omaha, who has been
In tho city for several days, left today for
Nebraska,
J. M. Gilchrist and J. A. SlmpBon of Ne
braska City and E. H. Lulknrt of Norfolk,
who havo been visiting eastern cities, left
todny for the west.
Wat o n SiiIIk fnr IIihik Kiiiiu.
MANILA, March 28,-Rear Admiral Wat-
j son, on board the Brooklyn, has departed
CONDITION. OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska -
Fair: Northerly Winds.
I'e tiiic riitnre ill llinitliu yevterilii) I
Hour.
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Hour.
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V
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Ill
for Hong Kong, where lie Is expected to
transfer his command to Rear Admiral
Reincy.
Two gunboats lst week discovered a,
steamer signaling with the. shore nt Capd
lloweadoe, Island of Luzon; they pursued
tho steamer, which extinguished Its lights
and escaped henwnrd In the darkness.
INJURcD Tn AN EXPLOSION
Fifteen Hen Iteeelte lujurlc llore
or 1,1'nn Severe at I, unt
il! I e, Wjn.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Moron 2S - (Speclsl
Telegram. ) A terrific explosion occurred
enrH this morning In the Union Pacific oil
house at Iiramlc, Injuring fifteen persons
and demolishing the building, which was
built of stone. The Injured are:
General Foreman Tlenley of the Union
Parlllc, blown from bulldtng; bad burns on
face, neck and hands; Injured by Hying rock;
will probably recover.
J. C. McRae, chief of tho Lnramle fire '
department; blown from building and struck
In tho back by Hying roik; severe burns on
tho head, face anil hands; very serious, but
will probably recover.
Tho following persons received bad burns
on the face, head and hands nnd many were
injured by flying rocks:
William Mast, Albert r.lllolt. Charles
Mast, George Pouting, Albert King, Tim
Marker. George Irwin, Jnmes Lnmpor, Joe
Ilruwn, John Knocke, Mlko Morgan, Phil
Kline and Georgo Cassldy.
With one or two exceptions nil the In
jured were firemen who had Just extin
guished n tiro In the oil room. The burning
oil had formed a gas, which settled In tho
basement, and while the Arc men woro in
tho building exploded with terrible force.
Several thousand gallon of oil and gasoline
were Ignited nnd tho men had no time
to escape. The stone wnlls. were blown
down and the roof torn oft.
LELAND'S DEFEAT IS ASSURED
KiioiikIi IleleK'iteN AmiliiHt Mini to
I'rewut 1 1 1 m Selection iin KniiNiin'
Nut Ion ii I Coiiiiiillleeiiiuii.
CHANUTB, Kan., March 2R Georgo W.
Whcatley of Galena, an attorney, was to
day nomlnnted for congress by tho repub
lican convention ot the Third district. R.
N. Allen and J. T. Ilrndley woro nnmed
us delegates to tho national convention nnd
Instructed for McKlnley and A. P. Johnson
was selected as elector.
Tho delegation to tho state convention
was Instructed against Cyrus Lclnnd, Jr.,
chnirmau of tho state central committee, 1
who Is a cnndldnto for natlonnl committee-
man, nnd endorsed J. R. llurton for tho
United States sennto In opposition to Son-
ntor Luclen linker. Today's convention Is
tho llfth to oloct delegations Instructed
against Leland and this assures his defeat.
MANDERoON AT WHITE HOUSE
OiIIm vlth lliir AnHoelntlon's i:eeu
llri' Committee tn Invite Me
Klntey to SuriitOKn.
WASHINGTON, March 28. A meeting of
tho executlvo committee of tho American
liar association wan held hero today to mako
arrangements for tho annual meeting of tho
association at Saratoga. N. Y., In August.
Former Senator Mnnderson of Nebraska,
who is president of tho Har association and
chairman of the executlvo committee, pre
sided and others present wore: John Hlnkley
of Baltimore, FranclH Raw In of Philadelphia
and H. St. Georgo Tucker ot Virginia. Much
... ,, , , , , , . .1 r.
of tho prel minary work looking to ho Sar-
atnga meeting was accomplished. Tho com-
mitti'e called on tho president, who Is n
member of tho general body, nnd extended
to him nn Invitation 'to bo present nt thu
August meeting.
PORTO RICANS GOING TO CUBA
Sehooner I.nmlN ItefiiKeeii nt SuntliiKn
-Willi Went i'here to Ohtl.lli
Kiliplo) lllf 11 1.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Mnrch 2S. Tho
I schooner Herod from Porto Rico, which nr-
rived hero today, brought twenty refugees,
I who say they came to obtain omployment,
owing to tho bad business conditions nt
home. All nblebodled mon nro immo-
fllfitnli' ninnlnvfiil lw tltn mines
A Inrro nimntltv nf nlnwR. line nml nlhnr
farm implements was received hero today
for free distribution thronchnut tho nrov.
luce and hundreds of applicants havo al
ready been supplied. Thoy say they can
soon ralso enough to support their families.
Ponce I'liMtulllee llohheil,
PONCE, Porto Rico, Mnrch 28. Tho Poneo
postolllce was burglarized last night. The
corner door, which Is within fifty yards
of tho Jail, was forced by tho use or a
Jimmy nnd the money in tho plnco taken.
Tho postofllco supplies wero not disturbed,
however, though vandalism was committed.
Tho loss is unknown.
Burglaries and thlovlng havo been of fre
quent occtirrclico recently, but tho municipal
poltco nro listless and Indifferent.
Sciiiilorx I.euve lliivunii.
HAVANA, March 28. United State's Sen
ators Aldrlub, Piatt of Connecticut and
Teller left for Tampa today on tho Dolphin.
Senators Ilutlor and Pottlgrow visited Ma
tanzas today.
linuliiccr Killed Iii ii Wreck.
CHICAGO, March 23. -Tho Columbus
Wheeling express train on the Baltimore
Ohio railroad crushed Into a Chlcatro .1 mo
tion freight train at Whiting. Ind.. thirty
miles from Chicago, tonight. The engine of
i tlie passenger train whs thrown Into n ditch
' besldo tho track nnd the engineer. Itli-burd
Reinlnan, was killed. The llreman was se
verely Injured, but It Is 1 1) on k lit that ho will
recover.
Sehollelil lluniiiietH lieu e, v.
ST. ACtUISTINi:. Fla., Mar. h 2 - Ad
miral Dewey tonight wns the guest of honor
! at the most elaborate banquet ever given
. In this ancient city, the host being Gen
eral John M Schotleld. After the banquet
I tb iiurty attended a garden party In the
brilliantly lighted court nf the Alcazar.
.Mo eniciitx of Occnn VchncIb, Mureh !S
At New York Sailed - New York, for
rVuilhampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool;
Noordland, for Antwerp.
At Philadelphia Snlloil-itaitzurlund, for
Antw rp
At Southampton -Sailed Kulnor Wllhelm
iler tlrosse. from Hremen, for New York.
Arrived - lihn, frnm New York, for Ilremon.
At Kolie Arlved Sikh, from Tucoma.
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from Now
York.
At llamlmrt- Arrived Sardinia, from
Portland.
At llreme'n Arrived Ilrtimon, from New
York. At Hong Kong Arrlvod previously Cop
tic. from San Francisco.
At Chorrvjuric Sallei K'ulser Wlllifim dor
Gross" (tin Hremen and Houtliumpton, for
New Yoik.
TESTIMONY IS ALL IN
Horlccker-Morey Poiioainjr; Oaie is Rapidly
Approaching a Conolusiou.
LAST OF THE WITNESSES TESTIFIES
Hastings People Called Ou to State that
Defendant is Ssne,
MANY PERSONS TELL THE SAME STORV
Attorneys Take the Tloor and Begin Thsir
Addresses to the Jury,
STATL'S ATTORNEY M'CREARY LEADS OFF
It l Kit ii Follovtn !tli utt lllliilNNlolleii
I'len for Minn llorloeUer rime
Will (io to the .lury ouie
'1'liue i'odii),
HASTINGS. Neb.. March 2S.-(Sp-clnl Tef
tgram.) All tho testimony In the Horlocker
.Motoy polfcuning case him been given nnd
tho attornejM have started to argue the ciimo
before the Jury. Tho state rested Inline
dlntely after dinner, when tho counsel for
; t"" tvntn put upon the witness stand Dr.
J- T- Slct1,- aUi'rlntendenl of the Chronic
;,,ls""0 wylm. He tcUllkd that he had been
connected with tli Chronic Insane asylum
j ,lvts y"4- Tln counsel for tho defoiiHo
, u8li 11,1 him If he thought himself capable of
judging a person sane or insane. Tlio utatc
objected and the Judge sustained the ob-
Jeetlon. Tho wlttuus was then excused.
Judge Adams announced that tho case was
toady for argument before tho Jury nnd In
structed the attorneys to bo ns brlof ns pos
s'ble with their arguments. Tho Judge fur
ther said that tho Jury would not receive Its
Ilnaf Instructions until tho uttorncys had
I finished with their arguments.
Stnlo'H Attorney W. P. McCreary began
his opening argument by showing the Jury
tho history of tho ease, an given by tho evi
dence, showing tho defendant buying arseulo
a few duy: previous to the poisoning, seatnl
at the hotel dinner table when Mr. and
Mrs. Mori'.y cntere-d, her every movement up
to tho very door of Mrs. Morey, where the
candy was left and where she was discov
ered by Witness Hollo Rand. Ho did not
know how long before) tho 10th day of April,
181M1, the defendant conceived tho plan of this
crime, but ho did know that tho plan had
been conceived nnd ho did know that pre
vious to tho 10th day of April, 1899, sho
purcha.ed tho poison that sho might carry
out tho plans ef tho crime. Tho evening ot
tho crime sho was found in her home in
gay spirits, entertaining her friends. Tho
next morning sho was at tho ofllco earlier
than usual for tho purposo of seeing Witness
Fuller boloro ho had an opportunity to talk
with nnybody about tho wrltlnc on tho card
and nHketl that ho nniBt not, my anything
about tho card, as It had fallen Into bad
hands, nnd told Fuller her llfo was In his
hands.
f'onneloiiH of Her rinllf.
She did not do what insan peoplo do;
shn was conscious of her own gnllt. Sho
tried to cover up her crime. Not until nftor
Wednesday, when sho wns chnrged with tho
crime, had sho been proven not to havo been
In her own mind. Ho told how tho de.'ondnnt
had been hurried off to tho sanitarium
shortly after sho had been charged with tho
crime. Ho asked tho Jury to kcop In mind
all tho evidence! nt nil times when consider
ing tho statements mado by tho expert wit
nesses. Ho said It was universal that tho
opinion of export witnesses' was formed
after such crimes had bc-en committed nnd
It was then and not until then that they
had studied tho defendant's condition.
Tho defendant appeared upon tho wit
ness staud in her own behalf, and tho coun
sel for tho defense either made, a mlstnko
1 lu.HltK III.-I H, WU BU UI U.riO Hie US
fcmIal)t ,B (t llBUn0i bocallg(J nn ,nsnl)o
uy purmiuiug ncr in 110 so or oisu tne He-
person is responsible nnd If she wero In
sane her tcvitimnny would not bo responsible.
Ho told ot how often ho had thought that
It tho defendant had been some domestic
without any social standing who had at
tempted to poison bur mistress, everybody
would have beon eager to seo her punished
to tho fullest extent of tho low.
In re-ferrlng to the trutltnony of Mrs.
Downing ot Kearney, ho said her testimony
showed tho defendant was having a lovn
affair at that tlmo which was ten years
ago, and If tho expert witnesses' testimony
wero truo then that explosion in tho brain
tho doctors referred to should havo taken
place then. It scemod strango that not a
slnglo mnn, 'woman or child over thought
of tho dufondant as bolng insane until nftor
h10 had been accllsitt Of tllO Crime,
Hn
I c,lo,iiC'1, by B,nyl,1B tlmt, lf 11 was Provon th"
. 'lefendant had committed tho crime that
fact was no ovldencu of Insanity.
ItiiKun's I'lru,
Attorney Rngan for the defense said ho
wna not physically ablo to toll his story of
tho enso and would not, only lor th great
Importnnco ot tho cote. Ho asked if tho
state had shown beyouud a reasonablo doubt
that tho defendant had committed tho crime,
nnd nuked if tho state had shown beyond a
doubt that the defendant was sane. He went
on to Illustrate how easily It Is to havo ovl
denco point to u person as bolng guilty ot a.
crime, but the law steps In and says thut
proof must bo established boyond a doubt
thut thnt person did tho deed and that that
poison -was in a snno condition when thn
crlmo was committed lxrforo ho could b
pronounced guilty.
Ho pictured In u corner of tho courtroom
three open doors. In one woro u scaffold
und a new-niadn grave; In another tho stono
walls und Iron bars; tho third opened Into a
happy home, whom birds, (lowers, Httlo
children nnd sunshlno were. He said !t
was iu tho power of tho Jury to deliver tho
prisoner to tho keeper of one of tho threo
doors. Hut beforo making tbo (Incision tho
Jurors should hesitate and decido whether
tho prisoner had committed tlio crlmo of
which she is accused boforo they send her
through either of the dnrk doors. Ho said
that while all evidence pointed to tho fat
that tho defendant had taken tho poisoned
candy there, yet there wus no ovldenco pro
duced to show that tho defendant had a
package nn tho day of the crime. Hut, as
suming that sho did leuvo a box of poisoned
enndy at Mrs. Morey's door, thoro waB no
ovldenco that tho defendant had adminis
tered poison, us she Is charged. Thcro Is
no proof that tho defendant had tnnde,
bought or carried any candy. Ho also
emphasized tho fnct that thoro wero two
women scon In tho hall clnso tn Mrs.
Morey's door at tho noon hour on that fatal
day and that tho state's attorney wus nod
ded of thn fact, but did not mako an effort
to learn who they were. It was the object
of tho proHosutlon to huvo thn Jury guoss an
to who had left tho box at the door,
The I ll n ll tt 1 1 ' PIpii,
Assuming that tho defendant did commit
the crlmo. she either did it for her hatred
for Mrs. Moroy or else sho wus Insane. It
sho did It because of hatred abe Is re-