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The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 1871,
OMAIIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 11)00 -TWELVE PAGES.
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TRIES TO KILL WALES
Eoj Anarchiit at BniHolti Firet Two Sbats
st the Prince.
AIM OF THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN BAD
No One in Jhllwaj Oar Wbtre tin Attempt
Occurred It Touched.
ASSAILANT ARRESTED AND IS DEFIANT
Ei Does Not Beprot His Aotlon, but Would
Do it Again.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR IS HS INCENTIVE
HcIIcvcn Prince, linn ('iiunril Thou
aimiU to lie .Hlnimlitereil In llnrk
t'liiitlnrnl People mill Ptcnn of
llcluliim Denounce Attempt.
BRUSSELS. April 4 Aa the train was
leaving tho northern station for the south
ern railroad Btntlon nn Individual fired two
fchots froui a revolver at the prince of Wales,
but tiiUned hla roynl highness.
The princess of Wnlcs and others were In
the. ear. hut no ono wa tourhed.
The attempt occurred at 3 35 p. m. The
wouid-lo ns&naalii jumped upon the foot
board of tho prince's saloon car as the train
was starting and- flrel Into tho car. The
man was Immediately arrested.
Tto would-be assassin Ix a tinsmith
named Stpldn, a resident of Brussels, 14
years of nge. Illfi pocket, wero found to be
full of anarchistic literature.
Whsn examined by the station officials
Klpldn declared ho Intended to kill the prince
of Walos, that ho did not regret his action
luid wns ready to do It again If given a
chance.
Houlh African AVnr nn Incentive,
Slpldo subsequently said hn wonted to kill
the prince "becauyo he cnuscd thousand of
men to be slaughtered In South Afrlr.4."
Hearing tho ahotn the utatlon master
rushed to tho scene and knocked down the
would-bo assassin's arm aa ho prepared to
lire a third shot and a number of persons
threw themselves on tho prince's assailant.
In tho confusion a second man, who was
ulto Innocent, was seized, rouihly handled
iiiid beaten.
After tho prlnco of Wnlcs had ascertained
that tho man who fired the shots had been
arrested ho declared himself And tho prin
cess uninjured and tho tiatn started.
Tho nttack la condemned even at the la
tar headquarters hero and at tho Malaon du
l'eup o. whero the oxtromo anarchists meet,
u leadlnK member of tho young socialist
gunid :is loud In his denunciation this
evening of Slpldo's action.
I u l'atrlote. In a special edition, de
nounces the attnmpt an "cowardly and
hoiibci'ss," and snys:
"It will create, Koneral Indignation and tho
worst enemy of Belgium could not have
dealt tho country a fouler blow."
Denounced hy the. Pre,
The Journal (Uo Bruxolles says:
"This outrniib will provoko tho Indigna
tion of all honest people In every civilized
country nnd especially In Belgium. Wo
stlgmntlzo It na the net of a youth of dis
ordered brain. Wo congratulate tho prlnco
of Wales on his escape."
An o)i-witness says the train was nlreidy
In' motion and when tho engineer- heard the
pUtnl F-hota ho shut on nten.ni, applied brakes
nnd stopped the train. As tho train re
started after Slpldo's arrest tho public loudly
cheered the prince, who acknowledged the
demonstration from tho ear window.
An examination rf Slpldo's revolver showed
that four chambers had been discharged,
but that two of tho cartridges had missed
fire. Tho wenpon Is of tho cheapest six
chambered description, such as Is usually
wold hero for 314 francs.
Slpldo has a round, boyish face, black
eyes and dnrk hair. At tho examination bo
foro tho mngUtrato It was ascertained that
lio had purchased a penny ticket In order
to reach the departuro platform, where ho
wnlkrd up and down qulto a while at tho
same time tho prlnco was promenading.
Slpldo told the authorities that ho lived
on tho Hue do la Forgo nt Saint Glllos,
two miles south of Brussels.
Perilous who attended tho Mnlzon du Peo
plo yesterday nay they tienrd Slpldo declare
that If the prince of Wales came to Brussels
tie oubgt to havo a bullet in his head and
they also beard him offer to bet d francs
that he would lire nt tho prince.
'According to Ie l'atrlote somo news of tho
views expressed nt tho 'meeting referred to
Mas conveyed to the Hintlou roaster, who
had taken what' he thouhgt were extra prc
cautlomi. Slpldo appeared at tho station In
ills best clothlug, having explained to his
father that he wa going to seek employ
ment. The prince of Wales nppeared quite un
nffoeted by the Incident. He asked whether
the revolver was loaded nnd on being In
formed In the afnrmnttve amlled and begged
that tho culprit might not bo treated too
severely.
tltrndfd I'ro-Itorr McctlnK.
For h tlmo Slpldo appeared to cry rather
thnn to give coherent answers to tho ques
tions of the commissioner. .Meanwhile tho
police had ascertained that on the previous
evening ho had attended a meeting nt a local
th-ntcr In favor of the Iloers. Several of
the speakers had advised those present to
make a denionBtmtion In such a way that
the prince of Wales. In passing through
Brussels, could no longer be mistaken with
respect to the sympathies of tho Belgians,
or doubt that they were overwhelmingly In
favor of the Iloers. It Is supposed that these
utter,inccn Influenced Slpldo. who Is n sickly
an I lmpres9lonablu youth,
Tho pro-Iloer meeting developed several
Inllu rnintory speeches. Ono speaker said
he hoped the queen of England did not de
me to go down to history aa tho "blood red
queen."
Vainlorvelde, tho socialist deputy, declared
that the Belgians did not hate Great lirlt
iiiii but only those -who had blinded hor.
great crowd rapidly assembled nt the
'! By, the news having spread very rap
Idh Cheers were raised when it was
learned that tho prlnco was not hurt.
l'i. Leopold als'j wired Queen Victoria
at IiiiMn a reassurance that thp prince was
safe nnd nn expression of his deep regret nt
1! n uiti nut.
Most of the papers express abhorrence of
Mm crime and thankfulness that tho prince
escaped They also hope, aa the Courier do
Briuelles says, that England will not cast
upon tho Holcinn peoplo the responsibility
for a boy's mUernblo crime.
La Gazette attributes tho following words
to Slpldo:
"All 1 regret is that I did not kill this
roan, iho, Instead of disavowing Chamber
lain In h inhuman policy, became hla ac
complice." Would llne Fired Sll Mini.
Ia Uaxette adds that whon taken to the
prison at St. Utiles Slpldo declared that
ho would have fired six shots If he had
not been arrested.
Other papers express the hope that tho
Incident will not provoko fresh complica
tions with (Ireat Britain, whleh Is not too
friendly with Belgium on account of tho
RBjlpaprrs assert that a student who
TaigftflHhlOlpido had bis hand hurt
Immedlartff(4kidunt the prince
sent a telograininBBvn and to the
duke of York announclfrSwis safety.
Prince ArrUei nt CoIiikiic,
COLOGNE. Oermany, April 5. 1 a. m.
Tho prlnco of Wales arrived here nt mid
night. Owing to the lateness of tho hour
there was no special reception. It was
learned from a member of his entourage that
he remained perfectly self-possessed when
the attack was made and the princess, al
though considerably alarmed, soon recovered
from the shock. On his arrival the prlnco
was handed a dozen telegrams of congrat
ulations frrm various princely personages
throughout Europe.
SUPERSTITION IS RECALLED
Queen' Belief Is Hint Misfortune Fnl
Iomn l!cr) VInII nf lloyiilty
til Irrliiiiil.
K'opyrlght, 1P0O. by Fress Publishing Co )
LONDON, April 4 (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) News of
tho uttempted assassination of the prince
of Wales at Brussels was mnde known In
the last elltlons of the evening papers,
creating a profound senratlon.
Papers were almost torn from news
vendors' hands In the streets. Oreat ex
pressions of relief were heard when the
saffty of tho prlnre was ascertained.
I am Informed thai at Marlborough houso
a telegram was received from the prince's
equerry requesting officials to tell all In
quirers that tho prlnco and princess were
quite unnffected by the attempt, which
caused them only a slight Incouvenlence.
In court circles generally It was romarlted
that the Incldvnt Is calculated to give frnh
strength to the superstitious Idea known
to be long tlxed in tho queen's mind that
wheiover any of the royalty visited Ire
laud some mlsfortuno befell the family.
Even In tho first (lush of resentment the
people hero were willing to assume that
none but n lunntlc could attempt the llfo
of so unoffending a person iib the prince.
LONDON HEARS THE NEWS
(real InillKiiullon Is t:ireaeil nt tlm
Attempt on the Prince's
Life.
LONDON. April 4. Tho news of the at
tempt on the life of tho prince of Walea
spread with marvelous rapidity In all parts
of London and created tho moit Intenno ex
citement nnd bitter Indignation among all
classes. Tho fact that the attempted as
sassination occurred In a city where Dr.
Leyds, diplomatic agent of the Transvaal,
makes his headquarters, was generally taken
to Indicate that the would-bo assassin was
a Boor sympathizer and this so Inflamed
passions that the most bitter Invectives wero
hurled against the Boers and everything con
nected with them.
The government wan wholly ignorant of
tho attempt on tho llfo of tho prlnco of
Wales until tho press dispatches on the sub
ject wero communicated to tho foreign office.
Tho marquis of Salisbury Immediately tel
egraphed to tho prlnco of Wales his con
gratulations on his escape, while the 5'ulted
States charge d'affaires, Henry White, who
was calling on the premier at the time,
promptly repaired to Marlborough house and
left his card there.
All tho odlrers wero greatly disturbed by
tho occurrenco and tho general vlovr was
that It must bo connected In somo way with
the Transvaal, especially as the prince of
Wnlcs has always heretoforo been such a
favorite on the continent nnd never beforo
has been moWHted In the slightest degree.
Ono high official remarked: "That settles
tho question of tho prince of Wales' visit
to tho Paris exposition."
Somo fears were expressed aa to the effect
tho occurrmce might have In Dublin. It
wafl pointed out that such attempts aro con
tnglous. On tho other hand those who are
best acquainted with Ireland contended
that the only effect would be to Increase
the determination of the Irish thnt no un
toward Incident should mar tho hucccss of
tho queen's visit.
Tho news of the attempt on the life of
tho prlnco of Wales was Immediately tele
graphed to Queen Victoria.
April C, 2:2,1 a. m. No remakable demon
strations wero observable In London Inst
evening, pnrtly owing to the fact that tho
news wns only generally known nt a late
hour nnd partly because at first It was al
most universally disbelieved. Everywhere,
however, the greatest detestation was ox
pressed and tho most profound thankfulness
that tho prince had escaped tho hullo, of the
would-bo a jiFsln.
Tho iwu fjrs of tho Canadian club were
dining together In London when the news
wns received. Lord Strathcona made tho
announcement In proponing the loyal toasl,
and tho greatest Indlgnntion was displayed
by tho guests, who subsequently agreed to
nend a telegram ot congratulation to the
prince.
Lord Oeorgo Hamilton, secretary of state
for India, addressing n political meeting at
Acton, took occasion to pronounco a
panegyrlo upon tho prince. He said It
pasii'd his comprehension to Imagine what
could Induce any foreigner to raise his hand
against Albert Edward.
"If there bo a solitary Individual In the
whole universe," said tho speaker, "who has
utilized his high position nnd great abilities
to promote the condition of the poorer of
society It is tho prlnco of Wales. No mora
philanthropic, no more humnno man exists.
Throughout his long and distinguished ca
reer th0 prlnre has never said nn unkind
word or committed an unklud act. It wo
seek n motive for this foul deed we must
not forget that Brussels has been the head
quarters of that manufactory of falsehoods
nnd Ilea of which Dr. Leyds Is the manager.
"It was mainly duo to th load Oreat
Britain took at tho tlmo of the. Belgian te
volt against Dutch tyranny that tho Bcl
galns gained their liberty, and It Is a nice
return thnt they havo made for tho great
service rendered them. A Bolglan hna shot
at tho prince of Wales heraiiFo we aro en
gaged In a similar content with the Dutch
fifty yenrs afterward."
Tito meeting ndopled a resolution con
gratulating tho prlnco nnd expressing de
testation upon the attempt on his life.
Hundreds of dispatches continued to ar
rlvu hourly nt .Marlborough houeo up to a
lato hour, and there were hosts lf inquiries
In other ways. Lord Salisbury on hearing
tho news pent a special messenger to nscer
talu the latest do' Mis. Baron tci,-. n
ths Belgian minister, wns among the
flint to call. Ho oxpressed on behalf of
King Leopold deep rrgu ts.
At thn Belglnn legation tho whole per
sonnel oxpressetl the greatest disgust for the
act. In a brief conversation, Baron Whett
nall said'
"The affair has crentod tho grenteet In
dignation In Brussels. I havo boen reqiifs oil
to communicate with Lord Salisbury and ex
press on taihJlf of tho Belglnn minister of
foreign affairs thn horror whleh this das
tardly act baa cuukhI throughout Belgium."
MOODY AND THE SENAT0RSII1P
Ssnth Dakota Politics Contiderablj Stirred
bj R'Ctnt Developments.
GAMBLE WILL HAVE SOME OPPOSITION
Untrnncr nf the Attorney (or Itome
sIhUc .lllne In the Lists Mixes
TIiIiikk Perceptibly Hot
I'lKlit Anticipated.
WASHINGTON, April i. (Special Tele
grnm.) South Dakota politics aro becoming
considerably rulxcd In view of the an
nouncement of ex-Senator -Moody's Intention
to enter the uenatorl.il race against Con
gressman (Iambic. The latter said today to
a friend that ho would mako tho race for
srnntor and could not be considered a can
didate for tho houtv, which some ot Moody's
friends are suggesting will be the final out
co tno of the senatorial struggle.
Moody has boon out of public life for some
yenio. Ho' came ( the senate with Pettl
grcw, drawing the short term. He was re
garded as h very able man when in the upper
body. In tho campaign of 183C Moody nnd
Kylo were pitted against each other and had
tho republicans been able to agree upon
Moody he could have becti elected, but as
they had two or thre o candidates In the field
and as tl ey could not unlto on any one
person Kyle was elected to succeed himself.
Moody Is n strong factor In Lawrence
county, tho location of the Hotnstake Min
ing company, and It lnnfsertcd by his friends
that If he beccmcs an out-and-out candidate
Lawreneo county will give him a solid legis
lative doleeatlon, which will lusura a re
publican legislature in both branches.
Gamble, on tho other band, states that
he, too, has many warm friends In the Black
Hills and as he will not bo n candldatw,
whatsoever, for ronomlnntlon to congress,
he desires that hla friends shall know of
tho decision ho has arrived nt.
Montty Mlen ThlliK",
Everything was clear sailing with tho re
publlcntis ot South Dakota, seemingly, until
Moody shied his castor Into the ring and
iov things nro considerably mixed. It had
been understood that Lawrence county was
to get tho nomination for congress In Gam
ble's plnce; that Gamblo wan to become a
candidate for senator; that Burke was to be
renominated nnd that 1 1 err led, chairman of
tho state central committee, was to be nom
inated for governor. With Iawronce county,
however, demanding the senator a different
condition prevails In South Dakota polltlcu.
Horrlcd will probably be nominated for gov
ernor aocordlng to the plan. Durko will be re
nominated for congress by acclamation, but
as to the uonatorsbip It Is a situation to
conjuro with.
.Mercer mill Ciiinlile Lock llornn.
Mercer of Nebraska and Gamble of South
Dakota have locked horns over the trader
ship at Kosebud, S. D. Dawsm and Wood
of Omaha wero granted a llccnsj to trade
on tho Hosebud ngency -about two years ago
against the vigorous protest cf Gamble, who
claimed that tradershlps on Indian reserva
tions was part ot tho patrongo ot the state
organization and should be placed at the
disposal of the South Dakota congressman.
Comm'sdloner Jones, however, held thnt the
prsltlen of trader was purely a business mat
ter nnd hnd no reference to politics and as
Dawson nnd Wood wero strongly rrcom
Wenled they were appointed. The licence of
tho Omnhn linn recently expired and they
are asking for a renewal. Congressmnn
Gamble, however, has renewed his objections
and has carried the matter up to the secre
tary of the Interior and president with the
result that It looks as If the Omaha firm
would have to relinquish their tradershlp to
someone who 1b part of the South Dakota
machine.
Debate Flynn of Oklahoma, who Is
greatly Interested In the settlement of t!ie
Otoe and Missouri matter, as It affects ln
dlnns residing in his bailiwick. Is under the
Impression thnt Congrtfeaman Lacey of Iowa
meant to move on tho president to get the
executive to veto the measure. In order to
unhorso the Iowan Flynn called nt the In
terior department today, urging upon the
secretary to take the matter up with the
president. Senator Thurston will see the
executive personnly tomorrow In buhnlt of
tho measure which, It 1" believed, Is the
very bast that could be obtnlned.
A .cbriilllii'n Opinion.
Jacob Gchrlng of Barnston, who has been
In Washington for the last two months In
the Interest of settlers on Indian land In
Gage county, left for his home yesterday via
New York. Speaking of tho Otoe and Mis
souri bill, he said: "While the bill Is not
exactly as settlers would desire to have It,
we havo nlwuys been expecting to get thu
land at tho nppralsed price, as was In
tended by the law that provided for the ac
quisition and settlement of tho lands, yet
this Is the best proposition we havo ever
had olfered from the department and wo feel
giatcful to Seuutors Thuiston and Allen for
their work In tho senate, aud especially so
to Representatives Calderhead aud Stark
for their masterful management ot the bill
In thu house In the face of the opposition
they hnd to encounter. Pralso la also due
to Congressman Mercer for efficient service
on tho passage of iho bill. But we nro very
sorry to note that a letter was sent from
our own county by E. 0. Kretslngor of Be
ntiico which was used as a club by Lacey
of Iowa ngalnst our Interests. He seems to
hnvo been very much opposed to tho passage
of tho bill, because of tho fact, possibly,
that at the time of Kiln ho failed to tako ad
vantage of an opportunity to secure some of
the lnnd himself. His course was very un
charitabln and might havo done serious
dnmagu to settlers."
T. II. feaunders of Osceola, Neb., Is greatly
Interested In the case of Lydla Strang, In
whoip behalf a bill for a ponslon has been
Introduced, Bud today Cong res man Stark
filed a number of papers In the case with
tho cnmmlttoo on pensions which had been
prepared by Judgo Saunders.
Senator Thurston filed petitions for the
Mi durn Woodmen eoclctlcs of Omaha, Indl
nnola, Fairmont, Crawford and other towns
asking nn ntnendmeut to tho Loud bill relu
tivo to second class matter.
Myron E. Wheeler of Lincoln, who has
held tho position of chief of tho correspond
ence division of the customs department in
Cuba, has been' transferred to the" War de
partment here.
Congressman Lacey today Introduced n
bill framed In accordance with tho recom
mendations of tho general land office, revis
ing tho existing statutes relating to the
disposition of timber in tho publlo land
stntcs. Tho measure uuthorlzes tho free
use of timber by miners, prospectors nnd
bona fldo settlers on their claims and farms
.ndjirovldes that the secretary of tho In
terior may sell so'much of tho timber grow
lug on the public lands as may be nccosary
for tho use of portons dependent upon tim
ber In settling tho country and developing
and maintaining its resources.
K. I). Crandall was recommended today for
pestmnster at Stafford, Holt county, Neb.,
and tho site nf tho postoillco changed to
one mllo southeast. Jeremiah Wilson was
recommcuded for postmaster nt Little, Holt
'county.
Ikdwiu II. Langdon was today appointed
postmaster nt St. Clair, Antelope county.
Neb., vice H. M. Springer, resigned.
The Civil Service commission announces
thnt an examination wilt be hold nt Dead
wood, S. D., cn May 2 to nU the positions of
clerk nnd carrier In tho iioi (office in that
city.
HONOR F-Oil ucN. ivlANDERSON
Appointed nn llonril of Vlxltiirn to the
I'nltiMl Stntc Military
Aemlcni y,
WASHINGTON, April 4. The president
has appointed tho following Board of Visit
ors to the: United States military academy:
General Charles F. Mandorson, Nebraska;
General Anson McCook, New York; Prof.
Ah ram r. Kaufman, South Carolina; Colonel
William C. Church, Now York; Hev. Henry
D. Curtis. Ohio; Pro'. D. F. Houston, Texas,
and Dudli-y Evans, New Jeicy.
PLAN TO NOMINATE M'KINLEY
I'rrnliltiiHr Otllcers of Convention nnil
Mieeeli-MnKer Alrriuly Agreed
tin for PhllmtelriJitn.
WASHINGTON. April 4. (Spoclal Tele
gram.) -From tho highest sources It Is
learned that tho program nsrred on by re
publican leaders Is to make Mr. Wolcott of
Colorado temporary chairman nnd Mr. Loire
permanent chairman of the republican na
tional convention and let Mr. Depew mako
the nominating speech fort President Me-
Klnley.
WOIII.I) TKI1 UP CANAI. TIIH.VTV.
Dnvls "Will Ask .Semite to Act Minor
Mnttern nt Wnali Inrctnn,
WASHINGTON, April 1. Senator Davis
gavo notice today that he would ask tho
senate tomorrow to take up tho Hay
Pauncefoto treaty for tho modification of
tho Clayton-Bulwcr treaty. Dnvls said that
he had not heard of any pronounced oppo
sition to tho treaty and that he did not
anticipate that Its consideration would he
greatly prolonged.
Lacey of Iowa today Introduced a bill
authorizing tho sale nnd uso of timber on
unappropriated and unreserved public lands.
Representative Underwood of Alabama,
the democratic whip, has telegraphed all
absent democratic members of the houso to
come to Washington nt onco and remain un
til the vote upon tho Porto ltlcan tariff bill
has been taken.
The house committee on public lands to
dny favorably reported bills for the dls
nofinl of thn nhnnrtnnpd I.Vrl Hnfnr.l V n
j military reservation nnd extending to Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington certain tim
ber culture laws.
Senator Hansbrough reported from the
committee on public lands tho bill for tho
relief of homestead settlers who died in
the military and naval service during the
Spanish nnd Philippine wars. Tho bill al
lows tho legal holre of such claimants to
provo up on their claims.
DEATH ENDS FATHER'S GRIEF
.lumen MeAnllfTe. Whose TlntiRhter
Wim Murdered In Onuiliu I. tint Full,
Dies In Denver.
DENVER, April 4. (Special Telegram.)
James McAulffo hao followed his. murdered
daughter to the grave vitlur having ac
complished tho desire .f his' life, to run to
earth tho man who killed her so foully In
Omaha. The father died nt St. Joseph hos
pital yesterday of blood poisoning, death
coming after nn Illness of several weeks.
Iast autumn Lizzie McAullffe lived In
Omaha, whero Bhe mado her own living.
One night she was found dead on one of tho
boulovnrds of that city. A fractured skull
was tho only evidence of death. To the po
lice the injury was conclusively Intentional
nnd tho young man who had taken her out
driving was bellovnd to have Inflicted It.
Tho girl had considerable money with her.
James McAullffe has persistently followed
every clue that might clear tho mystery.
Several months ago he vlsltod Omaha nnd
Lincoln. He called upon tho governor of
Nsbraska and the authorities nt Omaha.
Through his efforts a reward of several
thousand dollars was offered for the cap
ture of the murderer. All his efforts wero
In vain, however, and threo months ngo
James McAullffo returned to Denver with
tho body of his murdered child.
HERDMAN NAMES HIS AIDES
Clerk nf the Supreme Court Selects
People to Help Him Keep
the Itecorili.
LINCOLN. April i. (Special Telegram.)
Leo Herdman, tho recently appointed
clerk of tho supreme court, tonight an
nounced tho following appointments: Eland
W. Nelson, Lincoln, deputy clerk; Wilbur
F. Bryant, Ilartlngton. deputy reporter;
Miss Edith Wooster, Silver Creek, daughter
of Charlis Woostor, assistant reporter; Miss
Lizzie Stevens. Hnatlngn, nsslrtant librarian.
Tho latter two will receive a salary of "U
per mciith und tho two deputies $1.S00 each
Tier year. Miss Edith McKelghan cf Riil
Cloud, daughter of ex-Congressman Mc
Kelghan, has Ihcii appointed clerk In the
lund commissioner's office by Commissioner
Wolfo to succeed Mlm Stovens. It Is ox
peetcd that one or two additional appoint
ments will bo announced next week.
AN INDIAN SHOOTS TWO MEN
Seekii Itcvcime for Churcei Preferred
AbiiIiihI Him In Odd Fellows'
I, (Mine.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . April 4. Shortly
after noon today Fred Kettlehako drove to
a snlcon in Virginia nvcnuo and with a
Winchester rifle fired Into a group of men
who wero entering tho saloon. Lewis
Krauss was shot' In tho back of the head.
It Is believed that Krauss was singled out
by Kettlchnke. Kettlehako then drovj to
t North Liberty street, called Fre-d Simon, a
grocer, outside nnd shot him In tho abjo
mcn. Simon will die.
An Odd Fellows' lodge, of which Kettlo
hake was a member, Investigated somo
charges against him. Simon and Krauss
wero members of the same lodgo ami It Is
s.ild that ho suspected thorn of having
something to do with tho charges.
Trnccy Ih (ienernl Milliliter.
SPRINGFIELD. III.. April 4 -Frank W.
Tnicey, president of the First National
bank of this city and u member of tho
board of directors of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railway, tins been notified by
President Felton of the Chicago & Alton
railway of his appointment us general man
aer of the St. louls, Peoria & Northern
railroad.
Movement of Ocean VcxncN, April I.
At New York Arrived Urns, from Genon;
Hesperla, from Naples. Pnllwl St. PauJ, for
Southampton; Frlesl.uid, for Antwerp; Ger
manic for Liverpool.
At Oueenstown Arrived Teutonic, from
New ork, for Liverpool. Sailed I'ltonla,
from Liverpool, for New York.
At Cherbourg Arrived Patricia, from
New York via Plymouth, for Hamburg.
At Movltle Arrived Astoria, from New
York, for Glasgow
At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic, from
New Vork.
At Southampton Arrived New York,
from New York. Sallod Latin, from Bre
men, for New York.
Admiral's Announcement that He is a Can
didst it Not Taken Seriously.
MAKES WASHINGTON POLITICIANS SMILE
Candidacy of Hero nf .Manila liny Snlil
to lie Part of Plan of nnntcrn
Democrat-, to Head
Oir llrjnn.
WASHINGTON, April 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Admiral Dcwcy has twlco surprised
tho American people when ho went Into
Manila bay and tmnshed the Spanish fleet
so effectively, nnd today, when he an
nounced himself as a candidate for tho pres
idency. Tho announcement was not taken
seriously by politicians In any of tho par
ties In congrefs, excopt thnt It was tho con
sensus of opinion that the sailorman would
find out In tho course of tho next few days
Just how popular ho Is at present with tho
American people.
It Is Interesting In this connection to re
call that but two presidents wero elected
without party nomination Gcorgo Wash
ington nnd John Qulncy Adams In view of
Dewey's pronunclaniento that he would be
willing to run Independent and without u
platform it the people so desired.
"it will bo Instructive," ns nn eminent
legislator put It, "to know how fnr nn nm
bilious wife can go to secure tho undoing of
hor husband's standing with the people of
tho republic."
o SIiimv for Di'Wf',
DES MOINES, April I. (Special Tele
gram.) Relative to Dewey nnd tho presi
dency. Chairman Georgo A. Huffman of the
democratlo stato commltteo today said:
"Dewey cannot bo tho democratic candi
date for president to succeed McKtnley. No
mnn enn get that nomination except W. J.
Brynn. Brynn will bo nominated nt Knn
sas City on the first ballot. The announce
ment that Dewey will bo a candidate will
not have the slightest effect on tho demo
cratlc convention. 1 don't see what ticket
Dewoy can put himself nt the head of. His
name was mentioned prominently at tho re
cent meeting of tho national democratic
commltteo ns n posslblo running mntn for
Bryan, but ho was not conceded a chance
for tho presidency. I nm Inclined to think
that this announcement ot Dcwcy'B position
Is n step toward his acceptanco of the nom
ination for vice president "
Pcnnsyl vanlniin for llrynn.
HARRISBUHO, Pa., April 4. In rcsponso
to numerous requests from various parts
of tho country for his views on tho effect
of the announcement of Admiral Dewey's
candidacy for president, Notional Commit
teeman James M. Guffey, the leader of
tho Pennsylvania democrncy, today mado
the following statement:
"Tho domocrats of Pennsylvania nro for
Bryan beyond doubt or question. The demo
cratlo stato convention tomorrow will In
struct to this effect.
"The announcement of Admiral Dewey's
candidacy -will havo no effect whntevcr as
far as the democrats ot this state arc con
cerned." For llrynn Only.
PARIS, Tex., April 4. James O. Dudley
of this city, Texas member of tho national
democratlo executlvo committee, In answer
to a telegram asking his cplnion In "(sard
Admiral Powey's candidacy for the. presi
dency, replied as follows:
"Admiral Dowey will not be nominated by
tho democratic party. The lesson learned
by tho nomination of Horace Greolcy Is
still remembered. Nor do I bellove that
he will be nominated by tho republican
party. This Is no time for military or naval
heroes. General Scott's race for th presi
dency might bo consulted with some profit.
If Brynn cannot beat McKinley this year ho
cannot bo beaten for tho presidency."
SCHEME TO HEAD OFF BRYAN
KiiNteru Democrat Said to He I'sIiik
llcnt')' to Defeat elranka'
Hoy Orutor.
NEW YORK. April 4. A Washington dis
patch to tho Evening Telegram says: "It
has developed that tho announcement of
Admiral Dewey's candidacy Is a part of a
well laid plan of eastern democrats to head
off Mr. Bryan's liomlnatlon."
Thu Evening Telogrnm'a dispatch contin
ues: "The admiral will not admit that there
Is any organization behind hla candidacy or
stato whether ho would like tho republican
or tho democratic nomination. Ho told me
today that ho was In tho hands of tho Amer
ican peoplo nnd wa3 as willing to obey or
ders from them as ho has been from his
superiors In -tho navy. Ho said:
" i havo every reason to believe that
there Is. a popular demand for my nomina
tion. I decline to Hay whether I am a dem
ocrat or a republican.
" 'I want to bo the peoplo's candldnte. I
fully reallzo that In announcing my willing
ness to becomo n candidate that my troubles
nro beginning, but a man who has the In
terest of his country at heart cannot escape
his share ot them, nnd I am willing to risk
all thnt may oorao to me.
To Obey the People's Will.
" 'From every state in tho union nnd from
all classes ot tho peoplo I have received
gratifying ovldenco of n dcslro for my nomi
nation. Tho demand has became w general
that I felt constraUicd to give setloua con
sideration to the matter, nnd although I
had previously stated that I would not ac
cept n nomination conditions have so
changed in tho paBt fow months that I can
not longer, ns a loyal American citizen, say
that I will not obey the will of tho Ameri
can people If tholr decision should bo that
I nm a suitable candidate for the presi
dency. Beyond confirming my announce
ment of thin mowing thero Is nothing more
that I can properly say at present.' "
WASHINGTON. April 4. Admiral George
Dowey today confirmed tho Interview pub
lished this morning In tho Noiv York
World, to tho effect that he will nccept the
presidency of tho United States Bboult! the
American people desire him to fill that of
fice. Ho refused to make any further state
ment. Tho greatest interest was manifested in
official and other circles by the
announcement mado by Admiral Dewey.
His home was besieged nil morn
Ins by reporters who wero nnxlotri tn
obtain any additional Information which
might bo forthcoming. To all the admiral
extended a cordial greeting, but Indicated
that for tho present at feast thero was noth
ing to ndd to what had already been pub
lished concerning his willingness to stand
for tho presidential office should the people
elect to nomlnato him. Naturally the chief
point of Inquiry wns as to which of tho great
political parties Admiral Dewey would bn
tho candldato of, but to questions of this
character the replies Indicated that no ptil
tlvo determination had been reached.
"Thero aro no definite plans as to tho fu
ture." said a member of his official house
hold. None of the officials or naval officers at
tho Navy department cared to cxprees pub
licly any opinion us to tho admiral's an-
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tho announcement created profound surprl.o
In erry circle. Tho Impression prr vailed
that, regnrdlctn of the outcome ot the adinl
ral'n movement from a political point of
view, his entrance Into tho arena of politics
marks u termination of his activities In the
uay. Not thnt It Is believed that hlrj re
tirement Is pending, but It Is fe'.t that. m
grossinl as ho will be in his oilier nsplrit.ona,
the admlr.il will not be able to spare tho
tlmo necessary for the discharge of purely
naval duties. It Is Intimated that he prac
tically Indicated his purpose to withdraw
from active naval work In a conversation te
cently with an Intimate friend and brother
officer.
ADMIRAL TALKS ABOUT IT
Influenced, lie sa. hy Many Letter
and I'rlciiill j Sound loan lie
I t'omlnu Weil.
WASHINGTON. April I. -Admiral Dewey
tonight exprcMM himself as very much
gratified ever the manner In whlih his an
nouncement to bo u candidate for the presl
dci.cy has been reeelved by his friends. His
manner likewise Indicated the fact as he
chatted with a reporter at his home this
cuilw; Many telegrams have como to
Mm today, particularly from tho south, nnd
to. iiito fr. tn the far west, endorsing his
course, nnd stutlng thnt he will receive iho
support of the signers In tho campaign
which he will mnke.
Tho admiral was In excellent humor nnd
tnlked Interestingly of a number of things In
connection with bin proposed cntidldncy,
though e oncoming nio-u questions asked him
he requested that nothing be said at this
time, us In due time ho would mako a
statement to tho public.
"Why Is It, ndmlral, that you havo decided
to becomo a candidate for tho presidency?"
ho was asked.
Influenced hy Many Letter.
"Really on that point thero Is nothing
to ndd to what has been printed on the sub
ject. If tho American people want me to
; Ho their candldato for this high ofllco I
thall gladly serve them. My determination
to aspire to It wns Influenced by my ninny
I.. l. 1 ..... .
iii-nun, nuu unvo wnneii me letters sug
gesting that I should bo n candidate. These
communications havo e-omo from all over
tho country, somo from New York, a large
number from the south, nnd some from the
I'nclllo coast. It was In response to these
suggestions that I havo taken tho course
announced.
"Since tho announcement wns made I have
received a number of telegrams finm my
, frlonds commending the action' I have taken
nnd promising mo tholr support. I urn
deeply gratified to thum for their kindness.
Theso nio tho considerations which have
urged tno to c.hango my mind from tho orig
inal statement I made on my return from
Manila that I would Dot be u. candidate for
ho office."
"Now tell mo something about your plans
for tho future," suggested the roporter.
"On that point I am uot yet prepared to
mako any statement," answered tho ad
miral. "I nm consult Inn with mv friends ns
j to the course to be pursued. When the
I proper time arrlvc-s 1 will make u state
ment of my Intentions as to thu future, and
this will be very soon. Pending that I pre
fer not to say anything for publication re
garding th tun."
"Will tho announcement of your candi
dacy for tho presidency make any chango
In the plans for your trip to Chicago and
other western cities?"
"Not at nil. "The cordial Invitations which
I have received from those eltlcn to visit
them during the. coming spring and which 1
have acci'pted I expect to fulfill. The ns
Biirances of regard conveyed by them uie
very gratifying to me and I certainly want
to show the people thnt I appreciate their
kindness."
Admiral Dowey hn some very decided
opinion on matters of public moment and
while expressing them In prlato pro
few not to make any public announcement
of them at this time. Platforms for parties,
he believes, are not made by candidates for
thn high office of president. In connection
with his determination to run for office tho
ndmlral relies greatly on the warmth nf tho
receptions he has received throughout the
country, Including the south particularly.
.Not After llepiihllciiu Nomination,
Much ctmment hus been Indulged In today
bv the public, uo to which of the two great
political parties the admiral will ally him
self with nnd fiom whom he expects to re
ceive the nomination.
To questions bearing on this subject he
declares that he prefers not to make nuy
statement at this time. To thoso who havo
talked with him privately on tho subject,
however, and who are fully acquainted with
his views It Is evident that ho does not ex
pect tho nomination to como from the re
publican party.
Tho ndmlral, his friends Bay, has very do.
elded views on the quewtlon of expansion,
on that of a tariff for Porto Illco and others
of creat publlo interest, but ho declined
politely tonight to Indicate them on the plea
that this Is not the proper time ror that.
The possibility of the ndmlral's nomina
tion has suggested the query as to whether
ho would retain his position on the active
list of tho navy during tho camp tlgn
which would follow. Tho admiral is d's
incllued to discuss the matter In a Ivatro
of any nomination, but bolieves that cm
be properly determined should the occasion
arise. Thero Is no reason, ho feels, why
ho should not continue In tho navy pcid
' Ing the eloctlcn, ns n nomination does not
i nr-.-essarlly mean nn election. Thoso nro
known to bo his views on this subject and
lio would consider It entirely proper to r
main In tho navy evon though he engaged
In the activities of a heated political cam
paign. Won't i'i II. Winiif n Platform.
"What will your platform be?" next to
that as to which parly ho expected to bo
Identified with, probably was the most fre
quent question put to tho ndmlral by his
i Inquirers today. To those, howevor, ho
was non-committal and In a good-natured
' way declined to mako known his views at
! this tlmo.
Tomorrow Admiral nnd Mrs. Dewey go
to Philadelphia to attond a concert given
under thn auspices ot Mrs. Cassatt, wife of
tho prisident of tho Pennsylvania road. The
concert Is for the bone-fit of widows nnd
orphans ot soldiers nnd sailors who lout
their lives during the war with Spain. They
will return to the city on Friday.
llrynn Sllcnl lor Once,
POHTLAND, Ore.. April I. When asked
tonisht for an opinion on the candidacy of
Admiral Dewey for tho presidency ; j.
Bryan sold: "I do not cure to discuss tho
subject.."
FIRE RUINS THE HALL
Kansas Oitj Auditorium, Whero Democrats
Were to Meet, Deitrojsd.
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT IN HALF AN HOUR
rismsf, Aidt 1 br Stiff Brse( Do Qaiok
and Thorouirb Wofk.
CHURCH, SCHOOL AND RESIDENCES BURN
Fira Leaps Across Alleys and Streets and
Finds Other Fuel.
PLANS MADE TO Rt GUILD AUDITORIUM
MutixcrlptliiUK llcKtiu AVhlle the Fire
l HiikIiiu mid a Mas .MeellnM In
t'alleil in He lleail) for
the (iiii cut Ion.
KANSAS CITY, April (.--Convention hall,
Kausns City's pride, wherein tho demo
cratic national convention wns to have hern
held on July 4. was laid in ruins In less
than thirty minutes this afternoon frcru flr
that sinned nt 1 o'clock.
Tho lire huinc.l with such fury that It was
evident nlntrst Mom the start that tho struc
ture was doomed and the llretnen soon
umed their attention to savlui surround
ing property,
A s.lff breezo wns Mowing nnd before tho
flic was subdued at 2.1.1 o'clock the So-oud
I riHibyterlan church, ono of tho finest (sil
lies in the cit. th(. church parsonage, the
Latluop public bcIiojI, a two-story, thlr-tccn-room
building, all situated across tin
wny on Central street, nnd a half block of
three-story flat buildings on Twelfth street
were rendered u total 1om.
Several rcsldence-M were damaged lo i
gnator or less degree and for a time It wai
feared that several blocks of buildings It
tho lesidenco district would ge.
Tho aggregate loss Is $100,000, apportioned
this wny:
Convention hall, $2.15,000, Insurance, $Cf...
COO; ohurch. $50,000, Insured; parsonage, $1.V.
OftO, Insured; tchool, $35,000. limited for
$20,400; Williamson block, Twelfth strcot,
$00,000, Insurance, $15,000.
PIllllN til llchllllll It.
Plnns nro on foot to rebuild Convention
hall Immediately ami make It ready for tho
democratic convention In duly. While tho
fire was still In progress members of tlm
Commercial club, through whoso efforts tha
hall was conceived and built, mingled In the
crowds of spectators and began soliciting
funds for a new structure. This evening
$25,000 had been subscribed and Secretary
Clondenlng of tho club called a mass meet
ing of citizens for tomorrow night to de
vise wnys and means of raising an addi
tional $50,000.
Tho hall association has $10,000 In the
bank nnd will have tho $135,000 Insurance
for Immediate use, tho Insurance companies
having spcntnnoouBly ngreed to wnlvo tho
sixty-day limit und mako settlement on dr.
matid. Tho Kansas City lumber company
that furnished four-llfths of thu lumber for
tli.) old oi iitlltif , has 'Tigreed to duplicate
Its order at once ' at tho rate In exist
ence two years ngo and the Minneapolis
firm that furnished the steel girders for the
Immense roof has been telegraphed to dupll
cato Its ordor.
!iieL'N iin to Himv It Started,
Tho fire started as near as can bo learned
at 1 o'clock this aftcrncon Just above thn
boiler nom In the northeast comer of tho
building, on the alley, whero some plumb
ers had been at work. There was no lire In
the furnace and tho supprsltlnn Is that tho
blaze started from a spirit lamp or by ono
of the plumbers crotbliig un eleotrlc light
w Ire.
A still alarm wob llrSt turned In. By tho
lime tlio first engine arrived, ten minutes
later, tho building was a mass of flames. Thu
entire structure?, covering half a block oaoh
way cn Thirteenth ami Central strews, win
turned Into a tlery furnace before a seconJ
nlaim could be bounded nnd In less than
half an hour the roof, upheld by mnssive
Meed girders that upturned Its 200 feet of
breadth, rell with a crash that sent show
cih cf burning embers In every direction aud
drove the firemen across tho street.
Tl'o brick Corinthian columns lining His
building along the facades on Thirteenth and
Contra! streets tottered a few minutes nid
fell outward aud tho hall wns a complela
wreck, the work of but thirty nilmmw.
I'Iiiiiicn DeNlroy n Church,
A strong wind carried the flames to the
Second l'rcubyterlan church on thu opposlta
side of Thliteenth nnd Central nnd In forty
minutes that structure, occupying a half
block In loncth, was n ruins. Tho parsiu
ngo adjoining and the Uathrop school, which
was partially destroyed in tho cyclone of
ltS8, and which had been set aside for tho
use of the newspaper correspondents during
tho convention, were attacked slmultn
luottsly and noon nothing but their walls
wero left standing. Fortunately, tho school
children hnd not returned to their rooms
after tho noon hour aud all wero got to
places nf safety.
Next tho flames caught tho Williamson
lints, across tho alloy from thn hall on tho
north, on Twelfth street, nnd these weiu
gutted. The flats occupied a half block and
wero brick anil three stories in height.
Flying embers started blazes on a dozen
different residences within a radius of two
blocks and. fanned by a stiff breeze nnd
nlded by n low wnler preraure, threatened x
genera) conflagration. Tho flro, which was
finally gotten under control at 2. SO, proved
ono of the quickest nnd most dangerous ex
perleuced in Kansas City for many years
DcNcrl lit Ion of the Hull,
Convention hall had hern classed bj
travelers as one of the largest and most per
fectly constructed auditoriums In the world.
Tho building was erected In 1808 at a cost
of $235,000, which was raised entirely by
public subscription. It occupied n pleco ot
ground 314x200 feet In extent, war. two stor
ies high and built of nntlvo stone, cream
brick and terra cottn. The Ilrst story was
of tho ronalFsnnce stylo of architecture and
the second story in peristyle form, with
groups and columns. Tho building was ot
bridge construction without a column, thn
roof being suported hy great stool girders.
Itn general seating arrangement ws
mniloled Mimowhat upon tho plan of tho
.Metropolitan opera house. New York. Thu
floor sp.ico was divided Into arena, nrmni
balcony, balcony and roof garden, bovejj
skirting tho arena and the arena balcony.
Tho total seating cnpnclty was nearly 20.
000 und with standing room thu building'
wns capable of holding more than 22,001)
peoplo. The arena nlone seated 4,000. Trm
building had no stairways, the upper seat
lugs being reached by means nf Inclining
plnnes. Heparato exits aro used for tho bal
conies nnd roof garden and It is estimated
that tho hall could ho emptied at the rate ol
0,000 peoplo a minute.
Practically nothing remains Intact ot Coa-
