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NOTE NOT YET READY
Ministers at Pekin Still at Work Upon
Ultimatum to China.
FURTHER DELAY SEEMS QUITE PROBABLE
Discuiiion of Proposed Penalty for Princes
Is Eeopencd.
FOREIGN ENVOYS SAID TO BE WEAKENING
Proposition for Execution Reduced to
Beiereit Penalty Under Chinese Law.
SPRING EXPEDITION TO SIAN FU TALKED OF
Ponllilll' of Iteiirivcd Wnr itUU
Cfitumr Court lllneumrd n 1'roli
able hy flic I'ekln Cirrcinnd
rtil of London Jiiurnnln,
l'HKIN, Snturduy, Nov. 17. Tho prelimi
nary note has uot yet been presented. Its
terms aro not completed and thcro will
protmbly bo further delay.
LONDON, Nov. 10. Or. Morrison, wiring
to tho Times from I'ekln, under dntu of
November 15, says:
"Tho foreign envoys huvc reopened the
dlscusslLU of the death penalty for the
princes and other high olllelnlK. It Is evi
dent that tho ministers nro weakening, as
they have reduced their proposal from exe
cution to tho severest punishment pro
vided by Chinese law. forgetting that
princes llo beyond tho reach of Chinese
common law.
"Tho newts from the southern provinces
Is ruoro reassuring.. LI Hung Chang says
that I'rlnco Tuan hus tied for safety to
tho residence of his father-in-law at Nlng
Hal Slcn, on tho Mongolian frontier of the
provlnco of Kun Ha."
"It Is rumored," says I'ekln corre
spondent of tho Morning Tost, wiring Satur
day, "that a Bprlug expedition to Sinn I'll
Is already being discussed as the outcome
of tho probable failure of tho peacu ne
gotiations. IJvcn If I'rlnco Tuan and 1'rlr.ce
Chwntig aro absent from tho present sent
of tho Chlnrso court, Kmperor Kwang Su
Is still helpless, as he lacks tho aid of a
strong and progressive adviser, all such
oniclals having been beheaded.
"General Tung Full llslnlig, master of
tho military forces, Is dreaded even by
tho empress dowager. Tho new cabinet
minister, Lu Chuan Lin, Is reputed to bo
another Kang VI. There Is danger, there
fore, that terms neeepted by the Chinese
rommlsslnners In I'ekln will bo rejected
at Slang Fu.
"Should tho court prepare for further
resistance, It would bo necessary for tho
allies to drcl.iro war, but to discriminate
between tho court and China. Tho United
States and Russia would probably refuse to
take part In such measures.
"Slnco tho occupation of I'ekln the Her
man commander liau shot moro than 100
guilty .'Io.wts. Ucuorat Chaffco'n orders do
not provide for dealing with cases of
crimes committed before tho relief of the
legations. Tho American plnu Is to leave
such matters to thu Chinese, which means
nothing."
SHANGHAI, Saturday. Nov. 17. As tho
outcomo of tho protest by Great Hrltaln
ngulnst tho transfer of Yu Chang to tS.u
gocrnorshIp "f Wu Chang, this ofllclal will
bo replaced by a governor who Is pro
foreign In his sympathies.
It Is reported that General Ma with 10.000
men, General Tang, with 8,000, and Generj.l
Yu, with 6,000, nru marching toward the
borders of tho provlnco of Chi LI to check
the advance of tho allies westward.
LI Hung Ch.fng and tho Yang Tso
viceroys, It Is said, have guaranteed tho
empress dowager's personal safety If she
will return to I'ekln, but she believes that
they aro In league with tho allies to cap
ture her.
Tho French force which went to tho relief
of tho Catholic priests besieged at Chen
Ling, In Chl LI province, succeeded in res
cuing them.
Taolat Sheng denies that I'rlnco Tuan
ii nil General Tung I'll Hslang have Joined
thu Mohammedan rebellion.
DEMANDS JUSTICE FROM CHINA
Former llrnldcnt of I'rUIn W.nit
J.raiirrns lleiuutrd null I'nyinrnt tit
!)l(IOO, 0(10,(100 Indemnity.
NBW YORK', Nov. IS. Dr. W. A. I'. Mar
tin, president of the Now Imperial uni
versity In I'ekln, today gave out an open
letter, tho caption of which Is "Justlco to
China," which ho calls tho question of tho
hour for tho whole world. Dr. Mat tin
takes exception to some recently printed
newspaper articles which advlso modera
tion In tho treatment of the Chinese. Hit
says, In effect, If the ruling powers Ic
China woro of Cblneso strain thcro might
be nomu excuso for moderation, but ho
calls tho empress dowager "a Tartar
usurper who follow h tho tradition of tho
grand khan and treats ambassadors with
contumely."
As to tho plea that China bo treated as
a solf-rcsj cctlng power. Dr. Martin asks:
What kind of self-rrsprct was It for the
nmpreiH nownger on mo nun or June, uc
foro Baron Kottelcr was killed, to send
a secret edict to all her viceroys: "F.xter
minute the forclRiiers. kill tlm imtloi Clirl.
ttans?" What sort of self-respect was
shown by I'rltico Tumi, father of tho heir
apparent, In making himself thu natron of
h nouy oi cuunroais .- nai seii-resp ct
was shown liv I'rlnco Chimin? us mlilinrv
governor In betting n price- on the iieads
i f foreigner?-(V) tnels ''or Dm heml nf n
man, CO for tho heml of u wonuin and SO
for tnu ueiui or n einur.
Dr. Martin further says:
Tho readiest road .- poaei and order Is
tho restoration of tho nuug emperor. As
for his tyrannical mint and all iier bioud
stained clliue, no penalty can bo too so
vero tu Indict on them. Whop the downger
ml I'rlnco Tuan put to death lour min
isters In tho foreign board for the crime
of pleading for peace, are the allies t.
severe If ihey Insist on tho exllo of ono
and tho execution of thu other?
Tho doctor closed by contending that
J600.000.000 Is not too much for China to
ray.
LOOK FOR FLYING SQUADRON
People of llonir Koiik Kxclteil liy Con.
trniiilnteil ,uvnl Icmuiitriitloii
liy tireiit Hrltaln.
LONDON. Nov. 19. "Thcro Is considerable
commotion here," says tho Hong Kong cor
respondent of tho Dally Mall, "In conse
quenco of a report that Great Hrltaln In
tends to send out a flying squadron.
l'nrly Politic In Snntlnun.
SANTIAGO DK CCIIA, Nov. 18. Mayor
flrlnon has refused an application from
tho leaders or tnu negro party for a per
mlt to demonstrate tomorrow against the
Castillo party, which Is now In control.
It Is expected that an attempt will bo made
to havo tho parado without permission of
too municipal govcmnieut.
LEYDS GOES TO MEET CHIEF
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York World CabTeiv '.-Special Telegram.)
Or. W. J. Leyds, tho Transvaal minister
to tho courts of Europe, arrived here at
10:20 o'clock this evening with only ono
secretary, having left I'arls at 0:30 a. m.,
traveling In n special car. Of courso he
comes to meet President Krugcr, who Is
due to arrive soon on tho Dutch cruiser
Goldcrland. Tho three Doer special en
voys who have been visiting Kuropo and
America, seeking Intervention to secure
penco In South Africa, left I'arls at 8:d0
this evening and will arrlvo at 0 a. ru.
tomorrow.
I mot Dr. Leyds tit Avignon, two hours
distant from Marseilles, and received post
tlvo assurance that Mr. Kruger will land
at Marseilles and not tit Naples or Genoa,
as hao been persistently rumored. On
being usked about Mr. Kruger's plans, Dr.
Loyds replied: "llenlly, I know scnrccly
moro about them than you do,"" nddlng
smilingly: "Hereafter you must apply to
the president himself for Information when
ho gets here. Ono man will represent tho
Transvaal nnd one only."
Several delegations met Dr. Leyds at the
railway nation In Marseilles. Ho shook
hands, but begged to bo allowed to go to
his hotel Immediately, postponing tho dis
cussion of tho Kruger reception arrange
ments until tomorrow morning.
When Dr. Leyds' carrlugo drove luto the
great Interior court of tho Hotel Noallles,
although great crowds lined tho curbs,
there wa-i no demonstration, no shouting
of welcome. Dr. Leyds went directly to
his apartment. Ho declined to receive
newspaper representatives nnd straightway
began to dictate answers to n huge accu
mulation of dispatches received tc !:iy.
.Moro than C00 prominent people from
I'arls, Ilerlln nnd Amsterdam have arrived
here, Michael Davltt among others.
BOTHA SETs1TpG0VERNMENT
llopr
Cumin it ii ilu tit Katnlillalie
llemtiliiiirtri-N at Itos
1'iidnl. HU
1'KKTOnU, Nov. IS. Tho Ilocrs are ac
tive. It Is said that Commandant Louis
llotha has established n government at
Hoscndal, north of Mlddleburg, nnd that
with tho 150.000 which ho has uvallablo
ho Is paying tho lighting burghers a crown
u day.
Co in m and in unt Abel Krasmus 1b said to be
at Ollphant's river with 2,000 mon, 1,000
wagons nnd 12,000 cattle.
From Heidelberg It Is reported that tho
Ilocrs nro compelling tho burghers who
hnd surrendered to tnko up arms again
under pain of death.
AIMS BLOW AT UNITED STATES
ticrmsii ItrlclmtiiK Coimldt'r TnrlfT
lllll AVIilch niM-rlniliuiten Agnlnwt
Aiih-i-Icii,
HDD LIN, Nov. 18. Count Kanltz, Dr.
Llebor nnd other prominent mcmbcis of tho
Ilolchstag lutvo given notice of a bill to
amend the tariff law by empowering n
lev, under In perlal duirec and with thu
approval of tho llundosrnth, of nd valorem
duties on dutiable goods front countries
where German goods nro subjected to simi
lar lovles, provided that tho terms of tho
existing treaties aro not thereby violated.
liy tho provisions of tho bill additional
duties may bo levied In the samo manner
up to 200 per cent of tho tariff law or tho
ad valorem duty on goods from countries
treating German ships or German goods
less favorably thuu other nations, whllo
duly-freo goods in similar circumstances
may bo subjected to a duty not exceeding
10 per cent of their value.
Tho decree would ceaso at tiny time It
tho Reichstag withheld its assent.
Tho proposal has provoked u lively dis
cussion In tho press. Whllo tho signers
do not Includo all tho nntlonal, liberal and
centrist members, they do represent about
halt the membership of tho Reichstag, nnd
It is highly probable that tho bill will at
tract enough support from tho other sec
tions of tho house to Insure a majority.
Ono leading Journal, commenting upon
the proposal, says that "it tneuns In a
certain sense n declaration of tarllt war
against tho I'nltcd States."
PRINCES TO BE CONDEMNED
Imperial i:llc ( onccriiliiK Tumi and
ClimiiiK mill TrmiNiiilttril to Secretin-
l!n, Continued. -
PARIS. NOV. 10. Tho fnllnvil DP fill t HAO
have been received from I'ekln, dated No
vember 17:
"M. I'lnchon (French minister I
visited LI Hung Chang, who handed to him
imperial decrees depriving I'rlnco Tuan and
I'rlnco Chwnng of their tltlea of imiiiniv
and directing that they bo Imprisoned ut
JtuKUen until death. Decrees assort that
I'rlnco Ylnc has nlre.nlv lmnn ,l...ri,.i
and Imprisoned: that I'rlnen I. Inn li
ordered not to leavo his palaco; that Duke
wii nna lug Nicn, president of tho On
soriito. and others havo been fleirnirinil nn.i
that Yu listen has been exiled.
"Another docreo savs it is lmnnualhtn in
arrest General Tung Fu Hslang at present
because ho is in possession of the troops,
but that ho will bo punished later."
Tho foregoing dispatch, with the excep
tion of th rcforenco to General Tung Fu
Hslang, corroborates tho text of tho cable
gram from Director General Sheng to Min
ister Wu nt Washington, communicated tn
Secretary Hay last Friday.
WEYLER SAYS HE DIDN'T
HI Kiri'llenc) , (lip llutelirr, Denlci
Ant I-AioitIciiii IIoiihI At
tributed to 111 111.
MADRID, Nov. 18. General Weyler do
nlos that tho statement published in Paris
and cabled to tho United States that ho
had told an Interviewer that If ho had re
mained In Cuba ho would havo ousted the
Americans from tho Island.
Illuiv Aimed nt .llnlln.
ROMK, Nov. IS. Thu court of appeals has
ltbucd au order semllug before tho court of
assjzo Signer 1'allzzolo, n inomber of tho
Chamber of Deputies for Palermo, on u
charge of having Instigated tho murder In
December, lSO'.i'. of Slgnor Netarbartolo, an
ex-mayor of Palermo and an ex-dlrector of
the Hank of Sicily, who was robbed nud
killed in a railroad car near Palermo. Tho
charges against Slgnor Pallzzolo nro par
ticularly important, becauso they are ro
regarded as tho corncrstono of tho efforts
of tho Italian government to overthrow the
Sicilian tnalla
(iermnii Ilu t tlrlilpi Collide,
11URLIN, Nov IS. As the Germn-i first
class battleships Kaiser FrWrleb HI and
Knlser Wllhclm II wero entering Kiel har
bor yesterday they collided, both being
slightly damaged. Today divers havo been
examining the extent of their Injuries.
LITTLE ALARM IN RUSSIA
Official World at St. Petersburg Looks for
Speedy Recovery of Ozar.
ILLNESS MAY BE DUE TO TOO MUCH QUAIL
HIkIi .Medlcnl Authority for Miitrniriit
Thnt Typhoid Genu lluve Hpcii
(.'ill I li red f rotii'TuotliNiiinr Pnrl
rldKR Which Nicholas I.imci,
ST. PIJTKRSBURa, Nov. IS. Tho Rus
sian ofrtclal world Is anxious regarding tho
condition of Kmperor Nicholas, but there
Is u feeling of confidence that ho will re
cover. A Foreign olllco otliclal told the
correspondent of tho Associated Press last
evening that tho bulletins were regarded us
favorable. Ho called attention to thu dis
tinction between typhus, In tho American
senso of tho word, and typhus as under
stood in Russia, where tho term corre
sponds to typhoid In American terminology.
Typhoid is common, tho ofllclal pointed
out, In all Russian cltie?, owing to tho
defective hygienic arrangements, but It Is
not feared In this country us It Is In tho
United States.
"Moreover," continued tho ofllclal, "tho
czar's general health has been good. Per
sons who havo seen hint frequently nnd nt
closo quarters during tho last few months
glvo no credenco to tho stories regarding
his nlleged feebleness. They huvo not ob
served th slightest Indication of lingering
injury from tho saber blow ho received
In Japan. Thoy utterly dlsbcllnvo tho as
sertlon, often mndu abroad, Hut tho ciar
Is an epileptic."
Consldcrnblo surprise Is expressed that
his majesty should havo contracted u dis
ease from tainted nourishment. It ap
pears, howeover, thnt ho Is Imprudent In
hU diet, docs not always follow medical
direction und often drinks any wuter ho
can get when walking or driving. Tho
possibility of his having contracted dis
ease from mill; Is also being considered.
Yet nnothcr source of typhoid Infection In
Russia Is quail, thcro being high medical
authority for tho statement that germs
havo been cultured from broiled quails.
Tho news of tho czar's Illness is grad
ually reaching tho general populaco nnd
many sympathetic references to his condi
tion nro heard among the people of St.
Petersburg, who nro apparently greatly at
tached to tho person of the monarch.
Special prayers for his recovery wero
offered today In the churches of St. Peters
burg, Moscow and Khnrkow.
LONDON, Nov. 19. Tho only reliable
news regarding tho condition of Knrperor
Nicholas published hero this morning Is
tho Llvadla bulletin, but dispatches from
Uerlin and Copenhagen nil speak equatly
favorable. A dispatch from tho Danish cap
ital says tho dowager czarina will remain
nt Fredenshorg possibly until December .1.
According to tho Moscow correspondent of
tho Daily Hxpress tho weakness of tho czar's
heart causes somo apprehension.
Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Dally Mall says that tho emperor's Illness
rose from lack of caution In drinking fresh
wnter whllo suffering from influenza nnd,
ho adds, that "tho illness has not mado us
yet i: deep Impression upon th Ilu-ixU.it
people, many of whom seem never to havo
heard of It."
Mclioln Han Coiufiirtalitr liny.
I.IV'ADIA, Kuropean Russia, Nov. 18-Km-pcror
Nicholas, according to tho best Infor
mation obtainable this morning, hud a
favorable day yesterday. Ho slept for
fcomn time and felt at ease. His temper
ature at 'J p. ni. was 110.6 nud lila pulsu
CI.
Last night ho slept well and on waking
this morning was comfortable, his head being
qitlto clear. At 9 a. m. today his temper
aturo was 99.fi und his pulse 8.
SAYS SHE WAS BLAMELESS
Cot lie r of I lie 3turdrrd Cninilmn ilr
Corinil lei llcclaren llrr lliinhiiiid'n
MiNnlcloiiN (iron ml lcm.
PARIS, Nov. IS.- Saturday's tragedy, tho
killing of Countess do Corniillcr by her
husband, was tho principal topic yesterday
at tho clubs and In social circles generally.
Count do Cornuller'fl condition prior to his
marriage was rather humble and after
his separation from tiio countess ho lived
In a siiull apartment In tho Latin quarter,
evidently maintaining himself on a very
moderate Income.
Tho countess, on thu other hand, lived In
flue stylo and It wns evident that his
changed domestic condttlous, especially ns
tl.cy contrasted with those of tho countess,
greatly depressed him.
Thu statement by M. LcRoulx, tho ad
vocate nt whoso apnrtmcnts tho countess
was shot, that shu had placed her affairs
In his bauds nt tho suggestion of her
father. Count Plneau do Vlennay, Is cor
roborated by the latter, who emphatically
donles that there was any Impropriety
whatever in tho relations existing between
kls daughter and her legal representative.
HORSE SHOW OPENS" TODAY
Serr York Society Will Knjoj- due of
Its (;rnt I'erloiln for tlie
Xext I'"civ III,
Ni:W YORK, Nov. 18. All Ib in readiness
for the opening tomorrow of tho sixteenth
annual horse show under tho auspices of
the National Horso Show association at
Madison Square Garden. All tho day
workmen were engaged In putting the
finishing touches to tho decorations and
other arrangements in tho big amphi
theater. At 1 o'clock a luncheon was served to n
largo number of Invited guests of tho as
sociation In tho restaurant of the gardeu
and following this there was a general In
spection of tho stables, arena and othpr
parts of tho building.
Tho Judging will bo started ut 10:30 to
morrow, when Colonel Delaney A. Kauo
nud George P. Wetmoro will glvo their
opinion as Judges on sixty-two hunters.
William C. Whitney and William H. Tay
lor will bo tho Judges In the evening,
Aiiierlenii IlriiiiintlxlN 1)1 nr.
SEW . YORK Nov. lS.-Tho American
Dramatists' club gave n dinner ut Sherry's
tonight, celebrating tho achievements and
prospects of tho American drama. A com
pany of iibout tlfty Ameilcnn dramatists
und novelists wero present, among whom
wore: hldm-y Hoxenfeld. David Uelasco,
Augustus Thomas, F, Uopklnson Smith.
John Philip Sousa, W, A, Hrady. Kdwnrd
I-.. Rose. Augustus Pltnu, Paul M. Potter,
Joseph JcfTerson. DeWolf Hopper, Paul Lei
cester Ford. A. M. Palmer ami Clydo Fitch.
Movements of Oeenu Vi-xxclx Xov. IN.
Now York-Arrived: Steamers Pretoria,
from Hamburg. Hotilogno und Plymouth:
Now lorh. from Sniithnmiitfiii nml ih.
bourg; I'mbrla. from Liverpool and Queens
town; Nomadic, from Liverpool. Sailed:
Stcniner Stutu of Nebraska, for Movllle
Uostnn -Arrlved: Steamer T'ltonla, from
Liverpool,
Gibraltar IMsscli St.'iir.ier Hesperla.
from New ork t'er Mut-cillus and Genoa.
giiLciiHtown-Sa'.l- i: S. unor Campania,
from Liverpool for New YorK.
Delaware Ilreiikwntei-PiiMsrii
Steamer Zonomn, from Philadelphia, for
Portland. Me. Arrived: Steamer Van
couver, from Liverpool.
DENOUNCE LIM0N ATROCITY
llepreneiitntl vc Colorndo People Con
demn tile .Muli nnd Deprecate.
It Action.
DENVER, Colo., 'Nov. IS -At a mass
meeting hold hero today strong protests
were made aganat tho actions of the
Llmon mob thnt burned John Porter, the
negro murderer, nt the otuke. The meeting
wns presided over by C. M Hobbs. president
of tho Young Men's Christian association,
and speeches were made by (lovemor C. S.
Thomas, Mayor II. V. Johnson of Denver,
President Slocum of Colorado college, Rabbi
Frledmnn, Rov. Coyle, Mrs. Sarah Platt
decker, prominent In Nntlonal Woman's
club circles, nnd others. They all spoko In
strong terms, condemning what was termed
tho "Llmon ntroclty," and nlso denounced
the sensational display of newspaper stories
concerning It. Tho nudlence at times was
stirred almost to riotous demonstrations of
approval.
Resolutions ndoptcd ndmlt tho difficulty
of adequately characterizing tho crime for
which Porter was punished, but declare
that however much tho negro by his crime
merited death, no crime can Justify re
course to such barbaric methods, nnd that
whllo tho action of the people of Lincoln
county Is attributed to excitement and pas
sion, it Is none tho less condemned und
discountenanced. Hope Is expressed that
u law will lie speedily enacted In Colorado
providing effective, punishment for such
crimes, nnd providing punishment for nny
ono Inking part In a lynching.
Oovcrtioi' Thomas, In the course of his re
marks, said:
I do not believe the people of this stute
nro worse than the people of any other
t-luto. Thl Is us civilized n community as
any state In tho union nud In nil of tmm
wo bear of occurrences like this when the
people have Ixni fcilddHily iiioiisimI to
nomo such terrible net. when homo such
awful horrible crime as this negro's cries
to heaven for vengeance. JFor the agonized
parents and whutever thrj have done, I
havo no words of blanie'.or censure. Put
ourselves lit their places, ni d we can undcr
stund their wild desire Icr vuigcnneo,
Jtv r murks toduv are addressed not so
much to th fact that death has been in
flicted ns to tho nuiiinc!': In which It is
done. 1 do not by tbli aiieun to justtry
Ivneh law. No well-regulated citizen ran
over Justify u departure from tho law Hut
every stnto has tho samo affairs, und wo
nro not tin exception.
The governor disclaimed nuy responsi
bility for the iilTnlr. saying that ho under
stood that Sheriff Freeman had Porter In
Jail for night days nnd had gono out of
town so believing, only to return to learn
thnt the sheriff nnd his prisoner weru on
tho way to Llmon.
"This awful offense has been committed
by an entire county," ho continued. "All
wo cun do l.i 10 declare that we, an citizens
of the samo stale, deploro and condemn this
act of baibarlty "
BONES FOUND ON PRAIRIE
Coroner Holds Imiiiest on Sniiill Itc
iiiiiIiim of Joliu l'urtet-'i
lUxlv.
LLMON, Colo., Nov. IS. After being notl
HeJ that Bomo fragments of bones of a
human being had been found on tho prairiu
neur whero John Porter wns burned at tho
stake Coroner Drown and a Jury sum
moned by him gathered jip tho "remains"
nnd held an inquest. Tho ijury's verdict
wns to the cffe-it that ihU u-cmnlus wero
thoso uf John Porter and tti;it "death who
at tho hands of parties unknown." The
remains wero burled In a ftnall box near
tho sceno of tho lynching.
1, ni'hliiK lliMiomii'ed In ( lilcimo.
CHICAC.O, Nov. IS. Tho burning of the
negro John Porter In Colorudo last Friday
was a theme for discussion In nearly every
negro church In Chicago tonight. Several
of the churches adopted tho following reso
lutions presented by Mrs. Ida II. Wells
Harnett, chairman of tho uutl-lynchlng
bureau:
That we. citizens of the Trilled States,
respectfully call to the intention of tho
president this awful crime minniittod by
tho cltizeni', the sheriff and the gusernnr
of Colorado, ngulnst the citizenship of th
country.
That wo ask the president. In his next
message to congress, to call attention to
the fact tnat during tin- Inst ten e:us
nearly -.loo citizens havo been put to dcuHi
bv mobs, and that of the number ho
lynched llfteeu wire burned iilUe, with un
speakable Imrlmrlty. We urg- our i htef
magistrate to commend to congress legisla
tion which shall secure to every person ac
cused or crime n trial by jury nnd shall
ho, - criminally liable nil person who con
stitute mobs to torture, murder nud burn
allvo citizens of tho I'nlted Suites.
DENVER ROBBERY CLEARED UP
Joncpli lluciiiiiilt lonfcNir to llolnii
One of Tlirrt) .Men Who Murder
ounly ANMitiltcd .Mrs, llctl.
DKNV13R, Colo., Nov. IS After nearly
two months' confinement in Jail, Joseph
Haeunult has confessed that ho was Im
plicated In tho robbery of Mrs. Flora Hotts
on tho night of August 27, when diamonds
valued tt $7,000 were taken from her uiter
alio had been beaten almost Into Insensi
bility. At tho tlmo of the robbery ho and
Mrs. Hetts wero returning from a drive
Irto tho country. TJiey wero hold up by
two men. ono of whom tvurdurously as
saulted Mrn. lletts. Huennalt was also
robbed of $10. Ho was arrested uu tho
following day. In his confession ho charges
John llarr, n vinegar manufacturer, with
being tho chief nctor, although ho ncknowl
edges that ho plunned tho robbery und in
duced Mrs. Hotts to go with him for n
drive that his accomplices might secura
tho Jewels, llarr's refusal to visit Huennalt
In Jail or to return tho $50, it Is bald, caused
him to mako tho confession,
llarr was arrested somo tlmo ago, but
was released on ball. Ho lus been re
arrested. D. M. Conwny, a dairyman, has
been arrested as nn accomplice. Tho police
believe that tho diamonds wero disposed of
in tho catt.
CONVICTS ESCAPE TO HILLS
I'unnc AkiiIii SiirrouuilN I.em eiiivordi
l'nultl ve, Who Were TlioiiRlit
to lime lleen Cremated.
LKAVKNWORTII, Kan., Nov. IS. Tho
escaped convicts, CravetiB nnd Kstelle, wero
today surrounded in tho hills a mllo from
Iliighton, having escaped from tho barn
burned by tho posse, Tho place Is rough
and well adapted to screen thu convicts
and, as they nro well armed, tho posse will
trobably starve them out and nut try to
fnrco a surrender. Tho nfllcers aro satis
fied that ono of tho men Is badly wounded,
ns a result of tho first day's fusillade.
Allewed llliicUiiiiilllim hyudlciitf,
WASHINGTON. Nov. lS.-Gcnrgo It. KhIiI
men, John Wlldman. Flunk Mitchell, iohn
Major and Isidore Leavy. all i'l cars of
agu or under, nro under arrest hero on a
ehiirgo of consplnicy. The boys nro of ro
spcctablo pareutago and according to the
admission of at least one of them havo
made a trade of blackmail, their victims bf
lug well known persona who they charged
with Immorality. Tim complainant In the
caso Is James V'in Vleck, O'i years old, u
postottlco department clerk. All tho pris
oners except Lvnvy were released on bond.
Ilmik HoIiImth i:ciiie,
QCINCY, III., Nov lK.-The vault nf the
bank of Bluff. Scott county, was blown
open early today by robbers, who, It is re
ported, pccired $;,(VO, Tim robbers escaped
on a handcar to Cbapln, whero they stole
tho horso arid buggy ot tho town marshal
and drovo uortliwurd.
CREMATED WHILE THEY SLEEP
Four Perions Meet Horrible Pate in Hotel
Fire at Oswajo, Pa.
DISASTER DUE TO EXPLOSION OF GAS
(Jurat AiTiilicnrd from Sound Slum
ber In tin- Commotion I'lrc llccil-1chnI-
Into DniiKcr In Their
ICffortn tu llncnpe.
OSWAYO, Pa., Nov. IS. Four men were
burned to death In a flru which today de
stroyed the McUonlgal house, n three-story
trntno building, tho hotel, barn nnd the
opera house. Tho three buildings were
burned to tho ground In halt an hour from
the time tho tiro started.
The dead:
ARTHUR FLUTCHKR, bookkeeper for
Pennsylvania Stave company.
MICHAKL RUSSKLL, employe Pennsyl
vania Tanning company.
WILLIAM MULHANKY of Rexford. N. Y.
HCOH JAMIiRSON of Alfred, N. Y.
Tho town has no flro department, tho
only protection bolng a pump nt tho tan
nery. Tho ilro originated In tho McOonlgal
houso from un overpressure of untural gas.
There wero thirty persons In tho hotel,
which wus n illmsy structure. Two men
wero seriously Injured. Otto Knuley, u sits
line walker of Coudersport, Pa., was burned
nbo'it tho fuco nnd arms nnd Jerry Dalley
sustained n broken shoulder by Jumping
from tho third story of tho hotel. Thcro
wero many narrow escapes, most of tho
occupants Jumping from tho windows.
Tho flames licked lip tho hotel building
ns If It wero built of tinder. Nothing re
mains of tho four unfortunate men but a
few charred bones. Ouo man had a leg
broken In Jumping and several others re
ceived minor Injuries and slight burns In
making tho exit from tho building. The
tannery employes connected :i lino of hose
to the burning building, but on account
of soino troublo with tho pump thero was
considerable delay in getting a stream on
tho flro and tho flames got beyond control.
Tho property loss is $3,000.
BUFFALO DOCKS MASHED FLAT
.Structure .'ton l-'ci-t I.oiik CollnuNPn
I nilcr Welch! or (JO.OOO Tonw of
Iron, Tmo 1.1 cm IIcIiik I.onI.
UL'FFALO. N. Y., Nov. 18. A section of
tbo Minnesota oro docks, situated on Hluck
wcll canal In tills harbor, collapsed this
morning under tho weight of C0.0U0 tona of
ore. Two boys were killed nnd one man
badly Injured.
Tho dead-
V X M. TORS, 13 years old.
THOMAS FORD, 15 years old.
Injured:
William Durke, 2L' years old.
Tho property loss Is estimated nt $130,000.
Tho crash canm without warning, .lOU feet
of tho dock disappearing beneath tho sur
faco of tho water and the top of tho great
pllo of ore. which had stood twenty-Ilvo feet
high on tho dock, Just showing above tho
water.
Tho or lis ii n ued h I'Ickauds, Mathrr .t.
Co, of Cleveland. Tho dock was recently
rebuilt and fitted with tho latest and most
expcnslvo machinery.
HARD BLOW AT WIRE TRUST
.MIiiurHolii liiu lIcnioiiMtrnlPK I'rac
tlcHlilllly of TrleiiliouliiK With
out tun of Wire.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. IS. An experiment
In wireless telephoning, which was tried ut
Powderhorn lako today, proved u decided
success. Tho originator nf tho Idea Is
J. C. Kelsoy of tho Northwestern Telo
phono Uxchangu company. Tlio( method is
u very simple one. On cither nldo or tho
lake they Htrung a wire about 100 feet In
length, tho two being parallel. They wero
above ground nnd fastened Willi grounding
pins.
Au ordinary local telephone transmitter
nnd receiver wero attached to either wire.
When tho transmitting circuit Is cut In
It Induces tho current Into tho receiving
oil cult and when thu receiving circuit Is
rut iu It Induces tho circuit into tho trans
mitting circuit. Iu tills way tho advantage
of both circuits Is secured without tho
use of wire and as a result tho conversa
tion can bo carried on much more caolly
und with better results.
Tho wires to which tho instruments nro
attached run parallel and thero aro two
currents In operation nil tho time. Tho
ono going from ono end of tho wlro to tbo
other and tho second flowing to Its affinity,
as It wero, that Is, tho parallel wire.
Tho uso of tho system is not confined
to water. It Is available on land, If good
grounding facilities can bo secured. Tho
nxrcrlmentcrs say that they could easily
corivorno a distance of twenty miles, evon
with the crude Instruments used today.
IN BEHALF OF IRRIGATION
Notional ConurcHX Will llo Held In
CIiIciiko During This
Week.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Colouol II. 11. Max
son of Rcuo, Nov., secrotary of tho Na
tional Irrigation congress, and C. II. Ilcotho
of Los Angeles, Cal., vlco president for
California, aro In Chicago to nttend tho Na
tional Irrigation congress. Mr. Iloothe, who
Is h wholesalo merchant, has been making
a tour of tho enst nmong manufacturers.
Ho states that tho Interest and knowledge
among ninny eastern firms on the subject of
western Irrigation development Is surpris
ing. ENGINEER JUMPS TO DEATH
I'nsseiiKrr Trnln on Whet-ling A l,uk
llrle It ii on Into Open SmHcIi,
CnusliiK Wreck,
ZANKSVILLU, O., Nov. 18. A passenger
train on tho Wheeling & Lako Krlu rail
road ran Into an open switch hero this
afternoon, badly wrecking tho engine, Tho
engineer, John Soincrs of this city, Jumped,
but fell under tho wheels and was killed.
Four trainmen wero hurt by Jumping and
Mrs. Sarah Schlug of Louisville, Ky., was
tin own over a scat and badly bruised.
(icocKlo .Monument to (iKlctborpe,
SAVANNAH, On.. Nov. 1 -An organlza
lion of tho members of thu Sons of tho
Revolution has been perfected to erect n
monument to General James Kdwurd Ogle
thorpe, tho founder of the colony of
Georgia. Funds amounting to several thou
Mind dollars nro now mailable for the pur
pose. The Colonial Dinncs and other patri
otic organizations will co-operate. It Is
proposed that the basn of tbo monument,
which Is to bo erected In this city, shall
bo constructed of n combination atone trom
each county, ns tho Washington monument
contains u stone trom each state.
I.iiioIici Mill ( Iomc for (lie Senion,
WINONA. Minn., Nov. IS. - Tim sawmills
of Laird, Norton ic Co. and the Ktntilru
Lumber company, 1 ical d In this city, havo
shut down for tho season and the Winona
Lumber company will closo on Tucsdii
Seven hundred men will bo thrown out of
employment until tbo mills open next sta
tion. I
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska;
Partly Cloudy; Northerly Winds.
Triiiprrntiirr nt Oiniilm rterdnyi
Hour. lira, Hour. !'.
r, ii, in ..... , :tii i i, iu -i
(t II, III 1MI !! i, ii '.'.7
7 n, in UK it i, iu ltd
S n. in Its . i, in H7
11 ii. in US ,-, p. iu -7
Id II. n U7 (I p. in U7
I n, iu i!7 7 p. Ill VS
1- in ii7 S p. in US
1) i. til Utl
GENERAL LEE COMING SOON
I'm moo Wnrrlor Will TnUr Command
of the Deportment of (lie .MIs
ooitrl .Moon,
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. Special Tele
gram. General Fltzhugh Lee. according
to Adjutant General Corbln, will nrrlo Iu
Omaha between December 1 and 15. (ieu
eral Leo will be accompanied by his per
tonal aide. A rumor Is current hero that
Mrs. Lee and daughter will spend the win
ter In Washington, having taken npart
ments at the Cairo. At hcadriuartors of the
War department nothing Is known of this,
however, nnd thero seems to bo good reason
to doubt Its correctness.
The Nebraska Republican club at a largely
attended meeting Saturday night resolved
to eclobrnto the recent victory In No.
braskn by a receptlou to all Nobraskans
resident in this city. Speeches will bo
made by Senator Thurston, W. U. Andrews,
W. II. Michael and (1. D. Melklejohn. should
ho return from tho west In tlmo, U. Roso
water of Tho Itec, who Is at present In
Now York, will also bo Invited to come on
for tho occasion, which It Is expected will
excel any former celebratlou nttetnpted by
tho Nebraska contingent.
BRYANITE WANTS NEW PARTY
(icoricf V. WiiKlihiiru Ad oculcn 1Mv
Coal 1 1 1 on of ,11 FiictlmiM Thnt
llelleirn In Popocracy.
llOSTON, Nov. 18. An nddrcsn to the
"reform forces of tho country" has been
issued by Gcorgo F. Washburn, president of
tho Ilrynn club of Massachusetts and the
national committeeman of tho people's party.
In which ho says:
The campaign of !HK wus u contest or
conscience ngulnst capital. It was thu
gioatcst struggle for human rights since
the dnvM of Jnekxiiti and Lincoln. Tim
re:elf ct on of McKlnloy was u vlctorv tor
IiiiliM'lallKin and tw trusts. Hut our grand
reiorm movement will roll on to ulllmato
victory.
It Is beyond the raiign of human prob
ability that Hrynn will ugaln h mm the
camlldato for the democratic party. Hut
be can lend to victory u new party con
ducted on safe nnd conservative, vet pro
gressive lines. Therefore, to maintain our
present iiuuucnt'im a new partv must bo
formed. Wo must have n ciinplctc re
union of reform forces. This can be nc
compllshcil by u tilling the llryan democrats,
lti'Min republicans, populists und other
smaller bodies, to bo led by tin- man or
the hour, whoever lie puiy lie. I believe
that had sticli a party been funned four
years ago Hr.viin would have triumphed
this time. Accordingly, 1 propone that
nt an curly date we have a conference
of tbo parties referred to In the central
part of the country for the purpose of
effecting nn Immediate understanding, that
we may begin the organization of a now
parly.
HUSBAND AND MONEY GONE
llrldf of u Main Ait nkes to I'lnil Thnt
Some TIiImkn Arr Aot Wlutt
They Sec ill,
DKTROIT, Nov. 1S. Mrs. Hattie 12. Nor
ton of Detroit was married to diaries, ft.
Hclnics of Sim Francisco Iu Windsor, On
tario, on Saturday evening. La to tills
afternoon Mrs. Holmes raised an alarm
In the Manning hotel nud rent messengers
looking for her husband, llo could uot bo
found. Then slio examined tho lining of
her uktrt, whero sho had secreted ?700.
Tho money was missing. Mrs. Holmes said
sho had known her husband but two weel;s,
haing becomo uciiuiiltited with him
through a matrimonial paper. After being
matricd on Saturday evening nt tho houso
ot Rov. D. 11. Hind thoy retired, first
drinking somo wlnu ordored by her hus
band. Sho says sho believes sho was
drugged. Dr. A. Sopor, who was called to
attend her, said sho was under the In
fluence ot a drug. Tho $700, Mrs. Holmes
says, was drawn from thu bank by her nt
tho suggestion of Holme:!. Tho polico arc
looking for tho absent man.
NEBRASKA WOMAN DROWNED
Minn linker, I'ornu-rl.v of Tnlilr Hock,
lint l.nllcrly of AIiinLii, I.oncx llrr
l.tfo nt licit' l.nke.
SEATTLB, Wash., Nov. IS. A triple
drowning is reported from Holt's lake, at tho
head of Hunters bay, AhiBka.
Tho dead:
MRS. JAMKS TAYLOR, San Francisco.
MISS 11AKKR, Tablo Rock, Neb.
FOR KM AN KARLY of tho Hunters' Hay
Canuury.
Tho three pet sons wero capsized Novem
ber !l in u ruwbont In which they were mak
ing their way out to board the steamer
Valencia, which they proposed taking for
San Francisco. .Mrs. Tnylor'B body was
recovered, Sho was tho wlto of James Tay
lor, formerly ot Marysvlllo, )., one ot tho
managers of tho Pacific Steam Whaling com
pany's cannery ut Hunters' bay. Miss linker,
who was a daughter of Mrs. G. W. Dakcr
of Tablo Rock, had been n missionary In
southwestern Alaska for ten years.
SENATOR DAVIS HAS RELAPSE
Improvement nf I'rldny and Saturduy
itccclvcn Corel., Lnfni ornlilo
Symptoms HrtiirnluK.
ST. I'Al'L, Minn.. Nov. IS. Tho Improve
ment which had marked tho condition of
Senator Cushmnn If. Davis during Friday
nnd Saturday seems to havo received a do
elded check and his physlcluus reported to
day that ho passed a very bad night and
was restless aud feverish throughout todny.
Tho delirium which was a feature of tho
dlseaso In the early part of last week has
returned and is moro marked. Ills pulse
Las again risen materially, as has also his
respiration. Tho bulletin issued by Dr.
Stono at 9 15 tonight rends ns follows:
Senator Davis passed u very bad night;
restless und slightly delirious. Ills tem
peraturo this morning wus 110 2-5; puli-e,
lflii, and respiration 28. ThroU"iiniit ihc
day ho has been feeling better, but Is ugtiln
restless and partly delirious tonight, with
ii temperature, ut U0, pulso 11C nnd resplru.
tlun JS.
IRISH BOERS REACH CHICAGO
Aiuliiilnnen Corps Which Went
Africa IlecrlvrH AVnrni Wel
come Home,
to
CHICAGO, Nov. 18 An Irish welcome
was given tho returning members of tho
Chicago Hour ambulance corps tonight. Do
bpito a downpour of rain, thousands of
Irishmen and women crowded tho Lako
Shore depot und thronged thu sldowalks of
tlie nelgliL&rhond. Tho rivalry for tho en
tertainment of tho soldiers wns blended Into
a double reception without friction. Tho
I'nlted Societies gave tho soldiers a recep
tion nt tho Seventh regiment armory and
tho Irish Nationalists dined them at Me
Coy'ti hotel afterwards,
FORGED TO CLOSE UP
Federal Officials Tako Charge of Nntlonal
Bank at Newport, Kj.
ASSISTANT CASHIER IS $200,000 SHORT
Frank M, Brown Follows Much the Same
Courts at Alvord in New Toik.
STEALINGS HAD BEEN GOING ON F0RYEARS
Sum Embezzled Greater Than the Entire
Assets of tho Institution.
WHEREABOUTS OF EMBEZZLER UNKNOWN
I'll to the .Moment uf the IMnclonurn
of the ltrc.l Nltuntlon ty n civs
pnprc llmiU'N Olllccru Main
liilncil .Nothing; Wn Wrong,
CINCINNATI. Nov. IS. I'nlted States
IlonU Kxamlner Tucker today took pos
sesion of thu Cieruun National bank at
Newport, Ky., and posted u notice that
thu bank would rotnnlu closed pending nu
examination.
KMimlncr Tucker also announced, unofn
rlally, that Frank M. llrown, tho assistant
cashier, wus missing and that a partial
luvistlgatlon showed that Drown wus short
about 5201,000.
llrown hud been with tlie bank eighteen
years, was ono of tho most trusted men
oor connected with this bank and It la
titnted by tho expert thnt ills alleged oper
tilH.ns i xtended back as far as ten years
The capital of tbo bank Is only JIOO.OOO.
Ilrnun's alleged shortage Is double that
umuuut and moro than tho reserve and
i.U tho upsets. Including Its real vstatc.
Whllo Alvord got away with J700.000 In
New York, ho did It In a largo bpnk, but
Urown did not havo so much to go on and
stems to havp gone tho full limit for a
small bank In a city ot less than ao.Ot'O
Inhabitants.
(Inl (lor Hunk Lett in Tovtn.
Tho First National bank of Newport
wan wrecked two yearB ago by Cashier
Youtsey nnd now, with tho (lermau Nn
tlonal closed, Newport hits only ono bank
left. For two weeks there hnvo been ru
mors that llrown was short and roine de
positors withdrew their accounts. Three
weeks ago tho bank uxamlncts mado u
good statement for thu bank nnd tho olll -corn
and directum allayed suspicion by
referring to tho report of this examination
and to their last statement. Last Wednes
day llrown left and it was announced that
ho had gono hunting un a vacation. Ho
did get a ticket for Odin. 111., but It Is
learned now that hu did not go there and
it Is generally believed that ho Is out nf
thu country with plenty of money In his
possession.
It is learned thut llrown wnn suspended
last Tuesday pending an Investigation and
th.it experts weru ut work all Inst week,
whlto tfce ottlcers ami dhcttori: have V,et
making niiiioiiuccincnts that everything was
all right. Last Friday tho ufneers and
directors published in tho papers ot thin
city a statement that tho bank had been
found to bo nil right and that tho rumors
ubcut llrown were falre. Tiny continued
making tlieso statements to the prc3B ns
lato us last midnight, but tiio statements
wero not neeepted by tho Commercial
Tribune, which exposed tho alleged short
ago und caused u panic In Newport today,
so that the bank had to bo taken In charge
by tho uxnmlnur. Tho wildest scenes wero
witnessed iu Newport todny mid herlous
troublo Is feared tomorrow.
Hun llcoll IiIvIiik I'unt l.lfc.
llrown, it Is alleged, was living a fast
life, with wine, women nnd gambling in his
repertoire. Ills career was uot cut short
by any discovery ut tbo bank till u Jcaloui
woman gno him uwuy. llrown is a wid
ower, with ono son, aged 10 years, who
lives with llrown's father, I'arls C. llrown,
ex-mayor ot Now pott and ono of tho lend
ing business men of Cincinnati. Last Bum
mer Drown visited Yidlow stono park und
n certain Cincinnati woman wanted to nc.
company htm, but this was denied to her.
When sho ascertained soino tlmo after
ward that another woman wa; with Drown
on his western trip tbo Cincinnati woman
gnvo thu bank officials somo Information
that brought about it crisis. Tho only fare
well letter that Drown Is known to havo
left whs to this woman, whoso apartments
nru on Ninth street in Cincinnati, and In
this letter ho admits that ho hud secured
about all that hu could get and that tho
tlmo had como to say farewell. Drown
was a great poker playen with limit never
too high, It Is said, nud ho had been u
plunger on horso races, It is alleged, for
years. His bets on tho races v.cro fre
quently too high for tho poolrooms In
Covington, Ky., and ho had brokers In both
Chicago and New York.
Tho ofllcors are wealthy and responslblo
mon and they will bo ublo to mako tho
losses good.
Among the directors Is Tarls C. Drown,
tho father of tho defaulter, who Is known
from I'lttsbttrg to New Orleans as tho head
of stores for boats' supplies. Tho cashier
ot this bank Is also tho paying teller nnd
Drown relieved hint as paying teller when
tho cashlor went to his dinner. It Is stated
that Drown did most of his work during
thu noon lunch of tho cashier.
Hun on llii llnnU.
Thcro was tpilto it run on tho bank yes
terday, but tho usual announcement was
n'Odo as it hud continued to bo made to tho
prose till after midnight, but moro of a
rush Is expected ut tho bank tomorrow,
even If thero has been u notice posted
that tho bank Is closed pending nn Investi
gation, und somo fear that there will bo
eerlous trouble, even to tho extent of vio
lence. Dank Kxamlnor Tucker took possession
on Sunday becauso of tho panic In Newport
that followed at onco on tho publication
of llrown's absenco and alleged defalca
tions. Tbo bank examiner posted ft no
tice that tho bank would not be opened
tomorrow, pending an invci ligation, but It
la generally bolloved that this proceeding
on Sunday will not prevent a stampedo
tomorrow, ns tho excitement in Newport tip
to h lato hour tonight was Intense.
Thero aro about 1.500 depositors, among
them bolng thu nluo building associations
that have tho savings of many poor peo
ple. These claBses talked moro today
about tho statements given out last Thurs
day nnd slnco then than about Drowns
operations. Drown wroto to a woman In
Cincinnati that ho wns bound for South
America, but tho Knqulrer will say to
morrow that It has good authority for say,
Ing that Drown sailed from New YoVk
yostnrday nnd thnt lib. destination Is China,
UhiNtrH Hill)- WrMt In Trouble.
NKW VOHK Nov Is -Hilly West, f.i
mous as n minstrel and for n long tlmn n
member of tho l'tlmroso ,fc West minstrel
orginl7atlon lias Just nasacd successfully
through a diniriilt and dangerous operation
for n cancerous nffcrtlon of thu mouth, On
Thursday ho expects to Join his company
at Memphis, Tcnn.
