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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAMjISII-ED JUSE JO, JS71.
OMAHA, SATTJKJ)AY aiOHNlNCi, D-KOEM 15 HI? 22, lilOO TWELVJ3 PAGES.
SINGLE COL'Y EI YE CENTS.
KRUGER STILL HOPES
Eoer Leader Has Not Abandoned Belief in
European Intervention.
NO POPULAR DEMONSTRATION JUST YET
Inglish Methods of Warfare Characterized
as Barbarous in the Extreme.
USAGES OF CIVILIZED NATIONS IGNORED
Btejn is the Man-on-Hortcback at Present,
Enjs William T.Etead.
OOM PAUL'S SPIRITS ARE STILL BUOYANT
JculllUfty Ilf llepulllle GlVCIt lift ier
111 II II UllllMTlir'H IH'UHOII flP Ilf"
Xiikii I lo See .South Afri
can President.
LONDON', Deo. 21. William T. Stead linn
Just returned from Tho Hague, whero Uo
had a Ioiik conferonco with Mr. Kruger
und ascertained at flrBt hand lliu views of
klr. Kruger and hlH counselors an to the
pic-sent nltuutlon and future prospects.
Mr. Stead has written tho following for
the Associated Press'
"Klrst of all, nothing Is decided about
hlH viKlt to America at present. President
Kruger has not uhandoncd all hope of se
curing tho Htipport of tho governments of
the civilized world In his demand for ar
bitration, Until the last government re
fuses absolutely to Hay n word In support
of tho principles which they solemnly laid
down at The Hague conference Mr. Kruger
will not partake in popular demonstrations.
It Is recognized that If ho eared to do so
he could shako the continent. Tho popular
enthusiasm for him Is unparalleled since
Qnrlbaldl's visit to Loudon, but until his
diplomatic mlsulon Ir exhausted nn nppcal
tc tho people cannot even be taken Into
cc ntlderatlon. Mr. Kruger Is emphatic In
disclaiming nnd desire to Involve other
nations In war In behalf of tho Doers.
What ho asks Is that tho governments,
which nt Tho Hague declared their Inten
tion to uho their efforts to secure nmlcablo
settlement of disputes by means of media
tleu and arbitration, should make n united
effort to bring the. verdict of tho civilized
world to bear on Ureal Ilrllaln.
Kruucr dill Wnrfiirc lliirlinrnu".
" "Tho English," Mr. Kruger said, arc wng
Ing this war In South Africa like savages.
They arc burning homes, destroying daniB,
cutting trees, devastating fields nnd creat
ing famine. They nro unablo to capture
Dowot, but they nro making prisoners of
women and children, who nro not treated
with ordinary decency. HundrcdB of women
havo been confined In prison Kraal, near
Port Kllzabcth, with only ono chair, and
sovcrnl of thorn nro expecting to becomo
f.othcrn.' .
' ''Mr. Krugor avers that tho piovlslons
of tho convention nt The Haguo nnd tho
laws nnd usages of war are trampled under
foot and he wants to know whother the
signatories of this convention hnve anything
to say on tho subject
"Tho man on horseback at this moment
Is not Mr. Kruger, but President Steyn.
He. Dclnrey and Dowot nro inaatorn of tho
situation, having a better disciplined and
more effect I vu forco thnn that which fol
lowed tho vlerkleur (ting) nt tho outbreak
of tho war. They have plenty of ammuni
tion and replenish their store continually
from tho British convoys. They have tnhon
enough Lee-Mctford rillca to arm nil tho
burchcrs now In the Held. I cannot put
their position belter thnn In tho words of
ono of Mr. Kruger counselors, 'Kngla'id
i our accuser. Kngland la the solo witness
against us. Kngland U tho Juilgj. Kngland
Is tho nxecotlouer and Kngland hopes tn
profit by our death. Wo appealed for ar
bitration before tho mar. Wo nro fighting
for arbitration today. Wo havo tho right
to expect tho sympathies of tho civilized
world.
Old Mnn' iplrln I'nnlinUcii.
"I found II r. Kroger hale. Ills bearing
Is not so gocd en It una. Ills mind moves
somewhat slovly. hut. every now and thon
th old flro flashes from hLi eyes and you
henr the deep, rrsonant voice which has
no often rallied the burghcra In battle.
"Queen WUhclmlna Is klndncun ItHolf. She
lins displayed pluck In remarkable con
trast to the timidity of many of her offi
cial ndrlser?.
"I found the old man's spirits unshaken
by his reTerMj. Ho disclaimed any de
sire to humiliate Kngland nnd declared the
norrs minted only their rights.
"It -nay Interest Americans to know thai
Mr. Krngtr'i appal lo the. civilized world
would be rtvelved everyirhcro with unanl
moos rcthojihurj wero it not for thn Jcal
cnuy of the dnavtlra of Hapsburg and
Hobcnxollcrn against the president of a
rcpiiWlr. If hn were z king tho courts
would have brc-n open everywhere. Ilut tho
mitral Koropean Kiaturcbii dread the popu
lar alfcnb!jivm eicltrd by tin heroic figure
of ibr president pleading for Jnallre.
"This frellor. It la well to Cote, Is not
ahartd by Ittualx.
"Tlx Hotr -Dill ncl listen to any pro
joidJ for a compromise. They aro unanl-
zntw. Kail Ids la Independence or arbl
trallcm thy -clll prefer to die fighting."
MOUNTED TROOPS GO FORWARD
Tlrimii War OllU-e MaUtnx Mri-uunim
KITortB to Comply Willi Kltrli
fon'i nruanilii.
LOIiPOX. Dev. 22. Tto War oftlro mado
tlwi f&Uffirlnc announceraenl last evening
lo rltnr of thj nvn:rjl position la South
Africa, the folia olag reinforcements of
mounted trcctu ham bevn arranged:
Ktrtll bnndrvd will mart n.v( uivk.
To cavalry jvslmt-uiii have Kvn inderoil
to ItaTP xa Mum a tu- transporta are
ndT.
Thv e1oniil l)!Uv Trill bo Incraneil to
1t),tm. Drtachmmln will leave aa fast an
tn-7 sre rnrrnfi. lairiner-ilratui of envnlrv
vllt tx dltlMlchnl at unci". Aiulmlt.-i im.i
fnf 7aUwl have bten Invited to send fur
tiler citliwntu.
Thrto thouaml eittra linrwj beyond tho
usual mommy supply nave in-en rontrneted
nr.
Varr Pay for iUUtinniru.
LOrnx)N. Dv. II. Tho secretary of state
fr war. St. John Iirol.'rlri. annoiineps
Itat tn vlv of the prolongation of the war
In rv.uth Africa memu-nj of the Imperial
Yeomanry will bo paid 5 shillings Instead
of 1 tillllncr and 2 Dcncn a dar. Mllltla.
nti are promUwl priority of return over
trgtilari.
Doer Are Ilenteu.
JOIIAKNEanURQ, Dee. 21. The Iloers
i at-
UcVtd Suntontoln on December IS, but
wre bmtcn off,
LOVDOS. IIm. it. A. dlsnateh from
Arr, Cupc Colony, says that the Teomanry
jive driven the Doers out of Houturaal,
lortnttiiy retlrlns westward.
DETAILS fWET'S ESCAPE
Whole liner
fK!uili During-
( lmrr MrulKliT
I'jrrf.Vk. .....
Co I II in nn on Op?
ui.uis.Mru.vi ui.n, i nursuay, ui fflftic
details of General Dew el's cstapo lreTclhe
encltcllng Hrltlsh columns show that It
was ono of the boldest incidents of tho war.
When Hansbroek'H command Joined Dewct
on December 12, some fifteen miles cast of
Thubu N'Chu, Oeneral Knox was only about
an hour distant und tho llocr sltuutlon ap
peared desperate. JJut Dewct wns equal to
hu occasion. Dlspalchliig llaasbroelc west
ward, to make u feint ot Victoria nek,
Dcwot prepared to break through tho Ilrit-
sh columns at Spulngau nek passage, about
four miles off, on broad, Mat, unbroken
ground. At tho entrance wore two
fortliled posts, whllo artillery was
lostcd on n hill eastward, watch-
tig the Iloers. Suddenly a magnificent
spectucln was presented. The whole Doer
army, of 2.1100 men. sturted at ti gallon In
open 'order through the nek. President
Steyn nnd Pelt Kourle led tho charge nnd
Dowel brought up the rear. Tho Ltrltish
guns und rltlcs boomed nnd rattled Inces
santly. Tho Iloers first tried tho eastward
route; but, encountering nrtlllcry, they dl
erged and gulloped to the foot of the hill
to tho westward, where the flro of only a
slfglo post was effective.
Tho whole maneuver wns n piece of mag-
nlllient daring, nnd Its success was colli
de! o, In splto of the loss of n flftecn-
poi'nder and twenly-flvo prisoners.
Tho llrltlsh forco detached nfter Haas-
brcek camo In contnet with his commando
at nightfall. Tho burghers wero scattered
and Welsh yeomnnry galloped among the
eti eating Doers, using their revolvers nnd
tho butt ends of their rltlcs with great
cflect.
An Incident of tho tight wns the gallop of
a llrltlsh ammunition wagon right through
tho scattered Iloers, tho gunners using their
revolvers freely.
BOERS FLEE IN DISORDER
II rl t ImIi TroopN tliulep !eiieriil KpchcIi
Win IIim'IhI vr Vletopy lit
'I'll rn il it 1 .
CAPETOWN, Dec. 21.-Gcncral Drnhnnt,
cominandcr ot tho newly raised colonial
division, has been ordered to tho front and
wllf start tomorrow.
t Thorntliile (leuernl Krcnch has routed
V.SUO Iloers, with four guns nnd n pom-pom.
riiorndnlo is sixteen miles northwest of
Krugorsdorp. Tho fight took place on De
cember 19. Tho llrltlsh had fourteen
wounded and the Iloers fled In disorder,
with about fifty killed.
Tho Ilotrs who Invaded Capo Colony had
In most ensos packhiirses In addition to
thoso they rode. All wero In tho pink of
I'litiilltlon. They commandeered all possible
clothing nnd stores nt Vonterstnd.
(ion:rnl linden-Powell will stnrt for the
Trunsvnal tomorrow.
Tho Iloers derailed a train at Darborton,
killing nn inspector and others.
CANADIANS NEARING HOME
Volunteer IteliiriiliiK from Nanlli
Afrl.. Cnnipiilirn SlnMilif'
(IR ' Cape llace.
ST. JOHNS, N. P., Dec. 21. Tho steamor
Luko Uhninplnln, with Colonel Otter and the
Canadian centlngent from South Africa, vln
London, on board, passed Cape Kaco this
morning, bound for Halifax. She signaled
Ml well" and should reach thero tomor
row night.
D.M'llIc lt to 1l.Ml.llf.
DAKMSTADT, Dec. 21. Dy tho prjsldenfs
cnBtlng of his voto the second chamber
today defeated a motion to Instruct tho Hes
sian representatives In tho Iluudesrath to
proposo tho assembling of tho foreign nf
fairs coinmittco with tho object of In
flating a proposal for arbitration between
Great Iirltiiin nnd tho Transvaal. Twenty
two votoi wero east each way. All tho
anti-Semites nnd social demoernts favored
tho motion. Tho representatives of tho gov
ernment left thu houso beforo tho debate on
tho motion.
lloxiillnl Nlilp Needed No I.oilKrr.
LONDON. Dec. 21.--Mrs. Oeorge Corn-
wallls-West has rccolve.1 a cablegram from
Ilcng Kong saying tho Amorlcun hosnltul
ship Maine will arrivo at Southampton
on January 10, with 108 sick mon on board.
After consultation with thh naval and mili
tary authorities In China tho government
has decided Hiat tho Malno will not ho
further needed, so on Its arrival hero tho
women's commlttco will wind up tho busl-
ness nnd hand tho ship over to Its ownors.
CUIGNET'S TROUBLES BEGIN
rrenoli Army Ollleer, Who IiiiiiiKiii-iI
M. DelenHxeN Vernelly, In Sent
tu I'rlH.m.
PAIHS, Dee. 21.-Tho mlnlhtor of war.
(encral Andro, has Inflicted on Major
utignei sixty nays- coullnenient In tho fort,
This Is a disciplinary punlBhniont for dis
obeying General Andre's orders when
called beforo him yestorday, when tho
general nsked tho major for an expluna
Hon of his conduct In llrat disclosing to
u deputy, M. Lnscles, u conlldnntlal docu
ment of which he obtained knowledge whllo
nttaehed to tho secret Intelligence ofllco of
tho war department and. second, In writ
lng directly to tho premier, M. Wnldeck
Koussenu. to accuse tho minister of foreign
affairs, M. Delcasse, of falsehood, thereby
tlansgresslng tho regulations, which ro
nulro nil officers of tho army to forward all
letters of complaint through tho proper
hliirnrchial channels.
Tho major will aftorward appear beforo a
council of Inquiry, which will investigate
his principal offonso that of divulging a
document connected with tho Pannlzardl
dispatch, which figured In the Dreyfus
court-martial nt Itennes.
AkI" MuiIiiiiiI nnd Mliiltnnl Itiiten,
11KHL1N. Dee. 21. -Tho contral bureau
for tho preparation of commercial treaties,
of which Dr. Voaburg-Itokow Is director,
has presented to thn Imperial chancellor
nn elaborate nrgument ngalnst the maximal
nnd minimal system of duties. "This sys
torn," sayn tho petition, "means n trial of
economic strength, Instead of u peaceful
agreement as to tariff questions." It Is
pointed out tn the course of tho nrgument
that Franco "leads in tho wnr ot tariffs.'
I'lKlron Slump In KiikIiiiiiI.
STOCKTON-ON-TKUS. Kngland, Dec.2!.-
Tho plgiron slump is keenly felt in tho
Cleveland district. Moro furnaces will have
stopped by December ,'U thnn have been
known to shut down since 1S86. Tho pro
duct Ion of the district has decreased 35,000
tons monthly. The furnace owners nrgort
that the price has fallen eighteen shillings
during thn Inst fix months and that pig-
iron cannot he produced nt n proilt.
Sentenced (or linin.irnll Ilex,
HEKLIN. Dee. 21,Stcrnberg, thn million
aire banker, who has been on trial for a
long time pRst. was found guilty today of
unr.amrable Immoralities nnd was sentenced
to two and n half years' Imprisonment with
loss ot cltlzeustilp for five years.
ARE STILL HOLDING OFF
Powers Have Not Yot Signed Joint Note to
Be Fresonted to China,
UNITED STATES OBJECTS TO CONDITIONS
MInlxtrr Coiikop lloirn, However,
rimt All nmi.MiHien avid tic
Speedily Adjusted nnd Aree.
meiit I'ul In l-'oree.
PKKIN, Dec. 21. Once more there Is n
pronounced hitch In tho proceedings. The
preliminary Joint note has not yet been
slgnd. Mr. Conger, the United States
minister, says hn does not believe thero
aro sufllclent reasons why It should not
bo signed In the near future, and Sir Krnost
Satcw, the Hrltlsh minister, takes tho
same view. Dr. Mumm von Schwartzen
stein, speaking for Germany, believes that
tho existing iigreemcnt will bo signed
sooner or later. Tho other ministers nleo
say that they consider tho probabilities in
favor of signing.
Chinese sources of Information, however.
uny thero Is reliable authority for tho
statement that there Is very llttlo chance
of the note being signed for some time.
As a matter of fact tho members of the
staff of LI Hung Chang believe 'hat tho
note will eventually have to be drawn up
cither In Kuropo or In America, probably
the latter, because they claim that the
Washington government haa had tho most
to do with the modification of the existing
terms of harshness. Tho United &tntes aro
looked on by the Chlncso as the only power
really desiring to rotaln the Integrity of
the Chinese empire. Tho other powers
nro regarded uh desirous of breaking It
up, with the possible exception of Russia,
who, tho Chinese think, merely favoro n
postponement eventually to secure a larger
share.
Gravo fears arc felt regarding the health
of LI Hung Chang, owing to n severe cold
that ho caught on the day he visited Gen
eral Chaffee. It Is said thai he Is better
today, but there Is a fear of pleurisy, which
nt his ndvnnced ago might bo fn.al.
It Is generally believed that the Chlncso
get their information ns to what Is douo
at the meetings of tho envoys, through
someone connected with tho Russian lega
tion.
LONDON, Dee. 22. "The delay In signing
tho preliminary Joint note," says the Pekln
correspondent ot tho Morning Post, wiring
Friday, "Is duo to nn objection from Wash
ington. Mr. Conger, however, has telo
graphed his government urging a speedy
settlemint on tho ground that tho German
military control Is worse thnn Chinese
management.
"Prlnco Chlng says that Kmperor Kwang
Su nnd tho empress dowager nro anxious
to leave Sinn Ku, as the accommodations
thero are poor, nnd their environment un
favorable. Ho points out that the private
government property seized In Pekln Is
quite equivalent In value to the Indemnity
demanded by tho powers.
"Sir Robert Hart saw Prince Chlng yes-
fenluy and ndvlsed him Hgr.tust dallying
with tho powers In regard to tho punish
ment of tho guilty ofllclals. Prlnco Chlng
thought tho execution of two or three pos
sible nnd the lifelong Imprisonment of
Prlnco Tunn quite certain."
NEW CONDITIONS NAMED
.'rrcKMin!en of London Tlmen
C'ulileN Several tiiniMPN Xot llerc
lofore Included.
LONDON. Dec. 22. Dr. Morrison. In a
long dispatch to tho Times from Pekln,
dated December 20, gives extracts from tho
Joint note. After n long preamble recount
ing nud condemning tho outrages, ho pro
ceeds to quoto tho demands, which nro vir
tually Identical with tho ten sot forth in
the dispatch to tho Associated Press, dated
Tien Tsln, December 11, but not as In the
caso of that dispatch, Rotting forth tho
amount of Indemnity. According to Dr.
Morrison s Information tho clause referring
to Indemnity rends as follows:
"Kqultublo Indemnity is to bo paid to
stntes, societies and Individuals and nlso
to Chinese who havo suffered Injury owing
to their employment by foreigners. China
will adopt Iluancial measures acceptable
to tho powers to guarunteo the payment of
Indemnity nnd tho sorvlco loans."
According to tho Times correspondent
the noto contnlns thn following stipulations
in addition to thoso cabled to tho Asso
ciated Press from Tleu Tsln:
Iteniir.'itlon tn Jannn for thn niur.l.T nt
Sulguymn.
Kxplntory monuments eroded In nil for
eign cemeteries whero tombs havo been
desecrated
Tim pouting or a proclamation throughout
the empire for two years enumerating the
punishments lnlllcUil on tho guilty ofllcl'ils
und threatening death tn i.uy ono Joining
an anti-forelKii society.
An imperial edict to bo Issued holding
viceroys and governors responsible forantl
foreign mithreuks or vlidntlont, of treaties
China tn undertake negotiations for a re
vision of the commercial treaties.
Dr. Morrleon goes on to sny that in the
discussion nt tho translation ot the word
"comply" In the llrltlsh proposal not to
remove tho troops until tho demands should
bo satisfied, ono minister suggested "ac
ceptor." Tho Gennan minister wanted "re
empllr." Klnnlly It was agreed to use tho
expression "so conformer n."
Tho dispatch concludes with nn expres
sion of regret at "tho delay caused by Mr.
Conger's not signing and especially In vlow
of LI Hung Chang's health and ndvanced
age, which cause much iwxloty."
Wn tiiniiK Opened lo 1'nrelmi 'Prude,
LONDON, Dec. 22. Tho Dolly News pub
Ilshes the following from Its Shanghai cor
respondent, tinted yesterday:
"Chang Chlh Tung anrounces tho receipt
of nn edict authorizing tho opening of Wit
Chang, opposite Han Kow, to foreign t'udo.
Wu Chnng Is tho center of an Important
trade and tho slto of tho terminus of tho
Canton railroad.
"Chlncso papers assert that tho rebellion
In Knn Su provlnco Is becoming serious
and Is likely to compel tho court to de
part." GENERAL LEE ENTERTAINED
.mv HiikIiiihI Society of SI. I, mil Mux
f.ir Km (incut Army L'liiiiiniiiulcr
of O in u tin.
ST. LOUIS. Dee. 21. Descendants of old
Purllnn stock gathered about tho banquet
board honored tho chivalry of the south
tonight at tho Mercantile club ut tho six
teenth annual reunion of tho New Kngland
society of St. Louis. General Kltzhugh
Leo of Omnha, eommnnder of the Depart
ment of tho Missouri, was tho guest of
honor nnd hardly less distinguished wero
tho other gentlemen who with him ad
dressed I ho members of tho society. They
were. Colonel I.nFayette Young of Des
Moines, General John W. Noblo of St.
Louis and Hov Daniel Dorchester, I). D.,
nlso of this city.
Ocneralt Lee spoko to the toast, "The
Army and tho Nnvy of the L'ulted States."
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE OFF
President Dolphin Auiiiiuiiccm Tlint
Operntorn ri lit Liberty to
llctiirn to Wiirli,
TOPKKA, Kan., Dec. 21.- President Dol
phin of tho Order ot Hallway Telegraphers
tins declared the strike of tho operators
on the Santa Kc off. All tho striking opcr
ntors here received orders tonight from
President Dolphin that tho strlko would
continue no longer.
Tho operators are beginning to speculate
an to whether they will be reinstated In
the employ of tho company. They now have
the permission of tho organization to work
If they can scctiro work. General Manager
Mudgo would not exprtBS an opinion ns to
whether tho men would bo re-cniplojed or
not. He snld, howevct, that the Order ot
Hallway Telegraphers would not bo recog
nized under tho present tunnngemcnt.
"Let tho operators get now olllcers," ho
said, "and thoti wo will talk to them."
HOUSTON. Tex., Dec. 21. Tho strike of
the telegraph operators on he Gulf, Colo
rado & Santa Ke was called off tonight.
It Is presumed that thero will bo Issued
nt nnco nn order calling oft the strlko on
nil branches of tho Sautn Fo system, but
tho committee of the Order of Hall load
Telegraphers on tho Gulf lines has Jurisdic
tion over Texas alone. Tho strike wns
begun In Tcvns fifteen days ago. No con
cessions were nsked by tho men or offered
by tho company ns n preliminary to culling
oil the strike.
Following Is tho official correspondent
Issued tonight:
fSA'.VHSTON. Tex.. Dee. 21. To the
Members of the Order of Knllrnnd Tele
graphers nnd Friends of the Order, Oulf,
Colorado . Santa Fo Ilullroad: After u
most careful nnd earnest consideration of
the entire sltHintlon your committee feels
that It is useless to continue further the
strilKglo begun on the lino of the Oulf.
Colorado & Santa Ko railroad. Willi the
causes lending up to tho most stubborn
light ever known In thn history of our nrde
you urn fa n il liar ; with the conduct of the
campaign yon have been kept us faithfully
advised ns the plans of yoi'r committee
would permit, und If we hnve failed In our
desire to keep you In full touch with tho
situation il bus been from luck of time
and facilities, not negligence. Wn have
done our tiest and only regret that your
efforts und ours hnve not In ought us the
victory which we feel was deserved.
Tho loss nt the buttle or a campaign docs
not Indicate that tho cause wus wrong.
History Is laden with Just euch events, und
out of our defeat It may be there shnll
como n victory for right und humanity
which those who come nfter us shall en
joy and bless us for tlm noble slaiul wo
took. Let no man look back with regret.
Our destiny lies before us, not behind us,
nnd the men who for fifteen dnys made tho
gallant tight that you hnve are ttio men
who will wrest from the future that suc
cess nnd prosperity which the present h.m
denied them. Somo of our number will
suffer loss; somo will secure better po
sitions than they had, for no railroad em
ploys, more enpable and worthy men than
thor.e who nnswered the call of our leaders
on December 0. In conclusion your com
mittee desires to add that Individually
wn have felt honored by tho steadfast
courage and unwavering loynlty which you
have given us. and In bidding you, perhaps,
n, lifelong fnrewell wo feel truly Hint w.i
hnve been assisted In- this struggle with
brethren rnther than fellow-craftsmen.
Mnv Ood prosper eneh of you.
Therefore, from nnd nfter 12 o'clock noon,
Saturday, December 22, the Order of Hnll
rnad Telegranhera will cease to be In a
stnto of conflict with tho Gulf, Colorado
& Snntn Fe Hallroad company.
The strike Is off. , .
(Slgnc'J) T. AriEntfONV-
Find Vl.v President.
A. HUSSHLL.
A. T. HICK BY,
C. II. CLA UK.
J. It. ZI.MMKHMAN,
Committee.
The notion of this committee, ns given
above, is functioned nnd authorized.
M M. DOLPHIN, President.
Ily T. M. IMF.KSON,
First Vice President.
ALLOWS THE GIRL TO GO FREE
Knit of lleninrknlile Criminal Ciinc In
lliiNlnn No Sympathy for
the Mini.
I10STON, Dee. 21. The most remarkable
criminal case tried tn n Massachusetts su
perior court In many years, and which
nroused Intense Interest in tho fashionable
Hack Uay district, was ended yesterday
when Judgo Houd probationer Marlon
Hogun, who had blinded for life Dr. .1. L.
Taylor, a dentist, by throwing vitriol in
his face out of revenge for betrayal. Tho
young girl had earlier appeared beforo the
Judge and told her pliable story and showed
tho whlte-hnlred Justice her little baby, of
which sho asserted Tnylor was tho father.
Sho said that Taylor, after he had wrecked
her life, had told her that ho was Irresisti
ble among women by reason of his good
looks.
In announcing his decision, Judge Hond
said that from the evidence It appeared
that Dr. Tnylor had sought out Miss Hogau,
"knowing sho was a virtuous woman, who
hnd In no wny wronged hloi, for thu solo
purpose of causing her ruin; nnd after ho
hud accomplished It by fraud and decep
tion and tho use at Intoxicating liquors, It
not by drugs, ho unfeelingly cast her otf
without nsslstanco and advised her to resort
to a Ufa of prostitution and even boasted
of his disgraceful conduct with this young
woman and with others whom ho hud
ruined. Such n man," tho Judgo added, 'is
so vilo that I havo no sympathy or pity
for him In his unfortunate condition."
Judgo Hond said he regretted that Miss
Hopan did not leave the punishment of her
betrayer to n higher power than herself.
As to tho possibility that similar nets of
personal vengeance would follow tho proba-
Honing of this prisoner, the Judgo said thut
such nets were so rare none other having
como beforo him In tho forty years of his
service on tho bench thnt hn would tako
tho risk and order thn release of tho pris
oner on probation.
TAMMANY HAS PIOUS FIT
livery (iiunlilliin llouc In !Sev York
In (ilcn Orders to t'l(ii' and
Slny (iiixcd.
NKW YOHK. Dee. 21.-Every gambling
houso In tho city received orders tonight
fiom Tammany sources through tho police
to douo und remain closed until further
notice. This unexpected uctlou ngulust tho
gambling houses nnd pool rooms, which
havo flourished under pollco protection In
stigated by tho Tammany antl-vlco com
mit. oe. An emphatic dun aid l.as b;cn miulo
for tho enforcement of tho laws, nnd no
tice has been served on tho pollco that
dilatory tactics will bo tolerated no longer.
Acting Chief (Tort right has had placed
In lil.s possession hy Lewis Nixon, chairman
of the Tammany vice committee, a list of
forty-eight gambling houses ami pool
rcoms.
Mr. Nixon announces that unless tho
places wero tionxl within forty-eight hours
moro pollco ruptalns would bo brought to
trial for neglect of duty than mer beforo
were plneed on trial for a similar olTunso
In tho history of tho department. Tho tlmo
limit oxpircd at & p. in. tonight, nnd few
houses remulueil open.
Cannot Do IIhkIiichn In IIIIihiIn,
CHICAGO, Dee 21.- Judgments or ouster
nnd tines aggregating 120,'M) were cut p'd
In thn circuit court today ngalnst the Com
mercial Insurance company and the Yernon
Insurance und Trust company of Indiana,
tho .Manufacturers' Inmirunrn company of
Hay City und the Continental Fire associa
tion of Fort Worth, Tex. The defendant
companies wero charged with doing busi
ness In Illinois without u license.
GLARING ERRORS DISCOVERED
Registration Eooki in South Omaha Are
Full of Mistakes,
TAKING OF TESTIMONY BEGUN AGAIN
Committee Kinds Mnu AVIin Hnd I.Unl
One Year nt a Certain House,
but Cnn't (live l.uuil
lord'n .nnic.
The hearing of tho election contest ease
wns resumed yesterduy nt South Omnha.
Nothing of u startling nature was brought
cut at the forenoon session, the entire time
being devoted to tho examination of wit
nesses whoso names had been Included In
tho list of fraudulent registrations mad i
out by tho lawyers for tho contestants.
More than a hundred names of voters who
could not be located In person were found
on the registration books and so far tho
contcstees havo been able to produce but
n very small proportion of these voters
and the testimony of the few produced by
them shows that the olllclal registration
nt South Omaha was faulty.
Daniel McAullffe, who wns tho first wit
ness called yesterday, swore that he
lived at 2S1 South Twenty-fourth street on
election day. whllo the registration book
gave his residence as 218 South Twenty
fourth street.
W. II. Morton, tho next wltnens, regis
tered from BOS North Twenty-fourth street
and voted on that registration, ulthough
he moved out of tho precinct before election
day.
Klchurd l.nndon swore that he lived nt
312 North Tweuty-flfth street, ns tho reg
istratlon showed, on election day, nnd for
nt least n year beforo then. Lawyer Sim
eral read from the registration tmnt nimn
a dczen other names registered from 312
.onn iwenty-nrtli street, tho snmo house
In which London lived for n year, but wit
ness declured that ho knew none of them.
N K. Hyatt testified that ho registered
from u rooming house nt 302 North Twenty
sixth street mid hud lived there for a year.
When asked for tho name of tho landlord
ho could not give It.
Joseph Hlckey, who voted on n registra
tion from 2906 H street, explained that ho
did not llvo thero when ho registered or
voted. Ho had lived thero In September
und had gone to the hospital, whero ho re
mained until tho day he registered. AttOT
leaving tho hospltnl ho hfiff not returned to
290C H Btrect, but supposed ho wns right
In voting from there.
Frank T. Hansom wnn called to the wit
ness chnir to deny thnt ha hnd any knowl
ec'go of fraudulent registration, coloniza
tion or endless ehnln voting In South Omnhn
nt tho last election.
Couldn't Deceive SpeltN.
Among tho few witnesses called nt the
afternoon session was Joseph Spelts, who
proved to bo somewhat of n professional
election Judge. Ho proudly boasted that
his earthly career had been brightened by
sCrvice ou no less than fourth n ni flflnnn
"election boardB nqd If anything of a
crooKou naturo had occurred nt tho ro
cent election t tbo Fir.it precinct of hn
Second ward, w'horo he acted as a repub
lican Judge, he would havo known It.
Spelts said ho was an employo of tho city
of South Omaha and his appointment ou
tho election board was secured through
Mayor Kelly. Witness wns posltivo thut It
would have been Impossible to secure a
signed ballot with which to work the "end
less chain" system of voting nt tho polling
placo guarded by his practiced eye. He de
clared that signed ballots were given to
voters only and ho was sure that every
ono given out wns properly deposited In
thu box before tho voter left tho place,
although, ho said, the unused ballots wero
not counted after tho polls closed.
SpeltB further said that In counting the
votes tho tally sheets of tho different clerks
were sometimes found to disagree, but
these llttlo Irregularities were passed until
tho closo of the count, when tho difference
between totuls of tho several clerks was
not very great. Tho witness did nnl seem
to consider a difference of several votes of
much consequence.
Henry Schmelllng, tho other republican
Judge In the First precinct of the Second
ward, testified that his appointment on tho
board was procured through a Mr. Jones,
nn employo of the South Omaha health de
partment. He declared, In answer to ques
tions from Lawyer Smith, thai It would
havo been Impossible to work the "endless
chain" system in his precinct, but when
Lawyer Slmcrnl, on cross-examination,
nsked what tho "endless chain" system was
witness could give no iieuer explanation ni
It than to say It was "something crooked,"
D00DY HAD PECULIAR HABIT
Practice of LciivIuk Money Where
Certain (Itllcliilx Could Kind It (ieta
Coiilraclor In Trouble.
NKW YOHK, Dee. 21. Contractor Doody
of Hrooklyn tonight was convicted ot por
Jury In tho Kings county court. Sentence
will bo pronounced next week. Thn defense
In tho case wus Insanity and tho Jury wa3
out for ten hours,
Controller Color, soon uftcr taking offlco
thrco years ngo, mudo revelations of u
sweeping ehnrncter showing wholesalo
fraud In tho awarding ot and payment for
public contracts, under Commissioner Theo.
doro 11. Willis and his deputy, Robert Field
ing of tho city works department of tho
city of Hrooklyn. These two officers, along
with several other officeholders and poli
ticians, wero convicted. Doody, under pres
sure, came forward and told of tho mis
carriage of public moneys amounting to
$270,000. Doody admitted beforo tho grand
Jury and to Mr. Coler personally that he
had been nce.ustomed to paying over to
Fielding a certain percentage of thn con
tract moneys by placing Fielding's eharn
In n drawer In the letter's ofllco desk In tho
municipal building. When It camo to tho
trial of Fielding for nudltlng a false and
fraudulent claim ngalnst thn public treasury
Dcody boldly denied all his former admis
sions und thero was little difficulty In no
curing his Indictment on his original state
ments. Doody Is f0 years old and tins a wife and
eleven chlllren.
GENERAL LEE DENIES A FAKE
Cuiniuiiiidc r of Hepiirl inent or MIoiirl
Does .Vol AiUociite llrinnvnl of
lleiuliiinrtern,
Tho Reo Is In receipt ot tho following
telegram:
"ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Dec. 21. -To tho Kditor
cf Tho Ileo: In reference to statement pur
porting to bo mado by General Lee, favor
ing the removal ot his headquarters from
Omaha to this point, I am directed to say
ho has never uttered n word on tho sub
Jert. (I. M. LEK, Aldcdo-flamp."
Killed liy lliimivay Car.
AKRON, ()., Dec. 21. -Whllo a party if
miners wore descending the slope In tho
Wagner coal mine, live rnlles south of this
city, today a wild rnr overtook them, riunio
of tho men Jumped tn tho Mdo of thn tra k,
but tlvo were qtruclc by tho t.ir, two being
Killed und tho othcra badly Injured,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska- Haln or Snow nnd
Colder Saturday; Sunday Kulr nnd Coldel,
Winds Shifting to Northeasterly.
Temperature n( Oinaliii Ycxtrrdnj I
Hour. l)e. Hour. I)ck.
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PROFIT SHARING IN EARNEST
Great Corporation'' Divide Tlielr .Net
lueoiiic Anionic Hie Men In
'l'liclr Kiuplo).
CHICAGO, Dee. 21. (Special Telegram.)
The great Crane eonipnny has not only
set a prosperous pace for Its rivals, but
It hus furnished splendid and substantial
evidence of Its appreciation of the ncrvlces
of Its employes, of a sort Indeed seldom
offered by corporations. This company has
Just di'clared a dividend of J 1.000.000, or 25
per cent ou Its capitalization of 1,000.000,
bul of greater Importance and of vast
meaning to those who are seeking a solu
tion of the differences between capital nud
labor, U thu announcement that every em
ployo of tho Crnnu company will recelvo
a dividend of II per cent on his earnings
during tho last year. For Instance, the
employe whose fealnry Is $1,000 will receive
$50 us his share. Nearly $100,000 will bo
divided among tho employes of tho follow
ing plants und branch houses In other
cities: 10 South Jefferson, nt Desplnlnes
nnd Fulton, ut Twelfth Place nnd Canal,
at 219 South Jefferson, nt San Francisco,
Sioux City, St. Louis, Omaha, New York,
Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Port
land, Ore., Kanhns City nnd St. Paul.
Fifty thousand dollars In gold Is to bo
distributed by the American Kxpress com
pany among Its employes ns Christmas re
membrances, Kvery ninn who has been
In tho employ of tho compnny for u year
will receive u $5 gold piece on Christmas
ove. It Is estimated that there nro over
10,000 employes In tho United States, Can
tula und Kuropo who will bo remembered
in this wry.
Accompanying tho gift Is n neatly printed
address, calling attention to tho fact that
tho company has readied a half century
of existence. When tho American Kxpress
company wns organized in 1850 It had a
capital of $150,000. This has grown to $1S,
000,000 In tho last litty years.
TELLS OF KIDNAPERS' GANG
Letter Koiind In .VtlMvnukee .Street Cur
IlcMiltn lu Kfiniurc of nn
Alleged Plot.
MILWAUKEK, Dec. 21. The sensational
disappearance and return of young K.dward
Cudahy of Omaha Is somewhat strangely
coincident with the finding of n letter In a
Mllwuukeo utreet car a few days ngo. Tho
letter wus addressed to 'William Stewart,
Chicago, HI., and told of a plan to rob sev
eral residences of wealthy citizens In Mil
waukee nnl to abduct a llttlo girl. Tho
lottcr wa written .with a lend pencil and
was olgucd "Juck."
Tho letter was turned over to tho police,
who looked upon It as the work of a lunntlc.
Tho dny following the finding of tho letter
tho following advertisement appeared in the
Milwaukee Journal:
LOST Howard of $."i for tho return of let
ter addressed William Stewart. Chicago,
111. Address letter to John Smith, Milwau
kee, general delivery."
Tho Journal nlso received n letter signed
"Jack," in which tho writer says ho Is tho
person who lost the letter In the street car
and that It was hu who udvcrtlsed for It.
Ho says ho has been expelled from a des
perate gang ot robbers nnd kldnnpers who
nro working In different parts of tho coun
try, nnd thnt he haa determined to Inform
ngalnst them Then he te'.ls of n plan which
hud been arranged to rob tho Schuiideiu
Milwaukee residence, abduct tho llttlo girl
and hold her for a ransom. Ilesldcs tho
Schandeltis he rays numerous other promi
nent people, including Mayor Hose, Captain
Pabst and Charles Uhleln aro marked for
visits from the gang.
When tho letter wns shown to Pollco In
bpector Hclmer ho expressed tho opinion
that both It and tho lettej- found In tho
street car wero written by n lunatic or
porno boy who had been rending dlmo novels
nnd wanted notorloty.
Thero Is no llttlo girl nt tho Schandeln
residence.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21. "This letter rnther
Indicates that theru might be somo truth
In the theory thut an organized band of
kldnnpers Is at work throughout tho conn
try." said Chief of Detectives Collernn to
day when shown tho dispatch tolling of tho
tinuing of n letter telling of tho nlleged
plans for kldnuplng sovoral children of
wealthy peoplo. "Tho Mllwaukro authori
ties, however, hnvo not communicated with
us In regard to this letter, but If they do
so tho Chicago pollco will surely Invest IgMo
promptly and mako any arrests that may
appear Justifiable."
EXPECTED TO GO TO HELL
loll ii (livens, HniiKcd nt I'nrln, III., rnr
Murder, .'taken 1 1 1 h I, nut Mulit ou
Knrtli a .Merry One.
SPKLVOKIULD, III., Dec. 21. -John Owens
gave thn signal at 1 p. m. In the county
Jail at Paris which launched him Into
eternity for tho murder of James Hague.
After tho black cup had been adjusted
over bin head and the noosn tightened
around lis nock tbo murderer said: "Go,"
nnd Sheriff Myers pulled tho lover which
released tho trap. Owens nsked permission
to glvo tho signal himself In order that he
might nervo himself.
"No, you need not como back Krlday un
less I send for you. It will bo my busy
duy und 1 will huvn lots to do."
Thoso wero tho last words Owens nd
drcssed tn his spiritual adviser, Hov. Knther
Lee, on Thursday night.
Owens spent two hours nnd a half of
his last night on earth listening to a phono
graph. Ho laughed at tho funny pieces,
cracked a fow Jokes himself and when one
solect'on hy a particularly wicked man was
rendered Owens said: "Well, I guess I will
have to light that man In hell tomorrow
night."
The, sheriff said Owens (old him thut his
father Is T. II. Oldham, residing hIx miles
southeast ot Mlddlcsborn, Ky. This wus
all Owens suld nnd though persistent efforts
to leurn something of the man's antecedents
hnd been mado from tho day of his arrest
tlicso wero tho first words dropped by him
that might lead to his Identification. The
murderer wna burled lu tho potters' field
nlno feet from tho body of James Hogue,
thn man whom ho murdered.
Suit fur Detention lu PcnIIiiiunc,
KAIHMONT. Minn, Dee 21 -The ease of
Marie Smith against the Hoard of Health
Is now mi for trial In the district court.
Thn plaintiff such for fj'so Imprisonment
The ciiM) iirlneB nut of the smallpox epl-
(lemie oi ihhi winter '1 lie Doiiril, hellevln
she hud been exposed, ordered her tn t'llm
up her abode In the pest house. This die
refused to do, whereupon 'ho board forcibly
iook nur om ni ner icsiucnco unu coniincu
her In tho pcathounc.
PRISON HOUSE FOUND
Place Where Young Oudahy Wai Hold
Located by the Police.
SEARCH FOR HIS ABDUCTORS GOES ON
Chief Donahue is Fuelling Ahead as Fait as
Possible on the Matter.
FATHER IS ASSISTING THE AUTHORITIES
Edward A. Oudahy, Sr., Making Every
Effort to Oaptura tho Kidnapers.
STRANGE STORY TOLD BY HISS MUNSHAW
Yoiiiik Wnninn Given Good Description
uf Hie .Men AVIto Occupied the
House Where the Hoy
tViift Kept.
Kdward A. Cudahy, sr., hns not given up
thu chauo after thu men who Mole his sou
und held him up for u ransom ot f 26,000
In gold. On the other hand, Mr. Cudnhy.
In connection with Chief Douahue, has gone
cystcmuttrally to work to bring to Jiistlco
tho criminals. Only ono Important feature
was developed yesterduy. During tho after
noon tho pollco and Mr. Cudahy located nnd
postively Indentllled the house lu which thu
boy wns held during his captivity.
In connection with this thu police se
cured a ory nccttruto description of two
men who wero doubtless connected with the
nITalr. Miss Munshuw, daughter of tho
man who lives nearest to tho place, which
Is on tho outskirts of South Omaha, give
nn cxcelleur description of two men who
eumo to tho placo some dnys since, seeking
to lent It. They wero afterward seen
there. On the night of tho 18th Mr. Mun
shuw saw two men assisting a third to
alight nt tho house. He thought tho third
was Intoxicated. It was undoubtedly young
Cudahy, his apparent Intoxication being
duo to the fnct that ho was blindfold d
nnd his hands wero tied.
One of tho men described by Miss M mi
nim w tallica with the description given of
thn young ninn who used the telephone nt
tho livery stable to notify the Cudahy fam
ily that thero wus a letter In tho front
yard ou the morning of tho 10th.
Chief Donahue positively denies the state
ments made by an Omaha yellow Journal
that ho Is trying to arrest Pat Crowe. He
says he Is not certain of the name ot any
man connected with tho caso and will
mnkc uo arrests until he hns good reason
to believe ha hns tho right man.
Ono singular feuturo connected with tho
caso Is tho discovery that thero Is no
law on tho stntuto books ot Nebraska ad
equately dealing with nuch a caso; that Is,
thero Is no apparent punishment In Btoro
for tho men, It captured, undor tho Ne
braska Inw.
HOUSE USED BY KIDNAPERS
Place Where Cudnhy Hoy WnM Held
1'rlNOiier In Located mid
lilenlllleil.
In finding tho houso In which the bundlts
Imprisoned Kdwnrd Cudahy, Jr., tho pollco
accomplished Krlday afternoon tho tlrst ac
tual step toward thn apprehension of tho
Loy's abductors. Tho discovery also has
the effect of continuing the story that a
kidnaping wnn really committed nnd cu
tlieiy corroborates the vnrlous accounts of
it which have appeared in Tho Dee.
That tho uotiso at Thirty-sixth and dro
ver streets Is tho one In which young
Cudnhy wus hold enpllvo ennnnt bo ques
tic tied. It has not only been positively
Identified by the boy himself, but dcscrlp
HrnB given by tho neighbors of tho men
who frequented It correspond perfectly
with thu lad's description of bin abductors,
Chief Donahue feels eotilldcnt thut tho ur
lest of tho bandlta Is now only a question
of tlmo und that the eatto Is so far nar
rowed down that ho can work upon It Intel
ligently and with iiBsurunco of success,
Hoy lilcndllcN the Hoimc.
A fow minutes nfter 3 o'clock Krlday
afternoon u search purty, mado up of Chief
Donahue, Ciiptuln llaycii, Councilman
Ilurkley, Edward A. Cudnhy, sr., and his
son, the boy who had been kidnaped, boro
down upon u llttlo two-story eottugo about
four miles southwest of tho business couter
of Omaha nud near tho city limits of South
Omaha, ut the Intersection of Thlrly-Hlxth
nnd Grover streets, Tho house Is In a
lonesomo locality. Ono dwelling, tho homo
of 11. K. Munshaw, stands about 100 tent
uwuy, and this is the only building In tho
Immediate vicinity. Tho next nearest hab
itation is a idoek or moro distant, whllo
nil ubout aro fields and clumps of timber.
To tho eiisl nnd north high hills tower
nbovo It.
Tho moment young Kdward Cudahy saw
thn flight ot crazy stairs lending up to tho
top story on tho outside of tho eottugo hn
remarked that they looked llko tho steps
ho had climbed ou tho night ho was kid
nuped. A closer Inspection uusurcd him
thut ho was right. Ho walked up them,
carefully examining ono or two broken
hoards, and returned to say that this was
his prison house beyond a doubt.
Tho party then entered tho room upstairs
In which young Cuhudy had been chained
to n chair. Thero was nothing In It but
the slnglo piece of rickety furniture, a
gasoline stove nnd a water bucket. The boy
Identified tho latter ns tho ono from which
ho had drunk during his captivity. Tho
cluilr ho nlso remembered.
Thero was only ono window In tho room
and that was covered with an old news
paper. Tho floor wus littered with cigar
stubs. An empty whisky bottlo nnd a cob
plpo wero found In ono comer.
(Irl llrHcrllii'M Tn ii .lieu.
Miss Mnud Munshuw. daughter of II. IC.
Munshuw. who lives 100 feet uway, de
scribed two men whom sho hud seen about
the placo. One was a dark-complexioned
man with a black mustache nnd blnck hulr.
slightly tinged with gray. Ho had called
ut her father's houso ubout ten duys ago
and hud asked If the Utile entlago with tho
Hteps outsldo was for rent. Sho had nn
Bwereil thut sho didn't know, but told him
to whom the cottage belonged a man
named Schneldorwiii, a broom-maker, with
ii shop at Sheeley station. Then th'.
stranger thanked her nnd went uwuy. Tho
other mnn who had frequented tho placo
was much younger, of light complexion,
with light hulr nnd mustache. H wim
heavyset and worn n good suit of clothrs
of somo brown mutcrlul.
Sim Hie I'nrly Arrive,
About S..10 o'clock on the night of Tiles
day. December IS, n light buggy drawn by
n team of horseB hud driven up to tho houso
and stopped, continued Miss Mutishnw. It
was so dark she couldn't mako nut whether
thero woro two or thrco men In It, anil, us
thn vehicle hnd stoppe so that It was be
tween her and tbo suilrway, uho had no