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ESTABLISHED JQ'fi 10, 1871.
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NEBRASKA IN SE2L4TE
Short Hiitory of the Twelve Elect?
United S.atca Senator,
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO THE FIRST
Thayer and Tipton Ohoson in Omaha at End
of Eharp Struggle.
SUBSEQUENT CONTESTS DEVELOP POLITICS
Much Intercit Surrounds the Election of
Each Succeeding Senator.
LAST THE LONGEST IN STATE'S HISTORY
lClrctlon of Ifuywnrd f-nme lit the Hud
of the Mont Protracted Deadlock,
If Aot Hip Muni HxcltlliK
on Itccnrd.
LINCOLN, Dec. 27. (Special. )0n the
ive of another contest Involving the elec
tion of two United States scuulors raimy
pcoplo hero are asking to what extent his
tory will repent Itself. Nebraska Iiuh gone
through twelve ueuntorlal flshts since Its
admission to Ilio union, each ono present
ing now phases In tho lutrlrntu pollllciil
maneuvering resorted to when such high
prlzcB uro nt stnku. Tho comlni; contest
Is thu llrst ono Involving tho douhlo choice
lnco tho original election by tho first
Into legislature. Tho Btory of tho pru
vlotis struggles for tho sountorshlp has
been told In connection with former con
tests, hut another review will bo of special
interest nt this tlmo and perhaps throw
aomo light on what may bu expucted.
Tho first senatorial battlo In Nebraska
occurred In 1SC7 whlla tho capita! was still
at Omaha. Tho principal competitors wero:
Alvln Suundor3, who had been territorial
governor for six years, Algernon S. Pad
dock, territorial secretary; Oenernl John
11. Thayer and Chaplain Thomas V. Tip
ton. Tho contest was short, sharp and de
cisive. Thayor and Tipton wero chosen.
They drew straws for tholr respective
terms, Thayor securing tho longer four
yenr term and Tipton tho short or two.yoar
term.
KI rut Sharp Content.
At tho end of his term In lfs69 Mr. Tipton
-uh re-elected for a full term of six years
after a moBt exciting canvass. 1 1 la chief
competitor, David Uutler, then governor,
raino within two votes of cnrrylng tho
caucus nomination. Mr. Tipton, who died
about u year ago, was ono of tho two mon
whom Nebraska has honored by re-olectlon
to tho United States senate Oen
ernl Charles F. Mnndorson being
tho other senator, who served two
terms In succession. Senator Pad
dock bfived two terms In tho United
States sonnto from Nebraska, but his terms
wero not consecutive, and his second elec
tion cannot In strlctnoss bq called a re
election.' The third senatorial campaign, In 1870
and 1871, wbh fierce, vlndlctlvo and des
perate. General Thayer was tho candidate
for ro-ulcctlon and tho scat of war Omaha,
where Thayor then resided. Ills only com
petitor beforo the people was Alvln Saun
ders. Thayer was supported by Ocneral
Grant und tho stulwarts who bold ofllco
under him, whllo Saunders headed tho op
posing faction. After a desperato battle,
tn which tho backers of both aro said to
have spent huge sums of money In tho
Douglas county republican primaries,
Thayer camo off victorious. Ilo carried
tho primaries nnd elected his full repub
lican delegation from Douglas county, In
sptto of a bolt cis' ticket, supported by
many self-styled slmon-puro republicans.
Regarding himself virtually elected Senator
Thayer hurried on to Washington, remain
ing at his desk In tho sennto until tho
legislature convened. In his absenco a
new candidate wns sprung In tho person of
1'. W. Hitchcock, who had kept discretely
In tho background whllo tho canvass was
pending before the people. Hitchcock had
been a radical republican nt tho outbreak
of tho war and as such had been rewarded
by tho party with tho ofllco of United
States marshal and territorial delegato to
congress, After tho nssassluntlon of Lin
roln ho Johnsonlzed to keep his grip upon
tho patronage. In 1S66 ho accepted tho
nurvoyor-gcncrnlshlp of Iowa and Nebraska
nt tho hands of President Johnson nnd with
other officers who hnd nlllllated with tho
democrats at that critical period he was
summarily deposed In 1869 after Grant bo
camo president. With n number of Inde
pendent republicans nnd tho solid demo
cratic forco Hitchcock defeated Thayer In
a pitched battle beforo tho legislature.
The Truiisfusiott (if Blood.
Tho fourth senatorial contest was fought
In 1875, whon Mr. Tipton's term expired.
Although this vacancy occurred south of
tho Platto river, Thayer and Pnddock wero
again competitors. Uy this tlmo tho Platte
had boon recognized as a etuto dividing
lino and It. had become an accepted rule that
both senators should no' ''n '
tamo sldo of tho river. Thayer had taken
un his resldonco In Lincoln to avoid this
bstructlon during tho preceding year and
Paddock had established himself on a
shoep farm near Heatrlce. In tho popular
tonguo this migration wna called tho
"transfusion of blood from Omaha to South
riatto." When tho legislature convened tho
ruco apre.ir d to bo bitwo n 'ohn M. Thn or
und Klmer S, Dundy, with Thayer consider
ably in tho lend. Dundy at that tlmo re
sided In Falls City, Illchardsnn county, re
moving a year or two later to Omaha. In
the Btart Paddock mustered but two lono
feme votes, with a half dozen stray demo
crats to keep thorn company. J. N. II.
Patrick, who figured as the moneyed candi
date, was keeping his nnmo beforo the
legislature with a loud and solid voto or
Church Howe. After two days, balloting
Thayer was tin tho point of "aming away
tho prize, when Judgo Dundy exasperated
by tho alleged nllianco tetweon Thaver an 1
Patrick, threw tho votes of his followers
to Pnddock. who hnd nlso negotiated for
and secured tho solid democratic support.
Jit)' (.(mill's ClttlipillKII.
Thn tlfth nnd up to thnt tlmo tho most
exciting senatorial campaign was fought in
1S77. Jay Gould hnd personally taken a
hand In tho statu campaign and tho people
had boon aroused to n high pitch of excite
ment at tho effort, to pack tho legislature
through his Influence and that of federal
ofricials backed by an unlimited Btipply of
money and patronage. In many, If not most
of tho count Ira, candidates for the legis
lature weru pledged to oppose tho re-olectlon
of P. W. Hitchcock. When tho legls
Inturo met, the opposing factions confronted
rich other llko hostile armies with lines
nf pickets from depot to hotels keeping
tho managers Informed of ovtry movement
Tho field which opposed Hitchcock was
kuown as "tho quadrllnteral," composed of
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DREYFUS STIRS THEM UP
UN Letter CnniM tin Immense Furore
Amunu- the Politicians In
Pnrls.
it, 1W), by Press Publishing Co.
27. (New York WorU Cn
Telegram.) A letter from
iter Waldeck-Itousseau, dc-
w hearing, has set Paris
ablaze wlthcxcltetncnt. Tho nationalists
will hold a secret conclavo tomorrow to dc-
cldo upon what uctlon to tako In view of
tho threatened revival of this celebrated
"affair" which "will not dowp." Tho Im
pression prevails that Dteyfus Is now In
this city. Some usually well-luformed per
sons Insist that his letter to the premier
was carefully prepared after consultation
with various distinguished men, ono of
them being especially conspicuous. The ab
sence of any date to the letter In pointed to
ns ovldcnco that Dreyfus Is here.
Dreyfus' letter was provoked by Henri
Itoiiiefort's assertion In tho Intrnnslgennt
that Dreyfus sent to Kmperor William lu
1S9I n document stolen from tho Gcrmnn
embassy In Paris, which constituted the di
rect evidence of thn crime "for which," thj
cx-captnln writes. "I have, been twice con
demned unjustly." Hochefort's assertion Is
pronounced "another falsehood," Dreyfus
adding. "My Innocence is nbsoluto and thu
legal recognition of this Innocence through
a new trial I wilt sock to my lust breath.
I am not tho author of tho bordereau an
notated by tho emperor, which Is n forgery,
nor of tho original authentic bordereau
written by Eslerhnzy to savo Henry. All
tho prlnclpnl authors of my Iniquitous con
demnation art; still alive. I am not de
spoiled of all my rights. I still retain that
right of ovcry man to defend his honor and
Iievo tho truth proclaimed. Thercforo I have
tho right to ask you to order an Inquiry."
BUILDING MORE BATTLESHIPS
Germany Kxhlhlts rnprcccdcntcd Ar
il It)' In liicrciislnu; Strength
(if Her ,Nuv.
RERLIN, Dec. 27. Tho llerllncr Post,
summarizing Germany's naval progress thu
year, says thnt seven vessels havo been
launched. Including two battleships, ono
largo cruiser and four small cruisers. The
paper also calls attention to tho unpre
cedented activity In tho building of war
ships, six of which nn now In process
of construction, Including four battleship,
ono largo cruiser nnd one gunboat. Tho
schoolshlp S'.oln will be fitted out tn re
place the Gnclscnnu, which recently foun
dorod off Malaga hurbor.
The conforonco of Iron workers' and coal
miners' that lias boon In sorslon In ilochum
adopted a resolution demnndlng thu fol
lowing amendments of tho Prussinn mining
law:
First An eight-hour shift for subter
ranean work.
Second Prohibition of female labor ill
mines und on plants belorglnjr to tnlnos.
Third Prohibition of subterranean work
In tho case of boys under lb years of ag".
Fourth Compulsory organizations oi'
labor commlhlons.
Fifth Thorough reform of tho miners'
mutual nld schools
Tho establishment of n frco harbor at
Ernden is expected to mnko It nn Impor
tant port for American wood. Westphallun
firms havo already ordered JO.000 tons o-;
pltchplnc to bo sent thoro" for shlpmcnt'vlu
tho Dortmund-Ems canal. A joint-stock
wood company has boen ordered in Emdon
to Import pltchplno and other woods In
largo quantities.
STEAMER DAMAGED IN STORM
tlnr Mnn Killed nnd Propeller Shnft
llrokcu DtirliiK (inlf St renin
lliirrlciiut-.
(Copyright, IChX), by Press Publishing Co.
HAMILTON, Ilermuda, Dec. 27. (New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
The Ilritlsh steamer Arthur Head crept
Into port nt St. Georges this morning with
n broken shaft and ono of her crew dead.
Tho stenmor left hero December 15 for
Hampton Itoads and ran into a hurricane
when in tho gulf stream. During the height
of tho gale, on thu morning of December
17, tho shnft broko nnd for a tlmo It was
believed tho steamer would founder,
Iloatswaln John Thomosen, whllo nt
work In tho well making repairs on ths
broken shnft, was caught In tho machinery
nnd literally lorn to pieces. Thomrsen was
a native of Hull, England, unmarried and
hnd been connected with tho thlp for nearly
n yia . I Is ' ojy will bo burl d hero.
It will be at least n month before tho
stenrnor can mnko repilrs ard proceed, Cap
tain Soules snys tho weather tn tho gulf
stream was tho worst ho had over seen.
nice presInt FOR CROKER
Tummaiiy lloss mi lilt Itcturii tn
AViintnue fur Christmas Is Served
with .SiiniiiioiiN.
LONDON, Dec. 27. Hlchnrd Croker, who
had been rusticating for several weeks In
Carlsbad and Nice, returned to Wantngo
two days before Cbristmns, whero ho re
ceived a summons to appear on January 2
to reply to Inquiries respecting his Incomo
In connection with the income tax. He left
Wautugo yesterday, presumably for tho con
tinent. Ills house today was absolutely
closed nnd there Is no expectation of his
return beforo next week.
TURKS ASSAULT THE BRITISH
OtllclulH of l.i'iTiitliiit llciiten Govern
ment Promptly Deuiuuds
Itcdrcs.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 27. Some
Turkish soldiers have grossly assaulted and
maltreated tho IlrttUb charge d'affaires, .Mr.
Do Bunscn, and othor members of tho Ilrit
lsh embassy, In the vicinity of tho powder
magazine, nt Makrlokeuy. Sharp demands
for redress havo been mado to the porte.
Discredit llcutli (if PitdcrcnsKi.
PARIS, Dee. 27. Tho prefecture of police
has not heard of the alleged duel in whl h,
according to n report circulated in New
York City, Paderowskl, tho pianist, was
killed on n small Island In the Seine.
Tho musical publishers, Chanduns and
Purnnd, who have business relations with
Paderewskl, do not bellove he is hero.
I'nrlo Itlcuus tin tn llunall,
SAN JUAN, Dee. 27. Tho Now York and
Porto Utco Steamship company's steamer
Arkadla, sailed from Ponce yesterday for
New Orleans, having on bonrd 400 Porto
Itlcans, 05 per cent of whom were women
and children, destined for Hawaii.
Subsidy for Men in Khl it l.lnc,
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 27 -Tho Finnish sen
ato hns voted C0.0OO marks annually for five
yenrs to a steamship company for tho pur
pose of keeping open winter communication
botwecn Sweden und Finland.
Martini I,nv Further Declared,
CAPKTOWN, Dee. 27. Martial law has
been proclaimed In tho districts of lleau
fort West and Carnarvon,
Prussian Diet Summoned,
II Hit LIN, Dec, 27 The Prusslnu Diet has
been summoned to meet January 8,
DreyicjHa
mnmllngipi!
BOERS ARE HELD IN CHECK
Encceta of Lord Kitchener ia so Far Ono of a
Bather Nexatire Character.
PROCLAMAT.ON IS NOT WELL RECEIVED
Queen Victoria About to Establish
,1fi Order nf KiiIkIiIIiouiI far thu
Purpose of HcttnrdliiK OMecrs
of South Atrlcnu War.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-3 n. m. Tho latest
dispatches from South Africa show that
Lord Kitchener has succeeded lu holding
tho Invading Doers In check, but ho has
not yet been successful In expelling them
from Capo Colony, whllo small com
mandoes continue to display astonishing
daring and activity over an Immensely wide
Held.
It Is questionable whether IiIb procla
mation will have much effect until General
Dewet Is capturtd. The Hoers aro likely
to regard It us n sign of weakness and to
havo a wholcsomo dread of Dowel's ven
geance If they sureudcr,
Tho proclamation Is approved by the
party at homo that favors conciliatory
terms to tho Hoers as a step In the right
direction.
Queen Victoria, It Is said, lias approved
tho proposal to Institute a new order of
knighthood to reward officers who have
served In South Africa. Tho ordor will
probably bo called tho "Star of Africa."
A dispatch from Vryburg, tinted Decem
ber 20, says the Doers In considerable mini-
I hers weru then making unexpected move
ment westward. They hnd 160 wagons,
Tho dispatches suggests that they wero
trekking to Dnmnraland, although thu Doers
themselves denied such Intention.
FIGHT WITH DEWET'S FORCE
Kitchener Sus llocr Lender In Trjlnn
tn HrcnU TlirniiKli
Nnutlmurd.
LONDON, Dec. 27. Tho following dis
patch has been received from Lord Kitch
ener: PKUTOKIA. Dec. 26 -Knox, with Darker,
lileher nnd Wl ite. Is -nt;ftKcd with Dewet'd
force, holding a position In the nelghlior
hood of Leuwkop.
Dewet hopes to brenk through nnd go
south again.
Tho Doers' eastern column in Cape Colony
M apparently headed bv our troops about
Keltport spruit. The Doers' western col
umn Is reported to have gone north In two
purtions, one toward Prleska und the other
through Btrydenburg. They nro being fol
lowed up.
The following dispatch from General
Kitchener was received from Pntorla, under
today's iThursday) date:
Yesterday 200 Doers attacked a small
pollco post near Doksburg. The ikiIIco
gallantly drove them tiff before reinforce
ments from Johannesburg arrived. Tho
Doers damaged the mining machinery In
tho neighborhood.
Tho Doers attacked Utrecht nt 2 o'clock
this morning and wero driven off.
Tho Doers hold up a train three miles
went of Pan and wore driven off.
EXPLAINS LETTER TO KRUGER
Member of The Netherlands Senate
Sr ."tote nf Sj't.ip&tliy
S:ild Ton Much.
THE HAGUK, Dec. 27. On the reassemb
ling of tho sennto today Senator Ilongtr
disclaimed, In behalf of the house, nil
responsibility for the letter of tho president
of tho senate to Mr. Krugcr, December 7.
In bo doing, tho senator pointed out that
the senate merely authorized the president
to express sympathy with Mr. Kruger.
In the letter alluded to tho president of
the senate of Tho Netherlands expressed
approval of the "noblo purpose" of Mr.
Kruger In "attempting to put n stop to tha
unjust war forced on him In such a barbar
ous manner," and expressing thn hope that
"It will result In tho Independence of the
republics bolng secured forever."
AFTER WHISKY AND CIGARS
FullInK to fiet the Chrlntmna Cheer
Ilenmnded Iloern Attack the
Town of Utrecht.
NEWCASTLE, Natal, Dec. 27. The Doers
celebrated Christmas in tho district be
tween Stnnderton nnd Ingogo by more or
less determined attacks upon every Drltlsu
garrison along the linos of communication.
These, however, were In all enses success
fully repulsed.
At Utrecht tho Doer commandant sent In
a demand for whisky, cigars mid Christmas
luxuries, fnlllng which ho threatened to nt
tack tho town. Ills demand wns Ignored
and tho Doers attacked Utrecht In forco on
Christmas morning. They wero repulsed
with loss, tho Drltlsh casualties being but
slight.
PRESSING BOER COMMANDO
KrnltilliKCr Alxindonn 111k Mii&inin,
but llnliU Onto Ills
Primmer,
DUUGHEItSDOKP, Capo Colony, Wednes
day, Dec. 26. Colonel Grenfell continues
In touch with Krultzlngcr's command of 700
men, who aro carrying oft the Drltlsh
prisoners. Krultzlnger has nbnndoned his
Maxims and carts. An attempt of tho Ninth
Uincers to turn Krultzlngor's flank at
Platsterheuvel, December 21, resulted In
eight casualties among tho Lancers, In
cluding Lord Frederick Blackwood, who
wns wounded.
PLEASANT RUMOR FOR ENGLISH
Stnry (hilt Deuel nnd Steyn Arc
Iteitd)' to .Vt-Kotlntp for
Surrender.
DLOEMFONTDIN. Orange River Colony,
Wcdnetday. Dec. 26. Thero nro renewed
but unconfirmed rumors here that General
Dewet, President Steyn and General Haas
broek have had a conference and decided to
offer to surrender, provided the colonial
rebels aro not punished and tho leaders, In
cluding themselves, nro not deported.
Syndicate to Develop Daiiiaraland.
CAPKTOWN. Dec. 27.-A strong Interna
Mortal syndlcato has been formed for tho do
vclcpment of tho mineral resources of Dam
araland. Tho bulk of tho capital, which Is
Drltlsh, will bo held Jointly In Paris, Lon
don, Ilerlln and New York., The German
government, which was formerly extremely
discouraging townrd tho efforts of forolgn
capitalists to develop tho country, Is now
offering every facility. Tho icheino In
cludec colonization, mining, Irrgatlon ani
tho construction of a railway from SwaUo
pomund to Utjlmglmbve,
Hear Hint Yeomanry In Iteleimed,
LONDON, Dec. 27. The Evening Stnudnr.l
today says It understands that tho squadron
of Yeomanry which It was announced In
a dispatch from Capetown yesterday waB
entrapped and captured by the Doers, whom
they wero following from UrltBtown, w s
released after the men had betn ro Itvd of
their horstk and other equipment. Ten tf
tho Yeomnry. the oarer adds, were
wounded.
BLONDE WOMAN USES PISTOL
Prominent Mimon of Inillnnnnnlln He.
ecltew Probably I 'lit a I 'WoUud
In SI j Mterloun Mnnnrr',
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Dec. .27. William
H. Smythe, secretary of the Qrvnd Masonic
lodge of tho state, wns Bfcot In tho head In
his ofllco In tho Masonic building shortly
after noon today. Mr. Smythe claims n
woman did tho shooting, but tho 'police have
been so fur unable to locate her. It Is
thought ho cannot live.
Lewis A. Coleman, an attorney, found Mr.
Stnytho shortly uftcr he was Bhot, He went
to Mr. Snnthe's olflco In tho Masonic build
Ing shortly nfter noon for tho purpose of
transacting business, and found Mr, Stnytho
lying In n n pool of blood on tho floor. Mr.
Celcmnn said ho detected thn smell of gun
powder tho moment he stepped Into the
room.
Tho wounded man was In n, seml-con-rclous
condition, but wns able at Intervals
to utter a few coherent words,. ' The pollco
tsked Mr. Smytho to tell who qitTthe shoot
ing, and ho told them hid sou would give
them the Information. Ilo wits able to any,
however, that bo was seated nt his desk
when a blonde woman entered hjs ofllco nnd
asked to uso the telephone, tlo said sho
had been In several times beforo and that
tho last call Irritated him and. he refused
her request. He claimed that after ho re
fused ffer she drew tv revolver from the
bosom of her dress nnd fired.'! Ho said his
son would give all the Information desired.
Shortly after the tragedy Dr. Elmer
Smythe, tho son referral to, camo In.
When ho wns told that' his Ifather had
said that ho would give Information ns to
tho woman who did tho shooting, ho In
sisted that bo knew nothing of her.
An attempt wns mado tn locato tho
woman at tho Lorraine, but Inquiry de
veloped the fuel that there was or had
been no woman connected with tho hotel
who could havo been tho ono who did the
shooting. When a search fjr tho woman
failed to reveal any trace of her, the
theory was advanced that Mr, Smytho had
attempted to tako his own life, Tho per
sons who ndvnnced thn theory say It Is
strengthened by tho fact that, Within tho
last year Mr. Smytho had threatened to
tnka his life. His sons anld thnt whllo
their father had been very despondent nt
times during tho last year, hey wero un
willing to bellove that ho had attempted
his own life. They said that until it was
proved to bo otherwise they would adhcro
to tho story told by their father that a
strango woman hnd fired tho shot.
VICTIM OF ANARCHIST'S RAGE
Chief Ilrnvtii of llurre Police Force
Shot After UiicIHiik Disturbance
flf I.IHVlcNK ItilllllllM.
DAKKE, Vt., Dec. 27. After quelling a
disturbance that had nrisen at' a meeting
held by Italian anarchists today Chief of
Pollco Drown was shot ns ho was leaving
tho hall and probably mortally wounded.
Otto Dcrnncclo and Lulgl Sassl havo ho:n
nrrostcd nnd Identified by (he chief as be
ing connected with tho attempted assassina
tion. Tho row at tho socialist ball occurred
about midnight, when several persona who
wero known to be anarchists, .uppenred at
tho hall. Hrst clubs awl .iru'olveru were
used and tho pollco wero summoned to
put a stop to tho disturbance. After con
siderable difficulty tho eclmbatnnts were
separated and disarmed nnd tho anarchists
wero expelled. This s.eemcd to settle tho
difficulty nnd tho police withdrew. Ab Chief
Drown was making his wny along a lonely
street ho henrd a shot as a bullet whizzed
by his head. This seemed a signal for a
fusillade from different directions nnd tho
chief started to run, ut tho samo time try
ing to open his cont to get his own revolver.
However, two bullets struck him nnd n
ho fell n third found lodgment In his body.
In tho excitement nfter tho first shot throo
men had appeared and tho chief recognlzod
them all. When they saw him fall the men
ran away. Tho chief becamo unconscious
and for nn hour ho lay whero ho had fallen
In tho suow, exposed tn bitter cold.
At tho end of that time a passerby saw
blm nnd tho chief wns taken to his homo,
where he recovered consciousness nnd wnB
able to tell who his assailants were. Tho
pollco then put Otto Dcrnncclo and Lugal
Sassal under nrrest. Chief Drown Identified
both. Doctors express doubts as to his ro
covcry. POISON LURKS IN FOAMY BEER
llreivers Are Churned with CkIiik
Arsenic, to Prevent KiceNlvu
!''criociitiitloii.
CHICAGO, Doc. 28. Tho possibility of ar
senical poisoning In beer was the topic or
popular Interest ut tho opening session of
tho convention of tho American Chemical
society today. Tho scores of chemists from
all parts of tho country turned from dis
courses on atoms and elements nnd Joined
In tho argument growing out of tho recent
wholesale poisoning In England. Dr. Ed
ward Gudeman charsed tho browors with
wilfully Introducing Into beer an arsonlrnl
antiseptic to provent tho fermentation of the
Lovorugo from progressing too far, mid his
assertion proved tho Formation of tho ses
sion. Several othor chemists spoko on Uio
question, urging that :!l beer and otlicr
liquors browed should bo thoroughly ana
lyzed to srotect the consumers from the
dnugcrs of polroning.
Secretary Halo of tho society read n
paper by Charles A. Pearsons of New
Hampshlro college, Durham, N. II., lu which
a rocclpt was given for distinguishing olco
margarlno from butter. Tho sample, tho
writer said, should bo plncod In boiling milk
and cooled, bolng stirred during tho pro
cess. If tho fnt collects Into a bnll the
sample Is oleomargarine, If not It Is butter.
NOT NECESSARILY FOR BRYAN
Secretnry "VViiIkIi Sn' Ileiiincrutle
.utlouul Committee I'layK o
PnvurltCM .Vow,
CHICAGO, Dec. 27 Charles A. Walsh of
Iowa, secretary of tho democratic national
commtttcH, who arrived hero today to as
sist in arranging for tho meeting of the
national txceutlvo committee in Janunry,
makes denlnl of tho report that tho present
organization of the democratic party Is
planning to mako w. .1. Dryan tho presi
dential candidate In PJ04. "Thero Is no
foundation for such n story," said Mr.
Walsh. "As the last address sent out by
the committee taye: 'It Is not designed to
ndvnnco tho Interests of nny man or
faction.' That Is what tho organization
declnrrs nnd that Is all I caro to say about
tho natter."
JlovenieutN nf Ocean VcnkcIn Deo, UT,
At New York Arrived Trnvo, from lire
men; Toutonlc, from Liverpool; Mcsaba,
from London. .Sailed II. II. Meier, for
Drcinen.
At London Arrived I.nnltou, from New
York.
At Doulogno Snlled Capo Frio, from
Ilnmbunr. for New York.
At Auoklnnd. Sailed Mnrlposa, from Syd
ney, for San Francisco.
At Queenstown - Sailed Cymric, from
Liverpool, for New Yurk
At Mclllw -Arrived -Ethiopia, from New
rk, for Olasgow
M At Cherbourg- Arrlved-Graf Wnldersce,
from New York, (or Hamburg.
FUSION ROORBACK SETTLED
South Omaha Chief of Folice'i Hot Air
Story Discredited.
CONCLUSIVE TESTIMONY IS OFFERED
Fairy Tnle About Mr. llosewnter
U'antliiK II I nt to Start a Itlot
Denied by Inspector
l,lerll?n.
Charles E. Llewellyn, Inspector of rurnl
free delivery In the PostofQce department,
and for some years n resident of Omaha,
gavo ovldcnco In tho election contest case
yesterday nftcrnoon which effectively dis
credits tho testimony given last week by
Chief of Police Miles Mitchell of South
Omaha. Tho story told by Mitchell to the
effect that Edward Koeowater camo to hi)
ofllco In South Omaha between 1 aud 2
o'clock on election day and then and there
asked him to send u couple of thugs to a
polling place In the Second ward to start
u fight which would result In thu breaking
up of the ballot boxes and the arrest of tho
election Judges, was completely refuted
by Mr. Llewellyn's testimony.
Mr. Llewellyn testified that he accom
panied Mr. Uosowntor to South Omaha on
election day nnd was with him all the
time he was in the office of Chief Mltcholl.
The witness stated particularly that ho
was In Mitchell's office all of the tlmo be
tween 1 and 2 o'clock; that Mr. Hosewatcr
was thero ami that Mitchell was not
there.
Mr. Slmcral read tho testimony of Mitch
ell leferrlng to the alleged proposition for
breaking up tho election board, nnd Mr.
Llewellyn stated that no such proposition
was mado by Mr. ltoscwatcr within his
hearing nnd that he would havo heard It
If It had been mado In tho chief's office.
Mr. Llewellyn was positive In his state
ment thnt Mr. Itosrwater did not meet
Chief Mitchell nt his ofllco on election
day.
Mr. Gurley cross-examined tho witness nt
great length nnd with much skill, but wns
unnblo to confuse him.
Ileturn Sliow Fraud.
Tho first witness called nt tho session
yesterday was County Clerk G. M. Haverly.
who read from the record books of his
office tho election returns of 1839, showing
tho total voto of South Omaha to have
been 3.K10 In that year, wh)lo In 1900 It was
4,791. Tho Increase of 1,281 votes In ono
year Is considered by tho contestants ns
abnormal even for such a magic city as
South Omaha.
Mr. Hnvcrly further testified that no
proposition had even been made to him by
anyone to carry on tho canvass of the
votes secretly or to exclude anybody from
tho room In which the votca wero ran
vassed. Ho nlso declared that at no tlmo
during the progress of tho canvnss was any
proposition mado to him to show partiality
to any of the Interested candidates.
On cross-examination Attorney Smith
asked Mr. Haverly If ho had not refused
for n considerable tlmo after the count of
tho votes had been finished to nccept sonic
of tho'bnllot boxes froui South Omaha d c-1
tion officials, and tho witness explained
that ho had intrcly asked some of the lec
tion Judges to step aside with tho bllct
boxes temporarily whllo he considered nn
ordor in rcferenco to them that had been
Issued by tho district court.
D. Clem Denver, a member of tho board
that canvassed tho votes In Douglas county
nt tho recent election, sworo that no prop
osition had been mndo to him by nnyono
to Influence his actions as a member of the
board and that tho canvass had been con
ducted with fulrness to nil parties con
cerned. Frank Dowcy, a bookkeeper In tho office
of tho county clork, testified that he had
served as a clerk to tho canvassing board
and that ho never henrd of any attempt to
conduct tho cunvass secretly. In fact, wit
ness said, a larger room than Is usually
used for tho work of tho Doard of Can
vassers was secured for tho last canvass
In order that all who desired to witness
tho proceedlngB might bo accommodated.
Tho hearing will bo continued nt room
108 Deo building nt 10 o'clock this morning
and it is probnblo that tho taking of testi
mony will bo concluded today. The record
In this enso will bo tho moat voluminous
ever taken In nn election contest In this
state, comprising over 2,000 typowrlttcn
pages, of which thero will bo six copies,
ono for the nttorneys on each side, two
for tho housc'nnd two for tho senntc.
There arn elghty-olght exhibits, Including
tho registration books of South Omaha nnd
ono of tho voting booths used there.
KILLS HIMSELF AND WIFE
After niHNlpatlnu Woman's I.lttle For
tune John Tliisley Kudu I.lfc of
Iluth with PlKtol.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Doc. 27. John W.
Tlnsley shot and killed his wife, Anna P
Tlnslcy, on tho street today and then
fired n bullet Into his own heud, dying In
stnntly. Tho bullet that killed his wlfo
entered tho left oyo nnd penetrated tho
brain. Tho couplo wero married nt Van
Durcn, Ark., on January 2, this year. Tins
ley represented himself ns possessed of
property In Helena, Mont., to tho value
of 75,000. His wlfo had $400 cash and n
houso and lot In Jackson, Tonn., valued nt
$2,500. Tho latter her husband Induced her
to sell for $1,800, nnd flvo dnyB after mar
riage thoy camo to Los Angolcs on n
honeymoon trip, tho oxponses of which
wero defrayed by Mrs. Tlnsley. From hero
they went to Mineral Wells, Tex., nnd on
August 28 reached Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Thero Tlnsley is alleged to have Induced his
wlfo to transfer to him the $700 thnt re
mained of her money nnd told her ho must
go to Helena to scttlo up his nffalrs. After
his departure sho found that ho had also
taken a diamond ring and stud valued at
$100.
Sho received a telegram from him later,
dated Los Angeles, in which ho acknowl
edged that bo hnd deceived her In regurd
to his wealth and that sho would sco him
no more. Sho followed him here, but In
tho mcantlmo ho had departed for Monuett,
Mo. Two weeks later ho roturncd to Los
Angeles and nn arrangement was made
wheroby ho gavo her n draft on an Arkan
sas bank for $325 and promised to mako
other reparation. Sho sent tho draft nnd
this was roturncd with tho statomcnt that
tho money In Tlnaley's nccount had been
withdrawn by telegraph, On December 21
Mm. Tlnsley filed suit against hor hUBbnnd
in tho superior court to recover tho $1,100
fraudulently obtained from hor and bitter
neso over this suit nnd tho troubles lead
ing up to It evidently caused tho double
tragedy this morning,
It Is now alleged that Tlnsley has
another wlfo In Townsond, Mont.
llryiiu l.ceturcK nt Abilene.
AD1LKNK. Kun.. Dee, 27 William J.
Dryan lectured hero tonUht for tho benellt
of the city 'Ibrnry fund, 1, ivlng nn au
illenco of about fi"0. ills topic was, "Tho
Ancient landmarks." and ho discussed
taxation, trustK, thn money question and
Imperialism from n democratic standpoint.
Ilo left tonight for Galveston.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraski Fair Friday
Saturday; Northerly Winds.
and
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RUMOR WHOLESALE DROWNING
l'ort-Mne School Children Deported
tn llnve I, okI Their I, Ires
While Shitting.
DUULINGTON, lu., Dec. 27, (Special Tel
egram.) A telephone message to the Hawk
eye from Washington, ln snys that fifty-one
kchool children were skutlng on the river
near Foster, la., on tho Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul near What Cheer, when the
Ico gavo way and forty-nlno wero drowned,
only two children nscaplng to toll tho tnlo.
No confirmation of the story or dctnlls can
bo ohtaltud from any available point.
DES MOINES, Dec. 27. A telephone mes
sage from tho What Cheer telephone op
erator, at midnight, to the operntor at Dcs
Moines, said that forty school children hnd
been drowned. Immediately therafter It be
camo Impossible to rench What Cheer by
telephone, tho operator evidently having
gono home. No other information has been
obtainable so far.
DA VHNPOKT, la., Dec. 27. -After Inquiry
regarding thn rumor of tho drowning of
forty-nlno school children whllo skating on
tho river nt Foster. In., todny It develops
there Is no truth In the story. A traveler
who arrived at Seymour, fifteen miles west
of Foster, tonight states that ho left Foster
lato this evening anil knew nothing of such
nn accident.
DES MOINES, la., Dec. 28. Telophono
messages by way of Oskalnosa and Ot-
tumwn sny tho report of the drowning of
forty-nlno school children nt What Cheer
Is true. Tho children wero skating tin a
pond near tho fair grounds nnd the acci
dent occurred about 9 p. m. Direct com
munication with Whnt Cheer cannot bo had
at present.
HONOLULU IN FOR CRUSADE
California Women, llrlnfnrced by
I.ocnl .Minister, Will Wane Wnr
nil HniTiill's l.liiuor Devils.
HONOLULU, Dec. 19. (Correspondence
of tho Associated Press.) Honolulu Is
about to have n temperance crusade led by
tho Woman's Christian Tempcrnncn union
nnd the Ministers' union. Two representa
tives of the Woman's Chrlstlnn Tcmpcrnnco
union. Miss Jesslo McKcrmnn nnd MIbs
Adn Murctitt, nro expected hero on tho
steumer Coptic on December 29, nnd nfter
they havo stnrted tho agitation Hev. Dr.
Chnpman of tho Antl-Sulonn league of Oak
land, Cal., will come. Ho Is expected early
in January. It is part of tho plan of tho
crusado to diffuse sentiment In favor of
tho bill of Congressman Ltttlcfleld of Maine,
Introduced lu the houso, absolutely to prn
tl.it 'he eel ti. Intoxlcantr to the Aborigi
nes of tho Pacific coast, over which tho
United States exercises control.
Tho United States training ship Adams,
which Is ono of tho vessels which trained
her guns on tho city of Honolulu during tho
dnys of tho provincial government, arrived
hero yesterday on her ilrst visit slnco an
nexation. Tho sum of $293 In silver dollars was
taken to the leper aottlement nt Mnloknl
yesterday, bolng $1 for ench leper as a
Christmas gift from thu people of Hono
lulu. MILLER RECOVERS HIS BOY
Mother and Child Found In a Small
Town .'nt Knr from In
dliuinpnllK, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27. Early today tho
hackman who drove Mrs. Miller and her
son, Sydney, wns located nnd Informed tho
detectives that ho hnd conveyed tho woman
nnd boy to Ilrlghtwood, flvo mllcB east of
this city, whero sho Intended to tnko tho
first train on the Dig Four for Now' York.
Samuel Miller, tho husband nnd fathor,
with a corps of newspnper men nnd do
tectlvcB, Immediately secured carriages and
tho party was driven rapidly to Ilrlght
wood. On nrrlvlng thero thoy wero Informed
that Mrs Miller nnd hor boy had been
taken to Lawrence, Intl., tho next stntlnn
north. Tho party proceeded to this place,
found tho woman and child asleep In a
boarding houso and tho father, with his
son. started on his way back to Indian
apolis, Mrs. Miller left Lawrence enrly today on
tho castbound train, presumably for New
York. Doforo leaving sho nnnounced that
sho would bring suit for possession of thu
boy.
TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS
Attitude to lie Adopted Ton ard llunsl
Palillc Institutions Discussed
by KcoiiomUt.
DETROIT, Dec. 27. Tho taxation of
quasi-public corporations was tho subject
discussed at tho Initial session of the meet
ing of tho American Economic nssoclatlon
In tho Hotel Cadillac hero today. Thoro
wrro no preliminaries, but as soon ns tho
hour nrrlved for tho session to begin Dieh
ard T. Ely. I.L. I)., president of tho nssocl
atlon. nnnounced Dr. Frederick C. Howo
of Cleveland ns tho first essayist and ho
responded with a very Interesting paper.
Frederick N. Judson of St. Louis read the
second paper on tho subject.
Following thn rending of tho papers thoro
wns n lively discussion of tho subject mat
ter, participated In by Prof. B, It. Sellgman
of Columbia university, JnracB D. Dill, New
York; Arthur J, Eddy, Chicago; Prof. Wil
liam It. Illploy nf tho Massachusetts instl
tuto of technology nnd othors.
SENSATION LOOKED FOR
Widow of Murdered .Merchant of St,
Joseph Snys She Will .Name Ills
Slajer at Coroner's Inquest.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 27. Tho prose
cuting attorney believes ho will ho nblo to
dovelnp all tho Important fc-nturos of tho
sensational murder of thu mltllonatro mer
chant, Frank Itlchardson of Savannah, at
tho Inquest to bo resumed tomorrow. Mrs.
Itlchardson will tako thn stand and It Is
undorstood sho will glvo testimony that will
clearly show tho murderer to bo a very
prominent resident of Savannah.
Stewart Fife, the business partner of the
deceased, mado a statement today showing
whoro ho was during tho entire ovonlng
on thu night of tho murder. Tho funeral
of tho victim was hold hero today.
Stoekiunii llord Injured,
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Dec. 27. (Special
Telegram.) In a runaway accident today T,
U. Hord, tho stockman, was thrown from
bis buggy and seriously Injured.
TRAIL OF THE PONY
Polict Difcorer the Hiitory of the Hone
Used by Kidnaperi.
PAT CROWE'S PURCHASE IS DETAILED
Man Who Sold the Bcaat Oms Btory of
Trade Hi Made,
BUNCOED OUT OF FIVE GOOD DOLLARS
Bnyer Pays Part and Oiyea Fictitious
Address in South Omaha.
IMPORTANT LINK ADDED TO THE CHAIN
Dny's Development Drinks the Daring
Crime Home .More Closely tu the
.Man the Police Are l.nuk
liiH After,
Tho pollco chanced upon a clue lato
Thursday afternoon which, they hope, will
mnrk tlm beginning of thu end of tho kid
naping mystery. It is by all odds tho most
Important development In tho cuso thus
fur, as It clears up tho Identity of tho pony
nt Pacific Junction, traces It directly Into
thu hands of the bandits and furnishes
moro accurate descriptions of tho outlaws
than tho pollco hnd previously secured. It
was learned that tho pony was sold De
cember 11 by Daniel Ilurrls, who lives at
3.119 Grand nvenue, to two men, ono of
whom nnswers tho description of Pat
Crowe. Tho purchnso price wuh $16 In
money and n gold wntch. Tho animal wna
taken nwny, however, upon delivery of thn
wntch nnd $10 In money, nnd, ns $5 Is still
owing, Durrls still has a legnl claim upon It.
It Is probable thnt Mr. Durrls will go to
Pacific Junction today nnd assert his clnlm
to the pony.
Durrls describes thu animal so mlnutoly
thnt thero seems not tho remotest pos
sibility that ho enn bo mlstnkcn. Ho men
tlnrs tho peculiar markings of Its foot, tho
white star In tho forehead, tho lump under
tho jaw and tho sldo-corks on Its front
shoos. Tho pollco aro highly gratified at
securing this link lu thn chain, nnd feel
that they will now bo nblo to work moro
intelligently on tho enso than ever before.
Information Wns Volunteered.
About 6 o'clock Thurrdny nfternoon some
ono cnlled up Chief Donnhuo by telephone,
and said ho wished to glvo him some ln
formntion about tho bny pony. Tho chief
told him to como down to the office, ni
ho didn't enre to talk over tho 'phonr.
A half un hour later a man entered ntul
IntroducoJ himself ns D. F. Warren, a presj
man, living nt 3319 Grand avenue. From
him enough wnB learned to assuro tho
chlof that ho was on tho right track, and
he sent detectives out to Warren's house.
Later In tho evening tho detectives mado
a report tn this effect:
Tho housu nt 331'J urt.nd nvcUto .. .'
cilpled by two famlles, thoso of Mr.
ren nnd of Thomas D. Cooper, a contrnu
with whom Is living Daniel Durrls, l
years old, his wlfo's futher. December
10 Warren sold to Durrls tho bay pony
now nt Pacific Junction, December 13 two
men drovo up to tho houso In n light buggy
obviously tho one for which tho pollco
have been looking for tho Inst week nnd
Inquired if nnyono living thero had a pony
for sale. Durrls replied that ho had a pony
ho might dispose of, but as ho was Just
going nwny ho wouldn't havo tlmo to talk
business with them then nnd nsked them to
call tho next day. This thoy consented to
do.
Put Crowe Tries Pony,
During tho forenoon of Deccmhor 14 tho
two men cnlled again. This tlmo Durrls
showed them tho pony. Tho light com
plexloned man of tho pair who nnswers
tho description of Pat Crowo mounted tbi
animal and rodo It around tho yard, ex
plaining that ho wanted to uso it us n
saddlo horso. Ho didn't need a snddlo or
bridle, ho. said; ho already had those, After
n few minutes tho man dismounted nnd,
nppronchlng Ilurrls, said tho pony wan
satisfactory and nsked how much ho would
tnko for It.
Tho price was finally fixed nt a gold
watch and $15 In money, but Just ns tho
coin was being counted out tho dark com
plexloucd mnn discovered a lump under tho
pony's Jaw and called his companion's at
tention tn It. Tho latter seemed disap
pointed at this. Ho said he was afraid It
would Impair tho valuo of tho animal, so
mado another proposition to Durrls. Ho
would glvo him $10 nnd tho wntch, would
tako the pony to South Omaha and havo
tho lump examined by a votorlnnry sur
geon and, If the surgeon said tho blemish
was of no i quenco, ho would pay Dur
rls tho remaining $5.
"I will feu you about that other $5 next
Monday," tho light complcxloned mnn Is
reported to have said,
"Whero shall I meet you?" nsked Durrls.
"Meet mo nt Drawer's barn, 420 North
Twenty-fifth stroot, South Omaha. If you
don't sco mo thoro, ask for Costcllo. Thoy
all knew me."
With this understanding thn men parted,
tho purchasers leudtng tho pony nway bo
hlnd their buggy.
Not Known nt the Darn.
Tho next Monday, which was Decombcr
17, tho day beforo tho kidnaping, Durrls
went to tho placo designated In South
Omaha, expecting to get his money. He
Inquired for "Costello," but tho mnn In
chargo of tho stable Informed him he didn't
know nnyono of that nnmo. Ho then de
scribed "Costello," nnd said ho was a man
who had recently bought n bay pony, but
no ono around tho barn had any recollec
tion of such a mnn or of such nn animal.
From that day, until ho read a description
of hla pony In tho newspapers, DurrlH had
no Idea what becamo of It.
On his trip to Pacific Junction today Mr
Ilurrls will bo accompanied by n, F. War
ren, who formerly owned tho pony, mid
who Is acquainted -villi Ita characteristics,
Tho watch which Durrls rccolvcd In part
payment for tho pony Is u huntlngcase, El
gin movement nnd linn evidently beon In
constant uso for ten or twelve years. Upon
tho front coso Is engraved tho head of a
horso. Thu caso Is numbered 40, CH nnd tho
works 5,017,021, As tho pollco havo no
record of such n watch In their lists or
stolon property, thoy bellcvo that "Costella"
camo by It honestly.
Describe Crowe Acenrulely,
In describing tho two mon who called tn
buy tho pony both Warren and Ilurrls glvo
nn excellent dessrlpMnn of Pat Crowo, whom
thoy refer to nB the llght.-complexloncd ono
of tho twain nnd sny ho had a blond mus
tache. Tho other man, thoy say, was
smaller In every way than Crowe and was
dark romplexlonod. Tho Inttor mny havo
had a small mustache, but If so, It was very
short and scarcely notlccublo, H1b height
was nliout flvo feet eight Inchos, Tho buggy
In which they rode w.ta the same a that