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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED 19, 1871. MONDAY MOUSING-, DECEMBER 31, 1H00. SINGLE COVY EIVE CENTS. CHfflA ACCEPMTE Unexpected Compliant with the Allied Powen. FOREIGN ENVOYS OFFICIALLY 'Xmpfirnr Initrncti His Plenipotentiarin to Get the Pert Tennj Pouible. UMITAT10N OF LEGATION GUARDS ASKED Diasnunrat of Forti Instead of Their Destruction ii to Bo Demanded. COURT TO RETURN TO PEKIN IN FEBRUARY Ilralth of Vennrnble I.I HiitiK ClimiK Continue Very Hail and It In He llerrd That He Will lip Com pelled to (live Wnjr. PEKIX, Doc. 30. Tho Chlncfio plenipo tentiaries havo boon unexpectedly ordered to sign tlio preliminary Joint noto nnd havo notlllcd tho foreign "envoys to that effect Tho Chinese themselves wcro greatly as tonished nt receiving tho Imperial Insttuc tlons. Neither LI Hum; Chang nor l'rlnco Chlng had expected success In persuading tho court under ten days. Tho emperor's Instructions aro to agree fully to tho noto, hut to endeavor to got tho hctit terms possible, particularly In the matter of limiting the number of thn lega tlon guards and nlso as to tho places where theso aro to be located. Tho plunlpotcn tlarlcs aro Instructed to endeavor to limit tho number of army posts along tho line of railway to iih few ns posslblo and finally to requlro tbo powers not to destroy the forts, but to meicly disarm them. 1,1 Hung Chang's health Is bad and It Is doubtful whether ho will be nble to do more than ulllx his signature to nn Instru mcnt delegating his powers to Prince Chlng until nnuthcr plenipotentiary has been up pointed. Ho wns dressed this morning anil carried In a chair to tho residence of l'rlnce Chlng, with whom ho held n long consulta tlon. l'rlnco Chlng then rolled upon tho tloycn of tho diplomatic corps, tho Spanish minister, Honor do Cologan, nnd requested hi in to notify tho other envoys Hint In structions had been received from tho cm pcror to sign tho note. llinperor Ycarim for !! 1 n . PAUIS, Dec. 30. l'rlnce Chlng nnd 7.1 Hung Chang, according to another dispatch to tho Havns ngency, say that Emperor Kwang Su has expressed a desire that the court should return to l'ckln at tho end of February. Tho Havns agency has received the fol lowing dlcpatch from l'ckln: "l'rlnco Chlng nnd 1.1 Hung Chnng havo communicated to tho foreign envoys nn Ini porlnl edict In which tho emperor declares that China accents the Joint noto nnd nuthorizrsJIrlnce Chlng, and LI Hung Chang to negotiate nnd nsl; for a suspension of hostilities." WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Tho report that thn Chinese plenipotentiaries had been dl rcctcd to sign tho Joint noto Is a rfourco of satisfaction to oltlclals hero nB Indicating a disposition, on tho pnrt of the Chinese government to heed tho deslro of tin powers that negotiations shall bo entered on nt onco and tho present unsatisfactory condition of nffatrs terminated. Tho cm poror. It was expected, would instruct his agents to obtain tho best terms possible Ono of- tho principal objections said to havo been mado by ttho Chinese to tho lo cation of any great number of legations guards In l'ckln Is that theso guards would bo a menace to tho existing Chineso gov ernment. Only DlNiiinntle the Torts. As hns already been slated In these dis patches, thu United States government docs not deslro tho nbsoluto demolition of tho Tnku forts, but simply their dismantle ment, so that ready access to tho Chineso capital of n foreign forco would not bo provrntcd. Tho demand of tho powers In tho Joint note, however, was for tho de struction of tho forts. Inquiries said to havo been made by tho Chineso government of the onvoys, of which Inquiries, howover, no official Intimation has been received from Mr. Conger, havo been regarded by tno omcioiB oi tins government ns rcuson nblo and becauso of this moro dolay than has occurred whb expected In tho court'3 direction for tho Blgnaturo of tho note, Nothing has como from Mr. Conger regard ing uie status of tho note since n cnble- gram from him somo days ago announcing inni u nan ueen presented to tho phlncsc. Mr. Wii, tho Chinese mlulster. Is some what puzzled as to Just what construction to place oi- the l'okln dispatch All along ho has regarded the demands ronveyed In tho Joint noto as harsh nnd severe nnd tho statement that It has been signed causes him suiprlre. Ho U Inclined to believe that In nil probability what the emperor hns directed Is that the Chineso plenipo tentiaries protecd to (IIscusb In n friendly manner with tho envoys tho terms of tho agreement with n view, ns stated In tho rokln dispatch, to obtain tho best terms possible along eortnln specllled lines nnd lo la othtrs not coutalned In thu cnblo gram. STAND IN FEAR OF GERMANY Clalnrar Aiixlnua l.cxt n Di-cialvr Kn snitrmeiit lie Fort-ril limn the lmpei-lnl Troop, PEKIN, Saturday, Deo. 29. The Hermans killed forty Chineso troops near Man Cheng, northwest of Pno Ting Fu. They hud no casualties. Among tho natives n feellug of great mistrust Is being caused, ap parently, by tho high-handed notion of tho (Jcrmans, us tho Chineso suspect them of nn Intention to forco a serious engagement with the Chineso troops. NEW TRIAL FOR ' STERNBERG llcrlln Honker Convicted of mi Of. fcime AKHlust .Moriillty MnkeN MliceeiHfiil AM'nl, DEHLIN, Dec. 30. Tho Loknl Anrelgcr announces that tho uppeal In tho caso of tho banker, Sternberg, convicted of an offonso against morality, will result In n now trial, owing to a legul Haw. It also ' asserted thut proceedings havo been begun a'galnst Dr. Selle, tho lending counsel for Sternberg, and his Junior coun sel, for collusion to securu tho acquittal of Blcrnborg. , Yunirrr WiiiiIn to Flitlit Mcfiovern. ,uCJi9; I'"'- ao.-Denny Ynnger. tlio "1 liiton Hlusher." through his manager to Jilght deposited a forfeit of Jl.WO wlt.t rseorge Slier nnd Issued a challenge to light Jerry McUovern nt 113 pounds, rlngsMo. beforo the club offering tha best Induce ments. Ar these am tlio terms naked by MeOovern's malinger It is almost u cer tnlnty tho match will bo mudo. if the men meet It will bo for tho featherweight championship of tho world. of NOTlfH PLEASED WITH HER HAVOC Knnnitft Mnloon-Mninnlicr IteftiNeN Ilnnd, lint Wants Money with Which I'ny 1'rolinblc l'lne. WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 30. Mrs. Carrie Nation, tho Woman's Christian Temperance Ion "Joint" wrecker, has refused ball red by her co-workers. Sho now Bays t under no circumstances will sho step f Jail until cleared of the chargo st her, and tho Woman's Christian Teniperanco union committee which had taken up tho matter has practically aban doned its efforts to securo her release. Tim county nttornoy. It Is said. Ib se rlously considering a suggestion mado by tho suloon men to withdraw tho chargo of malicious destruction of property and pre ferring ono of insanity against her. Thcro is doubt In their minds that they enn hold; her upon tho prosent charge, nnd they aro bound to punish tho woman In some form for tho mischief sho hns done. Whon spoken to on this matter, Mrs. Nation laughed and said: 1 expect they will resort to this its a Inst means to moke mo nbnndon my crusade against tho liquor dealers, but I will appeal to very lltieriil-mlnded person nnd let them Judge lit nny argument with mo iuid by my conversation whether or not I nm crazy. As I sit ulono In this cell nnd think of how many buys aro going to tho dogs be causo of this Vila trnlllc In liquor t um ready lo enduro anything fur tho cnusii. When I leave this prison 1 will not be con quered, I will go on to other cities nnd there do Just what I havo done In Wichita. Thcro are thousands of Joints nnd open saloons taking tlio money and manhood from our young men nnd ofllcors stand by mid tuko lines nnd bribes to allow such awful work to continue. I appeal to tho peoplo In tho enst to stop such abuses of the law. 1 admit that my method of wreck ing saloons hns been rather out of tho bounds of tho general custom, but some thing despcrntn Is noccHsary. If tho people of tho cast, who nro for temperance, will lend m their moral sup port and Influence, with tho few hard working temperunco women of Knnsns, wo will bo nbln to get rid of tho Joints In KnnsiiH, nnd 1 do not think they would ever come back. All I wnnt Is pcimle to help mo out of thesu scrnpes when I wreck sa loons. I need money to pay my lines, so I rnn got out and go tit It again. Instead of lying In Jail. True, I can now get out on bond and go to smashing up saloons again, nnd I niny yet decide to do bucIi work, but I want to mnko u clean sweep nn 1 go, nnd not lmvo fines hanging over my head. Quick aid Is what Is needed. Money with which to prosecuto this work must ho forthcoming Immediately. I will make thn saloon men sorry and In thrco months thero will not bo ono Joint In tho state. I point with prldo to what work I have already accomplished In Medicine Lodge and Kiowa. Until towns nro devoid of Joints because of my work, nnd no ono will deny It. A movement has been started by the locnl Womnn's Christian Temperance union to Impanel n special grand Jury to Invostlgato tho conduct of tho city and county'ofllclals In permitting the salo of liquors In Wichita. To day the county Jail was placarded with a quarantine sign and no visitors wero nltowed to enter. It 1b (said that this was a ruse of tho Jail officials to keep out Mrs. Nation's friends, who havo dally visited her In great numbers. HE OBJECTS TO WALDERSEE llrltlsh Correspondent ttxcltetl Over the Way the GerniniiN Arc Con ducting ThlnK" In China. LONDON, Dec. 3l Wtrlnir to-tho'Tlmcs from Pokln yesterday, Dr". 'Morrison Bays: The Chineso havo' accepted nil tho con ditions of tho Joint noto. They aro send ing formal acceptance by a foreign envoy, nnd nsk that negotiations shall commence forthwith nnd that military operations cease. LI Hung Chang is much bolter, although greatly shaken. Flvo expeditions aro now opcrntlng. Every report tolls of increasing unrest. Tho policy of depriving tho Chineso of all power to exercise authority Is spread ing disorder broadcast and forcing peaceful Chineso Into opposition. In a dispatch dated December 28 Dr. Morrison tends n long protest against Ger man harshness, which ho says Is creating instead or checking disorder. He accuses tho Germans of harrying tho country and punishing tho Innocent nnd the guilty In discriminately In order to levy lines for do fraying their own military oxpenses nnd to form nn excuse for continued occupation, He nlso chatges Count von Wnlderseo with n breach of faith on tho ground that ho gavo LI Hung Chang n map defining tho nrea of tho occupation In tho province of (.hi LI nnd Indlcntlng tho district beyond which tho nllles would not operate and yet allowed the German troops to Inflict sevcro punishment upon tho Chinese at Tsang Chnu nnd Yung Chlng, both of which nro outsldo tho area. Ilcpcatlng his state ment that tho Germnns nro prepnrlng for nn expedition lo Slan Fu In tho spring nnd niso fomenting troublo In tho Yang Tso vniioy, nr. Morrison says: "Tho question arises whether tho oc caslon should not be soiled to scparnto tho Ilrltlsh troops from Count von Wnldereeo's command. TAKES PESSIMISTIC VIEW Arelideiieon Ford lee I'rlur of Went minuter Abbey .Sees Trouble Abend for Kuulnnd. LONDON, Dec. 31. All thn rollulnn ,1... nomination arranged for "end nt thn nn. tury services," somo of which wero hold yesterday nnd somo will bo held today. At WoRtmluster abbey Archdeacon Fordlco Frlnr. preaching vesterdnv. tnnk n i-lnnmv vlow of tho future. Ho said he thought It liy no means Improbable that nurlv in th coming century England would havo to moot u romoiniition or i.uropeun powers. Ilofer ring to tho "serious trade romnntltl nn nf Germany and tho United States," he ap pealed to England to rouse herself. Allud Inir to the national iMirfln nf lntnmiinriiiii.il ho said that Hev. Charles Sheldon of To peka, Kan., said he had seen moro drunk enncfjs In England In n year than In bis own country In a lifetime. REBELLION IN COLOMBIA t.'oiitlli'tliiu; HeportN Cnnccrulntr the N I u t it h In South Amerlriin Itepiib He Come to Ilnnd. CARACAS, Venezuela. Dec. 30. General Urlbe, the chief of tho Colombian revolu tion, who was recontly defeated at Corazol, In tho provlnco of Ilollvor, has nrrlvcd at Mnracttlbo. This Is regarded as n deathblow to tho revolutionary movement. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 30. Tho Ilrlt lsh stceamer Orinoco, which arrived hero today from Colon, Colombia, reports con siderable rebel activity in nearly nil tbo provinces. Tho Colombia railway nnd the Magdalonn river sorvlco are disorganized nnd business Is at a standstill In every sec tion excrpt Colon. The Colombian government, according to the samo ndvlces, has been making unsuc cessful nttomptB to corner the rebel bands. Two Killed by HleviitorH. OLKVEIVNl). O.. Don. X) Tm fright ful rlevutor necldents oceurml Imrn tn.iuv within flvo minutes In building niv .i short distance from each other Sydney llnmm of London, Ontario, stepped Into in open shaft nod fell six ntorlss and Italph Hpellmitn. apod ID. fell ntuu blorles. Hoth ni'iu inoiuiiuy Kiueu. SUFFER HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE Lord Kitchener Beporti Eritith Loss at Fifty Killed and Wounded. LIST OF CAPTURED WILL, REACH 200 lloer Evacuate Helvetia After Cnp- InrliiB- It and Are Xow Uelujr Fol lowed by a StronK De tachment, LONDON, Doc. 31. Tho War ofuco haB recolved tho following dispatch from Lord Kitchener: "Pretoria, Dec. 30, 7:60 a. m. General Lytlcton reports that our post nt Helvetia was captured yesterday morning by the Doors. About fifty wero killed and woundoJ and 200 taken prisoners. Goncral Kitchener reports that ho Is fol lowing with u small forco In tho track of the etiomy, Helvetia being reoccupled by Keovcs, who has been reinforced from Del fast. Helvetia wns a very strong position on tho Machadorp-Lydenburg rnllwny and wns hold by n detachment of tho Liverpool regiment. Am asking for further Informa tion." Whtlo Lord Kitchener Bends bad news for Knglnnd on tho closing day of tho year, the press continues to tnko a surprisingly hope ful vlow of a grnvo sltuntlon nnd of revela tions of an enormously wide flold of Doer ac tivity. General Dewct la still at large. Kim berloy Is Isolated. Tho Doers nro In forco enough to havo captured a Btrong position nt Helvetia, In tho Leydcnburg district, while, Judging from Lord Kitchener's very recent advices no progress Is being mado against tho Doer Invaders In Capo Colony. According to further telegrams received yesterday Zccrust Is practically bcalcged, but has provisions sufficient for flvo months. Tho garrison at Ottoshoop has been with drawn to Ltchtenburg. A dispatch from Carnarvon dated yester day reports that tho Doers, who havo been threatening that point, havo been driven off and aro being pursued. "It 1b evident," says a belnted mcBsago from Krugcrsdorp, dated December 23, "that the Door commissariat In the dl roctlou of Magallcsburg Is well supplied and that until tho country between hero and tho Mngallcsburg Is properly cleared of Doers they will continue to concentrate thoro, tho ground being particularly adapted to their methods of warfare." norm Admit Ilenvy Loss. Tho Doers admit that In their fight with General Clements at Nooltgedacht they lost, 130 men. "It Is understood that Lord Kitchener cannot ask tho colonlos ofllclolly to send troopB," Bays a Durban dispatch dated De cember 29, but ho desires It to be known In Australia and Canada that Australians nnd Canadians arriving In Natal will be eligible for Immediate enlistment In tho Irregular corps, which Is proceeding to Johannesburg for flvo months' service." To cmshasUo Lord Kitchener's covert admission that no progress Is being mado ngalnst tho Invasion of Cape Colony, a correspondent at Durghcrsdorp, wiring On Saturday, reports as follows: "Two fresh commandoes aro entering tho colony. Ono has already crossed near Knappdnnr and tbo arrival of another Is momentarily expected In tho Steynsburg district. The Doers nro said to have two or threo horses each, though in bad condition. They havo no guns or transports, but are woll supplied with Leo-Metford rifles nnd ammunition. Captured Doers say that tbo Intention of theso commandoes Is to roam nbout nnd wait until General Dewot ap pears upon tho scene." Cnnc Colony Dutch Are Unlet. All dispatches nrrlvlng In London ngreo that tho Capo Dutch show no Inclination to rlso, but on tho contrary, appear to bo tired of tho war nnd desirous of pence. Many refuse to supply tho Doors with food. Details of tho Grcyllngstad nffalr show that whllo Colvlllo's column was pursuing the Doers a second forco of tOO of the enemy was seen moving toward the ramp whero tho Drltlsh transport was enspanned. Tho Ilrltlsh forco mado a plucky stand until reinforcements arrived with artillery and. nfter n sovoro fight, the Doers wore defeated Tho Drltlsh losses altogether were nlno klllod nnd slxty-threo wounded nnd missing. The Doors nro said to havo thirty-one killed. Lord Kitchener, wiring from Pretoria on Saturday, December 28, says: Thcro is not much change In thn situation in Capo Colony. Tho eastern forco of tho enemy nppenrs to hnvo broken up In small pnrtlea nt Utrecht nnd to bo moving nbout rnpiuiy in nut samo district, evidently wait ing for support from tho north. Tho Inst report states that the western forco Is moving to Carnarvon. Do Llslo anu inornycroii aro in cioso pursuit. French has occupied Ventersdnrn. Cln ments reports that he Is opposed on tho rnnd to Hustenburg. Tho eastern lino was mown up near run and a train wns held up on tho Stnaderton lino near tho Vnal. White's column has nrrlveil nt Hnnnknt. Knox's column nnd Doyo'o brlgude are iioKiuig jjowei irom ureaiting south. "A warrant Iwb been Issued against Dr, newntor, a member of the Into Schrelner cnblnot, who Is unflcr arrest on a chargo of delivering n sodltlous speech at Oraaf Kolnct, Inciting to rebellion In connection with tho recent Door Invasion of tho col ony, and this," says tho Capetown corre spondent of tho Dally Tolegrapn, "Is tho commencement of n scries of arrests, hcr nldlng a wldo extension of martial law," LONDON, Dec. 31. Tho Dally Mall calla on tho government to send out at least 00, 000 moro mounted men. MAORIS ARE NOT WANTED Chamberlain Credited with Declining; SnrvlvcN of Ilron'ii-Nklnued "War rior of Sew Kealnnd, LONDON, Dec. 31. Mr. Chamberlain, ac cording to a dispatch from Wellington, Now Zealand, has declined tho services of Maoris for South Africa. CABINET CRISIS AT MADRID Kenor SuKimtn, Former Premier, lie clnrca That a ChuiiKc. of Ministry . la luevltnhlc. MADPJID, Dec. 30. Rumors of a cnblnot crlBls Increase. Scnor Sagasta, formor pro- mier, has broken sllenco and declares that a chango of ministry Is inevitable on ac count of tho difference In tho cabinet Itself, as well ns In tho ranks of Its supporters. Many ministerialists nssort thnt tho Az carraga government will continue. Should It fall ItB only posslblo successor would bo n SUvela ministry. MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS KILLED German TnurUU Attempt to Am-end Mount holin nmeiilicriteii Without Guldea and Full Into Abyka. LONDON, Dec. 31. Two Gorman tourists, Lolner and Klndllngcr, ascended Mount Schwarzenbergen without guides, according to n dispatch to tbo Dally Express from Vienna, and fell Into an nbyss und were killed. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Komcnst for Nebraska Fnlr nnd Warmer iuuMimy; winus uccoining iNonncriy. Tcmiiernture nt Otiinhu Ycsterdnyt Hour. IIck. r n. m ; l n. in M 7 n. ni US H n. ni ..... . Hit Hour. Hi I p. in it i. in !t i. ni I l. ni. ." i. in tl p. in 7 p. in H l. Ill ..... . t t. ni i ii. Ill n. 11 n. n ur. m ... . lid 111 t'Jt in.. WANTS EPIDEMIC OF LIBERTY Chlenuo Prenehcr Counsel! the United Stiile to Let the I'lilllpnliirK Go Their tlvin Way. CHICAGO, Dec. 30. Prof. M. M. Manga- snrian, n well Known Chicago Congrega tional clergyman, delivered a lecturo on "Tho Closo of tho Century" at tho Grand opcrn houso tonight. Ho said In part: "Lot tho American peoplo celebrate- tho birth of tho twentieth century by n mem ornblo net glvo liberty to the Filipinos. Victor Hugo used to say that no festival or celebration was complete wltjcli did not brlnir nmnontv nr nnnlnn t.i uAtn ,s..l,. Lot us pardon tho Fillplnoa for rebelling against our sovereignty. If that Is tho crime wun which wo charge them. Lot us con fer upon them liberty. Let, America es tablish this precedent that nf giving frcoly and without price to a peoplo who prefer liberty to life. Liberty has hitherto been wrosieci irom rulers nt tlio point of n bay ouot. Let us havo liberty In tho twentloth century without tho bnyonet. Our exam ple, I nm hopeful, will becorao n noblo epidemic, ltussln, Turkey and Great Drlt nln will go and do llkowlso, and Poland, Armenia and South Africa will onco moro know tlio sweets of liberty. Such nn net on our pnrt will dcnl tho deathblow to wnr, which n great American hns called iioll, and will usher In tho thousand yeara of peace. "Let us baptize tho twentieth century in mo namo or nc.irn. ntmrtv m,i nr.r..u Let us christen her tho pcoplo'a century. uci u h bsk or tlio now century n religion Without BUnerRtltlnn. nnllllna 'wlllm,,! ....... art nnd tho sciences without mnterlnllsm fintl li'nnlll. ...Il.... I J ..w.,.., mmum misery qr wrong." TAX RECEIVER IN TROUBLE .ramea II. McCiiIIouhIi of Altoonn, l'n., I.enven Timtii After Confeasliiu: to ShortiiKf of IfUO.OOO. ALTOONA. Pa.. Dec. 30. Jnmeq H. Me. Cullough. former receiver nf ntntn niut county taxes for Altoona, has disappeared anu is snid to bo over $20,000 short In his nccounts. McCullouch had held the office or receiver since 1894. but thoJconntv rnm. mlssioncrs did not reappoint him last sprlna oecauso no uad not squared Ills duplicates for tho past several years. Ho wns nmtnr bond In the sum of $S0,000. Tho county commissioners had n ancmt exnmlnntlon mado of tho accounts nnd n shortngo of 110.000 wns nulcklv ill County Commissioner Hughes went to Mc- i.uuough ror an explnnntlon. McCullough confessed ho was over $20,000 short, tin said that ho began buying stocks In New -vi. I. .... .i "m ""ra ji'ars ago, ann-wncn Ills first venture railed He doubled to retrlovo him. self, nnd lost every time. I could not win oven nt noker." hn nrt. mlttod, "nnd tho moro chnnces I took the further I went townrd ruin." McCulIough's homo Is mortirnppr! imt i, deeded It to his bondsmen, nnri nn rrlinra dny night ho left the city. McCullough was short In 1897, tho shortngo nmountlng to somo $20,000. It Is said ho used tho col lections of IStlS nnd 1S99. to sminrn Mila nmount. McCullough Is nbout CO years old nnd wns looked upon ns a solid business man. Thcro has been no effort tn nrr.i him as yet TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN MAN Hull Cnlnc Snya IIIkIi Pnaltlon of "Wo in an In Thla Country In Partly Dun to Other Sex. CHILLICOTHE, Mo.. Dee. 30. Hall Calnn. writing to tho Sorosls, n local woman's club, under date of Grecba Castle, Islo of man, December S, says: When ono considers what the position of woman wns, oven In thn most civilized countries, ns recently hh ioo years ago, un.i how high a plueo sho has now won for her nir, not only In tho statute books of na tions, but in tho republic of art. onu can not but feci thut the change In oven moro rcmnrltablo than somo of tho great ma terial developments which havo distin guished tho century. Speaking ns ono who has seen thn con ditions In mnny countries, I feel thnt It U within tho truth to Bay that tlio position of woman is higher In America than In nnv other part of tho world, for this re sult Amerlcun women havo. no doubt to thank their own natural gifts nnd great independence of mind, but thev have also I think, to bo grateful to tho splendid chivalry In thn other sex, which Is nowhere moro conspicuous than In tho best typo of Amerlcun gentlemen. HALL CAINK. STATEHOOD FOR ARIZONA Governor Murphy on Ilia AVuy. to WnshlnKton to Continue 1 1 1 ;f forta III Terrltory'a Ilcluilf. NKW YOHK, Dec. 30. Governor Nathan C. Murphy of Arizona Is nt tho Holland houso and will go to Washington Tuesday to continue his efforts to havo that territory admitted as a state. "Wo hnvo n hard fight on our hands," he said today, "but wo purposo keeping It up until success crowns our efforts. Our peo ple want self-government nnd tho advan tages of statehood. Freedom Is tho underly ing sentiment which urges us on. Wo bo lleve It entirely wrong for n peoplo to bo taxed directly or Indirectly without repre sentation. Wo nro tired of territorial vas ealago. "Arizona has n population of moro than 122,000, having Increased over 100 per cent In tbo Inst deende. Wo hnvo moro people and moro money than twenty-threo of tho states had when they wero admitted." QUAY WILL CONTROL SENATE Populist Senator WiiMihurii An nounces Thnt He Will llerenfter Act with the Iteiiiibllciiua. HAItltlSUUIia, Pa., Doc. 30.-Stato Sena tor AVnsUburn of Crawford county, who was elected two years ngo ns n populist with democratic nnd prohibition endorse ment, Issued a formal statement tonight announcing that ho had allied himself with tho republican party and will participate tn Its councils nnd organization, Mr. Wash burn voted with tho democrat!) at tho last session for Georgo A. Jenks for United States senator and took part In their coun cils and voted for ull party measures, Mr. Washburn's declaration created much surprise, as ho was counted on by tho dem ocrats to voto with them on tho organiza tion of tho senate and for tho party nom inee for United States senator. His deser tion gives tho friends of Mr. Quay control of tho senate nnd practically Insures the olentlon of William P. Snyder of Cheater as president pro tern. BULLET IS NOW THE KIDNAPERS' THREAT EXACl COPY Of Here is the Text of the Misspelled Note Sent by Mail to the Cudahy Household. Followltio; Is the exnet text of the second threntenltiR letter sent to K. A. Cuttnhy: Ctultiy: If you vnlun tlio boy's life nt the price of n unlet yoit will withdraw the rownrd tit once nnd let well nnoiifrli nlone. If you don't do thin we will llnlxh tho Jolt with it lmlot. If nny ninn whether gllty or lnoeent Is ever nrcsted it lmlot will close the boy's mouth. You will thlnl: of this warning when It Is to Into. PEOPLE HOWL WITH DESPAIR Pusengert on Board SteamerLake Megantio Believe They Are Surely Lost, STEERING APPARATUS GOES DURING STORM After llnttllnK ttltli the Klrmrntn for (Ivor Two I)uj the Vcssrl M mi lium to .Mnkc (liiiTiixtiiivn, Her l.nnt Port of Million. QUKENSTOWN, Dec. 31. Tho Drltlsh steamer l.ako Meguntle, Captain Taylor, from Liverpool on December 25, and Queonstown on December 2iJ, for St. John, returned to Quecnstown harbor yesterday (Sunday) morning, uftcr n terrible experi ence In tho gale. Tho vessel left Queens town on Wednesdny, carrying tho Canadian malls, foity-flvo saloon and fifty cabin pas ecngcrs nnd nbout GOO stcerago passengers, principally foreigners, with mnny Jews among them. It had reached n point about 400 miles west on Thursday night, when It encountered n merciless gnlo. Dchavlug splendidly, tho steamer would havo got through hnd not tho steering gear bocomo damaged badly, placing It In a dangerous position. Tho crew worked bravely and rigged hnndgear and tho vessel wns again brought under control. Unfortunately tho hnndgenr nlso beenmo damaged. Tho galo lasted twenty hours and an Immense sea broko over tho ves sel, smashing' tho booby hntch nnd Hooding It between decks, whero tho stecrngo pas- scngors woro located. It also washed nwny a greater portion of tho fittings nnd did considerable deck damage. Threo lifeboats wero smashed. Somo of tho crow wero seriously Injured nnd ono nenmnn wns killed on deck. When tho storm moderated, Captain Tay lor dochled to return to Queonstown. It wns difficult work to steer tho big ship, but It managed to nuchor hero without as sistance. Its officers nnd men woro ex hausted. To everybody's surprise tho Denver com pany dliccted Captain Taylor to tnko the Lnkc .Megantlc to Liverpool nnd It pro ceeded thero with nil Its passengers nnd mulls, to bo transferred to tho Lako Su perior, which will leavo tho Mersey on Tuesday. The company ordered n tug to nccompany tho vessol, but none was nvnllnblo here. Tugs will be sent from Liverpool to meet It. Thcro will be consldtrablo anxiety ns to tho vessel's snfety In Its prencut ills- nbled condition, especially as tho weather has again broken in a high northwest gftle. It wns Impossible to interview any of tho Lnko Megantlc'H crew nud the ngcnt3 nro reticent, but It Is understood thero wero Indescribable scenes among tho phssengors, who wcro said to hnvo howled In despair, expecting thnt tho steamer would founder nt any moment. MYSTERY AS DEEP AS EVER I'rimfMMitlmi n Yet I'linlilr to Get Any Ileal CI in- to Sin I'd re r nf 1'rnnU Itlcliiirilsiin. ST. JOSKPII. Mo., Dec. 30. Tho belief Is rapidly gaining ground thnt tho murderer of tho millionaire merchant, Frank Ttlch- ardson of this city and Savanunh, will novcr bo known. Tho prosecution has run down nlmost every theory that has como to tho nttenton of tho officers and nil hnvo van ished Into nlr. Ex-Congressman Charles Doohcr, who Is tho prosecuting attorney of Androw county, said tonight that ho probably would bo oblo to got hold of tho domestic servant of tho Richardson home somo tlmo this week. Sho Is visiting In northern Missouri some where, hut tho officers havo been unable to locato her slnco tho night of tho tragedy. traveling man, whoso name has been Incidentally mentioned In connection with tho caso, has disappeared and dotcctlves aro endeavoring to locato him. Mrs. Dlchardson Is iitlll confined to her bed with nervous prostration and tho at tending physicians tonight did not think sho would bo nblo to go to tho courtroom tomorrow. SCRANT0N STRIKE SETTLED Men mill Company Airrer tn n Com promise AVhlcli ICniU Trouble lli'Kiiu tine Week Alio. SCUANTON, Ta.. Deo. 30. At 12:45 ni., tho street car strike, which wan begun n week ago, was called off. President Clark, General Mnna gcr Sllllman and Directors John and Tim othy Durko of tho street cor company enmo to tho strikers' hall after tho voto to com promise was carried and wero received with tumultuous cheers. Tho men demanded whnt was an equivalent to nn udvnnco of 3 cents nn hour. Thoy wero allowed 2 cents. Tho old rates of wages wcro 1214 cents for tho first six months, 13 cents for tho second six months, 14 cents for tho second year, 15 cents for tho third year nnd 15 57-100 for tha fourth year. Tho now rates nro 14, 15, 10, and 10 cents. Tho men aro also allowed n ton-hour dny. Three hundred and twcnty-Ilvo men wero affected. SALE OF DANISH ANTILLES IIIkIi Olllclnl of Ileniniirk Drclurea Thnt (aerimiiiy In Not .VeKiitlnt Intr for I'll relume of InIiiiiiIn. COPENHAOAN, Dec. 30. In Danish oin- clul circles tbo report that acrmany Is no gotintlng to purcbuso the Danish Antilles is denied. "If tho Islands nro to be sold." said a high official today, "tho purchaser will bo the United States and no other power. All will bo sold or none." SECOND LETTER TO WORTHY POOR OF ASHLAND 31 r, II. HoHiMvntcr Contributes the l'unil Which Hie PiMiplc of tlmt Vicinity llnlse. ASHLAND, Neb.. Dee. 30. (Special.) W. N. Decker, Jr., editor of the Ashland Oa zottc, has received back from 13. Hose water tho check for $21.60, which was for warded to him ns a contribution from tho peoplo of Ashland and vicinity towards thu payment of tho lino Imposed upon him by tho supreme court. Mr. llosowutcr mndo tho cnecK payauio to ltov. u. r. iincKnoy, whim was authorized to distribute tho proceeds I ob n holiday gift to tho worthy poor of Ashlnnd. In his letter to Mr. Decker Mr. Ilosowatcr expresses to tho subscribers of tho fund his hcartfolt appreciation of their sympathy. BLIZZARD IS NOT SERIOUS Succpx Down Upon O mil tut from tlic NortlnvcHt, but Siunvfiill In Mulit. A blizzard swept down upon Omaha yes terday from tho northwest, but the storm wns not general In nnturc. Advices show that the storm is slight and thnt, tho fall of snow has not been great outsldo of Colo rado. At Pueblo 3.C Inches of snow wero reported and other points In tho stato had a llghtor fall. Dodgo City, Kan., reported ono-half-lnch of precipitation, and tho amount decreased for points further cast. South and east of Omnha the storm was very light and' many points reported no precipitation whatever. Tho tempernturo west was falling rnpldly. At Choycnno It was six below zero ot 7 o'clock lost even ing nnd tho tempernturo was still falling. At tho local weather station tho state ment wns mado last night that the storm wan comparatively light over tho limited nrea It covered nnd that th9ro wns no reason to expect nny great fall of snow. Snow Storm nt St, .fosenli, ST. JOSEPH, Mn Dec. 30. A sevcro snowBtorm set In Into this afternoon with a constantly lowering temperature. Tele graphic reports from nil sections of Kan sas, Ncbrnsltn, Iowa nnd northern Missouri show tho fall to bo heavy. Winter wheat In mnny sections of these stntcs, ns well ns throughout tho west genernlly, has been greatly in need of n heavy blanket of snow, which will nfford nmplo moisture as well ns protection to tho grnln from sevcro freezing. Colli In Colnrmlo. DENVER, Colo,, Dec. 30. A blizzard vis ited Colorado last night nnd hns continued with vnrled strength throughout tho stnto today. Tho temperature Is falling tonight In most sections nnd nt sovorul plnces tho fall of snow has been qulto heavy. Rail road traffic, though not seriously affected, has been Interrupted nnd trnlns nro nil ar riving Into. No great damago to llvo stock has been reported. Six llelotv Zero In Trenton. TRENTON, Neb.. Dec. 30.-(Speclal Tele-gram.)--At an early hour this morning it commenced snowing nnd has continued throughout the day, accompanied by n light wind. Tempernturo, C degrees below zero. This Is tho first mbleturo for several weeks. Storm Striken South went. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 30, A snow storm, driven by a strong north wind, pre vailed hero tonight. Tho storm Is general in tho souihwest. No reports of damago or delay of trains hnvo been received. CARD GAME ENDS IN MURDER Three Men llenil nt Alilierllle, . t., its the lied ii It of it Itefiimil tn I'lny for tine Mnii'n Stnke. ADIIEVILLE, S. o ucc. 30. Sheriff Kennedy of this county, William Kylo of Massachusetts, who has been superintend ing tho building of n cotton mill hero, nnd John Dansby, a United Stntcs marshal, nro dead ns tho result of n shooting nt n enrd gnmo nnil nn attempt to nrrest tho men who did tho shooting. Sovcral persons wcro plnylng cords Inst night, when Dansby throw fi on tho tnbln ntfd snld: "Play for this." Tho men at tho toblo refused nnd an nltercntlon ensued. Dansby suddenly drow a pictol and shot Ky0 jn tho nb domen. Ho then backed out of (ho room, declining that ho would shoot nnyono who attomptcd to etop hlra. Ho wub followed by two policemen, but ho held them nt nay until bnorin Kennedy nnd u number of citizens nrrlvcd. Tho sheriff called to Dansby to como out of tho houso of his father, whither ho had lied, and surrender. Dansby cmno out nnd, with tho remark "Woll. wo'll nil go to hell togother," be gan firing. Dansby wns shot twice In tho ieg ami ono in tno chest and tho sheriff was struck near the heart and fell. Dansby walked fifty steps and was reloading his pistol when he was shot ngnln by tho dying sheriff. Tho sheriff and Dansby died within a fow mlrutes of each other. Kylo lingered until 2 o'clock today. NO REORGANIZATION LIKELY J. fi. .lofiiiHon lleelnreN Thnt ul lomil Deiunerntle Committee Will .Vot He CliuiiKeil. KANSAS CITY, Dec. SO. Judge J. (. Johnson, chairman of the cxocutlvo coin mitteo of tho national domocratlo commit tee, who passed through Kansas City en routo from Chicago to his homo In Kansas, said; "I am not In a posltlou to say what will bo dono toward maintaining thollomocratlo organization porfoctcd during tho last ram palgn, but I will say that thcro will bo no reorganization of tho national committee. Tho cominllteo Is organized until 1004 nnd will remain practically as It Is until that tlmo. I bellovo that the present precinct organization can bo maintained and mado entirely self supporting." They Grow Moro Brutal and Etckleis Toward the Ondahy Family. SECOND LETTER STIRS ALL OMAHA Other Parents Feel Keenly tho New Danger That Scemi Imminent. SOCIETY WOMAN EXPRESSES ANGUISH Bho Honelf it a Mother and Appreolatei the Grave Situation, EUGENE FIELD'S VERSE IS APPLIED Chief of Police nnil III .Men Are fUtent ltCKiinlliiHT the I.ntest I'linsc of the limolent llnntllls' DiitrnKr. E. A. Cudahy, tho millionaire packer, hav ing thought Letter of his resolution of Sun day that ho would not reveal to thu publlo tho contents of tho second letter ho re ceived from tho bandits Tho Deo Is now liermlttcd lo publish n verbatim copy of that communication. Here Is tbo IcttcY: "Cudhy; If you valuo the boy's llfo at tho price of n unlet you will withdraw tho reward at once nnd let well nnough ulone. If you don't do this wo will finish tho Job with n bulet. "If any man whether gtlty or Inoccnt la over nrested n bulet will closo tho boy'rt mouth. You will think of this warning when It Is to late." This letter, which was unsigned, wan Bent through tho malls, nnd was addressed aa follows: "E. D. Cudhy, 518 South 37th street. City." It was postmarked "Omaha, Dec. 22, 8 u. m.," and was delivered nt tho Cudnhy homo nt 11 a. m. by a postman. Tho paper used was ordinary whlto noto paper, nnd tho matter wns printed In capital letters with black Ink. Tho second lottor received by Mr. Cud nhy from tho kidnapers, publlshod exclu sively In Tho Sunday Dee, renewed Inter est In tho caso and wns tho principal topic of conversation ycBtorduy on street enrs, In shops nnd wherever peoplo congregated. An Impression generally expressed wns thnt tho bandits hnvo becomo foolhardy. Klushod with success they hnvo gloated over tho case with which they ovndo nrrest nnd could no longer restrain tho Impulse to taunt tho police nnd further Impress Mr. Cudahy with a senso of his holplcssnoss In their hands. Others hold directly tho opposite that tho kidnapers wero so closo prossed by tho detectives that they wero fearful of being caught and that tho second lottor comes ns a cry of distress. They wnnt tho re ward withdrawn in order that man-hunting mny bo less profitable nnd zealous. Ilrutnllty In Cold Ulnoiled Thcro Is no monns of learning how tho chief of pollco construes this letter, ns ho refuses to discuss It. All agree, however, that tho outlaws manifest n cold-blooded brutality, which Is most revolting, and mnny n mother with children of tender yenrs hns shuddered ns sho thought of hor own denr ones In tho handB of theso thugs. Mrs. Cudnhy has tho sympathy of ovory mother who hns heard of tho cruel threats to tnko nwny her llttlo girls. "Thcro Is excellent mnttor In this for n sermon on tho theme of 'Contentment,' " said a well known society woman, hersolf n mother of thrco children, "I dare say thero aro many families In modornto clr cumstnnces who nro better satlsflod .with their lot In llfo now than they wcro beforo this nffalr camo up. It serves to'drlvo homo tho lesson that money can't buy happiness. "Did you ever try" to put yourself In tho place of that poor mothor In tho Cudahy mansion? With nil her wealth sho Is nmong tho most wrotched of mortnls. I can plcturo her, with over-wrought nerves, startled nt ovory sound, seeing causo for alarm In overy shadow nnd In every strango footfall a mennco. When those rumnns threaten to steal awny ono ot hor little girls they struck nt tho very cldndcl of her nffcctlons. Picturo tho helplcbsncss of that llttlo ono In tho hands of tho outlaws and tho thoughts thnt tnothor's brain would conjure up of tho unspcokablo fato which might befall It! .Mother In CoiiNtnnt Fenr. "Every moment of tho day the fear ot kidnapers must bo uppermost In her mind. Sho doesn't dnro trust thoso two little girls to tho caro of a governess, lost tho governess by somo chance bo In league with tho out law gang. Sho cau scarcely trust horsolf. I can sco her now, frozen with horror, nn sho sees ono of thorn alono In tho yard, nod gasps tho question: 'Whoro Is your Bister?' "As I thought of this caso, tho lines of that poem by Kugeno Field havo been run ning through my mind: "All dny long they como and go lit typnt nnd Tlppytoe; Footprints up ami down tho hall, Playthings scattered on tho noor, Flngerinnrks ulong tho wall, Telltalo strcuku upon tho door Itv theso presents you shall know littypnt nnd Tlppytoe. "Hut when comes this thought tn me, Homo there uro that childless be. Stealing to their llttlo beds, 1 With a lovo I cannot speak, Tenderly I stroko their bends,. Fondly kiss ench velvet cheek. ijirn Help tnose who no not Know A Plttyput or Tlppytoe! "And thn children themselvos nro to bo pitied. They certainly can't havo tho freo dom that other children enjoy. Thoy enn't .romp In tho flchlH anil parks nnd como nnd go with thnt careless ludependencH which is tho very soul of n happy, buoyant child hood. To them tho woods aro peopled with dreaded foes; behind every treo Is ri ban dit and ovory shadow harbors a terror human shapo. I toll you that, until the younger members of that household grow up Its peace of mind Is blighted." SAYS SHE ISN'T LIZZIE BURNS Wo in ii n Who Sinned "IHoIn T" Write Attain nnd iin If She Knew the In Nlile of the Kldiinpliiu; t'nue. CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 30. Tho Enquirer hus received tho second strangely slgnlflcent letter from "Elols T ," who now signs her self "Elolso V. Turroll." In this lottor tho writer says that conjectures as to her Identity on tho part of Uio Omaha corro spondent nro wrong that sho Is not Llzzlo Diirns, und that the correspondents aro not at nil likely lo fathom tho mystery of her Identity. Sho also gives reasons for her offer to clear up tho Cudahy mystery. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Is tho quotation Miat sho uses toexplaln hor position. Thn lust lotter is dated December 2!. And again the woman It tho writer bo a