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.V OmahI i , ..'..jftL r The Daily Bee ESTABLISHED : JTTNE 3 0, 1 8 7jl , OMAHA, FIUDAY MOUSING,- 'jJwUAKY IS, 1001 -TEX PAGES. SINGLE corv WIVE OJSS'VS. 1' w AGAffiST GROUT. JILL Sasimml Xrra Stock AsociiUon Bendi a Erotert to United Btaiee Senate. CALLS rTWIOUFTO&sVLASS LEGISLATION Uninti Out Dasgar of Building TJp One IntLuBUj aX Expnua of Another. SREAT INJURY TO BEEF AND SWINE TRADE If curare Beiks to Throttle Competition and Btndcr Unlets Great Properties OLEO'S MANY VIRTUES WARMLY EXTOLLED 1 Slnnnfanturrrn of. Wholesome Article of I'oa Should Nut Hp Burdened, with Unnecessary or Oppres sive Spec-liil Tnxcii. SALT LA KB CITY, Utah, 'Jan. 17. Tills has boon n busy day In thft National LJvo Btock association's convention, and. such EUbslantlnl progress linn Lean mndo Hint It. Is likely on adjournment will, bo Inkni to morrow In accordance with the original pro cram. The following memorial to tho senate of tho Ullltctl Btutcs was adopted: To Hip Honorable, tho Semite of the: Vnlted HtiitosI Ymir onuor, tho NnllOM.it 1.1 vo Stock association, respectfully ropJ resents lo your honorable body tluit It I a body composed of IIU live stock and kindred organization., nil directly interested In Hit; production, marketing nnd disposition 't live stock, mid whoso holdings theruof rep resent nn investment or over $wn,Q'K.0. Your orator, In annual session n.i"mbld,l nt Salt Luke City. I'tnlt. desires outer Its rmphiillr protect ngnlurt tho enactment of what Ix commonly known nH tho Grout bill (If. II. 3717), nnd In behalf of Its r.ntost desire to record n few of tho many reason-) In support of Its contention. Thin measure It n specie of class icIIh lntlon or the tniiBt InlqultmiB nnd dang 'roils hind, calculated to build up ono Industry nt the oxpotiKo of unolhcr. equally as Im portant. It necks to Impose an unjust, uii ralled for nnd unwarranted huuleri upon one of the principal commercial Industrie of tho country for the purpofo of prohibit Inp Iti muliufucliro, thereby destroying competllloii, uk the mnnurnoturers cannot rssuinn tho additional burden t-ought to bo Imposed by HiIm moiisuro, nnd .""'11 their product In competition with htitfr. Grent lllinv tii Tivo Industrie. Tho pnssugo of thin law would dostwi the domanil, except for export, for thru prod uct of tho beef nnlmulH, (ill of oleo, of which 2t,(M),0oo pound was used In Hie venr IHfl In Mm miiiinrnctiii-e of oleomar garine, una niso wouui scriunsiy injuu- iim in? liuloutrv liv ii Mlmllnr Instruction of tho demand, except for expnrt'of neutral lard, 3l,noO,HO.t ponndH of which wn.i used in tho year JWCJ In the nianufacturo of thin food product, and by thus eliminating tho de mand for those legitimate articles of com merce, foreo dealer to neck other chiinnol lor their (IIhimihIIIou nt greatly rcilured prices, thereby MitallliiK n Iohh to tho pro ducer of llvu alocl; of the 1'nlted Hlat.'H of mlllloim of dollars nnnually. Tho menu tiro McckH to throttln competition, mid If cmicted will render uscIijhh tho Immemie rotnbllHliiooiili- uri'tittil hI Krent expoiiMO for the manitfiioKiro of oleomarpurlne, deiirlvo inou.)ini:!K"i i fmpioyn o' opporuinny in i gain n livelihood and deny the people, nnd enporhilly tho workliiRinen nml Ihelr de- 'enileneleF. or ti wnoieome article or met. n oleomaritarlnc a very liirno oronortlon of tun coiiMimcrH or turn country, eupcciaiiy tho worklliR cliinm'M, havo n wholeHome, luitrltlnus and natlafaetory article of diet, which before Its ndveiit they were obllKcd. owing to the high price of butter and their limited mennx, to go without. Your ornlor contends that It l." manlfcKtly unJiiNl. uureaRimnblo nml unfair to deny mniwifacturers of the product of tho- beef unlmal and tho hog (he xamc privileges In regnrd to the line of coloring tun tier that nro accorded the maniifai'tiirers of the product of tho dalr.x and that the rights nnd privileged of the producers of cnttlo nml nogs should be us well respected as those of others and ns they are the bene ficiaries la the maiiufacturn of this whole some article of food they should not be burdened with unnecessary and oppressive special taxes or needless restrictions In the mauufiictiiic of this product, other than Is nhsolutcly necessary for the support of tho government and the proper governmental regulations surrounding the handling of the snme. SnfoKtiiirils Already Solllclcii t, Your orator respectfully contends thai these products should receive at the hands of congress no greater exactions than those Imposed upon competing food products and that the nianufacturo of and sale of oleo tmirgarlnn Is already surrounded by numer ous safeguards which congress In Its wis dom has seen lit to provide, stipulating se vere punishment for selling the same under misrepresentation as to Its composition and that this product has by experience proven to be JiiHt what a largo majority of tho people of this country want nnd that none nut tho dairy nnd nllled interests nro ask ing for or seeking any further legislation In this matter, nnd their endorsement of the proposed legislation Is purely and slm pls Hellish. Ill conclusion your orator. In behalf of the producers nnd consumers of this groat country, solemnly protests against tho enactment of tho Orout bill or nny other legislation calculated to entail an enormous loss on tho llvo slock producers of this country, to ruin a great Industry and to de prive not only the working classes, but many others, of a cheap, wholesome, nutri tious and acceptable article of food. TUB NATIONAL LIVH STOCK ASS'N. JOHN W. SPIUNOICH, President. lly O. l Mnrlln. Secretary. The discussion of tho Orout bill, which was before the convention when adjourn ment whs taken yesterday, wnn taken up. Tho first speaker was Heber Ilenlon of Utah, who said that both sides had told so many stories that It was hard to find out the truth of tho situation. He thought a committee should bo appointed to ascertain who was telling tho truth. He was followed by Chnrles Crano of Utnh, who mado a vlgcrous spepch against tho flrout bill. Ho paid tho bill was unjust and would tnko nway tho right of the. states to control thilr own affairs, An l)ulr iiiiiii Srri It, T. 1). Wilson of Illinois said tho object of tho association was to get at tho facts. Ho spoke on tho subject from tho dairy men's standpoint until tlmo was called. Mr. Harris of Iowa then spoko antagoniz ing tho views of Mr. Wilson, and snld that what wo needed was n "puro food' law. Mr. Khollln of Missouri then spoko until 1'rcsldent Springer announced that there vns only five minutes left nnd ho desired to mako somo remnrkH himself. Ho de nounced the (Irout bill In tho strongest terms, lie favored the Wadsworth substi tute, nnd ,Sald ovory llvo stock man would endorse It, Hesolutlonn In opposition to tho Orout bill wero then adopted. Mr. Wilson of Illinois then offered tho following resolution, which mis adopted by n rising vote; He It resolved. That the National l.lvn Stock association w'll unanimously end wo u pure rood law tout slmll compel all food prouuet. to uo sum ror exactly wiuu nicy nre, llefore tho voto was taken he said ho would llko time to put ,tho resolution In a Ilttlo better shapo, but tho chairman an nornced that tho voto would bo tuken on tho resolution as read. Judgo C. C. (loodttln of Salt I.ako then addressed tho convention on "What tho Tress Has Dono for the Live Stock In dustry." At tho conclusion of Judge Goodwin's speech (icnernl Cnstlemnn of Kentucky ad (Continued on Third Page.) BARTON OUTLINES HIS POLICY I'rnnlrrfnf Ximv Aiistrnllnn ("iinitnou lrrnltli Declares for (.nvcriuuout Ownership of Itnllromls, PNKY, N. S. W., Jan. 17r-tJdmuml lrZjjprcrulcr of tho Australian common "aVyf Kur tho federal election cam pnlh&s5 Uhind " this evening with nn nddreffny'SB'publlc meeting, nt which several otQUKfatcrs wcro present. Ills speech diBcrtSHBfcRollty of tho federal ministers. ThoHMcctlon, Mr. Har ton said, would boScQHRho earliest poV slblo dato nnd n dccfMBr taken regnrdlnK tho new federal capital. In his opinion 1'arllamcnt could not bo successfully enr- rlcd on cither nt Melbourne or Sydney, ns Its deliberations ought to bo removed from surrounding provincial Influences. Ho ox prested the opinion that tho commonwealth would acquire tho railways at an early date and ho Bald that whether the debts of the sovcral stntes should bo taken over from tho railways wob n mnttcr now engaging tlrb Attention of tho,trcairtirer. Discussing fiscal questions, Mr. Marlon observed Hint when a uniform tariff was Imposed the commonwealth would havo tho exclusive power of making customs and excise duties nnd, therefore, It would bo necessnry to preserve for the saparate states tho power of direct taxation, ns there must bo no direct taxation by tho commonwealth ex cept under very great pressure. "iTreeTtrado tinder the constitution would bo practically Impossible," snld the premier, "befausc1 a very largo customs revenue Is requisite, but our policy will bo protective nnd 'not -prohibitive. First of all, the tariff ought toho considerate or existing Indus tries. So far ns tho preferential duty on llrltlsh goods is concerned ue shall be glad to reclprocnte whero ppsslblc. but this Is n fiucstlotirequlrlng very serious consider ation." Outlining the ji'rojectcd legislation Mr. Ilnrton said It Included n hill for tho conciliation nnd nthltratlon of labar ills putcH, n bill to cxcludo the Astatic races, d bill to establish womanhood suffrage nnd a hill for the support of the transconti nental railroad, uhlch, ho nrgucd, would he of grcnt vouo from tho point of view' of defense. , ' IS!A GALA DAY IN OLD BERLIN IIILViilrniiry of KIiiriIoiii of I'msslu In t'cclirntcil In (irriniiuy'x On pi till City. DKItLIN, Jan. 17i -The celebration of tho bl-ccntcnnry of tho kingdom of Prussia began todny with nil the pomp befitting such nn occasion. Tho weather was cold nnd clear nnd all tin? approaches to the palace, gay with h profusion of nags 'and bunting, wero thronged at "an early hour with sightseers who assembled to witness tho trooping of the guards' color In tho courtynrd of tho armory. Kmporor William, tho crown prlnco and tho duke of Connnught arrived from tho cjsIIo on foot. After nn inspection of tho color company they proceeded to tho cov tred court, whero tho princes, generals and officers' deputations awaited them. Tho empress watched tho proceedings from tho pnlaco balcony. Ocnernl von Bock-l'ollnch, In hehnlt of tho olllccrs' corps, rongratu lated his majesty on the occasion of Ufo celebration nnd called for threo cheers for the emporor, which wern henrtllv. veil nnd accompanied by tho band playing "Hell uir im Micgers Krnnz," tnc Prussian na tional hymn. After tho emperor hnd re plied to General von Hock-Pollnrh tho march past was carried out and tho cm peror nnd his party then returned to tho castle. At about noon the Knights of tho Illack Knglo were summoned to attend a chapter held In tho hall of tho knights under the presidency of Kmperor William for tho in vestlturo of tho now knights, Including tho crown prlnco. Frederick William. Prlnco Oeorgo of Saxony. Archduke Frank Ferdi nand, Prlnco Ilupprecht of Hnvarla, Count von lluelow nnd General Plnnltz, Tho func tion was tho usual claborato ceremonial, the emperor personally decorating tho new knlghta with the chain of tho ordor nnd giving them the accolade. Luncheons wero attended by nil tho mem bers of tho Imperial family and tho roynl and princely guests staying at tho castlo. AIR TORPEDO IS A TERROR The I'lirthcr It Han to Go the Greater the Speed of This l'lyloir Ucioon, (Copyright. 1MI, by Press Publishing Co.) STOCKHOLM. Jim. 17 fVi.w Ynrb World Cablegram Special Telegram.) An air tornedo of secret construction has been patented by a Swedish major. Unge. to whom the government has granted n subvention for undertaking the experiments. Tho rorwnrd movement of tho projectile Is effected bv means of cas. which, esenn. lug through the channels of n turbinn fixed nt tho bottom, drives tho torpedo with con stantly Increasing speed. Any kind of per cussion explosive may be used. Tho pro jectile Is llrrd from n specially constructed cannon nnd Is noiseless. Tho trials up to tho present show that the torpedoes can cover a distance of nearly four tulles. SIMPLE, SENTIMENTAL MUSIC It ( linriiied In "f'nvnllcrln It iintlcnmi" unit HensNprtn Ih I'nncr In "l.t .MiiMohcre." (Copyright. 1001, by Press Publishing Co.) HOME, Jan. 17 I Now York World Cnblo gram Special Telegram.) Tho first per formance of Mascngnl'n now opern. "Lo Maschoro," was given this evening simul taneously hero nnd in six principal Italian cities. Tho work Is a great success. Tho composer returns to tho simple sentimental muslo which chnrms in "Cavnllerla ltustl cann." Tho critics think "Lo Mnschcro" wilt provo to bo ono of Mnscagnl's happiest efforts. BREAKS UP HONG KONG JUNTA Plan to Deport l'lllplno IiiHiirKeut" I'rees I'inie of Army Dom ination. (Copyright, 1W1, by Press Publishing Co 1 1IONO KONO. Jnn. 17. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho adop tion by Oenornl Miu Arthur of Consul Wild man's plan to deport tho Insurgent loaders to (lunni has had a marked effect. The nctlvlty of tho Insurgents has been reduced, tho Hong Kong Junta has been breaking up and tho poor people In tho Philippines aro being freed from tho domination of tho nntlvo nrmy. GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR SPAIN Lender of the Itepnlillc nn federal l'nrl AltacL tile Pres ent lli'Klmc. MADRID, Jan. 17, The Liberal today publishes n vigorous Indictment of tho present regime, written by Senor Pi y Margull, chief of the republican federal party. He says that following the closing of the Chambers tho nation has become less hopeful and moro fearful regarding tho future. MORE SOLDIERS WANTED Lord Roberts Makos Stlningjippeal for o,uuu volunteers to leoinanry. b BOERS MAY SHORTLY DESCEND INTO NATAL . r Little- titlientli; Information Con I'crnliiu Hip Cnpo Colony InvnnVrs Obtainable llvcept 'I'll II t Dutch Arc ot .IoIiiIiik. LONDON. Jan. JS. Lord Rphfrts, who was ctitrrtnlncd privately at. 'dinner last evening by Mto fulled Service club, tho guests including thr prlnco of Wales, the duke of York, the duke of Cnmbrldgo nml somo 300 olllccrs, has Issued from tho War office n stirring appeal to tho country for a speedy response to the call for 8,000 yco- jiinnry, whoo past services In South Africa ho commends to tho nation. The authorities continue, to hold n, hope ful view rcgnrdlng the South African situ- iitlon, hut they scorn to recogniza thnt vig orous measures ore necessary. The proclamation of martial law through- 'out tho wholo of Capo Colony, Lord Kitch ener's strong measures agnlnst tho popula tion of tho republics, tho placing on ro duc Hons of the wives of men In tho field nnd similar measures go to shqw thnt thorp?; Is still heavy work ahead. llrltlsh offensive operations hnvo ceased for tho present. It Is supposed 1-ord Kitchener Is collecting his strength,, for a final ettort to crush or capture tho, com mandoes by a repetition of tho bH'tle.t which caused tho surrender of General Cronjo nnd Ocnernl Prlnzloo, It Is said the lloors aro preparing to de scend Into Natal. The casualty list Issued ycstcrtUy shows that the liuers have released 297 llrltlsh captured nt Helvetia and llelfast. The facts regarding tho enpturn at llelfast havo not been allowed to become public. It Is asserted that more heavy naval guns will be landed nt tho Cape. Information ns to the doings of tho Invaders Is hnrd to obtain, hut It Is clear that they nro get ting" very Ilttlo help from tho Dutch. Twice they nttcmpted to enpturo Barkclcy East, but wcro repulsed. Small scattered par ties are reported operating In various parts of tho Ceres district. Apparently tho In vaders nbandoncd tho Idea of attacking Clan William on finding tho town well da fended. A commando of 1,000 has been In tho Rich mond district, hut thcrn tho Doers hnvo secured only 100 Dutch recruits, HOLD HIM FOR HIGH TREASON Pence Comnilssloiifr Steyn Itrprlvcn Decidedly Inlionpltnlilr Treat ment from ltoers, STANDEHTON, Jan. 17. Boer women brought In by' tho mllltnry report that Wil liam Stoyn, who was nppolntcd a delcgatp of tho Ilocrs hero to n3k the fighting Boys to surrender uudcr Lord Kitchener's proc lamation, was mado a prisoner and scut to Pietrowlcff, ncciiBed of high treason Tho Boers nro still actlvo around Slan dfiftm, PllETOniA, Jan. 17. Many Boor" fam ilies nnd their stock aro lining systemat ically brought Into convenient centers from all over tho country. They nro Jtept In camps and fed. Those who surrendor vol untarily nro supplied with full rations and thosn whoso husbands aro still In the field nro provided for on a reduced scale, which Is raised when tho husbands surrendor to a full allowance. Every opportunity is offered to the refuges to work for pay nml for special privileges. Prominent burghers who havo surrendered are allowed to visit the camps In order to ascertain tho facts ns to tho trentmont. THOUSAND BOERS ATTACK Spilt Into Tnn Forres, llnrnss Hiik linuo Train and Drive Uncle Cn villi-'. STANDEUTON, Jnn. 16. Colvillo's mobllo column, marching from Denmark to Vlak laagte, was attacked by 1,000 Boers divided Into two forces. One forco mado a decided attempt on tho bnggagu and tho other on the cnvnlry con; stitutlng tho rear guard. Tho cavalry was compelled to retlro until protected by four companies of rides, hidden behind n ridge, who wero waiting with bayonets. Tho Boers then mado n speedy retreat, leaving several dead ami wounded from tho heavy BrltlBh lire. Eventually both attacks wero repulsed, tho Boers losing heavily. Tho British wcro not nblc to pursue, tho Boers owing to the no ccsslty of protecting their baggage. Tholr casualties wero one killed, fifteen wounded SAY WAR MUST BE STOPPED llrltlxli CommlttfM' Call on (invent mcnt to Cense Pressing; Hostili ties Auiilimt liners. LONDON, Jan. 17. Tho "stop-the-wnr" committee today passed tho following rcso lutlona: "Orders, which a British officer reports ho received, reveal tho ndoptlon by Lord Hob orts und Lord Kitchener of a policy having for Its aim tho extermination of a heroic nationality by starving Its women nnd chll drcu nnd tho deliberate massacre of un armed prisoners." Tho Intter clauso alludes to General Kitchener's alleged secret order to General Dowel's pursuers to tako no prisoners. Letters from nn unnumed British nrmy officer, containing these nnd other charges will bo Bent by tho committee to Lord Salisbuty, Lord Roberts and others. MARTIAL LAW IS GENERAL IJxccpt In Pew Isolnteil Iiixtnnccs Cnpe Colony In Uniler .Military Itnle. CAPETOWN. Jnn. 17. Martial law has now been proclaimed in overy part of Cnpo Colony except tho districts of Capetown Slmontown, Wyndberg, Port Elizabeth anil East London. It has also been proclaimed iu Tombulnnd, Grlqunjand and in East and West Pondolnnd. It hns been proclaimed unlawful for nny person In tho Capo peninsula, except officials nnd regular or Irregular troops, to possess arms nml ammunition, or cither. C0LVILLE DRIVES OFF BOERS "Heavy Loss" of IJnrKhern Is Iteporteil Ton n of Aberdeen Looted. LONDON, Jan. 17. General Kltchenor telegraphing from Pretoria under dato of Wednesday, January lu, says tho concentra tion of 3,000 Boers at Carolina (Trunsvaal) Is reported. He adds that Colvillo's mobllo column wns engaged near Van Tondes hoek The Boers wero driven off with heavy loss. Threo hundred Boers entered Aberdeen yesterday, looted the stores nnd retired on tbo arrival of 100 British Infantry. NOTED DESPERADO CAUGHT Iiullnnn Outlmv Lniflleil In Plymouth Jnll .-.fter I'lujneo inline ..Vj n I tit vA-ern. LOOANSPOHT, lncl, Jnn. 17. Mr.rvln Kuhns, tho desperado, .'who has terrorized northern Indiana for weeks nml defied tho officers of two stntes, 6 a singular fatality finds himself In the Cass county Jnll In the very town In whlcu ho mado such a desperate bnttjo-Jpr nnd liberty on wcccmucr iv; nunus ami ins urotner, wnu wero released from t'ho Columbus (O.) prisonshortly nftcr Mafvln escaped, were tnitcn 2tter n desperatognt last night nt Green llll, five miles South of Otterbcln. Bcforo tho outlaw was overpowered ho shot two men and wns himself shot In tho head. ; Emboldened by Immunity from officers. Kuhns and his brother .nnd n ennfedctnte stole n team at Plymouth Sunday night nnd started south. EyShcrirr Marshall nnd Marshall Cheney traced them to Lafny otto last evening nnd by telephoning to neighboring towns located the men nt Green Hill, nenr Otterbeln. At Qltnrbcln the posse surrounded tho house nnd; rushed In nt midnight. Mnrvln was awnkn and seized a rovolvcr nt his hcdsldef lcforu he could flro' Elmer Swltzcr shot jtiilfn In tho face and tho posso closed ln.L'itc mnn Jumped ii win uiu Duuunti aiory winpuw nun escaped, hut tho brothers wero orwpowered nfter a struggle lu which shots ncre exchanged. WoUnded as ho was, Marv u partially shook otr tbo nttacklng party and shot H. Volt In tho back and Lewis Hawkins In tln nrni. Neither- wns fatally Injured", Tho prison ers were brought to Logansport. Hero Marvin was Identified by tho policeman who battled with him In December. Ills measurements nnd physical murks tnllv with tho Bertlllon description from tho Columbus officials. Tho wound In his fnco Is not serious. Tho Plymouth authorities probably will prosecute him Instead of re- turning him to Columbus INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Jan. 17.-A snoelal to tho Sentinel from Loganfport. Inch, snvs- Tho prisoner In an interview gives his name ns J. W. Wilson and his residence ns Da kota. Ho says tho man nrrcstul with him Is not his brother, but declines lo disclose his Identity. lie acknowledges that he Is tho man charged with stealing a tcam.tt Plymouth several days ago Prosecutor Filer nnd Deputy Duckworth took sters to keep tho raaa here, hut he wnj turned over to Shcilff Marshall und taken to Plymouth lato this ovenlng. Tho man who was raptured with him will be tried for stealing tho tenm. Both deny relationship. nui iney nre uollevcd to bo brothers. Kuhns was Identified by Officer Dean, who fought n duel with'hlm hero lu December, nnd also Identlfltd him under tho Bertlllon system. A special to tho Scntiujl from Albion, Ind., Bays that Marvin Kifims wns nt his brother's home,., flvo mile,, cast of that place, at 4 o'clocM(lhl.f lert oon. CASHIER -THOUSANDS SHY .-a. Lntber Porter of Ilolln t Green Hank Snlil to lie Klfty .tin' miiiiI Ilol , Jnrn Slior, lu i'-aiiiiiitn. LOUISVILLE. Jan. 17.-..A aneelnl in the Times from Bowling arec.p.Ky., says: uutner . rorterMs.iiceJa-", . i i t ,hort In his Accounts with tlio'Wirtm Deposit hank of Bowling Green to tho amount of 19,000. Until recently ho was cashier of the bank nnd a trusted omployc. The difficulty of tlio sliortngo hns created u big sensation. It has been verified from tho books by tho officials of the bank, nnd Porter, It Is un derstood, makes no denial. Tho books simply call for $49,000 In cash that Is not on deposit In tho vault. Tho shortage was discovered nbout Janu ary 1, but by maintaining sllcnco tho offi cials havo prevented n run on tho bank until prepared to meet it. Depositors will not lose n cent, nnd thoro Is now money enough In tho vault to pay ovcry dollar of tho liabilities. Porter is still In Bowling Green. He will be allowed to remain unmolested. The stock holders have already nssumed tho loss. Tho sum of $."0,000 has been charged off from the surplus fund to meet It. CORONER CAN LEARN LITTLE Lcavriiivorlli People Olixtruct InveNtl Kiitlon of Alexander Atrocltj Oilier .Necroen In Dnimer. LEAVENWORTH, Knn.. Jnn. 17. "Oeorgo Alexander came to his dentil by having been burned by a party or parties unknown," wns tho substance of n verdict by tho cor oner's Jury that sat on tho case of the negro rnplst lynched Tuesday afternoon. In Instructing tho Jury Coroner Kohler told them to bring In n verdict from what they had learned personally of the nffnlr. Ho de clared ho had himself been unublo to gather any Information Ihnf. could bo used, "No ono could bo found who would swenr to anything," said he. Tho vigilance committee organized last Sunday hns since tho lynching thrown every obslaclo possible In tho wny of the city nnd county nlllclnls gaining information. Thcro Is a possibility thnt other negroes In Jnll or resting under suspicion of hnvlng Insulted women will bo attacked before quiet finally prevails here. MURDERER MAY BE AMERICAN lloliIneNN of ii Trnlu llobliery In P.iik I a ml NiiKKCNtH IfNiernte Meth ods Practiced Here, LONDON. Jan. 17. A sensational murder was committed this nttcrnoon on n train of tho London & Southwestern railroad. Tho murderer, who Is snld to be nn American, entered tho car occupied by Mrs. King of Southampton and W. Pearson of Winches ter at East Leigh. When passing Surbiton tho man drew n revolver, killed Pearson nnd wounded Mrs. King In the cheek. Ho then rilled Hit pockets of the victims. Tho murderer Jumped out of the train nt Vnux hamm, but was captured. Tho pollco thus fur decline to glvo tho mun's name. .lloveinentM of Ocean Vessels .Inn, 17. At New York Arrived fleorglc, from Liverpool; Karlsruhe, from Bremen. At Boston Arrived Sarmatlun, from Glasgow. At Yokohnmn Arrived. Jan. 14 Belgian King, from San Francisco, for Hong Kong. At Havre Arrived llerodet, from San Francisco, for Hamburg. At Callno Rnlled Henlthrralg, for San Francisco. At Genoa Snlled Fuerst Bismarck, from New York, for Alexendrln. At London Sailed Minnehaha, for New York. At Southampton Sulled Augustn Vle torln. from Hamburg, for Now York, vlu Cherbourg. At Plymouth Snlled - Graf Waldersee, from Hamburg, for New York. At .Movlllo Arrived Astoria, from New York, for Glnsgow. nnd proceeded. At Portland, Me. Sailed Buenos Ayrenn, for aiassow. At London Sailed Tnnls, from Hamburg nnd Antwerp, for Knn Francisco, via South American ports. At Liverpool Sailed New England, for Boston, via Queenstown; Vancouver, ror Portland, .Me. At Oueenstown Arrived Corinthian, from Portland, Me., and Halifax, for (Has gov nnd Liverpool. Snlled Oceanic, for New York. At Cherbourg Sailed- Augustn Victor!. i, from llamburf und Southampton, for New York. DANGER IN WAR'S LEGACY Ez-Freiident Cleveland Sajs the Republic it Bound to Be Changed. SPIRIT OF FREEDOM MUST BE MAINTAINED Amerlcnii Oj'crnt Inn In the Philip pines tin Well us Tlione of Great llrltnlti lu Sou (Ii Africa Are .Not l2uUorcil. NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Tho Holland so clcty held the sixteenth nununl dinner nt tho Waldorf-Astoria tonight. Rev. Dr. Henry Vandyke, president of tho society, presided. On his right hand sat Grover Cleveland and on his left Tunis G. Bergen, while rovers were laid for 000 nud nil places were taken. The speakers wero Grover Cleveland, Dr. Andrew II. Smith nnd Charles W. Dayton. Ex-President Clovelnnd raid: The cordial welcome you extend to me Is exceedingly grati'Tut and comforting, for It gives mo n grain of satisfaction lu the ordeal that confronts me. I am convinced that the art of making an aftcr-illnner speech without distress Is for me a sealed book and as the years puss I urn only saved from complete wretchedness lu my efforts In that direction by the kindness ami tot oration of those men who nre good enough to listen to me I cniinot resent the charge Hint I am apt to preach a sermon on oc casion of this kind, for 1 nm afraid this accusation Is Justilled. It has been my lot to In. much on the sober side of life und to feel the pressure of great tesponslbllltles. Besides I believe It sometimes happens that an excess of light-hearted gaiety creates a condition of popular thought and impulse that may prolltnbly bo steadied bv sedale suggestions nml Ihe expression of conserva tive Heiitlmeut even though it may bo called scrmo'llzliia:. At nny rale I nui iiulto willing to tnko mi humble place tinning the serinonlzers In IIiIm lime ,if h, hIIihil- national heedlessness nnd lo Invoke the cultivation and saving gruce of Dutch conservatism. This is the kind of con servatism. Tills Is the kind or conservatism that counts the coit, but for the sake of principle ami freedom will disregurd the coit; that lays nut a voyage by chart and compuss nml follows chart and compass to tho end; that loves the liberty and national happiness which rest upon tried ami sure foundations; that tenches reverence for na tional traditions ami encourages tho peo ple's satisfaction with their country's mis slon. It Is the kind of conservatism In which our constitution had Its birth and which hns thus far been the source of our nation's safety and strength the con servatism of Justice, of honor, of honesty, of Industry, of frugality nml of contented homes. Antloniil Policies Too Heckle". Ill this assemblage of those who know so well the meaning of these things, tho ques Hon Is suggested whether In present condi tions this conservatism characterizes the conduct or guides tho sentiment of our people. There enn bo but ono answer to tills (luestlon. Conservatism has In a great degree been Jauntily cast aside or con demned ns opposed to our country's wel fare and glory. A strange voyagu has been entered upon without count of cost und without chart or compass, Tho tried nnd sure foundations of our liberty nnd na tional hupplness have been discredited. Reverence for our national traditions hns been relaxed and satisfaction with our country's mission bus been undermined. The restraints and limitations of our con stitution havo become galling nnd irksome under the temptations of national greed nnd aggrandisement. Our old love of peace, honor ami justice has hen weakened ami frugality nnd contentment nro now traits scparijuic trom lAnvrioi rlKtrnutyy. , Direful KffrutN of AVrtr. War oven with tho world's advanced civi lization may still bo sometimes necessary und Justifiable, but whether necessary and Justlllnhlc or not tho demoralization that follows lu Its train can never be evndcd. It teaches bloody Instructions which, In a country whoso citizens do tho lighting, enn not fall to leave their impress for u time lit lenst upon public and private life lu time of peace. Thirty years after the close of the war for the preservation of t lie union u treaty of arbitration was formed between the rnlted States and Grent Britain, which If completed would hnvo gone fnr toward removing every pretext of war between the two countries. Thus thene two great Eng-llsh-spcuklng nations then usoumcd leader ship In tho path of peace and In advocacy or the abolition of war with the hope and expectation that tho example would be fol lowed by other nations nnd that n more general ndoptlon of arbitration us u menus of settling International disputes would re sult lu ii grent advance towurd tho iiban dnninent of war throughout tho world. This treaty fnlled of continuation In the somite of the I'nlted Slates. Less than live years passed and these English-speaking champions of pence ami arbitration nro still operating In parallel lines ono iu the Philippines nnd the other In South Africa but no longer for peuco nml arbitration. Both aro killing natives lu un effort to possess their lands. This Indi cates a sad relapse and in our case It Is a most' serious one. If England succeeds lu its attempt in South Africa It will but add another to its list of similar acipiisitloiis, u bruvc people will be siib.iuguted. and be cause of our engagement In n similar ven ture In nnother uurter they will miss the expressions of American sympathy which we are accustomed to extend (o those who struggle for nntlunal llfo and Independence. I nlted Mate lu Philippines, On tho other hand, with success lu our subjugntloti eirorts a new, untried nnd ex ceedingly perilous situation will be forced upon us. We can compier the Philippines nnd nfter connuerlng them can proonbly govern them. It Is In the strain upon our institutions, the demoralization of our peo ple, tho eviislnn of our constitutional limi tation und the perversion of our national mission that our danger lies. As a dls llngulshed bishop has raid: "The question Is not what we shall do with tho Philip pines', but what the Philippines will do to us. uur couniry win never no tno same again. For weal or woe wo have already Irrevocably passed beyond tho old lines. llepulille Will He Saved. The republic will In somo sort be saved. Shall it be only in name and seniblnnce. with fair externnl unnearance. but with the germs of decay fastened upon Us vitals, or sliun li. inougii enaiigeu. smi survive in such vigor and strength ns to remain tho hope nnd prldo" of free Amerlcnns? The proniem is n momentous one. us solution depends on the extent to which old patriot- Ism und the sense of our countrymen enn be rescued from Impending danger. Thus these nre sober days for thoughtful citizens ilais for preaching days for sermnnlzlnir. If we nre to be saved from disaster It must be through the rulllvatlon nnd enforcement of that sort of conservatism that should tlnd' n congenial homo In the Holland so cietv. In the midst or tumult and In the confused rages of national greed and blood lness the conservatism should dctlantlv stand forth and demand n hearing. Let It be known thnt American freedom nnd popu lar rule cannot perish except through the madness of thnso who havo them in their keeping nnd by tho blood nnd sacrifices of our fathers, by tho lofty achievements of the free institutions they established, by our glorious victories of pence and bv our rellnnco on the promises of God, let Dutch conservatism enjoin upon our people a faithful discharge of tholr sacred trust. Following Mr. Cleveland Dr. Andrew It. Smith spoko on "Dutch Discoveries," nnd Hon. Charles W. Dayton spoko on tho toast, "Tho Dutch Dames." McHNiiue to tlueeu Wlllielniliin. At tho conclusion of his speech Dr. Van dyke rend a inessago which will bo sent to Queen Wllhclmlna, queen of llolli.ml, as an address of tho society on tho occasion of her npproachlng marriage. At Its rot elusion a health to tho queen wns drunk standing. Tho message, after expressing felicitations, says: "As tho dlred descendants of the men of tho Netherlands who enjoyed In thu six teenth century tho wlsu counsel, powerful protection nnd heroic leadership of your famous predecessor. Wi.llnm of Nassau, prlnco of Ornngo, wo feel nnd acknowledge a debt of gratitude to your UlustrlouB hnusn, Muny of tho blessings of civil nnd religious liberty which wo now possess In these United States aro nn Inheritance and n fruitage from tho principles clearly pro- (Continued on Second Pago.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Foterast for Nebraska-Fair and Warmer Tcdny; Southerly Wlnd.i Fair Tomorrow Temperntnre nt Oinnliil Yenterdnyt Hour. Dck. Hour. lieu. r. it, n i t p. m...... in i n. i ii a p. m hi 7 n. m . . , , , . iii :i p. iii . . . . . . -o S n. m I) -I p. m -I I) II. II II ,-. p. Ill at III II. II Ill II p. Ill -I t I II. ill 1J 7 p. I 'Jt I- ii tit s p. ii a I ti p. in in ARMED MEN ARE MASSING Troup Speed liy .special Trnln to Put Hon ii the l'eoil of Tiki tvcn tuekey fnmllle. CORII1N. Ky.. .Jnn. 17. Reports were re ceived today of armed men massing outside of the town, representing tho factions In the feud that caused so much trouble last night. The special train with troops from Lexington Is duo nt .1 n. tu. No attempt win mado today to clear nwny tho debris of the Whlto building wrecked last night by dynamite. Everyone kept within doors, fearing further trouble between tho Shot wells and Whites before tho troops arrived. Fifty, of the Shotwells from Clny county came to Gray's Station tonight, there Join ing the Shotwell faction. Sheriff Sutton hnn sworn In n large force of deputies. Tho Shotwells occupy Ihe hills near the town while tho White forces arc mostly In Cor bln. All tho residences wero barricaded. Iloch Whlto and Raleigh Whlto were nr lested and taken to Williamsburg. Horn White is crippled and will lose both eyes ns the result of Iho explosion. It Is be lieved ho will die. The trouble, between tho two families, which wns precipitated by Raleigh Whlto killing old mnn Shotwell, has been brewing many years. Mary Shotwell nnd young Whlto havo been engaged nnd notwithstand ing the fact that her father is drnd she ex presses sympathy for White. Mrs, White, the nged mother of tho Whlto boys. Is In a serious condition tonight. Early this even ing a number of mnuntnlnccrs who were unknown In Corbln rodo to tho .outskirts of the town, fired their Winchesters and then rodo nwny. ShcrllT Sutton attempted today to nrreat the Shotwells, but wns held off at tho point of Winchesters. Ho states Hint ho will ar rest all tho boys tomorrow when the troops arrive and ho will have over loo deputies of bis own. Tho Shotwolls will bo charged with blowing up tho Whlto restaurant. A public meeting nt thu town hall tonight was addressed by ministers and others. NEW STEEL AND WIRE TRUST It In to Hnve n Cnpltnl of Two Hun dred .Million Dol Inm. NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Tho Journal and Advertiser will tomorow print the fol lowing: The first steps lu the formation of n $200,000,000 combination of four existing steel and wire companies was taken yes lerday afternoon at a secret mooting In tho offices of tho Federal Steel company which was attended by tho chief repre rtenUifviU or' tho AmerlJui Tin Plalu com pany, tho .American Steel nnd Wire com pany, the American Steel Hoop company nnd tho National Steel company. Another meeting will bo hold hero todny (Friday). The present capitalization of tho four com panies named Is about $ I "0,000,000. Tho meeting wns surrounded with deepest mys tery by thoso who participated and nono would discuss It nftcrwiird. President C. M. Scwnb of tho Carnegie Steel company, at the Holland house, refused to say anything about tho mnttcr and others interested wero equally reticent. ESCAPE ONLY WITH LIVES Hotel Guests Lose AH Their Cloth Inn Thl r( j-Sei en People Are Injured. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17. Two persons wrro seriously Injured nnd thlrty-llvo others slightly hurt ns tho result of n flro that burned tho Stewart hotol, a two-story frame structure, today. Forty guests lost their clothing, ns the flames had gained such hendway bcforo they wcro awakened tint all escape, except by tho windows, wns cut off. S. W. Carr and L. Blake, master bridge builder of tho Wabash railway sys tem, who wore tho most seriously hurt, wcro burned about tho face, hands and feet. Ncno will dlo. Tho others received tholr Injuries while Jumping from tho windows to tho pnvomcnt below. Mr. Carr saved his wtfo by wrapping her In a wet blanket nnd leaping from tho window. She was not Injured. Tho loss Is nbout $10,000. INTERNATIONAL KIDNAPING Youth Arrested lu CIiIciiko for Stenl-Inn- ii Chilli In Cnn n dn for Its German l'nthrr. CHICAGO, Jnn. 17. A kidnaping case ox tending through threo countries came to notice today when tho pollco hero accom plished tho arrest of a youth for whom they had been looking. Tho prisoner, Julius Ncu flBher, 18 years old, of Berlin, Ont., U charged with being tho kidnaper. His al leged victim is Quito Kllilnu, aged 3 ycari, said to ho tho son of Quito Klldau, nn officer In tho German nrmy, stationed nt Berlin, Germany. Tho child was kidnaped In tho Ontario town last Monday. Ncuflsher says ho wns hired by tho father to sccuro pos session of tho child. His money gavn out, ho declares, and ho temporarily placed the hoy In an orphanage In Elgin, III. MR. HALL IS A WOMAN NotTVlllistnnilliiir That She Lilen Tiventy Ycnrs Willi Her Sec ond Wife. NEW YORK. Jnn. 17. Tho death of Mur ray Hall, keeper of an employment agency on Sixth avenuo, wns reported today. Hall died from cancer of the left breast and Dr. William C. Gallagher found tho victim to bo a woman. Dr. Gallagher learned from othor occtipunts of tho houso whero "Mr." Hall lived thut "Mr." Hull's second wlfo died years ago oftcr a married llfo of twenty years. Coroner Zuccn tonight snld tho dead Murray Hall waB a woman of 42 years of nge, DECOY PACKAGE ON STEPS Halt fur Nero lllnckmnller of I'll I her a in! lliuiKliter Is Siieuessful lu Aslituliiiln, ASHTABULA, O., Jau. 17 Robert John son. Jr., colored, Is under arrest here, charged with blackmail. N. E, French, president of tho First National bank nt Jefferson, received a letter In which ho and his daughter wero threatened with death If he failed to leuvo $500 on tho steps of tho county fair building at a certain time. A decoy package was placed on the steps nnd when Johnson appeared ho wan arrested. IT SHOWS SO CHOICE Second Joint Ballot for United Etatts Senator Without Reialt. ' ' RELATIVE POSITIONS ARE UNCHANGED Gains and Louei Indicate Nothing u to Btrongth of Anybodj. UHL OF DOUGLAS EXPLAINS HIS VOTE Qivci Briefly Dig Beatoni for Voting for .Edward Bosanater. CAUCUS MOVE HAS NOT YET SUCCEEDED I lioinp.oii lilen of Seeurliiir III Own .oiiiliinllon Alien. 1 of Anouo llle In Xot n Popular IMnu nt Protein, Haunts 11. 12d. .17 10 ltd. r,7 lit II ., I I Allen nt Ciomise ,, h t'nrrle -U lluluer 5 iiiriiiu III). .1 li unrrliiutoii llltehcoe U. HIiinIimw . Hone .... Kluknlil ., I.IiiiInii$' ,. llelklejuliii as . . r.7 11 III 17 I 1 . :t a -"J ill I -i'x i t i I . . t It or I a ii Mnrllti .Hurpliy Nun nl Itleliiird . IIONiMiuler , i Mielilnu Siitlierlnml ;t ThuiiiliNiin, II. i: ; Thompson, W. II ;i; 1 I III r.s :i in i mi iiiiNeu LINCOLN. Jan. 17. rSnrlni tvi,-,.... The voto on United Stntes senator in Joint session today shows Hint tho situation must develop gradually for tho present by tho drawing of tho lines between tho leaders. No startling changes nro visible simply tho grow in oi mo tigurcs opposlto tho nnmcM of thu principal candldntes. Tho Thomp son vote went up from .11 to 3- nnd Iho Illnshnw voto from ll! to 17, while Melkln John dropped from 20 lo 24. Hosowater went up to 15, In reality nn Increnso of two, ns Senator Boldrlgo Is absent on ac count of Illness. Crounso romnlned stntlon ary nnd Currln climbed to 22 nnd Hnlnor to f. and tho lesser lights exhibited small variations. The fusion voto went prac tically solid, per caucus agreement, to Allen nnd Hitchcock. Tho Joint session will meet again tomor row. Tho Impression prevails In many quarters, even among the members, that ii senatorial ballot must bo taken ovory dar to comply with tho law, hut Inquiry hns d.'sclnspd tho fnt thr.t all tho law require Is to tako nt least ono ballot on every lcglslntlvo day, so tho legislature can, If It wishes, adjourn over, ns usual, tho closo of tho week. Somo question was raised, too, as to tho majority necessary to olect, whether a full sixty-seven or n majority of thosn present being n quorum. Mr. Melklejohn is said to havo telegraphed all the way to Washington to mnkn suro of what Is apparent on tho face of tho declar ation mado dally by tbo lieutenant gov ernor when ho dcclnrcs: "Tho ballot for United Stntes senator falling to disclose a constitutional ma jority of nil votes cast, for any ono per son, there is no election ond tho aecrctnry will so record." thl KtnlnlitN III Vote. In tho roll call today when tho nnmo of Phi wns called ho sent up to bo rend by Iho secretary an explanation of his voto for Mr. Hosowater, as follows: I voto for Edward llosnwoter because I bellevo Nebraska should bo represented In tho I'nlted States cennte by a man thor oughly ldeutllled Iii every wny nml with tho state. Edward Hosowater hns been en gaged In the upbuilding of Nebraska for moro than thlrty-llvo years. Ills evrv In- iciest is iiiseparame rrom innl or Noliraskn, Through his pcrsonul enterprises ho Pas paid out moro than Jtf.DQO.OOO In wages to employes nnd contributed moro than ilon.OlO in tuxes m um support or tun government. In Edward Itosewater tho common people will have a representntlvn ulwnvs nccsni bio nnd nlways ready to uphold their Inter ests, nnd with all his energy and ability. Senator Ilerlot In casting his voto for Rosowntcr also said n fow words empha sizing his position. Another Thompson .llnrr, Although a new ciiucus paper was put In circulation by tho Thompson mon Inst night, effective when subscribed with sixty-seven Blgnntures, nobody seriously expects it to materialize, bcrauso It falls In prescribe tho double ballot nnd simultaneous nom ination. It Is part of tho Thompson pro gram to havo him nominated and elected first and expected to servo tho purpose of ascertaining Just how ninny nro favorable to that proposal. Tho other candidates, however, express n willingness to nccept n caucus on tho double-ballot plan, which Is steadily gaining ground. Tho Thomp son men aro nlso reported to havo started a document ntnong his supporters pledg ing thera In writing to stay by him right along with tho Idea of steadying his fol lowing and preventing posslblo contraction. This plainly on tho part of tho vory men proposing tho single ballot caucus discredits their purpose to try to push It through. Tbo delegations from different counties continue to coma und go In the Interest of or opposition to particular candidates. A delegation of citizens from Otoo county, headed by Colonel Wilson and Postmuntcr Helvoy of Nobraskn City, was hero today conferring with tho legislators from thnt county In tho Interests of D, E. Thomp son. So far as can bo learned, their ef forts did not meet success find It lu given out authoritatively tonight that while tho three members llitcned to tho appeals they gave no assurances whatever that they would recedd from tholr presont nttltudn toward Mr. Thompson's candidacy. Tho visitors refused to discuss thu object nr result of their presence In tho city nnd to night returned to Nobrasku City, whero most of them llvo. Rcpresonlntlvo Belsnnr of Thayer, who has been absent for a couple nt days, has returned. Ho was cnlled away to attend his son's wedding, which was celebrated with auspicious ceremony to start tho young couplo out woll In tholr married life. Members of tho third houso nro enjoying a joko over a sign that has been hung un tho hotel stairway, reading: Leave Your Clothoi To be Pressed in the Lobby. A lobby full of elothes-lms politicians Is snld to bo threatened unless tho sign Is pulled down. Quite a Ilttlo scare has been precipitated