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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
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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.
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BOERS MAY SHORTLY DESCEND INTO NATAL
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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
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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.
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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
