The Omaha Daily Bee.
KSTAJUjISIUSD 1, 1871.
OIAHA, SATUUDAY lOHNCs'G, FKBRUAHY 2, 100 j TAVKXiV K PAGES.
SINGLH COPY FIV.K CEIs'TS.
BIGAMY AM TREASON
EepiEitnlatiTB Wilcci from Hawaii
Openly Accused of Both.
FE1L0W ISLANDER MAKES THE CHARGES
George D. Gear Submiti Evidence to Com
mittee on Election!.
LETTERS TO FILIPINO OFFICIALS
ManutcripU Alleged to Be Oopici of
Traitorous Communication!.
THREE REASONS FOR OUSTING WILCOX
Acrner lllrm Tlmt I.eKlslnlor Wn
Awl Lemilly Uleoteil, l " ltlKtiinlt
mid Uttered l,iiiiKunne
nf nu Arnold.
WASHINGTON, Kit). 1. A petition con
taining charges was submitted todnyto
the houso committor on elections, No.
1, ngalnst delegate Hobert W. Wilcox, tho
Hawaiian representative in tho houso of
lcprcsentntlvrs. Tho charges nre mado In
writing by fleorgo D. Clear of lluwiUI, who
submitted letters purportliiB to ho copies
of inter written by Wilcox to Filipino
otllcln'B. Tim alleged letters nro of n highly
ariiButlonal rhnr.ictur. Duo of the letters
mild to have been written by Wilcox In
given In dun. Irate, bearing the alleged
signature of Wllrox. It Ik dated Honolulu,
January ill, 18!i!, and addressed to Dr.
Jote I.omi a. rop.nln Manl BurgcM and Scnor
J I.una, and Introduced to them "a friend
of inlno who in a very able man to help you
In your cause." Anions oilier things tho
lutter says:
Mr Wlll be n useful ally to light for
the caiixp of the Philippines.
One thing Ik sure, t fix t you eoiilil resist
ngultiHt any army of Invaslon-you hao
u populallnu of 11!.'VI.(IOO, undnlleiid.s ( ills
eipllncd army of an.(PO. well equipped with
modern tinns. . .....
I have already made up my mind to Join
with vim In your country against America.
In cane they Insist to Ignore the right, the
justice of your eauxe. I Know well my pro
fession iih an artillery ollleer. I have no
fear of the whole world when I Unlit for
u legitimate ciiiiho Ilk" youi'x. Ilotweeii
(leileral Aglllimldo's dctormlliutlnii und
nnnelf it would he very little chance left
to' the Invading army or tho rolled States
to eouiiiier your country. Tell (leneral
Ai.ulnalilri I have already given my service
f,, i-ittir emintre ntnl I .1 111 rendv to obey
orders to go to your rountry and light for
the liulepeuucnee 01 your pcopiu unit nem
try
Tho letter bears tho nlleged signature
of Hubert W. Wilcox.
Another letter, dated Honolulu, March
8, 18!!, Hays:
I am thinking lo go to the Philippine
Islands nnd give my assistance to Agnl
naldif agaliiHt tho Invaders the hypnerltl
oil yunkeos the carpet-bag politician. Otis.
Mr. Wilcox declined to make any ex
tended answer lo tho charges llled by Mr.
Oenr. Ho says lio has no fear of the
charge made. Ho admits that he wrote
ii le.tter to Dr. Losoda. Captnln Ilurges and
Snor't.ufi:i Introducing C. Caesar Moreno
an Italian of thlH city, whom ho had known
whllo the latter was In Hawaii In tho 'SOB.
Moreno' .Metnrlc Cnreer.
Moreno had a meteoric rnreer In Hawaii,
Tor a few dayB he was secretary of statu
Mr. Wilcox says Moreno Is tho person to
whom tho tinaddrcBBed lotter llled by (Jear
was addressed, but he said he was unable
after n cursory examination, to Bay whether
tho letters llled wero exact coplca of those
hn BCIll.
Tho petition of Hear recites that there
was no election machinery when Wilcox
was elected delegate, November , l'.'OO, and
that many voters did not bellevo a valid
election could ho held without It and
therefore mado no attempt to vote. The
petition then brings personal charges
against Wilcox relating to his marriage and
also to hts career under tho klngdum of
Hawaii.
it Is also alleged that Wilcox In hU
Bpeeche.i prior to the election made use of
tho strnngo.it kind 01 antl-Aincrlcan utler
uneeg for tho purpose of carrying the elec
tion, telling tho nntlvo Hawalians that the
Americans had stolen their country an
that a vote for 111 in whb a vote for the res
toration of the queen and that if he wen
elected tho queen would bo restored; that
Wilcox was nnd Is guilty of treason against
tho United States In that he did, as peti
tioner is Informed and buleves, since the
annexation of said Hawaiian Inlands, "write
nnd send through tho United States matin
certain letters highly treasonable In their
'nature wherein he did counsel and Inclto
others to engage In open rebellion against
tho United States nnd did off or his sen
Ices to General AKUlnaldo to go to the
'hlllpplnen and tight nnd engage In open
rebellion against tho United States, copies
of which letteis are herewith llled."
The petition concludes ns follows:
Wherefore, by reiiHon of the foregoing
tnclH petitioner mihiultH that said Wilcox
is not entitled to n seat III the house of
representatives during the Fifty-sixth nr
Kitty-seventh congress and that he should
bo ousted therefrom for the following rea
sons: 1. Hecause no legal e'ectlmi was or eoild
be held until a mode of holding the same
iihould bo provided by the legislature of
ljuwnll.
2. If said election was legal Wilcox should
he unseated and expelled because of not
being n III and proper person to represent
the territory of Hawaii and because lie is
guilty of the crime of bigamy.
3. That said Wllenx should be unseated
and expelled bemuse of having written and
uttered treasonah'e language against tho
United States 'wllhln the two years last
past.
REVISES THE BUILDING BILL
Cheyenne, Helena, .Inplln and Other
Affected li lloiiit di in in I Iter'
I'rimliiK K ll Iff.
WASHINGTON. Feb. I. - Tho houso
commlttco on public buildings and
grounds today noted favorably on what
Is known ns tho omnibus public building
bill, Increasing tho limit of cost of a num
ber of public buildings. The following ro
vlslon of Increases wns mado before tho bill
was reported: Cheyenne, Wyo., $325,000;
Holenn, $350,000; Joplln, Mo.. $100,000; Hot
Springs, Ark.. $85,000; St. Paul. $1,150,000,
Salt Lnko City, $500,000; Seattle, $750,000.
nil for Blto, $200,000; Tampa. $325,000;
Wllkesbarro. Pa.. $150,000; Kau Claire, $113,
000, Tho other amounts wero reported as
originally fixed In the bill.
AIR COMPANY HIRES T0WNE
Mliinesotn'n KxSemilor Will lie tien
ernl 'tiiinel for Liquid
Hind I'lriu.
DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 1.-It is reported
from an authentic oourcn that ex-Senator
Charles A. Towne has accepted tho position
of general counsel of tho Now York Liquid
Air company of Now York City. It is Bald
Senator Towno accepted tho place with tho
understanding that he would retain his real
deuco In Minnesota.
SHEIK'S MEN FIGHT ALL NIGHT
Meet Hln HnshliU forer nt I'orslnn
(lnir mill lloltlc from I)uk
Till Dunn.
HOMUAY. Feb. 1 Reports have arrived
here of a sanguinary battle nar Kowclt, on
tho Persian gulf, bet wosi5?eo sheik ol
Kowclt and Ilin Ituslil(l,4W&Us himself
kluc of Arabia.
Illn Itashld had 20.000 t!mK3llnlljr
armed with rlllcs, while the ebmBm-jip
000, nil mounted nnd carrying
Itashld marched on Kowclt and
Advanced to meet him. Tho battle,
wns fought by night, lasted from Biinset
til dawn. Ilin llnshld charged repeat1
edly, hut ho was completely routed by the
sheik, who enptured a great quantity of
booty.
The famine rninmlsklon nt Alitnednladad,
the chnlrmnn of which Is Sir Anthony 11,
McDonnell, has mado somo very strong re
marks regarding tho enormous mortality in
the (liucriit famine ramps.
Tho commission asserts that tho people
there "died llko files, whllo subjected to
oxcesslve tasks" and that "totally Iniule
quato provision was made In tho way of
famine relief."
Thcjn strictures nre regarded ns n con-
icmuntlon of tho Bombay famlno adminis
tration.
DUKE OF YORK IS NO BETTER
i:trn .Sursr nnd Our- More Iloetor
Culled In to Attend Heir to
nimllxli Throne.
COWKS. Islo of Wight. Feb. 1. Tho
duko of Cornwall nnd York Ib not any
hotter nnd nn extra nurse waB called In
lasl night. Though tho duke's condition Is
serious, It Is by no means dangerous,
Princess Ileatrlco Is also ailing, being
confined to her room, and It is not ex
pected that she will attend tho funeral
services of tbo queen.
Tho duchess of Cornwall nnd York In
tends going to London today, returning on
Tuesday to her husband. This Is taken
ns n fair Indication that nothing serious Is
apprehended. However, great precautions
aro exercised. The heir to tho throno has
been moved to a room adjoining that oc
cupied by Sir Francis I.nklng, and a local
practitioner has been called In to assist
In tho earn of tho duke. Preparations for
another three weeks' stny nl Oaborno house
aro being mnde for tho duko nnd duchess,
ns It Is thought that tho patient will not
bo able to travel much before tho expiration
of that period.
THEY ARE HUNTING BOXERS
Wulilprsep StnrtN n l-'orei to Scour
Aroiimt Sun Ivln Tli-u mitl
(tin Tow.
HKULIN, Fob. 1. The statement cmanat
Ing from a news agency that Fluid Marshal
Count von Wnldcrseo had sent to the for
elgn envoys In IVkln n letter regarding the
gradual evacuation of the Chlneso capital
and other places held by the allied troops
Is pronounced without foundation. Tho for
eign olllco authorized the Associated Press
lo diny It.
The War oftlco has received the following
dispatch from Count von Waldersco:
riJICIN. Jan. HI. A column of tour coin
untiles with cavalrv. mounted Infantry,
Held nnd mo'int.un irtlllery. undt r flen
ernl Troth, left hero yosterdny to scour
the dlslrlcl between San Kin Tlon, Cbu
T w and the tombs of the Mlutf dynasty
In nn explosion at Slum mil Kw.i-i n
ci.ptaln and tblrty-soven Jnpane-io wero
itllleil ami seventeen others uounucii. a
Hrlttch captain and sergeant wero so
veiely burned.
ABYSSINIANS IN A FIGHT
Si'irn TIioiiniiiiiI Men DiikiikpiI Only
.Mciiki'I' HeportM of Afl'iilr
lli'iK'li London.
LONDON, Feb. 1. A telegram to the Kx
ehnnge Telegraph company from Cairo says
severe fighting Is reported In Abjsalnla.
The number engaged Is said to bo 7,000.
The foreign olllce ofllclnls know nothing
of any difficulty In King Menellk's territory,
but It Is not unlikely, they think, that
eirtnlu malcontent chiefs may have taken
ndvantHge of King Menellk's nbsenco from
the capital to foment an Insurrection.
Seven Tlioumi lid Itcporti'il Killed.
PA It IS, Feb. I. A dispatch to tho Fran
cals from Cairo pays news has been re
ceived there from Abysslnln of n great bat
tle, In which 7.000 men were killed. It Is
supposed the chiefs rebelled during the nb
senco of King Menellk, who has gone to tho
Kgyptlnn frontier in connection with tho
dollmltatlon of tho Fgypto-Abysslnlan fron
tier. PRUSSIA COURTS ENGLAND
Itojiil llniiMCN of the Tun I'oiuitrir
Are to Drinv I'lnie Their
I'm mil.v Ties.
(Copyright, 1901, by Piess Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Feb. 1 (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) With refer
ence (o tho statement that tho German
crown prince will return to England the
latter part of this year a Dally News corre
spondent at Ilerlln telegraphs that It Is now
believed thcro that his object Is really to
study Kngllsh political, social and commer
cial customs. The correspondent adds: "It
la rumored. Indeed. Mint tho family ties be
tween tho royal houses of Prussia nnd Kug
land are to be drawn closer."
CR0KER PAYS INCOME TAX
KIiiiIm MiikIIhIi tliiestions Too I'.mhnr-i-iinmIiiu
for 1 1 1 it mill Settle
Itntlier TIiiiii Aiisuer,
u'Ypyrlglit, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Keb. 1. (New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) nichnrd
Croker arrived at Wantage Wednesday and
drove in a covered raningo to the Moat
houso. Letcomb. Ho returned to London
yesterday. Ho hns paid his Incomo tax
nBbcssmont. abandoning his appeal, In the
fnco nf the Inquisitorial character of the
Interrogatories addressed to him by tho
assessment committee, false answers to
which would render htm liable to a heavy
lino.
PIRACY IS ON THE INCREASE
I'orelKn CohnuIm nt Ciintnii Deninud
that the Viceroy Sup
preHN II,
HONG KONG. Feb. 1. It is learned from
Canton Hint tho German consul thero has
demanded an Indemnity of $100,000 for eich
man wounded In tho recent outbreak on tho
West river nnd $.)0,000 for other dnmages
Piracy Is increasing to such proportions
that tho consuls have demanded better pro
tection for tho waterways. The viceroy
replied to their demands that ho was doing
all that w.tb possible, but tho consuls are
not satisfied, it Is not unusual for a dozen
outrages to bo reported from tho river In
ouo day.
OPEN BOAT BUILDERS' BIDS
Navy Department Officiali Atccrt&in Cost
of Three New Cruisers.
PROPOSITION IS YET ACCEPTED
piort Xrn pnfpI,rvy nnd Until
t'oiiiiniilPK Protmlil j- Stii'ppnnf nl,
hut Knell Mnkfs Stlpnlntloun
for Further 'nnldcrn t Ion,
,SI1INGT()N. Veb. 1. illds for the con
struction of thrco protected cruisers have
Just bivo. opened nt the Navy department.
Ncaflo & 1 cvy of Philadelphia, at $2,740,000;
tho Newport News Shipbuilding company,
nt $2,711,000, and the Hath Shipbuilding
company, nt $2,710,000, appear to bo the
successful bidders for the three cruisers.
Ileiervatlons mnde In each bid. however,
ureent a positive statement nt present.
Tho attendance of bidders was neither as
largo nor as representative as In the enso I
of tho Inst opening, it Is doubtful If Cramp
or tho Union Iron works have been unrepre
sented boforo In uny bidding since the birth
of tho "new navy." One of the Mornn
brothers of Senttlo was tho solitary repre
sentative of tho Pacific coast Interests, but
did not bid. Thcie were only four bids In
all.
Seerolury Long, who presided at tho open
ing, read n statement to tho bidders, calling
their attention to certain Important amend
ments iho department had made In tho
specifications for the cruisers since tho ad
vertisements were Issued. These were
uearly all In tho direction of the exclusion
of Items with a view to making it possible
for tho shipbuilders to bid within tho lnilt
of cost fixed by congress. An Important
chango was the reservation by the depart
ment of $50,000, Inatead of $100,000 as or
iginally ordered, from tho total sum of
$2,800,000 fixed by congress ns Iho limit of
cost of the ships, tho reservation to cover
tho cost of putting In place tho nrmor for
tho cruisers
.Veil port NiMtn Compiiny 1'lrst llliN.
The first bid opened was that of the New
port News Shipbuilding company. It of
fered to build a It, 700-ton cruiser with n
speed of 22 knots In thirty-six months for
$2,741,000. The cruiser is to bo built on
their own plans. The differences between
these plnns nnd tho department's plan are
principally In the omission of a number of
Items of construction nnd equipment,
slightly exceeding the cuts made In tho big
battleships Just let.
The Until Iron works offered to build a
cruiser for the same proportions nnd speed
nnd In the same tlmo for $2,750,000, which
Is exactly tho figure available after making
tho reduction on nccount of tho armor from
the limit fixed by congress. This bid was
based on Its designs nnd tho difference be
tween them nnd tho department's designs
llkowiso waB In tho omission of certain
items.
The AVIlllnm ft. Trigg company of Hlcu
mond premised its bid by a statement that
It could not consent to the reservation made
on nccount of placing the armor, believing
that tho cruisers could not bo built at n
Vrollt In that case. However, leaving out
Vho nrmor que.ttion, nnd making, for their
part, certain cuts in tho specification-.!, they
were prepared to build ono cruiser for $2,
780,000, being the limit of cost fixed by con
gress, or two cruisers for $5,180,000.
The last hfd was tho lowest and wns sub
mitted by tho Neaflo A- Levy Shipbuilding
company of Philadelphia. It offered to
build a cruiser on the department's plans in
thirty-six months for $2,740,000. However,
it was stnted that this price did not Include
tho provision of means of Interior comtnuni-
atlon, automatic water tight doois, a
bronzo pilot house, cellulose and linoleum
nnd n few other minor Items. The cuts
made by this company nppear on their face
to bo less expensive than those mnde by
tho other bidders.
Tho bids must be examined csrefully by
the naval bureaus to ascertain the exact
effect ot the cuts In the specifications made
by tho bldderB boforo formal awards can
bo mado, or even before It ran bo ascer
tained positively that tho bids are within
the limit of appropriation The principal
officers of tho department express tho opin
ion, however. Hint the bids of Nealle &
Levy. Newport News nnd flath can be ac
cepted. TWO POLICEMEN ARE MISSING
tMlleer Sent to etv York Klre Hnve
Not Reported mill Jlny lie
Killed.
NRW YOHK, Feb. 1. Two officers may
have to bo included In tho list of victims of
tho Wicko building llro.
Policeman Thomas Fltzpntrlck, who was
pent out on duty nt tho firo nt 8 o'clock last
night, has been reported missing. John
Mullln, another policeman who was on re
serve duty nt the fire, was nlso reported
missing today.
Sentiment
Omnhn business men who wore yesterday
asked mo questions put to otners during me
week nro ns rranK ns any in tneir replies
and do not vary from the general trend of
sentlmenl expressed. Hero nro their re-
pMcb:
Dr. Ocorgo Tllden. Physician nnd Surgeon
Mr. Kosowater's manner of entering tho
scniiionui inuiiiiiiiiii liiiiiiun uu,, iu
consiiiuriini'ii i mu uawm u. iuu ii-rib-
lature. Ho went upon tho stump and
entered into joint donates wun tno teur-
leBsness and energy wh ch have characterized
all his work. Ho made an open campaign
In Douglas county and won his homo delcgn-
tlon. This following showa clearly that ho
Is supported by tho people who know him
best nnd should win for him tho support of
legislators from all parts of the Btato. Tho
eal with which ho worked In Nebraska to
carry the state for McKlnley should secure
for htm the hearty support of tho ad-
ministration. Anyone who has watched Mr.
Rosewater build up a great paper In Omaha
and overcome obstacles which would havo
discouraged men who wero less Intrepid
cannot help admiring him. Ho Is a tireless
worker and If sent to Washington would
use every honorable mentis of advancing tho
intetibti of Nobraska and the entire west.
(Jiistnve Anderson, i-twyer l havo known
Mr. Ilufow titer for miriy-nvo years, and
lln i fuuud him to be a tireless worker In
behalf of the city and state. He has never
stopped a moment in too worn ot aovanc-
lnir western Industries, w nen hard times
were upon us ho did not loso confidence In
Nebraska as somo nui, nut remained sicao-
fukt In lis support. If nny man deserves to
bo elected United States senator from this
state that man is E. Kosewater.
Arthur Karbach. Carrlago and Wsgon
Manufacturer l ueiieve mv. uosewaier
would make a good senator, and no is my
chotco of all thoso who aspire to the honor,
He is a hustler, a roan of good judgment,
and as ho has tho Interests of :tiis section
WILL FOLLOW IN HER STEPS
Hrv. Sheldon Student .to In Mri.
ntlon' llrlKiide f Tciiuiorniioc
'rumitprs,
TOPKKA. Kan. Feb. 1. Topekn. Joint
keepers nre on the qui vivo expecting n
visit from Mrs. Carrie Nation nud her band
of wreckers. Mrs. Nation today announced
that her band. orgnnUed on Tuesday, had
reached n membership of eighty-nine, and
that she now had all the asslstanro neces
sary to wlpo out Topoka's 120 saloons, As
sho had yesterday given the Jolntluts fair
warning n raid of hntrhots or brickbats
may be expected nt any moment.
Among those who hnve volunteered to
help Mrs. Nation are many youug women
students of Washburn college, and fol
lowers of Hov. Charles M. Sheldon, who hr
a week edited the Dally Capital us ho be
lieved Christ would edit it If He were here.
Mayor Drew of Topckn said today that
Mrs. Nation would not be allowed to liavo
tho iibo of the city auditorium for tho pur
post, of perfecting her organization. Mrs.
Nation hns been advertising that sho would
spiak In the auditorium Saturday night to
nmko ,n,lal nirnnKeincntB for beginning a
crusade against the saloons next Monday.
Mrs. Nation addressed a meeting In the
Kansas Avenue Methodist Kplscopal church
this afternoon, nnd a meeting of colored
people In tho African Methodist Kplscopal
church tonight. In both cases she reiter
ated her previous declarations that the sa
loons would have to bo eradicated from
Torokn quickly. Sho succeeded In arousing
the colored people to n high pitch of enthu
siasm. WICHITA HAS SALOON SUIT
I'rnnk Oftlionir, Owner of Wrecked
IliillilliiK. lli'iiiiiuiN Diiimmr
of Mm, Slicrlrr.
WICHITA, Kas., Feb. 1. The question ns
to whether property used as a saloon In
KnnsaB Is entitled to Iho protection of tho
law Is now squnrcly boforo tho courts and
wlh bo decided somo time next month.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Sheriff, tho woman
who led the destructlvo raid nt Anthony
on Wednesday, smashed u saloon nt Dan
ville, Harper county. Frunk Osborne, tho
owner of the building, Iibk now brought
suit against her In tho district court for
dnmages. Mrs. Sheriff is in good financial
circumstances nnd has employed able legal
talent to fight the enae. Sho hopes to be
nblo to pet what tho Woman's Christian
Tempernncp union of Kansas say they nre
seeking n decision from tho supreme court
that saloon properly Ii not entitled to tho
protection of the law.
The caso will bo watched with Interest,
for If such a decision Is made tho prohib
itory law will be Invested with a new terror
for saloon men. Tho caso Is before Judge
Preston Glllett and will bo tried at King
man.
MRS. NATION'S DEAR SINNERS
She Toll Them The' Must Shut Their
Joints or She Will Use
Store I'"oree.
TOPKKA. Kan., Feb. 1. Mrs. Carrlo Nn
Hon today sent a personal letter to all tho
saloon keepers in Topek.a warning them to
stop their business.
. Tho letter wns addressr4 lo "Tho Joint
Keepers of Topeka: My Denr Hell-lluund
Sinners."
Mrs. Nation suggested in tho letter that
the Joint keepers appoint n place of meeting
with her, in which tho situation could bo
cnrcfully canvassed nnd a decision concern-
ing the iniiiro disposition or ttio joints nr- onrouto homo from tho temperance conven
rlvcd at. She Intimated that forcible meas- 'tlon tbnt haa jllst ,)rcn nol(l Ilt TapuUll.
ures would soon begin It they did not heed According to Mr. Hankln, Mrs. Nation, ne-
ner nuvico and closo up.
WILL EXPORT ORE TO EUROPE
MIsiourl-KmiKiiN '.Ino .Miners' Annii
elllllon IMiiiim to ltelee i lin
KfNtcd Market nt Home.
JOPLIN, Mo., Feb. 1. To relieve the
weakened prices of zinc ores seventy-five
leading producers met and determined lo
closo down tholr mines for four weeks.
The Missouri-Kansas Zinc Miners' hsbo
clntlon met Tuesday night nnd formulntcd iv
plan of exporting ore to Europe on a large
Bcale to relievo the market permanently,
and the producers' action Is to strengthen
the market temporarily and dlsposo of largo
ui uie ijiok in inns niisuio. vtncnino
association lias ueen enabled to contrart
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regularly It Is expected
downs will bo necessary.
no more shut-
SNOW ALL OVER KANSAS
Value of Sloriii to Winter Wheat
(irent, AsiurliiK a tionel
Crop,
Ik
TOPEKA. Kan., Feb, 1. Dispatches from
nil over Kansas Indicate that tonight's snow
storm is general and heavy. Tho value of
tho snow to the winter wheat crop Is great
nnu u practically assures a good crop.
is Strong
of tho country nt heart wo could not senl
a better man lo Washington. I hnVo not
always agreed with Mr. Itosewatcr In every-
thing ho bus paid and done, but I bellevo
that In tho main he has been on tho right
Bide of all great public questions.
John T. Dell, Editor Omaha Mercury
iiiciu una uu no uoiiiu uin. nun mo eiec-
non oi .nr. uoscwairr io u,o uniteu niaics
senate would glvo to Nebraska tho services
at the national capital of n remarkably en-
ergelie man, and one who thoroughly knowB
tho needs ot tho state.
,
A. V. Todd, Insurance I want to boo tho
deadlock broken by tho election of Mr.
Hoscwater. I havo always been a great ad-
mlrir of Mr. Kosowater's energy nnd abil-
it y. and I IHiovo these qualities nro what
we want In a senator. I know of no other
man In Nebraska so admirably fitted to
servo us In tho senate.
Charles H. Schnfer, Druggist Urcak tho
deadlock, but bo sure to elect Mr. Hosc-
water. I am a Kosowater man first, last
and all the time, nnd I think it would bo a
great misfortune to tho state If tho legls
laturo should fail to elect hlni. The busl-
ncss men of Omaha who aro familiar with
Mr. noscwater s remarkable ability nro
practically or one mind in demanding his
election.
niupucn j, urniiorich, .ncn-unni lauor
i neueo .Mr. uospwatur io no n very capa-
bio man. I don't think Nebraska could bend
n mure nuiu or inure rrpn-nriiiuiivo man to
tho United States hcnnto. It Is a certainty
that no other man could bo chosen who Is
so closo to the people, who understands
ineir necis nnu wno wouiu eio moro lor
them. Wo know absolutely that ho Is tho
must iwiepoiiueiii muu ueiuru euo icgisia-
ture. tie is not tied up to any corporate in-
fluences nnd this fact weighs strongly In his
ravor in my mind. I minK me deadlock Is
being too much magnified, The dally voto
KANSAS DRUGGIST REFORMS
Pnblioly Announce! Thut He Will Destroj
Hit Etock of Liquon.
EMPTIES WHISKY INTO A SEWER
Invites Minister to Wlliiesx I'd mini
Ceremony of IIiiiiiiiIiik; Wines
Into the Street llellet (
Trnlllo Is Kill.
HIAWATHA. Kan., Feb. 1. E. J. ElcholU,
local druggist, today made public his
determination to destroy all tho liquor In
his store. This afternoon ho emptied it
barrel of whisky Into the sewer und an
nounced that on Saturdny ho will publicly
destroy tho remainder of his supply of
liquors. Including several barrels of wines
and whisky.
rho nffalr will bo made one of rejoicing,
the locnl ministers nnd the public hitting
been Invited to attend. Tho druggist hns
concluded thnt to Bell liquor for any pur
pose Is wrong.
NEBRASKA'S MRS. NATIONS
Women of South Sloui City llrenk l'i
n Saloon, Aided liy Tonn Marshal
nml L'liimi'llninn.
SIOL'X CITY. In., Feb. 1.--(Special Tele
gram.) -Twenty imitation Mrs. Nations got
In their work thltf nftcrnoon nt South Sioux
City, Ncb n Buburb of Sioux City, Just
ncross tho Missouri liver.
Tho women met nt the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Luther nnd, accompanied by Captnln
William Luther, marshal of tho town, nnd
Steve GnBscr, a member of the city council,
they marched In double flln down the street
to John Peyson's Joint.
Tho place was locked nnd Captain Luther
kicked In tho front door nnd broke a win
dow. MrB. C. P. Dow sailed after a slot ma
chine nnd then all the women set about
carrying out tho furtilturo nnd everything
they could lay hands on, depositing It In
the ntrcct In n nigh pile. No whisky wns
found.
Mrs. John A. Davis climbed up a ladder
nnd knocked an "Anheuser-Husch" sign ott
tho building. Sho also painted the word
"saloon" over with white paint.
Tho crowd then moved toward John
Illenklron's building, In which George Am
merman wns said lo keep a gambling Joint.
Illenklron nnnounced that If nnyono went
Into his building It would be over his body.
Tho women decided not to try.
Whllo tho women wero raiding the Bn
loon, n crowd of men, non-Bympnthlzcrs.
stood on the sidewalk nearby und rang
derisively, "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
"Doe" lllood being u member of the choir.
Tho women say they aro not yet through.
Mrs. William Lulteh, wife of the keeper
of another alleged Joint, has a big gun, nnd
promises to mnko trouble If the tompernnco
women come to. her husband's plncc.
EXTENDS HER FIELD OF WORK
Mrs. .Vntloii to Visit KniiNHM City, lnnn
To uu nml I'lnnll.v Tackle
Chleimn.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1. Mrs. Carrie Nn
tlon 1b to visit Chicago In the near future
and hold mass meetings to aroubo Interest
In her saloon-wrecking crusade, according
to A. C. Uankln of Pittsburc. Pa., who Is
cotrpanlcd by her husband nnd threo or
I fnllr nf tii" fnllnu'nva .,.111 tn to rM,l.n,w
the latter part of next week, probably
stopping a day each at Kansas City, Des
Moines and Sioux City. "The object of tho
visit," Mr. Hankln said, "will bo four-fold
to let tho pcoplo of Kansas City know
that they aro not a lot of crazy women;
to glvo Mrs Nation nn opportunity to
present fairly tho situation as it exists in
KensiiB; to nrouso and quicken the tem-
pcranco movement In other states, and to
raise funds to carry out tho crusaders' law
suits In Kansas."
it is promised mat mere will ho no
demago wrought on this trip. However, It
Is said futuro plans of the crusaders In-
elude on extended tour of saloon wrecking.
.Mrs. Nation has received Invitations to
( lecturo In many eastern cities
DECLINES TO TAKE CHANCES
(.lax Innnrnnee 'oniiiiny IiiitriirtN
IviliiNiiH AkoiiI Amend I'ollelfN
on Saloon Adornments.
FOHT SCOTT, Kan., Feb. 1. A New York
pinto glasB Insurance company, ono of tho
Inrgest In tho country, has sent Its Kansas
agents Instructions to nmend their policies
on glass In nil Joints, saloons nnd drug
stores to protect tho company against loss
by Mrs. Carrlo Nation and all members of
tho Womnn's Christian Tenipernneo union.
Business Men Warmly
Endorse Mr. Rosewater.
lakes but little tlmo nnd elves Mm wui,,.
turo nmplo opportunity for tho transaction
of other business. As a matter of fnct I
consider tho deadlock a good thing for' It
gives tho pcoplo an opportunity to be heard
In nn expression of their opinions on Mm
various candidates nnd tho mrmimr. t
leglslaturo aro elected for ih..
carrying out tho will of tho people. It Is
apparent to every thinking man that Mr
Kosewatcr's election will glvo more gen-
oral satisfaction Mum u-nni.i n, i.i
anyone else-, nnd It is cloariv iho ,ii r
tho leglslnturo to choose him as ono of the
etnators.
T O. Northwnll, Wholcsalo Farm Imple
mcnia i am in no sense a politician, but
It gives mo picasuro to bo Hblo to oxpress
my nign regard und admiration for Mr,
Hcfewater. During my residence In Omaha
t nave been familiar with IiIb enrcor and
know something of his success ns nn cd
lioi and a Business man. I believe ho
would make a splendid senator; I nm sure
Hat Iho majority of the pcoplo of tho
Btato would not only bo satisfied, but ac
tunlly want to soo htm elected, and It Is
unquestionable fact that he Is entitled to
tho place,
j. J. Abrohams, Proprietor Omaha Furnl
turo and Carpet Company I havo always
i,con very friendly to Mr. Hosowater and in
his candidacy for tho United States senate
my sympathies aro very much with him
havo known him for tweniv.fivn v ,i
j don't bellevo thero is a man In tho Btato
wj,0 H moro capable or who would havt
tho influence) nt Washlnctnn. Kmrv int..-.
cat mat Mr. HoBewater has Is centered right
)PrPi nn(1 rcgnrdless of politics I don't bo-
eVo a better, more eapablo or moro do.
solving man could ho found. Every man In
tno gtato of Nebraska who Is In favor of
government saving bank ought to work for
ti,o election of Mr. HoBewater. who has bo
(Continued ou Fifth Pago.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Inoreiislng Cloudi
ness; Probably Snow.
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WHAT ABOUT A SECOND TERM
t'ltlc federal Inn In l'i'iiioiiiiil Thli
nml Senatorial (luerj lo I'riini
Ineiit ln 111 It Men.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. The executive council
of tho National Civic Federation, nt a
meeting today, derided to test the strength
of the sentiment throughout the country
In faor of a change lit the mode of elec
tion of president und senators by sending
the following letter to Its advisory council,
senators, congressmen. Judges, governors
and public men generally:
Dear Sir -Would jnu favor uu amend
ment to the constitution of the I'nlted
States, making the president Ineligible for
n second term? If so, what would bo the
length of term?
Would oii favor an uuiendmeiit lo the
constitution of the I'nlted Stales providing
lor I ne eieeiion u i iiueti muuoh seuaiors
i' the peopli '.'
Please fmor the Nalloiuil Civic Federa
tion with sour views mi either or both of
these Miie'stloiis. Yours very truly.
I' ICA.MVLI.N II. lll'.AI), I'lUlllllI'lll.
It. M. KASLHY, Secretary.
The advisory council of the federation
consists of 500 iepreso!itatlc manufac
turers, bankers, metehauts, agriculturists,
college men and cluirch men.
Should the responses lo this Inquiry show
sttong demand for either or both of these
amendments, the federation wilt begin a
systematic campaign In their favor, utilizing
Its membership In every state In tho union.
0 RAISE BATTLESHIP MAINE
in em men I Hum Titelte IIIiW on It I u
Tusk .lulill Slierliliiu In
M'liletirril.
HAVANA. Feb. 1. Illds for raising Mio
wreck of the I'nlted StntCB battleship Maine
worn opened today. There were twelve
bidders, whoso oft'ers ranged from $Sti",flOO,
the bid of Schwartz foundry of Now Or
leans, to the' proposal of Chamberlain
o. of Chicago to remove the wreck fot
nothing and to give Hie government 3 per
cut on the sales of tho material In the
form of Bouveiilrs.
In the case of John Sheridan, who con
fessed to having Btolen $1,300, whllo In
charge of the money order department, the
fiscal has ordered a sentence of two years
Imprisonment.
MAYOR SIGNS BONDING BILL
St. Louts Kxecutlii; Aeeeilen to World'H
I'll I r ('(iliiiillHec'n Heiiuest, ullli
Certain Stipulation.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-Mayor Sliegenhcln
this morning notified Chairman W. II.
Thompson of Iho world's fair Hnanco com
mlttco that ho would sign the $5,000,000
bonding bill on condition that ho nnd his
associates would ugrco to glvo bond u lli'j
sum of $1,000,000, Insuring that the surplus
from the bond sales, the Interest on tho
proceeds of the sale, bo given the city.
Mr. Thompson and his associates reached
the city hall nt 10:30, agreed to tho condi
tions and signed tho stipulations named.
Thoso who signed tho bond with Mr.
Thompson wero tho following prominent
business men: Thomas McKlttrlck, Murray
Cniieton. J. J. Wortholmcr, David Hankln,
Jr., Jonathan Itlco nnd ex-Mayor C. P. Wnl-
brldge. Mayor Zuegenheln then signed tho
bonding bill.
Instead of forwarding a certified copy of
the bond bill with tho mayor's signature
attached to Washington, It was decided, on
nccount of tho ilmo nl ready lost, to merely
wiro tho ftirt to the gentlemen who nro
waiting to Introduce tho world's fair bill In
congress.
TEN HURT BUT NONE KILLED
Drill. en Hull CuiiNen Wreck ou Kan-
min I'liellle Line Near
lliirilin, t'oloriulo.
UKNVKIt, Feb. 1. Ten persons wero In
jured, none seriously, today, by tho ditching
of tl'o Chicago fast mall, westbound, ou
tho Kniusas Pacific lino of tho Union
Pacific railroad, five miles east of Hardin,
Colo.
The Injured, who reached Denver nt 2:30
o'clock this afternoon, nro:
1. A. Prlbble, sales agent Union Pacific
Coal company, Snllna, Kan.
C.corgo N. Douglnss, HlHbee, Ariz.
Thrush FaRsott, South Head, Ind.
T. C. Itiisscll, Deuver.
Joseph Ciiierrlero. Denver.
K. R. McCownn, Denver.
Miss Lottie Hulburt, Denver.
Mrs. Hancock. (Ireuley, Colo.
A. W. Lamb, express messenger, Denver.
K. L. Warren, brakeman. Denver.
Their wounds consist of bruises, cuts nnd
Bprains. Tho wreck was caused by n broken
rail.
BLOWN THROUGH A WINDOW
UiiIomIoii of (,'nnnlliie l,aiiii CJectH
Mlnixler luteal! from Sallnn
llnrher I hair.
SALINA. Kan., Feb. 1. Half a dozen pco
plo wero Injured by tho explosion of n gas
oline lamp that wrecked tho interior of
Olllngcr's barber shop last night.
Hov. Ocorgo Caldwell, a United Ilrethrem
minister, may die. Ilo was blown through
a plato glass window, temporarily blinded
by tho explosion and burned from head to
foot. Several peoplo who wero passing tho
show were blown Into tho street and moro
or less badly cut by Hying glass. Their In
juries uro not berlous.
Hun Mlf to Avoid HikIiiu.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1 -Itntlier than sub
mit In hazing Clonic W. N.utan and Ilarrv
I'owies. cadets at the Wenlworth Military
aiademy nt Lexington, Mo., run away from
that Institution TuesdHV night. Thev wero
nrrehted In Kansas City today and will b
sent back ' Lexington. Norton and
I'nwles say they lind been hazed by tholr
upper-eliiHS men beyond the point of endur
ance. The hoys are H sears old.
Start to Serve I. mm Tcrma,
PATF.ItHON. N. J.. Feb. 1. --Walter C.
MeAllster, tleorge J. Kerr, William A.
Death and Andrew .1. Campbell, til" con
victed assailants of Jennie HosschlUr r, left
Paterson at S:M this morning rnrouip to
the stntn prison at Camden. Tho prisoners
v.cro In charge of a sheriff and a deputy.
There was no demonstration tittciiHiirr
tl.elr departure
Mo eiiienl" of (leean Wnm'Ik I'eh. I,
At London-Sailed Menominee, for N'ow
York
At Qiioenstown .Sailed Commonwealth,
for Huston.
At Klnsnle Pussed Cniiipanbi, from Now
Yeirk, for (Jueunstowii and Liverpool.
At Havre Arrived L'A(iiltulne, from
New York.
At fllasgow Arrived CnrthagonPin, from
Philadelphia.
At Hamburg Arrived Phoenicia, from
New York
Al Nnplrs-Anlvcd-Wcrra, from New
York, f'jr (Jenou,
OMAHA TO THE COAST
Union Facifio Buji Southern Pacific and
Gets Dirtct Lins to Ban Francisco.
LARGEST RAILROAD DEAL IN ALL HISTORY
Fifty-Fivo Dollars Share is Said to Ee tho
Price Paid for Purchaic.
HUNTINGTON INTERESTS FIRST SECURED
Maiij Smaller Otttcide Holdings Are The11
Acquired in a Bunch,
ENORMOUS BUYING ON WALL STREET
lliiiilliiKtiiu Ship? nriU nt .Sen part
.eu A Ink I'luure In Deal ami Maj
He .Mnile llnstrru Terinlnm
of the Coal ltoniU.
NEW YOllK, Feb. I. (Special Telegram.)
Tho Southern Pacific railroad has been
secured by the Union Pacific. Late today
this announcement was made by Speyrr As
Co., representing tho controlling Interest:
"Satisfactory offer for control of South
ern Pacific has come lo us from Union Pa
cific sources and has been accepted."
This eoiiHtltutoB the largest deal In rail
road nflalrs in history. The purchase wns
mado through E. H. Harrlniaii, who con
trols the largest slock Interest In tho
Union Pacific. The price paid Is said to be
$.'r a share. It was the Huntington Inter
ests which the Union Pacific first secured.
These nre said In bo about one-third of
the total enpltullzuttim. A year ago nr
rlinan nnd Jacob II. Schlff purchased 10,
oon shares or Southern Pacific stork. This
was not Huntington stock, but outside
smaller holdings. Today's denl loolt In
iho largest part of tho Spoyer-Hunlliigton
stock, though not all. Tho deal gives Iho
Union Pacific a direct lino from Omnhn lo
San Franriseo through tho Southern Pa
cific's central branch from Ogilen. Utah,
lo San Frntirlscn.
Kiihn. Loeb Co.. Acting Vice President
Hales, Huntington's brother-in-law, and
Charles II. Tweed, Southern Pacific ofll
eials, were nil seen, but refused lo discuss
the deal. .1. P. Morgan, the Vnndcrhllts,
1). O. Mills and tho Standard Oil pcoplo aro
In the Harrliiian syndicate.
During the day's trading in Wall slrret.
many rumors were afloat nnd there wan
enormous buying of Union Pacific. Nltiet
six thousand shnres wore bought and of
Southern Pacific I'fili.OOO shnres. Union Pa
cific common went us high us Slli. Southern
Pacific declined 2, from 19'i. It Is not
conllrm.-'d. but reported tonight thnt tho
Huntington shipyards at Newport News and
the water front also were sold nnd will bo
made the tastcrn terminus of the local
roads. Morgan, Hill and Hariiman aro In
this, loo, It Is reported. Tho tranBnrtlon
means the practical alliance of all the rail
roads except tho Atchison which extend
from Chicago through tho southwest to tho
Ciiilf of Mexico nnd to tho Patiflu ocean.
DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER
.lumen Speier Admit 'I'll a ( III Home
HeeolieN Sn t iNfnelnry Oiler
mill Aeeeptn It.
NICW YOIHC, Fob. 1. -Another railroad
transaction, reaching. It Is believed, much
further in lis ultimate resultH than any ot
Iho deals which havo thus far marked tho
closing of the old ami tho beginning of
tho new century, liecnino known Just n few
minutes before the closing of tho market
thlH afternoon in the trannfrr of tho control
of the Southern Paclllc Into Iho hnndn of a
syndicate In which Union Pacific Interests
predominate.
This will complete tho last link for a
transcontinental railroad under a single
control. This control Is at present vcbted
in 'J. M. Hariiman.
Tho new route Includes tho following lines,
In nil ot which, except tho Southern Pacill",
Mr. Harrlman Is rounected:
Slnrllng al San Francisco, running over
the Central Pacific end of the Southnrtl Pa
cific direct to Ogilen. llience first over tho
Union Pacific to Kansas City and thenco
over tho Chicago Sr. Alton lo Chicago, or,
second, over the Union Pnelllo to Omnba
and thence over tho Duburiun & Sioux City
branch of tho Illinois Central direct to Chi
cago, where Iho Ilaltlnioro & Ohio connects
direct to tho Atlantic seaboard.
The control of tho Southern Pacific Just
transferred includes tho largo holdings
controlled by Speynr A Co., nnd also tho
Huntington holdings. The price secured for
theso holdings Is not known.
.eeiilN Su t Isf netnry Offer.
James Speyer, when euestloned, would
mnko only the following comine statement:
"Wo havo received a satisfactory offer
for our holding of Southern Pacific stock and
havo accepted It."
From a reliable sourro It may be staled
that tho holdings of the Huntington eslnto
in the Southern Pacific havo been acquired
by the nuno Intel est h which purchased tho
Speyer stock nud thai the two blocks, In
connection with recent purchases In tho
open market, which havo been responsible
for the sharp advnlico In Southern Paolfto
securities, hnvo given tho purchasers a
working control of the Southern Pacific
rompnnj .
The statement that Union Pnclflc-llnrri-man
Interests predominate) In tho syndlcatn
may bo mnde In authority. Tho syndicate)
Is composed, In the first place, of capitalists
who havo been behind K. II. Harrlman, In
cluding Kuhn, Loeb H Co., who, It will bo
recalled, havo veiy eloso relations with tho
Pennsylvania railroad Interests and, second,
tho Hockefeller Interests, represented bv
tho National City bank.
Them Is good authority for saying that
tho Huntington stocks were secured somo
weeks ago. The amount nf hinii holdings is
not a mntter of public knowledge. They
were bequeathed by Mr. Huntington, Mis.
Iluntli'gtcn receiving two-thirds nnd Henry
ICd ward Huntington nui-thlid, Mibjcrt in
tho condition that such shares "should not
In whole or part bo disposed of during tho
lifetime of elthpr, except with tho eonKcnt
of both such legatees or tho survivor of
I hem."
Aeiliilre Many Million.
About one year ugo before the death of
Mr. Huntington what wob known as thn
Sp('yiT-IIuiitlr.gtoifByndlrnlo acquired, ac
cording to published reports, tho Crocker
holdings, pur value $20,000,000, and Stan
lord holdings, $30,000,000, and the Huhbard
holdings, $2,000,000. It was reported at thn
time that tho syndicate had purrhated tho
Seiuies holdings of $20,000,000, but this was
subsequently denied.
At tho last annual meeting of the South
ern Pacific Mr. Huntington voted nln
tunths of the stock, which Included tho
proxies of Speyer Co. nnd tholr friends.
Thn total authorized stock of tho South
ern Pacific Is 200.000.000, Including $07.
271.200 exchanged In 180S for Central Pacific
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