The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 10, 187J.
ALL EAGER -TO ELECT
Eopnblicam Amicus, to End Deadlock on
Senatorial Qneition.
CAUCUS WILL RESUME SITENG TONIGHT
v,,.
Hot Likelj to Ht AttendSfcjient
iu lycuiuo on uanuiuates.-rrM,
I
OFFER OF ARBITRATION IS RECEIVED
VJca Chairman Payne of the National Oom-
mittet Tenden His Serrioea,
CONCERT OF ACTION HARD TO SECURE
Thompson AVIII .tit llrlirr ntti! (lie
Present Caiiciik In Prohuhly the
Only One (lint Cnn lie Ar
rnngeil Fur.
LINCOLN, Feb. 21. (Spcclnl Telegram.)
Whllo the hotel corridor ami lobbies aro
deserted and most ot tbo raomberB of thu
legislature away on vlnlU to their homes,
thcro Ib Htlll a sumclcnt number of sena
torial candidate!) and strateglstB on tho
ground preparatory to tho resumption of
tho maneuvers on tho senatorial battlrllcld.
Tho approach of March 1, when tho Beut of
Bonntor Thurston becomes vacant, naturally
Intensities tho anxiety on tho part of re
publicans to end tho deadlock by tho nomi
nation and election of two senators. How
tblH la to bo accomplished and whether ll
can bo done under cxlstlm? conditions Is the
puzxte. It Is recognized on all hands that
no cliolco can bo made In tho caucus un
less some of tho candidates give way vol
untarily or arc forced off the track. Noth
Ing may bo expected In this direction un
less tho members themselves got together
and concentrato upon two men. Although
tho. republican caucus Is to reronvenn to
morrow night. It Is not qxpectcd that n
sulllclent number of members will bo In at
tendant beforo Tuesday' night, Inasmuth
bb the legislature ndjourned until 11 a. ru.
Tuesday.
OITrr if Arhltraflnn.
In tho meantime speculation Is rife ns
to tho probable, effect of tho offer of ar
bitration ,on tho part of Vlco Chairman
1'ayno of tho national committee, who has
nddrcssed himself by letter to Speaker
Bears and Senator Steele, president pro
term of tho senate. Tho object aimed nt
Is explained by Mr. l'ayne In an Interview
In tho Chicago Tribuno in tho following
language:
Nnturnlly the national committee- takes a
deep Interest in tlio situation In Nebraska.
Uy extraordinary work on tho purl of the
coininltteo the. republicans won a great vic
tory In Mint slate and wo feel that we are
entitled to Mm fruits of our vlctorv. The
coininltteo did everything that could bo
tlonn to win and we feel that tin- repub
llcans of that stalo owe u duty to us as well
as to themselves.
Wo aro entitled to two senator from that
state, nnd wq lo not feci tiiat we urn Im
pertinent du offering, our avrvlres In vlow
of the Hid wo ruvo them ilurlng tlie cam
paign. Contests of Mill kind, if iong drawn
out, cannot fall to engender bad hlood and
if the republican majority In the legislature
cannot elect tlio two senators to whlrh tlie
republican jinny Is entitled it simply means
that tlio contest will huvo to bo totiglit out'
before tho peojile.
With Mm factional strlfo In the party
which must necessarily follow sncli a pro
ceeding the republicans cannot hope to
elect a legislature that will again give
them the opportunity which thev may
throw 11 way at this Mine. Wo feel that wo
urn perfectly Justified In offering our good
ofllccH In overcoming Mm dlfllculty. We do
not propose, to dlctatu whom tho repub
licans In tlie legislature shall elect, but wo
merely ask to be allowed to suggest how
tbo mucli-to-be-dcHlred result may be
brought about In order that the party may
huvo In tho t'nlted States senate tho two
members from that statu to which tho
party Is entitled.
How Mr. Tayno's suggcatlons will bo re
colved by tho caucus, to which his letters
will doutitlesB bo presei.ted and what effect
It will havo on tbo seceding members for
whoso benefit they nro made. Is problematic.
Whllo It Is true Nebraska ha been re
claimed from jiopullsin through tho assist
ance of tho national committee. It would
bo Unprecedented 'for tho committee to rule
anybody out of tho rr.ee, nnd, especially
thoso without whoso labors the national
committee would havo been Impotent.
9(111 .More Sertoli Plump.
Independent of all Micbo considerations
tho greatest dlfllculty to bo encountered Is
tho conciliation of tbo men who havo se
ceded from the caucus, becauso they would
decline to be bound by Its action, should
D. B. Thompson happen to bo ono of the
nominees. If It wero jiroposcd to dissolve
tho prracnt caucus, It Is doubtful whether
sIxty-Boveu signatures could bo secured to
any other caucus agreement. It Is not
likely from present nppearances that Mr.
Thompson will retlro or make way for any
other South I'lntto candidate, no matter
what the national committee may suggest
or rccoimnend.
Manifestly, therefore, the coming week
will witness a renown I of the contest both
Inside and outside tho caucus. Jt may be
tukon for grante'd that tho members will
bhow a disposition In cnucus to end the
deadlock before March I.
WhHt (lie I'iinIoiiImIk .re DoiiiK.
All reportB of Intending alliances be
tween fuslonlBts and republicans aro tho
wildcat plpo dreams. A woll known demo
crat, high In fusion councils, expressed
himself In this fashion on tho senatorial
sltuutlon from tho fusion standpoint:
"Don't put any faith In any of this
talk about tho fuslonlsts Jumping In to
help elect two republicans to tho United
States senate. Ono or two of our people
may pccaslonally tal;o a shot at n repub
llcan Just for tho fun of it, us they have
done onco or twice In joint session, but
whatever tho fusion members might do
would bo as a party and only as the re
sult of a caucus by which all would stand
together. I have no doubt that n propoBl
Hon to give us ono or the scnatorshlps
would secure Immedluto nnd serious con
sideration If It should over bo mado In
good faith. H would be foolish for our
people to throw away such n chance should
It present, but It would bo more foolish
nnd In fact, nulcldal, to entertain any plan
to give to the republicans both senators
when by .holding out for a deadlock, leav
ing the seals vacant, wo would bo nlmost
certain to get them ourselves as soon as
tho next lcglslaturo convenes, Tho fuslon
lsts are not going to overlook any chances
that point In their direction."
U Is reported that n number of fuslon
lsts have laid n plan to repudiate their
pairs Tue'dsy Just to nnnoy the republicans,
but nothing Is likely to come of It.
PEASANT USSilLTS PRINCE
Anil (lie Sprlu of Gentility Has
I'rumiill)' Siiinreil Mil I tr r. Iiy
KlllliiK llliuelf, V
LONDON, Feb. 25. Tho Vienna corre
spondent of th Morning Leader says Prince
Karl of Croy has committed suicide because
a was Jilted by a peasant girl.
WILL RUN TEN DAYS OVER
I.lciilriinnt (ttnermir Mays t.eui1nf ore,
L'nlc .Semite riulit In llliilcit,
Will i:oeed Limit.
Lieutenant Governor K. 1'. Savage, who
was at tho Merchants yesterday, said!
"Unless the senatorial contest Is settled
nt once the session of the legislature will
run nt least ten days over the sixty days
for which tho members are allowed pay.
Tho senato Is up to Its work, despite tho
senatorial campaign, but tho house, which
has n greater amount of business la full.
Ug ncninu. it would bo to the ndvantage
in parties concerned the people of
Apiro state to imvo tho senatorial
ViflOSed. I hilVn tin ilnlint I lint llw.
dCIMLlK'' v be broken ntt.l Hint
publican senators will bo elected, but Just
soon mis win occur I am unable to
say.
"I am hoping that wo will not havo any
moro adjournments over Saturday and Mon
day, an I think the legislature ought to
finish Its work as soon ns possible. Thoso
adjournments are unfair lo the members
who live In rcmoto parts of tho state, bi
causo they aro unable to get to their homes
nnd back again, nnd must wall In Lincoln
without pay for several days each week
whllo the members who live at convenient
points go homo and nttend to their jirlvalo
business affairs. Asldo from tho adjourn
ments tho senate Is losing no time."
MR. SIMERAL'S EXPLANATION
Aeeuneil Attorney Set Forth Ills Ver
sion of Mr. Crnnc'n
'hiirne.
K. W. Slmernl, against whom Herbert
Orano mado a charge of subornation of
perjury in Judge Dickinson's court Satur
day, says that tho charge grows out of
an Innocent error that ho committed and
that tho newspaper reports of tho case hnve
been untrue.
"Tho chargo Is mado In the ease of Her
bngo against Fcrrce, In which I am the
nttorncy for tho defendant," said Mr. Sim
cral. "This caso begun In 1803. and In that
year a decree Issued from tho district court
foreclosing a mortgage on tho property In
.Valley owned by Joseph B. Ferrec. No or
der of Bale wna taken out until InBt year
and tho property was not sold until No
vember 5, 1900. At tho time of tbo con
firmation of the snle, on behalf of my
client, J, II. Ferrec, I prepared to tnko
tho case to Mje supreme court on np
pcal, the district court, by Judge Key
sor, ordering a supersedeas bond In the
sum of $J0O. On November 14. 1!00, a few
dnya after the sale wns confirmed, J. H.
Fcrrce brought his son, John II. Ferrec,
Into my ofllca and Informed mo that he,
Jchn It., would go' upon the bond. I
asked tho young man If ho had property
and If so, how much. Ho Informed mo
that ho owned between J 100 nnd $500
worth of personal property, but no real
estate. As ho was a slnglo man nnd not
tho head of n family ho could not claim
any exemptions, and 1 thereforo cnnsldcrtd
him good for the amount of the bond
$300. I then accompanied them to the
clerk of the district court, where tho bond
was signed. I Informed Mr. Stecrc, thu
deputy clerk, that tho young man wanted
to go on his father's bond and that he
had personal property valued 'between $400
nnd $500. Ho signed the bond, togother
with his fnther, and Mr. Stecre handed
mo n closely printed form-a Justification
of surety.
Hurriedly Inxerl Amount.
"Without reading the printed form I hur
riedly marked In tho sum nt $300 Sn the
blank spneo allowed for specifying the
nmount of renl estate, thinking that it
was tho iIaco to insert tho amount of
the bond which wns required to bo given.
Then In two other blank spaces I filled
lu tho amount of tho surety's personal
jiroperty, being In ull $300, neglecting In
ono daci to scratch tho word 'real' where
the printed form reads 'real' and per-
Fonnl property.'
"1 heard nothing more of the mailer
until about tho middle of this month, when
J. It. Ferreo came Into my ofllco In com
pany with o deputy sherltf nnd informed
mo that ho had been arrratoil for perjury,
tho charge being that ho had sworn that
ho owned renl estate. I told him that I
thought there must bo n mistake, because
as I then remembered, 1 had caused him
to Justify only for personal property. Upon
Investigation I found that I had made n
inlstako by liiBertlug In tho blank left for
real property tho figure of $200, thinking
that I was putting In tho nmount of tho
bond. I bo tcstllled in tho preliminary In
vestigation beforo Justice Haldwln, taking
nil the blamo on myself, nnd Ferreo wns
discharged.
"Herbert Crane, tho attorney for tho
plaintiff, swore to the complaint to havo
young Ferreo arrested. It Is well known
that Crane has very hostile feelings toward
me. On Saturday morning tho motion to
strlko tho bond from tho files In tho Ferreo
case camo up before Judge Dickinson.
Crano proceeded to rend a number of
nftldavlts In reference to what had tn'.ien
place beforo Mm Justice of tho peaco In
tho Ferreo case. Tho affidavits wtro filed
late Thursday afternoon and I bail no
opportunity to see them and didn't know
they wero on file until they worn produced
In court. After ho had read ono or two
of them I requested the court to give mo
nn opportunity to reply to them before
the motion was ruled upon, and Judgo
Dlcklnon said that I aught to havo such
an opportunity. Nothing was said by the
Judgo or anyono else as to an Investiga
tion or as to citing me to nppear in court
to purgo myself of suspicion of suborna
tion of perjury. I Invito the fullest In
vo'tlgnllon by any tribunal. I have noth
ing to bo ashamed of. I did nothing un
professional."
NEGROES PRAISE NEWSPAPERS
Are (ilnil Hdltnr Iteliiikr (lie Lynch
ing f Alexander nt l.env
eiMvorlli. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 2L Newspaper ed
itors throughout tho country wero com
mended today at n meeting here of Knnsns
and Missouri negroes for their comments
on the lynching of Alexander nt Leaven
worth January in, Tho following resolu
tions wero adopted:
Itesolved. That the memlinra nt Mm Twin
City lluxlnewa Men's npHoclatlon, an or-
ki" ""ii iii negro nusiuess men or Kan
sas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan.t
speaking fur tbemselvex nnd li u iwm..,i rr
every Intelligent and ambitious negro in
i iu I'liiieu niiiies, tieg to convey through
Mil' Associated Tress their nnnreelntlnn to
every newspaper editor who condemned tile
unlawful mobbing of the negro, Alexander,
and the horrible crime committed against
him by burning him ullve for u crlmo of
which his accusation wns tho sole evidence
and also for tho Just discrimination made
ui'iiveen me law-nuiiiing, aspiring members
of the rnco who .'re honestly striving- to
elevate themselves to relieve their race of
tho odium nlaced unon it ami t 1 1 J t innilA.,
elements uf the same.
Xethemole Coniiuuiy lnu,
ST T.OITIR V.VI. 'il TI. ni .
cuinpnny closed Its season with tho nor
roriiianco of "Sapho" nt the Olympic then.
.... ,.ir.,.i ...... .I,. iiiiin' uuiipe up put led
for i;w orU tfuluy. The Illness of Miss
,iiii. n-nii iiirn inr J'.urnno
wiik Mie linmedlutti cause of the prema
ture winding up ot tho bcusou.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, P BUR UAH Y 25, 1901.
ON THE FIFTY-THIRD BALLOT
John H, Mitchell Elected to Bnooeed Mc
Bride at Oregon's Senator.
NOT BROUGHT OUT UNTIL LAST HOUR
Ill nieetlon n llrnmnllc Cllninx to
I.iiiir Contest KiiiIIiik After .Mid
nlKht linn Served Three
'II men llefnre.
SALEM, Ore., Feb, 21. John H. Mitchell
was elected United States senator at 12:30
this morning to succeed George W, Me
Ilrlde, whoso term expires on Mnrch 4,
next. His election was accomplished by a
combination of thirty-Ova rejiubllcnns with
eleven democrats, making forty-six votes, a
majority of tho legislature.
The result was reached on tho twenty-
fifth bnllot of tho day and tbo fifty-third
of tho session, At noon Saturday the Joint
assembly met nnd took one ballot for sena
tor and then ndjourned until 8 p. m., when
balloting was resumed. Doth houses had
decided to adjourn sine die at midnight
Saturday and the prospect of nn exciting
close brought thousunds of people to tho
rnpltol.
Voting jiroccedcd without material change
for twenty ballots. Just ns the assembly
was nbout to tako tho twenty-first bal
lot Stnto Senator Ilrowncll arose and pre
sented tho name of John II. Mitchell, which
wns received with tremendous npjdause.
Tho twenty-first bnllot gave H. W. Corhett
thirty-eight, J. If, Mitchell thirty five and
A. S, Dennett (dem.j, nineteen.
Three moro ballots were taken, but with
few changes. The bunds of tho clock had
already pointed to midnight nnd tho clerks
worn engaged In checking up tho rollcall
for tho twenty-fifth ballot. Thero wns
great excitement and loud cnlls of tho
namo of Mitchell from tho lobby. Tho first
deserter from the Corbett ranks was Hem
Inwny Lone. On tho previous rollcall
Mitchell had had 31 votes and Corhett 3C
When his name was reached, Hcmlnway,
In the Inst rollcall, without explanation,
responded. "J. H. Mitchell."
.Mitchell ii ml Corhett Tied.
The cnll proceelcd to tho qnd nad Mitchell
and Corbett wero then exactly tied, having
'io votca ench.
Then SIcQueene of Lano nrose nnd with
a brief speech changed to Mitchell, put
ting him In tho lend. Nine others changed
to Mitchell, giving him 43 votes, within
ono of tho goal. There was a, brief wait
and then tho namo of Mattoon of Douglas
repeated with great vehemnnco came, from
many parts of the hall and n crowd ot the
Douglas county man'H ft lends got around
him nnd talked to him excitedly. He
seemed to bo successfully withstanding
them, and soon thero rose cries of "dead-
lo:k," "adjourn," "adjourn," but Mattoon
finally yielded and changed his voto to
Mitchell.
This wnB all that wob needed, nnd (he
crowd knew it. Pandemonium reigned for
many seconds and the chair made llttlo
effort to check It. The clerks then com
pleted the roll and passed It up to Presi
dent Fulton, who announced that Mr, Cor
bett had received ::!! votes. Mr. Mitchell
10 nnd Mr. Dennett 16.'' The crowd went
wild again, fairly jumping up nnd down
In their joy. Mr. Mitchell had been in the
lobby all evening watching tho progress of
tho voting. He was hurried forward
through the crowd to the platform, where
he stood for a minute until order was re
tored, then expressed thanks to tho audi
ence, s
Mr. Mitchell han served three full terms
In tho United States Bcnnto from Oregon,
havlug been elected tho first time in 1873,
when H. W. Corbett was his chief oppon
ent.
FOR INSULT TO RELIGION
Ciirillinil ViiiikIiiiii Order Special
Itt'imriitloii Servient ConeeriiliiKT
ICIngr Kdwnril'N Onth,
(Copyright, 1901. by l'rcf Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 24. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Cardinal
Vnughan has ordered special reparation
services to bo held next Sunday In nil the
churches of the urchdloce?o of Westminster
for the Insult offered to tho Catholic re
ligion In tho declaration ngalnst transub
stantlatlon sworn to by tho king at tho
opening of Parliament.
Tho cardinal Bays he wrote to tho king
protesting beforehand against this declara
tion, which says that tho doctrine of
trnnsubstautlntlon and prnyers to the virgin
aro superstitious and Idolatrous, warning
tho king that tho terms of tho declaration
aro offensive not only to 12,000,000 of hla
own subjects, but to three-fourths of tlu
whole Christian population of tho globe.
Tho cardinal's action haa excited con
siderable feeling, ns he calls earnestly upon
all Catholics to use every means toward
getting tho declaration removed from the
slatuto books,
EDWARD TRAVELS MODESTLY
TnLr PrefRiition to Divert Present
Visit to Cronliurir of All
OfHrlitl ("linrneter.
LpNDON. Feb. 24. King Edward left
Flushing for Cronburg nt 6 o'clock thla
evening. Owing to his desire to divest bin
visit of any official character, bo has de
clined Emperor William's Invltntlon to
stay nt Homburg cnstlo nnd will bo bis
sister's guest at Frledrlcbshoff schloss.
His majesty will arrive nt Frankfort at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning and will j.-oceed
direct to Cronburg, where Emperor William
will meet him, Princess Ueatrlco will leave
Windsor tomorrow (Mondny for Cronberg.
As tho royal yacht entered Flushing har
bor with King Edward a crowd of Usher
boys and girls sang tho Volksslledo nnd
other hymns. They were dispersed by the
police.
Tho Drltlsh minister nnd the court
chamberlain of Quean Wllhelmlna went on
board the yacht to greet the king,
NOT THIS YEAR, SAYS EDWARD
Kliiff Inform Knrl Ciulnirnii Unit lift
C'oiiniit Come to Ireland
!iu Soon,
LONDON, Feb. 25. King Edwar.d has In
formed Earl Cadogan, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, that, owing to deep mourning, ho
finds It Impossible to visit Ireland thla
year, ns ho had wished to do, but that ho
hopes to make the visit next yenr.
PHYSICIAN SMASHES SKULL
Ilr. T. i:. Potter of fit, Joarph In
DiiHliril to Ha r til li- II n n
nvtny Ten in.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 21, Dr. T. E.
Potter received Injuries in a runaway to
day that will(causo death. Dr. Pot
ter was making a professional call when
tho coaebmun lost control of his team and
the cab was dashed against a telegraph
polo. The physician's skull wns crushed.
Dr. Potter was one of the most nromlnent
ynyslclaus ot the state,
t
BIG STEEL DEAL ' ARRANGED
Munntlf Comhlniitlnii of Moricm
t.'nrneiile, I'odernl Complin v and
Other liitrre! Assured.
NEW YOltK, Feb. 24. Tho Herald to
morrow will say: J. P. Morgan has luot
completed tho project by which another nnd
tno greatest consolidation of capital Is
aimed to the notable list of the last ten
years. Tho steel combination plan wn3
consummated at a conference In 'his olllce
late Saturday afternoon and Sundny Hit
news was tho topic of half the convtrsntlou
lh tho corridors of some of the uptown
hotels.
An official announcement may be expected
Monday from the ofllce of J. P. Morgan
& Co. to the effect that the Carnegie com
pany, the Federal Steel company, tho Na
tional Tubo company, the Amcrlcnn Steel
and Wlro company, the American Tin Plato
company, the National Steel rompany, the
American Steel Hoop company nnd thu
American Sheet Steel company are to be
combined In ono concern, which Is to Issue
Us stock In return for theirs, the valua
tion having been determined upon the ns
tots nnd the enrnlng power of tho respec
tive corporations thus merged.
This now combination, lt( Is understood,
will be called tho United States Consoli
dated Steel company. It wjll have a total
capitalization ot $1,100,000,000. Of this
$300,000,000 will bo o per' cent general
mortgago bonds, $400,000,00(1 will be 7 per
cent stock and $100,000,000 vylll bo common
stock. The charter ot the company, which
has been prepared under tho special guld-
npie of William Nelson Cromwell, who jiro-
moted tho National Tube company, will bo
filed, It Is said, at Trenton, N. J Monday.
Stocks of tho' companies to bo merged
will bo taken In nt high figures nnd yes
terday afternoon the Waldorf-Astoria be
came n sort at minlaturo and subdued
stock exchange, where John W. C.ates nnd
his friends bid well nbovo tho market price
for the securities of tho corporations which
tho United States Consolidated company is
expected to ncciulre.
Legal details of the project havo been
In tho hands of a law committee con
sisting of William Nelson Cromwell, a di
rector lu the National Tubo company;
Francis Lynda Stetson; Mr. Morgan's per
sonal counsel; Judgo Elbert H. (inry, presi
dent of the Federal Steel rompany; Mnx
Pam of Chicago, director and coupscl for
tho Amcrlcnn Steel nnd Wlro company, and
Victor Mornweti;. Thcso flvo men repre
sent Mr. Morgan's Interests In the matter.
Thoy nnd Mr. Morgun, H. C. Frlck and
President Charles M. Schwnb of tbo Car
negie company, Chnlrmnn John W. Gates
of tho American Steel nnd Wlro directory,
Judgo William H. Moore of Chicago, who
has promoted a number of largo steel com
panies, nnd President E, C. Converso of
the National Tube company met Saturday
In Mr. Morgan's private offlco nnd ofter
a prolonged conferonco agreed to final de
tails. They all consented to tho figures
Mr. Morgan named and the representatives
of the several Interests proceeded lo recom
mend to their rcspcctlvo stockholders tho
acceptance of the terms then decided on.
Tho American Ilrldge comjmny, which la
known as a Morgan conc;rn and has au
thorized capital of $33,000,000 prefcrrod
and $33,000,000 common stock, Is, con
trary to genoral expectation, left out of tho
corsoPdst'on. although t vtnerptlon was
contemplated In the original plan. The
reason given was that the stock is listed
In London nnd that It might not bo easy
to ncciulre It. The Lako Superior consoli
dated Iron mines, the Rockefeller Iron ore
properties. Including the Mesabn range,
which passed a few days ago, It Is under
stood, to the Morgan combination, will
not go immediately Into the new United
States .Consolidated Steel company. It Is
thought quite likely that the Luke Superior
concern may be turned over to tho grent
combination nt u later date.
All of tho persons directly Interested In
the Cnrncgle-Morgan steel deal seemed
greatly jileascd tonight over tho success
ful termination of their labors,
IS SURE DEWET HAS FAILED
Kitchener Heparin Cnpture nnil
Cnnuultle nnil Conclude III
Antagonist In lluflleil.
LONDON. Feb. 21. The Wnr ofllen has
received tho following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener:
"MIDDLKIIIMIG. Transvaal. I'Vh. it.
French renorts from Piet Ilatlef. Kehrmirv
22, that tho, result of tho columns sweeping
uiu cuiiiiiry eusi is mm. me uoern aro re
treating, lu scattered nnd disorganized par
ties, to the number of sbmo 5.0U0 in front of
him.
"Amsterdnm and Plot Relief hnvn lienn
occupied nnd troops nro on the Swnzl fron
tier. French will mish on. hut Is much
hampered by tho continuous heuvy rains.
"Summitry total losses Infllcied upon the
enemy up to February 10: Two hundred
nnd ninety-two Boers known to havo been
killed In nctlou, twenty-six taken prisoner,
IS.! surrendered, ono llf teen-pounder gun,
iw rifles, igo.oii) rounds of small ammuni
tion, 5.B00 horses, seventy mules. .1.3.V1 trek
oxen, 18,700 cattle, 155,(00 sheep nnd 1,070
wngons and carts captured.
'Our cnsua'tles: Five otllcers nnd fnrtv.
ono men killed and four ofllcers nnd 10S men
wounded. 1 regret to say that Major How
ord, u very gallant officer of tho Canadian
scouts was killed February 17. Plumor re
ports:
'Colonel Owen canturcd Dewet' fifteen.
pounder and pompom February 13, ns well
as 150 prisoners nnd a uunutity of ammuni
tion. Wo had no casualties; enemy In full
retreat and being fully pursued. Dewot's
nttompt to Invndo Cape Colony bus evi
dently completely failed."
A correspondent of tho Dallv Mull, with
Hrunlkcr's, wiring, Saturday says:
nnnernt Tlmi'et tl n u f.tiitn.t ,nain..in.. t...
( olonel Plumer, with whom were Colonels
Hennlker, Druddock, Jeffries nnd Ornbbo.
...... ...... i,, orm-n ui ul'BUVruie
attempts on tlie part of 'the Doers to escape,
General Dewet, after unsuccessfully at
tempting lo cross tho Iirak at Klip drift
and the Ornngo at Heads drift nnd Marks
mill, iiKj.i-ii iwuiik wib miiiik ot inn urange
with ono gun nnd one pompom and laagered
opposite. Kammel drlrt. At dawn Colonel
Plumer left Welgevordon, twenty-two miles
tmtn tltn 1srt4 ..nm. ...i.l . .
V. . '""veil eusi. Jl
X.uurgnl ho attacked the enemy, taking forty
in louiivi p. nu jniinuii wuh continued dur
ing the afternoon, Mie Doers moving toward
Hopctown, Toward evening tho leading
troop sighted the enemy, who had laagered
hpvmwl rrmf'A fn!rm,l Hmoti
r,- . - . w,..,, iiiaiKUii me
spot where tho lioer artillery was supposed
tn Im nnd captured tho whole, of It, Tlie
enemy fled, leaving their horses ready sad
dled nnd their cooking pots full. According
io uie liiieni repuriB only mi Doers re-
ernsaml tn tlin tinrlh uljln r f tl,n rr.i.
Orange Is greatly swollen.
TAKE FIFTY BOERS AND A GUN
Colonel I'lumer' .Men Scatter Ile-
vret'a Force and .Make Sonic
Capture.
CAPETOWN, Feb. Sl.-Colonel Plumor
engaged General Dowel yesterday near Ills-
solfoutein, on the aouth bank of the Orange
river, capturing n. gun and a pomiom and
taking fifty irlsonra. The Doers' were
scattered and lire being pursued by Colonel
Plumer, It Is reported that General Dewet
escajied to tho opposite bank in a boat nnd
Is now fleeing with a handful of. followers.
It Is reported from a Doer source at X.oe-
rust that General Delarey has been cup-
urea.
CUBA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY
Oolebnted in HaTina with a Vats Meeting
and Demonstration.
SPEECHES AMICABLE ANb OTHERWISE
Cnpote CouiiNel Con llilence In ('lilted
Stntr. lint Znn Mpout Patriotic.
l'r oteehnle anil Hint
of War.
HAVANA, Feb, 24. Independence day waa
celebrated by mass meetings and genernt
rejoicings. Thl3 afternoon there was u
parade of 10,000 school children, bearing
Cuban flags, They were reviewed by prom
inent Cubans. General nnd Mrs, Wood
wero showered with flowers when thoy
passed.
Scnor Cnpotp, who presided, snld thero
was never more need than now to be quiet.
The United Slntes was the only country
that bad helped Cuba In her lime of
trouble nnd he did not believe that the
Washington government wns now deceiving
tho Cubuns, Tbo work of Intcncntlon wns
long nnd dltllcult, but In bin opinion every
thing would be settled satisfactorily to the
prople of the Island.
Sennr Xuyus gave a revolutionary touo
to his remarks by asserting that tho pres
ent Cuban lenders should Imltnto the mnr
tjrs of the past. He declnrctl that the
trick which tho Americans havo been
playing upon the Cubans Is tho cause of
tho non-development of the Islnnd." Ho
ptedlctcd that tho cud of all would be dis
satisfaction, adding that Independence could
only be obtained by the machetes of lib
erators. "Cuba," ho exclaimed, "should bo pre
served for the glories of the Latin race."
Speak Attala! Annexation.
Senor Gunn Gunlbcrto Gomez arraigned
the ndvocates of pnnexntlnn ns traitors
to tho country. Ho Bald he had moro faith
lu Independence pow thati he had In 1895
nnd the United Slntes could not rob tho
country of peare, unleBS with n forco of
COO.OOO men. Speaking of future relations
between Cuba nnd tho United States ho
snld this matter wob only a mcro detail;
that nil tho principles wero embodied in tho
constitution, nnd that despite the recent
declarations he believed everything would
bo settled In conformity for Cuba's Inde
pendence In the near future.
At tho meeting of tho national party tho
speakers wero Senor Drno, Senor Lacrot
and Scnor Alfredo ZnyiiB, tho last-named
opposing tho proposal to grant the United
States naval stations In Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Governor Gen
eral Wood at Ilavnnn has telegraphed the
War department that he had been furnished
with n copy of tho Cuban constitution, Just
finished by tho convention. Tho general Is
having tho document translated Into Kng
ltsh. It Is not improbable that General
Wood will nwnlt the report of tho special
committee of the convention on relations
with tho Unlied States beforo forwarding
the constitution to tho Wnr department.
SHIP OFFICER FOUND ALIVE
.f. C. llnllaml of Hie Itla tie Jnnerlo
An l.oner Counted with
the Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2I.-J. C. IIul-
land, third ollicer of tho Hlo do Janeiro,
who on tho day of the wreck wus among
the missing, has, to the surprise and de
light of his friends, been found unharmed.
It Is not known how ho became numbered
with tho dead, further than after tho bent
snnk he did not report his escape to rsny
of the officers of tho steamship company.
He wns on tho wharf and around tho beach
when tho disaster occurred, but his pres
ence was not noted.
After the Hlo struck upon tlie reef Hol
land assisted Captain Ward In getting tlie
passengers Into tho lifeboats. Ho nnd tho
captain walked aft together on tlio ntnr
board side nnd Just as they reached the
sa'oon the boat gave a lurch mid disap
peared beneath tho water. Holland was
carried down by the suction, b.U managed
to secure hold of a life preserver, which as
sisted him to rise to the surface, but nut
until bo had been almost strangled by Mie
salt water. Delng an expert swimmer he
succeeded In keeping nlloat until picked uji
by an Italian fisherman. Holland has rela
tives residing In Now York.
GRANDMOTHER OF WILDMAN
A ceil ninlr Itesldent Is Not Yet Told
, of Her Kliinian' I)ltrc
liiK Fate.
DLAIH. Neb., Feb. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs, K, A. Wlldman, who is the
grandmother by marriage of Consul Gen
crnl II. Wlldman, lives in this city with her
duughtcr, Mrs. Ocorgn A. Dnllcy. Mrs.
Wlldman murrled Mr. Wlldman's grand
father nfter tho death of his first wife nt
Whltesvllle. N. Y., and nfter his death
nine years ngo enmo to Dlnlr to make her
home. Consul Wlldman mndu his homo
with his grandparents sovnrnl yen is.
Mrs, Wlldman Is slowly recovering from
a severe attack of grip n,nd has not been
Informed of the fate of her kinsman, who
went down with thq steamship Ilia do
Janeiro. ,
AVIIilinan I Mourned.
LONDON, Feb. 2S. "Tho news of the
loss of tho Pacific mall steamer Hlo de
Janeiro caused a profound sensation here,"
says tho Hong Kong correspondent of the
Dally Mall, "and the sad fate of Consul
Wlldman nnd his family was mourned,"
TRENTON WRECK INQUIRY
Coroner's .lury I'rohliiir the Matter
Mltfi Patient TlioroiiKhnr
,o Arrest Yet,
THBNTON, N. J., Feb. 24. Coroner Dower
will tomorrow swear In tbo coroner's Jury
that Ib to acqulro Into tho collision on tho
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania rail
road at Dordontown, In which thirteen per
Bona lost their lives and a largo number
wero Injured.
Tho Jury will visit the scone of tho
wreck, nnd will view the bodies of tho dead
at tho morgue, and will adjourn for two or
threo weeks, In order to give tlmo for tho
Injured persons In the hospitals In this
city nnd Camden to recover from their In
juries, Prosecutor Crossley says ho will cause
no arrests to bo mado until tho coroner's
Jury fixes tho responsibility for tho nccldent.
There nra still four bodies at tho morgue,
one of a woman, that have not been Identi
fied. SHIP'S MASTS SWEPT AWAY
Crippled tltto tieldr riuelnler, Lunu;
Overdue, In Totveil Dito
Port.
SAN DIKGO, Cal Feb. 24. Tho long
overdue ship Otto Geldemelster was towed
In hero entirely dismasted this morning by
the steamer Nome City,
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KAW TOWN'S CHINESE PUZZLE
City Attorney to Arbitrate la the .Mat.
ter ot ColleetliiK Fnit
Tnii 'luxe.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 24. Sam Moy. mayor
of Chlcngo s Chinatown, who camo hero re
cently to iron out difficulties existing be
tween the local Chinese factions, has found
n task beyond his diplomacy nnd has called
In City Attorney Frank Gordon ns ar
bitrator. Doth factions have ngreed to
ubldo by 'the decision of Mr. Gordon nnd
tho II mil hearing Is scheduled for tomor
row.
An agreement has liven reached touching
certuln phase:) of tho condition. Dr. Wong
Sonir, ngalnst whom one faction has been
warring, Is to leavn Kansas City. That
is agreed upon by both factions. Fan-tan
games nro to bo taxed and lottery gomes
will ny trlhuto for tho support of tho
Chinese Masonic society. The problem yt.t
to no solved Involves tho method of col
lection. Twenty-five cents Is to bo collected
from the winner of each gamo of fnn-tnn
and 10 rents Is tho contribution levied for
ouch lottery drawing. Hut the contention
comes In the selection of the person who
is to receive nnd handle the money for tho
society who Is to bo the go-between be
tween tho gamblers and the ofllcers of thu
society. This Is tho question Mr. Gordon
is to solve, and Its solution promises to bo
attended with many dimcultlcs.
Heretofore the Cblnnmen have fotlKht
enrh other through the pollco courts, caus
ing an endless wrangle, Tho pollco nro
willing to let tho Chinamen nlono If tho
Chluiimon coiiHo to bother them.
WANTS HIM TO QUIT FOOLING
.Mr. Xntiiiii Invite .Indue llnxen lo
Cene III TenliiK nnil He
lease Her.
TOPKKA. Kon., Feb. $4. Mrs. Carrie
Nation, tiring of Jail life, has written Judge
Jtnzcn a letter demanding rclense. "I want
you to quit your fooling," sho writes, "nnd
let mo out of here. If you cnuso mo '.o
miss my engagements, I won't feel llko n
ministering ni.gol to you. It Is time for you
to recover yourself before tho devil, your
master, makes n clean sweep with you Into
hell. You know you nro persecuting one
of God's children, who Iovch you for Jesus'
snko. Let mo out that I may go nbout my
nusiness or saving such poor devils ns you.
Write, or eomo to spo mo right off."
Juili;e Hnzon hns Ignored the letter, nlac-
Ing It In the wnsto baskot with dozens of
others recolvcd on the subject from dlfr
ferent parts of the country, s'omo of thcso
letters thrcntcn tho Judge. Ono from
Hunker Hill, Kan., says a committee of
fifty will Pdmlnliier a roat ot tsr nnil.
feathers to the official, If Mrs. Nntlon Is not
released by February 27, nnd nnnthcr from
a Woman In Douglass, Mich., says:
Vo now propose If Mrs. Nation Is held
longer, lo raise tho greatest army of women
tho world has ever known nnd wipe man
out of existence. It Is our Intention to be
gin with you."
WICHITA NEEDS ITS SALOONS
City Cannot Afl'oril In Clone Them nnil
l,oe the llevvniic from
Fine.
WICHITA, Kan.. Feb. 24. A nubile mnis
meeting ot citizens of Wichita, under tho
nusplccs of the ministerial ncsoclatlon, was
ncm nerc loday nnd n resolution imnar.il
demanding the tnforcoment of the prohibi
tory law, but no specified tlmo was set
for tho Jolutlsts to cjoso their ulaces nnd
Iho meeting waB surprisingly tempernte,
tho 3,000 peoplo who attended, fenllinr ill.
njipolnted nt Its tnmeness. Tho resolutions
will bo presented to the mayor, county nt-
lorney nnd sheriff tomorrow. It Is snld
that no effort will be mado by thoso officers
to chnngo the presont system of nllnwlmr
snloons to run for city revenue.
CONFIRM THEORY OF MURDER
Sheriff nnil Deputy Sheriff III vest K,,to
Lnntiiin DotNoii'n Ueuth unit
Accent rrevlnu Heller.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 24. Captain Oil-
vor Dotton, whose body was found In his
cub n In Washington gulch, wns undoubtedly
murdered. Sheriff McMnhon of Fowcll
county nnd Deputy Sheriff Hoblnson of Doer
Lodge county, who havo been Investigat
ing tho case, nro hero today. They say
that Dotson was murdered and that tho
confession purporting to como from him In
which ho wns made to declnro his son
nnd grandson Innocent of tho murder of
Kugene Culllnnne was a forgery.
Thoro Is every reason to believe that the
murder was committed by an ex-convict,
who. It is asserted, had conspired with
Clinton Dotson, Captain Dotson's son, now-
serving ninety. nine yenrs In tho penl-
tontinry, to kill the old man with the
expectation of securing tho Bon nnd
grnndson's pardon by fraudulent confes
sion. This ex-convlct and Captain Dotson
weru together in tho smallpox hospital at
Helena until two wcekB ngo, when they
wero discharged.
Tho former. It Is believed, went to Dot-
son's cabin, arriving thoro beforo tho old
man, whom he killed within a few minutes
nfter his return. Tho ofllcers had been In
formed of tho conspiracy, but did not be
lieve It would bo carried out.
LEAPS FR0MDANGERT0 DEATH
Mlchucl ltrllly, TlieiiloRlenl Student,
Killed In Ili'iiifr In .SprliiK
Inir from ii (.'nr.
DKNVER. Feb. 24. Mlehnol TIaIIIv
theological student of Holyokc, Mass., was
inn uver uy h ueigiii irain and received
Injuries from which ho died within a Bhort
time. An electric car on which ho was a
jmssenger nan barely cleared tho railroad
track In front of tho moving train, the
danger of a collision causing a panlo
among tho passongei-H, A number of thu
passengers Jumped, but Itollly's foot slipped
and he fell across tho track. Ho got up,
but stumbled and fell again, his legs ncroes
tho track. Tho train rolled him over,
crushing both Icrb. Ho died In tho hos
pital, attended by Father Drockbank, n
priest and personal friend.
Fur Monument tn Verdi.
DKI1LIN, Feb. 24, An appeal has been
Issued hero for funds to assist In the
erection of the projected Verdi monument
nt Milan.
I Surely lo lie n (,'iirillnn I.
HOME, Feb, 24, Tho rumor that Mgr.
Mnrtlnclli will be created a cardinal Ib
confirmed.
CENTS,
i
TO PUSH INDICTMENT
State's Attorney Denttn Determined ti
Bring Barton Okie into Court.
MONEY OFFERED BUT NOT YET PASSED
Long Oonferenco Ennlti in Its Staying is
Ealiiburj'a Hindi,
ATTORNEY IS PRACTICALLY UNDER ARREST
Ilii Lawyer Boaits of Willingneis for Legal
InTtitlgatiom
SAYS OMAHA MAN WILL HAVE L0N G FIGHT
Intlmnlr Tlmt If I.nvr Tnlim Iti
Course He .liny Hnve Hunt 'lime
Recovering; An tlilnu llnrtou
Promise Full llrlnlls,
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. (Special Telegram.)
Guy C. Dartou of Omaha declined to ac
cept, under tho conditions jiroposcd, thu
IRO.O00 offered him till morning by Lant
K. Salsbury, city nttorncy of Grand ltap
Ids, Mich., utid Indications point to n stiff
light before tho money Ib actually jiassed
and tho Incident closed. Attorney William
S, Forrest was retained by Mr. h'alsbuty
shortly nftc'r his arrival this morning nnd
It Bcims ho Is making h hard light to su
ture advatitngeous terms for his client.
However tho negotlutlons between llarton
and Hnlsbury may result, Snlsbury Is now
practically, a prisoner nnd If ho Is nut
locked up tomorrow morning by tho prlvato
detectives who brought him hern In thu
Interest of Mr. Hnrlou ho is likely to bo ar
rested by Sheriff M.tgcrstadt.
Four rooms at tho (J.rnnd l'nclflc wero
orruplcd nil day by the parlies to Mm case
nnd tho corridors were at times crowded
with ofllclirs. Mr. llnrton nnd his son and
Lwcr Crofoot of Omaha were In ono
npnitment, Mr. Hnlsbury, Lawyer l-'orrcBt.
nnd n coujilo of detectives occupied another
rcom. Clgnrs nnd refreshments wero within
easy reach lu tho third apartment, whlht
n number of Omaha people, Superintendent
McGulrc of the detective agency and halt
a dozen sleuths flitted about tho remaining;
room nnd mndo mysterious visits to the
other npartments of the sulto. Tho I0113
conference ended Just where It began, with
tho money lu Mr. Hnlsbury s possession,
nnd Mr. llnrton exceedingly anxious to ex
act bis own terms for transferring It to
his own pocket. Finally tho Salsbury part,y
grow delimit, refused to pay tho llarton con
tingent n cent nnd Intimated that tho Omnhn
man would havo an extremely hard time re
covering anything.
Lot iif Moonshine.
"Mr. Durtou Is .old enough to do ns he
jtlcnsos," remarked Lawyer Forrest. "Mr.
Salsbury Is hero and Is now practically
under urrcBt. Wo will bo delighted to han
Mils caso pushed nnd people will find when
t conies lo trial that tho whole thing Is a
lot of mootiHhlne. Wo will vk for rc
lense In 2."0 ball nnd I, believe wo will get
It Sly client will report to Mr.. Doncen.
lu person nt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
nnd wo will sen what 11 torrlblo thing this
affair really Is."
When tho lights went out In tho npart
ments lntc tonight and Attorney Forrest
went homo to bed, two detectives curled
themselves up In tho room whoro Sals-
bury was sleeping with 11 sack said lo emu
tain thu $50,000 safely tucked under his
mattress. Notwithstanding tho expressed
deslro of both sides to push tho ense, tho
conferences show that nil parties destro a
quiet settlement. It Is nlso believed that
It tho Omaha party could lay its hands on
tho $30,000 without Incurring tho publicity
nttached to a trial '.t would gladly do so.
Ylunrotm Prosecution.
Stato'fl Attorney Dcneen, however, Is de
termined to follow up tho Indictment with a
vigorous prosecution.
"Tho Indictment wus found," ho said to
night, "on what tho grand Jury certainly
considered was good nnd truthful testi
mony. WltncsscB from Omaha told their
story nnd I need hardly say must have pro
Bcntcd something llko it prima fnelo case."
This statement disposes of tho hints con
cerning a quashing of tho Indictment. Thero
woro hints nlso that threatened exposure ot
nn alleged unproper fund would bo used
ns a club to bring about a settlement, but
in nnswor to this It yan declared that if
thcro had been anything ot tho kind to
fear, imbllctly would have hardly been
risked by n demand for Indictment of SalB
bury. Two stories nro told bb to the manner
In which Salsbury camo Into possession lit
the $..O,000, nlleged to belong to llnrton.
Tho detectives declare that the prosecution
will at'.empt to iirovo that Salsbury had tho
key to the box, but that when he visited
the vnults with llarton nnd his friends, he
took the bills away a few minutes after it
was belloved by Mm others Hint they had
boon deposited nnd tbut thnv had never
really been placed In the box at all. This
Is said to havo )een tho testimony pre
sented to tho grand Jury. Information had
been received that Salsbury had placed tho
money In another safe deposit vault under
tho namo "William Wood," hence the nl
leged aline was Included lu tho Indictment,
tlmilf MNiuit l)lflONiire ii.rrnteueil.
As to tho story that Salsbury has tho full
$50,000 with him, ono of the detectives who
accompanied him from Grand Hnplds, aays
Snlsbury really brought only n few thou
sand dollars In small hills, which ho bor
rowed from friends yesterdny In order to
mnko llarton hellovo ho had tho full
amount whllo the missing $50,000, tho de
tectlvo says, remains In tho unknown
safety vuult subject to tho order of "Wil
liam Wood." Salsbury's friends, however,
say Mils Is untrue, nnd threats to make un
pleasant disclosures, If the prosecution
presses tho cnsti loo hnrd, were thing about
recklessly to both parties nnd ouch was
attempting to front tho other down with
out murh apparent success.
Tho water works fund story Is probably
n phaso of tho caso that will ho handled
warily enough if matters nro forced Into
the courts.
A story was circulated tonight by Bomn
of tho officers engaged on the caso to tho
effect that when llarton round that Instead
of having $50,000 In tho vnull ot tho Illinois
Trust and Savings bunk, ho had an empty
box, ho Jumped to the conclusion that Sals
bury, Instead of being city nttorncy of
Grand Ilaplds, was a confidence man, The
detectives say this was tho reason why,
until Darton saw him face to faco this
morning, ho was not suro that tho right
party had been taken Into custody.
FOR. HIS SELFPR0TECTI0N
Friend May Tliut I Why SnlUlmry
Put Cnh In Another
Vnult.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. Thu mysterious trail
suction, of which tbo Indictment of tho
(Continued on Second Tact,)