The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED Jtns'E 10, 1871.
OMAIIA, FKIDAY MOKXHS'G, AUGUST 23, 1901 TEX PAGES.
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TEMPLARS ON A TOUR
California Delegation Itepi in Omaha En
reuto to Louisville Coiclave,
BRILLIANT RECEPTION IS TENDERED
Genuine Nebraska Hospitality it Dispensed
with Lavish Hand. -
BRIGHT FESTIVITIES AT LININGER HOME
Ifjriadi of Eeft Lights Blend with Tinti f
1 the Old Masters. -
AND PLAYS A WALTZj TEMPLARS DANCE
visitors Are .Met lit ItolWrny Station,
Marched to City flntl and There
Welcomed by W. J. Council,
Acting for Mayor Moores.
Omaha belonged yesterday to Knights
Templnra In general anil the California
delegation In particular. The Calltornlans,
travclInK In characteristic Golden-Gate
style, stopped In Omaha enrouto to the
Loulsvlllo conclave.
Omaha hospitality was showered lavishly
upon the visitors.
Tho reception of California commandery
No. 1 by Mount Calvary commandery No. 1
of Omaha was one of tho most brilliant
(unctions that has taken place In the city
In several years and the local commandery
has surprised oven Us strongest frlcndB In
the entertainment accorded the visiting
knights.
At i o'clock yesterday morning the rccep
tlon committee from tho local commandery
vent to Fremont, whore It mot tho special
train of the Callfornlans and accompanied
It to Omaha, arriving on schedule
time, 3 o'clock p. m. As tho train pulled
Into tho union station the members of Mount
Calvary commandery, under command of
Sir Gustavo Anderson, captain general, and
headed by Abbott's band, marched from the
depot and with presented nnns received the
western knights.
At the ltnllwny Station.
Tho preliminaries at the depot were few
The drill corps of California commandery,
under command of Its captain, 11. I'. Hurl-
but, demounted from tho train, followed by
tho knights and ladles, Mended by Its band
the corps formed and, preceded by Mount
Calvary commandery, marched to Tenth
street, whero the women of tho party took
n special car on tho street railway for the
city hall, while the procession marched up
Tenth street to Jackson, west on Juckson
to Twelfth, north on Twelfth to Farnnm
and west on Farnara to tho city hall. In
carriages following the marching knights
rodo Past Commander Sir Ocorge W. Lin
lnger, Grand Commander Sir S. P, David
eon, Sir Fred W. Vaughan of Fremont,
grand generalissimo; Sir Carroll Cook, era
Incnt commander of tho California com
mamlery: Sir H. J, Burns, past commander
nf tho California commandery; Sir O. II
Wheeler, past commander of tho Nebraska
oommandery, and Sir Francis E. White,
grand recorder.
The women arrived at tho city hall be
fore the marching column. They were re
colvefl by waiting knights of the local com
mandery and a committee of women, who
occortcd them to rooms or showed them
' over tho building. It was about 3:30 o'clock
when the two commanderles arrived at tho
ball. Then It was found that a change
would have to bo niado In the program.
Mayor Moores was Imperatively called out
of tho city In the morning and Sir Rueben
licdley I.loyd, grand master of tho grand
encampment, bad been delayed In his de
parture from California, so that ho did not
come with the other members of the com
mandery. Acting for Mayor Moores, City Attorney
"W. J. Connoll welcomed the California
knights to tho city. There was no response
In the form of an address, but tho cheers
which greeted his remarks shown 1 that
the visitors appreciated the welcome.
The drill of tho California corps Imme
diately followod. Members of tho western
cominandory excused tho action of the team,
paying that unforeseen events had caused
evcrnl of their well drilled members to
remain behind, but from the work of the
team excuses were not needed. In a ureal
mtasuro the evolutions of the corps were
devised by the captain of tho corps and tho
movements of tho men were well timed and
rhythmical. Tho drill in (he manual at
tho tap of tho drum was particularly effec
tive. The exhibition given by the visitors
was witnessed by a large number of cltl
icns who did not withhold ttio'lr plundlta.
From the city hall at 4:30 the two com
manderles marched to Masonic hall, whore
until 7:30 o'clock, thoy rested and chatted.
At 6 o'clock luncheon was served.
Ilrilllnnt Scene lit Miilnucr's'
At 7:30 o'clock tho knights'. 'of, Sah Kran
ttsco and of Omaha went to the rejldrniA.''
.
of Sir Georgo W, Llnlngur, tyhere ' tho' re,-'
rrntlnn was held. I'
: , . r:. i.
r.iecinc ngnis, toned aown to the soft;
ness of candles; electric lights of all colors
behind shrubbery, among tho (lowers and
other alluring nooks; electric lights In full
blato of color under the canopy of tho
pavilion, electric lights In arches across
the street and elsewhere, niado the resi
dence and grounds of Sir Knight Llnlnger
the brightest spot In Omaha last night.
At 7:30 o'clock tho knights of Mount Cl
vary commandery and their guests left Ma
sonic hall and proceeded to tho sceno of
the reception. They were mut at tue door
by Victor White and introduced to the re
ceiving party, which consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Llnlngcr, Mr. and Mrs. II. F, Thonius
S. P. Davidson of Tccumseh, Colonel II. C.
Akin, Mayor F. K. Moore and Harry l
Deuel. Passing the receivers tho guests
were placed In the hands of the entertain
ment committee, which consisted of Harry
Wcllor, G. W. Johnston, William Mac-
Dlarmld, Alfred M. Olion, Gustave Andcr
son, Samuel Hums, W. Y. Teetiel, A. Peter
son, D. II. Wbeolcr, K. C. Webster, F. E
White. A. II. Smith, E. K. Long, Edwnrd
Xilcklnsan.
This committed was assisted by Misses
IDarleno Buckingham, May Maynard, Es
Itello Bt'own, Louiso Korty, Caroline Pur
lvls, Helen Cady, Florence Maynard, who
pad charge of the refreshments served In
the pavilion on the grouuds south of the
bouse.
I'rnlm fur I.tutiiHer Gallery,
In the conservatory the band of the vUlt
ig knights played selections throughout
ine reception. On "aiming at tho hous
to visitors first inspected the art gallery
M the general commtut was that It was
a beat selected private gallery ever see
the west. Ono member of the California
rty saldt "I was at a reception afte
fashion In our state once, but I do not
(Continued on Second Tage.)
READY TO INVADE COLOMBIA
Klftlit Hundred f.xtrn Men JInve Ileen
Provided by Venezuela's
Steiiiiiem,
WILLE.M8TAD, Curacao, Aug. 21. (Via
Haytlcn Cable.) Venezuelan steamers have
. "oorted S00 men from Maracnlbo and
'' "'1er command of General Davlla,
'A, . . . I -........I flnn.Ml Unr.
mi..
is
Colombia near Hlo
'Jcneral Crlbe-Urlbo.
have also sent
Hucha .
Tho VcnezUt.
ammunition to Ci.. ' tj
General Juan Pletti, Jcr of a revolu
tionary movement that was about ready to
start, was captured near Magdalena In
the state of Carabobo, while on his way to
arouse Guarlco. On being taken to Caracas
ho was Immediately set at liberty by order
of President Castro.
COLON, Aug. 22. Tho Colombian govern
ment Is now enforcing a strict censorship.
NEW YOIIK, Aug. 22. Dr. A. J. Rcstropo,
diplomatic agent of tho liberal party now
attempting to take possession of the gov
ernment In Colombia, received n dispatch
today from the liberal agent at Quito re
garding the recently reported battle be
tween the government and clerical forces at
Paste The dispatch was as follows;
Given the Ilnte.
mttTn An wi Thn ovtiprted bnttlo near
Pnsto wok fought on Saturday, tho llth,
arid the liberals, General Piirtocz nna a.
Lopez, won n. great victory.
Through his secretary Dr. Itestropo ex
plained that Posto, where the battle was
reported to havo been fought, was In tho
extreme southern part of Colombia, 2,000
miles from where Qcncral Urlbe-Urlbe was
operating and that It indicated n successful
execution of tho plans of campaign mapped
out by General Urlbc-Urlbo and forwarded
to the commanding officers of tho other
liberal forces before tho general left Now
York early In tho summer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The Colombian
minister, Martinez SUva, today discussed
tho dispatches received by the Associated
Press from President Castro of Venezuela,
through his secretary, and from Preslednt
Alfaro of Ecuador. Dr. Bllva spoke with
out criticism and confined his remarks to
pointing out certain essential points which
the messages from tho two presidents made
clear.
"Coming from such high quarters," said
Dr. Sllvn, "It cannot bo doubted that these
messages afford excellent means of view
ing tho' prctent situation of affairs from
tho standpoints of these two governments.
Tho chief point to be noticed Is that they
do not treat war as existing. The message
from President Alfaro expressly states that
war between Colombia and Venezuela Is
Improbable and he adds that such conflicts
as havo accurrcd growing out of the union
between the conservatives In both republics
aro of a transitory character."
Sure It Never Happened
"As this dispatch from Quito Is dated
August 21, It seems to dispose of the re
ports of several days ago, saying that an
Ecuadorian army was about to Invado Co
lombla and fight n battle near Pasto. Evi
dently, the president of Ecuador knows
nothing of It.
"The dispatch from General Castro's soc
retary also Indicates clearly that no war
exists. It states that the conservatives of
Colombia havo resolved to assist In a
revolutionary movement against Venezuela
and Its government. From this It would bo
observed that tho basts of the affair Is a
revolutionary movement against Venezuela
and of course such a movement Is an In
ternal affair of Venezuela's," with -which
Coroinbla-Tial ' iio cdcOern. -AItoothcrih8
messages seem to bo reassuring as to the
fact that no actual war in tho sense ac
cepted by International authorities exists.
"I am perfectly sure that In the revolu
Hons In Venezuela thero Is not one Colom
blan. I also am well Informed that the
Colombian authorities on tho frontier have
mado the utmost efforts to prevent Colom
blan territory from being made tho base for
revolutionary movements Into Venezuela.
PENNY PAPER IS TOO CHEAP
Newsdealers In Convention l're In
crease of I'rlee on Mornlnn Untiles
unit Elect Officers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The establishment
of a publishers' clearing house was dls
cussed at today's session of the convention
of the National Association of Newsdealers
Booksellers and Stationers. A resolution
was adopted reciting that tho book pub
Ushers had greatly benefited the trade by
ndontlng and maintaining standard price
for books and urging the association to es
tabllsh In this city u publishers' clearing
house for the convenience of both local and
country dealers.
ine convemiuii urhvu u im.-iuu.-5c m iu
price of the penny morning newspapers on
tho ground that It was Impossible for the
dealers to make a living out of morning
newspapers, which they havo to buy at 60
cents per 100 and sell at 1 cent each. Tho
publishers of the New York City morning
papers wore asked, by resolution intro
duced by Mr. May of Powtucket, It. I., to in
crease their retail price to 2 cents and to
furnish the papers to the dealers at 11.10
per 100.
..The publishers of the evening newspa
pers were urged to omit publication on tho
Fourth of July, Thanksgiving day, Christ
mas and New Year's day. It was also de
cided to request that penny newspapers bo
mado non-returnable and that thoy be sold
at 50 cents per 100.
The convention elected the following of
ficers: President, Thomas F. Martin, New
York; secretary, Edinunde Coldc, New
York; vlco presidents, William H. Skinner
of Newark and James B, Nolan of Provi
dence; trtasurer, Thomas J. Qulnn, New
York; custodian, John Collins, Brooklyn.
Exccutlvo committee; A. Hussln, New York;
J. II. J. Ilellly, Providence: C. F. rettle.
Bridgeport, Conn.; James L. Farley, Phlln
dolphla, and A. Dixon, Brooklyn. Brooklyn
was selected as tho place for the next an
nual convention.
BUTTE JUDGE THE ACCUSED
Affidavit Kllcil In llcnly Case t'hiirifc
Iliirucy with llelnu Improp
erly Influenced.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 22. Sensational af
fidavits filed In the Silver Bow district court
In the Minnie Healy case, In which It Is at
leged that Judge Harney of Butte wss tm
properly Influenced in rendering a declaim
favorable to the Heinz interests, tnve
reached tho supreme court through official
channels. The affidavits, as well as the
Mrs. Bruckctt letters, which mado up a
large record, were filed with the supreme
court today by counsel for the Boston nml
Montana company, and an Injunction li
asked for to restrain Heinz from wcrWlns
ths Mlnn'o Healy mine pending an appeal
from Judge Harney's JudgmcnL Ono court
will hear the applications fcr Injunction
next Monday,
The Boston and Montana company rat
alio asked for an Incrensj of bond In he
Pennsylvania rase and has flled affidavit
setting forth that the Montana Purrhislrg
company has extracted ore worth over 1100,-
000 lu excess of existing bonds.
RED HANS IS IN CUSTODY
Railroad Detective it Charged witfc Perjury
bj Iowa Antheritiea.
COMES TO OMAHA AND IS ARRESTED
Prisoner In Aliened to Hnve Given
l'nlse Tcstliiwoy In the Daniels
Cnsc Declines to Unbuilt
"Without a Requisition.
Fred M. Hans, detective for the Elkhorn
railroad, Is under arrest at the police sta
tion at tho Instance of officers of Harrison
county, Iowa, on the charge of perjury.
John H. Bell, deputy sheriff of Harrison
county, has gone to Dcs Moines to secure
a requisition from tho governor of Iowa
for the return of Hans to that state for
trial.
Hans was In Missouri Valley and Council
Bluffs yesterday and tho Harrison county
officers attempted to arrest him at the
latter place. Before tho papers could bo
served Hans got wind of tho matter and
left the state. They Immediately camo to
Omaha and caused his arrest by the city
authorities. After his arrest Hans re
fused to return to Iowa without a requisi
tion and the deputy sheriff expects to re
turn to Omaha this evening with the neces
sary document.
Hans was arrested by Detectives Drummy
and Mitchell, who found him shortly after
5 o'clock In tho unices of the Elkhorn Kail-
road company.
The predicament of Haus is tho result
of the arrest of Frnncls Daniels, charged
with complicity In the robbery of a freight
car on the Northwestern road between Mis
souri Valley, la., and Blair, Neb., July 8,
for which crime lllchard Latta of Omaha
was arrested by Hans and turned over to
the Iowa authorities after confessing his
guilt and refusing to give the name of his
accomplice.
Letter Start Something.
After Lolta wns arrested tho sheriff of
Harrison county received a letter from
Bert Carter of Blair, asking If a letter
written to Latta would bo delivered to
him. Itecolvlng an answer In the afflrma
tlve, a few days later, Carter wrote to
Lntta. snvlnir that Daniels had told a
woman In Blnlr that he and Hans had con
spired to get Latta Into trouble nnd tho
writer advised Latta to denounce his ac
complice. This he did after considering
the matter several days. Daniels was Im
mediately arrested and placed In the Coun
ell Bluffs Jail, pending his removal to
Logan. Tho officers, when placing Daniels
In that Jail, Instructed the Jailer not to
let Hons sco him. A few hours after his
Incarceration Hans appeared nnd In thu
capacity of chief detective of the railroad
requested to see the prisoner, lie was re
fused, and then sent wora to uanicis to
keen his mouth shut.
At tho examination of Daniels at Logan
Hans sworo that to his knowledge Daniels
was not on tho train that was robbed.
Later Daniels made a confession, In which
he stated that he was on tho train at tho
solicitation of Fred Hans, who had In
structcd him to accompany Latta and to
rtny with him. He further said that he was
with Latta at the tlmo ho entered tho car
from which tho goods wcro taken and that
he expected to see Hana on that train.
Testimony Conflicts.
,,Tho.omcera.of Harrison, jounty have.been
Investigating the case since receiving me
confession of Daniels and And that It is
corroborated In places where it controverts
the testimony of Hans and this Is said to
bo tho causo of tho arrest of the detective
on tho chargo of perjury.
The officers aro much Incensed at the ac
tion of Hans In the matter of the arrest of
Daniels. Tho latter is a brother-in-law of
the detective and upon his recent roturn to
Omaha he was given a place In the employ
of tho railroad company as a relief watch
man at tho Eighth street crossing In
Omaha. The detective also furnished him
a pass over the road, stating that ho was
an employ, and Daniels used this pass to
take himself to Blair tho night before the
robbery.
When Hans heard .that Daniels had been
arrested ho went to the officers of Harrison
county and told them that they had mado
n grave mistake and that ho would have
no trouble in proving Daniels' innocence
In sneaking of tho caso to persons not con
nccted with the courts, Hans, It Is alleged,
has told conflicting stories. He said that
the man who first Informed nlm of the rob
bery was a stranger to him whose name ho
afterwards learned was Dlx. William Du
nuett. said to be another brother-in-law
of Hans, has said on several occasions that
ho was on tho train that night, where he
went under Instructions, and that he was
tho man who came Into the xabooso and
told Hans that tho tratn was being robbed
Hans holds a commission as deputy United
States marshal, Issued by T. L. Mathaws
marshal of this district. Mr. Mathews
has stated that ho would Investigate the
matter and that If the confession of Dan
lfls waB true ho would remove Hans from
the force, but later Is said to havo changed
his plan and will not remove Hans until
ho has been convicted in tno Iowa court
1 1 it ii n rii'arneii Connplrncy.
At tho city Jail last night Hans said
I havo promised my attorneys that I will
not talk nbout the case; otherwlso I could
und would give the public some very Inter
cstlng facts. The case Is nothing but a
conspiracy to ruin me. When the proper
tlmo comes I will havo no trouble in es
tnbllshlng ray Innocence, unless ray enemle
hire men to swear falsely against me
havo slxty-threo affidavits to prove that
thero Is a conspiracy against me.
linns resides at 2433 Seward street an
has four daughters at home. It Is expected
that other arrests In tho same connection
will be made in Omaha within a few nays
Dnnlrls' Further CoiifesMon.
Daniels, who filed a sworn statement In
Logan. Ia a few days ago, now mane
this further confession:
"I, Francis Daniels, being first duly
sworn, on oath depose and say that Fred
M. Hans Is n brother-in-law of mine and
that I am and have been personally ac
qualnted with him for years; that I hav
been working under him as a watchman
at the Eighth street crossing In the city
of Omaha and that I was working thero
prior to July r; that on that day I left
Omaha In company with Richard Latta, as
stated In my confession of August 17; that
I was arrested by the said Fred M. Hans
on tho night of July 6 In company with
lllchard Latta and that it was I who es
caped from Hans that night. Haus knew
It wns I and that I was there at his re
quest. "I further dopoie and say that I heard
the testimony of Fred M. Hans in the caso
of the state of Iowa against myself and
I heard him positively swear that I was
not present and that I was not tho one
who escaped from him tho night of July
6, 1001, cast of the Blair bridge In Har
rison county."
O. W. Egan has been appointed prose
cuting attorney at Logan in the absence of
tho county attorney nnd Is using every en
deavor to have this caso thoroughly aired
In the courti.
00 ANXI0UST0 EXECUTE
Anhvllle Mub Loses .Member lu nn
Attempt to Seise Convicted
.ero.
ASHVILLE. Ala., Aug. 12. Ono man wns
killed and another probably fatally wounded
In a battle here today to save the negro Jim
Brown from the vengeance of a mob after
had been tried and sentenced to be
hanged on September 20 for assault.
The dead:
WALTER BLANKENSHIP.
Wounded:
Arthur Blankenshlp.
A. S. Hanley.
Tho Blankenshlps were brothers nnd. it
s said, have been In town since Monday
trying to stir up the trouble. Walter died
Ithln two hours after being shot and Ar
thur is In precarious condition.
Tho attempt of the mob to gain possession
of tho negro followed one of tho swiftest
nd fairest trials ever witnessed. The Judge
nd court officials were on the defensive to
suppress the rising anger of tho crowd ns
ctall after detail of the crime was told by
the witnesses for the state. There was no
vldenrn for the. defence. iAs Brown said
nfterward In his confession, ;,thcre was noth
ing the witness ho had summoned couiu
say In his behalf.
Tho clash with the sheriff camo In half an
hour after Judge Pelham iiad pronounced
the sentence. By a ruse the courtroom wns
leared of half of Its angry occupants. The
remaining half wns'surley and bent on mis-
hlcf. At the request of Judgo Pelham
tho father of the outraged gin spoke coun
seling peace. In concluding his appeal he
said: "If you havo any respect for my
feelings, If I have any weight In your hearts,
let me urge you as good citizens to go home
nd obey the law nnd I will never ceuse to
thnnk you from the bottom Jot my heart."
forced to Flic.
After some difficulty the
courtroom was
leared. Sheriff North thaught It unwise
to attempt to take Brown tb the Jail a few
blocks away, for tho crowd "was rapidly In-
reaslng around the front of the courthouse.
Twenty-eight deputies armed with pistols
and shotguns were stationed In tho frout
hall and nt the windows of the courtroom.
Tho first sign of an outbreak came when ono
man from tho outside with a pistol in hand
Btnrted to mount the stairway. He was fol-
owed by two or threo others. Several shots
were exchanged and the mob leaders re
treated to tho outside, when two members
began firing Into tho window. Arthur
Blankenshlp was hit first and his brother
was shot while emptying hU revolver In tho
direction of the window. A bard rain began
falling. The bodies of the wounded wcro
removed and the crowd scattered about. Tho
officers took advantage of this lull and
spirited the negro away In charge of two
special deputies. Ho was put safely aboard
a freight train for Birmingham.
The crlmo for which Brown will hang was
committed on May 7, near Sprlngvllle, with
in a quarter of a mile of the house of the
Garetts. Brown left tho vicinity at once,
first going to Birmingham, then to Annls
ton and Atlanta and Anally to Charleston,
C, whero he wds captured. ,
LURTY ENDORSES THE NOMINEE
Defeated Candidate Shows Virginia
i'
Republican Convention that lie
Feels All Riant.
i
ROANOKE. Va.. Auif. Jx4wtaM.the re-
publlcata-BtattvtbAVontldh r4M.iomuIed this
morning ex-Congressrhan. Thorpe, chairman
of the resolutions committee, presented tho
platform, which was adopted by acclama
tion without debate. The platform en
dorses and announces adhesion to tho prln
clples of the national republican party as
enunciated In the Philadelphia platform
It endorses McKlnley's administration and
gives Its unqualified assent to tho repub
lican doctrino that tho pcoplo are sov
ereign. It declares Its willingness to trust
to tho people tho decision of all political
Issues. It denounces all efforts to discrim
inate In favor of citizens of Virginia on
account of race or color. It protests
against tho proposition to confer the right
of suffrage on unworthy persons on ac
count of tho merits or tho achievements
of their ancestors as tending to create a
privileged class and discrimination against
others equally worthy. It favors the right
of suffrage being left os fixed by the pres
ent constitution of Virginia, with such
laws and guarontlcs as will secure to overy
qualified voter a freo ballot and fair count,
It arraigns the democratic party or vtr
glnla for the "willful, deliberate, debased
and fraudulent elections that havo been
held In this state for years past." It de
clares its unalterable opposition to crim
inal trusts and to every Illegal combina
tlon of capital, but wages no war on com
blnatlon of capital for legitimate purposes
nnd arraigns tho democratic party ot vir
clnla. which has had control or the state
government for fifteen years, for Its failure
to enact any law or lane any steps to con
trol, prevent or punish such criminal trusts
and Illegal combinations ot capital. It
nrotests against the scheme to promulgate
the new legislation without submitting It
to the nconle.
After the platform had Deen cusposea o
Mr. Lurty, the defeated candldato for gov
ernor, made a speech, endorsing tne con
ventlon's nominations of last night. J
Hamnton Hoge. tho nominee for governor,
was called for and rcsnonaca wun a speecn
In which ho scored his democratic opponent
nnd the democratic party, no was en
thuslastlcally cheered. At 1:30 o'clock the
convention adjourned sine die.
Congressman Crump's Hun-emor.
STANDISH. Mich.. Aug. 22. The repuh
llcan congressional convention of tho Tenth
district, which was held hero today, nomln
ated H. H. Aplln to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Congressman it, o, crump
The1 nomination is considered equivalent t
an election.
OIL FIRE EXHAUSTS ITSELF
Leaves IJellelt nt Point llrccse
Fourteen Tanks, Resides Loss
of Two Lives.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22. Tho flro whlc
started at tho works of the Atlantic ro
finery at Point Breeze burned Itself out
today. Vlco President Lioyu ot tne com
pany estimates the toss at about 1500,000.
Fourteen tanks containing about 200,000 bar
rels of oil were destroyed, Ono pumping
station and thousands of feet ot pipe were
rendered useless, but the most Important
machinery Is Intact. It was definitely
learned that the two eraploves of the com
pany said to have lost their lives In tho
explosion early Tuesday morning aro safe.
ThU reduces tho death list to three fire
men. Traffic Mauaiier to IlrslKn.
SAVANNAH, Oa., Aug. 22, Traffic Man
ager Hlnton of the Central of Gecrgla rail
way will tender his resignation, to take ef
fect October 1. He docs not give the rea
sons that led him to this course. Presi
dent John M. Egan of the Central announces
that General Freight Agent E. W. Wlnburn
will succeed Mr. Hlnton.
BAKER CALLS GRAND JURY
Special Bedj Will Convene in Crlmiial
Courtroom oa Nevemher 6,
BOARD OF EDUCATION NOT CONSIDERED
ml Be Sn He Believes flrnnd Jury
Accessary livery Few Yenrs tu
Clear the Atmosphere Urnwn
Same as 1'etlt Jury.
Judgo B. S. Baker has called a grand
Jury to convene at 10 o'clock a. m. Wednes
day, November 6
"I consider that it Is necessary to have
grand Jury every few years lu order to
clear the atmosphere," said tho Judge yea
terday, "and I made up my mind a long
time ago that I would call one for the Oc- August IS ho found therein, by actual count
tober term of court. The rennost of thu I i o,- ...u. . i.- .i, .n.i
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uoaro. oi r.uucation nau notning wnnicvor
m uu wun my ueierminauon to can a
gruna jury. lor i nau uecmeil to uo so long
befxre that request was made. Tho mem-
bors of the school board have presented no
particular reason to me, nor to anyone els
as far as I know, for convening n grand
Jury. 1 don't know what 'a well dcRncd
rumor' Is, but 1 don't think It Is anything
that can be properly brought beforo a grand
Jury. A body of that kind never deals In
nythlng but facts, and has no business
whatever to fritter away Its tlmo In in
cstlgatlng mcru rumors.
Facts Arc Wanted.
"If tho Board of Education has any facts
to show that a crlmo has been committed
by anyone, tho grand Jury will give such
factB duo consideration, Just the same us
it will glvo proper attention to facts of that
kind brought before It by any citizen or
body of citizens.
"Tho reason for calling the Jury for No-
ember G Is to give the county attorney and
his assistants sufficient tlmo In which to
clear up criminal cases now pending, so
that ho will havo the tlmo and the clear
field necessary for proper operations with
the jury.
Tho method followod In drawing this
grand jury, which is tho nrst under tho
new law, is identical with that for drawing
pent jury. According to tnis system.
wnen a granu jury is ordered drawn, tne
leric ot me district court draws mo names
blindly from a wneel in which nave been
piaceu twcniy-inrco sups Dcanng mo
names of competent men. tho same as In a
regular Jury panel. Sixteen men aro re-I
oulred to sit on a Etnnd Jury. When tho
11st of sixteen is comnlote. nrrancements
aro made to notify the men who have been
drawn. In tho meantime tho list is scaled
up and the court becomes tho custodian
of It, the Judges Instructing tho clerk
that as a matter of law and public policy
it roust not be disclosed.
GOULD GRASPS NORFOLK ROAD
Acquires Control nf It with Hope of
Assisting Fluht for East
ern Outlet.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22.-The North
American tomorrow will say: Control of
the Norfolk & Western railroad has passed
out of the hands of tho Pennsylvania rail-
road and is firmly in tho grasp ot tho Oould
,. . . r,,,i ..-.,!,.
interests. This was announced yesterday
ara'fact and probabiyulll occasion greater
surprise In financial and railroad circles
than any similar' announcement mado this
ycar '
Tho Gould Interests, it is asserted, now
hi.i -...-i .i..!,,, ., .D,.iii
stock of tne Norfom & We-tern. It Is be-
Hcved that the Pennsylvania Interest b
about 110,000.000 out of tho 123,000,000 of
preferred stock and $13,500,000 out of tho
?66.000.000 of common stock.
Tho Gould party began, It Is said, by
purchasing the foreign holdings of Norfolk
csiern biock, ioiiowius una
picking up tho floating shares In the New
York market. Control of tho Norfolk &
Western will be used by George J. Gould
to further tho Interests of his railroad
system. If the Pennsylvania railroad will
withdraw opposition to the Wabash in Pitts
burg and agree not to thwart Gould In his
effort to get an Atlantic seaboard outlet
thn recently nrnulred Interest In tho Nor-
folk & Western will be surrendered at a
prlco which is fair. This Is tho latest of
a series of strategic movos by tne uouiu
ermin to the end of forcinc an eastern
nutlet. It is believed that President Cas-
.mi nf thn Pnnnsvlvanla road will decline
m mnkn nnv comtiromlso with tho Gould
nartv which would be disadvantageous to
the Pennsylvania, He will sail rrora lu-
rono on August 30 and Is expected to take
tho Immediate direction of things on sop-
temocr a.
It Is understood that the Pennsylvania
will make no agreement to nanoie uouia
freight from PlttBburg to the seaboard tin
less Mr. Gould will agree to abandon aD
solutely the project for a new railroad
across Pennsylvania to Philadelphia. In
tho meantime arrangements aro being per
, - . - i u ...iii
fected for u number of feeders which will
draw together a PUtatara; over tho a-
bash a heavy ireignt tramc. ine nig four
has agreed to let W abash trains use lis
land under a 090-year agreement.
EARNINGS OF ST. LOUIS LINE
Annunl Statement Shows "What They
Are anil Also Whnt the Iowa
Central Has Done.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Aug. 22. The an
nual report of tho Minneapolis & St. Louis
railway, made public today, shows gross
earnings of 13.375.S03; operating expenses,
11, Sir;, 691; net earnings, 11,426,790. Preferred
stock will show a dividend of 5 and common
of per cent.
The Iowa Central, owned by the samo in
terests, showed gross earnings ot 12,284,123;
operating expenses, !l,820.72o; net earnings.
1403.397. This will Just about pay tho fixed
charges. Tho road has expended a large
amount in permanent Improvements. One-
third of Us entire tonnage Is coal.
HAYS IS FOR ANOTHER PLACE
Xrir York Central Chief Says South
ern PnelHe Mnn Is Xot for
President.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Prrsldent Nbk
of tho New York Central road, denied today
n report that President Charles M. Hays of
the Southern Pacific railroad would become
nraeMunt flnrl cnnoral manHCfr of tho New
i. . x H i.i iks.. ,i-nU
ionc ueiuroi. ...r. .,... - --
no foundation for the report In any senso
and that Mr. Hays was not coming to the
New York Central In any capacity.
v..
,. i, -,
rotators lleeume a l.uxiir .
. .u . ti niTv i.. tt rv,i ...ik.
ern-srown potatoes sold today nt 50 cents
V" fi. .ti -.1 .
ago. A single bushel costs 11.10 from retail
dealers or about 11 CO when purchased
direct from wholesale dealers and Jobbers,
Homn grown potatoes are smaii ana ox poor
uuallty.
C0NDITI0N LLHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska--Generally Fair Fri
day ami Saturday; northerly winds.
Temperature nt Oiuiihn Yesterilayi
Hour, Den.
Hour.
)CK
, 711
" 11, m ..... . II
1 li. m
i l. m
I", m
I l. I"
n i. in
tl P.
T P. m
li. m
t P. m
II a. 111 IIS
7
11. 111 till
11
M a. m 70
m
II ii. 111 71!
Ml
HI II. Ill 711
70
1 1 11. m . ... . 77
li: m 7.H
7S
7 I
STATE TREASURY SHORTAGE
Goxeruor of Mississippi Says
He
l'ou ml tine AiuountliiK to
fflll-'.d'JI.
JACKSON, Mlssi, Aug. 22. Governor Lon-
clno has Issued n statement of the condl- I
timi nf ihn tie riniirv. ahnwlna thm mi
'"0"i . v..
SiO,46S. a shortage of $162,621. Treasurer
atowers was. however, allowed credit for
,,raftSi ctCii nmountlllg to 155,000,
lfavnR luc shortage 1107,621. The governor
,i, .i..
-i t,ti.i , ihni n.n nmnunt nf
. .u, .,lM nin.i if nnnnr.
,., . ,,, .r , ,h ...
BuU Qf gM cm)nt wng nlnt,e publc nd tnal
the stato might thus recover tho money
without further trouble, explanation or loss,
I therefore, In the Interest of the state, en-
Joined secrecy of those .present in the
wholo proceedings nnd ngrecd with Mr.
Stowers that 1 would mako another count
of tho money on Tuesday, August 20. On
tho day named I made the second count. It
was then found thnt tho cash and drafts on
hand balanced with the books, which caned
for $30o.914."
The governor closes the stntomcnt by
saying:
"The condition of tho funds In tho treas-
ury wns made, as required of mo by section
137 of the constitution, nnd In my opinion
the books ot tho treasury show n correct
statement of tho nmountB which should
have been In tho treasury on the said 15th
lnmi 20th days of August. 1901, respectively,
,.nrt befure doing or snvlng anything fur-
tner in tho premises I deem It Just to Mr.
stowers (tho treasurer) that ho be given
uii onnortunltv to make such explanation
0 (ne mntter ar ho may sco lit."
ThL, Publication of this report created
Rrcat cxctemcnt. Mr. Stowers declined to
mal0 Q statement,
lrir- ..,.1r-r. onn-r
Hin-uiuinint mipjcn oiiui
Saloon Keeper nt Cripple Creek I'scs
n ShotKiin with Fatal
F. fleet.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Aug. 22. Sam
Strong, tho millionaire mlno owner, wob
, 18 mornlDg by Grnnt
w.
Tho shooting took placo In tho Newport
saloon, owned by Crumley. Strong, with
mrcu iriuum, unu ucen oui. uu iuKin ui tno sidewalk., Then realizing that some
various gambling saloons, and nt Crumley's thine wns wronc ho went hark to fh lui.lv
had made a winning. John Neville, Strong's
father-in-law,; and Crumley, got into an
, """"""fc ""'"'7"
'as n Janser. Strong drew a revo ver.
Crumley Jumped behind tho bar. grabbed
8hot,Bun d blow a hole through b.m
Strongs head. Ha gavo himself up to tho
" . minut03 irttar . ,
W;????".. wo.
. . , i. .t., V. i i iL T wmi
ot n ,tn? thlh n,ht bjr. V"11""1
Tromback in a quarel over a bet. His
'T . , .Z' , ,u u .
iuo wuiuicj uiuiucm uvueu khv uHtiv iu
which Adjutant General 1 Tarsney of Colo-
Tr: , . 1, 6
,db ule " . ,
st,r,onK formerly owned tho famous mlno
? V letor which bears his name and he
' r
Pl0 CrceK a'gtr'ct'
Trjaiai uiDcnlCDio cam
II UUI1U I nnlli vvnturvuno fclMU
Kleven-Yenr-Olil Terror of the 9111-
TvnuUee Line Is Noir In In
ilustrlnl School.
JAMESVILLE. Wis.
Aug. 22. William
Kinney, tho 11-ycar-old son of a railroad
watenmnn, was senirnccu luuuy iu iub in-
dustrlal School for uoys at waukesna ror
wrecKing a train on me unicago, jmwuuKse
& St. Paul rond. Young Kinney, who had
previously ditched a train by throwing a
switch, looscnad tho, brakes on some freight
enrs. which, running down n steen grado.
crashed Into a freight train, causing n
serious wreck,
JUSTIFIED IN KILLING HIM
,-,.,. .i,v Kmnenttes Mrs. itou
ert Lees from Illume far
Stahliluir Peddler.
PITTSIUmo, Aug. 22. Mrs. Robert Lees,
whn WAR hplrt fnr thn kllUnc nf thn Hnhrnw
vemer Robert Nogler. yesterday during
R re, llt tno homo of jIrg Grace Woo,,S(
exonerated from all blnme in connco-
jon ,vIth tno gtabblnK ot tho ronn at tho
coroner's Inquest today. The verdict stated
that Nogler was killed by tho woman In
self-dofense nnd that tho killing was Jus-
tillable.
NATIONAL FIREMEN'S CHIEFS
Association Selects Those It "Wants
for OIHcers Xext Conven
tion at Detroit.
PUFFALO, Aug. 22. Tho National Fire
men's association hold a brief convention
hero today. Tho following officers were
elected: President, George C. Hale, chief
of tho Kansas City flro department; secre
tary. D. W Glllen of Chicago; treasurer, H.
S. Salsbury of Wisconsin. A number of
vice presidents wero also chosen. Tho noxt
convention will be In Detroit.
Movements ot (ireiin Vessels, Aunt. 2:
At New York Arrived Sardinian, from
At New York Arrived Sardinian, from
KK'Svede'rkh df?? Oros" e. fo7'nrf men,
via Southampton; Columbia, ror Hamburg,
via Plymouth nnd Cherbourg; La Gas-
CAtnVideSrlved-Werra. from New
York, via albraltar and Genoa, and pro
ceeded. At Plymouth Arrived Augusto Victoria,
K nrnrV7de
t Rotterdam Sailed Amsterdam, for
New 1 ork. via Hnuiogne and Hur Mer.
ltyrtl
nmnnlp for Vnw YnriV.
I a i nn1ir1nArrivifnr1iintil fmm
Yori '
UvVrpool-ArrlvcdMaJestlc. from
Now York; Celtic, from Now York; No-
madic. irom .-sew yorK; New Kngiana,
1 irum iiwniuit. untirn 1 tajliuuvci , lui i ui t- i
I land, Me,
,.-- Arrtv,! Itn nor n Mnr
I Tk.r.m fr.im V..w Vnrlf vln Hnuthsmnlnn
and Cherbourg. , ,
I t. Ila.nliMri. Arrlv.wl liin vlfli n n
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher-
bourg.
At Yokohama-Ballcd-Kmpreiw of China,
irom num. ivuuk, ib im Mi.vr,,
1 At Glasgow sailed Peruvian, tor uosion.
KILLED BY FOOTPADS
John J, Olllllan, Formerly of Nebraska Leg-
filature, Shot Dead in Liaoeln.
BODY FOUND THREE BLOCKS FROM HOME
Olethei Nearly Tera Off Ilii Pencn in
Terrible Strngtjle.
ROUTS ROBBERS AT COST OF HIS LIFE
Shots Bouse Neijhtorheod and Two Men
Run Away.
BLOODHOUNDS ABE PUT ON THE SCENT
.... .iii.i I...., .
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Loose on tne unnsc and Hone f
CnptiirliiK the Murderers
Huns IIIkIi.
(From a Staff Correspondent,)
LINCOLN, Aug. 23. (Special Tclcgratn.l-
John J. Olllllan, ex-represeutatlvo to tho
Nebraska legislature, was found murdered
on tho street nt 10:30 o'clock last night
The body was discovered lying across the
curbstono at Seventeenth nnd G streets by
Walter L. Anderson, nn attorney, who hap-
pened to bo passing that way. Three shots
were heard n short tlmo boforo and two
men were socn running cast from tho
vicinity. Copies of magazines carried by
sir. Glllilnn were strewn along the sldu-
walk, his shirt front was torn down tho
right sldo and n bullet wound near tho col-
larbono nnd two others In tho breast com-
pleted the story ot tho tragedy.
The sound of fleeing feet and a cry from
n pedestrian for tho fugitives to halt fol-
lowed quickly aftor tho shooting. All his
valuables wcro still on the person of tho
dead man, showing that tho murderers did
not have tlmo to complete tho work of
rifling his pockets.
Sheriff Branson, acting In the absence of
Coroner F. A. Graham, took charee of thn
bodr.
Any ono of tho threo wounds in thn hrrast
would havo been fatal.
Anderson lleurs tho Shots.
I Walter L. Anderson was tho first to reach
tno Dooy. 110 was walking north on Scvon-
teenin street wnen at U street he heard
threo shots, two In rapid succession nnd
tho third after a brief interval. Mr. An
derson thought nothing of the sound nnd
proceeded on his way to O street, whero
ho saw tho form of a man bine across
tho curbstono at a uolnt whero tho Ground
B0pcs toward tho stroot. Thinking that
80"" belated man was Indulging In tho
mvi'D oi intoxication, no tnoucnt nomine
of tho slrht. Passlnir on. Mr. Anderson
found sovcral magazines scattered along
nn.i wnR hnrrlfirri tn rm,i Mr nmiinn kio.
faco up gaspIng or breath; The ga8plnK
and Bomo warmth wcro tho only signs
of fe aml tho80 s(xm dgappearod, ,n.
statJt,y Mr Ander80n reported to tho police
and tno coroner w cfted
. '. .
- Bloodhounds op t he!, Ten I. .
mn.-JI' ..V . 7 I A 1. " L,.
iiui u ino trui. int
houna8 fo"wed the trail which tho fleeing
men wero seen to take and went to tho
twi. mo ponce oeiieye it
i its uiiuo u uicu ij a caso ot murder, committer!
by footpads.
., i"01 navmg traced tho fugl-
"vcs lo lno U0CK lfllana tracks, ran north-
ward along tho roadbed, and as a Ilcck
island freight train from tho south htd
' ; ? 11 18 ProsuraF" W 1,10
pollco that tho murderers boarded tho train,
which was due In Omaha nt 4 o'clock.
Dr. Frank "W. Hill, 1833 O street, saw
two men running cast on G streot after
tho shots wcro fired. Ho called to them.
but thoy kept ou running.
'Who's thero?" ho shouted, but tho men
proceeded tho faster.
Mrs. Glllllan said her husband had gono
downtown to a bathhouse His cleanly
shaved face indicated that ho had gone to
u uuruur suop una penormea tne ODjeci
or nis trip. .Mrs. unman did not think
ui mucu niuney wun mm. air.
Glllllan was 15 years old.
Ho had been a citizen of Lincoln for
twenty years nnd was well known as a real
cstaio uroKcr. in ibn no wns elected a
member of tho legislature from Lancaster
county and mado nn enviable record as a
legislator. He was prominent In the local
organization of theosophtsts. Ho was tho
son-in-law of Dr. A. G. Houtz of this city.
Career a Ilnsy One,
John J. Glllllan was born In tho vlllaga of
Algonquin, McIIenry county, III,, and was
raised on n farm. Ho received bin early
education In the district school and later nt
wheaton college. Illinois, nnd Oborlln eol-
I r, i ihia. ..it 1 .a at
viiiv, " nau mitt, no autiitiiti Mil
years. In 1S7C, when 20 years of age. bo
on account. He was
firm nntrnrrnrt In thn Hrv irnnrla htttilnnatt nml
tcr In mining. In 18S0 Mr. Glllan camo
to Nebraska, locating nt Lincoln, ar
Lincoln, nnd cn-
gaged In the real cstnto business, which ho
still conducted. Mr. Glllllan came of sturdy
republican stock and was trained In tho
nrlnrlnlp nf thrt nartv whfn thn nnllHp nf
Illinois wcro controlled, by tho followers of
Lincoln, Grant and Logan. He had been ac-
tlvo In local politics, but never sought office,
and was nominated by acclamation In tho
republican convention for the Iiouho as a
representative of the Thirtieth district.
OMAHA POLICE ON WATCH
Go to Hock Islnnit Ilnllrnnil Yards In
Hope of Capturluic Lincoln
Murderers.
A telcphono mcssago to the Omaha po
llco at 3 o'clock this morning notified tho
department to be on tho watch for the
Lincoln murderers, who wore supposed to
v, r-hinn, nmilm nn a freight train.
A similar message was sent to South
Omaha. Tho ponce oi doiu cities saui
tn0y would havo men on watch at tho
railroad stations and yards In the hope of
Clevelnml Gets the Clans,
PITTHHUnO. Aug. 22. The Royal Scot
tlsh Clans continued their twenty-fifth
lilcnnlnl convention hero today, Tho follow
ing ofllcers cro elected: Royal chief, W.
II. Hteen, Hraldowood. III.; royal tnnlst,
Charles McKnlght, Roston; counselor,
iMnvfir neorcu Tuvlor. Jr.. London. Canada:
royal treasurer, Peter Kerr. Hoston. The
contest for the next placo of meeting In
llB was exciting. Cleveland finally winning
oy a smau huki,
lluslmnil I'orres Her Death,
n "
BAN FRANCISCO. AUK. 22. It. T. ROSH. a
music teacher, nnd His wife, m ytnrs o il
I nn, nonnllpSS. WOrO aIlh VXlll tftl UV IMS
todav In their room on Jones a treat. , In
th hands of Jlrn. Ross was clutched a
curtain, und It Is thought that slio had at-
iciuiu . .v,v" :"'ww
nau uraiitsca. nr uut.