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Poweis Coniider Making Jtiit Dffl. t
tba f ultin Reform. -
HIS PRESENT COURSE ENDANGERS PEAC"
MaesatnUn Affair. Not tha Only Troibla
on Hit Hand.
IF NATIONS ACT, THEY'LL BE THOROUGH
Will Farci Porta ta Da Vara Than Kp Old
Frsmises.
it it cna TMIQ THAT FRANrF l5 WAITING
IT IS FOR THIS THAI rHANU. lb WAIIINU
Would He Prcsslnir I.nrandn Clnhit
.More Vigorously If It Did .ot
l'l nr Disruption of Whole
Turkish Km pi re.
PARIS, Oct. 21. The fact that Franco
has not yet employed coercive measures to
enforce 11 settlement of the Lorando claim by
Turkey Is due to the unsettled condition of
the Interior of that country. It Is feared
that such aotlon might nrluR nbout the dis
ruption of Turkey.
Tho ralsgovcrnmont ot Macedonia, the ex
ctsses committed !n Armenia and the dis
satisfaction on tho Island ot Creto have
reached such a point is to constltuto u men-
nco to peace. The powr-s, actio on tho
Initiative of ItusHln and France, aro now
discussing tho basis of an understanding
for Joint representations to the porto and
for eventually obliging tho sultan not only
to carry out tho clauses of tho treaty of
Berlin rotating to Macedonia and Armenia,
but to give guaranties fo further reforms
and tho settlement of numerous pending
questions.
SHE WANTS CHANGE OF HEIR
llmvnurr Promises AppolntlllK Jctv
Succcsior to China's
Til r one.
PEKIN, Oct. 21. A now heir to tho throne
will bo appointed when tho downger cm
prets meets Prlnco Chlng nnd scerl of
tho viceroys nt Kal Feng, capital of tho
provlnco of Ho.Nan, where there will bo
a general discussion of tho affairs ot tho
emnlre.
This news Is believed to bo authentic, as
It wan received from high Chlncso offi
cials. Tho present holr has proved to bo
dlsslritttrrl nnd uncontrollable. Moreover,
his father's status as a banished prlnco
makes nis succession contrary io vimucc
iradltlons. Tho candidate of tho empress
Is said to bo Pol Tze, a nephew of Prince
Tuan, who Is Intellectually weak. He par
ticipated In tho lloxcr aggressions, per
sonally leading an attack on tho French
cathedral. Tho reform faction disapproves
of tho selection and-suggests that the pow
ers opposo It If the empress wishes to carry
H nut.
Prince ' Chldif-aturt nbout November 1
from hero to act as grand marshal of tho
court on Its Journey from Kal-teng.
Present Heir's Antecedent.
The heir to tho throne Is Pu Chun,
of Prlnco Tuan. He was born In 1884
son
In
ono
1DCF tt.l Tun., ...I.,. tinrt hupntHA
of the mo t powe f'ul o tho advisers of tho
A. "I" ' .i,..A .v. nf
rinwnscr mnnress. obtained tho nonor or
having his son named by tho emperor and
a short time afterwards Pu Chun was se
lected ns heir to tho widow of one of the
lthleat Mnnchu winces. In the au
tumn of 1898, whon tho emperor was dc
prlved of nil but nominal power, It was
announced that Pu Chun had been roloctcd
ns heir npparent to tho throne. It was
nnnounced In November last that Prlnco
Tunn had lied to Kan Su. Ho Is a Manchu
of nuro descent. Is the grandson of Km
pcror Taouk-Wang. who died in 1850, and
n nephew of Kmperor Hlen-Fung, who died
In 1801. Prlnco Tuan's father, Prince Tun,
wns tho most likely heir to the throne after
Taouk-Wang's death, but his succession
wns set nsldo for somo reason which has
not been made public. About tho middle
nt nils vear Prince Tuan was said to be
fomenting nn Insurrection In western Mon
enlla. Ho was last reported to bo at
Ululmskl, In Turkestan, to which part ot
the world ho had been banished as a re
suit of the part which he took In the Boxr
uprising.
DUKE AND DUCHESS DEPART
Bunvrstnrm unit Theft .Mark Their Hay
of Salllnir from Can
niln'a Shores.
HALIFAX. N. S., Oct. 21. The duke and
duchess of Cornwall and York left Canada
this morning In tho presence of thousands
of cheering spectators, A heavy snow
storm began shortly before Ophlr steamed
away.
Thn duko of Cornwall and York has sent
a farewell address to tho earl of Mlnto,
tho governor general of Canada, In which
he says ho Is unxlous to make known
through him with what regret tho duchess
and himself "bid farewell to pcoplo who, by
their warm-heartedness nnd cordiality, havo
made us feel nt home amongst them from
tho first moment ot our arrival on their
shores."
Tho duko praises tho Northwest mounted
police and tho militia. Tho thanks of tho
duke and durhess aro extended to the Do
minion and provincial government, to the
railroad companies, to Sir Wilfrid Laurlcr.
the premier, nnd Anally to Lady Mlnto
nnd the governor general, for tho unfailing
kindness and genuine hospitality they ex
tended
Prluco Alexnnder of Tcck was tho victim
of n robbery yesterday, a gold watch, an
heirloom which had. been In tho family
for generations, and a purse filled with
sovereigns having been taken from his
cablu on the royal yacht Ophlr
MANCHESTERS CHANGE HOME
Leave flit urn rince for Kliiiliollini
Castle, In Antli'llintloii
of Kveuts.
(Copyright. 1901, by Pros Publishing Co,)
WINDSOR, Oct. 21. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho World
correspondent hears that the duko and
duchess of Manchester are leaving Down
place tomorrow for Klmbolton castle, Hunt
ingdonshire. They had the option of re
malnlng at Down place until November 15,
but as tho duchess would probably not be
In a position to be moved on that dato they
decided tn leave at once. Mr. Zimmerman,
father of thn duches, Is already at Klm
boltou castle preparing for the reception ot
tho duchess.
RETURNS SECURITIES TO BANK
Bundle Supposed In Ciuitnlu llic Val
uables Surrendered hy Attor
ney for Cashier,
LOWELL, Maw., Oct. 21. Tho financial
'roubles which hntl caused groat suspenso
A-the officers of the Merchants' National
.Ci?or three days In consrquenco of the
fcHfeibarnnco ' teller, Albert o. smitn,
KKPlts bookkeeper, Lowls H. Swift, prac
tically were smoothed out today. Tho hank
has loBt nbout $115,000. Tho directors offi
cially slato this nnd at the same time say
II,... k.. l.-.l .... -1,1.. ..ni.rl.
llctf..
The bnnk's loss, It Is understood, Is made
up of two Items; First, tho stealings or
tho two men during the last two years, as
shown now by tho books, and, secondly,
that part of tho cash Included In tho loot
retained by Smith and Swift as tho price
of ,nclr Imrgnln to return the securities
The "valuable securities" which have be.
been
recovered, as described by one director,
were returned In carpet bags nnd repre
sented bonds, notes and other negotiable
papers and bunches of money, all supposed
to have been taken from tho bank vault
Just prior to tho time the men disappeared
on Thursday night.
Interest for tho moment renters In tho
pursuit of Smith nnd Swift and tonight It
was understood that United States ofllcors
had found near this city the men's hiding
place. An Immedlato arrest was expected
without regard to tho probable Inaction of
tho bank directors. It Is generally believed
'the men wcra In Boston until this morn
Ing and that they are now some distance
away. Smith had corresponded with Mon
treal parties and It Is thought he has gone
there.
In C'nrpct tlaus.
Tho loot from the bank vaults was re
turned In carpet bags, delivered at tho
bank very early this morning, after the
directors had been In conference at a
hotel with lawyers Ilurkc of this city and
Itartlctt of Ronton, representing tho men.
What tho agreement was by which tho
bank got back tho greater part of tho
plunder will not bo stated, but tho happi
ness of nil tho bank'H officers oxpressed
without reserve Indicates tho seriousness
of the situation prior to the ngroomcnt.
Lawyer llurke, when asked If his clients
would bo In danger of prosecution, said:
1 know nothing which would Indlcato that
tho young men will bo prosecuted."
The bank for threo dnys has been be
sieged by customers, but In every caso ac
counts were found to bo correct. This
makes It Impossible without official state
ment to ascertain wherein tho men wore
short In their accounts. Smith was under
1,10,000 bond, but Swift as bookkeeper was
not supposed to handle monoy and so was
not bonded. Several of tho directors have
stated that they do not expect Smith or
Swift to return here
POWERS IS FINALLY EXCUSED
Defendant Leaves Witness Stand
After Twenty -Four Honrs
He to re the Jury.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 21. Caleb Pow
ers left tho wltenss stand this afternoon
aftor bl(! ,on(? cffort ,n hlg own uonaf.
Powers said no one eyer-hwd Ms persona)
key to his office except I.co Davidson, son
of Assistant Secretary Davidson. He gavo
Davidson his key to keep while ho wns
away from Frankfort, from January 12 to 17.
Powers Bald: "I want to snv that thero
Is a possibility that shots may havo been
fired from tho secretary of state's oftlco.
Duplicate keys could have been mad
when Gocbel was shot I had tho k
Hut
keys to
my office in my possession. Powers denied
most emphatically that ho had over con
spired with any human being to do violence
to William Goebel or any other democratic)
official.
Powers said tho military forco wns only
to bo used In tho event that the democrats
tried to tako forcible possession of tho
public offices beforo the cases of tho re
publican contestants had been carried to
and decided by tho United States supremo
court.
Do you know where Rob Noakcs Is?"
asked Mr. Campbell.
'I do not, sir. The prosecution used him
beforo; 1 did not."
"Do you not know that ho Is now tn In
diana, where Taylor Is
"I have not seen Mr. Taylor for somo
time," replied the witness.
Powers denied that he 'gavo Youtsey ti
key to hlti office during the month of Jan
uary. Ho was nsked why ho did not put
Youtsey out of his office when ho found
him thero with n gun. Powers replied:
"It hnB not been my custom In life to
control tho notions of men by bruto forco."
At 4:10 o'clock Powers left the witness
stand, nftcr having been beforo tho Jury
for about twenty-four hours. Dr. A. Mor
gan Vanco of Loulsvlllo was tho noxt wit
ness. He said Gocbel had been shot from
the front.
James Carpenter nt Louisville testified
that when Ooobol wns shot he ramo from
the senato building nnd found a number of
persons looking up at a raised third-story
window of tho executive building.
Ex-Adjutant Goncrnl Collier testified nt
ths night session. Thero was nothing new
in his testimony. After soveral other wit
nesses wero heard court adjourned at 9:40
p. m.
Holland Whlttakor, under Indictment for
the murder ot Gocbel nnd under $10,000
bonds, will testify for tho defenso tomor
row.
ONE VICTIM FROM O'NEILL
Charlen Warner nnel Wife Arrested
for Mntrlntnnlnl Frnml on
I,, i:. Ilnrdlnu.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., Oct. 21,-Charles
Warner, aged 42, und his wife, Annie, aged
35, who travel under numerous aliases, wero
nrrested tonight on Information from H. K,
Cochran, postofflce Inspector at Huffnlo.
The specific charge ngalnst tho prisoners
Is a fraud alleged to hnvo been perpetrated
upon 1 K. Harding of O'Neill, Neb., with
whom Mrs. Warner opened communication
through n matrimonial periodical, Inter ask
Ing Harding tn send a ticket nnd $10 rash
ond stating that she would go to Nebraska
to become his wife. Harding compiled with
tho request.
HOGG PROMOTES HIS COMBINE
Tcxiia' Former Hieeiillve .Vow In Xrtv
York tn Get IlnekliiK for
Oil Project.
DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 21. Former Uovcrno
James h, Hogg and James W, Swayno are
lu New ork City to Interest capital In th
formation of a big combination of all th
Independent producers In the Ueaumont flild
t.'ho have the meant, of handling the oil ns
Individual concerns. The capltullzatlon of
these Independent companies approximate
$100,000,000.
PAKE BEFORE THE I ANKEE
Germaij'i Tradiimai Tall Each Othar
Taiir Bnaiaaia Faara,
ARE EAGER FOR A DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE
Hope thnt hy Uniting All Centrnl Ku-
ropc They May He Able tu
Jllock Uncle Sam's On
ward Mnrch.
nKRLIN. Oct. 21. The Pund dor Indus-
trlellen held n general meeting here today
at which was discussed tho "American Dan
ger" and tho new Herman tariff.
Tho general secretary of tho bund, Dr.
Wcndlandt, described tho "American dan
ger" as great, and said that CScrmBn manu
facturers were conscious of this. Ho quoted
figures showing tho extraordinary growth ot
exports from tho United States to Germany
ami tho decline of goods going In the op
poslto direction, and complained that the
averago bf duties Imposed by the United
States Is 60 per cent, while thnt of Ger
many Is only 10 per cent. A further hard'
ship, ho said. Is tho roqulrlng of a dcclar.v
tlon of Invoices before a consul, thus glv
Ing Americans possession of business se
crets of Gorman manufacturers. Ho as
serted that the United States departments
maintained detectives In Germany to dis
cover trado secrets and undervaluations.
and cited tho caso of a factory In Saxony
which had been ruined thereby.
Referring to President Roosevelt's re
ported wish to come to terms with Gcr
many, tho speaker said:
"Germany's best policy will bo to wait for
the Amorlcnn to come to us, nnd then de
mand tho rcmovnl of the worst Injustices
and nnnoyanccs before wo begin a fixed
treaty. Gormany should rcfuso to act un
til the United States reduces the duties
below 20 per cent."
I'oxsltile lleiueilleii.
Discussing tho remedies nt Germany's
disposal, Dr. Wendlnndt said the chief one
wns tho tariff, nn Increase of which must
absolutely bo applied. "This," he declared,
"would bring America to Its senses and
counteract the boundless dcipotlsm of
trusts."
Ho recommended the formation of a cen
trnl European customs union ngalnst the
United States, and, admitting tho great dlt
(lenities In tho way of this, declared that It
It should provo Impossible, then a common
agreement should bo made to treat Amcrl
can goods differently from thoso of other
countries.
Other speakers wnrncd their henrers
ngalnst n tariff war with tho United States,
Hlnco that country can easily got from other
countries what It now Imports from Ger
many, while Germany would be unable to do
tho same.
Tho bund adopted resolutions favoring the
passage of the tariff bill after dropping tho
doublo system of duties nn grain, In order
that Germany may hnve new duties for tho
securing ot advantageous trado relations
with the United States. Tho bund also rec
ommended that the plan for a European
customs union against tho United States bo
further considered.
WAIT FflR SIlMKllNh IU SHUUI
..... . .
Colonthlnn Executive nml Foreign
Nil (Inns' Vomeln Still F.Micct
Sometlilnir tn Happen.
COLON, Colombia, Oct. 21. Tho anxious
ml prolonged uncertainty regarding tho
dato upon which the Insurgents will prob
ably attack tho city of Panama still exists,
resulting In a wearisome tension productive
ot disastrous results to tho commerce of the
Isthmus. Tho recent doubling of Import
duties on all goods nnd of tho liquor tnxes
will not be likely, It Is thought, to result
In n proportionate Increase of revenue. On
tho contrary many foreign orders havo been
canceled.
Tho United States battleship Iowa, the
British sloop of war Icarus and tho French
second class cruiser Protct, at Panama, and
tho United States gunboat Machlas and the
French cruiser Suchct at Colon continue
to await tho development of events.
Friday night a largo number of Insurgents
wero seen at Empire, an important railway
stntlon near Panama, but they disappeared
upon thn approach of government troops.
Yesterday another body of lnsrugcnta was
seen nt Fnnfar, less than half n mile from
tho Lnboca wharf on tho outskirts of Pan
ama. Fanfar Is where the Insurgents posted
their artillery when they shelled La Boca
In laHt month's battle.
IT0 MOVEMENT WITH IT0 OUT
MnrnuN' Frlendu Scekluir tn Over
throw Cabinet for Hint With'
ont Ilia Snnctlnn.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 21. Tho Marquis Ito's
party hns Initiated a strong movement to
overthrow the cabinet. Important polltl
cal developments are anticipated.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. "This Is very
surprising news," said Mr. T. Tsudzukl,
former vlco mlnlstdr for foreign affairs ot
Japan, at the headquarters ot Marquis Ito
at tbo Arlington .hotel today when shown
tho press dispatch from Yokohama stat
Ing that Marquis Ito's party has Initiated
a strong movement to overthrow tho Ja
panese cabinet. "I can say authorlta
lively," he continued, "that such a movo.
ment has not the sanction of tho marquis
himself and that ho has no desire to wit
ness tho downfall, of the power. Whon wo
left Japan political nffalrs there were
practicably peaceful and I do not believe
tho movement will provo to bo n very
formidable! one. Vo havo no information
to lead us to believe that such nn ' event
was Imminent.
Marquis Ito and his party left Washing
ton on the 4 o'clock train for New York
City.
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PREPARE FOR FINAL STRUGGLE
C'oloiulilnii Itehels and Iteicnlars Con-
centriitlnir lu the Vicinity
of Paiininit.
KINGSTON. Jamaica, Oct. 21. Letters re
ceived from Panama say tho Colombian
rebels lost heavily In a battle near there
last Thursday. The rebels aro concen
trating In a camp In the neighborhood, and
both sides are preparing for a clash which,
it s oxpected, will largely determine the
fate of the rovolutlon.
Discredit Story of newel's Heath.
THE HAGUE. Oct. 31. The former resi
dents of tho Transvaal who are now in
this city entirely discredit the rumors of
the death of General Dewet emanating from
Durban, Natal,
new doublejtrack bridge
I UnrlliiKlnti IMnnn to lliilld for the Kb-
tnre Afros the Month of
the I'lntte.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) General and Mrs. C. F. Mander
son arc at tho Arlington, having arrived
this evening from Nebraska. General
Matidcrson Is hero for tho purpose of se
curing the approval of tho secretary of
war on plans for a new sleel bridge which
the Durllngton road proposes to build on
the site ot the present structure nt Plaits-
mouth.
"Tho bridge will cost In tho neighbor
hood of $500,000," said the general attor
ney of tho B. & M. system. "While the
present structure Is In good condition, tho
fact remains that It Is not heavy enough
to carry tho enormous locomotives wo now
have, consequently we must rebuild. In
fifteen years tho locomotive has Increased
In weight to such an extent that bridges
built not long ngo arc Inefficient. We
must chango the bridge across tho Platto
at Plattsmouth to meet tho changed con
ditions of tho modern mogul. Tho piers
of the bridge urc In splendid condition,
but It Is our purpose to widen them at tho
top to carry a double track. Although It
is our purpose to put on the new structure
only n slnglo track nt first, wo aro look
ing to tho futuro and will build tho new
bridge with a doublo trartk In view."
Ralph W. DrcckcnrldgQ of Omahn Is at
tho Raleigh. He Is here to nrguo tho case
of the Northern Assurance company of
London agulnst tho Grand View Uulldlng
association, which Is on call In tbo bu
promo court. The case grows out of tho
fire nt tho Worthlngton Military academy,
Lincoln, nnd comes to tho supremo court
on appeal from the court of appeals of
tho Eighth circuit. Halleck F. Roso of
Lincoln Is also In Washington and rcprc
Bents tbo Grand View association, llreck
cnrldgo representing tho Insurance com
pnny.
John N. Ilaldwln, general attorney for
tho Union Pacific, with hcidquartors at
Omaha, Is a guest at Wlllards'. He Is
here on business connected with ft caso In
the supremo court In which his company Is
Interested,
L. P. Funkhouser of Omaha Is a guest
at the New Wlllards, having como on to
attend the biennial session of tho supreme
council of Scottish Rite Masonry for the
southern Jurisdiction, which began its ses
slons today. Gustavo Anderson, also ot
Omaha, ono ot tho executive members ot
tho council, Is nlso In attendance upon
today's session
An abstract of tho condition ot the
Omaha national banks at tho closo of busi
ness September 30 shows! Loans and dls
counts, $16,52.r,98i; total specie, $1,880,-
456; lawful money reserve, S2,911,342; gold
coin, $1,151,450; Individual deposits, Jll,-
597.CS4; average reserve held, 28.07 per
cent.
The Lincoln banks show: Loans nnd
discounts, $2,859,036; total specie, $167,
724; lawful money reserve, $240,846; gold
coin, $42,155; Individual deposits, $2,509,-
359; nverngo reservo held, 21.68 per cent,
Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska Lilac. McPherson county, R.
H. Folcs, vice J. Popham, resigned.
ssouin uaKow-ur.sco.,yaiiyqrui county.
It.. A. tt ug.
Titus J. Howard or urceicy, wcd.; jamcs
,J ""cy ' ..minim..
n 0.Hnra ot KKlon, s. u., wore lonay au-
mlttcd to practice beforo tho Interior de
partment.
DEMOCRAT GETS THE PLACE
Ilunsevclt Make Good Ills Promise
In Selecting; South C'nrollnn
Itevenue Collector.
WASHINGTON. Oct.' 21. The president.
today appointed George E. Kocster col
lector of Internal revenue for tho district
of South Carolina to succeed W. L. Web
stcr, deceased, with tho appointment the
following statement was Issued: "Mr.
Koester Is a prominent democrat nnd has
been recommended for tho position by a
lurgn number of Influential business men
nnd representative citizens, not only nt
South Carolina, but of North Carolina
nnd elsowhcre."
The appointment of Mr. Koester terml
nates a controversy which began upon Mr,
Roosevelt's accession to the presidency,
It was In connection with this appointment
and thnt of former Gevernor Jones to a
federal Judgeship In Alabama that tho pres
ident announced that his policy In regard
to the southern appointments would bo
to name sultablo republicans It they ran
be found and If not lo appoint democrats.
Mr. Rlalock, who has long been Identified
with the republican, party In South Cnro
Una, at first was understood to ho slated
for this position, but the president later
decided not to appoint him. Subsequently
Senator McLaurln, whom tho president
consulted nbout tho matter, suggested tho
name ot Mr. Kocster.
PRESIDENT QUITS
lArl I AL
Leaves for FariplnKton t it ml for Ills
rnrtlclpatlnn In the Hxcr
clses nt Ynle.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. President
Roosevelt lott Washington nt 4:50 for
Farmlngton, Conn., on a special Penn
sylvanla trnln, which wns run ns a second
section of tho Federal express. Tho train
consisted ot a private car, a Pullman and
a locomotive. The president was accom
panied by Commander Cowles, his brother-
in-law, at whoso summer resldenco ho will
stop at Farmlngton, Secretary Cortelyou,
Dr. Rlxey nnd Mr. Barnes, ono of Mr.
Cortolyou's nssUtants. On Wednesday tho
president will go to Yale college, where
the degree of L.L. I). Is to bo conferred upon
him. He will return to Washington on
Tbursdav.
NEW YORK. Oct. 21. The train bearing
President Roosevelt and party reached
Jersey City at 10:10 p. m. The president
spent most of tho time after leaving Wash
ington on tho observation car, retiring for
the night at 10 o'clock.
After reaching Jersey City the'traln was
run onto tho transport Maryland and taken
up East river to Port Morris, where tt
proceeded to New Haven.
FflllLKE TAKES THE VACANCY
Accepts Appointment nn Civil Serv
ice Commission In I'lnce of
John II. HnrliitT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. It was an-
nounced officially today thnt William Dudley
Koulke, to whom the president on Saturday
last tendered a membership on tho civil
servlco commission, vlco Major John B.
Harlow, resigned, had accepted the ap
pointment. Mr. Foulke will qualify and as
sume tho duties of the office about the No
vember 1.
rqb CHICAGO P0ST0FF1CE
Birflan Drill la to Stamp Vailt fram
TJadirneath tka Balldlaf.
LOSS NOT DISCtVERED UNTIL MORNING
Stamp to the Value of "74,010 Miss-
Inn Cranl UOO Feet Under Floor
of Temporary structure ta
j
Ilench Vault.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21. A sensational robbery
which netted tho perpetrators $74,610 In
stamps was discovered hero this morning
when tho wholesalo stamp department of
tho postofflco was opened for business.
A rnpld Investigation developed tbo fact
that the burglars had crawled under thn
flooring for about 300 feet, bored a hole In
tho bottom of the vault, secured tho stamps I
and escaped, carrying their
booty In a
wagon.
Tho work of forcing nn entrance to tho
vault had evidently been going forward with
much patience for many days. It is be
lieved, howovcr, that tho Intention of thn
thieves had been to enter the cashier's
vault. In which thero was $35,000 In money
and stamps vnlucd at hundreds ot thousands
of dollars. Tho bottom of the vault Is ot
steel, half an Inch thick. In this ninety
seven' hoi en wcro bored until a space eigh
teen Inches square Just enough to allow tho
entrance of a man's body had been so
weakened that It was possible to tako out
tho whole plato with little difficulty. A
dry goods box stood over tho holo thus
niado and concealed the work of tho robbers
whllo It was In progress. Whon discovered
today the flngor marks of one ot tho bur
glnrs wero still dlscernlblo on tho dust of
tho box, which ho had pushed to ono side
So carefully had tho Job been planned
that men working In other parts of tho
building had not tho slightest Inkling of tho
daring robbery being worked almost under
tholr noses, '
ilnhhers Came In a Walton
Tho robbers drove up to tho southeast
corner of tho poatofflco building In a wagon,
tho tracks of which could bo plainly seen
today. The building Is a temporary affair
and tho men had only to oncn a llttlo door
to admit themsolvcs under tho flooring. To
reach tho vault It was necessary to crawl
about 300 feet over odds and ends ot boards
which littered the way. Tho route evidently
had been carefully Btudlcd, for n detective
who went under today without knowlcdgo
of locations became lost nnd was nearly
overcomo by tho foul odors beforo assist-
nnto reached him.
Having secured their plunder tho robbers
loaded It into the wagon, drove across a
vacant lot and turned Into Wabash uvonuo,
In front ot the Art building.
Ot the $74,610 In stamps taken $4,712 were
In' "poatago duo" stamps aud $2,060 In spe
cial delivery stamps. So tho convortlblo
stamps amounted to $67,828, but ot these
$4,828 wero Pan-American stamps of 8 aud
10-ccnt denominations.
F. O, Spalding, chlet clerk of the whole
salo stamp department, discovered the rob
bery when ho opened the vault at 7:30
o'clock. Tho sato had been locked, with
Its contents apparently secure, nt G p. tn.
Salunlll , sraldlne.Llt onrc notified
Pnalnfflnii Tnflnfftnr fttunrt. who hnrrlpd
, hla ,.nmn nm, , hpcnn ivcs.
U Uon nBBSted by his deputies and a
gqUn(j 0(
quad of detectives from the cltv hall, After
completing tho search tho Inspector said:
I.aruest Itobhcry in Pnstnl Service.
"It. was tho largest stamp robbery cvor
done In tho history of tho postal service In
this country. To get to tho vault tho men
entered through a trap door. A
few feet In thoy encountered a
brick wall, which thoy dug through,
rather than prowl around looking
for a clearer route. Tho wall, like others
under tho building, la of flimsy construction
and It could not havo taken them long to
nick their way through It. A hundred feet
or so further they ran ngalnHt another wall
and this also they dug through. On tho way
they also encountered a number of pipes
and as the floor Is but two foot, nnd In some
plnccs threo foot, abovo tho ground, they
tunneled under the pipes. Their whole
course Is plainly marked In this woy. Tho
WllOiesaiO SIUUII' vault, unu inu iflpui" a
vault and tho money ordor vault, Is sup
ported by a brick wall. It forms n squaro
and before tho robbery was airtight. In
this tho robbers broko two holes, possibly
to socuro more air, as tho place undoubt
edly was foul, or to have an extra place of
ogress In case of discovery. For light they
used dry batteries, ono of which thoy left
behind. This battery ono of my men dis
covered nnd tho wagon tracks nro tho only
clows wo havo at present.
Tho space under tho vault Is large
enough to allow a man to stand upright, and
their work must have boon comparatively
easy with the drills and Bteel saws which
they uBcd. The stamps wero arranged In
twenty-pound bundleB nnd tho weight of
the load they carried off must havo been
500 pounds. Evidently ono man handed
tho packages down to tho others waltlnc
hninw. An thnlr nrocrcss must have heen
slow, carrying even ono bundle through
nil those tunnels, crawling on nil fours, I
Judge they worked for hours getting their
booty to tho wagon.
Feel Secure nt Their Work.
"Evldontly they folt perfectly secure, al
though somowhnt disappointed at missing
tho cashier's vault, whoro thero was $35,000
In cash nnd a great quantity of stamps. I
cannot tell now how many mon worked at
tho Job. Every effort will, of course, bo
mado to recover tho proporty and capture
tho mon who took It.
Postmastor Frederick K. Coyno Is In
Washington. He Is responsible for the loss
until an act of congress frees him from It.
For amounts up to $2,000 tho postmaster
general has authority to relievo post'
masters.
Of tho stamps stolen 1,776,000 wero 1-cont
and 1,662,900 2-ccnt stamps. Thoy got 150
$1, 307 $2 and fifteen $5 stamps also, but
Inspector Stuart said ho thought thoy
would hnvo difficulty In disposing of the
larger denominations.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 21. It Is explained
at the Postofflco department that tho law
allows n credit up to $10,000 to postmasters
at offices where losses occur In which
proper precautions had been taken. All
above this amount has to depend upon the
action of congress. Postmastor Coyno will
present u claim for tho amount of the loss
anil tho department will transmit It to con-
grusb. .viuuHuuie, any uuiunca itKBiuBt mm
on account or tno loss wi remain out
standing, but if congress should fall to act
favorably he will ba called upon to make
the loss good.
Horsethlef Convicted,
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special dispatch says: James Hrown,
whose rlRht name Is James Duwllnc. ii
noted horsethluf, was convicted for the
tirxt tlmo In Ills career In the munlcltutl
court hero today of stealing a valuable
team from a Dune county farmer on
AUKiist 1 nnd sent to prison for live years.
Brown, who Is from Montana, Is Kit I1 to
bo tho head of a gnng of horsethtovea
with headquarters near Chicago,
condition ofjthe weather
Forecast for Kebrnskn-Fnlr Tuesday nnd
wcuncsunyj Jjght Variable winds.
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WACO BLOOD FLOWS' AGAIN
Texan Totvn Wltnensen Another llucl
l.tke the nrnuit
Ilavls. WACO, Tex., Oct. 21. Ono of tho llcrcest
street duols over fought In this section
since tho famous Drann-Davls tragedy oc-
curred shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon
on Austin nvcnuo, tho busiest thoroughfaro
In tho city, nnd resulted la the death ot two
well known cltlzons. The principals in the
tragedy wero ex-Shorft W. T. Harris and.
his son, W. T- Harris, Jr., on the ouo side,
nnd Dr. J. G. Lovelace and his stepson, Z.
T. Reynolds, on tho other.
Uad feeling has existed between tho men
for somo tlmo over family affairs and
troublo had been expected ns n result. The
parties met by chnnco In lha Turf saloon
nnd young Harris, It Is alleged, opened fire
with a shotgun on Lovelaco over his (Har
ris') father's Bhoulder, but without effect.
Lovelaco immediately relumed the flro with
a revolver, killing young Harris almost In
stantly. Lovelaco then turned his revolver
on tho alder Harris, v. no iikcwiso was
killed. Lovelaco nnd Reynolds were both
uninjured. They Immediately gnvo them
selves up and wero taken to tho county
Jail and locked up to await tho action ot
the grnnd Jury, which Is now In session.
Tho bodies of tho Hnrrlses wero tnken to
an undertaking establishment nnd prepared
for burial and tonight wero transferred to
their home.
Tho principals were all related In somo
degreo by marriage. W. T. Harris, Jr., was
unmarried, whllo tho elder Harris leaves a
widow and two married daughters.
SPECTAUULAK rAHAUt A I TALfc
Mnrch of Six Thousand Costumed Stu
dents Closes First tln' of An
niversary Cclehrntlnn.
NEW HAVEN, Oct. 21. Six thousand
graduates and studsnts of Yalo marched tn
gny parade tonight In celebration of the
university's bicentennial. 'Tho entlro pa
rade wns spectacular In the extrcnio. All
tho periods of tho history ot Yalo nnd the
country In the last 200 years wcro well
symbolized from tho Pequot Indlun garb
of the seniors to tho caps and gowns ot
blue worn by the graduates. Each de
partment of tho university, too, was rep
resented by distinct costumes. The art
school students appeared tn the tights nnd
doublets of the mlddlo ages, tho divinity
students In gowns ot red and tho forest
school pupils In archers' uniforms. The
scorcot Japanese students in tho unlvcr
Blty were an Interesting fenture of the pro
cession, carrying a float on which np
penred tho Inscription "Jnpan for Yale
and Yalo for Jnpan." All along tho lines
wore lloals and transparencies bearing
legends descriptive of tho various classes
Tho wolcomo was offorcd In Rattello
chapel this afternoon by Prcsldont Ar
thur Twining Hadlcy of tho university
and responses to the greeting were
given in behalf of tho city, state
and nation and of tho unlvcrsltleb
of Great nrltain and continental Europe
LONDON, Oct. 21. Wreaths from Yalo
university wero deposited yesterday on
tho tomb ot Ellhu Yale In tho Wrexham
(North Wales) parish church In tho prcs
once of a largo assemblage. Thn flags of
Great Britain and tho United Stntcs wcro
displayed and. tho boys of tho National
school nttonded tho exercises nnd sang
"Amorlca."
BURNETT HELD
IN CUSTODY
HnstlnHS Mnu Who Attempts Suicide
Must Appear Reforo the
tirand Jury.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21. Dr. Orvllle S. .Bur
nett, who was with Mrs. Charlotte Nichol
here last night when Bho committed sulctdo
nnd who claims to nave attempted his own
life, was held to the grand Jury by n cor-
orer's Jury today. It tyas charged that ho
could have kept her from her act had ho
tried and that his conduct should form tho
basis of an Investigation by tho grand Jury.
A physician at, the Inquost testified that
the morphine nurnett had taken wns not
sufficient to hurt him and that tho wound
In his neck mado by a hatpin was not vlslblo
to thn naked eye.
William L. Nichol tonight took tho body
of his wlfo to Nashville for hurlul, With
him wero his three motherless children,
only one old enough to know that tbo
mother was dead.
STUDENT MAY BE MURDERER
Henry Sedley or Inle Arrested for
CiiiisIiir- the Heath of I'U
ward Corrlumi.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Oct. 21. Henry
MacDonald Sedlcy, a Yale student, has heen
arrested by tho police for causing tho dei-.Lh
of Edward Corrlgan ot tho law school. Tut
police say that Corrlgan and Sedlcy, with
other students, wero In u lunch wagon near
tho campus Saturday night uhd that Sedloy
throw Corrlgan from tho wagon ho that ho
struck on his head, fracturing his okull,
o KlilmipliiK' of Goulds,
DKNVKR. Ont. 21.-fSneclal Telecram.V
Mnnv fineries are holnir mudo In this cltv
concerning n rumored effort to kldiian the
Could children. A special from Suit Lake
says: Liitn Hnturdny night, whllo (eorg
Gould's trnln wuh tddutrnckod hero, nn of
tun porters- reporter! tnitt no una seen a
woman liunulnir nbout the train and thnt
she nail peered into ono or tno cars, it was
reported m a ponrormui, inn ne cuuni unu
no trnoo of thn womuii. No Importance
was attached to tno iiiciuniit aim neitner
thn nnlli-it nor imvoiio else bnllHVeH licit
thore was any plun to Kidnap tno riould
children,
Movement of Ocean Vessels, Oct,
At Now York Arrived: Allor, Onnoa,
Naples uud Olhrultur; Zealand, Antwerp;
Menoinlnco, London.
At Olusgow Arrived: City of Jtomo, from
New York.
At St. Johns. N. F. Arrived! Cnrtha
gcnlnn, Glasgow nnd Liverpool for 1 Inllfnx
and Philadelphia. ln k , ... . , ,
At Vladlvoslock (October 16.) Arrived:
Tyre, Portland, pro
Al UIUHKOW Arrivnii .MUliKOIMlO, nuw
York. Hulled: Sardinian. Moutreul,
At Queeiuitowii Arrived: L'ltoulu, Boston
for Liverpool.
At Gibraltar Arrived: llohenzollnrn, New
York lor NaploH and Genoa.
At Hamburtr Arrived: Amnion, Ban
Fiunclsco und vulpurnlso via Loudon,
jjjqij JIASOS GATHER
Thirtj-Tklrd Vtg:t Mn of Satbarn
Jiriidiction Ara in Waihlngtoi.
THEY OBSERVE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
Oaancil Sataa It Eziiteaos htm Ifaj af
Yaar Eightean Naugkt Oaa.
NEBRASKANS AND I0WANS ATTENDING
Gaitava Andtrson, Farruar GoTtraor Star
Mat aid T. B. I atTin.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILL BE TODAY
Iteiirrnrntntlvv lllchnrilson Is to As-
ceml to the Chair ot the Sover
eign GrnittI Commit ndcr Al
location KncouraKlitK,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. The suprcmn
council ot the thirty-third degree of tho
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite ot
Free Masonry for tho southern Jurisdic
tion of the United States, tho mother coun
cil ot tho world, met today In blennlnl ses
sion. Tho gathering marks tho centennial
celebration of the council, which wns es
tablished In Charleston, S. C, in May,
1S01, tho actual recognition ot the cen
tenary bclug deferred until now to bo
co-existent with tho unveiling of tho mon
ument to General Albert Pike, long sov
ereign grand commander. Tho feature ot
today's session wns tho address delivered
by Ropresontatlvo Richardson ot Tennes
see, tho lieutenant grnnd commander ami
acting sovereign grnnd commander.
Tho allocution, among other things, laid
down un Important ruling that a member
ot a foreign Jurisdiction cannot become a
member of tho Jurisdiction hero without
sovcrlng his connection with the former.
"It an applicant Is a momber ot bodies
in n foreign Jurisdiction," uccordlng to tho
allocution, "ho cannot bo admitted Into a
body of ours until ho renounces his1 al
lowance to such foreign Jurisdiction. A
citizen of Great Brltnln or other foreign
government mny bo a citizen of tho United
States, but ho must first rcnounco foreign
allcglauco and swear allegiance to our
government." A similar rule should op-
ply lu Masonry.
Comiiinndcr's Itesnine.
In the allocution Commander Richardson
pointed out n splendid Incrcaso In. tho
membership and nn uni arallulcd prosper
ity. Ho recommended the filling of most
of tho vacancies on tho supreme council,
whese full membership, of thlrty-thrco hail
become reduced to twunty-thrcc. Slnco
thn establishment of tho council thero havo
been crowned In nil 112 nctlyo members,
of whom only tour havo died and five are
on the emeritus list. In tho past two
years forty new bodies of the Scottish Rlti
have been organized, the number of por
ted nliiB'hns Increased by 3,3t4 and princes
of tho royal secrctat buvo Increased by
3,163.
Assurances have been received that tho
supremo council ot Colon at a sosslon this
month will wlthdrnw authority over tho
subordinate bodies In Porto Rico nnd Mr.
Rlchard&on nnnounced that thn Jurisdic
tion of this Hupromo council over Porto
Rico Is undisputed. Ho urged thorough co
operation with tho Porto Rico bodies. Ho
congratulated tho ordor on tho unusual
freedom ot Masonry from chnrlntans nnd
the spurious nnd urged continued care
ful scrutiny of all applicants. Tho allocu
tion closed with an Impressive tribute to
President McKinley as president nnd ns
brother Mason. Roferrlng to the assassina
tion Commando- Richardson said:
MclClnle-, AVorthy Mason.
"Tho country was shocked by this deed,
as probably It was never shocked beforo and
It will bo long ere thore In a full recovery.
In tho meantime our hearts go out In deep,
slncern nnd unmeasured nympathy for tho
berenved wldo.v for tho Irropnrable loss
sho, In common with our whole country.
has sustnlncd. '
"Men of all pnrtles and professions hon-
ored'blra for his pure and elovated charac
ter ns a public officer, for bin personal In
tegrity and manhood as a citizen and his
tender and nffcctlonate life In the home cir
cle. He wns a typical American gentleman,
nnd this I sny without reserve ns one who
know him well nnd Intimately and onter
tnlned political opinions widely different
from thoso hold by him. Standing within
the shadow of this overwhelming nnd far
reaching national calamity, tho American
people know no politics, but all unite lu
pnying tribute, to thnt grcnt and lovablo
man who In (he rich fullnesH of his fnmc,
nnd when ho had ho much to live for, calmly
looked Into tho faces of those he loved anil
who loved him, and would fain huvo had.
htm stay longer, and fully conscious ot hla
impending fnle, without a murmur, but)
with childish simplicity, aB ho was about
closing his eyes in death, said: 'It Is God'fi
wny; His will bo donp.' "
The election of officers will be tomorrow.
Rcprrscntntlvo Richardson undoubtedly will
bo elected sovereign grand commander.
Council Mcmhcrs Who Are There.
Tho following members of the council
aro in uttendance: Representative Richard
son, Tcnnrsft'-'o, lieutenant grand com
mander; K. T. Carr, Miles City, Mont.,
grand prior: J. F. Adams, Mlnutiastdls,
grand chancellor; Martin Colliso, St. Luuii;,
grand mlulstir of stute; Fred Webbor,
Waahlngti.n, U 0., secretary gencrai; W,
F. Pierce, S.tu Francisco, treasurer general)
R. J. Nunn. finvunnah, grand ulmone;-; S,
M. Todd, Now Orleans, grand auditor; U.
E. Fleming, Fnrgo, N. 11., grand constable
II. It. Sherman, Vinton, la,, grand cham
berlain; J. R. Haydon, Seattle, Wash., first
grand equerry; I. W. Pratt, Portland, Ore,,
second grand cquorry; A. L. Fitzgerald,
Eureka, Nov,, grnnd standard beurer; F.
M. Foote, Evanston, Wyo., grand herald;
T. S. Parvln, Cedar Rapids, la.; John F.
Mayer, Richmond, Vn.; A. B. Chamber
lain, Galvobton, Tnx.; J. W. V. Cortland,
AHhovllle. N. C; J. W. Morris, Wheeling,
W. Vs.; E. T. Tauhman, Aberdeen, S. I).;
Gustavo Andorson, Omahn,
Secretury Geiierul Reports,
At tho afternoon session tho annual re
port of tho secretary general, Frederick
Webber of Kentucky, was submitted. It
showed that tho southern Jurisdiction l
more prosperous than nt any previous time.
Receipts for 1891) and 1900 wnro $."1,C53 and,
for 1900 and 1901, $63,720, Up to August
31, 1901, tho library had cost $82,910. Tho
tium of $3,052 was sent to Galveston to thn
relief of the Hood sufferers and $.ri60 to tha
Jacksonvllln flro sulTerors.
Tho report of tho treasurer general, Wil
liam F, Plnrcn of San Francisco, was read,
but was not Hindu public.
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