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Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAIIA, THURSDAY MOBXIJiO, '.MARCH C, 1902-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha SO HELP JOR BOERS Intervention of United States is Bought in Vain by Delegate!. PRESIDENT POSITIVELY DECLINES TO ACT 6ayi Government Cannot and Will Hot Interfere with War. STANDS BY STRICT NEUTRALITY POLICY Hewn. Wolmarana and Vessels Urge Plea . for Intervention. WANT ' MULE SHIPPIN V BE STOPPED I-r..rT liar Kxplaln. ft. Ksnlaln. ' li. V Hark Traflla ' and lbv t State Department to 4 Preheat It. WASHINGTON. March 6. Messrs. Wol tnarana and Wessels, the Boer representa tives who came to the United Statea from (Europe for tbe purpose of conferring with the aecretarr of atate. have achieved their purpose. They were received by Mr. Har at 11 'clock thla morning., It was distinctly un derstood that the Boers were to be re ceived as private eltliene end not In an official capacity. Secretary Hay talked with them freely with this understanding. The principal object of the delegates was to Induce the United States government to do something to terminate the present bloody struggle In South Africa. They were not very specific as to what they wanted and apparently would be satisfied with almost anything from Intervention direct to a - simple - tender of the good offices on the part of the United Btates. Secretary of Stat Hay heard them attentively and promised to consider their representations and to do whatever he could to ameliorate 'the conditions In South Africa. But he pointed out that the presi dent was the prime authority la such mat ters and he recommended that they see President Roosevelt and ascertain his Views. This they agreed to do and will be received at the 'White House in the same Unofficial way. Call at tne Whit Hanae Later in the day Messrs. Wolmarana and Weasels, accompanied by Dr. Frederick Mueller of the Orange Free State, called at the White House. They were received by President Roosevelt in the library and re xnatned with him about fifteen minutes. They called aa private citizens and not la their official capacltr aa Boer representa tives. Mr. Roosevelt llettened attentively to what they had to say and then .Informed tbera thla government cannot and will not Interfere in the struggle. A matter of complaint by the delegates was the shipment of horses, mules and pro visions from the United States for the Brit ish forces in 8outh Africa. Secretary Hay went over thla aubject very carefully with them, citing authorities and ' precedents, which he pointed out conclusively estab lished tfair tack" of authority on tbe part of the general government to prevent the ' American farmer from ahtpplng his stock, and the atock raiser from shipping his produce to any part of the world be de aired. He also pointed out that tbe gov ernment's attitude in this matter toward the South African war had been strlotly neutral and that the government had done) nothing to prevent shipments of commodi ties to the Boer forces. . IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY Conference of Railroad Men to De termine Coirie af Traffle As sociation. CHICAGO, March 5. The existence of aeveral large traffic associations will de pend largely on the outcome of a meeting of executivo officials called for tomorrow at tho office of J. C Stubbs. The meet ing will be the second of this character thla week, and it is expected some decision will be reached regarding the retention of many terminal agreements, which many officials adroit are In violation of the laws which tbe president and the Interstate Commerce commission Insist must bo abandoned. There have been no withdrawals except that of the Chicago 4k Northwestern. The Northwestern will bo represented In to morrow's meeting, but it is asserted that no effort will' bo made to get the company to loin tho Omaha committee. It la also maintained that the Omaha com mittee can be run without the Northwest, ern, and thla la taken to mean that the officials of the Northwestern have agreed to abide by the will of the majority, al though not a member of the organisation. A canvass of the lines today showed that the allaged withdrawal of the Alton and tha St. Paul from the Kansas City com mittee Is untrue and tho officials of the Rock Island denied tha rumor that they ccutemplated aeverlog relations with all traffic organisations. WOODWARD DENIED RE'TRIAL Man Convicted of Mnrderlngr Sheriff Bicker Appeala te Sapreme . Conrt. CASPER. Wyo.. March (Special Tele gram) Tba motion of Charles Woodward, convicted of murdering Sheriff Bicker, for a new trial, waa overruled today by Judge Bramel and tbe case will now be taken to tbe supremo conrt. Tbe attorneys will have everything tn resdiness by next Mon day. when the case will bo taken to Chey enne. Attorney Henst today withdrew from tho ease, leaving Attorney Bennett to defend Woodward alone. Woodward did not look the least worried today, and greeted his ac quaintances with smiles and pleasant words. Sentence will be suspended pend ing the finding of tho supreme court, which will probably bo returned before May or June. CHASE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY Cltlsees geek to Chasttae A. T. lev for Sain Ilia Op. peaeata. at. CASPER, Wyo.. March 8. (Special Tele gram.) Citiseoa freely crittcUe tho action taken by County Attorney Alexander T. Butler In the suit for libel brouglt against 173 of the leading cltisens of this county, and several atteinpta have been made to do him personal harm, but thus fsr he has escapad. Tbla afternoon several men rhased blm two blocks, but the attorney waa fleet of foot and reached homo without being overtaken, . REVOLUTION JS A FIZZLE Chief Inatlaater of Servian Treacle Killed and Adherents Arrested, BELGRADE, Servla, March 6. An ex traordinary attempt to start a revolution waa made thla morning at tbe frontier town of Shabats by a raid under the leadership of Alavantlcs, a relative of Prince Kara georgevlch. the pretender to the Bervlao throne. The only result waa that Ala avntlca waa killed and his adherents were arrested. Alavantlcs, with a handful of followers, arrived at Bhabate from Mltrowlcs, wearing the uniform of a general in the Servian army, arid called to the frontier guard to follow him. The latter, not auspectlng that anything waa wrong, accompanied the sup posed general to the town hall, where Ala vantlcs ordered the men of the fire depart ment to Join him. This motley procession proceeded to the gendsrmerles ' barracks, where Alavantlcs paraded tbs gendarmerie. Two of the latter, however, whose sus picions were aroused, escaped and apprised commander, Captain Nlkollcs. The it, when he arrived on the scene, called w,.. Alavantlcs to produra soma document ss authority for his actions, whereupon the would-be revolutionists leader flrsd a re volver at Captain Nlckollcs, slightly wounding htm. Nlkollcs promptly shot and killed Alavantlcs, whose followers were then arrested. CHAKIR PASHA IS ARRESTED Tnrklah General is Held by Military Authorities 1'iioa Order at Saltan. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4. General Chaklr Pasha, brother of the late grand vlsler, has been arretted at Konok, Island of Prinklpes. The sultan ordered Said Edln Pacha, the military commander of Constan tinople, personally to arrest Chaklr Pasha. Accompanied by sixteen officers, Bald Eden. Pasha started from Constantinople U a launch, crossed the Bosphorous and landed on the Skutari shore at 1 o'olock in the morning. The party then took a special train to Kartal and thence In small boats to the island of 'Prlnklpos, when they ef fected the arrest of Chaklr Pasha. The successive Incarceration and ban ishment of Important dignitaries are caus ing widespread uneasiness here. DEMAND EIGHT-HOUR DAYS French Miners Will Go oa a Strike to Ofetala Bharter Working; Days. CALAIS, France, March 5. The National Congress of French miners baa passed a resolution by a vote of 124 to 106 to the effect that the miners must proceed to ob tain an eight-hour day by an Immediate general strike, without further negotiating with the government . Neva from Arctle Explorers. COPENHAGEN, March 6 Letters dated from Frani Josef Land August 17 have been received here from the Danes who aocompanled the Baldwln-Zelgler arctic expedition. The vessels arrived at Frans Josef land after trying experiences, with all en board well. 'The America Intended to winter at Frana Josef Land and then proceed northward until stopped by the toe, when the party on board waa to atart toward the North pole. k Ships Are Delayed. LONDON. March 5. In eonsenuanra nf the accident to the Etrurla no Cunard Una steamer will leave Liverpool Saturday, March 8, which was the date the Etrurla waa to have aalled from the port of New York. The malls which, under ordlnar circumstances, would have been taken by Etrurla, will be aent by St. Louis, sailing from ftnuthsmnt-nn tattinh fl imt leavlnr Liverpool the aame day and Queena- own me via. Me Cemplulnt oa Mssde Genne. PARIS, March 6. Tbe officials of the Foreign office and of the British embassy here unite In denying tho truth of tbe report circulated in the United States yes terday that Mtaa Maude Oonne had aroused the English colony by her revolutionary speeches and that the British ambassador. Sir ' Edmund J.' Monson, had made formal complaint against her utterances, claiming they were treasonable. Oppose Sale of Islands. COPENHAGEN, March (.New petitions are being circulated by the opponents of tho sale of tho Danish West Indian Islands to the United Statea for presentation to the Rlgsdag.. They probably will have no effect. Sagrar Convention Sinned. BRUSSELS, March 5. The international sugar convention was signed today. GRAND RAPIDS MEN SENTENCED One of Them, Salsbnry, la I'nder In dictment for Defrandlngr Millionaire Barton. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., March S. Ex cUy Attorney Laat K. Salsbury and Stllson V. McLeod were today sentenced by Judge Wenty in tho United States circuit court. Both pleaded guilty yestsrday to tha viola tion of the banking laws in connection with carrying a fraudulent chock at the Old Na tional bank, of which MacLeod waa form erly teller. Salsbury waa given two yesra at tha Detroit House of Correction, the limit in his case. MacLeod was" given the same, although hla position as aa officer of the bank made the penalty for htm mora severe. Salsbury Is also under Indictment by tha Cook county grand Jury. Chicago, for the alleged embeislcrneot of a large sum from the Bartons, two Omaha millionaires. Hs was recently convicted la tho superior court of this city of attempted bribery In connection with the municipal water sup ply scsndal and la awaiting the action of the aupreme court on that case. CONFIRMS SUGAR PLANT DEAL Manager Cutler Baya Halt latereet ef Itah Company la Bold. SALT LAKE CITY. March 6. Secretary Horace G. Whitney of the Utah Sugar Re fining company, received a telegram today from Manager T. R. Cutler in New York, stating that a deal for a sale of a half In Ureal la the company bad been cloaed. Tbe names of the purchasers were not given, but It la believed the American Sugar Re fining company la back of the deal. The amount involved la said to bs about $1,SU0, 000. Tbe advent of eastern capital In tha western sugar industry will. It Is reported, bo followed by the erection of more fac tor tea In Utah and tho development of the beet sugar industry oa a largo scale. BRYAN IS OPPOSED TO MLL Nebrukan Vigorously Aaaaili Aspirations of Eminent Hew Yorker. PAST NOT FORGIVEN NOR FORGOTTEN Trnmpet Blast from Commoner'a Ed itor Sounds for Ouslunght Against Cohorts ef Welfert's Roost Candidate. (From a Staff Correspondent.) . LINCOLN, March 6. (Special.) In the current Issue of his paper William Jennings Bryan makes It quite plain that he has no Intention of supporting tho presidential as pirations of David Bennett Hill. Mr. Bryan aays: , The speech delivered by former Senator David Li. Hill at the Manhattan club ban quet In New York, February 22, may be accepted as a formal announcement of his canuiiiaey before the next democratic na tional convention. He Is certain that Presi dent Roosevelt will be the republican nomi nee, and Kooaevelt Is a New York man. He is also certain that New York will be the battleground, and the Inference Is natural (though not necessary) that the democratic nominee should come from New York and is not Mr. Hill a 'New York man? but In order that his candidacy might be fairly started on Its way he outlines what he considers a winning platform. It la fortunate for the party that the dts. tlngulshed New Yorker discloses his plans early, although those who read the plat form will observe that there Is- a familiar ambiguity about the planks which recalls the days when democracy platforms were made to conceal issues rather than to present them. First, aa to the man. As be fins not taken the public fully Into bis confidence we must rely on circumstances to ascer tain the exact hour when the present at tack of presidential fever first made Us appearance. If the minority had secured control of the Chicago convention Mr. Hill would doubtless have been the nominee, for he was the epokeeman of the minority and was peculiarly Utted to represent the methods employed by the gold men on that occasion. Aa Is well known he refused to give a single word of encouragement to the democratic ticket during the campaign and as a result whatever influence he had was thrown against the party. When the cam paign waa over he wrote a carefully pre pared magazine article aftsalllng the demo cratic platform and arguing tn favor of re pudiating it. This article will be repro duced hereafter. r "Strength Bryan Democracy, ' At the tlmo the article waa written the reorganize were loudly proclaiming tholr determination ' to reconstruct the party along the Wall street lines, and Mr. Hill may nave been deceived as to the extent nf the gold sentiment. The elections of 1897, however, showed the overwhelming strength of the Chicago platform demo cracy, and ail talk of reorganization was for the time abandoned. It waa during this lull that Mr. Hill publicly admitted that he voted the democratic ticket In lfeM. It was so startling a piece of news that It waa telegraphed all over the country and It has since been reported that bis statement could be proved by a thumb mark on the ticket. It la not necessary, however, to re sort to the thumb mark Pudd'nhead Wil son's favorite form of evidence. It can readily bo admitted that Mr. Hill after doing all he could to defeat the ticket voted for the candidates In order to give htm technical membership In the party. Whether he had fully determined to be a candidate when - he secretly voted the ticket, or when, after the election, he boldly attacked the platform, cannot be de termined, but no well Informed person will doubt that he waa considering a future nomination when he admitted that In the seclusion of the booth he had solemnly as sumed his share of the terrible responsi bility borne by those who voted for tho nominees of the Chicago convention. From that day on his enerrles were bent. not toward overthrowing the orajunlseUOn, f but toward "changing uie piauorm. Arter nearly all the states had reaffirmed the Chicago platform .he changed his tactics ana sought to prevent an reiteration of the planks that were objectionable to him. It will be remembered that he at first pro tested aganst Instructions, but finally con sented to attend the convention as an In structed delegate. During the campaign that followed he made speeches, but their Influence can be measured by the fact that they secured neither the votes, the In fluence, nor the contributions of those who are now most enthusiastic In support of his candidacy. He Is the favorite son of the reorganising element In the democratlo party; he Is the special representative of those who have so completely forgotten the story of the prodlKal son that they would place the narental homestead on wheels and start In hot pursuit of the wayward son, deter mined to compel the boy to eat fatted calf even If the husks have destroyed bis tasts for wholesome food. Criticises Hill's Platform. After quoting tho platform of Hill Mr. Bryan proceeds to dissect it In this vigorous style: He le sound on Imperialism, but the Kan sas City platform Is stronger, clearer and more explicit than hla. Hla advice to press tariff reform comes with bad grace from one who, as a democratic senator, re fused to support the only tariff reform measure passed since the civil war. As bis silence in XiM contributed to the success of the most conspicuous nign lanrt aavocate in the nation It Is evident that his hos tility to a protective tariff m of recent and sudden growth. As for reciprocity, repub licans favor It where it will do no good, and democrata favor a tariff reform that will largely remove tho necessity tor reci procity. It Is to be hoped that the senate will act favorably upon the resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution providing for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. If It does this, the only definite and specific plank In Mr. Hill's platform will present an Issue already settled. The Monroe doctrine is not In dispute; it l accepted by all par ties, and Mr. Roosevelt's latest nieasage removes the question from the domain of partisan politics Opposition to dangerous corporate com binations of capital la entirely too vague and Indefinite. The last republican plat form waa stronger than that, and yet Mr. Knox Is the attorney general. Mr. Cleve land was much more emphatic In his con demnation of trusts and yet he did nothing to dlhturb them. There la not a great trust In the country that would refuse to con tribute liberally to the democratlo cam- raign fund If the party would adopt Mr. UU's anil-trust plank and then allow ths trusts to select the candidate. What la a dangerous corporate combina tion T Is any party likely to declare in favor of such a thing? If not, how can Mr. Hill's platform present an issue? Money Plank Dissected. But the money plank of Mr. Hill's pro posed platform la the most unique one. "We believe In hard money!" How allur ing such a platform would look to an art ful dodger. A man could atand on that platform and advocate gold, silver, nickel or copper, and after eleotiun declare that "hard money" simply meant money that was bard to get. While Mr.. Hill's money plank may mean anything or nothing so far as metallic money is concerned he wants It understood that he Is "unalter ably opposed to Irredeemable paper money." As the republican party does not advocate "Irredeemable pnr money," It is evident that Mr. H!l V not striking at the republicans. He la imply crying to get ever, with the populists who supported the democratlo ticket when he sulked and skulked. Ho can forgive the gold demo crats who voted the republican ticket and swallowed high tariff. Imperialism and the trusts In order to keep the New York financiers la control of tho federal treas ury, but he is not willing to forgive ine populists who were patriotic enojgh to come to the rescue of the democratic party tn Its hour of need. Mr. iiUl dds that If IP anything furthor is uecaaary on the money queatlon "a simple declaration in favor of the general principle of bi metallism" would answer the purpose This simple declaration would enable a dishonest uuui to advocate bimetallism be fore election day and then, after the elec tion, olace a republican construction the word bimetallism and support legisla tion Intended to fasten the gold standard upon the cojntry. Mr. Hill has no word of condemnation for tho "asset currency" or the "branch bank." He has nothing to say sgaluat banks of Issue or sgaiust the filan to make the silver dollar redeemable n gold. He plays the part of the accom plicehe tries to chloroform the sleeping aemocrai-y w mie - reuuoucain nnanciera re move all the valuables from the house. The "simple declaration" which be pro- (Coallaued on Second Pag-). UNREST OF JfHE, ROSEBUDS Commlsalener Jones Opt mint le as to Situations, hmt Others Worry a Little. (From a t Staff Correspondent.) WASHINOTON, March 6. (Special Tel egram.) W. K. Scott of Atkinson, Neb., recently sent a communication to Senator Millard, stating that tbera waa considerable unrest among the Rosebud Indians In South Dakota, because of a contemplated change In the method of Issuing rations to ths Indians. Senator Millard aent the commun ication to Commissioner Jonea with the request that any information he might have be given relative to tha question. Commis sioner Jones writes a characteristic reply and while admitting that changes are con templated says they are entirely satisfac tory to the Indiana. The whole aubject of these changes, he said, had been pre viously taken up with the head men of the Rosebuds and after the niafter had been explained to them they ware highly satis fled with the changes contemplated. He thinks, therefore, that Mr. Scott's letter Is somewhat Incendiary In character and has little ground upon which' to standi Notwithstanding Commissioner Jones' optimlstlo view of tho situation tho fact re mains, it Is reported, that a great deal of dissatisfaction exists among the Sioux In diana in South Dakota and protests are being filed in the Indian office against the reforma which are in contemplation. Postmaster for. Pender. Eenstor Millard reached a conclusion today in the Pender poetofrlee case, which haa given him perplexity for some time. In view of the general excellence of the candidates for postmaster. .After examining tbe papers on file he haa decided to nominate J. W. Huntsberger for tbo position, vlca B. F. McDonald. ' . He also recommends' tha appointment of Nathan Trego for postmaster at Lena, Lin coln county, and recommends tbe establish ment of a new postofflce at Ferguson, Blaine county. Upon tho request of Senator Millard, tha City National bank of York, Neb., haa been designated a depository of public money, with security to the amount of $50,000. - President McLean of Iowa State univer sity. F. K. Stebbins. mayor of Iowa City, and David Brant, editor of the Iowa City Republican, addressed the subcommittee on buildings and grounds tbla afternoon in be half of tbe report of Mr. P.umple'a bill ap propriating $125,000 for the purchase of a alto and the erection of a public building at Iowa City. W. J. Carroll, formerly of Omaha, but who for the paat few yeara haa been liv ing upon hla estate In Ireland, la In Wash-. Ington. Department Notes. Ths First National bank ot Omaha has been approved aa a reserve agent for tbe First National bank of Baton, Colo. Cralls Dexter la appointed postmaster at Ware, Pocahontas county, la. The postofflces at Newtonvllle, Buchanan county, and Rising Sun, Polk county, la., will be discontinued after March -31. Major Charles R. Kri taoff. commissary, will proceed from ChK.go to Omaha on business pertaining to the subsistence de partment and upon its completion will re turn to his proper statinp,. Crook REPUDIATE CANAL PROTOCOLS Nlearaarna and Costa Blea Bay that Laat Spring's Agreement Is Effective Now. WASHINGTON, March 6. Every fresh turn in tho development of the Isthmian canal project discloses a new obstacle. It now appears that the protocols ne gotiated last spring with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, whereby those countries out lined the terma upon which they were pre pared to enter Into permanent treaties with the United Statea, conveying the necessary rights for canal construction, are no longer of effect. Condltiona have changed alnca then, and whenever the balance of opinion seems to Incline towards one route or an other for the canal the governments Inter ested In the favored route auddenly hardens lta terma and wanta to abandon past agree ments. Therefore It waa necessary to draw up new protocols, not only for tbe Panama canal 'with Colombia, but for the Nicar aguan canal with Costa Rica and Nicar agua, in pursuance of tbo State depart ment's policy of placing It within tha power of congress to freely choose tbe route. GRAVE DANGERS MAY ARISE Serlons Trenble Is Feared frea pnted Control ef Rio Grande Waters. Dl- WASIUNQTON. March G. A delegation ot Texaa congressmen. Including Representa tive Lenham and flayden, and Judge Nich olson, called on Secretary Hay today to urge that stepa bo taken to reach an agreement with the Mexican government respecting Joint control of tbe, waters of tho Rio Granda river. Grave international issues may arise at any moment from the con fusion which now exists on the water boundary, aa a result of the meandering course of tha Rio Grande and the diversion ot water by irrigation works, and it waa represented that now la the time to reach soma form ot agreement on these mattera. The aubject will be brought to the atten tion of tbe Mexican government and nego. t la t loos pressed to carry out ths vlewa of the delegations. MACARTHUR UCCEEDS OTIS Will Take Command ef Deportment ef Lakes, Giving- Colorado to Gen eral Fnnsten. CHICAGO, March 6. The Record-Herald will say tomorrow: When Major General Otis retires from command of the Depart ment of ths Lakes, March 24. hs will be succeeded by Major General MacArthur. cow In command of tho Department of Colorado. The vacancy caused by thla transfer will be filled by Brigadier General Funston, who has recently returned from tho Philippines. TAKES UP PENF0R ITS POWER Bryan Says He Become aa Editor Be. eanse His Oratory Felled te Convince. NEW YORK. March I. William J. Bryan waa tbe guest of the New York Press club this evening at tho club's monthly smoker. Hs said hs did not go Into news paper work entirely of his own free "will. but was led Into It after he had become convinced that hla oratory waa not suffi ciently clear to convince a majority of peo ple that hla Ideas were good. captain Riward cv, rill proceed -to join' k jfc&i." Hdy at '.. ( J INDICTMENTS TO BE TESTED Flea in Abatement Involves Validity of Grand Jury's Work. STATE WILL FIGHT HARD TO PROTECT IT Depaty Connty Attorney Themes Doesn't Relieve that the Panel Can Re Shown te Have Reea lllea-ally Draws, Attorneys for George A. and Charles R. Hill have invited a atruggle with tha stats and are to be accommodated. The Hills were Indicted by the last grand Jury for selling liquor without a license and their attorneys have attacked the validity of tha indictments by attacking the validity ot the grand Jury Itself, but Deputy County Attorney Elmer Thomas, after reading the plea In abatement, which they filed with tha clerk of the district court yesterday afternoon, said that he would fight It at every turn and would have the plea Itself tried before a Jury. Should the Hills be successful all other Indicted persona who have not yet been tried' might follow ault and file similar pleaa, on which It would, of course, bo necessary for the court to take similar action. The Hills' attorneys. In praying that this Indictment be quashed, tho proceedings de clared void and tbo defendants dismlfwed, make showing of two reasons therefore. The first is that the persons constituting the grand Jury which returned the Indict ment were not lawfully authorised and le gaily empowered to alt aa grand Jurora, be cause Judge Baker, who was then on the criminal bench, upon finding that ot the twenty-three persona whose names were originally drawn from the box In the county clerk'a office, only nineteen had ap peared and seven of these must be ex cused for reasons, directed the sheriff to summon four additional persona to serve and, upon these persons being produced In J. N. Drake, W. J. Mount, John Grant and Henry Ehrenpfort, allowed them to serve with tha twelve others whoso namea had been regularly drawn from ths box. The point aeems to be that tha four additional Jurors were not duly empowered because they were not drawn from the box, but tbe deputy county attorney aeems inclined to take thla contention lightly. In their other reason, tha attorneys for the defense call attention to the legislative enactment which became tho Jury law ot the state on February 1, 1901, and which requires that in the selection of grand Jurora in counties having a population of more than 60,000 the county commissioners,, acting officially, must, by choosing a pro portionate - number ot properly qualified persona from among tho residents of each town or precinct, make up a list number ing not less than one-fifteenth ot the legal voters In each town or preclnot In tho county, thla list to be known aa tha "Jury list" and to be kept by the county clerk, who shall write the name and residence of each person so selected on a separata ticket, the tickets to be placed In tho box from which the Jury la drawn. - i ' . Complain ef lllegrnlltlea. A. Tho defendants avn that tiirv ll.t rtt...$r nr jirepeed lay h rctnmteajoaens i in any manner or form whatsoever and that tbo grand Jury drawn August 23, 1901, was not drawn from a box containing tbe namea of a Hat of Jurora as by law pro vided after February 1, 1901, or In the man ner provided by law at all," but from a box containing names of persons "selected and placed therein on or about January 8. 1901, by some persons to these defendants unknown," without being properly appor tioned to the aeveral towns and preclncta of Douglas county and without examina tion by the board aa to the qualifications. exemptions, character. Integrity or Judg ment of the men, as required by the law. The. defendants even made the broader claim that the list waa made in January by a clerk in the county clerk'a office from a list from the personal property tax list "and from various names furnished to said clerk by Interested and unauthorized per sona" Concerning the effect of this alleged dele gation of work by tho board and the county clerk, and tbe lack of proper ap portioning, the deputy county attorney did not care to express himself until he bed given the matter further consideration. He would only say that even should the con tention be sustained the indicted parties would not escape, aa complaints would bs filed, they would bo heard tn police court. bound over to tbe district court and event ually brought back Into tha position in which they now are. "In fact thla almply means," ba said, "a lot ot work in the county attorney's office and a lot of unnecessary expense for the county, for tha validity of the grand Jury and its Indictments does not affect the rights of ths Indicted parties nor their guilt or. Innocence. I tried to dlssusde the attorney for the Hills to hold back tbla plea In abatement until we could dispose of these other minor cases, reminding him that be would have plenty ot time for1 filing after we reached the Hills' case, but he declined to do It and now there la nothing but to fight It out," LEVEL PREMIUM FOR OLD MEN New System for Members Over Sixty Proposed te Celambns Knights' Convention. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. March 5. Tha na tlonal convention of the Knights of Colum bus a as continued today, tha aesslon being occupied with tbo discussion of tbs pro posed constitution, especially tho articles relating to Insurance rates. The Connecticut councils sent In a resolu tion asking that tha rates be lowered to a level premium for members of ths order who are 0 years of age and over. Tho au preme knights wera authorized to appoint a committee ot five to make such a revi sion. Tho plan to create a department by which associate members could enjoy tho advan tage of Insurance was defeated, it to 31, tbe council adopting the majority report sent In by J. E. McConnell of Fltchburg, Mass., and C. L. McArdle ot Chicago. Movements ef Oeeaa Vessels March 5. At New York Arrived Cevio, from Liverpool. Balled Philadelphia, for South ampton; Bouthwark, for Antwerp; Oceanic, for Liverpool. At Hamburg Bailed Pentaur, for " San Francisco; Phoenlca, for New York. At Liverpool Bailed Waeai and, for Phil adelphia. At Plymouth Arrived Graf Walderaea from New York, tor Cherbourg aud Ham burg. At Ouetmatowa Arrived Noordland, from Philadelphia, for Llveroool: Teutonic from New Yora. for Liverpool. Sailed Saxonla. from Liverpool, (or boston. At Houthamptoo Arrived St. Louis, from New York. At Havre Arrived Sesostrls, from San Francisco, via Valparaiso, Montevideo, etc.. and St. Vincent. ('. V.. for Hunburi At Kobe Bailed PakUng. for Beattle and lawiua, via auauuaiua, lur itverool. CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Tartly Cloudy Thursday; Prohatily Haln or Snow and Colder In West Portion; Fair In East Friday South Winds. Tea aar B a. peratare at Omaha Yesterday! Dr. llonr. Dec. 1 p. m...... 42 S p. m 4 R p. m 4l 4 p. na 47 B p. m...... 4N p. m 41 T p. m 45 H p. m 42 p. m ..... . 4t K.I au an T a. m ft a. m.. . . . . 22 f a. a Stt lO'a. aa lift 11 a. an aa 11 an. 8 OMAHA ARGUMENT POSTPONED gnpreme Conrt Pats Off Maadamas Matter latll F.lhteenth ef March. LINCOLN, March 6. (Special Telegram.) Argument on the application of C. C Wrlgbt for a peremptory writ of manda mus to compel the. governor to appoint a board of fire and police commlssionera for tho city ot Omaha has been postponed by tho supreme court until March 18. The ease was assigned for hearing at thts week's sitting, but continuance waa necessary bo cause of the inability of Mr. Wrigbt'a at torneys to be present. The court thts afternoon appointed W. S. McGlntle of Wtlber aa stenographer for Judge Hastings, to succeed Fred MUena of Wahoo, who has been selected by Chief Justice Norval to fill tho vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul Plsey of Omaha. Prior to adjournment tonight the court delivered opinions in forty-eeven casea, but none of them la of special Importance. NEBRASKA CONVENTION DATE Chairman Llndsny Calls Repnhllcna State Centrnl Committee te - Met the Time. LINCOLN. March (.(Special Telegram.) Chairman H. C. Lindsay will issue a call tomorrow for a meeting of the republican atate central committee In thla city on March 20 to determine upon a time and place for holding tha atate nominating con vention. Mr. Lindsay made this announce ment after conferring with Secretary Mat lallea by long distance telephone. They agreed that March 20 would ba a satisfact ory data It Is understood that officers of tho com mittee favor an early convention to be held during- the latter part of June or early part of July. JARYIS D. HURD IS. DEAD Intimate Friend of Bryaa and Former Manager of Lincoln State Joaraal. CENTRAL CITY, Colo., March 6. Spe cial Telegram.) Jarv la Dehart Hurd, tor aeveral yeara buslnesa manager of the Ne braska Stats Journal and an intimate friend and political worker of W. J. Bryan, died here suddenly thts morning of heart failure. ' Yesterday hs remarked .' to a friend that he never felt better in hla life. He was 60 yeara old. At varloua times ' during his life Mr. Hurd was prominent In politics and busl- csca l.N jT)rei;ak tth.. "Wyoming- -j, Cola-, raao. me most unfortunate of hla busi ness ventures waa at Ogden, Utah, where he was caught by tha collapse of a boom. His Influence when publishing a Wyoming paper gave the democrata ot that atate a majority in both branches of tbe legisla ture. Mr. Hurd moved to Denver In 1895. Ha opened a printing establishment and made money. Later he came to Central City and bought the Gilpin County Miner, paper which hs owned at the time ot hla death. His wife and four children are now living at Central City, and two grown sons are employed In Denver. He waa founder of the Lincoln Bryan club, composed ot Ne- braakana living in Denver. CLAIMS HIS BID WAS LOWEST Olaea Asks for Writ ef Maadamas Compelling; Connty Board te Give Him Contract. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., March 5. (Spe cial Telegram.) Charles Olsen filed a peti tion In the district! court hero thjs evening asking tor a writ of mandamus compelling the county board to let tha contract for ths construction of tha new court house to htm, aa he waa the lowest bidder. Olsen's bid in round numbers waa $77,000, and Faldort ft Klrschke, local blddera, who were awarded tha contract, waa 884,000. Olsen refused to enter an agreement to complete tha court house by January 1, 1903. He Is also aald to have admitted to the county board that be had made a mistake In one Item ot $3,400. Faldort es Klrschke wera awarded the contract on an offer to com plete the building by Jaauary 1. 190S. and upon the finding ot tha board that tha tat ter's waa ths best bid. All other bidders were above $84,000. PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE tate'a Side of Patrick Trial Terml ale's with Doctors Testimony . . en Aatopsy. NEW YORK. March 6. Several bank tell ers wera examined at the trial of Albert Patrick today. AU gave testimony that the disputed signatures were forgerlea Dr. Donlln, who mads ths autopsy on Mr. Rice's body, testified that tbo embalming fluid didn't touch tha lungs. Dr. Wltthaus, ana lytic chemist, who waa recalled to tell tbs result of his analysis of ths embalming fluid, waa not permitted to describe the results of such analysis to the Jury. He was, however, allowed to ahow tho Jury the g'as elides on which was the mer cury taken from Rice's body, Ths prosecution closed Its case against Patrick at the afternoon aesslon of the curt. It was understood that tha defense expected to cell about thirty witnesses. LUMBER SCARCE, PRICES HIGH Graadaally Decreasing- Snpply Sends Market I'p to Prosperity Ketch. CHICAGO. March I. Speakers at the tenth annual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' association, held here todsy, declared that while busi ness in tho past year had been prosperous, prices have bsen unusually high, because ot tha growing shortage ot the supply of lumber. President Lipptncott, In his annual address, predicted that there would be a further rise in prices of tho product unless the aupply was replenished. . General Counsel J. J. McKelvey argued action on the forestry question with a view of providing an abundant aupply of lumber for the future. Four hundred dealers from all parte of tha country attended tha opening sesswa. PRINCE BACK IN EAST , Completes Eii Eventful Tour of the "West ern Oountry, WILL. VIEW SCENERY OF NEW ENGLAND Ii Tired Out After Leaving Milwaukee and Disappoints Crowd. MAKES ONLY A BRIEF STAY IN CLEVELAND , t as i i Stops Short Timo in Boflato and Then ,. ;.. Visits Kiagara. IMPRESSED WITH MAGNIFICENCE, OF SCENE Hoyal Toarlst Creases Snow Covered Bonndary and Is Cordially Greeted ay Official Canadian Representatives. ROCHESTER, N. T., March S. Prince Henry of Prussia traveled from Chicago to Niagara Falls today, crossed the Canadian frontier for a brief stay, during which ha was officially welcomed by tha Dominion, and resumed his Journey tonight, bound for Boston- over ths New York Central Una. His longest stop in almost thirty hours of continuous traveling was at Niagara Falls, which he saw bridged In with Ice. Ho viewed the Horse Shoe falls from Table Rock, the American falls from ths ledge over the whirlpool on the Canadian shorn, rods down the gorge to a point below tha lower , whirlpool and there Inspected tho plant of the Niagara Power company. He wss much Impressed by tbe falls and as bo stood on Table Rock looking across at tbe Horse Shoe he aald: "It la magnificent; It la grand." .. Prince Tired Oat. The special train had traversed tho die- tance between Milwaukee and Chicago, ' crossed Indiana and waa well on lta way over Ohio before Prlnca Henry arose. Ho waa worn out when he left Milwaukee and he did not respond to demonstrations by the people of Toledo and of Sandusky. At Cleveland there was a friendly dem onstration. -Hera Peter Karpp, formerly a bugler In tha German army, climbed Into the car for a reunion with the prince, which greatly pleased both. Karpp waa a sailor with Prince Henry back In 1S77 and they were shlpmatea for mora than two years. Ths prince recognised him at once and, taking him by ths band, led him Into y the car. They talked over tha old daya while a crowd looked on with approval. At Erie, Pa., there waa a great crowd. Several women fainted. Widow of Captain Grldley. Mrs. Harriet Grldley and Mlaa Grldley, v widow and daughter ot Captain C V. Grid- v ley, the man who fought on Olympla at Manila bay, wera received on the train by Admiral Evans, wbo went to the naval academy with tho dead captain, and ware presented to the prince. , All through tha morning, aa tha train ran ;' through a cosier ot Pennsylvania and out Into the, att.olNw.. York, ;thsro a-er. . .... crowd at the "kUttono, anxious to sea ,th . '.-. prince and tender assuranoes of friendship. At Buffalo Mayor Knight welcomed tha : prince and tha local German singing ao cletles sang. At Niagara Falla atatlon tho prince waa met by Mayor Butler and a large reception committee and formally bid den to tha city. t -When Mayor Butler concluded Dr. Wil liam Snyder spoke In behalf of the Ger mans of tha city. The prince did not make a speech in response, but thanked both ot them for their greeting. Btepe Into Canada. ' Tha prince waa then driven to tha Cana dian side, accompanied by a: mounted es cort made up of local militia ' officials. Midway on the bridge which apana tba rapids tha prlnco was met by tha man who spoke for tha Canadian government and people. Major F. S. Maude, military secretary for Lord Mlnto, governor general of Canada, presented the formal greeting to hla chief, and tha Hon. R. Harcourt, minister ot education for Ontario, delivered tha ad dress passed by tha legislature of On tario. Karl Muller presented an addreaa In be half of tha municipality of Berlin, Ont. The German consul at Montreal, Samuel Nordhelmer, German consul at Toronto, and W. H. Hespeier, German oonsul at Winnipeg, were Introduced. Tha prince thanked the Canadians for their cordial ity, and leaving hla American military es cort behind waa driven to the Canadian side. Aa hla carriage turned up toward tha falla, tha prlnca aald: Climbs Throaah Snow. "You may not ba able to climb across there, but I am going to," aald tba prince, and suiting the action to tha word, the prlnca Jumped out of the carriage and climbed through ths snowdrift to tha gal lery on tho ledge ot the rapids, to which ha showed tho way. After viewing the American falla the prince waa driven to Table Rook, where he again dismounted. Tha rlnoe ' waa driven back to the town of Niagara Falla, and there transferred to a apsclal electrlo car for tha trip down tha gorge. He left tha car at the Whirlpool rapids, and with his suite walked down to the bank. On returning to Niagara ho waa takes to the power house of tha Niagara Power company and with W. B. Rankin, vice president of tbo plant, as hla guide, ho made a tour of tha place. Ha asked a number of questlona about the amount of power generation, the means, and tha man ner and means ot tho transmission. When hs left he thanked Mr. Rankla for having ahown blm through the place. As ths party was leaving the powerhouse Admiral Bvana fslt something tugging at hla coat. Ho turned to find the band ef a youthful looking pickpocket with g band In one of tha pockets. As tha admiral shook blm off he coolly said: "Young man, you'll find my purse In aa other pocket." The admiral did not delay long enough to turn the thief over to the police. At S o'clock tba prince waa back and aboard hla train. Fifteen minutes later ft departed for Boston, brief stops at Rochester and Syracuse being scheduled. Besieged fcy Thousands. ' Fully 20,000 people crowded tbs train shsd and tha depot of the Nsw York Cen tral railroad and additional thousands lined tha tracks tor blocks east and wast of tbo station. As ths train pulled Into tha ata tlon tho Fifty-fourth Regiment band played "Die Wacht am Rhelna" and a salute of twenty-one guna waa fired, but the balance of tho program waa not carried out aa planned. Welcome to tha city waa tendered by Mayor Hollenborg and Henry C. Brewster, -president of the Chamber of Commerce. At tha close of their brief addressee Mrs, , i V