Nebraska Newspapers

    The . Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 210.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1903 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
TURKS TO TPE FRONT
Sultan it Concentrating Large Army
in Armenia.
RESERVES ABE ' CALLED OUT
All Available Ken In Alia Minor Or
dered to Colon.
Russians are -also acth
Horses in Caucasus Available for
Military Uie Registered.
MORE REVOLUTIONARY AGITATION
Trouble Outcemo of Border Difficulty
with Prrila rwrr of Gait
Involved Through Rail
road Aspirations. .
TIFLI8, Feb. 17. Report hav been re
ceived here from Armenia that all th.i
Red las, or Turkish army reserve force, li
Van, Muih and other vilayets of Am a
Minor, have been called to the colors und
.are proceeding rapldl to the frontier. At
'the same time a league of the Turkish
revolutionary parties la Increasing - e
revolutionary agitation. Appeals and proc
lamations are being made exhorting the
population to protest In every way poasjjie
agalrist the warlike plans of the sullai.
The league holds that would be especially
dangerous at this time, as there Is a famine
In Asia Minor.
At ' Tlflla the apprehension of hostilities
ha baen abated. The Russian militia au
thorities have ordered that all horses tn
tha Caucasus suitable for military pur
pose be registered. Tho doctors of Tlfll
held st meeting recently and volunteered
their Services In case of war.
' The concentration of Turkish reserves on
the Persian and Russian frontiers of Asm
Minor', U In progress, 'is an outcome of i'ie
border difficulty with Persia. Recently
Turkish troops crossed the Persian frontier
. in the vicinity or Urumlah and committed
depredations. To this Russia, under her
treaty obligations to Persia objected and
began th concentration of a strong force
on the frontier of the Caucasus. This
show of .military activity was thought to
hava been sufficient to put a stop to the
Turkish aggression and the Russian move
ment was said to hava been discontinued.
If the' reports from Armenia are true (ho
difficulty tn Asia Minor, which la closely
connected with the railroad aspirations uf
the powers of the Balkan, may assume seri
ous import.
ENGLAND'S NAVAL PROGRAM
( Afford to Go Slow Building;
Ship and Still' Keen la the
Lead.
LONDON, Feb. 17. In view of the
threatening attitude of that section of the
radical party which advocates reduction In
armaments there has been much specula
tion whether the government will persist
In. the. determination reached on the advice
ot "ttie VrroJ of -he tnrmvrany o MtHitt In
crease naval estimates to Parliament.
Those in position to know say they will,
tweked by strong publlo opinion, be able ta
carry,., them through without difficulty.
What, these estimates provide for in the
'way. ot new. construction Is another ques
tion that has been much discussed.
... A naval officer, who, while not admit
ting the possession of any inside Informa
tion, . is nevertheless well Informed, gives
..the following as the probable program:
. TJUree, armored vessels on the improved
Dreadnaught type, ships that will embody
many changes derived of the trials which
the first of this class has passed; two
cruisers. Improvements on the old Edgar
class, a heavily armored, well protected
ship; six smaller cruisers, of the Boadloea
class, g.600 tons, with . a great radius of
action, enabling them to remain at' sea for
long periods whether engaged as parent
ships for torpedo craft or as scouts or
dispatch boats i at least twelve torpedo
, craft, the majority of them of the tribe
class, two of which, the Tartar and
.Gburka, recently ran their trials with much
. suocess. There also will be provision for
additional submarines, but of these the nd
. inlralty maintains the greatest secrecy.
. . , This is not looked upon as a complete
.answer to German y's programme. That,
naval men say, wtl come next year, even
the critics of the polloy of the admiralty
, admitting that the start England has se
cured will enable her to maintain the two
power, standard without rushing work dur
ing the coming fiscal year. Besides- the
delay of twelve months wlll allow her to
learn something of what other powers are
doing and then "go them one better'1' either
by outbuilding them or designing a ship
that will ba a -great Improvement .over these
now. being constructed.
. Germany's refusal to agree at The Hague
to Uia proposal to prohibit the placing of
floating mines has caused British activity
In another ' direction. Heretofore this
country has had but two mine laying ves
sel. Since the Hague conference ad
journed work has been begun on the con
version of three second class cruisers for
this purpose.
FRANCO'S FRIENDS FOILED
Army Decllaed to Stand Bark of F.x
Premler Replace His
Fewer.
PARIS, Feb. 17. Senhor Bebastlo Magal
hlea Lima, a, Portuguese republican, who
Is now in exile In Paris, has made publlo
s letter received from a friend In Lisbon.
In which It is set forth that the followers
of former Premier Franco planned to re
instate their leader, but they ' failed on
account of the refusal of the leaders of the
official Of the army to support their move
ment. SOLiNGEN SOCIALISTS BUSY
Assemble Around City Hall and Raise
Dlaturbaneo Over I'nlveroal
aff race.
BOLINGEN, Rhenish Prussia, Feb. It
The socialists of this city assembled around
the city ball yesterday and cheered for
universal suffrage. The police made a
charge on the crowd, scattered them and
rrvsted many of the disturber.
Derrick Car Blows I'p.
CLINTON. 1 , Feb. 17. With a crash,
heard seven miles away, a derrick ear or
the Milwaukee Bridge company was blown
up by dynamite today. Twelve sticks of
dynamite failed to explode and three
brlilgr near the derrick were unharmed,
though the derrick was demolished. Work
on the superstructure of the Chicago A
Northwestern brldxe will for the present
oe Bioppeu. i ne Milwaukee company tin
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DOMESTIC.
Crest of the flood has passed at Pitts
burg. Two large brick dwellings col
lapse and many persons have narroW es
cape. Pag 2
Measure expert testifies that the con
tractors for the furniture of the Penn
sylvania capltol failed to take full ad
vantage of their opportunity in stndlng in
bills. Tag 8
Banker G. W. Morse pleads not guilty In
court In New York. Fag X
Former Seward minister Is killed by a
car in Los Angeles. 2ag X
Representative Hughe of New Jersey
proposes an 'amendment that will change
the Sherman law In accordance with the
decisions of the United States supreme
court. S
Bryan has numerous engagements ut
Indianapolis. Pag X
Minneapolis boy In court tells of the
misdeeds of his father. Pag 9
Mining men at Helena, Mont.,, allege
that numerous frauds have been perpe
trated in the substitution of valuable land
for that granted the Northern Pacific
road. Pag 2
First Assistant Postmaster . General
Hitchcock resigns to take up the manage
ment of the campaign of Secretary Taft.
Pag X
romsxeur.
Turkish troops are sent to the fronllier
of Persia and much trouble is expected in
that vicinity. Pag i
Socialists at Sollngen create disturbance
over the universal suffrage proposition.
Pag X
Chinese editor says the United States
I the only nation that has acted with a
conscience toward the celestial empire
and Its deeds will not be forgotten.
. P
Strength of England' navy Is ,uucn that
it may await 'the -f forts cf other notions
and benefit by their experience. Pag 3
POXJTXCAA. '
President in interview with Senator
Burkett and Ross Hammond and also In
talk with Mr. Pollard Indicates he ex
pects and desires a Taft delegation from
Nebraska. Pag X
Too many of Bryan's friends want to be
delegates-arlarge to Denver convention
and situr.tlon is embarrassing to peeriess
leader. Pag 3
mSBBULSXA.
Hearing on petition to compel rullroads
to receipt for return of empty cream' cans
on today before Railway commission.
Pag 3
X.OCAX
Mayor Dahlman In sympathy with the
movement to raise a fund for family of
Detective Drummy as a public tribute to
the service of the officer, while Jones,
ths brute who shot the officer. Is hurried
to the renltentlary at Lincoln, where It
is thought he will die. Pag X
National Industrial Traffic league, or
ganisation' of representative shippers, op
posed' to change of Interstate commerce
law suggested by Lincoln (Neb.) Com
mercial club. Pag S
- Douglas oounty jail I declared to ' be
worse than Llbby -prison by a grand Jury
which ha completed an Investigation and
vindicated the -sheriff and his force of
the responsibility for the existing condi
tion. Pag X0
Councilman G. F. Brucker has a plan
to assist the police In keeping a record
of those who have weanons and com
pelling dealers selling arms to take out a
license. Pact XO
OOMKCmCXAX A-BTD XjrDUSTsUAX.
Live stock markets. Pag T
Grain market. ' PT T
Stock and bonds. Pag T
MOTSMZHTS OP OCBAJT STBAJUXXPS.
fort. Arrive. Balled.
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California.
GRIEVANCE. OF MINING MEN
At Meeting at Helens Charaje Mad
of Collusion la Land
Deal.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 17.-Northwest
mining men In convention here today con
sidered the smelter situation and deter
mined to send a commute to Washington
to lay the matter before the president and
ask him to send a special message to con
gress on the subject.
A report was made charging gross fraud
and collusion In connection with the classi
fication of the Northern Paclflo land
granted by congress whereby the railroad
la alleged to have secured vast amount of
rrch timber and mineral land In lieu of
worthless areas. It was on thl point that
the convention determined to ask relief
from Congress. Forest reserv administra
tion also came In tor severe censure.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATOR DIES
Virgil McKaltst Pasaea Away Sad.
aenlyw-Special Election for
HI laessner.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. 17.-Virgil K.
McKnlght, aged U year, damocrallo rep
resentative from Mason county, died today
after an Illness of lean than twenty-four
hours. He was on of the seven democrats
who hav refused to vote for Beckham for
United States senator.
A sucessor will be chosen at the end of
ten day at a special election. Beckham
democrat say a democrat la sure to be
looted then who will vets for the party's
nomine for senator.
I 1
LIVELY DEBATE IN HOUSE
More to Drop Incompetent Employes
Causes Discussion.
GOES OUT ON POINT OF ORDER
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bill, Carrying;
932,886,873 I
Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-The legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill,
one of the large supply measures of the
government, was passed by the house today
after several days' discussion. The amount
carried by It Is practically as reported by
the committee 132,336,673.
Ther was a lively debate over the pro
vision giving discretion to heads of de
partments to remove or reduce Incapaci
tated employe of the government. The
provisions went out on a point of order,
although a new one was adopted declaring
the appropriation not available for the
compensation, of any persons Incapacitated
for performing the service for which they
are employed. Mr. Tawney took occasion
to remark that the original provision of the
bill was not directed at superannuated
clerks, but only at those who, regardless
of age, had become Incapacitated. ;
Kelfer Leads Debate.
When the provision for the removal or
reduction of Incapacitated government em
ployes was reached Mr. Goulden of New
York mad a point of ordr against It.
Mr. Kelfer of Ohio charged that the pro
vision was but another method of attempt
ing to do'what was more directly proposed
at the last session of congress "to pro
vide by law for the dismissal of the old
soldiers In the departments." He said he
would like to havo a civil service examina
tion of the old men of the department
before they were mustered out "on the
word of some one person as to what con
stitutes incapacity."
Coinciding with the view expressed by
Mr. Gillette, Mr. Tawney, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, declared that
by the provision the committee had at
tempted to liberalise, and Instead of leav
ing It mandatory, had given the head of
a department the alternative of demoting
rather than dismissing an employe. The
provision, he said, had nothing to do With,
superannuation, which was but "a conven
ient subject In this house with which men
may popularise themselves in the large
cities where a great many federal office
holders live and vote " It was, he said, a
convenient medium for the newspapers of
Washington in their efforts to Increase
their circulation among the 30,000 persons
employed In the departments.
The chair sustained Mr. Goulden' point
of order. The provision, accordingly, went
out of the bill, but Immediately afterwards
the house adopted the following provision
by way of substitute:
The appropriations herein made for the
officers, clerks and persons employed In
the public service, shall not be available
for the compensation of any person In
capacitated for performing the service for
which such person has been employed.
Hlteheoek Mevra tn Recommit.
The reading of the bill was concluded
and It was about to cass when -Mr. Hltnh-
coclc of Nebraska moved to have It re
committed with instructions to report- It
back with " an amendment .- requiring the
secretary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor to cause to be tncjuded in the
reports of special agent Investigating
trade ' conditions abroad, "Information
showing the prices at which American
made goods are sold abroad to merchant
and at retail!". - -'
A point of order was raised by Mr.
Tawney and that led to a1 discussion of
the parliamentary- phase of the question.
Speaker Cannon sustained Mr. Tawney'
point of order, whereupon Mr. Hltchoock
appealed from the decision. Mr. Tawney
moved to lay the appeal on the table. The
motion prevailed, 119 to 108, and the bill
was passed.
Following the passage of the legislative
appropriation bill, the house resumed con
sideration of the resolution to refer ths
president's annual message to congress to
the respective committees. General de
bate was declared closed.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE) 8BXATB
Wetkerspeoa . Nomination la Con
firmed After Five Honr Debate).
WASHINGTON, ; Feb. 17. After a brief
executive- session today the senate ordered
the door closed and for several hours
discussed the , Wetharspoon nomination.
During the executive session an agreement
was reached to consider the ocean mall
subsidy bill on Wednesday, and Senator
Stone, (Missouri.) announoed that he would
speak on the Aldrlch currency bill tomor
row. The senate, after) nearly five hours 'de
bate on the nomination of Lieutenant
Colonel W W. Wetherspoon to be brigadier
general today voted to confirm. Ther were
only seven votes In opposition. The oontest
was led by Senator Bulkeley who spoke
against the practice of promoting officers
except by seniority, unless an officer has
had such service as would cause the whole
country to demand It. He was bitter
against what he called the promotion ot
officer for some one act of heroism, when
they had not been especially trained for
an advanced grade. In the case of Lieu
SVnant Colonel Wetherspoon ther was
not a word directed against his record,
which waa conceded to be such as entitled
Mm to special recognition. Senator Brlggs
and Dupont also spoke briefly in opposition
to a confirmation, while Senator Warren
and Foster spoke at length for favorable
action.
BRYAN PUTS IN FULL TIME
Many Addresses te Be Given at Ia
. dlanapolU, Followed by Evening-
Baaq.net.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 17. W. J. Bryan
was scheduled to spend another busy twelve
hour when he started today to carry out
his program, which included addresses to
the Ministers' association and to the high
school student this morning, a reception
this afternoon and address to a mass
meeting this evening and a banquet to
nlyht at which 700 guest would be accom
modated. LINCOLN, Feb. 17.-WU.Uarn J. Bryan
will deliver an address to the member of
the Mississippi legislature the latter part
of February. Ha will also attend th dm
eoratlo state convention at Omaha March i.
STANDARD PROFITS ARE SAME
Danrterly Dividend at Fifteen Dollar
Share Declared ky Director
at New Yark.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17. The, directors of
the Standard Oil company declared today
a quarterly dividend of lit per share. The
same amount was paid In th correspond
ing: quarter last yean -
KENTUCKY OFFICERS WHIPPED
Night Rider Apply Lash tm Police
Jadare and Two Marshals at
Eddrvltiie.
EDDYV1LLE, Ky., Feb. 1.-Nlght riders.
300 strong, visited Eddyvllle at 1 o'clock thl
(Sunday) morning and whipped ten men,
four of them white, and six negroes. The
white men' who are today suffering from
sore backs as ths result of a sever chas
tisement with switches are: Police Judge
C. W. Rucker, Lcsel Woods, former city
marshal; Press Fralick, who occasionally
acted as deputy marshal, and Grace Rob
ertson, a saloon porter.
The connection between the whipping ot
the white men and the negroes, and the
tobacco war In western Kentucky Is not
apparent, and no one has been able to offer
any explanation. None of the victims waa
known to be cither active or Influential In
opposition to the farmers' pooling move
ment No attempt was made at destroying
stored tobacco.
Th rider were well drilled and well
armed. About 250 entered the town from
the direction of Trigg county and the re
mainder from the opposite direction. Over
1,000 shots were ired during the course of
their stay, but the only casualty reported
I that of a young woman, whose face 1
said to have been grazed by a stray bullet.
The home of Judge Rucker was badly
damaged before the riders were able to
get hold or mm. the walla being riddled
with bullets, door and shutters torn off,
etc After taking each of the men to the
edge of town and whipping them they ware
allowed to return home.
After the whipping had been administered
the mob awakened County Judge W. L.
Crumbaugh and warned him that his Im
munity from similar punishment hereafter
depended entirely on the friendship he was
expected to show the tobacco growers'
organisation. He was told that his gray
hairs alone were responsible for his being
spared this time.
The only tobacco man visited was J. M.
Bradshaw, who I an agent for one of the
growers' associations. Mr. Bradshaw was
ordered to close up a billiard hall which he
owns.
Before leaving the town the riders an
nounced that they had not finished their
work and they would return before many
days.
MORSE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
New York Banker ' Requests Delny
nnd Privllea-e of Changing
Hla Plea.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Oharles W. Morse,
the former banker, organlier of the Ameri
can Ice company and the $120,000,000 Con
solidated Steamship company, pleaded not
guilty before Justice Dcwllng today to
two charge of grand larceny. A hearing
of the case was set for next Monday.
The charge against Morse are based on
a check transaction, growing out of the
sal by Morse of a block of stock of the
National Bank of North America to Mor
gan J. O'Brien, formerly chief Justice of
the appellate division of the supreme eourt
of this state. Mr- O'Brien game Morse a
note for SI 00,000 In part payment for the
stock, with the understanding that the note
was not to be discounted. It 1 alleged
that Mors discounted the note at the
Mercantile National tank of this city, re
ceived a . .check .nd payable., to Mr.
O'Brien, Indorsed 'check "Morgan t.
O'Brien, per C. W. Morse," and deposted
It to his own .account In th National Bank
of North America. I
When, arraigned In court today' Mr.
Morse' counsel Informed the Justice 'that
Morse did - not know what the specific
charges against him were and that the dis
trict attorney had refused permission for
his counsel to examine the minutes of the
grand jury which Indicted Morse. Counsel
said also that he should apply to the court
for authority to examine the minutes and
asked for two. weeks' postponement to
frame his application. Assistant District
Attorney Kriel argued that one week was
enough time to allow Morse's counsel and
the hearing was set for next Monday. In
the meantime his counsel said he would de
cide whether to change or withdraw
Morse's plea.
Charles W. Morse was Indicted by the
grand jury today on a charge of perjury
alleged , to have been committed when
Morse testified before a former grand Jury.
Morse was a witness before the county
grand Jury several times before he sailed
for Europe,, about three week ago.'
BOY TELLS FATHER'S' DEEDS
Minneapolis Man, New ' In Hiding;,
Bald tn Have Cheated
Customers.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Joseph Mulhall, 16
year of age, today before United State
Commissioner Foote, testified that his
father, James T. Mulhilll, Is a criminal.
It is alleged that the father was' impli
cated in the swindling of Minnesota pro
duce raiser under the name of the Nlc
colet Creamery company of Minneapolis.
He is said now to be a fugitive In Canada.
Jacob Nalhanson, arrested in Chicago for
th same offense a Is alleged against Mul
hall, 1 fighting extradition, and it waa In
connection with these proceeding that
young Mulhall appeared In court.
Ho, testified that his father and Nathan-"
son were engaged In business In Minne
apolis under false names and made mis
representations through th malls to the
grower of produce. Mulhall declared that
he had been employed by hi father in hi
unlawful business and was anxious to get
away from it and lead an honest life.
While he was testifying, his mother, Mrs.
Mulhall, and his sister. Miss Anna Mul
hall, attempted to Influence his testimony
by signs and whispers. They were com
pelled to leave the court room.
CHINESE EDITOR THREATENS
ay Hla Conntrymen Are Preparing
to Show Thieving Nations
Few Thin as.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17.-At a meet
ing In the Young Men's Christian associa
tion headquarters yesterday, th Rev. Ng
Poon Chew, editor of the Chinese World,
told his audience that China was raising
an army ot l.OuO.OOO men to drive th Eu
ropean nation from the empire.
"But It will never be a menace to Amer
ica." said the editor, "because, among
other things we have learned recently, 1
that the United States I th only nation
on earth with a conscience." Th Journalist
talked on "China's possibility, th churches'
responsibility," and he interspersed hla ad
dress with epigrams and figure of true
Chines teraenea.
"China Is." he said, "Just awakening
from her slumbers and It la getting sready
to go to arms. When It doe It will send
Germany, France, England, Russia and
other robbing and thieving nations home in
a burryl If Russia ever tries again to grab
any Chinese territory we will fill her full
of gory hole Just a Japan did. China Is
destined . .to be th greatest nation on
arth."
FUND AS A PUBLIC TRIBUTE
Proposal of Robert Cowell Heartily
Endorsed by Mayor.
LATTER READY TO TAKE HOLD
Detective Drnmmy Will Be Bnrled at
Holy Sepnlcher Today with
services nt St. Cecelia's
Chareh.
Mayor Dahlman is In sympathy with the
proposal of Police Commissioner Cowell
tltnt a publlo fund be raised for the family
of Detective Drummy In tribute to his
bravery and fidelity to duty. He Is also
willing, as suggested by The Bee, to take
charge of the fund provided that meets
the approval of Mr. Cowell.
"I think Mr. Cowell struck a responsive
chord In his proposal and It would seem
only right that he take the lead In this
matter," said the mayor. "I would feel a
hesitancy In Intruding, but, of course. If
Mr. Cowell and the public desired me to
assume the position I woTlld do so with the
most cordial sympathy. I hearttly favor
the fund proposition and will make a sub
scription at once If It Is started. Certainly
Mr. Drummy was a brave and valuable
officer of the law; he had served Omaha
long and well and hi traglo death is noth
ing short of a publlo calamity. I am deeply
grieved and outraged at the atrocious
manner of his death. It one of those out
rages at which the sense of public and pri
vate decency revolts. The thought that a
brave, faithful officer can be ruthlessly
shot down by a demon In human form. Is
enough to shock the sensibilities ot every
man, woman and child In these two cities.
I tell you, we must guard against a
repetition of such an atrocity."
Inquest to Be Held To0ay.
Coroner Davis drew the following Jury
to inquire Into the facts and circumstances
of Detective rfrummy's death:
John Hoye, 1915 Elm street; H. I. Plumb,
111 South Thirteenth street; Max Becht,
144S South Seventeenth street; A. R. Toozer,
621 South Twenty-fourth avenue; T. J.
Lynch, 8341 South Seventeenth street and E.
T. Morris, 1515 William street
The coroner and jury went to the late
home of the detective, 4236 Harney street
Monday afternoon to view the body. Th
Inquest will be held In the police court
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Plana for th Fnnernl.
The funeral cortege will leave the late
residence, 4236 Harney street, at 8:80 Tues
day morning so as to arrive at St. Cecilia's
Catholic church, Fortieth and Burt streets,
at 9 o'clock. The 'cortege will be led by
four platoon of police led respectively by
Chief of Police Donahue, Chief Of Detec
tive Savage, Captain Mostyn and Captain
Dunn. These will be In civilian clothes,
while the officer In the platoon will be In
uniform.
Th pallbearer will be M. II. Barlow,
representing the Modern Woodmen of
America, and the following officer and
detectives: Stephen Maloney, Michael J,
Sullivan, James J. McDonald, Andriw
Pattello, E. J. Delehanty, Dan Davis, Mod
ern Wood.nen, and Henry Heitfeld. Eagles,
both detectives. Officers Maloney and Mo
Donald are also member of th Eagle'
lodge.
The services at th church will b In
charge of Father Harrington, pastor of St.
Cecilia's Catholic chorch. Interment will
be in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
MURDERER GOES TO THE PEN
Taken by Sheriff and; Brtgga
boda Bays He Will Die.
Will Jones, the negro who murdered De
tective Drummy - Saturday evening, was
taken to Lincoln yesterday afternoon on
the 4:10 train over the Burlington after the
authorities had been told by County Phy
sician Swoboda that Jones could not live
longer than a few days. Fear of mob vio
lence caused the officers to remove him
and arrangement ware mad to have th
penitentiary ambulance meet the train at
Lincoln and Jone was taken to the peni
tentiary, where he will be placed in the
hospital connected with the prison.
Dr. Swoboda made a thorough examina
tion ot Jone yesterday and then declared
his death was a matter of a few days.
His lower' limb are still lifeless, though
his mind remains clear. He took an active
interest In everything that went on around
him at the depot and while he was being
placed on the train.
Jones kept up his defiant attitude to the
last and hate was written all over hla face
as he was put on the train. He was taken
to the Burlington depot In an ambulance
a half an hour before the train left. He
was laid out on the floor of the smoking
room on a stretcher and a large crowd
pushed Into the room to get a peep at him.
A soon a possible Jones was carried on
th stretcher to the express car and placed
Inside. Sheriff Bralley and Chief of Po
lios Brlggs both rode In the car with htm.
The negro was not handcuffed as he is
so helpless ther was no danger of his
making any attempt to get away. He was
o ugly and defiant In his manner, how
ever, that the officer do not doubt but
ha would try to kill everyone near him If
he could get hold of a weapon. Since Sun
day he ha quit talking about th case
and ha been very sullen and morose.
Th hospital authorities asked to have
him removed from the building, as rumors
that a mob might form last night had come
to their ear. Sheriff Bralley and Chief
Biigg did not care to take him to the
county hospital, so they decided to take
him to Lincoln. It waa the Intention to
take him to the 1:45 train, but arrange
ment could not be mad In time and the
trip was postponed until 4:10.
Jone evidently felt no remorse for his
crime. Shortly before th ambulance left
tile hospital three colored- women called
on him and asked permission to pray for
him. !
"We want to pray to God to forgive you
for what you did," one of them said to
him.
','1 have never prayed in all my life,"
said Jones, turning his head away from
them. "Good-bye." and he refused to have
anything to do with them.
JONES BACK IN HIS OLD QUARTERS
Only Ten Days Sine He Wava Released
From the Penitentiary.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 17.-(SpeclaV Telegram.)
William Jones, the negro desperado who
killed Detective Simon Drummy Saturday
night, was landed In the penitentiary for
safe keeping tonight. Sheriff Bralley and
Chief of Polio Brlggs ot South Omaha
brought th negro down on Burlington No.
S, reaching Lincoln at 6:40. The negro was
taken from the baggage car and placed In
an ambulance and at once started for the
prison. A large crowd gathered at the
car door when he waa being lifted out,
having been placed in the ambulance
basket while In th car. He groaned aer-
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NO TEST OF STRENGTH NOW
Insurgents nnd Stalwarts of South
Daketn tVIU Postpone
Actual Warfare.
TANKTON, 8. V., Feb. 17. tSpeclal.)
lt has become evident that the first stat
convention, to be held In Huron April 7,
Will throw little light upon the compara
tive strength of Governor Crawford and
Senator Klttredgx, In their fight for Klt
tredge's seat In the senate.
It was thought that each side would be
anxious to make a showing ot strength in
the first convention, for prestige In tho
June primary, at which a senator Is to be
nominated. However, the primary law pro
vides that no primary need be held for
selection of delegates to the first state con
vention. If the county committees of any
county agree there is no contest. In a
majority of the counties that have acted
so far, the committees have voted to do
away with the primary and named the
delegates, as provided by law. This action
has been taken by both stalwarts and In
surgents. The stalwarts, controlling the county
committee, have taken this action In Pen
nington, Charles Mix and Edmunds. The
progressives have acted similarly In Mc
Pherson, Kingsbury, Sully and Stanley.
The county committees of Codington,
Davison, Yankton, Grant, Jerrauld, Hughes
and Lyman have ordered primaries on
March 10.
In Minnehaha county the Insurgent mem
bers of the county committee asked the
stalwarts, who controlled, to dispense with
the primary, on the ground that all the re
publicans In the county were for Taft and
that a primary would be a needless ex
pense, The stalwarts, however, ordered a
primary, explaining that they could not
dispense with It unless the democratic
county committee took similar action.
Saturday the democratic committee noti
fied the republican committee that It did
not want a primary and It remains to be
sryj what the republican committee will
do.
In all counties where the committee
name the delegate no test of strength be
tween the two factions, will v be made and
consequently It will signify little for either
faction to control the first convention, ex
cept the naming of national delegates.
KENTUCKY DEADLOCK STILL ON
Month' Balloting; for Senator With
out Result Except Preventing;
Legislation.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 18. The Ken
tucky general assembly ha balloted for
exactly a month In an erfort to elect a
United States senator to succeed James B.
McCreary and today Is apparently no nearer
an election than It was on the day the first
ballot was taken. On the first vote former
Governor Beckham, who had been nom
inated at the democratlo primaries, re
ceived 66 votes, former Governor Bradley,
republican caucus nominee, 64 votes, while
seven democratic members were scattering
and one republican absent through illness.
During the month In which the balloting
ha proceeded Beckham gained back Sena
tor Tabb, who voted against him the first
day, but lost Representative Blair, while
Representative Denman, who was 111, has
recovered and is now voting for Bradley,
making the relative standing of the two
candidates practically the saro a whan th
voting began.
During the four week Intervening, how
ever, the limit of politic haa been played
by both democrat and republican In the
effort to secure an advantage in the race
and break the deadlock.
The constant effort of the democrats who
are opposing Beckham ha been to present
the name of some democrat who might
prove powerful enough to Indue some of
the Beckham men to desert him. Repub
licans are supporting Bradley a a unit,
hopeful that they may finally secure
enough votes from the anti-Beckham demo
crats to elect him.
While the senatorial pot Is at the boiling
point, legislation Is at a standstill. Th
easlon Is more than half over and yet
only one bill has become a law, and It only
provides for a stenographer for the gov
ernor, important bills desired by the to
bacco grower, appropriation for state In
stitutions and for the new capltol are all
tied up in the senatorial race and unless
the gordlan knot Is cut the present session
appear certain to prove a very expensive
and fruitless one for th people.
SNELL JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Panel la Dlachnrg-ed After It Consid
ered Case Forty-Six
Hoar. .
CLINTON. 111., Feb. 17. Th Jury In the
Snell S2.000.000 will cas waa discharged by
Judge Cochrane late today, being unable to
reach a verdict. Richard Snell, the con
testant, announces that he will ask a new
trial of the case at the May term of oourt.
The last ballot stood eight for the con
testant to four for the proponents of th
will.
When the Jury waa called Into court this
morning by Judge Cochrane they announced
that there waa httle possibility of their
agreeing. Upon being asked by the Judge
whether a question of law or fact stood In
the way of an agreement. Foreman Pen
nington replied that he believed it was fact.
- "Then I can do nothing for you," said the
judge, and forthwith th Jury went back to
the Jury room.
The jury had been out since Saturday
evening. ,
HITCHCOCK RESIGNS PLACE
First Assistant Postmaster General
Will at Oaee Become Tnft
Manager.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Frank IL Hitch
cock loday presented to the president his
letter of resignation as first assistant post
master general. The president accepted the
resignation and made a fellcltlous response.
Mr. Hitchcock expect to enter within a
few days upon his new duties as manager
of the presidential campaign of Taft.
BROWN AMENDMENT NOTICE
Nebraska Seantor Takes Formal
Action to Present HI
Chans In Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Senator Brown
today gave notice of an amendment to th
Aldrich currency bill requiring national
bank to pay Interest on government de
posits, the fund thu obtained to be re
tained In the treasury to guarantee deposits
In national banks.
FORMER SEWARD MAN KILLED
Rev. Edward Bodl Struck br Car at
Los Angelas, tel., and Dies
Almost Instantly.
L08 ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 17.-Th Rev.
Edwin Bodl, aged 78. a retired minister
who cam her from Seward, Neb., some
time ago, waa struck and almost Instantly
killed by a car on th West Tempt tret
line yesterday.
WORD FUR MBAKSKA
President Indicates What He Expects
of His Friends in This State.
THIRD TERM OUT OF QUESTION
Tells Burkett and Hammond He Must
Not Be Considered.
NEBRASKA SHOULD BE FOR TAFT
Congressman Pollard Says President
Used Same Language to Him.
FIELD AGAINST THE SECRETARY
Opponent of Roosevelt Seek to Sr.
euro Large State Delegation
Through' the Booming;
of Favorite Sons.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Hardly had new of Ross L. Ham
mord's selection for collector of Internal
revenue been noised about on Saturday
when out of his seclusion Mr. Hammond ap
peared In Washington and registered at th
Raleigh. When Mr. Hammond went away
from Washington, which has been hi head
quarters for the last three weeks or month,
ho made his headquarters at th National,
but with a good fat Job in sight he thounht
that It warranted moving a peg higher up
on Pennsylvania avenue, for the National
Is at Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue nd
the Raleigh Is six blocks nearer the Treas
ury department, and a It 1 with the
Treasury department that Mr. Hammond
will hav to deal hereafter, he probably
thought It the part of wisdom to get as
near the commissioner of Internal revenue
as possible.
This morning Serator Burkett presented
the collector-to-be to the president and In
stead of a perfunctory Interview, which Is
generally accorded candidates for office, be
cause the president ha not hours enough
In the day to give an extended Interview to
his numberless callers, he took the senior
senator from Nebraska and Mr. Hammond
Into at Inner room, where Nebraska politics
were discussed to a fare-you-well. The
president bore dewn upon the proposition
that Nebraska must bo lined up for Secre
tary Taft and was emphatic In his declara
tion that he must not be considered In con
junction with the presidency. Tills, In re
lation to the action of Lancaster county
last week. He left no doubt upon the minds
of Senator Burkett or Mr. Hammond as
to his wishes for Nebraska and he requested
the two gentlemen to see to It that Ne
braska send 'a delegation unqualifiedly in
favor of Secretary Taft to th national
convention.
At the termination of th Interview with
the president, Senator Burkett presented
Mr, Hammond to Commissioner ot Internal
Revenue Capers. This done, the Fremont
man paid hi respect to the member of
the Nebraska delagation and left thl after
noon for home with a 14,600 a year job a a
result of his visit to Washington. It Is ex
pected that Mr. Hammond' nam will 1a '
sent to the'' senate tomorrow. "
What President Desire.''
Congressman Pollard was at th White
house thl morning and held a long confer
ence with the president. ' On being asked
what he had to say concerning th action
of the Lancaster county convention In In
structing for President ' Roosevelt for a
third term Mr. Pollard replied:
"I have Just read a full account of the
convention. It seems that the supporters
of the present administration are divided
between the president and his secretary of
war, Mr. Taft. Under existing circum
stances It seems to ma there ought to be no
question as to the attitude of th party tn
Nebraska. I have talked with th presi
dent many time about the presidential
situation and hav repeatedly urged him
to simply remain inactive and that tho
country would unquestionably renominate
htm. He has Invariably and 'repeatedly
said that hi published statement Immedi
ately after . his election three year ago,
which waa recently repeated, expresses hla
position clearly- and honestly and that ha
trusted the party would aocept his state
ment wlthouVQuestlon. From my conver
sations with the president I am convinced
that tinder no circumstance will he aocept
th renomlnatlon for- a third term. H la
very strongly of the opinion that th pre
cedent established by George Washington
at the expiration of hi second term ought
not tq b set aside.
"Th president has repeatedly told me
that bis only desire was that th repub
lican nominated to succeed him should
be a man thoroughly In sympathy with
hi administration and that the policies
ho ha Inaugurated should be prosecuted
vigorously until finally written Into law.
Secretary Taft has been the president's
closest adviser and counsellor. He ha
contributed more than any other man In
the cabinet to the success of th Roose
velt administration in fact, he Is part
of IL The president ha a wider ac
quaintance among public men than any
man In official life today. He I in a bet
ter position to judge a to who 1 best
capable of perpetuating the policies of
his administration than anyone else. Th
fact that President Roosevelt l giving
hla faithful support to Secretary Taft
and his repeated declination to become a
candidate for renomlnatlon ought to b
sufficient for all those who are at heart
In favor of the reform ne advocate.
Field Aa-alast Taft.
"If I thought the president wou.d ao
cept a nomination for a third term I
would be most heartily In favor of hla
renomlnatlon. Being convinced In my own
mind, however, that he will not, I think
it Is bad policy for those who believe
In the president to complicate th situa
tion by sending an Instructed delegation
to the Chicago convention for him. A
careful study of the situation her la
Washington convinces me that ther Is
a determined effort being made to nom
inate an ultra-conservative or reactionary
candidate. Nearly all those states that
have a arge representation in th na
tional convention have favorite son whom
they will support for the presldsncy. Th
one making the best showing will likely
receive the upport of the others. Ia
view of the fact that the field Is united
against Mr. Taft, who alone stands for
a continuation of the policies of in pres
ident. It seem to me that all th friends
of th administration ought to ral.y to Hi
support of Secretary Taft."
BUI for Hesarvey.
Representative Kinkald has secured th
passage through the house of hi bill pro
viding for a resurvey of four township
In his district, two townships in Cherry, on
In Holt and one In Sheridan. This bill
is made necessary because of Imperfect
original surveys, the line being so Inac
curately run that setUers ar at 6 loaa