Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1900, Page 1

[ — — THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU CONCORD AT LAST Powers Come to Batisfactory Decislon on Joiut China Note. VON BUELOW'S CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTED | Charaoterization of Demards as Irrevocable the Only Elimination. DEATH OF PRINCE TUAN INSISTED UPON Ohinese Government Required to Pay Heavy Indemnity. TAKU FORTS MUST BE RAZED TO GROUND - Werms Innerted with a View to Pre. & the Recarrence of Autl- n Uprisings at Any Futare Time. For LONDON, Dec. 12.—The negotiations of | the powers in regard to the joint China | note were concluded { day, tcally as outlined by Count von Buclow, | the imperial ot No. vember 19, with the exception of the intro- satisfactorily the yester- | all conditions iden- | agreelng to chancellor Germany, ductory clause saylng the demands are ir- revocabie, which is eliminated. Count von Buelow, on the occasion of | hiy first appearance in the Reichstag as tmperfal chancellor, on November 19, after | making & statement defining Germany's pol- ey towards China and cutiluing the Auglo- | German agreement, proceeded to give the | complete text of the demands which the | reprosentatives of tho powers in Pekin had L that time ugreed to recommend to their representativ to embody In a rulhu'll\'l‘} note for preséntation to China, as follows Article I—An extraordinary mission, headed by an imperial prince, shall be sent | to Berlin (n order to cxpress the regret of | the emperor of China and of the Chinese | goygrnment for the murder of Haron von teler. On the scere of the murder a monument _worthy of the assasainated minister shall be crocted, with an fnscriy ton in Latin, Germ hinese ex- pressing the rerel of the emperor of Chind Article TI--(a) The death penaity Is to b inflicted upon Princes Tuan and Chu upon Duke Lan and, f Nien, Kang Y1, C| Blang, Y Halen whosa names will b tatives of the powe In where forelgners have been killed treated officlal aminations shall be pended for five rs. Article T1I-The C'hinese governmet erect a monument §i every forclgn or inter- natlonal cemetery which has been de crated or where the graves have been de ther hiao, other glven by th e prohibition of the tmport of urms Into China shail be maintalned un- | Ul further notice Article V—China has to pay a just in-| demnity to governments, corporations and | individuals, as well as to'thosa Chinese win) | wiffered during the recent events in person or In property owing to having been in the service of forelgners. Matter of Indemnity. | Count von Buelow here interpellated the | remark that it was intended to effect a urther understanding with the powers on the principles on which claims should be presented. This particularly applied to the case of missionaries, Article VI-Every single forelgn power f3 granted the right of maintaining a perms nent legation guard and of placiug tie quarter of Pekin where the legations are situated In a stute of defence. Chinese rre | 1ot to be allowed to live in that quarter of Pekin. Article VII-The Taku forts and forts which might prevent free comm tlon between Pekin and the sea sh razed Article VIII—The powers of occupying certuin ports 00 among themselves for malntaining free communication capital and the sea Article IX—The Ch bound to past {mper: gears at oll sub-pre Crees (a) to belong to a is forever forbidden under penalt (b) The punishments gullty are recorded urbances, it 1y declare s, o8 well as the provinelal and local authorities, are made responsible for the maintenance of ordeér in their districts. Tn the ev. 7t of fresh anti-forelgn disturbances or other Infringements of the treaties which are not at once stopped and avenged by punishment of the guilty, those officials shall be promptly deposed and never again entrusted with officinl functions or {nvestad With fresh dignitles Artiele X—The Chinese government under- takes to enter upon negotlutions with re- gard to such alterations in the existing commerclal and navigation treaties as tha orelgn governments consider to be desir le, as well as rezarding other matters which are concerned with facilitating com- mercial relations. Article XI—The Chinese government shall be bound to reform the Chinese Forelgn offico and the court monial for the re peption of the forelgn representatives, and 10 do 80 In the sense which shall be derined by the forelgn powers FEW DIVORCES IN CANADA 27 those nica Il e cquire the right on which they | the object of from the \ese govornment 18 o8 for tw In these nti-foreign sec v of death, that the vico. In L Thirty-Two Years but Legal Separations Have Been OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 12 gear bills of divorce were granted in Can- ada as follows: Ontarlo, three; Quebec, one; Northwest territory, one; Nova Scotla five; New Brunswick, 6; British Columbia, two. In the thirty-two years since confed- eration thero have been granted by Parlia- ment and the courts 271 divorces In the whole Dominion of Canada. In Outarfo, with & population of 2114321, there have b, granted forty-five divorces; in Qu ulation 4,448,415, sixteen divorces; in ftoba, population 152,600, one divorce; in Nova Scotla, populiation 450,000, ninety-one divorces; in New Brunswick, population 321,300, seventy-three divorces; in British Columbla, population 80,200, forty-three di vorces. Thera has not heen a divorce in Prince Bdward island, with a population of 100,000, in thirty years During the last of New Pattern, In the Reichstag today, reports that BERLIN, Dec. 1 referring to th with a new rifle, the minister of war, eral von Gossler, admitted thag, in ord keep abreast with modern requirem: the War office was negotiating with a S ! dipavian inventor for the pattern of an au- tomatic breochloader. The pattern, how- ever, had not yet been supplied Discontinue, 12.—The czar's | his majesty's Caar Bulleting to ST. PETERSBURG, Dec physiclans announce that malady has run its course and that his recovery is proceeding In quite a regular mauner. Honee, with his majesty's ap- proval, the bulleting will now cease. Germany A for the Neth nis. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 12.—At the request of the Netherlands government Germany has telegraphed to the German consul at Lou- | tive of the |1 | affaires, Mr. division of | the German army had been recently armed | ° NE 19, 18 ’, ¢ “"w.,;l‘ OPPOSE LANDLORDISM Irtah ”’,fl ass O'Brien’s Re elution™ 2% Total Abolish- men. System. DUBLIN, Dec. 125 'nalhn-nnt con- vention resumed its #wsion today, John Redmond presiding. After resolutions had been adopted amending the coustitution of the United Irish league and making the Na- tionalist convention an annual fixture, Wil- liam O'Brien moved a strongly worded reso- lution In faver of the abolition of landlosd- frm in Ireland and the transfor of the sofl to the occupylng proprietary. Ireland's struggle, he declared, should continue with out ceasing until the landlords were forced to abandon thelr present intolerable system of dual control. Ono branch of the Irish league, coutinued Mr. O'Brien, will devote its time to bring- ing to the doors landlords, land grabbers and their castle allies the inconvemience of landlordism. The resolution was adopted amid the utmost enthusiasm The convention adopted resolutions favor- ing the abolition of landlordism and lnvit- ing Messrs, Thomas Sexton and Michael Davitt to return to Parllament. The sub- scriptions announced to the Parliamentary fund included £100 each from the Hon. Edward Blake and the Freeman's Journal. Resolutions appealing for funds trom America and elsewher to be used against jury packing and for the propagation of the Irish language, were adopted, Timothy Healy 1s not a whit disturbed by his exclusion from the Irish party. He has nelther the intention of resigniug nor of forming an opposition section. He 18 avowedly host Mr. Dillon and still more 8o toward O'Connor, who, Mr. Healy alleges, is be the whole move- ment, and he is utterly hopeless of the cause of Ireland. In the course of a lengthy interview Mr. Healy sald to & representa- Assoclated Press: “I care nothing for the action. Inas- much as such action and such scenes hurt our cause, 1 shall take no motice of the resolution, nor, It T can belp It, will any of my parllamentary supporters. My con- stituents passed a vote of confidence in me last Friday. I shall acknowledge it and continue the best 1 can to help reland on tho lines T have pursued for the last twenty years. I shall look upon Mr, Redmond as my leader and follow his wighes. But the O'Brien crowd is not llkely to let Mr. Redmond coutinue long in the leadership. to L London Comments on Conventlon. LONDON, De The newspapers re gard today's nationalist convention at Dub. lin as & remarkable victory for Willlam O'Brien, but comment at length on the turbulent scenes. The Times thinks Mr. Redmond must regret the candor of his opening speech, where he warned the audi- that if the proceedings ended in a ectacle of rancor and disorder the evil effects wonld continue for a lifetime. The Daily Chronicle, always sympathetic with Ireland and home rule, says ng will the tongues of their own tes be the greatest stumbling block the Irish have to overcome in their struggle for home rule? How long will nationalfct meetings continuo io furnfan the detractors of Treland with welghly arguments for (rus- trating reasonable hopes The Dally News says Mr. O'Brlen must henceforth be the real leader of Irish nationalism, ard his formal adeption cannot be long ‘delayed 1f Mr, Redmond is re-electsd parllanientary chair- man next sesston it will simply be as an instrument and puppet of Mr, O'Brien, Of his obvious fervont patriotism, in the frith #ense, there can be no doubt. 'He is u gen- rous, single-minded — enthusiast. His sae Kacity 18 less obvious, ence SULTAN IS VERY CORDIAL Americans at Dinner at Yildiz Palace Are Treated with Marked Courtesy and Friendiines CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday, Dec. 11.— The Americans were the only foreigners at the dinner given at the Yildiz palace Mon- day. The sultan sat between the grand vizler and the United States charge d'- Griscom, and showed unusual cordlality. His majesty's display of exces- sive friendliness for Captain Colby M. Ches- ter of the battleship Kentucky is attributed to his desire to demonstrate that the visit of the Kentucky to Smyrna has produced no irritation. Some question has arisen in regard to an alteration of the clause in the contract for | bullding a cruiser for Turkey in the United States concerning the supply of ammuni- tion, but no importance is attached to it. Captain Chester sailed for Smyrna today in order to rejoin the Kentucky. Prior to his departure he thanked the authorities for his agreeable visit, of which, he added, he will retain the most pleasant memories. PANAMA REBELS DEFEATED Alban Scores Victory for cnt After Three Duys of ikbting at Tumacon. COLON, Colombla, Dee. 12.—Ofcial dfs- patches have been recelved from Governor Alban of the state of Paama announcing that sfter a three days' engagement Tu- macoa, the former stronghold of the insur- gent movement, was reoccupled by the gov- ernment troops on December 4 and that Gaitan has been destroyed. Governor Alban, who teturned to the city of Panema today, will hand back uninjured to its ewners the British steamer Taboga which was selzed last month by the Colom- blan government to transport an armed ex- pedition from Panama to the port of Buena Ventura, and was there used in the bom- bardment of the rebel position on Points Bozan and Soliado Long Term for Lese Majeste, BELGRADE, Dec. 12.—M, Genchits, fore mer minister of the interior, hus been sen- tenced to seven years' imprisonment for lese majeste and publicly insulting the gov- | ernment. Mary Really Means It > Dec. 12.-Mary Strauch, + and mother In Tacoma Church of the Living ne. has slgned an ag but %00 of her reach the church. = Kho ciared hor ition to turn n to the church and an colony i tute will ne d originally Movements of Ocean Vessels Dec. 12 York -Arrived-<Bouthwark, from Cevle, for Liverpool; New thampton: Dedtsehland, Plymouth and Cherbourg; for Liverpool Arrived—Astoria, asgow hampton—Arrived New York Wilhelm Grosse, from Cherbourg and New York At Yokohama— Arrived,” Dee trom Tacoma, for Hoag Kong. AUARTWC TP ATTiVed, Dec. H—Kensingion, from New York, via Southampton At Liverpool—Arrived—Sylvania, Boston. Arrived At 1 from Liverpo Passed—Corinthian, and Halifax, At Kinsale portland, Me., Liverpool Kong—Arrived for Mahila Francisco, from New Dec. 13-St Sal ed—Kalser Bremen, for 9-Victoria, from rtland, Me, Cambroman, from 8., for Carlisle City Hong Kong via Honolalu | At Hong | from Tacoma | Maru, from San and Yokohama renio Marquez to take care of the Nether- lards interests du the abscuce of & Dateh cousul trom that pert, At Queenstown—Arrived—New England from Boston. for Liverpool, and proceeded; Teutonle, from New York, for Liverpool OMAHA, | but she has pursued him relentlessly. 5,000 | for | KRUGER IN T00 NUCH HASTE Von Buelow Advances New Reason for Non- Reception of Boer Leader. WISHES OF ENGLISH COURT NOT CONSULTED Emperor in IHis Action Was Moved ntirely by a Desire to Do That Which Would Best Comport with German Iuterest BERLIN, Dec. 12.—In the Relchstag to- day the imperial chancellor, Count von Buelow, referring to the complaints which have arlsen on account of Emperor Wil- lam's failure to receive Mr. Kruger, went lengthily again into the reasons for the non-reception of Mr. Kruger, covering new ground in a statement which he made. He said the announcement that Mr. Kruger wag coming was made twenty-four, or, at the most, forty-elght hours before his leaving for Berlin. Up to that hour it had been assumed that Mr. Kruger would go from Parls to Holland. The chancellor added: “We apprised him courteously and cobsiderately, through the Paris embassy and Dr. Leyds, that the emperor regretted he was not in a position to recelve him Notwithstanding this Mr. Kruger started He was told again at Cologne in the most considerate terms that the emperor was unable to see him." The chancellor repudiated the statement that the government's actlon was due to any wish or proposal from the English court. For the emperor only German na- tional considerations were authoritative. It family relations or dynastic considerations influenced the forelgn policy he would not remain minister another day No Provision for Boer War. Contiruing the chancellor said the Anglo- German agrecment of 1598 did not contain a provislon relating to the war between Great Briiain and the South African re- publics. The Yange Tse and Samoan agree- ments had no secret clauses. When the emperor, in 1896, sent the telegram to M Kruger there was no question of war be- tween the states. It was a matter of a flibustering expedition. The chancellor did not repudiate the telegram whereby the emperor gave a correct expression of his righteous feeling regarding International law. The emperor did not intend to de- termine German policy forever by that tel- egram. The chancellcr added “I commit no diplomatic indiscretion In saying that the reception of that tele gram outside of Germany left mo doubt that In the event of a conflict with England in Africa Germany would bave to rely solely on its own strength. Baron von Richthoffen, secretary of state for foreign affairs, referring to the ex- pulsion of Germans from the Transvaal and the Orange Free State territories, sald: It has appeared to mo that these expul- slons in many cases have been unjustifable and contrary to the principles of interna- tional law, and an_expression of this view has been made in London. On the other hand the Germans who have been fighting aide by side with the Hoers have not met with a_happy lot. They have been dismissed without pay and told, “We did not invite you." Partizlity for Bugland Charged. Prior to Count von Buelow's speech, Dr. Hasse, the Pan-German leader, criticised the fallure of the government to recoive Mr. Kruger. While admitting that Germany could not adopt any other po- sition than that of the strictest neutrality he thought the government should avold the appearance of breaking neutrality in | He referrod to services | tavor of England. done England by a German ship in South African waters and complained further that the manner of the refusal to see Mr. Kru- ger had wounded German sentiment. He added that the English thought they could glve Germany & treatment different to tha* extended to other nations, English officers had treated scandalously in South Africa, saying of them, “they are only Germans, whereas they treated Frenchmen and even Greeks well. Alluding then to Emperor Willlam's re- cent speech he asked: ““How does this agree with the proud expression “Civis Romanus sum’ (“I am a Roman Citizen')? and he sarcastically contrasted the mon-reception of Mr. Kruger with the reception extended to Cecil Rhodes in Berlin. After the tmperial chancellor had epoken Herr Bebel asked him whether Emiperor Willlam's message that he could not receive now meant an absolute refusal or that he would recelve Mr. Kruger later, Count von Buelow did not reply. HOUNDED TODEATHBY WOMAN New York Importer Commits Suicide as Only Avenue of Escape from Noted Literary Person, Germans NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Word was recefved {u this ity today of the suicide, In Port- land, Me., of Sydney Samuel of this eity. Mr. Samuel, who was 39 years old, was an Englishman of wealth and was formerly in the importing business here with his broth- ers under the firm name of Samuel Her- manns. One of his brothers, Montague Samuel, sald today that Sydney had been hounded 10 his death by & woman whom he described as &n author, who Is celebrated in thie country and Europe. “For three yeare, said the brother, “she has persecutad him. In every way he has sought to evade her, 1t there are any possible grounds upon which 1 may bring action against this woman I will certainly do so. I will not at present disclose (he name of the woman.' The World tomorrow will say: ‘The reason Sidney Samuel, a wealthy exporter of this city, killed himself in a hotel in Portland, Me., on Monday night, was re- vealed yesterday. He shot himself because he could not marry the woman he loved— Mrs. Anita Vivant! Chartres, a beautiful and talented author and playright Mr. Samuel's father, the Rabbl Israel, who is looked on as the head of the Jewish church in Great Britain, bitterly opposed the marriage of his son to Mrs. Chartres on the ground of difference fn their religlon Mrs. Chartres is a Catholic. “Yielding to the plea of his father Mr. Samuel broke off his engagement to Mrs. Chartres almost on the eve of the day set for the wedding. From that day ho was a changed man. He lost all interest in lite and became 5o melancholy that his brothers employed a man to watch him lest he com- mit sulclde."” Bryan NEW YORK Canvassers met state vo Only f tes. ate Bourd of the ety Four ( Dec. 12.—The St today and canvassed of the sixty-one countles cast a ity of votes for Bryan. They were York, Queens. Richmond and Svho- The prohibition, soclal labor and soclal democratic parties have sufficient votes to go on the next election t'cket with- out a petftion Following are the MoK republican orat. G78,586; Malloney al Jnbor, 12,622 Woolley, prohibition, i Debs. sociai McKin'ey's plurality, 143,- pjaraiity o Odell, governo as 111,126 totals 21962 [t for president Bryan, demo- republican, for THURSDAY MORNING, sharply | claiming that | | Santa Fe; HARD FOR JURORS TO AGREE | Men Who Control Fate Are One ELDORADO, Kan,, Dee. 12.—At 10 o'clock tonight Judge Shinn agaln sent the Mor rison jurors to bed, directing them to ro- sume deliberations on the case at $:30 o'clock in the morning. When Judge Shinn sent the twelve men to their hotel last night he instructed the to resume their deliberations at £:30 this morning. This morning after the jury had been sent to their room it was apparent that no general argument a verdiet was being made by them. Through the windows several of the jurymen could be #eeu walking listlessly about tho room, pay- ing no heed to the others, who still argued the case. O the way to thelr room this morning two or three of the jurymen complained ot feeling fll. Al twelve are furmers used to the open air, and their confinement la the crowded court room and the strain of the three weeks of the trial has had its effect upon their physical condition Mis: Morrison spent the time In her cell anxiously awaiting a verdict, “I am still hopeful,” sho said, “but I wish they would hurry up.” She recuived a score of letters of sympathy In her morming matl, At noon Judge Shinn called the jury into tho court room and asker Foreman Howett it & verdict had been reached. Hewett re. plied fn the negative. Judge Shinn then sald that he understood from the balliff in charge of them that jurors had some com munication they desired to make. “Put this in writing,” he sald, “and present it to me after dinner.” When the jury in the Jessie Morrison case was called into court this afternoon for the second time the foreman again re- ported no verdict, but presented a com- munication to Judge Shiun that led to el whispered consultation between the court and the attorneys on both sides. Neither the court nor the attorneys would make the contents of the communication public. After the jury left the room the attorneys for the state immediately began consulta- tion behind closed doors. | MAYORS MEET AT CHARLESTON arge Attendance Characterizes An- nual Convention League of American Municipaitties, ove CHARLESTON, 8. C. Dec. 12.—The fourth | annual convention of the League of Ameri- | can Muncipalities met here today in the auditorium The mayors were welcomed in addresses by Governor M. B. McSweeney of this state and Mayor Smythe of Charles- ton, and the response was made by the | preeident of the league, Mayor Heary V. Johnson of Denver. The morning session was opened by the annual address of Presi- dent Johnson. The first topic for discussion was “What Policy is Best to Uso fu En- forcing the Law Pertaining to Saloons,” on which subject Mayor Chappell of Columbus, Ga., read an Interesting paper. M. N. Banker, editor of the New York Engineer- | ing News, read & paper on “Sewage Dis- posal Problems,” and Consulting Engineer Perkins of Hartford, Conn., made an ad- dress on “A Practical Illustration of Muni- clpal Ownership in a Nev England Com- | munity of 10,000 Inhabitanre * This evenlog the mayors and eivic off- clals and engineers attended a receptlon at the city hall given by the governor of the state and the mayor of this city, Large numbers of municipal magnates have | arrived hero on every train since last night Among them are the mayors of Columbus, 0., Peorla IlL., Mayor Jones of Toledo, 0., with a party of elghteen: Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, with a party of six; Mayor | Stephens of East St. Louls, with twenty- two visitors, and Georgo Maltby of James- town, N. Y., with a delegation of five citl- | zens, who will invite the league to meot | next year in their city, and Alderman Berry of Detroit, with gix eity oMclals, wio will work hard to elect Mayor Maybury of | that city president of the league. RUN ON HARLEM SAVINGS BANK Deposttors of New York Institation, | ronounced to Be Sound, With- | drawing Thelr Deposit i NEW YORK, Dec. 12—The run on the Harlem Savings bank, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street and Third avenue, was continued today. When the bank opened trere were 250 men and women in line walting an opportunity to get into the bank. | At 1 o'clock this afternoon the bank was | crowded with depositors waitiug to get | their money. It was evident that there Viere as many persons in the building as could be paid off up to closing time, so the doors were closed. All who were in the building were pald off. State Superintend- ent of Banks Frank D. Kilbourn arrived at the bank in the afternoon and made an ex- amination of the bank's affairs. Shortly afterward he sald “The Harlem Savings bank s as sound as any lank In the state. Its securitles are of the very best." Superintendent Kilbourn stated that the bank pald out mbout $25,000 yesterday. He was not certaln what amount had been pald out today, but estimated it at about $100,000. WAR ON TOPEKA SALOONS Fe ation Raises Large Sum to E force Prohibitory Law in ftal City of Kan TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 12.—Topeka has begun a crusade against vice by subscribing $25,000 a8 a fund for the prosecution of sa lconkeepers. Tho officers of the Good Ci {zenship Federation say that will make the subseription $100,000 before they are through | with it | A special committee for the enforcement of the prohibitory law fu the city has been formed and is composed of the following | men: Edward Wilder, treasurer of the | C. J. Devlin, J. W. Gleed, W. W. | Miils and P. 1. Honebrake. LONELY LIFE'S SAD ENDING of Confederate Ofcer Had Long Lived a Hermit Swamy Body Who NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The body of Con- federato Drigadier General Herman Bins | has been found in Black swamp, four miles | from Norristown, N. J. He was known as the hermit of Wanong mountain, For (hirty- five years Bins had lived a solitary life on the side of Succassunna mountain. He had | little to do with any oue and his retreat | was far removed from the nearest house. His cabin was found in ashes by those who went to it after the body had been identified. No one knows how the old man came to his A Weatern lon Telograph company reports that for the quarter ending December 81, partially eatimated. the net earnings wilt Be aboit 170000, The dividend of ity per cent which Wis declared todwy calls for the payment of 31,217,000, DECEMBER 13, | and | MeKinl JRAND OPERA TS A FROST Lincoln People Decline to Produce the High Prices Demanded. IMPRESARIO GRAU POCKETS THE LOSS Gets Just Half the Guaranty and Makes a Scene in His Meeting with the Local M . of the Iingagement. LINCOLYN, Dec. 12.—(Special Telegram.) —For nearly two hours the impatient au- dlence fretted and wondered and Maurice Grau, the king fmpresario of the Metro- politan Opera company, facing & loss of 000 In the Lincoln engagement, stormed und threatened and thundered. Signor Macinelli, the conductor of the cosmopoli- tan agkregation of artists and “‘also songs,” refused to allow the opera to begin until he had been given the word by Grau, and Grau refused to give the word until after he saw that threats and demands were of o avail Grand opera in Lincoln is a losing ven- ture, both for Grau and for 8. Kronberg of Denver, and Willard Kimball of this city, who together made the contract for the Lincoln engagement. Kimball and Kron- berg gave m guaranty of $10,000, but the metropolitan manager was compelled to ac- cept @ triflc over $6,000, because that was all that was realized from the sale of seats. The three men met In the parlors of the First National bank at 1:30 and there Grau was told of the fact that the sale of seats had netted only $4,100, and that at the outside the sale to late arrivals A not bring the total up to more than 5,000 Ho was mad beyond description. He threatened to take his company away if the suaranty was not immediately mude good. Kronberg offered to pay his halt of the shortage, but Grau was finally in- duced to take what cash there was on con- ditlon that the balance be made good at some future time. A messenger was then | hastily sent to the Itallan conductor and the opera began. Poor attendance was responsible for the failure. Mr. Kimball had excellent suc- coss with the Paderewski engagement scv- cral months ago and he believed the people would stand for grand opera at prices rang- Ing from $2 to $4 per seat. Lincoln people gave peor support and the patronage from out of town was not up to expectations. “Favst” was glven this afterncon and “Lucia di Lammermoor"” tonight. Over 300 people attended from Omaha. MUST BE HOME BY MIDNIGHT It is Unr drews, monable, Says Justice An- for Women to Be Out Atter 12 0'Clock, NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Justice Andrews in the supreme court handed down a de- cision today in which he holds that a woman should be home by midnight. The question arose on an application by Flor- ence Abell, a dressmaker, to enjoin Jacob A. Omdrak, her landlord, from closing the front door of the house and mot imme- |dintely admitting iec whon sto rang the | bell. Miss Abell says she leased two rooms from the defendant for dressmaking and sleeping purposes at $55 a month. Bhe was to be allowed to have her shop open from 7 &, m. to 10 p. m., but was to be ad- mitted afterward at any reasonable time. She complained that on November 10 and she was locked out and on the second aslon could not obtain admittance and had to take a room at a hotel. She wald that she was kept in all day at her busl ness and she did not think It unreasonable that she should go afterward to a theater or elsewhero with friends. She asked that the owner bo compelled either to give her a key or to see that she was admitied whenever she rang the bell. Omdrak sald it was necessary to keop the house locked | at night, as the tenants had & great amount of valuables there. The first night, he sald, there was some delay in admitting the plaintiff and the second night he and his family had gone to bed and did not hear her. Justice Andrews sald he could not com- pel the defendant to give the plaintiff a key to the outer door, as by the terms of | her lease she was only entitled to access at reasonable hours. He granted her a preliminary injunction requiring the de- fendant to permit her to enter her prem- ises at all reasonable hours and promptly open the door for her up to 12 o'clock at night STREET RAILWAY REFORM Speclal Commission in Chicago Has Agreed Upon Scheme for Muni- cipal Action. CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—After more than a year's Investigation the Chicago Straet Railway commission has agreed upon a plan for municipal action in regard to street railways. These will be incorporated in a bill which will be presented to the ecity council with the recommendation that the council recommend {ts passage by the state legislature. The plan includes provis'ons for municl ownership, this to be decided by a popular vote of the municipality, also provides that in cases of mew street rafl- way companies the franchise question must be submitted to & popular vote; unification of all strect rallway systems in Chicago, thus allowing a transfer system which would include the whole efty; arbitration of all labor dificulties and publication by the railways of detalled annual reports. MILLION TONS OF RAILS States Have Placed More Orders Than at This Time One Year Ago. PITTSEURG, Dec, 12.—The Gazette tomorrow will say Rall_producers have taken on contracts for next year amounting in round numbers to 1,000,000 tons. It I8 a heavier award of new' business than the rallmakers had secured at the opening of the year 190 A faw days ago the New York Centra! & udson River Rallroad company appor- Uoned it rall order, covering practicaily the quota this intersst will require during xt calendar year, ler 15 for 80,000 tons at steel compant Commercial the pool eachget com pany and the pany. the N Federal 8t In all lines the developmen steel markets the fast exception, reveals nothing but a promising future. The plate producers, Who have come to terms on prices by foin: ing in an fronclad agreement, have their mills engag: ad. On tin- plate for delive gh the first quar- ler of next year the price has been ad vanced 82 o ton. This makes the base price $4.10 per 100-pound box, with the $4 price ob- taining for th this month, ol company f the fron k, with a ingle smalipos Rages at Kansas City, KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12—There are more than forty cases of smallpox in St. George's hospital, On'y one death from the disease has ocetirred Official Vote of West Virgin CHARLESTON, W, Va., Dec. 12 —The of- fiefal electlon returns for West Virginia 15421, Bryan, 9,807, 'WELVE PAGES. orecast Winds, For Nebraska-Fair; Varfable e At Omaha yesterday: Deg. Nour, Dex, 20 1. oW a7 L0 28 . aN 0 a1 a0 an Tempe Hour. S 6 ANARCHISTS SHOUT THREATS Inflamed Crowd in a New York Hall Indulge in Turbulent Talk of As: inntion, NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The Herald says Five hundred anarchists vociferously ap- plauded last night at a meeting on behalt of the family of Brescl, the assassin, when one of their speakers threatened the life of President McKinley “should he attempt to Interfere with free speech.” The speaker was Alexander Horr, who announced his approval of assassination. The anarchists met in Everett hall, East Fourth street. They had obtained the hall by & ruse, which Harry Bimberg, the proprietor, resented last night. imma Goldman went to Bimberg and offered to hire the hall, alleging that it was wanted Bimberg d11 not recognize her and cousented to accommodate the club. John H. Cook had vigorously denounced the government when Bimberg asked to speak. He declared the hall had been obtalned under falso pretenses. “If 1 hear any Incendlary speeches I shall have to have the lights turned out," he added “8it down! Sit down! Capltalist!” the audience. “Do you want tree speech?” Bimberg sat down, and Alexander Horr arose and went on to say that soclety be- lleved in government by the bayouet, and that Jefferson was an anarchist were In Ruseia today,” eatd he, “I should bo an assassin. 1f any one in control of government here persiats in prohibiting the right ot free speech, it the mayor of the clty does it, or the governor of the state, or the president of the United States, he does it at his peril.” ACCUSED OF STEALING GAS Citizens of Indianapolis Are Aceu of Boring Meters and Robbing the Company. yelled to interrupt YORK, Dec. 12.—By order of the of directors, Frank Hastings, prestdent of the Indianapolls Gas company in this city, made formal announcement today that the directors had deferred |action on the dividends for an indefinite period, owlng to what the directors char- acterized as “the most extraordinary so- cla) conditions which prevail at present In the city of Indianapolis.” The gas com- peny accuses the citizens of Indianapolis of stealing gas. The Evening Post prints the following statement of the directors of the compauy to the wtockholders: vt exinting prohibitory stat ¢ of our customers ha sed thelr Mlp’vlj Ly the known as “boring out” ‘thelr mix- very effort has been made by our managers to stop this unlawfal wastage, but although the best legal talent has been employed, supported by indisputable proofs, it has Leen found utterly impossible to se- e a conviction, because of the fact that this fllegal practice has been so generally indulged in. These violations of the 'aw are not confined to the poor or viclous, but in clude efty nd cou |I3 bulldings, city physlclans, architects and gome of the most srominent’ residents and business houses n the efty of Indlanapolts, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12.—Concerning the charge made by President Benedict of the | Indianapolis Gas compary ot New York patrons of the company declare that they bave not stolen natural gas. Thero has been no gas to steal. They eay the only reason for Benedict's charge fs the fact that meters have been bored, but even | this did not facrease the mupply. Gas Is not sold by meter measurement in this city, TROOPS CALLED OUT IN UTAH Outbreak NEW | board f Meas at School at Agency Makes Indlan Agent Desperate. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah., Dec. 12.—A spe- clal to the Tribune from White Rock, Utah, says that at the request of Agent Myton Troop K, from Fort Duchesne, was ordered out this evening to prevent trouble at the Uintah agency, Over thirty children in the school are down with measles and other diseases and thelr parents have been much dissatisfied because the children were not alloved to go home. One girl disd last night. Black Hawk went to the school this morning and demanded the release of his children. O'Cennor, a teacher, made some #how of resistance and was thrown down- #tairs and tho children taken away by force. Several other children were taken away by other Indians, Three attempts were made to burn the school buildings and the agent called upon Major Hughes for help. |ALGER IS BURGLAR'S VICTIM the Gene Succeeds His Loot. Housebreaker Trips the Dark and Escaping with DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 12.—General Rus- 80l A. Algor, ex-secretary of war, was quite badly shaken up early today by a burglar in his home on West Fort street. The gen- eral was awakened by some one prowling about n his residence and started to inves- tigate. The burglar tripped him up and encaped. The general fell heavily, but sus- tained no injury. An investigation showe §300 worth of silverware had been taken. MURDERER MAKING A RECORD Marvin Kuhns, Escaped Conviet, Kills Two More Oficers Who Try to Arre [ LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dac. 12.—Marvin Kuhns, the murderer who escaped from the Ohio penitentiary and shot Policeman Dean here on Monday, shot and killed two officers who were trying to arrest him at Avilla to- day. Thelr names have not been ascer- tained. Avilla Is near Kuhn's home, in No ble county. A posse is in pursuit. Police- wan Dean is in a critical condition PAUL, Minn nator C\ an K. Davis, who November 21, was filed for probate )day by Mrs. Anna M. Davis, the widow he “will, ‘which 1§ very concise and was made during the senator's last fllness leaves all his estate to Mrs. Davis and names the St Paul Trust company as executor. The estate 18 valued at $26,000 in personal and $40,000 In real property, Ship Turns Up Safely. BAN FRAN ), Dec. 12.—The Ger- man ship Gertrude, Whicn ,put to sea iast Week from Astoria on its way to the Unite | Kingde and later was report w foundered off the Washington coast with w1l hands on board lost, has been sightod off this port for a meeting of the “Soclal Science club.” | Uy — Y li\(il,ll’l Cory FIVE C CNTS; ANY OLD NAME WENT South Omaha Election Judges Were Easily Batisfied with Patronyms. EBBERT W, STEELE'S BRIEF EXPERIENCE Good Fuslonist Peat Him to It, Using His Registration, BOOTH Bome SAMPLE VOTERS' IS SHOWN Looks Like a Feed Box, but Pallots from it Bhow Olerkly Skill TALE OF A ROTTEN ELECTION UNFOLDING Fuston Candidate for the Legislatare Was Allowed to in & Preci Count Baliots net Tweo Hounrs, The republican contestants for legislative seats to which fusionists hold certificaies of election, added materlally to the show- ing of fusion fraud in South Omaha at | yesterday's session of the preliminary in- quiry, Just as they are doiug every day. Several district branches of election corruption have been khown siuce the in- vestigation was fnstituted a fow days ago, | and each day adds something new to the List. A currory review of the results of the inquiry thus far shows that there was fake reglstration—dead men und straw men be- ing listed on the books with startling fre- quency —fuke voting, repeating, Juggling in the final count, and as If to glve a AtUng climax to it all, tbere came evidence yes- terday to (he effect that one clitizen of South Omaha Ebbert W. Steele—camo very nearly losing his ballot because some tmpostor had Lorrowed his namo and beat him to the polls. Several fnteresting features entered into yesterday's wession. It was clearly proven by two witnesses that Hugh Mo- Intosh, fusion candidate for the legislaturo, was permitted to assist fn keeping the offi- | clal tally in the Fourth ward, despito the fact that he was & candidato and not one of the election officers. Verne Havens, a bright young man ot South Omaha, who served n newspaper as carrier of election returns, told the story | of how Candidate McIntosh took charge ot election affairs. I firat saw Mr. Mclntosh in the South Omaha office of the World- Herald prior to the eclection and thers learned his identity, so that I recognized him at once when I saw him at the polls in the Fourth ward on election day. He seemed to make himselt very much at home, and when one of the clerks wanted to get out a little while Mr. MeIntosh took his place and helped keep the oficlal tally. 1 estimate that he served in that capacity at least two hours during my observation, and 1 don't know how much louger at other times during the day. Corroborates Havens' T timony. August Miller, one of the most widely- known citizens of South Omaha and & mem- ber of the city counctl, corroborated the evidence of young Havens as to the part Candldate McIntosh took in keeping the ofMcial tally, and then Mr. Miller went further and told of seelng manipulation of ballots which Wdicated to him that the end- less chain system was belng industriously worked “I observed a striking similarity in tho marks on the ballots,” sald Mr. Miller, | “and 1t looked to me just as though one man on the outside must be doing all the marking." Then Mr. Miller described the poor ac- commodations which were offered voters at the polling places aud a sample booth was offered in evidence. It is a box about the size of a cracker box and is made of rough pine boards, nail scarred, splintered and dirty. The hoards which compose the sides of the booth are of irregular length and the best description that can be given of it off- hand is to compare it to the feed boxes used by shiftless farmers in Arkansas as a receptacle in which to place nubbins of yellow corn for razorback hogs. The box was marked “exhibit 19" and will be taken to the legislature along with other ex- hibits, Ebbert W. Steele's Experience. L. Allstadt, proprietor of a rooming house in South Omaha, told of the experience of Ebbert W. Steele, a South Omaha voter: “I saw Steele enter the voting | place n the first precinct of the First | ward,” sald Mr. Allstadt, “and when he | went to cast his ballot one of the judges in- formed him that ho had already voted. | Steelo said he had not voted. There was | 6omo argument about it and the books were | consulted. Sure enough, the name of Steele was checked off as having bgen used on a ballot and there was only one Ebbert W. Steele on the books. Bteele declared that some impostor had borrowed his name for voting purposes and the judges allowed him to vote, I know Steele personally and I had not seer him around the polls before, although I had been there all day. I am satisfied that he told the truth when he said he had not voted before. Somebody must have {mpersonated him J. E. Glick gave brief testimony in iden- tification of the voting booth which had been Introduced as an exhibit., The surface of it 18 60 rough as to render it almost fm- possible for a voter to mark a ballot upom | it, yot the men who are suspected of hay- ing participated in the endlcss chain system seemed to be remarkubly rapid in complet- ing their ballote, despite the primitive equipment. Steele Tells H The only witness examined at the afternoon session was Ebbert W. Steele, the voter who had difficulty in casting his ballot because some one had already voted his name, or, at least, becausc he was checked off the book as having voted. Steele told the same story which had earlier in the day been related by Mr. Allstadt. | “I went to the polls in the First precinct, “irat ward, South Omaha,” sald Stecle, “and came very nearly losing my vote, bo- cause the judges insisted that 1 had already voted “I dont know what caused them to think that way, unless It was that i checking the names off of the book they got my name mixed with that of Steela DeCoursey, an- other voter in the same precinct, It In possible that a mistake occurred In this | way." The hearing adjourned at the conclusion of Stecle's testimony until 10 o'clock Friday morning. While the testimony In the morning was strongly against the fusionists, revelations of 5111l greater importance came late Tues- duy afterncon. Willlam Miller, & reputa- ble young man, testificd that he saw & man | by the name of John Bauslg cast two bal- | tots in Bouth Omaba. | Charles Story. a