Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 23, 1902, Page 1

HED JU RUSSIA - THE PIVOT Ozar's Goverament Oredited with Settling Question of Interforence. REJECTS PROPOSAL IN BEHALF OF SPAIN Austrian Project Fails Apnlrmtfy fo. 5 of O¢-Operati POWERS DECLINE TO JOIN IN COLLUSION Reports from St Peteraburg Quote Russia as Belng Free from Any Part In Alleged Sch Interferenc 2. PARIS, Jan In view of the state- ment made by Lord Cranborne, British under secretary of state for foreign affairs in the House of Commons Monday on the subject of Britain before and after the the Spanish-American war outbreak and the subject, the correspondent of the Asso clated Press made inquiries in an author- ftative quarter here and received the fol- Jowing explanations, which throw a some- what different light on the subject. In the first place in the Spanish negotia- tions at the end of March, 1508, to secure the Intervention of the powers in her favor, Great Britain took the same attitude as France and the other powers. She nelther refused or conscnted to join in collective metfon. All the powers were hesitating until they sscertained the intentions of the others. Russia settled the matter by the late Count Moravieff's rejection of the proposal. When Austria Was Moved. Subsequently, after General Wood's con- ference with the Spanish premier and Benor Gullon, the foreign minister, at which the latter indicated the extent of the sur- render Spain was willing to make to the United States’ demands, the Austrian gov- ernment, belleving Spain's surrender was sufficiently complete to satisty the United Btates, instructed its ambassadors to pro- pose to the European governments that a note be presented at Washington urging the United States to accept Spain's offer . and avert war, The Spanish ambassador in London says A. T. Dalfour, the first lord of the treas- ury, who must, at that time, have been acting as secretary of state for forelgn af- fairs during the absence of Lord Salls- bury at Beaulieu, France, promised to in- struct Lord Pauncefote to act alone or with bis confreres to malntain peace. No action was definitely agreed upon, though Russia, France and Germany wers disposed toward a movement which would mvert an outbreak of hostilities. A few days before the war, however, it was de- clared that Mr. Balfour had rafsed the ob- Jection to which Lord Cranborne alluded in the louse of Commons Monday against any note which would have the appearance of putting pressure on the United States or of offering an opinion on the United States’ attitude. The Austrian proposi- tion then fell through, and the subsequent Joint resolutions of congress rendered any further action out of the question. This was the extent of Great Britain's action in favor of the United States. The statement of a promiunent British Forelgn office official, quoted In the London dis- patch of the Associated Press regarding the alleged support by France of the Aus- trian proposal, s declared to be Incor- rect. France's Friendly Attitude. Since France did not back up the pro- poeal aud the French embassador in Lon- don confined himself to making an in- quiry as to what view the British govern- ment took of the matter, France's atti- tude throughout was friendly to the United States, as well as to Spain, her ardent desire being to avert war. She did not take the initlative In any suggestion tend- ing to put pressure on the United States nor at any time encouraged Spain to re- sistance. Her Influence was always di- rected in the pour porlars of the powers to maintain peace. The exact value which should be placed on Great Britaln's leaning toward the United States can be guaged, it is de- clared, by the fact that when war was de- clared Seror Gullon was furlous, first against Germany, secondly against Russia and only thirdly agalust Great Britain. His resentment against Germany was due to the latter having encouraged Spain to resist and then having abandoned her at the last moment, Ru Refutes the ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 22.—The corre- spondent of the Assoclated Press here has obtained the following statement from the Russlan foreign office regarding the an- mouncement made in the British House of Commons concerning negotlations between the powers before and after the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and the asser- tlons made by a British foreign office off clal representative of the Associated Press on the same subject: Russia has always been and now s ex- tremely desirous of maintaluing amicable relations with the United States. pover had any intention of participuting in any collective step in the Spanish-Amer- an dispute, which did not directly ern it. Nor did Russia recelve any proposition having such actlon in view. Indeed, we received no information regard- ing Austria’s alleged initiative or about an attempt on the part of any of the powers to act in favor of Spain.” MUST TRUST TO THE BRIGANDS Money Must Be P wi Allegation, con- id and Friends Must it for Release of the Cantives. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan, 22.—It s un- @erstood that the American negotlators for the release of Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companton, Mme. Tsilka, to whom the monay subscribed foi the captive missionaries was sent, may bave to entrust the funds to the lease the captives, in accordance with the precedent adopted in the case brigandages siét on this point, in order to enable them to dispose of the cash before retaliative measures can be organized. There s some riek in adopting this course, but the be- havior of Miss Stone's captors thus far en- courages confidence (hat they will fulfll | thels engagewents, | tary representations made to Great | of | ats- | patch from London yesterday on the same | ama before France draw thelr bounties, but suppress the sldy for sugar producers. Russla | of tormer | The bandits are sald to in- | NE 19, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY , 1902-TEN PAGES. o GLE CO ~Panama Sta- i Guarded, Jan. 22.~The rail toad stations to La Boca, which were weak positions during the last attack of the liberals, are now guarded by 600 men These troops have thrown up entrench- ments, The survivors of the crew of the steamer Lautaro, sunk by the liberals during the naval engagement of Monday last, sail to- morrow for Valparaiso on the Chilean steamer Loa COLON, Colombia, Jan. Just prior to the attack by the gunboats of Colom- bla liberals upon the Colombfan govern- ent steamers Lautaro and Chuculto in / harbor of Panama last Monday morn- & General Carlos Alban, (he former mili- governor of that district, who was killed in the engagement, was standing on the deck of Lautaro trying to induce the chlef engineer of that vessel to put to sea immediately. This the latter declined to do, on the ground that it would be im- prudent with only himself, a blacksmith and three firemen in his department. While discussing this point the first shot from the revolutionary gunboat Badillo struck Lautaro. There were about 150 sol- diers on board Lautaro, and immediately after the shot was fired from Padilla a stampede occurred among them. But Gen. cral Alban, retaining his composure, made the captain of Lautaro take charge of the ®uns, which had been mounted on that ves- sel. He supervised everything himeelt un- til he was struck by the bullet that killed him. The body of General Alban has not yet been recovered. Today all the flags in Panama and Colon are at halt mast and many tributes con- tinue to be paid to General Alban's mem- ory. It le presumed that the liberals con- template an early attack on Colon or Pan- the arrival of the Colombian gunboat General Pinzon with reinforce ments. The government s alive to the situation and confident it will be able once more to inflict defeat upon the insurgents, There are no foreign warships at Colon. EXPECT ATTACK UPON COLON State NAMA, Colombia, Receives Attack ia Mo- mentarily Expected, Department te- mram Sy WASHINGTON, Jan partment has recelved a cablegram from United States Consul Malmrose at Colon stating that an insurgent attack upon that place is mamentarily expected. he Navy department.has no vessel on the gulf side of the isthmus, Marfetta at San Juan being the nearest, but it is as- sumed that Captatn Mead will supply any nee force from Philadelphia, sending them by rail from Panama to Colon. EFFORT TO SUPPRESS BOUNTY and Britain Allled inst Kartel's Sugar Sub- sidy Poliey. ~The State de- Great LONDON, Jan. 22.—The correspondent of the Associated Press here -was informed upon excellent authority tonight that the international sugar conference at Brussels is practically certain to end in a disagree- ment between the powers concerned therein, with the result that France will take ac- tive steps against the Austrlan and Ger- man bounty eystem. The “Kartels" (or- ganizations of sugar refiners) in the latter countries formed the rock upon which del- egates to the conference will split. The representative of the Associated Press also learned that M. Yves Guyot, former editor of Le Siecle and one of the best known publicists in France, who represents vari- ous French governmental and industrial in- terests, recently held a_important, secret conference with Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the British exchequer, with the result that France and Great Britain are practically committed to a commercial alllance fn an endeavor to suppress sugar bountles. Advices recelved from Brussels by sugar magnates here are to the effect that both Great Britain and France have demanded that Germany and Austria not only with- Kar- tels,” which are represented as being merely unoficial forms for providing sub- Germany and Autrla have o far maintained their atti- tude which expresses Intoleration at what they describo as Interference in internal affairs, and while they are willing to amend their sugar bounties, they utterly decline to discuss the “Kartels.” No “Kartels" exist in France and unless some modification of the existing conditions be arrived at France's sugar industry fs likely to suffer equally with Great Britain's in spite of the French sugar bounty, which France has expressed her willingness withdraw in the event of suppression of the Austrian and German “Kartels” and boun- ties. The statements made by Mr. Havemyer concerning the duty of the British govern- ment to Great Britain's colonies has cre- ated considerable comment here. A prominent member of the West Indian sugar committea pointed out to the repre- sentative of the Assoclated Press tonight that in spite of the vigorous action by the United States treasury regarding Russian sugar that department of the American gov- ernment had so far not taken cognlzance of which have proved an important factor in | the the conference have declared to be more vitat the German and Austrian *Kartels," conference British Brussels French and and which both delegates to the than the bountie: SCHWAB MEETS EMPEROR | American Steel King is Received by Imperial Head Austr! VIENNA, Jan, 22.—The mayor of Vienna presented Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation, to Emperor Francls Joseph at the citizens ball tonight. The emperor and Mr. Schwab conversed at some length on commercial matters. The emperor expressed his re- gret at the early departure of Mr. Schwab from Vienna, as It would prevent his majesty from recelving him again. Mr. Schwab leaves here for Berlin tomor- row and will thence proceed to Paris and London. {COMPLETE ‘THE SALE TREATY brigands for some days bofore the latter re- ; Dbt rwards apers for Dis- position of Weat In Washington, COPENHAGEN, Jan. 22.—It has been definitely decided that the treaty with the United States providing for the sale of the Danish West Indles is to be signed at Washington this week. All the formalities bere ara comploted, to | BEET SUCAR MEN HEARD President Oxaard Oppeses the Effert of 0 to Abo ish Daty, H. G, LEAVITT @N NEBRASKA INDUSTRY Ames Man Gives Local Emphasis to the Generalities of Mr. Oxnard— Other Western In Washington, (From a Staff Corres WASHINGTON, Jan (Special gram.)—Two men well known to braskans appeared before the house com- mittee on waye and means today, Heory T. Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar association, and H. G. Leavitt, presi dent of the factory at Ames, Neb. Mr. Ox- nard reviewed the growth of the beet sugar ent.) Tele- Industry in the United States and attacked | petition of Cuban planters and pro rs who are before congress asking for reduction of the present duty, that their products may come into this country free of duty. In the course of Mr. Oxnard's extended address he was Interrupted by Representa- tive McClelland of New York, member of the committee, who asked this question “Why do you not sell sugar manufactured at Norfolk at a less cost to the consumer. in view of the advantage of the locality and the differential in freight rates, than sugar made in other localities?" To this Mr. Oxnard replied: *Because we do not sell to the retall trade. There are no jobbers in Norfolk. The price at Norfolk is fixed by the wholesale grocers through whom we are obliged to reach the customers. The wholesaler fixes the price to the retaller and he In turn fixes the prices to the consumer.” Styles Caban Proposition Vielous. He characterized the Cuban proposition as viclous and wanted to know why Amer- fcan sugar interests should be singled out for sacrifice. He also discussed the ques- tion of coolle labor in relation to Cuba and made a showing that differed materi- ally from that offered by the Cuban com- mittee which Is here seeking a reduction in the tariff in order to “restore their planta- tions and came flelde, which had been laid waste by the ravages of war. Mr. Leavitt, in his talk to the commit- tee, reviewed the work done in Nebraska so far as the raising of beets is concerned. He told of the fertility of the soll and the in- terest the farmers were taking In the rais- ing of sugar beets, and emphasized In a local way the generalities of Mr. Oxnard. General Manderson sald tonight he was not expected to appear before the commit- tee on ways and means in behalf of the beet sugar growers. “I am here,” he said, “to listen to the argument and to file a brief in the case of the Northern Securities com- pany before the supreme court Monday. I am here in the interests of the Burlington road. T am also here in the interests of an irrigation bill which will help our people.” To Argue Lincoln Land Cawe. J. W. Deweese of Lincoln, local attorney for the Burlington, is in Washington to argue the cass of George F. Emblem against the Lincoln Land company before the supreme court. F. J. Mahoney and E. R. DufMe, who represent the appellant, it 1s understood will not ask for an oral argu- ment, but will submit the case on briefs The case is one of land entry originating in the Denver land office. A favorable report was submitted today on Senator Kittridge's bill extending the time for the commencement and completion of the bridge across the Missouri river at or near Oacoma, §. D, Colonel R. W. Stewart of Plerre and €. J. Conklin, adjutant general of the National guard, South Dakota, are in attendance upon the annual meeting of the Interstate National Guard assoclation. Charles E McChesney, agent at Rosebud, S. D, s in Washington. Chairman Lindsay of the state commit- tee left for Nebraska yesterday. Department Notes, Miss Sophia Kurse of Lower Brule, 8. D., was appointed laundress at the Chamber- lain, S. D., Indian school. A postoffice s established at Ulntah county, Wyo., with John don as postmaster, The postmaster at Fremont, Neb., Is to be allowed two additional carrlers on April 1. CIvil service examinations are to be held in Omaha and Sioux City February 2 and 26 for assistant In soll survey, Agricul- tural department. Bleanor G. Van Gilder of Wittenburg, Wis., 18 appointed cook in the Indlan school at Rapid City, 8. D. MILITARY CLUB AT CAPITAL Org Altamout, A. Gor- sation Comprising Ex-Veterans and Militlamen Proposed by Adjutant General WASHINGTON, Jan. Guard Assoclation of whose conventlon here Is being attended by the adjutant generals of most of the states, today adopted a resolution approv- ing the establishment of a national mil- itary club in this city, 'Its membership to | comprise those who served honorably in | the army ard navy in the civil and Spanish | war, members of the militia and naval guards of the states and military and naval cadets, civil and military officers of | the United States, states amd territories and others. The objects are to promote National Guard inierests and provide a club rendez- vous for those eligible. The adjutant generals called on Presi- dent Roosevelt, Secretary Root and Gen eral Miles. Secretary Root improved the opportunity to express his hearty sym- pathy with the movement in which they are engaged. The secretary said the study and thought which he had been required to give to military affairs had led him to he conviction that it was of the greatest importance to this country that the Na- tional Guard should be maintained, pr moted and perfected as a necessary school for citizen soldiery. The gulf between the Natlonal Guard and the regular army should be closed up entirely and there should be harmonious co-operation be- tween the two organizations in bringing | about & condition of affairs which would make the country always ready with an efctent volunteer force to act as an auxil- fary to the regular army. The following executive committee to serve durlng the ensuing year was an- ounced in the convention today: Colonel E. E. Britton, New York, chairman; Gen- eral George H. Harries, District of Co- lumbia; General James Drain, Washing ton state; General J. C. R. ster, Flor- ida, and General George F. Gardner, Colo- rado. Colonel E. J. Dimmick of Chicago was Lamed assistant secretary, 22.—The National the United States, | | person wounded was Walter Pennington. | their | patriotie ALLEGED SHORTAGE ON 800KS | UNITE AGAINST (UT RATES Accounts of Old OMecial t of Bal- ance. Greatly Wostern Railread and Packing Neuse Presvidents Form Compact. CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.-—Sensational re- ports are published here today of an al- leged shortage in the books of Theodore Braemer, who resigned last Sunday as sec- retary and treasurer of the J. & ¥, Schroth Packing company of this efty. The story as first published alleged a shortage of from $160,000 to $400,000, ex- tending over a period of twenty years, and claimed that Mr. Braemer had turned over all of his property and chattels in trus pending an examination of the books by experte. Braemer denied that there was any defalcation, but admitted that he had turned $72,000 in personal property over to Harlan Cleveland, his attorney, and Joseph W. O'Hara, attorney for the J. & F'. Schroth Packing company. While Braemer talked freely about the case, the Sghroths refused to say anything and the attorueys were also reticent, Braemer s years old and has been with the Schroths twenty-seven years, most of the time recelving 325 a week as book- keeper and in recent years twice that much as secretary and treasurer. The firm did a business of $1,000,000 a year, which was collected by Braemer. When John Schroth died, over a year ago, Lieutenant Governor Nippert became the attorney of his heirs, and instituted an investigation of the company, which finally culminated in a meeting of all interested PLEDGED TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW Commission Wil Drop Projected Prosecutions in View of the Vol- untary Alliance Entered Into te Obey Statutes. CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—Presldents of western raflroads and all the big packing house in- terests west of Chicago to the Missourl river have jolned hands with a view of as- sisting each other to obey the provisions of the interstate commerce law. The alllance was completed at a meeting held here today at which were present high officials representing all of tho Interests involvad, and it ls expected that the action taken will result in an abeolute mainte- nance of freight rates on packing house products and dressed beef from the Mis- sourl river to the Atlantlc seaboard. The two conferences held between the packing house people and the railroad pres- idents followed an assurance received from the Interstate Commerce commission that action of this character would result in the commiesion’s ceasing its effort to punish the packers foi violations of the law. As a condition precedent to dropping the threatened prosecution, the commission in- sisted that the secrot rates that are being made on packing houss products and dressed beef be published and that the pub- lished rates be maintained absolutely Publish Actual Rates. The agreement provides that the rates that are actually being made shall be pub- lished; that the railroads shall upon no pretense grant lower than published rates; that the packing house representatives shall cease thelr effort to secure cut rates. For the rallroads, the presidents have agreed to issue orders forbidding tarift officials to grant a cut rate upon penalty of dismiseal. For the packing house Interests, it has been that their trafe men shall cease the ouput of the packing houses or hawking them among rallroade with & view to obtaining conces- sions. The compact is of the strongest possi- blo character, and if it is kept the days of cut rates upon the commodities which have caused tha greatost demoralization in the traffic world will be a thing of the onst: parties last Sunday, at which Braemer re- rnununnnl re- signed, and from which the ports of today emanated. Interviews with Braemer @nd his attor- Harland Cleveland, and Joseph W. O'Hara, attorney for the Schroth Packing company, are to the general effect that published accounts of the alleged *‘dis- crepancy” will fall short of the sum re- ported. That Braemer is actually short in his accounts is denied, and it is claimed that Braemer transferred property to trustees and oot to the Bchroth estate pending a more definite Arrangement of matters between Braemer, as secretary and treasurer of the Schroth eoncern, and the company. % Braemer sald he had transferred to the trustees $72,000 in Standard Oil and Cin- cionati Gas and Electric stock. This, he sald, would amply cover any errors which | might be found on the books. “I'll tell you the truth of the matter,” #aid Braemer. The ‘old man' and I have been fighting for about six months and 1 concluded to quit. Some errors had been discovered In the books and it was mutually agreed to have an expert go over them. In order to indemnify the company Attorneys Cleveland and O'Hara were appoluted trus- tees of my estate and I turned over to them the $72,000 in stocks. [If any shortage is found I will be to blame. My salary was $50 a week and had been for the past year. 1 owned $15,000 worth of stock in the com- pany. In .onclusion I wish to state that it there Is any shortage I know nothing of it."” DEADLY FIGHT WITH PISTOLS Three Men Are Killed Others Wounded in Street Battle, . Parties to the Agreement. The following packing houses signed the agreement: Armour & Co., Swift and Co., Nelson Morris & Co., the G. H. Hammond company, the Cudahy interests, Schwarz- child & Sulzberger, Anglo-American Provis- fon company, Omaha Packing company and Ruddy Bros. The roads party to the agreement are: Santa Fe, Rock Island, Burlington, St. Paul, Northwestern, Great Western, Alton, Illi- nois Central, Wabash, Missourl Pacific, 'Frisco and Omaha & St. Louls. It is understood that the Harriman and Hill people ‘will not come to Chicago for Friday's investigation into the effects of the community of -interests upot traffic. Mr. Hill and Mr. Harriman have obtained legal advice that a semi-judicial body like the commission cannot ocompel testi- mony reldtive to a matter which s pend- ing in the courts. The legality of the organization of the Northern Securities company {s at present before the United States supreme court. The commerce commission will reach Chi- cago tomorrow morning. What its pro- gram will be is a matter of conjecture, OFFER TO COMPROMISE WILL Tender of Large Sum Sald to Be Made In the Patrick Cane. Four et M e BELLEVILLE, Tex, Jan. 22.—Three men were killed, one fatally wounded and threo others slightly wounded in a fight at the rallroad station here at 6 o'clock this evening. Dead: RAYMOND WHITE, lis. MILAM ODOM, his half brother. HENRY DIPPERT, a bystander. Fatally wounded: Walter Pennington, shot through the bowels, the bullet going entirely through the hody. Wounde Eithu Pennington, scalp wound. Antone Dippert of Belleville, stander, flesh wound in the side. John Havkvath of Sealey, a bystander, bullet through foot. The case of Walter Pennington, indictment for the murder of J. C. Odom, a brother of Milam Odom and a half brother of Raymond White, was called in the district court today and a large num- ber of people came here from Wallis as witnesses, among them the relatives of J. C. Odom. There was no outbreak until the parties met at the depot, where a large crowd was assembled awalting the train Just how the affair started no one seems | to know definitely, but it {8 generally claimed that the first hostile act was com- mitted by the Odom faction. The first constable at Wal- a by- ST. LOUIS, Jen. 52.—John N. Milliken, wealthy chemist, mine owner and caplitallst of this city, who is a brother-in-law of Al- bert T. Patrick. lawyer, who Is now on { trial in New York on the charge of mur- dering millionaire Willlam Marsh Rice, to- day made a statement to the Assoclated Press in regard to the report that he had been offered a bribe to have Patrick com- promise the wil] of 1900. He said: “A short time before the trial of Mr Patrick began 1 was called to New York and offered $560.000 by certaln attorneys to have Patrick compromise the will of 1500. We declined to accept any offer that, would not exonerate Mr. Patrick of the charge of murder and stop the mrosecution. A reply | of such character was made to our refusal that led me to belleve we could get $250,000 it we could compromise. We again de- clined, a8 no one was in a position to de- at we wanled, and the negotlations ended.” “It is not money we want,” continued Mr. Milllken, “but vindication, and It is for under The bullet entered his stomach and passed entirely through him. He then opencd fire and in an instant the shooting became general. The two Dipperts were standing together and had no chance to get under cover. Henry was struck by a | bullet and dropped dead where he stood. | Antone’s wound is in the side and it is believed will not prove dangerous. Havk- | vath was shot while trying to get out of | range, When the shooting ceased 1t was found | that White and Odom had been instantly | killed, White dying with his plstol cocked and ready to fire. Walter Pennington was | carried to the hotel, where he now lies in a dying condition, His father, Elfhu| Pennington, was struck only once, the ball | plowing through his hair under the scalp | on the left side of his head. CLEVELAND ON CUBAN TARIFF dent Says Arguments in penses of Mr. Patrick In the trial now in progress. “When 1 was called to New York by my attorneys, Messre. Cantwell and Moore, I found that all the heirs of the late Mr. Rice, or their representatives, with Captain James A. Baker of Houston, Tex., repre- senting the so-called Rice institute, were assembled together for the purpose of di- viding the estate of Mr. Rice. Thelr meet- ing resulted in the drawing up of a con- tract the terms of which gave $75,000 to ench brother and sister, or thelr represen- tatives, and the balance to the Texas ln- stitute, but the lawyer, Mr. Norman Gibbs of Mount Vernon, Mo., who represented the Missourl heirs, compelled the other clalmants to put a clauge fn the contract | declaring it null and vold if Mr. Patrick was cleared of the criminal charge against him. It was while this meeting for a di- vision of the estate was pending that we were offered $50,000, which offer I respect- tully decline Opposition to Are clous. YORK, Pa., Jan. 22—A. B. Farquhar of this city, the head of the Farquhar Agri- cultural works and prominent in national democratic ‘affairs, has received a letter from ex-President Cleveland in reply to | one sent by Mr. Farquhar relative to the | relations of the United States with Cuba, in which Mr. Cleveland says: I recelved your letter yesterday and was | much_impressed by the manner in which you discuss our relations and our duty to Cuba. The arguments used In oppos tion to the tariff concessions she implore based upon our material Interests, are fa laclous, mistaken and misleading, while source and the agencles of their propagation and spread can- not fall to be recognized by every honest n with shame and humili It s to me, however, that th t fnvolves considerations of gioralf sclence higher and more comman all others obligations arising from tions cannot be defined than was done 1t in his message to tier emphasized than has b cret Root. and yel congress walts, occasionally ‘hear of concessions which rich sugar interests might approve in_behalt of trembling Cuba 1 do not belleve that nations, any more than Individuals, can safely violate EXECUTION OF SCHEEPERS | Commandant of Boer Army Killea by the British on Sat- urday. NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—It has just been dlscovered that through a cable error an Associated Press dispatch an- nounced that the death sentence upon Com- mandant Scheepers of the Boer army had been confirmed by General Kitchener and that he would be executed next Saturday. The fact was that he was executed on last Saturday, January 18. tion. these con- eiter or more forc- by President | Ingress, nor y dore by Cleveland Goes Hunting, PRINCETON, N. J. Jan. -Presi- dent Cleveland left " Princeton today for the wouth, where he will remain several days, to hunt with E. C. Benedict und art The party will go to Georgetown, ¢ and shortly after arriving there wili the | €0 to the home of Colonel Alexander, who rules of honesty and fair dealing lives on an island eighteen miles from that U'nti) there is no escape, therefore, T will | city. Mr, Cleveland appears to have re- not belleve that, with il our fine words | Kained his normal health. He was accom- aud lofty professions, our embrace of Cuba | panied as far as FPhiladelphla by Mr: means the contagion of deadly disease, | Cleveland. this purpose that I am defraylng the ex- | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ast for Nebraska: Cloudy sbably Snow in South Portions; wir; Northerly Winds, Thursday Fric at Om, en. 22 22 Temperat ha Yesterday: e, H H m. " m. m. " " m. " m. WOULD ARGUE CASE AGAIN hn L. Webster Aska Sapreme Court to Review Omaha Nationnl Bank Matter. 2ezaannm XTI LT (From’ a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan ~(Special Telegram.)— ‘The supremo court has been asked to listen again to au argument in the case of the State against the Omaha National bank, which was submitted on argument in June last year. The plea was presented by John L. Webster and is in the form of an in- formal request. The court had the matte under advisement today, but gave no de- clsion In asking for the concession Mr. Webster called attention to the change in the per- sonnel of the court, taking the ground that it was reasonable and just that‘all members thereof be coguizant of the questions in- volved in the case hefore a final decision is given. The case was argued last year be- fore Commissioners Duffie, Day and Kil- patrick. At adjournment tonight the court opinions in thirty cases, but none general state interest CUTS OFF OFFICIAL HEADS New Mayor of San Francisco Begins Crusade Against OfMce- holders. gave is of SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—Since his in- auguration on January 8 last Kugene Schmitz, the labor union mayor of this city, has wielded his official axe with such vigor a8 to create consternation in the various departments of the munieipal gov- ernment. Immediately after baviug as- sumed office the new mayor instituted a searching Investigation into the conduct of the several offices, with the result that sweeping removals are said to be pending, and some have already heen made. On the 16th inst. County Clerk Mahony | was suspended, but secured a writ of fn- junction, preventing the mayor from pro- ceeding further in the matter temporarily. This was for an alleged violation of the purity of elections law. Then School Di- rector J. B. Caserly was forced to resign, and today E. W. Willlams, justice's clerk, was forcibly ejected from his office by the police, atter having been suspended on the charge that he spent much of his official time at the race track instead of at his office. That the new mayor is thoroughly in ear- nest was shown today, when he deliberately disobeyed a temporary injunction secured by Willlams from the superior court to re- strain him from ousting him from office. CUMMINS DEFENDS METCALFE | general Says Fillpino Prisoness Were Shot by Soldlers (n Selts Detenne, KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.—The Journal to- | day quoted Lemuel D). Cummins, a former member of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, as admitting that he and Maurice Cohen, deceased, shot and killed two Filipino pri oners at the battle of Caloocan and ex- onerated General Wilder 8. Metcalfe from all blame. Cummins Is quoted as saying that Met- calfe had ordered him and Cohen to take the prisoners to the rear. “Cohen and I started with them to the rear,” says Sum- mins. “The prisoners resisted, and In the mixup that followed they were killed. Met- calfe was a short distance away, but T don't think he saw the shooting. We killed the Filipinos in self-defense. HAS NO DESIRE TO LEAVE President of University of Calitornia Suys There in Nothing in Re- ports of Change. PERKELY, Cal., Jan, 22.—President Ben- jamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California sald today regarding the state- ment that he was being considered for the presidency of the University of Wisconsin: “'Oh, there {8 nothing in that. I have no desire to leave the University of Call- fornia.” When asked whether any overtures had been made to him by the Wisconsin re- gents, he remarked: “There s no neces- sity for saying anything about the matter and there {8 no occasion for dlscussing It.” | BRYAN MAKES FINAL SPEECH Closes His Tour of College Campalgn- | ing and Starts for Home, MADISON, Wis, Jan. 22—Willlam J. Bryan spoke before an audience of 2,000 In the gymnasium of the unlversity tonight under the auspices of the University Ora- torical assoclation. He was Introduced by ex-Senator Vilas, who with other gold dem- ocrats sat on the platform. His theme was “A Conquering Natlon." He arralgned the trusts and imperialism and aid that mo- rality was being lost sight of by pations in questions of governmental polic From here Mr. Bryan goes direct to his home at Lincoln. |DRYDEN APPARENTLY LEADS With Other Candidates for Senator lnce, He in nfident. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 22.—Candidates for the United States senatorship held open Louse here tonight preliminary to the battle at tomorrow's caucus. Each of the leading candidates, Dryden, Griggs and Stokes, still feel confident of success and ach claims from fifteen to ¢ighteen votes on the firet ballot. It is sald the chances favor Mr. Dryden, Movement of Ocean Ve , Jan, At New York—Salled~Philadelphla, for gouthampton, Auguste, Victoria, Medit- erranean points; Germante, for Liverpool; Southwark, for 'Antwerp, At Queenstown—Arrived—Teutonlc New York, for Liverpool, and procee At Hong Kong Vancouver and Como, via Yokohami At Southampton--Arrived—St from New York At Moville~Arrived—Waesland, Philadelphis, = Balled—gylvint, for ton; HBelgeniand, for Philadelnila from from Bos | eurance | chiet to At Glasgow—Arrived—Norweglan Boston. At Philadelphia—8atled—Pennland, Antwerp, from tor 1 rPY FIVE FOR TARIFF REVISION mater Delliver Declares Emphatically in Faver of Vigereus Poliey, SPEECH ELECTRIFIES IOWA LEGISLATURE Foreshadows Congre Action Aleag PECLARES SOE DUTIES ARE NOW ABSURD Says They Are Turaed Agsi Market Itaelf. STILL FRIENDLY TO PROTECTIVE BASIS t Amerioan But Suggests Defects Which He ¥ National win Able to Correct or Confess Itaelf Helpless. Lawmakers e (From n Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Jan (8pecial.)—The two houses of the legislature held a joint convention (oday to close up the pusiness of electing senators. The records of both houses were read, as required by law, and compared, and it appearing that Scuators Alllson and Dolliver received & majorlty they wero declared elected. They received 119 votes to for the democratic nominees. Senator Allison's term Is for six years and Senator Dolliver's for five, Senator Dolllver being slected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Gear. A committee was appolnted to invite the senators to appear before the convention. Senator Dolliver alone was {n the city and he gracefully acknowledged the honor just conferred upon him. He sald the legisla- ture Lad not only elected him to a great office, but gave him a great opportunity. He promiscd to be diligent and “aithful in the performance of his dutles. He sald it was a great honor to represent a state like Towa. Its leadership 18 no new thing, but dates almost from the admission of the state Into the union. This leadership, he declared, was emphasized most in Senator Allison during his long career. The state has always been steadfast in cupport of good government and the maintenance of the nation's credit. \When other states seemed to be wavering Towa was steadfast, for Tarif® Revisto matter of protective tariff, the lowa, without any special Inter- serve, had always found in the good of the community sufficient argument to eustain that principle. But he declared emphatically in favor of correcting defects of the tariff policy. Some of the schedules of the tariff law had not only be- come obsolete, but had been used as weap- ons to be turned against American labor. He took his commission to mean that con- gress must revise the tariff in accordance with the suggestions of the late president. Senator Dolllver caused a eensation by his words regarding tariff revision, foreshadow- ing a vigorous policy by congress In line with that outlined by President McKinley. He sald with great emphasis: There never has been u time and thera never will be a time when an American industry, making an unequaled and even n precarfous fight with competitors, will not find ar e the spirit of encourag Mulness ex- presced in th United States And yet nobody ¥y longer blind to the act that with many of the Indust ot : rates of duty which as reasonable and in fact reasonable, have since that owing to the curfols « nt of ustrial and come sy en ab- They books no but mphatic In the state of osts to and | cases statute rAm sases heen @ agulnst the lor they ak for and good sense of Jowa when 1 ¢ laws ought t enc the s will bo uble, in he principles upon fariff rests, to cerrect business-liké way, un- less we are compellod to admit that' co gress has become helpless In the presence of questions like these John R. Carter of Sioux City was elected code editor; B. Murphy of Vinton, state printer; W. H. Tedford of Mount Ayr, state binder. The democrats voted solidly against all these officers the average the whole ¢ that thes Judgm community defects in” o and 1 expross gress of the Unit a spirit of friendsnip which the protective these defects in a the Senate. The following bills were Introduced in the senato: Trewin—Fixing county at $1,600 superintendents and abolishing the per Providing for Nebraska boundury Relating to park certan clth Allyn—Re com Alexander commission line. commissfons in o ating to rfos mending farmers' mutual in- boding and loan lubbard—Making it a crime ir tools, making it a cr len goods, making it maliclous mig- inju perty on electrie rafl way, and making taxes levied on bulldings as nersonal taxen o lien thervan, Courtwright—State Normal school appro- priation bl Alexander—Permitthig condemn land inll—-Making appropriation for the o Bl 1 for the State Fitzpatrick colle nith—Amending laws relating to ceme. in Burlington chartered by territorin] it TIt Over The feature from the to have bur- to possess brary boards to Appropriation for Towa State rl & Messnges, of the senate introduction of new bills was a tiit over the question of publishing 5,000 coples of Governor Shaw's blennial mes sage In pamphlet form. The difference of opinion regarding the matter arose when Senator Blanchurd, chalrman of the special committee appointed to consider the ad- visability of printiug the message and ac companying pardon report in senate Journals, made bis report This committee reported againgt the pub- lication of the message in the journal, by advised Its publication, as well as the accomyenying pardon report, in separate form. The committee recommended that 5,000 coples of these pamphlets be fssued, and that 16,000 coples of the Vicksburg commission report also be published. Sen ator Porter objected to 5,000 coples of the message being printed, declaring that the number provided by law=—3,000— would be enough Mr. Blanchard declaring that if session astda the resented this objection, 00 coples of Governor Cummins' inaugural message are to he published the state could afford to print 5000 coples of Governor Shaw's message in courtesy to him. The tilt ended in the committee wittdrawing I's report for further action The senate adjourned untl 10 o'clock Fris duy use wew Kirst BIL The house held a short sesion in tho afternoon and passed Its first bill, being an act legalizing the formation of the school