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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Pen and Picture Pointers

The frontlspiece OF The Bee this week is
an excellent portrait Of the late T. w. Upton
Nebraskas first United States senator, who
died recently in Washington. Senator Upton
at one time was Nebraska's most striking
contribution to national politics and his
career is part OF the history OF this state.
o
Few men, IL any, who served in the United
States senate took an active part in so many
presidential campaigns as Thomas W. Tip
ton, Nebraska's first senator, who died re-
Gently at his home in Washington, D. C.
His most effective speeches we're delivered
In behalf of Clay, Taylor, Scott, Fremont
Lincoln, Greeley, Tilden and Hancock Mr.
Upton began his active life as a lawyer
and was admitted to the bar in McConnels-
Vile, o., In 1874 He was given authority
to preach In the Methodist Episcopal church.
but, preferring the democracy of Congre-
gationalism to the Methodist episcopacy he
changed his church relations. At Brown
Vile he served a small Congregational
church for one year, in 1860, and in the fol-
lowing year he was elected chaplain of the
First Nebraska volunteer infantry com
manded by Colonel John M. Tnayer, in which
capacity he served until the close of the
war
Mr. Upton was a member of the state
Legislature of Ohio in 1885, in 1859 he was
elected a member Of the Nebraska constitu-
tional convention and in the following year
served as a delegate to the territorial SEN
ate. Five years later he was appointed as
SCISSOR OF internal revenue for Nebraska.
He began his first term in the congress of
the United States in 1867. His competitor
for this position was j. Sterling Morton. In
1869 he was elected for full term of six
years.
rt..t1 t~zl
his convictions in manner so earnest, with
a logic so forcble and withal so sensible
that he won while member of congress a
national reputation for stern and uncompro-
missing adherence to his principles. No act
OF his did more to convince the country of
this than his espousal OF the cause of Hor-
ace Greeley in his campaign for president
in 1872. A United States senator a mem
ber Of the dominant political party then in
an overwhelming majority in the nation and
In his adopted state, yet, for ideas of his
own he repudiated the dictum of its lead
and gave the movement his most earnest
and unselfsh support, Notwithstanding the
cause was manifestly hopeless from the out
set. After the defeat and death of Greeley,
Upton continued to do good work for the
democratic party and his efforts on the
stump in Indiana and New York during the
Tilden and Hendricks campaign OF 1876
brought him into equal prominence in the
eyes of the nation In 1880 he was nom
mated by the democratic party as can
didate for governor, when in answer to a
question as to the reason of his accept
ance of the nomination. said 81 did 1t to
try and keep the republican majority down
to 25,000."
The appointment of William V. Allen to
the United States senate to fill the vacancy
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

WILLIAM V. ALLEN-APPOINTED BY
GOVERNOR POINTER TO FILL VA
CANCY IN THE UNITED STATES SEN
ATE, CAUSED BY DEATH OF SENATOR
HAYWARD.
created by the death OF the late Senator
Hayward will restore a prominent figure to
the halls OF congress. Whatever may be
thought of Senator Aliens politics. his
ability is recognized by both his friends and
foes. He first made his appearance in ma
tional politics when he was elected senator
In 1893 and will take up the work where he
left 1t when his term expired year ago.
The portrait here given shows the senator
as he now appears.
.
Although he foot ball season has closed for
the year 1899. SO firm hold has the sport
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

OF her latest work, which is her first pre-
tentious novel. She has another book ready
for the publishers bearing the somewhat un-
usual title of Judas Iscariot, Martyr"
Speaking of her work, Mrs. Cash says: "The
light cleaning from the dizzy top of the lad
der has not blinded me to the difficulties at
its base. / think 1 know what rung l will
eventually occupy and hope to reach it only
through patient and persevering toll. l have
the material for book which l hope to
complete in about three years time l am
slow worker and whatever success l may
be able to attain will be due to the genius
OF work. My motto is: Work, work-and
again I say unto you, work."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

as a present guide, it will be difficult, in
deed, to determine and there will always be
danger that a wave of sentiment may at
any time drive not phlegmatic people from
moorngs afterward found to be the safest
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

taken upon the people of this section that
The Bee has a number Of group pictures
yet making demands upon it's space. This
week 1t reproduces photographs of the Doane
college team and of the Omaha High school
second team From the interest stimulated
In foot ball 1t is plainly seen that next
season will witness more activity in this
line of sport among the western schools and
colleges than ever before.
A. p. Brady, who has just been re- elected
president of the local letter carriers associ-
alton, was appointed letter carrier at the
Omaha postofiice July 1, 1891. He at once
joined Gate City branch No. of the Ma
tional association, in which he has always
been noted as an earnest and active worker.
He served as vice president during 1896 and
was elected president for the year 1899, and
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
STEAMERS NARROW ESCAPE.
With o Persons on Board Comes
Neat F%oundering.

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Aug. s.--The
passenger steamer City OF Grand Rap
ids, with 200 persons on board, lar.
rowly escaped laundering in midlake
last night. The steamer was bound
for Milwaukee and was thirty-three
miles out when a large quantity Of
water vas discovered in the hold.
The water was pouring in from many
leaks and to make the situation more
desperate, the engineer was unable TO
start the pumps. When the water
rose until 1t was within two inches Of
the fires, the steamer was turned
around and headed for South Haven.
The passengers were awakened and
told to prepare themselves for what
might happen. A wild scramble for
life saving apparatus followed. Just
before the fires were put out by the
incoming water, the engineer sue
ceeded in rigging up one Of the pumps,
which held the water in check until
port was reached again at 0 o'clock
this morning.
Two inches more OF water would
have shut off the supply Of steam from
the boilers, and the steamer must
have sunk in mid-lake; most likely
with great loss Of life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
SHUTS OFF SUPPLY OF ARMS.
Filbustering In this Philippine, Receives
n Check.

Check.
WASHINGTON, Aug s.-.Emes Good
now, consul-gcncral OF the United
States at Shanghai, has rendered q de-
cisiou rs referee in the consular court,
which will be OF far reaching import.
ance during the continuance OF the
war in the Philippines. The case was
in relation to the steamer Abbey
charged with taking arms from Canton
to Luzon. IL has been in contention
for some time. The owners OF the
vessel gave a bond that the ship should
land the arms purchased at Singa-
pore, but she did not do so. The bond
was demanded by the Chinese author
tiles. Mr.. Goodnow holds that il must
be paid The Importance of the de.
cision is pointed out by the Shanghai
Mercury, which says:
"Tho effect of the decision OF Mr..
Goodnow reaches much beyond the
mere fact OF being Judgment for the
plaintiff with the penalty Of the bond
and the costs OF the suit. Hitherto
the American forces at Manila had
to fight against Filipinos we'll armed
with modern rifles and guns, and II is
no secret that the majority of these
arms have been landed in the Philip
pines from Chinese ports. When
United States consular officials have
received information that cargoes OF
weapons were about to be shipped
from China, their urgent protests have
been the means of stopping shipment.
But when the United States officials,
through want of knowledge, have been
ignorant of such contraband runs the
Chinese officials have likewise been
blind to the shipments, though
10 doubt well aware of such. 1t is in
this respect that Mr.. Goodnow has
scored such an important point. On
the strength of that Judgment the Of
fccrs of tho imperial maritime GUS
toms Of China must necessarily do all
in their power to stop shipments Of
arms to suspicious destinations. 1t
has been decided, on tho motion OF
customs, that China Is liable for any
shipments of arms which get to the
Philippines through lack of diligence
or honesty on the part of the customs
or the Chinese officials. Therefore,
the case of Drew against Sylvester
will be the means of checking the
chief source of supply Of arms and
warlikc material that the Filipinos
have possessed"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
YAQ(0S |NC|TED By WOMAN
A Mexican Saint Said to be Respon-
sible for the War.
POSSESSES PECULIAR POWER.
Natives OF C%hihu,hus and Sonora Be-
iieve the womsn Possesses superna-
tursi Powors-Largeiy q right to re.
gain Coded Territory.

Ell PAso, Texas. Aug. S-Santa Te-
resa, q Mexican woman who has long
been revered as n saint by the natives
OF Chihuahua aud Sonora. and is be-
lieved to possess the power of healing
the sick by the laying on OF hands, is
believed to be more or less responsible
for the present outbreak among the
faqui Indians. George Harold, an
old Texas ranger, says that he
Is confident that Santa Teresa is
responsible for the outbreak. liar.
old was one of the officers who
rounded up the ringleaders of the raid
on the Mexican custom house at Palo.
mas, chihuahua, a few years ago.
Santa Teresa" he says, was inn
plicated in that rebellion, which was
crushed in its incipiency. Every rebel
captured on this side of the line had n
picture of the woman in his possession
and on the back of the picture was iu-
scribed II of her prayers"
After the Palomas raid the Mexican
government made an effort TO apprc-
bend her. She escaped to this town,
however, and remained here q year or
more. While here she was visited by
thousands About a year g the wo.
man disappeared from this locality
and it afterward turned out that she
had gone to Sonora and had taken
up her abode in the edges OF the
Yaqui villages, where she was safe
from molestation from the Mexican
government.
1t is believed she melted tho Yaquis
to revolt. The woman is described as
frail and delicate in appearance. She
undoubtedly possesses great magnetic
powers. Harold and others are CONT
lent that her presence in the Yaqui
country had much to do with the up.
rising now assuming alarming pro-
portions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
KILLS l3-YEAR-OlO GIRL,
Pension fsam'ncr In Washington COM
NIT, Terrible Murder

WASHINGTON, Aug s.-A horrible
murder was committed yesterday In
the northeastern section of the city.
The murderer vas Benjamin II. Smell,
n special examiner in the pension OF.
flee, a a - years OF age. His victim
was Liza Wcisscnbcrgcr,a girl 10 years
of age, who had been employed in
his household until u few months
ago, when she was taken home by her
parents, who became suspicious OF
Smells conduct toward her. Smell
seemed to bc infatuated with the
child aud paid her n great deal OF at.
tention, which, however, she resented,
Yesterday morning Smell, went to the
victims house and entering at the
front door passed on through the mid.
die room, where The CIR, was sleeping,
to the dining room door. White
standing at the door the mother or
dcred him ont of the house. Sne.,
started to go, passing again through
the room where the child was
lie bent over the sleeping child and
drew her from the bod. Awakened
suddenly she screamed in terror.
twisting one hand in the girls hair
aud throwing back her head Smell
drew a razor from his pocket and
swept 1t across her throat Twice he
slashed her throat and once he missed,
cutting a great.piccc Of flesh from her
cheek. The head was almost severed
from the body and both the murderer
and his victim were drenched with
blood.
Attracted by the child's screams the
mother ran to the rescue. In a frenzy
she grapplcd with the murderer and
was badly slashed on the arm with
the razor. The murderer attempted
to escape, but was soon captured by
the police and locked up. lie refused
to give any explanation of his acts
and says he remembers nothing abou,
them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
YAQUlS WELL PREPARED.
II VIII Take Mexico q Long Time and
n Largo Army to subiuo Them.

TERRAzAs, chihuahua, Mexico, Aug.
5-The Yaqui Indians are arranging
for a prolonged war, and IL is going
to take the Mexican government u
long time and a big force of troops to
quell the rebellion. The Yaquis are
better prepared now than ever before
for q long and bloody campaign.
They are we'll fixed financially, nearly
all of them having saved the 5000 per
head which the Mexican government
paid them when they signed the
treaty of peace two years ago. They
have been making money since then,
too, and 1t is known to be a fact that
they have been laying In big sup
plies of arms and ammunition for
some time.
1t has been common talk among the
American prospectors in the Yaqui
valley that the Indians were prepar.
ing for another outbreak, but as the
braves had always shown a friendly
spirit toward the Americans 1t was
thought they would not modest them
when they did 90 on the warpath.
They are determined to recover all Of
their lost country, however, and will
kill everybody they find within the
limits of their old possessions.
A number of miners and ranchmen
in and near Cocori have been slain
and their property laid waste.
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. s.-Informa-
ton received here by private advices
Is to the effect that the Mexican army
will open up active and continued
warfare on the Yaqui Indians to-day.
For a week the Mexican soldiers a.
ready In the Yaqui territory have
been engaging the Indians, until the
main body OF men could be modified.
In doing this, they have lost quito n
number of their soldiers, while the
Indians have lost comparatively few
warriors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
AMERICAN MURDER IN JAPAN,
Nelson Ward, u virginian, and Two
Japansss Women Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. s. The
steamer Hong Kong Maru brings par
ticulars OF the murder Of r. Nelson
Ward, a. young American, and two
japanese women by an American sail
or named Miller at Yokohama on the
morning of July II. Ward was the
son of n wealthy man OF Alb
ingdon. Va, and was 90 years Of
age. His body was found with
the head and ears and a hand and an
arm cut of. The two. Japanese women
were also mutilatSd.' The cause Of
the murder was jealousy on the part
OF Miller. The murderer is supposed
to have lived Mt Buffalo, N. Y. He
reached Yokohama on the Tam
O'Shanter, where he deserted. The
murder was done in the Rising Sun
saloon, which was owned by one of
the Japanese women. Miller will be
tried by Japanese law, as the new
treaty with the United States went
into effect before the murders were
committed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
Reads tbs Riot Act.

81. Louis, Mo-, Aug. Sin all the
churches of East st. Louis Sunday a
letter was read from Bishop Janss.n
concerning the rebellion in St Pat
rick's congregation. The bishop gives
the parishioners until next Wcdnes-
day to recognize Father Cluse, his APP
pointee, as pastor of the church. All
who refuse to submit after that day
will be communicated from the
Catholic church.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
GENERAL T0RAL ACQUITTED.
spanish Court Martial Decide, Tha He
Acted Unde Orders OF Superiors.

'Ss SVohs ~ III IIe
Acted Under Orders of ~superiors.
MADRID, Aug. & - The supreme
court-martial, before which Generals
Toral and Pareja have been on trial,
charged with ~surrendering Santiago
de Cuba to the United States forces
without having exhaused all means
Of defense, has acquitted both officers
on the ground that they acted upon
the orders of their superiors and only
surrendered when it was impossible
to do otherwise.
The judgment severely cepsures
those in high command in the colonies
and in Spain, as we'll as the govern
ment's responsibility for the lack of
for the defense of the col.
onies. 1t was rendered by a majority
Of only one vote, and is not well re-
ceived by the press and public, who
wanted "a clearer exposure of relative
responsibility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
DEWEY'S NAPLES CALLERS.
The Admiral Refuses to Talk About Ger.
many-To Sail In a Week.

"nny 10 SAL IN u week.
NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 5.-Admiral
Dewey, who arrived here Saturday
morning from. Trieste on board the
United States cruiser Olympia, posi-
lively refuses to discuss his operations
in tho Philippines or his relations
with the German navy. The mayor
of Naples yesterday called on ADM.
raj Dewey, who will return the visit
to-day.
The Olympia will sail for Leghorn
Saturday or Monday, proceeding to
Genoa or Nice.
Vice Admiral Gonzales will give a
banquet tonight in honor of Admiral
Dewey. Lewis M. Iddings, secretary
OF the United States embassy at
Rome; II. c. Parsons. second secretary
of the embassy; M. de Castro, United
States consul general at Rome; the of
fcers of the Olympia and the Italian
authorities here have been invited to
be present.
LONDON, Aug. s.-The Naples CORE
spondent of the London Daily Mail
te~legraphs the substance of an inter
NASW bO q hdo WIN huIulTui DeWcY
who is represented as having said: ~
was given to understand that the
American victories over Spain had ex-
cited i'll feeling against us in Europe,
but SO far as l am concerned the re-
ception given me could not have been
: more flattering.
1T will give me pleasure to say this
when I return to America, and l shall
be happy to do what 1 can to dissi.
pate any American prejudices against
Europe excited by criticisms on Amer.
lean civilization"
Admiral Dewey, according to the
Daily Mails correspondent, refused to
talk regarding the Philippines, but
the correspondent asserts that he has
the best reasons to know that "Ad.
miral Dewey does not share the pessi-
mistic views Of some Americans about
the possibility of subjugating the in
surgents."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
President Was Late.

PIATTsRURs, N. Y, Aug. a-Presi.
dent Mckinley, accompanied by Sec
rotary Cortelyou, attended church
Sunday morning. driving up from the
Hotel ~Champlain. Although the man
who drove had lived in Plattsburg all
his life, he drove the party to the
Presbyterian church instead OF the
N ethodist church, making the Presi-
dent about fifteen minutes late. The
pastor Of the church, however, de-
layed services until the arrival OF the
President,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
DO called on both sidc,.

will DO called o, both sides.
Major Carricre, the governments
commissary, then said in view of tho
official mission Of General C~hauoine
and NJ. Palco,oeuc, to furnish tho
court with all the necessary explana.
lions respecting the secret dossier,
their dispositions, rs witnesses, will be
dispensed with, adding that the con-
sideration OF the drossicr would prob
ably occupy four days,
The court afterwards retired TO
deliberate On tho casc of tho alb
sentoe witnesses, the soldiers In tho
court room, In response to the word Of
command OF tho lieutenant In charge,
carrying and presenting arms,
the Judges leaving and r~e.entering
To tho rattle OF the rifles, as tho line
OF soldiers brought their weapons,
like u piece of machinery,
smartly to the present" aud then
then dropped their butts heavily to
tho ground. This performance was
repeated every time the court retired.
Dreyfus was Withdrawn into an innor
room during the courts retiremcnts.
On the final return of the court Ma
jor Carricrrc, for the prosecution,
said he thought tho absence of Ester
hazy ought to prevent the trial pro-
cccding. Let him como or not" no
said, ut matters not to us"
Colonel Jouaust read the bordereau
and then examined Dreyfus closely,
the captain denying specifically every
allegation made.
Jouaust: AT the military school
you were rcproached with saying tho
Alsatians were happier as Germans
than rs Frenchmcn?"
Drcyfus: mo, / never uttered such
words"
Jouaust: How do you account for
the bad note against you, written by
a certain general"
Drcyfus: "He said no wanted no
jews upon the generals staff"
Jouaust; How do you know what
he said?'
Dreyfus: Through conversations"
Jouaust: "You attributed this bad
note to your religion?'
Drcyfus: Yes"
Colonel Jouaust then spoke of the
interview with Du Patty dc Clam, and
Drcyfus replied; II never confessed
anything to Du Patty de Clam"
Here occurred one Of the most dra-
matte scenes in the examination.
Drcyfus, tremendously excited,
swaycd to aud fro for u moment and
then all his pent up emotion and in
dignation burst forth and he cried In a
piercing voice, heard throughout tho
court and oven by those standing
outside:
1T is iniq uitous to condemn an In
nocent man. l never confessed any
thing; never"
Dreyfus, after no uttered the words,
raised his right white gloved hand and
held 1t aloft rs II appealing to heaven
to vindicatc him.
Jouaust: Ibid you say: II I hand
cd over documents IL was to have
more important ones in rcturnP"
Dreyfus: "No."
Jonaust: Ibid q say In -thraa.
years they will recognize my inno-
cence?' Why did you say three
years?"
Dreyfus: ~ asked for all means OF
investigation, They were refused
me. | was justified In hoping that at
the end OF two or three years my In
nocence would come to light"
Jouaust: why three yearsP'
Drey fus: "Becaus a certain time Is
necessary to obtain light"
Joua ust: Had you an arrlere PEN
see (a.terthought)p'
Dreyfus: No"
Tho examination Of the prisoner
was ended with q few minor questions
and the court decided to sit behind
closed doors by five votes to two.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

HAVANA, Aug. s.-A mass meeting
In honor of General aud Mrs. Maxine
Gomez yesterday afternoon was at
tended by some 5000 people. In three
parts, a procession started from Cen
trail park and arrived at the house of
Gomez before shutdown. The general
and Sonora Gomez stood in the door
sway to review the parade. Fran
cisco Gonzales, who made the address,
characterized the presence Of Sonora
Conner as a symbol OF peace" He
touched on the loss of their son, who
died q martyr with General Maceo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
BECAUSE SHE REFUSED HI NJ.
A Colorado Man shoots His Sweetheart
AMI Kills HimIeiG

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Aug. g.
William Borden shot Miss Mabel Nc
Kenna yesterday because she refused
to marry him. The shooting &C.
Cured while they were walking to-
gether On Caramillo street Borden
escaped and the girl was taken to ST.
Francis hospital. Several hours At
terward the police, searching for Bor-
den, found his dead body near where
he had shot his sweetheart. He had
shot himself through the head Mo-
Ken ia still alive.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
The Presidential Party.

PLArrsBURo, N. r., Aug. s.-Prest
dent and Mrs. NICK inley, Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart and several In
vited guests will see tho yacht races
to-day from DIR. Webb's yacht. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian pro-
mler, has decided not to visit here
during the Presidents stay. Secrc-
tary Root will arrive to-. morrow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
The Printers s,rlk. ON New Yor. sun

NEW YORK, Aug 8. "A steamer
from Philadelphia arrived here this
morning with Io4 non-union men to
take the places OF men who struck on
the New York Sun Saturday night.
Only nine of this number, on arrival
here, went to work, and after work
ing for less than one-haif hour five OF
these joined the ranks OF the strikers
A printer who had gone from this city
As IN emissary of the strikers was
aboard the steamer, and he spent the
time on the trip to this city in ex-
planning the situation to the non
unioa men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. s.-Cap-
tain A. H. Watkins, a county official
and well known in Tennessee, was
stabbed to death by his il-year-old son
Clarence yesterday. The boy has been
arrested. Watkins was whipping the
boy on account OF breach of family
discipline, when the lai became en-
ragged, pulled his knife and plunged
the blade through his fathers heart.