Evening star., 1901-03-28
Nebraska Republicans Finally Elect
Two U. s. Senators.
MlLLARD AND DIETRICH CHOSEN
Former. for the Long and Latter
for Short Term.
OLD ASPIRANTS WITHDRAW

LlNSoLN, NED, MaTCn ZS-j. mhiafd
of Omaha and Governor Charles H. Dieter
ich, who were nominated by the republican
caucus this morning for the long and short
term of United States senatorship respec-
lively, were elected by the joint session of
the legislature at noon. Each received
20 notes.-the entire republican strength.
Mr.. Millard will assume the seat Of Sena-
tor Thurston, while Governor Dietrich is
the successor Of the late Senator Hay
ward.
Repeated caucuses and a daily ballot for
two months and a half tells the story of
the struggle for. the two vacant seats of
Nebraska in the UntedS States Senate
When the republican caucus, adjourned late
last night the deadlock apparently was as
firm as ever.
First Signs of a Break.
On reassembling this morning the men
who had probably prevented a nomination
of d. E. Thompson began going over to
Crounse, but could not muster enough
votes to reach any solution for the diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Thompson finally arose and an
nounced his intention to withdraw from
the contest for the short term, and sug-
sested that his followers take up Governor
Dietrich.
Immediately Edward Rosewater of
Omaha, candidate for the long term, an
nounced his withdrawal and suggested to
his friends the name Of MIR. Millard.
Meiklejohn also withdrew. Two ballots
We're then taken. On the first Governor
Dietrich received 81 votes, and his nomina-
ton was made unanimous. Crounse re-
ceived 30, and Millard 80. Before the sec
ond ballot was half finished several
changes We're made to Millard, and when
Crounse finally withdrew before the COM
pletion of the vote, AIilard's nominal alton
was declared unanimous
Sketches of the Senators-EIect
Joseph H. Millard and Charles II. Diet
rich are both bankers. Neither has been
prominent in politics until within the last
year.
Senator-elect Millard was born in Ham
ilton, Canada, in 1886. He came to Ne
braska in 1856, and has resided since then
in Omaha. He was the founder of the
Omaha t3n n National Bank. Of WHICH institu-
many years director of the Union Pacific
railroad. but has not been connected with
the road under the reorganization. He has
never held a public office. .-
Charles II. Dietrich, elected for the short
term, is governor of Nebraska and presi-
dent of the German National Bank Of
Hastings. He was born at Aurora, H., in
1853, and came to this state in 1887. Prior
to his nomination for governor on the re-
publican ticket last year he had never
been in politics.
Governor Dietrich's election to the Sem
ate will raise Lieut.. Governor Savage to
the office of governor which the former
VIII vacate on his qualification as senator.
RUSSELL GETS DIVORCE.
End of n Long Series of Domextic
Troubles.
LONDON, March 2s-The Countess Rus
sell was granted divorce today upon the
ground of the alleged bigamy and adultery
of the Earl of Russell with Mrs. Somer-
Vile. The suit was not defended.
John Francis Stanley, Earl Russell was
married to Mollie Somerville, daughter Of
the late George Cooke of Combernald, Scot
land, on April Is, 1900, in Reno, New. They
had been living for several months previous
IN Nevada, where both had obtained de-
crees OF divorce. Earl Russell obtained a
divorce from Countess Russell on the |
ground of desertion. He alleged that she |
had left him nearly ten years ago. She |
was Miss Mabel Edith Scott, youngest
laughter Of the late Sir Claude Edwari
Scott. The domestic trouble Of the earl |
and his wife first came to public notice in |
1871, when Countess Russell brought suit
for divorce, based on cruelty and other
charges. Countess Russen's suit failed and
the judge took the unusual course Of re- |
qulrlng her to pay It's cost, amounting to
more than $4,000. AS the result of that |
suit the earl obtained judicial separation
countess Russell, In April, 1885, unsuccess-
fully sued for a restoration Of her con- |
jugal rights, withdrawing the charges |
which she had made in her suit for di- |
vorce.
Countess Russell in the witness box tes-
tilted to the unhappy relations with her |
husband from the first. She sketched the |
various proceedings FOR separation and |
then for restitution of conjugal rights, |
ana she said she was finally Obliged to go
on the stage because her husband did not |
support her. The countess knew nothing |
whatever of the ,earls suit for divorce in |
Nevada and his subsequent marriage, until |
the facts We're announced in London news
papers. The earfs allegation that she de-
serted him and refused to cohabit with
him was untrue. and was made solely to
obtain Jurisdiction in the American court.