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REVENGE OF THE SULTAN.
BrOther-in-Lavv of the Turkish Ruler
Sentenced to Death.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 6-The Sui
tan's brother-in-law, Damah Mahmud
Pasha, has been sentenced to death. Nah
mud has long been connected with the
young Turk movement and was recently
expelled from Greece at the behest of the
Sultan. Mahmud went to Rome and the
Sultan requested his expulsion from Italy.
1t was refused, but Mahmud proceeded to
Paris, where he remains in safety. All
the Sultan's Establishments failed to in
duce him 10 return to Constantinople, so
the Criminal Court was instructed to issue
a warrant for Mahmud's arrest and to try
the fugitive by default, with the result that
he was sentenced to death
A dispatch from Constantinople. dated
Dec. IS, 1899, announced that the flight of
the Sultan's brother-in-law, Mahmud
Pasha, during the previous week with his
wife's jewels and all the money he could
collect had caused a great sensation there
He was accompanied by his two sons
Princes Sabaggedit and Luthfalla. 1t was
ascertained that Mahmud sailed for Mar
SellleS on steamer, and the Turkish gov
ernment telegraphed to the French minis
ter of foreign affairs. NJ Delcasse asking
for the arrest of the fugitive on his ar
rival at MarSeilleS and his return to Con-
stantinople on the charge that he was i'm
plicated in plot to assassnate the Sui
tan. This accusation, however, was gem
orally discredited and it was believed the
refugee was the victim of an intrigue
a later dispatch from Constantinople
said that Iahmud, who intended TO stay
in Paris Tor a time declared that the
charge that he had appropriated money and
accepted bribes was calumny, and that he
was being prosecuted by political intriguers
Mahmud announced that he intended TO go
TO London, and that when he reached that
city he would publish an open letter ex-
posing the methods and policies of Sultan
Abdul Hamid and also a brochure entitled
Turkey Coming Downfall
Mahmud is about fifty years of age The
Sultan after Ma hmudS flight decreed the
divorce of his sister, Seniha Sultan, in con-
sequence of her husbands desertion. NAH
mud realized 100000 francs just before his
departure, but his principal estates were
coni1scated and he and his sons were off,
cially proclaimed renegades and outlaws
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NOTORIOUS THIEF DEAD
ADAM WORTH, KNOWN AS ''THE Ma
POLEON OF CRIME"
Picture and Returned It Pink
ertOn's Statement.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Adam Worth, alias
Henry ]. Raymond, and known as the
Napoleon of crime, is dead III London, and
with the announcement of his death to-day
all the details of the recovery of the cele-
brated Gaiasborough painting were made
public in Chicago.
When the famous picture was restored to
its owner in Chicago last April there were
many surmises as TO the medium of Its
return. William A. Pinkerton, who made
the formal announcement of the recovery
of the painting, refused TO confirm OF deny
any of the stories Now that Worth is
dead Mr.. Pinkerton can speak. Worth gave
him written permission to reveal the Gains
borough secret after he had died Wrapped
in oil cloth, the canvas was handed over 10
c. Moreland Agnew one morning last April
in Chicago by Worth, who, twenty-five
years before, had cut the painting from its
frame in the Agnew galleries in London.
The return OF the painting took place in
Mr.. Pinkerton's private office. The owner
of the picture hurried back to London for
fear the United States authorities would
demand a custom duty on the work which
had been secreted in this country for fifteen
years. 1t was while in London that Worth
conceived the idea OF carrying off the
Gainsborough picture. His first plan was
to rob the Royal Academy of its art treas
ures. Then he changed his mind and di-
rected his attention to the Gainsborough
painting. Assisted by his partner, he
climbed into the Agnew galleries one night,
cut the painting from it's canvas and car
ried it away.
Worth owned a steam yacht and the can
vas was taken aboard and concealed there
until he sold the vessel to Lord Lonsdale
Then he took the picture to Paris and final
ly brought it to America, where it was con-
cealed for fifteen years. In the meantime
Worth was arrested in Brussels and forced
to serve seven years. Mr.. Pinkerton had
known Worth for thirty years Two years
ago Mr.. Pinkerton received a telegram tell
ing him that an important letter was at his
home. The letter was from Worth, who
asked an interview. This was granted and
Worth said he was going to die and wanted
to turn up" the Gainsborough picture in
order that his two children, who had been
educated in a convent, might enjoy the
proceeds. Through a hitch the picture was
not recovered at that time. Worth returned
to London and early last spring he fulfilled
his bargain.
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SLAINBYASSASSIN
BULGARIAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC IN
sTRUCTION MURDERED.
Killed by a Disappointed Professor,
Who Ended His own Life
with n Pistol Bullet.
FAST JOURNEY BY BALLOON
TWO HUNDRED MILES MADE IN FOUR
AND ONE-HALF HOURS.
Remarkable Trip by Archduke Leo
poId and Wife, Who Ascended
Ten Thousand Feet.
REVENGE OF ABDUL HAMID
SULTAN OF TURKEY SEEKING HIS
BROTHER-IN-LAW'S HEAD.
Has Sentenced the Fugitive to Death
Total British Casualties in
South Africa 1OO,7O1.
Remarkable Trip by Archduke Leo
poId and Wife, Who Assembled
Ten Thousand Feet.
REVENGE OF ABDUL HAMID
SULTAN OF TURKEY SEEKING HIS
BROTHER-IN-LAW'S HEAD.
Has Sentenced the Fugitive to Death
Total British Casualties in
South Africa 1OO,7O1.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 6.-M. Kamtcheff
the minister of public instruction, was as
sassinated to-day in his study by a Mace
donian, who pretended he wanted to pre-
sent petition. The assassin subsequently
committed suicide by shooting himself.
NJ. Kamtcheff's assassin. who bad been a
student at the University Of Sofia, was ap-
pointed to a professorship in a provincial
town. Disappointed at not being assigned
to position at the capital, he had threat
ened the murder of NJ. Kamtcheff. The po-
lice knew Of the mans threats and were
also aware that there were doubts as to
his sanity, but they allowed him to secure
a private audience with NJ. Kamtcheff, and
the minister's murder followed.
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THREE OLD MEN MURDERED.
All Supposed to Have Been Killed for
Their Money.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 6.-Upon the discov-
cry to-day OF the dead body of George Zim-
norman, a farmer sixty-three years old, at
his home near Morris Station, six miles
west of Argentine, Kansas, the Wyandotte
county officers concluded that Zimmerman
and two other aged men, all recluses, have
been murdered in Wyandotte county since
the first of the year by the same persons
and in each case il is believed the motive
has been robbery Zimmerman's head was
crushed and he had been dead more than a
week. Wednesday of last week the dead
body of Thomas Carroll, an aged hermit
was found in well at his home near Ar
gentine. He had been dead nearly a
month. and the coroner's jury decided that
he had been murdered. Two men and
woman are in the Argentine Jail pending
an investigation of the mysterious disap-
pearance last week of Noah Long, another
aged recluse.
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FAIR TOBOTH SIDES
PRESIDENTS DECISION IN THE
sCHLEY CASE TO BE JUST.
II VIII Give the Rear Admiral Full
Credit Tor His Achieve
ment at Santiago.
MAY ALSO CRITICISE HIM
FOR DIsOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS AND
RETROGRADE MOVEMENT.
Little Probability that 1t Will Please
the Radicals of Either Side
of the Controversy.
INDIANIANS IN WASHINGTON
CITIZENS OF VINCENNES WORKING
FOR A PUBLIC BUILDING.
Spent a Busy Day with Congressman
and Then Witnessed "Alice
of Old Vincennes."
Little Probability that 1t Will Please
the Radicals of Either Side
of the Controversy.
INDIANIANS IN WASHINGTON
CITIZENS OF VINCENNES WORKING
FOR PUBLIC BUILDING.
Spent a Busy Day with Congressman
and Then Witnessed "Alfce
of Old Vincennes."
.ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-It is stated on
the highest authority that President Roose-
welt will not publish his decision on the
Schley appeal until after he has returned
from his Southern trip. 1t may be delayed
a week or ten days after his return. The
rough draft of his opinion has been made,
but no labor has been expended on placing
it in the formal shape in which it will be
made public. From the same source the in
formation is CLEANED that the President
will not give an opinion which will be sat
isfactory to the extremists on either side
in this noted controversy. In the language
of the writer's informant, HE will plow his
own way through the mass of testimony
and give his own conclusion
The opinion Will show great regard for
judicial fairness, but the spirit of the
navy will give it life and human force. II
will show no disposition to shirk response
bility, but an evident determination TO give
Schley his just due. 1t will be a fair and
frank statement for the common sense of
the American people, without any desire TO
please side shield the other. The
writer's informant says the President will
not fail TO see. with military precision, that
Schley was reprehenSible for diSobedience
of orders and for wavering in decision when
the retrograde movement attempted.
His language will be stern and unequvocal.
On the other hand. the President is re-
ported a seeing in the valorolrs part which
Schley had in the great Santiago naval
battle glory and credit of which he should
not be robbed by persistently obtruding
petty technicalities. He will not mince
words in sounding his praise. In short the
President will try to bear down with suf-
ficent severity on what he considers mill
tary remissions, and yet his absolute firm
ness in the name of discipline and rigid
obedience of orders will not prevent his
seeing the splendor of Schley's achieve
ment in battle.
The writer is further informed that the
President will deal with the question of
command, but while he has made up his
mind as to the merits of this dispute he
has not formulated his opinion. 1t is pos
sible he may refer to SIMPSONS part in
the engagement and in the campaign, al
though information on this point is not
quite clear, possibly because judgment is
not entirely made up.
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STICKS TO FIRST STATEMENT.


BERLIN, Feb e.-The official British
denial that Lord Pauncefote, the British
ambassador at Washington, on April H.
1895. made a second proposal to the powers
TO demonstrate with the United States was
to-day laid before a high German official
whose functions give him absolute first
hand knowledge of everything just as IL
occurred. He reaffirmed the statements
made in these dispatches yesterday. Re
ferring TO his copious notes he dictated
therefrom the following data:
ION Feb. IA the Spanish ambassador at
Berlin asked the German government
whether Germany was willing 10 hear A
European movement against the United
states in defense OF the monarchic princl-
pie. The next day the ambassador was
informed by order of the Emperor that
Germany would under no circumstances
take the action desired. Spain renewed ner
efforts in March TO secure some action by
Germany. but she was again answered
with a refusal. AT the same time DIR. Won
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NO PERSECUTION.
Archbishop Ireland Says Catholics Do
Not suffer for Their Religion

WASHINGTON. Feb 6-Archblshop
John ireland. of ST. Paul. was the prin-
cipal speaker at the annual banquet of the
Carroll Institute held here tonight. He
sought to disabuse his hearers OF the i'm
preston which he believed prevailed among
Catholics that they suffered because OF
their religion. suggesting in this connec-
tion that many persons Of that faith ap-
peared evidently anxious OF being half
prosecuted. He asserted that Catholics do
not suffer because of their religion and
said the idea that they did l. gradually
disappearing. They have. ne said a bet
ter chance OF accomplishing what they
desired than formerly. Instead of waiting
until measures pre1udicial 10 their inter
ests were adopted they should protest
against any alleged infraction OF their
rights and they would be given respectful
attention
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WILL REVISE PART OF CREED.
Statement by Clerk Roberts I'm Behalf
of Presbyterian Committee.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 6.-To-day's ses-
sions of the Presbyterian committee on
creed revision were devoted almost ex-
clusively TO consideration of the report pre-
sented yesterday by the subcommittee on
textual revision. The Rev. DIR. William H.
Roberts. the stated clerk of the last General
Assembly. who is member of the general
committee. gave out the following state
ment at the conclusion of the afternoon
session.
The committee has decided tentatively
TO revise the doctrines of the third chapter
OF the Confession by declaratory statement.
also. Chapter X. Section g. on the salvation
OF all infants; also, Chapter xvi, Section
Z, on good works. The other parts. Chapter
xxi. Section 3. on oaths, and Chapter XIV.
Section 8, by revision of the text They APP
pointed subcommittee TO prepare a final
form. Tomorrow they will consider the
brief statement OF doctrine for popular
use"
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LINCOLN LEAGUE MEETING.
A Letter Sent Out by the President
and Secretary

Daniel z. Storms. of Lafayette, president
OF the Lincoln League of Indiana. and
Grant Kitchener. secretary, have sent out
the following letter to the Republicans of
Indiana: LAS heretofore announced. the
Lincoln League OF Indiana will hold it's an
nual meeting at Terre Haute on Feb. u and
Is. 1902. This promises To be one Of the
greatest meetings ever held by the league
in this State. The afternoon meeting on
the 18th will be addressed by the president
of the league. ty Hon. Sidney A. Foster. of
Iowa, and Hon. z. L. Hamilton. congress
man from Michigan. The banquet To be
held at the Terre Haute House will be al
tended by some OF the most brilliant men
OF the State who Will respond To toasfs
Every Republican in the State is cordialIv
invited TO attend. The railroads have
granted rate of one fare for the round
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PAPERS LEGALLY SERVED.


NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Judge Thomas, OF
the United States District Court, to-day
rendered important decision on the
questions OF jurisdiction and service OF law
papers. A suit was begun by Samuel G.
Rorans. a citizen OF New York. against the
Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railway
Company. Newman Erb. the president of
the road. Is a lawyer, with offices here, and
in these Offices he was served with a no.
tice OF the filing OF the papers. President
Erb demurred 10 the jurisdiction OF the
court the ground that the road had no
office in this city; that his office here was
for the practice OF law and for no other
purpose. and that all the business of the
road was transacted in Missouri. under the
laws OF which State its charter was grant
ed and within the limits OF which an its
mileage was Judge Thomas decided that
the service was proper. ana that wherever
the president had an office service on him
there was perfectly legal
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LYNCHED FOR ASSAULT
YOUNG NEGRO HANGED BY A MOB OF
ENRAGED NENTUCKIANS.
His Victim n Popular Teacher at the
NichoIasviIIe Observation-Disclosures
Lynched at Lynchburg.

NICHOLASVILLE, KY, Feb. 6.-Tom
Brown, a negro, nineteen years old. ao-
cused Of assaulting Miss Deia Powell. yes
terday, was lynched to-day after being
identified by the woman. Brown
rested last night and taken to the home Of
the victim. who recognized him. but to be
doubly sure he was again taken to the
scene of the crime this morning at 10
o'clock, in charge of officers, followed by a
mob of two hundred armed men, deter
mined that the prisoner should not be
transferred to Lexington prison after the
second identification. The mob followed
closely behind the carriage in which the
negro was handcuffed. This mob was rein
forced by as many more, waiting at the
Jail for the officers and prisoner to return
AS the carriage dashed up the mob sur
rounded and seized the officers and the
negro, took him from the authorities, who
were helpless, but made a strong resist
ance. He was hurried to the courthouse
yard, two blocks away. where rope was
quickly put around his neck and thrown
over the limb of tree, when he was drawn
up. He strangled to death and made no
confession or statement. The whole city
turned out and all the women applauded
at the end. There was no shooting.
Miss Powell is a popular and handsome
teacher at the Jessamine Institute in this
city and lives at her brothers home about
three miles north. Last evening she started
home I'm company with the Misses Braden,
who also live out of town and attend school
here. Leaving the Braden girls at their
home, Miss Powell continued foot her
way to her brothers, about half a mile
further on. At a secluded spot an unknown
FlrtF nrl6
saulted her When she reached her broth
ers house a half hour later she was so i'll
and dazed that she could give but little de-
scription of her assailant beyond saying
that he was a low, heavy set, yellow negro.
She was able to-day fully and clearly to
identify him when he was taken out to her
brothers home, and then her brother led
the mob that lynched the negro in the
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MAILED TO LORD MINER.
Copy of the Correspondence with the
Dutch Government.

Dutch government.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-In the House OF Com
mons to-day Mr.. Balfour, the government
leader. announced that copies of the corre-
spondence exchanged between the govern
ment OF The Netherlands and the govern
ment OF Great Britain on the subject Of
peace in South Africa had been mailed to
Lord Miner, Governor of the Transvaal
and Orange River colonies and High Com
missioner of South Africa, who would be in
structed 10 ask Lord Kitchener to COM
municate the contents to the Boer leaders
in the field. Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial
secretary, added the information that'if the
leaders of the BOer forces proposed 10 Lord
Kitchener negotiations for a settlement the
propose! would be forwarded for the con-
sideration OF the government.
The War Office this evening published a
summary of the British losses I'm South
Africa Up 10 Jan. 81 the total reduction Of
the forces, from death or permanent dis
ability, was %, ,305 men. The total of the
casualties, including surviving wounded,
was 5,240 officers and 100, 701 men
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Holleben was instructed 10 only take part
in any steps at Washington in the inter
ests OF peace if all the other five govern
ment powers participated. Then on April .
the joint note was handed TO President Nc
Kinley.
I'VE were informed from Washington on
April II that the British ambassador there
proposed a second collective note. declar-
ing that armed Intervention in Cuba
would be unjustifable. Again, upon this
Emperors order. the German representa-
tives at Washington. Rome. Vienna and
Madrid were instructed that Germany
would refuse TO participate in such dec
laration, as she saw no prospect that any
thing could be accomplished thereby"
The correspondent gets the impression
that while the German government wishes
to avoid the appearance OF desiring 10 fall
into the United States arms. on the other
hand she regards il important 10 con-
trovert the wrong impressions that Ger
many was disposed TO do anything un-
friendly TO the United States.
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pine commission ought TO be relieved from
any Odium attaching TO the enactment oI
the Philippine SeditiOn laws. GOVeFHoI
Taft he said had informed the Philippine
commission that he was i'll when these acts
were enacted by the commission anu ma
had he been present there probably WOulu
have been some modification or the acts:
Il am quite ready. said MI Hoar' 10
believe what the senator has SAID OF SO
able and humane man as Governor Art
Mr.. Foraker said he never had heard the
Philippine acts read until now. lie was
slrprised however. that the senator from
Massachusetts lMr. Hoarl should be mel
tally and morally disturbed by such pro-
visions as had been read. When Mr. Hoar
rad desired 10 know. he added, whether
IL were possible that the United states nae
enacted such provisions he had sent Tor
the United States statutes ana nae LaI nau
read the acts upon treason and of1enses
against the country. Not only are lhS
provisions the same" he declared, as
those contained in the Philippine acts, Out
the wording in both is practically Identical.
The Philippine commission adopted the IAN
guage of the Revised Statutes. adding such
matters as would make the provisions aP-
plicable TO the Philippine islands. he
[Forakerl approved of them
TILLMAN BOBS UP.
Mr.. Tillman interrupted Mr. Foraker TO
denounce the sedition laws enacted by the
Philippine commission "as damnable doc
trine''
1T might be in order" said Mr.. Foraker.
warmly. ito inquire of the senator from
South Carolina on which side Of the strug-
gle in the Philippines are his sympathies."
my spmpathies are with the Filipinos!'
shouted Mr.. Tillman, pounding his desk
emphatically.
Undoubtedly they are retorted Mr..
Foraker And such a fat-footed and un-
qualified declaration as the senator has
made would render the Revised Statutes
applicable 10 him if he were not protected
by his position senator"
Mr.. Hoar, again interrupting Mr.. For
aker, and directing attention to the decla-
ration in the Senate chamber Of Thomas
Corwin, of Ohio. during a debate on the
Mexican war. that If he were a Mexican he
would welcome the Americans with bloody
hands to hospitable graves, inquired If the
people of Ohio did not reverence the name
and memory Of Thomas Corwin.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the people Of
Ohio did love to recall the memory of
Thomas Corwin, but they realized, he said
that in that great emergency he had made
a profound mistake.
Mr.. Rawlins later interrupted Mr.. For
aker with a question as TO the sedition laws
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Another Negro Lynched.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 6.-Euless
Whitaker. colored. charged with the muir
der of John Doster. several weeks ago, was
taken from jail at Lynchburg. last night,
and hanged by a mob. Whittaker's case
was called in court yesterday and con-
tinued. At late hour the mob appeared
and. securing possession of the negro, hur-
ried him TO the courthouse, where a rope
was placed around his neck and he was
hanged