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The order of the governor to Adjutant General Fox was t'aliSt?ii by a teephone niessage from Sheriff Peter Everhardy at Leavenworth, stating that a mob had formed around the penitentiary for the purpose. of lynching the negro, Fred Alexander,who is charged with attempt tid assault, should the officers attempt to take him to Leavenworth. He said that he ViiiS unable to control the MO) Lind asked the militia be sent to aid him. An Associated Press dispatch from Leavenworth states that the mob form last night and hooted speechmakers 'who counseled that the law 'be permitted to take its course. This morning the crowd remained and grew larger and Snore demonstrative. Alexander was taken to the peniten tiary to avoid the mob yesterday. IL? i3 charged with attempted assault and there is a strong. 511Spieion that he mur dered Pearl Forbes about a month ago. Adjutant General Fox Said this after noon that the two companies, A and were in readiness and would be sent if word.was received that they were need ed. At present they are simply held at the armory. The officers think that a :telephone mes.sage is hardly sufficient to send therm on, and they will wait until they get something more definite from .the authorities at Leavenworth. 'MILITIA NOT TO GO. LaterGovernor Stanley has received word from Warden Tomlinson that the sheriff of Leavenworth county had given him a guarantee that he would see that Alexander would not be hurt by ' the MOb and the governor then'instruct ed him to turn Alexander over to the sheriff. The militia Win not be sent as the sheriff has 60 deputies sworn In and he says they are sufficient protection. The sheriff assured the warden that he made his promise of protection in g,-,od faith. The state had no right to klöld Alexander, but the governor or dered it arbitrarily to protect the pris oner's life.. ALBAUGH PROTEST. Senator Wright's Request For Postponement Fails. , I'Vhile the bills were being introduced Tienry Alien, the governor's private sec retary, entered with a. message from the governor. The messa,ge was the no tice to the senate that he nominated :Morton Albaugh as bank commissioner ef the state. Senator :Morrow moved that the nomination be confirmed in C,p,?..n session. and Senator 'Wright, of J.yon, objected, saying that he wanted the snate to eonsider the nomination in executive session, as he had something to say ahout the matter. In t'llf-elitiVe ses,sion :Mr. Wright said that the people of his district wanted to protest against the appointment of Albaugh on account of his record as re ceiver of the defunet Cross bank at Em poria. He sail that the depositors of that bank were not expecting the ap pointment to be made for several days, and that their protest had not yet ar rived. and asked that the confirmation be held off for a few days. HiS request vas not granted, and the confirmation - vas made. The senate then adjourned to I0 o'clock Tuesday. DODGED REPORTERS. Whereabouts of Vanderbilt Bridal Couple Uncertain. Poston. Jan. 15.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owynne Vanderbilt are believed t,) be Ftopping at the Hotel Somerset, al though no one at the hotel will admit that they are here. The Post says: The bridal couple came here in a ecial train, were unobserved at the terminal station when they left the train and were unattended. From the rear car two trunks were handed out. One bore the initials "E F." and the other -A. G. V." This was the only baggage carried. Calling one of the public' carriages, the husband called out, -To the Touraine." However. Mr. Van derbilt Soon Changed his mind. and was driven to the Westminster. Again a. charge in the programme Wa and instead of alighting' here. fresh or . ders wei-e given and the carriage rap , i',1!y turned and drove past in front of the Hotel Somerset. The clerks were 'surmised when Mr. Vanderbilt present ed himself and asked that his presence at the hotel be kept a secret. The Gen eral Miles suite. so tailed. was assign ed to Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Lanner was St.nt to the apartment. LIU BAKER ILL. Wife of Kansas Senator in a Serious Condition. rspetijoi to the State Journal. Washington, Jan. 15.Mis. Baker, wife of Senator Lucien Baker, is re ported this morning as seriously ill at a private sanitarium. She arrived ten days agtx I. ..Tons has it in for Brown and is plan !, , niNg an awful revenge upon him at "f .--1. Christ tras." -Going to send him an infernal Ina i chine?' . - -No. Hes going to give Brown's ehil , . exta a grw?lacphc,ne"--Denver News, , 8,000 I. MONTH. England Arranges to Send That Number of Horses to Africa. New York. Jan. 15.--There is a good deal of uncertainty as to the exact in tentions of the government in regard to the question of reinforcements for South Africa. says the London correspondent of the Tribune. The announcement made Ft). positively by the Post that the en rollment of Eaden-Powell's police force had ben'abandoned is officially contra diteed. Probably the Post was led into error by the confusion kif official plans as it is now stated that in addition to the constabulary the war office intends to dispatch to the Cape 5.000 men to strengthen the Imperial yeomanry, which, as a fighting body, has been ser iously weakened. It is expected that without counting the police recruits, a few weeks' time will see more than ten thousand fresh British troops in the field. The question of mounts is also, being dealt with and horses are now. it is understood. being sent to South Afri ca at the rate of a,bout 8.000 a month. NO SENATOR AT ALL That is the Present Outlook- in De lam are. Dover, Del., Jan. 15.--Two distinct caucuses were held last night over the contest for United States senators from Delaware. The Democrats met early in the evening and transacted their busi ness' with surprising dispatch. Willat'd Saulsbury was nominated for the senatorial vacancy caused by the failure of the last legislature to elect a successor to Senator George Gray. For the full term, to succeed United States Senator Richard R. Kenny, Mr, Kenny was nominated and the Demo crats resolved to stand together. It is believed, however, that on a deal with the regular Republicans to beat Addicks the Democrats will go into caucus ag,ain for a Democratic nominee to 11111 with the regular Republican nominee. The twenty-nine Republicans did not come to any agreement and a hmg dead lock seems inevitable. The Addicks men iFf,Ileft a call and urged a conference of all Republicans. but only sixteen as semblymen answered by meeting in the senate chamber. The Addicks men had calculated on two others elected as in dependent Republicans and four regular Republicans answering their call and this would have given within five votes of the necessary 27. As they stand, how ever. they are 11 votes short. The 16 who caucused unanimously nominated John Edward Addicks for senator and he will be voted for on both short and long term ballots. Democratic Chairman Saulsbury gave out an interview" expressing his gratifi cation at the honor of first choice of his fellow Dermwrats. but concluded that front the situation Delaware will have two vacancies in the senate. MRS. NATION OUT. Quarantine Declared Off at the Jail in Wichita 'Wichita, Jan. 1.5.Today quarantine was declared off at the county jail, and Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged with smashing saloon fixtures, was released on bail in the sum of $200. lier trial has been reset for next Monday. LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS. Three different bills have been already introduced in the house providing for the election of minor city ofiicers in cities of the second and third class. The Quantrell raid resolution. asking for information wa,s referred to house ways and means committee. Judge Green has announced the ap pointment of Miss Belle Hollingshead of Garnett as his stenographer. Miss Hol lingsbead is at present stenographer in the secretary of states office. Major W. L., Brown has sold the King man Journal to Ernest Long, a well known Populist in Kingman county, and give up newspaper work and politics. Ile will devote tris time to the manage ment of his cattle ranch. A concurrent resolution was offered in both houses providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the matter and determine the advisability of the es tablishment of a sta,te salt plant at Hutch The mayor and council of Emporia have written letters to Representatives Harris and Hamer and Senator Wright asking; them to support the Municipal league bills. taus. Representative Adams received an anony mous letter from El Dorado which was known to have been liVriti,Pn by some of the women of that town. asking him to introduce a bill in the house which would instruct tile .iourt to find Jessie Morrison guilty of murder, in the first degree and sentence her to be hanged. Assessment and taxation measures. will have considerable prominence in this leg islature. as there is a well defined senti ment for uniformity and equality of as sessment among all the members. Representative GroSserls bill regulat ing the carrying' of concealod deadly weapons simpiy aims to provide a stable law in plEice of the present dead letter. it makes the carrying' of such weapons a misdemeanor, but permission to carry the same may be secured by application to the court. A joint resolution to amend the con stitution and providing for biennial elections was introduced in the house for Representative Mason of Finney. provides among other things that coun ty commissioners shall be elected for terms of six years. Senator Wright will introduce a, bill to amend the statute relating to the change of venue. It Win provide that when the brother of the judge sitting on eftS, iS an attorney in the c''ase it will be suffi cient rtason for a change of venue. This bill is introduced because DenniS is the hewiy elected judge of the LyonCotTey-Chase illstrict and his brother John is one of the attorneys practicing in his court. The fish bill introduced in the senate yesterday makes it an offense to catch fish at any tino, of the year by any other method than hook and lino. It will be legal under the bill to fish with hook and line any month in the year. Chief Doorkeeper F. S. Johnson of the hcuse yesterday announced his assistants. They are: C. A. Fridley, Comanche: S. S. Henaernan. Rawlins: J. W. Hagson. ()sage: E. Pennell, Deniphan: Clark. 1,yon: j. B. !Kurth. A tchisOn: Ed Friar. Wichita: J. R. Miller, SIM Wnee: Lee Trot ter. Greelywood: James Me Kee. Marshall. The politicians of Crawford county hay,. agreed to a division of the district court betwcen Pittsburg and Girard and SPnatni: Port,rs bill bringing abillUt thechange go through w,tholit cripositlon. Hereto fore the court has always been hold in Girard. nilhough Pittsburg is the larger tewn and 75 1.t4 cEnt of the cases origin ate there. Weather Indications Chicago, Jan. 15:--Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair ard colder tonight and Wednesday; brisk to, high north west winds. 111 ALL ITS HORROR Hackman Sehulthorpe Relates Ilith Minutest Detail The Story of the Murder of Jennie Bosschieter. RAPID PROGRÈSS MADE Number of Witnesses Heard on Opening Day of Trial. George J. Kerr Will Be Given a Separate Hearing. NC NV York, Jan. 15.--The trial of Wal ter T: -McAlister, AndrPw Campbell and Willipm A. Death, three of the four men accused of the murder of Jennie Boss Alleged Slayers of Jennie ,.. ,- , .. , , , , , , ,,,P6'. 7 ,, S''... -:',',' , . : ..,.C.,'''''. ss..., - - :! :., .:, ..' i' . ,. , . , , :',.,1 . . , : , - : , . .. , - .,,,'' , .,.. ,-: ' ',. ..,,, . ,., ,. - ,. .., '' 3 r'-. ;,. , " ' 'r' '. : ; :, $' -- ' !....:ð ..? i .... "A"''' i 1 ; : V.1 if .r ÌN " .4. - ' : , .!f.! :: k . , . ''. .. 1 r i ' II ' "..-' i'l ..'"".' '. .. 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Kerr, the fourth man under indictment, was not in court, as he has been granted a separate trial on the ground that he was riot present when the fatal dose was admin istered to the girl. Before the trial was begun it was ex pected that at least two days would be necessary to complete the jury, but Judge Dixon carried the proceedings on with such vigor that within one hour after the court was called to order he had empaneled his 12 jurors and heard the opening lines of the address of the prosecuting attorney. The remainder of the day saw four of the principal wit nesses in the case questioned. Mrs. Nina Bosschieter, the mother of the unfortn nategirl, was one, her daughter, Susie, another: Christopher Saat, the proprie tor of the saloon where it is alleged the, drug was administered to the girl, was the third, and Gus Schulthorpe, the hack driver of the midnight ride, was the last, mother and daughter tcyld of Jennie's life at home and at the mill.Schulthorpe in his crude, unvarnished way, told to the minutest detail the story of the crime:He graphically described the ta,o Mg of the almost unconscious girl from the saloon to his victoria and of the ride to the country and the unspeakaLle crime committed on the dead or almost dead girl. He was the important wit ness of the day. Apparently little beside the murder case was on the minds of the Paterson people and the little court house was surrounded all day by a, great crowd of people trying to get in. There vvere a number of women present. Aside from the four principal witness es Examined, there were on the stand Z. W. B. Founda, a surveyor, who gave an exact location of the place where the body was found; Cornelius Garry, a teamster for the ice company.who found the body; Leonard Kamer ling. who tes tified that he saw Jennie Bosschieter talking to Campbell on the nig-ht of the murder; Nellie De Vries and Bertha Dy sen, companions, who testified that they saw Jennie Bosschieter and Can-whet! together early in the night preceding the murder. In his opening address, Prosecutor Em ley said he would ask for a verdict of murder in the first degree and quoted the IIIVA7 to the effect that any "person , W110 shall kill another in the perpetra tion of an assault shall be guilty of murder in the first degree." Mrs.. Nina Bossehieter, Jennie Boss chieter's stepmother, was the first wit Tess. Mrs. Bossehleter said Jennie left the house abcut 8 p. m. On October 18, and said she was goirg.to a drug store in the neighborhood. At 10 p. rn. Jeartio had not returned and Mrs. Bosschieter went to bed. She got up at about 5:30- in the morning' to prepare breakfast. she did not know that Jennie had not been home during the right. She was : subsequently notified of the finding of the body am, she saw the bc-dy when it was brought home that evening. on cross-examination by Dr. Dunn, Mrs. Bosschieter said that Jennie some times remained out late at night, but she alvvays thought that the girl stop ped with some frierds. Mrs. Bosschiet er admitted that on some of these oeca sions wheel Jennie remained out late she. Lad to kncck on the door or window to arouse some of the family so that sl,e could get in. Susie Bossehieter, who followed her mother, testified that jennie, on the ev ening of October 18 said she intended to call on Mrs. Klatts. On cross-examination the NA itness said Jennie oceasional ly remained from home at night, but she was always at the house of a. v,-o man friend and gererally at Mrs. Klatts. - Coyne litis Garry, a. teamster. said he found the body of the murdered girl ly ing on her back with her feet towatfl the river. Her clothing was somewhat disordered and her bat was lying about four feet from the body. Leonard Kammer ling testified that he knew Jennie Bosschieter well. He SaW her on-Alain street at Kent's drug store at 9:30 o'clock on the night of October 18. She was talking with Campbell, one of the defendants. Another young man whom he did not know was standing' near. Jennie said good evening to the wit ness and he returnPd her salutation. He said he got a cigar and then stood on the curbstone and watched Jennie and Campbell for a while. He could not hear their conversation. When he first saw them, however, he heard Jennie say "No, no," in a snappish way. She appeared rather pale. Christopher Saal testified tha,t he ONVIINI the saloon at Bridge and -River streets. Hek remembered the night of October 18. McAllister ordered drinks and carried them to the rear room. Later on he went into the rear room. McAllister, Campbell. Death and a girl were seated at a table. McAllister or-. dered a bottle of champagne. Witness carried it and glasses into the room. Bosschieter on Trial For Their He then had to go to the cellar 8,nd 4; hen he emerged the party bad gone. "Did you see any of the party next day?" "Yes, Alry McAllister the next morn ing. said to me: 'That girl is dead.' I said: have nothing to do with it.' McAllister said I would not give them away if any one came around. He said even if a big reward were offered I should stick by him." Hackman Schulthrope, in whose ve hicle the four men and the girl rode, said that on the night of October 18 a 3oumg man eame to him and eng-aged his Victoria. The ma,n was George Kerr. He told him a, party of four would Use the hack, and ordered him to drive to Saars saloon. He said McAllister came out of the saloon and told him to turn around. In a little while the four menMc Allister, Campbell, Death and Kerr came out carrying a, woman. The NV 0- man was placed in a rear seat. The wit ness was told to drive out along the Ooeffle road to Lee's place. Lee's place was closed. so they pulled up into the rock road. They went along this to a point beyond the railroad tracks. He was then ordered to stop. The place where he stopped was a clear one, with no bushes. Ail four men left the car riage. They lifted the girl out about as they lifted her in. He had thrown, the blanket on his horse. One of the men took it off. and it was carried into the darkness, where the woman had been borne. Schu !throne, in a rough voice that could be heard with fearful effect in the little court room. told the most horrible part of his story. Kerr only' was exempt from participation in the assault which the hack ,driver de scribed. With brutal roughness, with out the slightest attempt to conceal facts under nice words, in the language of the streets. Schulthorpe told of that stop on the rock road. Then the girl was carried to the hack and placed on the rear seat. At the time the girrs head was hanging far back. T,ir, men in the hack wer-i alarmed and a little past the school house on the Red road they stooned aga..1 rind the men tried to revi;,-c the giri. witnes3 0-en told t.f the dr:ve back to Paterson, of the examination by the physician which ended with the re mark: "Boys, I can do nothing for you." The !ben ordered him to drive back across the river. The witness then told of the disposal of the body where it was found. He drove the four men back. 3,IcAllister and Kerr left the hack and the former handed him $10 and said: "You know what to do; keep your mouth shut." HAD A BAD NIGHT. - Defendants in Bosschieter Trial Show Evidences of Having Slept Little. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 15.McAlister, Campbell and Death, the three men on trial tor the mOrder of Jennie Z3osschiet er showed when they were being brought into court today that they had had a sleepless night following- the terri ble disclosures made by witnesses dur ing the first day's proceedings in court. It is not yet definitely known whether Geerge Kerr ,who is jointly indicted with the, other prisoners, but who, was granted a separate trial will be called as a witness for the state. - The principal evidence yet to be intro duced by the state is that to be given by physicians and experts to prove the cause of death arai to prove that Jennie Bosschleter was criminally assautt,?d before she met death and that it was through the assault that her death was brought about. The prosecution has a number of experts to testify and the cross-examination of these witnesses will undoubtedly bring out the line of defense. which has thu far ,not been disclosed. DORM ELECTED State Printer Will Serve Two Years More. Action of Republican Caucus is Formally Ratified. , TOTE STOOD 103 TO 47. Grant Harrington Gets Totes of Fusionists. Action of Caucus Overthrown In the House. Large Number of Bills Intro duced in Both Houses. W. Y. Morgan was re-elected state printer for an additional term of two years by the house and senate in joint convention at noon today. There being no contest for the place the function was as dry as a kiln-burned brick in. the great American desert Lieutenant Governor Richter, presid ing officer of the senate, at the head of that body, entered Representative hall promptly on the hour, supported on either side by C. M. Sheldon, chief clerk of the senate, and Timothy Stover, the house sergeant-at-arms. He took the proffered gavel from Speaker Barker, announced the purpose of the conven tion and the clerks went on with the roll calls of both branches. Representative H. F. Gress ler of Logan county placed W. Y. Morgan in nomination and, Senator King of Cowley' offered the. name of Grant W. Harring ton of Hiawatha. The vote was strictly on party lines and of the 150 present and voting 103 votes were cast for Morgan and 47 for Harrington. The senate roll call show ed, Morgan 28, Harrington 9. The house, Morgan ,75, Harrington 38. . SEATON GIVES UP THE FIGHT. Seaton's resolution against the em ployment of women clerks died an easy death in the house today. The "father of the house'' rose and asserted - his sterling and time-tried Republicanism once more, but bowing to the Will of his party caucus, announced he gave up the tight and would make no motion. The resolution over which so much and so many hubbubs have been raised was finally consigned to the care of the com mittee on house employes. ANTI-CIGARETTE BIEL The bill introduced by Senator Fulton prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper bears some of the ear marks of the grafter similar to the old familiar Pullman bills which used to be introduced every session. 'Senator Ful ton says he introduced the bill a-t the request of another party and that the 1 bill is by no.means a pet measure of his. He do.-s not appear deeply interested in the bill but says it would be a good thing if it passed. , SL'NATORS APPOINT CLERKS. Senators Branine, Morrow and King were appointed a. committee upon re vision ot the journal. The following clerks were appointed: Senator Morrow appointed A. J. Free born as clerk of the committee on man ufactures and industrial pursuits. Senator Householder appointed Mabel Householder his clerk. Senator Hopkins appointed Orvil Adams, and Senator Ross, Richard Coil. The senate took a recess of half an hour, and at 12 o'clock went to the house, where they took part in the elec tion of state printer. ------ MANY MORE BILLS. .--- Members of the House Still Unload ing Their Oripsacks. Bills were submitted in stacks at this znorning's session of the house; 85 were added to the-already long lists. ' T NV 0 new election laws were included in the number, also the enabling act to issue bonds for the Santa Fe shop im provements in Topeka Cave's prairie dog bill appeared next to last, the member from Haskell intro ducing the measure himself. Mason, of Finney, also introduced sev eral bills regulating the appointment of jurors, their abilities and disabilities. The bills introduced were as follows: By MasonPrescribing number of jurors to render a verilict in civil cases. By MasonRelating- to appeals in er ror in supreme court. By MasonAmending acts relating to mandamus. By MasonRelating to judgments and orders. MasonTo encourage sugar beet in dustry. . By MasonTo issue irrigation bonds. By MasonRelating to injunctions. By MasonQualifications of jurors in criminal cases. By MasonRelating to procuring of jurors. By MasonTo levy school taxes in district 40, Vinney county. By 'MasonAnother act relating to taxes in district 40. ' By MasonRela,ting to personal pro perty. By Mason--Redemption of real estate from judicial sale. By MasonRelating to irrigation dis tricts. G'odshalkTo enable Rice county to build court house. GodshalkGranting A. W. Van Bur kirk a, registered pharmacist certif icate. By GodshalkRelating to assessment and taxation. By DoughertyRemoving disability of reform prisoners. Ey DoughertyAmending act fixing fees of certain officers. By DoughertyProviding fees- of ap pointive attorneys in criminal cases. By DoughertyVacating Phillips' ad dition, Newton, Kan. By LandreyTo levy school tax in Rosedale. . Ey HebrewEstablishing, high school in Phillips county. By StormLegalizing Stevens' coun ty commissioner's taxations. By LaughlinAmending-railroad law of 1874. By StormPermitting- certain stock to run at large. By StormAmending' laws of '69 leas ing' unoccupied school land. By FrancisEmpowering transfer of I prospecting bonds of Iola. I, By FrancisAmending certain second class cities law By LawrenceAmending session la W 'S7, printing' of ballots and enforcing se crecy of ballot. B y Ea wrenceRelating to Sumner county school superintendent. Ey Lawrence--Regarding civil action evidence. 4 By TatumPermitting Robert Mc Canns to entering Soldiers' home. By TatumTo build county roads. By ManteyAmending certain laws. By O'DonnellAuthorizing Ellsworth school districts to join. By JohnsonRelating to forming irri gation district. B3r LandreyAuthorizing funding of Rosedale school board bonds. By JohnsonAct concerning irriga tion. By ButlerTo amend session laws of P97 about hours of voting at elections. By WoodAmending certain salaty acts of '99. By WoodFixing court terms in Hamilton county. By JohnsonDeclaring certain school districts dissolved in Decatur county.. BY RhodesTo levy school taxes. ' StavelyValidating certain land titles. By Stave lyFixing Osage district court terms. Butler: Relating' to city assessors in cities of the first class. Grosser: Permitting carrying of weapons. Riling: Appropriating money to Uni versity of Kansas. Riling: Providing for examination of students at law. Willett: Making an appropriation for legislative purposes. legislative purposes. Halliday: About district court terms In Crawford county. Betts: Providing for erection of two bridges across Kansas river in Shawnee county. Grosser: Amending session laws 97. Relating to costs in insanity cases. Griffin: To punish abandonment by Relating to divorce. Wood: Fixing salary of district clerk, Hamilton county. StanleyDefining status of ill-treated children. Nation: Relief of Chas. H. Fosdick. O'Donnell: Vacating certain lots in Kingman. O'Donnell: Vacating lots in Wilson. Hogue: Appropriation for deaf and dumb asylum Hund: Giving certain stock Herm. Short: Providing sta-te normal branch at Concordia. Jot liffe: About Peabody public parks. Jol liffe: Relating to Marion county high schools. Scott: Amending sale of school lands, law of '76. Scott: To relieve certain southwestern Kansas counties of their school bonds. Ballet: Amending law regarding costs of civil action. flatlet: For wide tired wagons. Ha Het: Exempting lots front taxation planted with trees. Bowen: Establishing high school in Smith county. Davis of Labette: Personal enabling act. Davis of Labette: Vacating certain streets in Osv,ego. Mantey: Tires on vehicles. Betts: To permit condemnation of water and gas works in cities of first class. Betts: Assessment of special fran chises granted by first, second and third class cities. - Betts: Enabling issue of bonds for Topeka shops. Betts: Fixing- fees in police court cases. Betts: Relating to city additions. Betts: Special assessments for shade trees. Cave: To destroy prairie dogs. Wei leo: To protect insurers in insur ance companies. FORCED A ROLL CALL. - House Overthrows Caucus Action Con cerning Contest. Teri hands on the minority side of the house went up this morning and secured the first forced roll call of the session. The Question was upon the appoint ment of a special committee of nine to take up the contest cases. The resolu tion was offered by Representative C. Dooley, of Montgomery. There is on ly one contest on httnd, that of Owen vs. Hackett, from Bourbon county. The Republicans said they wanted to get the contest out of the way. John Seaton said there had been some mis take in the caucus, when this move 3.vas decided upon. The understanding then was that the speaker, busy with his committe appointments, wanted to be relieved of responsibility and desired this way out of it. Dooley pushed the measure ahead,nev ertheless, and Speaker Barker also ac quiesced. Ed Wei leo called for reasons for tak ing the contest out of tbe hands of the elections committee and put into the hands of a special committee. Noah Bowman, of Anderson, sug gested to the Republicans to withdra w their resolution and caucus again, since they had decided they wanted it and then found out they did not. Mr. Seaton explained his vote by say ing they put the yoke on him so tight in caucus, that he was rattled and didn't oppose the move in caucus. He then vo ted no. The resolution failed by this vote: Ayes 45: nays 63. TWO MORE EMPLOYES. Just slightly it appeared this morning that D. D. Hoag of Wyandotte. is to have recognition of his right as presi dent of the Republican caucus to put a good foot forward on the floor. Pe named by resolution the employes de termined upon in caucus and had them confirmed. They are Second Reading Clerk Otto Irelan and Messenger john Kitchell. HARRINGTON NOMINATED. - Hiawatha Editor tq Be Complimented by Vote For State Printer. The fusion members met in joint cau cus last night and nominated Grant Herrington for state printer. Owing to the absence of several members they did not nominate a senatorial candidate, but they will meet tonight and will bal lot until some one is nominated. Overmyer still seems to have the twott of the fight for the, nomination and the decision to hold a joint caucus is dis tinctly a victory over Johnson whose supporters wanted a sepnrate caucus of the two branches of the fusion party. REGISTER FOR PRIMARIES. - Senator Chaney's Law Would End Much Trouble. Senator Chaney will introduce a bill providing- for a. change in primary elec tion laws of the state. The bill provides that in order to vote at a primary elec tion the voter must reg-ister at least ten days prior to the day of the primary election and must state his politics and have it registered just as he does his age or residence. These' books will he used at the primary election just as the registration books are now used at gen eral elections. -.No One will be allowed to vote at the primary who has not regis tered his politics. It is not compulsoly that a voter should register his politics to vote at the general election but he must do so to vote Ett the primary. This will do away with the trouble which alvvays accrues at the primary elections. Shawnee county has had jts fill of open primary elections and Sen ator Chaney's JAI is the bet.zt method suggested. to .a.A,..dd OE laET IS i Swears Ile Will Shoot Paul Eotha on Sight. All on Account of a Book "Fro 11 Boer to Boer." IT ADVOCATES PEAC1:. Supplies Are Growing Scarce All the Towns. Ite-enforcements Are Swellin:: the Main Boer Army. Rrann9tadt, Orange Ither ColonV, Jan. 15.The success of the IItogleo peace COMMiSSi011 in distributing annio4 the republicans Paul Itottias "From Boer to Boer," has ..infurinte 1 General De Wet, who it Is report, A swears he will shoot the author at the first opportunity. The refugee camp is now oceuplel two thousand persons. Another Is formed at Rhenoster. Supplies of all kinds in the towns tits shorteoing daily. The Boers are most active northwal ann h'so In the direction of Lireinev. Vartuus commands appear to be litnin4 General De Wet to the southward. London, Jan. 15.R,- porting to the g r office under date of Pretoria, Januai Y 14, Lord Kitchener says: "Beyer's whole force crossed the rail way near Kalifontein January 12, mak ing, to the east. "There are no important changes to the positions in the colonies. t-e,veral small parties appear to be r,ourning the Orange River colony. Some Cai,e rebels who accompanied a correman,A) into the colony have surrendered." MINTS LOOM President Springer Addresses the Live Stock Association ,On the Aims and Needs of thl Organization. Salt Lake-, 11Assembly hall was crowded to its fullest' capacity this morning at 'the opening of the feurth nnntle:1 convention-of the National lave Stock association. During the OSSorn tiling of the delegatea mesh, was fur nished by the Colorado eowbov band, The convention was called to order hy President Frringer at 10:30. Gto,-erner Heber AL Wells was introduced and de livered an address of welcome. An ad dress of welcome was then delivered by Acting Mayor Buckle, and a respense by R Allen, of Nebraekit. A telegram was read from 'aloe President-elect Roosevelt, sending "con gratulations find well wishes to the boys." The roll-call was deferred untli the afternoon session. President Springer then delivered his address, which was in. part as follows: "Delegates to the Fourth Annual c.o. vention of the Natiorati iriae Steck. association: "The stockmen of the United States !IOW clearly recognize that they nitn-q. maintain an energetic natitmal 01V.P,11- ization lf they would have their intq- ests looked after, knowing full well that this century will present new questiene for SO1110011 with broader opportunitiee for commercial success. In eur eau business today there are too many smaa leaks; too heavy taxation; too many thieves and stock rustlers abroad; pep many state inspection fees. The whole interstate inspection businese simnel be controlled by the federal government. without a. dollar's expenee to the shipper. "There is now pending- h. fore the een ate what is known as the (limit ttEl which paased the house by a !ergo ma jority and which seeks to itripese cents a pound tax on oleomargarine in the sole interest ef the dairymen of the United States. The direct object to he attained by this bill is to so tax oleo margarine that it will no, longer be able to compete with butter in the mataet and thus leave our home, mat ket to the butter trust. No more rank piece of federal legeslation was ever pretpoe(el, and which if passed takes the butter from the table of the poor througheut this land. The time has fully come whett the great week interests must be repre sented in Washington by as aide men as we have In the business. and hy tee very best legal talent. We ean no tenger afford for a, few thousand dollars per - annum to leave our needs to urardyteed and selfish legislators. We ehould have such an organization that when aseaulta are made in Washington upon the hve stock industry (as is DOW the case with the Grout bill) that we could emPittV our ablest 11.n to go there and defeat all such special legislation, and we should give our senators and cangress men to urderstand that while We haet. no, special favors to ask. that Wf. Wiii a man resist both men and intteenrea which have for their obbee the working of hardships upon the live stock pre ducers of this country. If sse can net present a Soild front to the enemy. if ,,, are all to go before legislative commit tees beseechingly as cattlemen. as hers-- men. fiS sheepmen ard as ilogInPriif our influence is divided tato Val ionS na tional stock intereets instead of 1114 a whole consolidated pliWO1'. Vkl, may ae well pack our.grips and go tql,k to cue farms and ranchee, and let the live k Industry lane,. into innoeueus deseetude, as it was befere the Natietail Live Stock association was orgenize,e eel be,gan its crusade for just lav s arta Mir treatment for every braneh ef the indue-traa-:rThe great queetion irrazatien is now before the whole peepla and theet is no class that a. system of setreee reservoirs for the waters (-1 the meetee mountain SnOWS WOUIri lieneht met. than the stock growels of these ITIOOn-tains ana plains. fon- interests tebh these of the agrieulturiets are ee ipee cal, and more water means new and the ge eater the abundanee ef feetea the mote stook can be supperted. Jt Pile to talk of state wark along irriee tive lines. They lack the money. alz,1 have too mueh so Wf, TO!nd ' to congress to provide a we v valuable the weste Hate s tete western prairies. the rt7,,li r , heritape of the peelee si tee eee It