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THURSDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
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in Isabella Provincs.
IS SAFE IN MANILA.
Gen. MacArthur IloJds Head
of the Insurrection
A Prisoner in His Palace in
Philippine Capital.
WAC 4 mnEfflTT T IfiR
Funston's Plans Worked Out
As He Expected.
Only Casualty Was Death of
a Filipino Major.
IS GREAT REJOICING.
Business Stops at Iola, the
Home of the General.
Washing-ton Officials Express
Much Pleasure.
Had Counted on Kansan to
Do What He Has Done.
Washington, March 2?. Admiral
F.emev ar Manila has cabled tne
navy department as follows: X-
"Caviie, March 2S Bureau Xav-
J igation, Washington: Yieksburg J
sailed Sth with Gen. Funston and
eighty-three Maccabebes aboard
or. expedition to capture Agui- --
naldo. Returned today. Agui-
X- naldo and three staff officers cap-
X tured and delivered to custody of
T Gen. MacArthur.
" REM EY." X
Washington, March 23. Gen
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MacArthur has cabled the war de-
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- partment contirming the capture
- cf Aguinaldo. Adjutant General
Corbin is preparing a statement
for publication giving the details.
Gen. Mac Arthur's report shows
that he bus Asuinaldo prisoner in
- his own palate. '
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MAC A RTIU'F.'S DISPATCH.
Washington. March 2S. The press re
ports of the capture of Aguinaldo by
Gen- Funs;, rr were confirmed today !y
Gen MacArthur at Manila in the follow
ing cablegram to Adjutant General Cor
bin: "Gen. Funston has just returned frori
expedition to Rahman Frovince of Isu
..el a where he captured Aguinaldo, who
1 1'otv in possession at Malatanan. lar
titu:ais lau-r."
M-"iacu.--ptn is Gee. MacArthur s htaJ
yjiTitr ar.d residt-nce in Maniia.
tt . retary I-'.oot informed a representa
tive i f the As.snt iut-.-d' Press this morrin-t
that he an make no statement yet on
to ''se disposiii.pn of Aguinaldo. H sup.
po.-et that he will be treated us other
trtpi, inert instirg-.-.-i.ts who have bt'i
cipt jred.
W hen askud if Funston would be le
warded by promotion for his dari-.
work, the secretary said that question
had not yet be-n considered.
CHEERFUL AND IX GOOD HEALTH.
Maniia. March 2S Aguinaldo. who
whs captured by General Funston and
tjxiught to Manila on the I'niied States
gunboat Viiksburg, was brought ashore
at 3:10 p. rn. today, and taken before
Geneial MacArthur at the Malaranang
palace. He ta!kt-d freely, but seemed
igiirar:t concerning recent events. He
appeared to be in good health and was
fvra cheerful. He lunched with the offi
cers of Genei-al MacArthur's staff. Agui
naldo's capture was attended with con
siderable difficulty, an insurgent major
feeing jiiiied at the time of the event.
GETS AGUINALDO.
Twenty rifles an a number of important
papers we captured.
STAFF TAKEN' WITH HIM.
London, March 23. A dispatch from
Manila says that several members of
Aguinaldo's staff were captured with
him and brought t. Manila. The insur
gent leader and his men were captured
near Casiguran, near Baler, province of
Luzon.
WHERE CAPTURE WAS MADE.
The province of Isabella, where the
capture of Aguinaldo occurred, is on the
island of Luzon, about 200 miles north
east of Manila and about 75 miles north
of Baler, on the eastern coast, which
1 place was made memorable by the cap
ture of Lieut. Gilmore and his party
from the gunboat Yorktown in April.
1899. Isabella province is wild and
mountainous, especially along the coast,
where the high range known as the
Grand Cordeliinas Oiiente extends for
a. hundred miles or more from north to
south, the highest points of the range
heirs hut a few mills from the shore.
Rugged trails, in some places being- but
a foot or two in width, led across the
mountains frequently crossed by rush
ing streams, and w here these overflow
the banks the trails are waist deep in
mud. It was to this uninviting district
that General Funston and his small
band went a short time ago. It was a
part of the island that had never before
been visited by American troops.
Fl'XSTOX'S REWARD.
Washington, March 2S. Several inter
esting and indeed vital questions are
raised by Aguinaldo's capture. If the
insurrection now collapses, as it is hoped
it will, it may not be necessary to en
list the full strength of the army pro
vided for in the army reorganization
bill. There aiso is the question of the
disposition to be made of the insurgent
chief. But it is too early yet for the
authorities to decide these questions.
There also is much speculation as to the
reward which General Funston may re
ceive for his work. It is considered not
improbable that his reward will be a
commission, in the regular establish
ment. FUNSTON WAS SELECTED.
War Department Kept Him in Philip
pines to Catch Aguinaldo.
Washington, March 2S. The news of
General Aguinaldo's capture by General
Funston was received everywhere in
official circles with intense gratification,
but perhaps nowhere did it create more
satisfaction than at the White House.
The first official news to reach the ex
ecutive mansion was General MacAr
thvir's dispatch announcing the capture,
which came about midnight last night.
This morning the president also saw
Admit al Retney's cablegram and the
press dispatches.
The president naturally is very much
gratified that the chief mover in the in
surrection has at last been taken. It
has been the opinion of the military au
thorities for a long time that Aguinaldo
was doing more than all the other
agencies combined to keep the rebellion
in the Philippines alive, and every en-
j ergy was directed to compass his cap
ture.
It is rather a, remarkabl; tribute to
the daring and resourcefulness of Gen
eral Funston that lorg before he made
the attempt he was selected by the au
thorities here as the officer who might
accept it. It was the intention of Gen
eral Funston some t'me ago to return
to the t'rdted States, bpjt by diiection of
the war department he was detained in
tiie Philippines in the hope that such a
contingency as did arise would give him
the opportunity to test his prowess.
Both the president and war department
j were fully informed tpf the trap laid to
capture the insurgent chief, and the
result cf the expedition has been anx
iously awaited for several days.
PRAISE FOB FUNSTON.
Importance of His Work Discussed in
Official Circles.
Washington, March 28. In cabinet cir
cles Gen. Funston's exploit was refernni
to 'ii laudatory terms and the probable
effect it will have on the termination cf
hostilities in the Philippines is being gen
erally disc ussed . Secretary Long ex
pressed the prevailing sentiment. He
naturally was much gratified rt the of
ficial confirmati.jjt of Aguinaldo's cap
ture and of the a-ssistance that the navy
had been able to render Gen. Funston hi
facilitating his exploits. The capture lt
selt was of much importance, he said,
but he suggested that the moral effect
probably would count quite as much as
th brilliancy of the exploit. He eor.sld
ere.i it one of the most significant f. a
luivs of the affair that the natives them
selves hal bee:; insn uim ntul in bringing
ab; at the capture. They had made up a
corti-lera'-le part of Funston's force and
the!i w i!!i!ign-;.-s to go into the heart of
Agp.inalil.p's stronghold indicated that ui
tneit (.v. n minds they fslt that there w.
no longer any real danger to be appit
her:oed from Aguinaldo's strength. That
such a sentiment had obtained hold
air.png the Filipinos, was in the junk
men cf Secretary Long a significant ev
idence that the Insurrection had lost its
vita'ity among the people themselves
To this sentiment was r.ow added the
loss of the ostensible head cf the insur
rectionary movement, which wouM
doubtless exert far reaching influence
upor tiie native nurd. The secretary said
he presumed that Aguinaldo would !e
held as a prisoner of war.
'What will be done to him?" Mr. Long
was asked.
"'It is a Httle early to say." responded
the seoretai-y. and then after a pause he
added .smilingly: "I should say that he
should be spanked with a shingle."
It was suggested to the secretary that
as a prisoner of war who has rebelled
against the authority of the United
States, it might be incumbent under mil
itary procedure to deal with Aguinaldo
by those rigorous steps usual to warfare.
But Mr. Long: shock his head and re
marked that that was hardly the way
w e were in the habit of doing things. He
wa'i more inclined to his first view, that
GENERAL
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The Kansas Soldier Who Captured Aguinaldo.
the noted prisoner should be "well
spanked."
This idea as to the treatment to be
accorded Aguinaldo seems to be the one
most generally accepted among officials
and w hile the suggestion of spanking is
used in a figurative sense, there is no
suggestion in any quarter that he will
meet with that rigorous punishment at
times administered to the arch head of
an insurrection.
Particularly in the war department did
the capture of Aguinaldo cause discus
sion among the officials. As to the dis
position to he made of the famous pris
oner some of the army officers expressed
the opinion that it would prove trouble
some. Secretary Root said he remem
bered the capture of Jefferson Davis, also
the arrest of Wm. M. Tweed, both of
w hich embarrassed the authorities. The
secretary desired further advices from
General MacArthur before discussing the
matter in great detail. He would say
little or nothing about the disposition of
Aguinaldo further than that he probably
would be treated the same as other high
officers of the insurgents who have been
taken by the Americans in the prosecu
tion of the war.
AGUINALDO'S FUTURE.
Various Opinions Expressed in Offic
ial Circles.
Washington, March 28. Army officers
who have been in the Philippines were
very much interested in the news from
Manila, and some of them discussed the
military judicial features of the case. It
was pointed out that Aguinaldo could be
held as a prisoner of war until the close
of the war. Another phase of the ques
tion, relating to the proclamations and
orders of Aguinaldo tending to secure
the assassination and massacre of
Americans, Europeans and friendly Fili
pinos, without regard to their activity in
the prosecution of the war on the in
surgents, was discussed. It was said
that in case these proclamations and
orders could be proved, Aguinaldo would
be subjected to trial by a "military com
mission for violation of the rules of war
and he could not claim immunity under
the ordinary conduct of war.
A stucy of the latest atlas of the Phil
ippine archipelago just issued by tne
coast survey shows that the province pf j
Isaotlla is in the extreme northern por
Filipino Leader Captured
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tion of the island of Luzon. Palanan is
a tewn on the eastern coast of Isabella,
province, situated on a river somewhat
Inland which flows into the gulf of Pai
anan. Between the coast and the Rio
Grande, which flows northward through
northern Luzon is the Sierra Madras
mountains a coast range which is almost
impassable. The Palanan and the coast
tow ns where Aguinaldo has been hiding
could only be reached by the sea.
BUSINESS STOPS IN IOLA.
Everybody Unites in Rejoicing Over
Funston's Success.
Iola, Kan., March 2S. Business in Iola,
the home of General Funston, was prac
tically suspended today while the citizens
gave vent to the enthusiasm they felt
over the Kansas soldier's feat. People
walked up and down the streets with
newspapers containing the story in their
hands, smiling and satisfied. seeking
someone to whom they could break the
news. Flags were unfurled and business
men left their stores to carry the news to
their homes. If each citizen were a bro
ther of General Funston h could not
have displayed greater Joy. The local
paper will say:
"There isn't anybody like Fred Funston.
He is from Kansas, God bless him, and
when he is told a thing cannot be done,
he goes and does it."
General Funston's parents live on a
farm five miles from Iola. The news was
taken to them by an Associated: Press
representative.
DEWEY IS DELIGHTED.
Says Puds ton Performed a Very
Creditable Piece of Work.
New York, March 28. Admiral Dewey
was at the Albemarle hotel today, and
was interviewed as to the probable
effect of the capture of Aguinaido. He
expressed the greatest satisfaction at
the news of the capture, and said that
he thought this would really wind up
the period of resistance. He also said:
"I am delighted to hear this news. Of
course we fiad the warning a few days
ago that it might occur, but it looked
like a very risky undertaking, and if
Funston had lost his life every one
would have said 'I told you so.' It ap
pears to be a very creditable piece of
by Gen. Fred Funston.
work on the part of Funston, and is in
keeping with his previous exploits. It
was, in fact, a case of fighting the devil
with fire. If a large force had gone
against Aguinaldo. he would not have
been found. But it was a kind of strat
egy of their own thought, and it appears
to have succeeded perfectly.
'Aguinaldo is a most amiable little
fellow. He does not have the -education
with which he has been credited, and he
was not really the brains of the insur
rection. Mabini was really the brains
of the Filipino rebellion "and Aguinaldo
was the active leader. I admit I did
not give him credit for the abilities that
he has shown, but he is certainly not a
man of verj- great ability.- One thing I
wonder about is that the dispatches to
day from Maniia describe him as talking
freely. When I first saw him he was
notably reticent, and a good deal of his
strength came from the fact that he
did not talk much. The people believed
he was invulnerable, however, and that
no harm could be done to him. There
was a story current, in fact, that a dozen
men had stood up and fired at him as
a test. I suppose there were no bullets
in the guns. That story went every
where. The people are intensely super
stitious, and they believed that no harm
could befall him. It will take some time
now for the news to get around of the
capture, and at first the people will re
fuse to believe it, but after the news
does finally get around through the isl
ands, 1 fully believe that organized re
sistance will collapse. Of course there
will be sporadic disorder for a long time
to come, but I do not believe that there
will -be. anything serious."
"What do you think ought to be done
with Aguinaldo?"
"Well, it seems to me that as good a
thing as could be done for the present
would be to send him to Guam. It is the
same sort of a climate as the Philip
pines, and there would be no hardship
in the change, but there would be no
chance to pose."
LONG CHERISHED IDEA.
Funston Wanted to Capture Agui
naldo With Twentieth Kansas.
Kpnsas City, March 28. Gen. Funston,
while colonel of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment in February, 1899, submitted
his first plan to capture Aguinaldo to
Gen MacArthur, who rejected it because
of he lack of soldiers, according to a
story of a newspaper man, who served
under the Kansas officer at the time
Just previous to the outbreak of Feb
ruary 4, 1899, Aguinaldo maintained ::is
headquarters at Caloocan. He was a
familiar figure to the members of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment then com
manded by Geru Funston. It was neces
sary for him to pass the Kansas out
posf. guard on his way from Caloocan
to Manila, to which place he made fre
quent trips until three days before the
beginning of hostilities. Despite the fact
that he had become well known to tl;e
Karsas sentinels they would always in
sist upon his dismounting and showing
the pass signed by Gen. Otis permitting
him to enter and leave the city.
Following the capture of Caloocan.
February 10, many of the insurgents re
treated to Malabon, a city of some size
located on a strip of land jutting out to
sea immediately south cf Caloocan and
accessible from Caloocan by a wi le
stone bridge. Col. Funston submitted
a plan to Gen. MacArthur to capture
Aguinaldo.
"I can take a hundred men, cross that
bridge, capture the town and Aguinaldo
before they can recover from the contu
sion, into which we have thrown them, '
enthusiastically exclaimed Funston to
Get? MacArthur.
"You can do it if anybody can," said
Gen. MacArthur, "but the men cannot
be spared."
STANLEY IS GLAD.
Kansas Governor Is Proud of Gen.
Funston's Success.
Guthrie, O. T., March 28. Governor W.
E. Stanley, of Kansas, who was the guest
of honor at a banquet here last night
was awakened this morning at 1:30 in
his rooms at the Royal hotel and told
that General Funston had captured
Aguinaldo. He said:
"I am very glad. I am sure, to hear
the news. I am more than glad to know
that a Kansan was the instrument in
securing this man. It was a great deed.
Kansas has had many unkind remarks
made at her expense recently and I hope
those who have made them will now
have words of praise for our state on ac
count of Funston's exploit.
"Kansas has reason to be proud of the
achievements of her son."
"What effect will this have on the
Philippine trouble?"
"I think it will cause the disturbances
in those districts to cease. With the
leader captured it will be disheartening
to Aguinaldo's followers.
"I am very sure that all of the people
of Kansas will be as elad as I am to
hear that General Funston has captured j
Continued on Sixth Page.J
ILL STOP HERE.
President McKiuley So Informs
Congressman Curtis.
Says Fnnston Can Hare
Best He Has tottive.
the
Special to the State Journal. '
Washington, D. C, March 28. The city
is agog over the capture of Aguinaldo
by General Funston. Throngs loiter
about the war department and White
House, set-king further details of the
capture. Representative Curtis had a
long conference with President McKin
ley this forenoon. Mr. Curtis was be
sieged by a large crowd of newspaper
men when making his exit from the
White House, anxious to learn the ex
pression of the president regarding the
capture and his ultimate action for Fun
ston's promotion".
Mr. Curtis said: "President McKinley
expressed a feeling of great gratitude for
Funston's success, and says the daring
young general can have the best posi
tion in his power to Eive him."
The president did not say what posi
tion would be tendered, but Funston will
probably be made a brigadier general in
the regular army, or some equally good
place will be created for him.
The president informed Mr. Curtis he
would stop in Topeka on his western
trip.'
BIG STATE FAIR,
Plans on Foot to Hold One in
Topeka.
M. A. Low Is llacS of the New
Project.
WILL MEET TONIGHT.
Association to Discuss the
Question of Funds.
Will Ask City to Offer $5,000
Cash Premiums.
Elaborate plans for a state fair and
race meet will be discussed by the mem
bers of the Topeka Exposition associa
tion at the Commercial club rooms to
night, i
The old Topeka Exposition company,
of which M. A. Low is president, was or
ganized several years ago, and a state
charter was taken out, with the capital
stock set at $100,000 in $100 shares.
Fifty-three people subscribed in the sum
of one share each, and assessments to
the amount of about half of the stock
subscribed have been made.
The meeting tonight is called at the
instance of President M. A. Low. The
primary object of the meeting will be
to make a proposition to the county to
lease the fair grounds for a term of
either five or ten years. If the lease is
secured, and it is understood that there
will be no obstacle in the way of secur
ing it, the association will foster and
promote a state fair and race meet each
year.
It is planned to raise the sum of $5,000
in the city as a guarantee of cash pre
miums for the best displays at a state
fair to be held this fail, and afterwards
form a company with a capital stock
of $25,000. of which about $15,000 will
be subscribed in this city, to show the
good faith of the promoters of the com
pany. The horse and stock men of the
state will then be asked to subscribe the
remaining $10,000.
"One reason that the prospects for
success in a venture of this kind look so
bright," said Frank Foster, secretary of
the association, to a State Journal re
porter today, "Is that the stockmen and
horsemen of the state at all the state
conventions held in the past five years
have been urging an event of this kind.
They see the need of and demand a
place where their fancy stock may be ex
hibited. And at the same time and
place a fancy stock sale could be car
ried on along the same lineq as they are
conducted in other 1'ities."
To fit the fair grounds for use will re
quire a sum not less than $10,000 or $12.
000. The grand-stand which was burned
last year could not be replaced and
made adequate for the demands that
would be made upon it at a cost of less
than $3,500.
The stables for fancy stock have been
burned and nothingof this kinds remains
at the grounds except the horse barns
and the improvements, in the way of
stabling for fancy stic-k would cost in
the neighborhood of $5,000.
The grounds would have to be put in
the care of an expert landscape gardener
and the improvements along this line
could not be made for less than prob
ably one thousand dollars.
Buildings for the proper exhibition of
the. mining, manufacturing and agri
cultural interests would have to be
erected at a cost of several thousand
dollars more. Kansas artists would also
nave to nave recognition, ana a smau
art building would be included
Few people realize the importance of
Kansas industries. Take for instance:
If each state in the .union should have
a stone wall erected around it, and noth
ing should be allowed to cross this wall
from another state, Kansas with her
large interests could come nearer de
pending on her own resou'-oes than any
other state.
"In many states." said Mr. Foster,
"enterprises of this kind are conducted
at the expense of the state, with money
appropriated for it by the legislature.
We hope that at some future session of
the legislature to be recognized if we
prove our willingness and capability to
give a show that w ill compare well with
the big shows held in other states."
In connection with the Topeka Expo
sition association it is planned to allow
the Gentlemen's Driving club of this city
to erect a magificent club house on the
grounds. The club house will be situ
ated near the race course, and will have
a large veranda and broad steps facing
the track so that members or tne ciud
may sit in the shade of the club house
to view the events on the track.
Just opposite the club house ami the
grand-stand a large space will be cleared
off ard arranged for an arena in which
the horse show events may be held. The
Gentlemen's Driving club, it is under
stood, will continue the horse shows
started and carried forwarci so success
fully for two seasons by the Horse Show
association.
An article 'was published in the State
Journal of an earlisr date describing the
proposed plans for the club house. Thev
comprise all that is modern in club
house architecture. The building will
undoubtedly be one story and one-half,
with long sweeping roofs and with
broad, cool rooms.
Arrangements will also be made for
gclf links and polo grounds in the in
closure. The grounds will be open to
drive in every dav and evening. Driv
ing matinees will be held on each
Wednesday and Saturday.
Weather Still Raw.
The highs and lows have not made
great headway in any direction and so
the weather is just about the same
with only "possibilities" in store. The
forecast sent out today is "fair tonight
and Friday, except possibly rain or snow
flurries in southwest portion." The
maximum up to noon today was 36 and
the minimum "0. The wind has been
northeast blowing 6 miles an hour. The
low reported near Amarillo yesterday
and which was to move northeast into
Kansas took a back track and moved
southwesterly toward Palestine. The
high near San Francisco has gotten as
far east as Salt Lake and the high at
Winnipeg is still there.
Another Wronged Wife.
Nancy Elda Bowman has brought
suit in the district court to secure a di
vorce from Charles W. Bowman. She
says they were married in April. 1876.
and that her husband has since neglect
ed her, and that besides that he has
treated her in a cruel manner.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, March 28. Forecast for Kan
sas: Gererally fair tonight and Friday,
except rain or possibly snow flurries in
southwest portion; northerly winds.
DEADLOCK DROu'EI!
J. II. Millard and C. II. Dietrich
Elected to U. S. Senate
I5y Unanimous Vote of ltepul.li
cans at Lincoln, Neb.
A COMPROMISE MADE.
Thompson and Koewater Doth
Withdraw From ltace.
Other Candidates Followed and
the Rest Was Easy.
LIncr.ln, Neb., March 28. J. If. Milh'r I
and C. II. Dietrich wire selected to the;
U. S. senate by the joint -ssion of tic;
Nebraska legislature at noon. Each re
ceived 70 votes, the entire htreimth of
the Republican members of the legis
lature. By the action of the Republican cau
cus which had met earlier in the Uiiy,
Messrs. Millard and Dietrich had b !
nominated and when the Joint sessioo
of the two houses convened tru-re ! -nia.ned
nothing to do but confirm tli--s-nominations
which was done cm the lust
ballot which resulted as follows: Mil
lard 70; Dietrich 70; All-n 58: W. II.
Thompson 52; Hitchcoc k 8; Berge 2.
Just before the calling of the roll in
United States senator a commtmica ti -t'.
was read from I). K. Thompson, extend
ing his hearty thanks to those Hepun i
can members who had so heartily sm
por'ed him and atprouncing his wita.
di-awal as a candidate.
HOW IT WAS DON 17. ,
The long senatorial deadlock was
broken by the action of the Republieiiu
caucus this morning. When the can. in
adjourned last r.ight the deadlock wm
apparently as firm as ever, cvi assem
bling this morning the anti-Thompson
men began running Crounse ur but h
could not reach the figures which prom
ised any solution of the difficulty. it
became noised about that Thompson hn I
decided to withdraw and this was xooit
confirmed by the a nnpnincp-nu-nt dirc'.
from Thompson himself. Il; suirgesf"l
Governor Dietrich as the nominee J-'r
the shurt term.
The action of Thompson was follipwe.l
immediately by Mr. Kosowater who sut
gested either George V. LMiinger or .1.
H. Millard, both of Omaha, as the rm -r.
available men for the long teim senittot
ship. Meiklejohn ami Currie inimetiia i
ly afterward announced their with
drawal. The caucus took up with the sugges
tions of the two candidates, and It w :i
the work of orly a few minutes i.j nom
inate Dietrich for the short term.
There was a little- difficulty about ttv?
withdrawal of Crounse. '1 he s titliin-cr.
however, soon decided him and the cro
cus then made the nominations of Mil
lard and Dietrich una1 imoiis.
Two ballots were taken pn the two
candidates. On the first ballot ;..v.
Dietrich received t7 vot s and his mon
ination was made unanimous. The sp
ond ballot was but half finished. s-v. r.il
changes to Millard haing been ma.i-;
among them being Si-nator Currie, tdin
Felf a candidate when Senator Cretins--,
a member .of the caucus, witioirew i i
favor of Millard and the nomination ;w
made unanimous.
D. K. Thompson's withdrawn! wm;:
f.prced by the knowledge that if held out
a break from him would occur in a jppii t
session of the legislature tptd'fy. ire;
two long term candidates, ltosewai-r
anil Meiklejohn, refused to yield in 1 : i -
favor, and he could nut be nominal''-!
with support of either alone-.
SKKTCH OF THB SL CC'KSSFUL JIKN
Omaha. March 28. Joseph Ji Miliar I
and Charles 11. Dietrich, who w er to
day elected I'nlteel Slates senators from
Nebraska, are both bankers, am! neither
have been prominent In politics until
within the last half year.
Joseph H. Millard was bo'-n in Harnil
ton, la., in !.:f3, and came ip Ni-tirak i
at the age of 20 years, since which tmi-;
he has been a resident cf Omaha. H-
was the founder ol the Omaha National
bank, of which institution he is still
the president. He wns tor ninny yenia
a director of the I'nion Pacific riiii-oiii,
but has not hee-n eomu-ete.i with tri
road under the new organization. Hj
has never held an office of any kind !
fore, and says he h;-s rot t-'-en ins'-'e
the state capitol for twelve yers. He
will have for Lincoln this afC'-noon.
Charles H. Dietrich, who was lec-fp- 1
for the short term, is governor of n
state of N braska. ami president 'if tlio
German National hank of De stines. !
was born at Aurora, III., in lsr.H. aifl
came to this state in iss;. prior to hi i
nomination for goverror on the It-'puh-lican
ticket last year he had never ti" n
in polities. He has her n a r romini r.t
and public-spirited citiz -n. and one f
the most piominent bankers of the
state.
Governor Dietrich's election to th.
Fnited States senate will raise Lieuten
ant Governor Savage to the otli- e of
governor, which the former will vaoata
on his ntialifica.ticn .'is senator.
HANNA WASN'T IN IT.
Omaha. March a.--".ly selection an
one of the i'r.it'Hl States senators t
Nebraska conn s to me as a kui prise."
said J. II. Millard when s.-en today.
Continuing, he added: "I was not a
candidate to begiii with but my frien ls
mentioned my nam'- and the result
as stated. I am elnd that I was the
unanimous choice of the caucus nnd cei
tainly appreciate the great compliment
paid me bv my fellow eitizi ns.
"What did Mark Hanna have to i
with my selection? Nothing at nil. M
Hanna and T are great friends and I
know my election will be gratifying t
him. but aside from that he had nmhlr it
to do with the decision reached by tiie
caucus."
OFFERED TO Kill
IV-
Position of Attorney (Jenera!
at His Disposal.
Washington, March 28. Mr. P.
r.
r.ey
PUS.-
the
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cial
mix
r.U.
to-
Knox of Pittsburg ti whom the j.r
dent had decided to offer the alio.
generalship arrived at the White Hi
about noon today. He was wi;h
piesldent for over an hour. After he
the White House the following offi
statement was made:
"The president has ii, cited Mr. K
to accept the office of attorney gene
Mr. Knox has not yet signified his
ceptarce and will not until fafter his
turn home."
Mr. Knox will return to I'ittsbutg
du'.