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DENVER. Colo., Nov. 22.— District At
torney McAllister of Colorado Springs
has ordered Sheriff Freeman of Lincoln
County to proceed against the members
of the mob who burned Preston Porter
Jr. at the stake last week. The order
was issued alter. a correspondence^ be
tween Governor Thomas and Mr. McAllis
ter. .-..-.; ... ¦•.- ¦-...: ¦ ¦ f ¦'
Just how, the Grand Jury will be chosen
has not yet been decided;. Mr. McAllis
ter says It will be composed'of men who
will do their duty at' all hazard. The
Governor insists upon a prosecution.
Governor of Colorado Insists That
Mob Who Lynched the Negro
t- Be' Punished.
PORTER'S EXECUTIONERS
WELL BE PROSECUTED
LONDON,- Nov. 22.— At the ' Old Bailey
to-day F. F. Hodgklnson, a" former Brit
ish ;Vlce Consul at Bremerhaven, was sen
tenced to eighteen' months*, penal servi
tude for 'trying to sell a : Foreign Office
code book to an agent - of a foreign
power. . . , ,
FORMER BRITISH. VICE
CONSUL IN DISGRACE
gratitude for the marks of interest your
Government and country have so kindly
wished to offer me."
The prefect of the department of
Bouches du Rhone visited Mr. Kruger to
present President Loubefs compliments
and thanks for the telegram.
bet: ¦.<¦ ,
"In debarking on the hospitable shores
of France,, my first act is to greet the
worthy chief of the French republic and
to ! forward to you a testimonial . of my
MARSEILLES. . Nov. 23.— Mr. Kruger
has sent the following to Piesident Lou-
KRUGER SENDS A
MESSAGE TO LOUBET
BERLIN, Nov. 22.— The . Pan-German
Association • has. taken . up, the cause of
several hundred Germans who were ex
pelled from the Transvaal by the British.
It announces that It "will force the Gov
ernment: to make an energetic demand
upon Great Britain for adequate dam-,
ages." ¦
BLOEMFONTEIN, Nov. 22.— The Boers
under Brand were defeated November 18
at Baderspan, with heavy losses, the Lan
cers charging through the Boer, line, do
ing deadly damage, as a number of rider
less horses , demonstrated. ,: Brand himself
was Nvounded. The British casualties
were not , serious.
- MASERU, Basutola'nd, Wednesday,
Nov. 21.— Natives report that former
'President; Steyh • and '% General Dewet,
.with a thousand men, traversed tho Brit
ish lines betwee'n "Alexandria and. Ward- ;
ingham's- store -and ¦ attacked*- a British
post, : subsequently ¦ retiring * by -the . road
to ";¦'. Dewetsdorp, in the Orange r River
WILL DEMAND REDRESS FOR
EXPULSION FROM TRANSVAAL
New. Orleans and Papal delegate for
Cuba and the Philippines. Is also being
mentioned as a possible recipient of the
distinguished honors, although this is not
based on the advices from Rome hereto
fore alluded to. It Is noted, however,
that Archbishop Chapelle is expected to
be in Rome at Christmas time, about the
time of ' the . Consistory, ' after having
spent some time In the Philippines ad
justing affairs ' relating to the j church.
His visit to Rome is understood to be for
the purpose of making a report of his
work as delegate to the new American
acquisitions. ' In previous ' rumors con
cerning the bestowal of the red hat,
the name . of Archbishop Ireland of St.
Paul has figured, and there is a renewal
of this comment now, as there is said to
have. been some recent movement in that
General Manager Harding, of the Iron
Mountain, and General Superintendent L.
A. Fuller, of the • Pacific Express Com
pany, to-day issued a Joint circular ofCei
ing £»00 reward for the arrest and con
viction of each person engaged in the
hold-up and robbery. The circular also
states that the Pacific Express, Company
will pay 10 per cent of the moneys recov
ered and returned to it which were stolen
from the express car Wednesday night,
the reward to go to the presons who actu
ally return the money, but no portion of
It to go to persons engaged in the rob
bery. ' ¦ - .
Officials at the headquarters of the Pa
cific Express Company would make no
statement as to the amount of . money
taken by the robbers, except to say it was
Email. Only the way safe was broken
into. i
robbers secured, but thought the amount
was small. ; The large safe, which was
subjected to five explosions of dynamite,
to yield up its strong-box, was brought to
St. Louis. In all its exterior portions and
its cement linings, it Is a complete wreck.
The Inner casing apalnst which the
.strong-box rests, however, is intact, al
though battered and twisted out of shape.
Another charge of dynamite would have
made all the funds in the box accessible.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.— The ap
proaching Papal Consistory at Rome is
attracting much attention in the highest
ecclesiastical circles of the .; Catholic
church, owing to the growing impression
that honors may be conferred upon ono
or more of the representatives of the
church in America Private .advices re-,
ceived recently from sources close to tha
Vatican express the belief that Monslgnc-r
Martinelli, the present Papal delegate to
tho United States, will be elected to the
cardinalate. This Is entirely unofficial,
and ' until the Consistory assembles \ on
December 17, there . can be nothing
definite, but the sources ', of the Informa
tion are such as to strengthen the belief
that the appointment is under considera
tion and will be announced at that time
or soon- thereafter. The name of Arch
bishop Chapelle of the archdiocese of
During a Performance He Leaves
Suddenly, Taking With Trim
Honey and Jewelry.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22— Several members
of Miss Olpa Xethersole's company at
vraliack's Theater would like to meet
George Leslie again. Some of Captain
George McClusky's men, too, would like
to make his acquaintance. Mr. Leslie was
a "super" in "Sapho" at Wallack'a
Theater until last Thursday night. That
evening he left the playhouse suddenly
:»nd a lot cf money, jewelry and other
valuables belonging to members of the
company went with him. The matter was
reported to the police at once and all last
r.lgrht and to-day Detective Mannion was
looking for Leslie, but up to a late hour !
to-nifcht no trace of him had been found, i
The detective did manage, though, to
loam a RTcat deal about Mr. Leslie's past
history— for one thing, that Leslie isn't his
real name: for another, that this is not
the firpt time that he and other people's
property have disappeared together and
that In consequence on several occasions,
for various periods, he has been housed
and boarded at the expense of the State.
In fact, one such period ended only three
months ago.
The detective also secured evidence that
Leslie belongs to a respectable family and
that his mother resides in this city on up
per West Side. Leslie, who is a tall, fine
looking fellow with a manner that in
spires confidence, applied for a position
as "super" In Miss Nethersole's company
et the beginning of the season.
APACHE XTD IS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED
mon Church Returns From
Mexico "With the News.
President Joseph Smith of the Mor-
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.— A special to the
Globe-Democrat from El Paso. Texas,
says that President Joseph F. Smith of
the Mormon church, who has arrived
there accompanied by O. A. Woodruff and
Dr. Seymour, after a tour among the
colonies In Mexico, reports the killing of
the notorious Apache Kid In the recent
Indian raid at Colonla Pacheco. Mr.
Woodruff was one of the party that pur
sued the retreating Indians and assisted
at the burial of the Kid. who Is now pos
itively identified as the notorious Apache
killed. Mr. Woodruff Bald they will put
in an application for the reward offered
for him in the United States.
COLOMBIAN TROOPS
CRUSH REBEL FORCES
COLON, Nov. 22. via Galveston.— The
rebels at Buena Ventura have been com-
I-'.etely crushed by the Colombian troops,
which captured two cannon and two gen
erals. General Alban. the Governor of
Panama, personally directed • the opera
tions from on board the British eteam
*h!p Taboga. seized by the Colombian au
thorities, and saved the situation there.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. Nov. 22.— The
Venezuelan Consul In this city *has re
rrived a cable dispatch from Caracas that
the rebels seized the principal seaport of
Colombia. The news was com r eyed by
a eteaxner which arrived at La Guayra
to-day from the west.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 22.— Reports
to-night from the vicinity of last night's
train robbery on the 6t. Louis. Iron Moun
tain and Southern Railroad show that
the robbers are still -?t large. The posse
to-day was close to the fugitives, and it
was thought capture was certain. Offi
cers are confident that the robbers are
still around Gilford, where the robbery
occurred, and It is suspected one or more
of the gang Joined a posse to throw the
authorities off the clew they are working
on.
Accurate descriptions of the men have
been secured from the train crew and sev
eral arrests are likely to be made soon.
Governor Jones could offer no reward to
day, the State reward fund having been
exhausted.
A Gazette special from Hot Springs to
night cays: The Indications are that the
robbers of the express car on the Iron
Mountain train last night near Malvern
secured a large sum of money, though it
was reported that only a small sum was
taken. It Is positively known that a man
In Hot Springs telephoned to Malvern
Just before the north-bound train arrived
yesterday afternoon lo ascertain If tho
express company would have- the large
safe In the car en route north opened and
deposit therein $15,000 which he desired
to send away. The agent at Malvern re
plied that the safe was to go through
and would not be opened.
The money was sent and hence must
have been placed In the tmall safe, which
was blown to pieces and robbed of its
contents.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-The Cannon Ball
train which was held up by masked men
at Gilford, three miles from Malvern,
Ark., last night, reached here at 10 a,.m.
to-day. Sam R. Avery, the express mes
senger, who was injured in the attempt to
dynamite the through safe in the express
car, was ;the only one of the crew who
came through with the train. He is. not
seriously injured, though his face was
badly cut by flying cplinters. The mes
eenger could not tell just how much the
At the Next Papal Consistory it Is Believed Mon
signor MartinellS and Lelegate CoapelSe Wall
Be Created Cardinals.
TWO AMERICAN PRELATES
WHO MAY GET RED HATS
It Is Now Believed That the Masked Bandits Who
Held Up the Cannon Ball Express Secured
a Big Sum of Money.
POSSE CLOSELY PURSUES
DARING TRAIN ROBBERS
"I thank the president of the Marseilles
committee and the president of the cen
tral committee of the Independence of the
Boers for their welcome. I thank all this
population assembled in great concourse
Replying to the addresses of welcome
of, the presidents of the Paris and Mar
seilles committee Mr. Kruger spoke In
Dutch and in a low voice, accompanying
his words with energetic movements of
his hat. which he held in his right hand.
He said:
Xrug"eT's Thrilling Speech.
. Mr. Kruger repeatedly ccKnowledged
the acclamations of the crowds that filled
the sidewalks and balconies cf the nouses,
black with sightseers waving hats and
handkerchiefs. At several points along
the route several bouquets were presented
to him and on the balcony of the Military
Club stood a group of officers in gala uni
forms, who Joined In the ovation. On ar
riving at the hotel Mr. Kruger's ears were
greeted with the strains of the Boer
hymn, played by a local band. whil3 the
standard -bearers drew up jn two ranks
at the entrance and waved the standards
as Mr. Kruger, bareheaded, passed be
tween them to his apartments.
Kvery one expressed astonishment at
the robust and healthy appearance of Mr.
Kruger. considering his' 'advanced age.
He walked firmly, leaning but lightly
upon his cane, when he crossed the land-
Ing stage to the landau In vrnich he drove
with Dr. Leyds and MM. Paullat and
Thourel. The landau was followed by five
carriages containing Boer officials an.3
these were followed by six others convey
ing the officers of the Geldarland and the
members of the Marseilles reception com
mittee, all forming a procession, headed
by various societies with handsome ban
ners and escorted by a large police force.
The incident was the main topic of con
versation this evening anl Indignation
was universally and vigorously expressed,
but the adult better classes did riot peek
to magnify its Importance. The Mayor,
Immediately on hearing of what had oc
curred, issued vigorous instructions for
the discovery and prosecution of the cul
prits.
Throughout the evening, however, large
bands of students and other youths
marched up and down in front of Mr.
Kruger's hotel and of the hotel which was
the scene of the unfortunate incident,
cheering In chorus for Mr. Kruger and
the Transvaal and denouncing England.
These demonstrators were more noisy
than dangerous and the police wisely left
them to relieve their feeling3 by shouting
instead of interfering with them, which
might have created disorder.-
Students Denounce England.
The unfortunate occurrence at the hotel
on the main boulevard alone marred the
character of the demonstration, which,
up . to that time, had been unanimously
and exclusively a tribute of sympathy
and admiration. "Vive Kruger," "VIv%
les Boers" and "Vive la Llberte" were
tho cries that formed a hurricane of
cheering and swept over the city. Un
fortunately the reprehensible foolishness
of half a dozen persons In throwing small
coins Into the crowd as Mr. Kruger
passed acted like magic in conjuring up
an anti-British outburst, which It needed
all the promptitude and energy of the
police to prevent becoming a serious
disturbance. The hotel remained for the
rest of the day In a state of siege, while
at one time a procession several thousand
strong marched In the direction of the
British Consulate, shouting* "Down with
the English" and raising other threaten
ing cries. The result was that a strong
body of police was compelled to disperse
the demonstrators, although It was not
found necessary to make more than a few
temporary arrests.
He announced to the world this morn-
Ing that the Boers would be a free people
or die and the faces of the men about
him— Fischer, Wessels, Groebler and the
other Boer representatives— bore the look
of fearless determination, reflecting the
spirit that Mr. Kruger declared animated
every man, woman and child of the
Transvaal. •
Fearless Determination.
MARSEILLES. Nov. 22.— To-day proved
a triumph for Paul Kruger such as even
the Boer delegates and his most ardent
admirers failed to anticipate. The en
thusiasm which marked every step of his
progress from the time he landed until
the hotel was reached was a revelation,
e'wen to the people of Marseilles them
selves. It fully equaled if it did not sur
pass the frantic demonstration of pa
triotism with which France opened her
arms to Major Marchand at Toulon on
his return from Fashoda.
An assembly of such masses, exceeding
even the most sanguine estimate, might
perhaps be partly explained by the cere
monious obsequies of the Bishop of Mar
seilles, Including an Imposing religious
procession from the cathedral, but noth
ing can minimize the spontaneous explo
sion of sentiment displayed toward Mr.
Kruger by the entire population of the
first port and one of the largest cities of
France.
Yet the grandeur of this demonstration
perhaps ranks in importance to the em
phatic manifestos of "Nor compromise"
which Mr. Kruger delivered in a low voice,
but one vibrating with emotion, accom
panied by energetic gestures of the right
hand, stirring the hearts of all within
hearing. The last sentences of his decla
ration were uttered with a vigor and- a
decision which bore out his reputation as
the incarnation of iron will and stub
born resistance. His mere delivery of
a declaration of such far-reaching im
portance testifies to the independence of
his character, aa it came as a surprise
even to his intimate political advisers,
who, up to the last, were in ignorance of
his determination.
"Welcome him." savs the appeal. "la
the name of that liberty which you all
have at heart. Give him a most positive
testimony of our most profound admira
tion for and ardent sympathy with the
race of heroes of which he Is a magnifi
cent incarnation. Parts should say to
Mr. Kruger that sh# is entirely with him
in bis sacred mission.
PARIS, Nov. 22. 1:40 p. m.— The commit
tee of Boer independence has posted a
placard In Paris calling upon Parisians to
give Mr. Kruger the warmest possible
.welcome.
For the Paris Reception.
"In the name of President Kruser I
have the honor to drink to the health of
the President of the French Republic."
Mr. Kruger will leave for Paris act 9
o'clock to-morrow morning.
Dr. Leyds then said:
"I am fatigued and am In mourning.
Moreover, I never attend banquets. Oth
erwise I should have liked to spend a few
minutes with you and to thank you. I
shall never forget the warm welcome I
have had in your beautiful city. Your re
ception of me has surpassed all I could
have expected even from the city which
gave France her admirable national
hymn, that 'Marseillaise' which is the
song of all the peoples whose Independ
ence is threatened and who are struggling
against Invaders. I would that your ac
clamation could have been heard by all
those Boers in arms who are encamped
In our mountains. They would thank you
from the bottom of their hearts. I thank
you In their behalf. Could r have been
with you I should have also expressed my
thanks to all France and would have,
raised my glass in honor of her worthy
President, M. Loubet."
Dr. Leyds represented him at the ban
quet given In his honor, where all the
Boer officials and members of the pro-
Boer committees were present, and read
tho following message from, him:
Eventually becoming fatigued, he asked
that the other addresses be presented lo
him In writing and then withdrew again
to his apartments, where he passed the
eevning quietly, receiving no one.
After luncheon and a little repose Mr.
Kruger descended to the hall of the hotel,
where he received the delegations. He
sat In a gilded chair Immediately In front
of the fireplace. Dr. Leyds and Messrs.
Fischer and standing near him.
Dr. Leyds briefly interpreted the ad
dresses of the various speakers, but it
was evident that Mr. Kruger was
fatigued and found It a great strain to
follow the gestures of orators speaking a
language unintellglble to him, but ho
listened attentively with his hand to His
ear as Dr. Leyds gave him the gist of
what had been said.
Mr. Kruger replied briefly, declaring
how deeply he had been touched by the
unexpected warmth of his reception In
Marseilles and by the sympathy i of the
French people.
Tho Prefect and Mayor then, called to
pay their respects, the latter. M. Flals
sieres. making an eloquent speech In
sympathy with the Boers.
Finally, to testify his gratitude, he took
In his hand a corner of the French tri
color that was flying from the balcony
between the Transvaal and Free Stat«>
flags and pressed It to his heart again and
again. The enthusiastic people cheered
ldm until he withdrew to his rooms,
which he found half-filled with bouquets
and garlands presented by his admirers.
Presses Tri-Color to His Heart-
Soon after. In response to a thunderous
ovation, he appeared on the balcony and
repeatedly bowed, but as some ten min
utes elapsed without; a sign of abatement
In the enthusiasm, he "spoke a few words
which were Interpreted In French by Dr.
Leyds and were followed by a renewal of
the enthusiasm.
"I assure you that if the Transvaal and
the Orange Free State must lose their
Independence it will be because all the
Boer people have been destroyed with
their women and children."
"The war waged on as In the two re
publics fcas reached the last limits of bar
barism. During my life I have had to
flgbt many times the savages of the
tribes of Africa, but the barbarians we
have to fight now are worse than the
others. They even urge the Kaffirs
against us. They burn the farms we
worked so hard to construct, and they
drive out our women and children, whose
brothers and husbands have been killed
or taken prisoner, leaving them unpro
tected and roofless and often without
bread to eat- But, whatever they may
do, we will never surrender. We will
fight to the end. Our great Imperishable
confidences reposes In our God. We know
our cause Is Just and If the Justice of men
Is wanting to us. He. the eternal, who Is
master of all peoples, and to whom be
longs the future, will never abandon us.
to greet me, for although I wear mourn
ing for -the misfortunes of my country
and although I have not come to seek fes
tivities, still I nevertheless accept with
all my heart these acclamations, for I
know they are dictated to you by the
emotions which are Inspired In you by
your trials and by your sympathy for
our cause, which is that of liberty, which
awakened you. I am truly proud and
happy at having chosen as my point of
landing a port In France, to set foot on
free soil and to be received by you a3 a
free man. But my first duty la to thank
your Government for all the tokens of in
terest that again only recently it wiw
pleased to give me. I believe England,
had she been better informed, would
never have consented to this war, and
since the expedition of Jameson. wh3
wished to seize the two republics without
the necessity of firing a rifle shot, I hava
never ceased to demand a tiibunal of ar
bitration, which up to now has always
been refused.
LONDON, Nov. 23.— The rumor of the
Czar's death appears to be unfounded.
Nothing to confirm it has been received at
the Russian embassies In Berlin and
Paris, and the embassy here has received
nothing' since the bulletin yesterday
(Thursday).
Better news has been received at Copen
hagen as to the Emperor's condition. A
courier has arrived with news that the
doctors believe the crisis' has passed. Sim
ilar favorable Intelligence has reached
Berlin. Grand Duke and Duches Ser
t'us. who arrived In Vienna yesterday
from Florence, were expected to start Im
mediately for Livadla, but on receipt of
favorable telegrams they decided to re
main at the Austrian capital until Sun
day, unless there should be an unexpected
change for the worse.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 22.— To-day's
bulletin from Livadia apparently Indicates
that the crisis Is past.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 22.— A private tele
pram from Paris makes the assertion that
the Czar is dead. There is no confirma
tion frcm any other source.
The Figaro has received nothing- and
disbelieves the report The Paris office
' f the Associated Press says it has re
ceived no such news. Such a rumor was,
however, current In Paris last evening.
At the Russian embassy and at the Min
istry of Foreign Affairs they declared the
tiory to be unfounded.
NO NEWS AT THE EMBASSIES
»
Latest Bulletin Prom the Sick Ruler's
Bedside Indicates the Crisis
Is Past
Dispatches Denying
Rumor of Czar's
Death.
»
Report Is Freely Circulated,
but Confirmation Is
Lacking.
NICHOLAS
OF RUSSIA
STILL ALIVE
Upon LaedSmg at Mars^aMes For
mer Tramsyaal President Is Em
tlhiuisflastflcally Welcomed — Says
the Boers Will Never Gave Up.
KRUGER RECEIVES
A GREAT OVATION
FROM THE FRENCH
CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS AND FAMILY.
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