THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TESTAISLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING . JANUARY 1C , 1890. SINGLE FIVE CENTS.
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HAVANA , Cubi , Jan. 15. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
meeting wag held today at the Sugar Plant
ers' club for the purpose of making a formal
request ot the government lo hold the col
lection of taxes on plantations In abeyance.
The reason advanced for such a request Is
Inability to pay on account of the failure of
the sugar crop. No agreement was reached
owing to the email number present. Some
would grind cane , despite the Insurgent
threats. As far as thj sugar crop Is con
cerned there can bo but ono result ruin.
It Whatever hopes the planters may have hid
I , , the burning of cano would cease have bspji
Bhattcrcd by the third clause of Gomez's
proclamation ot last Saturday. Plantation
' that destruction
owners are Informed thero'n
of machinery and buildings will follow any
attempt to grind. In the present period of
excitement throughout the Intcror the Intel
ligence from there generally Is to bo re
garded with suspicion. But from a naturally
good authority comes a story that the In-
aurgents have met a body of Spanish troops
under General Linares. The latter , being In
Inferior force , Gensral Linares disposed hU
men in houses , ho hlni93lf occupying a prison
roof. Cuban parapets make excellent de
fensive positions. The soldiers 'In the blocic
liousea continue to hold them , as for three
days the rebels have been roving over a
part of the town , firing continually. No fui-
thcr details have boon received.
From Matanzas and Sinta Clara provinces
come reports that small bands of Insurgents
uio harrying the country. Lieutenant Gen
eral Martin Is In Cdon at lai't. ' The de-
utructlon of the Batabano railway line delays -
lays the malls between hero and Clen-
tuegos and points further eait.
By last night's dlspitch I stated that pro
longed firing , Including artillery discharges ,
was heard yesterday morning south of Beju-
cil , supposedly near Buenaventura. Today 1
saw an official report from General Luquo ,
announcing that his column met Maximo
Gomel's rear guard at Buenaventura , and
' there was skirmishing for one hour. Buena-
Ventura Is a siding on the railway line , and
Is of no consequence. General Luqua fired
four shots with cannon , and thinks he killed
" Eomo of the enemy. The latter spread out
nnd retired. The- losses w.cre too trilling to
chronicle.
An officer of the French army , Lieutenant
Felix do Vldal , Is at present with General
Luquo's staff. Bejucal , after Its .exciting ex-
. , naricnces of the previous day , rema'ned quiet
i today. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
HAD A ) SUItl'HISi : KOIl GOMKX
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Attacked n Town to Flnil It
Deremleil l > y Artillery.
HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 15. The cause of
heavy artillery firing heard yesterday "in the
direction of Bcjucal , such of this city , and
about half way botwean Havana and Bata
bane , remained a myptery until about noon
tcday. It now appear that General
LInjros , commanding a strong force of
Spanish troopu , moved from the vicinity
cf Managua , Santiago , Rlncon and Salud
upn Bcjucal upon learning that Gomez's
forces had attacked Bejucal , and were re
pulsed by the garilson of that place after
five hours' fighting. Not satisfied with
this repulse , the Insurgents prcpaicd to make
a Eccond attack yesterday upon Bejucal , but
by that time , not only had the garrison
been strongly reinforced , but the Spanish
troops commanded by General Linares had
taken up well chosen and concealed posi
tions In the vicinity. The Insurgents were
allowed to get within a short distance of
Bejucal and then the garrison opened fire
upon them. This was the signal for the
Spanish force to unmask its batteries and a
heavy artllloiy and rifle fire was poured
Into the insurgent ranks. The enemy was
taken by surprise , came to a halt , finally ro-
turnad thel flic cf the Spaniards , then
wavered , brcko and fled.
The Insurgents are said to have been
commanded by General Maximo Gomez In
person , while Gpneral Linares was jn per-
, nal command of the Spanish troops. The
rest of tbo Insurgents are reported to have
fled , and the los ! Is said to have keen heavy ,
the artillerymen keeping up tholr firing as
long as the Insurgent- ) were within sight.
This verrlon of the affair Is semi-official.
General Linares Is reprted to have started
In pursuit of General Gomez with all the
Spanish troops available In the neighbor
hood of Bnjucal , but a the Insurgents are
mainly mcunted men , and the Spanish troops
In that vicinity are nearly all Infantry nnd
artillery , there Is not much prospect of
coming up with the fleeing enemy.
It became known today that General Gomez
had a narrow escape fr m capture shortly
after ho executed his countermarch In the
province of Plnar del Rio , and made once
more for the borders of the province of
Havana. Ho wan In the neighborhood of
Lti9 Manias , suthwcst ; of Artcmcfla , at the
- lioad _ ot a small band of Insurgent cavalry
men , when he suddenly came upon a Spanish
bivouac. Before the Insurgent comniandcr-
idii-chlct hid recovered from his mirprUc
ho was almost surrounded by Spanleh In-
fnjitrymen wjth fixed bayonets , who piessod
forward upon the general and his companions
hoping to effect their capture. But Gome/
waa equal to the emergency , Spurring his
hcrw forward , ho emptied his revolver right
and loft and then , diawing his machete , ho
literally cut his way through and out of the
ring ot Spanish soldier ? , Killing live men
with Ma cwn hand and getting away with
Ma escort without n scratch.
HOI'lO TO TRAP MAOEO.
U Is mid the principal object of Gomez'i
Attack upon Bcjucal and the other places
Routh of this city Is to create u diversion
under which his nontenant , Goncral Antonio
Macon , may retire from the province of Plnar
del Hlo. but It Is claimed the Spanish gen
erals will be able to pursue Macco and pay
attention to Gomez at the same time. They
hope to bo able to crush these two Insurgent
commanders before the second Insurgent
army , now moving westward through the
proUiicrpf Santa Clara , ran offret n junction
with the Innurgcnt forces In thin vicinity.
When last heard from the second Insurgent
army , under Generals Jotc Maceo. Halil and
el licit , wan bflleved In be pudhlns through
thn Sagim La Grande district of Santa Clara
toward tlio border of Matanziis. Kffr.its art-
being made to check Ita progress at or about
Colon. The eastern army ot the Insurgent *
IB said to bo carrying with It Mores at arms
and ammunition for the equipment of re
cruits that Gomez and Macco xvcro com
pelled to leave behind , owing to the lack of
aims.
The damage done by the Insurgents In the
province of Plnar del Rio Is described as
enormous , They are said to have destroyed
nil tbn r llroad bridges ; and all the culverts
on tlio Hue of railroad running from this
city through Gulra Melcna , Arteme la , Can-
ilt'.crla , San Cristobal. I'nto Real and Con-
tciliclon to the city ot Plnar del Rio , In ail-
( Vitl'in to ticking u number ot towns , burn
ing plantations , plundering liousei nml doing
other damage north and south of the rail
road , ( Inc.
Grnoral Macco It supposed to have patse-1
through the district of San Diego do Nunti
and to have moved toward tbe northern coast
In the direction of ] < as I'eias , La Mulaln ,
Ulo Blanco and San Cayetano. At that
point lie wan said to have returned southward
and to have pasted through Coneoluclcn ilel
Norto.and Vitiate * , llli prrientvliore.il'iuti , i
According to currcut rumor U tbe Immediate
vicinity of the town ot I'lnnr del Rio , and he
Is said to have the Intention of attacking It.
Plrar del Rio Is strongly fortified , well gar
risoned and provisioned and Additional earth
works about It have recently been thrown
up In anticipation of trouble with the Insur
gents , Macto , however , Is said to be under
the Impression that he can nto dynamite with
corcldcrable effect against Plnar del Rio.
This Is denied by military men here who
are acquainted with the nature ot the de
fense ot Plnar del Rio , and It Is * ald he will
more likely pass around Plnar del Hlo to the
westward and effect n Junction with the In-
si'rgcnt bands believed to have- been collected
In the mountainous district west and south
west of Plnar del Rio. The latter have for
some time past been kept In check by the
Spanish troops , but It Is understood the sol
diers may be withdrawn temporarily in oruci
to reinforce the Spanish columns , which will
attempt to prevent Maceo and his forces from
returning eastward toward Havana to rejoin
the Insurgent forces under Gomez.
AIR IS FULL OF RUMORS.
The air Is full of runiorn regarding negoti
ations going on between the captain general
and the Innurgcnt leaders , but the general
opinion Is that , even If they are taking
place , there will be no result from them.
It Is reported that while Maceo was moving
along the northern coast of Plnar del Rio he
received considerable additions to his supply
ot arms nnd ammunition. A schooner loaded
with arms , etc. , Is said to have awaited the
Insurgents at La Mulata , and other such con
signments are said to have been received
at various parts of the coasts. This Is de
nied by the Spanish authorities , who say the
coast Is thoroughly patrolled by the Span
ish navy.
Further news of tlio movements of Gen
eral Gome ? was received this evening from
San Antonio dc los Bane * , to the westwari !
or Salud , and In a southwesterly direction
from Bejucal , where he was repulod yes
terday , moving apparently toward La Co-
clba. Gomez has burned the railroad station
at Rcborucal , west of San Antonio de loa
Banes , and when last heard from was mov
ing so rapidly that It Is not thought likely
the troops under General Linares will be
able to catch him. From the direction Gomez
Is taking , he may contemplate an attack
upon Guanajay. Many families have already
left Managua , fearing that the Insurgents
may make another attack upon It , and large
numbers of people continue to leave the other
towns around Havana for this city , appre
hending being robbed by the Insurgents.
The Spanish authorities at San Francisco
do Paula , a vlllago between this city and
Santa Maria del Ilosarlo , have- detained eight
young men who had prepared to Join the In
surgents.
Throughout the day Information con
cernlng the damage done -by the In
surgenta In the province Of Plnar de
Rio continued to arrive hero Iron
various sources. Between Pueblo Nu
eve und lUllato , In that province , al
the cano fields have been burned and a
Paso Real , La Herradura and Los Palacloe
the Insurgents have not only burned al
tbo railroad cars , but they have destroyei
all the railroad material of every descrlp
tlon which they could lay hands on.
ACTIVE IN MATANZAS.
In the province of Matanzaa the Insurgent
are again becoming active In anticipation o
tbo coming of the second or eastern army
ot the. Insurgents under Generals Rabl am
Jose Maceo. Small bauds are reported to b
on the move In tha vicinity of Canasl , Rar
niejo Roque , Bolondron and Jovellancs
( Bomba ) , which Is seriously Interfering will
the piano of the Spanish commanders ti
collect a considerable force of tioops litho
the district of Colon with the view of try
ing to bring about a pitched battle with th
Insurgent force advancing through the prov
ince of Santa Clira. At Guarcrlas , south o
Colon , the Insurgents have burned UK
plantation of La Vega and other cano field
and they have caused enormous loss b ]
similar tactics.
The distress in the province of Matanza
and other places devastated by the Insur
gents U very great and the local authorltlc
In varlouu districts have granted the neccs
sary jxjrnilsslon to collect funds by ppu
Ur subscriptions for the relief of the suf
ferorp. In addition all the soldiers and al
the employes of the different branches of tin
government have agreed to give ono day'
piy each month toward the fundo being col
lecto.l to relieve the distress referred to.
Tonight Information was received her
to the effect that the Insurgents have als <
burned the vlllago ot Rio Blanco , In th
province of Plnar del Rio.
The prices of provisions , etc. , are rlslnf
very rapidly here and the expense of llvlnj
Is fully 50 per cent more than a month ago
At the rate things are going , though the
Spanish authorities are still hopeful of driv
Ing the Insurgents eastward nnd westward o
Havana , the city of Havana will be the mos
expensive place In the world to live In. I
tl.ls Is the case , with the Insurgent force now
In this vicinity , it may be Judged that mat
ters will bo worse If the Spanish commanders
arj unable to check the advance westward o
the second Cuban army. Business Is suffer
Ing terribly on all sides and the mercantile
community Is heartily tired of the inaurrec
tlon and everything connected with It.
GOMEZ SEEMS OMNIPRESENT.
Much .confusion Is manifest in reports
given out In thie city of the movements ol
tha Insurgents and of the whereabout ? o !
the different leaders. This Is duo partly to
the swiftness of the Insurgents' movements
and partly to the cutting- wires- and Inter
ruption of communication. Maximo Gomez
seems to bs everywhere , according to the
reports of his activities. General Suarcz
Valdez supplements the report that Gomez In
person led the second attack on Bcjucal yes
terday , which was repuUed by General Lin
ares , with another report that hl column
overtook Gomez yesterday at the head of
3,000 Insui gents , moving from Vereda Nusva ,
In the dliection of Hate Arlguanabo , near
the border of Plnar del Rio , The Insurgents
made a stand and engaged Brigadier General
Cornel , who led Valdcz's vanguard. It seems
that after an hour's fighting , the main Spin-
Isli column coming up , the Cubans re
treated and their position was taken. A hot
fire which they had been pouring Into tbe
Spanish ranks was stopped by the artillery
of the Qranadi regiment. When the Cubina
were dislodged their retreat ls > Raid to linvn
been precipitate , and nlno dead were left on
the flold and five wounded , while numerous
wounded wtre carried away. The troops lost
one officer nd fifteen privates wounded.
MADRID , Jan. 15. A dispatch to the Her-
aldo from Havana says that Gomez has turned
a village thirty kllomctciH from Havana nn > l
that ho attacked another village and was
repulsed. The dispatch ad'la ' that Macco con
tinues to overrun the province of Plnar del
Rio. Ho recently reached the gates of Colona ,
a seaport town south of Plnar del Rio , capi
tal of the province of Ibat name , whereupon
thn prefect embarked on board a , gunboat.
This dispatch alvo says that the Insur
gents are now twenty Mlomctere from lia-
fcnri and that the Now York newspaper man ,
Charles Salomon , who was arrested on the
charge of having compromising correspond-
? nco upon his person , has been released and
103 sailed for Now York ,
Captain General Campos has asked for
cavalry reinforcements to be sent , to sCuba ,
and It IH officially reported that the situation
iboro Is regarded as being- the most crit
ical sort.
the Niivy Lcairue.
TORONTO , Ont. , Jan. 15. About 100
iromlneot gentlemen of this city , with Lieu-
enant Governor Klrkpatrlck , as honorary
president , met today and formed A blanch
of the Navy league of Canada , TUo i-b-
cct of the aitfoclatlon , which has Ita head.
liiartcrn lit London , England , Is lo have
ei'tahllfliod at Halifax and Vancouver , t-htp *
n which young Canadians can bj drllli-d In
gunnery , etc. , thus qualifying them to take
Hit In the luval reserve force ot tlio empire ,
n every clly In tbe province efforts ta or-
; anze ! similar branches ) are being ma.le.
t U believed that this movement 'i ' a ru-
ult of recent eventi ,
Iliillaiii Defeat' the Abymiliilitiix.
ROMlJrn. . 15. The Capital has advices
rom Maskouwah saying that tho' Italians
nlllcted another defeat upon the AliynUn-
sns ,11 Mnkalleh on Monday , Italian news-
ur < rs announcetlitt England ha ceded
cllln'i , QU the Mralt of Bab el Mandeb , to
Italy ,
SORRY THEY LET IT SLIP BY
London Financiers Bcgrot a Lost Oppor
tunity for Bleeding Uncle Bam.
POPULAR LOAN SUCCESS A SURPRISE
Hail Hopvil to Unc Ita Failure nn n
MCIIIIM to SeenrliiK CSrentcr COIIC.CH-
NloitN , Veiling Their Intentions
' Under Patriotic 1'rctennlonH.
( Cip > right , 1896. by Tress Publishing Company , '
LONDON , Jan. 1C. ( Nfcw Yorls World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Until th'.s
morning New York correspondents of the
London dallies have scoffed at the prospcc
for the SUCCMS of the popular loan , but today
they record an equally general Impression
that It may bs successful after all , The Pal
Mall Gazette's cat-respondent cableq this
afternoon : "Morgan syndicate Still holds
together , but Impression Is growing that out
side subscribers will get the bulk ot the U
sue. "
It this proves to be the case
and If subsequently the bonds ap
prtclato over tlio' purchase price
to anything like the degree of the last Issue
there will bo great regret In Throckmorton
and adjacent streets. I have faithfully
quoted heretofore the general hostility o
London bankers and Investors to the loan
on the alleged ground of patriotism and dls
trust of our financial system , but It may be
suspected that there was a shrewd busl
ness reason underlying their expressed hos
t llty. They wcro Informed by all new-
agencies and by corrasponJonts , naturally
under the Influence of the syndicate , that th
popular loan would bo a failure , and they
argued thus : If tenders fell far short of-thc
amount required , as was expected woult
bo the case , the president would be- force (
back upon the syndicate as the only source
from which to get gold , which will be 1m
peratlvely needed by the time tenders are
opened In February. The failure of a pop
ular loan , as showing a lack ot confidence
of home Investors In government securltlco
would be a serious loss to credit , and the syn
dlcato might then expect even more favor
able tcfms than It was prepared to offer a
the outset. I know this possibility has beet
seriously but qulotly discussed In financln
circles here , and that It has been ono facto
'n the present lack ot London lenders fo
the popular loan. If convinced that It really
promises to bo a success , there" will bo a
rush of English offers from this on.
SENTIMENT IN BERLIN.
The World's Berlin correspondent today
saw at the Deutsche bank Director Fuchs
Who , after consultation with hie fellow direc
tors as to the inquiry whether the bank hae
tendered a subscription for the popular leaner
or syndicate , and If so to what amount , re
turned again with a pollto refusal to say any
thing on the subject. At the offices of
Blclchroeders , Manager Hlmmelmann said the
Deutsche bank had bcn undoubtedly Inter
ested In the loan , but Its proceeding were
"phrouded In mystery. " This much was
known to him , however , that since recent
alterations in the condition of the Issue , the
authorities of the Deutsche bank were holdIng -
Ing back , and In all probability they will
not participate further. Herr Hlmmelmann
further declared that BlelchroeJers are nol
Interested In the popular loan , and have no
Intention of taking part In the bond Issue of
the United States In any shape or to any
amcunt. From their New York representa
tive they have no newo on the matter. Ho
Insisted that there Is. absolutely no foundation
for the report that Berlin banks have too
much money on hand. "They devote II
rather to home securities bearing 3 psr cent
Money Is not cheap here , and private banks
are getting safe Investments at ,44' and
oven 6 per cent. "
At the- American embassy General Runyon
said he had heard the report of Berlin In
vestments In the loan , but was entirely Ig
norant as to Its truth.
Midnight : The announcement of the dls
solution of the Morgan syndicate , and Mr
Morgan's own statement that the popular
loan Is assured , of success Is publishec
here only late this evening , and will ac
ccntuate what Is sa'd above. There Is cer
tain to be financial walling In London am
Berlin , that hesitation and misinformation
has cost the capitalists a desirable , and per
haps , very profitable Investment , If the ten
ders arc not much higher than the , syndicate's
terms.
NO HOPE FOR ARBITRATION.
U would not seem from the Times' leader
on Venezuela this morning that the recen
offer ts toward arbitration nave found much
favor In Downing street. If there exists any
Indication In the English 'press ' of Lord Sal's-
bury's disposition In this matter It Is to ba
found In the columns ot the Times. Thai
paper has from the beginning of the contro
versy seemed Inspired by the prem'er. If
therefore , It speaks by authority this mornIng -
Ing , any material results from arbitration
seem as remote as possible.
" \Vo may again emphatically repeat , " says
the Times , "that the end p'olnt on which the
British government can make no .concessions
Is the retention under British sovereignty
of bona fldo settled districts. If this can be-
secured there Is no reason for standing by
the Schomburgk line. Meanwhile vague talk
about a permanent tribunal of arbitration , to
which wp are surprised to see Sir John Lub-
bcck lends his countenance , can only tend
to obstruct or obscure more practical efforts
for solving the difficulty. "
"Now settled districts" of the disputed ter
ritory arc the gold jiroduclng districts which
have attracted Immigration ot English ad
venturers. Those districts conceded , It may
bs easily assumed that Venezuela may have
the rest without further controversy. Lord
Sails-bury has not only the largest party ma
jority bMilnil him In the history ot Great
Britain , but he has just now been assured
of the unanimous and enthusiastic backing
of the whole country In overt preparations for
war against ( lermtny. That danger now
seems to have altogcjher passed , for some
time to conn ! at least , and the. premier-die ,
tator's policy toward us Is not likely to bo less
dictatorial than before this astertlon > of prac
tically unlimited biipport. I point this out
again because there seems danger that If ho
hereafter maintains the tone of his Instruc
tions to Sir Julian Pauncefote , It may sur
prise th ? poopln of the United States.
Joseph Chamberlain's popularity grows
apace. When he entered tha Lyceum theater
tonight tha whole audience rose to Its feet
and cheered. BALLARD SMITH.
Queen Kent thp Sultan n Letter.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. IB. Sir Philip
Currlc , thu British iiiiium : > 3lor , had an audi
ence with the pult.in today and presented
an autograph letter from the queen. The
consul at Aleppo will start for Zultoun to
morrow ,
The Dally News. In ? n editorial , assumes
that the letter which thn queen has die-
iatchc.1 to the sultan cm only be a plea for
humanity , an appeal to the sultan's better
iiturp , or a womanly and royal protest agalntt
iho hideous and horrible Armenian out
rages.
Miu-/ / < - < n of tin * Cren- Were Drowned ,
DOVER , Eng. . Jan. 15. The steamship
? ? cgar of Barcelona lias hcen cunk In col-
lelon with the German tlilp Nerus and
nineteen of her .crew were drowned. The
Jerujhich left Iquque | r.ii October 2 for
tamburg , lus been lowed Into a place of
afety. The collision occurred yesterday
evening In n fog off Itanugatc ,
It Is now reported that nineteen of the
Ccsgar's crew were landed at Calais after
ho collision with the German ahlp NCVUB ,
nd the n'liUIng ot the Ceggar.
May IlrlnK About a Heconelllntlon.
LONDON , Jan. 15. A dispatch to the
rimei from Vienna , cays Count Thun , gov
ernor of Bohemia , hag resigned and that
ils resignation U expected to lead tea
leallng of the breach between tlio young
Czechs and the Qermiing.
CONDITIONS COUM1 NOT CONTINUn
Hon. A. J , Ilnlfoiir Suenkx , on the
Trnnnvnnl a nil Vcnritnefn.
LONDON , Jan. 15. Hon. A. J. Balfour
first lord ot the treasury , speaking at Man
chester tonight , said It wafe not In human
nature that the present condition ot thing !
In the Transvaal should contlnus. Thcrcfon
ho was sanguine that President Kruegei
would recognize the Importance ot giving the
long promised reforms ot the constitution ,
Whether It was called suzerainty or not
there could bo no mistake that we controlled
the external relations of the1 Transvaal , And
would admit no foreign Interference , and
further , ho bel'cved no foreign country wai
prepared to dispute that doctrlno.
Having highly complimented Colcnlnl Sec
retary Chamberlain , he turned to Venezuela ,
and paid nobody hero wanted to run con
trary to the Monroe doctrine. In fact , he
continued , If Venezuela had offered herscll
for annexation to Great Britain , any British
statesman would decline such an honor ,
Therefore ho failed to understand whnt the
quarrel was about. U would be hard , In
deed , If the common sense of the Anglo-Saxon
race was unable to settle the dispute with
out recourse to war. Ho did not bellcvo
there was n possibility of war , but there
was never a moment In the history of the
country when It possessed a better fighting
irnclilne.
Mi1. Balfour assjrted that the British gov
ernment had heartily concurred In the Mon
roe doctrlue seventy years ago and he- be
lieved If they were to ransack EngUni
from end to end , search tlic most private
documents In the foreign office since then
examine the ministers and the ordinary pub
lie or even the lunatics. It , would bo Im
poi'jlblo to find a single Individual who eve
dealroi ! to see what would be , ' called a for
ward policy adopted by Great Britain
cither In North or South America. Mr. Bal
four referred Ions and eloquently to th
horrors of war between England , and Amor
lea , but he said ho felt obliged toadml
t'orrowfully that many Americans sce-mee
likely to regard such a war as .the exhllarat
Ing excrclsa of a general national stimulus
"To mo , " said Mr. Balfour , "that Is a terrl
bio , a dlstrci < 3lng and a horrible point o
vlow. I will never believe that any larg
section of the American nation will perma
nently adopt such a view. Wo may b
dreamers and Idealist ? , but /tho tlrno mus
canio when some statesman ot authority
more fortunate 6ven than President Monro
will lay down the doctrlno that between the
English-speaking peoples war IP Impossible
-and that any one endangering jtho "peace wll
have commltte-a a crime agalhpt civilization.
"May no English statesmin of Engllsl
party over have the responsibility of tha
crime heavy upon their sou\s. \ "
INCREASE NOT FKOM , THE MINES
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Amonnt of Gold , { n
Como from America.
LONDON , Jan. 16. At the * half yearly
meeting today of the Union bank of London
the new governor of that Institution , F. 0
Schuster , said the prevailing Impression thi
the large Increase In the stock of gold In
London was due to Increased ! production wa
only partially true. It was from the United
States , he added , chiefly , 'that the Increase
was obtained. The. Imports from the Unltei
States , continued Mr. Schuster/ were due to
the currency troubles and thtj want of confl
dence arising therefrom. But , In his opinion
the troubles would .not continue much longer
and wh'en these1 difficulties , -were overcome
as he could not but hope th y would sooner
or later , . ( he tide . .might turn the currcn
Into the opposite" direction and .It might se
In with great rapidity anq force '
In reply to a question on'Hhr'subJoct , Mr
Schuster said It was true that'jMrs. Langtry
had brought 4n action tff.recover . , fof'thi
loss of her Jewels , whlcfwerci entrusted tl
the care ot the .bank and which were obtalnec
from It b.y'a. . forged ordeVr jMr. Schuster
added , however , that iho bank 'was ' resisting
Mrs. Langtry'p claim. TJie Jewels have bcei
variously estimated to value from ' $59,000 to
'
$200,000. iuJ _
GHEENWAYITES SWEEP MANITOBA
,
IncrciiHC Even Their l > nrtrc Mnjorlt )
In tlio liiiHt LejflHlHtiirc.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 16. A Pioneer-Press spe
clal from Winnipeg saysr'At the palls today
the electors of Manitoba declared almost
unanimously against Interferonpe by the Do
minion with her school laws , and ex-Premier
Grcenway's administration was endorsed by
a majority of about fourteen. < In Winnipeg
there wes a hot political contest for ono
seat , North Winnipeg. The candidates were
Tailor , opposition , and Mclntyre , Grecnway
Mclntyra being elected by 238. m'ljjrlty. Bot'
candidates had declared In favor of natlona
schools. In the last house ( ft fbrty members
Premier Greenway had twenty-fsoven follow
ers against a combination opposition of thir
teen. Ho will have at leapt thirty followers
In the new house. The- excitement as re
turns were displayed at city .newspaper offices
and hotels was 'Intense.
Returns up to midnight Indicate the elec
tion of thirty-two Greenw'sy supporters , four
opposition and four Independent ;
CHILI AXD ARGENTINE , MAV FIGHT.
SliocNtrliiK Ilcimullc Seiidluir Troojm
to the Frontier.
LIMA , Peru , Jan. 15. ( via aVlveston , Tex , )
" Dispatches from Santiago do-Chill say that
a division of the Chilian nrmy has been
ordered to occupy tbo passes of tbo Cordil
leras , bordering on the Argentine Republic.
It Is reported that an iin&arstandlng be
tween Chill and Brazil exists on this sub
ject.Chill
Chill and Argentina have for pvor a year
been discussing the- boundary dispute , which
at ono tlmo threatened to'.lnvalvo Chill , Ar
gentina , Bolivia , Peru and Ecuador In war
in which the four republics last named
would bo pitted against Chill. The matter ,
however , has been repeatedly announced to
have been settled , and tbo present devel-
opmentwas not anticipated' In view of recent
advlcs from Chill.
BUENOS AYRES , Jan , 15. Congress has
voted frcah credits to complete the program
of armament. _ _ _ _ _ _ !
OPENING OF THE I'.HU SIAN DIET.
*
Snuech from the ThroneDevoleil to
DoiuvMtlu Atlulrij.
BERLIN , Jan. 15. Th6 0ruwbtn diet was
openea at noon today InTthei jyjilte hall of
( ho Schloss , The i-peecliS fronj the tbrono
was devoted to domestic > ffalrs. It Is es
timated that the budget for J1SOG will show
i smaller deficit than that ( f 1893 owing
to Increased railway receipts , due to Im
proving trade ,
Blllu were announccd far ( extending the
railroads , for Improving tjio position ol school
teachers , to extend the os iullshment of
chambers of commerce , . tc.
It was announced tliaftbe. ebycrnmcnt will
employ every means to 'remedy the condition
if husbandry , and that it , Intends to propose
Furnishing financial assistance to those
shown to .be In need of If , , tp ciitabllsh coOperative -
Operative granerles , and jta Jeglslato in re
gard to the tenure ot lease-bold , " lands.
CONVICTED ICNEUIIty OK RINGING ,
Slonz City HorNfinaii GC < M u Heavy
( ivntenvu lu i Germany.
BERLIN , Jan. IS. The trial of R. F.
ICneebs , the American horseman , charged
* -th | fraudulently entering the mare Bethel
; n races under the carn'o of Nellie Kneebs ,
resulted In a verdict ot utility , Kneeb war
sentenced to nine months' Imprisonment , to
iiiy a fine of 1,000 marks' anil to three yean ?
oss of his civic rights. In addition the
naro waa confiscated ,
to Illncloie Irri-KnlarltleM.
CITY OF MEXICO , Jan. 15. President
Mar hai appointed a postmaster general
gnac'o Garflas , an old engineer by profes-
Ion , In place of Gochlcoa , removed. Experts
.ro at work on the postolfico book * , and Ir-
cgularltles ure expected to be disclosed.
ilontel , the poitmatter cf tbe City of Mex-
co , and other high officers of the paatolllce
re under nunelllance , 'More removals an
xpsctcd , among the-m all tbo traveling In-
pectora of tbo Postofflcc dpartmcnt ,
ARRESTS MORE REFORMERS
Oem Paul Enpidly Gathering In the
Leaders of the Uitlandor Revolt ,
NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH ENGLAND
Sir Iterenle * Holilnxoii IN Imitation
for tin * Coiitmcnreincnt of ArrnnKe-
liictitH Ttltli HeKitril ( o the
JnnieHon I'rlHoncm.
( Copyright , ISOOby rrp s rubllnhlng Company.
CAPE TOWN , South Africa. Jan. 16.-
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) Thirty-seven moro members of th
reform committee at Johannesburg have bee
arrested. Boll Is refused.
Negotiations between Sir Hcrculro llob
Inson , governor of Capo Colony , and Pres
Ident Krucger In regard to the arrested mem
bers of the committee have not begun. SI
Hercules Is getting Impatient.
The Boer government hau seized the cattl
belonging to the reform commlttccmen.
The Transvaal artillery has been In
creased.
The Orange Free State Volksaad ( leglsla
ture ) has adopted resolutions asking for th
annulling the charter of tbo British Soutl
Africa company.
The British troop ship Victoria arrived a
Capo Town today , bringing 1,000 men of the
King's Own regiment.
Hoffmelr deprecates German Interference.
ANY LONG IJ1CI.AY' MAY llli SRHIOIJ.H
United State * Should Act at Once It
South Africa.
LONDON , Jan. 15. Mr. Wlltz of Callfor
nta , a friend cf John H-iys Hammond , th
American hilnlng engineer who was arrested
with others at Johannesburg on the charg
of high treason , continues his efforts In bo
Imlf of Mr. Hammond and the other Amcrl
cans In custody at Johannesburg or Pro
torla. Dlrcusvlng the situation with a rep re
Eentatlvc of the Associated press today , Mr
Wlltz said : "Our government must under
stand this fact all the demands of diplomat !
courtesy wcra satisfied by Mr. Chamberlain'
kind response to Secretary Olney's reque3
that Great Britain protect the Interests o
the Americans In the Transvaal. But noth
Ing could bo worse for the Americans , as the
feeling against all Englishmen Is exceedingly
bitter , while the Boers are very friendly to
Americans. Indeed , several of tlioc or
rested arc on the best of terms with the Boe.r
government. None of the Americana were
connected with tbo political movement. The ;
simply Joined the reform committee whlcl
was formed In the emergency to presarve the
peace of Johannesburg. '
"President Krucger arrested all the mem
bers of the committee , but I believe tha
prompt action taken through our own repro
scntatlvo at Cape Town would secure the re
lease of the Americans. Any delay may en
danger their lives , as the Boors sro terribly
exasperated. Wo.should have a reprosenta
live In the Transvaal , for the Americans
though few , occupy the most Important pod
tlcno , and trade with the United States Is
very large. Most of the lumber used In the
, nilnc3 comes from Puget. sound. "
A special dispatch from Johannesburg eays
tlut among those'arrested' ithere.for com
plicity ln''tho recent outbrcaklanrP. . R. Ling
ham and Victor Clement , who are Americans
The Times has a dhpatch fiom Pretoria
dated Tuesday , which says the Boers believe
the rebellion Is still smouldering In Johannes
burg and that Is the reason Dr. Jameson ii
retained there.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
commenting uponUhe way the news has been
twisted there to the prejudice of England
says : Nothing has been more conspicuous
and deploiable ( luring the present crisis than
the total want of common sense and even
cairmon fairness displayed by thp Gorman
p"ress , especially the government organs
There Is an agitation afoot to obtain from
the Reichstag an Immediate credit of 200-
000.000 marks for an increase in the navy.
PRETORIA , Jan. 16. The final agreement
between President Krueger and Sir Hercules
Robinson , governor of Capo Colony , regardIng -
Ing the disposal of prisoners captured as a
result of Dr. Jameson's raid Into the Trans
vaal , was completed yesterday. By Ity pro
visions Dr. Jameson and his officers will be
tried In England. The rank and file of the
freebooters are now on their way to Natalia ,
where they will bo handed over to the Brit
ish authorities , who will decide upon the
treatment they are to receive.
Sir Hercules Robinson has left Pretoria to
return to his post.
IIIUTIHII WAR ASIIAXTEB I.AM ) .
African Sava c-H Slay Put the
nicii in a I'ocUet.
CAPE COAST CASTLE , British West
Africa , Jan. 15. It Is announced that the
British expeditionary forces operating against
Comnms3le , capital of Ashantce , will reach
that town on Saturday. It U predicted that
the Ashantces will desert the capital until
after the departure of the expedition and
thst they will then return and massacre the
occupying forces. A dispatch from Mansu
dated today states that Pnnco Henry ol
Battenburg passed a restless1 night. He Is
nst In a critical condition , however.
llallniiH Clone I'rvHNcil In * AltyHNliilu.
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 16. The Novos-
to's special from Milan quotes the military
sheet , Eserceto , sayfng the capitulation of
Makkallo by the Italians Is Inevitable owing
to lack of water. Further , the Italian mili
tary papers says that the garrison cannot
even save Itself by flight.
No Territory CiMlctl ( o Italy.
LONDON , Jan. 16. The statement made In
the Italian newspapers that Great Britain
bad ceded Zcllah , on the strait of Babel-
Mandeb , to Italy Is officially denied.
Cecil Illioilfx ComliiK to I
CAPE TOWN , Jan. 16. Mr. Cecil Rhodes ,
the former premier of Capo Colony , " leaves
ic-re for England today.
.Minor * Dvtvriiiliicil to Get Tliclr I'ny ,
DENVER , Colo. , Jan. 15. A special to
the Republican from Creede , Cole , , says ;
Unless a compromise | s effected between
the United Mine Leasing company and Its
employes. It seems likely there will be
bloodshed in u day or two. The company
suspended operatlonu yesterday and before
the men could get n lien on the property
for their unpaid wages the manager of the
Amethyst Mining company appeared with
pnperu showing title to the J14.000 pump
and prepared to remove It. The employes
of the Leasing company armed themeelvcd
Hid drove the others nway and have since
Held possession. Serious trouble Is feared.
On n Jolut HvMulon.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 15.-A special to tlio
Commercial Gazette from Frankfort , Ky. ,
says : Senator Klsscn , republican , today
called up the resolution fixing January 23
'or a Joint session of the legislature to
ulect a Btato librarian , U was violently
irposcd by the democrats , under the leader
ship of Senator Qoebet , vtha moved to post-
tone consideration of the subject till Feb
ruary 2 , which waa adopted. This Is re
garded ns an Indication that the democrats
will not allow- Joint secelon to bo held
it this meeting of the legislature If they
: an prevent It ,
Can Him I'eoiile lloldliiur Their Corn.
KANSAS CITV , Jon. 15.-Accordlng to a
llspatch to a local paper everybody In
vaneaa Is buying corn and cribbing It. It
H estimated that of the 200,000,000 bushels
> f the cereal raised in Kntuaa last year
lot more than 10 per cent tma been shipped
> ut of the state. Instead people of all
lasses nre void to be purchasing the ar-
Iclo and will hold It for a rluo In the
in Ing. Kmpty railroad earn are standing
Ole all over the state , while in the towns
lone the rullwaya numberless new corn
ribs may bo seen ,
oxu OUT or Mxn MAY stiuvivn
Mother Pen-oil All of Her Children t <
Drink t'olnoncil Whlnky.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 15. A special cor
respondent wnt by the Journal to Invcstl
gate yesterday's terrible tragedy at Mar ) ' *
vlllc , Kan. , where Mr p. Joseph lllldcbrand
killed seven of her eight children and thcr
committed suicide , rcprto tonight t that the
eighth child , a boy 11 years old nimuil
Charles , Is still olive. Ho will probabl )
recover. All that Is known of tlic woman's
preparations for death Is told by this boy
Monday night when the mother put hot
children to bed she began doping them with
polnned whlnky. She told them that theli
father was coming homo frcm the liosp'ta '
In Kansas City during the night and tha
pho wanted them all to go to sleep. Thoiigl
pome of the children demurred , eho com
relied them to swallow the poison.
When the mother stepped out from the
bedroom the eldest child , Frank , aged 13
whispered to Charley that they had beci
po'soned. When the mother returned n mo
ment later she sat down beside the bed and
watched. Scon the- children , all save- Char
ley , succumbed to the poison and fell asleep
These who showed signs of waking were
quickly dosed with the poison. Flnall >
Charley fell asleep. He did not awake unt'
U o'clock Tuesday morning , when , suf
fering agonies untold , ho opened his eyes am
found his mother still by the bedside. Three
of the children lay dead beslilo him. The
mother gave him the whisky bottle and toll
him to drink. The boy begged to llvo , but
the woman was obdurate. She drank doeplj
of the pols-on herself , and then compelled
they boy to drink again. Again he was over
come by the drug.
When Charley Hlldebrandt next opened his
eyes It was noon Tuesday. The lad was
deathly sick. Around him wcro his brothers
and sisters , all dead. The boy , too weak to
rise , relied from the bed , only to be over
come .with nausea. After a fainting spsll ho
crawled out of the house. Ills mother was
not to bo seen , and his cries were unan
swered. The lad then managed to drag him
self to tliei home of a neighboring farmer
and gave the alarm. The neighbors , whu
ran to the farm , found Mrs , IHldebrandt'a
body suspended from n rafter In the stable
The bodies of the dead children were fouiu
ns the boy had described. Some of the little
ones had died with their arms clasped about
each other. The bedlcs were placed In n
row on the floor and the county coroner
sent for. The dead children are Frank , agci
13 ; Katlo. aged 9 ; Luther , aged 7 ; Joseph
aged C ; Willie , aged 6 ; Emma , aged 3 , am
Edith , aged 7 months.
There Is little doubt that the tragedy was
due to the woman's brooding over their pov
erty and the affliction of her husband , who
was suffering from cancer In a Kansas City
hospital. The family lived on a rented farm
and had not paid rent for four years. Josh
Hlldebrandt , the father , has not been heard
from and It Is feared that ho , too , may have
token his own life. At the coroner's Inquest
today the physicians testified that they be
lieved that the whisky had boon poisoned
by soaking It In the heads of old-fashioned
matches.
IS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIIOAVX.
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K
Stilt IiiiUu Tribune Siicnkn DlHimrn-
trl'iKly nT One of the \oilllnrc-M.
SALT LAKE , Jan. 15. Frank J. Cannon
and Arthur Brown , the republican caucus
nominees for the United States senate , have
been the recipients of numerous telegrams
frcm all parts of the country today offering
congratulations. Judge C. W. Bennct , who
made a gallant fight , and received within
three votes bf the required twenty-two , says
ho Is satsfled"wltb ! > the' > resulC'The- friends
of Colonel Truinbo say that he declined to
have his name ured i the caucus , because
at least fifteen members favorable to hid
nomination had gene Into , the meeting wltn
the understanding that It was to be only a
conference and not binding. Colonel George
Pepper Mgrrls , whoso name was put before
the caucus , claims ( hat ho was third man in
the race , although he received no votes.
The Tribune , editorially , this morning con
gratulates Cannon on hlo nmnaton ! ! , tmd
of Arthur Brown rays : "Ao to the nomina
tion of Arthur Brown , It was unexpected and
will strike the people as something In the
nature of a trick and bad faith. Mr. Brown
deserves nothing from the republican paity.
Ho Is not cf the stuff that the Ideal sena
tor Is made ; ho has none of the qualities
that are looked for In the Incumbent of that
high and Illustrious position , but many trat 0113
would puppore should forbid thinking of him
in that connection. The caucus action as to
him can only be explained on the theory
that a cudden madness overtook thn mem
bers , and In their frenzy they reckoned
not tf consequences. His election will mean
nothing good for republicanism locally ; It
will simply mean nothing fcr Utah before
the nation. "
Arthur Brown of Salt Lake was born on a
farme'iiear ' Schoolcraft , Mich. , In 1813. Ho
attended school at Antloch college , Ohio ,
where he graduateJ In 1802. From there he
went to Ann Arbor , Mich. , taking a higher
academical coum > and studying law , receiv
ing the second degree A. M. , and was ad
mitted to the bar In 18C4. Later ho prac
ticed law at Kalamazoo and built up a largo
practice througout weal Michigan. He. re
moved to Salt Laka In 1670 and at cnco en
tered Into the practice of law. He has al-
wayji been a stalwart republican and took an
active part In republican work , long before
the division movement , and was among the
first who engaged In organizing what Is
known as the division movement of the re
publican party.
Frank J , Cannon of Ogdcn Is a son of
George Q. Canncn. Ho was born at Salt
Lake City , January 8 , 1869 ; attended school
at the University of Utah , and graduate.1 In
1878. Ho Is a printer and newspaper writer
and Is connected with someof the largest
commercial enterprises In the state. Hu was
a delegate to the republican national con
vention In 1892 , and a candidate for congress
the fame year , but was defeated by J. L.
Uawllns , Ho waa elected as territorial dele
gate to the Fifty-fourth congress and served
In that capacity unt'l Utah was admitted Into
the union as a state. Mr. Cannon took an
active part In the last campaign , making
speeches at every Important place In the
state. He Is an advocate of free silver and
protection.
ST. JOSEPH'S MtJ.MCM'.M , 1,15 A ( ! U IS.
I'reiuirliiK to Clour Siiinlny Saloon *
nml Similar HcMorlM.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Jan. 15. ( Special. )
The Municipal league of this city has deter
mined to close all the saloons on Sunday ami
will not allow Sunday base ball during tlir
comlnij spawn It the law can be eucces-
fully Invoked against It. All forms ot Sun.
day violation will bo under the ban o ( the
eague , but Sunday ba&a ball and ' /pen * .u-
eons are to bo made the fpcclnl aim oftho
Ight. A circular calling attention to tlio
ndlvldual cases where the law Is violated
will bo Issued In a few days and all 1lio
churches will bo called on to ussltrt In clut > -
ng the tnloons. Several weeks ago the
jrlnl'.Ing places were closed on Sundays by
brder of the police c&mmlsslonert ) , but thu
order was soon disregarded and the Mloonti
IUYO since been standing open without fear
of molestation by the police. The > light will
probably be carried before the. governor if
he police coinmlsfiK-neru refuse to cloze the
saloon ; . ' . The ministers who are at the
load of the movement pay It will bo the
11901 vigorous warfare ever waged against
Sunday violators and that It will bo carried
nto the city campaign.
a
u Coiiulltiitluiial Convention
TOPI3KA , Jan. 15.-Tlio State Bar mwo-
latlon Is In annual session today , Jtulg
Wall of Wichita ' sprang the question of a
: onstltutlonal convention arid dlscut lnri
asted much of the day und will bo conttn-
icd tomorrow. Lawyers were divided as to
ts desirability.-
Old Slim Arrcnted for It I KM my.
LAWRENCE , Kan , , Jan. IS.-Natlian
3rown , aged SO years , lias been arrc.d
lere , accused of bigamy. It la chiirgH
hat he married the second llmo wlillo We
for divorce from the mother
his twelve children \vus
HERE IS EVIDENCE
Facts About the Disorderly Resorts in
the City ,
LICENSE PROTESTS FULLY SUBSTANTIATED
Fire and Folico Oommissionora Aware of
the Fact.
UNRULY ELEMENT GIVEN FULL SWING
Gambling Houses Allowed to Eun Wide
Open ,
TRIAL BEFORE THE BOARD ONLY A FARCE
Attention of ( ho 1'ollce llonril Culled
to Klnurrniit Violation * of I.nrrn
AirnliiMt liiuitlilliiif anil Sun
day I.lijtior SellliiK.
To the Honorable Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners :
I take great pleasure In complying with
yrur request convoyed to mo through my
attorney , to place you In possession of any
Information I may have concerning the viola
tion of the anti-gambling laws and the laws
regulating the sale of liquor. I should have
compiled with your Invitation more promptly ,
had It not been necessary for mo to procure
definite Information on points raised by you
during the hearing of the complaints filed by
mo which wcro dismissed for reasons best
known to yourselves.
I beg lo assure you at the outset that I
have no desire to pose as public Informer ,
but am actuated simply by the doilro to
plnce myself right before tbo community and
remove all doubt from the minds ot the
members of your honorable board as to the
sufficiency of the proofs In my possession to
sustain the charges I had preferred.
In order to refresh your memories con
cerning these charges , permit mo to recall
the facts and circumstances relating thereto ,
and Inexplicable conclusion which your
beard arrived at In Ignoring the testimony
produced and overruling my protests.
You will doubtless remember that I filed
three protests against the granting of appli
cation for licenses to sell liquor ; two ot
these charged the applicants , Thomas Foley
and John Wright , with carrying on gambling
on their premises and also Incidentally with
the violation of the Sunday closing law. The
third protest was against Jack Dowllng ,
charging him with violating the Slocum law
by sales of liquor on Sunday. All these
capss were set for hearing on the. same day.
Under pretense that Mr. Foley had not do-
pcilted his license money with the treasurer ,
which subsequently proved tobo untrue ,
ytur chairman , Mr. Broatch , ordered' ' that
the remonstrance agalnst.Bowllng.be'hcard '
The 'plea of Mr. Dowllng'd attorney that
the protest should bo dismissed because Mr.
Dowllng was doing business under another
man's license and therefore could not behold
hold liable under the Slocum law for violat
ing Its provisions was overruled by your
honorable board and' ' the trial ordered to
proceed.
The fact that Dowllng had been selling-
liquor at an open bar under a Sunday theater
was established by the testimony of three
unimpeachable witnesses. At this stage
your board unJertook to vindicate Itself by
trying to prove through myealf that the laws
had been violated years ago , and two of your
members , Messrs. Broatuh nnd Vnndervoort ,
sought to place the responsibility of the
policy pursued with regard to the social evil
and gambling upon ex-Mayor Bcmls and
Prosecutor Shoemaker. Whllp these state
ments were entirely Irrelevant to the cases
on trial before yon. I find upon Inquiry that
tbcy were baseless.
It was charged by Messrs. Broatch and
Vandervoort that Mr. Shoemaker had refused
to prosecute all parties arrested by the pollca
In the proscribed district and that oven
where prosecution waa attempted Mayor
Bemls had released the arrested parties and
remitted their flnes. Tlio cato of ono Gladys
Bush was cited as ail example. The police
had raided this h'cuse , arrested the keeper
and Inmc'cs and the mayor ha.d , as asserted
by Mr , Broatch , remitted the fines of all
parties arrcatcd.
At the time this assertion was made I
nas Ignorant of the circumstance ? , and there-
'oro ' unable to contradict Messrs. Broatch and
Vandervoort.
The facto of the cabe , as I have ascer
tained since the farcical Uowllng trial , are
these : Complaint had been made to the po-
Ice that a robbery had been perpetrated on
the premises of Gladys Hu.ili. The keeper
and Inmates were arrested and prosecuted i
jeforo the police court on the charge of
vagrancy. Appeal was made to Mayor Bemls
! cr a i-emlualon of part of the flnes , aa you
may perceive by reading 1)19 ) following letter :
Hon. George 1' . Bcmls : With reference to
ho nlno girls now conduct ! In the city Jail
for the non-payment of a fine of $25 each , I
im advised that they are ahlo to ralso $15
each and that unless thla amount can bo ac
cepted for their fine they must necessarily
remain In jail. I think under the circum
stances It would not only be proper , but an
act of humanity to remit tllo tine and costs
n excels of $15 , I presume the payment eleven
even thli ) amount will work nil the good that
could result oven from the payment of the
full amount of the flue , were they able to
ralso the money.
I expect to go to Council Dluffn this after *
aoan and therefore make this statement la
ultliig. IluBpcctfuIly ,
W. .1. CONNELL. City Attorney.
I concur In the above ,
W. S. SHOEMAKER , City Prosecutor. '
The records of the police court show that
tie full flue of $50 and costs implied on
jlady Hutu waa paid and aUu | 15
van collected from cadi of the Inmates ,
Vhy your board should liuvo laid such
treEK upon tlila case as Justification for the
allure of the police to make other arrests
M the social evil district ulnco October I ,
885 , pasies my comprehension.
It Is equally Inr.omprehcnMblo why , after
ontiimlng two hours In taking testimony In
b Dowllng case , your board ebould bavo
oversell Itvelt and dUinlucd the protest
n the ground that It could not take Into
onslderatlon the proven violation of tbo
aw because Dowllng had beuu operating on
nottier man's license.
Before the hearing of my protest against !
ho Issuing of a license to J hii Wright OB
ho groiind of violating the gambling lawn
vas commenced , ono of your members , Mr.
outer , ( ivsured rue that tlie board was very )
uxlouB to secure ovldonco that would war-
ant It In closing tuch rcnorts. When tba
waring waa In progress my first witness ,
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