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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 15) , 1873 , OMAIEAr THURSDAY MORNING , NO SsM.15Ett 25 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SIMGLE COPY riV13 CENTS. ROW IN REICHSRATII Austria's ' Lower Honso Breaks All Records for Uproarious Conduct. MOST DISGRACEFUL SCENE YET KNOWN Bedlam Breaks Loo3o and Prevents tbo Transaction of Eustaces. SEVERAL HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTERS Challenges to Pipht Are Freely Bandied Abiut the Chamber. CZ'ICH LANGUAGE CAUSES THE RIOT VrocoeilliiKH Heeomo Kn ItiilNtcrniiH Unit ( lie CriMvilH In the Onllerlew Cry "Sltniiie"'riie Sitting ; , t | Finally Ailjntiriieil. ' VIENNA , 'Nov. ' 21. Tlic members of tlio lower house of the Rclchsrath today excelled themselves In producing the most disgraceful ' econo yet'Witnessed In that branch of Parlia ment. The turbulence resulted from a mo tion that only one of a number of similar petitions against the ordinance making the Czech language co-ordinate with tlio German In ( Bohemia should bo read and printed. ' Tills order o'f tlio government has been the basis of the many uproarious scenes which hove 'been ' described In these dis patches tor a. number of weeks past , al though the question of renewing the compact Ibotween Austria and Hungary , provisionally at least , has been mixed up In. all the hitter fooling manifested by the German and antl- Oorman elements. The members of the left party protested uproariously today against the motion re ferred to , stigmatizing It as oppressive and Illegal. Meanwhile the members of the lower house became so unruly that the jiresl dent of that body. Dr. Abrahamovlta , was once moro compelled to suspend the sitting mud he saon afterward left the house. The departure of President Abrahamovltz was the signal for a scene of the wildest disorder. Dr. Wolff , the German nationalist leader , climbed up into the president's tribune , seized a heavy bell and swung It to and fro , materially Increasing the disorder prevailing. The bell , however , was almost Immediately wrencheJ from Dr. Wolff's hand by Deputy Poloek. CHALLENGES TO FIGHT. "While , this Inclilen.t ° was In progress chal lenges to fight duels and showers ot billings gate and other Insults were exchanged on all sides until the Interior of the house In every way resembled an Inferno. A number of young 'Czechs ' and Poles made a rush for the president's tribune and attempted to tear Dr. Wolff down from the position which ! ho occupied , and they In turn wore attacked by a number of leftists , and a dlsgrAceful scrimmage was the result. This was only the beginning of the fight ing. During the preliminary scuffling some of the youug Czechs struck Dr. Wolff , and this caused such an uproar that a regular pitched battle with fisticuffs followed , last ing for about a quarter of on hour. Hcrr Sohocnerer , the leader of a section | it of the German opposition , caught hold of and brandished over his head ono of the ministers' arm chairs , and was evidently about to hurl It at the heads of his Imme diate opponents when ho was seized and dis armed by Hcrr Hagenhoffer. TOO MUCH FOR THE PUBLIC. By this time the dUorder was of such a nature that even the public In the galleries cried "Shame ! " on the fighting. A Polish member , Herr Polncz , rushed upon another member , Herr Pferechc , and was nearly strangling him when Pfereche , on the Impulse of the moment , < lrew a penknife from his pocket and opened It , but ho was disarmed by a colleague 'before any further harm was done , lierr Pfereche was iby that tlmo so exhausted iby the choking bo had received at the handset ot Herr Polncz and was so overcome that lie fainted , still adding ta the sensation. At this moment President Abrahamovlta returned to the house , but after repeated rV and vain efforts to quell the disorder pre vailing ho closed the sitting of the 'house. In BO doing the president said : "In view ot tbo acts of violence which have occurred in the house" today , I consider It my duty to close this Bitting. Will those members who are willing to glvo me tbo names of the violent members pleajo como to my ofllco ? " Several members of the house ac cepted the Invitation of the president , and it Is believed Hcrrcn Schcrren Woltt and P/erecho 'Will bo arrested. President Abrahamovlts was greeted with cries ot "Polish scoundrel , " "Swindler , " "Blackguard" and "Badeni Eunlch. " One deputy was stabbed In tbo hand ; another had Ilia collar bone broken ; a third received a flovero scalp wound. . Count Badeni , the premier , watched the combat throughout , Herr Deleft declared he would bring his revolver to the next sit ting. ting.Tho The house will meet again tomorrow. DISSOLUTION PROBABLE. Late ionlght the cabinet council Is discus- elng tbo situation , and ft Is believed that a dissolution Is the only practical outcome. LONDON , Nov. 25 , The co-rospoudent of a London paper , describing the scone , says : "Hcrr Wolff received the \vorat treatment. Ho wa struck on the head a dozen times. Dlows rained upon his face. The bell was ( brown at hla ; his clothes wer6 torn , As often as ho got up ho was knocked off his feet. feet."Suddenly "Suddenly , during the melee , a fierce Bhrlck was heard , and a knife was seal flying toward the leftists. It fell upon Dr. Ges- towann , wh eo hand wag wounded. It was wresteJ from Hcrr Pferccho by Hcrr Lcmtsche , who throw It across the heads of the deputies. Another scream ran through the bouse. Hcrr Pfcrecho had been seized by the throat , Count von der Ltblcs emptied glasses of water oyet the combatants with a .view . of acparutluB them. The police com missioner , with lltteen men , summoned by tbo president , appeared juat OB the president , VBB closing tbo sitting. " 4 , . , - i 'Arm * Company Oe ( n Verillct. LONDON , Nov. 24. The Lee Arms com pany was given a verdict today ar 1 agreed to damages to the amount of f8,760 ugalnst ho London & Westminister Contract cor poration for breach ot agreement to pur- chaeo tbo Lce-Mctford Rifle patents. The defense alleges fraudulent misrepresentation upon the part of u New York lawyer , L H. jWarren. Eventually tdo litigation readied settlement which Includes that Mr. War ren should have tbe opportunity ot denying ( Under oath the all EUons made acalut Mm , Consequently Mr. Warren appeared In court and denied that bq or any ono In hla behalf bad rrnido any ot the alleged misrepresenta tions , adding that it the defendants were misled by any of his statements It was qulto unintentional upon hla part. OUTCIIY AOAIXST TIIU KUIUMUV. Aftermath oC tlic Great CoiiflnKraHon lit Imulon. LONDON , Nov. 24. The Inhabitants of thU metropolis , as a result of the outcry which followed the great fire ot Friday last , arc much agitated In regard to the efficiency or Inefficiency of the fire brigade , and the newspapers are filled with letters comparing London's system unfavorably with those In use In America and other countries. At a meeting of the London county coun cil yesterday evening the chairman of the nro brigade commlttco defended the organ ization of the London nro department , as serting that It Is ahead of that of New York , Montreal and other cities , adding that every appliance used by the Now York lire de partment Is employed by the London fire brigade. Continuing , the chairman of the fire brigade committee said his committee believed the London nro brigade had better engines and other appliances than were In use elsewhere. Ono member ot the commlttco hero In terrupted with the remark , "And better men than In any other town , " This statement was received with chccra. In spite of this most damaging testimony had been furnished by a member of the firm of Herring & Co. , who has written a letter to the Times , saying that the engines em ployed In extinguishing the flames at the great conflagration of Friday lost were short of coal and water. The writer , con tinuing , explains that ho inquired nt differ ent engines on this subject , as his firm had several tons of coal In Its cellars , and all the attendants of the engines replied that they were short of coal , 'but had orders not to go anywhere for coal. iBut tho'men answered tnat If coal wore .brought . to them they would use It. Accordingly , the employes of Herring & Co. carried coal to the flro engines until 3:30 : p. m. , enabling one cnplne to resume pumping and making It possible for another to keep up steam. Two of the crews of the nro engines refused the proffers of coal , say ing U was useless , as they were short of wa ter. ter.Tho The member of the firm of Herring & Co. furnishes still further evidences of the Inef ficiency of the 'London ' nro brigade In a state ment during which he points out that when ono of the engines arrived opposite Herring & Co.'s warehouse arti employe of the firm showed the firemen a hydrant , but they would not try It , saying it was one of the electric company's bores. After a fruitless search along the street , however , the firemen returned to the place opposite Herring & Co.'s warehouse and found that the alleged electric company's bore was really a hy drant. In spite ot this testimony , Sir Eyro Massey Shaw , K. C. B. , 'Who was chief of the Metro politan flro brigade , London , from 1801 to IS'Jl , Is quoted in an interview as saying that he has studied the flre departments of New York , Chicago , Vienna , 'Berlin and Paris , and IIP adds : "London Is ahead ot them nil. " TIIA.VKSUIVIXa UINM3U IX PAIUS. American Colony PartlelnnteH In n .lolly Celebration. PARIS , Nov. 24. The Thanksgiving cele bration in the American colony began here this evening , when the University Dinner club gave Its first banquet of the season at the Hotel Continental. Consul General John K. Gowdy presided. Theodore Stanton of Cornell university , the honorary secretary of the dinner club , read letters of regret at the absence of Prof. James Brice , member of Parliament for Aberdeen ; Mr. Andrew D. White , United States ambassador to Ger many ; Mr. Andrew Carnegie and Mr. John AVanomaker. "Tho Day We Celebrate" called forth a speech , eloquent and exceedingly compli mentary to American Institutions , from Pere Hyaclnthe , whoso wife and daughter-in-law are Americans. General Horace Porter , the United States ambassador , responding to "Tho College Man in the Civil War , " spoke In a rcralnUcent strain of the educational Institutions of the days of the war. which produced , he said , "men who have wen distinguished positions , not only In war but on the bench , whose re nown have extended to all parts of the earth. " Other toasts and speakers were as follows : "Tho French Universities , " Gaston Paris , member of the French academy and presi dent of the College ot Franco ; "Tho Ameri can Universities , " Dr. D. J. Hill , ex-president of Rochester university ; "Tho University Man and the P.-CES , " Franclsquo Sarcey ; "Tho Latin CJuartler. " Trite Wood , editor of tbo Quartier Latin American Students' Monthly. The dinner was a great SUCCCFS , and the college songs created much enthusiasm. Tomorrow the American students of archl- ecturo will glvo their annual Thanksgiving dinner In the Latin Quartier , anl thn nil students will also celebrate at their club rooms on tbo Qual Contl. Several private dinner parties will come off , and the national ( lags of the United States and Franco will bo displayed at the United States embassy 'u the Avenue Klcbor and by the consul gen eral In the Avenue do 1' Opera. Tlint PontliiN Pilule Siory. ( Copyright , Iffl , by Preps Publishing Company. ROME , Nov. 24. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram , ) Regarding the alleged discovery of Pilate's report on the cruclflxlon I today Interviewed Archbishop Keane , late rector ot Washington university Kcano eald : "I am personally no authority but whatever the Vatican , under Llbrnrhn Father Erbale and Abbe Duchesno , two o the greatest Catholic authorities on history tell you , may be accepted'1,08 ' final. " I then saw Erhalo , who repeated hi former ( insertions and said : "The Vfttlcat library has been frequently overhauled , Ni manuscript therein Is older than tbe Thin century. Several copies of two apocrypha documents from Pilate to Tiberius exist , th chief versloua of which have been publlsbci by FIschendorf , " The correspondent also visited the or chlvea department director , Father Dcnlfl German , a Dominican , who sold ; "Tho old est manuscript In the archives Is ot th year 9C2 , consequently the alleged discover is utterly Impossible , " Twelve Killed In n CoIIUIon. PARIS , Nov. 24. A dispatch ( rom Tarbcs capital of tbo department of Haute-Pyre noes , announces that a ballast train toda ) overtook a passenger train during a fog a the Tournay 'allroad station. The shock I described aa baying teen terrific. Severe cars were ground Into splinters , twelve per sons being killed and nine people Injured , Coufereiiee with Knalneern Uuln . LONDON , Nov. 24 , There Is wldesprea interest in the conference between tbo rep r s ntatlvei ot tbe employers and tbe dele ( Continued on Third Page. ) THORN CHANGES HIS BASE Phoso of the Trial Precipitated by Confession of Mrs. Hack. ACCESSORY TO MURDER OF GULDENSUPPE TIiorn'M AMornejn Announce They Will Prove Hint 51 r . Nnck Wan ( lie I'rliiclpnl mid He but nil ANlntniit. . i NEW YORK , Nov. 24. The trial ot Martin Thorn for the murder ot William Guldcn- euppc. was continued In the Queens county cour ) . today. The galleries on each aide of the court room were mostly occupied by wr/jien , for whom the trial possesses an ex traordinary attraction. A fortnight ago Mis. Nack created a sen sation by going on the stand and accusing Thorn ot having killed her former lover. Slnco that time the defense has changed Its lose , and , as Mr. Howe slid in court today , 10 defendant's law > ers will endeavor to rove , through Thorn , aa the principal wit- ess , that Mrs. Nack herself "committed , the rime. The early part of today's proceedings ns entirely token up with evidence to prove 10 corpus delicti. Coroner Tuthlll , during hs ! examination , tatcd that the cause ot death was a stab ound between the fifth nnd sixth ribs , which icnetratcd tbo heart. Later In the day 10 prosecuting attorneys , through n fellow mrbor of Thome's , connected him with the ocsesalon of a stllletto the blade ot which as over six Inches In length. The district attorney tried hard to get this Itrcss to declare that Thorn had spoken f his relations with Mrs. Nack and Gulden- uppe , but Lawyer Howe was equal to the ccaslon , and the court Invariably sustained Us objections. WITNESSES IDENTIFY THORN. Some of the witnesses examined today csldo In Woodslde and they told of the visits f a gaily dressed woman , who appeared in lie vicinity of the cottage with a man In ght colored clothes on the day of the mur- er. They had also seen a maa wearing dark > luo clothes about the Iioua'o and on the ay In question ho was seen by one of the vltncsses to go In and out of the house fre- ucntly. Three of them identified Thorn as ho man In dark clothed , and two of them dentlfled photographs of Guldcnsuppo aa being representations of the man who had vorn the light suit. None ot them , however , had seen any traces of the latter after he ntered the cottage on that F/lday morn- 112. Lawyer Howe requested the court to have Mrs. Nack produced In order that she might > e Identified by tlie witnesses. This brought about a legal argument , and fln-illy Mr. lowe , was compelled , to swear out a writ compellqg ! the sheriff to produce her. Mrs. Nack was brought Into court after the mid- lay recess , looking much paler than when she appeared two weeks ago In the same court. BONES ON EXHIBITION. The morbid curiosity of the majority of the spectators was gratified In the afternoon session Iby tbo production In court of a piece of bone of one of Guldcnsuppe's thighs , to vhlch was attached some shreds of flesh. L'hlg ghastly exhibit was scaled in a glass ar. Dr. O'Hanlcn explained that he cut his portion off to show how minutely it ( Itted Into the corresponding pleco of bone which protruded from the stump of the ewer part of the body. Police Captain Stephen O'Brien , formerly n charge of the New York detective bureau , was on the stand for a considerable portion of the afternocQ and told a good deal of what Martin Thorn , had said to him when .ho prisoner was being put through what Is tnown among criminals as "the third de gree. " Thorn at that tlmo had denied all knowledge of the killing of Guldcnsuppe. Captain O'Drica also said that when ho was questioning Mrs. Nack , when she was ar rested , four dayra after the murder was allegoJ to have been committed , she said. "Guldcnsuppe did not treat me right. I love Thorn and would die for him. " It was at that tlmo that Mr. Howe said : "Wo say right now we will t > how 'that ' Mrs. Nack committed the murder , and 'what she said to the captain will bear us out. " The adjournment of court was until Friday. AIJVOCATKS OF UMVCIISAL PEACE A ill ) pt ItCHOliitioii of "Welcome to W llnnilnll Crciuer. PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 24. At a meeting today of the Pennsylvania Peace society , a branch of the Universal Peace- union , In , com memoration of the society's ' thirty-first anni versary , addresses were made by Kov Amanda Deyo and representatives of the Friends' Philanthropic union , the Woman's Christian Temperance union and the branch peace societies. t Among tbo resolutions adopted was the following : That wo welcome most sincerely nni liHirtily Hon. W , Randall Cremcr of Eng land to our country , now for the third tlmo ijenrlnff messages of pence , nnd on this oc casion ono of the largest and most Importart petitions in tlie history of the world , repre senting over 2,000,000 earnest worklngmen o Ills country , Imploring our government to accept nnd establish a tribunal of Interna tlonal arbitration with Great Britain. Mr. Cremcr , who was formerly a member of Parliament , was present and at the even Ing session ho delivered an address , HIGH GIFTS TO PHILADELPHIA Formal Annniineeinent of Ilr. WlriV iier'H Doiintlnu tu the Lllirnry. PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 24. At a dlnne given tonight by P. A , II , Wldcner to aljou twenty Intimate personal and .busloes . associates , all men of prominence In Phlla delptila , the formal announcement was mad by Dr. William Pepper , former provost o the Uulverulty of Pennsylvania , of Mr WIdcaer's intention to present to the fre library ot Philadelphia his magnldcent rest donee. The building Is to be held In trus forever by tbo city as an Integral part of th free library system under the name of tb "Josephine Wldencr Memorial branch , " t commemorate the deceased wife of tb donor. , , i lny ! PttUliurK Street ItalUvnyH. I3ALTIMOIIB. Nov. 24. It Is announce hero that the banking1 firm of Alexande Drown & Sons of this city baa closed a dea by wrilch the capital stock of $30,600,000 of the i'ltteburtr Traction company , including 117 miles oC street railway , has been trans ferred to n syndicate of capitalists In Lon don , New York , Baltimore and Philadelphia , SleninerH for Vnkiin Itlver. JBFFEHSONV1LLB , Ind. , Nov. 24.-Kr- nest Nleber and Superintendent Schloss of the Alaska Commercial company are hero negotiating with Capvnln K , G , Howard for the building1 of four steel steamers for the Yukon river , i , IX SHIPS I.V CIIIXUSK WATKHS. Germany linn -Strong Force lit the Seene lf Triinlilc. iBDRLIN , Nov. 24. thofappolntmcnts of dmlrnl von Dledcrlch to command the com- Inod German squadrons In Chinese waters , nd of Prlnco Henry 6f Prussia to assume ommand of the second German squadron on bo coast of China , consisting of the Katscrln Augusta , the Dcutachland and the Glflan , hlch three vessels tUll probably start for Claou Chou 'bay bbooi December 10 next , ' re otMclally confirmed. The German squadron nt Klaou Chou bay s commanded by Admiral Dlodorlca and con- Ists of the flagship Kaiser , with C44 men ; he second class cruisers Ircno and Princess Vllhelm , with 253 men each ; third class rulser Arcona , having a crow of 267. The Kalsorln Augusta Is a first class rulser , carrying a crew of 427 mon , the ) cutschland Is a second ctnss battleship , invlng a complement ot CSS men nnd the Gcflon Is a second class cruiser , with a crow t 312 men. Emperor William la credited with the In- option ot-tho proposed naval demonstration u Chinese waters. The suddenness of the ppalntmcnt of 'Admiral ! Vondlcdrlch and Prlnco Henry Is shown by the fact that nly a week ago tha prince was appointed nspcctor of the navy , a post In which he la ow replaced by Baron Bodeuhauscn , the ommandcr of tha imperial yacht Ilolicn- qllern. No German prince has ever had n active command so far from home. Tlio quadrons will consist ot eight vessels and , GOO men. It Is soml-omclnlly dechrcd that the pcnd- ng negotiations will fco'conductcd at Pekln nd not at Berlin. Tlio new Chinese min ster to Germany was just on the point of tartlng for Germany , -but on the occupa- lon of Klao Chau the * Pekln authorities ountcrinanded bis departure. On good authority It II said that Ge'rniany s negotiating with the great powers for a ermonent occupation of the bay as a naval tatlon. The negotiations promise to be suc- CESful . The Haytl difficulty has disappeared In Chinese movement. The seml-ofllclal organs egard It as settled , and acknowledge the friendly attitude ot the United States , vhlch has materially assisted the settle ment. " i.vrniiKSTCu i.v OAXAUA'S \VEI.FAHI- : . Pope CilveH a Letter ( o ArelililNhop of Montreal- ROME , Nov. 24 , The letter ot the pope to Vrchblshop Bnmcolll of Montreal , who Is In his city In behalf ot thnj'Roman Catholics of Manitoba , who claim the1 right to maintain eparate schools , In. addition to emphasizing ho Importance of the demonstration matle > y forty newspapermen at Montreal when he archbishop started for Rome , and polnt- ng out how the aid of , a t..mpathetlc prcns can aid the cause of voidcr ; and tranquillity , concludes by saylGg1 thatv"animated by spe cial paternal zeal foV Canada" his holiness vlll use his utmost solicitude "that public accord will 'suffer no ; detriment. " The last statementils Interpreted to mean hat the pope's comlng encyclical on the Manitoba school question Will not be so rigid as to embitter the situation , The reply of his holiness also 'contains an exhortation o the Catholics ot Canada to warmly secondi he .efforts of their bishops. The letter from ' his holiness' to the archbishop of Montreal vaa sent In .reply . to a report Mgr. Braz- chezl had made in'regard to the Journalistic demonstration previously alluded to. L.ILY & < l.\GT7tY > S" YACHT IS SOII ) . llli ! ' In nt Auction Iiy I.H-IVHOII JoIlllHtoil. LONDON , Nov. 24. The yacht White L-adye , formerly the property ot Mrs. Lily Liingtry. the actress , has been sold at auc tion for 11,200. The vessel cost to build for Lord Ashburton ( Francis Edward Bar ing ) $200,000 , and Mrs. 'Lung'try ' spent $100- 300 In decorating the yacht and her state boudoir t-ulte. A few yea'rs ago Mrs. Lang- try refused $110,000 for the White Eadyc , and the vessel was chartered to the late Ogden Goelet of New York , who used it until his palatial steam yacht , Mayflower , was about completed. Mr. Goelet , who had possession of the White Ladyo for about four years , Is understood to have paid some thing like ? 5,000 yearly for Its hlro alouo. Mrs. Langtry was anxldus to sell the yacht , as she had no further use for It , hut there wore only two bidders , and the White Lndye was bought by Lawson Johnston , who some tlmo ago purchased the prince of Wales' raclns cutter Britannia. , UUEH.V JEALOUS , OF TI1I2 PUIXCESS. LU HuconieH Aliirineil at I'oiiul.urlly of ICnliilaiil. HONOLULU , Nov. 17. ( Via San Fran cisco ) , Nov. 24. The presence of Princess Kalulnnl Is not satisfactory to the adher ents of the deposed vquccn , as they bellevo ( that the young woman has returned to start a boom for * herself at the expense of the quean. Kalulanl's supporters claim that If congress falls to annex Hawaii she will Etmul ( i good chance of being placed on. I the tbrono under a limited monarchy. The princess has been giving public receptions at her homo and in 9tberyays Is trying to make herself popular. J. K. Kaulal and. . ! ) . Kalakokolnnl will leave for Washington 'op November 19 to work against tbo annexation ot the Islands. Both men represent the troyallstH In Hone lulu. At a later data tlicyl'wlll bo followed by John Richardson aiid R. Wv Wllcox , both half whites , and A , Marques , a wblto man , who wore selected by the queen's sup porters on the Island of Maul. 1'earey SallM fijr Home. ( Copyright , 1M7 , by Tress lUilillelilnb' Company. ) COLON , Colombia.Nev. . 24 , ( New York World Cablegram - Special Telegram. ) Joslab L. Pearcy , who lias been tbo United States consul here for "four years , has turned his office over : la his successor and sails for New ; York oil' tbo steamship Alll anco. During bis terjil of eervfce the dig nity of the stars anij 'strips has been re ligiously upheld and ho has distinguished himself by his firmness , promptness and courtesy. The local press pxtols him and all classes ot American * , regret ula departure uro , Ho lias get a brilliant example to other foreign representatives , General LocUIinrt'iiirr < m" Encnnc LONDON , Nov. 25.--V ) dispatch to tbo Times from BagU , province of Cutcb-Gundava , BeluchlsUin , Bays that Curing the operations near Datol. which have been conducted dur- lr > s the last few days by General Sir William ' Lockbart , 'with tlie F.burtu brigade of tbo British punitive , expedition , against the In. surgent tribesmen on the northwest frontier of India , Sir William Lockliart , the com- mandcr-ln-cblef , had a narrow escape from being ebot. I I Pronoun to CliecU Germany , ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 24. The Russian newspapers urge that Russia , Franco and Great Britain should occupy points in Chln.i , to counterbalance the German occupation of Klao-Cbou bay , Shan-Tune peninsula , DECISION EXPECTED TODAY Evidence in Oonrt-Mnrtial of Oaptnin Levering All RECORD OF THE TRIAL BEING REVIEWED Opinion I'rrvnlln ( hut the DcoUloii , It A'ot for nil AcuuUtnl , Will llvc- oniinenil Only a Light I . , Sentence. . , CHICAGO , Nov. 24. A decision In the court martial of Captain Lcoturd A. Layering of the Fourth Infantry will bo reached to morrow. The court martial today closed the hear ing of testimony covering the incidents of Private Hammond's Involuntary appearance before the summary court at Fort Sheridan on October 9. There will bo a protracted meeting tomorrow , as all the evidence taken during the last two days' sessions must bo read for the occond tlmo to the court In order to follow out the red tape of court- martial proceedings. The entire morning ses sion will ncccssirlly bo taken up by these last duties of Judge Advocate Hunter , and then tlio twelve officers of the court will set tle down to a private discussion of their oplnloca of Captain Lovcring and his method of enforcing military discipline. The general opinion Is that the vcrJlct , If is not for ac quittal , will bo for a light penalty. The chief witness of the day was Captain Loverlng , who admitted that the stories of previous witnesses were substantially correct. Ho claimed however , that ho did not use excessive force with Hammond , "only stirred him up with my foot and sword , " was the way ho put It. Colonel Hall of the Fourth Infantry took the stand and declared that he approved of everything Captain Lovcring ! had done. The arguments for and against Lovcring were very brief , and at their conclusion court adjourned for the day. COURT VISITS GUAIID HOUSE. The hearing of the Loverlng court-martial began today with the testimony of the last wltncso for the prosecution , Post Surgeon Henry Llpp'ocott. The surgeon said ho had been called upon professionally to attend Hammond. "I found no bruises to npeak of , " said he. "There was a slight abrasion on the shoulder and also scratches on the thighs , but they were Insignificant , nnd after sponging them with lodoform , I reported the man as fit for light work. " Tbo surgeon stated that the wounds ap peared to hive been made by an Instrument of sharp point and could have been caused by the use of a sword. Judge Advocate Hunter then requested that tho. court visit the guard house and go- over th'd 'rolifo ' traveled by the members of the guard when they dragged Prisoner Hammond to the summary court , after which the prose cution rested. . Attorney Blair for . .Captain. Jjoverlng pro- sertd four { eUer3frcm virlous cfflccrs under ' whom tho'defendant had served. Thcso letters - tors all referred to Lovcring as an efficient officer nnd a good soldier. They were placed on file. Colonel Hall was then called. "What report dhl Captain Loverlng make to you In regard to this affair ? " asked Attor ney Blair of the commanding officer. "JIo told mo of Hammond's refusal to ap pear bcfor * the court In direct dlai-bedlence to my orders and Bald that ho had dragged him from the guard house with a rope. " "What comment did you make ? " COMMENDED THE CAPTAIN. "I csmmendcd him highly for his action , but cautioned him to remove the rope from the prisoner's feet before ho appeared In court. " 'Was there 'been ' any trouble with prison ers during the year you have been hero ? " the attorney1 asked. "Thoro has iteen almost constant trouble , " said Colonel Hall. "Prisoners have refused to work and there have been almost dally In fractions of the rules. I commended Captain Lovorlns's action especially because I was Informed that the prisoner had defied live prison officers In succession. " Colonel illall told the court that tbero was no conveyance at the fort that could bo tise < to convey prisoners from the guard house , If they refused to walk. Attorney Blair closed his questioning by asking If n report had been made to him thai Captain Loverlrj.5 had kicked and stabbed the prisoner. "Well , now that you recall that , " said the witness , "Captain Loverlng did tell mo that he had stirred Hammond a little , and 1 also approved that. " Colonel Hunter Interposed here with a question. "Colonel Hall , " ho said , "If a rcporl bad been made to you that Hammond li < u refused to iwalk to the summary court woulc you have ordered him dragged ? " "Well , not specifically , " said the colonel "but I would have used force. " Colonel Hall was then excused. Captain John W. Bibb of the Fourth regi ment 'testified ' 'to the good character of the accused officer. Then Sergeant Woolen , ono of the prk'cn officers , gave some now In formation by making the statement tha before Captain Lovcring ordered Hammom dragged , ho himself had dragged tbo prig oner around tbo guardhouse by the heels. Then Captain Lovcring took the stand In his own. behalf. Ho was very nervous aiu blundered several times while going through th.o formalities preceding his examination LOVEUINQ IN HIS OWN BEHALF. "Is the testimony thus far given before this court correct ? " asked tila attorney , "It Is substantially correct , " said LeverIng Ing , "Only the amount of force I used ha been exaggerated. I Etlrrcd Hammcnd will my Eword and foot , but I put only a sinal fraction of strength Into it. U didn't hur him , I kicked him to make him open his eyes. " Then the details of the ontlro affair wer repeated to the evident aversion of the mem bers of the court , who plainly showed tha they were tired of the story , Colonel Huntc asked Captain Loverlng why he bad no reported to his commanding officer the prls oner's refusal to go to the court , postponlii action until ho received orders from Colotie Hall. "I should have been ashamed , " Mid Cup tain Loverlng , "to hive reported to on person that I allowed a prisoner to get th better of me. " "Could you not have secured a wagon V ccatlnucd the judge advocate. "I would not have done BO under any clr cumstanccE , " answered Captain Loverhib "It would have been a bad example for tu men , " After Captain Loverlng bad told of h twenty-five years' service la tbo Unltec Suica army wltfeout ever havloc beta cour THE BEE BULLETIN. Venther Foroenul for Tartly cloudy ; Colder ; Variable Winds. ace. 1. ItnUtrroitn Tlmn In tlio Itclclnrntli , ClmitRo of Ilino In Thorn Trlnl , Trutlmony rinlftlictl In I.ovrrlnR Cnao. Dnrlnc Until by n Cuban lliunl. 2. I.ocnl ( Irldlron Coiitrntit for Toilny. Chnngo In Union 1'ncllln MnntiRemcnt. 3. I.nnrnfttrr County Youth Kills Himself , PoptillMR In riiitform ItuMncfti Agnln. t , IMItnrlnl mid Comment. B. rorccint of tlio President' * McMUgo. 0 , Council lIlufT * I.oc. l Mnttrrft. IlrMimo of lolrn I'olttlnil Denis. 7. Itlch ( Inlil Flint In Utah' * Mcntiitnlnn. < lonrriil NOWB of the Oreiitor West. 8. I'lirnlturu DUplny for tlio lJxpn ltlon. "lIiirRlrern limy on the North Side. 1) , I'urti ConeernhiK Ileet Siignr. I'rnliiililo Wur In PimdciiKer Itntr * . Progress of Ihn llolln lloiiilmnnn Cnno. PoiirHo lltKtle * for Toiirlu-r * ' ( liitherlnp. 1. Coinmerelut iinil Fltiunrli1 : Mown , S. Ingenuity of the Slot Muelilno. Story of n ( Irent Htiv.itnrilo. Temperature at Oinnlini lour. 1) ' | T. Hour. IJeir. n n. in . . . . . . : to i i > . in . it : U n. ni . . ' ! < > - ] i. in. . . . . . ! < ( 7 n. in . : to a p. in . is H n. 111 . : u -i i > . in . is i ) a. n . : u : n p. in . is o n. in . : tr o i > . in . . . . . . -is t n. ni . 10 T 11. in . in 2 in . II 'K ' p. Ill . 15 ! > | i. in . M nartlaled before , ho was excused and the aklng of testimony was over. Attorney Blair then made his closing ad- resa. COMMISSION IS HUADY TO SAIL. Will Kxntiiliic Iiilit PeiiMlliHIty of MeariiKiinii Canal. NEW YOHK. Nov. 24. With everything In eadlness the United States cruiser Now- ) ort , Captain 11. F. Tllley In command , Is yiug off dry dock No. 2 at the Brooklyn navy yard , awaiting orders to sail with the members of the Nlcaraguan Canal cnmmle- lon recently appointed by congress. The commission Is comprised of Heir Ad- nlral John G. Walker , U. S. N. , as president ; Colonel Peter C. Halns , corps ot engineers. U. S. A. and Prof. Lewis M. Haupt , civil en gineer. With them will go about fifty sur- cyors , engineers and other employes as members of the expedition. The commls- lon will rcpo-t on the feasibility of the canal , Is probable cost and cost of maintenance and the most desirable route. The vessel will proceed dlicct to Grcytown , rom whence Admiral Walker will proceed at once to Managua and pay his respect to President Xelayn. The expedition will re main until March next. Independent of the commission work a [ jen- erol survey will bo made of the harbor of Greytown and another of the San Juan river , vhlch la undergoing \.TOI MOD PltOU MAKING CLAIMS. Ciimiut Prove Hervelf to lie Heir to NBW , YORK. vNcy 24 , Judgment , , wao entered today by Justice Beekman In he supreme court perpetually enjoining Mrs. JugcnloAlcthra Webster iRoss from clalm- ug to bo the heir of William Henry King , vho died In an asylum for the Insane at Providence , n. I. , March C last , leaving an estate of over $30,000,000 , of which over 2,000,000 consists of real estate in this state. The action decided1 by Justice Beekman was > rought by William Debon King and other lelrs of W. II. King to settle Mrs. Ross' claim o the real estate , and to enjoin her from any further proceedings to secure it. Simultaneous with the decision rendered today counecl for ( Mrs. iRoss 'filed ' lu the county clerk's office five summonses and com plaints In suits she has brought In the cupreme com t against Godfrlcd 'Muller , John Carey , James QlcCannon , lErflth E. McCagg , David Hoslcher , William 'Dehon ' King and about twenty others. Mrs. Hess alleges that prior to March G , 1897 , "William Henry King was the lawful owner of property In this city ROW In the possession of the defendants She reiterates that she is his solo heir and auks that she be given possession of the property. AKTLIU IXIIIAX MO.U01L TRAFFIC Hweejiliitr Or tic in iNxneil Iiy tlic CJov- ermneiit OfllcerM. MUSKOGEE , I. T. , Nov. 21. Juilgo Springe and Indian Agent Wisdom of this place have Irsued the most sweeping orders ever given out regarding the liquor truffle In the India : territory. Agent "Wisdom has directed his Indian police to arrest all persons foum with liquor and who are III an Intoxlcatei condition and turn them over to the United States marshal. Judge Springer has ruled that all persons bo brought before him who are found In the possession of Intoxicating liquors , and they will -ho required to prove from whom they purchased the liquor under penalty of being declared In contempt of court If they refuse to do so. HI.ASS WOUICI2HS WIM < MOVI3 WI3ST. Purnoxe OrKiiiilElnif u Co-Opernllve { IIINH I'laiit. PITT-SBURG , Pa. , Nov. 24. The French and Belgian glass workers at Arnold , Pa. , near here , met last night and decided to go to Washington and join Debs' social democracy. On iMarch 1 next thirty-four men will leave , and about a monfch later the entire colony , or nearly COO persons , will follow. The glass workers all Imvo some money , each of them having saved up from $200 to | 2,000 , , and It Is their plan to put their Individual savings Into a large four- tank co-operative glass < plant. FUR MUimiii o.TIII : IIHJII SICAN. Joliri AmlvrHoiu to lie Trloil In u Few Wl-flCM. RICHMOND , Va. , Nov. 24. Judge Hughes wan hero today In consultation with Mr. O , P. Plcasants , clerk of the United States circuit court , In regard to summoning a jury for the trial of John Anderson , now In jail at Norfolk for the murder on the high scan ot the captain and mate of the schooner Olive Pecker. nf Or rim VcMxHinov. . -I , At Southampton-Arrived St. Paul , from New York , At New York Arrived llckla , from Copenhagen ; Werra , from Genoa. Bulled St. IxiuU , for Southampton ; Majestic , for Liverpool ; lirltannla , for Marseilles. At Baltimore Arrived Muiichen , from Ilremen. At Amatcrdnm Arrls'cd Edam , from Now York. . At London Arrived MassachusettB , from New York. At Ilremen 'Arrived Wlllehad , from Bal timore. At J.lverpool-Salled-aermanlc , for Now York ; Ilhynland , for Philadelphia. At Marseilles Arrived Mussallla , from New York , for Liverpool. At Boulogne Sailed Werkcndam , for New Yorlc. At Hamburg Sailed Phoenicia , for Now York , , . y DARING CDBAN RAID Iivnclful of Insurgents Gives the City of Havana a Good Scaro. APPROACH CLOSE TO BLANCO'S ' PALACE Puss Within Stone's Throw of Frowning Walls of Oabauas Fortress , STAY'FOR TWO HOURS AND LOOT A STORE Janip in Broad Daylight a Quarter of a Mile from the Oity , EVADE VIGILANCE CF SPANISH TROOPS I'nNX TliroiiKli Rtinrricil District Kour MIloH Wlu > Without I.oiliiKii Mnu Surely TlirotiKli Tro- Illi'llltOllH KlIHlllllllC. ( CopyriRht , 1557 , by Trppa 1'nliltnMnir Company. ) HAVANA. Nov. 24. ( New York World Ca- ) clirani Special Telegram. ) A few Insur gents rallied Casa IHanca , within ride shot of the pnlaco of General Illnnco , on Sunday norntiig. They stayed almcnt two hours anil oatcd a store within a stone's throw of the Cabanas fortress. They campml In broad day light within n quarter of a mile nnd In full sight of a big , floating dock , and they evaded squadrons of cavalry and a double line ot 'ort garrisons In going back to the country. Meanwhile , another part of the same force , raided Cojlmar , near Guanahacoa. At mid day both .forces united and reached the hllte . In safety. It was the most daring raid of the war. Tlio point reached In Havana Is a largo vil lage , nestling under the walls of Cabanas on the edge of the harbor just across from the palace. Although there arc no guards In the palace Itself , between It and the coun try is a district four miles across which Is 111 led with troops. The dozen Insurgents were of Arangueren's party. They entered Casa Illanca at 1 a. in. , passing wlthlng 100 yards of Fort No. 4 , the Cabanas fortress , and took food , clothing , shoes and medicine without alarming the sentries. Then they fired a volley across the narrow strip of water at General Blanco's palace and retreated amidst a tremendous fusillade , but none are known to have been killed. They camped at Ingcnlto , a small sugar'es- tate Just outsldo the fort , until 11 n. ra. Two squadrons .of the Plzarro cavalry wore sent to relnforcoMhc garrisons , but the Cu bans got safely away. Their shots were heard all over Havana nnd canned consterna tion. Now the raid Is the talk of the town. Some Spanish officers nro likely to bo de graded In conaciiucncu of the ralda. General Blanco Is said to bo extremely Incensed. A battalion of Havana , polfco arrived on tha , scene too late , Jiavlug been delayed In em barking on the Havana side of the narrow bay. bay.Tho The party which attacked Cojlmar bad a , lively fight. Many Spanish soldiers were killed. The Cuban loss is unknown. Last night another party , supposed to have been commanded by Aranguercn entered Santa Maria Al Rosarlo nnd sacked the stores. The town is only about three miles from Guanabacoa , Havana , a principal sub urb. There \\os qulto a light there , but the losses are unknown. Reports arc constantly arriving , but they are suppressed by the local press of Increasing rebel activity. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. iMiiso.vnu.s AIMS IIRI.KASED. Illiuion UbernleN Men Win ) Hiive Jlccn Ilelil UN CoiMilritorH. | : HAVANA , Nov. 24. Under Instructions from Marshal Blanco , the authorities have released Luis Somelllan , who \\as arrested on Januay 15 , 1S9G , on a charge of con spiracy against the government , which ac cused him of being the agent In Havana , of the Insurgent junta , and Manila Fernan dez Chaqullo , who was captured July 19 , 183G , near Jarucho , where he landed with a filibustering expedition , and after trial was sentenced to Ufa Imprisonment. Rafael Diaz w s also released. The three men will Ball for the United States tomorrow , Emilia Domlnquez will bo released and will sail for the United States Thursday. Marshal Blanco has 'been ' authorized by tbo government at Madrid to sign a credit of $100,000 to be devoted to the immediate relief of the suffering peasants who have , been gathered In the vicinity of the towno occupied by the Spanish troops as a prccau- : lonary measure , and who have been suffer ing great hardships and privation. STIU3.TH OK WI5VM2H I.V SI'AISl \e VMiiiiierH | anil Military tloiiH AnDlvlileil. . MADRID , Nov. 24. A review of the news paper situation here BMOWH that ton news papers arc hostile to General Woyler , 'while five are In his favor. Of the military organi zations two support the former captain gen eral of Cuba and ono opposes him. General Woyler hao written a letter tea a friend In Malaga saying ho Is prepared ! to support any political leader "to carry on the glorious heritage of Canovas , " adding : ' 'if ' I had been allowed to remain In Cuba the war would have been ended In. May.1 ' Senor Romero lloblcdo , tha former minister of justice and worm friend of General Woy- ler , ban convened a meeting of tbo dltsldcnt conservatives , to lake place early In Decem ber. ( The program which this party will bo asked to adopt Is as follows : Strenuous de fense of the national Integrity and no concessions - cessions to a foreign government nor weak ness towards the Insurgents ; protection for national labor , and the maintenance of the same tariff In Cuba as In Spain , Snllaii Orileru Xetv IriiiiulnilN. LONDON , Nov. 25. The Constantinople correspondent of tbo Standard learns that tbo Irado on the fcubject of the much ( Me- cussed plans of Turkey commands the minis ter of marine , Hassan Pasha , to contract with Hcrr Krupp to build four now Iron- cladc , but gives no Inntructlona us to the re * palrg of the old vessels. He a > : "If tbU bo true It is probable that Germany tiat In * duced Russia to content , " , . ' " " - 0. Ilulionlu IMiiBiin Sireaillnir , BOMBAY , Nov. 24. The spread of tha bu bonic plague nhowa no signs of abatement at Poonab , Surat and elsewhere. It fata ex tended to Ahmednagur , The health author ities of ( bin city reported today that tbera were twonty-ilx cases of the plague and ten deaths In this city ytiterday , lte < juek < i' < l ( o Piny for ISmiieror. BKRLIN , Nov. 24. fly special orfler of Em. peror William , Mine. Rojano baa been en gaged to play "Mine. Bans Qcuo" at tU Schautplel turn * . -