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SHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHXloSTJ , JANUARY 11 , 1899. TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
1IASOS MAKES A PLEA
Asks the Same Liberty for Filipinos as This
Country Demands ,
ILLINOIS SENATOR AGAINST EXPANSION
Delivers a Sot Speech in Support of His
Position on the Question.
INSURGENTS ARE ENTITLED TO LIBERTY
They Are Justified in Defending Their Homes
and Land.
ASSERTS THAT IMPERIALISM IS A FEVER
ttefcm tn Xerdu of More Clrlllrntlnit
In Thl Countr ) Ilefore Trjlntc to
Extend to Inland * ThatiKiindH
of Ml Ion AM ay.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Senator Mason ,
republican of Illinois , occupied the atten
tion of the senate for nearly an hour and a
half today with a speech In support ot his
resolution declaring that the United States
Vlll iirvcr attempt to govern the people of
any country without their consent. In many
J-fflpccts the speech was one of the most
notable utterances In the senate thus far this
session. Rugged In language , pointed nnd
effective In Illustration. Mr. Mason com
manded the attention of the senate and ot
the galleries from the first sentence of bin
speech to the apostrophe to liberty which
formed his peroration. Several times spon
taneous applause swept over the galleries ,
but under the stringent rules of the senate
tt was quolUd quickly. It was several min
utes after the conclusion of the speech be
fore the senate could proceed with Us busi
ness on account of the confusion Incident to
tbo congratulations which many ot Mr.
Mason's colleagues hastened to extend to
him. Mr. Mason said :
It Is easy to drift with the tide , but It
le not always safe. The simple resolution
I Imvo Introduced has nothing necessarily
to do with nny treaty , nor do I Intend to
fcpeak of any proposed treaty. The resolu
tion does not Involve a question of law , but
IB a question as to the future policy ot this
republic. I am willing to trust the people ,
und I want the people to hear both sides of
the case before the verdict Is rendered.
Distinguished editors and etfltssmon eay the
republican party favors governing ccrtalu
balloon without the consent of its people.
Who dares speak in advance for the party
that speaks only In tin convention ? That
party sprang like a young giant from the
womb ot conscience and made Its first fight
for human liberty. H has never bowed to
the storm of expediency and it I may bo
allowed to prophecy , I predict that If the
delegates will go In ngaln the rafters will
ring again when they demand the same rn-
Bcpcndcnco for the citizen of the Philippines
as they did two years ago for Cuba.
SiieiiUliiwr for Our Own People
Do you say I am speaking for the Philip
pines ? Yes , ono word for them , and two for
r > iirsel.ve , , A black , mansald _ to a senator
* tui's > jfrtb.er ofcyt 'I'ly hank"you for'fip"oaking > ,
of my race , " and the senator replied : "I am
speaking one word for your race and two for
my own ; nothing over dwarfed the white
race eo much as stooping for a hundred
years to keep the black man down. " I may
appear to speak one word for the Philip
pines , but two for my own people when I
plead for the broad-minded man who wrote
"All just powers of government are derived
from the consent of the governed. " You
cannot govern the Philippines without tax
ing them. You have not their consent and
the proposition of taxation without repre
sentation Is made again. Look out for tea
parties. These llttlo semi-social functions
are likely to break out even there , for Hall
Columbia and Yankee Doodle have been
board In the archipelago.
We may talk of It Is wo please , but there
| s nothlnc that satisfies the human mind In
an enlightened age unless man is governed
bv his own country andthe Institutions of
(
his own Kovcrnment.
We are now asked to say to the citizens of
the Philippines : "You poor. Ignorant crea
tures , you can't govern yourselves ; wo will
extend our commerce nnd wo will do It for
you. You don't know bow to tax yourselves
nnd in order that we may continue to exer
cise our Christian duty to you , wo will pre
vent your cxcrcls'ng ' sovereignty we will
txorcls * that function ourselves. " Mr. Presi
dent , they will never learn to govern them-
Bolves while wo govern them. There Is no
such thing ns teaching the art of self-gov
ernment. For over 100 years ovcry lover of
liberty has pointed to thla sentence within
this resolution. "That all just powers of
poveruuiMit are derived from the consent of
the governed , " as a reason for tholr fight for
liberty. This sentence has been a pillar of
tire by night and has stirred the hearts of
the oppressed all over the world. In tbo
llKht of this sentence crowns have fallen Into
dust and the foundation of republics have
been laid. You ask for expansion. See how
ve have cxoanded In the time since this
sentence was written. Not only have re
publics started up In place of monarchies ,
but monarchies have themselves gradually
broadened into constitutional governments ,
Rotting nearer and nearer to the volco of the
people. Our own was the first great repub
lic and In the better and broader sense our
flag floats from the dome of every re
public. From Brazil to Nicaragua and Vene
zuela the brave little republican flag Is iI
Moating. 11 may not be striped or starred I
like our own , but It Is born of the spirit of |
our spirit wherever it floats nnd it breathes
defiance to the monarchies of the world be-
caiira our flag Is in our sky and because the
Monroe doctrine 1 written forever In the
hearts of the people.
Cannot Amend a Sentence.
The other day , when the distinguished
Bonator from Massachusetts ( Hoar ) asked tbo
r.cnator from Connecticut ( Platt ) what ho
wna going to do with this sentence , that "All
Just powers of government urc derived from
the consent of the governed. " h answered.
"From the consent of some of the governed. "
Mr. President , when any great cause agi
tating the minds of the people needs for Its
defense such shallow and un-American
evasions OB this , that cause will not live long
in the minds ot Intelligent people. Wo can
not amend that Bcntenco now and when wo
elmll all have smouldered In forgotten dust
this sentence will live and continue to burn ,
a menace to tyrants and a beacon of hope to
thn downtrodden and the oppressed.
Thn Filipino Is begging to treat with us
ns to his own land ; he acknowledge * our gal
lant services : there Is no honest commercial
treaty that nu honest nation could ask that
they nro not willing to consent to. They ;
want liberty as we did and when 70.000,000
people have heard their cry for mercy und
liu'epcndonce the father In New England will
) il-ad for the father tn Mnnlln ; the mothur In
Illinois will pray for the poor mother 'n '
tbo Islands of the sea : the fathers will vote
as tfcr mothers pray ; the poisoned \lews of
selfishness will have had their run and God
help the party that urges war on the n ii\u
who defends only his liberties nnd his homo ,
Ahl Mr. President , have we got to fight
nnd plead for these people ns wo did for
Cuba ? Are wo to hear Agulnaldo nnd his
followers called robbers and cut-throats , as
wo heard of the > brave Garcia and his fol
lowers within the last twelve months In this
chamber ? Whv net maKe them our friends
Instead of our enemies ? Why stingily withhold -
hold the jewel of Independence ? Why not
finish this war as we began It. for human-
Ity'o caKe ? Win not with a free and open
. ha'id give to them what we hove promised
I to clvo to Cuba ?
Then have we kept our promise , then have
vro bound them to us by bands stronger
than tteel and then can wo look squarely
at the Huroppans who called un land grab
bers. Pointing to Hedlocs * Island , we can
say : "See , the liberty cop Is not n crown :
HO the goddcfa has turned on her pedestal
nnd with her searchlight swept the conti
nent ; see , 10,000 milts across the water the
seed sown at Concord has taken root there
and flaunt * Its defiant Hag of self-govern
ment nt the very portals of the Orient. "
> o HlKht to tioterii Them.
That we have so far assisted the Filipinos
ind are entitled to fair treatment from them
s true ; Unit by taking possession In stress
of war of a part of the Islands and driving
.ho Spaniards out has placed certain respon
sibilities upon us din not be denied , Dut I
contend that there Is no more right or ne-
: ct slty of governing the Philippines than
ihero Is of our governing Venezuela , Ilrazll ,
Nicaragua or nny other South American
state without the consent of the people. Ccr-
: alnly we have no more right to govern the
I'hlllpplnes than we have Cuba , There Is
no such thing as teaching the art of wlt-
; overnmcnt with a Mauser gun. There Is
[ jut one , and only one , way to learn the art
nnd that IB through the gate of responsibil
ity and along the rough and rugged road ot
experience.
Hut distinguished gentlemen who claim n
monopoly on pitrlotlsm , who don't seem to
observe the difference between expansion
und explosion , eay that we , who believe In
getting the consult of the governed before
wu govern them , went to give back the
l'htllpplnr-8 to Spain. Kveryone who makes
the statement knows that wn want nothing
of the sort. Mexico was Invaded by the
Trench and wo said to them , " ( ! o , It Is
covered by the Monroe doctrine. " France
withdrew Its troops and the bravo , strug
gling republic Is climbing up the scale of
civilization , slowly but surely That Is the
expansion I believe In. That Is the Im
perialism that Monroe taught us.
Referring to the statements that the
Americans Intended to glvo the Philippines
Iberty. Senator Mason said : "How Is liberty
, o bo established ? IB It to be done hypo-
dcrmlcally with a thlrtcen-lnch gun ? Are
not our inc i and ships lying off Hello ? Did
not the natives who have been our allies
drive the Spaniards out ? Are they not In
possession of their own land , their own
horace ? Are they guilty of any crime except
love of home and country ? Having worn
the Spanish yoke so long , do you wonder
that they fear ours ? Shall we shoot them
titid burn their homes because God almighty
has planted In their hearts nnd to their lips
the sweet song of liberty ? Forbid it , al
mighty God !
Hut. Mr. President , we arc told that we
must civilize them. Which part of our civi
lization shall wo give them first. Shall wo
show them how to run municipalities with
boodle aldermen ? I see the chief of 'hat
great ethical society , known as Tammany
hall , says : "Tho Islands , hold them ! " Shall
wo send him to teach the untaught Filipinos'
cleanliness nnd municipal politics ? Shall we
teach them to worship money or the man
who has It ? Shall we have special Instruc
tions to tench them how to kill postmasters
and their wives and children because of
their complexion ? Shall we have illustra
tions showing enlarged pictures of the works
of our mobs within the last ninety dnjs In
North Carolina , South Carolina nnd Illinois ?
Shrtll wo teaoh them how to organize trusts
so tha. one or two men can rals * the prltc
of the necessities of life to alt the peopls ?
Shall we amend and print Lincoln's Gettys
burg speech so that It will read , "A gov
ernment of all of the people , by a part of the
people , for a few of the people ? "
Gentlemen may say I belittle our own In
stitutions. Oh. no , I simply cell attention to
the beam in our own eye to prevent. If passi
ble , our breaking our neck trying to find the
mote in the eye of the Filipino 10,000 miles
aw ay.
Have we the right to purchase sovereignty
And If wo have such n right , have we the
right to purchase It from Spain , who had
no right and whose title we have already
discredited among the nations of the world ?
TNwe purchase ( the Spaolnh , tltle of wv r-
elgnty would we then have the trust tltlu ?
Who wants to govern the Philippine
Islands ? Who among us wishes to vote for
laws here to govern them , 10,000 miles away ?
I never saw their homes , I never spoke with
ono of them and I don't know their Ian
guage. I could not live In their climate ;
dcn't know their Institutions. Who Is then
here on this hill In Washington , I say , t <
write laws to govern these people whose very
language wo do not understand ?
Ab. Mr. President , the fever has been upon
us. Thank God I believe the crisis la past.
The people have been lashed Into fury by
the press , the glorious achievements of ou :
array and navy have set the national pulsi
beating hlch , but the land-grabbing feve
Is gradually receding and the unnatural , .un
American desire to govern another wlthou
his consent , thapk God. Is not so strctig to
day ns It was but a few days since.
Mr. President , I < lo not orpect to escnp <
bitter criticism. I hove seen so much o
sacrifice on the part of others In all of th
past for the cause of liberty I would for 1
sacrifice my seat among you. In which I ink' '
great honor , as cheerfully as I would pnr
with a crumb of bread. I have wished foi
that magnetic strength that would help m
to burn within vour hearts the sacred won
of liberty , not Spanish liberty for Cuba , no
liberty for you prescribed by me. not llbert ]
for me prescribed by you , not English lib
erty for American , not American liberty fa :
the Philippines , but universal liberty , fo :
which our fathers died.
Mr. Mason occupied the attention of the
senate for an hour and twenty minutes. His
keen sallies and unconventional but forceful
style of oratory held the attention ot Ills
heareri throughout. Once ho was Inter
rupted by Mr. Tillman. Mr. Mason had said
that war with the Filipinos was likely within
ten days.
Tillman A k Qneitlon * .
Mr. Tillman inquired : "I want to know
by what authority the president will begin
that war. Until the treaty of peace has
been ratified and the cession ot the Philip
pines Is completed , does not the protocol
stand ? "
Mr. Mason I so understand It.
Mr. Tillman Can ( toe president fire a sin
gle gun in such a war until this congresa
shall have taken action legally , I mean ?
Mr. Mason I do not think so.
While Mr. Mason waa discussing the state-
merit of the possible bombardment of Hello ,
which ho said It was currently reported was
In contemplation , Mr. Galltngcr said as Mr.
Mason's tatcment was serious he would
llko to know upon what Information It was
based.
"I have some Information , " replied th *
Illinois senator , "which I cannot here and
now communicate to the senate. What I
have said , however. Is reported , and has
been day after day In the dispatches ot the
Associated Press. I may Eay that I bas my
statement upon the report of the Associated
Press. "
Mr. Galllnger expressed regret that Mr.
Mason could not glvo the source of his most
Important news , but so far ho was concerned
ho could not accept his unsupported state
ment or that of a press association.
"This statement. " Interjected Mr. White ,
democrat of California , has been published
throughout this counfy. We all know that
when untrue statements which are so pub
llshed are denied by the administration.
Instead of a denial It Is met with a silence
that Is alike ominous and convincing. "
Mr. Galllnger : " Convincing to the senator
from California , but not to me. "
At the conclusion ot Mr. Mason's speech ,
ho was accorded the usual compliment In
the senate of cordial congratulations from
many of his colleagues and members of the
house of representatives , who had heard
the speech.
Mr , Kyle , populist of South Dakota , secured -
cured the passage of a bill for the construc
tion of a bridge across tuo Missouri river
at Oacoma.
Mr. Racon , populist of Georgia , had
passed the bill for the construction of a
bridge over the Savannah river from the
mainland In Chatam county. Georgia , to
Hutcblnson's Island.
At the request ot Mr. Morgan the lenate
( Contlnud on Fourth Page. )
DREYFUS CASE TO THE FORE
Resignation of One of the Judges Causes
Renewal of the EioiUment.
BELIEF THAT DECISION IS FAVORABLE
Opponent * of ( he Prisoner
UverythliiK PoNMlhle < < > I > l oredlt
the Cniirl Mlnlntry Ha
Drc > tn * ' OepoMtlon.
PARIS , Jan. 10. The resignation of M.
Qucsnay de lleattrepalre , president of the
civil section of the court of cassation , has re
vived Interest In the Dreyfus case , which has
calmed < loun during the Inst few davs , to
the fever point. The nntl-Dreyfusltes nre
doing everything possible to discredit the
court of causation , as It Is gcncralry accepted
In the best Informed circles that the court
Is preparing to render Judgment In favor of
Dreyfus.
The cabinet met this afternoon under the
presidency of President Faure , who Issued a
decree accepting the resignation of M. do
Uciurepalre , and appointing Counsellor Bal
lot de neaurepre to succeed him.
The minister of Justice , M. Le Bret , an
nounced that M. Mazeati , the ( list president
of the court of cassation , will preside over
the criminal section of the court of causa
tion Instead of M Lowe , when the Dreyfus
Inquiry Is terminated and court meets to take
a decision. This step has been taken In
onscquencc of the virulent attacks on M.
xnve , based on the fact that IIP Is a Jew.
The ministry has received the telegraphic
eposltlon from Dreyfus In which he not
nly declared he had never confessed that
e was guilty to Captain LeBrun-Renault ,
ho had charge of the prisoner at the time
f his condemnation and degradation , but
nslsted that he had always protested his
nnoccnco and had intimated after his deg-
adatlon on the parade ground of the mlll-
ary school at Paris hU Intention to declare
ubllcly that his Innocence would be recog
IzPd In two or three years.
H was also cabled from Cayenne that the
rlsoner denied that he had made nny
.vowals to the director of the prison In
vhlch ho was confined after his condornna-
lon. Dreyfus added that Colonel Paty du
Clam came to him there and asked him if
e had not revealed certain documents with
he view of obtaining others In exchange and
e , Dreyfus , replied that ho had not revealed
ho contents of any document. Dreyfus , In
his cabled deposition , concluded with roll-
rating that he had made no confession to <
epubllcan guard or gendarme , and that , on
he contrary , ho had always declared that
his Innocence would be proved in two or
hreo years.
Dreyfiin Replle * to Inqulrlen.
PARIS , Jan. 10. A telegram from Cayenne ,
apltal ot French Guiana , has beTm commu-
ilcated to the court of cassation , embodying
ho reply of Dreyfus to questions put to him
by the public prosecutor there. Dreyfus
energetically denlrti that he ever confessed
hat he was guilty to Captain LeDrun H.
lenault , in whose charge he was placed at
ho Ecole mllltalre at the time of his con
demnation nnd degradation , and he repro-
ests his innocence.
HE-OPEMXCJ OF FIIKNCH CIIAMUKIIS.
f , - - . t ftT tVT * !
All Indication * Point to Stormy Se -
Hlon nnil Mlnlnttrlitl Crlnln.
PARIS , Jan. 10. The French Chambers re
opened today and the Palais Bourbon , where
the Chamber of Deputies elts , was crowded.
Everything points to a stormy sitting of the
Deputies. It Is expected that a vote of con.
fldcnce will bo taken and that It will pos
sibly lead to the fall of the mtnlstery. All
the streets In the vicinity of the Palalft
Bourbon are lined with excited crowds , which
are kept In order by an Imposing force ot
Republican Guards.
The session was opened at 2:15 : p. m. under
the presidency of M. Charles Doyeeet , radical
republican. Addressing the Deputies , M.
Boysset Implored them to put an end to the
painful and dangerous divisions" and to
again become "calm and soll-rsllaiit , aids
by side with our valiant army. "
The Chamber subsequently re-olocted M.
Deschanel to the presidency of the house by
a vote of 323 against 187 for M. Brleson.
Senator Walton , the benlor member , pre
sided ftt the opening of the senate. He made
a speech , pointing out that the present In
ternal troubles of France were not at
tributable to tbo constitution and that the
moment was very Inopportune for a convoca
tion of the "constituent assembly. "
After the Chamber of Deputies had com *
pleted the election of officers It adjourned
until Thursday next.
OUTCHY AMinilCA PHKMATOHE.
American Attache In Uerllii Suj-n No
UUurlnilniitlon ExUt * .
BERLIN , Jan. 10. Prof. Stiles , the scien
tific attache of the United States embassy
here , In an Interview today says : "The
present excitement In America on the subject
of the meat Inspection bill U much greater
than circumstances warrant. I am con
vinced that Germany Is endeavoring to act
with perfect fairness. I have discussed thor
oughly with the highest sanitary officials
several important points regarding American
conditions which have been totally miscon
strued by the German press , and I have in
formed them as to the real facts. The pres
ent agitation In America is premature and
Is doing us harm. I advise waiting for the
official publication ot the text of the bill
upon which calm and scientific deliberation
Is proceeding. I do not believe Germany
will discriminate against America. "
The Cologne Gazette , discussing the ques
tion today , expresses the hope that the
United States secretary of agriculture will
not use his poners against German products
without proof that the latter are Injurious.
HAS A.V AUEQUATU SUPPLY OF ME VT
Count > oii PonadoTvaky Sny Prohibi
tive Dntle * Mimt He Kept Up.
BERLIN' , Jan. 10. The Reichstag reas
sembled today. Count von Posadowsky
Wehner , secretary of the Interior and rep
resentative of the chancellor , answering an
Interpellation as to the Alleged scarcity ot
meat In Germany , said It was unfounded.
He added that the price of beef was about
the same as usual , though the cost ot pigs
and pork had risen In some places to a
notable extent. Nevertheless the secretary
pointed out the supplies of meat kept pace
with the demand and had so Increased that
Importation waa unnecessary , The supply ot
cattle was adequate and therefore prohibi
tive measures against Importation must be
maintained In order to prevent the intro
duction ot disease.
\0 MIMVnntlAI. CIIISIS IX HI-MS.
Olllrlnl Announcement by Premier
After Interview tilth Qnreit.
MADRID , Jan , 10. The premier , Senor
Sagasto , had an hour's audience with the
queen regent today and afterwards an
nounced that there was no cabinet crisis ,
that ho would not submit a vote ot con
fidence and that be believed the present
ministry would present Itself to parliament ,
hpeelnl Honor * for
LONDON , Jan. 10. The ceremony with
Senor Rafael Iglcslas , the president of Costa
Rica , has been published here , aad Is caus
ing much spccuFatlon. One paper says : "It
is certainly unusual thai our eminent ,
liaughty foreign olficc should extend n wcf-
come to such minor potentates. The ex
planation Is that Costa HI en has something
to say In the Nicaragua canal , and the presi
dent's oindnl welcome goes nlso to show that
the Marquis of Salisbury does not mean to
give the United States all Its own way. "
PARLIAMENT TOTAKEUP CASE
Muuh Sjiuimthj- Felt for Lieutenant
Wnrk Who FalIn to Ohtnln
Hclen e from Prlmin.
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LONDON , Jan. 10. ( New York WorM
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Homo Sec
retary Rldlcy'e response to a tnonater peti
tion for Lieutenant Wark'fl release by re
ducing hie sentence to three ycais has cre
ated profound disappointment at Liverpool
and Woolwltb , where Wark Is widely known.
Further efforts are to be made to obtain
his pardon and the whole cane will bo dis
cussed In Parliament when the session opens
Press comments condemn the home secre
tary's decision as inconsequential on the
ground that Wark was either guilty of con-
tructlvo murder or was Innocent. In the
former case they cite that thrw years Is
an Inadequate punishment and In the latter
case he should get free pardon. The feeling
Is that the homo secretary Is punishing
Wark for Immorafity , which is no crime ,
thus weakly following the example of Judge
Phlllmore , who tried the case. Monj papers
argue that this mlscarrlage-of Justice tur-
nlshes the strongest possible argument for
an appeal.
Wark Is described as physically broken ,
but Is showing much courage In bearing up
under the terrible ordeal he Man gone
through. His wife Is prostrated by the fail
ure to obtain his release. She was obliged
to leave her husband's quarters In Wool
wich barracks on Thursday. The utmost
sympathy Is shown her by all classes , es
pecially Wark's brother oulcers , who labored
hard to obtain his release.
KIMPINOH IlllUAK WITH WILDMAN.
Ilrlnit Suit to llecover Money Alleged
to lie nepciHltedlth Him.
HONO. KONO , Jan. 10. The Filipino com
mittee has broken off all rotations with
United States Consul Wlldman. The com
mittee today Issued a writ In the supreme
court to recover the sum of $47,000 which
the Filipinos claim to have deposited with
Mr. Wlldman as treasurer of the Filipino
Independence fund In June last. The members -
bors of the committee further allege that
sensational disclosure are probable , showIng -
Ing , they add , that the American govern
ment recognbed the Filipinos as belMger-
ents by affording them "assistance In nrms
and morat Influence to co-operate against
Spain , "thus endorsing the agreement made
with Agulnaldo at Singapore In April. "
FOR PATTPS WBDDI.NG ,
ToYvnupconle Will Make It an Kvent
111 Their Iilven.
LONDON , Jan. 10. Great preparations ar
being made at Ilrecon , South Wales , for the
marrlago of Mme. Pattl ( wo weeks from
tomorrow ( January 26) ) to Baron Cederstrora
eldest Eon of the late Baron Claos Erdai
Cederstrom. The townspeople will decorate
the street and the mayor and aldermen , In
their official robes , will receive the wedding
at , - ' > ' ' . -on Ojetarrl
party thej-all3tay .t ' - , }
' >
of' the train1 from CralB-y-Nos and cscoft
It to the church , where the bishop of Mostyn
wltt perform the wedding ceromony. The
bride will be given away by Sir Qeorgo
Faudel Philips , former lord mayor of Lon
don.
Coveiit Onrdcii Dlnpute Settled.
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LONDON , Jan. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Covcnt
Garden dispute has been settled , Faber ,
lessee of the theater , assigning his rights
for $55,000. The assignment Includes the
exclusive rights of performances In England
of "Derrlng des Nlbelungen , " "Tristan und
Isolde , " "Die Melstorslnger , " "Carmen , "
"Faust , " "Manon" and "Philemon et
Uaucls. "
Earl de Qrey and Hlgglns remain directors.
Maurice Grau Is still manager In chief. Nell
Foreyth will continue secretary and buslnet > a
manager. As the stage of Covent Garden
opera house Is hopelessly out of date In
machinery , the now syndicate has Increased
the capital from $75,000 to $123,000. Build
ing operations have already commenced.
The guarantors of the new venture are
Lord Derby , Lord Crewo , Lord Farquhar.
Sir Edward Lawson and another gentleman.
InnlMt on Ilelenie of PrUnner * .
MADRID , Jan. 10. Senor Rlos. the presi
dent of the senate , who was president of
the Spanish Peace commission , has been la
conference with the minister of foreign
affalfS , Duke Almodovar de Rlos , on the
Red book. Replying to a dispatch from
General Rlos , the commander of the Span-
lab forces In the Phlllplne Islands , the
minister of war , General Corea , Insists upon
his securing tbo release of the Spanish pris
oners In the hands of the Philippine rebels.
Hey StnrvdM to Death.
HAVANA , Jan. 10. A boy 12 years of ago
was found dead of starvation on Delmonto
.
street this morning. Corpora ? Hartor ot
Company A , Tenth regiment , found the body
on the Ktonr * with some candlea at Its bead ,
placed there by strangers' hands.
Spanish Gnnhoatu Take Coal.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Jan. 10. The Span
ish gunboat fleet , consisting of four vessels.
Is coaling 'and will sail for Spain today via
Martlnque. Orders have been received to
provide coal for twelv * other Spanish ves
sels.
Will Search for Andree.
COPENHAGEN , Jan. 10. A traveler
named Daniel Rruun is organizing an ex
pedition to start during the summer to
search for traces of Prof. Andree in
eastern Greenland.
Four Yearn for Ie e Majente.
BERLIN , Jan. 10. The Madgcburg court
has sentenced August Muller , editor of the
socialist Volkstlinme , to forty-eight months
Imprisonment on the charge of Icse majeste.
Stop * Channel Steamer * .
DOVER. Jan. 10. The channel service be
tween this port and Calais has been sus-
pcndrd owing to the heavy seas which are
running.
St. I.on In I.exow Committee.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 10. A special to the Post-
Dlepatcn from Jefferson City , Mo , , says :
Lieutenant Governor Bolto today appointed
the members of the committee provided for
In the resolution of Senator Major for the
Investigation of the municipal government
of St. Louis The committee is composed
of four democrats and two republicans. The
members of the committee are Senators
Major of Pike , Walker of St. Charles , Chlld-
ers of Hickory , Hobenschlld of Phelps ,
Matthews ot St. Louis and Burkhead of
Douglass.
It IT nil In Ordered to the Third.
MILWAUIfHC. Jan. 10. Captain W. L.
Cooke , In charge ot the Third Infantry re
cruiting station In this city , has been
ordered , together with his party , t > report
to headquarters at Fort Snelllng as BOOH as
possible. It U believed the order Is the
forerunner to the Immediate removal of the
Third regiment to San Francisco , enrouto
I to the Philippines.
\CD1SALDO IS COMING DOWN
Seeks a Conference to Learn the Aims of
This Government.
GENERAL OTIS ACCEDES TO THE REQUEST
There I * n Frank IMm-imnlon of the
1'ollelen nnil letilreN of the
United Ntnte * and thu
rillplnofl.
LONDON , Jan. 11. The Manila corro-
spondetit of the Morning Post sajs :
"There was an Important conference last
evening between duly authorized American
and Filipino committees at the Instance of
Agulnaldo The latter appointed General
Mores , Colonel Aqulllcs and Senor Torres.
Major General Otis appointed General
ilughes , Colonel Smith of the California reg
iment and Judge Advocate Crowder.
"General Otis said the purpose of the con
ference was a mutual understanding of the
policies , nlms and desires of the people ot
: he United States and of the Philippines ,
There was a frank discussion. "
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. It can be stated
on authority that such ne\vs as his been re
ceived from General Otis today Is rather re
assuring than otherwise as to the sltiiatlcii
in the Philippines and that ho made no al
lusion to a hostile collision. He has been
Instructed to use gentleness In dealing with
the Insurgents and to advise and co-operate
with Admlml Devvey. There Is some reason
to believe that the present situation may be
protracted longer than would be naturally
expected and that there will be no open lion-
tllltles Immediately , If at all.
The question has arisen here as to the ex
act purpose to bo served In attempting to
seize Hollo. Originally It NBH Intended to
release the Spanish forces there besieged ,
but by their evacuation of that place they
Imvo removed that Incentive , and were It
not for the false encouragement It would
give the Insurgents there Is no doubt that
the United States troops would not bo moved
against Hollo.
Meanwhile a cordon Is expected to be
drawn around the Island of Pnnay and
Luzon , should It be deemed necessary to pre
vent the further supply of arms and muni
tions to the Insurgents. Probably the gun
boats now there , or enroute there , will be
reinforced by the Machlas , Minneapolis and
Vlcksburg.
STEAMER ST. PAUL ARRIVES
I.lner Muctn with an Accident
Which leln > ltd Journey AITOR
the Atlantic.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The belated Amer
lean line steamer St. Paul , Captain Jameson
which sailed from Southampton on January i
1 , arrived at Quarantine at 6:30 : this even
ing after an eventful and unusually stormy
passage. The St. Paul left Southampton
shortly after noon and entered the channel
In the teeth of a fresh west southwest gale ,
with heavy breakers. On the 2d the wind
still blew from the west , with a heavy
sea. On the 3rd the wind Increased In fury
and blew with terrific force.
At noon of this date the ship's position
) fflngvJiUHudc .5.17longitude .22.02 , Chief
Engineer Hunter , who was making his usual
Inspection of the steamer's engines , discov
ered a flaw or crack tn the main steam pipe ,
supplying the starboard engine. Captatti
Jamison waa quickly notified about the con-
dltion of the steam pipe , and It was dc.
elded to reduce the pressure of steam on
both engines to 100 pounds , just one-halt
the engines' capacity when running full
speed.
The stoimer procesded on its voyage , mak
ing twelve and a half to fourteen knots per
hour , as the state of the weather permitted.
During the remainder of Its passage a care
ful watch was kept on the disabled steam
pipe , which showed no further weakness.
During the following days the St. Paul ex
perienced raoBt tempestuous weather , gales
shitting with high seas.
The [ wssengere on the St. Paul , on being
Informed of the accident to the steam pipe
and a somewhat protracted vojage in consequence
quence , took the matter good naturedly and
on their arrival at quarantine complimented
Captain Jamison and Chief Engineer Hunter
and his staff for their good seamanship in
bringing the steamer to port after a perilous
voyage.
The St. Paul , after a brief Inspection by
the health ofilcers at quarantine , proceeded
to Its dock about 7 p. m. It brought 190
passengers.
TRUST COMPLIES WITH LAW
National lUxrult Coiunniiy Settle * ltd
Cane Mlth the Attorney Gen
eral of Ohio.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 10. The National
Biscuit company , through its president , Ben
Crawford , today met Attorney General
Monett and a settlement of the suit of ouster
recently filed In the supreme court was arranged -
ranged , under which the proceedings are
expected to be dropped. The company com
piled with the first and second classes In the
actVon by paying Into tbo state treasury a
fee of $1,100 for the prlvllego of doing busi
ness In the state. President Crawford as
sured the attorney general that If the com
pany's modeof doing buslncas was In violation
lation of the Ohio trust laws it would
modify the sjatem so as to comply. This
will satisfy the remaining clause In Mr.
Monett's action.
MOULTON IS TURNED DOWN
He Cannot ( Jet AloiiR with General
I.iidlow and In Ordered to Return
to HU
HAVANA , Jan. 10. Colonel G. M. Moul-
ton of the Second Illinois regiment , who has
been in command of the Havana police , has
been relieved of police duty and will go
to his regiment. Ho will deliver up the
papers of his department to John Gary
Evans , who , apparently , Is to bo mayor of
Havana , and a Cuban chief ot police will
probably be appointed nt once.
OHDKH imCIIAHGR OK VOI.IJNTF.nilS
Three of Third XelirnnUn to Go and
One rort-Mnth IOMII.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 10. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) Instructions directing the discharge
of the following volunteers have been confirmed
firmed- Privates Rojal E. Forby and
Harry M. PIckard , company G , and Charles
W. Stotzcn , Company M , Third Nebraska ,
also Private Burton W. Cole , Company M ,
Forty-ninth lonn
An order was Issued today removing the
postofflco at Pawnee , Neb. , to Harry Nichols'
building , rental $173 a year.
C. J. Cummlngs was today appointed post
master at Montrose , McCook county , S , D.
CtUiniiH AccenUiiK Odlce.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. A special from
Havana Bays : It ls announced that Pcrfeeto
Lacoiite. who was president of the Havana
junta , will be named as alcalde , or may r
General Menocal will accept a position under
General Ludlow. 13y placing Cubans in
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Torccnfit for Nrbrnffkn
Threatening Weather ; l > .istprly Wind *
LINCOLN MAN IS APPOINTED
Chnrle * K. Mnm > oii .Nil ill oil for Solici
tor for CiintoniM nnd Iiimilnr 1)1-
In Wnr llepnrtment.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram ) Assistant Secretary of War Mclkle-
John has appointed Charles n Mngoon of
Lincoln , Neb. , solicitor for customs and In
sular division of the War department ,
of which division Mr. Mclklejohn U head.
Mr. Magoon owes his appointment to the
personal friendship of the assistant secre
tary , who has great confidence In his ability
to perform the services of thu position. The
olUo is a new one and Is not permanent ,
being made necessary by many legal ques
tions being raised by reason of military oc
cupation of Cuba and our new Island pos
sessions.
There was an Interesting scene on the
floor of the senate today which was highly
edifying to those who knew the relationship
between the participants. Senator Petti-
grew , Just as the hour for closing the morn
Ing business came , got the e > e of President
Fryc pro tern , and asked the unanimous con
sent for the consideration of his bill to con
struct a bridge across the Missouri river at
Chamberlain , S. D. It was an Innocent look
Ing measure which had been reported an
hour before from the committee on com
merce. There was no objection nnd after
reading the committee amendment to the
bill , providing that the bridge will have to
bo commenced within one jear and com
pleted three years from March 13 , 1S09 , the
measure was passed.
Senator Kyle , who had come Into the
chamber as the reading ot Pcttlgrcvv's bill
progressed , edged over toward the center of
the chamber and as the president announced
the third reading ot the bill nnd placed It
on its passage the elongated statesman from
South Dakota , who hates Pcttlgrew with pro-
fornd hatred , raised his voice and asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of his bridge bill , also providing for the con
struction of a structure across the Missouri
river at Oacoma.
Senator Hoar was Inclined to object , but
Kjle , with entreaty In bis eye and a pacifica
tory Inclination ot his head , remarked that
It would not take nearly so long to pass bin
bill as It did his colleague's and Hoar re
serving hU opposition for other measures
Kyle's bill accompanied Pettlgrcw's to the
house.
Senator Allen passed a joint resolution to
day authorizing the secretary ot agriculture
to prepare a report from data In possession
of the department showing the average In
fluctuation from year to jear In farm prices.
William Haydcn ot Omaha' Is In the city
> and < in quietly dolug .effective work-far , the
Greater America exposition.
TOTAL DEAD NUMBER SIXTEEN
Three More Victim * of I.ehlidi Valley
Wreck Sin-Climb Other Injured
Well.
NEW YORK , Jan. 10. As far as can be
ascertained today tuo total victims of the
I/ehlgh Valley collision at West Dunellen ,
N. J. , yesterday number ten. Three died
during the night. They were two uniden
tified men and a woman.
At the Muhlenberg hospital , Plalnfleld , It
was said today that all the seventeen In
jured there had passed a fairly good night.
The Injured are so scattered that It Is
hard to ascertain with certainty their con
dition or even location. It Is possible that
ono of the unidentified dead Is R. Welkel
of Shamokln , Pa. This leaves the bodies of
three women to bo Identified. The authori
ties of Middlesex county , In which county
the accident occurred , are making an at
tempt to fix the responsibility.
A special train brought a delegation from
Shamokln which will try to Identify the un
recognized dead. While Ibe train was passIng -
Ing over the bridge near Bound Brook It
ran over and killed James Dond , a carpenter
employed by the Lehlgh.
MARYVILLE GRIP EPIDEMIC
Whole ramllleN 1'ronlrnteil anil Fully
One Thousand People Arc
Afflleted.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Jan. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) It Is doubtful If any place In
the United States Is suffering more se
verely from the epidemic of la grippe than
Maryvllle. Maryvlllo has a population of
about 5,000 and a leading physician says
today that not less than 800 or 1,000 are
now or have been affected with It. Ho
xays that It manifests Itself In various
ways and attributes Its great prevalence
to the climate , which Is extremely favorable
to Its spread. In many cases It has devel
oped alarming tendencies , bringing on
pneumonia and tonsllltls quite frequently.
Entire families are down with It and ev ry
doctor In town Is kept busy night and day
answering calls. Nothing like it was ever
experienced hero before.
CLOUGH CANCELS A DEED
ttovernor of Minnesota Acreiilx Itc-
fuxnl of ( ireut .Northern ItnllroiiU
to Take Certain I.niiilx.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 10. Ono of the
last acts of Governor dough before hla
retirement from olllce was to cancel the
deed for 271,563 acres of land made by State
Auditor Blerman as land commissioner , and
tendered to the Great Northern railroad to
fill the land grant of that road. The com
pany claimed that the lands were worthless
and refused to accept them , demanding new
selections.
The cancellation was preceded by a vo
luminous correspondence and was first made
public today In a communication from the
stnto auditor to the state senate , Action
has , however , been taken to have the courts
pass upon the legality of the entire pro
ceeding and a long contest In the courts Is
assured.
FATAL SHOOTING AT DOUGLAS
Son of Chnrlen Held , n MorUiuuii ,
SlioolD Sam Sulllviiii In
u How.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) Governor Richards received n
telegram tonight from Douglas , Wo , ,
stating that George Reid , the 11-J ear-old
son of Charles Reid , a tstoskman , shot and
killed a colored man named Satn Sullivan
In a rowtoday. . No details of the uffalr
have been received.
UNIT FOR THOMPSON
Lancaster's ' Seven Votes to Go to Him for the
United States Bmtorship ,
MATTER IS SETTLED BY AGREEMENT
This Decision Does Not Apparently Dis
hearten Other Candidates.
HOWARD'S ' FOLLOWING IS NOT AFFECTED
Other Lancaster County Barkises Propose to
Be in at the finish.
DOUGLAS COUNTY PLEDGED TO WEBSTER
Where It Will CSo When tlmt ( Sentlc-
mnii'M lloom Co 11 ii PUCK .No One !
Yet Able to Predict with
Crrtnliit ) .
LINCOLN , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) Almost alt
the legislative members arc acaln on deck
and their presence naturally enlivens the
senatorial canvass. All the avowed sena
torial aspirants are on the ground with the
exception of o\-ConKrestnan Hulner , who
left today , but will be back shoatly.
So far as arriving at the solution ot thu
problem the politico weather prophets nro
almost as much at sea as over , although
thu atmospheric conditions have undergone
one perceptible change It has been admit
ted all along that th < % , situation would de
pend In a large degiet > upon the position
taken by the three large counties Douglas ,
Lancaster and Gauu. The latest turn at
tlio wheel has disclosed what Lancaster will
do with Its seven votes and to that extent let
In light upon darkness.
Up to this tlmo It has been asserted that
the Lincastcr delegation would be found
dlvldtd among the four Lancaster candi
dates. It Is undisputed that Latnbertnon ,
Field , Reese and Thompson each has
friends among the representation from this
county who would vote for them If free to
express their individual preference. The
pressure has been from the first to consoli
date this vote upon one of these candlJUes
under the pica that Lancaster couiuy could
not expect to capture tbo scnatorshlp until
Its own delegation agreed among themselves
which one they wanted. Several confer
ences have been held within the last two
weeks without reaching a definite conclusion.
The chief trouble was to get all the members
Into a caucus wtioso verdict would bo ac
cepted and abided. The decisive agreement
has now been reached , however , and Lancas
ter county's seven votes will bo cast in a
unit for D. E. Thompson.
This action ofgt'iio Lancaster delegation , of
course , elicits considerable comment among
the otaer candidates , who have not been
alow In ascertaining the facts despite the
utmost eRort to keep them secret. The
friends of Judge Hayward say that It will
not affect his following In the least because
they have been conceding Lancaster solid to
Thompson. Tiiey profess to bellove that It
anj thing it will strengthenthplr lines by
confirming the Hayward men In their choice.
As to the thrco Lincoln candidates , Lara-
bertson , XIeld and Reese , they Insist they
are by no means discouraged and that they
ore still In the race. They think their tuin
will come If the Lancaster delegation should
find Itself unable to make their present
choice anil be forced to agree on some other
Lancaster man or lot the prize go to an
other county.
DoiiKlnn Conuty'n Vote.
As to Douglas county , Us vote during the
complimentary stage Is conceded to John
L. Weostei. The Interest therefore lies
In the direction It may take when the
Webster candidacy Is exhausted , which la
not expected to take long. As yet no effort
has been made to get the ten Douglss monte
to jump In u body , so unless eorno such
agreement Is reached within the coming
week tney may bo expected to separate In
the distribution of their favors.
When asked the question today how
many votes he expected outside ot Douglas
county , John L. Webster replied : "I don't
know. That Is what I have been down
hero for a week trying to find out. "
So far as Gage county Is concerned ,
these who profess to know say its four
votes will be split , one going to J. n.
Weslon , one to Hay ward and two to Thomp
son.
son.A
A number of wild guesses have been
printed , purporting to show how the re
publican legislators will line up on the first
ballot for senator , but iiono of them ara
accurate and none can bo accurate. Tbero
is qulto a number of members who have
not announced how they will vote and
some of them unquestionably have not yet
really made up their minds. Judge Iloy-
ward Is the strongest ot the candidate.1) ,
with D. E. Thompson second and a ( laid
numerous almost bojond computation.
There Is , however , a strong sentiment
against any senatorial caucus , at least
until the lay of the land has been dis
closed by a few days' balloting.
Aice of the Candidate * .
Some of the political on-bangers have
been trying to make capital for their re
spective candidates by saying that Judge
Hayward Is too old to servo In the posi
tion. Judge Hayward eaya openly that ha
Is f > 8 jears of ago and his frlcndu think
no senator should bo younger. Judge Reese
and J. II. Weston nre probably older , John
L. Webster and Captain C. E. Adams ara
each C2 , Judge Lamberteon is 19 , ex-Con
gressman Halner 48 , Judge Field 45 , I ) .
B. Thompson 44 , while E. II. Hlnahaw ,
who IH 38 , Is probably the youngest man
who will bo voted for.
In this connection one of the candidates
has been rudely shocked. "This age busi
ness works both ways , " ho sajs. "Moet people
ple must picture a senator an a man of ripe
experience and fine dignity , though they
want a certain amount of energy and vim.
I thought I was Just the right ngc , but when
I tried to persuade another man to that \lo\r
ho came back at mo with the remark , 'Well
you lire scarce CO and pretty well preserved.
Don't you think you nro young enough to
wait and give somebody else a show now ? ' "
Committee Appointment * .
The Douglas county members appear to be
fairly well satisfied with their committee
appointments. AH finally announced the list
agrees with what thuy had been given la
understand waa coming to them and what
was outlined In advance In The Doe. Sen
ator Van Dusen's capture of the judiciary
committee Is particularly regarded aa a
feather In Douglas county's cap and h
hailed with delight by a number of his legal
associates of thn Douglas county bar vvhu
came down to help him ehake the plumb.
Senator Crow's position at the head ot tha
constitutional amendment committee also
giv i him a good opportunity to leave an
Impress upon the statute book.
In the house thn committee chairmanships
allotted to Douglas county are all Inlluontla !
and each has membership la Important com <
