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OMAHA DAILY Hfe ESTABLISHED & i&l 1 71. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOENIlfG , OC'l'O5J3Il | Id , ] 890 TWELVE PAGES. SIXGL.E COPY JTIVB CI3STS. t M'KIBLEY ' AT FARGO Ecceivcd with Wild Demonstrations by North Dakota Volunteers. GIVEN A CORDIAL WELCOME EVERYWHERE At West Superior School Children Present Him a Pretty Souvenir. LITTLE GIRL MAKES THE PRESENTATION Ohiof Executive Eeplies with His Customary Qraco and Eloquence. ROYAL GREETING ACCORDED AT DULUTH rrealilent Snjii tiov eminent Propone * to Put Hlxlj Tliotmniiil Troop * Ile- lilnd ( lie KliiK I" I'tiznn lit Intercut of Humanity. FAIIGO , N. D. , Oct. 13. Over 10,000 people greeted President McKlnley and his party ( when they arrived hero tonight at 7:33. : Kntcrlng carriages , the party was driven tea a reviewing stand through a line of the First North Dakota volunteers , who recently returned from the Philippines. The presi dent was received with wild demonstra tions. in his address he referred repeateuiy to tlio situation In Luzon. When he declared the United States government would send 60- 000 0ldlcrs to uphold the American Hag , whore the voluuti-ers placed It , the crowd approved the declaration with wild applause. The president spcko ns follows. "My Fellow Citizens For the past few months this country has witnessed an Im pressive testimony of the patriotism ot the American people. The call for 200,000 troops was promptly re-spondid lo by the people of the United States , without respect to party or creed , or section or nationality. The nlacrlty of enlistment and the celerity of execution has few , It any , parallels In the military annals of the world. " \Vo did not go to war- until every effort ot pcaco was exhausted and when the war came , we all thought that the sooner it was ended the better for all concerned. "I have como here tonight , traveling a long distance , that I might meet the people - plo ot this new and growing state , a elate iwhlch I had the honor , as a member of the national house of representatives , to vote to admit as a nlstcr into the national family. I am proud ot this state , proud ot the vote I gave her for admission. I come hero to epeak of the pntrlotlfni of the state of North Dakota , not only the patriotism of the men who entered the Philippines , but the pa triotism ol the o other brave soldiers of your state , who , less fortunate than the Manila volunteers were , not being able to eeo lighting service In the field , did their duty aa jou did yours. "I have como cpeclally that I might look into thn faces of the North Dakota volun- tecrn who ea.vt scWIco in ttio tiattle line In Luzon , I canio that I might epeak to them a welcome and say Veil done. ' You did your duty and you filled my heart with Joy when , with other volunteers and regulars , you sent mo word that you would not quit the battle line In Luzon until 1 tould create a now army and send It to you. You refused to beat retreat or strike your colors In the presence of the enemy. No matter who wanted you to go home , you said : 'We will Btay ami keep the flag stainless In the presence ot the enemy. ' Ac cop' ' IiiMolent-c Midi DlKiilt } . "No soldlois of nny country had any more dcltcutu or trying duty. This army from which this fragment from your atate formed u part remained lu Luzon , waiting first for the treaty of peace , which was being pre pared in Paris , then for Its ratification by the senate of the United States , then until the excliiuiRO of latlllcatton between the United States nnd Spain , waiting through till that long period , accepting the Insolence of the Insurgents with dignity because they were ordered by the executive of the nation not to strike a blow pending the treaty of pcaco except In defense. They accepted , therefore , the Insolence of the insurgents with a patience sublime. "Wo never dreamed that the little body of Inbtirgonts whom wo had just emanci pated from Spain would turn upon the flag that had delivered them from Spain Then It was that the insurgent leader began an attack upon our men , and then our bojs let IOOBO. Hut I alwaH thought the boys were quite ready for it. ( Oreat applause ) . I want to do them the credit of saying here , in the picscnco ot their neighbors and friends , their fathers nnd mothers , that these boys forcboro all things rather than disobey the order ot the government they were serving. "Tho leader of the insurgent forces says to the American government. 'You can Jiavo peace If you will gl\o us Independ ence. ' " 'Pcaco for Independence , ' hesays. . Ho 1 UK ! another price than that for peace ease before , but the United States pays no gold for peaco. ( Applauro. ) Wo never gave n lirlbu for peace In i > ll our history and wo novcr will. ( Great app'ause. ) "Our Hag is there where you left It , you 1)0)8 of the North Dakota volunteers. You left It In the hands of those who took your plncis , 'without ' blot nnd without stain. And where that standard is raised , whether in the eastern or western hwulsphoro , It rtamla for civilization and humuimy. Our ( lug elands for liberty \\lioru\or tt llo.Us nnd v\o prupobo to put 00.000 men bchlnl that Hug In Luron to maintain the honor ot the republic In the Intercut of civilisation and humanity. Wo accept the responsibility of duty at whatever cost. " Attorney General Grlggs , Secretary Long , Secretary Gage and Secretary Hitchcock and Secretary WlUon nnd Senators Hansbrough nnd McCumber spoke briefly. The excrclbes were limited to speaking and the review of thu First North Dakota volunteers , owing to the lateness of thn train. At 9 30 the presidential train was trans ferred from thp Not them Pacific to the Chicago cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway and de parted for Aberdeen , S. D. I.lltlu ( ilrl Milken I'rmeiitntlon. WEST SUPnniOR , WIs , Oct. 13. Presi dent McKlnley'a party arrived hero this morning and was greeted by 3.000 people nud 7,000 school children at the city hall , A committee of children presented the presi dent and party n neatly printed souvenir purchased by n penny contribution from the bdiool children Caroline Kennedy , a 6 > ear-old girl , made the presentation speech. The president thanked the children very yrnclously. Mayor Dietrich Introduced thu president , who poka ue follows "Fellow Citizens 1 need not bo told that thu people , of thla city love their country The demonstration of tha morning vvo'uld Indicate to the most casual observer that the men , women and children arc lojal to thetlag and faithful lu upholding Its honor wherever It has been raised. It gives me npeclal pleasure to coma once again to West Superior. I remember jears ago to have been a guelwJSbur city. 1 remember the warmth of my greeting then , but this far surpasses anything that has gone before , and no reception great as It on our long Journey has been more beautiful and Itn- prcsalvc than yours Is todny. "I am glad to note your progress nml your prosperity. I have been glad to note the difference between your condition when I was last hero and your condition now. The counliy Is altogether too bimy with actlvo Industry nnd thriving commerce to listen nny longer to the prophet of evil. Wo are engaged now In looking after ourselves nnd In taking care of ourselves , and we have discovered that tlic brat statesmanship for America Is that statesmanship which looks to thu hlgheflt Interest of American labor and the highest development ot American resources. "I have como this morning that I may say to > ou that the people of this country are not only prosperous , but they nro patriotic. No Htato In the union was more prompt to answer the call of the country than your state. The whole union , north and eouth , quickly responded to the call of arms and when peace came wore as quick to enter the paths of peace. 1 thank jou most heartily , I thank the school girls and tnc school boja. I thank jou nil for thla splendid demonstra tion , not to me , uot to the president of the United States , but to the states nnd the pee ple. " Secretary of the Treasury Gage was in troduced , but did not speak. The train departed for Duluth. Arrival it < Dulutli. DULUTH , Minn. , Oct. 13. A noisy wel come was given the presidential party on Us arrival In this city at 10:40 : o'clock this morning. Hundreds of tug boats and grain steamers anchored under the bridge across the St. Louis river blew their screaming elrens as the special train passed overhead. An e-scort committee of prominent citi zens , headed by Mayor Truelsen nnd Con gressman Page Morris , had boarded the train at West Superior. Entering carriages at the Great Northern depot , the presidential party , consisting of President McKlnley nnd > ire. McKlnley , Miss Mary Barber. Secretary Long , Secretary Gage , Secretary Hitchcock , Attorney General Grlggs , Secretary Cor- tclyoti , and wives of the cabinet members , was driven through blocks of cheering hu manity to the High school building , escorted by a battalion of tbo Third Minnesota volun teers. The rcmaiks of the president and several members of the cabinet were brief. The president spoke of the advantages of education nnd icompllmcnted the city on its facilities in that direction. "While jou have nn opportunity , " he said to the school children , "draw from this fountain of learning. Fill your little minds with useful knowledge , Sldo by sldo with education must be character. It Is just as easy to get Into the habit of doing good as It Is to get Into the habit of doing bad. With education every avenue of honor , ovcry avcnuo of fame , Is open to all of you , " The party left at 11.30 o'clock for Fargo Greeting nt Ilrnlncril. BUAINEUD , Minn. , Oct. 13 President McKlnley's train passed through this city at 3.30 p. m , A large crowd had assembled at the depot , Including school children to the number of several hundred. President McKlnley spoke brleflj- . The president said in part- . "Our government emanates from the people ple , all power comes from the people and all public officers must bear their commis sion from the people as administrators of public affairs. Back of the government Is the home , the Ideal government after all , the family bound together by ties of com mon Interest and affection , the American homo the school house for the education of American boys and girls In the duties of citizenship and from this home which lies nt the foundation of our public institutions do governments draw their virtue and In tegrity. It Is from the homes and the schools that the bravo bojs went out from Minnesota In the civil war , nnd again In the Spinlsh war , responding with an nlac rlty unprecedented to the call of the country to fight Its battled and uphold Its honor. Let mo nay just ono other thing : Wherever our flag goes there go our education and our civilization. ( Tremendous applause ) . InillaiiH Greet " ( Jrcnt 1'allicr. " AITKIN , Minn. , Oct. 13. A small but en thusiastic crowd gathered hero to greet the presidential party this afternoon. Conspicu ously perched on n fence beside the presi dent's , car was a party of Chlppewa Indians anxious to get u cllmnso of "Tho Gieut Father. " President McKlnley said1 "I esteem It n very great honor to meet the people of the country , whom by their suffrages I am permitted to servo our coun- trjr. What you nil want , no matter what may bo j'our party alignments , what you want for jour country is the greatest good for the greatest number. I assure you that 1 have but ono aim in my heart , only one , and that U to servo you faithfully nnd help to milntnln the honor and Integrity of the government which dlhpcnbes the blessings of our frco Institutions to all tbo people equallj- . " TO CHOSS IOWA I.THi : XICIIT. .No CIiniiKe In the Original I'laii of I'reHlileiit'N Illiu-rarj. SIOUX CITY , Oct. 13. ( Special Tcle- giam. ) The report that there will bo a change lu President McKInlej's Itinerary Is entirely wrong , Ho will cross Iowa In the night tlmo , or at least In darkness until the train reaches Cedar Falls at 8 10 a. m. The first dalight stop will bo at Waterloo , wheru the train remains for ten minutes. Another stop Is to bo made at Manchester , nnd thcnco thu train goes mi to Dubuquc. The only change In the original Itinerary that the train Is booked to roach Sioux City at S:45 : p m. tomorrow night Instead ot 930 , ns originally planned. It will leave Sioux City Sunday nt 10 45 p , m. George D. Perkins this morning received a tele gram from Secretory Wilson saying nd change will bo made In the Iowa program While In Sioux City the presidential paity will remain at the hotels Instead of going to private houses. Mr. and Mrs. McKlnley will dlno Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. George I ) . Perkins. \ VMCTO.VS DAY TO CKI.KIIllA'l K. It I2\ieetn tlic I'renlileut anil tlio Trooim nt ( lie hiiine Time. YA.NKTON. S. D. , Octi 13 , ( Special. ) Tomorrow will bo a day of two notable events ; ouo will bo the visit of President McKlnley and party , the- other the arrival of Company C It is not known what tlmo Company C will arrive , Init It Is expected from 4 to 6 p m , while President McKltiley Is scheduled to reach Yankton at 7'30 p m This would make the two receptions occur at the same time. U Is planned that tbo soldlem shall bo met at the Northweutern depot by the mayor , city council nnd civic societies , In cluding the Ltdy Washington Guards and the school children After a short address of Avelcomo 'by ' the major a parade will form to march through tbo principal streets and then procel to the Great Northern depot to greet the president and his party when they arrive from Sioux Falls. Fol lowing thU will occur the sumptuous ban quet for Company C. Dartlett Trlpp and Cangrce&man Gamble left this afternoon for Aberdeen to meet ( ContlnuoJ on Second Page. ) TRAIN ROBBERY AT DEKALB Five Masked Men Flacj Northwestern Limited and Shoot Engineer. DYNAMITE EXPRESS CAR AND ROB SAFE .Station ARCttt Ilmlly I'onmlcil l'l > nud Left I'ueohiHeluiiM ' on Depot Floor Itolilier * n ten | ic ivltli Their lliiolj. CHICAGO , Oct. 13 The Northwestern limited train leaving Chicago at 10 30 p. m. tonight was held up not far from DcKatb , 111 , and robbed. The train Is due at De- Kalb nt 12 20 nnd the holdup occurred at Tower W , three miles from Maple Park , III , It ! no' known whether the robbers secured any great amount of booty. A special train containing u number ot armed men nnd detectives left the Northwestern station In Chicago tonight bound for the scene of the robbery. It Is bald there were flvo masked mcu engaged In the operation. The train was flagged and while two of the men compelled the engineer and fireman to run the engine ahead the balance of them robbed the train. The train dispatcher's office of the North western road In this city admitted the truth of the story to the Central police olllclals. The robbery was evidently carefully planned. 'Twenty minutes ibefore the train was duo at Maple Park the robbers burst Into the station house and presenting re volvers at the head of the station agent , compelled him to remain quiet while they bound him. After tjlng him fast to a chair they forced a gag Into his mouth nnd left him utterly helpless. The signals wore then changed so that the train would bo compelled to stop before reaching the depot. The robbers went down the track to the point where the train would stop and -waited for It. As soon as It came to a halt ono of the men covered the engineer and fireman with revolvers and after uncoupling the engine , compelled the engineer to run down the track two miles. They then tilow up the express car with dynamite , practically demolishing It and blocking the track. They then blew open the safe and rifled it. It is not known how much money was secured. Immediately after grabbing what they could from the safe , the robbers lied into the darkness. They are now being pursued , but the robbers have quite a lead over the posse that Is after them. Engineer Daniel Whlto of the train was shot nnd It la reported very seriously wounded in the breast , because ho refused to run hli engine away from the train. After shooting him ono of the robbers ran the engine down the track two miles to a switch , where it was "kllloj.1 < t - - It Is reported that the station agent was badly pounded up and was left unconscious on the depot floor when the robbera went out to stop the train. It Is not thought that his Injuries are fatal , but' It was two hours after being assaulted before he re covered consclousncEO. THREE AMERICANS KILLED Major Clii-ittlinm tvlth a Scouting I'nrly I2itcountcrfl KeliclN nt .Miintlnliina. MANILA , Oct. 13. 11-15 p. m. Major Chentham , with a scouting party , while pro ceeding along the west shore of thu lake yest9rday encountered u force of rebels strongly entrenched at Muntlnlupa. Major Chcatham reports that ho drovetbo rebels from their position and that In the engage ment three Americans wore killed and two were wounded. Humors are In circulation in Manila that Major Cheatham discovered three American prisoners who had been bound and gagged and shot by the Insurgents. These rumors , j however , are not confirmed. Ono Saudago , a lieutenant of the native police , has been arrested nnd lodged In jail , Ills subordinates having reported to the nu- thorltlcs that ho woo endeavoring to enlist them In a plot to turn the police against the Americans in tbo event ot an upris ing. Ilcports having reached the provost mar shal that arms were concealed nt the head quarters of the Dominican friars , a detach ment of soldiers made a search of the building. They found a email stock of Mausers , revolvers and ammunition , which was confiscated , despite the protests of the friars that the arms wore not intended for unlawful use. General Schwan , with the infantiy , has reached Bacoor. The troops are greatly exhauutcd , having had ono of the hardest marches of the tampalgn. From Malabon to Perez Dab Mluas they marched through rico fields. The Fourth infantry , from Iraus , joined General Schwan at Perez Das Mlnas , The Filipinos deserted the town on learning of the approach of the Americans. Two strong shocks of earthquake lasting several secondo were felt in Manila at 10 o'clock this evening. OHIO VOLUNTEERS STRANDED Tvio llnnilrcil Soldier * from Cl ( < - limit SIICIH ! All Their Money anil Arc In haa I'rniiHuuo Ilrokc. CLI3VKLAND , 0 , Oct 13. Word has been received tlmt 200 Cleveland soldiers in the Fourteenth regiment , Just returned from the Philippines , nro stranded In San Francisco , tl.clr pay given them In Manila having been spent. An effort Is being made to raise the (1,200 necessary to bring them home. Today Sen ator Hnnna and Governor Bushnell con tributed J100 each. OTIS' IATisT C IbUAI/rV LIST. of TIIIMI | > lilt In tlic Itcci'nt nuKiiKeniriitu In Luzon , WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The War depart ment has received the following list of casualties from General Otis. Wounded , Fourth Infantry , at Imus , Sep tember 29 Cctnpany B , Frank HUBS , thigh , seven1 , John W Smith , foot , moderate , Company 1C. Frank Hlckade , thigh , moderate , October 3 : Company A , Sergeant William Born , car , slight. At San Nicholas , October 8 : Company E , James McQllnchej , back , moderate Flftb artillery , at Itnus , September 29 Company F. I/-ul Llevcr , knee , severe. At San FrancUco do la Malabon , October 10 Louis Arnold , chest , moderate. Twcnty- feecond infantry , at Arrayat October 5 Com pany F , Archie HutchluEon. arm , slight. TwcnU-fourth infantry , near Santa Ana Octobt7 : Company F , Sergeant DavU Holdcn , chest , severe ; James Smith , thigh , severe. Fourteenth Infantry , near Marl- qulna , October S : Company L , William Brlnoy , neck , severe. At San Nicholas. Company 0 , Frank Frsgcr , forearm , severe ; Owen B. Hill , leg , severe. Hospital corps : Alvln H. Balloy , leg. moderate. Thirteenth Infantry , nt San Fran cisco do la Malabon , October 10 : Company K , Norman Morton , knee , moJeratc ; Com pany 0 , Peter Kankiwlcz , arm , severe ; Com pany H , Charles B. Smith , thigh , severe. Fourth artillery : Company r , Charles Wil son , thigh , moderate. Hnglnccr battalion : Company A , John T. Van Ness , leg , severe. Tun ItculiniMitM < < > Jtni > Sunn. 'ST. LOUIS , Oct. 13. The local quarter- master's department of the United States army has received orders to arrange to move to San Francisco the Thirty-eighth nnd Forty-fourth Infantry regiments. The former regiment IB now nt Jefferson bar racks nnd will move on October 20 , while the Forty-fourth , at Lenvcnworth , Kan , will go October 21. Colonel Wheeler , quar termaster , Is perfecting the arrangements He sa > s that It Is very HWely the two bodies wilt soon be ordered to Manila. Orders hnvo also hoc * received by Colonel Wheeler to send two pack trains from Jef ferson barracks to Manila. The orders dt- re ct that the trains be ecnti from hero so ns to arrive at Portland , Ore , , October 25. Ten dajs later they arcto embark for Ma nila on the transport Lenox. OrilcrM for To ItcKliuoittii , WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The War depart ment has ordered thu Forty-second regi ment of volunteers to proceed from Fort Niagara , N. Y. , October 30 , to San Fran cisco , there to embark for Manila. The For tieth regiment at Fort Ktley , Kan. , is also ordered to proc ed to San Francisco on the eamo date , bound for Manila. Colored Ileixlniciit PHlcil. CINCINNATI , Oct. 13. The Forty-eighth United States Infantry , colored , mobilizing at Fort Thomas , Ky. , was filled to Its maximum today. Sixty recruits reported , which makes a total of 1,272. HAYWARD IS ENTHUSIASTIC .VcliriinUit'n Junior Senator Foeln Unite Certain tlmt the Itcniilillcitu 1'nrly Will Carry the Mute. WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Hayward , accompanied by Mre. Hayward , is in the city. Speaking of the situation politically in Nebraska , Judge Htiyward stated today that while con- dltlous were somewhat Involved , ho believed that Judge Itccso would bo elected to the supreme court. "Wo have only 3,000otei to overcome to elect our whole ticket , " said ho. "Bryan Is making the fight of his life in Nebraska to hold it in line for next } car. He needs his state In next year's convention and he Is using every nrtlflco to secure It. He has spoken in more email towns in our state than ever before in his campaigning , which to mo indicates the < Iospcratcnebs ot his CUUFO. Ilrjnn today is gencrallilng. He Is tilting at windmills and leaving his first principles for others to catch passing breeze. Ho is not 'hurting us In Ills speeches on expansion , for he hr ? f'Vif dl 's'alds' < hat the Americana should irSV tao 1'hillpplnea as Americans and that could have no other meaning than that he wants the United States to triumph In putting down the Agul- naldo insurrection. "Americans have never battled for the right except that they have won it , and I bcjleve It will be the case now. Of course- we have a fight In front of us In Nebraska. I believe , however , wo will elect Judge IlecBe , who Is by long odds the strongest man who could have been nominated. Local issues will necessarily play no Inconsequen tial part In the campaign and the fuslonlsts have enough troubles to make the contest Interesting. So fnr as the financial question Is concerned It Is not cutting much of a figure. We were never rampant for 16 to 1 and since fine crops and good times hav relieved our people wo have put into the background much of the discontent that operated against us In ' 06 and ' .07. " Senator Hayward Is here for the purpose of looking up a location for the winter and incidentally will try to land n few minor places In the railway mall service , census and land offices. The acting secretary of the Interior has authorized Indian Commissioner Jones to purchabe the Hope Indian school at Spring- Held , S. I ) . The school Is the property of the Episcopal church. The price to be paid Is limited by the acting secretary. James Smith was today appointed post master nt Saint Llbory , Howard county , Neb , vice G. V. W. Delsman , resigned. HENDERSON SPEAKS IN OHIO Next Siic-aKor. < if < lu > HOIINC IIlN Tour of Iliicl.pjc Slnle lu Cliifliumtl. COLUMBUS , O. , Oct. 13. Hon. David B. Henderson of Iowa , who will succeed Mr. Heed aa speaker of the house , began his tour of Ohio In the Interest of the repub lican ticket by addressing a mcetlns nt the Board of Trade auditorium in this city to night. The hall was packed , Mr. Henderson dlscusbed the Pblllpplna question , pensions nnd other matters of national Interest. Ills views on thp Philip pine policy nro In full accord with the ad ministration. In an Interview Mr. Hender son dcclnicd that he regarded , the coming election In Ohio as of national Importnnco , otherwise he would not bo here , ALL VARIETIES OF WEATHER Snow In Illnclc lllllx , lira * In KIIIINIIM anil llulii u ( llur- llnirlon. DDADWOOD , S. IX , Oct. 13. ( Special. ) A heavy snowstorm visited the northern Hills Wednesday morning. In Deadwood about four Inches of snow fell and down In the valleys It turned Into a heavy rain. The storm came In tlmo to stop the progress of two forest fires which have been burning valuable timber for several da > H. The rain was much needed in some parts of the cat tle inngc. lloltol 1C I nil of Orlolior "vVoatlirr. KANSAS CITY , Mo. . Oct. 13. The hottest October weather within this part of the southwest In the past thlrtj-one jcars has prevailed for the past two da > s. According to dbservatlons at the Kansas university the maximum In that etato for yesterday and today was over ninety. In Kansas City to day the government thermometer reached 91. A cold wave Is predicted for tomorrow , llnlii < tt lliirllnirlini. BUUL1NGTO.V , la , Oct 13. The ther mometer registered 83 degrees today. A heavy rain fell toward evening. I iilon .Mlnurn r.'Icliratc. PANA , 111 , Oct 13 Four mlnei here are now worklnt : under union regime. A monster celebration of union victory will be hold here tomorrow , Mo riiiriitM of ( HTim VOHI-IH , Oft. l.'l. At HHinliurtr Arrived Patricia , from New Ycrk. via. Plymouth , At Naples Arrived Kaiser Wllhelm I/ , from Nuvv York for Genoa , At New York Arrived Palatlu , from Hamburg , etc. ; Tuer t Bismarck , from Hamburg. BLOW UNDER THE FIFTH RIB Publication of Bryan Letter to Morton Hits State House Gang Hard. THEY ADMIT BRYAN WAS AFTER MONEY .Tiinllfy Him I" SccUlnic < t c 1'lncc tut Hits Crntinu Unit Tliorc Won > o llotttir Ctinncclcil Midi It. LINCOLN. Oct. 13 ( Special. ) The reproduction - production of the Bryan letter tooU the popocnttlc crowd at the state house by sur prise , hut tlicy have so far recovered ns to bo able to otter excuses for the expression ol the sontlniuit : "I assure you ttint It Is the money that Is In the olllco and not the honor that attracts me. " At the state house It Is asserted tha.t the sccroUrjshlp of the Stnto llcard of Trans- portatlon Is not an oulcc , but simply n place , and It Is admitted that BrjMii could have wanted It for no other rcaecti than for Uio money there was In It , because there was no honor attached to It , The letter to J. Ster ling Morton has beeu published In the east ern newspapers and even in Denver , the sllvcrltes' stronghold. The University Rceso club has adopted the following as a pledge ot Its allegiance to DCAII Ilceso of the law school In Ills can didacy for supreme Judge- "Believing "that tlio judiciary of the state should bo kept free from partisan politics and that tv man aspiring to the high office of Justice of the supreme court should dose so from the standpoint of competency and fitness , nnd not from political considera tions ; and furthermore , tha.t . Judge Ileoso Is most worthy aspirant for Judicial hon ors , wo , the members of this club , pledge tilm our most loyal support. " Then null IVow. Until Chaplain Mallley announced his al legiance to the United States government and declared In favor of a speedy ending of the wcr In the Philippine Islands the populist press was lavlih In Its praise of him. Under date of August 6 the Omaha porxicratlc oigan contained a long tele graphic dispatch from San Francisco prais ing the chaplain and Riving an Imaginary Interview with a soldier concerning his record. The article was displayed under the headlines : "Fighting 1'arson Chaplain Mallley of the First regiment comes homo TV 1th warrior's title. Loved by all ( the boys , with whom ho fought nnd consoled in hospitals. " The Interview , nhlch was said to be an expression of the thoughts ot all the sol diers , follows : " ' did than 'The chaplain more lighting preaching when wo were away , " said ono of the bojs. 'Ho was alwajs on the firing line with a ride whenever there wes any lighting going on , and ho was ithe quickest to show up with chickens when It was over ot any man In the regiment. Wo alwajs used to wonder how he could find so many chlrVons. " * > , " 'When things would quiet down for two or three days then Chnplaln Mallley would disappear from the regiment and jou could always find him In the hospitals , cheering up the sick nnd wounded. He was all right , our chapilaln was. The boys all liked him. ' "Tho chaplain's version lias not been heard , but his fame has gone before him , for ho founcT an Invitation to lecture In Ne braska In the mall received on the Hancock before disembarking , which he accepted on condition that the regiment Is mustered out of service. ' " 'They can't get mo to say anything so long na I am a roldlcr , ' ho says , " PALMER TO WORLD-HERALD IlepiiliIIcnn Chairman Taken tlio I'niirr < o Tank tar Foollnli anil UiicuIIcd-For l > lcn. LINCOLN , Oct. 13. ( Special Telegram ) H. K. Palmer today sent the following tele gram to the Evening World-Herald : "As a republican and a member of the Patriotic league of Omaha I am quite willing to welcome at our meetings all the popullbt reporters you may choose to send to make public our speeches and resolutions , but I protest against false reports made wholly for the purpose of stirring up strife in the republican ranks. "It waa a foolish and uncalled-for lie to say that there were any resolutions relative to the support of the county ticket voted upon and defeated at our meeting nt the Mlllard hotel last night. Not one word was tpoken or Intimated against the eounty re publican ticket. On the contrary all the speakers sroko' for the entire ticket , city , county and state , and I aver that there was nn antl-llosowatcr , antl-Moorcs , anti-Web ster talk. It was antl-Bryanlsui , null-popu lism nnd anti-anarchy. "The republicans of Douglas county were never more harmonious or In better trim for the content November 7 next than they aio now' and wo will surely elect every nominee , city , county and state. state."H. "H. E. PALMER. "Chairman of the Republican State Execu tive Committee. " ( JIIAl'I.AI.N .MAII.I.KV AT HASTIXfiS , Drill rrn it lIoiiNliiK AildroNH nt ( lie A tin HIM County Mrtropollw. HASTINGS , Neb , Oct. 13. ( Special Tele gram ) The campaign opened hero tonight with Chaplain Mnllley of the Fighting First Nebraska addressing nearly 1,000 people In the Kcrr opera house Ho opened his address Ith the remark that ho never voted the republican ticket In his life , but ho did not say it boast- Ingly , as he bald It was no credit to him self. In explaining why ho was hero to night ho assured bis hearers that he was out for the honor and for the purpose of explaining the true situation In the Philip pines and not for any political pelf , Mr. Mallley said ho got his first appoint ment from a populist governor and went to tbo frcnt as chaplain of ono of the best regiments Undo Sam ever sent outer or over will e-eml out. Not long attcr ho had been in the Philippines ho received a request from the religious paper , the New York Independent , to wrlto his opinions of the Philippine situation , in his articles to tblb paper ho stated the ex act conditions as ho found them nnd laid no stress upon certain things that seemeJ to stir up the people at homo. Ho was greatly surprised when be landed at San Francisco to find that his writings had been copied all over tha United States by the republican papers , but the other pa pers failed to appreciate them. Ho became a republican the minute ho found himself with the present administration when he landed at 'Frisco. Before going to war ho believed the re publicans were not to glorify God but destroy - stroy the country , but now ho linn no fur ther use for calamity and calamity howlers Ho said , whether ho was with President McKlnloy or not ho would stand by the dmlnletratlon whenever it CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair. Colder. Northerly Wind * . Temperature nt Oiiiiilin 3 oMertlnj I Hour , Heir. Hour. Ilefr. r n. in i. . . . . no i p. in. ( it ( I it. Ill. . . . . . .Ml - | i , in ( Id 7 n. in no : t it , nt ( id N ii. in r O -I 1 > . Ill (15 ( i ) n. in. . . . . . ni : n v. m ( lit 10 n. n r. % ( i p. in ( iu 11 n. m > N 7 11. III. . . . . . (10 la 111 ( ii s 11. 111 n ? I ) i > . nt n I had n war un Its hands. In times of pca'c ho would stand by the admin istration when It was light , but lit times of war then ho was with the administration right or wrong , ns no man can afford to be nn obstructionist In times of war. In elaborating on how the present war cemented the north and south , he cited the time whan the- First Nebraska went out to take the water works , shoulder to ehoul- der with the brave bojs from Tennessee. "The time will come. " said Mr. Mallley. "when the children In the far off rice field and bamboo of the Philippines will rlso up and thank us for the glorious whipping tlmt wo g.t\e their people and they will also cry out in tours ot pride , ' \Vc , too , arc American people. ' " Ho spoke of how the Cuban ntrair nail bM > ! i pushed upon the ail minis ! ration and now the American Hag had uoeu planted there at the point of the hnjonct. It would slay there fore\er. Old Glory was also run up In the 1'hlHpplno Islands and when McKlnley sent the order for Dewey to destroy - I stroy the Spanish fleet at Manila ho put ' the world one hundred ycnra ahead. After | speaking of how well the soldiers wore fed i nnd clothed he brought on a thunderous applause when he said : "The war Is going on tonight because of the B > mpathy the followers ot Agulualdo find hero In America , nnd that's what makes the World-Herald mad. " Chaplain Mallloy elcecd his address with eulogies for the gallant First Nebraska regiment nnd the present administration. Jhe meeting was a success In every respect. BRYAN HAS NOTHING TO SAY Sll\cr Orator riisltlirly Dct'lliion lo lie lnterIrwiMl Concornlntr IIIn 1,1-tter ( o J. SicrtliiR Morion. LEMAUS , la. , Oct 13 ( Special Telegram. ) Several thousand people met In a tent to night to hear W. J. Uryan's speech on currency , trusts and Imperialism. The night was cold and the crowd chilly , though they generally applauded In the right places. . Mr. Br > an Is still hoarse and spoke only an hour , being preceded by C. A. Wlndlo of the Gat- ling Gun , Ottawa , 111. Bryan sajs ho Is feel ing much better and will meet all his en gagements , speaking in three Iowa towns to morrow , after which ho 111 go at once to Kentucky. Mr. Br > an positively refused to be inter viewed regarding his letter to J. Sterling Morton , written In 1SS9 and published in The Bee , In whtah Brjan said ho wanted office for the money there Is In It , not for honor. Mr. Bryan chatted very agreeably about his health nnd about his tour , about political prospects in Iowa , but when pressed on. the J. Stert'iUg Morton letter TtlU'i.itcd , "I don't care to ho interviewed ; I don't care to bo Interviewed , " nnd Insisted upon changing the subject abruptly. onosvnvoii .si'i.vic.s AT KIAUMIY. Ohio Orntnr "Wai-inn I p ( lie 1'oiiulncc In Ilunnln Count ) . KKARNCY , Neb , Oct. 13. ( Special Tele gram ) General Charles II. Gros\enor o Ohio arrived In the city this nftcinoon and was met by Mayor Hosteller , Chairman Macdonald - donald of the Sixth district congressional committee nnd other prominent personages. A large ciowd greeted him tonight at thu opera house , wharo for two hours he dis cussed tbo political Issues In a masterly manner. Ho was listened to with Intense interest. He wained the populists that the democrats would swallow their party after this year nnd extended them a welcome to the party of progrcus , patriotism nud prosperity. His arraignment of the demo cratic party for Its opposition to the best Interests of our government was logical and brought foith frequent applause. He ex presses himself as very much gratified over the outlook for success of the party this fall In Nebraska. A number of old soldiers wore on the stage nnd delegations of citizens from Klin Creek , Shclton , Miller and other trwns were pres ent. Notwithstanding It was a night meeting many farmers took advantage of the oppor tunity to hoar the distinguished speaker. Chairman Macdonald Introduced the con gressman In an eloquent nnd tcrEo speech. The republicans of Buffalo county are greatly encouraged over the situation. OVKI.A.M ) OUT TO IIUIU SL'MMIltS. Onmlm Orator 1'lriiHi-N 11 IarK ' Anill- . IUMIn I lilt Oprra HOIINC. OAKLAND , Neb. , Oct. 13. ( Special. ) Colonel W. S , Summers of Omaha , -who spoke to a full house In Hie Wanaborger ball heio last night , ibegan "Hurt county's campaign. Ho greatly pleated the audience with bis humorous sidelights on political subjects and reviewed the history of the reform party of Nebraska , ridiculing the Inconsis tency of Bryan'H political abplratlons and his attempt to force Holcomb's election to the supreme court after ho had posed as a reformer as governor of Nebraska. Colonel Summers recalled Bryan's former record In congrots and how Bryan through ox-Govornor Holcomb secured the colonelcy of the Third Nebraska and when that reg iment was ordered to Cuba Immediately went to Washington to assist In ratifying the treaty with Spain and now wanted the administration to haul down the Hag and assist Agulnaldo to establish a government of heathens. M G. Whltmoro > , a young law student of the Stale university and n democrat who re pents his vote 'for ' IIolcomb for governor nnd hl vote for Bryan on tbo 1C to 1 lt > sue , made an excellent speech advocating the election of a sound and able man for supreme premo judge , extolling Judge He tao ns a man of this character. I'nul C'lnrU nt C'lu'nlcr. OHKSTKK , Neb , Oct 13 ( Special Tele gram. ) Chester voters turned out In larso numbers tonight and listened to an able discussion of the political Issues of the day from the republican utandpclnt by Hon. Paul Clark ot Lincoln. Great enthusiasm was manifested as the speaker answered the fallacies that had been presented by the fusion speakers In this county. Mr. Clark showed up the record of thn fusion candidate for supreme Judge In mich n fair and convincing manner that all were con vinced. The duty of standing by thu ad ministration In sustaining the flag In the Philippines was heartily approved. lion C. L Illcbards of Hebron waa pres ent and also gave the judicial subject a com plete airing Cheater precinct will give a good republican majority on election day KilMlonUlH rill iiaciiiu - ) . M'COOK. Neb. , Oct. J3 ( SpecUl Tele gram ) The populist and democratic central committees of this judicial district met In ( Continued on Third Page. ) BOER FORCES ACTIVE Attack on Ladyimlth by the Transvaal Army is Hourly Expected , BRITISH SOLDIERS EAGER TO FIGHT Oem Paul's ' Airny Will Find n Tough Joh on Their Hands. BOERS POUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES They Attack and Wreck an Armored Train atXraipan , FIFTEEN BRITISH ARE REPORTED KILLED Humor In Xot Coiiflrmvil nn ( u ! , * of Life , lint tlie Trnlit In it Wreck nuil I'rlnoner * Aru ( Copj right , 1SW , by Press Publishing Co ) LADYSMITH , Natal. Oct. 13. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Frl- da > , -I SO p , in. A rumor Is current lh.it Ladysmlth Is to ho attacked tonight. Them is the utmost activity in the British camp here. " Vet I doubt the report because the Boera hnto attacking nnd rarely leave their nngers ( camps ) after Mindown. 1 nm strongly of the opinion that the lloeia vlll ftnd n tough Job -whatever point , they nvade. The British oillcera and soldiers are well prepiirctl nnd eager to fight. Authentic noWH from the Transvaal Is moet difficult o obtain , but it cannot bo that war hits not joei declared. It is also impossible to doubt hut'Uio Doers have taken a position on the Ingogo Heights ou the British sldo of the jorder. ' They have moved their camp , from Albe'rtlua , near the border , and nro-al pres ent In force at Mount Tlntwa. The chief difficulty lies In the number of parses through which -tho early mobilized Boere may attempt to rush. Obviously the whole plan of attack has been carefully pre pared. Steady rains are falling throughout northern Natal. Boer scouts have been within fifteen miles of Ladysmlth. I have every reason to c.\pcct that wo will have a light hero by tomorrow If not tonight. Kaffirs say the Boers will advance here. The spirits of the whole force are excellent. I doubt the reports that Newcastle Is al ready occupied , but It la pretty ceitnln that It will bo taken tomorrow and Lalng's Nek also. AVroeklncr of it Train. The Scotsman today publishes the fol lowing from a well Informed source. "Tho Boers have como down through Van Hecnon's pass with cloven guns and the bittle now rages. General White has twelve guns and Is very sangulno of success. " Bennett Burlelgh , cabling the Daily Tclo- graph from Ladyomlth Friday noon , soya : "A stroutf , molillt , col'imn lompoFed tt alt arms , under tliti command of Sir George White , who , accompanied by Sir Archibald Hunter , proceeded before daybreak thla morning toward Acton Homes for the pur pose of reconnoltcrlng " In confirmation of these reports Inquiries nt the war office elicited the fact that of ficial Information has been received of the advance ot British troops from Lndjsmlth toward Acton Homes , nnd further Intelli gence was hourly expected. Actnn Hoinoa lies fifteen miles southwest of \ysmlth , on Venter's Spruit , one of the tributaries of the Tugela river. The Dally Mall Capetown correspondent , cabling at 5 o'clock Friday , bays : "I learn on good authority that the Boers are at tacking Mafeking nnd are rcpoitcd to have already suffered severed rcpul&es. It Is gen erally admitted that Viyburg cannot with stand a htrong Boer attack. " The same correspondent gives the follow ing account of the attack on the armored train at Kralpnn : "Captain Ncablt was In command , and when the train was steaming full tpeed to get through In tlmo nnd had reached Krai- pan It was found the burghers were In htrong force. It was Impossible , pcrhap-i , to go back , but thorn vvna a chance of run ning through. Nesblt plucklly but dlfiah- trously , as it proved to the train , those tlio latter alternative. The permanent way had been tampered with nnd directly the train left the metals the Boers opened flro with carefully posted artillery. Ncublt was unalilo to reply effectively. Fifteen British are r-- tioited killed , but na yet It is Imprfisl % to fipcalc with certainty. Thn fate of ( ho remainder Is unknown , hut c cope was of course out nt the question The number of Boers Is probably between 2,000 and 3,000. " The Dally News' Capetown 101 respondent pays : "Kvart fJrobler , member of thu Hand for PhlloppOBrs , hus been elected command ant general of the Orange- Free State forces , Ho IK a man of 31 , well educated , Intelligent and was Tree Stale delcgato to the Chicago exposition. < lu M'i > "Worrli-N < 'linnili < * rlnlii. Queen Victoria's efforts to maintain peace have been a aero obstacle to Colonial Secre tary Chamberlain and the war party. She wan aided In the cabinet chiefly by Prlr.io Minister Salisbury nnd the duke of Devm- ; Bhlre , the latter of whom , the lord jinMl- dent ot the council of ministers , hna in curred the bitter hostility of the jlncoes by making two speeches declaring pr.co atlll possible after Mr. Chnmherlaln and Sir Alfred Mllner , the British high coniml n ! ' > ner In South Africa , had Irrevocably committed themselves to war. Had DevoiiNhlre suc ceeded Chamberlaln'H rcHlunntlnn would have been Inevitable. The chancellor of the exchequer , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Is also understood to be opposed to the war , prin cipally hecauio of his professional pcrbonal dlbtrust of Mr Chamberlain , When General Duller , after being desig nated as coininander-ln-chlcf of the British forces In South Africa , wnnt to Balmoral to take his official leave of his sovereign , the queen Impressed upon him her hatred of car and her desire for Its rapid termination General Duller nosurcd her majesty Ills con viction was that "tho war will bo trout ) o- Bamo , but not dangerous. " There Is no weakening In the rosoho of Kngllsh lovers of pcaco and fair play to press for arbitration. Leonard Courtney , a unionist member of 1'nrllamcnt , declared at u meeting of his constituents last night that arbitration was the proper remedy , D ( plta the efforts inn do by the local tnry wire-pullers a majority of the meeting fa vored his view , though the noisy few claimed victory. Ixjnl Hobhouso denounces the war In vehement terms , saying : "The oMcnMblo pretense for the war 1s co hollow that 1 Tor ono. believe the real motlveo of the cr > for violent measures to bo of a quite dlHernt kind. "First Greed of acquisition. "Second A barlmrouj dcero | for a bloody revenge for the victory of tha Boers over Inccmpatent officers jaunty years jgo In a petty nklrmlsb , uud la righteous rculatanco