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ESTABLISHED JTOHS 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOTCiN'IK'CrOCTOBER 17 , 1890 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CE TS.
Advices from Mafeking ht Say
Battle is in Progre
.BOERS REPULSED TWELVE HOURS LATER
. -Oom Paul's ' Troops 8ald to Hive Been
Driven Back with Heavy Loss.
THESE REPORTS LACK CONFIRMATION
Ladytmith is Practically Deserted , Inhab
itants Seeking Places of Safety.
ENGLAND ALARMED FOR CECIL RHODES
Government Much Uicrclncil for IVnr
Doom AVI 11 Capture Jllm Mv cly
Scene * AreI'rntnliicil AVIien. 1'nr-
llamcnt AnMcmblcit Toilnj.
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LONDON , Oct. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dilly
Chronicle's Capetown correspondent , Under
datto of Sunday , 9.15 p. m. , says :
"Thoro Is a report that fighting Is pro
ceeding at Klmbcrley. The town 13 de
fended by a force of 3,000. The Investing
force Is about equal. 1 ought to .idd that
neither Sir Alfred Mllncr nor the general
commanding hero has received any con
k firmation of the reported lighting. "
The Dally Telegraph's Capetown corrc-
Bpondont eavs the defending force Is con
sidered sutllclcnt to repel any attack. The
place Is skillfully fortified and defended by
plenty of Maxims nnd field guns. "
The Dally Telegraph's correspondent at
Ladysmlth Monday night says"Tho town
la now practically empty. Special trains
have ibrought down 3,000 pereons , mostly
ivomen and children , besides natives In
trucks. The military" order to evacuate was
iccclved at Dundee at 9 this morning. Pri
vate repents put itho strength at the Boor
column advancing from Do Jager'a Drift
against Dundee .it olbout 15,000 , but this
number Is greatly exaggerated. Probably
it Is only about 7,000. "
The Dally Mall'a Capetown correspondent
Monday. 11 p. m. , telegraphs : "A report
liaa ronchcd hero from native eourccs that
the Boers have been repulsed at Mafeklng
with heavy loss. The news at present lacks
confirmation. "
The same- correspondent saya : "Capetown
Is surging with bitter discontent , mainly by
' - of Mafeklng.
reason of the cabinet's betraj-al
Many Capetown residents have relatives In
Vryburg and Mafeklng and are furious at
the cabinet's refusal to allow the Capetown
volunteer artillery to proceed to Mafeklng. "
"On Sunday night the streets wcro filled
with angry citizens , and rioting -was feared.
This , accompanied by the pressure of the
Imperial government , brought the Schrclner
government to n. sense of Ita perils , as well
ns to its duty , and decided It to call out
- . The ministerial party also
isorko'dTts hardest -peV5hT the" ovation
to Conyngham Greene on his arrival from
Pretoria , but failed. Tbo volunteers are
G.OOO strong and have eleven pieces of ar
tillery. "
Alarm for Cecil llliodci.
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LONDON , Oct. 16. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Will Cecil
Ilhodes be captured by tbo Boers ? That Is
the question agitating the British govern
ment and people more than any other for the
moment. Onlcial Information received Is
that Klmberloy ia completely Invested by the
Uoers and all communication cut off. The
railroad track has been destroyed by the
Boera nt Intervals for seventy miles , ren
dering the forwarding of relief a slow mat
ter , an repair is only possible under the
protection of a strong covering force not
available for four or live weeks to come.
Rhodes' boast Friday that he felt na safe
ns If ho was In Piccadilly Is now beginning
to wear a different aspect. The defending
force consists of 3,000 men engaged on Do
Boors' mines , a largo proportion being raw
lovhtt unaccustomed to the use of the
rifle. The Boer force Investing the town Is
estimated at 4,000 , with several guns able
to give n good account on the defense works ,
which consist of refuse blue clay from the
diamond mines.
No fear IH entertained for Rhodes' safety
if captured alive , but Its moral effect would
bo very serious for England's prestige , espe
cially among the natives , who are waiting to
attack whichever side they consider likely
to bo beaten. Rhodes , accompanied by Roch-
fort Magulro , formerly a Parnclllte member
of parliament , whoso wife and her sister ,
Mrs. Goldman , are daughters of Viscount
Peel , former speaker of the House of Coin-
mono , nro both In Klmbcrley.
When Parliament meets tomorrow the opposition -
position leaders will move no amendment to
tbo address , resorting criticism of the
war policy of the government until after
hnstllltlcvi are ended. Kven Hnrcourt and
Morley are said to have agreed to this self-
denying ordinance , BO the task of attacking
the government will bo left to the Irish
members , aided to a certain point by a few
of the extreme radicals. The Irish members
are quite resolved to assail the government
nt every point , but the feeling Is so fierce
for vvar among the ministerialists that there
IB promise of lively scenes , A proposal has
nlroady been made on tbo ministerial side
lhat when the Irish members speak the min
isterialists , as n demonstration , should leave
the houso. but It Is moro than likely they
will endeavor to drown their voices by Inces
sant nolso.
LirTLE NEWS FROM FRONT
Iloero Jlnve Alreiuly Cut Off ( 'ommu-
iileiillon i > l111 All of ( he llrltUU
OlltlMIHtM.
LONDON , Ot. 16 The gradual cutting
off of outljlrig points nt tbo scene of boa-
tilltlea In South Africa from telcgrapbl ;
communication reduced the accurate liens
obtaluablo to a minimum. Thus far , however -
over , no reliable infoitnatlon has been re
ceived of any actual fighting outsldu of the
arulr at Kraalpan and occasional exchanges
of ghote at various outposts. Thcro Is no lack
of circumstantial stories regarding fighting
at various points , but these are scarcely
publlihed before they are denied ,
The enl ) bullcut facts In this ciiornliig's
telegrams are that ! ! > Moors hr.vo advanced
be > end Newcastle and formed n laager near
Dannhauter , about twelve miles north o !
" 1 Dundee , and that Klmberlcy Is Isolated and
probably Invested ,
Klmberloy haa thus become the Immediate
center of Interest. The last message from
Klmborley prior to the cutting of the telegraph -
graph and the railway by the Boera said
"All the troops at Klmbcrley are well. " As
there are 3,000 troops there there 1s little
unxlety for the safety of the town , especially
as the Boer farces nro said to be of only
about the saiua strength , Many stories of
brisk fighting at that point are iu clrcula-
tlon , but although the forces nre likely to
have come Into contact all alleged details
must bo regarded as prom&turo and specu
lative , especially If the report be trim that
the Orange Kreo State troops are now In
complete possession of the railway frcoi
Klmbcrley to Orange river , seventy miles
awny. The alleged virulence of the B er
attacks upon Mafeklng and Klmbcrley can
readily bo understood -when It is realized
that Bochunnaland is to the Boers what Al
sace-Lorraine Is to Trance. It Is therefore
pro-bablo that both towns will be forced to
undergo n long nnd dreary Investment before
the British are In a position to send n re
lieving column.
On the other side of the country the Boors
nro closing nround the British outposts and
have already como Into touch with them and
exchanged shots. Therefore more stirring
news Is expected.
ManIleiuirtn nf Untile * .
Advices from Capetown relate that exclte-
rccnt Is kept up there by ceaseless reports
of battles , but that little uneasiness Is visible
In official circles , where the opinion prevails
that Mafeklng and Klmberloy are safe. It la
thought , too. that the Boers nro not likely to
attack Vrjburg , in Bcchuanaland , owing to
the fact that the population of that district
Is largely Dutch ,
It Is assumed that the refusal of the Boers
to accept bnttle In Natal last week , when
General Sir George Stewart White advanced
and endeavored to draw them through Vnu
Reenan's pass , indicates their unwillingness
to commence hostilities.
On the other hand the Bocra are probably
too astute to play the British game at the
risk of nn engagement on ground where ar
tillery could bo brought Into play and cav
alry moved rapidly. '
The narrow city streets adjoining the
Guild hall and Stock exchange today were
crowded. The Immediate occasion was the
meeting convened by the lord major of Lon
don , Sir John Voce Moore , to declare the
confidence of business men In the city proper
In the South African policy of the govern
ment.
Hundreds of members of the Stock nnd
Wool exchanges and great banking and un
derwriting firms formed a procession In front
of their various olflccs and marched to the
Guild hall , singing the national airs and
waving flags , accumulating masses of people
at every turn. The Guild hall was packed
with people. A band stationed In the or
chestral gallery led off In patriotic airs ,
which were taken up by the audience amid
the waving of numberlesss union Jacks.
The lord mayor and sheriffs were loudly
cheered on arriving and the name of Presi
dent Kruger provoked a storm of "poohs. "
A resolution extolling the premier , Lord
Salisbury , nnd the secretary of state for the
colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , was proposed by
the lord major , seconded by Sir John Lub-
boclc , unionist member of parliament for
London unlversltj- , and enthusiastically
adopted.
Patriotic demonstrations took place today
at Birmingham , Crcvvo nnd other towns ,
from which reserves started for Aldershot.
The Atlantic : Transport company , which
ga\o the United States government a ahip
for hospital purposes during the war with
Spain , has now done Great Britain a similar
serv lee. The admiralty have gladly accepted
the vessel , which will bo named the Maine.
The War office Issued the following note
this afternoon with respect to the situation
in South Africa : v
"The dispatches received do not point to
any material change In 'tho situation. "Small
bodies of Boors are reported to have crossed
the Natal frontier nt various points and en
trenchments are said to have been thrown
up at Van Reencn's pa a. "
Cnltliiir Off Communication.
CAPETOWN , Oct. 16 The Orange Tree
State troops have cut the telegraph wires nnd
destroyed the railway track nt Norvalspont ,
Just across the Free State southern border.
A dlspach from Dundee , Natal , says that
a Boer commando , estimated nt 2,000non ,
with sixteen field guns , has reached D.inn-
baiiber , northeast of Dundee , with the prob
able Intention of Hurroundlng Dundee , and Is
cutting off the garrison from a communica
tion with Glcncoo and Lady.smlth. It Is sup
posed that this force Is commanded by Com
mandant Vlljoen and comprises the German
gunners.
The rent of the Boer force from Newcastle
Is believed to bo marching around Glciitoo to
sever Its connection with Ladysmlth. Aa the
iffugccs in Capetown threaten to become
troublesome nnd have hooted and mobbed a
number of leading Dutchmen , there is eome
expectation that martial law will be pro
claimed.
AViirnlnir < < > I'uli'li Inntiil. .
DURBAN , Oct. 10. Two extraordinary ga
zettes have been Issued. The first proclaims
martial law In the Newcastle. Dundee , Klip
River , Unslga and Upper Tuglla divisions.
The reason given Is a belief that Natal sub
jects have Joined the Invading Boers and ns-
ulsted the enemy.
Tbo other gazette reminds British subjects
of their obligations to the queen and warns
them to abstain from Intercourse and trade
with the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State.
The Evening News publishes a dispatch
from Capetown saying that as the Capo min
istry refused to call out tbo volunteers for
the defense of the colony , the Imperial au
thorities have done so. On the other hand ,
the Capetown correspondent of the Dally
Chronicle declares that the Imperial au
thorities have never suggested any such
action ; and ho asserts that the widespread
report regarding the resignation or Intended
resignation of the Capo premier , Mr ,
Schrclner , Is Incorrect.
ADDRESS OF QUEEN VICTORIA
Sprccli nt OpeiiliiK < > ( Iiirlliinieiii SclN
rortli IteiiNoiiH for I'niriiKiiliiHT
tlie I.eulxlallv e lloilli'H.
LONDON , Oct. 1C The queen's speech at
the ononlnc of Parliament tomorrow will
declare that Parliament has been summoned
at an unusual date for a spo-lftc purpose ,
and that this course has been rendered nee-
eary by two circumstances.
Klrst Her majesty's proclamation calling
out the reserves is necessarily followed by
the summoning of Parliament within ten
da > 8 ,
Second The position of affairs In South
Africa demands the attention of the legis
lature.
Her majesty -will then declare that her
general relations with foreign powers are
peaceful , a state of affair * -which , unfortu
nately , does not apply to the Transvaal.
The House of Commons will bo Invited to
provide wa > s and means necessary to prose
cute British policy In South Africa.
The speech will conclude with a promise
that when the proper tlmo arrives the legis
lative program of the government regard
ing matters of International Interest will be
auboilttcd to the House of Commons.
Her majesty has bubscrlbea 500 to the
lord major's fund for South African refu
gees , which has already reached 75,000.
Kurti-Mxtn Iteulmeiit Martx.
SOUTH KRAMINOHAM , Mass. , Oct. 16.
The Forty-sixth regiment , U. S. V , In commend -
mend of Colonel Walter S. Sehu > lor , which
was recruited largely in New England , left
here today for San Francisco , to embark for
the Philippines , It required fifty-seven caw
to carry the men , horses and equipment.
BANQUETED AT MILWAUKEE
Merchant * ' and Marnfactnrers' Association
Entertains the President ,
TOASTS BEGIN CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT
Sprcelicw of MeKlnlej , I.IIIIR mill
HI-IRK * Thrill Mltli Patriotism and
An * lleeelxed ultli KuthtinliiNtlc
Applause ! > > llnnlne * * Men.
MILWAUKEE , Aug 1C. The special train
bearing President McKlnlcy and party ar
rived In this city from the trip through
Iowa and part of Wisconsin over the Chicago
cage & Northwestern railway nt 7 p. in.
It waa the first visit to Milwaukee of a
chief executive of the nation In a decade
and the greeting ho recel\cd from many
people was mcst enthusiastic and appropri
ate to the occasion.
As the train entered the depot Dattery A ,
Klrst artillery , Wisconsin National Guard ,
fired the president's salute of twenty-one
guns from Juncaii park , which faces the
lake and within a few yards of the depot.
With the battery's salute aa a cue every
Etcamer blew- Its whistle and everything
else that could make a noise joined In the
greeting.
The president and party were Immedi
ately escorted to carrhges by the reception
committee anu'drlven to the Hotel Pflster ,
preceded by n mlltary escort.
After an hour's rest the presidential
party re-entered carriages and were drhcn
to the Deutsche club , \vhero a public re
ception lasting cno hour was held. The
grounds of the Deutsche club were beauti
fully Illuminated and thronged with many
thousand persons.
During the limited tlmo It Is estimated
the president shook hands with 3,000 pee
ple. Following the public reception the
party returned to the hotel.
President McKlnlcy was the guest of
honor nt a 'banquet ' tonight given , nt the
Hotel Pflster by the Milwaukee Merchants'
and Manufacturers' association. The pres
ident , with his party , sat at the head of the
tables with Governor Scoflold , Former Gov
ernors Peck and Upham and several con
gressmen.
The decorations of the dining room were
very effective , the balconies and walls be
ing draped with American flags and the
tablca wcro adorned with American Beauty
roses , Alabama smllat and ferns.
Owing to the lateness of the hour at
which the banquet started It was close to
midnight before the speechmaklng com
menced.
1'rcNlilciit I'Irnt Speaker.
President McKlnlcy waa itho first speaker
to respond , the sentiment being "Tho Prts-
idtnt of the United States. " The president
spoke as follows :
"Mr , Toastmaster and Gentlemen : I am
profoundly grateful to the Merchants' and
Manufacturers' association of the city of
Milwaukee for this more than gracious and
hospitable welcome. I am glad to meet with
the representative business men of this en
terprising' city , whoEO commercial Intcgrjty
and fulness" ( honor stand and -havo otbod
amidst the shock and peril of financial dis
aster unsullied , and stand tonight unchal
lenged In the business , world. ( Applause. )
I rejoice at your progress and piospcrlty.
Your products last year amounted to $112-
000,000 , which were carried upon every sca
and to most of Iho ports of the world. May
wo not hope that with our expending mar
kets and our Increasing export trade
throughout the country at no very distant
future to rehabilitate our morchunt marine
and send our ships of commerce Into every
ocean , carrying American products under the
shelter of the American flag. ( Applause. )
"I passed tonight a splendid monument to
learning and education , your public library
and museum ( applause ) and In the public
reception , among the thousands who passed
mo there was , i small boj not over 15 , poorly
clad , a bright oje and manful carriage ,
Ciirrjing a book with him which ho had
drawn from that public library , of course.
This aid , with others which the nation and
fctate are furnishing , will equip the young
men of the country to take the trust and
responsibilities of business after wo shall
have laid them down ,
"Milwaukee has reason to be proud of the
men it has furnished as soldiers and sailors.
General King ( applause ) , faithful to his
country In the Philippines , and his gallant
and Intrepid soldiers , who have established
new laurels to American arms In the pres
ence. fo General MaArthur ( general ap
plause ) , born In your city , bo has brought
lionor to the place of his birth. Then In
that other branch of the service , the navy ,
you furnished the executive of the Oregon
( applause ) , the ship that sailed 14,000 miles
around the world , and when 11 landed on our
fchorcs wired Washington that It was ready
for duty and needed no repairs ( applause ) .
"Captain Coghlan , who came from this
town , commanded that auxiliary to the navy
known as the Harvard and did splendid serv
ice In the West Indies. We are all proud of
our country. The toast you have given la
the 'Preeldcnt of the United States. ' "
"It Is not proper at a banquet to speak
to jour toast. ( Laughter. ) Some people
seem disturbed about the president's policy ,
( Laughter. ) The president has no policy
against the will of the people , ( Great ap
plause ) The greatest policy In this world
for men or nations Is dutj ( applause )
and whenever that calls wo should follow.
Wo frfiould not halt , wo should not hesi
tate.
"Responsibility born pf duty cannot bo
evaded with honor. Wo are In the Philip.
pines ; our Hag U there , the first require
ment , the indispensable requirement Is peace.
( Applause. ) No terms until the undisputed j
authority of the United States shall bo recog.
nlzed In every foot of territory In the archi
pelago. ( Applause. ) After that then con
gress will make a government under the
sovereignty of the United States. ( Ap
plause. ) In no other way , gentlemen , can
wo give peace to the national conscience or
peace to the world "
Governor Scofleld was the next speaker.
Ho talked on "Tho Stnte of Wisconsin. "
Soretary of the Navy John D. Long spoke
on "The Navy. "
Attorney General John Grlggs responded
to the toast , "Present Responsibilities cf the
Nation "
Congressman John J. Eah of LaCrosse ,
Wls , answered to "Our Country. "
FINE TRIP THROUGH IOWA
.MelClnley MnUm n
eent Hun Clear Aernmi tlie
e hlate ,
CEDAR FALLS , la. , Oct. 16 The prcsl-
dent arose almost with the dawn thin mornIng -
Ing and delivered , at 6 : 0 , In the town of
Iowa Falls , the first of his serlea of ad
dresses In Iowa The president said
"My Fellow Citizens It Ifl a great ad
vantage to meet the people early In the
morning , It gives me- genuine pleasure to
meet and greet the people of Iowa and as I
journey through the elate to look into tbo
faces nnd to feel the stimulus of their pres
ence and the encouragement which I always
receive as I have mingled with them. Slnso
I waa last In the statawo have added some
new territory. ItB \ no longer a question
of expansion with us ( "e have expanded.
It thons is any question at all , it Is n ques
tion of contraction , and who Is going to
contract ? " ( A voice : "Not we. " ) "I bo-
lleve , my fellow-citizens , that this territory
came to us In the providence of Ood. We
did not seek It It Is ours , with all the
responsibilities that belong to It. nnd ns a
great , strong , bravo nation we mean to meet
them , nnd wo moan to carry our education
and our civilization there. I am not one of
those who would take a laurel from thn
brow of the American poldlcr or n Jc.vel from
Hie crown of American achievement. "
Time * Itiic Chniiseil.
At Acklejla. . , the next stop , Mr. Me-
Klnley spoke ns follows :
"My Fellow Citizens : I recall In this
presence my former visit to this people , now ,
I believe , five years ago. I congratulate
you upon the Impioved condition of the
country. When I was hero last wo were in
a condition of business depression. Times
were hard. Fear had overcome courage.
Now all are changed. We have general
prospeiity , good crops and fair prices , uteady
employment nnd good wages , and wo are a
happy and contented people. * Not only are
the people prosperous , but the nation Itself
Is doing well. Our revenues are abundant.
I ' Interest has fallen nil over , mortgages have
been lifted and markets have been extended.
Wo are using more of our own products
than wo ever did before. We are Importing
fewer products from a irond than we have
done in many years , nd ) we are Bending
more of American prod jets abroad than we
ever pent before. We are on n gold basis
nnd wo mean to stay here. ( General cry
of "Good. " )
"I llko the sentiment that stands for j-our
platform here : 'Sustain the nation's flag.
That Is what wo are dolngln the Philippines
todaj- , and that Is what we will continue to
do until wo conquer the rebellion against
the sovereignty and the authority of the
United States. Wo mean to sustain the
bojs In blue who are carrying the flag. In
the Philippines or hero In Iowa. It repre
sents not tyranny , but liberty nnd civiliza
tion , and stands for hope and humanity. "
Prompt biipiiort'of ' Cltlzctin.
INDEPENDENCE , la. , Oct. 16. The
president spoke lo a large crowd hero ns
follows :
"My Fellow Citizens : The people nre
thinking about just one thing now In this
country. The thoughts of the citizens of the
United States for a third of a century have
not been so centered on government and Its
future as at this very tour. They rallied
to the support of the government when It
went to war. They hava stood and did
stand by the goveinment until the treaty of
peace was made. That treaty of peace rat
ified by the senate of the United States , ap
proved of by a vote of congress , gave to
the United States the sovereignty nnd the
territory of the Phllllplnes. "
At this point the school children waved
j | their Hags nnd the president said :
"Tho Httlo ones have been studying their
geography , and that terrltorjmy fellow
citizens , .the president has not power to
alienate If he were disposed tb do sowhich
ho Is not. The sovereignty pf the United
States In the Philippines cannot be given
away by a president. TJiaksovere'lgnty be-
J ( longs tp hejij-ople jto/gj'SjV'uVaa'rt" ' ' * oiir-
terrltory not-by right of conquest ! only , but
by rlghOof solemn treaty , the president of
the United States has bUt one duty to per
form and that is to maintain and establish
the authority of the United States in those
islands.
"He could not do Icra and perform his duly ,
nnd our prajers are not only going out to
the bojs in the
trenches , but more men and
more means nnd more sinews of war will
follow the bojs at the front.
rroni-e N In One Hundred Ycnrn.
MANCHESTER , la. , Ost. 1C. The follow
ing address was made here by the president
to an enthusiastic crowd-
"My Follow Citizens We have had more
than 100 years of national existence. These
jears have bepn blessed ones for liberty and
civilization. No other people anywhere on
the globe have enjoyed such prosperity an !
have made such gigantic progress ns the
people of the United States. When the fath
ers established this government the popula
tion was only a little moro than 1,000,000 la
excess of the population of Iowa tcday. They
started with 3,300,000 , and you have L',650,030
people In jour state.
"Our lines Indeed have fallen in pleasant
places and wo are Just as determined to keep
unsullied the Aineilcan name as those who
created us a nation.
"This , my countrj-men , is not a partisan
government. While parties control admin
istrations , In the pretence of a great national
peill or a national duty the people are united
as one man , all for country ; and the peo-
plo's hearts today go out to the eoldlers of
the United States who are doing battle for
the country In the Philippines. Ycur heaita
are with thorn , your hoj cs are with them ,
your prayers are with them and , If I am not
mistaken , the American people do not pro
pose , whatever may bo the cost , to see our
Hag dishonored anywhere. "
"No Idiom for Jefilnuny.
CRDAK FALLS , la. , Oct. 16. The presi
dent said-
" .My Fellow CitizensWo nro a united
people. Wo are united In interest and sentl.
ment and purpose and In love gf country , as
we have never been before. Sectionalism
has disappeared , old prejudices are but a
faded memory ; tbo orator of hate , llko the
orator of despair , has no hearing In any part
of our beloved country. Wo are stronger
and more united than wo have over been bo.
fore. The men of the south and the men of
fho north have been fighting for the same
flag and dying for the same flag nnd shed
ding their blood together for the honor of
the country. Lavvton and Wheeler in the
Philippines are fighting side by elde today.
On ship and on shore the men of the south
and the men of the north nave been fighting
together. This la the union wo have now ,
and the north and the eouth are vicing with
each other In loyalty to country and are
marching side by side In the pathway of our
destiny and in the mission of liberty nnd hu
manity
"My fellow citizens , the cause of humanity
has been triumphant , and that cause com
mitted to our hands will not suffer wherever
wo have raised our flag. We have raised It
not for territorial aggrandizement , not for
national gain , but we have raised It for civil
ization and humanity , and let tUceo lower it
who will. "
Tribute to lottn Troop * .
President McKlnlcy fpoke as follows at
I'arkcrsburg , la :
"My Fellow Citizens It gives me great
pleasure to meet you and to receive your
cordial greeting. It Is a pleasure to me to
pass through the district of my old frluid ,
General Henderson , and It la a great honor
that comes to this district that your repre
sentative Is to be tbo speaker of the na
tional bouse of representatives ,
"Tho patriotism of the people for tbo last
eighteen montlia has been nubllme. When
the call for troops wus made Iowa , llko all
other states of the union , responded
promptly to that call , More than 1,000,000
soldiers were ready to do battle for the
( Continued on Second Page. )
GOOD OUTLOOK IN BIG SIX ! 11
Populist Stronghold Likely to Swing Into
the Republican Column ,
JUDGE KINKAID FEELS QUITE HOPEFUL
Candidate for t'liiiKrcRU Su > ilir Mt-
uiitlnii IN All llu t fun HiDoilrcil
-Manj I'ltiHillMft Will
Vwlc for Him.
KKAHN'KY , Neb. , Oct IB ( Special Tclo-
grnm. ) xludgo M. P. Klnkald , rcpubllciu
candidate for congreffl In the Sixth district ,
spent the day in Kearney meeting old friends
and making now ones. Speaking of the out
look In thla district , Judge Klnkald paid It
Is all that can bo desired. Ho states this
not with reference to his own strength or
ability as n vote getter , but that the repub
lican sentiment Is pronounced and grow
ing and that papulUts In largo numbcro
have signified their Intention of voting not
only for him , but for the entire republican
ticket. lie says there Is a remarkable Heese
sentiment throughout the district where ho
has been and he has no doubt but that
Uceso will beat ex-Governor Holcomb for
the supreme judgeshlp.
CAMPAKJN OIMNS AT IIAUTI.NCSTOX.
rroinliirnt Ilciuoi-riit < ! ! % Ill * llon-
MOIIH for Supporting .lutlwc HCPMC.
HARTINGTON , Neb. . Oct. 1C. ( Special. )
A large and enthusiastic rally opened the
campaign here Saturday night. Hon. M. G.
WhUmoro of Lincoln , who spoke first , pre
faced hU remarks by stating that he was .1
democrat and was supporting Reese , not
because he was a republican , but because
he believed him to bo a good citizen and a
man who would make a good Judge He
emphasized the Idea that reform platforms
and icform resolutions wcro useless and In
effective In themselves unless the men
elected upon them and pledged to carry out
those promises Keep faith with the public
and do that which the platform of their
party Indicated they would do. The record
of Governor Ilolcomb was then discussed
and his many Inconsistencies as a reformer
were clearly and effectively brought to the
attention of the audience , thereby showing
that Inasmuch as Governor Holcomb had
not been consistent to the declarations made
by him prior to his election and as he had
once nbused public confidence ho would bean
an unsafe man to again entrust with the
responsibilities of a high Judicial position.
The speaker also emphasized the Impor
tance of the olflce of supreme court Judge
and took the position that In the selection
of a man for this high olllce party expedi
ency was not so much to be considered as
the necessity of getting a man of honesty
and Integrity.
Hon. J. J. McCarthy of Ponca followed
with an excellent address which was re
ceived with tremendous applause. Mufalc
was furnished by the Coleridge cornet band.
MAILLIU' hTILL MAItfxG VOTISS.
Clinnlnlu of Plrnt XulirnnUa A
Tno CiitliuNlnNtiu AiullcnecN.
M'COOK , Neb. , Oct. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The fighting chaplain of the Fight- ,
'Ing1' Flrsb Nebraska , Rev. Mallloy , electri
fied a large audience In the Menard opera
house this evening. The meeting attracted
people from all over Red Willow county and
the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The
speaker had the warmest sympathy and en
couragement of his hearers throughout his
two hours' speech , which for fair and full
cxpicsslon of fact In convincing and elo
quent language has not been heard In thla
city in many A day. The chaplain's plea for
the soldier was scarcely less eloquent and
touching and convincing than his manly sup
port of the admlnlstiatlon. The wisdom of
the patriotic Btatesman , William McKlnlcy ,
associated with that of his advlserb , he
claimed has brought the country through a
war , the marvel of the age , and has opened
up to the American people opportunities be-
> end the power of men to picture. He con
cluded with an appeal for support of the ad
ministration in this war that fairly carried
away his audience. Kive members of tba
Flist Nebraska occupied seats on the stage
and had charge of the meeting. The Ne
braska Brigade band furnldhed music for
the occasion ,
CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , Ort. 1C. ( Special
Telegram. ) Chaplain Mallley of the Klrst
Nebraska made a rousing address this aft
ernoon in the opera- house to an enthusi
astic crowd. Ills able description of the
Philippine question held the close attention
of his audience. The chaplain's address waa
a vote maker ,
MIIIMIM ; i-oii coi.oiinn VOTL : .
State lloiiNe Wnkt'M an I MI-Tec dial At
tempt to di'iture It.
LINCOLN , Oct , 10. ( Special Telegram. )
The city Is laughing tonight over the failure
of an attempt made by the state house people
ple to capture the colored vote.
They had arranged for a debate between
Haynes and Johnson , two local colored orate
te is , for and against the policy of the ad
ministration , To prevent Interference or to
provide that the crowd would not get too
largo the conspirators caused the news to
bo published this afternoon that none hut
colored people should be admitted to the
hall. Then the state house people slipped In ,
expecting to run the performance and hood
wink the colored people , As It turned out
the only nntl-admlnlstratlon people In the
house were Johiieon the orator and O. W.
Palm , 0. C. Wecsnor , W. D. Oldham , Jani
tor Wamner , Secretary Porter , Tom Allen
and Itobcrt Wheeler , the latter a fusion
candidate. They occupied front Beats and
upplaudcd so loud and often that they In
terfered with the epcaklug and gave the
scheme away to the Intelligent colored peo-
ule.
ule.No
No vote was taken on ( ho debate , but It
was a failure so fur as It wan Intended to
create an antl-admlnlstratlon bcntinient.
SAYS A cjiioiJ woiin KOII iinnsn.
II. II. WIlHon Tlilnl.N the ImneiiNter
fount } Man Will lie IMrrfeil.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 18 ( Special Tele
gram ) Speaking of the political situation
In Nebraska , II. H. Wilson of that state said
the nomination of Judge Reese for the su
preme bench was taking like wlldllro. Said
ho'
ho'"I
"I firmly believe Lancaster county will
glvo Judge Recio 1,500 majority and he will
bo elected. Populists and silver republicans
throughout my county are coming to him be
cause ho IB cosily the strongest
man who could have been nomi
nated. Ilryan Is not a strong
In Nebraska an he was. and Holcomb is
discredited by the lawyers. With anyth'lng
like a fair majority In Douglas county , I
do not believe Judge Reese can be defeated
Ho certainly does not deserve to be. "
Hitch AVorilH from Mr . C
CDOAR. Neb. , Oct 1C ( Special. ) Mrs
Helen M. Cougar spoke In the IMgar opera
house Saturday night en the "Free Coinage
of Sliver , Trusts afld Imperialism " These
she said were the Issues of the present cam
paign She preeented nothing new on the
frco coinage subject
She then attacked the trusts as tbo cause
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast ( or Nebraska
Gcnerullj Fair ; Westerly "Winds.
Tniitierntiiro nt Uniiilin jc tenln > i
Hour. DOR , Hour. Uris.
Ji it. in. . . . . . lit 1 | l , ill. . . . . . I ! )
( t a. 111. . . . . . tt : a i > . in .vj
7 n. in. . . . . . -II ! ; i p. in fit !
s n. in is .1 ii. in fit
ti n. 111. . . . . . tt : n i > . in. . . . . . nit
to n. in it < i p. in r.t :
II n. ill. . . . . . -IT 7 | i , ill. . . . . . r > O
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J > | i , 111 17
of nearly nil our troubles. Slio arraigned
the administration tor Its poJIcy In the Phil
ippines and charged President McKlnlcy
with \Iolatlng the declaration rf Indcpend-
cnce. the spirit of the constitution and ar
rogating to himself Impel lallstlc rights anil
powers In pioseetttlng a war for conquest of
the Philippines. She dcsTlbcd Aqiilnaldo
.ia a noble patriot the George Wnsulng.on
of the Plilllpplnes
SENATOR FAIRBANKS COMING
tmlliitui Mntentmiii It Hooked 4ii Matte
Tlu'ee Siieeelie * In the htnte
nf rv
LINCOLN , Oct 10. ( Special Telegram. )
New datis for republican speakers ) arc as
follows : a. A. AOaius , 1) . J. riaherty , Dawson -
son , October 20 , Hulo , October 81 ; S. I.
Andrews , II. 0. Whltmore , Kennnrd , October
20 , Norfolk 21 , Nellgh 23 , Tllden 24 ,
Crclgbton 25 , Plalnvlow 2fi , 1'lerco 27 , 0. A
Murphy and Hoscoo round. Salem , October
20 ; J. L Calltwell , Cloy Center 20 , Sidney
25 , Chappell , 20 , Ognllnla , 27 , Lexington 2S ,
Central City 30 , rullcrton 31. ( icnoa , No
vember 1 , W , I' . McOrc.iry and V. II. Stone ,
21 ; Chaplain Mallley , Aurora , October 2fi ,
Sownrd , afternoon , 27 , Mllford. ovcnlng 27 ,
Falrbury 28 ; 12. A. Tucker , Ncmaha county ,
October 19 , 20 , 21 , Johnson county , October
30 , 31 , J. H. Van Dusen , Fairmont , October
30 , C. O. Whcdon , Cedar Uaplds , October 21
Albion 23 , ilgln 20 , Oakdale 27 , Winner. 2S ;
J L Webster , Arlington , October IS , Viil-
ley 19 ; Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of
Indiana , Npbraska City , October 23 , York
2G , Columbus 27.
CiltUSVKNOIl Ssl'lillCS TO
St. 1'niil Id IMIInl TtltH VtiterN Aiixtnun
to lleur IJlstliiKiilNliiMl 1 Ultor.
ST. PAUL , Neb , Oct. 1C. ( Special ) Sat-
uiday was an important political daj for
St. Paul , being the date set for speeches In
the opera house by the eminent republican ,
General Grosvcnor oE Ohio , and M. I * . Kln-
kald , candidate for congress from this dis
trict , as well as S M Uobblns of Old , can
didate for district judge. It was also the
day for the populHt county convention. The
business houses and public places were dec
orated and nil the forenoon people from the
country poured Into thecltj. . lly noon more
people were on the streets than had been In
the city for years.
The train was late and It was nearly 1
o'clock before General Grosvcnor appeared.
The opera house was filled to Its utmost by
an enthusiastic audience and the visitor was
greeted with loud applause.
Ho spoke for over an hour In a most olo-
< lU9nt maworJiaudltnjvt5ioAEyJnaUln svcn-
pathlzcrs In this country without gloves. Thp
way In which he showed up the opposlt on
to the government by the democrats and
populists to a great extent strengthened the
republican party hero.
Apt Animor of 11 Corporal
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Oct. 1C. ( Speelul. )
Corporal Robert G. Douglas of the Flist Ne-
braBkti spoke In this city on "Imperialism
and Life In the Philippines" to a large audl-
enro this afternoon The corporal called
attention to a brief scntcnco In the local
popocratlc organ which said : "Don't vote
for boys when you can vote for men. " ( Two
of the county candidates are t > older ! bojs. )
Douglas then said : "In tlmcu of n itlonal
peril don't send jour boja to the front ; send
jour men. " The crowd went wild. The
meeting was a success and made many re
publican \otcs.
Httii'k KnrvH Slim Audience.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Oct 1C ( Special. )
The much advertised fusion meeting ad
dressed by Congressman . L. Stark too'c '
place according to program Friday laet. Not
more than slxtj people were In the hall at
one time and the mooting was de\cld of en
thusiasm throughout.
HliiNluiM lit lloreliefiter.
DORCHESTER , Neb. , Oct ! . ( Special
Telegram ) ndward II. Hlnshaw spoke tea
a largo audience amid great enthusiasm.
His talk waa strong and convincing. Thin
precinct will give a rousing republican ma
jority.
PATTI APPEARS IN OPERA
HoilliiHliiinil , lllH Ill-other
mill n KiMV OtlierN In Her I'rl-
\i\tr Tlienler.
( Copy light , ISM , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Oct. 16 , ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Pattl last
night appeared once more In opera , to the
great delight of the few who had the ple.ia-
ure of receiving Invitations to her charming
Hljou theater ut Crag-y-Nos castle.
The performance was of exceptional In
terest because It afforded her husband and
his brother , IJaron GuBtiiff Ccderstrorn , their
first opportunity of seeing her In opera.
The piece selected was "La Travlatolr"
mid the orchestra was under the conductor-
ship of William Ganz and Included many
eminent artists. Thcro was a small but
distinguished audience and the performance
was a brilliant success. The diva surpaasel
hoi self She was In perfect voice and ubla/o
with diamonds and made a charming pic
ture.
SETTLE FOR FIFTY THOUSAND
MunlocU Will C'oiitcHl { 'nxe , After
Jury Dlmijiri'CK , IN ( 'omiiriiialneil
for CiiNh < "oiiMliIeriitlou ,
WILLOWS , Cal , Oct. 1C The Murdoch
will contest case vvns settled hero today by
pajmcnt of ? 50,000 to Mrs Mary Helen
Murdock , who contested the will of William
Murdock.
After the death of William Murdock , Mrs.
Murdock , a cousin , presented a promissory
note for $300.000. H wag claimed that this
note was a forgery and a tlx weeks' legal
battle followed the Jury dkmgrclng. Today
tlio capo waa compromised.
ABRAHAM MOORE SENTENCED
I'orincr NeliriiMUnn In Serve uear In
.lull anil Pa > - Tlmii-
Niind Dollar * Pine.
CHICAGO , Oct. 1C. Abraham ftloorc , the
former cattle king of Nebraska , who was
Indicted nome months ago on a charge of
obtaining money by false prct6ns < H from
tbo Strahorn'Hutton-Kvans Commission
company was today sentenced to one jeara
Imprisonment in the county Jail and l n
fined (1,000 A motion for a new trial was
aigued and denied ,
YANKEES WIN FIRST
Columbia Grosses the Finish Line Hilo and i
Half Ahead of Rival ,
OUTSAILS AND OUTGENERALS SHAMROCK
First -Race of Series All thut Patriotic
Americana Could Ask ,
COMPLETE VICTORY FOR YANKEE BOAT
Splendid Windward Work Done by Oolurnbiix
Euipiscs Its Admirers.
TURNS STAKE OVER NINE MINUTES AHEAD
In tlie Hun Home the White limit
Otitfoot * Itt Antimonlxt H\cii
ii n II Ontiuiliitn It In
llent to AVInilwnrili
OITICIAli TIMTJl
Minniriiflc tiO.-.ilO
OPKICIAL StlMJIAUYl
btnrt
riiliimliln I t till illll
Sliiiinrnek 11 Illl idll
rinl ! :
Sliiimroflc tiir.iH ( )
Klnixeil 11 nit
Columbia t iKKl.t.'l
Sliiimrofk , % tOttO7
Corrected time
foiumiiiii tr.t : ! . " > : :
Shtimroek r.KHKH
Columbia uliiH lij ten inliiiiteN four
teen Nec'omlN , iiettinl , anil ten mlii-
te elKlit NPtMiiiiln , eorreetcil time.
The elniineil time of Columbia , from
tlie outer miirU lo tile Iliilnh > v n
( MO liotirn Mix inliiiiteN forty NvuoiiilNf
shamrock' , two hour * neieii mliuitci
( MO NeeonilN , nliouintr that In the.
fifteen-mile rim before the -nUiil t'o-
liimlilii liiul gained tM i-ntj-tM o
Neeoiiiln.
NIJW YORK , Oct. 1G. The cup which tha
old schooner America won so commandlngly
against all comers over the course around
the Isle of Wight In 1831 and brought back
acicEs the ecas will probably remain licra
another year , a defiance to the world.
In a glorious bieoze , over a windward nnd.
Iccwaid course of thirty miles , Columbia
Ecored against Shamrock today In tbo ttrst
race of the 1893 scries for the trophy. It
bounded across the finish line fully a mlle
and a halt al cad of the challenger , defeat
ing It by ten minutes and fourteen seconds ,
actual time , or ten minutes and eight B < ? 2-
ends corrected time , after allowing six seconds
ends handicap which Columbia must con
cede to tbo challenger on account of Its
longer water Hue.
It was a decisive contest , a magnificent
race , ( magnificently" sailed and magnificently
won. Oplnlofc isto , Iho merits'of the two
boats bad been eomcvvhat dlvlJed'os a result
of the llukcs during the last two weeks. Al
though the preponderance of expert opinion
never wavered in Its loyalty to the wonderful
speed nnd ability of the white flyer , no
nautical sharp expected that Shamrock would
bo so overwhelmingly vanquished as It waa
In today's royal struggle.
The Yankee boat outgcuerallcd It at the
start , beat It hopelessly in wlndwaid work tJ
the outer maik nnd gained twenty-two pec-
nuls In the run home before the wind. There
was n good , strong ten or twelve-knot breeze
and it held throughout the race.
H is undoubted ) a bitter blow , becaiiRo
the English hopes of lifting the cup have
never been higher since Thistle met Volun
teer In 1887. Like Shamrock , It was do-
cUlveJy defeated in the first houi's B.illlng.
Sir ThomnN MukeN No Al > olOleN.
The regatta committee , as a result of Iho
showing made by Columbia today , IB con
vinced that the cup is s.ifc. Hlow high or
low Columbia , It Is believed by Its manager ,
Mr. Ipelln , can beat Shamrock Sir Thomai ,
like the true sportsman that he Is , confcs el
after the race that ho had been fairly beaten ,
lie had no apologies to make.
Today's race was a magnificent duel nnd
made up for the repented disappointments
the MghtBcerK have suffered. It was any
thing but ft comfortable day on the water.
The prcopcct wna not alluring. Still tbo
mist wreaths wcro carried along by a good
ten-knot hrecrc right In from the east and
the old libolllmcks said there was moro wind
where that came from.
Hut the cxcurslonlstfl who went down the
bay were not hopeful until they got outside ,
The low cloiidB overhead Rhut out the aky
and the streaked water matched them. The
mlbt made everything look ghostlike anil In
distinct. The tihorcs were uncertain mill
shadowy. The sails of the ostcr fleet wcro
simply gray dots in the hae. The meteoric.
j torpedo boatH , sliding swiftly out to the
{ lightship wcro llko blade shadows flitting
across the water. The only color In the dull
landscape were the ciiKlgnx nnd brilliant
streams of the checkered ( lags which
adorned the excursion ilect and the dash of
red from tha big bulk of the flagship. Out
side the wind wca fresher and whipped
some foam out of the \savcn ,
MTN. Ini'lln n Drek.
Hoth yachts wcro towed out from the
anchorage * nnd raised mainsails before
casting off , Mrs. Iiiclln V > ( IH not to bo de
terred by the bad weather and was a can-
nplcuouB llguro on Columbia , wiappcd
up llku an old salt In a yellow oilskin.
The crew bad en their working siillH of
vvhltu and worn watch caps of black and
led , Jfjclln'o prlvato colors.
Several of the crew of the Shamrock had
on sou'wcsterH Trom the truck cf Sham
rock's topmast floated Llpton's Hag , a green
Hliamrock In a yellow field.
The wind kept freshening all the way out
to Iho HghUhlp nnd tlui tcn split moro of
their froth. No large a cmblngo was on
hand to witness the start , the repeated
llukcti having made the public very chary
about coming out. A few Bldewhoclers , the
regular licet of ocean-going tugs and a
score or two of steam yachts were all.
I'romptly at 10 o'clock the committee boat
signaled the course , llftcen miles dead Into
the e > e of the winds to the eastward nnd
rctuin. Hoth yathts act .No 2 clubtopsulln ,
tliolr skippers evidently agicelng that It
would not bo wise to carry their largest
si' ) scrapers in ouch a breizc. Just as the
warning gun boomed a driving inlet swept
In from the east , boating Into the faces of
the patriots' and adding to their discom
fort.
Some l.lvel ) .lH'kr ) IIIK ,
There was some lively Jockeying bohlnd
the line before the start uud Columbia
got the better of It It clearly outmaneuvered -
ered Itn rival , eventually forcing It over the
line ( lift by half a length , but leaving C'u-
lumbla In the weather position Close-
hauled on the starboard tii"k the yacluii
plunged peawnrd heeling to the twelve-knot
breeze , Tbo flnU few minutes of the race