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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJ2E li ) , 187 ] , OMAHA , P1UDAY MOILING , OCTOBEll 27 , 1890-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY PIV13 CENTS. GUNS OPES OS CITY * t < Bombardment of Mafeking bj Grorije Has Commenced. SEVERAL HOUSES ARE ! IN FLAMES Women and Children Given Ample Time to Leave the Town. MEAGER DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT Capetown Advices of a Skirmish North of Kimberly on Tuesday. GENERAL SYMONS DIES OF WOUNDS Jcnth of lirltlHh Conimnn.lor AVlio WIIH Shot In ( InUntile nt CJIcn- coc Olllclnlly Announced In Houne u ( Coiniuouii. PRETORIA , Via Lourenzo Marquez , Oct. 26. The bombardment of Mnfoklng by Gen eral Cronjo's commando began this morning. The women nnd children were gl\en ample tlmo to leave the town. Several houses arc iu flames CAPETOWN , Oct. 26 Evening. OmcJal reports from Klmbcrley , dated Tuesday , stnto that Colonel Scott Turner , with 270 men , proceeded northward to MacFarlano's farm , where they unsaddled their horses. At 9 o'clock n party of Hoere was seen on the right flank and was quickly scat tered , Colonel Scott Turner opening fire on them and several of the enemy were seen to fall , The enemy made for a Hand heap and opened fire on the British , which was re turned. Colonel Scott Turner attempted to prevent the Boers advancing agalnot Colonel Murray , but was met with a heavy lire from a dam wall COO feet to the left. At 11 o'clock Colonel Murray ordered 150 men out of the Lancashire regiment to pro ceed to the north. An armored train Is al ready supporting Colonel Scott Turner. At midday Colonel Murray started also with two field guns and two Maxims and Bovcnty mounted men. One of the two British guns opened suddenly on the Boers , who were in an unfavorable position. The Boer artillery flro was brisk. Another armored -train was held in readi ness. At 2 o'clock the second armored train was sent forward with ammunition. The Lancashlrcs behaved splendidly and WCTO highly commended by their colonel. Commandant Botha and many Boers were killed. The British levi was three killed and twenty-ono wounded. The engagement was a brilliant success for the British. More Troojim for Africa. LONDON , Oct. 20. Orders were issued to day for 5,000 additional troops to Ball for South Africa between November 4 and No- v ember 18. < ; < lie ml SJIIIOIIH Dim of AVoiiiidn. LONDON , Oct. 26. The death of General Sir William Pcnn SymonB , the British com mander at Glencoo , who- was shot in the Rlomach In the .battlo with the Boers there October 20 , was officially announced in the House of Commons today. Martini Iav Inatnl. . DURBAN , Oct. 20 Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Natal. A transport has arrived with a battalion of the riflemen. TrmiNport ArrlvcH at Capetown. CAPETOWN , Oct. 26. The transport Zajatlila , whose vojage from Liverpool was delayed by dllllcultlrti with its machinery , hat , arrived with a battery and a half of ar tillery. White Will Attack Hocrn. LONDON , Oct. 27. General Sir George Stewart White , according to a dispatch from Capetown to the Dally Mall , will attack the Orange Tree State forces In Natal as soon as General Yule's men have rested. Strong British reinforcements are being sent from the Cape. SITUATION IS RATHER MIXED rconlr Arc In the Hark Ite- enrillnu' 1'ronrexn of the AVnr 111 South Africa. LONDON , Oct 26. The war office has re ceived the following dispatch from General White : "LADYSM1TH , Oct. 26. 12 40 p. m. General - oral Yule's column has Just marched In hereafter after a very hard march during a night of exceptionally heavy rain. The men , though done up , are In good splrltu and only want a rest. The enemy did not molest them , " The dispatches from tbo front arc so diver- Billed and contrary that It IB dlfllcult to outline - line the situation with any degree of pro clslon. Three or four main facts , how ever , etnnd out prominently. General Sy- mons' fight at Glencoo was not anything like the decisive victory at first alleged and General Yule would In all probability have been annihilated or have met with the same fate as the captured Hussars it he had not retreated , General White's "artillery duel" at Rlet- fontein wns a very oevcro engagement , In which the rlflo did great execution and In which success was also achieved at a dis tressing cost. Altogether the campaign is oeing punueu by the Boers so strenuously nnd on nuch Bound strategical lines that the situation of the British must In all probability give them cause for anxiety for some time to come , IteKkiirntH Without Ofllcorx. H Is difficult to see how tbo concentrated force nt Ladjsmlth will bo nblo to take the aggressive Immediately. Apart from the fatigue , regiments HKo the Gordon Highlanders - landers and Royal Rlflea have been prac tically without officers oluce the fights and 133 additional officers have been ordered to leave Knglaud as speedily us possible. An official British account of the fighting nt Rletfonteln given out at Capetown savs "Tho enemy posted a battery two miles south of Moddersyrult and opened with infantry flre nt long range on the British advance guard consisting of the Nineteenth Hussars This was followed by artillery flre directed with considerable accuracy agalnat the British guns. An action lasting six houra ensued at Rletfonteln Frlda > The enemy was driven from the hills commanding the ' being ac- roads Sir George White's object complied , the column returned to Lady- smith. The enemy Is believed to have suf fered. Bevcrnl Boere own officially that they lost over 100 killed at Elandslangtc Three Hundred prisoners , wounded and unwounded , are In the hondfl ot the British , IncludlnS eevoral of high position. The Transvaal force defeated at Elandslaagte was the Johannesburg corps. " Other accounts dwell on the severity of the rifle flre at Rletfonteln , They nay that when the Boers flnaly retreated the 1-ancera out them off from their homo and Inflicted eevere loss on them. The retreat. It Is added , ended In a general rout. It la an- nounccd In a dispatch from Lad } smith , dated October 23 , that strong reinforcements of In fantry nnd artillery have arrived there from rietermarltzburg H was alee reported that the Boers were again massing near Etandslaagte and that a State force several thousand strong was Ureter's station. Capetown today show that " 1 lfttsu rlxcr * as altenilei1 ute chiefs The resi- Godfrey Lagden , was present. The actlonor pc paramou.it chief , Lero- thodl , In pledging the nation's loyalty was emphatically confirmed by the chiefs urging the claim that they be regarded as the queen's soldiers nnd bo allowed to share In Great Britain's struggle. Three cheers were given for the queen by thousands of natives , led by Lcrothodl The British commissioner discouraged the Idea that the British required assistance and bade the chiefs quell excitement and beware of false reportn Dritwliiu ; In on Klmhrrlcy. There Is little news from the western border. The cordon around Klmbcrley Is drawing closer , but hopes are expressed that a flying squadron will shortly be ectit to Its relief. The Boers have occupied W ndsorton , an unprotected town The magistrate , with the consent of the Inhabitants , surrendered on demand , conditional upon the lives and property of the people being respected. It la alleged , however , that the Boers refused to respect the property of absentees There Is Intense anxiety for further news from Mafeking , where , It Is believed , n number of officers , who were suppcsed to been on furlough , Joined Colonel Badon-Ponell. The Portuguese authorities1 have recon- ducted over the Transvaal border EDO white and black prisoners , -whom the Boers re leased from their Jails and turned loose In Portuguese territory. Kind I"elloiT Head. A belated dispatch sent from Glencoe camp on the night of the battle In that vicinity admits that few Boer dead and wounded wcro found on the field and at tempts to explain this by sijlng "Through out the fight the Boers , In accordance with their custom , burled their dead and carried off their wounded Immediately after they fell , those remaining representing the casu alties during the last moments. Even their disabled cannon hnd been removed , although broken pieces of them could be seen l > ing about. " llelnjeit Telefvrnnm. DURBAN , Natal , Oct. 23 ( Delayed in Transmission. ) Ex-State Attorney Kostcr , the defender of Von Velthelm , the murderer of Woolf Joel , nt one time the partner of the late Barney Barnato , was among the killed at Elandslaagtc. PREVENT ATTACK ON DUNDEE IlrltlNh HIIKIIKC Iloi-m Near I.iiil ] nmltli In an Artlltrr ) llnttlc and I.OHO a Colonel. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Pres > s Publishing Co ) LONDON , Oct. 26 ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) World's ad vices : "L\DVSMITH , Oct. 2G 6:15 : p. m Thla morning three batteries and three battalions of Infantry , all Natal volunteers , rendez voused on the Newcastle road , advanced tea a point sU miles norteast of Ladjsmltb. The enemy was strongly posted in a kopje , about a mlle and halt west of the railway and two mllea southeast of Moddersprult station. The Boers opened fire from their position in a kopje and their guns were promptly silenced by the British guns. "They then took a position on the rldgp , throe-quarters of a mile west of the rail way. Heavy artillery firing till 2:20 p. m. ; also a sharp Infantry fire kept up con stantly on the British sldt and intermit tent firing by the Boers ; The kopjes being cleared , the main body of the Boers re treated to Hesters The British returned to Ladysmlth. The object being gained , which was , namely , to prevent an attack on Dundee , the British force retired to Ladv- smlth. General White was in commind. "Flftj-one men "were killed and wounded in action. Colonel Wllford Glooester Is dead. " LEE LET OUT OF QUARANTINE ( eiieral Looking the I'lctnrc ol Health anil Cannot I iiilfrntiinil \Vlij lie Wan Detalneil. NEW YORK. Oct 26 Major General Fltzhugh Lee , who arrived on the Havana Wednesday , was released from quarantine today , He declares he cannot understand why ho and his secretary were detained for observation at Hoffman Island while others who arrived on the same vessel were al lowed to pass quarantine- without detention , General Lee looked the picture of health He will proceed to Washington on Sunday and then visit his family In Virginia , where bo will remain until ho returns to Qucma- dos , his Cuban headquarters , the first week In December "Why In the world they took me to Swin burne Island , I do not know , but I think It wns to feel my temperature , " paid the general , The reporter tried to talk about Cuba , but General Lee said- "Ask mo about the Boer war ask mo about tbo coming election , but don't a k mo about Cuba or annexation. It Is a mix- up , Sooner than talk about It I'd rather let you take my temperature again " General Lee slid that when he left Ha vana there were sixteen cases of yellow fever In the city. YOUNG'S COMMAND ADVANCES "With HaUoim for Seven Iln > M Vinerl- eaii Troopx Start In Direction of Sniitn HOHII , SAN ISIDRO , via Manila , Oct 27. 9 15 a m Allpo Gonzalez , ma > or of San Isldro , who fled when the Americans look posses sion of the town , returned yesterday , General Lawtou has established a civil government One of Lowo's scoutn and two privates of the signal corps are missing. It is supposed they have- been captured This morning at daybreak General Young's command , consisting of Gastner'a scouts , a contlngcnl of the Twenty-second regiment , Chase's troop of the Third cavalr ) , nine troops of the Fourth cavalry , a body of en gineers and Russell's signal corps with ra tions for eeven da > s , left In the direction of Santa Rosa. BIG LAKE TRAFFIC IN SIGHT Ciintrnet Kntered Into Indleate the Lnriceat Shipment * of Ore Kver Attempted. CLEVELAND , O . Oct. 26. Contracts en tered into and pending Indicate that an ef- efforl " 111 be made next jear to carr > down the lakes by boat 17,798,000 tons of Iron ore , which Is far In excess of an > thing yet at tempted. The vessels necessary for thla are being engaged As the total shipment of all commodities down the lakes this jear has been about 18,000,000 tons there Is every prospect thai the BhlppciB of grain and lumber will be compelled to ueo the railroads. HElKLEJOnN ON THE STUMP Assistant Seirstary of War Goss Upon the Platform in Nebraska. EXPOUNDS GOOD REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE Shown that l > ro | ) crlt > - Hni Arrlinl and that the AdinliilMritlloa'n I'lill'iipliic ' 1'ollcy Miould llo Coriltnll ) Supported , CLAIIKS , Neb , Oct. 26. ( Special Tele gram ) A large and enthusiastic audience filled the opera house to overflowing her tonight to hear George D. Melklcjohn , as sistant secretary ot war , present the politi cal Issues from a republican standpoint The Sliver Creek Brats band nnd the Central City Glee club furnished the music for the occasion Delegations were present from Pullcrton , Central City , Osiooh and Silver Creek and republican enthusiasm nns at fe ver heat. It wns In this state senatorial district as a candidate for the senate that Mr. Mclklejohn began his political career and regardless of politics the people of his community feel highly honored by his politi cal preferment and cave eager ntentlon to his address throughout. National I sues were discussed principally Mr. Mclklejohn called as his sole witness to establish his claims one with whom the entire audience was Intimately ac quainted , Mr. Experience , reading from per sonal letters statements as to the Improved conditions under the present administration of the laboring men and Industrial pursuits and showing the direct benefits accruing therefrom to the farming community. His pretcntitian of the pdlcy of the administra tion regarding the Philippines was heartily endorsed by his audience , na was manifest from Its frequent applause. Several of the members of the Fighting First Nebraska were present on the stage nnd were referred to for corroboratlon of the speaker's statements regarding the con ditions of the Insurrectionists. A reception by his old-time friends VVTS given Mr. MelKleJohn after the meeting. Merrlck county eeems to bo sifely In the republican column for this year. AililrciM nt Alhlon. ALBION , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special Tola- gram ) The republicans opened the cam paign in Booue county last night at the opera house with speeches by Hon. Gcorgu D. Mclklejohn , assistant secretary of war , and Hon. C. O. Whedon of Lincoln. Great | Interest was awakered In politics , which up to this time has been quiet. This Is Poyn- tcr's own county , but notwithstanding the inclomincy of the weather the house was crowded to the doors. The meeting was commenced by an Invi tation to the boys of the Tlrst Nebraska who were In the audience to came forward ' and take seats on the stage. Cheer after cheer greeted their appearance as they took their placca headed by Cornelius Eagan , whose wounds were still bandaged. Whedon opened the meeting with an able speech on the Issues of the day. He was followed by Mr. Meiklejohn , who began by calling the attention of his hearers to the fact that peace and prosperity once more reigned In the land ; that silent workshops and unem ployed men were things of the put ; that wage-earners are obtaining a full day's pay for a day's labor and that every farmer Is obtaining n good price for the products of his toll. After contrasting the three jet\rs of Mc- Klnley's administration with the three years of Cleveland's administration the war and its Issues were taken up The speaker's discussion of the war opened by the showing that the democratic party favored the war , that the taking of the Philippine Islands was merely an Incident of that war and that there was no design to acquire any more territory than naturally fell to us as a re sult of the war. Referring to the war In the Philippines , Mr. Meiklejohn said that when the corporal of the First Nebraska fired the shot that opened the campaign ho simply anticipated a massacre of all the \merlcan soldiers and ot all foreign residents of the Island , planned by Agulnaldo. In re gard to maintaining the war In the Philip pines ho said the government would treat rcbellllon there Jiiot as It would be treated { n Arizona or Alaska , that peace was proposed to the Filipinos on exactly the same 'ootlng that Abraham Lincoln proposed peace when Vallandlgham was clamoring for settlement of the rebellion by surrendering our army to the confederates That the United States was ready to give peace to the Filipinos as soon as they would submit and offer allegiance to the supremacy of our government and the flag. He said the war would have been closed and peace would have reigned long ago In this territory but for the Vallandlghams of todaj. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed dur ing the meeting. ANOTHER FUSION BOOMERANG 12 < ltnr .loliaiinrN of ColnmhiiH OliJcctH to the Iff that IN llelnir Made of nix Slmiatnre , LINCOLN. Oct 20. ( Special Telegram ) There Is another chapter to the long state ment just circulated over the signatures of half a dozen German editors. Editor Jo hannes of the Nebraska Bee , at Columbus , Is out with a statement that the only paper ho signed waa one presented last summer , purporting to bo on endorsement of the Schurz speech He did not read It There was no intimation that it was n political move , and his signature Is bclnj ; used to a lot of matter contrary to his Intention or wishes The Germans who have discovered the trick are somewhat worked up nnd many of them \vlll support Judge Reese as a. re buke to the trleksters. ri hi N siuiri s i > MIIIIASK v. Allen t oiniilliiii-iitN Ilolh rniidlfliitcn , and llnnteiiH lo Other 'loylcx. i PIERCE , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special Tele-I gram ) Judge William V. Allen addressed a fair sized audience at the opera house he'o last night He spoke In the highest terms of the abilities of both Judge Recto and ex-Governor Holcomb Ho then turned to the Philippine question and tried to make his audience believe tint the Filipinos had a recognized government and that President McKlnloy was ureurping the powers of con gress In making nor against them. He said ho was the first man In the senate to In troduce a resolution for tbp independence ot tbo Cubans and then toward the close of his speech ho said eastern capitalists had bought nil the good land nnd other paylns enterprises in Cuba one jear before the Spanish-American war and then came to Washington and asked for the passage of the Allen resolution. BASSETT , Neb , Oct 20 ( Special ) "Cy- clone" Davis and Judge Neville were billed to ppeak here last night , but Davis failed to materialize. Judge Neville addressed the audience about an hour t > nd a half , and while his speech was forceful and logical from the standpoint of populism. It fell upon une > mpathetlc ears. A large part of the discourse constated of criticisms of the gov ernment's policy In the Philippines BANCROFT , Neb , Oct. 20 ( Special. ) Congressman Sutherland of the Fifth con gressional district of Nebraska spoke In this city l.iFt evening to an audience of perhaps fifty people. The republican parly was given all the credit for the trust evil , but the speaker failed to Mate how Mr Brjan or other fusion forcee would moke the pres ent trust lawa more effective. The greater part of the speaker's time was given to an eulogy of Brjan. riin.n ANSXVUIIS rtsiov qrcnins. PoptillM trlth Ilt of ( lucMloiid In Given. Ainiile SntlNfnctlnn. TECUMSEH , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special ) Allen W Field of Lincoln spoke In the town hall at Cook tonight on political Issues from a republican standpoint A local popocrat prepared a long lift of questions nn matters of national Importance fo rMr. Field to an swer. Ho did so to the satisfaction of hi ? audience Mr Field will speak in Tecumseh Saturday evening nnd In Sterling Monday evening , "VVrliMrr nt I.OIIK I'lnc. LONG PINE , Neb. , Oct. 26 ( Special Tele gram ) The republican rally h re tonight WES an overwhelming success. The large rink was literally packed to the outsldo doors. An excursion of 125 came in fioni Alnsworth. Never was there any more en thusiasm displajcd hero at a political meet ing W. W Wood , candidate for Judge ot the Fifteenth dl&trlct , made a brief speech and was followed by John L. Webster. Mr. Webster spoke upon the three prin cipal Issues pioposed by the fusionlsts , the tariff , trusts and expansion. Ho promised that If the republicans VM > ro elected to power In this state they would enforce the anti-trust laws already e\lstlng , which the fusion attorney general has failed to do. He disposed of Brian's arguments against our rights In the Philippines and the senti ment , that the start and stripes should never bo taken down when they had once waved at the priceof our soldiers' blood , was roundly applauded. A1NSWOKTH , Neb , Oct. 26. ( Special. ) Tonighl over one hundred reprcsenlatlvc citizens ot Ainmvorth went to Long Pine to attend a republican meeting at which John L Webster spoke. The Alnsworth cornet band accompanied the parly. A special train was made up by the Elkhorn line to accom modate the party. llran mid lli-rnr lit 1'avvnec. PAWNEE , Neb , Oct 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) W. J. Bryan and G. W. Bergc spoke here tonight to a fairly largo audience , al though It was entirely lacking In the char acteristic enthusiasm of Mr. Bryan's au diences of two years ago. Brjan drove from Humboldt to Pawnee , arriving about 930. The fusion reception committee failed to make connections and the speaker found his way to the opera house without escort. The Intended street procession was abandoned. Bryan's address was confined almost ex clusively to the silver and trust Issuer The national administration came in for its usual share of criticism. Bryan appears exhausted i ' as the result of his hard campaign work and ] 1 i did not speak with his usual vigor. Berge 1 spoke In denunciation of so-called Impcrlal- iem and in defense of the state fusion ad ministration. MectliiK i't neil Cloud. RED CLOUD , Neb , Oct. 26. ( Special ) R. L. Kuster and W. S. Summers spoke In the. opera louse la t nlsht. Allhough tht iilgni. wao dark End clouily there vrai > a a fair-sized audience. Mr. Kustcr showed very plainly the legallly ot President Mc- Kinlej's action In endeavoring to put down the insurrection in the Philippines Mr. Summers -made a very plain and convincing comparison between Reese and Holcomb as to past records , ability and worth. 110 Sneiiltn nt I/liH'oii. LINCOLN , Oct. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) Ex-Congressman C. A. Towne of Minnesota spoke hero tonight under the auspices of the Bimetallic club. His address for the , i most part was a dignified approval of the ' 1C to 1 theory , bJt he closed with a fierce tirade of abuse ot President McKlnley on the Philippine * question , contending that by his conduct ho Ii answcrablo to proceed ings for impeachment Preceding Mr. Tow no , a few remarks wcro made by Silas A. Holcomb , who sought to excuse himself and the populist administration on the grounds that former administrations were worse- Aside from this ho made no at tempt to defend hla own record. SjienUH nt Chonter. CHESTER. Neb , Oct 26 ( Special Tele gram ) A largo and enthusiastic republican meeting was held In the opera house this evening Hon R. G. Douglas of York ad dressed the audience in a very convincing and earnest manner , silencing all agitators on the Philippines and treaty of peace ques tions Congratulations were numerous at the close ot Mr. Douglas' address. Thcro Is no doubt as to the result here , which has heretofore been populist. Krratli * ( onilnet of PopnllHt. STOCKVILLE , Neb , Oct 26 ( Special ) On October 23 J. A Mecham , populist can didate for county clerk , declined the nom ination and filed his declination , Ho had been nominated August IS The populist central committee waa called together to day to consider the matter. Mr. Mecham had withdrawn his declination before thn matter wall acted on by the committee. This has raised a great furore In the party. M > tlilral CroudN fonjnred lip , OSCEOLA , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special ) The official eatlmater , who sends to the fuslonlst press accounts of Bryan's tour In Nebraska , computes the crowds from the privacy of his j Bleeping car He does not see the crowds reported , for the reason that they do not materialize. Owing to unfavorable weather or other causes only a few hundred were present at the meeting here. ChniiKred Attitude nt t'hndrnn , CHADRON. Neb , Oct 26 ( Special Telegram e-gram ) A largo gathering greeted John L Webster last night and applauded his doc- trlno of protection and expannlon. C. Dana Sajrcs , late democratic postmaster , wan chairman of the meeting and his son-in- law , late a demoract , Is a romlnee on the republican ticket , This Indicates the change politically here Itrixililk'iiii Women TnKe the I'lelil , SUPERIOR , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special ) The republican women of Superior formed a society this thla afternoon for work In the campaign of 1900. The officers are Mrs r. O. Brlttln , president. Mrs G L Day , vice president , Mrs. Anna Nesbltt , secre tary-treasurer. Mrs C E. Adams , cor responding 6 cretary. ' Illinium * Mil 11 IK Maligned , ! GENOA , Neb , Oct. 26 ( Special ) An I item which recently appeared In public print to the effect that E C Fltzslmmons bad become Involved In certain irregular cattle deals Is found to bo wholly without foundation. Mr Fltzlmmons is still In business here and is ready to fulfill all obligations contracted by him NrliriiNl.ini In Trniilile , ST JOSEPH. Mo Oct 2 < -Special i ( Tele- Krani j Lev I C'ox a number of the Ne braska legislature und of the llrm of Cox d Carroll , South Omuha , stock dcalcru was arrested hero todav on the charge of belnc drunk and insulting women , IP PPTT1VP IV 1 IV1 > IS liElTIMj IN LINh Sunflower State Shows a Oommonikble Detira to Return to the Fold , REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT IS INCREASING Sixty 1'er Cent of the Voter * Are In Aoeord vtlth \i1iiiliilntrntlwii IIlit Corn Crop Shown In- creimed iroiierlt > . WASHINGTON , Oct. 26 ( Special Telegram - gram ) Senator Baker of Kansas , speaking of the political situation In the Immediate section of his state , said todaj "As for Kansas politics , we have only counly elections this ) i-ar. 1 fed certain , that these will result In pronounced re publican victories , Nebraska , jou will re member , adjoins our state and 1 expect from all I can gather that Nebraska re publicans will elect their nickel. You can bo assured thai 60 per cent of the voters of Kansas are heartily In nccord with the admlnlslnulon. We have $60,000,000 In our unpredccented crop of coru and overbody Is prosperous " "You want financial legislation by con gress this winter ? " "I am In favor of a law that will place this country squarely under a gold standard , " answered the senator , without hesitation. Mexico and other countries arc showing a leaning toward gold. 1 do not think we should bo behind any nation in this re gard " Railroads in thla section are quol- Ing reduced rales for voters to Kentucky , Marjland , Ohio and Ion a , but none to Ne braska. One railroad man said In explana tion that the Western Passenger associa tion would not permit reduced rates to voters west of the Missouri rlvor , but thought If the voters got to Council Bluffs on reduced rates they might be able to connect up In | Omaha for their destlnitlons At the hcad- I quarters of Iho republican national com- mltteo It won said tonight that up to todav about forty Iowa voters had applied for voters' tickets , while upwards of 225 had been sent to Ohio. The Information secured by Mr. Brian , who Is In charge of hcad- quartere , leads him to predict tint about ono hundred republicans will go to Iowa to vote and about 500 to Ohio. At demo cratic headquarters there have been Ifsued less than a dozen and about one hundred Ohio tickets. In the Iowa number above quoted there are known to bo several Nebraskans - braskans who are going home to vote for the republican candidate for supreme Judge men who have not been homo since ' 96. Hoot to Iiiniiect TriiiiNportM , Secretary Root of the War Department Colonel Bird of the Quartermaster's De. partmcnt , In charge of the transporlation service , and Surgeon General Sternbcrg go to New York tomorrow to inspect trans- ports In that harbor , Secreary Root returning Saturday afternoon- Colonel Bird , who has done splendid serv > : e for his branch of the war office , leaves for Manila on the trans port Logan November 20 on a general tour of inspection , thin order having been made by ex-Secretary Alger and concurred In bj Secretary Root. The annual report of th"e land commis sioner today made public shows that of public lands In Nebraska 38,845,891 acres i have been appropriated and 170,522 acres are reserved Wjomlng has S,199,38B acres | in reserve and 5,547,541 acres have been op- proprlated. South Dakota held in reserve 12,908.977 ; appropriated 24,190,309. Regarding the re-survey of Grant nnd Hooker counties in Nebraska , Commissioner Hermann saje. "Ro-Biirvey of townships embraced In Grant and Hooker counties , Nebraska , -was contracted for under the apportionment of 116,000 for that purpose out of the appro priation for surve > ing public lands , made by the sundry civil act of August. 18 , 1S94 The rc-survevs , with the exception of those under ono contract , were duly returned nnd accepted Under one of the contracts no returns were received and congress , by act of March 3. 1S99 , having re-appropriated the unexpended balance , not exceeding J4.000 of the original appropriation for said purpose , the same to be immediately available , a con tract wna awarded for the completion of the work. " Colonel Clnpp AVI11 lie 11 re. It Is stated at the Interior department that Lleutenanl Colonel Clapp of Pine Rldgo ( S. D. ) agency , will soon be ordered lo como to Washington for con ference with the Indian officials While the announcement Is made that the visit of Clapp is only for the purpose ot dis cussing affairs at Pine Ridge it Is learned that ho hoa signified his Intent on to scvur his connection with the Indian service at an early date Agent Clapp is in poor health and this Is given as the chief reason which inr jces him to relinquish bio position nt Pine Ridge The agent will eoon be placed on the retired list of the regular army with the promotion as colonel and It is believed that when this Is done ho will resign as Indian agent. In response to a communication from In ternal Revenue Collector Jacob E Houtz of Iho Omaha district , Commissioner Wl'son has ruled that grain tickets may bo cashed by regular cmplojcs of the company Issu ing the same without liability to the stamp tax. The question was brought by the dep uties of Collector Houtz In North nnd South Dakota , who advised him that the grain companies In the Dakotas having bend- quarters In ( Minnesota Insist on Issuing grain tickets and having them cashed by merchants and others to whom they pa > a nominal sum for their services , such tickets being unstamped The commissioner holds that neither merchants nor Innkers can bo considered as regular employes of grain companies. Collector Houtz Is di rected to obtain from companies engaged In tbo practice referred to a statement ot the number of unstamped grain tickets which they had cashed by merchants other than regular employes and report the Baino for assessment to the Internal revenue commissioner here Nebraska postmasters appointed J A Schoonover at BevcrK Hitthcock county , vice Christian Doutt , resigned , E M Hop kins , nt Lancaster , ncaster county , vlco S L. Leldlgh , resigned , nnd W S. Rounds , at Thompson , Jefferson county , vlco I N Thompson , resigned South Dakota K A Ford , at Hill City , Pennlngton countv , and J C Kidman at Lakeside Beadle county. GENERAL MILES IN MONTANA ninHiiKnlnlKMl Uitrrlor Arrive * nt lied I.oilue , Mont. , Unriiiitit for Colonel Cod > ' Hunch. RED LODGE , Monl , Oct. 26 ( Special Telegram ) On their way to Cody , W > o , the Cod ) party hero today were welcomed with the cheers of the people , firing of can non and playing of tbo band General Miles and Colonel Cody received ovations , and the party was entertained at the Red Lodge- club The general bowed hl acknowledge- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska NebraskaFair Fair , Variable Winds Temperature n ( Oiunlin jcntcrilnji lliiiir. \1va. \ Hour. Hen. < * > it. tn 1)1 ) 1 ] i. in , . . . , . . .I II n. in. . , , , . 15 ii. lit , , , . , . M 7 n. in I. ! l | i. in , , , , . fit s ii. m. , , . , , it -i p. in rvn it n. in. . . . . . it r. ii , nt. , . . , . ni : III 11. in. . . . . . 17 II | i. Ill fill II II. Ill IS 7 | i. ill .Ml 1U 111 IS S ii. in I ! ) tl li. Ill 17 menti. ntul Colonel Cod } irldo n speech The following members of the pnrty proceeded l\tcr on to OoJj , Big Horn Hisln General Miles , wife and daughter , with their guest , Mies llovt of Chicago Colonel \V V Cndv. Colonel Mlchler , Dr Jacobs , Captain Hedge- man , L E Decker , Major Hall Major Black , J M Srhivoob , George T Deck W O Say- dcr. J H Penke nnd 1' M Oallighcr GENERAL GUY V. HENRY DYING \etv Commander of nrinrimnt ( of MlftHonrl III with I'neuinonln nt Hume In New Vnrk. NEW YOHK , Oet 27. Brigadier General Guy V. Henry la niarmlngi ) 111 with pneu monia at his liomc In this city. General Henry contracted n. cold about n week ago and pneumonia sol In soon after. Medical aid was summoned at once , but the doctors wcro unnblo to cheek the ailment General Henry was < o have left for his new station headquarters of the Department of the Missouri at Omaha 'this week , but his Illness presented him. Early this ( Friday ) morning Scton Henry , the general's son , said that his father's condition was critical and that his death was expected at any moment. JIo said that Dr. G. H. Jan la and Dr Smith , nn expert in pulmonary diseases , or.d Dr. Slevcnson , an army surgeon , nnd the members 'of the family were In constant attendance at the sick man's bedside , ex cept a. son , Guv V. Hcnr > , Jr. , who Is on duty In the Philippines. Mr. Henry said : "My father may possibly ll\e through the night , although he is likely to pass away at any moment. The attending ph > slcinns would not be biirprlscd It his death oc curred at any tlmo during the night. " BAD ELECTRIC CAR COLLISION Michigan Central Trnlii llnnii Into Cur In Detroit lUtli Tvvcntj- Three CaHiinltlcn. DETROIT , Mich. , Oct 26 Shortly before midnight tonight cor No. 1 of the Ml Clemens railway , miburban electric line wns btruck by a Michigan Central freight train at the corner of Garriot and Bc-llevue avenue , killing Conductor Schneider and in juring twenttwo men and women , two o them fatally. The car was filled wltb the regular theater load bound for Mt. Clemens The pasicngera were thrown from thcl seats as the heavy freight train throw the car from the track and crushed it agalns rn adjoining building. Conductor Schneider was mounting th rear step and was crushed to death between the car and a telephone pole. The following were the vlctiirs. Tony Schneider , conductor , of Mt. Clemens Otto Vondcrke. Belgium , Mich , cut abou hands. Mrs. Joseph Egenelf , Mt. Clemens , fac cut. cut.Mlfs Joslo Juls , Conners Creek , slightly Injured. A. PIpper , Leesvllle , hand Injured. r.O , Bolan , motorman , slightly Injured. John Nclbcrheiser , Detroit , totally In Jured. Oscar Hollls , Detroit , head and leg bruised Mrs. K Richmond , Mt. Clemens , sllghtl Injured internally , head cut. James Gardiner , Detroit , head cut. R M. Reyth , Mt. Clemens , leg injured. Miss Annlo Kerns , Mt. Clemens , fac bruised Miss Jennie Kernn , shoulder cut open an ear cut quite seriously. C. J. Majo , Kalamazoo , leg and hand In Jured Fred Miller , Mt. Clemens , hand Injured. Maud Donaldson , Mt. Clemens , hip injurcc injured intcrnall } . Frank Pruessel , Mt. Clemens , back In Jured. C. 1 Kllkllne , Detroit , slightly injured. Maud Graham , Mt. Clemens , arm Injurci Mlfcs Nellie Groves , Mt. Clemens , hand injured. Miss Ida Johnson , Mt. Clemens , hand in Jured Louis Krels , Detroit. C , Obermejer , All-Star Bovsllng team , To lodo. O , bruloed Motormen Dowllng , who escaped wit slight Injurkfi , saw the approaching train , | but the brakes of the heavy trolley car failed I to holJ on the slippery track The train was going slowlj , as the crossing Is a dangerous one and only this saved nil the pasengcrii from death. The street car wns struck by the locomotive and thrown on Its side and almoct wholly demolished. The pecuniary damage will bo about ? , " ,000. REMAINS OF MA'RTIN WHITE The Ilody Arrives In Chlrnxo nnd will He IMId Awny on .Satnrdn ) . CHICAGO. Oct 26 ( Special Telegram ) - The remains of Martin White , Into chief of police of the city of Omaha , arrived In Chicago cage this morning , accompanied by Mayor Mooree nnd a delegation from the Omaha police force. They were escorted by a platoon teen of police to the residence of John Lud. wig , the dead chief's brothcr-ln-lavv , IfiCS Jackson boulevard The burial will occur Saturdaj nt 10 a m , funeral services being held at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows rows 'liaulr hnlriile of n Unman , IWOWNTON Minn , Oct -Whlln Knill Leu'rvikl i Herman fimmr llv.tiK time * inlli'p youth of I < rf was , ihtu > n from home i soHtfrrtaj his v\lff committed tulclcUi in the i prcfceint' of thrlr H'X ' urn ill children by i flm ruttlnu1 her throat and afterwards HfuratlnK her < lothX vvlili KeroHenu und I mi Him them Her lioilj wnx burned tea a crisp The motive for tin mi Icicle ; is un- kncvvn Trenhiirer I'lendH luillly lo Shortage , NEVADA , Mo , Oct 20 Former Treas urer Frank Parker of Vcrnon enunlv has iilridetl Bulll > to < t Hhortngp of f26fli/i In county funds fin ilenee VMIH di-furrm ! The bondsmen will have tn make the shortage ooil Tin1 ti\pc \ In vslil'h ho Is tharsed ulth a M3000 thorluso In the Hchciol fund ban been continued MoteinenlH of Oernii'I'HNI > | N , ( Id , .III. At Hamburg Arr v < d Kulicr Frlcdrlch , from New York , Pennsylvania , from Now York At Southampton Arrived-Fuerflt Bismarck - marck from Ntw York for Hamburg At Brirmn Arrived -Truve , from Now Yoik via Southampton At NaplCH Arrived KmM from Genoa At New York Arrived Marquette , from London , Darmbtadt , from Bremen , Allcr , from NupU At Rotterdam Sailed Amsterdam , for Ntw YorX. WELCOME TO 10WA8S tata Will Extend Greeting at Council Blnffr , RS Originally Intended , EGIMENT WILL ARRIVE NOVEMBER 6 cruma to Tnko the Boys Through to Des Moines is Abandoned , LANS FOR RECEPTION ABOUT COMPLETE [ early All of the Money Pledged Has Already Been Collected. 1EN WILL COME HOME IN TIME TO VOTE rrnln In hclirilti.nl torrlve nt Klnht O'clock on ( MnrtiltiK 1'reeed- IIIK Election In > Commit tee still lliinllliiK. .SAN I'll VM'IM O , Oct. 1M ! . IliltlOKntlilo n tnUe rculiiii-nt to lrn Mo In on. VA 111 reach ( "onnoII IIlulTd at S n. in.u - \cmbcr o. it. M. uvnits. Viljntnnt ( Svneritti The abo\e dispatch received late last night arrlcd Joy to the Council Bluffs heart , for t settled be jo ml a doubt thut tlin elaborate dans laid for the reception to the gallant fifty-first had not been inndo In vain and hat the city on the Missouri would ba he first to extend the glad hand to tbo lawkove state's returning heroes. It also means that thcro will bo no stale eceptlon in Des Molncs , that the regiment ailed to agree on leaving the matter tea a vote of the entire regiment and that the cglment will disband at Council Bluffs and go to their respective homes from that city. AKltntlon nt Couiiell Hindu. Council Bluffs was full of rumors > cster- day that the regiment was to bo taken , direct to Dea Molncs and that no stop over would bo raado in the Bluffs for the state reception as planned for. This rumor evidently was the result of a dispatch sent from Des Molncs , which said that possibly this change In the ar rangements might bo made and that Mayor MacVlcar and other prominent citizens of the capital city were iiuletly working toward that end. The report of the possible change In the arrangements came as a most disagreeable surprise to the executive committee having In charge the reception and formed the prin cipal HUbject of discussion at > cHtcrday morning's session of that body. Telegrams were sent immediately on receipt of the news to Colonel Lopcr and Adjutant Gen eral Ders , protesting against a change , and explaining that a largo expense had already been Incurred by the citizens of Council Bluffi In preparing for this reception. Each telegram contained the request that It bo shown to every com pany in the regiment. Several private lelo- grams were also sent to members of Com pany L , among the number being one f-jm Secretary Tllney to bis brother , First Lieu tenant Matt Tlnley of Company L. Secre tary TInlcy asked his brother to wireas soon as possible the fullest details OR to whether the question of the reception had been left to the vote of the regiment. Alllnoii mill I neey Intercede. Another telegram was sent to General Shatter at San Francisco , signed by Senator Allison and Congressman Lacey , who hap pened to bo In the city , asking that the regiment bo brought home not later than the evening of November 5. To thla tele gram the following answer was received last evening : "Hon. William B. Allison , Council Bluff1- , la. : rifty-flrst Iowa will be paid and leave hero on the 1st of November. This has been accomplished by the very hardest work. "W. R. SHAFTBH , Major General " There was considerable feeling among the members of the executive committee , as Council Bluffs had taken no steps tow aril arranging for the recep tion until posltlvo assurance had been given by Adjutant General Byers and Gov ernor Shaw that the regiment would he brought to Council Bluffs and allowed to remain hero long enough to ho tendered a reception and a banquet Then at a well attended moss meeting Itwai decided to Invite representatives from all the towns having companies In the regiment to meet at Crcoton and thug havea volco In the arrangements. At the Creston meet ing the unanimous sentiment was that tlio reception should be held at the Bluffs. Im mediately following the Crcston meet- Council Bluffb people started to raise the nec essary funds to defray the expenses of thn reception and entertainment of thn poldlers and at this time over J3,000 has been mib- ecrlbcd. During the discussion It won learned that Mayor John McVlcar of Den Moines was in the city and he was asked lo attend the meeting. Mayor MacVlcar disclaimed any attempt on bin part to divert the reception from Council Bluffs to Dew Moines nnd told tbccommittee Hiatus hounderstocd It hlsclty was preparing only to give n big reception to its two companies. Ho could not see , ht snld , that the DCS Molnns reception should Interfere with the damnnslratlon at Coun cil Bluffs Ho promised the com mittee that if the report should prove correct that the soldier bo > s had voted In favor of having the reception held in Deg Moines , he would do nil In his power to have the matter sot straight , lie mild ho Intended to stay In Council Bluffn until some time Friday nnd would confer with the committed liter Major MacVlcar's explanation tended to dispel the uncaslners felt by the committee somewhat and It was decided to go on with tbo preparations. SIlKht ( lllllIKO III IMllllH. The committee decided to abandon the Idea of furnlthlng breakfast for the regi ment on reaching here , hut Instead will serve the banquet at 11 o'clock or at noon. This arrangement will give the soldiers am ple time to reach their respective homes thn game day. The matter of badges for the several com mittees wax discussed Some very hand some dealgns wcro selected for the giientH of the day and the members of the differ , ent committee who will have charge of the retcptlon At the request of Colonel J. J. Stcadman , the action of thn committee on parade In naming him for chief marshal of the day was leconslderud nnd Major Lacey. con- grc-Eeman from the Sixth district , appointed Instead Colonel Stcadman will act as as- rlotant chief marshal Advices received by Secretary Tlnloy from the different towns intending to send dele- Rations Indicate that there will bo between twenty and twenty-five uniform band hero Dinner will bo provided by the refreshment committee for all members of visiting bands , A well attended meeting of the