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/ OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUatfE If ) , 3873. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOENTNG , NOVEMBER 23 , 1899 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY ITVE * OESTS. w BOERS ARE AT MOOI Open Fire Suddenly with HowitzirsUpon the British Oamp. SHOOTING. APPEARS TO BE ACCURATE It is Admlttod that Engli h Artillery Could Hot Get the Range , STORM INTERRUPTS THE OPERATIONS Boers Blow Up a Culvert , Cutting Off the Railway to Escourt. I CLOSING IN ON PIETERMARITZBURG 1'ro.ilmlly of Ocnernl .lonlicrt'i Ail- tnnelnK Army CniiNen C'hanuc In IlrlllNli Pimm nt Durban , Tliclr Iliiitc of Supplied. ( Copyright. ISM , by Press Publishing Co. ) MOOI IlIVKR , Nov. 22. 8:03 : p. m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) At 1:30 : p. m. thn Boors opened flro sudden ly with howltzcra at four miles range , having planted their gltn from a position on Hen derson's farm. The shooting appeared to be accurate. The shells from the howitzers landed In the Brltlsh'cnmp , but did no dam age. The British artlllerj took up a posi tion overlooking the Boer camp , but could not got the range. They opened nro upon a party of 200 Boers advancing under cover of the howitzers , who retired at once. The action was not pushed to a conclusion , bo- c.iuso n thunderstorm Interrupted the operations , which lasted until dark. The British casualties were three wounded. It is expected that the attack will be resumed tomorrow. Iloern Illoir 1'p n Culvert. f- ( Copyright , 1859 , by Press Publishing Co. ) MOOI RIVER , Nov. 22. 9:25 : n. m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Boers to the number of 3,000 or 4,000 with heavy guns are occupying a strong position nt VMitchcson. ( About two miles north of Highlands Session they are reported to have blown up a culvert , cutting off the railway ito Estcourt. They fired two shells nt the British patrol ot Thorncycrofts cavalry , while returning hero yesterday afternoon. Among the farms looted In the neighbor hood Is Slmmonds' Etud farm , where 300 horses , valued at 15,000 were seized. All Is quiet hero today , also at Estcourt so far , but preparations nrc being made to meet any attack. I'rec SlntcrH MnrcliInK Went. DURBAN , Nov. 22. About 3,000 Free State soldiers with guna are marching from the west by way of Fort Nottingham. ThrcitteiiliiK I'letcrmnrltzliurKT. PURBAN , Nov. 22 , 10 p. m. Owing to the 'prn.tlcilty of tho. Boers tq .Piotermarltzburg , It has been necessary to alter the defenses of Durban. Estcourt Is etlll silent. All ac counts point conclusively to a determined rush of the Boers toward Pletcrmarltzburg with a very largo force. Seven thousand men , with guns , nro reported twenty-five miles from Howlck. They are said to bo trader the personal command of General Joubcrt. Today's engagement at Mool river found the British almost entirely on the de fensive. A correspondent of the Natal Ad vertiser said a Boer shell fell within a few- yards of the dcachnnent ot their Infantry and that the shells , did little or no damage , and the firing continued for half nn hour nt Intervals of from three to flvo minutes. According to this account the British troops prepared with the utmost promptitude and advanced under cover , wherever possible. The British artillery was In position behind the hotel where General Barton and his staff were being accommodated. Major Thorney- eroft'B mounted Infantry moved to a cover on the ridge on the enemy's left flank. A Devonshire regiment and the Royal Welsh Fusllcers occupied the tr-jnch. There was but little flro , the correspondent said , but the enemiy possessed at least one howitzer with a range ot flvo mllcp , and several slx- roundcrs Situation In Natal Alarming. LONDON , Nov. 23. 3 n. m. Although It Is known that the situation In Natal Is 'becoming ' sufllclontly alarming , nothing can bo learned to allay public anxiety or tbo curiosity felt regarding tie- disposition of the reinforcements recently landed nt Dur- 'ban. ' The War office dispatches are con fined to a mcro recital of n few casualties at Mool river , which Confirnf the reports of skirmishes there , but glvo no details aa to how the engagements happened. The special correspondents nro only permitted to describe General Barton's camp at Mool river vaguely na "largo" or 'ample. " Ono correspondent says tint 7,000 Boers are within twcnty-flvo miles of Howlck Malls , near Pletprmarllzburg , and that the Inhabitants arc fleeing to the capital. Evi dently a considerable force of the enemy Is now within thirty or forty miles of Plctcrmnrltzburg , but It Is olllclally an nounced from thnro 'that ' no anxiety pro- vallB. the garrison numbering 1,000 men , with BX ! guns. General Joubcrt's plan , ap- parer/tly , Is a daring attempt to defeat the British relieving column from Durban in drtoll , while still attempting the reduction of Lndy&mlth. A serious attack on Mool river camp Is now hourly expected with the object of de stroying the brldgo at Weslon. Should this bo accomplished the Boers would bo free to turn their attention to Kslcotirt , while If It failed , the enemy would retlro again on Wecnon and rejoin the investing forces around Ladysmlth. The Uocra report that General HllIlard'B messenger , asking General Whlto for as sistance , wo captured , caused uneasiness , but It Is argued that If General Milliard had not been strong enough ho would have been ordered some tlmo ago to retire on Pletcr marltzburg , Therefore small credence Is given the story. Nothing U known regardIng - Ing the food supplies of the garrisons thus isolated. It Is believed that 'Estcourt la well pro visioned , but there is lesa confidence In the ca-so of Wool river , There la no further news from the western frontier , except nho list cf casualties , showing that one trooper was killed nnd nlno were wounded at Klm- borley on Novwnbor 16 and confirming the accounts of the sortie previously repoj , e < l from Boer sources. U was announced from Paris that Co/jnel YtllebaUo iMarull , a French ofilccr , has ac- cep'iod the pent of chief of e'aff to General Joubert , In succession to Colonel Schlrl , the Gorman officer who was wounded and taken prisoner at Klandsaugtc ) , From tbo same source It la report id thtvt two Russian officers Llcutenao' Colonel Gonctskl of the Guards nnd General SelcCz of another crack Russian regiment have re signed and are going to Join the Boers. To .tlolilllre. Another 1)U l lon. LONDON , Nov. 23. The Dally Mail says thlo morning : , "Wo are able to confirm the report that been Issued to mobilize a sixth QMfciUlorhot , for service In South rover It may bo wanted. " ESTCOURT IS NUW ISOLATED Ilocrn Su mm nil tlie I'lnee mill Mvurm Southward It epnrteil KlTnrtN Townril I'eaee. LONDON , Nov. 22. There has apparently been no communication with Estcourt , Natal , since noon Tuesday and the Uoora now con trol the railroad thence to the Mool river. Consequently , momentous developments maybe bo expected nt any time. The Boers , It scemH , arc nwarmlng southward. Largo bodies of them are reported all around and parties of Boers appear to bo threatening Pletormarltzburg. The Boerc encamped at Highlands station are well sup plied with artillery and all evidences tend to show that the various Boer forces nro being largely Increased by accessions from the disaffected Capo burghers. The scrioUcj deficiency In cavalry Is being felt by the British , who nro unable to keep In toucb with the mobile Boor forces , whcee presence Is hardly reported before they ure lost sight of , only to reappear at another vital poln' ' along the line of communication. General Hllyard's force , anchored at Eatcourt by the naval guns , can do little but await an attack , until General Glory's column Is capable of taking the Held , According to a Capetown dispatch General Mcthucn's division left Orange river and reached Chief Wltteput's camp , half-way to Belmont , yesterday , and advices from Orange river today show that the Boers occupy Bel mont In force and that the neighboring hills are crowned with Iloor cannon. A patrol of lancers which has returned to Orange river came unexpectedly on two Boer laagers. Three shrapnel shells burst close to the lancers , who , however , were unharmed. Henry Hcliiforeeineiitn Arrive. The Brftlflh transport Klldonan Castle , said to bo the largest transport In the world , which left Southampton November \ with 3,000 men , their kits , weapons , machine guns , ammunition , balloons , pontoons , wagons , etc. , arrived at Capetown this morn- Ing. About 35,000 of General Buller's army corps have now arrived. The transport Nubia , with the First bat talion of the Scots Guards , has sailed from Capetown for Durban. The transport Carlnthla arrived at Cape town yesterday. Advices from Capetown say Mr. Collett , the correspondent of the London Dally Graphic , who was arrested by the Boers while conveying a message from Mr. Schrelncr , the premier of Cape Colony , to President Steyn of the Orange Free State , and who was taken to Blocmfontoln , has been released and sent back with President Stoyn'o reply. "Wiiiitn HOCI-N to Auk for Arnilntlec. It Is reported that Mr. Hoffmeyer. the Afri kander leader , has taken an Important step In the hope of hastening the close of the war. " " "fl6 is said"to have charged Mr. Saucr , the minister of public works , to get In touch with tha Free State forces In an endeavor to arrange that the Boers shall apply for an armistice. The ostensible ob ject of Mr. Sauer's trip Is to Induce his con stituents at Allwalnorth to remain pas sive. sive.The The Boer requisitioning of men and sup plies proceeds briskly on the northern bor der o Cane Colony , but General Gatacre hopes soon to bo In a position to push the Free Staters back within their own borders. The reoccupation of Nauuwpoort by the British Is the first step In this direction , but strong forces of Boers are laagered nt Colcsburg and threaten a further Imme diate advance from there. \o C'onipliilntH of Amerleiiii Meats. Various officials of the British admiralty have been Interviewed by the Associated Press regarding the London Dally Chron icle's bad beef assertions , and they say they hnvo not received a single complaint aa to the quality of food furnished on the trans ports. The chief of the victualling depart ment said : "Tho first wo heard of the matter was through the press , and though doubtful of Us accuracy , we have set on foot Inquiries on the subject. The only specific Instances mentioned Is that of the Nubia. Wo bought largo quantities of provisions In Now" York , but wo have there responsible agents who are not likely to accept rotten meat or meat which has been already refused by other governments. It Is understood the term 'em balmed beef Is applied in the United States to canned meats. We have not bought any of theee. Our supplies are confined to salt beef and pork , packed In casks , commonly known nt sea as 'salt horse , ' the same as served In all the navies of the world for yoaiw past. Wo have not so far heard n word against this form of food , and judging from the health of the men In the United States navy during the war with Spain It must have agreed pretty well with them. "It la barely possible that our soldiers , who are not accustomed to salt food , arc not altogether satisfied with this diet and nro perhaps inclined unofllclally to declare It unfit for consumption. Wo have yet to learn that the provisions purchased In the United States are not all as represented , and though Investigating the allegations wo have no rea son to Huppceo wo will discontinue purchas ing In the United States when circumstances demand outside resources. " The British transport Montczuma has also arrived at Capetown , MACRUM DESIRES TO QUIT A Kn State Department for Iiiuneill- ntc I.enve Krletlnn llettreeii Con- Mill nnil liner ( ioverninent. WASHINGTON , Nov. 22. United States Consul Macruin at Pretoria has asked the State department for leave of absence , with permission to take advantaco of It at onco. IIo pleads domestic reasons for leaving bin post and offers to place In the consulate as tbo representative ot tbo United States , Vice Consul Attlcbury , who Is now on the ground. Tbo department , however , refused to accede to the request , and Mr. Macruin will stay where ho la unless ho seen fit to quit his post without permission. It la learned that so far Mr , Macrtim has not been prohibited by the Boer government front caring for the welfare of the British subjects now In the Transvaal or the Frcu State , or at least he has not so notified the State department. There haa been some friction encountered In the effort of the British government to accuro permis sion for the United States consul to dis burse funds for the benefit of the Drltiah soldiers held as prisoners of war. Amerlenii Milieu for South Afrlen. NKW ORLKANB. Nov. 53 , The British transport Manchester City balled from thin port today for Capetown. It carrier iOyU ! mules for South Africa , ADRIFT IN THE UPPER AIR Thrilling Experience of a Trio of Advcn- tnrons English Aeronauts. GO ABOVE THE CLOUDS TO VIEW LEONIDS After Several llnnrn' Aiixloni Trnvel- liiK Through Spnee Ahovc the ClomlN tlii- Party llenehen ISnrth Altoucther Too ( Copyright , ISO ! ) , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 22. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Rev. J. M , Bacon , a noted balloonist , accompanied by his daughter and Stanley Spencer , a famous professional ncionaut , has Just hud a remarkable - markablo balloon adventure. In Bacon's c\vn graphic words the story Is as follows : "Wo arranged to get above the pall nf cloud and fog to sec the Loonlds. Our balloon , the largest and strongest practica ble , was anchored near Ncwbury , Berk- shlic. At 4 o'clock In the- morning wo took Ecats In tli ? car and quickly mounted to the murky cnncpy overhead , consisting uf u dense , wetting fog 1,500 foot high. In traversing It the balloon became chilled , see \\e had to discharge a great quantity of ballast to enable us to penetrate the cloud. Our obEcrv.Ulons continued till C in the morning , whim It became desirable to de scend. But nt that moment the earliest beams of sunlight struck the moisture-laden silk , which began to dry off. The gas grew warmer , the balloon rising rapidly into space , mounting by leaps COO fecit every fifteen minutes , till by 3 In the morning wo had reached nn altitude of 6,000 feet and still soaring. " \Vo could have torn open the valve , but that would have surely killed us , so the unwelcome fact had to bo faced that wo were adrift simply nt the mercy of the wind without n cloud visible to mltlgato the rapidly Increasing power of the sun. "Breakfast was now produced and eaten In the solitude cf our little car In gloomy silence , with many forebodings. Of our whereabouts we know nothing. Since five minutes from the start the earth had been blotted from our gaze. Several thousand foot beneath us was spread out , bathed In Intensely bright sunlight , a cloud sea of exquisite beauty. "Tlmo brought us no comfort. As break fast proceeded we heard loud reports over head , the moist , shrunken netting giving out under the hot sun , rapidly yielding to tha expanding gas. We turned to the aneroid and saw with grave concern , but no sur prise , that It registered 9,000 feet and was still rising. Drifting Toward ( lie Sen. "Up to twenty minutes previously we had heard the familiar sounds cf country life , horses trotting along the hard road , cocks crowing , the welcome voice of the cheery donkey , but now wo had risen beyond the region of earthly sounds and wcro qulckly , silently and irresistibly passlng through space seaward. It could not bo long before wo were over the Atlantic ocean and then but the frightful tensionof the situation was relieved momentarily by a happy thought of my daughter. She had a num ber of 'telegraph ' , forms , on which ; she ro Ifo'ld'ed the following message"thirtysix tiroes : " 'Urgent. Largo balloon from Newbury traveling overhead above the clouds. Can not descend. Telegraph to coast guards to be ready to rescue. " 'CACON-SPENCErt.1 "Theso messages wore folded up , marked 'urgent' In red pencil and thrown over board. Dut before the dispatches were fin ished wo suddenly paused and listened with all our ears for a now sound was In the air. There was the rhythmical splash of waves on the ehlngly shore. It was unmlstak- rblo and as It to end the suspense up there came the wall of a ship's siren. We since discovered that we were then crossing the twcnty-mllo stretch of Bristol channel , but were then without that comforting know ledge. We eat in the car , each looking out over the sldo and averting the gaze from each other. None wanted to let the others see the tell-tale look of horror in the eyes at apparently inevitable death. Suddenly the cloud floor below us showed a tiny open ing. We strained our gaze , recognizing with Inoxpretslblo relief a thin thread of whlto road running through ruddy fields. Hope began to return , but we were still holp- lees. Wo were descending slowly , our mon ster balloon dying only by sheer leakage of ( Ms. It was a race between the gas and the wind. I'lveH lit Stiike. "Our lives were the stake. If only once wo could dip Into the cloud layer our des cent would bo hastened , but for two hours wo kept dropping closer , closer to It , then suddenly ascending again with tantalizing persistency. The tension was awful , for every ralnuto brought us nearer to sudden death. "At lafct at 1:30 : wo dipped Into the clouds but rose again. Then wo fell lower. The cloud sensibly chilled the gas and In less than flvo minutes wo had fallen through below the clouds. "Ilomantic country broke upon our view upon which wo were swooping too rapidly. The wind blowing stiffly caused us to etrlko the earth with considerable force. The next moment wo were breaking madly through all obstaclcn as wild gusts caught the belly ing silk of the now half empty balloon. My daughter's forearm was broken with the first rude impact. Then wo charged an ugly five wire barbed fence , every strand of which snapped llko mere pack thread. My nether garments wore completely torn off my right log which , however , sustained only super ficial Injury. "Still wo sped on unchecked till caught In a dead half grown oak , the head of which carried right away and entangled our rig ging. A few moments later our anchor got a good hold and by this time help was hurrying up. This ended the voyage. "According to Spencer the descent was by far the roughest In all bis experience. Ac cording to our Welsh friend our final cour.se had been straight for the open nea which was scarcely a mile distant. " FOR JUGGLING CZAR'S ' MONEY Ileporleil that the IliiHNlnn Kinpcmr HUM Ordered III * MliiUler of ! ' ! nance In vex 11 tented. BERLIN , Nov. 22. The Deutsche Heltung today publishes the following dispatch from St. Petersburg ; "Tho czar has Instructed Minister of Jus tice Muravlcff to Investigate the allegations that M. do Wltto ( presumably the minister of finance ) baa been manipulating tbo bourse to his personal advantage. "M , de Wltto has made an Ineffectual at tempt at suicide. Ilia wife requested an audience of tbo czar , but her request was rejected. Several high financiers and offi- olala nre said to bo Implicated. " Nothing la known in Berlin regarding the statements made In the Deutache Zcltung dispatch from St. Petersburg , Dr. Mlquel , the minister of finance , who la an Intimate friend of M. do Wltte , tbo Russian minister of finance- , raid to ft correspondent ot th ( Associated Press thai he knew nothlnp about the matter except that the antagonism between M. Muravleff and M. de Wlttc wat ot long standing , LIPTON AGAIN JN TWO YEARS Snjn If He Mven.jllc Will Certnlnly Conic * 1 jr * ' " - ' Vnv Alfhtn. LONDON , Nov. 22.Slr Thomas Llpton , when questloncxl toddy regarding the atlega- tlcn that ho has determined to challenge next year for the America's eup with a schooner , eald to n representative of the Aesoclatcd Press : "I do not Intend to chal lenge next year. But If I llvo I will cer tainly challenge for isol. Nothing has yet been arranged for a challenge nor will there bo until Mr. Flfo has recovered. There Is no truth in the statement that 1 have ar ranged for n Watson schooner. I haven't discussed the matter , with Mr. Watson at all. " AUSTIIIA AMI lIUNtJAUY ACItr.i : . Settlement of the I.oii Quota nllllc-nlty In Iteneheil , BUDA PEST , Nov. 22. A settlement cf the long-standing quota difficulties between Austria and Hungary has at length been reached and Identical bills will tomorrow bo submitted to the Austrian and Hungarian parliaments fixing the contributions to the joint state expenditures , respectively , nt : Austria , 63. C per cent ; Hungary , 31.1 per cent. Umpernr Approve * iCluikl UitlfnrntN. WINDSOR , England. "Nov. 22. Emperor William of Germany today inspected n cor poral and two troopersof the llfo guards In khaki field service uniform In the quad rangle of Windsor castiej His majesty ex pressed great satisfaction with the uniform. Then ho mounted his favorite white charger and , accompanied by the empress , went for a ride In the great paritj Their majesties visited Prlnco and Princess Christian of Schlcswlg-Holstcln nnd then lunched with the duke and duchess ot Connaught at ling- shot park. ' 'J. ' American IiiHpeetlon IN All HI ht. BERLIN , Nov. 22. An'ofilclal report re ceived by the German gbvernmcnt acknowl edges of the cJtcellent system of the Ameri can ofllclnl trichina- Inspection as carried out In Chicago and elsewhere and declares that the agrarian charges ns to the unreli ability ot the Inspection are not berne out by the facts. t IVomcit Drown III AlnnUn. VICTORIA , B. C. , Nov.122. Passengers on the steamer Tees , which arrived last night from Alaska , report the drowning of a Mrs. Dumbleton , another woman and three un known men. They were carried under the lee In a small boat. SneceHMful Trial of Tnrhlnc Ilont. LONDON , Nov. 22. The preliminary trial of the turbine torpedo boat Viper took place today and was successful. It developed a speed of thirty-two knots. The official trials will follow In n few days. Wheat Ylclil In TVnlon. SYDNEY , N. S. Wv-Nov. 22. Tao govern ment Etatlsticlan announces that-tbo reports received regarding the , present season's wheat yk'ld Indicate that this will be double that of last year. j- , " < iccnpK < Vouf or'Hcrn " " * LONDON , Nov. 22. A special dispatch from Vienna reiterates the report which was denied last week that the Russians had occupied Herat. MiirqnlN of Snllnliiiry In III. LONDON , Nov. 22. The marquis of Sails , bury IB suffering from an attack of influ enza and is unable to attend to public busi ness. HrnKlllim CniiKrexH Adjoiimn. RIO DE JANEIRO , Nov. 22. The congress of Brazil has adjourned sine die. The gen eral elections nro to bo held December 31. GRANGE ON TRUST QUESTION AiloptN Iteeominenilntloii for Ijeprliiln- tloii to Cure ICvlln of IarK < - Coin- bin en to Control IliiHliiena , SPRINGFIELD , 0. , Nov. 22. The Na tional Grange , which has been in session In this city during the past week , will adjourn slno dlo tomorrow afternoon. Important In today's proceedings were the reports of the committee on trusts , and the merchant marine , both of which were adopted. The trust committee's report made the following recommendations : First Official Inspection of all corpora tions in the case of national banks. No corporation should bo tolerated whose books cannot bear Inspection. Second Prohibition of all rebates or dis criminations by public carriers. Third Taxation of all capital stock. Fourth All capital stock should be paid up In full. Fifth Severe penalties for violation of law. ( A ) By forfeiture of charter , flno nnd imprisonment. ( B ) By Impeachment , flno nnd imprisonment of nil public officers whoso duty It may bo to enforce the law and who fall to perform that duty. PRINTERS GAIN SHORTER DAY International TypoKrnphlenl Union SemlH IjllO.noo to Aid Striking Joh 1'rliitcrn nt IVIIIIHIIH City. INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 22. The new scale for the Typothctao of ten hours pay for nlno hours' work went Into effect yester day. President Donnelly of the Interna tional Typographical union says ; "Tho bcalo has been generally accepted. No trouble occurred In the larger cities. The agreement u-as violated at Plttsburg and trouble occurred at Cincinnati , Dayton , Frankfort , Ind , , nnd Detroit. A strike oc curred nt Rockford , III. , and trouble Is ex pected at Bayvlew , Mich , Trouble Is ex pected nt the Pope Manufacturing company nt Hartford , Conn. " President Donnelly sent ? 10,000 lo aid the striking job printers at Kansas City. President Donnelly says the Interna tional Typographical union is prepared to make a vigorous fight to support the now scale. LOVEJOY SUCCEEDS FURNAS IlllnolH Man Made Prenlilent of the Amerlenii AxHiielntlnii of Falr ami K\M | > HltloiiN. CHICAGO , Nov. 22. Andrew J. Lovcjoy , general superintendent of tbo Illinois State fair , was noday elected to tbo presidency of .tho . 'American Association of Fairs and Expositions at the close of Its two days' sosslon. The other officers elected were : Vice president , W. L. Ilarriman , president of the Iowa State Board of Agriculture ; secretary , W. J , Fleming , Columbua , O. ; treasurer , Colonel William M. Liggett , St. Anthony's Park , Minn. , dean of tbo Min nesota 'Agricultural college : . The principal purpose of the convention was to arrange non-confilatlng dates for the various state expositions and fair * . UNION PACIFIC DOUBLE TRACK President Bnrt Says the Improvement , is Bound to Bo COMPANY TO BEGIN THE WORK Nf XT Y AR Carrying Cnpnelty of Hie Hnnil In So ( Mertnxeil ! > > Henry Trnllli * Hint the Improvement IN Iten- dereil linjierntlve. DENVER , Nov. 22. ( Special Telegram. ) According to President Hurt , the Union Pacific will bo the first railroad to have a double track line from the Missouri river west. Traffic of all kinds has been so heavy for the last year that the carrying ca pacity of the road has been overtaxed and the proposed Improvement has been made nlmcht Imperative. In what way the campany will provide for the additional expense Mr. Burl did not Bay. H Is believed to bo justified , however , by Increased earnings and is In line with the Improvements now In progress In Wyoming. Prualdont Hurt Bald today : "For a long tlmo It has been evident that the west has outgrown single track trunk lines and was ready for such roadbeds as are the rule In the cast ; at any rate , press of business has made the Union Pacific feel that It needed something moro for its traffic than the single track lines It now operates. Business con ditions have not been favorable for building , so the project of putting In a second track alongside that now In use has lain dor mant. I3ut with the rise of business activi ty the scheme has regained life and It Is probable that among the Important Improve ments which wo shall make next year will bo the double tracking of one of the Union Pacific lines out of Omalia. I am Inclined to thjnk that It will be the line between Omaha and Denver , but we have the choice of sev eral branches that need double track. "How much of this work It Is Intended to do I do not know yet , but probably a largo force of men will be at work on one of the Omaha lines , cither to Denver or Cheyenne. We shall go on with the Improvement which we began this year. Attention will be paid to the Julcsburg branch and ballasting with disintegrated granite will continue : until the whole roadbed has been so Improved. In Wyoming the building cut-offs will continue. A large force of men will bo at work all winter at the Piedmont cut-off driving the tunnel , which is tbo most Important work there. " TO FIGHT RAILROAD COMBINE I'ennnylvaiila Anthracite Conl Oper- ntora Will Ilulld a Ilonil from to TJiIiMViitcr. NEW YORK , Nov. 22. At n meeting held In this city today the Anthracite Coal Oper ators' association adopted resolutions pledg ing the support of all Its members in the speedy building of a railroad to connect the railroad lines already controlled by the as sociation In Pennsylvania to the tidewater nt Rondout , N. Y. The association Is com posed of all the Independent coal operators In the Lackawanna , Wyoming , Lchigh and Schuylklll valleys. These number slxty- eisht'-ani 'roprescnt a. capital -of $110,000.010' and one-third the total output of anthracite coal , which It Is estimated will amount to 17,600,000 tons this year. This , It Is stated , means a fight agalnpt the railroad combine which Is controlled largely by J. P. Morgan of this city , where by the Reading , Erie and Lchigh roads , the Pennsylvania coal operators say , have l > u oppressive rates on the coal traffic from the Independent mines. The Pennsylvania Coal Company , which Is with the association , owns the Brio & Wryomlng railroad , a road which ramifies through the coal regions and runs to Hawlcy , Pa. The association has been considering the building of a road from this point tn Kingston , N. Y. , by which It will reach Rondout. There nro eighty miles of road to build , which , with the existing roads , will mnko the distance 135 miles from the mines to tidewater. Steps have already been taken to lay out the proposed road. It was said today that the building of the new road would reduce the freight rate on coal 25 cents. Coal will bo brought by rail to Rondout and thence to this city by boat. HE FAVORS LEGALIZED POOLS Paul Morton MnkeM the Argument that Stability in Ilnten AVouId TIuiH lie Attalm- . CHICAGO , Nov. 22. A strong argument In favor of legalized pooling was mada before the subcommittee of the Industrial commis sion today by Paul Morton , second vice presi dent of the Santa Fc. He went Into the subject at considerable length and declared that a system of legalized pooling would cotiio nearer to attaining stability of rates than anything yet proposed. Ho also said that the system would protect amall ship pers and small towns to an extent not pos sible under present methods. Ho disap proved government ownership of railroads , claiming that It would bring higher rates nnd Inferior service. "Stability In freight rates Is just as es sential , " ho said , "as unflinching import du ties. IIo expressed the opinion that ticket scalpers arc the cause of much dishonesty and ought not to bo tolerated. COAL SHORTAGE AT DULUTH Soft Conl Supply nt ( he Head of the IN Ur.O.WH ) Tonn Short , ST. PAUL , Nov. 22. The coal shortage at Duluth Is so stringent that It Is likely that tbo novel ulcht will bo witnessed this win ter of coal hauled to that port early by the all rail route. 'Eastern lines have already applied to lines running to the head of the lake for rates on coal to Duluth , AVest Su- perlor-'tind other points , The lines deeply Interested are the Omaha , Wisconsin Central and Duluth , South Shore & Atlantic. There Is a shortage at the brad of the lakes of 250,000 tons of soft coal. I.VVKSTIfi.iTIMi TIIIJ MAIL It.YTIiS. Committee llculiiN Itn Work nt .Vciv York , NEW YORK , Nov. 22. The special Joint congressional commission appointed to In vestigate the charges that the rates paid to railways for transporting malls are too high and to look Into matters generally relating to Improvements In the postal service , met liero today. The commission consists of Senators Wolcott of Colorado , Allison of Iowa , Chandler of Now Hampshire and Martin of Virginia , and Congressmen Loud ot California , Wood of Massachusetts , Flem ing of Georgia and Catvblnga of Mississippi. J. W. Shea la secretary. W. S. Challenger , Second Assistant Post master General J. W. Crow , Victor J , Brady and W. B. Cockrune of the I'cslolllco department were on from Washington to appear tic/ore the committee' . J , Krutt- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair ; \Varmcrj Variable Winds , Temperature nt Omnlin yeMertliiyt schnltt of San Francisco , general manager of the Southern raclflc , represented his road. The commission went Into executive session. NEW ILLINOIS CENTRAL LINE It UIIH ArrniiReinentN Alton ! t'omplete to ( lot Control of tlie Mlriiieiiltn- ! li .V. St. louIN. CHICAGO , Nov. 22. The Tribune tomor row will say : It Is learned from reliable authority that arrangements have been partially completed that will give the 1111' nols Central the contiol of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad. The now acquisition will give the Illinois Central an Independent line to St. Ixnits and Minneapolis after building a connecting link from Lylc to Al. bert Lea , Minn. , about fifty miles. It also will furnish the Illinois Central an excellent line between St. Paul and Omaha , using the Minneapolis & St. Louis to Fort Dodge. la. , and the new Omaha extension of the Illinois Central thence to Omaha. In consequence of the new deal the- Rick Island will have to find n new outlet to St. Paul. A conference has been In progress be tween the Rock Island and Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern officials In this city , and today It was stated that nn agreement had been reached by which the Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern Is to build nt once a new line seventy-two miles long from Al bert Lea to Minneapolis. This will furnish the Rock Island with as good a track to St. Paul and Minneapolis as It has over the Minneapolis & St. Louis. AIR LINE TO MISSOURI RIVER Chleniro nnil XIMV York CapltnllMt * Itcvlvc Old Project mill Are I.ook- liiur for It o ute. CHICAGO , Nov. 22. The Record tomorrow will say : Capitalists of this city and New York are reviving the old project of an nlr line from New York to some point on the Missouri river. They are looking over the proposed route now , with a view to deter mining the practicability of constructing such a line. GIltiATOHTIIIll. \ CLAIMS UVCOIII ) . Special Train MnUen " Hceoril-Hrenk- Iniil.onir lllfttniiec Hun. ST. PAUL , Nov. 22. The Great Northern claims the record for the fastest run on u northwestern railroad. An eastbound Great Northern train was delayed near Leaven- worth , Wash. , by a landslide. In the delayed train was some Important mall. A special train was made up of an engine , mall car and caboose , the mall wan transferred and the train started east. Leavenworth Is sev eral hundred miles west of Spokane. In. thti pjeogUmpflndnK | that the feast- " " bound train "would not" reach Spokane , " an other train had started on toward St. Paul in order to 1111 the vacancy. So It became a stern chase. The special cast from Spo kane had a start of 210 miles. The trip of the pursuer to Spokane , 203 miles , was made In four hours and thirty minutes. The best time was made between Wilson and Spokane , 105 miles , In ono hour and thirty minutes. The pursuer came up with the pursued at Blackfoot , Mont. , having made up seven hours of delay. Molilcr Still with Oregon Hallway. PORTLAND , Ore. , Nov. 22. Colonel Crook's , private secretary of President Moh- ler of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company , positively denies the story tele graphed from Minneapolis that Mr. Molilcr had severed bis connection with that road. Maxon City 12xteiiNloit Completed. BLUB EARTH , Minn. , Nov. 22. The Chicago cage , Mlllwaukee & St. Paul extension from Mason City , la. , Is completed to this point and train service between the two points will begin In two weeks. The grading between hero and Fairmont , Minn. , Is almost done. DISASTROUS FLOOD IN TEXAS IViiHhltii Itlvcr nt HlKhent Stane Ever Known .Many FmnllleH FleelnK for Their l.lvex. DENISON , Tex. , Nov. 22. This section Is In the early stages of a flood that threatens to bo the most disastrous knoun In many years. Thousands of acres of valuable farm ing lands arc under water. Many families nro fleeing for their lives from the bottom lands. Tonight the situation Is decidedly serious , as It IB thought that many houses will bo owept away. The Washlla , tho' ' largest river In the Indian territory , Is at tlio blghcbt stage over known. Great damage has been done by the high water. The town of Pauls Valley on the Santa Fe , In the territory , Is reported by telephone as under water. No trains are crossing the Santa Fo brldgo near Gainesville. All the largo streams In the southern portion tion of the Indian territory are out of their banks and cnormoun damage has been denote to farming lands , There Is no ferry commu nication between Texas and the territory. Red river nnd the Watmlta are still rising rapidly. The railway camps hnvo dispatched large gangs of men to their bridges to bo prepared for any emergency. SENATOR HAYWARD NO BETTER Condition of the StrleUeu Man Sliouft No Improvement IIH the lloiirn ( io Ily. NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Nov. 22.-Spo- ( clal Telegram. ) Senator Hayward'n condi tion Is gradually growing woit-o nnd his phy sician 's ' considerably worried over the cat > c , The paralysis la extending and there are fears that other organs may bo Involved. Senator Haywnrd's mental condition la the cause of much anxiety by his friends. Hie mind la not at all clear anil ho bpeaks with difficulty. Ills condition today Is not much changed from last evening , IIo was rcatlesa and un. comfortable at Intervals throughout the night and his pulra and temperature were slightly above normal this morning. H can not bo determined whether or not Inflamma tion exists about the lesion In the brain. I.lenteiifnt VnlKiimr AVIIIot llellre. UNNVHK , Nov 22. Lieutenant Colonel Wlllliun J , Volkmur , adjutant general for the Department of the Colorado , denies the wtntonicnt publldhcd In Nw York , u a rpcclul from Wnxhlngton , ( hut lie baa applied lor retirement , AiUiinei-H 1'rleu of Uolllm , INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. a. The National Ikittlu Manufacturers' association mot In this city today and decided to advance the pr're of their product 10 per cent. The ad vance will take effect the first of the year. INDIANS ARE EXCITED Sao and Fox Redskins in Iowa Are Beady for the Warpathi SPECIAL AGENT IS SENT TO QUIET THEM Aborigines Want to Avenge Themselves for Wrongs Inflicted by an Agent , INTERCESSION BARELY AVERTS TROUBLE Agent Seizes nn Indian Qirl and Forcibly Keeps Her a Prisoner , FFDERAL COURT CALLED INTO THE CASE .Indite .Shi rim Will lie A.iUrcl for Writ of IlnhenN Corpiin (11 Heleiuu ( hi- Ctrl InttlniiH In I'Kly ' Mood. DES MOINE3. Nov. 22. ( Special Tele gram. ) Four hundred and fifty redskins at the Sac and Fox Indian reservation In Tnma county are ready to slnrl on the warpath , with rlflo and tomahawk , i E. 1. Wllcox of Montour was In consulu- tlon with Judge Oliver P. Shlras ot the federal court hero today and said that It was only because of his personal Intercca- slon that the Indians had been prevented from making an atuaiilt on the people ot Tnma City and Toledo to avenge thcmsclvcH for wrongs Inflicted by the Indian agent. Wilcox finally arranged with Judge Shlras to go to Cedar Rapids and there file n poll- tlon for habeas corpus for the release of an Indian girl , aged IS , confined in the govern- mcnt Indian training school nt Toledo for a month. Wilcox returned to his home to night , assuring the ofllclala that he will bo able to control the Indians as long as the courlo have the controversy In hand. Wo in n 11 In the Cnnc. The woman In the case Is Lelah-Puch-Ka- Ohee , and she Is married. Her husband la Ta-Ta-Pl-Cha. They were married wheu she was 17 , according to Indian rites , th Sao and Fox Indians being permitted to marry on the reservation according to tribal customs. When the training school was es tablished by the government nt Toledo , In dian Agent W. G. Mnlln eent out an order for all Indian children under IS to enroll In the school. The. Indians refused and hid their children. The girl In question was taken Into another county and was enrolled In a school near BellePlalnc. . An Indian Interpreter was charged with helping children * o escape from the reserva tion and on the trial the stato' ' summoned the woman In this case as a witness. Wll- viox induced ucr.parents jand-h'isyind-tt > .acr company her Into court at TamaClty. The Interpreter was discharged , but the Indian agent and Superintendent G. N. Nollls ot the school seized the girl , took her away from her husband by force and conveying her to the Indian school building confined her there. She has been detained In a room , there since the first of the month. It IB for her release that Wilcox now becks n writ of habeas corpus. The husband Is nomi nally the plaintiff , anil the claim is made that the government has no right to force the Indians to go 'to ' school , and In this case has no right to detain a married woman. IiiilliuiN Hofiirie Pay. More 'than ' 300 of the Indians liavc refused to accept their government pay for moro than a year on account of this controversy with the government and on account of other complaints , one of which relates to the opening of roads through the reservation , It being claimed by them that the roads have been cut diagonally across the land with out compensation and not following section lines. TRAIN CREWS MEET DEATH Ilnltlmore A Ohio I'linnenxer Train It mm Into n. Froltflit , DltchliiK Two KiiKlnen .Near Chlenuo. GARRETT , Ind. , Nov. 22. The heavj Baltimore & Ohio limited paesengcr train , drawn by two locomotives , ran Into the roar end of a freight train near McCool , a small station forty miles out of Chicago , > thl3 afternoon. Both the passenger engines were ditched nnd their crown were killed , Tha freight train wan almost n total wreck. Its conductor , Mr. Butts , and rear brnlieman , Hamilton , are missing , and It Is supposed they nro burled under the debris of their caboose , A special train reached hero about noon , having the following victims ot tha wreck : Dead : HENRY BRADFORD , engineer. 15. H. SABER , engineer. ELMER ORR , fireman. JOHN STINE , fireman. Injured : Jumeu Gannon , Allegheny , right wrist crushed , F. Ferguson , Chicago , postal clerk , bruised about head and body , B , J. Bloomer , Newark , 0 , , bruised about body. Frederick Hudson , Columbus , 0 , , cut about head and arms and legs Injured , Tbo dead men were among the best known employes of the road , WOODMEN TO DO BUSINESS Oinnlin I n MI ra nre tinier Will Con tinue ltd Work In the. State of MlNMOiirl. JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Nov. 22. ( Spo- clal Telegram. ) In the case of the Wood men ot tbo World , a fraternal Insurance or der of Omaha , which has been in a content with Superintendent of Insurance E. T. Orear for eomo tlmo over the by-lawa of the order , the company today dlemlwd tbo pro ceedings In the supreme court at Us own cost. Superintendent Orear barred the order from Mlsuourl , The Btate Insurance de partment won In the mandamus case brought by the organization , the decision being ren dered by division No , 1 of the court , but owing to the fact that Justice Marshall dls. Bcnted , the case wont to the court en bane. In tbo meantime the by-lawa were amended to conform to the lines laid down by Insur ance Superintendent Orear and the company baa been permitted to go on with business.