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.ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNEfG , DECEMBER 2 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS ,
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I irst Anneal Report of the Secretary of
Exceptional Interest ,
PROBLEMS OF INSULAR GOVERNMENT
These Questions Are Handled in Vigorous
Style with Recommendations.
TELLS WHAT IS BEING DONE IN CUBA
Making Bapid Progress in Paying Way for
Independent Government ,
PROPOSES RADICAL CHANGES IN ARMY
Thorough nenrKanUatlnn Is IVeees-
nry to Make the Army an nrtceUve
UN It Should lie to Meet Mod
ern Itcuulrcniciitn anil Needs.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Dealing , as It
docs , with questions of Insular policy , ot
army reorganization , of the future ot Cuba
und of the campaign In the Philippines , the
llrst annual report of Secretary Root just
made public Is of exceptional Interest.
The report begins with a recital of the
policy followed In reorganizing the army In
accordance ) with the necessities arising In
the discharge of the state \oluntcers and
of the men enlisted for the Spanish-Amer
ican war and gives statistics of the past and
present strength of the organization , cov
ering In that respect matters dealt with In
the reports of the major general command
ing and of tbo adjutant general.
It Is stated that at present all the new
regiments of volunteers are In the Phil
ippines , or on their way there. The oper
ations In those Islands are next taken
up and the report ngnln points out thnt the
outbreak of last February was provoked by
the Insurgents themselves , and was , from
our standpoint , unavoidable.
Frequent reference Is made to the reports
of General Otis to show the magnitude of
the tnsk set for him with the Inadequate
forces at his command when the outbreak
came , aud a high tribute Is pnld to the
courage of the troops which , In the face of
great hardships , voluntarily consented to
forego an Immedlato return to their homes
upon expiration of their terms of service.
Outlines Plans of CiiiniinlRii.
The history of the operations of the last
season Is recounted , and tlie secretary out
lines the plans of the present campaign
which began In October. This Involved the
movement ot three forces. One was to pro I
ceed up the Rio Grande along the north-
cnstern borders of the plains and strike
across to the gulf of Llngayen. Another
was'to land on the gulf shores by trans
ports and proceed along the coastroad to
unlto with the first. The third column
was to move along the railroad to Dngupan.
The secretary says thefie movements wcro
executed with energy , rapidly and success ,
notwithstanding deluges of rain. It Is
elated that wherever the permanent occu
pation of troops has extended civil law has
been put In .operation. Education hns been
Introduced until at present In Manila there
nre now better facilities for primary ed
ucation than ever before.
A chapter tells of what has been done In
Cuba by the army during the past year.
Order has been maintained , social distress
has been alleviated , sanitation has been In-
ttltutcd and In all respects satisfactory pro-
Hi CES has been made nnd the part played by
our troopi now is but the restraining Inllu-
rnco of their presence. The revival of In
dustry has been slow , but has nlso made
gratifying progress and the rcconcentrados
have returned to the cultivation of their
lands , though the complete restoration of
the sugar industry has been seriously hamp
ered by the lack of capital. As order has
been restored the force of troops has been
reduced nnd orders hnve been recently given
for the wlthdrnwnl of eight companies of In-
fnntry nnd eight troops of cavalry.
In Porto Rico the year hns been devoted
to administering nnd Improving the civil
government of the Island and Instructing
the people In the rudiments of self-govern
ment nt every step In conference with the
lending citizens. This work hns been re-
tnrded by the unfortunate Industrial condi
tions , owing to lack of markets for the
island's products and to the distress caused
by the great hurrlcnno. Nevertheless , -much
hns been dona to correct abuses , the courts
have been reorganlrcd , the writ of habeas
corpus has bcon established and arrange
ments have been made-for taking the census.
A compliment Is pad | to General Luddlng-
ton'a administration of the quartermaster's
department nnd It Is said thnt owing to
the experience acquired the entire move
ment Involved in the transportation of a
largo army to the Philippines has been ac
complished practically without loss of life ,
disease or Injury to health. The clothing ot
the army , too , wns satisfactory nnd the food
of good qunllty furnished promptly. The
health of tbo army has been remarkably
good and the report shows that the death
rnto among the boldlers In the Philippines
from disease Is only 17.20 , considerably
less than In Washington , Boston , San Fran
cisco , Now York and Baltimore. The sol
diers killed In battle and dying of wounds
numbered 477 , and the entire mortality was
43 for the past ten months.
Problem of Insular ( iovernment.
The secretary deals at great length with
the problem of Insular government. Ho
recalls the fact that the treaty of Pnrls
placed In' congress alone the determination
of the civil rights and political status of
the native Inhabitants In territories ceded
to Iho United Stated , Ho argues that this
limitation completely deprives these people
of the right to have the Islands treated as
stntcu , or oven to assert a legal right under
the provisions ot the constitution , which
was established for the people of the United
States theiiiHelves.
Nevertheless , ho assumes that the Inten
tion lu to give to thum to the greatest ex
tent Individual freedom , self-government In
accordance with their capacity , nn oppor
tunity for education , for profitable Industry
and for development nnd civilization. He
takes up Porto Rico first , as presenting the
fllmplrst problem , and after dUcunslug the
jirctxjnt conditions there , emphasizing the
Ignoianco of the people of any modern sys
tem of government , he holds that they
should be provided with the kind of ad
ministration to which we have been accus
tomed with just us much participation on
their part aa U possible , without enabling
their Inexperience to make It Ineffective nnd
with opportunity for them to Increase their
rapacity for government. The secretary lays
on past failures because of the reef >
of n defeated minority to participate
further In government , which ho says Is
precisely the cauxo of the continual revolu.
tlons lu the West Indlto and Central America
( Continued bu Second Page , )
SILROPE ASSURED
Auntrlntt t fi ffr 'I'nken n Iloiicfnl
Vletr of the Situa
tion.
VIENNA , Dec. 1. Replying to the ad
dresses of the presidents of the Hungarian
and Austrian delegations today , Emperor
Francis Joseph referred with emotion to the
"Innumerable manifestations of devotion to
himself and the Imperial house , " In which
the peoples of the monarchy had united
with himself In deep sorrow at the death
of the empress.
Ills majesty , continuing , said the relations
of the monarchy with the powers continued
friendly and appeared to Justify confidence
that they would not bo disturbed. The con
tinuance of the pcaco of Europe , ho added ,
was the surest guarantee , and this waa
afforded by the "undisturbed cxlatence of the
close and trustful relationship with our al
lies. "
A further guarantee of peace , the emperor
Bald , was the harmonious co-operation of all
the civilized states nt The Hague confer
ence , "originated on the magnanimous Inl-
latlvo of the czar , which had Impacted
'rcsh anil Increased hopes to those recog
nizing the need of peace throughout the
world. "
The emperor also referred to the friendly
relations with Russia In regard to the
Balkans. Alluding to the Transvaal , he
said : " \Vo have resolved to observe the
strictest neutrality and can only wish the
conflict was approaching an enrly conclu
sion. " After saying that the demands of
the War department were confined to the
most urgent requirements , the emperor con
cluded with an appeal to the patriotic zeal
of the delegations.
MISS MADGE DALY MATCHED
w Their TiniaticM About
the DaiiKliter of the Wealthy
Aiiacoiiila. Conner Ivliie.
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PARIS , Dec. 1. ( 'New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Tempestuous
gossip hns been excited hero by the rather
Inconsiderate boast of Mrs. Stewnrt Tnylor
that she has been promised (250,000 as a
commission by Marcus Daly , the Anaconda
copper king , to match his daughter Madge
with n. certain Italian prince. Mrs. Tnylor
spoke thus before a gathering of ten or
twelve women In Armand's fashionable
dressmaking establishment.
It had been generally understood that
Miss Madgo Daly was engaged to Dr. Archi
bald Ryckert , n handsome American dentist
with n fashionable clientele. Marcus Daly
only began to oppose the match during his
visit here last summer.
The Italian prince is aged and has a rather
unsavory reputation In Paris and Rome ,
where he has been the hero In several social
adventures.
Marcus Daly's frlendo say he has too much
American common sense to have Intended
the remark to Mrs. Taylor to be taken
seriously.
SIT DOWN TO WAIT FOR DEATH
Stolen ! Action of the IChallfa and
10 in I rK When They See Their
I'oiiltlon IN lIojictcnH.
CAIRO , Dec. 1. Officers from the Soudan
who have arrived here say thnt when Gau-
crnl Wlngatc's forces overtook the khalifa
the latter tried to outflank the Anglo-Egyp
tians , but failed. Seeing his position was
hopeless , the khalifa told his emirs to stay
with him and die.
He then spread a sheepskin on the ground
end sat down on It , with the emirs on either
side of him. The khalifa was found shot
through the bead , heart , arms and logs and '
the emirs were lying dead beside him. The j
members of his 'bodyguard were all dead
in front of them. General Wlngato's force
swept over them without recognizing the
khalifa nnd his emirs , but they wore Identi
fied later.
The khalifa Is described as of medium
'height , strong and stout , of light brown j
color and wearing a long , gray beard.
SAN DOMINGO IS RESTLESS
Further DlNtnrhniiccM Threatened by
I'oiiulur Unrcitt Over the
AclN of Jim I ne * . '
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Dec. 1 , San Domln-
gan mall advices -under date of Novembsr
2C report a condition of popular unrest !
threatening further disturbances. Appar !
ently tbo acts of the Jlmlnez administration , I
particularly relative to financial matters , ,
Instead of winning the confidence or ap- |
'
provnl of the majority of leaders of the 't
nntlona ! movement which gave Jlmlnez j
practically a bloodless victory over the fol I
lowers ot Houreaux , are exciting popu'ar' ' '
suspicion and distrust , and armed opposition J
Is rapidly developing for the purpose of en
forcing popular desires on Jlmlnez. The nd-
vlccs further sny that the American Im
provement Company nlso opposes Jlraluez's
policy and Inclines to moral sympathy , If
not open support , of the popular demands.
THREE WRECKS , SHIP MISSING
Storm on the \IMV Knumlliiml Const
WliU-'i 3\ny \ Have C'ont Sct-
ertl IIVCN. |
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Dec. 1. The schooner-
Vlckcrson , with a general cargo , ran nshoro
at Capo Capercau and will bo n total loss.
Ono man wns drowned.
The schooner Dart has stranded In Grates
Cove. It Is laden with ( lull and will be a
complete wreck.
The schooner Emily went on n bar near
here , but wns pulled otf by tugs. U Is
badly damaged.
The schooner Warrior Is missing. It Is
feared it hnu gene down In Bonavlstn bay.
Ita crew number * ten persons.
Klnil AVorilH from l.iuiiloii Vren * .
LONDON , Dec. 1. The Standaid , In the
course of nn editorial briefly reviewing the
present prospects of the United States in
connection with the opening of congress ,
enyti :
"Seldom has a presidential message been
delivered In circumstances eo favorable to
the nation and to the party In power as arc
those In which Mr. McKlnley Is about to
approach congress. "
May Cut Tax on ColTee to Ilrazll.
PARIS , Dec , 1. Arrangements are about
lo bo opened with tbo view of allowing
Ilrazll a reduction of about 10 francs on the
tax on coffee , on condition that Trench
products nro given the most favore < l nation
trcutmout. Should the negotiations fall , I'jo '
maximum tarllf will bo applied to Brazilian
coffee ,
Aimtrallaii I'remler IteHlirii * .
MELBOURNE , Victoria , Dec. 1. The pre
mier. Sir George Turner , has resigned. The
governor , Lord Brnesey , baa summoned Mr.
A. McLean to form a now ministry.
Steamer l.nour Overdue.
LIVERPOOL , Dee. 1. Considerable
anxiety is felt here In regard to tbo tiafety
of the British steamer Merrlmac , which left
Quebec October 27 , for Belfast ,
GOOD THING FOR RIMBERLEY
Advance of General Mothuen Calls Off the
Besieging Army.
BELIEF THAT FOOD IS BECOMING SHORT
Account * for I'ntciicy In PiiKhlim : the
HrltlMh Coluinu Forward There
I * Danurcr of Starvation
11 ml I > | HCINC.
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LONDON , Dec. 1. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post's
military expert says :
"It Is clear that our continued Ignorance
concerning the fight at Modder river Is not
the result of accident. U Is apparently as
sumed In most quarters that Mcthucu has
practically achieved the relief of Klmbcr-
ley , but there seems nothing In the tidings
wo have received to warrant such assump
tion. The ardor with -which Methucn has
forced the pace northward confirms our
conjectures ns to the needs of Klmberley.
Once Klmberloy Is relieved the relief of
Mafcklng must bo achieved Indirectly by
threatening other places. No advance from
Klmberley Is likely to bo undertaken until
Gatacro and French , moving by Stormberg
and Aruudel , have joined hands north of
the Orange river. "
Silence nt War Olllee.
LONDON , Dec. 2. 1:30 : a. m. Absolute
silence hns fallen over affairs In South
Africa. The War office hns not yet received
Lord Methuen's casualty list. The press ,
hitherto patient , Is beginning to murmur
at the apparently needlees delay , which
keeps many families In a state of painful
suspense.
It Is regarded as practically certain that
Lord Mothuen has been reinforced by half
a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders , a
regiment of cavalry and a battery of ar
tillery and that Dp. Aar Is being dally re
inforced by troops to hold the lines of com
munication. It Is supposed that the Natal
advance has been delayed by the necessity
of getting supplies to Pletormarltzburg , but
not a word emanates from any of the various
commands.
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Mansfield
Clarke , who , as already announced , will com
mand the Sixth division , has seen much
service In South Africa , particularly In the
Zulu and subsequent wars. Ho has held
a number of high staff offices at home and Is
reputed to be a very capable officer.
IjlehtciiM Pressure on fiarrlnoii.
LONDON , Dec. 1. While the rumors of
the relief of Klmberley current on the Stock
change today may be premature In their
literal sense there seems no doubt that the
pressure on the garrison has been much
lightened by General Methuen'a successes
and tbo actual relief of the place is likely
to be a fact very soon.
A clue to the urgent reasons which dic
tated General Methuen'a hurried march maybe
bo found In Governor Mllner's hint to the
relief commission at Capetown to prepare
for the reception of 10,000 refugees , indicat
ing that the garrison must have had reason
to fear tlio reduction of Klmberloy by star-
ration nn < ! disease ,
The most recent news from Klmberloy
comes by way of Pretoria and almost seems
to show that Klmberley and Mnfeklng are
acting In concert with General Methuen , for
at tbo tlmo the battle wns raging at Gras
Pan both Colonel Kokewlch and Colonel
Badou-Powell made sorties and assailed the
beleaguerers. The result of the Mafeklng
sortie is not known , but according to a dis
patch from Pretoria Colonel Kckowlch in
flicted considerable loss on the Boers , two
shells killing nine and wounding seventeen
In a group.
A special dispatch from Pretoria , dated
Sunday , November 20 , says there was an
other sortie from Mafeklng Saturday , No
vember 23. On the morning of that day the
Chartered police attacked Eloff's fort with
great determination. The fight was pro
gressing when the dispatch was sent.
Several ambulance trains left Mafeklng
November 25 for the Free State , where heavy
lighting was expected during the then com
ing week , when the Boers , It was added ,
would resist the advance of the British in
the direction of Klmberley.
Mcthueii IlCMnniCH March.
It Is reported that General Methucn re
sumed his march northward Wednesday and
expected to form a Junction with the Klm-
berley forces Saturday or Sunday.
It Is suggested in some quarters that the
Boer forces have been withdrawn from the-
north of Cape Colony and may bo hurrying
to attack General Methuen'a rear ; but rein-
forcemcnts have been pushed rapidly for-
ward from Orange river nnd Do Aar , It ia
claimed , to circumvent such designs.
From Lord Wolaelcy's announcement that
It had been decided to call out ono more
division , It nppenrs cleai that the War office
docs not look for a speedy collapse of Boer
resistance.
The brief telegrams coming from Natal and
the central theater of the war convey llttlo
Information about tbo situation. Nnauw-
poort reports that half the Colesburg Dutch
who responded to the Boer summonses for
military service have now returned to their
homes , co , pcrhnps , the serious civil troubles
hampering General Gatncro may bo lessened
nnd the military operations under his direc
tion will commence.
So far ns known the Ladysmlth relief force
Is still at Frero , though the bridge was per
haps sufficiently repaired to permit of Its
passage November 30 , in which case the op-
pcolng forces muy already have coino In con
tact near Colenso , where , apparently , the
Boers are strongly entrenched on the north
sldo of the river.
A special dispatch received hero today
from Frrere , dated November 28 , says that
whllo attempting to blow up a 500-foot
bridge over the river nt Colenso the Boers
were driven back by British artillery and
mounted infantry.
TAKE THEM FOR IDLE WORDS
I'urU I'rcMN ItcfuNCM to fiet Kxclteil
Oter thu Chamberliilii
h'ieeeh ,
PARIS , Dec. 1. Some of the newspapers
attach corfslderaolo Importance to the utter
ances of Joseph Chiumbcrlaln ut Leicester
yesterday and consider that they show that
Emperor William's visit to England was
/artlally political. The majority , however ,
characterize certain of Mr. Chamberlain's
declarations as empty threats and regard the
suggestion of an alliance between Great
Britain , tliq United States and Germany as
elmply eccentric.
The Matin observes that Mr. Chamberlain
alludes to tbo alliance as an accomplished
fact and as being his work and "seizes on
the opportunity to address threats to France ,
which leaves UN as unmoved ns does the
famous prcopect of a new triple alliance. "
The Journal urges the recall ot Admiral
Fournler'a squadron from the Levant , In
view of "eventualities which may arise from
the present anti-British campaign in
Frauce "
The Journal doa Dcbatu nays It doubts the
existence of an Anglo-German 'agreement ,
ns Mr. Chamberlain asserted , and adds that
It would be cruel and indecent \ipon the
part of Emperor William to accept the ac
clamations of the Dutch and visit their
queen If ho had really signed what la tanta
mount to the death decree of the two South
African republics. Emperor William's visit
to Holland , the paper snys , must mean that
he has not taken such nn irrevocable step.
The Llberto takca the matter moro seriously
and urges Franco to seek nlllancce "In view
of n certain eventuality la pcrhnps the ncnr
future. "
MONSON MAY LEAVE PARIS
Attr.elc of Krpncli lre m Salit to He
Too Muuli for Ilrltlfth Ani-
hnitiuiilor ,
LONDON , Dec. 1. The Paris correspond
ent of the Evening News telegraphs to his
paper todny thnt there Is reason to believe
thnt Sir Edmund J. Monson , the British am
bassador to France , will shortly apply fern
n prolonged leave of absence as a protest
against the attacks made by the French
press on Queen Victoria and the prince of
Wales.
DOES NOT STIUKR I'OVUIiAU CUOUD.
Iiomlon VrcNN JVol Knehnntcil with
Chanilierlaln'N Snecoh.
LONDON , Dec. 1. With few exceptions
the afternoon newspapers dissent from Mr.
Chamberlain's Anglo-Snxou-Tcutohlc nlll-
nnco speech at Leicester yesterday. The
Pall Mall Gazettu lays stress on the strong
anti-German prejudice In Orcnt Britain nnd
declares , bluntly , that Mr. Chamberlain had
bettor ha\e kept silent.
The Westminster Gazette tnkes the same
line , believing Mr. Chamberlain did not rep
resent government opinion nnd pointing out
iow offensive the speech wan toward France.
The Globe maintains it Is Impossible for
Germany to give n quid pro quo for thn re-
sponslbllltlca which would accrue to Great
Britain by such an alliance.
The Evening Standard says Mr. Chamber
lain referred to no alliance by treaties.
The St. James Gazette says : "Mr. Cham
berlain simply expresses English public
opinion , which hns como to realize that with
Germany nnd the United Stntes wo can work ,
because with those powers we have a com
munity of Interests and sentiments , whereas ,
with Russia and France , wo have not. "
The Sun , the only other afternoon news
paper , takes a similar favorable view of the
suggested alliance.
D.VV1S fiOIXO TO TUB -TltAXSVAAI ; .
aiit Secretary ot , the Interior
K.\nectN to lie ICruircr'n Ciiicxt.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 1. A dispatch
from Washington says : Assistant Secretary
Webster Davis of the Interior department
will sail from New York next Tuesday for
Capetown , South Africa. He expects to be
gene nt least three .months. It U his inten
tion to sco something of the J3ocr war. Ho
will bo the guest while in Capetown of Colonel
nel J. G. Stowo of Kansas City , consul gen
eral at that port.
Mr. Davis expects later to get Into the
Transvaal as the gupot of President Kruger.
There howill compile material for a series
of lectures on the different aspects of the
war and will try to roach the- United States
before the struggle Is ended.
Mulrn for tlic Trniiuvaal.
NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 1. The steamer
Anselma do la Rolnage , Captain Thomas ,
cleared today with 900 mules for the British
government and will sail tomorrow for Cape-
.own.
BRADLEY PACKING HIS GOODS
Kentucky' ) * Chief Kxccnttvc Prepnr-
to Itetiirn to Private Life
Sncecnaor Still 111 Ouiibt.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec. I. The post
ponement of the official canvass of ICen-
ucky's gubernatorial vote until Monday has
for the tlmo being at least cooled the sur
charged political atmosphere In a very per
ceptible manner. It Is not likely now that
there will bo any developments until the
meeting of the election commissioners. Al
though the candidates for governor are In
town they are keeping quiet and their
friends are emulating their example. There
is no talking , save In the direction or sur
mise , regarding the possible action of tbo
commissioners on Monday. There is a deep
settled belief among both democrats and
republicans thnt the commissioners will not
turn the matter over to the legislature , but
will surely Issue a certificate to either
Goebel or Taylor. If It Is given to the
former It Is possible that the matter may
j end there , as many of the conservative re
publicans arc of the opinion that In view
of the strong democratic majority In the
legislature It will bo practically useless for
the republicans to look for anything In that
quarter. If the certificate goes to Taylor
i It Is probable that the matter will be taken
to the legislature , where Goebel may flna'ly '
win out. The republicans , however , are by
no means a unit In favor of ending the fight
at the door of the legislature. Some of them
are vehement In their assertions that they
will not abandon the fight until there Is no
possible chance for Taylor being governor
of the state. Governor Bradley has evi
dently made up his mind that somebody will
receive n certificate of election , for he was
busily engaged all day In packing up his
private property In the state house , pre
paratory to a return to private llfo.
"They are making my last days my hard
est days , " ho said , "but I guess there will
bo no trouble. There are too many sensible
men on both sides to allow anything of that
kind. I really don't see how anything can
bo done to keep Mr. Taylor from the chair.
He will go in all right. "
SMYTH WILL PROSECUTE
Attorney ticneral Sa > N He Will Get
Illirht After the Soldlent nt
Kurt Crook.
LINCOLN , Dec. 1. 'Attorney General
Smyth has notified Governor Poynter that
ho will prosecute the Fort Crook soldiers
who shot nnd killed a deserter who was
resisting arrest. A court-martial has al
ready acquitted the soldiers aud n court of
Sarpy county dismissed the complaint on
the ground that the civil authorities have
no jurisdiction. The nttorney general saya
that whllo the soldiers are subject to pun
ishment or dlschnrgo by the military , the
offense U nevertheless committed against
the peace of the state , and cannot bo pun
ished except by the civil courts ot Nebraska.
EXPLOSION AT POWDER MILLS
Occur * Nine Mile * South of { Caiman
City anil IlnllilliiKi * In City
Arc ShiiUen.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 1. A Star special
fioni Weir City , Kan. , says :
A terrltlo exploslcn occurred nt the I.aflln
Rand Powder works , nine miles south of
this city , ut 12:15 : o'clock today , Direct
communication with the worka was cut off
by the force of the explosion and It Is im
possible to ascertain the extent of damage.
Buildings In thin city were shaken and
It la feared that a loss of life resulted ,
HOLD SESSION ON ROBERTS
Prominent House Republicans Look Into Hij
Eligibility ,
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER MATTER
When Mormon Meinhcr-I'lcct Appear *
to T.-.Ue Onth Objection AVIIl lie
.Alailc anil Clinruc of
Will lie InvcntlunU-tl.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. At ft conference
of about twenty-live prominent house repub
licans held nt the capitol tonight It was de
cided that the eligibility of Representative-
elect Ilobcrts of Utah to occupy a scat In
the house should bo Investigated and deter
mined , and that pending the decision ho
should not bo permitted to take the oath
of office.
This decision wns arrived nt by those
present without a dissenting voice. Repre
sentative Taylor of Ohio , who will have
charge of the mutter In tbo house , explained
after Jho conference had adjourned that this
proceeding docs not Involve n pro-Judgment
of the cnec , but Irrespective of party , will
afford the members an opportunity to vote
after a thorough Investigation nnd com-
plcto prcsentntlon of the cnso for consider
ation.
iMr. Taylor had rnado a study of the alle
gations and precedents and presented them
at length to hta colleagues. Ho offered a
plan of procedure which wns agreed to
after a general exchange of views. The pro
cedure Is to be ns follows :
When iMr. Roberts appcnrs nt the bar of
the house to take the oath objection is to
bo made upon the ground that ho Is Incll-
Blble. Ho will then step asldo nnd after
the other members are sworn in the mem
ber 'making the objection who probably
will bo Mr. Taylor will reclto the allega-
: lens and offer a resolution for their Investi
gation by a special committee. This will
stvo , the house an opportunity to vote In
; ho first Instance on the question of postpon-
ng the administration of the oath until otter
the allegations have been Investigated.
The resolutions have not been formulated
yet , but they will Include the Investigation
of the chnrgo that Mr. Roberts' alleged con
viction of violation of the Edmunds act In
1889 renders him Ineligible'by the terms of
that act , whether the fact that he Is nn
avowed polygamlet renders him ineligible
nnd whether the state of Utah In electing him
has not violated the compact by which It
obtained statehood.
Precedents Arc nt llllinl.
Mr. Tayler says the precedents for ob-
lectltig to the swearing In of a member duly
elected and bearing proper credentials are
numerous and In point. Among others are
the well known case of Proctor Knott , Boyd
Winchester and John M. Rico of Kentucky ,
who were elected to congress shortly after
thu war and also were charged with Inell-
glblllty on the ground of disloyalty. All
Iheso precedents were cited at the confer
ence tonight. These precedents led to the
conclusion that objection can properly bo
made to the swearing In of a member where
there are apparently well grounded reasons
'or believing him Ineligible. The resolutions
will p'rovldo for the appointment of a ope-
clal commission of cither seven or nine , to
3o appointed by the speaker.
Representative Powers of Vermont pre
sided at the conference tonight. Those pres
ent were Messrs. Henderson of Iowa , Gros-
vcnor , Shattuc , Southard , Kerr nnd Taylor
of Ohio , Powers of Vermont , McPherson of
Iowa , Dalzell of Pennsylvania , Payne and
Sherman of New York , Hill of Connecticut ,
Thomas of Iowa , Alexander and Ray of
New York , Curtis of Kansas , Warner of
'
Illinois , Landls of Indiana , Cannon of 1111- I
nois , Morris of Minnesota , Stoclo of Indiana
and Long of Kansas.
The Roberts case Is not to come up for
consideration at the republican caucus to I
morrow night. The republican leaders do [
not desire to make the question In any sense
n party Issue.
NEBRASKANS GET INTO LINE
Three of the Delegation Are Otit-
NuoUeii AKaliint filvliiii' the Utah
Man n Seat.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Roberts case Is the only thing j
heard In Washington just now , thu policies <
of tbo administration for the settlement ,
of greater questions devolving upon the
president by reason of the acquisition of
Cuba , Porto Rico , Hawaii aud the Phil
ippines being lost In the muddle this case
has created.
Interviews had today with some of the
Nebraska members show that Burkott ,
Sutherland and Stark are against the seatIng -
Ing of Roberts , while the rest are non
committal.
Burkott thinks that Utah baa violated the
"pact she made on entering the union , "
Sutherland said : "If Roberts Is guilty
of polygamy , as ho appears to bo , I shall
certainly vote for his expulsion. "
Novlllo of the Sixth district had his first
Interview In a New York paper today and
ho used the opportunity for all It was
worth. Ho Fnld In substance that If ho
could consistently vote against the Utah
man ho would do BO. To quote the sand
hill statesman : "I don't believe that polyg
amy has a right to exist anywhere under the
American flag. If Roberts Is seated has ho
not a right to bring all three of his wives
hero to Washington and live with them
openly ? "
Affairs at the Deadwood ( S. D. ) agency
which have been a source of annoyance for
the last three years to Indians of thh
agency have ngaln been brought up by com
plaints received hero regarding Agent John
son and James Ross , a trader nt the agency.
The peculiar feature ot the complaints Is
that Johnson and Ross are Eald to be workIng -
Ing together , whereas , In point of fact , they
have been bitter opponents , Ross making a
strong fight a year or so ago to bavo the
agent ousted. Ross has an application pend
ing for the renewal of his traders' llconsa
nnd although ho Is supported by Senator
Kyle It Is problematical whether It will te
renewed. His license expired some tlmo
ago , but so far ho has not been disturbed.
The Indian commissioner has decided to
confer with Senator Pettlgrew before modi
fying the plans for the asylum for Insane
Indiana to be created at Yankton , S. D.
This matter has been held In abeyance for
some tlmo on account of the Indecision of
the commissioner as to whether it would
bo advisable to modify the plans prepared
to bring the cost of the Institution within
the amount appropriated for this purpose
or wait for additional funds being made
available by congress , Senator Pettlgrew
has recently communicated with Commli-
nloner Jones on the subject and the latter
eald today that the matter would bo held
In abeyance uutll the senator could bo heard
further.
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior de
partment , In his report made public to
night , etatcs that there are 10,221,067 acres
ot public land In Nebraska , which has all
been surveyed , Of this amount but 70,522
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fnlr ; Westerly AVInds.
Temperature nt Oninlin ye tcrilny :
Hour. Ocir. llniir. Dew.
n n. in : it : i p. m , , . , . . < tr
( t n. in : \ - i ! it. in nt
7 n. 111. . . . . . : ti : t p , in , , , . . , , - > : i
s n. in. . . . . . ni -i it. in nt :
n. in. : u n ii. in. . , , . , r.u
to n. m n. % n n. in ns
11 n. in : ir 7 ii , in no
11 ! Ill I'S | i. til ll >
o n. m m
has been reserved. 3S.S45.lfll being appro
priated. Iowa has 3546OSO ( ! acres , nil appro
priated. Soll'h Dakota hns 11,076,5.)7 surveyed -
voyed ; unsurveyed , 1,030,557 ; reserved , 12-
DOS,977 ; area appropriated , 24,180,303.
Speaking of the act creating reservoirs for
watering livestock , which cientcd a great
deal of oxcltrirent at the. time of the pas-
eago of the bill , the secretary states thU
the provisions of the. act wcro abused to
such an extent that new mice had to bo
made limiting entries. So grossly was
the act abused that all lands In several
adjoining townships were filed upon by , erIn
In behalf of , seme person or company. Ho
recommends legislation restricting the terms
of the present act.
Upon the question of leasing Indian lands
the secretary states that eighty-seven leases
were made on the Omaha reservation and
forty-flvo on the Wlnnebago , the total num
ber In force on the former reservation being
ninety-six , while on the latter reservation
there arc in effect 152. These leases run
from 23 cents to J2 per acre per annum.
Congress will have to do something at title
session for settlers upon the Otoo and MIs-
bourl reservation In Gngo county , Nebraska ,
as the controversy between Indian owners
nnd purchasers of lands has been going on
Blnco May , 18S3. The secretary recom
mends that In view of the rejecting of the
iroposed settlement on the part of the set
tlers' attorney congress will solve the d I fa
culties.
George F. Cole was today appointed post
master at Inman , Holt county , Nebraska ,
vlco George D. Buck , dead.
HAYWARD SLIGHTLY BETTER
n tltilet Day , SleeplnKT Moot of
the Time Xo Pain In
Illn lletitl.
NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Dec. 1. ( Special
Telegram. ) Senator Hayward's condition
s not much changed from last night except
that there Is a further acceleration of pulse ,
which Indicates the existence of some fever.
The paralytic conditions are unchanged.
Dr. Whltten Issued the following bulletin
at 10 o'clock : "Senator Hay ward passed
rather a restless night , but seems to bo
resting easier this morning. His tempera
ture Is 00.8 ; pulse , 95 ; respiration , 21. "
I Senator Hayward's condition has shown a
i slight Improvement this nfterucon. His
1 tcmpernturo and pulse have lowered some-
i what nnd ho Is not so nervous nnd feverish.
| His 'brother , Mnjor Haynard , Is more
hopeful this evening than nt any time since
1 his nrrlvnl. Dr. Whltten gave out this bul
letin at 7:30 : tonight.
I "Senator Haywnrd has pareed n quiet
1 day. slcrplnft most of the tlmo. Ills tem
perature Is 09.C , pulse 87 and soft , respiration
23 nnd moro regular. Ho has had no pa'n
In his head today. "
ARRESTED AT WIFE'S BIER
ISeniitlfnl AVoiiinn nicn mill Her HUM-
baml IN Chanced with Her
Mnrilur.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. . Dec 1. The sudden -
den death last night of Mrs. John Williams ,
a well-known and beautiful woman of this
city , and the arrest today of her husband
on the charge of murder have caused a tre
mendous sensation here. Today , after all
arrangements had been mode for Mrs. Wll-
Hams' funeral , the order came for thn body
to bo held , ns an autopsy was to bo made.
A warrant was Issued for the arrest of
the husband and ho was soon placed In the
county jail chaiged with murder.
The autopsy developed that Mrs. Williams
came to her death by a violent blow on the
stomach , bursting the bladder and rupturing
a blood vessel. The woman died In great
agony , but made no charges against any
one. The husband quarreled with his wlfo
about a week ago. IIo refuses to talk.
Mrs. Williams -was a sister-in-law of City
Recorder West. Williams Is a well-known
young man about town.
REDUCTION IN CABLE RATES
DecrenHp In Cuban TollH Said to Have
Ilccn IlroiiRht About by Iiiereanc
lit "UHlllCNH ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 1. Thomas W. Clark ,
vlco president of the International Tele
graph company nnd of the Western Union
Telegraph company , made a general state
ment today concerning the reduction In the
cable rates to Cuba , which those com
panies have announced and ns to the posi
tion taken by his companies in the applica
tion of the Commercial Cable company for
landing rights In Cuba. Mr. Clark said :
"Tho reduction In the cable tolls of Cuba ,
as stated In the announcement , Is simply
carrying out the policy of the companies
to make conservative and fair reductions
ns business conditions may warrant from
tlmo to tlmo. The cable communication
with the Islands which our companies * have
established has always been of the most rc-
llablo nnd constant kind and no expense
ban ever been spared to keep It so , "
TRUSTS TO LEAVE ILLINOIS
CorimraUoiiM IteiireNenflup ? Five Hun.
ill-mi .Million Dnllin-N Salil to He
Heady to .Hove.
CHICAGO , Dec. ] . The Chronicle tomor
row will say : Corporations with nn aggre
gate capital of moro 'than ' $500,000,000 are
preparing to move out of the state of Illinois
and establish their headquarters In the cast ,
mainly Now York flty. The chief reason
nsslgned for the radical change Is that the
legislature und courts of Illinois have as
sumed bo distinctly -an anil-trust com
plexion 'that ' the corporations have had to
retaliate by withdrawing their Interests to
other fields. The principal corporations get
ting ready to quit this city aro. The Fed
eral Steel company , American1 Steel and Wire
company , American Steel Hoop company ,
American Tlnplate company and the Glucoto
Sugar Rellnlng company.
A rcj > n enUitlvo of ( ho Whisky trust tald
tonight < that KB entire business would betaken
taken from Illinois as soon as possible.
To Cri'iito nn Ilimiuel Trimt ,
PITTHnritO , Dec. l.-An attarnpt U belnjr
made to consolidate nil of the Iron nnd
onninrlliig inuiuifiiaturliiK companies of the
inaiuifactiirliiK belt known as the mlcldlu
west , which reaches from the Allegheny
inmintuliri to HID MlspiHHlpnl river It H
proponed to effect a consolidation of the
lending companies thnt mnko enameled
ware , Huch nu bathtubs , wuHh < < ( undB nnd
general laundry and bathroom equipment
und then bu.\ out the Blnnller rn'icerns , The
capital Block will bo about | 10,000OCK ) ,
FALLING TO PIECES
Aguinaldo's Insurrection in Luzon Appean
to Bo ilapidly Collapsing.
EIGHT HUNDRED INSURGENTS SURRENDER
Bayarabjng Tails Into the Hands of the
American FOICBB.
CHEERING NEWS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
Largest Number of Filipino , Rebels that
Have Yet Capitulated.
SEVENTY SPANISH PRISONERS FREED
Several Americana Aiuniur Then
Turned Over liy the Iiinuruciitu
All Ann * llnmlcil Over to the
llcalcucrju
MANILA , Dec. 2. S:2G : a. m. General
Conen has surrendered SCO officers nnd men
with rlllcs , 6ovcr.il American nnd seventy
Spanish prisoners and the garrison at llay-
ambons , province of Nucva VIscaya , to
Lieutenant Monroe with fifty men of the
Fourth cavalry.
WASHINGTON , Dee. 1. Considerable Into -
to rent , la felt hero In the news that the In
surgents at Bayambong have BUI rendered ,
particularly as the number Is said to exceed
that captured by the United States troops
at any ono time.
Baynmboug Is the city to which Agulnnldo
at ono tlmo contemplated retreating for the
purpose of locating the rebel capital after
bo was forced to flee from Tarlnc , hut the
American troops pressed him so hard that ho
was unable to cnrry out his Intention , ficn-
ernl Otis' dispatch of today , repeating Information
mation received from General Lawtou , Bald
It Indicated that Bnyambong had been cap-
tur.od on the 2Sth of November and It Is
thought this Is the same place referred to
in the Manila despatch. No Information re
garding the surrender had been received
at the War department up to an early hour
this morning.
Rebellion In TV'cnr nn 13ml.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The cabinet to
day discussed briefly the president's mes-
snge , to which the finishing touches have
been placed , except to that portion relating
to the Philippines. That section of the
message Is being held up In the hope that
the president may bo able to announce
the complete collapse of the Insurrection
before It goes to congress. Members of the
cabinet arc unanimously of tbo opinion that
I thu. rebellion is on Its last legs nnd that
i any day may BOO ' | ho end , *
"The Philippine question Is solving Itcclf , "
Is the way ono member put it toJay.
The president has decided not to aend the
message to congress until Tuesday , as the
Immedlato adjournment of the senate upon
the announcement of the death of Vlco Presi
dent Hobart would preclude Its being read
on Monday.
nickerlticr for Surrender.
NEW YORK , Dec. 1. A special dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says : General Lawton -
ton Is at Bambong , twenty miles south of
Bayambong , In the Caygnyen valley.
Ho la In telegraphic communication with
the Insurgents over the wlro in their pos
session , and commanders of the opposing
foreea are considering propositions made by
telegraph looking to the surrender of the
rebels to the Americans.
PUSH INTO THE INTERIOR
Krrmicnt JlriiiihcH with IlnnilH of the
IiiNurKCiitN nnd Much of Their
Artillery Cniiturcil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. General Otis'
advices to the War department today show
that the advance Into the Interior Is being
vigorously pushed ami the American troops
continue to drive back and disperse the
scattered bands encountered.
Ho states thnt Cnptnln Warwick , Eigh
teenth Infantry , wns killed In nn engage
ment at Paso ! , Hello province , on the 2GtU
ultimo. General Otis' dispatch Is as fol
lows :
"MANILA , Dec. 1. Hughes reports from
central Pnnay that Hello province , one-
third of Islnnd , Is cleared of Insurgents. By
fotced marchrtt with two battalions from
Labuano by way of Cnllnog ho obliged
enemy to engage at Pnssl on 26th ultimo
nnd drove him with loss to the mountains
In detached bodies , cupturlng ton flold-
plrccB , of which two are breechloaders ;
nlso nine rifles and several thousand rounds
of small ammunition ; Hughes' casualties ,
Captain Warwick , Eighteenth Infantry , and
Private Daniel W. Humphreys , Company
K , Eighteenth Infantry , killed. Ho repoitn
hlH troops in excellent health. Is now con
verting wheel Into pack transportation for
puiposa of entering mountains. Expected
that ho will pass on to Caplz , northern const
ot Island.
"Dispatches from Litwton indicate Bnynm-
bong captured on the 28th ultimo. Both
trulls over mountains impracticable for
wheel transportation of nny kind. Troopa
have subsisted on rice and scant supply ot
that ,
"MacArthur'a troops have had ooveral
minor engagements , capturing men and
rifles. Bell's capture In mountains Includes
fourteun modern guns , all In good condi
tion ; over fifty pieces of artillery captured
by troops of corps In last thrco weeks.
"Oregon brought In 100 Spanish prisoners
from Vlgan yesterday , ninety-four received
by rail previous evening. Young , with
three troops cavalry and March's battalion
Thirty-third Infantry should bavo reached
Vlgan yeoterday.
"Conditions Zaniboangu satisfactory. Ad
ditional ordnnnco surrendered conflicting ot
four llcldplcces , seventeen rifles , quantity
of ammunition. Natives of adjoining towns
are visiting the city und native military
bands are bcrcnadlng troops. Thirty-Unit
Infantry leaves Manila thin evening to garrison
risen several stations on Mindanao coast ; no
dllllcultlca anticipated.
\eci1 More. Marine * nt Oiiuui.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 1. Captain Leary ,
tbo naval governor of the Inland of Guam ,
wants an additional force ot marines. The
few roon ho has at command now are but
an Insignificant force , compared with the
8,000 population of the Island , and whllo
there are no signs of trouble just now It
Is regarded us the part of prudence to hare