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THE OMAHA DA1LV BEE : SUNDAY , DECEM15EK , 18 ! ) ! ) . TELEPHONES , 61S inil 6BI. Bee , Dec. 3 , 1899. New Black Judge the dress goodd store by its black goods you can safely judge any dress goods store by that standard. If shown in poor light , it is apt to be done to average up defects ; if shown in honest light , you can safely rely on your own judg ment. Just Received Now black goods , the latest in tailor suit" Ing effects , new Cheviot * , new Zebellnes , now Kcrsoys. These dress fabrics are most In favor for a handsome tailor suit , or toparate skirt New Camel's Hair In colors. These goods are certain to BO quickly , they are exceptional value , nil new colors of gray , brown , green ; 52- Inch vv Ide , at $1 00 n yard. In Our Cloak Department- Coutllc Petticoats , made with Spanish flounce , price J1.23 Black Coutllto Petticoats , made with three pretty ruffles , price $1.60. Fine Black Mercerized Petticoats , made with six rows of cording , all lined , at $1.7r > , Tine Black Mercerized Petticoats , three deep rulTlcs , price ? 2.25. House Wrappers Hundreds of pretty percale and lleece lined wrappers at $1 00 each. AV n CLOSK S.VTtHDllS AT 0 I1. II. AC3BKTS FOR. FOSTER KID GLOVES AND MoCALL'S THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN T. 1. C. A. BUILDING , COR. 10TU AND DOUGLAS ST0. also proper , he argued , that the commltlee on rules , having regard for the business and righto of * nil , should often designate what business should have the right ot way. Reaves of Illinois favored a modification of the rules which would enlarge the com mittee on rulia to make It a more repre sentative body. Moody of Massachusells spoke for the adoption of the Dalzell resolu tion. tion.Grow Grow of Pennsylvania was the lost speaker. He was generally favorable to the Reed 'rules ' , which , he said , were a great Im provement over the rules ot the olden days Hepburn then withdrew his amendment and tbo Dalzell resolution was adopted without a dissenting vote. The caucus then ad journed. is tnxmiTV Tciinr ncpnn Choncii nn Drmocrntlo Cnnillilnte for Speaker. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The democrats of the houseof representatives , at their caucus held In Ihe hall ot rcprcacnlatlvei this afternoon , selected Representative James D. Richardson of Tennessee as the r candidate fcr speaker after a spirited contest - test which lasted through six ballots. This carries with It the democratic leadership on the floor. Mr. Richardson has served four teen years In tbo house and Is the oldest democratic member In point of service ex cept McRao of Arkansas. The candidates after Mr. Richardson vvero Representatives De Armond of Missouri , Bankhead of Ala bama and Sulzcr ot Now York Representative Hay of Virginia was elected chairman of the caucus by a vote of 77 to 62 , cast for McRao of Arkansas It has been customary for the oldest member In point of service to preside over the caucus and the selection of Hay , who has served only one term , Is an unusual honor. Tbo name of Norton of Ohio was also presented for presiding officer , but was withdrawn. Rep resentatives Cummlngs of New York aud Robertson of Louisiana were elected sccra- tarles. Richardson was placed In nomination by Mr. Carmack of Tennessee. Do Armond was nominated by Bcnton of Missouri , Bank- head was nominated by Bell of Texan and Sulzer was nominated by Cummlugs of New York. The first ballot resulted : Richardson , 43 ; Do Armond , 30 ; Bankbead , 34 , and Sulzer , 25. The four following ballots showed llttlo change , At tbo cud of the fifth ballot Underwood of Alabama withdraw Ilankhcad's name and on tbo first roll call of the sixth ballot about two-thirds of Bankhead's supporters went to Richardson. At the end of the first roll call the vote stood * Richardson , 65 ; De Armond , 45 , and Sulzor , 20 , Before the second roll call began Sulzor withdrew and asked bis friends to vote for Richardson , There was a general stampede to the Tennesscran and ho was nominated on the sixth ballot , receiving ninety votes , against twenty-seven for DeArmond and two for Sulzer. The nomination was then mode unanimous. Mr. Richardson , who was In tbo ways and means committee room , was escorted to the hall by Messrs Ball of Texas , Carmack of Tennessee and Sulzer of New York and made a felicitous apecch , thanking his colleagues far tbo honor they had conferred upon him , Owing to the lateness of the hour , ho said , ho would no moro than return his profound thanks , trusting that he had n proper appre ciation for the great responsibilities placed upon him by the action of the caucus. His highest ambition , ho tmld , would bo to meet these responsibilities and discharge them seas as to meet the approbation of the democrats of the house and of tho. country His chief regret , he declared , was that the result of his victory would bo n * disappointment , which ho hoped would bo only temporary , to other gentlemen aspiring to tbo trying position to which be had been chosen In conclusion ho said he hoped each member would bo ready to give htm the co-operation ho would have been glad to give to another had the result of the caucus been different , The following candidates for house otllcers were then selected Clerk , James Kerr , Pennsylvania ; sergeant-nt-arms , former Rep resentative Drookshlre of Indiana , door keeper , Henry Molcr of Illinois , postmaster , Gcoige L. Browning of Virginia , The caucus aluo selected the following "Woman's Work ts Never Done/ ' The constant care causes sleeplessness , loss of appetite , extreme nervousness , and thai tired feeling. But a 'wonderful ihange comes ivhen Hood's Sarsaparilla is taken. It gives pure , rich blood , good appetite , steady nerves. democrats to OH Ihe four special poslllona allowed the minority party In the house : Special employe. Colonel Isaac Hill of Ohio ; special messengers , Cwlug T Bland of Mis souri , a son of the late. Representative Bland of Missouri , and Felton B. Knight of Geor gia , special page , James English of Cal- tforntn A resolution was adopted , on motion ot Bailey ot Texas , instructing Richardson to confer with Speaker Henderson and request a larger democratic representation on com mittees. In the last congress the minority was allowed six men on each committee. They now desire seven. Mr. Roberts of Utah was present nnd participated In the caucus. He voted for Mr. Richardson for speaker. NO CUBAN CAN FILL PLACE La Luchn Declared n Mnn Vceeiitnlile to the People for C1\II Governor Cannot He Kouiul. HAVANA , Dec. 2. Cjvll Governor Eralllo Nunez had a conference today with Secretary of State Capote , in tbo course of which ho announced that he had officially Instructed all Ihe mayors In Havana province to refrain from joining In the protests against the establishment of a civil government which are being made at the veteran centers , as the mayors and superior authorities cannot , under existing laws , take part In them. La Lucha says that In war timed Marti , Gomez , Maceo and Garcia slood distinctly above all others , but now there cannot bo found one who would bo accepted "by the people as their truest representative , or who passcAses sufficient talent to cause him to be selected as superior to others. The paper alfao says tbo veterans prolest against the appointment ot an American civil governor and want a Cuban appointed to that office , but If ono of their own mem bers vvero named the selection would cause protests as energetic as those now being made. The chief aspirants , La Luchn sayh , would bo Senors Lanuza , Capote. Fieyrc , Andradc , Lacret , Collazo , Bandera , Rabe , the two SangulllleB and several other persons of similar position , not one of whom would bo acceptable to the people. The Cuban generals , Lacrot and Acevedo , are organizing a syndicate to form Into a canal the Conca river. They expect to employ 3,000 men. They declare themselves averse to any change In the public order. General Maximo Gomez , presided at a meeting of the Emlllo Nunez club today and propoued that all the provinces In the Island should bo asked lo send members lo a meet ing to bo held In Havana for the purpose of electing a committee empowered lo repre sent Cuba to Ihe American government nnd to endeavor to obtain from the United States what the meetings authorized them to ask for. for.In In answer to Inquiries regarding the con dition of affairs In the various provinces of the Island , tbo civil governors have re plied that tbo greatest calm prevails. TO PUSH HAWAII TO FRONT .Senator Ilnirleyniioiiiicrn \e Coii- Ntltntloii of the iNlniul Will lle- cel > e Rnrly Attention , CHICAGO , Dec. 2. The Tribune tomorrow will say : The first colonial constitution to bn acted on at the coming session will be that of Hawaii. Senator Havvley , chairman of tbo Hawaiian commission , Is authority for thla statement. It may also bo stated pos itively that ho speaks with the knowledge and approval of President McKlnley. Senator Cullom says in an Interview that the senate , or nt least a majority ol the sen ators , will aid him In pushing the Hawaiian question to a scltlemont , so far as Ihe sen- aid la concerned , Congressman Henderson , the next speaker of the house , Is In thorough accord with Senator Cullom In this matter and will lend all the aid his position ns re publican leader of the house makes It pos sible for blm to do. In other words , what Senator Cullom states Is the administration program and It Is assured that ttu > launching of the first constitution of Hawaii as a territory of the United States will bo accomplished as soon aa the proper legislation caa be enacted PASSENGER RATE WAR IN SIGHT Iliirllnulon nnil Uock Ii-lainl Convlil- I'lniiH to I'M Kill Soutliern I'a- clflc nnil Santa re. CHICAGO , Dec 2 The Tribune tomorrow will say. "Representatives of the Rio Grande West ern , Denver & Rio Grande , Burlington and the Rock Island have been In conference for several days , discussing vvayH and'means to fight , what they declare , Is a secret agree ment on the part of the Southern 1'acllln and Santa Fe to control Pacific coast busi ness , It Is said that the hottest trans continental rate war that ever has been waged probably will result from tbo con ference. OTIS' ' REPORT MADE PUBLIC Throws L uht on His Reasons for Enforcing Chinese Exclusion Act. B\TES \ SECURES MANY CONCESSIONS field More In n Month from HIP Snltnn of Suit ! Tlinii Spain llml Hern Aide to Secure In Criitnrlon , WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The report ol General Otis on the operations In the Phil ippines , up to August 31 last , liii s been made public by the War department. It Is a volume of 273 pages , with nn append x of minor icports almost as large. Tte 10- port 13 n. chronological rccapltulv.lon o ( events In the Island elnco General Otis took command. One of the most Interest ing features Is the Immense amount of de tail Involved In General Otis' admlnls ra tion of the affairs of the Island General Otis throws some light on his Chinese exclusion net , declaring It a raattrr 'of public policy. Ho goes at some length Into the racial differences between the Fill- plnco and the Chinese , explaining that thonj is h strong feeling against the Chinese among the natives because of the successful and unscrupulous dealing of the Chinamen In all trade matters. General Otis sijs that In view of the race hatred between the Chinamen and natives , as well an the factional difference among the Chinamen themselves , which sometimes broke out Into cpen riot and bloodshed , he deemed It ex pedient to apply the American Immigration laws to the Island This was done and ar rangements have been made for Identifying such Chinamen as have receipts of prior residence In the Islands , so that unneces sary hardship may not bo worked. The correspondence between General Otis and Agulnnldo before the outbreak of hos tilities receives much space and more Is taken up with the detailed accounts of the various engagements In connection with the Filipino uprising In the suburbs of Manila on the night of February 2. Gen eral Otis prints the translation of one of Agulnaldo's proclamations which Incited thN demonsliatlon. The paper fortunately was discovered on the 15th and the plans of the Insurgents were checkmated It called for the assembling of the Manila militia In the rear of the American outpost. At the Bound of the attack from the outside the Insurgents In the city were to fall on and butcher the whole of the. foreign popula tion , respecting nothing but native Filipino families All the Jail prisoners were to be released and armed to assist In the mas sacre The plan was successful Insofar as about 1,000 armed Insurgents assembled be hind the American line. In the light of that night and the following day about 500 ot these were killed. Union Secure * MHIIJ ronccNNloim. General Otis explains minutely the move ments In dealing with the foreign mer chants , which was Interfered with by the war , the plans of revcnuea and customs , the negotiations with the sultan of Sulu , from whom , ho saje. General Bates secured more concessions in a month than Spain had been able to secure In 300 years ; the Institution of town governments , the estab lishment ot schools and caring for a large number of prisoners , both Spanish and nn- tlvo. In concluding his report , General Otis say that It may prove fortunate that Agulnaldo's Insurrection was not stamped out Instantcr on Its Inception He says that the natives throughout the Island have peacefully and even gladly accepted American occupation of their towns whenever the American troops appeared , and that they have learned by experience that the Insurgents have made n specialty of murder , outrage and robbery under the guise of establishing n free and Independent government. They have bad chance upon the withdrawal of American troops to see the difference between Ameri can and native methods of government and hla opinion Is that they will gladly submit to the former so soon ns they can bo pro tected from the latter. A column of 3,000 troops , he says , could at any time during the Insurrection have marched from one end of the Island to the other without encoun tering serious difficulty , but the insurgents would Inevitably have closed In behind them as soon na they passed , showing the neces sity of having sufficient troops to hold the country after It had been captured. General Otis dwells upon the necessity of establishing a good school system and says that the native population Is very in- slstent upon the divorce of the schools from clerical control This was promised by the Spanish government during the last Insur rection , but the archbishop of Manila has protested against its being carried out. Gen eral Otis sajs , finally , that the Insurgenls are duped by their leaders as to the po litical situation In the United States and that the cry nil along has * been to hold out until the assembling of congress , when the votes of the antl-e\panslon party , vvhcso literature has been extensively circulated In the islands , would be sura to prevail. FILIPINOS EULOGIZE BRYAN Pull ToTt of InKiirireiit I'roelunintloii to the IlliintrloiiN IleiiioerntN of linlted SAN FRANCISCO , Dec 2 Mall advices from Manila give the full text of the Filipino proclamation , notable for Its reference to W. J Bryan , Rlzal and Agulnaldo , the sub stance of which was cabled and published some weeks ago , The proclamation was published at Tarlac In Ln Independence , the jfflclal organ of Agulnaldo , October 28 , As translated from the Spanish the preface reads- "A meeting to express gratitude to the Illustrious democrats of the United States , true representatives of the Institutions founded on liberty , proclaimed by the great men of the North American republic will beheld held tomorrow In the capital of the nation. Initiated by the sons of the grand liberal as sociation that dominated the country , which Interprets very well the sentiments of tbo people and the desires of the government , this meeting In the presidential palace for ! tomorrow was organized. " | After announcing the offlclal program of the assembly , tbo proclamation continues j "All the preparations that have been going on for the last few days arc ccitalnly worthy of thu Illustrious head of the antl-lm- pcrlall&tlc party American by birth he has been educated in and practiced the teachings of the greatest presidents of the United States , and for that reason cannot consent that ambition for power shall send to useless and shameful sacrifice the sons of free America , and for that reason has sympa thized with President Agulnaldo. whom ho recently acclaimed the hero of this century , a follower of tbo teachings which have Im mortalized Washington , Monroe and Jeffer son The historians of the Philippines ought to write In pages of gold the name of this great American , a crueader for Justice , for that Ideal justice of which Zola spoke In an addreps to the French joutli "This struggle which we sustained with the old sovereignty , the worl of freedom was Hlzal , and tbo arm which put the Idea Into execution was Agulnaldo. "In the present time Brian replaces the great martyr Sublime lefsons for the very cnemlffl which they meet with among their own brothers , who are lighting ( ho tnjuotlco whl"h they are coming to commit upon n weak people "So what grade of Justice If there Lo nrades of Justlcp has our cawe when It flmls champltfnB , not among foreigners , hut among the very soldiers of the great re public' "There should be pictured then In Filipino pine history , with the same glory , nizal , Bryan and Agulnaldo. glorious trinity of our political redemption ; and for n for eigner who has Anglo-Saxon blood In his veins to defend our cauao we ought to look upon them with the same veneration with which wo regard our greatest mnrtjrfl and bcioes. "Bryan , American by blood , by birth , nn Illustrious son of the nilplnoe Bryan Is the clasp that links and unifies two friendly people , torn by the same dissensions and deserving ot the applause and admiration of the world. The American people nro not hostile to the Filipino. The people have all the time been the victims of the lust of the men In power. This war , the president of tbo republic has Mid , Is not one of a people against n people , but of party Against a'nation , If weak In force , n Blunt In heroic courage' and sublime sacrifice A thousand times there has been shown this friendship that united the American people with the Filipinos In clubs , assemblies , as- socatlons and meetings Consequently these manifestation. which wo nro to make to- irorrow In honor ot Bryan nnd the party dl- iccted by him , representatives of the good Eons ot the union , are a debt of gratitude and a duty of friendship. "God grant that in no distant time no mny sco fulfilled the aspirations of the two friendly peoples. "Meanwhile , let the organizing commit tee receive our message of congratulation which faithfully expresses the desires ot the Filipino people , en whoso coat ot arms ap pear the gratitude to all who , yesterday or today , have Interested themselves In our cause. " LOCAL RULE MEANS ANARCHY Co in-ml heeler Hj-iirpati'H III" Vlev of 111 ! ' Condition * III IjllKOII. WASHINGTON , Dec 2. General Joe Wheeler In a personal letter received hero lodny , dated nt Angeles , Luzon , snvs. "Thcro arc rcpro than twenty different tribes In this Island and very few of them would submit to Agulnnldo's rule Aguluivldo and his generals would like lo govern because - cause 11 would give them great power nnd many of his soldiers lll.e the war because for the first tlmo In their llvcfl they hnvo authority to carry a gun They llvo by taking what they want from Ihe people. Many of them are robbers who rob defense less people ot their money and somcllmofl murder them If we should withdraw there would be wnrfrre and anarchy In the Islands and the well-to-do people would get some strong government to come and take con- irol. "Agulnaldo publishes a paper , which Is filled with expressions from people of the Unllcd Slates , who are called anti-imper ialists , and I think were It not for these e-J- prchslons the insurrection would be closed. " LIEUT. MUNRO A NSINNESOTAN ( Jfllucr Wlio UlTcettMl JJiirlmr Cnutiirc of ltn > nnilionu it ( iiiuliinte of lllu- ncNotn. State Liilerslt > . MINNCAPOLIS , Dec 2 Lieutenant Jnmcb N. Munro , who has Just effected the daring capture of Bayambong , Luzon , came to Minneapolis in 1800 , and attended the Unlversit ) of Minnesota for Ihrec years , when ho received the appointment to West Point from Congressman Fletcher. Ho graduated there In 1897 nnd was assigned to the First cavalry and Joined his regiment In Arizona. Ho was then transferred to the Fourth cavalry , stationed at Wnlla Walla , Wash. , and was active In the Coeur d'Alene country duririg Ihe outbreak of the miners lasl year. linUI.SIIIJ M5ATI.Y TIIICICEI > . oiiK KnllH Into the llniulw of n Sin n 11 Cinulry Koree. WASHINGTON , Dec. L' General Otis In- foiened the War department today of the suirender of Bayamboug in the following dispatch : "MANILA , Dec. 2. Report received that Bayambong with province of Nueva Vlscuya suriendored November 2S-to Lieutenant Munro , Fourth cavalry , who commanded advance scouts on Cairanglan train , con sisting of fifty men , Fourth cavalry , and three native scouts. Insurgent Gensral Conon surrendered entire force , numbering 800 men , armed with Mausers , and number of officers ; seventy Spanish and two Amer ican prisoners secured and probably con siderable Insurgent property. " The capture by Lieutenant Munro and fifty men of the Fourth cavalry of the Fillpluo general , Conon , with 800 men with rllles , several Americans and seventy Spanish pris oners at Bayambong , province of Nouva Vlscayn , was a successful ! bluff. Lieutenant Munro lapped Iho rebel wire , telegraphed to Conon that he was advancing with a largo force and demanded his surrender. After negotiallons Conon eonsenled lo capitulate to a "superior forcp , " whereupon Lieutenant Munro telegraphed that he would enter the town with n small guard to re ceive the garrison's surrender lie captured the whole Filipino force nnd secured tholr arme , the rebels supposing Munro bad an army behind him ( ) ( ! ' I.nteHt CiiNimlti 1.1x1. WASHINGTON , Dec 2. General Otis' lat- ett casualty list Ifl ae follows MANILA , Dec. 2. Casualties not pro- vloualy reported Killed Harry O , Lee , D , Ninth Infantry , November 25 , near Cupassl , Henry W. Landfohr n , Thirty-fifth Infantry , engagement Tobantln bridge , November 21 Wounded In ncllon. Nrar Leon Panay , November 20 , Harry Ultcock , sergeant , L , Twenty-sixth Infantry , abdomen , mortal , Imus , November 25 , John Finger , F , Fifth artillery , leg , moderate ; George M. Duncan , B , Fourth Infantry , forearm , moderate ; Hello , Pnnay , November 21 , Twenty-sixth Infantry , A , Abraham Fiappler , thigh , severe , D , nu- gene B Blower , corporal , head , severe , Ed ward Sweet , leg , severe , Sixth artillery , O , Udward England , sergeant , chest , severe , James T. Murphy , shoulder , severe , Sixth Infantry , L , Lawrence i : . Grennan , corporal , hand , severe , Paul Rink , thigh , severe , Eighteenth Infantry , B , Charles J Ling , Ehoulder , severe , Simon T. Barker , shoul der , severe , George Bepkwlth , thigh , cverc ; Carl Strohm , elbow , alight , C , Jamca O'Con- ncll , thigh , severe , Harry S. Dunlon , cor poral , chest , severe , Brlco Leach , b nd , se vere , Christopher C Coutes , leg , hevere , r , Bert J. Reed , corporal , leg , severe. Timothy J. Flynn , arm , , sevcio ; James Jones , coi- poral , hand , severe , Chailes Weber , cor poral , thcst , severe , beyond tyabalocat , No vember 28 , Matthew A. BaUson , flibt lieu tenant , Fourth cavalry , foot , severe. TrmiNiiorl ( iriiut Arrlten. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec 2 The United States transport Grunt ni rived today from | Manila via Nagasaki , with a number of discharged men There were eleven pas sengers In the cabin , six soldiers in the service , forty-eight discharged soldiers , seven United Slales naval men for Iho hos pital and slx llscharged packers On No vember 30 Oa'iar Moody , a discharged nol- dlcr of Twenty-Ural Infanlr ) , died at sea. Ciililiiln llrrrotoii Coiuinltx Sule ! * ' * ' , WASHINGTON , Dec. 2 The War d part- mcnt baa received the following from General - oral Otis , at Manila , dated December < i "Lieutenant Colotie ! Brercton. captain of ib Tiventfourth Infantry , whllo tem porarily Intano commit ted suicide at Santa Thomas , near San Fernando , Union provr Inf-e , Luzon , at C o'clcck thla morning In sanity first manlfcsicd November 29 at Arm- gay ' MTiiUEN IS NOT ADVANCING Dehy Due to the Necessity of Repairing Bridge Over the MoiWoi Eiver , FORCE TO PROTECT COMMUNICATION t'neertnltity ni to MotementN In \ uliilWlii'ii'iilnml * of tSenernl Cler > 'n 1'oree tnkiiovvii Ilk IiOllllOII. LONDON , Dec. 2. As surmised , the British - ish tleatl nml wounded nt the hard-foughl buttlo of Moildcr river number hundreds. U | to 2 o'clock this afternoon only the bare to tal 438 of which number seventy-thrct were killed , had been given out. Bo It It Impossible to deduct from "tho butchers bill' such Information regarding the nature of the fight as details ns to losses of the dif ferent units generally Indicate from General Forestler-Walkor's dlspatrl ; It h prove * ! that nil reports of General Me h- uen's ailMincc after the battle of Mod Jet ilver wore premature , though , with the rail road working , ho should not be long in con structing a temporary bridge. Ills inforccO delay doubtless will bo of considerable sen Ice In giving his bard-pushed column needful rest and In allowing the arrl\al nl reinforcements , of which he must bo sorely In need after three such fights , placing hors do combat upward of n thousand men out ol less than 7,000. General Forestlcr-Walker's announcement that the Canadian marksmen and other re inforcements have been pushed forward to the neighborhood of the Orange river to pro tect General Mclhuen'.s line of communica tions has relieved much anMotv here , whore It was fully expected the Doors would a'- tempt to attack the vulnerable points of the Hue of communication. MoVellieiltN III Nlltlll. The latest news from Nalal Indicates that the bulk ef the Ivulysmllh relief force lias arrived at Frere , though there Is considera ble conjecture as to the whereabouts of Gen > - oral Clery , whoso movements have not been chronicled recently It U surmised In some quarters that ho may reappear In a totally unexpected quar ter , on the flank or rear of General Joubert's force , which is supposed to be concentrated at Grobelaar's kloof , north of the Tugela ruer. As General Ulldjard's advance guard was In touch with the Boers as long ago as Tuesday lust , developments should not be long delajed. Dundonald's mounted force November 28 , accompanied by four guns , went In pursuit of a body of Moors returning to Colenso They followed the Boers to within two and one-half mllce of Colenso , when the Boers replied to the British shells with long range guns. There were no casualties Colenso bridge , It Is added , was afterward blown tip Another detachment of 3,000 British troops sailed for South Africa today. Owing to the phenomenal sale of the news papers consequent upon the war a paper famine is threatened. It is reported that the Ameilcan supplies have failed tem porarily. The revised list of Modder river casual ties , non-commissioned officers and men. Is as follows Ninth Lancers , one wounded. Second engineers , two wounded , artillery , three killed , twenty-five wounded , Second Coldstreams , ten killed , flfty-alx wounded ; Third grenadiers , nine killed , thirty-eight wounded , four missing ; Scotch guards , ten killed , thirty-seven wounded , one missing , Northumberland Fuslleers , eleven killed , thlrtj-one wounded ; First Northumbcrlands , thirty-five wounded ; Second Yorkshire , nine killed , forty-four wounded ; First North Lancashire , three killed , fourteen wounded , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , fifteen killed , ninety-five wounded , two missing , First Coldstreams , twenty wounded ; South African icservc , one wounded ; medical corps , one wounded. An official ratification of the list of Modder river casualties , Including the commanding officers and men , makes the total loss of the North Lancashire three killed and sixteen wounded , of the Northumberland Fufelleers , eleven killed and twenty-four wounded , and of the Argyles , eighteen killed and ninetj-ono wounded It also adds to the list the Recn- Ington Guides , thrco men wounded. The aggregate of casualties among the non- commlSBloned officers and men is 452. METHUEN'S ' INJURY IS SLIGHT IleiiinliiN nt Modiler HUcr to Jit imlr tlie DniuiiKeil lirliltre. LONDON , Dec. 2. The War office has re ceived the following from General Foreslles- Walker. "CAPETOWN , Friday , Dec. L General Gatacro reports no change in the situa tion. "General French has made a reconnais sance from Naauwpoort to Rossraead. The troops returned today. "General Mcthuen's fleshwotind Is slight He is remaining at Modder ilver for the reconstruction of the bridge Am reinforc ing him with Highlanders nnd a cavalry corps. Horse artillery , the Canadian regi ment , Australian contingents nnd three bat talions of Infantry moved up the De Aair and Belraont line. " Jocltert hi'i'iiilnsrlJ > ot Di'Mil. LONDON , Dee 2 According to a upeclal dispatch from Capetown General Joubert was killed November 10 , but General But ler's dispatch of November 28 showed lhat General White was In communication with General Joubert or somebody Impersonating him about November 19. BUBONIC PLAGUE IN JAPAN Kite 1'inloiiliteil ' CIINI-H Henorlcil nt Kohf , Three Vlii'iul > I'nivliiH Fn- t n I 1' n tn re I2iii ; > ieNN CIOHUII | , YOKOHAMA , NoV 10. , vln San Francisco , Dec. 2. The bubonic plnguo has made Its way Into Japan , five undoubted cases having been leportcd al Kobe , Ihreo alieudy prov ing fatal. The pest is traced to cotton 1m- , ported from China , the original buyer , Iho carrier and Iho purchaser of Iho stuff being three victims Much dismay prevails In the Infected city and the most drastic measures urn being taken by the authorities. A hun- ilred houbes are Isolated and a corps of the most eminent physicians In the empire has been dlspaichcd lo the scene with full povv- L'lS. L'lS.A A striking Illustration ot the sensitiveness at the Japanese anent the Russian en croachments In Korea Is to be found In the ( act thai nllhough It was perfectly well known that the autumn maneuvers of the irmy were to be held this week , yet the em barkation of troops upon two transport * hero last Monday gave rlee to the wildest rumors that they were ciirouto for Korea and In their popular Imagtnallon Ihe Impression ot Impending war had already begun. Tba future empress of Japan hag been chosen and Imr engagement to the crown prlnoi Renounced She will bavo a dowry ot 1.2f 0,000 yen from her own family and from tlui emperor the latter contributing Iho largest part of the num. It may be slg- nlllcent that by this marriage the crown prlnco will become related to the hlghc-nt Duddhlst pi tret tn the empire In vlow of Ibo strong Buddhistic movement to secure , stalu recognition tula fact la commented upon an of great Interest I Predictions ore freely made that the com Int session of Parliament will result In a breakup of Iho present ministry The lib eral party , thiough nlllince vvlth which tin cabinet has been enabled to carry Us mens tires , Is In a state of clnon. Two of Us lead cts hnvo resigned , whlln another has hew making Insistent demands tor opnlln In tin shape of ministerial nppolntimenta In reluri foh parly service The civil service quw tlrm Is thus bring brought to the front a : prominently is It Is In the- United States. Tint government has decided to build tw < new cruisers in HH own dock yards , ono n Kura and Iho other nt Yokolnma. It real izea the fact that this cannot bo done a any where near the small cost the worl would entail In foreign yards , but as a nut tcr of national prldo nnd encouragement o domestic Industries , the dcclstcti has beet taken The tone of the Japanese press on the wai h decidedly pro-llrlllsh. GOSSIP OF LONDON SOCIETY AVhiit Mcinliom of the S rll Sel .Vie UoltiK In Hi.KrllUh CiuiKal. ( Cop ) right , ISM , b > Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , Dec. 2 ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) Mrs. Arthut Paget's smart private theatricals for thu benefit of the widows and orphans ot the Guards bittallons promises to bo an Im mense success. Though nominal ! ) n public performance , the prices for scats niuat re- slrlct It to the moneyed classes , as Ihe stalls cost $50 , while the cheapest Beats In the gallery cost $5 The plan Is to Invo .1 masque Illustrating love , peace nnd vv > r , nnd all the handsomest fashionable women will appear One tableau wilt bo of "Thiee Sisters of Napoleon , " In which the duchess of Sutherland , the countess of Warwick nnd the countess of Westmoreland will pasc. Mrs Paget Is now looking around for n Na poleon , but she sa > s "You cannot export to find one so easily with a war en hand. " Lad ) Rose Leigh was married on Thurs day to the earl of Coltcnham , on whose ac count Colonel Leigh divorced her last Maj The decree was only made absolult ? on Wednesda ) Lad ) Rose Is thu daughter ot the marquis of Abcrgavcnny and a ei-lur of Lord William Nevlll , who was sentenced for forgcrv. She Is 33 ) ears old and Cot- tonhnm 25. Sarah Gland Is an uuvanced woman who does not bcllcvo dress is dross. She lec tured before the Pioneer club ) esterday on "Chiffons and the Progress of the Wcrld. " and enforced her doctrine I , being charm ingly dressed herself. She said "I appeal to ) ou to cultivate the eh ffons of life Pretty mannets , pretty and appro priate dresses go n. good dell further ihin some people think In disarming prejudice. The healthy , happy woman Is always ca-c ful about her appearance Dress Is a great Indication of character. Who can Imanlne a painted Jezebel doing the work of an Elizabeth Try. We are living In critical times. The only Influence that can arreit our civilization from being hurled back Into comparative savagery Is the moral force of awakened womanhood If a strong weapon can be put In our hands by pa ) Ing attention lo the chiffons , surely It Is the duly of the pioneers to see that no hindrance la offarcd to such progress. " General agreement with Sarah Grand's views was expressed by the other pioneers HOUSES FOR WORKINGMEN ! ! OIIION Krecletl li > Lord Ilowtoitr < > lluoli SniiKlitfter UN Ie- nlrnlilt * Ij ( Copyright 1S91 , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , Dec. 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Lord Row- Um was made n peer by the queen out ot compliment to Earl Beaconfifleld , whose fnvorile private secretary ho was , Just as he wan about to open the fourlh ot his work- Inginien's dwellings. Thcso have proved nn enormous boon lo the needy artisans and clerk i o' I ondon. The latcsl house Is In Hammersmith. It has 100 beds and all Ihe conveniences of a club with very moderate charges. A bed alone costs twelve cents a night Breakfast and dinner are supplied according to one's Lord Rowton proceeds on the bayis that h < Is lo receive n maximum of C pel cent for bis investment , the further profit being applied to reducing Ihe cost of food. Hith erto he has only provided houses foi men , but now ho Is about to build a house for women This he icgards as a more dubious experiment. Men , he says , are content with cubicles for sleeping , but women must have space to dress and to keep their clothcb , which 'means a large revlblon of the building scheme. The Ron ton houses , owing to their gen eral comfort , for perfection of sanitation and Illumination , the airiness and good food , arc- so sought after , oven by persons who can well a if 01 J bettor lodgings , that applicants put down their mimes months In advance for prospective vacancies The plan has proved In practice one ot the roost beneficent wcrks for workers over achieved in London. HUMILIATING TO AMERICANS Dralriilillltv of I ultfil Mud's Mnvlil I'oi initiieiit KinliiiHNli'H Altroml I n- Illl'IIHIIIltl ) lllllNtmtlMl. BERLIN , Dec 2 The desirability of the United Slales having suitable permanent embassies abroad Is again unpleasantly il lustrated by the humiliating experience of Ambassador Whiteas cabled to the ASBO- cluted Press Wednesday , and the fact Just revealed that Minister Harris at Vienna is undeigolng n worse experience Mr White's trouble Is likely to be ? tided over , as it la understood that the llttlo government of Baden line offered lo allow the American lo continue lo occupy llio lop flat of tbo build ing It purchased until the end of President McKlnley'fl term. Since. Mr. Harris arrived In Vienna ho has been vainly searching for a aulfable Hal. The dlfflculfy IH the unwillingness of Austrian landlords to rent to Amoi leans Mr. Harris' predecessor , Bartlett Trlpp , hud a dispute with his landlord and Iho lat ter EUcd Mr Trlpp successfully. Ho pleaded exlerrltorlallty , bul without effect. Even the Vienna tradesmen are disinclined to supply anyone connected with the legation , unless paid In advance. Both tlutfu Inci dents are causing much astonished talk In diplomatic circles nt Vienna nnd Berlin nnd many disparaging remarks have been made ' Rgaliiht the United States' policy In this respect SHUT OUT ROUMANIAN MEAT ticriiiuii ) Id'iKMVM I'rolilliltlou AKiiliiNt I ItH Importation | HNIUM | In tHhut \ | llelil In M BERLIN , Dec 2 Germany today ron"wel her prohibition against the Importation of Roumanian eneat , Issued In 1S02 , but long ticld In abeyance Dr. von Mutnm von Schwartzcnslcln , re cently acting German ambassador at Wash ington , lunched with the emperor today. The conversation turned Incidentally w Ameri can affaire and Iho BUI prising development of the United Stales Among the guests wa Prince Regent Albrecht - brecht of Brunswick , who told about lilc re- rent mlfisl'ii to Spain Ho said the young klnu evinced cousldcrablo Intelligence , but that ho was still kept from all stale affairs 4 ml treated altogether aa a child Imperial IliltlKft KHtliiiuti'N INNIM-I ) . BERLIN Dec -The Imperial budget psumates , copter of which were distributed imong the members of the Reichstag today , differ but ( Olghlly from ( ho figure * telcy fsraphcd to the Atsoclnted 1'rpM November 20. The revenue expenditure balance It 2,05 < i,888.K51 marks , showing nn IncrMlw ol 105.67S.614 marks. The pennalienl oinemll- lure Is cstlmaletl at l.TSS.OU D * murks , an Increase of 107.004.flSfi mark * tills compris ing nn additional outlay for the army ot 21.4PC.449 marki , and for the navy of I.S9S- 065 marks The nonrecurring expenditure Is estimated at ! 7r..201.0..S mark * , being a decrease of l,32 ,21l mark * Ihe Milmnloil revenue shows an Incrons * of 47,161,010 marks under the hcnda of cuMonn nnd taxes nnd articles ot cniaumptlnn ADOPT THE MARCONI SYSTEM IwlnnilN of lliiuiillnn ( ii-nup lo lip foiinrottMl li > \\lreleNM Telcernilll } . HONOLULU , H I . Nov. 23 ( Via Vie- torli , H C , Dec 2. ) Conlincls have been inndo for conncctlnc nil the Islands of the Hawaiian group by tlu Marconi system of wlrelcrs telegraphv , F. J Crora , who went lo New York for the purpose of negotiating with the Inventor of the system , returning on the steamship Australia Hi > states that ho has secured exclusive rights to use the sstem here , with nn agreement from the Inventor to provide nn expert to put the ,8)1,10111 , , In working order. Marconi , hoays , claims that perfect communication between 'all ' the Islands of Hawaii can be established 1 at n email expense. Work Is to becln nt once The apparatus IH to arrive here by February 1 and the system will bo In oper.t- | lion by March 1 | The expected November display of Icon- Idrs did not take place hero Many people watched the heavens , but no meteors vvero seen Experiments are to be made hero with a new cure for leprosy , which It Is bald on reliable authority to hnvo actually accom plished curl's Tl-o cure Is a Venezuelan shrub of which samples were forwarded hero b ) Surgeon General Winan of the United States The shrubs nro growing hero , under the care ot Dr Carmlcbaol of the United States marine hospital service , who was asked by the department nt Washing ton to make experiments with them. < niitico.iinnv is sTii.f , I iirnnr llcforc Semite Illnh Court mill OltitreiierotiN ItojnllxlN i\iicl U'll. PARIS , Doe. 2. In the high court ( sen ate ) today , M Guerln asked for an adjournment - mont of the proceedings to permit the se lection of now counsel The public prosecutor cuter objected nnd SI Gucrln argued , amidst a fearful din from tl'o prlsoncis , among whom are Amlro Buffet , vlco presi dent of the Young Kosallsl league , and a re-picscntntlve of the duke of Orleans' po litical bureau , was distinguishable us espe cially violent Iho public prosecutor de manded M Buffct't expulsion , wheieiipon the upioar Increased and the president of the court , M. railleries , oidercd the pris oners to be ejected , wlikh was done , after considerable trouble The session was then suspended nnd the comt oidored that M. Buffet bo expelled fioni the sessions for a week .laiut'NOii Nut In ( Copyright. 1S99. b.v Piecs Publishing Co ) LONDON , Dec. 2 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Dr Jame son has not arrived In Knglatul General White , acting under Instructions from tin war minister , advised him to leave Laly smith , deeming It undesirable to have th < director of the raid prominently identified with the pre cnt operations Di Jameson , It is understood , ban gene to Buluwayo by Lourenzo Mnrqncz nnd Zambesi after his arrival at Capetown , and his sailing foi England wab only n feint to keep his where abouts a secret. Jameson was refused bervlci in any capacity by the British mllltaiy au thorities , " even in the ambulance corps. I'nil of tin- DrietCIIKC. . LONDON , Dec 2. The appeal of Mrs Anna Maria Drucc , who claims to bo a the fifth dulof Poll- daughter-in-law of -f - land , against the decision prohibiting thi opening of the Drucc vault In Hlgbgatt cemetery unlora the owner of the gnu consents to have tbo collln opened , hai been dismissed , no one appearing Jn sup port of It. TrmiNjiort Wrrroii SAN FRANCISCO , Dec 2 The transporl Warren sailed for Manila today. The War ren rarrlcs eight companies of the Forty- ninth Inf.lntry nnd a number of rillplnm who were brought to this country for ex hibition I'orlfliNl lU'iu-liOH ( illirnlliir , GIBRALTAR. Dec 2 The United Stales transpoit Logon , from New York November 20 , for Manila , with the Forty-first Infantry nnd a number of women nurses on board , has arrived here Em Have Trouble With Your- ESIH Breakfast Dish ? "a aa SB THY B Grape-Nuts trn EH Perfect ! ) eooki'il. 3D ller.il : to SITe. . eta IlelleloiiN nnil Healthful , BH " 3B Bill KHKaBHHHIBSIHHHHH m"B B HBHHHHHDBBffl Q IB B HMB El i "Tho breakfast ccrcjil cooked flvi ) mlnutci In a half-hearted way will In time weaken the stomach of anything short of un ox "The cells of cereals nnd many vegctable are tounli and hardened membranes , wllblt which are enclosed nutrition "Now these cells hurst open only when cooked for a long tlmo , nt a high tempera. Lure "Any preparation of wheat put Into watei thai IH below Iho boiling point and cooked BH muih Is usually served remains a pa ty , Indigestible m F . The cells are lough and unopened In addition the stomach ot a per son sensitively constituted refuse * to dc inythlng with Iho pasty mass It Is sent Into Iho second stomach , the Duodenum , whole , In consequence of the closely wealed mem- [ mines and the long time of the firwt procmi of dlgeallon , Is fermented and soured As in eminent medical man pertinently Elalea , the stomachs of half Iho people going about Lho slrrcls uro aboul In Iho condition of an Did vinegar barrel "Intestinal dyspepsia Is the direct con- icquenco of mich feeding. " Good Housekeep ing Knowledge of these facts and a wide cx- lerlr-nco In the preparation and use of : ercalfl brought oul Iho product known as Jrape-Nuts , manufactured with special ref- irenco to having the nitrogenous nnd start by > arts of the grains , of which llu food IH com- losod , perfectly and scientifically cooked at .ho factory , ready for Immediate use , and .heroforo nol subject o tbo manipulations ) f any cook , good or bad 'Iho grape sugar IB shown gllbtenlng on the Ittlo granules nnd give * forth a delicate , iwectlsh taslo , very palatable Children and adults obtiiln line rcsultft 'roin ' the use of Orape-Nuts Food. It Is HO f icrfccily adapted to the wuntH of the human jody nnd so caelly dlgwiton that many cases ire on record of nursing babes being fed very mccc-ssfiilly on It All first claivi grocers sell Grape-Nuts Food ind it IB made at the I'ostiim Cereal Co's 'actories ' In Bait'o ' Creek , Mich.