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OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 387 ] . OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 7 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JGTVE CEHTS , BUSH FINANCIAL BILL Republican Caucus Unonimously Indorses the House Meanure. AGREE TO BEGIN DEBATE NEXT MON Tinal Vote Will Probably Bs Taken at Close of the Week , TWO SLIGHT AMENDMENTS ARE MADE Fi Gannon Favors Modification of the National * 1 Banking Features. il YIELDS TO JUDGMENT OF THE MAJORITY OviTHlrort null A i ltnii < Wltw J'lametl the Measure Hreclve Con- UriitnlnlloiiN nn I'rcNCiitliiB the -111. WASHINQTON , Dec. C. The republican members of the house of representatives gave their unanimous approval today to the house financial bill recently Introduced and recommended HH Immediate consideration nnd passage. This was nccompllshed nt the caucus held In the hall of the house during the afternoon by the adoption of the follow ing resolution : Resolved , Thnt house roll 1 , entitled "A ! ! bill to ilollno nnd llx the standard of value , | to maintain the parity of nil forms of | i money Issued or coined by the United 1 StnteH nnd for other purposes , bo nnd the ) mime is hereby approved , nnd Its Immediate I | conHldprnllon by tlio house nnd pnssngo | i nfter reasonable dobnto Is rccommondcd | I nnd ureeJ. . In purtuauce of this resolution Ovcrstrcet of Indiana , who Introduced and -who Is In general charge of It , tomorrow will submit n resolution asking that n special rule be made for the consideration of this measure. The terms of this special rule are prac tically agreed upon and provide , that the debate will begin next Monday with a final vote at the close of the week. The unanimous approval given to the bill came after two hours' discussion nnd the ndoptlou of two amendments approved by the framers of ths bill. When the meeting began Cannon of Illinois surrendered the chair to Hepburn of Iowa in order to present his views on some modl- ncatlons ho thought desirable. These re- lated to the national banking features 01 the bill and Cannon gave It as his Individual opinion that this branch of the subject might ho better modified or omitted. He distinctly stated , however , that he supported the bill as n whols nnd would vote for It , which was further shown when ho voted for the resolution of npproval. Cannon's euggestlons did not take the form of amend ments and were not pressed. The main amendment was proposed by the framers of the bill to clear up some ambiguity of the present law. H Is to bo a new section , num bered 0 , nnd Is ns follows : Section 9 Thnt section 10 of nn net ap proved July 12. 1832 , entitled "An act to pn- nblo national banklncr associations to cx- tfnd thetrwrrpprnte existence , " be nnd the sdmo Is amended so us to rend HH follows : Section 10 That upon n deposit of bonds .ns described In sections 5159 nnd SIM of the * KevJied Statutes the nssoclatlon making the same shnll bo entitled to receive from the comptroller of the currency circulating notes of different denominations In blank , registered nnd countersigned as provided by luw. not exccedlnu the par vnluo of the United States bonds so transferred and so ilellvored nnd nt no tlmo shall the total amount of such notes Issued to any such soclatlon exceed the amount paid In of its rnpltul Block ; and the provision 5171 nnd r.l'fi of the Revised Statutes are hereby re pealed. Another nmendmeiit is to section 4 of the bill , Inserting the word "redemption" before "fund" to make more plain where re deemed notes and certificates are to be hold. Warner of Illinois offered nn amendment relating to that feature known ns the Im pounding of the greenbacks , but ho was sat- iEfled from explanations given that the amendment wan not essential and It was withdrawn. There wore some other sugges tions and tentative amendments , but none of them were pressed , and tbo resolution of approval was then unanimously adopted. Ovorstreot and bis assistants who framed the bill were warmly congratulated on hav ing been nble to secure such complete una nimity and npproval , which in regarded ns giving assurance that the bill will be passed before the Christmas recces. TAHIFli" IIKDUCTIOXS. 1'roiitlcN Triin iiil ( eil io ilie Senate In i.tecntlv < ! St'NMlnn. WASHINGTON , Dec. C. The reciprocity treaties negotiated during the congressional recess were transmitted to the senate today and In the executive session were ordered printed and referred to the committee on foreign relations. The most important of these treaties is thnt between the United States nnd France for reciprocal reductions of tariff rates. The terms of this and tbo other treaties nro not yet officially made public either by the State department or the senate , but it Is under stood that the French treaty Items are sub stantially as follows : Reductions allowed Franco : Alcoholic per fumery , toilet water , etc. , 10 per cent ; coal tar dyes or colors , 20 per cent ; glue , 10 per cent ; glycerine , 10 per cent ; olive oil , 15 per cent ; paints , colors nnd varnish , 10 per cent ; potash In various forms , 10 per cent ; medical preparations , 10 per cent ; cosmetics , etc. , without alcohol , 10 per cent ; soap , 10 per cent ; soda nnd compounds , 10 per cent ; bricks , tiles , etc. , 10 per cent ; cement , 10 per cent ; glass bottles , 15 per cent ; cut glass bottles , decanters , etc , , C per cent ; window glass , 10 per cent ; spectacles , eye glasses , 10 per cent ; opera classes , magnify ing glasses , 10 per cent ; cutlery , 10 per cent ; nulls , spikes , tacks , needles , 15 per cent ; tinsel braids , etc. , C per cent ; metallic pens , not gold , 10 per cent ; penholders , 10 per cent ; watch and clock movements , 15 per cent ; other metal articles not otherwise specified , 10 per cent ; wooden furniture , 10 per cent ; macaroni , vermicelli , etc. , 10 per cent ; vegetables , prepared or preserved , 10 per cent ; plants , seeds , etc , , 20 per cent ; preserved fruit , 10 per cent ; prunes , 10 per cent ; nuts , 20 per cent ; chicory , roasted or ground , 5 per cent ; llqucrs , 10 per cent ; mineral wntera , 20 per cent ; cotton gooda X mixed with silk , 5 per cent ; cotton cloth , 5 per cent ; plush nnd cotton velvet , G per cent ; cotton stockings , 5 per cent ; cotton miepeuclera , G per cent ; shirts , collars anl cuffs , 10 per cent ; cotton lace , C per cent ; linen lace , 10 per iBjt ; linen handkerchiefs , 10 per cent ; llncn eavlngs. 10 per cent ; woolen hats , C per cent ; silk goods under schedule L , 6 per cent ; copying , blotting , tcnaltlve papers , etc. , 10 per cent ; envelopes , .10 per cent ; letter paper , 10 per cent ; blank books , 10 pur cent ; albums , 10 per cent , imitation jewelry , 10 per cent ; straw braid for hatti , 1C per cent ; brushes , 15 per cent ; buckles , 10 per cent ; buttons , 10 per cent ; toys , 20 per cent ; fane , 10 per cent ; Jewelry , & per cent ; gloves , except gloves called ' 'Bclmuschen , " 10 per cent ; amber articles , 15 per cent ; articles of bono , IS per cent ; articles of ivory or mother of pearl , 15 per cent ; musical Instruments , in per cent ; pipes nnd smokers' nrtlclcs , 15 per cent. Sparkling wines receive the fame benefits accorded to other European countries. The reductions allowed the United Stales nro understood to comprise nil the nrtlclcs of the French minimum tariff list , with the following exception ! ! : stallions , marcs nnd colts , eggs , honey , sugar , chicory root , cardboard , tanned hoot nnd shoe uppers , electric ma chines , manBk , parts of dynamos nnd electric The reciprocity Imules negotiated with Great Britain are four In number for Jamaica. Guiana , Dnrbadocs nnd Bermuda , the Trinidad treaty having been withdrawn. In the main the concessions to the colonies nro on food products , whllo reductions on manufactured seeds , flour , etc. , are under stood to be the ohlcf advantages given lo the United States. OPPOSITION TO ROBERTS XclirnnUniin 1'rrxpnl PrlltlniiM Inir Ilie Sontlnir of the Man from ftnh. WASHINGTON , Dec. 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Thurston today presented numberless petitions , seemingly from cities nnd towns of Nebraskii , demanding that an nntl-polygnmy amendment to the constitu tion be paused. These petitions In point of signatures numbered nearly 3,000 and rep resented the best people of the state. Congressman Burket of the First district presented a number of petitions from Nebraskans - braskans , protesting against the seating of Brlgham H. Roberts , but Burket did not have the whole call on this question , as every member of tbo congressional delegn- tlon presented protests against Roberts. Senator Thurston Introduced a bill for a public building nt Hastings to cost $100,000 exclusive of site ; also three petitions from the Sunday school of Jamestown , Neb. , Women's Christian Tcmpernnco union of Jamestown nnd MablevlUe Sunday school members for prohibition of the sale of beer nnd other Intoxicating liquors In soldiers' homos nnd buildings nnd grounds. Senator Kyle presented bills to reimburse Indians In South Dakota and for erection of public buildings- Inspector Tinker of the Indian office , who has been In Washington for several days engaged upon his annual report , says thnt the Omaha and Wlnnobago reservation under Agent Mathottson Is one of the best man aged agencies In the country. Senator Clark of Wyoming today Intro duced a bill which Is Intended to relieve homesteaders on abandoned military reser vations by allowing them to make additional entries of 160 acres for stock-grazing pur poses. The reserves are now open only to homesteaders whose land entries nro lim ited to 100 acres under existing laws. WOOD GETS ANOTHER STAR 1'rcnlilciit Nominate * Him to He Major GencrnI of Vol- WASHINGTON , Dec. C. The president has nominated Brigadier General Leonard Wood to bo major general of volunteers. According to the officials of , tbo War de partment the promotion of General AY ° ° d < ° the grade of 'major general ol , volunteers Is not likely to cause any change In his pres- _ cnt station ami duties. General Wood had" an interview with Secretary Root at the War department today and at Its conclusion said ho expected to return to Santiago In a few days , but that It was possible ho might bo allowed to spend the Christmas holidays in this city. As major general of volunteers General Wood will be second ranking officer In Cuba , his single military superior being General Brooke , commanding the division , who Is a major general in the regular establishment. General Wood's advancement gives him rank above Generals Wilson , Lee , Young , Chaffeo and Ludlow , all of whom were senior to him In the volunteer army. Although all the officers named were major generals of volun teers during the war , they nt present hold only the rank of brigadier general. CountIng - Ing General Wood there are now eight major generals In the nrmy , Including Generals Sllles , Slerrltt and Brooke of the regular army. The other volunteer major generals are Shatter , Otis , Lawton and SlaeArthur. General Wood's appointment Is made un der authority of the statute allowing nn offi cer of that rank for every 12,000 men In ac tive military service. Including the 35,000 volunteers recently enlisted for service In the Philippines 'the ' present strength of the nrmy is in round numbers 100,000 men. IMI'OIIT.VNT HIM.S l.V TUB SENATE. _ _ < Senator * Uiiloail Tlu-lr I'opkrtN r Pet .MciiniircH liy the Iliinilreil. WASHINGTON , Dec. 0. Nearly 800 bills and joint resolutions , several Important con current resolutions nnd petitions numbering hundreds , were presented to the senate to day. A majority of the bills were old stagers. A few were of national Interest and Importance. Aldrlch had the honor of Introducing the first incaauro In the senate. It was the financial bill , drawn by the senate com- mlttoo on 11 mi nee , of which Aldrlch Is chair man , nnd probably was the most Important measure Introduced during the day. Resolutions were offered providing for an investigation by the Judiciary committee of all phases of polygamy recently presented In connection with what Is known as the Rob erts case ; expressing the sympathy of the eenato for the Boers In their war with Great Britain nnd declaring that Senator N. B. Scott of West Virginia is not entitled to a scat In the senate. Harris , populist of Kansas , wns appointed a temporary member of the committee on privileges and elections , The appointment Is Important and t > lgnlflcant because the committee has under consideration the Quay , Clark and Scott contests. Senator Harris has been generally re garded as antagonistic to the right of a governor to 1111 a senatorial vacancy where the legislature falls to elect , as the com mittee is clcsc , so far ns can bo surmised , from the records of senators , his vote may determine the character of the report to bo submitted to the senate for its action In Senator Quay's case. Among tbo most Important bills Intro duced were the following : By Hale , for the construction of a Pacific cable by the Navy department to be operated by the Postofllco department , and appro priating $11,000,000 for this purpose. It Is to inn from San Francisco to Manila by way of Honolulu , the Midway Islands , Guam and Hollo. By Kyle , for the establishment of postal savings banks nnd a government telegraph Bstem for the restriction of Immigration and a joint resolution for a constitutional amend ment for the regulation of marrlago and divorce. * By Harris , joint resolutions for consti tutional amendmentu authorizing the Impo sition of an Income tux and for the election of senators by the people. By Warren , for the cession by the gen eral government of G.OOO.OOO acres of arid ( Continued on Fourth Page. ) NO CHANGE AT LADl'SMITH ' Boors Continue ) to Attack the Town , bat Do Not Taka It. DELAYED DISPATCHES TFLL THE STORY ICxpert Opinion on ( lie Situation In- illentcN Unit .tip I hum AVIII lime ii Hnril Jiih ( ietttntr to Klnilierlej. ( Copyright , 1599 , by Press Publishing Co. ) I1UITISH CAMP AT FRERH , Twenty Miles from Lndysmlth , Dec. G. H n. m. l New York World Cablegram Special Tel egram. ) Advices smuggled through the Uoer lines from the British besieged in Lady- smith report that they could read the flash light messages which have been flashed from this point. Dissension In FA Id to be rlfo In the Boer camp nnd the Doers are said to be * -hort of provisions. The situation nt Lady- smith Is unchanged. HO 1)13RT ) STUART. HSTCOURT. Dee. 4. 3:40 : p. m. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Hrltlsh at Frorc Elation report every thing quiet. The troops nt Ladsnilth sig nalled on Sunday : "All's well. " KSTCOURT , Dec. fi. 4 p. m. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) H la reported that thu Doers arc still occupying strongly fortified posttlonn round Colonso. It Is also rumored that the brldgo carrying the roadway over the Tugela rhcr nt Co- lenso , which Is still Intact , has been under mined by the Boers. lloer * Millie. Determined Attack. ( Copyright , 1MD , by Press Publishing Co. ) LADY9.MITH , Natal , Doc. 1. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) ( Message sent thiough the Boer lines by native runner , but delayed by British cen sors'und evidently "edited. " ) The Boers made n determined nttnck on this place yes terday. Their heavy artillery mounted on the surrounding hills opened fire early In the morning nnd kept It up without Inter mission until noon. At 7 o'clock nn attack In force wns made from the north. The British naval artillery prevented the ' > | R Boer guns from doing damage , whllo the British field artillery did effective work , as was shown by the finding of 110 dead Doer horses In ono spot. The Boers developed a strong rlflo attack from the north , from the east nnd from the south , but ncvor cnme closer Jhan 800 yards. The British cavalry had no chance. Judging from the activ ity of the Boer ambulances today their loss must have been heavy. The British loss wns sllcht. At noon the naval battery fired a royal salute nnd the troops drank tha prince's health , after which they resumed the flght with Increased ardor. If yesterday's attack was the best the- Boers can do Ladysmlth Is utterly safe. The Boer artillery practice yesterday wns erratic , showing that many of the geol gunners must be dead. JOHN STUART. IloerH SHU I'lUKilliiR A > uy. ( Copyright , 18119 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LADYSMITH , Nov. 28. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram Slessage sent through the Boer lines by native runner , but detained by British censors. ) The Boers are plugging away _ nt town and camp Indus triously but fruitlessly with their artillery , especially notlvo bslng a now gun planted In the middle of a hill. The English reply- only occasionally and are generally effec tive. The shelling has been far brisker in the last two days , the whcfo camp and town being now open to the Boer artillery , the range of the most vulnerable points having been found. General Joubert's force appears to be re treating , probably to conccntrnto somewhere about here , though the wagons visible from the camp seem to bo retiring toward the Orange Free State. News of British victories to the south has been received here with the utmost satisfac tion. All the besieged troops hope the Boors will give General Cleary'a division a chance here to smash the force which nothing but the resistance of General White's men has prevented from devastating Natal. The British are In excellent health. The Boers , It Is reported , have been decimated by dysentery. JOHN STUART. .Military Kxpcrfn Opinion. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. G. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Post military expert says : "It seems clear that our successes nt Mod- der river were duo entirely to artillery lire. The infantry could sco nothing to shoot nt , for the enemy lay close In sheltered trenches , behind sand bags , tree trunks and rlvetments of corrugated Iron. Inclosd there Is reason to doubt that the Boers were much shaken by the battle. News of their intention to hold the lines for a week does not como from very trustworthy sources. Modder river brldgo Is reported nn utter wreck. If that means the piers are destroyed It Is n very serious matter , for no repairs could be effected sufllclcnt to carry n railway line for some weeks and It is a line which Is most Important to KImberlcy. If the railway brldgo cannot bo depended on Methuen's advance must bo delayed by need of reinforcements , Of these reported as dispatched from the Cape wo can only verify one Held , ono horse battery and one bat talion of infantry. After unexpected op position along the Modder river Slcthuon will doubtless not risk defeat this side of Klmberloy. His report speaks of the ar rival on the evening of the river battle of a largo force of the enemy from Jncobsdal , which finding the Free Sinters In retreat , retired with them. Therefore this now and perhaps unbeaten body Is to bo accounted for. The eojtle from Klmbcrley seems to have been a costly affair. A suggestive silence hangs over Natal. The delay In Dudler's advance Is unavoidable and may even bo extended some days further. Changes In his plans may have caused changes In the arrangement of the corauils- sarlat and transportation. " Amcrit-'iin HUH n Cmiiulnlnt. LONDON , Dec. 6. The Times prints a letter from nn American citizen who left Johannesburg because he was liable to bo Impressed and who bad learned that the United States consul wns unable to protect aim. Ho complains bitterly that the Amer ican flag Vas not respected In Pretoria ; that his passport was not respected nnd that hla position was practically unbearable , MAFEKING IN SORE STRAITS | f Jloerx I'M ' I UK Illuli Kiploiilvc Slielln TluKIUh I'ONltlon In \iilul. NEW YORK , Dec. 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from London gays : While the war olfico has received intelligence that Mafo > ting was safe on November 20 , It admitted : hat the investment there WCH closer than ever before. This Is coullrmcd by the Pall Mall Gazette'o correspondent , but Router's dispatches ono day later show that the Boers are using new shells tilled with a high ex * iloalvo from a ten-ton gun and that the situation is serious. From Natal the only press dispatcher which came through yesterday were foro- coets of the terrible battle Impending on the Tugeln river. The most ominous one was from George Lynch to tne Kcho , dated November 26 , which stated that the Boors had captured 250 head of tattle belonging to the garrison nnd that , sheila were occasion- nlly doing much mischief. The garrison was evidently casting anxious eyes southward The Central News nlsj has a report from n runner that the cannonading has been In cessant nt Ladysmlth nnd that shells nro constantly dropping Inside the British lines with nn Increased number of casualties. The British guns nrc replying steadily , a re assuring sign that the ammunition Is holding out. BOERS NOT ON THE RETREAT Ocim 1'ntil'N SnliHcrn Are KIIKIIRPII In MiiKlMK It rtic < > mf < irtnl > te for I.nil ] ninltli , LONDON , Dec. C. A budget of news from Ladysmlth , which arrived today , brings the history of the beleoKured garrison up to No vember 20. In tiplto of the rumors of n retrograde movement upon the part of the Boers , the stories Just received show that the garrison , although ettlt strong , wua suf fering from confinement , restricted diet nnd the increasing volume of the Boer nrtlllery ( Ire , especially that of nn nddltlonal heavy caliber gun placed In position C.OOO yards from the western defensia. The dispatches relate that the Boers had discovered the most vulnerable points of the garrison nnd that shelling wns becoming 'disagreeably ef fective. The rations had bQen reduced and there was a great deal of sickness. Never theless , ' the troops of the garrison were In every way preparing to meet the nssault which It was anticipated tjio Boers would undertake In a final effort to reduce the city. The belief wns current In ] Ladysmlth that the Bocre were preparing Jor a retrograde movement after another fattack. Several bodies of hurphers were reported to have been seen November 28 , moving In the di rection of the Drakensburg range , while , November 29 , detachments were observed Joumeylng northward with wagons. Discord between the Trnnsvaalcrs nnd Free Staters was nlio reported. Tbero was no indica tion , however , thnt the Boers were prepar ing to dismantle their gun positions , but tbo Idea wns prevalent In some quarters of Ladysmlth that the continued shelling of the place wan Intended to cover the retirement of other Boer forces towards the Transvaal frontiers. The Pretoria dispatch ( of Saturday , De cember 2 , via Lourenzo Marqucz , Monday , December 4) ) .however , announced that a Boer council of war December 2 was plan ning a renewed assault on Ladysmlth. One Hrldire Iiilnct. A dispatch from Frere , dated Sunday , De cember 3 , reports that In Colonel Lord Dun- donald's reconnaissance near Colenso fifteen Boers were killed and many wounded. The road brldgo across the Tugeln river Is In tact. tact.Tho The same message reports that President Kruger la anxious that the burghers leave Ladysmlth in order to oppose the British marching In the direction of Pretoria from the west. Advices from Putter's kraal , the head quarters of Gcnernl Gatacro's division , dated Saturday , December 2 , say the Boers entered Dordorecht that morning. This , U Is added , la probably Groebler's force of 1,500 men from Stormberg. The war ofllco bos received the list of casualties during the ser t 'WfciClraberley , November 28 , ns follows : ' Killed : Major Scott-Turner of the Black Watch , Lleuton- nnt C. W. Wright of the Klmberley Llsht Horse and twenty non-commissioned officers and men. Wounded : Captain Walleck , Lieutenants Clifford nnd Watson nnd twen ty-eight non-commlreloned officers and men. men.There There Is a possibility , If General Duller asks for further reinforcements , that a brigade of mllltla will bo sent to South Africa , with the view of conciliating the militiamen , who think that branch of the service has been slighted In favor of the reservists. In compliance with a requisition signed by Messrs. W. Redmond , John Clancy nnd oth ers the lord mayor of Dublin locum tenens has called a meeting of the corporation for December 11 to dispose of n motion in which fho corporation will deplore the "Infliction on the South African republics of this la mentable , cruel and unnecessary war , " and protests agalnet a policy "Involving loss of life nnd enormous expenditures. " Ilcjiort f Itucr IONNCN. The war ofllce has received the followlns telegram from General Duller : "PIETERMARITZBURG , Tuesday , Dec. G. It is very dlfllcult to make any statement In regard to the enemy's loss. For Instance , nt Belmont eighty-one of their dead were accounted for. There Is every reason to be lieve that the enemy's loss In the flght at Ladysmlth November 9 was over 800 killed and wounded. Information from n trust worthy Boer pourco shows thnt nt Hlldyard's fight November 23 the enemy lost thirty killed nnd 100 wounded. It Is Impossible to say how far these numbers are correct , but It Is evident the enemy does not admit a tenth of the losses suffered. Intercepted dispatches to Jotibort from n commander show that oven the ofliclal dispatches con tain decidedly inaccurate Information In this respect. " GENERAL JOUBERT IS ILL Ilctlre * to TraiiMvnal for Treatment Artillery Duel nt Mafe- Ulnir. PRETORIA , Saturday , Dec. 2. ( Via Lourenzo Marquez. Slondny , Dec. 4. ) Gen eral Joubert Is Indisposed and has arrived at Volksrust , across the Transvaal border , for medical treatment. A dispatch from the head laager , where General Schalkburger Is In supreme com mand during tbo absence of General Joubert , announces that a council of war was held December 2 with reference to assaulting Ladysmlth. The state attorney has arrived at the camp to advise the Boer command ers. Everything Is quiet at Ladysmlth. Dispatches from the west report that there was a heavy artillery duel at Slafeklng dur ing the morning of December 2. All Is qulot nt Klmberley. Comfortable wood and Iron houses have been erected nt Waterfall , a few miles from Pretoria , for the rank and file of the British prisoners , Count Devllle lo Blols , a colonel In the French army , has Joined the Transvaal forces as an authorized military attache. Krenrh O/lieern / In Anitlut HOKI-N , LISBON , Dec. 6. Two Riuslnn colonels , a French general and u French colonel who have been engaged by Dr. Leydu to assist In the defense of Pretoria left today for Lo renzo Marquez. They were escorted to the steamer by the secretary of the French legation here. DUeover n .Mlnnr I'lanef. OAaiHKinOK. Mif-s. , Dec. C. The Uuro- pean Union of Astronomers announce through Harvard college observatory the discovery of a minor planet of the tenth magnitude by Chariots , The discovery po- i-HIon is the following : December 4.377 , nreenwlrli tlmo ; right aHcenslon , 4 Jioius. 'SI mlnutPH. BG seconds , declination ; north II degrees , 13 m'nutes , The object has a motion of in I nun 14 minutes In rleht as cension und 4 minutes north in declination. HAYIVARD'S ' FUNERAL TODAY Services Occur at tha Familj Reildenco at Two in the Afternoon STATE OFFICIALS WILL BE PRESENT Otoc Connly Ilnr Will Atlrnit lit n Iloil ; Interment nt AVj Cemetery Tel ewramn nf Condolence. NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Dec. 6. ( Special Telegram. ) Funeral services of the Intc Senator SI. L. Haywnrd will be held nt the family residence Thursday afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Hov. II. L. House , pastor of the Baptist church of this city , where the scm- tor his been a regular attendant fur many yearn , will conduct the obsequies. The In terment will be In Wyukn cemetery. No word has been received from the ser- gennt-at-nrms of the senate In regard to the senate's participation In the funeral services. The members of the Otoo county bar met yesterday at the office of K. F. Warren and mndd arrangement * to attend the funeral In a body. Many more telegrams of condolence were received by Mrs. Haywnrd last night and today. Word wns received from the War depart ment to the effect that a cablegram hail been sent to Dr. Hdwln 1' . Haywnrd nt Ma nila , 1' . 1. , notifying him of his father's death. Governor Cncft ! in NclirnnUit City * LINCOLN , Dec. G. ( Special. ) Governor Poyntcr and Adjutant General Harry left for Nebraska City this afternoon to attend tha funeral of the Into Senator Hnyward , Arrangements nro being mndo with a rail road company for a special train to Ne braska City tomorrow morning and If this is put on several hundred people will avail themeelvcu of the opportunity of attending the funeral. Governor Poyntcr this morn ing sent a personal request to each state ofliclal asking that they close their offices tomorrow afternoon and , If convenient , attend the services at Nebraskii City. Whether they will do so or not depends largely on the decision of the railroad com pany regarding the special train. Arrangements were made with the Bur lington road tonight for running a special trnln to Nebraska City tomorrow for the accommodation of the people who wish to attend the funeral of the late Senator Hay- ward. It will leave Lincoln nt 10:30 : a. m. , and returning will leave Nebraska City immediately after the funeral. Thin will permit connections with the Omaha train which arrives hero nt 10 a. m. LEGAL BATTLE OVER RETURNS FlooilRntcn f Orntory Oprncil nt Frankfort Hcforr ( lie Slntc llonril lit Klcutlun CommlanloiierM. FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec. C. The floodgates of oratory were opened promptly when thq election commissioners took their seats to day jind It rolled on for hours , with a brief Intermission at noon. The republican speeches were longer and more * elaborate than tbo democrats , who were apparently saving ns much as possible of their tlmo for Judge Hargla of Louisville , who to morrow makes the great argument for Goebol. D. W. F. Falrle of Louisville made thu opening statement for tbo republicans ; R. F. Peak of Shelbyvlllo performing a similar office for the democrats. A. E. Wlllson of Louisville spoke for the. republicans and Lewis SIcQuowon of Shelbyvlllo replying for democracy. A. P. Humphreys of Louia- vlllo wns put down for the close of the re publican arguments and a general summing up > of the case. Judge Hnrgls closes to morrow. The arguments were carried enduring during the day in the greatest possible harmony. The senate chamber wae Jammed to suffo cation by an Interested throng of listen ers. There was not a policeman nnywhere nround the building , nor was there the slightest need of one. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Dec. C. The local members of the state guard -were Instructed to assemble at the armory tonight. They were later dismissed nnd told to bo In readi- nccs to reassemble at a given signal. The cause for the assembling could not be learned , the officers saying they themselves do not know. QUARANTINE SANTOS COFFEE Several Slilnn trltli CnrKorn from the. Jiifeeteil Port Arc Held liy Health Olllccr. NEW YORK , Dec. C. A conference be tween the committee of coffee merchants and tbo Board of Health today resulted In no conclusion regarding the admission of cargoes of several ships from Santos now held In quarantine. Chairman Murphy of the hoard declared that It was useless to talk-about the re lease of the carco of the J. W. Taylor , ' the Infected ship , but said the 'board would hear the committee on Saturday regarding the cargoes of three unlnfectcd ships. President Slurphy was Influenced In tak ing this course by the decision of the Bos ton Board of Health to allow any ship from Santos to dock after tbo vessel and cargo had been passed and certified by Dr. Doth , health officer of this port. The John C. Scager company , agents for the Prince line , tonight notified the owners ' and consignees of the cargo of the Roman Prince , which has already reached New York , that it would be a wise thing to take the cargo to Boston at an extra expense of 10 cents a bag , or for the owners of the cargo to agree to pay a demurrage of $250 a day during such time as the cargo remains aboard. It Is believed the. agents of other lines have agreed to follow the same course with consignees. WANT NEW CABINET POSITION Internal lleveniie Collector * OrKnn- .Movement to Secure aIMV Department of tiovernnient. CHICAGO , Dec. C. The Tribune tomorrow will say : The internal revenue collectors of the United States are organizing u movement to have n new department of tbo government and n now cabinet position established. A meeting will bo held to form an association in this direction. Collector Coyne of Chicago cage says the internal revenue branch of the federal service ought to he taken out of the treasury and made a department by It- gelf. Ono of the chief reasons given Is that under the present syntcin tbo bureau seta no credit for what It does. During the fall festivities In Cclcago an association of collectors was started. F. E Coyne of Chicago , Charles H. Treat of Nqw York , Frank McCord of Cleveland aiU Charles Sapp of Louisville were appointed 3 committee to promote the scheme. Sir. Coyne In working the western states Sir. Treat the eastern , Sir. Sapp the south ern And Mr , McCord the central states. The CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Generally Fair ; Westerly WlmK Toniiierntnrp nl Omnlin yenlerilnyl Hour , Den. Hour , DTK- . - > n. in -S 1 ii. in. . . . . . ! l it n. in , , ' . , , , as i : p. in. . . . . . : ut 7 M. 111. . , , , , 221) : t | i. in. . . . . . -I- H 11. in. , , . , , - ! > ! il. in. . . . . . ! - ti n. in u n ii. 111 i- tn ii. in : : i ( i IL in it II n. in , , , , , , ! t. > 7 | i. in i -II IU in , . . . : ir S 1' . Ill ' ! ! > ti n. Hi : t meeting to organize will be held elthor at Chicago or Washington and the nssocht'on will probably to made permanent. JONES OUT FOR EXPANSION ( tiMprnor of ArkiuiNiiM ( 'niinrn 11 Stir In Political rirolc * lijAiiiioiinv - liill HlN Vlcun. LITTLE UOCIC , Ark. . Dec. C. A stir hns ccmo In Arknneas political circles by the announcement today that Governor Dan W. Jonrs , whu in a rnndlilnto for the t'nltod States ecnnto to succeed Senator Merry , hns t-nnio out strongly In favor of expansion. Ho has heretofore been considered nn opponent of that policy nlong with Bcnnlor Merry , who Is n candidate for re-election. Governor Jones Ftatod In an Interview today that the only salvation for the south ern states U in the expansion of commerce by the opening of new markets In Asia for fouthern products , and that In order to maintain and protect such commerce the Philippines must be retained by the United States. Governor Jonea' attitude makes ox- pcr.slon . the dominant issue In the senatorial race. * WHITNEY HEADS BG COMBINE \eiv Coiniinny Oruniilreil to Control Cnl > ami Currlnne HIIKIIOMM | In I.n rite CltleN. NEW YORK. Dec. 6. The Commercial Advertiser sa > s : The Interests of the Electric Vehialc com pany , the General Carriage company , the In ternational Power company ( Richard CroJ J ker's auto-truck company ) and rovernl smaller cab and carriage companies now do- j ing business In the more Important cities of | the country , are to bo combined Into one big company controlled by William C. Whit- ! ncy of the Whltney-Wldener-Elklns syndi cate. The details of the combination "will probably not bo divulged for some time. Negotiations for the combination were opened several months ago , and have ad vanced gradually. Frederick B. Esler , a di rector of the General Carriage company nnd ono of the proprietors , said the company would have between 300 nnd 400 cabs and carriages In service before January Thh company Is organized on lines similar to these on which the general cab companies of London and Paris are operated. Mr. Eslcr said that a careful examination of the various systems In use proved that , for the present horses were by far the cheapest nnd most desirable in connection with light cab service. "When wo come to the question of stages , " he added , "that Is another matter. We shall adopt some other motive power , either olcc- trlclty or compressed air , whichever proves best for our needs. " The combination of the various companies places Sir. Whitney in control of the enter prise In Greater New York. By acquiring the General Carriage company Mr. Whitney will have the right to parallel the lines of rival street railway companies In Manhattan , Brooklyn and Bronx. PREACHER SHOT BY BURGLAR Ilev. Davlil II. Cheney , One of ( li ICmnrn Ilniillxt Clergymen ofVlN - cuiiNln , the Victim. RACINE , Wis.j Dec. C. Rev. David B. Cheney of the First Baptist church and his -wife were shot by a burglar at 10 o'clock today at their homo on Lake avenue. Mrs. Cheney wns shot in the breast. The ball glanced downward and is believed to have lodged in her left lung. Mr. Cheney was shot In the abdomen and in the center of the breast. Both are In a critical condition. The desperate burglar escaped. A large pofse of police officials and private citizens Is scouring the country for him. The city Is all excitement. If ho Is caught It Is be lieved the law will bo powerless to prevent his being lynched. Rev. David B. Cheney Is ono of the beet known Baptist preachers In the state. Ho has occupied pulpits at La Crosse and Su perior and for several years was president of the American Protective association of the state. A reward of ? 500 Is offered for the capture of the burglar , dead or alive. SHARP ADVANCE IN CRUDE OIL I'rlc-o IIn ItlNcn Forty Ci-ntM n Ilnrrel Since 1'im'iiril Movement ILK | < III Four Month * Auo. CHICAGO , Dec. C. Another sharp ad vance In crude petroleum was made by the Standard 01,1 , company today , the Pennsyl vania product being pushed up 3 cents to $1.64 a barrel and Indiana oil 2 cents to $1.11. Altogether since the upward move ment began four months ago oil has risen over 40 cents n barrel. Production Is said to bo 20,000 barrels a day below the ship ment. The deficiency la being made up from the reserve stocks which the Standard car ries , principally in Indiana , whllo an nc- tlvlty unequnlcd In the Industry In the direction of searching for now territory pre vails throughout the country. Refined oil , which la burned In the houses of the people , hen gone up from 2 % to 31& cents , and at today's quotation was at tbo highest point In years. CHICAGO LABOR WAR AVERTED llnllillnir CoiitraeturM a nil Triulen I iilonN leicli ( : nn Airri'i'inniil for Permanent Arlliltratluii llonril , CHICAGO , Dec. C. The great labor war threatening so long between the Chicago building contractors nnd trades unions has been averted through an agreement for a permanent arbitration board , whose per sonnel Is to bn thoroughly representative of the trades unions und other Interests con cerned. Through the terms agreed upon no sym pathetic strike Is to be declared until the now board has had an opportunity to In vestigate and decree what are to be tha terms of settlement. Provision is made for the naming of a referee by the arbitrators , In event the board U unable to reach on agreement on any particular Issue , HHiiinliioiiN .MlnerH AnU nn Ailviinnr , PHILLIPSUURO , Pa. , Uec C.-'JMio bituminous coal mlnnm of central and northern Pennsylvania hnvo uelied for un advance , of 10 rc-ntH n ton for nick mini UK , 12V4cents a ton for * loading after muchlnn nnd 20 per cent advance for all other labor , thn e-amo to go Into eiTeet January 1. To consider the question a conference of mlniTH will be held at Cleiirlleld next Tues day unit on the aiime day a joint conference of miners and o ; > crntoii will take place. A strike U certitlii should the operators not jgree to an advance not later than Aurll 1 ALLEN IN THE RING May Bo Considered a Candidate for tha Vacant Sonatorsbip. WILL NOT DECLINE IF HE IS APPOINTED All the Fusion ists \Vaihinpton Back the Judge for the Placo. TELEGRAPH THEIR WISII2S TO POYNTER Nebraska Fusion Congressmen Send an Appeal to the Governor. UNITE- WITH SENATORS IN HIS BEHALF I'stc Argument flint Allen's I'rcnrncn In Hnilly : \ coiled In ( In.Semite , II N lll > IllIN llllllleiiee lUIll NELIOH , Nob. , Dec. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) Upon being asked today If ho would accept the appointment to the United States senate to nil the vacancy occasioned hy tha death of Senator Hayward Judge William V. Allen salcl : "If the appointment were tendered me I would not feel nt liberty to decline. " WASHINGTON , Dec. 0. ( Special Tele gram. ) The biggest kind of a row Is on In the democratic and fusion ranks hero over the rumor that comes from Nebraska that Gilbert SI. Hitchcock will be appointed on Saturday as a successor to Monroe L. Hay wnrd. Caucuses have been held the entire mornIng - Ing and the concensus of opinion Is that It would be a great mistake to appoint Hitchcock. Fusion loaders cay It Is abso lutely essential to hnvo a man of expel I- cnce at the present tlmo In the halls of legislation In view of the fact that a cur. rency measure Is to bo railroaded through the house under the gag rule and come up In the scnnto for dissection. They nay that Allen's experience Is absolutely necessary at this tlmo nnd that upon the forces In the senate will devolve the fight and nntap- i ilsm of the currency measure , which , whllo no ono believes It will bo defeated , would shape matters greatly for the coming presi dential cnmunlini. The Nebraska members of the fusion I forces , John S. Robinson of the Third dls- I trlct , W. L. Sturk of the Fourth district , j n. D. Sutherland of the Fifth district and i i William Novlllo of the Sixth district , follow- : lug the action of the fusion senators last ! j night , sent the following telegram this I morning : | "To Governor W. A. Poynter , Lincoln , , Neb. : The fusion members of the senate ( request Allen's appointment as senator. We , , the fusion reprcscntntlvca from Nebraska , heartily Join In this request nnd urge his appointment. " Private telegrams received from Nebraska 1 Indicate that Governor Poynter Is being . besieged by fusion members of the lant 1 stnto legislature , urging the appointment of Allen ami not Hitchcock. ' ' UcinocmtN I'nrorIlen. . So pronounced has become the opposition' of silver republicans nnd fuslonlsts In Wnsh- Irgton to the rumored appointment of O. SI. Hitchcock as Hayward's successor that It has not been nt all dlfllcult to get these who signed the telegram sent Governor Poynter last night In favor of Judge Allen to express themselves emphatically In oppo sition to Hitchcock's selection. Democratic senators liavo remained wholly In the background , If their statements are to be accepted , but , way on the deep Inside J. K. Jones , chairman of the national democratic committee , hns quietly been bracing up the populist nnd silver republican members to make n light for ex-Senator Allen. While ho stated to a friend that ho could take no hand In the affair ho had no doubt that Allen was better flttoil to succeed Senator Hayward than any mnu In the fusion rnnlm In Nebraska. To the world democratic senators have kept wholly out of the flght , but It needed only a casual observation to day to show that they were acting as bracers In their efforts to change Governor Poyn- ter's mind. Senators Harris , Hcltfeld and Turner did not hesitate to say when Interviewed that the reason they wanted ex-Senator Allen appointed was because be wns the unan imous choice of the fusion forces In the last legislature and that they died with him In tbo last ditch. They said It was not a question of sentiment but 'hard ' fncta which demanded a solution and that the log ical cbplco of a successor to Senator Hayward - ward was the man whom ho defeated , ex- Senator Allen. * AM VI CM veil from Iliic'nln. LINCOLN , Dec. C. ( Special. ) Notwith standing thu expressed determination of Governor Poynter to postpone consideration of the appointment of n successor to Sen ator Hayward until after the funeral , there are many politicians In tbo city who are anxiously waiting for the first opportunity for an interview on the subject. Governor Poynter wns glad to get nway from the city today and the candidates and their workers will liavo to wait until ho returns before making their claims for tbo appointment. There Is a good deal of quiet talk nt tbo fitato house concerning the appointment and Governor Poynter has nlieady been given to understand by the politicians representing the contending factions that unless ho ap points a man satisfactory to them they will prevent his rcnomlnatlon for governor nuxt year. The friends of Allen are particularly active In their opposition to Hitchcock and ateort that unites the ox-scuator Is appointed to fill the vacancy they will ueo tlielr Inllu- encit agalntit Poyntor In the convention next year , and similar thrtutB nro being made In bchulf of Hitchcock. Governor Poynter discussed the subject with several state olll- clals last week , but of course reached no dellnlto conclusion other than that any appointment that ho might mukn would he particularly offensive to some portion of the fi'slqn forces. A Etory was circulated by friends of Hitchcock today to the effect that Allen would not accept the appointment to suc ceed Senator Huyward. In this way It Ii hoped to draw over to their aid tome of the men who uro now supporting Allen. A strong effort IB being made to enlist the services of state ofllclals for the Omaha can didate , but apparently without any effect. There are but few men In the state house who hnvo any Influence with the governor mill among them there la a decided opposi tion to any plan by which It In hoped to send to Washington an senator a man who could not Hocure u majority vote In a populist leg islature , "If Governor Poynter wants to appoint a man who could not go to congress any other way be should not hesltnto a mlnuto about appointing Hitchcock , " said a man who stands particularly close to the gov ernor. "If he doeo this it will bo at the expense of the fusion parties , for ha could