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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1 ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBNING , DJECEMRER 12 , 1800 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY JBTVI3 CENTS.
DEBATE ONFIMNCE
Oyerstreot Opens the Great
Battle in the Houss.
SPEECH OF DOLLIVER IS THE FEATURE
Cbaraoterizad by All the Wit and Eloquence
of the lowan.
RIDICULES BRYAN'S ' FALSE PROPHECIES
Do Armond of Missouri the Heavy Gun on
the Democratic Side.
M'CLELLAN ' OF NEW YORK OPPOSES BILL
Aiiirntn ( n So und 'Money Democrats
In the HOIINC .Not to Vole for
Hie Illlli lint Vote
" for I'nrty.
WASHINGTON. Do11. . The feature of
tin opcnltiK dn > o' ' thu debate on the cur-
renc > bill In the house was thu speech of
Uolllvf : cl lown 1. waa characterized by
all thi wl : and eloquence foi which the
lowan In noted and held the members with
out regard to part ) for more than an hour
Deliver declared that the last doubt of the
republican party nj to the wisdom oJ en
acting the gold standard into law had bcon
resolved by the experience of the business
durliifi thi past threa years Ho stored
Brjan and generally ridiculed tha filsc
propheclci ol th ilumocratR In 1S9G.
Do Armond of Missouri was the heavy gun
on thn demociatla side. Ho warned the ro-
jiubllcanl from thi west that they could
not dcceivu th'lr constituents In congres
sional election ! by clalinlni ; that thc > had
yielded ta tha wlshe. of their colleagues in
ciuu' .
Overbtree. c ! Indian' ; opened thi debate
iti support of the bill and Maddox of Georgia
replied ti ( | ilm ,
McClcllkn of New York was the only other
Bpeaker today He uflnounccd his opposi
tion to thn bill on the ground that It would
contract thi currency extinguish the bank
notci nnd enhance the value of coin bonds
Hi nppeled tti those ol hU democratic col
leagues from New York , who , It Is reparted
Intend to vota for the bill , not to do so.
Representative Overstreet , In opening ,
bald"Mr
"Mr Speaker- This country presents the
anomalous situation of being the absolute and
unchallenged leader In almost every field of
advanced thought whether In science or lit
erature , certainly the most advanced In ma
terial development and the control of trade ,
by far the superior In manufactures and
growth of markets , and yet It Is the field of
great controversy upon the subject of the
standard of value and the proper media of
exchange.
"Notwithstanding there have been oc
casions when serious doubt clouded the sit
uation nnd produced grave fears lest the
entire fabric of our monetary sjstem might
bo seilously shaken , yet It Is to the great
credit ofthegovcrnment _ that every dollar
of our money In circulation Is absolutely
Bound and unquestioned. This condition has
led many people Into the erroneous belief
that there was no need for legislation , and
that the best the government could do would
bo to let the subject alone. Such people are
not familiar with the frequent pledges of the
goveinment to maintain the parity of our
money , declaring by congressional acts the
honest purpose of the government to faith
fully nnd surely guarantee the full parlt > of
all money in circulation. The present parity
depends entirely upon such declarations and
guarantees , but Its maintenance and enforce
ment rest with the judgment or caurice of
the secretary of the treasury , who , by a
single older , directing the UBC of silver In
the discharge of our obligations , may com
pletely destroy the parity , and shift the
r.tnmlnrd to the metal so used. "
Ho then pioceeded with an elaborate argu
ment against a double standard and a gen
eral review of our monetary legislation.
"Tho tremendous increase of silver coin
under the operation of the laws of 1878 and
1S30 , " ho continued , "created a doubt as to
the ability of the government to maintain the
parity of all Its money. "
iiK IliuiU Circulation.
After an elaborate exposition of the fea
tures of the bill and the method of their
operation , which followed ths line of his
report on the measure heretofore printed ,
Mr. Overstreet sold :
\f \ "Tho proposition to allow national banks
to Issue circulation to the par value of the
bonds deposited for their security Is neither
now nor partisan. It has been raised by
four presidents and live secretaries of the
tieasury , and bills containing such pio-
vlslon have been introduced in congress and
supported by members of both political
parties. It 1 entirely consistent with the
present banking sj stern The same reasons
\vhlch justify the Issue of 90 per cent of
the bonds will justify an issue to tbo par
value of the bonds. The only objection ad
vanced , aside from that of demagogic at
tack , generally , upon banks , Is that It per
mits too largo an Increase of tbo volume of
circulation and threatens an Inflation. But
U is unfair to compare the amount possible
under the proposed bill with the amount of
bank notes now in circulation. The profit
upon bank note circulation because of the
lax has reduced such circulation far below
the amount over expected , and such reduc
tion can bo creditably charged to a con
traction which was equally unexpected
The proper comparison is between the
amount possible under the present law and
the amount possible under the proposed
amendment , which would bo but a 10 per
i cut Increase , an amount which can bo
easily absorbed by the business of the
country and utilized In ns many different
money centers ns there are national banks ,
The repeal of the tax on national bank notes
and the DUhstltutlon of n tax upon bank
franchlnob as measured by their capital ,
surplus and undivided pioflts are proposed
in a spirit of fairness and for a just distri
bution of the burden of the tax. The
larger banks will pa > the tax In tbo same
degree au the smaller banks , while the
amount of revenue will bo practically un
changed , "
Country Di-ninmlN It.
In conclusion , Mr Overstreot said "The
ndvocateu of currency icform ( Irmly declurn
that the financial operations of the govern
ment are upon the gold standard , but that
the honest fears cngendeied by doubtful
legislation relative to silver coinage and
tbo persistent attack upon tbo standard of
\aluo fully justify the legislation asked.
To firmly llx gold as the standard of value
in unequivocal terms , made fully operative
by all proper safeguards , la the central Idea
of the law proposed. H Is confidently be
lieved that the country demands it and that
Vs- our action will bo ratified by the people
The supporters of the proposition are not
confined to the republican party nor to thd
BO- called 'money centers , ' Democrats of
courage nnd conviction have nobly dared to
( Continued on Second Page. )
ANTI-POLYGAMY AMENDMEN1
Srnnfor Tlinrntnn 1'ronenf * Minicroni
T'clKlonn AnkliiK < lmt the .National
I oiiNtlttillon ! ! e dimmed.
. Dec 11. ( Special Tele
Thtirston today Introdticec
a nlN BpetltlonB asking ( or nn null
poljgamP pcndment to the con3timt.cn
also pension tills for the relief of Wal.ci
I' DnvK Oliver Doncon , Charles A. Vet'
Kins , Catherine Mutr-ahy , Edward Yattnn
John C. Knapp , Mrs llattlo O. RedfUlJ
Cello A. Jcffers , George W 1'lelO , Autellui
Roberts , Catherine E 0 Hrlcn , James M
Slmoral , Andrew J. Cook , Robert It. Olllvc-i
and Laughlln F. McQIll.
Senator Allison Introduced a bill tdaj
authorizing a settlement and adjustment
with the Sioux City & Pacific Railway com
pany of Its Indebtedness to the Unltci
States and creating a commission of three
consisting of the secretary of the treasury
secretary of the Interior and attorney gin-
oral , to arrange terms of settlement.
T , M. Cook of Uncoln , deputy collector foi
Porto Rico , with headquarters at San Juan
Is In the city on his way to that Island
having Just returned from his home It
Lancaster county Mr. Cook ays It wotili' '
ho absolute folly to relinquish the owner
ship of the Island of Porto Rico , which h (
says , Is one of the most fertile In the world
bolng about as large as Cherry county , No-
braska. and having a population of 900,000.
S.V Carmack , member of congre s frotr
the Memphis ( Tenn ) district , has consented
to bp one of the orators nt the Jacksonlar
banquet to bo held In Omaha on January S.
The Indian commissioner Is preparing n
report to congress recommending n ratifi
cation of the agreement made with the
Yankton Sioux of South Dakota for the pur
chase of the Plpestono quarry In Minnesota
Negotiations \\ere conducted by Inspectoi
McLaughlln and according to the agreement
the Indians are to receive $100,000 for the
quarries , $25,000 of which Is to be represented -
sented by cattle.
G. A. Baker was today appointed post
master at Andrew , Jackson county , Iowa
and Vfm. Gordon , at Lakeport , Woodbury
county , Iowa.
An order was Issued discontinuing the
postofilce at Ramsey , Dcuel county. Ne
braska. Mall will be sent to Lewellen. An
order was also Issued discontinuing the
postofllce at Hums , Calhoun county , Iowa.
Mall to Elm Grove.
Application was today mada for the cstib.
llahmen : o' r postofllca at nn Intermediate
point between Fairfax and Randall , S. D
Congressmen Gambli and Burki recom
mended 1 ! . M. Nelson for postmaster.
POPE FAVORS THE FAITHFUL
CnthotleH Cl vn nn ITiinnnnl I'rl\IlcuP
lit Connection 111th Celehrnttoii
of the Yenr 1OOO.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Mgr. Martlnelll
has Just received from Rome a document
li. which the pope grants to the Catholics
of the world nn unusual privilege in con
nection with the celebration of the year
1 ! > 00. It concludes as follows
"Therefore , In order that the year 1300 ,
which Is abo.it to begin and which , it Is
to be devoutly hoped , will usher In a far
n.ore happy century , may , by the aid of
God and of His only begotten Son , our
Savior , have an auspicious opening and maj
close after a prosperous course. His holi
ness , Pope Leo XIII , gracloubly grants that
on the 31st of December , both of the year
which Is now ending and of the year about
to begin , at midnight , in churches and
cl.ipels where the most holy cucharlst la
kept , according to the prudent judgment
of the ordinary , the most august sacrament
may bo exposed for adoration ; and he
grants also the permission to say or to sing ,
In the presence of the eucharist thus ex
posed and at that hour , one holy mass ot
the feast of the circumcision and the octave
of Christmas. Moreover , he grants to the
faithful the special privilege of receiving
holy communion at the same time , either
during or outside the celebration of tha
mass. "
BRUMBY'S CONDITION WORSE
Vilinlrnl Ie ej' I'lnjc I.lcnteiiniit
IhieoimeloiiN Ha HI more hprclal-
ivt Culled to WiiNhlnston.
WASHINGTON , Dec , 11. The conditions
of Lieutenant Brumby , Admiral Dewey's
flag lieutenant , changed for the worse to
night , Irte.
ille became unconscious toward midnight
and a consultation ot the physicians was
hold nnd a telegram sent summoning a
Baltimore physician , who is a specialist on
fevers of the kind from which the lieutenant
Is suffering , Mrs. Haywood , a sister , is at
his bedside.
MI IIUHNA vnvruiiA iMtiy.i : MOISHY.
Sujirrmo Court Sn > n Ve-nMel'n Coii-
< leinniillon AVnVroni ; .
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. The United
States supreme court today decided In the
naval prize money case growing out of the
capture of the Spanish steamer Buena Ven
tura during the Spanish war , that the con
demnation of the vcssal was contrary to the
terms of the president's proclamation and
ordered the proceeds of the sale of the vessel
to bo turned over to the owners. In the
cases of the vessels Pedro and Guldo , also
owned by Spaniards , the condemnation wan
affirmed.
WOIIM ) M5MSTIIHN TIIISIR TI3IIMS.
Senator Hour Would Have PrrNldcnt
mill Contfrrnx Serve Until April.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11 In the senate
today Mr Hoar of Massachusetts , offered n
Joint resolution providing for the submission
to the state legislatures of a constitutional
amendment providing that the terms of the
president of the United States and the Flftv-
bUth congress shall not expire until the
last Wednesday In April , 1901 , and that here-
iiftor the terms of the president and congress
shall expire on the last Wednesday in April ,
Instead of on March 4
UnnlNh Went Iiiillen .Not for Sale.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11 The State de
partment authorizes a contradiction of the
report that the government of Denmark has
offered tbo Danish West India islands for
ialo No communication on this subject hna
passed between the two governments slnco
the failure of the negotlatloD on that sub
ject several years ago
WAITS TILL WITNESSES DIE
I'rcHlilciit of Defunct Mlnneniinllii
( iiinrnnty Loan Coiiiiiin > Ite-
turux from lllilluu In Mexico.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 11. Louis F. Men-
QB , formerly president of the defunct
Northwestern Guaranty I oan company of
this elty , who returned voluntarily from his
hiding place In Mexico a few months ago
after the years' absence , \\as today made a
free man The county attorney entered nollus
In the throe Indictments for embezzlement
that have been hanging over Menage six
> eaix The principal witnesses in the case
are dead ,
CATACRE IN A T1CI1T PLACL
Not a Man Available for the Next Ten Day
to Rain fore a Him ,
HIS REVERSE OF A SERIOUS CHARACTtF
, o * rK In HI * roiiiiiiuiul lH-lle\cil < <
IImiIlloil .Not LOOM Than J-eien
llnmlreil rrlnecft * of
( CopyrlRht. 1K . by Press Publishing Co ;
LONDON , Dec 11 ( New York World Ca-
blcgrnm Special Telegram ) The Post mil
itary expert sajs "The absence of filrthoi
news adds to the air of mjstery that cling :
about Gatacre's action fit Stormberg. Vari
ous accounts are forthcoming , but they nt
conclude at a point where our Interest cul
minates. There cither the knowledge of tin
correspondent ceased or the blue pencil o
the censor began. How so large a proportion
tion of the two regiments chiefly engage
were captured by the enemy Is lmposalbl <
to sav They had lost quite an Insignificant
number In killed and wounded and the seri
ous character of the reverse can only b <
accounted for by the fact that the men wen
worn out. The column left Putter's Kraal
nt midday Saturday and took the train foi
Molteno , twenttwo miles up the line , leavIng -
Ing there nt 9 p. m. to cover on foot twclv <
miles to the Boer position. The marc !
occupied seven hours. At 1.15 a. m. the
enemy's position was reached and the re
treat began three hours later. The troops
only took four hours In falling back to Mol-
tcno , thus being nearly twenty-four hours
'on the mov e.
The men captured ivero probably dcai' '
beat and could go no further. Other causes
which seem to have contributed to the re-
\erbe arc that the enemy's force appears
to have been entirely underestimated and
the operation attempted without sufficient re
connaissance.
"Gatacra's losses which , If the Boer re
port of 672 prisoners la believed , must have
exceeded 700. This may oblige him to fall
back on Queenstown. For political rea
sons , so retrograde a movement -would
have to be deplored , but this Is preferable
to risking further defeat The unfortunate
reflection Is that owing to hesitation In dis
patching Warren's division to the Cape ,
scarcely a man will be available for the
next ten dajs to reinforce Gatacre's col
umn. "
nf ( he I'rliiccHK.
The princess of Wales makes public the
following message to the women of Great
Britain , printed In n woman's weekly news
paper :
"My heart bleeds Tor the poor widows
and fatherless whose loved ones have met
glorious death fighting for their queen and
country. May God help and comfort them In
their saddened Christmas and give them
that peace which paraeth understanding.
"ALEXANDRIA , Princess of Wales. "
Sir Arthur Blgge , the queen's private sec
retary , came to London specially today
from Windsor and called early In the after
noon at the war office It Is understood the
object of his visit was to secure a full and
correct report on behalf of her majesty in
rcepect to Gatacre's reverse.
ARTILLERY SAVES A ROUI
Govern the lletreut of the Thorouprhlj
DlisorKdiil/cil Infantry Dlniin-
ter HUM DeiirenHliiK LZfTeut.
LONDON , Dec. 11. Later details regardIng -
Ing the disaster to General Gatacre's column
show that but for the magnificent work of
the British artillery the disaster would
have been far more extensive , as the inces
sant Boer shell fire In the midst of the
repulsed Infantry ultimately led to dlsoi-
der , which only escaped developing Into a
rout through the batteries of artillery oc
cupying successive positions , covering the
retreat , thus drawing u portion of the Boers'
galling fire
Apparently the British were set an Im
possible task and were treacherously guided
After n trjlng march and being under arms
sixteen hours they attacked the wrong part
of the Boer position , where the hill was
impregnable and the burghers were esti
mated to number 6,000 men Instead of 2,500 ,
as the spies had reported.
There Is little In the story to mitigate the
Intense hlmlllatlon cpcasloned by the epi
sode , which was almost an exact counter
part of the battle of Nicholson's nek
The War office was besieged with anxious
relatives , and the successive editions of the
newspapers were eagerlv ( .canned. Men and
women were equally persistent In pleading
for information , but the authorities either
do not possess any or are not prepared to
publish It at present. The affair has caused
the most depressing Influence everywhere ,
not excepting the stock exchange , where
consols were at the lowest price In many
years nnd South African securities slumped ,
not so much on account of the military reverse -
verso , which Is retrievable , but owing to the
profound apprehension as to Its political
effect. No great surprise would now bo felt
if General Gatacre's reverse resulted in
Cape Colony becoming aflame from end to
end.
end.Tbo
Tbo afternoon newspapers , like the mornIng -
Ing papers , withhold the apportionment of
blame until they are further acquainted with
the facts , and take the reverse philosoph
ically.
The Pall Mall Gazette remarks : "Tho
country's calm will again surprise the con
tinent. If the blowIs more serious than it
appears neither the crown nor the ministry
will be In danger of oven a single seditious ,
\lllfylng howl In the street. Wo have con
fidence in those who ore fighting for us and
in their directors "
The queen has sent her private secretary ,
Sir Aithur Blgge , specially from Windsor
castle to glean full details at the war office
for her majesty respecting General Gatacre'a
reverbe.
DURHAM IS ABUSING GATACRE
1'url'n Attnek on 1111 Alixent llnii Ii
IlCHeiiteil Heniliiileil of 1IU
I'll ii I tx.
( Copyright , USD , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. Dec 11. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Tele-gram )
The earl of Durham has pro
voked a storm nf protest by delivering
a a athlng attacl : on General Gatacre
In a public speech. Durham says Gatacro
should never have been entrusted with a
South African command , as ho was no com
mander and had previously overworked his
men in the Ouidurman campaign This on
slaught on an absent man la btrongly re
sented Durham IH reminded that he excused
himself from going In the service on the
ground of ago , while he Is only 44.
Ho lias already been n hero of two big
sensations his famous nullity suit agalniit
hla beautiful insane wife and n turf libel
bull brought against him by Sir George
Chctwjnd Durham's attack on Gatucre Is
largely regarded as being Justified , though
ungenerous. Gatacie , who h no utrateglst ,
is known In the army as "Old Backaclier , "
because ot his absurd fad for marching nn <
counter-marching his men.
UNMASK THE BOER POSITIOh
llrltlnh Artlllro Uien | L'n niu
Succeed * In Locating the
MODDER RIVER , Capo Colony. Stindaj
Evening , Dec. 10 The naval 47-Inch gur
again took up a position north of the camr
this afternoon , while the howitzer batterj
was posted southeast of the left of the
Boers Both opened a hot fire with lyddite
shells nnd shrapnel , to which the Boers
sharply replied with a dozen guns , thus un
masking their position , which was the ob
ject of the British maneuver. After nti
hour's fighting the Boer guns were silenced
The howitzers swept the trenches , and then
threw shell after shell upon the hills , the
explosion of the lyddite causing the whole
ground over an extensive area to rise in the
air in dense , brown clouds ,
A Boer long gun was dismantled.
H now appears that the Boers Intend that
the next fight Is to take place at Magcrs-
fonteln Apparently Spe > fontcln Is not defended -
fended or the Boors are unwilling to un
mask their position there as the replies to
the British artillery were all from guns at
Magcrstontcln.
MACiifM'H AiMMiivrniOT WA > TIU
Consul IlolllN TnUen Temnornry
Cliarnc. nt 1'retorln.
WASHINGTON , Dee. 11. Secretary Hay
has cabled to United States Consul Stanley
, Hollls nt Louronzo Marquez. Portuguese
j East Africa , directing him to proceed to Pro-
! torla nnd take charge of the United States
consulate there upon the departure of Mr.
j Macrum. This will obviate the necessity of
I accepting the services of Mr. Attcrbury , who
had been designated by Mr , Macrum to take
his place. Mr Hollls will serve OB consul at
Pretoria only until the arrival there of Adel-
bert Hay.
HH iccte < l of Ileliisr S > plen.
BELFAST , Dec 11 Two American com
mercial travelers who have arrived here , say
they were detained at Queenstown on sus
picion of being Boer spies. They add that
the United States consul obtained their re
lease and that he Is ranking an Inquiry Into
the matter
QUEENSTOWN , Dec. 11 The United
States consul here , In reply to a query re
garding the charge made by two American
commercial travelers at Belfast that they
had been detained ab Queenstown on sus
picion of being Boer spies , said he was not
aw are ol any such detention.
HIS PLAY COULD BE BETTER
/.nncnlirn "Chllilren of the Ghetto"
HUH 11 Mixed Hccejitlou nt a
JjOiiiloit Theater.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by PrebS Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec. 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Zangw ill's
"Children of the Ghetto" was produced at
the Adelphla tonight by Llebler's company.
It had a mixed reception. The third Act
was the only one that touched the audience
and at the conclusion signs of approval and
dissent were pretty fairly balanced. The
acting of Wilton Lackay at Rabbi and
Rosabel Morrison as 3ar'ah' , created mo-jt
favorable Impression. Bc'tJijAwere warmly
applauded. The general' critical opinion of
Zaugwlll's work seem to bo that It lacks
movement. The dialogue Is diffuse and
occasionally banal and , except in the third
act , lacks dramatic force.
ANOTHER ACT I1'VHIS COMBDV.
Count tie IJIon KJeeteil neeniine lie
IitMlNtM oil Miikliic n Siiecuh.
PARIS , Dec. 11. The Senate , sitting as a
high court , today resumed the hearing ot
witnesses In the case of the Auteull disturb
ances. The Count do Dion Insisted upon
making a speech before taking the oath , to
which M. Fallleres , president of the court
objected , The count was finally ejected
amidst an uproar.
Callly nnd Duble , two of the prisoners ,
were particularly noisy and vituperated M
Fallleres. The public prosecutor demanded
their expulsion and the sitting was sus
pended.
leeherK MOIIN Rni location.
ST. JOHNS , N F , Dec 11. The annual
ice blockade of the northern coast of the
island has begun. Vessels now arriving re
port innumerable Icebergs nnd Impassable
floes drifting In a southerly direction , chok
ing the ba > s nnd threatening to close navi
gation with the present week. Already the
Straits of Belle Isle are closed for the win
ter. The ice is packed thickly along the
Labrador coast. Within the next fortnight
transatlantic steamert. will be in danger of
colliding with bergs crossing their route.
CARTER NOT THE ONLY ONE
FU e Other * Are Imlleteil for Krnml
In Government AVnrIt In
SnMiiiaali Ilnihor.
SAVANNAH , Oa. , Dec. 11. The United
States grand jury has up to this time In Its
present session returned six Indictments
against persons charged with conspiring
against the government In connection with
the work done In the Savannah harbor.
Among them Is Captain O. M. Carter , already
condemned by court-martial. Others named
are D. H. Green , J F. Gaynor , E. H , Gaynor ,
W. T. Gaynor and M. A , Connally. AccordIng -
Ing to the Indictments $574,749 was secured
by conspiracy.
CoiiKrcNismnn WfintH OtherH I'linlnheil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11 Representative
DeGraffcnrold of Texas today Introduced a
resolution reciting the conviction of Captain
O. M Carter , U S. A. , by n military court-
martial of having misapplied $1,700,000 and
his sentence to line and Imprisonment. It Is
further recited that the proceedings dis
closed other parties or firms connected with
this transaction and that they had slnco re
ceived further government contracts. The
resolution then requests the secretary of war
and the attorney general to transmit to the
house a full statement of what steps have
been taken to secure the punishment of the
parties concerned with Carter In eonnec-
tlon with the improvement of Savannah
harbor.
GLAUS A. BLIXT ASKs'pARDON
Man AMio IMeiuleil Gnllt > ( o Murder
of Callicrlniilnif ill .Mliineniin-
HH I'lendN Innoeenee ,
( MINNEAPOLIS , Dec 11 Glaus A. Bllxt ,
who pleaded guilty to the murder of Cath
erine Glng in 1894 , and waa sentenced for
life , today filed application for a full par
don , based on the following reasons
First That ho Is not guilty of murder or
of any crime.
Second That the real perpetrator of the
crime was Harry Hayward and that the
deed had been committed before be bed any
knowledge of the crime .
Third That he waa drugged while going
with said Harry Hay ward that night and
would not under any circumstances he-en
coerced had it not been for the medicine
given him by Hayward ,
Boer Sympathy Meetinp rurnisucs tht
Occasion and Exoaie ,
EXECUTIVE MOLDS OWN AGAINST STORMERS
' In I'ulleil HIT
1'leree I3nirnKeinent nn
Orlulnnlly I'luiuicil , Hut No
CniiUiiInttnu Vltllilc to
the NuKetl 13 } e.
The woes of the Boers were the cooling
draught In which some otherwise unpalata
ble political doses were administered last
night to a good many unsuspecting repub
licans A good many foxy politicians hid
spotted this Boer sympathy meeting to
mean something sinister In politics , and as
preparations developed It began to bo ap
parent that It had two pre-eminent purposes.
Ono was to Involgio republicans Into a
seemingly nonpartlsan meeting Intended ul
timately to embarrass the national admin
istration. Another was to get them Into a
meeting for the purpose of booming Hitch
cock's candidacy for senator
1 The meeting was designed to lure Gov
ernor Pojntcr and c\-Senator Allen to
Omaha and Intimidate them by n demon
stration In Hitchcock's favor. In Inducing
the governor to come It was successful , but
It Is quite certain ho understood the hidden
design. Judge Allen seems to have fath
omed the scheme from n distance , as he
sent his regrets In a letter , In which he ex
pressed his sympathy for the Boeis with
out bumping up against the Douglas county
hungry fusion contingent.
tintherlnu : of the Clint * .
Great preparations had been made for a
concerted assault upon Governor Poynter
nnd Judge Allen In Hitchcock's behalf. They
were expected to arrive about noon nnd I ho
strikers were organized In gangs to make
their kicks effective. Every now and then
nn outpost of the ambushed forces would
Invade the office of the hotel at which the
governor was expected to stop , glance over
the register nnd sally forth to report that
he had not yet come In.
Not until 5 p. m. did the governor arrive
in Omaha. He came from his homo In Boone
county where he has been slnco Friday
attending the bedside of his father , who nt
the ago of 79 Is suffering from a complica
tion of serious ailments. He was accom
panied to Omaha by W. H. Reed , formerly
a partner of W. V. Allen , and M. F. Hir-
rlngton of O'Neill , both ardent supporters
of Allen.
Early In the day Judge Edgar Howard of
Papllllon had como to Omaha to convince
the governor that reason , wisdom , religion ,
the sago of Sarpy and horto sense dictated
the appointment of W. H. Thompson of
Grand Island. Matt Goring of Plattsmouth ,
Hanked by Peter Edward Ruffner , was also
hero to declare that next i ear's crops In
Cass county depended upon the appointment
of Hitchcock.
As the afternoon wore- away democrats
nnd populists wamiered In pain and squads
to take their places in the asbaulting col
umn when the general charge should bo
ordered. The hotel rotunda looked as if a
fusion convention was In prospect for the
day , but so carefully had the movement
been planned that no one had been assigned
the duty of meeting the governor at the
train. When the much-sought governor
made his way up town alone nnd afoot , stop
ping for some tlmo in a barber shop , an In
cipient panic seized the assembled strikers
with the suggested fear that the appointing
power had avoided the ambuscade by tun
nelling to some other hotel. Only by dint
o good fortune Captain Allen G. Fisher of
Chadron arrived at the hotel shortly after 5
and reported that Governor Poynter had
como on the fcame train with him and in
another halt hour the governor put in an
appearance.
Uoterimr the Storm Center.
From the haste with which Governor
Poynter shot through the office it was plain
ho suspected what was in store for him.
Ho had not reached the dcfak before the
strain upon his buttonholes became tremendous
deus and ho escaped only by Informing tha
importunate ones that ho was going to his
room , where he would be glad to hear what
they had to hay as fast as they could pre
sent themselves. His son , Charles , who Is
attending nn Omaha school , had to bo
pressed into service.
The first to reach the gubernatorial ear
was Matt Gerlng , who emerged In a few
minutes as wise as when ho went in and
without any assurances to offer the eager
listeners. The governor had not blanched
In the face of his charge.
Then a committee of Hitchcock populists ,
who did not propose to abide by tea declara
tion of the county central committee in favor
of Allen , gained admission. It comprised
Messrs. Magulre , Cohen and Cllne.
Following them was a delegation of a
dozen big men from South Omaha , headed
by Thomas Nolan and F. A. Broadwcll.
The court house squad comprised John
Power , Peter Hofeldt and James Connolly.
Then Charley Fanning , armed with an oil
gauge , and Walter Molso , resplendent in
colonel's uniform , got in their work as rep
resentatives of the state government.
To all Governor Poynter was noncommit
tal and none came out with high hope gleam
ing in their ph > slognomlcs. Finally the
governor went down to supper , which was
the cue for H. L. Metcalfo and , judging from
the knife and fork gesticulations and the
activity of Metcalfe's head and arras , it was
apparent that the submarine mines bad been
exploded.
Meantime Harry Miller nnd ( several oth
ers present , who had not been reassured by
the- utterances of the governor , made a
sortie upon W , E. Reed , who was stopping
at the same hotel , in vain appealing to him
as a friend of Allen to get the judge to
Jly the track.
Meantime , albo , the committee from the
populist county central committee had in
tercepted the governor with a white Hag
long enough to present the resolution
adopted Saturday favoring Allen's appoint
ment. This ended the preliminary engage
ment.
All Off for OHtlioflT'M Hull.
In the midst of the melee the governor
flanked about for Osthoff's hall and the
fountain or Boer sympathy. Ho deployed the
entire distance on foot , accompanied by
Edgar Howard , Land Commissioner Wolfe
and OHO or two others , The other restless
makers of senators of their own erratic
choice followed him.
All the COO beats in the hall were taken
when the governor appeared , and many were
standing. Before the meeting closed every
available foot of standing room was occu
pied , clear out to the head of the stairs.
The appearance of the governor was
greeted enthusiastically. Upon the platform
were seated with him RJgar Howard , Frank
Ransom , Miss Falrbrothcr , E. J. Cornish ,
Matthew Gcrlng , Thomas Brennan , G. M
Hitchcock and two or three others The
appearance of Hitchcock was , i sufficient
demonstration of one of the purposes of
the meeting A starter waa given for ap
plause by the claqueurs , which became gen
eral and continued ( or some time.
Governor Poynter was presented by Edgar
( Continued on Third Page )
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Partly Cloudy ; Vnrlnblo Winds.
DR. MORGAN IS IN TROUBLE
I'ortnor Uiniihn. 1'iiitor In Severe 11-
iinnclnl strnllN tUtti Wife I ) liiK
with CoiiNiiiii | > tloii.
DENVER. Dec 11 ( Special Telegram )
Dr Vyrnvvy Morgan , n clcrgjman formerly
living In Omaha , Is In great distress In Den
ver. Ills case was brought before the Bap
tist ministers' conference this morning by
Rev. W. L. Jordan nnd the talc told was one
that nude all the men there plunge deep
Into their pockets In splto of their scanty
salaries
Dr Morgan is in Denver at 3324 Clay street
with his wife , who Is djlng of consumption.
Three children me ill with scarlet fever
nnd ho has , within the last day or two , re
ceived news of the death of his fourth child
In England He Is at present w Ithout a
charge and dependent upon the sale of his
book for support. It has not been success
ful In Denver and thp family Is practlcallv
penniless. Contributions may bo sent to
Rev. W. L. Jordan , at 0.11 East Twentj-
Blxlh avenue. Dr. Morgan Is author of "The
Cambro-Amcilcan Pulpit , " a collection of
speeches of Welsh ministers In America.
RcV. Vyrowy Morgan wni pistor of the
Firs ! Baptist church in thin city fo.1 about
six months and resided nt 524 North Twenty-
third street During his chaige here the
church nourished and the project of building
, new1 edlflcn wni considered During D ?
Morgan's residence here his wife was In del
icate health and after a few weeks the paste -
to ! sen : her south. Her lungs were se
riously nffectcd. however , nnd Dr Morgan
determined to glvo up his work nnd remove
to Coloindo for the benefit of her health.
Previous to his pastorate hero Di. Mor-
gin traveled through America doing lit
erary work for English and Welsh journals.
He Is u native of Wales , where he made
hi i residence ! until two years ago.
CHARGED WITH A ROBBERY
Former I innloj c of the I'lielde Kx-
lirc.HN Company 1'lneeil Umter
Arrewt nt Che > ciine.
CHEYENNE , Dec. 11 ( Special Tele
gram ) Ed Neptune , nn ex-employe of the
Pacific Express company , was arrested to
day , charged with lobbing the olllcc of the
company In this city. Chief Canada of
Omahu and Assistant Ponrose of Denver of
the Union Pacific secret service arrived
here today nnd are at work on the case.
Neptune , who was formerly an express mes
senger from Omaha to Cheyenne and later
from Cheyenne to Ogden , denies the charges
against him and says he was nt bis home
ut the time the robbery was committed on
Saturday night. He has engaged nn attor-
no7 and will light the cafao. Neptune's home
baa been searched for the missing money ,
but without success.
U Is now officially reported that the rob
ber carried away ? 2,400 In cash and $4,000
worth of money orders and other valuables.
The detectives bay that Neptune was seen
in the vicinity of the express ofllco a few
minutes prior to the time the robbery was
committed.
BOY ASSAULTS A TEACHER
Au Uiirulv Seholnr SerloimU AVounil
a .Sc-liool I'rlneliinl tit
I.ehlKh , In.
FORT DODGE , la. Dec 11 ( Special
Telegram. ) A serious stabbing affair took
place this afternoon at a public school nt
Lohlgh , twelve miles south of heie Piln-
clpal O'Malley ordered James Elsbury , a
troublesome pupil , to change seats , when
Elsbury Impudently refused. O'Mnlley went
to the boy and attempted to take him out of
the scat The boy grew violent , drew n largo
pocketknlfe and attacked the teacher. In
the encounter the teacher was stabbed three
times , in arm , shoulder and side. Immedi
ately there was chaos. Pupils ran out of the
building nnd gave Information of the affair
about town. The boy was arrested. Princi
pal O'Malley was carried to his home , where
ho now lies In a serious condition O'Malley
Is a well known Iowa educator and was re
cently candidate for county superintendent.
NEBRASKAN BLOWS OUT GAS
II , I , . Atnnter of Sterling In In 11 So-
rloiiH I'reillciinieiit nt ICnn-
NIIN Cll > .
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 11. ( Special Tele
gram ) B L. Atwater Is at the city hos
pital and will probably die as the result of
inhaling illuminating gas. Atwnter Is a
young man from Sterling , Neb. Ho rcglb-
tered at the Tremont house on West Fifth
street Sunday night and was given a room.
Ho was discovered at 11 ' 30 a. m Monday
lit an unconscious condition and it Is sup
posed that ho blow out the gas. Atwater
was taken to the police station , where Dr.
Manaban worked with him Koveral hours
but failed to restore him. He was then
sent to the hospital Consciousness has not
yet been restored.
MAYNARD RELEASED ON BAIL
Former Attoriie ) ( ii-neral of Mlcli-
lliiuirrnlirneil on Indictment
Fun ml li ) ( iranil Jury.
LANSING , Mich , Dee. 11 Former Attor
ney General Fred A Ma > nard of Grand
Rapids was today arraigned on nn Indict-
men : found against him last week by the
grand Jury He pleaded not guilty and was
released on bail
The Indictment contains forty counts and
charge : ) Urn : M. ' . Maynard compelled Ills
stenographet , Geprgo H Kuhns , to glvo up
$10 per month of hit ) salary , Jl.COO In all.
PRYOR RESIGNS FROM BOARD
Pornicr Chief JiiNtloe of Kentucky
HUH ( .Men In I'onltlon Hoard of
Kleetlon CommlsHloiu-rM ,
NOWCASTLE , Ky. Dec. 11 H Is stated
that Judge W S. I'ryor , former chief Jus
tice , has resigned as chairman and member
of the State Board of Election Commis
sioners.
Mi einentii of Dentil Venm-lH , Dee , 11 ,
At Brlhbano Arrived Mlowera , from San
Francisco.
At Klao-Chou Arrived Guernsey , from
Poll laud vU Muioran
At Nagasaki Sailed Arab , for Portland ,
Ore.
Ore.At Gibraltar ArrUul I5ms. from New-
York and proce-eded for Naples und ( lenou
At New York-Arrived Amsterdam , from
Rotterdam
EDITOR KILLS A MAN
Obarlci Hi Harris Shoots a Prominent
Stockman Bead ,
TROUBLE OVER A PUBLISHED ARTICLE
J. H < Blenklron of Atkinson , Neb. i is the
Unfortunate ) Victim ,
SHOOTING OCCURS IN AN ALTERCATION
Deadly Shot is Fired with an Ordinary Old
Horse Pistol.
HARRIS AT ONCE GIVES HIMSELF UP
Coroner' " Jury In > exttuntm the fnne
mill rinilN tlint the Ueeil AVitn
Done Miuply In belt- ,
DELDEN. Neb , Dec. 11. ( Special Tele
gram ) J. H. Blenklron. a resident of At
kinson , Neb. , and u prominent stockman , was
Miot and almost Instantly killed last even
ing by Charles H. Harris , editor of the
Hcldcn New- ? . The trouble originated over
an article published In the News Siturday
and to which Blenklron took exception.
The men became Involved In an alterca
tion about the mutter In the News otllcc nnd
u light ensued.
The bullet entered Blcnklron's breast just
above the heart and ho only lived a few
minutes. Harris at once went to Hartlngton ,
Neb , nnd ga.e himself up to the authorities.
Ho sajs he committed the deed In solt-do-
ionsc.
Both men are very well known In this
section. Harris also runs a paper nt Ran
dolph , Neb , and Is considered to bo a quiet ,
peaceable man. Ulonklron owns large Inter
ests around Belden nnd comes here fre
quently In connection with his business af
fairs.
lAiinflicr Vei-Nlnn.
LAUREL , Neb . Dec 11 ( Special Tele
gram ) Last night Editor Charles S Harris
o ! the Bolden News shot and almost In
stantly killed J. H. Blenklron al AtMn-
sou , n stockman who has largo Intoicwts
in thli comity and \\cll known throughout
eastern Nebraska. Tin trouble arose over
thu nrtlclo which Harris published In the
News relative to SCTOO troublu which Blenk
lron had n few days previous with the Bel-
di'i tanl * .
When the article camio out in the News
Blenklron becnino enraged nnd went to the
printing ofnco nnd demanded that Hnnls
ictrac : . Thll tht editor refused to do.
Blenkiroii li eupposed to have started for
Harrib , who told him to stand back or ho
would hhoot him. Thg assailant told Harris
to shoot.
Upon his coming still closer Harris said-
"Dor. ' < , you como a step fnithcr or I'll ehoot
you. "
Blenklron 'said : "Shoot , I am not afr.ild
o. ' jour gun "
Tommy , 1ho 11-yenr-old son of W. V.
'Nlcland. a. merchants ! Beldcn , was In u
room back of the- printing office and heard
th fracas It Ii supposed that Blenklron
advanced tow arc' Harris after uttering his
last sentence , because a pistol shot vv.is
heard Instant/ ! and Blenklron walked out on
the street about twenty feet nnd dropped
dead Mrs. Chrl" Larson nnd others saw
the shot fired. They were across the street.
Harris went Immediately to a farmer's
placi about n milt * distant from town , boi-
rowed n pony and rode to Hartlngton and
gavi himself up tn tha authorities Public
sentiment seems to be In favor of the editor.
The funeral of the dead man will bo held at
Randolph at 2 p m tomorrow
Verillel oT Cor ner' .Jury.
HARTINGTON , Neb. , Dee. 11. ( Spec ! il
Telegram ) At the coroner's Inquest held
this evening over the body of Hark Blenk-
iron , who was shot last night at Belden by
Editor Harris , it was found that the shootIng -
Ing was done in self-dofenae.
The real trouble which led up to the
shooting occurred the middle of the week
when Blenkiron had trouble with the Belden
bank over un overdraft nnd tried to close
up the institution. The editor wrote up
the affair In his paper and to this Blenkiron
took offense and undertook to have it re
tracted.
There was no one present when the shootIng -
Ing took place but Harris and Blenklron.
Harris was seen at the county jail this
evening. While ho was not disposed to
talk very much jet ho seemed cheerful
nnd confident that the public , when ac
quainted with the facts , would justify the
shooting on the grounds of solf-defenso.
The sheriff has the jevolvnr which was
used In tbo shooting. It was an old-fash
ioned horse pistol. The Illenklrona are
among the wealthiest families in this part
of the state and will fight the case to the
bitter end. The preliminary hearing will
probably occur Friday before the county
judge.
INT R-CiW"GANG OF CROOKS
ItnlilH nt Chli-iiK" Dlno'lonc nn Oninhn-
Jlnrulnr Combine.
CHICAGO , Dec. 11. As the result of raids
made by the police last night on "fences"
at 391 and 746 West Van Buron street und
the arrest of eight women , the police bellevo
they have discovered an organised gang of
burglars , operating In Omaha , Minneapolis ,
St. Louis , Chicago and other large weotcui
cities.
One of thu women arrested last night , who
gave the name of Mrs. O'Brien , was today
Identltltd ns u Mr . Fogarty , whoso husbaud
IB supposed to bo In Omaha.
It 1 believed by the police that other
members of the gang are posted In different
cities , each conducting a branch of the main
organization In Chicago. Much of thu
property recovered in lust night's raids Is
supposed to have como from outside cities , as
It has not been Indentlfled here.
It I thought that the proceeds of
burglailcH In Minneapolis. Omuua and Rt
Louis were shipped to Chicago for disposal ,
while plunder secured in Chicago wah
shipped to other cltlco , most of it probably
to Omaha.
Mrs. Fogarty , or Mrs. O'Brien , U well
known In Omaha , but has not included this
city in her travels for sever * ! years. Chief
Donahue snjs that the woman Is a clover
shoplifter and journeys from one town to
another as uho exhausts their pohtilbllltles or
becomes known. She ban been under arrest
In a number of western cities and two yearn
ago was Involved in serious trouble In
Minneapolis The woman IB not wanted In
Omaha for any specific offense , and In not
thought to have any relatives hero.
rimt MIHMI lii KiUKim C'll ) .
KANSAS CJ1TV , Dee -The llm HIIOI-
of the Htiixon In thn sentiment IHIH been
fulling Hlnto ctnrly this morning In north *
west Missouri thu mum la tlirto Inches
deep , \\lille In Kansas City it In melting its
It fulls and is cotmldered bcnelklal to urow-
Ine wheat. _ ,
