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H I f ESTABLISHED JTJINE U ) , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MCTRNIKG , DECEMBER 13 ! , 185)9-TWELYE ) PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OEXTS. CATCH ROBBER BAND Colonel Emith Captures a Party of Querrillnn Hear Maloiqui , SENT TO MACARTHUR'S H.'ACQUARTERS Have Kept Country in a State of Terror for Several Y/oeks. / REBELS DIVIDE INTO ROBBER BANDS General Otis Reports thit Or aniz-d Rebel lion No Longer Is ats , ALL IMPORTANT TOWNS ARE OCCUPIED In the I.imt PIMV lnj-M hc American CiiMiinldi-H llnvc liftn Ten to One llumlieil of the MANILA. Dec. 12. 7:50 : p. m. Colonel Bmlth. with a detachment of the Sevcntecntn Infantry , surrounded and captured In a vil lage near Malusqul a party of guerrillas who had made their hoadnnnrUra there. The party Included the band which assas sinated seven officials at Malnsqul for friend liness to the Americans. All are Insurgents who became bandits when the disintegration of the Filipino army began. They kept the country around Malasqui In a elate of ter ror for several weeks , and committed twenty-live murdcrs-in that number of days. When they were caught they were promptlv sent to General MacArthur's headquarters at Uayambsng by train. H Is expected they will bo speedily tried and either shot or hanged as an example. The whole country north of San Fernando and between San Fernando and Manila , ex cept within the permanent line of trcops around the city and the closely patrolled fctretches of railroad , swarms * with similar bauds. Probably they will bo Increased by men from Pllar's army , many of whom are making their way south to join the Insurgent force In Cavlto province. These people for the most part succeeded In dodging General Grant , Colcnel Bell and Colonel Hood's troops , who arc scouring the country for them. They devote their en ergies to ambushing commissary wagons and to picking up soldiers who leave their commands. Every day some wagon train Is fired upon or some soldier disappears. General Wheeler's secretary , Mr. Garrett - rett , was disarmed and slashed by a bolo- man almost within sight of headquarters , his assailant pursuing him nearly into the headquarters building. The policy of these ruffians is to make the country uninhabita ble for Americans and to frighten natives Into refraining from giving assistance to the Americans , as well as to compel the Inhabitants to support the Insurrection. Worne Tluiii Klclitlne Indians. Frequently they raid and loot towns. The brother oi-'the.-prcsldont-'oP-Imua ' ' went out- Bldo the town the other day to harvest some rice. He was captured by his compatriots , accused of being a spy and executed. Only H small proportion of the Insurgent arms have been surrendered and the problem of suppressing the guerrilla warfare is any thing but easy of solution , Some of the American officers think it worse than fightIng - Ing Indians , owing to the difficulties of the country and the trouble In locating the enemy , who resort , when bard pressed , to the amlgo dodge and hide their guns. Some ot the Americans favor the Issance of a proclamation declaring all natives found with arms to bo bandits , punishable as criminals , Instead of being treated as prison ers ot war. Information has been received at head quarters that 500 Spanish prisoners have been shipped from Vlgan to Manila and that 3,500 others hnvo been assembled at Vigan , Including General Pena. Probably these are Spaniards released by General Young's troops In the Benguet district , where they were concentrated by thn Insurgents. Ilulivl * In Itolihvr HniulN. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The War depart ment has received the following cablegram from General Otis , descriptive of the mili tary situation In Luzon : "MANILA , Dec. 12. In Bulucau province the Insurgents have been scattered and driven east to the mountains. Our casualties In that section In the last few days were ten. The Insurgent casualties In killed , wounded and prisoners aggregate 100. Cou- elderablo Instil gents' property with records , arms and ammunition have bet-n captured. Our troops nro now In the mountains In pursuit. "Tho Insurgents have been driven from Sublg bay and the marines now occupy a naval station there. Our column moving west from Tarlac Is now on the west coast of Luzon , where It has been supplied. H en countered little resistance. A column Is now moving west and south from Dagupan along tliu coast. "There Is no concentrated Insurgent force of Importance In Luzon north of Manila. Southern Luzon will not offer any serious re sistance. Troops nro co-operating In that ( section , "Organized rebellion no longer exists and our troops are actively pursuing robber bands. All Important and threatened cen ters of population In the north have been oc cupied. OTIS. " LONDON , Dec. 12. Routers TeUg am company bus received tbo following dispatch from Hong Kong : "Tho Insurgent government ( so-called ) of the Philippines will bo changed to a die n- torshlp to continue hostilities against the Americans exclusively by the methods of guerrilla warfare. The Filipino nimy is be ing split up Into small bands , the tropi taking an oath before separation that th y will light until their , country's rights aie recognized. "A force of United States marines , which landed at Vlgan , South I locos province , ( rom the battleship Oregon , was defeated by t''e Filipinos under General Tlno on December 4. Thu Manila newspapers , despite the censorship , admit that General Lawton Is missing- " The foregoing dispatch was evidently sent by the Filipino Junta In Hong Kong. FALLS IN1U TAGAL PITFALL polillt-r Injured h > - llchiwr Impaled on Sharpenvil llnnihoo Stick * . NEW YORK , Dec. 12. A special lo the Tribune from Washington say : In hospital reports which reached the War department A from Manila Is chronicled the first casually duo to falling Into n Tagal pitfall which con tained the horrible device of bamboo prate set firmly In the hole and sharpened at tht ) top for the purpose of Impaling the unwary. The American troops have frequently found fiich trans on tbo line of march and es pecially lu front of. Insurgent trenchce , but Instances have been extremely rare In whldi the bamboo stakes were discovered. Ordi narily the traps have been simply deep holcfl In tlw jungle , covered with long grass , and , Hold'.ers have frequently fallen lute serious Injury has resulted. On forty-five men cf Company were engaged In ti email band ol Tagals from WIB trenches. Private Peters Karl plunged Into such a pit with its sharp ened bnmbocs and had his leg and foot severely lacerated , which put him out ol service. Fortunately ho did not tumble headlong Int > the trap , for If he hnd , In the opinion of the surgical officers , his wounds must certainly have been fatal. OPENING OF THt HEMP PORTS ( ir tier n I OIlM CnliU-N an Answer ( o Iiiiiulry from \Vnr Deportment Itelntlve ( o the UueNtlon. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. In answer tn the Inquiry from the War department rela tive to the opening of the hemp ports In the Philippines General Otis today made the following response : "MANILA , Dec. 12. Hemp ports will bo open ns soon as the transportation for troops can be secured. Probably active trade early In June. See annual report , page 202. " A reference to the place Iti the report ref - f erred to by General Otis shows tli2 fol lowing statement : "Of the three staple articles of the Islands hemp , tobacco and sugar only the latter shows a very marked depreciation In amount eccured and exported. About the same quantity of hemp was taken from the shipping ports during the last year as In the preceding year nod large exports of to bacco have been made. There will remain In the islands considerable quantities ol hemp and tobacco , but a short time ago Agulnaldo Issued a so-called decree most Injurious to his Interests , forbidding hi ? Tagologs to permit at the ports where they were stationed the entrance ot any merchant vessel flying the American Hag , and ns the Interlsland commerce is carried on under that flag , his decree terminated trade at points where troops nre not maintained. " FUNSTON WILL FIGHT IT OUT SIIJ-H He Will Cull Men to Amount for Slnniler on Illn Hetiirn. CHICAGO. Dec. 12. A special dispatch to the Record from Honolulu , December C ( via San Francisco , December 12) ) , says : Briga dier General Funston , accompanied by his aide , Burton J. Mitchell , arrived here Sun day on the transport Indiana. It Is n coincidence that It was on the Indiana that General Funston , then colonel with the Twentieth Kansas , went to Manila n little more than a year ago. While here the Kansas troops held the first American elec tion ever hold In Hawaii. "I regret now , " said General Funston , speaking of his dispute In America , "that I allowed myself to get Into this contro versy. But my fighting blood was up at the malicious statements made reflecting on the Kansas troops and the American eol- diers generally , as well as upon raj self. But now that I am In It , I shall not back out. As eoon as I can get back from Manila.- shall take the matter Into the courts. " Mr. Dole has written President McKlnley In regard to the resignation of Minister of Finance Damon. He has Informed the pres ident of the clause In the Hawaiian con stitution vacating the office of a cabinet minister when ho Is absent from the Islands for sixty days and of the necessity for an ap pointment In conformity therewith and of the appointment of Theodore F. Lansing. YOUNG RESCUES PRISONERS Ilrildir- ofeviuln Itc lmeiit and wnrilN of the ( imihont Yorktown - town Are Heoeneil. MANILA , Dec. 13 , 10:25 : a. m. General Young reports tbo rescue of Brutne of the Nevada regiment and Edwards of the gun boat Yorktown , who have been held pris oners by the Filipinos. General Tlno , con veying the American prisoners north. Is hotly pursued. Agulnaldo is a fugitive In the mountains , his bodyguard having been destroyed and Gregorlc Del Pllar killed. General Concepclon has surrendered. The Lepanto province has been cleared of In surgents. The navy co-operated with the army on the west const. Two thousand eight hundred released Spanish prisoners are com ing to Manila. YAQUI AND MEXICAN BATTLE Inillnnn Attnek an Army of Four ThoiiNiniil MexIciiiiH I.urKi' > 'nin- her Kllleil on Iloth Slilex. AUSTIN , Tex. , Dec. 12. Information reaching hero today Is to the effect that on December 3 the Ynqul Indians and the Mexi can forces , under General Torres , had a pitched battle near Rio Chicago , on the Yaqul river. The engagement was between the main body of Indians , the Mexican forces numbering name 4,000 men. About ten days ago several bands of roving ing Yaquls , who had been out on scouting expeditions and depredating tours , began gathering at the main camp of the Yaquls , located In the mountains on the Paphlgochlc river. The Mexican troops attempted to head these small bands off , but they were unsuccessful and In a short time all of them had Joined the main body of Indians. Evi dently fearing that the Mexican troops were preparing to Invade their camp , the Indiana pushed the fighting themselves by attackIng - Ing the Mexican forces In their camp. The onslaught was vigorous , but not very effective , as the Indians did not advance In a solid body , preferring their old war fare of man for man behind bouldern and trees. In thU manner they began their attack on the soldiers' camp , and , according- to report , the fighting was most severe and lasted for a day and night , when the In dians withdrew , having sustained consider able less. The mllltlu made nevcrnl at tempts to dislodge the Indians from their retreat In the rough , woody country dur ing the engagement , without success , and upon each deploy the soldiers lost quite a number of men killed and wounded. While the military troops are engaging this main body of Indians , there are a num ber of nninller bands of Yaquls roaming around tbo mountainous country , laying ranchcu lu waste and otherwise playing havoc. It Is learned that the Mexican forces have the Twentieth Infantry marching to their assistance , when they hope to follow tbo main bcdy of the Indians and either cap ture or annihilate them. 1'lnx llrenU" AlIliioriln , DULUTH. Minn. . Dec. 12. Flax bulged 10 cunts n bushel today , breaking all records , and dropped sooner than It advanced. Mc Carthy Urea. & Bobbins Warner were buy- era. December sold at $1.53 and May at $1.55. McCarthy bid < 1.65 < , i for May with out getting any , and then sold the market down 10 cents n bushel. About 100,000 biub- elu changed hands. Highest previous price * were paid In December , 1S94 , when spot sold at (1.53 ( and May at * US. CAPTURE A BOER HOWITZER Gene ml Euller Eeports n Urilliant Briti h Sortie at Ladyraitli * JOLONEL METCALFE LEADS TH- TROOPS I.oae Uleveu Killed , Several Wounded mill MX Tr'.Uen l'ilmin- ; er.ii. While Ciirlnu for Tlitinc Who llnil Kallen. ( Copyright , 1S09 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec , 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post mil itary expert says : Ladysmlth demonstrated ngnln the vulnerability of the Boers to prop erly planned night attacks. The Boers were taken completely by surprise and a four and seven-Inch gun on Surprise hill were blown tip on the way back to Ladysmlth. The Boers sent a surprise party to meet them. Intercepting the British return and causing a loss of one offlcer and eleven men killed. There Is a further dispatch from General Gatacre , but It does not add In the least to our knowledge of how the reverse at Stormberg was brought about. It would seem by no means clear that the general himself was certain bow he lost his men. The first serious results of his defeat will be the spread of dissatisfaction along the bor der and the speedy additions to the Boer forces. Wo urged a month ago that the Second British army corps be sent. Slowly the Filth and Sixth divisions have been put In motion , but the former will arrive too late to render any effective help In this crlfils. Lord Hosebery spoke of our queer abil ity to muddle through difficulties , but at present that point of praise seems unde served by the authorities. Duller ItepnrtN t'ai tnre of Howitzer. LONDON , Dec. 13. The War offle : pub lishes the following from General Buller : "Dispatch from General White , dated De cember 11 , says : " 'Last night Colonel Metcalfe and COO ot the Second Hlflo brigade sortied to capture a Boer howitzer on a hill. They reached the crest without being discovered , drove off the enemy and then destroyed the howitzer with guncotton. ' " 'When returning Metcalfe found his re treat barred by the Boers , but ho forced his way through , using the bayonet freely. Ths Boer losses were considerable. The Brlt'sh losses were the following : Lieutenant Fer guson and eleven men killed ; Captain Paley , Second Lieutenant Paley , Second Lieutenant Davenport , Second Lieutenant Bond and forty-one men wounded ; six men captured who had remained In charge of the wounded. Little mention Is made in the War office dispatches of horses , but It Is understood that the Icsscs in this respect have been exceedingly heavy. Among the officers alone from 20 to 30 per cent of their mounts have been shot under them , the Boer tactics be ing to shoot first at an officer's horse and then at the rider when dismounted. ENGLISH ON ANXIOUS SEAT AlnioNt Total I.nc-U of Nctr.s from the I-'rout HumorN of Flcl't'"li 'it Moiltler Hirer. CAPETOWN , Dec. 12. It Is reported that heavy firing was heard all day in the direction of Modder river. LONDON , Dec. 12. Tha almost complete absence of news from the theater of war up to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon Increases public anxiety , so deeply stirred by Satur day's disaster. Such scanty messages as have dribbled through seem to Indicate that preparations are about completed for simultaneous attacks at Tugela river and Modder river , the dispatches showing that the British and Boers were In touch In both directions Monday. There Is no confirma tion of the report of another day-long battle along the Modder river , but , possibly , there has been a resumption of fighting , as re ported by General Cronjo last evening , as the searching lyddite shell fire of Sunday was probably a preliminary to an advance. A strange Item of news has reached here from Boer sources , announcing that the Waschbank bridge Is damaged. This In taken In some quarters as a possible con firmation ot the suggestion that the British have made a wide eweep by way of Help- maalcar , and are preparing to attack 'the Boers north of Ladysmlth in the rear. A message from Naauwpoort dated Monday , December 11 , shows that General French has , apparently , no inclination to withdraw his advanced troops at Arundel , as It was feared might be the result of General Gat- acre's defeat. General French reports that his artillery December 11 forced an advance post of the Boers south of Cole berg to evacuate its position and seek refuge behind Vaalkop. There Is great indignation in Great Britain at the Ignorance the British Intelligence de partment Is displaying In estimating the Boer strength In Cape Colony. Experts aver that 15,000 Boers will have to bo driven out of the colony before the passage of the Orange river can be commenced. The Rhodeslnn force advancing to the re lief of Mafeklne reached Gaberonne'n fort December 2 and found the Boers had evacuated the place. The Rhodeslans are repairing the railroad as they advance. The latest news from Mafeklng shows that Colonel Baden-Powell has been forced to reduce the rations of the garrison and In habitants , but water is plentiful there. GATACRE EXPJ.AINS HIS LOSS Say * Iloer OIIIIM Were Well Served on IIU litreatlii { ( Force Improp erly ( iiililed. LONDON , Dec. 12. Tbo War office has re- celved the following from General Forestler- Walker : "CAPETOWN , Monday , Dee. 11. Gatacre reports as follows : " 'The Idea to attack Stromburg seemed to promise certain success , but the distance wus underestimated by myself and the local guides , A policeman took us around for some miles and consequently we were marching from 9:30 : p. m. till 4 a. m. and were landed In an Impossible position. I do not consider the error Intentional. Tha Boers commenced firing from the lee cf an unscalable hill and wounded a good many of our men while In the open plain. The Second end Northumberlands tried to turn out the enemy , hut failed. The Second Irish Fu- sllcers seized a kopje near and held on , sup ported by the mounted Infantry nnd Cape police. The guns , under Jeffreys , could not have been better handled , nut I regret to say that one gun was overturned In a deep mullah and another sank In quicksand. Neither could be extricated In the time available. " 'Seeing the situation. I cent a dispatch rider to Molteno with the news. I collected and withdrew our force from ridge to rldga for about nine miles. The Boer guns were remarkably well served. They carried accu rately 5,000 yards. I am holding Bushman's Hock and Cypbcreat. Am Beading the Irish nines and Northumberlnmls to Slcrksstrotr to recuperate. The wounded proceed tc Quccnstown. The missing Northumberland' number 366 , not 306 , na previously ic- ported. ' " HOUR STATBJinvr 01. ' Till : KKSHT , 1'retorln Say * \nml er f Urnil ami Wounded ! 'rltUli t'nluiimn. PRETORIA. Sunday. Dec. 10. President Steyn has sent the following details of the fight at StorniburR Junction : The British , with six cannon , attacked the Boers under Swanepoel and Olivier nnd stormed the Boers' entrenched positions on the kopjes. After a severe fight they were compelled to surrender. The prisoners are Majur Sturgrs , six officers nnd 230 noncom missioned officers and men of the Norlhum- berlands and two officers nnd about 250 noncommissioned officers and men of the Irish Fusllcers. H Is Impossible to state the number ot dead or wounded British. The Boers captured three cannon and two ammunition wagons. Knllli-M to llelii Kii ( Copyright. 1830 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PIETER.MARITZBURO , Doe. 12. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A thousand Kaffirs have been sent for ward to aid the English forces at Frecre Camp. When they arrived they marched Into the camp singing war songs. It Is said they will bo employed with the army service corps In handling freight and doing fatigue duties. llrltlNh TrnnMiort Aiiliorr , LAS PALMAS , Canary Islands , Dec. 12. The British transport Denton Grande , with war munll'ons on board. Is ashore outside the harbor and making water. The British transport Denton Grande. Cap tain Williams , when last reported was at Southampton , November 1 ! , bound for Table Bay , Capo Colony. AVnr CorreNjioiiileiit l-\i LONDON" , Dec. 13. A special dispatch from Lourcnzo Marquee savs that a Boer telegram says Lady Sarn Wilson , aunt of the duke of Marlborough , who was captured by the Boers while acting as a correspond ent for the London Dally Mail , has been exchanged for n Boer woman who was a prisoner at Mnfcklng. CENSOR REPORTS A VICTORY Announce * the Colonililnii Govern ment HUH Oeeiipleil Clmnntoii on the liulf of Cnraiuo. CARACAS , Venezuela ( via Haytien Cable ) , Dec. 12. It Is announced that the Colombian government has occupied Clmautoa , on the Gulf of Caralco. and the revolution le said to be crushed. KINGSTON. Jamaica , Dec. 6. The latest authentic private advices from Colombia , via the Isthmus of Panama/lndlcate the growing gravity of the situation there. The revolu tion is gaining strength and accounts of sharp fighting are coming in , but the of ficial telegraphic bulletins of "sanguinary battles" and "splendid , decisive triumphs" are flatly denied. The great pitched battles nre described ns the merest skirmishes , In which the mortality Is trifling. The present plan ot the Insurgents Is to keep the government troops moving and the "splendid triumphs" really signify nothing but the systematic org h'.zjedi * retreats ot the Insurgents. The alleged frightful losses of the Insurgents are especially regarded as falsifications. At Bucaramanga , for In stance , the government on November 12 and 13 issued a bulletin alleging that 1,000 ot the Insurgents wore slain. The fact is the insurgents hnvo not half that number ot men under arms In any one place In the re public. The military forces of the revolu tion up to the present consist of email bands of not above 200 or 300 , the number being limited by considerations of commissariat , etc. , their sole object being to keep the gov ernment troops divided , and to confuse them by rapid movements , while avoiding pitched battles. Every Insurgent offlcer killed or wounded In these little engagements is announced as a "chief. " The fact Ui that "the real chiefs" of the revolutions have not yet taken the field and their whereabouts are unknown. Even their Identity is largely a matte of con jecture. Pablo Vlllar , it is pointed'out , has twice been "killed" In the official dispatcher The only Important government victories were at the beginning when they all but paralyzed the revolution by destroying the Insurgent steamers with one or two leaders of real importance and a largo quantity ot munitions nnd supplies. Had the govern ment possessed the means of following these Initial successes the revolution would have been at once suppressed ; but they had not and tbo result Is merely to prolong the crisis Indefinitely , SWiFT AFTtR EASTERN PLANT ChleaKo I'lU-Uerw Reported UH XeKotl- ntliiK for I.nrjc I'ork 1'nekliiK llnxlneMN Near Hontoii. NEW YORK , Dec. 13. A special to the Evening Post from Boston says : A rumor Is current In business circles that the Im mense pork packing business of John Squire & Co. of East Cambridge will soon bo In control of Swift Bros. , the Chicago packers , who a few yeara ago absorbed Charles H. North & Co. , known as the North Packing and Provision company. Mr. G. F. Swift Is president of the North Co. , and E. C. Swift is treasurer and general manager. The officers of the Squire company will neither deny nor affirm the rumor. The consolidating of the Swift and the Squire companies would mean the sole con trol ot practically the entire pork packing business In New York. The Squire com panies do n yearly business of about $15- 000,000 to $18.000,000. The two firms kill at least 800,000 hogs a year. They have on ex port trade amounting to at least $8,000,000 $ annually , FIRE IS RAGING AT SHELDON IliiNlnt-NN I'nrt of the fown Town IH lliirnliiu : mill l'imnnnt ! I'niler Control , SIOUX CITY , Dec. IS. A special from Sheldon , la. , at 1:30 this morning says a fierce nre Is raging In the buslnc&t part of that town. Already the loss Is'$50,000 , and the flames are not under control. The Se curity bank and several fine brick bulldlngo nre In the path of the flames. Weather .Sl < iin Illver Work. MAnYVILLK , Mo. , Dec. 12.SpeclaU < The weather of the last few days has made necessary a temporary suspension of the work of straightening the channel of the river In Nodawuy county , which has Imen In progress since the otirly part of last summer. I'p to this time eight cuts , vary ing in leiiKth from twenty to 140 rods , have been made between Maryvlllo and Picker- IIIK. The river has been turned Into two of them with highly satisfactory results. MnveiiientN of Dot-nil VCHMI-IH , illre , 1 , At Liverpool Arrived Sylvanla , from Boston. At Bremen Arrived II. H. Muler , from New York. ( At Antwerp Arrived ( December 10) ) Ken- sliiKton. from Now York , via Southampton. At Yokohama Salk-U ( December 8) ) City of London , for Tueoma ; ( December S ) Algou , for San Francisco. At New York -Sailed Travo. for llremen , via Southampton. Uovlc , for Liverpool. STRIFE OF THE FACTION ! ! Supporters of Both Allen nml Hitchcocl Urging Their Appointment. GOVERNOR BESIEGED BY THE POLITICIANS Given n ttenrlnx to Mnny nml Look- Over HM ! Accumulation t Letter * nml TeleKramn CiONMp of , ( lie Cnntrst. LINCOLN' . Dec. 12. ( Special. ) The im possibility of bringing the contending fac tions together to agree on tlui appoint ment of u man to nil the senatorial va cancy has suggested several possible solu- tlond for the political controversy. The friends of William V. Allen nre still dolu ? nil they cnu to prevent the nppolnlmeni of Hitchcock and the latter and his work ers are straining every muscle to preveni the appointment ot the former. It la argued that If Governor 1'oyntci should comply with the really Intelligent am ! dispassionate opinion of the people nol blinded by absolute devotion to partlsanshl ] and should cither appoint a republican 01 call a special session of the Imslslaturo tin republican party would be mitlsfied and i majority of the people would say that he had done just what he should have dom under the circumstances. It has been said with a good deal of trulli by those who hiivc asked the governor tc do this that It would be very embarrassing for him to furnish a reason for not follow ing out this course of action when one < > l the chief contentions of the fusion party Is that It represents the will ot the people. It Is this condition of affairs that liar revived during the last few days the talli of n special session of the legislature tc BOttle the dlillculty. Should the fight con tinue for many days ns It has up to date the leaders of the contending factions might bo glad to compromise by referring the whole matter to that body ot lawmakers , Neither side has so far shown any disposi tion to lie down , nor have there been anj Indications of such action In the future. Heady-Made HeeommeiulatloiiK. Reviewing the situation from the time the senatorial vacancy occurred , and. In fact , for days and even weeks before , It IK easy to see that both sides are and have been determined to carry their point. Before the death of Senator Hayward the Omaha can didate for the position that was not then vacant began laying plans and making preparations for securing the appointment. Editorial copy was prepared In his olllce In Omaha for publication in the fusion country press and copies of all papers that printed any portion of it were marked and addressed to the governor. The fight for the appointment ol Allen has been carried on by hi ; friends alone. Ho has taken no hand In the scramble himself and has not gone so far as to even announce outright that ho was a candidate for the position. This uncertainty as to whether or not Allen really was a candidate for the ap pointment led the Hitchcock men to seek his withdrawal from the race. Being unsuc cessful they then emphasized to the governor that ho coulir better aervo the Interests ol Allen by not appointing him to nil the va cancy. In doing this they admitted the pos sibility of a republican legislature next year , in which event Allen of course would be defeated , leaving him again without a po.'il- tion of any kind. In his request for the appointment of a republican or a special session of the legis lature Chairman Orlando Tcfft of the repub lican state central committee emphasized the fact that at probably no election for United States senator In this state was the choice of the people so faithfully re sponded to as by the last legislature In the election of Hayward as senator. The issue before the people In the election of that leglElaturo was distinct and well defined and resulted in the deliberate choice of a republican majority , the electors fully under standing that It meant the representation ot this state in the llnlted States senate for six years. I'oyiiter lit HIM Dcnk. Governor Poyntcr returned from Omaha this morning and went directly to the execu tive mansion , where he was visited by sev eral politicians before the noon hour. Gov ernor Foyntcr this afternoon began the consideration of the several hundred let ters , telegrams and petitions bearing upon the senatorial vacancy and only succeeded In getting fairly under way in the work by evening. More communications were re ceived today and It Is likely that ho will change his methods f mewhat If they con tinue to pour In with the same regularity. Ho announced late this afternoon that he might postpone making an appointment until the latter part of the week U was rumored again today that W. J. Bryan would be asked to come back to Ne braska to accept the appointment , but those who enjoy close relations with the gov ernor deny that the place will be given to the free silver champion. The rumor seems to have originated from the suggestion that Bryan should be want to congress to assist the opposition to the currency bill , but hla declaration that ho did not want the ap pointment has dispelled the hope that was entertained by some that he would ho sent to succeed Senator Hayward. The morning Senator Hayward died Governor Poynter held a long consultation with Charles W. Bryan , brother of the orator , and It l learned from authoritative sources that the prdpoaltlon to send tbo latter to congress was the subject of their discussion. Gov ernor Poynter said this afternoon that ho had not communicated with W. J. Bryan con cerning the appointment and did not ex pect to. to..Sale .Sale of Worltl-Hernlil Spare. The discussion that has arisen in the fusion ranks concerning the ealo of space on the editorial page of the Omaha World- Herald to tlie republicans during the cam paign of 1S9I recalls several facts connected with that transaction which show con clusively that Gilbert M. Hitchcock deliber ately entered Into a deal to help defeat Hoi- comb for governor. These facts have been urged with telling effect by those now op- pcwed to hla appointment. After the pub lication of the first Installment of the re publican matter fuslonlats nil over the state became indignant and realizing the fact that Hitchcocl ; was Interested In defeating Hoi- comb they appealed to Bryan , who was then on a speaking tour over the state. Ho at once cancelled his dates and hurried back to Omaha to stop publication of the repub lican campaign literature In the columns oj the World-Herald. Hitchcock was forced to refuse further publication of the matter and the case was taken Into the district court , where a mandatory Injunction was Is sued compelling the World-JIorald to con tinue Its contract , conditional upon the flllni ; of n bond by the republican state central committee to Indemnify the newspaper against any damage that might result from the publication of llbelous assertion * ! . As soon as tbU order was served the columns of the World-Herald were again opened to the republicans and tbo contract CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Foreonsl for Nebraska 1'nrtly C'lotuly and. possibly Snow : Vnrlnblo Winds. Temperature nt Oinulin j-o tcr liii limit- . le r. Hour. Doit. \vn fulfilled. The point made In relating the history ot the case la that no bond was ever filed by the committed. This not being done the proprietor of the newspaper could i have refuged to publish the matter. It Is | assorted further that Hitchcock was cog- l nlznnt of this fact and that bo repeatedly I made requests to have the bond filed , not for protection against damage , but for pro tection against the demanH , should It no asked for , that the contract bo canceled. As It was , ho was not bound to carry out the contract , the order of the court being without effect because of the failure of the republicans to put up a bond. Silver Hciiulilleini * Cull. This afternoon n delegation of silver re publicans from Douglas county , headed by ! Judge Cunningham It. Seott , called on the governor at IIH ! ofllcc and urged the ap pointment of Hitchcock on the grounds that It would bo a rebuke to Rosewatcr. Another delegation from David City , headed by Charles D. Casper , airived In the city this afternoon and went direct to the wtato house. T. II. Tlbble.s of this city and C. C. Pool of Tecumseh also called and pre sented the governor with petitions and let ters. The former had collected over 1500 letters bearing upon the senatorial situa tion , of which all but three favored the ap pointment of Allen. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE DOINGS K.veentlve ( 'oiniiilttee Deelilen to Hold the .Vc.vl Convention at St. Paul. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) The executive committee of the Na tional League of Republican Clubs , which met in this city today , had presented to that body a number ot novel propositions , chief ot which was that the league should so amend Its constitution as to appear In na tional republican conventions and there ex- prcfs Its choice for president and vice pres ident. Captain W. H. Woodward ot Lin coln , connected with the pension cilice In this city , held the proxy of L. W. Blllingsloy of Lincoln , who was state delegate to the committee meeting. Captain Woodward , during the course of presenting the claims of cities In which to hold the next annual convention , championed the cause of Slnux City. Congressman Burke of South Da kota was a stalwart worker for Sioux Falls. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The executive committee of the National League of He- publican Clubs met here today for the purpose of deciding on a city for holding the next convention of the league. President George Stone of San Francisco presided and the roll call by Secretary D , II. Stluo of Newport , Ky. , Showed Xoj-ty-four members present , the largest on record at such a meeting. A resolution was unanimously adopted reciting that in the death of Vice Presi dent Hobart the league had le t a warm friend and supporter , the sonata n wise and Impartial presiding officer and thp nation an Irreparable loss. The main feature today was a discussion of the proposed repeal of article xlli of the league constitution , which prohibits it from endeavoring to influence the nomination of any candidate or the adoption of any policy by any state or nntlcnal convention. Those opposing repeal urged that a change such as that proposed would result In office- holding politicians controlling the machinery of the clubs in favor of particular persons. L. J. Crawford of Kentucky offered a reso lution providing that a committee of live be appointed to present to the next national convention a revision of constitution and by-laws and to Incorporate in such revision an article providing for revenues , so that the league may be self-sustaining. Both matters were shelved temporarily. The claims of cities which are anxious to entertain the next annual convention were heard. The advantages of St. Paul , Minn. , were net forth by D. M. Ilecso , clerk of the Minnesota supreme court , and Repre sentative Burke of South Dakota , cri behalf of the republicans and league of that state and Business Men's league of Sioux Falls , Invited the league to hold its convention at Sioux Falls. After listening also to the claims of Galveston - veston and Indianapolis , St. Paul , Minn. , was chosen ns the place for holding the next convention , receiving twenty-eight votes to three for Indianapolis and sixteen for Sioux Falls. The date for the conven tion was fixed for the third Tuesday In July. * A resolution declaring in favor of select ing delegates to the national republican convention on a bablu of republican votes cast In several states was laid on the table , as was also one declaring it unwise to make a change at this time. On motion of Melville Hayes of Ohio a resolution was adopted expressing the sym pathy of the league with the republicans of North Carolina In their struggle against the adoption ot a proposed amendment to the constitution of that state which , it IH alleged , violates the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution. The resolution offered during the day by Mr. Crawford of Kentucky , for a commis sion to revise the constitution. Including the article forbidding the league to endorse can didates , was adopted. The committee adopted a resolution of fered by Mr. Melville Hayes to call on the president and express to him Its hearty en dorsement of "his wise and patriotic ad ministration. " SENORA LOPEZ ENRUUFE HOME cN from CalniniiH Kortremi IJur- K War , IHxKiilNril UN a Nun ( ioeM ( o Ai-Kintlne , NEW YORK , Dec. 12. Senora Carmlna. Lopez , who was the wife of n Cuban gen eral and who In 1S97 escaped from Cabanaa fortress , Havana , in the guiseof a nun und who took refuge on an Argentine war ship , which conveyed her to Buenos Ayroa , was held with her four children at the liar go office today , having arrived hero from Rio Janeiro on the steamer Words worth , enrouto for Cuba. The family Is returning to Us old homo after Its exile. Juan Lopez was flve years ago a wealthy planter , worth $2.000,000. Ho was arrwttsd and sent ns a political prisoner to Cabanas fortress , where three yearn ago , with 347 other prisoners , ho was shot. Shortly after this his widow was apprehended and cast Into a prison eet apart for women. Her four children were taken In charge by the SletcrB of Charity. Aft r Senora Lopn ! had been In prison two months she effected her cuicupo by the aid of two American Sit ters of Charity. Bhe U returning to Cuba to trj to regain her estate. FOR GOLD STANDARD Legislation in Favor of Yellow Metal Will Bo Enacted Soon < BILL TO REACH SENATE BEFORE RECESS Finnnce Committos in Senate is in Oonrso of Kcconstruotion. WILL HAVE A GOLD STANDARD MAJORITY Oookrell Says Minority Will Not , Resort to Any Dilatory Methods. TIILY WILL NOT OBSTRUCT LEGISLATION ItoMnnon In < luole.il UN SIIIIK | ( lint llrjiin Will Not 1'unli Sixteen lit Our Iitru AIoiiK . Old Unt-n. WASHINGTON , Dee. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Gold standard legislation will come sooner than Us friends liuvo anticipated. The debate In the house will continue u week and before the holiday recess the cau cus bill will have reached the senate. Senator Allison says the filling of va cancies on committees Is progressing so satisfactorily they may be announced In n few days. Thi ? moann that the niiiinco committee , reconstructed with a gold stand ard majority , will soon be In trim for prompt consideration. The policy of the democrats bus been In doubt until today. It was . thought they might consume months In prosy speeches for the purpose of delay , but democratic souatoi-H will not obstruct orderly legisla tion ; they arc In favor of letting the repub licans have their way , In the knowledge that factional opposition is useless. Senator Cockrcll says the minority has no Intention ot rtsorlliiK to dilatory methods. The demo crats will confine themselves to an explicit assertion of their position for sliver and against gold. After that no obstacle will bo thrown In tbo way of the majority. A.i soon as all these who wish to speak buvu finished , a vote will bo agreed to. Enough progress has been made in the last few days on the senate committee align ments to pretty definitely predict that the republican majority in the upper branch of congress will bo taken care of satisfac torily. Three now committees in the senate have been agreed upon answering to olio new committee In the house , that of Insular affairs , and they will be named : Committee on Philippines , of which Mr. Lodge is to be chairman ; committee on Cuba , Mr. Platt of Connecticut ; committee on Porto UIco , Mr. Foraker. On this change about Senator Thurston , It Is believed , will either go to the head ot the committee on Indian affairs or pat ents , -both of which nre decided advances over his present committee. - One1" ' * " Jlrynn anil Slxtqcii-iu ; In view ot the fight , which Is to bo made against the currency measure in the senate , and which la now being dln- curscd In the house , the following tele gram .from . Wheeling , W. Vn. , to the Balti more Herald of this morning Is pregnant with much meaning : WH'BELfNG , W. Vn. . Doc. ll.-Looul pol iticians are considerably Interested in a statement from John A. Pendleton , ox- congroHsrnan , that the democratic party In ( lie next campaign will not HHt > mpt to make an Issue of s'llver at 1C to 1. Last week Congressman John Koblnson of Nebraska visited Wheeling and It is al leged that he Infonni'd Wheeling lenders that Mr. liryan had concluded that as thn circulation of gold IIDH menrurnbly In creased there was no necessity for prorf- pculliiK thu 1C to 1 Idea. According to tlin Nebraska congressman It was only the In tention ot Mr. Hryan to advocate hllver In the hope of adding to the circulation of money. Now that that object hap .been at tained by the introduction of gold in InrKo iltiantltlos by recent discoveries no special utress is to be laid upon the original 16 to 1 ulan. Senator Warren today introduced a bill similar to that introduced by Mr. Mondell in the house , providing for an appropriation of $100,000 for the completion of n military pest at Sheridan , Wyo , Judge Keysor of Omaha , grand master of the Nebraska Masons , Is In the city to par ticipate in the exercises attendant upon the centenary ot the burial of George Washing ton. This event promises to be historical in character , UH prominent Masons are ar riving from all parts of the country to bo present on Thursday , when the exercises take place at Mount Vernon. Nat Brown of the Murray hotel was In the city today on his way to Omaha. Ilo stated that Nebraska would give a good account of Itself next year politically and he believed that Bryan would not be able to carry bis state. REPUBLICANS ELECT MAYOR HiiKton Glolie KiitlmnteN that Hart Carrlen the City ! > > 'I'nit Tlinn- minil I'lurality. BOSTON , Dec. 12. After a spirited cam paign the republicans won a net victory In the municipal election today , Thomas N. Hart defeating former Congreojman Patrick A. Collins , the democratic nominee for mayor , by 1,904 votes. Total vote : Hart , 40,065 ; Colllnn. 38,701. Tbo dnmocrnta , however , still control bolh branches of the city government , the Board of Alderman by a somewhat Increased ma jority. The board stands eight democrats , flvo republicans , The city as usual voted for license. The proposal to relay the street car tracks on Tremont street , which had been taken up v'l' ° n the Bubwny was completed , was defeated. The republican victory was In a great measure duo to the knifing of Collliui by the supporters of John II. Murphy , who were severely disappointed at their favor- ito's defeat in the caucuses. A remarkably heavy vote also helped In overcoming the democratic plurality of 40,000 In the last election for mayor. The republicans were generally successful In the city elections today. Only In New- buryport did the Hoclnllsts make a etrong showing. In Ilcston , Lynn and Woburn , or dinarily strong democratic strongholds , the republicans scored signal victories. COLONIAL SUGAR COMPANY Ciiinpiinlei Ontnlde the American Hr- HnliiK CniniuiiiI'reiinrliiK to In- corporatr with lUXIOOO ( ( , < > < > ( > . DOVUR , Del. , Dec. 12. Preparations were begun hero tonight for the Incorporation of a Colonial Sugar Refining company , capital $100,000,000. Large uugannaklng companies now outside the American Refining com pany are concerned In this new corpora tion. HH specific object In to extend the sugar IndUHtry in Hawaii , Porto Rico nml Cuba ,