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ESTA33LISIIED JTJ2CK 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 10 , 1800 TEN PAGES. SlXCS-li 13 COPV IftVE CENTS.
CROSS TUGELA RIVER
Eoport that Bailer's Forces Have Driven the
Boor Army Back. .
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VICTORY WON AFTE
Prom Sams Source it is Learned
Communieatlon is Out Off ,
SEASONED TROOPS GOING FROM INDIA
Pour Regiments with Artillery to Sail at
Once for Durbin ,
FIFTH DIVISION TO RELItVE METHUEN
llNine.i ( ) from Cniio < o n Hint ( ieiifrnl
AVnrren Hun llreii Onlereil Io I'r < i-
vcuil to toililer Itlver llocrH
Ilnvc Plenty nf A mm.
LONDON , Dec. in. The Daily Mall hears
from a hitherto reliable correspondent that
General Ilullcr. after a stiff light , crossed
the Tugela river. The correspondent also
states that General Mcthuen's communica
tions arc cut.
The War office h H been In communication
with General Sir AVllllam I ocklmrt , com-
inandor-ln-chlef In India , with a vlnw of as
certaining what troops can bo spared from
his forces and It IB understood that ns a
rcHUlt the fofcowill almost Immediately
leave llombay for Durbin , Including four
regiments of seasoned troops , with an am
munition column and a brigade of artillery ,
Including horoo and Held batteries. It is
hoped that this force will Join General Uul-
lor within a month.
The duke of Comiaught visited the War
ofllce yesterday. Slnco the appointment of
Lord Hoberts as commander-ln-chlef In
South Africa the question of rank no longer
bars the duke from going to the front and
MS ho has a strong dcslro to go It Is be-
liovcd that only the queen's reluctance
stands in the way. It Is not unlikely that
this will bo overcome.
The Times says , odlforlally : "Lord Uob-
crts will have absolutely a free hand and
may ho expected to resume the original
] > lan ot campaign devised by General Duller ,
under the necessity of relieving Ladysmith. "
Wtirrrit io Ilcllcvc Metliiirn.
According to a dispatch from Capetown , Sir
Charles Warren and his staff have started
for Do Arr. This seems to Indicate that the
Fifth division will bo sent to reinforce Lord
Mcthuon , which will meet with general ap
proval , as the opinion Is held everywhere
that It would be useless to waste away more
tlmo by frittering away men between the
various columns.
Lord Clusham , commanding olllccr of the
Itoyal Buckinghamshire yeomanry , has been
authorized to organize a force of 3,000
yeomanry , who will proceed to the Cape.
The yeomanry forces sent out will bo
drafted EO ns to work together with Iho
mountn/l.lafautry.'aud mounted mllltla from
Canada'and Australia. It Is understood t'hat
the volunteer : ) selected will 1.01 form n sepa
rate corps , but will Join their linked battal
ions of the regular forces In South Africa.
Throughout the country volunteers arc responding
spending with thu utmost alacrity to the
afllclal uotlccn. Lord Louadalc Kays he be
lieves the government will get from twenty
tn llfty men from each yeoman regiment.
It Is uasertcd that many officers of the vol-
untpcrB are offering to go as troopers if not
accepted as olllccix.
The Dally News , commenting on the spon
taneous response to the government's appeU :
for volunteerB from all parts of the empire ,
says the most remarkable scene of all re
corded from the United States was the
demonstration In favor of the British In the
Church of the Messiah In New York , during
the discourse of Ilov. Dr. Minot J. Savagu on
Sunday.
The inquiries among the Liverpool ship
owners show that transportation for 30,000
men , \\ltb horsc.s and equipment , can bo
ready before the men are prepared to Btart.
The government has chartered the Penin
sular & Oriental Steam Navigation com
pany's steamer Asaayo and the Goorkha of
the Union line.
J. U. Robinson , the South African mil
lionaire , writes to the Dally Chronicle reas
serting that the Doers have unlimited sup
plies of ammunition and ample stores ot
food and declaring that all statements to the
J contrary should bo Ignored.
No further newu has been received from
Capetown , but tlio Cope Argus has a dls-
vatch from a correspondent describing the
battle nt thu Tugeln river , who says :
"General Darton carried the village of
Colenso at the point of the bayonet and
under a raking lire. "
The few accounlH of the battle that are yet
io hand fall to glvo an accurate Idea , but
the fact that General Clrry commanded , de
stroys the belief that ho was engaged In a
turning movement.
All HyeH mi llnlierlx.
LONDON , Dec. IS. "Dobsns Lord
Koberts of Kandahar Is familiarly known , is
n name to' ccinjuro with in Great Britain and
that Iword Hoborts and Lord Kitchener nro
considered thu right men to rotrlovu the
disastrous situation In South Africa IB amply
evidenced by the moro cheery tone of all
the war discussion this morning. In splto
of the attempts of the authorities to gloss
over thu supcrccbtilon of General Duller , the
fact remains that the now appointments
cannot bo regarded otherwise than UH a
penalty for hl failure. A homl-nlllclal com-
munlcatloii says : "The disposition to regard -
gard the change aa a reflection on General
Duller Is entirely erroneous. AH the forces
engaged In South Africa Increase ofllcers of
higher rank tire , naturally , appointed to the
supreme command , "
The comirmilcation then Instances Iho
Buccesalvo steps from General Symons to
Genera ) Whlto and Duller aid now to Gen
eral noberts. In apllo of the plausibility
cf the argumrnl , every one recopnlzpH that
It In not the whole truth. The friends ft
General Duller be0 In the headlong plunga
of the cabinet a piuplcloua panic and they
picture hasty conclaves , and the miniate ,
with blanched lacet , , telegraphing to Hob-
crle and Kitchener to come and EIU-O the
empire. Whilepurliaro , thcuo nro over
drawn , there U no denying Urn ! thu pro
digious exertion which the government con :
elders necessary to crush the two little
republics shows that oven sedate Lord Sulla-
bury Hceb ( he extreme gravity of the present
iiKpect of a Hairs. Probably the ministers re
membered ( ho peril which the public seem
to liuvu forgotten , of a possible rl&Ing ot thu
Kuillrs , Indued , iinpleiisaiu rumors are al
ready current ID thlt direction , which would
bu Infinitely more bcrloim than a rebellion
tf thu Mutch.
CA1KO. Uoc 18. General Ixird Kitchener.
\\lio haa been appointed chief of the btaff
cf General Lord Roberts of Kumtalmr. the
new conimandcr-Iu-fhloi of the Drltlih
forces In South Africa , leaves Onulurmau
Tuesday and will arrive hero Friday. He
will start for Capcto.vn as soon no pos
sible.
sible.With
With reference to the rumors circulated
today on the Stock exchange , the Associated
Press has been officially Informed that the
queen Is In excellent health and that there
Is no Indication of the surrender of Kim-
bcrley.
A Hunli f Volunteer * .
There haa been a notable rush of volun
teers all day to offer their services for the
vor in South Africa. Several colonels have
regiments at the disposal ot
office. About 300 artillery voliln-
their services nt Kdlnburgh bc-
forerreon.
A brief. Independent account of the Co
lenso fight adds nothing to the official ac
count , except that the fighting lasted eight
hours and that the British retirement was
complotcd In good order.
A dispatch from Moddor river , dated Sat
urday , December 1C , says the Docra have
blown up tup railroad culverts two mlle
north of General Mcthucn'o camp.
LONDON , Dec. 18. The War office this
evening posted a revised list of casualties
In the battle of Magorafontcln , giving flfty-
enc additional killed.
A coincidence with Lord Roberts' appoint
ment at this Juncture la the circumstance
that he was similarly appointed commander-
ln-chlef after the Drltish defeat at Majuba
hill. On this occasion , however , It Is not
likely that be will reach South Africa to
llml peace patched up between his sailing
and arrival.
AMERICAN SENTIMENPON WAR
London Tillies' t'orreNponilcnt lit N < MV
York ClnliiiN Pa Merit In I'nltetl
StntciH Favor ilrltlxli.
( Copyright , 1S89 , by Press Publishing- . )
LONDON , Dec. 18. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The New York
correspondent of the Times Is engaged , ns
usual , misrepresenting American sentiment
on the Doer war to pult the exigencies of
his English Jingo friends. He says the Ger
man jubilation over Drltish reverses has
stopped the good understanding between the
United States and Germany and that the
American pcoplo still expect and desire the
ultimate triumph of Drltish arms In South
Africa and that all newspapers of "real in-
Iluenco or serious opinion" are with England
In her attempted overthrow of the Doer
republics. Unfortunately for the assertion
there are published hero opinions from
nearly 100 representative newspapers
throughout the union , of which only four are ,
even In a modified sense , friendly.
VIHW OK TUB SITUATION.
Serious I'reiUc'iiment of Bnulniul IN
.Seateely Ilenllzeil liy the Ilrltlnli.
( Copyright , lbl , by Press PublishingCo.y
LONDON , Dec. 18. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post's
military export says :
"The gravity of the situation has hardly
yet been fully grasped either by the govern
ment or public. It becomes ray painful duty
to attempt to show how things actually
stand with the Drltish empire at this mo
ment.
"In Natal General White Is surrounded
by a superior force and General Duller finds
between himself and Ladysmith a force
which has proved strong enough to stop
him.
him."In
"In the western theater of the war there
arc Daden-Powell and Mafcklng Invested ,
with Generals Mcthuen and Gatacro stopped
by superior numbers. General French Is
holding his ground In the region where the i
Doer 'forces are email , and the railway from
Capetown to Orange river Is held by small
garrisons at Important points.
"The fifth division has begun to arrive.
The vital question Is , what Is to be done
with It ? If nn attempt Is made to help at
all the points where there Is danger or
urgent need for reinforcements the 10,000
men of the division will be fritted nway
without producing any perceptible effect
anywhere , but If the whole division Is dl-
dected to any one spot It may there turn
the"balance In favor of the Drltish arms.
"Desldes the three generals In the field ,
whose recent repulses prove that they need
to be reinforced , there Is a rebellion In Capo
Colony to be considered. Here , then , are
four pressing ealls on the division. In Natal
there Is the most pressing danger , for there
victory would have the greatest results , for
It would leave In the hands of Duller and j
White the most effective force. Suppcse the i
troopa of the Fifth division should bo |
squandered In details or devoted to some I
new enterprise with no worse luck than has !
'
attended the Drltish nrms during th'e last'
two months. The end of January Is ths i
earliest date nt which the Sixth division can i
bo ready to act. The loss of L-idysmlth and
General White's forces , and the consequent !
attack on General Duller by the whole Doer '
force In Natal would cause a spread of Uio ;
rising In Cape Colony to n point at whlh ]
tbo Doers would bo able to Invest General
Mptluicn , who would then bo , with railways
cut. hundreds of miles from relief.
"With the Fifth division landing and the
Sixth , Seventh and potelbly the Eighth In |
preparation the first thing to be considered
Is the safety of the base and communica
tions for Great Britain and a sea road to
South Africa In the event of a quarrel with
a power or the powers.
"At this moment what Av-ould happen If
( hero would bo n conflict for command cf the
sea ? During Its progress the sea would bo
unsafe for transport communications with
South Africa , which would then be Inter
rupted at a critical moment and success
there might be rendered Impossible and dis
aster Inevitable.
"A quarrel may come any tiny without any
Drltl-h Intention to have flip. ThefiOv-niTont j
should by this time have learned that a war J
may bo forced on It and the mere fact that
the consequences would be disagreeable does
not make It less probable. The first meas
ure of precaution IK to h-ivc the navy ready.
If all precautions are taketi Ihn danger of
foreign Interference will bo reduced. " j
Uueen IN In I\ M-lent | Hen'tli.
( Copyright. U i. by 1'rcsn Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Dee. 18. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Unofficial
inquiries at Windsor castle last night elicited
the response that the queen , although de
pressed by the news from South Africa , Is in
excellent health. Her majesty will go to
Osborne after Christmas If cheering news
frr-m the front Is received.
.MlnlNtern A U t Leave Tin * ! ! < iuur.
LONDON , Dec. ! ! . The Dally Mall pub- j
llshos the following dispatch from Antwerp : '
"The Drltish and American ministers at
The Hague have asked permission to retire
to Antwerp with a view of avoiding personal
unplensantnenti during the anti-English at
titude of the Dutch. There Is no foundation
for Iho reports on thu continent that dlplo-
matin relatlonn between Great Britain and
the Netherlands are btralnod.
llllnolM Coal roiiHHiny I'nlln.
I'HOIUA. 111. . Drc. ! . Tilt * Klmwood Coal
company Is In llnuneKil trouble. Henry W.
Lynrn. iiuiyor nf J'wirlu. WUH toduy up-
pointed r H-i > ! ver of Ihn concern under pro
ceeding ! ? Instituted by tlu < CJilougd Title and
Trust romp.tny. The Glcibo Savings bank
of I'tili ago loaned the company about f 11-
uoo. which amount U pant due.
FINANCIAL CRISIS IS REACHED
Panic on Wall Street Checked by the
Clearing Honsa Banks ,
CRASH IN INDUSTRIAL STOCK VALUES
Imperative Need tit Money Develops it
Violent Contraction of Viilu M
Itnllronil StocUn SufVer Af
fect * Hniul Market ,
NKW YORK , Dec. 18. Panic condition *
developed on the stock exchange this tnorn-
lug with the Imperative need of money de
veloped by the violent contraction In values.
Stocks were being thrown over without the
slightest regard to the price they would
bring and at diatrcsslng sacrifice ot values.
No end to the helplessness ot tbo situa
tion seemed In sight when In the last hour
ot the market some $10,000,000 was olTorod
on the stock exchange by the concerted ac
tion of the clearing house banks to force the
rate arbitrarily down to 6 per cent , without
regard to the distracted bidding at higher
rates , which was being done by other brok
ers for distressed operators. The cMlapse In
the money rate checked the decline and
drove the bears to cover. The recoveries
produced by their urgent bidding wcro al
most as violent as the declines had been , but
the losses were by no moans entirely re- '
trleved.
Largo offerings of stocks continued at the
rally and at some points of the list prices
broke at.ew before the close , making the
closing exceedingly Irregular and unsettled.
The excitement continued to the end with
sentiment looking forward anxiously for the
developments of another day.
The seriousness of the crisis has called
forth thn best efforts of powerful and con
servative financial Interests , who are busy
concerting measures to tide over the money
difficulties which beset the stock market
and which , by reason of their extent and Im
portance of the Interests Involved , threaten
to affect tbo country's business Interests un
less obstacles are imposed.
It is considered n point gained to have
effected a cessation of the ruthless sacrifices
of values long enough for a period of con
sideration over night. For the selling of
slocks unquestionably reached that stugo
where ordinary precautions of prudence or
even necessity bad been thrown to the winds
and the. sufferers from money stringency
wore unloaded In true panic spirit. A pause
of a feu- hours for consideration Is likely
to do much toward rectifying such a con
dition.
So far as actual news was concerned to
day there was a suspension by a newly or
ganized trust company and by a firm of
bankers and brokers who have ficurcd as
traders In stocks to an extent of some Im
portance. Neither event. In Itself , would
have been sufficient to precipitate a crisis ,
but they were supplemented with a whole
crop of wild and Incoherent rumors that
spared no Interest.
One would think from the tone of tlio
gossip that was floating about by telephone ,
telegraph or by messenger boy , by whispers ,
or even by shouting In the stock exchange
lobbies , that the whole financial fabric bad
been undermined and was about to tumble
in ruins. Yet the day closed with two fail
ures above mentioned as the sum total of dis
aster , so far as admitted Insolvency was con
cerned.
HeMiiIt of ImliiNtrlnl CoiiiMnutloim.
The reason for the widespread sentiment
on the part of the trust company's suspen
sion , was that It was one of a largo num
ber of Institutions recently formed on simi
lar lines and which have thrived on the
multiplying of securities Incident to the
industrial combinations which have been a
feature of the past year. Tbi ? securities
of these combinations , as a class , have been
In disfavor In Wall street for many weeks
past , and In fact since tbo headlong Inflation
In their prices and subsequent collapse last
spring. The disfavor which is attached to
them in Wall street has been quite indis
criminate and based on many varying con
siderations. The principal allegations against
them are over-capitalization , exorbitant
prices paid for constituent properties and
vulnerability to existing and threatened leg
islation against combinations.
It -evident that in so largo a number
ot combinations as have been made these
allegations can scarcely apply to all alike.
Dut the sheep have not been separated from
the goats In Wall street , and some of the
least fortunate of tbo new combinations
have been affiliated with the trust company
which closed Its doors today. Tbo incident
caused a distrust In tbo whole class of indus
tries , which Is shown by the wide breaches
made In this class of securities during
the day's trading. It Is to be noted that
tlio very heavy commitment of capital to
the trust form of enterprise Itself , and Its
Incursions on the banking field have aroused
much discussion.
It has been obvious for many months past
that a great deal of the money had been
locked up by capitalists In these new Indus
trial combinations which were becoming
burdensome to carry , by reason of the heavy
demands for money In the regular channels ,
the largo absorption of funds by reason of
the government's surplus revenues and the
urgent needs of the London money mar
ket growing out of the Transvaal war. Last
week's threatening situation In London was
the outgrowth ot the demand of stocks , Thus
It was that the trust failure coming on
affairs In Doston aroused the fear that the
suspected class of securities were on the
point of succumbing to adverse Influence.
Money llntvn .lump 1'p ,
In the effort to protect these securities
others wcro Involved Including .somo of the j
most substantial stocks on the list. The !
fall In prices , Instead of relieving the situa
tion , added to the weakness with cumulative
force by reason of the shrinkage In the valuu !
nf collaterals. Dcforo the concerted relief j
by the clearing house banks the money ralro |
leaped to CO , GO. 100 and , according to the I
official record , IS.'i per cent. Credible reports !
assert that 186 per cent wan paid for money j
during the day. The olllclal record of such !
a transaction was lost. j
An idea of the severity of losses may be
gained from n few specifications. Thus :
American Tobacco fell 21'/i ' ; .Metropolitan ,
20U ; People's Gas , 14 ; Sugar , I2 , fc ; Con
tinental Tobacco , 11 % ; Tennessee Coal , 17 ;
Manhattan , 0 , and Leather preferred , 9i ! ,
all In the list of Industrials. In the railroad
list such stocks as Northwestern , Now York
Central , Great Northern preferred , Rock
Island , Southern Pacifies , Union Pacifies
Northern Pacifies , Atchlson preferred and , In
fact , the most prominent and active railroad
stocks In the whole list showed losses all
the way from 4 to 9 points.
The rallies with the final offerings down
of the money rate to fi per cent , ran from
D to 10 points. The day' * * transaction rau
up to u total of nearly l.GoO.OOO chares , which
la the record of a day's business. The ex
citement was Intense alt day and there can
be no doubt that a large volume of trans
actions and many quotations way entirely
lent In the seething turmoil of brokers iin.l
operators which surged over the llcor of the
exchange and about every post all day long.
( Continued on Third Page. )
LAWTON TO START OUT AGAIN
Alimlln to Capture Snn
( icnrrnt fJrmit Clrnrx.iiinlirlrn
I'r < M Incr nf Filipino * .
MANILA , Dec. 18. General Lnwston will
start from Manila tonight with the Eleventh
cavalry , under Colonel Loekett , and bat
talions of the Twenty-ninth and Twenty-
seventh Infantry , under Lleiilonant Colonel
Sargent , to capture San Mnteo , where Go-
ronomn has 100 Insurgents.
General Grant has nearly cleared Zambclcs
province. He discovered hidden In Sublg
bay n steamer , the Don Francisco , of ISO
tons , fully equipped and coaled. It Is sup
posed to be the vessel Agulnotdo was keep
ing ready for his escape.
Captain Layson of the Thirty-second regi
ment has routed an Insurgent band In Zani-
holes province , killing several officers.
Major Smith , with three companies of the
Seventeenth , surrounded anil captured an
other band of guerrillas which were ter
rorizing a largo section of the north. The
troops killed several of the band.
General Hughes has captured Insurgent
strongholds at Lenplz and Homblln , the navy
co-operating. One man was killed and one
wounded.
The Insurgents In the Island of Panay are
apparently supprcsued.
M5WS KHOM 1IMOIIB .t.M > IMIITV.
Xnvy Department lleeolvpn KucotirnK-
IiiK MVNNIIKC from Wiilxnn.
MANILA , Pec. 1'J. :20 : a. jn. It la ofu-
clally announced that General Young reports
that ho believes the American prisoners , In
cluding Lieutenant Gllinore , are now In the
hamlfl of United States troops. Lieutenant
Colonel Howse and Major Hunter have been
operating with ? mnll commands In North
llocos province and It Is supposed that one
of these has effected the release of the
Americans. The report has not yet been veri
fied. !
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. Encournglng
news reached the Navy department today
from Admiral Watson at Manila respecting
the members of the crew of the Yorktown
boat's party , which landed at Daler last
spring. The report glvce Iho account of a
sailor of the party who haa made his way
to Manila and it was shown that eleven of
the original party are still alive. The man
Hyndors , who brings the news , was coxswain
of the Yorktown , a native o Amsterdam ,
but a resident of San Francisco , where he
shipped.
The four dead men mentioned enlisted at
the following points : Nygard , a Russian , at ,
Brooklyn ; McDonald of Carmel ; , Valley , Cal. ,
nt Mnro Island ; Dillon , a native of Peru ,
Ind. , nt More Island , and Morris-soy , a iia-
tivo of Columbus , Neb. , also n Mare Island.
Admiral Watson's cablegram js | as follows :
MANILA , Dec. 17. Seaman' Kynilera ot
the Yorktown , captured at Baler , recap
tured with AVoodbury by cavalry nt Ilay-
ambong , has reported on board , the HaKsUiIp.
Both wounded when Gllmore wna taken
und left behind , for ho reports Nypard ,
McDonald , Dillon and Morrlasey killed.
Uynders , AVoodbury. Veuvlllo 'wounded In
foot , unable to travel. Dolntr > 'ell , Baler ,
Juno 15. Expect AVoodburyj. tomorrow.
AVounded not cared for ; wounds received
personal cure. AVoodbury and Rynilcrs
walked nearly to Manila. , AVATSON.
TRYING TtT HESCUI3 A3II3IUC.OfS.
General Otln Report * Mure Still 1'nr-
niiliiK IiinurBGiitB * Culumii.
AVASHINGTON , Dec. 18. General Otis to
day cabled the AVar department as follows :
"
"MANILA1" ' Dec. 18. H.ugliC3'reports . ' 'from
Rorablon islands his arrival at Capiz , north
ern Panay , December 10 , driving out nil
Tugaloa. Carpenter , with six companies , is
occupying northern Panay , two companies
on Homblon island. Hughes , with battalion
Nineteenth Infantry , haa gone to Ccbu to
pollco that Island. Young , northern Ltuon ,
reports several minor engagements with few
casualties. Colonel Hare , with small column ,
still In pursuit of Insurgent's column , which
has the American prisoners , has passed
through mountains and Is marching on
Pamplona , short distance cast of Aparrl ,
navy co-operating. Seven hundred and
thlrty-ono Spanish prisoners arrived last
evening ; 500 more expected today ; 400 leave
for Spain thlt > afternoon. "
Otis' Iii test Cnnuultr Mat.
, WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. General Otis'
latest casualty list Is as follows :
Drowned , Rio Grande , near Cabanatuan ,
November 7 , Twenty-second Infantry , C. J.
Marks , F ; at Tayucg , December 7 , Twenty-
fourth Infantry , John H. Johnstonc , corporal ,
H ; dysentery , November 23 , Twenty-fourth
Infantry , Frank AVells , A ; December 9 ,
Eleventh cavalry , John Delaney , sergeant , j
13 ; Thirteenth , Fourth Infantry , David E. j
Buckingham , I ; typhoid , 27th , Twenty-sec- I
end Infantry , Charles Rainwater , C ; Deccm- j
her 8 , Twelfth infantry , Dean S. Shearer , B ; :
gunshot wounds In action , December 10 ,
Thirty-third Infantry , Gilbert Baron , G ; j
15th , Tblrty-olxth infantry , Hardy T. Lawrence - 1
rence , by comrade ; December 0 , Third cav
alry , Charles Hist , F ; suicide , December IB , -
Thirty-sixth Infantry , Mark A. Hnllls. cor
poral , E ; meningitis , December 10 , Thirty-
seventh Infantry , Lewis L. Eastwood , C ;
variola , December 10 , Third cavalry , AVI1-
llam C. McFarland , K ; tuberculosis , Decem
ber 5 , Thirty-fifth Infantry , Homer Paup , A ;
15th , Twenty-second infantry , Arthur Hol-
lenbeck , E ; colitis , December 7 , Eighteenth
Infantry , Thomas Smith , K ; septlcemla , De
cember 15 , Ninth infantry. Henry AVolper ,
uergcaut , band ,
EXHUMING VICTIMS OF MAINE
Korty IloillcN An- Prepared fur Hhlp-
llli-nt til tilt * I lilted StntVH ( lit ;
Fl rut
HAVANA. Dec. IS. A gang of fourteen |
grave diggers , superintended by Chaplain '
Chldwlck and Dr. Cocour , began thn ox- (
liumutlon , In Colon cemetery today , of the
remains of the victims of the Maine. :
As the colling were raised to the grave- !
tlilc , the remains wcro Immediately placed ,
In tin-lined coffins prepared with llmo and ,
charcoal bottoms , after which more lime
mid charcoal were used and then the eof-
llns were carried a few yards nway , where
tinsmiths nulled down and hermetically j
healed the lldn , the names being dlr.tluctly ;
painted thereon.
Clioplain Chldwlck , using hU chart , kept
a strict account In each Instance. Forty
exhumed bodies were carried to the ceme
tery chapel. Two watchmen are on duty
for the night. Twenty-five soldlera and
about as many spectators. were present.
A distressing but unavoidable feature was
the necessity of removing the broken rem
nants of several cotllns. Father Chldwick
at first refused to allow this to bo done , 1
In thi ) only way it seemed practicable tn :
remove them , but as the lime , which wan I
originally put In ns a disinfectant had caked
firmly , tbero was no nltcrnatlvo.
Seerel r'onferenee f Ilf.lluay Men ,
I'lTTtiHt'RG. Dec. IS. A secret confer
ence of the Federated boiud of thn Federa
tion of American Railway Employe. * bo-
KHII horn toduy. AmoiiK thone preHent urc
E. P. SHrsc-ni. 1 . II. MorrlHsey. Val l''liz-
patrirk. K. K. L'lurk and W. V. Powell. Tin-
intmberH of thi < board ri'fusn to muko public.
( he object of the conference until ut'lcr ud-
jouriinient.
iin JiiliiM ( iriinil Arinj' .
PALMYRA , N. Y. , Doc. IS.-Adtnlrnl
Sampson was miiHlcred Into JIIIIIOH A. Uar-
llcld post No. 193 , Grand Army of the Re
public , tonlsht.
ALLEN READS TITLE CLEAR
New Senator from Nebraska "Will Take the
Oath of Offioj Todnj.
GEFS THE SEAT WHICH HUMAN FILLED
\dirnln Member * < if tlie llouie Arc
I'lvnupil Mllh Tlirlr t'uiuinlllee A-
iitw TliiirNtou Will I'tinh
Onuilin Supply Depot.
WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen arrived from Madtaan
today and will take oath of ofilco tomorrow.
Senator Thurston presented Allen's creden
tials bearing the great seal of the common
wealth of Nebraska , and signed by Gov
ernor Poyntcr and Secretary of State Porter.
The document was not accorded to the form
prescribed by precedent In the ncnato und
mot with a protest from Senator Chand
ler when the clerk had finished Its reading ,
which wns as follows :
"Thle Is to certify that on the 13th day of
December , IS9H , William V. Allen was duly j
appointed by mo as senator from the stale j
of Nebraska to represent said state In the j
senate of the United States , to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Hon. Monroe
L. Hayward , said appointment to be In full
force and effect until his successor Is elected
by the legislature of the state of No- j
braska. " i
Chandler In calling attention of the sen- !
nto to the last clause of Allen's creden
tials , Bold : "So far as I am concerned there
will bo no objection to the swearing In of
Senator Allen , when he appears under that
certificate , but the certificate Is not correct
In that it undertakes to define the term
for which Senator Allen will hold until his
successor Is elected by the legislature ot
Nebraska. The appointment should only
bo until the next meeting ot the legislature
of Nebraska. It Is not , perhaps , a matter
of much comment , but ns a senator Is likely
to appear at any tlmo to be sworn In. and
I have no objection to his tielng sworn In ,
that clause In the appointment must be
regarded as void and of no effect. "
The credentials were received and by
President pro torn Frye placed on file. This
ends , the attempt to place a cloud on Al
len's title to the seat.
Senator Allen had llttlo to say about his
appointment or the fight made over , his se
lection. Ho eald , however , that the appoint
ment came to him unsought and under those
circumstances he could not decline , even
though a place in the district bench wns
very much to his liking.
Senator Allen has been assigned a seat
on the last row on the democratic side of
the alslo , and which was formerly occupied
by Tlllman.
AeliriiHUun * 011 CoiiiinUtcen.
Generally speaking , Nebraska members ot
congress are satisfied with the committees
to which they wore assigned today by
Speaker Henderson.
Congressman Durkctt , while faring as well
as a new member could expect , Is somewhat
chagrined In not receiving a place on post-
offices and pest roads , which ho had hoped
would fall to him. His committee assign
ments are elections No. 1 and public lands.
Mercer's' proverbial good luck stayed with
him and ho isno\y on wo.committees which
stand' amongst the first ln "congress , chair
man of 'public buildings and grounds , his
old committee and the District of Columbia.
Pressure was brought to bear upon the
speaker by the citizens of Washington to
give Mercer a place on the district commit
tee and it came to him wholly unexpected.
This action on the part of Washington resi
dents , was duo wholly to Mercer's activity
In securing a site for the new Carnegie
library building.
The fuslonlsts were well taken care of ,
especially Stark , who wanted to remain on
the mllltla committee , ns It promises to be
an exceedingly Important body during this
congress , as legislation will bo necessary to
rehabilitate militia of states. Stark heads
the minority on this committee. In addition
ho gets a place on expenditures of the de
partment. Sutherland draws places on coin
age , weights and measures and irrigation
of arid lands. Robinson draws revision of
laws , while Neville goc to agriculture.
South Dakota membera were especially
well treated and are as happy over their
assignments as boys with their first rod-top j
boots. Both Gamble and Durkc got what
they wanted , Gamble drawing a chairman
ship of a small committee , that of expendi
tures on public buildings , and places on
mines and mining and Indian affairs ; Durko
going to elections No. 2 and public lands.
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming got
everything he wanted , military affairs , public
lands , mines and mining and with this array j
believes ho can do some real good for his I
section.
Oniiilin'H Supply Depot.
As one of the first things In connection
with Senator Thurston's connection with I
the Indian atfalrs commltteo he will see to
it that the Indian supply depot at Omaha , (
which was created In 1897 , Is properly pro- j
vlded In the appropriations bill , which goes
to his committee. Secretary Hitchcock ot
the Interior department , bus recommended |
that $8,000 be appropriated to properly maintain - !
tain the depot ns provided by law. Senator
Thurston has recommended the establish
ment of a now postolfice In Dodge county , to
bo known as Leavltt , This office Is to ac
commodate Ames sugar factory employes.
Supervising Architect Taylor has called the
attention of the .secretary of the treasury to
the fact that In placing the foundation for
the now pnblli ! building nt Cheyenne unfor-
secn d'illcultlffl have arisen which have
necessitated the txpc-ndlturo of a largo sum
of money for substructure work before the
foundation proper could bo begun. This ,
coupled with the further fact ot a largo Increase
creasein the prlco of building materials ,
has made It Impossible to award u contract
for construction of the building within
the limits fixed by congress. This. Supervis
ing Architect Taylor deplores and ho further
? nys that as the needs of the service will not.
permit the construction of a smaller building
ho recommends that the , limit of coat of the
building bo increased from $250,000 to $32.1-
000 and an appropriation at the present ses
sion of ? 75,000. )
Senator Warren , who was largely Instru
mental In getting the building for Cheyenne ,
and who Is vitally Interested in having It [
completed , will tomorrow offer a bill for ,
which ho will auk immediate consideration , !
extending the limit of the cost of the strue- '
turn * , o $323,000 and authorizing the secretary |
of the treasury to enter Into contracts for j
the completion of the building within the
limit as suggested by the supervising nrchl- j
tcct. Senator Warren says there Is no doslro
to get a larger or a better building for
Cheyenne , but he desires to have the buildIng - i
Ing erected aa originally planned , present i
conditions being wholly the fault of the i
government -for not drilling ground before
starting the foundation. Nearly 12.1.000 wns
ppont alone In getting the ground ready for
the foundation. !
On motion of Senator Thurston the sonata
today adjourned out of respect of thu lat '
Congressman W. L. Greene. It Ii understood
that the house tomorrow will pay like re-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; \Vnrmcr : Northerly Winds.
Trmpornluro nt Onuilin yr&tcrilnyt
Hour. Uric. Hour. Deu.
n. in 1 ! . ' . 1 | i. in . . > . . . . Ill
< l n. in. . . . . . _ ' . * ii p. in. ; i-
Rpcct to the memory of tlio late Senator
M. L. Hayward.
Davln Mnnt ( io.
Tlio secretary of the Interior today op-
proved the order of llio Iiidlnu commissioner
directing tbo removal of Superintendent
Davis of the Klnndrcau ( S. D. ) In-
dlnu school. An ofllrlnl of the Indian olllco
hn liecn directed to proceed to Flandrcau
and take chnrio of tlio school. Tills ollklnl
will remain nt Klnndrcau until about Jan
uary 1. when Davis' successor will bo up-
pointed.
A HUb-atntlon will established nt Mar-
shalltown , la. , on January 1. to be known as
Sub-Station 3 ( Soldiers' Homo ) .
Tlio following jiostoillccs have been as
signed to the presidential class to take ef
fect January 1. and salaries of postmasters
Increased Indicated : Nebraska llluo Hill ,
$1,100 $ ; Curtis , $1,200 ; Gordon , $1,100 ;
Hooper , $1,000 ; Laurel , $1,000 ; N'owmau
Grove , $1,100 ; Oxford , $1,300 ; Peru. $1,200 ;
St. Edward , $1,000. Iowa--Alden , $1,000 ;
Aurella , $1,000 ; Corwltti , $1,000 ; Jewell , $1-
200 ; Marathon , $1,300 ; Morning Sun , $1,000 ;
Hockwcll , $1,000 ; Schaller. $1,000 ; West
Dranch , $1,000. Slsseton , S. 1) . , salary In
creased to $1,100.
Congressmen Gamble and Durko today
recommended Walter 13. llo'uck for post
master nt Hoscoe , Edmunds county , S. D. ;
Orion Porter. Fairfax , Gregory county ;
Mrs. Anna McClellan , Mystic , Penninglou
county. ,
J. A. Von Orsdell , attorney general of
Wyoming , and who Is agent of the settlers
on the Otoo and Missouri lands In Gage
county , Nebraska , IB seriously 111 with
typhoid fever at the residence of Senator
Warren. Ho has been sick ever slnco ho
came to Washington , but typhoid developed
today.
The Merchants' National Bank of New
York was today approved as reserve agent
for the First National bank ot Waterloo , la.
Two extra clerks were secured today by
Mercer for work In the South Omaha post-
olllco to last during the holiday rush. They
will go to work Immediately.
Governor Leslie Shaw of Iowa , Is In the
city to attend the meeting of governors
called for the purpose ot arranging for a
centennial of the location of the seat of
government at Washington.
The nomination of T. L. Matthews , as
marshal of the district of Nebraska , was
favorably reported today by Senator Thurs-
toii from the committee on Judiciary.
FORT CROOK MURDER CASE
United StntcM Court Will Tnko Action
Controversy Iletween
State and .Military.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. The War de
partment , basjjsattled lrL.adYanf.SLAU. JlUorjafc
Ing question as to the application of civil or
military law In the case of a soldier killed by
two sentinels of the Tenth cavalry while tryIng -
Ing to escape near Fort Crook , Nebraska.
The state authorities were about to step In
before the court-martial , when Attorney
General Grlggs , at the Instance of the Wur
department , today telegraphed United States
District Attorney Summers at Omaha to appear
pear- for the defense/ and place his services
at the disposal of General Merrlam.
This means that the United States courts
will take action and the case cannot be tried
by the state of Nebraska.
SOL SMITH RUSSELL IS ILL
Veteran Aclor IJrenks HIMTII In Klrit
Act of "The Hon. .John OrlKwhy"
nt Chlenuo.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18. Sol Smith Russell was
obliged by Illness to dismiss his audience at
the Grand Opera house tonight. The break
down occurred In the first act of "The Hon.
John Grlgsby. "
Mr. Russell was standing behind a lens ;
table , the scene being that of a lawyer's
olllce. Of a sudden It became apparent ho
had 'lost ' his lines. His companion player
tried to prompt him , but without success.
Mr. Russell then rose and In a weak voice
and with rather Incoherent phrases askeJ th3
audience to excuse his further ctfort and to
consider the performance ended.
Ho bowed his head and the curtain came
down hurriedly ns two of his associates
hastened to hfis side. Ho did not collapse ut
terly , however , as It was feared he would ,
but retired with little assistance to his
dressing room and a half hour Inter , In com
pany with his wife and his manager , F. II.
Derger , was driven to his hotel.
No physician wns called behind the scenes ,
though the services of Dr. Frank Dllllngs ,
nervous Hpeclallst , were sought by telephone
Dr. Hillings reached the hotel before 11
o'clock. lie declined to discuss the condition
of his patient.
SETTLE PRESSMEN'S ' TROUBLE
! ! et > veen St , I. nil IK
\eiiHinierN | anil the Strllirrn
IN Ainlealily AilJiiHteil.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 18. The disagreement
between the St. Louis newspaper publishers i
and striking pressmen wns settled today. I
Thn pressmen had repudiated an arbitration
decision and struek last Wednesday 'on the !
rpfumil of the publishers of the four leading
newspapers to Elgn a nc\v contract. The
publishers met and decided to neaso publica
tion Indefinitely rather than aequlwcp In the
icpndiatlon or accede to the now demand. I
The International union ordered the locals j
to work , pending a conference. Thin j
conference was hold , resulting In certain
technical corrections cf the arbitrated agree1 1
went to make It comply with the Interna- '
tlGual law and some modification of terms , j
With these changes made by unanimous con- j
fccnt the arbitration decision was accepted !
and tbo dispute settled.
ANDREWS ASKED , TO RESIGN
Itcxuliilliin Intriiiluuril In (
City Council CoiiilfiiiulliK IIN
Speech on lloer Win * .
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. Public advocacy of
Great Drltuln's sldo In tbu South African
war by Dr. 13 , Henjnmln Andrews , uuperln-
tondent of public schools In Chicago , was
the can so of resolution * being Introduced
In the city council tonight , calling for bin
rerlgnatlan or hlu Immediate suspension and
removal from his position by the Hoard of
h'ducatlon fehould ho Ignore an Invitation to j
tUi > iloun. The head ot the publln i
H'liuoU wu ; biibjocted to a heated denuncia
tion by Aldennun Cullorton , the mover of
the resolutions. The resolutions were re
ferred to the committee on schools.
HOUSE PASSES BILL
Eleven Democrats Vote for Financial
Measure in the House.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY ARE FOR IT
Every Republican Votes for Bill , Which
Passes tinder Special Rule ,
HENDERSON SURPRISES HIE MEMBERS
After Announcement of Vote Speaker
Reads the List of Committees ,
GEN , WHEELER'S ' NAME IS NOT INCLUDED
Tliiir-llonorrit Cnniotn of
ttlvlnur ( Mil Member * lleM Cltnlr-
innnnlilitn > y IteiircneiitalU es
llccclvc Due ItecoKiiltlon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. The currency
bill , which wua debated lust cr > k. win
pusced today by tlio house by a vote of ISO
to HO. H bad tlio united upport ot every
republican In the house , of eleven democrats ,
Merers. Clayton , Drlggs. I'ltzgcrnld , LouK
Kuppcrt , Scitdder , Underbill and WlUon of
New York ; McAlccr of I'cntwylvanU , Denny
ot Maryland , and Thuyer of Massachusetts.
All of the other democrats voted against tin
measure , or were paired against It except
John Walter Smith , governor-elect from
Maryland , Slnlllnga of Alabama and Gen
ual Joseph Wheeler of Alabama.
Stalling of Alabama had not been present
It. the house this session , owing to llluo ? ? ,
and ono of his colleagues announced that
If present ho would have voted In the nega
tive. General Wheeler Is serving In the
Philippines. When the speaker announced
the result the republicans cticcred lustily.
After the vote the speaker rather unex
pectedly announced the commltteo selections
and the reading of Iho lists wau followed
with Intense eagerness by the members ,
whose opportunities for distinction depend
largely upon their committee assignments.
The only Incident In connection with the
lists was Dalley's Interrogatory ot the
speaker as to whether General Wheeler's
name had been placed upon the commlttoo
on ways and means. Speaker Henderson re ;
sponded In the negative.
Announcement of the death of the late
Representative Dland of .Missouri . , which oc
curred last summer , caused an early ad
journment.
Vote on Currency Hill.
The vote upon the currency bill was taken
immediately after the reading of the Journal.
Neither a motion to recommit nor nn offer of
a substitute xvas In order by the terms of
the special rule under which the house was
operating.
Galncs of Tennessee asked If It was In or
der to recommit with Instructions to report
back a free coinage bill.
"It Is not. " replied the speaker.
The bill was then read a third time and
placed on Its final passage. , , ,
"rtJenraud-tUO1 Ve"a8"afil'nn > ai'Sa'ld' Over-
street of Indiana , In charge ot the bill. Mem
bers rose on both sides enmasso to > second
the demand. "Evidently a sufficient num
ber , " sold the speaker. "Tho clerk will call
the roll. "
The roll call was' followed with great In
terest. There was no demonstration when
the democrats who broke away from the
majority of their party voted la the affirm
ative. The clerk called the names of the
democrats who declined to respond twice on
each roll call. Every republican voted for
the bill.
The democrats who voted for the bill were :
Clayton of Now York , Denny of Maryland ,
Drlggs of NPW York , KUzgeruld of New
York , Levy of New York , MdAleer of Penn
sylvania , Iluppcrt of Now York , Scuddcr of
New York , Thaycr of Massachusetts , Un
derbill of New York , Wilson of New York.
Paired ngninen the bill : Catchlngs of Mis
sissippi , Campbell of Montana. Drossard of
Louisiana , Robertson of Louisiana , Davey of
Louisiana.
When the speaker announced the passage
ot the bill by a vote ot'lflO to 150 the repub
licans cheered.
IIKMIKKSO.Y NAMIiS COMMITTI5KS.
> 'ew Mc-inlier * Iloeelvu Kull Coniililcr-
ntloii from tliu SiienUer.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. Speaker Hen
derson today announced the committees of
the house of representatives. It proved to
hare very few surprises , as the speaker
preserved the time-honored custom of fol
lowing precedent ns to old members , leaving
them In their old chairmanships and places
and gradually advancing them as vacancies
occur.
The important new chairmanships are
thcho of Droslus of Pennsylvania , chairman
of banking and currency ; Grosvenor of Ohio ,
mere-hunt marine und fisheries ; .Southard of
Ohio , colnago , and Cooper of Wisconsin , tint
newly formed commltteo on Insular affairs.
The now members of the ways and meanh
committee are McCall and Long , republi
cans ; Ncwlands , silver republican , and
Cooper , democrat. Appropriations and for
eign affairs also got a considerable amount
of now bicod. Military affairs bns the larg
est now membership , six republicans and
thrco democrats. The membership of the in
sular committee Is notable In being "a com
mittee of chairmen , " the heads of ways and
means , appropriations , foreign affairs , com
merce , poBtofllcpi ) , etc. , being represented
UFO | en this committee.
The new mem hero of thn house rovelvu
full consideration from the speaker , al
though following eiiBtom they necessarily
take the lower places on committees.
The democratic members recolvo fewer
place : ! than In the lust congrcKH UH the largsr
democratic representation In this IIOIIKO com
pelled a reduction In the numbers of places
for each. Following Ifv the list :
Wnyn and Means 1'iiyno , New York ; Dal-
zell. PpmiK.vlvnnlu ; Hopkins. Illinois ; nro-
visitor. Otiln ; Huhhell , 1'oniioc'llcut ; Dolllvur.
Iowa ; StePlu , Indiana : Tawney , Minnesota ;
McCall , MaHMacluisetlH ; Long , KansHK
Klcmnlion ) , Trniieraee ; Samuel M. Itobert-
Hnn , Ixmlrliuiu ; Swiiiihiiii. Virginia ; MeC'lel-
liui. Now York ; Nowlundb , Nevada ; L'uoper ,
Tuxas.
Appropriations Cannon , Illinois ; Illni-
Imm. PunnsylViinla ; Oioul , Vermont : Iliun-
ruway , Indiana : Harney , WlBconHi'i ; Moody.
MnHHuehufcottP ; 1'iluh , Kentucky ; Van Voor-
hla. Ohio ; McC'Ixary. Minnesota ; l/ltlauer ,
New York ; Livingston , Georgia : Mclltie ,
Arkansas ; Allen , Mississippi ; Dell , Cola-
i.ido ; Pierce , Teiiiie8se.e ; Henton , MlHaOiiri ;
Taylor. Alabama.
Judlclury--O. W. Hay , Now York ; Jenkins
WlHcoiiKln ; Piirker , Now Jersey ; Overstrcpt
Indiana ; Alexander. Nuw York ; Warner , II
llnnlf ; Kerr , Ohio ; Llttlufield. Mnlno ; Krcer
\VeH Virginia ; Kalin , California ; Terry
ArkaiiHiix ; DeArinond , Missouri : Lanhain ,
Texas ; KIKott , South Carolina ; Undlirwood ,
Alubnmii ; Smith , Kentucky ; Fleming.
Georgia.
Ilnnklnif and Currency Droufclun. Penn
sylvania ; Kowler , Now Jersey ; Hill , Con-
noptlciii ; Prlnee. Illinois : ( "apron , Hhoilo
( Aland : Lane , Iowa ; Oaldtrhead. KaiiHan ;
Ovcrfltreot. Indiana ; levering. Mnevarliu-
huttH ; Bhattuf , Ohio ; Cox , Tonii ( * eo ; Stal
ling * , Alabama ; Drink's , Xuw York : Tal-
bert , Hciuth I'nrollim ; Hhna , Kentucky ,
Thayer , MttHHachimettf ; Lewis , fieorgln.
Iiiterntute and Forclcn Commerce Hep-