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AS TO DELEfl
British Seizure of that Point is Considered
Among the Probabilities.
ENGLAND NEEDS IT IN THE PRESENT WAR
Would Prefer to Force the Boors to Make an
Aggressive Move There.
THEN STEP IN AND SEIZED EVERYTHING
Boera Surprise a British Outpost and Kill
Two Hussars.
GENERAL JOUBERT AGAIN AT THE FRONT
llnrr C.'omtiiiinilcr Hcrox-crn III * llcnUli
mill TnkcH HII- Field UlNciiNi !
Kllln MoriKlifil Inli men
Tluin Do IIiilU-tM ,
( Copyright , 1S'J9 , by Press I'ubllshlng Co. )
LONDON , Dec. 26. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) British seiz
ure of Lourenzo Marquez and Dclagoa bay
has been anticipated and suggested by all
continental dlpl. main and war experts. It
\\lll not ho done bccauso of the fear of
European complications. The advantages of
thij move are that the port la only 200 miles
fiom 1'retorla. with a good railway , while
Durban and Capetown are much farther
away. The disadvantages are the fear thai
"Xj feiling In Germany might ho aroused and
' ( hat Lourenzo Marqucr. is full offever with
fccmo bubonic plague.
Kumors of the seizure of the bay by the-
British have just been renewed In Berlin
and Lisbon , but it Is said hero that no steps
have been taken. These In a position to
know declare that flour shipped from Amer
ica to Portuguese agents at Delagoa bay will
bo released after due diplomatic delay. The
same persons Insist that the British plan is
to cheek as much UK possible all shipments
to Lourenzo Marquez in order to worry the
Botrs Into Inking the aggrcEslvo step of in
vading Portuguese territory and taking Lou-
rin7o Marquez and all war material and
food In Htcro there , so that the British
navy can then attack the place , capture It
ami move against the Transvaal through It ,
on the plea of Boer aggression anil with
out laying the British government open to
foreign Interference.
English Jingo newspapers have already
guardedly suggested that the Portuguese at
Delagoa bay were in terror of Boer Inva
sion at the present tlmo because war ma
terial was not coming through.
The Mail editorially declares that British
surveillance nt Lourenzo Marquez is a farce
and Insists that some plan must be found
by which the British can hold Delagoa bay
and pass troops over the railroad to Trans
vaal territory. The Mall hopes that the
UBUal meeting nt the foreign office today
will devise some euch plan.
I.'OITM Aftat-lc IliiHfliirti.
( Copyright , 1S99. by Press Publishing Co. )
CHJEVELBY CAMP. . Dec..20. 6:45 : p. m.
( New York Worlfl Cablegram Special
Telegram , ) The lloerd surprised an outpost
of the Thirteenth Hussars , killing two men
and seven horses. The naval guns began
shelling the Boer position at 5 o'clock.
PIBTEKMAHITZBURG , Doc. 81. ,1:50 : p.
m. ( Now York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) A dispatch received by hello-
graph from Ladysmlth says if relief Is de
layed there Is no need of anxiety , as there
are ample provisions. The health of the
troops Is good , considering the season.
Their spirits are excellent and they would
render a good account of themselves In the
probable event of an attack. The left de
fense is strong.
.lonln-rt Taken the Field.
PUBTOHIA , Monday , Dec. IS. General
Joubert has recovered and returned to the
front today.
There wore special'eorvlccs yesterday in
the different laagers as thanksgiving for the
victories of Coionso , Stormberg nud Modder
river.
NKW YORK , Dec. 26. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London Bays : The Ladysmlth
list shows that typhoid fever and dysentery
are more effective than the Boers' artillery
In reducing the htrength of the garrison day
by day. It is clear that General Duller will
renew the attempt to relieve Ladysmlth
while Lord HobertH Is on the sea. He Is
receiving reinforcements and fresh batteries
1 nnd ought to bo In a position to reopen
hostilities In n week or ten. days , unless he
waits for the Beige train.
Iloer CIIIIN Iteinnlii Silent.
LONDON , Dec. 20. The latest cable dls-
patchen from South Africa show that the
situation nt the front IH practically un
changed. With the exception of desultory
artillery practice , to which the Boers do
not reply , the British continue to mark
time.
The Hours heavily bombarded Ladysmlth
for a couple of hours December 16 , the day
after the battle of Tugela river , but little
damage was done. They killed one man and
wounded two men of the garrison.
Advices from Capetown say the New
Kealanders with General French at Nauuw-
poort wcro In a tight corner December 18.
They were nearly surrounded by Boers and
retired under a hall of bullets fired at short
range , but sustained only llttlo IOFS.
Among lhi Boers killed at Stormbcrg wore
many of that locality who had Joined the
Orange Free Slate forces.
Several newspaper correspondents have re
turned to Capetown from the Modder river ,
apparently continuing the belief that an Im
mediate advance of the ilrltlsh Is projected.
The war olllco has received the following
dispatch from Capetown , dated December
- ' : ; . saying : There Is no change In the situ
ation at Modder river. General Mcthuen
is well entrenched and the Hoers have not
disturbed him.
General ( Jatacre reports that a force of
J..T police have occuploJ Dordrecht , the
line's retreating with no loss.
The war olllco has received a dispatch from
I'lttifMiiitzburB , Natal , dated Sunday , De
cember 21 , announcing that In nn engage
ment at Ladysmllh December 22. Major A.
C. King , Captains Wttthen uiul Oakes and
Lieutenant Hulse and Lieutenant Colonel
Fuwcelt were wounded and that nine tun-
commissioned o Hirers and men were killed
nnd ten wounded. This engagement had not
been iccordcd before this.
A ruble dispatch from Capetown , dated
Wednesday , December 20 , saya that glanders
lias broken out among the American mules ,
of which there uru 1,100 at the Stellenbosch
remount farm. Twenty-six of the mules
Jiavn been destroyed and seventy-eight have
been Isolated.
The -'dispatch says sedition Is Apruadlng in
Capo Colony. Three mombrra of the Cape
Parliament are alleged to be Implicated and
one et them U BUI | | to have presented a Free
State Hag to u Boer cammundcr. at the same.
I.me cxprimlng the hope that he w nild
carry It to s'ory ' au4 to victory. Another
member of Parliament Is said to bo recruit
ing for the Iloers. In addition wealthy
farmers are now aiding the Invaders.
MUST GET BURGHERS IN OPEN
Nelirnnkiin Who Onee FniiKlit AuralnM
Ilnet-N Telln of ( In * C'liudllIIIIIK
! 'mlllllilli There.
KHBMONT , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) J.
W. Nelli of this city , having served In on-j
campaign against the Doors In the British
army , naturally takes much Interest In the
present war In South Africa. Ho said thU
morning to The UPC correspondent : "Tho
British have run up against a hard proposi
tion. I know the Transvaal country m'ghty
"uell mid the Uuers , ten. They will have to
get the Iloers out Into the open to get at
them and It will cost them thousands of
men to do It. That Is a terribly rough
country. It Is cut up by mountains and
ereeks mid Is a good way from centers of
supplies. A few men can defend some of
llirse passco against armies. The British
can't pain anything by direct attacks , but
will have to maneuver to get the Boers out
of their defenses Into the open country. The
Doers know every foot of Natal , adjoining
the Orange Free Slate , mid the Transvaal ,
anil they arc all fighters. From my per
sonal knowledge of the country and people
an'l ' from what I read of the situation down
there 1 think the British will win In the
end , but they can't do It by going in from
the south and west without tremendous
losses. If they could land at Dclagoa bay
they could easily get an army Into the
Transvaal and 1 believe the fighting would |
soon be over. The climate down there Is
baking hot and for unacclimated men the
campaign can't hut lie a terrible oneIn
among those hills and rocka and stretches
cf sand.
"In the section around the Tugela river
four Boors are more than a match for ten
lirltlsh soldiers , ( o you can sec It will take
a larger army than the English have there
to win. The fighting Is going to last until
they can get the Boers out of the hills Into
the open. Whenever they once get them
out I think , from my knowledge of the
Boers , there will be one decisive battle and
that will end It. Every Boer Is a crack rlllo
shot , unless they have changed from
they wcro when I was down there. "
NAVAL GUNS HAVE THE RANGE
F.iiKllNli Itcporl IHnooril llojiveeii Men
from TrniiNvniil and Free
Slate.
MODDER RIVER. Cape Colony , Wednes
day , Dec. 20. The British naval guns com
mand the whole Boer position and possess
the exact range of every stone and bush.
They frequently plant shells with good ad
vantage In the midst of groups of Boers.
The burghers are reported to be returnIng -
Ing home for Chrlstmns.
Recent arrivals from Jacohsdal report that
notwithstanding the Boer successes the
Free Staters do not expect ultimate victory.
They complain of the overbearing conduct
of General Cronjo's men , who are alleged
to be better fed and posted In the safest
positions.
The Transvaalers do not conceal their
suspicions of the possible defection of the
Free Staters and threaten to shoot them at
the least sign of wavering. The Free
Staters are said to regard subjection to the
Transvaal as more to 'be ' feared than sub
jection to Great Britain.
REPORT THE FENIANS ACTIVE
Army of 1 , ' , , OO ( ) Said to He Organiz
ing ; lo CroNN < "an a ill a ii
Horilcr ,
BUFFALO , N. Y. . Dec. 20. A special
from Dunkirk says : The Fenians are said
to bo organizing here for an Invasion of
Canada. A man known to have knowledge
of the conditions of Fenian affairs In Dun
kirk says this city has been called upon to
raise COO men to form a part of Now York's
quota of the 123,000 men that are to bo en
rolled throughout the country.
At the present time COO men are known
to be mustered with the Fenians here ; the
remaining 100 will bo obtained with little
dlUlculty. It is currently reported and ex
tensively credited that the Fenians have
two carloads of arms and munitions of war
in concealment In or near this city. This
material is said to have been In the posses
sion of the Dunkirk Fenians for some years.
HEADING OFF FILIBUSTERS
4.nvrriiiiifnt of ft rent liritiitii
Autloii by the ililted :
Mutca.
CHICAGO , Dec. 2C. A special to the
Record from Washington says : The British
embassy , it Is understood , has within twenty-
four hours called the attention of the State
department to the pro-Doer feeling in the
lilted ! States , with the suggestion that this
government exercise the utmost caution In
preventing the sailing of filibustering ex
peditions to South Africa , The State de-
partmmt replied that It would do its best
to preserve the law of neutrality and cited
the fact that a vessel which sailed recently
from Baltimore to Philadelphia , presumably
j destined for Lorenzo Marquez , Is being
closely watched by the revenue cutter
service. This vessel , It Is said , was secured
for the shipment of SOO men from the United
States to South Africa for participation In
the South African war on the Boer side.
liny CoiiiiiiiinlenteM trltli Cliontc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2 . Secretary of State
John Hay has communicated with United
tflaies Ambassador Choate in London re
garding the seizure off the coast of South
Atlea ! of three vessels loaded with American
goods and consigned to merchants in Lou-
leuzo Marquez , Delagoa bay. R. W. Gel-
| dur ; , an export merchant of South William
street , Is ono of the sufferers by the confis
cation of the goods In transit and he has
laid the facts before Secretary Hay ,
One of Ilir IColliNelillilN VolnnieerH ,
LONDON. Dec. 20. Mr. Lionel Walter
Rothschild , unionist member of Parliament
for the Aylrsbury district of Buckingham
shire , eldest son of the Ilrnt Baron Rothschild
and the latter's heir , has volunteered for
fcrvlco In South Africa. Ho was born in
18GS and Is unmarried.
KIIOMNotlilnu ; of liiviiNlon.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26. John T. Keating , na-
tUiiuil president of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians , declared tonight that ho knew
nothing of the rumored armed invasion of
Ccimda by four columns of Irishmen.
Cnpdire Ami ) Suppllm.
DURBAN. Tuesday , Dee. 19. The Nqr-
wofilan bark Reglna , from Cava , loaded with
Hrctchers snd railway sleepers , has been
captured near Dalagca bay and brought here
bjr the British se-xmil-clatH cruiser Forte ,
Lord Slimier on llolii-rt * ' Staff ,
LONDON. Dec. 26. Lord Stanley , eldest
son of the earl of Derby and member of
j Parliament for the West Hotigluon division
of Lancashire , has been ordered to join Lord
Roberts' staff forthwith.
C'nnoex t nnilillniiN lo l.nnuli.
( JTTAWA. Ont. . Dec. 2C. The Ktorles re-
Kii'-dlng u Fenian Invasion of Canada tele
graphed here from the United States aie
Irughed at by the mlll'la ' department iiutl ( hi *
: people generally.
FUN FOR THE LITHE ONES
Qneen Victoria Qladdons Many Childish
Hearts with a Christmas Tree.
NOVEL FUNCTION IN WINDSOR CASTLE
Hnler Provide * IliiiinteotiN
l iitertnlnment for lir ! WIveH mill
Chllilren of Her Solilleri \ < nv
In Afrlen.
( Copyright , 1W3 , by Press Publishing Co. )
WINDSOR. Dec. 26. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Queen Vic
toria's Christmas trco party to the wives
and children of guardsmen In South Africa
at Windsor Castle was a scene of uncon-
stialncd enjoyment. The guests arrived in
tun royal equipages and at 1:15 : wcro mar-
shalkd In the Waterloo chamber by the
majot of Windsor , where during fcrty-flvo
minutes' waiting for the queen they rqmped
an.l played round games and rolled on the
rich , soft carpels to their hearts' content.
At 5 o'clock St. George's Hall was thrown
open and the women anil children pressed
lu to find the queen In her wheel chair be-
sldo the towering Christines tree , glitterIng -
Ing with electric lights and bristling with
toys Princess Christian was at the queen's
right and 1'rlnccss Beatrice with her chll-
dicn at her left and the maids of honor
stcod around. The queen was dressed In
black with a lace shawl across her shoulders ,
a peaked widow's cap and gold-framed min
iature on her breast. She smiled somewhat
sadly when a hush fell on the throng as It
reached her presence and the children gazed
curiously at her. She had told the officials :
' We must have plenty of light and bright
ness for the little ones , " and the gorgeous
magnificence filled the children with delight
ful awe.
The queen became radiantly smiling as
each mother brought forward her children.
An appropriate gift was taken from the
trea by the princesses and maids of honor
and passed to her , which she handed with
churning motherllness to the recipients.
Some children nervously clung to their
mothers' skirts. The queen bent forward
encouragingly and watched the chlldrcn'n
eyes glisten as she pressed some handsome
pn-scnt Into their llttlo hands. Others were
bold beyond the limits of court customs
and advanced confidently and scrutinized
the toys with a critical eye , but Victoria
was gracious and affable allko to all and
fully allvo to the humor of the situation.
Hey .Mf.lie.i HIM II.MV.
One over-anxious mother told her llttlo
5-year-old toddler : "Dow , Jimmy , bow. "
The boy was confused , turned back and made
an obeisance In the opposite direction ,
whereat the queen with a lace handkerchief
to her mouth almost laughed outright. The
mother pulled the llttlo chap round sharply ,
whereat the queen gently interposed :
" mind llttlofellow " and
"Never , my , patted
hai ! on the head. Another lad gave the cor
rect military salute , but the succeeding
ono beat him by gravely galutlng with both
hands. The queen gave each ono additional
toy. Ono cheerful old woman went right up
to her majesty , leaned her hand familiarly
on the queen's resting on the sldo of her
chair and said : "This is the greatest honor
of our lives , your majesty. " The queen
antiwered :
"I have not enjoyed a party more for
many years. It gladdens my heart to give
plc-asuro to the families of my gallant sol
diers. "
The children were now creating a tremendous
deus din. There was a perfect babble of
squeaky instruments ; thumping drums.
Joyous laughter and childish chatter rang
thtough the historic hall , sacred to stately
functions. Then they set to at a high tea ,
served on two long tables. The guests
were waited on by the princesses , the duke
of Connaught and Lord Lome , who saw-
that the llttlo ones wanted for nothing.
Some children would stand on their scale.
All became boisterously happy while the
queen wheeled around the tables address
ing some hero and there- , telling them :
"Be happy , my children. I want to see
you enjoy yourselves. "
After ono hour and a quarter's stay the
queen withdrew , waving adieu to the party
as she reached the door. She showed far
greater Interest In the boys than the girls
and asked the names of a few , particularly
pretty or sturdy youngsters.
The entertainment was an unqualified suc
cess. The children left reluctantly to be
driven to their homes after the merriest
party ever held within Windsor Castle'a
storied balls.
BOERS USE BR.TISH . VESSELS
Have Keen Shlpiiliii ; Supplier from
\ MV OrleaiiH to Ilotteriliini
Then HeNhlmilnif.
NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 26. The British
consul hero is authority for the statement
that New Orleans bos' boon ono of thu chief
ports- used by Boer agents for securing sup
plies from the United States for the Trans
vaal and that British ships have been used
lately in tholr shipment. Corn , It seems ,
has been ono of the principal staples bought
for the purpose and was bought and ship
ped away from this port without creating
either comment or suspicion. The British
authorities , however , appeared to have been
poesessed of more or less Information on
tbd subject for some time , but have been
pov.-erless to stop the shipments.
The plan , the British consul says , has
been to ship the corn , etc. , from Now Or
leans to Rotterdam and there It was shipped
to ports from which the Transvaal could
get It and that British ships were used to
carry thn supplies as far as Rotterdam.
Investigation here tonight revealed the
fact that the quantity of corn shipped from
New Orleans to Rotterdam this season has
been In excess of 3,000.000 bushels , while the
legitimate trade has never required more
than 100,000 bushels.
KlU'liener lit Olhrnltiir.
UrnilALTAR. Dee. 26. General Lord
Kitchener ha arrived here from Egypt.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK MEET
I'ri-Hlileiil Siirlnurer INHIH-H Olllelnl
Cull To Continue In SexHlon
Four DnyN ,
DENVER , Dec. 26. Pres.'lent John W.
Springer of I ho National Live Stock asso
ciation today Issued the official call for the
big annual convention of his association to
meet in Fort Worth , Tex. , on January 16
and continue In m'sslon four days.
The convention will bo composed of dele
gates representing all of the largest live
stock associations In the country , all the
big stock yard companies and many of the
big railroads. It U expected that there
will bo over 1.000 delegates In attendance ,
representing every otate and territory.
According to the call , among the sub
jects to bo dlseuased are the questions of
leasing the public lands to modi men for
grazing in forest reserves of the we * t , the
taking of a complete census of live stock
next year , the wtirk of gathering of vital
statistics relative to live slock commerce
by the association , matters relating to trans
portation of live ptock by railroads and sub
jects of a kindred nature.
Low rates have been made on all rail
roads for this meeting and It Is expected to
be the mcst Important gathering of stock
men ever held in the country. Many mat
ters of Importance to the Industry will bo
considered and passed upon by the con
vention.
MAINE'S DEAD ON HOME SOIL
Co Kin * Tranwfi'rroil \r\vport
lo n Szicrliil Train for Ar-
IllllltOII OlIU'HT.V.
NEWPORT NEWS , Vn. , Dec. 26. The
Maine's dead were brought ashore at 1:110 :
o'clock this afternoon on a. lighter and trans
ferred without ceremonies to a Chesapeake
& Ohio special baggage train waiting to take
them to Arlington. A large throng watched
the transfer solemnly. The train left at 10
o'clock tonight. The colUns on the lighter
were In two large , blooks' , completely covered
with flags , on top ofwhich were wreaths In
profusion. At 10 o'clock this morning un offi
cial visit was paid the Texas by the mayor ,
president of the Business Men's association
and representatives of the military from
hero during the late war.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. The special train
bearing the remains of the Maine dead is ex
pected to arrive at Hotslln , Vn. , tomorrow
morning nt S o'clock. From there they will
| be taken In n wagon to Arlington cemolory
; and placed In tents and shelter boxes. Each
i casket will bo draped with n storm Hag , and
'
the head hoard bearing the number of the
! grave will be placi-d on each casket. A mn-
! rlno guard of twenty-five men In command
of a commissioned officer will iiicct the cor
tege at the- cemetery and be maintained over
the remains until after the Interment.
Barring accidents and unavoidable delays
the funeral ceremonies at Arlington will take
place at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. The
ceremonies will bo simple r.nd will consist
of prayer , the reading of ucrlpture , dirge by
the Marine band and the firing of volleys
j over the graves. A covered stand , appropri
ately decorated with the national colors , has
been erected at the site of the graves for
i the use of the president and other dlstln-
\ gulshed personages who have indicated their
intention of being present. Captain Slgsbre ,
commanding the battleship Texas , which
brought the remains home from Havana , will
have charge of the -ceremonies at the
cemetery. Kather Chidwlck , who was
chaplain of the Maine , and who performed
the sacred offices for the dead at the Spanish
cemetery , will conduct the religious servl-es
at Arlington.
A troop of cavalry from Fort Mycr proba
bly will assist In the ceremonies nt the
graves , but with this exception the dem
onstration will be entirely naval. The
escort will consist entirely of marinas and
a small body of bluejackets , headed by the
full marine band under Lieutenant Santle-
man. The band will render appropriate
music at the cemetery and the marines will
fire volleys over the graves.
"Taps" probably will be sounded by
buglers from the cavalry band at Fort Myer.
The Texas , which brought the remains
here , -will go to Lambert's point for coal
and thence to Old Point to await orders ,
which , it Is expected , will bo sent it to Join
tbo North Atlantic Squadron , Captain Slgs-
bco is expecting orders wblch'wlll ' ctnch him
from the ship and trtuirter Tilm to the
bureau of intelligence.
OUTLINE OF SENATE PROGRAM
Senator FnirlinnUN DlneiiNxen National
aiieiHtioiin People Will Settle An
nexation 1'rolilcm .Next Year.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Dec. 26. Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks arrived home today
I and gave the following interview , outlining
the senate program and commenting upon
national questions. Ho said :
"Tho first thing after the holiday recess
will bo the consideration of the currency
bill. This matter will bo taken up on
January 4 and there will In all probability
bo a month of discussion before Its pas-
sago. It will not take longer than that ,
however , and the bill will pass the senate
beyond all doubt.
"After that there may bo some discussion
about the Philippine question , if the reso
lutions of Senator Hoar receive attention.
However , the opportunity of discussing this
question will be given during the next pres
idential campaign ; It will be ono of the
leading questions , The phase of the ques
tion which will receive attention at the
i hands of the senate will bo the best way
in which to immediately cease hostilities
and bring the Islands under the subjugation
of the United States. The question of an
nexation will come up afterwards and
will be discussed by the people at large
during the next campaign.
"Tho investigation of the Roberts case
Is In the hands of the court appointed for
that purpose and the final decision will
likely bo made In the near future. There
can ho but ono outcome and that Is that ho
will be returned to the state ofUtah. . "
"Has the dispute between the United
States and England concerning the Alas
kan boundary been settled yet ? "
"This matter Is still unsettled and negoti
ations are still pending between the two
countries. Just what dsflnlto shape the
matter will assume Is not easily deter
mined. "
Mr. Fairbanks sajk\ \ the sentiment In
favor of retaining the Philippines Is very
strong In Washington and It is regarded
as ono of the most Important of the Issues
I for the coming presidential campaign. Ho
j thirks the money question will bo ono of
i ' the Issues , but not ono of HIP most Impor-
tan *
WELCOMED TO KANSAS CITY
Home of Mr. anil MI-N , Davlilxon. For.
nierlr of Omaha , VlNlteil lij-
Ilnrularx.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 26. ( Special. )
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Davidson ,
formerly of Omaha and who recently moved
to Kansas City , where Mr. Davidson Is as
sistant manager of the canned meat depart
ment of the Armour Packing company , wore
robbed Cbrlstmas eve of over J300 worth
of clothing. Jewelry and silverware. Sun
day afternoon Mr. and Mr.s. Davidson went
out to make some calls and when they re
turned , about 10 o'clock , found the house
open and Its contents overhauled and ar
ticles of value mlFsing.
SiiMiieiiil .locl.l'j .lor AVeliei- ,
SAN FRAXCLSCO. Dec. 2h.-Tlw KtiMvar.K
of the r.-illfornla Jockey club huvo mi -
ntmlcil Jut-key Joe Wehcr Inilellnftely lor
hi * rides on King Carnival November "I
and on Loving t'lip Di.-nm'ber ' 20. The
stable of George W. Miller , ) ho St. ] , ouU
hoi-Hisnian. who owns l/ovlng I'up , was reInstated -
Instated , as H was shown he | > ct on the
mare wlu-r t-lu > made * uch a poor showing.
Mlni-l-N I'nriloiieil ,
SPRINUF1KLI ) . Ill . Dec26.WIIIum !
Cniisler. Junif * ( Jallowujami IliiiKilnh
! Beilz. thrto men serving u tAx montliH' jail
r-entfin-e hero for participating In the c'ar-
, Jervllle mining riot , were dlncharKed lodny
I b > Judsn Allen of thu I'nlted States rourl
after uervlnsf three months The ourt ex
I tended leniency t the. urgent request of
prominent labor otllclals ,
SIPPOSED DEAD MAN ALIVE
Identification of Aaron Wolfsohn nt Chicago
is Considered Oouiploto ,
DID NOT DIE IN LOS ANGELES LAST YEAR
\er York Iilfc Iiimirnnee Cniniintty
SUCH to lleeover Ten TlioiiNiiuil
Dollar * I'nlil lo t'lilille Ailinln-
iitrntor nt Low
CHICAGO , Dee. 2C. As a result of the
telegrams sent to Los Angeles. Cal. , stating
Aaron Wolfsohn , on the finding of whose
supposed body the Now York Life Insurance
company paid the public administrator of liU
estate $10,000 , was alive In this city , At
torney Edward O'Bryan of the company re
ceived Feveral messages today asking for n
confirmation.
"Wolfsohn's Identification Is complete , "
said O'Bryan. "Besides his own affidavit I
have the sworn statements of twenty others
who knew him , among others his brother-
in-law , Michael Hesselberg of St. Louis , and
bis cousin. Rose Bluuicnthal of this city. The
company will have no trouble In recovering
Its $10,000. "
Wolfsohn left Chicago late In the day after
signing an affidavit further i-stabllshlng his
Identity and the fact that he Is no corpse.
This oath Is attached to a photograph taken
in this city.
"This picture , " he says , "Is Aaron Wolf
sohn. 1 am the identical person Insured by
the Now York Life company for $10,000 , ami
mn alive and well. "
Before leaving hero Wolfsohn said that ho
would marry soon. His bride , It Is under
stood , will be thn Los Angeles widow , Mrs.
Mary O'Neill , whose Identification of the
supposititious Wolfsohn Induced the Insur
ance company to pay the face value of the
Policy to the public administrator.
Asked how he hud met Wolfsohn and what
pressure was exerted on the latter to draw
him Into the light , the lawyer .refused lo
specify.
"Tho company is satisfied , " ho said , "lo
recover Its money. The identity of the dead
man or why he wan palmed off as Wolt-
sohn does not Interest us now. "
lil rut lllcntloii Co in | > l i't < - .
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 26. M. N. Sale , attorney
for Benjamin WolfFohn , the father of Aaron
Wolfsohn , the young man who added an
other chapter to the now famous $10,000
Insurance suit at Chicago , In an Interview
today stated that he. had no doubts about
the genuineness of the telegram mentioned
in the Chicago dispatch.
"Mr. O'Bryan , the Insurance company's
attorney , " said Sale , "was hero last Krl-
day. He had a picture of the corpse found
in the O'Neill woman's room In Los An
geles and wo went together to the Wolf
sohn homo and compared pictures. The
corpse did not look at all like young Wolt-
Eohn , except that some person had brushed
! the hair In the style that Wolfsohn usually
j were his. O'Bryan also hod affidavits signed
by the supposed suicide that ho was alive.
| M. Hesselberg , a. brother-in-law , at once
recognized the writing as that of Aaron
Wolfsohn. "
In order to complete the identification of
WolUohn Hesselberg went to Chicago Sat
urday with O'Bryan and ho Is the brother-
in-law refer led 1 In the telegram re
ceived .Christmas day by the public admin
istrator at Los Angeles.
Concerning the woman in the case , Sale
agreed that she now claimed to be Wolf
sohn's ccmmon law wife.
"She had , " said Sale , "evidently kept
quiet until the proper time. In the hope of
securing the money , not knowing what evi
dence the insurance company had accumu
lated. The burden Is now thrown on her.
She will have to answer where and how
that corpse came to be In her room. "
Young Wolfsohn has not been in St. Louis
for nearly two years.
This strange story had its beginning on
| July 10 last. Aaron Wolfsohn was then
living In Los Angeles , Cal. On that date
, his father , Benjamin Wolfsohn , a cutter and
I manufacturer of men's clothing at "IS Lucas
' avenue , St. Louis , received news that his
son was dead , having breathed his last by
inhaling gas with suicidal Intent In the
rooms of n woman , who at that time re
fused to give her name. The oon's life was
Insured for $10,000 in the New York Life
i Insurance company. Evidence was pro-
i duced purporting to prove that the dead
man was none other than Aaron Wolfsohn.
The Insurance was paid to the public admln-
] istrator in Los Angeles , but before the
i money could bo turned over to the younj
| man's family Aaron was reported to have
i been recognized in the flesh , traversing the
' streets of Chicago. The discovery was made
by an undo residing In that city and the
young man's parents were notified and on
July 11 the attorneys , Sale & Sale of St.
Louis , wired to the headquarters of the
i Now York Lifo Insurance comnany , which
I at once made a demand on the public ad-
' mlnistrator for $10,000 , the amount of the
1 Insurance on Wolfsohn's life , which Is still
I held by him.
Later the report that he had been Iden
tified In Chicago was denied , and ( him mat
ters have stood until the present time.
THINK DEAD MAN HAS DOUBLE
IUe IiiHiirnnepnenl n ( Sun Frini-
eUeo DOI-N Xot llelleve ( . 'Iili-nun
Story IteK'irillniVolf olm.
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Dec. 20. When S.
A. D. Jones , the local agent of the Now
I Yuri : Llfo Insurance company , was Inter
viewed today regarding u story from Chi-
I c-ago that Aaron Wolfgohn , whom he insured
i for $10.000 and who committed suicide and
was burled here , and who had turned up
In Chicago , said ho could not bellovu the
Chicago story. Mr. Jones does not under
stand how the thing was brought about ,
but ho Is positive that the man who Is In
sured as Aaron AVolfsohn Is dead. IIo has
taliei : every means possible to identify the
man and says there is no doubt. However ,
ho Is going east to make a fuller Investiga
tion
Mrs. O'Neill , the woman who paid for the
fuiicral of the man who committed suicide ,
al 10 supports Jones. She was present when
thu medical examination for the. Insurance
was made. She wes very Intimate with
Wolfsohn ; she- gave him $300 to go east with
and correeponded with him while ho was
there. When he returned she happened to
be In San Francisco and did not see him
until after he was dead , but she positively
Identified the body. There IH only one the
ory and that IB that thcro are two Aaron
Wolfsohns and that they look alike. The
matter Is a great myBtery.
COLORED MURDERER ESCAPES
Wnlter Cotton , Senteneeil to HIIIIK nl
\orfolli , Vn. , Wall.N On ) of the
Countlall. .
I NORFOLK. Va. . liec 26.-Walter Cotiou ,
1 n deupcrato negro murderer , tentem-cd 'o '
hang January 12. walked out of the toumy
, jail tero at & o'clock this morning , dengue
I the presence of J. Saundcrs , the night death
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska -
Colder : Variable Winds' .
Yeintiernfnre nt Oinnliit yeMenlnyt
walch In the cell , and escaped. Saundcrs
was asleep lu a ibrkliiR chair.
Cotton , who In some way filed away two
burglar proof steel bars of his cell , took
the overcoat and cap of the death watch
and stole away without awakening him.
Saundeis has been arrested. Cotton evi
dently received assistance from the out
side.
HAS A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE
Strainer .Noriiniiinri * Arrlvrn from
MMTIIOOI InUium n llr.rk Kotttul-
ors nl Srn Twelve Men Lout.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. A special to the
Post from Norfolk. Va. , says : The big John
ston Hue steamer Noranmoro arrived hero
this atternoon from Liverpool after one of
the most tompestuouH voyages on record.
Captain Ulehurdson , the commander , re-
porlel hating seen an unknown bark founder
at sea with a crew of twelve men. The
Noranmoie , which files the Belgian ting , Is of
li.OOO tons register. It sailed from Liverpool
for Norfolk December 17 and , being nearly
a week overdue , the agents were anxious
about It.
The hurricane waves which swept this
coist : last Saturday struck It at sea at night.
The waves rolled over it almost continu
ously and would , Captain Richardson suys ,
liavo swamped an ordinary vessel. Soon after
the storm anne the Noranmore overhauled a
stiange bark which was rn the point of foun
dering. Only the stump of one mast still
stood , the other having been cut or carr.oJ
away. Several lights were burning on board
and twelve men , believed from their ges
tures to ho foreigners , were seen running
about thn decks , which were awash.
A boat's crew In one of the Noranmoro's
boats was put over the side and the men
pulled for the bark. The boat was swamped
almost immediately. The men. who wore
life-jackets , were picked up by a second
boat , which was , however , compelled to re-
'turn to the Noranmore. While the rescue of
these men was being made the bark dis
appeared In the dark and Captain Richardson -
son eays that beyond doubt It and the crow
went down. Search made after day broke re
vealed no sign of It. The Noranmore's steel
bow was steve In and two blades of the
propeller wcro lost , but It managed to make
this port without the loss of a man. '
BRYAN TO RETURN SATURDAY
After ViNltliiu In I.tiii-oln mill Onuilia
He Will Gn lOitMt ( o Dcllvoi-
Severul SneeclicH.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Dec. 26. W. J. Bryan's
attention was called to a dispatch from
Washington , stating that ho had written
Congressman Daly of New Jersey that he
would make several speeches In the east ,
chKCimfilng ilia's and InipfrlallEUi. and he
was asked as to whether the report indi
cated an intention of abandoning the silver
question. He replied :
"Congressman Daly has probably been
misquoted. I expect to make- several
speeches In the east , but I expect to dis
cuss the money question along with other
questions. There are three questions now
prominently before the people , towlt : The
money qucwtion , the trust question and the
Philippine question. Whenever I make a
political speech I discuss all three ques
tions. "
Bryan leaves here Saturday for his trip
to Lincoln , Omaha , Kansas City and Chicago
cage , thence to the east. He will be gone
| about u month.
j Bryan today received a letter from Andrew -
! drew Carnegie , Htating that he would gladly
j furnish the money for the erection of n
library building at Lincoln , Neb. , which
I It Is estimated will cost between $50,000 and
1 $73,000.
BLIND MAN KILLS HIS WIFE
I L'lioUr * Her to Death , Then Surren
ders , SnyliiK * She Tried to Miir-
tier Him Kirnl.
BALTIMORE , Dec. 2G. Franklin 1) ) . Llv-
! Ingstone , a hllnd man , aged ! > fi years , choked
his wife , Roalo Livingstone , to death today
.at their homo In this city and then gave lilm-
j self up to the police.
I Livingstone says that his wife tried to
; smellier him with a feather bed , but that ho
succeeded in choking her and put her body
i in the bathtub. Ho was locked up. The po-
, IIco found the nude body of the woman in
I the bathtub , as Livingstone had said. Both
rooms gave evidence of a struggle.
Jealousy IH thought to have been the mo
tive for the crime. The man Is a civil war
veteran , having lost his eyesight by a shell
in the battle of Fair Onka. Ho had a pension
of $72 a month.
FOUR WOMEN REMOVE TAGS
Inuiorlnnt AVHai-HN Found In Coniii-e-
lion \f\lti \ MIHilirall'H Alleceil
Mllllnry Ii-iil Friinil.
LANSING. Mich. , Doc. 2 . The grand Jury
reconvened ihls afternoon. Slnco adjourn
ment the officers have made what Is claimed
to be an Important find In connection with
I iho- - alleged fraudulent military deal , by lo-
| eating the four women who transferred Ihw
j tagn upon the goods which were sold by the
I statu um ) replaced them with Henderson-
| Ames company's marks.
I They all swear that they were hired by
j Mr Dlckerntaff of the Hendereon-Ames
company to do the work and all reside at
] Kulamazoo. Tl'e women assert that they
| removed the liuttana from inn Folillere'
, rlnthes and the linings from the caps and
riplii'-ed ' them with others.
BOUTELLE IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Mnlne roiiurcNNiiiiiii TiiKi-n to n Siinl-
lai-lnm nl UONIOII TnUen III IIIN |
\\i-L-U While Kiirnnfe Home ,
BOSTON. Dec. 26. The condition of Con
gressman C. A. Houtello of Maine , who
was taken ill in this city last week and
later tukun to his homo at Hangar , Is un
derstood , to bo quItB serious and It Is stated
that ho was brought to a sanitarium in tills
elly.
MiMemenlH of Ocean VexaelH , Dee , -II.
At Londijii-Arriveil Slesuba. from New
York.
Al New York B.iiled Karamunla , for
( iUt-ifiiw. Arrlvi -Alpiioiiilin-e. . fnun Lent -
'
\t ( . . . . ' ' .
- Arrn.-l. L'jlli K'.iln-r \\il-
lii-im II. fr..m N < w York fur N < I | > | I-H and
i > i oa
\i An- Kl.i.idHull' ' d Su-uwei Muiinu , fur
.San Pmtiil-xo ,
l ?
Rto'procity Agreement with the Argentine
Republic Excites Opposition !
\TTLE \ AND COAL PRODUCERS OBJECT
Treaty Reduces Tariff on Wool and HidcJ
Imported from Argentine.
KNOCKS OFF TWENTY PER CENT ON RATE
Nebraska , Being a Wool Producing State , it
Vitally Interested ,
UNITED STATES INDUSTRY THREATENED
llnrMlon of Itnt Illentlnii Inow llcltlK
rmiNlilereil mtil Frleniln mill
KneinleN if tinTrenty Arc
( 'itiiii 11iiuNoam ,
WASHINGTON' . Dec. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tin re Is llnblo to lie considerable
opposition on the part of western Honatoi-s ,
mill ispivlully from Ihoso living In cattle
and wool-producing wtntes , ugaliwt ratlftca-
tlon of the reciprocity treaty between the
Argentina Republic and the United Stiitos.
Under the terms of this convention ratlllca-
tlon must take place before March 1 and
friends of the measure are already com
mencing to "eoiint ncsos' ' In nn endeavor
to ascertain whether they have votes enough
to force ratification in the senate.
The treaty reduces the tnrllT on wool and
hides Imported from ArRcutlne 20 per cent
mid this enormous reduction Is what IB or
ganizing opposition to the measure. Ne
braska. Wyoming , Montana , Iowa , Texas and
the Dakotas nro vitally Interested In this
question , as they represent the cattle-
producing and wool-growing InlorestB of the
United States. Nebraska Is becoming enlarge
largo a factor in the feeding of sheep th.it
it can with entire Justice bo classed as a
wool-producing state.
Argentine Is ono of the. largest producers
of wool In the world , statistics of last year
showing that the republic had 75,000,000
sheep within UN borders. Under normal
conditions Argentine exports to the United
States from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 pounds
of wool per annum , but the Immense foreign
demand of last year cut this yearly cxrTta-
tlon to fi.000,000 pounds. Bven though
our importation showed a falling oft from
10,000,000 to 15,000,000 pounds of wool ,
shepherds and wool-growers are up In arms
against this feature of the treaty between
Argentine and the United States and they
say unless something Is done for their pro
tection the wool-growing and hide-produc
ing industry of the country will bo ruined.
Stiiiuim Not Kecnlreil.
According to n ruling just luado by In
ternal Revenue Commissioner 0. W. Wil
son , receipts for the monthly dues and as
sessments ID fraternal life iusurnnco com-
I panles arc not required to have stamps
. when cashed by banks. This matter came up
; for decision through William V. Sharp , Illus-
tiioua protestor of the Hoyal Highlanders
of Aurora , Neb. , and was presented1 to the
commissioner by Congressman Stark. It
appears that J. 15. Houtz , collector of In
ternal revenue for the Nebraska district ,
refused to rccognUo the ruling made by
Acting Commissioner Williams In Octobei
i last touching on this same point , which
! complicated matters to such an extent that
I an appeal was taken to Commissioner Wll-
! son. The latter , after Inquiring Into th
merits of the case , issued an order to Collector -
. lector Houtz that the former ruling of nil
| olllcc must stand and that he should forth
with inform his deputies to this effect. Thli
ruling affects all fraternal organlzatloni
having life Insurances attached to member
ship.
ship.Tho
The Clark contest , which la shortly to
commence In the senate , as to the right ol
the Montana senator to hold his Beat , will
| cost the government nearly or quite $10,000.
Eighty witnesses are to bo subpoenaed from
Montana and as they will be allowed 7 cents
per mile each will draw $3 3.20. While In
Washington they will receive ? 3 per dlom
and It In expected the hearing will last
from three to five days. If the witnesses
remuln here live days they will receive
$1,200. which , added to < f26,65G mileage ,
makes the snug sum of $27,850 , to say noth-
j Ing of the pay of messengers , stenographers ,
etc. Thlw and the Roberto case of Utah
promise to cost the government more money
than over paid to settle legislative con
tents.
HltN of WitNliliiKton \ < MYH.
W. F. Gurlcy and wife are guests of Mrs.
Gmlcy'H mother in Georgetown.
Mrs. Neville , wife of the Nebraska con
gressman , is quite HI from an attack of
quinsy.
Senator Gear left today for Durllngton ,
la. , to remain until after his election or do-
fcat Ho confidently predicts the former ,
Indian Commissioner Jones announced today -
day thai. Superintendent C , F. Plerco of
the Onclda ( WI . ) Indian uchool has been
ordered transferred to the Flandrcau ( S. 1) , )
school to succeed Superintendent Davis , re
moved.
F. U. Valloreux was today appointed post
master at Hitter Creek , Sweetwater county ,
Wyo.
An qriliT was Issued today establishing a
pcf-.tolllc'o at Crona , O'Hrlen county , la. ,
with Henry 0. Year postmaster. An order
was also Issued to discontinue the pustolllce
nt Itlvce. Ilrulo rounly , S. IJ. Mall will ho
i wnt to Lyonvllle.
i Snin Milton , now of Hodflold , S. IX. and
I the editor of the Journal-Observer of that
I plice , IH 111 Washington , his old homo , for
. a stay of about ton days. Hi > is stopping
| with hla brother on Morgan street , North
west.
TO TREAT SPANIARDS ALIKE
Ail Dons mill Their Knmllli-M FnlllliK
liiloinerleiiii Iliinilk Will
lie Sent Home.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 26. At the cabinet
meeting tiday it was decided to einatriio that
portion of the treaty with Spain regarding
the mum of Spanish soldiers and prlaonors
of war in the most liberal way. By the
terms of the treaty the United Htaten agreed
| to transport all Spanish scldlei'H and prisoners -
ors of war ifurvlng In the t-onquurnl torrl-
(
I tory to Spain Quite a number of disputed
I questions huvx been raised in connectlou
, with thu rxuirlation of the Spanish soldlcis
, serving in the Philippines and they huvo
! been the subject of considerable corregpond-
enco between ( ieneral Oils and the Spanish
representative * at Manila. In thn peace
treaty various terms are used "Spanish BO- !
ellora. " "Spanish prisoners , " "prisoners In
! the hand * of Insurgents. " etc. After dl -
cufslug the quuiiloi' todav the cabinet de
cided to cuiistruo the langiiago of the treaty
liberally , indeed , to sin-ub it not only to
cover dll Spanish prisoners in thp baiidi ot