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BOE11S CROSS
Strong Parties Arc Harassing the British
Pickets Continually.
ATTEMPT TO SURPRISE CARABINEERS
They Are FruUrated , Losing Throa Men
Killed and One Wounded ,
BOERS EXTENDING THEIR FORTIFICATIONS
Christmas at Freero Camp Quint , with
Troops Enjoying Athletic Sports ,
TROOPS RESOLVE TO VINDICATE BULLER
t linn < > In lliltlNli Com inn tnliTH Has
Jliuli1 n Painful Iniiiri-NNlim
tjioii the Solillrrn lit
Clilr * ! } Camp.
( f opvrlRhl , 1K > 0 , by Piess Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec. 27 ( Now York Woild Ci-
ble gram Special Telegram ) The Dally Tel
egraph's war expert sas of the oltuatlon
dreit Interest Is developing at Colenso anl
probably the next news of a forward move
ment will come from this quarter In other
regions all Is quiet , except General Gat icro
ficling his way toward the coul fields at
Indive
\ dispatch from PletormarlUburg says
donor il Sir Charles Warren , commanding
the Plfth division , arrived here last evening
with his staft and Immediately ptacceded to
the front
( Cnpyrlfiht. 1S93 , by Press PublishliiK Co )
C IUCVI3LUY CAMP , Dec. 2.1 11 20 a m
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tel
egram ) The Hoers have crossed Tugela
river Strong parties are harassing the
British pickets. An attempt to surprise the
Carabineers ) picket of twcnttwo men by
Blxty Doers was frustrated Three Doers
were killed and one wounded The Doers
ai-- extending their fortifications eastward
( Cop } right , 1SIW , by Press Publishing Co >
C'HIEVELEY CAMP , Dec 2G ( New- York
"World Cablegram Special Telegram )
Christmas nt Treere Camp was quiet No
rooming shelling at Colcaso The troops
are holding athletic sports in the broiling
BUU With good dinner for every man , the
confidence of all the ranks In General Bul-
ler's army Is complete There Is a stern
determination to succeed the next time at
nil costs The painful Impression created
bj the change of command has caused the
soldiers to resolve to vindicate their trusted
commander The situation Is neveitheless
dltHcult
The Transvaal war secretary Infoimcd me
nt Pretoria that there wore 7,000 Doers at
Colenso , but more probably , therefore , 12,000
Their position Is of extraordinary sticngth
In the high hills , lined with tlera of trenches
like galleries rising from the almost un-
fordable liver , with a smooth plain before ,
"id II i , all within artillery ranges and
inaiked Many powerful guns are'mounted
nt dominating points The river fords ore
commanded by converging musketry. De-
tween the Tugela river position and Lady-
Htnlth there aio sixteen miles of broken sav
age country and beand this Is an invested
town demanding early relief
llnllcr e.e'ltliur ItoluforiM'MK'iitH.
( Copj right , 1 0 , b\ Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec 27 ( New York World
Ciblcgram Special Tclegiam ) The Post
military expert sajs Churchill's telcgiam
< lescrib 3 tils adventurous escape The
stoiy told in outline Is fatal tllng for the
combination It reveals of daring endurance
find Hhrcwd calculation
His telegram bent from Chleveley gives
u clear picture of the condition of things
The confidence In General Duller there is
complete H is apparent the troops nt
Chleveley arc not aware that Roberts' ap
pointment was decided upon after the bAttle
of Colenso 'I ho question is , Will General
Duller take the bull by the horns'
General Dullei at present is drawing re-
Infoicemcnta from the Cape , where seven
o- eight battalions of the rifth division have
nri vcd Klvo of these seven have gone to
Nntnl , leaving two foi the needs of the webt-
cri > theater of the war.
There are no means of knowing the state
nf Dullei'B tianspoit equipment Until ho
bin throe-fourths of hit. force equipped ho
will not bo able to turn the enemv'B position
In the meantime the Doeis may prepare fresh
defenses In western theater of the war
The Doers are gaining as much from the
delay n the Drltlsh. The war Is at pres
ent in .1 deadlock U will bo the begin
ning of Pobruno before the Sixth and Sev
enth divisions of the Drltlsh troops can ar-
rl o and to change the conditions muih may
happen bcfoio then.
CHURCHILL TELLS OF ESCAPE
HUN l.lllh1 lo I2nt mill Ivi'iil HUM )
Dnclulnu ( In * llorr
UuiirilN ,
LONDON. Dec 27. Winston Spencer
Churchill has cabled and the Morning Post
publishes today an account of his escape
from eaptlvlt } with the Doers after having
been made a prlwoner In the reconnolt anco
of an armored train at Kbtcouit The dls-
patih , which Is elated Lnnicnzo Martinez ,
December 21 , nah "In the evening I con-
leuled m > Hi'lf In a tallvvuy truck under a
Kieat pile of backs 1 had a small stoio of
good vvatet I remained so hidden HO
chancing dlbiovci } Iho Boers sentence ! the
tialn at Kotmttlpootl. but did not hearch
deep enough After omo bixty hourti of
mltei } 1 eamo safely heie. I am ver ) weak ,
but um free 1 have lobt many pounds In
weight but am light In heart. 1 shall avail
mjself of > ver } opportunity henceforth to
urge * cainestl } the unflinching and uuiom-
piomlnlng prosecution uf the war.
On the afternoon of December 12 the
TraiiBvauls secretar } of war Informed mo
that thcio wnb little chance at in } release.
I therefore resolved to escape , and the s.amo
"ulght I left the * btate schools prison In Pre
toria by climbing the wall when the bcn-
trlca backs vvcru turned momeiiiartl ) I
walked through the streets of the town
without disguise' , meeting many burghers ,
hut was not challeiisenl In the crowd I got
through the pickets of the town guards and
Etiuck tbo Delagoa ba > railroad 1 walked
along It evading the watchers at the bridges
and culverts and walled for a tralu bcond
the first station The 11 10 goods train
Irom Pretoria had nrrlved before I riachol
iho plaro and vvaa moving at full speed.
Ifciboardcd It with great clltllcuU } ami hid
Bunder coal sacks I Jumped from Iho train
baforo dawn and was sheltered during the
day In u tmiall wood In company with a huge
vulture , who displace ! a lively Interest
In me.
"I walked on at dusk There were no
more trains that night The danger of
jqcottng "the guaidg of the line < utulnucd.
but I vvaa obliged to follow U as I had no
or map. I had to make wide do-
AWTON SUBSCRIPTION FUND
1) C Dee 27 1S11 To
of I ho Doc The committee hav-
n charge the raising of n fund for the
benefit of tln > widow and four young chlld-
Jcn of the Into Major Genera ! Henry W.
Laivton , who was killed In nrtton nt Snu
.Maien , Lurnn , 1 * I , December 10 , re
quest you to solicit and receive contribu
tions and act for and icpresenl the com
mittee In jour city anllplnlty H Is
promised to keep tlip subscription lists open
until the evening of the fifth of January.
Opnoral Law ton's sen lews and sacrifices for
Ms country's Hag and his expressed con
cern for the care of his family Is the most
fetching tippcal that can be made
II. C COllBIN ,
Adjutant General , for the Committee.
Pursuant to this dispatch The Hco asks
mibseriptlons to the La\Uon fund from pub
lic spirited cltlrons In Nebraska , Iowa and
nurrouudlng states who feel nble to assist
In recognising In this way the Invaluable
KervlccH rendered the country by the Into
General I awton. Make checks payable to
the Merchants National bank , Omaha Re
ceipt of same will bo acknowledged by the
editor of The lice In these columns us
well as by the committee nt Washington
K Hoscwater $50
i tours to avoid bildgcs , stations and huts and
ST my progress was very Mow.
"Chocolate Is not a satisfying food. The
outlook was gloomj , but 1 persevered with
Hud's help Tor five dajs my food supply
was very precarious 1 was lylnc ; by da > -
llKht and walking by night
" .Meanwhile m > os ape bad been dtscovorol
and my description tolegraphol overj-
wbere. All trains were seoiched and everj-
one was on the watch for me Koiir times
tlio wrong people wcie arrested The sixth
day I managed to board a train beyond Mid-
elleburE , from whence there was direct serv
ice to Delagoa "
LOUUHNJCO MAIIQULZ , Dec 27. Mr.
Winston Churchill arrived here late last
night and loft for Durban by the steamer
Induna
EYES FIXED ON DELAGOA BAY
Vix | > niK ( o lie Untie
to See'iirc Control of Thi
In tlinl Uimilcr.
( Copj right , 1W , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec 28 , 4 10 a m ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram ) The
Loknlanzelgcr of Hcrllu declares that the se
cret treaty between Germany and Unsland
piovIdes for the division between those coun-
ttles of the Portuguese African territory at
Xambebi river , provided that the Transvaal
does not seize Delagoa bay , as well as Portu
gal's Asiatic possessions. It also declarer
that Poitugal is to receive $ G,2"0,000 in pav-
ment The treaty la to bo put Into execu
tion and the territory annexed next March
This report Is emphatically denied b } Heu-
ter's Berlin asency and Is discredited by the
British newspapers.
No official announcement has been made In
regaid to the seizure of the American car
goes of Hour or of the Norwegian bark Ue-
gin i , which was captured leaded with rail
way material. The excuse given is that It is
all a matter for diplomacy to se-ttle The
latter vessel is said by the newspapers to
have been before the prUo court at .Durg.m ,
but no hint of the decision of the court has
been given The English newspapers etudl-
I ously avoid all oxprosslcn of opinion in re-
I gard to the seizures at sea
The Dally Mall this morning sas "The
Portuguese gov eminent ha" for a great many
} ears owed us several million pounds btei-
llng which , for frlendl } relations , wo never
I pressed for payment The lease of Delnpoa
bay at thlh time , if only for twelve months ,
would indicate that they had not altogether
lost f lght of the fact that one peed turn de
serves another If they have lost sight of
that fact , then It Is time we ceaojd our be
nevolent policy in that quarter '
PRAY FOR BRITISH SUCCESS
IIIiiilu ' VMroloniTM ( Hold sitt'dnl
Sort ICM'H In 'IVtuiilcN n (
Ilmaliii } .
Ni\V : YORK , Dee 27 Hindu astrologers ,
according to Bomba } papers which have
jiht been retched , aie connecting the
famine , plague and British inverses to the
peculiar conjunction of the planets , when on
the 15th of November , seven planets were In
the sign of Scorpio The Hindus of Bom
ba } , thcrefoie , to avert fHither ealamlt }
and insure success to the British arnw , ar
ranged for special pruers and icllglous
ceremonies at one of their great temples
Sovcmty-livo learned Brahmins olllclated
The first act wo * , the presentation of gifts
to these priests of valuable shawls and
mono } . The priests then invoked dlvino
blessings on tbo rulers ana ruled and the
pcoplo snug hinns In Marntni and Gujaruti ,
of which the Indian papeis give the follow
ing translation
"God giant that the Illustrious and murci-
fnl Victoila may alwas enjoy perfect pcaic
and happtnc.sh , that feelings of loalt } miy
lemaln de epl } rooted In the hearts of hei
huhjecls and that the kingdom may be fteu
from all foreign Invasions. May all dltfcr-
cncis between the rulers and the ruled van-
lull , may her majestj'B subjects move nn
the path of righteousness , may all ticason
disappear , ma } famine and pestilence lly
away , may the people of the Transvaal eomo
to repent their acts of folly and may hei
majesty's forces gain glory and ( success on
the fields of batttle In Africa "
At the close of the services three cheers
vuirn given for the long life , glory nnd suc
cess of her majesty , the nueun empress
NUMBER OF BOERS INCREASES
scinnelroii of llrltlili Monntccl In.
l'unlr > ltrni > x tin * I'lro of
Iliirxlirr llatlorli-s.
LONDON , Dee. 27 The \\ar oftko hero
has reiched the following dispatch from
Capetown , dnliM Tuesday , December Ji !
There Is no clmngo In the Mtuatlon.
Methuen reporlw that the enemy's fotco his
Increased , and has engaged In entrenching
three and u half ml Ion fruin his outllng
pickets
"Methuen teconnoltered vvltb two squad
rons of mounted infantr } for two miles along
the line and drew the llro of four guns and
two Ylckore machine guns Pour horses
were hit
"The queen's Christmas mefbage vvaa re
ceived with enthusiasm
"Oatacro 1 endeavoring to reopen com
munication with the Indwo collleiios. , "
WHITE SENDS CASUALTY LIST
UlnrnN < > ( "liilniH 'MoriTliiin llnlle-U
It-Ki" ( IIIIN lli'iioh Cuiif-
len\ii.
NEW YOIIK. Dec 27 A dltpotch to Iho
Tribune from London js A belatril
Christmas menage from Ladsmith was
podten ) In the War ofllio Tucsda } It waa
a three da > s' casualt } list , v > ith four death- ,
fiom fever and dneutcry , t&ice men
( Continued on Second Page
ALL WHITE HEN LOOK ALIKE
Filipinos Know iho Wh'.to Race by Only
One Specimen ,
ONE REASON FOR STUBBORN OPPOSITION
lilcnl ' ( liurimiii AVrllrn nn Intrr-
lliiK Vrllclo on "Our Iul > In the
I'hlllllllllH" ) " HflllMKlll -
lialllo N MiilleM.
NEW YOHK , Dec 27 The Independent
for the current week will contain nn article
by Jacob G Schurman , president of
Cornell university , chairman of the United
States commission to the Philippines , cli-
tltled "Our Duty to the Philippine ! . " fol
low Ing Is nn abstract
"We have forty to fifty trlbrw to civilize ,
and seven or eight of these tribes have
some a 000 mcmbcis each. On the Island of
Luron there Is one tribe of 1,500,000 people ,
who speak one language , as totally distinct
from the other languagis as Spanish is
from English. Another tribe on the same
Island , numbering about 000,000 , Is as dis
tinct from the others in langmge and
characteristics as the } are from the Span-
lards themselves. Then on the great Island
of Mindanao there are many tribes that nro
entire ! } different from each other. In the
Sulu archipelago wo come to another class
of natives , about whose custom of slavery
MI much his been nuld recently. They are
all Mohammedans , whllo In Luzon the na
tives are all Catholic Chilstlaus
"The priests have ruled In Luzon so long
that their Influence Is widespread and the
natives know of no other form of Chris
tianity The Koman Catholic church has
be < , n established there for 300 } cars and
the auhtpelago was really governed by the
priests and not by the Spanish civil or
mllltar } commanders Of the $13,300.000
ralbcd on the Island annually , about $1,600-
000 was used for the churches' support
Each small church would receive about $300
for Its support and the priest an allowance
of ifJOO Wo must credit the church with
having done a great deal of good work
among the natives We must reckon with
these facts when we send missionaries to
the Philippines
AVurlv for 3lNNloimi ICN.
"Missionaries nro needed in the Islands
and I hope thej will be sent there in largo
numbers. There is plenty of work foi
them to do and I hope they will go with
a complete understanding of the situation
to accomplish good Thej must realize that
thoj uic contending with a Catholic edu
cated population that knows nothing about
the fine differences between Protestant
! sects and denominations Therefore , it
would bo highl } Impolitic to send mission
aries of different denominations to contuse
the minds of the people I do hope that
when we send the missionaries wo will de
cide beforehand on one form of Protestant
Chilstlanlty. Send only one tjpo of mls-
blonary The Filipinos will then have
i Catholic Christianity and Protestant Chris-
I tianity presented to them so they can take
theii choice We bavq no adequate idea how
I confusing to the simple minds of nn un
civilized people the different rorms of our
Protestant faith appear The Chinese , who
are piobably no more Intelligent than the
j rillplnoe , regard our different denomina
tions as bo many different religions
i "I think the Island of Mindanao Is a more
promising field for mleslorarics to begin
their work In than Luzon The Influence of
the Catholic church has. not been extended
to Mindanao and the simple natives would
| icaclily accept the tjpo of faith which the
I \merlcans would teach them It lb possible
1 that It would bo dangcroui to bend mls-
I slonailes to the interior of the island nt
I present , but as conditions become more set-
| tied and the Americans arc looked upon with
a more frlendl } feeling this place will be a
rich field for the American misslomirv Wo
owe it to the rillplnos to give them the
best In our religion as well as In our education -
'
cation
(
' I bellevo the fighting in the Philippines
I Is nearly over and our nimles now fightlnc
| in northern Luzon wlll soon be required
only to ke-ep down 'the bandits The or
ganized army has disappeared and with It ,
we might sav , the whole Insurrection Most
of the leadeis of the Insurrection have been
disposed or have been won ovei to our side.
Ill'lil'tCNUllllllllllll llOIU'NI ,
"I < lo not say that all of the Insurgent
leaders were dlfchoneU I bellevo that nuny
of those who fought iiRalnst the Americans
were animated h } the highest Idea of loyalty
to Independence 1 think probibly Agul-
n.aldo la oneof this class and that he Is an
honest man
"Ono reason for the stubborn opposition to
our occupation of the islands was , u leg icy
of suspicion and hatred for the white man
which Spain bequeathed to us The I'l'l- '
plnos know the white race only by one speci
men Spain to them represents the whole
| world of Hnropeans the whole white race
I and its authorities made piomlses repeatedly
to them and bioko them They will not to-
I day trust Americans or Spanlardh 01 any
1 othei Kuiope.iiiH Noi Is it htrange that
, they distrust the promlfes of the Americans
This distrust of the white nice Is one of the
problems that will require yeaih of Jabot to
ovenoine You cannot ovenome it with
words It must bo dlbslpated by actual
works , they must have ocular demonstra
tion that the word of the Americans can bo
relied upon Not until then will they be
gin to bellovo us
"Consequent ! } 1 have uiged It on oongresa
and the president to set up civil government
In the Philippines jimt a.s soon ns the mlll-
tnr } condition warrants It A Mmplo gov
ernment is whu Is needed ami over }
provlneo should have It , so they can leaiu
the meaning of our ptomlses and Intentions
! The prcbident Is In posece-slon of the fullest
information about the needs and condition of
the Islands and lu > can judge better than we
ran what Is the best thing to do Hut as
teen as a province < s sulmued some civil
government should ho set up , HO that Its
operation * , before their ejes , will teach them
of itn benefits.
Siiioon HnrlNinrilriiiiN. .
" 1 regret that the Americans allowed the
t-alomi to get a foothold on the Islands That
has hurt the Americans more than anything
cUe , and the apcitncle of Amerlfuns drunk
awakens dlsgiiht In the Filipinos We sup-
proshid lhe cock fight there and pcr-nittcd
the taverns to nourish One emphasized the
Kllipino frailty and the other the American
vice I have never teen a Plllplno drunkard
"In Manila , which Is really n cosmopoli
tan clt } , In Hello and other cities of the
Island } ou will find educated Tillplnos who
are bright and pleasing to meet Boclallj
It Is a good thing that wo have such a nu
cleus of education to begin with The great
masses , of course , are Ignoiant , but one
good thing In their favor Is that they thirst
for knowledge With good American schoo's '
on the Islands , the leaven of general edu
cation will produce icsults for the masse-s
that will develop the race rapldlv , The
rillplnes have man } other good character-
l tli They are honest by nature and show
It In their dealings although MiBplUous of
the white mc i
They neej roads out there and their con-
btriu irn is ihe llrht necessity when poice
Is rouored to the inlands Theu aftci that
should come the schools Let these he es
tablished and the mi'slonnrlos admitted to
everv province anl succe s will bo assured
' But one thing I wish to empha lre moie
than an } other pol'it that 1 have dwelt upon
Wo must make nn honist rhll service n per
manent Institution on the Islands. Spun
established the spoils sBtt u and the inr-
ruptlon which has followed from II has undo
thrrc centuries of evil gov eminent for the
people and finally tesultcd 111 hot1 overthrow
The best man In the United States IB none
too good to go to the Philippines as gov-
erncr general He must mete out Justice
to all and teach theKlllplnos bv his dc > -
elslons and example that ho Is their friend
By sending out such u mnn wo will suc
ceed , but If wo send an ordinary political
appointee we shall fall 1 am confident that
the right man will be went and then our ex
periment will be a national success"
AMPLE MONEY IN COUNTRY
( 'oinirolli ( < r lu > \ < - " m M 1,1'ultlmntu
lillNlllUS * IlltlTI'MlH Will NlH SUr |
hnc-iMilntort I'rltit'liml l.om-ri.
CHICAGO , Dec. 27 Comptroller of thoj
Currency Charles 0 D.uvis passed through I
Chicago tola } en route for Springfield , wh ° ro
he will address a gathering of stale repub
licans. Concerning the recent financial
panic and present conditions the comptioller
said.
' The general financial condition of the
coiintr } , so far as It can be judged fiom the
banking slluitlcm , Is sound and stable The
icccut Hurry In the speculative centers of
the east was a natural sequence of the con
dition of last summer , when the west did
not need Its capital and dt posited It In the
banks of the ecst In order to procure , lu
te : est on Its credit balances The Immense
accumulation there stimulated Illegitimate
speculation on stock cxchahsea and bubbles
o ! credit were blown which could not burst
at the first disturbance la an abnormally
cheap money market 1 hla dlsturbance com
menced when , In order to move its crops and
to furnish legitimate Industry with proper1
funds , the west commenced to call for Its
own and to withdraw currenc } fiom the
cast
"Tho situation was also aggravated by the
Lot don mono } market and the prospect of
gold shipments. The speculators simply
had to liquidate and the legitimate demands
of the Industries and commerce had to be
satisfied There Is ample money In the coun-
trv to provide for legitimate business The
business of the country was never morel
piosperous nor the credit of the government j
better. Whllo the prices of stocks were !
tutrbllnK on the Now York Stock exchange
two weeks ago , wages of wolklngmen were
bu'ng ' increased in Pennsjlvanln While
the prices of speculative stocks were low-
cjt , the price of government bonds the best
Im'lcatlon of the nation's credit remained 1
at about their highest point I
"Tho wheels of legitimate liuslncss
moving and the recent stock panic simply |
I releases more capital to aid their motion |
It has not operated to retard them Some I
legitimate business concerns with too extended - |
tended lines of credit have suffeied , hut
i thn tight mono } market In most Instances |
only precipitated a failure which was Inevit
able' sooner or later
"I can see nothing in the conditions ex
isting which might cause a recurrence of the
flurry of two weeks ago v < J anticipate noth
ing of ( hat kind "
ANOTHER MINE VICTIM FOUND
rlVrrIlil % Dt'coniim'u'tl Itnd ] ) | NCI
rr.-.l In llrti/iiflll Mine rVurcil
( hul ThenVrc - still OlIu-iH.
BROWNSVILLn , Pa , Dec 27 Another |
victim of the Brnznell mine explosion was I
found today The bed } was terribly dc- '
composed nnd when brought to the morgue1
the stench was so bad that people were i
'
almost driven from the building
I Some Hungarians , who accompanied the
I remains , claimed that the body was that
'of ' Andrew Zamlck } , who has been unac-j
j counted for slnco the ( lay of the dlsooter
I rriends of the man claimed the bed } and
it was taken to California , Pa , for Inter
ment The body was found under n heavy
fall of roofiiiG
The inspectors , Louttit , Bllck and James
Conner , said from the location they had
i evident ! } walked over the body a great
i many times nnd had not discovered It until
1 they stepped on It Ho was found Ilng
face downward , and the tcnlbly charred
| remains had the same appearance ns the I
j debris around j
i It is now supposed that there is another
digger In this same room , and that prohabl }
he Is under the big fall of slate There
was a laigo fall ef slate and later a much
smaller one , and tlm body of Andrew 2am-
Icky was under the small fall of slat/- . It
will take a largo amount of work to lift
the slate fall
Inspector Conner stated today that the
finding of the body of Zamlcky dimply goes ,
to show that the } do not know how many
people nro } el down In the death pit , or
wheio they will llml the bodies If the
Inspectors aio satisfied that all the bodies
have been recovered by tomorrow evening ,
the Inqurht will begin In Uniontown on
rrldn } morning , but now It Is thought
the ilmnicH are against that If the mine
has not been thoioushly explored by that
tlmo the Inquest will not bo held until
next WcdnoMla }
WRITES TO MRS , BRUMBY
( hli-f i\i-c-iilUc : l\iifiM | < < N Di'i'p S > in-
linllij of IltiiiNi-lf anil Mm , lie-
K Inli'j IJiiloKl/i'M Hoi Son ,
MARIETTA , Ua , Dec 27-Mrs A. V.
Biumby , mother of Lieutenant Brumb } , who
died icccntl } , hah icceived from President
McKinley a letter speaking In the highest
terms of her son's career in the navy and
exprcs-slng the deep Hinputhy of both him-
helf nnd Mrs McKlnlo ) . The lettei fol
lows
nXlit'l'TlVn MANblON.SASHINC -
TON , DPI22 Deir .Mrs Biumbv : The
death of } onr gallant Kin , Lloutenant
Brumli } , is deeply mourned b } hlh < oiinliv-
inc-n who ic member vvlth BnuHmlo his
hero'xm ' ami his devotion to dul > In Ills
caite-r of fallhlul service he- fin served the
In Hi tiaclltlom ) of tiio iiav.s and Ills govein-
mont und o til ; < al of this will be remom-
\M.rct ] UH tincjll'ter vvhn riisod the lirst
Amerlian thiB over Alunllu
1 iiartlcularlj recall with what onihufclaFni
Admiral Dewi- } has relic Uedl } referred lo
jour bon and I tin hiirc vou will be Bind to
know of ihr ic-fard In vvhch be w is uni-
vtrsalh l-elcl
In jour urtat sorrow } ou Imve the deep
svwiMthj uf Mis Mi Ivlnlej nncl mjhc-lf
.Ve-r > sin f re h jours
WILLIAM M KINLIJi
HORTICULTURAL PUPILS MEET
| IM > II lleM'i cNi'iite-cl ill the-
rom-lli Vniinnl < one'nllon In
xlnii nt > ! irlniille-lcl , III ,
SPIUNOnnLD , III Doc 27 Today
there were about 300 horticultural students
from all parts of Illinois und about
twent-fivo from Missouri , Indiana , \rkan-
bus , Kentucky and Iowa nt the fort-fourth
annual convention of the Btate ibEo < latlon
At the morning besslcn reports of the
awarding committees were made nnd a
number of Interesting papers nere real
thbs afternoon Tomorrow morning the
election of officers v.111 occur.
WOOD TO CORRECT ABUSES
Governor General to Institute Reforms in
Mouagcment of Prisons ,
PRISONERS TO BE GIVEN SPEEDY TRIALS
Collt-utor IltlKW rinitN r.nllr..luilli'lnl
SjNti-ni Viinrcntl | | > llnniliMlKtiliiol
Him CittiMilrii * ' } to Dcfriiml
Aiueiiii ; OMU'liils.
HAVANA , Dec 27 Governor General
\Vood \ sajs one of the llrst things ho looked
Into was the management of Cuban prisons i
Investigation has proven that oven among
Aiicrlc.an prisoners there has been an average -
ago detention of five months without trial
There are man } thing ? calling for Immc-
lilalu attention , particular ! } In the matter
af sleeping accommodUlone Reforms will
bo quickly Instituted In this rcspnct and
hammocks will be supplied EO that the pris
oner will not be compelled to sleep on the
br.re floors , as now Is the case with thosi
without friends or mono ) A few who mo
iblc to paj for them have cots He Intends
to make week ) } visits to the prisons until ,
i majority of the existing abuses arc abatc < l
und he. Is Irving to devlso means that will
Insure prompt trial for persons accused.
So far as the Havana penltentlaiy Is concerned -
corned this hue been found In a perfectly
satisfactory condition It Is clean , airy ,
well-drained and well-ventilated and the
Inmates bccm hcalthj. j
TrrrlliliTruth. . '
A lawjer who recent ! } visited bcveral of !
the Island prisons s > ajs the Charlton T. Lewis
report gives only a portion of the tenlblo
tiuth Darly last January General Ludlow
arpointed a mllltarj board to Inquire Intd
the question Over SOU prlsoncis vvcio re
ported upon and General Ludlow Issued or
ders lor the release of more than 100. He-
fore llfty tnd been discharged , however ,
General Urooke ordered a halt and the mat
ter was refeired to the cabinet bocretailes ,
sli'ce ' which time practically nothing his
been done Men whom General Ludlow or
dered released nio still held after thiee or
four jtars waiting without trial
General Wood thinks that when bis order
gcec into effect calling on all judicial ofll-
ccis and mllltaiy commanders to ecnd com
plete lists of prisoners waiting trial the
LCL-gcstlon of untried prlboneis will be re
lieved within fifteen dajs thereafter and ho
docs not Intend that similar conditions shall
arise again
Warrants are out for the- real rest of three
of the custom house appraisers recently re
leased. Two custom house brokers and sl\
other men were arrested today In connection
with the clurge of defrauding the govern
ment , but were released In $2,000 bill each
The casco w 111 be pushed to the uttermost.
( ' < iii | ilrni * > to Uc-frniiil.
Considerable dlfllcultj Is being experienced
In obtaining evidence with reference to mo t
of the importers and their emplojen , because
nearly nil the best families in Huvan i have
relatives who aie believed to be implicated
The Investigation shows a widespread con
spiracy to defraud
Heretofore Collector Bliss , wUen IIP bas
had persons arrested foi fraud , has been
referred to the governot general's secretaries
and he had found the entire judicial sjstem
apparently banded against him Now the
matter Is taken up by the military authori
ties , who are determined that decclslons
shall be Impartial
Legal talent of n high order has been en
gaged by both sides The goveminent In
tends , if possible , to make an example of
thobo agalnot whom there is absolute proof ,
and will endeavoi to strike terror to others
The corrupt system , which It is t-ought to
break down , his existed for more than a cen
tury and scarcely nnjone has looked upon it
until the present proceedings were Instituted
an curable Prob.ibl } weeks will elapse be
fore the cabes can be brought to trlil
The Cuban Planters' association , in view
of the alleged urgent need of immigration to
Cuba , Ins finallj published the expected cir
cular for circulation in Spain and other
countries The circular says
1 Spaniards will find a home in Cuba , the
only thing different being the government
Cuba can ensilj support 6,000 000 people ,
whereas at piesont there are onlj 1,500,000
In the Island The climate If , excellent and
n good future Is assured to the steadj la
borer "
At 3 o'clock thlh afternoon the tempera
ture In Havana was 74 degrees rahronhelt
BIG FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
( ) \ c-r Pour tlllllon DollniN In Cnsli
Will Cllflll < > HllllllN ill St.
JjlllllN ToilllJ.
ST LOUIS , Dec 27 One of the largest
financial transactions ever closed In the city
was completed today when the sum of $1 -
500,000 was turned over to the orclei of the
Continental National bank of St Louis , to
be iiald to the holders of the defeiied pay
ment certificates of the Marjland Tiust
company In payment of the C'i pei cent duo
on the stock of the Southern ttlcctrh and
National railway lines The money will be
distributed tomorrow on presentation of the
deferred payment certificates nt the Conti
nental National bank T'i ' ° distribution will
put a laigo amount of money In clirulation
In this city , as all but $1,000,000 of this
$4,500,000 will remain In St Louis. A laigo
number of these deferred pamcnt cer-
lllkaii's aio held by the Continental Na
tion il bank
About $9,000 vvortli of Intcinnl revenue
stamps will bo rcqulied for the transfer of
the securities In connection with the deal
This pa } incut of $4.500,000 IB the final ttcp
In the transfer of all the lines to the United
Iallwns ! company U prevents nny possible
hitrli In the plan of purchase of the Hticot
railways of St Louie , which Is being rar-
( led out by the Brown Bios Hndleuto of
New York
The cffwt of the news that the money for
the labt pajnirtit of 05 per lent on the Na
tional and Southern Klcrtile railways was
read } hail an Immediate effect upon the
local stock inarlut and ti.msni lions were
laiger than for sevoial months
YANKTONS SELL PIPESTUNE
( int iTiiincnl < IIINI-N Ni'KolliillniiN for
Siiricil llmiri li'H Slli- tit Hit I Nrel
tor mi Inilliiii Sflioeil.
.MINNKAPOLl ? , Uoo 27 < 'olonel James
Mcl aughlln , the Unltnl States Indian iii-
si ector , reHeiitU negotlutcd vvlth the Sloiu
for the purchase of the botred PliHwtone
CMInn ) roBervution He gives an lntere t-
Inc account of the negotiations for the
reservation , which belonged to the YonlUun
Sioux
This hand hag Us agency at Greenwood
on the Missouri river , about fort } mile * *
above * Yankton They are nejw I nited
btRtc'B citucnb and number 1 S' ) . ' The lank
tons have oftned li'C'Ka valuable quimiM-
since I o8 their uilo bein i 'Diuul in
18M3 The gtiverpment wanted the BC ti < a
for an Indian school
At flitii the Indians wanted $3ouo ouo Uu
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
for NVbn ki
imiih and ( M Noriliptlv Winds
'IriuiioiiKiiri * ill Oiunhie > < > < i > iilii } I
afte-r long dickering the Jlnal settlement wna
mndo on the basis of $2o Olio in cattle and
$73000 cash the Indians retaining the e\-
cluslvu right to quarr } the precious pipe-
stone which Is the onlv deposit In Vmerlea
and lontalns a practical ! } Inexhaustible de
posit.
FREE SILVER IDEA IS WANING
( liiilriiinn Dnnfortli ofc \ > V , en K Tollx
Of Ills ' | 'I 111 Cllllill Slllltll
Ni\V : YOUR , Doe 27 LMllott Danforth ,
chairman of Iho democratic state committee ,
icturned to New York todnv aftot n trip
through the south duilng which ho talked
with Pi-natoi James 1C JOUCH and most of
the chairmen of the southern democintlo
state enmmltteos This afternoon Ml Dan-
forth gave an IJvonlnt ? Post reporter the
result of his obsetvutlons nud scrne lufoima-
tlon about the next } oai's national campilgn
"I found ' he said , ' that the sentiment
was generally In favor of solcttlng borne ]
western clt } other than Chicago as ( lie j
place for holding th" national convention. I
The menibeis cf the national coauulttee
have u strong feeling against Chicago on
account of the treatment they have 10-
celved fiom the newspapers there since they
established heaclquartcis In that cltv In 1S14
It looks as If Milwaukee or Kansas Cltv will
iccolve the national convention Milwaukee
seems to ho In the lead It has an audlto-
ilum with n seating capacity of 15000 and
the citizens have offered to entertain the
delegates handsome ! }
" 1 also dlscoveied that there Is a gen
eral feeling In favor of establishing national
beadquaitcrs In Washington Senator .loncs
favored \\ashtogton In IS'JC , but gave wu } to
Hrvan , who was In favor of Chicago
' In 111 } trip through the south I observed
one thing , which will bo consldeicd of in-
teicst In Now York , that none of the lead
ers bcemcd to Insist on fre-e slhei next } ear
They did not say the } had abandoned the
1C to I Idea , but admitted the situation had
changed slnco ISflfi , and the dominant fea
tures next } ear were trusts and lnipeiinlis > , n
That Is to Bay the } are unwilling to re
pudiate the Chicago platfoim , but the } see
new features of fai-i caching importance
have come up and that their choice should
bo recognized
"Hven In btntes like North Carolina I
found the anti-trust and autl-lmpcrlallsiu
Idea engaged the attention of the people
moio than the free silver issue. In fact , I
might sum up ni } observations b } saying
th it the sintlmcnt of democracv in the south
Is bitch I am confident there would he little
tioublo In bringing about the union of the
democrac } of the whole countr } next year "
"The democratic national convention , "
Danforth added , "will bo held a short time
after the irpuW'cau convention .a-corcllno'
to eustrm No matter when it is named
theio Is no doubt about the head of the
ticket Evcrj where I heard Doan's name
mentioned They me not talking about can
didates for vice president } et an eastein
man will probably bo selected "
WAR CLOUD IN THE ORIENT
HosllUtli-N MUCH < < HirnU Out He
tui'rii ItniNlii rtnil , lii > > iiii In
Ihr SiiliiK. |
VICTORIA , B C. Dec 27 The steamer
Clt } of London ai rived hero today from the
01 lent vvlth news of a prospective wai be
tween Russia and Japan Its ofllccrs say
that all Japan Is now of the opinion tint
hostilities will brc.ik out between these
two nations In the spring
Before the steamer left Japan the In-
sulai kingdom was lning ! gicat quantities
of ilco and even going so fui .ib to make
airangoments for transports to make a
demonstration in Korea Great activity pre
vails on all sides In Japanese naval cir
cles
\ Shanghai teport snjs that Russia has
ditpatched a fleet of three war ships to
Mubampo , the bono of contention which IB
low causing strained lolations between the
two nations
OHAHA MEAT FOR THE BRITISH
s tit OIIH 1m , IvniiNiiN ( * l ( , Clil-
nnd MIlMimlter lo PuinlNli
'Iliirc Million round * .
CHICAGO , Dee 27 The Record tomor-
low will hey The KngllHh ? oveminent has
sent u ship to the United States ami Iho
pickets of Chicago Kansas City Omaha and
Mllwaul eo will load it with i.OOO 000 pounds
of canned meats lor UHO In Houth Africa.
The boat wan leportcd fiom New Yotk
) osterday and will sail as soon ns It IB
loaded Kor two weeks from live lo ten t ir-
loidH of canned meals have been loaded at
tbo stock } ards dally for Nenoilt by
Aimour & Co and the Llbby , McNeil d
Llbby company. At present both the
Aimour and Llbby packing plants are being
urn at their fullest capacity
BRYAN HUNTS FOR BIG GAME
NclirnM.nii , | IIIIN ' | C\IH SportN In a
limit Nrni Vnslln I miieiri-
ii ! , ! > ! I'i.iitlii'r.
AUSTIN. Tex , Dee 27V J Br } i was
tbo central figuie In a big panther hunt In
the mountains near ll'in rll > today The
hunt had hern especially arranged fur him
and something llku TOO Rpnitsmen headpd by
Bonn and Former Governor Hogg loft the
elly curly Ihl.s inioinlng for the bcono of the
proposed hunt They rc'iui iu-1 this evenIng -
Ing with n live- panther In their possession ,
having captured the animal eluilng the clay
JUDGE SCOTT NOT PRESENT
MudSuiH'rluli'iiili'iif N cif ( lilleli I-II'H
lloiiit ) Soe'le'lle'H Vli > e < t In I Ille'liuo
( o Dlsi'iinnorlt ,
CHICAGO. Dei J7 State euperintendcnls
of children's homo societies from nil pntts of
the United States met here toda } and dlK-
euEeed subjects of intorcat to them In chld |
saving There are twenty-two homo societies
In the Unlttxl State which hive grown up
since H&3 During that tlmo more than 11 -
000 children have been given homes DurliiK
the last scar J.cuo ehlldren have been cared
for.
Ni'i'ilccl sHinol II > ( ; | MIIOII ,
'IVJP15KA Kan DIM 27-Tho m < it im-
liorlaut i > ai"rf l at tiwiav'w "ebHlon of
iln Kuiibm " lie Tfaihiift nitho lutn n vv is
ihH cf Ht n "Jii'ie null i n i I I'lank N I on
11 N. . d'ti M ) i I I < 1 > I n lie U
ii > 1 i u i > , i - ii- I i . i i I > ml \ hlkh
1 I i iv ii v r I i ( , < i 1 i a I
i luw il < i tit i I I in i * - i v
* r i 11 a * I UtK r t x/iuili 11 t m I v
i ii u I ' nn u i i- . U ' "I
i vv i " t n a u , i ' . i i w i a
i a her cmCKl to be tin tencraJ f In.s
OSBORN IS ENDORSED
Nebmskan Breaks All Existing Records in the
Diplomatic Lino.
MAKES NOT A SINGLE BREAK IN SAMOA
All His Dto'sinns Satisfnctory to Unch of the
Powers lulcrcElotl
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WILL PLEASED
Tmnsuiissicsippi nud Cohimb'an Stn tup
Will Soon Disappsnr.
THIS YEAR WILL WIND UP THI ISSUE
I'hlliitrlNt * HIM c liul n \ \ \ \ ; ) IIJM
l.t-n In VV lilcli In s < MMirr SHIU-
jilcs for llii-lr stump
t olli-rtlmn.
WASHINGTON. Dee 27 ( Special Tele
gram ) Consul Geneittl Us born In a ciblo
todaj to the State department sivs every
one of his decisions made since the Sn-
moan commission left the conduct of the
Islands in his dlreit charge , has been ai-
copied not onlv by the powers Interested
In the government of the Islam's , but by
tilth01 as well This Is an unheard-of hit
nation , and in most favorabl ) commented
upon by Stnto depirtment olllclala , who are
loud In thilr praise of Osborn , who has
como thiough the oidcal of revolution and
change of ndnilnlstiation in the Islands ,
not onlv with credit to himself , but to the
government which ho represents
Trnnsmlsslshlppl and Columbian stamps ,
by order of the Postofllce department must
bo leturncd to the thlid nflfclstant postmas
ter gcneial , who has charge of the division
of postage stamps and envelopes , finance ,
leglstcrcd letters and mall chibballcatlon ,
for proper < rcdlt on or before December 31
of this jear Collectois may see fiom this
howhhoit a time tbev hive to supply
themselves with the Omaha stamp , which
has been the most successful Issue of spe
cial stamr designed for exposition uses
ever put out by the government
Senator and Mrs. Thurston and Clarence
Thuiston left today for Omaha to remain
until after New Yen's On their return to
Washington the } will bo accompanied by
the senator's daughters , Grace and Jean ,
who will spend a short time hero befcre
resuming their studies In the Omaha high
school.
Mrs. r. A Harrison of Lincoln slipped
and fell on the steps of her residence this
afternoon , breaking her arm near the
w rlst.
Drs. J r. freeman. T. W Slolllt and L
P Uabcock have been appointed pension
examining surgeons nt Deadwood , S D.
E. G Kenncdj of Sioux Tails and C P
Joidnn of Hosobud agency , S D , contrlh
uted $23 each to the Lavvton fund today
Hedwlg Lydon was today appointed post-
mistoi it Counover , Wlnnpshlok count ; ;
lovvb , and iwtt.x GUsuoolt at Ola , Luvn *
county , Iowa.
LAWTON FUND MOUNTING UP
Totnl Siilpsorl'iUoii lln ( Itoiinrlcil to
Adjutant < . < Miornl C'orlilii ( Her
'I'lilrl j-One 'I lioiiNuiul Dollarx.
WASHINGTON , Dec 27 Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin has received in actual money
and checks J17.3J3 15 toward the Law ton
homo fund and has received notices of siib
bciiptions from Individuals and others in
cities whcio funds are raising for the relief
of General Law ton's family sulllclcnt to
bring the total up to $31,401 4r . This latter
total includes the following announcements
sent by telegraph on the dates named
December 2G BnnkciH' Trust company ,
Now York , $2G3r .
Dreomber 20 Kvening Telegraph , Phila
delphia , U32.5.
December 25 Alex II. Revcll nnd Je < vi
Spaldlng , Chicago , $2,102.
December 20 Colonel Frank J. Heckcr ,
Detroit , $1,8.20
December 20 George 13. Albee , Nevt
Haven , Conn , ? 1,7M.
Deccmbei 21 General William n. Shatter ,
San I'ranclsto , $83B.
December J3 Charles Parsons , St Louis
Mo , $1,200.
Decembei 22 Indianapolis Press , Indian'
apollw , Ind , $1,000.
In many of these cities the contributions
ale belloved in have been Increased consld-
ciably slnco the dates named.
Today General Corbin roce' pd the fol
lowing dispatch from Alexander H. Rcvell ,
who , with Jrfie Spaldlng , Is co-opoiutln ?
In thn work of lalsitig bUbHirlptlons for the
fund In f'hlcngo
"Chicago has leidied $ ' 1,000 for tblal Hub
scilptlon first lot of checks sent ycsler *
clay. Otheiti will follow C.MI h diiv "
In addition to thii aggregate from Chi'
cage Minio have been Individual Chicago
contributions ent to Adjutant General Cm-
bin clliecl On December Jl General Corblrf
honl thn following tolegtam to Ml Rovell
"Permit mo to again thank you foi aid In
raising thn Liwtnn fund It is hoped thai
no ctfnrt will bo Hparcd to make this fund
all that 11 ought to bo , as we liojio to nmka
It Biillli Icntly largo to enable Mrs Law ton
lei llvci In comfoit anil provide for and edu
cate her llttlo U'lldrcn "
\ telegram of similar purport was sent to
Mr t-'paldlng The following dispatch was
received yesteiday from Detroit
"Have hiibsi rliilioiiH , $1,820 Add to thin
amount $100 nent } ou cllreot h } each , ( leu-
oral Algei , Colonel Soyburn and mynelf ,
mulcrrj $2,120 ufi Dutroit'H contribution to
the LaAton lund. i'RANK J HRCKKIl "
'Jho ndjutunt general wired the PUtsburs
committee as follows
"Tho work of collecting the fund will continuo -
tinuo until lanuary 5 and po.s ihly until the
rotuin of Mrti Lavvton to this country Oon-
er.il Luwton'B services ) and sacrifices for hi *
< ountrys Hug nnd his expressed concein for
the luie of his family nro the moat fetching
appeal that can bo made"
Among the contributions to the fund re
ceived by Adjutant ( Jencial Corbin today
wah one of 1600 from Lewl Case Ledaid
of New York , which comilbiitlou ho said
wan made "In momor ) of my nephew. Lieu-
truant A. C Ledyard , killed In action In
Ncgros December 8 , 1S&9 "
TOL13DQ , O . Dee 27 Contributions to
the Law ton fund ere solicited today for
the Ural tlmo In Toledo General John H.
Kount/ reports | 300 and expects to have
$1000 by Suturdav night
INDIANAPOLIS , DM 27 A Joint < om-
in It tee of the Commercial club and the Board
of Trade nu * tonight to organize for raising
a fund of $2'OUU or more to erect a statue
to General Law ion here
'Juo 'Ni-KiiifH mill V\lillr Mini Killed.
V I I \SI \ < Ju Ik i A > ! t-l J'ton '
b e lal ti rn ltiml i S < m > * Niws
ii- n . MC . | n. i. . , i it i u H , 1L.
IUH l < ' > i I " > r vi I n i riegroei
ar > i unite man wi u HI l > < l > u J nevcrul
Q' ' ( ri vv nit 1 > 'l ' I Igij.iu Inn emu I towi
on the uitm tnl Jtij pupuUd-U l
