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NOTE COMES TO HAND
GoTernment at Washington Informed of
Agreement Reached by Allies.
PEKIN COMPACT APT TO BE REJECTED
Objectionable Features Are Largely a
Matter of Surmise as Yet.
PRESIDENT DISAPPROVES OF TWO POINTS
Dissent Expressed as to Dismantling of
Chinese Forts at Taku.
OCCUPATION OF TOWNS NOT IN FAVOR
Belief Kxnreaard In Certain Circle
tlint Indemnity Aaurd nf China
la no llnnrmotia nn In llr Be
yond llounda of Iteuaon.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. The Stato do
parlment lias been Informed of tho ngrco
toent or understanding or replitnlunry
treaty (It is not posslblo now to learn
In Jum what form tho matter stands)
reached by thu foreign ministers nt Pe
kln, hut It In not regarded as expedient to
glvo out for publication at this time nny
detailed Information regarding It. It may
ho stated, however, that tho arrangement
stands ery poor ebuueo of receiving tho
sanction of all the powcth represented In
tho I'ekln conference unless bouio material
amendments are permitted.
Just what tho objectionable features are
ran only be surmised In view of the ud
cihc decision of tho authorities respect
ing publication. Dut, accepting as accurate
tho statement from Pekln that tho basis of
tho agreement Is to bo found In the French
note, It Is eusy to perceive that there are
no less than two points which If Included
In their original shape would not meet with
the unqualified approval of this govern
ment. For Instnnco, tho president ex
pressly reserved hlB opinion as to tho prop
osition that tho Taku forts be dismantled.
Ho also withheld his approval of tho
French proposition that there bo a perma
nent military occupation at two or threo
points on the road between Tien Tsln nnd
Fekin.
Thero wcro several points to which the
assent of the United States was given,
namely, providing for the punishment of the
guilty Chinese who may be designated by
tho representatives of the powers nt Pekln,
for tho collection of equitable Indemnities
(nnd In this connection our government sug
gested a reforence of tho subject to The
llaguo tribunal), and finally for tho mainte
nance of n legation guard nt I'ekln. Tho
latter, however, was to ho temporary until
congress acted on tho matter.
Unless tho ministers at I'ekln havo made
a very substantial change In tho require
ments of tho French note, therefore, It may
bo predicted that our government will feci
obliged to seek somo alterations In the ar
rangement heforo It gives Its adherence
Thero Is somo reason to believe that tho
Indemnity proposition has taken such an
excessive form as to mako It Impoaslblo for
tho Chlneso govornfnent to meet tho do
mand, nnd this tact, taken in connection
with tho unreasonable demands of some of
tho powers respecting punishments, may
oblige our government to endeavor to havo
the demands moderated. Thero nro Indica
tions, too, that In theso efforts our govern
ment Is to recelvo tho support of ono of tho
most powerful of tho governments repre
sented nt the I'ekln conferenco and one
which has generally been supposed of late
to havo favored another proposition.
Dr. von Ilolleben, tho Herman ambassa
dor, who recently returned to Washington
after nn absence since Inst spring, called
t tho State department today and had a
long Interview with Secretary Hay. sup
posedly with roforonco to Chlncso matters,
among other things.
NO DEMAND IS MADE
German ltcport or Aliened American
Note U Drilled by Mlulste?
While.
BERLIN, Nov. 26. Tho entire dcrman
press refers editorially this evening to a
roport that United States Ambassador Whlto
on Saturday handed tho new Amoricau
noto regarding tho Chlncifo settlement
to Uaroq von Hlchtofen, secretary of for
eign affairs, nil tho papera declaring that
(lormnny refused to comply with tho de
mands thoreln formulated. When Mr.
Whlto was approached on this subject this
ovoulng ho replied that ho had no inter
view with Ilaron von Hlchtofen on Satur
day nor had ho then received tho Ameri
can note. He asserted that ho had received
nothing from Washington slnco Thursday
and that what ho received then was not
a note, but morcly Instructions, In conse
quence of which ho had an Intcrvlow with
the secrotary of foreign affairs on Friday.
Mr. Whlto reiterated that tho result of tho
Friday iutervlow was satisfactory, adding:
"It was moroly an Interview mul nrrimn
of views In which no definite propostions
wero submitted and no dollnlto engagements
wero entered upon. What was said was in
the nature of a suggestion looking to
greater moderation In tho punlshmonts, but
this was only n suggestion which Germany
could cither accept or reject. It was not
a formal proposition."
Tho Vosslscho SSottung says: "A demand
for moderation In the punishments Is a
senslblo demnnd, which flormany could nc
cept without loss of dignity, espe
cially as It appenra that Great Britain
Ides In this particular with tho United
States."
No othor representative Journal, how
ever, adopts this toue,
Herman VIhk on Greot Wall.
BERLIN, Nov. 26. A dispatch rocoived
hero from Field Marshal Count von Wnl
dorsce, dated November 21, says Colonel
Muoclonfel's expedition has hoisted tho
German flag over tho great wall, which
was reached on November 22 by way of
Hoy-Llng-Chcng, after a difficult mountain
march.
Tho dispatch adds that the French have
had a sovere fight with Iloxers thirty kilo
meters south of I'ao Ting I'u.
Attai'ka Imprrlul Troona,
BERLIN, Nov. 23. Tho Lokal Anzclgcr
publishes a dispatch from I'ekln saying
that a force of German cavalry attacked
a dotachmont of tho Chinese Imperial
troops under General Ma nnd Admiral Ho
between Sun Hu and Hul Nan, killing thirty
Chinese and capturing six ammunition
wagons.
Chlnrae Troona Take to Their Ilrcla,
BERLIN, Nov. 26. A dispatch received
hy tho Navy leaguo hero today says that
Colonel Vorck's column reached Kalgan,
about 100 miles northwest of I'ekln, rn
November 18. Tho Chinese troops, num
bering 3,000 men. (led, A battalion of Chi
aese Imperial soldiers waj disarmed.
GERMANY
UiiKlnnd, 1'rnnre
Tin the
lulled Stnlca on 11
(ItM'Ullllll.
(Copyright, 1W0, by Prors Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Nov. 26. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) England
has given adhesion to tho latest noto upon
China sent to tho powers from Washing
ton, according to Information that has
reached hero from a high source. This
rote opposes demanding that Prince Tuan
and other Chinese officials bo put to death
as a condition precedent to a settlement
with tho Chinese government.
Itu.vsla and Franco have nlso expressed
agreement with Secretary Hay's vlow that
It Is to the Interest of nil tho European
powers to end tho Chinese troublo an
quickly as possible, whereas a demand for
tho heads of Chinese officials, which can
not bo complied with or enforced, only
tends to prolong the crisis.
Germany still holds out, according to my
Informnnt, but It Is expected that she, too,
will signify her agreement beforo long.
IMMENSE INDEMNITY ASKED
China Cnlletl I'iioii to Pay to Alllea
.Sum of Three Hundred Mil
lion Hollar.
LONDON, Nov. 27. Dr. Morrison, wiring
to tho Times from Pekln, Sunday, says:
"Tho foreign envoys hnvo agreed to two
proposals that wero previously rejected,
owing to lack of unanimity. Those nro Sir
Ernest Sutow's proposal that China should
ngreo to recast tho commercial treaties
and tho Italian proposal that China should
consent to foreign financial control as n
HUarantco of tho Indemnity.
"Tho delay In tho presentation of tho
Joint noto Is due to procrustlnatlons by tho
homo governments. This Increases tho dif
ficulties of thu position and aggravates tho
dislocation of trado and finance, especially
tho collection of Inland revenues. At tho
lowest cstimato tho Indemnity is com
puted at 60.000,000."
GERMANY DOESN'T WANT IT
iciiil-nillclul Denial (lint There I Any
Ilcalrc In llcrlln lo Ac
quire Curue'on.
BERLIN, Nov. 26. The Natlonnl Zeltung
today, seml-ofllclnlly, denies that Germany
Is seeking to ncqutro tho Island of Curacoa,
Dutch West Indies.
Tho correspondent of tho Associated Press
today obtained tho following authoritative
statement as to tho rumors that Germany
has territorial ambitions In tho western
hcmlspboro:
"Tho reports constantly recurring In tho
American press, which Impute to Germany
plans for ncqulrlng territory in tho western
homlsphero aro absolutely baseless. Ger
many does not Intend to In nny way nc
quire territory In North, Central or South
America. Sho values tho friendship of tho
United States far too highly to Jcopardlro
It by acquiring such territory largo or
small."
CZAR IS SLOWLY IMPROVING
Temperntnre Gradually Koine Down
and He Teraplrea Freely
rieata Well.
L1VADIA, European Russia, Nov. 28. 11
a. m. Tho following bulletin regarding tho
czar's condition has been Issued:
Tho emperor parsed a good day yesterday.
Ho wns nblo to sleep a llttlo nnd had some
perspiration. At 3 o'clock n the afternoon
hw temperature wns 99.3; pulse, 76. At 4
o'clock In tho evening hla temperature was
t-9.5; pulse. 72.
Hlu majestv missed n ironil nh-ht !T
perspired profusely. This morning tho
august pntlcnt'H condition was very satU-
tuciory. ai d o ciock uis temperature was
95.9; pulse, 70.
In tho general eourso of his Illness a
distinct Improvement Is observable.
LONDON, Nov. 26. Since tho ciar's
sickness apparently ssumed a serious turn
it has been the dnlly practice of brokers In
Paris, London and elsewhere to announco
his majesty's death. Hence, probably, the
reports of tho czar's death which have
reached hero.
NATIVES MAKING TROUBLE
Four Thousand .Somalia on the War
path In llrltlah ICaat Africa
Attack llrltlah.
ZANZIBAR, Nov. 26. The Somalia havo
risen In Jublland, a provlnco of British East
Africa. About 4,000 woll armed men are
on tho warpath. Subcommlssloner Jenner,
who has been on a tour Inland with a small
force, Is said to have been attacked. Ills
position Is grave.
LONDON, Nov. 26. It was officially con
firmed today that sub-Commissioner Jenner
was murdered about November 13 during
a night attack mado on his camp by pro
fesscdly friendly natives.
PAVES WAY FOR ANOTHER BILL
Kmpcror Wlllluui .Senda Itclchatan;
Churta SluMvlntc llclatlvc .Strength
of Germany anil lltvnl .uvies.
BERLIN, Nov. 26. Emporor William has
sent to tho Reichstag charts, maps and
statistics showlnc the crawth nf Ihn Dim.
slan, British, French and United States
navies ami also their strength In far east
ern waters. In Vlow of this thn mambtra
of tho Rolchstac fear that annthnr Mil tn
increase tne strength of the German navy
id coming. ,
Standard Oil In Hnrono.
LONDON, Nov. 26. "Tho Standard Oil
company," says the Bucharest correspond
ent of the Dally Express, "has obtained
concessions for mlulng and erecting plpo
lines on all the government tracts, as well
as almost a monopoly In sinking oil wolls
in Roumanla. Tho price of tho concession
was 400,000."
Cornea tn C'llmli Mountain.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 26. Edward
Whympor. tho famous mountain climber of
tho Royal Geographical society of London,
has arrived here. Ho proposes lo ascend all
tho notable mountain peaks on tho Pacific
coaBt not already climbed, among them
Mount Baker' and the Lion's of Vancouver,
Autl-llnll Conureaa.
ROME, Nov. 26. An International con
gress, attended by 1,000 delegates, assem
bled in Rome yestorday to discuss tho use
of cannon to preveut hall, which Is so do
structlvo to crops. Tho theory Is that
firing cannon Into tho nlr would have the
effect of breuklng up rain clouds.
Telephone l'rmii-liUc Offer Declined,
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26. A Swedish
telephone eompnny has offered to give the
Moscow municipality a telephone system,
but tho municipality has declined, the sub
scription price "0 roubles, being considered
too low.
Want No More CourtaOlurtlnl.
ROME, Nov. 26. The Chamber of Depu
ties today, In spite of the opposition of the
minister of war, Bgr, Dlsan-Martlno,
adopted n socialist motion to abolish trials
by court-martial.
ALL COME ?:
STRANGE FIRE IN MIL CAR
Clerks Betwoon Omaha and Ogdon Fright
ened by Seeming Infernal Machine,
SICKENING, STIFLING ODORS FILL THE AIR
I'nrksse, Which Came front France
nnd la Addreaaed to Malt I.nUe
Merchant, la Sent to Wuah
lnirton for Inspection.
CHICAGO, Nov, 26. According to Infor
mation received hero today a dangerous
looking package resembling an Infernal
mnchlno was discovered in a mall sack In
one of tho postal cars of tho Omaha and
Ogdon route on tho Union Pacific railroad.
The package had been forwarded from
Versailles, France, and was addressed to
a merchant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The
discovery of the object followed tho ap
pearance of a sickening odor In ono the
postal cars, which had Just left Chicago
for tho west. Search was made and a
thick smoke was discovered curling from
a Utah malt sack. Tho contents woro em
tio J and a smoldering package was found.
Tho parcel was about ten Inches long,
four Inches wide and four inches thick. Ten
short, cartridge-shaped objects wcro found
in tho covering of excelsior and cotton, nnd
from theso n stilling odor emauntcd. It
Is thought tho substance was Ignited
spontaneously. Tho packago was returned
to tho Chicago offico under closo cover nnd
has been forwarded to Washington.
PROFITS OF WHISKY TRUST
One Branch Shorni to Have Ranted
Snm In Kxceni of One .Million
Dollars,
TRENTON, N. J Nov. 26. An nnswer was
Bled In the court of chancery this afternoon
by tho defendants In tho suit of Henry I.
Dlttman nnd Kalnian Haas against tho Ken
tucky Distilleries and Warehouso company,
tho Distilling Company of America, tho
Spirits Distributing company nnd others."
Tho suit of Dlttman and Unas was brought
to havo tho court of chancery dlssolvo the
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouso com
pany, one of tho constituent companies of
tho Distilling Company of America. In tho
bill of tho complainants, it is alleged that
tho Kentucky company was being mis
managed In tbo Interest of the Distilling
Company of America and tho other com
panies who mako up that concern. Tho
answer denies that thero has been any mis
management and stntes the fact to bo that
the Kentucky company Is operated by a
scparnto board of directors, that it Is in n
prosperous condition nnd that Its profits
for tho year ending June 30, 1900, was $1,110,
330.99, and that the profit would have been
greater If tho company had had a larger
working capital. Tho answer states that It
was In order to Increaso tho working capital
that no dividend was doclarcd for tho last
year. It is stated that tho passing of the
dividend was decided upon at tho annual
meeting of the stockholders and that the
stock represented at the meeting was more
than 05 per cent of the company's capital.
It Is dented that tho defendants had entered
Into an unlawful combination to place a
$5,000,000 mortgage on all of the property of
tho Kentucky company for tho benefit of the,
stockholders of tho Distilling Company of
America.
It is admitted that a 15,000,000 mortgage
was contemplated on part of tho property
of tho Kentucky company, but It is claimed
that It wns for the benefit of tho Kentucky
company nlono nnd that only $1,500,000 of
tho mortgage bonds had been Issued and that
theso aro pledged as security for a loan of
$500,000 obtained by tho Kentucky company
for that company's sole use.
Tho answer shows tho profits and losses of
tho constituent companies of tho Distilling
Company of America at period ending Juno
30, 1900:
PROFITS.
Hannls Distilling eompnny $ 126.69S.79
standard uistiumg una Distribu
ting eompnny 111,645.32
Spirits Distributing eompnny 40,874.53
Kentucky Distilleries and Ware
house eompnny 1,110,330.99
LOSSES.
American Spirits Manufacturing
company 22,226.91
IS HOLDING HER NERVE WELL
Mlas Morrlaon Krvlnora Little Intereat
In I'roicreaa of Her Trial
for Murder.
ELDORADO, Kan., Nov. 26. The town
today was overcrowded with people, drawn
by tho trial of Jcsslo Morrison, and when
court opened this afternoon tho room was
crowded to its capacity. The possibility
that the taking of evldeuce would bogln
today served to whet tho appetlto of the
public. The prlsonor bad spent a quiet
Sunday In her cell, where she recolvcd
members of her family and a few friends.
To nowspaper men who sought an Inter
view sho refused to talk of the case, In
which sho evinces far less Interest than out
siders. Castle, the widower of the inur
dorcd woman, on the other hand, Beems to
ho breaking down under the strain of the
trial.
Former Probate Judge Morrison has re
ceived several letters from peoplo offering
their services In behalf of hU daughter. In
onb a hypnotist offers to exert his powers
over the presiding Judge for a stipulated
sum, and In another the writer says ho Is
willing to get on the Jury and "block 't"
tn favor of the defendant, Judgo Morrison
has ignored tho letters.
Soon after court was called to order at
1:30 o'clock, tho defense began tho ex
nmlratlon of tho twolvo Jurors passed upon
by the prosecution. Ono mnn who had
been accepted by the state's attorneys was
challenged and excused by tho court. Tin
examination continued all afternoon.
CONFIRMED AT WASHINGTON
Sioux City la to lie Made Cathedral
City of .erv See by Order
of Home.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Official advices
hnvo been received by Archbishop Keano
of Dubuquo, la., who was formerly rector
of tho Catholic university hero, that tho
Rome authorities will divide his Jurisdic
tion by creating a suffragan dtoccso at
Sioux City early next month. For months
past thero has been a competition between
tho Catholics of Sioux City and Fort Dodgo
ror tho foundation of the cathedral city
of tho contemplated see In their re
spective localities. An appeal was mado
to tho papal delegate, Archbishop Mar
tlnelll, Inst summer, that ho would uso his
influence in securing Fort Dodge for the
cathedral city, but without success. It
Is officially stated that Sioux City has been
chosen by tho papal authorities for tho
head of the see and that either tho bishop
of Chcyenno or Rev. Father Hcer of Dyers-
ville, la., will bo appointed Its Incumbent
next month. At the samu time It Is ex
pected that Altoonn, Pa., will be de
clared an episcopal see with Dr. P. J. Gar
vey, president of the St. Charles seminary,
rnuaucipnia, as its nrst bishop.
CANNOT CONVICT LYNCHERS
Sheriff Ohjrcla to Governor nnd
rroaecutlnic Attorney Klilf t
liiK Illnine Onto Him.
DENVER, Nov. 26. Tho Rocky Mountain
News todny prints tho reply of Sheriff
Freeman of Lincoln county to the lcttor of
District Attorney McAllister of Colorado
Springs, concerning the prosecution of tho
percons who burned tho negro rapist nnd
murderer, Preston Porter, at the stako nt
Union, Colo., recently. After telling him
of how he was Influenced Into taking Porter
from Denver to Llmon upon tho assurance
of leading citizens of Lincoln county that ho
would bo allowed to pass through Llmon un
molested to Hugo, whero ho would bo per
mitted to place Porter In the county Jail,
Sheriff Freeman declares that It would bo
Impossible to get n Jury In Lincoln or any
adjoining county that would convict any one
chnrged with participation In tho burning
of Preston Porlor. Ho concludes as fol
lows: "I do not Justify the cremation, but I do
object to having you nnd Governor Thomas
saddle tho blame of this burning on me and
I will not Involve Lincoln county In a need
less nnd fruitless litigation against Us own
citizens or glvo nddltlonal ndvertlscment to
tho stnto of Colorado for the' sole purpose
of making, as It now scoins lo me, political
capital for somebody. 1 want to add that
politics :ut no ico In this affair, Whlto
Lincoln county Is a republican county, the
men who participated In this. lynching were
representatives of all political parties.
When it comes to ndnilnlstcrlng death to a
brute who first rapes a child and then stabs
and kicks her to death. I inko It that truo
Americans lose sight of more politics and
remember only that they aro fathers nnd
brothers. It seems to me that-wo had better
let this episode rest whero It now Is."
CATCHES ON UNEXPECTED PEG
Workman Anderson Hua, TCnrrovr E
enpc from Horrible
Fule.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26. Suspended In midair
by his Jacket, 100 feet from tho ground,
Andrew Anderson, employed on a blast fur
naco In tho Illinois Steel works, hunt; for
an hour today whllo employes of tho works
endeavored to rescue him. Finally, by
means of extension lndders, tho man was
taken from his perilous posltlou and, ex
hausted, carried to the ground. Ho was
taken to tho company's hospital, whero ho
soon recovered.
Tho accident which placed Anderson In his
perilous position resulted In seriously and
probably fatally Injuring three of his com
panions. They wcro nil working on a scnt
fold at the top of a now blast furnace, when
tho scaffolding broke, falling with Its human
burden. Twenty feet from tho top of tho
blast furnaco Anderson's Jacket caught on a
short bolt extending two Inches from the
surface nnd his rapid descent, was suddenly
checked.
His companions crashed through tho not
work of scaffolding to tho ground nnd were
later picked up unconscious and bleeding
by other employes and taken to tbo com
pany's hospital. Tho Injured:.
Frank Vclcheck, skull fractured and threo
ribs broken; will die.
Gustav Dlabass, both legs broken and In
ternally Injured. ; ,
Thomas Jones, left arm brqkon and In
tornr.lly Injured. '.' V"" -
Androw Anderson, slightly bruised, saved
from further Injury by .being caught in mid
air by a projecting bolt.
SON-IN-LAW IS BRIGHT CHAP
Millionaire Zimmerman Una a Hitch
Opinion of the DuUn of
Mancheater.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Eugene Zimmer
man, whoso daughter was married to tho
duko of Manchester a week or so ago In
England, was Interviewed hero today. Ho
said to a reporter:
"I havo como hero to meet my daughter
nnd her husband. After thoy havo rested
hero a few days wo will go to Cincinnati
and a reception will bn given at my homo.
Tho duko Is a bright chap. He's a fine,
manly fellow. I like a mnn who went to
work as ho did as a newspaper man, when
bo was hero. Somo of his articles wcro first
rate, too At no tlmo was I opposed to
his marriage to ray daughter. These stories
are all moonshine."
"Is It truo that tho duko is in a bad way
financially?" asked the reporter
"I guess thero won't bo any difficulty
nbout his debts. Nono at all. That doesn't
mako any difference. I don't caro to speak
about tho marrlago portion. That Is a
private matter. But there won't bo nny
troublo nbout debts. Thoy will be well,
that's all right; all right."
"Is It likely that the duke may settlo
down In America and enter the railroad
business?"
"No no; tho duke Is going into British
politics. lib la entitled to a soat In tho
House of Lords nnd ho Is going to turn his
attention to politics."
GENERAL STRIKE AT TAMPA
Clirarninkcra' Trouble Eventually
Ileault In Nine Unlnna Coins
Out Under Ordera.
TAMPA, Fin., Nov. 26. In splto of tho
agreement mado last night to bold tho
goneral strike In aboyanco until tho com
mittees from the Reslstcncla organization
nnd the International Clgarraakers' union
could got tog-ether, the general strike was
declared today. Nine locnl unions obeyed
tho order of tho trades assembly asd re
fused to go to work. It Is estimated that
1,400 men have answered tho first call and
are out.
REED'S MURDERER IS "QUEER"
Denver Policeman Who Shot Omaha
Mun Believed tn He Men
ially Off.
DENVER, Nov. 26. Pollcoraan Charles
Secrest, who was acquitted In Magistrate
Rice's court Saturday on a charge of murder,
Is detained ut the city Jail on account of
peculiar actions which aro believed to In
dicate his mind has become unbalanced.
Secrest killed Harry Reed October 31.
Both men had been drinking and It was as
serted that Reed attacked Secrest, who
then shot him in self-defense.
Movementa of Ocean Veaaela, Nov. 20
At Now York Arrived Mesnba, from
London; Stniitendwn, from Rotterdam;
llurgundla, from Nuples, etc; Cymric, from
iiveriiuui. ,
At Boston Arrived Sylvanla, from Liv
erpool. At Glbrnltnr Arrived Furst Bismarck,
from New York, for Naples nnd Oenon.
At Southampton Snllcd FrleBland, from
Now York, for Antwerii.
At tho Lizard Passed, No. 27, 3:23 a. in,
rennsyivnnin, irom iew vorK, for Ply
mouth, fherbourc nnd Hnmhurir.
At Hamburg Arrived Bulgaria, from
New York.
At Yokohama Arrived nrevlouslv nnlio
'from San Francisco, via Honolulu, for
Hlogo. Shanghai nnd Hong Kong.
At Cherbourg Sailed Frlederlch der
Grosse. from Bremen and Southampton, lor
HAVE THEIR GUNS SPIRED
Enemies of Qeneral Lee at Havana Are
Circumvented in Their Designs.
NO OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTISAN ATTACK
HfTorta of Grnernl Gomez lo Crltlclac
L'nfnvnrutit) Military (lot ernnirnt
of General Wootl Are llrouitht
to .Hiiuht.
HAVANA, Nov. 26. At tho opening of to
day's session of tho Cuban constitutional
convention Scnor du (ucsada moved the
rejection of tho resolution Introduced Sat
urday by Senors Rlvcro, Clsneros and VII-
luendas, expressing the sorrow of the con
vention at tho departure of General Fltz
hugh Leo. Tho resolution was thereupon
rejected.
Scnor Rlvcro said after tho session that
somo of tho delcgntcs Intended to attack
General Leo on tho ground Hint ho hud
not always been a friend of tho Cubans and
that In vlow of this, General Leo's friends
thought It would be better not to press the
resolution of regret.
Scnor Gualbetto Goir.cz notified tho con
vention that ho would pitsent for con
sideration n motion in nnswer to General
Wood's address to the convention.
General Sntigullly Immediately objected
on tho ground that such a proposal would
bo entirely out of place, as the address was
In tho form of a military order, which
could not bo answered by tho convention.
He urged that it would bo wiser lo leave
the subject alono, n any dlscusHlou of It
must cnuso 111 feeling between tho conven
tion and tho military.
Scnor do Qucsuda moved that In tho Judg
ment of tho convention General Wood's
address should not under any consideration
be aiibwcred by tho convention and this
was carried unanimously.
Senor Gomez, evidently much disap
pointed, explained that hla motion had
been mlsccn.itrued, ns he had not meant
any discourtesy nnd tho discussion In hla
oplilon would hnvo shown tho military
authorities that tho convention hnd no
Idea of interfering with the present gov
ernment nnd thnt tho United States need
havo no fear of nny action on tho part of
the delegates.
Scnor Caroto, president of tho conven
tion, divided the delegates Into commit
tees of five nnd appointed Senor Ltorcnte
nnd General Sangullly members of the coni
mlttco on phraseology.
The convention granted Scnor Clsneros
leave of absence for a month and then ad
journed until Wednesday.
GENERAL LEE SOON ENR0UTE
IHslfiRUlshed New Commander of De
partment of Mlsaourl Hum llc
celved ! Innl Inalructluna.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. General Fltz
hugh Lee, who was recoutly rellovcd from
duty as commander of tho division of
Havana and Santa Clara, and ordered to
tako command of tho department of Mis
souri, rellovlng General Mcrrlr.m, was at
tho War department today receiving his
final Instructions. Ho will proceed to the
headquarters of fho department 'of Mts.'l
sourl at Omaha within a few days to as
tunic his new duties. General Merrlam
will retain his position ns commander of
tho department of Colorado, with head
quarters at Denver.
Later In tho day General Leo called on
the president and discussed Cuban affairs
with him.
WILL NOT AGREE TO RECOUNT
Itepuhllcnn State Executive Commit
tee Inalata on 1'rneeedlnKa
Heliiir lteiEitlar.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 26. Tho repub
lican stato executivo coramltteo met this
afternoon and considered tho proposal of
Democratic Chairman Rosing for a ro
count in eight counties, four to bo selected
by each side. After tho meeting Secretary
C .C. Whitney sent a reply to Chairman
Hosing dccllng to nccept tho proposition.
Tho commlttco holds that It has no power
to enter into such an ngrccmcnt and lnoro
ovtr, that thero Is no authority for a re
count.' It states that tho law provides that
a scrutiny of tho ballots can only ho had
after regular contest proceedings havo
been Instituted. Whllo tho commmlttee
does no nssumo to speak for Governor
elect Van Sant, It Is of tho opinion ho
will meet nny contest In a spirit of abso
lute fairness. But such contest must bo
Instituted In tho regular way and must
comprehend n recount of tho entire stnto
and not simply a few selected counties.
OFFICIAL VOTE ANNOUNCED
CuiivusnIiik Hoarda Complete Their
Compllxt Ioun for Eleclora and
I, cud Inur Cnudldutea.
GUTHRIE, O. T Nov. 26. Tho territorial
canvassing board today mado tho official
canvass of tho voto cast at tho recent oloc
tlon. Tho total was 73,367, of which Flynn,
republican, for dclcgato to congress, ro
coived 38,253; Neff, fusion, 33,529; Tucker,
socialist, 798; Allen, anti-fusion populist,
789.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 23. Tho
official voto cast at tho recent election for
presidential electors has been reported.
Tho first elector on each ticket had tho fol
lowing voto: Zollers, democrat, 309,684;
Hanna, republican, 336,063; Clark, prohi
bitionist, 13,718; Strumplc, socialist demo
crat, 2,374; Walker, populist, 1,438; Cohort,
socialist labor, 063; Rayllss, union reform,
254; Durbtn, republican candidate for gov
ernor, falls behind tbo republican elec
tors, 1,310 votes.
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 26,-Tho official
voto of Virginia In tho last presidential
election, ns nscertalned by the Stnto Boar!
of Canvassers todny was: Bryan, 146,179;
McKinley, 117,151; Woolley. 2.167.
RECALLS GREAT FIND OF '48
Dentil ltemovea Henry BlKlcr, Whoae
lllury Contnlued I-'lrNt Mention of
Cullforulu Gold Dlacovery.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 26. Henry
W. Blglcr, who made tho first record of
tho great California gold discovery In 1848,
is dead at St. George, Utah. He was about
75 years of age. Blgler was a member of
the Mormon battalion working at Sutter's
mill raco when tho discovery was mado.
Ho made tho following entry In his diary
on January 24, ISIS:
"This day some kind of metal was found
In tho mill race that looks like gold."
Six days later he wroto In hla diary that
the metal when tested proved to be gold.
Tiiat l'luhllnn In Keuliichy,
MIDDI.ESBORO. Ky.. Nov. 26. John
Hubbard wus shot and killed by pollco
officers hero today while resisting nrrest,
He fired nt tho officers and ran. A hot
tiro was kept up by both parties until
Hubbanl fell lifeless. While this nffalr
was going on Will Watklns nnd Al O.
Bowllnson wero engaged In a duel a few
squares awav. In which Watklns was
raiuny wounucu. uowiiuson cscapcu.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
ueneruuy r'nin west to jsortn winos.
Temperature nt Omaha jealerdayi
Hour. Deir. Hour, lli'it.
." n. m 7 1 p. in Itl
l a. it 27 V p. in r.O
7 a. m 2 :t . in r.o
H a. m i!H -I p. in Ml
0 a. in :io r p. in is
10 a. m ill O p. iii Itl
11 a. ill :tft 7 l. ill -11
l- m id h p. iii :is
i) p. iii :ttt
GATES"" FILES APPLICATION
In Aakliie for Receiver for Gunrdlnu
Trust Compnny He I'nya Hla
Hcaiiecla to Mllvrcll.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26. Tho application of
John W. Gates ct al. for the appointment
of n receiver for tho Guardian Trust com
pany was filed In tho United Stntes circuit
court today. Judgo Amos Thayer reserved
hla declston.
It Is alleged In the affidavits accompany
ing tho petition thnt tho Qunrdlan TrtiBt
compan) Is being mismanaged by President
A. S. Stllwcll and that Its funds are being
used to promote tho Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient railway.
Prefldenl Stllwell and other officers of tho
company say that its affairs aro in excellent
condition and deny tho chalgcs made In thn
petition. It Is asserted by Mr. Stllwcll
that tho application for u receiver Is u per
sonal attack on him by John Gates to oust
him from tho control of thn Guardian Trust
company, nnd to ruin his Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient enterprise.
It Is asserted that Stllwcll. without turn
ing his hntul In behalf of tho trust com
pany's lnterfsts, Is drawing n salary of $20,
0C0 n year, and that his friends, "who nro
confederating with him." are thn officers of
tho trust company nnd recelvo compensation
aggregating annually $50,000.
Through Stllwell's nllogcd manipulation of
Its stock tho trust company, tho plnlntiffs
say, is losing $20,000 a month, nnd thnt with
proper management it can be mado to pay
handsomo dividends.
Jamen Hugurman of Kansas City, A. C.
Krautcll nnd Max Pnlm of Chicago represent
John W. Gates, who, It Is Paid, hns $300,000
Invested in lo trust company; whllo Judge
McD. Trimble of Kansas City, Thomas M.
Chapman of ChlcBgo nnd Judgo J. E, Mc-
Keighnu nro acting for the defendant. Mr.
Stllwell was In court.
ASHORE ON WALLIS SANDS
Xo Slun of Crew l'onnd on Wreck of
.Schooner Adtane'c from
Si. .li(lin.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov. 26. Tho bat
tered hulk of what was tho St. John
schooner Advanco was washed nshoro nn
Wallls sands this nfternoon with no signs
of llfo aboard. Whether tho crew of four
or five men havo been taken off by n pass
ing vessel or have been drowned can only bo
conjectured. Thrro Is a chance thnt they
may hnvo reached thu Isle of Shoals, eight
miles to the eastward.
Tho schooner Is n complete wreck. It
wns .sighted at dawn and the Wallls Handd
llfo savers waited over six hours for it
to strlko tho bench and when It did tho
sea was so heavy that tho surfboat could
not bo laucched.
Just beforo dark they managed lo rpard
tho ship In their surfbo.it, but thero was llt
tlo to reward them for their efforts, for the
schooner wns beyond nil bopo of saving,
Tho Advanco sailed fiom St. John, N.
B early in the month, bound for Boston
with a enrgo of alewives and shingles.
HURT IN KANSAS HOTEL FIRE
I'lve Firemen Hurled I'nilcr Falling
Wnlla of Hostelry ut
Mcl'hc raoii.
M'PHERSON, Knn.. Nov. 26. Flvo fire
men were sorlously Injured while working
on the Merchants' hotel, which wns de
stroyed by tiro hero today. Tho firemen
wero on the third floor nnd nppnrcntly had
the tiro under control, when tho building
suddenly collapsed nnd six of tho men were
burled In tho ruins. Tho Injured nro:
Ed Maltby, right tldo of head badly
gashed.
Dick Wilson, badly cut and brulacd about
faco nnd body.
Theodore Brantano, ono cyo knocked out
and othcrwlso disfigured.
Joseph Pcrrltt, legs seriously cut.
Stuart Batrd, Injured Internally. '
MAY NOT GOTO SAN FRANCISCO
L'nleaa It la Given Itnle of SISO from
CIiIcuko Einvorlli League Will
Name New Mcctliiur I'lnee.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26. Members of tho Ep
worth league, havo Issued an ultimatum to
tho western railroads. Thoy havo decreed
that unless they aro granted u round trip
rute of $50 from Chicago for their biennial
convention scheduled to bo held in San
Francisco next July, thoy will hold their
meeting In somo eastern or contral western
city. A meeting will be held hore next
Friday by officials of tho Transcontinental
Passenger association and nn effort made
to agree upon tho proposed rnto. A similar
meeting In St. Louis last week brought no
results.
MIX RELIGION AND BLOWS
Greek and Itomiiu Catholics Come To
nether In the Northrrenl, but no
One la Hurt .Serloualy.
TACOMA, WaBh., Nov. 26. A fight be
tween a Roman Catholic nnd n Greek Cath
olic at Wllkcson yesterdny developed Into
a pitched battle, with 200 Greeks against as
nicny Romans, tho fighters on both sides
being coal miners. Clubs and Iron bars
woro used and sovoral heads woro broken.
Flnnlly revolvers woro brought Into uso
and bullets caused tho mob to tlco. 'No ouo
was killed.
CONGER MAY RETURN HOME
Said to lie Out of llnrmony vrlth tho
Aduiliilatrulloii IteirnrdliiK the
C'ourae In Uliliin.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A Washington dls
patch to tho World says: Minister Congor
probably will return to tho United States.
His relations with tho administration havo
not been hurmonlous slnco tho relief of
Pekln. Mr. Conger advocates measures
which tho president regards ns too radical
nnd has not taken kindly to the fact that his
views havo not been Indorsed at AVash
lngton. Attempt to Force lluiihruiiloy.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A polltlon tn hnvo
tho firm of M. C. Boynton & Co., dealers In
dry goods und women's clothing nt 10 West
Fourteenth street, declared Involuntary
bankrupts, was filed with Judge Brown In
the United States district court today. It
Is ulleged that while Insolvent noynton &
Co, have "transferred, concealed or re
moved" a part of their property with "In
tent to delny nnd defraud creditors." The
goods nllegul to have been removed nro
largo stocks of women's cloaks, suits, capes,
etc. Judge Brown appointed Benjamin
Parker a term orarv r 'ver. The linn Is
said to do u large business.
CORN HITS TOP NOTCH
Highest Price in live Tears Beached on
Chicago Board of Trade.
NOVEMBER DELIVERY BRINGS FIFTY CENTS
New Zing of tho Pit Appears in the Person
of Goorge U. Phillips.
PRESENT CORNER APPEARS ABSOLUTE
Appeals Oommittco Helps Daring Oporator
by Bojccting Kiln-Dried Coreal.
HIGHER PRICES STILL ARE LOOKED TOR
Only Apparent Hope for the "Mhorta"
la the l'oaalhle but ot 1'rohahlc
llecelnt or .No. u tlrnde from
the West hy Friday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20. November corn
touched 60 centi today. It made nn udvnnco
of G cents for tho day, of 10 cents n buthcl
for the week nnd of nlmost 15 cents within
four weeks. Young Mr. l'hllllpi sold what
corn changed lunula nt that point; shorts
did tho buying thai ndvnnced tho market to
tho CO-cciit quotation, Tho fl-cent udvnnco
ovrr tho elusn of last week made tho dey thi
notnblo one so far for the enmpalRu. A
ronr and n cheer gave notlco of tho half
dollar achievement anil thero was a Mocking
toward tho already overcrowded corn pit
from nil over tho floor. Tho tiptop llgurn
was mado In tho first hour, November utart
Itig at 46 cents, selling between 16 nnd HO
cents and closing ut 19 cents. Tho slight
Until recession wan, llko tho others which
havo been experienced, btoughl nbout by
celling, by thu bull lender.
Tho man with tho comer In thn hollow of
his hand Is apparently not ready to let It
get away from him. Ho hns watched tho
speculative careers of other men with
corners nnd believes that most of them lost
because of their greed to extort tho last
penny. All morning tho llttlo corn king
stood on thu edgo of the pit and wntched tho
ebb nnd How of the ,bnttle. Whenever tho
clamorous "shorts" howled up tho price In
tho faco of unresponsive takers ho pushod
to tho front of tho line und let out more
corn.
Somo of the dealers thought tho Juvenile
looking speculator wns In strultB and was
running to wind up his string. They
Ji'mped on tho market and tried to sell
corn at 47',4 cents. I'hllllp3 turned In
stantly from seller to buyer, from bear
to bull nnd snapped up every man who
was offering to shade tho price that ho was
making. The decline stopped nt once.
Phillips showed to thn corn pit that ho
wna Its master, that he could regulate It
at will. Tho fellows who tried to got
seme of tho corn king's money In tho de
lusion that ho wns weakening aro won
dering whore (hey will get off on Friday.
Tho closing prlco was 49 cents, n reaction
duo t Phillips' buying. It was slgnillcant.
to tradnra that thn firms which rre
reputed to be nt tho mercy of Phllllp'i
hnvo not given any sign of extreme wOrry.
They hnvo not shown their hands In tho'
pit. They nro watching affairs as closely
aa tho king of tho golden cereal. Thera
la still somo talk nf special trains coming
from tho country with corn enough to mnko
good tho obligations to Phillips. To thn
outsider thero 1b no sign of this predicted
movement.
Phillips' Corner Looka Good.
Tho recolpts for tho day, Including Sun
day ,wero more than 1)00 enrs; not more
than 10 per cent graded No. 2. Compared
to tho requirements for settling dny, this
was not n drop In tho buckot. Advlccu
from tho corn belt aro that corn Is damp
nnd under grado. Very llttlo nf ttio new
crop has been taken from tho huuk. Tto
rnlns of tho last two weeks have stopped
outdoor operations.
Tho oxcltcd market was the unmlslnknlo
ndtrlsslnn of tho corn trado that PhlJltps
has a "cinch" on his corner. Some of tho
other brokers who tried to nurse a little
corner In November corn last summer nnd
who got tired nbout tho tlmo they had
worked tho bulk of tho contrnct corn oft
the market and left a smooth path for
their successor, envy tho llttlo fellow, but
tlty nro not throwing anything In his
path.
Phillips' conduct today won him great
praise. Fow men havo been able to keep
a cool head under llko circumstances. Ho
parted with 300,000 bushels, about ono
tonth of his holdings. He bought 100,000,
when tho bears tried to drag htm oft his
pedestal. Ho mado $30,000. Apparently bo
Is going to keep thn Bottling prlco around
CO cents. If tho "shorts" nro meditating
n coup on tho last day they may wako up
to find that Phillips has closed out his
lino. Ho claims now that ho cannot be
squeezed whatever may happen. As
long as ho keeps on selling mora
than hu buys nnd holds tho market down
to CO cents ho Is seemingly too nimble to
bo crowded oft tho markot with his corner.
Other speculators havo been broken by
buying at a big prlco In order to hold up
the markot and playing out of their funds
on margtns.
Georgo A. Scavcrna Is said to bo giving
nid to Phillips. Somo think the elevator
mnn Is backing his former employe In tho
trndo. At any rate Seavcrns' drying and
cleaning house, which in thn past has
been able to turn out contract corn with
great rapidity In times of stress, has not
addded a bushel to tho supply slnco tho
Phillips corner has developed. Mr, Senv
ern's Inactivity Is not attributed to puro
Interest In the success of hla former em
ploye. Todny's prlco of corn Is tho highest slnco
Juno, 1895. when a predicted famlnn ran up
tho prlco for cash corn, December corn
felt tho lnfluonco of tho short grading In
November nnd went up half a cent over
Saturday.
Tvo CurKOfB Turned Dovrn.
Tho action of tho appeals commlttco In
turning down ns below contract grade two
cargoes tendered to Phillips by Counsel
man, Bartlett & Frazler, had tho ox
pected effect of strengthening the position
of tho bull leader and adding further worry
to the troubles already heaped upon tho
shoulders of tho shorts. For tho first time
In sovurnl days Phillips took an actlvo hand
ni tho gnmo as an open bidder for small
and large lots, The opening prlco was 46
cents and there was a gradual advanco
to 49i evnto, Phillips taking most of tho
offerings, Tho flrat bid of CO cents was by
Carr for 5,000 bushels and It brought some
stop-loss orders on thu markot, Phillips
filling ono of C0.0Q0 bushels for Logan and
making a number of smaller sales, bis
sales exceeding his purchnscs by about
00,000 busholB, Whllo November gained 4
cents, December wns also strong on cover
ing by shorts and a big trado In early
selling at 36 cents and closing at 36H
conts. May closed unchanged at 36H cents.
There was somo changing from Decembor