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OMAIEA, MONDAY MOUSING, DECI3MJ3E11 0, 1000.
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(tlffcedi-
Von Walderseo Declares Pun
tioM NewMiry and fialatarj
SIR RODERT HART DARES TO DEFEND CHINA
Declares That Eeccntmcnt Against For
eigners ii Partly Justified.
CHINESE MILITARY FORCES ORGANIZING
Native Arennali Meeting Demands for Arms
of All Kinds.
SHIPMENT OF SUPPLIES TO SHEN SI STOP
Uellef In Current In SliniiKlinl- 'Hint
the Court Ik AiixIoiim to Return to
1'ckln, but la Debarred liy .Sin.
Inter Counneln of Hurl 1. 1.
LONDON, Dec. 3. "Count Von Walderseo
expresses nomo solicitude," ciys tlio Pekln
correspondent ot tho Morning I'ost, "con
corning expeditions Into tho surrounding
country, but ho believes that llioy nro noc
er.mry unil (military. Most of tho British
officers nppruvo them.
"Sir Robert Hart, In tho course of con
vorHutlon said ho considered tlio resent
ment ugalnst foreigners to bo partly Just
and tho outgrowth of tho lust Blxty years
of treaty relations, llo Bccmcd to think
tho settlement would bo ft difficult problem.
"Chincso mllltla foreeH aro being formed
everywhere, and even If the Importation of
foreign arms la prohibited n ftipply will bo
easily obtulnnhlo from Chlneso arsenals.
"A bily of 100 Atncrlcun cavalrymen Is
escorting somo Chlneso officers to Tlou
Tnln.
"Chang Chlh Tung has received n dis
patch from Slau Fu," says the Shanghai
correspondent of tho Standard, "directing
htm to stop tho forwnrdlng of further sup
plied to tlio province of Slicn SI. It Is ru
mored that Emperor Kwang Su will return
to Pckln Immediately and that tho empress
dowager will follow If tho reception given
him Is satisfactory."
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Times
also reports that It Is bolleved In well
Informed circles that tho Chtnoso court Is
anxious to return to I'okln, but says such
a course would not bo ngrceublo to LI Hung
Chang, who hopes to gain an ndvantngo
from dissensions among tho powers."
LOOT IN NAME OF SCIENCE
frrnoti unit Germuii Soldier Deapoll
Olmervntory t Pekln of An
elent tiiNtriinient.
TIEN T31N, Do. 2. (Via Shanghai.)
Protests and requests have been forwarded
lo Field Marshal Count von Walderseo by
tho representatives ot tho powers urging
Ihc prevention of tho rumoval of astronomi
cal inslrument--frora "tho observatory nt
I'okln. Most of tho principal instruments
have beeu preparod for shipment and
labeled for Berlin or for Paris.
Tho Chinese themselves do not protost
becauso, as members ot 1. 1 Hung Chung's
staff put 11, their objections would bo use
less, as whatever they r.ay or do In tho way
of protest only elicits uncivil treatment.
Tho observatory Is uulver3ully recognized
as one of the most Interesting sights In
I'okln. Most of tho Instruments now out
of place are over ICO yearn old. Many of
them aro magnificent bronzes, nnd although
not of modern typo, can still bo usod for
tho purposes of astronomical observation.
Tho number (if Chinese returning has
been considerably augmented during tho last
tew days. Apparently they aro friendly.
Tho provost marshals of tho various na
tions are dally Informed ns to tho where
abouts of returning Uoxers, but only thoso
tiro arrested against whom conclusive ovl
denco Is at hand ot having killed native
Christians.
Tho first locomotlvo slnco tho siege of tho
legations ran yesterdny from Tien Tsln to
Pokln. Tho lino will not bo opened, how
ever, for goncial uso until December 15.
LONDON, Doc. 3. Dr. Morrison, wiring
to the Times from Pekln, says:
"In pursuance of their regrettable policy
of appropriation, the French nnd Ocrmnn
gonernlu, with Count von Wulcdsce's ap
proval, have removed from tho wall of
Tckln tho superb astronomical Instruments
erected two centuries ago by tho Jesuit
fathers. Half of them will go to Ilorlln
and tho rest to Paris.
"The explanation of this not of vandal
Ism Is that Inasmuch as tho return of the
court Is so tmprobnblo such beautiful In
struments should not bo exposed to tho
possibilities of Injury when Pekln Is uo
longor tho capital."
WILSON HOME FROM CHINA
Aaierlen.it llrlgrucllcr lleuoliea Sun
Frnnclaen nnd Will Proceed
to 'VVuHlilnulon,
BAN FflANCISCO, Dec. 2. Urlgndler Gen
cral Jnraoo II Wilson, who nrrlved hero
yuflterday from China on tho transport
Thomas, will Icavo for Washington Tues
day to report to tho War department. Gen
eral Wilson Is accompanied by Lieutenant
G. 8. Turner of tho Tenth Infantry, who
was one of the two American military at
taches who accompanied tho Pao Ting Fu
expedition. I.liutenant Turner says tho ex
pedition had a good moral effect.
AttneU mi Held to llo Kept Up,
ST. JOUN3, N. F., Dee. 2.-Mr. Itond.
tho premier, will apply to Mr. Chamberlain,
Imperial secretary of stato for tho colonlus,
for permission to Increase tho colonial min
istry from seven members to nine. Ills
plan Is to Include two prominent supporters
who aro (specialty conversant with tho de
tails of J lie Hold contract with a view to
action on that measure If necessary during
tho coming section ot tho legislature. It
Is assumed that Mr. Chamberlain will offer
no objection.
Turkey Ylcldn to lierinmiy.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 3. The Turko
Germany dlttlculty regnrdlng n coullng sta
tion In tho Ited sea has been settled, Ger
many Intimating that she only wants a sta
tion during tho Chlneso crisis.
Peru lloliU I'.iretlon.
LIMA, Peru, Dee. 2. (Via Galveston.)
Consldorablo excitement, but no disturbance,
marked tho polling today In tho municipal
oloctlons. A inrgo vote was cast.
German Decree for American Wniiinii,
HE HI. IN, Dec. 2. Miss P. Stownrt. an
American, has taken the doctors' degree at
tho University of Hcrlln.
Viet linn Xow .uliilier Tucnt j-Onr,
BAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 2 -Two more of
inoso imurcu in ino i nnnKsgtviug uny
imsa mciory iicciuuui men loimy, ranting
wenty-ono tlrnths In nil. Todny's dead aro:
KLLEHY ORANDALL, aged 12.
iu. '. in K, ngeo. u.
Mine ot tho dead woro buried today,,
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COUNTESSVAN WEDEL'SSTORY
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(Copyright, lf0. by Prei Publishing Co.)
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2. (New York World
blegram Special Telegram.) A writer
Brussels Petit Illeu has been able
n access to proof sheets of tho
FliHBIltlon of a sensational work bv
.an edcl-ucrnrd, which has
-
been scried In Germany. Tho tltlo of tho
memoirs "My Helatlons with Ilh Majesty,
Kmpetor William, nnd tho Truth About
Count Waldersee and tho Dreyfus Re
hnbllttatlon" explains tho sensation caused
In high llfo when tho publication wan first
announced.
Countess Wcdcl, who is born of Belgian
nnd American parents, relates tho story of
hor courtship by Prince Frederick of tho
younger branch of tho llohciizollcrns, who
wanted to marry her, and tells of her mar
riage with Van Wodel, on whom she barred
tho door on her wedding night because ho
had abandoned a woman nnd child. She
nfterwnrd left him nnd bcrnmo tho nsso
clato of Archduko Charles Snlvator. Tho
archduko desiring to utilize her ns a spy sho
returned to Burl In, where sho pretends sho
had on Intlmnto acquaintance;, lasting n
year, with tho emperor, whoso portrait stio
retains with a dedicatory footnote.
Quarrels between tho emperor and hln
father arc several times referred to In tho
memoirs, wherein tho countess tries to
make P. nppenr that sho played a very Im
portant role. Sho says It wan sho who
prevailed upon tho emperor to forbid
gambling In tho army, who originated the
policy of expansion, who suggested to tho
ompr3s to take under her patronage Insti
tutes fcr thu euro of tuberculosis nnd
who Initiated tho Murnvleff circular pro
poning tho pencn conference.
Count on Wuldersee Is singled out for
rough hnndllng. Countess Wedol alleges,
among othor utcusntlons, that ho attempted
to blacken tho German emprctis' chnractoi'
and that ho Intrigued against tho ompcror.
Captain Dreyfus Is mixed up In tho talcs
In thu most fnntaotlc manner. According
to tho countess, tho real guilt lies on
Tchernlndielf, a Russian Sho nllegcs that
hosoM documents to Hussla concerning tho
defen.ios of Germany nnd Franco and was
the Instigator of various outrages upon
Kuropean sovereigns.
ITALY CAN USE MORE LIRE
Iluiluet of Mlnlnter Itulilnl' Shows
I.nrjre Pencil,, Due Prluelpnlly
to C'hlnii Kxprilltlon.
ROMH, Dec. 2. In tho Chamber of
Deputies today Slgnor Hublnt, minister of
tho treasury nnd nd Interim milstcr of
finance, announced his budget, stating that
tho budget of 1900-01 at present showed a.
deficit of 19,000,000 lire, of which 13,000,000
lire muHt be charged up to tho expenses of
tho China expedition. The minister said,
however, that in view of tho continuing ln
creaso of tho. revenuo over tho estimates
this deficit would certainly bo greatly re
duced beforo tho end of tho financial year.
He pointed out nlso that whllo tho esti
mates for 1901-0:. showed a deficit of 18,000,
C00 llru hero again no allowance had been
mnda for Increasing rovenucs, which prob
ably would redi;rc the deficit, -.
Slgnor llublnl explained that thoso small
deficits aroso from tho paying oft of tho
debt and from outlny for railroad construc
tion. Tho budget situation hu characterized
as essentially good, but Insisted that "It
was nbsolutuly tmperatlvo to abstain from
all Increase of taxation nnd fresh loans In
order to secure, n budget which by raising
credit and confldenco In tho country will
cunblo tho government to proceed with
much desired oxtenslvo nnd useful roforms."
MORE ATTENTION TO ENGLISH
Knlaer Order 'I'll t Ilerenfter the
(i iniiiiFilii Slinll Ili-votc More Time
to AukIo-Siixoii T'oiiKue.
nURLIN, Dec. 2. Emperor William's do
creo regarding tho roform of tho higher
schools provides that, In consequence of
tho lmportnnco attaching to tho English
language, special attention shall bo given
hereafter to this branch In tho gymnasia,
where It ts mado equal with Greek In tho
under classes and shall dlsplaeo French ns
an obligatory study la tho upper three
classes, French being made optional In the
latter.
Especial emphasis Is laid In tho decrco
on tho lmportnnco ot speaking tho modern
languages taught nn,d tho reform plan
contemplates nlso more attention to Latin
In tho Oburrcalschule.
TURKEY DECIDES TO PAY UP
Anierlenn CIaIiiin Indlrrutly Settled In
Con t met (ilven Aiuerlcim Shlp
lilllldlllKT Co in puny.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Doc. 2. Hassan
Pasha, Ottoman minister of raarlno, and
Geuoral Williams, roprnsentlng tho Cramp
Shipbuilding company of Phlladnlphla, have
algned a eontrnct for tho construction of
a cruUer for tho Ottoman navy. Tho yrtco
to bo pnld Is 350,000, which Includes
23,000 as Indemnity to tho United States
for losses sustained by Amorlcnns during
tho Armenian massacres.
Captain O. M. Chester of the United States
battleship Kentucky, with a numbor of tho
officers of tho battleship, Is oxpected here.
Ho probably will remain a fow days.
NEW H0N0RSF0RV0N SIEMENS
Humor 'I'll lit the Diret'tor of tlio
Deutsche Hunk In to Sneered Von
Mliiiifl n k .Mlnlnter of I'liiunee,
BERLIN, Dec. 2. It Is nnnouueed that
tho forthcoming retirement of Dr. von
StcmonB from tho directorship ot the
Deutscho bank la duo to the "prcssuro of
political dutlea," nnd this Is generally In
terpreted to mean that ho will succed Dr.
von Mlquel ns minister of finance.
Culiii'H 'New INntlouul Cuuril.
HAVANA, Dec. 2. Tomorrow General
Wood will i,8suu a decree providing for a
now union of tho separate organizations of
tho provincial rural guards. Hereafter thoy
will bo known as ruial guards of tho Island
of Cuba and will be subject to tho order of
tho central government. It Is intended that
this body shall preserve tho future peace
of tho Island. Hitherto tho provincial or
ganizations have nover gone outsldo their
respective provinces From this tlmo tho
guards rnn bo sent to nuy port of thu Island
to meet nny emergency. Tho plan Is to
concentrate) as many ns posslhlo In tho
vicinity of the sugar estntcs during tho
grinding season,
Crnr Still Improving,
LIVADIA, European Russia, Dec. 2. The
following bullotln regarding tho condition
of Emperor Nlcholns wns Issued todny:
"Tho cznr passed a very good doy yester
day and slept very well last night. His
majesty's condition this morning Is very
satisfactory. His nppctlte Is returning and
his strength gradually Increasing. Last
evening hlB temperaturo was 97.9 and his
pulse 64. This rooming tho former was 97
aud tho latter 72,."
couninawv
CONGRESS MEETS AT NOON
Much Business Will Be Transacted Despite
Shortness of Session.
IMPORTANT BILLS ABOUT AGREED UPON
Wnr llevpiiue, Army lleiirxniilientliiii,
OlriiinurKiirlue nnd SlilptiliiK Sub
sidy .MciiHiirea Will lie Given
Illulit of Way.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Tho leaders of
tho houso nro preparing to pross with great
vigor tho Important business of tho short
session ot tongresi, which convenes tomor
row. Alrendv rnimlflernhln nrnllmlnnfu
committee: work has been dono on tho Im
portant measures tho bill for the- reduc
tion of thft wnr rnvnmtn lnno ilm nm..
reorganization bill, tho river and harbor
uui ami sevelKl of tho appropriation bills
nnd tho legislative mill will smn
full head of steam. Tho army reorganize-
ui" is coiiBiuered particularly urgent
owing to tho possibility of IU meeting
strenuous opposition after It reaches tho
senntn nnd It Is tho Intention of tho leaders
to get It out of the wny at tho enrlleat
roislbJo moment. It will bo reported prob
ably on Tuesday and will bo taken up nt
onco nnlcsi nfter further consultation It
Is decided to let tho legislative, executive
nnd Judicial appropriation bill, which also
will bo ready on Tuesday, In nhcad of It.
Tho democrnts will caucus on tho urmy bill
on Monday nnd tho Indications now nn
that they will offer as a substituto for tho
permanent reorganization measure- n bill
extondlng for two or three years tho pres
ent law for a provisional army.
Wnr ilevenne 'I'll en.
Tho bill to reduco tho wnr revenue tares
practically has been completed by tho re
publican members of tho wnys and means
committee and It will bo submitted to tho
full comnilttoo on Tuesdny unless In tho
meanllmo a caucus of tho republicans
should bo found advisable Somo of tho
republican members nro not satlsliod with
tho list of articles relieved from taxation
by tho bill nnd If too much opposition be
comes evident when tho houso convenes or.
Moudny tho JcaderB probably will cal' n
conference or caucus for tho purposo of
adjusting nnd harmonizing differences.
On Thursday tho Grout olemnrgnrlno bill
will como up or n special order, uudor tho
rulo mado at I ho last session. It Imposes
a tax of 10 cents n pound on olemargarlne,
butterlno or other manufactured butters
colored In Imltntlon of butter. It has Btrong
backing from tho dairy Interests and whllo
It will meet with warm opposition from tho
interests that aro antagonizing Its passage,
when It reaches n voto its passage is re
carded ns n forecono conclusion. Two
days, It Is thought, will sr.nico for Its con
sideration. Saturday, under a special order mado last
sosslon, will bo dovotcd to eulogies on the
life, character nnd public services of thu
lato Representative Harmer of Pennsyl
vania, who for several years enjoyed tho
distinction of bolng tho member holding tho
record for loncest rnniinimn. .
thcrj'.forp.cnt)UUQ.Ui(CJoDrlijuot,,ivtier
i uiu ouuBr.
No business Will lift lmiitfii.l.,1 .1..
session tomorrow beyond the probablo road-
-h ui mo presioenfH messago, owing to
tho deaths of tin. into T)on,....i...
of New Jersey and tho lato Representative
V,"'1' Ul uoiawaro. which occurred
during thn receq. Th.in . ... ..
- - umiuji ua well
as tho deaths of Senators Davis nnd Gear,
" UIII.OUI1COU lmmedintelv after the
roll Is cnllod and tho houso will adjourn
nt onco out of respect to their memories
Seiiule to llenr 1'rextdenf Mei.,ie.
The sonato also will be called to order at
1- o clock tomorrow, but beyond tho prob
ablo reading of the president's mcstngo will
1IU oumness, ns tno announcement
of tho death during tho recess of Ronntora
Davis and Gear, when the messngo has been
rend, will bring the sitting to a close. Sen
ator Wilson will make tho announcement
In tho enso of his lato colleague, Senator
Gear, and there Is hope that Senator Nel
son will arrlvo In tlmo to perform almllar
senico concerning Senutor Davis. These,
announcements will bo preceded by the cor
emony of swearing in tho now members,
who this year nro Mr. Dolllver, who has
been appointed to succeed Senator Gear,
and Mr. Dillingham, who takes tho place
formerly occupied by Senator Ross of Ver
mont and tho appointment of tho usual
committees to await upon tho president nnd
tho house of representatives.
S'hllipllIK NtlllNllly inn,
Mr. Fryo expects to get up tho shipping
subsidy bill on Tuesday and If not on that
day thon on Wednesday nnd In doing this
to hnvo the Spooner Philippine bill dis
placed. This will bo tho beginning of tho
lmpoitant work of tho session and upon tho
success or f.illuro of the scheme may de
pend much of tho future course of proceed
ings for tbo entire tesslon. In order to ac
complish this result It will be necessary
first to get tho consent of tho republican
committee on ordor of business nnd to this
end a meeting of that coramltteo will bo
held nftcr tho adjournment of the senate on
Monday afternoon. Mr. Fryo said today
that ho had nlrcndy conferred with a ma
jority of tho members of that commltteo
and that ho folt assured ho would havo no
difficulty In securing their assent to tho pro
posed change. Thus fur thoro has been
no consultation with democratic i-enntors,
but tho friends of tho shipping bill do not
look for factious opposition to tho taking
up of tho bill from that source. A motion
to tnko up tho tucasuro Is not debatab'o
under tho Honnto rules and they nro confi
dent of a majority ou a voto If a roll call
should bo demanded. It Is probablo that a
friendly arrangement will bo mado with
Senator Morgan, who has tho Nlcnrnguan
canal bill In charge, that bill bolng on tho
calendar ob a special order for Docembor
10.
Thero Is some talk of an effort during tho
week to get up tho Hay-Pauncefoto treaty
In executive session, but thero Is ns yet no
definite program to that end. A move
ment Is on foot to secure tbo assent of tho
commltteo on foreign relations to tho uban
donmont of tho Davis amendment to tho
treaty for tho fortification of tho proposed
canal.
Tho usunl custom of adjourning over
from Thursday until tho following Mon
day during tho first week's session will be
departed from this session. That Is the
desire of the republican leaders now hero
nnd thoy say thero will probably be no such
adjournment this week.
Colniiue for Xovemlier.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-iTho monthly
Rtntement of tho director of the mint shows
that during Novembor tho total coinage
exceutc-l at tho mints of tho United Stntes
was $10,545,120, as follows: Oold, 113,185,
000; silver, $3,130,000; minor coins, $230,120.
GneNtn nt White lloime Tnhle.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Tho president
had as his guests nt dinner nt tho White
House this evtnlng Secretary nnot, Senator
Fairbanks, Representatives Payne, Hull,
Cannon, Dalzell nnd Grosvenor and Secre
tary Cortelyou
RICH GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ
Atlln Dlatrlct of Alnxlm Iteports One
I. nine 'Mint Produce .fi! 1,000
to the Ton.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 2.T-Excollcnt min
ing reports continue) to como from Alaska.
Tho richest quartz leitgo ever found In Atlln
district hns been unebvered on thu Gleaner
group on Taku arm. Davidson Crnmer has
reached Skaguay with samples uf the ore,
In which free gold Is plentiful. Tho lodge,
he says, is eighteen feet wldo and contains
a streak of wonderfully rich ore. Two nnd
one-hnlf ounces from tht& streak wero
pounded in a mortar, yielding nearly $1.C0
In gold. Tho owners declnro tint half a
ton of picked oro will yield' over $12,000.
A. O. Preston of White Horro brings
news that tho number of men nt work on
tho copper mines thero has been doubled
slnco tho completion ot the White Pass
rullroad to Whllo Horse. 'Tho oro of the
district Is very rich nnd 'there seems to
bo no end to it Tho belt o far discovered
Is about fourteen miles long by two miles
wide nnd cqunlly rich oro Is found In all
Irts of thu bolt. Tho nsnays run ns high
ns 72 per cent copper, $20 In gold and four
teen to fifteen ounces In silver. Several
mines, Including tho Copper King nnd Wnr
Eagle, will ship oro this winter, sending It
by sleighs to tho imlroad.
Tho oflkial report of tho Trcndwcll mine
nt Juneau for tho year ending May 31 shows
that during tho year 657,960 tons of ore
were mined nnd bullion wnt. sold to tho
amount of $t,153,30S, or on average ou the
oro crushed of $2.07 n ton. Tho year's
working profit wns $73.901 and four divi
dends were paid, amounting to $300,000, or
6 rcr cent upon tho cnpltal ttock. Tho
avorago expense was a trifle over 30 cents a
ton, lenvlng a net working- profit of $1.20 n
tun. Tho oro now In sight Is estimated nt
over 4.000.000 tons.
A letter from Cook Inlot states that tho
richest placers known In tho district wcro
found Inst month. Jack Sutton tool: from
his Canyon creek claim grnvel giving $40 n
ton. Two men working n Iny on Lynx creek
cut through a bar, nvornglng $20 per day
per man, In two weeks thoy took out
$1,500 worth of gold. Two weeks ago min
ing operations In t'to district were sus
pended for tho winter. A rich strlko has
been mado on the Monto Carlo, Index f)ln
trlct, Washington. At n depth of 320 feet
tho tunnel encountered a vein of grny cop
per yielding values of nearly $100 per ton In
gold and silver.
MAY BUILD ANNEX TO CREED
CliHlrninn llerrlok JoIiunoii Snyn
l'renliyterliuiH Are MUely to Adopt
Suppleiueiitiiry Stuteinen t.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Tho commltteo ap
pointed by the last general assembly of tho
Presbyterian church to consider tho re
vision of tho creed of tho church will meet
In Washington, D. C, Tuesday, and Mr.
Herrlck Johnson of McCormlck Thoologl
cal seminary, who Is chairman, will leavo
Chicago tomorrow to preside.
Tho voto which Dr. Johnson will present
to tho committee Is as fol'ows:
For revision, 07; for a supplementary
creed, 67; for a substitutional creed, 15;
for a explanatory stutemtnl, 11 for a
dismissal of tbo subject, i.; ,r';ldcs thoso
thero nro forty presbytere.-.!;!! nave not
been heard from, most of them being either
in China, India or Mexico. Dr. Johnson
said:
"Tho popular voto of tho Presbyterian
church Indicates that somo change In our
creed Is demanded. Exactly what that
change or changes will bo I cannot say, but
It Is probablo that tho committee will
recommend to tho next general assembly
that a supplementary creed bo adopted.
"I should sny that tbo now urtlclo would
bo another standard of doctrlno In nddl
tlon to tho four great principles now con
tained In tho old creed and authorized nnd
sanctioned by tho Presbyterian church. All
tho essentials of our fnl t. probably will bo
contained in this supplement, but put In
such n form ns to bo clear to tho popular
mind. Somo of our creed hns been miscon
strued and that Is why some Presbyterians
havo asked for merely an explanatory
statement."
MISS CAYVAN IS VERY ILL
I'opiilur Aetren .mt In si Siiiiltnrliiin
hiiiI on Verne of .ervoun nnd
Phleul Wreeli.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Mlsn Georgia Cay
van, tho actress, hos been 111 for several
weeks In tho Snnford Hall saultarlum at
Flushing, L. I. Sho Is suffering from nerv
ous prostration. It Is Held sho Is on tho
vergo of mental and phys.uil wreck, having
become nlmost totally blind.
Lnst October, after her health had been
declining slnco nn opcrntlon undcrgouo In
1S!)3, Bho became too 111 fur successful
treatment at homo and It was necessary to
send her to a hospital. Slnco then she
hns not rallied either In mind or in body
except for n brief Interval, when hor sis
ter enme from Massnchusets to visit her
tho other day. Little hopo for her recovery
Is now entertained.
Miss Cayvan ts a nntlvo of Rath, Me,
EGGS FOR DUKE AND DUCHESS
Cmnk Threnfenpi to Greet the Newly
Slurried Couple Tilth n Miniver
of Hen Fruit.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Tho duko of Man
chester, tho duchees of Manchester and Eu
gene Zimmerman, her father, pasaod tho
day quietly at tho Holland house. Tho two
detectives who mot them at the pier havo
be on wphdrawn and Captain McClusky ex
plained their presence by saying:
"Two letters, evidently from a crank,
making gravo threats of 'egging' tho duko
nud duchem, wcro tho cnuso of my sending
Dotectlvo Scrgennts Vnllely and Strlpp to
moot them on tholr arrival. Tho need for
their services no longer exists nnd thoy
havo been withdrawn from their attendance
upon tho duko and his wlfo. Hoyond this
thero Is nothing to pay. I refuse most do
cldedly to make public tho wording of tho
letters."
COAL DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
Ohio Itlver Ton limit Collide, Sonic
lit, 000 Toiin of llliiek niumouiU
(ioluu; to tile llottom,
HUNTINGTON, vF. Va Dec. 2. Tho
steamers Tom Dodsworth and Volunteer,
both Pittsburg towboats, collided twenty
miles abovo hero this morning. Almost
thirty coal boats, containing 600,000 bushols
of coal, sank, Tho loss Is $100,000.
Sninllpos ut Wlnoiin,
WINONA. Minn,, Dec 2. In consequence
of tho outlireuk of smallpox In this city
the local Hoard of Health has. In accord
ance with the wishes of Dr. Hrncken, secre
tary of tho Htuto Hoard of Health, Issued
orders to the street car compnny to Htop
Its euro nt Liberty street, tho western
boundary of tho Infected districts. In order
to prevent tho residents of that district
from riding on the enra and thus sprendlng
tho dltenio, Thn Wwhington nnd Kos
ciusko schools wore also ordered closed
for tho present. As yet there hnvo been no
deaths from tho disease, although thero are
over 400 cases,.
TWENTY KILLED IN WRECK
Trains on Mexican Bond Orash Together
Like Mighty Battering Rami.
DEBRIS IS PILED ALMOST MOUNTAIN HIGH
I.lxt of Injured) While Xot Definitely
Kiiouii, It Ii llclleied Will
Include nt I.eimt SUty,
Moitl)- I.uliorcrH.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dee. I. A tcrrtblo
wreck, In which n scoro of persons wns
killed and about sixty hurt, occurred on
tho Mexican Central railway on Thursday
afternoon between Tnmnnnchn und Symon,
fifty miles south of Jumlllco. Tho firut
news of the disaster reached hero today.
Edward 1 1 Inch c, n citizen of Snn Antonio,
wns nt tho sceno twenty minutes nftcr
tho engines crashed together. Tho pluco
whero tho wreck occurred Is In n valley
at tho foot of two Immenso hills. At tho
tlmo both trains woro running thirty miles
nn hour, Ono of tho trains had on board
n construction crew numbering 150 men.
The other won a freight train of flfty-flvo
empty riu's. Three engines and about forty
cars were plied up forty feet high. Two
Americans, train employes, wcro forced to
lice to avoid being lynched. Tho names of
tho killed nnd Injured are not obtainable.
Tills Is said to bo tho most serious wreck
that hns over occurred In Mexico.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 2. Detnlls of tho
collision in tho Mexican Central arc
meager. Engineer Ross nnd Fireman
Reeves nnd Hnrvoson ot tho frleght tniln
wero killed. Most of tho dead and wounded
wero Mexicans, who woro riding In tho
cars next to tho engine. It Is now said
tho collision was on tho main lino near
Jlmulco between n freight nnd a passenger
train and thnt It causod the death of eleven
persons and Injury of twenty. Tho freight
was n doublcheader.
TURNS ON HIS ACCUSERS
Lawyer I'ntrieU Deelureii Tlint So
Culled Will of Slllllonnlro Itlen
In Fraudulent.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. The Press says:
"Instead of bolng tho head nnd front ot
n conspiracy to obtain possession of tho s
tnto of William Marsh Rice Albert T. Pat
rick, tho lawyer confined In tho Tombs on
tho charge of forgery, has declared that ho
will bo able lo prove that his arroct and
nil tho subsequent stories affecting his char
acter are part und parcel of a plot on tho
part of others to guln control of real es
tuto and weulth. Through his attorneys,
Logan, Demond & Hnrby, Patrick says that
when the first will ot tho old man Is offered
for probate on Thujday many startling
facts will bo presented nnd tho tables will
be turned on his accusers. It will bo con
tended that tho will executed In 1S90 had
attached lo It two signatures of witnesses
both written by ono hand. It will not bo
chnrged that tho slgnaturo was n forgery,
but thnt tho. signature of ono of tho wit
nesses wns and this will bo baslB for tho
revelations that aro to follow. Thoro will
bo no attempt to onposo tho probata of tho
first will on tho ground of undue TnfTu'cnce',
but on tho ground of forgery nnd fraud.
If Patrick's lawyers can provo that tho will
niitdo In 1S9C Is In nny way fraudulent It
will clear thu wny for them to provo tho
second will to bo genuine. This, they nsscrt,
they can do.
This Is tho first intlmntlon that tho va
lidity of tho first will was to bo attacked
and Mr. Hnrby, who is tlio chief of Pat
rick's advisors, says If fraud Is established
It will dlscrcdl thoso who nro fighting tho
will executed Inst June which makes Pat
rick tho chief benoflclnry. No mntter which
will Is declared genuine, however, tho liti
gation will be long.
AMERICAN TO VERY CORE
I'orto Itleo Ilejoleen In Iti New Con
neellon ultli the L lilted
St II te.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Porto Rico's first
delegato to congress, Frederick de Oetnu,
Is In this city. Ho arrived on tho steamer
San Juan Saturday night and will stay hero
to visit friends for u fow days beforo ho
goes to Washington. Ho hns a great de
Biro to Btudy tho English language.
"My people want to become, root nnd
branch, American," he said today. "Wo
cannot do It too quickly. Wo rceognlzo
that wo nro naturally Americans nnd that
cur futuro Is part of tho future of this
country. After centuries of sleep, Porto
Rico is getting thero with grent alacrity.
Tho first sign Is tho development of tho
natural resources of the iBlnnd. Tho evolu
tion of tho people, their development, their
education and their enrichment will fol
low Tho only question now In Porto Rico
Is between tho federalists, who wnnt to
hurry up nnd bo niaiSo a stnta with nn au
tonomous government nt once, nnd tho re
publicans, who want to go slow and first bo
mado a territory with n territorial gov
ernment aud later graduate into full state
hood." Senor do Gctau Is n republican and was
chosen by a largo majority over his federal
ist opponent. Ho Is nbout 43 years old.
His homo Ib In Ponce, whero he formerly
edited La Isln do Porto Rico.
FIESTAS IN FULL BLAST
ririt Hull I'luht nt JiutreK llenultN In
the Kllllnir of Two llnries nud
Injuring- of Two I'leudorex.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 2. Tho first bull
fight ot tho fiesta season was pullod off in
Juarez this afternoon. Tho bulls woro Just
from tho mountain ranges and fought
fiercely. Two horses wero killed under tho
plcndores and two men injured. Over
2,000 Americans wero proscnt from El Paso,
Tho fiestas ore now In full blast and will
continue until December 25,
More llolomeii .Surrender, i
MANILA, Dec. 2. Ono thousand more
bolomun havo surrendered to Captain
Grceno of tho Thirty-third Infantry, nt
VIgan, Island ot Luzon,
Itiillnu I.ynolied liy StnlililiiK.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. Frank Tuscnnl was
murdered at HnckenHtick, N. J., today und
thn man who slow him wns then lu turn
Htnbbcil repentedly by Gip friends of tho
vtotlm, receiving what Is nnld ennnot fall
to bo death wounds. It wns practically a
lynching on tho part of Tuscnnl's friends.
Thu man who Is dying Is John Giimbola
of Cherry Hill. Gnmbolo, nnd his brothers,
Jnmes and Solomon, came to llnckensnek
this afternoon to visit friends and spent
tlio afternoon In drinking wine, liy even
ing tho dozen or moro men wero In a highly
heated condition.
A auarrel uroso und Qnmboln stabbed
Tuscnnl twice In tho neck, thu latter dylni
In n few minutes, Home of Tuscanl's frlonds
then started to tnko Onmbola to Jail, but on
tho way there they went to nn unfrequented
part of tho town and stubbed him In a
frightful manner. Four Itaians woro after
ward arrested.
(luiiiitreir Mfiiteiiiint Inmiiie,
ST JOSEPH. Mo., I,!e, 2-Wllllntn
Ilnley wns sent to tho Insane asylum her
today He cunnot recover. Hulny was with
Qimntrell t tho burning nnd sncklnt of
I.awronce, Kan., being tho noted guerrllla'B
chief lloutnnnnt. For many years ho has
been a member at Uusosal idles Iojxq
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraskn Fair and warmer
Monday: Tuesday fulr; northerly winds,
becoming vnrluble.
Tentpcrntiire nt Omiihii Yentrriluyl
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LABOR LEADERS WILL CONFER
Annual Coiifereiiee of A inerleitu 1'rd
erntlon to Anieiubtn nt
I.ottUt lite.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Den. 2. Tho twen
tieth annual conference of tho American
Frdcrntlon of Labor, which convenes Iti
this city on Thursday, December C, will
bring together somo of tho lending labor
men of tho world. Dolugatcs from Eng
land havo nlready nrrlved. Every state In
the, union which has organized labor will
send delegates and It Is expcctcil thnt be
tween 250 nnd 300 members will bo In at
tendance. Samuel aompern, president of
tho American Federation of Labor, nnd
President Mitchell of the United Mltio
Workers' nssoclntlon wilt ntteml, ns well
ns P. J. MiGulro. president of thu Car
penters' union of Chicago: James Duncan,
second vlco president of tho Stonecutters'
union of Unston; Jnmes O'Connor, third
vlco president of tho International Asso
ciation of Machinists; Thomas J. Kldd of
Chicago, president of tho Woodworkers;
Mas Morris of Denver, secretory of tho
Salesmens union; John 1). LPimon of
Uloomlngton, 111., of tho National Tailors'
union, nnd other well known labor leaders.
Tho Loulsvlllo Central Lubor union nnd
Kentucky Stato Federation ot Lnbor are
making extensive preparations to enter
tain tho visiting delegates.
Tho convention will bo called to order
at Music hall on Thursday morning nnd
tho welcoming address . will bo delivered
by William Hljfglns. It Is expected that
President Gompcre will mako tho response.
Tho convention will bo In session nine
dnys and on tho final i'ny thoro will bo
an election of onicers. It Is thought Mr.
Gompurs will bo re-elected president nt
tho organization, but probably thoro will
bo changes In the other olllces.
An effort Will bo made to nmnlrnmntn nil
the motnl workers In ono largo organization.
WILL OCCUPY WHOLE WEEK
Xot l.lkely Tluit Mnrrlxnu Trlnl nt
i:iiloriulo Will He Coiieluded
llel'ore Siiturduy.
ELDORADO. Kas., Dec. 2. Jesslo Mor
rison may know her fnto before another week
has passed. Tho leading attorney for tho
prosecution lu tho murder caso todny an
nounced that tho otnto would close Its
caso by Monday night and It vns sold that
tho defonso would occupy but two days In
cxuinlnlng its wuhchm. With two dnys givuu
to arguments It will bo posslhlo to glvo tho
caso to tho Jury on Friday or Saturday.
Notwithstanding tho fact that It has been
stated on Friday that 115 witnesses would
bo presented by both Bides it beenmu known
thai Judtio'Shl.iu'j announcement that tLoro
would bo a night session of court yesterday
found the prosecution with no witnesses ou
hand and compelled It to placo Olln Casllc,
husband of tho murdered woman nnd prob
ably Its strongest witness, on tho stand.
The ntnto had intended to reserve his evl
denco till the lnst. Castle will resume tho
stand on Monday morning and tho dofenso
promises somo uurprlses beforo It finishes
with his cross-examination.
Miss Morrison t.peut (mother qulot Sun
day In her cell in tho county Jail. Shu
greeted pleasantly tho members of hor fam
ily who called to vUlt her und if the dam
aging ovldeuco adduced during tho last two
days weighed upon her tho prisoner con
trived to keep tho fart from outsiders. Fol
lowing tho udvlce of her attorneys sho now
steadfastly ictuses to neo newspaper men.
MASCOTS ARE HOME AGAIN
Three Sniull Amerlenu Youths Get
llnck from Kxeltltifr Trip
to PhlllpplueN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. Threo llttlo
regimental mascots wero Involunlnry pas
sengers from Manila ou thu transport
Thomas. Thoy wcro: Frod Scagelslell,
aged 13, from Cleveland, who went out with
tho Thirteenth Infantry; John Wolfing, aged
9, of Buffalo, nnd Sam Carter, a negro boy,
who claimed "do souf" us his home. Seagul
stcll distinguished himself In tho Philip
pines by capturing u Filipino Kildlcr nnd
by being himself captured beforo ho could
land the Filipino within tho American Hues.
While scouting around on hlr own account
nt LI pa the llttlo fellow camo upon n stray
Filipino, whom ho tool; Into custody nt
tho point of a gun. Ho was on hla wuy '
camp with his prisoner when n band ot Fil
ipinos took him In. Ileyond relieving him
of hln shoes and hat the Filipinos treated
him kindly and a fow days later turned
him over to tho Americans.
Wolfllng nud Seagclstcll together planned
to go Into tho Interior, regardloss of wnr,
and nftor procuring a team had startod on
tholr trip whon tho American officers took
them In chnrgo at Calnmba and &ent them
back to Manila.
BARK ABANDONED AT SEA
Ktrulned liy u tinle I.iiNtlnpr I'orty
HIkM Mourn, Vehfiel SpiiiiK" l.en.1
Too Great to He Overeome,
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Tho steamer
Olbers, Captain Drnlthwnlto, which arrived
this morning from Brazilian ports via St.
Lucia, brought Captain Huakouson and
fourteen seamen of tho Norwegian bark
Bolivia, which was nlmudoncd at sen In a
waterlogged condition ou November 20. Tho
Bolivia left Darlun on November 20 and
sailed from Sapclo on tho i'.'tl for Hull.
On tho 26th tho vessel ran Into a gain last
ing forty-eight hours. It labored and
Btrntncd badly, cnuBlng It to nprlng n bid
leak. Heavy Bcas also boarded the vessel
nnd when tho storm nubslded It was water
logged. All hands woro kupt at tho pumps,
but In spite ot their efforts the water
steadily poured In from the bows and stern,
whero Its Beams opened. On tho 20th tho
steamer Olbers was observed bearing down.
It stood by whllo tho crew was abandoning
the bark nnd took nil hands safely aboard.
Tho Bolivia was then seen to be settling
fast lu tho water.
Three Men Killed In Hiurl Order.
ALEXANDRIA. Ln., Dee. 2 -News
reached horo today or a triple killing at
Parkdale, Ark. Thn two Kllltan brothen,
merchants ot tho placo, having had a fall
ing nut with Station Agent Phillips about
railroad business, went, nt 11 o'clock last
night, to tho stntlon, nmnshed overy win
flow and then went In senrch of Phillips
who wiui nt his bonrdlng houso, Thoj
cnllod him out and nftcr exchanging a few
words with him all drew pistols rind tho
threo men wero dead nlmost Instantly.
KyiionIUiiii (.'oiiimlNNliiiiern Dined.
NKW YORK, Dec. 2,-Mr nnd Mrs. Louis
Stern gavo u dinner tonight at their j-esl-dene
In honor of tho I'nlted States tom
mlsslotierH to tho Pnrls exirasltlon, who re
cently returned to this country.
KAISER IS VERY RUDE
German Empetor Tells Oom Tanl That He's
Not Wanted at Borliu.
WILLIAM IS PLAIN, DIRECT AND BLUNT
President Kruger, Compelled to Take the
Hint, Change Hiit Program.
WILL NOW GO DIRECT TO HOLLAND
Inspired Articles in Leading Papers Speak
in Harsh Terms of Boer Leader.
ENVOY ACCUSED OF MISLEADING PEOPLE
Inter eiitlim of Geriuiiiiy nt Tula
Time Cliurneterlred u n tlritvc
Political Mlxtuke, It Xot nn
Aetiiul Crime,
IIDRLIN, Dee. 2. Mr. Kruger haa aban
doned his proposed visit to llcrlln owing
to the receipt of nn othclat Intimation that
limperor William regrets that lu cousu
quenco of previous nrrnngomuutH ho will
bo uiiablo to receive him. Tho IJocr
statesman will tlu-reforo proceed direct for
Holland. He telegraphed to this effect this
afternoon.
Tho oinperor'B Intimation wns conveyed
to Mr. Kruger by tho German envoy nt
Luxembough, who arrived at Cologne today.
Tho Cologno Gnzuttc, in nn Inspired ar
ticle, says: "Mr. Kruger's visit ts not
ngrccnblo to Germany, his aim being lo
obtain Intervention lu South Africa. It
would bo a grnvu political mlstnko, It would
bo oven a grmt crlmo to allow him to un
turtaln even a spark of hope that Germany
will render him any practical oupport."
This declaration Is accompanied with re
proaches. Mr. Kruger being charged with
"hnvlng encouraged a usuluss guerrilla wnr
faro and having disregarded Germany's ad
vice when ho might havo followed It."
Tho press generally strikes tho samo
note.
COLOGNR, Dec. 2. Thousands of people
waited today lu . tho vicinity ot tho Ca
thcdiul hotel to catch u glimpse of Mr.
Kruger. who, when replying to tho deputa
tion of Dunn iitudenta in thu afternoon,
dCBcrlbcil tho educational progress of tho
Transvaal, thanked tho students for their
kind welcome nnd shuolc hands with each.
Afterward ho appeared upon tho balcony,
whero ho was loudly cheered from below.
Having rested for half nn hour he went
Into tho vestlhulo of tho hotel, which wan
crowded with visitors. Here, replying to
a deputntlon from tho Pnn-Gorman league,
wishing him success, ho referred to tho
clouo relationship between tho Poors nnd
the Germans.
It Is expected that Mr. Kruger will re
main here until Wednesday.
SiirprUen Purlalaim.
PARIS, Dec. 3. Frsporor William's re
fusal to receive Mr. Kruger has caused
general surprlso here. Most of tho morn
ing papers make It an excuse for articles
sympathizing with tho Door itntosmnu or
condemning tho kaiser. "Thu knlsur Is no
longer a modern Lohengrin," says the Kcho
do Paris, "but a simple dlsclplo of Ills
marck. Ills attltudo Is dictated by tho In
terests of Germany, which ho couotdera
Identical with thoso of Dngland."
Somo of tho papers publish tho kalscr'u
famous telegram of lS'Jfi to Mr. Kruger
sldo by iildo with that nf yesterduy. Tho
Intrnnslgrunt and other nationalist organs
comment with their juntomnry violence.
LONDON, Dec. .!. All tho morning
papers comment with unbounded enthusi
asm upon the abrupt snub administered by
Kmperor William to Mr. Kruger, which is
ull tho mnro notlcrablo whon contrasted
with tho Door statesman's successful visit
to Franco. The snub is regnnled as fur
ther evidence of tho good relations existing
between Germany and Greut Britain.
Umporor Wllllum's telegram to the Gcr
mnn uiiulHter at Luxembourg wns the tint
como of a dispatch which Mr. Kruger sent
to tho kaiser on arriving at thu Gertnua
frontier:
"On reaching German soil 1 hasten to
express to your majesty my sentiments of
respectful devotion and cordial Bympnthy."
Tho oIllcUl explanation offered throucli
tho German press Is that steps had not
been taken to ascertain whether Mr. Kru
gcr'a visit would bo ugrecablo. Tlio Uoor
delegates admit that thoy havo rerelved a
serious check, nnd Mr. Kruger Is suld to bo
extremely disheartened.
Thero Is n rumor thnt ho had beon re
quested to nvold Belgian territory.
Demiiineet the Wnr..
CAPETOWN, Dec. :. Replying at Stel
leuborch, Capo Colony, to an add: ess pre
sented to htm by tho leaders of tho Afrl
knnderhund, J. X. Merrlman, former treas
urer of Cupo Colony, In tho courso of an
Impaobloued speoch, denounced thu war lu
South Africa no "ono of the hltickcst spota
In British annuls." Tbo present methods
of British warfare, ho said, were such as
eiicourago the worst elements on both sidea
and wero bound to provo fatul to the ulti
mate peauu of tho country. Ho declared
that neither ho nor Mr. J. W. Saucr, for
mer commissioner of public works, would
attend tho Worccntor congress, lest It
should bo said that the congress was en
gineered by politicians and ho appealed to
all Afrikanders to opcak boldly when up
holding their rights und yot to "nvold wild
luuguago or actions which might load to
thn abrogation of tho last vcsllgu of free
dom." Mr. Saner, whoso speech was rnther
more militant, demanded tho removal of
Sir Alfred Mllner, whom he douerlbcd af
"violently nntl-Dutch," Ho declared that 11
Great Britain deprived tho two republics
of their Independence sho would loso the
affection of nil South Africans. Referring
to tho Worcester congress ho tirijed the
delegates to show flrinri-.HS.
QUHHNSTOWN, Dec. 2. Winston Spcncci
Churchill, who Is a passongor on tho steam
ship Lucanla, which left Liverpool yester
day for Now York, said in tho course ol
nn Interview hero that his sojourn In the
United StntcB would bu short, as he must
hurry bunk to his Parliamentary dutlos.
When questioned with regard to tho wnt
ln South Africa he said ho agreed with Lord
Roberta that 20,000 moro regulars should bt
sent out, becauso any slackening would
only revlvo tho spirits of tho Ilocrs. He
estimated tho Boer forces at present at
about 7,000.
LADYSMITH, Dec. 2. Lord Roberts, who
arrived hero on Friday, had Inspected Ma
Juba and Lnlngn nek while rnroute.
Replying to nn nddress from tho towns
people hero ho expressed hln ndmlrRtlnn ot
the gallant defonso of iho town, which ho
charnctcrlzcd as a "rlorlous memorial of
Rrltlsh pluck nnd endurance only equalled
by tho clotcrnlnatlin and bravery of tho
relieving force."
Ho sold ho triiBted tho day was not far
distant wbca peace would relsn suprcrau