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'The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JU2fJ3 If), ltTl. OMAHA, Fill DAY MOUSING, DEQELIiElt 7, 1 900-T WEEVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY E1YE CENTS ADMV mtt Aniwirn mum uiLdij nuvi i LdUXVj f Committee Meaiur to Proiida Troopi Goei Through by Btriot Party Voto. STRENGTH IS INCREASED AS PROPOSED Amendment Abolishing Canteon Sjitem OarrieB by Overwhelming Majority! SECTION FOR SHAFTER'S BENEFIT IS LOST Generals Loa and WiiBon Are Denied Retire ment with Bank of Brigadior. VETERINARY SURGEONS GET OFFICIAL RANK Addlttnna Arc Mlldc to the Pay nnd BIkhbI Cor lid, na Well na to Sfedlcnl nnd Other I)c ' pnrlmenta. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Tho houso of representatives today, at tho ond of a long sitting, passed tho army reorganization bill by a vote of IM to 133. Three democrats, Messrs. Hall of Pennsylvania nnd Under bill and Clayton of Now Yorlc, voted with tho republicans for the bill, and Mr. McCall, republican of Massachusetts, with tho dem ocrats, against It. Otherwlso It was n strict party voto. Tho proposition which sotno of tho democrats nttomptcd to commit their Bldo to In caucus, an extension of tho pres ent temporary army until July 1, 1103, which was votod upon Indlroctly on a motion to ro- rommlt, commnnded tho votes of only about half tho opposition nnd two republicans, Mr. McCall and Mr. Mann of Illlnola. Many of tho democrats, however, voted against tho motion because they woro opposed not only to tho reorganization bill, but also to continuing tho army at Its present strength. Kill tho Cuntcen. Quite a number of amendments were placed on tho bill beforo It wob passed. Tho liveliest fight was made on a subatltuto road.) by Mr. Llttleflold of Maine for tho canteeu section. The substitute absolutely prohib ited tbo salo of Intoxicants at military posts. It was supported by Messrs. Llttlo field, Oroavenor, republican of Ohio, Dick, republican of Ohio and Hay, democrat of Vlrglna, and opposed by Mossra. Sluydon, democrat of Toxbb, Fltzgoruld, democrat of Massachusetts, Poarco, republican of Mis souri, Parker, republican of New Jersey and llartholdt, republican of Missouri. Largo delegations from tho Woman's Christian Temperance union, which is in session lu this city, watchod tho fight from tho gal leries. Whon the voto was taken tho pro hibiting amendment was carried by an over whelming majority, 169 to CI. Mr. Dar tholdt attempted to sccuro a record vote in tho house, but tho peculiar parliamentary statutes shut him out. Tho sections designed to rotlro General Shatter as a major general nnd Generals Fttzhugh Lea and James II. Wilson ns brig adior generals, wero stricken out. Among the nmendraonts ndopted woro thoso prdvldlng'for fifty yolnntcer surgeons and 160 assistant surgeons for servlco in tho Philippines; for thirty dental surgeons and for a veterinary corps with actual rank. Tho officers of tho ray corps wero increased cloven nnd of tho Blgnal corps twenty-three. Tho age limit wus removed from volunteer offlcors eligible for appointment for first and socond lieutenants, and tho provision for retiring offlcors who sorved In tho civil war as of tho next higher erado was Btrtckoo out. Tho oleomargarine bill, which was pro posod today, will come up for consideration tomorrow, ( Hepburn Amendment Adopted. Tho Hepburn amondmont to provide that vacancies In tho quartermaster's depart ment would bo Oiled from civil lifo or from Yoltintoor offlcors commissioned slnco April 10, 1898, which was ponding when tho houso adjourned yesterday, was votod down with out division. Mr. Hay of Virginia offered an amend- rcent. which was adopted, authorizing tho J president to appoint fifty volunteer sur I goons with tho rank of major and 160 as i Blatant surgeons with tho rank of captain for terms of two years unless previously ' discharged. Mr. Otoy offered na amondmont to cm power tho Burgeon general of tho army to employ not to exceed thirty dental sur geons, threo of whom should bo chief dental surgeons. Mr. Otey inudo a humorous speech in sup port of tho amondmont, appealing to every momber to voto in tho Interest of 3,200,000 teeth. "Irrespective of party or tho result of the Into election," ho said, "voto to rid tho old soldier of tho toothache." Tho mrendmcnt was adopted. Hunt for Veterinary KiirKeons. Mr. Ulngham of Pennsylvania offered nn amendment to provide for a corps of vetorl nary surgeons, ono chief veterinarian with tho rank of colonel, ono assistant chief with tho rnnk of major, four, veterinarians with tbo rank of first lloutenants, ten assistants with tho rank of second lloutcnants and twunty assistants with the rank of second lieutenants of cavalry Mr. illngham ex plained that tho proposed amendment was identical with tho provision In tho scnato bill. Tho establishment of a veterinary corps, ho said, had the approval of Lieuten ant Quroral Miles, Genornls Rrooko, Mer ritt, Wilson and other high army officers, As tho army would bo reorganized under this bill, there would be upward of 35,000 animal1 to be cared for nnd the economy of such a corps was boyond cavil. Tho amendment was adopted SO to 72. Mr. Hull opposed the pruposcd umend n;int on the ground that tho ncccptnnco of a section of tho Bennto bill would handicap tho conference. IleBldo, ho favored asslml latrd rauk for tho votcrlnnry surgeons. Mr. Mondell of Wyoming opposed the propooltlon to cummlsslou "horse doctors" kg officers of tho United States army. Mr. Ilutlcr of Pennsylvania nnd Mr. Illngham of Pennsylvania both resented the sling at "horso doctors," dofcndlng them as men of education and ability, whose cervices wero of Incnlculnblo value- to any army. The amendment was adopted 80 to 72. lucronae In Puy Corps. On motion of Mr. Dick of Ohio an amend ment was adopted to Increase tho pay corps of tbo army from throe to four paymasters with tho rank of colonel, four to five with tho rank of lieutenant colonel, from nine to twenty with the rank of major and re ducing thoso with tho rank of captain from twenty-sovou to twenty-five. An amendment wan adopted to Increase tho signal corps by ono lieutenant colonel, two majors, ten captains and ten first lieu tenants, and tho proviso authorizing the president to appoint ten volunteer signal officers with tho rank of first lieutenant and ten with tho rank of second lieutenant during the continuation of tho Philippine war was stricken out. An amendment was agreed to making vol- Continued on Fourth Page.) AMENDING ship subsidy bill V5ff CominlKrn Tnkra Up the L-tsiirr Must Cnrry nt I.cnat llnlf a Cargo, W. N, Doc. 6. The senate com- ralttoo 61 icrco hold Its first meotlng of the pday. Tho mooting was devoted inn I ho consideration of the ship subsidy t to nniondmcnts sub- gestod by Chu Fryo. Tho most lm portant of theso amendments was ono pro viding that nil ships shall take 60 per cent of tholr cargo capacity when leaving n port of tho United States for n foreign port. In presenting this modification of tho bill Mr. Fryo said that the effect of Its Incorpora tion In tho bill would bo to Increaso tho amount of cargo which must bo takon, but that It would so distribute it nmong3t tho various ships that thero would bo no In equality or Injustice. Tho amendment was adopted by the com mittee. It reads as follows: "No vessel shall bo entitled to full com pensation unless It shall have cleared from a port of tho United States with enrgo to tho nmount of 60 per cent of Its currying capacity of commercial cargo." Another nmendment relates to tho di vision of the annual award of $9,000,000 between ships on tho Atlantic ocean and thoso on tho Pacific. As originally provided 70 per cent of tho amount was to bo ox ponded upon tho Atlantic nnd 30 per cent on tho Pacific, with an additional pro vision that In caso tho entlro 30 por cent should not bo utilized on the Pacific, It might bo diverted to the Atluntlo. Thero was no reciprocal provision in tho Interest of tho Pacific ships. That Is provided by today's action, tho languago of tho pro vision being ns follows: "In case tho said Atlantic ocean trado Bhall not require tho whole nmount of tho said 70 per cent and the snld Pacific ocean trado shall require, in respect of tho vessels engaged In said Pacific ocean trade, tho expenditure of more than tho said 30 por cent of tho said 19,000,000 In any such year, thore may bo expended, pursuant to tho provisions of this act, any sum within tho Bald $9,000,000 remaining nnd not earned, as aforesaid, In respect of tho vessols In tho Atlantic ocean." Tho section relating to tho granting of American registry to foreign-built slilpB was amended so ns further to guard against fraud by showing from records already on fllo In tho Treasury department exactly what vcsbuIs of that description ara to bo admitted to American registry under tho bill, nud thus nvold all dlsputo ns to tho total value of tho tonnngo. It Is claimed that tho result of tho amendment Is to rc- qulro that every forclgn-'bullt steamship described In clause II of section 9 should havo been actually contracted for nnd the contract filed with tho secretary of tho treasury on or before tho first day of February, 1S99, and that such contrncts should havo resulted In tho actual con struction of tho vessel or of her having been under construction In accordanco with con tract on or beforo January 1, 1900, In order to come within tho act's provisions. An rmendmont to section 10 requires that "nil fittings and machinery forming n part of tho construction of tho vessels built in tho United States under tho provisions of this net shall bo of American manufacture provided they can bo obtained In this coun try." PROSPERITY IN OKLAHOMA (Jorernor'a Annual llenort Argnoa Tluit Condition Warrant Ad lulaalon or State. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Tho annual ro- port of tho governor of Oklahoma says that tho year has boen marked by gcnerul prosperity agricultural grazing, manu facturing nnd commerce flourishing In an unprecedented manner. Tho total ts Bossud valuation of property Is $49,33S,6G1, an Increaso of J6.247 over 1899. Tho re port states that In addition to its excellent public school system, Oklahoma has flvo higher Institutions of loarnlng, which nro not excelled by tho similar Institutions of any state in tho union. Thoro nro still 6,733,383 acres of vacant government land In tho torrltory, subject to homestead entry. Whllo most of tho land Is unfit for farm ing thero nro Btlll many Bcctlons upon which tho homcseeker from tho north or cast can find a comfortnblo homo and at tain a competonco In timn. As ench Justlco of the supremo court of tho territory sits us a trial Judge with original Jurisdiction of all cases of civil nnd criminal litigation arising In tho dis trict to which ho Is assigned tho report rocommonds that n separate court of ap peals or supremo court bo provided. In order to avert sentencing of youthful crimi nals to tho penitentiary, tho establishment of a reformatory institution within tho ter ritory Is rccommonded. Tho report says thot tho prosperous condition prevailing In Oklahoma, Its population, nrca nnd wcaltn, wiion compared with a llko condition pro vnlllng In n largo number of states nt tho tlmo of their admission In tho union, amply Justifies Its claim tw statehood. Tho report recommends that Fort Supply, which was abandoned several) years ago, be pre sented to tho territory for use as a publlo Institution. CONNECTING LAKE AND RIVER War Ilrpiirtment l'limlahra Kstlnintra ror Prnimaed Cnnnl frum Lake. Mlchlnun to Mlailaaluut. WASHINGTON, Doc. C The Wnr dennrt- ment today sent to congress reports on a number of Importnnt river nnd harbor projects, Including that for connecting tho Mississippi river with Lake Michigan by menus of tho Illinois river and tho Chicago sanunry canal, and also for extensive lm provement of tho Bault Sto. Mario canal. The totnl cost of tho project for connect ing Lake Michigan nnd tho Mlssleslppi river is placed at $7,731,617 for n flvo-foot dopth, or $8,653,240 for nn eight-foot depth. Tho project involves tho construction of twelvo locks nnd two dams with movahlo weirs. Tho estimates nro based on tho assumption that all necessary franchises in connection with tho construction will be ceded frco of cost to the United States. Tho estlmato for Improving tho channel botween Italics Superior and Huron, through St. Mary's river, Including Hay channel, is $9,000,000, Tho distance Is sixty-four miles, part of which Is Improved. Tho estimate for deepening the Sturgeon liny and Lake Michigan ship canal to twen ty-ono feet Is $218,000. To Arrunitu InniiKiirnl. WASHINGTON, Dee. C John Joy Edson was today named ns chairman of tho com mlttee having (barge of tho inaugural cero monies. Ho has accepted. Senator Hanna, chairman of the rcpubllcnn national com mittee, previously tendered tho office to Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, who was compelled to decllno tho honor, ns his duties would not permit htm to dcoto sufficient tlmo to the pcattlon. Otto II. Tlttmnn Oiitlinicl. WASHINOTON, Dec, 6. The senate today confirmed Otto H. Tlttman of Missouri to be superintendent of tho coast and gcodetlo survey, 8JMWO PARLIAMENT STARTS SWIFT Opening Session Characterized by Undis guised Hatred of Chamberlain, LIBERALS IN EACH HOUSE BITTER IN ATTACK ffrcrrtnry or tho Htntc for Colonies I.oar Ilia Temper mill Cnlla n Tor uirntur n Cud, While Itnlfour Trie to Smooth Mnttera. LONDON, Dec. 7. The fifteenth Parlia ment of tho reign of Queen Victoria opened yesterday. Ileforo the lights went out In tho ancient ehnmbcr almost every, leading politician had spoken. Such fierce, personal nnlmoslty und such bitter Invective had scarcely ever beforo marked tho proceedings at Westminster. Joseph Chamberlain, sec retary of stato for the colonics, was tho center of tho storm. Tho policy of tho cm- piro regarding South Afrlcn and China, tho action of tho government In causing a dis solution when It did, tho conduct of tho wnr agnlnst the Iloers and, In fact, all tho ques tions vitally nffcctlng tho emplro woro gravely dlscussyd and explained, but domi nating all was tho opposition's hatred of tho colonial socrotary. From Lord Rose- bery's vcllod nlluslons In tho House of Lords, when he assumed whnt many took to bo tho practlcnl leadership of tho liberal party, to tho outspoken commont In tho Houso of Commons, criticism of Mr. Cham berlain permeated almost every uttcrnnco from tho liberal benches. Cluimhc Hum Take It Coolly, For hours this target of satire and abuse sat with his head on one sldo listening In tently, unmoved by groans or cheers. Sir Henry Cnmpbcll-Ilnnncrman shook his notes In Mr. Chnmbnrlaln's fnco and declared that a man who published prlvnte letters for po litical purposes (referring to tho Clark-El lis correspondence) would bo excluded from tho society of nil honornblo men and ostra clrcd for llfo had ho resorted to such action as a prlvato individual. Arthur J. Balfour, referring to Sir Henry Campbell-Unnnermnn'B sunvo regrets nt tho departuro of Georgo J. Goschen and Sir Mat thew White Iltdlcy from tho front bench, snld ho believed that Sir Henry was so gon- erous that ho would even find good In Mr. Chamberlain should tho latter bo removed to unother sphere. A llbcrnl shouted, "Wo drnw the Hue somewhere," and both sides of tho houso roared with laughter. Onco Mr. Chamberlain Interrupted nnd leaped to his feet. A thrill wont through tho house. "It Is not so." ho declared nnd proceeded to deny tho allegation that ho had said "that any seat lost to tho government during the . . . . i i . i . nnAra recent election was uue uiu iu mu Clinmbi-rliiin lllaca to Kcply. It wns nearly 11 o'clock beforo ho nroso to reply to tho avalanche of nttack launched against him. How great n strnln no uau undergone was evident In tho scarcely sup pressed excitement of tono on tho part of ono rarely known to show feeling In tho House. Ho denied that ho had evor accused Mr. Ellis of being n traitor. Ho denied also that ho had decried any declarations against his own personal Integrity. Ho declared that tho special purposo of tho meeting of Parliament had been for got tlntr In nn attack unon himself. Irritated boyond control by frequent Interruptions nnd disturbances he called one of tho liberals, amid tho excitement, a "cad." Tho speaker cnllcd him to order nnd Mr. Chamberlain withdrew tho eplthot, apolo gizing for Its use. After defending the publication of tho EUIb correspondence ho was cut off by tho midnight adjournment. Ilnlfour llolda Out 1'romlnen. Today tho opposition will move nn amendment to tho address sotting forth grounds for an oarly announcement of tho government's policy. Among tho other leading features of tho opening session, In which tho liberal benches wero so sparsoly filled, and the government's sldo so packed that thore was no room for a vast ma jority, wns Mr. Ilalfour's announcement that no member of tho cabinet had evor Bald that ho had even dreamed tho Doer republics would remain permanently under tho crown colony form of government. "That reatrlctcd pbaso of liberty," de clared Mr. Dalfour, "will only bo neces sary bb u temporary cxpcdlont." After expressing In earnest tones tho hearty destro of tho government to co operato with tho opposition In doing any thing to bring n cessntlon of hostilities, Mr. Unlfour said ho realized deoply the terrible danger of embittering tho Dutch in South Afrlcn. In ordor to show tho dlfTlcultlcn confronting tho Dritlsh In dis tinguishing botween combatants nnd non combatants ho read an extract from the United States army regulations showlug tho severity with which persons alternating as combatants nnd noncombatants wero lo cated under tho Amorlcnn organization, Whllo Mr. Dalfour wus In tho mlddlo of a solemn declaration that tho governmont would ondoavor to temper necessity with morcy In dealing with a bravo enemy a llbcrnl called out, "It would bo bottor for tho Hoc re to bo dead than tho English." Hitter Liberal ChnrRPa, Sir Henry Campboll-Uannerman's nr rnngomcnt of tho government wns long and satirical. Ho declared that tho liberals wero perfectly agreed that tho Doer re publics should be annexed to Groat Urltaln, but said they wanted to know definitely what tho government proposed to do bo foro voting monoy. All requests for In formation ollclted from Mr. Dalfour noth ing moro than generalizations, Sir Henry contended, nnd thoreforo tho opposition would oppose tho progress of tho voto In supply. At n lato hour tho govornmcnt laid on tho tablo of tho Houso of Commons tho supplementary war estimates. Tho ut most secrecy Is maintained regarding It, but report says Is asks for 13,000,000 for South Africa nnd 3,000,000 for China. Sir Charles Dllke, It Is said, will proposo an amendment throwing n part or tho cost of tho South African wnr ou tho Netherlands railway and the underground raining rights of tho late Transvaal government. SPEECH SHORT AND DIRECT lurrn llllna Little to Sny nt the- Con vrnlnff of Hpeclnl Neaalon or I'urlluiurnt. LONDON, Dec. 6. Tho queen's spocch at tho opening of Parliament was as follows; My Lords nnd Gentlemen: It has become nccessury to inako further provUton tor tho expenses Incurrort by tho opcinttous of my nrmles In South Africa and China. I have summoned you to hold a special nes felon in order that you give your fanctlo'i to tho enactments required for this pur pose. You will not enter Into other public matters requiring your attention until tho ordinary meeting of Parliament In the sprint;. Tho carl of Lathom, conservative, in tho uniform of tho Hoyal Horse GuardB, moved tho address. Ho said he thought it could not bo safely said tho end of tho wnr was In night. Tho volunteers had msdo their mark and the colonies had shown they .(CobUaued on Second Page.) WHOSE NAMES ARE INVOLVED llrltlnh Piilillo Wouilrr What Oom 1'ntil Una Concealed In Way of Correanondeiice. LONDON, Dee. C Tho recent announce irent thnt Mr. Krugcr is likely to publish some secret documents If his visit to tho European courts brings him no encourage mint has caused quite a stir. It Is mat ter of common knowledge that soma In criminating letters nro In existence, and tho uncertainty as to who Is Implicated Is Just now causing much concern. At tho tlmo of tno Parliamentary In quiry Into tho Jameson raid tho govern ment held back somo corrvspoudenco which was supposed to havo passed between the cclcnlnl ofUco and some of those who plnnncd that expedition. It has always been held by Mr. Chamberlain's opponents that these letters showed that tho colonial olflco was cognizant of what wus being deno nnd that If It did not actually promlso Its support to an armed Invasion of tho South African republic it did at least let It bo understood that It would not Inter fere. Slnco Sir William Hnrcoilrt nt the beginning of tho war refused to accept Mr. Chamberlain's offer to show the letters to him In private, many efforts havo been inndo to sccuro their publication. Mr. Chamberlain's whltowash of Mr. Ithoados In tho Houso of Commons after ho had been condemned by tho committee of In quiry, and many other things which have occurred slnco hnvo left tho impression that Mr. Chamberlain's hands nro not clean. Hut during tho excitement of the war tho general public has been Clow to accept any aspersions on tho character' of tho man who has been looked'upon as tho chief up holder of British honor nnd glory. The disclosures of tho last few months, however, coming at a tlmo when tho pub lic Is becoming wearied of tho war, have dono much to shake this Implicit confidence In tho man who had chnrgo of tho negoti ations which preceded the outbreak of hos tilities. Thero has been no way of explain ing nway tho oinctnl records, which show that tho stock of nearly all the companies supplying arms and ammunition to tho gov ernment Is nlmoBt entirely in tho hnnds of members of Mr. Chnmbcrlatu's family, somo of It botng actually in his own name and much of It held by his wife nnd un married daughter. People havo not forgot ten Mr. Chumbcrlnln's explicit nnnounco mont In tho houso at tho tlmo of tho army contracts Inquiry during tho last ses sion that ho had "no Interest, direct or in direct" In nny of theso companies. Slnco tho publication of tho names of theso stockholders, however. It has been given out by thoso who hollovo that Mr. Chnmborlatn Is directly responsible for nil tho troublo In South Africa that they nro .accumulating evidence which will certnlnly bring nbout his downfall. Up to tho pros- ont there has beon no intimation as to what further disclosures nro to bo mndo nnd this Is why peoplo aro watching with gravo concern to know what Oom Paul has up his bleovo. The names of tho duko of Fife and tho prlnco of Wales havo been mentioned by rumor In a quiet way for over a year aud It Is feared that If dis closures aro made tho results may bo seri ous. It Is likely that somoAvery pointed ques tions will bu addressed to the secretary for tho colonies In tho ifouso of Commons during tho ncit, fow dayr.1t. - .V - BLUE BOOK ON SOUTH AFRICA Cape Ilntcluncn Snld to Ilnvrr I'loiiked to tlie Ilo:r Sluiulnril Without C'oinpulalou. LONDON, Dec. 0. A bluo book of tho South African dispatches from January 3 to October 21 has beon issued. It largely concerns tho Cnpo Colony rebels nnd mar tial law. Tho conclusion to bo drawn from tho mass of documents Is tho eagerness of tho Cnpo Dutch to take up arms and especially the willingness of tho burgher Dutch to Join tho Invaders without com pulsion. Sir Alfred Mllnor, writing to Mr. Cham berlain Septomber C, cites a statomont by Mr. Wcssels of tho Capo Houso of As Bembly, who Is also a membor of tho Afrl knndcrbund, that 63 per cent of his con stituents Joined tho nocrs of their own accord. Reinforcing this, ha said: "Not only border Dutch but Dutchmen all over tho colony ono by ono made their way to tho Uoer lines." Tho high commissioner quotes from a letter dated Kroonstadt, September 25, 1891, nnd written by Mr. Ullgnnut, brother of P. J. Iillgnaut, stato socrotary of tho Orange Free State, as follows: "Tho only thing wo nro afraid of Is that Chamberlain, with his admitted fltfulncss of tempor, will cheat us out of n war and consequently out of nn opportunity to nn nox Natal and Capo Colony nnd to form a republican united states of South Africa." HIDES BEHIND UNITED STATES KniclHli Government Cltea American IICKulutlona to .luxllfy Its Own Army'a Conduct. (Copyright, 1900, by Presss Publishing Co,) LONDON, Dec. C (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho leading incident In tonight's debate on the address from the throne In tho Houso of Commons wns when Arthur Dalfour read from n copy of the United States official regulations for tho guidance of troops In guerrilla warfare two rules fully Justifying tho burning of farms nnd other severities practiced by tho Dritlsh ugnlnst tho Doers. Tim Healy in terposed with a query as to whether theso regulations wero dated after tho capturo of Manila bay by tho United States. Dalfour confessed they wero dated 1899, whereupon Healy rctortpd: "They wero framed after America got into tho same stew as Englaud Is in In South Africa." Melville Milium .Hiikca Diiniit Ion. CLEVELAND, Dee. fi. -If. Melville Ilunna, a ornther of Senator ilnnun, has given to Lakeside hospital of this city 1,000 shares of Northern I'nclflo preferred stock, tho nggreguto jiar vuluo of which Is $100,0u0. The present market value of tho stock Is abuiit $82 per shurt:. MovementN of Ocenn Vcimela lire, O. At New York Arrived Sardinian, from Glusgow: Frteiirlch der Grosse, from Urn men, Southampton nnd Cherbourg: Deutsch- land, from Hamburg, tioiithamptou mid Cherbourg. Sailed La Gascogno, for Havre. At Gibraltar Arrived Karamnnla. from Now York, via Lisbon, for Genoa and At Kottordain Sailed Itottcnlam, for Doulogno mill New York. ai I'oriinnu Arriveii dominion, rrom Liverpool. Balled Peruvian, for Glasgow. At Halifax. X. S. Arrived Tunisian, irom Liverpool. . At Naples Arrived Iseustria, from Now Ynrk At Bremen Arrived Kaiser Wilhelm der nrosso, from :vow lorit, via yneruourg ana Houimtmpion. At Bt. Johns, N. F. Arrived Siberian, from Glnsjrow and Liverpool, for Halifax, N. S.. and Pht'odnlnhla, At Auckland fulled, 7 p. m. Alameda, from Hydnoy, lor Apia nun Ban Francisco. At Honir Konp Arrived Dee, 6 IJniemor, from Portland, Oro., via Manila, At Havre Arrived TautB, from San I'ranelnco. Montevideo nnd Iliimburir. At Cherbourg Arrived Pretoria, from Now York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg. At Ixjndon Walled Mtnnehahu, for New York. At Queenstown Soiled Majestic, for Now Ynrk, nnd Uhvnland, for Phfladclphlu. both from Liverpool. , ' tT POINT OF COLLAPSE Miss Morrison Begins to Show Evidencs of Great Nervous Strain, STATE CLOSES CASE FOR PROSECUTION Derenae Sneered lu ContrndlctlnR Some DhiiihkIiik Bviilener, Incliid I n IT That Given by l'natnr or Mrs. Cnatlc nnd Defendant. ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. C Testimony In favor of Jessie Morrison was taken todny, tho prosecution finishing Its sldo of the case soon after the opening of court this morning and tho defenso examining several of Its witnesses in tholr effort to prove their assertion of self-defense. Tho prisoner showed signs of physical and mental collapso nnd It- wns only with great effort that sho was enabled to remain in tho court room during tho day. Her fainting spell Inst night, followed by a fit of crying, had left her In a weakened con dition and fear was expressed that the prisoner would not hold out till tho cIobo of the trlnl aud that a continuance would havo to be asked. Tho defenso succeeded in contradicting somo of tho prosecution's evidence Tho record of tho preliminary trial was brought In to quoto tho testimony of Mrs. Spongier, vtho first said sho had not seen anything In Miss Morrison's hand on tho day of tho tragedy, nnd who, during tho prcBcut trial testified that sho had seen something re sembling a knlfo in the prisoner's hand. It wns nlso shown that Uev. Dr. Wharton, who was pastor to both Mrs. Castlo and Miss Morrison, had In conversation said that tho only thing the defenso could do would bo to plead Insanity for Miss Morri son. On tho day beforo yesterday Hov. Mr. Wharton testified thnt he had never talked to anyono regarding an lnsantly plea. stntc Cloaca Ita Cnar. Tho stato this morning closed Its side of tho case nnd tho defense put Its first wit ness on tho stand. The InBt witness for tho prosecution was Dr. Fullenwldyr, ono of tho physicians who attended Mrs. Castle. Ho repeated tha testimony in which the dying statement was made. Then Prose cutor Urumback rend to tho Jury tho dying declaration, ns abridged by tho court. He read with great deliberation, putting em phasis on each telling sontencc, and the Jury followed him closoly. Tho defenso sny they propose to show that Mrs. Castlo called Jesslo Morrison Into her house and began a quarrel. They havo a witness to provo this, they say, and Miss Morrison's own testimony, when sho goes on the stand, It Is snld, mako convinc ing tho testimony of tho witnesses for tho defenso who havo preceded her. Tho first witness for tho defense was Mrs. Emma Groves, who mado tho official record nt tho preliminary hearing of tho prisoner. Sho Identlflod tho records In which Mrs. Emma Spnnglor testified that sho had seen nothing In tho hand of Jesslo Morrleon on tho morning of tho fatal quarrel. During tho present trial Mrs. Spnngler said that sho thought thero wns a blado In Miss Morrison's hand. W. W. Dugbce, mn,yor.of Eldorado, testify ing to n conversation had with Mrs. Spanglcr In Juno, Bald: "I asked Mrs. Spangler whether Jesslo Morrison had a weapon In her hand after her fight with Mrs. Castle, and Mrs. Spanglor said that sho had not." Conduct nt n Pnrty. Mrs. O. It. Cllne told of a party at her houso last spring beforo tho Castlo wed ding, nt which both Miss Morrison nnd Miss Wiley wero present. Miss Wiley had arrived nt tho houso first, nnd when Miss Morrison cntuo in Miss Wlloy did not notlco her. Miss Mnmlo Hughes, n friend of Mrs, Castle, told of n conversation with tho latter ono day In October, 1899. Witness said: "Mrs. Castle nsked mo how her rival In tho racket storo was getting along. I said: 'Who, Miss Finney?' She said, laughingly: No, Jesslo Morrison.' " , "How long was .that beforo her marriage?" was asked. "About eight months." Miss Emma Weber was asked about a visit Miss Morrison paid to her about a week beforo the murder. This testimony was to havo boon concerning n conversa tion between defendant and Miss Webor about Clata Wiley, but it was objected to by the stato and the objection sustained. Mrs. Henry Pugh told of n conversation that had taken plnco between horself and Miss Wlloy boforo the lattcr's marriage to 01 In Castlo, regarding a story thut Castlo had given Miss Morrison a mirror. "Mrs. Castlo declared," said witness, "that sho did not bcllovo the story, but said sho would bco nbout It and If Olln had dono It sho would have nothing moro to do with him." "Wns anything said about a letter that Jesslo Morilson had written to Olln Cas tlo?" "Yes, sho said that Jessie wroto r lot tor to Olln nnd that It contained a dirty black schomo, and thnt Jessie asked Olln to participate in It." Cross-examined, Mrs. Pugh said Clara Wiley had novor exhibited anger In her conversations about Jesslo Morrison. Dr. II. S. Miller, whon asked whethor or not he hnd had a conversation with Hev. Dr. Wharton in regard to a plea of In sanity for Jesslo Morrison, said: "Dr. Wharton said that tho only plea that Miss Morrison could mnko was tho plea of Insanity." Dr. Wharton, on tho stnnd yesterday, denied having talked to anyone regarding a plea of Insanity. Anna Davis and Dr. J. W. McKcnzle, who saw Jesslo Just beforo tho tragedy, testi fied that thoy saw nothing unusual In their manner. They saw nothing In her hands. Mrs. Mary Ehlers, a Bister of tho de fendant, testified thnt In tho summer ond fall of 1S99 Jesslo Morrison lived with her. Sho Bald Olln Castlo called on Jesslo nt least onco a week ond somo weeks threo tlmos. Ho took hor riding often and always In a hired rig. Stepmother Glvca Rvldencr. Mrs. M. II. Morrison, stepmother of tho defendant, said that on tho morning of Juno 22 Jesslo prepared breakfast and per formed other usual household duties. Jcs slo said when she went away that sho was going to Davis' houso to seo about a dreBs collar. "I ll not uo gone long," said Jes sic, "but will be back In tlmo to mako the starch for tho clothes." Sho testified to next Boeing Jessie In tho room whore she threw herself after sho was takon home by Mrs. Spangler. "She was bleeding nt tho nook," Bald Mrs Morrison. Dr. J. S. Kline testified to dresnlng the wounds of Josslo Morrison. Ha snld "Thore wero two Incised wounds about tho nock. Thoy bogan on the left Bide and passed around to tho right. They woro qulto deep across tho mtinclo under tho left ear," There were threo wounds on her left arm and ono on her left breast Judge Morrison, father of the dofendant, gave tho most Important testimony for hor (Continued on Second Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebrnska-Fnlr Friday nnd .'.nn nn), norineriy winus, becoming variable. Trmuernture nt Omnhn Yeatrrdnri lour. Deu, Hour. Urn. o n. m :i7 (i it. m :ii 7 u. in :td n ii. iii :ui (i ii. ii :tu I p. in :is Jt p. in 41 :t p. m It l. m 41 ft p. m !(! II p. in Mil T li. m 117 8 p. m tilt i p. iii an 111 n. iii ,17 11 n. m :t7 i m :is RACE RIOTING IN NEW YORK Jt oh Trlra to Incite the Lynching of n, rSenro on the .streets. NEW YOItK. Dec. 6. An nttcmnt to re- new tho rnco rioting in tho negro district ns mnuo tonight when n crowd of whllo persons tried to incite ono nnothor to lynch u negro nt Thlrty-rtfth street nnd Seventh avenue. Tho negro was William Compton and ho Bhot William 11. Case and Cornelius Jlooney, both white. A largo crowd tried to catch tho negro to lynch or kill him, but tho police nrrested ond surrounded him nnd escorted him to tho station. Tho negro tired on tho crowd ns ho wot pursued, but ho hit no one. Tho Injured men were shot In the loft arm, but wero not damrormiilv hurt. Case nnd Itooncy kept nn oyster stand. Compton ordered nn oyster sandwich lato tonight and demanded thnt Case hand out tho horseradish In u hurry, threatening to "knock hlB head off" If he did not. ltooney enmo out from behind tho counter nnd tho negro ns Boon ns ho saw him drew a revolver and shot him twice In tho arm. Caso ruHhcd from behind tho counter and Compton fired a bullet luto IiIh arm. Then ho ran off as a crowd ran up. Two men who hnd soen tho shooting ex plained to tho crowd nnd headed tho run nftcr tho colored man, who hnd dashed for Eighth avenue. "Kill him! Lynch him!" wero some of tho cries tho crowd Indulged In. Tho negro dashed lu tho hallway of his homo nud Just boforo entering fired hlB revolver nt the crowd, but hit no one. Half a dozen policemen rushed up and drawing their clubs wnrned tbo crowd not to Interfere. Then Compton, much fright ened, was brought out. Tho crowd yelled nud Compton trlod to draw back. Tho po- llco formed n cordon around him nnd tho crowd wns pushed back. Moro police camo up and drovo tho crowd off whllo Compton was escorted to tho station. BUILDING UP A NEW TRADE Ship Chnrterrd to llrlnK Houtli Anicrlcun Ore to Amerlcn to lie Hmcltcd. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6. An important addition to tho foreign commerco of Phila delphia is promised by tho establishment of closer trade relations with tho western coast of South America. Twelvo Bteam shlps, which were chartered during the past month, nro on their way to Chill, Peru and Ecuador with general cargoes aud mora nro being chartered. All of them aro under contract to brng back Bllvcr oro nnd nltrnto ot soda. Tho Dritlsh steamship Dart lias Just been chartorcd for six months to bring silver nro from Antofognst'a' to either Perth Amboy, N. J., or Philadelphia. Efforts aro being mado by New York capitalists, It Ib said, to Bocuro property at or nenr Chester, Pa., for tho erection of a smelting plant, where the oro contain ing precious metal may bo reduced, and thus Havo the expenso of proceeding to Perth Amboy, ns most of tho vessels load their outwnrd cargoes nt this port. Re cently largo shipments of both Bllvcr and lead oro havo been coming hero from Mexico. Cheap cool and superior water facilities on tho Delawaro river aro tho inducements held out by thoso Interested in tho pro posed plant. DOLLARS DEARER THAN CHILD llenrtleaa F'utlier Kxplulnn Motive ror Kllllnir Infant Stepdaughter -iv I h Hot I'oker. MAYSVILLE, Ky Doc. C John Gibson of Cntlettsburg, who, it is charged, mur dored his Infant step-daughter by forcing a red-hot poker down hor throat, was placed in tho Mnysvlllo Jail early today for safe keeping. It was apparent that to tnko him to tho scene of his crime meant , death by burning nt the stake. Tho deputy sheriff having him In chargo spent most of last night driving over tho country to avoid meeting the mob searching for the prisoner. Gibson, who has never denied his crime, Intimates that others wero Implicated for the purpose of getting tho llfo Insurance on tho child. Ho said tho object of burning tho child In spots with tho poker wns to mako It appear sho died of smallpox. He declared ho could not tell how tho child's legs wero broken. Ho seoms willing to go to Cntlettsburg to faco tho mob. GEORGIA CONVICT CAMPS Illnck and White I'rUnncra Confined lu Snme Small Apartment Like Sheep lu u. Pen. ATLANTA, On., -Dec. C Tho special com mltteo from tho lower houso of tho General assembly, appointed to visit certain convict enmps in this stato, Is. Bald to havo found soventy-two white and black convicts sIcod Ing In nn apartment about C0.x70 feet In size. They found that tho hospital Is about 18x18 feot In slzo and that whites and blacks aro required to occupy it together when Blck. They also learned that whites and blacks nro fed out of buckots In tho snme apartments In which they sleep, Tho pun Ishmont of this camp Is said to bo too bo vcro, tho committee having occasion to ox- nmlno ono negro whoso head hnd been badly bruised and cut from tho blows of a largo stick. Another convict had been cut with a knlfo in live places. LIQUOR LICENSES REVOKED o Iteform Movement III CIiIciiko Fnruea Mnyir llnrrlaon to Tnlte Sum mitry Action, CHICAGO, Dec. C Mayor Harrison to night Issued nn ordor rovoklng the licenses of fourteen notorious saloons In tbo business portion of tho city. Tho places wero not closed, but tholr right to sell Intoxicating liquor was taken 'away. All of them woro open tonight, but tho habitues ot the places wero forced to bo content with cider, sarsa- parllla and kindred boverages. It was.Bold unoJIlclnlly tonight tbo liquor licenses of fifty-two places will bo revoked In tho next twenty-four hourB. The action of the mayor Is duo to tho crusado against vlco which has been waged by committees of citizens against saloons conducted as resorts for courtesans. Will Aak Slutelinod. CHICAGO. Dec. C Govurnur M. A. Otm-n of New Mexico nnd Governor N. O. Murphy of Arizona parsed through Chicago today enrouto to Washington "to ujiic congress to aumu uicir territories into utatenoou. STACKED FOR FUSION Somo Election Boards Scorned Biastd in Their Offioial Act FRAUDS APPARENT IN SOUTH OMAHA Oount Conducted in Way to Out Off Many Republican Ballots. CLERKS DELIBERATELY FORCE BALANCES Dircrepsnoics in the Count Fillod in with Ccmooratio Votes. COLOR OF PENCIL MADE QUALIFYING TEST Ilrpnhllrnn Kullota Marked Willi Illnck Pencil Thrown Out lu Ono Dlatrlnt Where ludifea Fnvnrcd thc'llliie nt Fusluu. EWdcnro of election Irregularities on ttm part ot fuslonlsts lu South Omaha camo In Htnrtllng volume yccterdny, when tho legislative contest proceedings were re sumed beforo Frnnk J. Sutcllffo nnd Georgo W. Cotcll, notaries publlr. This Is tho nc tlon wherein John F. Schultz, Albert J. Coleson, Fred M. Younga nnd Cnrstcu Roh wer, republicans, seek to establish their right to legislative Beats for which certifi cates of election havo been Issued to John Llddell, Frank T. Ransom, Cory M. Hunt and Chnrlen T. Johnson. Tho hearing win opened Inst Monday nnd nt noon on that day adjournment wns taken until yesterday. Tho first witness yesterday wns John F. Schultz ot South Omnhn, ono ot tho con testants. Mr. Schultz said ho paid particu lar attention to tho counting of ballots In tho First precinct of tho Third ward In South Omaha. Ho observed four or flvo In stances ho could not stato positively as to tho number whero tho tally sheets failed to agree. In each Instanco tho discrepancy wiib settled In favor of tho fuslonlsts. On cross-exnm.'natlon tho attorney for tho coutcstoes tried to confuse Mr. Schultz, but It was a futllo effort. Ilepubllcnn Vutea ?Vot Counted, D. E. Wilcox of South Omaha, raembcr- olcct ot tho legislature, testified thnt ho wns in tho First precinct of tho Second wnrd, South Omaha, whllo tho count was In progress. Albert Tlglio und Z. P. Hedges wero keeping tho tally shoots, Mr. Wilcox said, Several times thero wns a discrep ancy lu tho tally. "I called attention to It," tnld Mr. Wilcox, "when I mot Mr. Hedges on tho streot at noon, and I told him thnt I had seen them count two republican votes in favor of tho fuslonlsts. 'I think you gave us tho worst of it,' I snld to Mr. Hedges. Ho replied: 'I guess not.' " Mr. Wilcox said ho gavo special attention to the manner In which tho ballots wero marked and ho observed a striking similar ity. In many cases tho ballots wero Iden tical ai to marking, giving rlsa to tho pre sumption that ono man had marked them by tho bunch. Ha could not utato, exactly how inany ballotu wero .thus' marked,'; b'ut, ho estimated tho number to bo forty or fifty. P. M. Mullen, legislator-elect, Omahn, said he was a spectator In tho Second pre cinct of tho Second ward In South Omahn during tho count. Ho raw n bunch of bal lots rejected. Ho Inquired tho reason why and wa told that tho marking was In. black pencil, when it should havo been bluo or Indelible. Ho Inquired as to tho number of ballots thus rejected nnd was old that forty-flvo had been thrown out. Ho Ob served the discrepancy In tallying as re lated by other witnesses, nnd It appeared to him thnt figures woro Juggled in order to mako tho tally sheets balance. Hurd Wo id fur Mullen. In tho First precinct of tho Third ward ho also observed similar irregularities nnd entered protest. "Then I was assailed with vllo languago by somo of tho election offi cers and outsldern who chimed In. I do not know tho names of tho men who directed such vllo languago, but I could identify them on sight." R. D. Cartor, city building inspector, tes tified as to what ho saw In tho Second pre cinct of tho Second wnrd, South Omahn. "I observed frequent misunderstandings as to tho tally shoots," said Mr. Cartor, "and I oIbo observed that settlement was always mado In favor ot tho fuslonlsts. I could not find out how mnny votes wero thus changed. I also noticed a striking simi larity (n the marking ot tho ballots, indi cating to mo that mnny ot them had been fixed by tho same hand and tho Bamo pen cil." Frank J. FItle, n Bouth Omaha councll mnn who Is employed as n clerk nt Ar mours, said ho watched tha count In tho Second precinct ot tho Second ward, South Omaha, and thnt ho saw frequent mistakes In tho tally, but could not state posltlvoly whether adjustment was mado In favor ot tho republicans or fuslonlsts. Ills under standing, however, was that there was dis crimination ngalnst tho republicans. Voter la Mot Conaldercd, Sam Scott, city Hcenso Inspector of Omaha, told of noting discrepancies In tho tally In tho Second precinct of tho Second ward, South Omaha, and it seemed to htm that tho mistakes wero evoncd up with but llttlo if any rogard for tho will of the voter. Ho also observed that numerous ballots wero rejected because they wero marked In black pencil. Vaclav Ilurei-li, ono of the legislators-elect of Omaha, snld ho devoted particular at tention to tho Second precinct of tho Second wnrd lu South Omaha nnd that ho saw tho tally evened up In favor of tho fuslonlsts every tlmo It failed to agree, "I objected," said Mr. Duresh, "and demanded a fair count, but tho answer I received was 'mind your own business,' Then I declared that as I was n candidate I thought I had tho right to spoak, but my protest wont for nothing." Mr. Ilurcsh corroborated tho tes timony of preceding witnesses ns to tho re Jectlon of ballots on account of being marked with ordinary pencil. One Man Marka Ilnllnta, t Honry McCoy, legislator-elect, wns tho first witness ot tho afternoon session, "t wns In tho First proclnct of tho Third word, South Omaha," said Mr. McCoy, "whllo tbo counting of ballots wan In pro gress, nnd I obsorvod that tho clorkB did not ogroo on tallying, Ono of them could not koep up with tho other, and thoy set tled tho dlfferonco In favor of tho fuslon lsts. I cannot bo posiltlvo as to tho num ber of times such discrepancies occurred, but nt a gtioss, I should say flvo or six Instances during tho tlmo I was watching and I was not thoro all of tho tlmo, I noticod that tho ballots appeared to havo been marked by one mini that Is, many of them did. I wroto a protest against what I believed to bo an unfair count, but Is soemed to havo no offoct." O. E. nrucr, head Janitor of tho federal building In South Omaha, testified as ta canolesoneua ot the registrar la tho Fourta