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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 11), 187 J.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY atOHNING, DJ2CEMHE11 12, 1900-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COVY FIVE CENTS.
PARTY IS BORN ANEW
Aisembles at Dublin,
EVERY NOTABLE ELEMENT REPRESENTED
Btrenty-rirB Members of Commoni and
Many Priests Present.
REDMOND PRESIDES OVER GREAT BODY
Betolution of Sympathy with the Boeri
Adopted Amid Wild Cheering.
TIMOTHY HEALY BARRED FROM CONVENTION
FallnrrliiK of WIHIum O'llrlen Suc
ceed In KeeoliiK II U Veternn
Knemr from Participation
In Proceedings.
DUI1LIN, Dec. 11. Delegates to tho num
ber of Bovcral thouBaudfl, representing
county councils, borough corporations, dis
trict councils, branches of tho United
Irish leaguo and kindred bodies, met today
In national conentlon In tho Dublin ro
tunda to "re-creut.o tho Irish party."
John Redmond, who presided, said It was
tho "parliament of the Irish people." Sov-enty-tlvo
Irish members of tho House of
Commons wcro present und several priests
woro on tho platform.
John Dillon, amid cheers, proposed n
resolution to tho effect that tho South
African war was ettcrcd upon In pursu
ance of a conspiracy to deprlvo two free
nations of their liberty In tho Interests of
miners and capitalists.
He road letters from Door generals giving
Instances of tho ulleged brutality of Urtt
lsh BOldlera In South Africa and also tho
death notlco of a Uoer boy of 8 years old In
tho camp at Port Elizabeth, whoso father
had refused to Burrcndor and whoso homo
vas blown up with dynamite. According
to tho notlco, tho child and his mother were
deported hundreds of miles and fed upon
pea soup. Tho lad's death Mr. Dillon do
rcrlbed ns "cowardly murder."
Intensely excited by Mr. Dillon's speech,
tho assembly broke forth into fierce cries
anr proteats against tho conduct of tho
war. Tho resolution was adopted unani
mously nnd tho convention ordered It tele
graphed to tho president of tho Afrikander
bund. William 0'IJrlen offered a resolution
excluding Timothy M. Healy from tho par
liamentary party. While their differences
aro of a personal character he urged that
for tho sako of unity Mr. Healy's exclusion
was necessary.
Timothy iJarrlngton, who was frequently
interrupted, said that If tho action of the
delegates plunged tho country Into the
vortox of despair, future generations would
curse tho convention and those who par
ticipated In it.
"noG'.ruSht" yolled an O'nrlenlto in the
gallery.
"I know where- tho hog Is," said Mr. Har
rington, which caused protests and cries
of "Ho is calling his fellow patriots
hogs.' "
Mr. Harrington, after tho chairman had
admonished tho convention to give htm a
fair hearing, niado a temperate appeal for
hurmony. After other speeches an amend
ment, taking tho blttcrnoss out of tho reso
lution, wns proposed by Father McN'eeco,
but this was rejected overwhelmingly and
Mr. O'Urlon's resolution was adopted, only
twonty-flvo hnnds showing ngntnst It. Tho
convention then adjourned until tomorrow.
CAUSE OF THE DISAGREEMENT
Foreign Minister of llollanil Informs
Cliilluuer of Trouble with
l'urtuuul.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 11. Hniijylns in tho
second chamber today to tho Intcrpella
tlon of Count von Ilylnndt, notlco of which
was given yesterday, on tho HUbJect of the
tonslon hotween Tho Netherlands and Port
ugal, tho foreign minister, Dr. W. H. Do
llcaufort, sketched tho history of tho mis
understanding, which, ho declared, had been
exaggerated. He said tho Dutch minister
nt Lisbon,, Duron von Hcckcron, announced
Novombor 17 that Portugal desired to with
draw tho exequatur of Herr Pott as consul
of Tho Netherlands at Lourcnzo Marquez,
unless tho government of Tin Netherlands
would obvlato tho necessity by dismissing
or rocalllng Horr Pott. As Tho Nether
lands government had no official Infornm
tlon that Herr Pott had permitted, as nl
loged, tho Importation of contraband of
war, It could not accede to tho demand for
Mb recall without a fuller Inquiry and It
thercforo Instructed tho minister at Lisbon
to cable to Herr Pott asking him to clear
up tho matter. Herr Pott then applied for
leave to como to Europe, which was
granted, nnd Tho Netherlands proposed to
Portugal that an Investigation bo mado
during tho consul's visit and that threo
months bo allowed' for tho rendering of a
report on the subject.
Tho government of Tho Netherlands sup
posed Portugal approved of this proposal
and was surprised to learn shortly after
ward that Portugal Insisted on withdraw
ing tho exequatcur of Herr Pott.
Tho foreign minister explained that he
was not awnro if fresh complaints against
Herr Pott were the cause of this, but n
notification sent to Tho Netherlands min
ister of tho withdrawal of tho exequatcur
now would illy accord with the very
friendly relations between Tho Nethor
lands and Portugal, Immediately nfter tho
exequatcur was withdrawn, however, the
Dutch mlnliiter was summoned to glvo In
formation nnd Herr Pott was expected a
Tho Hague wlthlu a month. After Count
Von Ilylnndt had expressed tho hope that
the difficulties would be speedily settled
tho subject was dropped.
Oar I'roit rrnlnir Towards Hrcovcry
LIVADIA, Dec. 11. Tho czar's phy
slclans issued tho following bulletin to
day: "His majesty's recovery Is pursuing
a normal course. Ho has a good appetite
gains strength dally ami his temperature
nd pulse are normal."
Believed In Foreign Allusion Work
LONDON, Dec. U. Tho late Hobort Art
Hngton, an eccentric citizen of Leeds, who
lived in a miserly manner In order to u
bio to devote his wealth to forolgn mis
slons, has left tho London Missionary so
clety over J50,ooo.
WorrtensWJold :lnr to Antarctic,
CHIUBTIANIA, Dec. 11. Assistant Pro
fessor Nordenskjold of tho University of
Uprcla hns arrived hero to make prepara
ttons for his trip to tno Antarctic region.
AVnniaii'n Suffrnite In Victoria.
MELnOUUNB. Dec. 11. Tho leglslatlv
assembly of Victoria today passed tho wo
man's suffrage and old people's pensio
bill
"ILU0MS F0RJFA,N'S ARMY
Hunan llf C'lltlllllonN AUKeil 1(1 OIC
Siipplriiienliiry Ustlmntc of
WAS!. rr.
nt
Into commltteo of sup
ply it
secret
St. John Urodcrlck, the
t war, Introduced tho
upplcmcnliuSre;
ates of 1C,0C0,000 for
tho army. Ho'
nltlcd tho government's
xiuctatlons had not been ovcr-sangulno
and It Is anticipated that tho expenditure
to March 31 would bo little short of tho
outlay tho government had been Incurring
during tho wholo financial year. Ho added
that tho govemmcnt'n policy wns to purauo
tho war with tho strongest posslblo forco
nd a continuous stream of supplies, so
that pcaco may tho more quickly bo
chlcvcd, Mr, Urodcrlck added that he be-
eved that the government was now ask-
ng for tho final sum required for this
abnormal war.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, liberal, ex-
rossed tho opinion that the houso had not
henrd u moro distressing confession. Al
though his original opinion of the circum
stances leading to tho unhappy war was
not altered, ho would oppose tho vote.
The whole ccrot of tho government's mis
calculations, ho said, was tins: u wao
n nowlso n warfaro of governments, but
conflict of races. He thought that, now
they had overthrown the governments of
tho republics by overwhelming forco of
rms, they should deal with tho bravo
burghers now remaining, not by perpetuat
ing Increased expenditure, but by a policy
f reconciliation.
Sir Henry Campbcll-Hannorman said that
the secrotnry of state for war had made
frank statement as to tho real condition
of nffalrs and ho expressed a hopo that tho
government would bring homo the volun
teers. Mr. Uroderlck replied that It would bo
Impossible for tho government to give any
pledgo on that point, ns Lord Kitchener
must bo kept supplied with many mounted
men.
Timothy Healy remarked: "A war begun
In braggadocio and hypocrisy has brought
humiliation tn England nnd tho culprit is
In tho colonial office."
Henry Labouchero oxpresssod tho opinion
that guerrilla warfaro In South Africa
might last for two years.
Tho supplementary cstlmato of 16,000.-
000 wus then adopted by a voto of 2S4
against 8.
Tho house having gono Into committee
of wnys and means tho chancellor of thu
exchequer, Sir Michael Hlcks-Doach, ex
plained that the existing borrowing powers
of tho chancellor nraountcd to only 5,000,
000. Ho moved thcreforo a resolution au
thorizing him to borrow by war loan, ex
chequer bonds or v treasury bills tho sum
of 11,000,000. Ho said ho did not expect
to uso his borrowing powers until Febru
ary or March und ho asked tho houso to
postpono any discussion of the subject
until the second reading next Thursday.
Sir Henry Cumpbcll-Banncrman expressed
his approval of tho resolution, which was
ngroed to.
Tho commltteo then rose and tho house
adjourned.
CHAFFEE INCIDENT IS CLOSED
Field Murnhnl (ilvea IIIm Version of
the Incident hum wltu
a Dinner.
BERLIN, Dec, 11, 2 p. m. Tho Gorman
Foreign office authorizes tho Associated
Press to mako tho following statement re
garding tho Waldorseo-Chaffeo Incttlcnt,
based upon a cable dispatch Just recolvod
from Field Marshal von Waldcrsco:
"General Chaffee wroto Field Marshal
on Wnlderseo n letter In n rough tone.
'leld Marshal von Wnlderseo refused to
receive It, returning tho snmo to Gcnoral
Chaffee. Tho latter then wroto a socond
letter, apologizing for his objectionable
expressions, whereupon Field Marshal von
Waldcrsco Invited "Oenoral Chaffoo to
breakfast and tho Incident was amicably
closed."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Tho War de
partment" has received a report from Gen
oral Chaffee of tho Incident that occurred
at Pokln In connection with his ropresenta
tlvcs to Flold Marshal von Waldersee. It
appears that General Chaffee did uso some
pretty vigorous lnnguago In protesting
ngalnst the thieving and looting ot tho for
olgn troops. What particularly hurt the
feelings of Wnlderseo was a pointed refer
enco by General Chaffno to the fact that
this disgraceful and unmllltary practice- of
looting wns being indulged In, not by tho
men who did tho fighting nnd opened tho
way to Pekln, but by tho late comers, who
had borne nono of tho brunt of conflict and
hardship. Waldersee himself did not reach
Pckln until long nfter tho expeditionary
force had occupied tho town.
It Is recognized hero officially that Qen1
oral Chaffeo hnd provocation for his dcllv-
ernnce, but regret Is felt that ho used this
tono In addressing tho flold marshal. It
Is significantly pointed out hero that per
haps it was not Incumbent upon General
Chafloe tn mako any representations what
ever on this subject to tho field marshal, n3
thero Is no longer any omclal tlo between
them. When tho United Stntes government
changed tho character of Its military rep
resentntlon In Pckln from an expeditionary
force to i mero legation guard, of courso
that gunrd no longer came under tho con
trol of tho commandor-ln-chlof at Pokln.
but was simply a part of Minister Conger's
official household,
CONCERNING RICHARD CR0KER
llrltlxli Income Tux Annexnor In I'ut
tluir the Serein on Tnmiiiuuy'a
Hons Hiird.
(Copyright, INK), by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 11. (Now York World Ca-
blogram Special Telegram.) Croker has
been ordered by tho British Income, tax
assessor to pay tax on 20,000 a year.
How tho assessors fixed this sum It Is Im
possible to say, Croker attended recently
boforo tho assessors ut Wantngo and pro
tested strongly, but to no purpose Tho
amount of his tax will bo about 1,000
and tho only way Crokor can escape 1b
by proving that his Incomo Is less thnn
tho sum assessed, for which It will bo
necessary that ho disclose his source ot
Income,
Itnly'n Troops tn Stay In (,'lilnn.
ROME, Dec. 11. In tho Chamber of Dopu
ties today tho socialist group Introduced
n resolution railing on tho government to
recnll tho Italian troops In China, After
a statement by Slgnor Sarraco, the pre
mier, thot "to recall tho troops would b
Imprudent nnd unjustifiable whllo negotia
tions for praco aro in progress, the cham
ber then rejected tho resolution by an over
whelming vote,
Cierninn Youth (liillly of l.ene Mnjeiite
MERLIN, Dec. 11. Max Lonzmann, the
10-year-old son of a Merlin lawyer, has
been dismissed from his gymnasium and
forbidden to enter any other In Prussia for
committing leso majeste when the prin
cipal ot tho gymnasium mentioned to (he
pupils tho recent attempt at lireslau on
tho Ufo ot Emperor William.
STRIKE ON SANTA FE STILL ON
Official! Deolaro Places of All Striking
Operator! Are Filled.
SYSTEM SAID TO BE HAMPERED BUT LITTLE
IleprenentaM ve of (lie Men, on I lie
Other Hand, Hay That Fewer
Train Are llclnir Hun Kvery.
Dny nnd n Tie up In at Hand.
CHICAQO, Dec. 11. Tonight Third Vlco
Pttsldcnt J, M, Darr, superintendent of
the operating department of tho Santa Fo
railway, notified all tho agents of tho com
pany not to employ any more operators,
as enough men had been engaged to fill the
places vacated by tho telegraphers who
responded to tho strike call. He said:
"At fifteen other points on tho system
wo havo been hiring new operators since
this troublo began. Tonight I notified
our agents not to cngago any more."
Referring to tho report that tho com
pany was filling strikers' places with In
competent opcrntors President Darr said:
"Wo did wrlto to two schools In Iowa
asking for competent operators. The men
sent us In overy Instnnco were thoroughly
examined and will have to pass another
examination when they reach tho places
to which thoy aro assigned. Wo do
ot want tho old employes to return. Their
places havo been filled with competent men
and wo will retain them."
"Tho strike Is practically over and our
business Is normal," said President E. P.
IMplcy. "A little delay and sumo annoy-
anco has been tho burden ot our trouble.
Tho report that officials of tho company
aro opposed to labor unions Is false. Wo
havo no quarrel with labor unions. On
tho contrary, we bellovo they nro n good
thing when properly governed."
MUDGE SAYS CAUSE IS LOST
Snutn Fen flencrul MnnnRcr Orders
l'nrtlnl Resumption of Illock
HlKnnl .System,
TOPEKA, Kon., Doc. 11. General Man
ager H. V. Mudgo of tho Santa Fo today
Issued n notice offering a reward for tho nr
rcst of persons who in any way interfered
with the operations ot tho wires or Instru
ments or any other property of the com
pany. "Thorn was somo interference with tho
wires on tho Oklahoma division and at
Olathc," said Mr. Mudgc, in explanation ot
tho notice. "It may havo boon done by
persons other than strikers, but tho troublo
wo experienced was vory light."
Mr. Mudgo says that tho strike is a com
pleto failure, and that tho road is finding
no difficulty in filling tho places mndo
vacant by tho operators. However, he still
retains his placo at tho key in the general
telegraph office.
Ily order of tho goncral manager the
block setem is tn forco again on the road
between Kanros City and Chicago. This
order was mado this morning after tho
claim was mado by the company that all tho
operations of tho road wcro in normal con
dltlon, again.
In an Intorvlow on tho several features ot
tho strike Mr, Mudgo said tonight:
Our buslhcsB is running nnrmnllv ncnln
Wo have kept truln movements steady un
der tho train order system. It hns been
satisfactory enougn to run tno trains In
the same way that other western roads
run them. Tho Santn Fo hns block slgnnls,
ns the others havo not. We nro using tho
block signals from Chicago to Newton
ngnlu. I gave the order for resumption this
morning.
Tno bosrus messnco for onerators to en
bnck to work, which J. A. Newman savs
his namo was forged to, went over the
wires sure enough. It wus taken off the
wires In the general olllces nt the shop and
at Hollldav. Whero It orlclnnted 1 don't
Know. mr. sewmnn h personal message of
protest renched me late yesterdny after
noon. There had been nothing further
henrd nbuut the mutter since, 1 replied last
mum.
Mr. Mudgo's reply was as follows:
Your wlro today. Am nlso surprised that
uny uiiiL'iiii Hiioum iorge your name, do
not believe it has been done. Pleaso glvo
mo fncts nnd name of official that I may
Investigate. Thero would be no object In
endeavoring to get tho men back to work,
oh we nro refusing to permit them to go
uula, no you very wen Know.
All tho striking operators received notlco
today that their services would not longer
bo required by tho company. Tho letters
were writton by C. C. Sholes, superintendent
ot telegraph, and wero as follows:
Denr Sir You aro hereby notified that
you uro uiscnargcu rrom llio service of tho
company, to date from 4 p. m. Saturday.
December S. for failure, to tierfnrm ihn
duties of your position. Ilalanco due you
for Decemner services may be secured nt
any time by calling at tho olllco of tho
treasurer. Yours,
C. G. SHOLES, Superintendent.
Superintendent Sholes claims that there
nro only 150 vacancies on tbo forco of
telegraphers yet to fill and that they will bo
filled In a short time.
Tho company claims to bo ablo to rccelvo
and caro for nll'tho ordinary business with
which It may bo Intrusted and that, as far
as tho strikers nre concerned, tbo road need
not recognlzo their organization.
TRAINMEN MAY GO ON STRIKE
Secret fleaslon Held at Ilenver, Itc
ult of Wuleh Wltl Ue Made
Known Today,
DENVER, Dec. 11. Tho local commltteo
of tho Ilrotherhood of Railway Tralnmon
held a secret meeting today and dlscusi'cd
tho question of aiding tho Santa Fo telu
graphers by means of a sympathetic strike.
It Is said that it was practically decided
to submit the question to a vote of the
body Immediately, If this is dono tho re
sult will bo known tomorrow.
Four new operators, it Is claimed by tho
strikers, walked out today at ofllccs
botween Denver and Pueblo and others, It
is declared, win follow suit ns soon as
they can bo reached and tho situation ex
plained to them.
The now operator at Castle Rock dls
appeared this morning nnd later In tho
day ho walked Into the station at Scdnlla,
eight miles south of Castlo Rock, Ho said
that a crowd of masked strike sympa
thizers entered tho station, ordored him
to hold up his hands, placed n rope around
his neck, tied his hands behind his back,
then marched him down the track a few
miles east and left htm with Instructions
to keep on going and warned him not to
return to Castlo Rock.
NEWMAN SAYS MEN WILL WIN
Lender of the Operators on Hun tent
Santn Fe tiny Truln Are Co
lli IT Dead In I.urtte Numbers,
EMPORIA, Kan., Dec. 11. Chairman New
man of the eastern division of the Santa
Fe operators, tonight gavo out a statement
of freight trains run and loads and empties
handled through Emporia, which, ho says,
shows tho great loss the company is sus
taining by tho strike and that tho com
pany Is making a losing fight. Ho says.
"Tho Btrlko occurred on December S.
(Continued on Second Page.)
NEW UNIVERSITY GROWS
lllslinp Hurst lleiiort Kiututvmrut
Fund of .Xenrly :i,0H,U(M for
.llrttiodlnt Institution.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The board of
trustees of tho American university held
Its annual meeting hero today, lllshop
Hurst reported that thero now was bo-
twttn $2,000,000 nnd J3.000.000 on hand nnd
uiged that every effort should be put forth
to sccuro $1,000,000 during tho coming year.
Tho money would bo used, ho said, as n
basis for opening tho Institution for actual
work In Instruction.
Tho report of tho financial secretary
showed that $75,000 will soon bo added to
tho endowment fund. It was also, reported
that wlthlu tho last fow days n quantity
of land neur tho site of tho propotivd uni
versity had been given by somo friend,
Its valuo Is about J.1,000. A subscription
of $10,000 was mado by a member of tho
board, whoso name wns not announced.
During tho day the members of tho board
called on President McKlnloy, to whom the
prospects of tho university wero outlined
by nishop Hurst. Tho latter spoko ot tho
success with which tho promoters nro
meeting nnd tho determination to stnrt
one new building during the coming year
It tho contributions meet expectations. The
president suggested to tho board that it
Invito subscriptions, small as well as large
In nmount, In order that all classes might
havo an opportunity to contribute. Tho
president already has mado n contribu
tion to tho university fund und hopes to
mako nnnthcr.
At tho afternoon session the board passed
a resolution endorsing the organization of
tho Woman's guild of the American uni
versity. Tho following wcro elected offi
cers of tho board: President, John E.
Andius; treasurer, Matthew G. Emory ;
secretary, Rov. Charles W. Ualdwln, D. D.,
all rr-clcctcd.
Rov. John A. Guttcrldgo , was elected
financial secretary. Governor Theodore
Roosevelt of Now York, Hon. W. O. Em
erson of Wyoming nnd William L. Wood
cock of Pennsylvania wcro 'elected mem
bers of tho board of trustees.
Whllo tho members of tho board wero
returning from tho executive mansion tho
venerable lllshop McCabo was taken sud
denly 111 with n severe, headacho nnd had
to bo removed to tho university offices for
treatment. Ho recovered later, howevor,
and tonight announced his intention ot
leaving for Evanston, Ind.
CHILDREN CRUSHED IN PANIC
Cry of Fire HiiImpiI nt CIiIciiko I'nneh
and Judy Hliotv Hennlti; In Sev
ern! Arclileiitn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. Fifteen hundred
children fought and struggled and crushed
to cscapo tho fancied horror of death by
flro tblB evening in West Twelfth street
Turner hall. Thero was no spark of flamo
In tho building, but the cry of a startled
youngster wns token up and instantly tho
gathering of Uttlo ones wb in a panic.
Fully a hundred ot tho boys and girls wcro
swept from tholr feet nnd tmmpled on and
crushed against tho walls and balustrades
ot tho stairs. Others leaped from the gal
leries In tho hall nnd fell in the rildst of tho
struggling mass below. Almoy'tnlfoctllcunly
only a fow wcro hurt boyffnd bruiaes.
Tho exceptions wero
Ilesslo Goodmnn, 7 years old, knocked
down and trampled on, collar bono broken,
faco severely cut.
Fanny Margolls, 13 years old, trampled on
and taken from hall unconscious; condition
said to bo serious.
Annlo Sandter, 12 years old, Jumped from
gallery nnd was trampled on by crowd, chest
crushed and probably Internally injured;
taken homo In ambulance.
Morris Swesnlk, 0 yenrs old, Jumped from
gallery nnd was trampled on by crowd In
auditorium; taken out ot hall unconscious
and found to bo severely crushed about
chest.
Tho occasion of tho gathering was n
Punch and Judy show.
TOLD HIS MEN TO LEAVE HIM
Cnptaln Shield' Suerlflee Aval In The in
NotliliiK InsiirirentN l)lre
Knrd White 1'Iiik.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Captnln
Dovcraux Shield? of' tho Twenty-ninth In
fantry, U. S. A., has hern Invalided homo
on account of two wounds received In one
of tho most thrilling adventures of tho wnr
In tho Philippines. Captain Shields and
fifty-two men left Santa Cruz, on tho Island
of Marlnduque, on September 11 last for
tho purposo of rcconnoltcrlng. Two days
later they fell Into an ambush and wero
fired upon by about 250 men with rifles, who
wero supported by about 2,000 men with
bolns.
Captain Shields, telling of the engage
ment, said: "I was twlco wounded and fell
unconscious, but soon recovered ami then
gavo tho order for tho command to fight Its
way back to tho station. I told them to
leavo mo with a man from tho hospital
corps.
"I dropped behind a -Iro stack ind told
tho man to raise tho whlto flag. Tho In
surgents continued to flro at us. Tho men
fought their way back a short dtstanco and
wero surrounded and had to surronder or bo
killed.
"After tho Insurgents enmo to mo ono
of them took all my belongings. Another
man, was Just going to shoot mo when I saw
a hand and arm como forward and strtko up
the gun.
"Wo wcro lu native hovels for twelve
days nnd then wo started on a march over
mountains, through denso forests and ncross
rivers, compolled to sleep In mud and rain
and given only tho dirtiest wnter with which
to wash out wounds, This continued until
about October 12, when wo woro told that
orders had been received to turn us over
to tho Americans. Wo wcro taken to Muena
Vista nnd turned over to General Hare."
Chnan InnurKentu Four Mile.
MANILA, Dec. 11. A detachment of tho
Fifth cavalry had a fight with 100 insur
gonts south of Santa Cruz Sunday, Tho In
surgents woro chased for four mllos. Four
teen of them wore found dead. There were
no American casualties. In addition to this
engagement thero had been sovcral minor
encounters botween tho troops nnd tho in
surrectionists. Mr. Hnrrlsnn Call on .Mr. MelCtnley.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Ex-Prcsident
Harrison viBlted President McKlnloy this
aftornoon. He was accompanied by ex-Sec-rotary
Foster.
MnveitientH of Oeenn Venpieln Ilee. 11.
At Now York -- Arrived Ethiopia, from
Glasgow; Manltou, from Iondon. Sailed
Luhn. from llrcmen, via Southampton.
At Tsln Tail Arrived. Dec. S Frankfurst,
from 8nn Francisco, via Moll,
At London Arrived Mesuba, from Now
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Ikbal, from Phila
delphia. At Plymouth Balled Pennsylvania, from
Hamburg, for New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Staatendam,
from Now York, via lloulogne.
At Philadelphia Hailed Pennland, for
Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Numldlau, from
At Qeiioa Arrived Aller, from New
lUiO.
ONE NINETY FOUR OR FIGHT
Motto of a Combination Formed to Head Off
Beduotion in Repreientation,
NEBRASKA, KANSAS AND MAINE UNITE
Stnrk Decline to Hnter with Ills Col.
leiiRiie to Prevent TnktiiB- Avrny
One Member from HI"
Hume Stute,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. (Special Tele
gram,) Tho fight over tho congressional
apportionment bill promises to bo exceed
ingly active. Tho Nebraska delegation,
with tho Higgle exception ot Mr. Stnrk, with
the Kunsas and Ma I no delegations, have
united In an offensive and defensive alliance,
to keep their membership as at prcscat In
the house. In this connection It Is interest
ing to noto that up to IS 10 tho houso ot
representatives was always figured on a
common basis ot population. Siico thnt
tlmd the membership of tho houso has been
figured upon nn arbltrnry basis created by
tho commltteo on census having tho appor
tionment bill in cbargo. Tho basis sug
gested In the Crumpackcr and Hopkins bills
is purely arbitrary, those representatives
fixing what they believed would bo the right
number tho houso chculd have. They
divided tho whole population by tho numbor
of members agreed upon, using tho quotient
as a common basis of representation, They
then added tho even number of times It
would go luto ench stato's population, nnd
by that method they arrived at tho number
of congressmen for each stnte. This would
leavo n fraction lh each, und to uso up tho
fraction thoy gave tho number of congress
men that this result would bring about tn
tho states having tho highest major fraction
In order of size. By this method, no mat
ter whether the basis of representation was
101,000 or upward, It would leavo Nebraska
with ono less than Its present quota.
How to Hold the l.lnt.
On tho direct basis of population, fixing
191,000 or a fraction for overy member, Ne
braska would hold Its present representa
tion, and all other stntes the snmo. Under
tho way of figuring which has been tn voguo
since 1810 tho representation of 191,000
would glvo tho houso 395 members. This Is
Considered entirely too largo for tho pres
ent capacity of tho hall of tho houso ot
representatives, nnd It Is hoped by Murkett,
Ltttlcficld of Malno, Long of Kansas and
others who aro In tho clcso combine, that
thoy will bo able to Btrlko it happy mean
between 194,000 nnd a figure, above so that
Nebraska, Malno and Kansas will net lose
any of tho present membership.
Judgo Stark's opposition to tho plan of
the combination Is said to have back of it a
political scheme that is far-reaching. It Is
said hero that Stark Is looking to tho nomt
nation for the governorship by the demo
crattc party tn 1902, nnd reasoning that tho
nominee for tho presidency on tho demo
cratic ticket will como from the east In
1904 he hopes to bo on that ticket as the
vlco presidential candidate, so that he cares
little. about tho standing ot Nebraska la tho
houso ot representatives.
Th'urafoii Nut a Dark: llortr.
Senator Thrustou desires The Meo to state
emphatically that the constant nnd ever re
curring reports that ho Is to bo considered
as a dark horse In the senatorial campaign
In Nebraska Is entirely unwarranted; that
his statement that ho would not bo a can
dldate If Just ns strong todny as when ho
announced two years ago that ho would not
bo In the race nnd ho especially desires tho
people of Nobraskn to take him at his word.
M. A. Hall, who was ndmlttcd to practice
before tho United States supremo court
yesterday, loft this afternoon for his homo.
Judgo W. R. Kclley nnd wlfo, who havo
been In Wnshlngton slnco Saturday, tho
Judge being In nttendnnco nt a hcnrlng
beforo the Interstate. Commcrco commis
sion, loft this afternoon for Now York.
Senator Thurston stntes that it Is his
purposo to address n letter to tho senators
from the ctntes which ho hns Included In
his bill creating tho Tenth Judicial circuit,
for tho purposo of ascertaining tholr dls
position toward his bill. Ha says ho has
received a numbor of telegrams which In
dlcato tho general disposition to havo this
new district created. For four or five years
tho sentiment of tho west has been toward
tho division of tho Eighth circuit, which
Includes Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah,
.Montana and Nebraska.
Itny Objeetn to the Provision.
In this connection, Chairman Ray of tho
houso commltteo on Judiciary, by which
body tho bill will bo considered, said today
that there Is no question that tho Increnso
tn the legal work tn that circuit will
eventually njccssltato tho creation of a
now circuit, but that tho houso, tn his
Judgment, could hardly consent to a dl
vision during tho present term. Tho clr
cult, ns proposed in Senator Thurston's
bill, embrnccs all tho railway systems,
with but few exceptions, west of the Mis
sourl river. It Includes also tho great
mineral states of tho union, nnd would
not necessitate litigants traveling 2,000
miles to courts as is mado necessary in the
present circuit.
Indian Commissioner Jones has rccom
mended Improvements at Indian schools
at Chamberlain and Rnpld City, S. D. Ho
recommends the appropriation of $20,000
for each school.
Improvement nt Meade.
Congressmen Gamble and Burko will call
at tho War department on Thursday re
specting tho proposed Improvements nt
Fort Mcndo, S. D. Bids havo been received
nt tho department for now buildings ag
gregating $50,000. This amount was set
astdo for Improvements nt Fort Mcado,
but It Is Inadoqunto, and an additional sum
for the purposo will bo asked by tho South
Dakota representatives.
J, R. C. Mlllor wns today appointed post
master at Danton, Lancaster county, Nob.,
vlco E. H, Sluwson, resigned; also C. W.
Anderson at Platto, Charles Mix county,
S. D.
A postofflco has been established at Lako
Andres, Charles Mix county, S. D., with
Lorena Plerco postmaster.
W. I. Neely Is appointed substitute car
rier at Grlnnell, la.
EIGHT INJURED IN A WRECK
Truck of ICiiKlne on IlllnoU Central
Fast I'asaciiKcr Truln Jump
the Truck,
IL3LEY, Ky.i Dec. 11. Eight personB
wero Injured in a wreck on tho Illinois
Central railroad hero today, caused by tho
trucks of thu tender of thu engine drawing
the Now Orleans limited passenger train
No. 101 leaving the track whllo running
forty-flvo miles an hour.
The injured nro: C. W. Northrop, Colfax
Md,; Mrs A. M. Coots, Princeton, Ky.
J. W. Scott, Mattlo Creek, Mich.; Ed Menl
foe, Covington, Tenq.; U. N. Underwood
cnglnoor; G. H, Summons, Owcnsboro, Ky,
Miss Nora Munns, Dawson: James Franklin
Pullman car conductor. All the injured
will recover.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
'oreenst for Nebraska Fair Wednesday;
wanner In eastern portion; Thursdny
probnbiy snow or rain and colder; south
erly winds, becoming variable.
Temperature nt Onintm Yesterdnii
Hour. Deic. Hour. IleK.
II n, iii U(l 1 p. iii ill
i n. m in a p. m ttii
7 n. tn , '2' 11 p. in
H n. in 4 p. in
u n. in i::t r. p. m :i-
tn n. m u:t II p. in :u
It II. Ill , S2.1 7 p. ill -II
1- in US S p. ill
U p. Ill us
JURY IS STILL UNDECIDED
Fate of MIm Morrison, Churned with
Murder of Sir. Cimtle, Not
Yet Mnde Kuomi.
ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 11. At 10 o'clock
tonight Judgo Shlmi sent tho Jessie Morri
son Jury to a hotel, directing them to re
sume their deliberations nt 8:30 o'clock to
morrow morning. Tho Jury wns closeted
tor nearly fourteen hours. Ono ot tho
urors, Gregory, Is slightly HI tonight and
needs medical attontlou. Tho opinion gen
erally obtains that tho Jury may taka two
or three ds.ys In reaching n verdict and
thnt It ultimately will bo unnblo to agree.
Josslo Morrison was fatigued tonight
after tho social labors of the day, thero
having been a constant stream ot cnllers
slnco early In tho morning. Besides she
had grown a little restless and naturally
Impatient nt the delay ot tho Jury In reach
ing a verdict.
"I hnvo become Just n Ilttlo bit discour
aged todny," raid Mlrs Morrison. "I ex
pected tho Jury 'o reach u decision In about
two hours and I expected it to ho in my
favor. Of courso I may have influenced my
Judgment to snmo extent. I am still hope
ful, but I wish tho Jury would hurry up,"
ho added with a troubled smile. Two ot
Miss Morrison's sisters sat near nnd they
soemod more worried than the prisoner her
self.
Tho roll of tho Jury was called promptly
nt 8:3.) this morning. As soon ns they had
taken their seats Judge Shlnn ordered tho
twelvo men to retire. Tho Jury was led to
small toom on tho second floor of tho
court huuto set nslde for It, and Its strug
gles began. In tho hallway outsldu the
men could bo henrd talking loudly, ap
parently nil at tho same time.
It lc tho opinion of tho lawyers on both
sides that no matter wl nt the verdict may
be, It will not bo reached for a day or two.
Miss Morrison entered tho court room
leading her 3-year-old nlero. Sho was ac
companied by her father, sisters and broth
ers. When tho Jury wns sent out to dollb
ernto tho prisoner nnd her family retired
to her cell. Miss Morrison this morning
recolvod forty letters of sympathy. Ono,
trom a New York City physician, extonded
an Imitation from the. writer and his wife
to mako her homo with them when she
should havo been ncqulttcd.
DARING OHIO BANK ROBBERY
One Town Slnmlinl und One I'lnln
Cltlsen Tied Hnnd nnd Foot mnd
a. Lone Woman Held in Duress.
WOOSTEIt. O., Dec. 11. Tho most dar
ing burglary in northern Ohio for many
a year was commlttcd'at Sovlllo last night.
Thero were six men In tho gang. A nolso
mado by the robbers In forcing open tho
front door of tho bonk nttroctcd tho nt
tcntlon of Town Marshal Hownrd Weaver.
Upon rcnchlng the vicinity Weaver was sud
denly seized and with a revolver thrust In
his faco forced to surronder. Tho burglars
took him upstairs to a room nbovo the
bank and tied his hands nnd feet. Three
of tho burglars meanwhile began drilling
the vault. Presntly William Houtsca, n
citizen who lives near tho bank, enmo by.
Ho nlso wns quickly mado a prisoner, tnken
to the room upstairs and tied ns n com
panion for Marshal Weaver. Mrs. Mary
Hides, who lives next door to tho bank,
heard tho explosion caused by forcing thu
second door, nnd como down to seo what
wns tho matter. Two strango men con
fronted her nnd marched her up to tho
room whero tho marshal nnd Mr. Houtsca
wcro bound. They did not tlo her and of
fered no violence, but made threats.
Leisurely tho burglars went to work at
tho safe, taking nearly four hours beforo
they finally blew It open. In tho safe was
$2,130, which thoy secured, $1,000 Jn gold
escaping their search among tho packages.
Mnny vnluoblo papers wero destroyed. Tho
marshal managed to loose his hands about
this time nnd went to the door, but wns
confronted by nn nrmed man nnd ordered
back under penalty of death. In n few
moments nil was quiet nnd the threo pris
oners, unimpeded, enmo out and gavo tho
alarm to citizens. Tho bandits had stolen
n handcar nnd sped down tho railroad.
Tho car was afterward found stranded
half n mllo west of Sterling. Tho bank
carries burglar Insurnnco and will not bo
crippled by the loss.
SEARCHING FOR L0DEST0NE
I'renbyterliin Frenchern to Seek In
l'rnyer Mean tn Urnrr Public
to Their Clmrclie.
CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 11. At tho regu
lar meeting of tho Clovoland presbytery to
dny, tho quo3tlon of how to counteract tho
Influences which nro decreasing tho nt
tendnnco at tho churches roprcsonted wns
discussed. A numbor of tho most eminent
ministers present declared that they had
for somo tlrao sought to Increase tho at
tendance by means of sermons upon sub
jects of popular Interest. This, thoy all
said, proved effectual for n time, but had
ceased to n'ccnmpllsh Its object. What to
do next was tho question. Tho presbytery
decided to consldor It during a seuson of
prayer nnd fasting to last from 8 a. m.
to C p. m. behind locked doors, nt the
Euclid Avenuo Presbyterian church on tho
last day of tho year.
DENVER MAY LOSE G. A. R.PLUM
Fullure or Wentern City to fJet Prom
Ueil Hallroud Itutn to lie
CoiiNlilered.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 11. Captnln
W. H. Armstrong of this city, senior mom
bcr of tho national executlvo commltteo of
tho Grand Army of tho Republic, today ro
colved from Commander-ln-Chlof Loo Hns-
Eeur of St. Louis a call to como to that
city on Mondny to attend nn Important
meeting ot tho national executlvo commit
tee. The purposo of tho mooting Is to do-
cldo the placo of next year's national Grand
Army of tho Republic encampment.
At tho Chicago encampment last summer
it wns voted to accept tho proposition of
Denver, provided that city would mako good
Its promise- of n railroad rate or 1 cent n
mile. Denver has been trying Its best to
secure this rate, but has not succeeded In
getting tho western roads together, It Is
said Commander-ln-Chlof Hnsslou prl
vntoly Informed the arrangements com
mltteo ten days ago that It must secure tho
concession by Doctmber 10 or tho encamp
meat would go elscwhert,
FUSION FRAUDS BARE
With Bang of Ontngee Oommitttd Agalnit
Purity of Ballot,
SOUTH OMAHA ELECTION REEKS WITH FRAUD
All BorU of Trickery Hsortd to by th
Political Desperadoes.
WITNESS TELLS NAME OF A REPEATER
Judge Warned, but Did Not Inteitlgate
the Berioui Accusation.
FURTHER LIST OF THE FICTITIOUS VOTERS
Fake Annie Iuserted on the Iletfla
tratlou Llita to Be MnulpulntrU
hy tho Followers of II r) tin
mt the rolls.
Tho election contest brought by repub
licans who seek to prbvo their right to
legislative scats, for which certificates
have been issued to fusloulsts, is becoming
Intensely latcrcstlng because ot tho start
ling revelations that aro being mado day
after day. Somo of tho evidence of fusion
fraud In South Omahu Is vuough to mnku
even Dick Croker stand aghast. There Is
nothing vapory or equivocal about this evi
dence. Names, dates and places are men
tioned nnd all tho evidence offered carries
conviction of truth. It Is not henrsay, but
actual observation of tho witnesses.
At the forenoon session yesterdny fnlto
registration, fake voting, straw men and
strnw methods thin, chnlTy Btraw at that
wero revealed In greater volumo than at
any previous hearing.
Mut It remained for tho nftornoon ses
sion to bring out thu most flagrant ot nil
tho wrongs yet mado public. William
Miller, a rcputablo young man who was a
resident of South Omaha for two consecu
tive yenrs prior to threo weeks ago and
who Is now living In this city, gavo positive
testimony to tho effect that he saw a man
by tho nnmo of John Maustg cast two
votes In the First precinct of tho Second
ward in South Omaha at tho roccnt elec
tion. Saw Ilnuslu; Vote Tniee.
"I wns at tho polls in tho First proclnct
of tho Second ward," Bald Miller, "on tho
afternoon of election day when thlB man
llauslg came lu. Ho carried two ballotH
to a booth. 'Ho was lu tho booth a little
whllo, when ho came out nnd deposited
his ballot In the regulation manner. Ho
then left tho polls. About halt an hour
later llauslg returned nnd I was surprised
fto seo him voto again. Although It was
none of my affair, I exercised tho general
right of a citizen and informed Thomas
Montague, oua ot tho election officers, that
llauslg had voted twice. Mr. Montagu (
replied that. I was mistaken and. tho inci
dent w?s lightly passed, -Hut. ltMi-vir.,'..
my own eyes and know I was uot mis
taken." Mr. Miller nlso gnva somo conclusive
testimony to tho "endless chain" voting
system, about which so much has been
said. On this subject he said In substance:
"In tho BBino precinct whero I saw
llauslg voto twlco I also saw two men,
whom I ascertained wcro F. P. O'Connor
nnd Mtko Qulnlnn, tako two ballots nnd
go Into n booth. It Bcetncd to mo, as nearly
ns I could see, that they took from tholr
pockets a ballot already marked and folded
nnd voted It, carrying nwny with them tho
blank ballot which thoy had received on
entering tho voting plnco, Thero may
havo been other Instances of this kind, but
I ennnot say ns to that, for I only gavo
particular attention to llauslg, Qululan and
O'Connor."
On cross-cxnralnatlon Mr. Miller with
stood t,ho thrusts of tho attorneys for tho
contcstecs very nicely nnd nt no time did
ho becomo confused, desplto tho fact that
tho lawyers wero apparently as merciless
as thoy could possibly bo. In tho nggre
gato Mr, Miller ncijultted himself as a
conservative, straightforward witness.
Tho testimony of Miller was tho feature
of tho day, clearly eclipsing tho revela
tions of tho forenoon, which ot themselves
wero concluslvo enough to show that there
wns somothlng wrong with the fusion forcrn
In South Omaha on election day.
Clitrk'n Hvldeuce Corroborated,
In addition to tho startling ovldonce of
Mr. Miller, Ed M. Tracy took tho stand
and corroborated In overy particular all
of tho testimony previously given by Georgo
W. Clark as to tho fako mothods of regis
tration which wero permitted. Tracy was
with Mr. Clark during tho investigation
and also conducted a separate Inquiry u
part of tho time In Bome instances ho not
only corroborated tho testimony of Mr,
Clark, but added material strength to It,
bocauso his observation had occasionally
extended furthor.
Additional corroboration of the ephemoral
naturo ot soma ot those whoso names nr
found on tho registration books of South
Omaha was given by Paul F. Stotn, a con-
stablo, In whoso hands subpocuaes wero
placed Bovernl days ago summoning tho
straw men to appear boforo tho notaries
nnd glvo testimony in this contest. The
list of names tn tho nubpocnacs was Iden
tical with tho names which appear in
Tbo Ileo ns fako voters. Tho constable was
Instructed to find these men, It posslblo.
Ho testified yesterday afternoon that ho
could not find them und In explaining thn
rensons why ho tallied exactly with the
report of tho same alleged men previously
mndu by Messrs. Clark nnd Tracy.
Tho list of falso registrations was In
creased yesterday by tho following names,
which wcro brought out at tho forenoon
sefcslon :
Flmt l'reelnet, Third "Wnrd,
Walter Illllada 2S23 V street; vacant lot;
no such person known In the neighborhood.
Edwiirii Ilurrey, Twenty-ninth and H
streets; no hjcIi person known thero.
I'ut UUlien, -vun u Biruoi; urn niiuwn ui
number irlven.
Patrick Calilll, 2731 Q street; no ono by
name of Cahlli at the number given.
JameH Daly. 2720 K street; such person
had lived there, but left about two weeks
boforo election.
Ueorge Qlundey, 2320 It Btrcct; no such
''ToHeph'lli'ckey, 2MC P. street; been In a
hospital two months nnd was there on
election day. yet tho recurda show that his
name was voted.
John Kelby, Twenty-nlnth and II streets;
could llnd no troro of Kelby.
JameH McAllstcr. 157 m North Twenty
eighth street; left elty before election,
Peter Nugent, Thirtieth und B streets;
no trace found, ...
JunvH Neeloy. Twenty-ninth and T
streets; could not lit. found.
James Puckhuuer. Twenty-seventh and
It: could not bo found.
John Hhen, 2717 Q street; no such person.
.Sei'oml I'reelnet, Thlru Wnrd.
U, n, DjIs, Thirty-first und It ntrcots;
n'pcterrj' Fox, Twenty-second nnd 11; no
such person.
J A. Gorman; no such person.
W. (' lli'xcn. Thirty-first nnd T streets;
no trnen of llexen.
Josoph Kosek, Thirty-ninth und V street;
ir,.u,.U nnt found.
J Trunk Johnson, 3119 1 street; me.4e thor-