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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
aSSTAHIilSIIJSI) .1 U2S'J3 10, JS71.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, DECEMBER 20, JOOO-TEX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY ElVE CENTS.
TUAN UNDER ARREST
PRINCE SHAN ALSO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Yn Yien i Ordered to Botnrn to Sian Fu,
Preiramablj for Execution.
DEMANDS OF POWERS APT TO BE GRANTED
China Likely to Efspond to Joint Noto
Within a Month, it is Bcliored.
MESSAGE NOW ON ITS WAY TO THE COURT
Slow .Methniln of (,'oiiiiutinlcntlnn Mny
Citiise .Some Drlny In Trim mil It
alian (if I,' 1 1 1 mil ( ii m to i:niircHM
Dim n Kfr anil lltupcror.
LONDON, Dec. 23, Tho Shanghai corrc
Ipondcnt of tho Standard, telegraphing Dc
comber 24, Hays:
"Tho government bus arrested I'rlnco
Tunn and I'rlncu Shan on tho bonier of
Shan SI province. Yu Ylen has been or
dered to roliirn to Sinn Fu forthwith, to
bo executed It Ih supposed.
"U In Inferred from these reports that
tho I tup or In I authorities nro preparing to
concede tho deninliilH of tho Joint noto for
the punishment of tho Instigators of Urn
trouhlo In Chlnn."
According to a iicwh agency dlnpatch
from Pokln, dated December 21, tho for
eign ministers thero nro unanimously of
tho opinion that China will accept tho
conditions Imposed by tho Joint noto of
tho powers within n month. The note was
(darted on Its way to tho dowager ompicsi
mill tho emperor Immediately after Its
presentation, tho dispatch says, but wlro
communication Is slow and it probably
lll not reach them until December 27.
BLOODY BATTLE IN CHINA
l.nrne llmly of lleformeri Kntlccil
Into lliiKtllc City, Where IIcuiiIiu-m
I'll 11 t'ioii Them Without Mercy.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 2.".. A spc
clnl to tho Times from Vancouver, 11. C
Bays: News of a terrible mnssacru of
tho reform forces In China nnd the bo
bunding of twenty-seven of Its leaders was
received hero today in n cablegram by W.
A. Cumrow, secretary of the Chinese Re
form association In America. Tho en
gagement took place In the provlnco of
Po Cht LI, n porulous section of tho Ynugtso
valley In central China. It resulted In
tho killing of 1.500 men and tho completo
demoralization of tho reform forces. The
battle. Into which tho reformers were
brought by treachery, occurred on Decem
ber IS and tho work of tho movement has.
us a conscqucbce, been dropped in all that
part of the country. Tho Chlneso hero arc
loud In their expressions of disapproval
of tho conduct of tho campaign by their
leaders.
It appears from tho few details given
In tho cablegram received today that Long
Tom, tho reform louder, at tho head of a
badly armed force of 12,000, paid a visit
to Chung 111 Tung, governor of tho dis
trict, who, though an Imperial officer, was
bcllovcd to bo In sympathy with tho re
form movement. Long was Invited to tho
governor's palaco and was with his 12,000
men marched Into tho city. They left all
their arms outsldo tho gates, taking the
precaution only to carry their loaded re
volvers. Thero were 5,000 Imperial troops
In the town, but nothing was feared from
them and n delay of a day took plnco In
order that other reform leaders might bo
Kent for, nnd when tho nudlcuco with the
governor was finally nrrauged thero were
twenty-seven of tho leading followers of
Knng Yu Wei admitted. Then a disagree
ment arose. Tho governor had tho leaders
seized and taken Into tho oourt yard, whrro
thoy were beheaded, and, In tho mean
time, n strict order had been sent to tho
iuipcrlul troops to descend tSpon n poorly
ntmed rabble of the reformers. The few
m-1I-drilled soldiers tool: tho country
pcopla completely by surprise, but never
theless tho latter plucklly fought their way
thrcugh nnd cscuped. They carried away
thcl own wounded, but loft 1.500 dead on
tho Sold nnd scattered In tho streets of
tho Ity. Tho cablegram says that
the
Hccndof tho butchery was frightful.
N0TF. DELIVERED TO CHINA
Ultimatum of l'ont'rn Leaven IIiiiiiIm
in I ore I urn .11 mix (em
nt I'rkln,
PARIS.Wc. 25. A dispatch to the Havns
ngeucy frtoi J'ekln says:
Tho milliters assembled at tho residence
of Scnor i. J. do Cologun, tho Spanish
minister nVi the doyen of the diplomatic
corps, und Vcclved I'rlnco Chlng, to whom
tho Spunlshhnlnlster handed n Joint note
of tho powik m Hung Chang, who is
Ktlll III, askcito bo excused. I'rlnco Chlng
Bald: i
"I havo honor to nccept tho noto
concerning theo-establlshinont of good re
lations nud wlA trnnsmlt It Immediately to
tho otnncror iim communicate to him his
reply as soon ulrccolvod."
ItllNllllll i'l ( (',.N,. ,,,ot.
LONDON. Dec. 0. Vice Admiral Alcxolff,
pays tho St. Potxsburg correspondent of
tho Times, bus Uued orders to tho men
under his cominau u china to mako do
tolled lists of tho Ojinese property, money
enttlo, provisions, iV., taken by them, and
where such properk now is. Tho corre
spondent nlso says tlyt detachments of Hua
slan troops In t-outbru nnd southwestern
Manchuria contlnuo pursue tho work of
exterminating dlsorga(Zt.,j Chinese troop
nnd brigands,
H.h.tn Hill-urine ri-iU, lli.tnrhmeiit.
TIEN TSIN, Dec. 25A rrPnch aetach.
mout of 100 men left hiV on December 20
for Hung Tsu, twenty ilc3 westward, to
search for arms. Applying rt vlllngo
ucross n frozen creek aorCo of Doxers
opened nro, Killing Weutynt Cental and
wounding another oiilcct Tho Trench
mimed tno village.
I IIUI Tlllllll'l'r Villi- IVr lrlia
'iu lllivu urt:miii! iiivuivi n 1 , tirlpH war
over the contrnotH for furimAr;. vhtrli
nr.. now being cloaed for d.V rv' ilurl i
tho tlrst half nf the new yl V) e VIE
unit 1.. !... II... I... 1.1 . 11-
ntin IS null BfJMiu "t lliu II 111 v'ldeut noli
Connellsvlllo producers are )1K tW'
imi-M i-uiiii lin iui un ti.rj u ui Invnlv',.1
i I It H 1 I'lllllllll V lM llllll III itv nn 1. n
r..ii. , . ,., . i. 1 ,1
ti n7 i-,iiiii,i in i-l'lirftrl(pa liri
rhleily the II. C. Frlek Cuke ciViiiv the
J. W. llnlney Coke coinm ny. V Wnili.
Ington Coal nnd Coko eoni,v nI,i
tho HpsKemrr Coke rnmn.il ' m.
1 HIT
minimum trlco of 11.73 n ton oiVririnci
ooko at tlm ovens, ihlle other Vniiictl.
tors nro quoting as low as tlulii,irra
nnnied. ami one of the larger thesi
Interests Is holding to 11.55. yneat
JOYOUS DAY IN GAY PARIS
French tiiplliil Observes A'nlal Uny of
tin; Church In ItN Own
in' I (i n ( Wny.
IUS, Dee. 25. Chrlstmastldo was fa
in rrauco with bright, cheerful
Parisians c.iebrated It In
slilon. All the restaurants
nnd cafesiwsBBMamed on Chrliitma-t nvo
with fcstlvoBBRirttes, which did not
disperse until cjTflfthls morning. At mid
night masses with special musical attrac
tions filled tho leading churches to over
flow. Tho boulevards today woro Ailed with
throngs Inspecting the attractive llttlo
booths, which had been erected In contin
uous lines along both sidewalks and In
which toys, candles, fancy articles aud
other Christmas novelties were displayed.
A roaring trade, greatly In excess of tbat
of previous years, was done.
Tho charltablo 3ldo of tho festival was
represented by numbers of free meals and
ecasonablo gifts to poor families and out
casts. Mine. Louhct gave 7,000 francs to be used
fur the relief of widows In necessitous cir
cumstances. AMERICA'S PROUD POSITION
Austrian i:ii'rl t'mit'cilcs to t'nlli-d
Mint en I'ooltlmi iim I'lrxt ImliiM
trlat .iitliin mi Earth,
LONDON. Dec. 26. Tho Times' Vienna
correspondent says that under tho tltlo
"European Economical Alllanco" Paul
Leroy Heaullcu In the Nues Wlcnertageblatt,
after reciting America's Immense resources
ind growing population, eays:
"It may henceforth bo regarded ns the
first Industrial nation nnd Its superiority
will become strikingly evident year by
year. Tho fulled States will, moreover,
soon hnve a considerable mercantile marine.
Americans are accustomed to regard Eu
ropeans, more particularly Contlncntnls, In
about tho same light as Orientals, who
vegetate In dreams of the past."
llo points out that European states In
dividually are comparatively restricted ns
to markets and cannot carry n division of
labor to tho utmost limits nnd ho suggests
an economical alliance and tho regulation
of tariffs by a permnuent European com
mission. This commercial co-operation, ho
thinks, might lead to a gradual reduction of
armament.
APPROVE SENATE'S ACTION
IttiNxlini ciiuiicrt Iti-Kiiril Ahrngn.
I inn of Cliiytnii-lliilMi'r Treaty
iim (Inlte I 'roper.
ST. PETERSBtmo, Dec. 25. The Novoe
Vremyn, din -usslng tho English newspaper
Indictment of tho United States senate for
"Its unparalleled attempt to overturn tho
Clnyton-Ilulwer trcnty," says:
"Tho caso Is not unusual. Conditions have
changed and tho treaty must change too.
Kussla nfforded an examplo In 1S70, In
declaring that she was no longer bouna
by her promlso not to maintain war vessels
In the Ulnck sea."
Tho Ilourso Gazette says:
"Russia is gratified by America's dip
lomatlo victory over England. AVestcrn
Europe dislikes the Monroe doctrlno bo.
causo it desires to grab territories every
where. Itusslu, which has sympathiMd with
America In her independence, which liqui
dated American possessions to An.crlca, ha
nothlng against tho Monroe doctrlno and the
old sympathies havo grown more cordial
In China."
Ainrrli'iiii Stt-fl mill Iron.
LONDON, Dec. 25. The Times this morn
ing prints another long nrtlelo on tho prog
reus of American steel nnd Ircrn competi
tion, concluding ns follows; "How much
of the world's expansion will America take
from us? How much will sho leavo for us
lo struggle over with other manufacturing
natious? Apparently tho problem will bo
solved far sooner than has been generally
expected. The abnormal demand of thn
United States for its own engineering
products is fast slackening, thus bringing
tho marvelous Increase In American manu
facturing capacity for the last nvo years
nnd especially for the last three to bear
upon foreign markets. It is n question
paramount to all others, even to the
efficiency of tho navy subsidy."
iiliilil Oiicnlnur lit St. IVtorxlnirK.
ST. PETERSIiURO, Dee. 25. Tho prince
of Oldenburg, president of the government
temperance committee, nt noon today de
clared tho People's palace open to tho pub
lic. After tho Inaugural ceremonies the
prince nnd twenty of tho higher army of
ficers, Including the commanding generals,
along with tho olllcials, noblemen and wo
men, dined sldo by side with peasants nnd
tho families of worklngmen.
Di'iitliN from lliilitiuli' I'lnKUP.
CALCL'TTA, Dec. 25. Lord Curzon nf
Kedleston, the viceroy of India, in the
course of u speech today said that since
the nppearanco of the bubonic plague In
1SUS 25.000 deaths from tho dlseuso havo
occurred In tho Mysore state.
Will I'm in rir .111 ii I Miry.
SYDNEY. N. S. W Dee. 25. Edmund
Ilarton, who was the leader of the federal
convention, has accepted tho earl of Hope
toun's offer to form the (list cabinet of the
federation. Ho anticipates no dlfllculty.
Pole Arri-Mleil nt Wiitnimv.
VIENNA. Dec. 25. A dlsnnteh from Wnr.
saw says that fifty-two Pole3 havo boon
arrested there, nccused of being In a po-
uticni conspiracy.
ThriM- WiiiiiiiIoiI Men Mny Die,
C'AItlUlNDAl.vr ill rw o-. .,
pennes. a small station nn tho Illln di
t eiitriil railroad In this rounty, today Jnu
nnd Jake Davidson, brother, became in-
viiivru in a quarrel witn iienrv vn, n
nrnsiienms farmer, during which Joe
navldsnn Hlinf l,iv tn tlm nii.iMn., niim.
hliots were llreil, which n'obablv fntniv
wminiii-ii roe i-yatt. n bystander. Tho
nrnthpfM nt nun,' (I,.i1 nmi ,i a,,..ii
was sent after them. A few ' miles from
i"vii uireo men named Tlppoy. C'raln nd
Hole, overtook the brothers and demanded
tlK-lr Itiimi-dlato surrondor. A runnl'i.r
llirllt took lll:ir,. nml lintlt thn litt.r.
woiindeil one bring- shot through tho evo
and prnlinbly fatally Injured, whllo the
other was badlv wounded In tho shoulder
Ihey were rammed und tonght plnced in
the county Jail.
It Is thought that . at least three of tho
wounded men will die.
IH'lHity Sherlir Kllleil,
MAYF1ELD. Ky.. Pee "V-Two mU
dead and nnother wounded Is tho resiil
nf a ragedy that occurred hero last nlnht
Deputy Sheriff John 1'nlwr und Charls
Ijnwllne a saloonkeeper, wow killed, nnl
lllrch lllllyer. an nssoelnt" of the latter
leeelved a bullet wound in the head. INher
and Sheriff Sam D''utli!t wont to Uowllm, s
house to arrest lllllyer. und upon tho lat
ter resisting I 'sher procured a revolver
and fired nt him. Howlleo ran into the
room and llreil n bullet through Usher's
heart, nnd was In the act of shooi.ng Sher
Iff Douthlt when the latter shot him dead,
lllllyer was arrested lod-iy ns nn ncces.
sory to tho murder of INlier.
Dlniu l)lNiiiioiitt ii Croivil,
HOSTON. IVc. 25,-rieorge Dixon, ex
thnmplon featherweight, did not Imx
Jimmy Davenport of Chelsea at the Isot
erle club tonight, to the Intenso dlsnp
polntmeut of a big crowd. Dixon had
rigreed to fight nt the featherwolcht limit,
but Davenport enmo to the ringside weigh.
!V nt J,1 115 pmirds, ngnlnst Dlxon'i
1154, Dlxou was at the ringside, but .lid
not go nn nml Andy Daly of Maldo i.
featherweight, was substituted. Daly and
Davenport fought a draw,
WHOLE CAPE RIPE FOR REVOLT
Dutch Bcaidonts Will Join Boon if Their
Ammunition it Sufficient,
KITCHENER IN HEART OF DISTURBANCES
Ilrltlsh Fortunes Arc Trembling: In
the lltiliiuce and .May He Lout If
Ili-liiforceiiicntN An- Xot Hur
ried to the llcseue.
LONDON, Dec. 2C The position of Capo
Colony Is hanging lu the balance. Accord
ing to tho Morning Post's Capetown corre
spondent everything depends upon the
quantity of ammunition In possession of tho
disloyal Dutch residents, 100 of whom have
Joined tho Boers in tho Phlllpstown dis
trict alone. Energetic measures have
becu taken to stem the invasion, but there
la unquestionably danger that parties of
Iloers wilt get through Into parts of the
colony and gtndually raise the whole Capo
In rebellion. Reinforcements ran arrive
none too scon. Most of tho dispatches
from Capetown describe tho raiders as
doing llttlo harm nnd as being rapidly
enclosed by Lord Kitchener's command.
Lord Kitchener Is In the heart of tho
(ilsnffcctcd districts, llo has the advan
tage of being personally acquainted with
local conditions. Last March ho super
vised the suppression ut the rising which
occurred then. He Is bringing down
thousands of troops from tho north.
The Standard's Copetown correspondent
says tho loyalists demand that martial law-
shall be proclaimed throughout Cape
Colony, but mlds, "such a step Is now 1m
possibly owing to tho lack of sufllclcnt
troops to enforce It."
The ecricspondent of tho Dally Mall at
Capetown says:
"The pro-Hoer press Is singularly quiet
They hnvo been made uneasy by tho
promptness and thoroughness of the mill
tary action, but reports from various parts
of the western provinces foreshadow peril
ous possibilities.
"A rcspcnslblo colonist, who recently
made n tour of the colony, declares that
P0 per cent of tho Dutch nro simply wait
lug for tho appearance of a resourceful
leader to rebel."
Civil railway traffic has been suspended
largely In all parts of the colony and tho
movements of both the Doers nud tho Drlt
Ish arc almost unknown In Capetown.
It appears that one Doer column at
tacked Stejsburg, but was repulsed nnd
fled, entrenching Itself In the mountains
Another Boer Commando captured a party
of police at Vcntcrstndt. Mounted
colonial troops surprised 300 Doers fifteen
miles from llurghcsdorp on December 2.1
and after n brisk Interchange of volleys
retired with a loss of two men.
Tho Capetown eorrefcpondent of the
Times telegraphed that scarcely any Capt
Colonists have Joined the Invaders.
NO SIGN OF DESPONDENCY
C'hrlxtiniin KdltorlnlM of tho London
1'i'eHN ItecKHlilve Smith Afrli-a Wnr
In .Mensiireil Wnriln.
LONDON, Dee. 251:23 n. m. Thcrj is
no sign of the despondency which olnr
acterlzed "bU'k Dtccmber" last yar. At
tho same tlmo tho Christinas editorials
find llttlo caasc for supreme satlsfa?
tlon. All express regret tbat tho nation
Is still at war. Some tuko tho trouble to
remind their readers that there aro four
times as many troops In South Africa now
ns thero were twclvo months ngo and nil
engaged In tho monotonous and woarlaoino
duties against un over-cvaslve foe and
ncodlng the sympathy of friends at homo
at this festive season.
Tho Standard, which says that Christmas
finds tho Iliitluh people In a chastened
mood, moralizes on tho strango lack of
political foresight regarding tho char
acter nnd the wisdom of tho Boers. It
confesses that everything has long slnco
been dono that would havo been posslblo
to end tho war If wo had been contending
ngalnst European powers."
It Is confident, however, that tho settle
ment Is only a question of tlmo.
Lord Kitchener's departuro for De Aar
would bo sufllclcnt to explain tho nbsenco
of olllclal news.
Elaborate preparations aro being made to
glvo Lord Roberts n popular wolcomo on
January 3. Ten thousand troops will bo
gathered lu London to lino the route to
Buckingham palace.
CARS ARE RUNNING AGAIN
lleKulnr Unllniiy Service Ilp-i:ntiili.
I.lxhvil llftut-i-it Di-Aiir nml
C'llll'llMVII,
CAPETOWN, Dec. 21. Regular railway
service between Capetown nnd DeAar has
been restored. Tho report of the destruc
tion of u brldisc south of DeAar turns out
to be Incorrect; only a culvert was dam
aged. Trains uro running from DeAnr to
Klmborlcy Irregularly. Thero are consider
able delays elsewhere as the result of heavy
'rains.
BOERS FORCED TO FALL BACK
Thoriicyei'ort'H Mounted Iiifiuilry Or.
e ii il i-n llrlt.itnwii Without S tum
or )iMiNltlon,
LONDON. Dec. 25. Lord Kitchener, tel.
egraphlng to tho Wnr ofllco under dnto of
Nnauwpoort, December 21. 9 n. in., reports:
"Thorneycroft's mounted Infantry havo
occupied llrltstown without opposition.
Tho Doers returned to tho north in tho .
reetlon of Piieska. They will be followed
up." ,
Cnpe to rulrn Teleicriiih I.lne,
LONDON. Dec. 20. A dispatch from Dur
ban to a nows ngoncy hero announces that
tho Capo to Cairo telegraph lino Is In op
oration to a point fifty miles north of
Kasanga and 100 miles beyond tho southern
end of Lako Tanganyika.
Mny Hnve lleen lllluliey Miirunn'i Pal.
PITTSHURG. Pee. 25Wlmt may provo
an important arrest was mnilc at Alle
gheny today. J. c. Clark and hi' wlfo
were arrested pn a charge of shoplifting
nnd considerable loot was found in their
possession. A search of Clark's effect.!
disclosed tho fact that ho had been -ir-
i. -.tii-u in ni, i.oiiis on uciolier s.
charged with murder. It Is believed bis
real name Is J. v O'Neill, nnd that ho
nun uiui ui ino notorious iiiinK
w. Tho M
tlon a number of yenrs ago. c'lnrk and I
sectll
his wlfo nro tibout fc yenrs old, and tho
cUleCs ' "r0 ',vn,,t0,, 1,1 otner
.Vimv SlenniNlilp I, hie to Manila.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 23.-A (.Ircct line
of steamers between Portland nnd Mn
nlla will bo In operation by February
Tho Oregon and Oriental company. In
order to nccommodato the growing trndo
between the ports, has decided to put Into
commission tho steamer-i Monmoiithsnlro
and Caermarthenshlre. The steamers will
be used exclusively In the rtrvleo and
make regular trips, For tho pnst year tho
Jobbers of Portland havo been trvlng to
secure the establishment of a line of
steamers to Manila They sent a repre.
sentatlvo thero to Inquire Into the tmd3
conditions und tho nw steamship lino is
MARINES FIRST TO ENTER
tlrnt All Olhrri Into (lie
City of the
Chinese.
I'orhlilili'ii
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Some contro-
ery has arisen over the question who
nmong tho American forces nro entitled to
the credit for first .entering the forbid
den City of PeUln, China, when the nllles
moved from Tien Tsln to relieve the lega
tions. This honor seems lo attach to the
.Marine corps, nccordiiiB to the olllclal
dispatches on lllo in tho Navy department.
and tho report of Captain Long of the
Marino corps, which follows, appears to
bear uut tho claim thai tho marines were
first In tho Torbldden City, ns they worn
nrst on Cuban soli, when' they landed at
uuantnnnmo In June, IMS.
Tho following is tho offltjla! report of Cap
tain Long of tho Klrst roulmcnt:
I respectfully fmbmlt 4tlie following re
V, t,u" lu tlrnt performed !v Company
i. nltod States marliws, at I'ekln, China,
on August 1(5, UOO:
, I P to that tlmo tho Korbldden City hnd
not been entered by any of tho allied
Ii -v, , ' "rr ur l" rour -gates between
Mm (sh?n. s,en R;l,e aml 'I'1' I'orblddiu
H had been forced tho previous day bv
tho Americans, but then they halted and
llnally wlthdruw to thb llrst gate, wnlrlt
was held. Hecelvlmi nn order from the
commanding otlleer of murines to enter
in.- i-iiiiiKiuen iuy ntil neize such build.
nun iiuiiricrs as miviu no inoit ail
vuntageotis for us to held and occupy. 1
ninVl-fl llritumllnf ..It. ..Ill, ... ...... A, ..!..
f . ....... ..... .1 tj .,,11. i. v , II I'll , , J ,
i. l'" tt,,(' fuiirtli gato and entereii thn
uiipanesn sentrieii nliiecteil to our
entering, but I did not consider their claim
to any control nt that point. On entering
..in- mm no niipiiKiunii, inn i iunese Hav
ing departed, leaving their tents and ban
ners standing. 1 put guurds on the best
or the buildings and the regimental col
ors w;ern hoisted on on of the administra
tion buildings. To tho 'est of my belief
t lis was the llrst ami only occupation of
the l orblilden City by any nt tho allied
rorepn and the only tlmo tbat nnv foren
hoisted Us colors there. We remained
thero from about 3:30 to 5:S . in., when
I received an order to withdraw und tn
leave a guard at tho fourth-gate Captain
Matthews and Lieutenant Little, United
Mates marines, worn tho ofllci r. lu Com
pany D with me. Very respectfully.
CHARLES (1 I.ONO,
t aptaln United States Marine Corps.
, To the Commanding Olllcer, Klrst ltcg.
linent, United States .Marines:
1. Respectfully fnrwutded to the com-mander-lii-chlef
for transmission to tho
commandant of the Marino corps.
2. The Incident described herein became
known to me while In I'ekln and I believe
has not been mentioned thus fur lu any
report of the campaign In China.
, . HENRY CLAY COCHRANE,
Colonel 1 nltod Staler Marino Corps,
Commanding.
KLAOS!IIP I1ROOKLYN, CAVITK. t. I.,
Nov. S, 1!). Respect fully forwarded
... ft HO ROE C. REMl'Y,
Hear Admiral. United States Navy, Com-
mander-ln-Chlef.
CAN GROW SUMATRA TOBACCO
Hotter Article Than the Imported Or.
IkIiiiiI Suec-!.Hfiilly KiiImmI In the
Ciimieellcut Vulloy.
WASHINC.TON. Dec. 25. The following
notice was posted today by tho secretary of
agriculture:
"Milton Whitney, chief of division of
soils, report's a successful termination of
experiments conducted In co-operation
with the Connecticut experiment station lu
the production of Sumatra tobacco near
Hartford. One-third of nn acre was planted
under a cheesecloth shade nine foet high,
and cultivated and fernvjnjfid under the
direction of ?,I. L. Kloud, tobacco expert of
tho department. The yield of cured to
bacco was 700 pounds, making nn estimated
yield for ono acre of 2,100 pounds. This
lost about 30 per cent In tho fermenta
tion. Tho crop has Just been sold by L. I.
Haas Co. of Hartford, to Mlchaelson .t
Hlbbard of Kansas City for $473.70, making
nn estimated value for one aero of $1,121
Tho cost of production, Including the wholo
cost of the hhailc, tho framo for which will
hist live yenrs, will not exceed $300 an
acre, leaving a net profit of over $K0O per
acre. This was nn nicrngo price of 71
conts a pound. Tho crop grown In tho
samo field without shade nnd fermented
In the samo way yielded about tho same
quantity nnd brought 27 rmts a pound, or
nt tho rate of $307.87 an acre. Deducting
cost of cultivation this would leavo a nrolit
of about $300 an ncre. The c-dlnnry crop of
tho Connecticut valley brings tho farmer
about 20 cents a pound, or $360 an acre, and
deducting tho rost of expenses, leaves n
profit of ubout $200 an acre.
Tho Sumatra tobacco grown under shade
has been submitted to Now York and Phila
delphia business men and has been pro
nounced satisfactory and fully equal to
Imported Sumatra. These facts, taken In
connection with tho award at the Paris ex
position of two points for the Florida
grown Sumatra over that given for tho
Imported Sumatra show- that wo can crow
Sumatra tobacco of tho highest quality In
mis country and savo our farmers be
tween $0,000,000 and $7,000,000, which Is now-
sent abroad annually for tho forelgn-growa
leaf. 1 his work Is tho result of tho soil
survey mndo In the Connecticut valley two
years ago, and similar results can bo ex
pected oi.ly from similar areas whero the
soils and climatic conditions aro similar
to thoso In tho Connecticut valley nnd In
Florida.
tiirlitmtiN nt the White Motive.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Christmas day
was generally observed here, nil of the
churches holding special services. At tho
Whlto House the president and Mrs. Mi-
Klnloy had with them ns guests nt dinner
Surgeon General and Mrs. Sternberg, Dr.
nnd Mrs. Rlxey, Mrs. O. S. Illestnnd,
General Corbln nnd Secretary and Mrs.
Cortelyou.
Tho president did not go to church, but
ho nnd Mrs. MeKlnley took two drives out
Into tho country during tho day. Secretary
and Mrs. Hay, Postmnster General nnd
Mrs. Smith nnd Representative Pnyno of
Now York called on them.
CATCH AN OLD-TIME CROOK
llm-Kliir Who Ilus Done Time nml
lllll-llleil .lull Device Mppeil
in I'hlluilc Iphlu.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23. Seventy-year-old
Gustav Kindt, an ex-convict, said to
bo known to tho police of mnny cities of
tho country, was arrested today charged
with having robbed tho safe In tho wholo
snlo liquor storo of John T. Sloan nt 303
Callowhlll street, In this city. When
caught ho wos equipped with oil tho tools
of an expert cracksman. Chief of De
tectives Miller recognized him as "French
Gus," who had sorved terms In many states
l'"; According to the criminal
rec"''- - police headquarters Kindt enmo
to mis couutry in tno eariy uus,
Ho was
born In Ilelglum and Is known to tho po
lice as "Frunlc Lavay," "Isador Marshall,"
"Perrlo Marccall" and "French." Whllo
serving a term lu Sing Sing prison ho In
vented a device for opening and closing
simultaneously all tho doors In a tier or
colls. Tho dovlcn Interested tho governor
of Now York and Kindt offered It to tho
authorities, providing thoy would pardon
him, but tho olTor was not nccoptcd. Tho
prisoner, however, finally escaped and was
arrested hero In 1S1'2 and sentenced to nvo
years In tho eastern penitentiary for for
i ry. Ho has been held without ball, pend
ing a further examination.
RACE WAR ON IN INDIANA
Drunken Negroes Imtitnts & Reign of Ter
ror at Cementvillei
WHITE CITIZENS DRIVEN OFF THE STREETS
Sheriff fJoen to the Scene nml Sue
cecils In 1'iili'hlne Up TiMiuiornry
Truce IliMievf ill of Trouble
Hxnectci! Soon.
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Dec. 25. A spe
cial to the Nows from JcfforsouvUle, lnd..
says tho race war Is on at Ccmentvllle, a
small station on tho Panhandle load, nvc
miles north of this city, and serious troublo
lo expected nt any minute. Tho negroes
nre well nrmcd, and the whites aro keeping
within doors to avoid them.
Tho outbreak began yesterday after
noon, when Leo Ranger aud John Redmond,
negroes. Isith very drunk, started In to In
timidate whites. When their Insults wore
resented other negroes Jumped In with the
liquor-crazed men and captured Sam Ken
dall's saloon. Nearly twenty shots were
fired, but no ono was hurt. An appeal by
telephone wns mndo to Sheriff Ravo for
help, mid ho drovo out to Cenientvlllc In a
buggy and to some extent quieted the ne
groes while ho was present.
After his departure another outbreak took
plnce and messngo after message enmo to
tho local police to send men to the town,
Sheriff Ravo was ogaln nsked to go to tho
scene, but declined to do so last night.
Kendall, In addition to his saloon, conducts
a dry goods store, which was being attended
by his wlfo, nnd Into this tho negroes
flocked after tho firing at the saloon.
Mrs. Kendall was badly frightened nnd
her husband ran Into the place nnd be
gan shooting Into tho mob. Ranger was shot,
but how badly Is not known, ns bo wni
carried away and secreted by his com
panions. Kendall's life was threatened, but
about midnight ho wns nblo to escape from
his storo nnd enmo direct to this city, awak
ening Prosecutor Montgomery and begging
him to Issue warrants and havo deputy
sheriffs sworn in to servo them. It wn
almost daylight when the town beenm
quiet, tho negroes having everything the!:-
own way. bo far today no outbrenk hat
taken place, because tho whites aro In
timidated to such an extent that they aro
using every possible precaution to prevent
a collision with the blacks. It is bellovcrt
tho slightest qunrrcl will bring about n
bloody riot.
There Is no direct telephono connection
with tho place, but n private line, ownec
by tho railroad, Is being used to keep tho
ofllcers posted. If troublo begins this will
bo cut out by tho rioters.
ARMENIAN APPEAL FOR AID
Itcvoliilloniiry l'ederiillou Assembled
nt WiiNliiiiKton InroheN Inter
vention of United .stole.
IIOSTON, Dec. 23. At n convention of
representatives of the Armenian Revolu
tionary Federation tho following resolution,
which wns telegraphed to President Me
Klnley, was adopted.
TiOSTnW. linn '. Tn Ilia 1." !.,-..
William MeKlnley, President of tile United
States. Washington. 1). ('.: Tin. nnnmli.
tees of tho American Ilovnlutlimnrv LVil-
eiuiiuu in hum country in ineir annual con
vention ussemDieu in llostnn unimlmnnslv
congratulate you upon yojr re-election to
ine presidency or tno I'liitrii sintes mid
Invito your excellency's kind attention in
a deplorab'o condition, as our people in
Armenia aro perishing nnd will soon be
exterminated If a powerful hand does not
come to the rescue of such a nation, which
nas oeen tne cnnmpion ol civilization lur
centuries In Asia Minor.
In tho present complicated situation of
i-juropeau diplomacy me rnueti Kiaies is
the only nation that has been unselfish and
neutral In Oriental affairs and yet a friend
for suffering races tho only nation who
can terrorize tho trreat assassin and bis
bloodthirsty fanatics to save the remainder
or ineir victims trom imminent uioousiieii.
Our fnthers and brothers cave their
lives for the sake of ojr country und we
are nil rendy to fall lu their places but In
mis utmost struggle nave we nut tne right
to expect assistance rrom tins great rcpun
lie. which founded Its existence upon rev
olution and which hns the Inheritance of
liberty from Washington und Lincoln?
Please acept our sincere wishes und as
surances of our highest regnrd.
BONES OF FATHER MARQUETTE
Reported Discovery enr FrniiUforl,
Mich,, OcciinIoiin Surprise In
Mllii uiil.ee.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 25. Surprise wns oc
casioned In this city by tho report of tho
discovery of tho bones of Father Marquetto
near Frankfort, Mich. It has been gen
erally supposed for tho last twenty yenrs
thnt tho body of Fnthor Marquutto is In
possession of Marquetto college, this city.
The bones and other relics wero located
by Father Jacker, an Indian missionary, lu
1S7S, nt St. Ignace, Mich., on tho slto of
tho chapel of tho Mission of St. Ignatius,
which Father Marquetto founded lu 1071.
Father Jacker found the ruins of tho chapel
nnd, digging beneath tho altar's site, dis
covered tho relics. They wero sent to
Mnrquetto college, which wns then being
built. A celebration was held nt St. Ignace
In 1S79 on nccount of Father Jacker's dis
covery. FRANK RICHARDSON SHOT
l'roiiilneiit IIiinIiicnn .Mint of St. Jo
seph Killed by StrniiKcr im
Itevult of iiiti-rel.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dee. 25. Frank Rich
ardeon, a wealthy business man of thlB city
nnd Savnnnuh, Mo., was murdered nt his
homo in Snvnnnah last night about !)
o'clock. Tonight it was discovered that n
stranger followed him from town and shot
him In tho back of tho head. They had
quarrelled, and Mrs. Richardson heard the
stranger say:
"Well, hns It como to this?"
Sho heard a pistol shot and her husband
entered tho houso nnd fell dead. Richard
ton was tho brother of John D. Richard,
son, tho general manage! of tho blicult
trust. Tho dead man was a stockholder
In tho trust.
JUMPS ON DOCTOR'S STOMACH
Con hoy Objects to ProfesNlounl Hill
In .Mnnner Which IIchiiIIn In
I'll) Nleliui'N lleuth.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 25. A dispatch
from Ponra City, O. T., says: Dr. I. L.
Hawkins, formerly of Knox, Mo., Is dead i.t
Ralston, near there. Death Is said to br
duo to Cowboy Hnmm of Moody's ranch
knocking him down and dancing on his
stomach. Tho doctor was over CO years
old and recently saved tho life of Ifninni.
The trouhlo aroso over a bill for medical
services.
I'lllelile on (iirlntiiuiN liny,
OIIEAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 23,-Jncnb
Worten toduy shot nnd fatally wounud
bis son. John. Werten had treated his
wlfo badly nnd tho son Interfered tn pro.
ten the mother Tho father drew a re
volver and fired a ball Into the boy's neck
Tho son Is paralyzed und will die. Wer
ten surrendered.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
l orecast for Nebraska: Fair Wednesday
aim inursuny
Trniirrntiire nt Olimhn ) estprdn.il
Hour. Ut'Ki Hour. I leg:.
" n. m ir, p. in ,
i it. in ii u n. in 'Jtr,
" ii. iii in :i p. i un
N n. in in . ,,. in un
i ii i s r, p. in un
l n. in Ill ( p. in un
II n. in Ut 7 p. iii U7
iu iii u:i n p. in ut
f p. tn UM
ALV0RD TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
Amount of Itetlllutlmt Mnile by I)e-
rnultliiK Cashier 1 Kipeeled lo
lie IlrmiKhl (Int.
NEW YORK, Dee. S3.-Tlin trial of Cor
nelius Alvord, Jr., defaulting cashier of the
First National bunk of this city, Is sot for
tomorrow In tho United States district
court. The umount of his defalcation was
$1X10,1100.
Ono of tho Interesting features of the
trial and which In all probability will bo
brought out by tho United States district
attorney In his examination, Is tho iiniojnt
of restitution of the stolen funds mado up
to tins time. Tho olllccrs of tho Klrst Nn
tlonal biuik huvo been reticent upon this
point over slnco Alvord's arrest. The sale
..t 1. 1.. ... . ... . . . . . .
in ma cuecis in jus name at .Mount Vernon
amounted to very little. Where tho bank
really made good part of Its loss was, It Is
said, lu the turning over of Mrs. Alvord'M
Jewels. Their valuo has been estimated Kt
not less than $130,000 ami the story goes
that they were taken to tho bank und
placed In tho custody of one of tho ofllcers.
who locked them up In u strong box until
they could bo nppralsed and sold. I'
long these gems were In tho possession of
Mrs. Alvord Is not known. It Is said she
has had them for three or four years, and
that they were presenls from her liusband,
Tho wholo story Is expected to como out
beforo the prosecution closes Its case.
DRUNKEN INDIAN PUNS AMUCK
Three .Men Killed mill Another
Wounded In Allrny lu Indian
'Territory.
MUSKOGEE, 1. T Dec. 25,-John Tiger.
a full-blood Indian, ut u farm on the Ar-
Kansas river, two miles south of Eufauln,
weni mere with his wife this afternoon.
und while intoxicated mot L. il. Roper
and threatened to kill him. Hoper Immedi
ately struck Tlgir with a board, no further
words passing. Tiger went to his
buggy, got a rifle nnd camo back, but
failed to find Roper. Enraged, ho pro
ceeded to llro at everyone ho saw, shooting
Jesso Heck through tho hips and killing
hlmi shooting and killing Davo Porter, a
nephew of Chief Porter, and a mover
named Johnson, on his v.-ay to Missouri
In a covered wagon with his family. Hud
Taylor, aged IS yenrs. o boy. was shot
through tho shoulder ami Is not expected
to live. Tiger Immediately Jumpetl on a
horso and tried to escape, but was chased
three miles, when he Jumped off his horse,
got behind a tree and began shooting.
Deputy .Marshal Johnson, who returned the
fire, struck Tiger In the arm. Tho murderer
surrendered and wns brought to Eufaula.
Tiger's arm will havo to bo amputated.
J. Smith, who lives two mlleii south of
Checotnli, heenmo Involved In a quarrel
with T. Thompson over tho shooting at
Eufaula nnd began shooting, Thompson
being mortally wounded.
TWO CARS RUN AT SCRANT0N
Striker-. Succeed In rcrxiiitdliiK Muuy
of the Men from Ohio lo Ite
frnln from Work.
SCRANTON. Pn., Dec. 25. Owing to the
successful work of tho scouts of the strik
ing enr meH ten of tho thirteen men
brought from Syracuse, N. Y.. to take their
places, were sent homo today and two
others were Induced to quit nnd agree
not to go back lo work.
Only two cars wero run In the whole
county todny. Ono of these, on which
Superintendent Patterson wns motorman,
ran off tho track at 11 o'clock and was so
badly damaged It had to bo taken to the
barn. No other car was sent to replace
It and nt 1:30 tho other of tho two cars
was taken In nnd housed.
Thlrty-ona men arrived tonight from Now
York City to tnko tho strikers' places, but
seventeen quit at tho railroad station at
tho solicitation of tho strikers' scouts and
promised to go back to New York. They
say they were recruited through adver
tisements In tho papers to come to Scran
ton to work on a new road and that none
of them had uny Idea there wns a strike
In progress here.
MISS H0EL STILL MISSING
llellef CriMVN In Pueblo (hut Girl l.cfl
Voluntarily In Order (o llrcuk Off
liupf iiiIIiik .MurrlitKc.
PUEULO, Colo., Dec. 23.-Tho pollco havo
tailed to unearth nny cluo to the where
abouts of Magglo Iloel, the young woman
who mysteriously disappeared threo days
ago from her uncle's homo near this c!ty.
Tho Impression Is growing that sho left
of her own accord. Ono theory Is that tho
girl lied to avoid fulfilling her marriage
engagement, which vvaa set for two or threo
months uhead. Thero Is a probability that
the unknown and well dressed woman who
was In that vicinity In a coach drawn by
whlto horses on tho morning previous to
her dlsappcaranco had somo connection
with the mystery, though tho strange
woman gnvo n sharp nnd repelling reply
to Miss Iloel when the girl Inquired if sho
could nesist her. Tho houso Is In nn Iso
lated place In tho rlvor bottoms, surrounded
by thickets nnd the prosenco there of a line
coach and richly dressed woman Is some
thing very unusunl.
BRYAN IS STILL OPTIMISTIC
I'lixlon Lender Declares Hint Hie I'rlu
chiles of Ills Miniy-TjiUcd I'ul
loMiiiir Are Immortal,
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Dec. 25. Wil
liam J. Rrynn todny, wiring from Lincoln,
Neb., to tho Evening Standnrd, send3 the
following:
"Plcnso present grcotlngs to my political
friends of Leavenworth and of Kansas. Tho
principles of democracy still livo and tho
policies for which tho fusion forces fought
will yet bo vindicated. Wo can enter tho
twentieth century with the confldont bo
llcf that tho people will soon return to Iho
teachings of tho fathers and to tho tradi
tions of tho republic."
Consul Slum CiiiiiiiiIin Suicide,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 25. W. Irving
Shaw, who had been lining tho position of
United States consul at Ilarranqullla, Co
lombia, and who was recently appointed
consul general to Singapore, committed
suicide in a hotel hero today. He opened
a femoral artery and slashed his throat
nnd wrists with n knife. Ill health is sup
posed to havo effected bis mind.
Mr. Shaw was 88 years old, a natlvo of
Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, Ho Is sur
vived by u widow and two eons,
ULTIMATUM IS ISSUED
Pat Crowe Must Either Surrender or Prov
His InncccBM,
POLICE WATCHING SOUTH OMAHA 110 USE
Impreision Gining Gronnd That Bnipeoted
Mm is Hiding There.
HIS ESCAPE DECLARED TO BE IMPOSSIBLE
Mn tt Picifio Junction Holding Pony at a
Big Figure.
DEMANDS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IT
Much Time Wnsletl In Itntinlnp; Hoim
Cities Submitted by Aiuntrnr lle
leellvew. Who Are Sure
They lliMe u "Tip."
It is said that Mr. Cudahy has given Pat
Crowo until midnight "f Tuesday to cither
provo thnt he had nothing to do with tho
kidnaping or surrender and that Stevo
Is hero to deliver the message to him,
Tho pollco will not deny that such nn
ultimatum has been Issued, but thoy re
fuse to glvo any details. If It Is true that
an edict of this kind has gone forth It
seems to Imply that tho police do not know
the exact whereabouts of Pat Crowe, but
the Inference also Is that. In their
opinion, Pat Crowe Is In hiding some
whero In Omaha or South Omaha and that
he doesn't dare emerge for fear of being
arrested
"If this Isn't true," nsked n well known
attorney, who has followed the case closely,
"why should they demand his surronder?
It would be ridiculous for tho pollco to de
mand tho surrender of u man unless they
were In a position to enforce their de
mand. In my opinion they havo got Pat
Crowo cornered In South Omaha, that they
hnvo him In a state of siege and that thesn
terms nro named beforo they closo In upon
him."
It Is well known that thero are certain
houses In South Omaha that nro under
consfnnt police surveillance night and day.
but tho pollco will not admit that Pat
Crowo is suspected to bo In any of them.
iniblet Over I'ony.
A curious complication has arisen at
Pacific Junction concerning the proprietary
rights In the matter of the little bay pony
which It Is belleied was used by the Omaha
kidnapers. Joseph Goodrich, the Burling
ton engineer who now has tho animal, re
fuses to permit It to be brought lo Omaha
or to relinquish control of It unless he is
paid $3,000, so Detective Heitfeld, who
was sent down thero to bring It bnclf, was
compelled to return empty-handed. An
other phaso of the situation U that Mrs.
Ilcrtha Muck, who lives next door, nlso
claims tho pony. Sho says that not only tho
bridle and saddle, but the pony ns well,
wero left In her barn last Friday night
nn.i ll-il Mr. (loodriru's llt.lc sun opened
her barn door and lot tho pony out, ufter
ward driving It Into tho Goodrich stable.
Mrs. Mack adds that unless Mr. Goodrich
will turn tho pony over to the Omaha po
llco sho will have him arrested, charged
with the theft of the animal, but thero Is
a doubt us to her legal right to do this.
Frank Glynn, the 14-year-old boy, who
saw tho pony ridden by tho bandit who
used his (Glynn's) father's telcphono
Wednesday morning, has visited Pacific
Junction and bus seen tho pony now being
held there, but fulled to identify It. Ho
says ho Is positive It Is not the pony the
bandit tied In front of his father's livery
stable last Wednesday morning. The po
lice, however, aro disposed to think that
the boy Is mistaken. Tho antmnl at Pa
cific Junction certainly has nil tho general
markings of tho ono which han appeared
several times In tho uso of tho kidnapers.
"If the pony at Pacific Junction Is not
tho ono used by fho kidnapers," said Chief
Donahue yesterday, "there Is certainly
something crooked In Its history some
where, us othcrwiso why should It bo aban
doned In a private barn under such pe
culiar clrcumstanres? '
The Pacific Junction pony Is described as
a dark bay of uncertain breed, weight 850
pounds, S to 10 years old, whlto Btar In
forehead, heavy mano nnd tall, threo whlto
feet, hind feet whlto abovo tho nnklo,
small lump on back mado by saddlo, nerv
ous nbout head and cars, four fect shod,
front shoes with sldo nud end corks. Tho
saddlo Is of the kind known na tho cow
boy's saddlo und Is worn, but In good condi
tion nnd Is titled with a doublo girth.
Upon tho left stirrup is enrved tho letter
"J" with a Jackknlfo. Tho number "201"
Is pressed Into tho leather Haps.
Mr. Greevy Smv Hie Aiiliniil.
Ono of tl-o persons who will bo comp;
tent to pass upon tho Identity of tho pony
nnd upon tho identity of tho slender bandit
with tho long, blonde mustache as well,
Is M. J. Orcuvy, whoso numo has not here
tofore appeared In this case. Mr. Orccvr,
manager of tho Lemon Gold Mining com
pnuy, hns this to say on tho subject:
"On tho uftcrnon of Saturday, Decembor
15, I Baw a man who answers the descrip
tion of the llght-compkxlnned bandit, rid
ing a pony which answers tho description
of tho one now held at Pacific Junction. I
left my homo nt Twenty-eighth nnd Hick
ory streets to go to tho branch postofllco
at tho northeast corner of Hanscom park,
when I saw a man who boro n striking re
semblance to Pat Crowo como out of ono
of the neighboring stores nnd mount a
bay pony with a whlto star in its fore
head. O' course thnt was beforo tho kid
naping and nt Unit tlmo I had no apodal
Interest In Pat Crowo, but my attention
wns attracted to both him and his mount
by tho fact thnt tho uultnal shied and
nlmost threw turn to tho ground as hi
was In the net of vaulting Into the sad
dle, I wntched him as ho rodo nway
and observed that lnatond of following tho
paved street ho struck through tho park,
taking a westerly course. I thought time
odd, and nfter nil this talk nbout light
comploxloncd bandits and bay ponies I
havo often thought thnt this might havo
been tho man and this tho pony for which
tho pollco nro now- looking. I could rccog
nlzo either tho horso or tho rider If I
should over see thorn upaln."
Mr. flreevy may go to Pacific Junction to
seo the pony nnd attempt to Identify
her.
CERTAIN HE IS IN ST. JOSEPH
Polleeninti lu Unit City Snyn llo
TulUeil tilth Pill Crime Mon
day Afternoon,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 26. (Spcalnl Tele
gram.) Pat Ctowe. tho much-wanted man,
Is lu hiding In this city nnd tho wholo
pollco nud deteitlvo force Is hunting him,
Crowo Is u frequent visitor to this city,
whero ho hns mnny and Influential friends,
und Ii, Is from tho lutter fact that bis cup-