THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1001.
THREE EXTENT OF MORTALITY
Mumbir of Difcthi in Ftrrjba&t Collision ii
Ortreitinutidi
SAN FRANCISCO BAY GIVES UP THE DEAD
, (irnpliltt Druerlptloti nf tlir t'nliil
WrerU fJIrn by Cnptnln Mclirn
lv, Ciiinmninlrr of tlm
Surviving Vcmiel.
Ith relieving Julius rolilo and Thcnud
Gognn of two watches and $10 In cah the
cvcnlnp of October 15. Peterson was ar
rested and arraigned In Justice court and
pleaded not guilty. The examination aa
continued to December 13, Peterson fur
nfsblnc recognizance In $r09. Peterson Is a
farmer lad living with hi parent In (be
neighborhood where several holdups havo
occurred.
SAN FrtANCIHCO, Dec. 1. So far as can
be determined tonight, only three lives iore
lost In the collision between the ferryboats
San Rafael nnd Sausalito.
Those drowned were:
V. 0. CRANDAhb, secretary of the Ijhr
Syrup works.
GEORGE TREADWAV, a waiter on San
llafacl.
THREE-YHAU-OLD SON of Mrs. Waller
of Ross Valley.
Tim body of Crandall tvas washed ashore
at Angel Island today. In the panic that
followed after the boats collided about
twenty passengers were more or less In
jured. A great many were cut when crawl
ing through the cabin windows. Mrs. Wal
ler of noss Valley waa on San Rafael with
her two little- children, a hoy and a girl.
The, girl, Ruth, was safely carried from
8n' Rafael to Sauealltoi by William
tDoyd of the North Pacific Coast Railroad
company when the two steamers were
locked together. Mrs. Waller had the llttlo
boy In her arms and was following Hoyd
to safety when the 'sinking steamer gave a
audden lurch and the little fellow was
thrown from her arms. The mother cried
frantlcalty for someone to rescue the boy,
but It could not be done and he sank out
ef sight of hie mother.
l'lnnert tn the Veaael.
Treadway was pinned by the splintering
timbers when Sausnllto struck and after
some difficulty was roleased. Ho was hur
ried to the upper deck of the Injured ves
sel nnd that wns the Inst seen of him, ac
cording to the nurvlvors.
If there were more than three persons
drowned It will not. bo known for several
days. No other persons are reported miss
ing. At least 200 people woro on San Rnfnol.
After the boats struck Sausalito was
brought up alongsldo the sinking San Rafael
It was fifteen minutes at least boforo the
latter vessel went down. This gave ample
time to transfer the most of the passen
gers. Captain MoKenile of San Rafael said the
fog wm as dense as he had ever soon It on
the bay, on which he has been navigating
since 1849.
"Some time before Sausalito got near
us," said Captain McKcnsle, "I stopped my
boat and blew the danger signal. Sausalito
answered with Its two whistles and I backed
my boat and kept It backing all the tlmo
for I wanted to tako unusual precautions.
While backing I suddenly saw tho dim out
lines of Sausallto's light steaming head-on
under slow bell toward my boat. It was
scarcely a boat's length away when I first
saw K. t
All Wrw KxcHed.
"Sausalito crashed Into San Rafael Just
a little forward of amidships, where tho
restaurant is situated. It was qulto a
smash, but at the tlmo I did not think It
was sorous enough to sink It. Tho women
and children began to scream and mnny
of the men folks became greatly excited
1 held my post and sent my mate below to
tlnd out the extent of the damago and to
, quiet the passcngersf My crew took their
proper positions an as far as. they wero
concerned they kept their heads ana worKeci
according to their accident drill.
"In tho meantime I sang out to Captain
Trlbble of Sausalito to stay alongsldo
and pass us a. line, which he did. I then
set about to do what I could to seo that
everybody got aboard Sausalito. Wo
lowered tbrro lifeboats and Sausalito low
ered two. Men, women and children piled
Into them, but we put most of tho pas-
nengcrs on Sausalito by handing them
uver the rail. We passed tho women and
children over the mil and through tho
windows and most of the men hustled onto
Sausalito without any aid. Nearly all of
tho passengers had on life-preservers and
Rfter tho first shock they behaved tnom
selves very well.
Tin One I,ot on Board.
"They .wero as cool and as nervy a lot
of peoplo as I would want to find anywhere.
The steamer was not settling very rapidly
during this tlmo we wero getting the pas
sengers aboard Sausalito. When Its hold
got full of water It started to sink very
rspldly, but at this time all of tho pas
sengers were aboard Sausalito. If some of
the passengers did not Jump overboard dur
ing the panlo Immediately following the
collision and my personal opinion Is that
there were not any who wore so foolish
to do that I should say that thero wero
not any, lives lost. I am quite certain
that nobody was lost on board during the
transferring of the passengers. Those who
were in the water wero hauled aboard with
ropes and everybody that went Into the
lifeboat that capsized had Ilfo-prescrvers.
"A tho steamer sank It listed to tho
starboard and one of the masts nearly
crushed ono of the lifeboats. I was the
last man to leave San Rafael nnd when
I left It there was not a living soul aboard.
I took a good look through the cabin and
even went below and cut tho halter rope
of our freight horse. I tried to lead him
out- toward tho deck nnd he balked. There
was not much time to lose, so I Just got
him started so ho could hnve a chance to
get overboard when It sank nnd possibly
swim ashore. I don't know whether he
got Into the water or not, but when I
left' San Rafael thero wns not a single
passenger aboard the sinking steamer."
Cnptaln'a llrrulr llrrtl.
There Is a discrepancy In the statements
of Captain Trlbble of Sausnllto and of Cap
tain McKensle of San Rafael concerning
the circumstances Immediately preceding
the collision, Captain Trlbble snys tho
vessels bore on each othors' port bows
when first In sight of each other, whlln
Captain McKcnsle says it was the starboard
bow.
Of the many heroic stories told in con
nection with the accident notably Is tho
one relating tn Klremun Glelow of Sausa
lito. As San Rafael was sinking it wus ro
membered that Its llres were still burning-nnd
Its boilers still hot. There wns, Im
mediate danger of a terrific explosion that
would hnve rent both. vessels asunder. Cap
tain Glelow volunteered to dive Into the
hull and shut oft tho stciun. Diving through
the submerged boiler root.i he reached the
valves and shut off the steam, coming out
half Mitlocatcd.
Sun Rafael whs tbe fastest ferry on the
bay. It was built In New Vork und shipped
hero In pieces, arriving hero In 1S77,
James McCue, tho well-known horseman
and old-time circus man, who lives at
Corte Madera, was probably tho most se
riously Injured of tho survivors. Ho was
In the restuurnnt of Sun Rafael at the
time of the collision and wns thrown across
the room with considerable violence. He
had his right, arm broken aud sustained
Internal Injuries.
BAPTISTS DEDICATE CHURCH
frrninnt's INrw llillllcr .lmlrrn In
liter' Uetnll nmt intlrel
I'rcr of Debt.
FREMONT. Neb.. Dec. 1 (Special,) The
new edifice of the Klrst Baptist church of
this city una dedicated this morning. The
sermon was by Rev. Dr. W. R. Walker of
Des Moines, his subject being "The Sac
rifice of Giving." The services were con
ducted by Rev. W. !,. Kctmnn, pastor.
Rev. Dr, .. It. Ralrdcn of Ouinha offered
the prayer of consecration. Music was
by a large chorus choir nnd n double quar
tet, This afternoon a fraternal service
was held, addressed by a number of pas
tors of tho Fremont churches.
The now building was designed by P. E.
Lumbard of this city. The auditorium has
a seating cupaclty of 600. The seats are
leather-upholstered opera chairs. Tho heat
ing apparatus was a gift of one of tbe
members of the church. The building cost
J7.000 and was dedicated free of debt. The
Baptist chinch was organized July 16, I860,
and the first edifice dedicated December
i 1871. It was enlarged and repaired In
ISrtO and the same year a number with
drew and organized the German Baptist
church tn the southeast part of tbe city.
FORM STEEL AND IRON RING
Qlfaitio Gombinatiti Maj Go 0rfniii li
St Potirtbur.
TO EXCLUDE FOREIGN-MADE MACHINERY
C. h n r 1 c nt n n tir Turret-. United Mute,
illnlnter tn Itimnln. linn I'snnl 1)11
fleultr In nlitnlnltm Hnltnlite
. Ttealdencc Unnrtera.
BOY HUNTER SHOOTS HIMSELF
Stoops Dottii In tlUBRj- ii nil (Tun Ao-
clilentl' ni.rlinrttrn, Inflicting
Merlnu. Wound.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb,, Dec. 1. -(Special
Telegram.) While Oltscr Watson nnd
Grover Thompson, of nbout 15 nnd 17 yearn
of age were going out hunting this nfter
noon a gun wns ncldcntnlly discharged
and the load entered Wntson's left side,
Inflicting what will undcubtedly be a fa
ta wound, The lads were Just leaving the
city. Thompson wiya they woro driving
along nnd Hint Wntson wns stooping down
In the buggy nnd suddenly the gun dis
charged, 'I'hompson Immediately drove tn town,
stopped nt the residence of the ncniest
physlclnll, who drove with tho boys Imme
diately to the hospital, where the wound
wns dressed, Wntson died nt 7:30 tonight.
Wntson wan n son of F, E. Wntson. engi
neer on the St. Joseph & Ornnd Island
rnllroad. Thompson Is n sou of I Ion. W
II. Thompson, now In Illinois attending a
meeting of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica, for revision of rates. Mrs. Thompson
Just returned this noon from a visit to
Arlington, In.
TEACHERS- ELECT OFFICERS
A.anrlntlnn nf Instructors nnir ON
flulnls for Coming: Yrnr nt II
llnldrpfcr Convention.
IIOLDREGB. Neb., Dec. 1. (Special.)
Yesterday, tho closing day of tho Southwest
ern Teachers' association, was one of In
creased attendance, the numjier present
reaching 200.
The officers for the coming year are: Trcs
Ident. J. F. Connor, superintendent of
schools of Holdrego; vice president, Miss
Johnson, principal of High school. Cam
bridge; secretary, Mls Fierce of Alma.
Cambridge was chosen as tho place of
meeting next year.
In the declamatory contest held last night
there were seven participants. Miss E
Grace Gibson of Wllsonvllle was awarded
first plnce, Mlsa Knte Barrum of Hold
rego second plare and Miss Stella Enlow
of Cambridge third place.
Tlemnval nf I'ntlento from llnsttiiRs
LINCOLN, Deo. 1. (Special.) The State
Board of Charities and Corrections has
recommended tho removal of nil Insane
patients now In the temporary hospital at
Norfolk to the hospitals In Lincoln and
Hastings. Governor Savago npproves the
rocommondatlon and tomorrow will lay It
beforo tho State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings.
SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATIONS
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16. (Special
Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Charlemagne Tower, minister for the
united States, Is preparing to give up his
house within the next few days and will
probably live at the Hotel de Europe dur
ing the remainder of his service here. Ho
has had the usual experience of an Amer
ican diplomatic represcntntlve nbroad. The
greater part of the first year he was here
was spent looking for a suitable house.
He was finally able, on payment of a rental
which alone represented a large part of bis
salary, to secure n house for two years.
The remainder of the year witnessed tho
outfitting of the house. At the end of
two years the house owner announced the
lease would not bo extended, except on an
Increased rental, amounting to several thou
sand dollars. Negotiations have been
pending until lately. The owner finally
offered a three months' extension on tbe
former terms, but Mr. Tower chose to
leave before midwinter. Mrs. Tower will i
return to Lausanne next week.
Kutliu.ed Over America. I
Prof. F, F. Martens has returned from
his American Journey, bubbling over with
enthusiasm for America and everything
that he saw and experienced there. He
told tbe correspondent of tho Associated
Press he was anxious to return at the
earliest possible moment and see other
portions of the country. Ho requested
that a message of thanks be given all from
whom ho experienced courtesies and kind
nesses. Of all that he saw the national
llbrnry at Washington Impressed him most.
A gigantic steel and Iron ring may bo
the outconiu of' tho present metallurgical
congress at Khnrkhoff. A committee rep
resenting Ournl, Polish and South Russian
producers has presented to Assistant Min
ister of Finance Kovalovsky an outllno of
project for the proposed ring nnd asks tho
consent and support of the state. The
actual production last year waa stated at
117,000,000 poods, the possible production
at 260,000,000. In addition to tho approvnl
of tho ring, the committee demanded from
tho state:
1. State railway orders must be large
nnd regulnr nnd must be given to the ring
for three years In advance.
Mipliule Fort-Inn Machinery.
2. Measures must be taken to exclude
more effectively foreign-mado machinery.
3. Tho execution of private orders In stato
factories and workshops must cease.
4. Tho workshops should nil bo turned
over to Russian companies anyhow,
5. Measures must bo taken to securs
tho steel and iron men long and ample
credits.
Tho government subsidy to Karl Gchllch,
tho bankrupt spinner at Lodz, Is stated to
hnve boon 300,000 roubles Instead of 3,000,
000 roubles.
A foreign syndicate has" closed a pre
liminary contract for n tramway and light
ing concession at Saratoff.
Tho International Bell Telephone com
pany has turned the St. Petersburg tele
phone plant over to tho municipality. The
groater part or tho foreign employes will
retain their positions for the present.
Newspapers state that an American syn
dicate will open a bank herb with a capital
of $6,000,000. Careful inquiry falls to con
firm this statement, which appears besides
to be based on a six-months-old exchange
of ldens which led to nothing The erec
tion of now prisons' Is planned in Warsaw,
Riga, Rostoff, on the Don, Tashkent, Bakou
and Irkoutsk.
Tho partial cessation of banishment to
Siberia has increased the prison requirements.
republican party Is working tor the best
Interest of the taxpayers It is also work
ing Just ns hard (o purify politics, and
while doing this not a single wrong should
be overlooked.
Unbusinesslike nt Least
Holdrege Citizen (rep.); There Is con
siderable criticism of Treasurer Stuefer's
bond transaction. There is nothing on the
face of tho transaction to show that the
treasurer has personally gained by these
transactions or that he has been dishonest
In the haudllng of the bonds of Burt, Cum
ing and Otoe counties. Still tbo way he
has handled these bonds seems to the
outsider unbusinesslike atid that the state
treasurer ought to have found sonic way
to hBVe dealt directly with tho county
authorities Instead of dealing with third
parties, who were able to make a nlco
fat thing In buying up these bonds and
selling them to the state. It is not fair
to condemn a man without a hearing, but
so far our state treasurer has not given
very satisfactory replies to the questions
put to him regarding these transactions.
There are many who would like to know
the facts about the matter. If under our
present laws the state treasurer Is obliged
to purchase bonds through bond brokers
when conntles Issue bonds that will com
mand a premium In the commercial mar
ket, the laws ought to be changed so
that he can compete with the bond brokers.
C'ommjrolnl Integrltr Annvc Musnlslon
York Republican: The Republican con
fesses that It has had enough of Hartley
ism In the party to which It owes allegiance
and It will not defend anything that looks
like it or smells like It. Commercial In
tegrity, like human chastity, usually places !
Its possessor above suspicion, and when
suspicion arises tt multiplies suplclon of
crookedness by suspicion of ordinary prudence.
,t Offer front Mate.
Tekamah Journel: "Will someone ex
plain why tbe Burt county officials refunded
their bonds at 3. per cent when the state
had offered to take them at 3Vi per cent.
Does It not look as though someone In Burt
county was looking for a rakeoff? Blair
Pilot."
The reason tho Burt county officials re
funded the county bonds at 3 per cent
was because they Judged that they would
sell better at that rate when placed upon
the market. There was never any offer
tnado by the stntc to take them at 314 per
cent. True, the state troasuror told sev
eral Burt county citizens that he would
take them at that rate, but when verifica
tion of this was sought from the stato treas
urer and an attempt made to close tho deal
no word could be got from hlra.
Commissioner Rork went to Lincoln to
seo the treasurer regarding the bonds and
was promised that he would writs forth
with to Mr. Everett, chairman of the board.
This he never did. It was the wish of tho
board to float these bonds at the lowest
rate at which the state would take them nt
par. Personal interviews nor loiters availed
to get a proposition from tho state treas
urer. If It wero true, as the Pilot says, that
the state offered to take tho bonds at 3'.i
per cent, how Is It thoy could not have mnde
It 3U per cent when the treasurer after
ward purchased them of his frlond at that
rato? Again, what better are Dodgo county
bonds that be can take them at 3 per cent,
as ho did 26,000 last week.
This defense of the treasurer Is nil bun
combe. The state school funds havo been
used for private gain aniKthere is no use
of denying It. There Is but threo propo
sitions to this matter: Either Stuefer, the
stato treasurer was a topi of Ncllgh's or
Nellgh was a tool of Stuefer's, or they
worked tn conjunction and divided the
money.
ALARM OVER THE COINAGE
Fiaaniitl Situation in Philippimi Otvni
Math Uiitiitiii,
BASIS OF EXCHANGE ORIGINAL CAUSE
Probable lluforoement nf Alteration
In Parity nf Tmi Mexican for
One tlolil Doltnr Aron.rs
Apprehension.
WAITING ON STUEFER
(Continued from First Page.)
I'lPHila Not linlllj tu llolilirr.v.
COLUMnUS.1 Neb.. Dec. l.-ISpeclal.)
County Attorney O'Brien last night filed
a complaint charting Clarence Peterion
Secretary nf Stnte Innnrn Paper to
Many Compnnlcs that Ft (in re
"Millions In II."
PIERRE.. S. D., Dpc 1. (Special.)
These articles of Incorporation havo been
filed:
Oro Mlnto Gold Mining company, nt
rierro, with a capital of $1, 000,000; In
corporators, Wllllnm N. McCarthy, J. E.
Baker and J. E. Evans.
St. Mnrtln's Lutheran church of Water
town: trustees, Joseph C. Miller, Fred
Morsn nnd Charles Pardon.
Templcton Congregational church, at
Fauston, Jerauld county: trustees, Theodore
Dorr, Leo Wheeler and Orn Anderson.
"Flagstaff Oil and Development company,
at Pierre, with a cnpltal of $200,000; In
corporators, Fred Homer, Thomas S. Athcr
stone nnd L. L. Stephens.
Gold Coin Mining nnd Smelting company,
at Pierre, with a capital of $3.",000; In
corporators, John J. Rangan, Charles W.
Floyd and Oscar Nelson.
Argentine Mining and Milling company, at
Pierre, with a capital of $2,000,000; Incor
porators, Wllllnm L. Quint, Charles Lever
und T. P. Rates. ,
Baukers' Fidelity company, nt Sioux Falls,
with n capital of $200,000; Incorporators,
W. C. Auderson, W. L. Isuls and Frederick
W. Colsrove.
Consolidated Copper Oil company, at
Sioux Falls, with a capital of $5,000,000;
Incorporators, Avery Crounsc, A. W. Dy
mond anil A. E. Beach.
Bristol Land company, at Bristol, with
a capital of $25,000; Incorporators. M. Meur,
Gertrude Meur and Nettle Wordsworth.
Magdalena Placer Mining company, at
Plerro, with h capital of $200,000; Incor
porators George C. Smith, Fred V. Stewart
nnd T. P. Estes.
Kansas Pioneer Gold Shale company, at
Pierre, with a capltnl of $2,500,000; Incor
porators, D, R. Realty, C. U. Foote and
L. L. Stephens,
Gage Process Reduction company, at
Pierre, with r. capltnl nf $100,000; incor
porators, 1), R. Realty, C. E.-Foote and L.
L. Stephens
Universal Light nnd Fixture company,
nt Huron, with u capital of $200,000; In
corporators, W. McG, Smith. O, C. Smith"
and Philip Lawrence,
Milwaukee Land company, the land de
partment of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway, has tiled n copy pt Us ar
ticles of Incorporation with the secretary
of state nnd announced the appointment
of W. G. Porter of Sioux Falls as the state
scent for tho compauy.
Mnny Aspire to .1 nd'ii I p,
DEADWOOD. S. D Dec, !.(Spcclal.)
Snverul Applicants lire utter the position
of Judge of Lnwrenre county to till the va
cancy made by Judge F. J. Wnshaubaugh,
recently elected district Judge. Lead City
has three aspirants, George II. Thomp
son, Thomas Harvey and J, P, Wilton,
In this city Judge Q. Ci, Bennett Is attar
the position.
four years' term. There should be no antl
Rosewnter foolishness In drallng with tho
ense of Mr. Stuefer. The concerted voice
of tho republican press enn bring about
his resignation if nothing else can, A
prompt resignation upon demand Is the
."l least reparation which an unfaithful public
servant can render an outraged constitu
ency. Let t.f tuefer Step Onl.
Clay Center Suu (rep,); After reading
The Omaha Bee's statements following Its
charges of State Treasurer Stuefer's mis
use of the surplus funds and the treas
urer's defense It looks very much like The
Reo had the best of It, and that Mr. Stue
fer has, after having an opportunity to lu
tst state funds, permitted the opportun
Ity to go by nnd afterward purchased tbo
snme bonds nt a decided loss to tho stntc
said loss going to middlemen. This seems
to have been done In three or more In
stances, and it Is not strange It he should
be charged with collusion. Tho republican
party took a step on the right road when It
demanded tbe return of Bartley to the pen
itentiary, made the second step by having
Mr. Ooold withdraw, and now, If Treasurer
Stuefer In speculating with the public
funds let him step down and out. Let it
be distinctly understood that republican
officials must be like Caesar's wife above
suspicion,
Khnulil Relieve the Party.
Blair Courier (rep.): The Omaha Bee
calls upon Stnte Treasurer Stuefer to re
sign nnd others less radical ask a thorough
investigation of The Bee's charges, If Mr,
Stuefer can stand the light nf an investi
gation, well and good, and nono will be
better pleaded than the republicans of the
state who call for an Investigation. If he
cannot ho should resign nt oucr nnd relievo
tho pnrty as soon as possible of the odium
he bus already brought upon It. If repub
llcuns dp not attend to their own soiled
linen the opposition party will do It for
them at tho next election.
( iinnot Afford to Walt,
Kearney Hub (rep.): Tho Central City
Nonpareil thinks that State Treasurer
Stuefer's explanations have been very un
satisfactory and have "failed to clear the
rrrcnt Burt and Cuming county bond deals
of the appearance of Jobbery which they
bear upon their face."' This is very much
the sentiment nt a majority of the repub
llcan newspapers of the state. This being
tho general view, the governor and other
utate officials who are associated with
tbe state treasurer on the Board of Edu
cational Lands and Funds cannot afford to
postpone their Investigation until formal
complaint has been lodged by some citizen.
Ilnlf More Than KiioiikIi.
Hastings Tribune (rop.); If Stale Treas
urer Stuefer Is guilty of half of what be
has been charged with then It would be
no more than rlsht und Just for the re
publicans to ask him to step down and nut
of the honorable and trustworthy office
which he now holds, The republicans of
this good stato of Nebraska haven't any
desire to keep a man in office If his c-
lions are tn the least shady. While tbe
MAIMED BY A CORNSHREDDER
Fred Blann Haa Rlirht Arm Torn Ont
While OprratlnK Stalkcutter
at CnlumhnH,
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. L (Special.)
Fred Blsso, eon of E. R. Bisso, a prominent
farmer of Columbus precinct, had his right
arm torn out at tho shoulder with a corn
shredder yesterday.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 1. Jesse Dixon,
a farmer and stockman of Platte Center,
Neb., while watching the operation of a
corn sheller on his farm yesterday, was
drawn Into tbe feeder and lost both his
arms. He died from the shock and loss ef
blood.
Xbtv PnsneiiRer Depnt for Lend.
LEAD, S. D.. Doc. l,-(Speclfil.)-The
site for the new pat-sengcr depot of the
Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Vnlley null
way company will cost $iVkt. It Is Just
across Main street from the First National
bank, in the center of the city.
MANILA. Dec. 1. The financial situation
In the Philippine Islands Is causing con
siderable alarm. In nn Interview pub
lished In Manila Henry C. Ide, chief of the
Department of Finance and Justice, re
ferred to the probable enforcement of nn
ntterntlon In the Immediate future of the
present government parity of two Mexi
can dollars for one gold dollar.
Tlie I'nlted States postofllce here now re
fuses, except to government employes, to
Issue money orders In exennnge for Mex
Icnn sliver. The bonks of Manila hnvo
been making from 6 to S per cent on ex
chnngo. Merchants nnd others are forced
to carry their acounts In Mexican silver.
The commercial community had relied
upon tho United States Philippine commis
sion to continue tho system of two Mex
ican dollars for one gold dollar, which
the commission Itself created.
CominlxHlllll fnnnnl Ai'f nn. I
The commission Is unable to act In the
matter without the authority of congress.
This authorization has been requested.
Charles A. Conntit, special commissioner
of tho War department to Investigate the
stnte of cotnnge und bunking In the Phil
ippines nnd report to the secrctnry of war
recommendations for remedial legislation,
who Is now In Wnshlngtcn, whs the bearer
of the commissioner's views on this mat
ter. '
The stores of Manila ate compelled to ac
cept two Mexican dollars for one gold dol
lar, while Chinese speculators arc paying
ns high ns fi per cent premium In Amer
ican paper money for American gold,
Local bankers sny that If tho Insular
employes were paid In the local or Mex
ican currency Independent of tha fluctua
tions of this currency nnd if the govern
ment hnd not attempted to e.nforco urate
of exchange the present rtnnnclal situation
would never have arisen.
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PATTERSON ISIN BONDAGE
Orsir Charites Are Preferred Aanlnst
Hxlo I, opes, Former
Secretary.
MANILA. Dec. L rntterson, tbe Eng
llshmnn acting as secretary to Slxto Loper,
Agulnaldo's general, who refused to take
the oath of allegiance to tho United States
when ho lnndcd at Manila, Is awaiting de
portntlon from tho Islands ns the result of
this refusal. Patterson had been accorded
tcmpornry liberty at the request of the
British consul at Manila. Patterson,
through his lawyers, brought a writ of
habeas corpus, returnable next Tuesday.
Tho British consul withdrew his protec
tion from Patterson and the latter has
been arrested, W. Morgan Sinister, cus
toms collector for the Philippines declar
ing that he hnd evidence of Incriminating
correspondence by Patterson and that ho
has been aiding tho Filipino Insurrection.
8m
GEN. WADE'S NEW COMMAND
Xnrlhem nnil onlhrrn l.uton Mllltary
IJepnrlinenla Are Finally
Abolished.
MANILA, Dec. 1. Tho military depart
ments of northern and southern Luzon have
ceased to exist. Major General James F.
Wade, formerly In command of the south
ern department, will leave Manila tomor
row to nsjumo command of the American
forces on Ccbu Island and Major General
Lloyd Wheaton, formerly commander of the
northern department, will tako tho com
mand of tho north Philippines.
Several small engagements have occurred
In Batangas province In the last few days.
The forces of tho Insurgent leader Caballos
have become badly demoralized.
Today take I-oleys Honey and Tar. It
positively prevents pneumonia, or other
serious results from colds. It may bs too
late tomorrow.
FAIR MONDAY, MAYBE TUESDAY
Kninlllar Forecast nf Variable Wind
for Nebraska anil
loira,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Forecast:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Monday
and prabably Tuesday; variable winds.
For Iowa Fair Monday and probably
Tuesday; warmer In northwest portlou
Monday and In eastern portion Tuesday;
variable winds.
For Missouri Fair Monday; colder In
eastern portion; . Tuesday, fair; northerly
winds.
For North and South Dakota Partly
cloudy and warmer Monday; Tuesday, fair;
southeasterly winds.
For Wyoming. Colorado, Montana and
Utah Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday;
variable winds.
Local Iteeord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Pec. 1. Ofllclal .record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
tho corresponding day of the last three
years:
1901. 1901. 1SS9. U9?.
Maximum temperature.... 10 61 .:', 40
Minimum temperature 3a 31 ,"o 2
Mean temperature 42 12 33
Precipitation fti M .00 T
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since Murcli l,
looi:
Normal temperature 33
Excess for the day .. 3
Total excess since March 1 935
Normal precipitation 01 inch
DtUiciicy for the day 01 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 23.3?lnchea
Dctlcloncy since March 1 5. xi Inches
Excess for cor. period. 1900 51 inch
Deficiency fur cor. period, 1X99.... .0i Inches
Itrports from Stations nt 7 p. m.
CONDITION OP THE
WEATHER.
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ENGINEER MEETS HIS DEATH
niirntlnir f Fly Wheel Causes Dis
aster In Life and
Properly.
MUSKEGON, Mlcb., Dec. L James Tate,
engineer, was killed by the bursting of a
fly wheel at the plnnt of tho Central Paper
iiv-.mpany here today. The building ns
damaged $13,000 worth and 150 men will be
thrown out of employment for sonic time.
THE FAST TRAINS
OF THE m
UNION PACIFIC
REACH
SAN FRANCISCO
AND PORTLAND
FROM OMAHA
15 HOURS
AHEAD OF ALL I
COMPETITORS.
BEST PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
TOURIST EXCURSIONS
TO
California
Three flUHr LEAVe
Excursions jBHBfflBp OMAHA
Weekly Wednesday
via lHslnn4Bb Friday and
Scenic Line BPgygH Saturday
Daily First-class Sleeper Through to San Francisco
via Colorado, passing the Grandest Scenery of the Rockies and Sierra
Nevada by Daylight. Direct Connections to Los Angeles.
City Ticket Office, 1323 Farnam St., Omaha.
KIDNEY PAINS
Are located in the small of the back and may appear on one or
both sides. These are dangerous symptoms because they indicate
the early appearance of Bright's Disease.
Prickly Ash Bitters
Is an effective kidney medicine. It conveys a healing and strength
ening influence to the suffering kidneys, stops the wasting of the
kidney tissue, stimulates digestion, cleanses the liver and bowels
and puts the entire system in order.
told at Drug Stores.
Price, $1.00 Per Bottle.
Omaha, olo-ifiy ' 351 W ,Vi
Valontlne. olcHr I 32 1 2 T
North Platte, partly cloudy ....j 44 .7)' .ou
Huron, clouily W 34 T
llnplrt City, clear I SSI III .mi
f'heyennfl. oli-ar I 42i I61 ul
Salt l.ako City, cloudy I 41 41 .nn
Wllliston. cloudy I 2ti 26, .in
Chicago, rnlnlnsr ! MM s .w
St Lnulu, clgudy I M 82' T
fit Paul, cloudy 2H 36 .rn
Davenport, rloudy ......t. ......... I Ml V' .0)
Kansn..Clty cjoydy ,., j 40! 4S T
Helena, cloudy I 14 IS .)
lilhniarck. clear ! 2I 30: T
rsulvfutoii. cloudy I 4( 721 1(1
T Indicates iracs of precipitation.
$14.75
TO
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Dec. 1, 2, 3 and 4,
VIA
Illinois Central Railroad
All through trains equipped with recliuing chair curs, (soatH free), drnwing room sleep
ers and buffet library smoking oars. v
CITY TICKET OFFICE,
1402 FARNAN STREET.