The Omaha Daily Bee.
HUSHED JU25J3 10, 1871.
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BRISTLE FOR BATTLE
fttrmaa Wanhirs Cait Aicbtra ii WaUn
Hiar Vtimtla. .
BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES IMMINENT
IiUraal Coaiitttai Not P.. ''':, of
Gnat Rmlu. ''
lUPfQJED PLAN OF GERMANS IS BLOCKADE'
Objiot ii tt f rartat IatroiactUa of Faitlgn
Suppliis.
CASTR9 CRIPPLED BY DEPLETED TREASURY
ffrroenee if North Aliunde Nqtmdron
ivt West Inillnn "Wulor Cnunrs Ap
prehension Anion Iloth Con
trndliiK Nation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The gathering
of Gorman warships In tho vicinity of Vca
ezuela and tho presenco In tho satno local
ity of many American, British, French and
other foreign wnrshlpB, Is directing atten
tion to tho Imintncnco of tho naval demon
titration Germany Is about to mnko ngalnst
Venezuela.
Thus far, the German government hai not
tnado known tho exact details of Ita pro
'posed move, tho ofTlclal cominuulcntlons to
tho United Stutcs being couflncd to an In
quiry as to tho attltlldo of this government
on tho question of a demonstration In view
of tho purposo on tho part of Germany not
to acquire any permanent foothold In Vonos
ucln. Thu answer of this government was
entirely satisfactory to tho German author
ities, who slnco have proceeded with tho
execution of their plans for coercing Venez
uela. It Is said to bo prqbablo that the
first movo of Germany will "bo to establish
a blockado of Venezuelan ports, so as to
prevent the Introduction of food products
Into Venezuela nnd thus starvo tho besieged
lato submission.
In Dependent Condition.
Venezuela, It la said, Is cntlroly depend
tint on tho outsldo world for Its supply of
corn, which Is a atapld among tho Venez
uelans. Tho Germans aro expected to occupy one
or moro of tho main ports of Venezuela,
probably La Ouuyrn and Maracalbo. In this
connection most posltl'vo nssurauces havo
been given to tho United States government
that the occupation Is to bo temporary and
only for sueji length of time as to onablo
the collection of tho debt duo to tho Ger
mans, huB disposing of tho report that
tbera Is any Intention of establishing n
Oorman coaling ntatlon on Venezuelan noil.
On tho part of Vcnczuola It Is semi
officially stated that President Cnstro has
rondo known that ho is proparcd for any
eventuality. Tliero Is completo silence,
however, as to tho defpnslvo measures
Vcnczuola Jis adopting, but, there Js nojn-
dication turn biio iff laying mines or pro-
paring In nny wny to resist nn occupation
of La Guayra or Maracalbo, which aro such
open ports and practically defenseless
ngatnst tho armament of Germany,
Necil .Meat Mure.
Vcuozucla, It Is assorted, has no need of
outsldo supplies, and wbllo corn Is much
used, In an emergency there aro many
other cereals which can bo put to uso.
Moreover, tho natives aro said to bo meat
caters almost exclusively, and to havo no
aocd for corn or outsldo products. With
reference to German occupation of ono or
moro ports It la thought to bo likely that
Venezuela will rely on harras.itng tho In
vaders. Tho fresh wate'r supply of La Guayra
and Maracalbo Is drawn from Interior
streams nnd lakes nnd theso aro expected
to bo cut off. Tho Interior of Venezuela Is
regarded as safo, na.lt Is said that It would
take at least 200,000 Gorman soldiers to
mako any progress through 'tho uneven
country ogalnBt guerrilla tactics. Thero
nlso appears to bo much rellanco on tho
part of Venezuela of tho sentiment and
sympathy which can bo aroused In tho
United States when a European Invader Is
actually operating on Amorlcan soil.
Itetlea mi Foreign Inventor.
Venezuela, It Is understood, also relies
largely on tho fnct that foreign capital Is
Invested In tho largo Venezuelan ports and
would bo tho hoavlest sufferer from any
destruction wrought by tho Germans. Money
from France. England, Germnny and the
United States has built up tho larger
places, and little. Venezuelu capital, It Is
said, Is at stake.
A German blnckndo, Venezuelans declare,
will prove qulto na onerous to American,
British and other foreign shipping as It
.will to tho Internal Intmests of Venezuela,
nnd theso shipping Interests aro expected to
nppcal to their several governments. Thero
lire a few hopeful signs on both Bides that
a clash may bo averted.
Tho German minister to Venezuela Is still
nt his post, nnd there Is hopo that ho may
bring about a suttlemont.
Vellelliclll Hun l Money.
. Tho outlook for a cash settlement, how
ever. Is rather menger, since Venezuela's
treasury Is empty, and all of tho Venezue
lan ofllcers urn on halt pay. Another pos
slblo means of settlement Is through tho
diplomatic offices of a prominent Venezue
lan official now oh foreign service, who haa
been summineil by cable to return to Car
acas, probably for the purposo of going on
ft special mission to Germany.
Tho presenco of tho North Atlantic squad
ron nnd many other American warships In
West Indian wnters ii thu sourco of much
speculation In Venezuela nnd Germany. Tho
German ntlcials aro assured that the pres
ence of theso shlpit has nothing to do with
Germany's plans ngulnst Venezuela, but at
Caracas the presence of American ships lu
tho neighborhood js looked upon with Bat
Ufactlon. FIERCE BATTLE AT HONDA
ltevnlutlonury Lender Attiirkn (inv.
rriiiucut I'nrrt'N uml Ik llepulNril
, i ,i uf , f (J rent.
COLON, Colombia, Dec. 27. (Via Galvcs
ton, Tex.) News was received hore today
(hat General Mnrln, tho Colombia revolu
tionary leader, attacked Jlouda, on tho
Magdnlena river, December 13 with 1,200
men. Tho garrison, consisting of 450,
fought from 6 a. m. to 1.30 .p. m. At S a
m. tho gurrlson recelvfd reinforcements
numbering 200 men, Tho lint t lit started on
tho outskirts of th city nnd ended at Car-
ncoll.i nine miles from Honda. Bayonets
and yachetes wero ucd. The government
forces! were victorious. Four huudred men
vrtir filled during tho battle.
RAILWAY SUES THE UNION
KmkIIkIi Co mi pa ii)' Claim I)nmnue
AKnlimt Soeletj- nf Itnll
injr Servants,
m
LONDON, Dec. 27. 1b the suit of tho
Tart Vale railway Against tho Amalgamated
Society of Hallway Servants nn Important
trades union case, the plaintiffs filed n
statement today, claiming 24,626 damages
suffered through an alleged conspiracy 'and
unlawful combination.
The plaintiff's claim, which Is based on
"c House of Lords' dccclslon of July last,
'ng that It was not tho Intention of
'xlnture to prevent a trades union
I. - surd If, through Its oITlccrs, tt
Is k- 'legalities, Is ngatnst ittchard
Hell, iny f of 1'arllamcnt for Derby, and
general sbi.otary ot the Amalgamated So
ciety of Hallway Servants, and against the
trustees of tho society as woll as against tho
society Itself.
Tho Houso of Lords on July 22 last re
versed tho decision of tho appeal court dis
solving the Injunction rendered August 30,
1900, by Justice Farwell In tho court of
Justice, which enjoined ofllclnls of the Amal
gamated Society of Hallway Servants from
"watching and bracttlng the Great Western
railway stations and approaches with a view
to Inducing nonunlonlsts to refrain from
taking the places of strikers. Thnt action
of tho House ot Lords restored Justice Far?
well s Judgment, tho houso holding, as sot
forth In tho cablo dispatch, that It was not
tho Intention of tho legislature to prevent
a trades union from being sued, It through
Its olllccrs, It Is guilty of Illegalities,
PREFER DANISH SOVEREIGNTY
NntltF nf We! Inillrn Hct Forth
Thrlr Ilrnlrm In Itr nolo t Ioiik
Sent to KIiik.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., Dec. 27. A largo
orderly demonstration took place nt Chris
Unlisted, Island of SV- Croix, Danish West
Indies, yesterday afternoon. Thoso who
took part In It comprised representatives ot
tho native, official and planting elements.
Ilosolutlons wora ma do. urging Denmark to
Introduce reforms and improvements In the
Danish West Indian Islands and to lift tho
Inlands out ot tho humiliations of the past.
It was also set forth that tho leading In
habitants ot tho Islands, especially tho na
tives ot standing, merchants, plnntcrs and
Danish subjects generally desired that tho
Island be not sold, but that commercial, In
dustrial and social roforms under tho Danish
flag bo Instituted. Tho resolutions express
confidence that King Christian and his min
istry will consider tho demands.
Tho procession, which was headed by
bands of music, marched through Christian-
st'ed, carrying 000 flags and encoring for tho
king.
TO APPEAL T0 ROOSEVELT
Biumlisry May Up Sent from Itrngrr
to l'renrnt Iloers'
Cnne.
AMSTERDAM, Doc. 27. As a result of .a
contorenco between Rov. F. C. Brocckhcu
sen nnd tho Boor leaders hore, It has been
dcldtdUo icndCtM. Wrrsells to the United
States In January bearing a lettor from
Mr. Krugcr to President Roosevelt.
C. II. Weasclls Is tho former chairman of
tho Orango Freo State Itaad, or legisla
tive assembly. Ho visited the United
States In May, 1900, with Abram Fischer
(lender of tho party) and A. D. W. Wolmor
nns, and returned to Europo In Juno ot the
samo year.
AMERICAN FARMING WAYS
Germ n iiy Will Nrnil Aicrlctilturnl Ex
pert to Mini)- Agricultural
Method.
BERLIN, Dec. 27. Tho Oorman govern
mcnt has decided to attach agricultural ex
perts to the moro Important' German con
sulates. Tho first of these cxpcrtB will
b sent to the United States, whore agrlcul
tural developments arc being more carefully
observed now than formerly.
This action Is understood to bo one of
tho results of tho Increasing uso of Ameri
can farm machinery In Germany, and the
belief that tho American system of farm
lng on a lirgo scale might bo Adaptod to
tho princely estates of Gormany.
LEASES ENGLISH RESIDENCE
American Itrnt Dillon I'nrk, the
llnnir of I. ate Unrhra
ot llucelcimli.
LONDON. Dec, 27. W. Curtis Wakefield
of Now York Is tho name of tho American
who has leased Dltton ,park, near Windsor.
for tho coronation year. It Is a magnificent
mansion, surrounded' by n broad, deep moat,
which Is crossed by a single, brldgo, through
an embattled, arched gatehouse. A park ot
300 acres surrounds the residence, which
was the home of the late duchess ot Hue-
cleugh.
The agents of the estato hope that Wake
field will ultimately purchase tho property.
INACTIVITY MAKES RATE LOW
rriunu MmiP)' .Men Ircurd liunr
Minna i.ni'"i or I'rua
trillion. BERLIN, Doc 27. President Koch of the
Relchsbank, lu, spenklug beforo the central
committee, today, said:'
It Ih not nrobabln that tho bank rate will
m advanced owing to tho year and de
mands, tlrst, because of tlu Ktrong stock
nf cold: second, tho oav rate ot foreign
exchange: third, tho prcRent low rale of
private iiiseimiu, inui. lourin, me hiikiii
ilemand for the week rudlim December 31.
Financier regard the present easy status
of money as reflecting the biulut'ss pros
tration and are making light rate on de-
mnmi. jioney is exptcicu to no easier early
next iioittli.
KING RECEIVES PETITION
1 In ii 1 x Ii SnviTclnn Ik Iliindril Itcnnlu
tlnn AkiiIiinI the Shit- nf
W'rmt llitllm.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27. The petition
against the sale of the Danish West Jndles
without first submitting the matter to a
plebiscite, referred 'to In these dispatches
December 24, was presented yesterday to
King Christian, the cabinet and tho Rigs
dag. It bore -850 signatures.
ACCEPTS KINtTS INVITATION
Ciar Ktpretn to lie I'rrirnt at
Cnrnnntlnii If Canrlnn'a
llenlth lVrmllK.
LONDON. Dec. 27. It Is said that the
czar has accepted nn Invitation to attend
the coronation of King Edward, provided the
czarina la In good health at the time ot the
ceremony.
DAWES MAKES A PREDICTION
latimatai lint Oarrtaoj Will Aaiaat
Nizt Priildintial Campaign.
SAYS NATION NEEDS EMERGENCY FUND
Claim )lrt MmiMnu System In the
World uml Mn) Would lie
.Morn II)' WroiiK lu Mnkc
CllHUKC.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27. Teachers from the
principal business colleges of tho United
States aro hero attending the sixth annual
convention ot commercial Instructors, which
opened Its business session this morning.
Four divisions compose the national fed
eration. Over 200 delegates aro In attend
aucc. Tho business meetings ot tho entire
body aro held In tho St. Nicholas hotel. The
convention will jotitlnuo until Monday.
a puunc meeting ana cnicriuiumeni wa
held at the Odcou tonight at which the
principal speaker was Charles C. Dawes,
former comptroller of tho currency. Mr.
Dawes spoko on "Banks of tho United
States and Their Functions In tho Coun
try." pftcr a few opening remarks tho ex-
comptroller devoted his time to the cur
rency question. Ho Intimated that tho
fight ot tho next presidential campaign
would bo on tho question ot "asset cur
rency," as strongly recommended by Secre
tary of tho Treasury Gage In his recent
report to congress, urging tho passage of
measures to enable bunks to Issue bank
notes without tho security of government
bonds, but Instead by guaranty bonds ot 5
per cent of tho assets of. the different bank
depositors to bo secured by n tax of 1 por
cent ot the assets of all the banks that
lesuo tho notes; tho funds thus raised to be
used to pay tho creditors ot banks that may
fall.
"Thoro is no necessity for assets cur
rency," declared Mr. Dawes, "and I have
no patience with those who, by such meas
ures, would undermlno tho financial sta
bility of our country.
"Wo now have tho best banking system
In tho world and It would bo morally wrong
to change It nt this time. Ten years ago
our banking wan less than that of all con
tinental Europe. Now It Is within 12 per
cent ot that of Europe and England com
bined, having gained 120 per cent during
that period.
"Wo want tho purchasing tower of our
money absolutely good, whother tho banks
fall or not.
"What wo need Is an emergency cur
rency which will help us out ot panics, not
to throw ub Into them."
A. S.HUMPHREYS WITHDRAWS
Ileuortril Hint JiiiIkc Hent Ilia HcsIk
aatlun to Dennrtmcnt ot
Justice.
HONOLULU, Dec. 15. (Via GalveBton,
December 27.) (Correspondence of the As
sociated Press.) It Is reported that First
Circuit Judge A. 8. Humphreys Is sending
his resignation to the Department of Jus
tlco by mall. Thin Is said to havj been
his Intention for samo time, but he declines
to state whether ho means to resign or not.
Tho Judge has been holding court contin
uously elnco his return hero from Wash
ington. Tho Islands have been visited by a storm
from tho south, which was quite sevcro at
some points nnd brought heavy rains to
Honolulu,
No new orders havo been rccolved by Col
lector Stnckablo in accordance with the de
cision of tho United States supremo court
admitting goods from the Philippines free ot
duty. In consequence tho collector refuses
to release n large quantity of Manila cigars
on which tho duty utidor tho ojd tariff
would amount to about 319,000. It Is ox
pected that ho will soon receive ordors, and
that thp cigars will then come In freo.
AFTER THE NINTH INFANTRY
Detachment Klnully Win Out After
I.oalnir Scvrrnl Men In llnnil-tn-Ifnnd
riiclit.
MANILA. Dec. 27. Captain Schocffel. with
a detachment of eighteen men of Company
E, Ninth Infantry, at Dapday, Island of
Samar, was attacked by a large force of
Doiomcn. a sovero hand-to-hand fight en
sued, In which, a sergeant, a corporal and
five privates wora killed. Captain Schocffel
was wounded, hut not dangerously, and ono
prlvnto was nllghtly wounded. No prop
erty was lost. Tho enemy was Anally re
pulsed with heavy loss.
POPULISTS WILUV1EET TO TALK
Aet Upon Prnnnsltlnn to Almnilnn Ur
Kiinlr.iif Ion nnd lleeome
Drmnei'iits.
TOPEKA. Kan., Dec. 27. The populist
stnto central committee nt a meeting In
this city decided to Issuo a call for a state
delegate conference, )o bo held- either in
this city- or Wichita before March 16, to
decldo whethor or not tho proposition ot
tbo democratic stato committee, that tho
populists abandon their organization and
besomo democrats, shall bo accepted. When
the cnll is formally Ixsued a statement will
bo published detailing tho new conditions
which have arisen rendering tho confereuce
npeessary. CARGO BLAZING0N STEAMER
('it l a I II 'I'IiIiiUh "1 .1 t of Milpn' l.nnil
Clin He Mnetl I mm
Itiilu.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Doc. 27. The Japanceo
steamer Shanlo Mnru, which returned last
night to Port Townsend with Its cargo on
tiro, arrived hero today, where its 107 pas
sengers wero landed and its hold filled
with water. When the fire was discovered
steam was forced Into the hold, which kept
tho fire In check. Last night an Investi
gation was made, and It was found that tho
fire had made little progress. Captain
Copo thinks that most of the cargo ran bo
saved.
SETTLE SUIT OUT OF COURT
llelrn of Mnnt V.ttntf itetnln lluiiie-
tenil from Wcsleynn
llriiient.
SPRINGFIELD, 0 Dec. 27. The suit
brought by tho heirs of the late P. H, Mast
to set asldo tho bequest of tho Mast' home
stead to Ohio Wesleyan university was set
tied out of court todiy. The university re
llnqulshes all claim to the homestead, which
Is valued at 1400,000, The university retains
stocko owned by tho deceased, valued at
150,009.
HIS ORDERS SENT 'TO OMAHA
lileiitonniit Colonel David II. Wllmin
to Ilrllrve Ciiptnln Jnntrn
II. Hrivln.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Lieutenant Colonel Dnvld H. Wllsou,
Twenty-fifth Infuntry, now nt Omaha wait
ing orders, will report to the commanding
general of the Department of tho Missouri
for duty us ectlng Inspector general of that
department, relieving Captain James 11.
Erwln, Fourth ravnlry, who will Jolu his
troop.
Postmaster appointed: Nebraska Her
man Kchultz, Kilgoro, Cherry county, vice
J. A. W. Johnson, removed; William T.
Mawhor, Shelby, Polk county, vice John W.
Ballenger, resigned,
Theso rural free delivery routes have
been ordered established In Iowa February
1: Orient, Adair county; sixty-flvo square
miles; population, 1,000; E. A. Gibson nnd
O. F. Clnklns, carriers. Walnut, Vottawat
tamlo county; thirty-five Bquare miles; pop
ulation, 525; William W. Copley, carrier.
Waucoma, Fayetto county; arear eighty-two
square miles; population, 1,6:.; Christian
Wllman, Lvcurgls Cannon and A. W, John
son, carriers.
Tho postoillce at dllead will be discon
tinued and Eden, Flsk, Hebron nnd Saint
Lucas will be supplied by rural carrier.
Tho postnfllco at Star, Marlon county, la.,
Is ordered discontinued. A postofllco Is es
tablished at Ilo, Big Horn county, Wyo.,
with Edward A Wherry postmaster.
Tho condition ot Omaha national banks
on December 10 shows; Loans and dis
counts, $1G,7C0,S93; gold coin, (1,004,562;
lawful money reserve, 32,443,50;; Individual
deposits, J12.240.C09; nvorage reserve held,
27.4 per cent.
Tho Metropolitan National bank ot Chi
cago nnd the Western Nntlonal of New
York wero today approved as lescrve agents
for tho First National of I'omeroy, la.
CHANGES IN JBANKING LAWS
.fllnnrRotii CoiiKresmniin hepklnir In
formation llennrdlmr l.onti
I'rovlnlonn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Representative
McClcary of Minnesota has addressed a
letter to some 2.600 nereons. thoso addressed
being representative men In each state nnd'
territory In tho union:
It has been .suggested to me by Rcvenil
gentlemen interested In national banks and
desirous of rendering them as useful ns
possible to the communities In which they
are located that It would bo well to amend
tbo national bank net so ns to permit
nutlonnl bunks In tho sinalleriplaces, where
the clientele of the banks Is largely rurnl,
to loan a portion of their resources on rent
estate security. If tho proposition seems
wipe to thoso who have practical knowl
edge of such matters I may Introduce n
bill nfter the holidays ,provldlng for tho
amendment. With that In view I deslro
the benefit of your judgment In the mntter
nnd I will oppreclnto an early tinswer to
the following questions:
1. Do you believe that such nn amend
ment would bo .In tho public interest? If
so, why? If not, why not?
2. If your first answer be affirmative,
where would you draw tho line.' below thoso
national banks that would nnd would not
mnko such lines? Would you make tho
capitalization of tho bank ot the popula
tion of the town where tho Sii,k is located
tho basis of such claHslIlcaf;U-' Why?
3. Just what porcontur.n? ' ! of what
would you speclfi' In tlsA. amendment?
That Is, would you grur.t tna permission
ns to a certain percentage of the capital
of tho bank or ns to n certnlti percentage
of its loanablo funds? .Why' 'Suggestions
running from 3ft per cent to 40 per cent of
tho capital of the bank have been made).
4. Would j ou limit tho operation of the
amendment to farm loans oi would you
Includo town property? Why?
6. Would you permit loans under the
amendment on llrst mortgages only or
would you permit such loans as meet the
upproval of tho board of directors? Why?
6. Would you require that all loans under
the amendment 'should havo tho approvnl
of tho directors before being mndo? Why?
7. Have you any othor suggestions ns to
tho proposition of nn amendment if it
should be made?
8. Aro you willing to havo mo quoto yo.u
on tho above points in any remarks that
I may mako on the subject?
GO TO ATTEND NEELEY'S TRIAL
Chief Inspector anil I'natnfflcc De
partment Dpnntlen Siill for
llnvnnn.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 27. Chief Postofllco
Inspector W. E. Cochrnn, accompanied by a
largo number of postofllco inspectors, will
loavo Washington tomorrow for Havana to
be present at the trial of Charles F. W.
Nceley, former chief of tho bureau of
finances of tho deportment of posts of
Cuba, which will begin January 2. Tho
party will consist of Colonel W. T. Shcr
man, Inspector In chargo of the Denver dl
vision; John D. King. In charge ot the Spo
kane division; Captain William B. Smith, in
chargo of tho Washington district, and In
spectors A. R. Holmes, W. F. Fletcher, W.
H. Keyes, F. M. Hamilton, John C. Coates
and C. M. Waters. ,
Messrs, Cochrau, King nnd Coates con
veyed Nceley from Rochester to Now York
after his arrest in tho former city. Mr.
Sullivan was stationed In Cuba Deface
Nceley'H alleged shortage was dlscoverod,
and Hamilton, Wators, Keyes and Smith
were thero after tho dlscovory. Holmes
and Smith made Investigations for the de
partment in Ohio and Indiana. ,
DATE FOR SHAW'S SERVICE
Middle nf Krhrniiry or FlrM of Murch
MUcly to riml Him FIIIIdk
Cnlilnel Position.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Shnw probably will not
enter upon Ills duties as secretary of tho
treasury earlier than tho m'ddle of February
or the first of Mnrrh. The president Is
under tho lmprcsslou that Secretary Gngo
desires-to retire about that time, and ho
has undoubtedly communicated to Governor
Shaw tho fact that he will be needed lu
WnBhlng'ton between thofe dates.
Notwithstanding the racial nnnounco
ments from tho White House that Secretary
James Wilson will remain in the cabinet,
there continue to appear announcements of
other men to succeed Wilson, the latest
name to be mentioned being that of 1'. D.
Coburn, Secretary nf the Kansas Stato Board
of agriculture Secretary Wilson has sail
ho expected to stay In the cabinet nnd the
president has Indicated thai ho desires him
to continue In his official family.
SCHLEY CHEERED IN THEATER
Ailmlrnl Appear In Puhlle fnr Hie
First Time Since Xotnhle
Verdict. (
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Admiral Schley
and ex-Secretary, of tho Navy Herbert occu
pied a box at the New National theater
tonight to witness James K. Ilnckott and
company In "Don Caesar's Return." It wop,
the first tltno tho admiral had been In u
public place hero since the verdict of the
court of Inquiry. The house was crowded,
and when the admiral appeared he was
given nn ovation, the applauso lasting sev
i eral minutes.
MURDER OF NELL IROPSEY
Coroiat'i Jury Tiaai Sia Wai Btatta
aad Driwatd.
BLOW ON FOREHEAD LEAVES ITS MARK
Inmrn Wilcox, Ileiul Glrl'n Miltor,
Held In Cnstnily to ,ult Ite
ntilt nf Ollleliil Invex
tlKHtlnn, KLIZABETH CITY, N. C. Dec. 27. Flvo
weeks of worry and speculation as to the;
fate of Mies Nellie Cropsey terminated to
day at 10 o'clock when tho body of the miss
ing girl was found floating In tho river
opposite her father's home. The body was
discovered by J. W. D. Stlllman, a fisher
man. Upon discovering that the lloatlng
object was tho body of a young girl, bo Im
mediately notified the coroner.
When found tho body was lloatlng face
downwnrd. All tho wearing npparcl was
Intact with the exception of tho rubbers
which Noll woro on the night of her dis
appearance nud they wero missing. With
tho exception of some slight discoloration
of the face tho body was In a state ot good
preservation and little decomposed. Tho
body was easily Identified ns that of Nell
Cropsey. The spot whero the body was
found had been dragged several times slnco
hor disappearance, but with no result,
l-'nte nf VnuiiK Wlleo.
Coroner Fearing summoned a Jury of
prominent men uud called In thrco of tho
best physicians of tho city to mako a thor
ough nnd nxhausttvu autopsy to learn If
thero was any signs of vlolenco on the
body, but up to this time nothing official
can be learned from the physicians, ns they
refuso absolutely to glvo out any Informa
tion until nftor they mnko their report to
tho coroner's Jury, which convened nt '.)
o'clock, alter nn adjournment nt 6 o'clock
without reaching a verdict.
The Jury has been In almost continuous
session slnco tho finding ot tho body, and
very much depends on tho construction of
their verdict as to what will bo tbo fato
of young Wilcox.
Great crowds are assembled In front of
tho Acudemy of Music building, whero the
Jury is in session, uwaltlng the verdict
of tho Jury ns to whother tho girl met with
foul plsy or committed suicide.
Trni Culled Out.
Anticipating that trouble may be brewing
for young Wilcox the nnval reserves havo
been ordered out to maintain order ami
peace and to see that no violence Is offered
Wilcox. By order of tho mayor all tho bar
rooms In tho city havo buen closed.
Wilcox has been removed from tho
mayor's office, where ho has been slnco his
arrest this nfternoon, to tho county Jail
for his own protection nnd a strong guard
has been placed nround the Jail to see that
bo vlolenco Ib offered him.
The family of tho dead girl Tcfuscn to
express nn opinion as to thu cause of tho
death of Nell Cropsey. Tho mother of tho
girl la completely prostrated. Sho has
watched dally, hoping for- tho return of hor
daughter alive, and tho sad ending of the
disappearance has .completely broken her
down.
Wilcox apparently malnlnlns the same In
different air that has characterized his ac
tions all the way through this case.
Itepurt of the I'll ulelniiN.
Tho report mado by the physicians who
performed tho autopsy on MIsb Cropsey
says:
"Tho carmenta showed no marks of vio
lence Tho gurmcntH wero removed and
tho body fully exposed. Tho epidermis ot
faco and head, together with hair of head,
wero pulled off. Tho face and head wero
swollen nnd sodden. Thero wero no ex
ternal marks of violence on head, body or
face. There was a discoloration of a pink
ish tings on tho front of tho fnco with a
Blight discoloration on (ho back ot tho
neck. There wero no marks upon tho front
of her neck, excopt as made by tho con
struction of her dress collar. An examina
tion of the internal organs showed sho was
a pure girl.
"Tho stomach upon being opened emitted
gas and was found to contain about two
ounces of dark tluld and solid substance,
tho solid sutwtanco presumed to bo undi
gested food. The appearnnco of the stom
nch and othor abdominal organs was
normal.
"Tho lungs wero collapsed and freo from
water. Tho heftrt was normal. Upon tho
section of the scalp left on tho head ono
Inch abovo tho brow thero was found a dark
discoloration of tho muscular substance.
The bone beneath this contusion was dis
colored slightly There was no other ab
normality In this part of the scalp, which
was completely dissected.
"Thero was no fructure discovered at nny
point of the cranium. A thorough exami
nation of tho brain showed no cvldeuce of
vlolenco."
nrilli't of Cnrnnrr'n Jury,
Tho verdict of tho coroner's Jury was as
follows:
"We, tho coroner's Jury, having been
duly summoned and sworn' to Inqulro Into
the causo of the death of Ella M. Cropsey,
do hereby report that from the Investigation
made by three physicians or Kllzabntb City
and from their opinion, and tilno from per
sonal observation, said IClla, M. Cropsey
came to her death by being stricken a blow
on tho left templo nnd by being drowned
lu tho Pnsquotank river.
"Wo have riot yet investigated nor heard
any tenlimony touching an to who Inllleted
the blow and did the drowning,
"Wo nro Informed that ono James Wil
cox Is charged with same and is now In
custody. We lecommend tbat'lnvcstlgatlon
as to his or anyono elso'H prnbabjo guilt bo
had by one or moro magistrates In Eliza
beth City township uifd' that said Wilcox
bo held to uwnlt Investigation."
G00DN0W F0RJFISCAL AGENT
Cimoiil ril Sliuimlinl It. lit-euiniiteiideil
for IMiiue hy Seeretnry
(nut.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A Washington spe
cial to tho Tribune says:
After a meeting of tho cabinet today
Secretary Gago decided to rcco'mmoud to
tho Stato department that Consul General
Goodnow bo appointed provisional fiscal
agent of tho United States with authority to
accopt tho Amorklzatlon nnd Interest pay
ments of tho Chinese Indemnity from the
Doyen of tho diplomatic corps at Pckln.
No action will bo taken relative to tho
appointment of a porrannent fiscal agent
until after officials have advised with Gov
ernor Taft, who Is expected In Washington
In a few weoks,
By nn agreement among the president and
cabinet It was decided to leave tho selec
tion of a fiscal agent to recolvo America's
portion of the Chlneso Indemnity to Sccre
larles Hay, Gago and Root,
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fhlr and Colder
Saturday; Sunduy Fair, Northwest
Winds
Temperature nt (liniilin enlerdnl
Hour. lieu tlnnr. lieu.
! n. it ;r.' I p. m ..... . to
l ii. in. U'2 '2 p. n 10
? ii. m...... ill ;i p. ni.. iii
ii. n :in -i p. n to
ti ii. in...... :::t p. n , :ti
in n ni ..... . :t." it p. m :i:i
it n. in ;it 7 p m :it
1- n .'Ill .s p. m ill!
t) p. iii ur.
BETRAYS HER COMPANION
Wtimnn Involves nelnte In .Murder
of lliisliiinil lllulit YeiirM
Ann.
HELENA, Mont.. Dec. 27. Tho Helena
police nre Investigating n story told by Mrs.
Mury HaiiHou, which Involves tho alleged
murder of her husbnnd In Illinois eight
years ago by Charles Bucll.
Tho woman nnd Buell came to this city
a few weeks ago from Iowa, making tho
trip overland In a buggy. Today tho woman
hud Buell arrested for lll-treatnieut. To
tho county attorney sho stated that while
living with her husband In Illinois. Buell
and Hanson wont out hunting together.
Hanson never- returned. According to the
woman's story her husbaud wus drowned
by Buell. Mrs. Hanson Joined the Salva
tion army n few days ago. nnd upon the
advice of the captain of the oriny, It Ib
said, confessed the story to tho county at
torney. ST. PAUL COW BREAKS RECORD
3111k nml Mutter Priidiietlon
Sevrti lliij'n Hcnt In
World.
for
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 27. Tho world's
record for n seven day's milk nnd buttor
production has been broken by n Hamsev
county cow. The new world's champion Is
Mercedes Jullps I'letortja, a pure-bred Hoi-steln-Frlcslati
cow, owned by tho Southtdo
farm, near White Bear station. The official
test which broke the world's record wns
made under tho supervision of the Minne
sota Experiment station and extended from
December 17 to December 23. Tho yield for
tho seven daj-3 was fiS9 pounda of milk,
which, according to tho test, contnlned 24.47
pounds of butterfat, bcatlug the former
world's record by moro than a pound.
Tho former record wns made by Brown
Bessie, the famous Jcrsoy.
COURTS MAY COME TO CLASH
Feilernl .indue (Intern IlrntriicUoii
f Itiiml uml Mtnte Olllerm
llenlt It.
WASHBUItN, Wis.. Dec. 27. A clnsh is Im
minent between tho stnto nnd federal court
over tho order of the United States court
to Hccelvor Frost to destroy tho Washburn.
Bayfield &. Iron HIver railroad. Deputy
Sheriffs nro now guarding the property by
order of Judgo Parish ot tho circuit court.
It is rumored thnt Receiver Frost will
shortly nttompt to carry out tbo order of
tho United States court to destroy tho prop
erty. Deputy sheriffs are patrollng tho
road nnd will resist nil efforts to tear up
tho main track of tho line.
LEAPS TWELVEHUNDRED FEET
Drunken Miner Jiimpn to Bottom of
.Mil n ft In rriiiro nf
Hnneliites,
ntONWOOD, Mich., Dec. 27. Itnao Wcsto
berore, a miner nt the Newport mine, com
mitted sulcldp ;estorday hy Jumping down
a chnft 1,200 feet. Ho .stood beside tho
shaft as his follow workmen wero coming
to tho Surface threw ll Ih nvnrennl nn.1
nnliln nntl Inmnerl Inln thn uhnfi I
. ' -' ...vj o.,i UVIUI U JIIU
friends realized what was transpiring. Ho
was Intoxicated at tho time.
VAN SANT WILL BE ON TIME
MlnneHntii'N (inventor nml Attorney
fie n era I (So to Antl-Meriter
Cnnfcrenee.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 27. Governor
Van Sant la making all preparation to start which have done much to counterbalance
for Helena tomorrow night to be present ! reductions In ylold.
at tho conference of governors December 30, ! "Export trade hail shoun signs of hcsltat
when tho question of the merger of tho' lng after years ot advance, and exports
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Bur- have Iticreasod. but, mainly In materials In.
llugton railroads will be considered. At- tended for domestic manufacture, and tho
torney Gencrnl Douglas will accompany tho
governor,
DEFEAT THE PLANS OF CUPID
AkpiI Couple lteviike Their Deelnlon
i
of .Vtnrrlniie nt (lie
Allnr.
PANA, III., Dec. 27. John F. Kellnr,
nged SO, tho wpnlthlest resident of Holland
township, nnd Mrs. Sarah Cnnflcld, aged 63,
wero to havo been married today, but when
they cunie beforo the minister they decided
that they woro too old. Mr. Kellar gavo
Mrs. Canfleld $1,000 cash nnd they parted
good friends.
WALKS OUT 0FPRIS0N YARD
r'onVlet Quietly I'iiIm 1'p 'I en in nnd
lenpe from I'eilernl
I'limiii.
LEAVENWORTH, Knn . Dee. 27. Levi
Saundorb. convict No. 1.197 nt the federal
prison, escaped today. He was n teamster,
nnd about. 3 o'clock put his team In the
corral nt the prison ami walked away. Suun
ders was sent up fmm Arkansas for n vio
lation of thn postal laws. He had four
montliB left to serve.
PEAVEY'S CQNDITI0N SERIOUS
Dlietur -ll J Mlliui-iipnllh (irnln Alnp
Will Iteneli rrlnW ur Mel..
iii'nh .Munilii),
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Frank II. Pcavcy, tho
Minneapolis grain man, who Is III of pneu
monia at Chicago, wns reported by his
physician today ns being In a serlouh con
dition. Tho doctor said that the crisis of
Pcnvey's sickness would be reached Sunday
or Monday.
Muvi-ini'iiti nf (leenn Vowel Her, -7.
At New York Arrived Patricia, from
Hamburg; Haverford, from Antwerp;
lKinni-tHilt, from Bremen. Hailed Lauren
tliin, for Glasgow.
At St. Vincent, l V -Arrlvcd-Gle,n
Logan, from Tacomn, via C'oqulmbo.
At Havre Arrived La Hretngne. from
New York
At Tcnerlffe Sailed- Isnln. from Ham
burg and (Senoa, for Han FrumiHco.
At Liverpool Arrived -Teutonic. from
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Anchorla, from
Now York; Llvonlati, from lioiton.
At Hong Kong Arrived Empress of
Japan, from Vancouver, via Yokohama.
At London-Sailed Mlnncupolls, for New
Yurie
NEW TRADE RECORDS
Eniiaiss ictiritj of Onrrsat Year Btupami
FiTt Priestling.
IMMENSE rROGRESS MADE IN ALL LINES
Ac.ain.it Entrmm Oddi Finaaot aid la
duitrj Advacca.
NUMBER OF rAILUnESEATLMEDUCED
Imptrti 8htw a Quia, bat Experts Slight1. j
Diolint.
OUTLOOK FOR STEADY RISE IS BRIGHT
One l'euturr nf Venr In llic I'npre
eedruted i: t teiinlini In Trnunpnrln
tlnn I'lU'tlltleN, Willed Aro
Mill Inudeuiiulr,
NEW YOHK. Doc. 27. Tho annual rovlcn
of Ameiicau tiude, finance and Industry
prepared by Bradstreet's mid given pub
llclty today declares 1901 to be a record
breaker among tho live preceding years of
commercial txpuntdon enjoyed by tho United
States. Its pre-eminence, tbo review states,
nn all tbo more notable because tt suf
fered from a combination ot happenings
that In n normal year would havo proved
depressing, if not disastrous, Enumerated
lu tho lntter urn tho machinists and steel
strikes, the stock panic of May, tho failure,
of several Imprudently mnnugod combina
tions, tio cflortu of some combinations, In
cluding that lu copper, to tlx prices, tho
shortago In corn, cotton nnd tints, and thu
assassination of President McKlnley, Sum
marizing tho general situation tho review
says:
I2pl(nme nf I'mgrra.
"Briefly summarized, tho year has seen
trnusticted ill nggregato of general busi
ness, as reflected In bank clcurlngs, far lu
excess of nny preceding period, has wit
nessed stock speculation, rampant beyond
(ho dreams ot old-time brokers, checked
and cut tailed by ono of tho sharpest stock
panics lu history, and yet with a remark
able minimum of disturbance of general
flnnnclnl operations, has watched general
Industry nnd produced and grown stcudlly
until new and larger figures wero needed
to express the outputs of coal and nro nnd
Iron and steel nnd leather nnd lumber and
a multitude of other branches; has seen
tho freight transportation facilities of tho
country Htralned to the breaking point,
prove InHUlllclont to 'hondlo thu volume, ut
business handled, and finally has witnessed
n volumo ot holiday business passing nil
previous bounds, both on the quantity and
quality and the vastly Increased purchasing
power ot tho public In late yours.
Ksceril lllKltrM Iteeordn.
"From tho standpoint of tho presont
estimates tho clearings this yenr will ox
coed tho highest records of preceding yenrn
by one-fourth '
"Gross railway earnings hnve Increased
12 per cent anil not returns have galncjl 10
per ront over tho best pieceding yenr.
"Pig Iron production will be not far from
one-seventh larger than tho heaviest over
before recorded. Shoo production and ship
ments and therefore presumably, leather
production nhow nlinost as largo a guln,
Iron oro production and shipments woro
ncverbeforn equaled, certainly lnko ship
ments wero never so Inrge. Anthracite coal
production will bo fully 10 per cent larger
than Inst year and d por cent homier than
tho record.
"The bituminous products show n heavy
gain over pii3l records. Woolen manufac
turing has been helped by low cost ot ma
terial anil good demand for clothing.
"All the returns nre not so fnvorable.
Thoro has been less money In cotton for
tho south this year and tho margin of profit
In manufacture has occasioned complaint
there and In. now nnd old England.
I"n rm I'rndni'ls Ailvnner.
"Tho agricultural Interest has been fa-
vorcd by heavy advances In fifrm products,
! margin In favor of exports is still onor-
mously heavy."
Tho bank clearings aro estimated nt $118,
000,000, a gain of 38 per cent over last year
and 26 per cent over thn record of 1899. Tho
mlddlo stales show tho grentcst 'Increases
In clearings. The failures for tho year nro
placed at 10,77.", with aggregate liabilities
of $130,000,000 and nssets of $00,300,000.
As to this bowing the rnvlew says:
"This Is n gain of 8.0 pur cent In number
over 1!00 and of nearly 12 per cent over
1S99, but back of that yoar comparisons
favor tho current one.
I.I Mill 1 1 1 If n Aro Small.
"Liabilities havo not gained rclntlvcly so
heavily, as shown by the fact that they are
only 2.4 per rent larger this year than last
and S.G per cent larger than In 1899. la only
thrco ot tho last thirteen years, In fact,
wero liabilities smaller than they were this
year.
"A point often lost Right of Is thnt there
Is a constant accession ut now Individuals
i firms nud corporations In business each
year, and this alone furnishes a basis for
the recording of numerous unsuccessful
ventures. There aro now 172,000 moro peo
ple In biiHlnoss lliau thero wero n deendo
ago, nn Increase of Ifi per cent., but fnll
tires have only Inrrnseil C per cent In num
ber In that period ami liabilities aro onlv
20 per cent lurgor. A continuing favorable
featuro Is the small percentage of ns
tets to liabilities. It Is only 10. 1 per ren
this yrnr, as iignliiHt 17.2 per cent a yeat
ngo and 52.2 In 1S99 nnd 1898."
I'rlecu Are IIIrIi.
As to prices, the review says:
"Wheat has reached the highest poln'
slnco 1898; corn nd oats aro hlghor than
for almost n decade, nnd other produce has
sympathized.
"Food products, as a whole, aro higher
than In the goneial price boom of 1000
while manufactures nro lower, notablo li
this respuct being leather, textiles, coal and
coke; naval stoics, building materials.
chemlralH nnd drugs and miscellaneous
products. Prices, as a whole, are 8 por
cent lower thun In February, 1900, nnd
December, 1S99, but nro higher than In any
year from 1893 until thcJhlrd quarter of
1899.
"If other products follow tho lead nf food
products, as is not unusual, a further ad
vunco of tho tonner Is not unlikely. Iron
nnd steel prices seem lo lead lu this latter-day
advance, but the othor motnls have
broken away from them, nud copper, lend
and tin nro weakening, tho result of fall
urea ot Injudicious attempts, ot coutrollny