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The National Body Will Get Together for
Its Short Session.
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A SfSSION Of STIRRING fVfNTS
lion** Will Kind Determine the Oue*tlon
of Renting Robert* of Utah—Republl
can* Will ICunli tlir Currency Mraiarr—
Announcement of Vice l're»ldent Ho
bart'* Death.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec, 4 —The
opening work of the session in the
house promises to be crowded with J
stlring events. There is always a
good deal of glamour in connection
with the assembling of a new con
gress, which is a social as well as
a political event. The galleries are
always crowded and there Is intense
Interest In the election of speaker,
the swearing In of members at the
bar of the house, the reading of the '
president's message, the biennial seat |
drawing, the Introduction of bills and
resolutions into the legislative hopper
and the generul clearing of decks for
action later on.
But, as the committees are not ap- j
pointed until Just before the holiday
recess, no actual business is transacted 1
usually until after recesB. This year
it will be different. At the very
threshold of the session will come the
contest over the admission of Itcpre- j
V' sentatlve-elect Roberts of Utah, and
later In the week the house will plunge
into an Important, and possibly a pro- ;
traded, debate upon the financial bill
which was prepared by the republican
leaders last spring at Atlantic City.
The Roberts case has attracted the
attention of the whole country. The
republican leaders have adopted a plan
of procedure which is designed to pre
vent Mr. Roberts from taking the oatli
rof office until the facts in regard to
his alleged polygamous practices have
been investigated by a special com
mittee.
Mr. layior or unio win matte un
r(bj-xticn to the admission of Mr. j
Roberta and will offer a resolution of |
his rase to the committee. There is
considerable scattered opposition to j
tills method of procedure on the
Jk ground that refusal of the house to
V permit a repreesntative-elect hearing
proper credentials to be sworn in upon
unproven charges v/ould create a bad
;« precedent and might -result in chaos at
some future time when political feel
ing ran high. But there are several
precedents for this course in the case
of members charged with disloyalty
after the war. mid these will he used
in support of the procedure. Every
member of the house has been bom
barded with petitions in the Roberts
case and there undoubtedly will be a
large majority vote without regard
to party lines in support of the plan
outlined by republican leaders. Ow
ing to the time which will he con
sumed In the disposition of the Rob
erts ease tomorrow, the diawing of
'w, .seats, which usually requires several
’ hours, probably will lie postponed un
til Tuesday.
The announcement of Vice Presi
dent’s Hobart's death will he made
probably immediately after the Rob
erts car;e is dibposrd of and the house
will adjourn out of resnccl to bis mem
ory. The drawing'of seats and the
reading of the president’s message will
occupy Tuesday. Tuesday night the
republicans will caucus on the flnan- i
c-lal hill. It is the intention of the
republican leaders to make this a can- 1
cus measure and proceed and pass It j
before the holiday recess.
Tile caucus will decide, If the pres
ent Intention is followed, not to wait
for the appointment of the committee
on banking and currency, but to bring |
F the bill into the house forthwith, prob- j
ably* under a special order from the j
committee on rules. The debate may
begin on Wednesday
The length of time to be given to
debate has not yet been determined.
Bv some it is thought that three or
four days may suffice.
. IN MTMORY Of MRS. THURSTON.
Fund Rtartcil for Orphan*' Home Nami-il
After Her.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4.—A movement
for the raising of funds lor a memor
ial orphan asylum for Cuban children j
which shall bear the Uiune of Mrs. |
Thurston, the first wife of Senator
John M. Thurston, and who died dur- j
ing a visit she made to Cuba, was |
started tonight in the Madison avenue |
Presbyterian church tind *r the auspi- j
res of the Thurston Memorial associa
tion. The name of the proposed horn? ,
is to be •'The Thurston Home of Or
phans and Homeless Children In Culm."
and General Vsndervoort c f Nebraska,
one of the managers of the Cuban
Mall Steamship company, has offered
a tract of ground for the Institution
General V’andervoort and Mrs. O. E j
„ Andrews of Echo laike, N J.. were the i
speakers at the meeting tc night Gen |
eral Vsndervoort told of the lurge nuiu- I
her of orphans In Culm and of the need
of some Institution to care for them
The home is to be an industrial school, j
he said, as well as a mission It Is ,
especially flttlng, he thought, that this
work be started as a memorial to Mra
Thurston whose death, her friends be
lieved. was caused by a troken heart
the result of her visit to Culm and
seeing with her own eyes the condi
tions there.
The collection tonight was devoted I
to the fund and contribution slips
were handed around on which a large
number of member* uf the church
pledged Iheaeelvee to large amount*
resseeger Male VS at In *l«hl
CHICAGO, IhK- I The Tribune to
morrow will nay
‘Representative* of the llto Grand»
Western Is-nver * Rio Grande l»or- 1
ting ton and Ike M «k Ulard ha ve been 1
la conference for nrinl days, dlarua
•lag way* and mean* to A ski what j
they declare, u e M«rel agreement ou
the pari of u.. A nit he i n 1‘atig. aii i
Raala Te to rualrul HacilU coast bnet
aeee It is said that the hot-eat Iran*
<uatinealai rale war that *v*r has
been waged probably • ill reg lit from
the >oafvreaca
TO DECIDE KENTUCKY'S VOTE.
lumaMlni! Hoard Itf-giiiM If* Work at
Frankfort Today.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. 4.—At noon
today the state hoard of election com
missioners of Kentucky will meet to
canvass the retains from the last state
election and to decide whether Goebel
or Taylor Is entitled to the certificate
of election. There la not much proba
bility that the matter will be settled
today and It may bo Wednesday or
later before a certificate Is issued. Both
bides express confidence, but no one
can predict with accuracy the decision
which will be arrived at by the board.
The certified returns from the country
boards, now on file, give Taylor a plur
ality of 2,435, but the democrats de
clare that enough of these votes will
be thrown out and that Goebel will be
awarded the certificate.
The Kentucky election law is capa
ble of divers constructions and the
definite conclusion of the board will
rest very largely upon how its mem
bers decide to construe certain por
tions of the statute. There Is a loop
hole In the very sections upon which
the republicans rely which may work
against them. It is this: “The said
state board shall be a board for exam
ining and canvassing the returns. '
How the board will construe the word
"examining” is a matter of doubt. The
same words exactly are used in defin
ing the the powers of the various
county boards, and under this wording
they have claimed and used the power
of rejecting votes which they believed
illegally cast.
AFTER MR. ROBERTS' SCAIP.
Tlie ('ruUmlr Agiilnut Heating Him
Opened In WitxliInKlnn.
WASHING 1 ON. Dec. 4.—The cru
sade in this city against the seating of
Hrigham 11. Roberts as a representa
tive from Utah culminated in a large
ly attended mass mteting in the First
Congregational church this afternoon.
As many prominent clergymen of
Washington as were in a position to
he present occupied coats on the p!af
forni or In the audience. Dr. Joshiah
Strong, president of the League for
Social Service, of New York, under the
auspices of which the meeting was
held, presided. Addresses were made
by Kev. Randolph 11. Me Kim, rector
of Epiphany church; Rev. Dr. Frank
M. Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan
<$urch; Rev. Dr. S. M. Newman, pas
tor of the First Congregational church,
and Mr. A. T. Sehrocdcr of Sait Lake
City. Several oilier Salt L:ake City
clergymen were present, including Dr.
T. C. lliff. superintendent of Methodist
missions in Utah; Rev. G. L. Martin,
a Presbyterian of Salt Lake City, and
Dr. Sarah J. Elliott, who has lived in
Utah as a deaconess in the Episcopal
church for sevtra' years.
MANNING SAYS IT IS NOT SO.
Master Mechanic Denies Story or Alleged
Changes.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 4.—Master
Mechanic J. H. Manning of the Wyom
ing division ct the Union Pacific de
nies most emphatically the story trom
Omaha this morning to the effec t that
Master Mechanic M. K. liamum of
Omaha will assume charge of the Wy
oming division and that lie. Manning
has been asiced to resign, because ho
trade himself unpopular with the man
Egetarnt of (he road through his ef
forts to settle the strike among tlie
boilermakers at this place; that Mc
Keon, now at North Piatte, is slated
lo take IJarnum's place at Omaha and
that an Omaha foreman is to go to
North Platte. ‘T wish to say,” said
Mr. Manning today, "that 1 have heard
of no change to be made in tlie mo
tive department. I have not been
asked to resign.”
WRECK ON UNION PACIEEC.
Overland Flyer Hun Into at liustini-ll
While Taking Water.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 1. -What
came near being a very disastrous
wreck occurred tifty-three miles east
of here last night. Union Pacific train
No. 1, the Overland Flyer, running
late, stopped at lJusiinell to take water,
and while tnere was struck by No.
101, the fast mail. The engine cf
the mail train tore half way through
a dining car on the rear end of No.
1, but luckily the conductor, cooks and
waiters were all in the forward end
and escaped injury. Harry Dixon, a
Cheyenne fireman, was knocked from
the tank of the engine of No. 1 and
seriously injured. The track was not
cleared until this morning. Aside
from the demolished dining cat', one
mail car and the engine of 101 were
badly damaged.
Llrnti nuiit Monro# a Xlunttolin.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 4 —Lieutenant
James N Munro, who lias Just affected
the during capture of llaynnibontt.
Luzon, came to Mlnncaitolls In 1SU0,
ur.t attended the t Diversity of Minne
sota for three years, when he received
the appointment to West Point from
Congressman Fletcher. He Kruduated
there In IfU7 and was assigned to
the First cavalry and Joined his regi
ment In Arizona He was then trans
ferred to the Fourth cavalry, stationed
at W’alla Walla. Wash . and was ac
tive In the t'oeur d'Alene country dur
ing the outbreak of the miners last
year,
Wshale* latU sisrit Uni.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 Mr Weo
■ter Hails, assistant aerntary of the
Interior, left here tonight for a trip to
South Africa lie will sail front New
York Wednesday morning and be away
three month* He will spend a portion
of the time in the Transvaal.
I • l * •' »l tnaH In >h« Intitt
(TIH'AGO. Dec 4 The Tribune to
morrow will nay The Aral colonial
ousttluHon to be acted on at the c mu
leg *w*ai<ut will 1st ihti of Hawaii
Ntnator Hawley, it airman of the Ha
waltsu rtiiwmlssion Is awtburity for
this *t*t- to»».» It may alao he naiel
p> dttvely that he sptaha with the
knowledge a ad appro, ai of Prcald w».
MciCIntcy
denatot t idiom sate in an Inter
ilew that ih > tensi* or at least a ma
parity of th« t»na ota will aid him
in pushing th» Hawaiian go motion iw
a *eti #• teat
The war about over
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Aguinaldo's Inaurreotion i:. Luzon Ap
pears to Be Rapidly Collapsing.
INSURGtNTS GLAD TO SURRTNDLR
II* yam bong Kail* Into the HaiiiU of
Aniertran Fori e»—Cheering New* l or
Frlanii* of I’eacn- I.arge*t Number of
Filipino Kehel* that Have Yet Capit
ulated.
MANILA. Dec. 2.—General Conert
has surrendered LOO officers and men
with rifles, several American and sev
enty Spanish prisoners and the garri
son at Bayambong, province of Nueva
Viscaya, to Lieuteuant Monroe with
fifty men of the Fourth cavalry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.— Considera
ble interest ts felt here in the news
that the insurgent* ut Bryambong
have surrendered, particularly as the
number is said to exceed that capture !
by the United States troops at any one
time.
Bayambong is tlie city to which Ag
uinaldo at one time contemplated re
treating for the purpose of locating the
rebel capital after lie was forced to
flee from Tarlae, but the American
troops pressed him so hard that he was
unablp to carry out his intention. Gen
eral Otis' dispatch of today, repeat
ing information received from General
Lawton, said it Indicated that Bayam
bong had been captured on the 28th of
November and it is thought this is the
same place referred to in the Manila
dispatch. No Information regarding
the surrender had been received at the
war department up to au early hour
this morning.
WASHINGTON, Decc. 2.—The cab
inet today discussed briefly the presi
dent's message, to which the finishing
touches have been placed, except to
that portion relating to the Philip
pines. This section of the message is
being lieal up In the hope that the
president tnay lie aide to announce the
complete collapse of the inourrection
before it goes to congress. Members
of the cabinet are unanimously of the
opinion that the rebellion is on its last
legs and that any day may s^e the en 1
j up t-nmppine question is solving
itself,” is the way one member put it
today.
The president nas decided not to
send the message to congress until
luesday, as the immediate adjourn
ment of the senate upon the , nnounce
mcnt of the death of Vice President
Hobart would preclude its being read
on Monday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—A special dis
patch to the Herald from Manila says
General Daw ton is at Bambcug, twenty
miles south of Bavambong, in the Cay
gayen valley.
He Is in telegraphic communication
with the insurgents over the wire in
their possession, and commanders of
the opposing forces are /onsidering
propositions made by telegraph look
ing to the surrender of tne rebels to
the Americans.
Will Of HOBART IS TILFD.
Willow mill Sou Receive the Hulk of
•s.noo.ooo.
PATERSON, N. J.. Dec. 2.—The will
of the late Vice President Garret A.
Hobart was died in the Passaic county
surrogate's office. The value of the
estate is not given, but it is under
stood to be about $2,500,000. Of the
estate Mrs. Jennie Hobart, the widow,
receives $1,000,000 and one-half of the
remainder after a number of bequests
are paid, the son. Garret A. Hobart,
Jr., inheriting the other half when he
attains his majority.
St. Joseph's hospital, the general
hospital, the Children's Day nursery,
Si. Joseph’s Orphan asylum and Pat
erson Orphan asylum, all of Paterson,
receive $5,000 each.
Hobart Tuttle, private secretary to
Governor Yoorhees and a brother-in
law of the vice president, receives
$20,000; A. M. Wilcox, a close friend of
Mr. Hobart, receives »i0,000.
David Hobart, a brother of the late
vice president, receives $20,000 and to
each of ills two children is bequeathed
$10,000.
The executors of the will are the
widow, Mrs. Jennie Hobart, A. A. Wil
cox, E T. Bell and Colonel William
Barbour.
TO RtViSt PtNSION LAWS.
Senate Committee at Work (letting Kn
dMii f Ite-oljr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—Senators
Gallinger and Hansbrougb. on behalf
of the senate committee on pensions,
have been engaged for the past day or
two taking testimony under a resolu
tion passed by the senate last session
at the instance of Senator Hansbrougb.
Instructing the committee to inquire
into the wisdom of revising the pen
sion laws. So far they have heart!
Secretary Hitchcock ant) Assistant Sec
retary Davis of the interior depart
ment. and Commissioner Evans and
Assistant Commissioner Davenport,
and they expected later to receive u
statement from the commander of tbe
Grand Army. The testimony of the of
ficial* examined favors a general revi
sion of the laws by a non-partisan.
linM *«•
El. I* AitO. Dec. i Archbishop
Chapelts, apostolic delega e to the
Philippines passed through the city
today on Ida way to Mantis He wi<
met at the station by t irar General
Anthony Eoftegue of the liimn* of
Hants IV anti a number of priests
lie fore departing for the orient. Arch
bishop Chappells acknowledged a deed
before a notary, than conveyed to
E*th<r Eortegn* ail the property In
I be Haute |‘e classes which was for
merly pres *l»d over by the apostolic
delegate
Met Cal to cm* I - See So HeasM
I* A HI s Ik e } Arrangements are
about to be opeoded with the view ul
allowing tbasil a reduction of about la
fusd cut the tax c.O c he*. C>a i-ui. ll
ins lha* Ere*, h products ore giteo
the m<cet (Stored sal too treoimeol
should the negotiations loll, the war
imam tariff wilt be applied to ttrsaii
ISu . jffee
LITHE CHANGE IN HAYWARD.
I’ast Twenty-Four Hour* Do Not Work
Ylurh ( liaitg*
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dee. 1 —
The condition of Senator Hayward this
evening shows little change nom what
it was twenty-four hours ago. He
passrd an uncomfortable night and has
been very restless and uneasy today.
I)r. Whitten spent most of tie- night at
his bedside and has watched him close
ly during the day. At 6 o'clock tonight
he issued the following bulletin:
“Senator Hayward has had a very
restless day, having slept very little.
His temperature is 100, pulH“ X9, regu
lar and softer than in the morning;
respiration 24 and still intermitting.
He Is more conscious of Ins condition,
as lie manifested more concern about
himself. Paralysis remains ;he same."
The fact that the patient Is more
conscious of his condition is taken by
Dr. Whitten us a good symptom, in
that it shows that his mind is brighter
and more free, Indicating partial ab
sorption of the clot, and yet if he be
comes greatly concerned and worried
the effect is likely to be unfavorable.
Major B, B. Hayward, the senator’s
brother, together with his wife, arriv
ed from Davenport, la., at 9:30 this
morning and lias been at his brother’s
bedside almost the entire day. The
scene in the sick room upon ‘he major's
entrance wus very affecting. Senator
Hayward recognized his mother in
stantly and apparently made a supreme
effort to speak to him. Failing to utter
a single Intelligible word, he burst Into
tears and could not be quieted for some
timp. Mrs. Hayward was finally pre
vailed upon to take a few hours’ rest
last night and as a consequence Is feel
ing much better physically today. How
ever, her concern about her husband's
condition is as great as ever.
UPTON Will CHALllNGl.
If No One Rise WhiiU to Try for the C up
Again, lie Will,
LONDON, Dec. 1.—Sir Thomas Lip
ton. speaking at the annual dinner of
the Temple Yacht club at the Hotel
Cecil this evening, Lord Charles Beres
ford presiding, referred in generous
terms to his recent visit to the United
States.
“No man," said Sir Thomas, "could
have had fairer or better treatment. No
man could have met wit it a more gen
erous wewleome than I had and receiv
ed at the hands of. the greatest and of
the humblest in America, i can see no
room for discouragement and unless
some one else challenges, I shall cer
tainly do so myself very soon. All I
;an say is that we had a fair and square
race and got a fair and square licking."
AGUNAIDO’S MOTHIR ARRIVIS.
I!un<tit« Vutf*n<!«ul to llohl Hit for n Kan*
(tom—To feel) to Aguiiialdo.
MANILA, Dec. 1.—Aguinuldo's moth
er lias arrived here and lias been given
shelter by Senor Legarde, a prominent
amigo, who was secretary of the treas
ury jefore the outbreak, and who re
signed when it came. It scorns that
Bu, ncamino’s party took r. "age in a
bandit village, which had off'red Agtti
naldo an asylum, intending to sell him
to the Americans. The bandits assas
sinated half of Buencamino's guard
and prepared to keep Aguinaido’s
mother for ransom.
Mr.vnii Inlicit No I’urt.
AUSTIN. Tex., Dee. 1.—William J.
Bryan’s attention having been called
to a report from Washington that it is
hinted there that he was inclined to
favor the nomination of Sulzer for
speaker by the democratic congres
sional contingent, expressed himseif
as follow's in the matter:
"I have not said nor written any
thing for or against any candidate for
speaker. I have not taken any part
in the contest and shall not. The
democrats in congress are entirely
competent to settle the question of
leadership for themselves, and I have
no doubt that the caucus will make a
wise seslection.'’
('ongrutHinttons Over Suiuuu.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The Koionial Zei
tung today publishes a letter from Em
peror William addressed to Duke Al
brecht, regent of the grand duchy of
Mecklenberg-Schwerlu, in which his
majesty congratulates Germany on the
acquisition of Samoa and expresses
hopes that, with God’s help, the Ger
man colonies, "sustained by the intelli
gent and self-sacrificing solicitude of
the people and supported by a strong
licet, inay. in peaceful competition with
other nations, advance on the road to
prosperous development and prove a
blessing to the fatherland."
Ilurarllilrr Kill* lllmsnif.
SlOt'X CITY. la.. Dec. 1.—A wildly
tragic suicide of a lilaek t..lis horse
thief and allround desperado took
place at noon today on u train on the
Sioux City A- Western near Hlottx City.
The smoking car of the train was
crowded at the time. The man was
Harry Rogers, who wus being taken
by Hherlff Sweeney and a deputy from
Butte county, South Dakota, to the
penitentiary. The prisoner wan known
ns a dangerous man. one who would
shoot or kill In a desperate attempt
tu make his escape.
Protest Against Seating It.O.vrt*
CKDA It HA BIDS, Dec 1 At two
union Thank-giving serv'•***, which
included more than thirty churches, a
! committee from the Ministerial union
presented resolutions protesilnj
against sealing llrlgham If Roberta at
• ongresman from 1 tan Tic rvaoiti*
I Ilona ash that If this •emit he pie
I vented and .-tpul-to, vs•«• et tongr«va
prepare the way for a oastltutiMul
• mend went which shad forbid potyg
••els* In va*r*top til.*
WAHHINOTON, Dev I The • ruiaer
New tklrans ha* arrived at Ctdomho
»« her way t«> Manila This brings her
up to the cruiser Mruuhlya fur the ttrst
iinto since HkMi vi tas teve Vu the hub
• l piece began The llruohtya arrived
a* t >> turn bo yrsterdsy and null • ual
probably in time tu gel away ahead of
the New Or lean* Tb* tattvr has been
gain tag of hate however sad has bet
tered her poaliUcM by two daye against
' the Hruuhlya since leaving Aden At
ibis rale the indication* are ibal iba
Nea or leant will b* the Int ta arrive
i at Manta
Soldiers on a Transport Bail th? Water to
Keep From Sinking.
WATER VERY DEEP IN THE HOLD
Troop* Manilla on n Tran*porl
After a Terrible Fxperieare—All on
lloar«l Trotted Into Service—Stewm
Tump* llreiik Down and llutketa Are
l «ed for llntiing Turpo*e*.
MANILA, Nov. 29.—When the trans
port Munauense ancuored In Manila
l>ay this morning, tliirty-three days
from San Francisco, there were several
feet of water in its hold and 400 grimy,
greasy, hungry, exhausted soldiers and
sailors who had been passing buckets
of water since November 17, night und
day. First Assistant Engineer Dun
leavy was under arrest and, according
to Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayes'
official report, the chief engineer would
also have been under arrest if there
had been anyone to replace him.
The colonel’s report also declares
that the captain of the vessel told him
that the only thing which brought
them through was tbo fact that the men
were greenhorns and failed to realize
their danger, while experienced sea
men would have deserted the ship and
taken to the boats in mid-ocean.
The Manauense is a chartered ship
flying the British llag. It carried three
companies of tin* Thirty-first infantry.
It belongu to a firm of which Senator
Perkins of San Francisco is alleged
to he a Junior mem her. The officers
say the firm bought it for $45,000 aud
they assert efforts were made to sell It
to the government for $150,000. It
started from San Francisco, accom
panied by the transport Pekin, which
carried the remainder of the regiment,
and encountered heavy seas to Hono
lulu without accident.
After starting it developed that the
ship was undermanned and soldiers
had to be detailed to act as firemen,
coal-passers und waiters and to do
other work. Before reaching Honolulu
the crew concluded that the ship was
not safe and the majority agreed to
desert. Though they were closely
watched many of them succeeded in
uettina awav and the Munauense left
Honolulu wltn less than half Its crew.
The captain cf the transport told Col
onel Hayes November 17 that the ves
sel had sprung a leak and an investi
gation resulted in finding several feet
of water in Its hold.
The steam pumps were tried, but
failed to work, anil there were no
hand-pumps on board. However,
forty-six buckets were found, others
were improvised and the soldiers not
employed in working the ship were
organized into five shifts, and, stripped
and forming lines, they began bailing,
the officers working with tne men,
passiug the buckets which were sent
up to the deck by a windlass. The
longest time a shift could stand was
two hours and often the period was
not longer than half an hour. The
bailing continued until the ship an
chored here.
The same day the leak was discov
ered the machinery collapsed and the
ciectrlc lighting plant and evaporating,
distilling and refrigerating apparatus
failed to work. There were no lamps
and the few candles found were ex
hausted after a few days. During the
last week of the passage the Manuense
was in utter darkness at night, it had
been rolling in heavy seas all the way,
but November 22 it encountered a
typhoon and pitched and tossed alarm
ingly.
IOWA OFFICIAL COINT.
Itft urn* on Cumli<lulen Kimpt Those
Heading; the Ticket.
DBS MOINES, la.. Nov. 29—The
state executive council today com
pleted the official count of the returns
from the last general election, except
ing those on governor and lieutenant
governor, which go to the legislature
for official verification. The figures
follow: For state superintendent of
public instruction, Richard C. Bar
rett, rep., 235,687; B. P. Holst, dem
179,623; I). S. Dunlavy, pro., 7,571; C.
Wtrth, pop., 1,089; Mrs. E. Pardee Tra
vis, socialistic labor, 795; W. C. Ed
geon, united Christian, 401; for Judge
of supreme court, John C. Sherwin,
rep., 239,269; A. Van Wugenen, dem.,
179,431; H. F. Johns, pfo., 7,666; L. H
Weller, pop., 1.783; F. W. Darner,
united Christian. 405; scattering, 12;
for railroad commissioner, Edward A.
Dawson, rep., 237.667; W. H. Calhoun,
dem., 179,444; A. B. Wray, pro., 7,579;
Robert L. Dunning, po.i., 1,735; N.
Helsel, socialist labor, 756; C. Z. Hind
ley, united Christiun, 407.
M UR ASK A PIONI tR DIAtt.
I nrmrr I'niteit Stiles Hriutliir Thomas
W. Tlplon KtpIrM.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2t.~ Thouiat
W. Tipton, on* of Nebraska's dm
I'nltrd States senators, tiled In this
city this evrulng at 8.30. after a loud
Illness
lie was boru In Cadlx, O. August V
1817. and waa elected to the lc*i..la
ture of tlhlo In 1845. but after t un*
time settled in Nebraska, tie wpa
elet ted a delegate lo the Nebraaka COf -
stltutiooal convention and became, In
IlM. a member of the territorial rang
rtl. Subae«|iiently he studied for tie
ministry sad was appoint •d rhaplain
of the 3’irat Nebraska and **tved d>.<
lug the civil war. lie was I'BiM
States senator from Nebraska '-ouj
March I. IM7, till March I 1873
Arraagements for the funeral L*r
not beea completed but burial will bb
doubtedly take place la this city At
the time of hta death Mr Tiptoe • >
sbtHti completing hi* remlniarsnctM td
1 the politics of Nebraska for th* slat*
i historical stalely
this* Viler tl ptwtsa*
NKW YOMK Nut M Kid Itrud* of
| Cleveland defeated Ikvve hultlvaa to
: Goal on in a twenty hv* round Agkt >t»
atghl he furs the Mrondway AlhWtU
ritth MuMvan In th* ope a lag rouau*.
#»»uip*d the aggressive. hut ni no time
»ltsi kit alvsrvnry a defensive a*
tat'ha »M * utmtsrs
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT AGREE.
Hitch In tho Simo»n Treaty Over Minor
Point*.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The Unit
ed States has dec'ined to accept the
agreement as to the disposition ot tne
Samoan islands reached by Great Brit
ain and Germany. It was possibly the
leaking out of some Information to
this elTect that gave rise to the repott
circulated in European capitals re
cently of the development of a serious
hitch in the negotiations.
As a matter of fact there is no serious
hitch and the reasons which influenced
the state department here in rejecting
the British-German arrangement
when it was submitted for approval
related entirely to minor maters and
touched rather upon the form than lbs
substance of the arrangement.
Having rejected tho tentative treaty
submitted by the other two powers,
our government has in turn, and at tho
instance of the other parties, prepared
and submitted a draft of a treaty
which it is hoped will he acceptable to
all three powers. This is now before
the foreign offices at London and Bei
lin for consideration and it is conii
dently believed nere that it will re
ceive unanimous approval, not differ
ing In principle, as alrrn.y stated,
from the original project.
UNION PACIFIC IANDS SOLD.
Qloirnncfi Nulw of Krai Kutato In Colo
rado, Wyoming and I'tali
CHEYENNE, Wyo„ Nov. 28.—A
clearance sale of lands held by the re
ceivers of the Union Pacific Railroad
company in Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah was held here this morning by
Master In Chancery Abbott, The
lunds In question were purchased by
.Judge Cornish, vice president of the
Union Pacific Railway company, for
114,000. The property sold was lands
not covered by previous foreclosuxes
and this sale disposes of all lands In
the hands of the receivers.
On Wednesday the hospital building
at Ogden will be sold and December
« the salvage of the hospital at Den
ver will he sold also.
There still remains to be sold in ad
dition to the hospital property at Og
den and Denver, some stocks and
bonds. It Ih expected this will be
done and the receivership finally closed
within two or three months.
RACE THROUGH THE BIG HORN.
]liirliii||tou Awards n Contract and U, l*.
Is After a Houle.
CHEYENNE, Wyo„ Nov. 28.—Infor
mation received here states that the
Burlington railroad recently awarded
a contract to Messrs. Kilpatrick Bros.
& Collins of Beatrice. Neb., to con
struct a grade for a line of railroad
from Talooka, on the Alliance-Billings
line, to Cody City, fn the Big Horn
basin, work upon which will be com
menced as soon as u foree of laborers
and teams are gotten togemer.
It is also announced that the North
ern Pacific is about to let the contract
for a line of road through the basin
and Is making every efTort to reach
that section first. The building of one
or both roads would open to devel
opment of the richest, agricultural,
mining and stock-raising sections In
the west.
BRYAN WILL BE THE CANDIDATE.
So Hay* i:i< luir<l Crocker In an Interview
He fore l>«*|mrttir«* for Kuropt*.
NEW YORK. Nov. 28.—Richard
Croker, who is to sail for Europe to
morrow, was Interviewed today at the
democratic club. He said;
"I want to say before my departure
for Europe that Mr. Bryan will be the
standard-bearer for the democratic
party in the next campaign. The fight
will be made against trusts and Imper
ialism and Mr. Bryan is the only man
to lead such a campaign, 'lammany
will give him Its heartiest support.
No running mate for Mr. Bryan has
been selected yet, although several
names have been under discussion.
Contract* for Six Cruiser*.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Contracts
for the six new 3,500-ton cruisers were
awarded today at the navy department,
in accordance with the recommenda
tions of the board of construction, one
to each of the following nrrns: Wil
liam R. Trigg, or Richmond; Lewis
Nixon of Elizubethpnrt, N. J.; the Bath
Iron Works of Bath, Me.; the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco. Cal.;
and Neafle & Levy of Philadelphia. All
the boats are to oe constructed in ac
cordance with the department's de
signs.
Kanint I lly i.lrU Strike.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 28.—Three
hundred girls and women, members of
the Garment Makers' nlon, struck at
Swofford Hros. Dry Goods company's
factory today because of u different.;
over wages, and later marched through
the streets. The women claim they
were locked out, while the firm says
I he women made a formal demand for
a restoration of the piece system of
payment, and when it was refused
rtruck.
< oml.lno l« Mualaaa aheap
III LUNGS. Mont. Nov. 811 -Con
solidated Montana Sheep and Liunb
company, which has been amalgamat
ing the sheep Industry of the Mats
with a capital of •lu.uuo.two. now has
options un MW.OOtt head of sheep and
WS.Wkl acre* of the best sheep raising
and la the stale 1 he Moataai rep
resentatives utm Cole Water* am 161
ward Morrison <-f this city, whti. Uert
Iteise of Nsw York is counsel a II «*
gaalier
Heath mt mm kl-ttetvrsar
DKNYKK Colo. Nov » A private
dispatch received front Galveston, Tet.
announced the death uf Samuel M Kl
hart, vi Governor of Colorado. la that
city. He had been la falling health
i»r astute tint*. Mr Libert was bora
la Imgaa county. Ohio la HU He was
a delegate fruat Nebraska to the ton
veal ton which nominated Id a cola f.»,
president la less Hvsetdeal Grant ap
pointed Mr Ktbart governor uf the ter
rttory uf Colorado la lilt Me was
ibOlf chief last Me uf the supreme
»«a»t wf the state when Colorado was
wdmltisd to ih* ualoa lu ItN, and b*
served was fall term