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VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 27.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,535.
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LOOKS LESS IMIIE
Com Paul w airing fcr a Declarant ci
zj. Attack.
MASSING BOfRS WITH ARTILLERY
BritUh Reserves "Will Be summoned ta
IJrinR- the Kelments Up to War
Strength Authority for the Statement
1 hat an Army Corp. Id to .be Mobilized
at Ouce The Outlook In General.
LONDON. OcL 7. There has been
almost a complete dearth of news
from South Africa, today. The few dis
patches received recording military
movements at various points all
tend to confirm the belief that Presi
dent Kruger will restrain any forward
movement by the Boers unless they
are fired upon or war is actually de
clared. It is now practically certain
that parliament will meet on October
17
Reserves will be summoned tomor
row in sufficient number to bring up
to war strength the regiments warned
to hold themselves in readiness for
service in South Africa, cr about one
sixteenth of the total reserves.
The Daily News asserts that an
army corps will be mobilized tomor
row. A dispatch from Mafeking an
nounces that Commandant Cronje of
the Boer forces has been promoted to
the rank of general and is massing
tt.000 Boers, with artillery, near ta
mathlabah. north of Mafeking. The
dispatch adds that General Cronje has
sent a message to the camp of the
imperial troops that he will cross the
border at the first shot fired in Na
tal. It is stated that Re Hon. Harry
Escombe, formerly premier of Natal,
is going to Pretoria in the interest
of peace. H. M. S. Philomel sudden
ly left Durban today for Delagoa
bay. I
the Daily Chronicle Rome corre- ',
spondent says that the British gov- i
ernment has applied to Signor Mar- '
r-oni with a view of employing bis
system of wireless telegraphy in the
Transvaal campaign.
London The Capetown corre- '
spondent of the Daily Mail says: j
A sensation has been caused here
by the statement that the Free State
government has seized S00 tons of
coal belonging to the Cape colony. I
which had to traverse the state. J.
W. Sauer. commissioner of public
works, when questioned in the assem- '
bly regarding the matter professed ,
ignorance, but I learn that the report
was telegraphed to the cape ministry
early in the day. I learn that the
Transvaal's threat to put British sub
jects over the border would necessi- '
tate the withdrawal of Conyngham
Greene. j
Some surprise is fanifested over the j
report that a large number of British
troops are to be landed here instead '
of Durban. This is to signify that the j
Transvaal will be invaded from the j
west. i
Johannesburg Thousands of na- j
lives have invaded the town, and the
authorities decided to march them un- i
der escort out of the country. j
Last night two natives entered a
clothing store kept by a Jew and
stabbed the proprietor in the neck,
severing his windpipe. Two Jewish
storekeepers have been murdered by '
natives and the Kafiirs are rading all
the places where they think liquor is
stored. The war commission, acting
under the government s instruction,
will today issue advice to shopkeep- '
ers to remove the barricades they ,
have erected on the ground that the
government s guarantee of protection '
ought to be sufficient. .
GSANT MAKES AN ADVANCE.
Charge the niar;rnti and Drive-
Them Back.
MANILA. Oct. 7. Genral Fred
Grant, with three companies of the
Fourth infantry, two companies of the
Fourteenth infantry and a band of
scouts, attached to the former regi
ment, advanced from Imus this morn
ing, driving the insurgents from the
entire west bank of the Imus river.
Three Americans were wounded. It
is estimated that ten of the Filipinos
were killed.
Companies C and H, with the -outs,
crossed the River at Big Bea and
advanced westward in the direction of
the Bincayan road, the insurgents fir
ing volleys but retiring. Twenty Fil
ipinos were discovered entrenched at
the Bincayan church, about midway
between Baccor and Cavite Viejo.
These were routed, six being killed.
Riley's battery of the Fifth artillery
made an effective sortie about a mile
south of Baccor and shelled the west
bank o the river at close range. That
bank is now held by the Americans.
IArcos on Dewey.
EOSTON. Mass., Oct. 7. The Span
ish minister. Duke de Arccs, wno has
just left his house at Manchester, said
with regard to the receptions being
given Admiral Dewey:
"It does not surprise me in the least.
Admiral Dewey is a brave and noble
man. and for the extraordinary service
he has rendered his country no honor
that can be shown him in return is. too
great. He has aroused the admira
tion of tne whole world by the gallant
ry of his conduct, and he would be a
small man. indeed, who could not rec
ognize his merit and give free expres
sion to his admiration for Dewey's
valor."
Bryan in Two State.
COLUM3US. O- Oct. 7. Bryan's
tour of Ohio will be confined to the
democratic counties in the northwest
em part of the state. He will leav
Kentucky on the evening of October
IS, coming directly to Ohio, where a
special train will carry him through
the counties of Shelby, Vanwerx, Mer
cer, Paulding. Defiance. Henry, Otta
wa. Miami. Harding. Senecca, San
dusky. Wyandotte, Marion. Crawford,
Auglaize. Hancock and Putnam. He
will make six speeches a day, the first
being at Greenville at 7 a. m. on Oc
tober 19, and the last at Sandusky Cir
on the evening of October 2L
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Baise Eastern Rate.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Representatives
of the continental lines decided today
to raise the rates from Chicago to
the Atlantic seaboard from 14 to 20
cents per 100 pounds, and from 18 to J
22 cents on domestic corn. All other
export grains will be placed at 22 cents.
The advance to go into effect Novem
ber L At the present time the railroad
companies are having a great deal of
trouble in moving the easthoond ship
ments, car famine troubling many of
the roads
IARGEI NAVAL EST'MATL
For
Xext Tear an Increase cf
Twenty Four 2Iillior.s.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Actios Sec
the" "full
submitted to congress, for the r in.-
tenance of the naval establishment for
the next fiscal year. These amount j
to 572.045,133. wh:ch is an increas? '
over the appropriations for the cur i
rent year of J24.537,1S7. Included in !
the increase for the next year are ap
propriations cf. $12,268,474 for public
works and navy yards and stations.
There is also an estimate of $2,021,G00
for the new naval academy.
The item for the navy including ar
mor guns and machinery is 22,983.
10L The estimate for the bureau of
construction and repair is increased
over the current appropriation about j
$3,000,000, for steam engineering $1.
000,000 and for pay of the navy about
$700,000, while the estimates for ord
nance are decreased, about 1700,000.
The estimate for public "works at
the New York navy yard is $1,683,000.
including ?CG0,000 to begin the work
on the new $1,000,000 granite dry dock
and $300,000 to repair deck No. 2. The
items fcr the Boston navy yard aggre
gate 31,498,300, which includes provi
sion for a general enlargement of th-
construction of the yard. For League
Island, Pa., the estimates for new puo
lic works aggregate 31.395.092; for Nor
folk navy yard. $1349.000; for Mare
Island. CaL. $692,500. for Puget Sound
station. 5216.005. and for Washington,
S75,017.
0EWEY ACCEPTS THE HOUSE.
Receives It as a Gift From Over
Forty
Thoasnml Americans.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Admiral
Dewey has elected to accept a house
in Washington, already constructed,
instead of having one built for his cc
supation. In compliance with the invi
tation of the committee which has in
charge the Dewey home work he called
at th office of Acting Secretary Allen
in the Navy department at 11 o'clock
today, to indicate his preferences in
the matter of a residence. There were
present, besides Mr. Allen. Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip. Assistant Post-
master General Heath and General
Corbin.
The admiral was officially informed
cf the purpose of the people of the
Lnited States to present him with i
home in Washington. He frankly ex
pressed his gratification at the tender,
which he immediately accepted. He
said, had the proposed home been thi
gift of a few wealthy men. he should
feel indisposed to accept it. Eut he
understood the fund had over 43.00.)
subscribers. Indicating that the home
was really to be the gift of the Amer
ican people, and as such he would ac
cept it with as much pleasure as he
had the sword bestowed upon him by
congress. He then talked upon the
location of the residence.
M9Rf LY ON TH SITUATION.
Accase Hot IIc.iiU and the Blunders o!
CauJnj Trouble.
LONDON. Oct. 7. Addressing a
peace meeting at Carnavon this even
ing. John Morley asked the country
to realize the predicament to which
it had been brought by unhappy di
plomacy and the bedlamite counsels
of the war press and the war party.
"If." said Mr. Morley, "President
Kruger had accepteu tne jfranchise
proposal of September S, with reliance
upon the convention of 1SS4, he would
have been planted behind diplomatic
entrenchments which by fair and
reasonable means could not have been
forced. Even after that refusal tnere
was still room for friendly settlement,
but just as the Transvaal made a mis
take our government crapped it by
withdrawing the franchise proposals."
Mr. Morley dwelt upon the season
ableness of the recent speech of ths
Duke of Devonsnirt. wnich proved
that Great Britain did not desire to
interfere with the Transvaal's inde
pendence. "VOLUNTEERS" ABOLISH DRUM.
Ballinston Booth's Urbanization Takes a
tep In Advance.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 At the open
ing session of the Grand Field Council
of the Volunteers of America, con
vened at Blue Point. Long Island, and
composed cf the otficers of highest
rank from all parts of the country,
presided over by General Balllngton
Booth, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted-
Resolved, That In view of the con
flict with the civil authorities on the
part of other organizations, and in
view of our strong desire to respect
and uphold the municinal laws, we
authorize that the use cf the drum
be abandoned both outdoors and in,
in connection with the whole move
ment, except with a brass band, a
parade otficially authorized by the sec
tional oificers. It is recommended,
however, that in place of the drum a
cornet, small organ, concertina, gui
tar or other stringed instrument bf
used.
Ian;hterin? Soath Dakota Game.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. 7. A
number of Luveme (Minn.) sportsmen
are engaged in the wanton and whole
sale sluaghter of ducks at Lake
Thompson, northwest of here in L -ke
county. In addition to violating the
new game law by not taking out hunt
ers' licenses, they take out of the state
more than the specified number of J
ducks. On a recent trip they smug
gled into Minnesota a whole wagon
foad. a total of about 350 of the fowL
Their arrest is expected momentarily.
Dewey With the Veterans.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7- Admiral
Dewey received an ovation today at the
United States Soldiers' home, about
two miles beyond the city limit3. He
drove out there during the afternoon.
and General Ruggles, the governor of '
the home, introduced him to the vet- !
erans. The admiral told the-veterans j
in a brief speech that he had never '
learned to appreciate the true Talor
and the noble qualities of the American ,
soldiers till he had seen them figh;
in tne rmiippines. tie naa notmng
but the highest esteem, he said, for
the American soldiers and would al
ways treasure their friendship.
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Cowboys Contest.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. ". A vast con
course of people witnessed the cow
boy riding contest today for the
championship of the world, given un
der the auspices of the St. Louis Fair
association. Their feats electrified
the spectators. One thousand dollars
was put up in purses, of which 700
went to the winner. Each rn-n rode
two horses. Bruce Norton of Texas
captured the big prize. Jack Joyce of
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show took
second money, and Frank Schramm
of California third.
ML THE ABM!
i President of Trail ratal Anxious to light
Against English.
READY TO 63 TO THf FtONT
Chafe at Refusal of Uls Council to Al
low Him to Do So War Preparations
of Both. GoTcrnmcnto Continue anl
Oatlook U 'o: rromislmr.
LONDON, Oct. S. Nothing import
ant has developed in the Transvaal
ailuauua siate morning, me wuny
Telegraph's story cf this morning an-
nouncing that the Boers had invaded
Natal and seized Lalgnek, now seems
without foundation. The government
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uutcicul uu iue yii i. ui iuc uuui
would naturally cause little surprisa.
The British position in Natal was
considerably strengthened today by
the arrival of Indian transport with
about 500 infantry, cavalry and artil
lery, all of which will probably be sent
to the front by train, and with their
arrival at Glencove and Ladysmith to
morrow or Saturday the British ad
vanced camps anu lines of communica
tion will be practically safe-guarded
against a dash across the frontier by
the Beers.
The military authorities apparently
no longer fear the massing of ta
Boers along the border and in fact it
has been providea that the Boers shall
not make a sudden rush into the coun
try. The Natal people are pleased with
this, because they argue the tension
of waiting will tell severely on the
2oers discipline, and, moreover, will
soon exhaust what little forage there
is near the border and be compelled to
fall back on their base, because, in
view of the defective commissariat,
they are unwilling to advance into Na
tal leaving behind them a forageless
uouf
, Advice3 from Aldershot convev the
interesting information that General
, Sir Redvers Buller. who is to assume
g chlef CQmmami cf the British
j forces in South Afrio.i is onnosed to
' a iarge number of war correspondents
with his forces and wishes to limit
the correspondents to twelve from the !
leading British, Indian and colonial j
agencies and newspapers, including in I
this number the foreign correspond- ,
ents.
A "dispatch from Perth, capital of
West Australia, announces that the
government of the colony has decided
to dispatch a West Australian contin
gent to the cape.
General Sir Redvers Buller arrived
at Balmoral ca3tle tonight as the guest
of Queen Victoria, to bid her majesty
farewell on his departure for South
Africa.
Rt. Hon. Sir George Trevelyn.
speaking at Halifax. Yorkshire, said
he believed Mr. Chamberlain had
made a terrible mistake in rejecting
President Kruger's offer of a five
years' franchise, but thought war
might yet be avoided if a mediator
should be sent to the cape.
Advices from Capetown received last
night assert that J. H. Hoffmeir. the
Africander, and the chief justice have
expressed the opinion that the impe
rial government acted in the interest
of peace in demanding the suppression
of the Transvaal agency in Brussels
and the recall of Dr. Leyds. Sir Al
fred .uilner, the British high commis
sioner, has already reported in this
sense to Mr. Chamberlain.
Activity is being shown at Wool
wich and provision is being made to
ship supplies.
SITUATION ON FRONTIER.
Excitement ac Fever Heat and Conflict
ei m at Hand.
LONDON, Oct. 6. The Daily Chron
icle's correspondent at Capetown, tel
egraphing under date of Tuesday, says:
For the first time in months, J. H.
Hoffmeir, the Afrikander Jeader in
Cape Colony, and Sir Alfred Milner.
British high commission for South Af
rica and governor of Cape Colony, met
today in conference. An unconfirmed
report is in circulation that Mr. Hoir
melr has been entrusted Tiui an im
perial commission to Pretoria.
me Daily Mail's correspondent at
Lovrenzo Marquez reports that H. M.
S. Philomen has gone to Durban, for
the purpose of landing 100 men and a
gun. Commenting editorfany on the
foregoing dispatch the Daily Mall say3
It considers the action reported Indi
cates great danger. "The admirality,''
says the Daily Mail, "would not count
enance sucn a measure except in cir
cumstances of unusual urgency." and
it thinks it pcssmle other British war
ships are converging on the scene of
action.
Sfinnesatans Start Horn?.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Oct. 6. The
Minnesota volunteers started for home '
today. The soldiers were given an
ovation at the ferry depot before thei
departure. The men will be given l
twenty-four hours' stay in Portland
and will then resume their eastward !
journey over the line of the Northern i
Pacific. I
The South Dakota volunteers wero j
mustered out today and paid off. They ,
will leave for their homes on Sunday, I
traveling over the Southern Pacific '
to Portland, thence east on the
Xoniern Pacific. The death of Car-
poral Wayne B. Larrabee of the South
Dakota regiment from smallpox cast
a gloom over the mustering-out cere
mony today.
Krne?er Appoluts O'Beirne.
NEW YORK, Ocet. 9. General
James R. O'Beirne made the announce
ment today that he had been appoint
ed commissioner extraordinary in the
United States for the Transvaal by
President Kruger.
The appointment was made two days
ago by a telegram to Dr. Kosaan.
President Kruger'a personal friend,
now in this country. A portion of the
hIeeram was nriv.ar nrf tB n"
iVpn ont
General O'Beirne was provost mar
shal under President Lincoln. He wa3
oncce commissioner of immigration
BTirf was at one time commissioner cf
charities.
Diacfcarffe Gam With Toes.
IOWA CITY, Ia OcL . Robert P.
Lindeman, 19-year-oIa son or Charles
Lindeman, barber, committed suicide
here this morning by ahocting himself
wiul a suoiguo. iue ueu waa com
mitted by Lindeman's pressing the
muzzle against his breast and dis
charging the gun with his toes. The
charge penetrated the left, breast to
the heart, causing immediate death.
Temporary insanity ia the aal-r known
caac -,
EX-SENATOR HARLAN DEAD.
Xoted Iotraa rasjes Away, Saccambinc.
to Complication of Lang" Diseases.
DES MOINES. la., Oct 6. The;
death of ex-United States Senatot
James Harlan occurred at his home?
in Mount Pleasant, la., at 3:35 this-,
morning. The end was not unexpect-l
I ed. a collapse having taken place last
Sunday. The immediate cause oi"j
death was congestion or tne lungs
complicated with liver trouble. Over-n
exertion in attending the sessions otV
the Iowa Methodist conference laac;
week, aggravated his maladies ami-
Hi3 daughter, the wifa cf HonJ!
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, was?,
summoned from New York city and
was present at the bedside. Others?
Tirpsflnfr wpro .TaTrip U," h i rfnr il rinrfi
:ad Mrs Crawford and son. Not
i arrangements have teen made for the-
I funeral, but it will probably be heldj
I In Iowa Wesleyan university chape!,';
Mount Pleasant, en Sunday after-
neon.
James Karlaa was born
in Clarke
county. 111.. August 25, 1S20. He grad
uated at Indiana Ashbury university
in 1345 and became superintendent of
public instruction of Iowa in 1S47,
was president cf Iowa Wesleyan uni
versity at Mount Pleasant in 135
wa3 United States senator from
. He
1855
to 1265; was secrcetary cf the inter- '
ior in Lincoln's second cabinet. 13G5- j
66, and was again United States sen- .
ator from Iowa from 1S65 to 1S73. '
In 1S82 Mr. Harlan was appointed j
chief Justice of the court of commis-
sioners of Alabama claims, whichc po- ,
sition he held four years. In 1S93 ho
was called from retirement to act as I
temporary chairman of the republi- I
can state convention and as such of- j
fleer made a speech which had a tre- i
nendous influence in checking the
threatened bolt of prohibition for '
practical local option. He was a can- i
didate for the republican nomination J
for governor in 1S95, but his age was
against him. He also served as a '
member of the Iowa Soldiers' and
Sailers' monument commission and
was prominent in the councils cf the
Methodist church.
Senator Harlan's wife died in laSl.
She was a remarkable woman and dur
ing the civil war did much to alleviate
the sufferings of the Union soldiers,
having an unlimited pass from Secre
tary Stanton to go where she pleased.
PETITION TO IVi'KINlEY.
aiany Prominent Sljrnatnre liryan Suva
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Ho Will ot Sign It.
' EW YORK. Oct. 6.-Several hundred
ai5u...ui ac auucu iuua lu uis: yc-
wuDainrareauoHi louay to me pu-
tition to President McKlnley to oSer
hlmseif as mediator between England
and the two Scuth African republics.
The petition was signed by judges of
the supreme court, governors of state
presiding officers of state legislatures,
! senators, members cf congress, emi
nent ecclesiastical divines, presidents
of colleges and other citizens whose
standing is of the highest.
W. J. Bryan declined to sign the pe
I tition. though he indorsed the sugges
' tion that the government should use
1 its influence to prevent war. Mr. Bry
an telegraphed the World tonight:
, "I do net desire to join in the peti
tion on this or any ether subject. Our
refusal to recognize the right of the
i rillplnos to self-government will em
barass us if we express sympathy wim
those in other lands who are strug
gling to follow the doctrines set forth
In the Declaration of Independence. '
Ex-Vice President Stevenson, ex
Senator John i-. Henderson. Senator
Grcsvenor and W. B. Hornblower ail
indorse the petition to President Mc
i KInley.
The World received a dispatch from
the secretary to President Kruger stat
ing that General James O'Beime of
New York has been appointed by the
Transvaal republic as commissioner to
the United States to further Boer inter
ests in America. General O'Beirne has
already accepted the task. The secre
tary of the Orange Free State cables
the World acknowledging gratefully
Amer.can sympathy. The archbishop
of Canterbury cables tnat it is clear
"Englishmen feel strongly the outlana
ers are Ill-treated and it is our duty
to protect them."' Cardinal Eogue of
Ireland cables: 'I am most anxious
for peace." Archbishop Croke of Ire
land cables: "Avert war by all hon
orable means." The archbishop ol
York cables: "I do not feel myself
qualified to express an opinion whether
mediation by the United States would
be generally acceptable in England.'
Whale Ran Off With a 3ran. !
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL. Oct 6. Ac
cording to officers ot the whaler Bel
uga, Oscar Huschenbett. a sailor in the
Actic, on August. 26, 1S93. was caught i
In a rope attached to a harpoon that
had been fixed in the side of a whale,
and he was drawn like a cannon ball
over the beat's stern and out into the
i water. In nassinz out of the boat the
bodv of the man hurled itself against '
Mate Nikito and one of the crew. I
knocking the seaman overboard and
throwing Nikito to tne bottom of the
boat. The mate scrambled up and
slashed the rope in two with his knife.
After a chase the whale was again
lanced and Huschenbett's body recov
ered. Wrecked Seamen Picked Cp.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Oct. 6.
Captain Bowen of the ship Arctic
Stream, from Hamburg, reports that
on August 11, while off Staten Island,
near the Straits of Magellan, he saw
the British ehip Gilford rescue fivs
members cf the crew of the British
steamer Tekca, which had been
wrecked on Staten Island several days
before. The men were exhausted and
suffering from severe frost bites. The
Kekoa was bound from New Zealand
1 to London with a number of passea- i
gsrs and a cargo of refrigerated beef, j
The rescued men knew nothing of the j
fate of the passengers or others en the
steamer.
Blow a Bank Safe.
FORT DODGE, la.. Oct. 6. At an
early hour this morning the bank at
Rippey, la., was robbed of $1,700. The
safe is a total wreck.
The robbers have been traced as far
as Grand Junction, going north. They
had rubber heel3 on their shoes and
were driving a one-horse buggy.
A reward of ?100 has been "offered
for their capture.
British Flcht Sohamctaj.
PARIS, Oct. 6. According to a dis-
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cently Iznd&i on the Somali coast and
fousht. near Berbera. on a h. of m
Gulf ot Aden, with the forces of an
Arab Mullah named Snelk Mohammed
Seleh. who has been proclaimed Mahdi
t3T the hinterland Mussulmans, who are
instigating an uprising of the Somalis
against the Abyssinians. During the
fighting twenty-seven Somalis were
killed.
SHIPS FOR THE FRONT
incident KsHbhj Ordsa a Sonibar
Sect to the Pnilippiaeo.
BROOKLYN TO LEAD THE SQUADRON
Gunboats JIarietta aad Xehlas Incladed
ia Thouo Golaj Force of LoaurjoaU
Occupj Porac Inurfant Xjrsiaeut
r SarrooDdinz Americans.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5. The preal
lent today directed the immediate dis
patch to the Philippines or a nuniunr
of vessels of the navy includ
ing the cruiser Brooklyn and the gun
boats Marietta and Machlas. Tha ac
tion is the result of Admiral Dewey's
interview today, in which ha went
over the Philippine situation with the
president
The vessels ottered are in line with
the president's determination to fur
nish the army and navy every resource
for stamping out the insurrection at
the earliest possible date.
At Admiral Dewey's extend inter-
view with the president the former
i went into the Pnilippine situation at
great length, explaining the exact con
dition and his views of the outlook,
concluding with, an earnest recom
mendation that the Brooklyn and some
ether vessels be sent at once to the
Philippines. This minforcemej. t of
the present fleet of the Asiatic squa
dron he urged as necessary and said
their dispatch should be directed as
early as possible.
The president immediately commun
icated with the Navy department and
instructed the secretary of the navy
to issue an order carrying out the ad
miral's recommendation and to see
that they be got in readiness at once.
The Marietta and Machias, besides
the Brooklyn, will be designated by
the Navy department, along with sev
eral other vessels which nave not yet
been selected. The Brooklyn is now
with the other vessels of the North
Atlantic squadron off Tompkinsvllle,
. Staten Islanu.
I The Machias and Marietta are at
; present lying at the wharves in this
city en waiting orders, having been
I brought here to participate in this
i week's celebration in honor of Ad
j miral Dewey. These reinforcements
I will add considerable strength to the
' Asiatic squadron and the admlnistra-
I "uu- ueuev,ea Lue" jjiei.c m
i a material effect in expediting the
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, iIA5,-ILA 0cu 5lSeveral hundred
.,.. hnVi rprwi'Unl! Porac.
insurgents have reoccupled
wMch waa capmred by Gem
General Mac-
Arthur on September 28 and evacu
ated by the Americans on the follow-
i jng v
I The insurgent forces are also re
ported moving toward Mexico, south
east of Angeles.
The object of the double movement
is apparently, to act behind the Amer-
1 ican garrison on both sides of the
, Manila-Dagupan railway.
i Reconnoissances from Mexico b- the
1 Fourth cavalry, toward Santa Ana.
northeast of Mexico, and toward Ara
yat. due north of Santa Ana. devetoped
, the fact that the Insurgents are In pos
session at both points. An American
private was killed in the skirmish at
Santa Ana.
The Arayat party learned that Scott
and Edwards of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, who are missing, are prisoners
at Magalaye.
The Insurgents yesterday made two
attacks on Calamha, la which the
commanding officer reports sixty Fili
pinos were killed and many wounded.
Two companies of the Twenty-first
regiment repelled each attack, losing
two men killed and seven wounded.
Bolomen surprised an American out
post near Guagua, killing two privates.
The other two escaped.
While four sailors of the United
States cruiser Baltimore were entering
the Bacoor river in a boat yesterday
after the fight they received a volley,
wounding three. The volley came
from United States soldiers, who, hav
ing been ordered to prevent the pas
sage of boats, flred by mistake on the
Baltimore's men.
Rear Admiral Watson announces
the arrival of the United States gun
boat Urdaneta, which was captured
and beached by the insurgents near
Qrani. on the Orani river, where it had
been blockading. The expedition was
entirely successful, the Americans suf
fering no casualties.
saatp'fi Finance BilL
WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 5. The
Post tomorrow will say: On the first
day or the approaching session of con
gress the senate financial bill will be
introduced in the latter body. It will
not be on the same lines as the house
bill, but it will declare without equivo
cation for the gold standard.
Senator Aldrich, who. as chairman
of the finance committee of the senate
has ta.en a prominent part In the
framing of the bill, said yesterday that
the measure had been prepared, uUt
it would not De made public until it
had been shown to a numuer of re
publican senators. It is the present
intention of the finarce committee to
ask a speedy consideration of the bills
in the senate in order that it may be
disposed of as early in the session as
possible.
Capt. EIdrid?c Killed.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3. Assistant
Adjutant General Mcv-ain at Vancouv
er barrack3, today received a cable
gram from Manila, stating that Cap
tain Bagordus Eldridge of the Four
teenth infantry was killed yesteraay
in the fighting arounu Imus. He leaves
a wife and three chiHren, who are
now residing at Vancouver barracks.
Yellow Fever la Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Oco. 3. An official
telegram to th surgeon general of
the marine hospital from Monterey,
Mez., announced the appearance of
yellow fever at Tampico. There had
been seven cases there up to the night
cf October 2-
A message fram Jackson. Miss., j
states that the yellow fever foci in
that town are scattered. There had .
T-1H5M -TTTT.a nlCAC w? frills nAnfhc
previous to yesterday. A message
from New Orleans states that there
are now eleven cases of fever under
treatment In that city.
TTToa'i Get the Cap.
NEW YORK. Oct. 5. John R.
i SDenrs. the nautical expert, says: "In
spite of the fact that a iacx ot winu ,
prevented the yachts covering their j
- - - -
course witnin tne ume unut, ana in
spite of the manifest superiority of
Captain Hogarth's seamanship, the
details of the trial show that when the
wind comes alike to both the Columbia
easily outruns, outreaches and out
points the Shamrock In winds from.
fresh down to light. The Shamroci
will not get the cup."
All the standed actor want
anew.
Ia a
UNHED STATES AS Mf MATOH
Petltioa to PresMect Crgiac Hlam ta
Tender HU Good Oflce.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5. The New
York: World last night telegraphed to
President STcKinley the first install
ment of the signatures to a petition
asking him to offer the friendly ser
vices of the United States In media
tion between Great Britain and th
TransvaaL
Among; those who have signed tha
petition to the president are ex-Senator
George F. Edmunds, ex-Secretary
J. Sterling Morton, John Sher
man, Archbishop Ireland, Major Gen
eral O. O. Howard. David Starr Jor
dan, president cf Laland Stanford uni
versity; Donald G. Mitchell. James D.
Phelan, mayor of San Francisco;
William Warren, president of Boston
university; E. de Ia Tour, Il3th
Tucker, commanding the Salvation
Army; Baillngtoa and Maud Booth,
of the Volunteers of America; Arch
bishop Kain of Et Louis and James
Gray, mayor of Minneapolis.
B3ER5 CAPTURE ENGUSN GOLD.
Week's Shipmeat From
Mine Seized
b Them.
LONDON, Oct. a. The most sensa
tional new3 from South Africa this
morning is a reiteration of yester
day's report of the acquisition by the
Transvaal authorities of 500.000 in
gold, which was on the way to Cape
town from Johannesburg. The con
firmation of the story comes from two
sources. The Cape Argus asserts that
the Boers made tiu seizure at Vereen
igeng, the amount being the week's
shipment of gold on the way from me
Rand to Capetown, and forwarded the
treasure to Pretoria. The report is
also confirmed by a cablegram re
ceived today by a mining company in
London from their representative,
which Is to the errect that the train
upon which he was traveling from
Johannesburg to Capetown, was held
up and looted by Boers, who secured
300,000 in gold, the amount being
considerably less than the original es-
timate.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY INSTALLED.
He Enters Upon Duties an Commander af
the Loyal Legion.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Rear Admiral
Winfleld Scott Schley was Installed
as commander of the Loyal Legion at
the meeting of the order held at Del
monico's tonight.
As he entered the dining room,
where the members had already gath
ered at the tables, he was greeted
with applause and a round 3f cheers.
The flag was duly presented andthe
oath of office was then administered
to the new commander by the senior
vice commander, General Henry L.
Jurnett.
The other officers of the order in
stalled tonight were: Senior vic
commander, John W. Clouse; record
er. Major A. N. Blake; register and
paymaster, John Enrey; chancellor,
Captain Charles Curne; chaplain.
Lieutenant N. H. VanArsdale; mem
bers of council. Captain Theodore
Kane, Edward W. Bass, Major Theo
dore K. Gibbs, Major M. J. Asch and
Captain Edward P. Meeker.
KRUEGER'S TRUST IN GOD.
War Will Conic Because "Spirit of False
hood Rules Other Coantrlet."
PRETORIA. Oct. 3. A more extend
ed account of the speech of President
Kruger at the adjournment of the
raads yesterday is obtainable. Accord
ing to trustworthy reports, he said:
"Everything points to war, because
a spirit cf falsehood has overtaken
other countries and because the peo
ple of the Transvaal wish to govern
themselves. Although thousands may
come to attack us. we have nothing to
fear, for the Lord Is the final arbiter
and He will decide.
"Bullet3 came by thousands at the
time of the Jameson raid, but tha
burghers were entrenched. Over a
hundred were killed on the other side,
showing that the Lord directed our
bullets. The Lord rules the world."
MISSING MEN ARE RESCUED.
Fifteen Teople Dr.ft In Open Boat All
Sight.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Oct. 5. The fif
teen men belonging to the Warren
liner, Bay State, from Liverpool, Sep
tember 25, for Boston, which was
wrecked near Cape Race, who were
yesterday reported missing, were res
cued today by the tug Greyhound,
-hey had been adriit all night In an
open boat. A heavy gale 13 raging
along tl c coast. It was hoped at first
that the Bay State might be saved,
but the weather today has been too
stormy for wrecking vessels to ap
proach her except at great risk.
Armistice for Five Days.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. The navy
department toaay re-eivea tne touow- .
ing dispatch from '.aptain Hemphill,
cummaauug uie uturuii.
"La Guayra, Oct. 4. Detroit arrived
today. Armistice of five days pend- i
ing conference between Insurgents and
government. Detroit will leave about '
October 5 for Puerto Cabeilo with the
Unitfeu -tates minister to learn the re
sult from the government representa
tive. HEMPHILL."
New Live Stock Company Farmed.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 5. The
Eikhorn Live Stock company has filed
articles of incorporation. The capital
stock, is 350,000 and the incorporators i
are J. L. Torrey, vv. K Root am
Jacob R. Price. The company will t
transact a general live stocx Business
ln Wyoming ana seorasKa.
Aeronaat Oropn to Death.
DES MOINES, la., Oct. 3. Mara, i
Townsend. an aeronaut, was instantly 1
?.ii--.i ..i.! .. 7t i . i
killed this afternoon. He was in a tin
leased and drop with a parachute. The
I balloon beiran to descend when 200
, feet from the ground. Townsend's a3- t
'aim to cut loose. He did so, and the '
distance Irom the zround was not su-
S13UIUL HiEU it UL-U1. L11Z HlJ.mil IOr
flcient to inflate the parachute.
Noah was evidently in the pickling
business at least he filled the ark
with preserved pairs.
XcKinley Starts We
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 3. Pres
ident and Mrs. McKinley and party,
including the entire cabinet, .left
Washington at 3 o'clock for a halS
month's trip to Chicago and the north
west. The president arrived a few
moments before time for departure,
and with Mrs. McKinley leaning on
his arm, walked briskly down the en
tire length of the train shed, frequent
ly acknowledging the salutes of a
small crowd of spectators.
The picture of health ia often a. sen
I nine wcrk of art.
THIS STATE IN Bfiff
Chi:U Losi In StrawsCicJc.
AUBURN, Neb., Oct. !. The child
tost in Johnson county,, of which
mention was made recently,
in fact occurred in this county, and
was the son of Fred W. Zabel, residing
about five miles west of here. Tha
child was found by George Moren of
Johnson. It had been missing more
than sixty hours, and a Iarge search
ing party hail been out during that
time. An older brother told Mr. Moren
that the last he saw of the little one
It had left him near the house, saying
it was going to the straw stack to
hunt Its kittle. Mr. Moren and another
cf the searchers were sitting on the
straw stack talking over the peculiar
manner in which the child bad gotten
lest. They went to the top of the
stack, where they found a hole. Mr.
Moren was let down from the top Into
the stack and thus located the child.
It was-soiaatvacd down; he could mot
move It, but finally got hold of Its
feet and his companion dragged him
and the child out of the hole. Food
and other restoratives were applied
and It is on the road to a certain re
covery. It had been without food for
more than sixty hours. The straw
stack in which it was found was less
than 100 yards from its home, and the
stack had been searched many timer
by different persons.
Thre.hlnsf Outllt and Grain Burn.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Oct. 4. Fire de
stroyed a brand new 31.200 steam
threshing outfit belonging to C. A.
Day, and seven stacks cf grain be
longing to Conrad Knapp, who lives
one me northwest of Hastings. As
tne tnresnmg naa not oeen com-
menced on Knapp'3 farm and no firo
had been started in the engine, the
whole thing smell3 of incendiarism.
Sheriff Simmering placed C. C. Chris -
tensen and two sons, Axtell and Wal-
j ter, under arrest, on a warrant sworn
j 0ut by C. A. Day. but as there was no
evidence rurmsneu
Mr. Christensen
and two sons were released on their
! own bond to appear 3Ionday. October
j 9, when they will have their hearing.
It seems that C. A. Day had bough:
two-thirds of the steam threshing out
fit from Christensen. and that Christ
ensen still retained an interest of one
i third. It is said that some trouble
I grew out of tfci3 partnership business,
! as Christensen insisted that the farm
ers must pay him one-third of the
price agreed upon for the work, and
Day equally insisted that the farmers
must pay him the full amount as per
agreement.
Fire at Kearney.
KEARNEY, Neb.. Oct. 4. Seeley's
lumber yard, the bicycle factory and
three unoccupied livery barns were to
tally destroyed by fire here. The origin
of the fire has not been ascertained.
The supposition is that It began in
the lime room of the lumber yard. A
gasoline tank or barrel In the bicycle
factory exploded, throwing pieces of
burning timb.T and debris severai hun
dred feet in the air. One piece fell on
the roof of the Buffalo County Na-
j tional bank building, three blocks
away, and set dre to it, but was soon
extinguished. The total loss Is esti
mated at 527.500. with 53.700 insurance,
divided as follows C. S. Seeley lumber
yard. loss. 18.000: insurance. j::.750.
Kearney Cycle and Machine company.
513.000; insurance. 54.000. E. J. Scott,
owner of building containing cycle
factory, 52.000; insurance. 3200. Three
barns, owned in part by eastern par
ties, 52,300; insurance, 5730.
i Recrnitlnc at Coliimhus.
j COLUMBUS. Neb.. Oct. I. Lieuten
j ant A. M. Pettie of Fort Crook, who
I has been recruiting soldiers for serv
ice in the Philippines, has nearly com
! pleted the work. He has been here for
three weeks and from a large number
' who offered themselves he enlisted
these young men for the Thirty-ninth
regiment United States volunteers
which is being organized at For:
Crook: Fred Rollin and Newton K.
Olson. Columbus; Joseph H. North.
Henry C. Lachrist and William J.
Roberts. Lindsay; Jacob Kurth.
Genca; Michael J. Lossek anil John J
Kuchon. Duncan: William King. A--thur
King, Earnest Clark. Chas. B.
Jacobs. Bert B. Gregory. Chas? Stev
ens. William J. Reed. Nicholas Mon
sll. David City; George A. Wallace,
Perkins, Oklahoma.
Mr. Kern Winn.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Oct, I. The
Kern kidnapping and habeas corpus
case has been settled before Judge
Ramsey by the granting of a divorce
to Mrs. Kern, with alimony and the
custody of the children in dispute. She
Is to keep them until they are 7 years
oId and longer if 3Ce ahoW3 her abnitT
t0 properi7 care ;or tiem. A cash ali.
mony of 1250 was paid her at the con
clusion of the hearing. Her plea for
securing the divorce was cruelty anil
threatening to kill.
Fire at Clay Center.
CLAY CENTER. Neb., Oct. 4. Clay
Center experienced tha first fire in five
years when the Iarge warehouse of W
W. Allen, containing about 52,000
worth of farming Implements, wagons,
buggies, .., burned to the ground. It
was omJv by the heroic work of the
citizens that the flames were kept out
of the main sales and store room.
about forty feet away. The total loss
as j2,00. probably well covered by
insurance.
TV ill End the Case.
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ia mandamus brought by J. S. Wil
liams, editor of the Hastings News.
aealnsr- Sheriff John J. Simmering to
p1 inspection oe me saenn s
fee bock. wa3 decided on demurrer to
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'irged by the sheriff's attorneys was
that the petition failed to show that
i Williams had any interest ia th
! books or records that he sought to in
spect, and that the petition generally
did not state facts to sustain an ap
plication In mandamus. Th proba
bility is that this will end ths case.
Flss: at Ytpara:o.
VALPARAISO. Neb., Oct, 4. The
S. K. Martin Lumber company's yard,
the Brtston Elevator company'3 coro
cribs and coal bins, were entirely de
stroyed by fire. It Is supposed that
sparks from an engine started the
Iaze, which came so near resulting in
the destruction of the entire busines.1
portion ot the town. The heroic ef
forts o scor cf men got the fire un
der control. The estimated less tc th
lumber company is 12.500 and the loss
of the elevator cempan ma possibly
iKoont ta $300.
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