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ESTA33LISIIED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY , JAXUA11Y 7 , 1S1MJ , SINGTjE 001 ? ST FIVE CENTS.
REPORT HAVANA HAS FALLEN
Oastlo Moro the Only Position Held by the
Spanish ,
nEPORT COMES FROM TWO SOURCES
Neither Confirmation Nor Denial UIIN
Yet llren Heeelveil No New *
In ontelnl Circle * iit
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'VVanlilllKloil.
BOSTON , Jan. C. The Traveler has re
ceived the following dispatch :
BATABANO , Cuba , Jan. C. At 10HO : this
morning the cable operator litre received
the following dispatch : "Cubans have cap
tured the city ( Hnviina ) . Moro Castle nlone
holds out. General Campos "
Here the dispatch abruptly ended , ns
coble communication between Havana nnd
this point was Out off.
KI3Y WEST , Jan. 6. Jesus Pctuna , a well
V.nown Cuban patriot , received n cipher dls-
yialch frcm General Gomez this morning , de
claring that the Spaniards were hemmed In
on nil sides , and that before nightfall Ha
vana would bo In the possession of the pa
- triot troops.
WASHINGTON , Jnn. C. There Is no confirmation
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firmation to the report that Havana has been
captured.
DETROIT , Jan. C. Hon. Don M. Dickinson
rtntcd tonight thnt ho li-nl received a dis
patch to the effect that the Insurgents were
actually entering the city of Havana. Mr.
Dickinson , however , declined to state the
render's name or the precise contents ot the
message. Commenting en the fact that the
Cubans are evidently about to achieve their
Independence unnlded , Mr. Dlcklnpon said :
"Every member of congress should bow T
Jiend In shimo that no stps were taken
toward recognizing the state of affairs that
existed. Congress should be ashamed that
It has not done something In spite of all It
has had on Its hands. There Is no reason
why belligerency should not have been rec
ognized. It ha ? been perfectly plain that a
Etuto of wa" existed , yet our government has
stood by nnd Ignored It , whllo we , of all
nations , should have been eager to assist
a people struggling so hard for their free
dom. '
"Now they hive evidently won their Independence
pendence- not only without the aid of th.5
United States , but In spite of us yes , sir , In
spite of us. There Is reason for shame.
"The government of free Cuba must be re-
jiubllean In Its form. It is impossible , In
, the light of the refusal of congress to act , to
say exactly what will be the relation of the
United States to the new government. They
ewe us nothing ; wo have done them no serv
ice. "
NEW YORK AGENTS PLEASED.
NEW YORK , Jan. G. When Mr. Thomas
Estrada Palma wan told of the report that
Havana might bo In the hands of the In
surgents he said : "It Is delightful but not
surprising. I have known for some weeks
that It was the Intention of General Gomez
to mass his forces on Havana , and I presume
he has done to and won. Though I hoard
nothing official In regard to the patriot oc
cupation of Havana , I am sure the dlspatcn
Is true.
"General Gomez has long entertained the
plan of shutting off the water supply of
Havana and then attacking the city. He has
probably destroyed the reservoir at Vento
and then charged upon the town. When
c ' /Vento / Is destroyed the Spaniards In Havana
wl Nf without any water supply , and com-
plctfa 'surrender Is only a question of a very
i t'hort tlmo. "
Messrs. Aguamontc and TurJIlo , who arc
both identified with the American Cuban
Revolutionists society , were of the opinion
that the patriots were In control of Havana
and they believe thnt General Gomez had a
Bt-ong force of allies within the walls of the
city.
Senor Balsamo , the Spanish consul , said
lie bolleved the whole story to bo false :
"How Is It a gang of half dressed rowdies
overcome the great army ot Spain ? " ho
asked , "It Is nonsense. Havana Is strong
nd will never bo captured by the rebels and
' General Campos Is too good a soldier to
allow his water supply to bo cut off. Even
.If the Insurgents should gain n temporary
foothold lirilavana , the Spanish troops would
be safe In Castle Moro until the loyal gun-
bouts put the rebel forces toflight. . "
CI\IIIAI , OA.MI-OS HAS
Aunoiiiieiiieiit Made by n KewNiniier
nt Mitdrld.
MADRID , Jan. 6. El Heraldo announces
that Martinez do Campos , captain general of
the forces In Cuba and governor general of
the Island , haa resigned.
LONDON , Jan. 6. A dispatch to the
h
Times from Madrid says that the report that
Captain General Campos has resigned Is
denied In official circles.
KXl'KCT NO FHJIITI.MJ AT IMIKSHXT ,
Coiieeiili-utlnu ; SiiiinlMli Trooim In mill
Around llavnnii.
HAVANA , Jan. 6 , The Spanish officials
assert that there Is no probability of any
lighting In the near future between the
Spanish trcopu and the Insurgent forces now
around Havana. The captain general Is en
gaged In bringing westward all the troops
available , and until these movements are
completed It Is not thought that the attack
will be commenced ,
The Insurgents , according to advices re
ceived from the outlying districts of Havana
this morning , ' are now moving westward In
the province of Plnar del Rio. although a
number of them are etlll In the vicinity. At
Managua , for Instance , about tnelve ml leu
frcm here , the Inturgcnts are reported to
tie In force , Onu of the Nunez brothers U
between Ilurmedez and the water works at
Vonto , which supply the city , and which ore
still threatened. A strong force ot Insur
gents la reported now moving northward
train Salud and Alqulzar.
Gcnrral Suarez Valdez anil Colonel Arlson
arrived at Regla , across the bay from tulv
city , last night. General Laque U In com
mand of a strong force of Spanish on thr
limits of the province of Plnir dl Rio and
General Marln has moved liU forces frcm
C lon toward the province ot Havana , and
U expected to continue onward toward the
province ot Plirir del Hlo , Rplnforcemtnts
vf eraui.h troops are txpected shortly at
BiUbano. They are being drafted there from
the province of Santiago dc Cuba ,
LEFT DESOLATION BEHIND.
Little- news la received In this city regardIng -
Ing the movement ! ) of cither the Spanish
or Cuban forcct , the lines of communica
tion bilng cut In every direction out of
Havana. Enough Is reported from points In
the province cf Plnar del Rio , however , to
show that the Insurgent columns have cov
ered a wide territory In that province , and
ara unceasingly destroying the sugar cane
and damaging tobacco crops. At Cabanas , a
rsaport town ot considerable Importance on
the northern const , the Insurgents have de-
utroycd the llRhthous'e. The destruction of
Gulra Melcna , the- burning ot which was
yesterday reported In these dispatches , seems
to have been completeGulM Mclna Is
air Important village .of 4,000 Inhabitants ,
situated In a fertile district. The report
from there Mid the Inmrgrnts plundered
the church , the business hoiu''s , the ttores
end prlvnto residence1) ) , and then destroyed
them entirely , They arc also said to have
killed the mayor and n prominent merchant
of tlio placet Similar talcn como from
other towns In the route of the Insur
gents' march. Ouara , a small village eart
of Gulrn Mi'fna , and cast ot Qulnes , wat
also burned.
The mayor ot the Village ot San Felipe , It
Is said , was Intent upon offering a vlgoroifs
resistance to the Invasion of his town by the
Insurgents. The mayor' ? temerity caused
much surprise to Maximo Gomez , and his
forces set about to burn the village. The
citizens went to the mayor with a request
that ho offer no resistance to Gomez , anil
thereupon , says the report , he desisted.
The zone Included In the country about the
villages ot Qulvtcan , Dtirnnd and San Felipe ,
In the southern part ot the province of
Havana , has been swept clean by tlie destruc
tive touch of the Insurgents and the planta
tions of Salvador , Julia , San Agm < tln , Santa
Tcrcs , Mcrcsdlta , Mora and Mlrosa have been
burned. Incoming trains from the south are
bringing In vast throngs of rcfugEes" , men ,
women nnd children , someof whom have
bsen burned out of house and home. This
large Infusion of panlc-strtcken psople Into
the city's population spreads a contagion ol
alarm , and the force nnd proximity ot the In
surrection becomes more rzal to the mind of
Havana every hour.
Last night a torpedo was exploded In front
of the Corona clgnr manufactory In this
city. No one was hurt and the fire that re
sulted was extinguished without much dam
age , but the Incident has n sinister look and
Is n tangible expression of a thing that even
Uho most hopeful citizens fear , nnd that Is an
outbreak In the city of disaffected elements
In case the Insurgents should come within
reach of an effort at co-operating In such an
attempt. Near Atarcs , also , a bomb has been
.exploded.
MASSING OF FORCES.
There has been a massing of tro'ips ' In the
northwestern portion of the province ol
Havana today , which is Immediately west
and northwest of Havana. There is some
faint attempt to hold out a claim that this
Is designed as a strategic movement to holi !
the Insurgents In Plnar del Rio , as In a
trap , as was claimed would be done when
the Insurgents broke throuc'i ; the line Into
Santa Clara and again Into Matanzas. But
there Is no robust conviction In the minds of
oven tlio most hopeful of the authorities thai
Gomez would not be ableto lead his troops
out of Plnar del Rio when ho Is so minded
or when any peril develops there for his
army. It Is perfectly well understood that
the troops taking position In the no'rthwcat-
ern part of'th'o province are designed to pro
tect Havana and to repel a possible attack
by the Insurgent forces now overrunning
Plnar del Rio.
Beyond the fact ot the burning ot the
lighthouse at Cabanas there has been llttl.
additional new a of the course taken by the
Insurgents in their advance Into Plnar del
Rio. Loud dlsclalmrs are being uttered
by ths authorities that they have any feai
for the welfare of the city. It Is pMnted out
that the city Is well fortified , being pro
tected by the strong fortress Moro , and be
ing garrisoned by the Cabanas Principe ,
Alarcs , Santa Clara and Relna troops , with
heavy artillery , and by 20,000 volunteers' ,
with 40,000 mere loyal citizens In the city
willing to take up arms.
CAMPOS DI.SCUSSICS Til 13 CAMPAIGN.
IteKretM Unit the Helii-lH Will Not
Stand anil Make a Klulit.
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HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. C. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General
Campos received mo today In his private cf-
flee , 'although he- was busily engaged , sur
rounded by his numerous staff. The general
Informed me In response to my Interrogation
that the principal reason why Gomez l > a&
been able to continue his raid successfully
was that the country people" gave no in
formation whatever to the Spanish genirals.
The Cuban peasants sympathize with the
Insurgents , and the Spaniards In the Interior
are afraid to give Information of the rebels'
movements. Another reason was that the
Insurgents never show fight.
"They avoid contact with my troops , "
General Campos declared , "unless sometimes
their rear guard was reached. Being per
fectly familiar with the topography of the
country , and used to constant exercise on
horseback and on foot they have been en
abled to maintain a wide gap between the
soldiers nnd themselves. "
I asked If the great deficiency In cavalry
In his army was not an Important factor.
"Undoubtedly so , " replied the general.
"One reason , and the principal one for that
deficiency , Is that the Cuban horse , 'the na
tive flock , Is unable to bear the continuous
strain of long marches. The Insurgents drop
a number of animals every day and seize
fresh ones. Ot course the government Is
bound to respect private property and must
go through the forms. The constant march
ing of my Infantry has been extremely
fatiguing. Some columns are exhausted. Ono
large column arrived hero this morning after
forty-two daya of continuous marching.
Today Is their first day of rest.
"I personally had experience in chasing
tha Insurg-entB two days before Christmas.
I pushed my column all day and was only
able to overtake them at Collsco as night
was drawing on. They showed a little- fight ,
because they knew darkness would protect
them. I regret that the- Insurgents do not
make a stand In battle. "
Thu general appears to be In good health ,
but ho shows slgns.of the tremendous amount
ot work he Iti doing. Notwithstanding hlx
excesslvo carts , the old u > ldler < displayed
the polltenem , candor and urbanity which
lus always distinguished his Intercourse with
HIM World correspondent.
In my dltpitcliei Saturday via Key West I
located Gomez near San Felipe and Mac o
near San Jose de Las Lajas , the former point
a Junction on the railway to Batabano , the
latter about twenty miles routheast of Ha
vana. Gomez moved swiftly across the coun
try eastward , Ills advance guard struck th ?
lowi ; of Gabriel , a place of 2.GOO Inhabitants ,
on the Western ralhvny of Cuba , at 1 p. m.
Saturday , and demanded arms. The handful
of volunteers In the guard lieu ? ; showed re
sistance , and tha Insurgents Immediately pro
ceeded to set fire to the town , which , with
the exception of the guard house , was. re
duced to ashes.
At 3 o'clock the same afternoon Gomez's ad
vance guard reached Gulrn , four miles beyond
Gabriel , and to the westward , an Important
station on the Western railway , having about
I.&OO population , The rebel ! made a demand
on the mayor for all the arms In the place.
A small detachment of volunteers placed
themselves In the church , and about twenty-
flvo civil guard * confined themselves In the
municipal building. At the urgent request
of a priest , who begged then ) not to dese
crate the caurch by lighting in It. the volun
teers surrendered. The civil guard , made
ot steniT stuff , refused , At n o'clock the
entire band of GonUi nnd Maceo arrived ,
Th ; alcalde had made no reply to the- de
mand to give up arms. He- stated afterward
thst ho did not rcelve the written paper
by which the demand waa communicated ,
Gomez Immediately gave the town over to
pillage and fire. The place war , totally de-
etroyed after b > | ng looted. All the- property
of the railway company was burned.
WILLIAM SHAW BOVVI5N ,
Iterel > dliy \ l ntterurVllllniu. | .
BERLIN , Jan. C. Emperor William at
nccin today received D < - . W. 0. 0. Leyds , tbe
secretary uf state for the Trpr.Hvaal , tt Hie ;
ru'vv nalucs. . ,
SWALLOWED UP IN AFRICA
Affaire in the Transvaal Engulf the Vene
zuelan Dispute Completely ,
THOUGHT OF SECESSION IS PARAMOUNT
HrlllMli noveriiineiit Fenri tlini Cecil
IlhoileM AVII1 Deelure tliu Iii-
dcitoiidenee of the Smith
Africa ColonleM.
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LONDON , Jan. C. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) South Africa so
completely occupies the attention of the
English that their controversy with us Is ,
for the day at least , forgotten. If It comes
up again In Its serious form ot three weeks
ago , It will be because Lord Salisbury Is
too stubborn to learn the lesson of the
German emperor's message.
Thit the kaiser's telegram to the president
ot the Transvaal means avowed hostility to
England Is universally accepted. He flouts
at Great Britain's suzerainty over the Trans
vaal. To surrender that claim would be the
mcst shameful concession In England's his
tory for two centuries. The possibility ol
It Is scornfully rejected' by the entire Eng
lish press today , lory nnd liberal alike. But
whllu that vital question remains unsettled ,
war with Germany Is constantly menaced.
Nor Is the secession of the South African
colonies made- much less threatening by the
unexpected resignation , without full cxphna-
tlon , ot Cecil Rhodes as premier ot Cape
Colony. Prof. Edward Dicey contributes tc
the press an elaborate communication , set
ting forth for the first time publicly here
tha facts outlined In the World's cnblo dis
patches last Saturday.
DISTRUST THE DISPATCHES.
Rho3s ; ] only makes way ng premier to a
tiled and Icyal lieutenant. While In ofllce
ho way a responsible otllcial of the queen
and could only traitorously coiu'plPe against
her goverciii nt. Ills silence and Inaction
whllo another lieutenant IB in mortal peril
In the Transvaal remains unexplained. II
ho has absolutely surrendered It must mean
thaf ho hati lost his nerve , If not his faculties ,
The conviction that this Is not the cise Is
fctlll general In London tonight , and that
therefore the official dispatcher from South
Africa do not tell the real truth of the sit
uation.
In any event , the complete Isolation ct
England , In which there seems no possibil
ity ot Improvement In the Immediate future ,
makes It quite Incredible that she will pur
sue her quarrel with the United States while
the threatening attitude of Germany , of Rus
sia and of France is maintained.
In the excitement of the complications In
Africa to which day by day are added new
problems and in the Indignant amazement
over the kaiser's deliberate In suite , the
pregnant revelations conveyed In Mr. Henry
Norman's dispatches to the Chronicle have
been passed over with slight attention from
press or public. They must , of course.Jiow-
ever , have their effect In moderating Lgrd
Salisbury's future claim. As to Mr. Nor
man's reference to the proposed treaty for
the abstraction of the Bering Sea claims , I
am Informed that Lord Salisbury's delay In
replying to the president is due solely to
Canadian objections to It. The documertt did
not pass through the United States embassy
here , and any communications in regard to
it will ba through Sir Julian I'auncefote.
WILL BE CALLED ON TO PAY.
By a curious coincidence the first spechl
ssttlement in the new shares of the British
Chartered company begins Wednesday on
the London Stock exchange. Thera t-hares
were Issued last June , nt the nominal value
of 3 ( $15) ) each , tiut large blocks changed
hands at prices varying from G ( $30) ) to
10 ( $50) ) apiece , so that heavy differences
will have to bo met on a market already
weakened by recent slumps , and demoralized
by the troubled .outlook In South Africa.
The settlement , therefore , Is looked forward
to with apprehension In financial clrelss.
The South African marl'.et has been singu
larly well maintained up to the present time ,
but the fear Is that If once a break OCCUEB It
may eventuate In a general ftampede. "
The demand strenuously urged In the lib
eral Dally News and echoed In other quar
ters for the annulment of the company's
charter Is another serious element of the
situation. Such action would certainly de-
ftroy the speculative value of chartered
chares , which has rested on faith In Rhodes'
ability to poih the Interests cf the
company by territorial aggrandizement ,
and by using all his Influence as
tlio virtual dictator of Capo Colony for the
benefit of the enterprise. If ths charter were
revoked the ( company's affairs would ba
placed for administration in the hands of
a body of royal commissioners appointed by
the government , whose policy would be to
malw the company's Interests subservient to
thosa of the Plate. But any proposed annul
ment of the charter might bring Instantly
Into action the project of separation from
the mother country.
WAS SEEKING ADVENTURE.
Captain Coventry , who hos died ot wounds
In the Transvaal , Is the second son of the
earl of Coventry , and a brother of Viscount
Decrhurst , who n couple of years sine ? mar
ried Mlsu Virginia Bonyngo of California.
Captain Coventry held a commission In the
Worcestershire regiment , which always in
cludes a member of the Coventry family. He
was 28 years old , and , like most of the other
cadets of noble families Included in Jame
son's Ill-fated force , had betaken himself -o
South Africa In search of fortune and ad
ventures. The earl of Coventry holds the
court appointment of master of the buck-
hounde In the present government , being ono
of the foremost of the sporting men of Eng
land. I1ALLARD SMITH.
JAMESON'S I'l.AXS KAIMCI ) .
K\ecled | ( lie UlltliiiiderN Would Come
to ] | | N ANNlHdinee.
LONDON , Jan. C , Events are moving
with startling rapidity In South Africa.
Details of the utter rout of Dr. Jameson
and his forces are coming In elawly , but
each fresh dispatch from Capo Town adds
to the seriousness of the situation and
incieases the extent of the disaster to the
English forces. The first report ot the repulse
pulseof Dr. Jameson by the Boera stated
that twenty-four had been killed and the
net of the little army captured. The next
dltpatch Increased tlio number of killed first
to thirty , then to seventy. ToJay a dis
patch was received from Sir Walter Francis
IK'uly Htitchlnson , K , C , M , G , , governor of
Natal , stating , upon Boer authority , that In
I lie engagement 130 of Dr. Jameson's fol
low era were killed and 32 wounded , On the
Boer tide , It Is added , only three were killed
and fivu wounded.
Dispatches received today from Capo Town
give further details of the battle. From
these dispatches It Is learned tint after
Wednesday's light Dr. Jameson's column ,
originally composed of about 700 men , moved
southward , fighting hard all the way
thicughout the night and eventually reached
VlaUvoIteln , blx miles from Johannesburg ,
on Thursday morning , when the column was
completely surrounded by a force of 4,800
Boers. In spite of this fact Dr. Jameson's
Followers fought stubbornly until noon ,
when all their cartridges were exhanstol ,
In addition , they had not tasted food for
twenty-four haurt , and were worn out with
Fatigue ! . But the white flag was not hoisted
by Dr. Jameson's orders.
It Is Ictionn that Dr. Jameson expected
.000 Uittlandun. to join him at Krugersdcrf.
The Dutch prcta U Jubilant at this lowering
at the Ilrltlth prestige * and advocates ths
Incorporation rt "Rhodsla" with the Transvaal -
vaal republic ,
In tbe meantime the situation at Johannes
burg Is extremely critical , Dslayed d's-
imtchcB from that place were only received
! ier In London today. They ihow that en
last Tueidy. the dty before the battle In
which Dr. Jam ion wt BO utterly routed ,
thsra was Intenae excitement ID Johanne-
burg. The Ulttlnnders , or forclpiorn. culnum-
ber the Boers In Johannesburg.eight to one.
Pcopls hurried Into the town from the mines
and outlying territory by ths thousands. The
excitement amounted to oipanlc.
SIGNIFICANCE Ot ? TUB HAH ) .
Tne true significance of tr. ) Janmon's raid
Is now understood In nil Its terrible reality.
England today realizes that a deliberate pur
pose had been formed to Inaugurate a rebel
lion on the South African republic against a
free government which hail received tha for
mal recognition of Great Britain. Dr. Jame
son's raid , according to th bept belief here ,
was a part of a deliberately planned program
of war against n friendly people. The- for
eigners In the Transvaal were expected to rise
up nnd Join Dr. Jameson , His raid was In
effect a declaration of war ognlnn the South
African republic.
This view Is confirmed bj the dispatches
received today from Johannesburg and which
were delayed In transit. ;
On Tuesday , December fSl , the foreign
population of Johannesburgsohcted a cen
tral committee which constituted llself a pro
visional government for the town. Prepara
tions were made for the dpfenso of the town
against the Boers , The provisional govern
ment sent an ultimatum to President Krueger -
ger , who proposed a conference- Pretoria
on the following day , Wednesday. The com
mittee hesitated to go to Pretoria without n
safe conduct.
Dr. Jameson at that hour was dally ex
pected at Johannesburg. Crowds cf people
surrounded the Consolidated Gold Fields' '
building and the work ot recruiting was In
full swing. Numerous people' ' lett ths town
during the night In bands of fifty each.
Liter the committee sent the following
communication to Sir Hercules Robinson , UK
governor of Cape ColonyVe : have abso
lute Information .that a large body of Boers
has bsen commanded to Immediately attack
Johannesburg nnd shoot en sight all who
have been concerned In the agitation. Af
fairs are tv critical that wo sk you to In-
tcrvenn to protect citizens \iho have long
agitated legally their rights-
All this took place on Tuesday , December
31. On Wednesday , January 1 , Dr. Jame
son's forces were routed- and Dr. Jameson
and his officers captured and -landed In Jali
at Pretoria , where they are now awaiting
trial and punishment by * the- South Afrlcir
republic authorities.
SOME ONE HAS BLUNDERED.
Somebody has committed a blunder that
amounts to a crime. * The'colonial cfllco Is
In despcrats straits and ( s known to be
making strenuous efforts to save the life ol
Dr. Jameson , at the same ' time disavowing
any and all responsibility'for his action.
It Is now generally believed that the whole
South African campalg ; } wast planned by Cecli
Rhodes , pramler of Cape 'Colony. This be
lief was strengthened' ' this 'morning by the
report , which was afterwards officially con
firmed , that Premier Rhodes had tendered his
resignation and that It had .been accipted.
Shortly after the conflrmatloq of Rhodes'
resignation came the nnnonnc-iment that his
successor had been appointed In the person
of Hon. J. C. Gordon Sprlgg , K. C. M. G. ,
treasurer of Caps Colony. The new premier
was colonial secretary and premier of Cape
Colony from 1878 to 18S1 , treasurer from 1881
to 18SC , premier and treasurer Irom 1880 to
1S90 and treasurer from 1SOO on. He was
barn In 1830.
The statement cabled to the United States
by a news agency that Dr. Jameson had b'on
released from custody nt Pr'etorla Is officially
stated to be without foundation In fact. All
sort ? of rumors are In circulation today , dua
to thedslay In receiving accurate news from
Cape Colony. The report circulated on Sat
urday that the Ulttlanders had risen and re-
Bitted Dr. Jameson Is still In circulation , al
though lt''had ' been coritrad'tcted ' mors than
once. Then again , It Is stated that ths Brit
ish governments hUrrylng' troops from , India
lo Cape Town. But there" wpuld. seem to bs
no necessity for such a step , as.a concen
tration of 'military ' forces' from other British
African colonies could bo quickly mads there
If necessary.
The following dispatch , evidently sent
subsequent to a dispatch , which has not
yet been received , and which would explain
the reference to an armistice , has been re
ceived from Johannesburg , dqtcd January 2 ,
at midnight :
"Tho central committee of the National
Union I ? bitterly Indignant at the terms
which President Krusger has Imposed , and
they declare that the- positions In which the
Ulttlanders are placed Is due solely to the
Imperial proclamation forbidding1 British sub
jects to aid Dr. Jameson , Ths populace
condemns the committee. General Joubert
guarantees the safety of Johannesburg dur
ing the armistice.
SURVIVORS ARE DESTITUTE.
"A dispatch received from Krugersdorf to
night reports that the purxlvors of Dr.
Jameson's force are In a terrible condition ,
having had no food or Bleep since Decem
ber 23. "
A dispatch to the Times from Capo Town
says thirty-one Americans on tie- Rand havs
told President Krueger that they sympathize
greatly with him , but that they cannot help
him unless he grants reforms. "Many resi
dents have- begged President Krueger , " the
Times' dispatch continues , "to avert outside
Interference by coming to terms with the Nn-
. " '
tlonil Union.
Further dispatches were recMved every
few hours on January 1 , and Indicate that
Premier Rhoades , hearing of tho. rumor
that 1,000 of the Rhodesia Horse were leav
ing Buluawayo fqr the Transvaal , telegraphed
to the commander to flop them. There are
persistent rumors that Premier Rhoades has
resigned on account of the Jameson action.
A' meeting of the Germans yesterday de
cided to send a deputatlonHo assure Presi
dent Krueger of their loyalty , though they
have grievances. They telegraphed to Em
peror William through the German consul ,
Implorlnff him to bring pressure to prevent
England from meddling In the Transvaal.
The defense committee .In1 Johannesburg 'Is
serving out arms ,
A provisional government hap been declared
with a force of 10,000 men.
Thousands of Boers are outelde of the town.
Offers of help fromall partd of Capo Colony
have been received'by , th $ defense committee
'
tee , and men are e'nrqlllAg rapidly. The
Transvaal flag has bosn hoisted over the com
mittee roonif , to Indicate that It dos not In
tend to destroy the republic. The people are
arming and little anxiety Is felt for Dr. Jame
son.
son.The
The Berlin correspondent' of the. Times
says : "The violence ) 'of the press against
England is abating , and the Idea of a German
protectorate over the- Transvaal Is warmly
repudiated and denounced 4s'a malicious and
dettcstable Invention , jifii purpose 'of the
eniperor'u telegram to I'reldejt Krueger waste
to recuro popularity nt .hoina/ and to warn
England that her eafety 'lea ' ( In , a closer con
tact with Germany and the .triple" alliance , "
A dispatch from CapeTawta , January C , to
the- Times says : - "PreaJda.pt Krueger has
flopped the food supply , Iqto Johannesburg.
The whole ot th National reforrii committee
has been arrested. Nobqdy 1 * allowed to
enter the Transvaal territory without a pass
port Issued by Krueger. It T stated Dr.
Lelds , the secretary of & \t\f \ \ tar the Trans
vaal , with a secret fund pi .bis disposal , hay
floated a German cjilonlzatfon company to
Introduce 0,000 German rqllUary settler ? into
the Transvaal , " *
'
JOHANNESBURG ; Jan. . ( Mldnlght.- )
( Delayed In Trapsmlsslpn. The- Germans
and Americans hereL'aftor unsatisfactory Interviews
"
terviews with the" government , have Joined
the National Union , ' which action wan also
taken by the Africander ! , tUe , Australian !
and the Mercantile ! association. The govern
ment having refused them arms for protec
tion purposes , the UlUlinders are now united
and a body of their , armel and mounted
forces Is parading ther town nnd suburban dis
tricts. Everything Is quiet and orderly , al
though the streets are thronged and the po
lice were entirely withdrawn to Pretoria this
evening-
Dr. Jameuon his repllfd to the request of
Commander Marco to withdraw by saying
that he Intended proceeding with his original
plans , which were not hostile to the piople ot
the Transvaal , adding : "We are her * In
reply to the Invitation of ths principal res
idents of the Rand to arft-jst them in their
demand for justice and the ordinary right *
rf every citizen of civilized states. "
Simlii IleiirN Home llud
BARCELONA , Jan , 0. NOW * most unfa-
rarabU to the Spanish government has bees
ccelved here from Cuba. U -underttojd 1
hat the Insurgent ( ore a are pressing
iround Havana.
A\Tn Tffi nr' PT It TA TTII t t P
ONL MORE STAR TO TIIL HAG
Great Kcjoioing in Utah Over Casting
Aside Swaddling Clothes ,
NEW STATE OFFICERS ARE SWORN IN
Grout Tnliernaele CrimiltMl tin Never
Before tn AVItncKN tin1 Cere-
motile * , AV 111 oil AVere Pre-
eedeil ! > > n Street Paraile.
SALT LAKE , Jnn. G. Inaugural day 1ms
been celebrated ny no other In the history
of Utah. The city was thronged with visi
tors from outside points , and with thousands
cf homo people made locomotion well nigh
Impossible through the public thoroughfares.
The great procession , under ths direction ol
Grand Marshal Dtirton and aides , presented
n magnificent spectacle ati It wended Its way
to the Tabernacle , which It rsnched at noon ,
and which had crowded within Its capacious ,
walls more people than ever passed Its portals
tals In one assemblage before. The decora
tions of the Tabernacle were most lavish and
well chosen. Sptcad out beneath tlio great
central surface of the dome-llko celling was
"Old Olory , " the largest American flag ever
made. In the upper corner among the other
stars was the forty-fifth , representing Utah ,
Dy means of an Ingeniously devised Incan
descent light the new star cast Its refulgent
rays upon the patriotic thousands ? who sat
In the gallery and auditorium below. From
this grjat Hag were numberless red , white
and bins streamers running In all direc
tions , uniting with an elaborate fringe of
bunting and flags , which decorated the face
of the gallery.
All the speakers' stands wera moi't btau-
tlfully draped In the national colors , while
a great American eagle surmounted the
tower between ths great pipes of the organ ,
and Immediately bjlow was the magic word ,
"Utah , " a magnificent electrical creation. On
the spaakcrs' stands were many prominent
citizens , among them the fallowing : Presi
dents Woodruff , Cannon and Smith , Hon.
Joseph L. Ratfllns , Acting Governor Rlch-
artls. Governor Well ? , Chief Jiii'tlcc Zane ,
Judgss Miner , nartch , King , Judd , Daskln
and Commissioners Tatlock and Sherman.
OPENED THE CEREMONIES.
Precisely at 12:15 : Acting Governor Rlch-
ards called the vast audience to order. He
spoke very briefly , and the subrtanco of his
remarks waa as follows : " 1 feel very sen
sibly the great honor the committee hey
conferred upon mo In selecting mo to flit
this Important position tqday. For many
yeais the people of Utah have bon patiently
and prayerfully awaiting for this auspicious
occasion this blessed day. Ever since my
childhood , I have been taught that the time
would como when ths citizens of Utah would
be accorded every political and civil right
granted to their fellow citizens throughout
the United States.
"This Is tlio proudest day of my life , and
when I Bay that I but express the feeling ; ;
of at least a quarter million cf people , who
all join In saluting the new star and giving
tl.anks for the abandonment of territorial
bondage for that more perfect government
to be found under statehood. " ( Applause. )
Acting Governor Richards announced that
President Woodruff was to have offered the
opening prayer , but that the' state of his
health was such as to prevent him from
doing so. Ho had , however ) prepared , an
Invocation , which was delivered by President
QWfie..Q.Cannon. - , ' " '
The"great chorus of 1,000 voices'here arose
and sang , amid the effective waving of Amer-
loin flags , the "Star Spangled Banner. " This
number was followed by stirring applause
ori the part of the multitude within the
Tabernacle ,
Chairman Richards here Introduce. ! , amidst
uncontrolled applause and cheers , Hon. Jo
seph L. Rawllus , who read President Cleve
land's proclamitlon announcing the admis
sion of Utah Into the union.
After the proclamation was read Mr. Raw-
llns turned to Heber Mi Wells mid presented
to him the pen with which President Cleve
land signed the bill under which Utah became
u state.
Acting Governor Richards then announced
that the time had arrived for the federal
government to withdraw from the control of
affairs In the territory and surrender It to
the people and to the native son of Utah , who
had been chosen governor of the new state.
He said : "As the governor of the territory
of Utah , I now surrender to your favored
servant the executive office upon his taking
thd oath prescribed by the constitution , which
wlli now be administered by Chief Justice
Zinc. "
Governor Wells and other state'ofilcsrs
then took the oath of ofllce and the chorus
rendered Prof. Stevens' new song , "Utah , I
Love Theo. "
Governor Wells then delivered his Inau
gural address.
The governor reviewed In detail the many
efforts made by Utah to secure statehood ,
congratulated the citizens of the new state
and paid tribute to her loaders. The cere
monies closed with patriotic music. The
Inaugural ball will bo held at the Salt Lake
theater tonight.
The delivery of this was received with
applause , as was the rendition of "America"
by the great chorus , after which Dr. Illff
pronounced the benediction.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
The exercises closed with music by th :
combined bandy. Immediately after the
closing of the exercises at the Tabernacle
the governor issuul the following proclama
tion :
Whereas , The constitution of this state
does not fix the tlmo for the commence
ment of the first regular session of the leg
islature of tlio stnto of Utnli , by reason of
which on extraordinary occasion exists * ,
therefore
I , Heber M. Wells , governor of the Btatc
of Utah , by virtus of the authority vested
in mo by the constitution of this state , do
hereby convene the legislature of this tat < 5
In special session , to njmnienco on the Gth
ilay of .January , A. IX , ISWi , nt 3 o'clock
p. in. of that clay , at the Joint city and
county building In the city and county of
Bait Lake , for the purpose of fixing u cer
tain time by legllntlvo enactment for the
commencement of the firm regular session
of the legislature of this stutc.
Done nt Salt Luke City nt 1:15 : o'clock ,
afternoon , this Gth ilay of January , A. IX
IMj. and of th ; Independence of the United
States the 120th , and In the first year of
the Ktute of Utiih.
HEBER M. WELLS ,
By the governor :
JAMES T , HAMMOND ,
Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the proclamation of Governor
Wells the legislature convened In extra ses
sion at 3 o'clock this afternoon. After cr-
; anlzlng by the election of the caucus notn-
necs of the republican party adjournment
> vas taken until tomorrow. Had they fixed
cilay as the day for meeting of the regular
icsslon , ballots for United States senator
: ould have been taken on the Illh fust. ,
jut now Jt will be Impossible under the
aw to begin balloting before January Zl ,
The Inaugural ball at the theater tonight
vas by far the most notable social event that
lag ever taken place In the city. The tHatc
( Ulcers occupied prominent positions , and
learly all members of the legislature were
iresent ,
No Ili-lii for tinHiillor .
NEW YORK , Jan , C , Four men , the crew
3f the schooner Kaget ! , have probably been
lost. The little vessel was sighted on De-
: erriber 22 by the British steamship Mas-
: olt. which has arrived here. The Eaglet
, vnn pounding dismasted in a heavy pea
UK ! appeared to have been through a ter-
Iflo storm , Crouching together on her
iftcr deck were the four men. One of
ihem was waving n Brltirh llufr. To rn-in
mil lower a boat from the Mawsolt meant
: ertaln death to thoue who would enter
t. As night was coming on the captain
if the Mauiolt BlL-milled that he would llo
jy until the following mornlnir. When
nornlng dawned the Eaglet had dlelpi
? eared. Nothing has been heard of htr
ilr.ce.
I CO Muiiufucturliiir I'liuil lluriieil.
UUUNSWICK. da. , Jnn. B.-The Artesian
Ice unil Brewingcompany1 ! ) bulldlne , ono
> f the largest citabllnhinonta of UK kind In
lie mate , burned ul 1 o'clock this after-
won , The loss will b < t | 1CO,000.
i.\Ti3\sKt.r cot.n ix TIII ? UAST
Orcnt SttfTerlitu tr | ) rtoi1 from
York run ! \t-vr KiiKlntuI ,
NH\V YORK , Jnn. 6. Cold weather ol
unusual severity prevails today throughoul
New York nnd the New England states. Al
reports Indicate , however , that the most In
tense cold has been suffered In the Intcrloi
counties ot this state. Between C and J
o'clock this morning the- signal service ther
momcter Indicated 3 degrees below zero ,
There have been but two colder days In
the last twenty-five years , those being Jan
uary 3 , 1S76 , and February 6 , 1895 , when
the thermometer registered 6 below , Al
noon today there has been but little modera
tion , and tonight It Is bitter cold , nnd there
Is much suffering among the poorer classes ,
All Incoming steamships today were liter
ally coated with Ice. f
The coldest weather reported was at Syra
cuse , where the official rc.idlng this morning
was 32 below , nnd nt Syracuse university , on
College hill , It was 33. At Lyons
It was 25 below , the coldest In fortv ycnrb
At Rochester , though It was only 10 degrees
below , many of the public schools were
closed , the teachers finding It Impossible to
keep the children warm. At Kingston , where
It was 15 below , all the schools wcro closed ,
Other readings In this state were : Saratoga ,
28 below ; Canandalgun , 23 ; Newark , 2S ;
Gencseo , 10 ; Warsaw , 10 : Whitehall , 20 ;
Auburn. 23 ; Poughkecpsle , 13 ; Catsklll , 22.
BOSTON , Jan. C. Unusually cold weather
prevails throughout the New England states.
Just before dawn this morning thn ther-
momstcr registered 10 degrees below zero
In this city , the coldest since 18SC. At
neighboring points outside of the city the
readings were from 10 to 14 below. Concord ,
N. H. , reports 31 degrees below. Providence ,
R. I. , reports that the readings there ranged
front 8 below In the city to 18 below out In
the valley ,
Thn hospitals hero were all busy today at
tending to cases of frost bite. At the c-nicr-
gcncy hospital , no less than twonty-foui were
treated. The water front employee nnd
tiuckmen buffered severely , and all Incoming
mariners report having xo-jrlenco.l n torrl-
blo time. Many places In northern New
England and the lower provinces inpcrt the
temperature from 20 to 30 bjlow.
pi.oTTin TO Mrunin HIS niVAi , .
Intended to Put n Mini Out of ( lie
Wily to Seein-e I'CIH ! I loll.
CHICAGO , Jan. C. William J.Vcber , for
merly paymaster of the Chicago & North
western railway In St. Paul , and recently
acting secretary nnd treasurer of the Kilmer
Bale and Tie company of this city , Is , with
his brother , Gus Weber , under arrest on a
charge ot conspiring to commit murder. The
alleged Intended victim of the Webers was
E. V. Hamlln , the secretary nnd treasurer
of the Bale and Tie company. Mr. Hamlln , 11
Is said , secured Weber the place In St. Paul ,
and when his own health gave ny from
overwork had Weber brought here to fill his
own position while ho was away on a vaca
tion. Weber filled Hamlln's position with
the Bale and Tic company for nlno months
and did so well that ho was promised the
place permanently If Mr. Hamlln did not
return. The latter did return , however , nnd
Weber was provided with another position.
But this angered him , and In order to again
secure Hamlln's place , he. It Is charged , pro
posed to his brother that Hamlln be put out
of the way. Gus Weber agreed and was
piovlded with weapons with which to do the
work. Thursday night Gug Weber and a
man named Richard Maloney , who had
agreed to assist In the murder for $20 , fol
lowed Hamlln as he left Ma office , Intending
to murder him at the-nrs.t ; opportunity. Their
Intended victim mot a crowd of his friends ,
however , nnd the murder was postponed
until Saturd-iy. Before that tlmo Maloney
weakened and told a frlendj who carried the
tale to the police and the Webers were ar
rested , Gus promptly confessed , corroborat
ing Maloney in all particulars.
HAS A GLOOMY VI13W OtFUTU11K. .
HIIROIIC Dclm Snyri Cinoit Times Will
Never Ileturn.
CHICAGO , Jan. G. At a meeting of mem
bers of the American Railway union tonight
Eugene V. Debs declared that good times
had left the country never to return. lie
said that nothing less than the total aboli
tion of the wage system woiilfl answ r the
demands of the country. He declare' ' ! tha
the army of the unemployed is constant ! }
on the Increiae and that comblnat'nns , trusU
and corporations nro crushing out the life
of the middle classes and driving thorn intc
the ranks of the unemplaye'I. Under tin
present system ho said the best thn1 coul'l
be expected was that affairs would contlnii-
to grow worse. He wanted to sea 'he com
mon people go Into politics and Inaugurate
the co-operatlvo common .voalth. He i-aiu
Ills respects to President Cleveland , de-ioanc-
Ing his attitude on the v'ene/.unbn ip.ie licn
and bald that ho was not honestly trying to
enforce the Monroe doctrln" . General Miles
was also scored for asking for more men
for the army.
loll'SiM-klni ; 11 I'nrilon.
KANSAS CITY , Jnn. C.-A Bpeclal to the
Journal fiom Topska says : There IH now
pcndlnir before the Kansas Board of Par
dons an application for executive clerrfency
In the cnw ! of II. 1" . Heiith , otherwise
Frank R. TrucBdell. who Is Kervlng a throe
years' sentence In the Kansas pentlontliiry
for an attempt to pas n forged draft on
the Citizens' bank at Emporla while pass
ing through Kansas. Truesdell Is a newH-
paper mnn , well known in San Francisco ,
New York nnd Washington , being particu
larly well known nmoim public men'ln thnt
city , nnd hua been able to rally consider
able outplile Influence In hln own bulmlf.
Among numerous ) letters on tile In Trues-
ilPll'B case Is ono from ex-CongresHinan
Strubel of Iowa , who is wild to be a cousin
lo the prisoner , nnd who writes tin eloquent
appeal for mercy for his kinsman. Trues-
Jell has two years yet to serve.
o
n\nmliiliiur tin * Old .Moiihoi-N.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. C. Acting under
Instructions from the Navy department , n
lionrcl of naviil olllcurH has been examining
the nlno monitors lying nt the Ostcnd navj
yard , with the vlow of ascertaining their
Bxact conditions. The vessels ( ire the 'Nn-
tinnt , JBFOII , Cancnlciis , Mnliopne , Munhat-
inn , Wvamlotte , Montntik. Catuklll and Le-
illfh. The exact nature of the report which
the board will moke to the secretary of
the navy cannot bo ascertained , but It Is
understood that all of the boats can be
nit In first-class fighting trim at n moderate
. est within u Hliort time ,
DcliuvarcH to Ccl Tliclr Nluirc * .
ST. LOUIS , Jon. G. Special Indian Agent
lumen Q , Dickon left for the Union agency
it Muscogee , Indian Territory. He goes , on
orders from the Treasury department to
iniike n settlement of the f200,000 claim of
.ho Cherokee-Dolawnres against the govern
ment. The Delaware ) ! at ono time bought
n on ( he trlbular rights of the Chcrokves ,
md thla represents their tiliaro from the
recent sale of the "strip. "
ICIlli-d lij n I'VlliMV Convict.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. , Jan. G.-Ce ! > orgC' '
Murray , a burglar serving n five-year sen-
: enc In the penitentiary , died today from
itub wounds Inlllcted lnut week by George
Arnud , another convict , with whom he
luarrcled nnd fought in the eh op shop ,
Savt'il On Out of Tlircr.
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. , Jan , G.-Ton >
lirooks , James \Vogan and Walter Qulnlrui
vt-ro ukatlnK at the mouth of the Beaver
today , when the Ice broke , Brooks and
3ulnnn ! were drowned , but u rescuing party
iuvcd WOfan , _ _
Clurl > u Candidate for .Senator.
LITTL12 HOCK. Ark. , Jan. G.-Clovernor
lames I' . Claike hax given to the press a
written statement announcing his randl-
lacy for the real in the United Btutes gen
tle now held by Senator Jamex 1C. Jones ,
w XVln u I'olnf.
BUFFALO , Jon. C , The Urlko of thn cm-
iloyes at the Western New Yolk and I'enn-
lylyanla shops han bcon ectllud , The dc-
rmnda of the men wcro acceded 10 , ivccpt
is to tin restoration of wayoj everywhere ,
Kort > - JIulfM nnd llor i-N llurni'd.
CLAY CJENTEU , Kan. , Jan. G.-A lire
Imt broke out early th's moriiliiK In Hrck
i McCheiney'a livery stable refultpil In thr
jurnlng to Otath of over forty mules and
lorses.
nnn vc wiCTIP cnniT\n ?
lULLi\o ) UAMlt MlUKiAlili
Oity Oouncil'sIFinnnco ' Oommittco Mnkcs Ita
Fninl Report ,
FULL AMOUNT IS NOT YET DETERMINED
OVIT 11.IClUlMII ( ) ( > ( tO llf . t
mill u 1'rolinlillly ut from IJ < tO-
OIU ) to f OOIO ( to lie Added
to ThlN.
At Just 10:1G o'clock last night the city
council ot 1S95 adjourned slno die and left
their desks to bo occupied by the new coun
cil , which will meet for organization this
evening. The last document considered by
the old council was the resignation ot S. R.
Gordon as councilman from the First ward ,
which was accepted on roll c.ill. The sosson !
was very like the usual last MJslons. Thora
were the usual resolutions expressing tha
thanks of the members to the retiring pres
ident and to the clerk. There was n supplo-
ilient In this ens1 ; * . In the shape of a long
resolution , In which Kcnnnrd sought to fur
bish up the record ot the retiring comp-
tioiler. It was largely In the nature of a de
fense of that ofilcUl relative to the charges ,
of Incompotency In connection with the recent
treasury ? camlal. It recited the allegation that
ho had conducted the business of his ofilco
with comniendjrjla accuracy. It declared that
It had never been customary for former
comptrollers to count the cash In the treas
urer's olllce , but that Olsrn was perfectly
willing to do so It Bolln hail not refused to
allow him uccfM to the cash drawer. It con
cluded by averring the undlmlnlshed faith
of the council In his honesty and Integrity.
It was declared adopted.
The most Important subject of consideration
was the final reports of the fln-incc commit
tee nnd the expert accountants on the treas
ury defalcation. As was expected , the re
ports showed that the shortage- was $11B-
1"7.7C , and they were simply adopted without
discussion.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committed on finance submitted the
following report :
Mr. President : After a ceaseless effort
extending over n period of six months your
committee llnds Itself nt Inst prepared to
.submit n llnnl report upon the matter to
which It was appointed , namely , n state
ment of the condition of tha accounts of
ex-City Treasurer Henry llolln. Thu ex
hibits hcicwlth show the volume of busi
ness transacted from the beginning ot
Holln's llrst term up to thu dale of his re
tiring from olllce , July 10 , lfcC ! , to be : Re
ceipts , J9,193iaj disbursements , $9,822,747.
Diligently , we may say hopelessly , has thli
Investigation been pioseeutcd to llud In the
KcnornT result n less Inmontnblu condition
of affairs than the accompanying statement
of the expert accountants shows. Every pos
sible precaution has been taken to avoid
the portability of error ; every transaction ot
nny magnitude referred to in the exhibits
bus been irene over , rechecked from lla
beginning to Its conclusion. Having com
pleted thu work we have to report u differ
ence between receipts and dlfiburHuments ot
$ H6,127.7G , to be accounted for by Jlenry
llolln , late city treasurer. Of this amount
all but $35,000 lias boon the subject of the ,
pnst month's Investigation nnd occurs In
erroneously taking credit a second time for
$77,700 bonds sold.
In n former report your committee called
attention to the recklet'8 disregard of busi
ness methods In tbu treasurer's ollipo anil
suggested such Improvements under the adVice -
Vice of others , which wcro recently Inccr-
poratod-lnto-nn ordinance and pa i d-by
the council , as It Is be'.lavud will afford
nmple protection ngulnft defalcation. Let
us hope thnt this , our fliHt lesson , rnny
prove to be our Inst.
We have checked every bond transaction
during Henry Bolln's let in ns treasurer ,
from the passage of the ordinances to
money received nnd deposited in bank de
positories , and find all properly accounted
for , so far as receipts of proceeds of bond
sales are concerned. Even the $77,700 pro
ceeds of bond sales In question were en
tered on deposit account with bank de *
poritorles. But In the final statement tent
the city comptroller tlio late city treasurer.
Henry Bolln , erroneously , ns It appears ,
ciedited hlmse'f with this amount in the
sinking fund account , claiming mich credit
as an offset against n former charpe for
tbe tame amount. The experts report that
such credit Is not n valid one , but that mild
amount t-hould stand chained against tha
account of Henry Bolln , late city treasurer.
For Information In detnll we. call atten
tion to the reports of expcrtp herewith sub
mitted marked exhibits.
We recommend that nil papers be re
ferred to the legal department for such
action us the report of the experts here
with pubnilt makes nccefsury. And wo
further recommend that the late city treas
urer , Henry Bolln , and his bondsmen bo
given an opportunity to account for such
shortage ns IF. reported by the experts , If
It bo possible to do fo.
CADET TAYLOR ,
F. B. KENNARD.
HAFDAN JACOBSEN.
Finance Committee.
EVIDENCE OF THE EXPERTS.
Accompanying the foregoing was the re
port of the experts , as follows :
OMAHA , Dec. 31 , 1890. To the Flnancu
Committee of the Honorable City Council
of the City of Omaha : Gentlemen We sub-
mil herein n report of the result of our In-
vc-Htltfutlon of ex-City Treasurer Bolln's re
ceipts nnd disbursement ? , curried out under
your supervision and Inxtiuctions ;
U.iliuiecH turned over to Henry
llulln , treiiHiircr , by cjc-Ulty
TieuHUrer John Himh Janu
ary 5. IS'JJ , together with
reeelptfl of llemy llolln ,
treasurer , from .lanuaiy 5 ,
1892 , to July 10 , 1VJ3. UK per
Imlanra vlirctH marked "lix-
hlim A"
as i > er HhcetH
niuiUetl dim II" 8,822.7 < 7.9J
Ilnlnncc . 1070,381.01 ,
Additional credit ! ) per xheetn
uwrkiMl "Mxhlblt " Oroil-
Inn lionilH cancelled . t S2r.01.00
Itefund . 13,221 , 4D 105,721. 4
llaluneo to be accounted
fur . ! < 10GM , 1
ItnlanceH on Imml per 8hectH
nmrked "exhibit I ) " turned
over to J , II. IJumam ,
tretixurer . . . . . . 1222,439.02
With Kountze llrcm. fa New
York . , . 73.092.83 235,631. 5
Amount unaccounted for , . J115.I27.7IJ
The discrepancy as between the shortage
shown by the comptroller's report In July ,
189."i , mid the Knowing mudo nbovo la ac
counted for In detail on FhcetH marked "Ex
hibit E , " the totals of which are :
1'noncdus entry mndo to ciedlt of xlnk-
IliK fund JuV 'JO , 18M 177,700.00
Hunilry errora and omlmilonu In almtracu
utidereil to elty cumptioller by city
treaiiuier , , , , , , 13,109,05
Debit ( lirrerenrc-H .130,803,0 $
I.esx mjmlry error nnd omlnHlonn of
credltB nnd lefuailu , , . , , C,22I , < 3
Net dlrferenco . JS5,617C2
The Item of $77,700 IH explained In detail
In supplementary report handed In herewith.
The disputed deposit of S10.0UO In tlio Mid
land State bank Is not taken Into account ,
and whatever may be recovered thereon will
reduce the vhorlnge to that extent.
This hhortngo may be further augmented
by reason of Interest not collected on tux re
ceipts , held and not paid for from one to >
fifteen months after they WITH made ana
lated. It Is estimated that this may amount
to from { 10,000 to 120,000.
The ubovt ) result covers nil uhorttigeB that
L-an be traced from record H mid receipt stub
placed ut our dlfpopal.V'e di not antlclpata
that inoro will develop In bringing the books
of the treasurer and complio.lcr Into bal-
aucu with tha tax buolm and levies , but
still no me slight differences may be traced
nut In thin wuy.
Our checking has not covered the matter
of comparing rccelptx with the tax books ,
and when this woik Is doneIt may develop
that porno tuxes aie mailiid UH paid on
lax books for which no icfc-ltitw were Is
sued , or for which teeelpu had been made
and were afterward cancelled. Thla would.
necessarily add to the llyurea named , 'I
Wo also hand In shectx marked "Exhibit
F , " nnd covering about fi.ona euncellutlonu ,
which should tj'j carefully checked and com
pared with tax books.
In the matter of determhlnj ; the amount
of hhortano an to Itx relation to the first )
and second term , wii must nxk for a few ,
H' further time In which to bttwebD'I
lOine doubtful matters Jlut this will only
bo u iiialter arftctlng tlie phortune of tha
rint and second lerm , und wl I not alter the
-cHiiH as to thu total or final shortage. It
will iilno be nteentuiy to lok : ; up u tavf
nutters v/lth rruurd lo Hie proper dlntrlbu *
Ion of the Dhc-riave Into Hie various fundi *
In tlila conifctlon no find that bttwebD