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Madrid Government Declines to Mnke the
Document Public ,
FULL TEXT TO BE CABLED TO WASHINGTON
"Will Not Bo Published Till Senate Has
crutlnizd It ,
:
OFFICIALS ARE VERY CLOSE-MCUTH D
Learned From Other Sources ( hat Eoply is
Energetic in Tone.
SPAIN EXPECTS TO END INSURRECTION
Unties ( lie CrimtliiK of Autonomy unit
( InVI Hull-nun I of Aiiierteaii
.Support Will Shortly
'I'll Is Alum I.
MADRID , Oct. 20. The Spanish govern
ment rofu.'cs to furnish tor publication the
text of the note of Spain which has been
handed to the United States minister hero ,
General Stewart L. Woodford , as an answer
to the communication which the general
pieced in the hands of the duke of Tctuan ,
early In September last , when the latter
wan mtn'stc" ' for foreign affairs , on the
subject of the Insurrection In the Island of
Cuba. The- United States minister admits
Jiavn.t ; received Spain's reply to the note
of the VnttcJ States , but ho declines to dis
cuss the matter beyond paying that the
text of the Spanish answer will bo Imme
diately trans-mltted to Washington.
From other sources It W s learned that
the officials of the United States legation
were er.gaged today In translating Sp l i's
r.nswcr , and It was reported that the United
States minister would cable to Washington
today the lull text of the Spanish noto.
Although the government of Spain will
not give out the text of UH reply to the
United States on the subject of Cuba , It was
i
officially announced that the reply of the
Spanish minister for foreign affairs , Soaor
Gullon , Is on the following lines : It ex
presses regret at the fact that the Insur
rection In Cuba "receives support from fre
quent American filibustering expeditions"
and that otherwise the rebellion In Cuba
would possibly not cxkt. It is hoped by the
Spanish government that by granting au
tonomy to Cuba and the withdrawing ot
American support of the Insurgents , the In
surrection \\lll shortly be ended.
ENERGETIC IN TONE.
It Is further ofllcially announced that the
Spanish note Is nnrkod throughout by an
energetic tone. According to the reports In
Official circles here , the United States min
ister will confine himself to acknowledging
the receipt of the Spanish reply , and , after
forwarding It to the United States govern
ment , will request Instructions from Wash
ington before proceeding any further In the
matter.
It Is not expected that the text of the
ninsxvcr of Spain will be published hero be
fore the senate has had the opportunity of
deliberating upon It , and therefore It Is un
derstood that the text of the document may
not be published In the United States until
after the reassembling of congress. But bc-
fore congress reassembles ( the flrot Monday
In December , other-wire December C ) , It Is
expected by the Spanish officials here that
the condition of affairs In Cuba , so far as
the Insurrection In tint Island Is concerned ,
will have considerably Improved and that
therefore the whole question will have as-
inimed a brighter aspect.
Finally , It Is announced from official
sources the Spanish government has deter
mined to pursue a new policy toward Cuba
and to take more energetic military action
against the Insurgents.
LEARNED AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2i. ( Confirmation
from official sourcen la given that the Span
ish authorities at Madrid delivered to Min
ister Woodford last evening , the answer of
Spain to the representations of the United
States contained ! n Mr. Woodford's Instruc
tions , . Under these circumstances It l : < not
doubted tint the United States mln'dter has
ndvlscd the department here of the reply
The text of the reply is known to be ver >
lengthy , so much so that it Is doubtfu
whether the full answer will be sent by eablp
If this Is attempted , however , It will be a
Ion ; ? and laborious pro.-res of translation
and transmission , the original Spanlnh belli } ,
fir t translated to English , then reduced to
cipher , then cabled , lln-n translated bant ,
from cipher to English. As the actual de
livery of the document Into Mr. Woodford't
I'Znils did not occur until late ycs'fr'ay these
vroccsfR would do'ay the receipt of tlu > text
1 probably beyond today. If any attempt was
made to cable It In full. The statement Is
reaffirmed by officials that no publicity of the
Woodford Instructions or of Spain's answei
will bo inailu at Madrid or Washington , until
after the assembling nf congress , and It Is
generally believed that the two governments
i have reached an unileiiitamUnir as to holding
I back the letters for the present.
I MTTI.i : KAITII IX M\V CAIIIVKT.
SpaiitnrilM In Havana Think Autonomy
Pnrty Will Kail.
HAVANA , Oct. 20. The fal'uro of the
Autonomy parly of the new Spanish cabinet
i seems more nnd more apparent ovcry day.
Dissensions are known to cxlHt among the
nutonomUt leaders and the conservatives
have pronounced themselves strongly op
posed to the granting of an autonomist form
nf government to Cuba , and have , so tu say.
washed their hands of the affair , If the gov
ernment at Madrid porlsts In carrying out
the plnun of Premier Sagastn. The con
servatives lust night held n meeting In thlH
city lasting four hours , at which several
cpeechos were made in opposition to the
policy of autonomy fur Cuba and It was
ngreed that the conservative party should
oppoo autonomy and the policy of the Sa-
gauta cabinet In th's direction. The con-
nervatlvcs also criticised their president ,
tha Marquis Apeztulga , who Is now In Ma
drid , for his autononileal declarations.
Sclior I'YJticlsco de IDS Santos Guzman ,
a lending conservative and a deputy , pro
tested strongly against the new policy of the
HpanlHh government , classing It as polltlral
culeliU * . The speaker warmly criticised the
Madrid government because It had not
availed Itself of the genuine and historic rep-
rtt ntatlon of the autonomist party , which
lias remained loyal during the war In spile of
< ho Insults of the rebel Juntas of Now York
and Paris , asserting that the government was
availing Itself of the services ot reformists
who had suddenly transferred tb'uuelvca Into
BUtonumltta , Instancing ths appointment * '
general treasurer of Pcnor Estanlls.i do An-
onlo , who was secretary general during the
administration ot General Cnllojo In Cuba
ttid during whose term of office the country
lad been "greatly agitated with reforms , "
or a campaign In that direction. Continuing ,
the speaker said the conservatives were
greatly annoyed at this policy , ns they con
sidered It a mark of approval by ths gov
ernment of the policy ot General Callcjo and
as a deliberate snub to the conservatives.
The speaker concluded by raying that In
splto of this they must accept the rulings of
the government.
Senor Francisco do los Guzman then pre
sented n message from those present at the
meeting to the conservative president , the
Mai-quiz Apcztegul. which was unanimously
idoptrd. This message set forth that the
gonrr.il assembly unanimously agreed with
; he union constitutional party and not with
the autonomist party , objecting to the lat
er btlng Intrusted with power hero or In
Spain and respectfully declining to accept the
responsibility ( or the rc'tilts which might
'ollow the establishment of the new policy ,
while expressing willingness to respect and
obey whatever the national government may
leclde and expressing disapproval of all re-
uclllrnis efforts to canvass Spln against the
autononileal svstcm of gov-'rnment.
In conclusion the meeting agreed to sum
mon n mass meeting of the conservatives
for December 21 next In order that the future
altitude of their party may be definitely dc >
elded upon.
DKTAII.S II r CASTILLO'S I1KATH.
Siinnlsli nilletnlN lleiuirt on Knfe of
the 1 n 11:1'li c n I Lender.
HAVANA , Oct. 2C. It Is announced from
Spanish headquarters here that details have
been received cf the death recently , near
Kellcllas fjrm In the Managua dlstilct of
thla province , ot General Adolfo Castillo , the
well known Insurgent leader , who was re
ported killed some tlmo ago , which newa
was apparently confirmed by olllclal advices
yesterday ,
U appears that a Spanish force engaged In
escorting a convoy of provisions was at
tacked by the Romero branch of the Insur
gent force reinforced by the Insurgents un
der Castillo. The advance guard of the
Spanish troops , the olllclal report continues ,
surrounded the Insurgents aiil compelled
them to retreat and eventually seek refuge
In the hills. There the Insurgents were pur
sued from hill to hill by civil guards and
eventually General Castillo fell with three
others , suffering from bullet wounds. In the
midst of the fight , It Is further officially re
ported , Capuiin Model of the Spanish troops
cut down and killed Romero , the Insurgent
leader. The Spanish troops captured several
good horses , including the horse ridden by
Gcner.il Castillo. They were brought to the
palace today. A machete and belt , the
former having a stiver handle Inscribed ,
"March 4 , 1S97. " fell 'Into the hands of the
Eovcrnmeut troops.
The wife and children of Castillo are un
derstood to bo llvinjj in New York. After
the body had been formally Identified the
remains of General Castillo were Interred at
12 o'clock today in the cemetery of Colon.
The body was taken to the grave In the
hearse of the morgue and was not enclosed
In a ccllln , according to custom. On the
way to the cemetery the body of the dead
Insurgent wis protected by n squad of sol
diers. The goi.sral had a machete wound on
hlr. neck nnd a bullet wound In his right
knee , both ot which had healed up. In addi
tion to the wound which caused his death.
The remains ot the general were Interred In
the clegnnt uniform of an Insurgent 'briga
dier general.
SUM ) MO11I3 TKOOPS TO AFHICA.
Kreneli Kvldeiitly Intend to Dt-fciul
HM * litind They Have.
PARIS , Oct. 20. The Journal says news
has reached St. Louis from" the Dahomey
Hinterland to the efTect that complications
are Imminent at Nlkkl and elsewhere in
Borgu , of which territory Nlkkl Is the cap
ital , anil which it is asserted in England
belongs to Great Britain by virtue of a treaty
concluded with the king of Borgu prior to
the treaties made with that monarch by rep
resentatives of France. It Is added that on
receipt ot the news referred to M. Lebon , the
minister for the colonies , who Is now In
Seneg.imbla , looking after French interests ,
Immediately dlsjiatched reinforcements to
Dahomey.
A seml-ofUcia ! statement regarding the re
ported trouble In West Africa was Issued this
evening. It Kays : "The news from West
Africa foreshadows great difficulties In Nikkl
and Borgu. The Niger company ( British ) Is
sending olllcers there to Incite rebellion and
distribute arms to the natives. In view of
this situation French troops have been de
spatched to that district from Senegal , as n
preventive measure. Moreover , the British
negotiators for a settlement of the Niger
question have been in Paris for over a week
and overytlilng points to Great Britain Beck
ing to let matters drag. Seemingly she does
not Intend to discuss the question but meara
will undoubtedly be found to foil these tac
tics. "
LONDON , Oct. 26. Heplylng to the scml-
ofllclal statement concerning the dangerous
state of affaire In West Africa Issued In
I'arln tnls evening , the British colonial ofll
clals tonight said that there does not seem
to bo any reasonable fear of complications at
Nlkk1 ! , provided the French government "be-
havca reasonably. But , " It was added al the
colonial olllces , "Great Britain lias taken the
determination to more effectually police her
territory , and If the French persist In tres
passing complications will naturally ensue. "
HeiiNon for Snnlililnu ; (5 I'll nil Unke.
BERLIN , Oct. 20. The Tagcblatt explains
today that the refusal of the czar to receive
the grand duke and grand duchess of Baden
at Darmstadt on Saturday last was duo to
the sarcastic comments made by the grand
duke ot Baden upon the conversion of the
czar Ira , formerly Prlncem Allx of Hesse ,
bister of the grand duke of Hesse , to the
Greek church , previous to her marriage to
the czar In November , 1891.
The Frankforter Zcltung gives as the reason
for the czar's action In refusing to receive
the grand duke and grand duchess of Baden
at Darmstadt , the fact that the crown prince
of DjdtMi wooed the czarina's sister , the
present Grand Duchess Scrglua ot Russia ,
and was rejected , and the matter left a cool
ness amounting to rancor between the two
courts. The czar , the Zeltung adds , evi
dently wished to show that he chared the
feeling ot his wlfo and of jbe Darmstadt
court In this matter.
llrltlvli TriiupM rupture \allve Village.
SIMLA. Ott. 20. Ofticlal advices received
hero today from Kharaappa aniiounce that a
largo foraging party of British troops yes
terday captu ; : j the village of Rlniidban and
secured a > a" v of supplies. . On retiring
the troop1'1'0 ll"ly followtd iv the enemy
to wltbii' a mll ° ° ' < NritUh camp. On thQ
Brills" Me nlno mwl > Including Colonel Ha-
dow-- " were wpurUed. The confidence of In-
B'gcnt tribesmen Is increasing and they are
offering n determined front In all directions.
( Continued on Second Page. )
BETTING ON THE RESULT
Wagers Made on the Outcome of Greater
New York's ' Campaign.
REPUBLICANS BACK TRACY WITH COIN
( tillKIT Clvrn II Out ( lint the ( it-iii'i-iil
\VIII Do nieeted liy ilO.OIII )
Plurality I'reNM A
I.OIV'M lli'i'ortl.
NHW YOUK , Oct. EC. With only five days
remaining In which to eoiriilcte the work of
the municipal campaign , the political situa
tion In Greater New York continues to afford
largo opportunities for conjecture. So tar tin
the betting Is Indicative of results , Tam
many appears to hava the host of It , although
there arc offers ot republican money upon i
to ms that should prove alluring. The odds !
on Van Wyok against the Held arc quoted
at betting headquarters as 3 to 1 , but nt I
the rooms of the republics ! ! campaign com
mittee It Is said that those who have a
desire to bt-l against General Tiiicy can be
accommodated with even money to any ex
tent they may desire.
That the strength ot the Citizens' union
Is not held In contempt Is shown by the
tixice which Is given It In the journals ad
vocating one or other of the regular polit
ical parties. Columns and even ' . 'ages are
devoted to assaults upon Mr. Low's record
as a public official awl as head of Colum
bia university.
After an hour's conference to-3ay with all
the district leaders In the republican head
quarters Chairman Qulgg announced that
General Tracy's election Is now absolutely
certain , and he claims a plurality of HO.OOO.
While the Jcffersonlan democracy's
strength , with uncertain limitations , Is con
ceded on all sides. It Is only among the
most enthusiastic adherents of Henry
George that the claim Is made that ho will
bo elected. The real Importance of hl.s can
didacy lies In the source from which his
votes will bo drawn. The Georgolto cam
paign managers have virtually abandoned the
claim to regularity In the following sen
tences :
Tammany Hall claims to be the regular
democracy organization of this city and
county. Wo dispute that claim mid al
though they have possession of the title ,
which Is nine jiolnts of the Inw , they have
not yet received one word of approval from
Senator Jones or W. J. Dryiur who arc the
lenders of the national democratic party
today , and I do not think tboy will get It.
Whoever shall bo the victor In the
mayoralty contest will win by a plurality
vote only. The total vote may bo 525,000.
The secretary of the Citizens' union asserts
that Low w'.H win w'th 10.1,00 ! ) ; Van Wyck re.
reiving 135,000 and Tracy and George 100,000
each. The republican claim is of L'10,009 for
Tracy , 145,000 for VanWyck , 90,000 for
George , and CO.OOO for Low.
WILL SUPPORT LOW.
Union No. 3-10 of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners announces today
through Its president , secretary and beard
of trustees , that it will support Seth Low.
A number of men who last year formed the
Business Men's Republican and Sound Money
association met at the Citizens' union head
quarters tcnlght and passed resolutions en
dorsing Seth Low ,
TUic Henry George committee tonight issue
suea statement In which John Z. White ,
candidate for congress In a Chicago district
last fall , expresses his opinion of Carter
Harrison and his approaching visit to New
York. Mr. White says Harrison's election as
mayor of Chicago was purely accidental. Ho
attributes it solely to the fact that Mr. Harrison
risen was "the son of his father. " Mr. White
says the Chicago corporations used their in
fluence to elect Harrison because they feared
Harlan and that Harrison has betrayed the
llryan men.
men.GEORGE'S
GEORGE'S CAMPAIGN.
Henry George today began Ma noonday
meetings for business men In Liberty street ,
near the banking district. The meeting room
was too small. There was great enthuslabin
when Mr. George rose to speak. The cheers
were taken up by the crowd on the outside
and rolled back Into the row after the noise
had subsided within.
The literary and artistic friends of Henry
George arc arranging for a public meeting
In Carnegie lyccuni at which literature , art
and the drama will be represented. The pur
pose of the meeting will bo to show the In
terest taken In the candidacy of Mr. George
outside of labor circles. The committee In
charge of the arrangements for the meeting
Includes James Hearne , the actor ; Hanilln
Garland , John Burroughs and Dan C. Heard.
Among the features already arranged for are
an address by Mr , Hearne , tingle tax cartoons
teens to be drawn by Dan Heard , and the
reading by John K. Kellerd of the "Apos
trophe to Liberty , " from "Progress and Pov
erty. " Ultss Garden and Charlotte Perkins
Stetson will also take part.
WILL NOT ASK BRYAN.
The campaign , committee of the Henry
George forces decided tonight after a long
meeting not to formally Invlto W. J. Hryan
to come to New York. It was stated that
the Henry George forces believe they now
have Tan many at a disadvantage In this re
spect. They believe Mr. llryan has refused
to come In response to an invitation from
Tammany and this Is practically n victory
for Henry George. If. Mr. Bryan were asked
to come Ini the interests of Henry George
and should refuse the Georgettes argue that
It would reduce them to the level of Tam
many in Bryan's estimation.
A republican mass meeting was held in
the Academy of Music , Brooklyn , under the
auspices of the McKlnlcy war veterans In
the Interest of the Tracy ticket. The at
tendance was hardly up to the mark of these
which have preceded It , but there was no
lack of enthusiasm. Several veterans of
local prominence apolte before the arrival of
Corporal Tanner and General Tracy , who
reached the hall late and addressed the meet
ing.
TIMIII SAYS ( ioii > I'.u'Kits MI : .
Silver Senator Still Sliontu for the
White Metal.
POTTSVILLE , Pa. . Oct. 20. A letter bearIng -
Ing on political conditions generally from
Senator Henry IM. Teller of Colorado has been
received by William Wllhelm , representative
of the republican silver party In this county.
Among other things Senator Teller says :
"I have never said I thought tht-re was
little hope for bimetallism. That Is one of
tlu > many falsehoods of the gold papers. I
i have said there was no hope of It under tha
I McKluley adnilnUttatlon and I am confident
I that nothing will be "dono for the plain people
ple of the country during Mils administration.
I have no Interest In the light between Tam-
niany ar > l the republicans. I do not hope for
j UcorKn's election , although It would please
, me greatly If he could be. The election of
Tammany v > ill not Indicate that the demo
cratic party of ( he country in going to aban
don sliver.
I "The democratic party U committed to
silver and will continue en that line and
gold democrats will go to the republican
party and under the Influence of the gold
democrats It will degrade aix ! debase the
party to such an extent as to make the old
llyeity-lovlng republicans leave It. I expect
to see the republican party In the hands of
the gold republicans arid the gold democrats
and under thp domination and control cf the
worst element ever In American politics.
"I do not care what'your Pennsylvania
platform says about thd per capita capitali
zation , Govcrcor Hastings r.nrt all the ofllccrs
cf your t'tato ' understand' pint form was
nude to get Into office , ami I expect to see
the Influence of your stat given and your
E.-nators and members of congress brought
to bear on congress to retire the greenbacks
.nd titasury notes , and let the banks and
barkers of the country Issue whatever paper
money thc > think the country needs and
that Issue will then be determined by the
i Intercut of the banks and the bankers , and
not the Interest of commerce or the
pic.
"The fight Is for silver and will be until
we get a r'ghteous monetary system , and we
never will have It until we get open mints
or gold and silver at a ratio to be established
jy law. "
PAYS A r < Mll'IniK\T Til TIIACY.
IS\-Pri .Mlil < iit lltiril Mi'4 IdciiN of the
\ < MV Vnrl < Caiiiinturn. |
INDIANAPOLIS , Oct. 26. Ex-l'rcs'.dent
larrison and family arrived at noon from
N'cvv York. In an Intcrvlqxr with a News
rcpcrter relative to the campaign In Now
York , the cx-prcpldcnt talil that he know
lothlng about the prospects of the cairtialgn
wlh ; so many parties lu the Held.
"Any Information I obtained , " said ho ,
came chlclly from the New Yo k papers from
lay to day. The rcpubllnuig whrm 1 met
seemed to feel that they were going to win.
They appeared to bo sincere In that belief ,
but hnvv much they really know about It I
cannot toll. General Tracy was my secretary
and ho Is a warm personal-friend. Ho Is a
ian ot unusual ability and I am greatly
ntcrcstcd In him. He. , made a great secre-
: a"y. I felt n little resentful when I came
icre and heard sonic ( ilk of General Trary
joins somebody's tool. That Is an Impossi
bility. Ho Is capable In the highest degree
of administering the olflce of mayor If he Is
chosen and has a high cense' public duty. "
General Harrison was asked to give an
estimate of Henry Georgo' ' and as to his
strength as a candidate. This he declined to
Ic. Continuing he said : 1
"I saw some of my old republican friends
who were supporting Lo'w and talked with
: hem. I have nothing to'say about Mr.
Low. As to speeches , not. talking about elo-
lucncc. General Tracy lai making a strops ,
campaign. The campaign Is In a tangle that
lobody at this time can tell anything about.
It Is probable that In the 'ten days that are
still left there may be a turning of people
from one to another of the candidates that
will change the result greatly from any pres
ent Indication. "
AI.TUHI.1J .TALKS OI ' THE OUTI.OOrt.
Think * Hfiiry rii-nrKrc Will Poll u
Vi-rj' Heavy "Vtrtf.
CHICAGO , Oct. 2G. Bx-t/ovcrnor Altgeld
said today regarding Mayor Harrison's pro
posed visit to New York and the repoi-t that
It would split the democracy : "That Idea is
too absurd to bo discussed. "
"What do you think ot Mayor Harrison's
going ? " was asked.
"Oh , that Is his own affair. The people
who are supporting Henry George arc demo
crats and they stand on the democratic plat
form In the present campaign , while Tam
many does not. In Chicago Mr. George l\ta
almost as largo a following , in proportion to
population , as he has In New York. Last
oprlng they united with thdactlvc people and
made the nomination of Mr. Harrison for
mayor of Chlcjigo a possibility , and If he
now wishes to slap the people who made his
nomination a possibility , why , that Is his
own affair. From all tho. { uformatlon I cm
get I am satlsflc.l that the Henry George
vote Is going to astonish tlie politicians. It
looko to me as though ho were bound to get
twlco as many votes as lie got before and
If ho does it will elect him. "
I-'HICIJ WIIITU THINKS UK'S WIXXIXO.
Fusion CiiiulIflnti * Say ; * * Silver Citmiof
He DcfVutfil Tli | ViMir.
SIOUX CITY , Oct. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
Kred K. Whlto , the silver candidate for
governor , arrived In the city this morning
ani stayed hero for two hours. A reception
was tendered to him from 7 to 9 a. m. , when
he left for Ida Grove , where ho spoke this
afternoon. Mr. Whlto expresses himself as
being very much satisfies ! with his prospects
and said he thought this wab evidenced by
erory speech made by Candidate Shaw. Ho
says silver is bound to win this time and
this Btito will bo a great factor In the future
In national politics. Ho says the change In
his favor has been very material In the last
two weeks.
I'l-JSTII'V ACJAIX.Vr THKIIl FATIIHII.
Drmnntlr Si'unt * In an Inillnna. Mllrilcr
Trial.
LA POUTI3 , Ind. , Oct. 26. There was a
dramatic scene this morning in the Pinkerton -
ton murder -trial. - John and Daisy Pinker-
Ion , son and daughter of Charles Pinkerton -
ton , who la on trial for hl life , took the
witness stand and gave evidence , walc'i , If
uncontradlctcd , will send their father to the
gallows or deprive him'of his liberty for life.
The son testified tha't the killing of the
younger Charles Plnkertonwas without Jus
tification. If this evidence Is not contro
verted by the defense It will al
most surely bring about a cohvictlon ,
The son testified that the accused Bought
the quarrel which had' Its fatal ending. The
daughter , the comely widow of the murdered
man , between her sob ? , testified to hearing
her father make threats to take her hus
band's life. The state finished the presenta
tion ot Us evidence tonight. The evidence
of others confirmed that of the defendant's
children. The defense jvlll occupy about
two days and a verdict will probably \ii \
reached on Saturday morning. The defend
ant will seek to show hnt the shooting of
bis Eon-in-law was justifiable.
iniili | > > I'M 11 live a Vnrrinv lOHrapu. .
HUDSON , N. V. , O t24 The Union
Knitting mill In this city wea destroyed
by lire today nnd many of thti 9 person *
employpil In the mill had narrow escapes
from death. The IOSH la over J200//K ) . In
surance JlOO.OflO.
Movement ) ! of Derail VeHNelN , Oct. 7.
At New York Arrived Deutschluml ,
from HamburgIdnho ; , from London ; .Mo
hawk , from London. Sailed Kaiser Wll-
lielm der Qrosso , for Uremen ; Oeorglc , for
Llverpoonl.
At Philadelphia Arrived llllnota , from
Antwerp.
At Amsterdam Arrived Amsterdam ,
from New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Ethiopia , from l.cw .
York
At t'hrlstlana Sailed , Thlnirvallu , for
New York.
At Antwerp Arrived Pennsylvania , from
PblhxdclDhla.
BOREAL BLAST IS BLOWING
Cold Wave from the Northwest Visits All
Sections of This State.
SNOW IS REPORTED IN MANY SECTIONS
Italu mill Sleet Mn ! < i < Their
aiiee and \vltli a StMrnrtlmest
\Vlnil a Severe Sdirin IN
PrniiilNPil ,
Nebraska as a whole will probably have
Its first touch of real cold weather today.
The cold wave which had Us origin In the
mountains of Colorado and Wyoming Etruck
this state yesterday morning and rapidly
worked Us way cast. Snow accompanied
the ) wave , nnil In Rome places heavy rains ,
In each case the storm being aggravated by
a high wind. In Omaha the storm was not
felt till ate In the evening. Between 7 and
8 o'clock the thermometer at the weather
oflieo Indicated a fall of 14 degrees , and the
wind about the same time veered around to
the northwest.
All the Omaha ral'roads yesterday morn-
UK reported snow nnd rain storms nnd sleet
along their lines In the western and north
western parts of the slatp , In nome places
so severe as to seriously Interfere with the
opera HOPS ot trains. At 9 o'clock yesterday
Homing enow was rcparted between North
I'litte and Cheyenne along the Union Pa
cific. The Elkhorn road reported n heavy
rain between O'Neill and Long Pine , with
snow further west and last night the rnln
was reported to have been changed Into
snow th'o sldo of Long Pine , which had
fallen to conslderab'p depth. The Burling
ton road reported a cold rain In the western
part of the state , with snow across the Hue
n Colorado.
ALONG THE RAILROADS.
At 0 o'clock last night the Union Pacific
reported heavy srow west of Gothenburg ,
with live Inches at Brady Island. A heavy
rain was said to bo falling east of Grand
Island. A heavy wind accompanied the pre
cipitation , and there was quite a fall In the
temperature. The Indications were that this
rain storm would be changed Into snow be
fore morning.
At 11 o'clock last night the Union Paclflo
reported that the storm was most severe
along the second division. From Lexington
west a fierce gale had raged all day , and
from North Platte to Cheyenne everything
W8ii under snow , The worst of the trouble
was In and nround Julesbtirg , but that It
was also quite severe at Ogallala , Lodge
Polo and other points In western Nebraska.
The storm caused great delay In the running
of trains , but at that hour It was said the
storm was abating , and ( hit trains were
being moved.
The local weather office had received no
reports of the storm at 9 'clock last evening ,
further than at North Platio snow waa said
to be falling and the thermometer regis
tered 28 degrees. The officials expected that
rain wquldvielt this part ot the state , but
though' tbo weather was hirdly cold enough
hero to warrant a prediction ot snow. But
the thermometer was falling rapidly at that
hour and the wind wns blowing quite brisk
from the northwest , promising a marked
changa In the weather this morning.
M'COOK , Neb. , Oct. 2C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Southwestern Nebraska Is bavin ; ; the
usual October storm today , commencing with
a heavy rain and high wind last night.
Three Inches of rain fell up to noon , when
n snow storm set In with marked blizzard
tendencies , which continue tonight.
SHELTON. Neb. , Oct. 20. ( Special. ) A
heavy rain commenced falling this morning
at 0 o'clock , and by 110:11 fully three Inches
of water had fallen. This Is the hardest
rain since April , and present Indications are
that It will continue through the night.
SIDNEY , Nob. , Oct. 2G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) U has snowed hero Incessantly since
early morning and the wind has been blowIng -
Ing a gale. The streets are almost Impassa
ble and scarcely anyone ventures out of
doers except the railroad men who are kept
busy on the track. Before snow began fallIng -
Ing a heavy downpour of rain fell. Stock
will not suffcn much , as most of the ranch
men and foremen are well provided with
winter feed. The heaviest part of the storni
Is between North Platte and Sidney.
UENKELMAN , Neb. , Oct. 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) A terrific snow storm and bliz
zard struck this locality about 10 o'clock to
day , after an all night rain and sleet. The
mcrucy dropped to 30 above zero and ths
snow Is wet and drifting badly. It Is Jiard
on cattle , as stockmen arc not prepared
with feed.
CULBERTSON , Neb. , Oct. 2C. ( Special
Telegram. ) Rain began falling yesterday af
ternoon and continued until noon today when
It began to snow. It Is still snowing.
WALLACE , Neb , , Oct. 20. A severe enow
storm has been raging here today , following
a heavy rain last night. Stockmen anticipate
heavy losses , Railway trains are blockaded.
Reports from Bcnkelman and Holdrcdgo in
dicate that the storm Is moving rapidly east
ward. ,
AINSWORTH , Neb. , Oct. 20. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A terrific blizzard has prevailed for
the last twenty-four hours. Over twelve
inch of snow has fallen , accompanied by a
cold wind.
MILLER , S. D. , Oct. 2C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Snow fell here today and has meltci
into the ground , being succeeded by twelve
hours' rain. The range east of the river
Is now in good condition nnd stockmen are
pleased ,
HURON , S. D. . Oct. 20 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) The first snow of the season fcl
hero and over this portion of the state to
day to a depth of nearly two Inches , pre
ceded by an Inch and a half of rain. To
night the temperature is falling , and It Is
Btill snowing.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. . Oct. 20. ( Specla
Telegram. ) Fifteen hours of steady rain
turned this morning to snow , which has beei
falling heavily all day , accompanied by a
severe northwest wind. The snow Is very
moist. Many cattle are not provided will
rheltcr. It Is more severe on them thai
the worst storm In mUwlnter , because the
snow la so moist that It sticks to them am
thoroughly chills them.
ABERDEEN , S. D. , Oct. 20. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A steady rain fell all night , turning
tc ) sleet Jiul snow this morning. This wll
put a stop to threshing and no doubt Injure
griln poorly stacked. Considerable threebint ,
remains undone.
HACIS ; iCOI.OHADO
UnllriiinlH Are IlloeUeil anil H'lrrx am
I'oleH ProNtraleil.
DENVER , Oct. 2C. A evcrc snow storm
accompanied by a high wind from the north
began hero last night and continued with in
creasing fury this foreseen. Ti e weather I
noi cold and the enow IB not drifting. Elec
tric cars were unable to run this morning
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Vpathcr Forecast for Nebraska
llnln or Snow ; iVIilcr ; Northerly Winds.
1. Tenor of Spilii's. Note of Itepl.v.
Iti'tllni : on the Niv Vo-Ic Klprtlon.
Sitiur | Winter Strike * Ni hr.nUi : ,
t'tilcm r.tdllr tit lie Sulil Miin.liir.
i. Two lloilhM IJiTnvrroil nt < ! urrl mi ,
Wo-neVt riirUtlri Temper. ! lire I'ulon ' ,
It , roptilUtt AU.tndirt ( InSt. . te lloims
XVjoinliijT Siie an et-Tri-miriT.
Dr. llrmvti to Ite Tried Agulii.
I. I'Mllorlul nnil CoininiMit.
R. Itcp'irt of ( l.Mirr il I , mil ( tvirul-Klmirr.
IXpiMltloa Me till Not Yet Designed.
I'lomU llov.iHtulo .lupin.
( I. Council ItlitfN I.x'iil Alnlterx.
Dci-Nlnn Auliiil I nv i PitpiilNHi
Clilivmn DrmplhitiM Ite iilillcitn I'ollre ,
7. Some Tine I'.irlit ) ; lit l.iiiili\llli\
IteiHibllcnii It illy In the rir < t Ward.
Wlllhtni Cnitchll Ut Shot In a S.iliiiin.
8. ller.UdtiiV * Uno In t ! o .lintten Court ,
MmiiifiH'ltireri' A oi-lilli : > u Meeting- .
ProppiMlliiKH ' > ' tin- City Cniricll.
I ) . Muny diluent * fortliK i : * | > ulllon.
( llllMil | ( . A tin T.ir n Pir.tllc Iti-irlni ; .
Siiniplo It.iltotH OlviMi the t'nUlic.
HI. Note * on Current l.ltrr.Unri' .
II. CommercliU and I'lminrlitl Ninti ,
IU. How u I'rlso i T of Wur Hot Auay.
I < ' .iiry : I'rlri-t 1'ulil for Illgli 1 1 roil llngn.
IMUMIISI : MICH ecu.unitvnvnimt. .
SlumIH Also Preilleleil liy tlie
\VrutliiT llnreiin Ofllelati.
Hour. ! > , . Hour. I ) cur. I
.
|
A drop of fourteen degrees between 7 and
S o'clock last evening gave a fo'ccost of the
cold wave which will probably be hero In
full force today. The weather olllclals say
hero will bo rain or snow today with much
cooler tempouituro.
uul Denver people experience. ! much Incon-
. cnlcnco.
At noon there was no Indication of n ces
sation of the storm , which is general In this
section. Aside from the tremendous Inroiir
venlence caused to the public and to private
ntercsts the st'rm has wrought an intrinsic
lamage In the city of Denver and Its suburbs
that It conservatively estimated to be In
excess of $100.000. Of course , should the
storm continue several days the damage will
nultlply many times. The estimate ot dam
age Includes only the semi-public concerns ,
euch as the electric lUht , telephone , tele
graph and street car companies. It Is to the
wires and poles that the greatest harm has
been dono. City Electrician Stern said this
afternoon that probably 1,000 poles were
lawn In Denver alcno , and upward of 4,000
miles of wires.
General Manager Field of the Colorado
Telephone company estimated the present
damage to Us system at $20,000. It would
fie greater , ho said , but for the fact that In
the central portion of the city the company
had recently placed many ot Its wires under
ground.
RAILROADS BLOCKED.
With the exception of the Hock Island , the
Kansas Pacific , the Colorado Central and
the Julesburg and South Park branches of
Lho Gulf road , railroads leading Into Denver
! iavo been completely blocked all day. Snow
plows have been brought Into active service
on all lines , but the tracks became covered
\\lthsnow again soon after they were cleared.
The storm was most severe and the greatest
trouble was experienced by the railroads be
tween Denver and Pueblo. All freight trains
iiave been annulled to enable the roads to
tiandlo passengers without any more delay
than Is absolutely necessary.
Rallrcad reports showed that the stonn
was general throughout the eastern half and
a section of the northe n part of the stale ,
the southern part of Wyoming , the north
eastern c'art of Utah and the western halves
ot Nebraska and Kansas. A message from
Colorado Springs stated tbat the snow and
sleet wcro blowing so furiously there that
It was Impossible to see across the street.
Leadvlllo had a slight snowfall lost night
but none today.
The storm came so suddenly that ranchmen
did not have an cf.Qoitunlty to shelter their
stock , but the fall In temperature Is not con
sidered by weather experts enough to en
danger the lives ot cattle.
The city Is in darkness tonight , as the
mayor compelled the elect ! Ic light company
to cut oft all Us circuits on account of their
< ! iingenoiis condition.
The health department Is of the opinion
tbat the storm will prove of Inestimable
benefit in killing the late germs of disease.
I < 'URIOUS AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
CRIPPLE CREEK , Colo. , Oct. 20. Not In
years has the'o been such a bllzyard hero as
that which prevails at the present time. High
winds that como In streaks like waves of a
typhoon are drifting the snow KO that side
walks In places are almost Impassable. Traf
fic on railroads Is stiM.icnded and telephone
wires are down. Canyons are clinked with
snow and It Is Impossible to sec one hundred
feet on account of the blinding storm. Coi'- '
slderablo damage to property has occurred.
Mining operations are Ferlously Impeded by
the storm which has been raging fourteen
hours a n 4 continues furiously with no signs
of abatement BOOH. The weather Is very
cold and It Is feared there will bo great Buffer
ing among the poor.
PUEBLO , Colo. , Oct. 20. High winds and
snow over a wldo range of country north and
south or Pueblo since 3 o'clock this morning
have qulto effectually tied up the railways
running here , Milo after mile of telegraph
wires are blown down. In Pueblo telegraph ,
telephone , electric light and trolley wins
have suffered severely , ficores of poles anil
trees being blown down. Little snow fell
but the wind attained a velocity of fifty-filx
miles from the north at 11:15 : o'clock a. m.
and blow down all the government weather
bureau Instruments. Some roofs suffered.
KTOItM OX Til 13 CIH.ST CO.NTIM KS ,
Many Vi'NM'lM Wreelieil , lull I.lfr Saver *
HeNene the CretVN.
DELAWARE BREAKWATER , Del. , Oct.
2C. The storm on the coast hereabouts con
tinues with but little abatement this morn-
Ing. The wind Is blowing at the rate of
Ihlrty-flvo mllca an hour and the nca Is very
high. Even higher tides than yesterday are
expected today , The schooner Elizabeth
Lee , driven ashore yesterday on the point of
Capo Hcnlopeiiv went to pieces this morning
end Its cargo of coal U a total loss. An
unknown Hcamcr grounded early this morn
ing on Hen and Chicken dlioals. but floated
about lislf an hour later unasalstcd. The
schooner Sarah J. Haugan , bound from Phila
delphia for Norfolk with 3CO tons of coal ,
which ran ashore on the beach at the break
water , broke amldbhlpg this miming. The
ochormtT Lilly Kaulkinburg , bound from Suf
folk to New York with lumber , U high on
the beach , apparently In good condition.
( Continued on Second Page. )
TO BE SOLD MONDAY
Government Withdraws Application for
Postponement of Union Pnolfio Snle ,
GAINS EIGIT : MILLION DOLLARS BY IT
RcorgrmiuUion Committee Consents to Baiso
tUo Amount of Its Bid ,
GOVERNMENT CLAIM WILL BE PAID IN FULL
Upon This Agreement the Attorney Gouenl
Will Permit Sale to Proceed ,
NO FURTHER OBJ CFIONS ANTICIPATED
lleire | eiltlltlve * Of the IteiirKatllKU-
tlnn Committee anil ( lie invern ; >
Illfllt ClIllIC III TlTIUH lit
St. Paul.
The main line of the Union Pacific will
bo sold on Mnmlay at Omaha. This statement
Is confirmed by a dispatch from St. Paul.
The notice of a motion Jor postponement ,
which wns to come up Thursday , has been
formally withdrawn and the sale will pro
ceed UK scheduled.
A mcsEago received last night from St.
Paul says : "A telegram from Attorney Gen
eral McKcnna tills aftcrnron.notlllcd . the at
torneys for the government In the Union
Pneltle case that the sale could proceed ns
otlglnally plnnnod. arrangements hiving been
made with the reorganization committee that
guarantied to the government Its full Hoti
m the propsrty. C'oieral : John C. Cowtn of
Omaha and ox-Governor George F. Hoadlcy
of New York were In the pity to press the
notlrn for a six \\coks' pLstponement , notlco
of which had been given yesterday liy Gon-
cral Cowln. Howtver. this afternoon came
the telegram from the attorney general
ordering the wltldrawal of the motion for
; ) ostprnement. This telegram was presented
to Judge Sanbcrn of the United States cir
cuit court and the notlco of the motion to
postpone was withdrawn. Ily stipulation the
sale of thp Kansas division was set for De
cember 1& . hut the main line will bo sold
next .Monday at Omaha as heretofore an
nounced by Special Master Cornish. "
GOVERNMENT OUTS FULL PAY.
A message from Washington says : "Al-
thcugh the government ofllclals doclltfc to
illlrm or deny the report of Its acceptance
of the new proposition of the reorganization
committee of the Union Pacific railroad , thcro
Is no reasonable doubt of Its accuracy. Tills
proposition Is understood to be an Increase
o' the original guaranty bid of $50.000,000
to a sum sufficient to cover the full amount
of the government's claim against the Union
1'aclfle. road proper , which on October 1 ag
gregated $58,067,398 , This Includes the prin
cipal of the debt , which , amounts to $27,230-
512 , and the balance of the Interest paid by
the United States amruntlng to $30,380,880.
This represents the full amour ! of the Union
Pacific's obligations to the government. The
sale of this llnp will be proceeded with aa
originally intended about November 1.
"As to the Kanras Pacific road the com-
mlttco withdraws Its guaranty and consent *
to a postponement of the sale to any date to
suit the convenience of the government.
This action * . It IP understood , leaves the gov
ernment In the same position with respect to
the Kansas Pacific as before the negotiations ,
wcro Instituted and In this situation the gov
ernment may , If It s : > dcsiies , pcstpone the
sale Indefinitely. The debt of the Kansas
Pacific to the government aggregates nearly
$13,000.000 , of which amount $8,303,000 Is
principal and the remainder unpaid Interest.
Whether the government will ask the court
to older a sale of the Kansas Pacific on De
cember 15 cannot he stated , but should It so
decide , it is understood that no objection will
bo raised by the reorgan7:2tlrn ! committee.
"The net result of the new arrangement oo
far as coneeincd the Union Pacific , Is re
garded by the ollicials as highly advan
tageous to the governmci.l . , as It secures all
that It has ever claimed to be duo It , and
lenders It practically certain that u very
large share of the debt of the Kansas Pacific
will bo realized , whenever It may desire to
consent to Us Bale. "
A message ( rom Now York yesterday t-ays :
"The reorganization committee of the Union
Pacific today received an acceptance from ,
the attorney general of the United States of
an offer of an amount equaling the full claim
of the government against the main line of
the Union Pacific lallrcad , which was Bonio
$58,000,000. Therclbre' the halo of the road
will proceed without Interference , it Is as
sured. "
CORNISH SAYS NOTHING.
W. D. Cornish of St. Paul , the special
master appointed by Judge Waller Sanborn
ot St. Paul to sell the Union Pacific rail
way property , has positively refused to d'l-
vulgo any Information connected with the
deposit of earnest money upon the part of
prospective bidders for I ho Union Paclflo
property.
A reporter of The Ilco mot him at his ,
hotel last evening , and asked 'If any deposltu j
had yet been made , In reply he BJld : "You -
will get the Information as soon as anyone. "
"Does that mean that no deposits have
been made ? "
"I have made up my mind to say nothing
about the deposits or the bidders until the
trouble commeM'-Tfi. "
"And when Is that , pluatie ? "
"On the morning of the sale. Until that
tlmo I shall glvo out nothing. "
The terms of tin.- silo provide that the
deposits shall bo made by all who Intend to
l/ld on the sale flvo days before tha eale.
This tlmo expires at 12 o'clock tonight , Com.
mon rumor has It that the certified check
ot the reorganization committee for $2,000-
000 has been alriady deposited with the
master. If It Is not already In Ills possession ,
It will bo buforo 12 o'clock. Whether any
other deposits , Indicating bidders other than
the reorganization committee , will be inailo
no one hero can ray. Whether any gucli.
deposits have been made no out * but CornUh ,
can say , and ho will not.
FEELING AT HEADQUARTERS ,
The hurried trip of Judge William 1U
Kelly , gcncial ssllellor of the Union 1'aclllc ,
to St. Paul , following the tr'p of General
John 0. Cowln , the g.vornincnt'a representa
tive , was explained yesterday ot head
quarters by the utatcmrnt that Judge Kelly
went solely to commit with the court regardIng -
Ing the Qunnleon ease , which Is entirely
separate from matteiu Involved In the forvH
closure proceedings.
The officials of the Union Pacific are per
turbed over ( ho prospect of the postpone *
mcnt of tbo foreclosure ile. They view with
alarm tha announcement of the reorganiza
tion committee that the sale may be pott-
poi.cd until December 15 , that the admiiiltttra-
tion hat ttbkfciltlia court to adjourn the