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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA : , SATURDAY NOVEMJIEK 27 , 1307 TWELVE VAGES. SLNGLE COPY 1TIVE CENTS.
FIGHTING IN AFRICA
British and French Forces Clash in the
Lagos Hinterland ,
SANGUINARY CONFLICT TAKES PLACE
Trench Troops Are Eoportcd to Have
* Captured Nikki ,
DETAILS OF BATTLE NOT OBTAINABLE
Officials of the Biitish Colonial Office
Express Doubts ,
REGARD REPORT AS H G 1LY IMPROBABLE
JlrlllHh Police In Ihe Illttterliuul , Thcj
Sny , lln > e hlrlot Order * to
Avoid Any Collision v\Itli
; | , ( he 1'renuh.
BERLIN , Nov. 2G. A dispatch to the
frankfort Zcltung from Rome reports that a
sanguinary conflict has taken place between
the French and lUUIMi ut Nlkkl , in the
Lagos Hinterland ,
LONDON , Nov. 20. Whllo the accuracy of
the statement contained In the Homo dis
patch to the Frankfort Zoltung , announcing
that a conflict has taken place between the
French and Ilrltlnk troops In the Lagoa
Hinterland , Is doubted , the London morning
papers today pointed out the Imminent dan
ger resulting from the proximity of thu two
forces In the contested territory. A conflict
between the French and Urltlsli forces In
the Lagoa Hlnte'land has been anticipated
for some tlmo past , lloth countries have
been hurrying troops Into the disputed ter
ritory.
The trouble Is of about thirty years' stand
ing. In 1STO France and Great llrltaln
opened negotiations for the settlement of
their respective frontiers In West Africa , and
it wan decided In substance that French Influence -
fluenco and authority should bo confined to
the north of a certain line , nnd that Great
llrltaln should have a free hand south of
this line. The outbreak of the Franco-Prus
sian war Interrupted the negotiations There
was considerable opposition in both coun
tries to the cession of any te-rltory , and
during tUo next five jcars difficulties fre
quently occurred. Finally It was resolved
to appoint commissioners to reconsider the
whole matter , and as n result , In the courte
of the next ten years , four separate agree
ments vve-o concluded.
FAIL TO AGKCE
TJut since these agicements were arrived
nt further dlinciiltlcs have arisen owing to
the failure of the bonndarj commissioners
of Gieat llrltaln and Franco to agree among
themselves as to the frontier lines. Since
then both parties have tumed their atten
tion to getting treaty concessions from the
iatlvo : chiefs. The French have been aiming
at the establishment of a great African
empire , and dispatched expeditions to the
Hinterland of Lagos and CarnotvUlo to estab
lish hcadiiuartcrs.
The iDrltlsh Niger company , however , get
ting wind of the iFrcnch plans , dispatched
Captain ( now Major ) Lugard to Nlkkl , the
capital of Pargaru , to negotiate a treaty with
the native ruler , and the English ofllecr
was fortunate enough to reach there before
a French olflcer , Commandant Do Coueur ,
who was bound for the same place and with
tbo same Intention , although the latter had
the start , and Lugard secured his treaty
nnd carried It away three weeks before Do
Coueur arrived at Nlkkl.
SEND ARMED ( EXPEDITIONS.
The French , however , seemed to have
chosen to disregard this ftlct and have dis
patched armed expeditions , not ony ta Nikki ,
but to Droussa , which has all along been
noknon lodged to bo within the sphere of
British Influence. To settle these and other
questions In dispute commissioners repic-
Bcntlng Great 'Britain ' and Franco are now
taidlly beginning to deliberate In Paris.
Later In the day a rumor was received at
the British colonial ofllce to the effect that
thcro had been a collision between the. Brit
ish and French forces at Nlkkl , which Is said
to have been captuicd by the French troops
The ofllc'als ' of the colonial olflce , however ,
regard this report as highly Improbable , as
they explain the British pollco Im the Hinter
land , who are In very limited numbers , had
utilct orders to avoid any collision with the
French , H Is also understood that the
French foicca had been liiEtnicted not to
oomc Into conflict with the British. The
British forces In the Hinterland , It la fur
ther stated , nre being reinforced considera
bly.
bly.PARIS
PARIS , Nov. 20. M. Lebon , minister of
the colonies , das received no Information of
u collision between the British and French
troops at Nlkkl , In the Vlgei region , unj
discredits the report.
roi.in : c\i7i7iTn TO ilmciisn ITU.
Trouble * lleneueil on Ihe Opening ; of
Ihe Silting ; .
VIENNA. Nov 20. The disorder in the
lower house of the Relchsr.ith was so ac
centuated toiUi ) that a strong detachment of
pollco Ind to be called In to preserve order
Whcnjho president of Ihe house. , Dr , Abra
hamovlcs , fiitvied ho was greeted with
voclfcrovb ehouts of "Get out ! " The leftists
rose to their feet In a body , many of the
deputies shrieked wildly and nu indcficrlbablo
tumult followed
During the tumult a social democrat , Heir
Werner , made a tush for the president and
a lively fist fight followed between Ilcrncr ,
and the house attendants , who attempted to
protect Ilio ( hair. Theieupon another social
democrat Ho IT Rcsol , jumped upon the min 1-
isterial liemli and , hurrying to tbo presi
dent chair , seized the pipers , which wcro
Jlnf { on till' president's dvsk , and tore them
to pieces , while other scclal democrats has
tened ta Herr Derner's assistance , occupied
the trlbuno and demanded satisfaction for
the attcndjnlB" pummelling of Herr Berncr.
1'ienldont AbrahamovlcN was compelled to
Jlee. Subseiucnt | | > ilu < social democrats anil
other deputies Indulged In a free fight , and
Jlcrr Beriier wan ejected fiom the house.
In the meantime a detachment of ten po-
llro rrjve.d In the IIOUEO and the ofllecr In
comnuiU ( tilled upon the social democrats
to withdraw from the putldontlal 'platform.
They , however , icfused to withdraw , and re-
EleloJ Ihe attempts of the pollco to eject
< bem. They were eventually removed forcibly
nnd kingly. The pollco then made n cordon
around tlto tribune.
Tiesu scenes were en- ;
noted prior to ( ho formal opening of the
house While the depiitlei. were fighting and (
liowlliiE on the floor of the house a tumult
aroio In thu becond gallery which the at t-
tendant ! promptly cleared , The authorities
then wuted all the lobbies of tlio iliouso to
bo filled wltii police , the gates wcro closed
anil the building was guarded by a etrong
pollco force , The session of the house 4n the
meanwhile was suspended.
When the loner house of the Rclchtrath re
assembled this afternoon , after the forced ad
journment of the morning , the reappearance
of President Abrahamovlcs was greeted by a
storm of abuse , the slamming ot desk lids ,
whistling , etc. Ho repeatedly tried to ad
dress the leftists , but his volco was Inaudi
ble , the only sounds distinguishable belnq
crips from the leftists of "out with the
police. "
Dr , Wolff , the German nationalist leader ,
as on jesterday , contributed pi eminently to
the pandemonium. Upon this occasion ho
kept on blowing a shrill whistle. Herr Rescl ,
the social democrat deputy , who took such a
prominent part In the disturbances this mornIng -
Ing , also Indulged this afternoon In a shtlll
whistling.
In the midst of this uproar President Abract
hamovlcs opened the sit'Ing and twice called
Di. Wolff to order. As thki had no effect on
the turbulent German nationalist , the prcs-
Idcnt suspended him for three sittings. So
soon a : * the leftlsra realized what had oc
curred they burst out Into a ntatc of un
bridled fury , shrieking Insults .it Dr. Abra
hamovlcs Herr DaMjeuikl , a socialist deputy ,
jelled , "You ought to be In Jail. " Other In-
furlated deputies shouted all kinds of Invec-
lives , but Individual contributions to the
uproar were Indistinguishable amid the gen
eral howling from all partsof the house. In
( iplto of this disgraceful sccno and the In-
suits hurled at him , President Abiahamovlcs
was apparently unmoved , but when he recog
nized that It was useless to make any further
attempt to transiet business he quietly spoke
a few woids to a police officer near him and
suspended the sitting amid deafening and
vociferous ciics of "ehamo" from the leftists
and applause from the rightists.
The substance of the words spoken to the
police ofllcer by President Abrahamovlcs soon
became apparent , for an officer and four po
licemen removed Dr , Wolff from the house
by force , In spite of phslcal opposition on
the part ot his clique. When the president
again re-entered the house he was once more
greeted with a shower of opprobrious epi
thets , Including cries of "criminal , "
"traitor , " "get out" After withstanding
this storm for a period the president again
left the house , but only for a moment , and
on h s return he Icotructeil the police to
withdraw , declaring amid tremendous up
roar "I entrust niEcf ! to jour care , do
as jou please , but lemember this Is no
personal question. The honor of jour chair
Is at stake "
The president called upon Count Steurgkh
to speak , hut the tumult continued and the
president euspended Herr Daszynskl , the so
cialist deputy who hail sometime pieuously
shouted that the president should be In Jail , [
for three' sittings When Herr Daszjnskl re
fused to leave the house the p-csldent sum
moned the pollco and the turbulent deputy
was ejected.
Subsequently the president suspended
eleven other deputies
Tne names of the members suspended
were Ilcrr Schoencr , Rclmcr , Hclsol , M.
KosaklowcScramnel , Wellcr , Llnge , Ver-
kaulf Hjbes and Honor.
The scones throughout the sitting after
ward were m , disorderly as those of the
c-arller parts of the day , and the house finally
adjourned till tomorrow.
Large crowds gathered this evening about
the university building and the Parliament
house , owing to the announcement that the
students intended to make a demonstration
This , Don over , was prevented by the police ,
who promptly dispersed the gatherings.
More than forty arrests were made. There
was no violent resistance. Thus far order
has been presencd.
After 9 o'clock this evening the nspect of
the streets becomes more threatening. It Is
estimated that a crowd of 10,000 , Including
a very laigo number of students , assembled
and threatened the
government with revo
lution , and Count Badenl the premier , with
the guillotine. An attempt was made to
attack Count Dadeni's house. The pollco
ieptatedly charged the crowd , but refrained
from using arms.
The .students i ousted with sticks. Ono
police Inspector was severely Injured bj a
kick from a hoisc ; another was thrown from
his horse , and EO badly hurt that It wus
necessarj to remove him to a hospital. A
few studcuitfi and wome citizens received
slight Injuries. Not until nearly 11 o'clock
waa quiet restored.
Today's edition of moat of the evening
nowspapois have been corflscated and the
pollco have freely arrested pcrscus offering
papers for c.ile In the streets.
A serlct's riot Is reported at Gratz , the
capital of Stjrla. It appears that the
students and a largo body of workmen at
tacked three newspaper odlces , doing EOHIO
damage. The pollco , with the assistance of
the troops , have rentored order and twenty
ai rents have been made of the ringleaders.
The cool attitude maintained by Herr
Albramovlcs , the piesldcnt of the chamber ,
greatly enrages his opponents.
S-imuol L. Clemens ( Mark Twain ) was
among these expelled from the gallery of
the Uoterluus today.
Toda ) ' proceedings exhausted Herr Abri-
hamvIcB , both phjrUcallj acid mentally , aid
ho was obliged to abandon the struggle when
It was at Its height. Dr. ICramarz , the vice
ptesldent , a young Czech , considerably tha
junior of Herr Abramovlcd , followed him ,
but succeeded no better.
The opposition leaders held another meet
ing this evening and decided , It Is said , to
Impeach the ministry.
Workmen took but little part In the street
domonstratlcas. They Intend to organize
demonstrations on their own account , which
will probably bo more serious In their re
sults.
AI IMU VIS Aiinrrii VTIOV TIIIMTV.
Ilrnxll AeceiitM Tlilx I'enee Agreement
with I'runee
RIO JANEIRO , Nov. 20. The Chamber
of Deputies toda > approved the PrancoTBra-
zlllan arbitration treaty within the termu
of which will fall thu boundary disputes be
tween rraacn and Bia/.ll , and vaitlcularly
thu bettlemcnt of thu A ma pa question.
Tr > liiu < o I'uelf ) UlniiiliuiN ,
CONSTANTINOPLE. "Nov. 20. A commis
sion consisting of two palace officials and an
Albanian notability has been dispatched to
Iplk to to culm the
try Albanians who are op
posing the appointment ot a new governor of
Albania , the lattci'e predecessor having , been
obliged to flee on account of the hostility of
the Albanians. Further trouble Is feared.
Mavlui'u JVevr ( inn ,
PORTSMOUTH , England. 'Nov. ' 2C Hiram
Maxim's new quick-firing gun was tried hero
today with remarkable results. With twenty-
five pounds of cordlto It showed an effective
range of 10,000 jards.
l rnKIIii > < in Mlnlkler Mill * ,
SOUTHAMPTON , Nov. 26. WlUlatn
Feucho , the new United States nilnliter to
Uruguay , ialled for Montevideo today ,
TARIFF AUTONOMY FOR CUBA
All Parties in Spain Completely Absorbed
Over the Question ,
PROTECTIONISTS SHOW MUCH UNEASINESS
Great 1'rraimre In IteliiK IlrntiKht ( u
Hear Upon All the MlnlMtr > _
( iri-at Incitement In
I , .Ma it rid. i
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MADRID , Nov. 26. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Little atten
tion Is paid to the decrees of the Gazette today -
day , because the uncertainty prevalent con
cerning the real significance of tariff
cta
autonomy < hourly increases the suppressed
excitement : of all cUsscs of society. Pro-
tcctlonliilo , who were at first pacified by am
biguous statements of the press , again show
blui
uneasiness. Friends of the government , en
the contrary , are firmly convinced that the
new policy will secure the prompt pacifica
tion of Cubi ted the good will of the United
tlS
States , because Senor Morct hss drawn up
for Cubi and Ponte Rico a constitution In
spired | la the local government sjotcina of
ITiigland nnd America no far as present nnd
past conditions of Spain's colonies pcrmt. |
For months Morel carefully studied the con
stitutions of Canada and other British
colonies , but had allowed the governor gen
eral of Cuba to retiln more extensive powers
than the Ecgl'sh. Ke also created a colonial
senate , after the model of the Spanish body ,
half elective , half nominees of the crown.
He revarved for the Imperial government
and pirllatnent certain control of the army ,
navj , foreign affairs , Justice end the cantiol
of a part of the budget and tariffs , treaties
for the colonies , without which limitations It
was Impossible to Induce a majority of the
Spaniards to accept home rule. Morct and
Higasta cannot bo too much praised for
go'ng even do far when the material in
terests of the colonies and the mother coun-
trj so evidently cladi In tariff and debt
questions. Both statesmen made great
sacrifices and Incurred tnpopulailty with
Rlcco to attain peace and retain the hold In
the West Indies.
Marshal Blanco , during the last forty-ckht
hours telegraphed twice to urge the govern
ment to make no concessions to the protec
tionists The Gazette today onlj publishes
thu roval decrees and establishing universal I
suffrage In Cuba and I'orto Rico and the
complete equality of rights and lcg'satln !
for the colonies , consequently abolishing .ill
exceptional legislation The government had
tc dslav forty-eight houib the publication of
st-Uutcs as royal decrees , embodying the new
constitution In the West Indies because
Sagahta and Morct l.ad not given the ficilsn-
IUK touches to the articles regulating tariff
autonomy , which have been kept so secret
with a viewto avoid IncreTsIni ; excitement
among protectionists here and autonomists
and leformlsts In Cuba.
Marshal Blanco in the last forty-eight hours
has sent the minister of colonies ino pressing
and strongly worded telegrams , laying stress
upon the deplorable effect upon the colony ,
and dating that Influential men of all colonial
icrtles had pointed out to him that tariff
autonomy Is mere Important in the opinion
of the colonies than the rest of the reforms.
Blanco added that the success of his mis
sion In Cuba chiefly depended on this feature
of autonomy.
During the evening yesterday Senor Go-
berga. In the name of the autonomists , and
Amblard and other representatives of the re
formists' party , called upon Sagasta anJ
Moret to make very urgent representations
against any restrictions of tariff autonomy
and received the assuring declaration that the
formula adopted by the government was
nearer their views than tbo Information of
the Madrid press.
Kl Liberal and other papers say peace will
not bo realized In Cuba without tariff
autcoomy , and a continuation of war would
signify the loss of all.
ARTHUR D HOUGHTON.
HI. VNCO woui.n i ATOP iL
lie-Hires in \lli- * Intitlio Mls T } of
tin * Hccoiicriitruilns.
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HAVANA , Nov. 20 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) I was presented
to Captain General Blanco today by General
Secretary Congosto. The plain general Is n
soldierly looking man with a white-bearded
face , exprebslvc of sincerity , and piercing
eyes , and Is altogether a good exairplo of
a fine commanding oincer Although my visit
was ono of courtesy merely , General Blanco
tcok occasion to express a warm desire to
alleviate the miseries of the rccontcntrados.
Ho said that every means In his power was
being employed to that end General Blanco
admitted that the long accustomed laxness
In the administration of the local author !
tics was a great obstacle to Instant and general -
oral relief. "But , " ho added , "I am going
ahead as rapidly as possible. "
The captain genera ] acknowledged the sym i-
pathy that the recent knowledge of the con ' "
dltlon of the reconcentrados of Cuba has 1
aroused In the United States.
In answer to an Inquiry by Consul General
Leo as to what shape sympathy In the United
States would totter take , the captain general
suggested that food , clothing and money 1)0
sent to the destitute. Ho said that such tup-
pi lea will bo cheerfully accepted and dlstrlb
uted by the churchmen of Cuba under the
fcupcrvlslon of thu Bishop of Havana.
General Blanco < blnks that the situation
Improves dally , and that when local organi
zations , governmental and private , are com1
pletcd In all parts of Cuba , ( ho rcconcentra
dos will flourish. General Blanco received
with favor the proffer of an album containing
photographs of starving Cubans. Ho seems
to bo honest arU desirous of bringing peace
to Cuba. It Is simply a question as to what
resources Spain will furnMi him.
SYLVHSTKR SCOVEL.
OUIUV * SAV THIJY AIIU I'OU AVAH
They Prefer Heath to SIIIII'N | I'ro-
poneil Autonomy ,
NBW YORK , Nov. 2 . The Cuban con
slltuent assembly , which met recently a [
Camaguy to remodel the constitution am
elect a now president , Issued a manifesto
which reached the office ot tbo Cuban junta
In this city today , The document ls datei
La > a > a , October 30 , 1SD7 , and Is signed by ;
Domingo Mendez Capote , as president of the
assembly. The manifesto Is addressed "By
tlio representative of the Cuban people t
all these who have tbo Independence an 111
future welfare of Cuba at heart. " The docu -
ment cays that tbo assembly , before adjourn -
Ing , deemed It Its duty to proclaim , amen ig
other things , that ;
No special laws ; no political reform o
autonomy ; being in short that the Span
government may be willing to grant tha
which means Spanish eoverolgntytyncr Cuba
bo accepted by. ilje Cuban * A set
tlcmcnt I of the < w r. IndBjipndMce or death
Is and ehall be the unallocable and tacrcd
motto of the Cubans. The bulwns have not
resorted to arms In or l j- to obtain any
political measure 'which deco not once and
for all solve the Cuban qoostlon. ThU Is
j
the reason wo will accept bottling short of
absolute Independence. It Is our purpose to
constitute an Indcpcndeci state , orderly ,
prosperous and hSbpy , over tbo ru'o ' of a
wornout colony. Wo nre firmly determined
to carry on the war until victory or death
crowns our effort * .
ounnitKi ) TO rnnu Tim SPAIIVIMS.
AutliorJtlvH ni Havana Semi Out
Peremptory Co in m it mix.
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HAVANA , Nov. 2fi. ( New York World Cftn
blcgram Special Telegram. ) Peremptory
orders were sent today to the authorities
nt Matanzas ami Sngua to correct abuses and
fiecd reccnccntradog. Some delay U antici
pated. From Santa Clara Governor Garcia
and the mayor of the city hnve sent word
that the army food there Is In a very bad
condition. They request fresh rations.
These , the government says , will be sent
at once. The government expects to dls-
tribute the $100,000 ordered by 'Blanco. ' Tlio
borribshell story sent Out yesterday by some
correspondents proves a hoax. General Leo
says there Is abcolutcly no truth In the
report. The "deadly bomb" was an empty
piece of gas pipe the size of a sausige. Some
wteks ago ifllaiico ordcred the preparation of
statistics regarding the reconcentrados. The
order was lost and a now one was sent
out ycsteiday _ .
i : TO MUET OUHM \ \ nmi VM S.
Condition * ! IniiioHeil oil China < 'onnlil-
ereil to lie Too
LONDON , Nov. 2G. Special dispatches re
ceived here toJay from Shanghai say that
Baion von Heyklng , the German minister to
Chine , hah presented to the Chinese govern
ment the demands of Germany for reparation
for the recent murder of Gciman mlsslon-
ailcs and the destruction of German mission
property These demands Include the discov
ery and execution of the murderers of the
missionaries , Nles and llcnnlc , the punish
ment of the implicalccl officials , the recon
struction of the mission building , the pay
ment of an Indemnity of 600,000 tuels to the
relatives of the victims and also the pay
ment , of a heavy Indemnity to cover the ex
penses of the German naval expedition and
the malntalnencc of tho. German force at Klao
Chou bay. The Chinese government repllci
tlu t Klao Choa bay musUbo evacuated be-
fire ' tie demands can be\'dlscuEbcd. ' Baron
von Hey king refused to consent to this and a
cadlock was tuo result. Tlio foreign dlplo-
nats , the special dlspatcaes further aa-
ouncc , pay that tlio German conditions are
mposslblo of acceptance arid they assert that
hey were only presented to enable Germany
o retain Klao Chou bay and to extend
orthward Its hold on Chinese territory.
It Is reported that Chang Kenyan , the Chl-
ese general who was In command of the for-
Iflcatlous at Klio.Chou , bay and v.ho sur-
endered to the Germans , without Hrlng a
hot , has been condemned to death by the
Chinese war council Bviceroys of Canton ,
"oo Choo and Naming are trying to pW-tho
cast defenses In a proper state of repair ,
vlth the view of tjrcventlng future seizure
'
f Chinese territory. *
UCI'I.Y FOIlWAKDfiD.
_
\iliire of It Not Glte.il Out to ( he
Public.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Nov. 2G. A reply has been
irepared Iby the Dominion government and
orwarded to Washington In respect to the
ecotlatlons which have been going on be-
i\ccn the governments. The government willet
ot say what the reply is until It reaches
Vashlngton , but It Is said U is a refusal to
top pelagic sealing for a year , as the United
tales requested. The whole question hinged
m this and it would appear that the whole !
hlng will fall. The Canadian government , It
s said , has offered a proposition for the con-
Ideratlon of the United States which could
10 laid bcforo congress at Us next meeting.
sin JAMH& AVi.vrna AiuiSa uuroini.
l.ilvcsotnlile Heduetloii In i\iensen :
of ( io\eminent.
ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Nov. 26 The govern
ment of Sir Jamea Winter , continuing the
jollcy of reform and retrenchment upon
which It entered Immediately on assuming
control , has appointed a civil service com
mittee to reorganize the various depart
ments. Many dismissals are being made of
unnecessary officials and the cabinet Is con-
Idcnt It will lie able In this way to rcduco
ho colonial expenditures $100,000 a year.
Ocll IthoiIeN IN 111.
LONDON , Nov. 27. There wcro rumors on
: ho stock exchange yesterday ( Friday ) of the
Illness of the Hon. Cecil Rhodes. The Cape
Town correspondent of the Times , telegraph
ing under dito of ycatcrdajsajs : Mr.
Rhodes Is better , but has been advised to keep
quiet for some tlmo yet. He has just had a
long Interview with Sir Alfred Mllner , high
commissioner of South 'Africa ' , at Umtali , and
he expects to be at SauHsbury Iri about two
weeks.
I
I nliorerN Oet IteiircNeittalloii.
BELFAST , Nov. 26. The municipal ejcc-
Uons here jcatcrdjy resulto.'i fti the choice of
six labor ani eight nationalist councilors , the
first tlmo the laborers have secured represen
tation In tbo council. Several Independents
defeated conservatives , wfcllo In two nation
allst vsards , conservative * , headed by the
Catholic bishops and priests , defeated Dillon-
Ites. Ex-Lord McCammond was defeated by
an Independent.
Sliliix DnnidKoil In ColllNlon ,
LONDON , Nov. f6.-J.Tli Brltloh ateamer
Silence passed Struthfrlu'fl Point ( Isle of
Wight ) today , displaying /signals / Indicating
that It was seriously danuged from collie-ion
with the German ship Freiberg , Captain Hell ,
berg , from Newport News , October 8 , for
Hamburg , and that , Captain Freiberg bad
also been serlouily damaged and was follow
ing in tow of a tug'for Southampton.
PenreSulU for Home.
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COLON. Columbia , Nov. 26 , ( New York
World Cablegram gpoclal ( Telegram ) Jo
slih L , Pearcy , who has been the United
States consul bero for four years , has
turned his office over to his successor and
sailed for Now York on the steamship Al-
llanca yesterday.
I American PrlNotiem All I''ree ,
HAVANA , Nov 20. No American citizen
Is now condnedIn * prison on the Island of
Cuba. <
3lov eineiil * of Ocean Ve fl , .NovIt. .
At Naples-Arrlycd-Kalser Wllhelm II ,
from New York , for Genoa ,
At Bremen Arrived Lahn , from Now
nYork , via Southampton ,
At New York Arrived Karlsruhe , from
Bremen. l
At Liverpool Arrived Urltannle , from
New York.
At London Arrived Michigan , from New
York ,
At Rotterdam Arrlved-Spanrndam. from
New York.
PLEADING FOR OLD IRELAND
Mnnd Gonne , the "Irish Joan of Arc , "
Addresses Omaha Audience.
RECITES THE WRONGS CF EMERALD ISLE
Call * Upon Her Countrjmcn to Unite
to Throw Off niiKliiiin"H Ilnti-il
Yiikc nn l Tree Their
Intense love for Ireland , bitter hatred of
England , Tint wan the keystone upon which
was built the address delivered to 1,000 Irish
men and women at Bojd's theater last night
by MUs Maud Gonne , the widely proclaimed
"Irish Joan ot Arc , " who , together with John
P. Egan , a political prisoner In England for
nine jcars , Is traveling through this country
to ' Interest the Irishmen In the nationalist
movement. The tall , black robed priestess
of Irish liberty spoke as the Irish patriot
whom she described *
"In his breast blazes the dual flames of
love and hate love for the wave-washed
cmeiald Isle , hate for the nation that robbed
her of her empire. "
Mayor Moorcs made the opening address
of the evening's program and Introduced the
two mcMsengern "with tbo cause of Irish lib
erty In their hearts. " lie made a. few re
marks culoglntlc of the lilsh struggle and
nB
stated tl.at It received hearty sjmpatny In
this ! city. Ho then Introducel Miss Goune ,
whose striking stature could not but Impress
the audience. Her remarks were frequently
Intel rupted by applause.
In beginning her anpcal Miss Gonnc pro
tested earuwtly agilnst the consummation
of any treaty of aibltrotlon between thlp
cotintrj and England , and exulted that It had
been once rejected by the senate She tire-
dieted , however , that England would not give
up. but would leave no stone unturned to
bring about the ultimate adoption of the
treat- . Regarding England's motive , Miss
Gonne raid that It was not so much desirous
of obtaining a guaranty of peace , as to bol-
Istcr Itself up European nations were but
waiting an opportunity to advance upon U
and it wished to have the United States at
Its back when the tlmo ot war arrived.
"Ho.\ can such a nation want aibltra-
tlon ? " demanded Miss Gonne. "Her hand *
are red with the blooJ of the dusk ) trljcs
of Africa She has cot spired agalrst the
Transvaal. She has brought a famine upon
India. She Is now warring against the
tribes of India who want ci lll.ntlon If sue
so loves arbitration why will she not arbi
trate with Ireland ? Wo will gladly leave it
tu America to settle the matter. "
JRISH STRUGGLE TOR LIBERTY.
Miss Gouue followed with a rapid and
atlrrlng sketch of the Irian struggle for lib-
01 tj- , which culminated In the revolution of
170S and haa been continued since A hundred
years have claraed since the revolution and
lu all those , ) earn the English policy of op
pression cud " natality has continued. Prls-
one'rs aro' being lasEcd and tortured , thou
sands of peasants are being evicted , the people
ple are oppressed by military and ccvstabu.
lary and trade deatiojcd. The population
of Ireland had been decreased from 8,500,000
In the early part of the century to 4,500,000
now , 1,000,000 of the number ding from
Btai ration "In a land of plenty because the
English government has decreed that the
IrUi shall not live In the laud God has
given them. "
"Tho sultan has massacred only 100,000
people , " said Miss Gonne , "and all the world
eiles out In horror. But' ' the Turk is a bar-
birlan and Is not civilized. England has
mawacred 1,000,000 , but It Is done in a more
refined way than ib ) the sword. They were
carried away by an act of Providence. "
The Irish Joan of Arc found in the pres
ent condition of Ireland a counterpart to the
condition of the colonies just before the rev
olution. She read portions of the Declara-
tlon of Independence to bilng out this fact
and then cried"Do not these noble words
apply to us ? Our only remedy la what
j'ours was. "
But despite the facl that Ireland has been
so depopulated. Miss Gonno said that the
spirit which Insplied the revolutionists still
burns in Irish breasts and that If there
wcro not Irishmen enough on the Island to
carry on the struggle theie were double
the number In this ( country ieady to assist.
She prophesied thai the time was comlns
for a decided move.
"In 1797 the large land owners combined
and demanded fiscal reform of England , " the
said. "Tlio demand was icfusod and the
revolution of 179S followed. In 1S97 the
land owneis arc again demanding reform.
Tbo English are again refusing the de
mand , " and she left the Impression that
another revolution might result.
DECLINE OF THE EMPIRE.
Miss Gonno believed that the British em
pire had reached Its height at the recent
jubilee and that It would decline from now
on. Its enemies were seeking Its weak
point and wcro finding It In Ireland. To
counteract this England Is placing spies In
all Europe ami Is subsidizing prers agencies
to give out the Impression that the lilsh
are not fit for self-government and aic
content to remain under English rule ,
It was at this point that the Irish Joan of
Are reached the main object of her visit In
this country to Induce Irishmen to attend
tbo centenary celebration of the revolution of
1798 in Ireland next voir. She urged all
Celts to lay at-ldu their differences and
Jealousies for ono > ear and to show to the
world a' united Ireland. She appealed to her
countrymen hero to come to the celebration
and to receive tbo delegates thai would ar
rive from all countries of the world to honor
the Irish struggle for liberty "to join In the
national pilgrimage and to Uiow that the
Irish are not col > walling to bo a free nation
but are capable of self control. " '
Miss Goiuio told In conclusion that the
English and Irlah wcro hereditary enemies
and that the strife between them would not
cease as loi\g as an Irishman remained in the
world. For seven centuries the fight had
been carried on against overwhelming odds ,
but the sacrifices had not been thrown awa > .
Sooner or later the harvest would bo roped.
And tbo priestess of Irish liberty closed with
the prophesy :
"The hour of destiny will soon come to Ire
land and the glorious light of freedom will
once more shine upon her. "
TALU OF A 'POLITKUli PRISONER.
John F. Egan , who for nine jears was an
EnglUb political prisoner told an awful tale
of the trcatment'lie ' aud bis companions bad
received und -the latter were still receiving ,
Ho declaied that eveiy statement made by
the English government that such prlsjnets
"vvero well cared for vvu-i a lie Many , like
Jilmself , had been ronvlftej with MI t u par-
tlclo of evident o and others lud been vent
to jail as a reault of conspiracies on the
part ot English. olflclaU. Wbca ( bus voa > 1
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Tcrc Ant for Nttirn ki
Tnlr , Warmer ; \Mnds Shifting1 to South ,
race
1. Krnnro nnd I'liglnnit Clnnh In Africa.
N p.i In Incited ( ) \or Cuban Autonomy.
MM | Mnml ( Imnto Hpniko In Omnhn.
Hint Scott'd Demi lloily Dlsrotrrcil.
S , Onmlia liny I'atrr Wcntrrn I.rnRiic.
1'rnteciltlon Clotr * In Thorn Cnno.
3. Ilnrrett Hcotfn I.nut Itoiul.
MootlaR of tlio Amilpniy of Krlrnrm.
Old Itullronil lltton Ordered UeHtnrrit ,
4. Killtorlnl nnil Comment.
0. 1'opiilUt llnyrott on 1'ontmiKtcrn.
Anuuiil Itopnrt of Srcrrtury I.OIIR.
0. Council 111 n tT < Ixicnl Mutter * ,
lonii DrmncnitH lln\n n Uellclt.
7. ItlfAlining Oo.it In Colorado ,
I'limmlnt Itrtluw of tlin Work.
Cnptiihi T.oxcrltiB I.rt Down Kusy.
R. Unity 1'nMor In Temple Isniol ,
0. Wlnlr.We.ithcr nl thu r.xiuiHUlon.
Kxpert Wettllng oil thn Stuiiil ,
Alii } or .Moorcs in u .Mutch .Milker.
10. lilts of rnmliilno ( loMlp.
11. fommerclnt und rimiiuliil Nc\v ,
IS "The. hkjriifkrl , "
Klrctrlilty In Agriculture.
Toni | > erjuro at Oiiiiiluil
Hour. Heir. Hour. Den' .
K n. ii 1S 1 1 > . in ID
O n. m 17 2 n. in UO
7 n , m id : t i > . in * . -i
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vlctcd they were put In the punishing cells ,
where the scum of the prison was ordi
narily confined for breach of prison disci
pllne , and kept thcro throughout their sen
tences. The ) were treatel a thousand times
worse than , murdeicrs. At night they were
awakened every hour or half hour so that
they could secure no rest In winter they
were provided with lnBUfllclc.nl clothing , so
that tbcj MilTered from * the cold. As a re
sult of such treatment many died or were
driven Insane Of twentj-sK who were con
fined with him in the Chatlum jail Mr
Egau stated that three had been killed In
prison , seven had been driven Insane und
six died within twelve months after they
left the prison. Mr. Egnn also prophesied
that the time would soon come when by a
united effort Ireland would throw off the
hated ) oke.
RESOLUTIONS.
By motion the following committee on res
olutions was appointed- Thomas Brennan of
this clt ) . J. P Sutton ot Lincoln and J. J
Brown of Council Bluffs , all members of Ihe
Irish National Alllinco , under whose auspices
the meeting was held. This committee re
ported the following resolutions
lUsohed , That this meeting of tlio citi
zens of Omaha , under the presidency of the
mayor of tbo city , heurtll.v approves ot the
action of the United States senate In re
jecting the proposed urbltiatlon treaty be
tween this country and England ; and it In
furthermore the sense ot this mcetlns that
it Is Incompatible vvlih t > ic dignity of UilG
republic , newer at any other tlme to enter
Into a treaty of perpetual peace with n na
tion that In the darkest d.iy-J of our history
tried to disrupt and dostioy this union a
nation -whoso commercial npaclty and dom
ineering prldo loads her to m ike .roatles
With the powerful and slaughter and nssi--
slnute the weak among the nations of the
earth.
Resolved , That vvc denounce as surpisslng
the barbarity of the Turk the continued im
prisonment and torture of the Irish politi
cal pil"onei.s , who are made to suffer a liv
ing death for the crime ot having loved
their country "not wisely , " acordlng to
these who seek to make u , profit ot pre
tended pitrlotlbm , but "too well. "
The members ot the committee made stir
ring remarks In favor of the resolutions and
they were passed with enthusiasm.
OTHER NUMBERS ON THE PROGRAM.
The two principal addrcs'ca were the main
features in a program which was otherwlsa
made up ot musical selections. Miss Wll-
.
helmlna Lowe rendered a number of harp
solos and she and Ml ses , Pauline Lowe
Blanche Lowe and Mercedes Lowe gave harp
and mandolin selections. The Mendelssohn
quartet , consisting of D. H. Wheeler , jr. , L
C. Hazclton , C. L. Havordstock and L. C
Copeland , and Miss Myrtle Coon also sang
Upon the stage were seatei Mr. and Mrs
J. J. Brown and Miss Nora Brown of Coun
ell Blurts , John M. Sutton of Lincoln , Join
L. Martin of South Omaha , and ot thla city
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mahoncy , Mr. and Mrs
C. J. Smjtb , Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Heafcy
Miss May O'Malley , Miss Mullen , Miss
Sadie Haydcn , Judge Wakelcy , Jamea P. Eng
llah and Thomas Brennan. The latter , Mr
Bronnan , was also fourteen jears ago an
Etgllih political prisoner. Ho vvaa sent to
five different Jails on suspicion , serving
about two years altogether. The lonscwt sentence
tenco was fifteen months
The proceeds of the meeting will bo dl
vlded. One-half will go to the fund for th
celebration of the one-hundredth annlvorsar
of the revolution of 1793 und for a menu
inont to the memory of Wolfoton , the her
of that war For this fund Miss Gonne I
soliciting The othur half will go to th
fund to support the families of the Iris
Qrlsoners In English hands and to take car
of the prisoners after their lelcaso. M
Euan Is soliciting for this fund.
RECEPTION TO MISS GONNE.
Ono of the most delightful reccptlcnn re
ccntly tendered a visiting guest In this clt
was that of jcsterday afternoon to Mis
Gonnc , given by a number of friends of th
Irish national cause , and was attended b
about sixty women , representing the leudln
famlllfs ot the city. It was held In tl :
well appointed rxu'lors of the Paxton lioto
on 1 the spacious rooms were made more a I-
Iid
tractive by decorations of yellow , white id
pink cliDBanthomumH and by small olectr ic
lights of variegated colors These who re -
cn
celvrd with Mrs. Gonno were- Miss Hadei ,
Mrs. J J. Ilrown , Mrs T J Mahoney. Mr
C. J. Snith ard Mrs P. C Hfafoy. Tl lie :
liea
ham a were from 2 until i o'clock , though a
number of the callers lingered after the la
tcr hour to enjoy conversation with the gr.
clous guest of honor
Miss Gonne IB rather striking In appearance
anco , being tall and a decided brunette. Sh
has a vivacious way of contenting whic
nukes her man ) friends In addltlcii to th
who Is very fond of America and Americans
She tald "I have * been In the United Slate
now foi over three months I have lecture
In nearly every large city of tlio east an
have been entertained most delightful ! ) A
perhaps vou have Icaiuod ( lie proceeds of my
tour will be given toward tbo raising of a
fund to defray thu expenses of the 100th
anniversary of Ireland's uprU'ng In 1708
It Is Intended to make thin anniversary tha
greatest that ever took place In Ire'and , one
which will long be lememberrJ by tbo illled
In lap Island I was recrlvrd In Chicago
by 80 many kind friend * that It amounted to
little abort of an ovation. Chicago U a mag.
{ Cootcuo4 ! oa Second Page. )
BDD SCOTT'S BOM"
Oorpso of a Farm Hand Found Near
Dooring Warehouse ,
MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIS TAKING OFF \ \
t
Investigation Throws Much Donbt on
Ihoory of Accident ,
CORONER'S ' JURY CALLS IT MURDER
" " " " " " " *
Verdict Accusing Unknown Persons of the
Orimo llandodlu ,
SKULL CRUSHED LIKE AN EGG SHF.IL
Denth Illon Delivered on Top of iho
lleail SliutlerH thu Hone Dend
.Mail Unit hut l.ltllo
.Mono } .
Hud Scott , who \\as fount ] ilcaj at Klghlh
and Capitol avenues jester Jay , was mur-
ilorcil. At least tiiat la the verdict rendered
by a coroner's Jury after nn extended Investi
gation of ( liu case. Tlio verdict as given woa :
"Wo find llud Scott came to hla death nt
Omaha , Douglas county , Nob. , from < uo ef
fects of three wounds upcn ( lie bead Inflicted
by n blunt Instrument In the hands of a per-
eon or persons unknown to tbo Jurors. "
The body was discovered about 9:30 : by
I'nt Sullhiin , a section hand for tlio llurllng-
tou. It was frozen and bad evidently lain
on the spot where found for many lioura ,
for It wa covered with snow , A ragged
\v-ound on top of the head showed that ho
had died from a fracture of the skull.
Sullivan , who found the body wss walkIng -
Ing along a fcldetiack Just cast of the Dcor-
Ing building. Ho dc'Ecrled an object beneath
the viaduct which leads ( o the building
which he at IIrat thought to bo a bundle of
old clothing. Going up to U he found that
It was the body of a dead man lying face
downward upon tlic giound. Olllier Flak on
the Ninth sticct beat was notified and also
Coi oner Hurkot.
The bo.ly was about forty feet north ,
slightly to the wr.st of the Uecrlng building
and directly beneath the north cdga of a
wooden viaduct which Is built , to } an approach -
preach to the structure. The viaduct la
about sixty feet high and Is a continuation
of Capitol luemie. The Mien which foil but
night obliterated any ovldciieta of a strug
gle , had there been any , and there were no
clew a upon which the police could work ex.
ccpt upon the theory that Scott had been In
toxicated and whllo leaning upon ttio railing
of the approach had fallen over. The dis
tance to the ground la aioiit sixty feet.
IIIS EFFECTS DISCLOSE LITTLE.
A ecarch of the clothing by the coronet
disclosed little In connection with the dead
man. A postal card written by a brother ,
F. W Scott of Bristol , S. D , and addressed
to Hud Scott at Butler , EHIIO state , " said
tl'il the flist named would meet the latter
the next Sunday. The card bore the date of
October 18 , 1S97.
An entry In a memorandum book kept by
the deceased disclosed the fact that lie was
from Highlands , Kan. It was as follows :
"Hud Scott , Highlands , state of Kansas , Is
my home Ask for John Ward. " A couple
of other letters wore found from a Mrs.
Laurie Jljdden of Condee , S. I ) . , postofflco
box 42. They spoke of fainll ) matters and
the deceased and the woman wcro evidently
on the best of terms. A cheap calico shirt
which had evidently beta purchased In Ne
braska City , Judging from a wrapper upon It ,
a pair of husking gloves and a husking Iron ,
together with 20 cents In change wcro all
that the pockets of the dead man revealed.
Scott was dressed In clothes which ho bad
evidently recently pui chased. They consisted
of a black coat and two pairs of heavy check
pants. Ho woro-a now neglige shirt , black
tie and a black cap. The cop was found
lying beneath the right arm. When this wao
closely examined It was found that a small
semi-circular cut had been made In the top
of It as If by a heavy bharp Instrument. '
Whatever penetrated the cap had gene Into
tbo skull.
Other suspicions circumstances In connec
tion with the finding of thu body was the
fact that the arms were found frozen akimbo
as if two men had taken hold of cither arm
and had dragged the body to thu place.
Tlio cutlclo of both hands was also torn In
places. This was also found to be the con
dition of the left knee. The face was badly
discolored , where It had Iain upon the ground.
Yesterday at 3 o'clock Coroner Hurkct cm-
paneled a Jury , which first viewed the body
llng ) at ( lie morgue. The remains had been
partially thawed and the blood which had col
lected upon the head and face was removed.
It was thru scon for thu first tlmo that thcro
was three distinct wounds on the scalp. Two
of them were but superficial , while tbo third
ono which was onthe top of the head bad
crushed the skull as If It had been an egg
shell. The pealp was paitlnlly removed and
It was discovered the blow had been given
as If by the round end of a hammer , The
bono had given wu > In Hinall fragments which
still clung together and a perfect concave
hollow icsultcd I
JURY INSPECTS 11113 SCENE.
The Jury Uion visited the place where the
body wan found and went carefully over the
ground. An examination of tbo covering of
soil at Ilio top of the retaining wall showed
that none of It had been dlcturbed , as would
have been the casu hud Bcott fallen from
It. The rail which do Is supposed to have
fallen over Is flvo feet in height , and ( bis
fact precluded any theory that he had leaned
upon It and whllo Intoxicated have dropped
over , Tlio place where < lie body laid was
bare , while ull around the ground was cov
ered with now , which proved conclusively
that the murder look place uonio tlmo Thurs
day nlgilt , bcfoio 8:20 : , anJ that the body bad
been taken to the locality The boll beneath
U was motet and this would tend to prove the
had been deposited ( hero some time
around thu hour of S o'clock. Not far from
v.licro It was found a heavy Iron coupling pin
with a round head wan picked up , and It wan
thought possible that the wounds may have
Upon returning to ( he morgue a couple of
men were found who had l.nown Scott when
dllvo and were able to throw considerable
light upon lil rnoveraenta whllo In Oruabi.
They gave the numiH of Arthur Bkaggs find
Oeorgo Grovoa. Skogga said that In company
with Scott , Groves and John Carlen ho had
arrived In Omaha from Nebraska City Thuni.
day noon , Scott and the list of the party
liad been employcd for about a month on the
farm of MP'cr Payne at Payne , la , ThU
town U located four miles east of Nebraska
City , Friday of last week the men > et |