OMAHA , DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JH2sTE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY , DECE ilJEl ? 21 , 13 ! > 7 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OOL Y JT1VE CENTS.
RUSSIA IS FRIENDLY
Occupancy of Port Arthur is a Temporary
Concession by China.
ACT HAS NO IMPORTANT SIGNIFICANCE
War Ships Usually Spend Winter in Kino
Ohau Bay.
CONDITIONS MAKE THAT IMPOSSIBLE NOW
China Shows Its Nelphborlineaj by Then
Offering Port Ar.hur.
RUSS'A ACCEPTS IT IN SAME SPIRIT
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' WASHINGTON , Deo. 20. Minister Wu
Tjng Kong , the diplomatic representative iu
this country , cxprewod the bsllct that the
reported occupancy of Port Arthur by a
Russian squadron would prove to he but a j
temporary convenience to the czar's fleet
granted to the Russian government. Ho
said th * Russian squadron In Asiatic wai *
erg was granted permission last year to
winter at Klao Cliau and the Russian ships
remained there during the winter , but ae
Boon us warm weather set In they resumed
Ihelr maneuvers In the Pacific ocean. For
the convenience of the Russian officers Urn
Chinese government rent Into pretcrs to
Klao Chan and made every effort to make
them comfortable. In view ot the German
pccupancy of Klao Chan It waa Impossible
< o permit the Russian ships to return to
$ hat port and the minister therefore bs-
llovcs that the Ilussln : admiral asked atil
received permission to winter his shins at
Fort Arthur. It is Impossible for Rufa'un
/vessels / to anchor at Vladlvostock durlmj
the winter , owing to the Ice. The minis
ter also stated that It was his opinion that
the Germans would eventually withdraw
Irom Klao Cliau.
So far as known In Washington there Is
no Intention on the part of the Chinese gov
ernment to seek the exercise of the good
oftlces of this covo-nmont with a view to
securing the withdrawal of Germany.
Minister Wu Is anxious that American
Interests shall be extended In China. Too
or three American Interests are now
Becking concessions In 'the colestl-il king
dom , but ho Is desirous that more shall
reach out for Chinese trade and thus pro
mote relnttons between the Peking and
( Washington government. The United
platen , he says , has no ulterior motives with
1-cTercnco to China. It does not \\ant Chi
nese territory , and the development of Its I
interests In the celestial kingdom would
naturally Increase and strengthen < the con
cern of this Government In the welfare of
Jta Asiatic friends. It Is understood 9 that
iho minister Is considering the advisability i
of suggesting to his government that the
president ho asked to authorize llio employ
ment by theChlncae of army and navy offi
cers o tbi United States to train the army
pnd navy ot China. At present English
Officers arc employed for the navy and
pcrman officers for the "army , but the gov
ernments which these gentlemen 'represent
ere both grasping for Chinese territory.
FORCING THE REICHSTAG.
The policy which Germany la pursuing la
the Pacific Is a matter of much speculation
in Washington. It is generally believed that I
the emperor has simply been Influenced by |
Ms desire to secure the pusige by the
ftclchstog of the bill to IncrcaFO the German
navy. It wns eald nt the Navy dcpatrmcnt
that Germany l < expending $9,000,000 durb
Ing the years 1807-88 for vessels under conp
ytructlon. Ono 'battleship ' caul two gunboats
nave bcoa authorized , but work lias not yet
been commenced upon them. The vessels
under construction Include two flivt class
battleships , one armored cruiser , flve
protected cruisers , one torpedo boat dcstroyei
and eight torpedo boats.
The report that Germany proposes to fielze
Hawaii and Samoa Is regarded' as ridiculous
Iby administration oftlclala. Germany has
little Interest as compared to other nations la
the Hawaiian Islands , ft Is admitted that Its
Interests in Samoa are large , The last ad-
mlnletratlun was willing to denounce the ;
treaty of Juno II , 1SS9 , between the United
States , Great Drltaln and Germany , Mr.
Olney Informing the Gorm-in ambassador
hero that "the treaty Is unsitlsfactory to the
United States and IB one which Its interests
required to bo essentially , modified or nlto-
Kothcr abrogated. " President McICInley
proposes that the UnltcJ States shall retain
its grip on Samoa anil will agree to no
proposition which contemplates the turning
over of the share of this government In
Samoa to olthor Germany or Great Hrltoln.
CHECKMATE TOR ENGLAND.
, I1EHLIN , Dec , 20. The Paris correspondent
of the Cologne Gazette telegraphs that paper
that ho Icarus on reliablq authority that the
Russian occupation of Port Arthur was con
nected with the visit there of the Ilrltlsli
war chip Daphne , a week dso , when , In
eplto of lisa protests of the Chinese , the
Daphne filtered the Inner harbor , for the
alleged purpose of ascertaining whether there
, -wero ItunsUn ships tlicio Ch3a ! complained
ot the Incident to the representatives osf thfc
powers at Poking. The British foreign
squadron Is said to bo at Tallcmoan , and ,
according to the- correspondent quoted , U
shortly expected at Port Arthur , The
Cologne Gazette regards the .occupation at
snerely a continuance , of the co-operation ot
Germany with Russia In eastern Ada ,
LONDON , Dec. 20 , An unconfirmed report
la current here that part of the Drltluh far
eastern , squadron will be stationed at Wol-
JIal-Wel this winter. If true , this Indicates
< hat Great llrltaln l working In harmony
rwtlli Japan , The latter power still occupied
iWoMIal-Wel , pending payment of tbo
Chinese war Indemnity ,
Tbo evening newspapers arc much
disturbed over the situation , "What do wo
get ? " la the burdoa of their complaint , and
they all Insist upon the necessity for Im
mediate action. The Globe says : "Ruula
and Germany now have the two moot Im
portant strategical positions la northern
China , and Great Britain , whoso commercial
interest * arc ten times greater , must bo
content with tuo crumbs from the St ,
Petersburg and Berlin tab'esa , "
The Pall Mall Gazette echooe tha St n-
dard'a Inquiry as < J America's attitude
end eaye : "Ot course the partition of the
coast , which Is "bound to come , will not bo
con ( toed to Ruteli and Germany. Every
nivat state In tbo world IB actively con
cerned la the disturbance of tbo equilibrium
ia thft for cast , Great Britain , France ted
\
Japan especially , nut thl * cannot betaken
IB a quantity to lo Ignored. The tame
acqulcsonce wllti wh'ch the seizures are made
IB not worthy our report tad Is fatal lo our
future. Wo may remark that we shall not
bo without ( sympathizers , as the Japanese
will moat joyfully back any scheme to redress
the bitter humiliation they have suffered at
the hands of Ruwla "
KRANCI3 IS WAITING.
Advices received' ' hero from Paris show
that Franco le awaiting Great Britain's
action. If the British follow the lead ot
Russia and Germany , and occupy a seaport ,
Trance will forthwith follow suit ,
The newspapers arc still busily discussing
the "partition of China. " The Dally Mall's
dispatch from Shanghai , denying that Russia
has seized Port Arthur , probably only moans
that the Russians have not yet actually j
landed. The reports concerning the Saphuc
and the British fleet wlntcr'ng at Wei-Hal- | I I
Wei are officially denied , but It Is alleged |
with some show of authority that the governj j I j
ment knew of Russia's occupation of Po-t '
Arthur last Friday , an& trat the cabinet t
sat throe * hours discussing tbo situation , .
YOKOHAMA , Dec. 20. Rupjla has notUled j j
Japan of the temporary occupatUn ot Port j j
Arthur and a laigc Japanese squadron has J
left .
Nagasaki. i
BERLIN , Dec. SO. The rumor Is current .
licro that the British East Asla'lc squadron { 1
has been ordered to sail for Quclpacrt Irland | 1
at the entrance ot the Yellow sea , prerumably i
'to occupy It. The tone of the German press I
Is favorable to some sucta action on the part !
of Great Britain. Quelpacrt Island , w'lich is [
sixty imlles south ot Corca , Is forty-live miles iI i
iid' twelve miles broad. It Is subor- I
I
dlnate to Corea and has been used as a penal i
Mttlenicnt. '
ittui.M'.s cini.Mrr is rxroiuii.Aii.
\VIIII > roltnlil > lie Fori-nl to ItrnlKii nt
tin lnrl ! > Hutiv
ROME , Dec. 20. In the Chamber of Dep
uties today the marquis dl Rudlnt announced
the formation of the r.c\\ cabinet and the de
bate on the subject was opened. A vote- will
be taken tomorrow.
The dcbato occupied five honri , nil tne
prominent leaders epcaklug. The opposition
fiercely attacked the Rsvornmcnt unit the
small majority obtained by the government
Is regarded as equivalent to a moral defeat ,
especially ao ecvorul former friends of 4ic
ministry abs'alned from votlns. The minis
ters liiad expected a majority of quite fifty.
It In understood that , though disappointed ,
the promler , the Mi-rquls dl Rudlnl , will net
resign , but a all Hho friends or the mlnte'cr
of foreign affairs , the Marquis Vlscontl Vcn-
CEta. voted ngaliist the government It la ex
pected that he will tender hlo resignation.
LAST HO.VOIIS TO AI.l'HOX.SU IIALHIST.
IJlHlInmilhlii-d Mini Atlouil tinIlenil
AiitlKir'n KnniTiiI.
PARIS , Dec. 20. The funeral of Alphonso
Daudet , who died Thursday , took place to
day and was largely attended. Kmlle Zola ,
who attended thei funeral , was liooted , owing
to his support of the efforts madeby - the
friends of Alfred Ureyfus to bring about a
reopening of his 'case. '
Daudet's remains were followed by his
sens Leon and Luclcn and his brother Ernest ,
M. Ilanoteau.v , minister of foreign affairs ;
M. Rambuad , minister of public Instruction ;
Jr. Roujon , director of fine arts ; doputatlona
from the municipality , the French Institute
and from the societies of authors , composers
and Journalists , In addition to an Immense
crowd of people.
Zola delivered Ihe funeral oration at the
graveside.
The municipal authorities of Paris have de
cided to name a street after Daudet.
.Sli > r.r.-.er with u Ilrnlceit Hlinft.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 20. The British steamer
Florlan , Ciptaln Bullock , from New Orleans
on December 1 for this port , has arrived here
and reports having passed on December 10
In | | latitude 50 and longitude 22 the British .
steamer Appomattox , Captain Feall , from '
L don on December S for Newport NOWB.
1 ho Appomattox reported that its shaft was
b oksn. The British steamer Virginia Is now . .
p > rcpirlng to take the Appomnttox In tow.
U'eylcr Still HUM a MIsNlrni.-
MADRID , Dec , 20. The Naclonal prints to
ay a double-leaded article t the effect that
10 principal mission In life of General Wcy-
cr at the/ present time Is to defend the
rmy and his command in Cul'a ' against ths
IiacultB" alleged to have been contained In
resident McKIuley's recent message , and
! iat ho mill energetically protest to the min
ster of war. General .Cornel , and to the
ueoa. regent against these "Insults , "
Cnlo OIT Acir I'mimlliinil ,
'ST. JOHNS , N. P. . Dec. 20. A . ! crrlbe | gale
wept this It'land yesterday and did Immense
[ ani'Jgo ' to fishing establishments and v'ca-
cls nt all 'the. scacoast settlements. Twelve
choonera went ashore In Green bay acid bo-
: amo total wrecks , and several others were
uilly damaged In collii'lccis. It Is feared the
lleot from Gloucester and the herring Ileqt
now loading In Placentia bayhuvo beeti serl-
msly buffeted by tbo storm.
Oliiiiirlfiiu Will
MONTREAL , Dec. 20. The Star announces
onlght authoritatively that Lieutenant Gov-
rnor Sir A. Ch.ipeleau wll resign shortly and
nake an extended tour of Europe. It Is un
derstood that this trip will be In behalf of
ho government and In connection with the
1'arls exposition. The present crisis Is said
o bo duo to the retention of Sir A. Chapcleau
n office.
[ rliu-o IIenr > VHN | | | fluucn
OSBORNE , Isle of Wright , Dec. 20. Prince
Henry of Prussia e'.cpt at Oaborne , after
dsltlng the- queen , and returned on board
the German cruiser Dcutschland at 10:30 :
this morning. If the weather permits coal
Ing , the prluco will resume his Journey to
China tomorrow morning.
I'lruvliiiiMIiiiNtcr Will
LIMA , Peru , ( via Gitlveston. ) Dec. 20.
It Is understood that President Pelrola will
( .romulgate fho new law as to non-Catholic
marriages , but Senor Alejandro Dromoiio ,
mlnUXer ot the Interior , will resign ,
Ollluor a I'rl
CALCUTTA , Dec. 20. According to advices
idof
vices from the front Sorgeatit Walker of
the Scots futllecrs Is a prisoner In the :
hands of the Slpah Afrl < l ! . ElTorts are
being inailB to obtain his release.
do til Arrlvliitc Iriiin Aimtrnllii.
SYDNEY. N. S. W. , Dec. 20. The Oceanic
Steumshlp compauy'B Alameda , Captain Van
Ottendorff , sailed today via Auckland , for
San Francisco. It carried about $100,000
sovereigns ( about 1600,000) ) .
i : trrliuc > - Held fur Trliil.
PARIS , Dec , 20. It la understood that
tbo preliminary Inquiry Into the charge
made against Count Ferdinand Waiuli. Eater-
haxy ban resulted Iu bla committal for trial
by court-martial ,
Atli-iiil u Tire ,
PAMPLONA , Spain , Dec. 20. Owing to
the dcitructlon by fire of an asphalt fac
tory at iTacao five pertons have been burned
to death and thirty-Mix hav been Injured : ,
WANT MORE MICROSCOPISTS
Additional Aid Needed to Pass Upon Moat
Products.
SOUTH OMAHA PACKERS FILE A REQUEST
SccrctnrrVllnon Will 'Anil nn Ailill-
tloiinl Aliliroprlntlon tn Help tlic
Mutter Mercer TnHc
I It Ul > . ,
WASHINGTON , Dee. 20. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
about Jecldcd to nak consress for a special
appropriation of 125,000 In order that mlcro-
scoplsts may bo able to pass upon meat
products for foreign shipment. Packers o'
the United States are ibrlnglng powerful
pressure to bear on Mr. Wilson to < he end
tht relict may he ntTcpJcO them In telng
nblo to fill their orders for American packed
meats through an Increased force of ml-
crcacoplsia. On leg to the small sum ot
money remaining' to the credit of the buroali
of animal Industry , Sc3rotary Wilson was
compelled to reduce the force of expert meat
examiners nt nearly oil the packing houses
In the country. South Omaha -was partlcu-
larly . affected c.nil the -packers there are urgfn'
Ing Immediate notion , after the holidays ,
for nn appropriation to carry on the work
ot ' examination. Congressman Mercer called
upcn ' Secretary Wilson toJay In the Interest
of the iwckers ot South Omaha and the head
of ' the agricultural department agreed to '
bring a'bout the relief If posallbe. Mr. '
Mercer showed 'the secretary that several of
the South Omaha packers had orders ahead
for export that would keep them running up
to September , tout It the microscopical force
was not Increased they would 'bo unable ' .o
nil their orders , resulting In great los. Mr.
Mercer will support the secretary In secur
ing an additional appropriation outside of
the regular agricultural iblll , which will bo
reported shortly utter the Christmas holi
days.
days.Mr.
Mr. Mercer Is xirglng upon Sir Julian
Pauncetote , her majesty's representative to
this country , the Importance of having nn i
English consul stationed at Omaha. Sir j
Julian , whllo appreciating 'the ' Importance ot
tlic peat , has not yet decided whether to I
recommend- his government the appointI I
ment of a resident consul.
Senator Kyle of South Dakota today called I
a * the Indian office and had a conference
with Commissioner Jones relative to the re
moval of Agent Johnson of Slssoton agency ,
S. D. Senator Kyle urges the removal on
the grounds of gross mismanagement of the
affairs of the agency ; and further , that In
making appointments Johnson has placed ' .he
democrats In control -to the exclusion of
republicans. The cammlsrloner refused Co
talk about the matter today further than
to say that the senator had called and asked
for the removal of Johnson , and that he
has taken the matter under advisement.
Agent Johnson has been In charge nt Slsse-
ton Tin' a short time , having foeen appointed
by the present administration.
It la probaiblothat the visit of W. A.
Mercer "hero will ro3iilt in much needed Im
provements and additions to the schools on
the Omaha and Wlnncbago agencies. The
agent and Chief Architect Frlobuss of the
Indian office have gone over the improvo-
'men-tu suggested by the former and the cx-
'penscs of the sanio will 'bo ' taken from ths
general Indian fund. Among the Improve
ments asked 'by Agent Mercer are the con
struction ot dormitories to the schools at
both agencies.
KVA.VS FINDS KAl'l/I' ' WITH TIIU I\\V. |
with Civil Servlcu.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Commissioner o !
Pensions Evans toJay appeared -before the
senate commltteo on civil service anil re
trcnchmcnt , which Is conducting an Inves
'tigatlon Into the operation of the civil acrv
Ice law. Mr. Evans was questioned a
length by Senators Lodge and Prltchard
about the civil service operation , and Its
application to the forces.
Ho expresses the opinion that < the lav
did not accomplish 'the results Its friend
insisted that U did. The cbcst men In bin |
oflleo were those who had come In under th
so-called "spoils system. " They did thei
duty and expected to hold their position
liy FO doing. The pension examining boards
he said , ought not to bei In the classlfle
service , as It was desirable to secure mei
as members of such board ? who had had
wldo surgical experience army experience ,
If possible and finch men would not enter
Into competition for 'the- ' places with youns
men Just out of college. He thought , however -
over , that the entire system of appointing
tlio Iboards was wrong , and that all of them
should "bo under a uniform system ot ap
pointment.
The commissioner "believed " the head of a
bureau was In the best roaHIon to pasa upon
the elllclency of < a clerk , ami ho ought not
to bo hampered In removing a clerk for In-
cfllclency. Jf pcrmlttexl to do so bo could
remove at least 100 clerks from his office
without effecting the efficiency ofthe force. :
Ho thought Itwould bo deMrablo to have |
a definite ten-urn of office , not exceeding ten
yearn , so that every year about 10 per cent
of new blood could ibc Infused Into the
force. Thla would da away with the abuses
resulting from some clerks remaining in
ofllcu too long.
The commissioner thought somn reform
would have to bo enacted or itho country
WOUJ | liave tne lnfllc"on ot tt c'vl ' | pension
list. Ho ibelicvod it was a mistake to In-
elude In the classified service the special
examiners ) , medical boards , chiefs of divi
sions and all others lecelvins salaries
cecdlng $1,100.
\ -nn for tliu A nil 5' .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Leaves of absence : Lieutenant
Colonel Charles C. Hood , Nineteenth lufan <
try , extended four mcivths on account of dls <
ability ; Lieutenant Robert H. Anderson ,
Ninth Infantry , extended ono month ; Lieu
tenant Richard L. LIvermore , Tenth cavalry ,
three montba ; Captain Charlea Dodge , Twen-
ty-fourth Infantry , four months , with pcrmta
sloe > to go abroad. First Lieutenant John itsP ,
Ryan has been transferred from troop A to
troop H , Sixth cavalry.
.NovrniliiT IlcviiiuiCollection * ! ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The monthly
statement of the collections of Internal reve
nue < show * that for the month of November
last receipts- amounted to } 13S50,690 , an In I
crease as compared with November of last
year of $1,257,927. For the last five months '
however , there Is showti to have been a de
crease of $5,912.
Glilecm ixpliilii * HIM Cnxr ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The subcommli -
tee of the senate committee on Pacific rail
acroads today heard F. iM. Gideon , tbo attorney
who was charged by J , K. Reddtagtou on
Saturday with having tD.anlpv &t thp Upd
olnco records. ( Mr , Gideon ( ienlod every alle-
gallon mode by Rcddlngton and Insisted there
was no possibility of manipulating the rec
ords In the manner * described , cvcu If he dc-
Blred. J ,
Alex Ilrittaln testified that the ? boxes and
papers In the land offlco b\d \ to go through
a number of hands and four * or flve divisions
of tbo land office , noklng U Impossible for
any ona man to manipulate them In the manner -
ner charged by Ileddlngton.
MIMM ; OUTFITS THROUGH CANADA ,
CiiNtomn UeinilutloiiN Mno > li > - tin *
n unit 11 Ion ( Inn-runt out.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. A response has
been received to a letter 'from ' Secretary
Gage to the Canadltn commissioner of cus-
toras , requesting Information BB to the bondIng -
Ing of miners' outfits-through Canadian tcr-
rltory en route from Juncuu , Alaska , by way
ot the Chllkoot pass and the Yukon river to
otClr
Circle City , A'aska. The commlsaloner says
that the following regulations have been pre
pared to meet the case :
patIi
Imported goods as nbove described shall
be reported to the Canadian customs oillccr
nt Luke Tools and may bo entered for ex
portation there In the 'usual form "In tran
Bit' ' In duplicate. The Roodn may then be
delivered without payment of duty to be
car/led to t'.iolr ' destination out ot Canada
by any transportation company which has
duly executed a. bond In the form prescribed
by the minister of customs for the .due and
faithful ' delivery of all packages carried by
such company nnd In general compliance
with the cimtoms laws nnd regulations gov
erning1 tralllc ,
A duplle-nto of the entry In transit , duly
signed and marked with the proper customs
stump , shall accompany each shipment of
goods conveyed by a bonded carrier , BO
that the same .may be returned to the cus-
ems house at Fort Cudahy , with n cer-
Iflcate thereon ns to the landingof the
, -oods In the United States or their bavin ®
outward from Canada within six
nonths from date of entry.
If the ffoods , when entered In transit for
rnnsportntlon , are not delivered to be for-
.vnrded . by n bonded carrier , as provided
n the last preceding- section , the duty
hcreoti Is to be deposited with the customs
illlcer nt Luke Toials , subject to n refund
v hen the goods pas ? outwards thereat or
upon the certificate of nn olllcial of the
United States or the Canadian customs that
he said goods have been landed In the !
, .
United States within six months from the
date of the Intransltu entry.
The amount deposited Is to be endorsed
on the entry and certified by the custojns
nicer In charge and the duplicate of the
ntry , duly ccrtllled nnd innrked with the
customs stump , Is to be ( delivered to the
person making the deposit of duty.
A report or each entry In transltu shall
be forwarded by mull by the customs old-
ccr nt the sending port to the collector of
customs at Fort Ctidn'.iy for the collection
ot elutles on the goods entered In trniiBltu
and not duly exported.
The articles usually classed as travelers'
bagg-ago arc to bo passed free without
entry.
Corn'mlsslc-ner ' McDougal , In a letter ac
companying these regulations , sajs that they
are framed -with 'tho ' desire to oftcrd the ut
most facilities for thn traffic In question
compatible with security4o' the revenue , lie
further says : "nesponlble tmnrportatlon
companies will soon be in operation tor the1
conveyance of goods ever the Chilcooi and
other pauses down the Ytalcon river and Its
tributaries , In which cas.e United States goods
may go forward la bond to Alaska without
payment of duties. "
iciai2i AX EYE ox THU DAUNTLESS.
TreiiHiiry Dciinrtinviit Will AViitch the
FlIllniHterliiK- .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The Treasury de-
Cartincnt has notified the collector ot custom ?
at Key West to keep \\atcii on the tug Dauntless -
less , which is sufoected of having another
filibustering expcdltlca on hand. The In
formation was furnished by the Spanish min
ister , who reported that the Dauntless has
In tow a number of barges or lighters. While
thcro was nothing apparently unlawful in
the movement of the big tug , tuc minster said
ho had reaaon to believe It contemplated an
other expedition. In view of Its previous
actions in that line , a strict watch was put
on ! It.
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WASHINGTON , Dec. J20. ( Speclali Tele
gram ) An order was Issued at the Post-
office department today'allowlng a temporary
clerk for the postoffico at Omaha from De
cember 21 to December S at $500 per annum.
This order ' always made for largo offices ,
Increased clerk service being absolutely nec-
K'sury on account ot the Christmas season.
The following postmasters were appointed
today : Nebraska Salnt Edward , Booio :
county , n. F. Williams , , yccA. ! . G. Schleh ,
emovcd ; Tyron , Mcl'horon county , Gcorgo
1. Daly , vice L. C. Ileneau , resigned.
Siiiriuc' | Court AiljonriiH.
WASHINGTON , Dec. . , ZO. The . United
Sta'cn supreme court adjpurned for the holi
day recess tcday to convene again on Janu
ary 3. Before adjourning eihe chief justice !
announced the reassignment of several cases >
which had been set for Jwiuary 3 , the more
Important of which ard : . To January 24 , the
Illinois tax oases , > the Texas trust cases and
'the ' Kansas cattle quarantine cases.
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Dully Tr 'UNUr > - 3lii < riiifii <
, WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Today's plate-
ment of the condition of tbo treasury shows :
Available ) cash balance , $239,004,606 ; gold re-
serve , $169,764,013 ,
Dividend' ' for IiiHUlyent lliinKH.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20 > T-Tlie comptroller
of the currency has declared a dividend In
fuvor of the Union Naticaaj'banlt of Denver ,
Cole , of 15 per cent. <
\0 IAIIOl tlUClltH.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 20. No appointments
will bo made by the president during the
holiday recess of congress- , except In cases
ot emergency.
FOlt Till : Jl-JWS I.V .IKHIISAMCM
Ili-liort of n .Society Jiut lnoorjioratoi
In .Vcv * ' Viirk.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Dec. ' 20 ; A certlflcato o ;
Incorporation was filed today wltti the secre
tary ot state by "Tho American Cceigrc
gallon , the Pride of JcruEalcm , " Its prlnclpa
headquartera la to bo In Now "York City , an
Is Intended carry on jcporatlons through
i out the United States and Canada , Tbo object
joct of the organization In to aid and asels
Indigent and needy Jews , of all natlonalltle
resident In Jerusalem and Paleutlne , by
means of dues , donations anil collection from
receptacles bearing the Hebrew words
"Rabbi Meyer Dall Ha NCM , " or an abbre
viation thereof : "Rambahn. " These rccep :
tacles are lo bo placed In the homes of Jew
throughout the United States and Canad
land Id the synagogues , The money U to adb
I forwarded to tlio main organization In Jcru ;
salcm , called "Kollel American Tlphereth
| Jerusalem , " and under the supervision etbo
Habbl Joshua L. DUmlii and the Unite
Slates consul la Jerusalem ,
It Is also proponed to encourage and al
the to-called ZlonUtlc movement and to support '
.
port , furnish and equip pilgrims and ptl "
grlmagea from the United Stated to Jeru
onloalem and 1'aleiUne. In connection with that
' movement.
HAKES CHARGE OF DOODLING
f Penfoltl Springs Scnsition at Board of Eda-
cation Mooting ,
, . _
| ACCUSES DENNIS OF TAKING COMMISSION
Urnl CouocrnliiK- Lot nt the Ilu-
pont Sflionl' ' IHueUfil Till the-
Shall iliivi ; llccu
|
|
The last regular meeting ot the present' '
IJoird of Education was signalized last night
by the most sensational outbreak < that has
agitatedthe proceedings of that body this
year. The charge was 'boldly made In the
course of debate thnt a. certain member ot
I the ' 'board haj accepted a commission to sc-
euro 'the purch&su of the lot at the Dupont
school 'by ' tlio board , and the charge was
scheduled for Inveutlgatlcn at the next meet
ing.
ing.Thn
Thn charge was nmdb In connection with I
a resolution which was offered by Dennis , .
-by which the committee on claims was In-
strutted to Include In Ita report an Item of
J'lOO as the purchase price of the lot. The
simo resolution had been Introduced at
previous meetings , tout had been voted down.
Lost night It was about te > bo declared
adopted :
Ayes Dandhaucr , Dennis , Iroy. Moore , ,
Van Glider , Sears , Winter , President Lunt
8.
Nays Jordan , Anderson , Tenfold , Johnson
-4. ,
, , . Ilcfore the -president announced the vote
' Ponfold stated that ho had voted against
the resolution 'bc-caiise a member of the
iboard wss to receive a commission of $33
on the sale. Ho said that the rules exor !
pressly provided that no member of the i
board should ib Interested In any contract
and ho regarded -this as a practical violation
of the rule.
DENNIS TAKES IT UP.
Dr. Moore said that If that was the case
I he wished to change ills vote. Dennis stated
{ | that the Insinuation was directed at himself ,
' and added that he wished to denounce it as
a falsehood. He wanted to know where Pcn
fold had obtained ! lily information.
Pcafold said he would produce the evidence
to corroborate his charge ml the next mcct-
Ing and asked tii.it action on Dennis' rcsolu-
tion bo postponed until that time. Dennis , |
| Dandhauer , Winter and Luat insisted that I
i the matter should be Investigated at once. '
j Jordan explained that this was manifestly
Imposslblo and -urged that nil action on the
subject be pc&'pont-d. IMooic , Lunt , Iroy and
I Bandhauer then changed their votes pending
an Investigation and the resolution was de
clared lost.
Chairman Penfold ot tbo flnoTnco coramlt-
' tea submitted the following finanjlal statement -
ment as required by the rules :
Receipts , July to December , ISM. . . $ G7.4M.2i5
necelpts. July to December , J897. . 103lTO.a
Expenditures , July to December ,
U36 v. 90.531.35
Expenditures , July to , December ,
1M > T , 113.GS5.3j
Dollclt December 1 , 1SOG S2.75S.5G
Deficit December 1 , 18D7 92.839.04
DefltMt JanXmry 1 , 1697 100.7IO.S5
Bfrtlmaletl deficit January 1 , 1S9S. . IGJ.SOO.CO
Estimated expenses for year end
ing June. 20 , 189S 303.GS3.33
TKb estimate ot the deficit January 1 , 1898 ,
does oot Include liquor licenses , which ni'ij '
be paid In December.
MAJORITY RESDN'TS IT.
The report was ctlscussed at some length ,
maiIy ) because one or two majority mem
bers Insisted that the- ' comparison of ex-
pondltures with 'those of the preceding yeui
was a reflection on the committee on public
property ' and bul dings. It was explained
bit -no such Intention existed , but this did
3t head off a half dozen speeches In ex-
ilarjitlon of the Increased Item for repairs.
The secretary i > as Instructed to purchase
00 wall maps for use In the schools.
City Treasurer Edwards notified the board
hat warrants amounting to $133,645.28 were '
wtiMndlng at 7 per cent Interest , Add !
lonal warrcnts on which Interest had ceased |
ggregated $3,42&.42.
The report ot Superintendent Pcarst
ihowed an enrollment of 16,291 pupils from
.ho beginning of the year to the close of j
November. The average number belonging
ivas 14,816 and the average dally attendance
\\tia \ 14,010. , The membership .st the clcse o !
November was 14,802 , an increase- 1,079 i
over the corresponding date of last year.
A number of bids for mulching tin '
' grounds uround various school buildings wen , ,
placed on file.
The superintendent of buildings was In
s-tructcd to make recommendations of such
plans as hh Judgment advised for 'beautlfy-
K the Echool grounds r 3xt year ,
The prevlouu action by which the schools
were ordered closed at neon Friday -for the
ihollday vacation was reconsidered and the
schools ivlll close at 'the ' end of the afternoon
i-Moa Thursiiiy , |
Pcnfold , Jordan , Anderson , Ircy enl Secre
tary Glllan were designated as a committee
to represent the board nt tho-meeting of the
Boards of Education of the Etato , which will
bo held at Lincoln Tuesday , December 28 , In
connection with tlio annual convention Inof
tbo Nebraska State Teachers' arsocliitloii.
MUTUAL FELICITATIONS.
'Before- ' the beard adjourned President Lunt
very gracefully expressed : his appreciation of
Wo courtesies that he had received , ofm
other members of the board during 'the year.
Ho said 'that whllo there
had been differences :
of cplnlon during the year , he left the board
with only the kindliest fceltaga toward all his
Dr. Moore briefly responded and on his
motion a vote of thanku was -tendered the re
tiring president for his Impartial dealings
wttih thei members.
V.
I'roccilnriAK'iliiHl HoliliiTH of tilt1 ' |
Dunning .MorKiir.
CHICAGO , Dee. 20. The grand Jury voted
today to Indict Prof , ,
William Smith of Kirks-
vlllo , Mo. , for the robbery of the Dunning I
morgue October 24 last. With him It was
voted to bold' ' Henry Ullrich , the watchman ,
and John Ludea , tbo teamster.
The charge upon which the Indictments
were voted was burglary , and not body steal.
Ing. Under the laws of Illinois a dead
human body hag no value unless It Is In ada
grave * . The theft ot bodies outside * of gravel.
Is not larceny , but tbo gbou'ti visiting the
Dunning morgue broke open a door and took
away with them the shrouds In which the
bodies wore wrapped. This constitutes the
crime of burglary.
Mfn .Srntt-nc-e fur Killing HIM Kallirr
HAnnOUnviLLK , Ky. , Dec , 20. iHo
I awson , the IS-yeor-oId boy who rnurdejeel
'Ills father In liruah Creek , In this couiTiy , ]
WUH given n life snitence In the ) pcnllcn-
I tlury thlH morning , Lawson killed Ills
( parent by striking- him on the head with
o. hoc because the father had corrected
him for tome misdemeanor the lad had
'
had been guilty of , , _ t
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Torccnsl for
1'nlr ; Westerly Winds ,
1 , ltiu In' OprnUlonn In thn Kimt.
Wilson \VnnlR Alor * .Mlor < if -i | > l < ( i < .
llonnl nf IMurntlun Hoodie tiu : rjM.
Ittinch of SimnUli V'liniK Denied.
S , Nn llmo Hull Team for Ouinlin.
3 , Suit Agnlnut tlio llartloy llniultinrii ,
( liipunrx Aliout tlin Union Tni'lllc.
1. IMttorlnl nnit Cnminont.
A , l' < in-fi > tlu'ri' Dny Crlebrntcil In Oitmhn.
right for U'luiilinon Hcitiliimrtrr | < ,
DdtiRliit County Still ( > \Vf M on res.
0 , Council lIlitfTri l.ornl M I torn.
Nmr Turn In tlio Nntnk Casn.
7. < 3onor , l Xcu'H of tlio 1'iirthor Wr t.
8. Doll Show for tlin Kxpniltlon.
llntrh of Oinnli.i nurcliiis Cnptiirnl.
° . Current Comment on Nrxv I'libllt-ntlonst
CliunROH Iu thn County Olllcri.
AimfHHinont of t. rnl Corporations.
rrocvoilliiR ! ! In the I'l'ilpMl Court ,
10. Kchnes of thn Ante Room.
11. Comiiirrrliil ami riuiinclnl NewB.
1'4. "Our Klopcmrnt. "
Tom pern tunat Oiniiliiii
Hour. 1)KT. . Hour.
{ ! n. in 1-1 1 It , in 1(1
( t n. m lit 2 i . in IS
7 n. in l.'l II t > . iu. . .
H a. iti 11 -I i > . in 1U
n n. in 11 n ii , in in
1 < n. in , 11 O ii. 111 it :
11 n. ill 1-1 T ii. in > r1-
la 111 14 H i > . 111 11
1) II. Ill i >
KANSAS CITY AVllITOUHIM HttllVS. j
HtiiiilNOinc Striirtnrr SIIIM .Iloomeil to
lU-Htruutloii.
KANSAS : CITY , Dec. 21. Fire broke out
nt t 1:13 : o'clock this morning In the.1 big AH-
dltorlum building , Ninth and Holmes streets ,
which contains tlie biggest theater In Kan- j
BUS City , and one of the ( big hotels. The lire I i
originated In the servants' quarters on thoV
slx-ih floor of tlic hotel.
Though the greatest excitement prevailed
among the guests of 'the ' hotel , no ona was
hurt In 'the ' panic which followed the alarm
of tire , and all escaped to the street.
At 1:10 : the fire "was "believed " be under
control , .but nt l.r : 5 the flames tmve burnt i
forth again and seem < to be making headst . I
way against the efforts ot the flromen ,
At 2:10 : Me fire has oaten down into the : i
fourth atory ot the building , and It Is beqi I
llcved thnt the entire structure Is doomed. I
All persons have been ordered out of the I
building. The guests qntho lower floors ot ;
the hotel have succeeded In saving most of ! '
' 'their ' personal effects.
The Auditorium building cost about $225.-
)00 ) , and Is owned by Alexander Kraser , who
also owiu 'the hotel and theater furnishings.
At 2:30 : 'Hit ' flro Is still burning fiercely.
The east wall threatens to fall at any mo
ment and all spectators have been driven i
back from nhe streets. A part of the roof
has ulready collapsed.
mVERTON , la. , Dee. 20. ( Special. ) Sat
urday evening shortly after 5 o'clock a report -
port reached town that a largo frame dwell-
Ing about ono milo south of town wason
fire. All the houatnold goods were removed
before the flro got under much headway , but
the building was entirely consumed. H
was feared that several hundred
bushrls of corn which was cribbed
near by and the barns and outhouses would
also go , but they were saved. Flro was
caused by the burning out of a flue. In
surance $ SOO. The building belonged to a I
Mrs. Jungqulst. '
HULKS OIT I3XPKIIT TnSTIMONY.
Attorncyx for Trimt Cnmimiili'N TiiUe
Illl
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 20. There was a siidtl n
cessation of hostilities this morning In the
proceedings brought by Attorney General
Craw to vacate the c'larlera of the trust com
panies , and an Instant appeal was made to
the supreme court by the attorneys of the
companies to determine the power of tha
special commissioner appointed by the court
to hear the testimony.
When the day's hearing opened the trusr
companies anivouncod they liad witnesses
present from New York and noalon who
would explain the -workings of the 'trust
companies In the cast. An. objection waa
made opposing the testimony. Commissioner
Lucas , before whom the hearing is being
held , announced he would exclude the pro
posed testimony.
The attorneys for the trust companies then
filed ( an appeal > to the supreme court , which
was granted , and the ques-.lon of the east- !
ern expert testimony will bo argued to
morrow morning ibeforo the supreme court
at Jcffeison City.
iir.Aneii'AitTDu.s FOR OMAHA KMCN.
1 * . WoorrriiniKCH for < li < - \ru
NKW OHLEANS , Dec. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Omaha Elks tonight hcciired
headquarters at the St. Clnrlca hotel for the
national * meeting which takes place In this
city next , May. George1 P. Moore arrived to
day and has mada arrangements Man
ager Ulakeley for the entertainment of ths
Omaha delegation In good uliupe. Mr. Moore
believes the Exposition City will send fifty [
representatives here In May. Almost every
day fiomo Etato secures headquarters. Ken
tucky will bo In tomorrow. Mr. Dotwcller ,
grand exalted ruler , has just left the city.
Ho sayb this will be the largest meeting of
Rlks over held In the United States New
Orleans Is expecting 10,000 visitors ,
OI'I'J IS IX I'XUIil.UJ.Vr III'MI.TH
lii
( In-
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Illehop Emard of
Valleyflold , province of Quebec , who arrived
hero on the I/i Normandlu from Havre toJay
dcNcrlbed his vi&lt to Pope Leo :
"The pope Is In excellent health , " lie : ld
"I had an audlonco of an hour and ten niln.
utui with him and his vivacity waa a great
ever. Ho asked question ! ) Inceraontly. ealHe
seems to know everybody everywhere fid .
follows Iho events < it the world wlfi uvlil
" > '
Vlutliu of < ; iuiini -
SYHACU8I- . Y , , Dec. 20. Peter S , Mc-
Miihon of Alliany , cr.izi-d by clgart-tto
8inokliiir , rommlttcil HUlclde hero today , ,
Hu WUH about 20 yearn of
4lf ( ll-CIIII VcNMflN , ! ) ( ( . . 'M '
Al Honp Kong Arrived BrltlHh Htfamer
Coptic , from Bun I-Ynnclsco. Sailed
Btearner Peru , for Han Kruncleco ,
At Yokohamu Arrived Hrltlsh Htcame
Belglo , from San Francisco ,
At Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania
from New York.
At Queenstown-Salltd-IJtrurla , for New
York ,
AJ Hromen-Sullcd-Muenchen , for New '
York ,
At Marseilles-Snllcd-Scotla , for New '
York ,
At aibraltur-Sailcd-Werra , for New
York , Arrived Augusta Victoria , fron
New York , ror Nnplea.
At New York-Arrlvcd-Li NormanUle
from Havre ,
HERE IDLE TATTLE
Story that Woylor Wns Hccnllotl to Plonso
United States ,
STATEMENT WITHOUT ANY FOUNDATION
'IwasDono ' nt thoExpnsj Request of the
Qucoii Rogouti
DECIDED ON DURING CANOVAS1 LIFETIME
Liberal Qovonmictit of Spain Appears to
Eo Gaining Favor.
ALL WANT THE CUBAN QUESTION SETTLED
Kvcrylmily In Mmlrltl In Aiixloun to
Hcnr ( lint l.iiMtliiK I'eiiop Hit *
11 ( < n Declared III tlio
| | iNlllllll. |
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. A letter written b >
one of the foreman diplomats In Spain , and
one , moreover , In the o-atlro confidence ol
tin government and consequently In a posi
tion to spexik ofllcltilly , destroys 101110 of the ,
arguments that have been used tlmo after
tlmo In the past few < la > n by those In onpoal.
tlon to the liberal ministry , saya the Madrid
correspewdout of theHernld. .
Speaking 1 for this ministry , the writer
polnto out Irrefutably that Mr. McKlnley'o
message cannot b construed as attacking
the honor of Uie Spanish army , a& General
\Veylcr and his friend * would like to make
the public believe. In the second place , Gen
eral Wcyler was not recalled under pressure
from < the United Slates , but liy the express
wleh of the queen regent. Ilia recall had
'been ' decided upco during the late Premier
Canvoss' lifetime. In the third p'.acc , thfc
natlco as a whole appears to bo inoro
strongly In favor of the government than has
been the case In Spain for a long time. Every f 1
one Is eager to have done with the Cuban |
question and at thl ? very moment the city - ' '
Is decorated and Illuminated as a eign ot
rcjolc'cig over the establishment of peace In
the Philippines , whllo on every hand you 41
hear w'rfies that the next bit of good news T !
may be of a lasting peare in Cuba. > 1
OF PICK US KOIIh\Vi\t AI'TO.\OMY. '
Ciiliun AI-IIIJ Ii > : iilt'rNVlll Continue
tillKlKllt. . ' ' )
NEW YOUK , Dec. ' 20. Copies of a state- *
ircnt slgntMl by the oMIccr , * of the Fourth
Army corps of the Cuban army , operating
In the department of Las Villas , renewing
allegiance to the Culiun cause and forswear
ing autonomy , was received In this city
today. ( This action by the oulccrs of the
Las Villas department makes the opposition
I to ' autonomy practically unanimous" among
the Cuban ofllcers. . -
fT-
C1TV KI.KCTIO.V TO HAY.
Tliri-f CiiiiillilntfH fur .Mayor anil He-
Niill riiuurlalii.
noSTON , Dec. 20. The municipal cam
paign closed tonight with rallies by support-
era of all three of the- leading candidates In
various parts of the- city , and 'tomorrow the , .
100,000 or more electors will choose a mayor , & |
seven aldermen , eight members of Iho school -
committee , a street commissioner Tor three
years and three councilmcn from each ward.
. The candidate * of the two leading political
! parties are the same as 'two years ago ,
j ' Mayor Qulncy heading the democratic ticket ,
whllo ex-Mayor EUwin U. Curtle Is the can
idato of the republicans for the- third time.
The dUtur'bliiR ' factor In the campaign has
icon the candidacy of Thomas Rlley , who
s running on the llryan democratic ticket ,
nd his campaign , which has bscn avowedly
ntogonistic to Major Qulncy , has been con-
uctcd with great vigor by several young
politicians. The campaign has been note-
worthy for Its Intensity of feeling , especially
on the part of Rlley's supporters , whoso on-
alaughts on Mayor Qulncy have been cx-
ccedliiBly
As the election of Mr. Hlley la considered
' out of tha question , the contest apparently
depends on how many votes ho can draw
rom the regular democratic candidate , ami
thus Insure an election of ex-Mayor Curtis.
Although ' ! ho city gave a republican ma- Jil
Jority at the state election last month , the -M
registration has been heavily democratic ami * | |
s normally ofthat tendency.
U'.VAWAV I'MllOKJIl'l' '
TUA1.V WIIKCIC.
/riiNln-N Into Anollii-r I iTlnlil , Di-nuil- .
Klfly C'ni-H , 31
ALTOONA , Pa. . Dec. 20 , A freight train .51
of twenty-one leaded cars , traveling down
he mountain to this city tonight , liceamo
unmanageable in consequence of the Allegory
condition of the tracks , making the twelve | j |
mllett from Gallltzin to Altoona In as many
nlnutes , and crashed Into a freight train
n the yards hero directly In front of ttie
station. About fifty cars wore
| completely broken up , end the llollldayuuurs
passenger train , which was standing on tha
track outside the passenger .shed , wan ( brown
aver 041 Its side. The engineer and fireman
of the runaway train were helped from the
cab of the wrecked locomotive , and hotb
wore able to walk away. Three other train *
men were taken to the hoapltal , One of them
I Is Mid to be fatally Injured , A brakcman
named Corbln Is still unaccounted for , and
Is thought to bo under the wre'ckago.
Klrcnmn William Leavltt , Ile-rt , Hall of
Cliff Unlco. Pa. , John McKudden of Madison-
vlllo , I'u. . and Jamcfl I'rotscll of Mononga-
hela , Pa. , coal minors , on their way to
PunxButawney , were taken from Iho wreck ,
Xopo of them are seriously Injured , S.
Kuater ot Hagcrstown , 1ml. , who was ac
companying a carload of poultry , wan fatally
Injured. Hrukemcn Corhhi and Turner are
still inlBdlng.
; ox A.V i-ii-rrHic HAII\VAV.
I'lTNOIIN 'Illjlll-l-ll ' | O fll-fllllT Of
IHK i ; l llt
, Dec. 20 , Ono person wt
probably fatally ihurt and t\x \ othera wore-
more or lota Injured this afternoon In a col
lision of the RoxboroughVlnsahlclion &
Manayunk clectrlu road nn the outskirts of
thlo city. While dcBccning ] | a hill a trolley
rar'became ' unmanageable on account of ellp-
pory tracks , and descending at M\ \ speed
It struck a liortc car at the toot ot the in
cline , ploughed through one end of U , and !
brought up against a trolley pole. The roof
ofthe trolley car fell In on tbo passengers ,
the stove upset , and the wreck caught ( Ire ,
.1. R , 'Lamon ' , aged 29 years , conductor at tha
runaway car , suffered Injuries wfolcuwWl
necessitate " the amputation of a leg and an
I arm , and" may result In hU death , Tlio
motorinan and passengers were severely cut
and brulned , The wreckage was consume * !
by the llamei , / N , /