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. OESTABLISIIED 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING- , JANUARY 1 , 18 ! ) S-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JGTVE
114PURY IS SUPINE
f ocfr Ilttlo J * Nothing to Help England's '
| 'i ' Interests in the East , ,
' ' 'INACTION ' CAUSES MUCH COMMENT
fcftlenoy of Events 5s Oonaldorad to .Bo
s ' Very Grave ,
OFFICIALS PUT ON BOLD FRONT ,
ABTaot to BolioTO that Affairs Are Not
" Approaching n Orlsli.
# Uf PUBLIC IS PROFOUNDLY AGITATED
7,0 $
> t'IIcctsloii IIiiM Yet Hcciv Itcnehctl
Cnlt Ont the CV'nvnl Ilc icrvc jL ( J
ICntliHt'lillilH Will FJglit J
. , JtocUcfcllcr. ' ' . .
f07iiy \ Tttns rutilUhhiir Onmpany. )
Dec. 31. ( New York World Ca *
.Vram Special Telegram. ) The British
jijrwitmcnt has not decided to call out Uiq
fl'.tl'kaerves. The World representative was
.Virr , W at the admiralty.ofllco tonight that
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'fiBfol ( | telegram received from the Ports ?
jmtb dc k yard tonight cays the naval ot-
JKils thco have received' ' no orders making
< tcratlon In the nival program. laid
\ lipforo the crisis in China arcso. Elilpi
\tho channel squadron are being refltttal
} T cruising , with all poeslblo dig ;
irh , and dock i yards hands are fully
. * l'no the British
tjVjyd. Inaction of Eov1-
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- * Ht ) In the face oC Russia's steady 'ch-
aehmcnts In China and Germany's pror
( mad policy. Is causing extreme dlasat'c < -
lion among Fallsbury's Jingo followers , f\nd
tgnant protects against his alleged suplne-
.fi are arucarlag even in the ministerial
' Icrs.
made Inquiries at the foreign office today
) learning the juported furlhcr grab by
* ssla cud the rumored seUuro of Hal Nan
Hqrclgn ofllco ofHclals stated they
Q conjj/tnatbn of these rccxwts , and ,
adcptlng the customary reticent attl-
convcyod the Idea that they did nol
po much' Importance to events in
i -&J I'1 a * ' ' 1C p.re.3S ani "lo PU " 2 ar ° doing ,
[ jlflcaiii-'fnct Is that Salisbury bad
i"VIiiJ' * * ' to * ° aip ft' 'eaa' ' cancelled his'ar-
\ \ % fine/lts / tjf * p ? i
? , bcibTo opttri s
Sgfrt. Fcoruary v. , * ? * 1H , the condition
, frund agitation 6revalls 'hero largely
v UHo allabury declines to make any of-
jfj fiiBinaouncement respecting .events In h $
, , & ( ' RtSi , and it Is therefore assumed that
1 { fcj.r'tcodency must ba exceptionally grave.
viTheStar ; publishes an autnomativo state-
I'jKAt tlat the Paris and Vienna Rothschild *
hhSv W' ' " ln' ' ° a combination to flfifot the
sMnd rl | Oil ttust in Europe. For some
Urtfptft strong , agitation has been carried-.on
led by the Star , against using
3 low flaflh oil on the ground of
vV committee ot the House of
has b'een constderlnjrtthovque3tlon
tlio flash JjolfHr'but "ltsrp'roceeA -
sJJiiVo'Deen iftosE dilatory aud Its report ,
id.fwo years' Investigation , Is aot yet
iiwol , The Rothschilds are largely Inter-
rttfia. "tlio Daku oil vvells , nnd have rc-
ed"the attempt of the Standard OH trust
Capturetrat source of supply. They are
vaulting on t'jo Eurcpean markcl an ell
" "Shui .flash rjolnt of 103 , as against the 73
' 'ibTpolnt of the Standard company's oil , sold
f-7'6. The Rothschild's oil wlll be the Eamo
„ J6' * as the Standard company's , and will
Vlfripel the Standard to raise the flash point
the sarno figure , Involving a largo loss
profits.
JUS'S IUYUS - AIlllVIDI5 OPEN.
Its. Nutloii In thu V.nxt In n. ICceii
OliNfi-vi'r of AltalrH.
ASHINGTON , , Dec. 31. A high state jot
lc feeling In Japan over the compllca-
i ot the far cost , centering In China , is
'OWDI toy- the latest press advices received
'oifiora Japan. That the government Itself
i an eyeto the gravity of the question
shown by the statement ot the prime
liiis'tcr , mode In. the course of a reply to a
jlegatlon. Ho Bald. "With affairs tending
. .dangerous developments , as Is now the
'ao in the east , wo shall not hesitate to
V tbo Diet for 30,000000 sen or oven 40- ,
P,000 > cn , if necessary. "
this was only a chart time before the
vitplor was forced to resign , because of tbo
feeling that tbo cabinet waa too v > c.nk
with the descent ot thU. European
'ijvtr ' ? upoa China , and tbo probable dls-
wlbcrment of the latter country/
TIis Jl Jl Slmpo , the moat Influential paper
Jn-jan , cbntalns a scathing drralgament
uei'many's ' couno , declaring the occupn-
n o ) Klao Chau shows that the law and
eta of International morality have ceased
bo anything moro. than , a epcclous pr.o- .
to , for European powers and that the rule
Jlcb ) their conduct Js really regulated
"tb' llesh of the weak Is the food ot tlo |
OBg. " After declaring that perniftny hAa
o\U" off the mask and has taken the lead
Iwtilern poweia In a , greedy struggle .to
lour China , the paper adds as to the atll-
$ of Japias
j 1lTho conflagration Is on the other sldo'.of
' -'vl3rlv ' r , but the river Is a narrow ono and
| &pfrks may easily fly across , The leg-
Jupan Is that a country's security
solely upon Its strength to resist
ion , and that aggression has como
} o our own gates. It will not stft-
t Japan should ibo merely on the de-
To preserve what one 1ms already
etimca necessary to add more. IA
. . , lu the Orient now confronts Japan ,
, y her undivided strength n\ust bo de-
t l ! tr > gijanllng against the perlU tHa.1
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her ,
Niehl Shlmbun lakes a similar
' " - that it Is part of the flan
. of European nations upon
3 tt4t , U add * : "Japan has the. greiit-
tricfcst al Btako ln theiia inatterB ,
foreign office jse-'iio
obtaining from Germany e , clear | x-
hpr purposes. " " ' j
Sulmbun ea |
tliJit-qr-
a request to the thrie pow-
- Germany and. Francc , ) Jor"&n-
-J Uio with Japan's holding PoytjAr-
tr taking that fortrew , end thons
okers ore again la collaalo ,
illgeuitly prepiro Itself ( or ' Mho
er- " ' . " '
[ ippou saya that tie crlsU1 calls for a
. foreign policy liy Japan < ; vana ayers
Ulng 4euds to Impair amity more
' ) i : submission ot Qcrmany to InguU arraigned aaS wronsj. < ui a
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ot Internstloos'l la'wj *
i-t
'or ' tbo partition ot the Chinese empire has
inlvM nd midst "What shall Japan dfl
Shall she Join In the scramble for pieces of
the doomed slate , or shall she oppose Its
partition ? In sucli a crisis the like of
ulilch has not occurred stngo the restora-
tloi the portfolio of foreign affairs Is In
the hands of n wan In whom the nation has
. "
n locfldcncc.
The Toklo Shlmpo takes Uio radical posl-
tlcn that It Is Japan's duty to succor China
at thU juncture , on the ground that the
bcis'rd ' clvlllrntlon ftnd Christianity of the
wwtcrn world Is slowly trampllnc down
right and Justice In Its descent upon the
AMrl'o from the excited discussion ot the
proM.m In China , the Japanese press la
mainly concerned In the proposed naval do-
veloii'icnt. ' The expenditures on "armament
expansion" this year will bo SO.C45.721 yen
and jirxt year CS.250,000 yen. 'Brilliant ' field
maneuvers have been executed by the two
army corps of the north and the south In
the presence of many foreign diplomats , and
mlllury expotts. The battleship Yashlma
has JUtt arrived frwn the 'English ' shipyards.
It la the second of the big battleships added
to Japan's new navy , the first being the
Tugl. The sister ships are ot 12,517 tons
displacement , each twenty knots speed and
In armKinent and general appearance much
llko the United States battleship Indiana.
Tbo "i'aihlma Is the largest -war ship that
over pissed -the - Suc.s canal and It was found
necessity to unship the heavy guns nnd take1
off Eotfte of the outer armament to get It
through , the canal ,
XATIVr-S KILL IJUITIS1I GHXEK.YU.
Miilltnicil Hod ' of Sir
} Henry Ilnvc-
lock. Found U ' Soureli I'urty.
CALCVTTA , Dsc , 31. The mutilated body
of Gentml Sir HenryjHavelock-Allcri , It Is
announcail from Fort Ali-MusJItl , has been
found End Is being conveyed to Pcshawur.
Tfco geadral left his escort and not return
ing whetj expected , search was Instituted
for him. His horse was soon found , stripped
ot ito trappings and shot , but tbo body of the
general wja not found until later.
Sir Henry Havelock-Allan Is tne com
mander of the Royal Irish regiment , and left
England recently to Investigate charges ot
cowardice and Insubordination brought
against the regiment. Ho was born In Hen-
gal In 1530. His father was "tho celebrated
General Sir Henry Havelock , the hero of
Cawnporo Imd Lucknow , during the Indian
mutiny.
Ho is the first baronet , though the baron
etcy was conferred on his father , who died
before receiving It. He served In the Pcr-
'alan expedition in 1S5C-G7 , and was with his
father In the campaign against the rebels In
Oudc , In 1S80 ho assumed , by royal license ,
tboiaddltionrl surname of .Allan. From 1874
to 1SS1 he sot as member ot Parliament for
"HlKLerland , Viut resigned the seat to assume
the corrrraanii , of a brigade at Aldcrshot. In
l'S95 ho was tUctcd member for Durham. , He
married Lady Alfco Moretori , daughter of the
carl of Dude.
\RW YEAlX'S DISPOSAL OP HONORS.
Qrt'cri Conferred Upon Mnjiy
Piilille ' .lien.
LONDON , Jcc. ) 31. The now- year honors
a-e an earldom of Baron Hatt&ury , the lord
chancellor ; puorages , for Sir William Wal
lace Hozier of Lanarkshire and Sir Horactj
Brand Townsrnd-Farquhar , Ji. p. ; baronet-
cloj for Sir Saul Samuel , tbo agenit general
ot New South Wa'lco,4n London , and sjr
Frederick Wigan , senior partner of the firm
of Wlgan & . Co. , anJ John AVIlliam Mac-
Cluro , M. P. , JjJ knightage for Hon. G. W.
Burton , chief justice of Ontario. Tie per
sons honored with the ord r of Companion
o ! the Bath Include Prof. Darcy Thompson ,
the BM ! oxperUof the British foreign om.ce.
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J. 'ilacLeAvy Brown , the British ' consular
egciit ni Seoul , Is made a C. M. G. ( compan
ion of 'the ' Order of St. MIohael and St.
Gcotge. )
CIIIVA TUYI.TO SUCUUE 'A 'LOAS.
iiPH to FiirnlHli ( lie1 Security
Axfced liy CiiKlniul.
TEICIN , Dec. 21. Although desirous of ob
taining a 'British loan , t-ho Chinese govern
ment refuses to agree to Afghiin control of
the internal revenue , ell'hcr ' immediate or in
: a o ot default. Li IHung Chang , however , Is
disposed to favor contiol of | ho internal
revenue In case of default. In the event of
a loan not being procurable. China will not
pay Its war indemnity until 1002 , , iu accord
ance with ono of the provisions ot the treat ?
of Slmcuoseki. The flnal decision is post
poned until after the holidays , awaiting a
reply froax 'London. ' '
Futtbcr German missionary trouble Is re
ported from the Shan Tung province , It will
possibly delay and complicate tbo negotia
tions. I i
COMPROMISE COUtlAX DIFKSCUI.TY.
nnil HiiNHtuiiMV1I1 IlnVe Joint
Control Over CuxtauiH.
PEK1N. Dec. 31. Advices Just received
from Seoul , the capital qt Cqrca , say that a
compromise .has been effected by an agree *
mcnt accordngto ( which , J. Mciveavy Brown ,
the BrltUh quatoras agenl , a"nd M. Alcxlcff ,
the Russian agent , to make1 room for whom
Mr. Brown waa removed , will work the
Ooroan customs together. " The BrltUh war
ships , which were present at Chenui'po ,
Corca , are tlidre Jn order to glvo moral sup
port to Mr. Mown.
'Iti-voluMiiiilnts ' Committed ( n Jnl. |
LONDQ.S , Dec , 31. Vladimir Bourtzpff ,
editor of the iNarodnya Voletz ( Will of the
People ) , ud Weirzbeckl , printer of that
paper , wcro today committed for trial at the
Bow Street p/jllco court without "ball " ,
liourtzeft to as arresteJ on 'December ' 1G
charged with Inciting several persons to as
sassinate the czar , , of 'Russia ' , Welrzbeckl
was arrested a few days later. An Incrim
inating article -was produced In court re
lating to Jbo policy of tbo Russian revolu
tionists and urging tbo assassination of the
czar , ,
A\IU Sife from Aifiu-k.
PARIS , Dec. 31. The latent Information
regarding the will of the late Dr , Thomas
W. Evans , thplAmcrlean deatlat , Is that , al
though It may 'bo ' attacked , there is little
chance to &ot It aside. All thp clauses are
not known , but U transpires th'a't Dr. Evans
remembered nil his relatives ! 'lie excluded
from Inheritance John Eyans anfl hls heirs.
Dr. Bvans left five.ilxth of his 'fortune ' to
charltjes in I'arl3aii4'eUcwhcre.
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Sjieclul rrvjlt.T * * lln lon < „ chlnn.
LONCONk tRt.31.-A special dUpatch
from IjMjjfcuj lwt M. Roumehead of the
AgUtlo acpartraent ot "tho French colonial
offlco , starts oa a' secret jalsalpn to1 China
on Sunday la connection wltb/ilw'-crJslB , In
the far cast , The dispatch ndfis that a
ipeclal military mlralon will alto start for
China ebortlv ,
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Freneli ' .Unny Muiiw tile xilc ,
PARIS , Decl 31.-A dispatch from Cairo
announces th ij a French expedition has oc-
Faahoia , on the Nile , The report
CLOSE OF BIG WHEAT DEAL
3nd of the Strife for Enpremicy on
Chicago's 'Ohango ' ,
SHORTS ARE ABOUT ALL UNDER COVER
HIXVP nellvcrcil ElRlit nnil a Hnlf
Million llnnliclN of Contract
| . Crude < n the Letter
i ' I , , i Croud *
CHICAGO , Dec. 31. This waa "settlement
day" an the Board ot Trade and In a certain
aonse marked the close of what is considered
the biggest deal In wheat eo far as the band-
ling of the actual arficlo It ) ccticorncd , ever
engineered. Up to last night probably 8-
SOO.OOO bushels ot contract grade wheat had
been delivered on December contracts Ha
Joseph Lielter , who ias been tto leader In
the deal , which IB practically every bushel
of high grade wfceat [ n Chicago. It was
merely the prevailing opinion today amcog
thjMrad beforoJthe opeolng cm 'change
that the scsolca/would'bo devoid t tiio cx
cltemcnt usually oltondaot upon the closing
liouro ot deals of such magnitude , as It was
believed that the "short" Interest had In the
last fifteen days been practically eliminated
from the market. No "squeeze" was there
fore looked for , and the big December deal
wis expected to pass Into history In a very
quiet manner. Nevcrthelesn soiuo time before -
fore tfoo opening bdlh galleries were filled ,
not a few women belsig present. The floor
was thronged with the brokers and clerks ,
the whe .t pit , of course , being the center of
attraction , and when the opening bell sounded
the crowds usually around1 the corn , oats
and provisions T > lts were , to a largo extent ,
clustered around the wheat pit. There was
no Indication , or excitement on the curb before -
fore the opening en 'change. There waa
not a quotation for December , which closed
last night nt 014 ! ccotu. May rcllected the
strength wJilch so suddenly developed on the
curb yesterday afternoon when rumors of
the calllug cut of the English naval reserve
wcro circulated. The first curb quotation
for May was 02 % cents , showing an advance -
vance of 'three-quarters ' of a cent over yester
day , and It swung quietly between that price
and 02 % cents until 'tho ' regular opening.
When the big gccig sounded for Iho flual ses
slcti of 1S97 May waa quoted at 9202i
cents , and for the first fifteen minutes tradIng -
Ing the price did not vary more thin one-
quarter of a cent from tae opening figures.
i FIRST SALE.
The first sale of December wheat was at
04 % cents , an advance of % cent , as com
pared with last nlght'a figures , about equal
to the ad\anco In othe.r options. The Allen-
Grler company , agents of the Lclter clique ,
attracted some attention by buying Decem
ber and selling May , at 2 cents premium for
December. Trade was , however , on a com
paratively small scale , with price changes
merely fractional , and an hour after the openIng -
Ing , the predictors of a brilliant finish had
about given up hope.
'The so-called December deal goca out as
quietly as a lamb , Just as wo expected , "
said George D. French , who Is Identified
with the Loiter Interests. "At no tlmo did
wo have any Idea that we would rot get all
the wheat wo bought for December. Those
who sold their wheat short in the 70'a and
SO's preferred to buy the stuff from the
farmer and la the ether markets and bring
It here. Tfce additional loss has been of no
moment to them , it being entirely a matter
of prestige and credit. Chicago now has mil
lions of wheat in its elevators and Qf a grade
that will pass in any market of the world
and the credit and reputation of our market
Is so much enhanced thereby. All ot the
wheat wo have taken out of elevators so
far Is first-class stuff. "Wo have had some
trouble , but have succeeded la maintaining
our rights. Wo feel very well satisfied with
our position. It wo have erred in the prem
ises there will bo of course a penalty in the
conclusion.
"As to our policy In disposing of the wheat ,
1 do not care to talk , that being strictly our
own business. Aa far as the hammering1 in
the market today is concerned that is again
a matter of prestige 'With the elevator con
cerns. We have bought all the December
offered , but made no attempt to sustain
prices. When a merchant buys a commodity
ho generally 'follows ' the dictates of com
mon sense and buys as cheaply as possible.
We are not Interested In prestige or popu
lar applause and I think we need no credit
at the present time , "
PROMINENT FEATURE.
The steadying of the December option by
the Allen-Orler company , acting for the bull
clique , continued the prominent feature of
the market. The clique brokers kept bidding
2 cents over IMayi for December , but were
not required to take very much. Trade as a
whole was light and of a holiday character.
The market closed quiet at a gain of % of
a cent as compared with the close yester
day.
Concerning the general situation , the Post
cays : "What will bo recorded In the an
nals of the Board ! of Trade as the most ex
tensive deal in wheat. Involving millions of
dollars , and unexampled courage In Its oper
ation , waa brought to a comparatively-quiet
close today. The threatened 'corneij dl < J not
raaterlalUo and Joseph Letter la faced with
the prospect of the liquidation ot 7,000,000
bushels of wheat. The leaders of 'tho bull
clique stated 'before the opening of today's
session that theio would bo no excitement
in the wheat pit or any violent fluctuations
nnd their T > r dlctlons were vcrifledi when the
closing bell tapped ami the curtain was
rung down on another year. The world Is
looking toward this city , where Loiter and
lls , associates control the largest Individual
line ot wheat in the -world and -what may
safely bo eald to bo < be highest grade of
wheat held in any market. "
LE1TEH TALKS OF THE DEAL ,
For the flrat time since the big December
deal commenced Joseph Lelter talked freely
today on bis plans ,
"Wo can do no more than alt on our pyra
mid of wheat and wait until eoms one cornea
and buys It , " ho eald , "I m confident that
the price of wheat will go up and that we
will sell our wheat at much higher prices
than at present quoted for cash wheat in the
market. There will bo no more sensational
activity In wheat , so far as we can. Ju-tp It.
Wo hayo bought vheat pnJjrutrfncrchandUe
and not as a speculative-commodity. There
Is no special reasofl'/wliy should feel
despondent "when We know our what 1 of
exceptionally blglf grade , h B been bought
cheap and that /ih / general conditions of
supply and demand are in ° r favor. Per-
Bonally , I am entiVely out of May wheat , "
Mr. Lelter alao\Batd that whoo he bad
disposed of hkt pVreent pH ° of wheat ha
would quit the graJu business entirely. Not
withstanding tbls l\ ( \ . It Is quite generally
believed by"tradcrsMhst the December deal
la to be carried oMW °
Grler , who liavo been the- principal agents
for the Lclter party In die transactions in
December , have , It Is said , bought 0,000,000
bushels ot May wheat from one- firm Mono
nod this fact Is polatcJ ot as ground for the
( belief. The Lelter people believe they will
bo able to dispose or the 7,000 000 bushels ot
choice wheat la their possession at close to
the price Mr. Armour Is said to have pre
dicted wheat would go 11.25. The total
amount ot wheat delivered today on Decem
ber contra eta nmountcl to about 172,000
bushels , making In all 0010,000 bushels of
contract grade wheat oa hand In Chicago.
SRVEUK STOIUfl IV I'K.YA'SYI.VAXIA.
Orcnt HrjunRC to Froncr < y < nt 1'lUn-
tiurir nil it AllcKheny.
tUTTSUUnO , Pa. , Dec. 31 , Plttsburg and
Allegheny experienced < ho most dlsastroua
snowstorm , in point ot damage to wires ,
buildings , traction Hnea , etc. , In their his
tory. The loss to the Bell Telephone com
pany In the two cities atone will reach , It
Is estimated , an a ; grtia.to ot $ S5,000. The
prostration of their > wlrca In Indiana , Jeffer
son and Westmoreland counties , where
'business ' Is practically ot a standstill , wilt
run the total up to $125,000. it will bo
weeks "before " perfect communication will foe
restored.
In Mils city the. en tire police and flro alarm
wlro sjstems nro utterly useless. It is Im
possible to communicate with the police Jn
many parts of the city , and for the next
three or four Ojys Plttsburg will have to re
turn to the olden 'tlmo ' plan , and _ ln caset ot
flro or other disaster arrangements have ibecn
madq to ring the school bells and blow mill
Whistles to spread iho alarm.
TJio traction companies .worn tied xip al-
mcat completely for a fvboJ part ot the day ,
the Duqucsno ibranch ot the consolidated
company being entirely abandoned after
about 11 a. m. on account ot the great num
ber ot telephone and telegraph poles -which
were 'broken ' along Forbes street. That
street for -nearly ten miles was a mass of
broken relcB and ! prostrated wires. A largo
force of men Is at work endeavoring to clean
the ntreots for 'traffic ' tomorrow. The Iocs
to the traction companies is estimated at
$15,000.
'A ' largo number of accidents are reported
nnd many horses were Killed with live w ires ,
but fortunately ao human fatalities occurred.
Nathan S. Eddy , aaslsWnt weather observer ,
however , may dlo from the effecta of Injuries
received ' .Tils evening -while taking the tem
perature and snow fall on iop of Hbe govern
ment building. Ho , fell from tbo weather
gauge building to a rooi ten feet below aud
from there to another lower down. His
collar bcno was broken and fate skull frac
tured. The physicians say his oiso Is serious
lAmong others injuied today were Leo
Campbell , a. colored ) driver. The borss ho
was drlvtag wca InstMtly killed and Campbell
'
bell waa badly shockcJ. Ills condition is
critical. Joseph Daly , a telephone lineman
was shocked , 'to. insstisiblllty , cud badly
burned by a live wire colling about his body
Ho may die. Jcto. GUI , -telephone - linemen
waa huriqd , sixty feet through a network of
clectrlo light wires and severely injured. A
number ot cthera susteii crt slight injuries.
The loss to the two clt'os ' cannpt be'estl
mailed itcajght , but It will reach up into the
thousands , iMoro than 1,200 men and 371
teams are hard at woik doming the streets
Many of the telegraph wires cast and wcja
are down as a resul of th'o heavy fall o
snow. The reports show that the wires as
far as Altoctia , on the Pennsylvania road
have euccumbed to i.&e weight of the raow
and1 ice combinedr.nd between same point
not a single wire was left oa the poles.
II.VUI , DO1V.Y STAHS AXU STIUPES.
Scrloiia Cliuree CUnilf Annliint n. 3Ica.t-
vnii Gu ub on t.
SA'X ' DIEGO , Cal. , Dec. 31. The steamer
Albion arrived today from a month's crulso
down the coa&t , and Its passengers tell of a
rather high-handed proceeding- Cllppertrn
Island on the part of the Mexican gunboat
Democrata , being co less than the haulag !
dowa of the stars and atripco by an armed
force landed for the purpose , and in npito
of the protests of the men there employed , and
the raising ot the Mexican flag , Thn story
told is as follows :
"Ourtrip - down the cnast aa ( far as Santo
Domingo was void of any particular inci
dent , " said Iloscoo Howard , one of the pas-
t-engrs. , "Qn our return we took on a sailor
at Acapulco , and from him I learned that
he had teen brought io that post by the
Mexican gunboat Democrata from Cllpperton
Island. He , with two other men , had been
employed' ' by a guano company to take charge
of about 4,000 teas of guano Ibat waa stored
in the warehouses on the Islacd , andr when
they were landed thertf some nlno months
n&9 they hoisted tbo American flag and noti
fied the secretary of state of their action.
"Co December 14 the Democrat ! dropped
anchor a short distance from tbo island
and sent a. boat's crew ot marines to the
Island , but , attempting to land , the boat
was dashed against a coral reef and suffered
considerable damage. Finally the marlnco
\\CTQ landed , and after an official ceremony ,
the stars and stripes wcro hauled down from
the flag pole that had1 been erected by the
Americans and In Its place , the' ' Mexican flag
was holstedr
"Having talc en formul possession ot the
Island , the marines withdraw and notified the
uien who remained on the laland not to allow
n. yono to take away the guano under penalty
of violating the Mexican daws. The Island
Is about SOO miles' off the Mexican coast , al-
mcct due west of Acapulco' , and Is known as
an atoll or coral reef. It Is about four miles
In circumference , with * Iprgo sized lake la
the center. Two palm trees constitute tbo
solo vegetation on the Itldnd , which Is made
the homo of millions of sea fowl. Thousand- - )
of ior.iS of the richest giuno Is to bo fount
on tbo IsltciJ and repn peats Its solo worth
apart from the coral.
"Wh n the marines landed to take posses
slon of the Uland , on bshalf of Mexico , thuj
wcro fully armed and prpparej to do bit-
tlo with whatever resistance might be of
fered. " '
Colovuilo .ICt IT t ? [ "
*
DENVfiH , Colo. , iDeo. 31. ( Special Tola
grain. ) Tliy ways and iccans committee o
the Colorado commission of the Omaha I3x
position today aeut'out Us appeal for mone ;
to defray the expense vt a state exhibit , J
circular letter was sent to ibo board's o
county commlBBloners of the fifty-six counties
In tbo Ktato asking them to appropriate a
sum proportionate to their assessed valuation
This Is baaed on an ntsosument of 15 cents
on each $1,000 of the assessed valuation o
the county. There also went out letters ad
dressed to influential citizens of every county
asking ttcm to ue their Influence wUUthe
(
county comralaslonorii w make the approprla
tlons , A third request Is mailed to managers
of county papers ( or the aarae purpose.
Mnr < liT Tit Si-euro u Siluy. \
LITTLI3 HOOK. Ark Dec. 31-Alex JqhrT
son nnd Jim Uedd , bintenccd , to bapg
Montl lo. ! today , havi been granted a tay
of execution by ( he flupreinc c iirt , pending
an
BANNA'S ' FRIENDS HOPEFUL
Fool They Are Snro of Winning the Ohio
Senatorial Contest ,
OPPOSITION STRENGTH IS FADING AWAY
Scmitor Ilniina'N Arrival Vpon the
'Scene ' ( Jlvo 'Hln ' Cnnwo an Iiu-
l > cttiH nnil
COLUMBUS , 0. , Dee. 31. Nearly all of
ho members ot the legislature have arrived
11 this city tonight and the senatorial eklrm-
sh la at Its height. Not since the senatorial
election of six years ago , when the Shcrman-
? orakcr contest was on , have thcro been so
nany politicians In the city at ono time.
Many have como merely out of curiosity ,
but n largo number are hero to take an active
part In the contest between the Hanna nnd
autl-Hanna republicans , To the republicans
at largo the situation Is Inexplicable.
The antl-Hanna republicans actually In
evidence are so few In numbers that the
uninitiated can scarcely comprehend why
there should bo such a political stew.
Charles L. Hurtz , who Is leading the op
position to Senator Hanna , today assumed
personal charge ot the antl-llnnua headquar
ters at tbo Great Southern hotel , and a small
army of workers , mostly appointees of Gov
ernor Russell In the state departments and
utato Institutions , besieged the rooms.
The activity at tbo Hanna headquarters
at three leading hotels was oven more
formidable. The developments ot the day
were decidedly favorable to Mr. Hanna , on
tbo surface at least. The arrival of Mr.
Hanna on the scene during the afternoon
ccemed to turn the tldo ( slightly In bin favor.
His arrival was a surprise to these not In
touch with the managers of Mr. Hanna's In
terests , as ho was not expected , according
to previous announcements , until Sunday.
MAJOR DICK IS CHEERFUL , .
Tola change of program was construed by
some to indicate that Mr. Hanna's managers
considered the situation desperate , but thcro
was nothing to indicate "that this surmise-
was well founded. On , the contrary , Major
Dick and his co-v/orkcrs at the Hanna head
quarters were In the most cheerful spirits
and 'took ' a moro hopeful view ot the situa
tion than yesterday.
There was some rejoicing over tbo public
dcclaratlono of Representatives Rodkey ot
Highland county nnd Smith of Delaware
county that they would veto for Mr. Hanna.
Both these representatlvcs.had been claimed
by the opposition. Mr. Rodkey comes from
a county where it was expected that the ma
jority of his party would endorse his stand
against Air. Hanna , if maintained. Repre
sentative Smith had a war ot words with
Mr. Kurtz as a result of his desertion from
the antl-Hanna ranks.
Representatives JIason anil JUramlcy ot
Cuyahosa now stand practically alono' in
their open opposition to Mr. Hiuna , although
they do not represent tbo strength of the
antl-Hanna republicans. The others have ,
up to this tlmo , kept closely under cover.
Representative Mason Is ths avowed candi
date of Mr. Kurtz for speaker in opposition
to Mr. Boxwell.
Lieutenant Governor A. J. ' Jones of
Youngstown arrived this evening. Ho was
reported to have said that Mr. Hanna would
bo defeated. In an Interview with a repre
sentative ot the Associated Press ho said :
"I am hero to do my sworn duty at the
organization of the senate and think there
vlll bo no trouble. As to the senatorial
contest , I know nothing about It ; neither do
I propose to take a hand In the matter. U
s my place and duty to be strictly neutral ,
and that is the position I will occupy. 1
lope everything will como out aalsfactory
o the republican party , i What laoro can 1
say ? " i
QUESTION SETTLED AT THE POLLS.
Hanna badges were conspicuous about the
hotel tonight. They bore a picture ol Mr.
Hanna and the words , "For Senator , the
Party's Choice. " The senator was besicgei
by callers all evening , but accorded a repres
Bentativo of the Associated Press an Inter.
vloW. In response to an Inquiry as co what
ho thought ot the situation , ho sjM :
"Tho contest between the republican and
democratic parties was settled by the people
ple at the polls last November. The verdict
was In favor ol the republican party und Its
platform. Since then I hava not read any
thing or seen given any good reason why the
verdict should have been changed.
"The Toledo convention recommended the
whole state ticket , and dndorsed the adminis
tration of Proaldent McKlnlcy and Governor
Buehnell. The platform was adopted by the
state convention by unanimous vote. It con.
talned an endorsement of ray candidacy for
the United States senate and BO far as the
party could do in the state convention , li
was committed to my election to the high
ofllce to which I aspire.
'That combined notion was a part ot the
platform ot the party and therefore republi
can * all over the state think the fruits ot
the victory obtained by the success of the re
publican party at the polls mean nothing leas
than that the will of the voters as expressed
last November shall bo carried out by their
representatives in the general assembly.
"I know ot no reason why thcro should bo
any change ot the program adopted at
Toledo , and I have great faith In the loy
alty and patriotism of the republicans ot
Ohio. I have no reason to doubt tbo ful
fillment of the pledges made to the people , "
"What do you think of the action ot Mr.
Kurtz ? " i
"I do not see any reason why I should
Indulge In personalities. I consider that my
own personality In this contest Is Inslgntn ,
cant , to compared to the Importance' of this
Issue as affecting the future welfare of tbo
republican parly. I will merely state that 1
am confident that the attempt to defeat tbo
will of the party will not bo successful.1
mTOHN'BLL ' IS IN IT.
The candidates of the oppopitlon to Senator
Hanna are Governor UtuabncH , for the full
term , and IMayor iMcKlsson of Cleveland , for
the. short term. iMayor 'McKlsson Is here to
night. ( A conference of the opposition was
held tonight , to which the following were ad
mitted ! Allen O , ( Myers , 'Allen W , Thurnun ,
Lewis G. Bernard , A. T . Uleffncr , DoWltt C.
Jones , democrats ; .Aw. S. iBushnell , Clmrlfs
I. Kurtz , IBU West , Oaarles Qerrlsh , Jerry \ * .
rilltB , Representatives ( Bramley and .Mason . ,
nntl-IIai'na republicans , Allen 0. ( Myers
spoke for the democratic members.
Mr. Kurtz spoke tor the antl-Hanna re
publicans and assured hla democratic con
ferees be liad pledges from twenty of tbo
seventy-five republican members of the legis
lature that - theywould veto with the demo
crats against Senator Manna , Tbo legisla
ture consists ot acventy-tfve. republicans ,
Yxty-fivi ! > democrats an4 five fustonUts , and
with all present nevcBty-tureo votes are
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Forccnit for Nebraska
Fair ; Southweitcrly Wln < J .
Pngp.
1. 1'nglnnd nnil tlio Knitted Question.
Clone ot the Chicago Wheat Drnl.
Mnrlt llnuna'd 1'rlr.mli-Aro Hopotul.
Colcliratlon In Or'MBlMP Vork.
S. Itrlght Outlook f < 1F5t3j | Hhsury [
Mcrcor Huiitlr.i 8q
I'crjoiincl nt the j
H. omro Holding In ]
I'rospocta ( looil
Validity ot Horn/
4. IMItorlul nnd Co/
li. Mnr.i ixpnsltlon : |
IHiUlaii In the
Omiilin'f \
DnlngR of the
( I. Council IllulTA
llnrly Jtnllroail/
7. ( Icncrnl Nc\vn of tlio farther West.
HnslncsN Kcvlow of tlio Week.
8. Ita\ciuin Collect Ions for 1807.
Ooait Clmnci-s In Houtti Africa.
Clerk Cleans Out n Sloro.
0. In the Flplil of Klcctrlctty.
llurt In Clmrco of Union 1'ftcKlc.
Iteport of Tax Coinnil Kloncr.
Water Injunction Caio Goes Over.
10. lilts of romlnlno Gossip.
11. Commercial and rintinulnt Xows.
5. "Tho KliiB's Itnito Diamond. "
Tcniiierntnro nt Omnlini
Hour. UVKT. Hour ,
r. tu in i : t 1 ii. in 17
o n. in ut a ii. in is
7 ii. m ] a ii. in IS
8 it. in. . . . . . IS 4 ii. in. 18
n. m 17 n p. m is
1 < > n. in 1(1 ( o ii , in 17
11 II. in 1U 7 p. Ill Kl
'U 111 1(1 H li. ill 1(1 (
U p. in 10
necessary to elect a senator. The fuslonlsts
stand three for .Hanna , and two against him ,
Htpresentatlvcs Bramley nnd Mason. Senator
Burke , JJcprcsentatlvo Ilutan , of Carroll and
Jones of Stark are against Senator lHanna ,
but others claimed by 'the opposition are con
sidered doubtful. 'Hanna ' has not got a ma
jority of positive pledges.
DEMOCRATIC MBMDCRS AimiVC.
Rumora ot all sorts wcrd cuircnt tonight
regarding the attitude ot the democrats In
'tiho ' senatorial matter.
Thcro weto a eericu of conferences be
tween Mr. Kurtz ana the democrats , led by
Allen 0. Myers , Low Barnara of Cincinnati
and James Rosa of this city. Heretofore , it
has been understood that the democrats wcro
to receive cnly a portion ot the offices in
itho organization ot the legUUturc , in con
sideration of a fusion to defeat Mr. Hanna.
Now It Is claimed the democrats will not bo
satisfied with there spoils.
The latest story is that they demand ap
pointive offices -under Governor Bushnoll , and
also an agreement I'.o assist In 'tho election of
B democratic secretary of state next fall.
Tils story eeemedi preposterous , but It wao
vouched for > by Mr. Wickam this evening.
The etory was denied at the auti-Hanua
headquarters.
To a friend who ibroachcd the story Mr.
Kurtz IB rcpartotl to have said that he did
not rely on democratic % otcs ito defeat Mr.
Hanna.
Hanna.MAY
MAY APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
The Hanna people say they will meet this
contingency by appealing to public senti
ment. Delegations of republicans will be
brought Into the city from oil parts ot the
state to Influence the bolting members.
The sentiment being aroused by the con
test is already becoming quite bitter , es
pecially In this city. The majority of the
republicans are in favor ot Senator Ilanna's
election as a matter of fair play , if for no
other reason. The activity ot Governor
BushneU's employes nnd the governor's ac
quiescence In the attempt to defeat Mr.
Hanna Is directing criticism against him
rather than against .Mr. Kurtz.
Fears are entertained tonight by tbo gen
eral committee on arrangements for the in
auguration of Governor Busline ! ! that the
public demonstration would have to bo
abandoned unless the governor came forward
to stay the sentiment.
IIAXXA ISSUIIH OF1 ELECTION.
Three Sui > i > OH < ' < l Opponent * * Declare
for Him.
'CINCINNATI. ' Dec. 31. The Times-Star's
special from Columbus says ! The senatorial
contest IB Intense. The republican caucuses
for nomination of candidates for speaker and
other officers of both houses are to bo held to
morrow night and the lines between the
Hanna and the anti-llanna men are to too
drawn. Senator Hanna arrives "today. Alex
ander Boxwell , who is believed to bo sure
of the republican nomination for
speaker , Is strongly lor Senator
Hanna's re-election. 'Representatives ' Mason
anil iBramloy of Cleveland served
notice on Boxwell today that they would not
attend the republican house caucus tomorrow
night and that they would not support him
for speaker. Both ot these representatives
have been opposing Senator Hanna over
since the November election. They are
frlcoda of Mayor McKlsson of Cleveland ,
who IB ttao opposition caudldato against
Hanna for the short terra , while Governor
Bushncll Is the favorlto ot tbo cnposltlon
for senator for the long terra ,
Representatives Snyder , Ilcdkoy and Grit-
/Mh / , who have been counted on by the orpo-
Itlon , arc out In statements saying they will
, vote for Hanna , so that bis election Is be
lieved to bo assured.
POPULISTS IIB.VOU.NUJS UEJIOCUACY.
Charge It with lliiliolillni ? Prnuiluluiit
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , Dec. 31. The popu
list state executive committee , at a meeting
held hero yesterday , called a elate convention
to meet on ( ho first Wednesday in May to
nominate a full ctato ticket , A committee
was appointed to select the place for the
convention , ' |
The committee leaned a lengthy address
urging all populists to abstain from partici
pation In the democratic primaries , denounc
ing ( ho democratic party for upholding al
leged fraudulent elections , and inviting all
opposition to tbo democracy to uulto In sup
port of tbo populist ticket , The populUt
policy will bo along the ralddlo-of-tho-road
linen , and a strong bid will , It Is said , bo
made for republican support , It being under
stood that the latter party will not put out a
statu ticket ,
LOWuMDES is" OUT OV 'I'WU
Glvci Up TIU lAiiililtlou to Ho Senator
from Maryland ,
BALTIMORE , Dec , 31. Governor ) Lowndes
baa withdrawn from ( he eecatorlal contest.
Speaking of tbo senatorial situation and his
position in regard to It , the governor says ;
"This concluilon I have reached after care
fully considering the circumstances eurround-
Ing my nomination by the- republican party
for the office I now bold and the circum
stances under which I was returned to the
office , I eball not attempt to conceal tbo
( act ( hat I have had an ambttlcn to repre-
GREATER NEW YORll
Second Largest Oity in the Untvorso InTern
Torn Today ,
NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN AMALGAMATED
Bntor Upon a Now Problem of Municipal ,
Government ,
LONG CHERISHED DREAM IS REALIZED :
Bvont Celebrated with Great Pomp
Display ,
PEOPLE CLASP HANDS ACROSS EAST
I'MireniiirjFinnic uiul rnioctrlo
mlnntloiiK Confrlliiitu ( o tin ;
llvltloM JlurUlntf mi Kvciit Itii
vVnicrlcnit HUtury , .
NEW YORK , Dec. 31. Tlio exit of tho,014'
year and the Inauguration of Greater Nowj
(
York wan celebrated fittingly tonight. OntV
of the events that marked the occasion wasf
a. grand parade conducted under the aus-j
pices of the Now York Journal and Advcr-Jj
User. The Bcen6 In City Hall park previous * ]
to the arrival ithero of the procession rwn9i
spectacular nnd brilliant. Although , thcJ
hoij of tlio parade \vcs not expecteuj t.o >
reach th&t point much ibeJore midnight , tW
park was crowded a early ag S o'clock , nndls
itho crowd struggled and jostled for an fcourjj
or moro , when on the arrival of 1'ollco Cap2
tain Cross In command of the Biusi'l arrays !
of officers the > park Invaders were driven to
the street Hue , where they were held tn >
check by ia cordon ot police. Only these ,
entitled by posses \\ero allowed within tbo
park limits. *
Old City hall was brilliantly Illuminated !
with olirlnga of electric llghta , beautlfullyi ;
colored electrical shields and American flags"
composed ot revolving Jlghts. On the domc > ,
of the municipal building were placed eight ? )
searchlights that flashed In all directions , '
and cut across tiho lights 'that Iblazeil their ,
rays from the roofs of the postofflco andi-J
nonspaper buildings. Many of "Iho bUlld-
Inga surrounding tbo park -nero decorated :
with handsome electric devices , while several - . ,
oral ( bands 6f music vied with the hearers ot
trumpets and tin horns to entertain the pop.
ulace.
In front of the city hall a platform ha *
been erected for thaceo a
Judges selected to award tbo various
It was prettily decorated and surrounded , byj
oi myriad of electric lights.
DIDN'T MIND THE STORM.
Notwithstanding the warring elements u < S
the announcement made hi the early at or-1
noon that the carnival and parade would ho
postponed , a great crowd ot merrymakers/
maskers and members of various societies ]
and wheelmen , with numberless Heats , mob
at the rendezvous around Union square reailsa
to march through the rain and mud to lionets
the old city and welcome the new. ' ' '
Colonel GcMgo Moore Smith of the Slxty
ninth regiment acted as luahsbal , ant
promptly at 10:15 : o'clock Iho order to marrfi/ /
wgs given. The crow ? at the starting point ! r
was enormous. Following the pollco escot |
carne Marshal Smith and his aides , and they'
were .followed by the Fanclullla band , lead *
Ing the Chicago delegation , which occuplcgJ
five open carriages. Next In line were several - }
oral uniformed bodies of men eca&lstlng oB
the Robert Anderson battery , veteran flre-t
men , Irish volunteers and the maval bat *
tallon. i
The German societies Joined In the proces *
Blon at Fifteenth street. Following them !
s an immense float representing the Drool- '
lyn ibridge , with cables ot evergreen , oni
which the wedding ot Father Knickerbocker ; '
and Mrs. ( Brooklyn was toeing celel } . < iteif frit
truly German style , amid much 'mei.imenUl
Then float folIo1 ed float In rapid succession'
Six divisions of wheelmen , consisting oC
the marshal's staff , military division' ' , "
couriers , manufacturers' *
divisions , the or-
ganlzatlons and grotesques were in line , ami' '
in front and behind these were representa- '
lives of the 1
volunteers in all departments
soldiers , firemen and others. '
The bombs placed on the lawn gave the
signal that the parade was approaching , andi !
ono hour before midnight the flrst of the
procession turned Into the .park. . A huge bal
loon , with trailing- light , was sent up , and an *
it swept across the park a largo .American' '
flag floated down and remained burning until
the balloon went out of sight.
CHEERS FOR OLD QLOIIY.
The drizzling rain had'turned ' to snow , but
the great crowds remained , surrounding tJie
paradcra , who had gathered. In the park for
the chief ceremony o'f'tho night. At exactly ,
12 o'clock the searchlights on the nol'gih-
boring buildings were turned upon the flagstaff - *
staff of the cltjl hall. , Aa the lunda '
the exact hour a little white ( ball was seen
to climb the staffs slowly. Tlio mayor or
San Francisco , Tiad touched the .button an < l
the electrical current 8en < t the furled fla
of the city of Now York ito the top of the
etaff. Hero It broke out and swung to the
ibreezo. Then bedlam ihroko Icoso. Hundrortn
of halt ? wore thrown Into 'tlio ' air. and the
salute of a hundred suns wag fired by tba
Second ibattery Of Jho National Guard. Sooa
after the crowd ! dispersed.
The citizens ot Now York , which tomoiA
row wilt bo the second city of the worlil.m
enter then upon what Is believed to ba the *
greatest problem of municipal government
over presented. With the lant utroko of the
clock nt midnight , announcing iho advent oE
the now year , there will bo born n city ouch
as iho emperors and kings of history would
have deemed reat for an empire.
For elx months , until the machinery of the
new municipality gets Into motion , the
mayor of Greater New , York lias tlie powttl
of an autocrat. Ho may appoint oQlclalu
with salaries'running into the thousands
with as lavish a hand as ever any emperor *
treated lilmuclt to. The mayor will appoint
every department head In the city except
the comptroller , who Is elected for four )
yeare , Ho will appoint all commissioners ,
all Juutlces of Interior criminal "couj-ts , alt
the members of the school boards With tlio
exception of the commissioner of. education ,
the justices of apodal setalona and the pqllca
magistrate , and is given the power to > rq
move any official In Now York and appoint
bin successor. I t j
DIVIDED INTO FIVE DOItOUGHSX.
Thcro are flvo boroughs In tbo Greatta
New York , namely , Manhattan , Brooklyn/ / '
Uronx , Quccna and Richmond. The munlcl-j
pal legislature consists of the council , with )
twisty-eight members , and n toard of r"
m'fn of itxty inemben , Jl Jr Jl4W.V (