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ESTABLISHED JU.XE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATU11DAY MOKNING , 5sTOVEMBfiIl 12 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
RETAIN PHILIPPINES
Bpuniih Oabinet Beeolvea Not to Give Up Iti
Pacific Islands.
SUGGESTS A RESORT TO ARBITRATION
Emperor William of Germany Named u a
Suitable Referee.
KAISER WILL VISIT CADIZ AND MADRID
Oaraara and Hii Squadron Will Meet H m ut
Former City ,
SPANISH TROOPS DIE ON THE WAY HOME
Vuldtern Hrturiilnn from Cnlin Hmcli
llnrcrlojin ICIthvr Dead or In ma
Kxhatmtvil Conilltluii ( or
Lnck of Food.
( Capyrlght , 189S , by Press Publishing Co. )
MADRID , Nov. 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) While main
taining ostentatious1 reticence concerning
the kaiser's vltilt to Spanish ports the min
isters are taking every measure privately
to propagate the Idea that some Important
.International inovo underlie * thu kaiser's
action. Luke Almodovar ansurcd me today
he had no ofllclal knowledge of the kaiser's
intention , adding : "His majesty will he re
ceived with honor an a friendly sovereign. "
The patent object of the Spanish ministers
is to seek to Influence the American attitude
on the PhlT.ppInc question. It Is reported
today that the Spanish commission has been
instructed to ask for a further adjournment
tomorrow In the hope that the continental
preflti may further mipport Spanish resistance
to the American terms. The Spanish min
isters and queen still pursue unabated the
wlll-'o-thu-wlpp of European Intervention.
Will Hctnln ( he iHluniln.
MAUHIU , Nov. 11. The Heraldo this
morning asserts that the Spanish govern
ment has resolved to maintain Spain's sov
ereignty In the Philippine Isl.inds and It
adds that It baa been suggested that Em
peror William of Germany , who Is expected
to visit Cadiz and Madrid soon on his way
back to Germany from the Holy band , bo
skcd to arbitrate the questions In dispute
between Spain and the United States In the
vent of the peace communions of the re
spective countries , now In session In Paris ,
falling to coma to an agreement upon the
terms of the proposed treaty of peace.
The queen regent presided at the cabinet
council held today. Premier Sagasta road a
letter from Senor Hlos , president of the
Spanish peace commission , announcing that
Hie- American peace commissioners had re
( used to recognize the Cuban debt and had
exacted the Philippine Islands. The cabinet
* council will meet again tbli evening and
decide on a reply.
Admiral Camera's squadron has been or
' dered to Cadiz with full speed , In view of
'
the approaching"vIslTof'Einptiror William of
Germany to that port
The Spanish steamer Miguel Galtart ,
which left Nuovltas , Cuba , about October
24 , has Arrived at Barcelona with repa
triated Spanish troops on board. During the
voyage across the Atlantic twenty-three men
, died and on arriving hero 100 men were
eorlously 111 , suffering from exhaustion , due
to lack of fowl.
According to a dispatch to tbo Associated
Press from Balkabek , Syria , last night tbo
emperor and empress of Germany will start
for Da j rout this morning , where they will
embark for Trieste , Austria. It is reason
able * to suppose that If the emperor goes
to Trieste , which is at the head of the
Adriatic sea , ho will laud there and travel
by rail to Berlin , Instead of going home by
sea , and. Incidentally , touching at Cadiz
and possibly visiting Madrid.
SeiMlaim Postponed.
PARIS , Nov. 11. It Is now generally
understood that the joint sessions of the
peace commissions which were arranged for
Saturday will be postponed until Monday
next.
next.At
At the joint session of Wednesday It was
agreed that the session fixed for Saturday
might bo postponed until Monday If the
Spanish commissioners feel themselves
tmnblo to prepare a reply for presentation
on Saturday and It now appears the
Spaniards found It necessary to send to
Madrid for certain records which cannot
reach Paris before 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning , and , therefore , their proper om
bodlment Into the Spanish memorandum
cannot bo accomplished before Monday.
Tbo next communication from the Spanish
commissioners will deal with the rights of
cither commission to dlscutn Spanish sovereignty
eignty over the Philippine Islands and with
thn American contention that the retention
of public moneys and customs collections at
Manila la justified by the fact of the mili
tary occupation of the place by the Amer
ican forces and warranted by the protocol ,
even If faulty , aa claimed by Spain , because
euch action commenced after the suspension
Of hostilities.
There Is no truth In the statement printed
hero this morning -that the Spaniards have
refuted , at the next session , to discuss the
question of the Philippine Islands.
Judge Day , president of tbo American
commission , Is suffering from a cold and bad
a slight chill last night. Therefore by his
physician's advice be Is resting quietly to
clay. The judge's Indisposition U In the
nature of an attack of the grip , from which
all the commissioners have suffered more or
less , but hi expects to bo able to attend to
business tomorrow.
NOT TO YIELD TlItilH SOVHIIBIGNTY.
Madrid Antliorltlr * Declare Thli In-
np ! Outnlde of Protocol.
MADRID , Nov. 11. The new papers as
ert that the government of Spain la sending
instructions to Its commissioners at Paris
not to yield on tbo question of Spanish tov-
cretgntj' over the Philippine Islands , which
Is asserted to be entirely outilde of the
protocol , wherefore , the commissioner * are
cot authorized to dlscuis It.
It Is further asserted that the Spanish gov
ernment will declare that It has not be n
authorized by the Cortes to negotiate the
cession of the Philippine Islands. The Lib
cral advlsea the Spanish peace commission
( o leave Paris after lodging a protest aialnst
tba demands of the Americans. The Span-
lib newspapers generally are angry at the
marquis of Salisbury , whose speech at the
Guild hall banquet on Wednesday night they
declare to hare been "merely a glorification
of brute strength and a denial of the rights
of tbe weaker. "
IMSUHOKNTH MAKING HEADWAY.
Wrmt Out. of the Philippine Group
from I lie * i < nnlh.
LONDON , Nov. 11. Advice * have beun re.
celved at tbe office In thli city ot Ibe Philip ,
pine Commercial company , wylng that tha
Insurgents hB\e taken tbe Island ol Nrgro * ,
Upd ot thu 1'hUlppluo group , eparateil by
narrow channels from Panay and Zebu , and
that they are besieging Illlo , capital of the
Island of Panay , and the second largest port
In the Philippines.
KHOM A COMMUHCIAI * VIKWPOIXT.
Wlint Mpuln'n I.rudlnK Financier Snyn
of Pence Situation.
PARIS , Nov. 11. Marquis de Comlllas ,
tbo strongest Individual factor In Spain's
financial and commercial world , who Is now
In this city , made a statement today to the
correspondent of the Associated Press of hit
personal views regarding the Hlspano-Amer-
lean situation.
Ho Is hero primarily as the representative
before the Spanish Peace c tnmlsslon of La.
Production National , a society organized to
protect the Interests of Spanish products.
Itut he also directly represents the Spanish
Association of Ship Owners and Brokers and
he Is president of the Spanish Colonial bank
of Barcelona , thu Institution which pays the
Interest on the so-called Cuban bonds. In
the commercial world of Spain he Is not less
prominent than In Us financial affairs.
Marquis de Comlllas said : "Spaniards arc
not unmindful of the noble and generous
treatment Spanish prisoners of war have re
ceived at the hands of a victorious army and
navy at the moment of our defeat and of
subsequent generous care and treatment , not
less generous than that accorded Lieutenant
Hobson bv Admiral Ccrvera.
"They have been touched by the courtesy
and kindness with which Spanish oincers
have been received In America and they al
most dare to hope for the'same just and gen
erous treatment of Spanish financial , com
mercial and Industrial Interests. Whate\er
antagonism may have been engendered In
the minds of the American people toward
the Spaniards as political enemlea , I cannot
believe any substantial portion of the Amer
ican people will wish to sea unnecessary
hardship Indicted upon the vast number of
Spaniards whoso property and Incomes maybe
bo destroyed as the result of this war.
"Tho Philippine question presents very
different features from that of the West In
dies , In the Philippines Americans have no
Interests of considerable Importance. The
Monroe doctrine does not apply there. In
sending Admiral Dewey's squadron to the
Malayan seas the Americans could have no
reasonable aim except to divert the attention
of the Madrid government and of the meager
naval reserve forces of Spain u piece of
strategy which was highly etllcaclons In
breaking down the material and moral forces
of Spain. "
"But now that the desired effect has been
obtained I cannot comprehend what reason
tbe Americans have to retain that land In
their power. Spain In suffering severely
from her defeat , after the prolonged and
disastrous Insurrection In Cuba , and she la
mortally hurt In her commerce and In
dustry. The Americans arc absolute
strangers to the Philippines and their cus
toms. They are unprovided with the Im
mediate organization necessary to rule that
extensive and remote territory and to ri-
erctee authority there. The Filipinos have
a certain degree of culture and porno rudi
mentary Ideas ae to public administration ,
but as a whole the country Is not capable ot
eelf-governmcnt.
"The cession ot sovereignty over the
Philippines to tbo United States would be
disastrous to alf those who have buslnesa
there an well as for the natives and the
Spaniards and for the inhabitants ot every
nationality. Spain cannot transfer her
Philippine sovereignty .totho Unltod.StaUn
by a. mere clause In a peace treaty. The
United States would be confronted with a
war for the subjugation ot 8,000,000 Ma
layans. Thla would mean the destruction
of all property In the Philippines. Trade
and commerce would b paralyzed there.
Tbo merchants and manufacturers of Spain
would lose the markets they now enjoy ,
their factories would suspend and their em
ployes ho Idle. The markets for their
products would have vanished. But the
United States would gain these markets. At
least they would gain them only by fire
and sword. The case of the Philippines Is
entirely different from the cases of Cuba
and Porto Rico.
"As to the attitude ot the Tagalos , al
ready risen In arms against Spain , there can
bn no doubt. Hablta of lighting already ac
quired , ambitions awakened by the assur
ances of the chiefs who have trained the
masses to cry for peace and the hopes
which the United States government Itself
has raised In them would tend to make the
Tagalos the bitterest enemy of the United
State * .
"The result of all thU would be a war
of subjugation In our Islands of Oceantca ,
a war which would bo very costly In men as
well as money for the United States , a war
of desolation and ruin for tbo Philippines
and their Inhabitants and In even greater
proportions than that In Cuba.
"We who have such large personal and
business Interests In the Philippines witness
with dismay the possibility of this terrible
event. How can It be that the American
people , who boast of bringing Intelligence to
Dear upon humanitarian questions , should
not hesitate on account ot certain prospects
to plunge Into such a series of Inevitable
damage to property and lass ot life Insepa
rable from all war ? But these evils would
be aggravated by tbe diversity of races and
tbe enmity existing between them , render
ing difficult the establishment of any au
thority that could keep tbe disasters ot war
within normal limits.
"AH I have said would apply equally
whether the United States annexed th * Phil-
Ipplnes or established a protectorate. The
later course would either be absolutely In
sufficient to maintain order , or would have
to assume such a character as would be re
garded and opposed by the natives as vir
tual annexation. "
Dcpurtnre from Fnihorin Delayed.
CAIRO. Nov. 11. Major Marchand , com
mander of tbe French expedition now at
Faihoda , and Captain Baratler , who carried I
Marchnnd's report to Paris and brought htm i
the reply of the French government , have
postponed their departure for Fashoda. It Is
said there was some hitch regarding the
route be was to take. It Is understood ho
has received an Intimation that he will get
no assistance from the British unless he
agrees to evacuate all Egyptian territory.
H hesitates , therefore , to adopt the river
route. U Is rumored even that his Instruc
tions are to establish fresh posts In the
Bahr-el-Ghazel basin.
UeroKiilUoti of Aim-rlrnn ronmil.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 11. After ef
forts , lasting three years , upon the part of
the United States legation here the United
States minister , Oscar Straus , has succeeded
' - nh'ninl'p n e lct author'zln * the grant-
Inc of an eyiniuatur to the United States
onaulate at Zeroum.
uit vuifiitN of fiFt'iiit Ve cl , Nov. 11.
At Liverpool Arrived Britannic , from
New York. Sailed Georglc , for New
York.
At Genoa Arrived Eras , from New York ;
Karamanta , from New York.
At Genoa Arrived Ems. from New York.
At Queenstown Sailed Canada , far Bos
ton ; Arizona , for Philadelphia. Arrived
Etrurla. from New York.
At Glasgow Sailed Corcan , for Philadel
phia.
At Philadelphia Arrived Nederlanda ,
from Antwerp.
At New York Arrived St. Louis , from
Southampton ; Fuerst Bismarck , from Ham
burg.
At Halifax Arrived Siberian , from Glas
gow.
gow.At Naples Sailed Wtrra , for New York. ]
Adjutant General Emphasizes Existing Differ
ence in Their Preliminary Training.
VALOROUS REGULARS AND VOLUNTEERS
General Cnrhln Recommends1 to Con-
Brenn that Pur of Officers on
Duty In .New Poincimloni
Be Increased.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 11. Adjutant Gen
eral H , C. Corbln has made his annual re
port to thi secretary of war. It contains
much of t statistical nature about the
armies of the United States , Including the
regular and volunteer branches. Gencial
Corbln shows that at the breaking out of the
war the regular army consisted of 2,143 offi
cers and 26,040 enlisted men. He refers to
the legislation for Increasing the strength
of the regular army ; also to proposed legls-
Mtlon submitted to the last congress , but
which was not enacted. Under the war
legislation tbe regular army was Increased
until It amounted to 2,332 officers and 6-
365 enlisted men , which Included 5,303 men
of the hospital corps. Regular army officers
to the number of 3S7 were nominated and
continued lu different grades of the volun
teer army.
Discussing the volunteer army General
Corbln shows the legislation regarding it
and given In detail the different organiza
tions called out ftom the various states and
territories. The strength of the volunteer
army at Its highest point , which was during
the month of August , was 8,785 officers and
208,244 enlisted men. The aggregate
strength of the regurar and volunteer armies
was 11,108 officers and 2G3.C09 enlisted men.
General Corbln says that "the suspension
of hostilities , resulting from the short and
brilliant operations of the army against
Santiago ; the surrender ot tbo Spanish
troops In Porto Itlco , no less than the euc-
ccEblul operations of our troops In the
Philippines , " led to the determination to
muster out 100,000 volunteers. Ho gives the
details of the campaign , which have been
published , and adds :
Cheerfully Ulscliurne Dntlci.
Since the signing of the protocol , the of
ficers nnd men of the volunteer regiments
have remained at their posts of duty , in
most cases ut great personal taerlllce. That
they have done this cheerfully and without
complaint makes It nil thn more desirable
that a speedy Increase of the regular army
be provided for In order that tbe volunteers
may be released fiom further service and
be allowed to return to their peaceful voca
tions.
In regard to the fetaff , he says :
Much has been said of late of the organ
ization of the several staff departments.
If , as recommended , additional officers arc
given the line ot the army , so as to give
plenty of trained officers for staff duty In
time of war. the main objection will have
been met ; and It Is doubtful If , under all
the conditions peculiar to this government ,
a general reorganlzatkn of the staff , or the
adoption of new systems , will be found to
be desirable ; certainly nothing radical
should bo entered uoon.
The character of enlisted men ii com
mented upon in the following , :
, In Assembling thei rt-gluir.nta.ot thq regu
lar army At the beginning of the war with' '
Spain tbe character of the enlisted men
arrested attention. A distinguished foreign
officer visiting the Fifth army corps at
Tampa , remarked : "Every man looked fit to
command. " Their conduct on transports , on
the march. In buttle at El Caaey. San Juan
and Santiago , gave evidence that his good
opinion was well placed. The officers end
men by their valorous deeds and gallant con
duct met the high expectations of the coun
try.
General Corbln refers to the law which
prevents the enlllstment of persons who are
not citizens of the United State * , nnd says :
"The new conditions will , however , make a
modification of thin statute desirable , to thu
end that the enlistment of from one com
pany to a battalion of natives for each
regiment serving in Cuba , Porto Rico and
the Philippines may be authorized. The ad
i vantage ot this Is too obvious for discus *
slon. "
Tbe assignments of officers and men for
the various expeditions are given , together
with the casualties resulting. The number
killed and wounded In all campaigns Is
as follows : Officers killed , 23 ; enlisted men
killed , 257 ; officers wounded , 113 ; enlisted
men wounded , 1,464. The total deaths from
wounds and disease up to October 3 were
107 officers and 2,803 enlisted men.
Incrcnue of Heirultir Array.
The recruiting service In the regular and
volunteer armies Is referred to. Lack ot
officers In the regular army Is specifically
pointed out in a number of Instances. The
report hau the following to say concern
ing the Increase of the regular army :
The organization of the cavalry , artillery
and Infantry regiments nas stood the tettt
of battle and received the approval of thoue
In command ; so that the Increase ot ihe
line of the army so demanded by our new
po cessions should be by the addition ) f
the necessary number of regiments organized
as are those now In service. The number
cf officers should be Increased by one first
lieutenant to each troop , battery and com
pany. This would enable the department to
meet the demands to various details required
by the law and then li > avc the troops wltn
the necessary number for their proper dis
cipline and Instruction nnd In war allow the
appointment of sufficient generals and gen
eral rtaft officers , without destroying the
efficiency of the army , us threatened by the
recent experience of the department. The
number ot trained officers , as herein provided
for at the beginning of the present war ,
would have saved lives nnd treasure , to say
nothing ot the Increased efficiency ot the
service.
At the beginning of the present war some.
400 officers were appointed to the staff and
volunteer regiments. With these , and for
aides to the generals an' ' '
lutely required for the conduct of the war ,
absent from their commands the regiments
were sent to batttle with scarcely irore
than one officer to the company. It Is diffi
cult now , with the sick and wounded rf-
flcers , for the department to get ono officer
to tbe company and too frequently thc.'o
have been two companies with but one of
ficer. The Increase proposed would In no
way give a greater number of officers than
required.
By the date fixed for the assembling of
congress the department will , under your
direction , be prepared to submit a bill pro
viding for the Increase of tbo army.
Inrreaie of Officer * ' 1'ay.
Officers serving in tbe West Indies and the
Philippines will , as a rule , be separated
from their families and their living expenses
greatly Increased. Itf \ recommended that
all officers below the rank of major , while
eo serving , shall have the pay and allow
ance of the next higher grade.
The requirements of protnblc service In
Cuba and elsewhere are not treated In the
repsrt. There should bo at least an Increase
of two major generals and four brigade gen
eral * .
General Corbln recommends that the men
of the national guard who entered the vol
unteer army bo allowed to return and bee -
admitted to their state organizations. Ad
vice to those who control tbe national guard
Is ghen as follows :
While the yearly elate encampments havi
been productive of positive good In Impart
ing practical Instruction to tin troops par
ticipating , the experience of the recent cam
paign has demonstrated the absolute ntveg-
| * lly of further assimilating th condition ot
encamped troops to the actual necessities of
active wrvlce by making the men. white In
camp , dependent for their subsistence on
the army rations ; to be furnlsned by the
state authorities , on ration returns and
cooked by the troops In precisely the same
manner as In actual servlcu In the fltld.
An organization ordered ( o a state camp
for military Instruction , relying on n caterer
to furnlMi the necessary " foid can never
acquire that safe reliance which character *
hoi the regular soldier onjactlve duty , for
without previously received Instruction In
preparing food the natural * result when calh-d
Into service will be poorly ttooked and wasted
rations , which , falling to strengthen the
physical man , make him , liable to stomachic
troubles. Incident to service In nil kinds of
weather , under distressing but unavoidable
conditions.
Mllltln Appropriation * Irndeqnate.
For this purpoto , Involving the Issue of
rations and the purchase of Held cooking
stoves and utensils , the annual appropriation
made by congress for the support , In part ,
of the mllltla , Is totally Inadequate and Its
Increase , urged In past years , hai now be *
como a necessity.
Other features of the report refer to tbe
post-graduate schools ot the army , post ly-
I ccump , post schools , the personnel of the ad
I jutant general's department , the bureau of
' military Information and military attaches.
Officers who are sent as military attaches
are recommended to bo glxen the rank of
lieutenant colonel and major while on such
duty. Ho also recommends that the pay of
non-commissioned officers bo Increased and
that there he a reorganization of the army
bands , which will secure the better class of
musicians.
LOCATE THE MARIA TERESA
Ve cl Stranded on Citt Inland the
SpHiilnh AVnr Ship Home
Store * HeooV r 'd.
NASSAU. N. P. , Nov. It. Wreckers who
have arrived here have brought with them
| stores from the stranded vessel off Cat
Island , which establishes beyond a doubt
' that It Is the Infanta Maria Teresa. As thu [ I
vessel 13 looked upon as being a derelict the ,
wreckers claim the right to seize the stores
which can be saved. Th y report that the j I
water reaches between decks , that It has a | ,
list to starboard.-whlch sldojls damaged , and
that It Is dismantled. The vessel lies be- ,
twcen two reefs , on a smooth bottom and | ,
has Its anchor out. |
The British admiralty authorities here are
going to take possession of the Maria Teresa ,
as a derelict. The American consul has
protested against this course , claiming
everything lens the salvage. The steamer
Antlllla la leaving here for Cat Inland with
customs officers and police on board.
Opinions differ as to the chance of saving
the cruiser. Although It has been aground
since Thursday the Maria Teresa rests In
an easy position and th weather IB mod
erate.
erate.WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON , Nov. 11. The officials at
the Navy department were Interested lu the
nevvfl from Nassau Identifying clearly the
steamship lying off Cat island as the Maria |
Teresa. The legal statue of the vessel ban
been considered cursorily and In the opinion
of tbe department the title ot the United
States to It Is unlmpalre'd notwithstanding
tbo fact that It was necessary to abandon
It for a time. * *
, ,
/ '
From the account received' J U feared
that the damage to thq'vfswol'sustained
'
through the storm and ttft " .rqhablo poundIng -
'
Ing on 'tho coral reef. cj iWdog..Ci t Island ,
added ( .6 tlia Y./iSi'.ndn/Jh / wWH" t < j'JfSej lpTti
action , when It was urik originally ; is cutti-
clent to render It entirely valueless.
The Navy department has decided that a j
court of Inquiry shall be held to determine
whether the abandonment of tbe Teresa at
sea was justifiable and If not who was re
sponsible.
CUBAN POLITICAL EXILES
5imiilh .Steamer Arrives at San Jnait
with 2 2 nnKKed nnd Wretched
Prlnonera.
SAN JUAN , Nov. 11. The Spanlih steamer
Isle dc Panay , from Cadiz , arrived here to
day with 202 Cuban political prisoners on ,
I
board bound for Havana. I
'
The prisoners left the African penal set
tlement of Ccuta on October 28 and left
Cadiz on the 30th. They have served sentences -
tences of from two to three years' impris
onment and were given accommodations on
tne steamer Islu do Panay. On board that
vessel they -were constantly kept under the
guard of Spanish soldiers. The prisoners
are very badly off in the way of clothing ,
none having been supplied them by the
government. There were very few sick men
among them. The Isla da Panay Is due to
arrive at Havana on November 15. The
Spanish government Is paying the transpor
tation charges , but the prisoners c mplnln
of the presence of the guard of soldiers , de- I
flaring they are now free men. They admit ,
however , that they have not been Ill-treated ,
on board tbo steamer.
The Porto Rlcan papers have been noti
fied by the authorities here of the decision
or tne authorities at Washington to accord
them second-class matter rates and they
are greatly pleased.
CAPTAIN DREYFUS IS DYING
Bequeath * to IIU Country the Care of
Hehaullltatln * IIU Memory A
Pathetic Letter.
PARIS , Nov. 11. Mme. Dreyfus , It Is said ,
applied at the office of the colonial minister
yesterday ( Friday ) for permission to aend
her husband some warm clothing for his re
turn home. Her request was refused on the
ground that the government would do what
ever was necessary. At the same time the
minister read to her a letter from her hus
band to the effect that , bavlne for five
mouths addressed appeals for a revision to
General de Bolsdefre without getting any
reply , and being wearied and exhausted by
bis useless appeals , be would write no more
to his family or to anybody. He described
himself as 111 and dying and bequeathed "to
the generosity of my country tbe care of re
habilitating my memory. "
Mine. Dreyfus then asked permission to
telegraph her husband the decision of tbe
court of cassation. This request was also
refused. Then , through a'.friend , she ap
pealed to President Faure , but with no bet
ter results. Her counsel will bring tbo mat.
ter before the court of cassation.
IMani for HUniarck' * Fnncrnl.
( Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Nov. 11. ( New York World
i Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A Morning
Post dispatch from Berlin says arrange-
mcnts for Bismarck's funeral , Sunday , No
vember 27 , are now complete. The coffin
containing the remains has been lying In the
room at Frlederlchsruhe where be died since
July 30 , with a permanent guard about It.
It will be carried out across the railway line
to the mausoleum on tbe bill on the shoul
ders of nine foresters. The exterior of the
building IB already finished and the Interior
IB still quite empty , though It Is promised
by contract that tbe vault for Bismarck's
cof n shall be ready by tbo appointed date.
Vae lofty vault of the dome which Is to
crown the whole building still requires some
work. The selection of Sunday for the final
obsequies Is likely to attract a large crowd
of spectators. An unauthentlcated rumor
adds that tbe German emperor may be pres
ent.
CAUSE OF REPUBLICAN LOSS
Doughs Gonnty Slump Due to Grow
Mismanagement ,
COMMITTEE DISPLACED BY JNO , L. WEBSTER
Snecr-ufnl Hrpnlillonn Candidate *
Saved In .Hpltp of HntiKlInK Cam-
MniinKi-rn nnd Xot
by Their Help.
Now that the- election la over and a slump
ot republican votes lu Douglas county dis
closed by the returns , people throughout the
state will be Interested In knowing just
what contributed to this unfortunate re
sult.
Going back to the primary election at
which tha delegates to the county nomi
nating convention were chosen last Septem
ber , It will bo remembered that till the
newspapers came out the following day an
nouncing tbo defeat of the delegates put up
by John L. Webster In every ward In which
ho made a contest. In the Fourth ward ,
his homo ward , where he nmdo bis most
de.ipurnto light , he was repudiated by the
republicans by the defeat of eight out of ten
of his delegates.
Under these conditions It must have been
surprising to everyone to learn that when
the convention met It was organized by
John L. Webster , under a chairman se
lected by him , and nominated a legislative
ticket largely dictated at his behest. To
bring about this change Mr. Webster had
been compelled to tlo up with Walker and
Koutsky , the two defeated legislative can
didates , to whom he promised nominations ,
to pay nothing of the delegates In the First
ward , who switched for a cash consldera-
Htm.
The promulgation ot a ticket loaded down
with two candidates with criminal court
records naturally fell llko a wet blanket
upon the respectable clement of tha partj
In Douglas county. Unable to endorse the
whole ticket , The Bee withheld all comment
upon the nominations In the hoopo that the
mistakes made by tbe convention would be
promptly corrected. The demand was made
by the editor of The Uco that the ticket
be reconstructed by the substitution 01 clean
candidates representing the elements wblcn
had been Ignored.
Effort ut A dj it * Intent Fall * .
Within three or four days after the convention -
vention and before anything had been said
agalnit Walker or Koutsky In the columns
of The Bee , nn effort was made to secure
an amicable rearrangement of the legislative
ticket by O. K. Williams , candidate for land
commissioner on the stntci ticket , who was
mill chairman of the county committee. Ah
Invitation was extended by Mr. Williams to
twenty representative republicans , Including
John L , Webster , E. Kosewatcr , State Com-
roltteemen R. S. Berlin and Dr. W. H. Han-
cnett , to a conference held In room 21" , New
York Life building. Ten of the Invited republicans -
. publicans assembled promptly , but were kept
waiting for one hour and a half for the other
ten who were caucusing behind closed doora
In John L. Webster's office. Finally , Wb-
tter put In an appearance only to notify
tbniLtbat , ihero'was nothing to confer about ,
'at the" candidate * hr.d alt' been duly noiul-
At the same hour another contcrenco was
being held lu another part of the building
by all the legislative candidates except
Koutsky. To this meeting Mr. Rosowatcr
was invited and asked to explain bis ati
tltude toward the ticket. His explanation
appeared satisfactory and on behalf of Mr.
Webster County Attorney Baldrlge , who was
also present , utaud that the two offensive
candidates were Webster men and asked
whether If they should withdraw Webster
would bo allowed to name two men lu their
places. To this Inquiry Mr. Baldrlge was
assured that The Ueo would support any
two reputable in on named. Mr. Hosuwater
was also naked to agree to make no reference
In The Bee to Walker and Koutsky for three
days , by which time the change was to be
made. To this bo also aseented. In spite
of all these assurances nothing came of th
conference.
At the first meeting of the county committee -
tee Victor Rosewater , as one of the members
from the Fourth ward , offered a motion to
go Into executive session for the purpose of
discussing the reconstruction of the ticket.
At the request ot John L. Webster's newly-
elected chairman , B. G. Burbank , the motion
was withdrawn until after the election ot
officers bad been completed , when It was
renewed , only to flud that Chairman Bur-
bank had suddenly discovered that It wai
out of order. An appeal taken from the do-
clslon of the chair failed and the committee
adjourned without action.
WeliHter U Obdurate.
The Bee and Its editor renewed the de
mand tor a reconstruction of tbe ticket.
Several conferences were held , at which ,
oven John L. Webater himself admitted that '
the two malodorous candidates were like
millstones on the party's neck , but at his
Instigation and by bis boast that be wouid
carry Douglas couniy by 3.000 majority for
e ery member upon It , even down to Walker
and Koutsky , the objectionable men refused
to retire.
Fearful lest the county committee might
take up the question of reconstruction Web-
ater's dummy chairman refused to call the
committee together until after the time had
expired when changes might lawfully be
made In the nominations1 certified to the
county clerk , nnd contrary to all precedent
for five weeks tbe campaign was carried on ,
or rather was not carried on. by Webater
and the dummies be had selectid as execu
tive committee without even a meeting ot
the county comrtlttef.
Dls'.ruMlag such management tbo nomi
nees naturally hesitated and even refused to
pay lu their assessments , kulng 'that the
money would be wasted or used solely to
bolster up tbe two disreputables for ( doomed 1'
to defeat. The meetings arrange ! by Web
ater and Burbank were Icy frosts , attracting
mora offlceseekers and officeholders than
auditors. One of their meetings had to be
given up when the speakers arrived to find '
nothing but empty benches before them.
Tbe first two registration days pwsed with
U s than half tbe voters registered , bKauae
tbe committee hfid been forced j radically
10 abdicate Its powers to Webster , and Web-
* ter did not know bow tot have the work of
registration performed. As an excuo for I
this apparent neglect It was complained that ,
the committee was short of funds and needed I i
help from the state committee , which had I1 I
previously declined to come to its assistance
for the simo reason that the candidates had
refused to pay In their assessments.
How ( he Fond Wu Handled.
Finally just before the last day of regis
tration an agreement was reached between
John L. Webater and representatives of the
republican state committee whereby the
state committee contributed $1,750 to tbe
Douglas county campaign to Insure regis
tration and provide carriages and workers
upon election day. Although ho was neither
a member of the county committee nor a
candidate upon the ticket this money waa
paid to John L , Webster without patting
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nebraska
Unsettled ; Variable Winds.
YcHtcrilny'n Temperature ill Oiiinlini
llonr. I'ctt. Hour. lrir <
R n. in ilN 1 | i. til 4U
a n. m UH 2 p. in II
7 n. m. . . . . . : ts ; t p. m in
8 n. in ill ) 4 p. m II
l > n. in itn n p. m 4-1
It ) n. in tin a p. m -I-
11 n. n ! 8 T p. m Ml
IS n IO N p. m : iS
through the hands of the treasurer of the
county committee and was expended by Mi.
Webster without check or hindrance.
The spectacle was thus presented of John
L. Webster having no official connection
with the couniy committee holding a desk In
the county headquarters , hiring the men to
got the voters registered , giving out orders
for carriages , paying off the workers and
usurping to himself all the duties of the
committee. Although the funds he was using
came from the elate committee every man
he paid off was given to understand that the
money ho was giving was being paid out of
his own pocket. In spite of protests from
committee members duly elected In the con
vention the sole management of the cam
paign was assumed by John L. Webster
without even consulting couimlttci-men
chosen for that purpose by the republican ! )
of Douglas county.
As was to have been expected election day
came without any ndcquato organization to
get out the republican vote. Precinct after
jireclnct was without challengers or party
workers and the largest wards were pro
vided with not more than two or three car
riage * . The count progressed without any
one to watch Us accuracy on behalf of the
republicans and to cap the climax the
spectacle was presented at the republican
headquarters on election night of Chairman
urn-bank , the great commander of the cam
paign , running away to catch the midnight
car homo just as the returns began to come
In Indicating where , If anywhere , precau
tions bhould be taken to prevent fraud and
miscount.
With such mismanagement of the cam-
ralgn republicans throughout tha state will
uniy wonder that the party majority In
Douglas county was not entirely wiped out
nnd the whole legislative ticket Font Instead
of only the two disreputables. What saved
those who were elected was the work done
ii- the candldatca themselves and earnest
appeals made by The Boo In their be
half.
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED
Six Men Knppoiied to Hnve Looted
Great Northern Trnln Caught
IT I tli IlurKlnrn' Tool * .
MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. 11. A Moorhead
I special to thn Journal says : Six of the men
{ engaged In the holdup of the Great Northern
I coast train near Fergus Falls , were captured
here this morning by Chief of Police Mur
phy. Four of the men arrived at the Kx-
ehange hotel together , nnd two Others came
about an hour later nnd Inquired for the
first four. Bach had large revolvers. Two
sets of burglar toots and two dark lanterns ,
thrco sticks ot dynamite and four dynamite
_ cu'ps were found on them. Bach man had
thriy handkerchiefs. The sis. men had about
I J200. Thuy gave their n me , BW. C. Rosr ,
i J. C. Half , C. F. Huffman , B. L. Mlnot , M. <
Morris and J. B , Edwards. None Is more
than 30 years of ago , and all are bright and
Intelligent in appearance. Three claim to
como from Missouri. There seems no doubt
that they are the men Implicated and that
! i they had agreed to rendezvous at Moorhead
park. A number ot robberies , including that
ot an elevator at Bvansvltle , and n bank at
Battle Lake , are now credited to this gang.
ST. PAUL , Nov. 11. Thp Great Northern
I express company , whose local safe was blown
open in the train held up last night by
masked robbers near Fergus Fafls , today of-
fercd a reward of $3,000 for the arrest' and
conviction of the robbers. The express offi
cials say the loss was email , the safe not
containing money.
I FERGUS FALLS , Minn. , Nor. 11. Search
j for the missing highwaymen wto robbed the
j i westbound coast train on the Great North-
j ern baa continued all day and Is still In
| pragma , but no trace cf the bandits has
i been found In this vicinity. Opinion pre
vails here that the five men arrested at
Moorchcad are the guilty parties. Two of
them correspond very closely to the descrip
tion of the two who held up tbe fireman and
engineer. It has been learned during the
day that the two men. evidently members
of the gang , purchased a quantity of dyna-
I mite from a tociil gun rtoro Thursday.
I MOORHEAD , Minn. , Nov. 11. The men
tonight attempted to saw the bars of the
cells. They were searched again and seven
fine saws were found sewed In tbo flap of a
coat pocket. One of the men was recognized
as Link Thayer , who played ball In Moor-
head several years ago.
| DEATH IN FALLING "LEAVES
] Hnllronil lna ter ! C n ed by Clocc-
Kl K l'l of the Air
Ilrake * .
WILKESBARRE , Pa. , Nov. 11. The Buf
falo express on the Lehlgh Valley railroad ,
which left Now York at 8:30 : last night ,
I ran Into the New York & Philadelphia express -
press , going cast , on Wllkesbarre mountain
at 3 o'clock this morning.
The killed and wounded taken from tbe
i wreck ore :
| Killed :
WILLIAM TOXHAMER , fireman.
FllED GLASSER , fireman.
J. C. M'GREGOR , express messenger ,
Easton.
JACOB ENGELMAN , brakeman , Easton.
JOHN M'NALLY , engineer , Whltehaven.
Injured :
I ) . E. Price , Wllkesbarre ; badly scalded.
John Rchbllng , engineer Wllkesbarre :
badly scalded.
Charles Morgan , express messenger ;
' scalded about head.
John Shanfleld , brakeman ; cut about head.
An Investigation shows thai a heavy wind
storm prevailed on the mountain last night ,
which caused the leaves from tbe forest to
| accumulate on the track. The engines
I j ploughed Into these leaves , which clogged
the brakelng apparatus.
Vlrden Illot.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 11. A special to the
T'ost-D'Epatch ' from Carllnvllle , III. , Bays :
Over 100 witnesses have been summoned be-
fore the grand jury , which U Investigating
the Vlrden riot , Ip which so many men
lost their lives. Warrants bavo been Issued
to compel the appearance of others bc.'oro
tba grand jury. The grand jury Is mating
slowly , but Its Investigation Is thorough.
Ileicne Crew of Stranded Khlp.
BUFFALO. Mich. . Nov. 11. The St. Jo-
eeph life saving crew , which came hero by
special train last nluhl to rescue the crew
of thn stranded ecbooner Lena M. Nellson ,
succeeded In setting all the men safely
off the wreck. The schooner will probably
be a total loss.
Ire HiiunliiK at Pierre.
PIERRE. S. D. , Nov. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The rlvrr U full of running Ice hero
and unless warmer wrather follows will ntop
th operation of the boats , which art work'
Ing with difficulty ted by ,
SURELY REPUBLICAN
All Donbt Bcirovcd Corcrrnirg Complexion
of Nebraska Legislature.
THIRTEEN MAJORITY ON JOINT BALLOT
Later Beturns Simply Cotfiiuj Claims tUt
Were Doubtful.
TWENTY-ONE RIFULLICANS IN SENATE
Clear Bailing Arsurecl in that Branch ei
Law-Making Fody.
LOWER HOUSE IS ALSO ANTI-FUSION
Kffort in Chrnt Pctinltilc Out of Mix
Certlflcnle of KU-olliiii In llefi-ntcd
liy Wnti-liliiK ( lie rupucrotto
The list of members-elect to the legisla
ture remains practically the H.IHIO as alrtudy
given In The Bee , but with < e\oral doubtful
republican claims continued by the later and
more complete i clump. The twenty-one
members of the Kcnatr Insure clear sailing
for the republicans In the upper house.
This has been effected by the ellmlnatlou
of Senators Mutz and Giuliani , on whom the
popocrats counted with certainty. In the
Thirtieth dlctrlct the election of On ens , re
publican , over Buchanan Is fairly as
sured , though all the figures nra not yet In ,
In the house the republican * have been
well strengthened by the delivery of cer
tificates of election to Schalble In Klchnnlson
and to IJrodcrlck In Clay , whoso titles had
been disputed. In the case of Schalble the
certificate was procured according to thu
returns only after the state committee had
taken nil stops to arrest niul piosecuti'
1 , any one attempting to manipulate the can-
1 vass or tamper with the tally sheets. Thi >
confirmation of the erection of Fisher of
Dawcs leaves only Wllcox of Lincoln sub
ject to possible change. In any case thu
republican control of the house will not bo
affected.
The republican majority on Joint ballot ,
according to the best available returns , It ,
thirteen. The repulblcan majority In the
senate Is nine , there being twenty-one re
publican senators as against twelve fuslon-
Isl senators. The republican majority In the
house IB four , theru being fifty-two repub
lican members as against forty-eight fusion
members. The joint HCfelon will therefore
consist of seventy-three republicans and
sixty fitslonlsts.
The absurd claims of the popocrats that
members duly elected ara In danger of being
counted out by republicans are taken to In
dicate preparations to attempt to count in
defeated popocratlc candidates. In every
case whore popocratlc claims deny the elec
tion of republicans us shown by the returut
the county clerks * nd canvassing boards arc
poponrata , and If fraudulent manipulation li
perpetrated it. will of course tvo on behalf ol
popocratlc candidates. It. 'As doubtful , how
ever , whotber any popocrutlc clrk will dnr
to withhold certificates from the republican :
who are elected any more than the popo-
crntlc clerks of Hlchardson and Clay counties
yesterday would refuse Schatble and Brod-
crick thu certificates given them , nlthougt
their election was denied by the campaign
managers.
The following Is the roll of the members
of the next Nebraska legislature made up
from the latest verified returns :
State Sennte.
Dls. Senator. Residence. Polities
1 W. J. llnlderman. . iiurclmnl . Itei
2 W. K. Barton . Tecumseh . Ht'\ | \
3.1. II. ArenilH . byrucum . HPI
4 W. H. Newell . PluttHinouth . . . He ;
5 Wlllliim D. Schaul. SprlnKlleld . Kut
6 Joseph Crow . onmlm . Hep
Isaac Noyos . Waterloo . Hop
J. II. Van Duscn. . . . Bouth Oinnha
7 Dan Olffert . West 1'olnt Her
8 William Morgan. . . . Allen Ku
9.1. F. S. Smith . Klglii Km
10W. D. Holbrook. . . . Kverutt Hop
11J. V. Halo . Battle Creek Kus
12 J. C. Punn . Kchuylcr . Vat
13 Hugh O'Neill . Chelsea . Km
14 W. II. Reynolds. . . cimdron . Her
15 K. M. Currle . lirokun How . lle\ \
ir Jnnien B. Miller. . . . Major * . Ku
IT H. UannllMl . Ht. I'nul . Hep
18 T. F. Kurrell . Chirks . Km
19 A. C. Knepper . Ottuvla . Km
20 A. H. Talbot . Lincoln . H.-r
Jacob Hoche . Illckninn . Ilct
21 Frank N. 1'rout. . . . Uentrlco . Het
22 IIUKU McCarger. . . Crete . Kep
23 C. K. Steels . Knlrbury . He |
24 Charles- . Kowler. Ohlowu . Uep
" . * i F. M. Howard . Aurora . Kim
20 Ueorge Spohn . Hlvcrtun . Kus
27 C. L. Alexander. . . . Hustings . Hop
28 J. H. tJanartuy . Ml mini . KUH
29 Kd. N. Allen . Arapahoe . Hop
30 K. D. Gwmis . Cozud . Hep
llocme of Ilvi.ircurntHllvr * .
Dls. Member. HHldence. . 1'olltlcs ,
1 M. J. bnnlhlo . Kails City . Kua
A. J. Weaver . K.UIa Cliy . iu- |
Charles Smith . . . . Knbctha , Kan. . . .Hup
2 J. Wenzl . Stciniiucr . Ht > p
Andrew Scott . 1'awncu City . . . .Hep
3 J. M , Armstrong. . . Houth Auburn . . .Hup
John Swan . Auburn . Kus
4 Palmer Ulake . . . . Te umreh . Kcp
6 I'eter llerlei . JuliiiHon . H n
61) . H. Harris . Unudllla . Hep
W. J. McUlnley. . . . LOUKIIH ) | . Kiih
7 T. T. Young . South licnd . Hep
K. M. Pollard . Nehawka . Hep
8 H. A. Ulttnnr . Nc-brunka City. . . .Hep
9 Clans Orel ! . Chalco . . Fns
10 J. A. Ileverly . Omaha . Hep
Frank Hurinan . . . Omaha . Hep
Lev ! Cox . Omaha . Hep
J. O. Detwellcr . Omaha . Hep
Miles D. 1 1 ancle. . . Omaha . Hep
Hugh A. Myers. . . . Omaha . Hep
H. H. Olmstcd. . . . . Omahii . Hep
T. J. Klynn . Omaha . FUN
T. K. SturgesH . Omaha . I'm ,
11 W. D. Ilallcr . Hlulr . Hep
12 J. K. Ncsbltt . Tukumnh . I'.ep
13 J. H. Chambers. . . Herman . Hep
14 M. T. Sellers . Hooper . Hip
A. J. Hastings . 1'leasant Valley , . .Hep
15 C. L. Sleke . Wont 1'olut . Kus
16 M. W. Murray . Ponder . Fns
17 LoulM HmlthbiTgcr. Htunton . Hup
1 A. A. Davis . KnuTfon . . . . .H p
19 O. r. Watson . Plulnvlmv . Kus
20 Charles Crockett CrelKhton
21 H. U. Kllwooil. . . Crt'.ntium 1'iin
22 H. C. Kleeter , . . . St. IMvard I-'tis
53 I. F. Mfmmlnger. . .Miiillnuri rut-
U O. L. Moran Crcuton KUH
25 J. W. Tanner. . . . Fullertim KUH
'M Joseph Dohrpy Hohuyler Km
Z/C. M. LcMar Wuhoo Kun
A. Uoulliir Cedar Bluffs VUK
28 F. K. Looinln Kntlirjlni Ku >
George L. Smith , UlysHiH Kim
29 J J. Endlrott. . . . Dorchester Ku.s
II. W. Fuller Hcwiird Kus
O Joseph Burns Liiunln Hep
A. W. Lane Lincoln Hup
Pnul Clark Lincoln Hup
Henry Harkeon. . . puvry Hup
C3eor e Andvrso . < tavc-lock Ke ; >
31 H. M. Smith Krlpnd Ituji
W. H. MunnVllticr Hep
32 ( Jeoi'BP. A. Jones. . U'ymor * Hop
Thou. . Illbbc-rt. . Ailnms , Hoc
W. K. Chlltcnden. Cortlnnd Hep
33 W. B. Or.-if 10,1cbtcm Keji
34 Peter Jnnsen Junsen Hep
35 Itnhert MorrlHon . . Hebron Ku
30 Conrad lilesner. . Krlvdtinuau Hen
37 W. II. Taylor. . . . Exeter Ku
NtdM Anderson. . Khkkley Kui
3S J. M. Tuck Waco H p
Andrew Huiulall.York net
y > H. It. Hardy I'learant Home . .Ku *
40 W. T. Thoniption..Central f'ltv Hep
41 J. II. fJroavenor..Central City Kus
I ) , 8. Woodward .Hampton , Km
42 Krnnk A. ThompdonOluy Center Kus
Monm'tli B od rick Kafrlleld Hep
43 J II. WrlKht. . HiiHklu Fun
44 J. L. Crandstuff.Hidden Ku *
45 J. D. Kvaiw , , KeiiKB.twr . . . . . . . . . .Hep
1
46 C. i' . Ultkx UUdcn Hep
