OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MO11NIN ft , DECEMBER li ) , 1808 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PLATT ON EXPANSION
Jfotmeg State Senator Will Speak in Bsply to
Senator Vest ,
HIS SPEECH IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
likelj to Frecip'tate a More or Less General
Debate.
SEVERAL TALKS DUE AFTER CHRISTMAS
eaco Treaty Will Oome Up for Consideration
Early in January ,
INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL BE RATIFIED
"Fewer Than T-.ro Thoimand
turen Attached to the Antl-Ilntlll-
catliiti Petition * Already Kor-
wuriled to the Senate ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. The week In the
ecnato win be opened with a speech by Sen
ator Platt of Connecticut on the question of
expansion. He has given notice of an ad
dress to begin Immediately after the conclu
sion of the routine morning business Mon
day. Mr. Platt will reply to the speech of
Senator Viet , made last Monday , and as ho
lias given careful attention to the extension
of our territorial area , no lltti'o Interest Is
manifested among senators In his presenta
tion of the matter and It Is not Improbable ,
unless the Nicaragua bill prevents , that the
pjiecch will precipitate a more or less gen
eral debate on this question. Whether It
docs or doee not , a number of speeches on
the eamo subject wllr be made after the
Christmas holidays' ' preparatory to the con
elderntlon of tbo peace treaty.
It Is hoped that the treaty will be taken
up for discussion early In January. At
ready there Is talk of the probability of ills
posing of the treaty during the present ses
elon and the Impression favorable to this
Is growing. A few senators manifest
disposition .to debate the treaty at lengtli
and some profess an unalterable decision , bui
the feeling Is go strong against an extra ses
elon and In favor of the postponement of the
acttlement of the disposition of the Philip
plnca otter they come Into our possession
that It now seems that even the minority
will consent to the treaty's ratification with
out material delay. The friends of tin
treaty who are giving attention to the clos
est details of opposition as they develop
themselves have taken the pains to have
enumerated the names of the signers to the
memorial's against annexation which have
reached the senate and they find that there
are fewer than 2,000 of them , distributed
among the states as follows :
Massachusetts , 1,435 ; West Virginia , 101 ;
Indiana , 74 ; Ohio , 50 ; Florida , 47 ; New
York. 45 ; Virginia. 39 ; Vermont , 20 ; Mary
land , 16 ; Pennsylvania and llllnole , each , 15 ;
Rhode Island , 12 ; New Hampshire , 6 ;
California and Missouri , 3 each ; Wisconsin
and Tennessee , two each , and Maine , Colorado
rado , Iowa and Nevada , one each.
\ PrenB the Canal BUI.
.Btnator Morgan , * ald tod.j that ; Jw , meant
, to' preis the Nicaragua hill .u vigorously
M possible and he expressed the hope that
lie might got a vote before next Wednesday ,
t the probable date for the Christmas ad
journment. The Indications are , however ,
against such an early disposal of the sub
ject and It may be accepted as quite cer
tain that even If Senator Turple'a motion
for postponement till January 10 should not
prevail , the bill will naturally be thrown
over beyond the holidays. It Is evidently
the purpose of tbe opposition to prevent
ctlon during the few remaining days prior
to adjournment. Mr. Morgan today Indi
cated his willingness to accept the Berry
amendments In modified form and the bill
as the Arkansas senator proposes to change
It has been printed for Information.
The bill concerning the registry ot for
eign built vessels wrecked on the American
coast Is still on the calendar as a special
order and Senator Elklna will probably
make another effort to secure consideration.
Senator Cullom has expressed a desire i.o
get up the antl-scalplng bill. Both these
measures will be antagonized and probably
thrown over to January. There will be no
effort to get up any more appropriation
bills until after tbe resumption ot business
in January.
Iloune Forecant.
The holiday recess by the terms of the >
resolution reported by tbe ways and means
committee Is to begin Thursday and extend
to Wednesday , January 4. It la likely that
the resolution will be amended so as tc
make the recess begin Wednesday Instead
of Thursday.
The appropriation bills are further ad
vanced than they have been Tor many years
at the short session. Already the naval
and army deficiency , a special bill and
three of the regular bills the pension
District of Columbia and Indian have
passed the houee. The agricultural bill
was reported yesterday and will be taken
up on Tuesday. Four of the regular money
budgets , out of thirteen , will therefore
have passed the lower house before the hol
iday recess , an unprecedented thing In leg
islative annals. The military academy bill
could have been added to this list had II
not been that Chairman Hull of the mili
tary affairs committee declined to allow the
attention of the committee to bo drawn
from the bill for the increase of the army
even for the limited time required to pre
pare the academy bill. The latter , how
ever , will be reported before the recess
The friends of the naval personnel bill and
the bill for the Philadelphia exposition ol
189D have been urging the committee or
rules to grant time for their consideration
Time will be allotted for the former bill
EOOU after the house reconvenes aftci
the holiday rei-ess. It Is possible that tbe
Philadelphia exposition bill may be called
up and placed upon Its passage tomorrow | ,
na tomorrow under the rulcj is suspension
day.
day.Tlio
Tlio bill to extend the navigation laws ol
the United States over Hawaii , which was
pending yesterday when the house ad
journed , may also be voted upon under sus
pension of the rules.
EMBRACES IN PUBLIC PLACE
Bin I uc Artilleryman Hint * a Woumu
on the Street and I * Nuw on
tlie ClinliiK
SAVANNAH , Dec. 18. Prominent cttlxem
bavo interested themselves In behalf ol
"Moore , the Maine artilleryman , who was the
other day sentenced to pay a flue of } 500 01
Bcrvo thirty day * on the chain gang t
( Judge Norwood for attempting on the street :
to hug the wife of a prominent citizen. A
petition to the governor for pardon Is being
circulated and li being signed not only bj
prominent men but by society women ns
well.
well.Moore
Moore was hilariously intoxicated at the
Uffit tX his offense. He has borne an excel
reputation In his command. His peti
tion win go to the governor probably to
morrow and considering the high character
of the signer ? It Is possible the pardon will
be promptly granted. Moore ts now In the
chain gang , where he has been for two
weeks. The petitioners say they think his
degradation and punlxhment have been
ample.
ONE KILLED , SEVERAL HURT
Fatal Itenultfl of n Sunday Railroad
9iuah-llp In the Vlelnltr
of Indlanapoll * .
INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 18. A wreck oc
curred on the Indiana , Decatur & Western
railroad et 2:30 : o'clock this morning , fifty-
two miles west of Indianapolis , near Gulcn
station. The Indianapolis express , eastbound -
bound , due to arrive at this city at 3:65 : a.
ra. , left the truck west of a high trestle and
passed over tne trestle , which was sixty
feet long , -vlth seven coaches off the rails
and bumping along the tics. The trestlJ
< vad fifty feet high and It Is considered
phenomenal that the train was not hurled
off Into the crock , In which the slaughter of
life would have been awful.
The rear car had Just left the trestle when
a spreading of the rails ahead of the baggage
car piled the seven cars into a heap. The
baggage car and smoker were ground al
most Into splinters and all the cars were
badly wrecked. There were about fifty pas
sengers on the train and not a woman or
child In the list. The train was In charge
of Conductor J. A. Mitchell ot this city
and It Is claimed was running at nearly
sixty miles en hour to make up lost time.
The killed :
T. M. WELLS , superintendent of schools ,
Douglas county , Illinois , Arcola.
The Injured :
Daniel Pointer , Decatur , 111. , head cut and
neck and shoulders bruised.
Andrew Kafor , Lawrencevllle , Ind. , head
badly cut.
A. J. Diddle , Indianapolis , frightfully cut
about the face.
W. J. Moore , Indianapolis , head cut , eplno
Injured and Internal Injuries.
Warren Saylor , Indianapolis , slightly In
jured.
J. A. Mitchell , conductor , Injured ankle.
A. W. Scott , Indianapolis , head Injured.
H. M. Tenneyck , Chicago , slight Injuries.
A special train made up here brought the
Injuied to this city where they were placed
under medical care.
BOMBARDMENT OF KISSES
Over One Hundred ChlenKO Girl *
Slake an OxculatorjChnrice Upon
" .Merrlmnc" Hobnail.
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. Lieutenant Richmond
mend Pearson Hobson was heavily bom
barded by a large licet of kissing girls at
the Auditorium tonight , but as no distress
signal was hoisted after the engagement
It Is not believed that he was seriously In
Jured. Lieutenant Hobson lectured on "The
Sinking of the Merrlmac" under the aus
pices of the Chicago Press club , and after
the * lecture the members of the audience
pressed forward for an Impromptu recep
tion. There was much handshaking and
applause , but more Interesting than either
were 163 kisses given the Merrimac hereby
by aa many girls. The lieutenant met the
attack bravely and even seemed to encour
age It.
During his brief stay In Chicago Lieutenant
tenantHobsonfwai Ike guest -of General
John McNulta 'of'the Union League club.
After the lecture he left for Kansas City ,
where he will speak tomorrow evening.
Tuesday evening the distinguished naval
officer will face an tudlence In Denver ,
whence he will proceed to San Francisco
and sail for Manila December 24 on the
City ot Pekln.
HE BELIEVESJN EXPANSION
Cnnirre * man Lewi * \VahlnRtou
Favor * the Policy of Annexing
the Philippine * .
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. "The democratic
party must be a progressive party and not a
party of mere obstruction If It would retain
the confidence of the people of this coun
try , " said Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis of Washington at the Auditorium
Annex today. Together with Mrs. Lewis
.
the congressman is on his way to the cap
ital.
ital."I
"I am a democrat , " he continued , "but
do not feel 1 can act with my party If I
places Itself In opposition to the policy o
expansion on which this country has em
barked. But I do not believe a majority o
*
the democratic delegates of the house can
bo whipped Into line to oppose this policy
"Tho $20,000,000 payment clause In the
peace treaty I do not favor , but I do no
consider that sufficient reason for opposing
tbe whole Instrument , which I believe wll
be ratified. "
ARRESTED FOR WIFE MURDER
Autrlnn Held In Clilcuno on Charge
of IJoliiK Away ttlth 111 *
Iletter Half.
,
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. Michael Emll Rol
linger , a native of Austria , is under arres
charged with the murder of hU wife
Theresa. Tno charred body of Mrs. Rol
linger vtaa found Friday night In a clothes
closet of her home and her death was a
first supposed to bu the result of an accl
dent. The police now claim they have sum
clcut evidence to prove that Rolllnge
strangled his wife , poured kerosene over th
body and set flre to It. Mrs. Rolllnger owned
some property In Austria and also carried
$500 life Insurance. Lately the couple had
not been living happily and Mrs. Rollluger
had declared her Intention to apply for a dt-
, \orco.
lloyM fuutlctvd of Murder.
CHILLICOTHE. O. . Dec. 18. Two mere
, boys , Elmer and George Butler , aged re
spectively 20 and 13 , were today found guilty
of manslaughter and will serve a term In the
penitentiary for the murder of Daisy
Browser , a young girl. The crime was a
heinous one and on the trial It was proven
that the girl had been shot from ambush
' for no cause whatever , Thu defense made
an attempt to prove that Insanity ran In the
Butler family , hut the Jury could not be
convinced. The Jury rendered < ho verdict at
10:30 : this morning , having been out since 7
o'clock Saturday eight. Sentence has not
yet been passed.
IIOMiiHnl Shlim SalU.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 18. The hospital ship
Missouri sailed f > day for Havana with 300
tons of medical supplies for the troops In
the Island and carrying the hospital corps
of the second division of the Seventh army
corps the first division of v > hlch has already
gone forward with General Lee. The Mis
souri after distributing Its supplies will take
sick soldiers from Havana and vicinity and
bring them to thla country , either to New
York , Norfolk or Savannah.
Fatal Coasting Accident.
riTTSDUna. Dec. IS. As a result of a
coasting accident at Turtle creek , eight
miles from Plttsburg , Joseph West , aged 30 ,
Is dead and eleven others Injured , two seri
ously. The sled collapsed ut tbe bottom of a
strep hill and hurled tbe party with great
force In every direction. Tbe two seriously
Injured are W. D. Madey. both legs broken ,
and Joseph Conner , left leg broken nod In
jured badly about tbe"
TOO MANY POLITICAL PARTIES
Judge Neville Urges Amalgamatioi of Silver
Forces Into One.
CAUSES FOR DEFEAT OF SENATOR ALLEN
I.nck of llnrmony In Tripartite Alli
ance and Failure to Correct ln-
JuHtlt-e to Wentern Port of
State In the Apportionment.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dee. 18. ( Special. ) The
populist leaders are still endeavoring to
figure out Just what struck them at the
last election. There have been various
reasons advanced and about all the leading
lights of the party have furnished their
views. The latest contribution to this lit
erature Is by Judge William Neville of
North Platte , who was the candidate for
supreme Judge two years ago and has been
n prominent figure In every convention for
several years. The communication Is as fol
lows :
Much has been said as to the cause of
Senator ! Allen's defeat and the stay-at-hbme
vote In Nebraska. In addition to the causes
which always operate three principal facts
contributed to the defeat of the legislative
ticket and the almost defeat of the state
ticket.
First The campaign was waged largely
pen the question of spoils attd the personal
[ alms of candidates.
Second The li-sues In which the people
re Interested were partially abandoned for
ssues about which the pec-plo have no
unrrel.
Third The continued neglect and In-
ustlce shown toward western Nebraska.
Wo will consider these In the order hero
amed. So long as we have three parties
vith three different plattjrms and one set
f candidates the citizen who Is not a partl-
< an for love of office will say that wo arc
Imply united to secure spoils and not to
dvatice principles and when candidates for
e-electlon conflno their statements and
pceches to a personal eulogy or personal
lefense of official careerIt lends credence to
ho spoils theory.
So long n.9 the populists fuse with the
democrats In the north and the republicans
n the south there will never be united
ctlon nationally and we will neve.r.have our
irlnclplcs embodied Into natlonal'law.
One rintfonn , One Ticket.
The remedy Is to uniteon principles. Sup
pose that at our next state convention we
unite 'the ' three silver parties upon an esti
mated basis of strength , adopt cno platform
and nominate a ticket. If'we'can agree On
irlnclples we will unite south aa well as
north ; If this state takes the lead others
will follow.
If we do not unite upon principle then I
s the duty of each person to remain loyal'to
ho particular party advocating .the prlncl
lies In which he believes and If at any1 ttmi
le , In the Interest ofcno of ther other par ,
tes , opposes the wish of his own he wllUIose
itrength In his own and the loss Of strength
> y members of a party weakens a party and
the weakening of one of the three parties
pulling together weakens all. , u
So kmg'BB three different parties were con-
rlbutlng to the prospective majority in the
legislature each had a right to assume ' -hat
ts deserving members would have a fighting
show for the United States senate and when
It became apparent by the conduct * of the
campaign that If a majority were attained
but one party would have a show the en-
thuilasm In the other two was thereby ma
terially lessened.
As tothe second cause , the members .of
the populist party have given the financial
question serious thought. . They fully realize
that every rule tolerated which has a
tendency to concentrate wealth Into the
hands and control of , the few by unfair
means threatens the free Institutions of our
government. For that reason every party Is
based upon Its effect upon the finances , Its
opposition to the concentration of wealth by
special privileges. Populists know that In
the near future the few then owning the
wealth will object to the poverty-stricken
masses voting to say when , what for and
how much their property shall be taxed and
a property qualification to vote will be fixed.
Whh the really poor disfranchised the
wealthy class will object to being taxed to
educate the children of the poor and later
ion an educational qualification wl'l be de
manded. The dlsfranchlsement of part will
disqualify for office and the wealthy will de
mand that Judge and Jury be selected from
their class , and thus one by one the boasted
liberties of the American people will fade
Away and the people will realize then , when
they already know , that money makes
classes , clashes make royalty , royalty makes
kings and kings make industrial slaves.
Switching the Iue * .
Knowing that such Is the drift the popu
lists were astonished that Just when the re
publicans had taken offl their mask and de
clared for the gold standard , thereby admit
ting previous pretensions of friendship for
sliver to be fraudulent , our forces should
abandon silver and base their campaign en
tirely upon personal claims of candidates ,
opposition to expansion of territory , the ad
ministration's conduct of the war and the
McCleary bill.
The war was declared and Justified upon
the demand of suffering humanity. To de
liver the Philippines back to Spain or even
abandon them to their own fate would belle
the declaration of war. When the proper
time comes for an Issue upon the Inde
pendence of the Philippines the populists
will probably divide upon the question Just
In proportion as they believe annexation
will concentrate or distribute wealth.
The war was conducted to glorious victory
for American valor and everyone knows that
a vast army cannot be equipped in a hurry
without some unworthy and incompetent
subordinates being selected and the people
were not willing to mar a great national
victory by denouncing the administration for
the betrayal of trust by such subordinates.
The McCleary bill Is a new phase of a
part of the financial Issue. It Is practically
a repetition of the national bank act and
will enable a favored class to absorb tbe
wealth of the many very rapidly , but the
people were not familiar with It. Many re
garded U UK a scarecrow set up to counter
act the measure of praise always duo an
administration for having taken Its country
through a dangerous period. Others re
garded It as a means of temporary Inflation
and from pressing wants were willing to ac
cept It as a means of temporary relief.
Stiiy-nt-IIome Vote.
The third cause Is a potent one. Dy exam'
Intng tbe tabulated returns of the election
It will bo dlscoterrd that the stay-at-home
vote was In western Nebraska. The Flrot
congressional district polled aver a thousand
more votes this year than It did last. The
Second district polled about 800 more this
year than last , while the Sixth district
polled nearly 4,000 less this year than last
This , the Fifty-fourth representative district
polled nearly 1,200 votes less this year than
last. This , the Thirtieth senatorial , dlstrlcl
polled nearly 2,000 less votes this year than
last. Dawaon and Lincoln counties are en.
titled to a state senator , yet they have
thirteen other counties attached to them tc
glvo them t > ne. and Daw son and Lincoln
counties polled 900 less votes this year than
last. Lincoln county alooe Is entitled to c
member of the legislature , yet It nan nine
other counties attached to It to give It one
member , and Lincoln county polled SOO less
votes this year than It did last.
I know some claim It was bad weather on
election day , Instead of a want of enthusi
asm , which caused the sUy-at-bome vote ,
but It was lovely weather on contention
days , yet at the Sixth congressional dis
trict convention only sixteen counties out
of thirty-four were represented. At the
Thirtieth senatorial district convention only
four counties out of fifteen were represented
and at the Fifty-fourth representative dis
trict convention only three counties out ol
ten were represented. These name counties
that were absent were l60 absent at tbe
populist state convention.
What are tbo facts as to continued In
justice and neglect cvcsterr
Under the census of 1880 tnj\t portion of
Nebraska west of a center Una drawn north
and south has about one-seventh ot the
population and Is only alloved five members
of the legislature out of 100 and It has five
counties attached to It from the east halt
of the state to give it three icnaors out of
thirty-three. ( .
The state Is 32 ycais 'old and In
all that time the west halt ofithe state has
not had a United States penotor , a congressman
"
man , a supreme Judge , * governor nor any
fttate officer except the present Incumbent ,
Treasurer Meserve.
In 1893 , when Allen was elected to the
United States senate , we bad three senatorial
districts , now lost. We aUo had the Fifty-
third , Fifty-fourth , Fifty-ninth and Sixty-
fifth representative districts. If we had
them now Senator Allen would be returned
by exactly the same majority he had In
18D3. We bad those districts In ' 91 and ' 93 ,
but not In ' 95 , simply bccpuse having con
trolled the legislature we failed to correct
this great Injustice. In .1894 , when Hoi-
comb git an overwhelming majority In these
same districts for governor , our candidates
for the lawmaklng body nearly all failed
and at the session of 1895 Thurston was
nlectcd to the United States senate. In 1897
wo again had all of these districts because
the republicans In ' 95 not only refused to
redlstrlct the state but la violation
of the constitution refused to take
the census upon which a proper reap-
portbnment could bo based , but we lost
them again this year because we refused to
correct the wrong In ' 97.
The remedy and only safety for the silver
forces la to Unite on principles , battle as one
force to make them law and fairly distribute
to all localities the offices secured by such
union by a proper apportionment according
to l .w. WILLIAM NKVILLE.
CINCINNATI STUCKON ; A ROCK
*
CmUer Una Had Lack'Whcn
to Enter the Harbor of
"
Snntlmro.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA'Dec. 18. While the
United States cruiser Cincinnati was leav
ing port about sunset yesterday , It ran full
speed upon a rock clearly denned in
the charts , but not buoyed. Last Septem
ber General Leonard Wood , considering that
the absence of a buoy .there might lead
to some accident , anchored- small one ,
the flrst ever placed thurov.hut the Dcsslc.
on entering the harbor onef , night , carried
It away and slnco then here has been no
buoy to mark the locat'oa ' of the rock.
The Cincinnati probably it not seriously
damaged , as it Is not taking water. For
the last twenty-four houra , the Government
collier Southery and tbp Mayflower have
been engaged In an off or if to pull it off.
Thus far they have been unsuccessful , but
It Is hoped they will ha'vflTbetter luck to
night at high tide. The p'rlpclpal risk /now
Is of tearing a bole In the cruiser's bottom
while pulling it off. t
Captain C. M. Chester , , . ' cruiser's com
mander , Insists that theJat > dmarks _ are in
the wrong place and havp > not been'altered
'
In any way since the'ocotifmtion. Pilots
are not compulsory upon tbe-entrance ot
war ships , butthe , Santlajjcvharbor Is dif
ficult and a War shlp'shOBwln.varlablr take
one. Hereafter a , large bupyiwlll mark tbe
rock upon which tbe Clw'tn'nail struck.
It now turns"out that'jbt wan who was
shot hdre' " "rlday mornlifcftrjr' 'ft- ' Cuban
' ' * * -
- - - -
negro , after'landlng
from Baracoa waa : _
„ „
posed , Celeato Rodrlgue f"Tt * iBuerrllla b'u
a merchant from Barc9af ie Jiad t , eos
here to purchase supplie 'TSt * ; w\imptIon
is that the crime1wa cf tntottfed tat.,4he . ,
sake.of 'robbery * , '
th' property , of the 'JuragVa Iron company
comes a report that the * alde 'baa' , been
attacked and stabbed with'a machete ani
there has been another ( .tabbing affray a
Batqulrl. Although these affairs are prob
ably mining camp rowt , "th * authorities no
feel compelled to police , those places , which
heretofore has been unnecessary , owing t
the fact that the majority 'of the workmen
were Spanish soldiers .and , under military
discipline.
The arrival of the twwathat the Unite' '
States senate had confirmed the nomination
ot General Wood at a major general was
the occasion for universal rejoicing here.
General Wood was at El Morro examining
the Improvements and got la flrst Intima
tion when the Punta Gorda battery fired a
major general's salute. The bells in the
cathedral and churches werp rung , the civic
band played for several hours and in the
crowded cafes and clubs there were toasts
and cheers In honor of the military gov
ernor. A round of receptions has been ar
ranged and a public banquet planned.
SHOT DEAD BY SALOON MAN
Wyoming Miner Fill * Up with Fire
Water and Thereby Forfeit *
HI * Life.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 18. ( Special 1
Telegram. ) J. Facenella , a wealthy saloon
man ot Rock Springs , shot and killed George
Petero this morning because of alleged over-
familiarity with Mrs. Faoenella. Petero
and Facenella spent nearly all of last
night drinking In the latter's saloon , ap
parently on good terms. Mrs. Facenella
Joined them this morning , when the alleged
offense on the part of Petero was com
mitted. Facenella at once gave himself up
and Is in custody. Hla victim was a miner.
Itcport on State Land * .
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec , 18. ( Special. )
The annual report of the State Board of
Land Commissioners was 'filled ' with Gov
ernor Richards by the register of the board ,
Hon. C. H. Pormelee. The report shows
that the receipts of the board for rentals of
public land from Sep'ejnber 30 , 1896 , to
September 30 , 1897 , wire-$29.430.92 ; from
September 30 , 1897. to'September 30 , 1898 ,
the receipts were J39.W9.S4 ; the total re
ceipts for the two years , 9.080.26. Them
are now 2,015 leases/In effect , aggregating
1,351,369 acres , tbo yaluatjon of which 3ll
placed at $1,190,029,01. Te annual rentals
of these lands for the coming year will be
$59,505. The percentage of delinquent ren i-
tals has decreased from 13 per cent two
years ago to 7 % per cent at the present '
time. It Is believed , by the board that a
considerable number of school sections are
enclosed by persons and used for grazing
purposes without having been leased. The
board Is without sufficient funds to make
an Investigation and asKa that provision be
made by tbe coming legislature to do eo.
,
riMh CoinuiUiiluucr'a Ileport.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec 18. ( Special. )
State Fish Commissioner Gustavo Schnltgcr
has filed an Interesting report with Gov
ernor Richards , which Is' , In part , as fol
lows : *
The young trout delivered to the various
counties of the state during 1898 numbered
717,600. The estimated supply for the com
ing year which will be available for dis
tribution Is 1,080,000. The commissioner la
of the opinion that It Is-cheaper to buy the
eggs than to keep breeders at the hatchery.
Eastern hatchcrlea will now sell eggs at
the rate of $35 per 100,000 , which Is a much
lower price than tbe cost of production at
the state hatchery.
Fatallr Ilurneil.
HOROANTOWN , W. Va. . Dec. 18. Thomas
Jones , living near Greer , attempted to light
a fire with crude oil. An explosion occurred 1 ,
wrecking tbo room atid the dresses of his
twin daughters , aged 4 years , ignited. Ho
was too badly burned to assist them and they
wore so badly burned that bath ot them died
ehortlr afterward *
SPAIN UP TO ITS OLD TRICKS
Sells Mansers and Ammunition to Relio
Hunter * in Havana.
DONS MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
Cnliann Celebrate the I acuatloti ol
llavaim with a Parade and I'ro-
feNN ltiul > liiK Krlcitdnlilu
for the American * ! .
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
HAVANA , Dec. 18. ( New York World
Cablegram Spcclaf Telegram. ) The Span
ish authorities are secretly selling largo
quantities of Mausers and ammunition , curi
osity hunters being the principal buyers. A
contract was made yesterday for delivering
1,000 rifles and 20,000 cartridges.
The Cubans ) celebrated today the evacua
tion ot Mariano on Invitation of the alcalde ,
Senor Gomez do Lamanza. Every street was
decorated with American and Cuban flags
Intertwined and at several points were
erected triumphal arches bearing suitable
Inscriptions. Menocal's troops , 400 cavalry
men , paraded the town In the morning. In
this parade were Generals Menocal , Lacrct ,
Morlot. Julio Sangullly and Mayla Rodri
guez. A breakfast was given at noon In the
hotel El Orlente. General1 Leo was Invited to
It , but being unable to be present he was
represented by Colonel Armfirld , commander
of the Flrt-t brigade. Second division , and
Captain H. E. Paxton , brigade adjutant. The
Cubans wore ntoat enthusiastic. Among the
speeches was one by Jose Sangullly , who
declared that Cubans look upon Americans
as brothers , but whatever might be the
consequences the Cubans must Insist on
absolute Independence.
The Spanish authorities have taken strict
measures tonight to prevent any disturb
anco. Strong guards nro stationed In every
quarter , whlfo special precautions have
been taken around the Pi-ado and Hotel
Inglaterra. The engineer corps at Mariano
probably will go next week to Matanzas to
prepare the way for the American troops.
Setter Contract Swindle.
HAVANA , Dec. 18. General Clous called
on General Castellp.nos 'by appointment to
bring to the lattcr's notice the action of
the Havana municipality In attempting to
hastily negotiate during the last days o
Spanish control a sewer contract Involving
the city In Indebtedness of millions of del
lars. The project underlying the contrac
was approved by the municipality last Fri
day without sufficient examination and the
contract was to be executed at the nex
meeting of the council , tomorrow morning ,
General Castellanos expressed his surprise
asserting that he had received no previous
Information of the contemplated action , and
thanks General Clous for Informing him
regarding a proposal which was entirely
without his sanction and opposed to his ill
recttons and desires. He promptly an
nounced that his secretary would inform
the civil governor and the municipal au
thoritles that no contracts of this oature
Tbe entered upon and that whatever ha
beep done , in tWs line must be annulled.
The Spanlsh evacuation commissioners in
formed the American commissioners thl
evening that the Havana suburbs , Corro an
Jesus Del Monte , hadrbeen .evacuated. Th
Spanish froops left Jesus Del Monte at
o'clock this evening , Immediately after whlc
American and Cuban flags were raised
crackers fired and the usual demonstration !
made b'y the large crowds In honor of th
event. At the hour of filing this dispatch ,
U 1s reported that some of the troops o
the Cuban General Marie Monocal are en
terlng Jesus Del Monte. Probably th
United States forces will be sent there to
morrow. The suburb of Corro was evac
uated yesterday. American and Cuba
flags were displayed from tbe houses o
the Cal Zada del Corro and crowds rushc
through the streets shouting "Viva Cubi
llbrel"
Cabana Make Trouble.
About half past five last evening
crowd of Cubans of the lower class passe
a barracks of engineers on the Infanta ave
nue , shouting "Long Live Cuba" an
"Death to Spain" and firing shots Into th
air In celebration of the evacuation ot
Corro. The engineers did not fire , but the
guard was doubled. The crowd then passed
on from the Cal Zada Del Monte to the Cal
Zada del Cerro , stopping the street cars
and compelling passengers to shout "Viva
Cuba Libre. " Among the demonstrators
were a number of butchers , who carried
pistols and knives. Jose Cancedo and his
cousin , Teocloro Hurtjs , who were on the
cars , were wounded with knives. Gancedo
died today and Hurtjs will probably die.
Later the crowd met some engineers at
the Esqutna de Tejas and fired upon them ,
seriously wounding one. The engineers re
turned the fire , wounding a street car con
ductor , a civilian , Izodoro Bazols , and John
Leonard , a colored man. The rioting con
tinued , many shots being fired In front of
the Casa de Socorro , 'where the wounded
were assisted. Spanish soldiers were or
dered to the scene and arrived about 9
o'clock. While marching through Corro
they were fired upon by men concealed be
hind pillars. One Spanish private fell
wounded , and the battalion fired Into the air
to scare the rioters. On resuming their
march they were again fired upon and an-
other man was hit. The Spaniards then
fired and dispersed the rioters. Among the
wounded was a colored woman and It Is re
ported" also that there were several others.
The rioting caused great alarm In Corro
and along the Cal Zada 'Del Monte , where
all houses have kept closed doors since last
night.
ENDORSES THE CZAR'S PLAN
Public Conference nt London Declare *
In Fat or of International
Ulariiiiiineiit.
LONDON , Dec. 18. The venerable William
McDonald Sinclair , archdeacon of London
and canon of St. Paul's cathedral , presided
at a public conference at St. James , ' ball
today , convened by the heads of the various
religious denominations In favor of an In
ternational demonstration on behalf of the
crur's disarmament proposals.
A telegram expressing sympathy with tbe
effort was received from Lord Rosebcry.
Among tbo letters read by tbo chairman
from prominent people was ono scut by
Lord George Hamilton , secretary of state
for India , who wrote advocating "an Anglo-
Russian understanding , of which tbe czar's
rescript ought to be tbo foundation. " A
if solution In accordance with the objects o !
the conveners of tbe conference was adopted
unanimously.
KliiK OMC-UF U III.
LONDON , Dec. 19. The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Dally Mall says that King
Oscar H of Sweden and Norway has been
suddenly taken ill and la now confined to :
bis bed.
King Oscar , who Is the great gramJson ol f
Napoleon's famous General Bernadotte , wan
born January 21 , 1829 , and succeeded to tbe '
't
throne on April 18 , 1S32 , on the death fr
Charles XV. Ho married Princess Sophia
ot Nassau , daughter ot the lats Duke WU-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrn.ska
Snow : Colder ; North Winds.
Ye terda > 'M temperature at Oniahai
helm of Nassau. From this union ( hero arc
four sons Gustav , duke of Wcrmland , born
In 1858 , now heir apparent to the throne ;
Oscar , duke of Gotland , born In November ,
18S9 , and who married Miss Kbba Munck ,
daughter of Colonel Munck , renouncing at
the time of his marriage all right to suc
ceed to the throne ; Carl , duke of Wester-
gotland , born In February , 1861 , and Eugene ,
duke of Nerlke , born in August , 18C5.
SPANIARDS REACH MADRID
Moiitrro Illod and Pellotr Coninilx-
lonern Arrlte at Capital mid
Meet Queen Iti-Hent.
MADIUD , Dec. 18. Senor Montero Rlos
and the other members of the Spanish Peace
commission reached Madrid late last even
ing. They were met by Benor Gamnzo ,
leader of the dissenting liberals , and many
other politicians and high officials. Their
arrival was not attended by any special In
cident. This evening the queen regent re
ceived Senor Montero Rtos In audience.
The newspapers today assert that yester
day's council of ministers agreed that the
cabinet should not appear again before Par
liament and It is believed that Senor Sa
Rasta will submit the resignation of the cab
inet to the queen regent after the council
tomorrow.
Rl Liberal , In n very outspoken article , de
clarcs that both the liberal and conservative
parties must disappear , "as they represent
thu annihilation of Spanish prestige abroad ,
the failure of the country's Influences and
the loss of the colonial empire. " A national
government , El Liberal asserts , Is now In
progress of formation.
El Glebe says that Senor Sagasta withdrew
from the cabinet council today , as he was
slightly Indisposed.
The editor of a Carllst newspaper pub-
llshedln _ this city has been arrested at Leon ,
the ca'pltal of the northern province ot that
name , whllo In the course of a tour through
tha part ot 'tho kingdom. Important docu
ments vtero found upon his person.
Monument Unveiled.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 18. The HUB-
slan Grand Duke Nicholas , who arrived here
on Friday on board a Russian steamer , un
veiled today at Oalatana , near San Stefano ,
where , on March 3 , 1878 , was signed the
treaty of peace that terminated the Russo-
Turklsh war , a monument to the Russian
soldiers who fell In that conflict. The un
veiling was accompanied with much cere
mony and a military parade. The Turkish
newspapers were excessively Irritated at the
ceremonies.
Annrclilxt Conference.
LONDON , Dec. 10. The Rome correspond
ent ot the Times says :
"I have reason to believe that the Inter
national ' 'anarchist bonference , which ha
been In sssilon here for several weeks , ha
proved a success. _ Great secrecy Is main
talned regarding the proceedings and'con
elusions , but the delegates seem satlsflor
that they have laid a splendid foundatlo :
for a uniform system of dealings with an
archlsts. The conference declines to rep.
ognlze anarchist outrages as political crimes
Danger Exaincerated.
VENICE , Deo. 18. In consequence of
recent report that the palace of the Doges
had become endangered owing to the sub
sldence of the walls adjacent to the Brldg
of Sighs , and the decay of the timbers sup
porting St. Mary's library , the governmen
ordered Slgnor Bolto , tbe eminent arcbltec
to examine and report with a view of re
storing the palace. Slgnor Bolto and othe
architects declare that tbe stories of dan
ger are greatly exaggerated.
Baron RothHchlld'ii Taking ; Off.
LONDON , Dec. 18. It appears that Baroi i
Ferdinand James de Rothschild , who diet I
yesterday was suddenly attacked with In
ternal pains while out walking last Thurs
day. ' He was obliged to take to his bed , bu
he got better BO rapidly that yesterday morn
ing he Insisted upon having a hot bath ,
agalnat the Instructions of his medical ad
viser. He swooned Immediately afterward.
No one hut his valet was present at the
end.
To Lax Cornerstone.
LONDON , Dec. 19. The Rome correspond
ent of the Dally Mall says he learn * that
the duke of Connaught will go to Khartoum
as the representative of the queen , to lay
the foundation stone of the Gordon Memo
rial college to bo erected there under the
direction of Lord Kitchener for the Instruc
tion of Soudanese youth.
Unix I nn Ilullrondliifr.
LONDON. Dee. 19. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times saya the first
train from Merv , Russian Turkestan , 300
IT Ike southeast of Khiva , arrived on Friday
last at Kurk , In the Jamsnldl province of
Afghanistan , the line thus bjlng completed
to within ninety-five miles of Herat.
Condition of Hunk of Spain.
MADRID , Dec. 18. The Bank of Spain's
statement for the week ending December 17
Is : Gold In hand , unchanged ; silver , In
crease , 7,235,000 pesetas ; notes In circula
tion , decrease , 10,530,000 pesetas. Spanlsn
4s closed yesterday at 59.75 ; gold , 34,1)0. )
French Force In China.
LONDON , Dec , 19. According to a dis
patch to the Morning Post from Hankow
on Yang-tsc-Klang , about 700 miles
from the sea , a French expedition has been
dispatched up the river to Kwel We and ono
gunboat Is already above Nankin.
I'our Killed III 1'urU.
PARIS , Dec. 18. Four persons were killed
and others were seriously Injured today by
the collapse of a house In course of con
struction. It Is feared five other bodies are
In the debris.
IlUlioiirlc for Hhanahan.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 18. Chancellor
Laughlln of this archdiocese today received a
telegram from Papal Delegate Martlnelll at
Washington Informing him that a papal bull
containing the appointment of Father John
W. Shanaban of Philadelphia as bishop of
Harrlsburg ls on its way to tbla country
from Rome.
Hoil Mill Worker * .
CLEVELAND. Dec. IS. The executive
committee of tbe grand lodge of the Rod
Mill Workers' association met here today and
accepted the resignation of Frank Pierce ns
president. Edward May of this city was
elected to the vacancy and Fred F. Frleder-
Ichs of Newcastle , Pa. , vtas chosen first vice
president.
Movement * of Ocean Veel , Dec. 18 ,
At New York Arrived tin Brctagne , from
Havre ; Statendam , from Rotterdam ; Ethi
opia , from Glasgow ; Mcnomlnco , from Lon-
At Havre Arrived La Gascogno , from
New York.
At Queeafitgwa Sailed ElrurU , for Ncn
York.
ALL LOVE THE FLAG
North and South Vie with Each Other ia
Doing Honor to Old Glory.
NO DIVIDING LINE IN THE NATION NOW
One United People Cemented by the Ties of
Common Brotherhood.
PRESIDENT'S ' VISIT TO THE SOUTH DID IT
Confederate Heart Deeply Stirred by th
Executive's ' Friendly Words.
REMARKABLE DISPLAYS OF ENTHUSIASM
Unlvrrnnl nml Unprecedented Out-
burnt of I.ujnlly tii the Union foin.
liletcly OverNhndouN Ilcjnlclnif
O\er Pence vtlth Spuln.
SAVANNAH , Ga.f Dec. 18. The visit of
the president and his party to Sauuinnh
ended tonight , after two days of remark
able displays of enthusiasm. Although to
day was supposed to be a day of rest , the
president attended two public functions and
received ovations. Hut far abe > o the Im
portance of the receptions today and the
receptions already reported Is the fact that
the original purpose of President McKlnley's
visit has been entirely lost sight of. The
unprecedented outbursts of loyalty to the
union have completely overshadowed the
rejoicing over the pence with Spain , though
participation In the latter wna the a\oucj
object of the president's southern trip. To
thoroughly explain what Is going on In the
south today It Is necessary not only to ic-
cord the continuous enthusiasm and hospit
able icccptlons , but also to recount the
causes that have made the trip so remark
able.
In all the speeches and all the demon
strations which have marked the president's
visit to Atlanta , Tuskogce , Montgomery and
Savannah , there has been the tacit admis
sion that the war with Spain has been the
great .factor In achieving the result. Uut
It IB to the result and not to the factor
that the chief trend of speechmaklng and
of enthusiasm has lent Itself ,
No PolltlcN In It.
Political influences seem--to play no part
In the reception of President 'McKtnlcy. On
all eldes there Is an eagerness to publicly-
express the loyalty of the southern states
and to admit that the war with Spain not
only helped to weld the compact of the
sections but gave to the south the oppor
tunity to express sentiments of loyalty that
have long lived but which have lacked op
portunity of expression and this has been
done chiefly by the democrat ! , many of
whom fought for the stars and bare and
to all of whom the name of Davis Is a sacred
memory. The frank references to and
the discussion of the civil war have led to
many delicate situations that were only
naved from becoming Irritating dilemmas by
the tact of a president who fought against
southern troops or by the graceful uttfr-
ancea of the confederates , who years ag
opposed him on the battlefield. The marvel
ous scenes of an audience In the old con *
federate capital cheering the stars and
stripes until they grew hoarse , of confed
erate veterans struggling to grasp the band
of a northern republican president , of Gen
eral Wheeler leading the people of his
state In cheers for William McKlnley in the
place where Jefferson Davis once urged the
south to fight for Reparation are all re
deemed from the suspicion of fulsomenes * ,
by the blunt truthfulness of the men wh
led In these nuw and tremendously fervent
declarations of loyalty.
Loyalty to the Union.
Governor Johnston of Alabama said at
Montgomery : "We of the south have noth
ing to regret , except our dead , " but he at
once went on to say that he rejoiced In the
United Statce , with a strong accent on
"United" and that If any man now said
"Is Alabama loyal to the union T" he asked
an absurd question , because Alabama's loy
alty had been proved by Wheeler and Hob-
eon and that there -were hundreds of other
Wheelers and Hobsons In Alabama ready
to give equal proof of Alabama's glad
fealty to the union.
Such utterances as these have marked
the trip with more frequency than It baa
been possible to report. On the part of
the former confederates who have made
addresses of welcome to President McKln
ley there has been no. eleventh hour of
confessions of sin. In substance they have
said that they fought for what they then
thought was right , they neither blama
themselves nor their dead fathers or sons
for enlisting In the cause of the confed
eracy , but that they accept today the
changed conditions with a gladness and sin
cerity they never felt until the war with
Spain knit the nation Into a common
cause and until a republican president
urged the people of the north and south
to honor the confederate dead.
In the latter reason lies the main Incen
tive to the Intense and almost unexpected
enthusiasm with which the presidential
party has been greeted since Mr. McKln
ley's first speech In Atlanta. Scarcely a
speaker or a paper In Alabama or Georgia
has made reference to the president with
out mentioning on every occasion hh trib
ute to the confederate dead.
llciiulon In Very Deed.
A distinguished southerner said to this
correspondent : "There have been many
reunions of north and south on paper and
In speeches. Thcso were well meant , but
they signified little because neither Hide
had given Into the other on the principle *
that they fought over. This suggestion of
the president's to care for our dead IK the
first practical evidence given to the youth
that the north really means what It xnys ,
and It has touched our hearts more than
wo can say. Coming aa It does upon ti !
heels of the war with Spain , which gave
to the south the chance to prove her l y
ally , this utterance of the president's ena
bles us to say not only that we are true to
the union but for the first time that we
love It. "
This utterance represents a host of punlla
and private speeches that have been mad *
slnco the arrival of the presidential party-
in the south. It U the consensus of various
opinions expressed to this correspondent bjr
state officers and citizens of Georgia and Ala
bama , nearly all of whom are opposed t
the president In politics , but who haw
welcomed him right gladly In his capacity
of ohlef executive and who have given vent
to wild enthusiasm over bis utterances r -
gardlng the confederate dead. ID this way
what was planned to be a celebration of the
peace with Spain has tecomo almost *
entirely genuine ratification of the peacq
between north and south , epoch making IK
Its significance , thrilling In Its details M4
pdihnlf la the countless memories that It
awakens ,
I ta.i'llng this was supposed U M