THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JU2E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNING , DECEMBER 24 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SIXGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Undo Sam Assortr Sovereignty Over Another
Little Parcel of Realty ,
IT'S 'WAY ' OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF PACIFIC
To Bo Utilized us Station for Cable to
Connect Philippines ,
LIES BETWEEN GUAM AND THE HAWAIIS
t
Bennington is Commissioned to Hoist the
American Plag ,
SAILS FROM HONOLULU STATION AT ONCE
Considered Imperatively Neee * nry to
Ilnvc Locution for n Station In
Locality Inland Our * hy
Former I'OMHCMHOII >
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The govern
ment has determined to hoist the flag over
nn Island far out In the Pacific ocean and
orders were sent out late this afternoon to
"the " commander of the Uennlngton ( Captain
Tausslg ) , to proceed at once to take pos
session In the name of the United States
Government of Wako Island , latitude I'J ,
north , longitude 1GK , east. It Is distant
nboul 2,000 miles from Nlhatl , the western
most point of the Hawaiian Islands , ana
1,300 miles east from Guam' .
It Is almost In a direct line between these
possessions of the United States and Is ad
mirably adapted for use as n. station for a
Pacific cable to connect the Philippines with
Hawaii and the United States. It Is nbout
thr o miles In length and encloses a lagoon
of salt water.
The average height of < the Island Is eight
feet above high tide. It Is scarcely capable ,
In Itself , ot sustaining life , but It Is said
a cable station can be maintained without
difficulty by the erection of a condenser
eupply fresh water.
Some station In this locality Is deemftd to
bo absolutely necessary to the maintenance
of a cabin and for that reason the American
peace commissioners at Paris endeavored to
sccuro one of the Caroline Islands , but
without success.
Wako Island Is said to bo by right already
American 'territory ' , for In 1831 , Admiral
Wllkes surveyed the place and asserted the
title. It Is not Inhabited so far as Is known
ot the present time , but guano gatherers
have temporarily lived on the Island.
The Bennlngton Is now at Honolulu and
the orders to It go out by steamer. After
hoisting the flag on Wako Island the Ben
nlngton will proceed to Guam and make
the survey of 'the ' Island which was ordered
some tlmo ago. It has already completed a
survey of Pearl Harbor , seven miles from
Honolulu , which will form the foundation
of the government plans for the enlarge
ment of tbo harbor there and the straight
ening of the channel connecting tbo Inner
htrbor with the ocean.
SCHOONER BdRDA JH FORT
Illotvn One Thorimuid Mile * Ont ot
Co time an Atlantic CoaxtlnK Trlii
Crew'n Ilnril Experience.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23. The missing
four-masted Philadelphia schooner , Ma'tlMa
D. Borda , Captain Norton , which balled
from' Portsmouth , N. II. , November 23 , for
this port , the day before the terrific gale
which caused such sacrifice of llfo and
property along tbo coast , and which was
blown over 1,000 miles out of Its course , ar
rived hero tonight in tow of the tug Aga
Hughes.
The homecoming of this , vessel
and Its crow , which had for
some tlmo been given up as lost , was
one that will be long remembered by their
relatives who have passed through weeks
of anxiety. The experience of Captain Nor
ton and bis men waa a thrilling one , as
the vessel scudded off shore with seas leapIng -
Ing high over It. It was provisioned only
for a short run and for days the men have
been subsisting on short rations. The British
ship Trinidad supplied them with some
food , otherwise It Is not unlikely they would
hava perished from hunger. Captain Nor
ton , upon learning of the fearful havoc
\ wrought by the storm , said their safe ar
rival was duo to an Interposition of Provi
dence.
TRIES TO DEFEND HERSELF
Sir * , notklii Admit * She WHU nt Ferr >
Depot the Dny the Poloned
Cnndy Wn Mailed.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23. The trial of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkln Is nearlng an end.
The defense concluded Its case today , with
the testimony of the accused woman. Mrs.
liotklu made specific denials ot almost all
the charges brought against her. She con
tradicted the testimony of almost every
witness that baa appeared for the prosecu
tton and her denials generally were on the
most important points in the case. She
ewore that she did not buy the candy sent
Mri. Dunning or the handkerchief which
was enclosed for Mrs. Dunnlng's little girl.
She admitted Intimacy with John P. Dun
ning and stated to the Jury that she had
tried to prevail upon him many times to
return to his family. Cross-examination
brought out at least one very Important
fact against the accused. She admitted be
Ing at the feriy depot on the very day that
the poisoned candy was mailed at the
ferry postoffice. Three other unimportant
witnesses were Introduced by the defense.
The court then adjourned until Tuesday ,
when the prosecution will present testi
mony in rebuttal.
RELEASES FRENCH STEAMER
Prlie of War Court Decide * Caiinoi
II Held IleciiiiNe Illoeknde Wn *
Not on at Time of Taklnig.
CHARLESTON' , S. C. , Dec. 23. In the
Unltcd'states district court hero today Judge
Brnwley handed down n decision dlscharg
Ing the Ollndo Roderlguer , the French
steamship made a prlzp ot war by the
cruiser New Orleans July 17. The ship be
longed to the Transatlantic line and at one
, tlmo It seemed as though International com
plications might grow out ot Its retention
and the fight In the United States courts
over it has been long and bitter. Judge
Urnwley releases the ship on the ground that
the hlockado of Sf.n Juan was not effective
on July S In the sense of which that term
is accepted by the nations.
Wholemile- Hook Thief.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. , Dec. 23. James P
Miller , a Yale divinity student and a three
years' graduate , has been arrested for shop
lifting. Ho was found by the detectives to
have purloined three books In a bookstore
and hy tracking the man they discovered
that be waa evidently n professional shop
lifter. Five thousand volumes were dls-
t
'overed ' nt his rooms and at his home. The
looks ranged from editions do luxe to pocket
dltlons. Two dealers have already
denuded 2.000 volumes. Miller wore a
coat fitted with pockets , such as profes
sional thieves wear.
THEY BURN UP THEIR BOOKS
Standard OH Company Employed
ConfcH * to DentroylnR
Ilvldenee.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Dec. 23. Evidence was
secured from additional witnesses today to
show that books and papers belonging to the
Standard Oil company had been destroyed on
S'ovcmbcr 19 and 21.
The first witness examined before Notary
Mason -today was George Fields , who was
claimed to have sent employes of the com-
inny to the general offices after the books
; hat were alleged to have been destroyed ,
fields testified that he was an employe In
: he car shops of the Standard Oil company ,
[ lo said he was Instructed by telephone
to send two men to the general offices. He
sent William Moran and McNIerny In the
morning , and In the afternoon Gabellno and
Schaaf went to help them.
The next witness was William Moran , a
car repairer. Moran said he was sent
ay Fields to the general ofllccs on November
19 after the boxes ot books and papers. Ea-
ward Ohcam and McNIerny went with him
and Harry Gabellno and Henry Schaaf came
In the afternoon. 'Moran said the boxes
were about three feet square and weighed
nbout 200 pounds. They took part of them
down to the first floor from the sixth floor ,
but tbo hallway was narrow and they car
ried them back to the second floor and
lowered them to the ground with a block
and tackle through n window. Moran said
the boxes were loaded upon a wagon
and tnkfn to a store house on Independence
street.
On the following Monday morning , he
said , the Droadway office telephoned to the
car shops for some men. McNIerny and
himself were sent. On that morning they
took BO mo boxes from the store house lethe
the river pump house. Ho did not know
whether they were the same boxes that they
had got Saturday. They took the boxes to
the furnaces , opened them and burned the
contents.
On cross-examination by Attorney Tolres ,
Moran said that he knew that a lot of books
and papers were burned a year ago , but he
did not help burn them ,
The books were burned Saturday In the car
shop and on Monday In the- pump house.
Nobody said anything to him about keeping
the matter secret.
Several other witnesses appeared today ,
but their depositions were not taken. Con
stable McMabon was sent to subpocnac sev
eral bookkeepers and clerks employed at the
Euclid avenue offices , but came back with
the report that ho had been unable to find
any of the men he had been reeking for.
Another effort was also made today to sub-
poenao Secretary Squire of the Standard
company and Frank Rockefeller , but neither
could bo found.
The taking of depositions was continued
until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
CHANGES IN PERU'S TREATY
Xew Document AV1II Provide for
Private Claim * Aitnliut the
Government.
NEW YORK , Dec. 23.aptaln J. H.
Htokey , military attache of the'r'Unlted
States legation In Peru , arrived today on
the Panama liner Alllanca. He Is on his
way to Washington. Speaking of the no
tification , of the abrogation of the commer
cial treaty between the United States and
Peru , which expires by limitation next Octo
ber , Captain Hickey said It would be fol
lowed by a new treaty , one of the principal
features of which will provide for arbitra
tion of claims of citizens of one country
against the other , which will do away with
the friction attending the McCord and
Frey claims. About the secret mission of
the commander of the Peruvian navy to
France and Spain , Captain Hickey said that
the report that he was going to purchase
war ships was laughed at In Lima , and
that It was there said that If ho made such
a statement at the Isthmus he was simply
romancing. Captain Hickey said Peru la
far too poor at present to Indulge in luxur
ies llko war ships.
Another passenger on the Alllanca was
Victor Frldlan , who claims to be an Amer
ican citizen , and says that the Peruvian
government confiscated all of his property
and that ho was compelled to fly to save
his life. Frldlan uald he made his way on
a sailing ship to San Francisco , and there
found spies awaiting him. Next he fled
to the Isthmus and there became a steerage
passenger on the Alllanca for New York.
Frldlan did not go Into tbo details of his
trouble In Peru.
Captain Hickey eald he had heard nothing
about Frldlan before boarding the Al
llanca.
PECK PREPARED FOR PARIS
CoininlMKloncr General Snyn American
ArtH and IndimtrleM Will Ite
Creditably Set Forth.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23. Commissioner Gen
eral Ferdinand W. Peck of the Paris ex
position has arrived In Chicago after a ten
days' visit In Washington and New York
City In the Interests of the exposition. Ho
was accompanied by F. J. V. Skiff , director-
ln-chlef of the exhibit department.
Mr. Peck expressed satisfaction over the
interest shown in the exposition and prom
ises of support by members of congress , as
well as that shown In New York and
throughout the cast In general by leading
manufacturers , the majority of whom as
sured him they would put forth every effort
to make a creditable showing for American
Industries. John B. Caldwell of New York
City has been chosen by Mr , Peck for
director of the Department of Fine Arts.
Thu heads of the Department of Agricul
ture and the Textile department will be
announced soon.
The Lafayette Memorial commission has
named an expert committee on designs ,
consisting of J. Q. A. Ward , president ot
the National Sculptors' ' society ; John LaFarge -
Farge , president of the Society of Amer
ican Artists , and George B. Post , president
of the Institution of American Architects ,
all of New York.
Assistant Commissioner General Wood
ward Is expected In Chicago next week
direct from Paris , with complete plats of
the space allotted for American exhibits.
CHILDREN HONOR LAFAYETTE
Ohio School * Make Contribution *
Toward Krcctlon of Monument
for the ColonlnU' Friend.
COLUMBUS , O. , Dec. 23. The report of
State School Commissioner Bonebrake of the
collection ot funds from the school pupils
of Ohio for < the Lafayette monouroent fund
has been filed with the governor. U shows
that there were contributions from S49
school * In the state , the total contributed
being $4,397.41. , He sent out 4.750 letters
calling attention to the movement and tnc
total expenses -In thla work were $121.83. He
has now In bank subject to the order of t&e
treasurer of the fund the sum of $4,275.53.
EVILS OF STANDING ARMIES
Minority Eepoit on Hull Bill Pointa Out
Enormous Tax Burden ,
YEARLY COST HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION
No Hope of 1'conomolcnl Ailmlnlntrn-
tlon In Puhllc Attaint Can He * Kx-
pevteil If Thin Hxpciiillture
! Maintained.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The minority
ot the house committee on military affairs
today filed with the clerk Its report In op
position to the Hull bill for the Increase of
the regular army to 100,000 men. It Is as
follows :
"Tho minority of the committee dissents
from the views of the majority of the com
mittee , because the bill represented makes
a permanent standing army of the United
States of over 100,000. Such an army Is
not necessary to be maintained In this
country now , neither because of our rela
tions to the Islands of tbo sea , nor be
cause of any necessity , which In the past
year has arisen In this country Itself.
"The evils of standing armies are too
well known to be dilated upon here. Such
a standing army as the one proposed would
In time of peace be a menace to the liberty
of citizens and In time ot war would not
be suillclent to meet successfully the arm
ies ot the first-class powers of the world.
Happily we are so situated that /a large
standing army Is not a necessity and would
only be a luxury to bo supported by the
taxes of the people. It Is estimated that
the Hull bill will cost the people annually
the sum of $150,000,000. This would bo a
permanent charge upon the people ; $145-
000,000 Is being paid annually to the
soldiers of the civil war and the war with
Spain , thus placing a permanent charge ot
$295,000,000 upon the people of the United
States and this to maintain the military
establishment alone , to say nothing of the
navy.
"Tho passing of this bill means the prac
tical destruction of the National guard and
the volunteer troops of the states. With
such a largo standing army the citizen
soldiery of the country would feel that It
was not necessary to prepare for war In
tlmo of peace , nor to go to war In time of
war. The taxes which are now so burdensome -
some to the people will continue to be
collected and will rather be Increased than
otherwise. No hope of economical adminis
tration can bo Indulged In while such per
manent and lavish expenditure Is provided
for.
"It la well understood that the great
corporate Interests of the country are de
manding -this largo standing army. The
reasons for such a demand are too obvi
ous to be pointed out. These Interests want
largo forces to enforce their demands and
a president dominated by such Interests
would have , with euch a standing army ,
the means at his hand to Invade the lib
erties ot the people , to suppress freedom of
speech and to desecrate the ballot box It
self.
self."It
"It Is needless , however , to continue to
point out the many evils of the bill ; suffice
It to say that bothMn form and substR r
it overturns "the'pollcy which has been pur
sued eo successfully by this government
for so many years and launches the country
upon a course which can only terminate In
the destruction of the liberties of the pee
ple. "
Ileeonimended In Substitute Illll.
"The minority holding the views above
expressed have thought they owed It to the
country to present to the bouse of repre
sentatives a substitute for the bill reported
by the majority. They herewith report
said substitute , as embodying every need ot
the government in Its present condition
and et the same time preserving with
scrupulous care the liberty of the citizens
and avoiding the evils of a great standIng -
Ing army.
"The substitute provides for a permanent
standing army of 30,000 enlisted men , about
the number in the army before the war
with Spain. The reorganization provided for
In the substitute conforms to what It has
been with some few important changes. A
larger number ot men Is provided for ar
tillery than usual by reason of the neces
sity of manning our coast defenses upon
which large sums have been spent. The
tubstltute also provides for 50,000 volunteers
to be taken from the states and territories
and the District of Columbia , In proportion
to population ; thece volunteers to bo mus
tered out of service of the United States
within two years from the date of passing
ot the net unless their service Is sooner
terminated. Their organization Is to be the
same as that of the regular army.
"Volunteer organizations now In service
are to bo given preference as to re-enlist
ment. All volunteers now in the service
of the United States are to be mustered
out within sixty days from the passing of
this act. The substitute Is not to operate
to discharge any commissioned officer who
was In the army of the United States prior
to the war with Spain. The necessity for
this body of volunteer troops arises from
the relations which the United States gov
ernment now bears to Porto Rico , Cuba ,
the Philippine Islands , the Hawaiian Is
lands and the Ladrono islands. Fifty
thousand men are very near the mark which
the general of the army said would be
necessary In these Islands In his testimony
before the commission on military affairs. "
Representative Hay of Virginia , who pre
pared the minority report , estimates that
the regular army establishment provided
tor In the minority substitute would entail
on annual expenditure of $30,000,000 , or nboul
$1,000 per man , and that the volunteer force
of 50,000 men by the same calculation would
cost $30,000.000 , or a total during the ex
istcnce of the volunteer army of $ SO,000-
000.
000.The
The War department Is preparing official
estimates which will be ready In a few days.
\ew for the Army.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Instructions directing the discharge
of Private L. D. Morehead , Company K ,
Forty-ninth low.i Milunlcers , have been con-
f.rmed.
F'rst Lieutenant Richard P. Strong , is-
slstant surgeon , Second United States ar-
tllery , has been ordered to proceed to For
Crook and report to the commanding of
ficer of the Twenty-second Infantry , to ac-
rompuuy that regiment to Manila.
Mercer and 111 * JSVir .loh.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain Mercer leaves for the
Omaha and Winnebago agency tomorrow to
settle up accounts prior to taking charge al
Leech Lake. The Indian commissioner has
decided to recommend an appropriation of
$3COO for the erection of a residence at
Lake for Captain Mercer.
Oinnhu National Iliinki.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele-
grain. ) A report of the condition of the
National banks of Omaha at the cloao o
business on December 1 was today made
public. Compared with the previous state
ment in September tha banks have mate
rially strengthened their loans and dU
I
counts and Individual deposits , while a
slight shrinkage Is shown in the average
reserve. Loans and discounts In the cur
rent ilatemsnl aggregate $11-SO,700 , against
tXICC.fj-U in September. .Individual deposits
linvo increased from $6,150,692 , In Septem
ber , to $9,713,905 , while the average re
serve has dropped from 38.64 per cent to
33.39 per cent. Present holdings of gold
coin aggregate $949,680 , a decline of more
than $73,000 since September.
ADMIRAL SAMPSUN RETURNS
Culm He Snyn In nt Prenent Ino Con
dition lo Govern Iticlf Military
fiovernnient'i Work.
NEW YORK , Dec. 23. The United States
cruiser New York , from Havana , has ar
rived here. Admiral Sampson Is on boarJ
with Mrs. Sampacn.
Admiral Sampson said bo had come home
to attend his daughter's wedding on January
4 , nt Glenridgc , N. J. He will spend
Christmas at home with his family In Glen-
rldg ? .
iVdmlral Sampson said that the perfecting
ot the custom house service and the ofll-
clal police In the Island.were the most Im
portant features In connection with Cuba.
When General Greene and Chief McCul
lagh had established their police force he
thought there would be Httlo disorder.
The admiral said the material benefit
from the reduction of 1Mb Cuban custom
receipts could not be Judged at present
and reirarked that there had always been
so much fraud In connection with Cuban
customs that It was Impossible to change
everything right away. .
In answer to the question , "Do you think
the people of the island 'will prove amena
ble to the American gbyernment ? " Ad
miral Sampson said : $
"It does not make any "difference It they
do or do not. We are down there and our
government will go on an soon as neces
sary. General De Castro , civil governor of
Cuba , Is doing the best that -can be done ,
and by the first of January all of Cuba
will be officially evacuated except Matanzas
or one or two other points. "
Regarding the suffering throughout Cuba ,
which Mrs. Sampson has | been working hard
to alleviate , Admiral Sampson said :
"The government Is Usulng rations regu
larly , but the reconcentrado * are now scat
tered and there Is the [ 'difficulty. Many of
them havodied , and many moro will die.
They lack tools to work their farms and tha
only crop they could raise now la sweet po
tatoes. It Is too late to raise sugar. "
Of the future of Cuba Admiral Sampson
said : ,
The wealthiest and most Influential pee
ple. In Cuba want the Hand annexed to
the United States , whether as a state or as
a territory , they don't much care. Hut there
are many Cubans who think that they are
able to govern themselves. Cuba at present
certainly la In no condition to govern Itself.
The question of what shall become of Cuba
will not be seated for a year tit least and
possibly not for two or three years. In the
meanwhile the military government by the
United States will go pn. "
LATEST MOVE OF ARBUCKLES
Another Cut In SuRar Announced
and a Merry War Impend *
tvlth the Trudt.
\ > ' - "
i V.ICAaQ. . Iec. Al'-CI ? * : ' .jf tern headquarters - .
quarters of Arbuckle lUottiers announced to
day another cut in the price of refined
sugar. Quotations of 5.14 cents per pound
were made to retail dealers direct , Jobbers
being Ignored. The reduction In prices made
by the Arbuckles has not been met by the
trust. When asked today the reason for
selling to retailers direct Instead of dealing
with Jobbers , Arbucklo company representa
tives said that their prices had not been rec
ognized In the trust combination. There
was a strong feeling as far as Jobbers were
concerned , but whether the practice of deal
ing with retailers will bo continued had not
been decided.
Charles Slack , the grocer , says : "It Is
rather difficult for rae to understand the ac
tlon of Arbucklo Brothers. It may result
In a merry war , and It may not. The trust
and the Arbuckles have been nagging at
each other for a considerable time , end
It may work up to the consolidation ot the
two concerns or to the dissolution of the
combine. The Arbuckles are very wealthy ,
and they are In a position to do much before -
fore being whipped Into line. "
DAKOTA RATE CASES DECIDED
Declnlnn In Content In thnt Capital
HUH ItlKht to Proper
nemuneratlon.
FARGO , N. D. , Dec. 23. After many
months' work and thousands of dollars ex
pended In securing expert testimony , the
famout North Dakota ralTroad rate cases
were decided by United Statea Judge Amldon
today In favor of the railroads. The de
cision Is concurred in by United States Judge
Thayer.
Pursuant to a law enacted by the last
legislature , the railroad commissioners made
a slightly reduced freight tariff. The rail
roads obtained an Injunction In the United
States court preventing the enforcement of t
the rates. Judge Amldon then appointed At
torney Lovell of Casselton special master to
take testimony in the case. Attorney General -
oral Cowan and he devoted practically an
entlro year to the case , assisted by a number
of experts.
The decision Is to the effect that capital
has a right to proper remuneration and
North Dakota failed to show that the rail
road rates do moro than yield a proper In
come on the capital Invested. Air the
roads In the state had Joined In the con
test.
BADLY BURNED IN EXPLOSIONS
rive Injured nt Indiana Iron Work *
and One Will File \nliirnl ( ina
llloivfi Up.
MUNCIE , Ind. , Dec. 23. This evening an
explosion of natural gas wrecked Henry
Krull's grocery store. William Dragoo , Mr.
Krnll and two boys. Arch Breeze and Abel
Mitchell , were badly burned.
An explosion of red hot cinder at the In
diana Iron works this evening dangerously
burned five. Albert Porter , colored , will
die. Arthur Steves was burned In the back
and hurt In the face. William Ensfty was
burned In the head and face. His clothing
was all burned off. Frank Chambers was
burned In the face and body above the
waist. Edward Hefferllug was struck In the
sldo of the bead and a large gash cut.
Sunny Slope I'arm SelU for 1JIIOO(0. ( (
EMPORIA. Has. , Dec. 23. Sunny Plopo
farm , famous as a breeding establishment
for Hereford cattle , was sold todiy for
$10.000 , the purchaser being C ; A. Srannard
of Hope , Kas. The rale was effected by the
executors of the estate of C. S. Cross , nho
recently committed suicide when the First
National bank , of which he was president ,
was closed by the comptroller of the cur
rency as a result of the heavy defalcations ot
Cross.
( ir a nt eil n lltMilte.
DANVILLE , 111. , Dec. 23. John Johnson ,
who was to hang fcero next Tuesday , was
granted a ret'plte today until February 24.
A petition with 2,000 signers has been pre
sented to the governor asking for life 1m-
prlaonrauit.
MACLAREN MAY BE CALLED
Bminent Scotchman Spoken Of for Pastor of
Plymouth Church ,
PARTIES INTERESTED ARE ALL RETICENT
Amoiiir the Pnlhllltlc * that the
Well Known Author May Vrt Kilt
Henry Ward llccchcr's
Old 1'ulplt.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Presg Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Dec. 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In reply to
an Inquiry of the Hev. Dr. John Watson
( "Ian Maclaren" ) If he would accept the
pastorate of Plymouth church , Brooklyn ,
as the tuccessor of Rev. Dr. Lyman Ab
bott , the noted preacher and author wired
this message today :
"I have received no communication from
Now York. I can therefore say nothing.
"JOHN WATSON. "
NEW YORK , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Henry L. Pratt , chairman of the
advisory committee of Plymouth ohurch ,
appointed after the resignation of Dr. Ab
bott , said tonight :
'No name has yet been officially consid
ered. After the holidays the committee will
consider the names that have been sug
gested In communications from members of
Plymouth church and also from persons
living outdldb the city and state. Ian Mac
laren would be very acceptable to Plym
outh church If he could be obtained. I
understand , however , that ho has recently
declined an Invitation from an Influential
London church. The Rev. Dr. .Charles Ab
bott Berry of Wolvcrhampton , Eng. , and
Dr. Akcd of Liverpool have also been sug
gested. I think we should turn all our ef-
fords toward finding an American to fill the
pulpit. "
PRELATES HONOR THE POPE
Leo PnlntN Gloomy Outlook for Co ill-
inn Year and HeKretit Pant
Occurrence * .
ROME , Dec. 23. The pope today at the
reception of Christmas greetings from cardi
nals and other prelates appeared to be In
excellent health. Replying to their con
gratulations , he referred to the "Sinister
events of 1898 , " and said It was high time
tha governments of Europe united to stop
unheard of outrages and savage extermina
tions. " But , the pontiff added , this could
not bo stopped until "tho fear of God , the
basin of all morality , Is revived In the con-
sclonco of the people and becomes the
guiding principle of the organization ot
states. "
In regard to tbo present position of the
church In Italy , the pope pointed out that
the symptoms were not reassuring for the
new year. He added that the conditions Im
posed upon the head of the church In viola
tion of his dignity and' rights "wero not
enough , for now it was sought to cast odium
upon the press which openly espoused too
defense of his interests and the Interests ot
religion and morality. "
Continuing , the pontiff remarked : "Fur
ther .rigors threaten the clergy , although
they are tha class the f'.irLherestremoved
from seditious designs , The obedience of
the clergy to the apostolic see , whoso rlghta
they defended and whose Intentions tney
seconded , Is now being construed as a politi
cal offense. Nevertheless , Imbued with the
sense of their high mission and duty they
will not yield cither to flatterers or men
aces and their firmness is finding response
in numerous laymen deeply imbued with
love for the papacy. It 'Is ' thus , by the
co-operation of the clergy and laity , that
the salvation of coming generations is as
sured. "
NEBRASKAN DIES AT MANILA
Private Tyler , Company I , , Snconmhn
to Typhoid Fever InnurKcntn
May Cnnne Trotthle.
MANILA , Dec. 23. The United States
cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel have
arrived here from Chinese ports. The
steamer Union , which has returned here
from Hello with United States soldiers , has
been refused a landing here.
Private Tyler of Company L , First Ne
braska , who has been suffering from typhoid
fever , is dead.
The steamer St. Paul has arrived herewith
with the Christmas mall.
The first American flag was raised over
the Maleato school house yesterday. It was
sent by the University of Pennsylvania. The
honor or raising the flag was accorded to
Father McKlnnon of California , In recogni
tion of his services In reopening tbo schools
The native troops encamped in the sub
urbs are again causing anxiety. The atti
tude of an Insurgent detachment at the Pan
duchan bridge on Wednesday was such that
the California , Idaho and Washington regi
ments were concentrated In light marching
order nt short notice at Pacoa , but trouble
was avoided.
The name of Tyler does not appear on the
muster roll of Company L , the Thurston
Rifles. Captain Wallace Taylor , command-
Ing the company , and Privates Herbert L
Taylor of Omaha and Cuyler of Danforth
la. , are tbo nearest approaches to the name
of Tyler. Cadet Taylor has no news of the
Illness of either of his sons. Telegrams
have been sent to Washington and else
where to secure verification or correction ol
the report.
TO ARBITRATE GRIEVANCES
Grand Trunk Teleifrnpher * and Itall-
\Miy KiuploycH Accept llay'a
StiKKcNtlon.
MONTREAL , Dec. 23. General Manager
Hays of the Grand Trunk In reply to the
ultimatum of Chief Powell of the telegraph
operators' organization last night suggested
that the complaint of the operators bo sub
mltted to arbitration and proposed elthe :
the railway committee of the Canadian privy
council or three arbitrators , ono each to
bo appointed by the railway company an ;
the operators and a third by these two.
The operators , through their committee
accepted Mr. Hays' suggestion of arbttra
tlon and sent him a message to that cffec
and giving their vlwes as to how arbitra
tion should be conducted.
Von Ilollchen Thlnk We Will Yield.
BERLIN , Dec. 23. At the annual con
vention of the conservative party In east
Prussia today Count Kllnkowstroeln , refer
ring to the meat Inspection law , said that
when Dr. Von Holleben , German ambassa
dor to the United States , was asked how the
United States would receive tbo bill , replied
that the Americans were very sensitive with
regard to "petty vexations , " but that If a
strong law were adopted they would "qui
etly yield. "
Commander of Ilrltlnh Siinadron ,
ST. JOHNS , N. F. . Dec. 23. Captain
Henry D. Barry , assistant director of the
naval Intelligence offlco of the British ad
miralty , has been appointed to tbo com
mand of the British squadron in New
Foundlrid waters with the rank of com-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
"orocnst for Nebraska
Fnlr ; Colder ; Northwest Wlnili.
Yrnlcrdnj'it Temperature nt Oiitnlinl
Hour. Heir. Hour. Den.
tt n. m ! IS 1 p. in I'll
< l M. ni 1S U p. in - ! >
7 u. m -7 : t p. 111 : iu
H n. in. * . . . . 1M -I p , in. . . . . . ! 10
i ) n. m at n p. m at
10 n. in UT ( I p. 111 till
11 n. in US 7 p. in US
1U in Ug H p. in Ull
U p. in JJ5
modoro and tlio cruiser Connia Is his flag
ship.
FORCED TO CHEER FOR CUBA
Ohnoxlonn Word * Put In Spaniard' *
Mouth by a Iliinil of llntluiiil-
untlc Ciibiliin.
HAVANA , Deo. 23. Some Cubans entered
: lo : residence of the Marquis do I'lnar Bel
iUo , In the Ccrro suburb of Havana , ycster-
lay. and compelled him to cry "Viva Cuba
Ibrc. " The marquis , who Is ouo of the rich
est men In the Island , and of a noted family ,
compralned to Captain General Castcllanos ,
ind a note on the subject wan sent to the
\merlc.in evacuation commission. Tlie Mar
quis do I'lnar dul lllo and other prominent
Spaniards are determined to leave Cuba ,
their friends say , "unless the United States
establishes a strong government and they
are assured ample protection. "
The United States transport Florida ar
rived at Matanzas yesterday.
The United StatCB Hag was formalry
Hoisted at Cardenas yesterday by Lieutenant
0 , R. Slburn of the Eighth regulars.
SPAMSII SOMHKHS < iOI\ri HOME.
Trniinportn Leave llnvnun Thin Week
with H.OOO Soldier * .
HAVANA , Dec. 23. The Spanish trrns-
port Darmstadt sailed today for Cadiz with
2,770 officers and men. About 8,000 Spanish
troops have embarked this week for Spain
and some 8.000 others are left In Havana.
It Is estimated that there are 15,000 Spanish
soldiers at Matanzas and there are about
30,000 Spanish troops In Clenfuegos. The
Spanish troops hero will withdraw to
Matanzas and Clenfuegos after January 1.
The widow and daughter of General Callxto
Garcia have been left In poverty and patri
otic societies are contrlbutlne to their re
lief.
Preparations for processions , dinners and
speeches on New Year's day are being made
all over Cuba.
FlKhtlUK in the Philippines.
MADRID , Dec. 23. According to tt dis
patch received hero from Hello , Island of
Panay , severcl engagements have taken
place betwen the Spaniards and the Insur
gents and many of the latter have been
killed or wounded.
It Is asserted that Agulnoldo has cabled
to the government , saying he will shortly
rclcaso the Spanish prisoners In the hands of
the Insurgents. This statement , however ,
has not been confirmed.
There Is much comment upon the confer
ence that has Just taken place between Mar
shals Martinez de Campos , Prlma do Rivera ,
Blanco and Imlngulz. The minister of tue
colonljs , Senor Glron , announces that the
payment'coupons of the mortgage bonds
bavo boon Issued.
Steal n larcli oh" American Connnl.
LONDON , Dec. 24. The Washington gov
ernment , according to a dispatch from Auck
land , has Instructed the United States consul
At Samoa to act with great vigilance and
not to entrust his duties to his British
and German colleagues. It appears the Ger
man agent has taken advantage of his col
league's confidence to land munitions ol
war , etc. , so gaining Important advantages
for German firms.
Leave * for Iand of Free Speech.
BERLIN , Dec. 23. Frank Knaak , who
was recently tried by the provincial court
on the charge of lese majeste , In referring
to Emperor William as a "sheepshead"
and who was acquitted on the ground that
he was IntoxlcateJ at the time , will leave
for the United States next week.
Montenegrin * PerUh 111 Snowdrift * .
LONDON , Dec. 24. The Vienna corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph eoys : "Sev
eral hundred Montenegrin soldiers were
frozen to death In a snow storm. The ex
pedition sent to their relief found the snow
drifts so heavy that It was Impossible to
save them. "
AWAKENS FROJMLONG TRANCE
SiiKKCMtlvc Therapeutic * Snecenufnllj
lined In ItefitorlniE ChlcoKO Sleep
ing Woman to Normal
CHICAGO , Dec. 23. Tony Broshelt ,
young woman 23 years of age , who has
been In a trance for the past flvo months
at her homeIn this city , waa brought to
her normal condition through the Influence
of hypnotism.
Miss Broshelt retired as usual In her
apartments on July 23 last. On the follow
ing morning when It wee tlmo to awaken
ehe kept on sleeping and though at times
she would open h-er eyes , she seemed un
conscious to her surroundings. The case
has baffled many physicians. At last an
application of "suggestive theroupetlcs , " a
form of hypnotism , was tried and the pa
tient today was successfully brought out o
her long trance. Though very weak , she Is
able lo say a few words to these nroiinc
her. She has been kept allvo with liquid
food.
Kdltor Sentenced for Contempt.
DEDHAM , Mass. . Dec. 23. Torrey E
Wordner , editor of the Boston Traveler , was
sentenced to serve thirty days In Dedlmm
Jail today for contempt of court In permit
ting the publication In his paper of com
ments and editorials on the Gctchcll casi
which , In the court's opinion , would have In
fluenccd the minds of the Jury had the pape ;
containing the matter reached the cour
house before the case was submitted to ;
final consideration. Engineer Getchc-11 o
the New York , New Haven & Hartford roll
road was charged with manslaughter in cm
nectlon with a railroad collision lost August
To nNtnhllHh Xetv 1'renldlo Honpltal
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23. Colonel Mar
shall , chief quartermaster of this depart
mcnt , received authority from secretary D
war , through Quartermaster General Ludlng
ton today , to expend $113,339.50 on the m > w
pavilion hospital to be erected at th
Presidio. This It about double the orlglna
appropriation and provides for a much laige
and better built hospital 'than was at firs
contemplated , although the number of bed
remains fixed at 400.
Fireman Killed While Anleep.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Ono man was In
stantly killed and another ferlously , if no
fatally , Injured In a collision which PC
curred off Liberty Island today between ih
freight steamer Idaho of the Wilson lln
and the tramp eteamer Flower Gate. Th
dead man was William Smith and the In
Jured John Birch. Both wereflrcmen on th
Idaho and were asleep at the tlmo of th
accident.
llrooke IeHven for Havana.
SAVANNAH. Ga. , Dec. 23. General John
R. Hrooko and the members of his eta !
left this afternoon for Miami , where the.
will take a Keumer for Havana. Genera
Urooke has been in Savannah several day
rcoTvtrlng from an Illnrsa which began soon
after hU return from Porto Rico. j
11 Details Are Arranged for the Spanish
Exit from Ouba ,
) CCU RS AT NOON FIRST DAY OF JANUARY
President of Spanish Commission to Formally
Surrender Sovereignty.
BELLOW FLAG WILL THEN BE HAULED DOWN
General Wade to Accept Surrender in Behalf
of United States ,
bTARS AND STRIPES WILL THEN BE RUN UP
Vmerlcnn War Ship * Will Thunder
Forth n Salute to Spain ntid
Spa n lull FliiKhlp Will lie-
turn the Compliment.
Copyright , 1S9S , by Prew Publishing Co. )
HAVANA , Dec. 23. ( New York World Ca-
jlcgrom Special Telegram. ) The cere
monies for the formal surrender of Spanish
ioverelgnty over Cuba January 1 were ar-
j.nged today by the Joint commission of
evacuation at their final meeting.
There Is no record of any alinlllar pro
ceeding In history. The American deputa-
lon , consisting of Generals Wade , Butler
and Clous , Mujor Butler , Captain Hart ,
Icutenaut Wade and Cuban Attache Vlilal ,
arrived at the governor general's palace at
0 n. m. They were received by Secretary
Glranta and Assistant Secretary Deultcs ot
he commission and ushered Into the Salon
lo Scsslones , where Governor General Cos-
cllanos , Admiral Mauterola and the uiar-
qnla of Montcro and their aides awaited
horn. The session lasted until 2 p. m. ami
ho proceedings were of the most cordial
character.
It was decided that at precisely noon on
January 1 the American evacuation commis
sion shall wait upon General Cntitellnnos at
ho palace. Ho as governor and captain gen
eral and as president of the Spanish com
mission shall formally surrender Spanish
sovereignty over the Island of Cuba. In
behalf of the United States General Wade
will accept the surrender. This ceremony
will take place In the Salon do Sesslones
and will bo brief. Representatives of the
American army and navy and visitors will
t > o present. Immediately after sovereignty
s given up the Hag of Spain will bo hauled
down , while the American war ships In the
harbor will thunder out a salute of twenty-
one Runs. The stars and stripes will then
bo run up over the palace , receiving a elm-
liar salute from the Spanish flagship.
All the fortifications still at that date111
Spanish possession will be 'turned over to
American officers detailed to receive them
and the American flag will be raised over
each. Morro Castle and Cabanas fortresses
have been almost evacuated by the Spanish
troops. In Morro there la only a guard of
thirteen men of the Leon battalion and 'tnreo
or four nrtUleryimi to 'polvaftor the guns.
ln'Oahanaa-i . ' *
-
ftX-otnpanj.'W the same tat )
tnllon. Spanish troops remaining In Cuba
after the surrender will be regarded OB
troops of n friendly foreign nation and
places will be designated In which they may
remain until they can be sent to Spain.
After the ceremony of surrender General
Castellanos will go cither to Matanzas or
Cienfuegos , there to embark for Spalu.
Danfrcr of Trouble.
Both Spanish and American officials hert
are much concerned over what to do with
the Spanish troops while the Cubans an
having their flvo days' celebration of liber
ation from Spanish tryanny. The sight ol
a Spanish uniform during these days , Jt It
feared , would bo the signal for trouble.
The Spaniards are to keep their arms until
they sail and In cose of a clash with 'hi
Cubans the American troops would have
great difficulty in restoring order. Th
small part of the great army Spain baa
In Havana three months ago which will
bo left after New Year's day would have
difficulty in holding its own it the ex
cited populace should by some unexpected
incident bo moved to attack It. The In-
glaterra hotel riot and the recent sklrmlshct
at Corro show that the most trivial In
cident is likely lo bring immediate blood
shed.
Everything will bo to some extent dis
organized Immediately after January 1. The
Spanish regulars who kept the peace at the
point of the bayonet only because Aero
was a company of soldiers at every corner
and a battalion at every block -will bo re
duced by that time to a Tew regiments
whose authority absolutely ceases and in
stead of being defenders they must bo de
fended , The municipal police Colonel
Moulton and ex-Chief McCullagh ot Now
York ore organizing and which will assume
authority that day Is made up of hostile
elements , Spaniards and Cubans , entirely
untrained to act as officers , ununlformed
and unused to tbo new conditions which will
prevail upon evacuation. Their power to
maintain law and order In the first few
weeks is problematical. It Is rumored that
many candidates for the police force who
were members of the old police ( Ordcn
Publlco ) that escaped being sent homo
when Spain ordered the corps sent back to
be punished for mutiny , have been con
spiring to kill the Spaniard working to
organize the Spanish clement In the now
municipal police. The plotters are said to
have charged this man with secretly workIng -
Ing to discover who of them were deserters
from the Orden Publlco In order to have
them sent to Spain ,
Provlnlnn * Arc Illiili.
The prospects for a Chrlrtmas dinner an
not bright for American soldiers not ro-
mcmbered by friends nt homo or for Amer
icans In Havana who live outside hotels un
less they are blessed with gold mines. Tur
keys cost 16 apiece In town , $18 In tha
suburbs and are ecarco at that. Chickens
bring $17 a dozen , Eggn cell at C cents apiece.
Bread IB 9 cents a pound ; slrfoln steak , C5
cents a pound ; cabbages , CO cents'a ' head , and ,
lettuce 30 cents a bunch. Iloer Is 40 cents
a pint and Ice $30 a ton. Americans * are
doing without as many necessaries as pos
sible until after January 1 , hoping that high
prices will come down with the Spanish flag.
IIACAIinO'S COMPMMKNTH TO WOOD ,
Military Governor Preentcd with a
SpniilHhMednl of Honor.
SANTIAGO , Dee. 23. Senor Bacardo. the
mayor of Santiago , accompanied by the city
council , visited General Wood , the military
governor , today to present htm with an old
Spanish medal of honor of embossed gold ,
with a chain and a parchment scroll con
taining tbo words ;
"To muko one's self beloved of the people
Is thl ) best of victories. "
The deputation requested General Wood
to forward a similar medal to President Me-
Klnley with a scroll containing the declara-
tlon : "A people never forgets Hi beno'
factors. "