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I ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED .ITJNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY , DECEMBER 'JO , 1808. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Judge Day of Paris Commission Celebrates
Christmas at Home.
HIS DUTIES AT WASHINGTON ARE ENDED
Eeporta of Large Remuneration for Services
Are Denied.
ARDUOUS DUTIES KEPT MEMBERS CLOSE
French Government Extends Every Mark
of Hospitality.
CRITICAL PERIODS IN NEGOTIATIONS
Open ( lurMlfiiin for More Thnn a
aiontli Were Culiiui niul Philippine
Ucbtn Glnd Treaty Ma It In it
In Over.
CANTON , O. , Dec. 25. Judge Day , presi
dent of the late peace commission , and Mm.
Day reached their Canton homo In time to
take Christmas dinner with the family.
They arrived at 10:15 : this morning over
the Pennsylvania railroad. There was no
formal greeting arranged for them , but a
committee of the Stark county bar , several
personal friends and members of their family
were at the station to meet them. The Judge
Is In excellent health and spirits , and the
trip abroad ha evidently been beneficial.
Mrs. Day Is also In excellent health , and
notwithstanding eea sickness on the return
voyage , comes to her homo In much bolter
health than when eho loft It.
Judge Day , when asked an to his plans
for the future , said he expects to remain In
Canton and resume the practice of law In
the firm of which he was a member before
entering the cabinet of President McKlnlcy.
The work of the commission ended when the
treaty was delivered to the president and
he does not expect to visit Washington In
conncctlor. with any duties on that commis
'
sion. '
Asked as to whether he had any desire
which the state of Ohio could satisfy he
said : "If you refer to political desires , 1
have not. My only ambition Is to be allowed
to pursue the practlco of my profession. "
Later In the conversation ho authorized the
direct statement that under no circumstances
would he bo a candidate for governor.
While he talked freely on" many matters
connected with his work In Paris , Judge
Day did not feel at liberty to glvo an Inter
view In detail on the work of the commis
sion. Ho eald the talk of $100,000 compensa
tion for the commissioners or ot any sum
approaching that amount was ridiculous and
proposteious. The president fixes the com
pensation of the commissioners , and none ot
them , It Is safe to say , accepted the duties
as a speculation. None of them has an Idea
of a large fee , such ns would have been paid
had they performed the duties In the ca
pacity of regularly retained attorneys.
llcniuiirrutlon for ComniUnlnnrrii.
Th.en > ! a no actual prece/JpnJ on yhlch to
base an estimate , but the prediction | n ven
tured that the compensation of the coramls-
loncis wlU not exceed $15,000 each and rea
sonable expenses Incurred on the trip and
In Paris. These expenses , however , will not
Include those Incurred for the wives and
families1 of the attaches of the commission ,
because all such went on the Journey en
tirely Independent of the commission and
were In no way a charge upon the official
party.
It Is probabfa that the stories of largo
compensation were suggested by payments
In treaty negotiations ot the past , notably
the Bering sea matter and Mr. Foster's
work In connection with the China and
Japan treaty.
In the case of Mr. Foster there Is no
parallel to the Paris commission. Ho was
retained for a very largo fee to perform
certain duties. In the case of the Bering
sea , the commissioners were paid very
modest sums for their work , but associated
with them were a number of attorneys of
noted capacity looking after targe Interests
end as such were paid liberal fees.
A number of friends have called on Judge
Day slnco his return and to them ho has
talked entertainingly. The work at Paris
was felt by the commissioners to be ardu
ous and left llttlo or no opportunity for
pleasures which the Judge would have been
fx glad to have enjoyed In a city which Im
pressed him with Its beauty and historic In
terest. The French government treated the
commissioners very welt , and the room In
which negotiations were conducted was a
magnificent one well adapted to the work In
hand. The Americans wore In session every
day and during long hours most days dur
ing their sojourn In Paris. They took a vast
amount of testimony bearing on the ques
tions to be disposed of and were In constant
communication with the president.
Whenever under Instructions from Wash
ington the American position was closely de
fined a session was held with the Spanish
representatives. At such sessions the Amer
icans always presented a firm and united
position.
Crltlenl Period. In Negotiation. .
There were but two critical periods In the
negotiations , the first regarding the Cuban
debt , which was an. open question for moro
than a , month , during which time the
Americans never swerved from the position
presented to the Spaniards. The other was
upon the Philippine cession and after tno
Americans had reached a conclusion In their
own councils as to the concessions that
could bo granted there was no deviation.
The personal relations between the rcpre-
eentatlves of the two governments was at
all times friendly and cordial. The Ameri
cans had great respect for the ability of
the Spanish members and believe that notn-
ing was left unsaid or undone that could
benefit the Spanish case. The president ol
tlio Spanish commission was remarked as a
man of great ability by the Americans and
von ( their respect for the able manner In
which he conducted the Spanish case.
KILLED DURING CELEBRATION
Old Feud Helween Mliionrl Former *
U Kndod In a TriiKcdy ChrUt-
mn Day.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Dec. 25. At a
Christmas two celebration at And , a smal
town In Osage county , John Holloway Bho
and killed Jule Bolllott , one ot the oldest
nnd most prominent citizens of Osage
county. The killing was the result of trou
ble ot long standing , Bolllott and Holloway
having had several lawsuits. Holloway
shot his victim five times , after which he
fled. The killing created great excitement
In the town and the citizens Immediately
offered a reward of $300 for the arrest o
Holloway.
ChrUliiin * Trimody In . w York.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. Mamlo Remly , a
17-year-old Rlrl , was shot In the heart and
at her homo on Eighth avenue t > y
' 'rank Nulty , a postal clerk , 10 years old.
At the tame time Nulty shot himself
hrough the head and was taken to a hospl-
al and It Is believed will die. Nulty was
ormerly a suitor of the girl , but recently
they quarreled ,
FIGHT TOR CONCESSIONS
Itlvnlry Hotvroen CaMe Companion to
Secure Favored IllKhtfl for
I'avlflc Cable.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. A fight is being
waged between two corporations to secure
; overnmcnt concessions for cables connect-
ng Hawaii , Guam and the Philippines and ,
ncldentally , Japan ,
Ono corporation Is the Pacific Cable com-
? any of New York ; the other Is the Pacific
Table company of New Jersey. The New-
York company Is capitalized at $20,000,000
and Its chief stockholders arc J , Plerpont
Morgan , J. S. Bowdoln , J. Kennedy Todd ,
fames A. Scrymscr , Edmund L. Baylls ,
lerman S. Lcroy and Charles D. Wetmorc.
The New Jersey corporation Is composed
of Abram S. Hewitt , Darius O. Mills , Gen
eral G. Dodge , General Fred D. Grant , Gen-
ral Wager Swayne , James J. Hill , president
if the Great Northern railroad ; Z. S. Spalo
ng of San Francisco and John H. Browning
, nd Mason W. Tyler of New Jersey.
The active man In the New York com
pany Is James A. Scrymser. Ho Is president
of two cable companies , which together oper
ate 14,000 miles of cable In the West In
dies , Central America and Mexico. Colonel
. . S. Spaldlng Is the active men In the New1
Jersey company. He served In the civil war
and afterward emigrated to Hawaii , whore
10 amaesed a fortune of $4,500,000.
In the dying days of the Hawaiian govern
ment the Scrymscr company got a twenty-
ear right to lay a cable there. Now Sec
retary Hay has until January 2 to decide
whether the contract shall bo allowed to
stand. Considerable pressure Is being
wrought to bear on him lo cancel the con
tract on the grounds that the United States
should lay , own and operate the cable sys-
: em which will connect It with its far dls-
: ant islands.
WARNED BY BRAVE YOUNG SON
Home of Chilian Minister InVnnIi -
InRton In Dentroycd by Fire ,
Family Narrowly Kneaplntf.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 25. Fire which
broke out shortly after 7 o'clock today parity
destroyed the house occupied by Scnor Don
Carlos Morla Vicuna , the Chilian minister ,
at the corner of Connecticut avenue and N
street. The roof and top atory were destroyed
and the furniture of the whole house ruined
> y urn ok o and water , entailing a loss of
$10,000.
The minister and his family escaped
owing to the energy and coofness of the 12-
year-old son , Carlos , but the flames made
euch headway that the Inmates were unable
a secure clothing and were compelled to
hurry out in their night robes. All took
refuge for a time In the British embassy ,
lust across the street , where they were
cared for by Lady Paunccfote and her
daughters. Two maid servants were over
come with fright and had to be taken troni
the house. The governess , Slgnorlna Mal-
fredl , received a hard fan In climbing up
stairs In an attempt to secure clothing for
Madama Gana. The fire was caused by an
overheated flue. It wa discovered by the
son , Carlos , who slept on the third floor ,
through whose instrumentality his three
sisters , occupying rooms on the same floor ,
the maids who slept upstairs , and the
father and mother , who slept on the second
floor , were awakened and apprised of their
danger.
LACK SPIRIT OF TRUE UNITY
\nihvlllc ProHhytorlnn Mliilxtor
UriceM Wiping Out Ternm "North"
and "South" lit Church.
NASHVILLE , Team. , Dec. 25. Rev. Dr.
J. I. Vance of the First Presbyterian church ,
In his sermon today , urged the wiping out of
the terras "north" and "south , " applied to
the church , and saying :
'I wonder if the time Is not at hand for
the effacement of geographical marks from
the name of our beloved Presbyterian church
In America ? It should be the first to put
Into practice the gospel It proclaimed. And
yet It must bo admitted that whlta Mason
and Dlxon's line has disappeared from the
geography of citizenship , It survives In the
geography of the church. I speak today for
a Prcsbyterlanism that shall no moro be
mraked 'north' or 'south , ' but whose ter
ritorial boundaries shall bo co-terminus
with the uttermost limits of the republic ,
an American Presbyterian church. "
STANDARD OIL INVESTIGATION
Attorney for Compnny Amiert * that
None of the Valuable Book * Have
Ileen Destroyed.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Dec. 25. According to
Attorney Tolles , ono of the Standard Oil
legal representatives , none of the books of
the company which are wanted for exam
ination under the Ohio supreme court's re
cent order , have been destroyed. He says
that only useless records or books have
been burned.
"So far as I know , " said Mr. Tolles to
day , "the books In question will be pro
duced when the proper time cornea"
Owing to the non-appearance of high
Standard Oil officials , whoso testimony Is
wanted , no depositions were taken before
Notary Mason today.
Sntro'M DnuKhter .Married.
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Dec. 23. Miss Clara
Sutro , daughter of the late Adolph Sutro ,
the famous San Francisco mining man ,
mayor and millionaire , and William J , Eng
lish of Chicago were quietly married this
afternoon at the residence of Right Rev.
Bishop Montgomery , who officiated. The
brother of the bride was the only witness
to the ceremony , Mr. and Mrs. English
will remain hero for a few days and will
then Journey to New York. They contem
plate a trip to Spain nnd upon their return
to this country they will take up their
residence In Chicago , the home ot the
groom. Mr. English Is a widely known at-
torney. being a member of the flrra of Eng
lish & Hefferman of Chicago. Ho Is also a
member of the Chicago School board and Is
ex-president of the Chicago Bar association.
Dead from Ar enleal
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. Adolph Neaf. a
bartender employed by Mrs. Marie Zlcschcr ,
who keeps a hotel at Patersoii , N. J. , diet !
today after Buffering great agony. It Is
thought his death was caused by arsenical
poisoning and that the poison was placed In
the milk used In the household of Mrs.
Zlcscher. Mrs. Zlcscher , Mary Doty , a
servant ; Fritz Hagerman , an employe , and
Fritz SCeffcn were- also poisoned , but will
probably recover. The milk will be
analyzed ,
Off with the Old ) On with the New.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 23. Mrs. Alice E. Zim
merman secured a divorce from her husband ,
Conrad Zimmerman , In Judge Wood's court
today , had her maiden name of Smylho re
stored and an hour later was married < o
Captain Charles F. O'Brien , city editor of
the Kansas City Times. O'Brien went to
Chtckamaufra , a captain with the Kansas
City regiment during the war with Spain ,
but later was removed by Qgvcnjor Stephens.
SPANISH BULLETS FLY FREE
Another Bloody Street Riot Breaks Out In
Havana.
SOLDIERS RIDDLE NEGRO WITH SHOTS
Colon Hattallon , on Ounril ami Police
Duly , lo He Hopluecil Today
by I. con Ilnt-
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( Copyright , 1S93 , by PresH Publishing Co. )
HAVANA. Dec. 25. ( New York World
ablcBram Special Telegram. ) A street
riot was started in Havana late last night
sy a quarrel between a Cuban negro and a
Spanish soldier In Montserrat street. The
negro drew a revolver , fired several snots
nnd then ran into a house adjoining No.
105 , from the roof of which he fired Into the
street. Attracted by the shooting , a largo
number of Spanish soldiers collected nnd
poured volley after volley Into the building.
The negro was shot dead nnd two or tlirce
other persons were wounded slightly. No
Spanish soldier was hurt.
The Colon battalion , which was on guard
and police duty during the recent riots , will
je shipped to Spain tomorrow. It was re
placed today by the Leon battalion , which
IIKS been pnrrlsonlng Cabanas fortress and
Morro castle , where a small guard of artil
lery haa been left to look after the guns.
Walter A. Donaldson , lately collector of
customs at Santiago , arrived In Havana last
night and reported to General Ludlow today.
Under Major Tasker H. Bliss ho will reor
ganize the custom house here. Ho Is In
'avor of retaining the present staff until
jctter arrangements can bo made.
HOIIIIKH HANDS OIITAIN FIIIEAIIMS.
Chief Vallento of RciiiInrnioN Thought
to Have Supplied The in.
SANTIAGO , Dec. 25. Lieutenant Colonel
Henry W. Ray , who had reported to General
Wood , military governor of the department ,
that Colonel Francisco Vallente , chief of
gendarmes , had been among the Insurgents
and that several bands of robbers were
operating In the neighborhood of Guantanamo -
tanamo , arrived hero today. Ho repeats his
charges against Colonel Vallente , declaring
that they are well founded. He admits that
Colonel Vallento was the first Cuban officer
who nominally disarmed his men , merely
requesting permission to guard the arms
with a squad of his own troops. His re
quest was granted by Major Harris , repre
senting Lieutenant Colonel Ray at Sagua
De Tanamo , Harris even promising to supply
rations to the guard. According to Colonel
Ray , Vallente , before- starting for Santiago ,
turned over to several Cuban captains the
600 rifles that were stacked by his men when
they were disarmed. This fact was only
recently reported to Colonel Ray.
The latter an arriving here saw Colonel
Vallento and repeated his accusations. Va
llento declared that he had not armed the
Cubans , but had merely given the rifles
Into the charge of various officers. Colonel
Ray claims that this explains the existence
of the troublesome bands of robbers who
have infested the districts around Guan-
tanamo. In ono case a Cuban major went
so far as to order the proprietors of a sugar
estate mot to grind. Colonel Ray pent a
company of United States tree ; > e i > * .Taivl
the estate , whereupon the Cuban major took
to the woods with a band of men who have
been ever slnco robbing and pillaging es
tates nearby. As a result ot this condition
of 'things ' Colonel Ray's entire regiment ,
with the exception of two companies , Is
now scattered about the country guarding
private property. Colonel Ray says he has
the names of several prominent Cubans who
have censured Vallento for turning over his
arms. Vallento replied that ho had the
arms under guard and would keep them safe
until it was seen what the United States
would do. Moreover , Colonel Ray Insists
that the Cuban police who were sent by
Colonel Vallento to capture the chief bandit
were worthless and proved dishonest , as
they allowed the robber to sleep undis
turbed lu the next house to the one where
they were quartered. Tomorrow Colonel
Ray will return to Guantanamo. He Intends
to mount some of his own men and to cap
ture the robber chief. Meanwhile , except
on the guarded estates , work In his district
is practically at a standstill.
BATTLESHIPS REACH PERU
Oroifoii nnil loivn , with Attendant * ,
I'aime at I.lina F.ii Itoutc
Around the Cape.
LIMA , Peru ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) , Dec.
25. The United States refrigerator supply
ship Celtic of Commodore Barker's squad
ron , which , with the battleships Oregon nnd
Iowa , the collier Scandla nnd the distilling
ship Iris , left Tompklnsvllle , S. I. , on Octo
ber 12 , arrived this morning at Callao , the
port of Lima.
GOOD WILL SHOWN AT A 11AXQUET.
AiiKlo-Ainrrlonn Frleiidnhlp Dwelt
Upon nt Farewell Oooumlon.
CAIRO , Dec. 21. A farewell banquet was
tendered this evening to Lieutenant General
Sir Francis Grenfell , the recently appointed
governor of Malta , who now retires from
the supreme command of the Anglo-Egyp
tian forces In Egypt. The presence of
Thomas S. Harrison , United States agent
and general consul , and Ethelbert Watts ,
United States vice consul general , led to an
Anglo-American demonstration. General
Grenfell and James Fennel Rodd , secretary
of legation nt the British agency , spoke
warmly of Anglo-Saxon friendship. Mr.
Harrison , who was received with Immense
enthusiasm , made a stirring speech , spark
ling with humor , In the course of which ho
reciprocated their friendly expressions.
I'olltleal CrlnU la Stayed.
LONDON , Dec. 26. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Standard says : Senor Sa >
gaata's illness has brought to a standstill
the political crisis and the negotiations for
the reorganization of the liberal party. Many
liberals are opposed to General Weyler be
coming minister of war , because they fear
he will aspire to succeed Sagasta as leader
of the party.
El Liberal publishes an Interview with
Woylcr , In the course of which he Is repre
sented as declining to give any Information
regarding the crisis , but as insisting upon
the necessity for a strong government.
Don Carlen Willet Alidleate.
LONDON. Dec. 25. The Venice correspond
ent of the Times says. "Don Carlos , who
Is In perfect health , desires me to deny
absolutely the report that he contemplates
abdicating. On the contrary , he says h
Is more resolved than ever to fulfill his role
to the end. He authorizes me to oaiert thai
he has asked no audience of the pope and
has requested nothing else of his holiness. "
ChrlHlmim v lth I'niperor'K Family.
BERLIN. Dec. 25Empcror William and
the members of the Impcrlaf family fol
lowed their Christmas observances today.
Last evening the emperor , while taking his
solitary walk In the neighborhood of the
San Soucl palace at Potsdam , entered freely
nto conversation with ! the soldiers ami
workmen , giving them' ' Christmas presents.
QUAKER CITY'S ' GLAD SEASON
I'hllnilolphln'n ChrUlninn Quiet In
Uitiloly Illnturlifd liy n Scried
of Illooily Event * .
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 23. The peace
and good will season of the past twenty-
four hours has kept the police of this city
busier than they have been for many a
day , The gravest cases which called for
their services may result In a triple mur
der.
der.It
It occurred tonight in a disreputable
court near Eleventh and Race streets. Mrs.
Mary Johnson and Mrs. Alice Whlto , both
colored women , were shot In the head and
body and Charles II. Moore , a 34-year old
whlto man , was shot in the back by George
St. Clalr , colored. Mrs. ' White It ) not ex
pected to live through the night and the
other two victims arc In a critical condi
tion. The shooting occurred In Mrs. John
son's house.
St. Clalr , accompanied by a colored
friend , name unknown , forced nn entrance
while the women w re sleeping and picked
a quarrel over a trivial matter , finally
drawing a revoher and firing three shots ,
all of which took effect. Moore , who was
unknown to the parties accidentally stum
bled Into the place- while St. Clalr was
shooting. The pistol was'promptly turned on
him and ho was shot' In the back. St.
Clalr and his companion escaped and up tea
a late hour had not hpn captured.
Flames found four ° itlms during the
Christmas period. Mrs/John Ford nnd her
Infant daughter were b'urned to death at
their home In a fire caused by an explosion
of an oil lamp. Mary Coyle , aged 70
years , met death from a like cause. She
fell down stairs with a lighted lamp In
her hand. Mrs. Kate McNlcol , aged -12 ,
was terribly burned by the upsetting of an
oil lamp at her homo and died tonight.
Griffith Harvey , an Si-year old colored
man , fell from a thlrd-fitory window of his
homo last night and died from a fractured
skull.
Joseph McAvoy was sandbagged by two
men who followed him from a Camden sa
loon early this morning and robbed him of
$46. He will recover. Miss Emma Lam-
parter , also of Camden , was walking to the
ferry after a night's shopping In this city
when she was "held up" by a negro , who
fired at her with a revolver. The bullet
grazed her cheek , but her assailant was too
frightened to secure booty.
DALLAS' BLOODY RACE BATTLE
TITO I'erKoim Killed , One DropH Dead
and Several Scrlonnly Hurt In
Street Hovr.
DALLAS , Tex. , Dec. 25.A crowd of sev
eral thousand whites and blacks , gathered
by the burning of a ealoon building , became
Involved In a race riot this evening , and
when the battle was ended two persons had
bcoa killed , flvo wore seriously wounded and
a dozen slightly Injured. In addition ono
man fell dead on the sidewalk during the
fire and a woman was fatally Injured In
Jumping from a window of the burning
building. The dead are :
FELIX R. MALLORY , fell dead on side
walk.
OSC/ " WHITE , negro ; killed In riot.
FRANK. HOLLAND. " jM-grof killed in riot.
The seriously wounded are :
Harry Burton , negro ; jumped from
window.
John Franks , C. W. Hudlow. William
DeBruyn , James Dove and A. C. Carr ,
negro , were injured in the riot.
The presence of a large force of police
prevented a more deadly conflict.
Just how the riot started seems Impos
sible to determine. It came on suddenly
between Franks , Hudlow and DeBruyn ,
white men on one side , and about a dozen
negroes on the other. In a moment a by
stander , White , was dead , his neck broken
and his skull crushed with a heavy piece
of Iron pipe. Holland was stabbed flve
times and was dead an hour after the con
flict. Franks , Hudlow and DeBruyn were
all stabbed and bruised nnd are In the
hospital department of the county Jail. Carr
and Dove were seriously stabbed and
bruised and are also under arrest. It Is re
markable that so few deaths and casualties
occurred. Fully 500 whites and blacks were
battling furiously for fully fifteen minutes ,
using knives , pistols , clubs , stones and
other weapons.
SURPRISED THE HIGHWAYMEN
I'ayiiiiiNter of Ceornln Itnllroml Coii-
truotloii flniiK Turn * Table * on
Holdup filing.
MACON , Ga. , Dec. 25. A special to the
Telegraph from Valdosta , Ga. , says :
The Atlantic , Vnldosta and Western rail
road has a camp near Halow , In Clinch
county , about thirty miles from hero. Yes
terday was pay day. The chief engineer ,
C. R. Gerard , had como Into town to get the
money to pay off the hands. He secured
about $1,000. Ho rode out ot town on
horseback. Suddenly eight negroea rushed
out of a thick clump of bushes and each
leveled a pistol at him. They demanded
his money. Mr. Gerard replied :
"Well , boys , you have the drop on me ; I
suppose there Is no use in my resisting
your demands. "
He felt In his pocket as If to draw out
a package. Instead of the money he
brought forth his revolver and began to
shoot. The ringleaders fell at the first shot
and the next shot knocked out another.
Two moro shots were fired by Mr. Gerard
as his horse dashed away. Mr. Gerard was
shot at several times by the negroes , but
was not hit.
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED
Ice IlrcakM and Thirty Pemoim Are
Thrown Into the Water All but
Throe Itonoued.
BROOKLINE , Mass , , Dec. 25. By the
sudden breaking of the Ice on Lovcrett pond ,
In the park system , this afternoon , thirty
young girls and boys were thrown Into eight
feet of water , and though numerous specta
tors and the police worked hard to rescue
tbo children , three were drowned befora
help could reach them. They were :
J. W. CLATTENBURO , JR. , 10 years old.
ARTHUR COLLINS. 12 years old.
EMMA MILLER. 14 years old.
I.alior Union AKnlnut Kxpiumlon.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. At a meeting of
the Central Labor union today resolutions
were adopted In opposition to "the policy of
Imperialism nnd expansion beyond the limits
of this continent and the Islands that are
within Its natural and legitimate sphere of
Influence. " Resolutions were also adopted
In opposition to an alliance with Great
Britain.
AKonrlllo Melanin to WnNhlnKtoii.
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. F. Agouclllo and
his English speaking secretary and Interpre
ter , S. Lopez , who represent the Philippine
rinolutlonlst leader , Agulnaldo , are still In
New York. They used their time In seeing
"the " city and tonight said they would start for
Washington tomorrow. They will be Jollied
there by the Philippine envoys.
MAKES DEATH DOUBLY SURE
Granger Kneels Before Approaching Train
and Shoots Himself.
MUTILATED BODY IS NOT IDENTIFIED
Steps from Cro nlnw nx HtiKliie Approaches
preaches and Fall * Head from
llullet Wo ii ml an the Train
Striken llody.
MINDEN , Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) As a D. & M. train passed a point
ono ml To east of Axtell at daylight this
morning a stranger who had deliberately
kneeled on the track was run down and
killed. Before the train reached him ho dis
charged a revolver at his forehead and fell
across the track. The man was standing on
the road at a crossing and the engineer did
not notice him until the engine was too close
to bo stopped. As the stranger stepped upon
the track the engineer brew his whistle , but
the man calmly carried out his purpose. The
body was dragged some distance and badly
mangled. It Is thbught from the wound In
thu forehead , however , that the stranger
was dead before the train etruck him.
Nothing was found on the body which
would aid In Its Identification and so far no
one has been able to glvo any Information
regarding the man or the motive for his
action. Ho was not more than 25 years of
age.
CiniXR FOHT SID.VKY TO THE STATE
GroomSayo Hill Will
He Taken Up nt Onco.
SIDNEY , Nob. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Old
Fort Sidney will soon bo ceded to the state
for educational purposes. Congressman
Greene has written hero that the bill , as
passed and amended In the senate , will
surely be taken up on the reconvening of
congress and passed unanimously by that
body. It Is stated there Is no opposition
whatever to the passage of the bill.
County Commissioner Haiper , whoso term
of ofllco expires In January , will open a
lumber and coal yard.
Small grain will bo greatly benefited by
the recent snowstorms throughout tbo en
tire county. An Immense acreage of fall
rye and wheat has been sowed.
A large amount of baled hay Is being
shipped dally 'to ' the Colorado market. It
brings $6 per ton on the track here.
It Is reported that the Union Pacific rail
road company will cnlargo the machine
shops hero and will put twenty-five extra
men to work in the round house.
The Sidney and North Klver Telephone
company has completed Its line to Hed-
Ington and the following named stations are
now opened for business : Hlgglns , Middle-
creek , Davidson and Redlngton. This same
line will connect with La Peer and Bayard.
The merchants of this city transacted a
largo Christmas trade Saturday. The
weather was flno and the streets were
crowded all day with people from the coun
try. Prosperity has surely struck the west
ern portion of the state.
SUCC13SS OF THH SUCiAH FACTOUY.
Seven Million I > ouiiiU Made ) IMHO.OOO
Spout for Hcotii and Labor.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. )
The suou/ factory has closed Its eighth cam
paign. The campaign lasted about 109 days ,
during which time 7,100,000 pounds of sugar
were manufactured from about 33,000 tons
of beets and thirty carloads of molasses
fiorn the Grand Island factory. It was
shipped hero to undergo the Steffens pro
cess , the Grand leFand factory not being
equipped with the proper machinery for re
ducing certain grades of syrup to sugar.
The last year has been a good one for beet
growers In the vicinity ot Norfolk. The
price paid for beets at the factory ranged
from J3.70 to $5.23 , being regulated by the
amount of saccharine matter the beets con
tained. The contracts for 1898 piovldcd that
$4.00 per ton would bo paid for beets con
taining not less than 12 per cent sugar up
to and Including 14.4 per cent , with a purity
of not ICES than 78 ; $4.25 for beets contain
ing ll.fi and up to 15.4 per cent sugar with
a purity of 78 , and 25 cents per ton for each
additional per cent of sugar. The average
price paid was $4.60 per ton. Whllo the aver
age ylefd of bceta was between ten and
twelve tons per acre , some fields exceeded
this amount , ono field of five acres near
Hodor producing 120 tons.
During the last season the factory paid
out nearly $130,000 for beets and nearly
$50,000 for labor.
CIIItI.ST.MAS IN A I.I , Till ; C1IUHCIIF.S.
Special SorvlcoH and Mimic nt
Hauling * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. )
Christmas services were held In the various
churches In this city today and almost
every house of worship was crowded.
The services In the morning at the Pres
byterian church consisted of a sermon by
Uev. Van Dyke Wight on "The Christmas
Gift of Peace , " and the following music.
"Gloria In Excelsls , " "Hark , What Mean
These Holy Voices ? "
In the evening the Sunday school gave a
peace Jubilee. Music was furnished by the
boys' choir.
At the Congregational church Rev. G. M.
Nefson chose for his subject In the morn
ing "The Wise Men , " and "His Star In the
East ; " evening theme , "Love , Courtship
and Marriage. " Special music was rendered
for both services.
Regular services were held at the United
Brethren church In the morning. In the
evening a Christmas sermon , subject , "Dis
tinctive Christmas , " was delivered by the
regular pastor.
THKAT FOH THU ASYM'M ' PATIKNTS.
Fruit anil Candy and n HINT Dinner
Served to IninntoM.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special. )
The patients at the State asylum were given
a merry Christmas today Each patient
received a present of a suck containing two
oranges , two tipples , six ounces of candy
and a quantity of peanuts. In addition to
the regular bill ot fare th- Inmates were
served with all Iho turke/ and cranberry
sauce they could eat.
Attaeli HorNCH of Mam ell Instate.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special. )
County Treasurer Pease attached 100 head
of horses belonging to the Maxwell estate
for taxes.
Judge McIIugh ot Omaha Is contesting
the distress warrant on the grounds that
the probate court of Douglas county disal
lowed the olalm. Judge Neubauer refused
to Issue an Injunction , and the matter will
probably bo taken to tbo district court for
adjudication. Judge Pease Is now after all
who are delinquent In personal taxes and
proposes to make them liquidate or seize
the property and offer It at public sale.
IUCIIVIH A GOLD WATCH.
Clirlalinaa Celebration ut Connre ja-
llonnl Cluireli , Woeriliiir Water.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Spe
cial. ) At the Congregational church last
night a nice program was presented by the
Sunday school , followed by tbo distribution
ot presents off the tree by Santa Claus. All
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnflui
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I'J III till
the children were remembered , as tncro
were presents for nil. The pastor , Hov. Mr.
Hanford , was the recipient ot a handsome
cold watch.
Tonight the Methodist Sunday school will
receive Its presents from Mrs. Santa Glaus ,
who will arrive In a snowball.
at ( ienevit.
GENEVA , Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special. )
Last night three of the churches , the Con
gregational , Baptist and Methodist , had the
Yuletldo trco , on which were the treats for
their Sunday school children. The exercises
consisted of recitations and music. On Fri
day night the Free Will Baptist treated the
Sunday school , and this morning after serv
ices the Sunday school children of the Epls-
ccpal church received candy , nuts , Christmas
cards and prizes. Christmas services were
lield In all the churches this morning.
ENGINES ANDCREWS ARE HURT
Swlteli Hnnlne I'ndeavnrH to llonch
Ilrnnch Traele , lint In Caught by
Freight Train.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Dee. 25. The worst
wreck In this vicinity In ten years occurred
In the suburbs of the city near Pepper's dis
tillery at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A Louts-
vlllo & Nashvlllo yard engine and Chesa
peake & Ohio englno No. 00 , pulling an extra
freight tialn , collided and ns a result nine
men are badly Injured , two probably fatally ,
and both engines are demolished. The yard
cnglnu was hacking down In the yard and
the freight train was coming from Louis
ville. The fireman heard the latter , which
was coming around a curve , whistle and
started for a switch , which was the only
way of avoiding a collision. Ho was unable
to make the switch and the two engines col
lided. The wreck was carried 300 feet down
the track. The Chesapeake & Ohio engine
was run back through the tender and the
whole front beaten in. All thu Louisville
& Nashville employes Jumped and all were
Injured. The Chesnpcako & Ohio men re
mained at their posts and were not seriously
hurt.
Yard Clerk Hornbrook and Foreman Mor-
rlsey on the Louisville & Nashvlllo engine
will almost certainly die.
The Injured are : Lester Hornbrook , Louis
ville & Nashville yard clerk , arm broken
and skull fractured , will probably die ; R. O.
Vaughan , Louisville & Nashville fire
man , leg broken ; Al Clerk , Louis-
vlllo & Nashville switchman , right
aim broken and right shoulder frac
lured , head badly bruised ; William Mor <
rispy , Loulsvillo & Nashvlllo foreman , sn >
ternal Injuries , probably fatal ; James Doug
las , Louisville & Nashvlllo foreman , scalp
wound in back of head , right leg broken and
body badly bruised ; George Hund , Louls
villo & Nashville engineer , badly bruised
and left shoulder mashed ; John Collins ,
Loul vlllo & Nashvlllo switchman , badly
bruisedCuuuuelor Meadow * and Fireman
John Jones of tan Chesapeake & Ohio both
escaped serious injury , but were badly
bruised.
TROOPS FOR CIENFUEGOS
Tire Thousand , Five Ilnmlrod Men
Will Depart Knrly In the Week
from CharlOHlon.
CHARLESTON , S. C. , Dec. 25. Two of
the largest transports , the Mlnnewaska and
the Manitoba , are expected In Charleston
harbor on Monday or before and nt least
2,500 men will likely he on hand to sail
for Clenfuegos and Matanzas. Generals Bates
and Sanger ore expected hero tonight with
headquarters and these generals will take
with them stores , stock , lumber for tent
floors , fuel , forage and cots.
The steamship Saratoga is expected to
arrive for Its fourth trip on Wednesday and
will carry back to Havana the first bat
talion of the First regular Infantry. An.
other steamer Is expected to load with 3,000
tons of forage and quartermaster's supplies
for Casllda , Cuba , during the week. The
MlnnewaBka will carry General Bates anrt
the Sixth Ohio Infantry , now In camp In
Knoxvlllc , Tenn. , to Clenfuegoa. The regi
ment numbers 1,500 men and will bring
112 mules and forty-five horses. A detach
ment from some regiment now In Savannah
will go on the Mlnnewaskn , which In addi
tion to men will also carry 75,000 pounds
of hay , 70,000 pounds of oals , 200 lenls , lum
ber and supplies for thirty days.
The Manitoba will carry Brigadier General
Sanger and staff , Second brlagde , second di
vision , and a regiment of the brigade now
In camp at Amerlcus , Ga. The Second
brigade hospital will also go. It Includes
100 beds , four medical officers , thirty-seven
female nurses , forty-three animals and four
teen wagons. There are 1.050 men In the
regiment and they will carry cots , tents ,
lumber , fuel and stores.
On December 28 the Saratoga will take
to Havana a battalion of the First Infan
try and stores and forage left hero by the
Second battalion of the Tenth Infantry.
CLOSE UP MILITARY HOSPITAL
Soldier * llemoved from Camp 1'oluiul
to He Cured For ut Fort
.Mel'lierxon.
CAMP POLAND , Knoxvlllc. Tenn. , Dec.
2C > . Within another week the military hos
pital will be a thing of the past. The army
corps from Fort McPhcrson , Atlanta , Ga. ,
arrived this morning and took away forty-
two sick soldiers. The train win take these
patients to Fort McPhcrson , where they
will bo attended until they have recovered
They are from the Fifth Ohio , Thirty-first
Michigan , Second Ohio and First West Vir
ginia regiment. Six patients arc left In the
hospital hero. With a single exception these
are convalescents who wilt likely bo re
leased this week , The exception Is Major
David Hemphlll of South CaroAna , who Is
In a critical condition and who may not re
cover. Colonel Cornelius Gardner of the
Thirty-first Michigan regiment Is a very
sick man with heart trouble and pneumonia
but his friends left tonight with him for his
homo In Detroit.
Suilden DonlliH at St. Joneph.
SP JOSEPH , Mo. , Dec. 25. Colonel Louis
Hax , millionaire banker and furniture manu
facture ! was found dead In bed today. He
doubtless died of heart dlflowo during the
night.
Human Garllsch , capitalist and politician
dropped dead In his drug store today o
heart disease.
.MlmtliiK Man Itoiipponm ,
TRENTON , N. J. , Dec. 25. Architect Wil
liam W. Slack , who was supposed to have
been drowned In the Delaware river nboui
two months ago by the upsetting of his boa1
near White Hill , returned to his home today
Block's whereabouts had teen known to hla
friends for some time and It Is said ho was
la an inatUutlos far mental treatment.
CHRISTMAS IN CUBA
Soldiers Spend the Night Patrolling tha
Streets of Havana.
HOW IOWANS AND MISSOURIANS DINED
Jhcer in Damp Quemados on Scant Eationi
and Savcn-Dollar Turkeys.
HARDTACK AND BEANS HUNG ON TREE
Ouban Oactus Plant Serves as Central
Figure in Decorations.
NEBRASKANS FEAST DOWN AT SAVANNAH
President mill .Mm. Melvlnley Spend
Uulel Day Kiitorlalu-
Some Porn n n a I Friend *
from Home , . '
HAVANA , Dec. 23. The United States
troops have begun this evening a regular
patrol of the city of Havana , In order to
Btinril against possible disorders. The day ,
however , passed In comparative quiet. The
order Issued on Friday by Captain General
Cnstcllanos , prohibiting crowds from as
sembling In the streets , has been generally
observed.
Christmas at Camp Quemados was as
lively as the troops could make It with
slender materials. Turkeys at $7 npleco were
scarce and everybody sold that with the hcnt
at a summer temperature ) and the hedge
rows brilliant with ( lowers the day did not
seem much likeChristmas. .
All the company messes of the Forty-
ninth Iowa , the First North Carolina , the
Fourth Virginia , the Second Illinois and the
One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana regi
ments had extra spreads out of company
funds , with gifts from well-to-do members.
The army ration was supplemented by fruit ,
canned goods , sweet potatoes and sometimes
chicken. The Sixth Missouri regiment , tha
last to arrive , had no chance to prepare an
sxtra dinner , so the men dined on fresh
beef , rlco and beans. Ono battalion reached
camp yesterday , the other two marching to.
day a distance of eight miles over a dusty
road. All the regimental banda played and
the men were granted leave within a mlla
radius of the camp.
Company F of the Ono Hu.nd.rod and Sixty ,
first Indiana regiment had a cactus trca
with a present for everybody stuck on tha
points. Aa , for Instance , hardtack , beans ,
salt pork and candles. The officers of tb
One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana after
dinner Indulged In songs and specchmaklns ,
with several solo dances. At Elvado th
Eighth and Tenth regular Infantry regi
ments dined well at the expense of the com
pany funds. Major General Leo and his
staff partook of a modest dinner. General
Leo had a number of llvo turkeys available ,
but as the birds ore very lean he decided
to keep them on the chance of Improvement ,
for a Now Year's feast after the flag raising. -l
Ojnuirol'-Ii JV-V J.mst pf tfco day on..f _
horseback , studying the best route for the
New Year day parade. The streets are too
narrow to allow the troops to march past
the palace , so that the route will probably
be through the prado and Central park to
Cerro , the Havana suburb. General Leo ex.
pects to have 11,000 men , Including the
Cubans , In the military procession. Major
General llutler will go to Matanzas and
Clenfuegos tomorrow night on official busi
ness. The American troops ore about to
take possession of the San Ambrosias lioa-
pltnl.
C. S. Dcaver , the United States postal
agent In Havana , has complained to the
postmaster general of Irregularity In the
arrival of malls from the United States.
MO II H.I SIC A.NS DOW.V AT SAVAXYAII ,
Civilian riirlntiniiN Ololirntlon In
Camp of Sotonth CoriiN.
SAVANNAH. Ga. , Dec. 2 : . Christmas In
tt > e camp of the Seventh army corps canio
as near to being a civilian celebration as la
pojbiblu in mU'.tary life. Practically all
army restraints were suspended except
morning and afternoon calls and the meu
were left to enjoy themselves In their own
fashion. The Third Nebraska , Colonel Wil
liam J. Bryan's ol'd regiment , had a fund
of $1,000 sent from homo for a Christmas
dinner. This was apportioned among the
companies. The Second Louisiana also had
$1,000 for a Christmas dinner , hut this regi
ment spent Christmas at sea , having allied
yesterday at the same time as the First
Texas. Several officers and men took din
ner In the city with citizens , though there
was no concerted movement for a spread
for the troops ns on Thanksgiving day.
Tomorrow will also bo a holiday for the
troops.
O.UIKT DAY ATATIO.AI. . CAPITAL.
President mill Mrn. MeKlnley Knter-
talii I'orxonnl FrlondN.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 25. Christmas was
observed very quietly In Washington. Tha
weather was cool and bracing. In the pres
idential circle the day was a very quiet
one. The president and Mrs. MeKlnley have
several friends from Ohio stopping at the
Whlto Houao with them and a half dozen
others , formerly living In their native elate.
The Christmas dinner was enjoyed.
During the evening Secretary and Mrs.
Gage and Postmaster General and Mrs. Emory -
ory Smith called and spent some time so
cially at the executive mansion. The pres
ident and Sirs. MeKlnley took advantage of
the flno weather and wont for a drive during
the afternoon , the president accompanied by
James Harbour , Mrs. McKlnley's nephew ,
attended divine service ut the Metropolitan
church at 11 o'clock and listened to a ser
mon by the Rev. Dr. Ilrlstol , who In the
course of his talk said :
"This nation hau presented to an op
pressed people the unspeakable gift of free
dom ; yes , and to the world It hau given n
longer liberty. God's Christmas gift of
freedom has como to the Buffering anil
wronged through the agency of a nation
that was obedient to the heavenly call and
had caught the spirit of liberty and hope
fulness sent forth from angelic lips , 'Good
will toward men. ' It was not hatred or Ill-
will toward any nation that caused thli
country to unshcath the sword of war. It
was good will toward the Buffering and the
oppressed that Inspired us to battle and vic
tory. Ooivl will has been established In
our own land , from north to bouth and from
east to wr t. The angcl of our better
nature have been reconciled enemies , ob
literating tha wounda and scars of war and
Btrlfo and making the stars of the old Hat ;
of freedom to uhtno with now luster.
North and south together sing ot this
Christmas time as tboy have never BUIIR
since there was first sung the blessed Bony
of peace and good will , "
\o DUorcler In Santluno.
SANTIAGO , Dec. 23. Christmas has
passed without local disorder. There were
{ few private dinners given to colcbrato th *