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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 'J8 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TO PRESERVE ORDER Mission of the American in Onba Under Major General Ludlow. 'LIFE AND PROPERTY WILL BE PROTECTED Cuban Auxiliaries Will Bender Americans Valuable Assistance , i GENERAL MENOCAL PROFFERS SERVICES ii-t Temper of the People Seems Entirety Favorable to Americans ! NO TROUBLE IS NOW ANTICIPATED Work of 1'nlillc Improvement * Will lie Deferred Until the OrfcanUa- tlou of a Government Ila * Been Completed. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Prera Publishing Co. ) HAVANA , Dec. 27. ( New York World Cablegram-'Special Telegram. ) The mili tary administration of Havana under Major General Ludlow will bo devoted to the preservation of order In the city and the protection of life and plopcrty. The work of puUlf Improvement will not be .commenced for sometime , not In any case until tne organization ot a government for the island haa been completed. Th hip public franchises recently granted will remain In statu quo. General Ludlow , aa'ked about this matter today , said : "I understand that upon the withdrawal of the Spanish authorities the promoters of the various enterprlecs will submit their prop ositions anew to the American administra tion. Nothing will bo done for the present. Our work Is not to Improve the street car err ice or to tear up streets for sewers , butte to protect life and property. " Asked If he feared any serious disturbance - ' ance , General Ludlow said : "The temper of the people seems entirely favorable to the Americans and I anticipate no trouble. The first attempt nt disorder will bo put down by American troops , aided , If necessary , by our Cuban auxiliaries. General Menooal , the Cuban leader ot Mariano , haa offered the In > osrvlces of his forces for this purpose , and if required they will be used. " Star * and Stripe * 'Wave. HAVANA. Dec. 27. The citizens of Havana read In their morning papers an order from Captain General Castellanos permitting the display of Cuban and American flags Inside the lines of Spanish Jurisdiction and early . < nl.s rrornlns the stars nnd stripes and the jonn star of Cuba floated over many build ing * in the heart of the city and in street * wbflro the Spanish soldiers still keep guard. The only buildings excepted In the order re the government offices. Havana , there fore , Is now bright with color and flrecrack- i era are bolng exploded in the streets and . An tht nlpxas. * * Feat * of the Spaniards disappeared with T- -AVvl'irance'otjUiliJ order/-foe' 6ut-cama v 'rthdusfiMdi''of flag-1" secretly made "by the women of households or clandestinely pur chased from adventurous peddlers. Robert A. Scott , formerly clfy treasurer of Jack sonville. Flo. , succeeded In getting a small cargo of flags Into Havana some weeks ago and flag * originally costing about i cents have boon selling for about $1 each. The order of Captain General Castellanc * was Issued after a conference with General Ludlow and it will be followed tonight by an order closing tbo cafes at 10 p. m. Gen eral Ludlow rode around the city last night watching the temper of the people on the streets Fourteen persons were wounded by people who fired different kinds of weapons in the 'itreots. The city Jail was delivered into the hands of the Americans on Saturday , One political prisoner was found there. Colonel Baccllao , who was captured with General Ruiz Rivera , and who was pardoned for political offenses , ! > - " . sentenced to death on the charge of murder. The United States transport Mobile , hav ing on 1/oard two battalions of the First Texas and the Second Louisiana , has ar rived hero from Savannah , Ga. , which port it lofi on December 15. Movement * of Troop * . The Spanish troops today still further contracted their lines and withdrew to the extremity of the peninsula on which the city of Havana Is built. They now occupy scarcely two square miles. The United 'I gtate-s troops have moved from the sub urbs Into the city proper and tonight are / patrolling Central park and the Prado. The Eighth and Tenth regular Infantry regi ments have been placed at the disposal ol Major General Ludlow , military governor of the city after January 1 , and already six companies have been quartered in buildings within the limit * of Havana proper and are doing police as well as military duty. Senor Fernandez De Castro has Informed GcneraJ Ludlow that the Havana constabulary were afraid to try to keep order unless they couU rely on the support ot the American troops and General Ludlngton Issued Instructions to the American patrols , when making ar rests , to turn the arrested over to the ordi nary civil authorities. Tha whole population Is in a state of un rest the Spanish residents fearful , the Cu bans eager to do something to show they have gained their freedom. Bands of Cu bans freely enter the residences of Span iards , call upon them to hoist American am Cubiu flags and to shout "Viva Cuba Libre , ' and terrify them with their machetes. A dozen such cases were reported to the American authorities today. In all such In stances American guards were promptly cent to the houses Invaded , but the Cubans were Invariably gone when the patrol ar rived , nor was there any ouch thing ai catching the offenders. No attention whatever is paid to the order against the discharging of firecracker * and pistols are fired In the streets continuously Three persons have , been killed and twenty- nine wounded , among the latter three wo men and two children. The shooting has been for the most part Indiscriminate. As General Ludlow was standing on the bal cony of the hotel today , watching the scene In the plaza , a man waved a Cuban flag Another cried out , "An Insult ! An Insult ! whereat the man who was waving the flag fired upon the objector , A Spanish company that was retiring from Fort Principe was deliberately fired upon from a private residence. Lieutenant Blount , an American officer , who was es corting the Spaniards , broke Into the bouse , but the occupants fled to adjoining roofs. Whllo Brigadier General Clous and Captain Hart were returning from the palace to day they met a mob ot Cubans carrying flags and shouting. A minute or two later the crowd would have encountered a detachment of Spanish troops. The situation called for prompt action and Captain Hart reaped from tha carriage , faced the mob and ordered everybody to go home Immediately. Major General Brooke has this evening ormally taken command of the United States forces In Cuba and haa Issued the ecessary orders. Senor Do Castro , the civil governor of iavana , acting In accord with General Lucl ow , has Issued an order forbidding any fur- her firing of firearms or the exploding of rocrackers In thr public thoroughfares. . He Iso prohibits the assembling of crowds In he streets or parks after C:30 : p. m , , orders he closing ot all places of entertainment , ncludlng the theaters and cafes at 11 p. m. , forbids people taking part In certain \frtcan dances , in which the participants ro dressed in devil costumes , forbids meet- ngs of Nanlgos and forbids all manlfesta- Ions which may produce conflicts between ho Cubans and Spaniards or between Span * ards and Amirlcani. Those who violate th > rders are threatened with severe punish ment. Enter Cabana * Portrei * . A detachment of American artillery was .dmltted to Cabanas fortress today by rc > uest of Brleader | General Clous , In order hat the men might familiarize themselves vlth the guns mounted there so as to be ble to salute the Spanish flag on January , Regla was evacuated by the Spaniards and occupied by the Americans today. A banner having on It a portrait ot Prosl- ent McKlnloy , painted by Aramade Menocal , has been on view in a window in Oblspo street , where It was cheered by rowds of people. It will be sent to the resident by representatives of the Masonlo edge , who will meet tonight and who will arrange for a patriotic demonstration. The Havana wards which have already joen evacuated were the scenes of procea- lens and noisy celebration today. A cab .river waa shot last night for refusing to inter the territory within Spanish Jurlsdlc. Ion , with Cuban and American flags on his vehicle. An omnibus driver and two women were shot by Nanllos today and the body of , lieutenant of guerrillas has been found near Slba de Qua , this province. He was taksn rom the town by a band of Cubans and killed. The Spanish alcalde ot Elba Doagua haa arrived here and his son has advised him not to return or he will bo killed. Several guerrillas are reported to have been killed n Sanctl Splrltui after the evacuation ot bat place by the Spaniards and before the American occupation ot the town. Four Spaniards , residents of San Luis , province of Plnar del Rio , have arrived icre , saying they fear they will be killed by he Cubans. The police reports show that welve more persons have been wounded , our of them being Intentional cases. The est of them received accidental wounds. Among , the wounded are three children and a woman , whose arm has been amputated. Climh Ttltli Newroe * . A crowd of negroes entered a Spanish cafe on the Callo Vlllegas , corner of Bomba street , late this evening and ordered drinks. They refused tOpay for these and In the dispute which followed the proprietor of ths cafe and his assistant were stabbed. Ser geant Adams , with fifteen men of Company I of the Tenth regulars , hurried to stop the row. On entering the cafe , however , they 'ound ' no ono in the room , but a minute or : wo later they were fired upon from a room n the rear of the cafe , one bullet cutting the coat of Sergeant Adams. The Ameri cans then broke Into the rear apartment , Irlng as they entered and chased the n - trees out.of . .tho building and down the ( trcet , arresting" four. . Sergeant .Vtama , say * that non f the negroes .were hit "by hit men , but according to other reports one was filled and six were wounded. AMERICAN TROOPS FIRED ON Whole City 1 * In an Uproar and Seri- ou * Trouble I * Threat ened. CHICAGO , Dec. 27. A special cable to the Tribune from Havana says : The American troops were fired upon In Havana tonight. The whole city la In an uproar and serious rioting is threat ened. "A detail of Company M , Tenth regular United States Infantry , whllo quelling a riot which broke out on Bombay street at 6 o'clock this evening was fired on. The reg ulars returned the Ore and sent volley after volfey Into the crowd of rioters as they fled out of the street. Two Spanish sailors were wounded and a Spanish marine was killed by the Americans. A number of other per sons , whoso names could not bo secured , were also wounded in the melee which caused the Interference ) of the American troops. Three Cubans were fatally Injured. Several Spaniards who were carried away by friends were wounded , but it is not known how seriously. The Cubans who were fatally Injured are : JOSE DELORES , a mulatto , shot through stomach with rifle bullet. RAMON DELOADOS , shot In hip and chest. PEDRO MATES , hot In groin. None ot tbo American soldiers were wounded. In other small riots In other parts of the city today twelve persona were wounded , several fatally. A Spanish soldier , marching with his com pany to the wharf , attempted to pull down a Cuban flag and an American flag waving over the door at 108 San Lazaro street. This started the fight. The Spaniards were flred upon from the housetops and windows. They returned the fire , riddling the front of the buildings with bullets. The soldier who at tempted to take down the flags fell on the steps of a house bleeding from wounds In the head and shoulder. The Spanish sol diers withdrew , carrying their injured com rades. Residents of San 'Lazaro say the with drawal of the Spaniards was due to the ap pearance of an American officer , who per suaded the Spaniards to retire. The town tonight Is practically in the hands ot the Americana. The Spaniards tonight are sup posed to still hold possession of the atrip of ground between the Prado and the port , but their soldiers have been withdrawn to within a few blocks of the port. Tbrco companies of the Tenth regulars , who were hurried Into town this afternoon , are on guard la the streets tonight. It is expected that the entire Tenth regiment will have to be brought in , together with tha Eighth United States infantry , which ha * been encamped at the trocha only two mites away in anticipation of such an emergency as exists. PACTS OF SimilE.MlEU AMBIGUOUS. General Itlo * Notlfle * HI * Government of Capitulation of Hollo. MADRID , Dec. 27. General Rlos , the Spanish commander in the Vlsayas , has tel egraphed to the government from Hello , cap ital ot the Island of Panay , under date ot December 24 , as follows : "Am preparing to embark on the steamer Leo XIII for Zamboanga , Island ot Min danao , having yesterday , December 23 , formally surrendered Ilolro , In the presence of the military and naval commanders , , the mayor and the foreign consuls. Have charged the German consul with the protec tion of Spanish Interests. Shall arrive at Manila by the end ot the month. " Though the dispatch is ambiguous , it li as sumed hero that th surrender of Ilolro waste to the Americans. EXHIBITS HIS SORE SPOTS liagaata Lays Bare His Wounds for an Un feeling World to Gaza Upon , MAKES ANOTHER PLAY FOR SYMPATHY Ilelifmhc * the Same Old Sorry Tnlc of HOTV the American Pence Com- niUnloner * Acted llnmhly to Poor Old Spain , ( Copyright. 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 27. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally Mall's Madrid correspondent says that al though Sagaita Is too ill to be Interviewed , tome of hi * most Intlmxto friends and dally visitors have supplied the following state ments which he made a few days before his 'The time that the peace negotia tions were In progress was the time of greatest bitterness to me. Many a night I could not sleep and many a day I could not eat , o great was my anxiety , so d ep my fears that what has happened would hap pen. I know the Americana and I guessed what they wore going to do. Some of tha Spanish commissioners In Paris had In the beginning some hopes In which I never par ticipated , though I sometimes hoped myself that our opponents would not be so cruel to Spain as they have slnco proved to be. As a rule victorious nations make generous concessions to the vanquished people In or der to make their victory more humane and to honor the foe In this way they avoid leaving a sediment of hate which Is apt to remain through ages and to expose the vic tors to retaliations of the moat cruel kind. From the United Stites we have met with no generosity , but only with levity and de ceit carried to extremes of Interpreting ca priciously an Important word in the text of the protocol in order to violate a principle they had already agreed to. "We have had to suffer all this to pre vent greater evils In Cuba. The army , al ways brave , refused to accept peace. They wanted to continue fighting against the in vaders as well as against the rebels. The general in command had hard work to per suade the soldiers and officers who thought themselves dishonored by accepting peace without having fought against their foe. Here In Spain the danger was that the people ple , agitated by so many misfortunes , might reject peace which did not respond to Its ambitions. God only knows how earnestly nnd how hard I labored In order to restore calm to the popular mind and to quelt move ments which would have perturbed the country still more by endangering not only the Philippines but also our possessions In the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and perhaps portions of our own peninsula. Nobody remembers this now except we who can measure the amount of sacrifices I then made. Now all Is ended and wo must look ahead to the future. Elements are not wanting for our regeneration and our work will bo seen In tlmo. The lesson Indicted upon us'has been hard , but it will be fruit- fur. " ACTION AGAINST ANARCHISTS Outline of the Work : AccompllHltrd " ' by" Convention of from All Europe. ( Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. ) ROME , Dec. 27. ( New York World Ca- blagrara Special Telegram. ) I secured from a delegate an exact result of the anarchist conference here , whose proceedings have been kept secret. An International bureau of police for the surveillance of anarchists has been established In Berlin consisting of nine members , a German , an Austrian , . French , English , Italian , Russian , Swiss , ' Belgian and Dutch. This burcnu corresponds direct with all the police of Europe and Is represented in each country by special agents. All states represented will con tribute equally , for the maintenance of tha bureau. European governments are negotiating ( or extradition treaties for anarchists. An archists are defined as all those who make public profession of the anarchist faith , who are found in possession of anarchist publi cations , bombs and letters of an anarchist character , and all members of anarchist so cieties. Anarchists convicted of anarchist crimes will be punished according to the law of the country where the crime was committed. Anarchist journals are to b placed under censure , their circulation in terdicted , their editors , printers and distrib utors to be proceeded against as anarchists. All proceedings against anarchists are to bo conducted in comera. These decisions were accepted by the dele gates of Germany , Austria , Russia , Italy , Turkey , Spain , Portugal , Sweden , Denmark , Montenegro , Servla , Roumanla , France , Switzerland , Belgium and Holland. The conference also discussed whether anarchist crimes shall bo punished with death. The proposition was rejected by a majority vote. Whether nihilists , young Turk irrldentlsts and Fenians are to be considered as anarchists was rejected unan imously. None of these decisions are final , as they have to b ratified by the govern ments represented. It Is probable that the only ultimate upshot of the conference will be the establishment of an International po lice bureau. COMPELLBD TO PAY FOR ASSAULT. Blaie. Paulmler Allowed to Go Free , However , on Criminal Charge. NEW YORK , Dec. 27. A dispatch from Paris says : Mme. Paulmler has been acquitted of the criminal charge of having wounded M. Olivier , secretaire de redaction of La Lanterne , but condemned to pay 15- 000 francs damages on the civil charge of the material Injury sustained by M. Olivier. Mme. Paulmler touched the audience deeply by her Impassioned references to her daughter , for whose sake she had taken the law Into her own hands when the abomina ble article appeared In La Lanterne reflect ing on her honor. As for the author , Henri Turot , he took all responsibility for the con sequences of his defamatory article upon himself and said h was going to try to forget his remcrse by means of a long ex ploring voyage. Mattress Jeanneney , for M. Olivier ; Lom bard , avocat general , for the government , and Danet for Mme. Paulmler , presented their cases In a measured way , all equally reproving M. Turot , as well aa Mme. Paulmler , but at the same time finding a sort of moral excuse for the latter. The question really was one of what amount of damages ought to be imposed , as In France the woman Is sure of acquittal under such circumstances as these. NOT MERELY ONE DUEL BUT SIX. Horauiiky and llaron nanffy1 * Trou ble * Have CnrlouN Developments. BUDA PEST , Dec. 27. The quarrel be tween Baron Banfly , the Hungarian pre mier , and M. Horanszky. member of the lower chamber of the Hungarian Diet , Is likely to have further curious developments. Although owing to the Inability of their eoconds to agree upon the conditions of the proposed duel , the encounter bu b * n de- i clared off , the affair may lead Indirectly to severe ! meetings on the field of honor. M. Horanszky and hla seconds having heard that the seconds of Bnrou Banffy have betu animadverting upon the conduct of Horans- zky , have sent challenges to both. As each has received three challenges there are six duels being arranged. XATIO.VS F13A8T DAY American * In Philippine * Felicitation * Over llnniiuct. SAN FKANC1SCO , Dee. 27. The following advices were received from Manila by the steamer China , which arrived today : MANILA , Nov. 25. Thanksgiving day was both observed and celebrated In this city yesterday , not onry by 15,000 Americans , but also by the British and many other foreign residents. All banks and leading mercantile houses were cloatd and many retail stores kept open for a few hours only , In order to accommodate the soldiers who were anx ious to purchase Christmas presents to bo sent home by today's mall. There being no Protestant churches here , speclaf cerv ices were hold In the Christian mission tent on the banks of the river Paslg In the morn ing and large as It Is the canvas was taxed to Its utmost to accommodate there who attended. Rev. J. T. Owen , a Methodist missionary from Portland , Ore. , and Chap lains Creeay , Thirteenth Minnesota , and Daly , First South Dakota volunteers , offi ciated. The feature of the Thanksgiving celebra tion was the dinner given by United States Consul General P. 0. Wliriams to Admiral Dewey and his captains and to Major Gen eral Otis and his generals. The Inaugural Thanksgiving dinner In the Philippines was given at the residence of C. Holntan and was attended by the most distinguished res idents of the city. Among those who at tended were Admiral Dewey , British Con sul Romadcn , Genera ? Anderson , Captains Dyer of the Baltimore nnd Coghlan of the Raleigh , General Harrison Grey Otis'Cap tain Lambertoon of the Olympla , Captain Singer of Manila and Colonel1 McClure of the governor general's taff. Major General Otis was unavoidably detained and was not pres ent. Thirty-two guests sat at the board. At the conclusion of the banquet Consul Williams made some Interesting remarks , In which he thanked those present. Pointing to an American flag ho said he hoped that It would always wave In the Philippines. ( Ap plause. ) He remarked upon the kindly at titude of Great Britain toward America and spoke of the honor and love Britons liavo won at the hearts of the Americans. ( Ap plause. ) Ho said he hoped that Thanksgiv ing day would be observed for all time In the Philippines. Consul Ramsden , In reply to a toast to his nation , said he had studied the attitude of the nation durlnV the fate war with Spain and the returns between his country and America wore such as to please him very much. The friendship was mcMt natural. Tv.o countries bound by ties of blood , speech , government , commerce and unity of aim , could not fall to bo allied. Though greater statesmen nnd lawyers than he had advocated it , none did so with more warmth. DEMES TIIKIIK IS MILITARY PLOT. General Zurllndcii. Say * Kronen Army Will Not Turn Afralnut Itcpiiullc. LONDON , Dec. 27. The Pa ) IB correspond ent of the Daily Mall tc'ographs his paper the Bubstauc * of an Itffcrvlfr hehas had ivlth. ' .General , ZnrtS'JJwijr'Jauv.ary S3Y rnor of' Paris , who denied the 'cslst'ence of any military conciilrocy against the reuubllc. . According to the correspondent General Zurllnden said : . . , . "I believe there Is no plot and there will bo none , because the army Is rotten to the core. We seek no dictator. The name Napoleon may bo music to ourJears , but wo are the nation's servants and our duty la to France. The army , Mke the ma jority of the nation , believes Dreyfus guilty , but a declaration of Innoccnco would not Induce the army to turn against the re public. " WIND I1LOWS IIAHD IN LONDON. Fierce Gnle Cnue * Fatnlitlc * anA Serlon * DnninKe to Property. LONDON , Dec. 27. A fierce gale Is sweepIng - Ing over the British coasts today. The crcss- channel service has been Interrupted and several wrecks and rescues have been re ported. Trees and buildings have been blown down In London and there have been several fatal ities. CIVIL WAR is THREATENING : PKHU. Citizen * Are Tailing Side * nnd Ont- hrenk Said to He Inevitable. LIMA , Peru , Dec. 27. ( Via Galveston ) Advices from Bolivia says that the condition of affairs there Is serious. Young men be longing to the best society are joining either side , the banks have lost'nearly all their clerks and civil war la Inevitable. Foreign MlnlntcrVI1I Reilftn. LONDON , Dec. 28. The Vienna cor respondent of the Dally Chronicle says he learned on the best authority that Count Goluchowskl Is about to resign the port folio of Austro-Hungarlan foreign minister. Count Goluchowskl's resignation Is the out come of the recent policy of the Prussian government in expelling Austrian soldiers from the northern provinces of Prussia and of the speech made In the Austrian Relchs- rath regarding the expulsion. Document * In Dreyfn * Cone. PARIS , Dee. 27. The premier , M. Dupuy ; the minister of war , M. de Krcyclnet , and the president of the court of cassation , M. Loew , have finally agreed upon the conditions under which the secret documents In the Dreyfus case are to bo submitted to the court of cas sation. They are to be taken there by Cap tain Culnet every morning if the court ap plies for them , and they are to be returned the same night. Ilroolce ncnehen llnvniin. HAVANA , Dec. r7. Major General John R Brooke , military governor of Cuba , arrive * here from the United States today. STUDENTS OF GOVERNME NT Prof. Hartley In Talk to Economic Aoclatlon Champion * Increase of FlghtlitK Power. NEW HAVEN. Conn. , Dec. 27. The elev enth annual meeting of the American-Kco nomlral association opened here tonight In the New Haven Colony Historical assocla tlcn's building. Many distinguished econo mists from all sections of the country are In attendance. The convention then gave Us attention to the annual address of Preslden Arthur T. Hadley , who said : Whatever we may think of Imperialism as a pAtlment or of national expansion as a policy and I was one of those who lookei upon thorn with regret "these " are things to which we are already committed. This pol Icy brings new problems of administration upon us as a nation and renders it more necessary than before to study the art o notional government. And the need of a national army will o iUiclf be necessary to give more Independ cnco to the administration and more or.por tuntty to its expert advisers. The need for a government for our now colonies which shal recognize the principle of truateesblp rathe than of spoliation must conduce yet mor strongly toward tke some result * . PATRIARCH OF SENATE DEAD Senator Merrill of Vermont Concludes a Long and Honorable Career , SUCCUMBS TO RAVAGES OF LA GRIPPE After nintliiKuUhcd Public Service of Forty Yenm the Veteran , Aired 88 , Vacate * II In Seii- ittorlnl Chnlr. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Hon. Justin 8. lorrlll , senior United States senator from 'crmont died at twenty minutes past 1 'clock this morning In the 89th year of his .ge after an Illness of less than a weak. V'lth him when the end came wcro his ils- tr-lu-law , Miss Louise Swan ; his son , auios ; Benjamin Durfee , for a long time as- octated with the senator In the finance corn- work ut the capltol , and Colonel S. 3. Chamberlain , an Intimate friend. Senator 'rector was In the house at the time , as vcro several other friends. The senator never recovered from the un- onsclouB state Into which ho lapsed early n the day and his death was calm and caceful. The Immediate cause ot death ras pneumonia , which developed from au ttack ot grip contracted about a week 30. The venerable senator was conflnc-d o his home but seven days. Despite his dviuccd age he attended to his senatorial tides faithfully and regularly went to the apltol. About ten days ago the weather hero was old , raw and foggy and his physician hlnks that oxpOHure to Its rigors brought on ho attacks of the grip. The day before ongress adjourned for the Christmas hoi- days the senator was unable to leave his esldence. He grew no better as the days vent on , his row vitality , due to advancing ge , being unable to resist the disease. On Christmas night It developed Into pncu- nonta nnd from that time until the end he ank steadily. No definite funeral arrangements have yet been arranged. It Is altogether likely that nibllc scrvlco will bo held In the senate ihamber , but just when cannot bo stated. The remains of Mrs. Merrill , who. died dur- ng the present year , are now in a vault at tock Creek cemetery , near this city , and it may be that the senator's body will be dc- > 03lted there pending removal to Stratford , V't. , where a mausoleum Is In course of con struction. Gradually Grown Weaker. As the night wore on It became evident o thojc around his bedside that the aged senator was gradually growing Weaker. He remained In an unconscious state , Into which le lapsed during the morning. FJU reaolra- Ion became more rapid and shorter and the nilse more feeble. The * senator's condition at midnight was such that he might die In a few hours , or We through the night. One of his phy- elclans most of the tlmo remained at the ledslde. The patient evidently was not sut uring any pain , but was calmly passing away. Many anxious Inquiries as to the senator's condition were made by friends who called during the afternoon and evening as soQa.as , the perlousness of his illness be came known , * , . > , ' v President McKlnIe > , 'ivlillU-oul for 111 * Jit ernoon drive , stopped In front of the house and sent to the door to ascertain bis con dition. Senators AllUon , Cullom , Chandler and Proctor also called , and the latter re mained at the house during most of the day and evening. Representative Hitt , who has known the senator for almost forty yeari , also came to express his sympathies. Miss Louise Swan , a slster-ln-law of tha senator , and Jamofl Merrill are the only family relatives bore , and they , with Cap tain George M. Taylor of Drattleboro , Vt. , for a long time an Intimate friend , and Mrs. Dr. Baxter and a physician spent much ot their time at his bedside watting for the end. Enjoyed Enteem of All. The senator has been for some years the patriarch ot the senate and has held a warm place In tho- affections of his associates. He likewise has enjoyed the fullest confidence of his constituents who , notwithstanding his years , re-elected him in 189G far a fifth consecutive term , which will not expire until March 3 , 1903. It has been his anuua' custom for several years past to make an Informal address on some topic of live In terest to the senate and this ha9 _ been listened to with attention by hla colleagues , j who have regarded tbeie speeches as remark * able in view of the age of their author. The last address was delivered a week or more before the Christmas holiday adjourn ment , the subject being ; the n * d of a build ing for the use ot the United States supreme premo court and other courts. Its deliver ance showed few ulgns of lessened vitality and at Its conclusion the honor was done the senator of an unanimous passage of the resolution on which he spoke. Senator Merrill was born In Stratford , Vt. , April 14 , 1810. In early life he was a mer chant and later an agriculturist. He was elected to the house of representative * in the Thirty-fourth congress and for four suc ceeding terms. Then he was transferred to the senate as a union republican , taking his seat March 4 , 18C7. Since that time , bis service has been continuous and he has the record of the longest unbroken term of service In the history of the senate. He has taken an Important part In the legislation of the last thirty years , especially on com mercial and financial questions , his position as chairman of the finance committee giv ing him a leading part In all measures re lating to the tariff , banking or currency. Thirty-One Year * in Senate. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. In tha death of Hon. Justin Smith Merrill the senate lost Ita senior member In point ot service and Its oldest In age. He bad served continu ously In the senate for more than thlrty-ono years , and ho was S8 years old the 14th ot April last. With the single exception of Hon. Galusha Grow of the house of rep resentatives ho was the only man In congress - gross whose congressional career began prior to the beginning of the civil war , and be had the honor over Mr. Grow in that his congressional service bad been continuous , covering in the senate and house combined almost forty-four years. Mr. Merrill was a native of Vermont. He was first elected a member of the house from that state as a. member of the Thirty- fourth congress , taking his seat at the first assembling of that body after the 4th of March , 1805. He was re-elected to the Thirty-fifth. Thirty-sixth , Thirty-sev enth , Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth con gresses and was In 1867 elected to the senate to succeed Hon. Luke P. Poland. He held his scat In the senate slnco that date with out Interruption , having been elected six terms successively. His present term , to which ho was chosen In 1896 , would not have expired until 1903. Previous to entering congress Mr. Merrill rill bad been engaged In mercantile and ag ricultural pursuits and much of hla public life had been devoted to the uplifting of Interests dependent upon these lines of business. He had received In his youth au academlo education and was from bis early CONDITION OF THE WEATHER j'orecnst for NebraMtn Increasing Cloudlnsss ; Variable Winds. days a clcso reader and careful analyst ot public questions. 3111110 lU-piitntlini on TnrllT Lnvr. It was at the beginning of the war that . Mr. Merrill's practical business training brought him forward as a man ot national reputation. Ho was the author of the Merrill rill tariff act of U61 , which was the hauls of all the tariff leglaatlon of war times. In 1S64 he became chairman of the committee on ways and means , the principal committee of the house , and at that critical tlmo of special Importance. After entering the senate Mr. Merrill con tinued to give his attention largely to finan cial and commercial questions and during the greater part ot his term of service ho was Identified as a member of the commit tee on finance , which committee deals es pecially with these subjects. Ho first became chairman of this commit tee In 1S77 , succeeding Senator Sherman when the latter entered the cabinet with President Hayes , and he held this position continuously after that date , except inuring the Forty-sixth and Fifty-third congresses , when the democratic party controlled the senate , and during those Intervals he con tinued at the he-ad of the republican repre sentation on the committee. In recent years he delegated the greater share of the de tails of the committee work to the younger members 'of the committee , but there had been but few times when ho was not a reg ular attendant upon the commltteo meet ings and many Instances are related ot his participating actively In directing the af fairs of the committee up to the last. Ho had at his fingers' cuds n wealth ot Informa tion concerning the tariff and financial ques tions which was always useful In the eluci dation of problems under consideration. Tenacity of 1'nrpoNe. During hU long career Mr. Morrlfl gave bis attention to many questions and no man In public life was more given than ho to talking up a subject and holding onto It through years and years , until the objects sought were consummated. He was the real father of the scheme for the construction ot a building for the con gressional library and to him and Senator Voorhccswho carry Joined him In pressing this question upon congress , Is the splen did library building a monument. Very near to his heart also -was the pfun for the erection ot a sister bulldlug for the supreme court. He had been pressing a measure looking to the construction of such a build ing for many years and had on three differ ent occasions prevailed upon the senate to pass his bllf for this purpose. Hla last appearance In the senate was on the 19th lust. , when he made a speech of half an hour's duration In advocacy of the supreme court building bill. He at the same time prevailed on the senate to pas * 'the bill in the far * of some opposition. 1 To Senator MorrilF probably more than to any * oue else. wait , the present eplendld endowment of most ot ihe state agricultural collpgcn due. He waa the author of the original btlf giving aid to these colleges from the pioceeds ot the sales of the public lands and he had never refused them the encouragement of his assistance. Ho op posed the annexation of the Hawaiian Is lands to the last and he was understood to be averse to the exercise of any Bert ol American sovereignty over the Philippines. Mr. Merrill was an Indefatlgabfo worker and while not an orator he spoke grace fully and forcibly and was always listened to attentively. His great ago and high position caused htm to be unlversaUy es teemed by the other members ot the son- ate. WHEREABOUTSOF THE STORM _ Central Point Sloven Into Son then Bllmiciinta , Where It Develops Great IntenMty. WASHINGTON , Dec. 27. Tonight's bul letin on weather conditions says : A storm of great Intensity has developed to the north of Montana , Edmonton report ing a. pressure of 29.12 Inches and Calgary a southwesterly wind of forty ml tea an hour. Rain has fallen In the north I'a- clfls states and the temperature has re mained stationary on the north Pacific coast. The marked rlso In pressure Monday aft ernoon in Manitoba has moved southwan and Is central tonight In southern Minnesota seta and has caused a decided fall in tern perature in the upper lake region , Saul Ste. Marie reporting a fall of thirty de grees In twenty-four hours , St. Paul a fall of twenty-six degrees and Davenport , Green Bay nnd Marquette a fall of twenty de grees. It has grown warmer in New Eng land and the lower Mississippi valley and the temperature has remained nearly sta tionary elsewhere. Increasing cloudiness , light snow and warmer weather may bo expected in the Missouri and Red River of tbo North valleys. ENORMOUS ORDER FOR STEEL Australian Government Want * Two Million Dollar * Worth of the American 1'roduct. CHICAGO , Dec. 27. One-half the largest order for finished steel ever sent to this country has been offered to the Illinois Steel company of this city. The order amounU to $2,000,000 and Is for water pipes to bo uccd by the Australian government. Tbo Carnegie company of Plttsburg will supply half the amount. The Chicago firm may contribute the balance , the only obstacle being that the output of many departments of the pTant for months to come has been sold. It Is Intimated that the order will bo taken. The Australian government's or der is for 64,000 tons of steel sheets , twenty- eight feet fong , to be rolled Into pipe nine feet In diameter. They are to bo used to supply water to the CooTgardle mining dis trict. MOTHER AND CHILDREN DROWN r > Dmolnte Chrlntma * Home-ComlnK for Charle * llnuerninu of Alexan dria liny. WATBRTOWN. N. Y. . Dec. 27 A special to the Standard from Alexandria Bay says : Yesterday three of the children of Charles V. Hagerman were playing on the Ice off the north shore of Wellq Island In the St. Lawrence river when the Ice broke and they all fell In and were drowned. Mrs. Hager- * < mnn rushed to the scene and In her en deavors to rcBcue the children broke through the Ice and she too was drowned. Hagerman arrived home within an hour of the drown ing to take Christmas dinner with his fam- Jly. Arriving home be went to the river and alone recovered the four bodies. /AT T * A VI TI1P 11 I PIT COLE OK IHE RACK Alleged Murderer of Petfr Kreiohbatim Has Preliminary Hearing , SEVERAL WITNESSES CALLED TO TESTIFY evidence Thus Far Adduced Looks Bark for the Prisoner , NOT SO DIRECT AS THAT AGAINST TOOMAN 3ome Olaim Cole Planned the Murder and Tooman Carried It Out , ACCUSED NERVOUS DURING THE TRIAL Hlii Sweetheart , Toomnii' * Dnnifhter , Doe * Her lict to Shield Her Lover Outline of the Tentl inony Submitted , BLOOMINGTON. Neb. . Dec. 27. ( Special Telegram. ) The preliminary hearing of W. S. Cole , charged with the murder of Peter Krelchbaum , opened here today and will continue tomorrow. The case thus far ap pears to bo going against Colo. County Judge Miller heard the case , J. P. A. Black and County Attorney W. II. Whltmore , prcu- ecutlng and A. II. Dyrum , GeorgePrathcr and A. F. Moore of McCook , attorneys for defendant. J. W. Wright was the first witness called. ; Io said that whllo hn and A. HoblnHon were returning from hunting about S o'clock , De cember 2 , they passed Cole going towards Krelchbaum's farm , having a shotgun and spade In a buggy and they spoke to him. George Shoemaker , who found the body In the old shed , said that while ho was lookIng - Ing for the body he found blood tu thl hog pen , but nothing further was found there , and upon going to an old shed close by found the body. Ho said somehow bo felt that he uouM find It there. Sheriff Dunn , who was acting as coroner , said Krelchbaum had been shot by a shot gun in the head , which had also been hit hard In two places. Cole told him that Tcoman had bought Krclchbaum's personal property nnd that he gave Krelchbaum a chattel mortgage on It. Dunn sny < i when ho went to arrest Cole at Tooman's house , Cole tried to force the door and after being overpowered ho started upstairs , where tin two shotguns and shells were. He told him to stop , but Cole kept going until ho cocked his gun and ordered htm to halt. A. Robinson's testimony was the. same as that of Wright , he being only 13 years old. The defense tried very hard to break down Us testimony. M. A. Blllups also says ho passed Cole going toward the Krlechtmum farm about 5 o'clock In the evening. Alice DeuEon testified that she saw Tooman with Cole's buggy going south toward the Krleoh- baum farm about dark , but Cole waa not along. This was within a short distance of the Krlechbaum place and the night of the supposed murder. O. Patterson said he met Tot/man coming from toward the Kriechbaum place , but Cole wa uot aJonfer'AT' ' ftw" clays later lie askodColo'lf-hu w'aiTln with Tooman. Cole said no , but he might know something about the deal. Martin Gregory swore that ho saw Tooman and Cole going toward Krlechbaum's between 4 and 5 o'clock In the evening. George Baxter , who hauled hogs for them , said Cole told him they were his hogs. I \ N. Phillips said Tooman told him that three of them had bought Kriech baum out , mentioning Cole as one of them , Thls concluded the prosecution and courl adjourned until tomorrow. The prevailing sentiment hero Is thai Colo's defense will have to be very stroni to overcome the case against him and manj think that while he may not have done tht murdering , he planned 'It. ' Tooman had never been over In that country before whllo Cole farmed a short distance awuj and many of Krelchbaum's neighbors knew ho had plenty of money burled or on his person. Cole has been going with Too- man's daughter for some time and knowing how hard the case Is against him , she Is shielding him. Cole was very nervous all day and laughed at times. The prosecuting attorneys say Cole will not testify for him self. PASSES ON SEED GRAIN LAW Mlnneintn' * Act Appropriating Monej to AntlNt Farmers Declared Un- coimtltntlonal. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Doc. 27. The wiprems court , by Judge Canty , today filed a deci sion declaring that tbo act of the legislature appropriating state funds for seed grain loans Is unconstitutional because It appro priates public money for a private purpose. Tha court , however , does not release bor rowers from obligations already Incurred through these loans. Jn recent years a good many thousand dollars have been loaned by the state In this manner In cases where storm or drouth prevented the saving of seed grain In th usual way. WIDOW'S ' UNFORTUNATE LOVE It Lead * to Murder nnd an UnineocHi. ful Attempt at Suicide at Uuluth. DULUTH , Minn. . Dec. 27. Mrs. N. L. Dorglund today shot and killed Peter Han son , a tailor , and then cut her own throat , but was not effective In her own case and will probably recover. Mrs , liorglund Is a widow , 40 years of age. She kept a number of boarders , among them being Hanson , who Is her cousin , lit Is SO years of age , but although ten years his senior , the widow was wildly In lov with htm. Hanson paid her considerable at tention for a time , but lately bad been quit * devoted to a younger and fairer woman. Transport In Home I'ort. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. The United Btatef transport Port Victor arrived today from Santiago de Cuba , Ponoo and San Juan , Porto Rico , with twenty-three cabin pas sengers and a number of dkchargcd sol diers , teamsters , otc. There were also bodies of four soldiers killed at Santiago , on board. The following officers were among the passengers ; Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Sharpe , from San Juan ; Captain George K. Lihbcck , Forty-seventh New York volunteers from San Juan ; Lieutenant K. C. Cook. Sixteenth Pennsylvania volun teers , from Ban Juan ; Lleutinant Thomas C. Dalrd. Fifth United States volunteers , from Santiago ; Dr. O. B , Griffin. Fifth United States cavalry , from San Juan ; Col onel I ] , Rulle. United States volunteers , from Ponce ; W. II. Kldrlne , subsistence de partment , United States army , from San Juan. llenvr Penalty for Theft. NEW YORK. Dec. 27 , William A. K. Moore , convicted of robbing Martin Muhon , a ho.cl Keeper of this city , by the "badger" gamp , was today sentenced to nlnetaca yean in Btate orison.