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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , PJUDAY MORNING , JANUARY ( } , 1800-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JFIVE CENTS.
) | TO PREVENT LANDING
Filipino Rebels Determined to Not Allow
American Troops at Iloilo ,
MAY DESTROY CITY AS THE FINAL RESORT
Junta at Hone : Kong Delivers Ultimatum
and Says Crisis is Imminent
REGRET RUPTURE OF FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Aguinaldo Goes to Iloilo to Lead the Filipino
Insurgents.
FINAL CONDITIONS ARE OFFERED TO SPAIN
Jlnril Ternm Lnlil Down In Which
Simnliird * ATP ARkrd to Mnkc
I/nrwe CnncrHNlnim lit Matter o (
KxchnnKlnic 1'rlnnncrn.
HONO KONG , Jan. 5. Ilcprescntatlves of
the rlllplno Junta In Hong Kong In the
course of an Interview with the Associate , !
Press today declared that the serious crisis
in the Philippines Is due tohat they de
scribe as the o\ert treatment of the Till-
j > lnos by the United States.
They say General Otis was ordered to lake
poisesjlnn of the entire archipelago and dla-
patched troops and war Milps to the sou h-
crn Vleajns.
The rillplnos , according to the Junta rep
resentatives , arc determined to prevent tbe
landing of the Americans a' Hello , and may
as a lust resort destroy the city for stra
tegical purposes.
The Junta Insists that a rupture ot the
friendly relations now existing between the
"Filipino national government" and the
American executive Is Imminent and
that hostilities are probable unless -Ah it
they churactcrl/e as the "unreasonable , un
fair and overbearing policy of the Ameri
cans" Is modified Ttiey say the Filipinos
would "deeply regret such a rupture , but
iwould accept It as Inevitable. "
In concluding the Interview the spokes
man of the Junta representatives said :
"The rlllpinoj appeal to the American p o-
pie to uphold the rights ot mankind and
mold bloodshed , assuring the Americans of
our desire to complete a friendly se'.tlement
through an Impartial commission of In
quiry. "
The Filipinos loyally supported the Ameri
cans against the common enemy and they
now look to the American nation to fulfill
the promises made to Aguinaldo at Singa
pore. All the Filipinos ask Is the trust and
best rights of mankind.
fin en in Hollo.
PARIS. Jan. 5. An official tcregram re
ceived by the rlllplno junta hero dated
Manila , Januaiy 4 , siys that Aguinaldo has
gene to Hello at the request of the Insur
gents there to place himself at their head
with the view of their possible fighting with
the Americans.
The dispatch also gives a list of the mem.
bcrs Ot till ! uowr-lltpmuxaiiltici. > .uii tncts
as to their antecedents. The following have
accept ed pmco :
i * iAUm ter > ott Foreign Aff Birr * aa-P iW .
ot the Cabinet Mablnl.
Minister of the Interior Tecdor Sandlco.
n civil engineer , educated In England and
Belgium and taken to Manila from Hong
Kong by Rear Admiral Dewcy.
Minister of War General Baldomero
AgJlnaldo , a cousin of Aguinaldo , the presi
dent of the so-called Filipino government ,
nml a leader of the Insurrection from the
beginning. Ho la described as a large land
owner of Cavlte.
Minister of Finance General Trias , n close
ally of Aguinaldo.
Minister ot Public Works Gregorlco
Gonzaga , a lawyer , until recently the
rlllplno agent at Hong Kong and formerly
Spanish attorney general In the Vlsayas.
The cabinet la described as homogeneous ,
every member being pledged , according to
the advices , to resist the American militar
occupation of the Philippines.
rillllllO * Will UeKlNt.
A member of the Filipino Junta hero ex
plains that Aguinaldo did not run away ,
but "Left Manila for the mountainous re
gion behind Cavlte , In order to make secre
arrangements for his \oyage to Hollo. "
The Filipino who furnishes this tnforma
tlon also categorically and specifically a
crts that the latest telegraphic advices fle
clare that If the Americans Insist upon tn
occupation of the principal cities by thi
American troops the whole of the Filipino
will resist by force of arms.
Senor Tuason , who has been appointed
rlllplno agent at Paris and London , la ex
pected to arrive here shortry. The mem
bers of the Junta assert that the new cabi
net will bring forward the "moat energetic
policy. " Mablnl. It appears , claims recogni
tion of the Independence of the Philippine
Islands , and will not consent to the release
of thn Spanish prisoners , but , It Is added ,
he la willing to comp to an understanding
with the Americans "as allies" for the sur
render of the Spanlbh military and civil offi
cials and others , which will only be made
on the following conditions :
1. The negotiations to be opened formally
between Spain and the national Flllplcio
government , Spain nominating a delegate tore
treat therewith.
Helen * ? of l'rl i > npr A ke < l.
2. Kxcbange of prisoners and Spain to rc-
patrlatu , firstly all the Filipinos held
prisoners for having been directly or In-
dlrcctlv connected with the Insurrection ,
Hfcondly , all prisoners of war condemned as
tniltora. rovolters or deberters , or for having
In any manner seconded the Filipino move
ment during the present century , surrender
, < o bo made bcfor the FlHolnos release the
Spanish prisoners and Spain to grant
nmnesty In nil Filipinos and Spaniards ac-
tupcd ot conspiracy In the Insurrection.
3. tipalu to defray all the expenses ot re
patriating the Filipinos and also the coat
ot maintaining and repatriating the Spanish
prlbonem held by the Filipinos , such pay
ment be I ni ; considered n war Indemnity.
The iut'ionr.1 nilulno gnv eratiucit consents :
to pay the expenses of rciMtrlotlng those
Filipinos captured Ui formal action , al 1-
though. It Is uddid , "As a matter of fact
the Filipinos are nlso entitled to demand
the payment thereof by Sputn. "
Friars taken prisoners. It la further as
serted. will not be Included In the exchange
eeuliiK that they acted as papal agents dur
ing the war , but their surrender would I bo
made on the condition , firstly , that the
apostolic delegate will ask 'their liberty tn
the nama ot thn pope , secondly , that nil
bulU and pontifical decrees granting special
privileges to the religious orders be re
voked ; thirdly , that all right * of the secular
clergy be respected ; fourthly , that no friar
hold any parish , cathedral , episcopate or
diocesan preferments ; fifthly , that all such
preferments be held by native or naturalized
Filipino clergy ; and , sixthly , that rules I for !
thn clectlexi of bishops bo fixed.
MADRID , Jan. G. The following crucial [
dlspitch has been receive ! from Manila :
The Insurgents refuse to llb'jralj the ; rlso .
tiers on the demand of the Americans ,
claiming that this might bo conUruod as an
act of submission to the United States.
With regard to liberating the monks , tha
iiuurgeuu lutcnd to negotU'.e with the va-
ican directly. General Illos bas now
pencil direct negotiations wlh tbe Innur-
cnts concerning the prisoners.
WASHINGTON , Jan. C. It was said at
he War department today that no word of
ny tort had been received from General
Us since the last published dispatches. The
'arU ' dispatch on Agulnaldo'a movements
as read without comment and those tn au-
horlty refused to say whether any credence
at placed In It , or whether fresh advices
ad been sent to General Otis.
UlUI. > AMn AW.\KH TO SITUATION' .
Coiiiiiilxftlniierfl in United Stnten
to Trent ivlth I'reihlent.
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SAN TUANCISCO , Jan. C The steamer
Doric , from Honolulu , brings the following
inder date of December 20 :
Agulnaldo seems to keep a watchful eye
m events In the Philippines. As soon as It
ecarae known what the fate of the Philip-
Ines was , even before the treaty of Paris
as signed , ho appointed commissioners to
ho United States.
"These commissioners , " said Lieutenant
tolkins of the First Montana , who was a
asscngcr on the Doric from the Philip-
lnes , "were to have come by this \cssel.
ut for some reason they were delayed and
.hey will come on tbo Nippon Marti. Just
hat they expect to do Is not known very
lellnltcly , but they hope to get some sort
recognition for the Philippine governI
nent. They want the cession of some of
he small islands of the Philippine group
3 the Filipinos or an Indemnity of some
Ind. They arc alive to the situation and
.vant . to make the most of It.
"When wo left , naval and military forces
, vere just commencing work on a. plan to
nlte all 'tho Islands and all the principal
laces In the Philippines by cable and tele-
raph. This plan will Involve 'the laying of
omo cable and the stringing of conslder-
ble wire. A acquisition for the needed
Ire has already been sent to Washington.
There is some material on hand , enough to
make quite a beginning of the work. "
ROMISES LIBERAL CONTROL
In Snlil In Otln' Proclninntlon
to Filipino * ItoicnrdliiK I
UlNnrmnnicnt.
j
MANILA. Jan. B. Major General Otis ,
military commander of the United States
oices in the Philippine Islands , has issued
i proclamation to the Filipinos based upon
Instructions received by cable from Prcs-
.dent McKlnley. The proclamation , which
consists of TOO words only , appeared today
In all the papers simultaneously.
General Otis , after reciting brlclly Pres
ident McKlnley's Instructions , expresses
the opinion that H Is the intention of
.ho American government , while directing
ffairs generally , to appoint representative
men , forming the controlling element , to
civil positions. He also expresses himself
as convinced that the United States govern
ment Intends to seek the establishment In
the Islands of a most liberal government , In
khich the people will be as fully represented
s the maintenance of law and order will
lermlt , susceptible ot development , on lines
it Increased representation and the bestowal
> l Increased powers Into a government as
'ree ' and Independent as la enjoyed by the
moat favored provinces In the world. To
lila end be invites the full confidence and
! o-opcratlon of tbo Filipinos.
Nothing Is said In the proclamation reel
ttrdlng the disarmament of the rebels.
General Otis asserts bis ballet that the
2Sft < l SUrwcKOveimnent Jntendsrao.far ns
Is coti9tBi ui , - - - . , rru rT
military force In maklng e Wv > naPpolnt-
men's.
Although the government at Malolos has
jcen reconstituted , Aguinaldo is still pres
ident ot the Filipino republic. A dispatch
from Malolos says that a majority of the
members of tbe new cabinet belong to the
militant wing of the party. MablnYs ad
dress to the congress , however , was more
pacific than haTT been anticipated. It was
ihlclly a series of meaningless pharses , out-
Inlng no definite policy.
Text of Otl * ' InntruetloiiH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The following Is
.ho text ot the Instiactions sent by the adju
tant general to General Otis , In command ot
the United States forces In the Philippines ,
to bo proclaimed to the Filipinos as expres
sive ot the purposes of the United States
with respect to them :
By direction of the secretary of war , I
have the honor to transmit herewith In i10
structions of the president relative to the
ad in lustration of affairs In the Philippine
Islands.
WASHINGTON. D. C. . DLC. 21. 1898. To
thn Secretary of War : Sir The destruc
tion of the Spanish fleet In the harbor atn
Manila by the United States naval squadron ,
commanded bv Rear Admiral Dewey , fol
lowed by the reduction of the city and the
surrender ot the Spanish forces , practically
effected the conauest of the Philippine
Islands and thn suspension of Spanish sovereignty
eignty therein.
With the signature of the treaty of co
between the United States and Spain by t
their respective plenipotentiaries at Parts
ou the 10th Instant , and ai the result ot the
victories of American arms , tbo future con
trol , disposition uod government of the Phil
ippine Islands are ceded to the United
States. In fulfillment of the rights of sov
ereignty thus acquired and the responsible
obligations ot government thus assumed
the actual occupation and administration o
the entire group of tbe Philippine Islands
becomes Immediately necessary and the mil
itary government heretofore maintained by
thn United States In the city , harbor am1
of Manila Is to be extended with al
possible dispatch to the whole ot the cede
territory.
All niKliti to He I'roteuted.
In performing this dut > the mllltar. ;
| : ommunder of the United tSates Is enjolncc
o make- known to the Inhabitants ot th
hlllpplno Islands that , In succeeding to th
lOverelgnty of Spain , In severing the forme
> ollttcal relations of the Inhabitants an
n establishing a new political power , th
mthorltv of the United States Is to bo ex
Tied for the Boverelsnty of the persons an
property of tbe people ot the Islands inat
[ or the confirmation of all their prlvat
Ights and relations. Itwill bo the duty-
it the commander ot the forces of occupa
tion to announce and proclaim in the most
nubile manner that vvo come , not as Invaders
or conquerors , but as friends , to protect the
natives In their homes. In their employments
and In their personal and religious Ms.or
All persons , who either by active aid or
honest submission co-operate with the gov
ernment of the United States to give effect
to these beneficent purposes , will receive the
reward of Its support and protection. All
others will bo broueht within the lawful
rule vvo have assumed , with firmness. It
need be. but without severity , so far as
may be possible.
Municipal Lawn Intact.
Within thn absolute domain of military au
thority , which necessarily Is and must remain
main supreme In the ceded territory until
the legislation of tbo United States shall
otherwlso provide , the municipal laws of the
territory tn respect to private rights and
property and the repression of crlnrt * are to
be considered as continuing In force , and
to be administered by the ordinary tribunals
as far as possible. Tbe operatkns ot civil
and municipal government are to be per
formed bv such officers as may accept the
supremacy of the United States by taking
the oath of Hlleclance , or br officers chosen
so ( ar as may be practicable from the Inhabitants
habitants of the Island.
While the control of all the public prop
erty and revenues of the state passes with :
the cession , and while the uee and manage -
ment of all public means ot transportation
( Continued on 1'ourth Page. )
REFUSES TO PRODUCE BOORS
Standard Oil Company Proposes to Defy
the Order of Ohio Oourt.
PETITION TO OUSTCONCERN FROM CHARTER
Attorney Genernl Srl Pnrtli Inntniicen
In AVIileli It Iff SlKMin Clinrtcr
linn Keen llepentcilly
Violated.
.
' COLUMBUS , 0. , Jan. 5. AR a result of
the developments In the Standard Oil case
In the supreme court today Attorney Oen-
oral Monnett this evening filed a petition to
' ou' ' t the company from its charter In Ohio.
The prayer of the petition Is "that de >
fcndant [ be found and adjudged to have for-
felted and surrendered Its corporate rights ,
privileges , powers and franchises nnd that
It . be ousted and excluded therefrom and that
It be dissolved and that the said court ap
point trustees of the creditors and stockholders -
holders ot such corporations to settle the
affairs of this defendant company , collect
! and pay outstanding debts and divide among
the stockholders the money and other prop
I erty . which remain to the payments ot
debts and necessary expenses and that such
other relief bo granted In the premises as to
the ' court may seem Just and proper. "
The petition sets forth eight Instances In
which It Is alleged the Standard Oil com
pany has violated its charter since Its or
ganization , In 1S70 , specifying the various
companies comprising the alleged trust and
their capital stock.
The company has filed an affidavit that
none of the
records or books ordered pro
duced have been destroyed and that Us offi
cers ; have declined to produce none except
strictly private papers.
In 1 the arguments before the supreme court
today on the motion of the attorney
genera ! to dismiss the master com
missioner and continue the Investiga
tion of the Standard Oil com
pany In open court , Hon. Virgil P. Kline of
Cleveland ' ' , attorney for the oil company , was
forced to make tome very positive state
ments and admissions. Ho declared In the
first place , In response to Interrogatories of
the . court , that the company will not under
the . former order of the court produce any
bo other thqn those already given In evi
de . In the second place he admitted that
thcro are still outstanding about $27,000,000
worth of trust certificates of the Standard
Ol frust , which the court ordered dissolved
In 1892 , but which the president of the
Standard company bos all along been try-
lug to get in and is still trying. The court
heard the arguments of both sides , but took
no action. Attorney General Monett and At
torney E. B. Klnkead appeared for the at
torney general's department and Virgil P.
Kllno of Cleveland , Lawrence T. Neal of
Columbus and S. B. Elliott ot New York
City for the Standard Oil company. Only
the attorney general and Mr. Kllno ad-
drcbsed the court.
Special < Master Commissioner Brlnsmaid
of Cleveland , whose removal had been de
manded ; In the
petition of the attorney general -
oral ; , was not present and but very little
was said about him , as the arguments were
principally devoted to the question as to
whether or not the officers of the Standard
Oil comptmy hnvo compiled with the NS-
cent : order of the court to produce the
company < : books showing gross earnings and
distribution of dividends
" since the trust was
erol . "Monett firgilecTtmWtno ccaupuujr - produced
duced no books In evidence except stock
books , that dilatory tactics had been re
sorted to by them , that the master com
missioner had not forced compliance with
the orders of the court , that now the funds
available for the purposes ot the Investi
gation ore exhausted and that the officers
of the company have defied the court.
Mr. Kline In reply , stated that the com-
iany has no books that are pertinent to the
rder of tbo court , save minute books and
edgers , which have been placed In cvl-
.3
f-
ie
n
reduced If asked for. He protested that
uch a demand Is a violation of the rights
f the stockholders under article 1 of the
jlll of rights , tbe constitution of the state
and the fourteenth amendment.
IlefnHe to I'roiluee the IlooU * .
It was al this juncture that Judge Mln-
hnll asked :
"Do you refuse to comply with the order
if the court ? "
To which Mr. Kllno replied : "We do for
.ho purpose of presenting the regal questions
we desire to raise. This will be when the
order Is presented to the officials to produce
.hem. "
Subsequently Chief Justice Spear suggested
that he supposed tbe object of the company's \
attorneys Is to have a witness refuse to tes
tify regarding the * books In the next hearing
In the expectation that he will bo placed In
d-
dcd
Ings will be undertaken. Mr. Kline offered
no explanation.
ChU'f Justice Spear asked ; "Has your
company any books showing the workings ot
the corporation ? "
Mr. Kline replied : "We have books showIng -
Ing gross earnings and all financial details
and vvo stiri have them. This talk about
burning them Is the merest chaff. "
Ho was asked next : "Will you produce
them ? " and he again said : "We will not
under the former order , because it would be
n violation of our rights. We have always
been willing to produce our minute books
and ledgers showing corporate transactions ,
but not books showing the holdings ot stock
holders and transfers among them. Any ;
Item that could not be readily explained
would be mlscontrued and the result would
be no nearer , no clearer. We submitted
all books showing ownership of trust stock
nnd how It got back Into stockholders'
hands. When the order to ills'ohe was made
n 1892 there were 107,000,000 worth of ccr- :
| klficates outstanding , all ot which but about
$27,000,000 have been drawn In , but the
president of the corporation has BO far been
unable to get these because they are held
as investments and collateral by persons
who prefer them and are trying to retain
them. It takes time to convert all this
amount of money into corporate stock. The
holders of them do not get a dollar of
dividend from tbe Standard Oil company ) of
Ohio. As to the books , wo burn old books
In storage every ten years , but there have
been none destroyed pertinent to this Investigation
vestigation "
At the conclusion of the arguments the
court gave the attorney of the oil and con
stituent companies two weeks In which to
file their answers In the petitions against the
constituent companies.
ARGENTINE'S ' WHEAT YIELD :
United Stnte * Comul KeinrlH thnt It
Will He Twenty I'er ( Viit I.nrRer
Than liver llefore ,
CINCINNATI. Jan. 6 , Charles B. Murray
publisher of the Price Current and super
intendent of the Chamber of Commerce , tonight
night received a letter from James M. Ay era
United States consul at Rosarlo , Argentine
stating that the wheat crop has
t
frosts , rains and nlf cold weather troubles
nnd the locuste ; that warm weather now-
prevailed there and that the wheat yield
in tht Argentine Republic would be fully
20 per cent larger than over before.
THURSTON HAS THE GRIP
> e1 rnfikn' * Junior Senator In In the
Clutches of the Prevailing
Kplilumto.
WASHINGTON , Jan. B. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thurston , who started for
Boston on Monday to attend the annual
dinner of the Merchant's club of that city
on Tuesday night , whore he expected to rt-
rpond to a sentiment , was compelled to can
cel his engagement on account of an Incip
ient attack of la grippe and remain In
Now York. Ho wired friends In U'aiblng-
ton today that while he was bet'er , he
deemed ? tt advisable to remain In tils hotel
for a day or two longer rather than run rny
risk , ( In view of the wide1 * spread epidemic
which ' has nearly a quarter of the senate
and house In Its clutches.
The house passed a bill this afternoon
which ' will be promptly ligreed to by the
senate . and which will provide a place for
Tomer ( Secretary of State Day. The bill
adds another judge to the "Sixth Judicial cir
| cuit , consisting of the states ot Ohb , Mich
igan , Kentucky and Tennessee.
lgJt The busnless In the 'court over which
Judge Taft of Cincinnati presides , Is too
voluminous for one Judge to handle , so It Is
said. According to the understanding of
| publlu officials supposed to bo close to the
president , Judge Day's Judicial career will
not stop liere. President , JIcKlnley has a
high estimate of the abilities of Mr. Day
and It would uiuso no surprise among those
\vlio know the relations exlctlng between the
two men to see Mr. Day tlevated to the bii-
prerne court should there ? bo a vacancy be
fore Mr. McKlnley's term ) of office expires.
Just how Judge Day Is 'to ' reach the su
preme ) court without a flagrant violation of
precedents that govern appointments to that
court , Is not known , unless there should be
an unexpected accidental vacancy. The
only Justice who boa reached the retiring
ago Is Justice Gray of .Massachusetts , who
now Is In his 71st year. His health
13 said to bo none of tha best and it Is pos
sible that he may retire within a reasonably
short time , although retirements from this
distinguished court are'few and far between.
Postmasters appointed : Nebraska , Will-
lam T. Miller at Hartley , Hod Willow
county , vice V. Sells , removed. Iowa. Ed
ward C. Mohr at Arcadia , Carroll county
and W. L Crulkshank at Ulockley , Decatur
county.
An order has been Issued establishing a
postofflco at Lltonka , Kossuth county , la. ,
with Ella Graham as postmistress.
Secretary Alger has directed First Lieu
tenant William M. Swain,1 Twenty-second
United States Infantry , tc ) assume the duties
of chief mustering office * of the state of
Nebraska.
TROUBLE NARROWLY AVERTED
"Mi
American 1'rovoat iGnuril KxcrcUe *
Authority nnd Prevent * a Cubun-
Snniilnli Riot.
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HAVANA , Jan. 5. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) A pe-rsonal
encounter between General Julio Sangullly
and the mayor of Hare , a , $ ho Marquis do
IJstoban , would havti uiL > , l'another Cuban-
Spanish riot last night fiat for the Ameri
can provost guard. A
J > St
Cardends7 * 5iuiril ! ! l'7 { T ha VVlblsu th'e-
placed at the theater entrance as usual and
an altercation took plnco between ono of
these and Major Cardenas , owing to the
guard's refusal to salute General Sangullly.
After the closed
performance Cardenas went
out first and another violent scene ensued.
The guard threatened hit Cardenas on
the head with his musk whereupon Car.
denas rushed back Into o theater , calling
for Sangullly.
As the latter respon the mayor , the
Marquis do Esteban , ino up. Sangullly I
shouted threateningly ti he marquis , who j
heatedly replied. Sang y then drew his
revolver , threatening t. . hoot Esteban , at
which the marquis qulc raised his walk-
Ing stick and struck Sa Hy in the mouth.
A stone of the vvlldes vcltemont ensued.
The Cubans around Sat : lly were ready to
attack the municipal ards , w bo under
Esteban's orders load their rifles. But
for the prompt arrlv of the American
provost guard , which s rated them , both
parties would have fin with terrlblo re.
suits. Mayor Esteba ked the provost
officer to station some Ibis men near the In
theater to prevent on ck on the guards
by the Cubans , who h gone off uttering
loud threats. This wai ne.
The marquis made a ne.nal : complaint to
General Ludlow today rding the
matter. froi
Plij-Nlelmi to IIS. the
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LONDON , Jan. C. York World trei
Cablegram Special am ) The Daily tial
Telegraph's Cayenne d u says the head rlgl
physician of the penlti y administration thoi
started , this lie that
morning > du Diablo at
the request of the con : ant of the penal [ can
establishment. His vl for the purpose i pan
of attending Dreyfus , 'or the last three
days has been serious with dysentery. wo
schi
PETITION IN ANKRUPTCY upon stru
mat
Chnrlea nnd Snrnlij enfeld ITnnlile neg
to Meet Mimero rKe Claim * later.
Held In i 'ent. lateDi
the
BOSTON. Jan. 5.- ( es Rosenfeld and peat
hls wife , Sarah Ho1 , today filed sep- was
arato petitions In ban cy with the cleric wen
of the United State jtrlct court. The aa
combined liabilities usband and wife and
are $397b05. Mr. nfeld's liabilities he
amount to $239,809 : rs. Rosenfeld's to heMr. .
158,000. speech
She has no assets , Ir Itoscnfcld has Una
ibout $300. The larj ims against Mrs. of
Rosenfcld are unsccj and they are dl- twen
vlded between two clrs.
quor
Philip Bell of Pcoij holds ono claim Mr
for $150,000 and the for $8,000 Is held dent
by the City Nation f of Denver. Mr , senate
Jlosenfeld's nro mo ijnerous and , as in
bis wife's case , not he claims are se- .run
cured. The Xell-I Iss company and
Philip Ztll of II. , share a. claim -
against Mr. Iloscn $130,000 and the
City National banlj'envcr ' has also a w
claim of $8OCO. comn
louse
FIFTEEN PASSERS INJURED lumber portei
* > * *
rema
Trulii on Illlimlx jCeif St , l.onlx Inulnc
Ilrniieli Ccn-
lodlfy
tropiilH | , ono
eight
PADUCAH , Ky. , Jal' A ' passenger A
train on the Illinois reid com-
taatutes
pany's St. Louis br ; leralled this
by fii
afternoon fifteen mil Centropolls ,
irevcnt
111. Conductor Men vvafusly Injured , from
Fifteen passengers 'ed. Among
on tbe
them were : I
anlzed
, Nellie Verns , Clin n , Thofi '
J. E. Bllatt.
comm
n. M , Hogan , Altn. I tlonal
, Nellie Wheeler , ( feoit Kan. jdlclal
, Every car was ovjrturj L the engine court
| was not overturned. : and t
CONFEDERATES ASK NO AID
Repudiate Suggestion that tbo Southerners
Need Pensions.'I
ARKANSANS BRAND MEASURE UNGRACIOUS
Itonr I're entH Ilenliitlnn to the Sen *
nte Anent 1'rnt lolnu In I'M r In
1'enec Trent ) for Clulm *
of Citizen * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. B. Little business
except that of a routine character waa
transacted by the senate today. A resolu
tion , offer CM ! by Mr. Hoar ot Massachusetts ,
directing the committee- foreign relations
to ropoit to the senate whether the treaty
of Paris makes anv provision for the claims
of citizens of the United States against
Spain which were In existence before the
and the present status ot such cases
before the ratification of the treaty was
adopted.
Mr. Berry , democrat of Arkansas , pre
sented a protest from the J. 12. Murray '
camp of United Confederate Veterans of
Arkansas against the adoption of the pro
posed amendment of Senator Butler , popu
list of North Carolina , to the pension ap
propriation bill providing for the payment
of pensions to confederate soldiers. Mr.
Berry said the members of the camp de
clared It unwise to adopt such a proposl-
tlon. They say , said Mr. Berry , that they
have provided for themselves nnd their fain-
Illcs for more than a generation and they
regard such a proposition as that of Mr.
Butler as "ungracious. "
Mr. Hoar gave notice thnt on next Monday
he would address the senate on the resolu
tion offered by Mr. Vest , relating to the
acquisition of foreign territory by the United
States , his address being a reply to that
delivered by Mr. Platt of Connecticut Just
before the holiday recess. Mr. Caffery of
Louisiana also announced that ho would ad
dress the senate tomorrow on the resolution
offered by Mr. Vest.
Mr. Caffery ot Louisiana continued and I
practically concluded hie speech begun be- '
fore the holiday recess regarding the pending
Nicaragua canal bill.
i
IlenoIntlonB Anent the Trenty.
Mr. Hoar Introduced a resolution requestIng -
Ing the president , In his Judgment , If it
were not incompatible- the public Inter
est , to communicate to the senate all In
structions given by him to the commission
ers who negotiated the treaty of Paris , all
correspondence between the executive and
State departments and commissioners and
all reports made by the commissioners , made
cither to the president or to the State de
partment.
At the request of Mr. Davis , ono of the
peace comnitEsloncrs , the resolution went
over.
over.Mr.
Mr. Hoar then presented the following
resolution , which was adopted :
That the committee on foreign relations
bo directed to Inquire and to report to the
senate whether the proposed treaty with
Spain makes any provision for any claims
of citizens of the United State- ) against Spain ,
which were In existence before the begin
ning ot the present war , the extent and
number of such claims and what will be the
legal conditions of the same otter peace
shall have been declared.
Mr. Pcttlgiew called up a lilll to ratify
agreements with -the Indians on the Lower
Brule and Rosebud reservations In South
Dakota and maklna.tho necessary npproprl-
_ it ! . „ ' ! . . , „ , : . , . , > „ * * ! , . Vll.tt ntjr.nn.
measure , Mr. Pettlgrew explained Us pro'
visions. Mr. Platt moved to strike out ot
the bill that part of the section which pro-
vldcd for the free settlement of the Indian
lands. Mr. Pettlgrew accepted the amend
ment under protest and it was agreed to by
the senate. The bill was then passed.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Petti-
grow declared his Intention of bringing the
free homestead question before the senate at
the earliest possible date. A bill granting
to the state C per cent of the net proceeds
of the cash sales of public lands In said state
was called up by Mr. White of California
and passed ,
C'lnn-llluntlon of PoHtofllcc Clerk * .
The senate bill providing for the classifi
cation of clerks In the first and second-class
postofilces was passed. The bill also fixes In
salaries. It divides the clerks In first-class
offices Into eight grades at salaries ranging she
from $500 to $1,000.
On motion of Mr. Morgan the Nicaragua
cnnal bill was taken up at 1'30. Mr. Caf the
fery was recognized to continue
bis
speech | was
opposition to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty , wasM
asserting that the bill
sought to do by Indi war
rection what the treaty prohibits doing di warM
rectly.
rocA chai
Mr. Caffery said In reply to a question Slip
from Mr. White that it was bis opinion that law
United States should build the canal labc
under the pending bill In the ( ace of the labcM
treaty , the canal would be absolutely neu- VOC2
and Great Britain would have every out.
right to ii-ro the canal In time of war. Ho who
thought the treaty should be abrogated and Ploy
the United States should construct tbo llabl
canal independently of the Maritime com- The
pany. out
Mr. White expressed the opinion that outSe
ought to be able to devise a and
scheme for proceeding with the con page
struction of the canal without infringing tome
; the rights of other nations and Inti
mated that the canal might bo built and on
negotiations < with other countries conducted
. .Sen
During his speech Mr. Caffery alluded to W
statement , which has been made re
peatedly , that the opposition to the canal the
fostered nnd maintained by those who senate
behind the transcontinental railroadi was
supporters. This charge lie repudiated
he declared be would ivas
scorn himself
If
United
could < bo supposed to be
guilty of It. Phlll
Caffery practically had concluded his bo
when Sir. McLaurin
of South Care State
raised the point of no quorum.
A call
In
n cc
the
roll
developed the
presence- only of
twenty-nine members , seventeen less than a ' Is
quorum. I
1 '
Iryo
. Platt
of Connecticut
said It
was evi textll
no quorum could be secured and thei iindei
thereupon , at 3 p. m. , adjourned. try. ,
.rumciuiY HILLS covsmKiiun. II
IJs-Secretnry of * WA
> ule IJny
May Ue-
eiiine. .Iiirlut In ttlxth DUtrlel. - lllnes
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The Judiciary ncccs
ommlttce had the right of way In the ing
for three hours and
today and quite a
of bills of minor importance re- was i I
from the committee or Ifll
were
passed. The
emalnder of tbe day was i ( | bat
occupied In
cou- ? . ,
this
tbo
consideration
of the bill to
; the laws of Alaska. Some twenty that
pages ] were disposed of today , making sumo
light-three In all. more ,
section In the ball copied from the nro Ie
of Oregon , providing punishment
fine and Imprisonment
of pereons who
or endeavor to prevent employes WAi
working , aroused a protracted debate Issues
ground that It was an attack Thirty
on
or-
labor. It was finally stricken out. - noxvllle
following bills called up by the Judiciary for ga
ommltteo were- passed : To provide addl-
circuit Judgen for the. Third and Sixth
WAS
districts ; to regulate the-
theterms 1
or of the
In the
eastern district
of
Tennessee
lallablo
tbe district of Dutte , Mont. ; to retire I ecne.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Porec.ist for Nebin kti
amorally Talr ; Variable Winds.
Temperature lit Oiniihn jeMerdnjt
Hour. Heir. Hour. Den.
n n. tn I ) i p. ni Ill
u n. in O 1 ! | i. in til
' 7 n. in I ) a | > . in It )
7it n. in 10 | | , . , „ Hi
itHI I * n. in It n p. in Ill
HI n. in li ! ( I p. m Ill
11 n. in 15 7 | i. tn II )
I- Ill S p. n j
1) 1 > . in II )
Callus S. Poster , United States district
Judge of Kansas , to amend the revised
statute's so as to allow the United StntiM
five peremptory challenges in criminal
cases , to permit ship owners to file In-
domnltv bonds ; to allow legally appointed
guardians | of insane persons to prosecute
pitent claims nnd to rele-a e the Intcrui-
tlonal : Cotton Pre-es company of Now Orlcan *
from liability for } 3-S'J ) of internal reveuns
taxes.
.
. . Under a special order adopted before
the holiday recess the house devoted
today to the consideration ot bills pre
sented by the committee on Judiciary.
The bills were first considered 111 com
mittee of the whole. The first bill called
up was that to create an additional circuit
Judge : In the Sixth Judicial district. It Is
this Judgeshtp with which rumor has con
nected tbo name of ex-Secretary of State
William II. Day.
Mr. Henderson , republican of Iowa ,
chairman of the Judiciary committee , said
that . there were 7,108 cases pending
In this district. The business of the
circuit was excessive , he said , and the Judges
of tbe circuit earnestly favored It.
Mr. Munn , democrat of Tennessee , opposed
the bill , contending that the situation In tin-
district did not warrant the creation of an
other circuit Judge. Tliei bill was supported
by Mr. Bromwell , republican of Ohio ; Mr.
Underwood , democrat of Alabama , and W.
A. Smith , republican of Michigan. It was
laid aside with a favorable- recommendation ,
The house then proceeded with the con
sideration ot the bllf for the codification of
the laws of Alaska , which came over from
yesterday.
Mr. Bell , populist of Colorado , moved to
strike out section 14 , which provided that
any person who should by force > , threat or
Intimidation prevent or endeavor to pi event
any person employed by another from con
tinuing work should upon conviction be sub
ject to punishment by fine and Imprison
ment. He declared that the proposed sec
tion -was an assault upon the liberty of the
citizen. U was in reality a law to prevent
strikes and was a blow at organized tabor. .
Mr. Maddox , democrat of Georgia , and
Mr. Lewis , democrat of Washington , took
similar ground in favor of the motion to
strike out.
Mr. Tongue , republican of Oregon , de
fended the provision , which , IIP said , had
been taken from the statutes of Oregon
and there bad never been an Intimation
there that It was directed against organized
labor. |
Mr. Knowles , populist of South Dakota ,
in support of the motion to strike out de
clared that had this provision existed In the
statutes of Illinois during the recent riots
In Vlrden Governor Tanner and other offi
cials of Illinois would today bo behind the
bars. The full text of the provision was
as foi Tows : -
That If nnv person shall , toy tiso of force ,
threats 'or intimidation , prevent or endeavor
to prevent any person erriploycd by another
from contlnuing'or performing his" work or
to compel another to employ ai y person , or
to force , or Induce another to alter his mode
of carrying on business or to limit or In
crease the number of persons employed by
him , or their rate of wages or term of serv
ice , such person , upon conviction thereof ,
shall be punished by Imprisonment In the
county Jail not less than ono month nor
more than six month * , or by a fine of not
less than $20 nor more than $300.
Mr. Cochran. democrat of Missouri , de
clared that this section was analogous to
statutes which for six centurlcM had been
designed to secure the help of the state In
the suppression of the laborer. If Alaska
had a future , he said , It miut be by the
development of placer mining , .f goli ! min
Ing thrived the time would como when cor
porations would seek to displace the laborer
their I mines with cheap labor. Then this
statute would be invoked. No uuch law
should be grafted on the statutes of the Is
United States.
Mr. Gibson
, republican of Tennessee , said
section afforded protection to labor uuJ
In no wlso Inimical to organize ! labor.
Mr. McEvvcn , republican of New Jersey ,
warmly supported the amendment.
Mr. '
Warner
, republican of
Illinois , * , i
charge of the bill , read a decision of the
supreme ] court of Oregon construing this
to show that It was not Inimical to
labor or citizens. flcl
Mr. Jenkins , republican ot Wisconsin , nd- flcl
vocatcd the adoption of the motion to strike confer
. Ho sild that a minister of the gospel for
would urge men who might bo cm- 'was '
ployed not to work on Sunday might be Wh
liable under the provision of this section. thi
motion to strike out was carrl d with of >
division. thi
Several minor
amendmentswere
-were adopted lici
at 5 p. m. . after completing twony-one If
of the bill the I
, house adjourned until tee
tomorrow.
fust
OPKN noon i.v THU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Senator Frye State * thnt WB bers
ii. . , . A the '
UinlemtHiullnir lit I'lirln , mat
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Senator Fryo of ploy
American Peace commission said In the ado
committee on commerce the
today that It
the l
understanding of the American two
com-
-
OTHsloncr.s that an absolute open door allow
policy
to be observed by the government of the lution
States with reference to trade In the Lam
Philippines and thnt other
countries were to Lam
given ! the
same facilities as the United appc
, In that trade. The
question came up for
connection with the Informal discussion dlrci
the coast trade policy of this country , and fifty
extension to tbo Philippines , Senator much
alee said that tbo policy of excluding It
fabrics would not , according to his faith
mderstandlng , bo applied as In this coun- caster t
purp
slate
lllneMH of IteiireNentntltr Hull. being
WASHINGTON , Jan. S The continued the
of Representative Hull of Iowa will Into
iccessltato n change of program as to tak- certain
up the Important bill
for the Increase mom
reorganization of the regular army. It and
intended to begin the debate on tbe 9th Now
10th and little doubt was felt yesterday still
t
Mr. Hull would bo back In bis seat by dicta
time l , but tlio reports today are such Irnpo
It I Is felt that the chairman
cannot ro- ment
his place In the house for ten days or made
so that tbe future plans as to the bill rallrc
left much In
doubt. count
inance.
\ < > liiii ccr for f'nlin. Derrick
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5 Orders have been lands
! by tbo War
department for the- corpo
dirty-first Michigan volunteers , now at Mann
, to proceed to Santa Clara , Cuba , bills ,
garrison duty. axatlons
also <
Dull ) Treiimirj .Statement , lections
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Today's statement
not b
) condition of the trenwiry BIOWH ) : It 1
cayt > balance , $2 ! 0,727OJJ ! ; gold re will i
I24U42.46C.
order
POY8TER SWORN IK
Nebraska Now Has Another Governor of n
Populistio Persuasion ,
OATH OF OFFICE IS DULY ADMINISTERED
Rotirinp and Incoming Executives Bead
Their Official Communications.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN OVER TILL MONDAY
No Real Busings Likely to Be Transacted
Before Tuesday.
SECRETARY PORTER CARES FOR FRIENDS
Ret * III * llrntlier nn the ! ' > Roll of
( lie HoiiNe unit n Frlenil ( ill the
1,1st of Senate Kin-
LINCOLN , Neb , Jan. B. ( Special. ) The
session of the legislature today was devoid
of Incident , aside from the reading of tbo
messages by the outgoing and Incoming
governors nnd the other formal exercises ot
the * Inauguration of the state officials , llotli
houses adjourned to Monday afternoon and
the number of excuses granted to mcmboi i
who will not bo hero Monday afternoon In
dicate that no real business will bo done
until Tuesday morning.
In the senate the first bill of the session win
Introduced , being an ateuipt to amend the
present blanket ballot law. There In nn agree
ment among the republican members of thu
senate that the number of bill * Introduced
will bo kept down to the minimum. Thev
propose to , as far us possible , discourage the
Introduction of duplicate , "grandstand" or
"holdup" bills nnd It Is expected th.it this
Idea , if It holds good through the session ,
will result iu a great saving In the Item ot
pi luting.
I'nrter Cnren for Illn Own.
This morning Secretary of State Porter
ter addressed n communication to the *
house saying that "according to cus
tom" he had designated a clerk to act as
custodian of ( supplier nnd requested that tin ?
appointment be confirmed and the clerk bo
placed on the pay roll of the house. Thu
clerk appointed waa a brother of the secre
tary of state.
At about the same time that Mr. Porter
was getting his brother on the pay roll o *
the house he also addressed a communica
tion to the senate saying that ho had ap
pointed Chester Halter as special messenger
tbe expense to bo paid by the senate. Tlih
was agreed to , the senate having on a prec
edent the nlmllar favor granted to Mr
Porter by the last session. The two platen
created today for Mr. Porter will cost the
state about JuOO and If similar requests coinu
from other
state officers the republican ma
jorlty in the legislature will have llitlo'op-
portunlty ( to exercise economy In the matter
ot employes.
nr Orlut of BUI * .
A large grist of bills U being prepared by
H. H. Wheeler and A. E. Sheldon to correct
errors that have crept Into tbe utatutcu
1
rJai
ai . . .
„ ,
H.Hvkv.v MMt w i rret flT " * *
that have become
tlP apparent or have been
pointed out by the supreme court. In
a number of cases laws have been declared
unconstitutional
by the court because of
defects In the titles , while other laws
con
taining Uio
same defects are still In the
statutes because no test has been
mada
that would refer
directly to them.
In covering the matter the Wheeler-
-
Sheldon compilation
amounts to a revision
of the statute's
and Is contained In 125
arato bills. Six of these refer to thu cp
subject of "Schools , " eighteen refer to er
rors In the civil cede and
thirty-two to tha
criminal code. In order
that the > series o'
bills
may not be
regarded In a
political
light , It is the purpose of the authors
toHe have balf of them introduced
by
repub
licans ; and the other halt
by fuslonluts. It
Isret expected that the entire Hot would
be
referred to tbe
Judiciary
retJ committee.
Among other bills '
'that are in
prospect is
the
Inevitable
anti-pass bill , which Is to ha
presented at an early date In the bouso by
Wheeler ot Furnas
and there is an under
standing among the fusion members
thai
'his Is to be the only bill of that character
introduced by that side
of the houso. This
bill will pi oil I bit the receiving of
passte on
the part of state , county or municipal of
ficials , or tbe
giving of
passes to such of
ficials by any railroad company and will
contain a clause providing
for 1100 penalty
c.ich offense. It Is understood that It
because of this pending
bill that
Wheeler offered his premature rcsolutloi
.his morning providing for tbo appointment
a special commlttoo on railroads. When
.his resolution
was read one of tbo
rapub-
Icin
members raised a laugh by Inquiring
the t object of
asking for such a commit
waa "to provide
transportation
tor tb
fusion members. "
Itepubllcan Caiicu * .
At the caucus
of the republican
n of the house mem
, held
tonight , the only
matter up for discussion
was that
of
ployes. em
The result of the
mecetlng
was the
adoption ] of a resolution
recommending
that
number of employes bo limited to
fifty-
, , including
elective
places. This would
one place for each
member. The reso
wac vigorously opposed by Rome of the
Lancaster
and Douglas
county
members In
Lancaster county especially the pressure for
appointment ! ) Is no terrific that It Is hard
the uiemfiors to fuvor ocouomy In this
direction. The adoption of thu resolution for
fifty-two employes will place the number
lower than ever before.
brglnn to develop that tlio mission of the
faithful flvo who stood out agalnat the Lan
( county alato was not entirely for tlio
of Individual spoils , but tn break the
which they contended all the tlrno vvus
, mode up by parties not members of
legislature. 1 In the compromise entered
between the Cfark and Ilallur forces
appointments wcro conceded to tliu
members from thn iiartheaHt part of the ntuto
the I names of these have been published.
it l learned that the agreement went
further , giving the Hallcr forces thu
Delation of the makeup of many of thu
mportant committees , and under this agree-
the following chairmanships are to bo
* Judiciary , Wllcox of Lincoln county ;
allroads , Chambers of Washington , nc-
and expenditures , Hall of Ilrown ;
. way * and means , Thompson of
; claim ? , Hcvcrly of Douglas , publlo
and buildings , Hums of Lancaster ;
lorporatlons , Ncsblt of Hurt ; Insurance ,
of Saline ; engrossed and enrolled
Mllbourn of Kearney ; revenue and
! , Pollard of Casa. The compromlan
covers the committee on privileges and
, but the name of the chairman can-
be learned.
Is rumored that Hallcr and McCarthy
decllno to take any chairmanships In
to show that
tbo inovemcat was tint