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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNINGJANUARY1 14 , 1899-TWtELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DIME ? IS DEAD
Yields His Life to Combination of Heart
Failure and Pneumonia ,
END COMES AS A SHOCK TO HIS FRIENDS
AH Members of the Family , Bare One Bon ,
Present at Bedside i .
RECOGNIZED AS REPUBLICAN LEADER
Ho Was an Authority on All Questions of
Finance and Revenue.
PUBLIC MAN OF EXEMPLARY CHARACTER
II In Sixteen Year * In Confrre * *
lie linn Ilccomc Identified rrlth
, All Important Lcnllatlon
Affecting the Country.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Hon. Nelson
Dlngloy ot Maine , leader of the republican
elde on the floor of the house ot representa
tives , and representing the Second congres
sional district ot Maine In that body , died
here tonight at 10:30 : o'clock of heart fail
ure , resulting'from extreme weakness duo
to pneumonia. He waa unconscious during
most of the day and death came quietly
Without consciousness being retained.
There wore present at the time Mrs. Ding-
ley , Miss Edith Dlngley , Messrs. E. N. and
A. H. Dlngley , song of the deceased : James
C. Hood , an intimate friend of the family ;
Dr. Deale , ono ot the physicians who has
boon attending him throughout his Illness ,
and the two nurses.
To within a few hours before his death
* ho family firmly believed , as It has through
out his Illness , that Mr. Dlngley would re
cover , and it was only when It became ap
parent that he was dying that Its member *
gathered at his bedside.
While the last few days have given great
hope of recovery , the progress ot the disease
hao made the patient dangerously weak and
. bed seriously affected his heart. Late last
night , and again this morning , Mr. Dlncley
haa a bad sinking spell , from which he
slightly rallied. There were further evi-
dcncsn of heart failure as the day progressed
ana the Btroneest stimulants were adminis
tered , but without effect. He failed percepti
bly during the afternoon and as night came
liopov 'Vitas abandoned.
Mra Dlnglcy was very much prostrated
by her husband's death , and U now under
the care of physicians.
There were many heartfelt expressions of
sympathy when it became known the Maine
congressman was dead. All during his Ill
ness , which ho struggled against eo vigor
ously , there have been constant Inquiries at
the hotel at which ho resided as to his condi
tion.
Notify Connre * * .
Sorgeant-at-Arms Russell of the house of
representatives was notified of the death ,
which will bo announced In both houses of
conitresB tomorrow , nnd committees will be
appointed to attend the funeral , after -which
Adjournment for the day will be had.
K 'The tuuoral will Lf-c m JdWnln the house
of representatives Monday , ' ' 'he body will
to taken to the. house at 10 o'clock and there
lie In etate until noon , when * ervlcc will
be conducted In the presence of the house
and senate. At 4:20 : in the afternoon the
funeral party will leave over the Pennsyl
vania railroad for Lewlston , Me , Further
services will be held t the family residence
in Lewlston on Wetfueaffay.
Representative Dlngley's Illness dates back
to December 29 , when he complained that
he was not well. The physician diagnosed
Ills case as one of grip , eo commonly pre
vailing here , and cautioned 'the ' patient
to keep to his room. The following Satur
day pneumonia developed In the left lung ,
complicated with great irregularity ot the
heart.
In speaking of Mr. Dlngley' * death to
night , Senator Halo said :
"In the present condition of public af
fairs Governor Dingley's death Is a great
national loss. In all questions relating to
finance , to tlio revenues of the country
and to adjustment of great financial quew-
/ tlomi. Mr. Dlngley was above all others IE
'l authority. It Is difficult to say who can
take his place. He had the confidence ol
bis associates in the house , the confidence
of the senate , the confidence of the presi
dent and the confidence of the entire coun
try. Maine will especially lament him. "
Educated for the I.aiv.
Nelson Dlngloy , Jr. , of Lowlston was borr
Bt Durham. Androscoggln county , Mo. , February -
' ruary 15 , 1832 ; graduated at Dartmouth col
lege in the class of 1855 ; studied law and
> wns admitted to the bar , but left the pro
fession to become proprietor and editor ol
the Lewlston ( Mo. ) Journal , daily and
weekly , In 1856 , nnd maintained that connec
tion until his death ; was. a member of the
' Btato house ot representatives in 1862 , 1863
1864 , 1863 , 1868 and 1873 ; was speaker ot tht
Etate house ot representatives in 1863 anl
1864 ; was governor of Maine in 1874-75 ; re
ceived 'tho ' degree of LL.D. from Bates college -
lego In 1874 and from Dartmouth college Ir
1894 ; was a delegate to the national repub
lican convention In 1876 ; was elected tt
the Forty-seventh congress as a republlcar
at a special election on September 12 , 1881
to 'fill the vacancy caused by the eleotlot
of Hon. William P. Fryo to the United
Stales senate ; wes re-elected a representa-
tlve-at-large to the Forty-eighth congress ;
\\-ns elected to the Forty-ninth , Fiftieth
Flfty-flret , Fifty-second. Fifty-third. Fifty ,
fourth and Fifty-fifth congresses and reelected -
elected to the Fifty-sixth congress as a >
publican by a largo majority. He has beet
chairman of the ways and means commtttc <
for several years , and was author ot thi
tariff bill now In force.
But tt Is difficult to name any Importan
legislation in congress of the last fitted
years , with which bas was not Identified
Ills first speech In congress was made Apr !
25 , 1882 , on "Protection to American Ship
ping. " While he has been active In fluan
clal matters , he was thoroughly informei
on shipping , having come from a state wltl
largo shipping Interests. It was througl
his Influence that a select committee on shti
owners and ship Interests was created in tb
house. He was at tbe head ot the tnlnorlt ;
Of that committee , whose successor ha
been the present useful committee on mer
chant marine and fisheries.
Inherit * III * Mother' * Studlonne * * ,
\ Mr. Dlngley'i father waa a trader , no
particularly well-to-do , and the boy ben
himself to work at an early age. HI
steadiness erf purpose came from his ol
Puritan stock , but hli Intellectual ablllt
came from his mother , a woman educate
far beyond her station , or the average cultl
vatlon In those days. Ebo "was a schoc
tracher and brought all the discipline an
know ledge ot her mind to bear upon th
training ot her son , and she found her InOu
Itnc0 one ot the greatest factors In his sue
/ CC83.
For the ordinary manipulations of politic
Mr. Dlngley had no use whatever. He pal
no attention to primaries or delegates.
Every two years his people rcnomtnated htm
by acclamation In a sound republican dis
trict where nomination Is equivalent to
election. Mr. Dlngloy devoted his time to
acquiring experience and knowledge , which
made htm moro and more valuable.
Mr. Dlnglcy was not an orator. He lacked
the physical presence , the development of
throat and chest and quality of volco which
make men orators. None the legs all the
members listened when bo arose to speak.
He hod a wonderfully lucid way of assart
ing facts , going at onte to the heart of
every contested point. Ho also had a re
markable faculty of presenting an argu
ment. His mind was logical to the highest
degree.
Although living In Washington for
eighteen years , Mr. Dlngley was never
caught In the whirlpool of dissipation. Mr.
Dlngloy waa a homebody. He would rather
TeAd or see his friends than to stir out of
the house. Mr. Dlngley was always a pro
hibitionist. For many years he was presi
dent of the Congressional Temperance so
ciety , an organization of cold water legis
lators.
His family consists of his widow , who was
Miss Salome McKlnnoy of Auburn , Me. ; a
daughter , Miss Edith , who has a fine so
prano volco , and four sons. One of these ,
Harry , Is In Mexico ; two others , Edward
and Arthur , are here and a fourth , Albert ,
Is In Colorado.
CONVENTION DOWN TO WORK
Mine Worker * Trnnanct Some Bnal
nca * After Four Iny Spent in
Over Credential * .
PITTSBURO , Jan. 13. Not until the fifth
day did the convention of the United Mine
Workers of America get down to business ,
and even today not much was accomplished
owing to the tedlousncss of balloting. The
principal features of the day's proceedings
were the reading ot reports nnd appoint
ments of committees. Balloting for officers
proceeded throughout the day , as fast as )
the credentials committee reported delegates
eligible to vote. It Is probable the result
will bo reached tomorrow. There Is no
doubt ot the election ot the slated candidates ,
as there Is no opposition , all others who had
been mentioned having withdrawn.
The report of President Ratchford waa a
review of the work of the year. He took
occasion to serve notice that he has not
retired from active work for the organiza
tion.
tion.One
One of the most interesting reports was
that of W. C. Pearce , secretary-treasurer.
He gave a detailed report of the receipts
and expenditures , showing that there was
$22,890.31 In the treasury. He reported that
the locals organized and reorganized during
the last year were as follows : Pennsyl
vania , 60 ; Ohio , 19 ; Indiana , 14 ; Illinois , 71 ;
Indian territory , 12 ; Kansas , 7 ; Arkansas ,
9 ; Kentucky , 29 ; Tennessee , 14 ; Alabama ,
11 ; Michigan , 3 ; Iowa , 18 ; West Virginia ,
; a total ot 277. The number of locals In
oed standing January 1 , 1899 , Is 628 , with
total membership of 54,771. The report
as greeted with rounds of applause.
The convention adjourned at 6:50 : to meet
t 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
ELEVATED TRAINS COLLIDE
Hl t nnd Darkne * * Caac an Accident
In Which Several People
Are Injured.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. In the mist end dark-
ss. tonight * a Son sMo flUpated train ,
olng at full speed , crashed into the rear ot
nether train at Sixty-third and Madison
venue. The wreck was disastrous to the
ars , but only two passengers sustained
material injury. They are :
Benjamin Walters , caught between two
elcscoped cars and Imprisoned for almost
an hour : broken hip and internal injuries ;
may die.
John Bowers , severely bruised about the
ihoulders and cheat and side.
A number of the passengers were bruised
and scratched , but most of them made their
way to drug stores , where , after their bruises
were attended , made their way home.
Tbe damage to the trains consists of two
.elescoped cars , both being knocked to kind-
Ing wood.
GEOPNER GOES UP ONE YEAR
Omaha Turtle * Fnrnlah Hint with a
Certificate of Good
Character.
SCHENECTADY , N ( Y. , Jan. 13. ( Special
Telegram. ) Roy H. Geopner appeared In
court this morning handsomely dressed and
wearing an expression of Injured Innocence.
His counsel read letters from W. S. Shoe
maker , C. M. Kostcrs and Ernest Stunt of
Omaha , testifying to Roy's honesty and
general worth , and blaming the Omaha po-
Ice for the affair of November 14. He
was charged with assault In the second de
gree , but was allowed by the court to plead
guilty to assault In the third degree and
it 2:30 : p. m. was sentenced to one year In
.he Albany county penitentiary. People here
generally are Indignant at the result. Had
10 been acquitted papers were on hand from
Omaha for his arrest.
CARNEGIE WILL BUY THEM
Make * an Offer to McKlnley foi
1'hlllnulnc Ulnnil * that He
Mar Free Them.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13. The Record's Wash
ington special oays :
"Andrew Carnegie has authorized twc
friends In the United States eenate to offei
the president $20,000,000 for the Philippine
Island ) . He says that the offer Is made Ir
good faith and that the money will be forth
coming within thirty days after the formal
acceptance of his proposition ; or ho will
assume the responsibility of paying the In.
demnlty to Spain , thus making an approprl'
atlon by congress unnecessary. Mr. Car-
neglo says his only purpose In buying the
Islands is to set them free.
MRS. LANDER NOT CONSCIOUS
No One Except the Xiirne and Doctai
Admitted to the Iloom
Where She I * .
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. Visitors at Mrs. D. S
Lander's flat , C06 Division street. toJaj
were told that she had not yet recover
consciousness since her thrilling experience :
on an Ice floe In the lake and that no oci
was to be admitted except the doctor one
nurse.
Yesterday she left work at noon and wen
home. Her cousin , Miss Crosby , left he
about 4 o'clock and went out for a few mo
nients and Mrs. Lander left the house. I
Is feared by her physician that she wll
have brain fever. She Is 35 years old.
Shot at a Church Door.
IRONTON , O. , Jan. 13. Robert Raldwlt
aged 2G , the son of Rev. Jarney Baldwlt
pastor of ( ho Baptist church at Kltts 1111
this county , was shot nod killed by Salrno
Fcrrel last night. Baldwin had troubl
with Charles Webb , who had been reprj
manded by Rev. Baldwin for disturbing
meeting. Webb and Ferrel watted at th
church door until young Baldwin came ou
when they assaulted him and Farrel sbi
him through the heart. In the excttemet
Farrel and Webb escaped , but are being fo
lowed by the sheriff and a posse.
VOTE ON NAVAL BILL TODAY
Little Opposition Develops to the New Reor
ganization Measure.
OBJECTIONABLE POINTS ARE ELIMINATED
Hollar MemtiFM Take the Occnaloti to
Pay Eloquent Trlhntea to
the Ilcrnca In the
Jinvy ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The house today
entered upon the consideration of the naval
personnel bill. It developed much less op
position than was anticipated , and the Indi
cations are that It will have a largo ma
jority when it Is placed upon Its passage
tomorrow. The last vestige of opposition to
the measure from the line officers ot the
navy was removed today , when an amend
ment w s adopted designed to prohibit staff
officers , upon -whom the bill confers positive
rank , from exercising command save In their
own corps.
The committee also asserted Its purpose to
offer an amendment tomorrow to repeal tlio
law giving prize money to the navy , and
this announcement met with warm ap
proval.
The speeches on the bill today were filled
with glowing allusions to the glories of our
naval victories In the late war , and Mr.
Berry of Kentucky created a great d al of
enthusiasm by his eulogy of Schley as the
hero of Santiago.
Under the special order adopted on Mon
day last the house went Into committee ot
the wiiole ( Mr. Hopkins of Illinois , in the
chair ) and proceeded to the consideration of
the naval personnel bill.
Cannot Limit Debate.
All attempts to fix a time for the conclu
sion of general debate failed nnd Mr. Foss ,
republican of Illinois , who was in charge of
the bill , took the floor with a general argu
ment in support of the measure.
Since'1882 , ho said , we had devoted our
selves to building a new navy , but Httlo
or no attention had been paid to the per
sonnel of the navy. Men were as Impor
tant as ships. The basis ot the present bill
was a bill drafted by a board of naval of
ficers , at the head of which was the then
chief assistant secretary of the navy , Theo
dore Roosevelt , and composed ot officers ot
the line and staff.
This proposed change in the personnel ot
the navy was revolutionary , he admitted ,
but It was necessary to keep pace with the
wonderful evolution in the construction and
aturo of our modern war ships. The in-
rease In the number of officers provided by
ho bill was ninety-nine. We had acquired
.98 additional vessels during the war with
pain. Besides fifty-five were now under
instruction. These vessels must be of-
cered.
Mr. Foss gave notice that he Intended at
ho proper time to offer an amendment to
.bollsh "prize money" In the navy.
The voluntary retirement feature was re-
nforced by the experience of the war. Its
urpose was to give officers command rank
.t 45 years of age. Dewey was 60 at Manila ,
lit he had command rank at 34 , and It was
Is twenty-five years' experience In com
mand that made him the brilliant victor at
.lanlla. The same ivas true of Sampson ,
chley , Clark , Evans and the other great
iea _ captains of the .late waru
Mr. Low , republican ot New York , opposed
ho amalgamation ot the line and the engl-
cer corps. Their duties were wholly dls-
Imllar , he said , and the efficiency of the
ervlce would not bo promoted by their
.malgamation. Mr. Low said he believed
n specialized service. Its advantage had
jeen demonstrated during the late war ,
when the engineer ot the Oregon had been
, ble to force that ship during the pursuit
if Cervera's fleet beyond Its rating.
Mr. Dayton , republican of West Virginia ,
followed In support of the bill. He said an
amendment providing that staff officers
shall not be entitled to command except
n their own corps would be offered.
Slniimon Src 1111 Objection ,
'Mr. ' Simpson , populist of Kansas , said the
bill seemed to him a measure for giving
naval officers larger salaries and more hon
orable station. He endorsed the feature of
he bill which held out to enlisted men the
possibilities of commissions In the service.
He would , he said , open the door wide and
make It possible for an enlisted man to
rise to the highest rank In the navy.
Mr. Berry , democrat of Kentucky , warmly
supported the bill. In the course of his re
marks Mr. Berry made the fist allusion on
the floor of the house to the mooted ques
tion a * to who was responsible for the vic
tory over Cervera's fleet at Santiago.
"I believe the bill will remove conflict , '
he said , "and If there Is any country where
there is a necessity for the removal of con
flict in the army or the navy. It Is the
United States. ( Laughter. ) I think we
have a magnificent phase of a conflict In the
army service of tbe United States presented
n the papers this morning , and whether 1
will end in a duel or not I do not know
but It shows there Is a considerable amoun
of friction In the army of the United States
"There was some conflict among the offi
cers In the navy in the greatest battle o
the war , the greatest battle of modem
times , because It demonstrates the character
of the men and vessels that were engaged In
It , and there Is no doubt In tbe mind of the
American people who is entitled to the
credit of that victory. But there are'peopl :
who are trying to steal away from Schlej
the credit of the glorious triumph he won
on the 3d day of July , 1898. "
In this connection Mr. Berry read the fol
lowing poem , amid a whirlwind of laughtei
and applause :
When the Spanish fleet with full headway
Dashed out ot Santiago bay ,
Taking the chances of death nnd wreck ;
Who stood on a Yankee quarterdeck
And marked the game with caslo eye ?
Say , was it Sampson , or was It SchleyT
( Laughter and applause. )
Who was It , when shot and screaming Bhel
Turned Sabbath calm Into echoing hell ,
Stfamecl into the thickest of the fray ,
His good ehlp leading all the way ,
While the roar of his guns shook earth am
sky !
Say , was it Sampson , or was it Schley ?
( Laughter and applause. )
In American hearts who holds first place
Of tlwse who claim part In that glorlou
chase ?
Whoso name stood out on that proud day ,
As the hero of Santiago bay ?
In letters of gold write that name on high
Shall wo write it Sampson , or write 1
Schley ? ,
( Laughter and applause. )
Berry Champion * Schley.
"I say It should be written Scbley , " con
tlnued Mr. Berry , "and then I say that ther
should bo a provision of law that \vhethe
it goes to Scbley or Sampson the i > rlz <
money should be paid to the men who hav
won that glorious achievement , but that th
provision for prize money ought to be wlpci
off the statute books. . ,
"I say the men who made that magnlflcen
charge at San Juan hill , In all respects a
the case , are as much entitled to take San
tlago as a reward for their services as th
men who sunk Cervera's ships. " ( Renowe
applause. )
In response to * direct question Mi
Mc > er , democrat of Louisiana , said th
ommtttco would offer on amendment to
repeal the law giving prize money to the
navy. Ills statement was generally ap
plauded ,
Later Mr. Berry alluded to the situation
n the Philippines. lie had not decided , he
aid , how ho would stand on the proposition
o annex these islands , but he wanted U
distinctly understood that the backing Agul-
naldo was supposed to be recoJvlng from
(
] crmany would have no weight In , affecting
its opinion. "We may yet- have to whip
Germnny , as wo did Spain , " ( 'sald he , amid
great applause. .
After some further remarks by Messrs.
Drlggs , democrat of Now York , and Dins-
more , democrat of Arkansas , . , In favor ot the
bill , the general debate closed , and the bill
was read for amendment , undcr the five-
minute rule. 7
Mr. Foss offered the following amend
ment to the section giving staff ofDccru
positive rank , nnd It waa adopted without
division : i' .
"But officers whose rank t , eo defined shall
not be entitled , In virtue of < jthe > rank , to
command In the line or la other , staff corps.
Neither shall this act be conitruwl as chang-
ng the titles ot officers In the-'itaff corps ot
the navy. " ,
Mr. Bailey objected to the abolition of the
rank of commodore. , Our greatest sea cap-
atns , ho said , had held thaterank In the
lour of their victories Perry Jones , Far-
ragut , Schley and Dewey. 'American tra
ditions clung about the title commodore
and he was opposed to Its abolition to meet
.he social distinctions of foreign powers nnd
'orelgn courts. It might be only a senti
ment , but he preferred an Atnorican senti
ment to the etiquette of a foreign court.
"
[ Applause. ) , ' ,
Mr. Dayton explained -tlatVtho title ot
commodore was unknown abroad , and that
on slate occasions they did ! not know where
to place n commodore. ? '
"They may not know -wherevto place an
American commodore oit the * dance , " In-
ierpoaed Mr. Bailey , "but they know- where
X > place him In the battle. " f ( Applause. )
Without completing the conirttleratlon of
Lhe bill the committee rose anaat E o'clock
tha house adjourned. * ( jV >
OMAHA AFFAIRS A if CAPITAL
" " ; ' "V *
Representative Greene Will Get F -
voralile Ileoonnn nd tlaiifor
Public llaliain * at Keirney.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain H. E. Pilnifcr- , ' who re
turned from England on tan delated steam
ship St. Paul of the American * line , la In
Washington , enroute to Omatia , Captain
Palmer Is here In the Interests of a bill for
creating a national sanitarium- Hot
Springs , S. D. , for disabled. "soldlera of the
Orandi Army of the Republic.ijoTha8 been
appointed chairman of the1' 'committee to
look after this legislation bjttCommander
Sexton of 'the Grand Army ofjthei Republic ,
and at once on his arrival hoihii in Inter
view with Senator Pettlg're , iwhose ; bill
haa passed the eenate , and Js Bow before
the military affaire commltteeJ t5.tho house.
While In the city Captalnj falmer will
also Interest himself In matten jn relation
to .erection of temporary barracjdi/at Sheri
dan , Wyo. , for occupancy by two'jBompanles
of United States cavalry. Mjaey for this
work has been set aside , by theSfecretary of
war , but the war with Spal n & * ' the nub-
ecquent movement of troori | S Cuba and
the Philippines haa interfe wftj / carrying
ing , out. of , tat > laJ.wri * * ! i * ? * fc *
settled policy of the War department to
create a post at Sheridan , temporary In
character so far as the present Is concerned ,
but with ithe view of permanent erection.
Representatives Sutherland and Maxwell
appeared before the house committee on
public butldlUgs and grounds today In rela
tion to the senate bill appropriating $20,000
for the purchase of sites at Norfolk and
Hastings for public buildings. It la under
stood that the committee will report the
bill favorably.
Representative Greene will get favorable
recommendation for a public building at
Kearney.
A delegation of Otoo and Missouri Indians
Is In the city with the view ot getting a re
hearing before the secretary of the Interior
In relation to lands purchased In Gage
county from those Indian tribes. Should tie
rehearing bo granted It Is thought that the
Indiana will ask congress for permission to
go before the court of claims for the amount
alleged to be due them from settlers in
Gage county , which will be a happy solu
tion of a most perplexing question.
Major and Mrs. James M. Arrasmlth , nee
Nelslo Hughes , are at the Ebbltt.
J. W. McFarland of Omaha Is In the city.
Senator Allen today "had " passed a bill
directing the Indian agent at the Rosebud
agency to Issue a duplicate check for $738.29
In favor ot tha Citizens' bank of Stuart ,
Holt county , Nob. , the original of which
was lost In the mails In being transmitted
by 'the ' Citizens' bank to the First National
bank of Omaha In October , 1807.
Paymaster General Stanton , who waa seri
ously 111 with ipneumonla , Is considerably
Improved and his recovery Is looked for by
his friends.
WOXDERFUb INCREASE OF KXPOUTS
Ilnrcan of Statlntlc * Report ! on the
IIUNlneN * of 1R 8.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The Bureau ol
| Statistics today made public Us monthly
etateruept of exports ot breadstuffs , pro
visions , Including cattle and hogs , cotton and
mineral oils. The statement shows a re
markable expansion of our export trade In
iheso things for the calendar year 1898 , the
total being $780,667,294 , against $693,610,741
for the year 1897 , wlilch was In Its turn
much the largest for any year since 189 !
when our total exports of breadstuffs , pro
visions , etc. , aggregated $671,663,574. Foi
December , 1898 , the total exports of the
commodities named was $93,273,506 , agalnsi
$88,630,000 for December , 1897.
Wheeler Inquiry Commence * Monday
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The Inquiry ai
to the status of General Wheeler and othei
members of the house who are In the nrmj
will not bo begun.by the house Judlclar ;
committee until next Tuesday , as Genera
Henderson , chairman of the committee , li
a letter on January 6 to General Wheele :
and his associates , suggested that any state
nients they desired to make should be fllcc
within ten days. This period will bo |
Monday , so that the committee can proceci
Tuesday. Thus far no statements havi
been received from any ot the member
serving In the army.
Confirmed by the fiennte.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The senate to
day confirmed these nominations :
Postmasters : Missouri J. L. Van Wormey
West Plains.
C , P. Mathewson , agent for the Indian
of the Winnebago and Omaha agency In Ne
braska.
To be brigadier generals ; Colonel J. E
Castleman , First Kentucky volunteer In
fantry ; Colonel Thomas C. Barber , Firs
New York volunteer Infantry. '
Also a number of minor promotions In tb
army.
Artillery Ordered to Hnrnnn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Four companle
of the Maine artillery , now at Savanna !
Ga. , have been ordered io proceed to Us
i j vana by the first transport available.
GOMEZ EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
Revenues of Ouba Are Ample , He 8171 , to
Regenerate Country.
/ _ _ _ _ _ _
WHY HE KEEPS HIS MEN IN HIS ARMY
Mean * to Aid IteNtorntlon of Indnn-
trr nnd Peaeo , bnt In Waiting
for Prc Ideiit McKlnloj' *
Action.
( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. )
HAVANA. Cuba. Jan. 13. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) An
authentic statement ot Maxlco Gomez's vlcns
on the questions of today Is given by a
high United States official of long experi
ence In Cuba. That official saw Gomez
yesterday at Remedies , where the Cuban
commander , a popular Idol , was banqueted
by Spaniards as well as by Cubans. To tin
old friend General Gomez talked freely. Ho
said :
"As no newspaper men are around let us
discuss the news. The newspapers are dis
posed to misrepresent me. "
The official asked : "How are you satisfied
with Garcta's mission to Washington ? "
Gomez's small eyes had a large twlnklo
in them as he answered : "Well , had I
seen McKlnley the truth of the conditions
In Cuba as I know them surely would have
brought results. It only for good policy
he would have recommended the payment
of tbe Cuban troops. It would cost the
American taxpayers nothing.
Revenue * Arc Ample.
"Tbo revenues of the Cuban custom
houses are ample , not only to pay the
Cuban troops , but also to partly build roads
and establish schools. Cuba Is devastated.
Money is needed to allow the soldiers to
become farmers again , I have often said ,
and as I always mean , I want nothing In
Cuba hereafter but work peaceful , for
getful work.
"One of my officers came to me and said :
John Blanch , a Spanish guerrilla chief ,
murdered my father. '
"I answered : 'This Is no time to revenge
yourself , The time was In regular combat.
Now that peace has been declared , a now
life begins for Spaniards and Cubans and
all other residents of Cuba , absolutely undl-
ldc < l. The past la hatred ; the future Is
oace and peace means work.1 "
"But to work the soil requires Implements.
We destroyed things material as < well as
hyslcal. My men have no tools , no oxen ,
o seeds , no food to live upon until the first
arvcst To gain all these and peace they
hould be paid.
Why lie Doe * Not DUhnnd.
"I have been criticised for ordering my
men to remain in the army. I did so for
tie. public welfare. Without means to begin
self-support there IB much danger of many
ong-euft'erlng men becoming lawless ; in
act , outlaws , If not held under check of
trlct military discipline.
"I meati to keep aiding In all possible
ways the maintenance ot public peace and
he rapid regeneration of Cuba. I am awalt-
ng the action of President McKlnley. "
The American official who had the inter-
lew says : "The principal difficulty news
s that the American authorities in Cuba do
not understand the character ot the Cubans ,
who .can bo persuaded to do everything , but
.en year * and tnen' starved"1 for "three , uall
against 'the iron hand. ' H is necessary to
use tact. "
Brooke' * Cabinet.
Two of the members of the cabinet o (
civil advisers which Governor General
Brooke will form will be Senor Domingo
Mendez Capote , former vice president of the
Cuban revolutionary government and presi
dent of the present Cuban commission in
Washington , and Prof. Jose Luzana , a mem
ber of the commission. Luzana wired from
Washington that he would be detained there
for several days. Seven or eight names are
n the list of possibilities for the other twc
positions In the cabinet , among them Pablc
Des Varlne and Adolfo YIMZ. Thus far onlj
Havana men have oeen considered , but II
seems desirable to make ono selection fron
outside the capital.
General Brooke , replying to numerous ap
plications for the continuance of the pen
sions to the widows of Spanish soldiers ami
former Spanish employes , expresses his re-
5ret at the unfortunate position In which
.he applicants find themselves , but points
ut that their Just claims seem to lie ogalnsl
Spain Instead of being obligations of the
United States.
Advices from Matanzas City say that the
ast Spanish troops there embarked on
board the transport San Francisco or
Wednesday night. Captain General Castcl'
lanes also boarded the transport.
Evacuation Cercmonle * .
The city bells were rung , the band of th <
Twelfth New York regiment played at thi
palace and there was a fireworks display
The Cubans carried Pedro Betancourt lnt (
the palace on their shoulders and he ad
dressed from the balcony the crowd gath'
ered below. General Wilson , military gov
ernor of the Department of Matanzoa an <
Betancourt , exchanged congratulations.
The evacuation festivities Included thi
ceremonies at the palace and a ball. Man ;
Spanish residents called on General Wllsoi
and asked him to guarantee them protectloi
against possible Cuban violence. He repllei
that while he was confident that ther
would be no difficulty ho would give then
ample protection , as the United State
forces were sufficient to prevent unlawfu
acts or to punish them If committed. General
oral Wilson has already released sevent
'
Spanish prisoners.
LABORERS IN CUBA STRIKI
They Allege the Storekeeper * Tnk
Too Lnrire n DUcouiit an
SnanlNh Gold.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Jnn. 13. The U
borers on some of the sugar estates In th
Gunntanamo district have gone on a strlk
and the trouble is likely to spread. Th
cause assigned by the strikers Is that tli
storekeepers take too large a discount o
Spanish gold. The men say they rccelv
the same amount now as under the old re
glme , but are compelled to pay 9 per cer
on their purchases.
Governor General Brooke , replying to
number of questions addressed to him as I
currency ratios and values , says goverr.
raent collections and disbursements In th
department must be made on the basis (
American gold.
AMERICAN MO\KV AT A PIIKMIU )
Difference * In KxchnnKC nt Ilnvan
IlenponHllilc for Heiiult.
HAVANA , Jan. 13. American notes at
coin are selling at 1 per cent premium ovi
the regular rate of foreign exchange fi
Spanish and American gold. The reason
that centimes , worth In New York 14.88
$4.89 , are receivable here for customs. ,
$4.82. Consequently importers would rath' '
pay American currency at a premium th :
part with centimes at 6 or 7 cents less the
their value for other business. There
little. American gold here , probably abe
$2,000,000 , and American .notes are belt
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Weather for Nebrnskn
Partly Cloudy : Variable Winds.
YcMterdny' * temperature nt Utiuilinl
llonr. Dour. Hour. Drir.
( I n. in ! U 1 11. in "
it n. in : ti : = ii < 111 i"
7 n. in : a : t i > . "i. . . . . . BI
N n. in : iS -I 1 > . 111 <
I ) n. in II4 n | i. ill 47
to n. ill : il O | i. ill 45
11 it. m 40 7 u. m 4
IU it. m 42 N it. ill li !
I ) p. ill. . . . . . 411
brought by the soldiers and visitors. The
paymaster's , payroll la $750,000 n. month.
The Havana money handlers dislike notes ,
not being familiar with them , and being In
fear of counterfeits. Nevertheless the spec
ulators buy them eagerly.
General Davis at Plnar del Hlo lias In
vestigated the reports to the effect that
there are bandits In the mountains In the
western part of the province of that name
and finds that they nro unfounded. One or
two bands nro reported to bo operating In
the province of Puerto Prlnclpo , where they
have been raiding farms and firing a. few
shots to scare the farmers.
TORM RAGES IN EUROPE
and Hnlii Ciiinlilnr to Do Rnnr-
IIIOIIM DnmiiKCi < < > Hoth I.lfc
and Property.
LONDON , Jan. 13. Widespread dovastn-
on on land nnd sea has been the result ot
oday's storm and the aggregate losses of
ropcrty are Immense. This evening re-
orts are gradually filtering through from
ho provinces , telling of dismantled houses ,
verfloulng rivers , Inundated streets and
elds , buildings flooded , cattle and sheep
rowned , railroads disorganized and dlsas-
rs to life nnd limb from falling debris.
London's parks and buildings have sut-
cred heavily. The Thames has overflowed
.long the upper reaches , with serious loss
o the dwellers on the banks. Most of the
east towns have suffered severely. Prom-
madcs have been swept by the sea and
arbors and piers damaged. Parts ot South-
mpton ore under -water. The schools were
losed this afternoon and this evening the
do Is overflowing nil boundaries and threat-
nlng serious results.
In many parts ot Portsmouth boats were
tmployed in the main streets today to take
.ho school children home. Numerous small
recks are reportf d and all the life boats
re kept exceedingly busy. Three men who
were returning from a funeral near Castle
sland , Ireland , were lifted by the wind ,
urled Into a pit and killed.
The channel steamers have had terrible
xperlences. The pier' at the entrance to
Dlppe , France , which was recently dam
aged , has been completely demolished and
reat havoc Is reported along the Normandle
; east , though details have not been re-
elved.
A train has been derailed near Clare ,
reland , several of the passengers being In
ured.
BERLIN , Jan. 13. Reports received
liere late this afternoon describe a violent
gale raging In northern and western Ger
many and thunderstorms and torrential
alns in southern Germany. At Stuttgart
a large scaffolding THUS blown down and a
man killed.
VIENNA , Jan. 13. A terrlfflc gale has
been on hero since cnrly this morning. .
Much damage haa been done to propertj
SAGASTA TO CONVENE'cORTES
It Will Meet the Latter Part of Thli
Mouth to Ratify the Treaty
Trlth Thi * Country.
MADRID , Jan. 13. Senor Sagasta , the
premier , will convene the Cortes for Janu
ary 25 or 30 and will Immediately demand a
atificatlon of the peace treaty. Tbe debate
which Is expected will last a week.
Spain has again reminded the Washington
overnment of the undertaking on the par !
of the United States peace commissioners
with regard to Spanish prisons In the hamlf
of the Filipinos and has asked a prompt
reply.
The newspapers allege that the Americans
have requested the Spaniards not to with
draw the Spanish troops from Mindanao
pending the arrival of the Americans to pre
vent an Insurrection breaking out.
According to dispatches received here
American domination In the Philippines h
United to Manila bay. All other points ex
cept Mindanao , where the Spaniards re
main , are In the hands of the Insurgents
Ono dispatch says the American volunteer !
nro disheartened by the climate and bac
food and are anxious to return home.
The government has received the follow'
ing official dispatch from Manila :
"Tho American troops ordered to IloIU
mutinied and refused to start. General Mil
ler has been oidcred to abandon Hello am
return to Manila. All the American Uoop <
have been oidered to concentrate here , thi
situation being of the gravest character. '
ESTERHAZY'S ' NEW BROCHURE
Tell * How lie Deluded Srliiinrr. Ken
lien In Order In Secure Informa
tion of ( icruiaii Army.
( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co ,
LONDON , Jan. 13. ( New York Worl
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dall
Mall has a Paris dispatch saying tha
Esterhazy'e second brochure will bo pub
llshed tomorrow.
It la an extraordinary narrative. He say
the bordereaux was not discovered cither li
'the ' Gorman embassy nor torn up. It wa
the first material proof of Dreyfus' gulll
The most curious part of Esterhazy'a re
cltnl Is an account of his relations wit'
Colonel Schwarz Koppcn. Ho got order
from Colonel Sandherr to lead Schwar
Koppen on false scents nnd for this purpos
had various documents prepared , apparent !
of official character. With 'these ' he mad
Sch\\arz Koppen believe In the Imaglnar
new rifle for the renovation of the artlllerj
which caused Germany to spend great sum
uselessly and In extraordinary plans for th
moblll/atlon of the Fourteenth Army corpi
In return , Esterhazy says he got valuabl
Information from Schwarz Koppen. Th
narrative stops there , but ho promises
further account of .his relations with th
colonel.
I'OHTO 111CAX COU.VCII , HiSKJ.\ !
Cannot IlulHF Sufficient Money Uudr
I'rmcnt Tariff.
SAN JUAN , P. U. , Jan. 13. The mnyc
and the entire city council have rcslgnci
This action , they say , was taken on accout
of their Inability to ral o sufficient turn
on tbe present tariff. They are not eatli
fled with the abrupt commands of mllltai
government , and allege they have Insufficlei
liberty. There Is , however , no 111 feeling.
German * Not Helpline I''lllilnoN.
BERLIN , Jnn. 13. The correspondent <
the Associated Press ascertains that the n
port that Germany Is aiding the Flllplm
and furnishing them with war material ,
absolutely baseless. Baron von Iluoiow , ne <
rotary of state for foreign affaire , pei
sonally authorizes the statement that sue
reports are Justified by nothing Oermar
has done , Is doing , or Is preparing to do.
RAISE CRY OF FRAUD
Fusionlsts Allege Ballots in Chase County
Hare Been Tampered With ,
POLL BOOKS LIKELY TO BE CALLED FOR
Comparisons Now Being Undo with the
Tabulated County Returns ,
ISRAEL GAINS TWENTY-TWO ON BENJAMIN
Majority and Minority Report * Anticipated
on the
ACTION OF THE HOUSE PROBLEMATICAL
SorRcniit-nt-Arniii lleturn * from Flll-
inore County Without Il llot
II ml n Warrant for the _ _ _ ,
WrntiK Jinn. ' '
LINCOLN , Jan. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
n spile of the nearness of the day for bal-
otlrig on the senatorial question , interest
oday has centered on the house contest
ascs and doubt as to the result has caused
n unusual stir. In relation to the Israol-
Benjamln contest , many can bo found to-
Ight who express the opinion that Israel
will bo found to have received a majority
f the votes In the district , but will also
o declared Ineligible to hold the scat , thus
nsvatlng Benjamin and leaving the seat
acant. On this proposition It Is certain ,
however , that the vote would be close nnd
night result In a tlo vote.
As affairs are now shaping the commute *
n privileges and elections will send In &
majority and a minority report on the result
f the recount now being made. The major-
ty will hold that Israel , having received a
majority of the votes , should bo seated. The
ither report will contain some matters of a
cnsatlonnl character , probably charging
hat the bnllotsyhavo been tampered with
nd that the iccount as a matter of evidence
s useless. It Is asserted that tbe ballots
rom some of the precincts show evidence
f having been examined by unauthorized
persons nnd these ot at least one precinct
n Chase county are said to have been In
he hands ot an outside party for ten days
prior to being sent to Lincoln. Some ot
he packages from Chase county , It Is al-
eeed , were not enclosed In the original
vrappcrs. It will bo charged that nil the
ballots from this county are open to sus
picion and that there Is evidence of irregu-
arltles In other localities.
It cannot bo learned from the committee
whether the count of the ballots so far
made actually differs from the official count ,
'or ' the reason that none of the poll books
are hero. Only < the ballots were sent to Lin
coln nnd the comparisons are made with the
abulated returns as published In the news
papers. The fusion members of the com
mittee , now contend that the presence of the
jell books is absolutely essential , as there
.s no evidence at band to show that the
names signed on the backs of the ballots are
ihci actual signatures ot the Judges of elec
tion , They auk that these poll books be sent
forandj t * vuSblbUJtlhtit ,
Tonight the ballots of the thirty-five pre
cincts comprising Chase and Hitchcock
counties had been counted , making a net
gain of twenty-two for Israel , In Chaeo
county Israel gains ono in Champion pre
cinct , eight In Russell and loses one In
Enterprise. Benjamin loses four in Rus
sell and ono in Pearl ipreclnct. In Hitch
cock county Israel gains ono In. . Driftwood ,
two in Logan and loses t\\o In Culbertson
and one In Palisade. Benjamin loses three
In Trenton , two In Logan one in Upper
Driftwood and ono In Palisade. Ho gains
ono In Stratum and one In Driftwood.
Dundy and Hayes counties contain thirty-
six precincts and the votes from those will
bo counted before a report Is made.
The attorneys of Israel eay tonight that
the net gain In the whole district will bo
about thirty votes And express confidence
that their man will bo seated. Many of th *
members say , however , that the evidence
produced In the contest will bo carefully
scrutinized , and must be regular beyond
question before any vote , tq unseat a mem
ber will prevail In the fiouso. The fact
that three republican votes added to the
solid fusion strength -would defeat a mo
tion to unseat leaves the matter In much
doubt.
In the Flllmoro county case nothing fur
ther has been done. Sorgeant-at-Arms Me-
Leod came in this afternoon , bringing Sheriff
Ogg of Flllmore county , and that official
reported that the ballots of the four inl'is-
Ing preclncta were In the hands of the
county Judge. The committee deputized
Ogg to servo a eubpoena on the judge , re
quiring him to deliver up the ballots , and
further sending word that unlcas the de
livery was made a warrant would be Issued
on Monday. No work will bo done on the
Flllmore ballots until after the other case
la disposed of.
Take * Up Too Much Time ,
After much discussion resolutions have
been passed in the senate asking for tb
Immediate Investigation of the charges filed
against Colonel Stotensberg of the First
Nebraska volunteers and Jis temporary de
tachment from the rcglmetnt if they seem to
be founded on fact. A ? was suggested by
Senator Crow , the Stotsenberf ? resolution *
have taken much more of tbe senate's time
than was anticipated when tbe resolutions
weio first Introduced , but the largo majority
of the senators seem satisfied 'with ' the sub
stitute offered by Crow. The senators voting
ing "no" upon Senator Crow's substitute
are all members ot the committee on mil
itary affairs and they naturally favored the
resolution offered by themselves. The line
ot the debate was similar to that of tbo
preceding day. Members from localities
where companies belonging to the First Ne
braska came from were the leading support
ers ot tbe motion.
Miller of Buffalo , one of the fusion minor
ity , caused some onllvcmncnt of the pro
ceedings by offering a substitute for Senator
Crow's substitute to the effect that the
senate bas confidence In tlie president ami
secretary of war to act properly upon this
matter , charges having already been filed
at Washington. His eulogy of President Mc
Klnley met with applause from the repuh-
llcasn and Canaday of Kearney seconded hla
motion , with a wink at Senator Farrell ai
lie did so. Van Dusen and others endorsed
the sentiment expressed In Senator Miller's
substitute , but favored the Crow substitute
as more thoroughly covering the ground.
The senate has decided upon sixty as th *
number of employes In the eenate. Includ
ing today's list tlie total number named U
fifty-three. A few of the senators did not
report names for their allotment today.
IIOI'Si ' ; TAKKS MATTIES KAHY.
\umlH-r of Illll * llcnil nnd More Intro-
iluiTil Complete th < * IluNliu * * * .
LINCOLN , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) The
house performed no duties today , osljij from
the reading of a number of new hills nnd tha
reference to committees ot those Introduce * *