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.ESTABLISHED ,11'NK 1 ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY iMOKXlXCi , JAXl'AUY Ii7 , 18 ! ) ! ) TWELVE 1 AJJ3S. ( corv FIVE OKXTS.
HE CAN DECLARE WAR
Congress of Filipinos Practically Makes Agui-
naldo a Dictator ,
ALARMING REPORTS REACH HONG KONG
Eioitement Intensified by Killing of Would-
Be Assassin Filipino.
SEEKS REVENGE AND IS KILLED BY SENTRY
Renort that Rebeh Will Demand Recognition
in Eight Days is Denied.
TALK OF FIGHTING THE AMERICANS
Ki en the Women C'nlch Hie 1'revnll-
Keter mill ( lifer Their her * lees
to AKiilnnlilo lo lo In tin-
ItnnUM In Place of Men ,
MANILA Jan. 21. ( Via Hong Kong. Jan.
J > B ) The Repnbllca , the ofllclal organ of
the rillplnoB , announces that the congress
nt Malolch has adopted the Philippine con-
Btltutlon , passed a vote of confidence in
tAgulnaldo and empowered him to declare
war on the Americans whenever he may
deem It advisable At a mass meeting ot
women nt Cavlto yesterday , the paper odds ,
U was enthusiastically rt-bolved to petition
Agulnaldo for permission tt > take the men's
places In defence of Independence and to
bear arms If necessary.
Paterno has asked for , and It appears has
1 > oen granted , the privilege of "taking a
prominent plaeo In thu line of battle against
the Americans " An American sentry yes
terday killed a captain of Filipino artillery
tit a Filipino outpost. As a result the
press denounce * It as a "cowardly assassination
" '
tion
On Saturday evening , January JI , five
rillplnos determined to have revenge for
their captain's death , attempted to enter our
lines An American sentry killed ono "Z
them , who waa armed with a revolver. After
an exchange of shots the others wtre ar-
reBleil. The Incident has Intensified the ex
citement here.
Thn Mablnl cabinet } estcrday Insisted upon
thn liberation of the Spanish civil prisoners
In commemoration of thn proclamation c' the
Filipino icpubllc and also donated money to
the native cletgy. A decree to that effect
was signed. The Spanish clergy , however ,
remain prisoners.
An elaborate program has been arranged
for the formal ratification ot the constitu
tion today.
Nothing was accomplished at the confer
ence hero } Crftcrday , and It Is iiimorcd that
the rillplnoM at their next meeting will give
the Americans eight days In which to accede
to their demands for iccognltlon. The rumor
Ja discredited.
Olln MrntloiiH > < > Troiilili * .
'WASHINGTON. Jan. 26 , General Otis ca
bled the War department today fiom Manila
us follows :
* 'L i X1 # -'rF\'tt \ tr .n pn-t Zef-
'
nandlu left yesterday ifrr San Francisco
Vulthjl l24 olllccrs and enlluled men.
JU'rhe soldiers on the Zealandla nro bald at
< the War department to bo convalescent.
The dispatch , llko the last received from
Geneial Otis , was regarded as satisfactory
liocauso ho made no mention of any change
in the conditions at Manila , such as lie
( would be sur.e to do had there been any in
surgent outbtcak.
si Ann in CAIIIMT iSUbSIOV
Goiprntneiit'M Inlenlloim Itolntlvc lo
I'l-ni-u Trent ) Outlined.
MADRID. Jan 26 The cabinet met this
nftornoon under the presidency of the queen
regent. The absence of General Correa. the
minister of war. was much commented upon
nnd Is believed to have been connected with
n decision not yet divulged reached by
the supreme mllltaiy tribunal relative to
General Jaumlcnez , the Spanish commander
who capitulated at Manila and who has been
In prison since jcsterila > , and General Toral ,
who capitulated at Santiago do Cuba and
who IB absent from Madild.
The premier. Senor Sagabtu. outlined the
government's Intentions relative to the peace
treaty. He said that information received
by the mlnlsUr of foreign affairs had created
the Impression that President McKlnley
feared the treaty would bo defeated In th *
eonatn and apprehended an obstinate realst-
nnco upon the part of the Philippine In
surgents against the Americans who dcslro
to deprive tnein of Independence and debseo
the Spanish goevrnment. which are suffi
cient reasons for the triumph of othe nntl-
nnncxatlonlstts In the senate. Therefore ,
the premier Insisted that the convocation of
the Cortes should no longer bo delayed.
The cabinet met again this evening , Senor
Bagasta presiding. U appears that the evi
dence before the court-martial showed thuf
General .laudenez had sufficient ammunition
nnd food to have enabled him to resist
longer. The court ordered his arrest , where
upon ho burrendered himself , attired In civil
ian dress aim accompanied by his son and
several ministers of state.
It is reported that the court-martial win
exonerate General Toral on the ground thai
to bad acted under superior Instructions
Hit * Admiral Montejo will be tried for the
Incompetent condition of his fleet. ine
no spapero assert also that Admiral Cer-
vera U awaiting trial nnd will not bo able
to take his seat aa a senator on the reas
sembling of the Coitca.
It Is said that at the cabinet meeting this
afternoon Senor Capdepon moved that th
Eusoenslon ot the constitutional guarantee :
should now cease.
PRODS THE UNITED STATES
Urge * Aolliin lo Secure Iteleait
of I'rlnoiirrn In the
1'hlllppliie/
NRNV YORK , Jan. 26 A special from
Washington sa > i > : Through the French em
bassy hero Spain ban again urged the
United States to procure the release ol
Spanish prisoners held by the Philippine In-
BiirgentH. Information officially received by
Madrid from the Philippines t-hovvs that the
lives ot Spanish women and children e
veil ns men ate In danger and that the
jirlfoners are not receiving proper treat-
Sioiit. The Spanish government called at
tention to that provision of the treaty re
quiring this government to use Us good
otllces to procure the release of the prison
ers and urged the United States to do ever-
tiling possible to do so. Secretary Hay re
plied that General Otis had been Instructed
to give immediate attention to the matter ,
but this goveminent lias made no promlsen
< o obtain the release of the prisoner * . It Is
the growing belief that the United States
xv IP be able to obtain the release only by
force.
Information has also been received here
4 hhuwlng tlut r.oo . ( Ham held as prlsoneiE
nro compiled by the Filipinos to undergo
ill sorts of menial Inborn , such a * attending
to the dorses of the Filipino officers , paving
the streets of towns etc.
SHAKES DOWN THE WIRES
Two Severe niirlluiinl. | < * s Intel. * fell
Thro UK ho lit tinl iuiil of
Jamaica.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Jan. 26 A severe
earthquake shock which was felt throughout
this Island on Saturday morning was fol
lowed by another on Tuesday night , the
direction being west to east. No damage
ha been reported The northern West
Indies are telegraphically cut off The
rearon Is unknown , but In all probability It
Is due to an earthauake.
HLI.HS AIJAINVI' I MTCD STATUS.
Could ! \ t Deliver Collier * Ill-online
State of \ \ n r i\lnli-il. :
LONDON. Jan. 2rt Justice Illgham In
the queen's bench division of the high court
of justice today decided In fa\or of I'elley
Bios. , the ship brokers In the suit of thn
United States iigain t them to recover 5 r.OO
paid thn brokers April 21 , 1898 , on two fiOO-
ton colliers b > Lieutenant Slmn. wlio W.IB
then acting naval attncho of the United
States embassy In London , that amount being
10 per cent of the total sum of 53.000. for
which the ship brokers agieed on April 21
to deliver the colliers.
It was claimed on behalf of the United
States that I'elley Bros. , according to the
contract , were to deliver thn colliers s soon
"as possible" and that they piomlsed % erb-
ally that one was lo lie ready to sail In
twenty-four hotiin anil the other In fortv-
elgbt hours , but thcj failed to deliver the
ships before the ncutiallt } proclamation ot
April 20 , claiming the ) were unable to get
them ready In time to do so.
The case hinged In whether a state of war
existed on April 22 , when the owners ceam'd
their pieparatlons to 111 out the ships They
testified that they sounded the foreign
nflUo on the subject and were Informed that
they might be liable under the foreign en
listment act If they tarried out their eon-
'
tract The Justice said they did what he
hoped any Englishman would do under the
circumstances. He hlmbrlf believed that war
existed on April 21 and thctc was no eround
to Insinuate that the biokcis acted In IxiJ
faith. ' 1 hey were entitled to kei p 4he money
under a clause of thu continct which pro-
\ldcd th.it It should bo retained If a state
of war prevented delivering the shlpa.
vrniicn SITU \TION CHOWS
All HiiMlnrKU l'iirnlril mill SlrlUi-rx
Tr ) to Tret nil Ten In * HiiiiuliiK.
COLON , Colombia , Jan 2C Matters In
connection with the strike of dock men ami
railway cmplojcs here and at Panama are
growing worse rather Hum bettei The
steamer Alliance , which arrived hero last
Tuesday , Is lying Idle and all business is
paraljzed. There have been no freight
trains from Panama today.
Several Panama laborers , who were re
cently biought to Colon to join the strike
here , have returned to Panama. This after
noon n depuUtlon of Panama strikers ar
rived at Colon with .1 view of strengthening
the mutual claims.
The military were ordered to charge a mob
of Spaniards attempting to prevent passen
ger trains fiom leaving Panama. Police are
riding on all switch engines.
IliiMxInii Trooim Iljiiiff Knpiiltj- .
ODESSA" . . ! r. 'Ji ; 5 , v ; . - ] , ; to n dlsputcu
received hero from Port Arthur , the Russian
post In the Llao-Tong peninsula of China ,
bad water Is causing terrible mortality
among the llusslan troops. Two hundred
and fifteen died duilng the months of No
vember and December and the average mor
tality Is now four deaths dally.
Helurii I'nrt of Stolen Miinrj.
LONDON , Jan. 20. The robbery of over
JCfiO.OOO from Parr's bank In this city on
Monday last , which lias been the bcnsatlun
of the week , took a dramatic turn today
when the chairman of tlie bank announced
at a meeting of the shareholders that 10.000
In the biggest notes had been returned to
the lank by post.
TitoiiicrieiuiH
CHRISTIANA. Jan. 2fi United States
Senator Knn-e Nelson of Minnesota , the
American commissioner to the Dergcn exhi
bition , and O A. Thorpe of Chicago have
been gazetted knight of St Ola !
I'rlueelnii ( "oallnn nl lilhrnltnr.
GIHRALTAIl. Jan. 26 The United States
gunboat Princeton , Commander West , which
left New York ou January 11 for Manila ,
has arrived here and Is coaling It will
proceed on Saturday next.
l.mpernr'N lllrllula > Celcliriitlon.
RERUN , Jan. 26. King Albert of Sax
ony has arrived In Berlin and other princely
gueBts are arriving to celebrate Kmperoi
Williams , ' 40th birthday tomonowr.
OPENLY CHARGES BRIBERY
Senator AVhlti-Mlilr Alleucn thai K ery
One or Clnrlv'M Supporter * ! Were
Hnnulit Mr IN I'IINNI-I ) .
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 26. A special fiom
Helena. Mont. , tays that Senator White-
side , who nroduccd the $30.000 alleged bribe
money at the beginning of the session , to-
} created a sensation by openly charging
that every man who voted for Clark had
been bought. He mentioned Representative
Garr by name and that gentleman shouted
"You are an Infamous liar ! "
The grand jury reported that money had
been used on both sides , but there was not
sufllclent evidence to warrant an Indict
ment.
Ono of Whltcsldo's alleged co-partners In
the vote selling business repudiated him
liotl } and discredited him before the grand
jury. Other contradictory and refutatory
evidence was given and the garnd Jury's re
port was a complete vindication of Mr
Clark.
At the session ot the senate this afternoon ,
b } a vote of 14 to 9 , Whltesldo vvas unseated
on a contest for his otllco nnd n republican
opponent given the seat. Nine democrats
and flve republicans voted to unseat him. All
those who % otcd for Whltesldo were demo
crats.
UPHOLDS THE FEDERAL LAWS
Macallan Supreme Court llnnil *
HiMvn n DeelKlon In Iho Caxe of
the
HONOLULU. Jan. 10. ( Via Seattle ,
Wash , Jan 26 ) The supreme- court this
morning rendered an opinion In the elghi
Chinese habeas corpus cases , submitted laat
ween. It sustains Jurisdiction. Imt gives the
collector general ot customs 'authority U
enforce United States laws. Chief Justice
Jii-Jii concurs In the tlrst proposition , but
dissents from the second one. Th Chlmt
will appeal frcm the decision to the socie-
tar > of the trcasurr.
MlHhiinrt llrluniller ( ieiirrnl Ili-xlun *
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26. General Mlltoi
Moore has resigned his commission as briga
dier general of the Missouri National Ouan
and Colonel George P. Grot * has likewise
resigned the colonelcy of the Third regl
ment. Governor Stephens today name-d H
i G Clark of Duller. Mo. now lleutenan :
colonel of the Sixth Mltourl rrglimnt , t <
I EUCCUH ! General Moore ,
CHAFE AT PRESIDENT'S ' DELAY
Senators in Executive Seas-'on Want the Facts
on the Paris Treaty.
PRESIDENT'S ' SUPPORTERS DEFEND ATTACK
Stnleinetil In .Mnile Ilinl Thief i\een-
llte Might Coiiiiiiiinlciile Trcel )
ir He fun III Do So III
I'rUnt * } ' .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2C. Today's execu
tive session of the senate was consumed In
discussion of the failure of the president so
far to send to the senate the documents In
hla possession and on fllo In the State de
partment bearing upon the Paris conference.
Senator Gorman rahed the point as soon
as the doors were closed that the resolution
hail been adopted several days since and ad-
dtesscd the senate at some length on the
failure of the president to respond to the
senate's ic < | Ue3t for Information.
The attack of the Maryland senator was
followed by similar speeches by Senators
Vest and Hoar and they were replied to by
Senators Spooncr and Platt. The five sena
tors engaged In a running debate , the oppo
nents of the treaty contending that the sen
ate was entitled as a p.irt of the Ueaty-
maklng power to all the facts bearing upon
the case and the supporters of the document
holding that the president could withhold
any jxipcrs which ho did not consider In the
Interest of the general welfare to give out
Senator Spooncr cited precedents to show
that the president could vvltlihold Informa
tion of this character at his pleasure and
that such u ionise frequently had been fol
lowed In cases In which the president
deemed It unwise to communicate facts
bearing upon International complications
when to do so might prejudice- the country's
best Interests.
The point was also made that the pres
ident might feel more free to communicate
with the senate If ho could be sure of privacy
In doing bo No ono professed to speak by
authority and all the senators who were
heard In support of the president's coursa
expressed confidence that the president's ac
tion , whatever It might bo , would bo for the
best Interests of the public.
Repl > lng to this latter point , Senator Hoar
said that no ono could excel him In admira
tion for the personal qualities of the pres
ident or In confidence In his patriotism At
the same time lie contended for his original
proposition that the senate was entitled to
the president's full confidence In passing
upon a question of so much importance as
the acquisition of territory thousands of
miles from our own shores and with millions
of people totally unlike our own population.
Ho thought there must bo some reason for
putting the Philippines on a footing so dlf-
fcient from the fooling on which Cuba had
been placed In the treaty.
Ttu > opinion Is generally expressed that
the time allowed for debate of the treaty In
cxecutlvo session will not bo by any means
consumed , asery few senators on either
side desire to make speeches behind closed
doors.
The friends of the treaty profess Increas-
j Ing confidence for ratification , but there Is
} some talk of adopting a negative resolution
| to the effect that the treaty does not bind
| the United States to the adoption of a
Lcolonial-policy. _ . f - . * * *
The president talked with a number of
callers from congress today about the peace
treaty. He expressed his satisfaction that
an agreement had been reached for a vote
and expressing confidence In the rfwult. The
president told his callers there was need for
prompt action , and said that the present
situation was one that should not be pro-
longtd. Senators Gray , Lodge and Llndsar
were among the senatorial callers.
s TIIU rn.NsioHIM. . .
Si-niilor llutler 1'iiliirni-x Upon ( lie
Tlii-iite of tlie Southern Soldier.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. As the senate
seemlncly was about to conclude conslnera-
tlon of the pension appropriation bill late
this afternoon , Mr. flutler of North Carolina
offered his amendment , announced oome time
ago , provldlne for the pensioning of ex-
confederate soldiers.
Upon this he took the floor and delivered
a aneech. which as he proceeded developed
In'o A most une.xncctcd utterance. While
his colleagues ou both sides of the chamber
llstcndcd with Interest Mr. Duller defended
thu nosltlon takeu by the south during the
urea : civil conflict of a third of a century
ago. Ho declared that the smith was right
and that history would so record and that
every shot flred by a southern soldier > vas
fired In defence ot thn ilzhts of his state
conferred hv the constitution In self-defense
and In defense of hl.s homo and fireside.
Mr. Bate , democrat of Tennessee , himself
a distinguished confedeiato oflUcr. declared
that whlla the south believed It was right ,
the occasion was not opportune for the
proposition which Mr. Butler had made and
that the southern bohllers. as a body , did
not desire pensions from the general gov
ernment , ana be expresbed his satisfaction
that Mr. llutler had withdrawn his ameiid-
mcn : .
Earlier In the session Mr. Mallory , demo
crat of Florida , delivered a constitutional
argument in suppori of the Vest resolu
tion.
tion.Mr
Mr Platt of New York and Mr Berry each
gave notice ot a soeecn on Mr. Vest's anti-
expansion resolution. Mr Platt will speak
tomorrow after morninc buninfes and Mr.
Berry next Tuesday at the harne time. Mr.
Plait's speech will be the first he has deliv
ered In thn utnate since ha became a mem
ber the labi tims.
A bill providing Mount Vernon square
In tills cit > as a site for a public Ilbiary to
bo erected by Andrew Carnegie at a cost of
$25,000 as a gift to the city of Washington
was discussed for a conxideiablc time , but
was laid aside under objection.
Mr. Mason of Illinois announced that tomor
row morning ne would ask for a vote on his
resolution declaring the policy of the United
States not to attempt to govern the people
of any other country without the consent of
the people themselves.
A house bill authorizing the Little River
Valley Railway company to construct and
operate a runway through the Choc taw and
Chlckasaw tuitions in the Indian Territory
was
HOI si : WOHKS o.v TIIIIIMY HIM , .
Miimh Open * the tjehnte OppnueB
Some 1'i-iilureN of Menxnie.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. The third day of
the debate noon the bill for reorganization
and the Increase of the regular army passed
without noted Incident
Its feature was an hour's speech by Mr
Orosvenor of Ohio , whose utterances rightly
or wrongly are frequently supposed to re-
Ilect the views of the president. Mr Gros-
venor declared most emphatically that the
pretent situation In the Philippines was duo
to the opposition In this country to the
ratification of the pcaco treaty He an
nounced that the future of the Uland was
a matter for concrete to decide , and that for
the president to announce a policy would
bo to usurp the authority of congress.
The friends of the bill continued lo ex
press great confidence In the. pasoase of the
bill , but they admit sonfe Important modi
fications mar be made. iThe advocates of a
general staff detailed from the line may be
successful , and the sbo ot , the Infantry com
panies may be reduced , The otlur speakers
nt the day session were Messrs nromwell ,
republican ot Ohio. Stewart , republican of
Now Jersey , Tongue , republican of Oregon , , n
support of the bill , Messrs. Dlnsmore. demo
crat of Arkansas. Jctt. democrat of Illinois ,
Mi-Rap , democrat of Arkansas. Slmms , demo
crat of Tennessee. In oppoultlon to It. and
Mr. Marsh , republican of Illinois , In favor
of the bill with certain modifications.
CHANCE FORTOE LAND BILL
SlurU Onern u Mihxll-
Itite lo .Meet OhjeetloiiM or Metn-
lieri of tlie t'ontinlllee ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2li JSpeelal Tele-
gram. ) Congicssmon Sttirk today submitted
a substitute bill for Senator Thurston's bill
now pending In the house committee on In
dian affairs relative to the settlement of the
Otoo and Mlssouil lands In Gage count } ,
Nebraska. After a confereme with Senator
Thurston , In which the opposition of Con
gressman Laecy of lown was liken Into
consideration , the substitute was agreed
upon to meet the oblectlon of Laccy and one
or two others of the committee. The bill ,
If an > thing , Is more satisfactory lo settlers
In Gngo county than Thurnlon's bill , which
was regarded as eminently satisfactory.
Acting Chairman Curtis of Kansas at once
sent the substltulc lo the bcirctary of Ihe
Interior for an opinion and In view of the
fact that the substitute was gone over by
Assistant Secretary Ryan before it went lethe
the Indian committee , there Isvery icason to
expect a favorable report.
The substitute provides that the secretary
of the Interior shall name the place whine
tesllmony Is to be taken Instead of being In
Lincoln , as provided In Thurston's bill. It
also provides for the appointment of an at
torney to represent the Indians which Is a
dopaituro. The rumor uinont In Gngo
county that Thurston's bill Ind been Indefi
nitely postponed by the hotiBo committee on
Indian nfTalrs Is cntliely erroneous. While
the bill has been considered. It Is at present
In the hands of the subcommittee , consisting
of Curtis of Kansas. Snover of Michigan and
Zenor of Indiana , who have yet to repoit
one way or the other ou the measure.
Gurdon W. Wattles Is in < the city as n
representative of the citizens of Hot Springs.
S. D. , to urge upon the house of renresenta-
tlvcs the passage ot the scnato bill relative
to the establishment of a national sanita
rium for old soldiers at Hot Springs The
sonata bill carries an appropriation of $150-
000 , and a hearing has , been called by the
house committee on mllltars affairs for next
Tuesday , at which time members of the com-
mlttco of the Grand Armj of the Republic ,
of which Captain H. 13 Palmer l chairman ,
and others Interested In the project will be
heard. Cautaln Palmer Is expected In Wash
ington ou Sunday. General Manderson will
also be present at the hearing.
Congressman Stark today presented to the
foreign affairs committee of the house a copy
of the letter of the emperor of China In re
lation to bestow Inc the Order of the Double
Dragon upon Colonel V ctor Vlfqualn of the
Third NcbrasKn. togctl 'r with his military
rciord , as prepared at Uio War department.
Seniklor Thurston ban called a meeting of
his committee on International expositions
for next Saturday to consider his joint reso
lution relative to the Greater America C\-
r" Ulon , v1 v ' itT ' *
I ) ' . A. R'nelinrt and 7rtfe of Omaha are nt
the llalelcn. ,
The following postmasters have been ap
pointed : South Dakota Hly Davis , at An-
drus , Ron Hommo county ; Carl Saunes , Rer-
ton , Miner count } , Jacob Lenymelrn , Chester
"
ter , Lake county ; Emmet Q. Seeley , Garden
City , Clark county ; Alvlna M. Tiuax. Red-
fern , Pennington county ; William Johnson ,
Snoma , IJutto county Iowa Frank Knapp ,
at Dcltiam , iInn county ; Irvln P. Mlnehart ,
Coublns. Linn county.
Phoebn Levering of Dceatiir , Neb , was to
day appointed seamstress at the Pine Ridge ,
( S. D. ) Indian school at $500 a yeai.
HUGE ROCK CRUSHES A HOUSE
Houlilcr I.ooNeneil from UN
Dim n Illll nt a
iiKeroiiN Siftil.
STnminNVILLE , 0 , Jan 2fi The homo
of Daniel Burns at the north end of this
city has been ciushed by a huge ro"k
weighing about 100 tons , which loosened
from the top of a hill and rolled down with
fi ightful force It crushed one end of n
loaded gondola car on a siding and twisted
the track out of shape. Mr. Burns nas
burled under the debris and badly Injured.
His wife was hurled fifty feet away and also
seriously hint. Their son , who was sleepIng -
Ing upstairs , was carried on his bed along
with the loot n distance of eighty feet and
considerably bruised
ORDERS TO ADMIRAL KAUTZ
IitMlriieled to Make tin InveMlKutlon
of Allali'M In Hit * Siiiiionii
iNlllllllN.
NEW YORK , Jan 26. A special from
Washington says : Rear Admiral Kautz has
been Instructed upon his arrival with the
Philadelphia at Apia to Investigate the en
tire Snmoan situation and report the facts
to the department. Reinforced by this re
port the department will bo able to follow
up Us demands presented to the German
government by Ambassador White , provided
the report conforms to the dispatches sent
by Consul Otiborne.
Department officials believe that the Phila
delphia , under the orders telegraphed to
Rear Admiral Kautz , will leave San Diego
Thursday for Honolulu enroute to Apia The
vessel may be delayed In case Chief I3n-
glncer Bates should not put In an appear
ance. It Is said that within fifteen dn > s
the cruiser will reach Us destination.
iv CompiinyNNKIIN. | .
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 26 The St. Louis
Automatic Refrigerating company has died
a deed of trus-t for the benefit of the Com
mercial bank for $137,400 with the St Loula
Trutit company tu > trustee The deed makes
over all tuo propert } to secure outstand
ing notes. According to the Instrument the
Indebtedness Is contained in ten notes and
payable to the Commercial bank and Joseph
K Baker.
Tell riiinlx Will roinlilne ,
BOSTON , Jan 20 The Transcript bays-
Tim various manufacturers of fefrlng have
agreed to combine for the puri-ose , It It. ald ,
of correcting abuses which have grown up
In the trade and of stopping unhealthy com
petition. The parties to the trtintiuctlnn me
said to include practically all ihu felt plants
In active operation In the country.
Set ere Itll./linl In > lti-hltail.
CALUMI2T , Mich. Jan JO The worm
blUzard this city has cvci teen in now In
progress heie Business generally Is KIIH
pcndod and no tra're are tunning Three
intti are reported mifslng from their homeb
At i ; canaba the blizzard has ( ontkiucu
since ) e ierday nowi Trains ere late and
business Is at : i HUind&tlll
IVIIIIHIIN Studllnr In SeNNlon.
TOPKKA , Kun. . Jan. 26. The sixteenth
annual meeting of the KniihaH State Bar
association begun .here today. Thu principal
feature was the addruro tonight by George
R Perk of Chicago , who had for hla nub-
Joot. "The Judge , the Lawynr and the Citi
zen. "
NEW LINE DIRECT TO 01IAI1A
Minneapolis & St. Louis Will Extend from
tha Twin Cities.
PROVISION IS MADE FOK NECESSARY FUNDS
llonil Will Hun Dm- South rrinn N < -
I lin. < roxnliihr lluOiniiliii lit St.
Jaincn , Tliem-i- Spirit
I.nUe , In.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 20 TIio Minne
apolis ft St. Louis road , It la announced , will
build a Mm- from the Twin Cities direct to
Onmha.
This statement wut , made today liy Gcn-
eral Manager L. U. Day on his return from
a conference with higher olllclals In New
York. The dltectors lately authorl/ed an
Issue of $2ri,000.000 In new bonds , of which
$10,000,000as to take up Indebtedness al
ready existing One of the main objects of
the new bond issue was to furnish capital
for the extension.
The neu line will run almost due south
from New Ulm , crossing the Chicago , St
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha ne.ir St. James.
Tliento the route proceeds to Spirit l tko ,
la , crossing .1 southern Minnesota division
of the Chicago , Milwaukee i. St. Paul near
Jackion or Shcrburnc
In Iowa It will cross the Northnrtitorn
near Splrft Lake- , the Mllwaukc-o near Spen
cer , another division of the Northwestern
near Sioux Rapids , the Illinois Central at
Storm Lake and another Milwaukee division
near Chailes Lake. Altogether 150 miles
of new road on the extension will be built
this je.ir.
INDIVIDUAL IVrUltUbT.S M I'l'IJII.
feor ; r N. Miller Sum (11 Slop lleor-
Knnlpiitloii AKreemenl of I ) . A U.
NEW YORK. Jan. 26 George N. Miller ,
as a stockholder In the Union Pacific. Denver
& Oulf road , has begun suit In the Mipieme
court to etop the reorganisation agicement
so far as It affects bis Interests and hold
ings In the road. G. M. Dodge , J. K. Ted ,
Henry Durge , Oll\er Ames , Harry Walters ,
Norman I ) . Ream , Henry Lewis and Uriah
Herman , constituting the reorganlratlon
committee , are named as defendants In the
suit.
suit.An
An a result of the agreement entered Into
by the committee Mr. Miller saj his inter
ests and those of others have been greatly
injured. He asks for an accounting of all
the profits arising out of the sale of securi
ties of the proposed new company and for
the commissions paid to the syndicates of
which they are members Further , Mr Mil
ler demands that so much of the plan of le-
orpanlzatlon that xestu a voting trust In the
defendants be declared -void , because such
\otlng trust was rcser\ed for the personal
advantage of the defendants In this action
and Is In contravention of public policy.
Further , Sir. Miller alleges excessive and
fictitious Issue of stock and demands a de
tailed accounting.
I'.arniiiK" oC ( InAlelilMOil. .
CHICAGO. Jan. 26. The net earnings of
the Atclilson road for the month of Decem
ber were $1.121.150. an Increase of $306,770
over tlio same month of last year. The not
earnings for six months of the fiscal year
ending December 31 were $6,389.282 , an In-
"creJse'oT $101.852 uvW the "corresponding
period of the preceding fiscal jcar.
PROMOTER WITH A CAREER
CiiNliler of IMmilerft' Hank ,
KIIIINIIM ( ' ! ( > , Ser\eil riYenrn
In TIIN I'enltenllnry.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 26. Leonard B. Im-
boden , assistant cashier of the. Planters'
bank , and Cashier A. F Hancock , who were
} esti > rdny taken Into custody pending an In
vestigation Into the affairs ot their concern -
corn , which was closed by the atate autnor-
lllcs , were today taken before the grand juty
and examined. It has not yet been decided
what charges will bo brought against them
Both men uio still detained at the central
station.
Imboden. whom. It develops , comes of one
of the best families In the south , has been
connected with several financial enterprises.
Ho is credited with attempting to promote
the New England Savings bank at Dallas ,
Tex. , the Penasco Land and Cattle com
pany at Roswcll.'N. M. . the Mechanics' Sav
ings bank , with $1,000.000 capital , at Dal
las and the National Bank of Commerce nt
Fort Woiih. His prospectus Invariably bore
the names of well known , sound financial
Institutions of different parts ot the country
and tlio Idea conveed was that these Insti
tutions were backing him Several years
; ice ; ImLoden vvas at the head of the Imboden-
Hamllton. Investment company of Kansas
and loaned money all over the state on real
estate. Then he purchased thousands ot
acres of Texas land at boom prices. Tlio
prices of this land shrunk and hU money
vvas swept away. Later ho committed forg-
oiy and emberzlcmcnt and was sent to the
Texas penitentiary for live years , Governor
Hogg pardoning him on Christmas day , ISIt
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
Output of I.fiMt A en r In 11,7:1:1,11:11 : :
Groan TOIIH , fin liu-renm-
IMr.l.irt Ton * Over JM > 7.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 26 The bulletin Ot
the American Iron and Steel association says
the total production of steel and pig Iron In
1898 was 11,733,934 gross tons , an Increase
of 2,151,154 over the pioductlon of 1897. The
production In the second half of the year ex
ceeded that of the first half by 831.238 tons
Thn production of Bessemer pig In 1S9S
was 7,331,384 tons , an Increase- over 1897 of
1,011,800 tons. The pioductlon of basic pig
iron was 785,441 tons , against 556,301 tonH
in 1897.
The production of basic pig Iron In 1898
was distributed as follows Allegheny
county , Pennsylvania , 378,150 tons , other
counties In Pennsylvania and New Jersey ,
5,192 tons. Maryland nnd Virginia , 5I.531 !
tons ; Alabama , 100,121 tons ; Ohio , Illinois ,
Wisconsin and Missouri , 17,267 tons The pro
duction of splegelelsen and ferromanganese
vvas 213,709 tons , against 173 795 tons In 1897
The production of chaicoal pig Iron was
290,750 tons , against 25 : > ,211 tons in 1897.
The stocks of pig Iron unsold In the hands ol
manufacturers December 31 were 291,233
gross tons , against fl"6,4S9 tons similarly
held December 31 , 1897
FIVE PERSONS IN A BURGLARY
Tuo nf Them Are Women anil llu
Other * Are 'Mali- One tit
ConfcHMi-M MnriU-r.
YORK. Jan 26 Five persons three
rrcn and two women , have been arrested for
complicity In the burglary In Sixth street
on Tuesda } . which resulted In the murder
of George Eberhardt by ono ot them while
escaping. One of the men his made a con
fession and fastens the murder upon oneol
his companions The men under arrest arr
Robert III an , alias John Harrison , former ) )
a sailor. Duncan Young , alias David Young ,
alias "Scotty , " whose homo Is said to be in
Bcuton , and Henry Baunian , ulius Otic
Dorirman llaa "Suike , " who halls froUJ
Tall River. The women are Alice Kelly and
Tlllle Rlndskoff. The confession , which was
made by Dauman , frees Charles Stecle , now
under arrest
LOAN FOR CUBAN SOLDIERY
Itniuor liiilim Creilenre In Ilnvmin of
Intended Action of tnltcil Slute *
rn mi-ill.
HAVANA , Jan 20. A rumor has been In
circulation during the last few < lajH that tha
United States will lend $1,000.000 to be ap
plied In part painent of arrears of pay
claimed by the Cuban soldiery It him pro
voked some strong criticism , I tie argument
being that if the customs were In the hands
of the Cubans the first thing would be to
pay the Cuban .solillcij In full and that
thuicfore the United Stales holding ample-
custonn lecelpts as security could and
should advance more than $ J 000,000. The
exccullvii committee ot the Cuban assembly
makes public u document , tlie Importance
of which lies in the fact thit the committee
should have deemed Its publication iicccs-
sai y.
y.The
The following extracts will give an idee ,
of 1th chaiattcr :
"The ( .ommltleo learns that some excite
ment prevails because of the smallncss of
thu sum which It Is repotted the United
Statfh will lend for thn puiposo of pa } Ing
the Cuban Hoops. Although Ihc reports of
excitement arc exaggeiatcd , Ihc committee
thinks It necc.ssiry to recommend to the
civil and military autboiltles concord and
the best of discipline.
"As jet It nas not been officially an
nounced how much tlie United Stales will
lend or what Ibe manner of payment will be.
The Cuban assembly committee to lay the
casn before the general government will
Boon return and judgment should be sus
pended until the facts are known.
"This assembln \ properly tlio representa
tive and head of the rcvolullonaiy element.
Our duty Is fully to examine Into the condi
tions that face us and to recommend the
eourje of action to be pursued. We have In
the past wisely dliccted Ihe action of the
people and are fully able to continue to do
o.
j "Tho people should have confidence In the
I asscmblv and obey Its rulings and recom
mendations. We recommend quietude and
I discretion. We do not see cause for great
j anxiety. Should there be such the executive
I committee will fulfill Its duty and tlie Drat
meeting of the assembl } will Inform the
people of all that Is transpiring , so as to
enable them to judge fairly "
INCITK IIUAU WOUICiniS TO" " STIlIlvi :
( 'ilium I.nhorerM Demand $1.25 Per
Day -uUli Itiitloiix.
SANTIAGO , Jan. 26. Two hundred men
who had been engaged In roa'i rec'-'nc ' In
thin. dlBiilot. wont un Wo J iVw. Tlu.7
had been receiving $1 pur day and want $1.23
with rations. It Is bi-llevcd that two men
have been guilty of Inciting them to strike
and as soon as these arc discovered they
will be placed under arrest. Unless the
strikers return to work tomorrow , as It is
expected they will , other laborers will be
employed.
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived off Santiago
this afternoon , and hove to off Morro castle.
Captain Cook , with several other officers ,
came to the city In the Brooklyn's launch.
The criilber which hnd come from Havana
proceeded at sunset for Key West.
HIS LIABILITIES ARE HEAVY
Illehnril I. funhliiK , nl OIK- Time
Major of Oiniiliii , 1'onfexMeH lii-
NO | > CII < - > In CIl
CHICAGO. Jan. 20 ( Special Telegram. )
Richard C Gushing , \vlio served a term as
ma } or of Omaha , being elected In 1S90 , and
at ono time a wealthy contractor engaged In
j tlio building ot railroads In the west , con
fessed Insolvency today by filing In the
i United States district court a petition In
bankruptcy. In which he scheduled liabilities
amounting to $328,245. His assets are placed
at $39,000 , but most of this amount Is re
garded ns worthlets because the propcity Is
given as security to some of the creditors.
The petitioner was a member of the Mallory-
Cushlng Construction company of Omaha
I ' and largo claims arc held against him by
his former partner na his share of the In-
debtcuness.
Among tlie secured creditors are the fol
lowing Nebiaska National bank , Omaha ,
$62,000 , W A. Paxton and G. W. Holdroge ,
Omaha , $10,000 ; S. H Malloiy , Charlton , la ,
$ l.r.,000 , National Life Insurance company of
Montpeller , Vt. , $11,500.
Some of the largest unsecured creditors
are C. J Langtry , Strong City , Kan. ) $17,000 ;
Chalres Parmalee. receiver Citizens' bank.
Plottsmontn. Neb . $10,000 , T. A. McCague ,
receiver German Savings bank , Omaha , $30-
000. estate of D J Thacr , Charlton , la ,
$15,000. First National bank , Charlton , la. ,
$10,000 ; S. H. Mallory. Charlton. la. , $30,000.
The property which Is Included In the as
sets of the petitioner Is situated In Omaha ,
San Antonio. Te\ . . Kern county , California ,
and Scott county , Nebiaska Mr. Cushtng
now lives with his family at 2300 Indiana
avenue , in this city.
Tor a number of years R C dishing was
n resident of Omaha While hero he was
engaged in railroad building , being a partner
In the firm of .Mallory. dishing & Co. In
1810 ho was elected maor of the city and
served two } ears Soon after tetlrlng from
office he left Omaha and has not resided
here since
BUCKET SHOPS ARE LEGAL
DeelNlon of KUIINIIN Clt > .luilitr on
Caxen of Tool Itooni Opernlom mid
llunril of Trade I'rt-Nlilrnt.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26 Last week seven
teen proprietors of "bucket shops , " "dyna
mite. " stock and race horse pool rooms and
the president of the Board of Trade were ar
rested , charged with violating the city or-
dlnanco against betting on any "event. ' Today -
day Police Judge Iturnham handed down a
decision , dismissing the casrs He holds
that there is no material difference between
a bucket fhnp and the Board of Trade and
that both e-omo under the ban of the or
dinance. He holds , however , that thu supreme
premo court has decided that the Itjitnl of
Trade U legal and therefore the bucket shops
are legal.
TM enlleth Alumni TriiiiNporlN.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 26. The Seconu
and Third Uutallons of the Twentieth
Cnlted States Infantry arrived today from
Tort Ix-avcnworth The troops marched on
board the t > etainer Suandla in. teen ns they
iirrhe-d on this sldo of the- bay The men
were not allowed shore leave The Seundla
u.111 mnhahlv lull tomorrow bomr time.
NO CHOICE IS MADE
Ninth Ballot in the Senatorial Contest Showr
Little Change.
THREE VOTES SLUMP FROM HAYWARD
Scott nud Wenzl Oast Their Bcipectivo Bal
lots for Field.
DITMAR AND EASTERLING ARE ABSENT
Israel Compliments Weston in Hia Swing
Around the Circle.
ALL PREPARING FOR A LONG DEADLOCK
l.nnrnftter 4'nnnlMny He limlinr-
IUHNIM ! l > > Other li'iiilirrn I'nrliiK
IJimn All'iproirliillou | | II
int.nil.,111.11111 riii sth niii
Toini . . 1:11 : IU7 121 11:11 iis : mi i.tu
To fleet. . . . lilt lit ( it : III 117 ! < ! IU1
LINCOLN , Jan. 26. ( Special Telegram )
Hay ward lent two more % otes todny ,
Scott pnd Wenzl going to Field
Israel got around to Weston In his
complimentary circuit , raising ( ho Gaga
county man's total to flvo and leaving Van
Dusen with his original one. Senator How-
aid and Representatives Dlttuar and East-
erllne were absent.
Inillt lilunl Vole.
The record of Individual votes In ns follows
lows-
Tor William V. Allen Senators Canaday ,
Dunn , Kan-oil , Hale , Knepper , Miller , Mor
gan , O'Neill , Schaal , Smith , Spohn 11. House
Anderson of Klllmorc , Bouller , Bower , Car
ton , Cawthra , Cosgrove , Crockett , Cunning
ham , Dobry , Kastman , HI wood , Hndlcott ,
Flynn , Kretz , Fuller , Grandstaff. Groll , Orns-
vcnor , Hardy , Johnson , Klestor , I.oomlp , Lo-
mar , McCracken , McGInley , Memmlnger ,
Moran , Morrison , Murray , Peck , Slecke ,
Shore , Smith of Butler , SturgehH , Swan , Tan
ner , Taylor of Custcr , Taylor ot Flllinore.
Thompson of Clay , Vandegrlft , Watson ,
Weaver , Wheeler , Woodard , Wyman ,
Wright 4G ; grand total , r.7.
For M. L. Hayward Senators Allen ,
Arsnrt. " ycjtnvder , _ 3r.rt nT'y Fcivvl r ,
Glffcrt , Haldcrman , Hannibal , Holbrook ,
Newell , Owens , Reynolds 1,1. House Arm
strong , Borlet Hlesncr. Blake , Broderlck ,
Chambers. Kvans , Hall , Hallcr , Harris ,
Hastings , Hatliorn. Hicks , Nesblt , Pollard ,
Prince , Rouse , Sandall , Smith of Richardson ,
Schalhlc , Smlthberuer , Tucker , Walling ,
Wllcox , Young , Zellers 26 ; grand total , 30.
For John L. Webster Senators Crow ,
Nocs , Van Dusen 3. House Beverly , Bur-
man , Cox , Detweller , Houck , Myera , Olm-
sted 7 ; grand total , 10.
For D. B. Thompson Senators Rorke , Talbot -
bet 2. House Anderson of Lancaster ,
Burns , Clark , Harkaon , Lane 5 ; grand
total , 7.
Per J B. Weston Senator Prout and Rep
resentatives Chiltcnden , Jones , Hlbbort and
Israel Ii.
For M. B. Reese Representatives Mc
Carthy and Thompson of Merrlck 2.
For F. I. Fors Representatives Mann and
Graf ton 2.
For Field Representatives Scott and
Wenzl 2.
For E. H. Hlnshnw Senator Stocle 1.
Tor G. M. Lambertson Representative
Jansen 1.
For C. E. Adams Representative Mil-
bourn I.
For A. J. Cornish Senator McCargar 1.
For J. H. Van Dusen Representative
Smith of Saline 1.
For Valentine Representative Fisher L
Preuurc for n Deitilloolt.
Some ot the excitement In the senatorial
contest Is wearing away , and the contending
Torces seem to be settling down to a lorv
deadlock. The Thompson and Webster men
show no signs of weariness and the Hayvvaid
men neclare It their Intention to maintain
the present position Indefinitely. They
profeffi not to bo discouraged by today's
loss of the two members from Pawnee
county , as they say that Hayward was never
their first choice , and that when they came
Into the Hayward camp It was on the ex-
prcffl understanding that It was not to b
permanent.
The paper which was circulated a week
ago among the Hayward men , and which
was stopped when It contained twenty-two
signatures , has again been tuken un and
the managers of Judge Hay ward's boom nay
they will be able to get several additional
signatures and that a close organization can
be formed which the opposition will havu
hard work to freeze out.
The Lancaster county members who nio
casting their solid vote foi D. i : Thompson
aru meeting another proposition tha Ib glv-
! Ing them trouble and la causing some worry
I among Lincoln men who are not legialatois
| As usual Lancaster county Is asking for an
! unlimited amount of money In thu way of
I appioprlatlons and the people begin to re-
allra that a long-drawn tight and the bid
feeling that must result might so handicap
the Lancaster members that they will bo in
no shape to push behind the appropriation
bills In fact there Is some talk , almost
bordering on a threat , that If the Lancaster
delegation persists in blocking the game the
anti-Thompson members will tetallHto In the
easiest way , which would be to pare down
the appropriation hill wherever It affected
a Lincoln Institution
Anotlier caucus move Is said to bo on foot
whereby members are to agree to go Into
caucus nn a majority rule and open roll call
vote Candidates who have been approached
on the fcubject profeto be willing to get
together on such a proposition , but the slovv-
nesif of the principal working membtrs to
get their tinmen down Indicates that none ot
the candidates arc overcontldint of their
chances In such a caucus
llii > Miiril'M rori-e * D
There was no apparent change In the * cn >
atoilal situation at a late hour tonight Thn
strenuous efforts of the Hayward forces to
gain votett the last few dajn and Hie result
of adecrea _ p In hl strength Instead have
told upon their enthusiasm In fact , sonn
of bii strongest support ! rs now express
fear that hU boom Is on the \orce of die-