THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUXJ3 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOItNXN'G , .JANUARY 28 , 1895) ) TWELVE PAGES. COPY FIVE CENTS.
Agoncillo , Filipino Agent , Denies Dispatches
Have Been Intercepted ,
I NEVER FORWARDED ANY SUCH MESSAGES
I States that His People Will Not Fight the
Americans Unless Driven to It (
I _
[ ADVISES HIS GOVERNMENT TO BE FRIENDLY
of Junta Saya Warlike Stories at
Manila Are Unfounded ,
fFHILIPPlNE CAUSE MAY BE PREJUDICED
1 Jinn Advlned AKiilnnldn to Do Kvery-
thlnn I'oNAlhle to Prevent n Itnp-
turc ivlth the Dulled Ntiiten
Icredltn | IlonK Knnire vn.
1 WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Agonclllo , the
j tcpresentatlvo of Agulnald'o , authorized the
following statement today concerning n re
port that the government had Intercepted
dispatches from him to Agulnaldo In which
lie advised that the Filipinos would have to
flght for their Independence and that now
iwas the tine to act :
"The statement Is absolutely false
ftud Is calculated to excite feeling
nnd animosity In this country and to
jircjudlce the Philippine cause. No such
telegram has ever been sent by'mo and for
that reason no such telegram could have
tern Intercepted.
"The falsity of the statement Is shown by
the fact that I have cabled my government
< o continue the same friendship which WAS
( born nn the battlefield against Spuln.
"The Philippine people have no wish
nnd no purpose to fight asalnst the
Americana unless they are driven to It.
Their only desire Is to strengthen the bondn
MOW existing. "
Other members of the Filipino Junta who
were present when Agonclllo made his state-
or.ent concurred In and emphasized his decla
ration that all his remarks hail been toward
nn avoidance of a rupture. In other quar
ters It was stated that Agonclllo had rent
dispatches from time to time , three rather
long ones going within the last few dnys.
According to the Filipinos , nothing that has
been sent advlxe fighting , but everything
lias counseled continued friendship.
Under such circumstances the members of
the Junta assert that any Incrimi
nating dispatch which has come to
the hands of tbo government is a
forgery If It ascribes to Agonclllo
any advice to Agulnaldo to begin fighting.
Beyond denying this report , Agonctllo said
lie had nothing to make public as to com
munications to or from Agulnaldo. He ex
pressed the positive opinion , however , that
.the cable report that the Filipino congress
] iad authorized a declaration of war was not
correct , as he said the Filipino peopl do not
want a contllct 'with the Americans and will
do everything to nvold It.
Htiitr Jlfiiurtnirnt OfllclaluMute. .
The olllcials * of the State jepattment ore
tnute respecting the treatment to be ac
corded Agonclllo , the representative here of
' .Agutnalrto , although It le known he has been
under tfurvelllancc since his arrival In this
city and that It was learned that ho was In
correspondence over the cables with his
chief , generally through some of the Philip
pine Juntas In Hong Kong , London or Paris ,
but whether any telegram has been actually
Intercepted cannot bo learned. There was
good ground also for the belief that
Agonclllo was receiving advices from certain
persons Inimical to the policy the president
has adopted for the treatment of the
Philippine question at this stage. This has
been tolerated reluctantly by the administra
tion , rather than to make nn open Iwue of
! , what Is still a case possible of adjustment.
Tie publication two days ago of what
proved to be a very good abstract , with
exact quotations , of the letter left the day
preceding the publication by Agonclllo's sec
retary at the State department , likewise was
resented as a notable breach of official
decorum. The first Inclination of the
officials , after this publication , w\is to get
rid of Agonclllo , but officials were loath o
take any action In advance of the senate
passing upon the pending peace treaty ,
especially as action might involve passing
upon certain legal and diplomatic points In
volved as to which It is desired not to
establish u precedent at this time.
Administration officials believe the general
tenor of the advices Agonclllo has sent his
principals has been In line ot admonition
to hold off from tlio acceptance of any terms
from General Otis , In view ot the prospect
that the peace treaty might fall In the United
State * senate. The situation at Manila Is
regarded as critical , of course , but the offi
cials see no reason why they cannot com
mand It for a time at least. General Otis
represented yesterday , In connection with
some matters connected with the shipment
home of some sick Spanish soldiers , that he
could hold out beyond a doubt until bis rein
forcements arrived and added that as the
IIOWH had reached Manila there was every
prospect that the peace treaty would be soon
ratified by the United States senate , the
effect on the native element had been satis
factory. General Otis was given permission
to load some of these sick Spanish soldiers
upon two Spanish itcamers now at Manila
or just due , leaving the terms to be paid tote
to settled upon the basis of the contract
price to be paid by the War department to
the steamship line that secures the contract
next week for the transportation home ot all
the Spanish polJIers In the Philippines.
SENATE GETS TREATY MONDAY
Mr. Frye of the I'nrln Communion I *
Croci-Bxamlned by Amoelntei
lu Kxecntlve Se lon.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The senate con
tlnucil the consideration of the peace treaty
In executive session today , the doors being
closed for almost three hours.
Senator Frye , a member ot the Paris
peace commlMlon and , naturally , n strong
friend ot the treaty , held the attention ot
the senate during the greater part of this
time. Conitructlvely he occupied the floor
during the entire aeaslon , but he WHS fre
quently Interrupted by other senators.
Most of these Interruptions came In the way
of question * , but some ot them took the
form of peechra.
This was notably the case with Senator
Berry's Interruption * . He spoke for some
time and In doing go denounced the treaty in
severe terms. Senators Mason and Caffery
aikcd many queatloni.
Senator Frye devoted hlmielf largely to an
explanation of thn proceedings of the com
mission , reading liberally from the record
as already printed , but ( topping as he pro
ceeded to explain the ijuotitlons which he
bad made. He had cot proceeded a great
nay In h ! exposition of the rubject when
lie was suked If the prenldent had no
originally Instructed the coaimlisloa to in
sist only on securing a coating station tn
the Philippine group.
To this Mr. Frye replied that he did not
feel at liberty to give his Interpretation or
the president's Instruction * , but It was not
noctesjry that he should do so. as th ?
president had determined to comply with
the senate's reauot for the documents oti
file , and Mr. Frye laid he felt Justified In
assuring the senate that the papers would
be received not later than Monday ,
Mr. Frye devoted the principal part of
his speech , outside of the rending of the
report , to an explanation why the Philip-
plnpg were Included In the censlon to the
United States. He < iz asked the question
why those Islands were not placed In the
same class as Cuba , the sovereignty over
this Island being merely relinquished , while
In the case of the Philippines It had been
tnailo over to the United States , Ho re
plied that the difference was made because
In the case of Cuba the commission was act-
lug under Instructions from congress. He
was reminded thnt the Filipinos professed
to be fighting for freedom Just as the Cu
bans were and that they were still con
tending for their own Independence. One
senator reminded him of the representa
tions of Agutnaldo'g American agent , Agon
clllo , and asked If he meant to force the
Philippine people to actual hostilities , to
which Mr , Fryo retorted thzt It was the
opposition that was forcing a continuance
of the state of war and which would be
responsible for hostilities If they should
occur. As to himself , however , ho did not
know the Filipinos In the transaction.
The treaty , ho said , should have been rat
ified ten days ago and If It hail been all
danger of war with < the 1'hillpplnc Islands
would have been averted. Senator Mason
put the Question whether the commissioners
did not know when they made the treaty
and whether ho dU not know now that the
natives of those Islands were then as now
demanding their Independence.
In response Mr. Frye repeated that the
commission had dealt with Spain regardins
the Filipinos 33 subjects of that country.
Spain had lost in the contllM of war and
hence the United States had a rcrfect right ,
according to the law of nations , to acquire
any part of Its possessions or people In ad
justing the balances after the war was over.
Senator Berry , In his speech , declared that
the acquisition of the Islands was merely
a speculative scheme , containing more of
the element of the land-grabber than of
patriotism or philanthiopy.
GEN , LUDLOW'S STATEMENT
InfiiriiiN Wnr Inquiry llonrd of Illx
Surprise nl HeinarkH Mudc by
( icnernl .Mile * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The War In-
vextlgatliiK commission today received and
gave out an affidavit from General Ludlow ,
military governor of Havana , which the gen
eral had forwarded In lieu of personally
appearing In Washington.
The typewritten statement was principally
n answer to the statement of General
Miles before the commission In reference
o the lack of preparation made by the en
gineer corps , of which General Ludlow had
> cen the chief officer In the field.
General Ludlow says : "If newspaper
clippings sent to mo by friends Indicate cor
rectly the nature of General Miles' state
ments and of the responsibility therein
nado to attach to me for any shortcomings
hat may be supposed to have existed In
onnectlon with the ymbirkpUon and dlscn-
mrkatlon of the Santiago expedition , I beg
cave , disclaiming all Intention of dlsre-
pect , to express .surprise at the statements
made.
General Ludlow then explained that his
Irst orders were to prepare an expedition to
and at Muriel , on the north Cuban coast , to
operate against Havana. Concerning Gen-
ral Miles' Instructions General Ludlow then
goes on to say : "I was merely ordered In
writing to proceed to Tampa , accompany
General Shatter's expedition and render him
all the aid In my power. This was the only
'ormal ' order I had from General Miles or
from any one else. "
General Ludlow explained that on arriving
Tampa ho found General Shatter had
turned over the whole matter of transporta
tion nnd disembarkation to Colonel Hum
phrey of the quartermaster's department , and
General Ludlow thereupon confined himself
to studying the problems of defense and
roads around Santiago. He did , however ,
buy two large deck scows nt Tampa , one of
which was lost en route and the other did
Invaluable service at Slboney. Ho also tried
to get steam launches to aM In the landing ,
but It was Impossible and he figured that
with the assistance of the navy's boats nil
the force could bo landed In one day.
There were ordeft and countermanding or
ders t Tampa , General Ludlow explained ,
and he did not know till just prior to the
sailing of the Shatter expedition whether ho
was to go with It or to Porto Rico. At the
last moment he received a formal letter
from General Mllei announcing that he
( Ludlow ) was charged with the full respon
sibility of the Shatter expedition's trans
portation and disembarkation and that he
was "unrestricted In bis orders and ex
penditures , " and would be held to account
for the success or failure of the expedition
In these respects. General Ludlow there
upon formally disclaimed this full measure
of responsibility , expressing his opinion ,
however , that the preparations were ade
quate.
General Ludlow Incorporated In his state
ment a report of a rather warm controversy
he had with General Miles at the army
headquarters In Washington after the re
turn from Montauk , In which General Mile i
had said that General Ludlow's "fighting at
Santiago was good , but hie engineering was
very bad. "
General Ludlow said that ho refuted this
statement at the time , pointing out that
he had done all the engineering work that
the time and circumstance * permitted ; that
the Santiago expedition was not an engi
neering campaign , but a race between the
physical endurance ot the army and the
Cuban malaria , and that "If the army had "
stopped to build railroads and bridges It
would have been on Its back befor * the
surrender , Instead ot after. "
In conclusion General Ludlow requested
that the commission should give hln state
ment as much publicity as the statement
ot General Miles.
PamieM 54H Private Pension I1IIU.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. After 549 pen-
slon bills had be n passed tonight Mr. Ray ,
republican of New York , made the point
of no quorum to prevent final action on
a bill to pension Latltta Tyler Sample , a
daughter of ex-President Tyler , at the rate
of { 50 per month. The senate passed a bill
to pension her at the rate of { 50. The
house bill was for 120. but when tlie bouse
tonight , restored It to 150 against the com
mittee recommendation Mr. Ray prevented
final action by ralalnc the point of no quo
rum. The beneficiary of one ot the bills
passed tonight was over 100 years old.
Peimlon Widow of fi > orue ; Kill * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The Pension
bureau granted a pension of $12 a month to
the widow of Chief Yeoman George EIIK
the only man In our navy killed at Santiago
In the annihilation of the Cerveru fleet.
Ellli was on the Brooklyn and was exposed '
on the open deck , ascertaining the range of
the enemy , when his head was blown off
with a shell. He came from Pcorla. 111.
END OF THE COURT-MARTIAL
Tribunal Galled to Try General Eagan Com
pletes Its Work.
FINDINGS OF THE COURT MADE QUICKLY
Humor from WnhlitKlon Hint ICnKiin
U to He Il nipmed | from the Serv
ice of the United SMnten Wllha
out Clemency.
CIH7AOO. Jan. 27. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says :
Dismissal from the military service of
the United States without any recommenda
tion for clemency la the verdict passed by
the court-martial upon Commissary General
Eagan for hie recent virulent attack upon
Major General Miles. The verdict was
reacheft within forty-five minutes after the
trial ended today.
Notwithstanding the nature of the court's
conclusion the president can exercise clem
ency If he so desires and General Eagan's
frlemlfi will urge that his punishment 5
confined to relieving him from the duties of
commissary general of subsistence and to a
detail to garrison duty.
fume IM L'lONCMl.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The case of
Commissary General Charles I' . Eaguu ,
charged with conduct unbt'comlng an ofit.cer
and a gentleman and with conduct tending
to I the prejudice of good order and military
dlsclpllne , is now in the bands of the court-
martial appointed to try him. Today the
taking of testimony was closed and argu
ments of counsel submitted. The trial has
lasted three days and consumed less than
eight hours of actual sitting.
A session behind closed doors of an hour
or so sufficed for the court to reach a con
clusion and embody It In a report. What
the I verdict was Is altogether a matter of
speculation i and , officially at least , will not
be 1 made public by the trial board , military
j regulations i requiring that Its finding shall
go through prescribed channels and be kept
secret until action bo had and promulgated
by the proper reviewing authorities.
The testimony at the closing session of the
court was directed largely to establishing
the fact that the general had lost his mental
balance as a result of the charges made
against him by General Miles. His daughter
and her hushaml told of the gencral'B
changed condition and Intimated that they
had great fears that he might at any time
kill his accuser. Mr. McKce , a life-long
friend , stated that at that time he believed
htm actually Insane.
The facts In this connection were brought
out strongly by Mr.Worthlngton 1n hi * efforts
. to show that Mr. Eagan at times was wholly
j Irresponsible. A dramatic Incident of the
rial today was the testimony of the gen
eral's daughter. In which she described her
ather's appearance on the day he first read
Ganeral Miles' statement. Standing In the
door of his house with the newspaper con-
alnlng the evidence in his hand , he had ex
claimed wildly : "I have been crucified by
General Miles ! "
Count U All Attention.
TliMUshoui'ttie ttuee &Vi of ! , lrJ lft '
members of the court sat In their places and
attentively listened to every word of the
testimony. Only on two or three occasions
did they ask the witness any questions and
then an answer ot "Yes , sir. " or "No , sir , "
sufficed.
Immediately upon the case being closed
the room was ordered cleared and the court
ivent Into executive session to deliberate
upon Its findings.
The first witness today was David
R. McKee of this city , for many years
the agent ot the Associated Press. He had
known General Eagan for about forty-five
years. They were Intimate friends OK boys
and young men and the friendship never had
been Interrupted , although they had at times
not seen each other for long Intervals.
During the period between the time General
Miles gave his testimony before the War In
vestigating commission and the day on which
General Eagan made his statement the wit
ness saw him two or three times. He then
seemed careworn anil much preoccupied.
'What Impression did the language he
used make upon you ? "
'I was shocked , grieved , astonished and
alarmed. Alarmed because It seemed 'to ' me
from my long acquaintance with him , my
knowledge of his character , my knowledge
that ho was always courteous and scrupul
ously correct In his language , he had lost
hlB mind. My Impression was one of abso
lute fear and belief that under some ex
traordinary strain he had become Insane , his
remarks were so utterly at variance with
his usual language. In the forty-five years
I have known him I had never heard him
use a coarse word or vulgar epithet. "
"Did you see General Eagan after he had
made this statement ! "
"Yes. sir. "
"What took place then ? "
The prosecution offered no objection and
the witness proceeded :
"I expressed to General Eagan my pro
found regret that he had given utterance to
such language. I epoke to him In a re-
proachful manner for not speaking to me
about the matter before he testified and giv
ing mo the opportunity for blue penciling
his statement. General Eagan replied , In
substance , that h wished he had felt at
liberty to consult me. He felt that he was
restrained from doing BO , however , on ac
count of the friendly relations existing- -
tween myself and General Miles and the lat-
tor's family. General Eagan said he felt it
might impair our relations. "
Immunity for Wltite e .
Major S. C. Mllfs. the recorder of the War
Investigating commission , was recalled and
In answer to Inquiries said that so far as he
knew the order of the president granting
Immunity to witnesses before that body had
not been reduced to writing. At this point
the Judge advocate read the president's ad
dress on the assembling of the War Investi
gating commission , which , however , was un
signed , and the witness was asked whether
any other Instructions bad been given. He
replied that there had not. The witness
was present at the meeting between the
president and the members of the War In
vestigating commission. The witness said :
"The matter of Immunity for witnesses came
up I think It was called up by Mr. Dodge
and the president said that the witnesses
who should appear before the commission
could do so without any fear of punishment
and persecution. "
R. A. Alger , the secretary of war , was next
called to the stand. Ho said that be re
called a conversation ho had had with Gen
eral Eagan shortly after General Miles had
given liU testimony. General Eagan came
Into his office In an excited state of mind
and said It was hU wish to prefer charges
against General Miles for what he had eald.
"I told him , " testified Secretary Alger. "that
under the president's order granting Im-
munlty to officers who testified before the
commission lie could not do so. "
"Mr. Secretary , did you receive any In-
( Continued on Fourth Page. )
TERRIBLE FATE OF SAILORS
Knit Into llnndfl of Cnnnlbnln nnd Alt
hut One Killed nnd llntcn
hy Them ,
VANCOUVER. II. C. . Jan. 27. After escap
ing death by drowning eleven of the crow
of the ship Manbar were captured and were
enten by cannibals of New Guinea. The
Manbar w-a bound for Sydney. Australia ,
when it was caught lu the terrible gale o !
December. Near Cape Nelfon It began to
sink. The crew , eighteen 11 told , left the
vessel In two beats and soon became sepa
rated. The boat containing twelve men was
finally thrown ashore tun miles from the
cape. The sailors were seized by natives
from the Interior and hurried off to the
village ot the chief. One mnn , James Greene ,
escaped. The sailors were stripped , bound
and killed , one each day. A wild orgle WHS
participated in by at least 100 savages who
had gathered for the feast. In several cases
the sailors were tortured by the old women
'
and children of the trlb . The eyes of one
were gouged out. The doomed men stolcnlly
watched the elaborate preparations for their
death. A huge pot filled pith boiling water
was used for the feast , which on the fir t
day was prolonged away Into the night.
In most rases the men were beheaded , their
heads being stuck on poles and paraded be
fore the men who were to suffer the same
fate. Greene was rescued by n steamer after
being h without food a day and a night to
reach the i-oast. The scenes of horror ho
had witnessed turned his hair snowy white.
K.MI'KHOIt AVII.LIA.irS HIHTIIDAV.
t'clehrntlon Thro null out ( ierninny
.More Genera ! Tlinii for Yenr * .
BERLIN , Jan. 27. The anniversary ot
Emperor William's birthday was marked
with "kaiser's weather" sunny , but cold.
The city was thronged and wherever the
members of the tmperla ) family showed
themselves on the streets they received ova
tions.
At the court reception Mr. White , the
United States ambassador , tendered his con-
gratulatlonn nnd was most cordially re
ceived. Emperor William shaking hip hand
warmly.
The celebration throughout Germany was
more general than for several years. Tlie
Prussian minister at Munich , Count von
Monts , gave a banquet nnd the public
schools of the city ihad special exercises.
Emperor William presented each pupil In
the ricrlln public schools with a book de
scriptive of Germany's naval progress. All
the public departments Joined In the festiv
ities , the city hall and the municipal build
ings generally being decorated with flags.
The banquet given by the Reichstag and
Prussian Diet was attended by all the mem
bers of both bodies except the socialists. The
illuminations Bhls evening were very bril
liant.
Emperor William has Issued nn order
directing that with a view to reviving the
names and traditions of the old Hessian and
Nassau regiments the new regiments formed
subseauent to 18S6 shall be considered con
tinuations of the old.
Prince Herbert Bismarck has been promoted
meted to the rank of a major general. Herr
Burknerr of the Russian Diet , who re
cently gave the emperor a beautiful villa
and farm land called Cadlne , near Elberg , has
been appointed a member of the Hcrren-
haus ( House of
inent of the Danish government at the recent
expulsion of Dane * from the northern
provinces of Prussia that the Danish ships
at Kiel and other ports throughout Germany
omitted flag displays.
The birthday honors Include Duke Albrecht -
brecht of Wurtemberg , order of the Black
Eagle ; Baron von Koollcr , grand cross of the
Red Eagle ; Prince Fuerstenberg-Donaushlt-
gen. Red Eagle ; queens of Saxony and
Wurtemberg , and Prince Hoheulohe , Red
Cross medals.
At Kiao-Chau the emperor's birthday
was celebrated by a grand tattoo , parades ,
salutes and banquets. In the evening the
town and fort were illuminated.
HItS. IIB.VRY SUKS FOR DAMAGES.
Hearing of Cane the Oeeimloii for an
Aiitl-Ure > Demount rut Ion.
PARIS , Jan. 27. The trial of the action
brought by Mme. Henry , widow of Lieuten
ant Colonel Henry , who committed suicide
In prison here after confessing to having
forged one of the documents In the Dreyfus
case , against M. Joseph Relnach , a member
of the Chamber of Deputies and editor of
the Republlque FruncaUe , for libeling
the deceased in declaring him it
traitor , opened In the assizes court today.
Mme. Henry , who was dressed in deep
mourning , was present. There was great
animation in the lobbies of the Palace of
Justice , but the neighborhood of the palace
was quiet until 2 o'clock , when a mob ,
beaded by a cripple known as "Llbertad , "
who was on crutches and bad naked feet
in spite of the cold , and a band of anti-
Semites led by M. Guerln , president of the
Autl-Semlta league , entered the Palace
.
Dauphlne , at the back of the Palace of
Justice , and began t hooting. The police
cleared the square and placed a cordon 1
around It. The crowd cheered for the army
and shouted "Death to the Jews. " M.
Laborle , counsel for M. Reinach , asked the
court to postpone the trial until the Dreyfus
Inquiry was terminated. He declared the
suit was merely the work of a political
party reduced to the last extremity and that
It was merely a desperate attempt to In
fluence tlie verdict of the court of cassation
In Its revision of the Dreyfus trial. The
court rejected Laborle's motion , whereupon
he lodged an appeal to the court of cassa
tion. Subsequently the court decided to ad
journ proceedings until the court of cassa
tion passed upon M. Laborlc's appeal.
After the anti-Semite mobs had been driven
from In front of the courts they formed in
the Place Du Chatlct howling , "Spit on the
Jews , " and cheering for the array. A fight
followed during which several persons were
Injured and the rioters were aealn scattered.
M. Marcel-Habart , member of the Chamber
of Deoutles. a friend of the late General 1
Boulanger , was prominent among the con
testanti.
DEPUTIES FIUHT IIA.VU TO IIA.VU.
Ilaclal Difference * 1'rovoKe a How
a nil SluKKlni ; In General.
VIENNA , Jan. 27. In the lower house of
the Austrian Relchsrath today a disturb
ance arising out of racial differences led tea
a hand-'to-band ' fight between deputies. The
ushers finally succeeded In separating tne
combatants , but the sitting came to a close
amid great disturbance.
The row began between the German dep
uty , Wolff , who rushed to the reporters
gallery with a view of expelling a czech
Journalist who had applauded a czech deputy.
Wolff boxed the reporter's ears and tried to
draw him out. Deputies rushed Into the
galleries and a disgraceful fight ensued ,
many showing the effect In black eyes ,
bleeding noses and torn clothing. Finally
the Germans were ejected from the gallery.
Meantime owing to the noisy demonstrations
of the public the public galleries bad to be
cleared.
Colonel .Sexton'a ConilllIon Illr Snllie.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The condition 01
Colonel Janus A. Sexton ubows no inaterla u
change today.
Money TTssd Freely for Bribery in California
Senatorship Contest.
U. S. GRANT , JR. , FIGURES IN SCANDAL
InventlKntlnir Committee nt
Suernmento Mnkm Itx Heport nnd
SiMcrely Cenmiren S
SACRAMENTO. Cal. . Jan. 27. The special
committee appointed to Investigate Into
scandals connected with the election of
United States senator filed Its report today.
The committee finds that Howard E.
Wright , speake'r of the assembly , received
from U. S , Grant , jr. , through his political
manager' , Milton J. Green , (900 as a gift and
$7f > 0 as a loan ; that Wright , prior to his
election , deceived John D. Sprcckels and \V.
S. I eakc to secure their support for tbo
ppcakershlp , stating that he was unpledged
to any senatorial candidate ; that by promis
ing to vote for Robert N. Uulla for United
States senator he secured Oulla's support for
I the ' sppakershlp ; that by the acceptance of j !
! ' Grant's ( money and by the solicitation of j
j Daniel M. Hums' Influence to secure his
i' \ election as speaker , Wright led each of those
candidates ' for United States senator to expect -
pect 1 his vote.
'
The report further states that Milton J.
Green , the duly appointed and accredited
agent of U. S. Grant , Jr. , expended large
sums of money , exceeding In the aggregate I
J20.000 , but the exact sum of which to the I
committee Is unknown to secure the elec
tion of n republican legislature.
The committee flndu that I ) . M. Burns ,
Robert N. Bulla , W. H. L. Barnes and tae
other senatorial candidates , except Grant ,
expended no money and promliicd no patron
age to promote their respective candidacies.
Should Hi- Severely 1'unlxlifil.
The committee of Investigation recom-
mendg :
"First , that the conduct of Howard K.
Wright , speaker of the assembly , as above
set forth , be held to be reprehensible In
an extreme degree , and that 110 mere cen
sure on the part of the assembly can meet
the requirements of justice , but the mat-
.tcr of adequate punWiment be left entirely
In the assembly , without recommendation
rom the committee.
"Second , that the expenditure of large
lums of money In aid of the candidacy of
a United States senator In the manner above
et'forth Is wrong and reprehensible. In that
t Is calculated to corrupt morals , to do-
> auch the political system , to deter poor
uen of ability from entering upon a senu-
orlal campaign and to give to the rich an
inwarrunted nnd unjustifiable advantage
over men of equal ability and qualifications ,
but of limited means.
"That the receiving of money by leglsla-
Ivo candidates from probable senatorial can-
lldatcs , either directly or indirectly , In aid
of their own candidacy is reprehensible for
tie Fame reasons. "
The vote of United States senator today
resulted similarly to that of yesterday. The
effect , of the committee's , report Is variously
estimated. Some think It will 'tend to break
ip Grant'sforres ; , while Grant's friends tn-
* r t { b t it ilP'oiuY'binuViii together
closer than ever before.
HAM.OTIXG AWAY FOR SKXATOIltf.
.Xn Slum * of nn Election In I CIIIIN - | -
viiiiln nnd Drlnwnrc.
HARRISBURO. Pa. , Jan. 27. Senator
Quay gained a vote today by 11m absence ,
without a pair , of Senator Hlgglns ot
Schuylklll , democrat , who Is til with pneu
monia at the Harrlsburg hospital. Repre
sentative Carroll of Beaver was present and
voted for Senator Quay. Mr. Hlgglns was
the only absentee without a pair. No par
son paving received a majority of all the
votes cast , Lieutenant Governor Gobln an
nounced that there was no election and the
convention adjourned. The only change In
the vote was one from Wldener to Irving.
HELENA. Mont. , Jan. 27. Senatorial
vote : Clark , -10 ; Conrad , 29 ; MaglnnLs , 6 ;
Fox , 3 ; Leonard , republican , 16. In the
senate Oelger occupied the seat from which
Whtteslde was ousted yesterday , and In joint
session voted with republicans.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Jan. 27. Two ballots
were taken today , the second resulting :
Foster , 27 ; Wilson , 26 ; Humes , 20 ; Ankeny ,
10 ; Lewis , 24 ; Bridges , 1.
SACRAMENTO , Cal. , Jan. 27. On the
thirty-second ballot for senator there was
no change.
SALT LAKE. Utah , Jan. 27. The legis
lature took three votes today and adjourned
until noon tomorrow. The only change was
one vote from Nebeker to McCune. The
last ballot stood : King ( dem , ) , 14 ; McCune
( dem. ) , 27 ; J. E. Bagley ( rep. ) , 13 ; Howells
( rep. ) , 1 ; absent , 1 ; Cannon , 7 ,
DOVER , Del. , Jan. 27. The nineteenth
ballot for United States senator resulted as
follows : Gray , H ; Addlcks , 15 ; Dupont ,
10 ; Chandler , 2 ; Spruance , 1 ; Handy. 5.
MADISON , Wls. , Jan. 27. There was only
three changes In the vote for United States
senator In the joint convention of the legis
lature today , all from Stephenson to Cook.
This made the result : Quarlee , 42 ; Ste
phenson , 22 ; Babcock , 16 ; Cook , 20 ; Webb ,
10 ; Ryan ( democrat ) , 16.
Officer * for Monetary I.enKiio.
DENVER. Jan. 27. The United States
Monetary league , organized to promote the
cause of bimetallism , has elected the follow
ing officers : President , William N. Byers ;
vice presidents , William Knapp , Alva
Adams , W. W. Dale , A. D. Robinson , W. T.
Cornwall , T. S. Mc.Miirray , Mrs. Ellen E.
Matteson and Mrs. Elmtra Hudson ; secre
tary ; II. E. Roser ; treasurer , Frank Hall.
GRADUATES OF ANNAPOLIS
Piiul n. I ) u n Kim \elirnnkn nnd
Illehiird I ) . White In the
Flrnt flu KM.
ANNAPOLIS. Mil. . Jan. 27. The following
Is the standing of the first ten of the class
who will be graduated from Hie Naval acad
emy tomorrow :
Line Division One , Herbert O. Sparrow ,
Ohio ; two , Allen Buchanan , Indiana ; three ,
Edward B. Fenncr , New York ; four , J. E.
Bailey , Michigan ; five. Richard D. White.
Missouri ; six , Henry M. Glroson , Kansas ;
seven , Ernest E. Welschert. Connecticut ;
eight , W. C. Wood. Georgia ; nine , Victor
A. Kimberly , Massachusetts ; ten , Paul B.
Dungan , Nebraska.
Engineer Division One , Guy A. BUsot ,
Kentucky ; two , John T. Beckner , Kentucky ;
three , E. J. Sadler ; four. William S. Mil
ler , Texas ; five , Herbert H. Evans , Mlsjls-
slppl ; six. Farmer Morrison , Arkanws ;
seven , James R. Coonis , Illinois ; elstit , Fred
J. Home. Jr. , New York ; nine. R. B. VIn-
cent , Pennsylvania ; ten , Charles B , Hatch ,
jr. , Virginia ; eleven , S. Maddlson , Illinois.
Sparrow , Buchanan and Fenncr are the
"star" men of the line and BUset of the
engineer division. The diplomas will be
delivered In the chapel tomorrow at 11:45
a. m. Admiral Kimberly Is expected to
present them.
Orderi have been received detachlnc the t
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Koreciwt 'or Nebraska
Threatening. Variable Winds ,
Temperature nt ( Imnhn ye terdnyi
Hour. Urn , Hour. UPK.
. * > n. in - I it. in IN
II n. in I ) ' - | i. in -H
7 n. in I ! l | i. m - -
S , 111 1 ! -I | i , in. . . . . . . -4
II n. HI it . " > p. ni 'M
1(1 ( n. til. 1 II p. HI -4
I I n. in : i 7 p. 111 -t
2 in * H n. 111 lit
I ) p. in S
Hcloiv Zero.
graduates from the Naval academy and tak
ing them In sea on various ships.
FEDERAL JUDICIARY'S FAULTS
.limtl < * t * . \ llii of ICnnnni
SunrcnH- Court Wiir Hiiirein -
Court HUM lliTOiup Arlntncrntlr.
TOPEKA. Kan. . Jan. 27. S. H. Allen , ex-
associate justice of the Kaunas supreme
court , who Is president of the State Bar
association , In hit ) annual uddreri before that
body today spoke of the "federal Judiciary. "
HP criticised the system which Installs
federal Judges In office for life , and urged
that t they should be elected by the people
for f tcrmrt of six years. Having poclnl posi
tion justices of the federal courts , lu > said ,
naturally fell Into the association of the
wealthy , receiving delicately tendered cour
tesies t from men of great wealth and than *
who manage vast corporation Interests and
SB' a result the federal supreme court had
gradually been converted from a democratic
to an aristocratic body. He quoted the Orel
Scott j decision , the decision In the Inter
state commerce untcs. the Income tax deci
sion , the Debs decision , and the Nebraska
freight rate derision a * evidences of this
tendency.
THROWS CASE OUT OF COURT
Suit Illfttltiiled AK'lliiHt Comptroller
DnitcN nnd A'uxoeiiuen U With
out Merit.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. . Jan. 27. A few days
ago a bill was filed In chancery against
Charles G. Dawrs , comptroller of the cur
rency. and Chirles Harry Armstrong , cashier
of the Continental National bank of this city.
The eround ot the suit was a disputed
ownership of five shares of stock , the same
being claimed by three persons. Sensational
allegations were made against the comp
troller and Cashier Armstrong. Today , after
reviewing the bill , Chancellor Thornton from
the bench Issued an order that the records
of the court be purged of the bill , that
It be thrown out of court , because It con
tained matter that was "scandalous and
Impertinent. "
The bill , therefore. Is not now on the
records of any court. It was charged that
one of the purposes of filing was to secure
for it newspaper publicity.
WRECKED ON NORWALK ROCK
Five I'ornonx Lone Their Liven In till
Accident In Louie Inland
Sound.
ibk-d-by-in AccitlcM ov _ .
during a trip up the sound last night the
canal boat J. C. Austin of New York ran
on the rocks off Norwalk early today and
sank. Accompanying It was the consort
David B. Flak. loaded with coal consigned
to Westport. Five of the perrons aboard
the two vessels lost their lives. They
were-
CAPTAIN LEVINE of Jersey City.
CHIEF ENGINEER THOMAS YOUNG.
DECK HAND , name unknown.
PILOT , name unknown.
MRS. HELEN CALLAHAN. 129 West
Twenty-ninth street. New York.
PERISH IN A HOTEL FIRE
Tire Ilodle * Found In Iliilim nnd
Third ( incut of the lloime In
WACO , Tex. , Jan. 27. Rots Leary and
Andrew Orlswold , farmers from Hill county
were burned to death In the Commercla
hotel nt Hlllsboro , thirty miles north ot
Waco , this morning , and John McClure , an
other guest , is missing and his body Is HUP
posed to bo In the ruins. At 3 o'clock this
morning the building was discovered In
flames and fanned by a fierce wind was
quickly consumed. When the fire was ou
the charred trunk of Grlswold'a body and
a few bones , supposed to be those of Leary
were all that remained. No signs of Me-
Clure's body could be found and It maj
be that lie escaped. Tbo property loss wa
small.
NEW MINISTER FROM MEXICO
Mniinel Anplrax. ANnlntnnt Secrolnrj
of Foreign ncliitloim. Appointed
by Dtnr.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 27. President Ola
today appointed Manuel Agplras , asslstan
secretary of foreign relations , to be am
bassador to Washington , The appolntmen
Is well merited. Senor Asparas has been
In constant touch with the late Ambassado
Romero and knows all the details of MPX
Ico's relations with the United States. H <
Is a very able and courteous diplomat. Hi
speaks English and haa n charming famll' '
which will adorn Washington society. He I
a native of Puebla. is 55 years of age an
was prominent In the liberal party durln ;
Juarez's administration.
TO KISS MAXTI.B OF TUB I'KOIMlin
Sultnn Alidul Humid Aeeompll-ihr
F - \Vlthout HeliiKT Illntvn I p.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 27. Sultan Ab
dul Hamld made his annual visit to Stain
boul by water today to kiss the mantle o
the prophet. The usual elaborate ceremonle
were observed. Throughout the week th
police have been
taking extraordinary pre
cautious to his '
secure majesty's safety am
many arrtats have been made. Yestcrda ;
they visited all the drug stores and her
metically sealed all deposits of chlorate o
potash. This was done to alleviate the
aultan'a fear of being attacked by explo-
ilon.
TriiiiHiilliintle Liner * llcluled ,
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Three big liner-
are overdue at this port. They are the
White Star Britannic and ibo North German
Lloyd Saale and Kaiser Wllhclm II. At mid
night none of them had bef i reported by tht
Fire Island observatory. The Kaiser Wll
helm II should have arrived Wednesday
The Britannic- was due Wednesday. The
Saale should have reached the Ilghtahlp uj
Thursday. In addition to the foregoing
there Is n largo licet of belated steamert.
Three Children Hum to Heath ,
JOPLIN. Mo. . Jan. 27. While Mr. and
Mrs. Thoman Malley , living on Cedar creek.
In Newton county , Missouri , wt-ro at churo.t >
last , night tholr three small chlldnti , wnom
they had left locked In the bouse at homt
wer burned to death. On returning home
at 11 o'clock the i rcutii found the bouue lu
ruJna.
SLUMP OF SIX VOTES
HalfaDozsn Ballot Units Fall Away from
Hay ward's Column ,
IS FORCES SEEM TO BE DISINTEGRATING
'ield , Hinebaw and Reese Beneficiaries of
Otoe Man's Defection.
EGISLATURE ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY
Absence of Many Members Prevents Any
Concentrated Work ,
HOMPSON'S ' FORCES UNUSUALLY ALERT
to tintlier In the DcniTlrrn from
the Ilnywnril Cninii 1'lflil
Mny lie ( iiilncr.
LINCOLN , Jan. 27. ( Special Telegram , )
ilaywnrd's vote took a big tumbln today ,
dropping to thirty-three. Field , Htushaw and
} eese bring the beneficiaries. Barton ,
Chambers and Sclmlble went from llnyward
o Field , Smlthberger to Hlnshaw and Hal-
.er . to Reese. Israel cnut tils vole for llln-
shaw. Senator Howard and Representatives
Rouse and Dltmar were absent.
Individual Vote.
The record of Individual votes is as fol
lows :
For William V. Allen Senators Canaday ,
Dunn , Kan-ell , Hale , Kncppor , Miller , Mor
gan , O'Neill , Schaal , Smith , Spohn II. House
Anderson ot Flllmore , Douller , Bower , Car-
Ion , Cawtbta , Cosgrove , Crockett , Cunntng-
m , Dobry. Kasterllng , Eastman , Elwood ,
Kndlcott , Flynn , Fretr , Fuller , Grand-
staff , Grell , Grosvenor , Hardy , John-
eon , Klester , Loomla , Lemar , Mc-
rockcn , McGlnley , Memmlnger , Moran ,
Morrison , Murray , Peck , Slecke. Shore ,
Smith of Butler. Sturgcjis , Sw n. Tan
ner , Tavlor of Custer , Taylor of Flllrr.or .
Thompson of Clay , Vandegrlft , Wntton ,
Weaver , Wheeler , AVoodard , Wymaii.
Wright 47 ; grind 4 ul. 'S.
Fcr M. L , Hav jsi'iV-'vyjf , en ,
Aiends , Alexander.urrlei powltjr'fiiiSw. ! .
Halderman. Hannibal , Holbronk , Newell ,
Owens , Reynolds IS. House Armstrong ,
Uerlet , Ulesner , Rlake , Broderlck , Evans ,
Hall , Harris , Hastings , Hathorn , Hicks ,
Nesblt , Pollard , Prince , Sandal ) , Smith ot
Richardson , Tucker , Walling , WIIcox ,
Young. ZellcrB 21 ; grand total , 33.
For John L. Webster Senators Crow ,
Noyes , Van Dusen 3. House Beverly , Bur-
man , Cox , Detweller , Houck , Myers , Olm-
Bted 7 ; grand total , 10.
For D. E. Thompson Senators Rocke , Talbot -
bet 2 , House Anderson of Lancaster ,
Burns , Clark , Harkson , Lane 5 ; grand
total , 7.
For J. B. Weston Senator Prout and Rep
resentatives Chlttenden , Jones , HIbbert 4 ,
For M. B. Reese Representatives Haller ,
McCarthy and Thompson ot Mcrrlck 3.
For F. I. FMB Representatives Mann and
Qrafton 2.
For Field Senator Barton nnd Represent
atives Chambers , Scott , Schalble and Wonzl
5 ,
For E. II. Hlnshaw Senator Steele nnd
Representatives Smlthberger and Israel S.
For G. M. Lambertson Representative
Janscn 1.
For C. E. Adama Representative Jill-
bourn 1.
For A. J. Cornish Senator McCargar 1.
For J. 11. Van Dusen Representative
Smith of Saline 1.
For Valentine Representative Fisher t ,
Thouiimoii on the Alert.
The tenatorlal situation has now settled
down to a weary drag , and the absence of
many members from the city tonight pre
vents any concentrated work. It was noticed
that the acquaintance of the men who de
serted Hnyward today was being anxiously
courted by the Thompson workers tonight ,
perhaps with the hope that , the break having
been made. It would now be eaiy to go
further and vote for the leading Lancaster
candidate.
There Is a suspicion abroad that the slump
to Field was encouraged by the Thompson
men with the hope that It would lead to
the downfall of Hayward , but It Is certain
tonight that the Thompson men are uneaay
for fear the slump will be so large as to
make Field formidable and an effort Is being
made to scatter those who are expected to
drop from the Hayward column next week.
The Hayward men do not seem to bn thor
oughly discouraged , but the friend * of Reese
and Hinshaw ar showing some signs of ela
tion at the gains made by their favorites to
day and appear to be putting more life
Into their respective booms.
The adjournment question Is being din-
cussed somewhat tonight and the consensus
of opinion seems to be that the provision re
quiring u ballot every day means "every leg
islative day , " as shown by the record , and
that no risk is run In resting over Saturday.
.ttiroirluti | | * .Money to Kluht Smallpox
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 27. A peci l la th
Post-Dispatch from Little Rock , Ark. , saya ;
Governor Jones today sent a special me nait.
to the gtncral as emt/1y , urging an appro
priation of $5,000 for Immediate us * of the
State Board of Health for stamping out
smallpox In ArKnnwm. A bill appropriating
110,00(1 ( for the purpose wag Introduced anrt
was under dlicuaalon whim the atuate took
a recer * .
ContrnuU for Tin .Mill * ' On I put.
PITTSBURO. Jan , 27. The Dispatch to
morrow will gay that the Amerlc-an Tin
Plate company has closed a five-year cen
tred dating from January 1 , 1899 , whereby
the "combine" agrees to take the cntlrt
output of tin mill machinery made by ulx
local foundry firms , which make practically
all of the tin mill machinery of the country.
Smallpox In Illmlmilppl.
JACKSON. Miss. . Jan. 27. Dr. H. H. Har-
elton , Inspector of the Btate Beard of Health ,
reported to the board that there have bc > n
nearly 200 casm of smallpox In Noxub <
county , about twelve rnllt-fi from Maron.
Inco lant August. One phyalclan trwtt-i
| f,0 ca < before lie discolored tb * nature W
Uio lufc-rrtlrm.
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