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ESTAIJLISIIJ3D JUXK 1 ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , "WEDNESDAY MOHNINf ! . MAllCIl 8 , 1800 TWELVK PACES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
GUERRILLA WARFARE
Halo's ard Whcaton's ' Brigades Clear
Country Around Manila Water Works.
REBELS BOLT AT FIRST SIGN OF ADVANCE
Washington Volunteer Killed and Five Mon
Wounded in Fight.
ENEMY AMBUSHES AND SCATTERS FIRING
Concentrate- with Purpose of Cutting Off
Garrison at Water Works.
MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO MOUNT A BATTERY
blxlh Arllllerj unil a Oiinhont Shell
I'onltlons Oiinxlle | Mm I'eilro nnd
Compel Them ( o llellre J'rolco-
tioii to tierinan SuliH-i-tx ,
MANILA. March 7. 12:10 : p. . 'A ' de
tachment of flenornl H.ile's and Ocncrnl
Wheaton's brigades was engaged for ITVO
liours this mornluK clearing the country In
front of their lines on both sides of the
river , the enemy concentrating with the ap
parent purpose of cutting off the garrison nt
the water works.
The casualties of the day were :
Killed :
PIUVATH LOVI5JOY , Company C , Wash
ington volunteers ; hit by stray bullet.
Wounded :
Captain O'Brien , Company F , Tlrat Wy
oming volunteers.
I'rlvato Parks , Company I , First Wyom
ing.
Major Dell , Seventh United States cavalry.
I'rlvato Young , Company M , Twentieth In
fantry.
I'rivato Curran , Company H , Twentieth
Infantry.
The rebels bolted at the first sign of the
advance , but they separated Into small bodies
ies whenever the covert afforded opportu
nities and kept up a running llro. By a
Hcrles of rapid advances , followed by Hank
movements , the oncniy was completely
routed as far out as Guadaloupta , on tha
right , and almost to Marlqulna on the loft.
The casualties reported arc.
Captain O'Brien of Company F , First
Wonilng volunteers , and two men slightly
wounded.
The rebel losses wore heavy.
No icbeln were visible at noon.
fi p. in. This afternoon General Halo's
brigade continued the work of driving out
the rebels from the country between the
reservoir and the water works , a distance
of about tlneo miles.
The country Is now clear on the loft of
tho.rlvcr hut the enemy Is still In front
of Qoneral Whcaton's lino.
ICeeii I'll Intermittent Flrr.
0:45 : p. in. The enemy Is still In front of
General Whcaton's lines. Near San Pedro
Jlncatl they have been actively attempting
to make the positions of the Sixth artillery
on the hills untenable , their sharpshooters
hocplug up a constant llro all day.
This morning the enemy In front of General -
oral Ovcnshlno's line sent out n Mag of
truce , but returned when Lieutenant Kooh-
lor with two men advanced to meet It. This
nftornoon they again showed a white flag ,
nnd again two olllcers nnd an Interpreter
ndvancod. When the Americans were about
200 yards from the rebel party the latter
dragged rifles from behind their backs and
opened fire upon them , but , fortunately ,
'without effect.
. v' Hawthorne's battery fired two shells
r vhlch killed seve-ral of the enemy.
Whllo tbo rebels had concentrated their
forces with the evident purpose of attacking
the water works , no direct attempt was
made to capture the American position horo.
At daylight this morning the enemy were
discovered trying to mount a gun across
the river from San 1'edio , and the Sixth
nrtlllery promptly shelled the icbol battery.
Temporarily stopping work , the enemy
poured a fusillade of musketry across the
river , but n gunboat moved up nnd cleared
the hanks of the stream with rapid-Ore
Rims.
1'roteutlon for ( "Ionium SJiiliJeetn ,
In accordance with Instructions to the laud
nnd naval forces a general order was ( turned
today directing the United States troops to
glvo particular attention to thu specific duty
of furnishing full protection to the lives
nnd property of all German , Austrian , Dutch
nnd Italian residents In port , and with the
co-operutlon of the resident Gorman con-
full to glvo aid and assistance wherever
necessary.
At a o'clock this afternoon the tem
perature was 84 degtees Fahrenheit , and
tbo heat IB Intense , especially on the lines ,
Vthcid twcnty-flvo wore prostrated during
Iho day.
PostotllcoB have been established at
Js'cgro.s , Cebu and Hello and the clerks loft
yesterday for their respective posts by the
Steamer I'spana.
( MANILA , March 8. 10-20. The rebels are
luay preparing their defenses at various
jiolntt , and are most aggressive at San
1'cdro Mncatl , where their sharpshooters
maintain a persistent annoyance. Scott's
battery on the hill top Is the center of llro
from both sides.
General Halo withdrew his troopu from
Uio west bank of the stream nnd Is now
occupying his old position
Further troiiblo Is expected In the vicin
ity ot tbo water works when the rebeU
rally , but It would bo almost an Impcwil-
Mllty for them to Interfere with the water
Biipply owing to the strength of our vvoiks.
The weather la several degree's hotter
today.
llenrultH l'or nnlril.
KANSAS CITY , M reh 7 A squad of sev
enteen men fiom the United States recruitIng -
Ing citation today left over the Union Pacific
for San Francisco , whence they will depart
for the Philippines The station sent out
llvo men byvu > of Now York today to the
Fifth cavalry. In Porto Hlco
SUES FORT SCOTT RAILWAY
llniirlerfiiiiNter Scrirrimt KlemliiK1 of
K a no n Tit ) WantN ijlUn.OOO for lll -
niMiliitiuent | | unil
KANSAS 01TY. March 7 Because he was
injured on the railroad and prevented from
going with the "Rough UMeri. " to fight for
ills country In Cuba , James L Fleming ,
regimental quartermaster sergeant of Tor-
rejr's Rough Riders , sued the Kansas
City , Fort Scott & Memphis railroad today
lor $25,000. Sergeant Fleming lives In
Wiouilng. Hlo luwvult WBH fllcd Iu the cir
cuit court In thla city. In bis petition
! Homing recite * that ho fell from n ear at
Jacksinvllle I'ln . sustaining Injuries which
led to his being discharged from the army
Sergeant Fleming oaks J2S OftO , bold be-
rnusn he was Injured and bc-nusc those In-
jurlrs Hk Aed 'him ' of u chance to win
Elor > [ vWffltesa a soldier In the war with
Spal
HONORS
lloilj IN I'lneeil 5 5 Ill'l"Hl1
Onlner'lalhnl lo iTe lSpUeii
Home ,
NHW YOUK , March 7 The body of Lord
IliTHohcll , accompanied by C. W. Cart-
wright , secretary to the Canadian commis
sion , nnd H. Williamson , prlvnto secretary ,
airlvcd in Jersey City this morning at about
7 o'clock from Washington.
The Ilrltlsh cruiser Talbot , which arrived
hero from Deruiudn to carry the body home , '
was anchored off Dcdloo's Island , prepared ,
to receive It. |
Lord Herschrll's body was leceivcd at the i
Jersey City station by Commodore John
Philip , Lieutenant Lane , Lieutenant Commander -
mandor Kellpy , nnd an escort of llfly ,
marines from the Hrookljn navy > ards. t
When the special train arrived twenty-live
Hrltlflh sailors wearing straw hatH nnd thin
hloiircs wcro drawn up on the station
platform
A heavy mahogany box marked "Farrer ,
Haron Herschell , Liverpool , England , " con
I taining the coffin , was placed on n baggage
truck and covered with n largo British Hag.
The United Stnles marines , as the body was
wheeled past , presented , and the drummer
sounded four ruflles , the highest honor.
At the station n procession was formed
with the marines In the lead nnd the drum
was Bounded ns It moved off toward the
pier. The casket was carried by eight Brit
ish sailors , then came the party of officials ,
and last the lomainlng sailors. At the tug
Narkeot the marines and Commodore Phil
ips took their leave The tug then convoed
the remains to the Tnlbot. The commander
of the Tnlbot said the vessel would leave
ns soon as possible and make Iho host possi
ble speed homeward.
KIPLING IS GETTING BETTER
PrreimtloiiN TiiUen AnTnlliM n Hrliime
runeriil of III * niiiiKhter tu
Ho n I'rlvnte One.
NCW YORK. March 7 Hudyard Kipling's
condition continues to Improve. F. N.
Iloubleday , who has been with the author
almost constantly since ho was prostrated ,
said today that the night had been a rest
ful ono for Mr Kipling. The patient , how
ever , ih as closely vvatnched as over , to
guaid agaalnst n possible refapae , to which
he will be liable for a fortnight or more.
nisle , Mr. Kipling's 3-yeir-old daughter ,
Is reported as progressing very favorably ,
having slept well last night
Mr. Doubleday , In deference to the wishes
of Mrs. Kipling , refused to glvo any In
formation regarding the arrangements , for
the funeral of Josephine Kipling. It Is the
mother's wloh that tbo funeral he private.
She fears that , owing to the public Interest
In Mr. Kipling , the church In which the
service for the dead Is to be held would ,
were the announcement made In advance , be
crowded with the curious. The child , Mrs.
Kipling says In no sense belonged to the
public and she wishes to avoid having the
funeral take on the character ot a spectacle.
NEW YORK , March 7 Rudyard Kipling ,
It Is reported , will be derated to the peer
age on January 1 , 1900
Ir Nell MacPhatter of Edinburgh , Scot
land , who Is sta > lnc nt tbo Windsor hotel ,
says ho has reeclved the news from Sir
Walter Bchnnt. Ho adds that the report Is
common gossip In the literary circles of
London.
RIOTOUS NEGRO SOLDIERS
Hill Fiireitell to Clinttiliiootrii. After
Their MiiNt.-r Out. lij ShooiliiK > it
1"\ < ! > lioil j on .StreetH.
CHATTANOOGA. Tcnn. . March 7. TJiB
Eighth United States Immuncs , colored , com
mand nil by Colonel Hugglns , weio musterc-d
out of the servlco today. Flvo hundred of
the discharged men , many of wlm.n were
under the Influence of liquor , wont homo by
the Nashville , Chattanooga & St. Lou In road
and as they were leaving the yards In the
j city a number of the men win bad In some
I way secured revolvers be an to dischirgo
them in the air and Into sh da nnd vacant
houses A drunken sergeant standing on
the rear platfoim fired directly nt W. W.
Hniklns , ear Inspector of the Nashville
road , the bullet striking him In the right
leg and Inlllctlng n very painful , though not j j i
serious , wound. This was the signal for a | |
general fusillade and several hundred shotu
were llred Andrew Ledford , n countryman ,
who was standing near the track , was shot
In the face and seriously wounded. A telegram -
gram was forwarded to Bridgeport to stop
the train uud an e'ffort will bo made to se
cure the arreat of the riotous soldiers.
LEASE OF DEAD MAN'S ISLAND
VuncoiMer CltlreiiN I'ruteHt to the
( rentier ARiiliiMl ttiutroitehiituut
of ClitelIKO Sj nil It'll ( e ,
MONTHttAL , March 7 A delegaton of
Vancouver , B. C. , citizens called at the of
fice of the premier today and protested
against the leasing of Dead Man's Island to
j a ChlcoRO syndicate for mining purposes ,
The delegate's claimed that Dead Mini's
Island Is part of Stanley park , which was
conveyc-d lo the city by nn order In council
for | ark purposes. It was admitted , how-
ever , that ono of the delegates. J C Mc-
i Ijagan , lud been negotiating at one time with j
the piovlnclal government for the park ,
wdlch uphold this contention. It was ai't.o
tthown that the Island had been used by
the city ns a contagious disease * hospital and
cemetery and not a cent had been expended
on It for park purposes. The terms of the
lease were then oxplnlnod and the premier
asked thu delegation to put Us views In
writing.
H Is generally believed that the lessees
will not bo disturbed.
TERRIFIC ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Ttvo ThoUMiinil > ! | N of iiei-trlel < > *
PII KNEW
Ilod > unil lie Still I.Uex.
NEW YORK , March 7 Joseph Hampel.
an emploje of the Lexington avenue cable
power lioubc , while working at his switch
board , received and biirvlu'd an electric
shock of about 2,000 volts
The man's body was.burned black from
head to foot , every stitch of clothing was
turn from him and ho fell senseless through
a liolo ItiDtantaneoutdy burned in the floor
b ) the terrllic electrical power.
Doctors who attended him say there Is no
case on record of a man withstanding a
similar shock The accident was caused
thrgugh Hampel tr > Ing to tighten a looe
screw on I ho switchboard and In bomp way
creating a circuit. The enormous power of
the bhock ma ) be judged by the fact that
until the circuit * wcro readjusted all the
curu of Uiu road were brought to a stand-
[ "till.
n/i\T p ii r > nr > i t iv i ii i i Tiv ltTPf" fl1
CONGRESS LIBERAL TOVLS1 \
Largest Amount Ever Appropriated for This
Section ia Granted.
TWENTY-FOUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS INCLUDED
> Way IN I'ouiul to Limit Nelny Snle
nf ( lot eminent Iliilldliiu : , Although
\olhltiK Will lie Dour Hi-fore
L2xionltl | n DeleKiite-i Arrive.
WASHINGTON , March 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Interest In the work of Ihn closing
hours of congress so far as approprliitlon
bills go is seen on every hand In depart
ments ' and out , among legislators nnd these
having ' Interests In various measutcs On
the I whole Nobiaska and statea Immediately
around ' the Antelope stnto have cotno out
of ' the crucible of the conference between
the ' two houses of legislation gre.illy bene
fited. ] The liver and harbor bill ranles
$25,000 : for Improvement of the Missouri
river ' on the Nebraska side opposite Slou\
Clt > , la. , and fiom the lower limits thereof
to a point opposite Hlk 1'olnt In South Da
kota.
The sundry civil bill carries an jppropila-
tlon of $50.000 for Continuing the Improve
ment of the Mlssoml river at Omaha nnd
Council Bluffs. Also for the purpose of
completing the rcsunoy of lands of ( Irani
nnd Hooker counties , Nebraska , Jl.OUO is
made Immediately available. ,
The general deficiency bill , which was the
last to pass both houses and which was
next to the last signed by the president on
.March 4 , although the act bears the date
of .March 3 to make good the legislative
Hctlon of tlmo governing the last hours of
congress , carries a number of Items of
Interest to Nebraska. Tor the old postolllco
building at Omaha the eum of $25,000 Is
appropriated to put the same In repair for
the occupancy of the headquarters of the
Department of th * Missouri. Forty thousand
dollar * ; was asked for by the secretary of
war , but the sum was cut down to the
amount named
W. K Michael of Grand Island , chief
clerk In the State department , Is given $ " ,000
for labor and material expended on com
pilation of laws relating to navy and marine
corps.
The amendment which Senator Thurston
secured to the Indian bill and later to the
general deficiency bill , complying with the
terms of the statute regarding the Indian
supply depot at Omaha , was knocked out
In conference as ono of the last act * , of 1Iio
conferees on that measure. He will have
an Interview with Secretary Hitchcock re
garding the amendment before leaving
Washlngtcn.
Bert Wheeler of Omaha , the clerk of the
committee on public buildings and grounds
o the house , has prepared a statement as
to the amount of appropriations carried In
the general deficiency bill to meet new legis
lation BO far as the erection of public build
ings and purchase of sites are concerned ,
which pasted congress during its closing
hours.
Ttio statement shows that the bills that
passed the senate carried $12,423,000. Those
that passed the house amounted to $9S2G-
000.
Sltmej' for AVpHtcrit State * .
'
Iowa secures $300,000 by reason of now
I
legislation , divided as follows- Dubuque ,
j
$100,000 ; Creston. $30,000 ; Clinton , $100,000 ; I
Oskalonsa , $30,000
In Nebraska , Omaha secures $300,000 , of
which $123,000 Is made Immediately avallablo
and authority is given the secictary of the
treasury to make a continuing contract to
cover the total cost of the building , fixed
at $1,800.000. 131alr obtains $13,000 , of which
$21,000 Is made available Immediately. Hast
ings and Norfolk get $10,000 each for pur
chase of sites
South Dakota Is taken care of with an
appropriation for a public building at Aber
deen to cost $ S7,000 , with an Immediate ap-
pioprlatlon of13,500. .
Of buildings authorized seventeen wore
given to the eastern statee , carrying an ap !
propriation or authorization of $2,875,000.
Sixteen go to southern states , carrying an
appropriation or authorization of 31,091,000 ! ,
nine to middle western states , with un np-
proprlptlon of $4,137,000 , and twontfour
to western states , with an appropriation of
J2I9G,900. ! This Is the largest amount over
appropriated by any congress for western
states.
General Spauldlng today , speaking of the
request made on the part of Senator
Thnmton anil Mr. 'Mercer to withhold np-
pralspinent nnd sale of the government ux-
position building at Omaha In view of the
Greater America Exposition , said that the
failure of congress to legislate for said
building makes It mandatory upon th < j
Treasury department to appraise the build
ing and sell It ivlthln a reasonable tlmo.
Hale Ciiiuiol lie I.ODK Drill ) cd.
_
At the lequest of Senator Thurston , who j '
has been Informed that several membcis of1 ,
the Greater America Exposition associa
tion will cotno to Washington in a few days
with n view to securing some action on the
part of the Treasury department which has
now direct charge of the building , and pos
sibly the loan of sonic of the exhibits. General -
oral Spauldlng said that he would hold the
matter In abeyance for a short time.
Spauldlng said he would llko to oblige
Omaha people , but the act providing for a
government building and exhibit at the
Trangmlsslsslppl Exposition IB now In foico
in view of the failure to secure action dur
ing the last session of congress for disposal
nf the building and ho would bo compelled
to go ahead with the sale of thn structure
at an early date Under the terms of the
act the city of Omaha will liavo Mie first
light to put chase the building , then the
TransmlBslnsIppl Exposition , and should
neither of these Interests doalre the build
ing It will then bo sold to the hluhc.st bid
der for cash The Nashville , Tenn , gov
ernment exhibit building brought at/out fSOO
and It Is thought that the building at Omaha
will not bring much more than that ilgura.
Colil AVmo In tinlf Slat ! .
WASHINGTON , March 7 The weather
bureau officials say that by tomorrow a
*
cold wave will cover the Atlantic coast
states. The tempeiaturo In Washington will
fall twelve or fourteen degrees to about 6 do-
Krcca above before tomorrow morning , and
north of hero the mercury will fall from 20
to 25 degrees. It will not ho any colder In
the south than It Is now and just at present
It Is w armor in N'rw England than south of
tliat section Later In the day , however , a
decided charge Is predicted throughout Now
England The weather will be very severe
all along the New Jersey and New England
coast.
Clilcf Clcrl. or War lf | > iirtincut.
WASHINGTON , March 7. The secretary
of war today appointed John C Scofleld ,
now private secretary to the assistant sec
retary of war. to ho chief clerk of the War
department.
HUN ixilo | 'on ' In MllttutiUre.
MILWAUKEE , March 7 A gas explosion
tonight In the oftlce of Ilauman Urotuors , |
commission merchants In the Mitchell buildIng - j
Ing , was eo violent as to xlialtc the big struc J
ture to Its foundation Instruments of the
weather bureau , which Is located In the I
building , wcro rendered temporarily ueeleuu.
Charles Ilauman wan seriously Injured. The
explosion was caused by Mr Hauman strik
ing a match to light the gnu , which had been
t scaping
WELCOMED BYTHE QUEEN
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J.ONDON , March 7 lN > w York World
Cahlegiam Scrlal | Telegram ) Ambassador
Choatp returned to London today charmed
with the gracious cordl llt > with which he
nnd Mrs. Choate wore received by Queen
Vletoila at Wlodnor Castl < > Ambassadors
of other nations when presenting their
credentials ate iccelved with rigid formal
ity , lunch at the castle , nnd journey back
to London ( lie name afternoon , but the queen
Invited Mr. and Mrs Choate to dltie and
sleep there , an entirely exceptional mark of
favor They had royaf uqlllpngos. not only
from Windsor station to thp ensile , but from
Claridgos hotel to Paildlnnlon. The follow
ing account of the stay at the castle U from
mi authentic ; olllrlnl souicu :
"On their nrrlval nt Windsor laat evening
the amlMssador and Mrs , Choato were con
ducted to a splendid unite of rooms prepared
for thorn to dress for tiniecept'on ' b > the
queen. The ambassador v err > evening drtns
and .Mrs Choato was ntilr < xl in n vvhlto and
black satlu court costn.ne with plumes.
Lord Sallsbuiy was In Windsor uniform ami
oilier court olllclalr , In fceml-Btnte drcfa ,
making n btllllant chow nrnund the ngcd
queen , who sat on her throne wearing n
hi enl hluo ilband and the diamond alar of
the Older of the G-uler. Ambassador
Cho.xte , ted by Ixml Salisbury was formal ! )
lnttoduce.il , Kissed the quern's hand , nnd
presented his credentials , whlcli the queen
handed to the lord chamberlain. She then
warmly welcomed him to Hngland , referring
gratefully to tils eminent predecessor and
the great consideration for Gtfat Britain in
sending as atnlmt > ndi > r tome of her most
Illustrious sons. Amli itsador Choato
thanked the queen , expressing de"p gratifica
tion for her klndlj teutlmentH toward
America , which he assured her were warmly
reciprocated The ludlcru c Uien ended.
"Mrs. Cho.itc was Intioduccd to the queen
by the tin hess of nuccleuch , mistress of
lobes to the queen , who expressed gintlllca-
tlon In receiving her and hoped hei stay
In England would bo ngret'nblc Mrs. Chonto
was kept in conversation by the queen some-
minutes nnd , like the ainbabbudor , was
charmed bejond measure by her unaffected
dignity and kindliness. The queen then
withdiow and In the Interval before the
0 o'clock dinner Ambassador and Mrs
Choate were shown some of the artistic won-
dtns and historical feat m CM of the castle ,
which Is the greatest treasure house of art
In Europe. The ambassador took In Prin
cess Christian to dinner an 1 Lord Salisbury
took Mrs. Choate. The queen always sits
alone at the head of the table , but con
verses v Ith each of hoi guests on general
topics. Al or dinner she received the party
in a 1 < nr gallery , and as another special
mark i food will to the American rep-
resentn < the queen had a long private
conver . n with Ambassador and Mrs.
Clio , IK nd before retiring bade them n cor-
dlul g odl ) } c.
"It was now 11 o'clock nnd In the mornIng -
Ing Ambassador nnd Mrs. Vhoate , with Lord
Sallsbuiy and Kiist Secrr .iry White , who
'WIT also of fb. rarty.XtfAil.ftiv'Kl Ml' ' . ' th-5
queen's household. Then the royal carriages
were sent around and the party visited the
prince consort's mausoleum at Frogmore ,
after which they returned to town. "
The ambassador says his term hero has
been Inaugurated most delightfully Ho was
greatly taken with Lord Salisbury , who ,
himself n brilliant talker , showed unusual
Interest In the ambassador's conversation ,
which was altogether a pronounced success.
ITM.V AVI1.I , UCMAM ) A.N AI'OI.OC.Y.
' Affront Will He
TNIIIIK--VIIIIIOII'H | |
C'miNe of UxtiPint" llenmireH.
HOME , .March 8. Tha Italian government
Is fully determined to obtain an apology
from China for the tsung-ll-yamen's refusal -
fusal of the demand of Slgnor Mnnti , the
Italian minister , for the possession of Sau-
Mun bay
A squadron of flvo cruisers with 100 guns
and 1,500 men will soon arrive at San-Mun
bay.
I'Ol'IVS COMIITIOV IS I'YVOUAIU.n.
Operation IN it SIICOPNM mill Xo More
UulletliiH Will lie iNNiu-d.
UOME , .March 7. The following bulletin
wa Issued this evening-
"The condition of the pope continues very
aatiHfactory. His functions are normal. As
the august patient must be considered cured
as regards the operation , no further bulle
tins will IK ) published. "
1'rliiLMWill Miirry
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PARIS , Match 7. ( Now York World Cablegram -
blogram Special Telegram. ) The prlnco of
Bulgaria has already announced to his Intl-
mnto friends that he Intends contracting a
second marrlugo almost Immediately. Ho
gives state reasons an the cause for such
undue haste nnd adds that this tlmo it will
not bo a Catholic princess , but one closely
allied to the royal hoiiBo of Hussln. The
announcement has caused a sensation ,
rmicriil of VIotlniH of RxploMlon.
TOULON , i.March 7 The funeral of the
victims of the explosion Sunday morning
last of a powder magazine , which was situated -
atod between this place and La Selnno ,
took place today and was attended by enor
mous crowds of people , the funeral proces
sion extending two kilometres. A dozen cars
carried the llfty-ono coffins. The minister
of marine , At Lockroj , nnd many govern
ment nnd local o ill com followed the remains
to the cemetery.
HeiiiilillL-niiM Ill-elite oil 'uinialKii.
MADRID , March 7 The republican depu
ties , nt a meeting just hold , decided upon a
vigorous republican propaganda. The Pals , a
republican newspaper , has been solzod.
neriniiii Ailnilriil
BERLIN , March 7. Admiral von Knorr ,
commnndor-ln-chlef of the navy , has re
signed Ills Intention to take this step
was announced last autumn.
MINISTER AND MONEY GONE
1'imtor of SI , John'n : | | < OIII | Chill-oil
ill AVIehllit HUH SlriuiKe'l >
WICHITA , Kan , March 7 The Rev. Von
Herllck , rector of St John'n Eplscopat
church , wlio went 1o Now York nevoral
months ago to secure * $10,000 to pay off the
church debt here , has not t > e en heard flora
All efforts lo Cud him have proven futllo
and It Ih thought ho mot with foul play , aa
he carried largo sums of money
x Home nixrliurircd Soldier * .
NEW YORK , March 7. The United States
transport Mississippi , Captain Stonson ,
which at rived from San Juan and Ponce ,
Porto Rico , via Santiago , March 2 , brought
forty-three discharged soldiers.
llrjiiii In TCMIH.
FORT WORTH , Trx , March 7 W J
Bryan arrived today and was enthualis-
tlcallj lecclved by 2,000 people here tonight.
Tomorrow ho will address the Texaa logls-
Ilaturc.
CHEAT FLOOD IS THREATENED
Conditions Point to a Bad Season for
Mississippi Valley.
COLD WEATHER MAY HOLD IT BACK
Ohio Illtcr In Out of Iti llnnU from
Clnelitiifitl to I'niliirnh unit It
Still < 4ti-iulll > UIMiiK
MEMPHIS , March 7 A special to the
Commercial- Appeal from Cairo. 111. , eajs
The conditions today look more favorable
for a great flood In the Mississippi valley
this year than they have at any other
period so far this season and the next few
days will determine the result Observer
Smith of the weather bureau today said
"Thcro Is sufllclcnt water In sight to gl\e
a stage on the present rise of from forty
to fortj-fl\o feet. The same stages nt points
above on previous years have caused a
great deal moro water than the llgnies
above given , but the cold weather Is to bo
reckoned with and may hold hack the Hood
Tins Ohio It ) out of its banks from Cincinnati
to I'aducah and Is steadily rising and so
are the Wabash , Cumberland and Tennessee
The river heie will remain nearly stationary
for a day or two. until the big rlso re
ported nt Cincinnati ycsteiday reaches hero.
The weather Indications for tomorrow are
warm , with rain , which will , If general , bo
sine to give some moro watoi. "
rinelniiiitl Karen Well ,
CINCINNATI , March 7 The end of the
big Hood here Is In sight , thanks to the cold
weather prevailing throughout the Ohio val
ley. It has cut off from one and a half to
two feet of what would have been the max
imum Hood at Cincinnati had the weather
prevailed warm.
Suffering by people driven from their
liomra iu Charleston continues. Several
water-soaked dwellings on Cast Front street
liavo been lifted off their foundations by the
winds. Business men in that city In the
Hooded regions feel now that the worst has
passed.
Huntlngton , W. Vn. . reports great suffer
ing on the Guyan river from people living
In the lowlands , who were driven from their
homes.
A steamboat loaded with provisions left
Hunttagton for the relief of those people to
day. Central City , a smalt place above
Iluutlngton , Is n great sufferer from the
flood
At Newport , Ky. ( opposite here , one street
car line has been Hooded BO as to stop the
running of cars. Fifty families have been
driven from tholr homes and have taken
refuge In public buildings or with their
frlonds and should the river rise to G7i4
feet , 250 moro families will be driven out
of their homes. No business housey In
Newport have been Affected. Covington is
more fortunate and has escaped aimost en
tirely. In Cincinnati all business affected by
flooding of cellais has been amply protected
from any probable future danger. Dwell
ings , except the low ttciemtntB In Hat How ,
and Sausage Row , liave not been touched.
There Is practically no Interruption to rail
road tralllc of any nort la Cincinnati All
irali. * , ItitfuUlii * , the 'ItiB- PoutDaitii.iuie tt
Ohio nnd Cincinnati Southern , receive pas
sengers and freight at the Eighth street
depot , situated a llttlo further west and
clear above danger.
TOLEDO , O , March 7 The worst snow
blockade of the season came thla morning
and It was not until noon that the city street
cars reached the ends of the lines. The Toledo
edo & Mnumee Aralley rallioad Is completely
blockaded. Snow Is drifted three to four
feet deep.
lit the Delaware.
HONESDALC , Pa. , March 7. The Ice
gorge In bo Delaware river is doing great
damage nt Callcoon depot , New York. All
the Ice from the headwaters Is Jammed Into
a six-mile space from Dig Island , two miles
below Callcoon to four miles above. The
bridge over the river , completed on January
1 , Is loudly damaged and In dancer of being
carried av\ay. The main street of the town
Is under water. The river Is now falling
nnd there are no prospects of the goige being
broken.
YIELDS TO POPULIST SENATE
Three UII.VM' Deadlock In KIIIINIIK l.cJf-
Ixlntiire Kudu mill liljoiirii-
meiit Co ill en Toilnj.
TOPEKA , Kan. . Match 7. The- Kansas
legislature finished Its business tonight and
will adjourn sine dlo tomorrow. A deadlock
that has prevented legislation for three
days past was broken tonight by tha yieldIng -
Ing of the republican house to the demands
of the populist henate. The strife grow out
of a judicial contest In the district com
posed of Nemaha , Brown and Donlphan
counties The returns wore In favor of
Judge Brown , a republican , tout his. popu
list opponent. Falloon , filed a contest before
the state senate , in accordance with the
Kansas law , The senate postponed action
on the content until near the < > loue of the
contest , when tbo majority brought In a
bill appropriating $15,000 to defray the ex
penses of the senate sitting In special sea-
lon to consider the contett. The republicans
denounced Uiln as a salary grab and killed
the measuio , whereupon the populist hunli
ters added the appropriation measure to the
executive and judicial appropriation bill u
a rider
Then came tha deadlock , the populists
absolutely refusing to pass the appropria
tion bill without the rider After three da > a'
strife the republicans weakcnc'd and ac
cepted the odious amendment , after thu
senate had agreed to reduce the amount to
be expended from Jin.000 to $10.000.
Governor Stanley has declared that ho
will veto the appropriation bill when It
comes to him ns amended
COMES IN WITHHOLD AFIRE
Stemner JnnieHtOM n ttllh II1'iiNnen -
K TH mill L'revr mill n Viiliinhle
Citrwo lIxi'iiiii-H DeNtriietlon.
NUW YORK , Jlarch 7. With the mer
chant marine code Haga , "N M , " ll > liiK
from tba top of Its foremast the steel screw
etcamer Jamestown , from Norfolk , was
sighted hy the Sandy Hook observer at 3.40
this afternoon. The two flags fluttering at
the foretop meant that the ship which car
ried 112 paxncngers and crew and a cargo
worth nearly $250,000 was on flre The
Jamestown was then under full speed and
approaching the ) bar It was plowing
through the water at a slxtccn-knot an
hour sp ed In the1 direction of The Narrows
A stiff wind was blowing OCTOHS the Incom
ing veeoel , sweeping It from bow to atom.
Captain Richard B. Boas was on the bmlge ,
his ono Idea being to get the ship to Ita pier
as quickly as poeslble.
The smoke was first seen Issuing from
the fore hatches at 3 p in. today , and the
captain called the crew to fire quartern.
Everything was done to prevent the spread
of the fire and full uteam was put on for a
swift run for the pier Thu llreboat met
the burning etcamer at quarantine , but
Captain Bou refused to stop and called to
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
rororn t for Nel'raskn
Fair , Warmer. Southerly Wind *
Tcntiieriiltirr nt Oninlm joMcrilmi
Hour. 11K. . Hour. Dew.
ft n. in I I p. n > 17
< ; n. in > - ' I' . I" >
7 n. in 7 | i. in - -
M 11. Ill l | ' . I" - -
o ii. n n r. p. in ut :
in n. in i > n p. in ti
lt n. in II 7 l > . in -I'
ll ! Ill II S | l. Ill 1M
! > p. ill. . . . . . " ( >
the commander of the flrrbont to follow Mm
to the | iler Just nbiut two hours after the
outbreak of the llro the Old Dominion liner
had learned tin dock nnd the passengers
were landed There' had been some excite
ment among the passengers oft Long
Branch , where the seas were running high ,
but by the time the lower bay was reached
cafcty was a/wired /
SNOWBOUND TRAINS SET FREE
Seven Hundred 'I'mimeonIneiitnl I'nn-
\re Himhleil to Continue
Tliclr , lonrne > N.
CHKYKNNt : , Wvo. , March T ( Special
Tele'gtam. ) The blockade on the Union Pn-
clllc main line at Tin RlilliiK which has buf-
, lled the entire equipment of lotnrv plow *
nf the road for two dajs vv-is broken at
noon tcdaj. Ooncral Manager ll"klnroii
rinrhed the HCCIIP of thii blockade thla
inornliu ; , iiml with a force of hoveral hun-
drcd shovelers nnd a rotary plow pushed by
foul locomotives icached the rolaiy which
m > 8 been In the drifts since Sunday nli-lit
and .it 11 30 this mornltm Hiiccee'dt-d in gc't-
tlng It out
There are 100 westbound passengers here
and at IJuford and .100 eastbound at
Laramlc , all of whom will bo sent forward
this afternoon. Thu rnllrond company hn'i
been feeding all delayed .passongols and
the. } ' have suffered no dlbcomfoitB.
The work of opening up the Union Pacific
main line across Sueiman Hill from Tie
Siding to Iluford commenced after getting
one of the big rotary plows out of the Tie
Siding drlflH at noon , was not completed
until 9 o'clock tonight. The four tralim held
at Lar.imlo were started east and one > .
Duford west , while the four westbound trains
held hero will not go out until the eastbound -
bound trains come In from Larnmlo. LJnch
of the nine- trains Is being run in two sec-
tloim.
Weather reports Horn < nlong the W > omlng
division today show- the nllzrard subsiding
and it is expected all passenger trains wlir
bo run on schedule tlmo after tonight and
freight tralllc be resumed.
TEN YEARS' CHURCH FIGHT
l.llicrnl ruction of Tutted Itretlireti
In ChrlHt AMiiriled l r iu > rl }
of the Clinreli.
CINCINNATI , March 7. The United
States court of appeals today rendered a
decision involving the title > to the large pub
lishing house at Dayton , numerous colleges
and thousands of churches held In the nnmo
of tfao Church of the United Brethren in
Christ.
The case grow out of ia dlv Islon In this
chutch tainy yeara a co since which time OHO
, divtuon halt-been known aa thu llliilr : and
the other aa the radicals. The decision
rendeied by .ludge Lurton was from a unani
mous court nnd It sustained Judge Taft in
giving the piopcrty to the liberals , as
against , the radicals.
j I It ib elated by the liberals that they have
i been compelled to spend about $20,000 Iti de
fending these suits against the radicals for
church property In different states.
LOOK FOR SOLDIER'S ' PARENTS
Iiiloriiintloii or WhoreiiboutM of Ilelii-
* liven of Vlherf \ . lli-rrliiKloil ,
Twentieth Infunlrj , Wlliilrd.
LKAVDNWORTH , Kan. , March 7. Tbo
ehlef of polite has reccved a letter from Mrs.
Jccinlo Berry of the Red Crots society In
Honolulu , seeking ( lie whereabouts of the
parents of Private Albert A. Herring-ton ,
Companj M , Twentieth United States Infan
try , who was tun over and killed in the
streets of Honolulu , and Private Charles Nel
son , Company 1) . who died in trio hospital
there early In Fobruaiy. Mrs. Berry sajfl
the bodies can bo sent homo without other
Injunction It called for. The parents are
not known here.
WILD FLIGHT OF A FREIGHT
AMII ) DIMMI ii ( irntle mill
Tni-nlj-PIv Corn Are Iliimneil
llriilieiiinii Klll.-il.
AI/IOONA , Pa , March 7 A freight train
coming down the Scalp Level branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad got beyond the
conttol of the crow jcstcrday nnd flow down
the grade more than a mile a minute until
It left the track a mile north of Lovell , Cam
bria county. Twenty-flvo cars want over
the bank , The cnglno did not go over
and the engineer and fireman escaped.
Dralcc rnan H. B Mers of Suimnorhlll
went down with the cars and was killed.
riagmnn Darmo and Conductor Clay-
Imusrh escaped nlth slight Injuries ,
WAGE REDUCTION IN ALASKA
Set en llunilreil liiihorerN on While
I'liNNnkon llontl Strike mill llv-
iniilniler Are l.nlil ( in.
SKAGWAY , March 2 ( Via Victoria , 11.
C ) Seven hundred of the 1,100 laborers ein-
plojcd on the construction work of the
While Pass-Yukon road are on a strlko , as
a result of a reduction In wages from 35
to 20 cents an hour and Increased work to
Ian hours a day. After the men struck all
others were laid off for a few daya. The
men ore coming to Sk.igwny and ate orderly
No violence Is anticipated. A refugee camp
will bo formed for them heic , as thnro arc
hut few hotel accommodations. All the men
seem to have mone > .
REPEALS THE ALLEN LAW
\llliiK Street Hnllvta ? Hill IN I'IINHCI !
h > llllnolH leKllii < iire I'or
TlenlY
SPRINOnnLI ) , III . March -Governor
Tanner Hlgned Urn Ailing street railway blfl
thin afternoon The Ailing bill repeals the
Allen law passed two years ago , which pro
vided for lift } -year franchise extensions and
re-enacts the old horse and dummy act ,
with an amendment making It applicable ) to
electric or cable roads Under the Ailing
til/I no franchise or extension for more than
twenty years can l > e granted.
Knit ; OOIM VIaliem lo Mret.
UTICA. N. Y. March 7. Knit goods man
ufacturers here and In the Molmwk valley
have received Invitations to meetings to beheld
held lit tbo Waldoif-Astoria In New York
April 15 , for the purpose of forming a Knit
goods combine I'lfty-olgbt contemn uru
bald to have algullled their Intention of
sending representative ! * to the meeting The
proposed combine will bo capitalized at $50-
000.000 , If It is organized.
AGREE ON IIAYWARD
Nebraska City Mnn is the Ohoico of the
Republican Caucus ,
HE IS NAMED ON THE SECOND BALLOT
On the Tint Ballot Oast Ho is Given Fortj-
Four Votes.
WEBSTER THEN WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
His Communication is Read to the Caucus by
Senator Van Duseu ,
LOUD CRIES THEN RAISED FOR HAYWARD
OiirU of l.iuuMinler Mote * to MnUe
il' > oiiilnnllon Ititiiiiliniiun
ami the Motion ISiipw TliruuuU
Amid Clirern.
LINCOLN , Mai oh 7. ( Special Telegram. )
M. L. Hay ward was nominated for United
States senator c-n the second ballot In the
republican caucus tonight.
The members were a little late In reachIng -
Ing the caucus room and up to the tlmo of
taking the llrst ballot the time was spent
In singing and jollities ; there was that Iu
the air which Indicated a termination of
the long btruggle. The Hist ballot was aa
follows :
Adams , 1 ; Field , 11 ; Halner , 1 ; Hnyward ,
II ; LinibcrtBon , 2 ; Itecse , 2 ; Webster , 3j
Weston , 1 ; total , 71.
Welinter Wllliilruvi K.
The second ballot had proceeded part way
when Senator Van Duson of Douglas cam *
to the front and read the follow lug com
munication :
"To tlid Republican Caucus : For fully a
quarter of a century my tlmo and services
have been subject to the call of my fallow
citizens of the republican party. In iny po
litical life my only aim has been to main
tain nnd advance the principles of that party ,
sincerely bollovlng that thereby I could but
promote the welfare of the whole pooplo.
"This devotion to prlnclplo and party has
brought to me the conviction that the time
has cauio when this long protracted senator
ial coutcst should como to an end and a
senator be elected to fill the vacancy now
existing In the United States senate.
Coin nil 111 I'll In Mi-lClriloj.
"Every consideration , etnto nnd national ,
demands of us that vvo take speedy and har-
uionlonn action , Th ! - < i 1 ninUtiatloli of our
noble president , William JIcKlnloy , to whom
I am warmly attached , and to whoso policy
I am a devoted adherent , appeals to us to
elect a United States senator without fur
ther delay. My personal convictions and
sense of political duty persuade me that
Individual ambition should not thwart the
will of the people to longer delay the ac
complishment of your work. Hope of pref
erment Is tempting and honorable , but If
by stepping aside I can hasten the solution ,
of your dlfllcultlcs , I am willing to make
the flacrllico for the welfare of the party ,
and Its present success. I will submit my
political future to the good will of my fol
low cttbons , with the promise to them that
I shall ever remain their faithful fellow
servant. '
"I send you this communication without
solicitation from any ono and without any
combination for or against any of my hou-
orablo rivals for this coveted honor , and I
hereby rcleaso my faithful and loyal sup
porters from further obligations to me. My
request of them Is that they co-opornte wltti
jou In electing such person to the United
States senate as In your united Judgment
will best eorvo the party nnd tbo state.
With kindly feelings to all and In a pa
triotic spirit I remain , sincerely jours ,
"JOHN L WEBSTER. "
riiiiiiliiioiix for Iln > ivitril.
There were many cheers when thl vv
Mulshed and cries of "Hayward ! " "Hay-
ward ! " When sllouco was restored Paul
Clark of Luncastar moved to maka the nom
ination of Hayward unanimous. This car
ried with loud and continuous clinorlng ,
A committee was Bent to notify Jadge
Haywnrd of his nomination. They returned ,
bringing the succ ( Hful candidate with them
Judge Hayward thanked tha members of tha
caucus for the honor they bestowed upon
him and was especially grateful that they
had Hindu It unanimous. liy way of advlco
he suggested that during the remainder of
the ttosslon the republican ) * get closer to
gether , so that they may atcompllbb moro
good than they have so far.
Mr. Webster was called for , as wore Mr
Field anil Mr. Lambcrtson. They congiat-
ulated the caucus upon Its selection , saying
that Judge Hayward was the choice of flvu-
slxths of ( lit ; people of the state.
All references to tint administration and
President McKlnley met with loud applause
Mr. LambertBon dwelt especially on the loy
alty of Peter Jansen , who had "proven n
host In strength If not In number * , through
every ballot. "
The caiiLiis adjourned to meet at Urn call
of the chairman on motion of Clark of Lan
caster.
The arrangement whort-by Judge Hayward -
ward was to receive enough outaldo votes to
Insure bin nomination was made during the
afternoon , Pledges were xecured from it
number of momborti who had not heretofore
supported tba Otoo county man that they
would como to him In eu t > tholr votes would
IB making the Domination aura A