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FAVOR A COMMISSION
House Adopts Resolution to Help the
Supreme Oourt.
NOT IN TOUCH WITH POYNTER'S ' VETO
Bcllercs Commission Should Bo Continued at
Least Temporarily.
ALL BUT OPPOSED
Bill Goes Through the SBuJJ
Republican
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES
Vote * Arc Cnut In It"
JTnvor mill Kindt
lc < nll < 'il Proceeding"
of the
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special. )
Standing committees of the house this morn
ing reported to the general file II. II. 565 ,
518 and SSO , nnd 8. F. 22. 70 , 131 and 161.
The bills Indefinitely postponed were II. It.
COS nnd C > 23.
The sifting committee reported H. R. 603 ,
GOO nnd 699 with the recommendation that
they'lje made a special order for 7:30 : this
evening , explaining at the some time that
the hills related to claims ,
Reuse of Halt moved to Include II. R.
67 , 843 and 370. They wore also claims
bills.
The chnlr ruled the report and the amend
ment out of order for the reason that the
resolution authorizing the appointment of
the sifting committee also provided that
the bills reported should come up In their
regular order.
Of the bills referred to H. R. C99 was the
1)111 ) to pay the claims for books for the
Btalo library ; BOO and 603 were to pay mis
cellaneous claims ; 267 and 334 were the
sugar bounty bills and 370 was the chicory
bounty bill.
Continue the Cominlmilon.
Prlnco of Hall offered the following reso
lution and moved its adoption :
Whereas , This legislature recently passed
n bill extending the supreme court commls-
uion , which said bill was vetoed by the gov
ernor of this state , and ,
Whereas , The governor has recentjy fa
vored this house with a special message
recommending the submission of n constitu
tional amendment to the vote of the people ,
increasing thu number of supreme court
Judges ; and.
Whereas. A similar amendment was sub
mitted to the voters in 1890 and received
86,418 votes , while only 03,022 votes were
cast jigalnst sold amendment , and In the
year 1806 a similar amendment was \otecl
upon and received 84,579 votes , while only
37,396 votes were cast against said amend
ment , thus showing that while the senti
ment of this state is very strong in favor of
such nn amendment , owing to the provisions
of the constitution , which" require a ma
jority of till voles cast nt tne election to bo
feir tfyv anujftilu > * rt Jn. ocdpr to ndoot Mi ?
eatno byvuich provision every vot'er Slnilg
o vote thereon 1 ° in eflect recorded against
eamcnnd. . -
Whereas. The expense of submitting such
an amendment is very great , amounting
probably to nearly $50,000.
Whereas , Furthermore , this legislature is
now considering n proposition for the
amendment of the constitution , by which it
is hoped to make practicable an amendment
meeting the demand for an enlargement ol
the mipromo court , therefore , be It
Resolved by this house. That while we
recognize the overburdened condition of our
supreme court , there being upon the docket
of said court ut present nearly fifteen hun
dred cases for hearing , many with volumi
nous records requiring much time to rend
nnd consider , yet this house does not think
that from past experience It Is advisable tc
adopt the suggestion of his excellency , the
governor , and entail nn expense of nearly
JJ.0,000 upon the taxpayers of Nebraska , tc
submit such an amendment with the prac
tical certainty that it will bo equally fore
doomed with thosn previously submitted tc
fall of the required constitutional majority
but believes the supreme court commission
should bo continued , even as a makeshift
until the desired amendment to the consti
tution can bo accomplished.
( in-lit MlNtaUc Mil dr.
In speaking on the resolution Prince sali
that It was recognized by this house tha
n great mistake had been made In strlklni
down the supreme court commission , am
predicted that within two years the peopli
of the ptnto would all see It that way. Thi
supreme court had In the tyst year decided
1,079 cases , u larger average than any othei
court in the country. The curtailment o
the court would work a great Injury , as thi
calendar would now too burled under nn av-
nlancho of cases. The people of the stati
were largely in favor of an increase in tht
number of judges , < but the difllclilty was t (
go * , enough of them to vote on 'the qucstloi
to carry It at a regular election. The prop
oeltlon had twice ibeen defeated because o
the failure of the people to vote. There wai
nt this time no hope of better results ti
Justify the submission of Ihe amendment.
KastorlliiR of Buffalo spoke against thi
resolution , He believed the amenduicn
would carry now If submitted. The legalltj
of the old commission had always beei
douUtful and the governor did right In veto
Ing the 1)111. The estimate oi expense of i
rcsubmisslon of tlio question was muct
overdrawn. The expense ought not to hi
over $10,000 ,
1'ollnrtl of COBS called attention to thi
bill to authorize u constitutional convention
3Io had no douM ithat Iho bill would pas
niul that the question would be tmtmilttei
to the people next year. It would bo use
less to submit this question and also thi
constitutional amendment at Iho same elec
tlon.
TlrHoliitloit Carries.
The resolution was adopted toy a vote o
JS to 40 , The republicans present all votei
for the bill except Haller , who asked to Ix
excused because ho favored a constltutlona
convention but did not favor bo retentlo :
of the commission and could not approv
of * ho whole resolution ,
The fusloulsts present all voted agalns
the resolution except Cawthra , MoGlnloy an
Shore. Tlio absentees were Conwetl , Cox
Crockett , Dltmar , Grnfton , Hatliorn , Mann
Moran , Weaver , Wenxl and Woodard.
Wheeler of Furnaa offered a resolutio ;
calling attention to tlio fact that the sta
\tlatlce and other compilations of figures con
in the governor's message had no
included In the printed copies of th
and asking that an Investigutlo
l > o made to learn who was at fault.
Chairman Evans of the printing commit
tee explained that he had acted as chalrma
of the joint committee to arrange for' th
printing of the message , that the job ha
, teen let to the lowest bidder nnd that h
Tjfhad transmitted to the printer the copy tha
) fc been furnished him by the senate en
'of the committee , if parts of the copy ha
been omitted he knew nothing of It at th
tlrao ho sent the copy to the printer. Th
Continued on ThlrU Page , )
POMP OF A PRINCESS' ' FUNERAL
InnplrltiK OrrniiinlcN Atlcml HIP l.ay-
ItiK Atrny nf Knliilaiil nt
Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 24. The
steamer Doric brought the following Honolulu
lulu advices , dated March 13 :
The funeral of the late Princess Kalulanl
took place Sunday , the 12th Inst. Her body
was placed In the royal maurolcum beside
that of her mother. On tihe day preceding
tlio funeral the remains lay In state at Kn-
walalhao church and thousands of people
took n last look nt the well-remembered
face. At midnight the girls of Kawalalhao
seminary sang several selections In the
church.
The funeral was set for 2 o'clock p. m.
Long before that hour the streets In the
vicinity of Knwalalfono church began to
nil up. The entire community , augmented
by hundreds from near Inlands , began to
wend Its way toward Uio church or take
position along the line of march of the
procession , The organizations which wore
to be In the procession were early In the
positions designated for them.
The hearse , drawn by 250 Hawallans uni
formed In whlto trousers , blue Jerseys and
whlto hats and wearing yellow capes , was
drawn up King street to the church at 1
o'clock. Other organizations participating
In the parade wore the Second battalion ,
United States volunteer engineers , First
regiment , National Ounrd , Hawaii , sailors
from the United Stales steamships Scnndln
and Iroquols and various civic and Ha
waiian societies.
The catafalque Itself presented a splendid
appearance. It 'was placed Just In front ol
the pulpit and was covered with a royal
pall of velvet and another of yellow , made
of lllmas. The whlto cnsknt was almosl
burled In floral pieces. On either side of ( he
casket six kahili bearers , 'wearing ' yellow
feather capes , waved their kahili will
rythmlc movement. On each side of the
casket royal "kahilis " on kea staffs were
placed , two largo white ones at the head ,
two smaller while one * at the foot , and be
tween them others , some black , some gold
and some of other colors , stood. At ( he head
of the coffin wore lighted candles In a sllvei
candelabrum. In the nlsle near the head
of the casket were two large kahilis of lllma
nnd ferns , sent by Prince David Kawanan-
akoa. The pulpit was covered with lllma
lels , The choir and the chancel rail were
banked -with flowers nnd ferns.
The services In the church were very Im
pressive and were conducted by the bishop
of Honolulu. Seats were reserved on the
left of the catafalque for the president nnd
the cabinet and the Judges of the supreme
court , the Judges of the circuit court and
other American and Hawaiian ofllclals. .In
' the body of the church seats 'were reserved
j for the consular corps , which" was prescnl
j In Us entirety , members of the house and
senate and others prominent In the com
munity. With the removal of the casket
from the church began the tolling of the
bell and the firing of the mlnuto guns from
the summit of Punch Dowl. The services
In the mausoleum ivere simply those of the
burial service , the choir singing the hymn.
It Is estimated that 25,000 persons took
1 part In the procession or witnessed It. The
I procession was so long ns to require forty
I minutes to pass a given point.
SHERMAN IS SAFELY MOVED
I Ux-Sccrcinry Cliiniue * Side Ilnoinn
1
from ( < < rnni ; r. tn { 'mlic1
S Without Incident.
SANTIAGO WE CUBA. March 24. John
Sherman has been safely moved from the
American line steamer Paris to the quartern
prepared for him on board the United States
cruiser Chicago. Mr. Sherman rested easily
during the night and awoke cheerful and
prepared for the change.
The Chicago arrived hero after daylight
and preparations were Immediately made for
the transfer ofMr. . Sherman .from the pas
senger vessel to the war ship. Ho was car-
j rled on a stretcher which was laid on one
I of the boats of the Paris while fast to the
! davits. The 'boat ' was then lowered Inte
I the water and was taken in tow by a steam
launch. Two umbrellas were placed ovoi
the sick man In order to prevent the sur
from overheating him. Mr. Sherman was
hoisted on board the Chicago in the sami
manner. Ho was accompanied by F. B
Wlberg , Dr. Magee and a nurse.
Immediately after Mr. Sherman had beei
taken on board the Chicago , the Paris , will
Its party of tourists on board , left here fo
Cleufuegos. The Chicago will leave hen
later in the morning.
WASHINGTON , March 24. Mrs. McCal'
lum , former Secretary Sherman's daughter
today received a cablegram from Mr. Wlbon
saying that Mr. Shopman would sail toda ;
on the Chicago and requesting Mrs. McCal
him to meet the party at Fort Monroe 01
Tuesday. Mrs. MoCallura will leave hen
next Monday In ardor to 'bo at Fort Monroi
when Mr. Sherman arrives. This cablegran
evidently determines the destination of thi
Chicago. It waa thought the vessel mlgh
take Mr. Sherman to Tampa.
RUINS GIVE UP THEIR DEA [
Itciunlnn of Two More Ilodlex Fuiini
i WrecUnite of Wludnor
Hotel.
'NEW YORK , March 24. During the fore
noon portions of two bodies were found
The flret was on the Forty-seventh stree
side of the rulim. They connlsted of a par
of the skull , a piece of the vertebrae am
part of the pelvis. No clothing was foum
near these bones.
The second body was found In the north
east portion of the ruins. The finding o
stays near the banes is taken as an indi
cation that the body is that of n woman
Near where the bonra of this body wer
found were discovered several letters. Som
of them were written in lead pencil. 0 ;
uno of them could be deciphered the nam
" . " the hotel
"Miss Casey. Among son
ants was a Mini Casey , but she Is safe
Some attaches of the hotel thought that th
bones might be those of a g'lrl who roome
with ter.
R. A. Merrltt , who claimed to have bee :
the first to bave turned in an alarm , niv
Detective Harry Nlchoff of the Wlndsc
hotel were examined today by Fire Marsha
Soery , who is conducting an investltatlo ; :
upon the origin of the fire. Neither wltncs
could give any testimony of importance I
icgard to thu origin of the fire. Marsha
Sccry intimated that the witnesses hereto
fore examined had given some Important In
formation , but said that It , would not b
made public yet.
There nre 200 men at work today ovei
hauling the ruins of the Hotel Wlndso
searching for the bodies of those who pei
Ished In the lire of last Friday.
Among the things dug out today was ;
metal box containing a lot of soiled am
burned telegrams addressed to Abner Me
Klnley.
Two pumps are kept at work getting th
water out of the cellar.
Final Act In Lover's Unurrel.
LEBANON , Ind. . March 4. Willlan
Blum , who has been on trial hero for th
murder of Grace Harvey at IndlanapolU
was today found guilty of murder lu the fire
degree , his punishment to bo life Imprison
inent. Tlio murder was the result of a lav
era' quarrel.
FOUR MEET DEATH IN A FIRE
Second lllnjR In Samp M clit In n
Ilonrilliifc Itnuiic Acooinpiiiilrd
by Fntnl HeMilts.
MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , March 24. In n. fire
which broke out In the boarding house of
a Mrs. Nolan , at 104 Court street , today ,
four people lost their lives and several
wcro Injured.
The dead :
MRS. LILY CHAPIN , 35 years old.
HOY CHAPIN , 10.
OHBSTKU CHAPIN , 4.
THOMAS BULL , CO.
The Injured :
'Miss ' Hallo Loyd , Internal Injuries and
slight burns.
Preston Lloyd , severely burned about face
and hands ,
Paul Martin , severely burned about face ,
hands and neck ,
Robert Campbell , leg broken.
Mrs. C. A. McMillan , prostrated by nervous
shock.
Uiggs Nolen , 12 years old , slightly burned
about fncc.
Several others are reported Injured , but
tbclr names and whereabout * have not yet
been ascertained.
The origin of the fire Is not known.
An unknown woman Is missing , and It Is
feared she perished In the flames.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , March 24. A special tc
the Post-Dispatch from Memphis , Tenn ,
says : Thomas Dull , a prominent member ol
the Grand Army of the Republic , who was
formerly a commission merchant and grucci
In St. Louis , lost his life In the flro here
while trying to rescue Mrs. Cbapln and hei
four children.
BELMONT DROPS CROKER CLUB
Decide * to Aitciid tlic Dollar Dinner
IIr.vaii Kiictlon "Will Al o
Jlnvi ? u llntuiuct.
NEW YOHK , March 24. The Times says :
It Is announced that Oliver II. P. Belmont ,
who withdrew from the committee on invi
tations and speakers of the democratic club
dinner on Wednesday of last week , has do-
elded not to attend the function of Mr.
Crokor's club , but will instead partake of
the dollar dinner. This information was
given out 'by ' one of Mr. Belmont's personal
friends and business associates. 'Mr. ' Bel
mont himself could not 'be ' seen when verifi
cation of the report was sought.
In resigning from fhe democratic club's
committee Mr. Belmont gave as his reason
the extensive publicity given the affair
and thu fact -that the dinner had dwindled
from national to merely local significance.
His latest move , It was said last night , was
for the purpose of emphasizing his disap
proval of the operations of the managers
of the democratic club dinner.
iMr. Brcwster , who is In charge of the
Bryan dinner , says < he has received assur
ances that several prominent guests will be
present. Including Tom L. Johnson and
Mayor Jones cf Toledo. Applications for
scats were accumulating fast , he said , and
everything gave promise of a successful
dinner.
TOPEKA , Kan. , March 2-i. Arrangements
have been completed for an elaborate ban
quet to be held in this city on March 30 In
memory of the birthday of Thomas Jeffer
son. Covers will be laid for 1,500 guests.
J. G. Johnson , the Kansas member of the
democratic national committee , will be toastmaster -
master , and the addr sses wlJFe ] ; as folioWH-
Kx-Gdvofnor'Willlam JA. Stone of Missouri ,
"Tho Future of the Dcmoprntlc Party ; "
Allen O. Jlyers of Columbus , O. . "The East
and the West ; " Charles A. Towne of MinI -
I ncsota , "Gold and Silver , the Coinage ol
'
the Constitution ; " Senator James K. Jones
of Arkansas , chairman of the democratic
national committee , "Organization for
1900 ; " Champ Clark of Missouri , "Prosper
ity Past , Present nnd Future ; " William J.
Bryan of Nebraska. "Democracy. " It Is also
likely that Governor Thomas of Colorado
will attend.
FRENCH OPERA IS NAUGHTY
MnmiKciiirnt Slnnt ToutIovrii or
.VrrlililNliop llmclii-Nl AVIII Forbid
Faithful to Attend the Show.
MONTREAL , March 24 , Archbishop Bru-
chesl , the head of the Roman Catholic
church in Montreal , has created something
of a sensation by writing to the proprietor
of her majesty's theater , stating that unless
some of the pieces contained In the reper
tory of the French opera to bo produced nt
the theater , are eliminated he will be obliged
to issue a letter forbidding the faithful to
attend.
OBNOXIOUS JlinCISS IlETAIMSU.
Court of CnNxntloii Will Not Honor
Miulninc' IJreyfiiN1 I'rvjmllupN.
PAHIS , March 2'4. In the court of cassation -
| tion today M. Ballet do Baupre , president
of the civil secllon , read a report recommending -
{ mending the rejection of the application ol
Mmo. Dreyfus for the exclusion from the
revision inquiry of three Judges , MM. Petit ,
Crepon and Lopellotler , who , in the early
stages of the proceedings , decided unfavor
ably on a Dreyfus question. The public
prosecutor , M , Manau , recommended that
contrary action be taken , formally supportIng -
Ing the granting of the application of Mmo. .
Dreyfus , After a long deliberation the
court decided to reject the application anil
condemned Mme. Dreyfus to pay a fine oi
100 francs.
The fining of Mine , Dreyfus was a formal
matter. The civil cede dictates that II
a request for the exclusion of the Judges
Is refused the applicant must pay a Hue ,
the minimum being 100 francs.
WAIL OK THIS Sl'A.MSII PIIKSS ,
AiiuTlcuiiH DnrktMl I'IIKP of Illntory lij
C'n in 1 > I n li In I'nrk ,
MEXICO CITY , March 24. Correc
Eapanola , the organ of the Spanish colony ,
continues to Insult the Americans In Cuba
and says today :
"Civilization has disappeared from Cuba
with the disappearance of the Spanish flag
No spectacle could bo more repulsive. Th <
American soldiers have converted the beau
tiful park there into a camp. There the )
eat , there they drink and there they wallov
freely like hogs in the creek on a summei
day.
day."Oh
"Oh , what a sad page to the history of thi
human race Is the United States writing ic
Cuba and the Philippines. What a step back ,
ward lu the path of civilization has beer
taken by North America In letting loose Iti
Immpral and cynical soldiery on those' un
happy countries. "
IIAI'I'IUH DAYS FOIl M Hlf.VO CHANG
Wrll-I'minilcil Humor ( lint HP In < <
ltd urn ( o I'oivr. .
PEKIX. March 24. It Is learned on good
authority that LI Hung Chang Is again upor
the point of returning to power ,
Kluillfn In Coimldcrcil Hnrnilemi.
LONDON , March 24. Replying to ques
tions in the House of Commons today , nt
Hon. William St. John Brodcrlck , parlia
mentary secretary of the foreign ofllce , salO
it was not expected that It will be neces
sary to send an expedldtlon against th <
khalifa , a majority of whose followers now
be added , iwere not armed with rlflca.
T IPP ntMtTiMtfp win Tii/m iv
LII'E ' SENTENCE 1 < OR 100MAN
Jury Speedily Finds Him Responsible foi
Kreichb.ium's . ' Death ,
SURPRISING BOLDNESS OF HIS METHOD
Farmer I * Killed , III" < * < lp Sol < 1 " " '
j
' Alli-m-il
III * Iloiinc Ot'iMiiiU'ilifijy
aiunU-rprn TlirougTij irtue of
n Forced l.pnae.
*
BLOOMINGTON , Nob. , March 24. ( Spe
cial Tslegram. ) The Jury. In the case ol
Jesse Tooman , on trial foV/tho murder ol
J. P. Krelchbaum , brought' In a verdict ol
Eiillty of murder In thr ijwt degree nnd
llxed the penalty at imprisonment , will
hard labor , for life. The attorneys were
allowed six hours for . argument , and the
case was given to the Jury nt noon They
were only out a short lime , reaching a
verdict at 2 o'clock.
When the Jury brought. Jn the verdict ol
guilty this afternoon Toorann's lawyers
asked for a now trial , wliicli Judge Beale
refused. When Tooman stobJ up to receive
his sentence ho ngalu snldkiliat ho was not
guilty , but took his sentence In a very un
concerned way. He wlll bfO.tnken to the
penitentiary nt once. Th'e jTtOrnoys for Cole
tried to get 'htm out on liafjf.but the Judge
refused , and ho will huVev'hls trial next
terra of court , Juno 19. ' * V
Tooman was charged Jointly with W. 8 ,
Cole with the murder of Krelchbaum and
the appropriation of his property , pretend
ing to have purchased It from the dead man ,
whom they said had gona south 'for his
health. The people of the community were
not satisfied with the story' and a search
for the body of the missing man resulted
In Us being found burled la a hog pen on
the farm of the deceased , where Tooman
and Cole were then living. Cole was tried
before Tooman , the Jury falling to agree ,
the principal feature of hln defense being
uu alibi , Toomau's daughter swearing that
on the day Krelchbaum disappeared Cole
was at the Tooman residence , a number
of miles from the scene of the murder.
XO UISINTUIUIBNT TIM , FAI.U
Qunrtt-raiaNter' ! ! Department Consltl-
orn Iln i1i Too firpiit Hefore.
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special. ) In
answer to an Inquiry sent some time agft
General Barry today received the following
letter from the War department :
"WASHINGTON , March , , 21. General P.
'H. Barry , Adjutant General Nebraska Na
tional Guard , Lincoln : Sir Replying to your
request of March 7 for Information as to
when the soldiers of ( hn First and Third
Nebraska Interred at Chlclnmuuga Park ,
Jacksonville or Savannah .will 'he returned
to their homes I am directed by the quarter
master general to Inform you that , on ac
count of sanitary conditions and the late
ness of the season. It will be Impracticable
to make any further dlslntcrmente of re
mains of soldiers burled In- the south before
next fall. Arlington cemetery is one of the
most 'beautiful In this country , and the
graves of Its dead will bo cared for BO lone
as this government exists. A beautiful slti
has been selected for the iuterauent of. those
who died in Cuba and P-t'ia Ttlco.
. , . ,
"Assistant Quartermaster Giyneral , U. S. A. "
New Candidates Are Appearing.
WYMORE , , Nob. , March 24. ( Special.- )
Slnce the citizens' ticket was placed in
nomination at Monday night's caucus new
men are being brought out by petition. Foi
mayor , J. R. Dodde , editor of the Arboi
State , who was defeated In the caucus , will
rim against J. A. Ronllngthe regulai
nominee. In the First ward C. A. Mur-
dock , editor of the Reporter , is out bj
petition for councilman against Charles
Hemperloy , and in the Second Tony Hlr-
mon has been brought out to run against
Julius Neumann. Other petition candidates
are F. E. Culp and H. B. Ware , for the
long and short terms of school directors
The campaign Is becoming lively and the
candidates are raahlng an active canvass.
FlH til ! lift. * nt TfCMIIllNell.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , March 24. ( Specla.
Telegram. ) Force had to be resorted to bj
Guard John Kelly < o keep Rev. Frederic !
SperJeln from galnlilg possession of th (
Catholic pnrsonnge hero this evwiing , . anc
as a result the reverend genUemnu has i
very black eye. Catching Kelly in the yart
and off his guard Sperleln made a rush foi
the door , which was open. The men mot 01
the porch and the guard cauglit hold o
Sperleln. Sperleln resisted and Kelly stra.1 !
him with all his might squarely In the eye
The blow , the only one struck , dumbfoundec
Sperleln for a fecond , but soon regaluluj
himself he started > for the door again
Kelly , ivho ts a duly qualified officer , warne
him not to attempt to enter It he valuei
his life and ho gave it up as ft bad Job
Sperleln says-ho will have Kelly nrrestcd fo :
assault In the morning.
City Ticket * In brn Un.
FREMONT. Neb. , Starch 24. ( Speclal.- )
The democratic cly ( committee has placnc
Benjamin T. Roberts on the city ticket fo ;
clerk in place of Oscar Widmnn , declined
Roberts was a private In Company L , See
end Nebraska volunteers , but has not ye
boon mustered out on account of 111 health
J. n. Henry also declined to run for tin
school board and Miss Lucy Grlswold wai
named in his place.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. ;
At a. mass meeting last nlfilit the followlnt
were nominated for village trustees : Dr
O , H. Flory , A. J. McKelvoy. R. E. Case
A. A. Aller and J , n , Carter. The Issue , 1
license or no license.
AHUM ThurNloii'x
PBN'DBR , Nub. , March 24. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The following telegram has beei
sent Senator Thurston relative to the Hoi
troubles :
"J. .M. Thureton , Washington , D. C , : Ii
'Morgan-Holt ' troubles at Wlnnetoago agenc ;
false imprisonment of Henry Holt , Indlai
citizen , involved. We ask you to deman <
Impartial inquiry 'by ' Indian office Into Mor
gau's Justification , notwithstanding colorei
reports on ibohalf of Morgan to Indian de
partment. Look for letters. "
A Red Fanner I.ourN n I.ojc.
AUBURN , Neb. , March 24. ( Speclal.- )
Walter Nicholson , a Scotiih farmer who hai
been a resident of this county since 1SG4
has suffert.il the amputation of his leg below
low the knoo. The limb had been severe ) ;
frostbitten and the effects threatened hi
life. The patient , who Is past 70 yeara o
age , stood thu operation remarkably well ,
Ilo < Cl CIllllltCCN llofft.
STELLA , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. ) J. 1
Cox purchased the Howe hotel at this plac
today. This has been a popular hotel wit
the traveling public.
Ilr.rnii I'linnrM HI .ileiuplilx.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. , March 24. William J
Bryan arrived In Memphis early this morn
Ing , He was met by a local committee an
ccorU-d to the Peabody hotel , where a publl
reception will bo held this afternoon , To
night Mr- Bryan will deliver a lecture a
the Auditorium under I lit- auspices of th
Nineteenth Century club , after which bg wil
leave tor Little Rock.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Cloudy ; Winds Shifting to Northerly.
T > niiorniirr nt Oiiialm j cMi-rilny :
Hour. lru. Hour. Oi'R ,
* > n. iti Ill ) J p. in Ill
( t n. in ill ) il ii. in -II
7 n. n ; i < : i ii. i 'in
RUCTION IN HAWAII'S CABINET
iit Arlaet Over llftlr % -
ini-iit of MlnlMlor Kliipr < f Interior
l.ute \ < MV < < of iMlutiil ,
SAN FRANCISCO , March 21. The steamer
Doric brings the following advices from
Honolulu under date of March 13 :
William Smith , who has been attorney
general since the overthrow of the mon-
aichy , has requested President Dole to ac
cept his resignation , put In last August.
This sudden withdrawal from the cabinet
Is the culmination of a sprlous disagreement
between the olllcers of the cabinet. It Is
claimed Smith and President Dole requested
the retirement of Minister King of the In
terior. Minister Damon stayed by King and
! declined to vote for his dismissal. As it re-
i quired the votes of the entire cabinet of
ficers to make a change , a deadlock was
formed. Smith saw no chance to carry hla
point , so he decided to retire himself.
Henry E. Cooper , the present minister of
foreign affairs , will probably be appointed
to succeed Mr. Smith.
The United States transport Portland ar
rived from San Francisco on the 12th. The
Valencia arrived a day later nnd departed
{ for Manila ngnln this morning. The United
j States gunboat Wheeling arrived yester
day , twelve days from Vancouver. It will
go to Manila from this point.
The little schooner , Bessie E. Stevens , got
awiiy for Guam on the 12th. It cleared for
Manila via GUam. It carried twelve per
sons besides the crew. Three of these go as
missionaries to Guam. They arc : Jose Cas-
tllano and Jose Cuatllano , jr. , and Kdward
Supery. The others are : Douglas Bell , a
surveyor , and his wife ; J. D. Rumburg and
wife and Jules Rumburg , tourists ; A. M .
Johnson nnd Benjamin Haverer , the owner
of the schooner , wife and daughter.
COLLECTING COSTS MONEY
Muni lie I'rovlilcil fur Callirr-
lixiiOMltliin HellOM llclKiiau
IH OrilcriMl Home.
WASHINGTON , March 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) None of the departments of the gov
ernment have moved as yet In the matter
of Instructions to representatives lu now
possessions regarding collections of relics
for the Greater America Exposition. In
some cases heads of 'bureaus ' say the agents
i of the government will have to bo instructed
] as to Just what is wanted and that the
; gathering of interesting collections takes
' money. The exposition people will have to
' arrange to defray expenses attendant upon
j the collection of curiosities from new col-
j onles.
I Oscar Ueignan of Iowa , who was with
Naval Constructor Hob on in sinking the
collier Merrimac , lias been ordered to re
turn home from Manila in order that he
may enter the naval academy In pursuance
I of a special act of congress authorizing him
< to do so In special recognition of his heroic
services in the Spanish war. Ho wont to
t the Philippines on the hospital ship Solace ,
i and did not know of the legislation in Ills
favor until so informed by Secretary Long
by cable on his arrival at Manila. He will
i return to the United States by. the first
1 available steamer and take the examination
, for admission to the academy.
; Senator Thurston left today for a' , short
i visit to Barnegat , N. J. , on the Atlantic
coast. President and Mrs , H. G. Hurt of the
Union Pacific leave this evening for New
, York. /
KILLED IN CHOPPING A TREE
Knrmcr SiiRKC-ntN a Fatal Alternative
and Contrary to KxnoutatloiiN
Ci'.rrlrm It Out.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , March 24. ( Special
Telegram. ) Fred Colby , living a mile and
a half from Bolckoiv , received a curious ac
cident yesterday , from -which ho died this
morning , Colby and two neighbors were
cutting down a tree on'his farm. It was
a difficult task and Colby became angry and
declared that he would make the tree fall
the way he wanted to or would died In the
attempt. He climbed It and fastened a
rope to it a number of feet from the ground ,
the other end being attached to a stump.
The choppers then went to 'work ' and soon
the tree tottered. When It fell it went in
an unexpected direction and Colby was
caught in the rope and thrown to the ground.
The back of his head struck a stump and ho
was fatally injured.
BURIED IN POTTER'S FIELD
JIINOII Il.uinl ) , ii .VfliriiNka rionecr ,
Die * a runner in
Coloriido ,
FORT COLLINS , Colo. , March 21. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Jason L. Lamb , a pioneer ,
was burled today In the potter's field. He
was 73 years old and caino hero from Ne
braska. In the construction of the main
line of the Union Pacific railroad ho wat
a prominent contractor and built many
miles. HP lost his properly through In
dian depredations , but never recovered any
thing from the government , and died in the
poor IIOUBO. Ho was once mayor of Omaha
and took a prominent part In the early his
tory of that city. He came to Fort Collins
at the time of construction of the Grceley ,
Salt Lake & Pacific road.
GETS TEMPORARY SETBACK
Ov > r - i > rtH MlniHelf Thurndii-
and HUN KiintlnK |
NEW YORK. March 24. Rudyard Kipling ,
who had steadily Improved In his recovery
from'his long Illness from pneumonia , had a
temporary setback Thursday night when ho
was seized by a fainting spell. Mr. Doubleday -
day said Mr. Kipling had been made some
what weaker , ( but ho stated today that the
author had fully recovered during the night.
Mr. Kipling exerted hlniEelf a little too
rau.h en Thursday. He Is still In bed.
Crippled < hllil llerelveH llaiiiiiucx ,
CHIP-AGO. March 24 Binraa Grcnvvell
WUH awarded $20.000 todav in a uticct rail
way damage suit. The girl , who Is C years
old , was run over and crippled for life. At a
former trial the Jury failed to agree. It is
alleged that U\o of the jurors were bribed.
No Uiioruni at Hnrrlthiim.
HARRISBintG , Pa. , March 24. The fifty-
seventh ballot for United States senator :
Quay , 35 ; Jenks. 84 ; Dalzell , 10 ; Stone , 2 ,
Irvln4 ; Huff , 5 ; Stewart. 5 , Wldener , 3 ;
Rice , 1 ; lUter , 1 ; Grow. 1 ; Tubhs , 1 ; Markle ,
1 ; total vote , 103 , no quorum.
Defeats the Forces of Aguinaldo in a Pitched
Battle with Heavy Loss ,
Loss of the Filipinos in the Engagement is
Three or Four Hundred.
Lonvo Mnlolos Under n Small Bodyguard for Aguinnldo and Concentrate at
Malabon , North , of Manila , Where Tlioy Stake Everything in Their
Attempt to Overthrow the Americans Uncle Sam's
Soldiers Put Up a Good Fight and the
Hobols Are Routed.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. ) % v
MANILA , March 1M. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram , )
A sweeping victory over AguinnlUo's forces lias just been won by the United
States troops. Thu total American loss l.s estimated at about 100 , including
both tlio killed and wounded. The Filipino loss is between . ' ! 00 and 400. .
Major General Otis having completed the piano for striking what he hoped
would be a Dual crushing blow to the native rebellion , the advance was or
dered Friday morning. Major General Otis' brigade was astir early , break
ing camp quickly and getting ready 1 or a swift movement The Third and
Seventeenth regiments of United States Infantry , which had gone aboard the
transport Sherman , to be conveyed presumably to some point on the bay , dis
embarked to march to the front overland. The Twenty-second regiment of
United Slates infantry and the Oregon volunteer regiment were among the
lirst troops to set out today for the scene of impending action to the north
of Manila.
The rebels had been expecting an advance movement for some days. Their
spies within our lines usually have kept them advised of the American plans
of operation. In this case 1he Filipinos knew they must make tholr most
stubborn stand , as the American commander meant to wipe thorn out or dis
perse them and capture their capitol , Malolos.
They moved forward from Malolos , leaving there only a bodyguard for
Aguinaldo , It is said , and concentra.ted . in large numbers about Malabon ,
which lies to the north of Manila on the railway and on the shore of tlio
bay. There they had been exceedingly active for sevcraJ days fortifying.
They had constructed several lines of trenches and had arranged defenses
peculiar to thu country , and doubtless felt that they could a/I least hold the
"
So busy had they been in getting ready for a supreme struggle that they
had neglected to make their customary attacks by sharpshooters on our out-
postn. The lighting today was desperate on ( he part of the Filipinos and de
termined on the part of the Americans. The result Avas disastrous to
the rebels. i
PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT
I'll I ) > lnop < Hnlronoli Tliniixt-lvcM In ilir
II liv of Dc-ri-iitliiK tli < : AIIKT-
icMiu K < irtoM.
MANILA , March 21. Noon. The enemy
Is extremely active In the vicinity of Mala
bon In preparing defenses , evidently antici
pating an attack. They keep well under
cover. A small body of rebels , however ,
emerged from the jungle on the extreme
left yesterday nnd fired upon the Knnsac
troops in the trenches , fatally wounding
Private Cohen of Company B and Private
Muser of Company B.
The Oregon volunteers and the Twenty-
cecond regulars marched to the front today.
The Third and Seventeenth regiments have ,
disembarked from the Sherman. General
H. G. Otis' brigade struck Its tents this j
morning and nn early move Is probable. I
Sixteen English refugees arrived here yes l
terday from Dagupan , the railroad termlnup ,
on board the steamer Saturnus. They re
port that the natives are generally friendly
nnd the officers Invariably courteous. Mr.
Hlgglns , manager of the railroad , and about
n dozen unmarried men , In charge of various
buslners Interests , Incline to toke ad-
j vantage of the opportunity to leave.
j Nothing has been heard from the two
American planters at Columpit since hostili
ties began.
According to Filipino accounts a thousand
Americans have been killed , the fatalities
being especially heavy at Culuocan , whore
the United States troops "rushed like mad
men against a storm of bullets , "
Two Spanish prisoners who bnvo escaped
from Polo to the lines of the Kansas regi
ment report that thn Filipinos have con
centrated their forces at Malabgn and Polo.
! They add that only Agulnaldo's bodyguard
1 is at Malolos and that the rebel loaders ap
parently intend to stake their fortune * ! on
.1 Ji ht at Mulabon , where it was expected
an engagement would take place yesterduj.
If defeated , It is further nbsorted , the rebels
intend to disperse to the swamps and moun
tains. The rebels were putting their Bales
In front , battering that thu Bolornen's
charms will avert the bullets. The lislos
of the Filipinos greatly outnumber the
riflea In their hands. The rebels are further
said to have admitted that they cannot
withstand the American shells nnd bayunet
charges.
The escaped Spaniards corroborated the
stories told of food shortage among the
rebels and they added that their hospitals
are short of supplies.
Next Move Will lie Kliuil.
WASHINGTON , March 24. It Is under
stood hero that General Otis hati so far
i matured hit. plans of campaign Kiat within
. a week or ten days hu will bo able to begin
I a movement which U expected to mark tlio
| ( ii etructlon of Agulnaldo'g army. Although
l stragglers and fugitives may infest the
Island of Luzon for some time , It U believed
that after Oils has delivered his next blow
the Insurgent army , as an organization , will
have ceased to exist.
The new movement will bo carried on , it
Ii understood , by a combined land and water
attack , though It Is not expected that the
j navy's part In the program will be partlcu-
Unly prominent. Otis 'has procured thirteen
of the gunboats formerly ownej by the
Spanish government , and these are to play
an Important part In the development of the
campaign. Many of the troops which had
been engaged on the outer lines ii' to the
date of General Lawton'a arrival nt Manila
{ have beeu withdrawn to the water trout and
a complete reorganization of the army Is
now In progress , The reinforcements now
arriving at 'Manila are being used to main
tain the Btrongth of the lines running from
Manila to Paslg , established by Whcalon's
flying brigade.
The next movement that is expected her
Is by water. H Is believed that Otis will
place n complete brigade on board vessels ,
Btcam rapidly northward and land it beyond
the insurgent headquarters at Malolos. If
this movement succeeds , as It should , If
made with rapidity , the insurgent array will
find Itself completely penned In with no
opportunity for retreat. To the north -will
bo this Hying brigade , on the cast Laguna da
Bay , across which they will bo prevented
from escaping by the American gunboats now
afloat there ; the Paslg river to the Bouth la
well policed by tln-clads , and with a strong
line in the position occupied by Whcaton's
brigade will cut off any movement In that
direction , while to the west the Bay of
Manila is closed by Dewey's vessels ,
I It Is hard to conceive how , if this plan
I carries , the Insurgents can longer avoid a
1 decisive conflict which must end either In
i tholr breaking through the American lines or
in their surrender. It is evident that Otis
:
i expects the hitter , for ho has already advised
i the War department that the Insurrection
t cannot last much longer.
EXCURSION TO TALLAHASSEE
I'reHlilent Mclvlnley and 1'nrty of
Frlendn .Make FlyliiK Trip to
the Ancient Capital.
THOMASVILLB , Gn. , March 24. President
McKlnley and quite a largo party today
made a Hying trip to Tallahassee , Fla. Vice
President Hobart has not been well , never
having recovered from the effects of nn attack -
; tack of grip last winter , so ho and Mrs.
Hobart remained 'behind , The president has
hoard a good deal of Tallahassee , largely
through President Frank Thompson of the
Pennsylvania railroad , who has a place
there , and ns the distance IB only about
sixty miles through n rather IntervstlnR
country , ho divided to visit the ancient
capital.
A special train was provided by thu Plant
system , and Included two Pullmuns , one
extra coach and a baggngo car. It loft
Thomasvllle shortly after 10 o'clock nnd re
turned late In the afternoon. The president
was looking very well and evidently haa
been benefited by the trip.
LAWYER TAKES HIS REVENGE
SlioolH I hiJiiilne Who Itefime * to An-
prove HU Kill of Kx-
ceiillolix ,
ST. LOUIS. March 24. A special to tha
Post-Dispatch from Dallas , Tex , , says : At
Swcctwater. F. P. Woodruff , a lawyer , at
tacked and shot Judge John II. Cochran In
chambers , the trouble growing out of the
court's refusal to approve a bill of excep
tions in a lawsuit. Judge Cochran attempted
to defend himself and a bystander named
R. P. WattB was shot In the hip. Watts
and Judge Ccchran nre In a critical con
dition. Woodruff Is under $3,000 ball. Judge
Cachron Is an vx-upeakor of the Texas housu
and was a candidate for governor in 1894.
HooHovell AVIirCome Went.
ALBANY. N , V. . March 24 , Governor
HooHovelt stated today that he would , if pos
sible , attend the proposed reunion of thoRough
Rough aiders to be held in the west June
24 , He can make no definite promise be
cause he does not know but that buuluess ot
Btalo uiuy prevent big attending.