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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUSING , OCTOBER ilG , 1800-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OE TS.
DAYITT QUITS HOUSE
Irish Patriot Drops a
Political Oiroles.
RESIGNS AS A PROTEST AGAINST WAR
This Action , with Redmond and O'Brien '
Incidents , Shows Irish Peeling.
MANY LIBERALS ARE DISSATISFIED
Colonial Secretary is Kept Busy Making
Daniala and Explanations.
BAYS HE NEVER SUPPRESSED TELEGRAMS
Ilcnlett that He HcfiiHeil to Meet
MoiiliiKnc While , the AKVII ! of the.
Trannvnal , nml that lip. Never
Ankeil nu Ainlleiice.
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( . "opyrleht , 1SOJ , by Press Publishing Co. )
.LONDON , Oct. 2f > . ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Michael
Davltt.tho Irish patriot , has dropped a
thunderbolt. In political circles.
In the House of Commons todny , after a
powerful Indictment of the war to subju-
tate the Doers , ho declared , amid Intense
silence , that ho would resign his seat In
the llouso tomorrow as a protest against
the Transvaal war.
i.Mr. Uavltt denounced the jingo press and
cald that the war , for the meanest iind most
jnorcemiry alms , would bo known as the
greatest crime of the century. Ho declared
that If ho had been offered home rule and
an Irish republic , IID would not accept them
it accompanied by the condition that he
vote for the war. As a protest ho would
tiHk to bo relieved from attendance In the
House. Ho had been In the House for live
years trying to obtain justice for .Ireland ,
and ho left It convinced that "no cause of
justice and right would have the support
of the House unless backed by force. "
This action by Davltt , following closely
the forcible expulsion of William Redmond
from the House and the suspension of Pat
rick O'Urlcn for saying that Colonial Sec
retary Chamberlain's "hands were dyed us
rod with blood as thoao of the worst mur-
ilercr that ever mounted a scaffold , " mark
( the deep feeling ot 'tho Irish for the Doers.
( Many liberals also are dissatisfied. Thus
today , during 'the debate on the second read
ing ot the appropriation bill , James H. Dal-
zlell , liberal member for the Klrkcaldy dis
trict , " expressed the opinion that one of the
Kroatest difficulties In arriving at a set
tlement with President Krugcr bad been
that , rightly -or wrongly , the president had
believed Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
and Cecil Rhodes were Identical. 'Ho ' sale
IMr. Chamberlain had given grounds for that
belief by suppressing telegrams , whereupon
the cononlal secretary tartly Intervened
taylug :
"I have novrr suppressed telegrams. I
Jiavo not got them. "
rcfusod to see ( Montague White , the agent
of the Transvaal , who , the colonial secre
tary added , had never applied for an au-
UlCDCC.
The speaker , William Court Gully , Intervened
and declared that al
vened at this juncture
references to such matters were out of order
NEW YORK , Oct. 25.-OUchael Davltt is
the member for South Mayo. 'Ho is G'
years old. 'Ho ' has suffered deeply for the
cause of Ireland. In 1S52 ho was evicted
began to work in a Lancashire cotton mil
In 1856 ; lost hla right arm by rnachlner
In 1857 ; joined the Fenian brotherhood In
1805 ; arrested and tried in London fo
treason and felony In 1870 anal sentenced t
fifteen years penal servitude ; released on
tlckct-of-leavc In 1877 ; founded the Land
league in 1879 ; arrested In 18S1 nnd sent
released In 1882 ; arrested
back to prison ;
in 1883 nml Imprisoned for three months ;
elected to Parliament while a convict In
returned from northeast
Portland prison ;
Cork in 1892.
LIVELY SCENEJN THE HOUSE
Ileliateriii AVIileli Chniulier-
lalii 1 riaeetl WIHIII the Sjilt
for a Time.
LONDON , Oct. 25. During the debate on
the second rending of the appropriation bill
In the House ot Commons today James II.
Dalzioll , liberal member for the Klrkcaldy
district , expressed the opinion that one of
the greatest difficulties In arriving nt a
eottlement with President Kruger had been
that , rightly or wrongly , the president had
believed that Chamberlain , tno British oecrc-
tary of state fur the colonies , and Cecil
Jlhodea were identical. Ho added that Mr.
grounds for this
Chamberlain had given
telegrams , whereupon
belief by suppressing
the colonial secretary tartly Intervened , saying
telegrams.
ing : "I have never suppressed
I have not got them. "
Mr. Chamberlain alee denied that ho had
Unite , the
refused to see Dr. Montague
ngont of the Transvaal , who , the colonial
for an
Becrolary added , bad never applied
, William Court Gully Inter
ThoSpeaer
that all
and declared
this Juncture
vmied at of
out
were
matters
references to Bueb
order.
I-iiKiiaclonn Spirit In ConunonH.
The pugnacious spirit animating the public
. 'Apart ' from
has reached the legislators.
Mr. Davltt there
Iho diversion created by
In the House between
was a lively scpno
radical member for
Gavin Brown Clark ,
Caithness , former agent of the Transvaal.
member for
and Major Rnsch. conservative
southeast division of Essex. Mr. Clark
the
ho
' statement that
denied Major Hatch's
time
at the
( Clark ) wna In the Boer camp
of ho tight at Majuba Hill > " '
"sample of the misrep
the assertion na n-
resentation. now prevailing , "
his
retorted that
Rasch promptly
Major the -thorlty - of
lament was made on
told him K l *
himself , who
Mr. Clark
I den rd
Clark nga
adding thnt If
years ngo , would take tUo
h. statement , the major
"
of repeating the
Brst opportunity
when ho
,
It , him outside of parliament
could lake what steps he kcdl .
Vernon Harcourt. the former
of the secretary for the .
Ii1.8
lain ) during the nt-trotlaUonB
ipeech nt 'Highbury. ' , , ting the
ropudla
IMr Chamberlain replied ,
Intention to bo provocative. *
ho only intended to be plain and
he only followed
ed that
Ho a
.
ITS negotiation , the principle. , ob.ervo4
the pant ten or
tojr nil Etatcemen during
he ex-
a time ,
was
. There
twenty ycart.
Sffl. regarded a.
. when diplomacy
enable them to con-
to
tlven to Btatcmeu
v
ccal their thoughts. That might ba fairly
called the "old diplomacy , " which ho Enid
' 'I absolutely nnd entirely repudiate. "
" 1'cople , " ho continued , "aro entitled to
demand a clear expression of views , nnd
TP never was the slightest justification
LStatement that President Kruger had
lain said : "Our methods nnd
were to cnrry out these ob-
noccfaary to Impress on 1'resl-
ent Krtigor the seriousness of the step he
vas called on to take and the consequences
vhlch would follow any mistake on his jiart.
t wan not desirable to Include In an official
ispatch collateral suggestions nnd Indlca-
lor.fi of opinion , but scml-olflclnl warning
was frequently conveyed In n speech. A
Imllnr warning was given by Lord Salis
bury to th ? oultan nt the Guildhall banquet
nd I am still absolutely unrepentant.
Olil Irlnli ArtfitmenlN ,
"Respecting today's speeches , they nro
Imply a rechauffo ot old arguments from
rlah members , whoso bonst Is that they nro
England's enemies , and from the radicals ,
vho In principle oppose the war. "
Regarding Mr. Davltt Mr. Chamberlain
aid he recognized that ho Iind hitherto dls-
ussed the matter moderately nnd sincerely ,
'and , " ho added , "I would pay the greatest
attention to his arguments If 1 did not know
10 would use precisely the same argument
n regard to any Dritlsh war , which Is based
on his enmity to Great Ilrltnln. "
Mr. Chnrcbcrlaln then salil : "What would
lave been the. Irish argument In the Spnn-
sh-Amcrlcan war , In which Spain showed
icrsolf Infinitely less capable of defending
icrself than the Transvaal ? "
Hero William Redmond , Pnrnellltc mcm-
icr for East Clare , shouted : "The Trans
vaal did not blow up your war ships. "
Mr. Chamberlain continued : "The great ,
almost determining contest between the
United States and Spain was fought with
out the IOE of a single American. We have
lever denied that the Transvaal was a foeman -
man worthy of our steel. Not only was the
llspnrlty between the forces In the Spanish-
American war as great ns those now men-
-ioned , but the contention of the United
States and their right of Intervention nrcao
! rom the fact that at some distance from
their territories there wan oppression , not
of American citizens , but of another race
and people , nnd that Justified the Inter
vention of the United States In the mind of
the civilized world or , at any rate , In the
eyes of Englishmen nnd Irishmen. But wo
nro Interfering In behalf of our people. It
Is perfectly sure that Mr. Davltt , but for
als hatred of England , would sympathize
with us no he did with America. "
Mr. Chamberlain then replied to the criti
cism of hla not having accepted the arbi
tration C'f ' Mr. Hofmeyer by saying that
while ho did not doubt that Mr. Hofmeyer
was olnccro yet i 3 could not forget when
President Kruger made "absolutely Illusory
proposals for a settlement" Mr. Hofmeyer
was perfectly ready to accept them. Presi
dent Krugcr misled Mr. Hcfmeyer In pro
posals which differed materially from those
ho really presented.
Wnr Was Inevitable.
"There ban been on the part ot the Trans
vaal crookedness altogether Incomprehen
sible If they desired n settlement , " continued
Mr. Chamberlain. "I believe that from first
to last President Kruger never Intended to
give anything approaching the rights to tlio
white race , or any acknowledgment of British
supremacy. War , therefore , wns Inevitable.
There was enormous strain uj on us. Wo
uro tailed upon to bring tno war to a quick
conclusion nnd ecnd across tbo sea a force
such as no nation In history ever before eent.
This Is entirely duo to the preparations
which made the Transvaal an armed camp
and which not only secured it n defensive
position , but enable it to take the offensive )
agnlnst the largo force now engaged. Such
n thj 'g could not bo continued forever ; wo
would have needed a permanent force ot
23,000 In South Africa. Wo are told we shall
Icse South Africa. Our foreign friends are
convinced of It. Yet they are not happy.
Such predictions were made before and were
even current In the days of Elizabeth. But
I nm not alarmed. Ono great Teutonic people -
plo cannot hold In ( subjection another great
Teutonic people , but this has never been
our course. It Is Impossible to pretend that
the Dutch at the Capo are crushed by our
rule when they -have all the rights English
men posscfca and even In Individual cases are
permitted to talk and write treason. What
ever may bo the result of the war and the
premature talk of the result of the present
war , docs nny ono Imagine we will fall to defer
for others what wo claimed for ourselves.
or refuse equal rights to the Dutch In the
Transvaal which they refused us. "
OFKICI.il. LIST 01- ' CASUALTIES
Killed \iiinhcr Thirteen , Wniiiuleil
Ninety-Three nnil .MlNHlnf ; 'I'llret- .
LONDON , Oct. 25. The war ofllce this
evening Issued the following : "Thero Is
nothing to add to General White's descrip
tion of today's engagement , as given In his
dispatch , except that we now learn the fol
lowing disunities :
The ofllcers killed and wounded are : First
Gloucester Colonel Wlltord , killed ; wound ,
ed Lieutenant Hlcklc. Second battery field
artillery Lieutenant Douglass. Fifty-third
batter ) ' field artillery Major Abdy , Lieuten
ant Perreau , Lieutenant Hobart. Nineteenth
HUBsarB Lieutenant Holford.
The following casuaklos occurred among
the noncommissioned olllccra and men ;
Nineteenth Hussars : Killed , ono ; wounded ,
two. Fifth Lancers : Wounded , one. Artil
lery : Wounded , five. First Dnvonshlro
regiment : Killed , ono ; wounded , five. First
Gloucester regiment : Killed , seven ;
wounded , five. Natal volunteers , carbineers :
Killed , ono ; wounded ten : Natal mounted
rliles : Wounded , two. Border mounted
rifles : Killed , two ; wounded , ten.
"Tho totnl number of casualties , ns cor
rected , IB : Killed , thirteen ; wounded nine
ty-three ; missing , three.
"Wo learn from unofficial sources that the
following otncers whose absence tad not
previously been notified to us are prisoners
In the enemy's hands : Eighteenth Hussars :
LlouUmant Colonel Mollcr , iMnjor Grevlllo
nnd" Captain Pollock , Dublin Fuallcers : Cap
tain Lonudalo , Lieutenant Lemeseurler ,
Lieutenant ( iarvlce , Lieutenant Grlmshaw ,
Lieutenant E. Majemlle and Lieutenant
Shore.
rilUISISHS bTvil. KHOM UlinUNSTOWX.
Three War Mill' " Start for rape Cli-ar
to .l iln Cliiiiinol Scnailron.
QUEENSTOWN , Oct. 35. The British
cruleera Furious , Pelorus and Pnctolus sailed
from here this afternoon , enrouto to Capo
Clear , where they will meet eight bat-
tlcshlpa nnd two cruisers of the channel
unu'adron from the north of Ireland. The
lleet will then proceed ostensibly to Gibral
tar but it Is thought that possibly the fleet's
destination Is a Spanish or Portuguese port ,
as the vessels have taken out bills of health
frotn the consuls of those countries.
nuvltt Will ItcHlK" .
LONDON , Oct. 25. Michael Davltt , Irish
nationalist , member for South Mnyo , an
nounced in the House of Commons today
that ho would resign tomorrow as a proteit
against the Boer war.
Action nil Aiiroirl tlmi Hill ,
LONDON , Oct. 25 , The House of Com
mons by a vote of 221 to 2S passed the second
end reading ot the appropriation bill.
THAT ALLEGED SULU TREATY
None Exists , notwithstanding the Agonizftd
Cries of the Popocrats.
*
SULTAN AGREES TO CERTAIN POINTS
\nthliiK lii tlic Ann-cutout to Snnollon
Hither Slavery or 1'olynniuy
1'rlemlly Helatlnii" Hxlwt mill
Ar L'arrcil Out.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. ( Special Tele-
grnmO-Colonel W. H. Michael , chief
clerk ot the Slate- department , received
ex-Congressman 12. J.
n letter from -
Halner this week stating that the democrats
and populists of Nebraska were making
much of what they style the "Sulu treaty. "
and wcro circulating printed copies of this
alleged treaty , which recognizes slavery and
polygamy In the Sulu Islands. Mr. Halner
asked that a copy of the treaty be sent to
him , It such a treaty had been made , and
that ho be given nil facts relating thereto.
Colonel Michael Immediately answered sub
stantially ns follows :
"Thero Is no such treaty , for the good rea-
pen that a treaty between the sultan of the
Sulu Islands nnd the United States would bean
an Impobslblllty nnd for the further reason
thnt the only treaty-making power of the
United States Is the senate of the United
States , nnd If nny treaty Is negotiated
through the Department ot State It Is only
tentative nnd before It becomes operative
must bo approved by the president of the
United Stntes and ratified by the senate.
"Tho silltan of the Sulu Islands has no
power to make a treaty with a power that
by virtue of the arbitrament of arms nnd
negotiations with Spain Is the sovereign
power In the archipelago. General Bates
was authorized by the Wnr department ,
which has administrative control of the
Philippine islands , to proceed to the Sulu
Islands and take possession , which he ac
complished without bloodshed. By the
exercise of a llttlo diplomacy and good
scnso ho succeeded In Inducing the sultan to
nemo to the following points :
"First Recognition of the sovereignty of
he United States.
"Second That the United States Hag
should float without molestation on the land
and sen.
"Third The United States to control all
points deemed necessary.
"Fourth The Introduction of firearms to
be prohibited.
"Fifth The sultan to assist In the sup
pression of piracy.
"Sixth The sultan to deliver criminals to
the United States authorities accused of
crimes not committed by Mores ngalnst
Moros.
'Seventh Two other points in the archipelago
pelage should be occupied by United States
: roc-ps when conditions of trade warranted.
'This agreement between General Bates
nnd the sultan went Into effect August 24
nnd our forces have occupied the islands
without molestation since. In fact the sultan
and those co-operating with him have been
so friendly that they have sought permission
to drive out at the Islands nil who sym
pathized with Agulnaldo's rebellion ngalnst
the eovereignty of the United States.
"By recognizing the sovereignty ot the
United States the sultan1 puts himself In a
position to become a nubjeet to nucli i.iw
and regulations as 'the ' United Stntes may
Impose upon htm. there Is no recognition of
slavery In the stipulations between the two
parties , nor Is there anything to suggest that
General Bates looks .with npproval upon
polygamy or any other Instltutlcns In the
Islands that are Inimical to Christian civili
zation. "
OFFERS TO END REBELLION
Airiiliialdo ScndlllK Another Iteprc-
nentatlve to WnnliliiKton ultb
New TcriuM for CoiiMlileratloii.
NRW YORK , Oct. 2G. A special to the
World says :
Senor Antonio Ilegldor , now In London ,
will sail for the United States within three
weeks and ns a fully accredited representa
tive of Agulnaldo will present to President
McKlnley new terms for ending hostilities
and reconstructing the government of the
Island.
The coming of the representative Is kept n
secret by riio administration , but from a
high authority the World learns from a cor-
ri'spondiml that these nro the exact terms
Agulnaldo desires :
First Absolute free trade between the
United States nnd the Philippines , carrying
with It the .fullest commercial favor between
the countries.
Second Perfect religious freedom ns now
exists under the government of Agulnoldo ,
the same being n concession made by him to
the wishes of the United Stntes.
Third Coaling stations for thn United
States on nil Important Islands of the nrchl-
pelage to bo selected by the United States
nnd ceded outright forever by the Filipinos.
This would Include Manila.
Fourth Military reservations at Manila ,
Hello , Panay , Masbate , Sainar , Mlndonca and
such other Islands as may < bo determined on
by both governments.
Fifth The employment of United States
officers In the customs and oil other Inter
national branched of the government , to bo
selected -by the United States and paid by
the Filipino government.
Sixth The Introduction of the American
pollco system.
Seventh The establishment of n Judiciary
as now exists In the island of Cuba.
Eighth The reconstruction of the entire
Filipino government upon lines ns nearly
consistent ns possible with these prescribed
by the constitution of the United States and
adapted to the requirements of the natives.
Ninth Hecognltion of the Filipino govern
ment ns an Independent republic under a
protcctorato of the United States.
Senor Ilegldor will have , plenipotentiary
powers to treat with the United Stntes Gov
ernment on all of these points In order to
rrach nn agreement by which hostilities may
Senor Regldor will be the most Important
political emissary over sent to the United
States by the Filipinos. Ho will have more
power than Agoncillo , who was summarily
driven out of Washington after the presenta
tion cf n memorial to congree , which was
notable alone for Its Indiscreet attack on
the United States. Senor Regldor will repre
sent Agulnaldo himself.
Senor Regldor is said to be a man of great
ability and learning , having had long ex
perience In European diplomatics.
The _ administration has been fully In
formed of the demands of Agulnaldo and
hla advisers through the dispatches of Gen
eral Otis and the secret service maintained
by this government In Europe.
Five TraiiNiortM | Sail ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 25. Today wns n
busy one at the government transport 'dock ,
Five transports , three for Manila and twc
for Portland , Ore. , wcro dispatched foi
their destination. The Tartar , Maiaicnz and
Newport called for Manila , and the OlympU
and Pennsylvania for Portland. The Manila'
bound vessels curried three companies ol
the Thirty-first Infantry and the entln
Twenty-Eighth Infantry , The Portland-
bound vessels will cnrry the Thirty-ninth
and Forty-fifth regiments. The remaining
eight companies ot the Thirty-first regiment
will sail Saturday on thu transport City of
Poking. ]
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN HOWARD
Hotly IMncnt on Trannport for Ilctiirii
Home Inniirut'iil * Hcttim
to Ciilamlm.
MANILA , Oct. 25. 5:55 : p. m. The funeral
of Captain Guy Howard , the assistant quar
termaster , son of Major General 0. 0. How
ard , retired , who was killed October 22 near
Arnyat , took place todny and was largely nt-
tcndcd. A procession of trooj s escorted the
body to the wharf and placed It on board the
transport Belgian King.
The Twenty-sixth Infantry arrived here
on the transport Grant yesterday nnd sailed
for Hello today without disembarking.
The Insurgents have returned to the vicin
ity of Calnmbn. They have Increased In
numbers nnd nro surrounding the town on
the land Hides.
! > :40 : n. m. At 6an Isldro thirty hours'
rain has raised the river tvnd supplies are
arriving there In the caaeocs ot the natives.
The health ot the returning columns Is ex
cellent.
DI2MIY COXl-'KHS WITH IMtRStllBMT.
Philippine CoininlHNlon ANmcmlilv * to
CoiiMUler lln Ht'CoiiinieiuladoiiH.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 25- Colonel Charles
Donby ot the Philippine commission had a
conference with the president totlny that
lasted nbout nn hour nnd a half , but de
clined to make any statement for publica
tion.
tion.Prof. . Denn C. Worcester , one of the Philip
pine commissioners , accompanied by hie
family , reached Washington todny to attend
the meeting of the commission , which prob
ably will take place the latter part of the
week. Ho declines to be Interviewed regard
ing the results of his observations In the
Philippines.
Colonel Dcnby said that he Old not think
the commission would experience any diffi
culty In ngrcclng upon Its recommendations.
\rxt Movrmcnt ot TrmiNnorlN.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The next gen
eral movement ot tnuisports will begin on
November 1 nnd the following are the ap
proximate dates ot sailing : Ben Mohr , No
vember 1 ; Pathcn , 5th ; Hancock , Cth ; Duke
of Fife , 10th ; Sidney , 15th ; Indiana , Ohio
and City of Puebla , all on the 20th ; St.
Paul , 22d. This will practically wind up
the shipment of troops ito the Philippines.
The vessels In question will carry 9,163 men ,
leaving nothing except the Forty-eighth nnd
Forty-ninth , the two additional colored regi
ments. There are available for the ship
ment of these the transports Warren and
Senator , sailing December 1 and 10.
TraitHport Grant at Manila.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. The Wnr de
partment has received the following from
General Otis :
"MANILA , Oct. 25. Transport Grant ,
Twenty-sixth volunteers , nnd recruits nr-
rlved yesterday. No casualties. Aztec with
civilian employes arrived this morning.
Seven horses lost. AH others In good con
dition. "
Captain Crorler to Go to Mnnllri.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. Orders will bo
issued speedily for Captain Crozier of the
Ordnance department to proceed to < ho
Philippines. Captain > 'feizlor's ' Instructions
have not yet been lisuoJ ; one the decision
to send him was the result of a. lack ot
ordnance officers in Luzon.
HERDERS DIE FOR FLOCKS
Story of Itceeiit HlllzEiird in Montana.
IlcvcalN a I'nthctlc Slile to the
Great UiwaHtcr.
MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 25. A special from
Great Falls , Mont. , says :
If anyone has concluded that the time
has passed when the servant la as faithful
to the Interests of his master as he could
bo to his own ho should consider the story
of the recent blizzard which swept through
Teton county In the northern part of thin
state , a county given up to the raising of
ohccp and cattle.
As a result of the storm nine men are
known to be dead nnd of these five bodies
have been recovered. With ono exception
all were sheep herders and all were found
lying in such positions ns to Indicate that
they had otnyed with their bands to the
last , dying In th'elr attempts to save the
property of thnlr employers.
Wllllnra Graham , working for the Cascade
Land company , was found Jn a coulee near
Healey's Butte. It Is evident that he had
tried hard during the night to get his sheep
Into camp , but had not succeeded. Con-
( wloiie of the death Impending ho returned
o his tent about midnight and there wrote
and left n note saying ho was nearly ex
hausted , but was about to return to the
sheep , which wcro drifting up tbo coulee.
Ho wns found stretched on the snow , Ills
antcrn nearly twenty feet distant. Ho had
two dogs , ono of which remained to guard
the body while- the other followed the sheep.
Ho wan unmarried and recently said that
ho had not a relative In the world.
Norman Bruce -worked for Will Flowereo.
Ho remained with his sheep until he man
aged to drive them Into a sheltered pot
where they would bo- safe , Blinded by the
storm ho mistook the coulee where his cabin
wns built and wandered up another. Real
izing Ills mistake too late , he turned back
and fell lose than 200 yarda from his homo
nnd safety , The searching party found his
dog stretched across the dead body. . Bruce
wns unmarried and a native of Prlnco Ed
ward Island.
Matt Oregorlch waa found with his nrms
crossed over his breast. His dog had fol
lowed the sheep Into camp nnd returned
with the rescuing party too late.
Herald , working for C. H. Scoffln. was
lying In the deep enow , his beard eaten ot !
by the bheep , which had also eaten his
clothes and part of his boots. This la only
a portion of the pathetic side of the dls.
nster and the fidelity of one herder Is prob
ably no greater than another.
It Is probable Hint the death list Is hardly
begun. Bands of sheep without herders have
been found at various points In the storm
district nnd later these will bo traced nnd
the dead herders found.
The enow covers up everything on the
prairie and the coulees , many of them more
than 100 feet deep with steep sides , are
filled with It. Without exception this was
the meet eevere and most fatal October
storm ever occurring In Montana.
Anilraile .SnllM for \etv York ,
PONCE , I * . II. , Oct. 25. News has been re
ceived hero concerning the succcfoful revo
lution in Venezuela and saying that former
President Andrade and his etaff nre aboard
the Caracaa , which sailed for New York via
Ponce.
I < xnort Trinle ,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . Oct. 23-Tho Cnr-
rlngo Uulldern' National association , with
2,000 visitors , Is In session here. The dele-
Katis represent Inventmentu of J100.000.000.
President Parry of Indianapolis called the
meetlnc to order. The executive reported
the exportH of carriages for the first eight
months of the year nt 2.000,000. nn Increase
of 30 per cent. John A Case of Philadelphia
"International Trade.-
phia spoke on -
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Statesman from Indiana Dativen Address at
Nebraska Oity.
CLF-AR DISCUSSION OF HONEY QUESTION
Trllinte to the Wliilom anil
1'ntrliitlMii of I'reHtilent MeKliilcy
J. StcrlliiK 'Morton 1'rcnlilen
nml Introduce * Speaker.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Oct. 23. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) The moat enthusiastic
political meeting of the campaign In this
county wan held tonight nt the Overland
theater and was addressed by Senator
Chnrlca V. Fairbanks of Indlnna. Ex-Secre
tary J. Sterling Morton presided nnd Intro
duced the speaker in a wcll-choficn dpcech.
Dcsplto the Inclemency of the weather , the
spacious theater was well filled.
The speaker was given the closest atten
tion throughout nnd was liberally applauded.
Senator Fairbanks took up the currency
question and gave It a thorough and lucid
dlRcustilon. Ho quoted frequently from Mr.
Uryan's speeches delivered during the last
tow days nnd showed the fallacies of his
arguments for the free coinage cf silver. The
speaker paid n glowing tribute to the patriotIsm -
Ism of President McKlnley and strongly en
dorsed the policy of the ndmlnlstrntton
toward the Philippines. The Nebraska
colored quartet rendered several vocal selec
tions , which greatly pleased the audience.
The talk mndo by the fuslnnlsts of n spe
cial trnln to carry the people from hero to
Syracuse to hear Bryan this afternoon came
to nothing , ns less than half a dozen at
tended from here.
ALTGELD SPEAKS AT BLAIR
Stccrd Clear of Silver anil JlemiiinceH
the Conrnc of the Ailmlnlxtratloii
In the rhllliinliien.
BLAIU , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special Telegram. )
Moved by the scnso of morbid curiosity
to sec the man who pardoned the1 Chicago
anarchists irbout 4.10 neonlo cnthored at thn
opera house tonight , where John P. Altgeld
was booked to speak. Very unexpectedly
Sllao A. Holcomb and Attorney Wright ,
candidate for district judge , appeared. Mr.
Wright opened with a Dftccn-mlnuto talk ,
emphasizing n few promises from'the fusion
nominees for the district bench.
Holcomb followed for nearly nn hour ,
urging voters to come out nnd vote. He
mentioned how Bartley stole half a mil-
Ion , 'but ' omitted to speak of how ho set
tled with Bartley ; called attention to va
rious promises made , but never once touched
upon the pass question. He denounced cor
porations and all who allow corporations to
get any strings on them. Mr. Holcomb
brought out no enthusiasm , but when he
Introduced the ex-governor of Illinois there
was a. slight cheer.
After a few preliminary remarks Mr.
Altgeld landed on silver , but announced that
ho wouldn't dlscues It. Ho admitted that
prosperity had spread over the land and
that prices wcro very good. He feared ,
however , that wo might soon have a re
currence of hard times. Early In his talk
ho took up the Philippine question and
from start to finish made the United States
Out 13 Tib a tricky" , Cf-ethcro'js .jcvorr.tnoiH
and Agulnnldo a patriot. He charged that
the American troops began the war to create
a sentiment at homo tint should make the
ratification of the treaty possible' . He de
nied the Tight ot our soldiers on the Island
and made every move of the United States
to appear that wo were trying to- place the
Filipinos In the enmo bondage condition that
they were whllo Spain TVOS in control of the
Islands.
To hla utterances them came no applause
and gradually p oplo began to leave the
house and long before he had finished the
audlenco had disappeared to below 200.
The fustonlsts have not made a point with
Altgeld and , if anything , they have lost
votes.
HENDERSON AT FORT DODGE
Next Speaker of the House of Itenrc-
RcntatlveN Deliver * a TellliiK
nml Patriotic Six-cell.
FORT DODGE , la. , Oct. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Congressman D. B. Henderson , the
next speaker of the bouse of representatives ,
addressed a crowded nudlenco at the Fesster
opera house this evening.
In opening ho paid n warm tribute to Con
gressman J. P. Dolllver , whose homo town
this Is. The first part of his speech was de
voted to a consideration of the question of
the tariff and to the advocacy of the Dlngley
tariff 'bill. In the matter of trusts Colonel
Henderson nrsatlcd Bryan , accusing him of
hypocrisy. When Bryan wns a member of
the great democratic majority in the house
ot representatives , ho said , he made no ef
forts to bring about trust legislation.
The greater part of the address was de
voted to tbo question of Imperialism. The
speaker reviewed the conditions that had led
up to nnd had forced the Spanish war. He
then followed the course of events which led
to our occupancy of the Philippines nnd our
retention of these Islands at the conclusion
of the var.
"The American people , " he said , "would
never floe from n responsibility that bad
como unsought and untbought of. The re
sponsibility for tbo ratification of the treaty
was not alone with the republicans , for It
had been urged by Bryan and was ratified by
a democratic senate. "
The speaker scouted the Idea that the con
cent of the American Indian had never been
obtained for the occupancy of Iowa. The
speaker clcsed with a brilliant peroration
commending the duty of the United States
in tbo present crisis.
McKlnley Club nt IliiiiilioltU.
JIUMBOLDT , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. )
The republicans of this section met Tues
day evening ami reorganized the McKlnley
club , which did good work In the last few
campaigns. The ofllcers elected were : 0 ,
L. Bantz , president ; J. R , Morris , vice pres
ident ; George Gird , secretary-treasurer. It
la the Intention to hegln preparations at
once for the campaign of 1900 ,
Allen SiienkN at Ilattle Creek.
BATTLB CREEK , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Spe
cial. ) Ex-Senator Allen , accompanied by
J. B. Donovan of the Madison Star , spoke
hero last night. In oplto of tbo cold rain
the opera house was well filled. A largo
percentage of these present wore repub
licans. The greater portion of the speech
was devoted to opposition to the Philippine
policy of the administration.
llryan Speak * at Syrai'iiNe ,
SYRACUSE. Neb. . Oct. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A house filled with representatives
of nil parties faced Hon. W. J. Bryan nt
3:30 : p. m. today. His speech was along the
eame lines as all bis recent talks. Mr.
Bryan neoms to bo worn out with his con
tinued talking and hna lost much of hla old-
time force nnd vigor.
llrynii at WeeuliiK Water.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Oct. 2fl. ( Spe-
clal Telegram , ) W. J. Bryan spoke In the
opera house tonight to a large crowd. Ho
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; Northerly Winds.
Temperature nt Omaha ) enterilayi
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discussed Imperialism ; denounced McKlnley
nnd called in thp people tooto for Hol-
cotnb nml show they did not favor n largo
standing army nnd expansion.
PLAN TO ABSoTvTHOLCOMB
VoiioorntN V'.nili-m or to Ilellevc 111m
ot Hvniiotiftitiiitty of KeepliiH' 11 rut
In the
LINCOLN. Oct. 25. ( Special Telegram. )
Information hns been received hero that a
story la being circulated over the state cal
culated to relieve Ilolcouib ot all responsi
bility for keeping the First regiment In the
Philippine Islands lnt > t fall , niter a petition
had been signed by all but three of Its mem
bers requesting that It be mustered out , It
being also hcpcd to exonerate llolcomb from
the charge that ho kept the First regiment
In the Held , so that Hryan's regiment might
be brought home.
"It Is a fact thnt nil but three of us signed
the petition , " enld a member of the Flrnt
regiment tonight , "but It Is also generally
known among the boyn that the wording of
the petition was changed. 1'rnnk Eager
represented the governor In the deal , which
was to keep us down there until after
Hryan's regiment wns mustered out. The
petition was circulated last fall , when the
lighting wns supposed to have stopped , and
none of us could fcco nny reason why we
shouldn't he brought home. The three men
who refused to sign wore soon afterward re
warded with good promotions by the gov
ernor. The petition wns turned down by
Holcomb and ho was aided In thp scheme by
Eager. The colonel of the regiment didn't
have anything to do with It. "
It Is reported from Ponder that a returned
Boldlcr hns started a story that the petition
was circulated during the Filipino war this
year nml that It wns turned down by the
government. In Lincoln this assertion IB
denied by all the members of the regiment ,
who say thnt only ono vote was taken and
that one last December.
Aiitl-AdinliilMtration Harangue.
\VILCOX , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Fighting Joe Edgcrton delivered n.
harangue here tenlght. Ills whole speech
wag n tirade ngalnst the ndmlnlstrntlon.
He said the republican party was standing
on the platform of Jeff Davis nnd the dem
ocrats on the platform of Abraham Llnoln ;
that wo were trying to steal the Philippine
Islands and committing murder In order to
do so ; that no one had any prosperity but
the trusts nnd that wo did not have enough
money to do the business of the country.
AV'mnan'H .Suffrage SteelInj ? .
TECU..MSBH , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. )
OwlnR to the disagreeable weather , the at
tendance nt the county women's suffrage
meetings , which were held hero yesterday
nnd today , was small. The previously ar
ranged. 'P.ro/iram had to bo altered to a
t'xiciit. '
Oftallnln ItcpiiIilleaiiN
OGALLAUA , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special Tel
egram. ) James L. Cnldwell spoke to a largo
audience at the opera house this afternoon
on political Issues from a republican' ' stand
point. Liberal applause wns given his re
marks , arid much enthusiasm was mani
fested.
REFER QUESTION TO GOMPERS
I'renlileiit of the American Federation
of Labor nolnu : to KanxaK Clty
to Settle 'Color ' DlMinitc.
KANSAS CITY , Oct. 25. Samuel Gompcrs ,
president of the American Federation of
L-abor , has been requested to come hero and
fiettlo a color question which has been n
subject of controversy In Kansas City labor
organizations nnd has wired that ho will
ao hero tomorrow.
The trouble grew out of the attempt of the
Building Trades council of Kansas City to
compel George Parks , the contractor , who IH
building the nowCudahy packing 'house In
Armourilalc , to employ union hod carriers.
Union hod carriers nro almost exclusively
negroes and Mr. Parks nnd the Cudahy
Packing company will not hire negroes when
they can find white men.
MARSHALSHIP FOR MATTHEWS
Fremont Mail ( ? e < M a ConinilNNloii for
the 1'lnee. IteeenMy Vacated
liy Thiiinmel.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Attorney General Origg today au
thorized the appointment ot T , L. Matthews
of Fremont as United States marshal for
Nebraska , vice George H. Thummel , re
signed , and the commission wns sent to the
president for his signature.
Arthur Paul wns to < lay appointed post
master nt Gage , Buffalo county , 'Neb , , vlco
Frank Lemon , resigned ; also M. L. Buell , nt
Novlnsvlllo , Adams county , la. , and Addle
Fleming nt Woodland , Decatur county , la.
An order was Issued today discontinuing
the poatofflco at 'Mead , Carbon county , Wyo.
Mall will 'bo ' sent to Saratoga. 'Also discon
tinuing the postolllco at 'Atwood ' , Keokuk
county , la. Mall to Delta.
TOTAL BRITISH CASUALTIES
War Ofllee. HeturiiH Show Hlnee Ile-
KlnnliiK of IliiNtllltleNearly 70(1 (
Were Killed or 'Woiinileil. '
LONDON , Oct. 25. The war office returns
show .that the total casualties ulnco tha be
ginning ot hostilities reach C07 , IS officers
having been killed and 65 wounded , and 76
men killed and 435 wounded , There nro 1'
unaccounted for.
This total , however , does not Include thn
squadron of the Eighteenth Hussars , which
went astray near Dundee , and the officers of
the Dublin Fusllcers. The report of heavy
IOI-HCS sent from Rietfonteln cume as an un
pleasant mirprlno , as General White's tele
grams to the war olllco yesterday gave the
Impression that there was merely a brush ,
IlrliiKH Suit . \Kuliixl .SiiKiir Trust.
NKW YORK , Oct. 25.-Tho suit broucht
by Jlenry Ilcntz to recover 1225,000 commls-
xlotiH from Henry O. Hnvemeyt-r for assist
ing In the formation of the Hngnr trust WIIH
dlKinlHHfil today on the cround that thu
plaintiff had nut shown CUUHO for action.
.Movement * of Ocean Vcxnclii , Oct. U.T ,
At London Arrived Mnnltou , from Now
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic , from Now
York.
At Southampton Arrived St. Paul , from
Now York.
At Auckland Arrived Mnrlposa , from
Han FruntlKco.
At Ninv York Arrived Luhn , from Bre-
mun , tile. Sailed Now York , for Southamp
ton ; Kensington , for Antwerp ; Majestic ,
for Liverpool.
At Now York Arrived Teutonic , from
Liverpool
At Southampton Sailed Barbaroissa ,
from Uremun , for New York.
ATM 'prir "n t PPPIX PI\PP
OK THE RAGGED EDGE
British Supremacy in South Africa Noatlj a
Thing of tha Past ,
GENERAL REVOLT ALL ALONG THE LINE
Stoyn IPSUOS Proclamation Anneiing the
Northern Part of Oape Oolonj ,
ALL THE DUTCH UNITE TO DOWN ENGLAND
\7ar \ Offlco Hears the Unwelcome News and
Holda a Prolonged Sitting ,
GREAT DANGER OF NATIVE INTERVENTION
Knilcavorn to Create a 1)1-
vurMoii liy IMaylliK Uic HnmitoN
AKalimt tliu llorrfi , lint In Hot
Mkcly to Sucurvil ,
( Copyright. 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Oct. 2fi. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The general
British situation In South Africa Is Mr moro
serious than the rigorously censored
dispatches published here would Indicate.
Steyn's proclamation annexing the northern
wectlon of Capo Colony has excited only de-
rlslon here , but I nm In n position lo stnto
It has a very grave Import. The Capo Dutch
In the annexed territory have already risen
In arms ngalnst the British government nml
Steyn's proclamation Is Intended to relieve
them ot the consequences of tholr revolt.
This Is the llrst symptom of a rnco war In
Cnpe Colony , which has been strenuously
declared Impossible by Chamberlain and the
Jingoes , but Is regarded by nil sane men
as a sure outcome ot the nttack on the In
dependence ot the Transvaal. Mllnor has
loaned n counter proclamation warning the
Capo Dutch In the disaffected region that
Stcyn'a proclamation has no effect In re
lieving them of their allegiance to the Hritlsli
crown.
The war office hero has been advised of
this serious development and the wnr board
had a prolonged sitting today. Dreaded
military measures 'will bo ndoplcd In the
eventuality of n general Cnpe Dutch rising.
The gravity ot the position Is Indicated by
the measures taken to suppress nil news re
specting It In the press here. It Is easily
Ininglncd that tlu Doers will 'be heartened
by the knowledge that their race In Capo
Colony hns begun to take arms In their
cause.
The other great peril Is nattvo Interven
tion In the war , nnd those familiar with the
native rnces of South Africa are convinced
that the effect of Mlluer's proclamation to
Mie rtfisul'os will ho tn incite tlfmn to nttncK
the Free State , nnd that It could bo riuviseu
for no other purpose. It Is a matter of supreme
premo Importance to the British authorities
In the face of a revolt within Capo Colony to
secure a diversion by setting on the Uasutos
against the Free Staters , thus preventing nn
effectIve lunctlon between the Frco Staters
nnd the revolting Capo Dutch.
WOUNDED WELL CARED FOR
Jlocr rrlNiinern Arrive nt I.ailyMinltli
lnc ( icnernl KocU and
Jleiritt Hammer.
( Copyright , 1S09 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Oct. 25. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Special
from Ladysmlth Monday , at 8:40 : p. m. :
"Boer prisoners arrived here today , Includ
ing General Jan Kock , who la seriously
wounded , and Schlcl , slightly ; Dowltt Ham
mer , member of the road for liarbeton. Dr.
Coster , who prosecuted the reform prisoners ,
Is among the killed.
"British troops withdrew from Elands-
laagto yesterday and remnants of Boers have
taken their old position.
"Spent most of today vlsltlnc the
wounded. A majority of the wounds are
slight , owing to the small , clean hullcta.
The wounded nro In the town hall and
Dutch nnd English churches and are amply
cared for. The doctors and nurses nro
working hard und heartily , The men are
exceedingly cheerful.
"There has boon fighting at Dundee today ,
but the result of the batflo la not yet known.
"Penreo of the Dally News and myself
arc looking otter some of tbo wounded. The
Imperial Light Horse Artillery were the ob.
Jects of some very shnrp volley firing , even
the color bearers being fired at.
"In the course of the charge ono of the
Manchester Infantry refrained from.bayonet.
Ing a wounded Boer , wboao thankfulness
wns ouch that bo shot his preserver through
tbo head.
"Major Bruce of the medical corps Informs
mo that the Boers rubbed the heads of the
bullets to make them expand.
"At Dundee the wounded Dutch nro very
grateful because they are treated exactly an
English.
"The heavy losses of the King's Royal
Hides seem to have been duo to the black
belts worn over the khaki , which afforded an
excellent target. "
LATE ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
Written liy nil KiiKllNliinaii , Ooxorcct
liy an ICnullnliinaii , Vet It Cannot
Make It nil I0u llnh Victory.
( Copyright , 189S , by Press Publishing Co , )
LONDON , Oct. 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram , ) Burlelgh
cables the Telegraph about the Elnndalaagto
battle :
"At Ladysmlth last Sunday General French
by a roconnolssanco discovered that the en
emy were In greater force than had been
anticipated and that they occupied a peti
tion of great natural strength , which had
been strongly entrenched.
"The enemy commenced action by artillery
flro from an advanced position , but when
our troops advanced In battle formation
they quickly fell back on their main posi
tion , and the attack then developed Into
an artillery duel , two of our batterlrn en
gaging the guns nf the enemy , which were
concealed and bravely nerved , the gunners
being beaten away from them and returning
several times.
"As It was late In the afternoon nn In
fantry attack was pushed forward early and
closed the fight.
"Among the prlHonera with the Boert ) ,
whom our attack liberated , were the pro
prietor of the coal fields , Mr. Mitchell Ijincs ,
and the manager , -Mr. - Harris. From the
lutter I learned ho contrived to hide BOV-