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RUMOR. OF BIG LOSS
Reported at Amsterdam British Regiment is
Decimated by Free Staters.
SIX HUNDRED ARE KILLED OR WOUNDED
Also Slated That Three Hundred Horses
Were Oaptnred by Enemy.
SPEEDY RELIEF FOR GENERAL WHITE
Bulor's ! First Task Will B s to Free the
Garrison at Ladysraith ,
ARTILLERYLACKS LONG-RANGE AMMUNITION
Ofllulnla Fear Hint Qulcnccnce of liner *
Will .V > ( ] lc LOUR Continued
Duller" * 1'oree Will Approach
n Hundred Thonnnml Men.
LONDON , Nov. 10. 'Another rumor ema
nating from Amsterdam sources says ; "A
British regiment was decimated Friday by
Free Staters. "
It Is added that COO of the British soldiers
were killed or wounded and that 300 horses
were captured.
The British war office has received from
General Bullcr the following dltpatch :
"CAPETOWN , Thursday Evening , Nov. 9.
Have received by pigeon-post from Gen
eral Whltu today the following : 'The bom
bardment at long tango by heavy guns con
tinues dally. A few casualties nro occur
ring , but no serious harm Is being done. .
" 'The Boers sent la today a number cot
refugees from the Transvaal under a flag
of truce. A flag of truce from Ladysmlth
met them outsldo the pickets. When the
party separated itho Boer guns fired on It
before It reached our pickets.
" tMaJor dale of the Royal Engineers was
wounded today while sending a message.
" 'Tho entrenchments , are dally growing
stronger and the supply of provisions is
ample. ' "
IlclRlniiH AVnrii Dr. I.cjtl * .
The Belgian government , It Is said , Las
ivarncd Dr. Leyds that Belgium Is a neu
tral country.
A corps of engineers from Gibraltar will
accompany the siege train to the Cape and
the men will bo used in mounting the
heaviest guns in embrazures. Two battal-
Jens ot mounted Infantry , every man so-
loctcd for his riding and shooting qualities ,
will bo sent to the front.
Among the few- Items that have arrhed
from the Capo today la ono saying that the
Boora are planting moro guns In the hills
surrounding Ladyamlth. All the corre
spondents In the beleaguered town are safe
and anxious to reopen communication. A
gentleman who visited Nicholson's Nek
jitter the engagement counted twenty-five
in killed and seventy In wounded.
The latust advices from Klmberely , dated
November 2 , say that all was well there
then. An explosion had been beard and
the supnosltlo/i was that JJie Boers had
blown up the railway culvert south , of
DoconflcJd.
LONDON , Nov. 10. With the arrival at
Capetown of the British tiansports Roslyn
Co tlo and Moor , to bo followed by a con
tinuous succession of troop-laden ships , the
real campaign In South Africa may bo said
to have commenced , nnd the fact that the
first named ship wns ordered to proceed to
Durban , Nutnl , forthwith , is said to Indicate
nt least a modification In the plan of ad
vance. It seems that Geneial Buller's first
move will be to free General White , thus
somewhat departing from the earlier plan
crejlltcd to him , of advancing through the
level country of the Orange Free State and
southwestern Transvaal.
It has been apparent for some days that the
situation nt Ladysmlth could not be Indefi
nitely prolonged , and It Is understood that
Information has reached the government
that the quiescence of the Boers will shortly
bo changed by the arrival of tno slego train
from Pretoria Into n determined attempt to
deliver a te'.llng stroke. This , It Is added ,
led General Bullcr to prepare a countor-
stioko and endeavor to push the Boers back
by a dlicct attack. Such an operation , It
attempted , will necessarily entail great ex
penditure of life , as during the month the
Boers have occupied noithcrn Natal they
have forfeited most of the passes and other
positions suitable to their style of fighting.
Whllo the pigeon-dispatch of General
White shows the beleaguered garrison was
holding Us own yosteiday , it It. feared here
that the sllenco about what the British ar
tillery was doing in reply to the Boer guns
Indicates that thu dread that General White
Is short of long-range ammunition ! a not
altogether groundless. If this Is true , the
reported furthci destruction of the railroad
near Colonso assumes greater Importance ,
Ono very serious passage In General
White's message gives th flint official con
firmation of the statements of Boer treach
ery , which there has been a disposition hith
erto to discredit , but which must now be
accepted as at least partly true.
ImmciiNc 1'oree Under Duller.
With the additional division announced by
General Wolselcy at tbo lord mayor's ban
quet yesterday evening General Buller's
torces will aggregate about 95,000 men by
Christmas.
The prince of Wales , the duke of Cam
bridge and Lord Wolscley reviewed three
squadrons of the Household cavalry at the
Albany barracks this afternoon previous to
their departure for South Africa. The prlnco
of Wales and his party were greeted with a
royal salute. After the parade the prince
congratulated the troops. Ho said he was
proud to be their honorary colonel , was con
vinced that they would give a good account
of themselves and , he added , his heart would
bo with them across the sea. His ro > al
hlghncfd also wished the soldiers a safe re
turn.
turn.Tenders
Tenders for 3,000,000 In treasury bills ,
the first Installment of the war fund , were
opened today. The total of the applications
amounted to 10,721,000 , The l ue was al
lotted as follows ; 2,000,000 nt six months
nnd 1,000,000 at twelve months. The aver
age rates were 3 18s 3d for the six-month
bills and 3 BB 6d for the twelve-month
bills ,
BOERS CUT OFF SMALL PARTY
bmnll Con ! ! > ! Selieil and Six of Itx
r.noort Are MUalnu Ilrlliiiin
lle pcct Geneva Flntf.
LpNDON , Nov. 10. The AVar office this
evening Issued tha follow Ing :
"From Buller , Captctovro , 12MO p , mil ny
Messigo from Buluwayo , Dated Nov. 3
A email convoy nnd wcort under Sprecklej
of Plumcr'a forru were attacked by Boers
November 2. Six men missing nnd lost con
voy. "
The War office bus also Insued the follow
ing : "A report having appeared In the
gg\itb. \ Afj&ga Bapejs y l our Artillery vflrei
on the Geneva flag , General Bullcr tcle-
grnphs the following account ot the Inci
dent given to the Standard nnd Diggers'
News by Rev Mr. Martens , a Dutch clergy
man , with the Boors
" 'Directly after the first cinnon shot the
English thought our men were nt the rail
way station nnd fired there. They ware
not , but ono of the shots went through an
ambulance. As soon ns they found out their
mlstako they ccasod firing. '
with the
from
the IP ' 1 cannot
claim the flnglKli UiUuU - fr < civil
ized warfare , but I do not think the Kn.jllsh
would have fired on them had they known
this. It was unintentional"
DARES ENGUVSYMPATHIZERS |
John F. rinnertj , President of I'nltcd
Irldh Noelctle * , IIpllctPN Ainerl-
ennii Iii\or the Itocrx.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10. John V. Flnnerty ,
president of the United Irish Boilotlet ,
"Dares sympathizers with England to hold
n mass meeting In any city In the United
States. " The quotation la from todn > 'd
Issue of thb Chicago Citizen. Mr. Flnncrtv
Indignantly denies the assertion that this
country's sympathies are with Great Brit
ain in Its attack on the Boers.
I * \entrnl ,
( Copyright , 3899 , by Piess Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Nov. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegiam. ) The Standard
correspondent at Brussels cables.
"I have reason to believe that Dr. Leyda
has received from the Belgian minister of
foreign affairs an IntliAatlon that ho should
bear In mind that Belgium Is a neutral coun
try and that Great Britain is not only on
termn of amity with it , but also ono of the
guarantors of Its Independence. "
MlxNiinrl Mule * Mnrt for Trnnni mil.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 10. A special train
of twelve cars of mules from the Kansas
City stockyards started for New Orleans
today , bound for the Transvaal. This Is
the second tralnload of mules purchased In
this market by the English government.
Today's order Is n hurry ono and the train
will try to make a record run.
Troop Ship StillK for Cnpe.
LONDON , Nov. 10. The troop ship Ba
varian sailed from Queonetown this evening
for the Cape , carrying the Connaught
rangers , the first battalion of the Iloyal
Dublin Fusllecrs nnd n contingent of mis
cellaneous troops , altogether over 2,000 men
and a large quantity of stores.
TrniiMiort Ilenvlien CnpodiTvn
CAPETOWN , Nov. 10. The British
transport cMoor , having on board the
officers of jtho staff of three divisions of the
British army corps on Us way to South
Africa , arrived here at 0:30 : o'clock this
morning.
Order * for Molilll/.iit Ion.
LONDON , Nov. 10. Orders for the mobili
zation of the necessary reserves for the eup-
lementary division announced yesterday by
Lord Wolselcy were Issued this evening. The
men will Join between November 11 and 13.
Colony OHern Volunteer * .
WINNIPEG , Man. , Nov. 10 The North
west Territory has offered 1,000 experienced
mounted men to the British government for
use In the Transvaal.
Major HrKzi'iiliorn Joliifl Iloer .
BERLIN , Nov. 10. It Is stated that Major
Von Roltzenborn , winner of the long-dls-
tanco ilde , has gone to Join the Boers.
TUMULT IN FRENCH SENATE
Violent Scencm Oecur IliirliiK Trlnl of
Ucrnnledc nml Other *
PARIS , Nov. 10. The Senate , sitting as
a high court , resumed today , calling the
names of witnesses In the conspiracy cases ,
which led to violent scenes. President Tal-
lleres vainly tried to restore sllenco and Homo
of thu witnesses had to bo removed by the
ushers. When M. Montelfs name was called
the tumult Increased. There wcro loud
cries of ' 'Vivo Guerln , " "Vivo Deroulede , "
"Abas Los Julfcs , " whllo from outsldo the
Senata could bo heard the strains of the
"Marseillaise. " A witness who thundered
"Viva Deroulode , " "Vive 1'Armee , " was
arrested , amidst the protests of the other
witnesses. Finally partial order was re
stored and the persons arrested were re
leased. Kallleres then read the con
clusions oC counsel , who heldthat the Senate
waa incompetent to hear the case. The
Senate was afterwards suspended.
During the suspension of the sitting a
nowspape/ vender named Rlmbart , ono of
M. Guerln's witnesses , violently assaulted
another witness , whom ho accused of being
a policy agent. The municipal guards seized
nimbirt , who drew a revolver. Ho waa in
carcerated.
The Senate resumed Us session during the
evening und heard further arguments of de
fending counsel , who submitted that the Sen
ate Is Incompetent to try the conspiracy case.
The Senate then adjourned.
Itallroiiil l'rl lleisi-N Coiiiiironilne < l.
BERLIN , Nov. 10. The agreement signed
In behalf of Germany und the British South
Africa company binding the company not to
continue Its railroad to the west coast of
Rhodesia , south of the fourteenth degree ,
except from a point on tbo Aaglo-Gcrmin
frontier , has been approved. Germany alto
will not construct a railroad north of the
fourteenth degrcn to the west coast until
the railroad is constructed south of that degree -
greo through German southwest Africa.
hanionn Settlement hntlitfiietory.
MELBOURNE , Victoria , Nov. 10. Pre
mier Turner considers the Samoan settle
ment satisfactory.
ADELAIDE. South Australia , Nov. 10.
Treasurer Holder considers that the ad
vantages of British supremacy In tbo Tonga
islands are fully equivalent to the surrender
of British rights In Samoa.
AinliUNNiiilnr Oliouti * ( 'orillallj Trcuteil
EDINBURGH , Nov. 10. Joseph H. Cho.itc ,
the United States ambassador , who was the
chief guest ut the annual banquet of tbo
Walter Scott club this evening , met with
an enthusiastic reception. Sir Herbert Max
well , who presided , made n cordial reference
to the friendship that seals England and
America.
fiiiiini'r > liiNtriii'tor Arreitnl ,
SPANDAU , Prussia , Nov. 10. A gunnery
instructor named Eckmann was arrested
hern today on the charge of having nfo-
Btractid the plans of n gun. under con
struction.
HiiMKlniiN Mnrt'hlnir to Prouder.
BERLIN. Nov. 10. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Loknl An/elgor re
peats the report that the Russians are
marching toward the Afghan frontier.
SliiuurocU ItuiirhrM Azorr * .
FAYAL , Azores , Nov. 10. Sir Thomas
Llpton's ateam yacht Erin , which left New
York November 1 , passed here today tawing
Shamrock.
CliHiulirrlnln to Vlult I'rlnci-
LONDON , Nov. U Mra , und Joeeph Cham-
borlaln will > islt the prlnco ct Wales at
CUBA'S ' FATE IN THE BALANCE
Islanders Will Ba Given Chance to Show
Ability to Govern Themselves.
GENERAL BROOKt'S ' RULE ALMOST AT END
Opinion of t.n.lloiv Will Ilr-
iiiul Amount of Mherty Allowed
to Culm AVII1 Depend
on Ills .Iiiilmueiit.
NEW YORK. Nov. 10. A special to the
Times from Washington says The first task
to which the president will address himself
now that the election Is over Is the estab
lishment of civil government In Cuba and
Porto Rico. Ho Is displaying considerable
Impatience to have this work , which hna
been hanging flro so long , pushed through no
soon ns possible. The first step toward the
establishment of civil government In Cubi
Is the completion of the census nnd that , It
Is now expected , will be finished by the
end of the month.
The president's desire lt > to have Cuban
self-government In operation at once , so that
congrofp may bo enabled to observe Its prac
tical workings nnd bo nlded theieby to frame
laws for the permanent government of the
Island.
On the confercnco with General Ludlovv ,
more than on nnythlnc else , will depend the
future of Cuba. The president himself Is not
quite convinced that the Cubans are yet
ready fcr self-government , but some of the
members of the cabinet arc , nnd If General
Ludlovv supports them in that view the
future of Cuba will be assured.
HrooKe'n Work \lniont Do no.
In any event the cud of Brooke's term ns
governor general Is close at hand. The de
partment commanders will remain for a
while , to bo ultimately superseded by civil
governors , If the plan works well , but the
governor general will go. I or is there any
prospect that Brooke will exchange the gov
ernor generalship for the position of civil
governor That officer , It Is understood , will
be either General Ludlow , General Wood or
General Wilson. General Fltzhugh Lee is
also advocated for the post.
After the appointment of the civil gov
ernor a portion of the army will be with
drawn , but how largo a portion has not been
decided upon.
It Cuba does get self-government It will
bo mainly due to Secretary Root. He has
urged the substitution of civil for military
government ever sli'co he entered the cabinet
and has been the prime mover in the cause
of belt-government.
When the case of Porto Rico comes to be
considered it Is believed that the appoint
ment will go to Governor General Davis.
I.mllovr Given nn Opinion.
LONDON , Nov. 10. Brigadier General
William Ludlow1 , ( military goveinor of Ha
vana , after reading the special dispatches
from Washington describing the Impend
ing change In the government of Cuba , said :
"Assuming tha ! the administration really
pronpses a change as substantially set forth ,
It does not surprise me. The change as out
lined does not , in my Judgment , appear so
radical as at first thought. General Brooke
In now virtually a civil governor as well as
. > military governo : . General Wood , If he
should bo made tbo head of the government
In Cuba , would , as I understand the scheme ,
fan denominated an civil governor , but ho
would not bo divested either of his military
rani ; or ol military authority or power. A
military force would remain on the Island
and would bo necessarily , or almost cer
tain,1 ! , subject to the prime head , the civil
governor. It has been our constant aim and
piactica to subordinate the military to the
civil power as much as possible.
"Hence I should not regard the change
stated as a long step toward the establish
ment of a purely native government followed
by the absolute withdrawal of the United
States from all active participation in the
direction of Cuban affairs. The paramount
obligation which rests on the government
of the United States , to itself , to Cuba , and
to the world , Is to see that there exist peace
and order and protection to the lives and
property of all. With this obligation fully
assumed , as I believe It Is to be , the step sug
gested as about to bo token cannot be In
terpreted as abridging In any extent the
period to elapse before the Cubans are full/
intrusted with their own destiny. Of the
Cubin cabinet It may be said that It has
not been entirely satisfactory , a fact chiefly
resulting from tho&o fundamental defects
of Cuban character to which I have Just
alluded , which seem to pervade all spheres
of native administrative action.
"I should not think that our government
contemplated any extensive woik on the
fortifications In Cuba. The first thing for
us to do Is to create In Cuba something
worth an enemy's taking let us have schools
there before fortifications. There Is not In
Cuba a school house worthy the name , noth
ing but the most dilapidated and disreputa
ble hovels ever called by the name of
school : . An effective educational system
cannot bo established there until the ph > 6
leal foundation In proper school housra Js
lild. "
CAIIIMCT I.N moMx-vmsi ) .sissio.\ .
UoincNtlo I'ONtiiKC Hilton AVIII lie
UNtilhlinlifd In I'liJIIppiiit-N ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The cabinet
meeting today lasted almost three houn ) .
After the adjournment two of the cabinet
officers said that the question of a civil
governor for Cuba had not been raised ,
There were some exchanges of opinion upon
the result of the elections , all the members
regarding the result a nn endorsement of
the administration's policy. It was decided
to establish domestic postage In the Philip
pines , as It bus been established In Porto
Rico nnd Cuba , nnd Postmaster General
Smith again brought up the question of the
postal union , Ho Is Investigating the sttua-
tlon thoroughly and will jepart at a later
cabinet meeting.
Tin question ot tha purchase of United
State-i bonds by the government was under
discussion for nearly an hour. Secretary
Gag i explained tha situation fully , nnd It
now appears to be settled that no purchases
will bu made for the present , at least. Al
though the secretary has not expressed his
views on the subject for publication , It li >
known the treasury officials are considering
th funding oJ the 4 nnd C per cents Into
long-time bonds bearing 2 per cent Interest.
Thin action would necessitate congressional
authorization , but whether they will request
suc'i legislation h not Known.
FIFER TO SUCCEED CALHOUN
lix-Ciin rrnor of IlllnoU .Named for
Vacant Place on Commerce
L'oinnilNHlon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The president
hai appointed Former Governor Joseph W.
Fife ? ot Illinois n member of the Interstate
Crymmerco commission , vice W. J. Calboun ,
UClfilH'l ! .
Uoiucxtlc KiporlH for October.
WASHINGTON , Nbv. 10. atho October
Uia . .feutfaja.ojr . Ustic sbaa ? V (
monthly statement of domestic exports , la-
follows BreadstuffB , $2,194,099. ( decreajo
ai compared with October , 1S ! > 8 , about
1450,000 ; cattle and hogs , $2,410,297 , de-
$135,000 ; provisions , $ H.622S62 , In-
$270,000 , cottqn. $28,347,741 , de
crease , $2,256,000 ; mineral oils , $6,427OT * ,
Increase , $7,784,000. During the last ten
months the exports of those artlclca wcro
$37,147,000 less than for the corresponding
porlod in ISOi.
WORM RAZES PJNE FORESTS
Destructive Pent linen Incalculable
DnnifiKe to Timber I.ninln In
the lllaeU Illlln.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Nov. 10. ( Special. )
The Black Hllla people are becoming
alarmed at the destruction of the pine tim
ber by the llttlo worm which first made
Its appearance west ot thU pity , on the forest
reserve , tvvo'jcnrs ago. The attention of
the government hna been called to the mat
ter repeatedly , but it 'was not until this
week that a government Inspector , G. A.
Stcelo of Portland , Oro.was sent to In-
vcstlgato the matter. Forest Supervisor
Hamakcr ot Ouster went over the reserve
with the Inspector this Week and Mr. Steele
estimated that 150 square mllea of the
heaviest pine timber has already been
totally destroyed In tbo two years' time by
the llttlo woims. Whore the Insect came
from no ono knows , but It Is increasing nt
such an alarming rnto that the government
will take hold of the matter Immediately.
The worm is about three-quarters of an
Inch long and a quarter of an Inch thick
nnd travels In "packs. " The worms start
nt the outer bark of a tree and soon bore
In and drink up the eapwhich kills tha
t.ree.
George Jackson of this , city , who has been
mining In the Bear gulch mining district
for some time , was the first person to call
attention to the work of the worm. HP
has watched the Insect for two years and
ho states that there Is ono district neir
Spearfish that Is eight miles wide and thirty
miles long , In the heaviest timber of the
Black Hills , which has. been worked over
by the worms until half of the timber stands
dead. After a time the worms blossom out
Into winged bugs , and , Mr. Jackson states ,
fly swiftly and In swarms.
Until a jear ago the petts wore confined
to Lawrence county , In the northern hills ,
but now they are scattered all over the
flno bodies of timber in the southern Black
Hills. There la at present no method known
that will destroy them ; In fact , they nro
nn entirely now Insect to the department
at Washington. An attempt will probably
bo made to Inoculate the worms and kill
them off In this manner. The woodpecker
will devour the Insects whenever It can
find them , but there are not enough birds
to go around. Thousands of feet of pine
timber are now ready to bo cut in the dis
tricts where the wormo have done the dam
age , and unless the trees are made use of
within a year after they dlo they are a total
loss. Black Hills citizens will try to get
the department to give people the right to
cut off this timber from the forest reserve.
LUNATIC LEAPS Flib M A TRAIN
rni eiiRcr TaUcn 1'ln.iBe "Which May
1'roie Fatal Whll- } Traveling ;
Fifty .tlllcH nu Hoar.
HASTINGS , Nc . . NovV 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) P. G. Larned of. Poland , N. Y. ,
who was on his way with his wife an-1
llttlo son to Halgler , Neb. , Jumped from
I the passenger train between Harvard and
j Saronvllle this morning and received In
juries that may prove fatal. The train
waa running at the rate ot fifty miles an
hour when Lamed took the plunge. It Is
supposed , that ho had become suddenly in-
sanc.
sanc.Ho bad arisen from the seat In the car
next to his wife and son and started down
the aisle. Suddenly ho gave a scream and
i Jumped , head foremost , through a window
! before a hand could be raised to restrain
him. The train was stopped and backet
to the plolnt at which he was lying at
the. foot of a fifteen-foot embankment.
The Injured man was brought to this city
and taken to a local hotel , where ho Is
under the care of the railway company's
phjsiclan. It was found that he was ter
ribly cut about tha head and that his left
shoulder was dislocated. Ho is still un
conscious.
Mrs. Larned stated that her husband had
been In good health , but during the evenIng -
Ing he had complained of pains In the head.
The Larneds ware onrouto to Halgler , where
Mr. Larned is Interested In sheep raising
and is also associated with his brother In
th < j Empire Loan and Trust company.
LAD MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH
Se-\eiiteeii-Venr-Olil Arthur Ilr j ant
IN CriiNhcil to Death by a Train
lit 'reUainiih ,
TEKAMAH , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special Tele
giam. ) Arthur Bryant , the 17-year-old son
nf E. W. Bryant , a prominent bvelncss man
of this cltj , wns killed by a train hero this
evening. The youth boarded the tbiough
St. Paul express on the Omaha road aa It
came Into town at 7:12 : and rode a sboit
distance as it pulled out. Ho then attempted
to alight , but missed his footing and fell
under the wheels , The lid's body was
crushed and mangled beyond recognition
nnd btrevved along tbo rnllroad track for
six or seven miles.
Young Bryant was a grandson of Miles
Folsom of Omaha , who Is largely interested
In real estate there. Mrs. Bryant , thp un
fortunate lad's mother , Is an own cousin of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. The Folsoms have
been prominent In Omaha and Nebraska
for years.
JOLLIFICATION IS A FROST
Popocrntlc felebrntloii ( Her Tiiex.
iln > 'H Clccllun Doen 'Sot Material
ize to Any Pnrlleiiliir ISxteiit.
LINCOLN , Nov. 10. ( Special Telegram. )
"I may never hold office , but I will ho in
politics until tbo lid of my coffin Is nailed
down , " said W. J. Bryan tonight In his ad
dress to the small crowd that participated In
the popocratle Jollification on the caplto )
lawn. About 150 men carrying torches pa
wled the streets previous to the speaking.
Silas A. Holcomb , Governor Poynter , Secre
tary Porter and Mrs. Belle G. Blgolow spoke
briefly. The expected delegation from Doug-
laj county did not arrive , but Lee Herdmon
of Omaha was hero as a spectator. Very llt
tlo enthusiasm waa manifested.
PicHlilcnt Sherman
CHICAGO. Nov 10.-John U Sherman has
tendered his icblgnutlon UH president of the
Union Stook Yards nnd Transit company ,
to take eftect January 1. For thirty-four
years Mr Sherman was an officer of th
corporation and for thirty-three jears of
thlH time ltn directing genius ,
.MoM-mciitx of Ocean Ve Nel , \ov , in.
At Havre Airlved Steamer La Touratno ,
from New York
At Philadelphia Arrived Steamer Penn-
land , from Liverpool.
At ( lenoi Arrived Steamer Allcr , from
Now York ,
At QiucilHtown Arrived Campania , from
New York for Liverpool.
At New York Arrived Phoenicia from
Hamburg. Sailed Barbarousa , for Bremen
yjy , Sjoutji.ntnp.toiu
BANQUET KANSAS OFFICERS
General Fnnston Makes a Modest Response
to Welcoming Address.
EULOGIZES UNKNOWN HEROES OF WAR
Colonel .MctrnU , l.lrntcnnnt Colonel
Little nnd CoiiKrpMNinnii Dolllvcr
of Ion n llnch Ilrniionil to Ap
propriate Tonnlii.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 10. Generals Fred-
crick Funstou , Colonel MetcnH , Lieu
tenant Colonel E. C. Little nnd
the staff officers of the Twen
tieth Kansas regiment , were brought
Into Kansas City today on a special train
and are the guests of tbo Knife and Fork
club. Ono thousands people met the olllceis
at the depot. They were escorted up town
by their old band to Convention hall , where
a public reception vvns held , several thous
and people passing before the officers.
Tonight the officers wcro the guests of the
Knife and Fork club nt an elaborate banquet
at the Midland hotel at which 400 plates were
laid. Much enthusiasm prevailed and the
gathering proved one of the most brilliant
held here in a long time. General Funston
spoke to the toast "The Twentieth Kansas ; "
Colonel Mctcalf to "On the Firing Line , "
and Lieutenant Colonel Little to "Our
Flag. " Other toasts wcro responded
to by U. S. Upperson , president
of the Commercial club , and Con
gressman J. P. Dolllver ot Iowa. President
Epperson's theme being "Make the Philip
pines a Good Place to Live In. "
There were probably 7,000 persons In con
vention hall when General Funston re
sponded to the welcoming speeches. In the
course of a brief speech the general said :
"I am not a hero. I don't feel HUe one.
Just nn officer , I am , who has been very
fortunate because the officers and men
under him have never failed to follow when
he went somewhere. I know that It has
been my lot to receive the major portion of
the honor that belongn to the men. I give
them three-fourths and claim only a share
of the rest. There were and are a great
many officers and men In the Philippines
who have done braver deeds braver were
never done and whose names pass unchal
lenged with no cheer. They never get Into
the papers. On the night of April 27 , 1SOD ,
when General MacArthur told me that tha
Grand river bridge would have to bo taken
and I asked for sixteen officers and men to
go with me , where to be taken meant cer
tain death , fifty of them responded. Since
I returned to America I have heard not one
word of Captain O'Hara , who was one ot
the bravest and most efficient officers In the
Orient. Numberless Instances could be men
tioned where bravery has not been ap
plauded. "
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY FAILS
Dietrich Syndicate Oltcti Notice thnt
It Will Abandon PInntn lit Smaller
Indiana Towna.
KOKOMO , Ind. , Nov. 10. Natural gas
is rapidly tailing in the north part ot tno
Indiana field.- The Dietrich , syndicate ? bis
given notice that It will abandon its plants
In the smaller towns. Five towns In this
county and nearly 2,000 families are affected.
Coal cannot bo had at any price and there
Is no wood In the market.
The syndicate controls the gas plants In
over twenty cities and towns In various
parts of the state. The field pressure has
fallen from 320 pounds In 1893 to13. . !
pounds.
INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 10. The superior
court today , on petition of the city de
manding that the Indianapolis Gas company ,
owned by the Dietrich syndicate of New
' York , drill twenty-five gaa wells and lay
another twelve-inch main at once from the
gas field to Indianapolis , granted an alter
native writ , returnable November 27. The
| action of the city was to force a better
I gas supply this winter. The company wants
metera Introduced and the theory of tha
I city Is that It is holding back tha full sup
ply.
ON LOOKOUT FOR METEORS
Antroiiomerm of Ycrkcn Obnervntory
I'rcnnreil for Appearance of Ln-
inliiouN IloillcN Due > ext Sunday.
WILLIA'MS ' BAY , Wis. , Nov. 10. The as
tronomers of the Yerkes observatory are
already on the lookout for meteors , al
though none of the leonldos Is expected be
fore Sunday morning.
The twenty-four-lnch reflecting tcle-
ecopewhich has just been completed In
the Instrument shop of the observatory ,
has been set up temporarily on the roof
of the building. It Is supplied with a tem
porary equatorial mounting , which has
boon tested and found to work aatlslac-
torlly. Sixteen photographic cameras are
being prepared with apertures varying In
size from two to six Inches.
They are to bo attached to the mounting
of the telescope In such a way as to cover
as much as possible of the sky where the
metoorfl are expected to appear. It U
hoped that a largo number of meteor pho
tographs will bo secured and the position
of the radiant determined with greater
accuracy than ever before.
Prof. Barnard considers from 2 to 5
o'clock In the morning of November 15
the most favcrablo time for making ob
servations of the meteors.
RAILWAY MAN DISAPPEARS
W. P. ICiintr , ( ient-ral Kantera TrelKht
anil I'liHHeiiKer A ent of Cotton
Melt , In
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Nov. 10. W , F. Kantz ,
gcneril eastern freight and passenger agent
of the Cotton Belt railroad , with headquar
ters in Pittsburg , suddenly nnd mysteriously
disappeared from the city Sunday morning ,
October 29 , and since that time nothing has
been ween or heard of him , although every
effort has been made by the Cotton Belt
company to ascertain his whereabouts ,
Mr. Kant/ had been summoned to the main
offices of the company nt St. Louis , hut he
never reached there. It Is feared that ho
has met with foul play and that ho never
got outside of this city. Mr , KanU came to
Plttsburg from Tjlor , Tex. , four yearH ago
He 1ms been connected with the Cotton Belt
road for many yearn and was ono of Its most
trusted and efficient employes ,
MINING SITUATION CRITICAL
Trouble HriMvliiK In Tiellotllle lln-
trlut ( Her Shipping Cool to Strike
DlNtriftn * In bontlmcKt.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Nov. 10 Owing to
the mining situation in the Bellvlllo dis
trict having grown so serious , In consequence
quence of the shipment of coal from mines
in the district to the strike districts In the
southwest , District President Heftl today
telegraphed John Mitchell , the national
president ot the United Mine Workers of
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'oreciKt for Nebraska
Cloudy nnd Warmer , Followed by llnln.
Temperature nt Oiniitiii
America , to como nt once to Bellvllle. or
East St Louis for n conference. President
Mitchell , who Is In Chicago , telegraphed In
reply that ho would meet President Heftl
lit East St. Louis tomorrow.
MINERALS IN PHILIPPINES
Very Ititle ( inlil. but II it'll Copper
Dppoxltn nnd There \r < * Grent
llniilitltlet of Kuel.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. In a report to
4ho Interior department on the geology of
the Philippine- Islands Mr. Becker of tha
geological EUivey gives some Interesting
Information regarding the mineral ro-
j sources of the group , Mr. Becker ? ays , whllo
i gold exists In both Luzon and Mlndlnao , It
Is comparible rather to that cf the Caro-
Unas nnd Virginia than to the westeut
goldfields of the United States nnd a rush
to the Philippine fields , he predicts , would
result In disappointment. The- report sajs.
"The coppct deposits of Lepanto seem
rich and ex'cnslvc , but very expensive roads
will bo npeded to render them available.
The high quality of some" of the Iron ores
ot Luzon 1 beyond question , but the lignite
of the Islands Is not adapted to Iron smelt
ing. The Eo-ealled coal Is a good lignite
Its heating effect Is from two-thirds to
three-quarters of that of the best steaming
coal. There are great quantltco of this
fuel and much of It probably could bo de
livered at a profit on vessels at $2.50 , Mex
ican , per ton. "
CHEYENNE STRIKE SITUATION
Illnlmn Iilitehnn ot WonilnH ; Kn-
domorx to lln\e n Settlement
Henelieil Through Arbitration.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Nov. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Union Pacific shops
worked with a full complement of hands
today , excepting bollcrmakers and part of
the machinists. Some of the Utter who
wont to work yesterday quit today , the
pressure brought to bear upon them by the
strikers being moro than they could with
stand. A meeting of the strikers was held
today , which waa attended by Bishop Line-
ban of tha Catholic dloccso of Wyoming.
The bishop urged the men to adjust the
differences existing between them and the
company amicably and counseled modera
tion. Ho afterwards called upon the com
pany officials and urged that the difficulty
bo settled by arbitration.
Mr. McConncll , superintendent of mo
tive power and machinery , who Is here try
ing to effect an adjustment of the strike ,
will meet a committee of the men tomorrow
and It is expected a settlement will be
reached.
OMAHA ARMY OFFICER WEDS.
* * _ _ _ *
Ijlentennnt nnmfonl of the Fifth In
fantry Married Mrn. Mile 13. Ken
dall O'llricn.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Nov. 10 Word wr.s re
ceived at Atlanta tonight of the marriage In
Washington on Saturday last of Lieutenant
F. E. Bamford , Fifth Infantry , and Mrs. Mae
E. Kendall O'Brien.
This Is a highly interesting sequel to the
Romyn court-martial at Fort McPherson In
1897. Lieutenant Bamford nt that time was
engaged to marry Captain Romyn's daughter ,
nt the same time paying marked attention
to Mrs. O'Brien. Captain Romyn expressed
himself freely on the matter and Lieutenant
O'Brien , hearing of It , accosted the captain
on the parade. His superior responded by
knocking him down , the court-martial beIng -
Ing held soon after. Lieutenant O'Brien died
eomo time ago nt Dry Tortugas.
Lieutenant Bamford Is at present stationed
In Omaha.
SUIT TO OUST SALT TRUST
Attorney fleiiernl Moniiett Com
mence * nil Action AKiiliint Na
tional Suit O'ompimj.
POMBROY , 0. , Nov. 10. Suit was begun
In the circuit court today by Attorney
General Monnctt to oust tbo National Salt
company , familiarly termed the "salt trust , "
Incorporated under the laws of New York ,
on the grpund that It has been doing bust-
ness In violation of the Valentine anti
trust law and has forfeited the right to do
business ! n Ohio.
A suit has alho been Instituted against the
United Salt company of Cleveland , on pe
tition of E. E. Hocox , prosecuting attor
ney of Meigs county , it being alleged that
this company had been merged Into the
National Salt company ,
The salt works at this place , which vveio
purchased by the National Salt company ,
have been closed nnd the prlco of salt has
advanced , It Is Enid , 30 cents on the barrel.
HOBART'S CONDITION BETTER
Vice 1'ruNlilent Able to Sit lip In a
Clinlr for n l.oiitf Period and
llellMhen l ooil.
PATERSON , N. J. , Nov. 10. There wjs
another ctnngo for the better In Vice Presi
dent Hcbait'n condition today. lie wns
able to sit up In n chulr In his room nnd
picked up a newspaper and examined It ,
eventually turning to Mrs , Hohart and a&k-
Ing her to read for him , The patient was
evidently ttronger and took more nourish
ment than at any time el me his bad attack
of nearly two weeks ago. Despite the state
ments of attending phjalclans the family
still has hopes for his recovery. They had
renewed hopes today from the fact that ha
was abla to nil up for n long period and
by I ho way In which ho apparently icllshol
Mb food ,
INDIANA CELERY CHOP FAILS
Plant * HIlKhtfil nnd Killed l > > the
Hot , Irciithcr During .11 on Hi
of September.
WABASH , Ind. , Nov. 10. Indians celery
growers , at tbo head of whom Is William
Gla&c-r of this place , say the celery crop
of Indiana and Michigan Ix practically a
failure. The plants vero blighted mil
killed by the hot , dry weather of September.
Indiana haa many thousand acre * devoted
to the cultivation cf celery. Tbo same Is
true , Mr , Glaser tayo , of tbo Kalaraazoo
district In Michigan ,
Miter Collie nnd finlil
NEW YORK , Nov 10 , The steanuhlp
I'mbrlu , sa'llng for Europe tomorrow , will
take out Go.OuO ounces of nllvci
LONDON , Nov. 10 The amount of liulllon
withdrawn from the Bank of England today
was 353,000 Mont oC this cold wan fur
Shipment to America ,
RUSHING THE REBELS
American Forces Land at San Fabian Under
Protection of the Fleet.
GUNBOATS MAINTAIN A TERRIFIC FIRE
General Whoaton's Troops Rust Waist Deep
Through tbo Surf Meantime.
BATTALIONS FORM IN GOOD ORDER
Charge Bight and Left , Pouring Volley
After "Volley at Fleeing Natives.
FILIPINOS GO TO REINFORCE TARLAC
General * Itin I oil mill MncArtluir 10 x-
perlcncliiK Sonic Dllllciiltle * uu
Account of I'mirecedentcd '
Hill ii ; Wenther.
MANILV. Nov. 5 , B:05 : p. in. The landing
of the American troops nt San Fabian , Tues
day , was the most spectacular affair of Its
kind since General Shatter's disembarkation
nt Daiquiri. The co-operation of the troops
and the navy was tomplcte. The gunboats
maintained a tcrllllc bombarcimctit for nu
hour , whllo the troops rushed wnlst deep
through tbo surf under 11 heavy but Imdly
aimed rlllo flro from the Insurgent tranches
nnd charged right and left , pouring volley
after \olley at the lloolng ichcls. Korty Fil
ipinos wcic captured , mostly non-commln-
sloned officers. Severn ) Insurgent dead and
n\o wounded were found In a building which
had suffered considerably from the bombard
ment. The town was well fortlfle l. The
sand dunes wcro riveted with bamboo twenty
feet thick , which afforded n flno cover.
When the transports arrived In the gulf
they found the gunboats Princeton , Bennlng-
ton and others waiting. After consnltatton
with General Wheaton , Commander Knox of
the Princeton and Commander Sheridan of
the Dennlngton anchored two miles off ehoro.
The gunboate formed a line Inside , the Hel
ena , Callao and .Manila close In shore.
With the first gun of the bombardment
the small boats were filled rapidly without
confusion by Major Cronlfa battalion of the
Twenty-third Infantry and Captain Buck's
battalion of the Thirteenth Infantry. Whllo
the lines of boats moved shoreward the gun
boats poured the full force of their batteries
Into the trenches , soon forcing the Insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back of tha
trenches.
About 200 men hold their places until tha
keels of the boats grated on the shore , when
their Mauser bullet.1 commenced to sing over
head. The battalions foimed In good order.
Captain Buck pursued the insurgcnts'on the
left into the bamboo thickets.
Whentoti 1'erHnnnlly Co m in mi tin.
On the right was a frail footbridge across
the river , leading to the towns. General
Whoatou , personally commanding , ordered
n charge across the bridge and Captain
How land of his staff led Coleman's nnd
Klliott's companies of the Thirteenth and
Shields' ' company of the Twenty-third , who
behaved splendidly under their first fire , Into
the town , which was found to bo deserted
except by the aged nnd some Spaniards who
had hidden in the buffalo wallows nnd who
came shouting delightfully toward the
Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty-third had
a skirmish along the Dagupan road with
the retreating Filipinos. Major Shields of
the staff , with his command , captured sev
eral Insurgents.
The troops camped In the rain during the
night and In thu morning General Wheaton
established his headquarters In a church ,
quartered his men In the houses and sent
the captured beyond the outposts with orders
not to return. The roads were found to bo
practically Impassable and It is believed
Agulnaldo has secreted n yacht In the river
Longapo , near Sublc , for use In his flight
when ho finds his capture is Inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnoleeanoo.
Major Logan went northward to Santo
Tomas and burned the Filipino barracks.
Captain Uncle's Thirteenth battalion went
to San Jaclnto and disposed of small bands.
Marsh'o Twenty-third went toward Magdalen
on the Dagupnn road nnd had teveral sharp
fights with small parties. They killed eight
men , brought In twenty prisoners and had
live men wounded. The Santo Tomas road
fceoms to bo the only powlhlo meana of retreat -
treat , for n largo body north from Tarlao
and General Wheaton commands It. The In
surgents of this section arc going to re
inforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived here
from Hone Kong.
Three VnierlcnnM Wounded.
Captain Cheuowith and Lieutenants Da
vis , Van Horn nnd Bradford , with two
companies of the Seventeenth regiment ,
icconnoltcrlng c.iht of Mabalacat , attacked
nnd routed n battalion of Insurgents , killIng -
Ing twcnty-nlna of them. Three Amer
icans were wounded.
General Wheaton reports , by the Rcnnlng-
| ton , that when the landing was raado at
Sun Fabian the Insurgents encountered
worn 300 recruits , who wore on their wajr
to Pagupan , where they expected the ex
pedition to land. They retreated to the
mountains. Twonty-olght Spanish prisoners
were icscued.
It has been raining hard throughout the
wesK , handicapping Generals Liwton nnd
MacArthur. The transportation is the chlof
dlfllciilty. In the advance General Liwtou
depended on the rlvor to get his supplies.
The San IMrtro ilvei In fed by mountain
QtrotniB nnd Is alternately too shallow ( or
navigation or two swift
Tha troops were on short rations much
of the tlmq. The only provisions the coun
try yields ire lice , a few chickens and buffalo.
The officers carry a supply of cash to pay
the natives liberally for all they take. The
highlands uro ccol and the health of the
troops is good.
General Young captured another Inrgo
eluro ol Insurgent ammunition and muni
tions of war , which they were obliged to
leave In their hurried retreat General
Wheaten Is bringing supplies from Angolea
by tl'o USD of mule and caribou tcamb ,
ReconnolnantcB along the front 1m\c dip-
covered the Insurgents strongly entrenched
before Bambam , with Hovnral cannon and
a lapld flro gun , but they are short of
ammunition.
Major Hell has been engaged In nnoth'r
daring exploit. While scouting with five
officers ) ati'J two men of the Thirty-sixth
Infantry and Lieutenant Hawkins and ten
men of the Fourth cavalry ho crept be
hind a trench containing 100 Filipinos , rudn
them down and killed and wounded twcn'y
men and captured six. Ho also brought
back thirty Mausers.
rupture Ordnance Mi up I leu.
WASHINGTON , Nov 10. The War de
partment has received the following.
"MANILA , Nov 10. General Law ton ex
periences some difficulties on account of
continued unprecedented rains In that sec
tion of the country , bis advance at Baa
