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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1873. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , OYEMUEE , 14 , 18J)9-TEN ) PAGES. SINGLE COPY JFIYE GENTS
Czar and Kai er
the Transvaal Trouble ?
RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE AT BERLIN
This Stop Is Not Decided Upon Withcml
First Consulting the French.
OFFER -WILL EMANATE FROM TH- CZAR
As Author of the Pcacs Conferonos Ho Will
Take Initiative ,
BEST QUALIFIED TO ACT AS PEACEMAKER
If Kniclnml HeJectM the Overture *
Ucncrnl .MU-l'p AVIII Follow tii
Once for All thu
Peace i > ( I'lirojic ? ,
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DRUSSEI S , Nov. 13. ( New York World
Cablegram Spcilal Telegram. ) The Indc-
ronilcnco Ilclno states on what It claims tc
1)0 trustworthy authority that as a result ol
the meeting between the czar niul the knlsoi
the question ot friendly Intervention In th
South African Imbroglio U about to take
definite shape. This step , It Is said , was no
decided upon without first consulting wltli
France. The offer will emanate from the
czar , -who both as the author of the peace
conference and as a sovereign not directly
Interested In the quarrel , Is best qualified
to act In the role of peacemaker. It la hlntci
that If these advances are rejected by Eng
land , "It would bo necessary to take up
arms for the last time BO as to assure once
for all peace In Europe and throughout the
world. "
MORE CANNONADING IS HEARD
Ilcnvy KnKdKeiiicnl IM Snlil to He on
Soniv.irliuru In the VlelnUy of
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ESTCOUHT. Nov. 0.-New ( York World
Cablegram-Special Tclegram.-l:33 ) : p. m.
Loud and continuous cannonading was heard
around Ladysmlth today from daylight till
H o clock. Evidently n heavy engagement Is
proceeding. The result Is unknown.
It Is quiet at Estcourt. A Drltlsh force
rcconnoltcrcd toward Colenso with an nr-
inorcd train. A detachment entered the
village , exchanging shots with the Doers
holding the fort , with no loss. The renewed
attempts to heliograph Lndysmlth have been
successful.
The Standard's Capetown correspondent
wires under date of November 0 : "Thanks
to the courtesy of. , the admiralty , officials-
was oifaEled today to Interview the Doer
prisoners on board the Penelope off Simons-
town. The most striking feature In the con
versation of the prisoners Is the complete
confidence they express In the ultimate suc
cess of Doer arms. They admit tbo brilliant
courage shown by our men at Elamlslaagto ,
but declare our troops outnumbered theirs
nnd that they themselves were captured
solely through faulty generalship. Even as
matters stand the prisoners absolutely de
ride the Idea of the British flag ever being
liolstcd In Pretoria. "
According to a dispatch from De Aar the
Doers at Klmberley have got the exact
range of the mines and are constantly
throwing shells nt the dynamite huts. Sev
eral of the latter have been blown up and
the damage done to the mines already
amounts to many thousands of pounds.
ChmiccH of lioerM
LONDON , Nov. 13. A special dispatch
from Durban , Natal , dated Thursday , No
vember 0 , evening , says : "Native runners
who have Just arrived hero from the
Drakcnaburg district report that the
Doera have suffered a severe defeat at Lady-
omlth this morning. The Doer guns were
silenced after four hours' lighting , during
which the Doer losses were heavy : No de
tails have been received. "
The simultaneous attacks on Laclygmltli ,
Mafcklng nnd Kimberley , which were opened
Thursday , manifest full recognition by the
Doers of the fact that every day lessens
their chances ot a successful onslaught on
any of the three Drltlah strongholds. Gen
eral Joubcrt's chances of reaching I'leter-
murltzburg can bo said to have vanished.
This Is already reported to bo admitted by
Colonel Schlel , the German officer commandIng -
Ing the Doer artillery , who Is supposed to
have been largely the author of the Doer
plan of campaign , and who , In an Interview ,
Is alleged lo fluvo said :
f * "Tho Door Intention was lo have captured
Plotormarltzburg and then to dictate terms.
Dut all hope of accomplishing this must now
bo abandoned , "
There Is no doubt that , from the Drltlsb
point of view , the general situation In Natal
Is rapidly Improving. Nearly 8,000 troops
reached South Africa during the last forty-
eight hours and by the end of the week from
C,000 , to 7,000 moro will bo added to the Drit-
ish strength in Natal , These will probably
bo pushed forward to Katcourt , bringing the
Drltlah force there up to 16,000 men and
making n general attack on Ladysmlth by
General Joubort very hazardous.
.Mny Ailvanci.Monday. .
As the cavalry nnd artillery belonging to
General Methuen's division will not have ar
rived by then , the advance from Estcourt
may be delayed. Dut If It la deemed essential
to open communication with the beleaguered
town at iho earliest ponslhlo moment , Gen
eral Mothuon , U Is believed , may decide to
loplaro the regular cavalry and artillery by
the Natal and outlandcr mounted forces nnd
thu naval guns , in which caee , It Is ataerte-l ,
It ought to bo pceslblo to occupy ColeiiKO uml
stretch out a hand to General White by
Monday , though , It Is added , the course to be
followed by General Methuen must neces
sarily bo dictated entirely by official knowledge -
edge of General While's position and re-
Bourccti , nnd the experts hope General Meth-
tien will bo iiblo to await the concentration
of the whole division before advancing and
thus have a better chance of dealing n tell
ing blow at General Joubcrt's main army ,
which , It Is asserted , will be caught be
tween two Drttlsh forces and compelled
cither to light a general action or retire.
Advlcre received hero today announce that
the llrltl&li troop uhlp Oriental , with sev-
cnty-flvo ofllcers and 1,218 men on board , has
arrived at Capetown.
. . . . . . . . . . . Slop l''reneli Strainer.
LOURENZO MARQUE2 , Dolagoa Day ,
Thursday , Nov. 9. The French steamer
Cordoba bau arrived here. When seventy
miles out U was signaled by the Drltls'.i
third-class cruiser Maglclcnnc and no It did
not obey n blank shot wnn fired across 1U
hows. After Its manifest had been ex
amined It was allowed to proceed.
The report that the Drltlsh cruiser Ma-
Ictcnnc had fired on the French steamei
.ordolm raises the doubtful point whether
real Drltain has yet actually declared war ,
Yet , undoubtedly European nations have
been made acquainted with the severance ol
relations between the two republics and
Great Drltnln.
LAY BLAME ON SUBORDINATE
Surrender of Irlnli Kunllccrn mill
( IniiccMernlilrc TrooiN nl Muliol-
NOII'Nek n Illnniler.
LOUHKNZO MAIlQUnZ , Dclngon Day ,
Thursday. Nov. 0. Father Matthews , who
ban arrived from Pretoria , says with refer
ence to the surrender of the Irish Fusllecra
and the Gloucestershire troops nt Nichol
son's Nek , that nftrr the mules stampeded
the force got hard pressed by the enemy.
They would have held out. however , but semi :
subordinate , without Instructions , hoisted a
flag of truce on his own responsibility.
Nothing then remained but to ourrcnder.
"Wo were sent out , " says Father Mat
thews , "to occupy a position with the object
of preventing two Hoer forces from Joining.
Wo started at 8:30 : Sunday evening , marched
ten miles and got to the hill about 1 o'clock
In the morning. The mishap was that the
mountain battery stampeded and fcattcrcd
the whole lot of mules. We formed up again
and gained the top of the hill. The mules
were gone , but not all the ammunition. I do
not know what stampeded the mules. They
knocked me down. It was pitch dark. We
had one hour'o sleep. The firing began Just
after daybreak , being somewhat slack for u
time. Dut finally the Doers crept round and
then the firing became furious. Soon after
12 o'clock , noon , there was a general
cry of cease lire , but our fellows would not
stop firing. Major Adye came up and con
firmed the order and then the bugle sounded
cease firing.
"In our locality there was a rumor that
a white flag was raised by a young ofUer
who thought his batch of ten men were the
solo survivors , but we were ! )00 ) alive , hav
ing started with perhaps 1,000. I think many
of the battcrymen were captured.
"Our ofllcers and men refused to sur
render. Tbo Doers did not seem to bo in
great numbers on the spot , but I heard that
the main body had galloped off. Our men
had to give up their arms and the officers
were sent to Commandant Stcenckamp. The
officers then ordered the men to fall In.
"Tho officers were taken away from the
men and sent to General Joubcrt the same
day , traveling In mule wagons nnd sleeping
that night in some stores on the way. The
next morning they took a train at Wascbe-
bank for Pretoria. They are very well
treated and BO , I have heard , are the men.
"There has 'been no unpleasantness in
Pretoria. The officers are In a school build
ing and nro allowed to walk as they please
In tbo Grounds.
"Tlu surrender. In my judgment , was a
great blunder , caused by a misunderstand
ing. Major Adye- was much put out. The
whlto flag was not h'olsted by the Irish
Fusllcers. "
MAFEKING IS HOLDING OUT
llvnort I.lttlc nnmnHTC'Bone ! } - the. '
Hoer Ilnnilmrdinciit Lint
of CanuiiltlcM.
LONDON , Nov. 13. The war offlco this
morning published the following dispatch
received from General Duller :
"CAPETOWN , Sunday. Nov. 12. Night.
The following reports have been received
from Colonel Dadcn-Powell :
" 'MAFEKING , Monday , Oct. 20. All
well here , enemy apparently shy of attack-
Ing. Now closing to Invest us. Are today
destroying railway twelve mlcs ! north with
dynamite. Shelling continued. Doing very
little harm.
" 'Tuesday , Oct. 31. Enemy attempted as
sault today on Cannon kopje and southeast
corner of town. Attack most brilliant ,
notwithstanding hot shell fire by the Brit
ish South African police , under Walford.
Enemy lost heavily. Our casualties , five
killed and flvo wounded. Killed : Captains
Hon. D. H. Maraham. Fourth Dedfordahire ;
C. A. Petchell , Third King's nines ; a ser
geant major and two troopers. Wounded :
Flvo non-commlssloncd officers and troop
ers , all Drltlah South African police. ' "
The war ofllco also mads nubile the fol
lowing dispatch from General Duller :
"CAPETOWN , Sunday. Nov. 12. The fol
lowing Is from Nicholson :
" 'MAFEKING , Wednesday , Oct. 25. All
well here. Enemy still shalllng. We made
successful night attack on his advance
trenches last night , getting In with bayo
nets. Our loss , six men of the Protectorate
regiment killed , nine wounded , Including
Captain Fltz-Clarenco , Third Royal Fuslleers ,
and Lieutenant Swlnton. Enemy's loss u'n-
known , but considerable. Enemy nave va
cated Signal hill and laagered two miles
northeast of town and two miles south-
oast. ' "
TO RAISE PRICE OF BROOMS
Axxocliileil llrooni Mniiiifnctiircm of
1'iilteil NtiitfN mill ( 'iiniiila Meet
In Chic-lino.
CHICAGO , Nov. 13. The Associated
Droom Manufacturers of the United States
and Canada will meet In executive session
hero tomorrow to raise prices. Moro than
seventy-five makers will be represented. An
advance of at least CO cents a dozen on nil
grades Is in prospect. Heavy Increases In
the cost of raw material , Including handles ,
wire and corn are named as the causes re
sponsible for the jump In prices of the fin
ished product.
Droom corn producers from Illinois will
also attend the meeting In an advisory ca
pacity. They will report a shortage of 10-
K)0 ) tons In their market , with prices ad
vancing steadily.
EMBEZZLER RETURNS HOME
TreiiMiircr of ( irunt County , In
diana , WlllliiK to Knee. I'ennlly
mill I'uy Shortnue of I5ISIOI. (
MARION , Ind. , Nov. 13. William K. Heal ,
.he Grant county treasurer who disappeared
'rom Marlon October f > , 1S97 , returned homo
: oday , after nn abjcnco of over two yearx.
When ho left Marlon It was disclosed that
IIP wug nn embezzler of nearly $18,000 , o !
which $14,000 was Grant county funds , Upon
arrival hero be was arrested ,
Mr. Heal BOH : he has returned to face the
penalty and to pay every cent of bis short
age. He has a wife and family here. Ho
will remain with them until hU bond Is ud-
ustcd , after which he will return to Pltts-
iurg , where ho has a good position , Ho was
released on bond ,
.VotorloiiNrnri
YAHOO , Mn ! . , Xov , 13. Kd Grnnrtlson , a
lulorloiiH negro murderer , thief and all-
round rrook , wan banned hero today for
lie murdir of Deputy Sheriffs Stoncstreet
ind Everett In thm county In July of last
oar , Grumllnon'H neck was broken by the
Irop and death was Instantaneous.
KENTUCKY ELECTION TANGLE
Democrats Pnrposa Throwing : Ont the
Entire Vote of Kuox County.
INJUNCTION AGAINST SUCH ACTION
Complication * Arc I.IUcly lo
Arlnc In .loliiinoii unit l.euln Coun-
tlcn , Where DciiioerntH Arc
IrrcKtilnrltlcN.
LOUISVILLK , Ky. . Nov. 13. The Com
mercial tomorrow will say It has received
official returns from four more counties ,
making 115 out of the 119. These four coun
ties , Hownn , Knox , Johnson and Floyd , show
a net gain of twenty-three for Taylor over
the Commercial's unofficial returns. This
added to the previous figures , 3,111 , gives
Taylor u plurality of 3,1.It In the state. In
this estimate four counties , Jefferson , Lewis ,
Manlfeo and Harrison , are unofficially re
ported ,
According to the Commercial's advices to
day's appeal to the court In Knox county
resulted In the certification of the vote of
that county by the election officers.
LOUISVILLK. Ky. , Nov. 13. The' tangle
growing out of lost week's election grows
worse with each day. This was the third
day ot the olllclnl count , but the work of
the county boards of canvassers disclosed
little Information to clear the situation.
Chairman Long of the republican campaign
committee today repeated his claim of u
plurality of 3,111 for Taylor , based on offi
cial returns from 110 counties and unofficial
returns from the remaining nine. The
democratic papers and leaders hero have
erased to glvo figures , but specials from
Frankfort quote Candidate Goebcl and other
party leaders as saying they are confident
of the success of the Kcnton county man.
The complexion of the returns to bo pre
sented to the state board of election com
missioners when It meets In Frankfort next
month still depends on the determination of
the contests which nro being raised In eev-
eral parts of the state , notably the strongly
republican counties of the Eleventh district ,
where the democrats claim tlffiiie ballots
were used. These contests have aroused
much feeling In the localities affected.
One of them Involves the vote of Knox
county , which gave Taylor 1,308 plurality.
Today Dnrboursvllle , the county seat , wan
visited by hundreds of people Interested li
the result , their avowed purpose being to sco
that justice Is done. Counsel for Canuiuato
Taylor began action in the Knox county dis
trict court to compel the county election
officers to certify the vote to the state board
of election commissioners. Tbo contention
Is over forty-two ballots from the First pre
cinct , but the petition filed by Taylor's coun
sel recites that It Is the election ofllcers'
purpose to throw out the entire county.
Judge Drown granted a temporary. Injunc
tion against such action. Johnson and Lewis
counties are affected by the democrats
charges of irregularities and there , too , le
gal complications are likely to arise.
( At Hopklnsvllle , a contest over a precinct
which gave Taylor a plurality , of nlnety-
flvo Is delaying the official return of the
vote ot Christian county , which gave Taylor
a 'plurality of 750.
Slqw progress was madeIn , 'the count of
Louisvillb and Jefferson county , the com
missioners being at worJc'o iHtib'Tfitnr\var't ?
when they adjourned until tomorrow. Doth
sides are lighting every Inch ot the ground.
A number ot precincts are In controversy on
the grounds of alleged Irregularities. In one
such case , the Seventh precinct of thu Sev
enth , ward , the antl-Goebelltes secured an
order from Judge Toney to compel the pre
cinct officers to sign the tally sheets. TJio
Goebcl people , however , claim the- ballot
box should be opened before It reached the
county election officers. The vote so far as
canvassed shows little change from the un
official figures.
Intimidation of Colored Voter * .
The federal grand jury , which was ad
journed over the election , reconvened this
morning and was charged by Judge Evans
regarding election violations , particularly
with reference to the Intimidation of col
ored voters. Ho recited the case where
charges bad reached the ears of the court ,
described the charges upon which the In
dictments should bo found and continued :
"Conspiracies may bo hard to prove , but
It Is by no means impossible to prove them ,
both by direct and circumstantial evidence ,
and If you should find the evidence and In
dict those who engage In these conspiracies
you would get at a class of men most likely
of higher , or at least of more pretentious
grade , than their tools. This class Is far
more dangerous to the community and their
punishment much moro desirable In every
way than the others. However , both classes
should bo Indicted. The highest duty is Im
posed upon you to vindicate the law , and
you will the moro efficiently and com
mendably discharge that duty If you shall
probe matters to the bottom and without
fear or favor Indict every man , however
prominent or however cbscuro , who has en
gaged In any conspiracy to perpetrate the
wroncs denounced by the statuta.
"The court also suggests to you that It ! s
by no means Impossible for officials of higher
or low degree to engage In such schemes ,
and where that Is the case the demand for
punishment Is all the more imperative , be
cause an example should bo set In the case
of those- who arc charged with the enforce
ment of the law who make themselves the
Instrument of Us violation. "
FIIANKFOIIT , Ky. , Nov. 13. Senator Goo-
bel and the democratic leaders are still
waiting on the final action of Itho county
boards ot elections in Jefferson , Christian ,
Knox , Johnson and other counties. It Is
claimed that enough fraudulent votes will
bo thrown out In these counties to glvo
Roebel a majority on the face of the returns ,
The city la excited tonight over a rumor
that the governor intends to declare martial
law In the event that Knox and Johncon
counties nro thrown out and that ho will
refuse to recognize Goebcl as governor un-
jor such conditions. This rumor of martial
'
law Is not generally credited , though there
Is almost certain to bo a serious clash be
tween Governor Dradlcy and the claimant.
Kvcltlnif liny nt VuiieelMirjr ,
PORTSMOUTH , 0. , Nov. 13. This was
an exciting day at Vnnccburg , Ky. , county
scat ot Leads county , twenty miles below
licro. An effort was made to throw out
tbo entire vote of the county , which gave
Taylor a plurality of 600 , on a technicality ,
It being claimed the paper on which the
ballots were printed was too thin. On this
sround the election board last week throw
jut the vote of iMoweru anil Durtonvlllo
precincts , which gave Taylor 209 plurality ,
nd adjourned today. Word was passed
: hrough the county and today about 3,000
: ltlzeus flocked Into Vancoburg and gathered
iround tbo court house when the election
joard met at 10 a. m ,
News reached the crowd that the com-
ulssloncrs were about to throw out the
rote of another precinct and there was an1
ingry demonstration. Trouble teemed Im-
nlnrnt , when U was announced that tbo
lection board had reconsidered 1U action ,
> y which the > ote of certain precincts had ,
been thrown out ajid that the entire vet
ot the county would bo counted as casi
An Impromptu reception was at once nr
ranged by the crowd.
I'retvllt Thrcnteim lo Conlril.
JACKSON , Miss. , Nov. 13. Dr. U , K
Prewltt , populist candidate for governor Ir
the recent election , ' threatens to make .1
contest ot Judge Longlnc'a election on the
ground that the lattcr's nomination was Il
legal.
SCORPION REACHES KINGSTON
Convej-M Vnlted Stntew CoininUnloii tn
Surtejetv C'olomlilii ( "until Itoiito
from Ciiledonlii liny.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Nov. 13. Th (
United States gunboat Scorpion arrived
hero yesterday conveying the United State !
commission dispatched for the purpose ol
surveying the suggested now Colombia canal
route between Caledonia bay and the gull
of San Miguel for a sea-level w.itor.vay ,
necessitating only twenty-six miles of actunl
cf.nnl.
This Is the originally selected route which
was rejected In favor of the Ue Lesscps
Colon-Panama route , on the ground that
the latter already possessed railroad trans
portation nnd other facilities , while the other
penetrated the alleged most deadly malarial
district on the face of the earth , Including
extensive swamp arc.is rendered untenable
by men on account of mosquitoes and other
venomous tropical pests.
BIG TRANSACTION IN WHISKY
Trnileotlllcil Hint n Clik-n o Klrin
HUM 1'iirclitiMCil Fifty TlioiiNiinil
HnrrclM of lloiirlion.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 13. The Enquirer
will say tomorrow : TA circular has besn
sent out by the Kentucky Distilleries , and
Warehouse company dVficlally notifying the
trade uf one of the largest transactions of
whisky made In some time. The circular
notifies all brokers to withdraw from quo
tation , ns held by that company , goods
enumerated as sold to a Chicago firm , In
cluding the Paris Distillery company whis
kies , Athcrton bourbon and rye , Windsor
bourbon , Clifton bourbon , Drownfleld bour
bon , Howard bourbon , rye and malt ; Whitehead -
head bourbon and Carter bourbon and malt.
The goods Included In this list amount to
almost fiO.OOO barrels. As an aggregate the
sale Is the largest reported In many a day. "
SUGAR SYNDICATE SCHEME
Ilnvnnii-Aincrleiiii Company 1'ronoied ,
tvlth n Capital of lt7r | 0lO ( ( ) ( ) , to IIc-
iluec Competition and
JACKSONVILLE , Fin. , Nov. 13. A new
scheme for a sugar syndicate Is announced
at Tampa , says a tpcclal to the Times-Union
and Citizen. The
proposed Havana-Ameri
can company will have a capital of $7,500,000
and $3,000,000 preferred stock. Its purpose
Is to reduce competition and consequent ex
penses. The firms named as subscribing to
It are S. Hernshelms Drothcrs & Co. , New
Orleans ; Eugene Vallcns & Co. , Chicago ;
Ybor"Manara company , Seldenberg & Co.
and Julius Elllnger & Co. , Tampa ; D. L.
Trujlllo & Sons and Roaener , Arnold & Co. ,
Key .West.
OPERATIVES MAKE DEMANDS
'
"
.
Textile Council Ulv'cir the Mnnnfac-
ttircrH Until Xovcmlicr to Make
Iteply .to Ultimatum.
FALL RIVER , Mass. , Nov. 13. Secretary
C. C. Rounsevlllo of the Manufacturers' as
sociation tonight received a communication
from the Textile council notifying the mill-
men of the action ot the representatives of
the operatives at Sunday's meeting of the
: ouncil.
The letter was substantially the same as
: ho draft of the vote given out by the council
ind la very formal In Its nature. The coun-
:11 gives the manufacturers until November
! 3 to make reply to the new demand for un
increase In wages and In cose of a refusal
t calls upon the operatives to leave thu
ivork on the morning of December 11.
A proposition by which the whole matter
nay bo settled by arbitration Is Included In
Lho communication.
[ RUST AND UNION IN UNISON
American Illcyclc Company Taken
Steps to KiillNt the Co-Operatlon
of OrKlllll/.fd Labor.
TOLEDO , O. , Nov. 13. President Mulhol-
and. of the International Dlcyclo Workers'
jnlon has returned from Chicago , where bo
tiad a conference with A. G. Spaldlng of the
American Dlcycle company. The two are
making efforts to establish close relations
between the labor union nnd the so-called
bicycle trust , and Mr. Mulholland said to-
ilay that the matter promised to conclude
satisfactorily.
In such event the bicycle trust will be the
Irst to take a step toward silencing public
: lamer against combines by enlisting tbo co-
> peratlon of organized labor.
FOUR THOUSAND ON A STRIKE
llnlldlni ? WorkcrH nt ItiifTnlo Ordered
Out to Korec Settlement
of 11 UlNMiite.
DUFFALO , N. Y. , Nov. 13. In order to
brco a settlement of the dispute between the
ncn engaged In Iron construction work nnd
heir employes regarding wages , the Trade
md Labor council has ordered out all union
non working on buildings In this city In
iVhlcb iron Is being used. It Is enld that
1,000 men are affected.
Street Cnr Strike nt Sprlnnfleld.
SPRINGFIELD. III. , Nov. 13. The Spring-
leld Consolidated Street Car lines were tied
Hi today by a strike. The trouble arose over
ho refusal of the company to recognize the
icwly organized union and reinstate dla-
: borged employee alleged to have been let
mt for activity in organizing the union. A
lumber of employes not belonging to the
mlon were willing to run Iho cars , but
hey were not enough to man the entire
iervlco , so the company suspended service
oday. No threats of trouble have been
jcaril ,
of l.nlior nt IliiNton.
DOSTON , Nov. 13. A few of the delegates
o the general UfBcmbly ot the Knights nf
abor , which will be opened In Faueull hall
omorrow. are in the city. It Is expected
hat many states of the union and several
! anadlan provinces will bo represented. To-
norrow night a mass meeting will bo held
n Fancull hall In furtherance of the eight-
tour movement. Among the speakers will
IQ General Master John N , Parsons of Now
"ork and General Worthy Foreman I. I ) ,
Chamberlain of Pueblo , Colo.
Now Telephone Company OtUcri-H ,
NI5W YORK , Nov. 13. The stockholders
f the newly Incorporated Telephone , Telo-
ruph and Cable Company of America have
lected the following ofllcerfl ; President ,
I'llllum J. Lattu ; secretary , GeorgeF. .
luxvklns ; directors , William J. Latin , Mar-
n Maloney and JumcH K. Hayos. The artl-
IPS of incorporation show thitt Lattu , .Ma-
> ney nnd Hayes Imvo but ten Bhares each ,
he uliares lire of iKOoarli , The authorized
illlUl stock is S20.OQO.OOa
MAJOR HARRISON IN OMAHA
Son of Ex-Presidont Hero to Recuperate
from Attack of Yellow Fcvar.
HIS OPINION ON CONDITIONS IN CUBA
CiitmtiM Are ( irnilnnlly ( irttliiK nn
Their Feet A nlii Tlicy Hnve n
High Opinion of ( Scn-
crnl AVooil.
Major nussell I ) . Harrison , Inspector gen
eral of the department under ( lencral Wood
In the provinces ot Santiago and Puerto
Principe , Cuba , arrived In Omaha Monday
on sick leave ami will remain until ho has
fully recovered from the effects of a mosl
dangerous attack of yellow fever. Majoi
HarrUon contracted the dreaded disease
while performing his duty as Inspector ol
he hospitals In the Interior and for some
tlmo bis life was despaired ot , the physicians
I nil stating that an attack so govern was sel
dom Buccrosfully withstood. During the time
several ofllcors and men succumbed to the
epidemic that prevailed. Major Harrison
Is Btlll suffering from the effects of his 111-
ness , the most pronounced being that ol
weakness.
Major Harrison was under General Fltz-
hugh Lee before General Wood took rom-
mand , nnJ was provost marshal In Havana
nt the time of the surrender of the Island.
Ho was ono of the first to take command ol
the ancient fortress , Morro Castle , and as
sisted In hoisting the stars and stripes on
the grim building. He Is n son of ex-Presi
dent Benjamin Harrison and son-in-law ol
the late Alvln Saunders.
Major Harrison eald the outbreaks of fever
were less frequent this year than last , owing
to the precautions taken by General Wood ,
aided and abetted by the officers und men of
the army , who were seeing to It thnt better
sanitary methods were Instituted. In speak
ing of the condition of things In Cuba , Major
Harrison said :
"There Is much to bo done In Santiago.
There Is great need of sidewalks , water
works and sanitary methods. The people ot
the Island are very poor and all Improve
ments must of necessity be slow , as there Is
a lack of capital. The money for use In
making Improvements Is too meager to be of
much service , but nil available sums are
used by General Wood to better the condi
tion of the roads.
( iriMVlnir I'roMiicrnuM.
"All travel Into the Interior must bo done
over trails and by horseback. My duties as
inspector take mo over the eastern half of
the Island and all my travel must bo done
with saddle horses and pack trains. There
are but three short lines of railway reaching
from coast towns. As I have traveled over
nearly nil the Island within the past year I
have been In n position to note the condition
of the people and find a great Improvement
during the year. The people are settling
down to business once more and are be
ginning to show a little prosperity. This
state of affairs Is evidenced by the fact that
the government has ceased to Issue rations
to the Inhabitants.
"Tbo area of uncultivated land Is much
larger than It ought to be , although It ! s
not asreat .as It was a year ago. The
tobacco Industry Is making grokt progress. "
It is located In that part'of the Island west
of Havana. A fairly good crop was secured
last winter and a much larger crop this
year , which sold readily on the marketeer
from 50 cents to $1 per pound. The sugar
Industry is very backward , owing to the
destruction wrought In that line during the
war. To glvo some Idea of what enormous
destruction was effected It needs only to bo
recalled that In the Cristo valley where there
worn 125 sugar mills , only two remain
standing at the present time , and they be
longed to Europeans and were thus pro-
tooted.
SntlNflc < l vrltli American Ilulc.
"I will say In regard to the people that
the business and Industrial classes are per
fectly satisfied with the government given
them by the United States. Any agitation
to the contrary Is voiced In and about
Havana and Is expressed by those who de-
slro ofllco and the emoluments thereat and
would not bo satisfied with any govern
ment. I am satisfied If the Cubans were to
have an Independent government these
same- people , should they fall In realizing
their ambitions , would be a disturbing ele
ment under the new regime. The element
demanding Independent government does
not represent the masses of the Cubans' . The
people of the Island are peculiarly con
structed and like most ot the- Spanish colonies
nies 'on this hemisphere are more given to
following Individual leaders than principles
or Hans.
"In my Judgment from 80 to 8a per cent
of the people are uneducated and no terri
tory In the union which could not make a
100 per cent better showing than Cuba
would bo admitted as a stato. What Cuba
needs is continued tranquillity , capital and
school houses.
"General Wood Is well liked In Cuba ami
should ho be made civil governor as rumor
has It bo may ho would bo very popular
In the Island. Ho Is a vigorous military offi
cer and coupled with this ability has In n
high degree administrative traits of char
acter which will enable lilm to give tbo
Island a good government. "
HOBARfFAMILY ENCOURAGED
Improvement of Condition of Vice
l > rcNlilunt IN Such Hint Mr * . IIo-
linrt Tnken n. Drive.
PATBRSON , N. J. , Nov. 13. Improvement
In the condition of Mr. Hobart continues
and Mrs. Hobart and other members of the
family feel that the Ufa of the vice pres
ident will bo prolonged for a long time ,
oven If his complete recovery Is not ren
dered a possibility by his physicians. To
day ho was able to partake of all of lib
meals at the usual time.
Mrs. Hobart , who has been at his bed-
sldo almost continually elnco his serious
Illncee began , felt so encouraged at the Im
provement this afternoon that she- consented
to go for a drive. This IB tbo first tlmo
that she had been willing to leave the Ho
bart residence for oven a few moments
during the last two weeks ,
YANKEE SUCCEEDS WEBSTER
.Indue Simon K , Ilnlilwln of Conneutl-
ent Hlecteil I'reHlilent of Interna
tional I.nw ANNoclntlon.
NEW HAVK.V , Conn. , Nov. 13. News was
received hero today that the executive coun
cil of the International Law association at
i meeting bold In London on October SO
olectcd Judge Simon E. Baldwin of tbo su-
ptoini court of errors of Connecticut , presi
dent of the association to succeed Sir Rlch-
ird B. Webster , attorney generalof _ England ,
wliCHo term expires this year , It was de
cided to hold the ne t conference of the as
sociation In Rouen , Franco , next August ,
probably about August H.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
WRECK OF THE CHARLESTON
United Stntcn Crulner CoeN on n llecf ,
lint All UniiilH on lloiiril
Are Nnveil.
MANILA , Nov. 14. 10:25 : a. m. The
United States cruiser Charleston , which had
been patrolling the northern const ot Luzon ,
was wrecked on n reef off the northwest
coast Tuesday , November 7. All on board
were saved.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. The Charleston
has bden In Asiatic waters more than a
year. It was one ot the first vessels to ho
sent to Manila after the destruction ot tbo
Spanish fleet , the Navy department utiliz
ing It ifor the purpose ot sending ammuni
tion nnd other supplies for the Asiatic sta
tion. Just previous to Ita assignment to that
duty It had undergone nn overhauling at
the Mare Island navy yard , San Francisco ,
nnd therefore was In prlmo condition. The
Charleston Is ono of the vessels of more
recent construction and belongs to that
class -which Is commonly referred to us
"tho new navy. " It has a full complement
of officers nnd crow. The naval register Is
sued at the beginning ot the year gives as
Its commander Captain William H. Whiting ,
and Its lieutenant commander was Gotfrlcd
Dlocklngcr.
The cruiser Charleston , which wns built
In San Francisco In 18S8 , had a displace
ment of 3,730 tons , was 318 feet 7 Inches In
length , 46 feet 2 Inches In beam and 21
fcc.t 8 Inches In draught. It was of steel ,
having- two propellers , ono funnel and two
masts with military tops.
H had the following armament : Two 8-
Inch guns , six 6-lnch guns , four C-pounders ,
two 3-pounders , six 1-poundcrs , two ma
chine guns and ono light gun with four tor
pedo tubes. It had a complement ot 306 men.
OSBORN'S ' TITLE IS SECURE
JVcbrnnknn Not Ilkeljto He Oimtod
tin u llCHiilt of the Partition
of Sumon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The partition of Samoa , It is be
lieved , will not affect the standing of Judge
Osborn as consul general. While It Is ad
mitted at the State department that the
powers signatory to the Derlln treaty have
agreed upon a partition of the Islands In
cluded In the Samoan group. It is also neces
sary to have this partition ratified , as In
the case of the United States by congress
nnd In ether cases by England and Ger
many. Judge Osborn has given entire satis
faction to all.tho treaty powers , as Is evi
denced by his selection for the position of
acting chief justice as well as consul gen
eral by the Bamoan commission which re-
turnexlVto oup. shorts quite -recently.
At the State department there is consid
erable satisfaction shown over the outcome
ot the partition. The United States receives
as Its part an Island wholly friendly to us
and conceded to bo one of the finest sites
for a coaling station In the Pacific seas. As
ono official of the State department said :
"Wo have every reason to congratulate
ourselves over a bappy solution of what
promised to bo a most delicate as well as
an Intricate problem. Wo have obtained
what wo have long wanted. Wo will un
doubtedly need a consul or 'governor general
in Samoa and as Judge Osborn has proven
iilmself capable I do not see any reason
why ho should not be the man. "
The comptroller of the currency today
declared a fourth dividend of 5 per cent In
'avor of the creditors of the Citizens' Na-
; lonal bank of Grand Island , Nob. , making
, n all G5 per cent on claims amounting to
J144.835. The City National bank of Lincoln
was today approved as reserve agent for the
Citizens' National bank of Knoxvlllo , la.
Harry A. Dcardsley has been appointed
carrier In the postofflco at Sioux Falls , S.
D. , vice George W. Coffee , resigned.
Bid FAILUREAT NEW YORK
_
William K. MldRely FUCK 11 Petition
in InHolvcucy with Mnlillltlcn of
Nearly Two Million.
NEW YORK , Nov. 13. William E. Mldg-
ely filed a petition In Insolvency today. Lia
bilities $1,716,639 , of which $274,702 is
nominally wecurcd. Mr. Mldgcly was presi
dent of the Casualty Insurance and Security
company , which collapsed in 1S94 , after Its
$1,700,000 capital and surplus had been ex
pended. Mldgely , Henry Drccber , Henry
Vincent and J , W. Taylor were Indicted In
connection with the failure.
Midgrly had been lodged In the Tombs
December 14 , 1891. Ho attributed his trouble
to the enmity of Austin Corbin , Mrs.
Mldgcly , a beautiful woman and prominent
In Drooklyn society , labored eo Indefatlgably
to prove his Innoccnco that she contracted
pneumonia by exposure and died. A few
days later a Jury In general sessions de
clared Mldgcly not guilty. Mldgoly then
sued the Long Island Railroad company for
$250,000 damages for false ) arrest. The case
was tried In February last and bo got a ver
dict for $20,000.
Mr. Mldgoly's liabilities are duo to his
connection with the American , Steam Boiler
company , and Drechcr , Scheck & Co. , which
went down In 1894 troubles.
YUKON TROOPS MAY SUFFER
Ken red Hint ( Sovernnient Shipment of
Winter Clo'thliiir AVIII Not Hench
Fort ailihnn In Time ,
SEATTLE , Wash. , Nov. 13. It Is feared
that the government stores of winter cloth
ing consigned to the two companies of mili
tary nt Fort Gibbon ( Wearo ) on the Yukon
will not reach the troops thl winter , In
which case tbo men will suffer severely. It
la believed tbo goods reached St. Michael
too late to he sent up the river , but If the
clothes are badly needed It IB expected that
the government will send relief.
Allen HeeelveH Certificate.
AUOUBTA , Me. , Nov. 13-Tho governor
and council today lnpiiecl a ci-rtlflcata of
election to AmoH L. nll'Mi an congressman-
elect from the Flrxt Mtilne cmicrcHHloiial
district He lind officially 12.S37 votes ,
wlillo Former Congressman Luther I1' . Me-
Klnney had 7,705 , with nix BcutterlntMr. .
Allen will Rticctfd Congressman Thomas
II. Ilccd , resigned.
ICvpert Moxey KlnluIieH Tentlinonv ,
KANSAS CITV. Nov. l.l.-Troasury de
partment expert E , P. Moxey today finished
his testimony for the state In the CIIBO of
U. V. Rleser anil H. D , fovlnffton. belnK
tried for wrecking the Missouri National
bunk , of which they were president anil
ruxhlpr rpunoctivfly " "d' the dofcmw bej-'an
ItH ! ' ! < ) . The case will probably go to the
jury Thumday ,
CLOSING IN ON HIM
Americans Utivo Aguinaltlo Driven Into a
Very Small Corner ,
THEY CAPTURE HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY
Rebel Loader and His Army Bolioyed to Bo
Practically Surrounded ,
FILIPINO FORCES ARE STILL ON THE RUN
Take to Their Ifcols as Boon a They Hoar
the Americans Yell ,
REBELS SUFFER GREATLY FROM DISEASE
They Arc Aliio Short of Ammunition
mid Indication * Arc thnt They
Can not Ilolil Out Very
Mitch
MANILA , Nov. 13. SH5 n. m. General
Young Is supposed to have reached Sail
Nicolas , about thirty miles east of Dagupan ,
but his wagons are far behind. Colonel
Hayes has captured Agulnaldo's secretary
and Major Coleman Is In Carranglan , with
nn escort of 175 bolo men , on his way to the
province of Nuovn , Vlsnya. The ron ot Gen
eral Lancras and his family are prisoners.
The general barely escaped.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
with General Young telegraphs from San
Joao that Agulnaldo did not escape to the
northeast. Ho and his army , the corro.
Bpoudcnt adds , nro surrounded. Ills last
orders to the Filipino commander at Sail
Jose were to hold San Jose und Carranglan
at all ccste. '
The recent encounters were too one-sided
to he called fights. .Tho Insurgents are
mortally afraid of the Americans , however
strong their position. They make but n
brief and feeble resistance and run when
the terrible American yell reaches their
cars , whereupon the Americans pursue them
and slay ninny.
The moral effect of the news that 00,000
troops are on their way hero has been un-
quc-atlonably great.
The Insurgents are suffering more from
disease than the Americans , owing to poor
food , lack of medicines and filthy hospitals ,
with the result that there Is great mortality
among them. General Lawton has Inter
cepted a telegram from nn Insurgent captain
to a Filipino general , reading : "How can
you blame mo for retreating when only twelve
of my company were able to fight ! "
Trylnir to Hnvc Hiillrouil.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. The following
dispatch from General Otis was received at
the War department today :
"MANILA , Nov. 13. MacArthur's ad
vance , Thirty-sixth volunteers and cavalry
troop under Dell , entered Tarlao 7:10 : p. in.
yesterday. Enemy fled. ny great labor
MacArthur succeeded In getting forward to
Capas yesterday all artillery and quarter
master's transportation and "will have com
mand In Tnrlac 'today- hlB.'dvancn pushing
forward to save as much' of railroad 'as
possible , which enemy Is trying to destroy
on Its retreat. Many deserters from enemy ,
who passed In to SlaoArthur some thirty
rifles yesterday. Insurgents In that section
reported to be short of provisions. Lawton
pushing forward with great energy , his nd-
vance obliged to leave behind all transpor
tation and depend to great extent upon
country for subsistence. Hayes , Fourth ,
cavalry , In vicinity of Carranglan , has cap
tured largo amount Insurgent property and
nearly half battalion of 400 bolo men trans
porting Agulnaldo's property over moun
tains , together with his private recretary
and seven officers.
"Young , with Third cavalry and Unison's
Macabcbe scouts , followed by balance bat
talion Twenty-second Infantry , leaving In-
hind all transportation , pushed out on San
JOSQ Lupam , San Qucntln und Mayug road
and scattered enemy stationed at thcso
points , most of whom driven southwest-
ward. Weasels , with squadron Third cav
alry , hastened forward to Mayug , where In
surgents' supply depot was captured , secur
ing several hundred thousand pounds nf
rice , 3,500 pounds Hour , 7,500 pounds salt
and other provisions , thirteen hundred uni
form coats , new , many blankets and other
articles of clothing , also number of Insur
gent oflVcrs and sixty-nine Spanish and
two American prisoners.
"Detachments sent north to San Nicholas ,
and It Is believed that Young established
communication with Wheaton's troops last
evening. Indications are that Insurgents
will not escape to mountain capital ut
Dayonbong without great difficulty and loss ,
If at all. Our troops lit Tarlae , Arias ,
Tallvorag , San Jose Dapo , Iliunlngan , San
Quentln , Tayug , San Nicholas , on through
to Llngaycn gulf with strong station } at
Arayat , San Isldro , Cabariatuan should
cause Insurgents some annoyance.
"Our troops have suffered great hardships
and have performed most severe service , but
are reported In excellent condition and
spirits. The enterprise and Indomitable will
displayed by officers never excelled.
"OTIS. "
Later In the day the department received
n second dispatch from General Otis , as fol
lows :
"MANILA , Nov. 13. No news of Lawton'H
advance received yesterday ; MncArthur'H
troops took Bambon and Cnpas , four miles
north of Bamban , both on railroad , and Con-
ccpclon to cast of railroad , yostrrday. In
surgents reported 1,500 strong retiring rap
idly to north , making slight resistance. Our
casualties Second Lieutenant Davis , Thirty-
sixth volunteers , killed ; three enlisted men
reported wounded. Strong reconnalfisanco
From Capaa In direction of Tnrlao today. Con
dition of roads and streams render general
advance with wagon transportation Imprac
ticable. Knemy appear to bo In demoralized
condition and show much disorganization , us
Indicated by captured telegraphic dispatcher
and deserters from their ranks , "
The spelling of names of towns In abova
Is as given In tbo cable dispatch. As the
American forces have now reached n point
the maps of which are necessarily Imper
fect , the War department adheres to the
text of the cable.
CLOSE ON TRAIL OF REBELS
American * Advance Mo I'"ant There U
\o Time for Flllplnox to
Destroy Hallronil.
MANILA , Nov. 13. 10 a , m , When Col-
nnel Dell left Cnpas , ten mllcu from Tarlae ,
at 1 o'clock yesterday , ho Intended merely
to roconnolter. Ho bad with him tlm
Thirty-sixth Infantry , Slaveu's scouts ,
Troop E , Fourth cavalry , a battalion of the
Twenty-second rcglmont and Galling guns.
The Bcouts , mounted , preceded the mupi
body up the railroad , They mot 100 rebels
nt Murcla , but the Insurgents quickly re
treated , Tbo scouts found tbo depot burn-