IM FHE OMAHA , DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJiNE 11) ) , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOBNlIsG ,
SENDS \l \ AN ENVOY
Too Many Red Gross Stations In
Suit General Gronje
NOT ALLOWLD BY GENEVA CONVtNTION
Colonel Boden-Powell Gives No Satisfaction
to Boer Commander ,
BRITISH INDIGNANT AT KRUG . 'S THREAT
Press Censor Blamed for Not Suppressing
Father Matthtwa' Story.
Y/IUREABOUTS / OF BULLER UNKNOWN
London .MoriiltiK 1'ont Complain * ( lint
I'nrt of
11 WnH IJnuUe Tnvtlvn on
llrlflNlt to Leave Hnllvtay
Intact to IailHinllh.
LONDON , Nov. 15. 4:30 n. m. There Is
no additional news regarding the progress
ot hostilities In South Africa this morulng
except u dispatch fiom Mafeklng , forwarded
by a runner , dated October 23 , which says
that during the nficrnoan General Crcnje ,
the Boer commander , sent an envoy to Colonel
nel Baden-Powell under n flag of truce to
declare that ho did not consider the Geneva
convention authorized Iho Hag of the Red
CroMj society to fly from several buildings
at once In the town and that In his opinion
the employment of natives against whltta
mines were both
dynamite
nnd the use of
opposed to the rules of war.
Colonel Baden-Powell replied that the
UOIUnCI
Geneva convention did not stipulate ns to
the number of Red Cross stations permissible
nnd that the Boers were only required to
the hospital and the
respect the convent ,
women's laager , nil ol which wcro beyond
the town llmltu. The British commander also
pointed out that the mines were recognized
warfare and that the
adjunctsof civilized
mined.
cxtenalvely
defenses ot Pretoria were
Moreover , he reminded General Cronje that
the Boers had fired on natives , burned their
and that the
kraals and raided their cattle
natives only defended their lives nnd prop
erty.
Despite three warnings from Colonel
Baden-Powell the Boors continued delib
erately to shell the hospital and the
women's kraal. The Bonding of the envoy
for penetrating
-was considered a mere pretext
ing the British lines at Mafcklng. Accord-
Information the garrUon is
ting 16 the latest
confldent of Its ability to hold out until the
end or the campaign.
concerned the mental
Is
So far as Klmbcrley
tal condition of the British there may be
Judged from the fact that three weddings
Jhavo taken place since the siege began , the
November 8.
last having been celebrated on
Indliriiiittt at KriiRer'H Threat.
In the absuncc of fresh news the morning
arc driven to discuss Lord Salisbury's
papers
misinterpretation of his
letter regarding
ppeoch nt the lord mayor's banquet and
President Krugor'a threat to execute British
officers In his possession unless Nathan
Marks , mipposert to be a Boer spy , Is re
' has excited
threat
Kruger's
1 leased. President
cited widespread Indignation.
The Daily News demands that his friends
should promptly Inform him that hla own
neck and that ot Dr. Reltz , the Transvaal
Btote secretary will be held responsible for
any sucn violation , of the elementary rules
of civilized warfare.
For once the celisorehlp Is blamed on ac
count of laxity. It Is asserted that the censor
suppressed the story ot
ser ought to have
Father Matthews regarding the surrender
lit Nicholson's Nek , which , while too vague
to bo considered evidence , must cause un
easiness. The feeling Is that until the facts
can bo ascertained It would have been wiser
not to circulate moro gossip.
The great delay , on South African cables ,
now amounting to practically five days , and
from Lady-
definite newa
the lack of any
which
smith give rlso to some apprehension
la only relieved by the fact that no adverse
British or
from cither
tidings have como
Beer sources. Nothing Is known na to the
whereabouts ot General Sir Rcdvera Buller.
The cruiser Powerful has arrived at
Simons bay and began to coal. The cruiser
return to Durban Immediately with
more guns.
Lord George Hamilton , secretary of state
for India , announced In a speech last evening
would bo Immediately
ing that a relief force
uent to Ladyamlth and beyond that nothing
Is known of the British movement.
The morning Post , which complains that
U was unwise toctlca on the port of British
officers to leave the railway Intact on their
way to Ladysmlth , says : "It Is another Il
lustration ot British contempt for Boers ,
and preserved the Boer line of communica
tion aa zealously na though It wcro their
own , "
Dr. Jameson has left Capetown for Eng
land.
WORRIED ABOUT LADYSMITH
KiiKllHli llophiK It Can wmmtiiiiil the
Iloinliarilinent Unlit llellef Col
umn Arrlvex.
'
LONDON , Nov. 14. Nothing Is known
cither at the War office or the Colonial office
hero regarding the alleged official state
ment cabled from Capetown saying State
Secretary Reltz. In behalf of the Transvaal
government , has demanded that General
White Immediately release Nathan Marks , a
Buppoecd spy , who Is confined at Lady-
emlth , the dispatch adding that President
Krugor threatens , If Marks Is executed , to
retaliate by shooting nix British oluccru In
the hands of the Boers. It Is further ns-
ncrtcd from Capetown that Marks entered
Ladysmlth , after the Investment of that
place , with the supposed object of obtaining
information for the Bocre , and ono version
of tbo utorv U that the Transvaal authori
ties have threatened to execute elx British
otllcora if the ( supposed apy Is not released ,
to which General Buller Is said to have re
plied that the British were entitled to re
tain the man until ho should render n satisfactory -
\ factory account ot himself. Both stories , It
la asserted , bear the Imprint of Improbabll-
/ y | ty , as there la no reason to think the Boers
would bo guilty of such n complete change
from their previous correct attitude and
manner of conducting the hostilities , Nev
ertheless , the atHiBatlotml afternoon news
papers hero are already demanding that
President Kruger and all the members of
the executive council bo ruthlessly hanged ,
oa the ouly fitting reprisal , in the event
of State Secretary Reltz's threat being car
& : ried out.
Worried About I.ailyninlth ,
That General White's relief Is considered
n matter of preealng Importance la again
evidenced by tbo satisfaction with which
the oftlclalb heard of the arrival ot thn trans
port Armenian at Capetown yesterday , a
couple ot daya before Ita time. The non-
arrival ot Ita prccloua freight ot field gunti
and ammunition threatened serious delay in
General Mcthucn'e arrangcracnta for the re
lief of General White.
It la true that the first division still lacks
cavalry , but In all probability the first ar-
of that arm at Capetown will be sen )
Irrespective of which division
rlslually assigned to. There U
.bombardment ot Lady-
smith In Intensity during the
last few da jp nd , though nil message !
from there speak In ctmfldcnco of the de
fenders , a load ot anxiety will bo removed
from the country when unrestrained com
munication with the beleaguered town Is re
established.
The allegations of Father Matthews have
made n painful Imprecision and there Is n
Imposition to discredit them as being merely
the excited view of a non-combatant Ig
norant ot real military requirements.
cvcrthcloEs , his story has added Immensely
to the anxiety of those who had relatives
U the battle of Nlcholnon's Nek , as they now
lave the dread ot dishonoring exposure.
Considerable feeling has been aroused by
: h announcement that Sir William Butler ,
'ormcrly commander at the Cape , will not
: ommand the troops en the occasion of the
ineen's visit to Bristol tomorrow. As Gen-
; rnl Butler commands the western district
: ils absence from thla ceremony Is rcmark-
ible and Is attributed to fears of n hostile
lemonstratlon , owing to hla unpopular attl-
.Udo with reference to the Transvaal.
Slop Olllelnl CnhlfKrninx.
It Is reported that ofllclalsg Capetown
official tclc-
ire now stopping all foreign
? ramn , whether In code or otherwise , except
messages to the governor of Portuguese
iast Africa and Portugal.
Later In the day the Eastern Telegraph
: ompany formally announced that , In accord-
incc with the Instructions of the postmaster
general of Capo Colony , no foreign official
Ilspatchcs , either In secret code or cipher ,
: an be transmitted , via the Cape , except
uessages between Portugal and the governor
general of Lourcnzo Marquez.
COMBINE AGAINST ENGLAND
Conlltloit of the Continental I'nwern
OoineHenr Pulling John Hull
In n Corner.
( Copyright , 15tf , by Prows Publishing Co. )
BRUSSELS , Nov. 14. ( New York Worlc
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The St. PC
tcrsburg correspondent of the Indcpcndenci
Uclgo bays :
"England was In effect on the verge o
having to face a serious coalition. Thi
czar was the soul of this movement , France
being approached through Muravleff , whos (
recent visits are fresh In the public mind
Germany's co-operation wag secured condi
tionally to the acceptance of Franco , mil
the French cabinet thought the polltlca
situation rendered such a step too rUky
Franco Is Ill-prepared for action , cither ot
sea or land , at the present moment , ant
while defeat would occasion a popular ris
ing In Paris victory might equally cause tut
overthrow of the republic In favor of f
military dictatorship. As n actoff to thlr
rebuff Germany has already partly recouped
herself and Russia now meditates a virtual
protectorate in Afghanistan , an extension ol
her sphere of Influence to the Persian gull
and free passage of the Dardanelles. "
The story scorns only worth repeating bo-
cauae Independence , whoso authority In for
eign politics la welt known , seems to at
tach a certain amount of credence to it.
BOER SHELLS ARE HARMLESS
HeporlN from Klniherlcy Show the
! ' ! re IH Iiiiiecurntv mill lit Too
HOPETOWN. Friday , Nov. 10. ( After
noon. ) An undated dispatch received from
Klmbcrley says : "Tho Boers ceased shell
ing November 7 about 7 p. m. , having fired
nt Intervals all day long , some seventy
shells , a majority of them falling In debris
heaps and open spaces. The average range
was 8,160 yards. Ono cooking pot was In
jured. There was a brisk market for frag
ments , choice specimens fetching JC2. The
Boers , apparently , were shelling nt the extreme -
tremo range of their guns. Yesterday's
attempt Is regarded as ludicrous. The
weather was splendid. The bombardment
was continued briskly all the morning of
November 8. One shell narrowly missed
the Dutch church. There were no casual
ties. The shells are of a very Inferior qual
ity and seemingly flred by amateurs. One ,
almost intact , was picked up. It weighs
eight and one-quarter pounds. The Boers
have been firing from threa positions. So
far the Boer activity causes little alarm.
KIMBERLEY , Tuesday , Nov. 7. Morning
Via Hopctown , Friday , Nov. 10. The
Doers are now throwing shells nt the
reservoir and water works. The weather la
flno.
THREATS OF RETALIATION
lloern Ileiiiiinil Ilelenne of Aliened
Su > llrltlMh Ollleer.s llchl IIM
LONDON , Nov. 11. A special dispatch
from Capetown , dated Friday , November 10 ,
atatcs , that State Secretary Rcltz has de
manded that General White Immediately rc-
lease the supposed spy , Nathan Marks , who
Is contlned to Lndysmlth , coupling hla de
mand with a threat to execute six British
officers. General Buller replied , according
to tbo special dispatch , that ho was entitled
to retain the man until ho should render
a satisfactory account of himself.
Illlt Liner for Troop Ship ,
LONDON. Nov. 14. The admiralty has
chartered the White Star line atcamer
Majestic to convoy troops to South Africa
Immediately after It returns from Its pros-
cnt trip to New York. The Majestic sailed
from Liverpool November 8 , via Qucenstown
November 9 , nnd U due to arrive in New
York tomorrow.
It was also officially announced that the
troop ship Oriental , which left London Octo
ber 20. had sailed from Capetown for Dur
ban , nnd the Donald Currlo line steamer
Carisbrook Castle , which sailed from Lon
don October 27 , with the cavalry brigade
staff and naval reinforcements on board , had
arrived at Capetown.
Troop Mi HIM lleneh Africa.
LONDON , Nov. 14. It was ofllclally an
nounced this afternoon that the troop ship
Brltaunlo has arrived at Capetown and that
the troop ahlpa Llsmoro Castle and York
shire have arrived at Durban.
Itoiiilinrilineiit linen I.lttle
PIETERMAR1TZBURG , Nov. 14. Morning
It Is unolllclally stated that the long-range
bombardment ot Ladyamlth with heavy guns
continues dally , but without serious damage.
Nyiiilleiitt' lluy * Water I'ower.
LMINNKAPOLIS , Nov. 14. A Duluth special -
cial to the Journal says that apparently
well authenticated reports are to the ef
fect that the Jay cooke water power on
the 61. Ixi n I a river has been tohl to n syndi
cate of which Thomun Melntyre , the Hour
mill promoter , la the head.
ArelilteotN In Contention.
PITTSIM'RO , Nov. 14. Two hundred del-
cgiiteu were present at the thirty-third an
nual convention of the American Institute
of Architect ) ! when It WUH culled tn order
today by President Henry Van Brunt of
Kiinaas City , Mo.
ROUNDS UP FIELD DEPUTIES
Inspector Finch Charges They Have Been
Rendering Excessive Bills.
LIKELY TO CAUSE THLIR RETIREMENT
Senator ' 1'Iinrnlou llns n Talk with
Attorney ( ietiernl Oter the Mutter
TlinrwIoii'M MnrrliiKe Canned
n Stir at the Cniiltnl.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Inspector Finch of the Department
of Justice has raised a row among the field
deputies connected with the marshal's of
fice of Nebraska , which promises to bo far-
i caching and may result In the abolition
of their offices.
Finch Is a IJryan democrat. Ho has talked
In and about Nebraska to such an extent
that politicians are wondering why he Is
permitted to pass judgment upon the dep
uties connected with Iho marshal's oillce.
Finch some time ago Inspected the office
and pronounced It In exceedingly good con
dition. Ho now goes over his former ground
nnd finds , as ho says , many things that
have a peculiar appearance.
Ho charges that the deputies have been
In the habit of charging the department
50 cents for meals when they have been
paying only 23 cents In the Nebraska towns.
Under the law , field deputies are allowed
a day for traveling expenses. In many cases
their expenses far exceed this amount. This
excess they are compelled to pay out of
their own pockets. In order to even up
matters , It has been the custom for years
In the marshal's office to charge 50 cents
for meals BO as to bring their traveling
expenses within the limit fixed by law.
Dut this Is not the only charge against the
flcjd deputies. He has reported to the de
partment that many ot them have gouo
outside and made business In order to get
their fees , which practice has become i > o
obnoxious In the eyes ot the Department of
Justlco that the attorney general lias about
decided to abolish the office of field deputies
In Nebraska and Install office deputies In
stead.
Senator Thurston had a , talk with the at
torney general yesterday about the matter
nnd the latter was exceedingly pronounced
in his opinion that tomethlng had to be done
to bring order out of
and that the only way
chaos would be to abolish the field deputies
entirely. A somewhat similar condition of
affairs obtained In Alabama and upon the
recommendation of Mr. Finch the field deputies
officedeputies Installed
ties were discharged and office-
stalled instead. There seems to be no other
recourse than to await the decision of the
attorney general along the lines which Sena
tor Thurston indicated would undoubtedly
bo taken.
Speaking of census supervisor for the
Second district of Nebraska , Senator Thur
ston , when interviewed today , said that his
only desire was to co-operate with Congress
man Mercer in naming the supervisor. He
stated that he had filed In the office of di
rector ot census a letter which Indicated
that all ho wanted In the matter , so far as
the Second district was concerned , was that
Mercer shall appoint n man who would be
acceptable to him , and that he did not de
sire to In any way interfere with. Me , iler-
cer'H appointment. Ho believed that they
could mutually agree upon a man who would
be n credit to the district and to the office.
ThurHtoii to He Murrlcil Hiituriliiy.
The announcement published In The Bee
Sunday of Senator Thurston's Intended mar
riage created intense excitement at the
capital and newspaper men and society re
porters have been besieging the senator and
bis brldo-to-bc at all hours of the day and
night , until he has almost been compelled
to take to the woods. It Is understood that
the marriage will take place Saturday mornIng -
Ing and that Rev. Frank Bristol , one of the
leading Methodist divines of this city and
formerly pastor of the First Methodist
church , will officiate at the ceremony. The
wedding will bo entirely private , only
friends of the family and one or two inti
mate friends ot the senator being present.
A trip ot two weeks Is contemplated south ,
their objective point being Omaha for
Thanksgiving.
Considerable gossip Is heard In military
circles to the effect that Assistant Secretary
Melklejohn is likely to bo appointed civil
governor ot Cuba. General Ludlow la n can
didate for the place nnd will undoubtedly
secure the position if any army man Is ap
pointed , but should the president decide to
go outside of the ranks of the army and
appoint a man from civil life , there la every
reason to believe- that Melklejohn , If ho de
sires It , can have the place. Melkcljohn has
been unusually successful In his present
place. Ho has had many delicate matters to
deal with which ho has taken care of in a
manner showing him to be n born diplomat
and clover politician , and as ho has the
happy faculty of making friends wherever
he goca , gossip says that the president could
not do better than send him to govern the
Pearl of the Antilles.
Heiiort FiivorH Itnllroailx.
Agent Harding of Yankton , S , D. , is hereon
on business before the Interior department.
Mr. Harding has made a report to the In
dian commissioner on the survey of the
right of way for the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul Ilallroad company. The report Is
favorable and allottees on the agency are
unanimous In favor of running the railway
through the agency and have signified a
wllllngncts to dispose of allotments to the
railroad company. Right of way for the rail
road will probably bo approved this weck. _
The laud commissioner today made pubflo
a supplemental report showing the manner
of disposition ot public lands In the various
land districts. In the Alliance ( Neb. ) land
district , 344 acres were disposed of by cash
entry , for which the government received
J5.020.91 ; 7C3 acres wcro disposed ot In
hotnretead receipts , from wtylch was re
ceived flC.351. The amounts disposed of In
other Nebraska districts and amounts re
ceived for the same nro aa follows : Broken
Bow , cash entries , 849 acres ; amount re
ceived , J4.700 ; homestead entries , 39,060
acrce ; amount received , $12,102. Lincoln ,
each entries , 723 acres ; receipts , $1,552 ;
hmiostoada , 0,901 ncrca ; receipts , $3,152. Me-
Cook , cash entries , 420 acres ; receipts ,
$1C25 ; homesteads , 14,229 acres ; receipts ,
$5,077. North Platte , 28,3 acres ; receipts ,
$557 ; homesteads , 37,011 acres ; receipts ,
$9,217. O'Neill , caeh entries , 2,211 ncrta ; re-
celpta , $4,783 ; homesteads , 78,468 acres ; re
ceipts , $17,410. Sidney , caMi entries , 49
acres ; receipts , $672 ; homesteads , 19,974
acres ; receipts , $5,071. Valentine , cash en.-
tries , 475 acres ; receipts , $10,212.
South Dakota Aberdeen , cash entries , 789
acres ; receipts , $2,240 ; homesteads , 73,594
acres ; receipts , $10,397. Chamberlain , cash
entries , 98 acres ; receipts , $2,066 ; home
steads , 43,793 acres ; receipt * , $6,603. Huron ,
cash entries , 112 acres ; receipts , $525 $ ; homesteads -
steads , 30,079 acres ; receipts , $6,621. Mitchell ,
cash entries , 28,745 acres ; receipts , $29,429 ;
homesteads , 35.3S9 acree ; receipts , $35,157.
Pierre , cash entries , 50 acres ; receipts , $63 ;
homesteads , 43,165 acres ; receipts , $2,369.
Ilapld City , cash entries. 5.600 acres ; re
ceipts , $23,141 ; homesteads , 41,844 acres ;
receipts , $29,594. Watrrtown , cash entries ,
178 acres ; receipts , $52,97C.
RESUME OF KENTUCKY FIGHT
ProKremt'of Content * In Vnrtotm Coun
ties Ilic 1'oliit Aliont Which In
tercut IN Centered.
LOUISVILLE , Nov. 14. The progress of
Iho contests In various counties of the state
Is the point about which Interest In the
flght for the governorship ! * centered. The
determination ot these 'disputes may swing
In cither direction the result on the face ot
the returns as they wlH bo made to the
state board of election commissioners. These
contests involve over 4,000 votes In seven
counties , aa follows :
Christian county , 93 votes , Tnylor's plur
ality In one precinct , nt Hopklnsvllle , which
was today thrown out by 'the county elec
tion olllccra.
Johnson county , where the 878 plutallty
for Taylor Is being disputed by the demo
crats on the ground of alleF" ! Irregularities.
Knnx county , 1,395 plurality for Taylor , In
contest. Under a mandatory order of Judge
Drown nt Barboursvlllc , these returns have
been certified by the county election officers ,
but the contest undoubtedly will be renewed
before the state board. v
Mercer county , 286 plurality fsr Tnylor. The
democratic chairman otftho. election board
has filed notice of contoatjln threes largo re
publican precincts , alleging various Irregu
larities , .fa
it these precincts should be thrown out
Oocbel will have n safpjplurnllty In thfv
county. The county election board has ad
journed , but the contestfjwlll come before
the state board. '
Nelson county , 1.19S voles arc being con
tested by the democratsYorfjttio ground that
they were certified for WjPt Taylor Instead
of W. S. Taylor. The republicans today filed
suit at Bardstown agalnililhe county elec
tion commissioners andj The election offi
cers In the thirteen precincts Involved , seek
ing to secure a mandatory injunction to
compel the election olucortf'to certify these
1,188 voles for W. S. Taylor. The matte ,
will also come before the Btato boan.
In Tulaskl county , SOO votcs arc contested.
Taylor's plurality was 11546. including the
200 which came from' flVejlpreclnctB where
contests have been Institute ; ) .
In Harrison county , ISoJvptes are In con
test. § |
The state board of elecupn commissioners
will med at Frankfort December 4. Before
It the points Involved In ttieso disputed bal
lots will be argued by tlielleading counsel
ot the state. ' | jj
The official count In Jefferson county l
progressing satisfactorily , with little change
In the unofficial figures. ' FIvc wards have
been completed. ' ' \
Thirty-five cases ot alleged'violations ol
election laws came up before Judge Toney.
Each of the prisoners waSjbound over In the
sum of { 500. j-
KANSAS RATE CASE DECISION
i
Iiiicmtntc Commerce CoinnilNMloii
Holiln Unit H.m.lM Unjustly Dis
criminate. AurnliiHt Millers.
WASHINGTON , Nevi 14. The Interstate
Commerce commUslotr { odajj/announced Its
decision In the case of thounonrd of Rail
road Commissioners ot the state of Kansas
against the Atchlson , TopoJuSfc Santa Fo
Railway company and otfeeitjcarrlers. The
main points decided by thu mnmlssion nro
as follows : ySWCw. * ? , * - ,
"Tho changes whtehJ&Jcn ( jil ic'o In
conditions governingiho l'ransportaUon of
wheat and flour frorru Kansas points to des
tinations In Texas are not sufficient to war
rant Interference In this case with the dif
ferential making rates higher on flour than
on wheat , which was approved by the com
mission in Kauffman Milling company
against Missouri Pacific Railway company.
"Carriers of corn and cornmcal from Kan
sas points to destinations in Texas enforce
a differential ot 7 cents per 100 pounds more
on cornmeal than on corn , and such differen
tial prohibits the shipment of cornmeal
ground at Kansas points into Texas terri
tory.
"It is held that the difference in rate ot
7 cents against cornmeal and In favor of
corn unjustly discriminates against Kansas
millers and that the differential should not
exceed 3 cents per 100 pounds.
"Several defendant carriers engaged in
transporting wheat nnd corn from points In
Kansas and Missouri and Intermediate
points to Galvcston and Now Orleans make
lower export rates on those commodities
from Kansas City , Mo. , or points in that
vicinity , than from some ccntermost station
on those lines. It is held that where rates
from such Intermediate points subject those
localities to undue prejudice , and that If
the carriers are allowed to make these low
export rates they should In making them
treat nil Intermediate territory alike , and
desist henceforth from charging higher rates
from the nearer stations than those in effect
from the more distant points. "
SCHLEY CONFERS WITH ALLEN
Ailnilrnl'M Klnnl Call lit Xnvy Depart
ment Ileforc AHHiinilnc Comnmnil
of .South Atlantic Suiiiidron.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Rear Admiral
Schloy , who Is about to asaumo command of
the South Atlantic squadron , called at the
Navy department today and had a long con
ference with Acting Secretary Allen con
cerning the general character of the aerv-
Ice on which ho Ifl about to embark. It was
the admiral's final call before leaving , as ho
goes on Thursday to Now York , where on
Saturday ho will ralso hla flag on tbo cruis
er Chicago. The sailing orders of the ahlp
giving Us route and destination have not
yet been Issued and It Is said a definite de
termination has not been reached on this
point.
The admiral's visit led to renewed con
jecture aa to the probability of hla going to
some of the South African ports. Aa to this ,
however , the admiral declined to say n word
and there was the same retlccnco through
out naval officers.
It Is understood , however , that this was
among the matters gene over and the view
prevails In well Informed quarters that tbo
government's general line ot policy as to the
South African war will bo known to Ad
miral Schley bforo bo sails , ns thereafter
ho will bo the executive officer In touch with
that field of actlcn.
Mm. DiMvey to Ilolil Title to Home.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. Preliminary
steps have been taken , It is eald , to trans
fer to Mrs. Dewey the title to the Dewey
home , 1747 Rhode Island avenue , which the
American people presented to the admiral
In recognition of his brilliant naval victory
at Manila.
Talk Over I'ennlon Mntterx.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. The pension
committee of the Grand Army of the Re
public was nt the pension bureau today and
Informally talked over matters with Com
missioner Evane. Meet of the committee left
Washington tonight.
Neortloii SitllM from Kindlon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. The Scorpion
ha galled from Kingston for Cartbaguna , .
Colombia , to look after United States Inter
ests In the revolution In that country ,
Colonel l.iuvrenee Kip III.
NKW YORK , Nov. H-Colonel Uiwrcneo
Kip IH aerlaiuly ill ut hla homo here and his
condition la considered , critical.
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QUARTET OF BIG SWINDLERS
New Tork Detectives Oaptnro the Members
of a Noted Qang.
FORMER MAYOR OF CULUTH THE LEADER
Alonrn . \Vhlteiiiun , n nrnilnnte of.
Coliiinliln Inw Seliool , Mminno * n
Scheme to Defriunl llnitUn tlint
\ntlonnl lit It * Scope.
NKW YORK , Nov. 14. There la nt police
headquarters hero n quartet ot prisoners In
whom the police of- almost every American
city and many ot the leading business
hotara , banks nnd trust companies have a
deep Interest. They were rounded up after
being watched for eovoral months and were
formally held by a police magistrate today
on the nominal charge of being suspicious
persons. The police ot New York Bay the
meat of vhcm have been convicted hero and
elsewhere of swindling that has netted them
many thousands of dollars. The prisoners
nro : Alonzo J. Whlteman. 39 years ot age ,
Dansvllle , N. Y. , the alleged head ot the
ho Is a graduate of Columbia law
cane :
school , former state secretary ot Minnesota
and former mayor of Duluth.
Frank Edmunds , 40 years of age , clerk , of
Now York.
John Thompson , alias William Hartley ,
alias P. Lawton , alias Dr. George W. John
son , 31 years of age , clerk , residence un
known. 4
Robert J. Knox , 42 ycare of age , lawyer ,
Now York.
There Is under arrest at Plttsburg n fifth
member of the gang , Charles D. Stewart ,
allaa Charles Ward , about 60 or 70 years ot
age.
According to the statement given out to
night by Captain McCluskey , chief of detect
of Dr. G.
under the name
ives. Hartley ,
entered Into negotiations with
W. Johnson ,
the renl estate firm ot John James & Son
ot Brooklyn for the purchase of a $10,000
house.
"Dr. Johnson" said ho would pay $5,000
down and would carry the remaining $5,000
. In negotiating with the
on n Ilrst mortgage.
regardIng -
Central Trust company of Brooklyn
"Dr. John
the mortgage
Ing the Interest on
son" managed to secure $350 on a fraudulent
check from the company , ho having depos
ited a draft for $3,000 drawn on the Hoboken
Loan and Savings institution. This wan one
of many similar cases , Captain McCluskey
eays , that Hartley will have to answer for.
bo
man claiming to
Several months ago n
W. L. Howe , cashier of the National bank
of Lawrence , N. Y. , ordered 10,000 drafts ot
a certain design of a firm of lithographers
ot this city and paid for them In cash. They
wcro sent him "Caro Mrs. Whlteman , Dans
" few days later a North river
vllle , N. Y. A
ferryboat deckhand found one ot the books
of drafts In the river nnd the book was sent
to a detective bureau. Soon reports of bogus
drafts began to pour In from all over the
coujitry. They \vero made on these forms
" bank of Lawrence
and "drawn on the National
rence , N. Y. Investigation traced them back
his mother In
to Whlteman , who lived with
Dansvlllo , N. Y. There , It Is eald , ho formu
lated the plans and his tools all over the
country carried them out.
" Ilrnft.
"WrtrthlcuA .
"
"Get Money OH
Another swindling operation , recounted by
occurred October 3 last.
Captain McCluskey ,
The First National bank ot Woonsocket , U.
I. , paid $3,000 on a $10,000 worthless draft
of
National tank
drawn by the Lawrence
Lawrence , Kan. , on the First National bank
ot New York City. This deal , this police
stated , was operated by Charles S. Stewart ,
alias Charles Ward , aided by Edmunds ,
Thompson and Knox , and directed from
Dansvllle by Whlteraan.
After this money was aecured the gank ,
except Whlteman , went to Plttsburg , where
the next victim , the Tradesmen's National
bank , was to be worked. The scheme there ,
according to the police , was to deposit $1,000
in cash to open an account nnd give the
gang a standing. Thla'was done. A bogus
draft for $4,000 was to follow and then an _
effort made to draw $2,000. Stewart , alias
Ward , was to do the work. He la gray and
venerable. The officials of the bank were
laid to arrest
notified by the police nnd plans
when they came on
rest the whole gang
Monday to 6raw the $2,000. The plans mis
carried and Stewart alone was captured. The
othnr three escaped to New York. Plttoburg's
police wired Captain McCluskey nnd the men
were caught soon after landing here. Whlte
man who came from Dansvliio to this city
last , week , was arrested at the Hotel St.
- ho had registered
Marc , on Fifth avenue , -where
tered as C. W. Caldwcll , Philadelphia. "
He had been sending invitations to him
self by telephone nnd telegraph to occupy
a box at the horse show and to dine at
prominent clubs. The chief ot police says
'
Whlteman la wanted In Chicago , where ho
was tried a year ago for grand larceny and
sentenced to servo two nnd n half years , ho
having jumped bis ball , when ho learned
that the Illinois court of appeals had af-
llrmed hla sentence. He will be turned over
to the Chicago police , who are believed to
bo on their way here. The police records in
this city charge Whlteman with swindling
Boverol hotela In thla-clty , the Grand Pacific
hotel in Chicago In May , 1898 , the Parker
bouse , Boston , in Juno , 1899 , and the Isle-
worth hotel in Atlantic City In August of
the same year. Thompson will bo tried hero
[ or swindling the Central Trust Co , ot
Brooklyn.
Swindled Hotel * .
Among his operations the police credit
ilm with swindling the Hollywood hotel ,
Long Branch ; the Narragansett hotel , Provl-
lenco , n. I , ; the Russell House , Detroit , and
the Spaldlng hotel ,
Edmunds will bo sent to Woonsocket in
all probability to stand trial with Stewart
'or the theft of $3,000. Edmunds' picture is
n the roguw' gallery and ho has served
.erms In both the Elmlra reformatory nnd
Sine Sing.
CliurlcH D. Stewart has his picture In the
rogues' gallery In this city , Ho served a term
In Sing Sing commencing in 18S7 , lasting
eighteen months. Later he stabbed a woman
n Cincinnati and eervcd four years for It
in the Columbus penitentiary ; ho served a
erm In Rochester for robbery and last of
all a year and three months in Sing Sing
Tor the theft of thousands of dollars' worth
of bonds and other paper from the Waldorf-
Astoria , Iho property of John C. Calhoun ,
Alonzo J. Whltoman Is No , 0,284 In the
rogura' gallery. Ho has been arrested a
flcoro ot times. He has traveled the world
over. He inherited $500,000 from his father
In 1888 after leaving college. He led hla claea
In tbo Columbia law school and after get
ting his diploma and being admitted to the
bar bo went to Dulutb , Ho made a great
deal of money there during the boom times ,
do vfna elected mayor of that city and
served In both houses of the Mlnneeota leg
islature. Ho drafted the Whlteman election
law , under which the state voted for years.
When ho was defeated for congress he
began to loeo money and hla downfall was
very fast , Ho lost his fortune on the Clil-
cagu Board ot Trade within a year. Ho
turned to the race track , made money an a
bookmaker , met a bad utrcal : of luck and
wag ruled oft the truck for passing bad
checks. He wo.i ecntcnccd to ecrve nine
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Ncbrnskn
Fair ; Southerly Winds.
Teniierntiire nt Uiunhn > entcrilnyi
months for forgery In San Francisco In 1S05 ,
appealed , got n reversal nnd was released.
Subsequently ho wns arrested for swindling
the Columbia bank of this city out ot $ JSO.
Ho got out ot U and has successfully ovadcd
prison walls ever since then , though nr-
rested several times on various chnrgc * .
AVhlteinnit Wimtcil In Chlcnuo.
CH1CAOO , Nov. 14. Stale's Attorney
Dlncen was notified today that A. J. White-
man , former mayor ot Duluth and a slate
senator In Minnesota , vas under arrest In
New York and would bo held until an officer
arrived from Chicago. An officer la to bo
sent after Whlteman. Senator Whltcmnn
was convicted on a eharge ot obtaining
money from a clerk nt the Grand Pacific
hotel nearly two years ago by false pro-
tcnsca. He presented a check which was
cashed. The check was forged , but as
Whtteman said hr > got the check from a
business man In Chicago nnd there was. no
evidence to the contrary ho could not bo
convicted of forgery , lie- was , hc-wevcr ,
convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses -
tenses , lined $2,000 and sentenced to ono
year In the house of correction.
After a short service Whlteman was re
leased on bomla whllo the case was pending
ing In the appellate court. Tlio bonds nro
said to have been no good. Finally the appellate -
pellato court passed upon the case , uphold
ing the trial court and ordering Whlteman
back to the house , ot correction. But he had
disappeared. The officers have been lookIng -
Ing for him over since. If ho la returned to
the house of correction he will have to re
main there about three years unless his
flno Is paid. '
NEARING THE DARK VALLEY
Senator llnywnril'H Condition U Very
Critical mill llenth In Only a
of Time.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Nov. II. ( Special
Telegram. ) Senator Hayward'a illness ,
whlcn was nt first not looked upon as seri
ous , Is now causing his friends the greatest
alarm. Dr. Bridges of Omaha was summoned
this morning nnd has spent the day at the
bedside of the patient for whose recovery
he entertains no hope. Tonight the physician
gave his opinion that Senator Hayward could
not recover and that not even a temporary
Improvement could bo looked for and that
his death la considered to be only a matter
ol tjme.
The malady Is Eald to be similar to that
which prostrated Senator Hayward last summer
' at Brownvllle.
mer on the speakers' platform
There has been no recurrence ot the apoplectic
plectic stroke , but ho Is In a state of utter
physical collapse. In spite ot his enfeebled
condition tbo patient Is conscious and able
to speak.
TERRIBLE TRIP "OF THE SlAM
lit Typhoon , AVIiluh Kill *
Three lluiiilred mill Fifty llorHew
CnreiiNNeH on Deelc Four
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 14. Additional
particulars of the terrible trip ot the trans
port Slam from this port to Manila have
been received here. The Slam left hero on
Auguat 9 with nearly 400 horses for the
army in the Philippines. All went well be
tween hero and Honolulu , where a stop ot
ten days gave the horses an opportunity to
recover from the effects of the voyage.
The vessel left Honolulu on September 6
nnd on the 17th ran Info a typhoon , losing
three hgrses. Good weather followed until
October 1 , when a terrific typhoon was en
countered near Guam Island , four days from
Manila. The storm broke at 1 o'clock In the
morning and with the first roll of the vessel
the horses stampeded. Wave after wave
crashed over the decks of the steamer ,
throwing the animals about , breaking their
legs and otherwise maiming them. The
scene was frightful nnd It wns Impossible
for the men on the ship to do anything with
the terrlfled animals.
The vessel was uncontrollable and It was
next to impossible for any one. to utand on
deck , It was so slippery with blood and
debris. Three hundred and fifty horses wore
killed and they remained on deck four daya
before the bodies could be disposed of.
Thousands ot sharks followed the Vessel ,
being attracted by the stench and the po -
slbllltlcs of a feast. The vessel was blown j
1,000 mllea out of Its course and was off the
Formosan conat when the storm blow Itself
out.
FUNSTON STARTS FOR MANILA
ICmiNiiM rieneral IH Afraid AVar In
I'hlllpplneM Will ile Over Ilefore
llo Ileaulicil DeHtlnntlon ,
TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 11. General Funston
and wife will leave hero tomorrow noon for
San Francisco , from which place the general
will sail for Manila. The general la afraid
the war In the Philippines will bo over be
fore ho reaches bis destination. General
Funston will drop the suit for libel against
Archbtflhop Ireland. Ho said tonight :
"I will do nothing further about It no far
ns the archbishop is concerned. It I take ,
any action It will bo against the papers thai
Htarted the story. I have found out the
author of these llbclous reports. It was a
camp follower. Ho deserted from an English
Bailing ahlp and followed us during the
campaign. He was fined three times In the
provost court for drunkcnncfs and disorderly
conduct. At Marnlo I found him In a private
house and ordered him under arrest , aa he
had no business there. The paper that
printed his story Bald It was from a reliable
newspaper man. Ho stowed himself away on
board the Tartar when wo left Manila , and
when discovered refused to work. Colonel
Metcalf placed him on bread and water for
two weeks and ho swore vengeance against
us both. He has made no attack on Colonel
Metcalf , but made this one on me. "
Whaler Mermaid I < OH | .
VICTOIUA , B. C. . Nov. U. The flteamer
Alpha arrived from Cnpu Nome today and
' Mermaid Captain
l > rlHK news that'the whaler ,
tain GlfTord. was loat at Dutth Harbor lute
In November. The captain munuged to
beach tills afternoon. The dlpUHter In thu
result of a terrain Htorrn In which ono
man WIIB killed , The captain and crow
were brought down by the Alpha.
MovemciitN of Oeenn A'eKxelMov. . 1 I.
At Now York Arrived DeutBchlutid ,
from numburtr ; Montcalm , from London ;
Btaatcndum , from Rotterdam ,
At Marseilles Airlvei ) Victoria , from
New York , for LeRliorn , etc ,
At Yokohama Arrlved-Queon Adelaide ,
from Portland.
At Houlopno Arrived Rotterdam , from
Now York , for Rotterdam.
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from
Now York , via Boulnene ,
At Houthoinpton- Arrived Luhn , from
New YorlJ , for Bremen.
MAJOR LOGAN FALLS
'
s
Son of Famona < "Blaok Jack" Shot While
Lending His Battalion ,
ONE OF SHARPEST ENGAGEMENTS OF WAR
Six Privates Killed and Two Offio rs and
Twelve Men \Vonndod.
EIGHTY-ONE DEAD REBELS IN TRENCHES
Americans Capture Twenty-Nino Filipinos
and One Hundred Rifles.
SHARPSHOOTERS PICK OFF THE OFFICERS
Thirty-Third HeKlmettt Coitiitllcit to
llrlurii ( o Sun Palilntt After the
Hnttlc , It llelniv lniionNllili < to
fict ytipiillc * Over Itomlx.
MANILA. Nov. 14. S p. m. The Thirty-
third Infantry , in one ot the sharpest two-
hour engagements of the war , with nu equal
force of Insurgents five miles from San
Fabian , Saturday , lost one ofllccr ( Major
John A. Logan , jr. ) and six men killed nnd
two ofllcera and twelve men wounded. The
Americans captured \\enty-nlno Filipino *
and 100 rifles and found eighty-one Insurgent
dead lying In the trenches and rice llelds.
Many moro Filipinos were doubtless killed
or wounded.
General Wheaten was Informed that tha
enemy was gathering at San Jaclnlo , for the
purpceo of preventing the Americans from
controlling the railroad from Dagupan north ,
whrrcby Agulnaldo might lotreat. The
Thirty-third , Colonel Howe commanding ,
and a detachment ot the Thirteenth , with
a Uatllng gun , Howland commanding , wcro
sent to disperse them. The troops encoun
tered the worst road ever found In the Is
land of Luzon. There was u mtccc&slon ot
creeks , whoso bridges the Americans had to
stop and repair , and miry ditches and at
certain places men and horses struggled
waist deep In quagmires. A hundred sol
diers had to drag the Uatllug gun part of
the way , the horses being useless.
The Insurgents opened the flght two nillca
from San Jaclnto , while the leading Ameri
can battalion wns passing a clump of houses
In the midst ot n cocoanut grove. Unco deep
In mud. The Filipino sharpshooters hidden
In trees nnd houses nnd In a trench across
the road held their fire until the Americans
were close to them , when they began firing.
Other Filipinos opened flro from thickets
light and left further away. The Insurgent
sharpshooters picked oft the officers first.
KIvo of the Americans who fell were
shouldorstraps or chevrons. But the Thirty-
third never wavered.
Its crack marksmen knocked the Filipinos
from the trees like squirrels and the Ameri
cans rushed the trench , leaving four dead
Insurgents there.
I.OKIIII'N Unttalloii in Center.
The regiment then deployed under flro
with Major John A. Logan's battalion In ,
tho-cenlcr. Major Cronjo'a on the right ami
Major Marsh's on thD left. The skirmish
line , which was a mile long , advanced rapIdly -
Idly , Keeping up .1 constant flro.
The Filipinos made an unexpected Btand ,
many ot them remaining under cover until
Iho Americans were within twenty feet of
them. Major Marsh flanked a small trench
full of insurgents , surprising ihem alia
slaughtering nearly all of them before tai
loring the town. The Catling killed flvo
at the force holding the bridge and swept
the country beyond the town , driving about
150 Filipinos into the hills. Marsh's battal
ion , entering the town first , captured a big
battle flag , which was flying over a convent.
The Insurgents nro supposed to have re
treated toward Dagupan. It was impossi
ble to pursue them , as the American troops
ivcro exhausted and their supply of am
munition wns low. The outposts killed five
Filipinos during the night. The body of
i Filipino lieutenant colonel was found
imong the killed. The regiment returned to
San Fabian , It being Impossible to get sup
plies over the roads.
A proclamation of the Filipino secretary
if war In the villages , giving ac-
jounls of alleged Filipino victories , says
.hat 7,500 Americans had been killed and
15,000 wounded during the war. The of
ficers who returned say It Is Impossible for
General Wheaton to effect a connection with
General Young on account of the bad roadu.
Some ot the prisoners cald they believed
the Filipino army had passed the line In
tended by Generals Wheaton nnd Young to
bo covered on Agulnaldo's rear and that
ho passed San Fabian , going northwest , a
fortnight ago.
Colonel "tt'esselu ot the Third cavalry ,
whllo near San Nicolas , north of Tnyug ,
captured a. Filipino bull train , loaded with
records of the Insurgent war department
and tbn presses nnd outfit of the newspaper
Indepeiidencla.
CnlilcKrnm from OIlN.
WASHINGTON , Nov. II. The followlnu
has been received at the War 'department
for General Otis :
MANILA , Nov. 14 , naln continues ; ty
phoon prevailing ! nearly lour Inches tula
morning In Manila ; moro in central Luzon ,
General Lawton has passed beyond tele
graphic communication ; nothing from him
since yesterday , Wheaton reports engage
ment IHh iiiHt. , short distance from Snn
Fabian ; battalion of the Thirty-third under
Marsh attacked nnd defeated 400 of the
enemy entrenched ; had two wounded ; en
emy left fourteen dead on tun Held and
forty-one rifles. Wheaton Is about to at
tack Son Jaclnto ; result not learned.
Hughes at Panay , operating west of Hello ,
Cordova Maascn , CabaTmtuan ; enemy make
no stand. OTIS. "
WIKU AM > MOTHHIl III'JAH MOWS.
Widow of Major IiOK'ni I'roHtrnti'il
Over Dentil of lliiNlinnil.
YOUNGSTOWN , O. , Nov. II , A private
cablegram received from Manila tlilo mornIng -
Ing announces the death of Major John A-
Logan , Jr. , of thla city. No details have
been received yet. The remains will bo
brought home on the transport Sikh.
Major John A , Logan , jr. , wan horn In
July , 1SC5 , at Murphyaboro , III , Ho received
an 'appointment ' to West Point academy and
attended for two years , but resigned before
his clafcfl was graduated , Logan then em
barked In the real estate business in Wash
ington , but after his marriage to Miss Edith
Andrews , daughter ot the late millionaire
coal operator , C. H. Andrews , March 22,1887 ,
ho resided here. Ho wan engaged In lime
stone mining and owned the Oriole stock
farm.
In May , 1808 , Logan received from Presi
dent McKlnley appointment ot assistant ad
jutant general , with the rank of first lieu
tenant , on the staff of General John 0 , Ilatea
Ho went to Cuba and took part In the battlu
of HI Caney. Ho was promoted to major for
gallantry ID battle and at the- conclusion of
the Cuban war served with General Dated ,