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ESTABLISHED JTJiNE 1J ) , 1871 , OMAHA , 3T11IDAY MOBBING , 2OVJ32HBEB 37 , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. COPY JTIVE CEXTS.
DEATH OF JODBERT
Rumor that Boer Commandcr-in-Ohiof Dies
in Midst of Battle.
STRUCK WITH FRAGMENT OF A SHILL
Bepoit Comes from Many
tcrs , but Lacks
' ARMORED TRAIN AT THE BOERS' MERCY
Half Company of Durban Volunteers and
Dub'.in Fusileers Aboard.
r
LIEUTENANT CHURCHILL IS CAPTURED
Sou of Ilic lnte I.o r l Unmtolph
Churchill nitiplnjN Much CoiirnKO
in ( he SUlrmliih with the
hue my.
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DURBAN. Natnl , Nov. 13 , 10:30 : p. m.
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) An unconfirmed rumor Is current
hero that General Joubort , the commander-
In-chief of the Boer forces , was killed Fri
day nt Ladjsmlth.
The slory as told Is that the British naval
guns suddenly opened flro on a position
where the Boers had mounted siege guns
nnd that General Joubert , who was standing
near the artillery , was struck with a frag
ment of a ehcll at the second shot , the wound
being so severe that ho afterwards dlod.
It Is also said that , at a Boer council of
war , the other generals vvcro anxious to remove -
move the army to some other point , but
General Joubert desired to capture Lady-
bmlth first.
General James Meyer Is said to have gone
to Pretoria , being ill. STUART.
llelajod MenNiiKe from Cluirclilll.
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ESTCOURT , Nov. 13. 4,35 p. m. ( Now
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
( Delayed. ) About COO Boers have arrived
nt Chlovclcy station. They blew up the rail
way ling there with dynamite nnd retired on
seeing a mounted Infantry patrol and other
patrolling bodies.
The Bocra nro reported today to be south
of the Tugela river , which runs through
Colenso.
Reports from Wccnen ( about twenty miles
northeast of Estcourt ) Indicate it Is
possible that an attack Is intended to bo
mndo upon this place.
The troops hero nro sleeping In their boots
nnd the utmost vigilance is maintained , but
general confidence prevails that In the grassy
( open ) country nny Dutch nttnck can bo ro-
pulbed.
The bltuatlou Is much clenrer throughout
Natal.
Further efforts fo sclzd LadysmlCh failed ,
but the Boer heliograph acknowledged them ,
eayltig :
"Will bo with you tomorrow. "
The British reply wa-j'much ahorlor.
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
At Merey of the lloern.
DURBAN , Nov. 15 , 10:33 : n. m. The arm-
trod train , which Is already reported ns
wrecked and captured , arrived nt Chlevoley
safely , only a few Boers having been seen
lliere. H started back and was thrown from
the frao\ two miles from that station by an
obstruct.a. ! ! The front car was turned over ,
the enemy opening n hot flro nt the same
time from a kopje with a Maxim nnd two
nlno-pottndcrs. They got the range accu-
rntoly , hitting the cnrs and locomotive , but
Sid no damngo to the vital parts of the lat
ter. The naval gun attached fired thrice ,
but was then put out of action.
Lieutenant Churchill , with great biavcry
nnd coolness , which Is described as magnifi
cent , got n party of men to clear from the
tracks the overturned cars , nnd flnnlly the
engine passed by the wrecked cars at the
eldo of the track , the Dublin Fusileers and
volunteers fighting an unequal battle along
side the derailed cars. Three times they
ilrovo the enemy back. The wounded men'B
reminded put them back on the tender and
finally the cnglno nnd tender with the
wounded returned. The men who had been
left with tbo wrecked cars followed the
englno nnd tender down the railway line ,
taking advantage of nil the possible cover.
It Is hoped that the relief party will assist
them In getting back safely.
The Boer llro was so soveio that telegraph
wires and poles were torn down nnd the cnrs
wcro hit continually. The Boer guns were
posted on kopjes , covered with brushwood ,
nnd the slmrpslicotem wcro hidden In dongas
nnd behind boulders. Lieutenant Churchill
remained with the retiring party nnd nn
nmbulnnco trnln whlih went out leturncd
with only ono wounded man. The doctor In
chaigo of the trnln got to the Boer lines ,
lint wng Informed the other wounded could
not bo recovered without Jottbcrt'H orders.
It Is reported that few men of the retiring
party urilved In camp at Estcourt. Lieu
tenant Chut chill Is still missing
Over One I In nil roil .Mlnnln .
LONDON , Nov. 16. Special dispatches
Jrom Estcourt estimate the wounded and
missing of Iho armored train nt from 100 to
150. The missing Include Cnptnln Hnldanc.
It IB hoped that some escaped over the veldt
and will return to Estcourt In a fe.v days ,
1IIK PlKht at I.iul > nmllli.
ESTCOURT. Nov 16. 10 a. m. A nils-
etotmry , n native , but a reliable man , who
arrived hero jcstcrday from LndyBmlth , re
ports that n big fight took place there on
Friday , November 10. He says that volun
teers went out In the early morning nnd
drew the enemy from their positions on to a
flat , where the regular troops , under Sir
George White , outmnneuvered them , by out
flanking the Boors , administering n defeat
with great loss. "
TAKE THEIR DEFEAT TO HEART
Solillem llciaoan Their llclp-
leN I'reilleanient Surrender
or Annihilation.
LONDON , Nov. 16. The Times' Durban
Nrrcspondent , under date of Sunday , No
vember 12 , evening , savs. Chaplain
MatthowB errlved hero today , Ho testifies
to Iho sploalld defense of the Royal Irish
Fuslleora faad the Gloucester regiment
ignlnst an overw helming force of Boers , who
held positions on tlireo sides of the British
troops. Retirement on the fourth eldo was
Impossible , ns the way was too precipitous ,
ind surrender was the only alternative to
innlhllutlon , us tha liners were on the point
of opening a shell flro upon them ,
U was pathetic to hear Iho Fuslleers bo-
nonnlng their misfortune , several , with tear.
Jul , cyc , saying : "Fnthw , I would rather
bava been ehot than tlila. "
Commandant General Jouhorl ordered
Pather Matthew b' release on condition that
tie aoblst tbo Boer wounded , but afterward
euutormanded , the order and the chaplain
was taken with the other prisoners In wagons
twenty miles to Wnschbank , where he , with
the rest captured , was placed on a train
for Pretoria.
The Boers have few tents and nro thought
to bo suffering severe privations.
While In Pretoria Father Matthews under
stood that President Kruger was about to
visit Natal to encourage the burghers there.
Many empty trucks have been Bent to Natal ,
but the Boers declare these are to bring the
Ladysmlth garrison to Pretoria.
CHURCHILL CAUGHT BY BOERS
Ilntiilollih Cluirclilll Ilnn > ot Ilc-
kli > lliilte 'XeviN of Cnn-
> f Her bon.
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LONDON , Nov. 10. ( New York World Ca-
blcgram Special Telegram. ) I conveyed to
Lady Handolph Churchill tonight the in
formation contained In the dispatch from
Cstcourt that her son , Lieutenant Winston
Churchill , a newspaper correspondent , had
been captured by the Hoers In an engage
ment of an armored train at Chlcvcloy. She
said :
"It Is not certain he has been captured.
His valet has cabled me that It Is believed
ho has been , as he had not returned. The
cable was dated yesterday nnd received by
mo tonight. I am terribly anxious about
him. He Is f o reckless and seeks danger
so eagerly. I am momentarily expecting fur
ther news , but nothing has been received ,
even nt the war office "
The World's dispatch makes It clear Lieu
tenant Churchill had rushed Into the fray , aa
In the famous charge of the Twentieth Hus
sars nt Omdurman , though In this Instance
ho Is supposed to bo merely a war corre
spondent and non-combatant. If captured
fighting , ho will be treated aa a prisoner
ot war and held for exchange , but other
wise ho probably will bo released In n couple
of da > : . His mother evidently fears he
may have been wounded 01 worse , though
she shrank from saying so. Such a ter
mination to n career EO exceptionally full
of promise would bo universally deplored
here , aa Lieutenant Churchill Is regarded
as ono of England's men of the futuro.
FIND NO BOERS AT COLENSO
Armored Train Make * TMO
but Meets with > o
ESTCOURT , Natal , Friday , Nov. 10. Even
ing The armored train returned from an
other trip , on which Colcnso was reached.
No Boers were seen. On Its way back the
train picked up a native runner at Frere ,
carrying a number of letters , who had been
searched by the Boors , but had In some
manner managed to keep his documents
from falling Into the hands of the searchers.
This runner stated that Ladysmlth was
bombarded on Thursday by six -poundors ,
ono shot from which struck tiling's store.
The British big naval guns weio'stlll silent
when ho left. Little damage was done by
the Boer bombardment and there "were few
casualties. The runner further said that the
Boers intend to visit Colenso tomorrow.
ESTCOUnT , Nfttal , Nov. 12. Evening
Another reconnaissance was made by train
today with a" company of the Border 'regi
ment on board , but nothing noteworthy
occurred. ' , , . * * / , / & * " $ $
It Is 'reported oh gdod > nufhoilttjr that a.
largo party of Boers traveled from Colenso
to Chlevcloy and then branched to the west
In the direction of Labuschayno's farm.
Another party of Boers Is reported to have
visited Bloy's farm , south of the Tugela ,
wrecking the household.
All the troops attended dlvlno service
toforo noon. Guns were heard In the direc
tion of Ladysmlth early this morning.
The armored train on Its return reported
that the Boers have blown up the line be
tween Colenso and Chlevelcy. Not much
damage was done , but a small culvert was
destroyed.
Every day lessens the chances of the Boers j
coming further. Kalllrs report that a force |
of from 400 to 500 Boers with wagons la j ! I
going In the direction of Colonso. This Is
said to bo the foraging party previously I
sighted. The Kafilrs also report that General - i .
oral White's cavalry has had an engagement !
with the Boers at Bcster's station. The re
sult Is not known. I
Reports from Ladysmlth just received
glvo a few details of the occurrences of
Wednesday , November 8 , when the Boers'
shell fire was Increased during the after
noon. It Is asserted that they appeared to
deliberately aim at the convent , where there
were only the sisters and the wounded. The
building was hit twice , In spite of the
Geneva flag fl > Ing.
The Boers attempted a demonstration
against the western defenses , but It was
never serious. The groups appearing nt
long range wcro easily scattered by the flro
of a machine gun. The total British casual-
tics during the briskest bombardment were
three men , though some- damage was done
lo cattle nnd property. The flro of the Boer
i guns has been ciratlc , but n trifle wearing
through the contlmnl bombardments
The Boer positions are from 6,000 to 8,000
yards distant A Kaffir from the Tree State
laager reports that General Weasels , who
commanded when the British force surren
dered nt Nicholson's Nek , was hit during a
recent reconnaissance. The British garrison
cheered the news.
The Boers have sent In 400 Indian coolies
from the Dundee coal fields , doubtless with
the object of assisting to finish our food.
Armored Train nt Iliiem' .Mere ) .
.
ESCOUHT , Natal , Nov. 15 An armored
train having on board a half company ot the
Durban volunteers and a half company of |
the Dublin Fiislleers , steamed lo Chleveley
early this morning. On Its return It was
shelled by the artillery of the Boers , placed i j
In four positions Two trucks In front of the
engine left the rails , toppling over. While
Iho train was thus helpless the Durbans and
Ditbllns faced the Boers In bkirmlshlng or
der and the Boers poured shot and shell I
Into the crippled train. The derailed trucks
were with great difficulty removed and tha
line was cleared , when the engine nnd
tender steamed bark.
During this juncture Lieutenant Winston
Churchill of the Fourth Hussars and son
of the late Lord Randolph Churchill dis
placed much courage , as nluj did the
driver and fireman. H Is feared Iho Dub-
llns nnd Durbans fared badly. A Red duns
party has gone out.
ovim .V\TAI , .
to Durban Kxiirexiiliiur Ai-
lirrcltitlon of C'oiinlr ) ' * Courxe.
DURBAN , Natal , Jlondav. Nov. 13 Gen-
ctal Hlldyard has arrived here. Ho brought
u ino&ago from General Duller expressing his
high appreciation of Xntal's course through
out the crisis and admiration for the way
the volunteers nnd colonial forces fought ,
A correspondent In Zululand reports that
many of the Doora who fought at Dundee are
now quietly plowing nnd that nothing will
indtito them to return to the battlefield.
Moat of the guns In position around Durban
are being withdrawn and nil fear of u Boer
attack and nil panto huvo disappeared Theio
Is no confirmation of the report of General
Joubcrt's death.
BANKING SYSTEM GROWING
omptroller Dawes Mokes Public Some
Interesting Figures.
GREAT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DEPOSITS
Aternnc Amount in Credit of Knelt
lciu > xlt r .Vino liivrcnMlnur
.11 ore Tliiui lloitlilun 111
Toil Vcnrn.
WASHINGTON' , NOV. IG Charles a
DaWcs , comptroller of the currency , haa Just
made public the results of the Investigation
which he has made Into the number of loans
nnd deposit accounts , rates of Interest and
resources of the combined banks of the
United States In the years 18S9 , ISO I and 1SOO.
la collecting this data nearly 110,000 reports
from banks have been examined nnd com
piled.
The Investigation Into number of loans
nnd deposit accounts nnd average loans anil
deposits Is the first e\er made covering the
United States , cither In reference to the
national s > stcm or banks other than na
tional. The results of this Investigation In-
dlcato a magnitude of banking resources
nnd n rate of growth In number of deposit
nccotinto which Is unparalleled In the flnau-
chl history of the \\orld.
The comptroller states that the results
for the combined banks are carefully esti
mated upon the bisls of ratios found to
exist Iri the reporting banks nnd that they
may bo regarded as substantially accurate.
Ho Is careful to call attention to the fact
that the number of deposit accounta and
loans given In his figures must not be con
fused with the number of depositors and
borrowers , since the same Individual liny
have loans nnd deposits In several banks ,
each of which would make , a separate report
to the comptroller. While , therefore , the
actual number of borrowers and depositors
Is much leas than the number of loans nnd
deposit accounts the growtl In the latter IB
ovldenco of the general grov'th In the num
ber of Individual depositors ri il borrowers.
The general deductions frorttho Investiga
tion covering the last ten yeaiM arc given by
the comptroller as follows : rt
DetlnelloiiM from the Upturn * .
1. That the number of Individual deposit
ors In the banks of the United * ites 's ' con
stantly Increasing , ns lndlcntcdtv the regu
lar Increase in the number ely > cposlt ac
counts of the combined bnnkfs' systems ,
estimated na follows : July l.yolt * ! . 7-201
banks leportlnii. 0,703,071. July 1 ; , , O.GOS
bmks reporting. iW ! 1,766. June . to 1.0,75. !
banks reporting , 11.4J2.C3C. Thcney. tetl
grand total for the jeur ISM ) ' _ ion
banks reporting niul statistics ! ii nimen
reporting banks obtained from t , c , jls
to the commissioner of lnterna ( bPeolae | ,
shows 13,153,871 deposit accounts name of
2"That eel < lnE fo ,
That there Is n demand from
for the use of the greater proportiv. " > peared
deposits of banks und while the of Kee
of Individual borrowers is Increas. . . .
depositors greatly outnumber the tf eisoi
ors and the Increase In the numLirotb '
borrowers Is much leta than the Incrci.-n .
the , number of depositors , as ' " ' -
dlcatcd I ) } ' the rate of Increase " "n
the number of loans estimated ns follov/s :
July 12. 1SS9. 7.20J bunks reporting. 2.1SS.541 ;
July 18 , ISM. 9.50S banks icportlng , 2.990.CDI ;
Juno SO , 1S9J. 9,732 binks reporting , 3,911,664.
The estimated grand total tor the jear 1S90 ,
Jwiedxupoji banks reporting nnd statistics
aa'tojjnotv-repot ting banks obtained from
'ttti ' wurna to the commissioner of Internal
irfin6nifefeUUv5jfiOirr.sr.21o uii In 12.S01 hanlctc
Jvr Hvth"11rovvth oC the banking cysttjmi" '
Is being characterized by a gradually le > -
enlnfr rate of Interest charged on loans :
I That ii gradually lessening rate of In
terest Is being paid upon deposits.
Aternne of Deposits InereiixeM.
5 That , considering the large clientage of
national and savings banks , the average
deposit of the Individual or corporation Is
slowly Increasing. . . .
( i That the average size of the loans , all
classes of banks considered , has not varied
much In the last decade.
7. That the growth In the aggregate of In
dividual deposits hi1 ? been as follows :
July 1. , 1SS9 , 7,20.1 banks reporting , $3,770,410.-
402 : July IS , 1891 , 9 SOS banks reporting ,
JI.G51 211,302 : June 30 , 1S99 , 9,732 banks report
ing , $ C.7GS,03S,3G1. The estimated grand total
for the joar 1699 , based upon binks report-
Ing and statistics as to non-reporting banks
obtained by tax returns to the commissioner
of Internal revenue , Is $7,513,851,301 In 12,801
banks
S That the growth In aggregate loans has
been as follows : July ] - ' , 1SS9 , 7,0.'T banks
.repotting , $ .1,475,272202 , July IS. 1891. 9.503
binks reporting , $4USoOC9 412. June , .TO , 1S99 ,
9,7" . ! l.ankH reporting , $3,1C7S13G10 The ostl-
m ited grand total for the > ear 1S99 , based
upon banks reporting and Btatl tlcs as to
non-reporting banks obtained from tav returns -
turns to the commissioner of Internal reve
nue , Is $5,751,407,610 In 12,501 banks.
THURSTON AND HIS POEM
\cliriiHl.u Senator IleuleN That "The
White HfiMe" WIIM Written to
MlNii I'lirmim.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thurston , who has taken
good naturedly the newspaper challlng about
his poem , "Tho White Rose , " decidedly obJects -
Jects to the unauthorized announcement that
It was written to his fiancee , Mis ? I'urman.
He says It was a vouthful effusion , written
thirty or nioro jcars ago , and ho solemnly
aflltnifi that ho discarded the poetical role
more than n quarter of n century since.
Indian Commissioner Jones has decided
to modify the plans for the asylum for Insane -
sane Indians , to bo constructed at Canton ,
S. D. It was the Intention of the commls-
nloncr to ask congress for additional funds
to complete the Institution on the plans
prepared , but It Is not thought any moro
funds could be secured for this purpose.
Iowa postmasters appointed : X. W. Chap
man , nt Bristol , Worth county ; Nlcholla
Peterson , nt Meroa , Mitchell county ; A. U ,
.Wilson , at Mlllncrvllle , Plymouth county ;
J. J. Hutton , at Kay , Appanooso county ;
0. II. Tolllngcr , nt Shopard. Union county ;
L. K. IJIgler , nt Wadena , Fayetto county ,
and W. S. Arastutz , at Wanota , Davis
county.
South Dakota : I. A. Tilloy , nt Virgil ,
ncadlo county.
An order was Issued today establishing
a postolllco at Hey , Sully county , S. D. , with
Albert I , I'ock pctimnster.
LARGE OFFERINGS OF BONDS
I'lirrluihcH lit Thro * SiihlreiiNiirleN the
I'll Hi I > n > , I'ailer ( IiiKe'N Offer ,
UlKMIIll tO If ,11 11,1)110 ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1C , Up to the hour
of closing the department this afternoon
Secretary Ongo had received reports from
three suhtrcasurlcs on the purchase of bonds
under the secretary's offur. These wen >
New Vorl. , J2.894.200 ; Baltimore , $19,000 , and
Cincinnati , $28,700 , making : i total of $2-
941,000. These figures are rather higher than
expected by the oflleluls , although they
looked for high offerings on tha Ilrst day.
NKW YOHK. Nov. 1C. The Evening Post
aavs. It was learned this afternoon tint a
well-Known bond house of this cltv will sell
the government a largo blook of bonds ag
gregating in value from $0,000,000 to $10-
000,000 In a fovv dava. Arrnngemeiittt , It Is
bcllcvivl , have been practically completed
for the transaction to that the ( raster will
bo practically completed , A representative
of the house declined to go Into particulars ,
but admitted the plan would probably go
through. Kstimatcs vary as to the amount
of cash that would bo released In this city
lu tbo cuao ot a &o\erumcut purchase. Some
authorities thought * 12f 10,000 would be re-
leneol to local Imnkfl orfn rceult , while others
thought $10,000,000 vvoul repreacnt the as-
elstanco felt.
Local banks , U Is theft ht , Tvlll not to any
considerable extent ficll jjuelr bonds. They
only hold now $ SOO,000 Bro and clear , and
would not bo likely to ] disturb Bocurltlon
held to take advantage of the government's
offer. A prominent banflcr eild this even
ing that the governments offer to purcha B
bonds had rut an end to' the possibility of
gold Imports.
SHAW AND SICKLES SEE ROOT
true Secretary to JInlte I'nvornhle
Itecotiiiiteiiilntlon for Military
1'nrk tit
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Commander In
Chief Shaw of the Grand' Army nnd General
Daniel Sickles taw Secretary Hoot todny.
Commander Shnvv wanted to urge Secretary
Hoot to make a favorabloYrccommcndatlon
In his annual report for A'mllltnry park at
rredorlcksburg , Va. Ho was Joined In this
by General Sickles. The secretary said ho
would make the rccommundatlon. Com
mander Show nlfio asked Secretary Hoot to
use his Influence In having "favorable action
taken by the president ns fipcclflcd by the
Grand Army of the Hcpubllo In relation to
'
pensions. g
CROP REPORT % LEAKS OUT
.Neil York Cotton ' Kichnnttc Com-
Unit I'rHntu FlrniH Cut
Olllclal Acv n'I' r t.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Secretary Wil
son of the Agricultural ( cpartmcnt Is In-
\cstlgatlng the complaint ! of'tho Now York
Cotton exchange that \\o \ epeclal cotton
crop report Issued Tucsdn ; Tras In the- hands
of private firmn before reached the cx-
change. The secretaryJ UiBclf was absent
at the cabinet meeting w&Jn the report was
IsBiicd , and ho , therefore had no personal
knowledge of thb occurreve. Superintend
ent Hyde of the statistical division said to
day that the regular tclegfophlo summary of
the cotton report was eenRns usual Novem
ber 10. Usually the detailed report made up
a few days later sis not , , telegraphed , but
owing to an important tatomcnt It con
tained this month It wasj deemed best to
have It oent to the Cotton exchange by tele
graph $
In the report of the lOtlt the .department
placed the told crop estimate At an out
side production of O.GOO.OMrbalcs. In the
supplemental report It wnsexplalncd ! * that
this estimate was baaed upon the fact that
the experience of pas ycar.s had shown that
the actual crop cxcee'ded the department's
estimates , nnd addqd that the report on
actual conditions In "tho handa-of the de
partment Indicated , a crop of lees than 9-
*
000,000 bales. < f ?
This supplemental report was sent to the
two telegraph companies 'for transmission
to the exchange at 11:65 a. m. The secre
tary of the exchange wrote Mr. Hyde that it
did not reach the exchange until 2:45 : , al
most three houil later. jOno of the tele
graph comimnleitfbere reported that the re
port was oKered to Now York immediately
upon'Its W'elpt , but it being unusual to
receive J supplemental report New York re-
fuse& lq true It Immediately meantime a
correspondv'iit of ono ot the financial tnona
agencleSJn evv York had heard ot the rc-
porj.'ffndltolcgrnphed Its , t.ubslanco to his
jVtjnc MJlj heLother Companyreported to
, the 'department , that the -j'l/iviti waa trans-
mittcd Immediately. Why It did not reach
Its destination on time , ns alleged , Is not
known here. Mr. Hyde has written to the
secretary of the exchange explaining all the
facia so far as the department Is concerned.
BIG DEAL FOR BROOM CORN
Union Ilrooin .Supply Company Will
ho oil < ) v\a Mnet-Fl e 1'er Cent
of the Market Supply.
CHICAGO , Nov. 16. The Chronicle to
morrow will say : Negotiations are nearly
completed for the transfer ot the broom corn
of five big local concerns to the Union
Broom Supply company , the so-called trust ,
that was organized two months ago under
the laws of Indiana. By the acquisition
of this stock , It Is claimed , the corpora
tion will own 93 per cent of the market sup
ply. The price to be paid for tbo 2,000
tons of broom corn which the Chicago con
cerns possess will reach $500,000 , or $250
a ton.
It was the. . story of the deal that caused
the delegates to the convention of the
Broom Makers ot the United States and
Canada to empower their executive commit
tee to call n meeting at any time soon to
meet any rise In price that Is expected to
follow the latest move of the trust.
Coupled with the announcement that the
trust was arranging for the purchase of the
stock owned hy the local concerns , It was
the Intimation that the Union Broom Supply - ,
ply company soon will enter the field of
making brooms Itself.
TWO MEN TO TRY MOLINEUX
It Taken .Noarl > Unllre Tlilril Day of
the Trial to .Seeure Tv > o
.Men for Jur > .
NEW YORK , Nov. JG. Two of the men
who are to try Roland B. Mollnctix have
been obtains. ! . It took nearly tha entire
third day of the trial to nccompllah this
result. The men nro Matthias L. B. Martin ,
a retired btookbroker , formerly a member
of the Stock exchange and still n member
of the Consolidated exchange. Ho Is about
65 and married. The other Is William G.
Post , recently retired from tbo confection-
cry business. Ho Is married.
It la Interesting to note that seven tales
men were excused becaubo they had con-
eclentlous scruples on Iho subject of capital
punishment , three wcro dlbquallflcd bc-
causa of a lack of general Information or
Inability to speak English perfectly , one
because ho had compunctions of conscience
concerning the consideration of circumstan
tial ovldenco and ono because his duties as
a policeman entitled him to bo excused ,
The trial will be resumed tomorrow.
PROHIBIT BODILY PUNISHMENT
AH HeNiilt of Death of Ten-Veilr-Olil
Illunehe Mppolil KIIIINIIN City
llouiil AtloplN .N4v lliile.
KANSAS CITY , Mo , , Nov. 16 , As a result
ot the recent death In Morseuchool of
Blanche Nlppold , 10 years of ngc , duo to
convulsions , following a mild slapping ad
ministered by the teacher , the city Board of
Education tonight adopted u rule absolutely
prohibiting any bodily punishment In the
school room , such as shaking , Jerking , shov
ing or pushing about. The old rule which
permitted corporal punlchmcnt of Incor
rigible children , nfter notification of their
parents , still stands. This rule provided
that such punishment shall not be In the
presence of the scholars and must bo wit
nessed by a principal or two other teachers.
CnlMnx WliiH i > t I'rliiinrleN ,
BOSTON. Nov. 16 Complete returns of
the vote at thu democratic primary election
for muyor held jmterdny nivo General
Patrick Cijlllns 108 of the 291 delegates to Iho
coming convention.
BURIED IN PACO CEMETERY
Remains of Major John A. Logan Laid
Away by Late Comrades.
CHAPLAIN PIERCE OFFICIATES AF GRAVE
Twentieth liifnntry Vnrnlshr * the
I'xi'ort , t'oimitiiiiilpil hy Mnjor lloil-
ninii , with Cniilnlnn f Sump
nit
MANILA. Nov 16. 7.15 p. m The re
mains of Major John A. Logan , killed In
action at San Jnclnto Saturday , wcra burled
In Pace cemetery this morning. Many per-
eons followed the body to the grave. Chap
lain Plerco ofllclated and Twentieth In
fantry furnished the escort , which was commanded -
mandod by Major Hodman. The pallbearers
were the captains of the Twentieth Infantry.
Hcports have been received hero from Gen
eral Youug , dated Humlngam , yesterday.
Humlngam Is about thirty miles east of San
Fnblnn. General Young Is supposed to have
advanced considerably further toward San
Kablnn.
A correspondent of the Associated Prc
telegraphs an account of the rapid pace with
which General Young covered the road with
his cavalry. The Maccabcbo scouts demoral
ised the Insurgents around the low country.
A messenger and reinforcements , who were
captured , say no town from San Jose to San
Nicolas expected the arrival of the Ameri
cana until a day or two after they actually
arrived.
Agulnaldo and his government are eald to
be making dceperato efforts to cscapo to
Bnyombong. The Information here Is that ho
Is still In the low country.
Lieutenant Johnston , with Troop M , Third
cavalry , captured jesterday at San Nicolas
twelve barrels containing the wardiobo of
Agulnaldo's wife , fcome personal effects , the
records of the secretary of war and much
commissary nnd medical supplies. Sonora
Agulnaldo probably escaped over the divide ,
but the secretary of war Is thought to bo
Instdo the lines.
Thomas W , Hayes , a civilian , nnd Calvin
S. Davle of the Sixteenth Infantry , who were
held prisoners by tbo Insurgents , have been
rescued.
Colonel Wessels captured at Tayug sev
eral hundred thousand pounds of rice , 7,500
pounds of salt , 1,500 pounds of flour marked
"Dajton , Ohio , " 2,500 pounds of sugar , 1,300
new uniforms and hundreds of thousands of
Mauser shells.
The names of Lieutenant Gllmoro and
seven of his men w'cre found written on the
walls of the convent of San Qucntin. The
garrisons of all the towns surprised resisted
feebly. General Whcaton has not > ct ap
peared.
AMERICAN FORCE ADVANCES
OtlH Cnhlen .Move-moat * Luwton
Uunhle to 31o > c ln
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. General Otis to
day cabled the War department as follows
regarding the situation of the American ad
vance In pursuit ot Agutnaldo :
"MANILA , Nov. 16. During thirty-six
hours four and one-half Inches rain ; still
raining north. Lawton's telegraph line not
beyond San Jose ; last dispatch evening nth
reported capture many supplies , transporta
tion , north and east ot San Nicolas and our
troops moving flora Humlngam and Tayttq j
west on Urdanetu , where Insurgent force
was reported. Law ton has abundant sup
plies , subslstonce , forage nnd transportation
at San Isldro and Cabanatuan , but unable
to move it. MacArthur has railroad between
Bambam and Tarlac in operation live miles ,
road south of Bambam being reconstructed ;
removed rails found north of Tarlac. Mac-
Arthur sends four battalions nnd one troop
of cavalry forward to Gerona today ; advance
from Allaga at Victoria five miles north of
east Tarlac. OTIS. "
noobcvni/r TO .MUS. IO < ; AV
Sll > M Major IOKiin IieiiA eH 1'rlecleHN
I.eiruey of Hero'n Dentil.
YOUNGSTOWN , O. , Nov. 16. A mass
meeting of citizens will bo called and a
committee will bo appointed to meet nnd
escort the remains of the late Major John
A. Locan from Chlcaco to this cltv.
Mrs. Logan received the following message
of sympathy from Governor Hoosevclt to
day : "Please accept the deepest and most
heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. Roosevelt mid
myself. Your husband has left to his chil
dren the priceless legacy of n hero's death.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "
.NatIv < - Meilleitl lt > ] iiirtiiu-iit III Manila.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Recent mall ad
vices from Manila received by the War
department , show that General Otlu has es
tablished n medlo-Iedlo-lcgal department In
Manila , In charge of two Filipino physicians ,
Don Jose R. Hidalgo and Don Gregorlo
Slnglan. An emergency ward and dissecting
room has also been established for post
mortem examinations. The department is
to bo subject to the orders of the supreme
court and the tribunals of justice in the
city of Manila.
I'lllpliioM Tail Telejfrnph Wlri'M.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16 Mall advlcea re
ceived at the Postal department show that
the Filipino Insurgents have adopted a new
method of Interference with the military
telegraph llnce. This Is done by attaching
a fine copper wire to the line , running It
down tbo polo or through the foliage of a
tree to tbo ground , where It Is attached
to a pleco of iron driven Into the earth.
This effectively cuts off communication , nnd
Is not easily discovered when once accom
plished ,
nplilemlu In Luzon.
WASHINGTON , ' Nov. IC.-Chlcf Surgeon
Woodhull at Manila , under date of October
12 , sends Surgeon General Sternbcrg the fol
lowing :
"A sharp nnd ( julto general epidemic of
dengue has prevailed In Luzon for some
months past nnd It appears to bo spreading
to tbo south. There have been few really
Bovoro cases. "
Dcnguo la a species of fever with con
tagious eruptions , It H rarely fatal.
Tranxporl Memle SallH.
NEW YORK , Nov. Ifi. The transport
Mcailo , with the Forty-third United States
volunteer Infantry on board , sailed for Ma
nila today. The Meade attempted to get
awny on Tuesday , but stuck In the mud at
Its dock ,
The transports Senator nnd Ben Mohr
sillied for Manila UI'H ' nfternoon with the
Forty-fifth Infantry on board.
Coliiinlilil HetiiriiM from Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 16. The United
Stales army transport Columbia has arrived
hero from Manila , via Nagasaki , Eight gov
ernment employes constituted the entire pas-
ecnger list , no Elck or discharged soldiers
being aboard. The voyage was uucvcntful.
Mote Colored .V.lillrrx ,
CHICAGO , Nov. 16. A special to the
Record from Austin , Tex. , says. The tc-
cent conflict between the colored soldiers
stationed at Fort Mclntosb , Tex. , and the
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'orccnit for Nebrnskn
Clear niul Cooler ; Westerly Winds.
Temperature nt Uninlin jesterilnjl
citizens of Laredo hns aroused such a bit
ter feeling against the soldiers on the. p.trt
nf the Mexican population of Laredo that
the Wnr department has ordered the gar-
rtson to bo temporal lly abandoned niul the
troops moved to Fort Sara Houston nt San
Antonio. The colored troops stationed nt
Kort Rlnggold , Te\ . , will also bo sent to
Tort Sam Houston.
.Marietta KeiieheM I'ort Said.
TOUT SAID. Nov. 16. The United Slates
gunboat Marietta has arrived from Gibraltar
on Its wnv to .Manila.
CARACAS , Venezuela , Nov. IS The
United States war ship Dolphin has arrived
at La Qunyra.
PARTIAL PARALYSIS SETS IN
Senator HnjAvnrd' * Condition
a MlKht Cliiiuuc for the Wornc
Hln llrother Arrliei.
NEBRASKA CITY , Nov. 1C. ( Special Tol-
cgram.Senator ) Haywnrd's condition to
night Is not much changed from yesterday.
Ills brother , Major 13. B. liny ward ot Daven
port , In , arrived this morning and ws
recosnl/cd by the senator.
Dr. Whltten states that the pressure Is
on the left side or the brain just over the
speech center and extending to the motor
center of the right arm nnd leg. These
members are therefore without feeling or
motion. The patient's temperature Is 100 ,
pulse G7 nnd respiration 23.
It has just been made public here that
Senator Hay ward suffered a slight attack ot
n similar nature In Lincoln on the night
that ho was nominated In the republican
caucus last winter. Ho was hurried to bed
by his friends and by mornlag was able to
bo up.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Great sorrow is expressed In Wash
ington over the serious Illness of Senator
Hajward and In some quarters , especially
among the leaders of currency reform , con
sternation Is shown over the possibilities
that may arise should an ad interim esnator
bo appointed from Nebraska. Chairman H.
II. llanna of the Sound Money league Is
especially solicitous , ns ho had hoped that
a currency measure would pass congress
during the comlnu session , but nlth the
small majority the republicans have in both
branches he has almost given up hope that
anything but a makeshift In the way of cur.
rency legislation will bo attempted.
DEBS' RAILWAY STRIKE ECHO
Tent Suit Urouftht hy I'einmj Ivniilu
Itallroail AnaliiNt Cook Coiinty
for DnmnKCH hy PI re.
CLEVELAND , O. , Nov. IR Sev'e * * ) Cfeve-
Innd cltl/chs were subpoenaed In the test
pult brought by the Pennsjlvanla railroad
against Cook county Illinois for damages by
flro sustained during the strike several years
ago.
f
The Cleveland officials are brought in the
case through William Inglls , alias Bloom ,
who was arrested hero In 1807. on the charge
of firing the Kelly block. 'Bloom ' feigned In
sanity so well that ho was finally committed
to the city Infirmary. Ho escaped from
that institution soon afterword and has
never been heard of since.
When Bloom was first arrested here , he
said In the presence of several city of
ficials , that ho was a deputy United States
marshal In Chicago nt the time of the
railroad strike and started the flro that
*
destroyed thousands of cars and other prop
erty. The Pennsylvania company will try
to attempt to prove that Bloom started the
flre that dcstrojed Its property and that
ho was not insane.
SHOOT DEER FROM A TRAIN
Secretary Melklejohti mill rnplniii
Iliitelu-Hon Kill Urn Trip Through
Tongue It I AIT Viille ) .
SHERIDAN. Wyo. . Nov. 16 ( Special Tele
gram. ) A party , consisting of Assistant
Secretary of War Melklojohn , Captain
Hutcheson , Captain Palmer , Major Slaughter
and Frank A. Wlthcrold , come In on a spe
cial car last evening. The object of the
BCcretaiy's visit was to Inspect the post at
this place , Fort McKcnzle. The fart was In
spected this morning. The party paid u
visit to thn Hlgby coal mines , where they
wcro shown through the different tunnels.
After visiting the mines they preceded to
Rnnchester nnd whllo going up the Tongue
river valley the secretary and Captain
Hutcheson began shooting nt a deer through
the car window. Much ammunition was
used , but the deer was killed. It has not
been decided as to who killed the deer , but
It will be taken back to Omaha , where a
division of the spoils will bo made.
MACHINISTS RESUME WORK
Ilceeile Prom Their Demand * AKnlnxt
the Union I'aellle llollrrinnlt-
erx Arc hi III Out.
CHEYENNE. Wyo , , Nov. 16 ( Special
Telegram. ) The striking Union Pacific ma
chinists today decided to recede from their
demands for ! )5 ) cent : ) per hour und will re
turn to work at the North Platte scale ,
which Is 33',4 cents per hour , If the com
pany will grant It. This is an advance of
1 cent per hour over the picsent wages anil-
It IK bcllovod the company will meet the
offer lo compromise and that the strike , aa
far as the machinists are concerned , will
soon bo ended.
The bollcrmakero , on the contrary , assort
that nil the members of their order In the
Union Pacific chops at nil points on the line
will jcbu In the strike before the close of
the present week.
.MiiiiiienfN of Oeciui VeNNelM Aov. 111.
At Bremen Arrived Latin , from Now
Yoi k
At Gun0.1 Arrlv cd Augunto Victoria ,
from Now York
At Liverpool Arrlved-Cnlle. from Now
York , llelKcnlnnil , fiom Philadelphia.
At QueenHtown Arrived runutJIan , fiom
Boston for Liverpool
At Now York Hulled Oceanic , for Liver
pool , Sonthwnrk , for Antwerp , vln South
ampton ; Phoenicia , for Hamburg ; J.u CHH-
rogne , for Havre , Kaenlgen Lottlae , for Dro
mon , via Southampton , HCHperlri , for Mar-
6i < llles. etc. Arrived Majestic , from Liver
pool ; Manltou , from London , Wpaternlnnd ,
from Antwerp ; Wtrrn , from Naples , rlc ,
deoigli , from Llveipool ; Sunlc , from Bre
men and Houtluuiipton.
At t'.jpo JtacoPrtDjieJ Luurnntln , from
Llveipool for Montreal ; Aexyrltin , from
( jjapgow for ilontre.it
At CliPibotirK Arrived Knncr ! Prleilrlch ,
from New York for Hnrnbtirtr and pro
ceeded , and arrived at Southampton ,
BRAVERY IN DANGER
Captain and Crew of the Steamer Pallia
Acquit Themselves Nobly.
FIRST THOUGHT IS FOR PASSENGERS
Safety of Lives Intrusted to Their Charge
Occupies Their Minds.
WONDERFUL DISCIPLINE OF THE CREW
After Lauding All Passengers Safely They
Go Back to Burning Ship.
MANY PATHETIC SCENES ARE ENACTED
t'lulcr the Iiitrlllm-nt Dlrvftlon ot
the C'ominmiilcr All Are Tiilu-ii
Aiihorc Without MNIIII | | , lint
IiUftc Their
( C'opvtight , use ) , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Nov. ! . ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Some thrill
ing narratives wore told today of the loss of
the Patrla to the World's correspondent tit
Dover , nil of which go to show that Com
mander I'Yohllch nnd his crew acted with
rcmarkablu bravery nnd coolness.
Among the passengers was L. Duplacc ,
Got man consul at Porto Rico , who was Unv
oting to German } accompanied by his wife.
The shock had such a serious effect that ho
dlod at the Harp hotel. The tlrst clam pas-
Hcligms , almost without exception , Icwt
evcrjthing except what they stood up In.
Some \\ero without jackets and hats and ono
old woman , who suffered very much from
her Irving experiences , vsas shoeless. S. T.
Cow den of Lnughlln , N , J. , on his way to
Germany to study for a professorship , said
"Tho first intimation of there being anj-
thlng wrong was conveyed to the passengers
about 0 o'clock vestoiday morning when they
were called up. I noticed smoke proceeding
f i cm the direction of the engine room amld-
nhlps. It was still hoped that the lira might
not bo of a very serious character nnd the
captain thought ho might bo iiblo to rcnth
Hamburg. At about ii o'clock at night the
lira was gaining rapidly on the Milp nnd
tmoko was ascending In dcnso black vol-
i.mre. The flro appeared to have originated
amidships and extended to the fotopart. I
could sea flames Issuing from the hold. The
Iron deck and sides becnmo Intensely hot.
The vessel v\as heavily laden , drawing
tvvcnty-nlno feet of water. The discipline of
the crow was magnificent all through , "
CimiitliiiieiitN for the Crew.
Hugo La Chunlcht of San Fianclsco , speak
ing of the conduct ot the crew , said :
"I never sow a braver lot of men. Captain
Frohllch earned our warmest gratitude. Ho
never left the bridge. Both ho and the of
ficers ondcavoreil to cheer up the passen
gers. When I lust BBW the captain ho
was standing on the bridge , .enveloped In
smoke , which rolled along the vessel In
thick clouds , enough to BitfTocato us. In
the midst of thcho exciting circumstances
I heard him cull for bis pipe. Owing to
the flames nnd smokevso were told wo
had bettor leave the ship. Tho-boata were
lowered nt 11 o'clock. None - cTo allowed
to get Into the boats without permission
from the captain or officers. The order
went forth from the captain that the women
nnd children should go first. This older
was obeyed to the letter. Not a bliiglo
attempt was made to contravene It. Owing
to this order some- terribly pathetic scenes
were witnessed as men parted from their
wives and children. A touching acono was
witnessed na the flro continued to gain
upon ILe ship und the boats were about
to leave soma Polish paBFengcrs , men and
women , going down on their kneca , praying
i and crying. Fortunately the sea was not
I very rough. Most of the passengers , acting
j under the noble example of the captain nnd
officers , continued their feelings , hut the
sccno was ono of Intense excitement. Ono
poor woman had three little children cling
ing to her nnd It was with the utmost dif
ficulty that she could bo persuaded that her
greatest hope for safety lay In taking to
the boats , "
in-lit IN Trrrllle.
Hrnest Unk of Third avenue , Now York ,
said : "Many of us tried to get our trunks
and belongings , but found It utterly Impos
sible owing to the volumes of smoke that
filled every part of the ship. The heat was
tcirlllc. Twenty-four hout.s prevlouo to the
outbreak of the fire thu officers ) suspected
there was flre In the ship's hold , but noth
ing was said to the passengers , us the cap-
lain hoped to get to Hamburg hcforu the
Hro assumed serious dlmcnslane. The PntrJa
wad transposing from America sixteen valu
able race horses In the forrpnil ot the ship.
All were suffocated and burned to death.
They were splendid creatures. Tito greatest
regret was felt on board , but nothing could
bo done to rescue them. The cause of the
flro was unknown , hut It [ a supposed thut
It originated ftom overheating In the hold. "
Charles Druinm , cabin passenger from Now
York , said : "Thero vsoro altogether eighteen
lifeboats on tbo Patrla , of which sovnn were
launched , In each case with twenty-eight
passengers , the only exception being the
boat I was In , Two crews wcro sent In
charge. Theru were sixteen passengers in
our boat , all men. Wo got away from thn
ship before the tnllors got Into the boat.
The captain Instructed us to keep off from
the burning liner. ' Wo rowed about for
on hour und a half when wo wcro picked up
by a Ilamsgntc fishing smac.k from Aden ,
Captain Adams. They took our boat In tow
and treated us with such kindness aa wo ahall
never forgot. The Patrla flrcd guns and
used olhor signals of dlstrcm , which weto
the meuns of bringing assistance to UK ,
showing the hlli state of dlnclpllna among
the crow. When wo were rescued the sea.
men In the boats absolutely refused to come
with us , stating their duty was to go bilk
to the ship with the captain. They went
Many pahsengcrs were not sufficiently
clothed The captain of the Ceres , the Bus.
slan vessel , had u sail nprcad over tbo dec ! < n
for tbo people to get under. "
IIAGGAK12 MHiHT IIAVK III3KN .SAVUD
Delay inotlfj Ing ruNNciiKern of 1'lro
ItrNjioiiNlhle for I.ONN ,
DOVKH , ling. , Nov. IG. There seems to
bo a general complaint among the passen
gers ot the Hamburg-American line steamer
Patrla , Captain Frohllch , which caught flro
off this port yesterday whllo on Its way from
Now York for Hamburg , that they were
kept In Ignorance of the outbreak of the flro
for about five hours , Tbo passengers , who
were landed here , assert that If they had
been notified in time all their baggage could
have been saved. A saloon passenger says.
"The passengers were not Informed of the
flro until 11 o'clock Wednesday morning anj
there U good reaton to bollevo ( hat the olll-
cers knew of the outbreak of ( ho flro at 9
o'clock In the morning. I wan standing oa
deck , saw omoko curling up behind th