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ESTABLISHED 1871. 0SIAnA ] , SATUHDAY MOBNEffG , K'gjffeM35.ER 38 , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. COPY JttVJfl OE TS ,
BOERS PLACfeffl
Bnccessfully Pnt in Position on Bnlwan Hill
r in Front of Ladysmith.
BRITISH BATTERIES OPEN HEAVY FIRE
Hew Boer Qnn Saves the Pretoria Force
from Disaster ,
MOVEMENTS OF ENGLISH TRANSPORTS
Seven Thousand Troops Hava Landed at
Durban with Field Guns.
ENOUGH FOR AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
Considered n .Snlllelenl Porec < > Hn-
thlc ( irticrul Illllliiril ( o Ailwmce
AKUln ( " " ' Hocm South of
l.nil.VNinltli ,
PRETORIA. Thursday , Nov. 9. The fol
lowing dispatch bus been received from the
Ilocr camp at Elandslaagto , under today's
date :
Lailyiimlth has been completely encircled
l > y the Door forces. Our second big gun was
successfully placed In position on Bulwan
lilll , In front of Ladysmlth. The firing of
heavy guns commenced curly this morning ,
with no casualties to the burghers up to the
present.
Ilothn has hellographcd from the south of
Ladysmlth that the llrltlnh batteries opened
a heavy flrovlth big guns and continuously
dropped shells Into the works around Lady-
Binlth. The Pretoria force was In a tight
place , having taken up a position commanded
by the British fire , which was so hot that
the position became untenable. The big gun ,
however , saved thesituation. .
1'rlnoncrN Tlinl Arc nt I'rciorln.
\
The dispatch from Pretoria also saya that
the prldoners nt that place Include the 138
Hussars , four odlcers and ninety-one non
commissioned ofllccrs and men ; the Dublin
Fusllcers. four ofllcers and twelve non-com-
mlsslonod officers and men ; the Glouccstcrs ,
fourteen officers and a05 noncommissioned
oniccrs and men ; the artillery , five ofllcerH
nnd sixty non-commissioned ofllcoro and
men ; the rlfleg , two officers and olghty-nlno
non-commlssloncd officers nnd men ; the
Lelcestcrs , no officers , six non-commissioned
ofllccrs und men ; the dragoons , one man ; the
Natal police , ono man ; political , sixty-two
men ; sick , thirty-eight men. The dispatch
ndde ; Trains arc working excellently from
Pretoria to Ladysmlth. The Boers have
nmplo food , but are short of clothes , boot *
and mackintoshes.
MovementN of KiiKlInu TrnM ] ior < K.
( LONDON , Nov. 17. It was officially an
nounced today that the British transports
Malta , City of Vienna and City of Cambridge
' '
'have arrived at Capetown , and that the
tiansport Manila - hossailed from Capetown
lor Natal , ' *
Ttfo British transport Orient has arrived
at Durban.
The admiralty announced this evening the
nrrlval nt Capetown today of the troopship
Arcana , with n battalion o the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders ( the Princess ,
Louise's regiment ) , bringing the reinforce
ment up to 23,300 , of which over 7,000 have
disembarked at Durban , with eighteen fleld
guns , n number of machine guns , , engineers
and hospital corps , as well as 700 mules.
This force , with that already between Est-
court and Durban , Is considered sufficient to
cnablo General Hllllard to advance- and take
the aggressive against the Boers south of
Ladysmfth. According to the last advices
Ladysmith Is holding out satisfactorily ,
everything having been well up to the 8th.
In view of the Boer destruction of bridges
the war office has lesuccl orders for the
shipment of n quantity of bridge work be
tween this and the end of the year.
Ilocrit North of 1'Xeoiirt.
ESTCOURT. Nov. 17. Noon The Elmolo
Doer force has taken up a position near En-
nordalo. a few miles north of here. They
have eight seven-pounders and two French
puns. Their strength Is 2,000 men. They
liavo looted Henderson's store.
All Is quiet hero ' und ready for the enemy ,
If it attacks. V'hero Is no anxiety.
ENGLISH HAVE A HARD TASK
Movement of Hoern Milken the Ilellcf
of IailHinllh a Dllllcult
MnUer.
LONDON , Nov. 17. The sorlous and unexpected -
expected disaster to the Estcourt armored
train on the eve of the forward movement
lor tbo relief of Ladysmltb has apparently
convinced the British that the advance will
l > o contested step by step. The Boers are
tcomlngly swarming south of Colenso. While
n largo force has eomo from the neighbor
hood of Ladysmith , a much larger ono ba&
arrived from elsewhere nnd will probably
turn out to bo General Schalkberger'a corps.
The Doors evidently are straining every
uorvo and bringing up every man to rcduco
Ladysmith before the British relief force Is
ready. Their operations southward show
considerable boldness and correctness of
strategy. It their aim Is to Isolate Estcourt
l > y cutting off communication with tbo Moot
river , where there IH an Important bridge ,
everything points to tbo belief that tbo
o nicer commanding the relief column will
liavo a more difficult task than Is generally
assumed. In front ho will have a broad
river to cross In tbo presence of the Boers ;
on his right , nnd probably In his rear , will
bo hostile bodlm who are continually
demonstrating their superior cunning.
The olllclal account of the disaster to the
Kfltcourt armored train , showing that 100
mlulns men uro now probably already on
their way to Pretoria to swell the large
number of British prisoners already there ,
bceldra a score of wounded , demonstrates , It
ls assorted , that the British must have en
countered big odds , as all accounts agree
Iho small British force fought with tbo ut
most bravery ,
Winston Churchill's brilliant behavior Is
compared with the gallant action lu the
Tlrah campaign whjch won Lord Flncastle ,
thcrq also actlns a a newspaper corre
spondent , the Victoria Cross , The railroad
men of Eatcourt have already forwarded a
dispatch to the general manager of the rall-
' roud expressing admiration for the coolness
and pluck of young Churchill , to wboeo ef
forts they attribute the eavlng of the engine
ami tender and wounded , and asking the
manager to convoy their admiration for the
bravo man ,
There are minors of another dUaster'to an
Kstcourt train , and U Is reported that
twenty-five volunteers who formed the escort
cert are intaslng. There la no confirmation
of those reports.
When definite news from Lddyemlth Is
available it will doubtlMs bo found that
the gnrrlfion ban been having a lively time.
Nevertheless , not much credence should bo
; ! _ to the stories of train loads of Boer
taken toward Pretoria , as the Vc-
crushing defeat sustained at the
the British. Experience has shown
that these Kafllrgrnms , even though emanat
ing from missionaries , uro not trustworthy.
However , there reema no doubt that there
have been some sharp affairs. Heavy rifle
firing , followed by an cxplcslon. was heard
In the direction of Lad.vomlth before day
light Thursday , Indicating a night surprise
and pcEsllily the explosion of n magazine.
The transports , already olllclally announced
today ns having arrived at Capetown , car
ried the following troops : The Malta ,
Mounted Infantry reserves and the Cold-
stream guards ; total , 75 cfilcors and 1'S7
men. City of Vienna , the cavalry brigade
etaff , .Twelfth Lancers aud a Held hospital ;
total , 15 ofllccrs and 310 men , City of Cam
bridge , the Second Scottish Rifles and a field
hospital ; total , C officers and ! ifl. > men.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the minis
ter of mines' Interim announcement of the
gold output for October us n total of 17,843
ounces , against 42fi.r > nK ounces In Sjptembcr
and 182,108 ounces In Augubt. The dispatch
adds , somewhat Ironically , that some of the
companion have not worked the full month.
The Standard and Diggers' News an
nounces that 6,003 Beers nro marching
through Zululand. It nlso sa\s that a de
serter from Ladysmith reports great anx
iety among the troops to escape , and that
the provision stores arc loaded on wagons
ready for the flight of the British.
A special dispatch from Durban says that
another complete armored train has been
sent to Estcourt to replace the ono disabled
by the Bocrn Wednesday.
CENSORED STORY OF IT
Pretoria Dlnpiileli liy Way of I.oiuloii
SnjN JlrltUU Moonlit Shelter
on l iluc of a Hill.
LONDON , Nov. 17. The following cen
sored dispatch from Pretoria gives details
of the engagement referred to In the As
sociated Prcra dispatch from Pretoria of
j Wednesday , November 15 :
The Frco Staters had taken up a position
on a small hill when an English battery
advanced and attacked them , sending n llery
hhll of shclln on the hill for an hour , when
the Transvaal cannon put some shells right
In the midst of the battery , sending the
English to cover behind the hill. Two
burghers were killed and six were wounded.
When the British fell back on Ladysmllh
several shells exploded among thorn , but
the execution done could not bo seen.
At midnight all the Afrikander cannon
co the hills surrounding the town opened
flro simultaneously on Ladysmith , turning
the quiet nnd darkness of night into a lurid
inferno of whistling , shrieking shells , speed
ing from all points of the compass to the
doomed city. Several buildings on flrc wore
seen from Bulwan hill. During the day the
troona left the city deserted and sought
shelter on the edge of the bill to escape
our death-dealing shells.
COULD NOT LEAVE WOUNDED
Lieutenant Churchill Turn * llnek
After ( icttliiK Avray Many
ActN of Ilravery.
ESTCOURT , Natal. Thursday , Nov. 16.
Noon. , \ correspondent who has Just visited
*
the Sanatorium hospital says all the
armored train wounded are doing well.
Captain Wyllo in an Interview said
Sergeant Ted deserves special mention for
having surrounded him with bouldere to
protect him from the rifle flrc , when lying
helpless and wounded. Toil even lay down
beside the ofllccr to cheer him up. A shell
landed among the protecting boulders , spat
tering them with earth , but Captain Wylle
sustained no further Injury.
Several men escaped mnrvelously. When
Winston Churchill requested Captain Wylle
to call for volunteers to relieve the upset
trucks , bullets , It Is said , were dropping on
the train like rain. The men throughout
stuck to their work , responding to the noble
example set by Churchill and Lieutenant
Franklin , until the line was cleared.
Churchill actually left with the engine , but
ho got out nt the next station , Frero , took
a rlllo from a sbldler , saying ho could not i '
leave the wounded , and walked away In the j I
direction of the Boers. Sergeant Hossett I
of the Dublin Fuslleers behaved with the
greatest gallantry. Ho took charge of the
firing party and stood up unflinchingly dur
ing the Boers' hot fire. Ills example elec
trified the Fuslleers , who kept the P.ncra at
bay by volleying.
Captain Haldane fell early In the engage
ment , shot through the shoulder.
Lieutenant Franklin's conduct Is highly
pral&od. He exhibited great coolnees dur
ing the critical period. Ho Is reported
missing.
Copeland of the Durban volunteers was
crushed to death by the derailed truck and
Godfrey , a platelayer , was shot through
the bead , but Is doing well. Lieutenant
Alexander had an exciting experience. A
fusllecr who had been wounded In tbo arm
I
by a shell which shattered the limb swung '
around and hit Alexander In the neck , al
most smothering him with blood. The shell
burst In front of the lieutenant on a level
with his face and ha staggered blinded for
ia moment. The next Instant ho sow his
comrade lying dead at bis feet , while ho
himself was unharmed.
Private Kavanagh of the Dubllns per
formed splendid work. When the British
firing line fell back ho tlmo after time ral
lied the men , volleyed and prevented the
horseshoe line of the Boers from envelop
ing tbo train.
ABANDON THE FUSILEERS
I'rolcct Hie lletrcut of Armored Train
anil Are Left to Their
Kate.
LONDON , Nov. 17. The war office has re
ceived the following dispatch from General
Buller ;
"Capetown , Thursday , Nov. 16. Evening.
Have received from Hlldyard , Plotermarltz-
burg , a telegram , dated November 15 , of
which the following Is the purport ; 'Tho
officer commanding the troops at Estcourt
reports , at midday , that nn armored train
left Estcourt this morning with a company
of the Dublin Fuslleers and a company of
the Durban > oluntcers. North of Frorp they
encountered a party of Boors and began to
withdraw. While retiring eomo of the trucks
were derailed , The Dubllns turned out and
advanced towards the enemy , while the rest
of the train appears to have returned with
out them , to Estcourt.
" 'The otllcer commanding the troops re-
porlu that bo was fending mounted troops
In order to cover their withdrawal , but that
about 100 are mlselng , ' "
Scant \CIVH of l'rl oner ,
ESTCOURT , Natal , Thursday , Nov. 1C.
( Afternoon. ) The Red Cross train has
again returned , but without bringing In the
dead and wounded. The Boers declined to
glvo any Information as to the name * of
cither killed or Injured , referring the In
quiries to the Pretoria press for all Informa
tion. All that they would disclose was Ihp
fact ( hat three of the British wore dead anJ
nlno wounded.
GOEBEL SHOWING HIS HAND
Moves to Have the Vote of City of Louisville
Thrown Ou
GOVERNOR WILL SUPPORT TAYLOfi
In the Ilvciit ( Joeliel In ( il\cn the
Certificate of r.lccllmi liy IJIeofloii
( 'oiniiilNnloii I.ltcly Tlnim
.tiny He Ii\ncctetl.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Nov. 17. A question
which Is likely to have an Important If not
a deciding Inllucnco on the contest for the
governorship of' Kentucky was brought up
today before the canvassing board of Jeffer
son county , which Includes Latilsvlllc. Coun
sel for the democratic candidate ; ; gave no
tice of a motion to throw out the vote of
the city because of the presence of mllltl.v
at the polling places on November 7. The
notice served on the commissioners fellows :
"For the democratic candidates wo now
give notice that at the clrsa of the count
and before any certificates bo Issued wo will
move the board , and nil other authorities
that may consider this election , to declare
null nnd void the election hold In the tlty
of Louisville on the 7th day of November ,
1S03.
"First Because of the usurpation of Wil
liam O. Bradley In calling out and Illegally
using the mllltla and overawing and In
timidating the voters and officers of , nnd at
said election , and Interfering with the pro
gress of said election and with the duties
of the officers of said election.
"Second Because S. B. Toncy unlawfully
usurped power In requesting said William
O. Bradley to call cut and use said mllltla
for said purpose , when said call was en
tirely unnecessary nnd the civil authorities
were- able nnd willing to execute any order
made by said court.
"Third Because paid mllltla was used for
the unlawful purposes aforesaid.
"Fourth Because said election was not a
civil election , but a military -election.
"Fifth Because the said use of said mll
ltla was unlawful In every respect nnd a
criminal usurpation of power by said named
persons , and thereby the civil power was
subordinated to the military power and un
overt act of a treasonable nature against
the constitution of the state of Kentucky
was committed. "
ThU action has been expected ever since
the official count began. It was freely re
ported on election day that if the mllltla
was called out It would result In some such
etep. With Louisville thrown out , Goebel
would have a safe plurality In the remainder
of the state. This dispute will prolong nnd
aggravate the fight , for the republicans will
make every effort In their power to retain
' . Taylor's plurality.
j The official count was received tonight
from Floyd and Knott counties. Floyd gives
Gocbcl 1G6 and Knott gives him 459 plu
rality. In the last tabulated returns , printed
Wednesday morning from democratic
sources , Goebel's plurality In the state was
figured at one vote. In this table Floyd ,
unofficial , gave Goebel 400 plurality and
Knott 439 plurality. The official returns
from these two counties show a net loss of
2 4 from the unofficial.
Ilradley Will .Support T/rylor.
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Nov. 17. The proposi
tion today from Goebel's lawyers to throw
out the entire vote of Jefferson county ,
which Includes .Louisville , was not wholly
unlocked for by the republican leaders here.
It Is now said Senator Dcboo's visit here
last night was for the purpose of ascertain
ing definitely to what extent Governor Brad
ley will support Tnyfor in the event that
Goebel Is given the certificate of election
based on this proceeding. Senator Deboo
and Governor Bradley are not on speaking
terms and n third party communicated with
both of them. Dcboo sajs he Is satisfied
Bradley will stand by Taylor and will vigor
ously support the nnti-Gocbel side. Senator
Lindsay will bo expected to act ns ono of
the attorneys for the antl-Gocbcl sldo before
the State Election commission.
The republicans have found a precedent ,
established by the state election commission
this year , In which the board , by a unan-
Imous vote , declared It was merely a can-
vasslng board and had no power to pass on
contests. This was the case of Mordecal
Williams ( dom. ) , who filed n contest for
certificate of election as congressman In
the Ninth district on the ground that fraud
ulent votes had been cast for Congressman
Pugh in several counties. The board de
clined to hear the contest on the prounrt
of lack of jurisdiction and awarded the cori i
tlflcato of election to Pugh on the face of 1
the returns.
Taylor's lawyers now claim that under
this decision the vote of Johnson nnd Knox ,
counties must be counted nnd certified. {
They have not given nn opinion as to the
bearing of this ruling on the Jefferson
county case.
If Jefferson county Is thrown out the
political complexion of the legislature will
bo affected , as ono senator and seven rcp-
rescntatlves will have to bo elected under a
special election to bo called by the gov
ernor.
Ilraillcy Cullx In Colonel ,
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 17. There Is
something going on In state guard circles ,
as Colonel Williams of the Second Kentucky
nan been recalled from the national fnx
hunt to confer with Governor Bradley at
Frankfort. He made the trip from Estlll
Springs last night lu a buggy. Ho arrived
hero at neon today , but declined to give
anything to the public.
TO END THE RACE CONFLICTS
IMxlioii Turner UrKcNPKIMIPM < n Pe
tition CoMKn-HM for Approprlntloii
to fie ml 'I'll en i lofrlen. .
MACON , Oa. , Nov. 17. In an address before -
fore the Georgia conference of the African
Mothoaiat church Bishop H. M. Turner today
urged every opposition to the Hardwlck bill
now pending before the general assembly
of this state to limit the suffrage of the
ncgroco In this state.
Bishop Turner said he proposed to take
the etump In Georgia against It and Im
plored every colored minister to do llke-v
wise. Ho said the law would reduce every
negro to the ignoble status of a frco slave
and their condition would bo worse than be
fore the war. The bishop denounced the
supreme court of the United Statra for tak
ing away the negroes' civil rights , but cx-
cepted Justice Hnrlan , who was the ne
groes' friend.
Ho urged that every minister assist In
getting signatures to the petition to con
gress for an appropriation of 1105,000,000 to
bo used In sending 8,000,000 of the race to
Africa , so that there would be an end of
race conflicts In this country.
MntniilN Art * .Vol Hxeini't ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 17 , Commissioner
Wilson of the Internal revenue bureau has
rendered an Important decision In which be
holds In effect that the policies cf life In
surance companies which are exempt from
taxation under the war revenue tax act are
only such as are Iseued by fraternal socle-
tics or orders ; beucflclary societies , or or-
ders , farmers' purely loc I co-opcratlvo as-
soclatlons and employes' ollcf associations ,
operated on the ledge s item or local coo -
operative plan and that ? o exemption iloes
not apply to the policies llfo Insurance Is-
sued by mutual Insuranci companies per so ,
although they may haVe nturee t > C mutual-
BANK CHARTERER AMERICAN
Will Practically CuiitjRil < hp Finance *
of Vencr.iicla I&JUK ; I'enec
NEW YORK , Nov. 17j | Amcrlcan capital
to the amount of $3,000,40 has become In
terested In Venezuelan , jinking , a conces
sion having been gran ® to George W.
Upton of Ohio for thqjjjprganlzallon of a
, national banking system. which will
I i ' practically control the flnances of the
country. , *
.Mr. Upton , with tolff Wjfc , reached New
York City on the stcamluip Philadelphia.
Senora Androde , who waji met at San Juan ,
'Porto Rico , by her huspand , the deposed
president of Venezuela ! who Intends to
make his home In that Island , was nlso on
the Philadelphia. t\
Mr. Upton is enthusiastic over Venezuela.
He predicts n long peace ftir the country nnd
declares that there Is noTllkellhood of war
with Colombia. fi ;
"Castro , who may be eilllej a dictator , "
raid Mr. Upton , "has mapc a splendid Im
pression , and will , I bcllevp' ' , give the country
an administration whlcbJjWlll be all that
could bo desired. He hah started well by
refusing to punish any of jjils opponents. He
has declared In favor ogja. frco press nnd
free speech , has released ml political prison
ers and refused to permf-ka ! continuation of
conscription. He Is young : full of vigor and
ambition and Immensely popular. "
PATRIA ABANDONED AT SEA
Crow Arrlvpii at llitiiibiirK on An
other VexKel , I.envlllff I'ntrlii KII-
veloniMl lit KlnmcN. '
HAMBURG , -Nov. 17. T/le officials of the
Hamburg-American line have received a dis
patch from Cuxhaven announcing that the
company's steamer Athesln , from Philadel
phia for Hamburg , arrived there at 4 o'clock
this afternoon with tho''cro\v of the Ham
burg-American steamer Patrja , which caught
flro off Dover , England. AVcd'ncsday , while on
Its way from Now York , November 4 , for
this port. The dispatch also said that the
Patrla had been abandoned In the North eca
enveloped In flames , and that there irere
no hopes of saving tbo vessel.
LONDQN. Nov. 16. A Lloyd dispatch
front Mnnsluls , Holland , ten miles west of
Rotterdam , says It Is reported there that
the Patria was seen abandoned on flrc yes
terday at 1 p. m. , nine miles -\veet of the
North Hinder lightship. No assistance was
with her.
STORMS DAMAGE SHIPPING
Schooner Eleanor , ivltli Forty Fish
ermen , Han llceh MlNNlng ; for Two
Days , Off Newfoundland.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Nov. 17. The storms of
the last six days have caused extensive dam
age to shipping In this section.- The schooner
Romp is ashore at Burin , Placcntla bay , and
will prove a total loss AvUhJjJsl.carKo of Jlsh.
The crew of'aeven trien escs.p'edv.x * *
The schooner Eleanor , ' with 'forty fisher
men , has been missing for two Bays. The
schooner Western , Lass had Its mafcta car
ried away , and the baric Imogenc lost Its
sails , bulwarks and deck gear , together with
a considerable quantity of fishing prop
erty.
Kx-Mlnln < cr AVoodforil ItettirnliiKr.
LONDON , Nov. 17. The American line
steamer St. Paul , which Is to sail from
Southampton to Now York , will have amonc
Its passengers General Stewart L. Woodford ,
the former United States minister to Spain ,
and James L. Taylor , the president of the
American society In London. Mr. Woodford
Is returning to the United States after a trip
of several months In Europe , taken on ac
count of the poor health of his daughter.
She accompanies him , being now quite re
covered.
Uiivcll Do LCHNCIIM Monument.
PORT SAID , Nov17. . The khedlvo today
unveiled a monument hero to the late
Count Ferdinand do Lesseps , the engineer
of tlio Suez canal , In the presence of the
ministers , Lord Cromer , the British diplo
matic agent ; the other diplomats and repro-
Eont tlvcs of various bodies from all parts
of uropc.
DrcyfnH Caxc In Anincnly Hill.
PARIS , Nov. 17. The premier , M. Wal-
dcck-Rousscau , in the senate today asked
that the amnesty commission Include In Its
proposed bill all matters connected with the
Dreyfus case,1 which wcro excluded when
the bill passed the Chamber of Deputies last
session.
Von llnclow Waiting on Thin Coniitr.v.
BERLIN , Nov. 17. Count von Buclow will
not make n Samoan statement In the Reich
stag until the United States has formally
notified Germany of Its consent to the agree
ment entered Into between Great Britain
and Germany.
llmpcror SlarlN for Knulnml.
BERLIN , Nov. 17. Emperor William , tbo
empress nnd two of their sons , Auguste
William and Oscar , loft Potsdam at 8 o'clock
this morning for Kiel on their way to Eng
land ,
AVebNter Mmle n Ilaronct.
LONDON , Nov. 17. Sir Richard Webster ,
attorney general , has been mode a baronet
In recognition of his work on the Venezuelan
arbitration committee ,
RAINS HELP CUBAN CROPS
Heavy Itnlafall DurliiK I.iiNt Five
"WceUN CaiiNi'N Knvornlile ItcporU
from All I'arlM of iNlnnil.
HAVANA , Nov. 17 , Heavy ralna during
the past flvo wcolui tavo caused favorable
reports from all parts of the island regardIng -
Ing the crops. The cane bos been especially
benefited ,
The Cuban anarchist who attempted to
assassinate Senor Garcia , the civil governor
of Santa Clara , In January , 1S98 , has been
sentenced to twelve years' Imprisonment.
AN EARTHQUAKE AT SANTIAGO
Several HOIINCM Ilailly Damaged anil
Front of Marine llonpltnl Olllce
Fell Into htreet.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Nov. 17. This
morning at 9 ; 15 o'clock a decided earthquake
shock was felt hero lasting nearly half a
minute. Several houses In the city were
badly damaged and the front of the Marino
Hospital office fell , blocking the street. The
natives were badly frightened.
The United States transport Resolute
sailed for New York today at noon.
. \nloiiiohllc mid Tire. Compiii'ilex Unite
NEW YOUK. Nov. 17. Announcement wan
made today of a consolidation between the
Automobile and Vehielu Tire company and
the New England Rubber Tire Wheel om-
jmny of Huston. The amount Involved In
the transaction Is placed ut about Jl.OW.OW ,
till IS
Town on the Kim Likely to Don Its War
Faint Again ,
ALL OVER PACKING HOUSE DIFFERENTIAL
If IlnrlliiKton Hcdticrit the Italcn
Acnlii Then There Will He a
Time , So IvaiiNan Clt } '
Threaten * .
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Nov. 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) Kansas City has no Intention of
abiding by the result of the arbitration of
the Kansas City-Omaha differential on packIng -
Ing house products , unless that result Is a
confirmation of the present C-cent dllfcren-
tlal. The Transportation bureau and the
business Interests which It represents are
preparing to again lock horns with the tlur-
llngton Just ne If that road wore certain to
succeed In Its effort to have the differential
cut to 3 cents. It Is believed here that un
less aided by the Illinois Central , which
will soon have n line from Omaha to New
Orleans , the Burlington will fall In Its effort
to reduce the differential. If successful ,
Kansas City will fight back with every
weapon which can harass nnd wound an un
friendly railroad. An appeal will bt mnde
to the Interstate Commerce commission ,
which In a similar case once decided that
Kansas City , on account of Its natural ad-
\antagcs nnd Kcogrnplilc.nl location , was en
titled to a generous differential over Ouinhi
In freight rates to the southwest. The sit
uation regarding rates to too southeast Is
held by Kansas City shippers to bo almost
Identical with these of the case ruled upon
by the Interstate commission.
"Under the arbitration agreement with
the Burlington , Kansas City In not , nnd will
not bo 'bound by the arbitration decision
unless the G-cent differential Is preserved , "
said the secretary of the Transportation
bureau tonight.
BOUND TO KILL OFF FAMILY
CblcnRo Mail TallH to I'olnou Illn
Children und Then Trlcn
a llcvolvcr.
CHICAGO , Nov. 17. Carrying out a plot
ho had apparently planned with deliberation ,
Cornelius Corcoran today shot four of his
children , killing two of them and then ended
his own life. The tragedy occurred at hH
home , C401 Dearborn street. The dead :
CORNELIUS CORCORAN , 49 years old.
MARGARET CORCORAN , 5 years old ,
died at Mercy hospital.
JOHN CORCORAN , 7 years old , died at
Mercy hospital.
The wounded :
Knto Corcoran , 14 years old , may die. If
she recovers will lose her left eye.
Lizzie Corcoran. 3 yearn old , may die.
The police are convinced the man was In
sane. Corcoran had lived with his seven
children In a flat building at 5401 Dearborn
street for a month past. To .all outward
appearances ho was a kind and considerate
parent. For some days ho had plotted for
the death of his children and he nearly ac
complished his purpose Tuesday'night. Hear
ing tho-chlldren cough he aroje and In the
dark * administered'laudanum to five of tb\'m ' ,
Clifford , Timothy , John , Margaret and Llz-
zlo. The first two were removed to the
Mercy hospital , where Timothy died the next
day. Corcoran exhibited such profound grief
over the affair that the police and the
coroner thought the giving of laudanum was
a mistake.
Balked In his purpose to take the lives
of his children , Corcoran made deliberate
plans for his act of today. About 10 o'clock
the grandmother'of the children , Mrs. Mar
garet Wrenn , accompanied by her niece , Mrs.
Mamie Corbett , called at the Corcoran home.
( When they rang the bell Corcoran called out
from the Inside :
"Who's there ? " ,
"Its Mamie and your mother , " replied Mrs.
Corbett.
Corcoran thrust his head out of the door ,
disclosing the fact that ho was attired In
his night gown and closed the door again ,
saying :
"Walt Just a minute , Mamie. "
The two women opened the door and
stepped Into the hallway. Just then three
shots were heard , followed by a succession of
screame. The two women darted out the
doorway and ran down the street screaming
at the top of their voices.
"It's murder , It's murder , " shouted Mrs.
Corbo'tt , frantically. Word was sent to the
Hyde Park pollco station.
An appalling sight greeted the eyes of
Lieutenant Clancy , Sergeant Avon and other
officers when they entered tbo Corcoran flat.
In the flrst bedroom , just off the parlor , was
the body of Margaret , lying In a masa of
blood nt the head of the bed , while at th"
foot lay John , unconscious and breathing
heavily. In the room to the rear Corcoran' *
dead body was found on the floor , while that
of the baby , Lizzie , reclined on a , pillow.
A revolver lay near Corcoron's right hand.
Flvo of the chambers were empty.
Everyone of the wounds with the excep
tion of Kate's were Inflicted behind the car.
Kate was shot In the left temple. The pollno
removed Kate and John to the Mercy hos
pital and later the baby , Lizzie , who was still
breathing , was taken there , John died with.
In a half hour after his arrival nt the hos
pital nnd no hopes wore held out for the re
covery of tbo others.
Evidences of Corcoran's Intention to kill
his children were ecen In the bouse. In ono
room empty whisky and wine bottles showed
ho had given the children liberally of the
liquor and stupefied them.
Corcoran was Injured about three years
ago In a collision with a cable car while
driving a mall wagon. His leg was broken
and his brain was affected , It Is said , Six
months ago Corcoran's wife , the daughter of
Mrs. Wrenn , became Insane and since that
time oho has been an Inmate of an asylum at
Kankakee.
"Cornelius has never been right elnco his
accident , " said Mrs , Wrenn. "Ho has always
acted queerly and when my daughter became
111 , It affected him. He never would have
done such a dreadful thing If ho had been
In his right mind. "
The only child to escape Injury was
Marlon , 16 yearn old , who is at the hospital
nursing her brother Clifford.
JONES HAS NOT FIXED DATE
Time for Meeting of I lie Dcinocratla
Rational Committee .Not Yet Ic-
eldecl l > y Chairman.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Nov. 17. Chairman
James K. Jones of the democratic national
committee denies the statement In a Wash
ington dispatch that ho has settled upon
cither January S or February 11 as the tlmo
of the national committee meeting , Ho
says ho has no Idea as to the time of the
meeting and does not know whether , the cus
tom of meeting February 22 will bo departed
from.
Senator Jones leaves tomorrow for Chi-
page to attend the executive committee
meeting Monday { or the purpose of consld-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair niul Cooler ; Westerly Winds.
Temperature nt Omaha yeslordnyt
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erlng organization nml political plans. At
this meeting bo will confer with tlio mem
bers present concerning the proper tlino for
assembling the national commltlco nml may
later send out queries to all the members
on the same mibjecl.
SENATOR HAYWARD IS BETTER
I'liynlrlnu SIIN UP In IlnoimrnKCcI
nltli tlie I'roNppel * of Illn
I'ntlrnl'fl llrt > it > fry.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 17. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Senator Hayward's condi
tion has nhoun marked Improvement during
the past twenty-four hours. Dr. Whlttcn ex
presses himself an being greatly encouraged
with the prospects of his patient's rocoxory.
The paralysis appear to have been arrested ,
as the ecuator was able to > : c his right
arm today and to utter n few Intelligible
sentences , the first since- the beginning of hla
present Illness. Tonight the patient's pulse
Is normal nnd his general condition is good ,
DWIGHTL. MOOD if IS STRICKEN
nt
Oily Cut Short liy a SiKliliMi Al-
tiielc of llcr.rt Trouble.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 17. Dwlght L.
Moody , the evangelist , who has been preach
ing hero to thousands nightly In Convention
hall , Is broken In health , and Is suffering
from an nffoctlon of the heart.
His engagement Here was cut Bnoritnnu
tonight ho Is en'routo to his home at North-
Hold , Mass. , In the care of Dr. Schuufficr
of this city and Mr. C. M. Vlnlng , teller of
the Union National bank. They arc trav
eling In a special car , provided by the com
mittee of churchmen who brought Mr.
Moodto Kansas City , nnd are golns over
the Wabash by way of Chicago and Buffalo.
It Is admitted that Mr. Mooily's condition
is serious , though when the evangelist was
seen nt his hotel shortly before being taken
to the railway station he expressed the
belief that his condition was not serious.
Ho stated that ho was feeling very weak
and added :
"I have had trouble with my heart for n
good many years , but I never felt weak , ns
I do now. There Is nothing alarming about
my condition , I believe. "
Since last Sunday night thn evangelist has
been preaching In Convention hall , where
audiences on several occasions have num
bered close to 15,000. Several times ho has
spoken with difficulty , nnd has been com
pelled at times to sit up all night , as he
could not breathe while lying down. Ho
was too ill to go to the hall this afternoon
and n largo audience which had gathered
was turned , away.
Evangelist R. E. Terre of Chicago will
come hero to finish the series of meetings.
v Th'o Deports as to the seriousness of Mr.
Moody's condition arc conflicting. Several
of his Intimate friends stated tonight that
while his condition was serious It was not
critical. These friends , however , reluctantly
admitted that they believed his career 01
a great public speaker was ncnrlng the end ,
Dr. Schauffler stated tonight that. In his
opinion , the evangelist's condition was not
essentially worse than for some time past
and that ho was simply exhausted from his
recent exertions before the big crowds that
have gathered to hear him. Dr. Schauffier
added , however , that Mr. Moody must have
quiet and rest.
ULTIMATUM TO LABOR UNIONS
Contrnetoi-H niul Ilnlldern
nil Open Heelnrntloii of
" \Viir UIIIHI TrnileN UnloiiN.
CHICAGO , Nov. 17. Chicago contractors
and builders made an open declaration of
war tonight on the trades unions , charging
them with causing the present apathy In
building operations in the city and cr.lppllng
municipal growth. An ultimatum setting
forth the employers' view of the situation
und stating the terms on which labor must
meet capital after January X , 1900 , was
drawn up and presented to the building
trades council. The council referred the
resolution to Us arbitration committee.
There was no discussion. Tbo communica
tion from the employers Is thought to fore
shadow the greatest struggle In which purely
local labor organizations ever have become
involved. The text of the ultimatum fol
lows :
The trades represented in the building
contractor ! * ' council shall not recognize :
First Any limitation us to the amount of
work a man shall perform during liU work-
lug day.
Second Any restriction of the. use of ma
chinery.
Third The right of any person to Inter
fere with the workmen during XVorklng
hours.
Fourth The sympathetic strike.
Fifth HcKtrlctlons of the use of any
manufactured material , excepting prison
made.
Sixth The right of the unions to prohblt
the employment of apprentices.
The various assoplatlans of contractors
who are Interested In building operations and
whoso delegates , forty In number , unani
mously adopted the foregoing are ;
Masons and Builders' association , Carpen
ters and Builders' association , Master Car
penters' association , Master Plumbers' as
sociation , .Master Steam Fitters' association ,
Master Plasterers' association , Sheet Metal
Contractors' arooclatlon , Architectural Iron
Contractors' association , Constructional Iron
Contractors' association , Cut Stone Contrac
tor' association , Marble Contractors' asso
ciation , Flro Proofing Contractors' associa
tion , Building Elevators Contractors' ucso-
ctatlon , House Draining Contractors' asso
ciation.
\o NlrlUf of Miner * TlircnteniMl.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. . Nov. 17-Stato Sec-
rctary Ryan of the United Mlno Workers
of America , who la also president of tlitt
national executive hoard , returned today
from InfllunapollH , ivhero lie intended a
meeting of the oxucutlvo board , Air. Ryan
staled that while the board recognlzoH the
fact that an Increase In the price of mining
H duo the miners on April 1 , the board took
no action as to what the Incrcuxo nhould
lo ) and did not threaten a strike. If the de
mand for an Increase WBH not crantcd.
Four .Molliiniv Jnrorx ClioHen ,
NEW YORK. Nov , 17-Whon the rourt
of traunral weshlons , Kitting for the trial of
Roland U. Mollneiix. the alk'Ked polHoncr ,
adjourned lust ovt-nlnsr , eluhty.foiir talcs-
men hud been culled and two chosen ax
juroru. After nearly two liourw today a
third Juror was accepted and nworn , WIN
Hum Fraad , president of the Vienna Win
dow Cleaning company , Herbert Oordon
Thompson , un Iron manufacturer , was no-
rcptcd ua the fourth juror ,
Mil ill I.OM
LOB ANQKLICS , Cul. . Nov. 17. General
Nelson A , Miles was tendered un Informal
reception nt the Chamber of C'omml'rco to.
night. General -Miles will Hturt east to
morrow on u tour of ItiHpectlon of the pouts
In Arizona , New Mexico and Texas.
MEIEEJOflS'S ' IDEAS
Assistant Secretary of War Tells of Hii Trip
Through the West.
HIS INSPECTION OF MILITARY POSTS
Fort McKeailo is Likely to Bo Made a Per.
manent Institution ,
LOCATION A VERY STRATEGIC POINT
Nearness to Largo Indian Reservations Ben
dars it Quite Important.
FORT ROBINSON NOT TO BE ABANDONED
Kcnrn Tlmt ( lie ( ovpriiiiirnl Mlutit
Cilvp It Up Are ( iroiinillcNit Mr.
Coem Hack to
Hon. George D. Molklojohn , assistant sec
retary of war , was In Omaha for a brief
time Friday afternoon. He came In from
Sheridan , Wyo. , whcro he had been tor thu
purpooo of Inspecting the temporary mili
tary station of Fort Mackenzie , and left o'.i
the first train for Washington. On IIH ! trip
to Fort Mackenzie Mr. Molklojohn was ac
companied by Major Brad D. Slaughter , Cap
tain Orote Hutchcson of the I7c'ted ' Statts
army In this city ; Captain H K. Palmer
of Omaha aud Hon. F. M. Wethcrald of
Hebron.
Mr. Mciklejohn expressed hit unwllllug-
nrss to discuss the matter of his rumored
appointment as military governor of Cu'ia.
I know nothing of such a movement belint
on foot , " o.ild the assistant secretary of
war. "All gossip In connection with H l\ua \
arisen since my departure from Washington
and U Is n matter to which I have not given
the slightest thought. My visit to the west
at this time has been for the purpose u !
examining certain military posts and reser
vations. I am now just returning from thu
Inspection of the last ono nt Fort Muekonzli * .
It IH a temporary military station , estab
lished since the abandonment of Fort Cus-
ter , and Is located within two mllni of
Sheridan , Wyo. There la n military reserva
tion of 6,000 acres. Within sixteen mllcu
of Fort Mackenzie to the north Is the BlK
Crow Indian reservation , the largest In that
Immediate territory , nnd ono of the moat
extensive In the west. Adjoining the Crow
reservation Is the Northern Cheyenne Indian
reservation. To the southwest a little way
Is the Shoshone Indian reservation. Across
the line In South Dakota are the Cheyenne
River nnd Pine Rldgo Indian retcrvatlons.
3Iay lit * Permanent.
"The nearest military posts to Fort Mac
kenzie are Fort Keogh on the north In Mon
tana , and Forta Meade and Robinson on tbo
eaot In South Dakota nnd Nebraska. A per-
nianpnt military post has net yet been es-
{ tabllshcd at Fort Mackenzie , but 1)11 ) In seek
ing ihls end will be , Introduced In ( ho next
I congress by the Wyoming congressional dele
gation , asking that the president dcslgnnto
it as a permanent military post. On account
of the proximity of the Crow nnd Shoshone
j ' Indian reservations and the remotcneas of
the military posts In Montana , South Da-
{ kotn and Nebraska , which I have mentioned ,
I bellovo the location of Fort Mackenzie to
bo a strategic point for the establishment of
, a permanent post. The fact that this meas
ure was favorably recommended by the last
congress and will bo recommended by the
War department to the coming congress will ,
I believe , result In Its permanent location.
"Fort Custcr. near whoso site Fort Mac
kenzie Is located , wan on the Crow Indian
icsorvatlon in Montana. It derived Its water
Bupply from n stream which ran through
the Indian reservation. On account of the
contamination of the water by the Indians
there was an epidemic of typhoid fever
among the troops , recurring with such fre
quency that the post had to bo abandoned
on account of lack of sanitary conditions.
I shall recommed that the slto of Fort Cun-
ter bo turned over to the Interior depart
ment.
KeiiNoiiN for 1'rpNont Trip.
"Bruldo visiting Fort Mackenzie I was also
nt Fort Mcadc , In South Dakota , and Fortfl
Nlobrarn and RoblnKon , in Nebraska. The
reason I made this trip at this tlmo is that
In 1897 I tnado a tour of inspection of the
various army posts when I was unable to
got ground to these four because of lack of
tlmo. The principal recommendations I
shall make In connection with Forts Mcadc ,
Nlohrara and Robinson will relate to the
reparation of certain buildings. I have
learned that there has been some anxiety
on the part of residents In northwestern
Nebraska , fearing the abandonment of Fort
Robinson. Thcro IH absolutely no founda
tion for such a rumor. The location of Fart
Robinson bo near the Pine Rldgo Indian
reservation makcn It ono of the most Im
portant military poets In the west. It has
suffered just us have all other western posts ,
by reason of the depletion of troops , mailo
nccefesary because of the hostilities In tbo
Philippines. The replacement of these troops
und the occupancy of the various posts with
their full quota of troops depends entirely
upon the cessation of military operations
In the Philippines. The depletion of these
poata by no means Indicates a probability
of tholr abandonment.
"I have enjoyed this tour of Inspection
more than any official duty which has fallen
to my lot for some tlmo. I love the wcat ,
and especially Nebraska , but I must ICRVU
the state now and will bo In Washington
just BH soon m * tula train can get mo
there. "
SAYS A PANICWAS AVERTED
_
Itimnell NIIKP Siiyn fJnue'n Action in
Iluyliitf IlonilM Stopped ( lie Ciiiinu
of tlie Hlinrpx.
NEW YORK , Nov , 17. Russell Bago Is
quoted today as paying to n newspaper In
terviewer , who asked him what he thought
of the United States treasury's offer to buy
$25,000,000 of bonds :
"I believe Secretary Gage's action has
saved thu financial world from a disastrous
panic. No one who has been In touch with
business enterprises during the last few
mcntha can fall to have realized the
stringency of the money market.
"The sharps took advantage of the situa
tion. They were making a rich harvest of
It , but tbo government ban stopped their
game. "
Ie Molnm' ISiirlx to licit Orillminee.
DBS MOINES , Nov , 17. The city couiull
has passed an ordinance prohibiting till
porsous walking tbo utreotu after 11 p. in.
unless they can glvo satisfactory mis nn
therefor , Tbo penalty is a $10 line and it
applies to adults as well as children ,
