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OMAHA ; DAILY BEE , ESTABLISHED ID : s7i KILL THREE HUNDRfe r Eopprt of Heavy Boer Louos at LadyEmith Through English Sources , FIVE HUNDRED ARE MADE PRISONERS Largo Porco Under General Joubcrt Eoportod Moving Toward Estconrt. BRINGING THEIR BIG GUNS ALONG Another Commando ia Alto Advancing Along the Moai Elver , SEVERAL SKIRMISHES NEAR ESTCOURT Vnnnl Account tit the Flrnt Shell from Ilrlllnh Xnvnt Hun rinoiMl AIIIOIIK < hc Killing Many of Them . ( Copyright , 1SDO , by Press Publishing Co. ) I3STCOURT , Nov. ZO. 9:20 : a. m. ( New York World Cablegram-Special Telegram. ) All quiet BO far. A largo forcb under General Joubcrt Is reported moving from Ladysmlth to make a combined attack on Eatcourt from the northwest. They are presumably bring ing their big guns , Another command Is ,1 nlco advancing along the Mosl river , where , fighting Is reported to have taken place to- < Joy , with supposed raiding parties. In a report officially confirming the fight at Ladysmlth on the 9th It Is stated that 300 Doors wcro killed and BOO captured. The British losses arc few In proportion to the Boers. The Invading Natals nro trying hard to conciliate the Knnlrs for obvious reasons. ( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. ) ESTCOURT , Nov. 19. 1:30 : p. m. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In yesterday's fighting at Estcourt the enemy's force , estimated at least 2,000 , advanced over a wide stretch from the northwest , ilrlng twice at our outposts. They came within 3,000 yards at one point , when the Dubllns , firing several volleys , caused them to retreat. A naval gun , at a range of 7,800 yards , placed the first shell among a hundred of the Boers , who withdrew quickly , losing nover.il , Estcourt Is quiet today , but fighting may bo resumed any moment , as numbers of the Boera are still In the vicin ity In an augmented force. STUART. llciiortn of Two Ilnttlen. LONDON , Nov. 20. A special dispatch from Estcourt , dated November 20 , says a report has reached there of a battle at Ladysmlth Wednesday , November IB , last ing from daybreak until 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Many Boers arosald to have teen killed and many are reported to have 'been ' taken prisoners. The British losses nro reported to bo much Ices. Another battle Is said to have occurred Thursday. It Is described as the heaviest yet fought. The Boer ( lead , It Is added , number -hundreds , while the British losses ivoro comparatively small. THIRTY THOUSAND TO STRIKE United Mine AVorkcrw * Prenlilent Threaten * to Shut Down .11 In CM in Four Statcx. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Nov. 20. President John Mitchell ot the United Mine Workers of America said today that Indications nre that ho will order a strike of all union mln'- crs employed by the Susquehanna Coal com pany of Nanticoke , Pa. , and those working for the Missouri Pacific , Missouri , Kansas & Texas , Cotton Belt nnd Iron Mountain roads In Missouri , Kansas , Arkansas and elsewhere In the southwest. Late Saturday evening he addressed a II formal letter to Marlon Williams , general manager of the Susquehanna company , stat ing that the labor troubles of tbo union miners employed by this company must bo nettled at onco. President Mitchell demands that the company cither trent with Its own employees , or the representatives of the United Mine Workers. The trouble Is not over n wage scale , but grow out of an order mnldiiE the miners "round up" their boxes with coal. Two of the southwestern companies to whom telegrams were sent have replied , do- cllnlng n conference. They nre the South western Kucl nnd Improvement company nnd the Missouri Pacific Fuel company. St. Louis. In nnswor to theao messages President Mitchell telegraphed : "The executive board Instructs mo to say that unless a conference Is agreed to and fair terms of settlement accepted , all mines on the Missouri , Kansas & Texas , Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain em ploying union labor , will be shut down. " President Mitchell , discussing the situa tion , said : "Wo will not Hindi from our position. The anthracite Holds of Pennsyl vania employ nbout 150,000 men and our strike. If ordered , will affect from 15,000 to 20,000 or over 10 per cent of nil the men in the stnto. The effect will bo widespread , ow ing to tbo unusual demands far anthracite fuel everywhere. The Pennsylvania railroad people will bo hit n hard blow and I cannot pay how many others will bo affected , The southwestern strike would bring out about 15,000 men , I will give the Susquehanna people tlmo enough to answer my letter. " President Mitchell this afternoon decided to hold n conference In St. Louis Thursday with the union coal operators of the Belle- vlllo ( III , ) district for the purpose of cutting off all shipments of fuel by them to the railroad companies Involved In the con templated southwestern strike. Four TlioiiNaml Strike In Indiana. TI3RHK HAUTE , Ind. , Nov. 20. The day laborers In the Block coal mines In the Eighth district came out today , demanding an advance from $1.75 to $2.00 per day. Tbo operators say the advance will not be granted , Tbo strike throws 4,000 men out of work. SEIZE THOUSANDS OF PEARLS CnntoniN O 111 corn ( 'iijitiirci a I'rovlili-iice Driller In Jewelry with Ahont i $ .fn,0 < ) U of Hidden ( i.-nin. NKW YORK , Nov. 20. Ten thousand smuggled pearls of all sizes , same genulno nnd some bogus , \\cre taken to the custom house today and spread on Collector Bid- -wcll'a table. Tomorrow they will bo taken to the appraiser's stores , where the govern ment experts will pass upon their value , The pearls wcrp seized by Special Treasury Agent Theobald , from Francois Bock , a dealer In Jewels and gems of Providence , R. I. Bock arrived on tbo Drctagne , but pre ceding him had como a cable message , tell ing that the Providence man had pearls of great price. To the Inspector , Bosk declared ho had nothing dutiable. Ho declared also ho was going to.Mexico at once and said nothing about his business lu Providence , though Special Agent Theobald nnd the Inspector miido n rigid examination Into hla baggage uud into bU pockets. In lib trunks wcro three pairs of worn shoos tied together , Jhael nnd toe , and which wcro wrapped com- ln newspapers. Insldo of each were jLfn uKcs of half pearls. There wcro two f K BBurrms nltogcthcr. Thny were nf nlTnHj Myitll the experts examine them It wTnV [ HB wn what nro genulno nnd what are ItflHBiis. These half pearl J nro used extensively'In the manufacture of Jewelry nnd the Imitation article Is expen sive. In the Inside pocket of his top cent thiy found a package containing forty beautiful specimens. In the tall pocket of his cut away coat there was another package and there were more In other pockets. The cus toms officials arc Inclined to think the pearls found on Bock's person nre genuine and that the others are Imitation. . A rough esti mate of the value of the entire seizure is $50,000. Bock docs not speak Khgllsh. Ho said ho was born In Austria and hail gone from Trieste to Paris. Special Agent Theo bald has learned of n trip Bock made from Paris to this country last April nnd regrets that Book's baggage was not thorough'y searched at that time. Bock was held In $5,000 ball. Ho said ho.had no means ot securing ball and went to Ludlow street jail. The treasury agents say they have no evidence to show that Bock had any ac complices. * SHOOTS UNARMED PRISONER Mciitrnnnt llnll of l.awrcnrr , Knit. , Makes Sorlonn Clinrno AKiilnut Colonel .IK'li-nlf. TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 20. Lieutenant Hall of Lawrence , formerly of the Twentieth Kansas regiment , In a letter to the Topeka Journal , makes the charge that Colonel Met- calf , recently brevettcd brigadier general for gallantry In the Philippines , shot an un armed and supplicating Filipino prisoner , and In support of It furnishes the following affldavlts of Private Husky of the Twen tieth Kansas and First Lieutenant Ferguson of the Thirty-sixth Infantry : Philippine Islands , Manila. * s. : Person ally appeared before mo this 21th day of July , 1893. Private Harris O. Husky , Com pany K , Twentieth Kansas Infnntry , U. S. V. , who , being- duly sworn , deposes and miyst That ut the battle of Cnloocun he was orderly for Major W. S. Metcalf , Twentieth Kaunas Infantry , L . S. V. ; that nt a point where the Insurgent trenches cross the traveled road near and to the right of the- tramway ho saw n prisoner brought out of the trenches nnd to Mnjor Mctcalf. The deponent further snys tint Major W. S. Metcnlf , Twentieth Kansas Infnntry , U. S. V , , shot the prisoner with his revolver und at the tlmo of the shooting the prisoner was unarmed und on his knees. HAimiS O. HUSKY , Private Company K , Twentieth Kansas In fantry. , Sworn nnd subscribed to before mo this 24th day of July , 1S9D F. H. LAWTON , First Lieutenant , Twenty-first Infantry , J. A. a. C. II. Affidavit of Lieutenant Ferguson : SAN ANTONIO. P. I. , Aug. 21. ! S99.-On the 10th day of February , IbM ) , I wus en gaged In the taking of Cnlpocan by United States troops , belli ) ; a corporal In Company 13 , Twentieth Kansas Infnntry. Immedi ately after the crossing of the llrst line of Insurgent trenches , nbout SOn yards south of the Cnloocun church , 1 heard a shot llred to my left und rear , and looking that -way saw a native falling apparently lifeless to the ground. Mnjor Metcalf was standing nbout six or eight feet In front of the na tive with a smoking pistol , und the Impres sion I received was that the major 'had shot the native. Hut other matters called me nnd I "went on with the line. ARTHUR M. FERGUSON. First Lieutenant Thirty-sixth Infantry , U. S. V. > ' " WASHINGTON , . Nov. 20. Ths officials nt the "War department are surprised to hear of the charges made against Colonel Met calf , for whom a very high opinion Is en tertained In army circles. Secretary Boot expressed the belief that the charges were not true , but said ho had no Information regarding the matter , of which he had not heard anything until given the press report. In view of the high rank of the officer and the explicit account regarding the alleged crlmo contained In the affidavits accom panying the charge It Is expected that offi cials will take formal action with a view to ascertaining the accuracy of the published statements. ELYRIA , O. , Nov. 20. Colonel Wilder Metcalf , accused by Lieutenant Hall of hav ing shot a Filipino prisoner , was In the city tonight , visiting old friends. The Assoclate.1 Press correspondent found him aji the opera house nnd Informed him of the nature of the accusation. Ho said ho did not know what Lieutenant Hall referred to and that ha could not comprehend how ho came to make such n statement , unless It was duo to the fact that the lieutenant was not re- omnicndcd for promotion. Ho declared the charge false. "I don't understand what Hall' means by his story , " declared the colonel. "You tray say for me that I enter a general denial. " THREE KILLED BY PURSUED Two liintv I'll ' I ( oil Stnti'M MarNhnlH nnd u Merehant Meet Death In Indian Territory. KANSAS CITY , Nov. 20. A Star special from Antlers , I. T. , says : Near Doakcsvllle , thirty miles cast of Antlers , Deputy United States Marshals James Knnls and Doog Evcrldgo and John Kelly , a Goodland mer chant , were killed by two men named Bishop and Frey , whom the officers wore trying to arrest for removing mortgaged property. Bishop some tlmo slnco wa sent to an Insane asylum and whllo confined there his wlfo mortgaged their cattle and others belonging to Kelly , aho leaving for Arkansas. When Bishop was released re cently bo claimed ho had been drugged and put In the asylum nnd declared ho did not Intend to bo robbed of his property. FOR EDUCATION OF NEGROES Grovi-r Cleveland to 1'ronlilo nt .Mml- INOII Square .llt-ctlinr to Aid Hooker T. NEW YORK , Nov. 20 , A public meeting Is to IIP held In Mudlson Square garden con cert hall , Monday evening , December 4 , In the Interest of the Tuskegeo Normal Insti tute for tbo education of negroes at TusUc- gee , Ala , Former President Grover Cleveland - land will preside , Mr. Cleveland has for some tittle taken n deep interest In the school at Trskogco and the work of Its principal , Booker T. Washington. The main object Is to create a public Interest In the education of iicgrow that will raise an endowment fund of $500,000 for the Tuskegeo school. Weather llnrraii i\lillilt nt I'nrli , CHICAGO. Nov. 20 , ChnrlM Richards Dodge , director of agriculture nnd rcprc- Hcntatlvo of the secretary of agriculture , Is here , considering , with ConunlsHloner Gen eral Peck , plans for the. weather bureau ex- hlblt ut tie ! Par. * cxivosltlun , which will oc cupy one-half of n special building now being constructed near the river Heine , thu other hulf of the bulldltm to bo devoted to the exhibit of the United States IVmtolllce department The cheme of the exhibit in cludes u working observatory equipped with the principal Instruments In use nt till llrst- CIBB ! ; weather millions , with the addition of fonin special Instrument ) ) that will be en tirely new to Uuroponn wenther observers , hl I'i'vor , GR1JKN8B0110 , N. C. . Nov. 20. Ail cpl- demlo of tynhold fever hax broken out nt the State Normal und Industrial school here , muklne It necessary to close the sc-hoil until January 1 There nro now more than Hphty rf the young laiilcs confined to the'r beds with the disease. Two of them have died , KAISER ARRIVES IN ENGLAND Germany's Rnlor Sets Toot on Soil of the Tight Llttlo Island. WELCOMED BY HIS BRITISH COUSINS lie lllitldly Maintain * the \ott-Po- IMIfnl Character of HIM Vlnlt 'and Snyn It IN t ; Purely Pcrnoiint ainttcr. ( Copyright , 1SW. by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 20. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The kaiser hns rigidly maintained the non-political charac ter of his visitto the queen. The address ct welcome presented by the Windsor corpora tion referred to the clcso Interests between Germany and England , but the kaiser Ig nored the allusion and simply responded with formal thanks for the hospitable re ception on the occasion of a personal private visit to his English relatives. The kaiser evidently has resolved not to give nny coun tenance to the exaggerated deductions sought to bo drawn from his visit by the ministerial press , though ho has brought Count von Buelow with him to discuss out standing questions relative to the far cost and East nnd West Africa with Salisbury before getting further valuable concessions while Great Britain Is In Its present yield ing humor. Lady .Salisbury's death , In which the kaiser sent a warm message of sympathy to th o bereaved premier , necessitates a post ponement of Von lluelow's meeting with | Salisbury until the end of the kaiser's visit , j which may bo prolonged a couple of days to facilitate contemplated negotiations. The kaiser .has mndo It perfectly plain that his present attitude to England Is one of benevolent expectancy , leaving It to Salis bury to make it worth while to alter It to avowed sympathy. EMPEROR LANDS IN ENGLAND ( ionium Itulor Oroutcil with Iloyal Nnliite hy Kortu ninl War ShlliN. PORTSMOUTH , Eng. , Nov. 20. The Gorman Imperial yacht Hohcnzollern entered the harbor at 10:04 : a. in , and was welcomed with salutes of the guns of the war ships and forts. The emperor and empress and their two sons landed at 10:30 : and were welcomed by the duke of Connaught , who wore the uniform of the German'Hussar regiment , of iwhlch ho Is honorary colonel , and by various court dignitaries. It was n typical November morning , chilly and foggy , as the Hohenzollcrn loomed In sight , escorted by the German battleship Kaiser Frlederich III. and a flotilla of eight British torpedo boat destroyers , which met the German shlp-i outsldo ot Splthcad. The Imperial yacht flew the British naval flag nt Its foremast , the German flag at Its mizzen and the Imperial standard at the mainmast. As It cnterea the harbor the British admiral's flsgshlp and eight other war ships , gaily bedecked , manned yards and thundered the royal salute , which was re turned by the Kaiser Frlederich III. A de tachment of l.SO'o''soldiers and 900 seamen , forming a guard of honor , was drawn up on the Jetty "and presented arms as the Hohonzollern was moored alongside , with the Imperial party standing on the yacht's bridge. Emperor William were the uniform of a British admiral and the two young princes were slmplo sailor boy suits. The duke of Connaught , accompanied by Admiral Seymour , General Sir Baker Rua- eoll , a number of gorgeously attired court functionarlos , and the members of the Ger man embassy boarded the Hohenzollern and were received with a royal salute. Warm greetings were exchanged with the emperor and his sons. After his majesty had held a brief court the empress appeared and participated In the greetings. The Jetty pre sented the gayest nnd most animated 'ap pearance and accommodated Ti large number of privileged spectators. Bunting , German nnd British flags were displayed every where. Whllo the plies of baggage were being landed the bands played German and British national airs. Soon after the dispatch of the train with the baggage and servants the royal special train was drawn up nnd about cloven "f the Imperial party and others landed nnd wore received by the naval and military officials. The empress was the recipient of a hand some bouquet. The civic authorities were Introduced to the emperor , who later In spected the troops and sailors forming the guard of honor. Tholr majesties and royal highnesses took tbo train for Windsor nt 11:30 : , amid salutes from the warships , bands playing national anthems nnd cheers from the crowds throngIng - Ing every point of vantage. The Imperial suite Includes Count von Eu- lenburg , Count von Buelow , Count von Plea- sen , Admiral von Scndenblbran , General von Scheller , Colonel Prltzclultz , Colonel van Rosch , Count von Platen , Lord Churchill , lord In waiting to the queen , and jtho Dowager Lady Churchill. LONDON , Nov. 20. The British newspa pers all publish an eulogistic welcome to the emperor and empress of Germany nnd arc strenuously endeavoring to make political capital out of the visit. This view , however , Is opposed by the comment of today's Gor man papers , which Insist that the trip of Ms majesty is purely a family of/air. WINDSOR , Nov. 20. Too emperor and empress of Germany nnd their party arrived hero at 1:45 : p. in. They wore received by the prince of Wales and duke of Cambridge , and tbo duke of York , all wearing German uniforms. There was tremendous cheering In the streets as the Imperial party droveto the castle , where they were received by Queen Victoria at 2:05 : p. m. The royal waiting room at the railroad station and the platform wcro lavishly decked with flowers. When the empress alighted the daughter o ( the mayor of Windsor presented her with a bouquet of Marcclml NIel roses and rod orchids , tied with the Windsor colors. The tonfi Is filled with excursionists nnd decorated with flags. On the town hall the British nnd German royal standards and the stars nnd stripes floated side by eldo , The windows nnd atandu along tbo route to the castle wcro crowded , The emperor , replying to the mayor's wel come , said : "I thank you very much for your kind attention. I must tell you that It gives me very great pleasure to bo hero once more. " The prince of Wales and tbo duke of York wore the uniform of the German First Queen's dragoon guards , The prince of Wales kissed Emperor William on both cheeks and the emperor embraced him , while the- other royalties stood on the plat form chatting. The prince of Wales was visibly gratified by the reception accorded to the. party und frequently saluted In re sponse to the cheers. After playing national airs the Marine Light Infantry band struck up "Oh , W1I1U- , Wo Have Missed You. " This seemed to please the emperor greatly. He shook hands with Lieutenant Miller , who was In charge of the 'band , nnd congratu lated him on the rendition of the music. The Imperial travclcrs cntcrcd the waiting room , whence they emerged a few minutes ' * later , nnd , ns n royaU.Balulo ' was fired , entered the carriages 'Mwaltlng. The em press of Germany , Process Henry ot Bat- tcnburg , Princess Chr'lsUtm of Schleswlg- Holatcln nnd the duchess of Albany wcro In the first carriage. The cmporor followed In n carriage containing , besides himself , the prlnco of Wales , the duke of York and the duke of Connaught. The crowds cheered enthusiastically nnd , amid more firing of cannon and the strains of the national nnthcm , ' the Imperial party was driven to the castle , entering by the queen's private cntrnnde. Queen Victoria received the Imperial travelers graciously nnd nftcr a few minutes of affectionate salutation the emperor , the prlnco of Wales , the duke of Connaught and the duke of York re'-cntcrcd the castle quadrangle nnd Inspected the guard. His Imperial majesty thcn'Txflnt to the apart ments prepared for him 'nnd for the empress. SYMPATHY FOR. SALISBURY Kn lanil CoinloiirMvltH Itn Premier Over the I.ojm of llln GUI ( Ml Wife. ( Copyright. 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 20New ! ( York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Widespread sympathy Is expressed With Salisbury In hla grievous bereavement.No direr personal loss could have bcfallcn'Uie British premier. .Lord . and Lady SnllsbiSry's attachment to each other was Idyllic anil all the time Sails- * bury could snatch fron his official duties ho spent In his wife's' company , and during her fatal Illness he wss continuously by her bedside. She had been suffering from dropsy four years , the paralytic stroke In September being n sunT symptom that the dread dls.caso had reached Its final stage. Anxiety about the fato'of her second fav orite son , Lord Edward Cecil , In Mafcklng , * preyed greatly on herimlnd ( especially as Salisbury was unable to satisfy her longing for news of him. ' Lady Salisbury was'a woman of very sweet disposition , with a considerable fund of natural wit and humor , but never rint Into society , devoting herself entirely to her own family and husband1 In whoso political ambltlonei she had the keenest Interest. The queen , appreciating Lady Salisbury's distaste for society -formalities , only commanded her to Windsor on big state occasions. Though she never patronized general so ciety she was most gracious and dlgnlflcd nt the great party receptions Salisbury's present position compelled him to give. She had not been to the theater In thirty years , sharing her husband's Indifference to the attractions of the stage. She was tall and line looking , but not aristocratic In ap pearance , with sympathetic eyes which all her children inherit , resembling her alto gether much more closely than their father. The children literally worshiped her and palatial ilatfield was always an open house for them , whcse hospitality with their wives' families they constantly enjoyed. Her death leaves n void Impossible to fill and Its ef fects on Salisbury himself , whose health Is none too robust. Is much feared by his friends and political supporters. LONDON , Nov. 20. Lady 'Salisbury ' died this afternoon. _ If Cf' ' . * , She had been In HlheaKlT'for a long tlmo past , suffering d-second stroke of paralysis la Juno last. Lady Salisbury was a daughter of the late Hon. Sir Edward Hall-Alderson , baron of the court of exchequer , and was married to the Marquis of Salisbury , now premier , In 1857. Lady Salisbury died at Hatflcld house. Her health recently appeared to bo Improv ing and her demise today was unexpected. RUSSIAN AND GERMAN TREATY Hmiteror AVlllliini ami Czar Reach nn UlldcrxtaiiilliiK on General MUCK of a Commercial AKrceiaent. BERLIN , Nov. 20. While the czar was at Potsdam recently the general lines of n prospective commercial treaty between Ger many and Russia was reached. Emperor William , the czar , Dr. von Mlqucl nnd M. do Wlttc discussed the situation , Including the financial crisis In Russia. The latter was argely due to the numberless Industrial en terprises , especially In Iron , started'under the Russian high tariff policy , being obliged to curtail their output , owing to Insufficient coal supplies from tbo couth Russian mines. When the workshops closed for lack of coal prices rose enormously and the minister of Inance , M. do Wltte , therefore arbitrarily Ixed the price of railroad material required jy tbo state railroads at about CO per cent helotf the price demanded. As many of these enterprises were started expressly to supply the Siberian railroad , the result was disastrous. The German and Russian governments take a gra.vo view of the situation , but In Berlin financial circles the crisis Is only re garded as temporary. Therefore , In view of the czar's emphatic declaration at Pot - dam In favor of M. do Witto's peace policy ind the believed baselessness of the reports if Russian advance in Afghanistan and Per sia , Berlin financiers are now Inclined to further Russia's financial and Industrial ox- lan.slon on the ground that they will thus 10 subscribing to their own Interests , In Irawlng apart Russia and Franco and In lelghtenlng Russia's powers of purchasing German products. | SAYS UK I.OVKS THR III2PUIILIG. Dcioulfilr IlriiilM a MaiilfeNlo to the Semite Hlch Court. PARIS , Nov. 20. The high court ( senate ) examination of Dcrouledo was concluded to day by his reading a manifesto which he lad Intended to use as an address to the icoplo had ho succeeded in his attempt to cad troops to the Elysco palace , at the time of President Loubct's election. In thla manifesto M. Derouledo repudiated any agreement between his league and the royal- Eta nnd he ended with affirming his love for the republic and for the fatherland. Liverpool ( .rain Importx. LIVRRPOOL , Nov. 20. The Imports of wheat Into Llvtrnoal during the past week were 47,700 quarters from Atlantic ports , 31,000 quarters from Pacific ports and 16,000 quarters from other ports. The Imports of corn Into Liverpool from \tlnntlo ports during the past week were Jl.OOO quarters. Colonial Cahliift Crlnln I V ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Nov. 20. Another colonial cabinet crisis Is pending as a result of the recent defeat of the , ministerial can didate In the byo-electlou , Mr , Morne , the minister of fisheries , baa tendered his resig nation owing to a disagreement with his collengucH. f'aiitro'M ' ( iovcriiiniMit. CARACAS. Venezuela , Nov , 20. The United Stutce has officially recognized the do facto government headed by General Cas tro , the victorious revolutionary leader. llt-lcli.tiK , ' Iti'JfftN Antl-StrlUf IHII. BKHLIN , Nov. 20. The IlelcbBtnE to-lay rejected the anti-strike bill. HARD LUCK FOR DEMOCRATS Present Good Times Oauso Them to Establish Bureau of Education , WILL TEACH FARMERS AND WORKWOMEN With ( Snod Price * niul Plenty of Work * it Will HPft llnrtl Tnnk to Show Them that They Are Mot I'roM'eroim. CHICAGO , Nov. 20. The democratic na tional executive committee , with National Chairman J. K. Jones In .tho chnlr , spent most of today In a room In the Sherman house , discussing matters pertaining to or ganization , ways and means , and tho. ad ministrative affairs of the organization. The commit too will meet again tomonow and It la expected will get through with the busi ness before night. Nothing was said about a meeting of the national committee , but It Is the opinion of the most of the execu tive commlttecmen that the full committee will bo called to moot In Washington Febru ary 22 and that the national democratic committee meeting will be held the latter part of May or the first part of June. Senator Jones would say nothing about calling the committee. Thh commlttcemen wcro extremely uncommunicative as to what was done at the meeting. Secretary Charles Walsh said the committee had trans acted no business of Interest or Importance and had only considered administrative af fairs. After the meeting had adjourned , however , some of the commltteemen continued the discussion of tbo probable , situation next year. They disclosed the fact that a con siderable part of the committee's session had been devoted to discussing the probable effect of high prices on the campaign of 1000. It was said that several members of the committee arc of the opinion that It the present prices of manufactured products are maintained next year , with plenty of work In sight , the democrats will have a hard row to hoc unless they can show farmers and worklngmcn they are not getting an equiv alent Increase for their products. It Is the purpose of some of the commlt tecmen to organize a bureau of Information and education , whoso duty It shall be to gather accurate and definite Information re lating to trusts , cost of manufacturing , sell ing prices to jobbers and middlemen , selling prices to consumers , wages paid and cost of raw material. They believe they will ba able to show that the present high prices are the result of trusts and combinations and that worklngmen have been given but a small proportion of the increase In selling values. Ilnrrcy to Item ! Iliireiui. This Idea has assumed such tangible form , that it Is predicted W. H. ( Coin ) Harvey will be placed at the head of the bureau. None of the commltteemen would admit this matter had been discussed. It is proposed to employ a largo staff of men to gather Information which can bo used In an anti trust campaign. There did not seem to bo any disposition to shelve free silver as an Issue ; all the commltteemen said free coin age. wn In- the platform to stay , but. none , of them Said. It would be the dominant l - sue. Congressman William Sulzer of New York , appeared before the committee. Ho said trusts would bo the Issue in the cast. James P. Mlnturno of New Jersey told the committee practically the same thing. Sena tor Pettlgrow of South Dakota and Charles A. Towno of Duluth , both of them silver re publicans , told the committee that frco sil ver was still a live Issue In their states. The members of'the executive committee who were In attendance today were : Senator J. K' . Jones of Arkansas , chairman ; Charlcn A. Walsh , secretory ; J. O. Johnson , Kansas ; II. D. Clayton , Alabama ; Thomas Gahan , Illinois ; J. G. Shanklln , Indiana ; D. J. Cam- pau , Michigan ; W. II. Thompson , Nebraska ; T. D. O'Brien , Minnesota , and Norman E. Mack of Buffalo , who held the proxy of George Fred Williams of Massachusetts Vlco Chairman W. J. Stone of Missouri was the conspicuous absentee. Ho sent a tele gram which said ho was sick and would not be able to como to Chicago. Among the prominent "outsiders" who called on the committee were : L. A. Rcs- slng , chairman of the Minnesota state com mittee ; B. D. Shively of South Bend , Ind. ; Congressman W. D. Davis of New York , Alien W. Clark of Indiana and Dr. P. J. Van Vorls of Indianapolis , Former Governor John P. Altgcld called on Senator Jones during the day and met with a warm reception. Mayor Harrison did not call. Congressman Sulzer of Now York called on Mayor Harrison to solicit his Influence toward getting the democratic congressmen from Illinois to vote for him for the leadership of the minority In the house of representatives. Trouble In New JerMcy. James F. Mlnturno of Now Jersey asked the committee to help the Bryan democrats of bis stato. Ho said the New Jersey dem ocratic committee did not have tbo confidence of the Chicago platform democrats and that aomo of the members had voted the repub lican ticket. Ho wanted W. J. Bryan to visit Now Jersey and help tttralghtcn things out. out.There There was a strong feeling among the commltteemen present In favor of holding the national convention earlier In tbo year than has been the custom heretofore. A number of the commlttco expressed them selves ns being In favor of holding the con vention In April or May , presumably the lat ter month , A delegation was present from Milwaukee to press the clalmn of that city ami the Wisconsin men did some very energetic lob bying during the day. No delegation wan present from any other city. It was not within the province of the executive com- mltteo to take action regarding the con vention , but It was freely admitted that the offers of all expenses paid and a bonus of $50,000 to tbo campaign fund , which had been ma do by Kansas City and Milwaukee , are leading to a very favorable consideration of both cities. Congressman Sulzer of Now York managed during tbo day to put some strong props under his ambition to bo the minority leader of the house In the- next eeeslon of con gress. He received a promise of aid from Illinois and other states und a number of southern votes were promised him. When lie left for New York tonight ho claimed lie had sixty-four votes , fifteen short of the number necessary to glvo him the place. It was announced at the conclusion of the meeting that a gathering of free silver re publicans will beheld In Chicago on or bo- Tore December 1. Sheriff IN'iiulHON n Molt. COVINOTON. ( la. . Nov. 20" . A masked mob of about snventy-flvo men attacked the lall here , at 11 o'clock tonight In an effort to Kecuni William Collins , 11 white man. Sheriff Anderson , In defending the prisoner , ordered his deputlcH to fire upon the mob , The effect of the nhootlnir IB not known , hut the sheriff eayH he Haw ono man curried clt by hla companions. Collins attempted to axEault MIBS KlrkiiH. who lives near the iPorterdalo mills , several miles from Coving- ton. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Haiti mul Cooler Tuesday. Temperature at Omaha jrntcnlnyi Hour , Ir . Hour. Hour. r n. in r i i p. m ii- ii a. 111. . . . . . n , " - ii. m < it : 7 n. m , * > % it | > , ill U H ii. 111 r ri -i ii. m < it : D n. m r,7 r P. m ( "J to a. m BM ( i u. m ( io It n. m 110 7 p. Ill oH i - m r. t s p. m. . . . . . i " i > . m J SENATOR HAYWARD IS WORSE Condition of tinPntlcnt Not So Kn- vornlilc a * for Two or Throe Daj M Pant. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Nov. 20. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) Senator Ilayward's condi tion today Is not as favorable as It has been for two or three days past. Ho passed n restleta night , but rested moro easily today and partook ot some nourishment. Ills right arm nnd leg seem almost frco from the paralytic effects , but his mind Is not as clear today ns It was on Saturday. Ills pulse nnd temperature tonight are slightly above nor mal. Dr. Whlttcn states that the fovc-r and restlessness of last night were the natural result of certain treatment which ho has given the patient during the past few days nnd that there Is nothing alarming In these symptoms. The case Is progressing as fa vorably as can bo expected under the cir cumstances. UNION PACIFIC TO REACH OUT Proxlili'iit Hurt nt G'oiiferciirc Contild- crlnu' KxtcmlliiK Coiiiii'CtloiiH mill ' 1'owor of Syntoni. .NEW YORK , Nov. 20. The Commercial Advertiser says : Significant conferences have been held1 In this city within the past week between of ficials of the Union Pacific and representa tives of western lines which have and expect to have traffic relatipns with the Union Pa- clfic. E. H. Harrlmnn and men afwociatod with him In the control of the Union Pa cific , considering measures designed to extend the connections nnd the earning power of that system. President Burt has been discussing a fu ture course qf action with the executive commlttco and the fact that President Mar vin Hughltt of the Chicago & Northwestern came on from the wcet this evening to at tend a meeting of the Union Pacific directors has set many tongues to wagging. At the general offices of the Chicago & Northwestern Inquiry elicited the Informa tion that officers of that line , who have knowledge of the relations between their line and the Union Pacific , do not bellevo there Is any reason to suspect changes In the relations between the two companies. Pres ident Marvin Hughltt of the Chicago & Northwestern Is also a director In the Union Pacific and In that capacity It Is believed ho is able to protect the Interests of his road. MINNEAPOLIS-OMAHA DIRECT LINE. Bfew Trnln Service to He 1'ut In Oper ation About FlrNt of Nt-xt Year. MINNEAPOLIS.Nov. 20. ItMs. < now ; ex pected lhat"tlUMieU Minneapolis d Sir liouls service to Omaha will bo put In operation by the first of the year or very soon there after. At present the Minneapolis & St. Louis reaches Omaha through Dos Molnes over the Rock Island from that point. When Its now Omaha extension Is opened It will have a direct line. The Illinois Central ex pects to complato Its line by January 1 and as scon as It does so a through service ivlll bo opened. The present abort line to Omaha Is 37 ! ) miles , whllo the Minneapolis & St. Lou'ls will bo 340. OFFICIAL FIGURES IN OHIO Forty Thonnaiiil HlPctorH Who Votcil for JOIK-H Kali to A'oto for Other Stale OfllecrH. COLUMBUS , O. , Nov. 20. The canvass of the official vote In Ohio was completed this afternoon. It shows that Judge Nash's plu rality Is 49,023. The total vote cast was 008,151) ) , divided ns follows among the six candidates for governor : George K. Nash ( rep.117,103 ) ; John R. McLean ( dcm. ) , 3CS- 17C ; Seth H. Bills ( union reform ) , 7,799 ; George M. Hammel ( pro. ) , fi,825 ; Robert Bnndlow ( socialist labor ) , 2,439 ; Samuel M. Jones ( non-partisan ) , 10G.721. The plurality of John A. Caldwcll ( rep. ) , for lieutenant governor over A , W. Patrick ( dem , ) , who was supported by the antl- . saloon league , Is 12,720. An analysis of the figures shows that nbout 40,000 electors who voted for Jones for govprnor failed to vote for any other candidates for state offices. The nonpartisans - partisans drew their strength about equally from the republican and democratic parties , according to the comparison of the vote on governor and Judge of the supreme court. LIQUOR MEN GET TOGETHER All IlrnnvlifN of Trade IFniiiilinoiixlv Auree on a Mruxurc to He I'lnced Ilffnrc LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Nov. 20. The Com mercial tomorrow will say : "The details of nn Important conference which took place recently nt the Gait houno in this city have just bcon made public. For the first time In yearo representative men of all branches of the liquor trade have unanimously agreed on .a. mcasuro to bo placed before congress , As u result distillers , wholesale liquor deal ers , distiller dealers and retail liquor deal ers will support a bill to bo introduced pro viding for a radical reduction of the tax on distilled spirits. The tax Is now | 1.10 n gallon and It Is believed that a reduction to 70 rents will bo asked , as that Is conceded to be the fluuro nt which the most revenue Is collected , A reduction of 40 cents n gal lon In tnx , whisky men any , will discourage Illicit distilling until It will bo of no com mercial Blcnlflcancc. " TOP NOTCH PRICE FOR TEXANS I'rlocM I'll 111 for Caltli * at thu SliMiU YnrilN Since 1SHU anil JRHI. CHICAGO , Nov. 20. The thrce-year-old Texas shorthorn cattle sold for $0.7.1 at the stock yards today. Thin Is the highest price paid for Texas cattle since 1882. West ern rnngo cattle brought $5.70 toduy , the highest price since 1884. .MovriiK'litK of Orrim VfNHelM , .Nov. lit ) , At Liverpool Arrived Umbrla , from New York. At Bremen Arrived Wlllehad , from 'Bal ' timore. At Southampton Arrived 'Barbnrossa , from Now York. At Now York Arrived Mansdam , from Rotterdam , At Antwerp Arrived Krlcslnnd , from New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from New York , via Boulogne. At Olnkgow Arrived California , from New York. At Vokohnma Hailed A hergoldlp , from Portland. Ore. , Tor Gibraltar , Arrived-- Kiilxer Wllhelm II , from New York , for Naples and Genoa , ROBBED IN DAYLICH1 Life Insurance Office nt Marshalltown , Ii , , Looted nt High Noon , SAFE BLOWN OPEN WITH GIANT POWDER Thlof Makes 'Wny ' with 86,500 , in Cash and Various Securities , OFFICE IN BASEMENT OF COURT HOUSE Corridors of the Building Thronged with People nt tbo Time , NO ONE AWARE OF BOLD TRANSACTION Pcrtirtrntor of the Deed Milken tJooil III * l > oiiio with thr llooty anil I.MUCH0 C1 ! W tO III * Identity. MARSHALLTOWN. la. , Nov. 20. ( Special Telegram. ) At the noon hour today the of fice of the Southwestern Mutual Life as- * soclatlon was entered , the safe blown open and cash , drafts and certificates of deposits to the amount , of about $0,500 $ abstracted therefrom , The robbery was the boldest In the his tory of the city. The olllco of the associa tion Is eituntcd In the basement of the court house , ono Moor below the sheriff's ofllco and but a short distance removed from the court chamber In which the session ot the district court was being held at the time. It Is surrounded by ofllccs which were more or less occupied by employes at the time and the corridors of the court house wcro thronged with residents of the city and county , called there by the court. And yet no ono has yet been found who heard the explosion or saw the departure of the rob bers. It took something less than fifteen min utes for the robber to open the olllco door , by means ot a pair of nippers , blqw open the safe with giant powder , tear ho money box from Its place , wrap It In ti woman's mackintosh hanging near , and make his es cape. President H. S. Halbert of the association was In the ofllco until 12:20 : , when he went to dinner nnd at precisely 12:45 : F. B. Cooper , another olllclnl , entered tbo office. During the Interval the robbery was committed. The outside door of the safe had boon left unlocked , but the inner door wao secured with a double lock. The thief filled the key hole with Borne high explosive , blow the door to pieces , wrapped tbo money drawer In the mackintosh and stole away unob served , leaving no clue to his Identity. About $50 In cash , drafts and checks aggregating $1,000 , and five certificates of deposit of $500 each were taken , besides valuable pa pers. The certificates wcro Issued by the Marshalltown State bank In , the name ot H , S. Halbert and by him Indorsed In blank. ' Tia ! pounty treasurer's oHco ( , , Is immqll- atcly nbuve the olllce which'as robbed .and this ofllco Is connected by an Inside door with the auditor's ofllco. Shortly before the robbery an attempt was made to unlock the door ot the auditor's olllco , but' the man was frightened iiwny by Auditor Hargreave , who chanced to bo In the ofllco at the time. From this It is believed the robber had de signs upon the county treasury. CARNEGIE BUYS CUBAN MINES .Vino 1'iirehnxen R Hnllroiul anil Sc- cnreH OptloiiM on Mail ) ' Valuable Mlnent > nr HnatliiKo. SANTIAGO. Cuba , Nov. 20. The rumors current for several weeks resulted today In the llnal admission by officers of the Sata- nlllo & Moro railroad and the Punopo mines Lhat both properties had been sold to the Carnogle company. The Punopo Is consid ered ono of the richest In the world. It ban n practically unlimited" deposit of ore no- saying 65 per cent. The railroad , which liolds a Spanish construction concession to Manzanlllo and Guantanamo , Is now n payIng - Ing property fifty miles Into the Interior. Mr. Carnegie's representatives have been active In the district for n month nnd have secured optlpns on many valuable Iron and manganciie ere deposits along the route of .lie proposed railroad extensions. GIVEN LIBERTY FOR A MINUTE llohert .1. Knox , One of AllcKeil Ciinft of AVhltoiimn SwInillrrN , He- It'iiNciI anil ItenrroHti'il. NEW YORK , Nov. 20. After n prcllmln- nry hearing today and In the absence of suf ficient ovldenco on which to hold him , Hob- crt J , Knox , ono of the alleged gang ot Whlteman swindlers , was discharged. Nn requisition papers having arrived from , Plttsburg , counsel for the accused claimed that It was Incompatible with the law to further hold Knox In custody. Ho was ac cordingly discharged. He was Immediately rearrcstod by two do- tcctlvos 'belonging to Captain McCluskey's staff. Knox resisted the detectives and a llercn struggle ensued. Ho was finally sub dued , with the assistance cf a policeman of the court squad , and taken to police head quarters. Tbo detectives refused to say on what charge they rcarrcstcd Knox. SELECT THREE MORE JURORS Work of .Si-eiirluu n .Iitry to Try Alnllnriix for .Mnnli-r of Mrx. AlllllllN flollIK SIlMVlj' . NEW YOniC , Nov. 20. Three moro Jurors to try Roland B. Mollneux , who Is accused of the murder pf Mrs. Kate J. Adams , were selected today , making In all seven Jurors. These accepted today were Lyman il. roster , n publisher ; .Malcolm G. Foster , a manuf.ic- luring chemist , nnd Morris A. Hranilp , a manufacturer of blank books , Mr. Oabornn for the prosecution and Barton S , Weeks for ihii defense , stated today after court ad- lourncd that they believed the full comple ment of Jurors would bo selected this week and a good start made In the hearing of the trial. Our lliinilriMl liaiiUriiitfu In Ohli-imo , OHIOAOn , Nov. 20. Llnbllltles nmount- np to over $1,000,000 were wiped out by order of Judge Kohlnaitt In the United itateu district court , discharges bring granted In almost 100 petitions In bank- uptcy , Among the petitioners was Lane \ ) . Uoberlsnii , a contractor , who formerly nndut'ted n large InmlneHs In KansaB City. llo scheduled IndohtednesM amounting to I32J.C03 , with no ttsspta , Another largo lebtor was A. K. Weaver , a broker , who scheduled liabilities of $314,817 , , contracted n the coal bimlnpw ) . Wlnflold N. Sattley was relieved of ilebtH amounting to ! 209UiTC , [ 1H | tipxcts amounted to $70,763. Hlx wlfo wax i\\6'j \ Included In the ordur of dl rharce. her Indebtedness lfliiff $103Uli ; , with $5,000 $ HiilionlO 1'liiKiiu I'atlfiitH Improving , NEW YOIIK , NoV , 20 , The patients ro. moved from , the steamer J , W. Taylor uf- ferine from bubonic plague are Improving ,