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OMAHA DAILY BEE. E 1J > , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING- , NOVEMBER 2'J , 1809 TWELVJ3 PAGES. SINGLE * COPY 3TIVE CENTS. VICE PRESIDENT DIE Garret A. Hobart Passes Away Surrounde by His Sorrowing Familyi UNCONSCIOUS FOR SEVERAL HOUR Although Death Was Expected Mrs. Hobar is Entirely Prostrated. FUNRAL : WILL BE HELD SATURDAY Attorney General Grlggs Has Ohargo o All the Arrangements. TELEGRAMS OF CONDOLENCE POURING If l'"lrnt MeftftfiBc Ilcucltrd Cornell fron I'rcNlilcnt McICInlcy Ucprcxciitn- tli OH of KorrlRii NnUonn Send WorilH of Sympathy. NEW YORK , Nov. 21. Garret A. Hobart vice president ot the United States , died al lls : home In Paterson , N. J. , at 8:30 : o'clocl this morning. M his bcdsldo were Mrs Hobart and his son. Garret A. Hobart , Jr. together with Dr. William Newton and his wife and Private Secretory Evans. iMr. Hobart's death had been expected foi some hours. The beginning of the cm ; came yesterday afternoon , when there was a sudden failure of the heart , and from this attack gMr. Jlobart never rallied. Hi had been sick for a long time and had suf. fered frequently from heart failure and bli strength bad been undermined. Graduallj the failure of the heart's action became more apparent and soon after midnight last night Mr. Hobart became unconscious. He remained In that condition until his death. 'Mr. ' Hobart's death was duo directly tc anglnn pectorls complicating myocarditis. Owing to the prostration of Mrs. Hobart the funeral arrangements will not bo completed until tomorrow. The only step decided upon Is that the services shall be held In the Church of the Redeemer ut Paterson and the Interment In the family plot at Cedar Lawn , where the only daughter of Mr. and iMrs. Hobart wns burled six years ago. Rev. Dr. Magco will preach the sermon. The church can accommodate not more than 800 persons , nnd as thousands will be eager to attend the services. It was sug gested that they bo held In the armory , which will accommodate 10,000 persons. II is known , however , that Mrs. Hnbart wishes the funeral to be as quiet as possible , and there is little likelihood that the program will bo changed. The mayor and aldermen of Paterson have suggested that the body lie In elate at the city hall Friday or Satur day , and this will probably bo carried out , The pallbearers huvo boon selected , but their names will bo withheld until they have been notified and have accepted. Nearly all representatives of nations la this country have sent messages of sym pathy to Mrs % Hobart. One of the flrst to send n measago was , Prceldbnt McKlnlcy. Attorney General'Grlggs , who wns In Wash. Ington , telegraphed that he would return to Patcrsan nt the earliest moment and he Is expected to take charge of all the de tails of the funeral. Others sending messages were Sir Julian Paunccfote , Count do Gllctervoldt , envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Belgium ; the Russian ambassador , Vlco Trcaldcn't ' SJovonson , Admiral Schley , Gov ernor Voorhees of Now Jersey , Senator Scwall , Senator llnnna , Jobn Russell Alger , Senator Forakor , Senator Fairbanks , Gen eral Castillo , civil governor of Santiago , nnd lAssls'.ant Secretary of War Mclklejohn. .SUoU-li of HIM Curc-cr. Garret A. Hobart was eminently success ful both In business and politics. His repu tation ns a man of affairs and as one of the shrewdest business men In the country waa perhaps greater than his reputation as a political leader and statesman until his elec tion to the vlco presidency three years ago. Mr. Hobart was born In IS 14 at Long Branch. N. J. His ancestors on his father's elde were English nnd on his mother's side Dutch. Thirty-three years ago he was graduated from Rutger's college and began teaching school. Three months later ho entered upon the study of law with Socrates Tuttlc , a prominent lawyer In Passalc county ind : who woo at that time mayor of Pater- son. Young Hobart is said to have arrived at Paterson with but $1.50 In his pocket , nnd from this small beginning ho made his way unqlded to wealth and prominence. In 18C9 he was admitted to the bar , nnd In the fol lowing year ho married the daughter of Mr. Tuttle. Mr. Hobart made his way rnpldly nt the bar of his native state and his bent led him early Into politics. In 1871 he was made city counsellor of Paterson , and In 1872 waa elected to the state assembly , of which body ho was chosen speaker In the follow ing year. Even during those early years ho displayed that accurate knowledge of men and exhibited that wonderful executive abil ity which were the key of his later success both in buslncea and politics. At the end of his second year In the assembly ba re tired to devote himself to the law and to the numerous business interests with which ho had become Identified. But the demands of his party would not admit of his remainIng - Ing long In private life , and In 1870 ho was elected to the otato senate , of which body ho was chosen president In 1881. During his service. In the cenato ho wns chairman of the Judiciary committee } and was author at many measures pf Importance which are now on the statute bcoks of the state of New Jersey. His party became more and more exacting lu Its demands upon him , Hit * was rccog. nlzod au a sofa nnd guiding hand , and from 1SSO to 1S91 ho was at the head of tbo state republican organization of New Jersey , and , ns such , planned some ot the most brilliant campaigns conducted by his party. From 1884 to 1S06 he was a member of the na tional republican executive committee nnd had much to do with the management of the national campaigns during those twelve I years. UllNlilfm Ability IlccoKiiUcil , During all these years his busltictu con nections became broader and broader , ills keen Insight Into affairs made bis advlco and counsel of such value- that ho was sought after by some of tbo largest corporations In the country , and at the time ot bis elec tion as vice president be was a director In no less than sixty different companies. Probably the greatest business honor which he attained was bis selection as one of the three arbitrators of the Joint Tralllc asso ciation , composed of thirty-seven of the most prominent trunk lines of the country. Through his buwlness connection ) ) and bU law practice ho bs'.lt up a large fortune. After his nomination and election to the vice presidency on the ticket headed by Mr. ( Contlnved on Fourth Page. ) 4i T TO THE KAISEP uMlon nt AVIiulno : Orneed liy All Kind * of Royalty In Flue finrli. ( Copyright , 1839 , by Press Publishing Co. LONDON , Nov. 21. ( New York World Ca blcgram Special Telegram. ) The scene n Windsor castle tonight when Kaiser Wllllnn was "tendered a banquet was one of greatu magnificence than any court In Europe couli produce and one only witnessed on rare oc caslons when the queen gives n full ntati banquet. Ten million dollars' worth of gel < plate and the costliest sevrcs ornaments am decorations were on the dinner tables. Al royalties \\oro dazzling grand creeses of ( hi leading European orders over the most gor gcouB uniforms. The royal servants wen attired In splendid scarlet and gold In ful fitato liveries nnd the whole picture was eel In a suite of the most stately nnd sumptuoii ! apartments adorned with priceless pictured historic armor and the meat exquisite furniture In existence. IVIMjIAM HUM'S AT WINDSOR Hmporor , I'rlncc ofVale * mill Three Other .VohtoN Slioot ( in me , WINDSOR. England , Nov. 21. Empcroi Wlflfam of Germany and his sulto rode oul this 'morning nnd returned to the castle foi bienkfast. Then , accompanied by the prince of Waltfi , the duke of York nnd duke cl Ccnnaught and Prince Christian of Sollies- vlg-HoIstcln , his majesty shot In the pre serves of the Windsor great park nnd lunched at Crnnborne tower. The empress of Germany went out for o walk In the forenoon with her sons nnd Princess Henry of Battcnbcrg nnd visited St. George and Albert chapels. ONE THOUSAND ARE KILLED Dcni'crnic ' Ilnttlc Hctwccit KcTicln nnd Government Troop * In Colombia. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. A dispatch to the Herald from Panama says : Official advlcea from Bogota , dated November 18 , report that a terrible battle between the government forces nnd the revolutionists was fought near Bucuramanga , capital of the Depart ment of Santandor , In which the government forces were victorious. It is stated that the battle lasted two days , ending at noon of November 16. More than 1,000 rebels were killed nnd 2,000 were wounded. About 10,000 men on both sides were engaged In the fight. General Urlbe and General Juan Francisco Gomez , prominent leaders of the revolution ists , were wounded , nnd It Is reported that General Pablo Emlllo Vnlller was killed. On the government side General Pena Solano Plliemizar and General Fernandez were wounded. The regiments commanded by Generals Holguln and Lujan are reported to have oc cupied Bucuramanga on November 18. The placo. had been held by the revolutionists since the civil war of a month ago. The Manavla , an English steamer , arrived hero yesterday with 600 recruits from Buena Ventura. About 400 more recruits are ex pected soon , and on their arrival all will proceed to the Atlantic coast , the movement beginning next month. No newa has yet been received from Tumaco. STEAMER AI1AMJOM3D AT SKA. I'nrt of the Crow I.nnilH In Norway , the Remainder IHHIIK. | | LONDON , Nov. 21. A dispatch from Chrlstlansand , Norway , has been received which sayo that the captain and ten ot the crew have landed there from the missing overdue steamer Coquel , Captain Garrod , from Quebec , October 3 , for Sundorland , which was reported by the British steamer Ben Wick to have been left by It on No vember 7 , 100 .miles north of Unst , one of the Shetland Islands , with propeller gene and shor * of provisions. The seamen re ported that all of the crew left the Coquel In two boats on November 19 , In latitude 63 north , longitude C cast , on account of being 'short of food. The whereabouts ot the other boat , which contained eleven por- eons , was not known. It was supposed that the Coquel has drifted further northward. NO SAMOAN AOHISUMKXT HITCH. Only Unimportant Ilctiillx Sdmil in theWny of Filial Settlement. LONDON , Nov. 21 The statement con tained In a special dispatch from Washing ton cabled hero , reporting n hitch In the final settlement of the Samoan agreement , is denied hero officially. It Is understood that the matters pending between the United States and Germany are unimportant details In no way threatening a successful termina tion of the agreement and by no peans con stituting n hitch. Among the details are the native question , the Cornwall nnd Mc- Arthur caeo nnd the Samoa land disputes , which have been pending for years. HOME GOES TO DEWEY'S ' SON Mr . Dcwcy , AVho Reeelved it from the Admiral , UlvcH it to Her SteiiHoii. WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. George Goodwin Dewey , Admiral Dowey's only son , Is now the owner of the residence presented to the admiral by the ( American people. Papers were prepared and signed early today by which Mrs. Mildred McLean Dewey transfers all rights and title to the property known ns 1747 Rhode Island avenue , this city , to George Goodwin Dewey , This Is the prop erty which Admiral Dewey transferred to Mrs. Dowoy. The papers making the now transfer probably will bo placed on file to morrow morning. . In explanation of the transfer practically completed today a relative of the Dewcy family made this statement to the Associated Press : "Admiral nnd Mrs. Dewey have transferred to the former's son , George Goodwin Dewey , the tltlo to the homo presented to the ad miral by tbo people of this country. It will continue to bo tbo homo of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey eo long an ho may live. "It may bo desirable now to say that It was the wish of both Mr. and Mrs. Dewey to provide for a proper succession to tbo prop erty. The transfer of today completes the transaction begun yesterday and Is the carrying out of the original intention of Admiral and Mrs. Dowey. By all those .In terested the method of transfer followed was considered the best and the safest that could bo adopted. It Is to ho considered naturally that the transfer was to bo the act of Mrs. Dewey , as well as the admiral. It was her desire that she should release any claim that she might have to tbo property through her marriage to the admiral , nnd to do this the transfer was made through her to the admiral's son as eoon as was practicable , Through the method adopted no ' dlspu'to can ever arise over the disposition of the property. " Ilonow Chilian Claim * COIUIIINHOII | | , SANTIAGO DB CHILI , Nov. 21. Via Gal- vestou. ) Congress bag approved the renewal ot the Chlllaji claims commission , or the Washington tribunal , according to the con vention with the United States. _ CONSUL NARCUH RULED GUI American Representative at Pretoria Canno Help British Prisoners. NOT ALLOWED TO ACT AS INTERMEDIARV Uncle Snm'n Claim * to .Neutrality ll Oem I'niil'N Opinion Arc Warped liy Illn l-'rloiiil- to ( Copyright , 1SDD , by Press Publishing Co. LONDON , Nov. 21. ( New York Worl Cablegram Special Telegram. ) ! was In formed nt the United States embassy toda that Transvaal Secretary llcltz had noli fled the State department that Consul Mo crum cannot be any longer recognized n Intermediary between British prisoners o war nt Pretoria nnd their families at home I had proposed to cable Winston Churchll through Macrum , as no news had been re celvcd concerning him since his removal t Pretoria , and Lady Randolph Is In "a condl tlon of acute nervous anxiety. Several rel atlvcs of British officers now nt Prctorl had forwarded messages nnd cnoncy throng Macrum , provoking this notification frorr Secretary Rcltz , who says nil further com munlcatlons must pass through the com mandos at the front. This decision by Roll held .by . diplomatists hero as contrary t established usage In times of war. Why KritKor Ohjoeln. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Associated Press. ) LONDON , Nov. 21. Callers at the Unite States embassy today were Informed tha the United States was no longer'able to for ward messengers or secure Information re gardlng British , prisoners , President Krugc having refused to permit Consul Macrum t transmit a list of prisoners. Though Mr Macrum still remains , apparently , the nom Inal representative of Great Britain , ho 1 apparently deprived of all powers pertaining to the position. It Is understood that President Krugcr objected to Mr. Macrum on the ground tha the United States' claim for neutrality wa prejudiced by Its evident friendship fo Great Britain. All communications to prisoners go through the ordinary military channels which render their ultimate delivery doubt ful nnd certainly slow. The British 'govern ment so far has not taken any steps to ameliorate the present condition of the prls > - oncrs. A government official Informed the rcpro- sentatlvo of the Associated Press that he did not see any good In trying to get any other power to act In their behalf , as Presi dent Kruger would 'doubtless treat Its rep resentative In the same manner that ho hat treated the representative ot the United States. "Moreover , " the official added , "it Is no ! likely that President Kruger will be there long. If wo did ask any other nation to act In behalf of Great Britain it would possibly bo Portugal. " NEWS NOT FULLY CREDITED Sonic Doiilit About Rceeiit Heavy llocr Ocfcntn in VI- cinlty of I.iulyninltli. LONDON , Nov. 21. The latest direct news from Ladysmlth , dated Thursday , November 16 , and Friday , November 17 , strangely con flicts with the reiterated reports of "tremen deus battles and great British victories" Wednesday and Thursday. Neither of the messageo above referred to , though dis patched on the days following the date of the alleged fights , mentions any great engage ments or Boer defeats. On the control y , both distinctly state that beyond a false alarm on Tuesday evening and n little In creased shelling Thursday and Friday , caus ing little damage , everything was perfectly quiet and the garrison wns chafing under Its enforced Inactivity. Nevertheless , special dispatches from Est court today enlarge on the reported battles and Insist that the Boors received a more terrible lesson Wednesday thun In any pre vious flght. According to these clrcumatan- tial accounts , the Boer determined to at tempt to reach the north end of Ladysmlth with a largo force , but were unable to make headway against the well-sustained fire ot the British riflemen and Maxims. Later , It Is added , a British force worked round the Boer flank , causing the latter to withdraw under n deadly fusillade with exceedingly heavy losses. Largo numbers of dead and wounded are said to have been left on the field nnd a number of prisoners were cap tured. The British losses are reported to have been trivial. Of course reliable dispatches corrobora tive of the above may have been censored or captured with the native runners. But these tales are so flattering to the British that they have a distinct flavor of being belated accounts from Kaffir sources of affalro pre viously reported. The dispatches from Ladysmlth reporting that there IB an ample supply of ammunition there have seemingly set nt rest n point on which there wns much diversity of opinion. Apparently the British commander at Ladysmlth believes General Joubert has gene south , leaving only a forceeufflclont to prevent the garrison from sallying out , and there IB a disposition In some quarters to think General Joubert possibly initiated the story with the object of'Inducing Gen eral Wblto to make a serious attack or relax his precautions , so aa to permit the Boers to aolzo ground vital to the defense of the town. A report from Durban , however , says there are rumors there that the Boers are prepar ing to break camp and withdraw from the Investment ot Ladysmlth. But it is said Blsowhcro that the Investing force continues to receive reinforcements and fresh supplied of stores dally. In view of the publicity allowed by the military authorities to bo given to the al leged intention of the British to advance via Belmont to relieve Klmberlcy , U la said that it may be regarded as probable that nn advance from Doaar will bo really ef fected and that the route will not bo so well wlvcrtlsed. The transport City of Cambridge , with the Second battalion of tbo Scottish Rifles , ar rived at Durban this morning. HOURS HAH TURKU UNTHAXCUS. Hold the RoiulN Lending Into the Kree Sin IP ( iiilnliiK Sympulhlzei-H. CAPETOWN. , Monday , Nov. 20. General 3atacre , commanding the British column , icsembllng nt Quetcnstown , Cape Colony , Tiailo a speech to the troops there today , He said the regulars should watch and learn [ rom Irregulars , who were acquainted with the country and the habits of the Bocm. 3ncc the forward movement Is begun , he continued , there could be no question of itopplng It and he askc'd all to do their best , tddlng ; "I will never atk you to do anything I am lot willing to do myself. " Reports from tbo northern portion of the : olony are more reassuring , but there U dls- : lnct danger of the Dutch actively espousing after the latter occupied the town. Proclamations Issued at Dlocmfontcli Tuesday , November 14 , declare that th whole of Grlqualann west , except Klmberle ; and Matching , are annexed to the Free State The proclamations are slgnc'd by C. 11. Wes scls , president of the Volksrhnd. BOER COMMANDANT KILLEC 12imitKemeiit Mrnr ICMcourt Scvci Hundred Hill cli Reported ilk IluV- Ilec'ii Compelled in llcilrc. DURBAN , Natal , Monday , Nov. 20 , Sovei hundred Boers from Wccnen took up i strong position on the highlands , thlrteei miles south ot Estcourt , Sunday , occupytm Turner's Turin , northeast of the Mool river Major Thorncycroft , with & detachment o mounted Infantry nnd the Eatcourt Cnrbl ncers , engaged the Boers , ot whom threi were killed , Including their commandant The Uoers withdrew , taking 200 head o cattle captured nt Turner's farm. The main Boer force soulh ot Estcourt li reported to have retired. HUMOUS A Hi : XOT COMMItMED I.Ktlo Co ii II ilo ii op In Report of Vic tory liy White nt I'ltdymnlth. ESTCOURT , Natal , Monday , Nov. 20. Thi rumors of a glorious victory achieved b ) General White Wednesday last are still un' confirmed. Little confidence Is attached U them , especially as the rumors added thai General White had threatened to place manj hundreds ot prisoners In conspicuous placet should the shelling ot the town continue Reports received from the southward say that the Boers are separating Into foraging and pillaging parties , who arc looting stores , stealing cattle and ransacking houses , ll Is nddod that one farmer became so Incensed that ho stalked a. party ot 160 Boora , eventually shooting eight of thorn. A Boer force occupies a position on the Mool river , ten miles below the Mool river station. Communication with Uxtonurt Cnt Off. ( Copyright , 1890 , by Press Publishing Co. ) MOOI RIVER , Nov. 21. 5:45 : p. m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The British pickets have been In touch with the Bocm at different positions around the Mool river today exchanging shots. All the farmers have como into the village and their farms have been-looted within three miles of hero. The Boers arc reported In force on the highlands boWeeu Estcourt and this place. LONDON , Nov. 21. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) It Is reported hero from Durban that communication with Eetcourt Is cut off. , , Two Cape AKMcmhlymeii Join Boor * . CAPETOWN , Nov. 21. The Midland New * says that Messrs. Vandcrwalt and Gober. members of the Capo Assembly , have Joined the Boer forces at Colesburg. RAISING A CAMPAIGN FUND Democratic Comiiiltico Slnriii Ont with 147,000 In Its Treasury. , . .7T. , democrat executive committee bcld"ttie final meeting oC their session today to com plete the routine work taken up yesterday and for further discussion oC the Informal outline ot plans for the coming presidential campaign. The members of the commlttco were somewhat 'lato ' In arriving and It was not until about 10:30 : that Chairman Jones of .ho executive commlttco called the meet- ng to order. All ot the members were present. Little remained to be done by he committee , and It was expected that an early and final adjournment would be had. Chairman J. B. Johnson of the ways and means commltteo reported national work as regards the campaign fund , and showed hat $175,000 had been subscribed and $147- 000 had been collected. Previous to the calling of the meeting the first button for tbo campaign of 1900 was > assed among the members and the Icgand nscrlbed thereon was favorably commented upon. The button , which was sent with the compliment ot former Chairman Harrlty , ) ro the words , "No foreign alliance , no rusts , no Imperialism for United States. " "That's a good platform , " remarked Com- mlttoeman Clayton of Alabama , "but It ought to have ' 1C to 1' on it also. " Colonel John R. Martin , sergeant at arms of the democratic national committee , who s attending the meeting of the executive : ommlttee , has been enthusiastically boom- ng the World's fair to be held In St. Louis n 1903 among the members of the comrnlt- eo and has created 'a great deal of Interest n the exposition. The entire matter of the place and date of ho next commltteo meeting was placed In ho hands of Chairman Jones , who will Issue he call. Ho refused today to say when the nectlng will bo called , but socno date In anuary Is favored , with Washington as tbo ilaco of meeting. Chairman Jones will eave Chicago for Washington tomorrow. MOLINEUX LAUGHS IN COURT tlcbuUcM < o AVraiiprlliiKLawyerg from Recorder GofT ICxclte the 1'rlHOiicr'M RlHllillltle * . NEW YORK , Nov. 21 , When the court of ; eneral sessions , sitting for the trial ot ioland B , Mollneux , the alleged poisoner , egan today's session there were five jurors tlllto _ bo chosen , seven tmvlne been so urce ! from the ISO talesmen examined up to ho tlmo the court adjourned yesterday. In- blllty to accept circumstantial evidence rocured the dismissal of William F5 Kel- egg , who Is connected with a publishing ouso and who was the flrst talesman ex- mined today. General disqualification was renounced in the case of the next ttiltn- ion called. The defense used a peremptory ballongo to exclude. Herbert 0 reason , a ealer In plumbers' and steamiltters' sup- lies , from the jury box. Isadora Platt , who s u grocer , was opposed to capital punlsh- nent. Herman Brand , a dealer In aklna , aid ho would glvo no weight whatever to xpcrt testimony and was excused after n eng wrangle between counsel and Recorder off. off.Mollneux Mollneux appeared tb enjoy tbo colloquy nd when the court administered a scath- ng reprimand to both for "dallying with ho court" the prisoner laughed heartily. 5TEAMER LOST , CREW SAVED liillctlu ItvKiirillni ? SteiiniNlili Mun ch filler ICnleriirUi ! Munulled from Ve nel 1'tiMNliiK Ciijiu Henry , CAPE HENRY , Va. , Nov. 21. The steamer akonla , from Glasgow for Baltimore , passed ere bound In today and signalled that the teamehlp Manchester Enterprise , which left Iverpool November 4 for Montreal , hod oundered nt oca and that all hands had een saved. No other details we're given and Is not known hero wbcro the disaster took lace or whether the crow Is aboard the akonla or not. The Lakonla will reach altlmoro. tome time tonight , until wbloh mo the details cannot bo obtained , PLAN FOR FALL FESTIVITIES Business Men of Omaha Deoldo thai Ak Ear-Ben Shall Reign Again. MASS MEETING IS LARGELY ATTENDEI l'onr ' ccn Hundred nollnrn IIH a Stnrtcr for I'nrnde Fund \nnicfi Selected for JlcmliorH of Honrit of Govcrnom. Thcro was a mass meeting nt the Com mcrclal club Tuesday night. The loyal sub Jccta of the Kingdom of Qulvcrn obeyed tb command of Samson , nnd nearly 300 of thcci nssembled nt the Commercial club rooms t dccldo whether or not King Ak-Sar-Bcn V shall rolgn over this goodly land during th coming season. With glad acclaim and li too volco they voted In the aftlrnmtlvc , am ns a result the Board of Governors of th knlghte will nt once lay their plans for pre paring an entertainment that promises t excel anything heretofore seen upon th streets. During the progress of the meeting th scrolls of the knights nnd the usual nub scrlptlon papers were circulated and whei returned to the desk of President Fry , the ; showed $1,400 pledged , nnd signatures to th number of nearly 200. The first business of the evening was thi presentation of the financial statement o the organization for the past year. Thi showed that the receipts were $19,171.27 , am that after paying all claims , there still re mains a balance of $1,004.79 on band. Tbi report was submitted by H. J. Penfold , whi was enthusiastically cheered when ho fin Ished the reading of the document. Oni year ago the association had the sum o $22.75 with which to commence the worl of last year. The report of Mr. Tenfold gnvo those prea cnt the Inspiration that they sought , nnd Inv mediately every man In the room voted t < bavo a season of festivities next fall , ant at the same tlSio voted that they shall bi better and upon a , more magnificent scal < ' than at any time during the past. For .Mem hern of. the Hoard. Ono of the main purposes of the raeettn ; was to suggest names to fill the vacancies on the Board of Governors caused by the expiration of tcrme of office of B. P. Peck T. A. Fry and E. E. Brysoo. By the rules of the organization , It was necessary to se lect nlno names to bo presented and frorr these the members of the board elect tbrct persons. By a unanimous vote , Messrs , Peck , Fry nod Bryson were selected and then there was aoto taken by ballot tc select the other six. As a result of this ballot , Mel Uhl , W. n. Bennett , John A , Wakefleld , John L. Kennedy , W. V. Morse and Word Burgess were selected. From this list the board will elect at Its next meeting. Following the election there was a gen eral discussion as to how the people com- ng hero shall bo entertained , but In the end the whole matter was turned over to , ho members of the Board of Governors to annulate and work out a plan. .A. iUospo suggested .that , anjentlrfl w/jek bo given overvto''ihe'-festlvllrWs , auSf-'JSti hese festivities consist of athletic sports , a horse show , shooting contests , manual raining exhibitions and something "that will Interest the banker and the bum. " John Steel advocated among the other fea- ures , chariot races and even revival mcct- ngs , In the event that they should bo found necessary. He urged that a program bo prepared that will bring crowds from not only this , but the surrounding states. W. It. Bennett expressed the opinion that ho newspapers will woke up the people , > ut Insisted that the success of the enter prise must rest largely upon the shoulders of the merchants and other business men of the city. "You cannot expect , " ho said , 'that the newspapers can make a show for you unless you do something for your- olves. " Mr. Bennett urged the necessity of advertising and then giving the visitors vcrythlng advertised. C. S. Montgomery , In discussing the gen- ral proposition , declared that the city Is ; olng ahead as It has never done "before , and hat by a united effort the festivities this fall can bo made the most attractive of any over held In this or any other state. New features , he said , can bo secured and on the whole It can bo made an entertainment that will advertise Omaha from one end of the country to the other. C. S. .Elguttcr declared that In the past too much secrecy has surrounded the work of the progress being made In building the floats. Ho thought It would bo the proper thing to have pictures of the floats printed and circulated throughout the country In order that strangers coming hero may have some Idea of what they ore going to BCO upon the night when the climax of the fes tivities Is reached. BANK ROBBERS' BOLD ESCAPE Hind nnd ( inir Canhlcr of 1'nrUer ( Kan. ) Ilnnk , Illow Open Safe find Taltc $1,800. TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 21. State Bank Ex aminer Breldenthal returned from Parker , Linn county , today , and told of the bold es cape of the two safeblowers who , Thursday night , bound and gagged Cashier Slaughter , of the Parker bank , destroyed the safe with jynnrnlto and secured $1,800. The marshals of the surrounding towns were notified and a posse chased the robbers ror two days. The robbers boldly entered La Cygno and after securing a meal , boarded in outgoing freight. The train crow had been warned of the proximity of the men , liut contented themselves by putting them iff the train. ' Later the robbers encountered Postmaster Nowbold and another man , two of the posse , Nowbold'8 partner became frightened , fired ilia gun In tbo air and fled. The robbers jolzed Newbold before he , could shcot and aklng his Winchester from him , escaped : o the hills and finally got clear away , not withstanding the bills were surrounded by logons' of armed men. FIGHT AT INSANE ASYLUM Not ( he I'ntlentN , lint the Doelorx , Come ( o IIIowM lit YnnUtoii , ThlM Tlmo. YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. 21. fSpeclal Telo- ; ram. ) Dr , T , F. Campbell nnd Dr. C. E. iVrlght , the assistant physician and the luperlntcndent of the Insane asylum , had a ntsunderstandlng last evening and came to ilowa. Dr. Campbell was struck several lines on the head by Dr. Wright with a re volver. Dr. Campbell came to ( own and iworo out a warrant for the arrest of Dr. A'rlght. Wright wan arraigned before Jus- Ice Rlchey , charged with assault with Iti- ent to do bodily harm. Ills trial was set for 'Jovember ' 27. Dr. Campbell was recently appointed to its prevent position and 111 feeling has been ircwlng ever since his arrival between him- elf oud tbo other officers , Laot nlght'a CONDITION OF THE WEATHEf Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy ; Pbstfbly Haln ; Northcrl Winds , Tomperntiiro lit Oiiinhn. ymtcrdnyi trouble arose from , n difference of oplnloi regarding treatment given Mrs. Wolol. n pa tlont who dlod from delf-Infllctcd burns las week. Dr. Campbell says he wns overrulei by the other physicians and that the pntlcn died In a hot bath. It Is thought a coroner' : Inqucat will be nccceeary nnd the body o Mra. Wolol will hive 16 ba oxhumcd. Dr Campbell n&icrts Dr.Vrljht nnd Dr. Me Intosh , a Vomnn physician , do not holi state licenses. SENATOR HAYWARD IS WORSE Viion < lie llrnlii flint Imll' n Moru SorjmiK t/'omll- ' ( Ion of ilic DlKenHc. NEBRASKA CITY. Nob. , Nov. 21. ( Spo clal Telegram. ) Senator" " Hay ward's condi tion this evonlnn Is much the same as ll wns this morning nnd during the day. lib pulse and temperature are slightly nbov < the normal , but he has again lest the use of his right arm , which the attending phy slclnn states Is an unfavorable symptom. II Indicates n pressure upon the brain which | j not lessening as rapidly ns It should. Dr. Whltton suspects that there Is Inflartv nation about the brnln , which It It exists ho says. Is an alarming symptom. However ho hopes his fears may prove groundless. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK 31iieliliilH < n Who Lnld Down Theli ToolH nt ClioypiincVlll TnUc Them II li Toil n y. CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Nov , 21. ( Special Telegram. ) The strike of the Union PacIlU machinists at this ploco has been ended and the mem will return to work tomorrow. They went out on November C , on which date thoj made a demand for an Increase of wages from 32 4 cents to 35 cents per hour. The strike was considered 111-advlscd and premature , by many of the men at the time for the reason that they did not give the company tlmo to answer their demands for an increase. Last week the machinists modified their demands and asked for an Increase of but 1 cent per hour. Yesterday J. H. McConnell superlntendent of motive power nnd machinery , who has been here the greater part of the time since the commencement of the strike , went to Denver to consult President Burt as to the modified demands cf the men. It was decided to make no concession as long as the men were striking and they wore so Informed today. At a meetl'ng this afternoon the men do- cldcd to return to work at the wages paid prior to the strike and submit their re- quast for.nn increase , to tbo company for ixysjdgrrjtlan. It Is believed -tho ' < iupHtloii ' oFan' Increase will 'now bo given ravornblo consideration by the company nnd the griev ances the man may have adjusted. The tlmo schedule will be nlno hours per day Instead of eight as heretofore. The striking bollcrmnkers , thirty In number , have not yet decided to return to work , but it Is balieved they will follow the action of the machinists. MATTER OF FIELD DEPUTIES DlNtrlet Attorney .SummerH Han riven Ordered liy GrlKK * to Make nn InventlKntlon. WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) Attorney General Grlggs has In structed District Attorney Summers to look Into the matter of the report on Held depu ties filed against them by Inspector Finch and to report upon the Eamo If found true at n later date. General Grlggs rays ho would bo compelled to Install office deputies in tha Omaha office and do away with field deputies. The report of Agent Harding of Yankton , S. D. , on the survey of tho. proposed right of way for the Chicago , Milwaukee & .St. Paul road will probably bo submitted to Secretary Hitchcock with the Indian commis sioner's endorsement this woek. The mat ter has been held up by what was regarded by the commissioner ns the low price offered b } the railroad for the land of allottees. This matter was , explained by Agent Hard- Ing to the ( satisfaction of tbo commissioner. It Is stated at the Indian office that the nonui of the successor to Superintendent Davis of the Flandrc.au ( S. D. ) school will not bo announced until the , latter part of the month. The following Nebraska 'attorneys were to day authorized to practice before the In terior department : Ezra S. Abbott , Crete ; Arthur F. Weaver , Falls City ; Harry H. Grimes , Lincoln. Edward D. Eaton was today appointed pcstmoBtcr at Milton , Gasper county , vlco W. C. Long , resigned. The postofllco at St. Edward , Neb , , has ueon aligned to the presidential class , KILL A BIG FLOCK OF SHEEP Herders Warned Not lo Ilrlntr Any Mori : of Them Into Colorado. DENVER , Nov. 21. A special to the Republican from Craig , Cole , , says that last week 3,000 sheep were driven from Wyom ing Into Routt county .to the range , forty mllen northwest of Craig. Last Saturday fifty masked men captured the herders nnd then proceeded to kill the entire flock. The herders were warned not to bring any inoro sheep Into Colorado and were released , These are tbo flrst nhcep that have boon brought Into this section for several years. KILL THE ILLINOIS FLAG LAW Reeelvei , lin Dvnthlilow In n DeclHlmi Rendered liy Three Chl- L'Uico JiulKi'H , CHICAGO , Nov. 21. The Illinois flag law , Icslgnod to prevent tbo desecration of the national emblem , received what Is probably Its deathblow In a decision rendered today by Judge Holdom , delivering the judgment if hlmsolf. Judge Stuln and Judge Bretano. riio legislature In passing the bill , the do- : lslon btatce , exceeded Its police power. The cglslature in also declared to have been guilty of class legislation , Ilryiui Duck Hiiiitlnir In M 8T , LOUIS. Nov. 21. A Bpeclnl to the Post-Dispatch from Van Iluren , Ark. , Hays : \V. J. Bryan has urrivud hero from Tnney Bounty , MiKHOiirl , accompanied liy lilu son , lie joined hl wife uiicl daughter at the liomo of LcwlH Ilryun , a coiiNln , and will spend Hoveral dayH there. Tomorrow Mr. lirynn will bo the Kiicst of the Point Hun In I ) and will spend the day duck Bliootlntr. rhurmluy night ho will uddrcKH the xtu- lontB of the Arknnnns unlvcrnity at Fay- L'ttovlllc. He will uccompanv hlu family liomo to Lincoln , Neb. , next ilonduy , GIVE-HIM A SWORD Johnson Oonnty Citizens Reward a Young Hero of Manila Buy. LIEUTENANT KAVANAGll IS REMEMBERED Gallant Officer Receives a Fine Gift from . ' Ilia Own Townspeople , BIG CROWD WITNESSES PRESENTATION Recipient Wean Ills Honors Modestly and Makes Fitting Rosponso. HE HELPED DEWEY SMASH SPANISH FLEET Served fin KnnlRii on tlin Oljmpla nnd' Cnrrlril ( he Great Coiuiuoilorc'ii on Unit Memor- nlile TECUMSEH , Neb. , Nov. 21. ( Special Telegram. ) Despite the Inclement weather , a throng of Johnson county people assem bled to enjoy the formal reception nnd sword presentation to Lieutenant Arthur G. Kavnnagh this afternoon. The escort from the home of his parents , on First atrcct , to tbo court yard consisted of the Tociimseh Military band , the reception committee , Company 1 , Second regiment , Nebraska Na tional guards , Grand Army , fraternities and citizens. Arriving at the speakers' stand and after a selection by the band Mayor GeorgeWnr - ror dellveicd nn address of welcome. A mixed quartet sang , "Tho Sailor's Return , " and then came tha presentation speech by Judge S. P. Davldeod. The people of this nation , ho said , were proud of the outcome of the great maritime conflict of Manila bay and the people ot Johnson county were particularly proud to know that during this great conflict , at the eldo of Commodore Dcwcy , on the bridge of the Olympla , carrying out every order and displaying such personal bravery as Is known only to nn American sailor or sol dier , stood a bravo Nebraska boy. Comman der , officers nnd men of Dewey's fleet had received duo recognition of their wonderful achievement by the American people and by the congress and ho was glad to know it. The people of Johnson county had had a watchful cyo on Lieutenant Kavanagh over since ho entered Annapolis academy ton years ago. Closing with a brilliant proph ecy for the future , the Judge presented tha sword. Lieutenant Knvnnnah Kcitiioniln. Prompted from heartfelt gratefulness and with a great , deal of feeling , the lieutenant made an able response. lu part ho said : "Ladles and Gentlemen : To begin with. I wont to thank you for this magnificent clft and this most hearty wclcqmo homo. My own tltlo for distinction for service at. Manila , It , 1 have anj' , , rcstKon. Jh.3 fact that I was ibcro. In tho. battln of Way 1 , I dldfrvitat I could and If that Httlo meets , wfh 'your ap proval , I am rewarded. Since I left you tea years ago to enter the email family of the navy I have seen but httlo of yoii , yet I have always believed that you took a eln- cero Interest in my career , and ot this I bavo been convinced each time I returned on leave. For the people hero at homo I can never feel other than the most slncdro re gard.nnd affection. As you know , I was ap pointed to Annapolis from the First district by Congressman Conncll , nnd though my duty la to the whole nation , I have always tried to remember that I wns acting in a representative capacity , iso to speak , nnd that you are entitled to a severe , examina tion of my conduct. "Tho battle of Manila bay , my friends , was , not a great conflict , If wo consider the num bers engaged , but It may bo far reaching In Its consequences. It placed our flrst line of defense 7,000 miles from our own Pacific coast and gave to our people on the west ern coast a security from attack hicst do- slrablo In war , and a source of great satis faction In peace. That our first line of do- fcnsp In the Pacific shall remain where It was placed on May 1 , J898 , Is the ardent wish of those who vero there at the Inauguration of It. "My friends ; wo shall not forgot the reason which caused manv of us to cross tbo sea from Europe to found the republic of the United States. Let us not allow the political conditions which caused Immigration to bom us in on this free soil , but be. over on the alert , ready to battle for the principles which Ho at the foundation of our government , in thus honoring mo at homo nnd surrounded by my family In this public manner , you confer upon mo a great distinction and 1m- poBo upon mo a great obligation. " Tbo quartet then sang , "Let the Hills and Vales RecoundV" the vast assembly joined In singing "America" and then followed a personal meeting and handshaking with the lieutenant by the numerous members ot tha audience. Sketch of I.lciilenniit KiivnniiKli. Twenty-eight years ago lost January , a eon , now Lieutenant Arthur Kavanagh , waa born to Mr , and Mrs , John Kavanagh , farm ers In the western part of Johnson county , Neb , As a boy ho was given his early edu cation in the school of Ills homo district , leaving there to attend in respective order the High school at Te cumsch , tbo State uni versity at Lincoln and St. Benedict's college - lego nt Atchlrau. Ho received nn appoint ment to the United States Naval academy nt Annapolis In May , 1800 , through tbo efforts ' forts of Congressman W. J. Conncll , and graduated from the four years' course of that institution In 1894. With the object of Instruction In view ho was then sent on a two-years' cruise on the Cincinnati. Re turning to his studies 'at Annapolis , ho graduated from the completed coureo at the licad of his class. His flrst assignment to service was on ; lm battleship' Oregon In July , 1896 , and ho lulled from Mara Island , San Francisco , In March , 1897 , ho was detailed to take noventy non to Yokohama as reinforcements to the \slntlc squadron , At Yokohama ho was aa- ilgned service aboard the Olymplu nnd on : hla ship ho was serving In tbo capacity of : nslgn during the Manila bay engagement , ills promotion to the lieutenancy followed ind ho returned to Amorlca with Admiral Dewey , landing In N6w York a few weeks ilnce. He has spent six years on the water , dsltlng nearly every quarter of the globe. * Lieutenant Kavanagh 1 a wonderful' ' ithlcto. During the seasons of 1893 and 801 ho was captain of the Annapolis foot jail team and 'both ' these years his aggre- ; atlon won from the West Polntere. Ho ixpects to bo In Tecumseh about ono month. f/'levenjrer Seiiloneed to He llanucil. LIU13HTY , Mo. , Nov. 21. Ernest Cloven- jer , recently convicted of killing George Mien and Delia C'luvenKor , hla couxln , nt t religious meeting near MixHourl t'lty n December , 1S93 , WUH today sentenced : o bo hanged qn Friday. January B , 1XW. Icalouuy led to the shooting.