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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , , TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JTIVE CENTS , ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 3871. OMAIIA , SATURDAY MORNING NOTEMKER 25 1899 TRY TO FIX BLUNDER ifF ' British War Minister Orders an Inquiry * ! Transport Arrangements. FIELD ARTILLERY SENT BY SLOW SHIPS Their Non-Arrival Has Upset General Bullet's ' Flan of Campaign. THEORY FOR METHUEN'S HEAVY LOSE Attributed to Inadequate Artillery and Lick of Support at Belmont. WORLD WAR CORRESPONDENT WOUNDED Lord Medium Send" Cnlilo Aiuioiinn- tttK thnt H , F. Knight , Hie IJU- ) _ tliiKtilNhcd Author , AVnn Incn- Vitcltntcd nt Uclmont. . { Copyright , 1B9D , by Press Publishing Co. : LONDON , Nov. 21. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The War de partment Is severely condemned for the mis management of the transport arrangements The batteries nnd field nrtlllery , the mosi ecrcly needed In South Africa , were nl slipped by the slowest transports nnd theli ncnorrlval has upset General Buller's pro- jccted plan ot campaign. The heavy loss sustained by General Mo- thucn's force nt Belmont is attributed tt Inafcquato artillery and poor support. Tno war minister has already ordered f departmental Inquiry to fix the responsibil ity for the blunder over the selection of the nrtlllery transports. AVnr Corremiondeiit Wounded. The following cable was received by the Horning Post , dated Belmont November 24 , 11:10 : a. m. : "Regret exceedingly that yout \\nr correspondent with my force , B. F , Knight , Is Incapacitated. "LORD METHUBN. " n. F. Knight , the distinguished vrnr cor- responelpnt dtid author , who was wounded at Bel'lhont , accompanied Lord Methucn's force as a representative ot the New York World and Morning Post. Knight's military experiences began in J870 , when he accom panied the French forces. Since then he hna chronicled the fortunes of many campaigns , including the Hungarian operations , the Matabele rebellion , the French expedition to Madagascar , the Soudan expedition and the Graeco-Turklsh war. During the Span ish-American war bis letters to the Times Jrom Cuba attracted much 'attention. Knight Is author of many boohs , the most widely read being : "Whore Three Em- " " Cruise of the Falcon , " -plres > Meet , "Tho "The Cruise of the Alerto at Madagascar In War Time" nnd "Rhodesia of Today. " Lieutenant Winston Churchill , now a pris oner at Pretoria , w.ho showed his gallantry nt Chlevoley , and John Stuart , another of our war correspondents , is at present at Ladjsralth with General White's forces "wo have still many nblo war cor respondents at work , these to bo speedily joined by others , so wo shall thus be able to maintain our service of news. " BESIEGE THE WAR OFFICE FrlciulM nnd Itelntlvcn of Soldiers Are AiixlouH for Melinite Net from the Front. LONDON , Nov. 24. The pathetic scenes which marked the days following the en gagements between the British nnd Boers at Glcncoe nnd Nicholson's Nek found their counterpart at the war office here today. Long before the doors of the war office * ivero opened the troubled and anxious women 11 X and men of nil stations In llfo were as sembled thcro nnd when the Inquirers were finally admitted their anxious questions ehoweel they feared that yesterday evening's official bulletin , though black enough , bad not recorded tbo full etory of the British losses at Bolmont. Up to noon the government officials had Issued no further dispatches nnd so the nervous distrust of the public remains un- nllovlatcd. General Mothucn's message leaves a great deal to bo explained. According to all previous facts obtainable as to the relative strength of the forces the Boers must have been In n decided minority , yet the total British loss , 220 killed , wounded and missing , proves the effectiveness of their resistance and amply justifies General Mcthuen's tribute to the courage and skill with which the burghers fought. The fact that no guns and only forty prisoners were captured by tte victors and that tbo Boers carried of ) their dead nnd wounded shows that they retired In nn or derly manner without precipitation or con fusion and that probably the Boer casualties were not numerous owing to the strength of their position. The destruction of the Door ammunition captured Is taken as an Indication that General Methuen occupied tbo captured position at Belmont and do- Btroyeel the Boer supplies In order not to hamper the Immediate advance of this flying column , which Is marching In the lightest order , The road is now presumably open to the Uoer position on the Modder river , where the Guards , who apparently bore the brunt of yestertlay'a fighting , will in all proba bility have another chance to get at cloao quarters with 'he bayonet , The governor of Natal hna forwarded the following dispatch to the colonial office ; "Tugela Drift was attacked during the morn ing of Thursday , November 23 , by 250 to 500 Boers , who are believed to have advanced from Hclpmakaar and Umvstl. The Mounted Rifles , under Major Leuchars , nnd n small body of Natal police , totaling 140 men , posted south of the river bank , forced the Boers to retire , after Iwo hours' fighting. Our loss was a sergeant major wounded. "The Tugela rrso during the day and Is reported to be > Impassable except by boats , " The queen has sent General Methuen her congratulations on "the brilliant action nt my guards , tbo naval brigade and the other I \ bravo boldlcrs. " CHASE BOERSFIVE MILES _ Ilciiort of IlrltUh Victory In nn Ku. Buuemeiit that Occurred Near tliu Oriiiiuu lllver. A BKLMONT , Nov. 24. 11 a. m. The entire western division moved on the Orange river Tuesday , and bivouacked at Wltteputs. Two companies of mounted infantry nnd a de tachment of lancers were sent to bold Thomas' farm. Their pickets prevented the Doors from advancing. The Doers fired can non nnd the British artillery arrived on thu Berne and ullenceel the Boers' fire. At 2 in the morning the- guards brigade moved steadily forward to a hill a few nilica cast of Belmont station , The Scots nnd arena dlcrs advanced to within fifty yards of th base , when the Boers poured In n scathln fire , staggering the guards momentarllj recovering , they returned a dead ! Boers. The duel wns contin the Boer and the Scot guards the bayonet an nmld luMy cheers. Tno Ninth brigade thci moved forward In extended order , and th Boers started n terrible cross-fire from th surrounding bills. The Coldstrcnms , supported by the Scott Grenadiers , Nortbumbcrlands and Northnmp tons , stormed the second position In the facet ot n constant nnd effective Boer fire , Th Ninth brigade then advanced the artillery , litho the meantime maintaining excellent prac ttce. The British Infnntry never wavered nnd when n tremendous cheer notified ther of the chnrge , the Doers fled nnd succcedci In gaining a rnngo of hills In the renr , li splto of the Lancers' flanking movement The Infantry again gallantly faced the fir nnd the naval brigade came into action fo the first tlmo ut n range of 1,800 yards. The Infantry was well supported by th artillery nnd the Boers , unnhlo to with stand the death-dealing volleys , retired am were ncaln forced to abandon some mlno positions. The British cavalry charged th Boers nnd pursued them for five mllen Possession wns taken of the Boer lange and the Boer stores were destroyed. The Boers hoisted n white flag over thcl second position , whereupon Lieutenant WI1 loughby ot the Coldstrcam Guards Flood u , nnd was immediately shot down. The Boer twice repeated the same tactics , BRITISH STORY OF A FIGH1 General Mcthncii'N Dattlcwith tin IlacrH in Which Dutch Arc Tut to Flight. CAPETOWN , Nov. 24. From the few de tails which have reached hero of Genera Mcthuen's fight with the Boers yesterday I appears that Dutch from Flncham's tarn shelled an advance body ot the Brltisl Wednesday , November 22 , and the Brltisl artillery was pushed forward and shelled ; hill , which the British subsequently occu pled , capturing two guns. The Boer casual tics were thirty men killed and wounded. The Boer main column left Flncham's farir during the afternoon and camped live mllei ahead. At daybreak Thursday the Boer : fired from tbo bills , 1,000 yards distant , or : ho British advance force. Other troors wer , then pushed up and the engagement became general. The British artillery made a gooi showing nnd silenced the Boer guns. Ther two battallono of the Grenadier guards and the Northumberland regiment stormed tht heights at the point of the bayonet. Cross. Ing the fire zone amidst a storm of lead the guards and Northumberiands pushed up the Incline and reached the summit , doing greal execution with their bayonets and capturing the laager with guns , equipment , prisoners , : attle and sheep. The entire position was : arrled by 8 o'clock , the cavalry , conelstlnq 3t the Ninth lancers nnd mounted Infantry , pursuing the flying Boers. The Boers whc sscapcd numbered 3,500 men. Their loss ie inknown. LONDON , Nov. 24. A special dispatch re- : elvcd hero from Belmont says that General Molhuen'B force numbered 7,000 men and ; hat the Boers had 5,000 rnen. - Tjie , latter , .t , Is acided h'eld nn exceetilng'lr strong "posl. .Ion on a series of hills , extending a dozen niles. They were strongly entrenched and Ihclr cannon were posted strongly-and were excellently eorved. The battle began at 7 j'clock nnd raged for pe\eral hours. The Boers held their positions with great stub- jornness and splendid courage. The British riflemen forced the nttnck under n raking Ire and carried position after position wltb nipcrb dash , driving out the Boers wltb ; rcat slaughter. The engagement was really i series of battles , during which the Boors ivcro constantly carrying oft their dead and grounded. The war office today Issued the following idvlccs : CAPETOWN , Nov. 24. Afternoon. Gen- ; rnl Methuen further reports this morning hat the wounded are doing well. There are iver fifty prisoners , Including a German com- nandant and six field cornets. Nineteen of hceo prisoners are wounded. Wo are unable .o estimate the Boer losses. The prisoners lay that yesterday's attack was a surprise ind that it Is the only hentlnc ; they havr lad. A largo amount of correspondence has > cen secured. The reservists are doing well. Colonel Pole-Carew replaces Featherston- raugh in command of tbo Ninth brigade. RUMORS OF BRITISH" VICTORY Story Received itlth AIloivnnccN Docr Co 11II do lit of SUCCCHN. CAPETOWN , Nov. 24. Unconfirmed re torts continue to arrlvo here to the cff3ct hat General Whlto recently caught tlm 3oers In a trap at Ladysmltb , Inducing du- achmcnts of the beleaguering force to renturo into the open country , when sortie lartles from the British camp captured them. It Is difficult , however , to believe that news if such Importance would not have ben ifllclally announced and it Is held that the iffalr described will probably turn out to ie tbo sortie reported from the Boer head- luarters November 22. Three squadrons of African Light Uorso mvo gone northward. Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate the leer casualties nt 1,000 men , half of whom vero killed. They also say the race course here is being prepared for a laager In the ivent o ! a siege and tbo guns of the fjrt ire trained on It in case the prisoners nt- empt to escnpe. A Maxim is placed at the ; ate of the race course , From President Kruger down o/cryono is n favor of fighting. They believe they vlll succeed in annexing all the beleaguered owns. The flag of the United Republic , now eady , bears the Orange cross. The Boers ixpect the wtr to last from four to six nonths , when they will possess South ifrlca. Commandant Albrecht and Lieutenant Staff have started with 1,000 followers to apture Buluwayo. 30ER REPULSE AT LADYSMITH ( miner Heltcrnten the Story of De feat of ANHnult Upon the Town. MODI RIVER , Natal , Nov. 21. The Boers ave only sent an occasional shell Into the IrltUh camp since this morning. The range t the British guns Is not sufficient for them a bo effective. An official native runner corroborate ) the eport that heavy firing baa occurred north ward. The runner , who is from Estcourt , ays ho was captured by tbo Boers , who In- est the heights northward. He adds that hey searched him , but failed to discover be dispatches. The Doers are In strong force under the over of a hill on which are two guns. When ho British opened llro the runner escaped a tbo confusion. Tbo Knmo runner was at Ladysmlth last ( Continued on Second Page. ) FILIPINO LEADER GIVES Dl President of Agninaldo'a ' Congress Snrrendoi to MacAnhnr at TarUc. FILIPINO GOVERNMENT IS NO MOR IiiNtirccnt CoiiKrcnn nnil Cnhlnct Ar Scattered , Never to llcntmcmhlc Filipino Soldlcrfl Wilt Soon Lay lomi Their Arum. MANILA , Nov. 25. 11:23 : a. m. Scno Bucncamlno , a former member of the so called cabinet of Agulnaldo , hns bee brought to General Otis a prisoner on boar the transport Brutus. Ho had sought rctug In a village near San Fabian , with Agu naldo's mother and son , The natives die closed his Identity to Major Cronln , wh captured him. General Young is still In the mountains o the trail of Agulnaldo. MANILA , Nov. 24. 5:50 : p. m. flautist ; president of the Filipino congress , prescnte himself to General MacArthur nt Tnrlac tc day and formally renounced all further con nectlon with the insurrection. Ho was ono of the Influential Filipino who hesitated at the beginning of the war n to which sldo on which to cast his lot. H was offered n Judgeshlp of the supreme cour but declined. Ho now nnouncce that ho desires to nc cept the position and says the Filipino congress gross nnd cabinet are scattered , never t reassemble. Some of the members , ho adds , have re turned to their homes , whllo others ar flying for oafot/ . Many of the congrossme have resigned nod he believes the Flllpln soldiers will lay down their arms everywher as soon ns they learn the truth. Otln Siimmnrlxcn .Situation. WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. General Otl summarizes the situation In Luzon In n dls patch to the War department today In whlc ] ho says that the Insurgent government cm no longer claim to exist , Its troops and ofll clals are ecattered and Agulnaldo In hiding The dispatch follows : "MANILA , Novj 24. Claim to governmcn by insurgents can bo made no longer undo any friction ; its treasurer , secretary of th Interior and president of congress In on hands ; Its president and remaining cabinc officers in hiding evidently in different part of central Luzon provinces ; Its generals ani troops In small bands scattered through thesi provinces acting as banditti or dispersed playing the role of 'amlgos1 with nrms con cealcd. Indications are that Agulualdo dlt not escape through the lines of Lawton o Wheaton , but fled westward from Bayam bong railway station. Telegraphic com munlc.itlon to Oagupan established , prob' ' ably to San Fabian today ; by relaying nlm miles of track with material at hand rallwaj communication to that point re-established labor of troops must attend maintenance. ' Carpenter Han Sharp Flclit. Fuller details of the sharp engagement be. tween Carpenter's command and the insur gents in Hello reached the War departmcn today In the following dispatch from Genera Otis , dated Manila , today : , ft , v ! ' "In Panay today , SlstsJns't. , when'.pigk , ' JESS , v ! ISHlJkin vYjclnUy.otraaivvi'paS ; ; penter with two battalions of Elghteenthrln- fantry and Brldgcman's battery had seven engagement at Pnvla , north of Hollo. Hit casualties five killed , twenty wounded. no\\ in Hello hospital , others slightly woundot with command ; enemy driven north with re. ported very heavy loss ; particulars not re ceived. Carpenter passed on to insurgent * stronghold , Santa Barbara , which he captured - tured on 22d inst. without loss. Noth. Ing received from column under Immediate command of Hughes , which Is moving ra pidly and operating north and west of Santa Barbara. Apparently Vlsayans are friendly , not taking active part ; enemy consists ol 2,000 Tagalos. " General Otis also sends the following Hs | of casualties sustained since his last report ; "Killed In advance on Pavla , November 21 : Howard Lowe , sergeant , Company G , SlxtJi artillery ; William S. Addy , Company P , Eighteenth Infantry , "In action near Barrio Tenabang , N6vem. ber 11 : Thomas E. Gardner , Company L , Seventeenth infantry ; wounded , November 17 , Charles E. Hapner , right thigh , moder ate ; November 10 , John E. Miller , Company A , right chest and abdomen , eevere. In iction at Mlndurlao , Panay , James M. Casey , CJompany B , Eighteenth Infantry , left thigh , slight ; In action near Jaro , Panay , RIcharc ! Sorbett , Company C , Twenty-sixth Infantry , neck , severo. November 18 , James E. Roe- ; ey , Company A , head , severe ; In action nt ( Vnabo , Luzon , Paul P. Phenuer , Company F , Eleventh cavalry , left thigh , moderate ; Edward Johnson , head , moderate ; William W. Hlnman , corporal , right leg , moderate. " A later dispatch from General Otis gives the results of the fighting at Hello as fol- ows : "Hughes , Hello , reports enemy driven back nto mountains ; insurgent capital Cabanatuan : aptured. Only serious action that of Car- ) enter , nt Pavla ; total casualties , five killed , ir since died of wounds ; twenty-seven rounded ; captured ten prisoners , eighteen : annon , six rifles , quantities of ammunition. Enemy's casualties not stated. " JHARLEsfoT OUT OF SIGHT CruUer Slip * Down Into Deep Water and Hoped of Hnvluic It Are Almniloiicd. WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The Navy do- lartment has received the following cable- ; ram from Captain Leutze , commanding tbo laval station at Cavlte , dated Manila , today : "Culgoa reports Charleston disappeared , "LEUTZE. " The Culgoa was the relief ship sent out 'rom Hong Kong. U is believed nt the < avy department that tbo Charleston has dipped down into deep water from the steep jink on which it waa resting at the bow , rhla report has dissipated tbo last hope of laving the ship. : tiii.viioATs run i'niii'iM\ns , lYutmin'n Flee * to IIuvu AeiiulHltlon of Three SiuiiilHli niiiilumtx. WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. Admiral Wat- on's fleet In Philippine waters is about to 10 augmented by the three gunboats Isla de wuzon , Isla de Cuba and Don Juan do Aus- rla , captured from Spain at the battle of lanlla bay. Commanding officers heretofore tavo been assigned to the vessels and Ad- nlral Watson has been authorized to corn- ilete the list of officers from those with the Ulatlc squadron. Tbu new acquisitions TO about the size of the gunboat Marietta nd they will arrive about the time of the Irooklyn , Now Orleans , Nashville and Ma- Ictta , making In all quite a large Increase n tbo Asiatic squadron. V. .11 , C , A. Work in Army. SAN FIUNCISCO , Nov. 24. The War do- lartmeut has requested that twelve more , rniy secretaries of the Young Men's Chris- Ian association be gent with the troopa to lanlla. On Monday last W , Frank Glocck. ler sailed oil the transport Hancock and will bo connected with the rorty- fourth Unit States volunteer Infantry. James Hunt has been selected to" sail on the trnnspo Warren next wcok ns 'secretary of the rog mental Young Men's Christian assoclatlo When the Iwclvo men under the new ord have tailed there will bo fifteen nrmy Youi Men's Christian association secretaries the Philippines. Miss Helen Gould ot Nc York has contributed the larger portion the money for the maintenance of this sped work , AGUINALDO MAY SAIL AWA fTciicral Otln tluwlttliiKlv Aliln Ilium Kent ticneral to ArriuiKC Henna of Uncnplnic from luon. ( Copyright , 1859 , by Press Publishing Co HONG KONG , Nov. 24.-MNcw York Wor Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Agulnalc has found means of escaping from the Phi Ipptncs. It is feared bo has already del so. General Otis unwittingly aided tl escape of the man whom 60,000 America troops are trying to catch. Captain Lav rcaco , nn Englishman , \VRR engaged t Agulnaldo , through President Laczon i Ncgros , to buy n launch hero. Laczon brother nnd Pedro Hegolado , a well-know Hello man , came to Hong Kong. They ni tually bore letters froiu General Otis i Wlldman , United States consul here. The bought a launch , named It Lacr.on , clcarc It at the United States consulate as bour for Toro , proceeded to lilngnycn gulf nr turned over the launch to Apulnnldo's met Afterward they gave it out that the "it surgcnts captured the launch. " It has since been learned that Lawrcnc Is a. colonel in the Insurgent army nud tb : ho hns been retained to command the launc which is held in readiness to carry Agulnald to safety. (4 Several insurgent generals have nlread been seen In Hong Kong. ) * They must hav escaped In disguise through the America lines , for they came from Manila on rcg ular trading steamers. SMART. SATISFIED WITH THIS GAMl'AIGS Cabinet Mcctn mill DlnciiKnen of the I'hllluuliicK Army. WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. All the mem bcrs ot the cabinet were present at today' meeting except Attorney General Grlgg : who is nt Paterson perfecting the arrange mcnta for the funeral of the vice preslden tomorrow. All the members of5lhQ.c'ablne signified today that they wouW''lo'vready' t accompany the president foltho-funeral tomorrow ' morrow morning. * J' " No business of Importance wos/transacte at the meeting this morning. , Thd lates dispatches from General Otis were laid be fore the cabinet by Secretary Root and ther was a general expression ot satlsfactlo : over the vigor with whlchttho campaign 1 being prosecuted. Most of the time wa consumed in the discussion of the annua reports , each member in tirn calling atten ' tlon to the general trend' ' and the mail features of his report. Government HeleiislUBT Trnndjiorti SAN FRANCISCO , Nov.-24. The govern ment has hcgun to release transports. J commencement was made today , wtien th American steamer George W. Elder and th British tramp Belgian King were turnei their owners. cavalry , has been transferred'"from Bayan to Fort Duchesne. KENTUCKY HAS A TRIAL TRIP Xcw Ilattlciililp MakeH an Average o 10.S1 KnotH nn Hour Off Itoekport. STRAITSMOUTH WAY , ROCKPORT Mass. , Nov. 24. The Kentucky In Its trla trip passed the Texas at 2:18:05 : : and a 2:42:30 : : crossed the finish line , the last leg showing a speed of 16.21 knots. The tola elapsed time sluco starting was 4:16:30. : : Deducting twenty-one minutes , tbo estl' mated time of the turns , the actual time o the run was 3:55:30. : : giving an average speec of 16.81 knots per hour. The last two legs wore apparently slow and cut down the average for the entire run somewhat. At 10:26:05 : : a. m. the start was madeovci the regular course oft here. The weathei was Ideal and the speed conditions coult hardly have been improved upon. Then was a heavy ground swell making in as th ( result of the strong northeast blow of yes terday , but It did not appear to have mucl effect on the big war ship. As It neared the start Its speed was grad' ually Increased , the combination of a forcer draught and the soft coal sending greal volumes of dense black smoke out of it < two enormous funnels. Quickly it came down to the line and nt 10:26:05 : : tbo speed flag wns run up and with a sharp blow 01 the whistle the Kentucky was off. Straight as an arrow the vessel ran ovei the first mark boat , the battleship Texas which was passed at 10:51:30. : : Twenty-five minutes and twenty-five seconds had thus elapsed , during which the vessel bad made 6.6 miles , showing a speed of 15,57 knots pei hour. The Kentucky's sister ship , the Kear- sarge , covered the distance In twenty-twc minutes , thirty-seven seconds , a speed ol 17.50 knots , ( The Kentucky , twenty-foui minutes and forty seconds later , or al 11:16:10 : : , was abreast of the second mark boat. Over this distance tbo ship showed a speed of 16.05 knots , against 17.50 by the Kearsargo , The tide and wind were both ] galnst the Kentucky on this run. It was predicted that on the return it would eba\\ better speed , as tbo wind and the tide favored It. At 11:49 : tbo ship was hull down in the horizon , Its position being Indicated inly by tbo Immense smoke trail , A few minutes after 1 o'clock the battle- ililp was seen returning , At 1:51:40 : : It insscd the Mayflower , 13.2 knots from the Inish. At that hour the wind had died out : ompletely nnd the sea was smooth , Whnn .ho tlmo wns taken as the vessel passed the Mayflower it showed it hud steamed three tours twenty-five minutes and forty sec- > nds since the start. By deducting the tlmo consumed In turn- ng , placed at twenty-one minutes , the cstl- iinted actual time up to this mark waa l04 ; (0 , which would Indicate an average ipeed of 17,15 knots. TERM IN PRISON FOR INGHAM I x-IlNtrlut Attorney nnd' Illx I'lirtncr Ilratv Tivo and n Half PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 24 , Ellery P. : ngham , ex-United States district ottor- icy , and bis law partner and fanner as- itstant , Harvey 1C. Nowltt , were today sen- enced by Judge McPberson to Imprisonment or two years and elx months and to pay a Ir/e / of $1 and the costs of their trial for loneplracy in attempting to bribe a secret iervlco operative In connection with the ccent blg > revenue stamp counterfeiting : onsplracy. . TesiiH Murderer' * I , ale G'oiifcmiloii. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 24. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Austin , Tax. , Hoyx : lames Davidson wuu hanged today for the nurder of Oeorgo W. Enguur ? , u merchant , ind hlH wife , ut Manor , Tex. , last Juno. lie confc-Hned on tliu scaffold and said lie Icscrvccl hanging. IIAYWARDDOESNOT1HPROV. Stricken Senator's Condition Showa I Change for t.ho Better , RIGHT SIDE IS COMPLETELY PARALYZE Speech More Labored mid Unlntcll Elhle Tliu 11 for Severn ! Day * 1'nst Ilullctlii iNNiicd DurltiK 13 % di lute by Ur. Wlilttcit. NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Nov. 24 , ( Sp < clnl Telegram. ) Dr. Whltten hns Just ri turned from the bcdsldo of Senator Hnywai and has given out the following bulletin : "Senator Ilayward has passed a very resl less day. His temperature tonight Is 9 : pulse 78 and regular , respiration 26 , Irrcgulti and Intermittent. His right arm and Ic are completely paralyzed nd his specc moro labored and unintelligible than It he been for several days past. Otherwise hi general condition Is about an It has been fc thcNjast forty-eight hours. " Senator Haywnrd's present illness date back to November 9 , At 5:30 : p. m. on tbt day ho left lila office for homo nnd had enl reached the middle ot the street when h staggered nnd fell. He arose and walked t his residence , five blocks away , wlthoi assistance , but upon nrrlvlng there lmm < dlately took to his bed , where ho has sine remained. After three or four days ho ral lied to such an extent that the physician gave out encouraging reports of his probabl complete recovery , but for the last week h has barely held his own. The condition c the paralyzed members is moro serious to night than it has 'been any time previous. INDICT A CLEVER SWINDLE ? Wllllnni p. Miller , Head of FrnnUlii Syndicate , Gathcrn In the ISnr- of 1'conlc. NEW YORK , Nov. 24. William F. Miller load of the Franklin syndicate , which ha accepted the deposits of thousands of person n Brooklyn under promise of paying a. dtvi lend of 10 per cent a week , or 520 per cen a year , and Cecil Leslie , his secretary , wcr ndlcted by the Kings county grand Jury to dny. Bench warrants were Issued for thcl arrest today , but up to a late hour nclthe had been arrested , the police Baying they hai disappeared during the afternoon. Tonight the police raided the premises oc cupled by the Franklin syndicate. Then was a great crowd around the building am the police surrounded It. Inspector Brcnnai arrested Louis Miller , brother of the head o the syndicate and the cnsbler of the con ccrn , and took possession of $15,000 in cash There were forty employes .engaged in thi officps and these were allowed to-go. It wai stated by Louie Miller to the police that tin offices were In the hands of former Sherif 3ally , to whom , ho said , the concern hat > cen assigned. The charge on which Miller was indlctet was that of conspiring to defraud. The dis. rlct attprney's office In Brooklyn has beei at work on the cnso for some months. Miler - er has been engaged for the last two yean or so In offering his glittering inducement : o the people to invest their money for bin o moke use of , but it had only been in thi aslr.mbnth.y b 'extjirei &dverllilnB . . - w- jpn ( vajr or another , he has managed to atlrac o his office hundreds of people dally , wht gathered in a long line , or fought with cacl other for -opportunity to hand out thcl ] earnings. Even when raided by the police onlght there were a number of these wait- ng to deposit their money. The presence 01 ho police caused great excitement. When they entered the place they were In- ormed that at 6 o'clock tonight the concert had' assigned to James F. Daily. The police put Dally off the place , saying they were the assignors now. More than $15,000 It cash was found In the syndicate offices. Fron the records which the police had made o ! today's deposits it Is evident that a portion of the money had been removed from tht offices and Louis Miller , the cashier , whc was arrested , was called upon to make or explanation. Ho at first refused , but or being threatened by the police said Mist Annlo Gory , an employe of the concern , whc lived in a house adjoining the offices , hail been given the possession of a large euro of money in the morning by the head of the firm. The police went to the adjoining house where they placed Miss Gory under arreul and after an extended search they found nearly $9,000 concealed in an old lounge In her apartments. The woman then declared she had this in her possession for the pur pose of paying tbo employes of the syndi cate. The police , however , took posses sion of the money and gave Miss Gory her liberty. SETTLE MINERS' DIFFICULTY IlllnolH OiicrutorH Aurrccot to Sell Conl to ( io Into the Striken * ' Territory. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 24. There will bo no general strike of coal miners in the Il linois field. This result was reached at n conference held hero today between the na. tlonnl and state organizations of tbo United 'Mine ' Workers of North America and the mlno operators of Illinois , who have been uelllng coal in the Missouri , Kansas and Ar kansas districts , where union miners are on a strike. John J. Mitchell of Indianapolis , national president of the United Mine Workers of North America , conducted the negotiations tor the miners , whllo nearly all of the promi nent mlno operators In Illinois were on hand to look after their side of the con troversy. President Mitchell made a strong speech , In which ho said that the relations between tbo miners and operators In Illinois were very pleasant Just now. The miners were living up to their agreement , and all they asked was that the operators should also live up to their sldo of the agreement. He warned the operators that unlcoj they stopped shipping coal to tbo southwest , where union miners are on a strike , It would bo necessary to call out every union miner In. Illinois and tie up the mines. "Our object , " ho sold , "Is to tie up the Missouri , Kansas & Texas , Mlesourl , Kan sas & Eastern , St. Louis & Iron Mountain , Santa Fo , Missouri Pacific and St. Louis & 3an Francisco railroads , which own or con. trol the coal companies involved in tbo present strike. If wo can stop them from buying Illinois coal , they will bo forced to icccdo to our demands and adopt the union scale of wages. " Several efforts were made to effect a : ompromlso by allowing the operators to (111 ( their present contracts * In' tbo affected territory , but the miners refused to agree .0 anything less than their original demands , rho operators finally agreed to sell no moru : oal for shipment to the affected territory , A Trent Miner * for ( 'oiilrmpt. FORT SCOTT , Kan. , Nov. 24. W , T. Wright of Illinois , president of the United Miners of America , and John P. Reese , mem- aer of tbo national executive board , to- jether wltb twenty striking miners , were CONDITION OF THE WEATHE Forecast for Nebraska Fair , with Variable Wind Temperature nt Omnlin } eMcrilnyi Hour. Ucir. Hour. Ic si n. m. ( . . . . . nn i v. m (1 n. in. . . . . . 'tl ! SJ 11 , in. . . . . . 7 n. in ltd it p. 111 8 n. int. . . . . ill ! 4 p. in. . . . . . i ) n. m : to n p. m 10 n. m. : it : ( i i > . m 11 n. m : < ii 7 p. in. . . . . im -to s p. in it 11. in. . . . . brought up before Judge Williams of A kanras in the federal court hero today , answer to charges of contempt. They a charged with having Ignored the court's li junction ngalnst going upon the property the "Dig Four" Mining company In soul ! cm Kansas , urging the miners cmployi thcro to go on n strike. Ono hundred ot tl striking union minors have come up fro Cherokee mines to lend moral support the men now on trial. VIEW REMAINSOF HOBAR _ O\er TuoUe Tliou niidclKhliorn t l.ute Vice I'renldciit Tnlcc a Liint Look nt Ills Face. NEW YORK , Nov. 21. The funeral of tt late Garret A. Hobnrt , vice president of tl : United States , will tnko place tomorrow : Paterson , N , J. , 'services first being held i Carroll Hull , the Hobart homo , and atU that at the Church of the Redeemer. The services nt the house nro Intended fc the family , the president and his cabinc members of the scnnto nnd house of repre sontntlves of the United States nnd tntlmnl personal friends of the family. They wl begin nt 2p. - . m. nnd will bo comductcd b Rev. Dr. Mngle , who also will deliver an at dress nnd prayer at tbo church service. In Carroll hall this afternoon the n mnlns ot Vice President Hobart lay 1 state nnd the public had an opportunity 1 view them. Fully 5,000 persons were I the streets. Lines were formed by a squn of police , but the force was entirely tc small to maintain any semblance ot ordci Women were largely In the majority. The included all classes and all bad the earn opportunity to take a last look ut the fac of the dead. The llrst person to see the remains aftc they hael been removed from the room whel Vice President Hobart died was Attorne General Grlggs. He shook his bead as h noticed tbo change in the face ot the doa and as he stepped asldo from the room , ver much affected , said : Ho hns suffered mucl more than any one will know. " Women fainted on the jiorch , and nt on Llmo half a dozen lay insensible on the lawr aut were revived. At the coffin there was alntlng scene. A woman about 20 years oh ! after gazing in the- face of the dead vie president , stood as though transfixed. The she screamed and fell forward into the arm of a policeman. She waa placed in a chal and revived. It was estimated that full 12,000 persons saw the remains in the fou hours they were , exposed toview. . Thousand mora would have seen them if the time ha permitted. It was remarked by those who had know , the vice president that the face had lost It Peasant roundness and was very thin , show np that he had suffered much. His roc' haft- also thlimdd.'conafd6 > ablyi''a idhlb hni and moustifcho "were gray. Ho was cadi changed from the day ho was sworn into th ofllco of vice president , but there was peaceful expression as though ha hai dropped Into a sleep. MONEY GOING TO NEW YURI IlnnUH Ileport Ileav } ' nccelptn nil ) LlKht SIilpincntH of Currency Durliiir the Week. NEW YORK , Nov. 24. While the ship ments of money through the purchases o bonds this week have added to the net re suits of the banks on direct Interior ex change the difference was less than $300,000 Indicating that the currency movement 1 ; turning In the direction of New York. The subtrcasury paid out $7,751,000 durln ; the week , exclusive of today's transfer ! through the clearing house. Banks with tin largest number of out of town correspond ents reported relatively heavy receipts ant light shipments of currency , some of tin most Important Institutions receiving fron $50,000 to $200,000 moro than their ship' mcnts aggregated. Subtrcasury disbursements on account o : government bond purchases aggregated to day more than $750,000. The total disburse , mcnts by the Now York subtreasury , undei the offer to redeem United States bonds tc the amount of $25,000,000 , was $12,062,256. BROTHERS' DEADLY QUARREL JCMNC Miidmiy Shnotit a ml Mortal ! } WonudM HlH Elder Ilrother Tom and Then IllnniipenrH. MARYVILLE , Mo. , Nov. 24. ( Special Tel. Ggrarn. ) Tom Lindsay , aged 21 , was shoi ind mortally wounded by his youngei brother , Jesse , at the homo of their brother- in-law , Joseph Yeager , nlno miles west ol Mnryvlllo , Wednesday morning. An attempl \\aa made to keep the affair secret , but II leaked out today. Tom Llndeay , the wounded man , says the uhootlng was accidental , bul Ills brother-in-law declares he heard the boys quarreling In the room , that Jesse lared Tom to como out Into the yard , threat- enlng to kill him If ho did so , that they ivcnt out and Immediately ho heard the ihot. Another suspicious circumstance It that Jeseo disappeared immediately aftei the shooting and has not been seen since fhe offlceni knew nothing about the affali mill today. WOMEN FIGHT WITH DEPUTIES Capture \oii-lJnlon MlncrN nnd Are 1'orced hy Ollluem to Ilc- lenne Them. WILKESBARRE , Pa. Nov. 24. The parading and rioting of the wives and other 'emlnlno relatives of the striking miners it Nnntlcoko was resumed thcro today , hun- Ireds marching the streets , Ono of them , vos arrested far throwing pepper Into the ; yco of a deputy. A number of miners work- rig about tbo collieries wcr/ > captured by hem and the deputies were forced to charge he line of women In order to recapture the non , The women gave battle to the deputies ind 11 numbr of hard blows were exchanged , Fortune for ( irnvel Tr.'iln Workman , BPIUNCIFIKLD , III. , Nov , 2I.-H , V , Watson , employed nn u Baltimore & Ohio ftoiilhwcHtcrri gravel train nt Taylorvlllo , III , , luia received word lie IWH fallen heir to a fortune of $75,000 through the death of ils mother's brother at Now York. Wat. ( on will BO to New York to claim lilu for tune. Movenien < N of Ocean VcNNelN , Nov. lit , At Netw York Arrived Wcrkendam , from lottcrdam ; C'ampunla , from Liverpool and JueenHtown , At Hnvrev-Arrived La Qascogne , from few York. At QuceriHtown Arrlvcd-rTennland , from 'hlliulPlohla , for Liverpool ! Lucanla , from ow York , for Liverpool , At HnmburB Arrived 1'atrlcla , from > Jew York , via Plymouth. AT OLD FORT OMAHA War Department Gives Orders that Ancient Buildings Shall Be Removed. THEY WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC OUTCRY Post to Bo Used tu a Detention Hospital , Oarrjing Out Miles' Suggestion , NEW STRUCTURES TO SUPERSEDE OLD Surplus Trees to Be Out Out to Give Pine Maples and Elms a Ohanco , GENERAL FURBISHING UP OF THE POST CoMRrciiNinnit Mcrcrr SIIJM the nrpuh- llcnnn Will Face Tlielr Duty lloldly nt the ComhiK Sc - NlOIl lit COIlBrCNR. WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. ( Special Tele- grnm. ) Assistant Secretary Melklejohn hns approved the recommendations of Quarter master General Ludlngton relative to the removal of the old buildings on the site ot Fort Omab.i and selling them at public outcry. Orders were Issued today to Quartermaster Hnthnway of the Department of the Mis. sourl to proceed to advertise for the saleot Noa. 24 , 31 , 3fi , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 10 , 41 nnd 41 to G2 Inclusive ; also officers' quarters Nos , 1 to 16 Inclusive , and Nos. 19 to 13. ! This Is done for the purpose of protecting modern buildings on the military reserva tion and to clear the way for now buildIngs - Ings , for It la undoubtedly the purpose of the War department to follow the sugges tions of Major General Miles when In Omaha Unit old Fort Omaha should be used as a de tention hospital and recuperating station for soldiers returning from foreign service. Thcro Is no disposition on the part of the War department people , BO far as can be learned , to relinquish control of Fort Omaha , but rather to utilize It for the purposes out lined , and If necessary to make it n re cruiting station as well. In addition to the sale of the buildings above mentioned an order was also made to have cut out from the others without expense to the government , the cottonwood and surpluo trees which are now seriously Impairing the growth of maples and elms. Ilnvc Mercer on Con RFC * * . Speaking of congress , which Is about to assemble and which gives promise of being one of the most Important since the close of the civil war , Congressman Mercer said today : ] "Republicans arc now In possession of both branches of congress nnd they must [ ace the responsibilities before them as they have faced many trying conditions before. I believe that they will fearlessly do their duty. There will beno shirking nnd no halting when it comes to outlining policies 8 ! j'COtl ' sress will go as far as possible' and t aellevc an amendment will be submitted to ; ho constitution giving congress the power ; o deal with such matters , ns suggested by the supreme court in the Interstate com- mcrcc cases. "There will bo some currency legislation , but of what character/ / purely speculative until after wo have heard the report of the subcommittee of the caucus. There will bo no radical changes In the rules. They are ; oed enough as they aro. They cannot bo mproved upon and I firmly bellovo the new speaker , General Henderson , does not deslro any change. Thcro will be Homo changes In committees , but not in the heads of the cadlng ones. Ono change will bo made which will commend Itself to all thinking people. The minority is to receive greater recognition than has heretofore been nc- orded It. "The policy of congress will bo to boldly ako up the great questions now before It uid I have no doubt the republican party vlll Issue out of this congress stronger than ever. My motto Is to perform all leglsla. ion necessary and get away to the country nil let the nation pass upon the work done. " Mclklcjohii MllcliN to Illn Pout. Ou account of tbo absence from the rlty omorrow of the president nnd cabinet In at- endance upon the funeral of Vice President lobart Assistant Secretary Molklejohn hns eclded to remain at his pest In this city , 'he necessity of some of the higher officials f the War department being In Washington t this time Is stronger than over In vltew of he tightening cordon around tbo Insurgents n the Philippines. An allotment of $2,500 was made today by he War department 'upon ' the rccoinrncndn- lon of Assistant Secretary Mciklcjohn for he completion of the barracks at Fort Mc- \enzle , Sheridan , Wyo. This Is only a sum mer rantonment , built for two companies specially , but efforts will be made during ho coming congress to make it a permanent military post. Plans and specifications for the addition o the postoffico building at Omaha have icon about completed by the supervising rchltect's office and It Is expected bids will 10 Invited early in the spring for the corn- iletlon of the building as contemplated In ho bill passed at the last congress incrcas- ng the total cost of the structure to $1,200- 00. 00.An order was Issued today dlHcontlnulnR ho postofllco at Kriim , Jefferson county , a. Mall will bo sent to Fnlrflcld , Mary , Inman was today appointed postmistress t Oak Grove , Powcwhlck county , la. WANT J1OM > IIUVIXO K.YTKMHSJ ) . ' Jnuiiiili-rii Don I re More Time in Wil h to Sell .SecurKlen. WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. Secretary dago s In receipt of a large number uf ruiuwtB rom financial circles to extend the bond fferlng limit beyond November 30. The sec- etary said this afternoon that no action wilt > e taken in the matter until November 30 , The total amount of bonds purchased by 10 government under the recent offer of ho secretary of tbo treasury Is $11,606,000 , I'renldent Ciumot ( So to NnNhvllle. WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The president , ma decided that It will bo Impossible for ilm to go to Nashville , Tenn. , to greet tbo ennessco volunteers upon their arrival from 10 Philippines , Ho postponed his final eclslon in the hope that ho might be able o make the journey , but finds , owing to 10 pressure of public business In connection Itb the approaching session of congress , iat It will bo Impossible for him to go. Accept Torpedo Hunt Unlilifrcn. WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. The Navy do- mrtment has accepted preliminarily the tor- icdo boat Dahlgren , built by the Bath Iron Vorks , upon the receipt of the report of the aval Inspection board. The boat made 0.7 knots per hour and was sound and strong n every particular.