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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 3871. OMAIIA , SATURDAY MORNING NOTEMKER 25 1899
TRY TO FIX BLUNDER
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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
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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 !
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"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
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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.