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OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUSING- , NOVEMBER 28 , 1809 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY JflVE CENTS , HUMANITY OF BOERS Soldiers of the Tranmal Treat British Wounded with Kindness , LOOK CAREFULLY AF ERS ProTlde for the Wants of These Who Into Tboir Hands. TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF TOMMY ATKINS QiT8 ths Wounded Brltitlnrs Water Out of Their Own Bottles. PRISONERS SENT BACK TO LADYSMITH Their UlnnUciN ( u ( lie Wounded dud Sleep on ( he > nUod hell Jinny llccdn ot KlndnvHH. jjU . ( ( Copyright , 1SOD , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , Nov. 27. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram , ) G. W. Steev- cns , the Daily Mall war correspondent , In a mall letter describing Nicholson's Nek , bears eloquent testimony to the humanity of the Doers. Ho writes "Tho Doers had their revenge for Dundee nnd Elandslaagle. They took it In full measure In kindness. As Atkins had tended their wounded and succored their prisoners there , they tended and succored him here. Ono commandant wished to send the wounded prisoners to Pretoria , but the others wcro moro prudent , as well as moro liumanc , and decided to Bend them back to Ladjsmlth. They gave the men the water out of their own bottles. They gave the 'wounded ' the blankets off their saddles and filept themselves on the naked veldt. They were short of transportation. They were mostly armed with Martinis , yet they gave the captured mules for hospital panniers nnd captured Leo Mctfords for splints. A i I ) roan was rubbing a hot sore on his head with a half crown and nobody offered to take it from him. Some of them asked the soldiers for their embroidered waist belts as me mentoes of the day. 'It's got my money In it,1 replied Tommy , and tbo captor said no more. " Stcevons writes almost hysterically of the hoisting of the white- flag by British officers , implying that it was done inlgbt , and bays that In ono case the British soldiers refused to tierit and kept on firing. OpUmlNdr IlrltlNh Vle . tCopyrlght , 1SDD , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON. Nov. 27. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post bays : "For tbo first tlmo since the -war began one Is able to look at the map of South Africa , with a feeling of satisfaction. It wns impossible to draw any consolation from 1 contemplation of the several fragments along the railway line to Natal. Now , however , n junction of these several parts brought xdlnf if not to Ladysmlth , . nt least to those xvatchlng the situation with a full sense ot its gravity. The Doers have let ono more cbanco slip through their fingers and we trust It may bo the last. Now wo are be ginning to make headway against them. It is possible to take an easier interest In the movements of the cnemjJoubert Is likely to make a fight at Colenso. "Buller's first business In Natal Is nat urally the 'relief of Ladj-smlth. After that , when the Invasion compels a retreat to Pretoria - toria , the Natal force will got its chance. It seems unlikely that an attempt will be made to force the passes of Drankensburg. The passes will open of their own accord when the sound of a flanking army is behind them anywhere fiom Wlnburg road tohe Vaal. There Is nothing alarming In the circumstance that wo have not heard from Jlcthuen slnco the fight at Gras Pan. Ho is doubtless waiting for n complete list ot our losses nnd only our Ignorance as to the return of the mounted contingent makes us anxious for news There Is no movement forward to chionlclo toward the Orange river. At present it Is difficult to see whence the troops are coming to make a forward move secure. " VICTORY AT RIGHT JUNCTURE of llediuen'H ( JnliiH Meeelved In Time ( o lid ( lie Uhernl LONDON , Nov. 27. None too soon for Mie British has come the news of the Improved outlook foi them on both the eastern and vvestern sides of the South African Republic , uh the constant small reverses were arousing keen resentment against the authorities here. This was evidenced by the result of the Wandsworth election to the London county council on Saturdaj- , when the previous con servative plurality of 1110 wns converted Into n liberal plurality of 23. , the conservatives having made thu war an 1 F.I tie and their can didate being a mllltaty officer. To General Methticn , it appeals , belongs the honor of the flrbt real British victory of Iho present war , as Hclmont was the first battle after which the British advanced in stead of retreating. The fact that General Mcthucn was forced to fight a second pitched battle near the scene of the first shows the Dcers were not demoralised nt Delmont , but quickly rallied , nnd with unabated courage met the splendid assault of the British naval brigade at Grns P.m. The excellent military qualities dlsplajcd by tbo Doers In these two lights ivcro no doubt partially derived from the training of Commandant Alhrccht , n for mer officer of the Austrian arm ) . The admiralty Is In rtccipt of the follow. Ing advlco from Admiral Harris , dated Capetown , November 20 : "I deeply regret to repor { the following ( usimltley at Gras Pan yesterday : "Killed "CAPTAIN GUY SENIOR of tbo Royal M r I nit' , of the Monarch. "COMMANDER KTHELSTONE of the Powerful "MAJOR PLUMHK of the Doris , "CAPTAIN of the Monarch. r "Wounded "Flag Cuptaln Prothcro of the Doris , so- vcrcl ) ' . ' "Lieutenant Jones of the Doris. "Tho other casualties uro not yet known "Commander Do Horsey , Captain Morgan and Lieutenant Wlltioii , all of the Monarch , have proceeded to Join the naval brigade with Lord Mothuen. " ( Ineen He retH ( lie IOMNI * * , The commander-Iii-chlef at the cape has tent the admiralty an additional list of cas ualties among the British naval brigade en gaged at the battle of Gras IHui , us follows' Midshipman Hfaddart of tbo cruiser Doris and ten sailors und marines killed and thir teen petty officers and teamen and seventy- t > U non-rommlsiiioned olllcorp and men of the marines wuundcvl Total casualties , 105 Tbo following mettsago has been tele graphed to the commandcr-ln-chlef at the cape "Tho queen desires jou to convey to the naval brigade who were present at the action txt Gras Pan her majesty's congratulations on their gallant conduct , nnd nt the enmo tlmo express the queen's regret at the losses sustained by the brigade. " DnrU Outlook In Cape ( "olony. The outlook In Cape Colony Is dark for the British. That General Gntacre hno no task Is proved by the latest dispatches Capetown and elsewhere , showing t the majority of the population on the frontier have openly declared themselves on the slilo of the Boers. Bands of Boers are doing Immense damage over n wide area nnd they have now appeared south of Stormberg. General Gatacre , however , moves to Iho front today , so , It is hoped by the British , the Invasion will soon be stemmed. A meeting of .refugees from Allwnlnorth , the constituency of J. W. Sauer , the com missioner of public works , held nt Queens- town Sunday , paswl n resolution of "dis trust nnd alarm" at Mr. Sauer's visit to thp border , "which has been followed by such nn outbreak of treason and rebellion " The resolution , which has been sent to Sir Alfred Mllner , adds : "Tho refugees do not grudge any sacrifices , provided British ouprcmacy is ro-cstnbllahed. " Dr. Jameson , the leader of the famous raid , has arrived In London from South Africa. orkxhlren .Sllfler Mo * ! . DURBAN , Natal , Nov. 26. The latest re ports of General Hlldjard's loffes nt the Beacon hill engagement show that fifteen i men were killed nnd seventy-two wounded. The West Yorkshire regiment suffered heavily. Major Hobbs was captured and several men are missing. Dispatches from President Kruger and General Joubert , found on n Boer prlwoner. eald the Boer losses nt Belmont were ten men killed and forty wounded. It added , In order to reassure the burghers , that It had been deemed necessary to fall bacK on War- renton. A pigeon message from Colonels Hamil ton and Duff at Ladjsmith , undated , reports all well. Another naval contingent from the British first-class cruiser Terrible , with two 4.7- Inch guns , btarted for the front tonight. Opens lip Coiiiiiiuiileiidon. LONDON , Nov. 27. The war office has re ceived the following dispatch from General Duller , dated Plotei rnarltzburg , Sunday , No vember 26 : "Hlldjard , from Estcourt , made n success ful attack November 23 with three battalions , ono field battery , a naval gun and 700 mounted troops on the enemy occupying Beacon - con hill , which dominates William Grange and had Interrupted his communication. As n result of the operations the enemy Is re tiring and the railway and telegraph lines have been restored between Estcourt and Weston. Our loss was about fourteen killed nnd fifty wounded. "Hlldj-ard has advanced to a position near Frere , as he hopes to cut oft the encrajvho Is believed to bo retiring on Colcnso , via We en en. "Barton from Weston has advanced to Estcourt. "As soon as communication Is restored I will telegraph particulars. So far as I can make out the operation is ono for which Hlldyard and the troops deserve much credit. The railway is now open to Frorc. " nnvriioY UAII-HOAD unman. Ileport that Thej Arc HetlrliiK from cnr I2Mcotir ( . ESTCOURT , Sunday , Nov. 26. The rail road bridge at Frere , spanning n wldo stream , has been destroyed by the Doors , who are reported to bo retiring rapidlj- . A general advance upon Colenso has been ordered and a flying column haw left here to Intercept the Doer raiding parties A reliable messenger from Ladysmlth sajs he gathered from the Doers that they had proposed a combined attack ? ! ! over the country for today. General Joubert is expected to stoutly dispute the passage of the Tugela river. LONDON , Nov. 27 The colonial office has received the following dispatch from the governor ot Natal , dated Pletemarltzburg , Sunday , November 26 : "Tbo Boers nro retiring on Weenen. Our troops are occupying a rldgo three miles northward of the Mool river. It appears that tbo Boers have found our position too strong and nro retiring toward Ladysmlth with the loot they have collected. The river Is In Hood. Buller has arrived. "Telegraphic communication with Estcourt was restored eirly this morning. " UMJI.IMI CAl'TlIIin AMMDMTIO.N. Tito .Million HoiindN Taken hy MeUmiMi'H "Men. CAPETOWN , Nov. 27. Afternoon. It Is reported that General Methuen has captured Honey Nest klooff , ten miles north of Cras Pan , and 2,000.000 rounds of ammunition. IteerullH from Vmerlea. NEW YORK. Nov. 27 The Evening Post sajs : Enlistments for the Boer nrmy. it was learned today , are making some progress In this city , although moro men are volunteering in Philadelphia nnd other places. The recruits nro found chiefly among the Irish-Americans , although Ger mans and men of other nationalities are also volunteering to fight under the Boer flag. UNCLE SAM WILL NOT AGREE HKuh In ( he Snmnnit Treaty Over Minor Point * Draft of Aew One .Sllhmltted. WASHINGTON , NovT 27. The United States lias declined to accept the agreement | I as to the disposition of the Samoan Islands i reached by Great Britain nnd Germany. It ' was pcedlbly the leaking out of some Information mation to this effect that save rise to there- poll circulated In European capitals ) reccntlj of the development of a. serious hitch In the negotiations. As a matter of fact , there is no serious hitch and the reasons which Influenced the State department hero In rejecting the Brit ish-German arrangement when It was sub mitted for approval related entirely to minor matters and touched rather upon the form than the substance of the arrangement. Having rejected the tentative treaty sub. milled by the other two powers , our govern ment has In turn , and at the Instance of the other parties , prepared and submitted a draft of a treaty which It Is hoped will bo acceptable to all three powers. This Is now before the foreign offices nt London and Ber lin for consideration and It Is conlldentlj be lieved hero that it will receive unanimous approval , not differing In principle , as al ready stated , from the original project teiideni ) of Selence MextouH I'rUe , GENEVA. N. Y , Nov ! 7.-llr "William Brooks , director of .Smith ob ervutoiy , IIII.M Just been awarded bj the Parto Acudemj of Hclnnres tbo Grand Lalandc prize for hl numerous and brlU'uiit axtronumU.il dis coveries The prize IP u gold medal worth SOU fnincH. or Its value In Kolo DlHhnrHement for lloml * , NHYOItK Nov ST D Hbur-i-nu-nts for bonds ut the Hiiblri a ur > f > du > . under the call of Secretary GUKO were * J5k531 total pajmenta In date , JI2,610.SssS2 Tha lars- ci > t itliigle ottering today vvua J1W.WO. UNION PACIFIC LANDS SOLD Clearance Sale of Real Estate in Colorado , Wyoming and Utah. PROPERTY IS BID IN BY JUDGE CORNISH Thin Snlc DlniioNrn of All I.nndm In llatidn of Iteeelv TH mill llc- eelverxhlp Wilt lie Cloned In Ken Month * . CHEYENNE , Wyo. Nov. 27 ( Special Telegram. ) A clearance snlo of lands held by the receivers of the Union 1'aclllc Rail way company In Colorado , Wjomlng and Utah was held hero this morning by Master In ChniKcry Abbott. The lands In ques tion wcru purchased by Judge Cornish , vice president of the Unlrti Pacific Railway com pany , for $14.000 The property sold wns lands not covered by previous foreclosures nnd this sale disposes of all lauds In thu hands of the receivers. On Wednesday the hospital building at Ogden will bo fold and December li the sal- vrtgo of the hospital nt Denver will be sold 1 also. I There still remain to bo sold In addition to the hospital property nt Ogden nnd Den i ver , some stocks and bonds. H Is expected this will bo done and the receivership finally closed within two or thrco months. ,1 Ml HY THU IIIMtl.IISnTOX. Contrael ! , < < fur CoiiMriietlon of Itotnl 'through Illn Horn llnnln. CODY CITY. Wyo . Nov. 27 ( Special Tel egram ) Kilpatrlck Brothers & Collins have been awarded a contract by the Burlington to build a line of road from Talooka , on the Billings Hue , southeast through the HI ? Horn basin to Cody. A force of ginders and teams Is now being gathered up and wcrk on the grndo will soon begin. U is an nounced that the Northern Pacific is albo heading for the Dig Horn basin and will shortly let the contract for a line which wni surveyed the past summer. The ri valry between the roads is keen and both will make an effort to reach the rich mining and stock-raising section first. MIIUJ TO 111111,1) ACUOSS AVVO.MI.NCJ. AVcMlcru buiiplj A ent of ( lu > ItiirUiiK- (011 CoiiflriiiN Hie Ilciort. ] CHEYENNE. Wjo. , Nov 27 ( Special. ) In an Interview D. S. Guild , general west ern supply agent of the Burlington system , confirmed the reports which have been cir culated recently to the effect that the Bur lington will build across ihe state of Wjom- ing. "I am not In a position nt present , " icmarked Mr. Guild , "to say exactly what the objective point Is that Is desired to be i cached In our -western connections , but for some time wo have had the matter under consideration , and when the route Is finally decided upon work will bo pushed with all possible Inste Branches will be built con necting with all of the principal mining and agricultural dlstilcts. Itoiiort of Committee Approved. NEW YORK , Nov 27 The report of the official classification committee represent ing the trunk line association freight com mittee , the central freight committee and the eastern committee , providing for nn ad vance in rates on about EOO articles of freight has been sent to about all the companies in terested and has been approved by many of them. The advance In rates which will af fect .1 large traffic will bo about 10 per cent. A very large number of articles heretofore rated as commodities have been classified , and this fact , coupled with reports from the west , has led to the erroneous Impression that commodity rates were to be abolished entirely. The new rates classification , it Is expected , wIU bo approved by all of the railroad lines Interested and the Increased rates will take effect January 1. Hallway Order IIMON in Cleeland. . CLEVELAND , 0. Nov. 27 The officials and office staff of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen have arrived here from Pc- j orla , 111. , nnd established the headquarters | of the organization In the American Trust building. This etep wns decided upon nt the annual convention of the order about three months ago. A movement has been started to move the headquarters of the locomotive firemen's organization to this city. This would concentrate the heads of all of the moro important railway orders here , the Drothcrhood of Locomotive Engineers hav ing had their headquarters In Cleveland for many jears. Southern UxpreNN KleetN OKIeer * . SAVANNAH , Ga. , Nov. 27 The annual meeting of the board of directors of the i Southern Express company was held hero today. It wns the first annual meeting since the death of President Plant The following board of directors was chosen1 M. J. O'Drlen , Morton F. Plant , R. 0. Erwln. R. G. Dempsey , T. W. Law ley , G. II. Tllley and O. M. Sadler. Thu directors elected olllccis as follows M J. O'Brien , piesldent ; M. F. Plant , vice prtbident , G. H. Tllley , secretary nnd treasurer , r G. Dublgnon , general counsel. Messrs. Tllley , Sadler and Erwin are now directors , Mr. Erwln succeed ing the late H. H. Plant. .No Connection Midi I'nlon ' rnellc. NEW YORK , Nov. 27. The Commercial Advertiser says : Although official Informa tion Is lacking regarding the proposed uni fication of the preferred and common stock of the Baltimore & Ohio system , there Is good reaton to believe that something of that kind Is being arranged. The plan , It Is said , Is to exchange two chares of pre- ferrcd stock for two of common , with a vle of paying t per cent dividends on all of the preferred. There appears to be no ground for the report that a special connec tion Is to be made between the Baltimore & Ohio and the Union Pacific. Itjer (11 ( in ( n n Colorado lloml. TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 27 It Is stated hero that Charles Dyer , superintendent of the western division of the Santa Fe , will shortly sever his connection with that road to take n much better position with one of the Colorado rado lines This fact , coupled with his de- r.lru to remain In Colorado , is tesponelblo for Djer's refusal of the position of general su perintendent of the Gulf , Colorado & Santa Io to succeed Rewsegue. D > er has been of fered the position and has refused. Dyer's new position will prohably bo a general man agership. CnlllNlon llelneen To I'relttht * . CHEYENNE. Wyo. . Nov. 27 ( Special Tel egram ) A northbound passenger train and n bouthbound freight collided heud on at Whcatland this evening on the Chejenne & Northern. The crows escaped and wcro not Injured Doth locomotives were dam aged. A wrecker was sent from Cheyenne to clear the track. Itiillttii ) I'lomolloiiH Aniioiiiieeil. CHICAGO. Nov. 27 , William A. Gardner , the new general manager of the Chicago & Northwestern railway , today announced the following promotions effeittvo December 1 Sherburne Sanborn , present general superin tendent , promoted to the position of assist ant general manager , with offices at Chi- ngo , Richard H. Alshton. superintendent of the lonn division , promoted to the position of general superintendent , with offices at Chicago Mr Sanborn entered the services of the Northwestern as ticket elerk nt Mil waukee In 1S63. Mr. Alshton's entire busi ness career has been with the Chicago ft Northwestern railway Bysleni , as he entered the service of that company as nn nxeman with a survejlng party In 1878. DbNY RUMOR OF UPRISING American Authorltlc * nixereillt He- cent Alnrmlnt Heiorl.i | , Thnimh Thex Mn > ! tnv I'oiindntIon. HAVANA , Nov. 27. G:40 : p m Nothing Is known nt headquarters In this division erIn In General Lee's to Justify the report pub lished In the United States and cabled back hero that a thousand armed Cuban In surgents have taken to the woods In the province of Pinar del Rio and that n general uprising ngalnst the Americans has bcn planned for Thanksgiving tlnj. Indeed , tha story IB entirely dlbcredlted by the Amer ican authorities , who say that anything of the kind could not bo In prospect without news of It coming to army headquarter Alarming rumors have been plentiful around I Havana ; for Instance , that this general or that general Is about to take to the woods and It Is apparently true that certain oion are nursing programs hostile to the Amer- leans. H Is also a fact that many Americans have believed that If nothing Is done toward giv ing the Cubans some definite assurances re garding the Independence of Cuba there will bu n rising of some sort. This morning there was n gathering cf 2,000 people at the cemetery to commcrn- orate the anniversary of the execution of eight Cuban students by Spanish volunteers In 1871. Last evening 600 Catalonlans ran through the streets of Vedado with standards , crying "Vlvn Cuba llbre1" and "Viva Catalonia1" nnd "Viva Maximo Gomez ! " Many citizens Joined In the cheering evoked by the cry for frco Cuba. The flag over the Spanish con sulate was at half mast In honor of the com memoration ceremonies. Senor Sagrarlo saying that Spaniards , no less than Cubans , deplored the nvvful occurrence. TEST PROVES SUCCESSFUL TploKnipli Slminln Arc Con- DlKtlnetly Through Three Fireproof Vault * . CHICAGO , Nov. 27. Prcf W. S. Johnson and Prof. C. L. Fortlcr of Milwaukee today made a successful test In this city of tbo ! I wireless telegraph. They succeeded In tcl- I I egraphing without wires through a suite of , seven rocms with nil doors closed and through seven walls. Another test was made when the signals wcro conveyed through fireproof vaults and an ordinary telegraph I i switchboard In which thirty wires were connected - j nected up and about forty dead wires were located. Notwithstanding the fact that this switch board contained llvo wires , the current j passed through all of the vaults nnd through this board. This Is ono of the most severe tests that has ever beer given wireless telegraphy. MILLER GOING 0 .MEXICO Xevr York Promocr Iteported ( o Have Panned Through ICnimiiH City IIIH ( .Saturday. KANSAS CITY , Nov. 27. William F. Mil ler , the Now York promoter of the Franklin sjndlcato , for whom hundreds of detectives all over the country are on the lookout , Is reported to have passed through Kansas City last Saturday enrouto to Vera Cruz , Mox. Paul J. Slaas , a Chicago newspaper man who Is visiting friends In this city , Is quoted as I having seen nnd talked to Miller on an in coming Maple Leaf train. Miller apparently took the first train southwest. No further trace of him has been secured. NEW YORK , Nov 27 The examination of Louis Miller , brother of the chief of the Franklin syndicate nnd a clerk in the lot- tor's employ , was to have taken place In Brooklyn today , but as the assistant district attorney was not prepared to go on with the case an adjournment until Wednesday was granted. Being unable to procure ball Miller remains in Jail. DEWEY WILL VISIT CHICAGO Aeeeptu Invitation to lie There nil ( tic Annlt erwiiry of III * Manila Vlediry. CHICAGO , Nov. 27. Admiral Dewey has accepted the Invitation to visit Chicago May 1 next year , the following letter having been received from him by the committee this morning "WASHINGTON , Nov 23. To Martin B. Madden , Esq. , Vice Chairman of Committee , Chicago , III. Dear Sir Acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 23d Instant ask ing that the date for my visit to Chicago bu fixed for .May 1 , 1900 , I have the honor testate state that this date will ho agreeable to me , Yery truly youis , GEORGE DEWEY. " TO BE TAKEN DEAD OR ALIVE I'ONNC III 1'ni'Niilt of 11/ra Moore , Mnjer of Conxlahle .Smith of ChleiiKO .Iniinlloii , O , .MANSFIELD , O. , Nov. 27. Intense- excite ment prevails near Chicago Junction , Huron county , over the killing today of Constable William Smith and the probable fatal fluot- Ing of Marshal J. T. Conkllng of PI j mouth by Ezra Moore , a farmer. Smith went to Moore's house to levy on a dabt , and Moore became incensed , and Goizlng a sho.gun , whet Smith , who died almost instantly. The sheriff is reported to have gene to the scene with a posse , determined to tnko Moore deader or nllvo. COMBINE IN MONTANA SHEEP Optlonn on Half n .1111111111 AnliiuilH nnd on IIH Many AcrcH of I.n nd. BILLINGS , Mont . Nov. 27. The Con solidated Montana Sheep and Lamb com pany , which has been amalgamating the sheep Industry of the etato with a capital I of $10.000,000 , now has options on GOO.COO ! head of sheep and 500,000 acres of the best sheep raising land In the state. The Mon tana representatives are Cole Waters and Edward Morrison of this city , while Dert RelBO of New York is counsel and organizer. TWO OF TRAIN CREW KILLED Knulneer mid Fireman Meet Death liiNtiuill ) t IlraKeman IH llndl ) In. Jnred I'aBNennerN I'll ' Injured , PORTLAND , Ore , Nov 27 In lost night's wreck of the westbound pastenger train east of this city Fireman Mller and Engineer Robert Hunter were Instantly killed Brake man Helselnger who was riding on the engine , was taken from the wreck badly in jured , No pa scnger& were hurt. SETTLED WITHOUT A STRIKE Trouble Between Employing Printers and Their Men Peacefully Adjusted , EMPLOYERS CONCEDE UNION'S ' DEMANDS Men Work I'mlrr Mnc-llour ln > Schedule mill lin v I'nj for .Mmanil n Unit i llnuro. The threatened strike among the printers , pressmen , prcssjccders and bookbinders cm- plo > ed In the job printing otllecs of the cltj has been averted by peaceful conference , nnd the men , who continued work all day Monday , notwithstanding the strained rela tions existing between them and their em ployers , \\l\\ \ \ still continue this morning amid general good feeling on both sides The negotiations for settlement did not begin until about 1 p. m. when the master printers met , and when waited upou by a committee of emnlojos submitted a proposi tion offering to split the dlflercuco with the printers by pajlng $ 16 BO a week Instead of $17 , as demanded. This proposition N\as later rejected by the Typographical union and Its rejection endorsed by the allied unions. The committees from the union- ) carried back to tbo cmplojorH the final ulti matum that nothing less than the schedule first proposed , $17 per week , would be con- bUtfcd , and at n few minutes before 10 o'clock visited the emplojers for their final reply. They were rejoiced when the spokes man of the cmplojers Informed them that the latter had decided to pay the scale. There appears to ha\o been but little an imosity engendered by the brief , but appar ently doter/nlued / friction that had prevailed nnd it was easy to BOO that It was n great re- ! Ilef to both sides of the controversy when the settlement was effected. ALL READY FOR-THE SESSION rSehraiKll Delegation In in WiinliiiiK- ( iiii I'rcimrrd for ( lie Opening ; of ConnreHH oil Mondti ) . WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. ( Special Tele gram ) By Thanksgiving the entire con gressional delegation In the lower house from Nebraska will be In the city ready for the duties of the Fifty-sixth congress. Congressman and Mrs. Burket are tem porarily located at the Hamilton , having nr- 1 rived on Saturday. Mr. Burket suffered considerably from the long rldo from Lln- coin to Washington , but said today ho was rapidly recovering his strength. There was a rumor around the capital today that Burket had been taken seriously 111 , but In quiries proved it unfounded. Congressman Sutherland , Mrs. Sutherland and the two daughters arrived last night from Nelson and are at 215 A street , south east. John S. Robinson , the new member from the Third district , is expected in the city tomorrow nnd will live at 3 B street , north west Ills wife will not Join him until after the holidajs. William Neville and wife are duo hero on Wednesday and will temporarily reside at the .National until they can get a boarding house. Under a statute of the United SUtes sol diers serving In the Philippines and having performed gallant service which has brought out mention In orders , are entitled to cer tificates of distinguished merit. Colonel Stark of Governor Poynter's staff , today se cured merit certificates for Corporal Joseph S. OvUtt , of Company A , First Nebraska , residing at York and Lawrence B. Conner , Company E , David Cltj' . Under the law these men will be entitled to $2 per month from the date of the performance of the gallant deed until their discharge. Judge Lot Thomas ot the Eleventh Iowa district , and successor to George E. Perkins of Sioux City , Is at the Dewey for the ses sion. Petitions against seating Representative Roberts of Utah are pouring In upon the Ne braska delegation from almost every city nnd town In the state. These come , not only from citizens , but from ministerial bodies , woman's clubs and church societies. There Is a decided feeling among the legislators already on the ground over the Roberts case and a plan to oust the Utah member Is be ing formulated , which will attack Utah on the theory that it has not lived up J.o its promise when admitted as a state In so far as polygamy is concerned. No I'Vitr * of an UprlMliiK. WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. ( Special Tele gram ) Indian Commissioner Jones today received a telegram from the agent of the Sac and Fox agency In Iowa stating that there Is no ground for the recent rumors of an uprising of Indians nt that agency. The commissioner saj-s there Is dissatisfaction among the Indians nt the agency over efforts made by the Indian office to compel them to send their children to school. The govern ment has built n well-equipped school on the Sac and Fox ugcnc > , but the Indians have persistently refused to tuko advantage of the educational facilities provided for the benefit of their children. ' Commissioner Jones snld today that ho was hopeful nn amendment would bo Incorporated In the Indian appropriation bill at the coming ses sion providing for conypulsory education among tbo Indians. ASSUMES ALARMING ASPECT Federal Aid May He Invoked ( o I'ro- ( ec ( ItlurhtH of ItepiililleiiiiM In FRANKFORT. Ky , Nov. 27. Senator Do- boo left for Washington at S o'clock and after his departure a stoiy emanating from republican circles was put abroad that In the event Gocbel Is given a certificate of j i election next Saturday by the throwing out of Jefferson , Knox nnd Johnson counties , ! ' Senator Deboe , Senator Lindsay , Governor I Bradley , General T.iylor and other repub lican leaders will unite In an appeal to President McKlnley to declare martial Ian In Kentucky recognizing Taylor OH governor and supporting bla administration. Senator Deboe stated to the AssoIateJ I Press that ho felt confident no emergency j I would arise requiring the assistance of the federal authorities , but Indicated that he had assurances that federal aid could < 1 > 3 had If U become neccbsary. There was no change In the situation hero today on either side. The expected move of Goebel lead ers to take the gubernatorial controversy Into the courts prior to Its handling by the State Election Hoard has not materially ! BO far and many believe It has been aban doned The story from Louisville that Jefferson and Elliott county returns had been mysteriously lost or tampered with Is not credited here , as should this occur du plicate certificates could bo easily obta'ned ' ' and the theft of them would not affect the ! result. Tbo hotels of the city arc slowly fil Ing j up with visiting republicans and demo-rats from many parts of the state The report I that Warden Llllard , under the direction ot Goebel leaders. Is arming convicu and preparing 10 take the Gocbel side In the .CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebra kn Fair , Westerly Winds. Trmticrntiirc nl Oniiilui j crrilnj I Hour. Dcu. Hour. Urn. ! i 11. in , . , . , , : t ( ) 1 | i , in i 17 ( I ii , in ill ) ! p. in ni 7 ii > in -it : i i > , 111 fit 1 ii , in. . . . . . UI ! p. ni . " . ' - t ) n , i itu n ii , in. . . . . . no 10 n. ii 'IS II | i , in IN 11 II. ill II ) 7 | l. Ill lit i- 111 in H ii. in tie o ii. in as c\cnt Bradley cnlls out troops Saturday Is absolutely unfounded. It Is probable the sitting of the Stain Election Hoard will extend o\er several dajs nnd It Is stated that the democratic commissioners will re fuse to begin to canvas the returns In the event Oradlcy places n military guard over them. MAYOR MOORES SERIOUSLY ILL Atlnek of rtiriiiiioiiln , lint Attending 1'hjMeluii Thlitkn the Crlisln linn lleen I'linnvd. Muyor r. E. Moorcs lies at his home In n serious condition. A week ago ho loft his ofllco nnd went home unable tor duty. Plcnro-pucumonla developed nnd at times the condition of the mayor has been con- , sldored critical. , Ho Is still very 111 , but reports from Dr. Coffmnn , the attending ph > slclan , are re assuring. j "Major Moorcs has been critically 111 , | and ho Is still in a serious condition , " slid . Dr. Coffman last night , "but the mcst nctlvo symptoms are subsiding and I think ha has passed the danger line. " At the mayor's , residence it was staled that ho passed a quiet afternoon , but was somewhat uneasy at night. Since his Ill ness assumed n serious turn ho has suffered moro at ulght than In daytime. Ono of the orders of the plijslclnn Is that bo have absolute - lute rest. rriends of the major have missed him for the last week and although they knew ho was nt homo on account of sickness , the serious nnturo ot his Illness did not bc- como generally known until late Monday afternoon. Ono point In favor of the sick man Is his magnificent phjslque , which , with the tender nursing at hand , will bo n largo factor in bringing about his recoverj' . HAYWARD IS SLOWLY SINKING Vitality f ( he 1'atleiit Grown Icn * , l > nt .Mental Condition Shown ' Iniirocmeiit. | . NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Spe cial Telegiam. ) Dr. Whlttcn posted this bulletin of Senator Hayward's condition at 9 a. m. : "Senator Hayward passed another restless night. His temperature Is 88 , pulse SO , res piration 22. His rnlnd is brighter. " It would appear from the bulletin that the vitality of the patient is gradually declining. The paralytic conditions icmaln the same as for the last three dajs. Dr. Whltten posted the following bulletin of Senator Hayward's condition at 8 p. m. . "Senator Hayward's condition remains iriucb. ' Iho same. * Ho pasted a fairly com fortable day. Temperature , 99.5 , pulse , 85 ; respiration , 21 ; mental conditions slightly improved. " Dr. Whitten makes no mention of the paralytic condition , but If any Improvement was apparent he would no doubt have men tioned U. FOOT BALL UNDER THE BAN CoiKjreuatlonal .MiiilHtern Denounce ( hp ( 'nnir IIH Contravention of Spirit of ThimUNjil * Inn Ia > . CHICAGO , Nov. 27. Foot ball as a Thanksgiving pastime was stiongly con demned at a meeting of Congregational ministers of this city. Resolutions were 1 adopted after a sharp discussion , In whhh the practice of playing foot ball on Thanksgiving - giving day was characterized as a "disloyal contravention of the president's proclama tions and contrary to the spirit and pur pose of the day. " The resolutions also say that the conduct Is especially to be > deplored In organizations connected with Christian institutions injures the best interests of college athletics and must bo pronounced a desecration of tbo spiritual tradition of our national life by the very pcrfcons and liibtl- tutlons whose privileges and character re- I rjulre them to bo the first to uphold and I honor the same. | Copies of the resolutions will be sent to President McKlnley nnd to the presidents of the respective universities named In the i resolutions Wisconsin , Chicago , Michigan and Brown whcso teams play In Chicago I Thanksgiving day. I ATTORNEY GARDINER ON SPIT II < * HeNlNtH Ser\Iee 1'aperH on ( lie Im munity \llorded li > II Tt'KllI llolldn ; . NKW YORK , Nov. 27. The Mazct legis lative committee today resumed Its Investi gation of the city departments. The most Important Incident was the refusal of Dis trict Attorney Gardiner to testify. Governor Roosevelt today announced that ho wou'd appoint Alnslcy Wllcox of Buffalo to hear the charges brought against Mr. Gardiner by the City club At the hearing today Mr Mess read the affidavit of Edward J , Hear- don , who solved Colonel Gardiner with n Mihpocna In appear befoio the commlttoa this af'crnoon According to the subpoena server , ho had i [ mot Mr. Gardiner In nn elevator In the ! criminal court building , ami when ho touched j him with the paper Colonel Gnrdim-r said. "I do not recognize this as a legal service , I as It is a legal holldaj. " Rcardon Instated ! on the service , nnd Gardiner eald"You i nro .1 d d liar and I have a mind to have jou arrested " The Investigation this morning was Into the methods of the health bojrd ilr.BFcaoni and the disclosures wcro not Important. WILL BENOTELEPHONETRUST Withdrawal from the Scheme of Cer tain CiiplnllNH ( ( Mai.en KM lilllt ) Imprnctlealile PHILADELPHIA , Nov 27 The Evening Bulletin fuye "Tho plan to control all the Independent telephone companion In the United States and to combine these with the great tele graph ccenpanltfl and the five Atlantic ca bles , for which purpcso the Telegraph , Tel- cphonu k Cable Co of America wns In corporated November 9 with a capital of $30 , * OOt.OOC. received u severe blow today by the withdrawal from the scheme of William 0 Whitney Thomaa Itjan , W L Elklna. P A D Wldoner nnd Thomas Dolan thu men uboso support mudo the HUCCCHH of tbo on tcrprlso possible and whoso opposition or Indifference may bo fatal to us existence ENEMY IS ON IDE BUN lusnreonts Retreat So Hurriedly Seven American Prisoners Esoapa , BELL PURSUES THEM TO MOUNTAINS Are Short of Peed and Ammunition and Now Socra Disheartened , i MANY DESERTERS FROM REBEL RANKS Their Heavy Artillery an Impediment in Their Hasty Flight. SITUATION GROWING MUCH BRIGHTER Aunlnaldn'x YlHIIIKeM Child Dim TlirciIliinitrcil Jiliiinliiriln l > i'apc from Klllplnon After a Icnr'n Uiintlt lt . MANILA , Nov. 27. 11 30 a. m. The In- surgcnUi have evacuated Mangalnrcn , prov ince of I'angnsinan , Ic.ivlitR seven American and ninety-four Spanish prlioncrs , who es caped In the confusion of the Filipino ro- trcat. The Americans arc I1. J. Green and George Powers of thb battleship Oregon ; Thomus Edwards and Chailcs Ulrd of the Sixteenth Infantry ; Henry W. James of tlu > Twelfth Infantry ; John Desmond of thu signal corps and F. H. Iluber of Lowe's scouts. They report that two American * wcro unable to escape and arc with the In surgents. They ale David Scott of the Twenty-fourth Infantry and William Sherby of the hospital corps. Four deserters are with the Filipinos , Howard , Martin and Ford of the Callfornlans and Watts , whoso former regiment Is unknown. Howard Is the only one serving with the Insurgents. Ho Is u captain of artillery. Colonel Hell of the Thirty-fourth volun teers arrived at Mangalaren last evening after a hard march and fording the Agno. He found that Fowler's company of the Thirty-third had occupied the town for IWT dajs. The Insurgents , General Alcjandrlno commanding , retreated to the mountains behind - hind the town , short of food and ammuni tion. I3esldcs this his men were deserting and six cannon , which the Insurgents were dragging , Impeded their march. Colonel Bell proposes to follow the Filipinos pines until bo can bring about a decisive light or they are scattered. Mangalaren was strongly fortified -with rifle pits , commanding the roads , hut the Insurgents abandoned the place without firing a shot. Agulnaldo's youngest child , who was re cently christened at Tarl.ic with great cere mony , died and was burled at Dayaraban In Agulnaldo's flight. General Wheaton reports that natives have threatened violence to Ag- ulnaldo's mother , who Is now sheltered In a convent with n guard. General Otis has or dered her to bo brought to Manila for safety. Spanish RRCHIIC from I'lUplnon. Thrco hundred Spanish prisoners who es caped from their r ptors before thp Ameri can advance , Including Uvll officials of rank , who had been In the hands of the Filipinos for more than A year , and many officers , have arrived .it Manila during the last wcok. Francisco Reyes brought 100 of them from General AVheaton. They were u motley np- pareled and bearded company. Some were 111 nnd had to he carried from Tayug to San Fabian In aimy wagons - A delegation of these former prisoners has visited Major Geneuil Otis In order to thank him for bis hospitality , which Included the furnishing of food nnd clothia. Senor Jam- arlllo , the Spanish commissioner , Is making arrangements to tend them to Spain on board of Spanish transports. Deuncamlno has been lodged In comfort j ' able quarters at the police station with his family. Other persons are not allowed to communicate with him. Ho la classed as bc- i I Ing the most slippery personage connected I with the insurrection. Ho was n colonel In the Spanish army .ind a traitor to Spain. At the time of the first Insurrection ho tried to sell out to the Filipinos nnd his present Imprisonment oxcltes no sympathy among > | his people , while the Spaniards think It IH i mistaken leniency for the Americans to ro- , fraln from shooting him on the Luncta , the ' fate dealt out to better men in the antl- I Spanish uprising. Cnpdire Ilehel Ammunition. WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. General Otis to day icports the situation In the Philippines In tin- following dispatch to the War depart ment. "MANILA , Nov. 27. Steamer from San Fabian yesterday brought 110 Spanish prlh- OUCTS , $75,000 Insurgent government money nnd other property captured by Lawton'a troops near Tayug on 25th. Wheaton's troops , Fowler's company Thirty-third , drove enemy westward fiom Mnngalarcn , few miles Eonth- west Dagupau , captured llvn three-Inch rnu/- /la-loudlng guns , twelve rlllcn , 12,000 rounds Maxim cartridges , 1,000 shiapnel , 800 pounds powder nnd other property , alno ninety-four Spanish and seven American prisoners , ilcll , with Thirty-sixth Infantry , In pursuit nnd will march down western Lu/on coast. Indi cations aio two or three bodies insurgent troops , numbering probably COO or moro men eac.li , In mountains west of railroad , can bo readily handled by Mac-Arthur ; they have tlio bulk of the Insurgent artillery , all of which will be captured unless buried. "Young wtlll In pursuit of Agulualdo , who Is heading for Dangued , fotr miles east VIKUIJ , Young with eavahy and .scouts IH followed by battalion Thlrtj-thlid and bat- aiieo battalion Thirty-second , two battal ions Thltly-thlrd enrouto for Vlgan by mili tary pout road Young's reception by In habitant enthUHlnstlc ; they give nil aid pos sible. Agulnnldo IIIIH collected moro than 11,000 of his troops at the north ; probably moat will deaort him. Number small dc- ( achmentH of Insurgent troops throughout country north of Manila have bcon captured and Inhabitants manifest gratltudo for deliv erance. Indications are th.it Insurgent force south of Manila IH disintegrating anJ troops going to their homes Reports frc-m Houth rn Islands favorable. Harnboangd Insurgents cm rendered to our troopa and no trouble iin- tlclpated there " Later In the day the following dispatch wag received from General Otis "Oregon landed marines at Vlgan yrntci- day Young's column at Nalnogpacan , twenty mllfs north of San Fernando , on 23d , from which point paused north Into mountains. Troops will relieve marines at Vlgan , 29th Hulk Spaniel ) nnd American prisoners re ported at Dangued , twenty miles east Vlgan Whca on , San Fabian , Just reports capturu of Buvunty-thrco moro rllUw and $1,100 In money , also that ho has been obliged to take mother and son of Agulnaldo under guard at Fabian to prevent their murder by natives They will bo sent here the first opportunity und delivered to friends Natives In vicinity DayambonK , Nueato Vlacaya , offoilng serv ices to drive out insurgents there ' HeportB from Zamboanga < wy Insurgent !