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OMAHA DAILY BEE 11) ) , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNliNGr , NOVEMBER 25) , 185)9 ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. HAVE A CLOSE CALL Soldiers on a Transport Bail the Boat to Keep from Sinking. WATER SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN THE HOLD Troops Beach Manila on a Transport After a Terrible Experience. ALL ON BOARD PRESSED INTO SERVICE Steam Pumps Break Down nnd Buckets Are Used for Bailing Purposes. OFFICERS Y/OHK / ALONG WITH PRIVATES I'art of the Crew Denertu nt Honolulu mid Soldier * Ilattle Amilnnt iirnliiK for Kleven DnyN nnd M MANILA , Nov. 28. 8:15 : p. in. When the transport Manauenso anchored In Manila bay this morning , thirty-three days from Ban Francisco , there were several feet of water In Its hold and 400 grimy , greasy , hungry , exhausted soldiers and sailors who had been passing buckets of water since No vember 17 , night and day. First Assistant Engineer Dunle.ivy was under arrest and , according to Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayes' omclal report , the chief engineer would also have been under arrest If theic / had been anyone to replace him. > \ \ The colonel's report also declares that * the captain of the vessel told him that the only thing which brought them through was the fact that the men were greenhorns 'and ' failed to realize their danger , while ex perienced seamen would have deserted the ehlp and taken to the boats In mid-ocean. The Manauense Is a chartered ship Hying the British flag. It carried three com panies of the Thirty-first Infantry. It be longs to a firm of which Senator Perkins of San Francisco Is alleged to bo a junior mcm- j V ber. The officers say the firm bought It J for $45,000 and they assert efforts were made ' to sell It to the government for $150,000. It etartcd from San Francisco , accompanied by the transport Pekln , which carried the remainder of the regiment , and encountered heavy seas to Honolulu without accident. After starting It developed that the ship was undermanned and soldiers had to bo detailed to act as firemen , coal-passers and waiters and to do other work. Before reach ing Honolulu the crew concluded that the ship was not safe and the.majority agreed to desert , Though they were closely watched many ot them succeeded In getting away and the Manaueiiso left Honolulu with less than half Its crew. The captain of the transport told Colonel Hayes November 17 that the vessel had sprung a leak and an Investigation resulted In finding several feet ot water In Its hold. OlllccrH Work AVIth the Men. The steam pumps wore tried , but fallod to work and there were no hand-pumps on . . . . . tioard. 4Ift > ytover , ' > J0J'ty.slx ; > . .jhuckets .were ' ' lound othBrBt'were lmprovlsed''and the 'EO- . dlers not emplftyed In working the ship were organized Into five shifts , and , stripped 0 nnd forming lines , they tfegan 'balling , the officers working wllh the men , passing the 'buckets ' which were sent up to the deck by a windlass. The longest time a shift could stand was two hours , and often the period was not longer than halt an hour. The ballIng - Ing continued until the ship anchored here. The same day the leak was discovered Ihe machinery qollapsed and the electric lighting plant and evaporating , distilling nnd refrigerating apparatus failed to work. There were no lamps and the few candles found were exhausted after a few days. ( During the last week of the passage the Manauenso was in utter darkness at night. i Jt had been rolling In heavy seas all the 1 way , but November 22 It encountered a * typhoon and pitched and tossed alarmingly. OIllccrM Hold it Council. The Pekln became separated from the Manauenso In the storm , the water rose rapidly and the balling force was doubled , but the buckets gradually smashed and bar rels and boxes were substituted for them , the men working in darkness , planks and pieces of iron shafting being violently washed among them. The firemen could only feed the fires by being lifted on the shoulders of the other men , through water waist deep. ( The typhoon lasted two days and a half nnd V In the midst of It the engines stopped. The olUcora then held a council and found there were 420 persons on board with life boat ac commodations for 213. In the meantime the men below , Ignorant of their extreme peril , were passing buckets njid Hinging "What the hell dti wo care ! " while the ship rolled helpless on the ocean with hatches closed. The heat was Intense until the typhoon passed and the Pekln , which had retraced Its course about seventy mlles , came alongside the Manauonse , which was rolling no heavily that the soldiers- the hold could at each roll see the Pekln through the hatches overhead. Colonel James 8. Pettltt , commander of ' -Thirty-first volunteer regiment , ordered the Manaucnso to proceed to Guam , and await relief , but the captain demurred , the ofllcerH say , because the government was renting the ship for $500 per day. Through out the remainder of the voyage the engines failed frequently and the ship would roll for a few hours while the engines were re pairing. Then the steamer would proceed again for u few hours. The meat and vegetables rotted because of the falluro of the refrigerators and were thrown overboard. After the storm Hie water supplied to the hlp at Honolulu had to bo used for the boilers and there was little or none for drinking. In fact , it U assorted that dur ing the lust week of the voyage the men lived almost entirely on whisky , beer and hardtack. The officers and soldiers were utterly exhausted when they reached Manila , They declare the engineers were grossly In. competent. The otllcers oay the behavior of the troops was beyond praise , for days they worked In the dark , suffering In the hold , some times In water up to their shoulders and planks washing about In a manner danger- I DUB to llfo and limb. The officers took the / * - lead In balling and encouraged the men , * Tlie captain ot the ship promised the men 25 cento u day for balling , but he now pro poses to pay them $1.50. The Eoldlera talk of attaching the ship. The regiment will proceed to Zamboanga on the Pekln to garrison several ports on the Islam ! of Mindanao. Illdloute the Story. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 28.-/rransport 'I ofilclals at this port are at a loss to explain the alleged uim'aworlhy condition of the transport Manauense , whose arrival at Manila was reported today. The AeicclatoJ 1'res * Interviewed a number of olllclals to day and In every Instance the alleged un- r.ca wort Illness , undermanned and under- ] > rovl&loned condition ot the vessel were _ ridiculed } It was staled that the Manauenec was in first-class condition when It left this port October 26. Its engines had been thoroughly overhauled and Its fittings were In the best of condition. The ship was thoroughly provisioned In the- cabin , enough supplies being taken for a six-mouths' trip. Its hold was full of sup- piles for the soldiers and the officials are at a loss to explain the shortness of the food supplies. That It was undermanned Is absolutely denied , because had It been clearance papers from this port would not have been Issued. As a general rule trans ports leaving this port are , If anythlns , ovcrsupplled with working crews. Hcgardlng the alleged unseaworthiness of .ho vessel It was stated that It was thor oughly Inspected by the Treasury depart ment and was passed ns In first-class trim , -.loyd's local Inspector , Captain Mctcalf , al o nspected the vessel and passed It. The ocal Inspectors of hulls and boilers made a thorough Inspection and found its engines In excellent condition. HOOT IHSCIMJDITS .MAMI.A STOHY. Itciiort Kniuiiatcil front Men I tiiiMcil to Oi'onii llniiilnliltiN. WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. War department officials are surprised at the Information contained In the Manila dispatch concerning ho condition of the transport Mannucnsc , which has Just arrived at Manila. They are at a loss to account for the deplorable state of affairs which Is said to have existed on the ship , as they say every precaution la taken before transport vessels leavp the United States to sco that they are properly and adequately manned nnd supplied with commissary stores. A careful examination is made by the officials of the commissary nnd quartermasters' bureaus to ascertain that ships have aboard everything Jhat Is ncces- eary for the comfort of the crew and for the safety of the ship. This examination Is supplemented by that of treasury offi cers before the vessels are allowed to depart. In the absence of nn official report they arc disposed to discredit the stories and say they probably have emanated from persona unused to the hardships of seafaring llfo. The only Information received hero con cerning the Manauense is that It arrived safely and that there were no casualties aboard. The ship was under charter by the government and no attempt was made to purchase it. Secretary Hoot expressed himself em phatically as disbelieving the accuracy of the reported condition of the vessel when It arrived at Manila , thinking the statements made to bo largely Imaginative and growing out of the talk of some of the men who were probably unused to ocean hardships. HORSES DIE ON TRANSPORTS Victoria EncouiitrrH Hciivy Weather mid I'utK Hack Into 1'ort. SEATTLE , Nov. 28. With a cargo of dying horses and mules nnd fifty-five empty stalls the United States transport Victoria re turned to port late last night , having been forced by an unprecedented stress cf weather off Cape Flattery to turn back. from its voyage ago to the Philippines. Of the 410 horses and mules carried by the Victoria taken on board November 23 fifty-fivo were literally pounded to death against the sides of their stalls and the remaining animals are so badly bruised that the officials of the ves sel believe that many caiinpt-Jie iwve'dr' - , . \ Tha Victoria sailed for the [ Phillplncs No vember 23. As the straits were neared a high and dangerous sea was encountered and the ship pitched and rolled heavily , ship ping seas fore and aft. The stress of weather increased as the Victoria advanced toward the open ocean. On the morning of November 24 the vessel was rounded Just outside the straits with Us head to the wind. At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of that day It was tossing on the crest of the waves , described in the log as mountain- high , and the strong gale blew thick with blinding mist. The transport labored heav ily during the night and early next mornIng - Ing steamed away to the west , but began to roll so dangerously that its head was again brought around to the wind. This day was a repetition of the preceding , with the addition of terrific squalls. The rolling and pitching of the ship now began to have its effect on the animals confined In their stalls. They had been pounded from sldo to sldo until they were in a state of utter ex haustion. Several died during the night and the next morning and constant atten tion of Veterinary Surgeon Payne and stock hands seemed powerless to save them. Under such circumstances It was deemed best after consultation between Captain Michaels and his officers to return to Seattle. During the trip in several more horses died , bringing the number of deaths up to fifty-five. The bodies of the ani mals were weighted and thrown overboard as fast as death came. Purser Lockwood was seen today and said that during thirty-six voyages he has made across the Pacific ho has never POCII such stress of weather. The furthest point reached was 200 miles west of the cape. While the storm was at Its height oil bags were entirely emptied and everything done to ease the oiotlon of the ship. Aalde from tbo loss of animals no other damage was done , the Victoria behaving splendidly. BELL DEFEATS THE REBELS Anierlcnnn He-fitter the IlrlKnilrH of CiunuriilM Alcjniulrlno and Sun l III the MANILA , Nov. 29. 10:10 : a. m. Colonel lioll has defeated and ncottered the brigades of General Alojandrino and General San Miguel. The engagement took place on the summit of a mountain , the Insurgents being so confident of the Impregnability of their position that they had their families with tuem. The Americans captured all the enemy's munitions and artillery. Thlrty-KlrHt Hoc * to Mlniliinno , WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. General Otis cabled tbo War department stating that the Thirty-first volunteers , who arrived on the Pekln and Manacuso today , will garrison ports of Mindanao. General Otis wires that the transport Port Albert aills today for San Francisco and that the Tartar and Nu worth will sail on the 29th. He also an nounces the arrival of the hospital ship Mis souri , which sailed by way of Suez. No casualties are reported on the arriving ship. Hell to Have Me era I for fiallantry. WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. The president has directed that a congressional medal of honor be presented to Colonel J. Franklin Dell , Thirty-sixth United States volunteer Infantry , far most distinguished gallantry In action September 9 , 1899 , near Porac , Luzon , Philippine islands. AreliliUhop I/eaveH for Maiilln , NEW ORLEANS , Nov. 28. Archbishop Chappello will leave here tomorrow /or San Francisco , where ho will embark for Manila to take up his new duties In the Philippines. To Try Cliupliilii for SAN FUANCI8CO. Nov. ' 2S.-Jeneral Blmfter him appointed u court to meet next Friday for the trial of Chaplain David II. Shields , t' S. A The charge against Chap lain Shields Is drunkenness. Major Stephen W Oroesbeck. judtre advocate , U. 8 , A. , will act as judge advocate , _ r _ _ PETTlCREff ON THE WARPATH South Dakota Senator Dons His Bed Faint and Feathers , WILL GO AFTER MR. M'KINLEY'S ' ' SCALP I'ronoKc * ( i ) Do All In 111 * rower ( n ItnritNN ( lie AdmliilNtriitloii In Carrying Out UN I'lilllp- lilnc 1'ollcy. WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Pcttlgrew of South Dakota has arrived and Is prepared to make a. light against the administration's policy ot ex pansion , as well as to antagonize President McKlnlcy whenever possible. This will be hla campaign for re-election to the senate from South Dakota. Time was when Petti- grew cut some figure In the senate by rea son of the closeness of the vote between the two old parties , but now that the re publicans have a clear majority over all , his claws will bo cut somewhat. His colleague , Senator Kyle , has Indicated to the leaders of the republican party that ho will net with them upon all questions In which the ad ministration Is Interested , except upon n currency measure , which ho may bo com pelled to antagonize , should It prove to bo too radical. Judge John S. Iloblnson of the Third Ne braska district arrived In the city today and Is ready for congress to meet. Ho said that It was the opinion In Nebraska that Senator Hayward would probably pull through this present sickness , but ho doubted If he would over take his scat. In case of his death he believed Senator Allen would be appointed to vlll the vacancy. Speaking ot his probable committee as signments ho Bald ho would llko to bo on the committee of Indian affaire , in view ot the fact that ho had four Indian tribes In his district. Congressman Burkctt eald today that his preference for committee places rested be tween the Judiciary and postofilces and' post- roads. It Is hardly possible that Mr. tJurkett will reach the Judiciary , as it Is a committee much sought after by nil the old members , but there is a possibility that he may get on the postofllccs and postroads. Interim ) Hcvcniic KljjurcN. The report of Commissioner Wilson of the Internal revenue office , made public today , shows that J. E. Houtz collector for the Ne braska district , made aggregate collections of $3,428,070 ; that there are but forty reg istered tobacco manufacturers In the Ne braska district , as against forty-four in 1897. The number of cigar manufacturers In the district , which includes North and South Dakota , number 342 In 1897 and 314 In ' 98 , manufacturing last year nearly 20,000,000 cigars. A detailed abstract of the reports of United States district attorneys of suite and prose cutions under the Internal revenue laws dur ing the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1899 , shows that there wore pending In Nebraska , July 1 , 1898 , thirty criminal' suits ; fifty- three criminal suits have been commenced during the fiscal year ; seventeen suits have been decided in favor of the United States and none adversely. One striking feature of the report and which Is made necessar.y by ttho ytejf tas Is a list of special taxpayers for the 'fiscal ' year ending June 30. This report , which Is the first published since the civil war , shows the following as special taxpayers In Ne braska : Certifiers , 8 ; retail liquor dealers , 2,112 ; wholesale liquor dealers , 28 ; dealers In leaf tobacco , 3 ; dealers In manufactured tobacco , 11 ; manufacturers of tobacco , 35 ; manufacturers of cigars , 225 ; brewers , 21 ; rctal1 dealers of malt liquors , 196 ; whole sale dealers in malt liquors , 227 ; retail deal ers In oleomargarine , flO ; bankers , 514 ; billiard table and bowling alleys , 1,143 ; brokers , stocks , bonds , etc. , 87 ; commercial brokers , 89 ; custom house brokers , 1 ; pawnbrokers , 28 ; proprietors of circuses , 10 ; proprietors of exhibitions , not otherwise provided , 198 ; proprietors of theaters , museums and concert halls , 9 ; total , 5,042. Number of spirits gauged during the last fiscal year in Nebraska and deposited In warehouse , 2,339G33 ; number withdrawn from warehouse on payment of tax , 1,875- 193 ; for export , 337,624 gallons ; dumped for rectification , 335,767 ; rectified , 389,266 ; total gauged , 5,300,490. John II. Magulro was today appointed post master at Benson , Douglas county , Nebraska , vleo E. M. Dodson , resigned ; also C. A. Kcnyon at Lament , Buchanan county , Iowa. KNOW NOTHING OF UPRISING AtTulr In Cuba Said to lie Satisfac tory Except to a l < "cw .MnlcontciitH. WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. Nothing Is known here In official circles to warrant the published predictions to the effect that an uprising on n largo ecalo Is set for Thanks giving day In Cuba , directed against the Americans. On the contrary , all advices from official sources to the War depart ment go to show that conditions In Cuba are most satisfactory , The story hero Is ascribed to discontented members of the Cuban war party. TALKS OF I'UOTKSTS FIIOM CUI1A. Cnhlnet DlNciiHNCN the Koiuentntlonn \otv ( iolntv On In the Inland. WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. The cabinet meeting today was devoted almost exclu sively to the consideration of the president's message. A largo portion of the message was read by the president , after which the members entered Into n long discussion of the policies and recommendations it con tained. H met with general approval and after the meeting had adjourned several of the members expressed the opinion that It was nn unusually strong nnd able document. The protests which the cable reports from Cuba tmy eomo of the Cubans are making against the proposed establishment of a civil government In Cuba were Incidentally brought to the attention of the cabinet by Secretary Root. None of these protests , however , have been officially received hero. Secretary Hoot said In answer to a quw- tlon on this subject that there was no im mediate Intention of establishing a civil gov ernment In Cuba. This , however , must only bo taken to mean that no decision has yet been reached concerning the appointment of a civil governor , which has been under con sideration for some tlmo. But It can be elated upon high authority that the alleged fomentations now going on In Cuba against the establishment of a civil government may result In allowing the present military gov ernment to continue longer than It other wise would. The administration docs not seek to force upon the Cubans a civil gov ernment that would bo offensive to the ma jority of tbo Inhabitants of the Island. THIHTI2HV .MILLIONS IN IIO.NDS. Total Amount I'urchiiNcd I'mlcr Offer Up to YcMlcrdiiy , WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. Tbo total amount of bauds purchased by tbo govern ment under the recent offer of the secretary of the treasury Is $13,468,850. The purchase * yesterday are reported as follows ; New York , fUeO.100 ; Philadelphia , $7,300 , ' Chi- cngo , , $10.500 ; Baltimore. $1BOO ; Washing ton , $1,500 ; Cincinnati , $172,900 ; Boston , $172,950 ; St. Louis , $56.400 ; total for the dtty , $910,150. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. During the first hour and n half of business at the eubtreas- ury today bonds to the amount of $1,013,800 were offered. Of this amount $1,010,000 were In 5 per cents and the balance In 4 per cents. SANTIAGO IS PROSPERING firncrnl Wood < ! rently KncniiriiKOil Over Co ml HI olt ( it Af- fnlr There. NEW Y011K , Nov. 28. General Leonard Wood , governor of the province of Santiago , Cuba , was n passenger on the -transport Me- Pliorson , which arrived from Santiago today. General Wood said : " 1 have no knowledge of the business for which I am called to Washington beyond the order to report , llcforo I left wo heard the news of the death of the vlco president nnd the Hags were half-masted on nil pub lic buildings. Ills loss Is great , as ho was a strong man In the administration. His death was heard with profound regret at Santiago. "Tho condition of Santiago In relation to public affairs Is Improving dally. Wo em ploy many men on public works , such ns roads , etc. The people are employed and contented. Wo have no destitution , and ex cepting a period after the great storms nnd hurricanes , when the rains washed the crops out of the ground In many places , wo have not Issued rations. This issue was ices than 1,000. I have great hopes for the early de velopment of the mining Industries of San tiago province with Us wonderful rich de posits ot iron , copper nnd zinc ores , which are bound to add to the prosperity of the island. " General Wood CttllN nt White HOIINC. WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. General Leonard Wood , governor of Santiago province , who has been summoned to Washington on busi ness connected with Cuban affairs , reached the city this afternoon from Now York. This evening , in company with Mrs. Wood , he vjslted the White house nnd spent some time with the president and Mrs. McKlnloy. RAISE THE PRICE OF BROOMS Thrifty Mount-wife Mint Pny for the Hcinnrlinblc Advniicc In tlic 1'rlcc of IlroonuMirii , INDIANAPOLIS , led. , Nov. 28. The broom manufacturers of Ohio , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Missouri and Iowa , nt a meeting hero today , decided to nilso tbo prlco of brooms in accordance with the price of broomcorn. A close combination was formed and the following officers were elected : President , William Parry , Indianapolis ; sec retary , Edwin D. Logsdon , Indianapolis. The meeting adjourned to meet in Chicago Jan uary 4. The following is" their statempnt : "On account of the recejit remarkable ad vance In the price of broomcorn from $ COte to $200 per ton , caused byibo shortage ot the crop raised this year. H was unanimously agreed to confirm the recent advance In the price of brooma mad by Iho National Broom Manufacturers' uscYiciation , made at Chicago November 14 , 1S9. ! | Even at the present price brooms are no .na/hlgh In pro portion as the advantitftTji broomcorn and ether hroran aterUilJjr , , ' , ' . ) ' ; < -S..Th slight advance in the prlco otf each broom will scarcely 'bo noticeable tp the housewife nnd will bo more than counterbalanced by the larger benefit to the farmer , the raiser of this speculative commodity. " DEWEY IS NOT A CANDIDATE I5xi > rcNNr n Hope lor the Nomination and Re-KIeetloii of I'rewl- dent McICInlcy. NEW YORK , Nov. 28. Admiral Dewey iaa repeated his former assertions that ho is not a candidate for the presidential nomination , says a Washington correspond ent of the Herald. "President McKlnloy Is a good friend of mine and I hope to see him secure a second term , " the admiral said. "I hope my friends will not continue to talk of my being a candidate. The American people have too much sense to do anything of that kind. "It seems to be that the so-called battle ecarred heroes , as a rule , have made poor' ' presidents. "President McKinley is a good friend of mine and I shall never forget those noble , cheering messages that ho sent mo at Manila. I have preserved tht n all and shall keep them as long as I live. " Admiral Dewey expresses much satisfac tion at the news from the Philippines. He considers tbo insurrection practically at an end. LAST DAY TO SELL BONDS NN Secretary ( iitKe Rxtcmln Time Ao More PiirchnHCM Will He Mndc After Today. NEW YORK , Nov. 28. Subtreasury dls- bursoments on account of government bond purchases aggregated $1,188,840 today , of which $1,121,835 was paid for the 5 per cent issue. Unless Secretary Gage extends the time for receiving the bonds beyond No vember 30 no bonds will bo purchased at the subtreasury in this city after tomorrow , Thursday being a legal holiday. Beside today's disbursements $12,010,188 has 'been paid out hero on account of treasury - j ury bond purchases slnco Secretary Gago's offer of November 15 became effective. The United Statca branch of a prominent for eign fire insurance company , with head quarters In this city , baa sold $250,000 of government bonds held for the protection of Us patrons in different states. GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT ( icnernl Committee MaUlnir Arrange ment * for Meeting of Veteran * In Chlensio , CHICAGO , Nov. 28. The general commit tee having In charge the arrangements for the thirty-fourth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to bo hel 1 in Chicago In 1900 met at the Sherman house tonight. The committee will recom mend that the encampment be held either the last week in August or the first week in September. This recommendation will be made to Al bert Shaw , commander-ln-chlcf of the na tional council of administration , when It meets in Chicago on December C , at the Palmer house In conformity with 'the Chicago cage committees. Commander G. L , Seavey of the National Association of Naval Veterans was made a member of the general committee. Funeral of Colonel DavlK , CHICAGO , Nov. 28. Funeral services over the remains of Colonel fieoreo H. OuvlM , former director general of the World's fair , who died Sunday of hrirt disease , were held this afternoon nt ths family residence , CM Washington Iloule- vunl. The ( .ervlces were brl f nnd tdmnlq In accordance with the wishes o1" thu lum- Ily , und were conducted by Bishop Fellows of 8t , Puul'H Reformed Episcopal church. The board of directors of the World'o fair attended the funeral In a body. HERE'S ' A PRIZE SNARE STORY Man and Woman flare n , Bloodcurdling Adventure with Rattlora , SURROUNDED BY HUNDREDS OF REPTILES They Hnvc n Flwht , nt ilic End < if Which T lliinilrril mill fifty Sunken Iilc Dcnil nil the Cround. O'NEILL , Neb. , Nov. 23. ( Special. ) Uark Berry was In frora his farm on the Nlobrarn river , twenty-five mites northeast of O'Neill , yesterday , with the heft snake story of the season. It runs as follows : Ono day last week Mr. Berry and Miss Culdwcll of Sioux City , his niece , were strolling along the river bottom cast of the house through her beautiful natural grove , when nil nt once they discovered hv the warning whirr of hundreds of horny tails that they were In the midst ot a congress ot rattlesnakes that seemed to be In session as a committee of the whole for executive buslncrti. Mr , Berry happened to have n spade In his hand anil with It laid about him vigorously right and left. Miss Caldwell assisted with a club. When the battle was over they counted 256 dead rattlesnakes and half as many blue racers. A great many of the snakes had as high aa eleven rattles. They were an extraordinarily vicious lot and In stead of attempting to escape came savagely at the Intruders and fought doggedly until the last one was exterminated. The rattles , which flll an ordinary cigar box , they cut off and prlzo very highly ns mementos of an exceedingly perilous position , Mr. Berry Is a typical frontiersman and has lived on the river since the early days when the. settlers had to play nt hide and seek with their rllles among the cottonwoods - woods with the Indians. In speaking of hla experience with the rattlers , he said he had been In some pretty close places ; had looked down the muzzle of moro than one gun with n reckless man at the other end of It , but was never so thoroughly frightened as when ho found himself outflanked by those snakes on murder bent. As for Mlos Caldwell , Mr. Berry said ho had never seen as brave a woman. When the fight was the fiercest and the snakes the thickest and It looked like a sure case of being bitten , she neither screamed nor fainted , but coolly laid them out with her club. club.A A peculiar thing about the matter Is that a rattlesnake Is rarely seen south of the river , while they arc quite numerous on the Boyd county sldo. It Is Mr. Berry's opinion that they crossed the river and were going into winter quarters In a den that Is thought to bo in that vicinity. A big killing was made near the same place several years ago. BOARD SUSPENDS BARRETT Second Charge AnaluM the Man for IrreKiiInr TrndliiK 1 * Xot SiiMtulneil. CHICAGO , Nov. 28. Suspension from the Board of Trade for ono year is the sentence pronounced by the board directory against John Bt rreft of the lirm ot Bairelt , Fo iiunt- S : Co. , which failed a few weeks ago. The charge upon which the penalty was based was that of uncommercial conduct. There wao a second charge against Mr. Barrett for Irregular trading , but It was not sus tained. Barrett has been an active trader on tha board for over twenty years. It was found that Mr. Barrett , without knowledge of other members of the firm , had speculated in nearly 10,000,000 bushels of wheat to "tako care" of which the firm had n capital of only about $30,000. The case was plainly one of "overtrading , " but there was nothing In the rules specifically covering tha case ; hence the somewhat vague and elastic charge of "uncommercial conduct. " No other cnombero of the firm were In any way Involved by the charges filed against thn senior member. The directors considered the general sub ject of buckctshops , the discussion resulting In the adoption of the following : Resolved , That the secretary bo directed to confer with the principal commercial ex changes of the country , In view of the de sirability of calling a conventlcn consisting of three or more representatives from each exchange for the purpose of agreeing upon a plan for the suppression of bucketshop business , and for such general action on Uho subject ns will be of boaofit to the commercial Interests of the country. LIFE GIVEN TO SAVE OTHERS Wreck of it .Section of Train Hearing TcimeNNcc Volunteer * Averted l y H Section Foreiiinii'N Action. HOUSTON , Tex. , Nov. 28. The first sec tion of the train bearing the Tennessee volunteers narrowly escaped destruction near Welrr , on Its way through Texas. Sec tion Foreman Thomas Collins , by sacrific ing his own life , prevented it. The sostlon gang was on the track with a handcar and did not discover the approaching special un til It was almost upon them. The men Jumped , but Collins plucklly tried to got the car out of the way that a wreck might bo averted and had almost succeeded when the train struck him , breaking nearly every bone In his body and Instantly killing him. The handcar had been removed far enough to prevent any great damage being dono. STOCKMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE I'eter I'etorxon of Va nar , Kan , , n Former Trenmircr of ONIIUC County , Shoot * TVIniNelf. KANSAS CITY , Nov. 28. Peter Peterson ot Vassar , Kan. , a stockman and former treasurer of Osaga county , Kansas , attempted sulclda In the Llvo Stock Exchange bora today by firing a bullet Into his skull. Pe terson had borrowed $10,000 from a local banl : , giving n mortgage upon 300 head of KanEas cattle , but today the bankers dis covered that ho had previously mortgaged the same cattle for $14,000 and forced him to refund the money. It was after the cx- pomirc of this transaction that Peterson attempted self-destruction. Ho is still HAUL LIVE STOCK BY WEIGHT Hoek Inland Will Iiiiiiiirnrnte n New SyNtem of riiiirKluK for TraiiN- portalloii Went of the Mlnnourl , CHICAGO , Nov. 28. A now system of charging for the transportation of live stock will bo Inaugurated by the Rock Island com pany Friday. On and after that date , ship ments of live etock from points weet of the Missouri river will bo charged for on the basis of weight Instead of by the car. Vig orous protests from shippers are expected when the new system of charges becomes effective. The railroad men cay that under the old eyeiem shippers In their anxiety to load as many cattle as possible often over- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Moderate ; Southerly Winds. Temperature nt Omaha jeMerdnyi Hour. Den. Hour , lcn. crowded cars to such nn extent ns to Injure niul kill stock , resulting In the bringing of clilms for damages agnlnst the railroad companies. The new rule will not affect shipments from Texas , as the weight system has always been used In the transporting of live stock from tlmt state. HAYWARD IS MORE RESTLESS Cniiillllnii uf the Senntor Sec inn ( n llo ( Jro Inn- Slowly tint ( irml- uully Worwc. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Nov. 28. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) The following Is Dr. Whit- ten's bulletin of the condition of Senator Hayward at noon today : "Senator Hayward passed rather a restless night and Is still restless today. Hln tem perature Is 99.5 , pulse 86 and regular , and respiration 24 and still Intermittent. Ills mental condition and paralysis are un changed. He Is leijR Inclined to sleeping In the day time. Prom the foregoing statement there Is nothing to be drawn that would Indicate any Improvement In the patient's condition In the last twenty-four hours. If there Is any changeIn Senator Hay- ward's condition since noon It is for the worse. Ho was restless all day nnd his condition tonight shows no Improvement In this respect. The paralyzed members arc not Improved In the least und It Is with diffi culty that ho can , utter nn Intelligible word. Ho takes very little nourishment. He has lost a great deal of flesh since his present Illness commenced , a little less than throe weeks ago. Ills physical vitality teems to bo slowly declining. Dr. Whlttcn posted the following bulletin at 7 p. in. : "Senator Hayward passed a restless day. Ills temperature is 99.8 ; pulse , 87 , and respiration 22. There Is no change for the better. " TO STRENGTHEN GOEBEL LAW DeiiioerntH Exiievt to Itrniorc DerlccH from IlallotN , Thiin IJlNfraiichliHlnu Hulk of Colored Votern. FRANKFORT , Ky. , Nov. 28. James Andrew , ono of the Goebclltes who raado a fierce speech here two weeks ago , when Goebel arrived from Irvlngton , and advised democrats to arm themselves "to resist Gov ernor Uradley's blue coats , " was moro con servative tonight. Governor Bradley denied that he had been Informed by McKinley that troops would bo furnished asked nnd de clined to say whether he had considered ap pealing to the president for aid. Instead of repealing the Goebel election law , which was the chief issue in the late gubernatorial campaign , as republican lead- fcfrt clnjm they liotX. J .ii/ip / nt-doing by .an alliance ' * liance of republlcan'sarid antl-Goebel demo crats , the democratic lea'ders assert th&t the law will not only be maintained , but will be strengthened by some important amend ments. One of 'those , it Is said , will be the removal of devices on the official ballot requiring the voter to scratch out the name of such candidates as ho desires not to vote j for. This nominally amounts to an educa- j tlonal qualification and would disfranchise ] the bulk of colored voters who constitute over one-third f the republican party in this state. NEBRASKA PIONEER IS DEAD Former United SttitcM Senator Thomas W. Tl > > tou HxplrcH lit llln Home in WiiNhlimtoii. WASHINGTON , Nov. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Thomas W. Tlpton , ono of Nebras ka's first United States senators , died In this city this evening at 8:30 : , after a long ill ness. ness.He He was born In Cadiz , O. , August 5 , 1817 , and wan elected to the legislature of Ohio In 1SI5 , but after some time settled In Ne braska. Ho was elected a delegate to tht Ncbra&ka constitutional convention , and be came. In 1860 , a member of the territorial council. Subsequently he studied for the ministry and was appointed chaplain of the First Nebraska and served during the civil war. Ho was United States senator from Nebraska from March 4 , 18G7 till March 3 , 1875. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed , but burial will undoubtedly take place In this city. At the tlmo of his death Mr. Tlpton was about completing his reminiscences of the politics of Nebraska for the state historical society. PINGREE TO START LIBEL SUIT Mlchl-ran Governor rvlth Several Othurn to IleKln Suit Auralnnt De troit Tree I > rt > HB for $150,000. DETROIT , Nov. 28. The announcement was mudo today that libel suits amounting to $450,000 were about to be begun against the Detroit Free Press by Governor Plngree nnd several others. Governor Plngreo claims $250,000 , Assistant Corporation Counsel C. I ) . Joslyn $100,000 , nnd Corporation Counsel Ell R. Button $100,000. Speaking editorially tomorrow morning the Frco Press will hay that until the complainants have rccltod their grievances In court , which they have not done as yet , detailed reply Is Impossible , but that In all matters In which they have opposed thcso Individuals the opposition has boon for what the Free Press consid ered the public weal. Personalities were cm- ployed no farther than was thought neces sary to obtain a rlghtoous end. BRYAN WILL STAY IN TEXAS .VchrnNlcnii Will .Spend the Winter A mo n K' the TexniiM I'reparlnc for JOOO Campaign. AUSTIN , Tex. , N9V. 28. W. J. Bryan and wlfo arrived hero today to spend the winter In this city. They are the guesta of former Governor Hogg temporarily , but will shortly rent a private residence for the winter. M/ . Bryan said bo had como to Texas to spend the winter , to rest up und prepare for tbo campaign of 1000 , which ho ex pected would be a very hard one , und that ho would only make few speeches In Texan during his stay. Wind CaiiHen Serloux AculnYiit , MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. 28.-A special to the Times from Great Falls , Mont. , says : A terrlllo wind utorm provallt'd horn all day and resulted In ft wrinus accident on the Great Fulls & Canada railroad. A worktraln iibolit one inllo this side of Helhy Junction WUH blown from the track Six earn caught Urn from the boarding- car Htovt ; Ono man , naino unknown , was burned to ( loath , Three others were seri ously hurt , but it la not thouirht. srlnulv. NOW FOR MEDIATION Recognition of Belligerency of the Dutch Republic Makes it Possible. CHANGE OF FRONT ON PART OF ENGLAND Kaiser's ' Fine Hand is Believed to Be Behind This Latest Development. HE OBTAINS A VALUABLE CONCESSION Will Lay Matter Before Queen Wilhelmiiu When Ho Visits Her Today , VICTORIA DISHEARTENED AND HORRIFIED Aped ( liircn HcKret * Hint Slip Alloiveil llcrnclf to ( live Her eminent to the 1'roNeoutloti ot tin ? Wnr. ( Copyright , ISM , by Press PubllshlUK Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 28. ( New York World Cablegram blegram- Special Telegram. ) British recog nition of the belligerency of the Dutch re public marks a complete change of front , bringing the war within the scope ot The Hague peace convention , rendering Interven tion or mediation within , the right of any powt ; . The ministerial explanation ot this alter ation ot policy is that the Orange Frco Stnto's belligerent rights could not legally bo contested and that It was found In prac- tlco Impossible to distinguish between the two republics , England being nt war with both. The moro generally credited explanation Is that the kaiser impressed Balfour and Chamberlain with the fact that ho could not and would not restrain German officers from Joining the Boers unless u state of war was declared , The kalse , when ho meets the queen of Holland tomorrow , can thus show her ho baa obtained a valuable conces sion from the British government and ono which opens the way for uomo other power to propose mediation. It In also believed that Queen Victoria IB so disheartened and horrified at the heavy British losses that she Is now bitterly terry eho allowed herself , against her own judg ment and Inclination , to assent to this war. Cniintlc I'renn CommentN. ( Copyright. 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 28. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post says : "Tho ono wholly satisfactory feature of the war Is that though wo have suffered fnxni Inferiority In members and In strat egy wo have in every action absolutely out fought and overpowered our opponents. Though no dispatch containing reference to Lord Methuen's movements has been ru- celvcd , the Inclusion among his casualties of losses during the reconnaissance of Sun day proves ho is still moving and the enemy is still prepared to contest his advanco. The gloom with which wo am supposed to view | ho AltuuUtts" . . rrcstly Huhtensd by noting ' the calendar of ' 'forecasts' of moro cheerful critics. It lo now four days after the date fixed by some of these for the relief of Klm- berlcy , yet Mothucn Is still , for all wo know , some miles south of the Moddor river with a battle , apparently , to fight. It Is twelve days since the Investment ot Ladysmlth should , according to prophete , come to an end , but Hlldyard still remains on the wrong sldo of the Tugela river. In tha neat plan of campaign professing to como from Pretoria no heed Is paid to two lolumn ; advancing on Blocmfonteln. The rest of the plan Is cleverly devised and pal pably right , and a strategic solution of the present situation from the Boers' point of vlo\v , It sufficient troops are available. " GENERAL CRONJE GOES SOUTH \ntlveH Heiiort that the Ilorrn Are Illtiiiiiitcitrlnj ; from the Vicinity of Klmlicrlcy. LONDON , Nov. 28. General Forester- Walker has sent the following dispatch dated Capetown , today , to the War ofilco : "Kokewlch reports from Klmberley frora November 18 to November 23 some unim portant skirmishes with the Doers. Wounded : Captain Bodle , Lieutenant Haw ker and three troopers , nil doing well. The health of the garrison la good and the water supply plentiful. "Native reports to Kckewlch state that the enemy's camps to the south of Klmbcr- ley have been vacated and that Cronjo , with S.flOO Boers , Is marching to the south. The Boers are disappearing from the vicinity of Klmberley , The enemy seems restless. "Later Gatocro occupied Bushman Hook yesterday with a battalion of Infantry. His main body Is at Putters Kraal. The enemy retired toward Molteno. " I'ny Dcnrly for < irnn I'nn Victory. LONDON , Nov. 28. A dispatch has been received hero from General Buller giving a list of casualties amonc the troops engaged In what was hitherto known hero as the battle of Gros 1'an , but which Is now of ficially designated an the battle of Euslln. U proves , as anticipated , that the British HUccetB was heavily bought. The lossca announced today , added to tbo naval brlgado casualties previously reported , make n grand total of 198 as the cost of General Metbucn'it second battle. The Yorkshires apparently 1)0re with tbo naval brlgado the brunt of tha fighting , an there were , In addition to three officers , forty-eight of the rank and Hlo killed , wounded and missing. The fact that the list contains the casualties of the Ninth Lancers seems to dlwposu of the fears that the cavalry was surrounded ana captured. General Buller's list of the casualties shown that among the wounded of the Second Yorkshire Light Infantry were Captain 0. A. Yatt-s , Lieutenant II. C. Fornyhough and Lieutenant C. H. Ackroyd , The casualties among the rion-commls- Blonod officers and men of the various rogl. monts engaged were : Killed , ten ; wounded , eoventy-ono ; missing , nine. The war ofllco has received the following dlnjmtch from General Buller , dated Plctcr- marltzburg , Natal , November 28 : "Our laat HHWB from Ludysmlth , November H , said all well. An old message , dated No vember 19 , Juat arrived , begins : 'JouUcrt has explained firing on ono ( lied Orosu ) flag previously reported. Have accepted ex planation as satisfactory. " 'Lieutenant Lothbrldge , Rifle brlgado , died of wounds. Others wounded generally doing well. Health ot tropog good. " 'Six wounded Dublin Fuslleera , captured on armored train south of Coleneo , sent here today. ' " ( internment Monopolize ! ! C'uhle , Apparently the government U monopoliz ing the elnglo cable working to South Africa , tut up to 2 o'clock this afternoon no nuws from the seat of war has been made public , with the exception ot General Buller's