ESTABLISHED JUiNE 1 { ) , 1871 , OMAHA , MONDAY MOUSING , DECEMBER 4 , 181)9. ) SING-LID COPY FIYE CENTS.
BIG BATTLE IN SIGHT
Boers Are Reconcentrating at Their Old
Position Near Oolenso.
TO PREVENT BRITISH CROSSING TUGELA
Reports of Wanton Destruction of Property
by Boers Are Confirmed.
COUNCIL OF WAR HELD AT KIMBERLEY
English Make a Sortie , Supported by Oannon
and Maxim : .
ADVANCE IN DIRECTION OF BLOEMH'F
KncoNintcr Two Hundred nurnlier * ,
KlIlliiK Mnc mill Wmuiilliur Sev
enteen , While Ilrltlnh Only
I.OMCTMO Men.
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LONDON , Dec. 3. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram , ) The Post's !
military expert ( bays : I
"Since thu mutiny no war wo have waged '
has Involved so wide a range of Interest and
many of our campaigns have not cost what I
wo lose In a single battle In South Africa. 1
There Is still no news of any advance
!
from the heads of either column along the
Orange river. The recent telegrams refer
to a disaffection of the Cape Dutch , affecting
i nly the younger members of the community ,
but It Is certain the commanders that are
icstralnlng our advance upon Queeustown
and Naauwport n.ust draw their strength
principally from Natal.
"Tho report of the most Importance Is the
blowing up of the Colenso bridge. If that
bo so , It Is evident that the last of the Boers
nro across the Tugela. river and that General
Joubcrt Intends to oppose the crossing of
the British from the northern side. His
mobilizing ability will glvo him Immense
advontace. "
Delayed XIMVH from Colpimo.
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LONDON , Dec. 3. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) ( Message held
back five days by British censors and evi
dently edited dated at the British camp
at Freero Station , Natal , twenty miles south
of LadyBmlth , November 28 at noon. ) " 1
have Just received private advices from
Ladjsmlth by a native runner. These ad
vices , dated Friday , November 24 , loport
that all the British In the camp and town
are well and also cheerful. But , having been
closely besieged slnco October 30 , they
naturally arc anxious to hear from the out-
bide world.
"A British column of SOO cavalry and
mounted Infantry , supported by two bat
teries of field artillery , left Frccro camp at
5 a. m. today to icconuolter In the direction
of Ladysmlth. The Boers were sighted In
force on a kopje ( small rocky hill ) a short
distance .south of Colenso , and the- British
batteries opened fire , Presently the Boers ,
rotreate'd undercover Of the flro of their
long-rango guns that are In position at
Colenso. The big guns were dropping shells
at a range of six miles. The British col
umn returned to Froero camp without having
sustained any loss.
Jliierx In Old PoNttloiin.
DURBAN , Natal , Tuesday , Nov. 28. The
Natal Mercury publishes the following dls-
patch from Its correspondent nt Freerc :
"The Boom have reconcentrated at their
old positions near Colenso , back of Groblols-
kloof , nnd everything points to a determined
attempt to prevent the British crossing the
Tugela. Reports of wanton destruction of
property by Boer looters are confirmed. "
FREERE CAMP , Natal , Nov. 28. The
reconnaissance made today by General Hlld-
yord and Lord Dundonald'e command , the
fact of which has already been cabled , gave
nn excellent opportunity for studying the
country. On approaching Colenso the Brltloh
found on every side scenes of devastation
that testified to the thoroughness of Boer
looting. The Williams farm and others had
been ransacked from end to end. In some
cases the contents of every room of the
farm house had been destroyed. Tbo Boers
had evidently burned what they could not
carry off. The property of the Boer com
missariat was testified to by the cornhusks
that were to be seen about the deserted
campfires of the enemy.
The wreck of the armored train , still
visible , showed that n Boer shell had broken
an axle which had obviously caused the ac
cident to ono car that lay on its side. The
other car was upright , but both wore com
pletely riddled by the enemy's bullets and
artillery fire.
Two graves nearby bore the Inscription :
"Fallen soldiers. "
The main Boer force Is now gradually
getting neur Chlovolcy station.
ISrltlNh Make Sorllo.
PRETORIA , Sunday. Nov. 26. Command
ant Duttmot ( probably Dutolt ) sends the
following report to the council of war from
Klmberley :
"Early yesterday the British made a sortie
supported by cannon nnd Maxims. Under
cover nf darkness they advanced In the di
rection of Bloomhof. Two hundred burghers -
ors encountered them and I brought up nn
additional 100. * Nine burghers were killed
and fiuycnteen wounded. The British left
two on the ground , but an ambulance re
moved these. "
PRETORIA. Nov. 28. The Boer laager nt
Derderpourt was attacked last Saturday by
a strong force of the Natal mounted police.
.Mr Barnard , a member of the Volksraad ,
was killed.
Mori > 'I'rooiiN .Vrrlte nt Capetown ,
CAPETOWN , Tuesday , Nov. 28. The
troopship Bavarian , from Queeustown No-
\ember 10 , with Colonel Ivor Herbert , as-
fclMant adjutant general for the homo dis
trict , nnd the foreign military attaches , to-
gi'thcr with thu Connaught Ratigors , the
Klrbt battalion of the Royal Dublin Fuslleers
and a contingent of miscellaneous troops , in
all more than 2,000 men , arrived hero to
day Calonul Herbert and the military at
taches Immediately landed and the Bavarian
proceeded with the troops , presumably to
Durban.
PORK FOR BRITONS SPILLED
Ilnmora that Jloer Sympathizer *
Wrecked n Train on the .North-
> ventcrii Mend ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 3. A train of fourteen
refrigerator cars containing saltpork In
tended for the British army In South Africa
WRS wrecked today near Kenllworth , III. ,
( m the Milwaukee division of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad. The cars were com
pletely demolished , but It Is believed the
greater part of the pork can be saved. A
minus delay In shipment , however , will
result The wreck Is supposed to have been
caused by a broken Journal. Hlnta were
parsed among the crowd of trainmen and
bpectntore to the effect that the Journal
had been tampered with nt Milwaukee by
ovcrzcalous Boer sympathizers , but these
were scouted by the officials of the road.
MUUM Ur AN ASSEMBLY
tit llnvniin OnJher-
that Aerciit-
HAVANA , Dee. swing to the poor at
tendance at the meetings of the Cuban
league and national party , delegates Me In
convenienced In getting business done. Out
of a possible 100 , It is not often that more
than eighty or ninety are prifcnt and It
has been found necessary to accept one-
third of the total number as constituting
n quorum.
The other provinces arc waiting to see
what the Havana delegates will do , and
the fact that at a recent meeting It was
decided that the national assembly shall
have provincial representation as a unit ,
each province being equally represented , has
caused many delegates to fear that , owing
to the enormous Inequality of the provincial
populations , the national assembly wilt not
bo accepted by President McKlnley as fairly
representing Cuban opinion.
The I'atrla , discussing the references to
Cuba In Secretary Hoot's report , pronounces
them "very satisfactory" and sayo that "In
dependence la safe. "
The Nuovo I'ais says :
"Wo can see nothing In the declarations
of Secretary Hoot that can be called new.
The Americans evidently still believe Cubans
are not able to govern themselves and they
still Intend to educate UH until we are fit
for government. Mr. Moot does not discuss
the question of Independence , leaving It
where It was on January 1. "
The Havana Commercial company Is plac
ing armed guards on Its plantations in the
province of Plnar del Illo and will apply to |
Governor General Brooke for an infantry i
contingent. Mr. Murryloes , the manager ,
says thu company would not go to the expense - i
penso of arming a number of rnnn unless this 1
was thought necessary for the protection of' 1
Its Interests. "We do not believe there Is
any Immediate cause for alarm , " ho said ,
"but we do consider that the spirit of dis
affection Is spreading and Is liable , soon or
late , to burst Into flame whenever the United
States government does , or refrains from
'
doing , something which the Cuban leaders
oppose or desire. " j j
The wife of General Antonio Mncco or- j I 1
rived here today from Santiago de Cuba ,
She was received at the railway station by
a largo crowd and was escorted to the hou o
,
of General Gomez by General Lacret , General' '
Kabl and other Cuban officers. ] i
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Dec. 3. Yesterday j j 1
the municipal police were transferred to the
military department. Under command of
Captain Pierce , 150 men In new gray unl- '
forms and wearing felt helmets similar to ,
those worn by the New York police , paraded ,
making a fine appearance. Until now the
force , owing to the jealousies of municipal
officials , has beeii Inefficient and the mayor
and council requested the transfer thus ac
complished.
KAISER'S ' PET BILL IN PERIL
IJccrii e In ncrinan Hevonnc Ile-
cclntR In .IcoiiardirJiiRT the Km-
pcror'n JVnvnl Project.
v BERLIN , Dec. 3. The sovernr pnt Imt.
boon expecting that the growth of the em-
plre's revenue would yield the funds re
quired by Emperor William's naval project ,
thus avoiding additional taxation. In this
possibility Is the chief ground for the gov
ernment's hope of carrying the naval bill ,
If. however , the present decrease of re
ceipts continues the passage of the bill will
be Imperiled.
For several months there has been a rel
ative or absolute decrease , that for October
being 3,500,000 marks , when the receipts for
the month ore compared with those of Oc
tober of last year. The government had ex
j pected an Increase of 30,000,000 marks annually -
nually , but the total Increase during the
last nlno months has been only SOO.OOO. The
i opposition newspapers foreshadow a strong
insistanco upon those facts when the. bill
| comes up for consideration.
[ DIAZ IS AGAIN A CANDIDATE
President of Mexico Will Seek SUI1
Another Torin > 'i > Opiionl-
tloii UN Yet.
CITY OF MEXICO , Dec. 3. The liberal
party committee has called n national con
vention of the party to assemble here Feb
ruary 10 to nominate n candidate for pres
\ ident of the republic. The local commltteo
reports general enthusiasm for the candidacy
of President Diaz and political meetings and
procebhlons are being held all over the re
public. The conservative party has made
no sign of putting n candidate In nomina
tion.
HERNANDEZ WMb A VICTORY
Yciicxiiclnii Ilcvoliidonnrr I.ondrr
Cnptiircn Mnracalho After Plgrlil- j
ln r Untile for Sixteen Ho urn.
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CARACAS , Dec. 3. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) General Herj j
nandez , the Venezuelan revolutionary loader ,
has captured Maracalbo after a fight last
ing sixteen hours. Muracalho Is the cap
ital of the stnto of Zulcia.
I'rlnonerH ItelcaKcd.
MADRID , Dec. 3. The Spanish consul at
Manila announces that 135 Spanish prisoners
have been released by the Filipinos.
TO SECURE UEESc'S RELEASE
Attorney for Mine WorkcrNalloiuil
Committee CommcnccM HaheiiN j
CorpiiN I'roi
FORT SCOTT , Kan. , Dec. 3. James Bos-1
ton of the national executive board of the !
United Mine Workers of America , who has j
been sent hero from Duqiinln , 111 , , to take
charno of the Kansas coal strike In the place I
of John P. Recso , who is In Jail for contempt - I
tempt of the federal court , left tonight in
company with Reese's attorney for St. Louis
to Institute habeas corpus proceedings In
the federal flirt of appeals to secure Ri'osc's
release. Beft u leaving he reiterated his defiance -
fiance of Judge Williams and said ho would
go to work In the Kansas field in a day or
two , or Just ns soon as ho set the wheels of
Justice In motion In behalf of Reese.
At the Jail this evening Reese stated that
the moment ho was released ho would re
turn to the coal mine and repeat the act
for which ho Is now In Jail.
"Wo hold that we have done nothing which
an American citizen has not n perfect right
to do and we will nut compromise our posi
tion for any favor from the court , " saU he.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . Dec. 3. President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of
America said today the organization would
tomorrow put up any amount of bond required -
quired for the release of National Organizer
Keller , who was arrested jesterduy at
Springfield , II ) .
llolnuim SIIIINIIUV 1'rotcH Filial
MITCHELL , Ind. Dee 3-Tho family of
Willis Fox was po'soned by eating bologna ,
sausage today Ono child died within an i
hour and t.io other members rf the family
are in a critical condition , |
TUGGING AT A SENATORSHIP
Tension Inorcasincr in Scramble for the
Impending Hayward Vacancjt
SIDELIGHTS ON CONTENDING CLAIMANTS
niMimntl * of Yotin r Mr. Ililcli-
LMick Strike ( lie 1'nitiillnt I'olltl-
rlniiN AltoBcdicr cm tlie
AVroute Slilp.
LINCOLN. Dec. 3. ( Special. ) As the
days go by the tension over the Impending
j r.cnatorlal vacancy is growing more and more
Intense at the state house. The situation
Is unlike anything that has ever happened
In this state and veteran politicians of all '
parties predict a serious split In the fusion i
ranks ns almost Inevitable. I
Whatever action Governor Poynter may I
j j take the close friends of former Senator
Allen still adhere to the opinion that ho
will be called on to resume his seat at Uie j I '
national capital. Nobody else/ they say ,
among the fusion leaders Is as well qualified
to represent the opposition to the party In
power , and no now man could get oven a
hearing on the floor of the senate. By
reason of his continuous six years service
Allen would get recognition on the com
mittees and be able to participate In the
debates that are of great moment , while n
new man would occupy a back scat and at
< best could only find a place at the tall
end of the most Insignificant committees. I
HltvliiMiuk'n KllniNjClaim. . i
1
"Tho talk about sending young Mr. Hitchcock -
cock to Washington In place of Allen would
Dimply make us all ridiculous , " exclaimed an
old stager who stands close to the throne.
"Hitchcock has no legislative experience
whatever. He has not even served a term .
in the city council or on a school board. Ho
would bo no better than a schoolboy nnd
would bo n mere pigmy among the Intel
lectual giants of the nation. Besides that
he Is entitled to no consideration upon
the part of our people. He has been well
paid for all he has done for the cause. Ills
paper was on the verge of collapse when he i
took up Bryan , or rather whpu Bryan took '
him up and helped to keep him on his feet
for a llttlo whllo. Ho has no convictions of
his own and nobody knows where ho will
stand. Just before Bryan bought a block oE
stock In his paper ho was harlotiug with
the goldbugs nnd tried to make his sheet
as near republican as ho dared. Only five |
years ago ho tried to sell out Holcomb and I
the whole ticket by leasing his editorial i
page to the republicans. After Holcomb had !
been elected he showed a disposition to Join
In the plot to have him counted out and
after Holcomb had been In ofllco many
months he could not squeeze a friendly word
Into his paper edgewise. We cannot forget j
either that ho made a deal with Webster
last year by which ho sold out Allen In
Douglas county In the hope that he 'could .
get himself elected to congress. " j
AIlcii'H Illnck of .Stock. I
"You may never have heard of It. " said ,
another populist who talks loud In favor of i
Allen , "but it Is true that Allen helped ,
Hitchcock when he waa In the hole Just as .
'
much as Bryan did. Although ho Is a poor
man he bought $5,000 of stock In the World- '
Herald In order to help carr/ the concern '
1 through , and he has done a great /IcaKruoru
that 1 am not disposed to talk about. My '
objection to Hitchcock's candidacy at this
tlmo is that It will disrupt our party and
disgrace us all by sending n tenderfoot to
Washington Instead of a veteran. " |
i An ardent admirer of the Omaha editor
talks differently , however , of Hitchcock's
candidacy. He says : "It has been ths am
bition of his life to occupy a seat In the
senate , Just as His father did once befTe
him. Ho docs not want the position for
any length of time , but ho believes that it
would give him prestige and enable him to
carry Douglas county and the district and
take the place of Dave Mercer next time. " .
Wlint Hllvhcork. Senior. Dili. j
"That Is all right. " exclaimed nno her
popocrat who was standing by when this
conversation took place. "But suppose he
breaks us all un In Douglas county by his .
candidacy and loses us the rest of the state ?
You know everything he docs , or fails to
do , In the senate will be charged up to the
fuslonlsts and as he cannot do much for
anybody and Is sure to make blunder ? at
every turn wo will pay a high pries to
gratify the ambition of a man ; vho would
Just as quickly turn over and bo a republican
If It would bo to his advantage as ho would
to fight the battles of the people. In this re
spect he would not bo any different from the
father , who was elected to the senate by the
unanimous vote of the democrats and within
forty-eight hours of his election turn d
traitor and called himself n titalwart re
publican. I remember distinctly the speech
his friend E. II. Rogers from Fremont made
on the floor of the house Immediately a tor
old man Hitchcock was declared elecod
senator. 'This Is a glorious victory,1 soil
he ; 'la the election of P. W. Hitchcock wo
send a rebuke to Ulysses S. Grant. ' Well ,
the rebuke did not amount to much , for no
sooner did Phlneas W. get to Washington
thnn he made a bargain with Grant for Iho
Nebraska patronage and the democraiu nnd
the Independents who elected him were out'
In the cold kicking themselves for being'
taken In by a political acrobat. "
i
From parties close to the executive office' '
It Is learned that this factional feud Is by i i
no means confined to the capltol. Governor' j '
Poyntor Is being bombarded by mall with' i
appeals for nnd against the various sanaj j
torlal aspirants and the bombardment j i '
promises to grow more furious and unbar -
able as the days go by. Not only are the
active politicians being Importuned to ex
press their preferences and objections , tint
the editors of all of the sham reform press
are being solicited and may be expected to
open up their columns and take a hand In
the scrimmage.
Governor Poynter In the meantime Is sawIng -
Ing wood and his secretary Is diligently en
gaged in placing the recommendations , ap
plications , remonstrances and endorsements
on file or In tbo pigeonholes ,
IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON
Mimniim of the. Country ( o OliNcrve at
the Capital Centennial of
IIU Death.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3 Arrangements
are about completed for the Masonic celebra
tion of the centennial of the death of Wor
shipful Master George Washington December
14. Largo numbers of Masons from all ever
the United States and from Canada are ex
pected to attend. Colonel Robert White of
Wheeling , W. Va. , who was appointed by the
Grand lodge of Virginia as chief marshal ,
and his staff will have full charge of the
procession and all matters connected with
the celebration aside from the regular Ma
sonic rites. The principal ceremonlea will
be at Mount Vcrnon and will Include an nd-
dross at the old tomb by the grand master
of Masons In Colorado , Masonic rites at the
new tomb and addresses at the mansion by
President McKlnley and R T. W. Duke ,
grand master of Masons In Virginia. At
night a reception will bo held at Wlllard's
hotel In this city President McKlnley and j
hifc entire cabinet are expected to attend , '
BERLIN NOT AN APPLICANT
III * Selection tor Snncrvlmir of fcn-
itH Settle * n I.iinit-Slniiillint
PnlriimiKO Controversy.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The selection of Richard S. Berlin
of Omaha ( or supervisor of the census tot
the Second congressional district settles n
long-pending patronage controversy , which
nt ono time threatened to precipitate n
rupture between the senior senator from Ne
braska nml the congressman from that dis
trict , Mr. Mercer Irom the first professel
that he wished to hove nothing to do with
the appointment , If It had to bo endorsed
by Senator Thurslon , while the senator re
plied to all who sought his preferment that
the matter lay entirely In the hands of Mr.
| , Mercer , except BO far as Its ratification by
him was concerned.
j ( As a result , n whole horde of applicants
poured their papers Into both the senator
and the congressman , each of whom left the
appointment In abeyance until the very last
mbmcnt. While the other Nebraska su-1
pervlsors were appointed months ago that
for the Second district remained uufll o 1'
'until this last week , and was In fact the
last ono In the whole United States to be
added to the list.
Some Interesting Information leaks from
the Inside with rcfipeet to the candidates
for this position. Mr. Berlin , feeling him
self persona non grata with Senator Thura-
ton , declined to file an application , although I I
ho had been apprised of the fact that ho was
Mr. Mercer's first choice. Arthur Brlggs , j i
who thought ho ought to have had the post- j
ofllcc , was not so bashful and ho sent a j
I
friend ull the way to Washington to secu'o ;
his commission for him fiom Senator Thurai i
ton. All he got , however , was a. letter stat
ing that should Mr. Mercer decide upon
Drlggs Senator Thurston would be glad to
add his endorsement. {
Among the other applicants were Fred
Drunlng , John Uush , II. C. Rowlev and K.
S. Fisher. With reference to the latter , It
Is learned that his brother-in-law , John Mo-
Donald , whoso term as sheriff will expire
January 1 , put In an application at the last
'
moment , notwithstanding the fact that be
was supposed to bo pushing for Fisher.
Up to the very day of the appointment
Mr. Berlin declined to record himself as j i
looking for the place and he has not yet' '
Indicated his Intention as to Its acceptance , j i
The value of the position Las been much
overestimated , aa It Is worth only from
$1,000 to $1,500 and entails no Jlttlc responsi
bility and hard labor. '
STILL FIGHTING THE YAQUIS
Kortv-Klclit Killed anil Olio Hundred
SIJIIIMVN anil Children Captured
hy Mexican * .
AUSTIN , Tex. , Dec. 3. Information
reached hero today from Ortiz , state of
(
Sonora , Mexico , that Marshal Terhune-.an
expert mining engineer , who has been in the
mines In the Yaqul country for some months
past , arrived at Orzlt and announced that
since November 18 the Yaqul Indians and
the Mexican military fprcea have had sev
eral severe engagements. The first of these
engagements was on November IS , Just north
of Cocorl , and during the engagement there
were forty-eight IndlanA d five soldiers
killed outright. In art/prtn ; there were
were uVentj'-lhree atiftfktif * rnundecf'aild'
EomblKlng over 100 sguM\r iJ-S i . .UnU chil
dren captured by the military force. These
prlsoneia will bo sent to Guayraas by the
military authorities to be held as hostages.
The locality where the engagement took
place is on the Ynqul river , Juat at the very
entrance to the mountains. This section of
the country Is heavily wooded and hence the ,
engagement was conducted on the guerrilla I
warfare plan , as have been most of the pre
vious skirmishes and engagements. The
battle was between the main bodies of both
factions. The soldiers came on the camp of
the Indians In the woods. The fighting
lasted most of the day. The Indians were
finally put to flight and this explains why
so many of their women were captured , as
their retreat was made in dire confusion
and the women became separated from the
warriors.
REV. DE COSTA IS A CATHOLIC
Former I5 : > I.Hfo | > allan Clorn.vinnn ,
Who FoiiKlit Dr. UrlRKfl' Ordliut-
tlo ! > , FlnilM \ < MV Church Home ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 3. Rev. Dr. Benjamin
F. De Costa , who In September last resigned
the rectorship of the Protestant Episcopal
church of St. John the Evangelist , was to
day received into the Roman Catholic
church. The ceremony took place In the
chapel of the Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Dr. Do Costa , being a married man , Is
therefore not eligible to the priesthood in
the Roman Catholic church and having no
ecclesiastical prospects will return to litera
ture and devote himself to writing and lec-
< - < flrlng.
] i Dr. Do Costa tcok a prominent part In
i the controversy over the ordination of Dr.
Brlggs a few months ago. Ho was a bitter
opponent of the latter and threatened to
cause a public protest to bo made at the
ordination service. He also talked of havIng -
. ' Ing Bishop Potter tried before an eccleslas-
' ticnl court if ho ordained Dr. Brlggs. Ho
I did neither , however , but resigned from his
rectorship nnd afterward gave up his mem-
bcrshlp In the church altogether. Dr. De
Costa has prepared for publication a statc-
raent In Justification of hie course , In which
ho takes grounds on the bible question , hold-
Ing tha the Roman Catholic church Is the ,
true bible church.
MARIE BURRUUGHS IS ILL
WeddliiK of the Aelrenn In Indefinite- !
I'liHt polled Typhoid Fever
is Fcnrcd.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Dec. 3. The mar
riage of Miss Marie Burroughs ( Llllle Lee
Arrlngton ) to Dr. Albert E. Sterne of Uilj
city , which was to have taken place Decem
ber C In Now York , has been Indefinitely
postponed on account of the serious Illness
of Miss Burroughs. Typhoid fever la feared
and Dr. Sterne was telegraphed for Friday.
Ho Is In New York now. The engagement
was announced October 25.
71li-ii from nn Accidental Wound , I
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Dec. 3. ( Special. ) j
Daniel Duccy , who was accidentally shot a '
week ago by a companion whllo hunting
ducks on Shell creek , died from the effects ,
of the wound. It was known from the first I
that ho could not recover. Ho was 20 years I
old , was born In this county and was un
married.
Mcxlonn Veterniix Ak AxnUfancc.
LEXINGTON. Ky. . Deo. 3.GenoralV1I -
lier O. Smith , secretary of the National
Association of Mexican Vt'nr Veterans of
this city , baa written letters to promi
nent men ull over the United Btatos ask
ing their aBH'.staiico with congress for In-
creaeed pensions for Mexican veterans.
who now number only 9.000 and are pans.
Injj away at the rate of almost 1.000 per
year.
I'rynn In Sllll TnlkTiur.
GAIA'ESTON Tex Dee 3W J Bryan
who Is hero with Former Governor Ilnirjr
on en outing , spoke today at * ome lengthen
on next years campaign.
Tl ) DECIDE KENTUCKY'S ' VOTE
Canvassing Board Begins Its Work at
Fraukfort Today.
NO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A DAY OR TWO
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Until Slilen Sena
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FKANKFOIIT. Ky. , Dec. 3. At noon to
morrow the State Board of Election Com
missioners of Kentucky will meet to can-
\ass the returns from the last state clic-
tlon and to desldo whether Gocbel or Taylor
Is entitled to the certificate of c'ectlon.
i I There Is not much probability that the matter -
' ter will bo settled tomorrow and It may bo
j i , Wednesday or later before a certificate Is
j Issued. Both sides express confidincp , but
no one can predict with accuracy the dc-
! t ' clslou which will bo arrived at by the btard.
The certified returns from the county boards ,
now on flic , give Taylor a plurality of 2.435 ,
but the democrats declare that enough of
these votes will be thrown out and that
Gocbel will be awarded the certificate.
The Kentucky election law Is capable of
divers constructions and the definite con-
elusion of the board will rest very largo y
upon how Its members decide to construe
certain portions of the statute. There Is a
loophole In the very sections upon which the
republicans rely which may work against
them. It Is this : "The said state b.ard
shall be a board for examining and canvassIng -
Ing the returns. " How the board will con
strue the word "examining" Is a matter of
doubt. The same words exactly are used
In defining the powers of the various county
boards , and under this wording thsy have
claimed and used the power of rJectlng
votes which they believed were Illegally
cast. If the county hoards have this po\er
over precinct returns , Why , the democrats
ask , has not the state board exactly similar
'powers over county returns In a passage
of the law defining Its powers In Identical
language ? With the certificates of the com-
mlssioncrs of Jefferson county giving Taylor
a plurality of 3,442 votes was filed a mass 1
of evidence that many of these votes were
Illegal and It is not among the Imposslbill-1 i
ties that the state board may so construe j j
Us powers under the word "examining" as to j | |
declare that It has the power to reject these
votes. If it docs Mr. Goobel gets the cer
tificate.
Goobol Deiiemln nil Ionlnvlllc Vote.
The main reliance of Gocbel Is upon con
testing Jefferson county , which means the i !
city of Louisville. This vote , according to | i
the returns , showed a plurality for Taylor
i
of 3,422 and If the democrats succeed In
having It thrown out It means the defeat ,
of Taylor and every other candidate upon
the republican ticket. The democrats are
contesting the Louisville vote chiefly because - I i
cause of Governor Bradley'o action In order
ing the militia under arms and the alleged I i
presence at the -polls of deputy United
States marshals. They also base their contest
j
test on the fact that Inspectors for the
Brown party forced their way into the pollIng -
Ing booths and usurped the function of offi
cers o ! election.
The ro ibl1win * will assert before thB elec
tion commissioners that the claims of In
timidation by thjc militia , an-1 of Interfer
ence by the United States marshals"
wholly Inadmissible for the reason that
the militia was held at the armory fully
three bours after the close of the polls and
that they were at no time until after the
polls had been closed present nt polling
booths. As to the marshals , It is averred
that not only were they too few In number ,
there being but fourteen In Kentucky all
told , to be capable of any Interference , but
they actually did not In any manner Interfere
with the casting of any vote , either In the
city of Louisville or elsewhere throughout
the state. They visited the polls as private
citizens only.
To offset the claim of Intrusion by the In- i
spcctors of the Brown party the republicans | ! '
say that if the claims of the democrats are ,
correct , and no positive denial Is offered by
the republicans , the fault lies with the dem
ocratic officials who admitted them. If they
did not want them In they should have kept
them out. They assert that the democrats
cannot allege their own neglect of duty as
reason for throwing out republican votes.
It Is admitted by both sides that the dem
ocrats have a stronger case in Jefferson
county than anywhere else throughout the
I state. If they win there other contests may
j ' bo dropped , and If they Icse , success In all
tbo other contests will not make Gocbel
governor of Kentucky.
UHC of Tlnnnc Paper Unllotn.
Next to the Jefferson county contest in Im
portance comes that In Knox county , which
returned n plurality for Taylor of 1,385. The
contest there Is based on the allegation that
the republicans used tissue paper ballots by
which the secrecy of the ball-H wa de
stroyed. In Johnson county , which returned
a plurality for Taylor of 386 , a similar claim
Is made ; also In Lewis county , which gave
850 more for Taylor than for Goobel. The
republicans assert that tlssuo ballots were
used by the democrats In the counties of
Graves , Ballard and Bath , In which the
aggregate plurality for Goebel was far In
excess of the total Taylor plurality In the
counties of Knox , Johnson and Lewis.
At ono time the democrats announced
their Intention of contesting the votes o' I
Nelson county which gave a plurality of' '
1,198 fcr Taylor. In making the returns j
the county election commissioners certified ,
the vote for W. P. Taylor. There was no i
such candidate and the democratic contest i
was generally considered weak. The mater - , ,
( er has been adjusted , the vote of Nelson
county counted for W. S. Taylor and this j
conical has been abandoned by the demoI I
crats. In Pulaakl , Mercer , Robertson and
one or two other counties claims of gen
eral Irresularltlce nromade by the demo
crats , but the aggregate number of votes
Involved In these contests Is email and can
not affect the general result when the vote
of Jefferson county has been counted for
either Goebel or Taylor.
\o Foretclllne lloaril' * Action.
All of hls Is , however , merely conjecture. !
Neither democrats nor republicans know
what tbo board will do and nil of them do- '
clltie to discuss the matter In advance of' '
the meeting of the board. Mr. Goebel da-
cllned to say anything at all and Mr. Taylor '
contented himself with the assertion : "I ,
am confident the board will do Its duty. " !
And that ends his preliminary survey of i
the situation. | '
Governor Bradley would express no opinion
regarding the outcome of tte > work of the j i
board. "I don't think there will be any j '
trouble , " he said. "There IB no need of ,
looking ahead for trouble ; we will crata
bridges when wo como to them. " j
Quito a number of republicans from Clay I
and Laurel counties arrived today and re-1 '
ported that there would bo others In In Iho
morning. Men of both parties are very
quiet and there has been practically no
bluster or loud talk. It Is said that there
will be a large crowd In Frankfort tomor
row In any event , as It Is county court day. '
which means an accession of about 1,500 to
the umial population.
Major DcIIonoy of Frankfort has decided
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Warmer ; Northerly Winds.
Tempernlnre nt Oinnlin yesterdnyt
Hour , DCK. Hour. Urn.
to swear In sixty extra policemen tomorrow.
This Is tint especially on account of the
gubernatorial contests , but ohlctly because
of the crowd that will bo brought hero by
the monthly court day nnd by the opening
of the congressional campaign In this dls-
j trict tomorrow.
HAYWARD'S CONDI i ION WORSE
Ilcuulri-Ki the Utmoit Effort * of Dr.
WhltdMi ( o Hull ? Uln PntliMit
Dnrlnn ( In * Snlilinlli.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Dec. 3. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Senator Hnyward's con
dltlon has been more unfavorable today
I I than at any tlmo during his Illness. It re
quired the utmost efforts of Dr. Whltlen
to rally his patient , whoso temperature was
101 , nearly two degrees higher than at any
previous time. Dr. Whltten posted the fol-
i ( lowing bulletin at 10 a. m. :
' i "Senator Hayward passed u restless night ,
only sleeping three hours. His temperature
,
I is 101 , pulse 109 , respiration 33. His mind
I
i is clouded and ho 1 only conscious a portion
tion of the time. "
At 7 p. m. Dr. Whltton Issued a bulletin
saying"Senator Hayward Is resting easy.
His temperature Is 101 , pulse 107 and respi
ration 3C. "
IN MEMORY OF MRo. THURSTON
Fiiml Stnrti-il for Ciilinii Orphan * '
Home .Vnnipil Aflor .Sonnlor'n
First Wife.
NEW YORK , Dec. 3. A movement for the
raising of funds for a memorial orphmi
asylum for Cuban children which shall brar
the name of Mrs. Thurston , the first wife
of Senator John M. Thurston , nnd who died
during a \lslt she made to Cuba , was
started tonight in the Madison Avenue Pres
byterian church under the auspices of Uio
Thurston "fcmorlal association. The name
of the proposed home Is to be "The ThursI | I
ton Home of Orphans and Homeless Children I
in Cuba , " and General Vandervoort of Nebraska - ' j
braska , ono of the managers of the Cuban j i
Mail Steamship company , has offered a tract
of ground for the Institution. General Van
dervoort and Mrs. G. K. Andrews of Echo
Lake , N. J. , were the speakers at the meetIng - I
,
Ing tonight. General Vandervcoit told of the '
largo number of orphans In Cuba and of the i
need of some Institution to care for them , j
I
The home is to be an Industrial school , ho I |
said , as well as a mission. It Is especially '
fitting , lie thought , that this work be started j i
F
as a memorial to Mrs. Thurston , whosa |
death , her friends believed , was caused by I
a broken heart , the result of her visit to I
Cuba and seeing with her own eyes the j 1 I
conditionsthere. . ' I
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The collection tonight was devoted to tho"
fund and contribution slips were handed
around rn ivhlolv-a largo numberof , , " members
of the church pledged themselves" la go
amounts.
NO FREE LIST FOR FRUITS
Head of ( he Or nil EC .In ( III Company
Wires I'ri'nlelciit to Omio e Koot'n
Heroin men < In ( Ion * .
ALBANY , N. Y. , Dec. 3. ( Special Tele- i
gram. ) The president of the Orange Judd
com-miv nnd editor of the American AgrI- '
culturallst at New York and Orange Judd
Farmer at Chicago , who will address the
American beet sugar manufacturers at
Omaha Tuesday , telegraphed President Mc
Klnley as follows yesterday : i
"We respectfully , but most vigorously' , I
protest against the admission of tropical I
produce free of duty or at reduced rates , as
recommended by the secretary of war. This
protest is made in behalf of millions of
I American farmers , laborers and capitalists
I engaged In the domestic culture and man
ufacture of sugar beets , sugar cane , tobacco ,
cigars , fruits , vegetables , rice , etc. They
will not submit to being ruined for the ben
efit of trusts employing coollo labor that in
evitably will control manufactures In the
tropics. That we speak with authority
in behalf of these great domestic Interests
will soon bo abundantly demonstrated. "
MANNING SAYS IT IS NOT SO
MnMi-r Mechanic of ( ho I'nloii 1'a-
clflc'x AV > omliiR Dlvlnlnii Dciilcn
Story of ( "limiiro.i.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 3. ( Special Tel
egram. ) .Master Mechanic J. II. Manning'
of tbo Wyoming division of the Union Pacific
. denies most emphatically the story fr m
'
Omaha this morning to the effect that Mas-
i ter Mechanic M. K. Barnum of Omaha will
assume charge of the Wyoming division
and that he , Manning , has been asked to re
sign , because ho made himself unpopular
with the management of the road through
his efforts tn settle the strike among the
bollcrmakers at this place ; that McKoon ,
now at North Platte , la slated to take n.ir-
num's place nt Omaha and that an Omaha
foreman Is to go to North Platte. "I w sh
to say , " said Mr. Manning today , "that I
have heard of no change to be made In the
motive department. I have not been asked
to resign. "
WRECK ON UNION PACIFIC
( norland riycr linn Into at Ilnnhnell
AVlille Tn UI nc Water Fireman
IN Injured ,
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Dec. 3. ( Special Tel
egram. ) What came near being a very j
disastrous wreck oicurred fifty-three miles I
east of hero last night. Union Pacific train I
No. 1 , the Overland Flyer , runn'ng late ,
stopped at Bushnoll to take water , and while
there was struck by No. 101 , the fast mall.
'The engine of the mall train tore half way
through a dining car on thn fear end of No.
1 , but luckily the conductor , cooks and
waiters wore all In the forward end and {
escaped Injury. Harry Dlxon , a Cheyenne
fireman , was knocked from tbo tank of the
engine of No. 1 and seriously InJureJ. The ,
track was not cleared until this morning.
Aside from the demolished dining car , one
mall car and the engine of 101 were badly
damaged.
! ! lK Hnlf of Wentcrii Wool.
ST. LOUIS , Dec 3.-A nyndlcate of cnht-
ern mills has ennaurnmaied a deal hero
for 1,2.V > .000 pounds of wool The terms of
the sale wore private , but H Is wild that
the wool sold for 4 cents n pound mure
than the price nt which the same | ot wn
offered u Hhort tlmo IIKC. and the dual '
( ( mounted to more than 1250 Ouo A'l ' of th's ; ' ,
woe I la what IH known to the trade a a
"territory wool " Sixty earn will bo r < - . .
quired to transport It to the destination I
In the u Is the - tale
past largc-xt of woo ] i
ever made in the west j [
FIGHT ON A MORMON
All Interest Centers on Congress' ' Action in
tbo Roberts Caso.
STIRRING EVENTS ARE PROMISED
Some Members Would Deny the Utah Mail
All Oonrtosc3. !
HE MEANS TO TAKE HIS SEAT TODAY
Other Congressmen Are Being Bombarded
with Petitions of Protest.
TO TRY TO PASS A FINANCIAL BILL
lloth ( lie Ilonnr mill Senate Will Makt
nn IZIfort ( o linnet n Monetary I.mv
Keforc ( lie Itcccft * HcNpcct
In Itnhart'n Memory.
WASHINGTON , Dec. n. Stlrrln ? event *
are promised for the opening week of tin
session In the house. There Is always u
good deal of glamour In connection with the
assembling of a new congress , which Is A
social , as well ns a political , event. The
galleries are always crowded and there is
i Intense Interest In the election of speaker ,
the swearing In of members at the bar of
I the house , the reading of the president's
message , the biennial scat drawing , the
Introduction of bills and resolutions Into the
legislative hopper , and the general clearing
of decks for action later on. But. as the
committees are not appointed until Just be
fore the holiday recess , no actual business
Is transacted usually until after the recess.
This year it will bo different. At the vo.y
threshold of the session will come the con
test over the admission of Hepresentatlvo-
clect Roberts of Utah , and later In the week
the house will plunge Into an important
and possibly a protracted debate upon the
financial bill which waa prepared -by the
republican leaders last spring at Atlantic
City.
City.Tho
The nobcrts case has attracted the atten
tion of the whole country. The republl an
leaders have adopted a plan of procedure
which Is designed to prevent Mr. Roberts
from taking the oath of office until the facts
in regard to his alleged polygamous prac-
tlces have been Investigated by a special
committee.
Mr. Taylor of Ohio will make the objection
to the admission of Mr. Roberts and will
offer n resolution of his case to the com-
mlttec. There Is considerable scattered opposition -
position to this method of procedure on the
ground that refusal of the house to permit
a representative-elect bearing proper ere-
dentlals to be sworn in upon unproved
charges would cicato a bad precedent and
might result In chaos at some future tlmo
when political feeling runs high. But th ro
are several precedents for this course In the
cases of members charged with disloyalty
after the war and these will be used In
support of tbo procedure. Every member
of the house ban been bombarded with peti
tions in the Roberts case and there un
doubtedly -will bo a largo majority vote
without regard to party lines In support of
the plan outlined by1 republican leaders.
Owing to the time which will bo consumed
In the disposition of the Roberts case to
morrow the drawing of seats , which usually
requires several hours , probably will be
postponed until Tuesday.
riimnclnl IIIII Dcforc HCCCSM.
The announcement of Vice President Ho-
bart's death will ho made probably Imme
diately after the Roberts case Is disposed
of and the house will adjourn out of respect -
spect to his memory. The drawing of seats
and the reading of the president's message
will occupy Tueiday. Tuesday night the
republicans will caucus on the financial bill.
It Is the intention of the republican leaders
to make this a caucus measure and proceed
to pars It before the- holiday recess. The
caucuo will decide. If the nresent Intention
is followed , not to wait for the appoint
ment of the committee on banking and cur
rency , but to bring the bill lute the hous-o
forthwith , probably under a special order
from the committee on rules. The debate
may begin on Wednesday. The length of
time to be given to debate has not yet been
determined. By some It Is thought that
three or four days may sufflco.
While the session promises to bo on the
whole a buslnees ono In the senate , the ( list
week probably will bo marked by consider
able lethargy. Indeed , It wculd bo excep
tional If any actual work should bo done.
On Monday the now senators will bo sworn
In , but beyond this nothing will bo dono.
j
Ordinarily the president's mecsage Is re
ceived on the flifit day of the session , hut
lt receipt will bo postponed for a day thl1)
' session out of respect to the memory of
the late Vlco President Ilobnrt , whoso death
will ho announced. Tuesday llttlo will be
done beyond the receipt of the message , the
present purpose being to adjourn Imme
diately nftor the reading of thu mcseago
to give the republican senators nn oppor
tunity to hold a caucus over the reorganization
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tion of the committees , rt'edncsday and
j Thursday will bo devoted largely to the In
troduction of bills. There will probably bo
j ! no session either Friday or Saturday.
Among the first bills to be Introduced
will bo the financial measure prepared by ,
tbo republican members of the financial ,
committee. It will be offered by Senator' '
Aldrlch and will bo referred to the wholo1
finance committee , Including the democratic
members.
While comparatively llttlo tlmo will ba
spent In tbo senate chamber during the.
early days of the session , much attention
will ho paid to getting ready for the Im
portant matters to receive attention later.
Thc.io Include the financial bill , the policy
to bo pursued In tbo Philippines and Cuba ,
the form of government to bo provided
for Hawaii nnd the ratification of the vari
ous reciprocity treaties negotiated during
the reccfs ; Porto Rico and the Beating of
senators appointed by governors.
Up to date only ono senatorial appoint
ment has been made. This Is In the case-
of Senator Quay , but If ho la seated there
will bo an effort to fill the vacant scats
from Utah , California and Delaware by the
same methods. There la unusual Interest
In Mr. Quay's case and both his friends
and opposing senators are already working
zealously. Mr. Quay will make no effort
to be eeatrd Monday.
DUMOCIIATH AIIK WITHOUT A IM < Af ,
Dlvcmlly of Opinion Ainonjr I < cailcr
HrirardliiHT Srntlnic of IlolicrtN ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. A considerable
diversity of opinion exists among the demo
cratic members of tbo house of ropresenta-
tlvefi aa tn the best policy to bo followed
by the party tomorrow when the republicans
'object tn the administering of ( he oath of
ofllce to Roberts , the Mormon member-elect
from Utah The democrats have not yet
conferred on the matter , 'hut some uudsr-