ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHNING , DJSCEMHEK 0 , 1S09-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WIRES CUT BY BOERS
line of Communication Behind General
Mcthnen Is Broken ,
CULVERT BLOWN UP NEAR GRAS PAN
Guides from Orange River Station Report
Heavy Firing.
FIGHTING ON MODDER RIVER AGMN
Nothing in the Repoits to Indioat ) Impor-
tanca of the Engaeoment.
REVIVE RUMORS OF RELIEF OF MAFEKING
llelnrorccnirtitn Sent I'ornnril t t
Uvlicrnl Onlnurc Hope He Will
lie Alilr In llticrt I'nrt
' . of Hucr Korccn.
( Copyright , 1SOT , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec 8 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The Post mil
itary expert sajs Lord Methuen's' lines of
communication have been cut and restored
A telogrnm to the war olllco sa > s that merely
the rallwnv culvert ha been blown up.
It Is possible to do a great deal of damage
with a very llttlo dynamite. The Iloer have
shown throughout the compalgn procrastina
tion Their most telling efforts hitherto
ha\o been always a. day late. If they had
cut the line before General Mcthuen re
ceived hl reinforcements and whllo ho still
Imcl the wounded on his hands the situation
would nave been far from a pleasant one.
No news of any Importance has reached ua
from the front for twelve days and one must
not be tempted to build fresh conjectures
on the guesswork of the past. The entire
border between the Qrlgualanda Is In n most ,
unfortunate condition nnd a big defeat of the
Hocr forces In front of Klmbcrlcy or Lady-
bmlth It ) badly needed.
Heavy rirli > - nt I niljiinllh.
( Copjright. 1890 , by Press Publishing Co )
BUITISH CAMP AT rilEnRC , NATAL ,
HEADQUARTERS OP GENERAL HILD-
YAHD , Doc. 7. ( New- York World Cable-
Kram Special Telegram ) The natives from
the region of Ladvsmlth report that many
women , dissatisfied with official reports of
the killed and wounded , have arrived at the
Doer camps and Insisted on seeing their hus
bands , sons and other relatives. This may
account for the rumored dissensions among
the Boers.
There was heavy firing at Ladysmlth early
thin morning. A patrol of Natal carbiniers
with n provost marshal haa just captured
four noted Dutch farmers named Osthuisen
nnd found In their possession much looted
furniture. Iho patrol was fired on by sK
Boers , whoso horses they captured and shot
but the Doors disappeared in a donga ( cut )
and wore lost. The British troops In camp
hero are well , but the heat la Intense.
ROBERT STUART.
TTIirliHllir lit ModllCr 111 % el' .
feu i > . | * . "
PRETORIA. Wednesday , Doc. ( f. FightIng -
Moddor river at 6
Ing commenced near
o'clock this morning.
LONDON , Dec. 8. G.52 p. en. The war
Dfllco has juEt Issued the following
from Gen- *
Nu further news has arrived ,
cral Methuen today , but this dispatch has ,
been received ( rom Orange River station
"A railroad culvert was blown up ncail
Grail Pan this morning. The telegraph was
nlso cut. The guides report heavy firing of
guns toward the north "
The foregoing Implies that the Boers have
tut the line of communication behind Gen
eral Mcthuen , who apparently Is now fight
ing.
lltnnorx of Hollcf of MnfeUlnc.
yw. 8 While nothing in the
tj\J ij Jtt , .
latest mcBGagca from the British camp at <
the Modder river Indicated an Immedlato
hob now <
that Pretoria
advance , 11 appears
that fighting \\as resumed Wednesday It
Is not shown however , whether General
jMothuen has advanced on the new pDSltlin
taken up by the Doers or ha3 merely en
gaged In a reconnalsoance in force. Reports
were again current at Orange river Tue-
daj December B , that Mafeklng has been
ic'lcvcd. It Is known through dispatcher
It am Magalapyo that preparations were com
pleted there to advance In force November
15 from Rhodesia , for the purpose of re
pairing the railroad Una nnd restoring com
munication with Colonel naden-Powell The
Doers , however , were strongly entrenched
near Gnbcroncfi , midway bctwean Magalapjo
nnd Mafeklng.
Reinforcements are rapidly arriving at
Sterkstroom to strengthen General Gatarre ,
including the much-needed artlllcrv Tl'o
authorities expect speedy news that Gen
eral Qatacro has tal.cn the offensive , thin
diverting a portion of the OMIIRC Free State
f01 ce now obstructing the advance of Gen
eral Muthuen.
BOER GUN DOES GOOD WORK
lli'liortx front llrltlNli Sotireen Soy
that the Dutch Shout StrnlKlit ,
llut lilt .
( Copj light , 16f ! , by Pi ess PubllshliiB Co )
KR13ERB CAMP , Dee. 7. 4 05 p m ( Now
York World Cablegram Special Telegram )
lHy runner from Lailv smith ) Slnco the
last telegram the bombaidment has become
heavier than previously The Doers' new
gun on the mlddlo hill has done no damage
It has onlv llrcd sporadically , Us fire now
old six and three-
iipinnrp trnlnud Two
i
tenths Inch howitzers are doing excellent :
work. Tholr llro Is remarkably accurate
The Hocrs have posted a now six-Inch
Crcusot gun on n hill considerably this Bldo
of Lombard's kop. Jt commands the vvhola
town and camp nnd the firing IH renmkobly
accurate , but luck Is still on the British
Bldo Tlicro has been n number of narrow
reonpos. The Doern spent Thursday shell
ing the town , ( tipoolally the hospital In thu
town hall
In the afternoon one shot killed one and
wounded nlno men Twelve hospital ordei-
lles are now wounded. This Is deliberate ,
because General White warned the burghera
that thu town hall Is used foi a hospital.
Other lloer guns are equally active and
especially these In the northwest , except the
Crousot on Umbulwunl hill The suspicion
is growing that old Long Tom has been def
initely knocked out. It lost tvvo wheels ami
the muzzle Is bent by a ehot from the naval
jun Thn saruo shot killed the men
On Thursday our artillery btnabbed a how
itzer on Surprlso hill.
Wo ascribe the Doer activity due to
events In the direction of Colenso. of which
wo havu little accurate Intormrtlan.
Tula morning the newest gun put twelve
chtllH Into the Light Horeo camp and tlx
oxplojod in the heart of the camp 1 saw
several remarkably narrow escapes during
the Uht two da > 8.
1 have seen several large herds of rattle
moving toward the Free State , The native *
there are 1,000 cattle behind Iludvvnnl
hill The Dorrs fflkulng discontented
and anxious to li ll Th0 natives
report that 2nO attcmPMUlJnuji without
permission recently
among the Doers Is going [
Wo expect action of t-omo sort ,
the Increased shelling In the next few
The British troops are well and ready for
any tmcrgcnrv The hospital has been re
moved to a secluded position
The Drltlsh howitzer put a shell Into the
embrasure of a big gun on the middle hill
The last tvvo dnvs there has been n re
newal of the practice of sniping pickets
which lately was in nhejance Last night
the Itocrs nttcmntcd to cut off the pitrol
of the Nineteenth Hussars on the Help-
inakaar road , when they replied vigorously
The Hocis suffered several wounded and tvvo
dead Probably more will bo found todaj.
Wo observe now considerable movement of
the Doers westward Probably much In the
Hocr movements that Is unintelligible here Is
explicable. In England In the light of news
received from Kslcourt The IntclllEcnce
department Is cxtremel > reticent about ncwo
from General Clery's column
NO MERCY SHOWN BURGHERS
riftti I.nneerN MaNiaere Mxtv
ers nt I2tiiiiilNlnn\te After 'I In1)
Unit I.nlil IJovvii Vrins.
( Copyright , iSW , hy Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec 8 ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The Doer
allegation that the fifth ( Hrltlsh )
LanoerH massacred sUtv burglars at
Elumlslaagto after they had thrown
down their arms Is receiving con
firmation In prlvnto letters from the Lan
cers themselves Ono officer writes In a let
ter published In the Times as follows
"After the enemy were driven out one
of our squadrons pursued and got right In
among them In the twilight and most excel
lent pig sticking ensued for about ten min
utes , the bag being about sixty Ono of
our men stuck his lance through two , killing
both at ono thrust Had It not been getting
dark we should have killed many more "
A dragoon corporal told a Chronlclo cor
respondent :
"Tho Boers fell off their horses and rolled
among the rocks , hiding their heads with
their arms , calling for mercy , calling to be
shot , anything to escape astab from these
terrible lances through their backs nnd
bowels Dut not many escaped. We Just
gave them a good dig as they lay. Next
day most of the lances were bloody"
Another lancer trooper writes of the sime
incident-
" \Vo got n charge at them. They threw
up their arms and fell on their knees for
tnorcj , but we were told not to glvo them
any nnd I can assure you they got none.
Wo went along sticking our lances through
them. It was a terrlblo thing"
The jingo papers , which teem with accu
sations of Inhumanity against the Doers ,
Ignore these revelations
At Elandslaagte several women cycled tea
a hill commanding n view of the -opera-
tlonc. They vvcro warned to Ho down , but
refused to do so as it might spoil their
frocks. The Doers dropped some shots near
them and they fled
At the fight at Rletfonteln several women
appeared on blcjcles , but they kept a long
distance off. A shell was pitched fairly close
to them , which sent them pcdallug off to a
IOWANS TO JOIN BOER ARMY
\Vllllniu mill Daniel DnvleN Soil Their
I'-.rni M-ur HolNtclit nml Mart
I'mthe Caiic.
HOLSTEIN , la , Dec. S William and
Daniel Davles have sold their fine 3GO-ncie
farm here and will go to South Afrlci.
Their father , Daniel Davles , is a large
farmer at West Barkley , Capo Colony , and
has sent for them to join the Boer forces
Eight -weeks ago they received a letter from
him saying all the farmers In that section
were planning an uprising In Doer Interests
and asking them to come They left Imme
diately on the silo of their property.
M vrui'M sv\i m : " > COMING
rnhlox the Mn < < - m-imrtiuoiit lie AVI11
Snll DoeeinhtM- .
'
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8 r-Consul Macrum'
has broken his long silence , nnd in a cabin
message received at the State department )
today , dated Pretoria , announces that ho
will sail December IS , via Naplee , for the
United States This Is an Indication tint
ho has rccclvd the department's cablegram
granting his application for leave of absence.
Adelbi-rt Hay , who Is going to Pretoria ta
replace Macrum , will leave Washington to
morrow on hlH journey
'IrltlNh Ilii ) Missouri -
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 8 A local commis
sion dim todav announced the closing of a
contract for the dellverj of 1,000 pack mules
to agents of the Drltlsh government for
( shipment to Capetown Twelve hundred
Missouri mules sold by the Barao firm have
already been shipped to South Africa fiom
Now Orleans.
I
' CuiiliDiil CiiitiireN | liner Siiiillr | | .
IXNDON , Dec 8 A special dispatch from
Capetown announces that the Drltlsh gun-
beat Partridge has captured the Dritlsh
steamer Mashona , Captain Johnstono , which
left New York November 3 , via St. Vincent ,
November 1C , for Algoa bay , laden with
Hour for the Transvaal. The cargo will bo
landed at Capetown nnd the ship released.
'I'll I n I CnNiuiltlen at I.nilj Miulth.
LAOYSIMITH , Thursday , Dec 7 ( Via
Wecnen ) The total Drltlsh casualties hero
since November 1 are flvo officers and
twenty-six men killed and fifteen officers
and 130 men wounded , with three missing
The Doer force Is still around the town
, In large numbers , but all the Drltlsh are In
good cheer
Viuerlenii lleef for llrltlxh ,
CHICAGO , Dec 8 Llbby , McNelll &
Llbhy have shipped 760,000 pounds of canned
beef to the Hrltlsh arm ) In South Africa
Twenty-four cais vvcro required to carry It
and this Is the largest shipment of canned
beef ever mnde from this city
.SiiIlNliur > lit n Cnliliu-t MiTtlnir ,
LONDON , Dec 8 The cabinet held a two-
hours' BccBlon today Lord Salisbury had
recovered his health sufficiently to prcaldo.
TO FIGHf FOR SEVEN-HOUR DAY
imilKiuiiittiMl Melt CutterM null
liiitelierH' \Nmivlittliiii MIIJIH Out
PliuiM for Next \enr.
CHICAGO , Dec S The convention of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and llutchero'
aff oclutlon closed toda > Officers were
elected as follow a President , X. Donnelly ,
trustees , John Colby , M Connelly and K C
Letts The members of the atfloclatlon
mapped out tl-elr plans for next year nud
decided to make u tight for seven hours nnd
higher wngeti U Is expected that many new
local orders will bo established
I'mull ) 1'urt ) In
ADAIRSVlLLi : , Gu . Dee i I.ULJ Car
bon and her child In anna were killed heru
today bi Jim MuMleld Prank Ulrd was
also wounded The men were ut the
woman a house and quarreled. MujUUd
escaped.
TAYLOR IS GIVEN CERTIFICATE
Election Board Finds Republicans Are
f Elected on Paca of Returns.
POYNTZ PRESENTS A MINORITY REPORT
PreiiiirntloiiN llclntr Mnilc
to InniiKiirpte 'I in lor Nct Tuen *
iln > I'miitr CiiiiileiniiH Cull-
liiK Out .Mllltln.
TRANKPORV , Ky , Dec 8 The Slate
Doard o. ' Elections tonight gavn out Us
official findings that W S Taj lor , for gov
ernor , and the rest of the republican ticket
have been elected on the face of the returns.
Commissioners Ellis and Prior signed the
majority report , In which they told thit as
a board of canvassers , they have ao right
to go behind the returns of the county
board , that their duties are purely ministe
rial as canvns.H'rs , that Iho face of the re-
turnD ac received by them from the coun
ties show the election of the republlcin state
ticket and certificates of election were or
dered l-sued to each candidate thereon
CommlsHlonei Poyntz presents n minority
report , which ho closes by Having :
"I nm unwilling to certify to fraud to
turn Kentuckj over to the control of the
bayonet , Galling gun and fraudulent tissue
ballotc. "
Extensive preparations are being made to
Inaugurate Taj lor next Tuesday.
Tollowlng is the opinion of the majority
on Governor Dradlcj's action In calling out
the militia on election day
It Is contended bv counsel for the dem
ocratic uindldntes that the mlllturj force
of the Ktutu wns wrongfully and Illegally
called out on the < ln > of hc recent elec
tion with a view of Intimidating the citi
zens j'nilotet * of the clt > of Lmmivillc
For the reason nlreadv Htntcd our uu-
Bvver Is that we r uinot , .1 * a more can
vassing board , consider the gr.ivc nnd
constitutional question which they neek
to enforce upon our consideration Rut
In justice to counsel uml to ourselves wo
deem It relevant and pertinent to nt least
Instance our view on the cube It Is a
fact , about which we o\prcss no opinion ,
that the militia of this commonwealth
vviis called out bv the chief executive of
the state on election day nud If the gov
ernor of the commonwealth was In fact
present In the city of Louisville person
ally In command of the state troops , us
argued , thnt presents a condition that
does not meet the approval of this board
and which , In our opinion , the law uu-
nuiillllcdlj condemns
It will certain ! } not < lo in Kentucky
for anybody occupjlng olllclnl station or
SPokliiR political preferment to call to his
aid or assistance the ulil of the mllltla
of the state Such conduct Is not merely
leprchcnslble In the llrst place , but It
cannot be tolerated for a moment by the
Anglo-Saxon blood , which is represented
In the citizenship of this rountrj No
Invv writer of nuy respectability anil no
court has ever agreed that a thing like
this could ever be done In time of peace
with lmpunlt >
CONTEST FOR MINOR OFFICES
AVlille the tiochel I'coitle Are I liilc-
cliloil the Other Democratic Cail-
llilntM AV'll ! riuht it Out.
FRANKPORT , Ky. , Dec. 8 All -protonso
SL Jsk-USM i fl e - fiecttoJi-JH- -
people and whether a contest will be made
In the legislature Is really yet to bo deter
mined. It will bo determined largely on
the wording of the opinion which Commis
sioners Ellis and Pr > or will hand down nt
10 o'clock tomorrow. If It Implies that the
commissioners believe fraud was committed
which might Invalidate the election they
say the canvacslng board has the right to
go behind the certified returns. In that
event It Is almost certain a contest will ho
made.
The democratic candidates for the minor
offices on the state ticket , acting on the be
lief that the commissioners' opinion will
contain Implications of fraud , have already
decided to fight before the state contesting
board for the positions to which they be
lieved themselves entitled. They held sev
eral conferences during the diy , but it was
not definitely determined until 3 o'clock In
the afternoon to make the contests.
CominUsloners Ellis nnd Pryor were busy
all day writing their opinion and it was
dark before Mr. Ellis , who did mcst of the
wilting , had llnishcd his task. Neither ho
nor Judge Pryor made any denial of the
fact that they would decide that Tajlor Is
entitled to the certificate. They would not
discuss the matter , but tacitly admitted that
It was true.
The politicians of both parties departed
from Frankfort In great numbers during the
day , and the town Is practically deserted.
All the democratic and republican members
have left for home.
Colonel Jack Chlnn , who has been attached
to the Goebel headquarters , this afternoon
remarked with n laugh as hu passed the
hotel door , "I guess It Is all up with us for
this time "
There Is no Indication of any trouble
There has been a great amount of money bet
on the election throughout Kentucky as to
who would be the next governor , and thn
bettors are trying to decide whether , If Tay
lor Is declared governor and later ousted by
the legislature us not being a legal incum
bent , ho WHS In fact actually governor at all
In the eyes of the law. The Taylor bettors
construe It ono way and naturally the
Goobel "nicn llguro It out differently. There
has been so much money wagered on the
outcome that the thing has become borioim
It Is said Judge Pryor will resign. At the
conclusion of the board's session tonight Co
said the report Is untrue. Doth ho and
Commissioner Ellis have lost all desire for
the position of election commissioner , and
will retire after a time , but neither will ro-
eign until all contests have been dlspotcd of
BRADLEY REPLIES TO TARVIN
Kcntiirlc ) .Indue OITerM to l-'leht Gov
ernor nt I.OIIK linnet * nml He-
celven a Hot Mint.
FRANKFORT , Ky , Doc. 8 Governor
Dradlcy tonight gave out his llrst public ut
terance on the burning of the negro , Dick
Colcman , nt Maysvllle. This came In reply
to an Interview by Judge James P. Tarvln of
Covlngtou , criticising the state authorities
and holding them responsible for the Majs-
vlllo mob The governor this afternoon
wired Tarvln , asking him If ho had been
correctly reported , and recelveJ the follow
ing reply
' "Iho penalty given Coleman may be con
sidered just , but the failure of the authori
ties to protect him after ho was In custody
wab wrong nnd any citizen has a right to
criticise it The fact that he was u negro ,
hardly above a brute , is only the moro rea
son for protecting him 1C your telegram
means fight I have the choice of weapons
and choose cannon , jou to stay at Frankfort
and I at Covlugton. Please don't tend
mllltla. "
The governor commenting upon the above
wld"This dispatch Is characteristic of the
man If the penalty given Coleman by the
people waa just why should Tarvln object ?
As to his proposition to remain In Coving-
ton nnd light a gentleman In Frankfort per
sons who know him will bo astonished to
learn ho Is willing to fight , even at that dis
tance "
The governor closes his statement by sayIng -
Ing
"As governor I have done everything In
my power to protect human life and en
force the law. If I hod known , as Judge
Tnrvln knew , thnt this man was about to be
taken to his death nt the hands cf n mob I
would not have kept a cowardly silence , as
he did , but would have protected him Ever
since Judge Tarvln was sclred with the In
sane thought that be was vice presidential
timber his friends have Kept constant vv itch
on him This last effusion IB additional evi
dence that he Is Irresponsible '
SOUTH DAKOANS HUSTLING
( 'nnilile mill "in-Ue l.oolc t | > the Mnt-
; ter of MIMtnrj CoiiiiiilfiBliniH for
'I heir CoUNlltiientn ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8 ( Special Tele
gram ) Congressmen Gamble and llurko of
South Dakota will call on Secretary Root
tomorrow In regard to n number of commissions
(
sions which they cltlm the state was de
prived of ns n result of the failure of war
'officials ' to ailvlso them of declinations re
ceived from members of South Dakota rcgl-
mcnts who remained In the Philippines and
| ! who were appointed when a complement of
officers for the volunteer army In the Philip
pines was being selected It Is claimed 1
the congressmen that they were assuicd
when appolutmcnto for the state were made
j that if any of these selected declined they
, would bo advised nt once and that addl-
! tlonal recommendations could be made by
them. It was developed on Inquiry bj Con
gressman Diliko. however , thnt two or three
of the South Dakotana who vvcro offered
commissions refused to accept and appoint
ments were made from ether states Gamble
and Durko will make an attempt to have the
matter corrected.
The pension examining board at Deadwood
Is to b reorganized nnd Congressman
Gamble has lecommcndcd Drs L r Dab-
cock , John W Freeman and T W Moffitt
to < constitute the new board. Mr Gamble has
also recommended thu appointment of Drs.
F W. Cox , N. C Colleso of Vermilion nnd
Dr. J G Conley of Elk Point to constitute
u board nt the former place.
At the request of Pension Commissioner
Evans Congressmen Gamble and Durko have
made a division of the state In the northern
part of South Dakota. This division of this
class of patronage is done merely to pre
vent duplication of notices from the pension
office. On nil other matters the South
Dakota congressmen will net together.
Congressman Mercer today Introduced a
bill to place upon the pension rolls the
name of Mrs. Catherine O'Drlen of Omaha
nt a rate of $30 per month.
CongtCBsman Durkett btnrted the ball rol
ling for public buildings in his dlstrk1' by
introducing bills for Plattsmouth and J . . . =
City and appropriating $75,000 In each case
He also Introduced a bill for the rchurvey
of Pumas count } .
Representative Mondell of Wyoming Intro
duced a bill today to complete the establish
ment of a military fort near the city of
Sheridan nnd making an appropriation of
$100,000 to complete the same. Captain
Palmer , who Is here In the Interest of this
measure , &ald that while the number of
acres for this military reservation Is limited
there vvcro really available 0,400 acres which
the government could secure If It so desired
atji.noralnaLj'.osUS VTi ' " * " ' - '
been assigned to the prcxldentlil clasiTami
the salary of the postmaster increased to
$1,900.
EIGHT MILLION TONS OF SUGAR
Amount of Output of Cniic nml Hoct
biiKiir In the Kntlre World
nilit leur.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8 The entire sugarcane
cano output and beets for 1899-1900 will
amount to about 8,000,000 tons , about the
tame amount as last year , according to care
fully prepared statistics submitted to the
State department by United States Consul
Dlederlch nt Magdeburg , Germany. Of this
amount the United States has about one-
fourth. The consul's figures show that so
far as beet sugar Is concerned , while the
beet crop this year is larger than last , per
haps by 250,000 tons , the sugar extracted
amounts to about the same , owing to defec
tive sweetness The bulk of sugar Is placed
against 4,947,000 tons for
at 5,300,000 tons ,
last jcar.
The German crop of sugar this year Is set
down at 2,700,000 tons , against 2,851,131 tons
last year. In Cuba the yield Is set down at
300,000 tons , against 315,175 tons last year ,
and In Porto Rico at 50,000 tons , against 55-
Sandwich Island
295 tons last jear The
product Is Increased by from 10,000 to 25,000
tons and the yield for the United States la
placed at 370,000 tons , as compared with
275,000 tons last year.
AYERS KILLED BY ACCIDENT
Army Cnptnln In
I'orinerl ) of Oniiiliii , Hurt I'all-
Inir from u Wheel.
WASHINGTON , Dec 8. Captain J. C.
Aycrs , U. S. A. , of the Ordnance department ,
was killed here today by n fall from his
blcjclo and being run over by a team.
William Ruppert , driver of the wagon
which ran over Captain Ayers , was arrested
nnd released on $5,000 ball pending an In
quest by a coroner's Jury.
Captain AycTS was born In Wisconsin and
was appointed to the army from that state.
He was graduated from the military acad-
einy In 1871 and after three years' service
In the Infantry WOB transferred to the ord-
nnnco department , where ho remained up
to the tlmo of his death. He was stationed
In New York for several jears and about a
year ago was transferred to Washington.
His vvlfo la tbo daughter of General Uoil-
mun.
A > ers was In Omaha four years previous
to seven jears HBO , when ho left for uov-
ernor's island Ho owns property hero nnd
has many friends In this city. Ho was chief
ordnance officer of the Department of the
Platte vvhllo heie
Live StoeK hiinlliirynNnnlntlnn. .
KANSAS CITY Dec 8-Tho Western
Livestock Sanitary ubsoclatloii was formecl
hero tonight nt a meeting of the Live block
Sanitary boards of Texas , Now Mcxlio.
Arizona. Colorado. KBiwaii Oklahoma -
dlau Terrl'orj and Missouri vH } , > *
and W II
of Texas was elected president
Jack of New Mexico secretary
lIlNliiili William * ' SiieeeH nr.
CHICAGO. Doc 8-Rev 3 Pond , rec
tor of St i'liul'H Episcopal church Nor-
vvalk Conn , will become pastor of Christ
l.pBcopal "nurth. Woodlavyn. on January
J Ho will succeed the Rev Arthur L
Williams , rccentlj elected coadjutor bishop
of Nebraska
IlrjiiTr s7ril Hunting IliicU.
AUSTIN. Tex Dec b-When W J Bryan
returns to Austin from hla cluck hunt he
v\111 bo tendered one of the handsomest
residences in the cit > for the- use of his
fnmlly as long as the clulro to remain In
the city Count ) Judge U 8 Walker , u
warm admirer of Dryan. is the donor.
Moil-nielli" of Oeeiin VumieUi ! < ' . 8.
At Qucengtovvn-Arrlvccl-Campanla. from
Liverpool , and proceeded
New York , for
At N "nuVs-Salled-rueml Hlsmurck , from
from Now
, from Now
York.
M/i\T\TTT > n PPIM'P i < rti tTiiiiP
POYNTLR SEEKS SOLITUDE
Governor Goes to Albion to Escape the
Importunities of Politicians.
NO DECISION IN SENATORIAL MATTER
Minimum TefTt AU.i ( lint n
llc'iin He Vppoliitcil or that Sprolnl
Scsaloli of the I.eulMliitiirc
He Cnlleil.
LINCOLN , Dec 8 ( Special ) After listen-
Inc for several hours to the claims of the
politicians representing the various factions
of the popocratlc forces , Governor Poj liter
hurriedly left the city todav. , announcing
that ho would not return until Tuesday.
Ibis sudden move on the part of the chief
executive will simply change the scene of
action from the slate house to his home In
Albion.
Trom the tlmo the executive olllce was
opened nt f ) o'clock until It was closed nt
U 30 Governor Povnter was besieged by
pcoplo from oil sections of tlm state. A
largo delegation was down from Douglas
county nnd fusion members of the legis
lature came In from nil directions A few
who feared a rush nt the capital called at
the executive mansion earlj In the mornIng -
Ing nnd wore granted short interviews. Tel
egrams and letters poured Into the olllce In
such qunntltlis that they were all placed In
one pile to await future consideration Ono
petition , signed by several fuslonlsts and
asking for the appointment of Allen , was
received from Minneapolis. Ux-Congreso-
man Charles A Tow no of Minnesota also
joined In this request.
Governor Pojnter announced Just before
leaving the city that he probably would not
make an appointment to fill the senatorial
vncano iu Albion until Monda > , nnd from
thcro ho will go to Omaha to address u
meeting Monday evening He said ho 1ml
not arrived nt any conclusion concerning the
appointment and would not until all Inter
ested had been heard from
Mnlln Are I.oaileit DIMMI.
Letters nnd telegrams concerning Iho
senatorial vacancy have been iccelved by
the governor from over 300 people and the
lust mall thla afternoon brought In many
moixj that were not opened The Interest
manifested Is widespread. People in al
most every etnto In the union have been
heard from and cotillons almost without
number have been received from Washing
ton The contents of many of these me
known and the Eonttment expressed deems
to be overwhelmingly In favor of Allen.
Among tli o so who succeeded In getting an
Interview with the governor todas were
Frank T. Ransom , William A. Paxton , John
Power , V. 0. Strlckler , J. E. Rlley.
Warwick Saunders , Leo Herdman and John
Noble of Douglas county , Senator Spohn of
Superior , Judge-elect Stubba of Superior ,
W. II. Thompson of Grand Island , Judge
Kdgar Howard of Paplllon , F. M. Davis of
lieatrlce , P. H. Walsh of Falls City , R. B.
Wagner of Beatrice , Representative Crock
ett of Knox count } , Representative
Lcmar of Sounders county , George
A. Lulkart of Norfolk and Dr.
_ . _ ofVjtmotn. . iianr sentatlvo
.
- -o-T !
presented a number of petitions anfr'pcr- '
sonal letters In support of his request that ho
bo appointed.
The Allen men were more active In their
fight and most of them left the state house
feeling assured that he would be the man
appointed The attitude assumed by Hitch
cock and his workers stirred up not a llttlo
Ill-feeling among the politicians at the state
house and many who were supposed to be
leaning in his direction openly announced
their opposition and determination to pre
vent his appointment If possible One par
ticularly offensive feature of his campaign
was the making of preparations for the
fight even before the offlco was vacant. This
fact was emphasized by his opponents this
morning in their claims to the governor
As long ago as last week the foundation '
for his claims for the olllco were laid by |
sending to popocratlc newspapers editorial i
'
matter complimentary to himself and de-
mandlng that ho be appointed to the posi
tion. Some of this matter found Us way
Into the columns of weekly newspapers ,
which were marked and then sent to the
governor. Some of these notices appeared
last week , two davs before it was known tea
a certainty that a senator was to bo ap
pointed.
TliomiiHon Announce * IHn Camlhlnej.
W. II. Thompson of Grand Island '
announced his candidacy for the senatorial j
appointment this morning and Judge Kdgar i
Howard of Papllllon interviewed Governor
Poynter In his behalf. Thompson's sup
porters were far In the minority and his
chances for success , even as a dark horse ,
are not considered good by thoEo actively In
terested In the fight. The Hitchcock men
endeavored to get Thompson to pull out of
the race in favor of the Omaha candidate ,
but without any apparent success. Judge
Howard announced that ho would not bo for
Hitchcock under any consldeiatlon. , _ _
J. H. ndmtston and Lee Herdman , the
two candidates for the clerk of tno supreme
In the outcome
court , are much interested
of the fight for the senatorial appointment.
If n populist gets this place It would bo dllll-
cult for a populist to pecnro the clerkship
nnd It Is just as Improbable that the two
positions will fall to democrats. On ac
count of this state of affairs the two men
ore treated with a good deal of suspicion by
the politicians Interested in the senatorial
flght. Kdmlstcn recently placed himself
on record as being for Allen , but today ho
showed a disposition to come over to tbo
Hitchcock faction. On account of the un
certainty both hesitate somewhat in an
nouncing their positive preference
IteuiiliIli'iiiiN Want Kvtru SeHNlon ,
Representing the republican state central
committee Chairman Orlando Tofft this
morning called on Governor Poynter and
asked that the will of the people In the
election of the legislature bo carried out by
appointing n republican to fill the position
In the United States senate , or In lieu
thereof that ho call a special session of the
legislature. Governor Poynter took the
matter under advisement , but did not render
a decision before leaving the city. Mr.
Tcftt's request IB set forth In the following
formal communication
LINCOLN. Neb , Dec 8 , ISO1)-Governor )
William A Poj nter-Dear Hlr In the
doit i of Senator liny vv aril thn tuto has
Hufferud a IOHH which can scurcelv bo ex-
nroBucil 111 vvorclK A man of Brand ihai-
octer. ici had endeared hlmbtlf to the pto-
i.lo . by his sterling IntcBrlty and devotion
principle The people have est their
' lioien representative Just when In the. or
dinary COUIMJ of affalrw ho would have bee n
uiti'rfnK upon the discharge of his ilutlc-H
p olmDly at no election for Vnltcil SliiUm
senator In this stuto WIIH the choice of t ho
people BO fulthfullv responded to l.j the
eKlBluturo as by his election us spiiului
The.issue . before the people In the elec
tion of the leBlMuturo was dlHtlnct and
well defined nml lomilled In the del Iwrnto
elfo co of u republican majority In the [ > s-
wntun" the oli-ctoiH fully understandlm/
that It meant the reprtKcntatlon of this
HiViu ) in the United State * mnuio by u re-
pub can for U joan , I believe , governor ,
the. proposition
that sou fully uwont to
t It when th5 electorn of the tate have
deliberately passed upon a cue | tlon their
wlbhT should bo respected and that there
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forpca t for Nebraska
Pnrtlv C'loudy and Colder. Vnilnblo Winds
Tempernture nt Oimihn jeMenlnjl
Hour , Ie/r , Hour. Dew.
can be no plainer ilutj for a public olllcer
than , as far as lies in his Power , to co
th it tholi cMitcsM'il wish should rcit-lvo
full million
Speaking for the lepubllcan organization
of the stnto 1 ask joii. In view of the- fore
going fnct , to appoint some reputable re
publican to 1111 the olllco which death has
made vacant , or call the liBlsluluro to
gether for the purpose of lining the vn-
CIUICV
Hy this futlon , governor , vou would es
tablish > ourself as n broad , fair-minded
man , with u hlsh conception of ilutv , a
man who rould rise above mere partlHnn-
wlilp and u < t nloiiR the lilghei lines of
stiiln mnnshlp nnd lldelltv to the Interests
of the whole people I have tlu > honor to
be , govcriKU > ouis verv respectfully ,
ORLANDO T13FKT , Chairman.
MAKING HITCHCOCK MEDICINE
Wnrlil-IIernlil CorrenDonileiitu Ml
Over > el > riiNluInntrneteil to
Mntinfiietiii e Kiido
Word comes from various sections of the
state thnt telegiaphlc Instructions have been
fcent to \\orld-llerald correspondents lu
Nebraska directing them to procure en
dorsements from democrats and populists ol
G. M Hitchcock's candidacy for appointment
to the senatorial vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Ha ) ward
This Is the same practice pursued by the
World-Herald whenever It has bonio wonder
ful scheme to perpetrate or some brass band
charltj racket to work The various cor
respondents of the pipocratlc organ are
expected to bulldoru or persuade ever ) ono
who hopes for newspaper favor from tint
source to Join In u eulogy of the World-
I'eiald publisher for the purpose of In-
llucncing the governor In his behalf.
These solicited endorsements arc to bo
published In the World-Horald as evidence
of the spontaneous uprising of the pcoplo In
a unanimous demand for Hitchcock for
senator A sample of the sj stein Ks Indicated
by the following dispatch
"DAKOTA CITY , Neb , Dec. S { Special )
G W Sajre , local correspondent of the
World-Herald at this point , jcstcrday re
ceived n two-page telegram from the World-
Hoiald soliciting his efforts In behalf of Mr.
Hitchcock nnd asking that ho Interview
fusion politicians as to their choice and re
port to headquarters The pppullst senti
ment hereabouts Is almost united for Allen. "
( Inlet lit WiiMhliiirtnii.
WASHINGTON. Doc 8 ( Special Tele
gram ) There was a lull In the situation
todav , so far as the Hay ward succession is
concerned , duo to Information from Ne
braska that Governor Poynter would ap
point ex-Senator Allen. Whether this in-
foimatlon is correct remains to bo seen but
fuslonlfts In congress expressed themselves
ns hopeful that Poynter had seen the way
nnd would follow It
, . . , . _ . _
staled , , njra , btjiit t > ici > R. m -
Poynter asklSg that AlliTh * be"nppolntcd In
view of the logic of the situation. The at
tempt to draw democratic senators Into the
fight for Allen has , however , proved una
vailing , Senator Jones of Arkansas staling
that It was a local matter nnd should bo
settled without any outside assistance. 5Jo
appointment is expected before next week.
CUBANS TALK INDEPENDENCE
JleeHnjj to Celebrate AmiU erxnrjof
Mareo'x Denth Develop * Violent
I'll trio tlu Demons trill Ion.
SANTIAGO DC CUBA , Dec 8 A meet
ing held nt the Antonio Maceo club last
night to celebrate the anniversary of the
death of Maceo developed a violent patriotic
demonstration against the Americans This
club represents the national party and Is
composed of colored people , of whom there
were 1000 present Ono prominent colored
politician said during the proceedings that
the tlmo was nearly rlpo for the spirit of
frco Cuba to leap from the grave of Maceo
and to drlvo the Intruders from the Island
All criticised President McKlnley'b Cuban
policy , although General Qulntcn Dandcra
disappointed his hearers by a mild speech ,
In which he advised patience until the
American policy had been fully defined.
The local press violently criticised Prcsl- |
dent McKlnloy's message. Americans and
foreigners are hoping tint the prominence
ilven ; to the color question In insular poli
tics will lead to annexation
ABBOTT IS TO SUCCEED COOK
KIIIINIIH Cllj ? Vew Mini per Mint Selected
1 tn TiiKn Chiirue of I'renN llnrciiu
of Ileinoorntlu Committee ,
KANSAS CITY , Dec S H was announced
here today that Willis J AUDott , won
known In newspaper circles throughout tbo
United States , has been selected to take
charge of the press bureau of the democratic
national committee. Abbott was In Kansas
City today and departed for the east tonight
tn the company of Judge J. G. Johnson ,
democratic national cominlttccman from
Kansas.
It Is stated that the management of the
bureau , which Is temporarily In charge of
Sam 1) . Cook , secretary of the national
committee , will bo turned over to Abbott at
I I an early date Abbott Is a personal friend
| of Bryan and has been Identified with the
1 Tammany organization In New York and has
held responsible editorial positions on news
papers in New York , Chicago and Kansas
City
SOUTHERN POPULISTS MEET
Vii Imuorliint Mi-ellnur Held nt Mem-
lihlH to CoiiNliler National Con
vention 1'IllllN.
MEMPHIS. Tcnn , Dec. 8 An Important
meeting of the nouthcrn leaders of the
pcoplo's party was held In Memphis today
and decided that the executive committee
shall bo requested to call a meeting for
February for the purpose of naming u data
for thu next national convention of that
.
These present wore Frank nurkltt of Mis
sissippi , Milton Park of Texas , A. W Files
and W S Morgan of Arkansas , Dr C W.
Crow of Alabama , W. L Peck of Georgia
and Jobeph Parker of Kentucky
Frank Hurkltt. who Is president of the
Notional Reform Press association , said that
thu association will meet In May of next
year.
fhleiiuo I'liHtor ( ioex to Denser.
I DHNVUn. Cole , Dee -Rev Uriico
Drown , pustor of tlie. West Hide. Christian
i hurch of Chicago has aciepted u call to
the Central Christian church of this city
I iiilirlii TalcrK Out hllvrr ,
NUW YORK. Doc. . -Tho Umbrl.t , Hailing
for Kuropu tomorrow , will take out 21SiXX >
ounces of silver.
? VI ?
Confession of Woman Clears Up Mjstery of
Odem Double Silling.
MRS , LAUE MAKES A CLEAN BREAST OF IT
She Aiserts tint Frank Dinsmore Eillad
Lauo and Mrs. Dinsmore.
REPEATS STORY TO COUNTY ATTORNEY
Dintmora Poisons Wife and Then Carries
Her Body to the Kitchen ,
LAUE SHOT WHILE SLEEPING IN HIS BED
Threat * of Ij iiehlnu ; Dlnniiiore Arc
1'recly VI a lie a nil Micrlfl
Kxtru ( iuitril * Arm ell wltli
WlnchcHlern on Dutj.
KCAHNBV , Neb. , Dec. 8 ( Special Tele
gram ) The mj story surrounding the double
murder that occurred nt Odessa , ten miles
west of Kcarnc > , Monday night , In which
the lives of Lillian Dlnsmoro nnd Fiod Laue
vvcro taken , has been cleatcd up.
Mrs. hauc , the wife of thu murdered man ,
made a confession , lu which sue charged
Frank L. Dinsmore , husband of the mur
dered woman , with committing both cilines
The confession was made only after several
hours' work with Mrs. Lauo by n brother
and an uncle of the dead man. As soon as
Mra. Liuo had confessed to them I ) . Lnuo ,
the undo mentioned , nt whoso house they
vvcro stajlng , hitched up his team and
brought her to Kearney , arriving hero at 2
o'clock this morning. County Attorney Njo
was called upon and met Mrs. Lauo and the
brother and uncle of the dead man at the
city hall , vvhero the confession was taken
down In writing and signed by the witnesses.
Attorney Nje refuses to give out any of the
contents of the confession , and the following
was obtained from n person who was n wit
ness to her confession before coming to
Kearney and also when It wns token down In
writing-
It seems that for several months Dlna-
rnoro has been Infatuated with Sirs. Laue ,
and ou different occasions has tried to get
her to elope with him , which , however , she
refused to do It also appears from state
ments mnde by her nnd Mrs. Djnsmoro's
brothers that Dinsmore. possessed hypnotic
power , -which power Mrs. Laue claims to
have been under for the last six months.
Mrs. Dlnsmoro's brothers say that he haa
had their sister tinder his power lor nev-
oral years. Dlnsmoro Is charged with lay-
uuu mtp. uuuv w _ , _ _ „ _ . „ , . _ _ . . . . , 7Tt , ji.
at the inqueet.
l > iitn it OlT.
Dinsmore wanted to commit the crime
Thanksgiving night , she sajs , but wns per
suaded to put It off by Mrs. Laue.
Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Dlnsmoro had
retired at their usual time , as also hod Mr
Laue. Shortly afturward Dlnsmoro came
Into the kitchen where Mrs. Lauo wns sit
ting and told her that part of the deed was
done , and that ho would have to finish the
Job , at once going to Lauo's room nnd shoct-
Ing him vvhllo ho was still asleep In bed.
Dluemoro then brought his vvlfo downstairs
and placed her on the lloor in front of the
kitchen stave , vvhero she lay until she bait
been examined by n doctor.
Mrs. Dlnsmore'a death was caused ty
poison , probably prusslc acid , as n receipt
for its making Is reported to have been
found In a desk by the man sent to OJcss\
by the Omaha Elevator company to take
DIusmore's place.
The brothers of Mrs. Dlnsmoro say thpy
spent thousands of dollars In procuring evi
dence against Dlnsmoro to show their sister
that ho was unfit for her to marry , but ha
possessed the power to make her love him
It Is asserted Dlnsmora has a son In Kan
sas by a woman to whom ho was not mar
ried and that bo Is guilty of assaulting u
young girl at Odessa , but her name Is un
procurable.
TlireatH of 1 , ; neliliiK.
Tbo confession of Mrs. Lauo has caused
great sensation and rumors that an attempt
will bo mada to lynch Frank Dlnsmoro aio
flying thick nnd fast. Hxtra guards are on
duty at the county jail , loaded with repeat
ing Winchester rifles. Sheriff Funk Is deter
mined to protect tbo prisoner regardless of
consequences. As ho Is an ofllccr of Iron
nerve , thcro will ho serious trouble before
the prisoner Is taken frccn him.
Tim county attorney claimed that thoru
would be no attempt at mob law , provided
Dlnemoro Is convicted , yet bo requested the
Bhorlfl to have ample guards for an oincr-
B.cncy.
Mrs. Lauo has been placed under bond
to appear as n witness for the state and will
probably not bo prosecuted.
Mr Locke cf a detective agency at St
Joseph and for whom Lillian Hloomflcld
( Mra Dlnsmoro ) worked a * stenographer ,
has been hero tbo past two days looking up
the case.
Frank Dlnsmoro was tuUcn to North
Platte on pabsenger train No , It tonight for
safekeeping. Ho was extremely nervous
and frightened and wanted the guards tn
keep close to the cab In which ho v > as taken
from the Jail to the train. Ho will bo kept
there until hie preliminary trial.
PAINTERS TRYING TO AGREE
Ilenort of Conference Committee In
.Sulimltteil to .National Conven
tion nt MllvranUee ,
MILWAUKEE. Wls . Dec. 8 Very llttlo
business is being attempted by the National
Drotherhood of Painters and Decorators
outside of trying to reaiti a conciliation with
the Dulttinoru faction or opposing brother *
hood. The report of the conference com
inltteo h.is been submitted by W. H. Hell of
Omaha , chairman , and widely discussed , but
no ( settlement wuu arrived at.
Cincinnati and Detroit seem to he loading
in the contest for the r xt convention
Scranton , Pa. , Hutfalo and Kanvas City are
also candidate * ,