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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 11 , 185)9 ) , SINGLE COPY FIVE -CENTS. GREAT BOER VICTORY Defeat of Gatacre the Most ScTora Hepnho British Have Sustained , SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY CAPTUfi General's ' Torca of Two Thousand Greatly Eeduced by Dutch Strategy. ASSERTS HE WAS MISLED BY GUIDES British Commander Says He Will Wire Further Casualties Latter , MANY OFFICERS AMONG THE WOUNDED Northumberland mid Suffolk Hrcl- in on In Itepnrt the ( ircntentiiinlier of MlmlUK IlclalU of the HlMtiMtroiiM I > iicouliter. LONDON , Dee. JO. The wnr olllcc IiuhllnlicN the following : dlHpnteh from fiiMicrnl ForeMler-Wnlker nt Cnpetowii. ( iiitncre report * ! "Deeply rcjrret to Inform you thnt I met with a nerlonn rcvcrne lu the nttnult on Stonuburtf. I wnn mlnled nn to the eneiny'n iioHltloii hy the gulden nnd found Impracticable icrouitd. "CiiNiinltlcii , no fur nn known nt preneiit , nrei " .Seeond battalion , Irlnh Hoyal 111IIex Wounded I Meutenant Colonel Kiicer , .Major ICnton , Cnptnlii Hell , Captain Kelly , Menteiiniit Steven * , Lieutenant Iliirniirilnton. "SulTolk reuliiient Wounded : Second end Lieutenant Mayiiard and tuelve men. .MlMnliiK : Cnptnlii IVclr , Llcii- tenant Chrlntee , Second Lieutenant llodiicy , two hundred nnd ninety men. "Fourth Flcltl battery Severely ivoundedi Ueiitennnt Letrln nnd three men. Slightly wounded ! Two men. "Seventy-neventh Field linttcry Killed ! One unnner.Voundedi Major 1'ereovnl. " \orthnnihcrlnnd FnnlleernMlnn- liiKi Major SteveiiH , Cnptnlii Fletcher. Cnptnlii MorelHeuoiid Lieutenant AVnke , Second Lieutenant Coulnon , Lieutenant ItndcIIITe , three hundred mid Nl.Tty-IIve olllecrn nnd men. "Itoynl llerknlilrc reKlnient Klllcdi One private. "The remainder of my ennunltlcn he wired tin noon nn nMcertalned. " BOERS WIN GREAT VICTORY Drive Uncle Rtitiicre'n Force of Su perior \iimhern After Infllct- IiifT Ilenvy Defeat. IKJ by , Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , 'Dec. 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Post eays : The good news which comes today from Ladysmlth Is moro than counterbalanced by itho very serious reverse encountered at BtormburK by Gatncre. The Boers In the latter movement offered no opposition till our men reached the impregnable position which they were defending , when they Opened n hot nnd unexpected lire. The e-ngagomont began at 4:15 : n. m. Sun- flay and lasted till 7 when , after nn artil lery duel , our men withdrew and marched back to Moltcno. So ran the first dispatch , giving merely an Impression of a fruitless adventure and leaving us utterly unprepared for the bare figures of our loss which came In the second report. All the advices that have so far reached UB makes the fight at Stormburg Lake rank after Nicholson Nek as the most j serious reverse of the wnr. We dcn't yet I know Its full proportions , but judging from what wo have the worst enust remain be hind. Already the list of missing Is close to COO. In the Second Northumberland Fus- lleera six officers nro reported missing. There are no details ns to the First Dorsct- fhlro regiment , of whoso presence with Oatacro wo learn for the first time that 30G men are reported missing nnd there aio no details as to officers. It Is Impossible , here- fore , to avoid the conclusion that \\e don't know the full extent of the reverse. The moral of this unfortunate affair Is that wo have been trying to press home on the gov ernment the fact that men are wanted. Men must bo sent , cavalry and horse artillery most especially , unless in sheer parsimony iwo are to throw away a corner of the em pire. How the Ilnttle Wnn Fouaht. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 10. ( New York World Ca- lilcgram Special Telegram. ) Acocrdlng to the reports of spies the number of Boora was 2COO , while Gatacre's force was probably 2,700 men , all told. Ho moved from IMolteno upon g'tormburg. Reports of natlvc-s nnd a few scouts led him to bollcvu that the Boer position could bo easily surprised , The flrwt sign of battle was a hot , effective fire delivered upon the line of Dublin Fusil iers , who were In advance. It proved so effective that the Irishmen sought shelter behind a kopje on the left. They appeared well covered for a time and were followed into shelter by the Northumberland Fusil iers. iers.The The artillery last mentioned had scarcely taken ground , perhaps half a mile from the Boer firing line , when It was discovered that the whole force was exposed to the fire of the enemy's guns from a hill that enabled them to enfilade the British lines. Hero a few guns of the British artillery saved the situation , for under their rapid fire Gatacro's men were enabled to withdraw In good order out of range. , The action at this time hud become gen eral , but all nt long range , while the entire British line balled and from cover were at tempting to snipe the enemy. It was learned that n large commando of mounted Boers was moving from the north with the Inten tion to cut off the entire brigade. The North umberland and Irish regiments started at once to engage thorn , but were promptly chucked by ft heavy fire from machine guns , Then It api > car8 the commanding ofilcerti decided < hat a complete retreat was neces- eary and tbo return march to Moltcnoas | begun In good order. Over the thirteen miles of the way nnd almost to the boun daries of the encampment the Boers kept up n rlflo fire upon the retreating lines , but most of It was at long range ami not par ticularly effective. They even attempted nr- itlllory nro nl several points , but It was directed. elated I'reni Vernlnn. Colony , Sunday. Dec. 10. Gatncro's movement Usancc In force. Its objec lhln the strength of the position oTtfl Hl , who were strongly Intrenched all ovcr Ko Stormburg range. He left Putter's kraal shortly after noon yjs- tcrday with n fighting force of slightly orer 4,000 men. Leaving Molteno at 9 o'clock last evening ho made a memorable night march over the rocks nnd veldt. There was no sound ex cept n steady tramp nnd there were no dis tinguishing lights , the bright moon Imvlng gene down about 11:30 : o'clock. The column arrived safely within n couple of miles of Its destination , the only Inci dents of the march being nn occasional sud den call of "Halt ! " under the belief thnt the Boers were near. Suddenly n terrific fire opened simul taneously on the British front nnd right flank. The Royal Irish littles , which formed the advance , sought shelter behind a neighboring kopje nnd were speedily Joined by the remainder of the column. H was found , however , that this position nlso ivaa covered by Boer guns , which were more powerful than had been supposed. The troops therefore sought ft safer position about half H mlle away , two batteries In tbo meantime engaging the Boors nnd cov ering the troops In their withdrawal. The action now became general nt long range nnd a detachment of mounted In fantry moved northward with n view of galling on the enemy's right flank. Sud denly n troug commando was seen moving from the north and the Royal Irish Rifles and the Northumberland regiment were sent out to meet It. It was Boon discovered , however , thnt the Boers had machine guns well placed and the British were compelled to face a terrible fire. Finding It Impossi ble to hold the position in the face of an enemy apparently superior In position , num bers and artillery , the British retired on Molteno , the Boers following up the re tirement closely and bringing two big guns to bear on the retiring column. It Is be lieved hero that the British casualties were not serious. LONDON , Dec. 10. The Times publishes the following from Molteuo : "General Gntncro attempted to assault the Boer position at Stormburg today ( Sunday ) . The guides led us wrong and wo were sur prised while In fours nnd after n very trying night march. Our retirement was effected In excelleit order , there being no hurry even nt the moat critical time. The Northumber- lands and Irish Rifles behaved as If on re view day. I fear our losses ara heavy. One of our guns wo had to abandon. " ALL LONDON STANDS AGHAST Xewn of Gntnere'd Defent Cnunen the Mont IiiteiiNc Kvelteiueiit at the CiiDltnl. _ ( Copyright , 1853 , liy Press Publishing Co/ ) LONDON , Dec. 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The news of Gatacre'a disaster at Stormburg struck London agnpo with dismay. .Newspaper writ ers-nnd experts could-find no excuse save that there Is necessity for moro men. The Dally Mall snya : "Quito apart from the loss of COO fighting men the unexpected Boor success will probably cause a far more general and serious movement among the Capo Dutch. The government must promptly face this by the immediate dispatch of fur ther troorfl. " The Dally News says : "The reverse Gat- acre has suffered la a sadly emphatic com mentary on the peculiar difficulty of mili tary operations In a semi-disaffected coun try. Enemies and spies are everywhere and nowhere can wo rely confidently on any counter Information. Gatacre seems to have been completely trapped. Of course he will bo Immediately reinforced. " The Dally Chronicle says : "There Is only too much reason to fear that this Is the worst illustration we have had yet of the inadequate equipment and insufficient cicouflng. How far ibis disaster was due to lack of Judgment on the spot nnd how far to lack of artillery Is not quite clear , but a patient public cannot help recalling that Methuen's victory at Modder river was won by artillery reinforcements at the critical moment. All they would like to know Is how many timcti this particular lesson Is to bo learned. " The Standard nays : "Tho event Is In the highest degree deplorable. It will tell against us unfavorably In the Free State amongst tno colonial uutcij ami even among the natives. A great deal of evidence has been accumulating during the past week to show how deeply the colony , or nt least the northern and western portions of It , are honeycombed by disaffection. Our generals have to cope with a , rebel colony as well as with the hostile republics and must take their measures and lay their plans In ac cordance with details. " MACRUM HAS INFORMATION Iteport thnt War 'May Yet He llrouxht to n Clout * on Honorable. Teriim. CHICAGO , Dec. 10. A special to the Chronicle from East Liverpool , O. , says : Friends In this city of Charles E , Macrum , until recently United States consul nt Pro- torla , Transvaal republic , say ho Is returning to this country with Important Information for the State department which ho Is unwill ing to risk cabling. His letters conclusively prove that not only was Macrum persona grata to the government of the Transvaal , but ho was on the best possible terms with Piesldcnt Kruger. Cabling could only be done over a line controlled In part by Eng land. It Is believed the Information brought hy Macrum IB from President Kruger and the purpose Is to Initiate measures to bring the war to a close on honorable terms to the Dutch republic. N IMLV MISUS IIOTII ins .ions. Oiixted from Di-'iuty Lieutenancy of Limerick for Anti-War Talk. LONDON , Dec. 10. The earl of Dunrnven , lord lieutenant of Limerick , acting under Instructions from Dublin castle , has removed from the olllco of deputy lieutenant of the county Baron Emly , who was recently re moved from his position as magistrate by Lord Ashbc'urne , lord chancellor of Ireland , because of bis nntl-Brltlsh comments on the war In South Africa. ClIl'HClllLL ' HUM ) AS COMBATANT. CnrrcHiiiindcnt Applies to Oeueral Duller to net Him Kxelumired , FIUDKE OAMP. Natal , Dec. 10. 0 p. m. Hellograpblc communication with Lady- smith continues dally. General Sclmlk- burger and Commodore Louis Botha nro In command of the Boer forces Investing I.adjeniltli. Their borees are said to be In poor condition , A heavy report woti heard In the direction of Colenso today. The sound was followed by a big cloud of smoke. The supposition ( Continued on Fifth I'agc/ ) Total Oasualties of the Washington Mine Explosion Now Known. GOVERNOR ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION To I'xniulne Into CliieMlon of In ttf- flcletit Ventilation Miraculous Ileneiie of Two Miner * liarly Sunday MornltiK. CARBONADO , Wash. , Dec. 10. Stunned by the EUddenneas of the mine horrot the people here seem too dazed for any expres sion of grief of a demonstrative nature. Thirty-two Is the number of dead. As by n miracle two men were rescued at B o'clock this morning1 nftcr suffering an nwful night entombed In the dark , cavern ous chamber of horrors. Almost mocking the doleful situation , ono of the men , Peter Mcrp , proudly slapped himself on the breast ns he was emerging from the mouth of the main tunnel , ejacu lating : "Peter's all right ; how's my dogs ? " In painful contrast to him was the other unfortunate , Michael Knls'h , a Pole. So sickened hnd he been with the dead air , , laden with Its black damn , thnt he could hardly find his voice nnd whnt utterances ho did give vent to were born of delirium. Later In the day Knlsh en Id : "I WBH working on the fourth crosscut when It came. After thnt I went to sleep and somebody came and woke mo up and tooT me out of there. " That was the telltale measure of his pe riod of consciousness. All ho knew was that an explosion had happened nnd then ho fell asleep until rescued. He had lain In the cool depths over eighteen hours nnd hnd not the least conception of this length of time. On the other hand , Merk , the Frenchman , had been blindly groping around In the darkness for the most part of the night on hie hands and knees , seeking for some avenue nuo of escape. Save thcso two men , the death list re mains the same. The Injured , In addition to Knish , number five. They are : Andrew am Michael J , KIchlnko , Hungarians ; Abrahan Knlunkl , a Finn , and James Conway , the first man to leave the mine of Foreman Davis' shift , all of whom nro severely burned , and Caldldo Parollnt , an Italian who has several ribs fractured by falling timbers. Governor Rogers will conduct a search Ing examination as to the cause of the ex plosion. Ho telegraphed Mine Inspector Wells , now at Spokane , to attend the in quest tomorrow and examine witnesses him self. The question of Inefficient ventilation of the mine in accordance with the state law will bo thoroughly gene Into. It has been found Impossible to secure a compe tent "coroner's jury In the mining dlstrlc and Coroner Haskel has gene to Tacoma ant will select his Jurors there. The theory of Superintendent Davles Is that a small pocket of gaa was opened ant became Ignited. The concussion of gas re sulted In the terrific explosion of dus which caused all the damage and loss o life. life.Tho The total number of men In the unfor tunate shaft was seventy-six , of whom forty-four are-alive , nil df Ihem hating es caped or been rescued. Death Lint. A revised death list follows : Company men : LEONARD JOHNSON. HENR'Y SOLNI. MATT RBHLEA. VICTOR RUHINAKI ( formerly given as John Hill ) , all Finns. MICHAEL KICHINKO. JOHN MELLON. ANDREW GECEY. JOHN H. JONES. DAVID THOMAS. HOWELL ( MEREDITH , SR. WATKINS JONES. EVAN M. LEWIS. DANIEL DAVIS. LEE S. JONES. WILSON. JOSEPH LEE. RICHARD DAPE. BEN SEINLER , JR. Contract miners : AUGUST HANAYT. EMIL HANAYT , Belgians. PAUL CURTISS. ADAM PAVOLL. JOHN FOLTA. STEVEN KRAUNOGA. BEN ZEIDLER. SR. MATT NULAND. JACOB LANDE. SIXTEEN PERSONS DROWNED Certain that the Canadian Steamer .Mali aril FonndcrN with All IIiuiilN on Hoard. BUFFALO , N. Y. . Dec. 10. It Is now cer tain that tbo Canadian steamer Niagara , Captain Henry McClory , foundered on Tues day evening last about eight miles cast of Long Point , Lake Erie , with all hands , num bering sixteen persons , Tugs sent out from Port Colborne and Buffalo to search for the missing steamer have returned , bringing with them great quantities of wreckage picked up near where the steamer probably went down. The wreckage Includes a part of the Niagara's dock , portions of the cabin , dock beams , other material and a quantity of shingles marked "Parry Soun-l , " from which port the Niagara sailed for Bulfalo. Judging from the amount of wreckage that hag been found , the Niagara must have broken up badly In the storm , It la the opin ion of lake captains that the boat went down In deep water about eight miles east of Lone Point , ns none of her spars have been found , and If she had gene down In shallow water they would bo sticking up. The storm which destroyed the Niagara was one of the worst that ever raged over Lake Erie. The wind was blowing a gale of forty-live miles an hour and It wa snowing heavily. Even the largest and strongest boats made for shelter and It Is the opinion of vessel men that Captain McClory at tempted to turn his boat around and run under Long Point nnd In doing so encount ered the full force of the storm , his craft go > Ing to pieces. FOR THE LABOR CONVENTION DclcKatcN to the American Federation filitherlnu Are Aieurly All nt Detroit. DETROIT. Mich. , Dec. 10. Nearly all the 180 delegates to the Federation of Labor convention had tonight presented their cre dentials at headquarters. Many unofficial visitors have arrived , among them repre sentatives of the Bartenders' union and others who dc.slro to obtain full member ship. The bartenders have established head quarters. According to the announcement of the local committee of arrangements the convention was to have been formally wel comed by Governor Plngreo and Mayor May- berry , aa well aa by Michigan members of the convention , but It was considered im probable tonight fbat any outsider will ail- drws the convention. A rule of order cov ering this question eays : "None others than members of n bona fide tradj ) union shall be permitted to address the convention , or read a paper therein , except by'a vote of two- thirds of the convention. " As the delegates will ilot bf permitted to vote until their credentials have been duly passed upon It Is not deemed proper to take a vote on the matter nt the outset. It Is pcsslblo that this technicality may bo waived , although It has not been customary for other than trade union members to speak , except by special request of the convention. P. J. McGuIre of Philadelphia , first vlco president of the Federation and president of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters , will call to order If ho arrives In time , otherwise James Duncan , second vlco presi dent , will preside. Delegates from the In ternational unions hnvo ono Tote for each 100 members represented. Local organizations not members of In- tqrnatlomil bodies have each ono delegate. GERMANS TALK OF FINANCE Chief Concern of the Vienna n World In the Moner Mar ket .Situation. BERLIN , Dec. 10. The money market situation continues to bo the chief concern .of the Gorman business world. London exchange - ' change continued to rise all last week. ! Gold exports are now possible and there fore an Increase. In the bank rate Is con sidered virtually certain. The officials of the Rclchsbank were In consultation yes terday on the subject nnd there was n gen eral sentiment In favor of nn advance to 7 per cent. A definite decision Is likely to bo taken Tuesday. The Rclchsbank statement yesterday day showed much less Improvement than Is usual at this tlmo of tbo year. Private discounts , after rising to a point near the official rate , eased off somewhat yester day , but the rlso In the London private rate causes nti expectation hero that the Bank of England will make yet another advance. Thus far , however , money market condi tions do not Inspire a fear of permanent trouble In Berlin , a feeling of assurance | arising from the fact that Germany clrcu- t latlou Is so thoroughly saturated with gold ' that any conslderablo derangement Is Im possible. Today a high financial authority gave the correspondent of the Associated Press an estimate of the gold in circulation In Ger many , placing this nt $2,500,000,000 marks and predicted that the Industrial situation would continue very strong. 'tA leading offi- iclal of the Relchsbank explained that the Industrial boom had not yet reached its culmination , but was now extending to the tcxtlla Industries' . . "Iron prices , " ho said , "continue to rlso The syndicate of roller wire manufacturers haa advanced prices ten marks a ton. A Franco-Belgian syndicate , with a capital of ? 10,000,000 , has acquired the Westphallan coal mine and Intends to establish immense modem furnaces and steel mills on the Dortmund-Ems canal. A motion will be , Introduced in the Reichstag concerning the organization of. German chambers of com merce In foreign cities. In fthlch particular Germany now lags behind. ' MAY BE A FRENCH-CHINA ROW ft * . - Jr * . . * * * France Demands Degradation of n Viceroy Who Would Not Ex ecute 11 MiiKlxtrntc. PEKIN , Dee. 10. The French government has formally demanded the degradation of the viceroy of Canton because the order to execute the Chinese magistrate , who was responsible for the murder of two French officers nt Montao. has not been carried out. The tsung 11 ynmen will probably refuse. AGAINST A JOINT COMMISSION. Acrnrlnn I'rcNM lit ( iermnny Attnckn that I'nrt of McKliiley'n McNflilKC. BERLIN , Dec. 10. After 'keeping ' silence at first the agrarian press now bpglns to' ' niake a united attack upon that part of i President McKlnlcy's message to congress relating to the Joint commission proposition. | The Deutsche Tages Zeltung says today : I "Such a proposition Is wholly unacceptable. | I It Is monstrous. Its outcome would bo that the shrewd Yankees would bamboozle the German members of the commission about American meat , with cauldrons double-bot- | tomed nnd similar tricks , while the Amerl- I cans hero would manufacture evidence ; against beers and .wines. President Mei i Klnley's claims as to the bealxfulnoss of | American meats Is preposterous after the , scandalous embalmed meat trial. " CiinnliiK Coinhlne. VANCOUVER , 13. C. , Dec. 10. The com mittee of canners having in charge the per fection of a proposed combine announce the task virtually completed. Learning of the project the fishermen formed n combination , o force the distribution of 'tho ' profits rwult- ng from combining the canning Industry on [ Yasor river. All estimates have been based upon a continuance of present prices. HclcfiNc of SiiiiiilNh I'rlNonern. MADUID , Dec. 10. An official dispatch rom Manila says that 220 Spaniards , ormerly prisoners In tbo hands of the Flll- ilnos , have arrived there. WOODMEN OF WORLD CLASH Sovereign Commander Hoot Does Not Approve the Aetlon of Provlmlonal Head CoilNill Front. ATLANTA , Go. , Dec. 10 , Many circulars lave been sent throughout the southern Ju risdiction , Woodmen of the World , which comprises seventeen southern states , from Is headquarters In Atlanta , Inviting appli cations for admission at the rate of | 2 each , with an additional fee for the camp physi cians , A circular from the sovereign headquar- crs at Omaha Is also being sent broadcast , aylng the Atlanta headquarters offer a spurious dispensation and stating that Initi ation fees cannot be lees than $10 , the rcg- ilnr fee of the order. John B. Frost , n'ovlslonal head consul of tbo southern Ju- Isdlctlon , says he Is In possession of a let- er signed by J. C. Root , boverelgn com- uander of the order at Omaha , authorizing his special offer by the Atlanta headquar- crs. crs.There There are two camps of the order In At- anta. A. C. Wooley , a commission mer- luuit , Is clerk o ! ono of them. In speak- ng of the affair , ho said : "I have been notified by the sovereign onunander at Omaha that after the last of his month the olllco of provisional head onsul , now held by Mr. Frost , would be bollqhed nnd that applications should be cut to Omaha direct. 1 have also been no- Ified to Inform the camps that the special ffer of the provisional head consul Is not egltlmate. " Sunday CloxliiK AVnr in Iliiinholdt. HUMBOLDT. Neb. , Dec. 10. ( Special. ) 'he city council fulled to pubd the ordinance equlrlng all business houses to close on Sunday and a movement Is now on foot to ompel Sunday closing by the state law. There Is much opposition , principally on the > art of the confectionery utores , PACIFIC EXPRESS ROBBERY Company Looted for a Largo Sum of Money at Ohoyenne , DEED IS COMMITTED DURING THE NIGHT Amount Tnkcn Ilnnco * from Fl\e Th on.MI nd to Tveiity-Flc Tliou- minil Dollar * No Clue to the Thief IN Yet Discovered , CHEYnNNK , Dec. 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) The details of a most daring rob bery are just coming to light here. Last night , between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock , the office of the Pacific Express company was robbed of several thousand dollars In money nnd , although officers set to work on tbo case Immediately and the strictest secrecy has been maintained not a single clue has been discovered. There Is a small force of men In the ex press olllco at night to handle express on Incoming and outgoing trains and when these trains arrive the men have been In tbo habit of locking the olllco. This was done last night as usual and uhcn the ex press men returned twenty minutes later the north door , or city entrance , was open , as was also the snfo door. The discovery was made that all of tbo money contained In the safe was missing. Officials of the express company refuse testate state the amount of money taken , which Is reported to be between $5,000 and $2flOCO. It Is reported that the safe contained a large shipment of gold which was to have gene to one of the banks in central Wyo ming over the Cheyenne & Northern this % morning , but the officials will say nothing about tbo matter. Indications point to the fact , however , that the loss Is considerable. The entire express office force Is under surveillance and the robbery Is being thor oughly Investigated. ALL-WATER ROUTE FOR GRAIN Western Grain to He Cnrrlcd from Grciit LnkeN Throuuh to Montreal hy Cnnnl. CHICAGO , Dec. 10. The Tribune says : William J. Connors of Buffalo has been In consultation hero with eome of the largest grain shippers of Chicago , regarding an all- water route for grain to the seaboard. Montreal is to bo the seaboard terminal of the route and a Chicago architect Is now working on plans for the erection at Mon treal of thrro elevators with an aggregate canacltv of n.000.000 bushels. With these elevators there Is to be a fleet of new steamers each 240 feet In length. 44-foot beam" and"1 drawing fourteen feet of water through the canals. Through the open water months they will bo engaged for the greater part In carrying grain from the various lake ports to Montreal , but In winter they will bo employed both In coast trade and In carrying grain to Liverpool. Mr. Connors expressed the opinion that the project would be In operation by July 1 , 1900. Ho said : "Naturally I feel muh gratified at the successful conclusion of my labors. I have the support of all the large grain dealers of Chicago and Duluth. The grain men have expressed confidence In the practicability of the scheme and the syndicate with which I am associated has begun preparations for I establishing a carrying trade all over the water route between the great lakes nnd Montreal. The Montreal route will afford an all-water way to the sea , which can com- pete with the railroads , because of Its cheap- ness. Montreal Is 300 miles nearer Liverpool than Is New York , a decided advantage. "Dealdes the three elevators at Montreal wo expect to build an elevator cf 1,500,000 bushels capacity at Port Colborne , Ont. , six teen miles from Buffalo and through grain going to Montreal In large cargoes will bo broken there. J "During the season Just ended only n lit- ] tlu moro than 21,000,000 bushels of the vast amount of grain which came to Buffalo from. the west by lake and rail was shipped east by the Erie canal. The great bulk of it. went by rail. | "It will bo the seaports that will suffer' ' from the new route. New York , Newport' News , Boston , Baltimore , Portland , Galvcs- ton nnd every port through which grain pasccs for export. It will simply be a con test between rail nnd water nnd I am con fident water will win. " ROSSER USED , TO SHOOTING Kills Man in New York and linn Sim ilar Ilccord In Sun Frnii- SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 10. It Is generally believed hero that Walter Rossor , who shot and mortally wounded Frederick S , Slater last night In Madison Square Garden , Is the same person who , without cause , killed Henry Hlldebrand ono year ago last Sep tember In the Spreckles market , this city. At his trial he pleaded temporary Insanity , caused by over-indulgence In liquor , The Jury disagreed In the first trial. A second tilal resulted In Rosser's acquittal , The \erdlct caused conslderablo Indignation and much of the lawlessness of Eoldlers In this city was attributed to Its effect , A few weeks after Rosser's acquittal his father , ft prominent southerner , died from the nervous strain attendant upon tbo trial of his son. KosEer was born In Stevenson , Ala , Ills parents moved to Nashville , ' Tcnn. , when ho was quite young. He graduated from the Vandorbllt university In that city. When the war began ho enlisted In the Tennessee regiment. His father's Influence could have secured hlrn a commission , but he preferred the hospital service , where he could con tinue his medical studies. While In this city ho claimed to bo 21 years of age. Antl-TriiHt Leu [ rue , CHICAGO. Dee. 10.-A meeting of the executive committee of the National AntiTrust - Trust league will bo held here tomorrow , at which time the date for the uiitl-triint con ference will bo fixed. It has already been decided that the meetlnjf will be held In Chicago nnd nil arrangements will bo com pleted at ithis meeting' of the executive committee. Hrjaii Not 11 HnrkU , GALVE-STON. Tox. , Dec. 10. W. J. Bryan , who passed through Galveston to day en route to Austin , when asked If he would be a candidate for the vacant uenti- torahlp seat In Nebraska emphatically re plied : "No , I will not , " nnd positively uu- cllned to further dUcuss Nebraska politics. ilrmlley Il FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec lO.-Governor Bradley today gave out a long- statement In reply to tbo criticisms of the Btnte Board of Election ( "ominl.sHlonors upon hl action In eullhit ; out the stuto euard , CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Ilnln nnd Possibly Snow ; Variable Winds. Temperature nt Qtmilin j entertlnyi Hour. ICK. Hour. DCR. . " n , in : t < ; i p. in : tii * > n. in an y p. m : ui 7 n. m. . . i. . an a p. m. . . . . . ; ir s n. in , an -i p. in ; \r it n. in an n \ > . m. . . . . . nr io " in an o p , in : IT it n. in an 7 p. in art t- in a M p. m a < o p. in ai FRYE ON THE PHILIPPINES Senator Toll * Why the Inland * Were Tnkcn In Ohm-Re hy the I'lilteil Mate * . NEW YORK , Dec. 10. The World tomor row will publish an Interview with Senator William P. Frye , president pro tern of the United States senate , in reply to the ques tion why It was necessary to take over the sovereignty of the whole Philippine archi pelago. He said : "Commercially they were of the utmost Importance to our country , located as they weio at the very threshold of the Orient with an Importation last year amounting to ? 1,500,000 , with an advancing civili zation which will In n few years , by lu- creasing their necessities , double It. "Then , too. the existing conditions In the Islands afforded a powerful argument In favor of our action. Aguinaldo with his sev enteen chieftains , then exiles at Singapore , went to Hong Kong to sail with Admiral Dewey for Manila. He having already sailed , they were taken over In one of our revenue cutters , received arms from the admiral , raised an army , fought successfully the com mon enemy , were of assistance to us and while no promises were made them orally or in writing they were practically our allies. Could wo desert and leave them to the tender mercies of Spain ? Surely no American citizen would have Justified us In euchjictlon. " "What do the republicans propose to do with the Philippines ? " ho was asked. "First restore peace there , then give them n good government , decent wages , arouse lu the people nn ambition to become good citi zens , supply them with modern agricultural Implements"construct railroads nnd high ways , making access to the sea easy. Build school houses , supply teachers , educate them so as Ho fit them for the exercise of governmental functions nnd then trust them with the control of local and municipal af fairs. Possibly In time they may bccomo fit to establish a republic , able nnd strong enough to preserve order and peace and to protect life and property , to make trttitles , observe their obligations under them nnd to compel others to do likewise. Possibly when that time arrives , we , being the sole Judges , might surrender to them the sov ereignty reserving- ourselves the naval nnd coaling stations necessary for our naval nnd merchant marine. So far as I am per sonally concerned , I would never surrender the sovereignty to any people within 4ho Islands or to any nation without. " Ho was asked what our constitutional rights In these new possessions were as to civil rights , tariffs , emigration , etc. , and re plied : j "That question Is one of grcnt Importance , f undoubtedly soon to be discussed In congress and at nn early day Bottled. Therefore I do not wish now , with only partial prepara tions , to deal with It. I believe , however , that congress has full power to enact fort them such laws as may seem to bo wise and t ' Just ; that the constitutional limitations as I to the United States so often referred to | ' does not apply 'to ' territories. I am eonfi- < ler.it that In the near future three or four regiments of white men , with possibly twlco us many of natives , will be ample to pre serve the peace. " MILLIONS MORE IN WAGES Cotton OiicrntlvcH of New Ktiulnnd I Soon to Itccelvi * Compensation I of Se en Aenrn FALL niVER , Mahs. , Dec. 10. The new ; wage schedule giving the wage employes of I per cent will go Into effect tomorrow in all the mills of this city. The employes of the | Iron works began work under the Increased i schedule last Monday , n week In advance of the remainder of the cotton mill employes. The advance of 10 per cent In the wages of New England's cotton operatives means nn average addition to the pay of each employe of about 70 cenls per week , a total Increase of $105,000 each week nnd a yearly Increase In wages of about $3,500,000. The greater portion of the New England cotton operatives begin work under the new shedulo tomorrow , over 75,000 hands being affected , divided among these cities and towns : Fall River , 30,000 ; New Bedford , 13,000 ; Providence , Warren , Bristol , Blackstone - stone nnd Pawtucket valleys In Rhode Island , 23,000 ; Worcester and vicinity , 4,000 ; Tnunton , 3COO ; Newburyport , 000 ; Saco , Me. , 1.500 , The second group of over CO.OOO mill em ployes will begin work under the 10 per cent advance December 18 and Includes 2l,060 operatives In Lowell , 13.BOO In Lawrence , 15,000 In Manchester , N. II. , 0,500 In Lewiston - ton , Me. , 3,500 In Blddeford , Me. , and 800 In Amesoury , Mass. Between December 11 and the now year Suncook , N , H. , with 1,500 mill hands , Clln- I ton nnd Methuen , Mass. , with 2,000 and 1,500 i respectively , and about 6,000 operatives in ' eastern Connecticut will be employed at the I advance rnto of wages. The cotton mill operatives of Now England are now receiving , or will reclvo shortly , an average rnto of pay which will equal the previous high rate of 1892 , when they were paid the highest rate of wages since the In ception of the cotton Industry. FIREMAN KILLED IN WRECK HcHiill of n ColllNloii lleMvern Two FrelKht Train * on the Union Pacific. CHEYENNE , Dec. 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) About 3 o'clock this morning a collision between two freight trains oc curred nt Boric , twelve miles west of Chey- oiiiio on the Union Pacific. Locomotive Fireman Benjamin Stacking waa Instantly killed. Engineer Ernest Davles was caught between the cab and tank of his engine , being seriously and perhaps fatally Injured , Fireman John Costello was pinned under the wreckage and was removed wfth two mangled feet and a crushed hund. He was teat to the Denver hospital on a apechl train. Engineers Rollins and Velg were slightly hurt by Jumping. Three big loco motives wore wrecked and tr.ifllo delayed for twelve hours. H Is btateil that the accident v.fis caused by Conductor William Scanlon and Engineer Vclg of the eatstbound train fr.rgettlng their orders , Velg came here from Omaha two months ago , Nothing Is known of Stocking , as this was his Oral trip as fireman Movcmeiilx of Ocean VeoiielM , llee , II ) , At Queenetown Sailed Ktrurlu , from Liverpool , for New York ; Ultonlu , from Liverpool , for Boston At Now York Arrived Mtsaba , from BULLET IN HIS BRAIN Charles B , Grove is Shot and Killcd'Behlnd His Bar. TOM COLLINS MUST ACCOUNT FOR DEATH Mnrdei is Dona in Cold Blood with No Attempt to Escape , GUILTY MANXES A BOAST OF HIS CRIME Rejoices In the And it Prepared toBcnr * ! * < k . BALL TRAVERSES SALO\ KEEPERS ORAN , Strlekei , Man a Well , , , Thrl | Waril Politician , SPUB After the Shot nnd . . Ill Few Hour * . "He done mo dirt last week nnd I , om Ised to get him ; I expect to swing fi ( l nnd I'm going to die game , " exclaimed TV Collins last iilght an ho was taken In uustod. by officers. "Ho put mo out of his saloon a week ago nnd I came here alone tonight Intending to kill him , " he added ns ho up ma revolver to n police sorgcnnt. His victim , Charles II. Grove , a Third ward saloon keeper , better known as "Shorty , " died at midnight at the Presby terian hospital. The murderer's bullet had taken effect squarely In the top of his brail and hnd ranged downward , lodging deep In the brain. The lioHpltal surgeons ( .aid at once that death was only the question of a few hours. The shooting occurred In Grove's place at 101 South Thirteenth street shortly be fore I ) o'clock. Tom CollluK , the murderer , a member of the famous Collins-McDonald gang , Is In custody on a charge of murder. Collins was not under tbo Inllueiica of liquor and was perfectly cool. Ho turned surly when questioned by reporters and would not talk. Orlcln of dunrrcl. The quarrel between the two men began six months ago with a slight altercation In Grove's saloon. Collins has alnco behaved In an offensive manner toward the proprietor and a week ago madb complaint that ho had been robbed by a woman In one of the wlno rooms. Ho claimed to have lost $5 and de manded that It be made good. Grove de clined to assume the responsibility for the theft and endeavored to quiet the disturbed. Collins refused to bo paclllcd , however , and threatened the proprietor loudly. Several attached of the place then put CulIInn out doors. Hn struggled -and was roughly handled , receiving several cuts on the head. As he left the room Collins swore that ho would be avenged ; that ho would return to take the saloon keeper's life. Last night the saloon was not open for Business , but several hangers-on of the place had obtained entrance from the rear. Around a card tnblo were seated the pro prietor , Ed Hlllekcr , Henry Proctor , John Ellis and two others. The three men named are cattle traders In the South Omaha stock market and live In the north part of this city. fiiiine In Interrupted. The game was progressing uneventfully when the rear door opened and Collins cn- ercd , holding hit , right hand In his coat pocket. The new-comer wal'ked to the table , brushed back the cards and seated himself at one corner. The game was Interrupted and the players , observing his threatening manner , watched him suspiciously , Collins' I hand was still thrust In his pocket as ho" j rested the other on Grove's shoulder and I renewed his claim that ho was entitled to JE. His volco was low and those around the table only caught an occasional word. Tbo saloon keeper , as before , refused to acknowledge any Indebtedness and Collins became raoro noisy. Grove arose to his feet and remarked that ho wished to avoid any trouble , "This Is Sunday night , " ho added , "and you don't want to make any disturb ance. " Ho then walked around the bar and seated himself at a desk near the window. He picked up a newspaper and paid no further attention to his unwelcome guest , Collins was Incensed at the saloon keeper's apparent Indifference and crossed the room to the bar. Resting his foot on the rail ho leaned toward Grove and thrust the revolver at his face. Grove looked up an Instant too late. Ho saw the extended weapon and dove desperately under the bar to escape the bullet. As he ducked his head the ball took effect exactly In the center and the stricken man fell without a word. Murderer In Captured. The byatandere , with a common Impulse , rushed toward Collins and one of the cattlo. men pinioned his arms. George Elliott , the bartender , was engaged at the other end of tba room and his back had been turned. After the report sounded ho reached beneath - neath the bar and drew out a heavy cherry club kept for emergencies. When the bar tender reached the struggling group Colllna WUB almost helpless In the hands of the sturdy stockmen. The front door , at which ho stood , was locked and there wan no escape. Collins' forearm wan free , however , and the bartender saw the revolver turn back , Its muzzle was against Elliott's body when the bartender struck a hasty but well aimed blow and Collins fell. The club was broken and tbo murderer received a deep gash on the head , Ho lay utunned until the arrival of the police. A 'hurry call was sent to the police sta tion and the wagon , In charge of Sergeant Whalen , Detectives Dempsey , Savage , Bald- wln and Jorgensen , made a run to the scene , Collins bad revived and surrendered his re volver to the sergeant. The weapon was a ,38 caliber bulldog of a heavy pattern. Tbo man apparently had a full realisation that he had committed a capital crime and was ready to Buffer the penalty , "I'm even with him now , " be repented with Intermingled profanity. "I know I'll '