Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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Temperature nt Qtmilin j entertlnyi
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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 '