THE OMAHA DALLY BEE : F1UDAV. DECEMBER 15 , 18 ? ) ! ) Tdfphoncs CIS ti9l. Hi e , December 14 , 1693 o We have maiiv articles that j are useful and will make acceptable presents for cither'lady or gentleman. Ladles' pure linen Kmbroldorcd Hand -Men's pure linen Initial Handkerchiefs , kerchiefs , nil new patterns 25c , COc , dainty hand-worked Initials , 25c each. Toe , 11.00 , $1.GO and tip. $1.60 per IK ot six. Real Lace Handkerchiefs , beautiful pat- Ladles' Kid Olovrs , in ail the now color lerna $1,50 , $2.00 , 2.7o. $3.00 , | 3.oO , ings and stltchlngs $1.00 , $1.60 and tl.OO , $5.00 Up lo $8.00 each , $2.00 per pair. Fancy Aprons , with ribbons , lace and bow effects , SO ? , COc , 75c , $1.00 and Ladles' Pockctbooks , In all shapes , all tl.0 each. sizes and all prices. Men's Silk Tics , In tecks , puffs , bows , Fans , with carved sticks , hand painted Imperials , strings , etc light and dark Bllkn , In black and white $1.00 , $1,50 , colors 50c and $1 00 each. $2.00. $3.00. up to $15.00 each. W - Mill lip open oversereiilnir next AOEJTTS FOR FOSTER 1C ID OI.OVKS A2VD Mo CALL'S HIE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. EL C. A. nUlLDINO , COIl. 1OT1I AND DOUGLAS STS , al such an early dale Is believed to be , tlcnily impossible. HEAVY LOSS OF HIGHLANDERS Sit lluiiilri-ir nml iFlfly' ( lie Tolnl for Hitllrljjmle Ilt-port front iSnfnere. LONDON , Dec. II. A revised list of the total casualties to the British troops at Magersfonleln places the number at 832. t The war offli-o hus received a message statlng-there were fifjO casualties among ihe non-cwinmlBsloned ' officers and men of Iho Hlg'liloud brigade al Mngcrsfonteln. The brigade- lost ten ofllrors killed , thirty-eight wounded and four missing. The war office has received from General Oataoro the following Hat of casualties fur nished by a correspondent , who was por- inltteil lo visit the Boer camp with the chaplains , and Is believed lo be reliable. Second Royal Irish , len killed , thirty-two wounded ; First East Lancashire ? , one wounded ; Second Northumierlamls ) , twelve killed , twenty-seven wounded. AH the above wounded arc prisoners. An official report gives the total number of klllcdi wounded and missing of all arms In the engagement of Sunday and Monday north of Modder river as S17. There wore fifteen officeiH killed and four wounded , and in addition live are missing and one is known to have been made prisoner. Tht following list ot the officers killed or wounded has been received : Highland brigade : Killed. General Wauchope , Lieutenant Colonel J. N. c. Ccode , vCuptnln Elton , Lieutenant Edmonds , Captain ' ; . J. R.Clark , Lieutenant Cox , Cap tain 'Cowan , Captain Limberton , Lieutenant Tolonel Goff , Major Robinson , Captain Wln- patq. and Lieutenant Cowlo. Wounded , ColoucLJtrlbam , ; MaJor Berkeley , Major Duff , Captain FcfilhcrBtonbaugh , Captain Noyes , Captain Wolfe-Murray , Captala Richardson , Caplaln Campbell , Captain Gordon , Captain McNab , Lieutenant Hon. W. C. Balllle , Lieutenant Scott and Lieutenant Water- home. , , ( ' . ; a.j " - ! ! Many of the above mentioned officers are .w.oiijujwi. VUQ oiaor v'fncera wounded mostly Hustalncd tinscvere Injuries. Second Royal Highlanders : Wounded , LieutenantWauchope , Major CltthSortson , CnptiUn 'Cariierdn" . Lleutcnnnt St' jy-tTaj-Voy , ' ( ' Lieutenant' BerthoV nnd Lieuteha'nt" T ltJ who i was 'formerly ' the amateur4 golf 'cham ' pion. Missing , ' Captain Hon. .CUmmlng- ' Bruce , .Captafn McFarlane a'nd Lieutenant Ramsey. Coldstreaim Guards : The marquis of Win chester was killed ; Captain J. Sterling , Lieutenant Colonel Codrlngton and Major Hon. W. Lambton were wounded , and of the rank arid file six were killed and forty-six werenvotiuded. . JTwoUth Lancertj ' One killed , ' eighteen wounded. Ninth Lancem : One killed , nine wounded. Spcond Seaforths : Missing , Major K. R. Mackenzie and Captain Brodie. Field artillery : Twenty-one wounded , Surgeon Major was taken prisoner. Mounted Infantry : Killed , Major Milton and 'Major Ray ' * MODDER RIVER , Capo Colony , Tuesday , Dec. 12. DotaJIs gathered hero by a repre- conlallvc of Ihe Assoclaled Press among the wounded British nnd Boers give some Idea of the desperate nature of the fight at Magersfooteln. The Highlanders did all that the inpst gallant 'troops In the world could do , But 'It was Impossible tb face the ter- rlWo flrp of the Boers. The British artil lery again saved the situation and divides the honors of the day with the Scots. The battericn worked for hours under a gallant rifle fire. According to the Boer stories It waa 1m- pps ihlo for the burshers to have escapqd fearful loss. Quo Boer prisoner said a single lyddite shell killed or wounded over seventy and that two other , sheila burst over , two bodies of Boers ensconced behind the range , doing , fearful ( lam age. 'Ml 'artre6 tli at' ' the Boers fought through out with the utmost gallantry. Their sharp- uhootprs seldom ml seed the mark. A Suaforth. Highlander Buys that while ho was lying wounded on the field ho saw n ijbcr of typical Oprman appearance , fault lessly dressed , with polished lop boots , a shirt Kwlth silk ruffles , and a cigar In his mouth , walking among the ant hills picking on the British. Ho was quite nlono and It was apparent from ' \he \ frequent usa he made of ] H'eJd glasses 'jthttt ' he W-as Bjngllng out ofilcors. Another wpui od Bqer says that a lyddite shell fired Sunday 'fell In the middle of an open air , prayer .npeethig hcjd lo offer aup- plleatlonn for th'e 'success of the Boer arms , All the wounded. are Cull of praise for the treatment they received from the medical department on the battlefield. INDIGNANT AT WAR OFFICE ri'fitletliiiio Kri-oly 3luil < > Hint tlie \Vni- Will l.iiHt t'ntll . LONDON. Dee. II. While the outwardly calm attitude of the press and people hero during the present crisis commands admira tion , ( hero lu an 'indorcurrcnt of Intense' Indignation .it the War office and govern ment , which threatens to have n serious ad dition In the blunder ! of generals and the further evidences of the breakdown of the Transport and Intelligence Jcpnrjments which are dally" domingo \ light. ' U was freely predicted this morning , nven In high military clrofe'a ; ' that the South African campaign' will last until June. It was also expected that General Mothuen would have lo retire south , of the Orange river , as It wiia tlnlmed be could not hold out long at IlernuFo purely vejjetablo yet thor ough , prompt , healthful , satisfactory- th.o Moddor river , \Oiero his. ammunition and food supplies were uot expected to last over a Week. In'fact ? It wan"oafil t at his line of communlcati ns was probably already cut anil It "was "claimed that Cbneral Oatacre was elrnllnrly weakened 'Uy' his reverse. By his reverse and the revolt of the colo- nlsth It was added that ho might have to choose between a siege and n retreat. The afternoon papers of all shades , of poll- tics follow the morning papers In facing the sltualion courageously and demanding Ihe Immediate dispatch of rclnforccmcnls. Thtis Ihe radical Slar says : "The Hljke the gambler Chamberlain has thrown on Ihe table Is not merely South Africa , but Ih'u ' empire. It'Is too late to re gret the game. We have no choice but to play It. evenIf , It Involves sending abroad the mllltln. Our armies In South Africa must ho amply reinforced. " The scenes at the War ofllce this morning when General Methuen's casualties were popfcd were h'ghly dramatic. There was a steady incursion of auxloua Inquirers from the moment the doors opened and there was Intense excitement when an official appeared bearing the ominously long list of names. The women present crowded eagerly forward and begged for" copies "of'th'S list , but the supply was not BUft > ! ent and the official read out the lists. Intense feeling was evi dent on all the faces. It was a memorable | , scene. Some of the women were so overcome - i come that they had to be assisted from the room. j I The Olobc sayn : "Tho country Is prepared for any sacrifice. In the famous words of I General Sheridan , 'All must now go in. ' " The St. James Gazette says : "When wo have retrieved our defeats and have restored the supremacy of our flag we can critlclsu and Investigate. Today we muet act. " 1 Cqntlnulng , the St. James Gazette urges the government to take the White Star line steamships from the Qceanlc down and send another army corps to South Africa. The Westminster Gazelle , a liberal news paper , which has actively opjjosed the war , now declares : "We are bound to carry the campaign to a successful Iqjue. The reckon ing with Ihe government wlll.cpme later on. " QUEEN IS GREATLY WORRIED' ' Almost Overc.ojni ? lijHejiorls of DlnaNter'niiil LOHJICN In Africa. NEW YORK , Dec. 14. A dispatch to the Herald from London says : ' It Is stated by a person In a position to know that the queen's mental anxiety glvca the gravest alarm to the royal household. The queen insists on receiving the minutest information from the War office as to the state of affairs , yet she Is completely overcome when the particulars of each engagement are related. No mailer where oho went last night to the thcaler , the club or to the hotel there was but one topic of discussion Melhuen's de feat and his probable losses. Later In the evening , when It became known that Gen eral Wauchope and the marquis of Win chester were among the killed , the tension was Increased as ihe thought flashed through all minds that the list of killed and wounded will carry grief to many stately as well as to many lowly homes , 'it , is not. an exaggera tion to say lhat almost every handsome maneiou in the fashionable West End con tains anxious and sleepless men and women this morning. An undertone of condemnation ot the In- actlvlty of the War office before hostilities begun , which resulted In the British forces being Inferior In numbers to the Boers , has found Its way to the surface. This feeling was expressed In etrong terms at the War office , where crowds of anxious men and women congregate * ! before the doors or walked through the lobby , reading the bulletins all through the day and evening , When It was announced after midnight that no more news would bo given out until morning they slowly dispersed , Many women were unable to control their emotions. The queen has sent a metsage of deep sympathy to the widow of General Wau chope. TWO MORE DIVISIONS TO GO War Di'iHirtiaent Approve * of ( lie Molilllziitlon of .SUtli nml Si.'Venlli nivlxloiix , LONDON. Dec. 14. The War office this evening made this announcement : "Tho Sixth division has been mobilized and four battalions'of ' this division will have been embarked by Sunday. The government hus alee approved of the Immediate mobili zation of the Sevenlh division. " WI..STO.cuii uoiirM. nsc.UM.iH. Iti-liort Coiiu-fi lijAVay of l.oiireumi Marline/ , LOURHNZO MARQUEZ , Dclagoa Day , Dec. 14. Winston Churchill , the newspaper cor respondent and former officer of the Fourth Hussars , who was captured at the tlmo of the armored train .disaster near Esleourt , November 16 , has escaped from Pretoria. Sti-iliuer linn \iirrow KXCIIIIO. NISW YORK. Dec 14. The Norton line steamer Mnnlca. Captain Smith , arrived today from Shlcldx mid reiiortH hav ing experienced u hard ht'ud Boutli- Houlhwest gale with heavy seat ) . On Dccc'mbor I' , In latitude 48.16 , longi tude 11.30 , the tunnel Hhaft broke. Shortly uftciwariL the OBriimu steamer Albuno , bound from Ilnmburg for New } ork , cuino along and took the disabled vet-Kel In tow. An hour later -the hawser parud and Iho Albuno proceeded on Ho The Mnnlca was driven far off HH eourfe and .sgveiul limes wat ) on the verge of foundering Whtm the weather Ilimllv pcr- mllled , lemporary repairs were mnd'o nud the vessel nu > .imcd li i miien to port , ini-ntM of Oeraii Vcnuel * , Her. II. At Chcrboure-Salled-Columbla. from Huiiiburs and Southampton , for Now York At Kobe Arrived December 13 Arab ! fiom NaKut-ukl , for Portland. Ore. At N. < w Yprlc-Snlleii-xi | OarcoBiie , for Jliiyie , Wlllelud , for Bremen. At Sydney. N B. W.-Arrlved-Mlowera , from Vancouver , vie. At Naplch Airv | - dMinn , from New York and proceeded to Genoa At Qurenstown Arnvfl-aernmnlc , from Jsow lork , for Liverpool. 'OPEN ' ATTACK ON M'KtfLEY ' Oiyil Servics Eorcrra. Lia ua Greatly Agi tated Over President's ' Action. FEELS OFFENDED AT LETTER FROM GAGE Seerotnry Write * tlinl Ho loi" < Not L'oimlilrr It I'ro : i-r to Ulte Information mation of n I'rlMitc > nliue to HitI'lilillu. . INDIANAPOUS , Dec. 14. At the open meeting held this afternoon the Civil Serv ice Rcfoim league openly attacked the ad ministration of President McKlnley In ic- gird ! to the order of May 2y , removing offices from the list. The roll -call of the delegates was the first business , followed -by the icpoil of Oeorgo McAneny of New Yoik , who said thu league had attempted to find out the facts regarding certain violations of the rules of the service In the Treasury department of the national government. Ho had written , ho said , lo Secretary Clago for Ihe Information and recclu-d n let ter In reply , plating that it was not proper to give information to the public tthlch was of n prvalo nature. The matter wna taken tip by the league and the following resolu tion was Introduced by Charles J. Konnparto of Maryland and unanimously adopted by the league : i The league pronounces the lictlon of iho Treimiry department In refining IICCCMS to public1 rccotdx relating to piibllceoiieeni a violation of the undoubted light of citizens In a free country lo leuin from olllclal sources how faithfully the public servants they pay administer the laws. The force of the reason assigned lor HUP reltH.il is graveiy impaired by the ini't that similar Infuimailon had been ptevlmiflj finnlxhed to the league by the department under Iho present secretary of the treusmy. This re iiisnl expincH lo icasonuble suspicion thn good faith of Ihe oflK-lalf responsible for It. nnd Htlgge.sts Ihe exlstei e.e of .ilntFes which tbv record * withheld titun Impeotlon mlgni disclose and we dem.ind lhat this unworthy policy of concealment and seirecy ne abandoned. t'on\ ormtlonKli Motvlnle.v. The secretary then gavp a review of Iho conversation between President McKlnley 1nnd 1 a committee of the league sent to him | conceinlng Iho order of May ! > , when so ' many offices were remoxtd from the civil service lists. The'secretary said It was the 1 understanding of the league with President McKlnley that In case It became necessary for him to Issue this order he would add at least as many offices to the classified serv ice UH he was compelled to remove. Presi dent McKlnley was asked , Iho secretary said , if he would not comply with a request of this kind , and replied as follows : "It is my Intention to include n good many more than these excluded. " ! "Up to the prcfcent time no now addi tions have been made , which is a matter of great surprlfe to the league , " reported the secretary. Later another , letter was ad dressed to the president , calling his at- tcntlon to the promise which , ho had made the committee on a former occasion. Following Is the correspondence : Sir : The undersigned members of the ex- ccutlve committee of the National Civil Service Reform league respectfully Invllo your attcnllon lo the followllisr facls : In January , 1S9 ! > , n special committee appointed by the league called on you for the purpose of remonstrating against your contem plated executive order for excluding certain places from the classified service , and to this committee you exproFsed your fnten- llon of adding other places lo the service , greater In number than those excluded. After the promulgation of your order of May S ) , under date of September S. this special committee , consisting of Jlessrs. William Dudley FoulkoRichard Henry Dana and Bert AVelsh , addressed to you the following , letter : " "T6 the President -Sir1 : 'Shit'imderslgnedj ns members of. the N-iUonul , C1\'I1 . .Ser-ylQOi Reform league , which'walled li'ilo'd you in ] January. IfeM , in regard to your theit pio- posccl order for excluding certain plui-cs from the classified service , be to leinlud you of the faot Ihut in our conversation vfo expressed the hope that If you found It nec- ess.iry to make the exclusions you would al Ihe same lime include within' the - classified fied list , subject to competitive examina tion , at least as large a number of places as those omitted , so that It might appear that no backward s > tep had been takeni "To this you replied that It was your In- tcntlon lo include a great many more places than those excluded and that you hoped to make the order s > o comprehensive that the reform of the civil service would then be so complete that nothing further would need to be done In regard to It. " Our disappointment was , therefore , great when upon the appealance of your order we found not only that the number of ex clusions was far greater than had been pre viously supposed , but that there wag none ot the inclusions which you had assured us il was your Intention to make. May wo not hope that It U still your pur pose to make some substantial and Impor tant extensions of the iiresent clasHilled system ? We believe that the large iiumbqr of ex clusions made by your order of May 23 , from Ihe requirement of edmpetltlve exam ination , has been Injurious not to the civil service of the government only , but to Iho country nl large and we hope to pntlsfy you oi' ihls ihy Iho result of certain Investiga tions which we Intend to lay before you at an enrly date and usk you for a revocation of that order , We beg leave to Inqulic whether we may not now look for the additions to the classi fied service jiiomlscd In thu republican platform and , If HO. whether II will he agreeable to you to mate ut what time Mich additions may bo expotled. This was signed by George McAneny , sec- letnryCarl ; Schurz , Richard Henry Dana and eighteen others. Set-retnry I'ord-r'H Ileply. Along with the letter to the president was submitted Ihe following : EXKCUTIVI3 MANSION , Washington , Nov. IS 1699 My Dear Sir : f beg leave to I'cknowledgo the receipt of tre-lettei' of the ICth Insl. , signed by yourself and other members of Ihe National i'lvll Service Reform - form league and to say that It will ho broUKlit to the attention of the president. Very truly yours , J. A. POr.TIJR. Secretary to tile PiesIdeiU OcorgeMcAncny , 15sq. Reports of local associations were then made us follows : Boston , Rlchaid Henry Dana ; Cambridge , W. W. Vaughan ; Con necticut , William A. Alken ; Now York , Oeorge McAneny ; Buffalo , Frederick Almy ; Pennsylvania , II. Francis Wood ; Maryland , Charles J. Bonaparte ; Washington , F. L. Slddcns ; Cincinnati. Charles 13. Wilby ; In diana , Lucius 11. Swift ; Chicago , John \V. Ela ; Missouri , A. ! . . Berry. Letlers from Denver and San Francisco were read stating that the progress alone civil service was very satisfactory. The re ports from the local associations were all of a fatlsfaclory nature and showed ad vancement all along Iho line , with one or two exceptions. Papers were rend by Clinton Rogers Wood ruff of Philadelphia upon "Civil Service Re form as a Factor In Municipal Reform , " n-Jd by Silas W Burt upon the "Competitive Plan In the Filling of Olliccs of the Higher Oradrs. " . \ililreHN liy Curl Sc-liur/ . The evening session v/as hold In Plymouth church and \\au taken up entirely with the annual address of President Carl Suhuc , former secretary of the Interior. Ilia vig orous dciinnclallon of the attitude of Pres ident McKlnley against civil service loform UHH liberally applauded. Lucius B , Swift of Indianapolis presided. Follosvlng the address a receptlcn was ten dered the delegates at the University club1 and a buffet lunch was nerved. Noticeable among the 500 guc tB from the city and Elate HCIO Former PrcBldciu Benjaoiln Harrison Mid wife and Ooverncr Mount nd wife. The meeting between Mr. Hchurz nnd Hen- oral llnnlfcon - > vin : most Cordial. Toiliounw at 10 o'clock the clod ion of of ficers v.Ill take place , reports Mill be submit ted and tin report of the special liuontl- Katlng committee , which In uwaltrd with tnuih Interest , will be icu'Ivcd. Plans for the reform cf the consular scrvi e will bo iIU-UBBfd , ufur whrh miscellaneous busl- will L-- nan 4 ted. VIBRATIONS OF THE MARKET llrltlMli Vlrlnrj" nml Trern- n ry lleimHtiient > ev * Alii In diili-t. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The Wnll street public came down to business today In an apprchonehc state of mind over what might occur on the Stock exchange All torts of rumors were afloat asn consequence of the cncct of yesterday's demoralized market on this or that largo operator or apcculatho jiool or clique , whllh was heavily involved by reason of the construction of the money supply and the shrinkage In values. The tears alss were In'n mood of rampant con-tl- deuce ami prepared to go to extreme leag'bs i In oflcrlng down 'prices ' of stocks they had , yet to 'become possessed of. On the other hand , the preparations made by Inside In- tcret'ls to support tliolr properties were on a lafce scale. The result w'a's n fierce and exciting strug gle betweeh the conflict Ing epci-ulatlve In terests. Prices \vcrc nibvlng rill ways nt oiuc 111 'he opening deallllgs and the vlbiatlons j \\pro very \vldc. The bears attacked now I one point and then another In attempts to j renew the general demoralization of yestcr- I day. They wiped otlt 'lie opening 3-pilnt ' rice In Sugar In ti twinkling , Inflicted seri ous damage on liie Ir on and steel stocks and thn Now York City "specialties and got St. Paul > below 'yesterday's ' low level , 'which was the lowest of thn year up to that time. I There was a goo , deal of Indiscriminate selling , but no sign'oC the heavy forced liquidation wh'lch'm&rked the last hour of ( tradtnc.'Tcsterdav. The suniiorllna element I had In KH favor the Influence of the buoyant 1 totio' developed 'In London by the rumor of the relief. of hndysinllu and the capture of an Indefinite number. of Boers and by the decision of the Bank of England not to nd- , > ance the olllclal discount rate. ' Tint nnnounct'nicnt of Iho offer of the TrcaHury-deparUuBnt.tx anticipate the Janu ary 1 government Interest without rebate had a cheerlngtsentlmental effect , in view uf the Importance ' .attached to money .condi tions. Thu bearnvshdwcd a disposition to cover short roiurActs. quickly on nny dip In prices and thorp wcro nuddcu recoveries of the violent losses. It soon became evident that there was a steady absorption of what ever amounts wcro , offered of the standard slocks. As a consequence the bear raids i bccamo moio and nioro frequent and by noon there was a general covering movement In force and the level of prices had risen above last night. All around the market had quieted down. t DEMOCRATS . WILL CONTEST Ki'iitni'U.v Domoi-rntlc Committee * > lot anil 'Decide to Hefore1 KUANKFORT. 'Ky. . Dec. 14. Nearly all the members df the democratic campaign and state central committees arrived today. Their conference began at noon. Without exception they are In favor of making a con test before the legislature to oust the re publican governor and lleutenapt governor and nay that not.to contest would bo a virtual endorsement of tissue ballots and soldiers at the polls. The state central ) executive and campaign committees In secret session voted unani mously to recommend , a contest before the legislature to oust the republican governor and lieutenant -governor and endorse the action of minon candidates In filing their contests before the state contesting board. Former Senator * Joseph C. S. Ulackburn presided at meeting of committees and paid he had been threatened with defeat for sen ator If th democratic stale officers -made a c.ontestbiititbAftihe. . . had ridden fourteen miles In ajbuggy.jq , tel ] the cpmmittecs that ho ifavoredwi < liLest.evcn Itit resulted In I his own defeat , as he would rather , havq w ajc vcrnment tUan' . tc " .scjvo a | - The .cJQmnilltCjQa ufjiynl'niously adopted the * following ritoljitions and ( here is no longer jflny doubL abe t " , the contest coming before the leglsjaturc : , ' : ' fl Rewjlved ( Irat .Thot jve' , thp .members of tn ) > Btate detnoUr'atk central , exec'utlvo and campaign comirlfltees. In joint meollng as sembled on'the J-llh of Decembor.'ln Finnk- forl , Ky. , .express pur uarnost belief that according to t | ; legal votes cast at the late Ftate'clc'rllon ' , the candidates on Ihe slate democrallc llckt'l were elected and that the democrats of Kentucky demand thai Iheso candldales , In .ptoper legal course , contest the election of the republican candldales Ib whom certlllffites have been Issued. Resolved second , That It If the unani mous sense of the members of the stale central , democratic , executive and cam paign committees that William Goebel Fhould make a contest , ns authorized by law for the ofllce of governor and that J. C' . \V Bcckham should make a contest for Iho office of lieutenant governor , and that wo heartily Indorse the contests already com menced bv th * other candidates on the democratic Htato ticket. Resolved..third. That un appropriate ad dress be Isrued by the members of the ic- specllvo committees hero assembled to the lioepUi of Kentucky. Resolved , fourth , That the chairman of Ihls conference appoint a commilleo of eight , of which he shall be chairman , to cooperate - operate wllh the contesting candidate * and K.slFt In Die management of Ihe several contests. CONE BLUFFED PLATT INTO IF 111 recto rx of IO\nri-HM Coiiiiinny ( Jive Him Life . ! ol > Afrnlil of Threat * of ( ilvliiu : t 1 > Si-creln. TOLIODO , 0. , Dee. 14. General Manager Ciosby of the tJnlted States Express com pany , 0. R. DIanchard of Chicago , Frank I'latt of New York and a number of minor officials tcsllllcd for the defense In the case of Calvin Cono. against the United States .Express company , In Iho federal court to day. The directors nil tesliflcd lhat they had endorsed Senator Plutl's action In prom ising Mr. Cone .a life position at $3,000 per year because they were fearful of results , If Mr. Cone should curry out his threais to offer his confidential knowledge to rail road companies. All witnesses testified that Mr. Cone had done nothing to earn the sal ary he claimed for ten years under his llfo contract. .lr. ) William Hrlen , private so-retary lo Senator Plait at the tlmo the contra WHS made , told a story of the Now York meet ing of Cone and Platt , differing In essen tial details from Cone's version. Mr. Cone m'ado threats , he said , and the express con- Jract with the Lake Shore rrad was In such condition 'that' It Would bo terminated In six months. It was feared thai Cone might Inform that road , thai others might follow and the company's business" 'be ' materially Injured. The casc will close tomorrow. To Guru n Cold lit Olio In > . Talcc Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tht money If It falls to cure. E. W. Orovo's blgnaturo Is oa each box , 23c. Curler' * . \NHoelati-N Kiirrenili-r. NBW YORK , HPU. 14D. . II. Green , f'olonol John F. Clay nor. K. II Onynor nml Wlllliim T. Onynor , the contractors .with whom Captain pberlln M. farter was HB- hoclaled In Ihe Savannah river and Cum berland Hound Impi'DVemenlH , mirrendcred tlilH morning lo I'nlled StnteH Commis sioner Bhlelds. The men were Indicted last Friday by iho Tnlted States grain ! Jury ut Savannah for being coricernml In u conspiracy liy Vrhlch the government wun defrauded out of S57&.9I9. Michael A. Connelly , who IH "also n member of the Atlantic Dredging nnd Co'tiir < ictlii company , mid who wa Indicted ut the t-nmo time , IH paid to have lufU tlo country. , \ilvnnee In Conl I'rleeH , CINflNNATI. Dec. U-Local operators iplonslnp to the PlttsburK t'oal company ind 111' Monongahelu CoiiHolldiited Coal nnd Coke eonjpany have agreed thut another - other artvnnci' In coal prices Is i go Into ftffert tomorrow The jirlco ulll be ad- \4tnced 40 reiitH per ton. The price In the Darge.s IH & ctnls per liu hel here and S'/i iiU al l.inilsvlllf , with corresponding teh at nil oilier Ohio river points This a due to the combine U Is thn fir * ! time tt'f > rate | IH < he < n llxe < l at i'litfliiiHT for ull Ohio nnd MlMlmlppI river pulnts. .WITHOUT . ORCHESTRA MUSIC Annual Bnnquot of Federation of Labor Lacfea Musical Accompaniment. SPEND THE DAY PASSING RESOLUTIONS Kmliirie ( Inllo.ieotl of the T > | io- I nlon A nlnst ( In- \ iv lorlt Sun Knvor Itpiliielnu u Army. j DUTHOIT , Dec. 11. The annual banquet ' of the American Federation of Ixibor as i held In the Orlswold house tonight , lacking the usual accompaniment of orchestral j music. The icason1 vaa that the orchestra provided for the dinner was discovered to ho nonunion. The latter fact wns duly leporied In lodny's convention , along wllh a resolution dc'llnlns the Invitation to the bnnqurt tendered by the local commlt- tee. Dcsirftc assertions of the llctroll men , lhat It was 'the brat they could do , under thci circumstances , the dlllloulty would not down until It was announced that the music would he loft out et the program. Nearly all of today's session was taken up with discussion nnd notion upon resolutions. The repoil of the boycott committee on the New York Sun lockout was the special or der. The commltlee recommended adoption of u icsolutlon offered by the Detroit Trades council demanding cndoiscmcnt of the Sun boycott by the Federation. Revoral speeches were made. Delegate O'Hourlie uf Nnw YolU , who had been en joined by Judge llonkfctaver of the Now York supreme court from talking about the j Sun matter , Plated thete lesolutlons did not emanate from hlo typographical union. He Intended lo obey the courl's order , but If he was at rested on account of the aclt , of this convention hoan wl'llng ' to gn to Jail , lie was not In fav-r of any war for extermi nation of the ncAspapcr. President lion man and other members of the prlntlm ; press- ! meu'H national union spoke for the resolu tions and Judge Ilookstaver's action In cn- I Joining O'Rourkr was strongly ciltlclfcd. ; On ordering of Ihe previous question the ] resolution was adopted unaiilniouHly. For Hi-tlio < loii of Army. A resolution declaring for reduction of the standing army to 2.,000 men was adopted after striking out the first paragraph , which read r.o follows : "Whereas , The tendency of the present uil- mlnlslrallon Is to unnecessarily Increase the number of men In the standing army , " etc. Other resolutions adopted were : Urging state legislatures to outlaw all kinds of competitive convict labor ; against permitting slavery In the Hawaiian IblMnds ; rcafilrmlng seamen's demands ; congratulat ing F. W. Palmer , public printer , for paying Increased wages in his o\\n discretion to printers and bookbinders ; favoring same leaves of absence for employes of naval yards and arsenals as for other govem- , ment employes ; appropriating $500 In aid of i the Cramp shipyard btrlkers ; Inviting the ' letter carriers to affiliate with the federation and providing a special organizer for the Pacific coast. . Resolutions were adopted during the aft ernoon to aid In the Introduction and recog nition ) cf the stamp of the Coopers' union ; asking bollcrmakcrs , Iron shipbuilders and horseshoers to refrain from working upon Ihe producl of a Troy ( N. Y. ) Iron company on account of the company having refused to treat with the Coopers' union ; declaring for giving all possible assistance toward ad vancing the sale of potlcrywaro bearing the union label ; congratulallng and commend ing Iho UufCalo longshoremen for having gained every noinl for which Ihcy contended In their fight against the saloon boss stove- , " ( I6rb"Astern' ; rcsb'lvlrig' that'fro 'fedcraTfony ' { fir'oiigh Us officers and organUers , gIVe'spc- ' cial aid lo the tobacco workers in pushing' ' | a boycott against all brands of toba'co made by both Ihe American and Conllnenlal Tobacco companies ; lelnlroduclng the to bacco workers' blue label , asking all af filiated labor unions to vigorously use the tobacco boycott and thai every member demand Iho blue label on all tobacco or clgaretles he may purchase. President O'Connell look the stage to pre fer "serious charges" against th& three for eign fraternal delegates. Their punish ments proved to consist of a gold "union- made" watch to British Delegate Haslam and an engraved gold-headed walking stick for his colleague. Delegate Wllkie , with a brooch for Mrs. Willde and a diamond ling for Canadian Delegate Carey. The committee on reorganization of the lockcdout Detroit stage employes reporled i having met the local theater manag-ra and I I with them prepared an agreement , which j Is In a fair ay of being accepted by bith parties , which agreement conlalnod an ar- bltrallon clause and other featuron accept able to employers and employes. The re port wan accepted and the committee thanked. The convention decided to hold no morn ing scoslon after roll call tomorrow , ( he half day to bo devoted to commltlee woik. SILVER QUESTION IN COURT I'rcNlilcnt f tlir Moiictnry I.eiiuriie to Tent tlie CoiiHtltiitloiuilit > of the Doiiuiiiftl/.iitliiii of .Silver. DENVER , Dec. 14. A. W. Ruckcr , pres ident of the United States Monetary league , loft hero today for St. Louis , where he will hold a confoience with the governors cf B0\eral statc friendly to' the free coinage of sliver lelatlve lo a suit which IB about to bo begun by the elale of Colorado for Ihe purpose of securing u decision by Ihe United Statcn supreme court as to the legality of the demonetization uf silver. ' | The general assembly of the titate passed 'a ' Joint icaolutlon aulhorlzlng iho governor ' to tnlio steps to bring this question hcfo.o I the supreme couit. After u consultant j with prominent public men of the btate i Governor Thomas seliled upon a cauise of ] action. The first step was to auihoUo President Ruckcr , under tha great seal cf iho state , lo confer with other governo B and raise the fumta necessary to bring u case before the supiemo court of the Unite J Stales. The replies from governors ot those sta'ea recognizing that silver should ho on an cquallly with gold as n circulating medium of value have been most satisfactory , prom- Iblng assistance and If | > c slblo active co- oparutlon. Especially In Texas has the re ception of the Idea been cordial , and it IH possible Mr. Rucker will go to that state and the governor and state offi-lals bcfoio proceeding to Washington , i The suit against the United States will | be begun by sn action In Denver. TK > j United States Monetary league will give the Klato of Colorado as a present a solid silver brick of the purest metal of 100 ounces and ri-presfntliiK $110 at par ratio. The 4reis- urer of the. § tate will then formally pre sent the brick to the state. The aisle wl'l send It to the United States mint at Wash- lugton with the demand that It lie colr.e.l Into 100 silver dollars. "This demand , of course , " says Mr. Ruckcr , "will be refused. Upon the te- tusal suit will lie entered In the ItnlteJ States supreme court , for we have a right under the constitution to demand lhat the bullion be coined , The suit will be brought In Ihe name of the state of Colorado lo Rrcure more rapid action than would other wise be given It. " Mr. Rucker will be mutated by counsel from his and other states. GOLD WILL LEAVE COUNTRY . \itnotinrrnictit of ( Joli ! fur l.oinliMi Mny t'c liiinUeil for In Ni-nr Future. NEW YORK , Dec. 11. The Evening Post says : It ns reported In Wnll street this after noon lhat tlic > City bank would ship gold lo London by this \\eck'ii steamer. Olllcerfl of the bank , when asked regarding the truth ! of the report , refused to cither confirm or i deny II. Stcrllns bankers , fnmilUr with the | gold maikel hero and In London , said that i In any case announcements of gold engage ments for I judon might be looked for I within twenty-four hours. Prediction * of ' gold exports were made In .Wall street soon ! after the market opened this morning. He- I innnd blllt" were , then quoted at IS7J J to ! IS" ' * , and sterling bunkers \\cru doing a j ritthtnc business. One of the moti prominent c.M-hangc ha n I ; r m admitted , that the climax had been j prarllralty reached. I All soils nf rumors wcie current lu rcgaid to efforts making In this country to rclle\o > ! the Kiiropenn situation. Later sterling , i which had risen % , eased off : i on sales of bills against London's security purclmaen. Such a course , r.onie bankers argued , would react favorably on the Now Yorh market and in the end Jiavo a beneficial effect. News of Secretary Gage's order to antici pate the Januaiy Interest with reported re ceipts of Intel lor money strengthened the feeling thai gold would leaveIhe country In a few days , since money would probably not rule high enough at Ill's ' center to pre vent a movement. LONDON , Dec. 15. The Bank of Bnglnnd has raised the buying price for United States gold coin to 76s O'/id. The Times says : "Tho Bank of England , while raising the buying price of eagles , half a penny , will probably pay 77 OVid for bar Gold , which concession , In connection with the grant ing of certain facilities In regard to ad vances , will very likely bring both bars and eagles from New York in fairly largo qimiitlllca. " RECRUITS REFUSE TO SIGN MI-II HiillNfliiic for ServU-o In tin- : \avy Olijeet to ( iovernineiit tli amen fur I'll IforniM. VALLEJO , Cal. , Dec. 14. Sixty recruits ot the United States ship Hartford have refused to sign articles of enlistment because , as they claim , the government charges them with the ccal of fhelr uniforms and clothes. The Hartford was Admiral Farragut'H flag ship at the battle of Mobile bay In the Civil war. During the lart four years it han been fully restored and is now being fitted out for n cruise 'Jo New York , where it will t > p , 'used ' as a' { raining ship. .WASHINGTON , Doc. 11. The navy fa 4- 000 men short of ihe legal maximum and Ihls In eplle of Ihe best efforts of the re cruiting officers. Secretary Long has writ ten a letler calling Iho attention of congress to Ihls state of affairs and suggesting that it imlght offer a decided Incentive to enllsl- ments by cxlendlng to sailors enlisting the benefit of the act allowing to apprentices a full outfll of clothing , not to exceed ? 45 in value. Under the present system the men are kept In debl for months after enlist ment by the purchase of a regular outfit from advance payments. | DEATH RECORD. ' - In Miiilnu : Circles. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 1 ( . ( Special. ) Telegram. ) Samuel Cushman died last night on a Burlington eleepcr between Edgemont and Alliance , Neb. He was one of the oldest icsldcnte of the Black Hills. With his wife and Fen ho was entente lo Texas for Ms health. He died of heart trouble. Ho wan nt one tlmo dean of Ihe State School of Ollnes at Rapid City. He v-as a pioneer In Colorado , ho having published a paper nt Georgetown in early dajs , and he was for a time foieman of the Caribou mine In Boulder county. Ills remains will be taken to Denver for Interment. AiiKlo-Aiiierlenii Nlioot , FRANKLIN , Pa. , Dec. U. An Interna- tlonul shooting contest between teams rcp- lescnling American volunteer soldiers nnd Hnglleh volunteers has been arranged by General Willis J. Hullnga , who was col onel of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania regi ment during the Spanish war. He has Just returned from Europe , where ho attended to all the preliminaries. The first contest will be between a team of Queen's Wcst- cnlnstor volunteers of London and one se lected by General Hilling from his former command nnd the time has been set for next Juno In London. The tronhv will bo nre- Rented by Thomas R. Dewar , a perpetual challenge cup. to Kl ; lit Democrat * . BIRMINGHAM. Ala. . Doc. 14 , The Htate executive committee of the people's party met lu this city today and dueled to cull u state convention of that pauy to as semble In Montgomery May 10 , 1500 , for the purpose of nomlimtllig a full slalo ticket and making an uggreHPlvo fight on the democrats U Is also understood thai the committee urged Former Congressman M W. Howard of Fort Payne to become n Candidate for the fulled .States senate to Biit'cced John T. Morgan. Severe HIKMV Ntorin at St. I.oulH , ST. LOUIS , Dee. 14. The heaviest KIIOW Htorm nf the season hat * pruvatlcd Hlncc yesterday afternoon and promises to be- eoino a record-breaker. Several Inehcx of snow IIOH fallen. Considerable discomfort nml many accidents resulted. AH thn result of ficcUlentH and mifferliiK from exposino three vlellmH will probably die Street ear trallle IIIIH been Honiowlmt impelled A Specific For Habitual and Obstinate AFTER THE FIRST FULL DOSE OF APENTA , taken early In tlic mnrninj ; ( followed pet haps by a little hot water , or hot codec or tea ) , smaller doses may be puisevcrcd with , in gradually reduced tjuantitius , at intervals of a day or two , until the habitual constipation is comp'etcly overcome. Further particulars from United Agency Co , , Seymour Huildlng , New York , Agents of the Apolllnaris Co. , LU , , Loudoii. \ WORK OF HOLDUP ARTISTS f < * . V. ( ierlii Ktii-otintei'i n llrnee of J Hiilibcref r l'oriii-r of Six- tei-ntli nml .laeUinii. Tli holdup Wen'weto-at work uijiiii ( Ma motninK. As r. ! ' . i > rln. wlu > n\c nt S15 South nighteenlh street , wa , goltig homo from the Trocadero abon't 1CMS , two men with gun < < closed in upon him near the cor ner of Sixteenth and Jackson xtreets and exclaimed , "Hands up. Your money or your life. " "All right , hoys , take what joti can get. " 1 Iho laeonle. , anwwcr.of Mr. lierin. ' The men grappled with him and threw him lo iho luuemcnt heavily , he striklnc on ins A side on the curbstone wllh * urh force that ho was hurt badly. Adding Insult to Injiuj , the men tramped upon him and one Of thrni remarked sentcntlously , "If joti make nu- olher move 1 will kill yiiu , " emplmslzhii ; iho threat with a pressure or cold wieel on Iho They went through ( lorln'N poekeis. hub ag luck would haMII. . 1m illd not ha\e a cent on his person and they illd not get anything for their pains. As soon us they left him , tiirln ran rapidly home , and to gether with His wife started for the police j Bt.it Ion to leport the occurrence. They met an uHker n shoH dlslnlico from the IIOUKO who reported to the inllnn. ( Jerlna'n un- nblo to GV | ( > much of a description of his npaallnnlK. Ilnlh weie of medium helcht and were rough looking clothing. ( Jerlu thnught they lliid on caimis eOats and caps. 1 SI-UN I'rom-rt ) . l-'red TlionuiH iiiresti'il Tliui-Md.iy nliht ; on Ihe charge of soiling niortsngeil property. Thbmns hss lleeil rtiiinlug a lemiiiitiint on Hoitglas stretvinnd omo limp ago he nioi tgiiged .his iKluies to r. Simuher. Heefiitlv he closed 1iN enfe , ui'l ' told .Snaiiber he might lake HW IKluies , ns he hud no money lo pay the. nmnr < K < i. Sunlitier objected mid wild . he mint hi\ > the money , ii ! > he had no UHQ for thf ii\- tnre.s. Thomnrf wal.ed for a while , ami .is he had no place to Icetip thn , llvtiircs , - i' ho FUIand cNiiilcl not Induce Siuiuhcr , lo ti.Kn tht in he volil them. lu | will ( . ' .Miluln'nuitltrs In iiolloo ciiurt. I I'lnlniN litJ.OM ! nil ( ) > i-rciuil. i Henry llownid nppenred ut the polleita - linn Tliiirsd'.iy nlulit and roniplnlnM lli.il he hud liri'ii rohlipd of hH nv.Ti-iiat In lodclng benne on Nnith Kl.xlernlh utroft. lie Piilil two holing we.nl In there nnd took i the eoat. lie WMS unable to gve ( the p llro i mil eh of n dp crlillnn : < if the men. Tlio police say they aif pestered to death bv f tramp.M who rrjinrt tlu-fls of tills ? ort. for they .ue xUMling from r.ieh othir .ill Ihu time. AVanteil In AlieriU-eu. Plieilff Thpmuu nt Aberdeeiu S. I ) . , earns down rhurHihiy night nnd took Tom Klm- li.ill bad : " 'Itlhim. . Klmb.ill Is wanted there for sleallng n pony and s.uldle. Me iod" the pony down inuiIowa , and . 'old ' H. Savapf and Sargent caught him * ome llmo ago and he ha ieen held hure since , await ing the arilval of the shei-lff. Prlt-i-N ol' Sto\'OM \ lviini i- . CHirAOO , Dee. II. An nilvnneo of 23 per eent In the price of sliivim and ranges has been decided on by thu.At-soclntion of Stove Manufacturer. ) now Tn Hos-slon hero. The uiUnnt-e will take effeet January ] . H Is claimed the advance was mndo neee - sury by the increased prleeh of Iron and stool. Clillil Itrlnl.H n IMnt of AVlilil.v. I'tllLADiaLPHrA , Dee. H. Mnmle Run- turd , nged I yours , drankmure than .1 pint of whNky la.st iii ; lit ami died after remalnlnK unconscious for more than three hours. The splilts had been purem ! M by her hither for medicinal use. Mow a child could niunagf < to swallow a pint oC whisky is n mybtery to the pliyslclans. \VrlllH'r ix < M-rt 4 > l YORK , Dec. U. The. ' trial of H land l- and Jl. JJollnt'iix , for the polHonlna : of Mrs. Adams , was eonliiied ) ) today. WritIng - Ing Kxpert Klngsley again oocupled the Btand. Tlio evidence \vus it highly .tech nical analysis of the various disputed Jel- ters in the case. HEARTY EXPRESSION Hlindrcds Tell7 tutlil ? " Chang6 Wlilcii They Have felt. The Time Comes for Oinnlia People to Tell What Has Veen Done for Thorn. The time has corne when people In Omaha feel the change. SJany people In fhls city have given voluntary endorsement of tha great change 'they have felt after uslna Morrow's Kld-ne-olds. Kid-no olds will cure a. lame bqck , kldnqy backache , urinary and kidney disorders , sleoplcesncts , rcstlcEHiieas and nervousness , Wo always like to glvo reference as to the merits of Morrow's .KId-no-olds , nnd this tlmo refer you to Mr. JL B. Murphy , Coach man , of 218 South SSth street , who Bays : "After trying nearly all the remedies I hoard of or read about , said to bo good for kidney backache , rheumatism , neuralgia , urinary troubles , nervousness and rcHtlceq- ncsn of which I have been afflicted for some time , and from which I got but little relief I decided to try Morrow's Kld-ne-olds. They relieved me of all my former tioublcc in a very short time. I will continue to use Kld- ne-olds for thejr tonic effect , and recom mend them to othera. " Morrow's Kld-ug-olds are not pills , but Yellow Tablets and sell af fifty cents a box at all druggists and by thu IMycrsi-DHlon Drug Co. Mailed on receipt of price. Manufacture ! by John Morrow & Co. , CbemltstB , Sprlng- ruia , oiiio. oiiio.CHARGES CHARGES LOW ; SPE ylALIST , 'Tf ' ts all Fermi cf DISEASES AND . > DISORDERS OF 1V3EN ONLY. 22 Years Experience. l2YcanIn Omina , , FI.ECTniCITT anil MKIIICAI * 'I'realmen' combined. Varlcocele , Stricture , Syphilis , &osaqf Vigor and Vitality. CUIIES mUUANTKED. Charces low. HOMIt TIIIUTMKXT. Do'jU. Conaullatlmi mid Exam ination 1'rce. HoursB a. iu , to6 ; VioHn. r.i. Similar. 9 to 12 PO. l'oxTC6 ' Oftlcr , JI. K. Cur. liiuaud J'ani 'ii Streets. OMA1IA. NEU- ASII/HISMICVI'S. . g ° 1 I Wood waul 1. bl t _ j > I Telephony , 11113 TONIGHT In JiiH fiimuuB uhiiniclorizatlon , "HAMLET" Tbl performance i-nly. Satiiriln : Jlallnee am ! .Mtli ( , "The Red Cockade. " Ill * mieeesHful romnillle' driinU. 'riiM-H-ijti.iiii , rnr , r.ocj..e. . NJSXT ATTUACTION- "A HUKK'/.V TUIK. " C performances , commencing Sunday , Ucu. 1' 'J'Jic lllfi llurr.Ui Hvcnt of TONIGHT- : V ( ir < . - \rrny l of liiu-ul \ iiliintei'r * , In fiiiijiuu'lloiivlli | our IlfKnliir Illuli I'lllNH \ lllllll-llf ) Mill , Ciii'liilM n 111 I-IMV nl K o'eloi-li , Hhiirp. J'rlces Never jt-'haiigliiB Kvonli , B Itc- 8i-rvej wa'H ' , 25 iiiid tOi , gallci'y , lot Mat- luces lOc and 25c.