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ESTABLISHED JTJuSTE U ) , 1871 , OMAHA , MONDAY MOTttniNG , DEC HMBEll 18 , 18J)9 ) , STXG-LE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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British Military Authorities Prepare
Big Army to the Gape.
MILITIA ASSIGNED TO GARRISON DUTY
Roberts Supersedes Buller and Will Have
Kitchener for Chief of Staff.
ENGLISH FEAR EUROPEAN INTERVENTION
Afraid that Russia , Germany nnd Franco
May Intercept Transports ,
EMERGENCY IS CONSIDERED VERY GRAVE
lloconfltrtictloit of the Cnliliiet l Bn-
Kerly DIxeiiNxcil nnil Will Probably
Coniu UulcHN Drltlnh Ariun
"Will Victor- Soon ,
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LONDON , Dec. 18. Ii30 a. m. ( New York
"World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Shortly before midnight the following no
tice was posted at the War office :
"As the campaign In Its Initial stages , In
the opinion of her majesty's government , IB
likely to require the presence and attention
of General Sir Uedvers Bulldr elsewhere , It
has been decided to send Lord Roberts as
commandcr-ln-chlcf : In South Africa with
Lord Kitchener as chief of staff. "
The War office has Issued the following
announccimcnt :
' Acting upon the ndvlco of the military
authorities , her majesty's government has
approved the following measure :
"All the remaining portions of the army
reserve , Including ecctlon 'D , ' are called out.
The seventh division , which Is being mobi
lized , will proceed to South Africa without
delay.
"Nino battalions of militia , In addition to
two battalions which have already volun
teered for ecrvlco at Malta aiC mo for serv-
Jco In the Channel Islands , will be allowed to
voltmtccer for service outside of the United
Kingdom nnd an equivalent number of mll-
Jtla battalions-will bo embodied for service
at home.
"A strong force of volunteers , selected
from the Yeomanry regiment , will be formed
for service In South Africa.
"Arrangements are being made and will
shortly bo announced for the employment
In South Africa of a strong contingent of
carefully selected volunteers. The patriotic
offers which are being received from the
i-olonles will , so far as possible , be ac
cepted. Preference will he given to offers
of mounted..contingents. , . (
Lieutenant the Hon. F. H. S. Roberts ,
son of Lord Hoberts , who wan wounded 'In
the battle at Tugela river , Is dead.
General Buller has appointed a commis
sion , the Natal Government Gazette un-
nouticcs , to Inquire Into the losses of the
people of tho' colony resulting from the
Boer invasion.
I.oiuloii Shromleil in Gloom.
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LONDON , Dec. 17. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) There Is no
alleviation of the gloom and panic caused by
Buller's reverse.
Uinclnl notification was made tonight , as
was exclusively predicted , that Roberts
luipersedes Buller , nnd certain battalions of
inilltla and carefully selected regiments of
volunteers are to bo detailed for active serv-
l c.
The British forces In India cannot uo furv
ther depleted by drafts for South Africa ,
whllo the threatened trouble from Menellk
continues , nnd the posslbKlty of complica
tions In the Mediterranean renders a reduc
tion of the garrison In Egypt too risky ,
though Kitchener Is going as Roberts' chlef-
of-staff.
V All reserves are now to bo called up , the
Jf mllltla told off to garrison duty nnd some
yeomanry mobilized for the service.
Fear Is also expressed that the German
navy may bo used In conjunction with those
of Russia and Franco to exert pressure to
prevent reinforcements reaching South
Africa. Pnvbablv , In view of such con
tingencies , Immediate orders will bo Issued
for the mobilization of a fleet in reserve.
The emergency is regarded by the ministry
ns of the gravest possible character. The
queen Is remaining at Windsor , Instead of
following her invariable custom of going to
the Isle of Wight for Christmas.
The British public Is awaiting with the
keenest apprehension the first indication of
active hostility by their continental enemies.
llnniiirM of Cabinet CIiniiKen.
Reconstruction cf the cabinet Is eagerly
discussed In political circles , It being deemed
Imperative ) that Its old or useless members ,
( loschcn , Chuplln nnd Cross , be sacrificed.
Salisbury himself , oppressed by public and
private cares ami shaken In health , Is do-
d'urcd to be anxious to retire , but It Is repre
sented to him that his disappearance would
Inevitably cause- total collapse of the ad
ministration.
A campaign Is being made against Chan-
cnl''or ' of the Exchequer Roach on the ground
of bin alleged refusal to provldu adeiiuilo
funds for transport nt an earllor stage of
Uio war. H IB also suggested that Chamber
lain's retirement may bo forced by p.trty
prwiBure. Confidence In him Is being com
pletely shaken. Should the war continue
much longer without dolslve. British suc
cess the formation of a national coalition
ministry Is a certain outcome , with Rosobory
ns foreign minister nnd probably Astjulth
colonial secretary , Salisbury retaining the
premiership , but giving a proportion of his
portfolio to liberal Imperialists.
These and other rumors are flying wildly
around the political clubs , showing how i-n-
tltcly the feeling that the empire Is In dan
ger Is obliterating the me .si deeply marked
party divisions ,
Triiuln ( 'Irriiiiixtimre.
LONDON. Dec. 17. The tragic clrcum-
fctanco of the appointment of Ix > rd Roberts
nlm'dt ' olinultaneoiisly with Hie announce
ment nt the death of hla promising son ex-
lUf-s the deepest public sympathy.
Lieutenant Robots was au only sou and
hnd been hln father's old de camp since1SD5. .
Ho served In Wazlrlstan nnd in the Chltral
and Nile expeditions. Such was his display
of gallantry on Friday In an attempt to
rcflcuo the funs that ho was recommended
the Victoria cross.
RS VIOLATE ARMISTICE
Art * CatlicrliiK l ° l >
Wounded Xenr Hiict Trenohen
Xnial ( Jim llt'Kln.i tt
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MODDBH U1VEII , Dec. 13. 12:15 : p. m.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) In the Mngersfontcln fight the
medical corps did wonders In collecting the
wounded. It was necessary to advance with
stretchers over n mile under a constant lire ,
yet they never slopped their work nnd sttc
cecded by Monday night In getting a ma
jority In.
Yesterday morning they found many close
to the Boor trenches who had lain twenty-
four hours without assistance. The officers
commanding sent In to the Boer camp for
about twenty of our wounded who had got
Into their lines. An nrmlstlc was arranged
while our ambulances wont In.
Unfortunately It was broken by a big
English naval gun throwing Lyddite shells
/in the Boers walking nbout the outside
'trenches ' , whcrcupcn the Boer guns replied ,
shelling the British horse artillery which
waa then retiring. The Highlanders were
retiring before them and as the naval guns
still kept tiring , the Boers observing the
movement , Immediately opened a brisker
shell lire on the departing column at long
range.
EXPERTS IN A QUANDARY
TrouMc to lleeltle JtiNt llinv llullcr
.Mel With ! ! ! Very ScrlniiN
Jluvernc.
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LONDON , Dec. 17. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Post's
military expert says :
"Buller's battle cannot be followed , except
In a vague , general way. His dispatch does
not pretend to be more than a statement of
results. Buller's purpose at present Is to
relieve Ladysmlth and Join hands with
White. To do that he must cross the Tugcla
river. Ills failure Friday was complete , but
not final. The advance will probably be de
layed until fresh arrival of artillery.
"A. telegram from * Capetown states that
Methuen , having fortified his camp and hav
ing plenty of water at Modder river. Intends
to establish headquarters there. This must
mean that nn advance base Is being formed
there and stores accumulated. In that case
Methuen is relieved of anxiety as to com
munications which could bo cut for a time
without crippling him. Ills reconnolssance
Friday proves that Methucn has no idea of
standing still , but intends making a second
attempt to relieve Klmberlcy. "
MAFEKING WAS STILL SAFE
_
Latent Heiiort from HeIenK"rcil llrlt-
| NI Gr.rrlMoii In That Tlioy
Arc Hoiilliiir Out.
LONDON , Dec. 18. 1:45 : a. m. Lieuten
ant General Sir Charles Warren , command
ing the Fifth division of the First anmy
corps , has arrived at Capetown. It is under
stood that he will proeeed to Port Elizabeth-
No further news has been received rtgard-
ing the battle at the Tugela river. The
latest accounts regarding the battle at
Mngersfonteln shows that the retirement of
the British troops was executed with the
greatest coolness uudor a heavy Boer ar
tillery flro on Tuesday. Mafeklng was safe .
on December 1C , and Colonel Baden-Powell , I
the British commander there. Is still actively ]
pushing out his defenses. At that time the I
Boers had offered to exchange Lady Sarah
Wilson , who was captured while acting as
a correspondent for the London Daily Mall ,
for General Bon Vlljoen , who was captured
at Klundslaaxtc.
The other beleaguered garrisons and posi
tions are still holding out.
NATIVES ARE IN REBELLION ;
Whole Country \ rth of SlrrlCNtrnnni
it H Well UN HiiNiitolniiil. AroiiMccI
liy IlrltlHh IleverHPH.
STERKSTROOM , Dec. 17. As a result of
the British reverses the whole country
northward Is In rebellion. The natives there ,
ns well as those in Basutoland , are said to
bo much disturbed and losing heart respect
ing the strength of the British.
CAPETOWN , Thursday , Dec. 14. Secret
meetings of Boer sympathizers continue to
bo held In various parts of Capo Colony ,
nnd the attitude of the Dutch farmers Is
truculent.
DURBAN , Saturday , Dec. 1C. The Natal
government Gazette announces that General
Duller has appointed n commission to In
quire Into the loffics of the people of the
colony resulting from the Boer invasion.
GATACRE MOVES HIS TROOPS
( ioen to SterkMtroom Wllli Slorex from
I'll ttei-HUrn al Kreuuli KMt
IleinliiiinrlerH at Arnnilel.
LONDON , Dec. 17. The War office has re
ceived the following dispatch , dated Decem
ber 17 from General Forestler-Walker , at
Capetown :
"Methuen reports that Lieutenant
Chandos-Polo was taken prisoner last
Thursday when going to meet a flag of truce. I
Ho was waving his handkerchief In response !
and was unarmed. I
"Gatacre has removed his trcops and
i Htorej to Sterkatroom from Putterakraali |
' French has established headquarters at j
| ' Arundel , Vniulermcrwc , with a command , la |
reported smith from Jacobsdahl. "
PF.KVII ) AIMMSAIj TO Til 13
Dr. Parker ( , 'allH Upon Vletorln to Stop
the HIileoiiH War.
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LONDON. Dee. 17. ( New York World Ca-
blcgram Special Telegram. ) Dr. Parker in
copied. Preference will bo given to ofll-
the city temple last night made an appeal j
to the queen to stop the war. Ho said : ;
"Tho cabinet could probably do nothing.
Parliament could not do anything. Divide. !
political parties are not likely to unite In
council , but the most revered and the meet
renowned woman In the , world could do It
and Blip alone. In her official capacity noth
ing could be done , but as a woman , a mother
and a widow , the queen of England could
stop this most hldccus and terrible war.
How It is to be done , she herself must spe
cifically determine.
John Iteiliniinil Weil ,
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LONDON , Dee. 17. ( New York World Oa-
hlegram Special Telegram , ) John Redmond
was married Saturday -morning at Kervites
church , Fulhall road , Londen , to Miss Bees-
ley , daughter of James Hecsley. an Irishman
Ecttled In business ut Leamington. The at
tachment is said to have been of some du
ration. The ceremony was strictly private.
No Information whatever was given to tha
public Redmond was a widower with two
children. His wife died about eight years
ago.
LIEUTENANT BRUMBY IS DEAD
Dewey'a Trusted Assistant at Battle of
Manila Dies in Washington ,
SICK NEARLY A MONTH WITH TYPHOID
Hoilv Will HP Tak oil o fieorcla for
Interment llln Mother Still LIvliiK
\ulliliiK IJelliilte
( he Kcni > rnl ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. Lieutenant
Thomas M. Brumby , flag lieutenant to Ad-
! mlral Dewey during the Manila campaign ,
who has been 111 with typhoid fever for sev
eral weeks , died at Gnrfield hospital shortly
after 6 o'clock this evening.
The death of Lieutenant Brumby , while
not unexpected , was a great shock to Ad
miral Dewey. The relations of the two men
j for s'-vera ! years past have been very Inti
mate and H strong frlend-ihlp had grown
up between them. Lieutenant Brumby went
out to the Asiatic station with the admiral ,
and had been there with him until they both
returned to the United States several months
ago.
ago.In
In his capacity of flag lieutenant to the
admiral , Lieutenant Brumby was thrown
with his chief much of the time and nctnl
as his personal representative In many mat
ters of detail delegated to him by the com
manding officiir. Ho was regarded by Ad
miral as n bright , energetic and capable
assistant , while the devoticn of the hitter to
the admiral was something marvelous. The
burden of his thought during the latter dnya
of his Illness , when his mind was wrecked
with delirium , seemed to be regarding his
work for the admiral.
The lieutenant's present illness datel
from about November 27 , the first symptoms
being nothing more than a cold , which , how
ever , failed to yield to treatment and soon
afterward he went to the Garflold hospllul ,
where he died. Admiral Dewey was unre
mitting In his attentions to him until his I
condition became precarious , and visitors
were not allowed to sec him.
Some days ago , Mrs. Wihnward of
Marietta , Ga. , a slstor , was summoned , and
Thursday she was joined by her husband ,
both remaining with the lieutenant until he.
died.
died.The
The lieutenant's aged mother Is still living
In Marietta , Ga. The father , who is dead ,
was a colonel of the Fourteenth Georgia
regiment In the Confederate army. Lieuten
ant Brumby was 44 years of age nnd un
married.
loil > - ti > HO Taken io Georgia.
Nothing definite has been decided concern- j
Ing the funeral except that the body will
be taken to Georgia for interment , leaving
here tomorrow night for Atlanta. It is en- j
tlrely Improbable that Admiral Dewey will I
accompany the remains , but will designate
his secretary , Lieutenant H. H. Caldwell , 'to '
perform that duty. i
Lieutenant Brumby was appointed a naval j
cadet from Georgia , entering the service on I
the 29th of September , 1873 , and his present j
commission dates from the 24th of August , I
1892. Practically all the time during the
last two years he has been with Admiral
Dewey.
In his report of the battle of Manila , ( Ad- '
oniral Dewey spoke In very complimentary
§
terms of the service nnd gallantry of , his '
ling lieutenant , and recommended that he be .
ndvnnced some numbers on the list of lieu
tenants. His recommendation was adopted
by the Navy department and the name sent
to the senate , but together with a number of
other promotions made by the department ,
failed to be acted upon. The promotion
recommended placed him about thirteen On
the list of lieutenants and had It been con
firmed he would In Ices than a year from
now have reached the grade of lieutenant
commander.
The lieutenant's death Is the third of
these who were closely associated with
Dewey at the battle of Manila , who have
died sluco that time , namely , viz : Captain !
Orldley , Commander Wood and Lieutenant
Brumby.
Lieutenant Brumby was presented a sword
by the legislature of Georgia on the 2Gth of
October. Ho remained In Georgia some
days after that and returned to Waehlng-
ton about the middle of November.
MARIETTA , Ga. , Dec. 17. Mrs. Ann Eliz
abeth Brumby , the aged mother of Lieuten
ant Brumby , received the news of her Bon's
death very calmly. The long illness of the
nontenant had prepared Mrs. Brumby for
the shock. She admitted that she had given
up hope of his recovery several days ago.
The Brumby .burying gnnind is In Atlanta
and while Mrs. Brumby would like to have '
the remains of her son brought homo , she
said tonight that dbo would offer do ob
jection should the Washington officials de
sire to Inter the lieutenant's remains there.
BIG DEMAND FOR FIR LUMBER j
mKiT of l.arKi.Mill In
AniioiineeN He Can Hook Orilcrn
for 1IO,0OI ( ( ( ) ( Feet.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 17. A special to the
Tlmea from Taeoma , Wash. , says : The ex
ports of wheat and lumber from Puget
Sound are being greatly Increased by the
tremendous demand for ships throughout the
world. Tacoran elevators contain ten car
goes of wheat with only two vessels In sight
to carry It during tbo next two months. The
lumber situation Is much worse on account j
of the immense demand frooi the Orient ,
Hawaii , South America , Australia and
Europe , j
Manager Palmer of one of the largest ,
mills on the Sound announces today that '
ho could book orders for 20,000,000 feet of ]
fir lumber If thlpu were obtainable to carry
It. This would make forty average 'cargoes. '
His mills now are filling III teen big orders '
for England , Australia and South Africa. | i
He says that the Rueslan government Is
trying to place an order for 9,000,000 feet for
delivery ut Vladlvostock next spring. The
Chinese Imperial railways are after 10,000-
000 feet for delivery at Shangahl , but no mill
dare take the orders because of tonnage
scarcity and high charter rates.
Still another much larger order la In sight i
for u railroad working In northern China
for delivery at Tlen-Tsln. This prospective
order ccnslsts of railway tics and carbulld-
Ing material. Ono mill Is paying eighty
shillings per ton on shipments to Liverpool
or $20 per thousand feet. The present situa
tion Is Ilkuly to be followed by a sharp ad
vance in lumber prices. It also Illustrates
the fact that the Welrhauser syndicate has
mode Its big purchase of Washington timber
lands just at the commencement of the
world's greatest demand for fir lumber.
Itoekefeller lleliN Colored
NKW YORK , Dec. 17.-Booker T. Wash.
Install hap received a letter from John IX
Rockefeller , who offers Hfl.OflO to the Tuske-
gcu Normal and Industrial Institute at
Tuskegeo , Ala. Half of this amount Is to
bo used In meeting last year's deficit ,
caused by the erection of necerwary buildIngs -
Ings and other Improvements. The remain
ing $5,000 In to bo used toward the present
cur'H current expense * .
Arllllerymnn CoiiiinltM Snlelilit ,
NEW YORK , Dee. -Samuel Hiihn , 31
years of HKU. u private In Company 11 ,
Fifth I'nlted States artillery stationed at
Fart Hamilton , w.m found dead today In u
hotel on Kast Houston street He had
committed suicide by taking morphine.
FIRST WHAUEBACKTU.FOUNDER
llnrKC Xo. 115 , With In Crew i > t Xlne
Men , Unit llooii tlve t' | > tin Lout
by Company.
CHICAGO , Deo. 17. A dispatch from Suitt
Stc. Marie , Mich. , to the Lake Miirine News
Bureau , says :
Whaleback barge No. 113 , which hna been
mlssltiB on Luke Superior since Wednesday
last , wag today given up for lost , with Its
crew of nine cncn. The only names known
of the lost are :
*
Captain Arthur A. Boyce.
Mate Michael Slynop.
Cork William Huckncr. , -
The steamer Holgale Hoyt , which had the
lost barge In toxv , gave up the search for
her today and passed dow.'n through the
locke , bound for Lake Erie. The tug Vigi
lant , which was also searching for No. 115 ,
likewise gave It up. Whitest is likely that
the Whaleback company will send out 'Its
steamers from Duhitli In n further search ,
the crew of 'the Hoyt have no doubt but
I the barge went down In the great storm of
! Wednesday.
j "After starting out from the head of Lake
1 Superior , " said the captain of the Colgate '
Hoyt , "we ran Into n furious cold northwest
, gale. For forty hours wo bucked Into the
' Beau and finally wo succeeded In igcttlng
within ten miles of Pick Island , where we
got Into comparatively smooth water , the
I wind being oft shore. I thiln changed our j ,
i course to the southward , running parallel j
I with the share In order to keep under Its
j protection. I had been on this course for j
I about an hour when at 5:55 : ( ( 'clock WednesI ! I
i day morning I went Into brtMkfast. At that ! i
| time I saw the lights on the barge all right. I
' '
Five minutes later I was told the tow -.lino
'
had parted and No. 11C was .drifting out into
the lake , I Immediately put the Hoyt about
and for four hours I surged back and forth
over the course , but not a thing could I see
of the barge. I kept up the search until
dark , when I ran < ! own to 'Whltcflsh I'olut.
There I met Capta.a Smith , agent of the
j 1 AVhaleback fleet at the See , vho was on the
j i tug Vigilant. The two of ut , then Joined In
| the search. We kept at It until the weather
proved too much for us , when we came
back , fearing wo might bo caught out .on
Lake Superior In a heavy snow storra. We
had only forty tone * of coal and were in dan
ger of running out of fuel. '
"During the gale oil Tuesday , when the
Hoyt was pulling Into the great northeast
storm , the crew could see the men on the
barge pumping 'water that was corroded with
Iron ore. This would have lndicated that
something was wrong , but no distress sig
nal was displayed on the b jge' ; and < tt was
thought that all was well , particularly after
the boats had run Into smooth water. How
soon after breaking away "from the Hoyt
No. 115 went down cannot bo gueescd. The
lifeboat and everything on the deck of the
barge was either washed away or frozen so
tight to the deck , that It could not bo
moved. "
The lost vessel was built at Superior in
1891 by the American Steel 'Barge company
and was 256 feet long and 36 feet beam. It
carried about 3,000 tons of iron ore nnd
was valued at about $50,000. This is the first
of the whaleback fleet of the Great Lakes
to founder and the > second to
be lost , the first one , having been
pounded to pieces against. tbli , Cleveland
breakwater just a year ago . .v'Kjh the rest
of the whaleback fleet the / ji EO passed
to the Rockefeller"lnterq$3 < ! / , general
shake-up of vessel propert jjj'.Jfl October.
There was no Insurance "on either vessel or
cargo.
_ _
SENSATIONAL MURDER IN OHIO
Son of n Prominent Clueiiiiiatl At
torney KIIU Detective Ills Father
Hail ShacliMvlnir Him.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 17. There was a sen
sational murder today at the residence of
E. Alexander Ferguson on Daytcn street.
Dudley Ferguson , son of E. A. Ferguson.
E. A. Ferguson is one of the most prom
inent attorneys here. Ho is the author of"
the act that built the Cincinnati Southern
railway , of which be has been counsel and
trustee , and be was the promoter of other
enterprises.
Dudley Ferguson graduated at Yale and
afterward in law. He Is 33 years old and as
sociated with his father's firm. The family
Is ono of the most prominent In the city
nnd the place of the tragedy Is among the
finest residences. Ferguson was thought to
have an ungovernable temper and at times
ho alarmed his family. " His father arranged
for him to board across the street from
the Ferguson residence and there he was
under surveillance , while Augustus Meehon
guarded the Ferguson homestead. Meehon
would give the family duo notice and be on
hand whenever Dudley crossed the street
for his home , Today Dudley slipped out the
rear door of his apartments and by a round
about course reached his father's house ,
.but oven then Meehsn was after him and
followed Dudley Into the house. Then young
Fcrgusun shot Meehen four times and was
captured before doing any moro shooting.
LABOR DELEGATES RIDE FREE
Federation of Labor CiicNtx of Detroit
Street Hnllnar Coinsmny IJm-
IiIoyeN All Union .lien.
DETROIT , Mich. , Dec. 17. Delegates to
the American Federation of Labor spent
Sunday quietly for the most part. This
afternoon the 200 men were photographed In
a body In front of the city hail. The dele
gates enjoyed a long trolley rldo over most
of the city lines as guests of the Detroit
Street Railway company.
President Mahon of the Amalgamated As-
woclation of Street Railway Employes , who
piloted the crowd , took great pleasure In In
forming the visitors that the roads are oper
ated exclusively by union men under agree-
mcnt with their employers , which provides
for fair wages , reasonable treatment and
arbitration of all dlfllcuHlca.
Aside from aome committee conferences ,
nothing Important developed today. It Is
believed that the convention will consider
reports from the grievance committee lu
executive srs&Icn tomorrow.
Condemn SI-e Arbitration Ilonril ,
CHICAGO. Dee. 17. The Chicago Fedora-
tlon of Labor adopted resolutions today con
demning the finding of the State Board of
Arbitration In Its Investigation of the piano
and organ makers' strike and lockout and
requesting the American Federation of La
bor to make a thorough Investigation of the
board's action. The resolutions declare tbh
state board made a farce of the adjustment
of the trouble- .
Xe v l < 'renei ! Liner Arrive * ,
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Tho French line
steamer I/Aqultnlne arrived today from
liavru. L'Aqultnlnuvua formerly the
Hamburg-American line steamer Nor-
munnlu of cholera fame. It was Hold to
Spain In 1S98 and WUH converted into a
cruiser and named the I'atrla. The war
vvnu ended before the craft could bu used
an a war vessel , The French line bought
the vefMol and gave her a thorough over
hauling. L'Aqultalno makes a fine appear
ance apd is a line vessel. On the present
passage It encountered live days of bad
weather , westerly ttalen and high BeoH.
Among the paHsengcrs who arrived were ;
Mme. Chartran , who WBH met nt quaran
tine by hop husband , the famous artist ,
Klbrldgp Gerry and wife and J , W , Rocke
feller ,
RADICAL ADVANCE IN RATES
Thou'nn'a of A-tKes of Ev < r-Diy Con-
sum ] ) io i Will Bo Affected ,
SHIPPERS SAY IT WILL RAISE PRICES
Xeir SeliFiltilp Coon Into 1'ITrct nn All
Itullroiiil * Knnt mill Went of Chl-
oam > .Inunary 1 Jnttliern Mny
(3o Into Court ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 17. The Chronicle to
morrow will say :
One of tbo moat radical nnd general ad
vances ever made In freight ratea will go
Into effect on nil the railroads cast nnd west
of Chicago January 1. Thousands of arti
cles of everyday consumption will be af
fected and the Increase will average 3."i and
40 per ccnti the Jump on ninny classes reach-
Ins 50 per cent. The contemplated action
of the railroad olllcers has aroused the
shipping interests of the country nnd vlg-
oious protests uro being made against the
sweeping rise.
The shippers say that if the carrying
charges are Increased to the extent ali-
nounced by the railroads It will have the
effect of Increasing retail prices In every line
of trade.
Sugar , soap , coffee , flour , coal and farm
Implements are n few of the articlesa bo
affected. Of these , ns well as on hundreds
of other articles , the Increase will run from
20 to 10 per cent. The rate on coal , for ex-
ample , west of Chicago will be pushed up
25 cents on the Ion. Kates on cattle will
bo advanced 25 cents per 100 pounds and hogs
and sheep will go up from 25 to 30 cents
and dressed meats to 40 cents per 100 pounds.
Hay Ja another article that will feel the
advance. The advance on hay will be $1.10
per ton.
On the roads east of Chicago the Increase - j
crease In rates will be accomplished by i
changing the- class under which the articles' i
affected appear. This wilf be done by takIng - !
Ing the Items out of what are known ns
"commodity" classes and putting them Into
the "classes. " The roads cast of Chicago
will do meat of the rate advancing.
Chicago shippers arc circulating petitions
asking the railroads to defer the proposed
advances until April 1 to enable them to
catch up on their orders. Should the rail
road officers refuse disastrous results to ,
manufacturers and wholesalers will , It Is 1
claimed , bo the consequence. j
Shippers In several Jobbing centers talk '
of appealing to the Judiciary to prevent what I |
they term the arbitrary action of the rail
roads.
Officers of the railroads In defense of
their rate Increasing action declare that
the advances are made necessary by the In
creased cost of everything they are compelled
to buy , from ties to engines. They further
aver that there Is no reason why the rail
roads should continue to quote panic rates
while merchants , manufacturers and others
arc advancing prices.
To UincHHN California Itntcn.
CHICAGO , Dec. 17. The meeting of the
transcontinental passenger men , called by
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific roads ,
will bo hold in this city Tuesday for the
purpose of discussing the growing trouble
over California" rates. v
OCEAN SFEAMERS DISABLED
IteiiortN from Various Soureen of Ve -
welH In" Unil Slinne from Ileceiit
llenvy StorniH.
LONDON , Dec. 17. The British steamer
Happahannock , Captain Foall , from London
for Newport News , has been spoken south-
'west of Gaily Head , on the south coast of
Ireland , In a disabled condition. It was
anchored at the time in a very heavy sea
and a coaster was standing by trying to got
a' hawser aboard It. No further news has
been received here.
ST. MICHAELS. Dec. 17. Two propeller
blades of tha British steamer Ashton Hall ,
Captain McFcc , from Liverpool for Gal-
vcston , are broken. It arrived here today.
LONDON , Dec. 17. After several attempts
the British steamer Cralgneuk , Captain
! Smith , was floated today nnd has been
docked. It went ashore in the Tyno on
December S , as before reported , after having
arrived at Hamburg from Galveston.
B.UKNOS AYRES , Dec. 17. The Norwegian
bark Ragna , Captain Anderson , from Pensa-
cola , was In collision here today with the
Italian steamer Calabro , from Genoa , and
was damaged slightly.
Iliiiiiiiict for IIoNiiital Ship Kiiml.
LONDON , Dec. 18. The farewell banquet I
at Carleton hotel last night In aid of the
American hospital ship Maine realized $2,000. '
Among these- present were the duke and j
duchess'c-f Connaught , the marquis of' ! '
j Lome , United States Ambassador Choate
I and Mra. Choate , Prince Christian of
| ! Schleswig-Holstein , Lady Randolph ChurchIll -
Ill , Mrs. Arthur Paget , Count Boyn , the Aus-
tro-Hungarlan ambassador and Baron de
Staal , the Russian ambassador.
Uueen Will Iteiiiiiln nt Wlmlnor.
. LONDON , Dec. 17. The court newsmen
have issued the following announcement :
The arrangements made for the queen's de
parture from Windsor have been postponed j i
until after Christmas , as owing to the pres-1 |
rut state of affairs in South Africa , the ,
queen Is uuwllllng to bo at a great distance
from London.
Terrific Cyclone lit Moziimliliiiie.
MOZAMBIQUE , Portuguese , East Africa ,
Dec. 17. The Island was swept today by a I
terrific cyclone which did immense damage ,
destroying cnany houses in Mozambique ,
Sialii Iteeovnlzen CiiHtro.
MADRID , Dec. 17. The Spanish govern
ment has formally recognized General
Ciprlano Caatro as president of the republic
MORE TROOPS FOR YAQUI WAR
Mexlcnu AnthnrltleH Flnil the Present
Koreu IN Not Al > ! Io Cope
\rltli nillann ,
AUSTIN , Tex. , Dec. 17. A special from
Ortiz , fitato of Sonora , Mex. , states that the
Mexican authorities are contemplating Bond
ing more troops Into the Yaqul Indian country - , '
try at once , as It is thought that the present
force will not bo able to cope with the situa
tion.
General Torres now has some fi.OOO men.
but It will take at least twice that many
men , owing to the geographical conditions
surrounding the uprising , which prevent *
successful military movements. The In
dians are BO scattered that unless more
troops are sent to the front to engage the j
small roving bands they will contlnuo to !
depredate the country and harass the sol- j
dlers under General Torres until they wear
them out. j !
There are now about 1,500 Indians engagIng - > '
Ing the attention of the soldiers , while tin
remainder of the 5,000 braves who are on ths
warpath have scattered Into small roving
bands for the purpose of pilfering. These
roving bands of Indians are capturing sup
ply trains being cent to the Mexican forceu in
the field. They have of late captured nnv nil
tralim containing jorovlfiiouB and ammuni
tion.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nr > brai > kn
F.ilr ; Warmer ; Variable Winds ,
REPUBLICANS WIN IN PONCE
fnrrj- City ! > Klm-on llunilrril anil
C'lal in .Sail .Ilia n Will Give
Thrill llln .Majority ,
( Copyrleht. ISM , by Af-sociated Press. )
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Dec. 12. The
elections In Porto Illco arc progressing
slowly. The ropublicnnp carried Ponce on
, December n by about 1.500 majority.
I According to the census of 1S97 there nro
1 over 15,000 people In the Ponce district , but
of that number only 4,460 arc eligible to
vote , the right of suffrage being limited to
taxpayers nnd professional men , nbout1,100
of that number going to the polls. The re
publicans claim that San Juan will give
them a tremendous majority and that the
election throughout the Island will result
In nn overwhelming federal defeat. The
elections will last for at least two months
mere , there being still over forty-fivo towns
to vote.
The people are looking forward anxiously
to the action of congress on the question
ct civil government. Many expect that
Porto Illco will bo immediately given n sys
tem of self-government entirely by the people
ple of the Islands ; whtlo others take n more
conservative view of the subject.
The Boletln Mcrcantil , commenting on De
cember 9 on the subject , says :
"Tho form of civil government for Porto
nice will undoubtedly bo the ono recom-
mended by President McKlnloy In his
annual message to congress , and with the
exception of the .highest office , the appointee
for which place Is not known yet , the ap
pointments will be distributed among the
most capable Porto Hlcans and Americans.
"From the recommendations of the presi
dent It Is evident that ho believes In the
adoption of a prudent , cautious and deliber
ate policy In determining the future government -
ment of the Island. This does not Impede ,
but on the contrary , will tend to encourage
the efforts of the country toward securing
a broader nnd moro liberal form of government -
ernment nnd will accelerate the accomplish
ment of the desires of the people. "
AGUINALDO IS STILL AT LARGE
Xiitlvi-H Itcnort Tlint Itclicl Leader
Left rtlimitoiiK l.anl Satiirdi-y , ( > o-
lnir Toward SalNoiia.
MANILA , Dec. 17. 10:15 : p. m. The fol
lowing dispatch , dated December 15 , has
been received from n correspondent of the
Associated Press at Laoag , province of North
Uncos :
Natives at Manltong , province of North
Ilocos , report that Agulnaldo , in disguise
and accompanied by several of his generals ,
loft Manltong last Saturday with 500 men ,
going In ho ' direction- Salsona , from
which point he intended to proceed to Cabu-
gaon , province of Cagayan.
An Insurgent major , claiming to he In
command of 150 Filipinos , who have been
guarding twenty-three American prisoners
at Cabugaon , surrendered. He wrote his
companies to deliver the prisoners to Gen
eral Young.
General Young's command Is now divided
into six or seven parties which are operating
in the mountains about Laoag. Several par
ties are hunting for General Tino.
Major Swigert , with a detachment of the
Third cavalry , had an engagement with 120
insurgents near Dlngras. Two Americans
wcro killed and two wounded. Several Fil
ipinos were killed.
Captain McCalla of the United States
cruiser Newark has occupied Claveria nnd
Pantclona. The Filipinos surrendered 1,000
rifles.
BEATS THE MARCONI SYSTEM
I'eniiHylvniiln I'rofcnior Claim * to
Hnve u Hei-lver il.OOO TlnicM More
Seiixltlvo Til a 11 MurtMiiil'a ,
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Dec. n. Bold re
searches by Prof. Reginald A. Fesscnden
and his assistant. Prof. Kintner. In the
electrical laboratory of the Western unlver-
slty of Pennsylvania , have- resulted in the
'
production of a receiver for wireless teleg-
rnphy that Is 2,000 times more sensitive than
the so-called "coherer" of the Marconi sys-
tern.
In Kpenklng of the discovery today , Prof.
Fcssenden said : I
"Although wo have Improved the receiver
so that It 1 2,000 times us sensitive as the |
original one , wo realize that we have not
yet begun to see the limit. Marconi , In his
brilliant experiments , has demonstrated that
messages can bo sent over ninety miles. As
our receiver Is several hundred times more
sensitive , it la clear that the messages can
bo sent by our method very much further ,
though just what the limit Is I would not
like to say. It at least should be possible
to send messages across the Atlantic with
poles lees than 200 feet high. The ultimate
distance must bo checked by actual experi
ments before It becomes a scientific fact
In the strictest senso. "
TEXAS ARRIVES AT HAVANA
Work of DlNliititrment of IloilleH of
the VliillniN ofMaine DiMiiMler
to llctiln Today ,
HAVANA , Dec. 17. The- United States
battleship TCXOH , Captain SIgsbeo command
ing , has arrived here and Captain Grevno ,
commandant nf the naval station , has con-
fened with Captain Slgsbee with regard to
the removal from Colon cemetery of the
hodlCH of tbo victims of the Maine dis
aster. The preaent Intention Is to remove
the remains with as little ceremony an
possible.
The work of dislntermcnt will begin to-
monow morning. Koch coffin will ho en-
ulttit'd in a metal casket and be surrounded
by a disinfecting compound. The caskets
will bo removed during the night to thu
naval wharf , where they will be under guard
until all Is ready for removal to the battle
ship , which It IH expected will take place
Wednesday night or Thursday at daybreak.
The Texas will then leave at once ,
Father Chldwlck will identify the coffins
as they are taken from the ground , having
a chart showing the exact locution of each ,
\ittloniil iiNeililfniI ; ( .M
CINCINNATI , Deo. 17-PresIdcnt Junes
of the Cincinnati Klxteddfod association
bus received from Wae | a poem and a
musical c'ompoHltlon < mti'i-6d tor the prize
offered by the National Eluteddfod. which
meets in Cincinnati DIernluu - 3Q and Jan
uary 1 Scores 1mvo ( line been received
from dlCfcietit parts of tin1'nltcil States.
Secretary ( JrlMUIin IUIH returned from n
tour of the mlddlo and eastern Htate.s and
uayH that there will lu < an minimally luri ; "
Httendiincu of sinners from the mum-ul to-
cletlea.
IRISH CHEER BOERS
Exciting Times in Dublin us Result ol
Colonial Secretary's ' Arrival ,
POLICE BREAK UP SEVERAL MEETINGS
Crowd Sings "We'll Hane Joa Ohambeilain
to a Sour ApploTroe. "
RIDICULE THE QUEEN , EMPIRE AND ARMY
the Transvaal Flag Defiantly While
Passing Dublin Oastle ,
DAVITT RFJOICES IN BOER VICTORIES
Itcilmnnd IleelnrrN "Chamberlain IJc-
xcrvoH , Not Din-torn , but 1'xc-
eiitlonern" "IrlNh Joiiu
< > ( Arc" Sin-ill. .
( Copyright , 1SW , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Dec. 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Hlotlng oc
curred In Dublin today , a predicted , In
connection with Chamberlain's visit. The
meeting in sympathy with the Boers called
by tbo Irish Transvaal committee was pro
claimed by Viceroy Cadognn on the ground
that It Is calculated to result In seditious
speeches and the prevention of enlistment.
Large crowds assembled , however , bearing
Irish nnd Transvaal flags. They were charged
and batoned by the heavy force of police ,
who captured some of the Hags. Processions
formed In different parts of Dublin were also
dispersed by the police , several persons be
ing Injured , Great excitement prevails.
Chamberlain , who arrived Saturday even
ing , accompanied by Mrs. Chamberlain and
his two daughters , is staying with Cadogan
at the viceregal lodge , whcucn he , dill not
venture out today. The meeting called la
the vicinity of Trinity college tomorrow at
the hour Chamberlain Is taking his degree
has also been proclaimed. The degree con
ferment ceremonial is to be strictly private.
Uoth the speeches and the banquet usual on
such occasions will bo dispensed with.
ateil 1'ren.s Version.
DUBLIN , Dec. 17. The announcement
that a pro-Boer meeting would bo con-
VOtl Oil irwln id n 11 r < i trial n rrtil ne-f ttm * * < n
pcsal of Trinity college to confer a degree
oil Joseph Chamberlain led to exciting
scenes. A large force of police waa called
out and the troops vcro held In readiness.
Maud Gonue , the 'so-called "Irish Joan of
Arc , " nnd James Connolly , the Irlijh repub
lican , drove In n wagon to the place ap-
polnFed for the meeting , which was attended
by a largo crowd. Mr. Connolly tried to
speak , hut was prevented by the police. The
wagonette then made a tour of the street ,
the crowd rapidly Increasing , cheering for
the Boers , singing "God Save Ireland" and
"We'll Hang Joe Chamberlain on a Sour
Apple Tree" and using disgusting expres
sions against the queen , the empire and the
army. r' _ _ ' _ _ .
While passing Dublin cflstlo'tlYb occuparfts
of the wagonette waved the Transvaal llag
defiantly , whereupon the police stopped the
vehicle and seized tbo flag.
The wagonette , attended by a largo body
of police , who often cleared the streets ,
then drove to the rooms of the Irish Trans
vaal committee , where Michael Davltt , Wil
liam Redmond and J. O'Brien were wallIng -
Ing , A mooting of about sixty persona was
hold , Messrs. Davltl , Redmond nnd O'Brlim
speaking in violent condemnation of the
war and of Chamberlain and declaring that
the latter's visit to Ireland at such n mo
ment was proof of his callous nature. The
speakers urged that , should an opportunity
occur , Dubllnltes ought to show their de
testation of the colonial secretary In un-
mlstakablo fashion.
Mr. Davltt said :
"All Irishmen rejoice In the triumphs of
the Boers' No power In Europe would now
fear Great Britain , except perhaps the prince
of Monaco. "
Mr. Hod mo ml said :
"Mr. Chamberlain dcsemfl not doctors ,
but executioners. "
Ultimately a resolution proposed by
Davltt was carried denouncing the war anil
calling upon the powers , particularly the
United States , to take steps to Ineuro the
I i independence of the Boer republic.
I While Maud Gonne was speaking HOIIIC-
; : body fihouted a reference to the Phoenix
| I park murders. The chairman and Davltc
i warmly protested , however , that no vlo-
lenco should bo shown ,
The meeting closed amid tremendous
cheers , evoked by a rumor that Lady mlth
had fallen.
Maud Gonno and Mr. Connolly drove off
with the intention of holding open air meet
ings , but tbo police arrested Connolly.
IIIIIKUMAVS TO TIII3 IIOKIIS.
St. I.oulH McctliiK I'rur ' * ( \atliitlnl
OMIl'lTH tfl IlttlNC If I , " < > < > , < HW.
ST. LOUIS , Doc. 17. At n meeting of the
county board of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians this afternoon the Boor-British war
wax dlscuetied at length and the members
decided to put on foot a movement to rnlfio
11,000,000 for the purpose of equipping anil
transporting troops to South Africa to aid
the Boers nnd Free Staters In their fight for
independence.
The meeting was held at Father Matthew
hall. Sixty membcre of the board wdre
present. County President J. FltZKlbbon
was in the chair.
Judge Thomas I. Morris , Father Timothy
Dcrnpsey of St. Patrick's church , former
Councilman Patrick O'Malley nnd P. M.
Quirk made speechca on the subject In which
they declared that the Bocru wcro In need
of moro uubsUntlal evidence of ' sympathy
than mere resolutions aid | mcmo'rlals. After
tliu cllKcuHlon n committee composed of
State President John J , O'Connor , County
President Fit/gibbon and Cornelius Crcc-
don , county secretary , dratted the follow
ing resolution , which was unanimously
adopted :
Hesolved , That the Ancient Order of
Hibernians , rtcu iilzhiK the great liunor-
tunco of the HUi'ccss of the Boors In their
war lu the Transvaal ugulnPt the heriiilltai'y
enemy of tbp Irish race , urgently ur e our
national prrHlik-nt to call u nu'Ctlng of llui
national directory for the jiurpono of caua-
IIIK tl.OuO.UOO tn be subscribed by the mi'iu-
liitrn of the order In America to bo applied
to iHniipplng and trnnuporilng men for
Hcrvli'c1 In the South African war mid other
wise uldlng the gallant Uoera In their tight
for liberty. Wo further urge that this sum
Hbull ho rolneil by a popular per capita UK-
Hc.HHinuiit of J10 , and that Immcdlntu action
be taken for the collection of tills sum.
State President O'Connor ' , when seen after
the meeting , xald there was no doubt that
the national secretary of the society would
take up tha matter at once.
< ' < > iiiiinriit | | MIINOII mill Nolxcr.
NKW YOIIK , Deo. 17. The United 8atds |
Irish-American societies mot and adopted
resolution * In which England was denounced
ag the "hereditary enemy of representathe
government ; " that her war Is nno of lut > t
for territory and utterly without Juotlflcy-
tlou ; that the Boers deserve and merit the