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/ TTVHE OMAHA DAILY H EST AH LI SI I ED JUNE JJ ) , OMAHA , JFJUDAY MOKX1NG , DECEM UEJI 'J'J , 1S 0 TWELVE PAGES , SINGLE COPY 1'iYE CENTS. WOOD TAKES CHARGE Now Governor Generff Humes the Duties of HIS QUIET DEMEANOR PLEASES Members of Brooke's Advisory Cabinet Hand in Resignations , THIS APPEARS TO SATISFY THE PUBLIC Criticisms Are Passed on the Proclamation Issued by Brooke NO GOVERNOR FOR SANTIAGO IS LIKELY l nn Hxiii'rlmciit In CUII ( ii\- rum rut on Much llrouiler .M-uIu 'I'll an llrrelnfnre Will . He Trloil Tliurc. HAVANA , Dec. 21. Major General Leon ard Wood formally took charge of the go\- crnor general's ofllce at 9 o'clock this mornIng - Ing Ills first act was to accept the resigna tion of the members of the advisory cabinet of General Ilrooke. These odlcers , after conj BlderliiK the question over night , had de- elded to hiBlRt on retiring. Almost without exception they had rendered themselves par ticularly obnoxious to n majority of th Cu bans Ono prominent Cuban general said today The only chance General Brooke's secre- tnrlcH have. If they wish to rehabilitate themselves In the eyes of their countrymen , is to resign , nnd thus for a time to bring for- fictfulncss. " Iho same general , discussing General Ilrooko'H farewell proclamation , said : The ptoclamatlon was ill-advised Cuba Is bound , In the course of time , with food nnd without war , to arrive at a state of com parative eomfort No man hne a right to re gard hlmselt as the solo cause of such Im- provemcnlB As a matter of fact , under Gen eral Ilrooko'H ndmlulstiatloii the military au thorities overrode the civil aud there Is less civil government now than bcfoic As to the courts , they arc the'snmo corrupt organisa tions and are virtually unchangiil In any Im portant particular. All this , In my opin ion , most Ctlban attribute to the bad ad- ilco given General Hrooke by his secre taries. " The Lucha , contrasting General Ilrooke with General Woods' advent , sajs "General Drooko'n proclamation was un fortunate as it contained errors. General Wood , although promising nothing , speaks % olmncH by his quiet , domestic manner of taking charge of affairs " It is belle\od heic > that thn pent of chief of staff will ho abolished and that General Chaffeo will succeed General Wilson as gov ernor of the department of Mntanzn-s-Santa Cliira , or will remain In the department of Jlnvntia-PInnr Del Rio , General Ludlow suc ceeding General Wilsoii H Is believed no governor will be ap pointed for the Santiago department , but that an experiment lu civil government or. a much broader scale than ever before will bo initiated there , Governor General Wood hav ing Bupervlslon of the experiment from Ha- vnti.i General Wood this afternoon xlsltcd the prison and penitentiary and seemed much pleased , although he declined to comment en the experience. Ho wan accompanied by Generals Ludlow and Chnffee Thorn have been no frcph developments in the aircst of the ten custom house appraisers jcsterday The whole matter Is being thor oughly Investigated BROOKE WILL TAKE HIS TIME I'o lliiKo short StopN 12nroiiti * to IVn Nil I ii do 11 \ei-UNtoni lllniNL-lf In \ \ Inter rilmatr. WASHINGTON , Doc 21. When Major General llrooko was iclleved from duty In j I command of the division of Cuba ho was In- j ! i ntnuted to pr-cecd to Washington and re-1 I port to the adjutant general for further orders - , ders of the societaiy of wnr. As a result of i the correspondence between General Hrcoko I and Sotreta.y Hoot , the former has been . authorized to suit his own convenience In the exei utlnti of hlH ordcrx. the idea being to al low him to make the trip from Havana ta Washington by easy stagiH. General llrooko has been In a tioplcal cli mate for nearly two years and as ho l nearly (14 ( years old It linn been deemeil best for the protection of his health to permit him to ac custom himself gradually to the winter cli mate of this country by short stops before coming to Washington It Is ibeioforo likely that ho will not reach this city much bsforo February 1. It Is nalil nt thu War department that Ma future assignment to duty will depend mainly upon his own wishes Ho can have ) il old command , the department of the Jakcn , nt Chicago. If ho wishes It That command will become vacant next month by the retirement of General Andrisnn , the present Incumbent. HAVANA RAILWAY COMBINE 'AM the Slri'rl ltnll n > IntrteilN In the fitre foiiNiiIlililteil tinier Dili * MiiiiiiKenienl. Ni\V : YORK , Dec 21AP the street lall- \\ay IntercHts In the city of Havana were consolidated today at a meeting of the ofll- rcis nt the ollleo of the treasurer of the Hn- vaim iicctrlc : Railway company , thus ending n contest begun more than n yetii- ago In December , 1S % . a group of capitalists com- | > rlflnB the Intrriintlouil Bank of Paris , Han- t < ou IIrue. of Montreal and G. B M. Hoivey nnd F S Pearson of this city , known as the lliriov syndicate , acquired all tbo existing railway properties. There was In existence ut the tlmo ono ether concession known as the Terre Pla ( omobslon , covering about twelve miles of Htrcctc. the title to which was claimed by the American Indira compiuy , comprising Thomas ! ' Ryan , P A B Widcner. U A. C Enjllh. Sir William Vnn Home. William Me- Ken/.lo and others The Hoivoy syndicate nlbo claimed to own the true title to this concession Litigation \\ns begun by the two parties and ill's been continued thiough the year without promise of adjournment for some tlmo jo come. In view of this state of affair * , Mr llervey , en behalf of hU company began negotiations to Iirlng about a settlement , which WHH finally obtained by complete- consolidation tpjuy. Work was begun by thn electric company povcrnl months ago , ami It U now expoctcj ( hat H complete system of electric traction will bo In operation by June 1. The capitalization of the company remains tinchaiiKed , namely , J5.000.000 of preferred clock , K > 000,000 of common stock and a tlrsl mortgage repmeutlnB J5.0PO.OOO of 6 per coin Jlfty year bondu t nltiolln I'rrliitVN Iti-iieli > n" . ) u a n , SAN JUAN Portr. Hl-o , PC 21Uch - Wshop Barnado of Bantlago and Very Rev tJomi-a H. muck , formerly of Now Orleaus , _ roruitly appointed bishop nf Porto Hlco , ar rived here today on the steamer Maria Her- rota Thev wore received by thn acting bishop of the Porto Hlcaii diocese. The streotH were crowded with people , who ac corded the prelates an cnthutlastlo rcoep- tlon. Snrntiiun Auriiiinil at SANTIAGO Di : Ct'OA. Dor. 21Tho Ward fi\f \ .stc-amer Saratoga , owltig to the Incompo- nonry of the pilot , went aground this after noon near the wreck of the United Slates collier Morrlmar , which was sunk by Lieu tenant Hobson Juwt above Estrella point. It Ins suffered hut little damage All thti har bor tugs nre employed nnd It In believed that the liner will be hauled off tomorrow. WAR SHIP EXCITES HAYTIENS \rrl\nl of ( irriiiiin Vn el nt Tort an 1'rlnee CitiiNi'i ( oniniotlon \iiionu fluMIU < " < . ( Onrrexpniidence of the Aisophtod Press ) I'OUT All PUINCB. llaytl. Dec 8. The German war whip Nlxo entered this port yesterday , comlni ; from Puerto Plata , lu the neighboring tepuhllc of Santo Domingo. The Nlxu , which has n crew of 350 sailors and marines , mounts seventeen guns and Is commanded by Captain > ou Hasoc , sa luted the Haytlen flag. The salute vva re- tmned by the forts. The arrival of the Nlso caused commotion among the natives , as It occurred the day before the anniversary of the threatened bombardment of Port nu Prince by the GcrmatiM two years ago , nt the time of the | j Luilcrs affair , nnd the people feared that i the Nlxo had been flout nere to enforce the settlement of another dispute , In which a German resident of this city , named Tip- pcnhaiicr , is nt present Interested. It Is ( | Ulto possible that the unexpected arrival of the foreign war ship had no rela tion to the question , which is purely a civil Inrtsult between Tlppenhnucr and a man named Uclmans. Hut , according to the sup positions freely exprewed by Haytlen pa- tilots since the anchoring of the Mite , U may eventuate Into an Important Interna tional question. Jnintileii I'l-oteKln Do Not Count , ( Col H > siondeiiec | Associated I'resM ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , Dec. 11 The anx- Iftlos and distractions of the Avar lu South Africa have not Interfered with the prcso- cutlon of Chamberlain's purpose to deprive j i Jamaica of the experimental modicum of autonomous government It has enjoyed for the last fourteen years nnd to subcrown an- tocracy. The report and recommendatl ns' of Sir David Harbour on the political comll- tlons and the future of the colonies , despite nil protests , are to be carried out In their entirety. Pred llvans. the colonial secretary , has been retired und the position conferred on Sydney Olivier , who acted as secretary to the West Indian Sugar commission In 1S97. FIVE MILLION LIKELY TO GO IlnnUern 1'rnllet .Nimu-rou * ( Jolcl 13u- KiilCi'iiK-ntN for iitiirilii > Mnriilu of I'rollt oil Kx'iorlN IN Small. NHW YOUK , Dec. 21. Sterling hankers predicted today numerous gold engagements for Saturday , but all said It was Impossible In estimate with accuracy how much the shipments would amount to. One Him ad mitted that it might ship from $500,000 to $1,000.000 , ns tomorrow's requirements eug- gcstcd. H was believed that at least $5,000- 000 would s out At the present rate the margin of profit on gold exports would bo small , It was said , but the demand for the metal abroad was Biifilcient to make "special transactions" piofitablc nt this time. It was said today that Ileldelbergor , Ichlielmor & Co and Mueller , Scahall & Co. , might each ship $500,000. A well-Known marine undcrwliter said that insurance would be obtained tomorrow for as much gold a.s local bankers cared to send by the itrmla. Although $ .1,000.000 might be a. large turn to risk on any one steamer , twlie tlmt liability would piobably bo as sumed by Insurance companies , if banking interests demanded It. LONDON. Dee. 22 The Dallv Chronicle's financial expert says ho understands that the Hank of England has made advances against 2,000,000 gold to arrive from New . including Saturday's shipment. .DEMANDS MADE BY MINERS Joint Conference to lie Held at t'nni- licrliinil , Mel. \HV ! ! or an In- .rt-iiN4 * of 'I'm CentN a 'run. INDIANAPOLIS , Dei21 John Mltchel , president of the lulled Mine Workers , 10- turanl from the Federation of Labor meet ing at Detroit this afternoon A Joint con ference ef the ( icuigns Cieek and Mycsrsdnlc , Md , minors has been called for December 2b The conference will bo held at Cumber land. Several demands will be made of the coal oporatois of those two largo dlstilctj. 'Iho demands will Include an Increase of 10 cittts , i ton and the following Klrst An advance pilco of mining nnd other labor Second An equal distribution of tonnage mined. Third Enforcement of the laws granting the mlncrb thn privilege of check welghmen nnd the placing of theno welghmen on every The eight-hour day Is also demanded. The two districts i ef erred to are the largest In Maryland nnd the nctlon taken December 28 will bo Indicative of what thcfc mines will demand at Iho national gathering In this city lu January ONE LAWYER KILLS ANOTHER COIIIINO ! on ( IHKI | | . siili-N of n t'nNo In TVxtiN In ii Tata ) Dnt-l. ST. LOUIS. Dec 21. A special to the Post- Dlspatc-h from Dallas , Te\ . , says : F. M ntherldge , one of the most prominent law- yerb in the city , today fhot Attorney IMwIn O. Harrell , who Is equally well known , four tlmiiin a crowded elevator In the North Texas building. Uarrt'll died later at his home. Harrell had a pistol half cocked in Ills hand .is he full In the lobby In front of the elevator shaft itherldgo : U In custody. The men were employed as counsel on op- pct'lto bides In litigation Involving cotton mill property and quarreled concerning pro fessional affairs OSTEOPATH BILL IS VETOED ( iiMt-rnnr Chiiiiilli-r Iti-fitm-N to \\t- \ lirovc \i-llon of Gcoruln ICUNII- ; | [ lure I'l-rniltllnu II" I'raullcr. ATLANTA. Ga . Doc. 21 Oovernor Cand- ler , after a conference- with many physicians , today vi-totM n bill passed recently by both houses of the general assembly permitting ami icgulatlng Iho practice In this btnte of otti'opulh ) former Si-unlor llriiUhnr ; III. Al'tJt STA , Me. , Hoc -Former Unlteil Stut3 .Senator Jamen W Bradbury Is dun Krrously III lie l * 111 hi * 9ith year and is net caiK-c.oii to recover. WILL NOT USE BLACK TROOPS No Soldiers to Bs Taken from India for South African Campaign. DANGEROUS TO TAKE MEN FROM THE EAST Uncllili 'li-uniiM In Africa Snlil to lie llnill > Incril oC TraiiNi rta- tlnnlllltenll ) tn Svnil iMippllfN til the front. ( Copyright , W ) , by Pro- " * Publishing fo ) LONDON , Dec. 21. ( New York World Ca blegram Special TolcKraw. ) There la no olllclal confirmation that IlobcrU asks for n. force of Indian cavalry for South Alrlet and ( no rumor Is entirely discredited. In the first plncc It Is considered extremely dangerous to withdraw more troops , either native or nngllsh , from India , secondly , Arthur Halfoiir gave an Implicit pledge In i the House of Commons during the recent ! ' war session that eolored troops would not he employed In South Africa. There Is B'lid- mcnt here ngalnBt using colored troops against the white race , also thu belief that their appearance on the scene would Inovlt- I ably draw South African natives Into the j I conflict. The Post's expert says : "If It bo true , as well-informed persons nfbcrt , that the troops In South Africa are without transportation , divisional or reg imental , except such o\-trausport8 as the Krnoraln ha\o been able to get together , many things which .it first sight appeared i absolutely Inexplicable bcccino Intelligible. IJven a dispersion of the force becomes , If not a justification , at least an explanation that n general can < Io nothing with tr-ops ho cannot feed. The situation resulting from these conditions Is not pleasant to con template. It led to attacks on prepared po sitions -which e\ery general would have pre ferred to Hank or turn The neglect In this case has been that of the political class leaders of both parties. They have not for many years taken seriously the possi bility of war , as a conflict In , which the nation's existence or that of Iho empire might he staked. The movements so far do not bear out the Idea that the military de- pa tment of the War ofllce is out of older , I j but there- are many things which the mll- ] ] itary department cannot do of Us own In- j I ltlatl\e , one being the spending of large , | ' sums of money not set down In the annual estimates. Economy of money duo to a | ] false estimate of the political situation ' i j translates Itself In n few months with heavy loss of life. " Iliillrr'n I.UNNON. LONDON" , Dec. 22 , 4 45 n. m There Is still no definite news regarding the mili tary operations In South Africa. Probably this is on account of the fuel that the only cable working Is choked by official telegrams. General Duller's olllclal list shows that 14C were killed and 750 wounded Two hundred and twenty-seven are missing , nnd of these forty aio known to be prisoners In the hands of the Boers. This makes the total larger than Goner.il Uullcr's original estimate. Royal letters , signed by the queen , are be ing circulated by the archbishop to the blsh- ops of the various districts authorizing a collection in the churches throughout Ung- land for the fund for soldiers and their fam- j I Hies. The various city guilds ha\e given 12,000 for the expenses of the Imperial vol unteers , besides gifts of horses , ambulances and other paraphernalia. The latest notable \oluntcers Include two nephews of Lord Roberts , , .Major Charles Shcrston and Major Maxwell Sherston , Their brother wao killed at Glencoe The admiralty have decided to dispatch i .mother naval brlgado of 700 men to South , Africa. It Is believed that In mobilizing the i Eighth division the War ofllce will have recourse - | ' course to some extent to the militia. It be ing deemed Inadvisable to denude the home | | garrisons overmuch of regulars. j The chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks Beach , nab Issued a formal -ilenl.il that any differences exist in the cabInet - ! Inet icgardlng war expenditures j j According to a dispatch from Capetown , i there is a good deal of dlstrebo In the Orange Free Stair owing to a scarcity of grain CANADIANS NOT UNANIMOUS niliiitlij for HOITM In l.cnill l'riiicliiiiinilliiiiM ( ( niiNtcrna- tloii Ainoiiir t. onNort atVI-N. ! NiW YOUK , Dec 21 A special to the World from Ottawa says- The outspoken sympathy among Trench Canadians for the Dutch pcoplo of South Aft lea In their pros- cnt struggle for liberty Is not confined to the leading men In the liberal party of Quebec. Of tlm prominent KrencJi conservatives known to bo Doer sympilhUers the moat re cent to publicly decline himself Is the famous orator nnd politician , Charles Thobault of Waterloo , Quebec. Speaking last night at a J Int political mooting in Shcrbrooks counlv , j ho snld. 1 "The- war agninbt the Hoers Is a criminal war , , ind I warn Canadians against giving any support to Britain. I blame Laurlor strongly for supporting Knglaud In this un just war against .1 email but brave people like tbo Bot'is , who are fighting with mag nificent courage nnd patriotism for their country nnd in defense of their hearthstones. I accuse , him of making himself the Instiu- ment of Joe Chamberlain and Cecil Hbodos. This war ngalnst the Transvaal Is an act of brigandage. It Is a war disloyal and shameful for England and ( .hnnieful for hu manity , which suffer. * it without interven ing " Thobault Is called Sir Charles Tupper'a political lieutenant In Quebec pnnlnc an < 1 bin speech has created consternation among the conservative * , -who claim to bo the loy alists , In Canada. The Trench journal La Patrle of Montreal , the personal organ of tbo mlnUler of public works. Tarte , nnd owned by his sons. In its le&uo of yesterday thus holds Britain up to ridicule- "Tho Imperial government has expressed to the governor general of Canada Us wish to obtain a now contingent to be addel to the voluntecii , of this country already on the batllcftrld In Africa. How many men and how much , tlmo will Hngland need to settle with the two email republics with which bhe IH nt war ? "Wo do not ignore that many well-think ing people think It IB the duty of the col onies to aid Knnland under the circum stances and discuss later the new situation created for us. However this may be , It is a unique Kptctacle In history to see a email people , such as the Boer nation , check even for n few days the empire on 'which the sun never bets. ' " While Vhle to llolil Out. LONDON. Doc. 22. The Dally Mall says- We understand that news has arrived from General Whltn to the effect that Lady-smith ! a well supplied with food aud ammunition and can hold nut much longer than has been estimated. The troops are described aa In good spirits and anxious to fight ( hurlt-r n ( iiiinrilrr. LIViiiroOL , Dec 21The Cunard line steamer I mhrla which arrived here De-eii bcr IV , from New York , ha been chartered hy the British government for use as a troop ship. The Allan line steamers l tlrentlan , Par isian and Pomeranian hive been chartered by the government , for the purpose of con veying Canadian troops to Sonth Afilca. * BOERS ARE WARNED BY SPIES \ < t lloiitil Tlie * HiM'i-Hcil AViirnliiK of ( ieiieral Mpllitiin's Adt aner t'oin- lilnlii of l > rltlNh TniMlcN. ( Cnpv right. iw , by l're s Publishing Po ) MODDKR UIVKH. De < 10 MO p m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Tele gram ) The Boer ambulances , which came for the wounded , Just passeU out to the Boer camp nt Hubert. The Boor general complains that the llrll- Ish biought up guns and ammunition lu ambulances. The Boers thoroughly believe the story , to which color Is given by the firing of the naval gun by the British dur ing Tuesday's armistice No doubt the Boers were warned of Mon day morning's attack by spies , one of whom Is being tried today. TO RESORT TO CONSCRIPTION Knulanil I'ro'ioNi-n to Viicinent WON ! Iiiillnii Mllltnrt I'lin-CM to I'nllent SrrliKtli. KINGSTON. Jamaica , Dec. 21. Owing lethe the growing seriousness of the fonth African wnr prospects , and particularly the probable withdrawal of tli Imperial gar risons from the colonies , coincident with the unprecedented drafting of Tiench troops to the West Indies , n propcsal la afloat to augment the British West Indian milltli forces to the fullest possble strength , If necessary , under special conscription. It Is proposed to Increase Jamaica's force fiom ono regiment of SOO men to possibly twenty- four legimeiits , as In lS3i > , the exigences of the prefcent situation being regarded as of an exceptionally grave and menacing char acter. MARLBOROUGH A VOLUNTEER Ooci to Smith Africa UN n Iiiciitriuint of the Yroninu Itrcl- in lit. LONDON , Dec. 21 The duke of Marlborough - ough , who Is a lieutenant In the Oxfordshire yeomanry and who has volun teered for service In South Africa , will take with him li > 0 men and horses of his troop. Ho will personally furnish the equip ment for these men. The earl of Warwick , the carl of Dudley , the carl of Lousdale aiid Viscount Gnlway are among the other mem bers of the aristocracy who have volun teered for service in the campaign against the Boers. iiKnitns WITH HOLIDAY MAII , . ilriMinl of SteaincrN to Transport llrltlNli Snlillcrx to Africa. ND.W YORK , Dec. 21. The withdrawal of the three White Star lluoin Majestic , Cymric and Britannic and the Cunard liner Umbrin , all royal mall steamships , from such service for the purpose of helng turned Into British army transports , has upset the plans of the i postal authorities for the prompt delivery of , Christmas letters from Kur pcan countries. j I The -withdrawal of these four steamships i necessitates the use of * hliwer traveling stcamshlpa running to Boston , nnd moat likely Philadelphia. This change will cause considerable delay In the handling of thou sands of mall bags. OollIK tO .lolll tllO ItlKTH. NKW YOUK , Dec. 21 In the steerage of the French liner L'Aquitalne , which sailed for Havre today , there were twenty-flvo fetalwart mien , who , It Is supposed , are goIng - Ing to enlist In the Boer army. The men came to the pier In a body under the evident Icaderfchlp of ono man and all were non committal as to their plans. Most of the men appeared to bo Holland Dutch. jiocrM All at the Troiit. TULI , Monday , Dec. 11 ( Via Lourcnzo Marn.uez , Saturday , Dec. 16. ) Colonel Plumer , with a strong reconnoltcrlng party of horsemen , has returned hero after a week's expedition Into Transvaal territory. He reached a point fifty miles from I'letcrs- burg , in the South African republic , but found no Boers , the country being seemingly empty of men. Tor a DlNilMlt-r to TraiiNiiort , CAPETOWN , Dec. 21 As a result of the Inquiry into the disaster to the British transport Ismore , which vvbnt ashote on the rocks in SU. Helena bay December 3 , the captain has had bin certificate suspended for six months. Kitchener Vrrlii'N nt Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA. Dec. 21 Lord Kitchener arrived this , evening from Cairo and went on board the Isis , which sailed immediately for Malta SWIFT BEEF CLAIM ALLOWED Mnt Dainnueil on a TraiiNiiorl tn He I'tiiit I'ml l > > the tJiM- erninrnt. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21 Mr. Tracowcll , comptroller of the treasury , ban passed upon the claim of Swift and Company of Chicago for the price of 300,000 pounds of fresh beef which , according to contract , was shipped from Newport News , Va , on August r. , 1S9S , for use of the anny In Porlo Ulco. The rcc- old ehow.s that the Manitoba , the tranhport on which the beef was shipped , nrrifed off Pence on AuguM. 10 , where It ran on a reef and remained until the llth The captain of the transport made nn effort to have the beef issued dliect from the vessel to the troops on shore , but the oinceis In charge rcfu.sed to receive It. August 25 the trans port was ordered to MnynKuez , where It re mained until August 31. While them n small amount of the beef was issued to the troopa direct , as there was no refrigerating plant on shore. On the same day the transport returned to Ponec , where It remained until September 7 und was then oidort-d to Mon- tank Point , N. Y. , when the beef was found to bo unfit for Issue and wan thrown over board. The hoard of survey found that the loss by spoiling of the beer was not duo to any negligence or fault on the pait of con tractors. The comptroller finds that at the time of Its condemnation the beef was tbo property of the United States and directs that the claim bo settled ncc , < jrdlngl } . Kllil \iiiitherlte\oliitlon , WASHINGTON. Dec 21 The attempt at revolution in Guatemala has come to nu end , according to advices tu the State- de partment from United States Minister Hun ter. Ho cables that December H the rebels t-cUed the town of Tncoma , near the .Mexi can boundary The government troops teen surrounded the place and captured nearly all of the insurgentfs , bringing the revolution tea a sudden termination Call for > atlonal t'omentlon , WASHINGTON. Dei21 The American Political league has Issued a call for a na tional convention for the nomination of candidates for president and vice president of the 1'nltcd Statrb to bo held in Boston July 1900 The councils of ea > h Him aru directed to appoint two delfgatea-ai-largo CARNEGIE OPENS HIS PURSE Offers to Make the City of Lincoln Present of a Library Building. MUNIFICENT GIFT TO A MUNICIPALITY .Tv < MI | j-fli < Tliotiftiinil niilliim to lie the Cost of the Mrtictnre Offer Will , In All PrnhnhllH } , lie Accepted. WASHINGTON. Dee. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) Chairman Mercer of the public buildings nnd grounds rotn- mltteo today received a letter from Andrew Carnegie announcing that ho would give $75,000 to the city of Lincoln fern n public library building , the Lincoln library having burnt down in the dlf.istroiia fire of several months ago The conditions surrounding this tlft , Mr. Mercer believes , will be the same ns those exacted from other cities , Washington. Pair- Held , la , Savannah and 1'lttsburg , that the city must donate a site and guarantee n cer tain yearly sum for ltn maintenance , which will probably amount to $5,000. This Is the most munificent Christmas gift the stale of Nebraska has ever received and will he , undoubtedly , accepted by the mu nicipality of Lincoln Cnniegle has given In this way upwards of $2,000,000 for llbrarlie throughout the United States. LINCOLN , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram ) Members of the Lincoln 1'nblle llbriry board have been lorrespomllng with An drew Carnegie for several weeks with n view to securing a donation for the con struction of a library building , nnd although ho spoke encouragingly of the plan from the Mart , It was not Known till tonight that their efforts had met with success. It la suppofccd that the gift Is made conditional nn the city of Lincoln , making nn annual appropriation of a specified sum for main taining the library nnd purchasing new- books nnd periodicals , aud that It ihall fur nish a biiltnblo site for the building , nil of which will undoubtedly be compiled with by the city council The Lincoln Public library wan destroyed by lire with the Masonic Temple building three monthh ago Since then about 3,000 volumes have been collected for a new- library and the available funds remaining In the treasury1 amount to about $6,000. The annual levy matlo bv the rltv council for the library is 1 mill , which brings in .1 revenue of only $5,000 a year. Unless the conditions are such that they cannot bo compiled with by the council , the donation will , of course , bo accepted. SENATOR JONES FULL OF HOPE MaKr * the | ! iiiiinlllleil | Announcement tlmt Democratic * I'mNiirctN Aic. llrlKhtcr Tliini In 1.S-M ! . CHICAGO , Dec. 21. Senator James K Jones , chairman of the democratic national committee , looked Into parly affairs at headquarters - ' , quarters in the Unity building today. He , assured everybody that the prospects for i democratic success next year are brighter ( than they were In 1SBG. He said only W. J. I Drynn would bo mentioned as candidate for president In the convention. The senator would not say where or when he thought the convention should be held. He denied a story sent from Washington that he had icpudlatcd the system of collecting money for a campaign fund nnd had discharged Illchard S. Taylor , one of the collectors. "Tho system of collecting money , " he continued , "was Inaugurated by me. It has been a success and Is worthy the support of all democrats. Thereaie no differences between former Governor Stone and myaolf nnd never have been. 1 approve all he did vhlle I was In Uurope. " The senator also said that the selection of Sam D Cook for manager of the ways , nnd means bureau was made .it his request. He approved Judge Johnson's work as chair man of the executive committee. With ref erence to next year's contest , the .senator said"No "No doubt the convention will realbim the Chicago platform. It will declare against Imperialism and In favor of regulating trusts. I think , too , that It will condemn the efforts which have become too common to control elections by the use of money. In my opinion the passage of the bill es tablishing the gold standard will aid us grealy. ( " The senator said ho never saw- such a diversity of opinion as to where the nominee for vice president should come from. Regarding the currency bill , Senator Jones said " 1 think the adoption of a gold standard bill by the present congress would have nn cnoimouo effect In shaping the money- Issue. It Is a declaration on the part "f the republican party for which It will have to answer A gold hill , If adopted by the senate and there Is nn doubt In my mind that the piesent bill , substantially , will he accepted by the senate will force the ropub- llcaiiB to explain what l.s on Its face n stroke of treason ngalnut the pronouncement of the St. Louis platform " * The senator figures that the currency hill would command fifty nnd possibly fifty-two votes In the senate. DEMOCRATS ISSUE AN ADDRESS KnilnrNO the finelii'l rontoHt anil OnVr IteiiNoiiN for It Sliciicil li > runner Socri'lnr } IllncUliiirn , KKANKKOHT , Ky , Dec. 21. An address to the democracy of the state , endorsing the contest , Instituted by Goebel and other candidates of the defeated democratic ticket , and giving the reabous therefor , was Issued ( r.nlght It was hlgned by Tonuer Senator Blackburn , chairman of tbo stati. campaign committee , Chairman Young of the Hlnto central and executive committees and all of the members of those committees. It bays In part : ' "Tho democratic party of Kentucky , through Its several hlato committees , has unanimously declared that Iho best inter- etts of thn party , IIB well ns Justice , de mands that contests shall bo made by all candidates on the democratic ticket for thu respective olllces for which they were nom inated. "Tim State Hoard of Election Commission ers , at its recent hesHion , Issued certificates o * election to all of the republican candi dates for the ttato otlcoi ) > , hut thu board expreshly declared In the opinion H ren dered that It acted simply ns n canvai- | n board without power or authority. KS U cuistrued the law , to Inquire. Into the legalIty - Ity or validity of any contested voles. The board cxprcbtcd the opinion that If cl&ihcd with the authority to go behind the returns and determine the mntterb In contention , thu certificate * of election would not have been lowed U > the parties who received thorn. Wo feel that the democratic parly cannot do le-ss than to carry lib contention to Iho ! tribunals created by law for Its detcrmlna- i t'on ' The grounds upon which tills iunie i I- ba-ad consist of the protest agams' ' the u-e of tlbfcuo Lulloia In manof ; the usei- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Toroinst for Nol > i.t Ka- Cionei.ilh 1'alr. South toost Wlnili 'I < Miiiratiirc | nt lliiiului whelmlngly republican counties of the Hlatc. "Another ground of contest la because of the plain violation nnd dctliuiee of law b > the late republican governor of the state , who whilst actively engaged In the maUim i of stump spicchcs nnd the prosecution of a p.iriU.in political cnnvaH otdered out the military and In violation of both la.v and 1 precedent assumed personal conumnd of 1 troops In the metropolis of the state , pnrad- | Ing the streets of 1/oulsvlllo on the day of I the election with his soldiers and Gatlhu guns. Invading the voting bootlm and forcing Into them ngalnst the protest of the law fully appointed election olllclals , pretemUd liiBpectoih nnd challengers who. the highest court of the stale luia decided , had no law ful light to bo present "The Issuance of the certificates of elcc- I to tbo icpubllcali cnndldatci Is con- i tested nn the further ground that a federal and also a state judge , without warrant of I lawnnd lu defiance of every prcmptlng of fair dealing nnd decency , inteifercd with the holding of the state election , Iho ono by menacing charges to a grand jury .mil by the employment of deputy United States marshals , and the other by Issuing every mandamus nnd Injunction naked for by the republican party , which latter judl-hl nits have been declared by the supreme Judicial tiihunal of the state to Inve been unlawful. " SUICIDE OF WAGNER OFFICIAL .Innir * Tn'lnr , .snn-ln-liMV of the Ioiimlir of the I'nlai * ( nr t'oiu- linnj , IvIIlN Himself. \V\S11INOTON , Dec. 21 James Dunne Tnjlor. one > of the Important ofllcrrs In New York City of the Wngner Palaic Car com pany and a hon-in-law of the founder of the company , committed suicide today i shortly after noon at the Grafton hotel In I this city by cutting his throat with a rnor. I Mr. Tavlor was suffering from tome ncr- us . .affection caused by Illness ami the act was committed apparently on the Im pulse of the moment. Death was Instan taneous. Deceased w.is C3 years of age Accompanied by his hi other and son , James D , and Jay Taylor nnd Ir Leo ho tame to Ibis city December 16 and reglstertd at the Graftou. Ho had been suffcilng : from bomo nervous affection for Homo time and was brought here under chaige of a physi cian to see If a change of scene would not prove beneficial to him. | The coioner lowed the body this afternoon and g.i\e a verdict of death by suicide. It was snld at the hotel tonight that the body I had been taken away , but the employes pio- fcssod not to know 'wheic. i The body was dlspatchej for the late home I of the deceased , being accompanied by the brether"and and of the son physician ile- t cased. The New York directory for 1809 given Mr Tailor's residence as S52 Madison . avenue , , ind his business ns treasurer of the I Wngner Palace Car couipanv. In which ca- j pacity , nnd that of so-rotary , he had been for over thlity years with the company. MAKE SAILORS Oh FARMERS iilM.T Dixie , Mlth Three llimdri'il , n n < l-4iti * ii , AVIII Clrfiiiniiii" , turn 11 * tin * tilolie Nn nl l'\iiei Imi'iit. Ni\V ; YORK. Dee 21. The converted cruiser Dixie arrived fiom Philadelphia to day , having on boaid 300 landsmen from the i Mississippi rher nlley , who arc to be converted - ] verted into sailors The ship , with the leciults nbo.ud , will clicmnnavlgato the globe , showing them the sights while teaching them how to follow | the fce.i to manage Uncle Sam's , navy Sliuo | the restoration of pence it has been dltncult to get bailers to enlist It Is thought the present plan will provide -ill ( lie sailors re quired nnd a chance will be given the crew 1 for places on the new battleships. | The Dixie will remain In dry dock until after Christmas , when it will go to Norfolk , thcnco to the West Indies nnd later to Eu rope , probably to Ti.mco first. As no ether i government bas ever tried to make bailers ' out of farmers , the oxpeilirent will be watched with Intelest by other natlous. BOUTELLE IS SERIOUSLY ILL I t oniri i'NMiiiin from IInine Strli-kcn While In ! > iiNlnnNil I lire of ' Tronlili- Not dltrii lint. i BOSTON , Dec 21 Congiefhinan C , A. I Houtelle of Maine , who Is at Young's hotel , has been taken scrloitbly ill. The nature of his trouble is not given out. IJvciy endeavor was made to keep news of the congressman's IllnusB quiet. A bulletin given out this ( Krldny ) morn ing stated that the congressman w.is suf fering from congestion of the binlii. Induced by a severe attack of indigestion. It was | tbo opinion of the physicians that the mal ady la only temporary. KILLS DAUGHTER S BETRAYER t lloli'l I'mprlf-lor nt Prr > , KIIII , , Sin { rrniliTH lllniNelf After < nni- inltllnc the Deed , OSKALOOSA. Kan , Dee 21T. . C Klrhy , proprietor of a hotel at Perry , this county , today shot and killed G. A. Toley , and , riding to Oskaloosn , siiiicndeicd to the hherltf. Koloy was a boarder at tlio hotel. Klrhy asserts that Foley had ruined his dnughtci SiianlNh War Wli-rnn Shot. NATICK , .Mass. Dei 21-Uwls I' < rry , agd .M , , i Hp.iiiti'li u.uotcran , vv.ix shot and Kllii-d toddy hy .Mlhw Lizzie .Morse at In i homo In Wctxt Nutlek. Font shots wore fired , tvvn of them taklim offei t , urn In tin. hc-nr > Mixs .Morse , who \\.IH placed iindi-r urreHt , says that the < In iinuMaiires Juntllled her shouilng Peru Th < - Mnn < e family is ono of the weiiltlilcst nml best know n lu town Conllnir llnttli-NhliiN at hen , NKW yOHK , Dec 21 After H tiiiitliiuouH tilul toil.iy of four hours of the Miller con- \iyor fin cuiil'm ; hjltlc'bhlii" at KIM the lut'lcrfhlp ' MaHt-tUhUBClU anil the collier MnnrlluH nm bored ( "Might in Sandy I tool , bay ' 1 he trial was ury xut-i ohffiil 100 bagH , about duhty tons of coal , beliig trnm > - fened In four hours without any iKcldi-nt to the apparatus. MiMi'iiu-nlN of Oerilll VCKNI-IH , Di-r , ill. A" tjup < rwlown Sallwl fjermanlc , for New York At New York-Sailed L'Aquitalne , for Havre , Btulo of Nebr.itika , for CIUMKOW At fleno.i Arrived AuKUato Victoria. fr un New York , via Natilt H At ItoMcui- Arrived I ti.nl.i from Llvi-r- jol > t IyUui > eel ArrivedOio.ink , frotn New \.ik ' At Hr. mm Arrived Truve , from Nw I York v d h juthampton ENVIOUS OF OMAHA Kansas Oity and St. Louis Arc Up to Their Old Tricks Again. BOTH AFTER THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS Location of Office * at tbo Gala Oity Doei Not Please Them , TRYING TO HAVE DEPARTMENT DIVIDED Would See Omaha Reduced to Second or Third Glass Position. MEIKLEJOIIN IS OPPOSED TO A CHANGE I'rcM-nt l.ofiitlon > f llriiitiiiiiirtom VITJ < 'oii full-lit lit filmof I nil I u n I prlnliiK : i\IMlnu : ArriniKi" mctitn ( lultf Mitlifnrtots. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele- gtam. ) There U n preconcerted effort on the part of Kansnn City and St Louis to bring about n change In the location of tup bcnd- quni ton. of the Department of the Mlssoml. Missouri congressmen have been quietly probing ofllclalh of the War department for the IIKellhooJ of bringing about the changes desired , but they have been signally un successful and tliov have now about decided to press for a iiMrtangcment of the de partments with nlpv of i educing Omahi to n second or third-class position as a pun ishment for succeeding to the hoadquartus of the Department of the Missouri. Assistant Secretary Melklejohn of the War depaitmenl. when asked whether the action of Missouri congressmen would most with success , smiled bl.imlly and said that so far as ho was loncorued the present locu tion of the Department o ( the Missouri would be continued. "Military won , " he s.ild. . "appreciate the Importance of being near probable centers of uprisings , nnd Omaha Is peculiarly sit uated In this regard. Ill the present nr- i.ingement of the departments geographlcil lines were thoroughb considered , ami Tor ono I cannot conceive of any better arrange ment than at present exists , " Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota left today for his home In Sioux Tails. Senator nnd Mrs. Thurston will leave next Wednesday for Omaha to remain until after Now Year's. i : O. Urandt of Omnba Is In the city , en route to Indianapolis. U. H. Schneider of Fremont loft this even ing for New York on business connected with hla grain trade. Colonel W. r Cody was In the city this evening en ronto to Now York. The comptroller of the currency to-lay made public a report of the condition of the national hanks of De Moines , In . at the close of business December 2. The banks hn\o Increased their Individual dcpjs'ts ' from $2,291,441 in Septombei , when the last report was filed , to $2,687,712. Loan ? r.n'1 discounts have declined from $4,543,733 I'l ' September to $4,4K > ,032. The average reserve - servo held Is 22.73 per cent , DR cbmpired with 27.89 per cent In September. Prcssnt gold holdings nggregato $154,0.12 , a decline of about ? C,000 since September. Joseph Ileckenbnm was today appolntnl postmaster at New Castle , Dlxon county , No- hmtika , vice A. L. Ilrndcn , resigned ; also 1C. J. Olsen at Superior , Dickinson counts' , Iowa Senators Clark of Wyoming , Shoup of Idaho , CartT of Montana and Hlngor Iltr- mann , commissioner of the general land ofllce , left tonight on a totir of Arizona and New Mexico with a view of examining the conditions of the two torrlloile-s , both eif which are seeking to be admitted Into tbo union. DAWES APPOINTS A RECEIVER Kxinnl HIMAVIncc to Take e of tin * filolie > ntlonal Hank at ItONton , WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Comptroller Dawes this evening appointed Special Ex aminer Daniel G Wing temporary receiver of the Globe National bank of Boston , Mass In connection with his action the comptroller nald : "Some tlmo ago Mr Wing , who Is ono of the In the - of expcrts/cmploycd Hy-Htem spe cial bank examinations recently Inaugurated , discovered a .seilous condition of affairs In the Globe National ba k , which he Imme diately brought to the attention of the comp troller and under his direction to the dl- rcciois of the bank It was very laudably agreed and undertook to make good the doubtful nml bad ahsctfl found , nnd havx gicatty impioved the condition of the bink since that time They also delivered to the comptroller a written guaranty that they would remove the doubtful assets. He- cent failures In Doston have lessened the value of thn unperformed portion of the guaranty nnd Involved Iho solvency of the hank. "In view of the fact that to allow thu hank to remain open longer will result In Injustice to unsociirod crodltoro , now thnt the condition of Insolvency Is found to exist. It becomes my duly under the law to ap point a receiver. A considerable cash divi dend can bo paid to creditors at once. "Tho condition of tbo bank was discovered hy Special Examiner Wing In tlmo to secure cure such action on the part of the direc tors an will probably prevent the failure from Inflicting heavy lomes upon the de positors , hut the dlre-ctors nnd stockholders will lose heavily " 1h Innk , H IH understood , was Involved In the Squire folium and In mining Blocks The following is a condensed statement of the. condition of the bank , UK teportcd to the comptroller December 2 , 180ft : LUbllltlcu-Cnpltnl stork , $1,000,000 ; sur plus , $120,000 , undivided profits , $ H4.7M ; circulation , $ & 'J,100 | , deposit * , $8,099,095 ; bills payable , $27.1.000 , total , J10.529.9S3. Itcsourcos I/ians and discount ! ) , $5,57.- ! 101 , United States bonds to secure circula tion , $1.000,000 , United Htalcs bonds to HC > - curn United Statin doposlla. $190,000 , pre miums nn bonds , $1311,350 , Blocks and se curities , $1,092,202 , cash on hand , and dua from banks , $2 r,3r,2i7 ! , total , $10,529,953. HOSTON , Dec 21 The news that a re ceiver had bce-n appointed for the Globe Na tional hank has taken thin city hy urprUo While the bank was known to have liren In distress eight days agn , presumably over the decline In copper tpe < laities , chiefly Unite I StnUH Mining ( ompuny , It was thought the crisis was over Thin was homo out ex tcrnully by the reaHuurlng tone of dealings the Uit few days The Boston ( ilcarlnB House naKoi.hUlon tiimo to the usHlatancc of the bank , ttlthough when the Broadway Na ticnul lunk wai > In trouble later tbu clear ing houte refuBP'l ' assistanceIt wan i-tatid that the ilfarlng house committee had or UH ( < tc8 xlKnrd ready to relieve any i < ank meeting uilh trouble ,