THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JTJX.E 11) ) , ] 8T1. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHINTNG , DECEMBER sa , ISOO-TWKLTE TAGES. S1XGLE COP\r FIVE C.ENTS.
LEES WANTS PEACE
Transvaal Agent in Europe
-V Delcassa to Help Him.
ASKS THE FRENCHMAN TO INTERVENE
Latter Asks for T.rru to Consider the
Proposition Before Replying.
REPORT IS GIVZN CREDENCE IN LONDON
British Making Preparations to Mobilize
More Troops for Africa.
STEAD ONCE MORE LIFTS UP HIS VOICE
I'nlU Attention to the Knot tlmt All
Continental Kiinine In Hostile
line. ItiiNy l-'orllfj Inpr nt
.Moililer Illver.
( fupjright. VM. by Press I'tibll-Hlilng Co- )
LONDON , Dec. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.- ) The Mull
quotes Loyds' Interview and nays :
Lcyds called on DclcaHsn and asked him
to Intervene for peace. The latter asked for
time to consider.
The paper declares the report confirmed
by Inquiries In London.
H Is reported hero that the Second Grena
diers and Second Scots Guardn will form
part of the Eighth division to be mobilized
nt AlderHhot , either for service abroad or
to bo held In t-cscrvc. Both are now doing
guard duty at the palaces and In London.
H Is hinted that the qUeen'B Westminster
volunteers will ( alto up royal guard duty
when the regulars move to Aldershot , The
Sixth militia battalion of the Royal War-
wicksblrcs IB warned to bo ready to nail
for Malta for garrison duty early In Janu
ary.
ary.All
All the morning papers compliment
Churchill on his escape.
Stead , In n letter to the Chronicle , de
clares the government Is exposing the heart
of the empire to attack and that Franco
can land 100,000 men nnd take London. Ho
says :
"It IB a matter upon which , unfortunately ,
there can bo no difference of opinion , that
we never before hud to face such a unani
mous sentiment of bitter hostility to this
country on the part of the nations of
Kurope. "
Hoe-rn IliiKj n IlecN.
( Copyright , 1SPO , by Press Publishing Co. )
MODDER RIVER , Dec. 22 , 5:25 : p. m.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) Tbo Boers are busy Intrenching west
of the railway about four miles from camp.
They have evidently adopted the German
plujr of .defense. .A' enormous Hno of
trenches itcrosiT oi'ir-'advanco"IB hud by tbo
thinnest line of outposts , with massed bodies
behind able to throw themselves upon any
rolnt ot line attacked.
General Wauchope's body wan today ex
humed and taken In u coffin by Logan to
Matjcsfontclu. All is quiet in camp.
\VHimiAM.
Mortality A mo UK tlu > Irloh.
( Copyright , 189 , by Press Publishing1 Co. )
LONDON , Doc. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) In the battle
at Yugela river there were ninety-four Irish
i
Boldlcrs killed out of a total mortality of
!
187. The Irish troops constituted only 20
jcr cent ot tbo men engaged , but 70 per
cent of the whole number ot killed were
sons of Erin.
Throughout this war the Irish and Scotch
icgiments have suffeied entirely out of pro
portion to their relative number. The
Inference Is that they fight with reckless
daring and are always placed In the po u
of danger.
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LONDON , Doc. 22. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Post's
military expert says :
"Tho most Interesting IIOWH comes this
morning that Churchill reached Delagou
Bay Thursday. No moro Is known than the
bare fuel , but no doubt the story of ad
venture will come. How ho managed to
make his way from Pretoria to the const IH
a mystery. It Is n during thing to make
the attempt , for the Doom would have- been
quite within their rights If , In the hunt for
him. they had shot him through. Once
caught they could not legally Inflict any pun
ishment. It IB presumed ho will tnko ship
at Durban and Join Bullor'n force. Ills
presence will bo ot advantage to Duller , for
Churchill has not traveled both an prisoner
and fugltlvo from Colcnto to Pretoria and
from Pretoria to Louronzo Marqucz without
knowing u great deal more nbout the Boors'
positions , strength and temper than anyone
In the BrltlNh camp can know.
"Telegrams from Ludysmtth reporting
casuultleu are the only hint at any action
In Natal Hlnoo the CnloiiBO battle. In the
absence of news Iho uKHtimptlon scorns jus
tified that In both halves of the theater of
\\nr the British urn uwaltlng Iho arrival
of further dlvlBlons. RobcrlH and Kilchonor
are leaving for the Capo today. The essen
tial point about the relations between the
two men Is that they are xald to bo suited
to ouch other , no they can work together
without friction. This Is guaranteed by
tbo fact that ouch of them wished for the
appointment of the other , Robertu for the
chief of staff who has been given him and
Kltt'hcncr for the commander under whom
ho.js to nerve. "
BULLER'S CASUALTIES GROW
They Tnlnl Kleven llnnilreil anil l-'lfl.v ,
liuiliiillii r Over Thrro llnnilreil
on .tllxklni ; ' IM | ( .
LONDON. Doc. 23. 4:15 : n. m.-Belated
South Afrli-nn dispatches throw no light upn ;
thept < < ? ent Mtiiation nt the BO.II of war.
There IB no confirmation of the report thiu
I.adjtmiHh c..n hold out several weuks longer
and It IB feared that thin was circulated by
L * the Boors.
Ir A Cnpeioun dispatch , dated Sunday , De
cember 17. ropurts that Couxnandunt Dlodor-
Icku of the Boer forre was killed In n recent
engagement , but no dotulls am glvun. Ad
vices from Nauuwport dmsrlno everything
nn quiet there and the only fresh news from
Ariindol concerns the weather , which Is cx-
crbsivoly hot.
\ dispatch to the Dally Mall from Chlev
ely diuod December 17 , estimates thn casu
alties in General llullcr's repultc as l.UU. In-
cl'jding 3t2 : mlkslug. It announcra that "a
portion of the British-troo | > have returned
to Frccre "
The Chlovcly rorri'bpcndent of the Stand
ard , who uitrlbutos the whole disaster In-
volveJ lu General Bullcr'ti repulse to tut
mistake of Colonel Long In taking Iho ar-
tlllrry too close to the river , says : "Colonel
Long fired for ninety minutes and simply
o.xhaiistod his ammunition. "
Owing to the gravity of the olltiatlon. the
War office officials will not remit their duties
during thr Christina * holidays.
War olllcp has l. mied an official warn-
st British Hubjpcts or foreigners In
rrltory trading with or supplying
republic , cither directly or Indl-
th any kind of merehnndlse what-1
soever. This Is regarded as showing that
thi > Koveri.aiont has gcoj evidence of the ox-
iBtcncc of eurh traffic and that even some
English firms have been supplying the enemy
perhaps unintentionally through foreign
consignees.
Lord Kitchener will Join Lord Roberts at
Gibraltar. The carl ot Errol , hereditary
lord high constable of Scotland , will accom
pany the commander-In-chlef In Bpeclal
service. The earl of Derby Is raising a corps
of volunteers In Lancashire. Victor Chris-
tlan Cavendish , member of parliament for
West Dcrbynhlro and heir apparent of the
duke of Devonshire , has volunteered to go
to the fiont.
The Capetown correspondent of the Times ,
under dito of December 1" , says : "Tho
Boer lighting line is very thin and a single
British success might crumple U completely.
The real danger , however , Is not the military
situation , but tlm likelihood of n Dutch re-
hellion , which would make tbo area of war
so va t that an additional . ,0.000 cnen would
bo swallowed up In maintaining the enorm-
OUB length of British communication. "
Referring to the tardy acceptance of as-
slstanco- from local forces , the correspondent
says : "General Hullor. evidently nt the be-1
ginning , displayed n certain Eclf-sulficlcncy
and unwillingness to accept local advice or
j
assistance which c-vonte qulcklv modified. "
HOW YOUNG ROBERTS DIED
Dctnllfil AciMiiiiit of II < v tlic ( Inllnnt
lirltlwli OIIH-i-r < inve I'll
IIlN I.lfr.
LONDON , D . 22. The Dally Telegraph
has a special from Chlcveley , dated Decem
ber IB , which tells how Lieutenant Roberts ,
son of Lord Robe-rts , fell at Tugela river.
It oays :
"Tho horses of the Fourteenth and Sixth
batteries had been killed and Lieutenant
Roberts , Captain Schofield and Captain Con-
grc-ve of the Rltles attempted , with gunner
volunteers , to drag out the guns. Captain
Schofield succeeded , with the help of a cor
poral and some men. Lieutenant Roberts
was hit by a Bhell. Captain Congrcve was
( truck and wounded slightly. After a while
Captain Congreve , Captain Foster and Major
Haptle brought Lieutenant Roberts from the
open Into a little ravine , where he lay
hidden from the * enemy's terrible fire.
"Fourteen gunners , the men of the Devon
shire regiment , were with Colonel Bullock.
When the retirement was ordered the men ,
with Isolated parties of Dcvonshlres and
Sects Fusllcers , together with some of the
Queens , were cut off and captured. Many
fought until late In the afternoon , n part
of the Irishmen running the gauntlet ot
the Boer Mausers from biding places along
the ryer ! bank.
"At 5 p. m. forty Boers approached the
abandoned guns. On espying Colonel Bul
lock , Captalu Congrove and the. others in
the ravine , they called upon the British to
surrender. r. = Coloncl BuIlocV' cljelljieil.-a.nd _
ihreatcn'cd-tosucb.r nHluTugh'hltf'party had
only fourteen rllles. The Boers retired
from the guns and a parley ensued. Then
100 Boers rode up to within a few yards
of the party , but Colonel Bullock swore
he would not be made a prisoner , whereon
a Boer knocked him down with his rifle
butt.
"Afterward the enemy gave our wounded
water and cordials. Then , having taken all
their arnif , ammunition and field glasses ,
they let them return by our ambulances.
Colonel Bullock , Colonel Hunt , Major Walter
and Captain Goodwin were taken prisoners.
The Scots Fuslleers lost nearly two com-
panics captured. "
YOUNG CHURCHILL ESCAPES
\Vnr Corri-.MiHiiuli'iit I.CHVCM 1'rctorln
mill FlniiMr Make * HIM AVa.v to
the Sea Conit.
LONDON , Dec. 22. Lady Randolph
Churchill has received a cable dispatch from
her son , Winston Churchill , who was
captured by the Uocrs In Natal nnd taken
to Pretoria , and whoso escape from there
was announced December II , saying ho had
arrived safely at Delagaa bay.
The following dispatch has been received
from Lourcnzo Marqucz , under date cf De
cember 17 , regarding Winston Churchill's
escape from the Boers :
"Mr. Churchill wrote General Joubert on
December 9 , asking to bo released on ifie
ground of being a war correspondent. Gen
eral Joubert , on December III , replied that j
Mr. rhurchlll had been detained because bo
bad been represented as a combatant as
sisting an armored train to escape. Ho
niMed that Mr. Churchill was unknown to i
him personally , hut ho would accept his j
iiHsurance that ho was a non-combatant nnd j
would order his release. The order arrived I
at Pretoria ten bourn after Mr. Churchill '
had escaped , leaving behind him a letter
expressing gratitude for the treatment ho
had received. "
HAY TALKS OF HIS MISSION
\IMV fulled Stnti'N Conxiil lit Pretoria
I\llllllllN ! tilllillllltllf lllllN Of
IIlN Olllelal PimrrN.
filit , IKMby Press PubllHhliiR Co. )
LONDON. Doc. 22. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) "All 1 said
to any press representative concerning my '
duty nt Pretoria , " remarked Consul Adel- 1 , '
bcrt Hay today. "U that every recognized
consular privilege and courtoy will bo ex
erted In behalf of English prisoners und
English Interests by me as representing the
United States. That is simply what ono
friendly country does for another In bohalt j
of which It Is acting In similar'clrcutu - j I
sluncea. "
"Docti International law proscribe any
right fcr a i-innul of a friendly power to act
as Intermediary between prisoners of v.ar
and their friends ? "
"International law proscribes no express
rula In the matlor , but It is a recognize. 1
custom to do BO. " ,
"Haa the mystery of Macrum's resignation
yet been eolvud ? "
"No. 1 can only Imagine that perhaps
owing to the great expense of living In
Pretoria now he found UK financial strain
too serious. Besides Macrum has bim'u.'ts I
In the btati'3 which he probably desires to |
look after. And his wlfo IK with him ,
which may have had something to do with
his retirement. These are my surmises
only. "
"I suppcco you have had all manner of
requests from relatives of British prisoners - I
ors ? " j
"Yes. They want mo to take various j I
parents to them , but I can only take letI j I
tors. Consuls' privilege are clrarly de- ;
lined In that respect. " i
"You anticipate an exciting tlmn ? You ;
may bo ultimately bealcgcd In Pretoria1 j
'
"Yc ; It may rome to that. My prln- I
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( Continued on Second Page. ) | I
FAREWELL TO CEN , BRUOKE
Former Governor General Tendered a Ban-
qnet on Eve of Departure.
SAILS FROM HAVANA TO TAMPA TODAY
( i i1 n IT. . I AVooil Ilrxnotiil * Urlelly to
Woriln n f Wrlunmc .Mlltilvliuil
C'onnolt .Vot Thankful to
I'rcMiU'iit .Mi-Klnlcj.
HAVANA , Dec. 22. Sixty-five persons
were prevent at the farewell banquet tenT -
dcred to General Hrooke today at the Paris
j I T restaurant. General Maurlo Menocal pre-
I , sided and Mr. Erncet Lee Conant acted as
| i toastmastcr.
! i Scnor Llorcnte , In proposing the health of
I General Hrooke , said :
j | "General Hrooke was called upon to govern -
! ; ern Cuba under the extremely difficult con-
jdltlons of transition from thn old , narrow
| system to the new , liberal regime and he
did so without Injuring the rights of any
one. Cubans will always remember him
] I with gratitude and love. "
i Major General Wood , who spoke briefly
, In response to words of welcome , said :
j j "Tho United States Is in Cuba In the per
son of representatives who intend to carry
'
' out a great work nnd to fulfill strictly -the
l promises of the United States congress. As
I for myself , I can only do what the president
j has sent me to do , but I hope to enjoy the
esteem and confidence of the Cuban people
as General Urooke has enjoyed them. "
General Ludlow said :
"Those- American otllclals who remain
behind may count themselves fortunate If ,
when the tlmo comcn for them'to leave the
Island , they are followed by the respect
and good wishes of these whom they in
turn leave behind , as General Urooko Is
about to do. The Cubans have had not
better friends than the American officers. "
General Brooke , In responding , said In
part :
"I shall always remember the long hours
of toil in Cuba , but I shall also ever recall
the kindness shown mo by all Cubans , espei
clally by these who realize that the Amerj
leans are their best friends. " j
"Will I.IMIVC for Tiiniim Today.
General Ilrooko will leave tomorrow for
Tampa. A squadron of the Seventh cavalry
nnd a battery of the Second artillery , with
a band , will escort him from the palace
to the wharf. A major general's salute will
be fired from Cabanas asthe steamer leaves
the harbor at 3 o'clock.
A governor general's salute will be Dred
In honor of General Wood.
The Patrla says :
"Cubans were formerly accustomed to say
that the autonomists forfeited all right to
bo called Cubans by the shameless manner
In which they abused their short term of
ofilcc , giving all the good billets to their
own kinsmen and friends. But , after the
shameful way In which the first revolu
tionary government has wound up Us first
term of office , having given all the billets
it could to its own friends , the Cubans arc
forced to realize that Spanish corruption
has contaminated the heart ot the prcsont
generation. We must look tothr school- ,
muster to build a 'generation1 ot honest citi
zens. "
At today's meeting of the municipal coun
cil a motion was made to send an address
of thanks to President JIcKlnlcy for his
candid references to the Cuban people and
the future ot Cuba In his recent message
to congress. The motion was rejected on
the ground , as asserted by the political
speaker In opposition , that the < 7iiessagc
contained nothing new , but merely reiter
ated a former promise.
BELL TELEPHONE DECISION
Ohio Siinri'inp Court Olvon Out Syl-
I l > u.i Telephone * Should He
Tnxvd nt Hriitul Villllr.
COLUMBUS , 0. , Dec. 22. The supreme
court today gave out the syllabus of HB j 1
decision in the case of the state against
W. H. Hnlliday , auditor of Franklin county , j
In which It held that telephones of the Bell I
company should bo taxed at their rental
value. The court says :
"Where the manufacture of an article of' '
tangible personal property Is protected by
a patent and such article when manufac
tured Is not put on the market for sale , but
Its ownership retained by the manufacturer i
and the article leased or rented by him to '
another for a valuable consideration , payable - '
able to him. It should bo taxed as his property - I
orty at 'Its true value In money , ' although !
that voltio Is enhanced by reason of the j :
patent. Its true value In money for taxa- j I '
tlon Is the value that attaches to It In his
hands. | I
"In ascertaining the true value In money | I
of such property In the hands of Its owner j
!
every factor circumstance liroiight to the '
attention of the person or officer who is 1 ,
charged with the duty of fixing that value ! !
and which In Its nature bears on the ques- I ! I
tlon should bo considered by him. Ono of i
these circumstances Is the earning or rental
of such article. "
CARNEGIE INCREASES WAGES
No v Srnlp Rum Inti ISffrrt January 1
Tola ! Voliiiilnry Aclvanee of
Tn-oiity-FIVi" 1'cr ( Vnt ,
PITTSBURO. Dec. 22 , The Carnegie Steel
company , limited , posted today at Its vari
ous works ) n this vicinity , the Diiquesno j i
Steel works nnd blast furnaces , the Edgar i i
Thompson Steel works , furnaces and foundry - I
dry , the Carrlo furnaces , the Homestead i
Steel works , the Lucy furnaces , the Keyj j
stone Brldgo works , the Upper Union mills j i
and the Lower Union mills , notices reading
substantially us follows :
"Taking effect on January 1 , 1900 , com-
mon labor at thet > o works will bo Increased
to $1.50 per day , nnd all other day turn
and tonnage labor ( with certain exceptions ) I
will bo Increased In proportion. " j
The exceptions arc the tonnage men work- j I
Ing under sliding .scales , where the rntw | >
of wngej Increase nnd decrease In proportion
tion to the proceeds of the products.
This adjustment IK 7.11 per cent advance
on the wages now being paid , making a I
total of 25 ; ier cent of Increase madeby
the company , voluntarily , wince the last
general scale.
JLONGKILL GOES TO NEBRASKA
f'liliiiMvii | | InilliiiiH Will Take tin- Mnr-j
derer of Will ! ! | iMvxnaUe to !
WlNfoiiNln for Trial.
BLACK RIVER FALLS. WIs. . Dei' . 2 : .
The Chlppewa Indians will have the bo'ly of
Will Blowsnako exhumed and a post mortem
examination inn do. Blowsnako was killed ,
about two weeks ago by Thotnas L-ngklll !
In a drunken brawl. Longklll fled to Nebraska - I
braska but will bo brought back for trial , i I
according to the custom of the tribe. I
The k'lllans wore never satisfied with the '
way the courts liberated Jim Swallotv , after
killing George Blackhawk three years ago ,
nnd they have taken this case Into their own
hands. It Is not likely the civil authorities
will Interfere.
AWFUL CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
Kleten Clillilrcii Iliirnrtl to llcnlli
While ItelicnrnltiK I" " I'nroelilnl
.school nt ( liilnc.v , 111.
QUINICY , 111. . Dec. 22. Whllo the school
children of St. Francis parochial school ,
Seventeenth nnd Vine stroctr. , were re
hearsing this afternoon for an entertain
ment to be given next Tuesday evening one
of their dresson eaught lire from a gas Jet
anil ten minutes later four of them were
burned to death , two died nil hour later nnd
five others died beforemidnight. . Halt a
dozen others were burned more or less se
verely.
IRENA FREIBERG.
MAY WAVERING.
MAUY ALTHOFF.
BERNADINA FHEUND.
COLLETTA MIDDENUOHF.
MAUY H1CKKY.
WILHELMINA GUTTEN110UF.
OLIVIA TIMI'E.
AUD1E FUTTERER. . .
JOSEPHINE nOHNE.
MARGARET WARNER.
All these arc between 0 and 11 yearn of
ago.
, Helen Soebblng and several other teachers ,
i Kathor Nicholas and Prof. Frank Mushold
were painfully burned'In.trying to save the
children.
The fire started In a little dressing1 room.
j j Three or four little girls \vcro there dressing
! for the rehearsal and laughing gnlly among
' themselves.
A dozen others were grouped In the wings
of the stage near the foot of the stairs de
scending from the dressing room.
To glrlH In the dressing room had nearly
completed their costumes when oue of them
brushed ngalnat the gas Jet , but which It
was will never bo known. A touch of the
flame was sutllclent and in an Instant her
drcsa cf cotton nnd light cloth was In a
blaze. She screamed nnu ran out of the
room , communicating the blaio to the others
as she ran.
One of the girls Jumped out of a small
window onto the stairs leading to the etnge
i and down the stairs. A. flaming torch she
j I wns as she almost fell down the stairs ami
rushed Into the groups of children standing
in the wings. They were all clad like her , In
fancy costumes of cotton , lace and silk , and
the fire spread with incredible rapidity from
one to the other. There were fourteen
children In the cast of the Christmas en
tertainment and only a few escaped.
It wns all over in ten minutes and In that
tlmo four perished , seven- were fatally
burned and others more or less severely
Injured.
DEPOSITORS PREFER THE CASH
Humor fit Unknown Orlnlii Start * n
Him 011 the Porltnml ( Me. )
SiivliiKN Uunk.
PORTLAND , Me. , Dec. 22. A rumor of
unknown origin concerning the Poitland
Savings bank started a run on the bank
today. Deposits were turned over as fast
as' the books were presented , most of the
payments being In gold. Tuivcrowd reached
such pror. rfions"'eirurif ' $ > y afternoon ,
ho'wever ! tbfjt'ihVt , ' ; \,1\8htjJiplo \ bnnk . .con
cluded to guard -alrisif'Timnlnff short of-
ready cash by taking refuge behind the
means provided by law ,
The statement Issued says the bank has a
surplus of $1,250,000 Invested in good se
curities. About $125,000 was paid out to
day nnd the hank will reopen In the mornIng -
Ing prepared to meet each and every de
mand.
State Bank Examiner Tlmberlako gave a
statement for publication saying that a
great deal of this disturbance grew out of
the failure of Woodhury & Moulton nnd
the alleged connection of the bank with that
firm. While the bank had loaned money to
Woodbury & Moulton it bad collateral nearly
sufficient to secure it from any loss. The
last examination showed a surplus of about
$1,250,000 and the condition ot the bank
has not materially changed since that time.
NOT SHOWING THEIR HANDS
Iloth Slilen I" KenlileU- Political
Siiiinlilili * ICocp Their Own
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec. 22. The delay on
the part of Goebel and Beckham In serving
notices of contest agaltist Governor Taylor
and Lieutenant Governor Marshall leaves
the nntl-Ooebel elements In doubt as to the [
purpose of the contestants. The tlmo for '
taking depositions , prior to the meeting of ]
the legislature expired yesterday , only four
witnesses having given testimony regarding
election In the contested counties. The contest -
test committee , however , has power to1
send for persons and papers If desired. The
antl-Goobel leaders will have an Informal
conference at l/oulsvlllo during the holiday.- )
to decide whether they will make a fight to
organize the two houses of the legislature.
They claim to have enough votes to organize
the fconatc , but a majority ot the leaders
seem to oppcso the fusion on organization ,
preferring not to show their strength till
the contests are voted on.
GAGE RESPONDS TO A TOAST
Heerelnry TnllCN on "Anperln of Politic
1'Inniifpn" lit OniiiKf , \ , ,1. ,
Forcfiithr rit * Dny.
NEW YORK , Dec. 22. The annual fore
fathers' day dinner of the Orange New
England society was held tonight In Upper
Music hull , nt Orange , N. J. The hall was
decorated with the national colors ami
Christmas greetings. About .100 persons sat
down to the tublo. President. C. J. Klddcr
presided and acted n toastmaBter.
The principal speaker of the evening was
Secretary of the Treasury Gage , whose topic
was "Somo Aspects of the Public Finances. "
The other speakers were Rev. Dr. Walter
D. Buchanan of the Fourth Avnnuo Prcuby-
torlun church of Now York , whoso toast was
"Format hero' Day , " nnd Justice William F.
Goodrich of the Now York supreme court ,
who spoke on "Tbo Modern Puritan. "
IV.Iher ItexeueH .Seven Cli I lilren.
OALLIOPOLIS , O. . Uoe. 22. The home of
of CbPflilrt' burned ' .
Luke Darrt was nt in'.d-
night IIIHI ni bl. Dan < t and eight children
were ablceji In the weeond story. An nlurni
wax given and the f.ttber rushexl from the
hoiidP and bade his children to- Jump from
Uio high windows Into blB arms. Seven of
them were rei-vued In tb's manner , but
( 'lurnncc , u 10-year-old boy , was liurnud to
death.
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To ( liillil International llrhlur.
MINNEAPOLIS. .Minn. , Dec. 2J.-Tho
MinncupollH H Ontario Bridge company hau
been Ineorporatcd with $100.000 capital to
build the International bridge over thn
Hnlny liver from Port Arthur to Winni
peg.
MnvemeiilK of Oeenn VOMNI-IH , Dei * . U'J.
At New York Arrived Ethiopia , from
IGlargnw : rolutrtbla , from Hamburg ; Jlhyne ,
trom Hreir.cn.
At Ilainuburg Arrived Pretoila , from
New York.
At ilurorun Arrived Elmbraneh , from
Shanghai , for Portland
At QuemKtown - Arrived I.ucanla , from
Ni Vork
At -SalleU-Arabcl , for i'ortland.
i
TtlP I tltTTMl\T /MM\T-l MPIMM1
MRS , LAWTON AClEPlSUl
People of Indiana Propose to Build Mon
ument to General's Memory.
BURIAL WILL PROBABLY BE AT ARLINGTON
I nil Ion ( oil In Cnlilenrani front Menlen-
ant Colour ! KilivnrilM to Inillanap-
oltN I'mier Knnil for I'mnll )
.nrnr.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 22. One of the
afternoon papers early this morning w.rsd
Mrs. l.awton :
"Will you accept a monument from the
people of Indiana ? "
hater In the morning the following f vply
\vns received from Lieutenant Colonel Ed
wards , chief of staff , acting for Mrs. haw-
ton , and who has been designated to blns :
the body to this country :
"Yes. Arlington. "
i II IH believed from this that Mrs. Lawton -
ton has decided to have the burial at Ar
lington.
In addition to $ ! > 30 raised In this city
for Mrs. Lawton , there haa been subscribed
already J23 toward a monument for General
l.awton. Bass post , (5rnml Army of the Ho-
j ; public , nt Fort Wayne , tonight set a day
for it mass meeting for popular subscrlp-
lions .to the monument fund nnd foimu-
latert a request to Mre. Lnwton , asking that
the body be burled at his old home there.
Judge U. S. Taylor of Fort Wayne Is
here. General Liwton : wan a law student
In his onico after the civil war. Said he :
"He wan the man 1 looked to to subdue
the natives. If England had some generals
like him the British soldlera would not be
caught In any more Hocr traps. "
A call was Issued today by the president
of the IndlanapolU Hoard of Trade for a
meeting of the board of governors tcmor-
row afternoon , when formal action on the
l.awton memorial will be taken and a comj
mlttee will be namel ; to act in conjunction
with the committee named by President
English of the Commercial club.
At Richmond a mass meeting was held
i today to start a movement to ralso n fund
. for the erection of a monument to the
memory of General Lawlon In Indlanapol's.
All of the Grand Army of the Republic pests
of the city met last night and adopted reso
lutions. Nearly nil of them volunteered
subscriptions either to the monument or alii
fund , or both.
From the general Interest evinced In the
two movements it is believed Indiana will
raise $25,000 for the monument In a week
or more and a sum over half as largo will
be raised for Mrs. Lawton. Three newspa
pers of the city arc featuring the funds and
devoting their first pages to their further
ance.
FOH UKX. I.AWTO.VS FAMILY.
Adjutant Coiieral Corbln DojioHllN
I'nrt of the I'll ml III "aiii. !
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Adjutant General -
oral Corbln today deposited checks and cash
amounting to $2.143 , representing contrlbu-1
tlons received by him for the benefit of the
widow an < 31chlldren of Major General Law-
ton. ThojL i-fl contributions to this fund to
date airH 13i to ' $4.534 , Including $1,000- j
prom'/i ' , , . ( cltfj.eijs oilllwaukne. t .
satisfied that "tho main obJo'cT oV the" fund ,
which Is to raise the mortgage from the
family estate at Rcdlands , Cal. , nnd provide
for the future of the family , will bo ac
complished. He has boon notified by the
Western Union Telegraph company and by
the Postal Telegraph company that they will
carry free all telegraphic matter relating to
the Lawton fund.
The committee engaged In raising the
Lawton'fund are gratified with the generous
response to their appeal and now suggest
through the press that all these feeling
nnd so disposed make a Christmas offering
to promote the work In hand. It Is pro
posed to cable Mrs. Lawton on Monday the
result , as evidence of the appreciation of
her husband's splendid services and the
sympathy and regard In which Mie IH held
by her countrymen.
The Riggs National bank has been desig
nated as depository of the fund. Remit
tances should be made to : General H. C.
Corbln , adjutant general , Washington : General -
oral John F. Weston , commissary general ,
Washington ; Major General W. R. Shaftcr ,
San Francisco ; General William Ludlow ,
Havana. Cuba.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 22. Former
Governor Thomas T. Crlttcndcn has offered
to bo ono of 100 people to raise a total of
$1,000 for the fund for the widow of the late
General Henry W. Lawton , and the Star
offers to receive nnd forward to these In
charge of th2 fund at Washington nil con-j
trlbutlons Intrusted to it.
HELENA , Ark. , Dec. 22. Money is being
raised In this city to bo sent to Washington
for the fund to pay the mortgage on General -
oral Lawton's home. Subsirlptlons have
been limited to Bmul ! sums and money Is
being received from almost every citizen In I
this vicinity.
LAWTON'S BODY IN CHAPEL
Private ScrvlucN Coiiilnrlei ] Pnhllu
OriMiiony ( 'omen nt I.nler
Date.
MANILA. Dec. 22. 12:30 : p. m. General
Lawton'o remains were placed In the chapel '
In tbo Pace cemetery this morning. Private j
services were held at the residence and the
body was ciirrlwl to the cemetery by mem1
bcrs of the general's Btnff and escorted by
Troop 1 of tbo Fourth cavalry.
Public services will bo held later.
.IIOHI : rA.si'Al7rii ' r TIIIV i"si\i. : .
j
Otln' l.nleHl I , IN ! ContnliiH Thooc !
Woiiiiilril rif San .llateo. i I
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. General Otis today - ! !
day cabled the War department the follow
Ing casualties :
MANILA , Dec. 22. Killed In action at i
Tllad Pann , Luzon , December 2 : Thirty- I |
fourth Infantry , Henry F. Hill , G ; John W. I
Joiner , G. Wounded In uctlun near San j
Malco , December 19 : Seventh Infantry. Second - { I
end Lieutenant Ethulberl H. Brerkenrldgc , I
chest , slight ; Eleventh cavalry. W. V. Cotch- !
ctt. llrfl lieutenant , leg , alight ; Joseph ' ' .
Kessenger , D. Jaw , severe ; 1-utrlck Burlic. i I i
I , shoulder , moderate ; Frank J. Clark. C. ;
thigh , fccvere ; Twenty-seventh Infantry , John j
Peters , corporal , A , foot , Hcvcro ; Charles A. i
Littlefield , C. hips , moderate ; Twenty-ninth | I
Infantry. Frank Clark , H. hand Blight. At I i
Tllad I'ntn. Luzon , December 2 : Thirty- I
third Infantry , GMarvin P. Hughes , war- I
geant , foot , moderate ; Henry J. .Smith , eer-
geant , foot , moderate ; Chester L. Kllpatrlck. 1 i i
abdomen , tovcro ; Palno Crawford , eye. se- I 1
vcre ; William P. Hellion , ah.lomen . , envero ; { :
Richard S. Sibl.-y , leg , moderate ; Harry H. i
Brown , corporal. E. abdomen , severe ; James | I
A. Lane , H. thlghe. moderate. At Tangadan I I
mountain , Luzon. December 1 : Thirty-fourth l I ]
Infantry , 0 car E. Dolan. 0 , pelvlw , mortal , j I
'
At Cabaroon' , December 17 : Seventeenth In- !
fantry. Second Lieutenant Llewellyn N.
Bushficld , arm , nllght. Near Dolrurmon. De
cember 1 : Thirty-fifth Infantry. F. Hurry
E. Deaity , nuanormaxter's t > ergouut , nose , I
alight ; Hubert S. Claris , cook , forearm , '
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Fnlr nnil Moderate ; Westerly Wind ! ' .
Temiieratnre in Oitinliii > i * < teriln > 'i
Iliiur. Dcu. Hour. Urn.
. " n , in ; i.l i p. in , , . . . , II
( I n. in it I - p. in "II
7 n , in 't I it p. ni Tit
s n , in , : ti : i it , in ' ' -
ti n. 111 : n r \ > . m n
in n. n : ti it i > . n in
It n , in , . . , , , 'tll 7 p. III. . It
tu n no s n. 111 : tn
11 n. in : ts
flight ; Lorenzo I ) . Ilubbnnl. hnnil , slight.
On m-rthorn expedition In mountains. De
cember 12 : Third cavalry , John Dllllnger ,
i A , breast , moderate. Near Dlngros , Decem
ber 10 : Thirty-fourth Infantry. Krnest 11.
Solglor. V. forearm , slight. Near Vlgan ,
December I , Thirty-fourth Infantry , Samuel
KaitPt , 0 , hip , slight. At Alfonso. December
I : Third artillery , L. Edward Mllcon , ser-
; \ scant , log , severe : William Meyer , leg , se
vere ; llulbert r. Blwyn. neck , ullcht.
MANILA PAPER SUSPENDS
Denmeinela Slops I'nhllentlon llntlier
Tlinti llelraet frltlelNiiiH of C'lerlenl
Methods I'l-iiNorshlii Too Strict.
I
j ! MANILA , Dec. 22. 10:50 : p. m. The new-
i paper Domocracla. the organ of a coterie of
J i Filipinos , including the supreme ccurt Judges
.
| favoring American control In the Philippine * . I
; tonight announces that H has been decided i
to suspend publication. The paper waa.
started at the suggestIcn and under .ho | |
! ' patronage of the Philippine advisory com- |
j i mlttcc , headed by Prof. J. G. Schurman. I
j i The Domocracla prints a single page , In I !
! i big typo. In the statement accompanying j i
| ' the announcement of Its suspension Iho
editor e.iys ho has been directed by the
provost marshal to retract certain criticism
of the clerical methods adopted In regard to
I i the management of schools , and adds :
] "Recognizing the authority of the provost
j marshal , wo have no recourse , and have
I decided to suspend publication until the
j present extraordinary conditions regarding
presti mnttcrn disappear. When we know
1 by what law we arc Judged and to whoso
'
; Jurisdiction press matters arc amenable the
] i Democracla will reappear. "
j | The paper bus generally been a warm
j | supporter of the administration. The pro-
' vest marshal recently threatened to stip-
I press It for publishing an editorial asserting
]
ing that Manila streets wx-rc In a worse
condition under American than they had
been under Spanish administration.
The Manila Times was recently warned ,
with nn Intimation of Imprisonment and
confiscation , for tbo publishing of an edi
torial recommending the Board of Charltublo
commission to control charitable work , on
account of misappropriation of charity funds
by the church authorities.
The newspapers complain bitterly that the
Americans exercise a too strict supervision , ,
threatening suppression , they claim , for
|
' trilling errors In the publication ot news
; i not connected with public matters. They
! ; also say the censorship handicaps newspaper -
! paper enterprise by suppressing cable dls-
i
! : patchces received from respectable agencies ,
! ' whoso transmission IB of an exceedingly
! cpstly character. TblTmattcr suppressed In- j
| ; "eludes re-ports. o $ government actions , among -
. - . - -
occurrences wl'nsh"might glvcMiic Filipinos"
nn unfavorable opinion of the United Status.
TO THAXSPOIIT HISIIOKS' liOIHUS.
Itonit'.liiN of I.iMVlnii , I.OKIIII nnd I.oil-
yuril to lit * Ill-nilnhi llonif.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Nothing impor
tant developed at the cabinet meeting today.
The secretary of war Informed the cabinet
that the arrangements for the transportation
j I j of General Law ton's body to the United
States had not yet been made by General
Otis. It Is the intention of the government
j , to bring the body home a soon as possible.
) ' The remains of Major John A. Logan and
1 of Lieutenant Ledyard , son of Henry Led-
! | yard , president of the Michigan Central rail
] road , are also to be brougnt home at the
earliest possible date.
Secretary Hay explained to the cabinet
that the German government had not author
ized its representative in Samoa to raise the
German flac and that If he , had done so , as
reported , the government would disavow the
act.
Itcfrliicralliif I'lnin tor Mnnlln.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 22. A large re
frigerating plant IB boon to be erected In
|
i Manila by the United Stales under the '
j dlrcetlcn of Major L. S. Poiicllez of the ]
i quartermaster's department. It will occupy
u building 250 feet ( iqiinro nnd forty-live feet
high , to bo located on the left bank of the
i Paslg river. The cooling room will be large
i enough to contain nt oncp 5,000 beeves , 7,500 !
sheep and 100 tons'each of salt meats , butter I
and ergs and vegetables enough to supply the I
i American army In the Philippine : ) , for scmo' '
| tlmo. In addition to this the plant will !
produce fifty tons of Ice and 6,000 gallons of I
distilled water every day.
With this plant In operation It will bo' '
possible to supply Iho hospitals with pure
water and Ice , wholesome food and oven
delicacies. With the railroads In Deration
the troops at the front can be supplied dally
with frcbh meat and vegetables.
\ < MV OrlciniM IlcaoliCM Miinllii.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 22.-The Now Or-
arrived at Manila today , Just twi
months out from New York.
! VETERANS NOT UNREASONABLE
1
j
Conininiiili-r-ln-t'lilcr Sliniv Snyn the
UiT.ml Arne Onlv AsUn for
i\a ; 'l .IllHllee ,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22.-'olonol Albert j j
U. Shaw. commandnr-In-chlof of the Grand j j
Army of the Republic , stopped here today
on bin way from Washington to Now York
and conferred with Adjutant General Stow-
nrl rclativo lo the puiiElon legislation recommended -
mended by the last national encampment.
In .speaking on the subject of pensions ,
Colonel Shaw said to a reporter :
"Fo far an the Grand Army Is concerned.
all they ask Is that theprofent pension laws
bo executed with exact Jiwtlco and in con-
formlly to the spirit that placed thorn HI
the statute books of Iho nation. Tim Grand
Army a" nn orsanlzatlon Is not asking unreasonable -
reasonable things. " *
Dealers In Demi lloilli-M Senleiieeil ,
MIO.MPIIIH. Tonn. . Do. 2.-E. I ) , and
Frank Thompson , who are eharged with
selling tbo bodies of pauper dead anil who
were n ently convicted ofoiiK ; .niey by a
Jury in. ' ) tlm'd Jl'O oaeli.ure today i-en-
tcnepil by Jud-je Cooper to Iho workhouse
f r a term of eleven month * and twenty.
HUT ; diivf , which IH the limit of Hitlaw. .
Flunk ThomiMon was recently , irrentod In
Hi Louis , bavin ? four do.i < ] liodl'H In hlH
'
| > o'ttc > > ttnn. | and V/UB hrniiKht biek to llil.s
< -lty for trial. The iirltiontra K.JVO bond und
have annealed the iuw.
Fulton Will So-eeeil 1'rlor.
FRANKFORT. Ky. . Dee. JK.-The Stile
Eli ' 111111 c-umniliiit'vii will meet here tomnr-
row. It l thoiiKbt .Indue Fulton of IlariU-
town will Inti.iiiei ! to wi'vi-tul juduo Prior
on I be i omni'-I'lon Fulim : u IH one uf
( joebil s i onlldei'tlul lieutenants In the earn-
IID'KIIThn stut.KU - tlonominl Hloii as
organized will hour Hi- i'orli.-K uf < on-
' fur xtute will < * ex fpt for ju -
crji < > r und lliuteram sovr-ruor the two lal-
tcr being heart ! by the legislature.
IMP \ P'PPH * fP t IT i i nt
DISASJliB Al AHALH
Enormous Rock , on Which Stood Capuchin
Hotel ) Slips Into. Sen.
MANY PEOPLE BURIED IN THF. DtBSIS
Capuchin Monastery , Hotel Snnta Olcrina
and Several Villns Destroyed ,
FOUR VESSELS WITH CREWS GO DOWN
Troops Arrive on the Scene and Begin
Work of Rescue.
POPULATION IS IN STATE OF TERROR
"flic-veil IONI of t.lfr IF. Heavy , In.
elmlln .NiiinliiT if .Moulin I. . . . .
OfLMIi'IMItl Of ( III * llOte.V
anil Villa * .
HOME , Dec. 22. A terrible disaster took
place ] this afternoon at Amalll , the popular
tourist ( resort on the Oulf of Salerno.
About 2 o'clock nn enormous rook , on
which ' stood the Capuchin holul , slipped
11 bodily Into the sea with a deafening roar.
without \ it moment's warning , carrying with
It | the hotel , the old Capuchin monastery
below j , the Hotel Santa Clerlua and several
villas.
Many people- were burled In the debris ,
which crushed four ves els to the bottom
of the sea , destroying their crews. The
mass of earth which slipped was nbout 50,000
cubic yards.
The population Is In a state of terror , fearIng -
Ing fresh calamities. Troops have arrived
on the t-oono and begun rescue work , iris
believed that the loss of life Is heavy , in
cluding a number of monks and the occu
pants of the hotel and villas. As yet It Is
impossible to ascertain the exact number.
Amnltl is a small but lively town of 7,000
Inhabitants. The position of the town Is
extremely picturesque , extending over the
summits of lofty rock crowned with em
battled walls and ruined towers. Its trade
has now almost disappeared and with It the
greater portion of the population , which
once exceeded ! > 0,000. Amain rose early Into
Importance , having attained the height of Its
prosperity during the eleventh century , nt
which time it wan the great mart of all
,1 kinds of eastern murchandlsc. It became tin
Independent republic and continued to re
tain Jts rank as n commercial city for sev
eral centuries , when It fell Into decay. It is
an archbishop's see ; has Important manu
factures of paper , soap and macaroni ; haa a
film old cathedral , a naval ( vchool and many
antiquities.
The Capuchin monastery was founded In
421 by Cardinal Plerto C apuano f&r the
SU'IcrlauSjutjCarria JnCp possession" of the
On'puchVno ' In i5S3. , The jfu'lidTiigB , ' Svhlch
stood'In the hollow of tho' great , rock that
roHo' abruptly from the sea to the height
of 230 feet , contained line Uolstcrs.
PARIS SOCIALISTS START RIOT
I'ro-llorr Demount ml Ion llrrnUn l > i >
111 a I'rcc KlKlit I-Mniilly Police.
CU-ur the Hull.
PARIS , Dec. 22. A pro-Boer demonstra
tion convened this evening at the Tlvoll-
Vaux hall by the active committee of the
JeuncMo Royallstc ended In a riot. The
socialists entered In u body and broke up
the meeting In indescribable uproar and
cries of "Vivo le social revolution" nnd
"Abas Dcrouledo , " with counter cries of
"Vive Derouledo" and "Vivo 1'armeo. "
Several nationalists who were prcse'nt en
deavored to speak , but they were quite In
audible. A frco light ensued , and the pro
prietor of the hall turned off the gas , Thn
combatants then lighted newspapers and
continued the fight , smashing the fittings of
the hall and tmlng them as weapons.
Finally the pellco cleared the room , but
they were compelled to charge several times
before order jwns re-established.
FORTY CHILDREN DROWNED
Ice Aeeldent nt I-'reyHii liein , \en *
Krcni'li Frontier Thirty-Six
lloilli-N An * Ileeovcreil.
BRUSSELS , Doc. 22. Upward of forty
ni'hool : children were drowned today In an
ice accident at Froyilnghem , near the French
frontier. Thn children of the district had
been given u holiday with pemilSHlon to play
on the frozen river Lys. When the merri
ment was at full height Iho Ice broke sud
denly nnd the children dlHappcared. A few
were rescued half dead , but the majority
ttoro drowned. Thirty-six bodies have been
recovered , but others are Rtlll missing. The
ciiUMiopbo Kpirnd constcrnatlton through
out the town , where nearly every family suf
fered IOC'S.
Veiv Anitrliiii ( 'a III lie I ,
VIENNA , Dec. 22. Following the resigna
tion of the Austrian cabinet , headed by
Count Manfred Clary , Emperor Francis JOB-
cph has appointed Dr. vtti WIttok , who was
minister of railways under Count Clary , to
bo president of thr council. Thn portfolio
of national defense Is entrusted to Count
Welshershelmb. who was charged with thn
tiiimo dullni In the Clary cabinet , and that of
commrri'o to Dr. Stribral , who thus continues
at his former post.
rntliM for OirUI H ( ilfl.
LONDON. Dec. 22. Andrew Carneglo has
given $2,000 to provide swimming baths and
a gymnasium for Dunfcrmllnc. In a letter
ho says : "This will rciich you In time 10
bo n Christmas gift to Iho town from Its
loyal HOD. "
Dul.e ol' Westminster Serllll ly III.
LONDON. Dec. 22. The attack of pneu
monia from which the dulo ; of Westminster
IIHH been Buffering has taken a Merlons turn.
The family ban been summoned to his io > l-
dciice.
Illxeonnl It aim .SI lifer.
LONDON , Dec. 22. Private discount rates
are harder at 7 per emit.
I.liliiliernien'H S ! rllie jellied.
PENSAt'OLA , Kin . Ic < - . . -.Jolin W.
Iluyttt and A. W. Illount. arbitrators of
labor trouble lirre and In Hanta Hobd
( Oiinty , lux' readied an ninlcnlilp c < ttle-
mcnt of the roi-cnt liimburmcn'M trlkc-H In
this vicinity. The acrctnnent K'OO * Into ef
fort January 1 Tlir men around those inllli
nro to U'wild weekly , thow ; In wnK
rampn monthly. They ttnHHO | to roeulvo an
liK-reaKe nf 10 : > ei cent and member * of tlm
KniflHH of Labor arcto be given preference
uf all work.
Ktrnrlii Carrie * Ml\er.
NKW yoitK , le. 'ti The meaiiicr
Ktruila , Hulling for ICuro)1" ) tomorrow , will
takt out fcWU ounces ot silver ,