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ESTABLISHED JU E 19 , OMAIJA , TUESDAY MCVKNl-NG , DECEMI5EK 2(5 ( , 1SM ! ) . SINGLE COl'V FIVE CENTS.
NAVAL GUNS DO JOB
British Destroy the OolonsoFoot Bridge Over
iho Tugoln Rivor.
BOERS TAKING tSH POSITIONS
General Joubert
to General
COMMANDER DEMEILLON H\S \ ESCAPED
Was Taken Priconer at Elandalaa to and
ConOned ou British Cruiser.
FOUR HUNDRED CAVALRY HORSES SHOT
( ilnnilefi SprenilllHi Aiming IlrltlNh
AnliiuilM Duleli DlNiilTeetloit In
Miren | < lliiK In ( liieeiiNdMVn Dis
trict of C'njie Colony.
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CHIl-JVELKV CAMP , Dee. in , 7-30 p. m.
( New York World Cablegram Special Telo-
gram. ) The British naval gumi have tie-
Htroyed the Colenso foot bridge , thus preventing -
venting the lioera holding any position south
of tbn Tugela river. The enemy Is taking
up fresh positions on the caslern fide ,
nearer the British camp. The British posi
tion nt Kroero Is being strengthened. 'Flic
Ti'gola rlvor Is rising nr/J there Is a prospect
of heavy rains.
A two-hour bombardment of Ludysmlth
ltiH : been hoard from here. According to
rellublo native repot tH , the Boers had 200
killed In the fight at Coleuso.
LONDON , Dec. 25. . ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall Capetown correspondent says ho nmlcr-
btnntls Commander Demelllon.who was taken
prisoner at Elnndslaagto and brought lo
Sln.oustown , wl-ero he was confined on the
British orulsrr Penelope , has succeeded In
making his rscape. Dcmelllon has six sons
fighting at the front.
llrillNb MMPIII Si i-1. UOI-HCM.
LONDON , Dec. 26 , 1:30 : a. m. Up to this
hour nothing has arrived from South Africa
that would Indicate any change In the mili
tary situation there. The War ollicc Is 1s-
Hiilng' lists of further deaths and wounded ,
na well ns accounts of olckness. The most
serious report of the- last clabs IH that horse
sickness has broken out in both British and
Boer camps In Natal.
Kour hundred British cavalry horses , it Is
Bald , have already been shot , owing to tha
occurrence * of glanders. The disease Is likely
to spread with much greater rapidity among
the British liorscs than among the hardy
Doer ponies , and this may mean a consider
able piolongatloii of Iho campaign. Horse j
Hlckncas In South Africa generally appears ' i
during the latter part ot January and lasts I
three months. The present outbreak Is unusually -
usually early.
The news that the Colenso footbridge has j
been destroyed seems to show that General j !
Hiillor IH- moro nnx'ous ' to keep I In * enemy at j i
bay than to attccnpt u further advance , j
i
Despite the severity of the censorship j
hlntB are being continually received of the
serious spread of Dutch disaffection In both
the Qtiecnstown district nt Cape Colony and
,
Natal. A correspondent of the Dally Mall I
at Pletermarltzburg ' says : | '
"Tho extent of'Dutch disaffection should
make the Imperial authorities realize the ,
mngTiltudo of the task before them. " | | |
There art' unconfirmed rumors from Cape i
Town that General Sir Charles Warren , j I
commanding the Fifth division , has returned |
there.
The Times this morning makes the fol
lowing announcement :
-"Wo are informed that the government
has decided that It Is not desirable to make
further demands upon the European garrison
risen In India unless unforeseen difficulties
arise. "
An undated helllogruph mefflago from
LadysmUh , by way of Pletermnritzburg , rep
resents the garrison as in no way daunted
lit ( lenrnil Buller'n reverse nt Colenso au < 1
Is ornlldent of being able to hold out in
definitely.
SujMTlorlly of lloer Arllllery.
The mulls are Just arriving from Lady-
emith. All the correspondents comment
upon the superiority of the Boer artillery.
The Times' correspondent says :
"It la Impossible to evade the opinion that
If British gunners were In the Boer pcol-
tlona the loss of llfo and damage to prop
erty in Ladysmlth would be ten times
greater. "
The holidays have brought no surccaso
of recruitingMvity. ' _ . Lord Alwyn Kreder- j :
Ick Cnniptcn , m..tmlRt member ot Parlia I
ment for the Biggies Wade division of Bed- |
fordshlre , will'rakw a corps of mounted |
men. Lord Salisbury's private secretary ,
Schomburg McDonnell , who is a volunteer
ollb-or , has volunteered for service.
The action ot the United States govern I
ment causes considerable discussion regarding - I
ing the contraband question ns affecting j
Dclagoa bay and Portugal. Widely divergent
opinions nro expressed. The Dally ttraphlc ,
in an editorial ou the subject , says :
"Wo believe that every provision has been j
made in British treaties with the United | ;
Plates for dealing with this matter. In i
the special circumstances of the present war 1
the government Is bound to regard food
as contraband. No doubt the question can'j i
bo satisfactorily settled by paying com
pensation for the polKiireH of American Hour. ;
"Tho quest Inn of neutrality , however , is i
morn serious , and Great Britain's duty Is I
to have th Lourenzo Marqucz-Transvaal 1
railway watched by capable agents and to '
warn Portugal that xho will be hrld liable i
in damages for assistance to the Boers by !
means of the railway. "
The Morning Post , ou the coHttniry. argues
that the government would bo mad to treat
food an contrabatnl , as "such action would
pla > Into the hands of all possible future
enemloH of CJrnal Britain. " It admits , how-
e\er , th.it steps should be taken and money
expended to search vessels and to prevent
munitions of war entering the Transvaal
by way of Ponugucfo territory. I
The Standard says :
"We do not doubt that this waiter Is j |
receiving the government serious atten
tion. A * the bltuntlon develops it may be-
vmmi . nocokRury to seize the railway at
Komallport. "
TJie first batch of Boer prisoners has
nrrlved In England. U Is announced that
the governmuit has accepted a'ncther offer
of a squadron of Canadian rough riders.
IIMKIIS TK1.1 , HOW TlliV DM ) IT.
Ofllflnl Ai-eoiint of llu * Untile ttllli
"utter n < Tiuveln Mlicr ,
I'ltETOIllA , Siitld.iy , Dee. 17. Over 00
Hrlllrh prisoners , ruptured at the battle of
Storinbcrg. lm\e .irrhrd here. They have
been taHiti to Wuterfull to join the other | i
prisoner * I
An olllclal a count of the 11 i > r casualties 11 !
at thu battle of Tugrla river says thirty men |
were killed or wounded. General Schalk-1 j
brrgcr's report of the battle , dispatched
from thi * head laager. December 1(3y& ( : :
Trlday at dawn the long-expected ar
rived. The Pretoria detachment of the ar
tillery gave the alarm. Bullor's Lndysmlth
relief column was In battle array , advancing
en the Boer positions , cloeo to the Tugela
river and Ccletifo. The center consisted of
nn taimenso crowd of Infantry , flunked on
each sldo by t o batteries , with strong
badles of cavalry supporting. The Boer nr-
llllrry preserved absolute silence , not dls-
rloslng Its position. Two batteries came
within rifle distance of our foremost posi
tion and the Boers then opened fire with
deadly effect. Our artillery also commenced
and , apparently , absolutely confused the
enemy , who were allowed to think the bridge
was open for them to cross.
"Their right Hnntc In the mrnntlmo nt-
lacked the Boers s-.ulhernmost position , but
the Mausur Mile lire was so tremendous that
they wcro rolled back like n 'spent wave ,
leaving ridges and ridges of dead and dying
humanity behind.
"Again the British ndvanrod to the atlncU ,
but ngaln fell back , swelling the heaps of
dt-ad. The cavalry charged to the river ,
where the ttrmolo commando delivered such
n murderous fire that two batteries of can
non had to be abandoned , which the Boers
are going to bring. Twice the British es
sayed to bring hoices to remove thorn.
"Tho ( list tlmo they succeeded In hitching
onto or.e cannon , nud on the second trial
the horses and men fell In a heap. Then
the British were In full retreal lo Ihelr
camp , whence they sent a heavy shrapnel
llro on Bulwer bridge , across the Tugela , to
prevent the burghers from recovering the
cannon.
"Tho French attache , Villebols. and the
Herman attache , Braun. say the fight could
not hnvu been Improved upon by the armies
of Europe.
" ( lenerals Botha and Trlchart were al
ways at the most dangerous points of the
fighting.
"Eleven ambulances removed the English
dead and wounded. Such a tremendous can
nonade has seldom been heard. The veldt ,
for miles , was covered with dead and
\\onmled.
"H was a most crushing Britlbh defeat.
Nine of the cannons have since been brought
across the rlvor. The British nskcd for
and wcro granted a twenty-four-hour armis
tice. "
The government is much concerned about
the escupu ot Winston Churchill and the otll-
clals are doing their utmost to discover how
hu got away. The officials have InfitlluU'd
a house to house search for incriminating pa
pers. The Volkstem asserts that he es
caped disguised as a woman.
The last book Churchill borrowed from the
library was "Mills on Liberty. "
The odlcinl report ot the gold output for
November shows tbo amount to be til,78S
ounces.
TWO BROTHERS WITH METHUEN
Itev. Dm In of Minneapolis Iteeelven
t'lililetrrnin SajiiiK Tliey Were In
Moihler Hirer lliitllc.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 25. A dispatch from
London j was received this morning by Rev.
C. ( F. Davis , pastor of the Bloomlugton
Avcnuo Methodist Episcopal church , etat-
ing I that two of his brothers were with
General ( Mcthueu's forces and were in the
thick , ot the fight at Modder river. No de-
tails ( were given except that the dispatch
,
indicates that the worst is to be feared , as
It ( emphasizes the fact that the naval brigade
of which the two brothers wcro members
suffered terribly in the battle.
Mr. Davis stated that the information
had aroused the worst fears for the safety
of his brothers , as he had known before
today that they wcro with that division of
the naval brigade engaged at Modder river.
;
The only detail added to the message Is
that ' the long march of General Methuen
before the battle caused a great suffering
among the men and was one of the most
severe marches in the recent history ot
the British army.
BOERS DESTROY FOOT BRIDGE
TaUlntr 11 Fresh I'n.slI Ion on South
Side of Tuuela. Ulier .Nearer
the : irllsh Camp.
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CHIBVRLEY CAMP , Dec. 19. 3:40 : p. m.
( New York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) The naval guns are continually
hhelllng the Boer trenches about Colenso. It
Is reported the Boers have destroyed the
footbridge across the Tugela river. The
Boers are taking u fresh position south of
the river , nearer the Brlllsh camp. Lalor
inquiries place Iho British loss In batllo ot
Ihe 15th at 250 killed and wounded. There
was very heavy firing at Ladyamlth today.
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CAPETOWN. Dec. 20. ( New York Wcrld
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Reports In
dicate all quiet at Modder rlvor and s.iy
troops are In excellent health and goo.l
Kplrlts and absolutely secure against any
Boer attack. I have just como down through
Capo Colony and there nro no signs of din-
affection save In the region of Qucenstown.
AROISTO WILL BE TOTAL LOSS
Tuc Ili'Neiie I'lllihle ( u DoTe
Tovnril KlonlliiK Ilrltlnli Steamer
Hoiiuh Sea Oil' Count.
NORFOLK , Va. , Dec. 25. Captain Barnco
of the British steamer Arolsto , which ran
nshoro four miles south of the Capo Hntleras
llfo station yesterday morning , today re-
ported to the agents hero that hla whip will
prove a total loss.
The tug Rescue , which reached Arolsto
!
yesterday morning , had been unable to do
anything toward floating it on account of
the rough sea off thecoast. . A message
received at tbo weather bureau here stated
that the Rescue him not yet been able to
even approach the Arolsto near enough -to
put. a line uhrard It. The steamer llca
hrnadtildo on and appears to be making con-
sldeiablc water ,
AMERICAN COAL FOR GENOA
Italian Ship I.iinillnn tit 1'hlliidelphin
Th I ril Shipment In Moiitli
French Almi After Fuel ,
PHILADELPHIA. Dcv. 23. The Italian
steamship Veitu.i , Captain Trapanl , has ar-
rlvcd from Ancona In ballast to load up-
'
ward'of 6,000 tons of coal for (3enon. ( This
will ln the third tihlpment of this kind }
within the period of n month. It is stated 1
that 50,000 tons of coal will bo shipped from
lure to Italy for use on the railroads.
American coal is alco being exported to
French Mediterranean points and the Brit
ish steamship Inca will noon begin loading
1,000 tons nt Newport News for Marseilles.
Unit1 tin I."lie .Mleliluan ,
MILWAUKEE. D c 25 A thlrty-five-i
mile north weft Bale is blowing on Lake
Michigan olT tli s poit tonight ami steamer : )
arriving anUiVkly < x > .tte l with Ire. The
Hteumcrs lOI'i'ihk.and Cumberland , eoil-
jUilen from iMfvolund arrived tonlisht 'I Ii-
Lyons and I'ity of Home , also furtying eoul ,
emoulo from Cleveland for Milwaukee , ir. , ;
? tlll i > ul. but no anxiety IB felt : i ta their
safot > The Chlt-Hiro-Mllwaukeo liners and '
.the slfanivns plying atrotts thu litko are
runn'tiK on time. Ttho thermometer rcslster. )
cloic to zero. |
CHILDREN GUESTS OF OOEEX
Families of Soldiers Fiehtint ; in Transvaa
Invited to Windsor.
BIG CHRISTM\S \ TREE LOADED WITH TOYS
Mud ; Apartment * ! to He Thrown Open
lo Humble CucntM lu All Their
.Mil KM I Hi-euro Children to
1'liiy ( iaincM.
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WINDSOR. Dec. 23. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) This after
noon I had a private Interview on the prep
arations at SI. George's hall , Windsor castle ,
vhrro tomorrow Queen Victoria presides at
a grand Christmas-tree party to the children
of soldiers who went , or are going , to the
v , ar from Windsor barracks.
The state apartments are to be thrown
open to the queen's humble guests in nil
their magnificence of rich carpets , with
regal appointments , just as during the visit.
of the German emperor and empress , with
additions ot beautifully arranged decorations
of mistletoe , holly and flowers from the royal
gardens.
I When I saw them this evening the finish
ing touches were being given by the royal
servants and Prince Henry of Battenberg.
accompanied by Iwo ladles , unexpectedly
ramo lu to Inspect the preparations. A
grand Christmas tree twenty-five feet high
stands at the far end of the gorgeous apart
ment , Its branches weighed down with all
manner of handsome toys for the children ,
lace fichus , bto3cbes , paste buckles and other
mementos for the mothers , whllo In the
anteroom were piled boxes containing other
presents too numerous to hang on the tree.
Two tables , each 100 fuel long , are set
out for the tea and Princess Beatrice had
the tree and tables lit up and gave direc
tions that the adjoining grand reception
room and Waterloo chamber be also thrown
open lo enable the children to play games.
The queen will be wheeled in with Indian
attendants for the dlnlrlbullon of presents
and the children will conveyed to and
from the castle in royal carriages.
Prluce.ss Beatrice looked quite cheerful ,
though dressed In deep mourning. Before ,
leaving she gave special directions to bo
transmitted to all servants that the queen
desired the party lo be as unconstrained
and Informal as possible.
CHRISTMAS UNDER A SHADOW
IiitoiiKu Cliooiit .Siirrollllil * Kcrttlvc
OociiNlon In KiiBlnnil Sorrow In
(
Ijtirtl SaHnliury's Home.
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LONDON , Dec. 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) England's
Christmas-tide passed under the shadow of
Intense gloom , though the weather was ex-
ceplionally bright and cheerful. The entire
nbFenco ot news from the front creates no
confidence that any salutary change ha.j
!
) j come over the military situation and further
j developments are awaited with the keenest
j i anxiety.
The queen's Christmas at Windsor was
dt.rkened by the sorrow of Lord Salisbury
at historic. Hatileld , where Iho young Lady
Crnnbourne , Iho premier's eldesl son's
charming wife , Is hovering between life and
death with pneumonia.
War Secretary Lansdowne remained in
London und spent several hours at the War
office today , consulting with Lord Wolsclcy ,
the army chief. Chamberlain was at his
residence nt Highbury , near Birmingham ,
and had only his wife and daughter nt the
j Christmas board , his eon Austen , having
j gone to Gibraltar in the new cruiser Cano-
. pue.
I pue.Tho
The Duke of Devonshire alone among the
I ministers has a party at Chattsworth , where
private theatrical * , with Muriel Wilson in
the principal part , are to be given tomor
row.
row.Tho
The prince of Wales also has a gathering
at Santlrlngham , but instead of lasting for
a week , it breaks up today.
The eo-called festive season has never
been such a mockery m England.
ICA1SI3II CI3MJHMATI3S AT I'OTSDAM.
Imperial Family Spenil the Dny ivHIi
Illiih licrtaan OIllelalN.
BERLIN , Dec. 2. ) . Emperor William
celebrated Christina : : In the usual manner
at the new palace , Potsdam. At 3 o'clock
he attended a bescberiing for the members
of the Imperial family and the court en
tourage. There wcro seven trees for the
children , graded in elzo according to their i
ages , that of Princess Louise being very !
Kinall , A large line tree fcr the emperor 1
and empress had been cut from the adjacent - j
jacont wild park. Kor tbo gentlemen and i
women of the court entourage a particularly j l
handsome tree was provided. j
On this latter tree hung numerous pros- j |
cuts of a humorous character , each remind- j
Ing the recipient , In a teasing way , of some '
untoward event of the year. Baron von
Morbach , chief court marshal , received a .
contribution box in chocolate , the allusion
being to his work of collecting money to |
build churches in Berlin. This gift caused i
great laughter.
Upon all the trees and tables there were
presents. Emperor William entered with
keen enjoyment Into the humorous part of
the celebration , of which he was himself
the chief instigator.
Their majesties attended service In the
morning and in the early afternoon ths
whole Imperial family made up a sleighing
party.
j I oriiK.v si'Hvns n.\v WITH CIIIMHIK\
j I I It o ) al Family faux ChrUlinn.s at
! ' \VlmlNor for Firm Time In Yearn.
j LONDON , Dec. 23. For the first tlmo
, In thirteen years Queen Victoria and the
] royal family passed Christmas today at
Windsor. The duke and duchcba of Con-
naught and the children of Princess Henry
of Batlenberg were of the party. Not only
was there n baron of beef arranged , but
there was also a magnificent Christmas
tice. with many colored candles for the
children. In which the queen evinced the
greatest Interesl.
It was In fact her express dcslro thai the
grandchildren who assembled about her today - i
:
day should not have their Christmas marred H |
| by the events which have saddened her
i own lu > art and the festlvllles ot Windsor
' Castle , ( hough tinged with sadness , such
' us fills alt English hearts , carried no bug-
i gcstlon of sorrow to the children who glad-
| dened the queen's presence with the solace
I she Is always able to find In the compan-
| lonshlp of her youngesl descendants.
The keynote ot the festivities at Windsor
Custlo today was the queen'a unaltered de '
votion to and faith In that empire which 1
ishu believes will ultimately achieve the ! |
i highest aims and ambition of her unselfish !
j
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i
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Quiet riirlxtiiiiiH r.l Capital.
WASHINGTON , Pec. 25. Christmas day. ' I
, ah\uy < ! quiet at the nation's capital , waa
;
' unusually t-o this year. All of the executive
j departmentb were cloned and practically all 1
I ilia members of both branches of congress
t GUI of the city Services were held In many 1 , '
I churches , and , as Unuer hour approached.
the streets were deserted. At tbOsWhlte
house n qulel day waa spcnl. About 10
o'clock Ihe president took n walk alone
through the grounds at the south of the
mansion and then jolnod Mrs. McKlnlcy In
the family living room. There were no
callers and no guests. Neither attended
church and nt the tisutl hour they dined
alone.
< H AKIMtS I'KIOI ) IMHt ) ! AM ) All ) SICK
TlintiMiiiuli if People fared For liy
Chit r It n Me I'll II ndel ] i lit HUH.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 25. Christmas In
this city witnessed ns never before the
friilts ot charity. The destltule received
food and clothing , the sick were given mod-
Iccl attention and poor fhlldren were rcn-
! I dcred happy by gifts of necessities , sweet
j meats , and knlck-knnckg.
A dinner for 8,000 people- was provided
by the Salvation Aarmy and baskets ot food
were distributed among poor families. The
American Volunteers furnished dinners In
a similar way to about iiOO poor children
and the Protestant Episcopal city mission
fed about 1,000 Individuals.
The Children's Christmas club gave Its
| annual f dinner to 1,000 poor boys and girls
; and distributed toys among them. Hospitals
.
I wcro remembered by thu llowcr mission
| and , the Children's Aid society distributed
I'
I gifts among 800 children.
AdilrenNen > etv * > lin > M.
CLEVELAND , 0. . Den. 25. The Salvation
Army fed many of the noor of the city
today. Twenty-five hundred people , many
i of them newsboys , were given a Christmas
I dinner In the Orays armory. Before the
dinner Colcac ! Holt ( f U'e Salvallon Army
Introduced Senator Hanna for a speech. The
| senator heartily extended the greetings ot
the Reason to those present and paid a warm
i tribute of praise to the men and women of
the Salvatlcu Army.
TliiiuiuiiilN Feil at .New York.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. Church bells and
music , feasting , matinees and happiness
generally wore the features of today's cele
bration. No one had to go without a
Christmas dinner today. The greatest ex
emplification of this was seen nt the Madlscn
Square garden , where the Salvation Army
j fed thousands by the distribution of .1,000
j j baskets with food enough for five persons
| in each basket.
Salvation Army FeeilM 1'nor.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 25. The Salvation
Army fed I'.iJOO poor at a dinner today and
also distributed 1,500 baskets of provisions ,
which together are equivalent to giving a
dinner to each of S.OOO poor people.
MINERS DEMAND AN INCREASE
Ceneral StrlUe Threatened In Friince
May Involve One lliinilreil
ThiHiMitiitl Men.
PARIS , Dec. 23. At a meeting of 2,500
minors held today in St. Eticnno a resolu-
| lion was adopted in favor of declaring a
| general strike in the coal basin of the Loire
| | tomorrow morning. A sympathetic move
ment Involving 50,000 men Is feared.
The prosperity of the coal trade led the
miners to demand an Increase ot wages ,
shorter hours and a formal recognition of
the miners' federation by the companies.
The latter made ah offer of G per cent In
crease , but this was refused ;
Today's decision wen avv''jid l during a
cry of "Vivo la greve. " Disorders are an
ticipated. Already there have been slight
disturbances , particularly last evening ,
when the miners went In procession through
the streets ot St. Etlenne singing the "Car-
I j magnole. "
j Twelve thousand and five hundred lace !
workers are on a strike In St. Etienne for i
higher wages. Their Idleness involves that
of 35,000 other dependent workmen , making ,
with the miners , if the coal strike spreads , | i
as is expected , nearly 100,000. | I
Moreover , a number of factories and works i
will soon bo compelled to close , owing to ] |
the coal shortage. I
\eiv Kni'.nr ; in Inln Minor. | I
CONSTANTINOPLE , Doc. 25. The pre !
liminary convention for the construction ot | i
the railway between Koniah , capital of the | I
vliayet of the same name , in Asia Minor , | i
ami Bassorah , on the Shat-cl-Arab , In the [
pashallc of Bagdad , has been signed and j i
Dr. von Siemens , director of the Deutsche | |
bank , who obtained the concession from j
the Anatolian Railway company , left Con
stantinople today for Berlin. An agreement
has been concluded between the portc and
the Anatolian Railway company for an ad
vance ot 1,200,000.
1'ln 'ne In Kreneli I'eiuil Colony.
SYDNEY. Australia , Dec. 25. It is re
ported the bubonic plague has made Its ap-
pcnrnnco at Noumea , capital of the French
penal colony of New Caledonia. Ten Knn-
akas have fiiiccumbed to the disease and
four whites have been attacked , The dls-
ease is Bald to be spreading.
t
Onenr Wilde Mny I'luli. a Duel.
PARIS , Dec. 25. Oscar Wilde , who has i
for some tlmo boon living In Paris , may I
'
have lo light a duel. According to the
Echo dc Paris he became Involved In an j
altercation In a restaurant last evening
with M. Hichet , Iho explorer , and as a
result eards wcro exchanged.
SEVEN MEN SHOT IN DALLAS
Illooily ClirlHlmiiN Iteeoril for Texan
C'ltr Tivo Dead , Two DyliiK
anil Three Woumleil.
DALLAS , Tex. , Dec. 25. Dallas has not
known so many bloody affrays on Christmas
In many years ns have been recorded last I
night and today , j 1
Charles .Miller shot Waller Myers dead j i
on the Htrcot and lied. Ho surrendered to- j
day and claims ho tiliot In self-defcnso. i
Albert Hall got Into a quarrel with two
men named Edward and Murray Cecil , I
brothers , and ehnt the Cecils. EdwnrJ is !
reported dying tonight ; Murray will recover , j
Hall Is a fugitive. j
A negro , name unknown to the police ,
partially wrecked a Chinese restaurant lu !
Ervny street , with a dynamlto cracker. Ho
returned tonight und hit the Chinaman ,
Dock Conn , in the head with a brick. The
Chinaman turned to get a pistol and the
negro ran away. The Chinaman fired upon {
the first negro in sight and killed Jeff .
Thomas , an Innnppni hVHlnnilpr . The China- | ! !
man Is In jail.
John McMillan and Clay Patton are Buf
fering from bullet wounds and / . Phillip *
had n leg broken In three places by a bul
let. They arc white men and were attacked
in different parls of the city by men who
pBcnped and whoso Identity Is not known
to Iho police.
I'nhlle Kdneiiiom to .Meet.
ST. JOSICPH. Mo. . Dee 25.-AII the public
'ei'hools of the Missouri valley will bt : repre-
tented here Wcdm-Rlay at a i-oiivciuion
called by public odurators for the purpose
of forming n uthletlr association , foHuron
of wh'.oh may become a part of the i-urrlfii-
luni. Imloor and outdoor athletic ; contests
will bu encouraged.
Three Dead , Tu ent j-One Injnreil.
L'JS ' ANOKI.K-5 < 'nl . Dei23. . The l ! t of
caRunUles in the r.illr > Md u'ddt-ni m pu.
moni ; has srown tiiiife llrsi reports und nuw
immoer three dead and fwenty-one Injutvl
All of the people killed und Injured restdu
In this Mvtlon Tim killed are Monroe ]
TSurmati , Mrs. HOKO O'C'onnor and Al.lion I
INERStONTISUECRIinvi
Brmoll Mine Rescuers Almost Exhausted ,
Yet Hefuso to Quit.
PATHETIC SCENES ABOUT THE MORGUE
\Voiiicu unit Children. Flulit Frantle-
nll.v to ( ! it In CoriiNTH tin They Arc
1'nrrleil friini Shaft Families
of Dead Ineeil. .
BUOWNSVILL12 , 1'a. . Dec. 25. Work at
th Brazncll mines Is processing very'j
slowly. The country roads from Drowns-
vlllo to the mine arc almost Impassable
and there Is no telegraph or telcnhono con-
rt rt ncctjon with Braztioll , so all news from the
mind hns to lie brought overland. Knur
more bodies have been recovcled , but not
Identified. Some of the families of the
doomed men nro In n suffering condltlou
and provisions are being sent out by the'
llrownsvlllo uncrc-hants , as well as from
Unlontown.
The revised list of the recovered dead ,
nninborliiK t fifteen , and those missing and
almost I absolutely certain to bo In the mine
Is 1 as follows : Andrew Uasshlps , John
I'okella 1 , Michael llarbcck , Andrew Parai
j' I lieka ' , George Koselko. Henry Hnggar , Peter
Crosier ( , William Thomas , Michael Kohnll ,
i Samuel Meese , Albert Merco. Michael Magic ,
Ocorgo'KovIt < ! ! , Joseph Potsky , Joseph H.IK-
yar.
Known to be missing : John Hildas , John
Logos 1 , George Wasllko , Andrew Muscholl ,
Paul 1 Laundes , Thomas Kussl&k , Andrew
Tour.slzkl , Jcfoph Podolosky , James Joka-
lelisky , Andrew Yamtnzky , George Vosylko ,
Andrew Rapsch.
The men who have been working since Sat
urday to recover the bodies arc almost ex-
hnustcd , yet they refuse to give up and keep
at the grim work doggedly , though move
dead than alive.
The fact that last Saturday was pay
day at the mine and that there were no
empty wagons to load accounts for many nut
going Into the mlno that morning. Had
the accident occurred any other day there
would 'have ' been more than 100 men In
tlio mine and the result would have been
oven' morn appalling than it is.
The scenes about the morgue yesterday
and last night were such as to bring tears
to many a stout heart. As the burned and
bleeding 'bodies wcro carried from the shaft ,
wives and children would fight frantically
to get to the corpses and when held back
by strong arms would weep pitifully and
plead to be allowed to enter the morgue
and find their lost ones. It Is an occur
rence that can never be forgotten by any ono
wbo witnessed it. Some of the bodies have
been removed to their homes and will be
burled today.
A pathetic story Is told of little Albert
Meesei who died after being rescued. lie
lived only a few steps from the shaft. He
went to the window Saturday morning and
looked out , haying to his father :
"Papa , 1 guess there is no use of me go-
ins to work this morning , as there is no
loading. "
The father said he had better go and help
him feed the mules. They both started
out together and never returned to f'elr
home alive.
Sad , sad Is the Christmas day to many a
j j family about Braznell. In fact , the excite-
meut caused by the terrible accident , has
driven all thought of thf > holiday festlviI
tics from the homes of all who live In the
neighborhood , even these who have no
friends killed. The search for the bodies
still goes on.
The mine officials admit that two or moro
bodies are still in the mlno , but represonta-
of the Slavonic society have made a i
house-to-house canvass and report that eight
of their number alone are In the wreck
and how many others they do not know.
XiiUi-il I.lnhls Were IFm-il.
That naked lights and unlocked safety- j
lamps were used In the mine was officially ] I
confirmed today by Pit Boss Thomas Jones , ( ,
who made a statement which forms the most j ] ]
sensational chapter in the management of the I ;
mlno which has yet developed. Mr , Jones i
j
was asked If It were true that on Tuesday I !
morning ho issued a general order that the j
miners could dispense with safety-lamps.
"Yes , sir , " was the reply.
"Why dlil yon Issue the order ? "
"I considered that the mine was safe , as 1 !
the brakothrough had been fixed up. " I i
"Safety lamps were used before Tuesday ? " j
"Yes. "
"Is It true that some safety lamps in use
In the mine were not locked ? " i i
"Yes , It Is true that some were ot locked , ' ,
becaueo I thought the men who used them i
]
were competent to carry them unlocked. " j j
"Was that not contrary to the rogula- !
;
tlons ? "
i
"Oh , there rony bo n regulation , but men '
sometimes carry unlocked lamps where It I I
Is known that they nro experienced miners. " !
j
Mlno Superintendent IJoypr , when Informed - ! '
formed of the statement by Pit Boas Jones , ,
said :
"I know nothing of the order Issued on
Tuesday , but consider Jones a capable man ,
who knowH his business , and I suppose ho
used his judgment. "
A. S. Braznell , manager of the mine , said : 1
"I know nothing of such nn order. I
have no part In the direct management of !
the mlno , as our jilt ofllclals uro responsi
ble ! parties. The company haw no statement I
to make. " I
I
llellef for Ciirlxinnilo Wlilinvn. I
TACO.MA. Wash. , Dec. 25. A Ledger spe- j I
cial from Carbonado Bays : The Carbon I
Hill company gave J500 to each widow and .
$100 to each child of a miner killed In the i j
recent explosion. Mothers dependent upon
'
lost sons for support were iroatcd on the i
flame basla as widows. This donation of
Iho company represents a total of about
$10,000. Hcllef fund contributions from all i
parts of the state will amount to a Jargo
sum. I
SENATOR MORGAN IS ANGRY
Writes nn Open Letter to ( iovernor
.lohiiMton Severely frit lelHi-H the
Chief ICieentlve of Alahiiina.
BIHMINHHAM. Ala. . Dec. 25. Senator
John T. Morgan has replied to the open let
ter of Governor Johnston , charging thai cer
tain Indirect statements made concerning
his ( JoluiEton''i ) ronne'tlnn with the univer
sity land scandal upon .ho floor of the United
State hennte , were untrue. The reply crltl-
cltoa thu governor's action in conncctlgn
with tbo sale of valuable mineral lands of
the stuto university to the Sloss-Shefliold
Steel and Iron company. It continues in
part :
"You have attempted to put my statement
In a false and garbled way no that you could
make a denial of what you either invented
or profess lo have heard that I hove said
In the senate , knowing that you could not
deny what I did say. "
After quoting frum the Iterord the wordb
utcd in reference to the Alabama corpora
tions necking protection of the law : > of N < .v
Jersey. Senator Morgan continue *
"The charge IH dhiln < H and unambiguous
that you owned or had owned a lai e
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
folder anil Possibly Sn w ; Variable
Winds.
Teninerattire lit Oiniilin > ORlorilnj'1
Hour , Dew. Hour. Den.
amount of stock In mi Alabama corpora-
Hon t , 0110 of several that hud sold out their
'
properly j of every kind to the New Jersey
| company , ntul that this Alabama corpora-
| i tlon , 'IcaiU the procession' In ti tuonstur
monopoly , thai hail to Ictun Alabama to llml
home | ami shelter In New Jersey. You can
not ( misunderstand this charge , nor cun any
honest | , mnn mistake It. Ami as 1 stated In
the ( senate , you know tliat It Is strictly
! > true. "
I In conclusion Senator Morgan says :
| | ! "You doubtless Cccl vury strong lu your
| supposed ability to rule the state by the nm-
; j ehlnery | In your hands ; but very recent les-
j' I sans should admonish you that you are also
, 'subject ' ' to the power of the laws , state and
i federal , ami you cannot prows your defiant
! ' contempt of the rights of the state and
the people to complete KUCCI'SS. "
WRECK ON NORTHERN PACIFIC
j | Four .Men Killed and .Severn ! Injured
| In C'olllNlon .Venr llenr Month
Operator Mil lie * a Illniiiler.
BUTTE. Mont. , Dec. 23. A special to the
Miner from MUsoula , Mont. , says :
By H wreck ou the Northern Pacific this
morning about G o'clock , six miles east of
Bear Mouth , four men wcro killed and sev
eral Injured moro cr less seriously. The
dead1
ENGINEER 1C. B. UI1RIM.
FIREMAN C. A. DICKSON.
TWO TRAMPS , stealing n ride.
The Injured :
Drakoman Wallace Mix , who was seriously
scalded and bruised.
Hnglneer J. W. Becbc and Conductor L.
A. Yake.
Other trainmen were Injured , but not
seriously.
The operator at Bonltn allowed the freight
train from the west to pasc when It should
have been held on the siding.
The train from tbo west was a heavy ono ,
In charge ot Conductor Yake , with Engi
neer lUicim at the throttle. The west
bound freight was in charge of Conductor
McEachen und Engineer Becbo and was u
light train , a stock car containing seventeen
horses and the caboose making up the
train.
A man named IMckson and the tramps
were instantly killed. Rheim was fatally
hurt and died this afternoon at the Northern -
(
| i ern Pacific hospital. He was one of the
oldest eiiGineors on the road and leaves a
j i wife and four chlldicu.
i Brakeman Mix Is a .son of Miles Mix , a
I prominent citizen of Missoula. He is badly
j injured and may not recover. Conductor
j McEachen escaped with a tow slight
brulsc.-i. Engineer Becbo i badly cut up
but not seriously injured.
The cornnnr'b Inquest may reveal thu
identity of this two tramps. The horse car
| I was smashed to splinters and It is Incon
, ceivable how any ot them escaped , but only
I nilU ) were killed.
I As soon as the operator at Dunlin heard
' of the wreck he look to tbo hills and baa
,
i ' not been heard of. Ilo was a substitute.
i The wreck was not cleared away until late
j
this evening.
,
:
WOOD TO B..GI.V . WORK AT ONCE
j
iiyN Are lo He lteiiilreil | anil
School SyMem Will . \NO ! lie Im-
ined Ir. ( el ; lleorunn I * ! .
HAVANA , Doc. 25. All the stores in Havana -
vana closed at 10 o'clock this morning and
the rest ot the day wan devoted to con-
vlvlalitlos. Only two newspapers appeared
with the usual editions. Bands played on
iho Prado. Americans generally visited
friends , most of those having families here
giving dinners and Inviting others ot their
acquaintance.
General Leonard'Wood dined with Captain
L. M. Young , commander of the port , and
Mis. Young. II was remarked that seven
of the party dined together on Christmas
day last year at Santiago.
General Wood says ho Intends to begin
work at once upon the highways , which are
greatly in need of repair. This will also
pervo to give employment to a'large num- |
her of men.
The school system will also bo Immo-
dlaluly reorganized , Alex Fryo , superln-
tendunt of tbo Cuban achools , will be 10-
Inforce : ! with two or three commissioners. I
Thu judiciary will form the subjccl of' ' i
early attentions , particularly the jails and
the existing nystcm of keeping prisoner , ]
for months without trial. An order will
Issue directly that a complete lint of pris
oners held for trial bo furnished monthly.
Senor Pierra says :
"If thu United Slates really Intends to
fulfill the pledge of the Joint resolution
and to hand Cuba over to tbo Cubans PrcM-
ilcnl McKinley should outline the bafils
upon whlclMho Cubans could work In order
to form a government mich as the United
Slates would consider adequate. By doing
this ho would confer great benefit upon i ! '
Cuba , as most ot our people are keenly |
desirous of doing something toward forming j i
u government , hut arc Ignorant an to tbo ' |
best way to proceed. The leaders nlfio 1 I
.differ among thcniHolvoa. The < xlstlng po- ] 1
lltlrnl parties wnro originally iniemloj to
fducato our people in political methods ,
but , owing to disagreements between woll-
meaning politicians , erroneous Idius are
likely to bo sown In untrained minds. Theto
ideas must sooner or later be eradicated. "
FATAL QUARREL OVER POKER
Farm Hand Klllx a Carpenter n ( Wei-
don , III , ( IIUeiiH ( ireatly i\elteil :
and ii l.jnelilntf IH Feared ,
CLINTON , III. . Dec. 25. At 3 o'clock this
afternoon a murder was committed ot Wcl-
drn , ten miles fcouthcast of hero. Harry
Summers , Jr. , of Widdon , a carpenter , and I
"Doc" Mareuin , a farm hand near Dulnnd , In I
I'li.tt county , engaged In a quarrel In a
game of poker , when Ma re inn shot and killed I
Summers. Marcum was drunk at the tlmo
of the killing. He b > a Kentuckian and in
about 25 yetira old. His victim Is about
'iO years old und peaceable. He haw n
family. Murcum U unmarried and bad been
In Wcldon but once before. Ho WBR placed
In Jail ht-re HI 5 o'clock this evening.
Weldon hut * about COO people and is the
town In which Postmaster John A. Pace
killed William H. Taylor , December 28 , 1W5 ,
today's murder being three dayt before the
fourth annlvernary of the killing of Taylor ,
u ho was ul thut time a mi'mber of iho li g-
Ixiutuie
The iiiui/n were grra'ly e.Mited ami Mar-
mm wan hurried to f'uutun , at > it was ft-arcd 1
HU uiteuii'i would be made to lynch him
| < IK not Kmjv.ii MbC'lber ho has rt'lu'ucs in
1'iuu ' cOufl'y- '
iOUAKEOmiE COAST
Severe Enrtbquako Felt Through Southern
Portion of California ,
SIX SQUAWS KILLED ON SABOBA RESERVE
Two Fatally and Several Seriously Injured
by a Falling Wall ,
SAN JACINTO CENTER OF THE SHOCK
Brick Buildiugs Topjilo Over and Streets Are
Filled with Debris.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT FIFTY THOUSAND
Iteiioi't Hint Ton Inillnn-i Are Killed
Will It * ManeliiK I.III-KP Tonrlfil
Hull nt Ill-mil r ill I > e I'n-
eonllrmeil Death Hoi > ortN.
SAN JACINTO , Cal. , Dec. 25. A disas
trous earthquake occurred at 4:25 : this
morning. Nearly every two-story building
was wrecked .inl It Is estimated that the
dnmuRu will uggtegnte over $50,01)0. ) The
main shook was preceded by n loud , roaring
sound and awakened many just lu time to
escape from the doomed buildings. The busi
ness ntreet was such a wreck that tons of
debris had to bo removed before buildings
could bo entered.
At Saboba Indian reservation six squaws
were killed by falling walls , two fatally In
jured and many seriously Injured.
The shock caused dry artesian wells to
How larger streams than ever before. Con
siderable damage was reported In nearby
villages.
UlVEilSlD13 , Cul. , Dec. 25. Word re
ceived here today says that San Jacluto
Milfercd badly from the ahork of earthquake
this morning. Kvory brick building in town
Is badly damaged. The county hospital nt
Bovvers shared the fate of other buildings.
A report says that ten Indians were killed
at Sabobn by falling walls of a building
where a dance was being hold. The shoi-k
almost shook Hemlt to pieces. The dam
age Is great. There are but two chimneys
left In the town.
The shock was severe at Corona , but i
special damage Is reported , nsldo from sllgh
wall cracks. The shock was also severe ii
Pcrris and Moreno and In the latter place
brick buildings were damaged.
LOS ANOKLES , Cal. , Dec. 25. At 4:2.1 :
o'clock this morning a severe earthquake
shock was felt over a largo portion of south
ern California , thu undulations lasting about
twclvo seconds. The outlro center of the
shock appeared to have been nt San Ja-
clnto , a small town in Hlvorsldo county.
The1 business portion of San Jaclnto consists
of two blocks of two-story buildings , some
of which are built of brick. Ten or fifteen
buildings wcro damaged , chimneys being
toppled over and walls cracked and shaken.
Tim total damage at San Jaclnto and Hemlt ,
a smal ! town near by , is estimated at $50-
000.
San Jticliito SiinVrN.
The largo tourist hotel at Hcmlt was dam
aged and the hospital at San Jacinto also
Buffered. The rear wall of the Johnson
j i block at Hcmlt fell. No person was in-
I jured at either place , as far as known. The
shock was heavy at Santa Ana , Anaheim ,
San Bernardino , IllvcrRldc and other places ,
but no particular dnmago is reported ox-
cept. from San Jaclnto and Hemlt.
In this city no damage was done , though
Iho shock was particularly violent. The
houses here nro well filled with eastern
tourists and they wcro In many Instances
terrified at the unexpected disturbances and
rushed from I heir rooms in a fright. Wild
reports concerning the earthquake soon
spread llko wlldfiro and the telegraph and
telephone wires between this city and ad
jacent towns were kept busy handling In
quiring met > sages.
i : It was reported that several lives wore
i ' lost In the collapse of the hotel at Hemlt ;
! i and another rumor to the effect that six
! I Indians had been killed at the same place
j | but fortunately there was no truth In these
rumors of the loss of life ,
i
i SAN DIEGO , Dec. 25. The most sevcio
i ' shock of earthquake experienced in this
j city In fourteen years took place atK : > n.
I m. today and was accompanied by a loud
i rumbling noise. The taller buildings wcro
j badly shaken up and plaster was shaken off
and a few articles of household furniture
broken , but no serious damage done. A
high wave struck the beach on the ocean
front BOOH after the shock , but no damage
was done to whipping. A slighter shock fol-
lowed the first ono : i few seconds later ,
( Inlilie SI | iH Cloelin.
OUANfilJ , Cal. . Dec. 25. A severe shock
of earthquake was felt hero at1:25 : o'clock
tliln imornlng.
VBNTU11A , Cal. , Dec. 25. A heavy , pro
longed earthquake shock was felt hero thin
morning at 4:24. : Houses were badly shaken
and clocks Htoppcd , but no damage resulted.
The vlbratlonH worn followed by a high wind
ami a 'heavy ecu ,
SANTA ANA , Cnl. , Dec. 25. The severest
earthquake In years visited this section this
morning nt 4:25. : Third-story hotel guests
wcro almost rolled out of bod. Clocks were
stopped all over the city and the walls of
several brick buildings wore badly cracked.
Hundreds of pcoplo wore on the streets a
few seconds after the Hhock , omo appearing
In nlghtalcthcs and remaining up until
daylight.
NKEDMSS , Cal. , Dec. 25. A terrific shock
of oart'hquako waa experienced hero nt
4.25 this morning , slopping clocks , rattling
windows , breaking glass and giving the town
n thorough shaking up.
ANAHKIM , Cal. , Dec. 25. The heuvlcal
earthquake shock over known hero occurred
nt 4-25 thltt morning. H lasted hilly ten
seconds and was violent fiom the beginning
Lodging houses were emptied and the wtroets
wcro filled with Hhlvcrlni ; people. A num
ber of buildings were cracked , but no serious
damugo wax dono.
THIEVES STEAL MAIL POUCH
Found on Street liy Cleveland I'ollee-
niaii , Kmptj M > Nlery .Surroiiiul-
Inu the Hohliery.
CLEVELAND , Doc. 25. The police are
hard at work today trying to discover who
j Htolo and cut open a United Statca mall
pouch filled with outgoing mall. The bag
was clthor taken from a mall wagon or
from the Union tUutlon. It was found on
the strt t by a policeman , empty , Subse
quently It was learned thai a vacant room
on an upper floor at No. 22 Bank street bad
been used to cxamlnn the stolen mall.
The lloor was Uttered with open Ictieri *
and the other evidence Hint ( showed tlu <
the abbtruct''d Iclteis bad been thoroughly
I rilled.
'
It Is not known bow much booty lie
i thieves obtained or how they secured the
I pouch John Carroll has been aricetcd on
. msrlcion The police think ho was con-
| t'crnod lu the robbery.