THE OMAHA DAILY H H I
ESTABLISHED JIJXE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOTJNING , JANUARY 1. ! ! ) ( ) ( ) , snsrCrLi'3 COPY FIVE OMNTS.
GERMAN IRE AROUSE
Redress to Bn Demanded far Seizure
perial Mail Ship.
SENDS TWO CRUISERS TO DEUGOA BAY
Cabinet Mooting Called But No Hasty Ac
tion Will Be Taken ,
PRESS JOINS IN CONDEMNING SEIZURE
Government Questious the Eipbt of British
to Mabo a Search.
PASSENGERS AND DESTINATION NEUTRAL
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tin1 KinyiToi IIlulil * of .Nou-
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IinitMN. Dec 31 ( Nivv York World Ca
ble gram Special Telegram ) The news of
Iln > seUuro of the Hundesrath hari crcititl a
duration here 1 have been endeavoring
in obtain opinions of the representative
men rcgirdlni ; the event The foielgn of-
llce was ilcfod today und will be tomorrow.
The steps which have been taken to far are
the following The owners of the Biimlcs-
iiilh have lolegrnphed the foreign minister
und Impel Inl chancclloi , Infoimlng thc e of-
lUtiilH of the occurrence and that the Hrltls'i
cotnmindaiit at Durbiii refuses to glvo the
njasons fet the B'l/uro of the vechcl
The owners fnrthoi declare that , to the
best of their knowledge , the Ilundcsrath
lontalned no lontinband of war This Is
tbo piescrlbol method of procedure on which
the government takes aitlon Itnmcdlnteb
the foreign olllce repllod to the owners that j
the > had put thumselves Into oomniiinkntlon
with the British government on the sub
ject with the object of learning the reasons
on which the llrltlsh authoi Itlcs justified
theniselvos In taking this serious stcii The
Gorman Foreign office has not jet received
the Uritlsh reply
International law j ore here call attention
to the fact that Hngl ind , like the United
States , wns not a signatory party to the
Paris marine trcity of 185G. An English
ship vas therefore entitled to conllscato |
the propertj belonging to the Transvaal ,
oven when that property was not actually
contraband of wni , but It Is extremely |
doubtful , they Kay , whether this right can
bo exercised on the German Imperial mall
boat on the high sens or outside of Delagoi
biy More especially when the blockade of
the bay hna not been declared
A great nmoiint of Indignation Is ex-
prersed In tbo newspapers of all shades of
opinion , nil calling on the government to
demand icdrcss or compensation for the .
'
net described as chaiacterlstlcally Uritlsh.
U H licllovbu lioro. thai Cngluml will .Uoltlj
declare a blockftda of Dclngoa ba > .
GERMANY TO HAVE REDRESS
Ciililiii'l lU-odiiK' to < "OHHIT !
of < h < - Iniiii-rliil Hull
Stcnint'i.
DRRLIN , Dec. 11 Regarding the seizure
by the Uritlsh cruiser Maglelenno ot the
Impcrlnl mall steamer IJiindcsratli ot the
German Cast African line , a high official of
the German 1'orelgn olllce , who wns Inter-
vlowed by the coirespomlent of the Assocl-
titc-cl Press toda ) , sas
"Silence must bo preserved at present
concerning the actual status of the negotia
tions which have been begun with Great
llrltnin about the mutter. Appropriate steps
have been taken , of which Gcrmnny will
await the result. The matter Is regarded
by Germany as of the utmost Impoi tance ,
bccnuso seriously involving the rights of
neutrals "
This nftcrnoon the foreign sccretnry ,
Count von Uuolow , conferred nt the Foreign
office with his olllclal advisors nnd then
joportcd to the emperor.
A cabinet meeting will consider the seiz
ure It ! also asserted In government cir
cles that the Uritlsh right of senrch Is
fUf"itloni'd | nnd 'that ' In any event the Brit
ish light to stop passengeis , whether they
intend to fight for the Uoers or not. ia
Btrcnuousl ) disputed , as the vessel upon
which they vvero Is neutral and the terrl-
toi ) to which they were proceeding , namely ,
Dolagon bay , Is nlso neutral
Redress , It Is asserted , will bo Insisted
on by German ) .
I'ri'KN Co n < lo ni n N IlrlllNlitlon. .
The Geiman prc > - today unanimously con
demns Uritlsh action In the Hundesinlu
Rciniro. which Is characterised as "nn In-
bianco of gioss liiBolence" and as"cnlcn -
latod again lo illustrate the need of n
powerful Gel man nav ) lo render such over-
hcarancc on the part of Dngland Impossible
in the future "
The National Xcltung strongly aigues that
Kngliind had no right to interfere with the
Dundimath and i > xprcssoH the hope that
Hho has not adopted n flexible theory re
garding contiiiband j
I'liu Lokal An/olgrr surniUes that there
must hnvo been n serious quarrel between j
the commanders of iho Hundosrath and
the Maglclonuu before the latter olllcer
overstepped hU prcrogutlvo In cairyins
off the steimcr , " nnd uxpiesses the hope
thai Germany will " .ipecdll ) enforce the
joleiflo cif the vessel. "
1'ven the model ate Vonsl clio tfcltung
tills the proceedings "characterUtlc English
Insolence" ami adds that "tho whole atti
tude of the English before Delagoa bay pro-
Mjkrn , t general jirotest "
It U ( dgnltlcnnt Hint today the German
riottc'iiviTc'ln distributed In HerlinUO.OOO
copies of a strongly wordevl pumpblot point
ing nut the need of n strong German nav )
1'rom \\oll-liifoinird nuthorlt ) It Is
U ni nod that piellmliiar ) negotlatlonti have
been going on between German ) and Gie.U
llrllnln lu L-'iuloii for iho p\pre3s purpose
of extending the a ope of the treaties re
garding the PortugniMo coluiiles The Asl-
ntli colonies of Poitugnl are not comprised
In tin ) extension proposal.
Vliinlfcito from funUN n llnin.
The VorwnertB today published the alleged
titi of a lieu- manifesto fiom Hmperor
Ni holart against the Increase of naval
jMmameuU , which It Is said , lip will pto-
mulgatu on the llrbt day of the Russian now
The Vor worts' publl&itlou ropntxiuls the
o/or a oouvunliiK anotlict International LOU-
fiicjce to connlder tbU particular quusUou.
'Tliu Ktwral rvubllappfiirx to have ao-
trmocl the nunlft > to ns genuine , hut on In
quiry at the foreign ofiUo It was us orialmM
thii' tlie tudu'ftctu IB bogxid I'rom other
i-oiini' usiuill ) ftll Informed the correa-
| iy , dmt ot tliw AnBoiluti'd L'fcti3 Icurud that
HIP Voerwartg meant the whole thing as n
honx nnd an an ironical reprimand of Iho
government
ll } r lloiii'j MnrkPl.
ho monlhl ) settlement on Thurs < lay ,
smoothly , the money mar-
ens ) Money Is now
rates , London cx-
exports of gold
ly three trillions for ex
port were takelT'dlrcctly from the Udells'
bnnk. Lnst vvrek romp gold was Imported.
The financial papers point out that the
rnso with which llrrlln has pns cd the cloio
of the ) ear demonstrates the solidity of the
Gormnn money market The explanation
offcTed Is that Germany took the most cor
rect view of the war In South Afrlcn nnd
Us effects , making preparations for months
ngalnst the v early settlement Hence spcc-
ulatlvo engagements were reduced to the
minimum Nevertheless It Is understood
that the demands on the Holrhs' bank last
week were enormous.
The Chamber of Commerce reports and
Iho press reviews for 1ST > pronounce this
the best jcar Gel man ) ever hnd
I'ri'NN nn Dclniton lln > 'Irrnt.i.
IIHHLIN , Dec. SI Despite Iho semi-mil-
clal disavowals , several of the leidlug Ger
man pipers bellovo In the existence nf a
secret treaty concerning Delagoi hi ) , hut
they discredit the statement cf the Loknl
Anzclgcr regarding Us nituro.
Tlip Hamburgl.scher Corrcsponden/
"Tho treaty has no dellnlto form , nnil It
would only come Into force In case Poitugnl
should consent to ell n portion of her
colonies It la confined solel ) to her Afri
can possessions Uiissla has seen the treaty
nnd has offered no objections "
WILL MAKE A FINAL SORTIE
Itrlllsli lU'iiortcil I'rciiiirlnu : for a
1,11st Illlor' nt liinlv-
Ninltl : .
LONDON , Jan 1 A dispatch to the
Dally Mail from Lourem'o Marnuez , dated
Dcccmbei 23 , saS
It Is reported from Ladvsmith , by wa ) of
Pictorla , that the ItrillEh nio destrolng
their heavy cannon pi lor to a final sortie
'Iho transvaal ngents hero have bought
up nil tha available milk , sugni and colfeo
They have managed to get laigo orders sent
for shipment hero by Trench and Germ in
Hteamera Pilces have advanced HO per cent
In consequence , and the stocks are very
shoit Something of n famine Is threatened
The Hiltlsh government Is stopping all con
signed lieiii from coast porl
Several members of the VolKbiaad meet
every stcimer , doubtless to gl\o further or-
dcrs
I'oitugal Is doing her best to maintain
neutrality , but foreign opinion In Louren/o
Marqucz Is in favor of assisting the Uoers
to hecuro food supplies
Ilorr Pot , the Transvaal minister hero , is
losing Llojds agoncj and the agencj of 'he
Castle and Hucknall steamer lines
IK ccnseiuenco of the position ho holds
ACCESiON TO BOER RANKS
MtiitPlt c I'or t'rnf of Pnrinors III
\rjhj < Io Dlntrirt .loin Them
LONDON , Jan 1 The Dally Mall pub-
llslios the following dispatch from Cape-
( own
i-JIntty-fuo per cent of the Cechuana
farmers In the Vryhde district joined the
Doers , helping them loot stores north of
Orange rlv or.
They also undertook to Invest Mafcking
whllo General Cronjc's men went south to
meet Lord Mcthuen
The government of Hechuanaland Is being
administered ns If the Dutch had been In
possession for ages
. \UTIMnill IH'131 , VT I * UM SMITH.
IlrltlHliiinl IlntliT } HIIKIIKCN Ilot-r
CIIIIH on liiilMiinn.
( Cop ) right , 1SD. ) by Press PublMilnp Co )
LADYSM1TH , Dec. 28. by Uunner to
Kreere Camp , Dec 31 ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Last night
the patrol of the Doers along the railway
nonr Surprise bill opened ( lie on n false
alarm. The fire was taken up b > the Doers
In Donga , south of Surprise hill Then the
Doers on Thornhlllsbell kopjes bla7ed away
vlolentl ) , firing which revealed that Sur
prise hill Is guarded by three lines of pick
ets nnd also showed that the Doors nro
In a nervous condition While they fired our
3.000 Uritlsh detained their reply. The
whole force stood to aims
The big guns on Telegraph hill also fired
this morning nt dawn The British naval
battery on Junction hill opened fire on Dul-
| I vvaan with four , seven and twclvo-poiind-
ers , not aiming nt the guns , but nt the gun
|
nel's , who had been absolved leaving the
| ' casements for their guns The ) fired six
shots within five minutes
The Bulwunii Cieusot has been silent all
da ) and It Is picstimod man ) of the gun
ners wore killed Two big explosions were
hcaid ) ostcrdi ) In the dliectlon of the uill-
wa ) It Is supposed the Doors destroyed
the line from Suipilse to Dlaiuvvbank
STUAHT.
Iiloiitt'iiniit Dill/Hi Wiiiiuili'il.
( Cop ) right. 1VU , by Press Publishing- )
LADYSMITII. Dec 27 ( Dy Runner to
Trero Camp ) , Doc 31 ( New York World
Cablegiam Special Telegram ) The Boom
are shelling exaspeiatedly The ) th ew 170
I sheila before 0 n in yesterday , without
counting the Mnxlins. They killed onn
coollo and wounded several.
This mornlUE they began later , but the
rate was similar Ono shell from n Dulwain
Crousot got into the ofilclal mrtw of the
Devoimhlrcs.
At Junction hill they killed Lieutenant
Dilre'll and vvoundtd eight other oIllcerH
Another ahell Killed three horsei at
tod.i ) llulwaan batter ) tluew fifteen
miln ! ) at eatllo The Dlauwbink twelve-
I pounder nt Telcgiaph hill and u Creusot
I howitzer vvero also icmnrkably active. No
further damage
The shooting Is much moro Inegular and
there Is no concentration of Jlro , Indeed , the
Doer tactics bedpenk Hl-temjier
There Is considerable sniping dally bcond
Observation hill
Christmas passed delightful ! ) vvllh sporls
| nnd other amusement The men are much
'
'cheered b ) the persistent nimom of
Hcnurul Methuen H succei'scvs anil General
llullor'a Improved position , which are re
ported here The Hours decluro the war la
call ) beginning , which U certainly our
opinion The queen's message was received
Christmas with toirlfic cheers and demon
strations
The fighting troops are In the highest
spirits The deaths fiom shell Ilro has no
moral effect , only the hope that the present
patltnco will b i awarded by a chance ol
p.ijing off the hoav ) score agalmtt thu i
Beers Hie deaths from d)3iuilury und I
enteric fever are averaging four to five dally
Tlio troops show health equal to any Afiltun
town at thlh season of the year. The rainy
sr&son IH beginning in enrnet. '
The Doors uie nou using ammuultlon of
very recoil t dale , also firing cbrapnel with
percutydon fuses rlr ) ! > d vvllh odd blta of Iron ,
lead niid other jagged uoxious material ,
' STIMHT.
Ltd POINTS OUT SUCCESSOR
Cardinal Gotti Designated1 by His Holiness
as tbo Next Pope.
FAMOUS GENOESE MONK OF GREAT PIETY
Ill-nil < > f the Cliuri-li Itcturit * 'llinnliH
lor AlilllM tit C Ini'l MIC ! ( ( ! -
i-i-nt CVrriii n > nt wl.
1'l'tlT'N.
HOMi : , Dee 31. It In assorted that the
pope , after the recent ceremony of opening
the holy iloor at St. Peter's cathedral , ml-
dressed his Intlm.ite ontour.igo nnil MM-
"I thank dl\lno Providence for granting
mo the grace of being nblo to celebrate
this great function , nnd \\lsh 1 for my suc
cessor , grandeur and n long reign , to the
greater glory of Ood.
"My successor will bo ) oung , as comparul
with my o\\n age , nnd will hnvc time to
sen many glories of the papacy and the
chinch "
Lntoi I.co clearly designated Cardlnil
Gholamo Mm ID Gottl , prefect of the cotigrc-
i gallon of Indulgences and sacred relics , as
I hla successor
Cardinal Gottl Is n famous Genoese monk
nnd Is a mm of great piety and moilistj
No\\ about Cl ) onrs of age ho his always
lived the life of an ascetic and de plte the
dignity of a prince of the church ho always
sleeps In a cell and o" a bird mattrc s.
j
CHURCHILL FELLS OF FIGHT
( "orrcMiiitniliMi ; I.\-M | ( .rnplilc
1 1 i"H' i lit | Ion of < iiplo. < \rnioiTil
'I'rr.ln nt t \ tHfA .
( CopMlght , 193. b > 1'iess PllblKhlng Co )
LON'DON , Doc 31 ( Noworl , World
i Cablcgiam Special Telegram ) The South
African mulls bilng lettois from Winston
Churchill , uiidci dtito of Pretorli , November
1'j Ho writes of the aimoied trnin bnttla
as followii
"Tho Hocrs held theli tire until the train
reached tint part of the track nearest their
position , when Immediately over the reir
Uuck , whole I rode , a huge white ball of
smoko" spiting Into being , preceded only by
sudden Hashes from the top of a hill
"The Iron sides of the truck tnngcd with
the patter of bullets The Uoers hnd opened
lire fiom a Inrgo field with rlflos and a
' maxim with small shells The engine dilver
| put on full steam nnd ran piat the .souo of
I j ilro nnd round a curve , striking a huge loeU
I on the track The llrst truck , containing
the tools and guard , sprang In the air and
foil , bottom up , on the embankment.
"Tho Uoor guns changed their position nnd
opened llio ignln The rifle flic came pourIng -
Ing from three sides of the wreck
"I climbed out of the armored car and tan
forwaid nnd as I passed the engine n shrnp-
ncl Bhell burst , hurling the contents with
n rasping rush through the air The engine
driver Jumped from the engine , but I pei-
lunded him to return nnd he did so after
the first panic
"The first thins to be done was to clear
the wreck and hick the engine to relieve the
strain , and tbo second paitlally derailed
truck v\ns thrown from the track , Captain
Unldanc In the meantime rcplvlnp to the
fire with rifles from the rear of the armored
truck
j
"The operation of clearing the trick took
j many minutes Volunteers for help were
' '
called for from the tioops in tbo armored
car and four or five Dublin ruslleers responded -
| ] sponded ,
" .As man ) wounded as possible" were piled
on the engine or standing In the cab or 1)-
lug on the tender or clinging to the cow
catcher Shells fell Into wet eirth , thi owing
up white clouds and bureilng with terrific
detonations overhead or struck the engine
and Iron wreckage * beside the Held guns ,
I | which proved to be llf teen-pounders
I I "Tho 'Mnxlm ' continued to work , its little
'
shells striking with an ugly thud and ex
ploded with stirtling bangs On all sides
hero and there men dropped on the ground.
Several screamed and cried for help
) j "Suddenly n private soldier , disobeying all
| j orders , waved a white handkerchief and the
| i Uoers Immediately ceased to fire and a dozen
horsemen boldly rode down the hill and
dashed among the soldiers along the line
calling on them to surrender , although our
troops were still firing Tor my pnit , after
some moments of wild excitement , the de
tails of which are Indistinct to my mind , I
found nisclf on the engine , fiOO jnrds down
the line in n crowd of wounded Ah I thouglit
only the wounded should bo carried I jumpel
out on the tiack
' Scarce ! ) had it ho locomotive moved on
when I found mself alone in the shallow
cutting No soldiers weio in sight
i " 1 saw two Hoers earning down and
turned and ran. Two bullets passed mo
within a foot on each side 1 thing myself
on thu bank of the cutting It gave no
covci I tcok another glance at the pur
suers , ono wus kneeling lo aim Again I
darted forward nnd again two soft kisses
Micked the air , but nothing sliuck mo 1
scrambled out of the cutting nnd ran away
from the track A horseman galloped up
on the o'her side of tbo track nnd vvnveil
his aims T wns i press correspondent and
without an ) arms , so I surrendcied nnd wns
i herded with the other prisoners"
I Churchill defcilbes his tilp to the Doer
capital and pays the Doers n high compli
ment for theli considerate tieatiiiont of the
prisoners.
FEAR DISLOYAL COLONIALS
Caint'lilmi * llrlllhh 'lnU ' ! < < > r > 1'ro-
flllltlllll tl > MIPIIII'XH III ! I | l-
CAPHTOWN , Dec 28 Colonial authori
ties are using ever ) precaution to prevent
nn Inaurre.ctlon on the part of dlt > loal Dutch
In Capo Colon ) and to supptess a lining If
cno should occur Mv or ) where the Hrltlah
colonists aie being organized Into homo
guards , drilled , armed and icad ) to net In
their respectlvo localities , should armed
Dutch colonials gather
The theory Is that the Diltlsh home-stay
ing colonials should bo fully prepared to
cope with the Dutch colonials without the
aid of regulars.
The alertness of the IlritUh makes united
action of the pro-Iloeia difficult. The )
must slip nway singly and In small groups
to join the entmiy's forces Tlio authorities
have been Informed of ninny centerx of ag ta-
tlou. wlikh It Iti considered undesirable to
particularize , but there Is nothing llko con
certed action apparent over wide districts
The- case of Mr. Mlchan , solicitor to the
i De lieera company , who Is accused of tieu-
jfon , acquires Increased Importance as he
bus been transferred from the custody of
the civil authorities here to the military
authorities at Do Aar Hl high position
causes the Dutch to watch his case keenly
Parties of lloeru have been operating some
seventy miles south cf Lurd Methuon's posi
tion IloerH appeared an Christmas day near
( he rulltttiv , abcut twenty nine miles youth
of Do Aur. A force of the Uuko ot Kdln-
burgh's Own volunlcvis prepared lo engieo
thorn , but the enemy retired
Another pnrty Hred Into n British patrol
camp during the night of Wedncedn ) , De
cember 27. This was near Victoria road
\n attempt was made not fur from that
point to damage the railway One man wns
caught In the net nnd shot.
A similar attempt wns made between Mul-
tlersolcl nnd Klnpmuts , but the -would-bo
vvieckers escaped. Llko nttempts nre re
ported from several other points , i\i-
dently small pirtlcs of Doers or Dutch
colonials hnve been to Ing to Interrupt the
movement ot traluo. but thus far they hnvo
been b.ifllcd by the elaborate llrltlah pi-
trolling
In ono case n patrol of regulars fired on
n pitrol ot colonials. The latter vvero wear
ing broad brimmed hits nnd were mlstnken
' by the llrltlsh for Uoers No casmtllcs oc
curred , but in conscuuenco of the Incident in
j
order has been Issued requiring all clashes
of troops to wear helmets.
ROUND WASHINGTON'S PEW
Mniitiili- Seniors li1 Lliiirt-li Aliirt -
HIM I'liiM-riil Dci'iirri'i ! DIMllnn -
ilri'il 1 t'irs.no. .
NI5W YOUK Dec. 31 Membeis of the
various Misoiiic lodges In this clt ) oom-
memoratcd the one hundredth nnnlvorair )
i
i of the death of George Washington today by
I religious services In the historic churches
I of the metiopolls , most totnbl ) lu St Paul's
chapel of Tilnlt ) parish , where the contcn-
j ! nirv of the Hist piesident's death wns 10-
j i centl ) celebrated with a patriotic dlspla )
j 1 The other churches lnp which the spec ! il
| Masonic dcvotlrnil scrvl"es took place were
the St Andrew n * Piotestant episcopal
church , tbo rointh Avenue Preshtcrlan ,
the Haptlst Chinch of the nplplmn ) . the
Hnmlltcni Grange Hcformi-d church , the Tre-
mcmt Congregational and tl.e Church of the
Savloi
Plve h mid led members of the Masonic
frntcinlty also mnrcbed to the Temple
nmnnuel , where special services were con
ducted by Dr Slhoiman
These special religion ! services vvero held
nt the lequest of Grand Ma'-tei Wright D
Pownall of the state of . \v York
Perhaps the most Inteiostlng of the vail-
ous services were those held by the Tree
Masons of the lodges of the SKth and Sev
enth Ma ° onlc districts at St Paul's church
The Masonic f uncial services over Wash
ington were held In the church Decombei
31 , 17'fl ) Toda'o servliea were held at . !
.o'clock The church was filled far beond
Its piatlng capacity The service was con
ducted by Hev Dr G. Hi Vaiidewater , grand
chaplain of the grand lodge , assisted by
Hov W Montague Geer.jjlev Hobcpt Morris
Kemp nnd Hev T J Crcsb )
'
With the exception ot the Christmas
greens there was no special decoration
Washington's pew was dinped with the na
tional colois and was unoccupied Dr Van-
dew ater preached a brief sermon In which
ho referred to the life cf Washington , the
Influence of his life on the American na
tion nnd the lessons taught b ) his career
Memorial services were also held by tbo
lodges of the rorth Masonic dlstilct in the
i grand lodge 100111 of the Masonic temple ,
this clt ) , In Iho afternoon. Grand Master
George H. Phillips told of the sei vices held
100 ) eors ago In St. Paul's chapel On the
table was the bible , presnvcd by St. John's
lodge , upon which Wamfngton took the
oath of office at hlr t. , "Jmi'Kuratlon In
this clt ) The bible was the ono then In
use in St. John's lodge. Hlght Key. J. T
Pate ) of 9i Luke's delivered the address on
Washington
DIED AS PREDECESSOR DID
AVntor Trout Hi'iiortcr oil n Snii
I'miit-lico > M Mynn T IM Acrl-
SAV \NC1SCO , Dec .11 HIll.ird T.
JohnEon , a ropoiter on the Chronicle , was
found dead In a bath tub at h's ' lodgings
) csterdny morning The tub was full of
water and appearances Indicated that John
son hnd tainted and fallen Into the wnter.
His feet were enensed in a pair of slippers
,
nnd the bath towels had recenll ) been used
Ho was known to have been a .sufferer from
heart d'Hcase
Johnson came to San rrane'seo ' with the
Kansas volnntecis as the correspondent of
a Knnsn.s Clt ) paper , and nftor the regiment
i sailed for Manila he secured i position on
the Chronicle through Will A Snow , who
had known him In the east Snow was
drowned while attempting to boaid the
tratwport Tartai carrying the Kansis
tioops. two months ago Snow , at thi ; lime
1 of his death , was wnteifront reporter for
the papci and JohnEon succeeded him
BANKRUPTS IN GOTHAM TOWfo
Total of Mli'L' ( < MillloiiN In l.ln-
lililtl.-N During 1SW ! Itc-lli-l for
Tl'TNIllllllN ,
NUW YOUK. Dec 30 Petitions In bnnk-
ruptc ) to the number nf 1,691 have been
filed with the clcik of the United States
district coinl , this ill ) . In 181 ! ) Tbo total
liabilities. In lound nnmbeis , were ? C1.000-
000 , and the abscts wire estimated at $9 -
000000 The lattei fignro is nominal , ns n
considerable poitlon of the assets was old
book accounts which proved valueless Dis
charges numbering l,20fl were gianted this
) ear , icllevlng the bankrupts from debts
These debts nre wiped out completely and
tbo happ ) bankrupts have no further fear
of the sheriff in nny part of the United
States. This Is especially pleasing to actors
and theitrlcal managers who have to travel
j nil over the country nnd hnd to do a grcit
of dodging undei Iho old state bank-
riiptc ) lawa Tw enl ) -four actors and act
resses and thirlIho managers have filed
i petitions Hlnc-o the baukruptc ) act was parsi1 1
'nnd ' the majority line received their dls-
'
charges.
Pour petitions were filed In which the lia
bilities exceeded $1,000,000 each.
( olili'Nt Wrlltln-r of Si'iiMin ,
SIOUX FALLS. S D Dee 31 ( Special
Telegram ) The coldest weather thus far
I this winter Is being experienced here
, ThemometorB IBM night registered 10 and 12
I below zero
t lili'iiK" Mr > until to riiimiiit'l.
CHICAGO Dec -An4iiiMiiont ba\o -
I be on oomnlfted for the fourth annual ban-
| iiuct of UD W J Uonn IfiiKiio of t'lili igo
i It will bo held at thw ri > < inanl house Sat-
urcbi ) nUht .ind Coluicl Kiaii who has
attended overs fuiet given by the orgnnlzi-
! tloti , will bo the uuosl of honor anil "rlncl-
pnl speaker I'lites will bo laid for 5l per
sons enl ) the oxptllemo of lust veur hav
ing cnnvlmod the maiiagors of the iiffalr
ttiit It Is iinv Ise lo hold the dlnnor In HC < -
i tlons or attempt to aeconiniodntf all pomors
Tin Hat of H'M'akcrs will Include the fol-
biwlnp W J Hi ) n n NHir.isK.i. Cato Soils ,
Iowa < 'arter II Harrison ( "hjeigo ( jo\-
01 nor Demon McMllllii , Tonnossio Seriatoi
I'hailen A riiltxTMun Texas ux-Juvernor (
llo e Texas , Jume-e ! A JIull | un Kontuc kj
( Jon ral JO PII D Dm Wisconsin. Sam ,
uel tl Dathvvork MKIiliiun , Or Howard S
T ) lor Chloapo
Cold ni'iitlii'r Vli'lliu nt lli'lrnll ,
! UirniOITMlth Dec -Alphonwo
, Hemnke a d IS , 's tbo victim of the told
iwiathcr In Detroit He vsas found frozen
1 to death t'orlv toda ) Juut one MIUUIO from
i hie home He hud IJMII Been ajl\f whin ho
tar'e d from u sale m i ilu nelKhuorho J J
f/r his h me II. m. k. 8 hi-nd was li.u'b
iu > from the effttis < ? a fall ml U wus at
llrst ( luutlit tha * IK U > d lu
NEW YEAR DAWNS BRIGHTLY
Prcmituro Olangins of Bolls and Tooting of
Horns by Enthusiasts ,
MIDNIGHT MEETINGS IN THE CHURCHES
M-rmiiMN , Sitnu nnil I'rmoilu Oiniilin
riitirelirx null ( irnrinl or\niton
of ( tic ! ) } Simrlni * Tlci'tlnn
nt Dr. JfniKC-ut'N Cliuroli.
With the clanging of hells nnd mating of
horns the } car 1100 was clamorously wel-
coined Into Omaha.
;
liven before the hands of tl p various
tow ni olocka reached the 12 o'clock point ,
the old fiio bell on No. 3 engine' house , thru
hid nc1 be-on In use since tho'l'lrst Ne
braska bo)8 returned home , begin sounding
out a general alarm
This was followed by church bolls nil
.over the cltv , with the linn ! addition of the
bells In the High school mil postolllco
clocks , which , sti ingely enough , letirscd to
ring out In unls n
Down town a crowd nf rounders started a
I recession nround I'nrnam and Douglns
streets us a tin-pin brigade , inlng this
'means ' cf demonstrating their gladness over
the New Year S birth
The people who had gathered In Un
churches for mass or midnight watch nci -
i i cepted the tolling bells as the signal for tlielr
' '
and then dl perscd to their homes
i Not In ninny days wete the last cars so
i i well patronlrrd
I j As a mutter of ract all the uoho nnd
i , church services were nbend of time , for thov
failed to tnko Into account the difference be
tween our standard and meridian time ,
which mnkcs midnight In Omaha In reality
homo thirty minutes Intel than Indicated on
the clock dials The real advent of the
New Year , oi the new oontur ) . If so/ re
garded , VVCH therefore ushered In in feilen-e
and without demonotraUon
Among the special oidcrs for The Dee of
today's Issue Is ono from n man In Germany ,
j who Is githeilng copies of all the rocog-
iibed dnll ) American nowspnpcis bearing
| date of Jammiy I , IBOO It is needless to
add tl-it The Bee will bo piopeil ) repre
sented In this unique collec'lon
t'huri'lii'N L'cli'lirittt' .
Omaha churches veo goncrall ) celebrated
the birth ot the New Yoai A large per
centage of the chtiich population of the clt )
wns awake at midnight , cngiged In prnei ,
for numerous watch meetings were held In
nearly all cf the churches New Year su-
mons woio preached ) c terda ) , In some
houses of worship at both morning and
cv onlng Ecrvice
It was peril ips by tlmel ) calculitlon , 01 It
may have been simply a coincidence , tint
the coming of Now Year found Rev Ch i"o
of the rirst Methodist church preaching the
j last of his Lories of scrmo- on the subject
I "Things Which Omaha People Ought to
' Quit Dcforo 1900 " Rev Chase has been for
several week delivering Sundny night sei-
mons on this topic ami he barely escaped
i tinning over Into the Now Year. These aei-
moiis hnve attracted much attention and
under his general topic ho has talked on
some tlmoly Issues , such us "Quit Going MI
Debt. " The finale of the series was "Quit
Trilling with Human Drailr.v " This ser
mon vva.s a part ot iho watch meeting at
the First 'Methodist ' church
AJ. Trlnlt ) cathedral theie was midnight
holy communion , at which the venerable
Dean Fair presided. In his characteristic ,
gentle and imprcuslve manner. Dean Pair
led his pailshloneerb in welcoming the New
Year There will nlso be communion at the
cathedral nt 10 30 o'clo-k this moinlng.
j Sei vices incident to the occasion woic also
held In othei Episcopal churches and com-
niunlou will bo celebrated todav
I At St. Mar's Avenue Congregational
church there was no witch meeting , but In
lieu thereof a sunrise prayer meeting was
announced for this morning The youngoi
members of many otlrcr churches In the
southwest part of the city accepted luvita-
tlons to attend tbo sunilse meeting
I
| "What simll tin. l-iifuri' lift"
j One of the most tireless worl.cis In the
celebration of New Year's among the Omaha
clerg ) , was Rev Charles W Savidgo , pastor
of the People's church Theic a lenglb ) program -
gram was carried out In the forenoon Mr
Savldge preached on "A Retrospect , " and at
night his subject wns "What Shill the I"u-
turo lie' " The watch meeting was well
attended Addresses weie made , In addition
to Rev Snvldges sermon , b ) Rev Gcorgo
Duck , \ L Howard and S D Goodalc Spe
cial music was rendered
i Calvai ) I ) iptht eliuich had a watch meetIng -
Ing , at which Ihcro was song and prayer
and speaking Rev. Amloreon , the pistor
delivered a seimon on the Importance of
taking advantage of the future
I Thcie wns a notable service ai SI John's
Catholic churcht midnight high majs
vas celouiatid and those who dcilied .e-
ceived hoi ) communion Pope Leo XIII
granted this pilvllego a. few week ago In
older that thanks ma ) bo i dinned to God
for Hit ; goodness tliiough the ccntiii ) that
IB now drawing to a close , and that by the
solemn rites the pcoplp nniy bo Mtreiigthone.il
to do battle for good in the centur ) to come
Supplemental to the midnight pen Ice , which
was special In its nature , there will bo the
usu il Now Year's mass toda )
1 Rev. H C Herring , pastor of the Plrst
Congregational church , took foi his topic
nt the Sunday evening Boivlco , "A. D 1'jOO "
There were also special features In the music
applicable- the season
I In many of the other churches watch
meetings vvero hold , nnd those who did not
wait for the birth of the new year had
elaborate seivlccs both morning and even
ing BO tint In the aggregate the cclebra-
I lion of IHOO in Omaha was never eclipsed
i by any former yoni
i A New Year's praer meeting will be hold
Jin the Iccturo room of the I'lrst Presbtcrlan
lelmich. Seventeenth and Dodge streets , this
i morning from 8 30 to 0 30 o'clock
/rtir1 : ! ! ! : is it'iron \ ucm iitun.
,1(1- , * . Cl > di- ( In ; t iMoi'lI I'ri'iiitlK-N nn
| Ml Illicitly Ml'll til .fl-NllN.
i "Hrlnglng Men to Jesus" was the subject
I of Hov. Cldo Cli ) CisscH's morning BT-
mon at Hnnsoam Park Methodist church
The speaker told the story of Ancliow. Hit
fisherman , nnd haw ho had brought hit *
brother to Jesus Men can not nlwaB b"
i brought to Jesus by the hundreds 01 In mill-
1 tltudcs , the spanker said , but by persistent
i t-ffort they ran bo brought ono by ona. two
by two and fo on , until at last ihoru will
bo a multitude
'It doesn't all depend on the prenchcig ,
1 this bringing men to . ( onus " said Hev Cl -
| sell , ' for every Individual la a pulpit , livery
| man and woman can talk for Jeens , nnd the
I Influence thua comblnsd Is far-reaching"
I Along till * line the speaker talked at length ,
impressing upon hi * hoarera the noconsWy
for oil eh ono < o be up nnd doing
I'rellmlnui/ his sermon Hov Olwall
said the now year was a favorite time for
! making iiwolutlont. Ilu Mild he had one
i lu make' and ll was that hurt-after heex
( Con liiuc'l on Sixth Page )
LOOK INTO HAVANA FRAUDS
< ! IM oriinu-nt I2iulrm tiriiiu to Locate
for CiincnniN StoiiN
i-iidoil.
H \ VNDec 31 A sen atlon was
caused In custom house clules , nml It soon
spread over the entire clt ) b ) the su pon-
slon from dut ) of Stiwr Arturo Arostcgul ,
| deiuity collector , on account of the recent
frauds b ) appraisers , through which , judg
, ing from the lucre ii > of receipts during the
last few davs without mi ) apparent Increase
lu the uniouiK of shlppliiB. the govcrnim"1 ! !
must bnui boon robbed dail ) for some tlmo
cf from $10,000 to $20000. It Is not be-
llevol , howe\er. lu olitrlnl circles , that
Senor Aiostcgul Jto * been guilty of nity If-
icgularltlM. although suillcluut evlleuco has
lie-on la'd before Collector llllfs to warrant
his suspension pt tiding Iim-stlg.iMon
13ury rlfon continues to be made bv the
friends of the nccuscd nnpnlserii ( o have
the charges ngnlurl them suppressed , nnd It
Is believed that the clllpllts t-mlonvorcd to
have Senriostcgul arrested belle-vim ;
that his cousin , Scncr cunndu hi H li II-
emo enough In Wnehli gum to seruie a dls-
conilnuanco of the prosecution and that he
would e\rrclno this lulluonco more readllv
If his relative- were supposed to bo Involved
The more Iho government reprosentnt voa
lo I. Into the frauds iho worse the ) appear
\ppamrl ) n largo majoilt ) of the Hivana
moiihni'H 1-nvo ure-n mixed ni | In n whole
sale eonsplrac )
CUBAN GENERAL IS KILLED
Inliiii-il lit liiiullor Mint ill I li-iifliritoh
\ \ hlliItiNlstlnu < l ti'I for Ai-
Nllllltlll- I'll ItlNlll'I'tlll.
IIVANDec .11 Ulodlnlo Gil. n cul-
orrd bilgndler grnoinl in the Cnbiti army ,
wan shnt nnd killed last night at Clon-
fuog's b ) the police whllo resisting arrest
for a wanton assault on a paultnr ) Inspec
tor Gil was one of the loader's ni rested
at Ilicoa recentl ) on the cluitgc cf attempt-
lug to take n Illlbustoilng expedition to Sn-i
Unmlngo
There wus n large ciowd nt the depot this
I
' nftrrnoon lo moot Geneinls Mnco and Rnbl ,
| i who 1-nvo e"ino to attend General Wood's
j j council of representative Cub ins. which will
I probabl ) meet next Wednc-sda ) to hem n
j j personal e\oresslcn of the goveinor's views
nnd 'mentions and to cffcr suggistlon"
lUth vvein lecMved with consideriblo en
thusiasm All the civil governors are now
heio as well ns manv well known Cuban
leaders fiom dllfcieiu parts of the Island
MONTOJO EXPLAINS IT ALL
SIMM lc\\-\ Di'li-nti'il Him li > n Slin-
lilr Miitlii'miitirnl I nil-Hint l n ll
ICIIHO nt ( oiirlt.ni Iliil. I
CHICUJO Dei 31 The Tribune toda )
pi Ints the tcM ofdmlril Montojo's defense
under coin t-m ullal piocccdings for his dole -
le it at Manila The bulk of the blame Is
I ( j charged h ) ihc admiral , not to himself or
I | his licet , but to the Spanish government for
I ! Its unprepared condition Ho also asserts
' that Admiral Dcwo > kept out of range of
I | the Spanish guns n proceeding which lion-
tojo refers to as n "retrett " He further.
"The enl > preparation tint had been innde
for wur Vjai made bv the Americans who
j \ ere business , and arranged ovorj thing
with pencil nnd paper. The Inltinl velocity
of our cannon was 510 meters , that of the
'smallest ' cannon of our enemies wns 750 1110-
'ters Admiral Ucwej , with pencil In hand ,
1 ' noted the thickness of his mantles and his
casements and knew what cnerg ) was 10-
1 i quired to penetiate them Ho also knew cx-
'
nctly the weight of the most powerful pro
jectile of our ships , and bv a bimplo matho-
I ! matlcnl calculation , he arrived at the dls-
j i tance at which ho could light without himI I
belt receiving an ) harm Thus ho ascer
tained that bo could fight at n distance of i
2,000 or .1,000 meters with absolute Impunih. | l
i "The situation therefore , was just this I I
We were vulnerable' to all the projectiles { |
of the encm ) and this the onom ) well knew , j
i while he got out of reich of our cannon ami I
roll allied rut of loach all the whllo" I
\dn iral Montnjn adds
i "In ordei to give an Idea of out miserable | i
situation 1 ma ) mention that we had enl ) '
I fourteen torpedoes for the defense of 2.000 i
meters of space , and that the cable which i
[
i
obtained In Hong Kong was i nl ) Irng |
i
enough for live torpedoes , and therefore enl )
five torpedoes could be plaeed
ANTI-80EBEL MEN ACTIVE
I i llriiihfimrU TM r.HKiiuol rinoKfoit ,
i
| In Hion ll.'llird TluoiiKli Ilic
.
I , < ' | NII\ < SrM-iloii , I
I
\NKroilT. . K ) , Dei 'U rho anti- j
!
Goebil domo"inis , through \-Congiossmaii '
W ( ' Owens cnga d hcndiiuitori | toliv i
v bkh will be opened tomoirow Senutoi ,
Llndea ) , who came home fiom Washington | I
at the beginning of the holldajs , WIIH coni i
spleiiaus In the councils |
Chaliman Long of the icpubllcan Htato
compilgn co'iimllteo Inn culled a meeting
of the republican momboix of both houses
for a Joint confeionco tomonow morning. '
I
It Is iimlci stood then lint a 1 0)101 ) 1 will be
iceolvcd from the antl-lioobel democrats
KfMrdliiB their attitude on the oiganUatlon
of the two houses and the general pollc ) foi
the session will bo talked over j
Tonight's linliiB brought laigo additions
to the ciowd of political Icadois alieady
bete Among them was Cencinl P. Watt
Hnidln , who opened headquarters nnd
launched his senatorial boom on an null- j
Gocbel platform j
With Haid'n ' came ox-Secrctai ) of State
Headloy and scvciul senators nnd lopregcn-
tatlves who are pronoiinrod nntl-fioohcl m n. I i
|
It wus announced Unlgbt that the anil- j
!
Goebrl meintjcrs of the legislature nnd lead- i
cis on that side will hold a confeicnno to-
i
n.onov at iho snmo tlmo the lopiibllcqna
meet It may bo decided lo wait till lifter
,
line i democratic caucus tomoirow night buforo j I
pulling up "Jin ( intl-Goobol slate cf cnndl- | 1
nates far places In the organisation rif the
legislature
The aiill-Uoobcl loaders now say the ) have
< leht democrats in the senate nnd thirteen ,
1 In the house ThU would glvo the coalition |
n majority on joint ballot or would control
' olther hotiso In separate
!
lliltlHli CoiiKii ) to Hi' Siilnrnll/i'il. I
KANSAS CITY. Pe < - -I'hllll > H IlurI I
ri'iisrli. who Iww been Ilililsbleui convul In .
Kai kus CIl ) foi njarly nix > e-mn , tin rc- i
H'Kiiel o'lni < t < > theurons of pilvnto bust- i ,
iti'kH und he InU'iilB to BO Into court Tuca-
d ly und bocomi u iiaturallzml i ItUon ol '
tin I'nllfd Btiile-h i
lmili'lic liuiiiovlnu ,
IIAN'GUH , Mi Iii-i 'II-A ht'or has liecn
. rcxoivcJ from the iin > nUliinii who urn trojt- I
' Inn CoritrtHsman Houttllo In HoHlon , ntut-
Ing that his Hin'itoniH nln ad ) nhuvv Im- j
i > romcnt ai d Ihi-ufcn thcru In strung j
. hutit of b' ( fiiiiloti rouvoiy In thi neur I
1 future
! 'li'ii 'I'lioiixiui'l I'tiiii Inh'ril ,
I OIlIfAOO Dei Jl-.Moru thnn luiOJ ncMir
pi i ) le rnlutd in.'a1 . tht foiirib aiiiiual
( llnni i nlv < u ) > > thi \ olunti orn nf Aincr'cii
Atur Iiila uiulUluilo h nl bi en u-'l then
' ] niuln.il il iiigb f < 'id I , , supply lw youi
, famlllts for tavciuJ < luS.
TO BLOW UP MANILA
Bomb ? ) Firearms and Ammunition Found in
Center of the Oily.
INSURGENT PLOT IS NIPPED IN TIME
Advantage to HITO Been Taken of Cere
monies Attending Lnwton Funeral.
FOREIGN CONSULS INTEMO AS A TARGET
Intention Was to Brlnjj About International
CcmpHcAt ous.
IUNERAL PROCESSION GOES WRONG WAY
\Mihliincc of 'n sticct In U hi oil
Iliillillnu * t'liiitiiltjlnu : i\iloU ; | rn
\r - l.iH'iitril S > IDN tinIMol
* < : i rli lor anultntor. .
MAN1LDec. . at. fi 10 p m Pour ex-
plcfihe bombs a few fliearms and MO pounla
of ammunition wcio discovered In a liouso
In the rotilir of Manila this morning \\hllo
the pollro wuo seeking Hoc.iite , the Insui
gent loader , who wan "aid to Ime rome to
Mnnllti In the hope of effecting an uuthrcnk
) csterdiy bj tiHng aihnntago of the moli
Illzatlon of the \niorlcan troops at General
Lawton's funeial
Todn.v It tie * eloped that the plot included
the throwing of bombs among 'llu ' > foiclgu
consuls attending tbo ciromonj In ordei to
bilng about International complications
These \ploslv n. It seems , wore to have
been thrown fiom the Keroltas , high build
ings. but the avoldinco of the ! : sroltas by
tin funeral procession spoiled the plot
Tl'o police , It Is thouglit , had boon pre
pnnd for the plot In a minor circulated
\\ldch nmong the natives , tlmt Agulnaldo
wnu In Manila and would pcisomllv kail the
outbreak The \merlcan nuthorlllos , hav-
it g been advised of whit was brewing pie
parul for all contingencies
Captain .Morrison , who commands the
tinops In the most turbulent district of Illi
cit ) , saw bo docs not believe an actnnl
upii lng will oxer ocuir , IH the natives lack
ho resolution to take the llrst steps In a
mou'imnt lint would entail fighting at close
quarters with the \mcrlcnit troops
ADVANCE IS EXPECTED SOON
Viiifric'iiii I' < u < < < ( ( i MIM - on Intiur-
Ki-iit Intri-iii-litiu'iitN
; n Cm ! < <
1'riit luce Ili-liul ht 1 iMiprt ll.
M'ILDec ,11 G 10 p. m An Amer-
lean advance In Ca\ite pro\lneu south of
Manila U expected shortlj Itellable Intor-
matlon from imtho spies show that them
i arc over 2.000 organl/cd insurgents undet
arms within a inllo of Imus They arc
I strengthening their entrenchments and pee
I sous artllicr )
I At Novaletn the Filipino entrenchments
j have been much strengthened slnco General /
j Schv , ail's ndvnncn. There are GOO Amerl ana/
nl . .n.i' I'uuictseu ' ( Mttlation , FlOlU lwtl\o
to 100 garrison all the towns In the south- ?
em part of Ca\lto and the same miy bo f '
sild of the towns In Ilatangas province \ j
' 1 ho piovlnccH of North Camarlnes nnd \
South Cnmnrlnes hold ntiantltleH of hemp , \
wlikh the people cannot market. As a
lonsetinonce the population In Unit pirt of
Lu/on is Hiilferlng from lack of food. Rico
now costs four times its normal price.
It is estimated that 1,000 Insurgents aiu
entrenched nt Calnmba
Reports have been received that 2,000
Insurgents are massed at Mount Arayat ,
Inning strong pobltlons which command
steep and narrow trails , and that they are
prepaicd to roll boulders down upon ad-
vnnrlng troops
Life along the ooisth of the province of
Cagnjan and Noith and South Ilocos Is rc-
sinning normal conditions The American
trrop'i occnp ) the important town * nnd pn-
trol the count rv roads. The native * ; Ini-
ploio the Amoilcais to continue the occupn-
lion to osinbllsh a settled government and
to terminate the uncertainty , nbnseti nnd
confiscations tint hnve characterized the
ri'lo of the Tagalog revolutionists dining the
last eighteen months
Vast amounts of tobacco , estimated to be
worth $1,000000. nro rendy for shipment to
Manila The opening of the portn of
IJagupan , Sun rernnmlo , VIgan , Luoiig and
Apani will penult the rcsumptlop of trnde ,
bilnglng iclicf to communities greatly in
need of fooitat tiffs Many vessels hnvo nl-
re-ulj cleared fiom Manila for these portfl
Incoming .Sinnlsb pilsonerH declare that
Agnlnnliio luis onlciod the relenso of nil
Spaniards now In the possession of the rebels
The mountain pntsts of Cagayan und the
two Ilocoh piovlnecs nro Htlll guarded , In the
liopn of tntchlng the insurgent general ,
Tlnlo , wbo Is Htlll n fugitive It In abacrteil
that Lieutenant Cilllmnre lu in Tlnlo'b cim-
todj
Stint HIIIII ttl'li Iimoll'A * Moilj.
WASIIINOTON , Dec .11 The departur *
of the transport Thomas from Moxitla yester-
da > with the remains of Ma fr Ornoral
HcnoV I/iwtoti aboard was announced In
n dlspitch received nt the \Vnr dopartmrnt
from CJeneral Otih tndn > The vessel comes
to the United States via Nagasaki. It alfo
has nboard the remains of the Into Major
John A Login
NEWSBOY MINE PROVES RICH
t.ii'iili'Nl sirlKiIn tinCm nil Kn-
i'iiiiiiini'it | Vllnc 1)1 icrli'l Konr-
Knot Vflii of tin * .
HAWLJNS , Wi ) Dec. SI ( Spoclnl Teln-
ginm i The greatcut stilke that has boon
miido this > ear In HID Giniid Knuunpuiciit
coppci district has just como to light on the
Newsboy claim , locntid only four miles
fr m Grand Kncampmora
The strlko innslHta of four fool of ore
averaging across the ont'io width ' 10 per cent
c ppoi The inlnn was Incntcl only two
montliM iigo , but at n depth of three fcnl thn
ovvnortj Klriuli u six-Inch vofn of copper ore
The i kit nrlho was made ut a depth of only
sixteen fccot
Thw compaii ) . which was Incorporntpd
Saturday In Clioinnc , will put on Ihrre
shlfiB nf nun and will ship a carload of orn
on ri about Jniiuar ) 15 The strike will
runl. In Importuned with the great Kerrls-
Haggait ) The Nowshoy is truly a wonder ,
as It IH a shipping mine nt n depth of ulx-
tren feet
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STILLMAN Oa , Due 31 A young man
liamwl Will Morgan , of Warren count ) , was
found near liero today , fro/en to death.
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SAVANNAH < ln OPI 31 - Admiral
Di or t 13i-wc > h IH vviltu-n to tne Havarinnh
lrc' > iilon ( ornmliiop whlih wallnl on lilm
in Washington vlx wukx ave th.it ho would
< ! ) . nit JKC d l < > vlxli UilH ill ) on or about
Mar < b .in lie will bv accompanied by Mr * .