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THURSDAY MOKN1XG JANUARY , -
OMAHA ,
ESTABLISHED JTJ2s B 11) ) , 1871. ,
HAY
American Ambassador Obj
of Flour.
AN EXPLANATION WILL BE DEMANOE
Qermanj Pursues a D fTeren/ Course at
Gets Quite Heated ,
BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LA' '
So Says the Ambimdor Ovir vln Sjlzuro i
the Bundesratb.
BRITISH CAVALRY WORRIES THE BOEF
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LONDON' , Jnn 3. ( New York Woild C ;
blegi am--Special Telegram ) Seoreta
Hay s dispatch concerning Hour bclzures vvi
nad to Salisbury today by Chp-Uo at
111 clal Interview before the usual diplomat
ii-i pptlon Hay enl ) outortt H formal pr >
tot t against the solzuru , suggesting that li
formation bo supplied to Washington of tl
i iremnstnneis This leavrs the I'nlli
Sialet no option but to demand an explan
Urn from the Biltlsh goveinmenl Th
Kimpwhat perfundorv dispatch contras
Htitklngly with thu one presented by tl
( tirmnii thirgo d alfalrcs , In which issi
Is d lied I ) taken b ) the German gov n
men' upon British art Ion , which Is d
nounccd an a grave broach of Intern-Ulan
law Hotlress is demanded and aUcntli
uigintly requested to thp subject In ord
to obviate ttiithor dllllcully
Germany Is showing a ntistv temper ov
the Bundnsialh seUure , " was Iho obscrv ;
tlou made by one minister at the recepth
at HIP foreign olllco ted i ) Gormany's Hi
Is calculated and Intended , evident ! ) ,
foi UP Sallsbui'u hdiiii , who ( s still furth
vvpakened by Ho-.ebery . s hint that ho w !
denounce the pollc ) of making foodstul
contrnbard as n tuitions precedent foi Lin
land
Th i dtiVo of Marlborough'B Capo outfit
now complete. It takes four horses , foi
bplPiidld Spanish mules and a special ! ) bul
Capo cart for going over rough roads at
vpldt Besides , a mor laborato kit h ;
been gottm together , euery device for con
\ fort In the compact space being utilize
Ho takes four servants , one being dctalli
spec ! ill" ' to look afti'i the baggage. The
exceptional jnangcmenta are much ill
cussed by society and It Is wondcied whcth
Iho War office will allow the duke a trail :
port for all his belongings The duke hi
no stamina and the duchess Is gravely an :
lous If ho escapes the perils of battle 1
may got an attack of dysentery or enterl
which he hi's no constitution to icslst I
is quite elated over his whole exporienc
The enrl .of ffiwuox volunleeied , but fall !
on the phnlc-\l test
HrlllnhVnrri Moor * .
\ op ) right , TWO , b ) Press Publishing Cc
BRITISH CAMP AT PUGKRC , Nital , .la
3 1 15 p m ( New- York World Cabl
gram Spe < lal Telegram ) The Increased a
llvit ) of the British cavalr ) Is veiy sail
fai lor ) to General Buller in ni ) judgmei
this war will not bo ended by the captu
of any particular place or town , but by tl
commandos In the Held getting tired
losbcs The killing of the high olllceis
the IJoer army , I believe. Is the enl ) su
and certain way of arriving at peace Tl
ccase'lesb worrying of the Boer.s by the UrI
Ish in the la t few das has proved ve
effective
The Boer entrenchments are dally extent
Ing in all directions along the hills bcyoi
the Tugela river , but their work , within tl
lange of the BiltlHh naval guns , is mo
unceitain business
News has been received of a quarrel b
tvveon the Preo State commandos and tl
Transvaalers The Preo Staters wore taiinti
vvlth cowardice and departed sulking , but r
turned later and vvero concili itcd
WINSTON CIIUHCII1LL.
WORK BUNDESRATH INCIDEN
! ! to < 'r < mnl > Soiitlinoiit In Pnior <
KlllNl-l'N > IHIll Jllll ItN I'll NHII III-
BHRLIN , Jan 3 The German foreign o
fU o Informed the correspondent of the A
HOI lated Press this nftcrnojn , that Ore
Britain has not ) et uiigvvcird Germ in )
note ot protest regarding the sol/ure b ) tl
Biltlbh ciulspr Maglclcnno of the Biindc
uilli off Delagoi ba ) H appears that tl
British foreign olllco desires first to con
muntcato with Durban This desire Is n
Intel pro ted as Indicating any disposition <
the part of Great Britain to delay adjus
input
There was a lively Interchange of not
between London and Berlin , but the Oe
man foreign olllco Is apparently kccpli
cool
On the other hand n violent nnd thrcate
Ing tone toward Great Britain It. obscrvab
In other olllclal quartciH The Berlin
T.iggoblatt remarks that the nntl-Brltli
hontlment Is strongci than ever , and r
calling Joseph Chamberlain's Lclecbteishl
bpcech , bajs
"If this Is the way In which Knglai
Import to gain an alliance vvlth German ) si
Is making the vcrlcist mistake"
'Iho Neusto Nachtrlchteii sns it lear
the foreign olllco Is pressing the llundesra
Incident decisively from the legal stan
point , bul hopes for an adjustment , "ult
< ut Interruption of correct olficlal rol
lions. "
The correspondent of the Associated Prr
has lecclvcd Information going to altou tb
the Bnndesrath was practically guilty
i arrj Ing contraband Heavy shipments
arms nnd ammunition woio shipped In n
comber to Macro and Hong Kong , conslgii
to order. It Is surmised that their ultima
ik-btlimtlon wna either the Phlllpplnra
the Tiansvaal
in any event the Bundcsiath Incident
in ing worked to create sentiment In fav
of the naval Incrcaso and the passage
the * navy bill U now considered assured ,
splto of centrist opposition No serious co
Ilia between Kmperor William and t
Ilelchstag IH expected On the contrar
Bontlmcnt for n larger navy la steadl
growing.
, VM > IM\ >
Dpciiputloii of , lnuuliiHK ii Stop 'I'mviii
OiitlliinUInu llotTH ,
LONDON. Jan 3 Krom < t sour
which luib man ) facilities
gi inlng Inatde news from South A
lUu a r presgnuttvp of the Assoclat
Pl'iik * le.irui tfal ( "uloiu'l I'llcher a oicup
linn of Douglas U regarded as merel ) t
tlrst tPP of Uiiipral Methupu'b careful )
maturpd plans to outflank the Uocrs Ac
rordlni ? to this authority It Is probabl
rolonel Pllohcr. In conjunction with Genera
BabiiiRton s force frohi the MoOder rHei
will proceed to the rear of those Intrench
hicnts , which now prevent General Mcthuc
from proceeding to Kimberlcy
Colonel Pilcher has only about forty mile
to travpl before he nchlevon this end and
If this understanding Is correct , an nttac
by General MMhuMi and a determined ct
foil to relieve Klmbrrley tnaj bo oxpeclc
ony day
At Lord Chcsh.am's headquarters n reporter
porter of the Associated Prers was Informc- -
that the duke of Marlborough'a offer t
accompany the Oxfonlshlrc ypomnnry t
South Africa has not yet been accepted , I :
nplto of the published stntpmonts to th
contrary. It la further said that It Is quit
likely ho will not go to South Africa , a
ho already has a black mark against hit
on account of being married nnd his sue
ccaaful passing of the medical c'xamlnatlo
Is doubtful
The amateur golf champion , John Ball
jr , has been ordered to Soutli Africa wit ;
tl'o Donblgshlro jcomanry
In consequence of the strain on the arm
clothing department the War office ha
been oblige * ! to order ino 000 pairs of shoe
at Cawnpore In the northwest province o
British India , a town noted for Us leathe
works and a place whore btron forces o
British troops are usuallj stationed
GATACRE GETS LNDER WAI
Vlool the | II\IIIIIK | | Vrin > of UOITH n
-nr llrltlili
Ininp.
STOCKSTIIOOM , Jan 3 Genetal Gatacr
todav met thu Invading forces at Cphergal
near the British advance camp at Bushman
sl'oek The Ilocis retired huirledl ) shortl
alter the British artlller ) opened lire. Th
cnom ) occupied Molteno and Cphergat to
day , but the letter place Is now reoccuplc
L ) us
CAPETOWN. Jan 3 The duke of West
minster , It Is announced , will remain I
Capo Colon ) during Iho war It Is undci
stood that a prominent Inhabitant of th
Or.angi ) i'reo State , a neai tol.itlvo of Pics
Ident Steli , has gone to the United State
to lecture In the Inteicsts of the two re
publics
Plinmu ; C\MP. Jan 3-Captain Thor
necioft's purol found the enemy In som
force at the llttlu Tugela bridge Thel
presence was discovered by scouts It I
icported that live men and a lieutenant c
the party ha\o not returned
1'ii-noli I'lialilo to Do Muoh.
LONDON , Jan 1 130 a m There I
almost i complete absence of anything no' '
from the .seat of war Apparently Generc
Prench holds nothing within five- miles c
Colesberg Junction Ills request for rein
forccmcnt dlfpels any present hope that h
will bo able to bel7C one of the crotslng
ot the Orange ilver
It is probable that when Lord Robert
arrives General Prench will be ordered t
quit his unsupported position and to con
centrate his command at De Aar or Oiang
river.
As the Dally Telegraph sa ) , Geneir
Prench seems to bo In the position of a mi
having "a tiger cat in a tiap and unable t
kill it for want of a stick"
A dispatch from Dover Farm announce
that Lieutenant Colonel Pilcher has reachc
thpia safely Horn Douglass
Since Commandant General Joubert's re
turn to the front the cannonade of Lady
smith by the Boers Ins been much llvellei
Between December IS and December 10 fou
shells killed one olllcer and thirteen mo :
and wounded thirteen olllccrb and clove
menThe war olfice acknowledges the inelllc
lency of the legular aitlllery , by author ! ?
Ing the equipment of the new battery nt
tached to the Ixmdon volunteer corps wit
VIcKers and Maxims , some ot which th
Bocis use. and by ordering 100 of thes
12'4-poundcr ' quick fires built immediate ! )
Klgbt additional militia regiments hav
been called Seven ot these will serve I
Ireland , replacing the regulais sent t
South Africa
BRITISH ACTION AT MOLTEN (
Ilnor.sdnoU the Ton n mill l.ivol
; IN NIM111
STUUKSTROLM , Capo Colon ) , Jan 3-
Mornlng The Boors attacked Mollcno thi
moinlng A brisk action Is noIn progress
NHW YORK , Jan. J A dispatch to th
Tribune from London bays An unexpccle
development , ot thu situation has occurred a
Colesburg Ldto advices are that the Boer
retuined vvlth reinforcements during th
night and occupied thu ixisltlou from whlc
they vvero driven by General Preuch o
Monda )
There Is a deepening sense of anxiety re
specting Ladsmith , whence most dlsheait
cnlng icports of the prevalence of sicklies
are lecelvcd General White lepoited a HE
of nearly twenty deaths ) esterday fiom en
terle fcvei and dysentei ) and sovent-on
bciloun eases in the hospital. Dr Jameso
has all the woik ho can do ic that fovc
nest It Is evident that the garrison cannc
hold out long , and that Sir Redvert , Bulle
will not allow many > lajs > to pass bofor
en Iking a blow
Tiansports with fresh battalions and bat
lories arrlveU at Durban ) oBterday , an
within forty-eight hours Sir Redvers ougli
to bo In readlnrns for n supreme effort.
NAAUWPOORT , Capo Colony , Jan 3-
There wna bllsk fighting today In the hill
mound Colesburg The Doors stubborn !
leslsted the British at every point , but giad
uall ) retreated
The British held the extreme position t
Iho south and east , overlooking the towu.
PRAISE FOR THE COLONIAL5
UiiKllhli I'rpHN I.iiuilN Thfiii for Tlirl
Co urn 1:0 iniil DiiHh In
lliKllo.
LONDON , Jan 3 Lacking news from th
main British camps In South Africa , whos
future action can alone have an importan
elfect on the larger Issues of the campatgi
tne BiltlHh public IH making the most o
Colonel Plleher's miniature battle Un
bounded tribute Is paid to the prowess n
the Canadians and Australians and graph !
accounts are published of the enthusiasm I
Douglas ao the victorious troops entere
that place. The representative of the As
saclated Prei > s. with the 11)Ing column , B4)8
The Immediate result of Colonel Pilcher
succcbs Is the entire dispersal c
the rebels who have been governing th
counto fjr the last six weeks
After St'nnysldo was captured the Toronto
occupied the laager for the night and Joins
Iho main bed ) the following morning bring
Ing the whole of the Boer tents , wagons an
lout and leaving the Cornwall in garrl }
at Sunn ) side The Hrlti.sU force the
started for Douglas * , the Torontos brlngln
up the rear In wagons In the afti-rnoo
the troopg entered the town unopposed nn
amid extraordlnar ) scenes The In
habitants wen' overjood and crowded abou
the Hjldipie shaking hands with them an
( Continued on Third Page. )
p/nMiiM iippixif nin r/iVTi > rv
LOtBLL BtCINS HIS CONTLS
Speaker of House Rules Republican Mm
bcr's Motion Out of Order.
AYLOR PREPARING TO SHOW UP FRAUC
M-nntor Di-lxip Snjs Ili-puMlcnii Cm
illitnteVIIH Idililioil of O\rr T\\o
'riioiiKiiuitotis In ( iorlifPN
Iliiiiu * ( mint ) .
PUANKP011T , Ky Jan n The Joli
committee which will hear evidence In tl
Goobol-Tnylor nnd Hochham-Marsuall cot
trets for governor nnd llputonnnt governo
will bi > formed tomorrow The law pn
vldes that the members of the c.inmltti
shall bo drawn by ballot , thrco In the soi
ate and eight In the house. Iho policy '
tlie Goobol loaders will bo to push the coi
tests to a final Issue as speedily as pees
bleTho
The govcinorshlp contest was prcclpltati
In the house bv n motion from Hoprosenti
tlvo Haswcll , lepubllcan , for the nppoln
mcni of i committee of two domocratB ai
two republicans to assist the clerk til
witness the preparation of the ballots fro
which the contest committee Is to be draw
b ) lot tomorrow.
Tbo democtats opposed the motion on tl
ground that the law provides the matin
of selecting the committee A partisan di
bate followed and the motion was final
iiilid out of order by Speaker Tilmble Tl
notices of contests b ) Goebel and llrecl
ham weie Illcd In cich house and bprc.
on the journali
'Imliir I'l i'im < tn MUM * I n t'rmiil
Govoinor Talor'i ( attoincs aie prepa
Ing not enl ) rebuttal evidence to offset tl
charges of fraud set forth in Goebel s ni
tlce of contest , but according to Henati
Utboe , aie going much farther , and a
tempting to show up counter frauds of
glaring nature on the democratic side. Tl
scnitor sas that among other things
will bo brought out that Taloi was robbi
of over 2,000otes In Kentoti count
Corbel's home
The Goebel side , under the Kentucky coc
of practice , In its taking of prcof , Is r
slrlcted to the grounds laid down In tl
notices of contest , but under these ! tin
promise ver ) sensational testimony regan
Ing the election In mail ) counties alleged
bo damaging to many people prominent
the Kentucky political and business vvorl
compaicd with which the Whallcn allegi
attempted bribery of Senator Harrell Is on
a sample
Colonel Whallcn was arralgnel for e'
amlnlng trial on the attempted bribe
charge before Magistrate Thompson , ai
held ovel to the Pranklln county grai
jury lle was represented b ) General
Wat Hardin and Theodore Hallam H
bond was fixed at $10,000 and the san
bondsmen who stood surety for him at tl
time of his arrest , were accepted
l.o\liii ; Up for Coiitciuiit.
In the circuit court President Hector '
Loving of the Louisville Trust co-npai
was before Judge Cantrlll , charged wl :
contempt for disobeying the order of tl
court to turn ovei the vault box allegi
to hold the $4,500 which it is claimed w ;
to bo paid to Harrell in the event he voti
against Goebel In the contest. Loving stati
that ho merely desired to protect the cui
tomors of his company and his attorm
moved to quash the summons against hli
This the court overruled. Thereupon a r
fcponso was filed to the rule for contem ;
and in this , It Is btated that Whallcn , Ha
roll and Charles Ilyan rented the box
question and deposited something In it , tl
bov being sealed up and covered with will
paper The trust company olllcials we
notified not to allow the box opened c1
cept in the presence of and by the cense :
of all three parties Judge Cantrell ni
judged tbo response insufficient and ofden
the box to bo produced in court at 11 o'cloi
tomorrow
It lb understood the ordci of the cou
will be complied with , a motion for an a ]
peal to the court of appeals having be (
overruled H Is bald that an attempt w ]
be made to hive Senator Harrell Indlcti
In Louisville , where Whallcn's attorne ;
claim the prosecution should have been I
etituted If any offense has been commute
The charge against Harrell would probab
be conspiiac ) or accepting a brlhe.
There is a question as to whether tl
governorship contest committee shall bo s
lectod tomorrow or Prlday Lieutenant Go
PI nor Marshall , who prwlded In the senat
holds that the law means that the commltt
fhall be drawn the third day of the be
slon , which will be tomorrow , while Speak
Tilmblo of the house , and democratic leai
ors general ! ) , construe it to mean the thi :
day after the organization , on Prlda ) . Tl
committee which Is selected In a like mainer
nor to try the eighteen election case li
volvlng the seats of house members will
any rate bo drawn tomorrow
The republican Icadeis are exercised ov
the action of the democrats In the hou :
todaj , refusing tovote the appolntmen
to bo composed of two members fiom eai
party to Inspect tha boxes and assist tl
clerks In preparing the ballots from whli
the contest committees are to bo draw
This matter was made the caiiho of holdli
a caucus of the republican members at
leaders tonight , at which It was determlui
to Insist tomorrow on the appointment
the committees nnd take other steps to pri
tect rights which they suspect might 1
encroached upon.
l > IM.Iii : II VS MT ) LOST AM * HOI1 ]
M'llllNlllllllT ( SM | > llll MrNNIIKC tit tl
MIl-hlUMII ll-KlNlllfi | | i > .
LANSING , Mich , Jan 3 Governor Pli
grco has sent to the legislature anothi
special message , recommending the enac
ment of a law ( o so amend the charters i
the Michigan Central and other upcclal
chattered roads as to place thorn under tl
general railroad tax lawh
The house tills afternoon , b ) a vote of '
to 12 , passed the bill ta\lng Upper Penli
suU mining companies specially on the
output , Instead of on their capital utoc
as at present The senate argued for tw
hours In executive session over the quci
tlon of confirmation of the three state it
commissioners appointed by Governor Pli
greo under a new taxation law passed la
year Neither of them was conflimcd , hi
another session on the subject Is oxpecte
llraillc ) C'linlriof llt'iiiilillriinx.
PUANKPOIIT , Ky , Jan 3 Porrner Go' '
ernor W 0 Bradley will bo the republics
nominee for senator Congressman Vlr
cent Doerlug had made a quiet canvass f (
the nomination , but Bradley Is the choli
of a sulHclcnt number of the republics
members to make his nomination pract
call ) certain , now that the republican ant
Goebel coalition on General P Wat Hardl
hag failed Ilradlpy Is bupported by bol
Govcinor Talor anil Senator Deboe
Hr > nn to \ l ll ,
LOriSVlLLK. K ) . Jan 3 A special i
the Courier-Journal from Prankfort , sai
Senator lilac ) burn has received a lotti
from W J DO an , stating that he will I
hpie on Januar ) 1C to witness Hla-kbum
tleitlm to the I'ultcd State * senate I
will bt > IhTited b ) the legislature to mat
a speech before the Joint session that wl
elect Blackburn , and In this speech It
Fold , will touch upon HIP pending contes
for state officers Mr. Bryan will rcma
two dae , and on the night of the 16th tl
democratic members of the general assen
bly will probably give him a banquet
M'h\llll > tllOsl'.N I'Oll M2M'IO1
I iiimliiinn * Clmloo of Doinoornti I
JU'KSON , Miss , Jan. 3 The democra
of the state Ipgtshmiro hold a caucus In tl
senatp chambpr tonight unit unanimous
nominated A J McLitutln , whoso term
governor will soon expire , for the long tor
In the United States senate.
The total membership of both houses
ITS nnd 1:0 members were piesont at tl
caucus It Is moro than probnblu that ll
name of "Private" John Allen , who h
boon mentioned In connection vvlth the sci
ntorshlp , will not bo presented
The contest for the short term senate
ship from Mississippi Is still nn open nut
tlon. There were several caucuses of tl
Sullivan men toda ) . Thu claim put for
by them several dns ng6 was that the
man would have n majority of twent-elgl
At thla morning's caucus It was seen th
the majority had narrowed down to tvvel
and at a late hour tonight Senator Sulllvar
supporters claim ho will receive' a mnjorl
of six on loint ballot. It is believed Sill !
vnu will have a hard fight to defeat Lovvr
Anslim J MoUnirln VMih bom 66 M > a
i io iii'in Bulolnh , Smith count ) , Mlssl = slpi
lli > is the eldest of SPVI-II brothels vvi
reined nciii llalc'lgh and rduenluil lu tl
II nililon schools ot Smith muntv HP b
rfnn the stud ) of luvv nt the- age of Is in
openeil a law olllco at llr.in Inn , Mls > s , thu
vi its litei , gaining con ldcral > lp input ;
Hun as a iilmlnal lawpi lu 1S13 ho vvi
tinted bv the leglsl.ltuie. I" 1111 out tl
tlftien months iini'M > lred teim ot Sonnti
\\alth.ill , who bad leslKiu-d on lUHuunt '
III lipalth Semitoi Wnlthall hid JUPV
otish been elptiMl to tbu sun pedlng ten
In IMI McLauiln vv.xs elected goveinor
tbo statp of MlhsTppl and his term c
piipd dtiiliifj Ilio present month
Dining McLiiiiln s term as governor gp :
iiloralthall illed , IcMVlng np.irlv thr
vinis uniplip < l tprm Governor Mi I.ml
tippotiittil Seiiatot W V * Sulliviin to till tl
Nii.incv brtxveeii tin1 death ot Senat' '
Wultlnill and the meeting of tin1 legist itur
After the anpolntiiipnt of Son itoi dull'v
and whllo still boldliiK the otlleo of ROVPIII
McUiurln boiaiue a utndldnti foi the sou
tniliil teim to blue ceil Senator Sullivan
III tllMMil/S Al'I'DINTMI T
Olilo Hopnl.lti'iuislll -\\ntl IMcn
lire o1 ( .01 crnnr-lllrc't NiiNli.
COLUMHUS , O , Jan 3 Governor nus !
nell s iccess appointments w'cie sent to t'
senate today and vvero piomptl ) icfcrrcd
the appropriation commlUcrs ) ct to 1
appointed for their action Theie arc &lxt
two of these appointments and H Is sa
that piobabl ) not inoro than two-thirds
them will ho confirmed
The upubllcans will await the pleasu
of Governor-elect Nash , ther being a stioi
n'ovoment to oust those appointees of Go
ernor IHishuell , who are alleged to ha
made thonibelves offcnslvo to the party du
ing the late campaign
Mrliiiiirln IH'lioiiuoo * Moi iiiiiulsni.
JACKSON , Mist ? , Jan 3. The reading
Governor McLaurin's message In the leg !
laturo today created quite a surprise win
the section referring to the growth of Mo
monism in Mississippi wa < reached Tl
governor denounced the Mormon sect
scathing terms and recommended the ado
tlon of laws that will prevent the teachin
of the doctrlno In the state.
DIcK Not to A Id-lit } llinliqrural.
COLUMBUS O , Jait. 3 Congrcssmi
Charles Dick who was here to confer wl
Governor-elect Nash , left at midnight f
Washington Ho will not attend the I
augural ceremonies , as expected , In his c
paclty ns major general of the Ohio N
tlonal guard
MINERS' STRIKE THREATENS
Troiililo HriMtliiK I" ( on I rill 1'cimsy
Alinlii lllNtrli't Illur OiithrrliiK of
IIIiioi'M anil OporntoiN.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan 1 Heports r
ceived by the United Mine Workers fro
the central Pennsylvania icglon , where
btiikc involving 30,000 or moro men
threatened , bay that over 1,000 men nro nn
idle If the operators do not make certa
concessions there will bo one of the large
tlo-ups known In several ) ears , the mil
workers s.i )
John Mitchell , president of the miner
said toda ) that assurances had been r
ceived that the mlneis will have reprcsei
tatives from Mailand , Pennslvanla. Wf
Vliglnia , Virginia , Ohio , Indiana , Illinol
Kentucky , Tennessee , Alabama , Iowa , Km
sab , Arkansas , Michigan , Indian Tcrritoi
Texas , New Mexico and one or two oth
state.s , while operators will como fro
Ohio , Pennslvonla , Indiana , Illinois , Mich
gan , Kentucky , Io\va nnd elsewhere at tl
annual convention
PITTSBUIIG , Pa , Jan 3 The Plttsbu
Coal company , the big railroad combine ,
the first meeting of its directors today d
elded to giant their miners an advance
wages at the expiration of the prose
agicement with theli emploes , which e
plres AptII 1 Jimt what the advance is
bo will not bo determined until the into
etato joint convention is held at Indianapoll
Ind , in a few weeks
INDIANS TO ATTACK GUAYMA
Conrloillop' " - ' ( iron ! \ollv l ( > Vinon
the 1 ai'iilN I'rfiuirliiB for 1111
CHICAGO , Jan 3 A special to the Re
ord from Austin , Tex , sas
A dispatch from Ortls , state of Senor
Mexico , sas that a courier has reached the
fiom General Torres1 camp , who says the
Is much activity In the Vaqul Indian cam
and thu definite Information has been r
colved that the' lobols are forming for i
attack on the city nf GuainaH
There Is a gammon of a fewcompanl
of government troops at Guainas and be1
oral hundred able-bodied cltUcns In tl
town , who are capable of putting up
strong defense Unless General Torres li
tcrccpta the " aqutu , the Indian attack <
the town ma ) bo Successful nnd they nx
bo able to get control of the Sonora rallroa
thus preventing the government rushing r
inforcoments to ibo ribcue.
AGUINALDO ISSUES A DEURE
rillplno I.omlor ( luloi-N ( Inl.llnri
lion of Ml Spiinl li l'i IHIMSOI h
\\lllioiit niNtliifllon.
MADRID. Jan 1 The Spanish consul i
Manila telegraphs to the foreign olllce th :
the bteamor Uraniib. from Pana ) , hab ai
rlvrd there , having on board the bishop i
Vega , 117 priests , five ofllc-ert nnd 115 clvl
iana who had been restored to liberty.
The consul adds that Agulnaldo has pn
mulgnted a decree ordering the liberation i
all Spanish prisoners without dlstinctlo :
The consul distrusts AgulnaUlo's motive
on account of the attitude of the Plllplr
chiefs , who , ho believes placeilllllcultli
In the way of the liberation of the prlsoi
era
llolniiil Ill-oil llfKtliit ; CIIHJ.
M\\ : YORK Jin ! Ruland lUnl , tl
IK tur was ri-llni lomtoitaliU imiU-ln TII
his lundlt'on itnuujhout tht , Ju > thovvtJ in
iiioveiiitnt
EIKER AN ARTFUL FLOPPEI
Decitur Oounty Legislator Ohang\s \ Agai
on Senatorial Question. \
LANDS THIS TIME IN CUMMINS ' CAM
- \
n frinn III * Home Count
Milt MiUntil. . - * Midi IvnUt" .
In 'llu-lr llool * . Hut Cn 11-
luit Thill Itliu ,
DttS MOINUS , Jnn. 3 ( Special Toll
gram ) Dr. IMker , who caused n senswi i
hero yesterday by his desertion of the Cun
mliiH camp , is again back lu the lines <
the Dos Mollies camp , having made nn nt
nouncemetit toilay declaring ho would SHI
port both Cummins and Kntoit. The ai
nounccmcnt jcsterday that 12l1 ? r would ii |
port Ge > ar caused constunmtloii In the ( "tin
mtn.s camp , although the members of thi
pait ) denied the stor ) Later In the OVPI
Ing Hiker handed a statcnunt to the new
papern that the desertion storj was sul
manually correct and then still liter di
ll\orod another announcoinent In which 1
declared ho would support Cummins at
1'aton
filter has boon Illrtlng with the Oe :
camp for .some time. Saturday a deal w-
offoctcd and yostcrdty morning the Dccatt
county man caino In this clt > . Ho announce
to the Gear people tint If they would pie pi
him with a netltlon containing Boo nnmi
of gocd republicans of his count } . ho vvou
publicly unnonnio his desertion of the Cun
mills camp According ! ) the petition \\i
prepared and 600 names etirollcil Yostcrdr
moi ntug niker left for homo and upon icac !
ing Leon , where the petition was to bo pn
sentcd , ho was met b ) a party of Gear me
The stoiy of the desertion was to be n
leased at 3 o'clock It seems tint Klki
and a Gear man became Itnohcd In a qua :
rel at Leon and the doctor took a tral
pout h.islo and came to this clt\ , wiring tl
Cummins foiccs that ho would not dese
them When the train bearing the DecaU
county man arrhod , n Gear m inager wci
aboard and corialled the wawanl niombe
llo was taken to an cast side hotel , whei
ho signed the statement printed In The Bi
toda ) .
This afternoon Hiker declared to n B <
icprcsentatlvo that he hid been llliting wit
the Gear people and had concluded to jol
their forces , but after becoming Involve
In a quarrel with a Gear man at Leon , di
elded to remain lojal to Cummins
( Ji-iir MPII Conllilonl.
Whllo the announcement of Hiker thi
ho will rennln with the Cummins forcpn h-
pio\od a boomerang to the Gear forces , ji
that faction seems more than confident t <
day and Its managers declare they will ni
enl > elect Geai , but will pull Row en throne
as well
The Cummins people are using the 131k <
story to need effect Whllo from a now :
paper standpoint the story was conslderc
a good one , jet It is not belle\ed it wl
ser\o any good end for Mr. Dow en's cai
dldacj In a meisuro it his helped Eatc
In his light for the gi\el and It would ni
be surprising it the Cummins Candida
pulled through.
To add to the excitement of the Elki
episode , a large delegation of citizens <
Dccatur county arrived bore tonight ai
arc at this writing laboring with theii n i
rescntatlve In the legislature. The ) 1m
blood in their eyes and declaio that nlm
tenths of the republicans of their counl
desire the return of Gear to the ssnat
They point out the fact that e\ery rppul
lican paper in their count ) Is for Geai ai
also that ever ) pi eminent republican Icadi
is with the mirllngton man It Is believe
hero tonight that Hikci will issue anothi
statement in wh'ch ' ho will withdraw a
pledges and remain neutral in the contes
If ho docs It will be a decided victory f (
the Gear forces.
-\ftc-r KIKorVs Sciilii.
Two delegations from Decatur count j ai
rhed hero tonight to await upon Hike
Ono delegation favors Gear , while the otlu
Is composed of ardent admirers of Cun
mlns Iloth delegations are hero to d <
mand of Hiker that ho demonstrate one
and for all time to coire , "where ho ih at
The two factions were -very bitter , an
dui ing the jouiney to this city a ilot n
boanl the cars was narrowly averted Tw
of the men In the part ) came to blows ju1
as the train was pulling Into this clt ) Lil
tonight the delegations are at the Savei
hotel , each demanding the scalp of Hike
but the latter Is not to bo found.
Gear arrived tonight and Is now qua !
lered In parlor "H , " of the Savory. H ;
quarters nro crowded with members
A number of members who have bee
classed In the doubtful list today declare
their allegiance to the How en and GOT
forces Among ( hem wore \V n To win
of Plod county Hlnchlo of Wane count ;
Putman of I'ottawattamlo , Law lor i
Cliickabaw and Dlackmoro of Talor
It W ( Ma ) ton , member of the republlca
state central committee , announced tonlgl
that by the accession of Lynnn of Povu
shlek county and Hawk of Jasper , tli
Sixth congressional district Is solid for Gc.i
and How on
Tiini' for tin * ( 'iiutriiKo * .
There Is considerable talk In the lobblc
tonight regarding the time of holding tli
speakershlp and senatorial caucuses. ' 1 ti
Gear people scorned disposed to have tli
cauciihos the end of thin week , while tl ;
Cummins people want them dcfctrcd tint
next week It Is stated that a petition wl
bo di culutcd tomorrow and that onoug
memboiH can bo sccuied to warrant tli
btatement that the caucuses will bo hoi
this week. The Goai people dcslro to rus
matters
The situation him not material ! ) changci
0.ir IH still stiong in the lead for tli
Eonator.shlp , with How en and Haton makln
an i > vcn pace for the gavel Doth senator ! !
managers promise sensational development
tomorrow
TO WARN THE LIVE STOCK MEf
CJili-f tif Wonllior Iliirc-iin MiiKon n
Iiiitiorliuil Orilor itt llriiuosl of
AVoNlorn SliioKiiii-n ,
PORT WORTH , Tex , Jan 3-Tho Nt
tlonal Live Stock association , with the ut
Blstance of P H Brandenburg , resident d
rcdor of the weather bureau nt Denver , he
Just secured nn older fiom Wnshlngto
which Is of considerable Importanto to llv
block men of the wont \ letter rocolvod t
the secretary of the association from M
Brandenburg sas
"Pursuant to our understanding 1 took u
In the Intelest of the live stock men the mai
ter of a change In the Usuo of apodal wan
Ings and 1 am pleaeed to say that Pro
Willis L Mooio , chief of the weather burcai
has loaned Instructions to the effect th :
emergency or special warnings bo Issue
when prolonged spells of abnormally col
weather , high winds with snow , qr heat
falls of snow arc Indicated for any soctlo
and that special warnings be also Issue
vvhen unscabrnublo or aUioimally htav
taliih miInd ! itpd fur < inv bpition
'Heretofore these winnings have bieu n
CJNDITION OF THE WEATHEI
Pnroiii t for Ni bra Ka
Purtlv rioudv nnd Wanner , Smithi rl
\ \ Inc'a
'I pinporittin o lit Oiiililui p U'iiln > t
strictod to n few settled points In en Mi stati
It Is therefore very gratifying to know thr
In the future telegrams convevlng Informs
tlnn of the nbovo described nature will I
sent to no fewer than 102 p Ints In Cole
rado and a pro ) ortloaate number to points I
WomliiR , Montana , Idaho , Utah North B
South Dakota Nebraska , Kansas and Texas
CARNEGIE ON IMPERIALISM
till * Nul I'roiiilNi-il to ( .l\c I'lfM Tltoti
Mlllll Dolllll'N to llolllllll ll'llll Nll-
tloiuil I iiiuiuiluii I'ninl.
NH\V YOIIK. Jan tndrew t C.irncgl
was Interviewed b ) a World reporter con
ci-ruIng thu rp ) ort that lie had promise
to subscribe $ nO nno to the republican un
tlonal campaign fund.
"Thelo'B not a word of tiuth In the ic
port , " ho said ' 1 will not give a dollar t
help the republicans if their platform I
not found If It Is not American Not a cer
lei Impel lallsm not a cent to icncgad
Americanism
" those - has bee
"M ) position on que-btlons
made clear My mind Is upon , but mv purt
is closed. If the lepubllnn part ) Is tru
to the piltiplplcu that have made this coun
trv gieal , then 1 would subsetlbo Hut nc
If the platform commits the partv to a pol
Ic ) to which 1 stand unalterably and unconi
piomlslngly opposed
" 1 am In favor of securing all the WPS
Indira islands. If we can do so , " he con tin
ued. ' I believe they will make dcslrabl
and pioper acquisitions to out teiittor :
That suit of expansion Is On the light llm
Hut mind ) on , It should not go bcolid lei
iltor ) on this continent. We < have no bus !
ness cither in morals or politics to tak
and kcx p the Philippines "
"Do ) ou mean wo should annex Cuba ?
was nslvod
' No Wo are pledged as to the actlo
wo nro to take thereVu have given on
word that Cuba shall bo flee. If the pec
pit- follow a disposition for annexation , the
that raises another question
"Tho annexation of Cuba , however , wouli
In my opinion , Kill the republican part ;
Its free Iron , free colTeo and free suga
the competition of its cheap laboi with on
labor would stilko a blow at a vital re
publican principle "
"Supposo the democratic party decl ire
against expansion and the republicans fc
It , would ) ou contilbuto to the demociatl
fund'1'
"I would consider It My mind Is opci
but my purse Is closed , as I have said
"I want to see the republican paity rang
Hse'lf on the side of true Americanism n
rencgado Americanism for me , no i unnln
oft after the will o1 the wisp territorial np
giandizeinent It Involves dangoih on ovei
hand If wo shut the door In the Philip
pines wo ai in'o v"j T' " r > " > r it
destroy the very thing that Impel Iain !
give as their leason for taking the Phlllr
pines commercial cxp inslon The Inttt
course permltb all nations to enjo ) commei
clal pilvllegci there on an equality wit
"
us
Mr Carneglo paused for a moment an
then went on
I am with the Boers in their light The
are fighting bravely to maintain their n
public Thcli stand Is for republican in
etltutlonb They are battling for a prln
clple with which all good Amoileans shoul
be in Smpath ) "
TO FIX MINE HORROR BLAMI
Iiiuulrv Into llni'siioll i\p1oslon 111
\olo ; > s Sur ; > i INIVX Mine ( ll'loii
rilifil ulth ( .UN.
UNIONTOWN , Pa , Jan 3 The flrt
da'b Inquliy by the coronoi Into the Bra
nc'll inlno honor , in which nineteen live
wcio lost , developed tome Hurpri = eb an
revealed the fact that there had been g.i
in explotlvo quantities In the mine at v.i
i Ions times before the explosion
The most Impoitant witness was Jamc
lladcllffe , thp Hie boss , whoso duty It wn
to pxamlno the mine ever ) morning befot
the men went to wink His pxplanatlo
of how ho mpamirpd the' amount ot gas wa
a lev elation to the mine Inspector precer
and they quick ! ) wanted to know how h
could rcpoit only four Inches of gas whe
the 11 uno of his safety lamp was tvvclv
iiichiis from the roof , making tlneo time
the1 amount he repoited finding
It Viiia nlo .shown that at various time
ho had found several feet of gas , coverlu
a large aiea In looms near the main pan
tagoway , and tbo liiNpcctois doclaie-d th
gas was htilllclont to cause as dbiastrou
an explosion as the one now being Invcs
tlpjtcd It was also shown that men wor
allowed to work with the mlno In thin con
dltlnn
Hadcllffo told howat various times th
oxccaslvo amounts of gas had been drlvo
out by changing the air course , but that 1
boon collected again and that the niornln
bcforo the explosion do found thorn had bee
u fall of i oof In the gaseous portion , vvhui
the explosion occuripd
The examination will last all week.
SURGEON'S KNIFE AND X-RA1
( llll'HUO Illlj ( lllllplclol > IICNtlll I'll ti
slulil mill llonrliiK l 'I'liolr Vlil
Vlm\ol In sinioi.\ ,
CHICAGO , Jan 3 Pourtcpn-cai-ol
Thomas Smith of Chicago rojolied today I
thu complete restoration of sight and hcai
ing through the X-ray used in conjunctlo
with the surgeon's knlfo nnd trephining bii
The boy Is at the West Sldo hospital an
there lu said to bo no doubt of his recover
fiom the operation , which wtm porformt
on him moro than a vveoH ago Today th
bandage was removed from his oe8 and h
was able to boo abjectb uovoral ftot dlHtani
The boy was strong and well until si
months ago , when lie was eolzcd with fit
of iidiieea and pains In the head Tlica
Increased In frequc'noy and thrcu month
ago ho lost his hearing Pour weeks late
ho became blind In the loft 0)0 and E
neatly blind In thu right that only the gun
oral form of largo objecla could bo dlscoruoe
Symptoms of paraljslu Huvelope < l nn
physicians dlagnoeed the case ' ' a. bra I
tumor pressing on the optic and auditor
nerves An X-ray apparatus waa calle
upon to verify the diagnosis The conflrma
tlon In the skiagraph was complete an
tihowed a tumor the slzo of nn egg ovc
the right oo and slightly In front of tli
temple
The boy was taken to the hospital nnd th
operation performed
\rlor Hi-oil IN llollor.
N'LUnilh Jan ' Iddnid HoI , th
a tor vi nt i filnv inf ir iMi til lit Ian
u.kill ui d vv is a little billir today
FIX UP THE OLD FORT
Congressman Mercer Proposes to flavo Fort
Omaba Rebabilitatcd.
INTRODUCES A BILL TO THAT EFFECT
Provides for tbo Erection of Now nd
Subjtnntiftl Buildings.
EUILT ON THE SITES OF THOSE TORN DOWN
To Bo Made RjstSng StiUiou for Soldiers
Returning from Abroad ,
FUSIONISTS ARE AFTER JONES' ' SCALP
's I'npotiiiit ( imiii o.iN
nolouiitloiinntM n I IIIIIIKI * nn
Aiitliinii ! I iiiuniltti'r I'litu to
Dotlii < HH > .Iniipx.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S ( Special Telegram -
gram ) Congressman Mercer lutioducul a
bill todav which ooiitrmplntps the nhabill-
tnllon of the old Pott Omaha mllltar ) reaer
\atlon b.v providing that ropalisand renova
tion of the old garrison be at once boguu
by the erection of substantial buildings ujiou
HID olli's of thcbo rei-enil ) totn down u >
order of thu quaitei master goncial. Tlu
bill further provides lliut surh other build
Ings shall bo coiwtrurted as ma ) bo neies
aaiy for the establishment of u Uniud
Slates army post of such iliniai'tcr an 1
capaclt ) an the seoietatof wai ma > np
prove Just what Mi Mercoi evpocts to do
with tbo Ptosont Port Crook Is not stated
In the bill , but it Is thought tint the u
establishment of Pdit Omaha will not In an )
way Intcrforo with thu new foil In Snip )
count ) , hut will bo used an u hospital mil
testing station foi soldiers now In the Phil
Ipplnes , after their rotuin from foreign scrv
Ice
Rppiesentatlvo McPherson of the Council
niulTs district today Intioilurcd several pit
vato bills Increasing the pensions of 7.\
dok C Perkins and John Hill and nlso
to torrect the military ictord of Henry
Smith
Congressman llurkett Introduced a bill
to pciihlon William G. Wllloughby of hli
district
In the upper branch Senator Allen pre
sented two measures of Intciost to ciilwis
of Xcbiaeka Ono an amendment to the
sundi ) civil bill giving J5.000 to Mrs Jen-
nlo Pol ton Hajwaid , widow of late M L
Ha ) ward , scnator-elcLt from Nebraska said
sum to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the bcnate , the other providing for .v
pension of Jr > 0 for Jlis Mary Stotsonburg ,
widow of the late Colonel John M Stotsen-
burg Sen itor Allen also Introduced bills
to pension Grain lllo H Turner of niua
Spiings , Neb , and Nicholas Lochhoehler
and to remove the charge of desertion from
thu mme of Joseph McGaw of Lincoln The
senator also Intioduced a number of bilH
to coiroct abunes nf niled chueso and olco-
la iau',01 ' j-iiJ ! i yt. < nr a tax um ,
their manufncturci
Alter JOIIPH' Suiilji.
Washington newspapers thl& morning pub-
llshtd a telegram fiom Lincoln , stating tha' '
Senator Jonis , ch ilrman of the democrat ! !
national ooniinltteo , had wired a cur
declination to bo present at the banquet ol
the Tiavcllng Men's association to bo held
at Lincoln tomorrow night and at which
llrjan is to bii the guest of honor Senator
Jones spent the holldnju In .Minnesota and
retuined to Washington last night Ho re
colved a ticket to the banquet lu this morn-
Ing's mall and bo far as his secretary , Mr
Scflon , knew , no telegram of any kind wa
sent to Lincoln Paul Jones , the senator'n
fcon , said the telegram fiom Lincoln was
madn out of whole cloth , bo far as ho wis
concuncd 'Ihc.se attacks upon Senator
Jonta , it is said , are the commencement
of an orRinlied offoit to wiost the man
agement of the next democratic campaign
fiom him It is well known that the No-
biaska fusion dUogation does not look upon
Jones Itli any great favor and they are
hoping that UDIUI will not Insist upon rp-
talnlng the Arkansis statesman No specific
charges of IntnnipUency 01 unlltnesH are
brought against Jones , but a oh inge ol
|
managers in the forthcoming campaign Is
hald to bo greatly desired by the fualonlsts
Pour names are most freely used in con
nection with the succession1 John II Mc-
Liau , W J Stone , Colonel Mosu C Wet-
moro of Mlssouil and Senator Culbeison
or Texas
Harl I Decker , a clerk In the Interstata
Common o commission , died suddenly at tha
Piovidtnco hospital ) cstrrday of upoplFxy
He had boon undei treatment at thp hKptil |
for two weeks Dcvr'opmcnt ' of apoplexy
WIIB an unforeseen tompllcatlon Mr Ic her
WHS Ji ! ) cais old and was born In Now Jer
sey Ho rocelviil his appointment in the
commlbslon about six ) eara ago through PX-
Smiator Mandorson of Nebraska and was
ci edited to Nebraska. He IH the stop-son
of H Ham , who came to Washington from
Nebraska as ex-Sumlor Mnnderson's secio-
( ary.
Senator and Mrs. Thurston , with their
dnughtors , Grace and Joan , arrived todiy
from Cniaba
Special Agent Jenkins has submitted his
icport to the Indian commissioner concern
ing his Investigation of the affairs of Agpnt
Stephens of Crow Cicck , S D It Is under
stood the ronoit tonfliniH the charges mndo
against Mi Stephens although the commix-
sloncr refuses to dlsrloso the contents until
ho has given It furthei consideration
W P Pllley was today appointed post
master at Allen , Dlxon count ) , Neb , vl < o
O W Parrcll , resigned
An order WHH Issued today establishing
a postollko ai South Park , Ulnta county ,
AVe , with Pr.ncln M Hairs as postmaster.
CORBETT UN TRIAL FOR LIFE
I'ic'liiiliiiir } l > niiiliiiillon In Ili-v.
( lll'IH- > \ Hl'lllplfll Illlllll-l ( ll '
lilrnllllril ,
HAOI.N'n. WlB , Jan 3 The preliminary
oxamlnallon of Henry P Coibott , ( barged
with uiiomptlng to murdtr the Itov O II
Cheney nnd wife , wna begun torliy Mrs
( ' ) iuioy told minutely of what tianaplred un
the mornliiR of the schooling , and positively
liluntlllcd Carbctt as the assailant
Mrb Arthur Huglnln , who lived near the
Chu > oy reHldenco tcstlllcd as to the tlmo
the shooting occuirod and Dr Uuyman as
to the HerloiibiioHs of the wounds
Mr Cbcnoy again look the stand , and
dc t.riblng In detail Ma htruggle with the
burglar ftnd the shooting which followcl
tontludod with ilio remark "I am pusitlva
that that imin. " pointing to Corbott , ' wua
Urn man ivho shot me"
lliilki'H I'rli'iill Knit ( iiioilN ,
NPW VOHK Juu ' TinAmi it HI Kill
I'ndirwtur USHUI lutlon i ( iinjirlHlntt
prliulpii ) 111 i < c I n < ( I undirwi.ii inunut , .
tun i nf tin t in > \ Ni w V nk h > i
11 mined to rai.-.o itiu iiri < c of knit KUOJI