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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUSING, BECEMliEIt 11, 1900 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SPEAKS FOR KAISER Grant Von Buelow Btatei OlrcumsUntlally Emperor's Attitndo to Krnger. GERMANY TRIED TO WARD .OFF BOER WAR President of Transvaal Republic Informed as to Conditions in Europe, AFRIKANDERS REFUSED ARBITRATION leeling on Fart of the Boor Leader Han Too High for Oonnsel. GLOOMY VIEW OF TRADE IN FATHERLAND Seoretnry of the Treasury Declare Tlmi While He Doe Mot Look for a Repetition of 1'nnln of 7 Ho Doe Look for Contraction. HEKLlN, Doc. 10. Tho Imperial chan cellor, Count von Uuolow, replying to a question on tho subject of Mr. Krugcr's falluro to bo ro eclvcd by Kmperor Wllllum, snld tho gov eminent ilhl all In Itn power to ward off war und left tho two republics In no doubt us to tho atato of affairs In Kuropo nnd of dor man neutrality. When, In 1839, tho ques tion of arbitration seemed not altogether excluded, tho government recommended It to Mr. Kruger. Ho thought tho tlmo had not yet como. Whon Mr. Kruger later sought Intervention his toolings wore too badly Inllamed for tho Dutch und Herman governments. For tho aorman govern ment It was lost tlmo to glvo ndvlco. Ger many was convinced that any step of a great power nt that moraont would bo critical nnd lead to no result. "Thcro was no uso for us," said tho chancollor, "to pinch our fingers botween tho door and tho hinge." Tho chancellor added that when tho suggestion of mediation was niado to Great Hrltnln by tho United StatoH In a qulto gently-vorded Inquiry It was. rejected ofri clally and categorically. Intervention might hnvc led to war. Tho chancellor described tho reply of M. Delcnsso, tho French minister of foreign affairs, to Mr. Krugor as: "Franco will In no caso tako tho Initi ative, but would not opposo It when cortnln eventualities became known, provided they aro calculated to Bcrvo Kronen Interests." Tho chancellor thereupon remarked that ho could not havo dealt with tho situation bettor himself. Ovations to Mr. Kruger In OermaLy, ho pointed out, would havo dis placed International relations and served no purposo of Mr. Kruger or of Germany. Germany was not bound to Great Britain by a halr'ti breadth more than Great Drltatn was bound to Gormany, but to act tho Don Qutxoto against Great Drltatn would bo a plcco of folly for which ho would not bo responsible. Contraction of Trade. In the Reichstag today during the do bale on tho estimates tho secretary of the lmporlal treasury, Daron von Thlolmann, took a decidedly gloomy view of tho eco nomic situation In Germany. Ho said tho system had boon undorgotng a radical chango slnco summer and pcoplo must bn prepared for a number of ycarB to boo n gradual shrlnkago of tho Inflated condl tlon. Tho dccllno, however, would not tako tho form of a general financial crash. as In 1873. Thin period of diminished trade could not pass without affecting tho lm porlal budget. Theroforo, It was necessary to strengthen tho reserves of tho treas ury. In regard to tho abolition of tho sugar bounties, tho secretary of tho treasury said tho negotiations botween Austria, Franco nd Gormany woro not concluded, but they would probably provldo a basis for deflntto agreements. Tho secretary also announced that a bill taxing sparkling wines would shortly bo preHented and that anothor bill taxing accharlno was In courso of preparation In 1901, said tho Bocrotnry, an Increased expenditure of 53,000,000 marka must be provided for. Consequently tho transfor of aurplus rovenucs to tho federal states would cease. A general aurvsy of tho present estimates afforded, tho socrctary remarked, a do rldedly less pleasant picture than last year. Although tho Krugor matter will bo taken up again In tho Ilelchstag Count von Duolow'a speech, evidently prepared with great caro,( was so overwhelming In Its array of powerful facts that It amounted to a Bweoplng victory over tho entire oppo Itlon. Tho Imperial chancellor's Involun tary humor and his particularly apt quota tlona extorted hearty laughter from his bit tercst opponents. Bo far na German policies go, tho tncl dent U closed. At nil ovents this was tli evident opinion of tho Ilelchstag when ad lournmcnt was taken at a into hour. Tho bud-ot committor of tho Holchsiag ttas adopted a resolution that tho Chlneso expeditionary corps must bo dissolved after It has finished Its duty In China. ROBERTS ON FARM-BURNING Late Cnmmuiidcr-lii-Chlcf Defend l'unUlimrnt, out lit (lie tnmr Tlmo Deprecate It 'ccclty. CAPETOWN, Dec. 10. In a memorandum to tho premier of Cnpo Colony, Sir John Gordon Sprlgg, Lord Roberts explains that farm-burning has been ordered strictly In lecordanco with the usages of war. Ho lays In part: "Whether tho people whoso bousca aro burned aro actual accessories to tho cutting of railways and other dam igo must bo left to tho general ntllcera commanding to decide. They must bo trusted to make full Inquiry before having resotirco to extreme measures; but, ns this Is essentially poltco work, I anticipate, that when tho police aro established wo shall And the necessity for burning gradually disappear with less danger of tho Innocent suffering and that my successor will evontually bo ablo to abolish altogether a distasteful punishment." PROHIBIT PR0-B0ER MEETING Liverpool Aiithorltlra Will Not Allow Maud (Sonne lo Talk Kntrr tnlu Canadian. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 10, A pro-Hoor meet Ing, at which Miss Maudo Gonne was to preside tonight, has been prohibited by tho pollco. The returning members of the Koyal Canadian regiment, which left Loudon this morning, arrived horo during tho day. They received ovations from large crowds and were entertained at lunch by tho lord mayor, Mr Arthur Crosthwalte, and tho orporatton of Liverpool. J ft) TRUST SALISBURY cfusea to Censure I In Aliened LONDON, Dec. lO.-nBKr.ln desultory discussion Joseph Valtoti!Halct.l member from tho Ilarnsloy dlvlslorTOf the West Hiding of Yorkshire, wlthdrow his amend ment, offered Friday laBt, to tho address nd O. C. T. Hartley, conservative, moved an amendment to thu address asking the houso to express regret nt tho fact that Lord Salisbury had recommended so many f his own family to ofllccs under tho gov ernment. One-fifth of tho cabinet mombers, Mr. Hartley said, aro of tho samo family. Sons would oboy their father and sons-ln-lnw ml nophows would yield to tho samo in fluence. Such conditions precluded an In dependent Inquiry Into tho army failures In South Africa nnd wcro calculated lo Impair grnvely tho cindoncy of tho public uorvlco and diminish tho chances of re form In tho system of national defenso. Tho samo cankcrworm of nepotism had en tered tho uimy nnd navy and It was tho general opinion that many of tho failures In South Africa were traceablo to ofiiccrs who had obtained their commissions by family lnllucnco. When tho premier's nephow roo to reply tho houso was filled with expectation. Mr. Hnlfour said tho unhappy accident of birth ought not to bo n bar to public Bcrvlco. Thero wus only ono member of Lord Salis bury's family In tho present government who was not In the last. Mr. Hartley, ho ndded, had not shown that tho appointees complained of wcro lncnpnblc, whllo tho country at tho recent election had shown confidence thnt the premier would carry out with ability his thankless, heart breaking tnsk. Tho amendment was lost by a voto of 230 to 128. Replying to Mr. Hcaly, nationalist, who naked whether tho Irish-American nnd Irish prisoners captured In tho fights with tho Doers could not bo permitted to return to tholr homes, J. Howell Williams, financial secretory to tho War ofllco In tho lato administration, but now n plain member of tho Houso of Commons, representing South Htrmlngham, said prisoners of Irish na tionality could not bo treated differently from others. Attack on Clinmlicrlnln Itcunied. D. Lloyd-George, radical, momber for Carnnrvon district, brought together o Bcrlos of accusations against Mr. Chamber lain that hud been figuring In tho news papers nnd moved that uo member of tho government ought to hnvo a direct or in direct Interest In concerns competing for government contracts. Ho pointed out that tho sccrotary of sjato for tho colonics held 5,f00 Bhares nnd other members of his family 07,000 shares In tho Hlrmlngham trust, which In turn was n share-owner in tho Tubes, ltd., making $10,000 a year out of government contracts. Ho assorted also that Mr. Chamberlain nnd his rcla lives held shares worth 230,000 to 250,- 000 In Elliott's Metal company, contractors to tho admiralty, and shares valued at 250,000 In Kynoch's Dynamlto company. contractors to tho War oin;e. Aftor enum erating other companies In which tho Chamberlain family, ho af sorted, had In terests, Mr. Georgo declared that he was not nttacklng tho prlvnto character of tho minister, but had raised tho matter be cause this "caso might bo used as a prece dent later to Justify corruption." Colonlnl Hccrctnry Hcpllea. Aftor various speeches for and against tho resolution, Mr. Chamberlain replied "It Is my personal honor that Is Involved In this question," ho said, "and I think It hard, after twcnty-flvo years of llfo In tho full light of Parliament to havo to stnnl up and explain that I am not a scnndnlnmi thief. Thcso attacks nro monstrous and absurd. I took no notice of charges during the election, although there had been n conspiracy of Insinuation. I had been charged with fattening on tho profits of a wnr I had provoked. "Of all tho companies mentioned, I hold shares In two. My relations Intend to tako legal proceedings and tho public will sto how tills nbomlnublo charge will be dealt with by tho court. My rotations nro nil business men nnd havo had to mako their own fortunes. I como of a family which boasts nothing of distinguished birth or of inherited wealth, but has an unbroken rocord for nearly two centuries of un stained commercial Integrity, Never dur ing tho wholo courso of my political career havo I been asked to uso my lnllucnco to securo pecuniary gain for myself or my relations." Colombo Connection Explained. Proceeding to explain IiIb connection with tho two companies, Mr. Chamberlain said ho hail Joined the Colombo company twenty-threo years ngo. Its shares had never been quoted on tho Stock exchange. Tho contracts to build huta for Door pris oners In Coylon was given to tho Colombo compnny on tho responsibility of tho local government without any , communication with himself. So far as tho Hlrmlngham trust was concerned, ho said, ho knew nothing whatever of Its Investments, al though ho had recently ascertained that thero was a trifling Investment In tho Tubes, ltd,, since his brother managed the business of that organization, but tho com pnny'B nlready small business with tho admiralty had largely decreased. After hav Ing made further explanations of n similar kind, Mr. Chamberlnln exclaimed amid mln lstcrlal cheers: "Is It not hard to have to den! with such rubbish as this? When all Is reckoned up, perhaps my Indlrcc Interest In government contracts Is a few pounds or even shillings. And yet tho Houso of Commons Is called upon to pans n solemn resolution which will not strlk mo, but will bo a self-denying ordlnnnco for many members who do not antlclpat that result." Unworthy Method In l'ulillo Life. In nn eloquont peroration tho colonial secretary declared that tho attacks had not Injured him, but had given pain to number of prlvnto individuals. Those who had mndo them, ho asserted, had Intro duced Into public llfo unworthy method and had mado It mora difficult for honorubl nnd scnsltlvo mon to servo their country, He wan loudly cheered ns ho resumed hi seat, His son, J, AuBten Chnmberlaln financial secretary to tho treasury depart. ment, followed with some remarks. K. H, Hnldane, radical, member for Had dlngtonshlre, and others spoke, after which Mr. Lloyd-George's motion, which was of' fered ns an amendment to the address, was rojoctcd by a voto of 269 to 127, Mr. Halfour. tho government leader, then moved tho closure, which was- carried by 253 votes against 18, and the address to tho throno wns adopted by 205 votes against 23 ('rial In llulKuria ut an ICnd. SOFIA, liuigana, uec. 10. The crisis caused by tho rcslguatlon of tho Hulgarlan cnblnot presided over by MM. Ivantchoff and Uadl8lavoff has ended with tho forma tlon of n ministry by M, Ivantchoff, who, In addition to tho premiership, will hold th portfolio of tlnnnce, with M. Tontscheff a minister of foreign affaire, and General Petrotf ns minister of tho Interior, sue cecdlng M. IladlslavofT. House olaaMaf Mr1 It I'rentaVSjKfA DAVID B. HILL FOR PRESIDENT 'rnsted Lieutenant of New York Democrat Forecasts Him as Ohoice in 1004. APPEAL MADE TO CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT Mayor McOulrc of Syrncuac Dcpre- cntc Tnlk of Party IleorKiiiilr.il tlon and Ini'lilpntully Mention .iinie of V. J. llrynn. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Tho Chronlclo will say tomorrow: David Dennett Hill, ex governor of Now York, nnd former United States senator, Is to bo a prominent cnndl- ate for the presidency on tho democratic ticket in 1904, A declaration equlvnlent to n personnl announcement by tho Now ork man wns mado tonight by James K. McOulrc, Mr. Hill's political lieutenant, mayor of Syracuse and chairman of the cxecutlvo commltteo of tho Now York stato organization. Mr. McGutro nrrlved n Chicago yesterday afternoon from the cast nnd was visited at the Palmer houso by a number of tho local party leaders. "If tho republican foreign policies so far as tho Philippines, Porto Ulco and Cuba aro concerned shall fall absolutely or In nny part In tho next four years," said Mr. McGuIre, "and tho democrats want a man fitted to the task to solvo tho existing question, thnt man undoubtedly will be David Dennett Hill. "Ex-Senator Hill Is very much llko Gro- cr Cleveland was politically. Mr, Hill Is Icsb than hn might bo In the stato organi zation, but ho Is wonderfully strong In the nation. Ho Is looked upon as a man nbso- utcly snfo and Is regarded as ono' of tho ablest Btntesmen In tho nation. "Should tho republican policy of coloniza tion prove a fnlluro and tho nation four yoara konco require n conservative, clear headed, nblo mon, whoso democracy never has been questioned, then tho cholco of the next democratic convention will doubtless o Mr. Hill. If tho radical element of the party develops streiigth enough again to get In tho snddlo then tho nominee will be William Jennings Hryan or somo other man, but not Mr. Hill. "This present tnlk of reorganization Is Idle ut tho present tlmo. The moment has not arrived to talk of reorganization. Re organization of tho party, It It Is neces sary In 1904, depends entirely upon contin gencies nnd the trend of cvonts between now and tho next national convention will point out what Is necessary. CENTENNIAL OF THE CAPITAL Notable Annlveranry to Hp Celebrated nt 'WoxhliiKtnn with Due I'outp nnd I'sgrnnl. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Governors of states and other high officials are arriving horo to attend tho centennial colobratlon on Wednesday. Among thoso who have ar rived so far are: Governor Shaw of Iowa, togothir with Secretary of State Dobson, Adjutant General Dyers and Attorney Gen eral Hemley; Governor Schofleld of Wlscon sin, Governor names of Oklahoma and tx- Govornor Markham of California, Tho colouration of the ccntennary of the es tablishment of tho national capital hero will he opened at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, when President McKlnley will re- colvo tho governors of tho states and territories. Subsequent to this Colonel Thoodoro A. ninghnm will unvoll a model and drawings of an enlarged executive mansion. District Commissioner McFnr- and will deliver an nddress upon the dls trlct s development and Governor Shaw will discourse upon the development of tho states. In tho afternoon tho president will pro ceed to tho rovlowlng stand at tho cap! tol. Ho will bo edeorted by tho governors of tho states and territories with their staffs; largo detachments of tho army, navy and marine corps, natlona guards of tho various states and District of Co lumbia; naval mllltla, veterans of wars and distinguished civilians. He will revlow this parado nnd then with members of tho diplomatic corps, cabinet, supremo court, governors, Admiral Dewey, General Miles and the senntors nnd representatives will repair to tho houso of representatives, whero addresses will bo made by Itopre sentatlvcs Richardson and Pnyno, Sena tors McComas, Hoar and Daniel. Tho cele bration will termlnato with a reception to tho governors of the states and tertltorles nt 9 o'clock that night. AWAY FOR AMERICAN HOMES Canadian Volunteer Start from Ens, land to Iteturn to Native Country. (Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co,) LONDON, Dec. 10. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Two hun dred and soventy-slx ofheers and men of tho Royal Canadians, returning from tho Uoer wur, left London today by special vestlbulcd train over tho London & North western railway for Liverpool on tho way homo to Canada. Liverpool was reached In thrco hours and fifty-nine minutes and tho contingent will sail on tho steamship Charaplaln tomorrow. Tho departuro of tho volunteers from London and their arrival at Liverpool were attended by scenes of great enthusiasm, GERMANS CALL ON KRUGER Ilorr Lender Itourlren Deputation at The HuKiie nud Iteturn Vlilt of ForrlKii MlnUter. THE HAGUE, Dec. 10. Mr. Kruger today received a deputation from tho Altdeutschc Veenband aud thanked his "Gorman broth orfl" for their token of sympathy. Lator Mr. Kruger returned tho foreign minister s visit. nEULIN, Dec. 10. Daron von Ilhelnba ben, Prussian minister of tho Interior, has ordered tho chief of pollco at Cologne to mako n apodal roport as to disorderly In cldents connected with Mr. Kruger's visit to that city and especially with referenco to tho nntl-Hrlttsh demonstrations boforo the Ilrltlbh consulate. Movement of Ocean Veasel Dee. 10. At Now York Arrived Caledonia, from Liverpool. At Leghorn Arrived Knramnnln frnm New York, via Lisbon nnd aibrnltar. Xor Naplen nnd Genoa. . At Myuney, N. H. AV, Atrlved-Aoran.il from vuncuuver, II. C for Honolulu und Urtsbane. At Naples Arrived Alter, from Ne,v xoTK. ior uenon. auiiea-Kuerst Hlsmarck for New York At Liverpool Arrived Ijincastrlan, from IloBton; Taurlc. from New York, At Uremen-Salled-II, II. Neler, for New York. At Southnmpton-Snlled-Vnderlnnd, from Antwerp, for New York. At Glasgow Arrived Anchorlo, from mw orK. At Hamburg Arrived Manlx. from 8-i Krnnclxco. etc., via Havre. Sailed Ponn sylvanlu, for New York, rAt Olbrultar Arrived Werra, from New mm, tur nuuies nun uer.ou. At London Arrived Minneapolis, from rew x or. 0NFIDENT OF WALDERSEE (lr rm it it Paper Anmiiiic That HI Ho- turn of OmlTec' Letter Must Have llccn .(untitled. II K It I.I N', Dec. 10. Tho German govern ment has not taken oftlclat uotlco of Gen- ral Chaffee's lettor to Count von Wnlder- bcu complaining of tho removal of tho ULttonotnlcal Instruments from the wall of Pckln nud tho return of tho letter to tho American commander "on account of Its tone," Only a few of tho papers print the In- Idcnt In their news columns, Tho Vos- Itcho Zoltung remnrks: "Whatever tho cause, General Charted had In no case a right to uso such rough language In his lottef to tho commnndcr-ln' chief." Tho Hcrllncr Tngcblatt observes: "We must, of course, reserve a deflultu Judg ment until reliable German reports havo een received. Whoever knows of tho gen- crnl diplomatic tact of Count von Wnlder sce will not doubt thnt ho would not have employed such a brusque procedure, wltho'it tho strongest reason." j Captain Dnnnhauser, who Is with Count on Wnlderscc, Bays In n yrlvuto dispatch received In Ucrlln today: "The French have nbnndoncd their operations to re movo astronomical Instruments from tho walls of Pekln, presumably In order to Impress the Chinese with tholr compara tive clemency, but tho .Germans contlnuo removing Instruments timler tho protec tion of a company of engineers." Under the patronage of Countess von Huclow n notnblo concert was given this evening for tho benefit of tho German troops In Chlnn. It was attended by Em peror William and tho empress, many members of tho nobility nnd tho entlro dlplomntlc corps, Including United States Ambassador Whlto and Mrp. White. Tho net proceeds of tho entertainment were bout 150,000 marks. AFRAID OF ABSINTHE HABIT 'reneh Clinnihrr of Deptitlea Cnlla Upon tlovernment to Prohibit Iiluuor'a Mnniifncturclnnd Hule. PARIS, Dec. 10. In tho Chamber of Deputies today M. Mario Edouard Vnlllant, socialist, ono of tho deputies tor tho De partment of tho Sclno, moved a resolution calling upon tho government to prohibit tho manufneturo and salo of all alcoholic liquors pronounced "dangerous" by tho Acndemy of Medicine. Tho resolution wns aimed at absinthe, tho consumption vt which has nearly doubled In Franco slnco ISO nnd now stands at 10,000,000 litres an nually. M. Vnlllnut and others denounced tho spread ,of abslntho drinking nnd laid stress on tho ravages among tho population. "Tho Increase, oi consumption of ab sinthe," said the mover of the resolution, 'marches arm in arm with tho increase of enscs of driveling Insanity, which will end by becoming a national malady." The Chamber adopted tho resolution unanimously. RELICS OF NELSON STOLEN No Trace Dlacovered of the Depreda tor, AVho Arc Suup'oMed to Be French. LONDON, 'Doc, 10. No traco has been found of tho thieves who on Saturday last stole several relics of Lord Nelson, Includ ing his watch and many-of his medals, from Greenwich hospital, Tho popular bellof In Greenwich Is that tho depredators wero 1'rench, owing to tho alleged discovery of a letter In broken English left behind In which tho writer promised to roturn and carry off a French flag which Is among tho relics. Tho vandals abstracted nlmost every thing portable Even tho gold hilts of the nwords wero wrenched from tho blades and the Jewels wero stripped from tho scabbards They also broke Nelson's sword of honor. AMERICANS DINED BY SULTAN Captnln Cheater nnd Other Odlcera of the Kentucky Kiitertnlnvd nt the YllilU I'nliue. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 10. A dinner was given nt tho Ylldlz palace tonight In honor of tho officers of tho United States battleship Kentucky, now at Smyrna, pro vlous to which tho United States chnrgo d'affaires, Lloyd C. Grlscom, Introduced tho officers to tho fiultan. Tho grand vlzlor and other dignitaries wero present at tho dinner. Subsequently Mr. Grlscom and Cap tain Colby M. Chester wero received In private audlonco by tho sultan, who after wards rccolvcd tho other ofllcors and ad dressed them In n few gracious words, ENVOYS LEAVE THEIR POSTS Tennlon llctween l'ortugnl and The Nethcrlundn Apparently na tireut na Ever. THE HAGUE. Dec. 10. Tho Portugucso minister to tho Netherlands, Count do Sellr, has started for Lisbon and tho Dutch minister to Portugal. Haron von Heockorcu Is expected horo from Lisbon this evening Count von Uylant In tho second chamber today notified tho forolgn minister that ho would Interpellate tho government tomor row on tho tension between tho Nether lands and Portugal. Antl-Nemetlo l'lny Cuuara Hcnndnl ST. PETERSHUItO, Dec. 10. Tho scandal caused by tho demonstration Thursday evening last on tho first production of tho nntl-Jowlsh play entitled, "Tho Contra bandlsts," during which the actors wero polled, personal conflicts followed and tho performanco had to bo stopped, Is still tho subject of considerable discussion hero and threatens to start a student agitation, tho university sympathizing largely with tho demonstrative hundred Christian students who signed a statement thnt thoy partlcl pated In tho riot. About 400 studenta root Saturday and after listening to somo fiery speeches condemned M. Suborbln, editor of tho Novoo Vromya, for his activity In tho attempt to launch tho anti-Semitic play tho theater management, the pollco nnd others. Tho pollco Into on Thursday night released nil tho persons, ubout fifty, nr rested during tho dlsturbanco and no prose cutlons havo yet been announced, Afte tho Btudents' meeting It becamo known that tho minister of tho Interior had sent tho newspapers n circular positively forbidding further allusions to tho scandal. Tho authors of tho play havo rclln qulshod their efforts to produco It, Colonel l'lciinnrt i'rotrnt. PAHIS, Dec. 10. Colonel Plcquart, who was so prominently Identified with the Dreyfus caso, haB addrcsed u memorial t tho Chambor of Deputlos protesting against tho amnesty bill, which ho says will Include him "among the forgers and utter ers of forgorlcs, who will profit by tho amnesty." Itnxiliin Cm I n Crop, ST. PETEHSHUnO, Dec. 10, Tho official estimates for thle wlntor and spring crop In sixty-four departments of European Hub sin aro ns follows; Wheat, 658,000,000 prods; rye, 401,700,000 poods, and oats, 721, 000,000 poods. BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT Santa Fo and Iti Striking Telegraph Operators Each Olaim a Victory, AILR0AD DENIES BEING INCONVENIENCED Order . Ixminl for Dlnroii t limnncp of Work nt .fillip la Itcaeliidrd nud All the -Men Iteturn to Work nn L'aunl, CHICAGO, Dec. I0.-Ofilc!nls of tho Sanln o system claim that tho telegraphers' strlko on their lino Is practically over nnd point to the fact that almost without execp- ion their passenger trains wero on tlmo to day and thnt freight was being handled in olunio ns great ns beforo tho Btrlko was Inaugurated. Third Vlco President Harr of the Santa s system, tho ofllclnl most nctlvo In nd- Justing tho operation of tho road during tho trlko of tho operators, mado tho following tatement tonight: "Wo havo all tho men wo wnnt west of Albuquerque, but aro short 2.i0 to 300 cast f that point. Wo havo been hiring men nil day and nt tho present rnto will havo n full omplcment within thrco days. Tho train uo hero nt 0:30 n. in. todny was tho only train that wns late, and that but twenty minutes. "On tho nvorngo our passenger trains havo reached Chicago as nearly on tlmo ns though thero woro not n strike. Wo nro nc ceptlng nil freight offered nnd nro moving most of It. Fruit shippers havo been noti fied of our nbtllty to handle shipments up n tho capacity of our equipment. All of tho Important offices hnve boon filled nnd nil hrnuKh business Is being handled by or ders from these points. "Wo hnvo no quarrel with tho organiza tion known as tho Order of Hallway Tele graphers. Our fight Is with tho Individuals who went out. Scvcnty-flvo per cent of tho mon who rofuBcd to strlko werojnembers of tho order nnd these will be, rotnlncd nnd promoted. Thoso who struck will not bo re-cngngul, nlihsugh seme who went back to work Immediately will bo retained." Trainmen Hnve Not Tnken Action. CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 10. Concerning a report to tho effect that tho Hallway Train men may Join tho telegraphers' strIKo on tho Santa 1'e, Grand Chief Morrlssey of tho Hrotherhood of Hallway Trainmen said hat ho know absolutely nothing of such movement. Chief P. M. Arthur of the Hrotherhood of Locomotlvd" Engineers sold, when nsked If tho engineers were likely to become In- olvcd In tho strike, thnt ho knew nothing nbout tho matter further than what ho bad read In tho nowBpnpero, G. A. Scagravo, a ropreBcntutlvo of tho Sactn Fo company, wus hero today employ ing operators to tako tho places of strikers. Seagrnvo sold ho had succeeded In en gaging a number of men In this city at salaries ranging from J55 to $85 a month. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 10. Thoodoro Nemaycr of tho telegraph department oi the Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fe claims to havo socured twenty-flvo opori.tors In Loulavlllo today, who will Immediately tnko places left' by tho. Rtrlkcrs. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 10. At tho ocal Santa Fo offices It Is stated tonight thnt nil passenger trains nrrlved and de parted on tlmo nnd thnt the company Is In no way embarrassed. Operntnra I.nck Prnonsl Intereat LOS ANGELES, Cal., Doc. 10. From General Manngcr Nevlns' office tho follow ing statement was obtained today rolatlvo to tho strlko situation on tho Santa Fo system: Tho troublo on our southern California division never reached proportions to cause us Inconvenience. In this city nil vacan cies havo been filled. On tho Valley road six mon quit last night. Their places havo all been filled or will bo filled bo foro night. On Superintendent Denulr'B division of tho road from Sellgman to Mojavo fourteen quit nnd on Superintend ent Htbbard's division from Sellgman to Albuquorquo thero wero four vacancies yes tcrday. Prnctlcally all theBe havo been supplied, many of tho old men having re turned to work nnd In other cases now mon nro being employed. Wo are handling our hrough telegraphic business from tho coast to Chicago with no delay whatever and all freight and passenger traffic Is boInK handled without tho slightest delay or in terruptlon. So far ns tho lines west of Albuquorquo nro concerned, the strlko Is prnctlcally ended, Tho Snntn Fo's overland trnins east aru on tlmo. All passenger trains nro reported on tlmo, with frolghtB for tho most part a llttlo lato. Tho tolegrar'iors contlnuo hopeful, but tho Indications aro that tho strlko Is .1 fnllure ro far as tho Southern California and tho Snn Jouquln valley Is concerned and 1b collapsing . on tho divisions between Mojavo nnd Albuquorquo. Tho tolograpcrs union la strong ns over and tho secret of the falluro seems to Ho In tho reluctance of the men to rellqulsh tho advantages gained In tholr recent strlko through n sympathetlo Btrlke, In which tho clement of porsonal Interest Is lacking. I'liflilo Iteporta Xo Delay. PUEHLO, Colo,, Dec. 10. Traffic on tho Santa Fo railroad Into and out of this city has not been affected by tho tolcgraphcrs Btrlkd. Several Into trains have been bulletined, but this Is no moro than tho ordlnnry delay resulting from tho heavy business. A report received from tho division between La Juntn and Coolldge, Kan,, says that only six operators on that division havo gono out, whllo cloven nro still at their posts. Tho official reports received from stations along tho northern division Indlcato that large numbers of the operators aro etlll working. DOLPHIN HOPEFUL 0FSUCCESS Irealdent of the Order of Hallway Telegrapher Haya Development Favor Mtrlkcra. GALVESTON. Tex., Dee. 10, President Dolphin of tho Order of Hallway Telegrnpli ers Issued a circular today on tho strlko situation which ho telegrnphed to all oporators, assuring them thut success would crown tholr efforts. Ho cited frelgh congestion nt Wolf City, Ladonla nnd other north Texas stations, where, ho clalmi tho Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fo cannot handlo tho business. Ho claims to huv heard from operators as far west ns Call fornla nnd ns far cast na Chicago, and that tit least 95 per cent of tho opcrntora on tho Santa Fo system nro out. Preal dent Dolphin emphatically denies tho truth of tho alleged statement from Chairman Newman of tho Order of Hallway Telo graphers on tho Santa Fo, to tho effect tha Newman Instructed nil tho mon to re turn to work and that tho company had agreed to arbitrate. Mr. Dolphin Bays that Newman novor mado such a statement and declares that officials of tho railroad com pany are authority for tho statement (Continued on Second Page.) 0NDITI0N OF THE WEATHER 'orcenst for Nebraska Oenenillv Ktilr Tuesday nnd Wednesday; North to East u inns. Hour. Dew. Hour. DrK. O in it lilt Yrntcrdii)! Temperature nt ni tu in in , in m .... m 1T I P ill ... , m . , m , :i 18 1H III 111 'i P. :i p, p. r. p, (i p, 7 p, H p, l p, m m m , m , m . 2H CARTER TO SERVE FULL TIME lIcfrnurtliiK Cnptuln'n Demurrer 1 Overruled liy Court mill He la Sent II lie k to I'lnlnli Term. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. in n decision handed own by Judge Hook of the fedcrnl dis trict court of Kansas, nnd concurred in by United Stntes Circuit Judge Amos Thayer this afternoon, Oberlln M. Carter, formerly, captain In tho United States army, under sentence of five, years' Imprisonment for misappropriation of government funds whllo In charge of tho hnrbor work of Sn- annnh, Ib reminded to tho custody of Hobert W. McCIoughry, warden of thu fed eral pcnltontlnry nt Leavenworth, whero Carter has been confined, tho court over ruling tho petitioner's domurrer on tho hnbens corpus writ Issued somo tlmo ago nnd sustaining tho ruling of the trial courts, together with the subsequent notion of President McKlnley, who set nsldo welvo of tho charges under which ho was convicted, hut mndo no change uf the sentence Imposed by tho court-martial. In addition to tho prlBon Rontenco Carter wns fined J5.000, which was paid nnd ho waB dismissed from tho nrmj. Judges Thayer nnd Hock find theso proceedings wero entirely regular. Ono of tho chief contentions urged In Carter's behalf wbb that tho president In reducing the number of Hpeclflcntlons pre ferred thereby mado void tho entlro pun ishment Inflicted. On this point Judge Thnyer says: Tho punishment nrem-rllied liv II of war Is uttnehed to the ohurgo nnd iiot ho npvcmcniinnH niiuifl inercuiiiler, tlia alter bclnir merely bv wnv of nvmtn tlc.it Ion und detailed statement of tho prin cipal charges to which thoy respectively relate; but even If tills were not so, tho rulo Is well established thut whero n sen tenco In grn.is Is pronounced upon n con viction under tin Indictment containing rw ernl counts und upon nppeal or review somo of tlirm nro held bnd nnd tho others r ro sustained, tho sentence will not ho disturbed, provided It Is such uh colli. I lawfully hnvo been imtioacil unilnr tlm counts which wero upheld, LEAVENWORTH. Knn Dec, lO.-Captaln Cnrtor entered prison hero In April Inst. With one year oft for good behavior ho still has n llttlo moro than thrco years to serve. Ills application for a writ of habeas carpus was filed at Leavenworth on October 17 nnd wns hoard on November 23, Judges Thnyer and Hook both sitting on tho case. Frank Hlnlr of Chicago and Congressman Gros- venor of Ohio appeared for Carter. Carter was permitted to nppear in court In citi zen's clothes and It was tho first tlmo ho bad left tho prison walls slnco his Incarcer ation EXPLOSION IN ASPEN TUNN:L Five Men' lleported Killed nnd Other Injured In Accident on Union I'nclfle. SALT LAKE, Utah. Dec. 10. A Bpoclal to tho Tribune from Aspen, Wyo., says a disastrous gas explosion occurred today on tho now railroad tunnel by which four men lost their lives and several others wero Injured. Tho tunnol Is being built on tho cut-off of tho Union Pacific road botween Aspen nnd Hlllard. Tho explosion was caused by tho accumulation of gas. Tho dead: DAVIS LAND, Cercdo, W. Va. MIKE VOLLNOOLE, Joplln, Mo. MIKE LYNCH, residence unknown. JOHN SHOEMAKER, California. Injured: John Ward, foreman. Lawrence Early, laborer. Dan Schofleld, laborer. Thrco other laborers wcro slightly hurt. Twenty-flvo mon were nt work ot tho tlmo of tho explosion. It Is not known what ignited tho gas. Electric lights aro used throughout tho tunnel. Tho coroner's verdict wbb "unavoidable accident." MARTIAL DEAD BROUGHT HOME Trnnapnrt IlnueocU IlrliiK Iloillr nf l.f.OO .Soldier and Sullorato Snn I'ViiiiuInco, SAN FHANCISCO, Dec. 10. Tho trans port Hancock arrived today from Manila, via Nagasaki, with tho bodies of about 1,500 Bailors and Boldtorfl who elthor died In battlo or succumbed to tho ravages of disease in tbo Philippines, China, Guam and Honolulu. This Is tho largest number of bodies brought homo slnco tho outbreak of tho Spanlsh-Amcrlcnn war. Tho Han cock will llkoly remain In quarantine n few days. Tho bodies will bo conveyed to the Presidio nnd placed In tho buildings thero pending Interment or shipment to tho homes of tho relatives. Tho Hancock was twenty-flvo days In making tho run from Manila and was sev enteen days In coming from Nagasaki, tho last port nt which she . touched, Shu brought fifty-two cabin passengorB, 500 in tho Btcerago and thero wcro elovon deaths on tho voyago to ndd to tho cargo of dead carried from tho Philippines. CHICAGO WAGES WAR ON VICE Chnrchr In Unite In an Kffort to Suppren C'lvlo Immor iillly. CHICAGO, Doc. 10. Representatives of nearly every church denomination In Chi cngo havo resolved to unlto In a crusade against civic Immorality and tako an nct lvo part In tho suppression of vlco and tho malntenunro of law and order In Chicago. This courso was decided on today at tho regular weekly mooting of the Methodist ministers and later nt a Joint meeting at which several other denominations wero represented. It was resolved to appoint a commltteo ot laymen to sco that nil laws for tho suppression of vlco are enforced and that tho downtown basement resorts, whoso llconses woro recently revoked, bo kept permanently closed, ns places dan gerous to tho moral wolfaro of tho com munity. RUSH TO NEW GOLD FIELD Profitable DIkkIiih Itepurted from Fourth of July Creek Near Canadian llnundnry, SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 10. A spoclol to tho Chronlclo from NcIboh, Wash., brings news of a stnmpedo up Fourth of July creek, n branch of tho Kettlu rlvr,r. Shot gold has becq discovered with ground run ning $10 to tho cubic yard. Digging In that vicinity has been ocretly worked by George Arnott, an old miner, for threo or four years, It Is estimated ho has cleaned up 110,000. Tho strike extends on both sldos of tho Uritlsh-Amerlcan boundary. FULL OF FAKE NAMES South Omaha's Registration Books Btufftd Full of Fictitious Puiioniiti. DISCLOSURES MADE IN CONTEST HEARING Allcgod Frauds Are Shown to Hare Solid Foundation in Fact, BOOKS SHOW SIGNS OF MANIPULATION Plain Proof of Negleot of Law That Padding Could Be Done. SAMPLE LOTS OF IRREGULAR "VOTERS" Name I'ut Down on I'nlllnir I.l't from Vnenut I.ota or From 1'lnur Where They Were Unknown to Itealdcitt. Tho olectton contest proceedings boforo Frank J. Sutdllffo und Georgo W. Covell, notaries public, In vhtch republicans seek to establish tholr right to legislative seats for which fuslonlsts hold certificates, Is be coming Interesting. The hearing, which opened last week and adjourned from tlmo to time, was resumed yesterday morning. In addition to tho overwhelming proof of fraud In tho counting of ballots which was brought out last week, now comes evl denco ot gross Irregularity In the registra tion In various precincts ut South Oniuhn. Add to tho "queer" count of tho ballots tho remarkably "queer" registration system, nnd thero is mi nggrcgntlou ot Irregularity such ns Is seldom found In any election. The foundation thus far laid by tho con testants establishes beyond nil doubt thut they aro operating on a tnnglble basis nnd thoro Is an Important volumo of evi dence yet to come. Hrlclty summarized, tho proceedings thus far havo shown that what tho fuslonlstn did not accomplish In Juggling registration they finished when tho counting of tho voteB wns reached. S. C. Shrigloy, city clerk of South Omaha, was tho witness of the forenoon yosterdny. Mr. Shrlglcy cnrrlcd with him duplicate rec ords of tho South Omaha registration and tho entlro forenoon was occupied by him In reading aloud to tho stenographers tho figures showing tho registration In tho va rious precincts. This was preliminary to n moro searching Investigation which Ib to como later. Tho attorney for tho contesteos ob jected to tho Introduction of tho books as ovldenco on tho ground thnt thoy woro only copies of tho original records. This was nlmply In lino with tho policy of tho contostees to buidcii the stenographic rec ords with objections. (Iron CiircliHNiicHM Shown, Only a glanco at tho registration books la necessary to reveal that something Is wrong, und the mo.it charltablo construc tion thnt can pucslbly bo placed upon It Is grn.is carelesBneas. The luw.requlirs that ut tho closo of each regl.Utatlon (Iky tba registrars shall draw a red lino beneath tho last registered nntno nud then affix their signatures below that. Tho purposo of this red lino Is to show where tho regis tration cIchch and to prevent the possibility of unauthorized names being added. This Important provision of thu Inw wns not heeded. Thero aro uo red lines nnd no signatures lo Indlcato where tho legitimate registration ceased. In this way 100, 200, GOO or oven 1,000 names might bo added. Tho work wiib bo bungllngly executed that in many instances tho registration figures aro out of all proportion to tho voting Btrength of tho respective precincts. This fcaturo of tho contest has not yet been entered into thoroughly, but the nttorneyH for tho contestants nro coming to It as rap Idly ns possible, nnd somo highly Interest ing dmclcr.mcnts aro expected, Thcro was nn animated discussion at the noon hour ns to whother City Clerk Shrig loy hnd tho legal right to leavo tho regis tration books with the notaries, "I wnnt to go to dinner," snld Mr. Shrlg lcy, "and I would llko to know If I am authorized In relinquishing custody ot tho records. I nm tho custodian and I don't llko to let them get out ot my possession." At length tho city clerk wns satisfied that he would bo committing no error In leaving tho books, "They nro In ovldenco horo now," said Mr. Slmerul, representing the contestants, "nnd you hnvo no right to tnko them away." Tho cxunlnutlon ot tho registration fig ures Is a tedious task and will rcqulro Eomo time. Detail nf the Fraud. Tho afternoon scbsIou was particularly prolific of results. It brought to light tho rolnutn details ot tho frauds, which bad merely been Indicated In a' general way nt tho morning session, Names, dates aud places wcro revealed ofllclnlly, leaving no doubt as to tho truth of tbo republican ubsertlon that fraud wus committed in South Omnhn. In fact, thoro has never slnco tho election been any doubt that groBB Irregularities existed, but tho testi mony now coming In shows It up in greater volumo than wns oxpectcd. Georgo W. Clark was on tho witness Btnnd tho entire nfternoon. Mr. Clark toatlflcd that ho was employed to Investi gate tho South Omaha registration list nnd that ho mado a housa-to-house canvass to ascertain If the registered voters wcro bona fide. Tho nttorncya for tho con testants read names from the list and Mr. Clark explained tho results of his Investi gation, ho having mado memoranda of what ho discovered In each enso. Tho develop ments wcro surprising and, according to tho sworn testimony of Mr. Clark, a Urga number of tho fusion votum had no citizen ship rights In South Omaha whutovnr. Somo of tho numbers given on tho registra tion books proved to bo vacant lots, others wero business houses, others wcro vacant dwelling and ono was a Chinese laundry. Thu following Is a partial Hat of tho Illegal registrations discovered by Mr. Clark t Flrnt I'reiliiol, Flrat "Ward. Ulrlcli Andrcggo, 410 North Twcnty-slith street; no trnco of him thorn. Hurt Cameron, Twenty-fourth street, be tween M and Nl not living there. Fred (!. Thoma. 603 North Twenty-fourth Btreof, could not bo found, M. V. Hoe. Ml North Twenty-seventh Btrcot; not there. C. V. Sumner. K12 North Twenty-fourth Btreot; could not bn found. Wultor AmbH, G18 North Twenty-fourth strcotj vncnnt Int. J. F, Powers, 2520 M Btreot i not thero. Jnmes Collins, 2520 M Btreot! could not bo fJtunos Connelly, 2520 M street: left for Kunsas City last Juno and Is n resident of that city. . . j. , Job Connor, Twenty-seventh und I, streets; lives In Lincoln; tievur has lived In South Omaha, but was thero thlH fall on u Bhort visit. . , . Andrew flehow, 251C N street! no traco of him nt that Pbu-"- . . , . i:d HennlngB, 2518 N Btreetj could not bo found there. rirat I'reelnct, Second AVnrd, Kuko Shimmers, 312 Twenty-fourth street; vacant lot. , Charles ilarbur. 333 N?rtb, Twcnty-llftU I