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FLEE BEFORE BOERS
BtitUh Forco Under Clements Oompi
Abandon Its Position.
SEVERAL OFFICERS ARE REPORTED KILLED
Ootnmudtnt Delarey Wins Signal Advan
tage at Nooitgedicht.
FEAR FOR NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILEERS
Xitchener'i Fallnre to Hake DoEnlto Men
tion Creates Alarm in London,
VOLUNTEERS TO BE RUSHED TO AFRICA
Armlr of General Knni nnit Dptt'I
Reported In Hp HnRnKeil In llnttle
nllU Prnsueet KnvorlnB Hie
i;iiKllli Forced.
LONDON', Deo. U.lJort Kitchener re
ports that after severe fighting nt Nooltge
dacht, General Clements' forces were com
pelled to rotlro by Commandant Delarey
with a forco of 2.G0O men. Four British
officers worn killed. Tho other casualties
wero not reported.
Lord Kitchener's official dispatch to the
Wnr ofllco Is as follows:
I'llHTOIUA. Per. 13.-1 Inmrnts' forcr nt
Nooltueihieht, oti the Mugnllcsburg, wns at
tacked nt dawn today by Delarey, rein
forced liy Beyer's rommiindo from Wnrm
Until, making a force eHtlmitted nt ",:"'.
Though tho first attack was repulsed, the
Jloern managed to get ntnp of the Mag
allcsburg, which wan held by four com
pantce of tho Northumberland Fusllecrs
mid wns thus nblo to command Clements'
enmp. lie retired on Hckpnnrt and took
Ui n position on a hill In tho renter of
the valley. I
The casualties have not been reported,
but the MrIiIInk whs very severe, and I
deeply regret thnt Colonel 1,-ingo of tile
Twentieth Hussars and Captains McBenn,
Murdoch uiid Atkins were killed, Holn
foreements have left here."
Lord Kitchener also reports thnt tho
Boers made an nttack and wero repulsed
at l.lchtenburg, and thnt General I.etommor
una killed. Attacks upon Bothlchcm nnd
Vrodo wero also lepulsed, tho Doers losing
ten killed and fourteen woinded. Vryherd
was nttacked December 11. Sniping con
tinued when tho mcssngo was dispatched.
Tho scenes at tho War office today recall
thoso witnessed In tho early stages of tho
war. A constant stream of excited peoplo
filled tho lobby, all seeking details of tho
disaster. Tho absence of tho nnmcs of
any of tho olllcers of tho Northumberland
Fusllecrs In General Kitchener's dispatch
lends to tho 'orcbodlng that the four com
panies of tho Fusllcers mentioned aro In tho
hands of tho Boers. Tho War office officials
evidently expect a heavy casualty list, btit
they aro hopeful, from tho fnct that tho
dlspntch does not mention tho enpturo of tho
Northumberland!!, that such a great
catnstropho has been escaped.
Orders wero Issued at Aldershot, Malta
and other mllltnry centers to dispatch all
the nvnllablo' mounted 'Infuntry to South
Africa.
It Is reported that Genoral Knox, co
operating with tho British column at Rod
dersburjr, has stopped General Dowet nnd
that a battle Is proceeding. Tho report
adds that many of General Dewot's follow
ers havo been captured.
JOHANNESBURG. Dec. 14. 325 p. in..
Tho battlo still continues In tho hills n few
miles from Krugersdorp. General Clements
has asked for reinforcements, and mounted
mon, under General French, havo already
gone.
Thoro havo been many casualties on both
sldos.
It. Is estimated that tho Boers number
2.S00.
LONDON, Dec. 15. "Mr. Krugcr and Dr.
Lcyds, who dined this (Friday) iwenlng at
tho palace," says tho correspondent of tho
Dally Mall at The Haguo, "on hearing of
tho British disaster of Nooltgedncht. wero
quite unmoved. Mr. Krugcr snid ho thought
tho English would break their necks on
tho MnKallcsberg. and no asserted his com
plete contldcnco In ultimately forcing Kng
land to Initiate, an acccptablo settlement."
1lrltlli i:irc: Attack.
.LOUIIKNZO MARQUEZ, Dec. 14. Tho
British troops at Koomntlpoort nre standing
to nnns In tho expectancy of nn nttack by
a Boor forco of 1,500 which Is In that vicin
ity. It la beljoved to bo tho Intention of
this forco to make a dash upon tho town.
Tho situation Is regarded as serious.
A forco of 150 Infantry, a squadron of
cavalry and two guns wero dlspntchcd to
tho frontier today.
i piic rill But hit Located.
STANDERTON, Transvnal, Thursday,
Tec. 13.-General .Louis Botha Is reported
to bo twenty mllos from here with 1,500
men nnd ono gun. He hns called a meet
ing of the burghers for Saturday.
tlnren Incites KriiKcr nnd I.eyds.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 14. Queen Wllhclm
lna has Invited Mr. Krugcr nnd Dr. I.eyds
to dinner (onlght.
DRAMATIC DOUBLE DEATH
French Author Die of Apoplexy Im
mediately I'ullini Inn Death of 111m
'Wife from llenrl DIuchkc.
PARIS, Dec. 14. Literary and society cir
cles were greatly shocked nt tho announce
ment of tho simultaneous death of M. Ed
mond Tarbo ties Sablous, the well known
man of letters nnd playwright, and part
founder of Lo Gaulols, nnd his wife, which
occurred yetterday In unusually dramatic
circumstances.
A servant on entering their bedroom In
tho morning according to regular custom
found M. Tarbe supporting his wife's head
In on j hand, whllo with the other ho held
u basin In which she was vomiting blood.
The servant wlthdrow nt n sign from M.
Tnrbe that her services wero not required.
An hour later, groans Issuing from tho
room, a relative entered and found the
woman iead In bed. M. Tarbe, seated In
nn armchair, was still holding the basin In
Ms clenched flst, Ho was qulto uncon
sclous. In splto of efforts to restoro nnl
mntlon ho died at noon. Tho doctors ccr
tlfy that In both casos death wus duo to
natural causo. The wlfo suffered from
heart disease nnd her husband died of
apoplexy caused by soirow nt seeing her
slowly dying.
M. Tarbe was the author of numerous
novols and plays, Including "Tho Martyr,"
written In collaboration with M, d'Eonery,
rehearsals for tho revival of which ho had
been superintending during tho last few
days at tho Comedlo l'opulalro theater.
Ancient Cnstle Miii-n.
BRUSSELS, Doc. 14. Tho chateau Bet
Oetl, the castle and Bummer residence of
the prluco of Llgne, dating from 1146, has
been destroyed by fire. The paintings and
most of the principal works of art which
U contained were saved-
ENGLISH PRESS DISPLEASED
Object to Amendment of Cunnl Trent)-,
but Comment on Subject
Is Guarded.
DON, Dec. 14. There Is a nnt-
so of comment In the
pers today on the action
tilted States senate regard
ing thoMB-gua canal. Tho St. James
Gazelto tahajfthe occasion to lecturo tho
"Jingo senate','' which, It says, "has again
roughly rebuffed tho president and affronted
tho generosity of Great Britain."
Tho St. James Gazotto further declares
that "tho action of tho senato In ordain
ing that ono party shall keep Its advan
tages, hut that tho other shall not bo safe
guarded Is Imprudent nnd If It persists In
Its lgnnrnntly selfish courso Great Britain
must fnll back on Its rights under roo
Clayton-llulwer treaty, wheroby It Is en
titled to rcfuso permission to tho United
Stntcs to build the cnnul."
Tho Ball Mall Gazotto says: "British
consent to tho amendment Is Impossible.
Everything for nothing Is not a worklne
principle."
Chronicle Tillies Gloomy View.
"No other construction can ho placed
upon tho action of tho United States," says
the Dally Chronicle, "than that senators
have deliberately mndo up their minds to
forco England Into a fulsn position and
to mako the refusal to ratify tho Hay
I'auncefoto treaty come from this aide.
President McKlnluy, ns usual, shouts with
tho larger crowd.
"If tho United States goes out of tho
way to break treaty engagements such con
duct will como within tho definition of nn
unfriendly' act. Wo aro loth to think that
tho era of good relations with America 1.4
coming to nn end, hut If It wero to take
advantage of our complications In South
Afrlra nnd China after wo had given our
aid during her complications with Spain
wo could neither denlro nor trust her
friendship In tho future."
Tho Dally Chronicle publishes nn nrtlclo
from a correspondent, who contends that
It would bo rather to British Intcrestn than
otherwise for tho canal to bo fortified. Ho
says:
"Forts cannot protect n rnnnl If an
enemy operating ngnlunt them hns command
of the sen, because tho blockading squadron
beyond tho rango of forts can completely
block tho canal as n highway. It Is
dlnicult to understand why Great Britain
objects and why tho Americans desire to
fortify nnd It Is rather unfortunato that
tho matter should havo becomo ono of
principle.
"Germany, Jnpan nnd Russia have all
more cogent reasons to wish tho canal un
protected than wo hnve, becauso If un
fortified It could moro easily ho seized to
our dotrlmcnt."
Tillies Kirrmr Iteuret.
Tho Times, which regards tho matter as
n "check to President McKlnley" and sug
gests that "tho now sennto 'meeting In
March mny not consider Itself bound by the
present vote," snys: "In nny enso our cano
Is perfectly clear. Mr. McKlnley Is W'jll
nwnro thnt It would bo superfluous nnd un
meaning formality to present tho mutilated
Hay-Pauncofote treaty beforo her majesty's
government. The proposal to glvo tho
United Stntes mllltnry authority over the
canal Is analogous to that right reserved' Co
Turkey In tho Suez convention. It Ignores
such vital distinctions that Egypt Is n vas
sal of Turkey and tho matters In question
requires to bo sanctioned by tho protecting
powers under the trcnty of London.
"Englnnd hns mado a frank and liberal
offer In the hopo of removing nny posslblo
cause of discord nnd desplto tho action of
tho United States senato wo bollevo tho
course of Great Britain Is appreciated by
the peoplo of tho United Stntcs. If conces
sions nro refused we can only express our
regret. Our existing treaty rights remain
untouched,"
TeleKrniili Deplore Temper of Semite
Tho Dally Telegraph says: "Nothing
could bo moro unfortunato. Tho temper of
tho senato Is clear and unmistakable. It
Is qulto possible that tho result will bo to
postpone the construction of tho canal for
yenrs. Great Britain has clearly defined
rights under tho Clayton-Bulwcr treaty.
iU tho snmo tlmo It ncods senrcely bo
Bald that her majesty's government will
not display nny dog-ln-tho-mangor temper
toward tho United Stntes. Proof of this hail
nlrcady been given and will certainly bo
forthcoming again when tho British For
eign ofllco Is npproached with tho proposal
of tho senate through tho usual diplomatic
channels."
Tho Dally News, which argues that tho
question la ono primarily for tho American
people themselves, says tho amendment de-
1. .111... ... W Annol nulla it a 1,l..fl
IlOlOn I1UM1I11 III lliu luiiui 4MU "-
as to Great Britain.
HARD THRUSTS AT R0SEBERY
LanlN llnrdwlck mill Hnllsliiiry Up
hold the I'ollcr of lluslnen Men
HoldliiK Go eminent 1'osti.
LONDON, Deo. 14. In the House of Lords
today Lord Hardwlck, in answer to Lord
Bosebcry's criticism In tho houso nt tho
reassembling of Parllamont, on Doeember
7, when tho lattor referred to tho former,
now under secretary of stato for India, as
being a mombor of a firm of stockbrokers,
said that when he was ottered tho appoint
ment ho explained to Lord Salisbury and
to Lord George Hamilton, tho secretary of
stato for India, that though ht. would re
linquish actlvo business, ho could not server
his connection with the firm.
Ten years ago, Lord Hardwlck continued,
he was left without a shilling, and ho could
not atford to sever his connection with tho
city, which hnd fumlshod him a livelihood,
for tho snko of a few yoars In oillce, While
In otllce. however, ho would not enter tho
Mock exchange nnd would not take up his
dutloj until ho rutlrcd frum actlvo busi
ness In January.
Lord Hardwlck than pointed out that
Lord llosebory's principle was not carried
out by Mr. Gladctone, and ho said that
Lord Hosobery himself was a member of
tho cabinet to which Mr. Gladstone ap
pointed a gentleman who was a partner In
a llrm of cotton brokers, as under secretary
of ntato for India, and Herman Currlo, a
banker In active business, as lluanco mem
her of tho India council, at the very tlmo
when tho fall In tho prtco of silver nnd
cotton were tho two principal matters tho
India otllco had to deal with.
After Lord Rosebery had reasserted tho
correctness of his prlnclplo, Lord Salisbury
took exception to tho soundness of Lord
lloeetery's views. Ho said Lord Ilosebory
had raised a similar claptrap cry against
stockbrokers ns ho hnd raised against
directors, who were not moro guilty of
commercial sin than others of tho mcrran
ttlo community.
If in ono connected with commercial busl
ness was capable of lining a government
pest not only was n stigma cast upon
an honorable profession, but tho circle of
men avnllablo tor tho service of their queen
would bo seriously diminished. Tho hold
for tho selection of ministers was small
In this country. The doctrine Invented by
I.ord Ilosebory was of no aluo for any
practical purpose,
HUNG JURY IS DISCHARGED
Judge Release! the Twelve Men Who Could
Not Agree on Verdict.
NINE WOULD ACQUIT AND THREE CONVICT
Jessie Morrison' Gnllt or Innoeenee
Not Mstnbllsheil Afler All These
l)n of WnltltiK .Inrnrs Stenil
fnnt In Their Coiilctlons.
KLDOBADO, Kan., Dec. 14. Jcsslo Mor-
rleou's trlnl for tho murder of Mrs. G. Olln
Castle, whoso life sho Is charged with hav
ing taken because of her lovo for Castle,
ended today at noon In a hung Jury. Al
though the Jury did not agreo on a verdict,
the icsult of their deliberations camo near
being nn acquittal. Almo.U from tho start
and beforo tho caso had been discussed
by thorn, nlno of tho Jurors voted for ac
quittal and three for conviction, the thrco
holding out for manslaughter In tho fourth
dogree, tho punishment for which ranges
from six months' In Jail to two years In
tho penitentiary. Tho Jurors had been out
since Tuesday morning and for the last
thrco days, realizing that they could not
reach n verdict, they had waited for tholr
discharge
Tho case will now go over to the spring
torm. In the meantime Miss Morrison's
lawyers will mako application for her re
lcaso on bond, which, It Is believed, Judge
Shlnn has already made up his mind to
grant. It la not believed that another Jury
could be secured In tho county to try tho
case.
Miss Morrison, who Is n frail 1 1 ttlo
woman, 20 years old, had undergone n
terrtblo strain not only during her flvo
months' Imprisonment, but during the
tedious three weeks' hearing of the caso.
Sho showed little anxiety or nervousness
when, sho appeared In the court room to
day, and after the Jury had been discharged
walked quietly with her relatives to her
coll. Thero sho threw herself upon her cot
and wept violently. Later when seen by
a newspaper man pho would not talk of
her ease,
"I do not want to say n thing," sho
pleaded.
Former Probato Judgo Morrison, tho
prisoner's father, who has attended his
dnughtcr dnlly through tho trial, snld that
ho wan very much encouraged.
"It shows that thero la not much doubt
of Jesslo'a Innocence," ho said. Then ho
added;
Xothltiic to Mny.
"I hear a good many folks say If tho
county attorney does tho right thing ho
will dismiss the case."
County Attorney' Brumback Is quoted an
saying this nfternoon:
"It was all a farce. I knew that there
wero threo Jurors unfavorable to tho stato
and that they would hang tho Jury. I will
begin at once to Investigate and arrests
for perjury are protty sure to follow. Per
jury has hcen committed In tho testimony
of tho defense."
The relative standing of members of the
Jury created great surprlso. Alexander
Hewitt said that as soon ns tho enso was
given to the Jury Tuesday morning ho was
elected foroman. The instructions wero
carefully read nnd an Informal ballot
taken. On tho first ballot, before any dis
cussion had taken place, tho vote stood
nlno for acquittal, two for conviction, one
not voting. The second ballot resulted:
Nlno for acquittal and threo for conviction.
On tho third ballot thero were olght for
ncqulttnl nnd four for conviction. Tho next
bnllot ngnln resulted nlno for acquittal
and threo for conviction nnd from that
time, early Tuesday morning. It did not
change.
After they had boon discharged the Jury
men talked freely to newspaper mon.
"Wo had many arguments," said Fore
man Hewitt. "We would arguo with the
threo who wanted conviction and then when
thoy would get mad wo would quit. Wo
took six or eight ballots on tho first day
and about that many on every ono of the
four days that wo wero In the Jury room."
"What did you think of tho dying state
ment of Clara Castle?" was asked.
What Shook Their Knlth.
"That may have been all right, but when
they took It away from her and added
something to it, It shook our faith," ropllcd
Hewitt.
"What scorned to you to bo the strongest
points In Jessie Morrison's favor?"
"Her own testimony on tho stand as
much as anything clso. Her statement was
straight and other people wore mixed up
In Clara Castlo's story."
Each of the twolvo men looked worn and
haggard when called Into court. Tho pris
oner was accompanied Into court by her
father and two sisters. Sho wore a largo
hat trimmed with blue ribbons and feath
ers and had pinned a hugo cluster of carna
tions on her breast. Sho showed llttlo ner
vousness or anxiety. A number of specta
tors crowded tho room when It became
known that tho Jury had been called In and
great eagornoss was shown.
Dead stillness prevailed as Judgo Shlnn
questioned Foreman Hewitt nnd finally
ench of tho twelve men as to their ability
to reach a verdict. Whon tho Jury was
llnully dlschnrged the court room wns
thrown into confusion. With ono Impulse
tho spectators mado toward tho lawyers
and the disposing Jury nnd a general band
shaking followed. No one thought of Jesslo
Morrison, who had arisen quietly and wns
walking with her fathor toward her cell.
TOMBSTONES WILL COST MORE
Srmitnr Itnlllrlil 1'roctor of Vermont
Credited with Hnvlnsr the Corner
on the World' Marble,
ROME, Dec. 11. Hepresentatlves of Sen
ator Uedllcld Proctor of Vermont arrived
at Leghorn this week and are closing up n
deal through Oastaldl &. Co. of Genoa, rep
resenting Alexander Konta, by which Sen
ator Proctor takes over the entlro Carrara
quarries, which, with his Vermont posser
slotts, will glvo the senator practical con
trol of a large proportion of tho marblo out
put of tho world. Tho consolidation, It Is
belloved. will result not onlv In lnn-oi..
creasing tho output of these Important
quarries, nut win largely reduce tho cost
of production.
Tho price Is understood to approximate
IV,IMV,UUU.
MIcIiIktiiii' Tax ex.
LANSING, Mich.. Deo. 14. When tho
houso met at 10 o'clock torinv n hhitiVnt nH
valorem tax bill was reported out from tho
juiui I'luiiiiiiucti wmcii nan wie measure un
der consideration, covering railroad, ex
press, telephone and telegraph companies.
The house Immediately began conslderntluu
of the bill In commltteo of the whole. A
number of amendments were nreaniiioH
but met strong opposition, the majority In
sisting on the passage of tho bill as it wns
uruueu.
More HnuilliMii nt Kunnu City.
KANSAS CITV. Dec. 14.-Klght new cases
of smallpox wero reported today. Tho sec
ond death occurred today that of Edward
Moore, a negro.
Late this afternoon five moro cases were
discovered, making a total of slxtv-ono
cases unner treatment.
SEVEN LIVES LOST AT FIRE
Slnlc ortiuil School nt I'redonln, ,
Y., l'rntr Itcgtilitr lloloonust
for Students.
DUNKIRK, N. Y Dec. II. From tho
smoldering ruins of the Frodonla Stato
Normal and Training school, which was
destroyed by llro nt (J o'clock this morn
liitf, ono charred body haB been recovered
and a revision of the list of missing makes
It certain that seven persons perished In
tho fire, which also entailed a property
loss of $200,000.
There wero sovcnty-flvo young women
students In tho building, six of whom
perished. Tho other victim was tho aged
Janitor.
Tho dead:
PH1NEAS J, MOnillS, Janitor.
IIIKNE JONES, Bustl, N. Y.
BESSIE HATHAWAY, Cannonvllle, N. Y.
HUTU THOMAS, Pike, N. Y.
COltA STORMS, Boston, ,N. Y.
MAE WILLIAMS. Lake Coma. Pa.
MAUD F. FIZZELL, Bnfdford, Pa.
Tho young women occupied rooms on
the third floor of tho building In company
with a matron and fifty other young women
who succeeded In escaping by tho fire
escapes. Tho body which was recovered
from the ruins Is supposed to be that of
Miss Storms. It wns burned beyond recog
nition. To account for tho origin of tho flro
puzzles tho local board of managers, as
there Is no llro In tho building, the heat
being piped from a boiler two blocks away.
Tho flro started In tho private room of
Janitor Morris nnd was discovered by
Charles Glbbs, nsslstnnt Janitor, who noti
fied Janitor Morris, nnd then rnn to tho
flro alarm station, a block away. Janitor
Morris ovldently lost his llfo whllo tire
fighting. Miss Flzzoll was nt tho head
of tho flro escapo nnd turned back Into tho
burning building to savo a diamond ring,
thus losing her llfo. Tho others who per
ished suffocated without being nhlo to find
tho llro escapes. It Is said that heavy
wire screens wero firmly nnlled across tho
windows leading to tho fire escapes, nnd
tho only way tho lucky ones escaped wns
by crawling through windows adjacent to
tho esonpes nnd then creeping nlong tho
gutter of tho mnnsnrd roof. Lawyers say
thoro will bo damage suits Instituted
against tho stato because of tho fire escapo
Bcrccns.
A search for remains Is belnp; mado ns
rapidly an possible, hut digging over tho
aero of debris, which Is still burning. Is
slow work. Principal Palmer estlmntcn
tho lqss nt $200,000, with $03,000 Insurance.
Nothing wns saved from tho magnificent
building, not even tho personal effectn of
tho women In tho dormitory or tho valu
able records of tho school. Grlof-strlckon
parents nro arriving to nsslst In the search
for their dead.
School has been ndjourned until January
3. Then classes will moct In the dlfferont
halls nnd churches of tho village. Plans
for n now nnd Inrgor structuro nro nlrondy
under way. Tho legislature will bo nsked
to mnko nn npproprlatlon coisl to the
Insurance.
RETIRES AFTER EIGHT YEARS
Cnrl Schtilta Itefunea ,in teeept Ile
Cleetlon na I'renldeMt. of Civil
Hervlce Iteform l.eriKur,
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Tho twentieth an
nual meeting of tho National Civil Service
Reform leoguo was continued today. Carl
Schurz presldod. Chnrles J. Bonaparte,
chairman of tho exocutlvo committee, pre
sented tho roport of thnt body, which was
ndopted.
Secretary McAneny read In oxecutlvo scs
slon tho report of tho inveslgntlon com
mltteo on violations of tho civil servlco law.
It waB nnnounced thnt somo of tho revoln
tions mado wero such as to show a con
dition of nffnlrs very much moro sorloua
than Is bolloved to bo generally understood
by tho public or by most of tho members
of tho lenguo. Tho roport will bo given
out for publication In a few days.
The lenguo decided to nBcertaln from its
counsol how tho enforcement of tho civil
service laws could bo compelled by forc
ing tho withholding of salary pnyments
to officials appointed In violation of thoso
laws. Tho cxecutlvo commltteo wns In
structed to report what legislation might
bo necessary to secure tho withholding
of such salaries.
At tho afternoon session President Dnnlel
C. Gtlman of Johns Hopkins university was
elected president nnd resolutions wero
adopted expressing regret that Carl Schura
had folt compelled to decline a re-election
after eight years of "zealous and ctllclent
sorvlco."
Strong protest Is mado In resolutions
adoptod against tho practice of allowing
United States senators to dlBtrlbuto tho
patronago of the stntes they represent and
tho lenguo puts Itself on record against
tho veteran prcferenco bill now bcloro con
gress. Test of character and Alness as to
mon named as Indian agents Is Insisted on
and the resolutions closo with an expression
of feeling that enlightened public opinion
will effect tho final extension of tho merit
system to all branches of tho national, stato
and municipal governments,
Tho lcaguo elocted these vlco presidents:
Charles Francis Adams, Joseph II. Choate,
Grovor Cleveland, Henry W. Fnrnani, Henry
Hitchcock, Henry Charles Lea, Soth Low,
Franklin MacVeagh, Bishop Henry O. Pot
ter and Archiblshop P. J. Ryan. Tho other
ofllcers chosen wero: George McAneny,
secrotnry; E. II. Goodwin, assistant so
rotary, and A. 8. Grtsscll, treasurer. Tho
following wero mado mombers of the coun
cil: Moorllcld Storey, W. W. Vaughan,
Boston; Richard II. Dana, Merlll Wyman,
Jr., Cambridge; William A. Aiken, Nor
wich; Silas W. Burt, Charles Collins, Rich
ard Watson Glider, S. H. Ordway, William
Potta. Carl Schurz, Everett P. Wheoler,
Now York; Edward Carey, William G. Low,
Edward M. Shopard, Brooklyn; Henry A.
Richmond, Buffalo; Charles Richardson,
Herbert Walsh, R. F. Wood, Dr. H. O.
Rolx, Baltimore; J. .1. Edson, F. L. Sld
dons, Washington; Charles 11. Wllby, Cin
cinnati; Lucius B, Swift, Indlannpolls; Wil
liam D, Foulke, Richmond, Ind.; John W.
Ele, Chicago; Henry Hitchcock, St. Louis;
Henry Van Kfeck, Denver.
Movement of Ocean Veel Dec, I I,
At QueenBtown Arrived, Dec. 14 (Mid
night) Etrurla, from New York, for Liver
poo!, nnd proceeded (did not communicate
with shore owing to galo). Sailed Ultonln
from Liverpool, for Boston,
At Boston Arrived Ivernla, from Liver
pool. At Cadiz Arrived Montserrnt, from Now
York, for Barcelona and Genoa,
At Glasgow Arrived t'allfornlan, from
Now York. Hailed Laurentlan, for Now
York.
At Movllle Sailed Anchorln, from Glas
gow, for Now York.
At Liverpool Arrived Corinthian, from
I'ort'nnd; Philadelphia, from New York,
Sailed Ultonla, for Boston.
At Marseilles Arrived Karamanla, from
Now York, via Lisbon,
At Genoa Arrived Werra, from New
York, via Gibraltar and Naples.
At Murorau Arrived, Dec. R Horda, from
Tacoma. via Port Arthur.
At Antwerp Arrived, Deo. 13rNoderlaiid,
from Philadelphia.
At Auckland Arrived Marlposn. from
Ban Francisco, via Honolulu, for Sydney.
N, 8. W. "
At Havre Arrived La Gascogno, from
Now York
At Hamburg Arrived Cap Frio, from
New York.
EIGHT PLACES GIVEN OUT
State OfScori-Elect Announce Appointments
After Oonferenco Togother.
DR. JOHNSON OF OMAHA GOES TO BEATRICE
Will lie Superintendent of the In
stitute for I'Vchle Mlmleil Youth
Seven Clerk for Ntnte l)e
linrtmentft Arc ('lumen.
LINCOLN, Dee. 14. (Special Telegram.)
After a day of conferenco with Innumerable
petitioners and delegations representing ap
plicants for nenrly nil the appolntlvo po
sitions within tho gift of tho next ndiulnls-
trntlon, tho stato olllcors-elect tonight nn
i.ounccd tho selection of eight persons, ono
for a superlntcndency nnd seven for plares
of n clerical nature. Dr. Andrew Johnson
of Omaha, who was endorsed by n Inrgo
number of Swedish-Americans, physicians
nnd prominent republicans, wns chosen for
superintendent of tho Institute for Feeble
Minded Youth nt Beatrice.
Tho other selections nnnounced nro Henry
Bauman of WcBt Point bookkeeper, and
Miss Mary Watson of Grand Islnlid sten
ographer stato treasurer's ofllco; James
Roberts of Lincoln, clerk secretary of state's
ofllco; Miss Anna B. Grcsaengcr of Butler
county, stenographer, auditor's odlce; Miss
Oarbcr of Red Cloud, F. . HollingRworth
of Oak and Miss Gallbralth of Hebron,
clerks, lnnd commissioner's ofTlre.
All of thoso appointments wero ngreed
upon at a conforonco of tho new state offi
cers. It wno announced scml-ofllclally that
all appointments for tho oil Inspection do
pnrtinent would bo deferred until nftcr the
iunuguratlon. Selection of deputy auditor
and deputy attorney general will be made
public within a few days. All other
deputies for stato ohlces havo nlready been
announced.
Much Interest wns aroused today In tho
contest for the adjutant gonernlshlp. Major
Kllllan of Columbus, Captain Holllngsworth
of Beatrlco and Captain Cosgrave of Lin
coln, wero all on tho ground today. A.
II. Kolm of Falls City and John C. V. Mc
Kesson of Lincoln todny nnnounced their
candidacy for secretary of tho Henato and
Sonalor Steelo of Falrbury was talked of
for presldont of tho somo branch.
I.iiiikIi nt n .Innrnnl Fnke.
A story printed In tho Stato Journal this
morning, which In effect asserted that Ed
ward Boicwater was arranging to or
ganlzo n new political party, wns tho sub
ject of much comment In tho hotel cor
ridors tonight, but because of Its ab
surdity tho only expression hoard wns that
of surprlso that such nn apparent akc wns
given n placo In tho columns of n newn
pnper. Tho story wns n fair cnmplo of
others that havo bepn given publicity by tho
Journal, through tho Assoclntcd Press ns
well ns Its own columns. Soveral weeks
ago It was announced from tho Journal
ofllco hero that Senator Thurston was a
candldato for re-election nnd Inter thnt
W. J. Rrynn and D. E. Thompson had com
bined to capturo tho two sonatorships,
and to correct tho false Impression formed
by people In other states who wero unac
quainted with tho -Nebraska situation It
was necessary for tho persons Involved
to deny tho roportn In terms so emphatic
that no doubt remained ns to tho rcnl ob
ject of their publication.
MAKING OF M00ERN CITIES
Mntter of PnvlnK. UkIU. Wnter and
Krnnelilne l)lued nt the
Chnrlenton Convention,
CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 14Tho first
topic for discussion beforo tho Lenftuo of
Ainorlcun Municipalities today was "Street
Paving What aro tho Relntlvo Merits nnd
Cents of Vnrlous Mntorlals," nnd wns tho
subject of a papor by pity Engineer R. F.
Crnbbo of Fnrgo, N. I). Prof. LMwnrd
Bemls dollvorod nn address on "Some Pres
ent English Municipal Conditions."
City Electrician E. B. Elllcott's themo wns
"Tho Electric Lighting Tlnnt of Chlcng
Its Progress nnd Economy Under Munici
pal Ownership."
At tho nfternoon session "Public Wnter
Supplies" was the first subject for iIIbcus
slon and Mayor George P. Perry of Grand
Rnplds rend a paper on "What Meana
Should n Municipality Employ to Supply
Its Peoplo with an Amplo Supply of Pure
Wntor at Equltahlo Rates? Is tho General
Uso of Meters Doslrablo? What System of
Filtration Is Satisfactory?"
Mayor Smyth read a paper prepared by
City Comptroller Bird S. Color of Now York
City on "Remuneration to Cities for Fran
chise Rights In, Over and Under Public
Streets nnd Alleys What Remuneration If
any Should bo exneted from Light, Wnter,
Street Railway, Tolcphono nnd Subwny Cor
porations and How Should It bo Collected?"
This was followed by another paper on
tho samo subject by Hon. C. W. Toke, pro
fessor of law nt tho University of Illinois.
Samuel L. Carlson of New York offered
n resolution which wns referrod to tho com
mltteo on resolutions deploring tho present
tendency tO "centralize ihn rnvnrnrr,t..l
power of cities In tho hands of tho state
authorities" and resolving that tho lcaguo
"emphatically declares in favor of absoluto
homo rulo for cities in all municipal af
fairs which do not conflict with tho organic
stato."
ADOPT THE NEW LIQUOR LAW
Philippine Cointnlsnlnn Not I mini
mon ItcKiirdliiir Some of It
I'rovUloiin.
MANILA, Dec. 14. Tho liquor license law
has passed tho Taft commission, but tho
commission Is radically divided a. Its most
distinctive feature, namely, tho banish
mcnt of saloons from tho Eacoltn nnd
several other crowded streets and plazas.
Commissioner Wright offered an amendment
leaving tho authority for tho removal of
saloons In tho district In question to tho
provoet marshal. Tho amendment recolved
only the votes of Commissioners Wright
and Ido. An amendment by Judge Taft, ex
cepting certain streets and adding others
was ndopted, Commissioners Wright anil
Ido voting In tho negative. On the pasEngo
of tho bill Commissioner Ido voted "No"
and Commissioner Wright voted with tho
majority. If thero had beon a secondor
Commissioner Ido would have offered an
ainoudment forbidding the salo of liquor to
soldiers.
An amendment was added extending the
tlmo for tho romoval of saloons from threo
to six months, namely to July 2. Ono of
tho sections, Increasing tho cost of licenses,
goes Into effect January 1, when tho
licenses oxplrc,
During tho arguments of Commissioners
Wright, Ido, Worcester and Taft In favor
of closing the saloons thoy cited tho liquor
laws of Tonncssco and Massachusetts m
offoctlvo precedents for confining the sale
of liquor to prescribed localities. They
also said the natlvo police aro Ineffective to
cope with tho situation when Boldlcrs are
visiting Manila and bocomlnn hilarious.
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HARRISON ON NEW COLONIES
ni-Prexlileut Snjn If Philippine Be
come I'nrt of L'nltril State the
Filipino Are Cltlr.en.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 14.-Genernl
Benjamin Harrison lectured this evening
hoforo tho students of Michigan university
upon tho relation of tho annexed terri
tories and tholr civilized Inhabitants to the
United States. Tho lecture, Mr. Harrison
Bald, was not Intended to be n legal argu
ment on tho questions brought up by the
Porto Rlcnn bill, but rather a popular dis
cussion of Botno of tho views that have
been expressed In rotation to tho students
of our nnnoxed territories. Tho lecturer
dcclnrcd thnt wo had done something out
of lino with our historical precedents, not
In tho wny of expansion, but In tho charac
ter of It. Ho snld wo had taken over
peoples, rather 'than lands, as heretofore.
Ho held to tho view thnt tho civilized In
hnbltnnts of tho territories wero citizens:
of tho United States, and the rovenuo pre
visions of tho resolution relating to taxa
tion for federal purposes applied to tho
territories. Tho occasion for the recent do
partuio from precedent wns found, he nald,
especially In tho character of tho inhabi
tants of tho Philippines. As to Porto Rico
und Hawaii thoro wculd probably havo
been no occasion found for treating thorn
othorwiso thnn wo havo usually done.
The competition of our homo products, es
peclnlly the freedom of tho Filipinos to not
tlo In tho stntes, wero rnuscs of alarm.
Thcso considerations, ho said, might very
approrrlatcly havo had Influence when tho
question of tnklng over tho Philippines
was beforo us, hut It wns now too late.
Ho ngreod thnt tho provisions of tho Span
ish treaty nnd of nil treaties worn subject
to tho constitution and could not Impair It
and If these Islands became part of tho
United States In the sense of tho constitu
tion their peoplo became citizens nnd the
revenue clause, which wns especially under
discussion In tho Porto Rlcnn case, ap
plied. Ho argued that the limitations In
tho constitution uon tho powers of con
gress, whether expressed In tho afllrmatlvo
or the negative form, applied lo the exer
clso of that power In all places; that tho
very object In tho sect I on requiring duties
to bo uniform throughout tho United
States, which was to prevent congress from
establishing anywhere under tho jurisdic
tion of tho United States favored ports,
would bo thwarted If foreign goods might
be admitted to Porto Rico free nnd thence
Into tho United Stntes free. Ho espcclnlly
dwelt upon tho liberty clauses of the neces
sity nppllcnblo to nil civilized peoples
owing nlleglnneo to tho United Stntes.
BIG STORM AT SAN FRANCISCO
Telegraph Wire Down nnd 111k On
Tnnk Struck liy UrIiIiiIhu, but
.To Live Are I. out.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. A storm of
unusual proportions visited this const early
today, doing considerable damnge In somo
sections. Telegraph wires wero prostrated
and during tho morning San Francisco was
entirely cut off from telegraphic communica
tion with the outsldo world. Tho wind
reached a velocity of nenrly sixty miles an
hour In tho city nnd wns of greater velocity
In exposed sections. Tho thunder nnd
lightning wns accompanied by rain and
wind. During tho height of tho storm inln
fell In torrents nnd almost reached tho pro
portions of a cloudburst. Tho wind caused
dnmngo In many scctlonB of the city, but
by far tho greatest ilamago was dono to ono
of Iho receiving tanks of tho San Francisco
Gas and Electric company at North Beach.
Over 248,000 foot of gas was released and
caused a flro, which did consldernhlo dam
ago. Tho loss to tho gas company will
reach many thousands of dollars. A houso
was nlso blown over nt North Beach. So
far as known no ono was Injured.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 1 l.-Northern
nnd central California was swept by a heavy
storm of rain and wind last night nnd todny.
Thero was u heavy fnll of hall at this placo
this afternoon. Telephone nnd telegraph
wires wero prostrated In all directions. It
was lmposslblo to get communication with
Snn Francisco during tho day.
RENO, Nov., Dec. 14. Telephone and tel
egraphic communication with San Francisco
Is entirely shut off and a big storm Is rang
ing throughout the Pacific coast. There
has boon a heavy fall of snow In tho Sierras
anil the wind Is blowing sixty miles nn
hour. An Immonso ice plant nt Wyck's
Station, a few mllos east of Truckco, has
been blown down. The Btorni Is tho worsi
known .In yqnrs. Tho amount of damnge
dono in Reno Is not yet known.
BLOODY FIGHT ON TRAIN
Men Suspected of Shnnenvllle Ilolihery
Arresled nt IlrlilKeport After Mak
ing Lively I'lKht.
WEEL1NO, W. Va., Dec. 14. The gang
of desperadoes that robbod Docrscliuk's
bauk nt Shanesvllle, O., wns arrested at
Bridgeport Just beforo noon on tho Mas
slllon accommodation train of the Cleve
land, Lorrnlno & Wheeling road. Two of
tho gang wero captured after a desperate
oncountor. Four othors escaped and a
posso Is pursuing them. Tho gang boarded
the train at Hollowny, where Its mom
bers had robbed a couple of houses nnd
broko Into tho schoolhouso to sccuro quar
ters for tho night. Ofllcor Molster of this
placo heard of tholr prcsenco on tho train
nnd went to Wheeling Creek and boarded
It. Ho found tho leader In tho women's
coach. The desperado drew a gun and n
fight was at onco started, which continued
until tho train reached Bridgeport, when
other ofllcers got on. Two of tho gang
woro overpowered, but tho others Jumped
through tho windows and mado their os
cape. During tho fight on tho train men and
women wero frautlo with fear anil a man
tried to Jump from tho windows whllo tho
train was In motion to escape tho flying
bullets, Ono of tho men captured had
$200 In cash, mostly hills, with soteral
hundred pennies In a sack, which hail the
namu of tho robbed bank stamped on it.
They had Eoveral bottles of nltro-glycrrlno,
dynamite cartridges, fuses and various
burglar tools, Tho two are u surly pair
and rofuuo to talk or oven to glvo their
names.
Officer Molster had his hand badly cut
and Theodore Thomas, trainman, had his
hand cut and twisted.
. I,t, till! I f 1 fl .1 I,
JOPLIN. Mn., Dec. 14. An earthquake
ihock lusting nenrly a minute was experl
meed In this city nt 7:45 o'clock this morn-
,,, i,,m fl I , wt i.,i;i mm Illum
ing. Tho motion was from north to south
and of a quivering nature. No damage Is
I V'W, w.
SOLID CASE IS MADE
Republican Contestants Feel That Thoy
Hire Esublithcil Thoir Olaimi.
CHARGES OF FRAUD M0RETHAN MADEG00D
Exposure of Corruption in Goai.'; 0a'cfc
Election ii Complete.
DEFENSE TAKES ITS TURN NEXT WEEK
Fusionists Will Offer Exouiei for the
Excesses They Committed.
MORE DETAILS OF THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
Wltnraiie I'nrnUli Informnllnn Con
cern In r the Simmer of Carrying
Oil the I'ollliiK ii nd Count of
the .MkkIo City Ballot.
The election content hearing, which has
been in progress before Notaries Sutctlfte.
and Covcll for soveral days, Is nearlng an
end so far nn evidence on behalf of tho
republican contestants for legislative seats
Is concerned. Numerous witnesses yet re
main uuquestlnnr, but the nttomeys for
tho contrstnnts feel that they havo proved
nnd corroborated fraud In sulllclcnl olumn
to establish a clear ense, nnd only ono or
two more witnesses will be rxamlnedi
Tho hearing adjourned yeaterday after
noon until Monday morning, nt which tlmo
the republicans will offer brief testimony,
anil then the other side will bring forth Its
wltnesDes or at len.it nn attempt In that
direction will bo made. Following that
will como rebuttal testimony on tho part
of tho republicans, If the fusionists mnko
sulllclent showing to glvo ground for re
buttal, Tho present nintun of the contest de
notes declslvo victory for tho republican
contestants, for numerous witnesses havo
given ovtdenco of flagrant fraud In South
Omaha so flagrant, In fnct, that It la diffi
cult to seo how any tribunal cun do othor
wiso than And In favor of Iho contestants.
As Is generally understood, tho present pro
ceeding is merely prellmlnnry. tho object
being to take depositions In order thnt tho
ovtdenco mny bo plainly sprend beforo tho
leglslnture, which Is the final trlbtlnnl.
1'renldent Willi for AeHnr.
Moro or lesB humor wns Injected Into
yesterdny's proceedings. R. W. Mulllns, who
was n judgo of election In tho Fourth
wnrd. South Omaha, was ono of tho wit
nesses of Iho forenoon. Ho was nsked:
"How did you count tho ballots; that Is,
In what order did you count them?"
"Well," snld Mulllns, In a strictly serious
tone, "wo counted tho most Important of
ficii first because the people wero clamoring
for Information."
"That means tho presidential ticket, of
course," suggested one of tho attorneys.
"Oh. nnl" exrlnlmed Mulllns, "It was tho
assessor for the Fourth unnl. Having An
lshcd tho count on tho nssessorshlp. we
then took up tho president."
Mulllns further testified that in all mat
ters political ho votes and works for tho
mnn rather than tho party. Ho said ho
endeavored to dlschargo IiIb duty to the
best of his ability and that above all he
wanted to bo honest. Mulllns' remarks rel
ntlvo to tho nssessorshlp wero not mndo In
jest, nnd hu explained seriously that In
South Omaha tho assessorhhlp takes rank
abovo all othor ofllces.
City Clerk Shrlgley of South Omaha was
anothor witness. Ho was en lied by the
contestants simply to establish tho fact
that voters who had failed to register wero
sworn In nnd to explain by whnt form nnd
process tho swcnrlng In wns accomplished.
Ills testimony was brief.
I'oll Hook lii (leninnd.
Shortly before noon tho attorneys, nota
ries and stenographers adjourned tho hear
ing from Its regular mooting place, room
108 Boo building, nnd went to tho court
houso to servo a requisition on County
Clerk liaverly for tho poll books, in order
that they may bo properly placed In ovl
'Icncu and taken to Lincoln when tho leg
islature convenes, Mr, Haverly could not
Immediately comply with tho request for
tho reason that a prior domnnd for the poll
books had been mado by the attorneys In
the Parlsh-Shlolds rontest for tho county
attorneyship. This contest comes beforo
Judgo Vlnsonhnler January 7, so thero Is a
conflict of dates. Mr. Haverly said ho could
not lako any action until ho hns been Judi
cially ndvlsed. H Is expected thnt
somo ndjustmeut of dates will be made va
tnat both parties to tho different ixntesta
will be reconciled.
Tho attorneys for the contestecs are ad
vocating removal of tho contest proceed
ings from this city to South Omaha tho
llrst of next week. This plea Is based on
the assertion that It would bo moro con
venient for the witnesses If tho hearing
wero In South Omaha.
BOY FIEND SENT TO PRISON
Tonntr Aleinnder Stcwnrt, Who Cut a
I'luymnte' Throat, Sneer nt
Indue Who Sentence lllm,
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 1. Aloxnndor 8tewnrt,
14 yenra old, was today sentenced to twonty
years Imprisonment for manslaughter In
the first degree. Tho hoy's victim wns n
playmate, Edward Plcsol, whoso throat
Stewart cut whllo protending to Bhavo him.
The young murderer heard his sentence
with a sneering amllo upon his fucc. In
Impcslng tho sentence Judgo Fursrann was
moved to tears nt tho sight of tho youth
and obduracy of tho prisoner. Young
Stewnrt'B record for vIclousncBS and pcr
versed nature dates back to his fifth birth
day. Ho was hit on tho head at that tlmo
with a brick and since thon has been do
flcknt In all moral Ideas and at all times
has been na dangerous as a wild animal.
Ho had been In various Institutions hofore
his fathor, In despair at his Inability to
control him, sent him to tho Houso of
Refuge two years ago, Edward Plesel,
alhb an Inmate of tho House of Refugo, did
not get on well with Btowart nnd ono day
tho Inttcr miggcated thnt thoy play barber.
Max Goldman, anothor Inmate of the
Hcusn of Refugo, was present and allowed
Stewart to go through tho play of shaving
him. Then PIchoI sat down In tho chair
and held his head back, us ho had new
men do, Htowart, standing behind him,
raised his hand with a shurp knife In It
and a fiendish look camo Into his face. In
a sccoud ho drow tho edgn of tho knlfo
across tho other boy's throat, severing
the windpipe, Tho victim lived only a few
days.
lllir Steel WurliN to Itcmimc,
CHICAGO. Dec. ll.-Gcnerul Manager
Footo of tho Illinois Steel company an
nounced today that the Bridgeport works
would bo opened next Monday, Two thou
sand men will bo given employment, Tho
Bridgeport mills have been closed for sev
eral months on account of a scarcity of
orders.