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GERMAN SHIP SINKS
Big Iron Training Veuiel Goea Down in the
Mediterranean Eea.
CATASTROPHE REPORTED FROM MALAGA
Forty Persons Aro Eaid to Have Perished in
Their Efforts to Etcape.
FRIGATE CARRIED COMPLEMENT OF 461
Gnelsenau Eolcnged to German Navy and
Was Used as Echool Ship.
ONLY THE BAREST DETAILS RECEIVED
Scene of Hip Disaster In Sixty-Five
Mile 'ortlirnt from tin- Fiirtre
of Gllimlliir mill IT tho
Count of Spnln.
MADRID, Dec. 16. Tho German training
frigate DnclBcnnu lins foundered off Malaga,
Ixty-llvo miles northciiBt of Gibraltar. Prl
rate dispatches that forty persons were
drowned.
The Gnclscnnti foiindcrod nt the entrance
to tho port of .Malaga, where It wnB about
to tnkn refuge from tho terrible storm
prevailing At tho present time only tho
masts of tho vibhoI nro vImIIiIc.
Tho training ship had been nt Malaga
slnco November 1, practicing with rihib of
largo caliber. Sho had been previously nt
Mogador, Morocco.
At 10 o'clock this morning n review of
tho rndot8 wna In order. Tho wind wan ox
tretnely violent nnd Instructions wero Riven
to Btoko up n rapidly ns possible. Hut nl
ready tho mountainous waves hail struck tho
ship, snapping tho nnchor chains. Sho wns
driven helpless toward tho port and sail'.
Tho men throw themselves Into the sea and
clung to tho wreckage, but tho mnjorlty
quickly disappeared.
Captain Krcstmann died at his post. Tho
Malagn llfcbont mndo heroic efforts ntnl
rescued fifteen, but tho weight cnpslzcil
tho boat end twelve wero drowned. Tho
other three wero saved by means of ropes
thrown to them. Tho port authorities snved
many of tho sallow. Tho survivors hnvo
been received nt tho hospital, tho Hotel
Devlllo and prlvato houses.
All tho theaters In Malaga abnndoncd
tholr performances this evening.
A largo number of tho cadets can bo
seen from the. shore clinging to tho rig
ging. They nro shouting nnd signalling
for help. The cnptaln and many of tho
cadets have been drowned. It Is believed
that a party who loft In ono of tho ship's
boats and hnvo not been seen Blnco nro
nlso Inst.
Tho total loss Is now thought to be not
less than 100. Some dispatches say 110.
Forty of thoso saved aro badly hurt.
According to tho naval pocketbook tho
rinclscunu, which was built at Danzig in
1879, was an Iron vessel sheathed with
wood and had a displacement of S.SSit tons.
Sho was 212 feet and nlno Inches In length
nnd forty-five feet nnd eleven Inches In tho
beam, having a mean draught of nineteen
feot and eight Inches and a coal capacity of
400 tons. Her speed was thirteen knots.
Her nrmament consisted of fourteen !.!!
Inch Knipp breechloaders, two --lneh
qulckllrers, ono boat or Held gun, nnd
Hovcn torpedo tubes. Her complement was
461 and sho wns used for training boys.
INSURGENTS NOT DISPERSED
t'ululilhliill lleliel, Fnroeil In n ell lite
TilliilU'O, Mil)' lime Jollied Whin
O ic rut Ink, nt lliieuii Vi'iitiirn.
KINfJSTON. Jamaica, Dec. Hi. Advices
fiom Colon, Colombia, today regarding tho
recent lighting between tho government
troops nnd the Insurgents at Tumaco, tho
lebol stronghold, which lasted thrco dnys,
tho Insurgents then ovacuatlng tho town,
bay that tho withdrawing Insurgent force
was not dispersed.
On tho contrary fears are cntertnlncd tn
Colon that this body of rebels will effort
a Junction with the force operating around
lUionn Ventura.
Telegraphic communication with tho In
terior has been suspended by government
order nnd fighting Is proceeding nt various
points, nlthough without Important results,
lloth sides lout heavily In tho bnttlo at
Terraco. Tho government forces destroyed
tho rebel steamer Caltnn. They also do
nlroycd a largo supply of nmmunitlon. Gen
eral Albau, governor of tho state of Pnn
nma, who was In command of tho govern
ment troops, left for llogntn after the ovnc
uatlon of Tumncu nnd tho destruction of
tho Galtan.
Anierlenn Kumple Folloneil,
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1G.-Owlng to
tho success of tho United States In pressing
claims for compensation In connection with
tho Armonlan disorders, Great Hrltaln is
now uglng the Ottoman government to pay
similar claims put forwurd by ilrltlsh sub
jects. It Is expected ouergetlo means will
bo taken to obtain a settlement.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 16. Contrary to tho
Impression which, according to tho Con
stantinople dispatch, prevails regarding the
United Stetes claims for Indemnity against
Turkey, tho statement Is mndo that no
settlement respecting their payment has
been reached. All this government so
cured up to this time Is n series of prom
ises to settle by tho Ot'otnun government.
Tho reported notion of the Ilrltlsh govern
ment In urging its claims for compensa
tion ngalnst the Turks becausn of the re
ported success of the United States tn
that regard Is not calculated In tho minds
of thoso best posted hero to accentuate
our success In the negotiations now pro
gressing botween tho United Stntfs nnd
Turkey, but on tho eontrr.ry to hamper and
retard them.
liner ti Settle In tierniiin Colony.
IIKRLIN. Die. 16, According to tho Loknl
Anzclgur fifty Capo Colony Iloers, now In
Amsterdam with thoir families, havo been
granted permission to settle In German
Southwcrt Africa, tho German government
liming Just nssontcd to the purchase, of
lands by them In Damarnland and Great
Namoquln land The Iloers will leavo Am
sterdam on January 6.
FURTHER CHANGE DEMANDED
Instructed tit l)r-
n f Joint .ote
PDKIN, Dec. ltiWmklructlons,
supplementing ycsterdayrlflKnlcatlon
from London, have becu T9fel by Sir
Krncst Mason Satow, tho Ilrltlsh minister,
and bo now demands a modification of a
point In tho Joint noto which tho foreign
envoys generally regard as Important.
This means further delay, as all the minis
ters miiiit cotnmunlcato anew with their
respective governments. Just what Is tho
naturo of tho objection raised by Grcnt
Hrltaln tho ministers declluo to Bay, but
they admit that tho now demand will In
volvo good deal more diplomatic pro
cedure. WASHINGTON, Deo. lC-Offlclals hero are
aro at a loss to understand tho reasons for
tho Importnnt modification In tho Joint Chl
ncso note, which It Is reported tho Ilrltlih
minister to I'ekln Is to demand before sign
ing that document preparatory to Its pro
scntatlnn to tho Chlncso plenipotentiaries.
They hnvo no Information on tho subject, ns
nothing has been henril from Mr. Conger
on tho matter for sonic days. Tho under
standing hero has been that tho Joint noto,
as agreed upon by tho envoys, was In tho
main satisfactory to tho Ilrltlsh govern
mcnt. It simply desired a slight nmend
mcnt, said to bo In tho naturo of a mero
change In stylo of lnnguago to bo used
rather than any nmendmeiit to tho scopo of
the agreement. This illd not conflict with
any of tho principles held out for by our
government. Such being tho cose It was
confidently expected tho slgnnturo of tho
Ilrltlsh minister would bo promptly nfflxeil
to tho agreement nnd tho noto presented to
tho Chlncso nt an cnrly day.
LOCATES REGULAR MAGAZINE
Yankee Soldier CupltirrN Ituphl-I'lri-(on.
Severnl Hlllt-N mill l.iirK
(luiintlty of .iiiiiiiiiiltliin.
PEKIN. Drc. 16. Yesterday while n
prlvato of the Ninth United States Infnn
try was searching for two stray mules nenr
Do SI Wu ho nrrlvcd at a town where he
found a rapid-fire machine gun with G.00O
rounds of nmmunitlon, of which ho took
charge. He went back to tho mall station
for tho night, but on returning In tho
morning ho found several magazine rllles
and 1,100 rounds of nmmunitlon. When
leaving tho town he wus llrcd upon, but' he
did not return the (Ire.
A village II vo mites southeast of Ho SI
Wu has been fired upon by Chlncso twice
within half n mllo of the mall station.
RUSSIA DEFENDS ITS COURSE
Inspired Article In St. VetershurK
1'npor DciiIIiik with Seizure of
lliillriiml In liiliin.
ST. PETERSIU'RG, Dec. 16. Tho Official
Messenger publishes an Inspired state
ment as tho views of tho Russian govern
inent concerning tho Yang Tsun-Shnn Hnl
Kwan railroad, repudiating tho chnrgo that
the Russians have acted Illegally In hand
ling tho line, contending that Russia's nc
Hon was necessitated by military ronsldora
tlous, declining to rocognlzo tho Ilrltlsh as
ownern of thn lino, but ndmittlog that
they have the preponderating flnnnnlnl In
tcrest. nnd finally promising to restoro It
to the former administration after the for
elgn troops hnvo evacuated tho provinco
of Chi 1.1.
t'omiiliilii of Nntlvc tiirlNtlmi.
PEKIN. Dec. 16. The Ilrltlsh aro con
tinually receiving reports of dissatisfaction
from tho districts around I'ekln t,niler their
special charge. Tho officer in commnnd has
informed General Gaseleo that armed bands
of native Christians from tho village of
Soura-Noons, five miles southeast of Pekln,
aro constantly moving nbout nnd levying
blackmail. Tho mnrnuders nro alleged to
be Catholics, led by a French missionary
wearing Chinese clothing.
KAISER REVIEWS VETERANS
I'tihllo Iteeeptlnu Tendered to Ger
iii n n i'riinpH lint Iteeently Ite
liirneil from t'lilmi.
IIURLIN. Doc. 10. A portion of tho Ger
man contingent that recently arrived from
China was publicly received hero today
In iiceordanco with the express deslro of
Rmperor William, ureat enthuslnsm bolng
displayed by tho crowds that lined tho route
from tho Lehrter rnllway stntlon, which was
beautifully decorated.
Tho troops boro tho shot-riddled German
flags, which wero taken Into action nt tho
storming of tho Taku forts, together with
several captured Chinese flags nnd guns.
Tho procession went to tho arsenal, where
tho Chlncso colors wero deposited. In front
of the arsenal wore Emperor William, tho
empress. Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince
Rupprccht of Ilavarln, Count von Huelow,
Imperial chancellor, members of tho general
stuff and other persons of high rank. After
saluting tho troops tho lutlser Inspected
them, speaking to thoso who had been
wounded or had received decorations nnd
then addressing all formally.
LONDON, Dec. It!. Tho Ilcrlln corres
pondent of tho Dally Kxpress assorts that
Rrnpcror Wllllnm, when complimenting tho
troops, said:
"After today tho nrmy nnd navy nro one.
Tho world shall know (hero tho emperor
Bhook his marshal s baton vigorously) thnt
where I put my bluo boys nobody shall ro
mavo them."
CUFIC LOSES PROPELLER
TrmiNiitlmille Liner Tnueil Into Poet
After llntllliiK for Seernl llnyn
vtitli Violent Storm,
QURKNSTOWN, Dej. 16. Tho liner Cuflc,
Captain Caven, from Liverpool on Decem
ber I for New York, wns towed to anchor
ago here nt 4 a. in. by tho Ilrltlsh Bteamor
Kansas City, Captnln Lewis, which sighted
the Cuflc on December i, In latltudo 61.31
north, and longitude 21.21 west, the dny, the
liner lost her propeller. Owing to the terrific
weathor It wns Inoostdblo to connect tho
hawsera until December 12, Theso parted
In a fierce gnlo and tho Knnsns City did not
HU-ceed in resuming towing until the fol
lowing day. The hawsers broke again
Saturday night oil Klnralo, but after a
short delay towing was resumed. Off Cork
n local tug assisted. In ono of tho nttcmpts
to connect with tho Kansas City Mr.
Crosby, chief ofllccr of tho Cuflc, whllo
trying to swim to u lino attached to a buoy,
afloat from tho Kaunas City, was drowned,
nlthough a powerful swimmer.
Tho Cuflc will await tho arrival of tugs
hero and will then proceed to Liverpool, It
carries no passeugers. Tho Kansas City's
machinery wub strained nnd thero Is n
heavy list to tho starboard. It will reconl
and may resume within a day or two Its
oyage to Now York, whither It was bound
from Hrlstol, nftcr touching nt Swansea.
on December fi, when It sighted tho dls
nbled vessel.
Movement of OceHii Virln lire. Ill,
At Now York Sailed Spaarudum, for
llUlll'l UUIII,
Sir liJlitfftP'iv
m n n il fcg.7yfc'.' i
WAR OFFICE IS KEPT OPEN
Anxioty of British Pnhlio to Hear from
Sonth Africa at fever Heat.
BOER VICTORIES PROVE RUDE SHOCK
Atvlnhlllty of n ('nut Itiunt Ion of It In
Tour of Ctirupc to Hi 1'ollimeil
by n Visit to tlir United Stntr
1'rneil I ion Mr, Kroner.
LONDON', Dec. 1". Lord Salisbury nnd
his colleagues must today feel greatly re
lieved that Parliament was prorogued Sat
urday. A grim Irony now attaches to Lord
Roberts' description of the war as "over."
Yesterday tho War office, for tho flrot
tlmo In many months, remained open
throughout a Sundny In response to tho
demand of public anxiety to learn the lat
est news. Lord Kitchener Is reported to
hnvo sent n fresh nnd urgent request to the
government to send out every available
mounted man. With General Dewet again
escaped through the Ilrltlsh cordon tn the
neighborhood of Thnba N'Chu the serious
affairs at Vryhold and Xnstron nnd the
Magallesburg disaster confronting tho Ilrlt
lsh people they may well begin to nsk, ns
they do, why Lord Roberts Is allowed to
come home.
The Colonial office nnnounccs Its decision
to enlist 6,000 men Instead of tho 1,000
previously asked to bo recruited In Great
Hrltaln for General Iladcn-Powell's con
stabulary, which shows Hint recruiting In
South Africa Is less nctlvo than had been
expected.
Dispatches from Lourenzo Marqucz assert
that all tho Iloer forces aro plentifully sup
piled with ammunition, but terribly In want
of food nnd clothing,
Mr. Krugor nt The Hague received Wll
Ham T. Stead yesterday. Mr. Stead urged
him to continue his tour of Europo and to
go to America. Tho Iloer statesman lis
tened attentively, but declined to commit
himself by any definite statement. It Is
reported that ho Is nbout to roraovo from
his hotel to a prlvato residence, as though
contemplating a prolonged stay at The
Hague.
Lord Roberts, now returning to England
on board tho Canada, did not go ashore at
St. Helena, though tho steamor touched
there. Ninety "troopers, members of the
Seventeenth Lancers, stationed nt Hal
llndollg, wero nrrcsted yesterday for In
subnrdlratlcn. They wero nbout to start
for South Africa and wero annoyed nt not
getting llcenso to enrousc.
PRISONERS ARE RELEASED
IlrltlNli Cnptureil nt MiiKnlleNlmrK
Are Given Their Liberty by
Iloer Cnptnr.
LONDON, Dec. 16. Tho following dis
patch has been received by tho War ofllco
from Lord Kitchener:
PHKTORIA. Dec. IK. Five nflWr nml
3P! men. MiigalleshurK prisoners, hnvo bovn
released.
Tho Iloers surrounded nnd captured 120
ui jir.iimui s iinrso in u iicino in t lie Vma
trnn district.
f'olonel Homtlcld, moving on Viybeld. do-
ii-uit'ii mo jsopth wiiii nonvy loss, timing
them from Sehecner's link and caiitiirliiir
a quantity of arms. The Scheoper nek
movement occurreii on ijccomncr 1.1.
The Honrs who attacked Vrvholil on Tie
comber 10 Inst irt) killed nnd .wounded be
fore they retired. The fighting lasted nil
day, the enemy drawing off n 7:3 p. m.
Tho Ilrltlsh Iomb was six killed, nineteen
wounded and thirty m,sdtig. our cusunltlei
Include two ofllcers, who died of their
wounds.
Wiring from Pretoria yestordny (Satur
dny) Lord Kitchener, nfter announcing that.
tho released Magallesburg prisoners have
arrived at Rustenburg, says that the Iloer
force divided Into two portions, ono moving
south nnd tho other west.
BATTLE OF MAGALIESBURG
l.oiiilnn Sliiiuliiril I'rlnt Griinlile
Story of Latent Iloer Vletory In
South Africa.
LONDON, Dec. 17. Tho Magallesburg nf-
fair Is described as follows In a dispatch to
the Standard from Rcitfonteln:
Tho scene of thn iMiiriiuomotit inu u linru...
iiui"iiiiim'i oppression, tho rsort lumber
lands ncuilDled the center. Genera! riem,
cut's ciiinii was pitched l.Ofln vards lower
down at the eastern point of tho horseshoe
and Colonel I'gge's camp was about 3tM
yiiruti uiiinui.
General Delarev's 1.000 men. iil-hIukI wlmm
General Clements had fought repented no
tions, were, unknown to General Clements,
lelnforeed by 3.0U0 men from Warm Hatha
miner lommanuntii uoyers. At daybreak
Colonel LfKKe's Picket (IpsctIpiI wlmt
seemed a fresh force of Ilrltlsh thirty vards
distant. Tho strangers were challenged.
They replied with a volley, revealing 4U0
Doers In khaki, Tho llrlng became heuvy
and tho nolso aroused Colonel l.egge's
troops, who nrrlvcd Just in time to biivo tho
outposts rrom emit tire.
lurious eiiKUUcmcnt ensueii. Artiuerv
was brought up and It compelled tho Iloers
to rotlre. Colonel Legge, following up ilm
withdrawal, was shot dead by n bullet
tiirougn ins neiui.
General Clements and his staff soon nr
rived. Tho staff suffered severely, hit (ten
eral Clements appeured to have a charmed
life.
While mounted men wero ilrivinc tho
enemy back along a slope, covered thickly
with dead Iloers. a dcufenlnu rltle tire hiioii
broke on tho plateau nbove. Tho signallers
liellograpneu mat mo isortnumbcrtamls
were being ttltaeued. (icnerul Clements
convinced that they would easily hold their
own, dlsroscd tho remainder of his forces
on the flanks nnd rear nf his two camps.
At 4:30 n. in, a heliograph from the west
ern peak announced that the Doers were
about to ovcrw neon in" r unueers. uenera
Clements wns unable to send ndequnte heln
but dlspatcneii yeomanry 10 cnmo tno
precipitous hillside and creato a diversion,
llefore the yeomanry could come Into notion
the Doers had overlapped tho Northumbor
lands and were In possession of the entire
horseshoe, nrtng down on tno yeomanry
entangled In tho bushes.
Tin, Nnrthuiiiberlands mado a maunlfl
cent defense as long as their ammunition
lasted, According to tioer accounts many
oven when resistance was boneless, diet
lighting. General Clements, now left with
men mndo s j bcrliumaii efforts mralnst
tho bullets tho Doers were pouring over
tho peaks and managed to save nis guns
and camp equipment. Ho retired i) splen
,llil nnler nnd nt 4 u. m. started to march
to nettfontcln, fighting n rear-guard action
all tno wny anil arriving me next uay at -
n. in.
Lord Mothuen, nccordlng to another ills
patch from Lord Kitchener, dated yosterday,
attacked and captured a Doer laager near
Llchtenborg on December 14, securing sup
piles of cattle and sheep and n considerable
quantity of ammunition,
A further dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Protoila, December 16, states that
lxrd Methuen has official confirmation of
tho death of Gencrol Lemner, tho Doer
commander.
ANOTHER BRITISH REVERSE
1'iirty of Ilrntiniit'n Horse Kiiriikcn
iloers .Veiir '.iiMlron In OruiiKo
ltlver Colony nnd Sutler for It,
ALIWAL NORTH, Capo Colony, Dec. 16.
A party of Ilrabant's Horse, consisting
mainly of raw recruits, engaged a superior
forco of noers on December 13, near Zos
tron, Orange River colony, losing four
killed, sixteen wounded and 120 taken prla-cncri.
SUNDAY NIGHT i LYNCHING
euroeit Who Ilriitiilly Murdered n
Ilnrher in Ken from Jiilt lit ItncW
port, Intl., mill KmmciL
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd Dec. 16. A special
to the Sentinel from Rockport, Ind., sajs.
Two negroes, Jim Henderson and Dud
Rowlands, who waylaid, brutally murdered
and robbed Hollls Simons, a whlto barber
early this morning, wero lynched In tho
Jnllyard by a mob of 1,000 frenzied cltlzcnu
tonight, Tho negroes wero arrested early
and although Rowlands' clothing had blood
stains on It the men claimed they were In
nocent of the crime. In the meantime
Sheriff Clemens of Union county, Ken
tucky, arrived with a trained bloodhound,
lu response to a telegraphic: summons.
When the dog wns placed on the trail ho
followed II until he reached tho house where
Rowlands lived, six blocks from the scene
of tho murder, nnd went haying to tho bed
tho negro had occupied. This wns enough
for tho excited citizens. Within a few min
utes a mob of 1,000 howling citizens, with
sledgehammers, ropes and guns, wi re run
ning to tho Jail.
Sheriff Anderson and his two deputies
made a ntnnd and attempted to protect the
prisoners. Tho ofllcers were seized by tho
leaders of the mob, who disarmed them.
The sherllT was then locked In n room nnd
placed under guard, but he stou'ly refused
to give up the keys or tell where the pris
oners were hidden. Falling to get the keys
the mob mndo a determined hut unsuccess
ful attempt to break In tho Jail door, lly
I his tlmo the would-be lynchers were In n
perfect frenzy nnd securing a telegraph
lolo they used it as a battering-ram nnd
caved In the side wall of the Jail. Tho door
of Rowlands' cell was then quickly broken
In with sledges nnd ho was dragged from
the Jail to tho east of tho courtyard, where
a nc-oso was placed nbout his neck. He
wac given tlmo to mako a statement, In
whlrh ho Implicated Jim Henderson nnd
ni'olher negro. Rowlands then begged pit-
eoisly for mercy, hut the mob swiftly
swung tho confessed murderer to a trco
and riddled his body with bullets.
lleinlerNon et Illllluetl.
Leaving tho body of Rowlands dangling
from tho limb of the tree the mob rushed
back to the Jail and attempted to hurst open
tho cell occupied by Henderson, hut before
tho Bteel bars yielded to the blows of tho
sledges some ono In tho crowd fired upon
tho terrified negro as ho crouched In tho
corner of his cell.
A few minutes more nnd tho door of tho
cell wns broken in. The negro, more dead
than nllvc, was dragged at a ropo's end
to the courthouse yard nnd swung on tho
tree beside the body of Rowlands. Firing
a parting volley tit tho swinging bodies
tho mob, eager for another victim, hurried
away to catch tho other negro Implicated
by Rowlands In his confession. He was
found at a hotel, where ho was employed as
a porter. The negro escaped to tho roof
of tho building and Manager Dchruler suc
ceeded In convincing the mob that tho por
tor had nothing to do with the crime,
proving an nllbl for him. Thn mob then
diipcraed, nppurently satisfied with Its
n v. fill work of vengeance.
i no negroes- victim. Simons, wns wav aid
nnd murdered In tho mos't brutal manner
mm ui'imiu ii urn uio main) street ot tno
city, as ho was going In' his home from
his barber shop, at 2 o'elockfctuls morning.
As was customary with him, ho carried
tho ro:clpts of tho day nt his place of bust
ness. Tho negroes wero awnro of this and
ovidently laid their plans accordingly
Crouching behind a fence, they nwalted
their victim and Jumped from their place
or concealment nnd attneked him from be
lilr.il, Btrlklug him over tho head with n
heavy club with a largo nail driven Into
tho end of It. Although terribly beaten,
Simons mado n desperate light and his cries
nnd struggles Boon attracted two hoys wtio
went to his nsslstance, but they were a
moment too late, tho victim of tho negroes
Having succumbed to tho terrible beatine.
Tho murderers then drove tho would-be
rescuers nway, securing a bag containing
something ovor $10 from their victim
They then mado their escape. Simons was
terribly beaten, his skull being crushed In
nnd his head nnd fnco beaten Into n nuln.
Four gaping wounds showed whero the
Bplke on tho club had punctured tho dead
man s skull and penetrated his brain.
. Walter Evans, ono of tho younc men
who nttempted to help Simons, and who
arterward assisted In tho removal nf his
body to his homo, was greatly affected and
almost suffered nervous collaase. To
night ho witnessed tho lynching nnd ho
Is now n raving maniac.
Tho dead man's wife Is prostrated and It
is believed sho will dlo from tho shock.
Holllo Simons cnmo hero from Wlnslow,
Ind., three years ago, and wns a popular
young man,
Tho feeling ngalnst tho negroes wns Inton
Billed by tho fact that within tho last two
months over a dozen houses havo been
robbed lit Rockport, nnd Henderson nml
Rowlands wero suspected of being tho lead
ers In theso robberies. Tho mob announced
thnt In tho caso of all future robberies tho
guilty persons would bo run down nml
lynched. Mnny negroes left tho city to
night. Thoso remaining nro keeping them
selves closely Indoors. Right other negroes
wero nrrcsted ns suspectfl nnd would have
been lynched had they not been ablo to
provo alibis.
DEATH MADE DOUBLY CERTAIN
lYnniiin Tired of Life Umcn lloth Chin,
reform nml IlliiiiiliintliiK (inn ni
.Menus of Sulelile,
CINCINNATI, Dec. 16. A woman calling
horsolf Gladys Esmond committed suicide
In a looming house hero today. Tho sui
cide was most carefully planned. The bed
upon which she was found dead hnd been
dragged from tho original position In order
to bring It In closo proximity to tho gns
Jel. Ovor tho face of tho suloldo was a sort
of mininturo tent mndo from a piece of
muslin, upon which wns stitched a quantity
or cotton batting. Fitted upon tho gns Jet
was a paper tube, tho other end of which
was under the face-covering. Tho gas was
then turned on. Examination of tho hat
ting proved that It had been soaked with
chloroform. On tho bed within easy reach
was a sharp knife.
Tho woman wus nbout 28 years old and
It Is believed sho pave a fictitious namo to
tho proprietor of tho houso when sho rented
tho room last Saturday. Sho was well
dressed and nppenred to bo a woman o
considerable refinement.
lu a letter addressed to tho coroner,
which was found In tho room, tho woman
stated that she wns nn orphan and usually
made her homo In Chicago. Tho lotter also
stated that sho had been In poor health nnd
was tired of llfo.
SCHOOL FOR LIBRARIANS
Anilren- Onriienle Snlil to He HvoIvIiik
.eiv Scheme Out of III I'lill
nn t lirnple llriiln.
RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 16. Andrew Car
neglo Is considering tho gift of a sum stif
ncieni to ennow n scnool for librarians at
Wlnonn, Ind., and It is said ha looks on
the plan with favor.
FROZEN TO YAWL'S BOTTOM
Horrible Experience of Lighthouse Keepers
on Storm-Tossed Michigan,
HREE OF PARTY DIE OF EXPOSURE
n1ietl to Their Overturned Croft
ulth Tmi llenit Women, Aho Tied,
Thii Sort Ivors .tin united to At
tract Help nnd Are Rescued.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10. A Sentinel spc-
lal from Mnnttowoc, Wis., says:
Tho steamer Manhattan nrrlvcd hero
today with W. H. Shields nnd William Mc
Cauley, lighthouse-keepers on Squaw Island,
ml the bodies of Mrs. Shields and her
nleco, Mrs, Mary Davis. They wero picked
up Saturday afternoon In the lake, where
they wero found lashed to an overturned
yawl. They had been thus exposed slncb
Friday, when they were capsized by a squall
while sailing from tho Island to the main
land. Luclcn Morden of Montague, Mich..
wns also an occupant of tho boat when It
capsized and wns drowned beforo ho could
ho lashed to the overturned crnft.
Tho two rescued men wero badly frozen
and It Is thought that they may havo to
suffer amputation of tholr lower limbs.
They were taken to the Holy Family hos
lilal here, whero tho following story of
tho tcrrlblo experience was told by Mr.
Shields.
I'linn rernliini- finlm-a f., ntnun ilm lllit.
hujse for the season we prepared to leave
the Island together with our helpers, Luclen
Morden of Montague, Mich.; Mrs. Shields
and Mrs. .Mary Davis, my wife's niece. Wo
left the Island on Friday for the mainland.
seven miles distant, bound for Harbor
b irillKH. When out nnlv n ulwir! time n
heavy wind struck tho sail of our boat, cap
sizing It nnd throwing us nil Into the lake.
wo nn succeeded liner much hard won. In
reachltlir the bout. MeCaulev nnd invito! r.
lifter much lnhnr. Oniille mniiiiei.il In IhmIi
both tho women to the boat and then our
selves. .Morden. the helper, hud In the
tneniitlmo become delirious and refused to
lie lashed or attempt to save himself nml
siiim after fell nfT thn boat and was lost.
.My wire anil her niece, MeCuuley and my
self, lashed anil cllnuliig to tho boat, were
tossed about and suffered terribly from tho
com ami seas which wasneti over us.
About seven hours after tho neclilent Imp
etied my wife succumbed, being unable
to longer endure the terrible conditions
which tho exposure to winds ami seas
caused. Mrs. Davis, nfter holding up for
pevernl hours after mv wife's death, also
succumbed and only McCauley and myself
remained alive, witn tno two dead women
lashed bv our sides, tloatlng around the
liiKc, witn no iiumini being in sigui.
At one time we wero within it short ills
taiico of tho mainland atitl would soon hnvo
been washed on t!u bench, when, to oir
dismay and horror, the wind changed mid
we were gradually uniting out lino tne
hike Mirnlii. Fiirtunntelv. however, as It
proved, we were taken by the wind Into the
norm passage, which is onen laiten oy
boats coming up the lake, lu this manner
we passed l-rniay niglit. suireriiig terribly
from the cnlil nnd litmucr. until Saturday
at 1 p. m., when wo succeeded In attracting
tho attention of the oiitlooK or tne steamer
Manhattan. Although tho weather was
verv rough tho captain of the steamor,
after much maneuvering, succeeded in
rescuing us mid the bodies or my wne aim
niece.
The tcrrlblo suffering we endured ran
null' tin Imn cltipil llV tllOKO W'llO llllVO 1111(1
simitar experience and the only wonder Is
that we survived It. Wo did our best to
save and keep tho women alive, but our ef
forts wero unavailing.
lloth men nro about 40 years om.
TARIFF FOR PHILIPPINES
Indue Tnft l)eeliirr Thnt Xcw Meas
ure Will lie CKNcntlnlly for
Iteveiiue Duly.
MANILA. Dec. 16. Advices from Hollo,
Island of Panay, report that tho American
troops havo been moving northward and
westwnrd for several days and that dctarh
ments of tho Sixth, Eighteenth nnd Twenty-
sixth regiments havo been nctlvo near their
stations.
Tho Insurgent losses during tho last ten
days thero have been live killed, soven
wounded nnd forty tnkon prisoner. TIio
Americans have lost two killed and thrco
wounded.
Lnrgo numbers of tho natives, howevc,
nre swearing allegiance to tho United States.
In several recent attacks and expeditions
In southern Luzon tho Insurgents havo lost
elcht killed, soven wounded nnd about
twenty captured. Tho Americans have los?
one killed nnd two wounncu. uenernt
Whcaton reports that 130 natives havo en
tered Calanno for registration.
Most of tho tlmo of the Philippines com
mission Ib now devoted to tho tariff hill.
Judge Taft snld today that, generally speak
ing, tho now rates would bo about 10 per
cent of tho existing rates.
"It will bo essentially a tarllf for
revenue," ho remarked, "but somo of tno
Industries that nro already established will
bo given protection. Tho commission Is not
considering tho question of the constitu
tionality of taxing United States products.
Tho precedents have been established In
tho case of Porto Rico nnd by tho military
government of tho Philippines. Tho bl::
requires tho washing of cotton goods so ns
to ellmlnato the clay used by European
manufacturers, which Increitsea tho weight.
This will Incidentally favor American goods.
Tho rnto on kerosene will bo reduced from
11 cents a gallon to 4. Somo American
goods will bo admitted free and almost alt
will como In at reduced figures."
EARTHQUAKE AT SANTIAGO
Tiro I'lixhlonnlile I'linellniiN CoiiMliler
nhly .NlinUen Up hy n Pro
nounced Shock.
SANTIAGO DE CUIJA, Dec. 16. A Bharp
earthquake shock was felt hero last night
nbout midnight. It wis tho most severe that
has been experienced In boveral years ami
almost created a panic nt tho San Carlos
club, whero a grand hall was In progress.
It wns preceded by a dull sound llko a mine
explosion. Two shocks followed, tho first
being quite sovero and tho last scarcely per
ceptible. The ballroom at tho club became a Bceno
ot frantic excitement. Several women
fainted and tho people rushed Into tho
btreets, expecting another and severer shock.
At Morro castle a military hall was In prog
ress nnd tho American women present had
tholr first expcrlcnco of nn earthquake. They
expressed great Interest, but no fear. Lit
tle damago was done In tho city with the
exception of breaking dishes, nlthough a fow
smnll buildings nro said to havo been
slightly damaged.
DOLLAR MAKERS ARRESTED
Culled Sillies MiimluG Snoop Iloivu
on l'enn Ivunlii Gnmr mid Get
Colli Thnt Are Still Wnrin,
OIL CITY, Pn., Dec. 16, United States
marshals arrived horn tonight, having lu
custody Samuel II. Latshnw nnd Gcorgo
E, Coast, who nro charged with counter
feiting. Fifty spurious dollars, which wore
still warm, and a counterfeit plant wore
captured with tho prisoners nt CoaBt's
home at Lisbon, Venango county. The prls
oners aro supposed to belong lo nn organ
ized gang, of whom secret service men
have captured eleven since October last.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Motulny nnd
j-uesuay; southerly to Westerly wimu.
ii'inperiit lire nt Omnliii Vesterdnyl
Hour. Ilrir, Hour. lien.
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II ii. m III! U p. m IS
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H il. ill ,IS -I p, ill 17
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in u. m i:t it p. m i:t
it ii. m in 7 p. m i-
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MAY DECIDE TO ARBITRATE
lie li'Kiilltin of i'rnlniueii I'ropiiNeM to
Mediate lletweeii Siintn t'e
nnd llperutors.
TOPKKA, Kan., Dec. 16. Representatives
of the trainmen, conductors, engineers and
tlrenicn held a conference this evening
with General Manager H. U. Mudge of the
Snntn Fc railway for the purpose of at
tempting to mediate the trouble between
the road and the Order of Railway Telcg-
rnphcrs. Whllo no agreement was reached
the board of mediation wns encouraged by
Mr. Mudge to hold a conference with Third
Vice President llarr. They will, It Is mild,
seek this conference nt Chicago tomorrow
or Tuesday.
"Rcptcscntattves of the different rallwny
orders," said Mr. Mudge tonight, "held a
short conference with myself nml Mr. Res
segulc this evening. They Btated they had
no grievance ngalnst the Santa Fe. but at
the request of tho telegraphers desired tn
offer their ofllces to mediate the dllfcrrnces
between tho Order of Railway Telegraphers
nnd tho company. They expressed n desire
to net for tho entire system ami Included
tho trouble on the Gulf, Colomdo &. Santa
Fc and nlso the lines wcBt of Albuquerque.
Ab my nuthorlty 'extends simply over the
Santa Fe proper I could not deal with them.
They will probably hold a meeting with Mr.
llarr nnd attempt to reach n settlement
upon tho best possible basis to be obtained
for tho telegraphers."
Hut little Information nbout tho confer
ence could be obtained from tho members
of the board of mediation. They wero not
dlspored to talk about tho situation, hut
Intimated that thero would bo something
to give out In n day or two.
Tho telegraphers' headquarters nt the
National hotel presented a lively nppenr
anco nil day. Tho representatives: of tho
different orders held u lengthy conference
In the afternoon beforo they decided to taku
ony action In tho matter.
When shown a telegram from Wichita
showing thnt tho telegraphers on tho Okla
homa division wero petitioning Superin
tendent Tlcc for reinstatement, Mr. Dolphin
said:
"There Is nothing In the Btory. Tho teleg
raphers all over the system aro standing
firm nnd will Btay out until this matter Is
dcllnltcly settled.
"Wo nre In this light to stay. Wo have
12,000 members of the order In tho coun
try on other roads and If there Is no other
wny to settle the dltllculty they will boy
cott tho Santa Fo and route through bus!
ness over other lines.
"As n matter of fact tho strike Is spread
ing. Only today I have received Informa
tion that old men who did not go out on
the first call nro throwing un tholr nosl
Hons nnd now men have been Induced to
quit."
Mr. Dolphin refused (o talk of tho Inter
view botween tho hoard of medlntlon nml
Mr. Mudge.
AHDMORE. I. T.. Dec. 16. At Dougherty
I. T.. tonight unknown persons smashed
the Santa Fe station windows with stone
and fired on tho new operator. Marshals
who were protecting the building exchanged
sovernl shots with tho miscreants. No ono
was hurt.
ADVOCATES OF ARBITRATION
MfelliiK of lieu Who Would Settle
l.nbor TrouliloN Without Strike
lo Sleet ut I'IiIciiko Toilny.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Prominent employers
or innor ami labor lenders from all over
Amerlcn and several from abroad nrrlvod
In Chicago today to attend tho arbitration
conference which opens at Stelnwny hall to
morrow. Among thoso who nro already hero
and will tako a prominent part In tho delib
erations nre: Carroll H. Wright, United
Stntes commissioner nf Inbor; Warren A.
Reed of Massachusetts; Hugh W. Lusk of
New Zealand: Frederick Drlscoll, repre
senting tho American Newspaper Publishers'
association: Thomas P. Rlxey of Missouri;
Thomas A. Smith of Mnryland; John Tobln
of Massachusotts; David Ross of Illinois,
and John J. Mitchell, president of tho
United Mlno Workers.
Samuel Gompers, who has been attending
tho American Federation of Labor conven
tion nt Louisville, and nbout fifteen others
of tho delcgntcs there, are duo tomorrow
morning. Mr. Gompers will bo ono of tho
principal r.pcnkers nt tho opening session.
The prlmo purposo of the conference Is to
discuss nml, if possible, nnmo a Joint na
tional board on arbitration to settle Im
portant Industrial nnd trades disturbance) ,
such board to bo representative of tho labor
organizations and tho employers of labor.
Another duty of tho board would bo to fromo
nnd present to tho state legislatures nnd
tho nntlonnl congress any subjects that
might como up for permanent settlement or
to recommend to those bodies nny proposi
tions for compulsory, voluntary or other ar
bitration. Ralph M Ensley, secretary nf tho Civic
Federation of Chicago, under whoso aus
pices the conferenco Is being held, said:
"I bcllovo a Joint national board will bo
appointed as n result of this arbitration
conference. It would hnvo to bo a non-partisan
body, of course, hut with this precau
tion taken I hellcvo such a board would bo
a success."
TWO DIE OF ASPHYXIATION
KxeuplUK Gun from Stote IteHiiltN In
llentli of .lieu lu AdJolnliiK
Itoom In .Vew VorU.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Miles Novntny.
23 year 3 old, and believed to havo been
a stenographer employed In tho govern
ment bervlcc, was found ile.nl In lied this
morning at his boarding houso on West
Forty-seventh street. It Is believed ho
had accidentally opened tho cockstop to n
smnll heating stove nnd had gono to sleep
without noticing that tho gas was escap
Iul'. Letters found 'n tho room boro his
rarao with tho address of CIS Oxford build
ing, 4 LaSallo street, Chicago.
Ho had been lu Now York for nbout a.
year, and Is believed previous to that time
to havo practiced law In Chicago. Tno
physlciun who was summoned In tho rase
noticed that thero wero some largo rraeks
In n wooden partition which separated
Novotny's room from tho next ono. Ho
ndvlscd that tho occupant of this room
bo summoned lo Inquire whether ho hnd
noticed the escaping gas. Tho door, how
ever, was found locked and on being broken
In tho occupant of tho room, Henry II,
Gibbons, 63 ycnrB of age, was found dying
from tho fumes, All efforts to revlvo him
proved unavailing.
Gibbons had only been In the houso for
a week and his antecedents are unknown.
FOR A PAIR OF TOGAS
Lineup in the Senatorial Fight ii Becoming
Dccic'edly Interesting.
HISTORY IS NOT LIKELY TO REPEAT
Conditions Are Much Different frcm Those
Prevailing in 1800.
THOMPSON CANNOT COMMAND THE FIELD
His Kn cvfn Strength Insufficient to Land
. the Caucus Nomination.
LIST OF CANDIDATES IS A LONG ONE
IllKht Men Are Kihmmi to He Apl-
riintN nml u Hon! Are lu the
lliiel.Krounil Vn It Inn for
mi Opening.
LINCOLN. Dec. 16. (Special.) Tho nll-
absorhlug topic of the hour Is the rapidly
approaching senatorial contest. Tho stnlo
capital has witnessed many exciting scenes
and hard-fought struggles for United Stntes
senntorshlps, but this Is tho llrsl time
slnco Nebraska went Into the union that
ono legislature Is called on to elect two
senators at the sumo time. Whether this
Is to be a long-drawn, stubbornly-fought
or a ohort, sharp and decisive combat It
remnlns to bo seen. The deadlock of two
years ngo. which lasted two mouths, has
caused a general reaction In favor of dis
patching the business of senator-making In
short older. Experienced politicians ap
pear to concur In this view, especially
those who took part lu tho siege ot tho
Inst session.
CoiidltlotiN Are DHTerent.
Conditions this year aro altogether dif
ferent from what they wero two years ago.
Hefore tho legislature of 1S9S hnd convened
the Impression prevailed that tho republic
ans would get together early, nominate u
South Pluttu cnudldato In the caucus and
elect him on the first Joint ballot. At that
tlmo the ambition of John L. Webster to
overturn the time-honored usage of location
wns considered simply as a prelude lo his
avowed candidacy for the Thurston succes
sion lu 1901. Tho Intrusion m' I). E. Thomp
son, ns It was termed by the supporters
of Hnyward, caused n dcllectinn In the linn
of battle. Th mystery with which Thomp
son managed to enshroud his strength nml
the claim that ho had grappling hooks on
n majority of tho republican members
frightened his opponents out of tholr wits.
Ho was credited with controlling anywhero
from twenty-llvo to forty votes nnd his
perslsttnl demand for a secret ballot
seemed to glvo plausible color to the cur
rent estimates of Thompson's "reserve
force." All tho strategy that both Hny
ward, Webster and thn field could bring to
bear wns focused on heading Thompson off.
Tho first slop In thnt direction was u Bccrot
agreement said to hnvo been entered Into
by thirty members to withhold support
from Thompson under nit circumstances.
Whllo the existence of this rompnet has
since been denied It Is, nevertheless, gen
erally believed to hnve been Hie main fac
tor in slaving off tho caucus that finally
nominated Senator Hiiywnrd. Tho caucus
agreement was not reached until Thomp
son had exhausted himself In the open ses
sion and tho Thompson scare had lost Its
Influence.
ol n One Mini Veiir.
With two senators to elect thlB yenr thero
is no probability thnt nny cnudldato will bo
ablo tn frighten the entire field. While
Mr. Thompson Is again In thn rnca and his
anient supporters aro pursuing a course
calculated lo create the Impression that
he Is n trendy ns good as elected, tho effect
of Inst year's experience Is to discount Ills
claims.
The most reliable estimates obtainable
at this Btugo credit Thompson with from
twenty-two to tw'cnty-llvo votes out of I ho
Kovcnty-niio republicans who hold cerllll
cntcs, witli n possibility of Increasing his
strength to thirty. Tills constitutes a re
spcctnblo following, but it Is by no means
nn nssurance of election. Should tho cau
cus require only a majority vote Thomp
son, without combination, would still fall
short by nt least six votes, whllo If a two
third rule prevails, iib It did two ynirs ago,
ho would lack eighteen votes, which at this
tlmo nre not in sight for nny combination.
Dining thn campaign tho huo nml cry of
the fusion papers and speakers wns that
tho election of a republican legislature was
tantamount lo tho election of Thompson
nml Itosownter ns senators. Slnco tho elec
tion this conllrmntlon has been renfTlrmed
by some nnd discredited by others, As fur
as can bo ascertained no such combination
existed cither beforo or slnco tho election.
It Is nn open sscrct that within the pnst
fow days Thompson and IiIb frlendB hnvo
been Industriously trying to work up a sen
timent In favor of electing him for the un
expired term of Senator Hnyward Imme
diately after tho legislature organizing,
leaving Thurston's successor to bo elected
two weeks later In a free-for-all scramble
Tho publication In Tho lleo of tho federal
law governing tho election of United States
senators nnd requiring tho balloting for
both senators tn begin on tho same day
has effectively pricked tho bubble and leaves
the racetrack wido open for all entries.
What effect this will havo upon tho other
candidates IL la yet too early to predict.
Melklejoliu'n t'miilliluo) ,
George D. Melklejolm, noxt to Thompson
nnd Rosewntor tho most prominent can
didate In tho field, is expected to reach haro
ti morrow or next day, and with him MaJ r
Ilrad Slaughter, who figured conspicuously
as tho manager of Thompson's senatorial
boom two years ngo. Quito npart from tho
wrll It nr. w n closo relations between Thomp
son and Melklejohn. tho fact that Slaughter
will net as Molklejnhn's chief engineer gives
countennnco to tho Btorlcs thnt tho real
crmbino Is to bo Thompson nnd Mclltlejchn,
On tho other hand Bhrewd politicians refusa
to believe In It bccniiRo .Molklojnhn has no
transferable or exchangeable following.
With the exception of three or four Hlnshaw
supporters, who Is tho strongest of Thomp
son's South Iiatto competitors, nnd who aro
also said to favor Melklejohn. tho latter can
muster nobody who Is not nlreudy enro.Ir-d
In tho Thompson column.
A survey of the field, which, besides
Thompson, Melklejohn, Rosowator and I flit -tdinw,
Includes Crounse, Hnlnnr, Currle,
Harlan nnd a number of horses more or less
dark, shows a wido rnngo for operations and
selection. Moro than ono-half of tho mem
bers who havo been sounded doclaro them
solves still undecided ns to their choice for
ono or both of tho candidates. The chances
naturally favor tho strong candidates, espe
cially If tho contest Is settled In caucus
promptly, as now fecms lo be the general
desire ami expectation.
Connor lliillroml Prelilcnl llu uk rupl,
OOHHEN. Ind.. Dee. 16.-C. C lllaok of
this city has iiled a petition In banki uptcy.
Ills schedule shows Jlilt.Kn) 'labilities mid
$220 assets. Mr Ulnck was formerly presi
dent of tho Fort Worth & Albuqiierquo
Railroad company.
