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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOH IXU, D KCEMHEIJ 18, JOOO-TEK TACJES.
SINGLE COPY EI YE CENTS.
ENOUGH OF DREYFUS
Trench Deputies Befneo to Make Possible
Efiopmiiig of Discussion.
-AMNESTY BILL MADE BROAD AND SWEEPING
TorgciB trail Tnlse Witnesses Not D 'eluded
from Prorisions en Measure.
EFfOBT TO EMBARRASS GOVERNMENT FAILS
Premier Wtdfiuilc-Ecrassean Scathingly De
ntninctB Tactics of Nationalists,
OLD WOUNDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED
Chamber I'nira li.v lltfrn hrlmliiK
HMiurliy Vote nf Conflilrnee In Hie
JUnUtrj' mid the Pollej
II Jaw Ailvui'Mlr.
PARIS. Dee. IT. In tho Chamber of Dcp
Btlca today, during tho debalo on tho am
nesty bljl. M. Varclle, radical socialist,
moved an amendment excluding forgers
ni! fulsu wltncarea from Us provisions. Ho
explained that ordinary crimes should
kvwt bo allow od to profit by amnesty and
hi addrd: "Thcro Is nothing viler and
bar.or thnn forgery and lying testimony."
11c did not desire to revive tho Droyfus
agitation, but ho did not wish thorn to find
their hands tied iihould n fresh fnct como
to light.
Tho premier. M. Wnldcok-Rosscnu, ropllod
that tho effect of tho amendment would
lie to stir up tho wholu affair again and tho
republican party vould find Itself con
fronted by perils It had already ovorcomo
and which It would bo unpardonable to re
r.ur.cllato. Continuing tho premier said thnt tho
nationalist party was opposed to amnesty,
not In order to permit Dreyfus to estab
lish his Innocence, but to tako advantage
of misunderstandings to which It would
glvo rl3c. It was easy to sco Its game. Tho
Droyfus nffalr was tho broth upon which
rationalism wns nourished. Its leaders do-
Irod to dcluy the realization of republican
reforms and In voting for tho law of aspo
rtations tho government asked tho ma
jority again to Inspire Itself with tho su
perior Interests of tho republic and not to
confound Its votu with that of tho worBt
enemies of democracy. Ho asked for tho
confldcnco of tho ehnmbcr.
The remarks of tho premier woro greeted
with prolonged applause. .
Fx-Premier Mellno was hero allowed to
mako an explanation with relation to M.
Ilrcns' assertion, In tho debate of December
13, that tho Italian ambassador warned M.
Mellno of tho Henry forgery. M. Mellno
said It was n rulo In nil countries that In
ell cases of esptonngo tho word of n for
eign ambassador did not suffice. He. Ins
tilled his government In refusing to allow a
revision of the Dreyfus rase.
The chamber then voted confldcnco In tho
premier by tho rojcctlon of tho amendment,
tho voto standing 311 to PP.
NEW LIBERATOR OF ARMENIA
ONinaii Punka Propose to ItnUe an
Army of 100.000 Men nnil Throw
Off Tiirklnh Yoke.
PARIS, Dec. 17. The Matin publishes a
dispatch from London, giving an lnturvlow
with Osman Pasha, n general of tho Otto
man army, who recently left Turkey clan
destinely. A Turkish olllcer, who Is n
rolattvo of Osman I'ushu, tho "Hero of
Plevna," unfolded plans for ridding Kurdu
stan and Armenia of tho yoko of Turkey.
Accompanied by his partisans, somo of
whom aro In Europe, ho will return to
Kurdistan whore, according to his state
ment, .ho population, already secretly
armed, only awaits his arrival to march, as
nno man against tho oppressor. Ho says
that tho Ottoman cuiplro will ho compelled
to engage In ono of tho most formidable
struggles In Its history. Ho expects to bo
nblo to put Into tho Held an army of 100,
000 men and Is confident of rescuing tho
people from a state of anarchy and a stnto
of social abjection.
CROSS INTO CAPE COLONY
Iloily of Seven llunilrcil liner lle
purtetl t Have Mnile Their
Wn.v In Knupilal.
CAPETOWN, Dec. 17. Seven hundred
Doors havo crossed from Orange River
Colony Into Capo Colony near Allwal North
nnd havo reached Kaupdul.
KITCHENER CONFIRMS IT
Ileiiorti'il Capture hy llnera of lle
tneluueut nf llruhniit'n Home
1'roven to He True.
LONDON, Dee. 17. -General Kitchener In
a dispatch received by tho War olllco con
firms tho Associated Prebs dispatches of
last night from Allwal North Capo Colony,
announcing the capture by tho floors of n
detachment of Rrnbnnt's horse on December
12 near Znstrnn, Orango Hlver colony, nnd
snys 107 men woro made prisoner on that
occasion.
Tho Colonial ofllre, In announcing that
Blr Alfred Mllner succeeds Lord Roberts hh
ndmlnlstrntnr of the conquered territory In
South Africa, says his taking up his resi
dence at Johannesburg on accouut of his
health must not be regnrded as a scttln
mcnt of tho capital question.
BRITISH WILL HOPE IT'S TRUE
London Ileum (lint ueen'H Nolillrm
llnve AkiiIii Met llucr, Thin
Time VletiirlniiHl) ,
LONDON. Dec. 17.-5:10 p. m. Tho re
port of another Bovero battle, resulting
In n llrltlsh victory. Is current here. Ac
cording to tho story tho flghtltig began at
dn break today nnd lasted for several
hours. The Iloers, who numbered from
1,500 to 2,000 men, were surrounded at tho
Orange river and totally defeated, with
very heavy losses In killed and wounded.
A number of Hoers, It is s.ild, were cap
tured. Ilewet l.eiiil In ,ermiii,
MASERU, Dee. 17.-U appears that Do
wet's forco was twlco repulsed beforo It
broko through the llrltlsh lines In tho
neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu. In tho third
attack Dcwet led In person. With a few
determined men ho charged nnd broko the
British lines, tho rest of tho commando
following, He was forced, howovor, to
leave In the hands of tho llrltlsh n fifteen
pounder and fifteen wagons with ammuni
tion nnd stores.
Commandant Hnasbrock, with n com
mando nnd two guns, tried to get through
Bprlngkants Nek, but was driven back,
losing forty men.
RUSSIA FEEDING CHINESE
rtenrly One .UIIIIoii'h Worth of Illce to
lie (jit en to the llentltutc
Celestial.
PEKIN, Dec. 17. Tho Husslans havo
bought ST00.000 worth of rice, which Is be
ing given to destltuto Chinese. General
Chaffee, tho American commander, Is also
having a largo amount of tho rlso Issued
and tho other nations are displaying liber
ality. M. do Olcrs, tho Russian envoy, says
that Itussla In making no exceptions In
favor of Christians, because tho latter have
the leant needs.
Whllo n number of German officers wero
dining thoy narrowly escaped death by as
phyxiation from the fumes from a Chinese
stove. Four out of seven woro sartly In
ocmeatilo for moro than half and hour.
Fortunately all recovered. Tho sloven In
this country nro n constant source of dan
ger. Tho railway from Pekln to Taku Is now
completed. To make the trip of eighty mites
generally takes twenty hours.
Tho French aro Issuing an Invitation to
nn excursion by train to Pno Ting Fu,
January 15.
General Chaffee, desiring a thorough In
vestigation of tho reports from Ho SI Wu
as to Boxer activity In that district, has
sent thcro a troop ct the United States
Sixth cavalry and fifty members of Com
pany B of tho Ninth Infantry, with Instruc
tions to explore tho neighborhood thor
oughly and to render all asslstanco neces
sary to quell any disturbance caused by
Boxers or bandits.
Neither General Chaffee nor Sir Alfred
Guselee, tho British commander, bellevo
thnt therj la a large body of Doxera any
where near under arms, although some re
ports represent tho Germans as seolng
Boxers every day.
A meeting was held today of tho pro
visional government, Including flvo prom
inent Chinese, whose assistance Is desired.
With the exception of one, all thu foreign
envoys bellovo that tho governments will
ngroo upon tho text of tho preliminary
Joint note. England Is disputing a point
with Japan nnd It Is now doubtful whother
the meetlug Ilxed for tomorrow will take
place.
HOLDS POWERS RESPONSIBLE
Cardinal VniiKhitn l)laKiior the
L'hlneNe Cuf mrrelon
the llrnl Ciiiihc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. A dispatch to tho
Journal and Advertiser from London says:
Cardinal Vnughan has Issued a pastoral
letter on tho subject of Chlneso massacres,
declaring that tho political encroachments
of European powers, especially Germany
nnd Russia, are largely responsible for tho
recent uprisings.
Tho cardinal's letter Is supposed to bo In
spired by tho Vatican. Ho says:
"Whllo tho social upheaval of China was
primarily u revolt against Chrlstlnnlty, Us
most recent pharo was roused Into nctlvlty
by tho encroachments of foreign powers,
notnbly Germany nnd Russia, on Chinese
territory; by tho reactionary" policy of tho
empress dowager, and by tho encourage
ment!) given the native secret societies to
combat the reforms promulgated by tho em
peror. "The murder of two German missionaries.
In Shan Tung bolng made a pretext for tho
solzuro by Germany of a Chinese port shows
how woll tho soil wnB prepared, even
antecedently to tho causes enumerated for
tho moro oxtcnslvo movements that fol
lowed. "Tho danger to which Christians In China
aro likely to bo exposed In consequence of
foreign aggression Is thoroughly realized by
thoso Interested In missions, and was
pointed out In ono of our church magazines
n3 fur back as May, 1808.
"The action of Oermany In seeking ter
ritorial eomponentlon wns especially re
ferred to as likely to lead to Identification
In the heathen mind of western religion with
western politics.
"Thl3 has literally come to pass, rendering
tho recent uphenvnl doubly formidable, as a
combination of fanatical fury with political
hatred of foreigners."
EMPEROR PRAISES SOLDIERS
tiermnnn Who Ileturn from China
Are l.iiitileil for Their
llrm cry.
BERLIN, Dec. 17. Kmporor William, In
his speech yesterday, upon tho occasion of
tho reception given hero to a portion of the
German contingent, which rocently arrived
frum China, said to tho returned soldiers:
"With anxious forebodings and heavy
heart I witnessed your departuro from tho
fatherland, Tho efforts which awaited you
could bo foreseen. For what you havo
effected I offer you my thanks In tho namo
of tho entire fatherland. You havo under
all circumstances upheld your oath to tho
(lag. I am firmly convinced that each has
dono his dutyln tho hour of need. You havo
not yet quivered; no hand has trembled. Thua
wero tho victories gained. Nono among you
can know with how great Joy tho news
was received of your victories, In which tho
urmy and navy 'ogcther woro concerned.
"Yes, the great empcror-ktng, by whoso
statue you havo marched today, now looks
down upon you. Tho help of God, which
has hitherto been with us, will contlnuo
on our side nlso In tho future."
Ills majesty also referred to tho comrades
who aro still In tho far east.
RESULT OF CHAFFEE PROTEST
French Olllelulii Decide Not to Aeeept
I, out Frjc Send from
(iilnn.
PARIS, Dec. 17, In chargo of tho govern
ment Is u number of cases filled with Chl
neso loot, tent to President Loubet and
otheru. by General Fry (commander of tho
French marines In China), which will bo
embargoed at Marseilles, when they nrn
shipped. This action of tho government
of Franco Is ovldetly tho outcomo of tho
protest of General Chaffoo against looting,
which called attention to the fact that
tho military forces wero despoiling China
of works of art. Tho government thoro has
como to tho conclusion that the articles
in tho cases cannot bo considered prizes
of war nnd that, thorofore, they do not
belong to tho soldiers who seized them.
ENGLAND ADOPTS FIRM TONE
Mr i:mel Sutow liiNtruolcil to lnlt
I'lion lleleiitlon of Wm-il Irre
vocable In Joint .otc.
LONDON. Dec. 18. "Great Ilrltnin has
Instructed Sir Ernest Batow." says tho
Pekln correspondent of tho Dally Mall, wlr
Ing Sunday, "to urge tho retention In tho
Joint notu of tho word 'Irrevocable' and the
Inclusion In tho preamble of a declaration
that "until tho Chinese govornment has ful
filled the demnnds of tho powers Pekln nnd
tho province of Cht LI will not be evacu
ated by tho allied .troops,'
"It Is rumored that Germany Is warmly
supporting tho British proposal and I be
lieve a majority of the powers and possibly
all of them will eventually accept the pro
posal, which la hailed with delight here."
REJOICES IN ITS STRENGTH
Magic Olty Celebrates Its Commercial and
Industrial Importance.
BANQUET HELD AT LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE
Sooth Omnha. Commerelnl Clnh Mn
tcrtaln tienernl l,ee, Colonel
Ilrynn nnil n Long 1. 1st of
Other Imminent Cumin.
South Omaha leads all tho United Stntcs
In Increase of population and Industrial
growth during the last decade. As u testi
monial of pride and gratification In tho un
exampled progress of the Magic City fully
300 men prominently Identified with public
enterprises that havo contributed to Its
prosperity met nt a banquet In tho dining
room of tho Stock exchango last night. The
South Omaha Commercial club gives an
affair of this kind yearly. This was tho
second of tho series and thnt no element of
success might bo overlooked the club mem
bers Invited tho Stock exchango to colabo
rato with thcai In tho arrangement of a
program of entertainment.
Another purposo of tho gathering hardly
secondary In Importanco was to enable
ftjor General Fitzhugh Leo to meet ths
mon with whom ho will bo nssoclnted In
his now sphere of nctlvlty In tho next few
years. Besides Major General Leo among
tho guosts of honor were a number of others
prominent In public life. Many of them
woro on tho list of speakers. Half an hour
beforo tho dining room doors wero thrown
open a commlttco of the Commercial club
rocclved tho guests on their arrival In tho
rotunda of tho Exchango building and
busied themselves mnklng everyone ac
quainted. In tho gallery an orchestra of sis
pieces played lively airs whllo the crowd
chatted, smoked and waited for tardy
speakers.
liuentx Were llnppll)- Knueonmril.
In the banquet 1ml I there were seven
long tables tastefully decorated with ferns,
Ivy and potted plants. Tho guests of honor
wero seated ut tho end of the hall facing
thobo who had places at tho other tables.
Among them were: Major Goncrnl Fitz
hugh Lee, Lieutenant Governor E. P. Sav
age, Hon. W. J. Bryan, Hon. Johu N. Bald
win, "Doc" Blxby, T. .1. Nolan, Rev. I. P.
Johnson, Mayor A. R. Kelly, Dr. Gcorgo L.
Miller and Edwurd Rosowatcr. When the
tables wero cleared nway and wreathes of
smoko from fragrant Havanas begnu to
eddy nbovc tho heads of tho fcastcrs, John
Flynn, president of tho Commercial club,
aroso and concluded a banquet enjoyable for
Its entertaining chats and causerlcs as well
as for Its delicious viands, by Introducing
tho first speaker, V. J. C. Kenyon, tho
tanstmastcr. Ho turned n nent compliment
to Major General Leo and Colonel Bryan In
remarking the honor thoso present had In
dining with such distinguished guests.
Mr. Kenyon told of tho organization of
the Commercial club nnd montloned many
of tho Improvements It had brought about
In tho Inst year, among them being the
boulovards between tho two Omahas. ft
was Mayor Kelly, tho next speaker, who de
livered the address of welcome. John N.
Baldwin's Impromptu talk was witty nnd
eloquent. In concluding he took occasion
to remark that flftcon years ngo had any
ono said that a confederate general would
bo at tho head of tho Department of tho
Missouri, or that tho namo of Robert E.
Leo would have a placo of honor In the hall
of fame, public opinion might havo stood
nppallcd. Ho oxtended a warm greeting to
Major General Lee.
Major Ciencrnt I.ee'n Ilenponsr.
When Major General Leo aroso and bowed
In response to tho cheers that greeted tho
mention of his namo cvoryono in tho ban
quet hall woh standing nnd shouting a dem
onstrative welcomo. Among other things
ho said; "Mr. Toastmaster and Gentle
men I mn qulto sure I feel very gratified
for tho very kind nnd cordial greeting I
havo received In Nebraska. A few weeks
ago I stood beneath tho blue skies over tho
Island of Cuba. I havo been thcro for flvo
yearn, accustomed to tho glorious winters
they havo there, but now I llvo In Omaha.
and Lecnuso tho people aro so kind feel that
I am nn old resident ono of tho old citi
zens who has dnnccd nnd sung with thoso
Indians on tho bluffs n good many years
ago," Tho speaker mentioned tho good
will and feollng of strong fellowship that
Is springing up In the south for tho peo
ple of tho north, expressing tho belief thnt
tho Into war with Spain accomplished won
derful results In binding tho two sections
closer togethor under bonds of mutual in
terest. Colonel Ilrynn'n Hnnppy Mood.
Mr. Bryan caught tho fancy of his hear
ers by tho assortlon that ho rejoiced In the
growth of South Omaha. Ho told of his
great interest nnd said that no ono in his
position could help but feel us ho did If
they would look over tho last election re
turns. Ho Jokingly remnrked that tho city
deserves to grow and expressed tho hope
thnt tho majorities would enjoy a corre
sponding nugmentatlon. Colonel Bryan ro
ferred to his army lifo under Major Gen
eral Lee nnd described the warm friend
ships that woro formed among tho soldiers
of tho north nnd tho south In tho camps
during tho Spanish wnr. In concluding ho
said: "I am glad General Loo has taken up
his abodo with us, glad ho 1iuh como of his
own volition, ror no has paid tho stato a
high compliment. And, more, I want to
assure him that this demonstration, this
greoting which ho has seen hero tonight,
Is only an earnest of what ho will see many
times In yenrs to come."
PARKER'S FIRSTDAY AS EDITOR
Public Seen Little CIiiuiki' In the Nun
Duller IIm Kxuerlnieiitnl
MumiKemeiit.
(Copyright, 1M0, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 17. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Rev. Dr.
Joseph Parker's experimental editorship of
tho Evening Sun on Christian nnd godly
lines excites llttlo attention, ocept among
newspaper men, who regard It n3 a flat
failure. Thcro Is no cbango In tho paper
cxrept the substitution of n number of In
tolerably dull, tract-llko articles for Its
ordinary editorial contents, Tho sporting
news Is omitted, but hints to Investors ap.
pear ns usual,
Tho special feature of tho later editions
was Dr. Parker's noon uddress at tho City
lemplo under tho heading, "Betting and
Gambling Forecasts." Parker's staff claims
that tho circulation has Increased 30 per
cent. Tho ordinary ungodly staff declares
that tho fortunate experlmont will last only
Ave dayp, as the p;por could not stand It
any longer.
bntri for I'nrlii Snlon.
PARIS, Dec. 17. Next year's salon will
bo held Maj 1 to Juno 30 In the Grand
Palais des Beaux Arts, tho one permanent
exposition building. There Is room for 1,500
picture), and 600 drawings, besides sculp
ture. Artists can show only two works
each, as there Is space for S00 pictures
less than In the old galleries. Tho varnish
ing day will ba April 30.
NEBRASKAN BECOMES MADMAN
.enton llllloll, n CI
II KtiKlneer
Formerly of (SerliiK
(lorn Innnne In Den
pint OiiimIhi,
er Hotel.
DENVER, Dec. 17. (Special Telegram.)
Newton Elliott, a civil engineer, formerly of
umunu, is confined in a hospital hero
violently insane. LhIo last night he reels
tcreil nt tho Mnrkham hotel and was ns-
signed a room on tho second floor, where the
night porter could keep watch of his door,
The clerk noticed a peculiar staro and his
queer actions when the man registered and
took these precautions, although Elliott did
not appear to bo violent. Early this morn
ing tho police wero called to tho hotel to
get tho man. He was raving and breaking
the furniture In tho room. Ills Bhouts nnil
yells whllo attacking an Imaginary hypnotist
nwoko overy guest In tho houso and later,
whon deafening crashes came from tho
room, help was summoned.
For nn hour It was Impossible to gain en
trance. Crnsh after crush carao from In
sldo nnd tho street below begun to fill with
curious people. Just as un attempt was bo
lng made to break down tho door Elliott
sprang out flourishing a revolver und shout
Ing like an Indian. Blood was streaming
from sclf-lnfllctcd Injuries which Inter
proved not serious. After his enpturo ho
struggled and fought for two hours and was
confined In a padded cell.
On his person was n certificate of deposit
for $900 In tho First National bank of
Omaha nnd $120 In cash, letters In bis
ppeket showed that ho nnd enlisted nt
Omaha In an engineering, corps going to
Honolulu In 1808. After nerving ono yenr
ho returned and worked tor sovcral rail
road companies. His birthplace evidently U
Goring Nob., nnd ho came hero from Sidney
whoro ho spent two or threo days. Asked
whero ho had been prior to thnt ho could
not toll, for his mind seems to nave no
record of tho past two months. During his
rnvlnga this morning ho mentioned fearing a
hypnotist who wns pursuing him nnd tho
police will try to discover If thcro exists
any real reason for this wild fear.
GO TO CHICAGO TO SEE BARR
I'renlilent Dolphin of the Operators
mill Oflleern of the Triiliinienn'
AmnocIiiIIiiii to Seek Conference.
TOPBKA, Kan., Dec. 17. General Man
ager Mudgo of tho Santa Fo left for Chi
cago this afternoon In his private car, Mr.
Mudgo says his visit has nbttoltucly nothing
to do with tho strike, but the strikers say
his visit there Is occasioned by the confer
ence held between the officers of tho differ
ent trainmen's organizations und tho officers
of tho road.
Mr. Dolphin, president of tho Order of
Railway Telegraphers, ulso left for Chi
cago tonight, and somo Interesting devel
opments are looked for nt once.
It Is tho purposo of tho general man
ager and tho officers of the strikers and
trainmen's organizations to hold n confer
ence In Chicago tomorrow with J. M. Barr,
third vice president of tho road.
When General Manager Mudgo was np
proached yesterday with tho request thnt
ho adjust the differences between tho teleg
raphers nnd tho road he Informed the
officers of tho strikers that ho would not
tako such n step and they! would have to In
terview Mr. Barr. Tho oiaiera then said
they would present their' grievances to Mr.
Barr nt once.
Tho trainmen's officers, It Is Bald, to
gether with the officers of tho striking
telegraphers, will represent to Mr. Barr In
Chicago tomorrow that the grievances of
tho telegraphers should bo settled at once.
If ho refuses to take steps toward tho set
tlement of tho difficulty, the officers will
then Inform him that a strllto may bo ex
pected at once.
Part of tho plan of tho officers Is said
to bo tho Ecttlug of a certain date on which
a strike will bo ordered If tho telegraphers
nro not provided for.
President Dolphin of tho Order of Railway
Telegraphers seemed very Jubilant this
evening over tho ultimate outcome.
"You can state," said he, "that our
cause Is In n better condition right now
that It has been nt any tlmo yet. I havo
held a conference with tho officers of tho
different trainmen's organizations nnd I nm
confident thnt thoy are with us."
GR0VER CLEVELAND'S VIEWS
Mnn Who WnN Oiiee Deiuoerncy'n Idol
CoiiiinelH Itn lleliirn to First
1'rliic lilcH,
ATLANTA, On., Dec. 17 Tho Atlanta
Journal this afternoon prints nn Intorvlow
with Former President Clovelnnd obtained
by a staff correspondent at Mr. Cleveland's
home.
"In my opinion," said Mr. Cleveland, "tho
great need of tho democratic party lr, n re
turn to first principles. Tho democratic
party has not been fatally disorganized, but
It sadly needs rehabilitation on purely
democratic lines."
"What Is the matter with the party? It
hus In my humble judgment simply wan
dered oft after strange gods, A Inrge mass
of democratic voters saw this beforo tho
last election. They remained quiet, but
when the tlmo curoo to voto thoy said: 'This
Is not domocracy,' and refused to support It.
"As I sco it," said Mr. Cleveland, "It
Is tho duty of democrats everywhere to
aid In tho rehabilitation of tho party. There
aro somo signs of an Insistence upon tho
necessity of a return to democratic doctrlnei
In tho south, but they nro not so general
nB I would llko to soo."
"What of tho future?" was asked.
"With a sincere return to Its old tlmo
doctrines," ho replied, "tho old tlmo vic
tories of tho domocrntlc party will ccrtnlnly
bo won."
OPPOSED TO GROUT BILL
Stockmen Will Make I'IkIiI AunliiHt
Olc omiirKiirlne Mcuiiiire Before
Semite Committee,
DENVER, Doc. 17.-Tho National Llvo
Stock association will mako an effort to
defeat the Grout oleomargarine bill, whlsh
has recently passed the houso and Is now
ponding In the senato at Washington. Presi
dent John W. Springer today unnouncod thnt
tho National association had retained Wil
liam M. Springer of Washington to repre
sent tho National association beforo the
senato commlttco on agriculture and Scn
ator Proctor, tho chalrmnn of that corn
mltteo, has been asked to dolay action on
tho mensuro until nfter tho National asso
ciation has had nn opportunity to enter Its
protest.
"Tho stockmen of tho west nro all In
terested In this bill," said Mr. Springer
today, "and to nro nil manufacturers. If
such a measure as this can become law no
Industry In tho country Is Bafe. If It should
become a law nnd tnko effect It means
simply that tho stockmen of tho west will
loso from $3 to $4 on every steer thoy mar
ket. Wo also rlalm that tho only people
directly Interested In tho passage of this
law Is tho butter trust."
llorneM for .South Afrlcn.
.SEW ORLEANS, Dee. 17. The steamer
Hurona cleared today for Cupetown wllh
7.M horses and a large quantity of feed-tuft.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT
Contestants for Stats in the Legislature
Best Thoir Case.
NOW COMES THE FUSION SIDE OF IT
Itepnhtlf nnn Make Coneluslre Hhmi.
Iiik nnil Still llnve Kvlilenee In
Henert e llexperate Strug
gle of 1'imlonl!.
The republican contestants for legislative
seats anuounccd yesterday, through their
attorneys, Messrs. Slmcrnl and Rodlck, that
they would not offer any further testimony,
nnd ut that tho caso rested. Several wit
necses for tho contestants were left without
Interrogation, nnd It Is said that somo
of thoui bad evidence of un Important
nature. However, the contestants' attorneys
feel assured that the array of testimony
ulrcndy presented as to fusion election
fraud In South Omaha Is positively con
clusive, nnd that any further ovldencc would
bo an unnecessary burden upon tho records,
which nt best aro quite voluminous.
Beginning this morning tho fuBlon
contcstees nnnounco thnt they will offer
witnesses to show up their sldo of tho con
test. What sort of defense Is to be made
Is a mystery, but It Is known thnt there
has been somo lively beating of tho brush
In South Omaha for two weeks or moro nnd
It Is a foregone conclusion that tho fuslon
lsts will mako a despcrnto effort to offset
tho showing of fraud which tho republicans
havo so successfully established.
(ioeH to So 11 111 O inn tin.
Testimony will bo taken today In
room 108 Bco building nnd on Wcdnosday
tho hearing will bo conducted In South
Omaha. This Is n fusion movement, tho
Idea being evidently thnt conditions will bo
moro favorable In South Omaha, the strong
hold of fusion frnud. Ostensibly, as net
forth by tho attorneys for tho contcstecs,
tho shifting to South Omaha Is for tho con
venience of tho witnesses, a majority of
them being residents of that city. Messrs.
Slmornl and Rcdlck could sco no loglcul
reason for going to South Omaha, but, In
nsmuch as they aro confident as to the
merits of thoir enso nnywhero nnd any
time, they mado no special objection.
Tho fusion attorneys say they will com
pleto their evldonco within the present
week. Then will como rebuttal on tho part
of tho contestants provided tho fuslonlsts
find enough material to glvo cause for re
buttal. It Is by no means certain, however,
that tho evidence will bo concluded this
week, for thcro Is likely to bo moro or less
delay In securing tho attendance of wit
nesses, nil of which will prolong tho pro
ceedings. It Is stipulated that the entire
proceedings must bo ended by December 29,
INSURGENTS BURN VILLAGE
AttnckliiK- l'urt ApplleM Torek, hut
Defending Amerlennn Knciipe
Without Cnminlty.
MANILA, Dec. 17. Advices Just re
ceived from Hollo, lslnnd of Pnnny say that'
tho Insurgents on Saturday night burned a
largo part of tho village of Cnbatimn. As
sistant Surgeon Frederick A. Washburn,
Jr. of tho Twenty-Blxth volunteer Infantry,
with eighteen men held the principal
buildings. A strong wind was blowing nv
tho tlmo. Tho Americans sustnlncd no
casualties.
Tho first political party under tho Ameri
can regime Is In process of formation. Its
principles havo been embodied In a plat
form, which will shortly bo mado pub
lic. It If understood that tho declnratlous
of tho plntform glvo tho fullest recogni
tion to Amcrlcnn sovereignty and nlso
offer n consldcrnhlo degrco of natlvo au
tonomy concerning Internal nnd local
affairs. Sovcral of tho most Intelligent
Filipino lcndcrH, who havo been Instru
mental In bringing tho matter to a head,
havo been In conferonco with thoso Inter
ested nnd this evening tho platform will
bo outlined to tho Filipino commission b
Scnor Buoncnmlno, former premier In tho
so-called government of Agulnaldo, Colonel
Aqulles nnd Dr. Frank S. Bourno, nn
American, formerly chlof surgeon, with
tho rnnk of major and henlth olllcer of
Manila. Dr. Bourno wns with Prof, Dean
C. Worcester prior to tho American occu
pation, nnd bns confidential relntlons with
tho Filipino Icuders. Tho commissioners
uro not likely to glvo public expression to
their views regarding tho formation of
political parties, but tho principles of the
now organization, so far ns mado known
seem to bo favored by Intelligent Filipinos.
Thirty rebels wero enptured this morn
ing In n suburb of Snn Pedro Macatl, four
miles from Manila, by twenty-fivo men of
tho Twentieth United States Infantry nnd
twenty members of tho natlvo Manila po
lice, all under Captain Gaines, nsslstant
chief of police. Tho forco landed from Kmal!
boats nnd surrounded tho suburb, Soventy
persons wero captured, but only thirty
woro Identified ns Insurgents.
Volunteer ComliiK Home,
MANILA, Dec. 18. Tho homeward move
ment of tho volunteers will begin on New
Year's day with tho embarkntlon of the
Tlirty-Bcvonth volunteer regiment. Tho
eleventh cavalry will follow.
IN INTEREST OF HIGH CHURCH
Iluke or .Wucimtlo. of the AiiKllcnn
CommlNNlnn (.'iimrii to the lnltcl
StlltCN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Tho duko of New
castle was a passenger on tho Bteamshlp
.Minnennna, wnicn nrrived hero this after
noon. Ho wns met by his brother, Lord
I'rnncls Hopo. Tho duko snld to n re
porter: "Yes, It Is fruo that I havo como over
here In thu Interest of the High church
party In tho Anglican commission. I do
not enro to talk of my business at present,
I shall bo hero for Home months."
HEART ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
.Vortli Dakota Youth it ltd HuiiNiinl
I'hjnlciil Makeup llropit Ilenil
While .SkatliiK,
FARGO, N. D., Dee. 17. Lornlo Timmlos
fell deail tonight while skating. Ho was
a l.'-year-old boy and heart failure was
asflgncd ns tho cause. Ills physical con
dition Is said to havo been remarkable, in
that his heart was on tho right Instead of
tho left side. Ho recently mado an effort
to Join the Young Men's Christian associa
tion gymnasium class, but wns not per
mitted to do so because of tho locution of
his henrt.
MovemeiitN of Oceiut VoucIn Dee, 17.
At New York- Arrlved-Irfi Champagne,
from lluvrn; I'mbrla, from Liverpool,
At Gibraltar Arrived, Dec. 1C Columbia,
from New York, for Naples and Genoa
Hailed Aller, from Oenoa nnd Naples, for
New York.
At Antwerp Arrived, Dec. 10-Noordlnnd.
from New York.
At Liverpool Arrived, Dec, lfi. Ktrurlu,
from Now York, Dee. 1", Saxonla, from
Boston.
At Hamburg Sailed. Dec. IS PrntnrR
for New York.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebiaska-Generally fair
Tuesday und Wrdnocdiiy; xomrwh.lt
cohler Tuesday In custom portion; west
erly winds.
Te m pern til re nt Omaha Yelerill
Hour. Den, Hour. llrK.
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DENVER IS TURNED DOWN
Ktieeutlte Committee of the (!. A. II.
Taken llneamiimeiit from the
.VI o ii ii In I n Mrtropollii.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17. Tho executive com
mlttco of the Grnnd Army of tho Republic
held u special meeting today to decldo on
a placo for the next national encampment,
which will 'bo held beginning September
10, 1U01. The cities after the encampment
uro Denver, Washington. Cleveland nnd
Pittsburg.
Several hours wero spent In debate und
whllo no pluco wns definitely chosen, the
claims of Denver wero "turned down" by a
oto of S to 1. This does not settlo tho
matter ns far as Denver Is concerned, for
Its representatives say that It will fight
tho decision nnd will lay claim to tho con
vention, Tho reason for thu decision of the
commlttco Is that tho terms required by the
ChlcHgo encampment laBt summer were not
compiled with by Denver. At Chicago It
was decided to accept Denver providing It
would secure a rate of 1 cent n mile. This
matter was tho point on which tho com
mittee nnd the Denver representatives dis
agreed, tho Dcnvcrltes claiming that the
rnto was practically assured, whllo tho
executive committee refused to nccept the
evidence nnd set n now date, January 21,
to consider the claims of tho other cities.
Tho placo of tho meeting Is to bo announced
Inter by Commander Rasslcur.
Tho Denver commlttco stated that tho
l-cnt rnlo had been promised by the Cen
tral Traffic association. Tho disappointed
delegates nt tho meeting seemed to bo of
tho Impression that Cleveland would bo
tho placo selected for the special meet
ing, nnd thnt city will also bo selected for
tho encampment.
TWO REPULSES FOR PINGREE
Mlehlunu Semite llcjcct (inventor's
l'et Tux .nennure nnd ItefiiNt-M I'ne
of ltd Hull an llamiiiet Itoom.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 17. Tho special
session of the stato legislature, called by
Governor Plngreo to enact legislation pro
viding for tho taxntlon of railroad and other
corporation property upon Its actual cub
value, has failed to meet tho wishes of tho
governor. Tho blanket taxation measuro
passed the houso last Friday, but was killed
today In tho senate, whero a motion to In
definitely postpono action on tho bill wns
carried by n voto of 12 to 10. Tho senato
then voted to adjourn,
An adjournment of the house, concur
rently v.ith tho senato tomorrow, Is looked
for.
Tho senate nlso, by n vote of 17 to Ii, re
fused to permit Governor Plngreo to usr
tho senate chamber for n banquet hall to
morrow evening. Tho governor had an
nounced by Invitation thnt ho would give a
banquet In honor of tho Judges of tho su
premo court and tho members of tho houso
nnd senate. Permission had been nekod of
tho senate, which hns control of tho cham
ber while In session, for the use of that
chamber. It Is snld that the banquet to bo
given by Governor Plngtco will cost $3,000.
Arrangements havo been mado to havo n
special train carry the cuisine from tho
Hotel Cadillac In Detroit, which will servo
the banquet, and to carry Invited guests to
nnd from Lansing.
MOB COMPLETES ITS WORK
Inilliiiin Lyncher Hnnir Thlril Xeirro
AueiiMeil of Complicity In the
Simon Murder,
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 17. A special to
tho Sontlncl from Boonevillo, Ind., says:
John Rolla, tho third of the negroes Im
plicated In tho murder of Holllo Simon, wns
hanged to a tree In tho courthouse yard by
n mob of about 100 men from Rockport, nt
0:30 o'clock this evening. Not a shot wns
fired nnd everything wns conducted ns
quietly ns If tho execution had been ono
under tho sanction of tho law. Rolla was
brought to this pluco this afternoon In
chargo of Sheriff Anderson of Rockport.
OWENBORO, Ky., Dec. 17. John Rollo,
third of tho negroes lynched wns Implicated
by Rowland, one of tho negroes lynched
last night ut Rockport, In his confession,
but denied his guilt. Ho was guarded by
Bomo determined citizens, who had somo
doubts ns to his guilt. Ho told conflicting
stories nnd It wns learned that ho was
away from the Veranda hotel, whero ho
worked, about tho tlmo Simon wns mur
dered. Confronted with this evldonco Rolla
weakened and confessed his share In tho
crime, admitting that ho struck tho first
blow and that tho othor negroes helped
him to kill Simon.
MAYOR FORFEITS HIS OFFICE
.lumen i. Wooilwurd, (iinrncil vilth
Intoxication, In Arrested anil
Locked t'p nt Atlanta.
ATLANTA, On., Doc. 17. Mayor James
G. Woodward of this city was arrested nnd
locked In tho pollen barracks tonight on
tho charge of being drunk. Somo tlmo ngo,
for tho namo cause, tho city council and
board of iildcrmen threatened Imiieacbment
proceedings against Mayor Woodward, hut
upon promises that ho would ubstuln from
further Intoxication, no action was tuken.
Tho mayor tendered his resignation to thn
body and It was placed In tho hnnds of
Councilman Pawson, who holds It on condi
tion that If tho mayor becomes Intoxicated,
It shall bo tendered for acceptance. The
resignation was submitted this afternoon
nt n meeting of that body, but notion wns
postponed until Friday,
LIBERTY FOR MISS MORRISON
FrlenilN of I'.liloriiilo Woman Accimeil
of .Murder Seek to Have Her
Itelenneil on Hull,
ELDORADO, Kan.. Dec. 17. Jesslo Morri
son's attorneys tonight filed a motion be
foro Judge Shlnn asking that tho accused
bo releaHfd on bond pending a new trial
of her case. Tho mutluu was argued nt
length by tho nttorneys on both sides.
Judgo Shlnn will render his decision on
the motion tomorrow. MIbs Morrison, at
tended by her father, wns in tho court
room during tho proceeding, Her nppenr
unco has Improved since tho Htraln of the
rocent trial was taken from her mind.
'I'Hrlve Hundred Stick hy Fifteen.
8IIAMOKIN, Pa.. Dee, 17. -Twelve hun
dred men nnd boys nt Nntnllo rolllery, ope
rated by tho Shamokln Coal company,
struck today because fifteen hlarksmlths
ond carpenters had not been given tho 10
per cent increuso In wuges.
TWO COLONY CASES
Appeals of Coots and Fcpie Leach Bupicrre
Oonrt at W.ihington,
STATUS OF ISLAND P0SFESSI0NS AT STAKF
Decision Will Determine Whether the Flip
Follows the Constitution.
CITIZENSHIP OF MILLIONS TO BE PASSED ON
Oonntel for Appellant Hold That Porte
Rico is Not a Foreign Country.
SAME ARGUMENT APPLIED TO PHILIPPINES
Todnr the Itenrlnir Will He Con tinned,
Attorney (lenrrat !rlK" Appear
ing In Itehnlf of the Culled
State io veriiinriit.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-In tho Pnlted
States supremo court today argument was
begun in two cases, tho decision of which
Is expected to tlx tho stntus of Porto Rico
and tho Philippine Islands nnd other Island
possessions acquired through tho war with
Spain with respect to the United States
proper, to say whether their people aro
citizens nnd to indlcnto whether tho "con
stitution follows the flag,"
Ono of Mio cnBes is that of John H.
Goctz, who in Juno, 1SS0, Imported from
Porto Rico n qunntlty of leaf tobacco Into
tho United Stntcs through tho port of Now
York nnd protested against tho assessment
of duty on tho Importation, claiming that
tobacco was not subject to duty because
"Porto Rico at tho tlmo of tho Importation
was not n foreign country and because,
therefore, tho Imposition of duties on goods
brought from a place within tho territory
of the Pnlted Stntcs Into n port of tho
United States Is now lawful and valid un
der tho constitution."
Tho collector of tho port nnd the Board
of General Appralscts both ruled ngatnM
him, ns did tho United Stntcs circuit court
for tho .Southern district of New York,
when Goetz took tho enso before that
tribunal. From tho opinion of that court
the importer appealed to tho United States
supremo court.
.'Mil ll net I'cpkf'w It I iikk.
The othor raso Is known ns tho Fourteen
Diamond Ring case. In that suit tho
claimant Is one Manuel Pepke, who served
i.s n soldier of tho United States In Luzon
In tho Philippines. Whllo thcro ho pur
chased or ncqulrcd tho rings In question
nnd brought them Into tho United States
wthout paying duty upon them, somo tlmo
In tho year 18H9, between July 21 and Sep
tember 23. Tho rings wero seized on May
IS, 11)00, at Chicago by a United States cus
toms officer as morchaudlso llablo to duty
which should havo been Invoiced and wns
fraudulently Imported nnd brought Into tho
United States contrary to law. An Infor
mation foi tho forfeiture of tho rings was
filed on behalf of tho government Juno 1,
1900, to which tho claimant pleaded, setting
up thnt ut tho tlmo ho acquired tho prop
erty Luzon wns a port of tho territory of
tho United States nnd tho seizure was con
trary to tho claimant's rights ns a citizen
of tho United States under tho constitution
and particularly tinder section 2 artlclo
Iv thereof, and ho Insisted thnt under nrtl
elo I, section 8, congress Is required to sco
that all taxes and duties ehall bo uniform
throughout tho United Stntcs To this plea
tho United Slates demurred and upon hear
ing of tho demurrer tho district court gavo
Judgment of forfelturo for tho government.
This Judgment the claimant removed Into
thu Bupremo court by a writ of error.
Kdwnrd C. Perkins of counsel for Goetz.
asked that tho Porto Rico caso nnd that
Involving tho stntus of tho Philippines bo
combined. Tho nttornoy general nsscnted
to this, and It wns arranged that each Rldo
should have flvo hours, Tho opening nrgu
ment In behalf of Goetz was then begun
by Evorltt Brown of counsel for nppollant.
ArKiiment or Coiumel llroivn.
Mr. Brown rehearsed tho main features
ns to the cession of Porto Rico with tho
clrcuniftnncc8 of tho enactment of tho
tariff law of 1S07 and tho Imposition of
tho duties on tho goods of Goetz. Tho
main contentions, ho snld, wero thnt Porto
Rico was not a "foreign country," as con
templated by tho tnrllt act, and that Porto
Rico was within tho United States, so that
an Impost duty against tho goods of Porto
Rico would bo In violation of tho constitu
tional provision thnt "nil duties, Imposts
and excises shall bo uniform throughout
tho United Stntcs."
Mr. Brown remarked that tho counsel
who had opposed this view had maintained
that Porto Rico wns a part' of the United
States only In a Pickwickian souse. It was
conceded, ho snld, that "tho people of tho
United States constituted nn obsoluto sov
ereign nation; thnt tho power to declnrn
and carry on war has been delegated by
tho peoplo to Its constitutional ngents, nnd
that this Includes tho power to occupy for
olgn territory and to govern It and Its In
habitants whllo It remains foreign torrltory,
subject only to tho rules and usages of
civilized warfaro under International laws."
It wus ulso conceded, Mr. Brown said,
thut tho people had dolcgatcd tho power to
ndd paramount acquisitions to Its territory.
But with theso concessions, Mr. Brown de
clared, tho peoplo had established certain
constitutional limits nnvor to bo tran
scended. This caso wns something moro
than ono of ox proprlo vlgore. It went to
tho extent of denying tho right of any
branch of tho government to transcend tho
limitations laid down by tho constitution.
Mr. Brown closed his brief Introductory
presentation of tho enso by reforrlng to Its
momentous character, which ho and his
colloagues regurdid ns tho most profound
impnitnnt that they over had been called
upon to present.
('oiiMlltullonal Plume Taken Up.
Mr. Perkins followed, taking up more par
ticularly tho constitutional phafes of tho
case. Ho maintained that tho constitution
was In effect a power of attorney and said
tho question ns to what wero thoso powers.
Tho prosecution of tho war In Porto Rico
or clsowhem or tho acquisition of this or
thnt placo woro all acts which must b
brought within tho powers of tho constitu
tion. Tho metaphor hh to tho constitution
following thu flag Mr. Perkins regarded as
equivalent to enylng that a man's shadow
followed him. Tho first constitutional
point urged by Mr. Perkins was that "h
claim of unlimited power In now territories
Is opposed to our entire theory of constitu
tional government."
A largo number of rates woro cllid to
show thu attitude of tho United States su
premo court on analogous Issues In thn
past. An unbroken lino of decisions, It
was malntnlned, established that tho pro
hibitory clauses of tho constitution apply In
the government of tho territory of th
United States, In nno decision, as late as
last March, Mr. Perkins said, Jnatlce Harlan
had held that tho seventh amendment to