The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED J USE 19, 1873.
OMAHA WEDNESDAY MOltXJNG, DJ20EMJ5EK 1!), 1 DOO-TVELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY E1YE CENTS.
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AT SIXES AM SEVENS
Power in & Pretty Tangle Over Gene
of Joint Note to China.
war must be carried out STEAMSHIP A TOTAL WRECK
STRONG EFFORT IN DIRECTION OF HARMONY
United States and Great Britain, Apparently
at Outi, Really in Concord.
AMBASSADOR CHOATE SEES LANSDOWNE
Effort Are Made to Pnt the Garb of Secrecy
About the Conferences.
-
Eight of Thcie on Board Periih in Effort
to Beach Land.
BRAVE SAILOR SAVES LIVES OF MANY
Swim Through tlir Ilreakcra nnil
Carrie n Lifeline to the Shore
TTent-FI vr Follow
Him tu Safety.
ENGLAND FORCED TO TAKE FALSE POSITION
While ConnrntliiK o lncrtlon of the
Word "Irrevocable" In Chliirc Ilr
tunnii, Troop Will .Nut He
I'lirnlxhcil to Knforce It.
I.oril Snllabtiry Sound Xexr Forward
I'nll In Addrr to Con-
cr ntlv e.
:. IS. At tho annual con-
tional Union of Conserva-
tlenHBHHtlda)r Lord Salisbury,
commentininatmarkablp change of
London from rKil to a tory strong
hold, remarked ttatthe only radicalism re
maining as found where tho burning qucii
tlon was the hounlng of the poor. The con
servatlves, ho added, could not more se
curely maintain their hold on the public
than by devoting their whole power to re
murine this scandal of civilization the
suffering many working peoplo had to un- VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. IS. News of
dergo from tho pitiable accommodations the worst marine disaster of the season In
nnd providing adcauate. healthful hablta- British Columbia waters was brought here
lions for tho poor. tho steamer Czar from Union bay, on
Alluding to the war. Lord Salisbury said tho east side of Vancouver Island. The
If they wished to sustain tho empire and famous steamer Alpha, whoso unauthorized
maintain the glory of England untarnished trip to Cape Nome last May brought It
their efforts must not be slackened until Into trouble with the Treasury department
this great enterprise was carried out, for at Washington, was wrecked on a reef near
on tho Issue thereof depended the glory and tno entrance- to union bay and not a vestige
tiernetultv of tho cmnlre. It might require or me steamer remains
a strenuous effort nnd great self-iacrlflce. Its managing owner, captain, purser, two
Thn nrpsont was a nerlod of some anxiety, engineers, two ablo seamen and a stow
"We," said tho premier, "do not know away were drowned and tho balanco of the
exactly what had taken place. We earn- ctcw of thirty-four saved by tho pluck of
estly hope tho issue may bo better than an unknown member of tho ship's crow who
tho beginning, nut wo have to pusn n swam in a raging Burr irora ine wrecu 10 a
through. Maybe thcro are matters which lighthouse with a line around his waist
havo tint hoen exnla ned and wncn ex- ine urownea
LONDON, Dec. IP. Mr. Choate, the
United States ambassador, had a long con
ference this afternoon regarding tho Chi
nese situation with tho marquis of Lans
downo and nubsequently Henry White, sec
retary of tbo United States embassy, paid
a visit to tho Foreign office. Tho greatest
secrecy Is maintained as to the outcome of
theso consultations.
What could be learned from British und
American sources varied considerably, the
former cxnrrsslni nnnovnnrn nnd anxlelv.
tho latter maintaining that nothing serious I Xnrrowl)- Kacupc LualiiK Ilntlre In-
plained It may bo the subject of scrutiny
ns to tho steris whereby the present re
sults have been reached. But wo must
spare no effort whereby the glory and the
maintenance of our empire may
achieved."
be
CLEMENTS HAS A CLOSE CALL
was developing. Somo Information, how-
over, was gathered by a representative of
the Associated Press of tho extraordinary
tanglo in which tho Chinese question has
been mixed, nnd tho reconciliation of the
contradictory telegrams that have emanated Nooltdcgacht Indicate that General Clc-
tend of Only n Part of
HI Coiiiinnnil.
JOHANNESBURG, Monday, Dec. 17. De-
tnll. nf the defeat of the Hrltlsn ai
SAMUEL BARBOE, Vancouver, managing
owner.
CAPTAIN F. N. YORKE, Victoria, roaster,
ENGINEER DUNN. Victoria.
SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER MUR
RAY, Vancouver.
H. L. WHITE, purser, Vancouver.
CROSBY, able bodied seaman.
SULLIVAN, able bodied seaman.
STOWAWAY, name unknown.
The ship Alpha was valued nt $45,000. Us
cargo comprised 750 tons of salt salmon
and 350 tons of coal, consigned to Yokohama
and valued at $$0,000. Tho total Insurance
on the ship and cargo was 165,000.
It Is two weeks since the Alpha first
started from Vancouver for Japan. After It
COREY ESTATE ONLY A MYTH
Omnhu Jinn Who Went to London for
.Million Find lllmaelf Fleeced
nnil nianppolntcd.
(Copyright, irA by Press Publishing Co.l
LONDON, Dec IS. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Ellsha C.
Corey of Oraahn, who recently arrived In
London to push, the claim of himself and
other relatives to tho property represented
to bo worth 40,000,000, has now had his
hopes rudely shattered. The property.
which was known as tho Corey estate, con
sisting of stocks, bonds nnd gold, was sup
posed to havi been In the court of chancery
sixty-five years and, acting on representa
tions that ho and his relatives were en
titled to this, Corey is said to have en
tered Into negotiations with a London com
pany, who promised to sccuro the release
of tho estate. From tima to time he wai
answered that tho day of delivery was near
nt hand, but nfter expending considerable
sums he decided to request Ambassador
Choate to Investigate tho matter. Choate
wrote the court of chancery, whose reply
Just now received states there Is no Corey
estate and no 10.000,000. in ract, tue
whole story is a perfect myth.
SHOUTS LOUD TO DEAF EARS
London Thiuitiercr I'nitr Torrent of
Ahuc on American nnd llim
llhmcn Only Wonder.
(Copyright. 1, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. lS.--(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) Public feel
ing hero remains unruffled by tho Nicaragua
canal question, nor has there been the
slightest Indication through press Inspira
tion or otherwise that developments In con
nectlon with the Hay-Pauncofoto treaty are
regarded with concern In ofllclal circles.
This despite tho frenzied farrago of abuse of
the president, senate, congress, the press
nnd tho Americans generally, emitted dally
in tho dispatches of tho correspondent of
the Times. The unintelligent dishonesty, tho
outcomo of a seml-clvlllzed mental con
dltlon. which, according to him, Is the dls
tlngulshlng mark of the American repub
lic's representative Institutions, Is thrown
Into stronger relief by fulsome adulation of
England, the senate Is described as being
animated "by a contempt for public law"
from Pekln and vurlous European capitals, ments' entire forco had a narrow escape 1)ad bcen fmjr dQyg out )t rcturnc( to
It appears that over a week ago the powers from capture. Tho Boers' plans were I victoria, partly disabled. Last Saturday the
came to an agreement 10 eliminate me splendidly laia. ii inc main umwu Alpha left Victoria for Union to replenish
word "Irrevocable" from the Joint ncgotla- had tarried a little longer there would ,t(J coa, guppIy A tcrrac gnie was raging
tlons. When It was believed everything havo been a complete success for the Boers, aD(J Jftte Sumla.. nsnt lne steamer ran on
was settled, objections were raised. Great who exposed themselves unuaunicai, jen- a rock Qt tjaj-ne's sound, at the entrance to nnj a piratical spirit for which shooting Is
nriiaiu, lor mo anno oi narmony, aunougn nig ana waving mcir urms. unjon bay. It was quickly dashed to piece
much against her will, agreed to reinsert WCro only stemmed by artillery. aml nj Would have perished had not one
the "Irrevocable" clause. In this, It Is After the British retreat the Boers held nf the crew ma(,0 ,no jespcra(e ad sue
said, sho was supported by tho United a prayer meeting. Their hymns could bo ceggfui cffort t0 s,vra wth a lino to tho
Sates. Onco more the Joint note seemed heard by tho retiring British. lighthouse on Yellow Island. In the rag
on tho point oi signature, when a mlsundcr- AH accounts Indicate a heavy Boer Iosb. lnR gca only part of th0so on tho Ill-fated
standing arose In Pekln. This confused Colonel Leggc exhibited splendid bravery. Bn)p manaa t0 reach shore safely, tho
the governments and formed tho subject of He Bhot five Boers with his revolver before 0fncers nna- owner remaining on board and
tho dispatch from Secretary Hay, which he fell with three bullets In his body. falling to reach the rock. The twenty-five
Mr. Choato transmitted to tho marquis of CAPETOWN, Dec. IS. Tho Boers who gurvlvors remained on Yellow Island, which
l,ansdowne today. As tho result of the In- crcssed tho Orange river Into Capo Colony, Js R rock o0n j.ards wide, until Sunday
tcrvlew Mr. Choato has sent a long cable- west of Allwal North, on Saturday, en- nKat, when tho sea moderated somewhat
gram to Secretary Hay, In which ho at- countered the Capo Rifles, and Brabant's an(1 a gloop was abe t0 can nnj take them
AXTI1ESF0R DEPUTY AUDITOR
Popular Douglas County Man Selected for
Important Bute Office.
HONOR TO FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANT
Plncc Mntlc- Vnennt In County Trrn.
iirrr' tlltlrr Will I'rohnhly lie
l-'lllcil hr tho Appointment
of Otto II ii u in n n ii.
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George Anthes, the popular deputy treas
urer of Douglas county, will be the next
deputy auditor of the state of Nebraska.
Tho appointment of Mr. Anthes to this im
portant post was announced yesterday by
Charles Weston, state auditor-elect. To a
Beo reporter Mr. Weston bald; "I atn
In accord with tho other state officers
elect on the proposition that all appoint
ive places shall go to men particularly
welt qualified to nil them. Of course 1
have had a number of applications for the
chief deputyshlp In my office, and while
many of tho applicants possessed the nec
essary qualifications, I selected Mr.
Anthes because his peculiar fitness for tho
position has been amply demonstrated by
his long and efficient service to Douglat
county. Mr. Anthes Is an expert ac
countant, a hard and faithful worker, and
a young roan whose ambition has not yet
been worked out. I am contldcnt that be
will be Just the kind ot an assistant
want."
Tho appointment of Mr. Anthes will
gratify the people of this county, who are
most familiar with his excellent public
service. He has been la the county treas
urcr's office for eleven years, and prior
to that time served for two years In tho
offlco of tho county clerk. When Mr. El
sasscr, the present democratic county
treasurer, camo Into office ho determined
to retain tho services of Mr. Anthes, and
a conditional effort by local democratic
leaders to have the latter removed to mako
room for one of their party workers has
been unsuccessful.
County Treasurer Elsasscr has not nu
nounced tho nnmo of the democrat who
sill succeed Mr. Anthes, but It Is ru
morcd that the place will be given to Otto
Baumann.
LINCOLN, Dec. IS (Special Telegram.)
Governor Dietrich tonight selected M. A
tho only adequate punishment. "They be
lleve only In bluster and menace." while
"Encland's nttltude of dignity and her silent
consciousness of strength seems to them Mi tzger of Gage county for steward of the
proofs of weakness." Englishmen aro
merely puzzled by these verbose appeals to
violence. If South African preoccupations
were less nll-absorblng. It might bo differ
ent, but as It Is there Is no response what
ever to these excitements to passion and Ill-
will.
tributes the latest misunderstanding to an f0rCe. which retired with loss.
error In forwarding Instructions, an error BERLIN, Dec. IS. At a meeting today
which occurred presumably through tho ca- of Pan-Germans protests were entered
bio company nnd which caused Mr. Conger against tho expulsion of Germans from tho
nnd Sir Ernest Satow, the British mln- Transvaal. Somo speakers so expelled de
Ister In Pekln, to take opposite views, al- ciarcd they were brutally treated by the
though their homo governments were per- urltlsh and a government Inquiry was de-
fectly ngreed. Tho United States embassy, manded.
whllo noncommittal, hopes that today'a con- LONDON, Dec. IS. Lord Kitchener, In a
fcronco will clear up tho muddle and bring dlscatch from Pretoria, dated DeceNnbcr 17,
bout a signing of tho Joint note In Pekln repcr(s that nil the British wounded In tho
within a few days. enebgcraent at Nooltgedacht havo arrived
On the other hand, the British Foreign t.cro aCd aro doing well,
nmrn t noL nulla ho honeful. Officers there
profess to bo rather at sea as to whether VOLUNTEERS TIRED OF WAR
trio conuitions aro to nc irrevocauie it
otherwise. Indications point to their bUng
to Union.
Irrevocable.
British oftlclalB admit that they gavo In
under protest and with a distinct reserva
tion that, although tho demands are Irre
vocable, this In no way necessitates an en
forcemeat of tho demands by European
troops. To auch n course Great Britain
cannot and will not agree.
Consequently, compliance with the "Irrc
vocable" clauso was somewhat of a farco
oa tho part of Great Britain and this
feature of tho case becomes more Interest'
lng when taken In conjunction with the
Htatement authoritatively mado hero that
Great Britain and tho United States aro
In tbo aamo boat In tho Joint note negotla
tlons.
. HAY TALKS TO PAUNCEF0TE
Brcretnry Una lnliTvlrw vrlth IlrltUli
Aiubnnilor, Kxprilltlns? Action
un 1'eUln Agreement,
Ofllccm In Ihr llrltlh Servlre
South .tfrlen Trnilrr Their
ItrnlKnntlnn.
In
LONDON.
Dec. 19. Tho government pub-
ltcly requires employers, who have kept
open situations for yeomanry, colonials and
volunteers, to continue their patriotic cr
forts to minimize tho Bncrlflces of these
men In tho service of their country.
The War ottico has issued the queen's
thanks to the yeomanry, colonials, and vol
untcers, expressing her rellanco that thoso
abroad will contlnuo to aid the regulars.
Tho foregoing arc designed to quiet thoso
In tho field who are waiting to go home.
Numbers of voluteer officers, resignations
aro gazetted today lawyers, physicians and
business men who havo urgently repre
sented that their affairs are ffolng to ruin.
Tho War office, owing to theso reprcsenta
tlons, has let them off.
TRAGIC MURDER IS MYSTERY
Xewnrk Sinn Kill Woninn Supposed
to Hp III Wife Sninf nt
Home .Mnke llenlnt.
HOPEWELL, Pa.. Dec. IS. A. C. Mctzgcr
of Newark. N. J., shot and killed his wife
today at a hotel here, and committed, aulclde.
Mrs. Mctzgcr was thu leading lady of a
theatrical company playing here. Her hus
band, from whom she had been separated for
somo time, had previously concealed him
self In her room and soon after her en
trance the traeedy occurred.
NEWARK, N. J., Dec. IS. The police of
this city received Information that Alfred
Mctzger, a stained glass manufacturer at
Newark, had last night killed a woman,
supposed to be his wife, at Hopewell, Pa.,
and then committed suicide.
Mctzgor lived In this city and at his
rcsldenco Mrs. Metzgcr was found alive
and well. She was shocked to hear of the
tragedy, said to have been committed by
her husband nt Hopewell. She said her
husband went to that place on Thursday
last, as he said, to superintend the putting
in of stained glass windows In a church.
Ho telegraphed to her yesterday, stating
that ho expected to be home today. Mrs.
Metzgcr said sho had no suspicion as to
who the woman was who is alleged to
havo been murdered by her husband.
ROBBERS MAKE A RICH HAUL
Urent llrltnln Will Willi Until 911-
untion in South Africa I" .More
Kiivornhle.
Crnck Ilnnk Sate anil Secure ? 1.1,000
Make Their i:enpe, hut
l'liHie In in IMirnuit.
DEFERS " ITS THANKSGIVING
WASHINOTON. Dec. 18. Secretary Hay
had n conferenco for a short time this
ornlng with Lord Paunccfote, tho British
ambassador, devoted solely to the Chinese
situation. The result was to clear up, so
far as that can bo accomplished In Wash
lngton, somo obscurity as to tho Pekln
agreement, and unletB unexpected opposl
Hon cornea from some other source, ne
. I r..-. .1 ' . T I 1 . I n V.
no Dl "! ."i' T"": V:. :oK:";:Mr .V;H seen to leave tho building by the night
nassy nan nuy reunuu iu iippreiirim iiirwitT i .in "v.. ... ...,. the telenhone exchance Thn
rielav in the consummation of the acrec- a general thanksgiving until tho close of operator In "'e tciepnone exenange. The
nient. tho operations in soutti Airica.-
A misunderstanding appears to exist as Tho program is now for Lord Roberts to
to tho British attitude, nccordlng to offl- debark In the Solent, to visit the queen
clals hero. So fur from holding out for nt Osborno house, January 2, to re-embark
more severe terms nnd harsher measures and to finally land at Southampton, com
generally, It Is stated that the British Wig from that point to London
covcrnment Is In thorouch accord with our
own policy, as developed In tho latest PATROLLING ABOUT PEKIN
I'exia negotiations and tno exenanges mat
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18. A special to tho
I-. m r U 1 1. .. 1 1 1
LONDON. Dec. IS. Tho contemplated '" "ispaicu iru' aueiu, luu.. Buys:
thanksgiving scrvlco In St. Paul's cathe- "er.ccaj -8 oann. i "p. nere.
,i.l Ir. nn,.Hnn vvllVi Ihn rotnrn nf l.nrd wus euiert-u ni - mm muiuius, iuu
either Roberts from South Africa, has been aban- sa. blown ,T V,',h ,nl,ro-Gl'ecr'ne nml
, em- doned owing, as tho government announces. 5.00 carried off by wo men who were
IRELAND'S SILVER JUBILEE
ArohliUhop of St. 1'iuil Will Crlrhrnte
the Tiventj -Fifth Yrnr of III
KplNCiiiintc un l'rliluy.
ST. PAUL, Dec. IS. Archbishop John
Ireland of St. Paul will celebrate tbo silver
Jubilee ot his cplscopato next I'rlday. On
that day he will have been .twenty'-flve
years a bishop of the. CathvlJvMiSrcht.dr'y
The archbishop la in fliu s.,r.b-f IVt-fH
pected homo by Friday. H Is understood
that tho clergy and sisterhood will "iiake
manifest their loyalty nnd affection In re
membrances ot various kinds. One ut the
gifts is said to be an elaborate anil ex
quisitely ornamented cape, an outer vest
ment worn by the archbishop whllo per
forming his pontifical duties. Twelve year.
ago Bishop Ireland was elevated to tho
high office of archbishop. During this
period tho church has steadily increased In
membership nnd Influence and the tame of
the prelate Is world wide. The latest
report Is (hat tho archbishop has nsked for
a coadjutor because ot the Increasing
burdens of clerical duties. From time to
time during the last few years tho arch
bishop's name has been repeatedly spoken
of in connection with the cardlnulate.
Archbishop John Ireland was born !n
1SS8 and Is now In his sixty-second year.
He located In St. Paul In 1S52.
Institute for Feeble Minded Youth at Bca
trice.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
'orecast for Nebraska-Fair Wednesday
and Thursday; Westerly winds.
STATUS OF COLONIES
Further Argumont in Porto Rico and Phil
ippine Dues in Supreme Court,
HEARING ATTRACTS NOTABLE GATHERING
have taken placo bctweca Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncetote. Tho United States
government Itself has taken every pre
caution, in making Its contribution to the
agreement, to Insuro Its binding force and
United Slnlra Troop Aakrrt to Naper-
vlc District Io'Iiik Soulhenat nf
Chlnrne C'upltnl.
PEKIN, Dec. 18. Count von Waldersee
robbers had a confederate posted outside
In a carriage. In which all escaped.
A posse has been organized by tho citi
zens of Hope and has started out after the
robbers.
Ilopo Is only five miles from Flat Rock,
where tho safe In the postofflce was blown
open early Monday morning and 1200 taken.
It 1b presumed that tho operators In both
cases are the same.
nt no tlmo has the British government I has Issued an order assigning various dls-
sought to go beyond tho State department
In the terminology proposed for tho agree
mcnt
SLIGHT PINGREE'S BANQUET
JuriKr of Supreme Court, Stnte Sen
ator and Itallrond OrUelnla Con
spicuous by Their Absence.
LOOKING ON THE DARK SIDE
l'ckln Corri'poiiilrut Uum nt Think
Situation In Chi n ii Una
Improved.
LONDON, Dec. 18. A Pekln dispatch to
the Pall Mall Gazette dated December 17
says: The situation has not Improved by
LANSING, Mich., Dec. IS. Governor
Plngreo'H banquet, which was announced
in honor ot the members of the state leg
islature. Justices of tho supremo court and
railroad officials ot the state, was given in
Under tho plan the the hall of the houso of representatives to-
trlcts In the neighborhood ot Pekln tor
supervision to the representatives of tho
various powers. The order says that tho
extent to which tho co-operation of the
French and American troops can be dc
pended upon is a matter to be determined
by agreements made with the generals com
mandlng these forces
United States troops will supervise the dls- day. None of tho justices of the supreme
trlct southeast of Pekln from tho road to court nor of railroad officials Invited were
Shan Tshang to the road running from present, whllo only threo state senators
Mnku King to HI SI Wu. nnd forty-Blx representatives attended.
Count von Waldersee says he knows that Not one of the state officials-elect accented
the representatives ot tho powers having thPre Is n considerable force of Chinese un- Governor Plncreo's Invitation to bo nresent.
reached an agreement, as the scopo of tho ,ier (jcneral Ma In tho northern part of Tho menu was elaborato and tbo lint was
negotiations is limned anil me cneci is lho ,,rovinco of Shang SI and another to long.
neuiranzcu. inn amen navo negiecica 10 tlln BOuth. but with tho Bovere winter now
close tne arsenals anu lactones ai nan I ... i i,e jij not extiect any aceresstvo I urovrr Compliment lienjnmln
Kow nnd Shanghai, and have failed to check rhin... ,.. . n ,v. i a PRINCETON. X. J.. Dec. 18. Former
tho transmission of of ammunl- whenever the allies leave a district for T.n
iiuu u mu . ....... i any longui or time, panas or ronners ana ir lie nan seen rresident Harrison's speech
lias every upyunuuii) in ruujins nu Mjoxers wilt congregate. For this reason al ?"n Jir. uieve unci repnea:
equipping his army. He has secured the the flela marBhai de8res the co-oneration .,. ' fSH " A?.,I8.1.S f '.'J",?.
of all tho allies to cover the various dis
tricts with strong patrols
It Is now underbtood that a meeting of
tho foreign envoys will be held tomorrow.
position of dictator, terrorizes the empress
and controls the whole movements of
troops. It will be necessary to glvo the
military operations ot the allies a wider
area
ROME, Dec. 18, A Pekln dispatch re
ceived today say a the ministers at Pekln
will meet tomorrow, when probably a final
Clime from Colon to Talk Canal,
COLON, Colombia, Dec. IS. Advices from
Bogota say a minister ot Colombia will
agreement will be reached as to the text shortly proceed to Washington, there to
ot the Joint Chinese note. enter Into negotiations for opening the
llverunco yet mado on the subject which
It discusses. It seems to me that those who
deslro to acquaint themselves with the
precise question Involved and what terri
torial expansion means to our republic and
what It threatens our people cannot pos
sibly bo afforded a better means of en.
llglnenmrnt than ex-President Harrison
nos lurnisnea.
I.ord Stratnconn Inntulled,
LONDON. Dee 18. Lord Strathcona nnd
ennal in course of rnnntnictlnn iSrnnrh I Mount HovaJ. the Canadian hleh rommlx.
th tuthmiis nf Panumn Cninmhu r.n. . sloner, was today Installed. as lord rector of
WASHINGTON Dec ."General Chat- lng national sovereignty and guaranteeing Sr
e s latest casualt) list 1 as follows; free transit to the nations of the world. students. In his rectorial address Lord
Chnffee ltepurt Cnaiinltir.
fee
1'KKIN". Dee. IS. Adjutant (leneral.
Washington: The following CHHimltlei. havo
occurred since last report. At Pekln, De
cember b, Kergeant jonn u connor. com
liullciitr Chill' l'rnc enlilciieaa.
Strathcona dealt with the unity of cmnlre.
He referred to the gratifying growth ot the
QiVTllflfl 11R nill.l np ic Th ,,. uommmii ui t-tinuuu, me jcuituuoii or
bAMi.iw ur. i-iuli, uec. is. ine gov-I .,,.,-,.11,, .t ,t,a ,imii,r riraiii,n
pany L, 'Ninth Infantry, pneumonia. De- ernment of Chill has invited tenders of 400 South Africa to follow the war. The
cember 9. Samuel Wotack. Company II. I coal tenders and iOO freight cars. This Is speaker did not altogether favor an Im-
Nlntn iniantry, oeiiemia 01 Fioiiis. uecPTi- ,-v.t nnnn n rpfntlmr th r.nr .h. penai parliament. lie inougni a con-
n innx, company k. .Nintn I . ... , , I imitative imperial council wuuiu
Iter 14. Joseph Knnx, Company K. Ninth
lnfuntry, piivumonia, v.u.vf t.
looked upon as re
Chill U cearlas a war.
the needs.
meet all
DECLAIM AGAINST POLYGAMY
Women Utprea l'enr of the (iron Inn
Political Power of the 3lor
111011 Church.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IS A meeting of
women to protest against Mormon polygamy
was held here last night, tho principal
speakers being Dr. S. J. Elliott, nn Episco
pal deaconess, and Rev. W. E. Campbell, a
missionary among the Mormons. The meet
ing was one of a series being held through
out the country under tho auspices of the
International Council of Women for Chris
tian and Patriotic Service. Miss Helen
Gould Is vlco oresldent of the council.
Dr. Elliott In the lourse of her remarks
said: "Polygamy Is spreading with Mor
roonism. It Is not confined to Utah, but
exists In Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyo
ming, Nevada and Colorado. If four more
states are added to tho nine In which the
Mormons already have political power It
will bo Impossible to legislate against
them."
Resolutions were adopted urging congress
to take prompt action In favor of an amend
ment prohibiting polygamy and making Its
practice punlshablo by disfranchisement.
CHOATE IS TO RETURN HOME
Prohiil.lllt j that He Will Not Itrturn
to III I'oNt In Hnir
liind, NEW YORK. Dec. IS. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser trom London says.
Ambassador Choato will, it Is said, sail
either on Saturday or tho week after for
tho United States, the death of his partner.
Charles C. Beaman, having rendered his
prcsenco In Now York necessary.
The news ot Mr. Beaman's death was a
great srock to him, as he bad no Idea that
his partner was even ailing. It Is believed
hero that Ambassador Choate will not re
turn to London. He Is not a rich man and
his life here as ambassador entails not
only the loss ot his professional Income,
but Is likewise a heavy drain on his purse,
as his salary is barely sufficient to pay bis
house rent. This In Itself rendered him
disinclined to retain the ambassadorship tor
another four years, and now that his part
ner In tho firm of Evarts. Choato Beaman
is dead his return to Amcrlcn for good has
become more than ever probable.
Myatprlou Iteliirn of Diamond.
CLEVELAND. Dec. IS. Tho one missing
diamond of the twenty stolen by Express
MesHencer Hoffman from the Adams Ex
press company was returned to Deputy
Police Superintendent Itowo Sunday even
Inir. The denutv superintendent had miests
nt homo Sunday evening and Just after the
last or mem una leu a rap came ui ine
front door of his residence, A small boy
hnmleil the officer n brown envelope, stat
ing that there was no answer and dlsap-
neared.
Deputy Superintendent Rowe opened the
envelope ana in 11 was mo mifcmng uiamonu.
On a slip of paper were the words; "This
Is the Adams Express company's diamond."
Thn Identity of the small bov Is not known
and who rent the diamond to the deputy lu
uuo u mystery.
MILLIONS ARE AT STAKE
Wcatern I'nloii TrleKrnph Conipmiy
und (irrul Northern Itnllrond Com
pany Lock Horn.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 19. Judge John
Dillon of New York and Rush Taggert of
Chicago, arrived In St. Paul today. They
are counsel for the Western Union Tele
graph company, defendant In a litigation cs
tabliehcd by tho St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad company, now part ot
tho Great Northern system. They spent
today looking over tho volumnlous record
which was taken before a master In chan
'e'l'v ,T-Jn mi; rrines.,on for-trial before
Judgo Lochren In tho United States district
court tomorrow. The action was begun In
1S97. Millions ot dollars hinges on the
determination by the trial court.
Tho Northwestern Telegraph company I
also a party defendant. In 1S79, the North
western Telegraph company built a tele
graph lino along the right of way of plain
tiff's road. In 1SS2, 1,537 miles had been
built. Tho same year the Northwestern
sold out to tho Western Union company,
the consideration being JLSOO.OOO, together
with rentals of $150,000 a year for nlncty
nlne years.
Contracts were entered Into between tho
railway and the telegraph campanlcs In
1S79. nnd again In 1SS2, by which among
other things tho telegraph companies wero
to supply the wires, poles, etc., and the
railway company the transportation faclll-
I ties and labor. The plaintiff company
I agreed to furnish operators along the line
I of Its road. The right of way was owned
J by the road. The action turns on tho con
i structlon of theso contracts. The plaintiff
Insists that tho defendant compnnlcs have
no ownership In tho telegraph lines except
an interest an Joint owner, nnd asks that
for such ownershlo the defendants bo
obliged to accept tho value thereof.
Slnco tho beginning of the suit plaintiff
nnd defendants have kept an account of expenditures.
BORING THROUGH WASATCH
Union I'll c I tie Let Trrmnidoii J0I1
of UoiikIi Motitifnlu
HiillilliiK.
CHEYENNE. w"yo Dec. IS. (Special
Telegram.) Tho contract for n stupen
dous plcie of railroad work was today
awarded by the Union Pacific to Kllpatrlck
Bros. & Collins of Lincoln, Neb. The
price to bo paid Is 16.000.000 nnd the con
tract call for tho building ot the pro
posed Echo canyon cutoff, u piece ot road
forty rules long, extending from Evanslon.
Wyo., to Salt Lake City. The contractors
are given four years lu which to complete
their task. This line was surveyed last
summer nnd despite the fact that reliable
reports stated that this cutoff would bo
built officials of the Union Pacific denied
the story and until a few days ago, when
it is said an alliance was entered Into be
tween the Union Pnclfic nnd tho Los
Angeles & Salt Lake road whereby the lat
ter will form a close connection with the
Union Pacific at Salt Lake City, thus giving
the Overland the most direct and shortest
road from the Missouri river to the Pacific
coast. Tho contractor who gavo out the
Information hero today even hinted that
tho Salt Lake-Los Angeles toad will not be
au Independent line, as has bcen report d.
but will In reality be a part of the Union
Pacific.
By controlling the Los Angeles-Salt Iike
line and with the construction of tho Echo
canyon nnd other cutoffs end reconstruction
work planned between Evnnston and Omaha
tho Union Pacific will inside of three years
havo nothing to fear from the Burlington
because of any transcontinental line that It
may be building now or may construct In
the future. The contractor said today that
surveyors have been over every foot of
ground end any that no line ran be built
between Omaha and the Pacific coast that
will be as direct as the Union Pucltlc and
Its Salt Lake-Los Angeles connection.
As a portion of tho proposed road from
Evans'on to Salt Lakp will bo run through
the most rugged part of the Wasatch moun
tains and a number ot long tunnels will
havo to be driven the task of Kllpatrlck
Bros. & Collins Ib regarded ns one of the
hlggrst feats of engineering ever under
taken by a western rnllroad.
Appellant Present Strong Amy of Beuoni
for Their Contentioni.
GRIGGS APPEARS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Attorney General Holds That the Constitu
tion Doti Not Follow the PUg.
VIEWS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON ARE CITED
It la Laid Dunn na a Fact that Utery
I'ort In n Ceded Country i Pri
marily n I'orelKn Port Under
American Iteenue I.nvra,
BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT TELL
Four .! nuked Men Ilcnt Ohio Farmer
SeiiNcli'M for ItcfuoliiK to DIviiIkc
.MllllC)' HIllllIK I'lncc.
MIDDLETOWN. O.. Dec. IS. Four
masked men enered the houso of Michael
Freyman, two miles east of here, today
and bound nnd gaged Freyman. after which
they searched the house. Finding no money
they released Freyman nnd told him they
knew ho bad Just received $3,000 and that
they wanted 'i. Upon bis denial he was
knocked f.enseless with a club. Freyman
was revived, again questioned nnd upon his
second denial was again knocked senseless.
His unconscious body was then bound with
ropes and ho was left to perish from the
cold. The open houso attracted tho atten
tion of passersby. who Investigated and
found Freyman. He is In a precarious con
dition.
SOON TO START FOR HOME
Amcrlcnn Volunteer Ninv In Philip
pine to lie Hctiirurd In the
Order of Their Going.
MANILA, Dec. IS. The Volunteer regi
ments will proceed to the Puked Stntcs to
bo mustered out. In practically the same
order as they arrived In the Phlllpplno Isl
ands. Ther will bu njloctrd by regular,
rrovldcd by the army bill, Tho Ihlrty
soventh volunteer reglmenl, which is to
begin tho homeward movement by embark
ing on Net; Year's day, will be brought
from the Lnguna de Bay district and will
sail on the transport Sheridan. The women
nnd sick soldiers who were to sail on the
Sheridan will leave on tho Warren 011 Sat
urday. The Eleventh cnvalry. which Is to follow
the Thirty-seventh volunteers, will bo trans
ferred hero from Camarlnes province, and
will sail on January 15, on the Mradc.
Tho Thirty-sixth regiment, which began
Bervlco the earliest, In July, 1S99. Is now
in the province of llocos, but will bo trans
ported hero soon
The officers of the regular, army holding
commissions In volunteer regiments will
bo retained In the Philippines and volun
teer officers on special duty will be rolievcd
only on thu authority of headquarters.
Arms, ammunition, equipment, stores and
animals will be transferred to division head
quarters, excepting 100 rlilcs, 100 cartridge
belts and 5,000 rounds of ammunition a
regiment. The men will retain their haver
sacks and utensils.
Volunteers desiring to leave tho service
and remain In the Philippines will be al
lowed to do to. Enlisted natives will bo
discharged.
It Is bclloved thnt the temporary deple
tion of many posts nnd the checking of
operations wilt result in renewed Insurgent
activity.
Tho announcement this afternoon of the
early commencement of transportation homo
of tho volunteers caused surprise.
General Hughes reports that 21,000 per
sons In tho island of Panay havo sworn
alleglanco to the United States.
ADDS TO HIS GENEROSITY
John 1). Rockefeller 1nerrnea I 11
dnmuent Fund of t'nl vcrlty nf
ChlciiKO - i l.OOO.OOO.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS. At the convocation
exercises of the University of Chicago to
day President Harper announced that John
D. Rockefeller had made another gift of
$1,500,000 to the Institution. Of this sum
$1,000,000 is to bo used as an endowment
fund and tho university is to derive 'ho
benefit of tho Incomo of It from year to
year. It Is also stipulated that the SI,
000,000 Is to be In the university's name and
Is to bo considered its absolute property
for all time.
Tho balanco of the gift Is to be used for
Immediate purposes and for general needs.
Mr. Rockefeller suggests that $100,000 of
tho $500,000 bo used for the construction of
the university press building, a large part
of the Ftructuro to bo devoted to a library.
. .
Movement of llceiin Vcaael Dec. IN,
At New York Arrived Captain Bennett,
from Port Antonio, Rotterdam, from Rot
terdam. Sailed Alexandria, for Inaguu,
Ileltze, etc.; Kaiser Wilhelm II, for Nnples,
etc.
At Plymouth Arrived Patricia, from
New York, for Hamburg, and proceeded;
Dejtschland. from New York, for Ham
burg. SailedPretoria, from Hamburg, for
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Potsdam, from
New York, via Boulogne.
At Sydney. N. H. W. Arrived Mariposa,
from San Francisco, via Honolulu and
Auckland.
At Boulogne Arrived Potsdam, from
New York, for Rotterdam,
At Liverpool Sailed Sylvanla, for Bos-
At Movllle Arrived Furnessla, from New
, York, for aixsgow.
JESSIE MORRISON GETS OUT
Her Friend Succeed In 1'rraundlnit
Court tu Admit Her to
fn.ooo noli.
KANSAS CITi', Mo., Dec. IS. A special to
the Star from Eldorado, Kau., says:
Judge Shtnn today agreed to admit Jesslo
Morrison to ball In the sum of $5,000 pend
ing her second trial for the murder ot Mrs.
Olln Castlo. Bondsmen have not yet been
secured, but the prisoner's aged father, ex
Judgo Morrison, expressed the hopo that
he will bo ablo to secure them within a
few days. Thn caso cannot come up until
next spring and It Is bolleved another Jury
cannot bo secured In the county. Her re
leaso will probably end the case.
Miss Morrison was In a very happy mood
when sho entered court today with her
father and bounded out of her chair lightly
after Judge Shlnn hail announced hla In
tention to accept bond. It Is said that sho
will go to her old homo In West Virginia
when released.
ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL
Indiana Safe Crnckrra Secure ? 18,000
from Cltlien' Hunk nt
Hope,
HOrE. Ind., Dec. IS. The safe In the
Citizens' bank hero was blown open by
robbers and looted ot Its contents at 2:30
o'clock this morning There wero flvo ex
plosions. Tho telephone girl saw tho flashes
and called up a number ot citizens. Post
master Spaugh, ono of tho first to arrlvo
on the scene, saw a man on guard In front
ot the bank, who ran Insldo tho bank door
Just in tlmo to avoid a load of shot from
Spaugh's shotgun, Tho robbers fled with
their booty and mado their escape.
At leasi iib.uw was taken. Three or
four men wore connected with tho rob
bery. A party of twenty men are scout
ing tho country In anarch of the robbers
Siippoafd i'rnl n Holiher Ileiiil,
NEW ORLEANS, La . Dec. 18. -The dead
body of u man, aupposed to have been one
of the robbiTH who held jp the Illinois
fVntral train In tho Huburbs of this citv
Tuesday night, wan found today In tho
vicinity 01 wnero ine crimo occurreu.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. In the cases ot
John H. Goctz and Mauuel Pnpke, argu
ment ot which was begun yesterday lu tbo
United States supreme court. Edward C.
Goetz, counsel for Goetz, continued his ar
gument, begluulng where ho left off win 11
the court adjourned for the day 011 Mon
day. He was followed by Mr. Harmon of
counsel for Repke. He took practically
the samo ground ns that assumed by Mr.
Perkins.
Attorney General Griggs nppeared (or thu
government and mado an exhaustlvo and
ut tho samo time able presentation of tho
opposite contention, that ot the adminis
tration that neither tho Porto Hlco nor
the Philippines are it pnrt of the I'nlti-1
Slates in the sense that their people aro
citizens of the Amcrlcnn republic. In
other words, ho argued Hint the constitu
tion does not of necessity follow the fla.
The nrgument todoy, as yesterday,
drow a distinguished nildlenco ot men
noted In legal and public life.
Appllcnhlllty of Conit Itut Ion.
After exnmlnlug numerous cases, Mr.
Perkins said that the doctrine that the
constitution did not extend to the terri
tories was based 011 the Idta that the con
stitution was a substance, a sort of chattel
which would be movej about here and
there as congress raw lit, rather than
tiomethlng bequeathed to us by our an
cestors. It was, he said, a sort of "trans
HUbstnnOathm of the constitution." It was
a contention that tho constitution could
not get Into a territory unless congress
placed It there. He denied that the con
stitution, In Itself, extended to the terri
tories by declaring that It as an Inan
imate Biibstance, lacking tho powers of lo
comotion. At this point Justlco White asked a
series of pointed questions of Mr. Perklnw.
The Justlco first asked If Mr. Perkins
contention would lead htm to tho conclu
sion that immediately upon the making of
n treaty ceding territory to the United
Stnten every porsou tira In (hat territory
after the date of cession liecamu Ipso Jure
a citizen of the United Slates.
Mr. Perkins answered In the affirmative,
3aylng that it bin contention was correct
those liorn In tho territory after tho ces
sion weie citizens, if they were civilized,
nnd not in the pcsltlon ot our Indians.
Juitice White asked what authority thero
wait for excluding Indians. He pointed
out that the distinction between Uhe Amer
ican Indian and the citizens antedated thn
constitution. He again propounded tho
query as to citizenship following Imme
diately on tho conclusion of a cession of
territory.
Mr. Perkins nnswered that undoubtedly
persons born In tho territory after the
crtsion and subject to tho jurisdiction nt
the United States wero citizens of thu
United States.
Justice White (suggested tha In this
nnswer "under tho Jurisdiction of the
United States," as stated, pluced out of
the question tho very contention which
was being made in theso cases.
Mr. Perkins said the limitations of his
onswer were intended to cover such special
circumstances, relating to Indians and un
civilized persons, which had been referred
to. Continuing his nrgument, Mr. Perkins
cited many other authorities, supporting
his view thnt the constitution In Itself
extended to territories.
Theory of .Vol Ion' Founders.
Mr. Perkins summed up the arguments for
the appellant In part, an follows:
Tho people of the United States, In and
liv tlln ron4lllull,,n nriMinlvoil nnil nrr1 tit
J one nnd the wuno government, of detliied
unci limited powers ror nil people who might
Inhabit within tho dominion of tho na
tion. The whole purpoi-o nnd theory of the con
stitution Is the establishment in a tierma-
nent form, unalterable except by the peoplo
uieinscivui", 01 iiiniiiiuit'iiiui principles or
government, applicable In nil times and
In every place.
j ne power to govern tne people inhabit
ng tho territory of tho nation which Is
delegated by the constitution to congres
Is limited and defined by the constitution
and congress can transcend tho limits im
posed.
Tho constitution limits the powers of
congress to Imposes taxation by the man
date that nil duties, Imposts nnd excise
rhall be uniform throughout the entire do-
main of tne United stntes.
Mr. Perkins said tho appellants felt that
they had established that neither the treaty
of Paris nor the tariff net of 1837 wero vio
lative of tho constitutional principles ho
had set forth, but that tho tariff act was
In full force nnd effect throughout tho na
tional domain as well bb In Porto Rico
and tho Philippines, as elsewhere, and It
did not contemplate a tax on goods trans
ported from ono part ot tho national do
main to another.
llxtc iixlnu of Trial by Jury.
When counsel referred ut ono point to
the need of applying general constitutional
principles to tho new domain instead of
considering mere commercial or practical
features, Justlco Brown nsked If the court
could not consider the practical effect of
extending to tho Philippines tho require
ment for trial by Jury in every case.
Mr. Perkins said that If the constitution
provided that trial by Jury fchould not bo
withheld he doubted whether tho court
would consider the practical Inconveniences
of giving that right to particular localises.
Mr. Perkins also referred to somo other
constitutional requirements, such as tho
right of habeas corpus, which might havo
to bo extended to all territory alike,
Justlco Brown asked In this connection
If counsel thought we could slnglo out what
provisions of tho constitution apply to now
territory and what do not.
Mr. Perkins responded that It was for
the court to say "thus far and no farther."
that It was for congress to act always,
however, within the limits denned by tho
court.
Ilurmiiii Soma I n fur IVpUc.
Mr. Harmon, counsel for the defendant
in the Philippine case, followed Mr, Per
kins, speaking at timus In Impassioned
tones, which rang throughout tho cham
ber. He spoke ot tho august character of