The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED J US 15 1 J), 1871.
OMAHA, TIITJJKSDAY MOKiNIKG,
DEOEailSEK 20,
1900-TWELVE
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Qineral MaoArthnr Acijft.'D. Policy
t a .t,. tJiuiSteto
RULESOF WAR TO GOVERN IN THE FUTURE
Proclamation Betting Forth the Principles
to Eo Followed Israes Today.
NON-COMBATANTS INCLUDED IN MANIFESTO
Threatening Friendly Natives aa Well m
Actual Violonce Inveighed Against.
SECRET COMMITTEES MUST BE ROUTED OUT
K.peolnl Wnriilnn l Given t Hip Pon
tile of .Mnnlln, Which I" lleferreil
lo tin I lie Ileiulritvou" f Km
lnvurleit of Iimiirreelluii.
MANILA, Deo. 19. -Tomorrow General
McArthur will issuo a proclamation warn
ing tbo Inhabitants of tho archipelago that
hereafter strict compliance, with tbo lawn
of vnr will bo required of noncombntants, an
well na combatants. Tbo proclamation will
Ect forth tho principal laws of war.
It will refer to recent' proclamations Is
uel by Insurgent coinmaiidors threatenlns:
natives who aro frlomlly to tho American
forced and also to tho orders Issued to the'r
men to kidnap and assassinate reslileius
of towns occupied by Americans. The In
surgents lendors will bo notified that such
practices. If continued, will put an end to
tho possibility of tholr resuming, normal
civic relations and will make them fugitive
criminals.
s Residents of plarcs occupied by Americans
yill Imj notified that compliance with tho
demands of tho enemy will create n pre
sumption that bucIi acts nro voluntary and
malicious. Thny will also bo notllled that
picas of Intimidation will rarely bo ac
cepted and that where secret committees
aro permitted to exist In behalf of tbo
Insurgents, even woll-dlsposed persons will
bo exposed to tho danger of being tried
ns traitors.
Tho proclamation will say that Its warn
ings and requirements nro to apply with
pedal forco to Manila, "tbo rendezvous
of tho emlsBarlea of Insurrection."
Newspapers will bo warned against pub
lishing ecdltlon nnd tho proclamation will
tleclnro that tho rebels, who are not part
of an organized forco, nro uot entitled to
tho prlveleges of prisoners of war, adding
that tho fact that they have not hitherto
been held responsible Is "ovldenco of the
solicitude of tho United States to avoid the
ntmoarancc of harshness."
Tho proclamation will clearly disavow any
tecognltlon of technical belligerency.
LOOK FOR RE-ENLISTMENTS
Heller Many Volnnteern In I'hlllli
lilnen Will .loin (In;
lleunlurx.
MANILA. Dec. 19. Tho Taft commission
In Btlll nt work on the tariff. OfllcerB hero
consider that tho return of tho volunteers
will noccssltato llttlo abandonment of sta
tions, and that congress will provldo an
Immcdlato Increase In tho number of regu
lars. It Is belloved that many volunteeers
will ro-cnllst here If bonuses are, offered,
tho amount to bo about equivalent to tho
oxpenso of equipping and bringing out a
recruit.
DREYFUS WILL NOT DOWN
In
Spile
ii
or tin- rnMNiiKc of the Am
iim Army Scniiilnl .still
Ill-ceil Trouble.
TAHIS. Doc. 20. 4 : Do a. m. That tho
troubles Incidental to tbo Dreyfus affair
nro not over yet, In splto of tbo passage of
tho amnesty bill, Is evident from a letter
,of Major Culgnet In tbo morning papers
asking the assistance of tho secretary of
war In a suit fqr libel against tbo Steele,
( which has charged him with forgery. Apart
vfroni this Major Culgnet and General Chn
"moln havo been subpoenaed lo tho Mlutslry
jof Wnr lu coiibequenco of tbo contldentlal
y statement rendered in tho Houso of Depu
ties by M. Joseph LnscieB. asserting on tbo
authority of n letter wrlttten by Mnjor
Culgnet that M. Delcasso, minister of for
eign affairs, hud told tho Oliamiior an un
truth when ho said that Major Culgnet hail
approved tho Interpretation placed on tho
l'nnnrdlzzl telegram.
I'll I ii I Sleiiniili" lliloxln.
HAMILTON. Ilormuda, Doc. 19. The Ilrlt
lsli steamer Domingo do Lnrrluaga, Canla'.n
Gibson, which left Liverpool November 28
for Tort Fads, La., has arrived hero In
distress. During a galo December ir her
mnln stcamplpo burst, killing threo fire
men nnd scalding others.
Srlt-iMH l.yiu for I'ri'iiilrr.
SVDNIJV. N. S. AV., Doc. 19. Tho cnrl of
llopetoun, governor gencrnl of tho com
monwealth of Australia, haB requested
William John Lytic, tho premier of New
South Wales, to form tho first federal min
istry. Mr. Lyno Is considering tho propo
sition. Sti'itiurr I'oMteil Hi MInhIiiic.
LONDON. Dec. 19. Tho British steamer
Falls of Inverenald, from Newport Ncwb on
October -I for lleunos Ayrrs. has been
posted nt Lloyds as missing. The vessel
has nover been heard of slnco she milled.
(iirlNtlmiN Iv 1 1 It-il In TiuKfj.
LONDON, Doc. 20. A dispatch to tho
Dally FxprcsB from Vienna reports recent
Moslem excesses ngalust tho Christian popu
lation In the central provinces of Turkey,
whero 200 Christians hnvo boon killed.
KiikIiiiiiI IIii Aiiierli'iiu Steel HiilN.
LONDON, Doc. 20. The Dally Chronlclo
announce that a contract for 20,000 toii3
of stool rails and fishplates for the Victo
rian railways has boon placed with the Illi
nois Steel company of Chicago.
I'lipiilnlloii of (ionium Clllm,
BERLIN, Dec? 19 The census shows
thirty-three cities, with populations ex
ceeding 100,000, whoso nggregate, Including
llsson. Is 11,077,031, or nn increase of l.i&i
2 Hlnco 1895,
Mm, Dixon (leU Dlvori'f,
BOSTON. Dee. 19. Judgo Fossenden to
day tiled bis decision In Hie divorce nro
codings of Rev Dr. Jos ph K. Dlxnli
fnrmorlv tmstor of the Warren Avenue HnH-
tint church, this city, und hit- wife, Annie.
ontorhiLr n iloereo In favor of Mrs. Dixon.
oil the ground of adulter Tho libel of
Mr. Dixon against his wlfu on the charges
or erueltv was illmlsod as unproven. Mrs,
Kiln M. Ammonium, widow of fnnner Con
gressman Ammonium of I'onnsylvanla, win
died Biiine months ago. was mimed as co
respondent by Mrs. Dixon. Tim decision
ronilored todav. It Is said, will nlav an tin
noitunt part In tbo contest over tho will
left liv Mrs. Ammonium, which benueath(l
J.'S.00O to Dr. Dixon, The relatives of ifie
wo m nn contest tbo will on tho ground of
alleged undue liiliucncc.
FRANCE SHOWS CONFIDENCE
Government OITeri llt'iMirnt Inn of
I.chIiiii of Honor lo Auiorlcnn Ac
I'lmcd of IHicloqliiK Cii ii Secret.
I'AIMS, Dec. 19. Tho French government
given the most emphatic dentals to
nch officials who tried to Involve
can embassy In the Paris dlsclo-
suremconoectlon with tho United States
War department's knowledge of French gun
secrets by offering tho cross of tho I.eglon
of Honor to Lieutenant V. S. Sims, the
former United States naval attacho at Paris,
whom La I'rcsso described as tho person
guilty of disclosing tho gun's features.
When the news was first published hero tho
antl-governmcntal press nttcmptod to ubo it
as a weapon against tho ministry nnd La
Presso accused, anonymously, tho ex-naval
attacho of tho United States embassy, mak
ing tbo declaration so distinct that diplo
matic circles know Lieutenant Sims was In
tended. It snld, among other things, that
"ho acted almost openly as a spy for several
powers."
Tho nowH becamo public today that M.
Dslrassc, tho minister of foreign affairs, bad
offered tho cross of tho Legion of Honor to
Lieutenant Sims, who Is now on board the
battleship Kentucky. As tho lieutenant
is a government official, ho Is unable to ac
cept tho honor without tbo consent of con
gress. GERMAN BANKER IN TROUBLE
Flunnoler In Ilie Knlerln, Involved
liy .MurtKiiKc Hunk I'nlliircN, XhUh
for Moratorium.
UERLIN, Dec. 19. Tho banking house
of Anhalt & Wagner Is In difficulties owing
lo Its connection with tho l'russla liy
potbeken Actlcn bonk and tho Deutsche
Qreundschuld bank and Is asking for a
moratorium. The proprietor, Herr Schmidt,
la tho kalsorin's prlvato banker, nnd presi
dent of JLu board of overseers of the two
ombarrassed mortguge banks.
Most of tho Berlin papers will ratso their
prlcca In January, owing to tho Increased
cost of paper.
Count von lluelow, who Is now making
a tour of tho courts of tho empire, wbllo
In Munich sat to Franz LnnBbach, tho
painter, for his portrait.
Jaenlcke, convicted and sentenced to
death last summer for poisoning Louise
Uergncr, whom bo Induced to believe ho
was h magician, and then to drink a potion
containing strychnine, so that sic died
nt Orunowald, u suburb of Ilcrlln, bus
been pronounced Insane.
GERMAN DUTIES ON GRAIN
Hlulfiuont Mmln Thul ('mint Von Hue
low Hum Aki-cciI (ii Mnkt- Kate
Sixty to Seenl, MiirLn u Tun,
n 13 KLIN, Dec. 19. Count von Kllnchow
fltrcom, conservative, informed nn ngtarlan
meeting nt Koenlgsburg today that Count
von Huelow hnd ngreed to Impose grain
dullcs ranging from CO to 70 mnrks a ton.
Ho nlso announced that tho centrists, the
free conservatives and a part of tho na
tlotml liberals bad already accepted this
arrangement. Tho town council of Munich
has adopted n resolution ngnlnst nn Increnso
of tho grain and meat duties. All the other
Diivurlan municipalities hnvo ndopted sim
ilar resolutions,
Tho German Association of Cotton Ynrn
Consumers has addressed a noto to Count
von nuelow nsklng for long-term commer
cial treaties. Four special textllo associa
tions, representing 900 firms, hnvo signed
tbo petition.
CHANCE FOR ANOTHER WAR
I'hc .Vollierlnmln Inroriim Grent llrlt
ii I ii II Will .Vol Aocept I'nrln
Yc ue.iioliiii Awnril.
TUB HAGl'K. Dec. 19. Haron von Gold
stein von Oldcnnllor, minister of Tho
Netherlands In London, has notified tho
Ilrltlsli government that as The Netherlands
wero not a party to tho frontier dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela tho
government of Tho Netherlands cannot con
elder Itself hound by the ParlH arbitration
awaids delimiting tho Anglo-Dutch fron
tier. AiiNfrliin InveutN mi Alrxhlii.
NKW YORK, Dec. 19. A dispatch to tho
Journal and Advertiser from Vienna says:
Tho Austrian engineer, William Kress, bus
Invented nn airship which Is pronounced to
bo better than Zeppelin's. The emperor's
attention being called to tho model, ho Is
much Interested and expressed tho belief
that it will bo a success.
Kress, not having money to build a largo
nlrship, tho emperor said ho would fix
that and contributed $1,000 out of his own
pocket. Numerous others followed suit, and
Kress will build the ship.
'iiIUn of Sciiiiilliiiivliin riiliiiiizntloii.
STOCKHOLM, Doc. 19. William W.
Thomas. Jr., United States minister to Swo
llen nnd Norway, tonight addressed tho
Kngllsh Hocluty In Stockholm on "Scan
dinavian Colonization In Amorlcn nnd Its
UlToct on American Civilization." A por
trait of President McKlnloy. hnndsomcly
framed, was presented to Mr. Thomas.
WcnIi'I'IiIiiiiiI I.iihcn Propeller.
LONDON. Dec. 19. Tho Urltlsh steamer
Somerhlll, from Newport News on Decem
ber C for Ipswich, passed tho Lizard today
having In tow tho steamer Wcsternlaml,
which sailed from Antwerp on December
15 for New York. Tho Webtcrnland had
lost Its :nopoller and tho Somerhlll wns
"towing It to Southampton.
lliirrliiKlnn Siii'h fur I.lliel,
DUBLIN, Dec. 19. Timothy Harrington,
natlonallct member of Parliament for tho
Harbor division of Dublin, will suo tho
Freeman's Journal for libel In having In
tlmated that his vole on tho public cor
poratlons bill was Inlluenced by pecuniary
considerations. Ho demands 3,000 as
compensation.
iioilli' lleult'H Iti'iiorl,
LONDON, Doc. 19. United States Am
bassador Choate denies tho report that ho
Is about to resign his post, which report
he bays, Is based on the belief that tho death
of his partner, Charles C. Beatnan, would
necessitate his return to his law practice.
Aliunde l.lucr nUuhleil.
PONTA DKLGADA. Azoro Islands, Dec,
19. Tho North German Lloyd steamer Trier,
Captain von Deckon, which sailed from
Bremen December 1 for New York, has put
lu hero with its machinery out of order.
It has 030 passengers on board.
Stoiiiiicr Still Ascrnmitl,
LONDON. Doc. 19. All attempts to float
tho British steamer Laura, Captain Yulo,
from Savannah, via Norfolk, for Bremen,
ashore on tho coast of Holland near Potten,
havo been uusucessful.
ItiiKxIn 1'iivorx Ami'rlcii,
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 19. Discussing
tho Nicaragua canal tho Novoo Vremya
says Russia Is not Interested In tho matter,
but naturally sides with America.
SulrTf IiiiIIiiii UUI.
LONDON, Dec, 19. India council bills
wero allotted today at Is i 1-160.
KRUGER IS NOT A FUGITIVE
Assort! that He it in Europo at the Com
mand of His Qoreniment,
PLACES LITTLE RELIANCE ON PRINCES
Former President of the Trnnsvnnl
(Sltrti ii Cordial Reception !)'
People nnd OiUclul of
Aiiifiterilnm,
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 19. Mr. Krugcr ar
rived hero today. Ho was met nt the rail
road station by tho municipal and com
munal authorities. Speeches were ex
changed In tho royal waiting room. A
bouquet was presented to Mr. Krugcr,
whoso every nppearanco was a signal for
rcunds of npplauso.
Very largo crowds of people lined tho
route to tho town hall, where tho burgo
master made a speech In which ho said be
hoped Mr. Kruger would BUccced in his
efforts to securo honorable peace. Mr.
Kruger, In tho courso of his reply, said:
In ISKt vun nlilnlnnl nnr Itidonendcncc. but
that honorable action has boon obliterated,
Tho Invadern arc ten against one, but we
nwnlt tbo day when God will make known
his will. I hnvo not come ns a fugitive, nut
by the order of my government, with tho
object of terminating n war In which tho
Itrltlsh employ women and children
ngnlnst us.
Luncheon followed. Mr. Krugcr sub
sequently visited tho headquarters of tho
South African refugees.
LONDON, Dec. 19. It Is reported this
afternoon that General Knox has been
obliged to bnndon tho pursuit of (leneral
Dowet owing to tho situation created in
Capo Colony by tho Hoots crossing tho
Ornugo river. It la said that 3,000 repub
licans have entered Capo Colony and a
similar number have reached I'hlllppstown.
The report ndds that Dewot has about 4.H00
men, Is northwest of Ladybrand nnd tuat
an nttnek upon Wlnburg Is momentarily
expected.
VOLUNTEERS TIRED OF WAR
Olllcers In the Ilrltlsli Service In
South Africa Tender Their
ItOfliKIIIlt Iimih.
LONDON. Dec. 19. Tbo government pub
licly requires employers, who hnvo kept
open situations for yeomanry, colonials and
volunteers, to coutlnim their patriotic ef
forts to minimize tho sacrifices of these
mon In tho service of tholr country.
Tho War olllco has Issued tho queen's
thanks to tho yeomanry, colonlnls, and vol
unteers, expressing he." reliance that those
abroad will continue to aid tho regulars.
Tho foregoing aro designed to quiet thoso
in tho field who are waiting to go home.
Numbers of voluteer officers, resignations
nro gnzctt.d today lawyers, physicians nnd
business men who hnvo urgently repre
sented that their affairs aro going to ruin.
Tho War office, owing to these representa
tions, has let them off.
l'lloln-it llHttlr liniuliirnt.
KRUOKUSDOItl', Transvaal, Sunday. Dec.
10. A pitched hnttlo Is Imminent between
tho Ilrltlsli under Generat Cloinnnts, who
has been reinforced, nnd thn Itonrs under
General Dclarey.
llrllUli l.osfirn at NooKfreilnulit.
LONDON, Dec. 19. Tho British losses at
Nooltgcdacbt, according to tho official ac
counts, wero eighty-two killed and wounded,
with forty-four missing nnd Btlll unac
counted for.
MISTAKE EXPLAINED AT LASTJ
(iuiiiK)' or Omission of SliiKlr IJIult
Ki'MMiiinIIiIi- for llelny on Joint
.Vol i- lo Clilnn.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. It Is now
learned that tho entiro misunderstanding
which has delayed tho consummation of the
ngrecment nt Pekln was caused by tbo
change or omission of tho single digit in a
complex group of figures making up ano of
tho cipher messages of instruction to Mr.
Conger. Curiously enough tho chango In
this slnglo digit exactly reversed tho mean
ing of tho entiro message, so that Mr. Con
ger, In opposing tho English view, wns act
ing exactly contrary to tho spirit of his
Instructions, though It wns their letter.
Tho United States government, far from
seeking to lnduco tho British government
nnd the others Interested to accept tbo term
"Irrevocable" as defining tho purposes of
the powers In dealing with China, actually
Intended to take exactly tho opposlto view
of tho matter. Through tho aforesaid er
ror, however, tho British government, which
also objected to tbo tiso of tho word "Irre
vocable," wus led to believe that tho United
States government desired tho word to bo
retained. After a long delay It consented to
accept the word. But this Is exactly what
our government does not want. The ex
changes which nro proceeding rapidly aro
with a purpose on the part of our govern
ment to get rid of tho "Irrevocable" term,
or Idea, but It begins to appear that this
Is going to be difficult of accomplishment,
for even Great Britain, though accepting
tho word against Its original Judgment, ap
pears now disposed to allow It to remain.
ALL ACCEPT IoTnT NOTE
l-'orelKii MlulNlpm nt Pekln Agrfp to
Miidlfli-lltlniiN SllKKOnU-ll liy
(rriit llrllnln.
PKKIN, Dec. 19.-At a meeting of tho
foreign ministers lata this ovenlug every
thing In regard to tho terms of tho Joint
noto was ngrccd to, Including tho British
modifications. Tho ministers refuso to
disclose anything In connection with tho
matter, believing that tho home govern
ments should glvo tho particulars to tho
public.
PROTEST ON VON WALDERSEE
HiiNkliiu Pn per A NMcrls (lint
illrra Cii in 1 it I ii of Ills
llrutiilltj.
Sol.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 19. Tbo Novoo
Vremya observes that thero nro ovldenccs
of discontent In all tho armies, Including
tho Gorman, with Field Marshal von
Walderseu'8 brutality, Tho paper supports
tho demand tnat each army net henceforth
on Its own responsibility.
Ilinlmii (iiiilnril (n Holiiln IIU See.
WASHINGTON, Doe. 19.-BIliop PhiUnrd
of IndhuiapoIlN das written to bis brother,
Dr. Thomas M Chatnrd, that his halth
has Improved to so groat an extent that ho
hnH reconsidered resigning tho see of In
dianapolis and will con4mio to govern It,
aided by his newly appointed coadjutor,
Hlshop O'Donnghuo. Bishop Chntnrd suf
fered n stroke of paralysis a short tlmo
ago. Ho was former')' head of the Amer
ican college nt Rome.
Olllelul Vote of Mliini'Hotii,
, ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dee. 19. Tho ofllclnl
vote of Minnesota was announced todny as
follows: For president, McKlnloy, 19f,n;i;
Bryan. 112,901; Woolley, s.ms. Dobs, 3.0m;
social labor. 1,329; McKlnley's plurality, 77,.
5B0. For governor. Van Sant. republican,
152,9rtii; Und, democrat. 150,631, Haugan, pro.
hlhltlonlst, 5,130; Lucas, social democrat,
Il.Mfi; Krese, social labor, SMI; I'alrohild,
middle of the roart populist, 703; Van Sant'B
plurality, 2M.
NAVY AS A REFORM SCHOOL
I'lirnly Yuutlin of liilenito llcrentter
Will He Turned Over lo Tniln
liiK Still's.
CHICAGO. Dec, 19. Tho United States
nnvy, by agreement with the Juvenile court
here, Is to become a- reform school for un
ruly Chicago boys. Tho John Worthy
school, accordingly, will Joso scorea of the
older lads sent tbero for correction. Boys
out on probation and under tho supervision
of officers will be picked up nnd future
candidates of tho Institution will bo sent
direct to tho government's training ships.
This will greatly lengthen tbo period for
discipline and increase tho chances of
thoroughly reforming wayward youths. As
It Is, good behavior secures the release of
many from John Worthy selwjol after two
or threo months, Somo of them find their
way back again und others remain at large
or with tholr parents. Tho navy plan will
hold them In check for n term of from
threo to live years and under tho best of
restraint nnd under influences likely to
produce tho best results.
Tho matter was discussed In Judgo Tut
hill's court today. A representative of tho
navy recruiting olllcu conferred with tho
Judgo nnd said that tho navy would bo
glad to avail Itself of such nn opportunity.
The question nroso thereupon as to tbo
authority of tho court nnd tho legality of
tho proposed change. Investigation showed
that tho statutes clearly grant tho court
tho power. It demonstrated that when a
boy Is brought beforo tho Juvenile court
and onco ndjudged dependent or delinquent
hu Is from that tlmo until ho becomes 20
enrs of ngc ward of tho court. Ills par
ents no lougcr havo authority over him, so
ho Is In tho custody of the stnto.
Arrangements wero mado whereby tho
system can be put Into operation nt onco.
Superintendent Sloano of tbo John Worthy
schcnl was notified nnd tomorrow tho re
cruiting officer will visit the Institution
und select n number of tho most desirable
boys. An eximlnatlon wilt then bo held
to decide which of tho lads meets tho re
quirements of the United States govern
ment. Thoso passing will thereupon be
come apprentices to the navy.
ENGINE BUILDER TESTIFIES
lli'lirpNpnliillvo of I In I il ti In Locomo
tive WnrliN Given I niliixtrlnl Coin
iiiImnIiiu Itltrrt'MtliiK .SIhIIsIIcn.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19. John II. Con
verse, a member of tho firm of Burnham,
Williams & Co., which controls tho Bald
win locomotive works, appeared before the
Industrial commission today. Ho stated
that tho Industry was established In 1831
and has constantly nnd steadily grown until
today the works aro the largest In thu
world. Tho capacity of tho plant Is 1,200
locomotives n year, or practically four
locomotives for each working day. The
capital employed Mr. Converse cstlmntcil
at not less than $10,000,000. About h.GOO
hands aro engaged at tbo works.
Tho foreign trade in locomotives, be said,
haB been n growth of the last forty years,
At first It was confined to Cuba nnd South
America, but during tho last twenty-five
yearn It haB extended to the cistern hemi
sphere. Mr. Converse gavo ns rin'vi i Jor tho In
troduction of American lncotnpiiveii abroad
tho possibility of earlier delivery, prefer
ence for American locomotives ai; to type,
size and dotnils, and tho questions of price.
Knglnes havo boon constructed, witness
unit!, at less cost per unit of weight than
tho ordinary foreign locomotives.
In answer to a question by Chairman
Clarke Mr. Converse said the wages of tho
firm's employes arc higher than thoso paid
abroad.
"In that case," said Chairman Clarke,
"how can you produce locomotives at' less
cost than tho foreign product?"
Mr. Converse said ho believed this fact
to ho duo to tho Industry nnd Intelligence
of tho American workman and tho murb
larger uso of Improved machinery here than
abroad.
As to tbo question of speed, Mr. Con
verse stated that tho substitution of steel
rnlls for thoso of Iron permitted nn In
crenso of weight In engines, which resulted
In greater speed. Tho Increase In speed
nnd capacity brought about a reduction In
tho cost of trunsportntlon ond operation.
Regarding tariff conditions. Mr. Con
verso said that owing to tho government
ownership system existing In most foreign
countries no difficulty was ever encountered
In that respect.
Asked ns to the condition of tho Industry,
Mr. Converso said it is nt prcsont moro
prosperous thnu at any tlmo from 1S93 to
1S97.
Mr. Kennedy asked tho witness If any nt
tcmpt had been mado to combine nil tho
American locomotlvo works. Mr. Converso
answered In tho affirmative, but said tho
effort was unsuccessful. His firm opposed
tho project nnd ho did not bellovo loco
motives could bo built nt a lower cost if
such an Idea was carried out.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR MILLERS
Operutlv en Sny Thill One Cent Ailileil
(o the I'rlee of llwiry Hiirrel Will
Cover Kvlrii lUiienne,
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Dec. 19. Accord
ing to tho Northwestern Miller tho mill
operatives of Minneapolis aro at this tlmo
earnestly discussing tbo question of an
olgbt-hour day as n substltuto for tho
present twolvo-hour day. Tho mill opera
tives' union, composed of a largo number
of tho mill employes, Is qulety fooltnf,' Its
wny townrd proposing an clght-huur day
to tho mill owners aud tho subject Is likely
to como up for discussion within a com
paratively short time.
It Is nrgucd that to make up tbo addi
tional cost of an eight-hour basis tho mill
owners would havo to add only 1 cont a
barrel to tho price of flour to permit tho
change. Other milling centers in this
locality would bo expected to Join tho
movement. Local millwrights havo already
formed a union and an eight-hour day will
no doubt be ono of tho first things it will
seek to obtain.
MAKES ATTACK ON MASONS
Intemperate IteiuurliN of ii DomIoIIo
Klilrr (iel III tit Into Sertoli
Dinieullleii.
ORANVILLK, O., Dee. 18.-0. L. Mason,
a Dowio older of Chicago, was mobbed to
night while delivering a lecturo at the
opura house. Tho spenker mado n bitter
attack on tho Masons and other secret or
Fanizations nnd was ahsailed with rotten
eggs, vegetables and other missiles, lii
tbo confusion Mnson was puahed over on
tbo floor. Ho appealed for protection and
a number of men gathered about him and
kept tho crowd back while ho was escorted
to a place of safety.
Funeral of .Mrs, Cull In llrlee.
LIMA. O., Doc 19 -The funeral of Mrs.
Calvin S. llrlee occurred from tbo West
Market Street Frcstn terlnn church today at
10 o'clock. The services wore conducted !iy
Rev Robert J Thompson, pastor of tin
church, asslsteil liy Dr Thomson, formerly
pr-nldent of tho Ml'iml .ui'vcrlty who ,i'so
delivered nn address ut the luncral of Sen
ator Urice.
A MALICIOUS ROORBACK
Major Kelly's Chief of Police Lets Out
Hot Air Strong.
GOES ON WITNESS STAND FOR FUSI0NISTS
While There He Dell cm Glnrlimly
IneoiiNlNtent Viirn Ahout Mr, ttone
vwilrr'u Aliened Attempt tn
('rente nn Kleolton Hint.
Tho taking of testimony In tbo election
contest eases was resumed yesterday, two
sessions being held In the Packers' National
bank building, Twenty-sixth and N streets,
South O in ati a. Managers of tho fusion
cnuso tried to cover up the frauds perpe
trated at tho last election by bringing bo
foro Notaries Covell and Sutcllffo a number
of men who had been reported as having
voted Illegally. Wbllo a half dozen or so
men wero produced, It was shown by tho
records that the registration books were In
bad shape, scnrcely nn Item corresponding
with tho tcBtlmony of tho witnesses.
During tho forenoon n number of wit
nesses were examined, but nothing thnt
was relevant to tho caBo In hnnd was de
veloped, vlth but a single exception, nnd
thnt was against tho contention of the
contestees.
Kd Powers, who works for Cudaby, and
lives at tho Cudaby firo hall, testified that
only n dozen men slept nt tbo firo hull. Ho
stays there and has been there, he nsserts,
for two months. Tho registration books
show that tho witness stopped at the fire
hall for four months prior to tho election.
Continuing, witness said that twelvo men
constitute tho Cudany firo department. Tho
registration books show thnt fourteen men
registered from tho Cudaby firo hall.
Several men who had been reported ns
hnvlng been registered Illegally were
hrought forward during tbo courso of tho
morning session, und theso testified that
they wero legal voters In tbo city of South
Omaha. Ed Downey disclosed tho fact
thnt there bad been a keg of beer on tnp
closo by a voting place in tho Fourth
ward, and that ho had helped himself to n
potntlon of tho nmber fluid. Ho did not
know by whom tho beer bad been fur
nished, but he was posltlvo that It had
not been purchased by a republican. John
Gillen. n philanthropic-looking Individual,
said that ho had spent some time in hunt
ing up voters whose Identity the contest
ants hnd questioned, Just to satisfy him
self thnt thero was nothing wrong. Ho
admitted having told Frank Rntisom the
results of his Investigation.
FiihIoiiImIn Sprlni; Slur WKiiphn.
At tho afternoon session tho fuslonlsts
produced their star witness In tho person
of Miles Mitchell, chief of police of Sotith
Omaha. Lawyer Gurley succeeded In lend
ing tho witness into tho relation of n story
that was glaringly Inconsistent, despite
tho fnct that It boro evldonco of rehearsal
Mitchell was careful to work In tho state
ment that his only purposo in appearing
beforo tho notaries wns to put himself on
record ns n man who always looked with
scorn upon a proposition to corrupt tho
American voter or vlolato the sacred tradi
tions of the ballot Jiox. Ilu testified that
Edward Itosownter had asked him to toko
money and distribute It among well-known
democrats of South Omaha to lnduco them
to vote for tho republican legislative
ticket and ho Indignantly refused to hnvo
anything to do with such work. Then tho
witness added that he did accept f2."0 from
Mr. Rosowater, kept the money In his pos
Bcssion for n fow days and then paid $60
of it to Jack Maher and turned the ro
mnluing $190 over to Mr. Collins.
Tho chief's testimony failed to bring out
tho point that tho fusion InwyerB wore
ovldcntly endeavoring tp make that money
bad been used by Mr, Rosowater to corrupt
tho voters of South Omaha. Tho witness
did not explain for what purpose ho had
accepted $250 from Mr. Rosowater and his
ovldenco to tho effect that ho had tnkoD
this Bum only served to contradict his pre
ceding statement that ho had refused to
handln nny money In tho campaign work.
Tbo testimony also failed to explain why
$190 of tho $250 was turned over to Mr.
Collins and why $60 had been paid to Jack
Mnhcr.
IIIn I'rolilly Prevent (lud-nee.
Chief Mitchell further pretended that Mr.
Rosowater came to his olllco on election
day ami asked him to have a couple of
toughs go to the polling place of tho Sec
ond precinct of tho Third ward, get Into a
row with tho Judges, kick In tho ballot
boxes, nnd then for tho chief to swoop
down and arrest tho wholo party. Tho
fusion attorneys wero clovor enough not
to connect this testimony with that given
a few minutes earlier by tbo witness, when
ho declared that ho had Indlgnnntly re
jected a proposition for an assault upon
tho honor of tbo ballot box mado to him
by Mr. Rosuwator a week beforo tho elec
tion. On cross-examination Chief Mitchell ad
mitted that ho hnd told tho story related
on tbo witness stand to Lawyer Gurley and
others beforo nppearlng at tho hearing. In
reply to questions regarding public gam
bling houses In eolith Oinahn tho chief
said that he knew of tho existence of two
such plnccs, hut of no more.
JONES ANXIOUS TO RESIGN
Chulrninu of lleinoernlle ii(tonnl
Committee NntlNlleil ulth IIIn
Two Wiiterloon.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19. Tbo Record will Bay
tomorrow:
Senator J. K. Jones, according to reports
In democratic circles, will boon call a
mooting of tho national democratic commit
too In Washington for tho purposo of re
sign1 ng as chairman. This Information camo
to Chlcaso today straight from men who
aro closo to Senator Jones. They said that
tho manager of Colonel Hrynn's last cam
paign was nnxlous to get out bo that tho
eommlttoo cun elect his successor. Thoy
said that J. G. Johnson, who was chairman
of tho oxecutlvo committee, Is an nctivo
candldato for tho chairmanship of tho gen
eral eommlttoo and that ex-Governor Stono
of .Missouri would llko to bo chairman.
It Is said a majority of tho eommlttoo
men aro In favor of Mayor Taggart of In
dianapolis, the Indiana committeeman.
MovcmcnlK of Oeeiiu VoxnoIn llee. 111,
At New York Arrived Knlser AVIIholm
der Grosio. Hailed Georgia, for Liverpool;
Houthwark, for Antwerp, via Southampton;
Majestic, for Liverpool.
At Hremo.ii Arrived Mainz, from New
York. At Potita dol Oada Arrived Trier, from
Dromon, for Now York.
At Quoenstow n-.Snllod-Sylvnnla, from
Liverpool, for Hoston.
At Glasgow Arrived Furnessln, from
Now York.
At Nnples Arrived Columbia, from Now
York.
At Southampton Arrived Now York,
from New York. Sailed Trave, from Dro
mon, for Now York.
At Klris.'ilo Passed Commonwealth, from
Hoston, for Liverpool.
At Hamburg Arrived Doutsehland, from
Now York, via Plymouth
At Liverpool -Arrived-Dominion, from
Portlnnd.
At I'hl'iuleiphla- Arrived Rhynlar.d. from
Liverpool, Sailed Swltzcrhuid, f&r Antwerp,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forocnst for Nebraska- Fair Thursday and
rnuuy; variable winds.
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TALK TO BARR OF STRIKE
Committee of Trnluiiien Cull on Sun tn
l'e Olllelul nt C'IiIciiko
OfllceN.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19. A conference bear
ing upon tbo present strike of tbo Santa
Fo railroad operators was held this after
noon betweon Third Vice President llarr
nnd General Manager II. C. Mudgo of tbo
Santa Fe system and tho system chairmen
of tho organizations of engineers, firemen,
conductors and brakemeu. Tho conference.
which wns it Becl'ot one, wns held In Vice
President Darr's olllco and It was announced
that nothing bearing on tho result of the
conforcncH would bo given out beforo even
ing. Thoso present nt tho conference, be
sides tho railroad officials, wero: James
Roddy, Hrotbcrhood of Locomotlvo Kngl
nccrs; Thomas Ilurke, llrothcrhood of Lo
comotive Firemen; William W. Hilton, Or
der of Rnllway Conductors; R. C. Scott,
Hrotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Presi
dent Dolphin of tho Order of Railway Tele
graphers, who was in town, wns not pres
ent nt tho conference.
Mnrtln Dolphin, president of tho Order
of Telegraphers, who arrived In Chicago
today, would not talk on tho result of thu
conference, except to say tho strike would
be continued, Members of tho committee
representing tbo other organizations said
their attltudo might hnvo been different
hnd they been consulted previous to tho
calling of tho strike.
Vlco President llarr refused to discuss
the outcomo of tho conference.
After tho meeting tho committee repre
senting the engineers, firemen, conductors
nnd trainmen of tho Santa Fo railway sys
tem declared thnt they would not ndvlso a
strike in sympathy with the telegraphers.
Tho committee, consisting of J. F. Roddy
and Irving Wellman, representing tho en
gineers; Thomns Ilurke, representing tho
firemen; II. C. Scott, representing tho
trainmen, nnd W. W. Mutton, for the con
ductors, Issued tho following statement:
As members of tho committee represent
ing tho engineers', firemen and trainmen on
tho Atchison, Topoka it Snntii Fe rnllway.
we wish to say that nt tbo reiiuest of the
telegraphers wo have endeavored to bring
about ii satisfactory settlement of tho dif
ferences between the railway company and
tbo telegraphers. After u direful find
thorough Investigation of tho eausoH that
led to tbo strike and utter listening lo
Htntemcnts of tho tolegniiihors nnd also
statements of Mr. Unrr, third vlco presi
dent of the road, wo wish to sny to tbo
nubile, us well ns tbo members of tbo dif
ferent organizations wo represent, that,
wbllo wo regret that wo wero not nble to
bring about u settlement between tho
telegraphers nnd tho rallrond company, wu
also wish to uclvlse the members of tbo
organizations represented ly us that the
luborx of tbo eommlttoo nro completed nnd
tho attitude of our momborfl will bo neutral
during thu existence) of tho present contro
versy. Our rioetlpg with Mr. Ilfp wus it plei.is
niu one, ho expressing a delro to niaiiitnln
friendly relations with Inliur organizations
ns long ns they wero conducted on b.islncss
principles.
DALLAS, Tox., Dec. 19. A dispatch from
Pcndlctonvlllo states that tho now agent-
onerator of tho Santn Fo was run out
of town by a mob. A posso of olllcers
brought tho man back and Is guarding
him.
A telegram from McGregor. Tex., Brys
that tho agent-operator thero has aban
doned bis post.
GENERAL LEE AT KANSAS CITY
Comninniler of the IleiinrdiieiH of Ihe
MlNHOiirl GneNt of Honor ut Coni
merelnl ( lull lliiiiiiie(.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec, 19. General
Fttzhugu Lee, commandor of tho Depart
ment of tho Missouri, was tonight tho guest
of honor nt tho annual banquet of the Com
merelal club, given lu commemoration of
tho signing of tho John Jay treaty. Gen
eral Lcc, accompanied by his wlfo and
daughter anil his staff, arrived In Kansas
City this afternoon over tho Ilurllngton
road on a special train In charge of a
local reception eommlttoo that bad gone
to Omnha to net ns escort. A reception
followed nnd tonight at tho banquet, nt
which thero wero 330 plates laid and which
was tho most elaborate over given by tho
club, General Leo responded to tho toast,
"Our Country," speaking extemporaneously
Other toasts wero responded to ns fol
lows: "The Stato of Missouri, ox-Gov
ctnor William J. Stono; "Tho Stato of Kan
sas," CharlcH S. Glecd, Topokn; "Tho Ma
terlal Prosperity of a People nnd tho In
tellectual and Moral Gain of tho Indi
vidual." Row Kdward F. Trofz, Omaha.
Among other guests were: Lieutenant
Gcorgo M. Lee, Captain Jnmes Herwin and
Captain B. L. Mlchlo of Omaha and Major
I). 15, McCarthy, quartermaster United
States army, In charge of tho construction
work at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. General
Leo will remain In tho city until tomorrow
afternoon, when ho will continue with his
staff to Jefferson City, Mo., to Inspect tho
barracks thoro. Colonel nnd Mrs. W. R.
Nelson ontcrtnlned tho members of the
party at their home.
PROF. FRYE'S PROCLAMATION
Siiiierlnleiiilenl of I'uhlle School III
Culm MnKen n SoiiniiIIiiiiiiI Aii
uoiineeiueiil Through Prcsx.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
HAVANA. Dec. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Prof. Fryo
the superintendent of public schools In
Cuba, Issued today over his official signa
ture and through tho Spanish newspaper
Dlarlo do la Marina, n sonsatlonnl proclu
mat Ion to the Cuban people.
Do snoaki In derogatory terms of th?
government and of Intervention In genera
by tho Anglo-Saxon race. Ho urges that
all wordB offensive to Spain bo blotted out
of tho Cuban hymn, "Ihnamesa," and
that others bo substituted which would
bo calculated to lnsplro tho natives to
prcparn to drive out and resist all foreign
foea to tho Island or to its absolute Inde
pendence. Spain Is not tho only nllen government
opposed, to Cuban toverolgnty and wolfaro,
he declares.
Prof. Fryo recounts his own sacrifices
nnd nets of ohar'ty towards tho Cubans
nnd claims that his forefathers wero
Basques from Spain. Then ho announces
his upproachlng marriage to a pretty Cuban
school teacher.
Got em in nit -Own oil IliillroiiiU,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. P.oprosontatlvo
Sutherland of Nebraska today Introduced a
resolution for appointment of a special com
mlttco of sovon to Investigate tho wholo
subject of tho government ownership of
railroads in Furnpo, ns well as In this
rouutrv. with a view to futuro legislation
upon this subjoct.
CUDAHY GETS HIS BOY
Mining Eon of tho Millionaira Packer is Sf
at Home.
RETURNS MYSTERIOUSLY THIS MORNING
Lot Out of a Hack on Leavenworth Street
by Two Men.
OUTLAWS COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS
Letter OonUining Their Ultimatum ii
Thrown Into Front Yard.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ASKED
Th rent of Torlnre Snlil In Hnve Heon
.Mmtr In ('line Hie IleiunililM of
the llny'n Cnptor Are ut
Complin! Willi.
Kdwnrd Cudahy, Jr., returned to hit
fathur'ii homo this morning about 1:13
o'clock. Ho camo alone. Kdward Cudahy,
sr.. refuses to say a word concerning tho
ctrcuuiBtsi.ccs under which bis son re
turned. Young Cudaby bad been absent for morn
til mi forty-eight hours, und Is belloved to
have been held a prleouer by kidnapers, who
demanded nnd received n ransom lor his re
turn. Flforta lo secure definite and tic
tailed Information concerning tbo matter
after tbo return of tho boy wero fruitless.
Mr. Cuilhay merely notllled tho pollen
headquarters that his sou had returned
nnd the search for him might he given
over. Ho said tho boy wns In good health,
and that was all. Thm the Cudahy family
retired for tho night, tho father worn out
with his long slcgo of searching, but happy
to havo his boy at homo again, and tho
mother who had been In a state of nerv
ous collapse during tho tlmo her son was
nway. relieved at his return, but uniiblo
In aland longer the phulcnl strain when
tbo mental bad I con removed.
At tho Cudahy houso a servant answerel
tho telephone, nnd positively loftiscd to call
Mr. Cudahy or sny a word about tbo affair.
It Is learned from other sources that tho
liy was brought In a hack to a point nenr
bis homo on Leavenworth street, and thoro
released. With him wero two men. ThW
wns a few momenta after 1 o'clock, and
Immediately the boy ran home. It Is said
that ho had been kept In nn old houso, ntout
five miles southwest of South Omaha.
Whothcr Mr. Cudahy did pny tbo largo ran
som demanded U not Known.
Sen roll ll:in lleeu Cieuerul.
Tho entiro police department and hun
dreds of prlvnto citizens worn searching
for tho missing boy all day Wednesday, but
without unenrthlng tho slightest cluu ns to
his whereabouts. At (1 o'clock tho pollco
changed shifts and tho oncoming forco
continued tho iiues' unt'l fnr Into the night.
After tho first noti of It was sent abroad
enrly In tho day but llttlo elso wa8 talked
about. Uuslness lu tho Cudahy packing
house. South Omaha, was practically bus
pirdcd, while employes from Its every de
partment turnril out and participated lu
tho search. Officers and detectives pntrolcd
tho railroad yards to nmko sure that tho
boy was not spirited nway upon ono of tho
outgoing trains. Telegrams giving his de
scription weru Bent to tho crows of nil
trains that had left Omnha sitico his dis-
ntioamnco, wbllo sheriffs, marshals nnd
constables In every town within n radius
of 100 miles wero notllled of tho abduction.
Circulars wero hastily printed containing
IiIb description and picture and these wero
sent to tho pollco departments of every
city of Importance In tho mlddlo west.
Well known haunts of crooks nro under
survelllnnco nnd throughout certain por
tions of tho city, particularly tho western
part, a houso-to-bouso canvnss was con
ducted during all of Wednesday und until fnr
Into tho night. A sroro of clues havo been
followod up, only to bo nbandoncd later
as useless.
K ltliiiiiorV I'lrxt erlnrcM.
Tho theory ontcrtnlned early ln tho day
vfiis that young Cudahy had gone boiiio
whero to spend tho night with a friend and
that ho would return soon, but nny com
fort that his family derived from this con
jecture was dissipated when, shortly be
foro 9 o'clock Wednesday morning a letter
was received In an unusual way from a
supposed agent of the kidnapers making
overtures for tho boy's safo return.
At R:l!i o'clock u servant In tho Cudahy
household saw a man on horseback riding
rapidly toward Iho house. As ho ap
proached ho drew In closo to tho curbstono
near tho front gate and throw a letter over
the fence Into tho yard.
Tho rider Is described as u short, heavy
eoI man, wearing brown duck ovorallH, it
blouso of tbo samo material, a black felt
bat and blnHt mittens. Ho wns smooth
shnven and hail tho nppearanco of a labor
ing man. Tbo horso was a small, brown,
wiry animal and was ridden without a sad
dle. After dollverlng IiIb messngo tho
rldor whipped his horso Into n smart gal
lop nnd disappeared to tho southward on
Thlrty-soventh street.
Tho servant at onco went out nnd picked
up the lottcr. Noticing that It was ad
dressed to Mr. 15. A. Cudahy and thnt. It
was marked personal, Bho look It nnd do
llvored It immediately. This lottor, It Is
alleged, sounds tho kcynoto of tho entiro
situation. Immediately upon Its receipt
Mr. Cudnhy called up tho chief of pollen
by tolephono and asked him to como to the
houso at onco. Fifteen minutes lntor Chief
Dounhuo was ushered Into Mr. Cudahy's
prlvato npartment, whero tho two mon
hold a conferonro which lasted for nearly
an hour, nnd which was Intorrupted only
by a liberal uso of tho tolephono,
CiiptoiM nU IIIk Itniisom,
As to what tho contents of tho letter aro
tho chief declines to Ktato. Indeed, It wns
his otlglnnl Intention to suppress all men
tion of It so far as tho nowBpaporH woro
concerned, but tho fnct that such n com
munication had been received leaked out
Inadvertantly. It Is said that $23,000 was
tho prlco named by tbo abductors for
which tho boy should ho returned, and this
much Is admitted by tho pollco. Thoy also
aver that tho lottor contnlned throats of
torturo and Ill-treatment which would bo
visited upon him If tho torms of tho
ovorturo woro not complied with and that
If tho senior Cudnhy did not como to terms
within two days tho boy would bo taken
to somo custom city, whore ho would
suffer the, fato of tbo long-lost Charley
Ross. H Is Bnld further that tho mlsslvo
Is couched In such torms ns to harrow tho
fecllngn of his parents.
It Ih tho opinion of tho pollco th.it tho
Job was done, by dosporntn men and thnt It
Is not tho work of tyros. Chief Donahue
says
"There Is no doubt thnt this Is a caso
of kidnaping. Thero la no other way of
looking at It, My theory la that young