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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTA HUSHED ,J US 15 11), 1871.
OMAHA, ITHIDAY aiOHING, DECEMliEK 21, 1900.
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TREATY IS RATIFIED
Haj-FaunrefoU Compact Bcceiyes ApproTal
of United Statu Eesate.
MAJORITY TOR MEASURE IS DECISIVE
rinal Voto "When Dccnrcent ii Put to
Pinage ii 65 to 18 in Iu FaTor.
ONLY COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENT ACCEPTED
Provioon for American
Fortification
of
Canal is Voted Down.
NO SPECIAL FAVORS TOR THIS COUNTRY
Hy Trrmn of .imt Agreement the Clny-tou-llulivrr
Convention aif IN.'O
la ..Hiiprn'li-il in IIh lln
tlrcty. WASHINGTON, I)cc. 20. Afler spending
tho greater part of ttio last fortnight In
considering , ftia Hay-Pnuncefnto trcaTy
for thn modification of tlio Cluyton-Dulwicr
convention of 1S50, tho senate today con
sumed only ono hour and ten minutes In
unending It iunl rntifylnK It ns amended.
During tho tltno thcro Wore Blx roll cnlls
anil Hovcrul viva voco votes. Tho first llvo
of tho roll ml In wero on nincmlmcntH ofTorcil
by Individual senators uml tho Inst one
on tho resolution to ratify tho treaty an
amended. Tiro amendments, except thoso
offered hy Senator Foraker nnd roportcd by
thn committee on foreign relations, were
voted down hy majorities averaging nhnut
II. Tho ralftcntton reHolutlon wns adopted
by a vote of C5 to 18.
Tho Hennlo wus iu executive session for
about nn hour beforo tho tlmo for voting
Hrrlvcd, listening to speeches by Senators
3'hurHton, (ialllnger, Wolcott and Hard, ex
planatory of tholr nttltude. Senator Hard
Sontcnded for tho adoption of IiIh amend
lent giving profcrenco to American ships
panning through tho proposed Ntcnraguan
canal. Senator Ciiilllngcr Hpoko In defense
of tho treaty ns It originally fame from
thn executive. Senator Wolcott Bald that
the original treaty would hnvo been satls
factory to him, hut added that he con
sidered tho agreement, as It had been and
wbh about to bo amended, prcferablo,to no
treaty at all.
TliiirMou Ail vm-nti-n Trent)-.
Senator TtiurBton strongly advocated tho
treaty, saying that us Oreat Urltnln owns
nd governs u very Inrgo portion of the ter
ritory of North America It was perfectly
right ami proper that that country should
be consulted in tho matter of the construc
tion of an Isthmian cunal. When Senator
Mason asked If it waB not iiIbo proper that
Great tlrltntn, In that event, should pay
part of tho tost of construction, he replied
that tho securing, of the rnnnl Itself was
tho ono great desideratum, and that ac
complished, tho henejlt tho wnforway would
bn to tho world'ft commerce, tho cost of con
struction was of little moment.
Senntor lodgo, who, bb a member of tho
rommltten on foreign relations, has piloted
tho treaty through tho sennto slneo the
death of Chairman Davis, lost no tlmo Itn
demanding that tho voting begin when 3
o'clock nrrlved. Tho foreign relations com
mittee nmcndments'wero rend first. Senntor
l.odgo himself suggested n verbal amend
ment to tho first of these, nddlng tho word
"convention" after the word ;'whlch," so
ns to make tho nmcndiuciit rend: "Whlc'.i
convention In hereby superseded." Ho ex
plained that suggestion had been mndo thnt
without the addition of. that word tho
amendment might ha construed as applying
only to nrtlclo vlll of tho Clayton-Hulwer
treaty, whereas, ho snld, It was Intended to
npply to tho entlro trenty. Tho amendment
was accepted and tho two commlttco
nmcndmeutn then wero both nccopted with
out division.
KIIcIiih Auiiwiilnieiit Drfenlcd.
Tho first roll cnU was upon Senator Elk
. Ins' amendment, declaring that "nothing
' eontnlncd In this treaty shall bo construed
to prevent the United States from acquir
ing at any time sufficient territory and sov
ereignty over tho same, upon which to build,
manage, operate, defend, fortify, protect
and control said canal, or for any other pur
poses ns tho United States may deem best.
In Its own Interests." It was lost by n vote
of 25 to 45, lha ballot In dctnll being ns
follows:
Veus:
11a run,
Hard,
Hute.
Horry,
llovorldge,
Hutler,
Clay.
CoeK. roll.
Culberson,
. Nuys:
Aldrlch.
Allison,
HurrowH,
Cnrtur.
Chandler,
Cullnm,
IVboc,
Dillingham,
Fairbanks,
Fortikor,
Foster,
Kryo,
(talllngcr,
Hale,
llanna,
llnnsbrough,
Tho other
Daniel,
Hlklim.
Military.
Martin,
Mason,
Money,
Penrose.
Petti grow,
Sullivan,
lluwloy.
Hour,
Jones (Nov.),
Kriin,
Lindsay,
Iodgo,
McHrtde.
McComas,
McCumbor,
Mclinury,
Mcl.uiirlu,
McMillan,
Morgan,
Nelson,
l'orklns,
I'ettus.
amendment
Tulllaferro,
Teller.
Tillman,
Tnwne,
Turloy.
Tumor,
Vest-20.
Piatt (N. Y.),
Prltchiinl,
Proctor,
quurles,
Heott,
Slump,
Puttus.
Spoonor,
Hiownrt,
Thurston,
Warren,
Wellington,
Wetmore,
Wolcott 45.
roll calls wero
as follows;
On Mr. Hutler's ntnendinent to strike
out section 7 of article II. prohibiting for
tifications 20 yeas to -M nays.
Senator Lindsay, who had voted against
the. I'lklns amendment, voted for tho Hut
lor provision. On Mr. Mason's amend
ment, authorizing the protection of the
eannl ns tho United Stutes may deem
proper 23 yens to 41 nays.
On Senator Hard's amendment reserving
the right of tho United States to discrimi
nate In tho canal tmtllc In favor of
American vessels 27 yens to 43 nays.
On Senator Tillman's umviidtncnt, author
izing tho defenso of tho cnnnl nnd tho
maintenance) of public order by tho United
States 27 yeas to 43 nays.
Senator Allen's amendment amending
nrtlclo 11 waH voted down vlvn voce, iih
hob also nn amendment suggested by Sena
tor Teller, practically striking out all of
article It.
Set.ator Fornker withdrew his amend
ments because they wero the tame as those
reported by tho committee on foreign re
lations, Senator 1'enroso withdrew his bo
cause It was practically Indention! with
Senator Klkln's nud Senator Ilcverldge his
because It was covered by tho second of
tho committee amendments,
: I Voto on Itntltlt'iitlon,
All tho amendments suggested having boon
acted on nnd thoso of tho committee
adopted, Senator Allen nsked for the read
ing of tho treaty as amended. This request
(Continued ca Fourth rage.)
OF FINLAND
Plnn k. Supiiri'siloii nf Pnprrn
uml .Sill,"-' ' ! of (.reck Church
for- ,liernu,
STOCKHOLM. Uec. "iif fSSfflatch from
Helslngfors, Flolnnd, snyslA&IrTIdnlng, a
dally newspaper of ChrlstlencKWdt, nnd the
isanmaan, a weekly paper, were sup
pressed yesterday evening and that nn
other paper was suspended for four months.
Tho suppression of tho papers mentioned
abovo Is undoubtedly duo to the so-called
Kusslficatlon of Flnlund. Recent mall ad
vices from tho principal town In tho duchy
of Finland Indicates that the tlnul touches
aro to bo given this winter by tho Russian
government to tho Husslflcation of Finland.
All papers In thu grand duchy which had
criticised tho government In any way,
whether printed In Swedish. Finnish or
Danish, wero bolng suppressed. It Is said
that tho press censorship, tho suppres
sion of recognized organs of public opinion
and tho loss of legislative autonomy, will
bo followed by tho proclamation of the
(Jrcek orthodox religion ns the state re
ligion, notwithstanding that PS per cent, of
tho population belong to tho Lutheran
church.
Tho governor general has been Invested
with the power to dcclnro tho duchy Is
In n. state of slego and to cxtlo persons
who aro politically suspects. In addition
tho garrisons mudo up of Finnish troops
h.ivo been ordered to Siberia or China or
havo been distributed nmong tho garrisons
of central Ilussln, while sotnlns of Cofsacks
hnve been garrisoned at Helslngfors nnd
another at Abo, tho ancient capital of the
duchy, and steps were being taken n month
ugo or mor to garrison all tho largo con
torn of Finnish population with Cossacks.
SANOEN GOES TO PRISON
Dim-tor of (icriinin .MnrtmiKi llnnk
Whirl. Ilr,.,..ll Knllril AMolrril
to Hip I'r.TiiKC
POTSDAM, Deo 20.-Counelllor of Com
mcrco Suuden, recently u director of Jho
Prussian Hypotheken bank, was arrested to
duy and confined In the Moablt prison.
No surprlsi) has been excited by tho ar
rest. Indeed, nstonlshmcnt Is expressed
that It was not made earlier. Sanden has
used his wealth In building churches,
hoping to secure titles nnd decorations.
Tho Ilerllner Tagcblatt asserts that ho
was Intimate with Count von Mlrbnch, court
marshal of tho empress, who has raised
largo sums to build churches In llerlln, nnd
that ho contributed 2CO.00O marks In shares'
of the Deutsche (Irunschiild bank with tho
proviso that they were not to be sold. Ac
cording to tho Tngeblatt their value Is
now about 15,000 marks. The paper ndds
that Count von Mlrbach intended to hnvo
Sanden ennobled and created a privy coun
cillor. Slnco tho mortgngo bank troubles began
Sanden has received n crown order for
building ii church. For many years ho
wns an nldormnti nnd church councilman
In Potsdam. Herr Schmidt, proprietor of
tho banking house of Anhalt & Wagoner,
which Is in difficulties owing to Its con
nection with tho two embarrassed mort
gage banks, Is a member of tho central
commlttco of tho Helchsbank and Is ex
pected to resign tomorrow.
BAD STORM ON ENGLISH COAST
Fcur for Sufrty of Cronn ClinfiiiH
Stcnnii-rn Whli-li Lrft Port
YcFtprilii-,
LONDON, Drc. 20. Aerial depressions of
great size and depth are spreading over
England from tho westward. Storms on all
tho coasts have caused minor wrecks nnd
tho southwest gale continued with unabated
fury on the Irish coust. The steamer Teu
tonic, which palled nt neon today from
Quecnstown for New York, experienced the
full force of tho storm. Tho Toutonlo nr
rlved at (Jueenstown somewhat luto and
after embarking Its passengers and 1,692
sacks of mall lied somo difficulty In clear
ing port.
Tho Teutonic passed tho liner Cuflc In
tow at 1 a. m. off Tusknr light.
"There In great uneasiness at Queopstown
In regard to tho cross channel steamers
which left yesterday evening, so violent Is
tho btorm. All nrrlvnls nt port report hav
ing experienced fearful weather.
FIX IT FOR QUEEN'S FIANCE
lutfh l,-Klnlnor lutroiliirr HUM A
provlntc AVIIlit-l in Iiiii'm Proponrtl
.MiirrluKc to(Dnk Henry.
TUB HAOUK, Dec. 20. Hills wero Intro
duced Iu the second chumber today approv
ing of tho marriage of Queen Wllholmlnn
to Duko Ilonry of Mecklenburg-Schworeln,
regulating tho proceedings of tho celebra
tion and the contingencies arising there
from, providing for tho naturalization of
tho bridegroom uml making provision for
an ullownnco pnynblo to tho duko from the
national treasury In tho event of tho queen
dylug befc ro him.
Vniik An- Kiioi-klitK Nutii Ont,
OLASHOW, Dec. 20. Clydo shipbuilders
recently placed nn order for 15,000 tons of
plates lu tho United StatoB, at a saving of
60.000. Tho depression In Scotch steel and
mnlleablo Iron trades Is acute. Fourteon
furnaces will bo damped nt the end of th
year. Tho steel workB are talking of clos
lug Indetlnltcly.
THIk tin- Turk Who In ComliiK.
CONSTANTINO I'LK, Dec. 20,-Lloyd C.
(irlssom, tho United Slates charge d'nffalres,
not Hied tho porte today of the appointment
of John O. A. Lelslinm. recently United
StntcH minister to Switzerland, us minister
of tho United Slates to Turkey.
Unlit I for tin- Cenr.
ST. PKTiJUSIiritfl. Dec. 20. Ycstorday
being tho "Nnmo day" of the crar, thanks
giving services wero held lu nil tho
churches for his recovery and the city
was Illuminated at night.
AKnlul
CARACAS, Voneiuela, Deo. 20. (Via
Hnytleu Cable.) Advices received be-o
from Cumnna. cn tho gulf of Carlnco, say
tho Colombian revolution has been crushed.
KriitiicUy ut Port Sulil,
PORT SAID. Dec. 20Tho United States
battleship Kentucky arrived hero nt 8
o'clock this morning.
.M t'liK'llta of Oim-iiii Vi'NNi-la re. UO,
At New York-Arrlveil-H:igurln. from
Hamburg and Houlogne. Ft-urst lllsmarck,
from Naples. Viulerlantl. from Southamp
ton. Sailed Ui Champngiip. for Havre.
At Hremen Arrived Uilin, from New
York At Quecnstown Arrlved--Oermunlc, from
New irk, for Liverpool. Halled-Teutonlc,
from l.tveroool, fur New York.
At Kobe Arrived, Dee. IS Hergenhuii,
from Portland, Ore., for Yoknhnina, etc.
Sailed. Dee. 10-llriiemar. for Tucoma,
At London Arrived Menominee. from
New York. Sailed, Dec. 2o Mlnneapo'.ls, for
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Commonwealth,
from Uoston. Sailed Helgenlnnd, for Phil
adelphia. At Miiror.in Sailed, Dec. 13 Ilordn, for
S.m FrnnclS'-o.
At YokohamaSailed Tncoma, for T,
comu. At Antwerp Sailed Nederland, for Pnll
ndclphl.i. i
RUSTICATION
CAPITOL WATCHMAN'S TALE
Claims Ho Found and Fought Three Hob'
berc in Treasury Department,
POLICE THINK STORY IS EXAGGERATED
VIslMr Ilvlilrnco Horn Hot Corroborate-
(Junrillau'n Stntemrnt, anil It U
Snhl Mr Wnm to llne llrcu
ltellcnl from Duty.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 20. (Speclul Tele
gram.) An armed forco of tllll Irnnwitl . iln.
tectlvcs and deputy sheriffs were called to
me capuoi uuiiuiug ut 3:30 this morning
by a renort from .Vli-lit U'ni,.li,nnn nn.i
that an attempt was being mudo to rob
mc buiio ireusury.
Four bullet holes were found In various
parts of tho first floor corridor halls, and
In tho treasurer's ofUce, Immediately In
front Of tho VUlllt. MI il amnll ..,i.,.,i.
contulnlng a chisel and a eandlc. The night
waicnman said two shots were fired at him
by tho robbers and that ho returned two
from his own gun.
Hloodhounds wero put on tho trail, but
neither tho dogs nor thn nnii-f.ru ,-nnlH iimi
any duo or trace of the burglars. Oood
iu uc saw mreo men, but could not Iden
tify them. Thoy disappeared nfter the rapid
exchange of shots. Nothing was stolen.
After a thorough examination this morn
ing tho police authorities concluded that
Hood's story was greatly oxaggorntcd. and
it Is believed by Bomo thnt there was no
attempt to rob the trensur. Ono theory
Ifl that tho night wnchtnan was alarmed
by noises made by mlco and rats, and,
thinking thcro wero burglars In tho build
ing, flrod promiscuously In various direc
tions. Kxpcrls today declared that the
shots described lv ii
Ono hole was described ns being tnadn by
luiioi snot nt nn unglo of nearly 46 de
grees. Tho holo Is In tho plaster wall and
could not havo been mndu except by a
bullet shot on a straight line.
Sergeant Hathawav of Dm nllon rn
wald that he understood thnt Oood had somo
trotiolo with tho state officers and was to
hnvo been relieved from duty last night.
Hloodhounds this nftcrnoon took n scent
under ono of the treasury department win
dows nnd followed It east nnd north from
tho capltol to a vacant tenement house
on South Thirtieth street, whero they re
fused to go any farther. No ono had lived
In tho house for several monthB nnd there
wero no Indications that any person had
been thcro. Cither ImmeiHntrlv nrlnp nn
nfter tho attempted robbery. Tho dogs wero
uiKi.il im me irnu lonignt. Tlio authorities
havo determined that If there wore robbers
In tho capltol building they entered through
the basement door by forcing tip tho latch.
Story or (hp Wiilctuiinn.
"I had been through tho corridors on the
secern! floor of tho building and was stand
ing IlCUr thn nlLHt Pll(r:innn nn tl ln,,...
floor, when I heard a peculiar sound, which
i tnougnt wan caused by striking pieces
of steel together," said tho night watch
man. "My first Impression was that Mr.
Mcscrvo or somo clerk of tho treasurer's
Ofllco Was In thn hnllillnc for th.. ,-,,
of ascertaining whether I was attending
u my uuiii'B. i iistoncu, uml then con
cluded thnt tho Round mmn (mm thn ir.,.o.
urer's ofllcc. I got down on tho floor nnd
pinceu my enr near tho crack under tho
door leading Into tho treasurer's office.
I heard tho suspicious sounds plainer than
beforo and I believed then that thcro were
safe-blowers Inside.
"I had often nlanned what r n-ni,i .in
In Buch n caso of emergency, and when I
heard thoso sounds I ilein
out ii plan that I had already arranged.
i goi up anu started ror tne stalrwoy lead
ing down to tho 1
outsldo through the basement door and get
ai mo uurgiarR irom an outside window,
from which position I could bra imt nni,i
not bo seen. Tho stairway leading down
turns ni nDout tlio fourth Btep and Just as
I enmn to tho ttirnlnc nlnr-n i iinar.i i.n
command, 'Throw up your hands!' I yelled
DncK, naitr nut by tho tlmo I had finished
spcakintr ho fired at me lin wnn afo rift tn
at tho font of tho Btnlrway and the bullet
sirucK my watcn chain, pnsscd on through
my coat and went Into tho plastered wall.
I yelled again, and tho next minute a man
camo running nlong tho bnscment floor
from tho enst. I went down then nnd flrod
a shot at him. I waited n few minutes be
foro I went upstnlrs ngnln, expecting tho
resi or mo gang to come down whero I
wnB. I heard no slims of iholr nnnmnni.
and protty soon I started back to tho treas
urer 8 OlUCC.
Anotlipr HxehniiKP of Sliotn.
"As I camo out Into tho main corridor
I heurd another eommnnd to throw
hands. I Jumped bnck of the wall nnd ti.m,
started back niraln In thn Mlrnnti nn r f (t,A
door of tho treasurer's office. Intending to
turn In an nlarm. I was crouching low nil
this tlmo, but hud not gono many feet be
foro I heard another ronnrt (mm v,..i, i.,
I turned and llred n shot In the direction of
mo sounri. inai wos tho last shot fired.
1 then went to thn hnv nn.l mn. i,,.
times. I didn't know Just how to turn In a
Durgiar ainrm on tno Dox nnd make Biiro
that I wuh iindorntonrt. T u-nni intn
- ...iu kllU
office of tho Irrigation board nnd telephoned
to tno tetegrnpn oinco to send a messenger
to Mr. Meserve's residence nnd nntifw him
of the trouble. I then telephoned tho pollco
and a row minutes inter tho officers ap
peared Thcro wero no shots llred after
tho alarm was turned In.
I am confidont tho men In tho basement
esenoed throueh thn bnsnnient flnnt- n.i i
wns almost positive that tho man who
nrcd nt me on the main floor ran upstairs.
I snw nn mnrn nf tiltu ntt.l
. . - .Nt. I (,,,,, (,
Imaglno how ho csenped from tho building."
Treasurer .Mosnrvo arrived on tho Bcnno
about half an hour nfter tho Bhots wero
fired. Ho found several windows In his
ofllco open and this morning un examina
tion nroved that thn smalt rannnv ilm,,.,,.
In tho office desk had been opened. Ho
snld:
"I am nosltlvo there wero men in thn
ofllco last night. Tho drawer In the desk
wbb opened and somo of its contents mis
nlaced. but nnlhlnc w.ia nlnlen I i,in...
tho newspapers for this. They hnvo been
mining every day nbout turning over a
vast nmount of ninnev Inllmnllnc thnt nt
least 1160,000 In actual cash was carried
in tno vault, i no publication of such mat-
ter llttrnctrd thn notice nf rrlmlnnla ,,,i
they puld us a visit."
Theory of the Poller.
"The case Is a very peculiar one." said
Dotectlvo Mnlone of tho city pollco force.
"It seems to mo that If anybody nttempted
to rob tho stnto treasury they would havo
gono nbout tho Job In a systematic and
moro buslnessllko way. A stato trcai.ury
Is a pretty big thing nnd ono would
naturally supposo that It contains quite n
largo nmount of money. A tenderfoot or a
new man In tho safn-cracking business
could not havo broken through tho etrong
doors of thoso safes and it would have
been a big Job for a gang of men skilled
by wldo experience In safo-crncklng.
"Thcro nre many reasons why the affilr
(Continued on Third Page.)
GOLDEN I1WSISM BRINGS THE KIDNAPED BOY BACK HOME
It
!
LETTER SENT
Exact Copy of the Communication Received at the
Cudahy Residence Demanding $25,000.
OMAHA, December 19th. 1900.
Mr. Cudnhy! We havo kidnaped your child nnd demand J23.000 (twenty
flvo thousand dollars) for his sufo return. If you glvo us tho money, the
child will be returned as sato as when you last saw hlra, but It you refuso
wo will put acid In his ayes and blind him, then wo will nmmedlntcly
kidnap another millionaire's child that wc have spotted and demand S100.000
and wo will get it, for ho will see tho condition of your child nnd realize
the fact that wo mean business and will not bo monkeyed with or cap
tured. Oot tho money oil In gold, five, ten and twenty dollnr pieces, put It
In a grip in a whlto wheat sack, get In your buggy alone on tho night of
December 19th nt 7 o'clock p. ra., and' drlvo south from your bouso to
Center street; turn west on Center and drlvo back to Huscr's nark and
follow tho paved road towards Fremont; when you come to n lantern that
Is light by tho sldo of tho road place the money by tho lantern nnd am
mediately turn your boro around and return home. You will know our
lantern for It will hnvo two ribbons, blnck and white, tied on the handle;
you must placo a red( lantern on your buggy whero It can bo plainly Been,
so wo will know yoii'H tnllo away. This letter and every part of It must
bo returned with tlio! money and any attempt at capturo will be tho sad
dest thing you over jlonc.
CAUTION FOR HEttK LIBS IUNOHR.
If you remember nornc twenty years ago, Charley lloss was kidnapped
In New York City nnd $20,000 ransom asked. Old man lloss was willing to
glvo up tho money but Hums, tho great detective, with others, persuaded
the old man not to glvo up tho money assuring him that tho thlovcB would
bo captured. lloss died of a broken heart, Borry that ho allowed the de
tccttvcM to dictate to him.
This letter must not be seen by any one but you. If tho police or some
stranger know Us contents thoy might nttcmpt to capture us although en
tirely ngalnst your wish or somo ono might uso a lantern and represent ns;
thus, tho wrong party securing tho money nnd this would be as fatlc to
you as If you refused to glvo up tho money. So you sco tho danger If you
let IIiIh lottcr bo seen.
Mr. Cudahy you aro up against It and thcro Is only.ono way out. OIVR
UP TUB COIN. Money wo want and money wo will get.
If you don't glvo tip. tho noxt man will, for ho will Bee that wo mean
Juslnena nnd you can lead your boy around blind tho rest of your days, and
all you will havo Is tho dam copper sympathy. Do thn right thing by
tin and wo will do tho Bame by you. If you refuse you will soon sco tho
saddest sight you over Been.
Wednesday, December 19th.
THIS NIOHT Oil NBVER.
Follow these Instructions nnd no harm will befall you or yours.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebniska Fair Friday; Mod
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AUTONOMY FOR PHILIPPINES
Plnn to I'lirm Province Into United
StutPi 'I'prrltorlt-B, WliU-li I, titer
'Will Apply for StntPlioiid.
MANILA, Dec. 20. -Tho leaders of the
projected autonomy party havo again vis
ited tho Philippines coinmlaslon nnd tho
platform proposed was discussed privately
and In nn Informal way. Tho commissioners
ndvlso tho elimination of a fow minor fea
tures. Personally they npprovo tho movo
mcnt ns a forward step lu tho direction of
tho ultlmnto .mensuro of solf-gbvernmont,
which tho commission has already been In
structed to endeavor to bring about.
Tho plan of tho party Ib to form United
States territories Involving candidature for
ultlmnto statehood. Tho platform declares
In favor of a sennto and houso of repre
sentatives elected from districts according
to population. In preparing a bill of rights
tho United States constitution is utlll.od
with tho exception of tho featuro of trial
by Jury.
According to tho plan tho governor gen
oral, appointed by tho president, would
hnvo tho power to voto uxcept In cases of
a two-thirds voto of tho legislature. Tho
legislature would chooso fivo delegates to
the United States congress.
Tho platform opposscs tho Bale of tho
Philippines without tho consent of tho Icgls
Inture. It contains llttlo regarding the
Judiciary or local attaint.
Tho platform opposes tho salo of tho
United Stntos constitution. Tho most ln
flueiitual nnd honorable natives aro Identi
fied with tho movement.
STANDARD OIL WINS AGAIN
Attorney ficnernl Mii-rtn of Ohio AnUn
Court'n Pi-riiilnHlnii to lllnnilmi All
t'nai-n AKnlimt Oftopun.
COLUMI1US, O., Doc. 20. Attorney Gen
eral John M Sheets today appeared bo
foro tho Bupromo court of Ohio and asked
that nil tho cases brought ngalnst tbo con
stituent companies of tho Standard Oil
company bo dismissed. Ho stated that It
was his opinion that tho evidence was not
sufllclent to continue tho prosecution. Tho
court asked tho attorney general to pre
pare tucn entries us ho desired made, and
It Is gonorally conceded that tho cases will
bo dropped by tho court. They wero actions
In ouster and wero nil Instituted by former
Attornoy Ooneral Monnet.
Tho action of tho attorney gcnsrnl also
Includes the dismissal of tho suit ngalnst
tho Continental Tobacco company.
GENERAL LEE WILL RESPOND
Army ('oniiiiiiiMlrr to lie tlip (input of
(lip Xht KiikIiuiiI Sorli'ty of St.
I.iiiiIn Toululit.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. Ocnrral FlUhugh
I.oo, commanding tho Dopartmont of tho
.MlBKourl. who will bo guest of honor at the
annual dinner of tho Now England society
tomorrow night, Is expected to reach St.
Louis early tomorrow morning In his spo-
clal car over tho Burlington route. Ho wilt
respond to tho toast, "The Army and Navy."
Other guests of prominence nt tho dinner
will bo General John W. Noble. Lafnyotto
Young of Des Mnlnen la., Hov. Dr. Daniel
Dorchester and President William II. Homer
of the society. The dinner will bo given
In tho bann.uet hall of tho Mercantile club
nnd will txi one nf thn most brilliant nffntrs
of tho season.
Philip I), Ai'iiionr lu Si-rloiiN rouilllloii
CHICAGO. Dec. 20 -P i 'In D. Armour.
hpnrt of Armour Co.. who has hp-n
slightly 111 for a fow davs past, was re
ported to bo In a serious, though not alarm
in, condition tonight The present dlfll
culty nrl'CB from n complication nf ail
ments ana comes in tno naturo or a relate.
BY KIDNAPERS
SPREAD OVER CAPE COLONY
Boer Operations in English Territory Taking
a Wider Range.
BRITISH SEND TROOPS TO THE SCENE
Iteportn II o its IIutp Orcuptrd CoIcm
burK People of Cape Colour
tircnlly Excited Over
the lnvnalon,
(Copyright, 1300, by Prosa Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Doc. 20. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Persistent re
ports aro circulating in tho political clubs
tonight that a widespread rebellion has
broken out in Capo Colony'. This 3 be
lieved to bo tho causo of Salisbury's pessi
mistic npecch Tuesday. Tho situation 1b
regarded with deup alarm, as It la feared
Kitchener's supplies nro In danger of being
cut off. Kitchener Is snld to havo sent
a dispatch Saturday, demanding 30,000 ad
ditional mounted men as essential to tho
security of tho British position in South
Africa. 'o practlcablo scheme for provid
ing ineso reinforcements hns yet been
framed by tho War ofllco. Tho general out
look Is regarded as blacker than at any
time slnco tho outbreak of tho war.
CAPKTOWN, Dec. 20. Tho invasion of
Capo Colony Is spreading. It Is reported
that the Doers havo occupied Colesburg,
south of Phtlllppolls, nnd near tho Orareo
Itlvcr Colony frontier. Tho people hero
aro much disturbed. A mixed forco of 1,000
men wns dispatched north yesterday even
ing. LONDON, Dec. 20. Tho following dis
patch has been received from General
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Wednesday, De
cember 19'
A party of Doers, estimated at from KK)
to 800, has crossed tho Oruiigo river nt
lthenoster hock.
A second band Is reported to have crossed
near Sand drift.
They havo been followed. 1 havo sent a
considerable body of men, who uro gutting
around then..
Tho lloera from lthenoster hoek aro bo
lng followed closely from Venterstudt,
which they left ut 3 o'clock yesterday even
ing, going In tho direction of Stoynsberg.
Tho Important points on tho railway and
tho neighborhood aro well guarded. I hopo
tho band will noon bo driven north again.
Illllclul lli-vlriv of Kltiiiitlou.
A government memorandum Issued this
evening makes tho following announcement:
Tim principal seat of action lin been
transferred to the northern part of Cape
Colony. Darly on December 10 n largo body
of Hoers crossed the Orange river toward
liurghfrsdiirp. A Hrltish forco followed, to
avoid which tho lioors turned westward
and occupied Vcnturxlnd on December 18,
but they i-v.u-uateil the town tho same day
on tbo approach of tho Hrltish and marched
lu thn direction of Steynberg.
Tho Doers, however, have been Inter
cepted and tlnd dltlleiilty In moving In uny
direction, iih Steynsburg. Ilurghersdorp,
Stromborg, Itosmcad and Nnauwpoort aro
all strongly held by the Hrltish and the
Orango river bus risen considerably In their
roa r.
Another body of 2,0() IlootH crossed at
Sand Drift, making for C'olesbcrg, hut on
tho dispatch of a Hrltish forco they
diverged and octupled I'hlllpMnwu Decem
ber IU, cutting the telegraph wirn.i botwenn
Phlllpstown and lloiikikrnul. (Curly this
morning n portion of theso lloi'is reached
lliuktkruii! station and cut tho lino there.
Considerable reinforcements have been
Bent to DeAur nnd Hanover, and It Is ex
pected that further Invasion will now be
Htopped itxcept In the caso of Bcoutlng par
ties which may slip through to raid cnttlo
and t'i obtain much needed supplies.
Hitherto thcro has been very llttlo fight
Ing, iih the enemy lu every Instance havo
retired before the ICngllsh. Thoy havo
taken our garrison of twenty at Venlorstnilt
prisoners, but tho MagersfonttinB repulsed
their attack, Inflicting severe losses after
some hours' fighting and the refusal of a
demand to Hurrcnder
It Is probable that of tho two Invading
forces tin former Is a part of Dowpi'h com
mando and tho latter consists of several
small cominnndoH hitherto operating In thu
west of thn tirnngo Hlver Colony and u
number of rebels.
CAPKTOWN, Dec. 20. Tho situation In
tho northern districts of Capo Colony Is
moro serious. Tully 2.000 Hours havo In
vaded that section. Oravo fears nro en
tertained that Dutch sympathizers will Join
t hn rebellion und that this will spread.
Although thern Is no fear as to tho ultl
mato result, tho lack nf a sutllclcnt num
ber of mounted troops Is felt by tho Ilrltlnli.
The enormous wnsto of horses la South
Africa was never fully appreciated until
now.
Return of Young
Twenty Five
MONEY IS LEFT AT
Father Sees No One but Captors Keep Faith
and Return the Boy,
DETAILS THE STORY
Abductors Pretend to Be Officers from Sarpy County Alleg
He is Runaway from .That County Blindfolded and
Taken to South Omaha Says His Captors
Treated Him Kindly Six Men in Gang.
Edward Cudiiliy, jr., is worlh his weight; in gold. 'p() V(iHc.M
him from tlu hands of tho men who abdiielcd him early last
Tuesday evening and held him until ho was released early Thurs
day morniii; his father, Ii. A. (udahy, (iirned over a hag of gold
weighing ninety-live pounds avoirdupois, or 112 pounds troy, but
little below that or the boy himself. The amount paid was ?2.r,
000, all of it in gold coin.
The story connected with the abduction and restoration of
young Cudahy reads like a romance, and it is but little wonder
that, when The lee extra appeared tin the streets soon after 11
o'clock yesterday forenoon, giving substantially all the details
of the payment; of the ransom, men in every walk of life were
incredulous. The idea that a man of Mr. ciidnhy's well known
business sagacity should drive out. to a lonely spot iu the country,
lay down a sack containing $25,000 in gold and deliberately turn
around and leave it there, trusting to the Avoid of men whose own
actions had branded them as outlaws to fulfill their pari, of the
compact, seemed beyond belief. That such was really the ease,
however, can not, be doubted, as it, is confirmed in every detail
both by Mr. Cudahy himself and several other men who havo
been close to him during the entire time his son avuh in the. hands
of the bandits and who were fully conversant, with every move
he made.
Father Notified by Letter.
The conditions under which the kidnapers were willing to re
lease their victim were detailed in full in a letter which was
thrown into the yard of the Cudahy residence Wednesday fore
noon by an unknown rider, who afterward went, to u nearby
livery stable, informed Mr. Cudahy by telephone that, a com
munication had been left for him, and then, after hanging up tho
receiver, mounted his horse and rode rapidly away. One of the
servants went immediately into the yard and found the letter,
which was at once taken to .Mr. Cudahy. It was written with
pencil on yellow paper and was evidently composed by someone
who had a fair education. The sentences are, for the most part,
grammatical, but, two words, "immediately" and "fatal" are mis
spelled. Owing to the confusion and excitement consequent upon
the disappearance of young Cudahy, a story gained circulation
that two communications were received during the day by Mr.
Cudahy, but this proved to be a mistake. The letter thrown into
the yard was the only word the distracted parents received from
the captors of their child. Mr. Cudahy had copies of the letter
prepared, but did not retain the original, as its return was made
part of the bargain for the restoration of tho boy.
The communication from the kidnapers conveyed the infor
mation that the young man would be returned to his parents, pro
viding tho sum of $25,000 was paid that night, and gave explicit
directions as to where the ransom should be left. A consultation
was immediately held by Mr. Cudahy and his friends and various
plans were discussed looking to the capture of the gang when
they should put in nn appearance at. tlie rendezvous which they
had named. One by out- these were dropped as impracticable,
and at last, impelled by the fearful strain under which the family
was suffering, Mr. Cudahy decided to comply with the demands
of the bandits.
Secures Gold for Ransom.
As soon as this decision was reached a trusted messenger,
who had been sworn to secrecy, was dispatched to the Omaha Na
tional bank for the money, lie returned in a short lime, bringing
with him $25,000 in gold coin. After supper had been eaten Mr.
Cudahy ordered one of his horses harnessed to a light buggy and,
taking the sack containing the gold, drove out Center street
to the appointed meeting place. In compliance Avitli the demand
made in the letter, he wns quite alone, and carried a red lantern
in his wagon, the sighal that had been asked for in the commu
nication. After driving about five miles his attention was attracted
by a small white light that seemed to be close to the roadside.
This was the place where he had been directed to leave the gold.
As he came up to it. he saw that, it was simply a small lantern
suspended from a stick. Alighting from his buggy, lie took the
sack containing the money and deposited it on the ground close
by the stick and, leaving it there, climbed into the carriage,
turned his horse around and drove home, without having seen or
heard anyone or anything.
Presumably, however, his arrival and departure had been
noted. At least about 1 o'clock Thursday morning thn missing
boy was set down within a few blocks of his homo and soon after
was again in the house which he had quilted but little more than
twenty-four hours before. He was safe and sound and had been
treated kindly, he said.
Father Is Well Pleased.
Mr. Cudahy expresses himself as being very well satisfied
with his bargain. He says it, is his boy and his money, and he
would gladly have given more for (lie boy's return, if it had been
necessary. Feeling that it is his affair alone, Mr. Cudahy does
Edward Cudahy Costs
Thousand Dollars,
THE APPOINTED PLACE
OF HIS KIDNAPING