The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAIJLISIIED .TUX.K 10, J 871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, UECEM IJ HK 24, 1J)00.
SI2s"CLE COPY VIVE CENTS.
BOERS SEEM CHECKED
4
Kitchener Cables Each
prion After
Hearing Oncers'
TELLS OF SURROUNDING
Thought Troopi Would Get Around
Dutch Annici.
LATER DISPATCH MENTIONS BRITSTOWN
Explains that it Waa Occupied by Boers'
Western Column.
GENERAL FRENCH AT CLOSE QUARTERS
Diii-Iiik Hip Tumuli Vn fur Tun llnyn
In Cunliicl uitli (lie Ciimiiiiintlns
ot llrycrw null lelnrry" Col
vlllc'n I'liKUgcincntii.
LONDON, Dec. 23. The War office has
received the following dispatch from I-ord
Kitchener, doted Pretoria, December 22:
"Ab far oh It In possible for mo to form
an opinion from the rcportB of ofllccrs on
the spot 1 think the Ilocr movement Into
Capo Colony hns been chucki'l. Of the
two forceB Unit entered the colony I ho
eastern Is still north of the SoutpntiBbcrK
range, while tho ono that entered the west
BppcnrH to have becu turned In tho direc
tion of Ilrltslown n nd I'rlcskn. Our troops
aro getting uround both bodies nnd n spn
clnl column In hIho being organized which
will bo dispatched Immediately when 1
know where Its services arc most wanted.
"Tho Doers have not received much as
sistance In Capo Colony as far ns my In
formation goes. Wo havo armed nnmo of
the colonists, who urn assisting our forces;.
Railway and telegraph communication Iiub.
been much interrupted by tho very bad
wrather.
"Dewet ts In the neighborhood of Scncknl.
General French, In conjunction with Gen
eral Clements, attacked a force under
HcycrH south of tho Magnllenborg. The
Hocrs broke away In a southwesterly direc
tion toward Pot.chefstrootn and were fol
lowed by Ocncrnl Gordon with u column ot
French's force.
"Vcsterdny evening nhout G o'clocl:
Clements' force was engaged south of OlI
phantn nclc, but I do not yet know tho re
sults." Send l.ntcr DUpuleli.
A later dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated l'retorln, December 22, says:
"The western column of Doers occupied
Jlrltstoun nnd cut tho railway south of
Do Aar Junction.
"The enemy is being followed up. Gen
eral Kronen has been In contnet for two
days with tho commands of llcycrs and
Delarey south of tho .Magallesberg. Ho
Is pursuing them. Tho enemy havo lost
considerably nnd Commandant Kreuz and
others havo been ruptured.
"General Colvlllo engaged two separntn
commandos on December 21 near Vlnk
fonteln with slight losses, tho enemy re
tiring." SAYS DEWET IS DOING IT ALL
llrtliulle Coricsponileii t A rllt-N that
the (lenernl In Alitor It rnpnuHllilc
for I'liriKiiiK'inil IteslNtunee.
LONDON, Dee. 21. Lord Kltchcncr'B dis
patches, breathing u conlldenco hardly Jus
tilled by their contents, are ulmost the only
nvnllablo news from tho scat of hostilities
lnvHout!i Africa, but telegrams from Cape
town depict tho situation In nnythlug but
rnscuto hues. Without believing tho asser
tion of tho Transvaal agency In Drussels
that (5,000 Doers havo Invaded Capo Colony,
It Is qulto evident that tho invasion was a
serious and well planned nrTalr.
In connection with this n correspondent
sends this extremely Interesting letter,
dated llcthulle, December 1, describing Dc
wet and his dolt,gs:
Dewet bus never been taken seriously
rnmigh, It Is of little use In pursue him, as
no lights ii rear guard action nnd gains
twenty miles while he Is being fought.
lie Is n burn military genius whoso won
derful powers hnvo kept up this phenom
enal resistance.
Once bo falls, tho whole thing could ho
crushed In a fortnight. He tins mitv hIh.
.;hj cuiiiiniuiuii miner ins supervision. All
ids patrols nnd columns miirih unit conn.
termarch on his order. Tin. r,iri..,s nmlir
Ills command havo been reduced by his
Htrcngth of will to u properly organized
Briny, moving at his command. The sooner
the llrltlsh rid themselves of the Idea that
Uewet'H forces nro it mere rabble, wander
ing aimlessly, the sooner they will grasp
the need of the determined effort which Is
necessary to capture him,
Tho Cnpo Colony cabinet had an Import
ant sitting yesterday (Sunday). It appears
that the Iloern have destroyed n rnllway
bridge twelve miles south of Do Aar nnd
o Cnpu mails havo arrived nt Illnemfon
teln for thieo dayB.
Kurther anxiety has been caused In Cape
town by the discovery that during tho last
month public bodies In out of tho way
places have requisitioned supplies of dyna
mite. Tho colonial government is now en
dcnvorlng to recover possession of these
explosives and Is removing all stores of
arms and ammunition from suspected do
pots. Other advices from Capetown report the
Dutch element In Capo Coluny as greatly
elated over tho southward progress of tho
Ilocrs nnd are boasting that the whole, dis
trict of Victoria West will Join tho raid
ers. It is suspected In Capetown that tho
force traveling from Zoutpans drift Is not
n body of Doers, but one of colonials, has
tening to Join tho Invaders.
Tho I'letermarltzhurg correspondent of
the Dally Mall says: "Tho Doers aro nc
tlvo between Johannesburg and Pretoria,
exchanging shots with tho llrltlsh outposts,
nnd It Is reported that parties of Ilocrs
are hovering around Johannesburg."
AccrptH Ainerleiiii IIIiIn.
SANTIAGO, Chill, Dec. 23. Tho govern
ment of Chill, which recently Invited
tenders for 400 freight cars, has accepted
300 from Doecho &. Co., and 100 from W.
II, Graco & Co., all of American manufac
ture. I'oNtitlllt't Clerks Suspended.
, ST JOSEPH, Mo.. Dec. 23.-I'ostolUco
Inspectors have been diligently but se
cretly nt work for two weeks probing Ir
regularities hero nnd today nixpoudcd
three of the oldest clerks in the service on
" clmrgo of destroying mall mnitr
Patrons of tho olllce hnvo been complain
ing to tho postmaster general that they
could not regularly get publications that
jvero being sent them, nnd asked for an
Investigation. Tho crime is punishable by
Imprisonment.
Kill III Father tu Sine III .Mother.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-To shield his mother
from abuse nnd save himself from u beat
ing with a linker, Albeit Allieithen today
nhot and killed his father nt their home
In "Wontworlh uveiiue. Albert, who la 17
onrs old, was arrested.
Mo vcnii'iitH of Ocenn Vensel IJre. ait.
NHW VOUK. Dee. JJ.-Salled: Uller,
bUvejiger; Etruria, Liverpool.
bUIH MS I
NEVER CAN AGREE TO TREATY
.oniliiu Times .Mi J that Hoy-Pnuucc-fnte
AHri'ftiiPiil. n Amended, in
Wholly I nnceoptnblo.
LONDON, Dec. 21. Tho Times. In an ed
itorial on President McKlnley's decision to
submit the Hay-l'nuncefotc canal treaty to
Great Ilrltaln, reproaches him with "shlft-
ng n dangerous responsibility on tho Ilrlt
sh government," nnd says.
'ho president must hour the responsl-
.,i ..ii, intiiuii inni may occur. Tile
ided treaty Is n bargain tn whteii wn
lilt uiiroo and In vliii-ii ri,snmiiiia
Titan who takes the trouble tn rpfloet
upon our side of tho question can expect
us to agree.
When Senator Lodgo nntioiinced that
Americans expect Europe "to keep out"
of America he forgets that England Is u
great North Amerlcun power nnd Intends
to remain such a power.
If the Iliiy-I'iuincerotc treaty Is not
adopted In it form ncceptablo to us wo
shall stand quietly upon our own Indubit
able rights In the Clnyton-Hulwer treaty,
n treaty which cannot be alTccted by tiny
notion tho American senate mny chooso
to take.
KRUPP CLAIM INTERFERES
(irriunn I'uihoNsy Hit n llnml In
fhcckliiK Turk's Order for n
Crump Cruiser.
CONSTANTI NO PLE, Dec. 23. The ex
pected Imperial tirndo authorizing tho sign
ing of tho contract for the construction ot
u cruiser for tho Ottoman navy by the
Cramp Shipbuilding company, together with
the initial deposit of $100,000 bas not yet
been issued.
It appears that tho German embassy has
protested to the porto against the payment
to the Cramps beforo tho amount owing to
Hcrr Krupp for nnvnl guns has been paid.
WHY R0UMAN1A DECLINED IT
HiixiIii I'mfTcrril l.unii Turned Hum
llecuusc It Kniluiiuereil l.lttle
('mint rj Inileiicndeiiee.
LONDON, Dec. 24 "Itussla orfercd Ilou
muiila n loan of sixteen millions," says
thu Vleniiu correspondent of the Dally
Express, "to nsslst her In the llnanclal
crisis, but tho offer was declined because
there wcro conditions nttiiched undermining
Koumnnlan Independence."
Slenuiem Itepnrl Itouuli I'iinhiiuo.
OUKDNSTOWN, Dec. 23. Tho gale hnB
modcrnted nnd incoming vessels report
fearful experiences. Tho German ship
Hcinrich, Captain Hagcr, encountered head
winds which prevented her sailing more
than 20 miles west of tho coast of Ireland.
Tho crew were utterly exhausted, being day
and night at the pinups. The ilclnrlch will
dock hero for rernlrs.
The llrltlsh ship Kr.roon, from Philadel
phia December 7 for Cork, has also ar
rived hero and reports having passed it
Ley land lino steamer off tho west coast of
Ireland during tho gale and that the lat
ter was listed to nu angle of 15 degrees.
SulMcrllien to IHnIi I'iiiiiI,
DUIILIN. Dec. 23. Archbishop Walsh, In
n letter to Mr. J. E. Hedmond, leader of
tho Irish parliamentary party, says: "Tho
time has conn! t' resumo tho old pructlce,
In abeyance for several years, of subscrib
ing to tho IrUh parliamentary fund."
Ho encloses n check for 10 nnd con
Kiuiulatcb Mr. Redmond with "grappling,
with exemplary success, with tho difficul
ties of your position."
I'rliici' Oxeiir In Metier.
STOCKHOLM. Dc. 23. The condition of
Prince Oscar, duke of Scanlc, eldest son
of ,tho crown prlnco ot Sweden nnd Nor
way, who has licen seriously HI, Is now
much improved.
The dlsappcaranco of Lieutenant Col
onel Count Snollsky, military nttncho ot
tho Swedish and Norwegian lcgntlon In Rer
un, Is attributed to mental derangement.
t'wir .Not to Mini' Yet.
ST. PHTHUSlllUtG, Dec. 23. Tho corres
pondent of the Associated Press was In
formed by one of the ministers of state
this nf'ternoon that Kmperor Nicholas n:id
tho ministers ot f.nnnqo, war nnd forlegn
affairs do not expect to leave Llvndla, where
the czar Is convalescing, before tho middle of
Jnnuary.
Wrecked Off .Sweden.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 23. Tho sailing Bhlp
Iverrla was wrecked Inst Krlday near Goet
cborg, houthweestern Swctien. Seven of
tho crow were drowned. Three managed
to reach nn uninhabited Island, where two
died, tho third being rescued toduy.
llerllu'N I'opulnt Ion.
DEHL1N, Dec. 23. Tho population of Iler
lln. Including the suburbs, Is 2,469,676, as
compared wjth 2,076,946 In 1S95. The electric
trolley system Is rapidly displacing tho
storage battery system on tho buolcst
.streets ot Ilerlln.
(ienoii Strike Culled Off.
GENOA, Dec. Tho strlko that was caused
by tho closing by the prefect of pollco of the
bureau of labor unions came to nn end to
day on the announcement that tho govern
ment hud couscnted to n reconstruction of
the bureau.
Is n. VleiTo' l'ri'illctlon,
PAHIS, Dec. 23. Tho semi-official Tomps
announces In confirmation of the press dis
patches that tho viceroy of tho province
of Hu Pel nnd Hu Nan declares that Wu
Chang will bo mado nn open port.
(ilvrx Von HueliMv w Title,
DEHLIN, Dec. 23. This nf'ternoon Em
peror William visited tho Imperial chancel
lor. Count von Uuelow, nnd personally con
ferred upon him tho insignia of tho Order
of thu Illnck Engle.
.HriiNiiii In .Ml Id In .iloekholni,
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 23. Tho weather In
Stockholm Is the mildest that has been known
hero for many years at tho Christmas
season.
PLILADELPHIA BOXERS QUIT
Kilwuril Siiuforil'N Dentil Itrnlt In
nu Clllelnl Order I'rolilliltlnw All
l'u I ii re Content! There,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23. As a result
of the fatal termination ot tho amateur
boxing bout fast night nt tho Philadelphia
Athletic clul between Joseph Kelly and Ed
ward Sanford. who fought under tho namo
of Krnnlc Unrr, nil boxing contests have
been prohibited for the present by tho po
lice authorities. Director of Publlo Safe
ties English Issued tin order to tho police
today to tho effect that all penults for
sparring coutests heretofore Ismud aro re
voked and that no moro permits will be
granted for the s.imo for the present, nnd
tho pollco are Instructed to provrnt spar
ring exhibitions until further notice. Thero
aro quite a number of athletic clubs In the
city whero boxing contests, nmntcur and
professional, were held, tdx rounds being
tho limit prescribed by law.
Tho exact cause of Sanford's death will
not bo mado known by tho coroner until
tho Inquest Ii held tomorrow. Tho report
that his skull was fractured Is erroneous.
Krnnk IHnderson, who nctcd as rcfereo,
was today released on $1 000 security. Kelly
and the seconds of both boxers are still In
custody, but held without ball to await
tho action of the coroner's Jury.
I Wh
NOTE
Spanish Minister to Formally Transfer
Document to China.
CHANG PROMISES TO KEEP APPOINTMENT
llpllevrn He Mill lip Able to Attend,
yiU I'rlnee CIiIhk, tin Amllrnei;
tilth the l'u vo)M l'riinipt Ac
tion In to Hi; t'rucil,
IMS KIN, Dec. 23. LI Hung Chang, an
swering an Inquiry from the foreign envoya
regarding his health, said ho believed ho
would bu able to attend tho meeting tomor
row In order to uccept, with Prlnco Chlng,
the preliminary Joint note.
Tho nolo will be presented by the Spanish
minister, Scnor 1), J. do Cologau, denn of
tho diplomatic corps, with a few words'
expressive of a hopo of as prompt a reply
lis possible to n note which has been care
lully prepared with evory desire to continue
tho dyn.-n.ty nnd not to be hard toward the
nation, nnd of further hopo that tho Chinese
plenipotentiaries will urgo upon Empcior
Kwang Su tho necessity of Immediate com
pliance. An answer is expected about
Thurtday.
LONDON. Dec. 21. Dr. Morrison, wiring
to tho Times from Pekln Saturday, says
that official Chinese declaro that China will
accept all tho conditions of tho Joint nolo
without "losing her fnce."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Diplomatic
circles discussed with Interest today tho
provisions ot tho Joint agreement which has
been signed by tho representatives of tho
powers ut Pekln for presentation to tho
Chinese plenipotentiaries. The hopo Is
generally expressed that tho latter will
act promptly In tho consideration of tho
note, nnd thus open the way for the prompt
settlement of tho peace terms. To Mr. Wu,
tho Chlneso minister, tho demands made
by tho powers are a keen disappointment
nnd nro not such, In his opinion, as should
havo animated tho governments who hnvo
the best Interests of China ui heart. He
regards them ns harsh nnd severe, hut
expresses tho hopo thnt tuey will be dis
cussed by both sides In nu nmlcnble nnd
conciliatory fplrlt, nnd that the powers
eventually will ameliorate many of tho
objectionable features.
Mr. Wu expects that whllo LI Hung
Chniic and Prlnco Chlng are fully qualified
to net In the matter, yet tho terms of tho
note will bo sent by telegraph to the court
at Its present abode, whlcli Is conncctod
with Pekln by telegraph.
JAPAN HAS CHANGE OF HEART
GruvtN to Look Mil More Charity on
Cliliiu'n Slim nnil Merited
I'uiiInIiiiipiiI.
YOKOHOMA, Dec. 5. (Correspondence of
tho Associated Press.) Tho wearisome nnd
disappointing delays of the Pekln diplomats
are having n marked effect upon public
opinion In Japan, producing what may be
regarded as almost n revolution of sentl
irent In favor of China. Tho native papers
nro now mainly nrrayed on tho side of
leniency In dealing with tho chief Instiga
tors, not only from a practical point of
view looking nt tho supremo Importance
of inducing tho government to return to
Pekln, but also owing to tho Inherent force
of tho spirit of patriotism which charac
terizes tho Japanese natives. Tho Japaneno
nro naturally unking themselves what they
would havo dono under similar provoca
tion. The answer has given rise to an out
flow of something strongly resembling sym
pathy, and Japan Is thcrcfaro ranging It
self on the side of tho nations which nro
counseling tho most niodcrnto terms pos
sible In the negotiations w'tth the Chinese
court. H is notlcenblo also that even somo
of tho foreign papers hero nro upon tho
samo side, tho Japan Mall conspicu
ously so.
Hi'IIkIoiin Mutter ('iinnpleiiiiiiM,
Tho missionary question of course occu
pies a foremost placo In the discussion.
It Is now felt ns essential that tho west
ern powers tako cognlznnco ot the Bcntl
mcnt hero thnt religious invasions
of Orientul countries by powerful
western organizations nrc tantamount
to filibustering expeditions nnd should
not bo discountenanced, but stern
measures should bo adopted for their sup
pression. It Is, of course, admitted thnt
Individual religious zeal In the lino of prop
ngnndlsm cannot be Interfered with, but
tho feeling here Is that tho mission boards
constitute a standing mennco to peaceful
International relations.
Tho business stagnation continues nnd
Is exciting some attention In foreign ns
well us In nntlvo circles. Tho harbor of
Yokohamn Is well-nigh denuded of shipping
nnd thero Is a sternly, though ns yet small,
exodus of foreign residents. When the
Chlneso troubles nro fettled, however,
everyone Is looking for u substantial re
vival of trade, and preparations for It are
being mndo. In the mcantlmo indignation
against tho Inexcusnble delays nt Pekln Is
wnxlng hot.
Nothing has yet been heard of tho train
ing ship Tkushlma, which disappeared off
tho eastern const In tho recent great storm,
nnd Inten?') nnstcty Is felt for tho fato of
tho ninety-ono students on board, A war
ship has been dispatched In search.
KntlniNliiHtle Over l'roiiomeil Memorial
Tho enthusiasm among tho Japanese over
the proposed memorial of the Perry expe
dition Is Increasing and eomothing hand
some will probably bo tho result of tho
movement. Ono paper, remarking upon tho
changes brought by time, recalls tho fact
that when Pcrry'B ships were lying off
Urnga tho alarm tn Yeddo was imminent.
A system of signals was arranged to keep
the capital Informed of nil tho movements
of tho "black vessels." especially with re
gard to the contingency that they might
proceed to Yeddo. At first tho citizens had
an alternation of panics and reassurances,
for whenever tho tide turned tho ships so
that they rode with their bows northward
slgnnls were ot onco made announcing nn
ndvanco against Yeddo, and when tho tide
flowed news of salvation waB hastily dls
patched. And now the Japanese are con
tributing largely to erect a monument to
commemorate their advent.
Hoshl Torn, mlulster of communication
and formerly Japanese minister to tho
United States, has resigned his portfolio In
conscquenco of tho persistent allegations of
his Implication In llnanclal scandals. Ho
will bo succeeded by Mr. Hiya, former
minister to Korea. It Is posslblo that tho
stability of tho Ho cabinet will bo af
fected. Ilnil Slorin In .MInnInnIppI,
MACUN, Mlsh . Dc. 2.I.-Nrws was re
celved today that n tornudo passed throug'i
tho eastern edge of Noubcc county nnd
the- western part of Pickens and Similiter
counties, Alahnmn, Inst night, dolus great
damage, lelcphoiio news Is meager. Ono
house on ihe Sparltmnii place was d
ftroyed, A residence on tho Hoai plnc-
near Cook.ivlllo whs wrecked nnd Its fur
nll.iro destroyed, On thi Deal plnei. sev
eral houses were blown uway On tin
John A Indhnm idnee tho store house and
barns were destroyed and several mules
killed. One negro wns killed, On tho
Nnucy Plantation place everything was
destroyed, Waih Oliver, a negro, was
killed.
LI
S CANTON CAR STRIKE IS ON
Mrert Itnllvtiiy Coin pint) ' Three Hun
dred Kinplii en Alt Culled Out
Only 'I'nu Cnm Itun,
SCIIANTON, Pn Dec. 23. Every ono of
tho 300 enr nnd bnm employes of tho
Scranton Hallway compnny obeyed tho or
der, which went Into effect at G n. m., to
strike nnd us a consequence only two enra
were run In all of the Lackawanna valley
today. These two wero manned by Super
intendent Patterson nnd dispatchers, fore
men nnd clerks. No attempt wns mado to
molest them nnd, although rnlu fell n
greater port of tho day, tho two cars sel
dom had n passenger. The tlcdup region
extends from Plttston to Forest City, n
distance of thirty miles, nnd Includes slxty
ftvo miles of tracks, on which nro run or
dinary night cars.
Tho men of tho Wyoming Traction com
pany, operating all tho lines south of
Plttston ns far na Nuntlcokc, thrcotcn to
go on a strlko Thursday. With both com
panies tied up thero would bo total cessa
tion of street car truffle In n strip eighty
miles Mirth. Including the four cities of
Scrnnton, Wllkesbnrre, PIttstdn nnd Car
bondalc. Tho strikers mot tonight nnd ap
pointed committees to mnn tho different
depots. They nro to watch out for men
whom It is reported havo been recruited
In Philadelphia to take their places. They
will also distribute cards to strangers noti
fying thorn of tho strlko and nsklng them
not to rldo on tho cars. An appeal to tho
local public was ulso Issued asking thnt the
cars be not patronized. Tho mon demand
20 cents an hour for old employes nnd
from 15 to 17! cents an hour for now
men. They nlso demand n ten-hour day.
The company In Its answer to tho griev
ance sayB It is not In u position to nfford
nny Increase In wages nt tho present time.
President Chirk arrived tonight nnd stated
that tho road would be operated with new
men if tho old men cannot bo secured.
WllkeNhiirre Walkout Tlirpiileued.
WILKESHAItUE, Pn.. Dee. 23. Tho em
ployes of the Wllke.sbarro and Wyoming
Valley Electric rompnuy and tho officials
of the comp-tny met In conference today
to talk over certain grievances which tho
men submitted to tho committee on Sat
urday. The employes demand shorter
houru and 20 cents nn hour. President
Itlgg snld iho wanted to bo fair with tho
men, but their demands wero too nwecplng
nnd tho company could not nfford to grant
them. Ae u compromise President Klgg
offered tho men 16 cents nn hour, but no
reduction in the hours of labor. Tho con
ductors nnd mntormcu refused to accept
this offer nnd gave tho company until
Thursday to decide tho matter. After tho
conferenco President Itlgg declined to
talk, but it Is thought ho will not grant the
demands nnd a strlko Is likely to follow.
THINKS STRIKES IMPOTENT
I'iisIIhIi l.ulior l.eniler Tell CIiIpiiko
rnloulMlN thnt Social I'ruhleni Muni
Iff Seltleil ,iniTcrcntl.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23. "You can nover solve
tho social problem by strikes, that Is my
opinion after twenty years' experience hi
tho movement." said Peter Curran, chair
man of tho General KcdcrnH. n ot Trades
t'nlons of Great XJrltnlu, iit'"upenklng to
tho workluginen of Chicago today at a meet
ing held under tho auspices of tho Dulldlng
Trades' council.
Mr. Curran came to this country as tho
fraternal delcgnto from tho llrltlsh Trades
1'nlon congress to tho American Federation
of Labor convention and represents about
2,000.000 orgnnlzed workers In tho United
Kingdom. Ho is president nnd orgnnlzcr
of tho Gas Workers and General Laborers'
union, with general offices In London.
Mr. Cumin bald:
After spending more money In England
during the Ht tweuty-llve years on tho
Industrial battielleld than would keep "in
men legislating lor our Interests In the
House of Parliament, we hnvo come to the
conclusion that we must have something
to say about the making of the laws un
der which wo have to work and wo inunt
get uwav from the o!d orthodox political
parties If we hopo to secure what we
seek. I hp on y possibility of our securing
labor legislation la by sending our own
men to Parliament, not as our masters,
but as our servants. You never can solve
thu social problem by ntrlkes, never
remedy the social evils of which you com
plain by muscular force. You must do
It through' legislation. I am not In favor
of any lawn which would tnko away tho
right of the worker to strike, but 1 nm
not an udvocnto of strikes. Thero Ih
only ono sol.itlnn and thnt Is, In common
ownership, for ns long as wo n'low tho
land and machinery of tho country to bo
held as private monopolies by tho few, so
long will we have Industrial disputes and
upheavals.
ST. PAUL GETS OMAHA'S STORM
SaturiliiM "Windy Snowfall Iteai'liCN
Mimic sotu urn ClrM llll.iuril or
I'fPHPiit Winter.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 23. This section
of tho northwest Is experiencing tho first
blizzard of tho present winter. Tho past
week hns been extremely mild and pleas
ant, nnd yesterday n sprlng-liko rain was
falling. Eurly today, however, tho wind
shifted to northwest nnd changed the rain
to snow. In St. Paul tho snowfall has been
light, but tho terrific wind blew It in blind
ing sheets. Tho storm is general through
out tho htatc. At Dlack Itlvor Kails, Wis.,
tho thermoneter has fallen 23 degrees.
Valuable I'mit-li In MIhkIiik,
CHICAGO. Dec 23 -A spcclnl to tho
Hecord from Helena, Mont., says: A vegls
tered mall pouch due to leave Helena for
Chicago nnd the east Saturday morning
Is missing. It evidently having been stolen
between the postolllco nnd tho Great
Northern depot. Tho pouch was nn ex
tremely valuable one. containing ns It did
tho principal portion of the Christmas re
membrances sent east from here, liolnu-
duo In Chicago Jlnndny morning. The
pencil was iimiieti nn mo man '.vugon at
midnight Krlday night.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 23. Tho stolen
mall pouch was found today In n prospect
holn In town. Tho sack had been silt imen
und several nackageB rltled. the boxes scat
tered around whero the buck was found.
Postolllco officials refuse nil Information
ns to tho contents of tho Hack.
Aimv lllnti-iet ttorney In Itcaily,
NEW YOltlf, Dec. 23 -Eugene A. Phil
bin, who has been appointed by Governor
Iloosevolt to Hueceed Asa Hlrd Gnrdlnor
us district attorney. In an Interview todiy
(aid that ho would tnko charge of tho
district ntlornoy's office as Boon as ho
lecelves tho official notlllentlon, and that
ho will remove no mnn who Is competent
to till tho olllce he occupies aril who Is
doing his duty. The members of District
Attorney Gardiner's stuff held two con
feiences today and It was decided that
they would not resign.
I'liiluriilluu deport i:uuKcriiteil.
ACGI'STA. Me.. Dec. 23 -Tho story to
tho effect th.it large numbers of Kronch
Cnnndlans will leave New England for
Quebec In, tho spring obtains not the
slightest credence here. Itene Dupont,
eolonlzntlon ugont for Iho Quebec nnd
Lako St. John region. Is alleged to havo
said that "of the 2ifl,u Kronch Cumuli inn
In tho state of Maine I believe U.0.OK) of
them will enmo back In the sprlna."
The ecclesiastical records i how that there
are but fij.(rt) French CanudlaiiB in the
state.
M If Strike In Sellleil,
Ml'NClE, Intl.. Oee. 23 Tho htrlke .f
tho snappers In thu tru'U window glass
plnnts In Munrle, which threatened to elose
all tho western plums, viih called off to
night. The workmen mot nnd decided not
to return to work unless they received tho
tame pay as befor" Tho management
then offered terms which wcro accepto.l
bv the incu.
RETURNS FOR MORE MOUNTS
British Purchasing Officsr Comes Again to
Qet Horses and Mules,
SAYS ENGLAND NOW SEES WHAT IS NEEDED
Cannot Piiceeviifull)- Cope Tilth Ilorrs
I'ntll Itifnutr) In Put In Muddles,
nnil Unit Decided tu Immedi
ately I'liri'liime Animals.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23. Captain Hcygate
of tho llrltlsh army Is purchasing SO, 000
cnwilry horses and mules for the llrltlsh
army In South Africa. Ho came here more
than a year ago to buy horses and mules
for tho llrltlsh army, but ho was ordered
home a short time ago becauso It was
thought that tho lloer war was over. Hut
tho unexpected renewal of hostilities has
mado tho purchase ot moro horses nnd
mules absolutely necessary.
Ab faBt ns the animals are Inspected nnd
bought they will bo sent to New Orleans
and shipped to Capetown, Durban and New
London on llrltlsh transports, somo of
which ure now on their way to tho United
States. Ono shipload of tho animals will
be taken to Sjuth Africa by Lieutenant
David II. Mobcrly, le.ivlhg New Orleans
soon after January. Lieutenant Moberly
said:
Hy the time tho horses nnd mules nn
landed In South Africa thev cost the
Hrltlsh government t30 a head. That Is a
largo price for an animal which will le
lit for service only jtlx weeks. Most of the
imlmals die becauso .of the change In cli
mate. They must cross the equator In
going to .South Africa and tho torrid he, it
or the tropics kills them rapidly. The
nveriign death rate on shipboard is thirty
two to the l.noo.
Forty days after n horse Is purchased
lu Kansas City It is landed in .outn
Africa. So great Is tho demand for hoi':es
at the front that It ts Impossible to give
them the needed rest nftei landing belore
putting them Into service. Consequently
they go to the front In u weakened con
dition und not getting a tulllclent amount
of food, they soon lie
Since the beginning of the Hoer war
England has purchased over 10O,OiX) head of
horses and mules In the I'nltcd States. It
lequlred tdxty-llvu ships to carry them
from New Orleans to South Africa. Gov
ernment transports will oo kept very busy
from now on dirtying the horses widen
England will need In South Africa nnd
which have been ordered purchased In the
I'nltcd Stntei. linden-Powell now has 25.
t) mounted police nnd It Is proposed to
mount fio.wni of the Imperial Infantry. Eng
land has discovered that her soldiers must
he mounted to bo nblo to cope with tho
Doer, who pets over tho country with
hlnrmlug rapidity.
CANADIAN TR00PS AT HOME
Iteturned Solillers Itraeli Halifax nnil
Colonel Otter Makes lleport of
Tliplr Treatment.
HALIFAX, Dec. 23. Tho steamer Lako
Chnmplaln, having on board Colonel Otter
and 3u0 Canadian troops returning from
South Africa, arrived this morning from
Liverpool. The order to Innd nt St. John,
N. II., hns been canceled. Tho time saved
by tho chango will enable tho western men
to get homo for Christmas. They started
this afternoon on a special train for Mon
treal and Toronto.
Colonel Otter .sayn tho reception given
his mon In Great Drltaln was magnificent.
In Africa tho Canadians were treated well
by all tho Imperial ofllccrs. Lord Roberts
In particular seemed to grasp tho flignifl
canco of tho colonial assistance given to
tho mother country. Ho did everything
posslblo to foster tho connection. Colonel
Otter considers tho Kreo Staters' better
lighters than tho Transvaal men and moro
Intelligent. Ho saw no white Hag abuse
personally on tho part of the Iloers. The
republicans hud much better guns than thu
llrltlsh.
Tho Canadian officers speak highly of
Adelbort Hay, tho United States consul,
whom they met ut Pretoria.
Among tho returned soldiers thero waro
forty-six wounded. One man Is Insane.
Thu mayor nnd lieutenant governor visited
'ho soldiers beforo they entrained nnd n
salute In their honor wns llrcd from the
citadel.
LOYAL FILIPINOS ORGANIZE
.Wu- Autonomy Party, Heeenlly I'rn
in ii I lent I'd AnioiiK tin Islanders,
In I'lirmally I.iiiinelieil,
MANILA, Dec. 23. Tho recently organ
ized autonomy party was launched today at
a meeting attended by virtually all tho
loyal Filipino leaders lu Manila.
Tho declaration of principles was read
nnd, after somo discussion, ndnpted hy n
vote ot 123, less tluin half a dozen declin
ing to vote. All signed nn endorsement of
tho plntform, Including Scnor Putcrno, ono
of tho most Influential of tho former In
surgent lenders, whoso renl nttltudo toward
American nuthorlty hnd been much ques
tioned. Tho prlnclpnl discussion was with
roforenco to tho organization of tho party.
A committee of twenty-live members was
elected, together with nn oxecutlvo com
mittee. .VI ii III Cavalry linen Kdi'i'tlvp Work.
Advices brought todny by steamer from
southern Luzon say that n lieutenant and
sixty men of tho Ninth United Stntcs cav
alry attneked a largo body of Insurgents
last Wcdnesdny near Guannbotan, provlnco
of Albay, After tho battlo forty-ilvo dead
Insurgents wero counted, togother with
many wounded. Tho only American cas
ualty was tho wounding of n sergeant, who
was cornered by several rebels nnd struck
lu tho leg by bolos. Tho rebel loss was
tho heaviest recorded among recent en
counters. Tho cutting of wires hns delayed
tho official report of tho engagement.
ACCUSED OF ROBBING ALGER
Chlenno Police Think They llnvc the
.Man Whit Curried On Mi-Score
In ry's Sll venture,
CHICAGO, Doc. 23. A man believed to
ho James Mnhoney, who, in 18, escaped
from statu prison at Ionia, Mich., Is under
arrest at central pollco station on sus
picion of having participated in tho bur
glory of ex-Secretary of War Alger's resi
dence In Dotrolt on December fi. On De
cember 11, tho pollco state, Mahoney re
ceived hero nt tho office of tho American
Express company a satchel containing Bll
verwnro worth $1,000. Tho theory of tho
pollco Is that after tho robbery tho robber
expressed the satchel to Chicago. Tho
man under arrest admits recolvlng tho
satchel from Dotrolt, but donles thnt It
contained plunder. Tho pollco state that
oil tho sllvcrwaro was molted ond sold to
a "fence."
Wutchniiin'ft lira lux llrateu Out,
I.Ol'ISVILLE, Ky.. Die. 23.-John A.
Kapplema-n. n private watchman, was
found today near his place of employmmit
with his brains beaten out. Ills pockets
hod been rilled of bin wages, paid him the
i.lght before. No arrests have been mado
y-t.
Solberii (.'lies tin AkiiIii,
ST. I.OFIS. Mo., Dec 23. -E. II Sottiern,
the actor, who has been ,i for boidm tlmo,
arrived hero tonight from thu wesi, and
will appear tomorrow nhiht In "Hamlet "
It Is said that Mr. Hot hern has entirely
recovered from the effects of lib acclduut.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Colder
.Monday; Fair Tuesday, High West to
Northwest Winds.
Temprrnt lire nl Omaha Yestrrilny:
Hour. Dok. Hour. llrK.
f tu 1! I p. nt ..... . 125
n. in u:t u p. ui
" n. in a i :t p. tu
h n. in i p. in :ti
I n. i ui n i, in ll'JS
i " m u'j i p, in :u
11 . ni Ull 7 p. ui Ul
1- in 'J I S p. tn -ll
it a. iii iin
IRELAND TELLS WHY HE WENT
Siim WiikIiIiikIuii Vlnlt Wan on Monu
ment Mutter lie In .-Sot to
(in In Culm.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 23. Archbishop
It eland returned to St. Paul today and
took occasion to deny tho statements re
cently telegraphed from Duluth that he was
to visit Cuba and Porto ltlco ns n special
commissioner appointed hy President Mc
Klnley to settle disputes In regard to the
division of church property.
"There Is nothing whntever to the story,"
Btiid tho orchblshop. "Such a thing was not
mentioned by tho president nor by anyone
on behalf of tho government. If I should
ever visit tho Islands and I hnvo no
present Intention of doing so It would bo
purely on my own account."
The archbishop said that his principal
object In visiting Washington had been to
uttend n meeting of the Lnfayetto Monu
ment association.
"Wo found that ntfer paying all tho ex
penses of erecting tho bronze stntuo In
Paris," he said, "we still had nn hand $30,
000. Wo almost decided to duplicate the
ineniorlnl stntuo In Washington or some
ottier Amerlcun city, provided nn additional
amount can bo raised. Tho matter will
bo definitely nettled nt n meeting to bo
held In Chlcngo curly In January.
"In Chicago I attended n meeting of the
Marquette .Monument society. Thu noddy
voted to erect a monument to Father Mar
quctto nt Point St. lgnaco on tho north
shoro of tho Mackinac straits, from which
point tho explorer set out In 1(173 on his
voyngo which resulted lu tho discovery of
tho upper Mississippi. Tho monument will
cost $30,000, but tho design hns not ns yet
been selected, nor has a sculptor been de
termined on."
MANY SHIPPING DISASTERS
lleeent Sturm nu ortli I'lielllc Count
Move Destroyed mill IIhiiiokciI
Mnny Vt'HMPlN.
TACO.MA, WnBh.. Dec. 23.-Details ore
coming in of shipping disasters on tho
North Pacific coast during tho teccnt
storms. Tho American bark Highland
Light, Captain McCluro, was wrecked threo
days ago on tho shores of Uarclnys uound,
Vancouver lslnnd. Heavy gnlcs dismasted
tho vessel, tore nwoy Its bulwarks and car
ried away Its lifeboats. In this condition It
drifted nBhorc. Tho crew escaped. Tho
storm pluycd great havoc at Astoria, whero
tho French bark General Millcnct was
strunded on a Bandy shore. The nteumcr
Oswego was swamped at Its moorings und
Dos in ton feet of water.
The bark Muskokn dragged Its anchor
and struck the shoro stem on. Tho gov
ernment l'ghtship at McKenzle head wn3
driven high on tho beach. Tho steamer
Charles D. Lano was towed Into Pugot
sound lost night after a terrible experience
which threatened Bovrrnl times to Bend It
to tho bottom. When rescued Its furnace
llrcs wcro flooded, tho steering apparatus
gano and It was lying helpless within a
mllo of tho rocks Just outside Cape Flat
tery. The Lano sollod Tuesday with a
cargo of lumber for Gunyaqull. Wednesday
a terrflc storm was encountered nnd tlut
evening the bcus broke through tho saloon
and extinguished tho lights. Chief Engi
neer Knox nnd his men worked twenty
nlnu hours in water up tn their knees nnd
wnlsts to keep tho pumps working. Tho
Lano sent up distress signals and was
finally rescued by tugs.
AFTER BURNING MANY YEARS
I'limoiiN I'lirly-'fivo-Year-Olil Cunllleli!
I'lre u( Sumner Hill dually
Clieekeil,
TAMAQUA, Pa.. Dec. 23. Tho officiols of
tho Lehigh Coal & Navigation company,
nro Jubilant over the tact that the fire in
tho mlno at Summer Hill, which started
burning forty-years ago, is now tinder con
tiol, und tho next two ycnrB will sco Its
extinguishment.
Tho lire, which has consumed thirty-five
acres of tho flneBt coal In the anthracite
region, has moved westward toward Latin
ford. Two Immense drilling machines, which
hnvo been constnntly probing for tho fire
hnvo now honeycombed tho enrth to tho
west of tho burning portion. Culm Is be
ing pourett Into these holes and a solid
mass will thus confront tho fire.
ON JESSIE MORRISON'S BOND
Accused Wnmun'H llrother Say thnt
Sli .Men llnvp Volunteered n (iuar
intPi; Hip Stipulated If,', OOO.
ELDORADO, Kan., Deo. 23. Hnyward
Morrison, brother of Jessie Morrison, whoso
trial for murdering Mrs. Castlo ended In
a hung Jury, snld today: "Six wealthy men
of thia county havo volunteered to go on tho
$5,000 bond. We nro in no hurry to lllo tho
bond, nnd It Is not worrying us llko it is
lots of other peoplo, Jessie Is feeling very
well and still rccleves letters of sympathy
dnlly."
While Mr. Morrison would not say when
tho bond would bo filed ho left tho Im
pression that his sister would eat Christ
inas dinner nt home.
RECALLS REMARKABLE FIGHT
I'lirilnu nf Ollleer FurloiiK Helve
Story of Fatal ICiiKllNli-lrlah
lliicc IIIITercnccN.
CHICAGO, Dec, 23. Former Policeman
Patrick Furlong, who In February, 1S00,
killed Edward Teach, a brother officer, ami
was sentenced to tho penitentiary for four
teen years, has been pardoned hy Governor
Tanner und will tnko his Christmas dinner
with his fumlly In Chlcngo. Furlong, who
Is of Irish parentage, and Teach, nu Eng
llFhmnn, became Involved in an argument
about tho Doer war. Teach argued that
England could whip nny country on earth
and this led to blows nnd both men drew
revolvers Furlong shot first, with fatal
effect.
l likes n Test Cusp Midi Mosquitoes,
YOFNGHTUWN. O,, Deo. 23-Dr. Clark
of this city has received a letter from
John J. Moran, dated "Experimental Kuril
tary Camp, QuesnndoH, Culm," In which
tho lnttor Buys ho has volunteered to tost
tho theory thnt the germs of jellow fovr
ure carried by mosqultoi.s. ilo toys ha
"will hu plnced In a bouse built for the
purpose and Bleep there every night, In
a room with forty-live mosquitoes that havo
bitten yellow fecr patients." He siuh
that two men bitten have taken Mie fiver
and that the theory bids fair to bo es
tablished, Moran was formerly i eoani.
man In Yoiingstown and enll 'ten In the
hospltul corps at the outbreak of the late
war.
CUT OUT ONE BANDIT
Oudahy Case Cleared of a Dark Man by
Natural Selection.
SUSPECT CALLS AT STATION SUNDAY
Edward Johnson, a Dane, Has No Trouble
Proving an Alibi,
EDDIE CUDAHY DECLINES TO COMMIT HIM
Hoy Sajs the Man in Qnestion Had No
Hand in Abduotion.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR ONLY TWO
Chief llunnlitie FppIn thnt the Dny linn
Cleared Hp Hip Situation and Im
MnkliiK .cvr Plan fur
Action.
There was a declslvo development In tho
Cudnhy kidnaping case Sunday, and, though
tho disclosure Is negative In kind, tho
pollco nro quick to appreciate Its value.
It has been learned thnt there wero two
hnndlts, not three, Implicated in tho ab
duction, ono of tho outlaws has been
eliminated. The dark complcxlonod mnn
with the black mustncho and black hair
tinged with gray, so minutely described
by .Miss Maud Munshnw. was In tho ollloo
of Chief Doiinhuo Sunday afternoon and
wns thero confronted by Eddlo Cudnhy. his
supposed victim. After carefully Hcrutlnlz
Itig him. tho boy said: "That Is not tho
mnn. Ho Is not tall enough by nn Inch
and n half and he's not broad enough. Ho's
too small lu every way."
This suspect, a Dane. Edward Johnson by
namo, admits he was ot tho Munshaw homo
threo times Inquiring nhout tho cottngo that
was afterwards used as tho bandits' prison
house, ho there Is no doubt that ho Is
tho man to whom tho young woman re
ferred. Chief Donahtlo feels that the sltunllon Is
now less uu wieldly, being narrowed down
to n clean-cut proposition of two bandits
instead of three, and lie hns modified his
tactics to suit the new conditions.
Dark Coniple luneil .Mnn Still In Case.
Thero Is still a dark cnmplextnucd man
In tho ense, but ho Is larger than John
eon and younger. Otherwlso ho Ib very
much llko Johnson, having a blnck mus
tacho and durk hair slightly mixed with
gray. If tho pollco have any Idea who this
man Is they will not admit It. So far as
they know, ho was ceen by hut ono per
son, nnd that Is Eddlo Cudnhy himself. Tho
other bandit was tho light cumplexloned
man with tho brown hair and long, light
mustache, slight of build, and whoso ago
Is said to lio Eomuwhero between 30 and
35 years. This Individual Is described by
threo persons besides tho kidnaped boy,
namely, II. K. Munolmw, James Kchnolilcr
Adnd r.nd Frank Glynn. Wo U. tho man
who cnllecl at tho Schnelderwlud homo to
ongago tho cottage at Thirty-sixth and
Grover Btreets, end who culled up thn
Cudnhy mansion from Glynn's livery slablo
to give notice of tho letter's being In tho
front yard. Tho pollco aro satisfied that
they know this man and, if ho is tho per
ton they think ho Is, ho will probably bo
In custody within the next ten days nt least.
If guilty, ho cannot reinalt: at largo long,
they say.
Inlervleiv mIIIi .lolinson.
Early Sunday morning Chief Donahuo re
ceived word from his detectives that they
had located tho dark complexloned bandit.
They had had a talk with hint, and ho ad
mitted that ho called threo times nt Miln
shaw's to Inquire nhout renting tho Grover
Btreet cottngo. Tho chief nt onco arranged
to havo him brought down to his office at
i o'clock in tho nftcrnoon, and arranged
to havo E. A. Cudnhy and son thero nt thn
samo time. At, soon as Johnson wns led
Into the olllco Mr. Cudahy nroso and ex
tended his hand In greeting.
"How long slnco you left tho plant?" ho
asked.
"About eight weeks ngo," snld Johnson.
"I'vo been oleic with something llko pneu
monia nnd am Just gottlng on my fect
again."
Edward Cudnhy, Jr., was then nsked If ho
had over seen tho man buforo. lie looked
til tn over cnrefully from head to foot nnd
tihcok his head.
"Tho man is too nmnll," ho snld. "Ho
hns tho Bnmo features uh tho man who
pointed a pistol at mo and Bald ho wns tho
sheriff of Surpy county, hut ho Is not ns tall
ns that man by nn Inch and a half and ho's
not ns broad across thn shoulders."
lolinxon Im Set I'lee.
This was tho final test to bo applied to
Johnson and absolved him of nil further
suspicion. Ho had already proved an alibi
which could Bcurcely bo questioned, and
his general reputation wub known to ho
good. Until eight weeks ago ho was em
ployed In tho killing department nt Cud
ally's packing house In South Omaha, nnd Is
to ho reinstated as soon ns his health will
permit. A year ago his wlfo ran away with
nnother man, leaving him with three small
children and a daughter It years old, wllh
whom ho had been living In a house at
Twenty-sixth nnd Hickory streets. During
thn last month or so ho has been wanting
to move. Tho cottngo on Grover street wnt
rocommoncd nnd ho went thero to look nt It.
Threo times ho called on an errand of this
kind, each tlmo stopping nt tho MunBhnw
homo and having n Hhort talk with Miss
Maud Munshaw.
It was rcmurked by tho chlof that Miss
Mnnshaw's description of Johnson wns
most accurate nnd, thanks to her observing
nature, tho pollco aro now nblo to drep
him from their calculations.
Suspicion AualiiMt Put Crone.
E. A. Cuduhy, sr., still rntertnlns thn
theory that If Pat Crowo was not ono ot
tho men who kidnaped his son ho will loso
no tlmo In advising him nt this fact, and
every hour that Crowo remains quiet In
creases tho suspicions against him. Mr.
Cudahy has befriended Crowo mnny times
in tho past. "Why," snld tho pucker, In
tho course of a conversation Sunday, "Pat
Crowo knows perfectly well that If ho had
enmo to mo a week ago and nBkcd mo for
$2.r, ho would hnvo got It. Ho has often
expressed a sense of gratitude for what I
havo dono for him, and I can hardly ho
llovo ho would turn against mo In this way.
Now that ho knows ho Is suspected of It,
however, hu would certainly, If Innocent,
como to mo or wiro and udvlso mo of It
rather than havo mo harbor unjust suspic
ions agnlnst him. This prolonged silence on
his part looks bad for hlin. I must say."
(ilrlN Strike In Sympathy,
WILKESHAItltE. Pa., Dec 2.1. -Two hull
died and fifty girls employed at tho Wyo
ming Valley laee mills lu this clt liava
notified tho management they will not re
port for work tomorrow They go out In
sympathy for the wciver of tho mill, who
havo been on strike nine mouths The
fallur - of tho girls to appear for work
will necessitate tho total suspension of thu
pluut.