The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAlSLISIIJiD :19, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY aiOHING, MGEMJiEIl 25, lOOO-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COl'V El YE CENTS.
RESTRAINS AUDITOR
Maryland Casualty Company Anticipates
tn AdTcrso Roport.
CORNELL'S HANDS TIED BY THE COURTS
Injunction to Prtrrent Publication of Find
ings Concerning Company.
ALLEGES HOLDUP BY THE EXAMINERS
Petition Eayi Deputy Commissioner Price
Has Overcharged for Eorvices.
PRICE GIVES OUT HIS STATEMENT
Make He rin 11 AllrKntloim Involving
tin: Coniliuiiy'N Mr (lioiln itf HoltiK
IIiimIiichh In Heliitlnn (ii Or
tnlti South Out nil a Cnse.
LINCOLN', Dec. 21. (Special.) Edson
Illch of Omaha, fusion member of the Uni
versity Hoard of Regents, today laid the
foundation for an olllelal investigation of
the administration of Auditor Cornell. Ho
appeared beforo Judgo Holmes and naked
for an order restraining Auditor Cornell
lrom publishing a report of the financial
ci million of tho Maryland Casualty com
pany of Ilaltlmore, Md. Tho order was
Immediately granted nnd hearing was set
for January 2, tho ilrst day of tho January
term of court.
In a long petition Mr. Rich Informed tho
court Unit In August, this year, W. F.
Hchwind nnd John 0. McNerny, acting ns
special examiners for Auditor Cornell,
called at tho homo ofTlco of tho company
and demanded tho prlvilego of examining
the books and accounts of the olllre. Thu
prlvllcgu wns granted, und nt tho eloso of
tho examination tho two men presented a
bill for JC70, this amount being tho charge
mado for tho examination. Thu company
refused to pay the amount on tho ground
that tho charge was unreasonable, unjust
and extortionate. Afterwards the exam
iners, according to tho petition, offered to
accept $ 150 In full payment of their claim.
This also was refused on tho same ground.
It Is next asserted that Auditor Cornell
on n subsequent occasion threatened that
unless the claim was Immediately paid ho
would rcvoku thu license and permit of the
company to do business In Nebraska and
publish a report of tho condition of affairs
nf tho plaintiff company showing it to bo
in an unsound condition and to be doing
business unlawfully towards ItB patrons
and tho general public.
i: licet mi the Auditor.
Sorvlco of tho uotlco of Injunction on
Auditor Cornell bad tho cfTect of produc
ing mora excitement around his ofllco than
has boon seon there sluco tho alleged at
tempt at a holdup last week. Mr. Cornell
had Just roturned from a week spent nt
Kails City, and was not looking for any
such action on tho part of tho Insurance
company. Shorlff nriyjJcn rend tho court's
order to him, and "left tho room at once.
Lawyer McNorny, ouo of tho examiners
named In tho petition, was sent for, and
soon nfter a mosBcngor wns dispatched for
Deputy Insurance Commissioner l'rlco, who
rosponded nt onco. After a long consulta
tion, during which tho voices ro3o high
at times, Tho Deo reporter was admitted
to tho Inner sanctum of tho auditor's of
fco, and wiuh given a statement of tho audi
tor's nldu of tho caso by Mr. l'rlce, he
holding that tho restraining order, being
Issued ngalnst tho statu auditor, did not
affect him, nnd as ho had thu document ho
felt nt liberty to givo It out.
"I would glvo it to tho World-Herald,"
aid Mr. l'rlco, "but I am sure they would
not print It. As soon ns thu agent found
out that paper had my report, ho would
call at tho otllco and stop Its publication.
This whole affair is an outrageous proceed
ing on thu part of tho Insurance company."
It was objected In behalf of Auditor Cor
nell that if tho statement was given out
it IiIb cfllco It would render him liable under
lho terms of tho order. To obvlato this
inndltlon, Mr. Prico wont to his olllco down
town and prepared a statement for publlca
lion, which, while It coverB lho auditor's
position, and Is in effect olllelal, can scarcely
bo so construed ns to placo tho auditor
under the pains and penalties of contempt
Df court.
Letter from (lie Ciiiiiiiiiny,
Under date of September 10, Auditor Cor
nell received tho following communication
from President Stone of tho Maryland com
pany":
DALTIMOUi:. Sept. 10, 1000,-lH'ar Sir I
Mil In receipt of your favor of the lGth lust,
snd appreciate tho tone In which you write,
which Is In marked contrast with tho very
evident animus against tills company, ills
played In the report of your examiners, of
which you enclosed u copy. That iiulmus,
however, is easily explainable by the fnet
of our refusal to submit to the exorbitant
demands of your examiners In the matter
of fern Their criticism us to our methods
of adjusting losses evidenced such nn entire
ignorance on tho subject or liability in
Mirnnco as to be most amusing Indeed
will you pardon me for suggesting that
tho next time you send out men to examine
liability companies you endeavor to send
someone who has n faint conception, nt
least, of tho work ho Is sent to perform
nnd who nlso lias soinu notion of justness
in minting cunrgcH.
Our Hcrrttturv lu tiwlnv r.mwlttii- vnn n inr
rected statement of Nebraska premiums
and losses. I beg to unsure you that the
errors In thu former statement arising from
Improper deductions of losses were en
tirely clerical und that us soon us tho mat
ter was railed to my attention 1 Instructed
jiiv secretary to coireet them.
I note your statement of charges amount
Iiik to Jilt). 1 regret that I must nbteet
to both Items of this bill. The rate of $15
per miy ior seven nays, onnrgeu ror eneli
or your examiners, Is undoubtedly more
than those men are worth; not only so. but
vnrv tiilieh hotter lipcmtntnntN iitul tm.n fn.
mllfnr with tho work they were sent to do
could be obtained for certainly not more
than $10 per day. whllo tho sending of two
of them was slmnlv u dutillcation of ex
pense without tlu slightest compensating
iiuvaiuiiKu. i no iiiuuuer or nays is aiso in
error, us tnoy were only nt work lu our
nlllco two ami a half davs. The additional
days, I assume, have been charged to cover
tlielr tuno in transit., uui tins item, as wen
ns tho raiiroati rare anil otner expenses
none of which are Itemized, should bo nro
rated among nil the companies they havo
examined, i kiiow oi ni icasi one otnei
company In the east which they have vis
ited nnd am informed that tliey agreei!
with that company that these Hems of ex
pernio slioiim iu
io prorated among
nil the
communes visited uy i hem.
en uy tiiei
l must inereiore reiiueni inai you revise
your mil upon a more uiuiiaiiio oasis nnu
i am sure inai you win see tuo amicus o
this request.
Auditor Cornell' ltcply.
Auditor Cornell replied to tho above com
munloatlon In tho following language:
Dear Sir I havo been absent from tho
olllce for some time, hence iny delay In
nnswerlng your loiter of tho 1'Jtli lilt. I
have carefully nutcd tho contents and Und
there In no particular reason for reply. In
tho third paragraph, relating to my exam
iners, you say: "Their criticism us to our
method of adjusting losses evidenced such
nn entire Ignorance of tho subject of lia
bility Insurance ns to bo most amusing in
deed." It Is reasonable to presume that In
your rush of business nnd great anxiety to
curtail tho expense of your company that
(Continued on Third Page.)
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vai?fw in
HIGH FAVOR
miner wn
Clinncrl
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IIKRLIN. Dec. 21. Kmpcror William's
bestowal upon Count von Duclow, Imperial
chancellor, of tho highest decoration, the
order of tho Ulnck llaglc, Is Interpreted to
signify Imperial approval of his recent
utterances In tho Reichstag, particularly
of Ills successful management of the China
delate, as well us tho Krugcr Incident, as
against the Pan-German notation. It Is
understood that his majesty regards the
chancellor a present tour In South Germany
as a great success In cementing the ad
herence of other German cabinets to the
ompcror's foreign policy.
Herr Warrlnskl, director of the Deutscher
Grundschulilt bank, one of tho embarrassed
mortgage banks, who was supposed to have
escaped to Italy, was arrested In this city
yesterday.
Tho National Zcltung. n Journal usually
friendly tu tho United States, discussing
the rejection of the Hay-I'auncefotc treaty
In Its original form by the senate, says:
"The Incident means such a slap at tho
executive ns can scarcely be found, not only
scarcely be roumi. not oniy
In the history of tho United States, but
Prcsumabl). the treaty Is not now accept
nblo to Great Ilrltaln."
Count Snowlsky. mllltnry nttacho of the
Swedish anil Norwegian legations In liorlln,
who recently dlsnppcalcd. but who was
found suffering from mental derangement,
will return to Sweden Immediately.
Tho Chamber of Commerco of Dcrlln has
presented n petition to Count von nuolow
asking fm the maintenance of the present
turirt policy of tho empire, protesting par
ticularly against the mnxlmnl nnd minimal
duties, tho abondonmcut of the most fa
vored nation clause and tho extension of
tho ad valorem system.
Tho Christmas weather In Ilerlln Is mild,
cloudy and dry. Today there wcro tho
usual street scenes. Hmperor William at
3 p. m. attended the distribution nt Pots
dam of presents to the troops of tho Gardo
dtl Corps. He dined at tho palace an hour
later and then Joined In tho family festivi
ties, which Included tho usual array of
tables covered with white cloths and the
Christmas trees for the princes.
An uppenl has been taken In the case
of Hanker Sternberg, recently convicted of
Immorality, to tho Rclchs Gerelcht or su
preme court of tho empire.
Tho Ilerllner Te.goblatt says that the ex
ecutive committee of tho Ilerlln Dar as
sociation has lodged n protest with Dr.
Schoenstedt, Prussian minister of lustlce,
against the treatment to which Sternberg's
lawyers havo been subjected.
DUKE OF MANCHESTER'S DEBTS
1'iillnT-ln-l.inv .Imiiivrniiiii Sockp.
Smile Wn" tn HrliiK About
Their 1'nyiiient.
(Copyright. 10o0, by Press Publishing Co.
LONDON, Dec. 21. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho pay
ment of the duko of Mnnchestur's debts Is
not yet uu accomplished fact. Negotiations
havo been In progress for a settlement
on tonus which would warrant tho annul
ment of his bankruptcy. Tho duke's actual
debts amount to $115,823, ?n,",000-ropr8ent-.
Ing dtvtllngs with Samuel Lewis and other
money lenders at high rates of interest
nnd tho balance Is duo to tailors, horse
dealers, Jewelers and othor tradesmen.
Whllo willing to pay the latter In full,
Zimmerman demanded terms from tho
former, who, knowing the duke's father-in-law
will pay any way, refused to abato
heir claims. Tho legal expenses of tho
ankruptey proceedings, $3,500, Zimmerman
ulso must pay.
CRITICISES THE JOINT NOTE
ItllHMlllll I'liper l)lNiiiiroveH
tin; Docii.
It 1VII1
incut mid Pi'i-dli'tN Hint
.Nut HrliiK I'cncc,
ST. PETKKSDUHO, Dec. 21. Tho Novoo
Vremya sharply criticises the Joint noto
of thu powers to China as being too long
o produce effect. It says tho accusations
Lgalnat the emperor nnd dowager em
press aro unrounded nnd tno accusation
that Prince Tuan is nlono responsible for
tho trcucbury Is ridiculous. Tho paper
ndds:
Killers sometimes betray their own coun
try, but treason toward foreign powers
Is a new conception. Tho stuteinont lu
the ultimatum that tho troops will not oc
withdrawn before the conditions are ac-
pted cannot mean Kussln, whoso troop.)
have already vacated Pe Chi I.I, whoreii'i
.Muiientiriun uiiairs no uui concern i
powers. Tho nolo will not bring pence.
The powers, possibly, repent not having
imitated Kussla's example.
Tho minister of tho Interior has started
from St. Petersburg and tho minister of
war has left Yalta to meet tho returning
troops at Thcodosla. M. do Wltte, tho min
ister of finance. Is expected thcro January
II, according to tho Kosslya.
A dlspnteh to the Novoe Vremya from
Vladlvostock says tho exploitation of tho
principal Miinchurian railroad line and the
construction of n branch lino to Port Ar
thur will bu turned over to tho government.
Kussla has always fully insisted that tho
.Manchtiriau railroad cnterprlso was purely
lho affair of a Russian private corpora
tion. Tho news, If true, Is of great im
portance politically.
The tamo correspondent wires that the
demobilization Is ending everywhere, in
.Manchuria. 11a; on Knulbars is distribut
ing tho railroad protcctlvo guard along
the route. Tho Chinese population nlong
the railroad Is suffering from famine. Tho
Husslnus up to tho present have hnd plenty
of supplies.
Trouble fur the Count.
11MUL1N, Dec. 24. -Public opinion con
tinues to regard tho position of Count von
Posndowsky-Wehnor, Imperial secretary of
state for tho Interior, ns shaken as a
consequence of tho scandal growing out of
tho ministry requiring tho Central Assocla
tlon of Manufacturers to provldo funds
for printing material for passing tho antl
strike bill. Tho Mucnchener Allgemclno
Kcltung, national-liberal, nnd often In
spired by tho Foreign it?.lco, today devotes
six columns to his defense lu uu artlclo
under tho caption. "An Impending Crisis.'
A Posen rnper prints a report that the
count will be appointed to an ndmlnlstrn
tlvo position there.
lirniul I) n lie Horlounly III,
WniMAK, Dec. 21. Some anxloty Is felt
regarding the health of tho aged grand
duko of Saxe-Welmar. Ho Is suffering from
Influenza. A bulletin lisued by his physt
clans says his condition is satisfactory,
that ho slopt well in spite of tho repeated
cpaems of roughing and that his tempera
turo Is 99.7. The grand duke was born
in ISIS.
.Iniiaii'x .Vimv MlnlMer lit War.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 25. General Kodama,
governor of Formosa, has been appointed
minister of war, replacing Gonernl Knt
hum, who has resigned.
llnyll Tremlilei,
PORT AU PKlNCi:, Haytl, Dec. 24. (Via
Haytlen Cable,) There was a strong earth
quake shock hero today, but no damage was
done.
1 1 1-1- r ii ivatemnmt
Prime MHU'
POPE CLOSES HOLY DOOR
Impoiing Ceremony Performed Under tho
Shadow of St. Peter's at Eome.
PONTIFF LAYS GILT BRICK IN CEMENT
.More Thnti SO.OIMI Pcmon Are ('red
'Met! with WltiirnOiiK I'uiiclliin,
tendered .Notable liy Its
rump ami Pimeniilry.
ROME, Dec 21. Tho popo today rcr
formed tho ceremony of closing the holy
door of St. Peter's cathedral with tho
gorgeous forni3 usual to great functions of
this kind. It was a magnificent spectacle.
There was a great gathering of tho princes
of tho church, who participated In tho
ceremony.
Tho closing of tho holy door took place
with tho utmost pomp of tho Catholic
church, his holiness descending to St.
St. l'eter'a cathedral nt 11 n. in., and the
ceremonies laBtcd until 1 p. m. Tho pope
" 1.1. nnn.ircitlv
' . ,7 ' . . V.. ,t. i.. n
rnrntintit vnlnn nnd ihrniiehnilt Vt'A'Q CV'l
Jtlenco of bcinK In excellent health ami
1 ttn .un,l I l.st i.rtlutln irniilntl tmiVcl.
ii,rrii,P,i f,,r i,v lb,, fnthnlirH of tho world, i
In mortaring tho threo glided bricks winch
he placed as a llrst layer on tho threshold
of St. Peter's door. Tho whole pontiiicni
court participated In the ceremonies.
Tho spectacle Inside tho vnst basilica
wns superb. Tho pillars of the central
navo were draped with gold-embroldcred
scurlet cloth and tho porch under which
lho function tool: placo wns transformed
Into a mngnlllcently decorated hall. On
the left of tho holy door was erected tho
pontlflcnl throne, covered with red and
gold. On the right hand of the door stood
tribunes for royal personages, princes.
Knights of Malta, prelates, representatives
of thu Itoraan nobility and other distin
guished persons.
I'lilie In lliirne In Niicreit Clinlr.
lnsldo tho church every Inch of space
was occupied by thu throng, which gathered
early in the morning. A strong detachment
of troops, stationed In tho iiquaro In front
of tho cathedral, controlled the incoming
crowds, who literally raced to secure tho
best positions.
Tho popo left his apartments at 11:43
a. in., Doruo in inu sncreu enair aim pre
ceded by clergy with lighted candles,
bishops, archbishops nnd cardinals and
escorted by tho pontlflcnl noblo gunrdi.
On his arrival nt tho portal of St. Peter's
ho alighted and entered tho church through
tho holy door. As ho appeared on tho
threshold the solemn and silvery tones of
tho trumpet echoed through the edlllce.
The chapter of the Vatican met him nnd
presented to him holy water, which he
sprinkled upon thu congregation. Applause
being forbidden, a religious silence was
observed, which heightened tho grandeur
and Imprcsslveness of tho moment. Borne
now on tho scdla gcstntorla to the high
altar, ho Btepped to tho ground ami knelt
before tho most precious relics of the
Catholic church, which wcro displayed on
tho nltnr.
Servlcru nt the Snerlimi'iit.
Then tho procession reformed and pro
ceeded to tho Chapel of tho Sacrnment,
whero tho pontiff again knelt for some
time, whllo tho choir of tho Slstlno chapel
cfcnnted psalms. Tho popo was then borne
to tho holy door, where ho alighted from
tho scdla gestatorla and waited until tho
entire procession had passed out through
tho door, he leaving thu church last nnd
walking to tho throne, where he soatcd
hlir.eclf. A number of sacred songo were
sung by tho papal choir, nftcr which Leo
rose and blessed nil tho material employed
In closing tho door. Then ho descended
from tho throne, knelt beforo the door and
laid with tho gold trowel a layer of cement,
on which he placed three gilt bricks bear
ing commemorntlvo Inscriptions, ncsldu
tho bricks he placed n casket containing
gold, silver and bronzo medals and bearing
tho head of Leo and inscriptions recording
tho opening and closing of tho holy door.
The popo having ascended tho throne Car-dlnnl-Dishop
Seraflno Vannutelll nnd four
other cardinals performed a similar core-
mony of laying cement and threo bricks,
nfter which tho masons employed by tho
Vatican closed tho doorway with a canvas
screen, painted to represent marblo, with
a cross In tho center. Tho candles borno
by the clergy wero extinguished, the "To
Mourn" wns sung and tho pontiff, having
given solemn benediction, was Immediately
carried back to his apartments. It Is cs-
imnted that 80,000 persons were spectators
of the ceremony.
NO SIGN OF DESPONDENCY
Christum KilltnrliilN of the l.iiiiuon
Pi-pun Ileeimile Smith Africa Wiir
In .Mensiircil Worilx.
LONDON, Dec. 251:25 a. m. Thcro Is
no sign of tho despondency which :lur-
acterlzed "bU-k December ' lust y?ar. At
tho samo tlmo tho Christmas editorials
find llttlo cause for supremo satisfac
tion. All express regret that tho nation
Is still nt war. Somo tako tho troublo to
remind their renders that there tiro four
times as many troops in South Africa now
as thero wcro twelve months ago and nil
engaged In tho monotonous and wcarlsomo
duties ngalnst an over-ovoslvo loo and
needing the sympathy of friends at homo
nt this festlvo season.
Tho Standard, which says that Christmas
flnds tho Ihitlsh pcoplo In a chastened
mood, moralizes on tho strange lack of
political foresight regardlug tho char
acter and tho wisdom of tho llocrs. It
confesses that everything has long slnco
been dono that would havo been posslblo
to end tho war If wo had been contending
against Kuropean powers."
It Is confident, however, that tho settle
ment Is only a question of tlmo.
Lord Kitchener's depnrturo for Do Aat
would he sutllclent to explain tho ahsenco
of olllelal news.
Elaborate preparations are being made lo
glvo Lord Roberta n popular welcome on
January 3. Ten thousand troops will bo
gathered In London to lino the route to
Uucklnghnm palace.
Cmiililmitlmi PleimeH London Piipcr.
LONDON, Dec. 25, Tho Dally Kxpress,
which praises tho Maxim-Cramp comblna
tlon, says: '
"VIckers' Sons & Maxim will thereby
bo ablo to underbid any American com
petitors for government contracts and they
will exploit the military necessities of tho
United States for tho benefit of Drltlsn
shareholders, They will also build men-of-
war on speculation,"
Will Spend llolliliD'i ill Home,
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 21. King Christian
will spend tho holidays In Denmark, for
tho first tlmo slnco tho death of Queen
Louise. This evening tho members of the
roynl family aro the guests of Prlnco Wal
demar and Mario.
Tomorrow there wil bo n great banquot
at tho palace, which all the royalties will
EXHIBITS HELD FOR FREIGHT
I'rencli llnllronil Uclny Lnndliiir of
American Property nt thi
ll a v re Hack.
PARIS. Pec. 21. Thirty cars, forming rnrl
of tho United Stalcj government exhibit
at tho recent expoiltlon, wore suddenly laid
under embargo today at Havre, the rail
road company declining to surrender them,
pending payment of a claim of G,7in' francs.
This extraordinary action, seriously delay
ing thu departure of tho United States
auxiliary cruiser, Prairie, from Havre for
New York, with tho government exhibits,
wns mado tho subject of n formal ptotcst
to the French government by United States
Ambassador Porter.
Tho company base3 Its claim on demur
rage charges on freight In the cars when
tho goods wcro brought to the exposition
for Installation. Some tlnw ago tho claim
was submitted nnd Major llruckutt, sec
letary of tho American commission, Investi
gated it and concluded that It had no foun
dation, as some of tho cars charged against
the American government never contained
exhibits, while lho others' wcro cars utilized
by private exhibitors nnu not therefore
ehnrgeablu to the United States. Mujor
Hrackott thereupon endeavored to securo
n settlement, but without avail. Tho matter
dragged nlong through the summer, the
secrotury of the American rommUslon ro
pcatiUly exposing hli wltllngnws to settle
any Just claim against tl.u United States.
Tho compnny left the cas.j In an unsatis
factory condition, and flrnlly embargoed
the enrs. When Mnjor llrackett was In
formed by tho United States agent at Havre
he wired lilm instructions to pny the com
pany Too rruncs In tho presence of tho legal
authorities and at tho snmo time to enter
a claim against the company for 10,000
francs, us damages lor obstruction and delay.
"Last summer the company submitted a
bill of 32.7S2 francs for freight charges
ngalnst tho commissioners," he said today,
"and pressed for payment. Pending an ex
planation of certain Items, 1 paid 23,00?
francs on tho amount, nt tho snmo time
nsklng lor details. When theso were fur
nished I discovered that tho commission
had been charged with 4.19.H francs which
should have been charged to tho Compagulo
Generate Trausatlautiiiue, while -1,110
francs should havo been churged to private
exhibitors. Tho company Is thcrcforo
obliged to mako a rebate."
Tomorrow being n holiday thero will be
no loading of tho Prairie. Tho cars will
bo released by tho raymcnt of tho COO francs.
Should Wednesday not bring a satisfactory
solution. Major llrackett will probably pay
tho rest of the claim under protest tu order
not to delay further tho pilling of tho
Prairie.
At tho samo time he will enter an ad
ditional claim for damages.
Trouble Over Pavilion.
Soino trouble also arose v.ith Philip L--zles,
the contractor who built tho National
pavilion. Ho wrote tho American com
mission on December 1(1 saying that the
last letter from Commissioner General Peck
was not satisfactory nnd asking when tho
building would bo turned o- r to him for
demolition. Two days later lie iiotldcd tho
commission that ho IntcndcA to tako pos
session und begin destructlo-i Immediately.
Ho was again Informed tji, h .building
wouiii no placed in ins co..uci on uucein
bur 20, nnd nt a formal meeting ho was notl
lied that tho commission would remove
certain furnishings not supplied by him, n
proposition to which his representative did
not object. Sunday night, whllo tho Amer
lean custodian of tho building, assisted by
two workmen, wero removing material be
longing to tho United States, a forcu of
police arrived and arrested all threo on tho
ground that they wore taking goods which
did not belong to them. It is said that M
Lazles brought about tho arrests. Major
llrackett secured their release today. M
Lazles served him with a legal notlco that
ho would not accept tho pavilion In Its
present shape and would demand damages
for delay,
Tho Frenchman will not bo held to the
strict terms of tho contract, which In
eluded demolition, nnd n counter claim
will be entered for n forfeit of 200 francs
dally from March 1C, tho dato when tho
contract called for completion, until Juno
23, together with a claim of 2,000 francs
for defective construction, n8 tho roof
i leaked and certain furnishings wero ruined
More than this thero will bo a special claim
of 20,000 francs If It can bo proved thnt M.
Lazlus brought about tho arrests, making a
total of 20,800 francs.
Another bono of contention mny bo tho
settlement of tho restaurant concession
in tho American pavilion, which has not
been paid for.
AS BLACK AS REPRESENTED
.Situation In Ciipe Ciilnny Such tin tn
t!lvc Little Cheer to tirent
Hi Itnln.
LONDON. Dec. 25. "Wo learn," says
the Dally Mall, "that tho reports of lho
serious situation In Capo Colony nro fully
confirmed. The Invading Poors aro receiv
ing much assistance from tho Capo Dutch.
Hallway communication between Capo Town
and tho north Is almost sntlrely sovered,
partly by noer operations nnd partly by
rains.
KITCHENER TAKES COMMAND
llrltlsli Generul Arrive nt He Anr,
C'npe Colon), to Cruxli out
liner liivimlon.
CAPETOWN, Dec. 21. Lord Kltchonor
has arrived at Do Anr, Capo Colony, nnd Is
taking mensures to crush tho Poor Invasion.
inl tut lnvc ciiiiudliiiiN. ,
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 21. Tho Colonial
ofllco ie anxious to get as many Canadians
as posslblo to Join linden-Powell's Trans
vaal mounted police If 1,000 Canadians
volunteer for this servlco It Is tho Intention
of tho imperial government to offer ten cap
taincies and fifteen lieutenancies In tho
forco to qualified officers of tho Canadian
mllltln.
Tho pay of tho men Is 5 shillings per
day from the dato of landing In Capotown,
with freo transportation from Cauada to
South Africa.
Kroner Hum llpemiie NIHTnreltril,
LONDON, Dec. 25. "Slnco tho Nooltgt
dncht affair." says the correspondent of
tho Dally Mall at Tho Hague, "Mr.
Kruger lias become stinnecKeu. He now
scornfully rejects all private suggestions
lu tho nature of peace overtures."
fienernl Pole-Cnrev to Murry.
LONDON, Dec. 25. General Roglnald
Polo-Carcw, who has returned from South
Africa, will marry Lady Ucatrlca Frances
Elizabeth, elder daughter of tho marquis
of Ormonde. Ho Is 51 years old and she
Is under 25.
Must Continue to Pump,
rmr'AC.o. Dec. 21. JmlK i Dunno tod.iv
granted tho Illinois und Mlchlgail canal
..nmtnlHulnnera u permanent Injunction re.
Mrulnlng tho snnltnrv district of Chicago
from hhuttluir down the iiumuliu; station at
Hriilgeport. which supplies u flow of water
ror tno oui 'iiiinum nnu .miciiikiiu c.inai,
Tho pumps wero recently shut down, Tho
cube will uc carrieu io uie supremo court.
RETURN TREATY TO ENGLAND
State Department Makes No Comment on the
Eenato Amendment!,
NEGOTIATIONS GO OVER TO NEW CENTURY
Attitude of McnriiKiin nnd Cnntn
It It'll Touiiril the Amendment
In PiiUmmii nt I'ren
cli t 'lime.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 21. Tho State de
partment lino decided to send the amend
ments to thu Hay-Pauticufoto treaty to
tho British government through two chan
nels, one copy being transmitted to Lord
Patincefote, tho Ilrltlsh nmbassador, nnd
the other through Ambassador Choatu at
London, who will present It to the Foreign
olllce. It Is the understanding that the
Stale department will mako no representa
tion whatever ns to tho changes mado In
tho treaty; tho senate amendments will be
nllowed to speak for themselves, und thu
action of tho department In certifying them
to tho Ilrltlsh governmont will bo purely
formal. As tho papers leave New York on
tomorrow's mall steamer they should reach
Loudon about New Year's day, so the nego
tiations will ccrtnluly lause over Into the
next century nt tho very earliest.
It ran bo authoritatively Blated that
there has been no exchango whatever.
cither In tho shapo of written notes or oral
communications, between the State depart
ment and the governments of Nicaragua and
cosla Ulca that has developed a threat on
thu part of those governments to refuse as
sent to tho construction of a canal In view
of tho action of tho United States senate
upon the Hay-Paunccfoto treaty. All that
Is ofllclally known of tho nttltudo of thu
two governments mentioned Is that their
representatives hero, Senors Corea and
Calvo, thoroughly approved of the Hay
Pauncefolo treaty as the basis for the canal
construction, Whether or not thu amend
ment of that convention will affect their
nttltudo Is not known. Tho Impression pre
vails that not being called upon to come
to n decision on this point until tho Ilrltlsh
government shall havo passed upon the
sennto nmendtnents, the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Illca will not antici
pate that action by any declaration at this
stage.
IlrltUli (iovcrnmc nt sitrnt.
The Ilrltlsh government has not. nn to
this time, given tho slightest Indication
as to Its purposo on tho amended Hay
Pauncefoto treaty and It Is understood that
tlie subject will not be tuken up by the
Ilrltlsh cabinet until tho draft of the
nmended Instrument and tho advices of the
uritlsn nmbassador at Washington aro re
ceived. Tho general results havo been
briefly summarized In cables to tho London
authorities, but lu a matter of this mng
nltudo they would not nc't until they aro
In possession of all tho data by mall. Under
theso circumstances It Is evident that to
day's utterances of tho London press to tho
clfcct that Great Ilrltaln will utnud firmly
on tho Clayton-riulwor treaty, whllo Indi
cating tho popular and to somo extent ofll
clal trend of opinion, do not nnnounco a
policy which has assumed any dcllnlto sanc
tion thus fnr on tho part of tho Ilrltlsh
government.
Tho Nlcuraguan minister, Mr. Corea, was
asked as to tho report that ho had pro
tested In behalf of Nicaragua against tho
amended form of tho treat v. Ho unld
ho did not care to discuss tho matter In
Its present status, but ho pointed out tho
unlikelihood that Nicaragua and Costa Rica
would protest whllo the matter was one of
domestic policy. Later on, if It assumed
the concrete form of a proposition to bo
submitted to Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
it would be for them to say whether it
was acceptable or not, but In tho meantime
it was hardly likely that thero would bo
any protest or other action concerning n
subject still In Its creative stages In this
country nud In Great Ilrltaln, nnd not yet
beforo Nicaragua nnd Costa Hlen.
It also can bo stated, not on Mr. Corcn's
authority, but as a fact, that Nicaragua
has not up to this tlmo defined its attitude
on tho amended document. Mr. Corea for-
warucci it witu full advices, but as the
scnato acted only a few days ago, thero
nns not yet been tlmo for tho nanors to
get before President Zoloya's cabinet. And
oven then, as Mr. Corea has pointed out,
it Is doubtful whether Nicaragua will as
sert her position In advnnco of receiving
overtures as to tho cnnnl. It appears to bo
tho accepted view, however. In rvnirni
mcrlcan diplomatic quarters that tho sen
ate confined Its consideration to tho inter
ests or tho United Staes and ohcr mara-
tlmu powers, and failed to tako into much
account the interests of thoso countries
most vitally concerned by having tho
waterway through their territory.
Lu:vUON, Dee. 24. A representative of
tho Associated Press has been Informed at
the Ilrltlsh Foreign olllco that all the edi
torial comment In tho London Times todav
nnd other Eugllsh papers on tho Nicaragua
canni ireaiy is entirely unauthorized and
not inspired by the forolgn olllce. To use
offlclal language, "England has too many
Irons In tho flro to tako up tho Nicaragua
caunl matter at present." It has received
no ofllclnl communication on tho subject,
nor nas u givon it as yet any olllelal con-
slderatlon.
WORRIED OVER NEW TREATY
UiiKllnli Pu pern Admit Hint tirent
Ilrltulu In I'liiced In ltntlier
Awkward Vl,
LONDON, Dec. 24. Tho Standard, refer
ring to tho cnnnl difficulty, expresses a hopo
mat I'resiuent McKlnloy will show himself
wiser than tho tnconslderato senate.
Tho Dally Chronlclo bluntly admits that
tho Nicaragua affair has becomo very seri
ous. It sees no compromise course between
allowing things to slide, thus "causing an
other miserable loss to our honor and repu
tation," nnd an unconditional refusal of
tho now amendments. Assuming tho latter
nltcrnatlvo to bo adopted, tho Dally
Chronicle asks: "What forco has Lord
Salisbury to back up a refusal? Our army
Is shut up In South Africa and China nr.d
our navy Is needed to protect commimicn
nous wun iiotn. seldom In Its stormy
rareer nns mo conservative government
bton placed In a moro dangerous dilemma.
Killed In Trolley fnr Accident.
NEW YORK, Dee. 21 As a result of n
trollne ririlRn ninr Min ltrr.u.1 ...
Brooklyn, tonUiit nn unknown woman was
killed nnd two others seriously Injured,
whllo nt least half a dozen moro received
minor Injuries. Tho two women seriously
Injured wero Mrs. Elizabeth Warren and
Mrs. Wiley Tonneinann, both residents of
llrooklyn. They were taken to si hospital
nnd aro so badly hurt that their lives are
despaired of. Thero was nothing on her
person uy which mo ucau woman cottlu Ihi
lucniliieii.
Cull for (lie l,lfc-Sn crn,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Dec. 21,-Thn
llrltlsii steamer viiiuia, iapium Mnntoi!
frnm Nassau, for Now York. Willi n cin,
nil cariro. went ushoro this mornlmr on
Great Keg harbor bar. Its passengers wero
safely landed. Signals havo been hoisted
asking for iisslHtuncu and tll crewH of the
life-Having station have responded. The
AntUU is a vessel or. m ions.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska: Generally fair
Tuesday, warmer In east portion, Fair
Wednesday; variable winds.
Temperature nt Oiuntin jreaterilnyl
Hour. Hen. Hour. Ilrtr.
.. n. in . . . . . . Ill 1 p. in I I
(I u. in Ill U p. in HI
7 ii. in . . . . . . 14 it ii. tn HI
S II. in ...... t I -I i. in 17
I) it, in I I n i, til 17
10 ii. Ill I I II i. Ill IS
1 1 II. ill . . . . . . II 7 li. ill -II
tU in I I N i. in 120
11 i. ill -I
MAY HAVE BEEN KIDNAPED
MiiKKle Hull, it Yniinu Wiimnii Mvlnir
.Vein' Piielilo, .Mlmlnir I nder Mys
terious ClrciiuiNtniif ex.
PUKI1LO, Colo., Dec. 21. All day work
of the police failed to throw any light upon
tho mysterious disappearance of Maggie
Hoel, who yesterday left or was taken front
tho homo of her uncle, Chnrlcs lleatty, a
tihort distance west of the city. It has
been learned, however, thnt somo tlmo yes
terday u carriage drawn by white horses
was In tho vicinity, nnd a richly-dressed
lady got out of It and seemed to bo search
ing for something. It has been Impossible
tl-us far to Hnd such n carriage. Tho girl
bad n guardian In Missouri nnd a young
man here was her lover. Tho latter Is
gricf-strlckcti and does all ho can to aid
lu solving the mystery. The simple and
Innocent character of tho girl seems to
piecltido theories of elopement and all the
elrctimstnnces seem to Indicate kidnaping,
but for what motive cannot jet bu learned.
Tho girl, who was about IS years old, llve.l
with her nunt, Mrs. Charles lleatty, about
thteo miles west of tho city. On Saturday
Mrs. lleatty left Maggie In charge of her
llttlo child at her home. Upon her return
two hours later her sister was gono nnd
tho baby wns nlono In tho house.
Indications nbout tho premises led to tho
Immediate suspicion thnt the girl had been
taken from her homo by force. Thero wero
evidences of a strugglo nnd In lho yard wcro
found the footprints of a man, evidently of
Inrgo size and weight. Tho foot prints led
In the direction of the Arkansas river and
ut somo plates along tho trail appeared
tho prints of smaller shoes, such as Magglu
Hoel wore. At other places tho trail In
dicated sho was dragged or carried nlong
by her captor. Near the river bank, whero
the ground Is harder, all traces wero loBt.
A largo number of men have been search
ing, but tho girl hna not yet been found.
At Mrs. Ilcatty's homo Maggie's hat and
the wrap which sho ordinarily woro out of
doors wero found undisturbed.
In tho linjnedlnto vicinity n largo forco
of men havo been working on rescrvplrs now
under construction.
BODY OF FATHER MARQUETTE
IllNtorlcnl Interest Averred to Attneli
to llonen mill Otlior llciiiiilim
Found In Micliluiiii.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. A special to tho
Times-Herald from Toledo, O., says:
Announcement Is mado by Ann Arbor rail
way olllclals that what Is supposed to bo
tho body of Fathor Marquette, tho Intrepid
missionary nnd explorer, havo been ex
humed by .vorkmcn near Frankfort, Mich,
Only tho skull nnd some Imperfect bones
remained nnd experts declare them to bo
those of a whlto man. A streak nf rust
and small remains closo to tho head aro
bclioved to havo been tho father's beads
nnd cross.
Tho And wns made nt a considerable
depth whllo excavating for n big summer
hotel. Tho Michigan Historical society
claims to possess tho proof that Father
Marquctto was hurled at this point lu tho
year luiii, In tho bed of a small stream.
It was in changing thu courso of a stream
that tho remains wero found. Great In-
crest is being taken in the Hnd by Mich
igan historians. A thorough investigation
s being made.
CHARGED UP TO HARRISON
Minister nf Clilcuu" Put Illume for
ltelun of vice In tlmt Clly
on the Major.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Mayor Harrison, nnd
not Chief of Police Klploy, Is declared ro
spmislblo for the present condition In Chi
cago by tho central committee of tho minis
ters' association, which met to discuss the
nntl-vlco crusade. Tho ministers' central
co'.umitteo appointed a sub-coinmlttoc, wh ch
will meet nn Monday and form a vlgllancu
conunltteo of fifteen representative laymen
for tho purpose of making personal Invcstl
Ration Into sources of lawlessness and ovll
In tho city.
Tho members of tho sub-commltteo nro;
Dev. Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jonos, Rov. Dr. John
P. Urushlnghnm nnd Rov. Dr. R. A. White.
MISS MORRISON OUT ON BOND
Defendant In IMiloiudo .Murder Cimc
(ilveii Iter Liberty on Clirlnt
iii II Ke,
ELDORADO, Kan., Doc. 21. Jesslo Mor
rlson was released this evening on $5,000
bonds. Tho woman's father accompanied
tho sheriff to tho Jail and JpssIo was re
leased from custody. Tho party then quietly
went to tho Morrison home.
Miss Morrison has not yet mado known
hor plans for the immediate future. It Is
thought, however, that sho will spend some
tlmo visiting her old homo In tho cast.
ESCAPES TERRIBLE FATE
IIiiiicIiiiiiiii'm Diiiiulitcr ClinrKcjn
IluiiUer mIIIi I'orcllile Attempt
lo Sel.c ii KIn,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 21. A Helena
(Mont.) special to tho Pioneer Press says:
Stato Senntor W. F. Meyer of Carbon
county, a bankor and prominent citizen of
Red Lodge, wns arrested todny on a war
Hint sworn out by Dora Fullerton. tho
daughter of u ranchman, Avho charges that
Meyer called her Into his olllce, locked tho
door and tried to kiss her. Sho, however,
succeeded In escaping.
TORTURED BY BURGLARS
Teiiin Fiiriuer Found llenil with
llrciiftt und Arm Terribly
lliirneil.
III
I10NIIA.M, Tex., Dec. 21. At Godbor, a
fow inllen south of hero, J. J. John3on, a
prominent fe.rmer, was murdered by rob
bers. Ills body was found In tho ynid
badly. bruised and tho flesh burned from his
brenst and arms. It Is supposed tho ban
dits btirnod tholr victim lu an effort to
force him to tell whero his money was
hidden. Two iirrests havo beta mado.
MnrrU' Murder Unnerve Her.
HALLIDAYIll'IKl, Pa., Dee. 2I.-MIbh
Juniata Itohrbach, nn cmployo of tho
auditor's olllco of thu War department, has
been brought to her homo In this city In
an ucuto Htago of nervous collapse that Is
likely to prove futa'. Miss Itohrbach was
near the desk of Auditor Frank II Mi rrls
when McDonald entered und shot him
Tho shock wilt too much for the young
woman a nerves.
POLICE GET NEW CLUE
Think They Ha Pony Ridden by One of
Cudnhy'i Kidnapen.
IS NOW AT PACIFIC JUNCTION, IOWA
Baddle and Bridle Had Been Left in
Another Burn.
MUCH WORN PAIR OF TROUSERS T0UND
Bupposition ia that Thoy Had Been Left by
Unknown Ridor.
PROBABLY A RUSE TO DIVERT SUSPICION
Detective llellfelil Wilt HrliiK Anl
niiil to Omnliii for lileiilllleiitlmi
lly l'riinU HI) nn, the Liv
er) iiiuii'n Sun.
John F. Ccad. n former living near Paclfia
Junction, la., arrived In Omaha Monday
with somo Information which promises to
bo tho most Important which tho police
havo received In coniioctlcn with the Cudahy
kidnaping case, lie snys that on Saturday
morning a pony answering the dehcrlptloti
of tho one used by tho ubdtictors wns found
In n barn In tho outskirts of Pacific Junc
tion, lu another barn In nn adjoining yard
was found thu saddle nnd bridle, which had
been used on the pony. Thero was ovldclico
that whoever left tho animal In the stable
had also slept lu ouo of tho stalls him
self, and had changed his clothes there, as
uu old pair of trousers, which had not been
thero bfforo, wero found on u pita of hay
In tho building. This garment wns brought
to Omaha by Mr. Coad, and Is now in tho
hands of tho police.
Detective Hcldfelt left tho city last night
for Pacific Junction to seo If ho can Identify
the pony, nnd has Instructions to bring It
back with lit in. Later word was received
from Hcldfelt possltlvely Identifying tho
pony.
"Tho pony was left in tho barn of a
Mr. Goodrich, who lives In tho outskirts
of tho village," said Mr. Coad. "Kniiy
Snturdoy morning Mrs. Goodrich saw a man
leaving tho bam, and, supposing him to bo
a tramp who had slept thero over night,
went out nt onco to see If hi) had dono
any damage. Sho was surprised to And In
a stall a bay pony with a whlto star In Its
forehead and two whlto hlud feet. Tho
nntinal was covered with dried foam, nnd
hnd evidently been ridden hard. Though
thero wero marks of a saddle and brldlo
upon It, theso articles had been removed,
and tho pony wns naked save for a ropo
haltor about Its neck. This halter belonged
to Mr. Goodrich, and hud been left tho duy
beforo tied to tho manger.
Pushing her search further, Mrs. Good
rich found on a pllo of liny an old, much
worn pair of trousers lying In n stall ad-
Joining that occupied by the animal.
.S.-tdille nnd Jlrldle Found.
"In tho eourso of tho forenoon n woman
living next door, Mrs. Hud Mack by name,
called nt tho Goodrich homo to say that n
saddle and bridle hnd been left In her burn
the night before. Tho two women agreed
thnt this wns tho equipment which had ac
companied the pony, but they could not
understand why they should have Icen
left In separate stables, nor, for that mat
ter, why they should have been left nt all.
Later tho matter was reported to tho mar
shal of Pacllio Junction, who nt onco con
nected it with tho Cudahy kidnaping."
Chief Donahue Is not disposed, howovor.
to glvo much weight to tho theory enter
tained by tho marshal that tho kidnapers,
or one of them, rodo tho pony to Pacllio
Junction nnd left It there
I would rather think," ho Raid, "that
nfter using tho pony If this Is tho pony
they used they hired somo ono to Mdo It
down thero nnd lenvo It In ordor to divert
suspicion from tho real hiding place of tho
guilty men. It doesn't seem reasonable
to mo thnt n man with several thousand
dollars in gold on his person should rid
around over tho country and sleep In barns.
Tho theory that this Is really tho animal
ridden by tho man who called at Glynn'o
livery stublo Wednesday morning and tel
ephoned to thu Cudahy homo that tho let
ter was In tho front yard seems to bo
sound. In the llrst placo It answers tho
description given by tho boy, Frank
Glynn, who heard tho mnn telephono
nnd who saw him ride nwny. In
tho second placo If this Is not
tho pony why would a mnn rldo It Into
a prlvnto stable that way nnd lenvo It? I
don't understand why tho saddle nnd brldlo
wore left In ono stable and tho pony In
another. I can seo no motive In thnt. Per
haps It wns dono to confuso tho matter and
add an ulement uf mystery to II. Hut I
can understand why lho mnn should lenvo
tho pony In the barn und slenl nwny him
self at break of day. That, of courso, wnti
to nvold being seetf In daylight riding an
nnlmal whoso description mny havo been
telegraphed ahead. A man on horaohack la
always moro conspicuous than a man on
foot and Is easier Identified."
Will Try nud iet Hitler.
Thero Is a furry ncross tho Missouri river
nt Pliittsmoilth and It Is the theory or tho
pollco that tho mysterious rider of tho bay
pony crossed tho river to Pacific Junction
nt thin point. Persons llvlnc near this ferry
and the man lu charge of It will bo closely
questioned us to whether or not u man
riding sucli nu animal was seen tu cross
lho river any tlmo Friday night. If bo it
description ot tho rider will bo soourcd
nnd an attempt made to apprehend him, If
ho is not ano of tho kidnapers It Is thought
Hint ho may at least prove to bo an agent In
their employ.
Tho trousers discarded by tho man who
left tho pony are an undent pair, tho but
tons of which bear tho name of n clothlnr;
firm which went out of business In Ornalia
fifteen cars ngo. A cheap pair of "hand
mo-downs" to begin with, thoy nro thread
bare and pntched, but bear no mark by
whlrh their owner's identity can be es
tablished. They would fit h man of slen
der build, nbout flvo feet oloven Inches
tall.
Dotectlvo Hcldfelt will rldo thn pony
buck to Omnhu somo tlmo today, when tho
llvoryman's son, Frank Glynn, will bo
asked to look It over nnd Identify It If pos
slblc. After gottlng a description of tho
man who rodo tho pony tho detective will
mako Inquiries nt the clothing stores In
Plnttsmouth nnd Pacific Junction to seo If
nnniio of that description bought n new
pair of trousers In either of thoso places
on Friday.
.s'ome Trophic nf I'llxbl,
Somo Interesting trophies In connection
with tho kidnaping case, in tho nature nf
tho lantern besldo which Mr. Cudahy depos
ited thu $25,000 In gold nnd a pa)r ot trousor
legs, which were probably used by tho ban
dits lu currying tho money away, wero
turned over to tho pollco Monday by two
attend.
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