Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE
1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING n JUVNUAltY 5, 1001 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EJLVE CENTS.
BOBS RUNS TUISCSlWteF2
How Commahdor of Britiah Army Working
on lull Thno at War Office.
NO NEWS COMES FROM LORD KITCHENER
Movement to Raiso Volunteers Progreising
Favorably at Capetown.
i DEWET LEADS PURSUERS A MERRY CHASE
Inglith Population Doserts Ficksburg,
Which the Boers Promptly Loot.
GENERAL BRABANT REACHES GRAFF REINET
Movement OrlKliuif Iiik Mnntrenl to
llnve Sir Wllfrhl l.uurlrr fio to
(south Afrlen iin Pritee linvnjr
Well Iteeelveil lit Lnnilun.
LONDON, Jnn. I. Karl Uobcrts of Kanda
har nnd Pretoria Is already Immersed t
his arduous new duties at tho Wor oincc.
Ho will tako no holiday. Thero Is no fur
ther nows from Lord Kitchener, who, ac
cording to ii Cnpctown dlfpatcli, Is calling
for G.UOO men to guard tho Haml mines.
EnllBtlng In Capo Colony continues nctlvo
ml COO men will leavo Capetown for the
north within tho next few days.
Information regarding tho Invnslon Is
icnnty.
Colonel Williams nttacked the eastern in
vndcrs on January 1 near Mlddlcburg, but
failed to dislodge them. He bus Blnco been
Joined by Lieutenant Colonel Grcnfcl, mid
tho Hours havo retired. Advices from
Mozcril, dated ycHtcrday, say that three
separate columns nro still pursuing General
Dowel, but with no bucccbs beyond taking
twenty-eight prisoners. Cannon llrlng Is
continually heard.
General Hrabant has arrived at Graff
Reinet.
All tho English havo deserted Ficksburg,
taking their stocks of grain across the
border, and tho Uoers havo looted tho town.
According to the Dally Mall's correspon
dent at Tho llaguo tho directorate of the
Netherlands South African railway has ap
plied to tho Amsterdam courts for a sus
pension of payments.
Tho Dally Chronlclo advises that favor
able attention Hhould be given to u movc
c'nt reported by Its Moutrenl correspon
dent to Induco Sir Wilfrid Laurler, If tho
colonial ollke consents, to proceed to
South Africa an n commissioner to Inter
vene, with power to cause the restoration
of peace.
KRUGER COMING TO AMERICA
XV. T. Slenil Authority for the State
ment IVIiruiir' Set for
the Vlnlt.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A dispatch to tho
Journal -and Advertiser from London says;
It Is almost certainly decided that Mr.
Krugcr will go to America In February,
probably accompanied by W. T. Stead, who
will make n ringing campaign in behalf of
Etnpplng the, war.
Tho Journal correspondent saw Mr. Stead
JiiBt beforo ho loft for I'arls In company
with John 11. Mllhollnnd, who boro an In
vitation from prominent Now Yorkers to
Mr. Krugor to visit America. Whllo In
1'arlB they will seo tho leaders of tho ar
bitration movement In Europo and dectdo
definitely on plans. Mr. Stead said:
"Tho tlmo has como for President Kru
gcr to play his trump card nnd b61dly
declaro his Intention to visit President
McKlnlcy In order to plcnd with him the
causn of tho Independence of tho South
African republics. Kruger Is looked at
sskanco in Germany and Austria because
ho is thn president of n republic, but he
thinks this will not bo regarded as a dis
qualification fvr his rccoptlon by the presl
ient of tho greatest republic In the world,
"llo docs uot bollovo tho American gov
ernment is Indifferent to tho wnr tho Hoers
ro waging against tho Hrltlsh monarchy.
If ho goes to America ho will go as n
president to visit a president. Ho will
probably arrive In Now York in tho middle
of February. Tho Btato of his health Is
not regarded as likely to deter him from
crossing tho Atlantic. Ho had believed the
voyage would tako a fortnight nnd Is much
plruscd to heur ho could mako It in sovelt
(lays.
"Ills movemonts somewhat depend on
tho health of the eznr, who Is now qulto
well and had Intended to return to St.
Petersburg on January 23, but tho Influenza
has broken out on tho Neva and It Is a
Sangorcus malady for those Just recovering
from typhoid, Tho czar will probably go
to Ttmrkoo Solo. If President Krugcr went
to Russia ho would havo a superb recep
tion, nnd at every station In Germany be
tween tho Dutch and ltusslan frontiers
ho would recclvo ovutlonB."
NEW GOVERNOR Or- TRANSVAAL
Kir Alfreil Mllner Named iin Chief Of
lleer of Lute Iteiiulilie of Which
Kroner AViin Prexltlen t .
LONDON, Jan, 4. Tho following Colonial
ntllco appointments wero announced this
evening:
Sir Alfred Milner. to bo governor of tho
TrnnBvaal and Hrltlsh high commissioner.
Sir Walter Frauds Hely-llutchlnson (gov
ernor of Natal and Zululnnd slnco 1893), to
do, governor of Capo Colony.
Llcutcuant Colcnol Sir Henry Edward Me
Callum (governor of Newfoundland bIiico
ISflS and alde-do-camp to tho queen slnco
l'JOO), to ho governor of Natal.
Major Hamilton John Goodo-Adams (resl
dent commissioner of tho llcchuannlnnd
protectorate), to bo lieutenant governor of
tho Ornnge Hlver colony.
BOERS GOING NORTH AGAIN
Ilitimlnii ('iimmiiudnuls m It'll Army r
tho lliii'KherN lteimrteit Killed
mi ClirUtuiiift l)ii)-.
CAPETOWN. Jan, 4.Two hundred Ilocrs
havo recrosscd tho Orange river, going
north. The ltusslan commandants, Po
trowik nnd Duplocy, wcro killed In tho
fighting at Utrecht, Dicomber 25,
INNOCENT CHILDREN BURNED
Stepmother Chnrirrtl with Netting; n
l'lre In Wlileh Four Youui;
LIvi'n Were l.Ont,
SAN JOSH, Cal., Jnn. 4. Two weeks ago
tiie Homo of Conrad Huff, near this city
was burned nnd four of miff's children
perished in tho flames. On tho complaint
or i an huh, nrotlior of tho bereaved fattier
Mrs, Conrad Ruff was nrrested today on
charges of murder nnd arson. Mrs. Hurt
was tho stepmother of the children. Mrs
Hull dcnlcB tho chargo.
rats
IlT RFFOtlF THF I FT. 01 ATIIDF
JILI VNL
w
What an Unprejudiced Fusionist Says About the Man
the Fusionists Have Honored by Their Votes
for President of the Senate.
Ransom as a traitor.
Edgar Howard In Papllllon Times, March 3, 1S97.
Uvcry schoolboy In Nobniskn knows that ovcry ftislonlst" now no
cuiiylng it sunt In tlio Nebraska leplsluttire was chosen wit li tho Im
plied and express iinilerstiiiHllnj,' that bu would favor laws to refill
lato the public corporations In the Htale. A grout majority of Ibo
fusion senators have been faithful to the pledges made by and
for them in the campaign. Klght of them, perjuring themselves In
tlu! eyes of (!od and man, havo gone over to tho enemy. Wo don't
know that tlfey, were bought. We do know that they have ruthlessly
betrayed tho peopl'i who elected them. The eight traitors tire Han
som, Howell (anil six others). These men deserve to be advertised to
the world as traitors. It Is not pleasant for us to denounce men of
our own political fjtitlt, but duty demands It.
Ransom in Tlis TritG Colors.
Edgar Hownrd In I'lipltllon Times, April 1, 1(07.
On the llrst day of the legislative session the Times picked Sena
tors Itausom and Howell as tho leaders of the corporation contin
gent In that body. The picking was not an evidence of smartness on
out part, for, Indeed, any miln who has watched tho course of those
worthies In recent years could and would have done as well as wo
did. Hpeaklug of Rimsof and Howell, what a disgrace the pair has
been to the free sliver forces which elected them. Hand In hand In
every scheme to aid In corporation robbery, back to back to light
against the sharp shafts of public criticism while pushing gamblers'
bills to passage. Shame's crown for shame Is the fact that these
traitors bear the democratic name.
swans frozen in the spree .
llerlln IM re Department Culled Upon
to ItelcoHe Alliphlliloun
Illnln.
HERLIN, Jnn. It Is zero weather here.
Tho Spree was frozen over so suddenly
that the Ico enclosed thirteen of the city a
swans and tho llro department was called
out to release them.
Tho llavnrlan government Is Issuing a
4 per cent loan of 100,000,000 marlts, non
redeemable beforo l'JOC.
Tho population of Ilnvarla, according to
the cenBiis, Is 6,1.10,000, or an Increaso of
131,000 upon tho figures of tho previous
census.
Kmpcror William has conferred tho
Crown order, second-class, on Director Dal-
1 1 ii of tho Hamburg-American Steamship
company.
Kmpcror William haB consented to a
chnngo of the namo Kaiser Wllhelm II
of tho Now "York-Genoa division of tho
North Cermnn Lloyd lino to Hohenzollern
and will permit his own namo to bo given
to ono of the greyhounds being constructed
for tho company nt tho Vulcan yards at
Stettin.
FORCED TO WORK IN CHAINS
AhyHNliiliuiM ami Homulln Overpowered
liy Pollee unit At Mile to fin to
IthiiileHlnu .'Ml new.
REIRA. Portuguese. East Africa, Jan. 4.
On tho arrival of tho German steamnr
Hertzoir nt llclrn with 130 AbysBlnlana and
Somalis for tho Rhodealnn mines, tho
hovs" ns thov nro called, wcro informeu
by tho foremen that they would bo com
pelled to work In chains. Thereupon they
refused to go ashore.
Portuimesu nollco and troops wero sum
moned nnd a big fight ensued, tho "boys"
barricading tho forcdeck. Victory rested
with tho police nfter an hours fighting.
Ono Somali was killed and n number
wounded. Nino of tho nollco wero wounded.
Subsequently It was found that there wero
only fifty "boyB" on tho atcainer, tho re
mainder having Jumped overboard.
PRESENTS THE AMENDMENTS
AnihnNnIor Chonte TriinxmitH Ximv
St Iputn tlon.4 of llity-Piiune efotc
Trent y to I.hiiniIou nc.
LONDON, Jan. 1. United States Ambas
sador Chonte. presented tho Hay-Paunco-foto
treaty amendmentB to thn secretary of
stata for foreign affairs, tho marquis of
Lansdowno, today.
No discussion occurred nnd the nnturo of
Lord Lanedowne's answer Is not given. Mr.
Choato simply notified tho secretary of
stnto for foreign affairs that ho had sent
him a document forwarded by tho Stuto
department. An nnswor probably will not
ho sent until tho cabinet discusses tho
mnttcr fully.
Tho Interview hetwecn Mr. Chonto nnd
Iord Lansdowno was chlclly dnvotcd to
an expression of tho latter's vlow on China's
answer to tho demands of tho powers.
MERELY CASE OF TIT FOR TAT
Kiiulnml Merely tieflllnir n TiiNte of
ItN (Mtii Pulley In AlirtiKiitlnii
Clnylon-l.iiliver Trent y.
HERLIN, Jan. 4. Tho Kreuzo Zoltung
resuniliig ItB discussion of tho voto In tho
United States senato on tho Hay-Paunco-foto
treuty, says: "American Btatesmon
havo been trying for years to abrogate tho
Clayton-Rulwer treaty, but the senate now
docs so nt ono stroke. This Is tho same
as If tho asscmblco untloualo of Bordeaux
wcro to adopt tho Frankfort treaty after
striking out tho clauso ceding Alsaco-Lor-atne.
If, however. John Hull, complains
of Undo Sam's perfidy It can reasonably
ho answered 'measure for measure,' "
GETS NEW GRIP ON FAT JOB
All I'erronh Hey, leioetl Mlnlxter
to AViiihliiKtoii, HeliiNtnteil liy
Order of the Sultan.
LONDON, Jnn, 4. "All Fcrrouh Dcy, who
was recently dlsplnccd as TurkUh milliliter
nt Washington In fcvor of Mustafa Uey, has
been reinstated," says the Constantinople
correspondent of tho Times, "for fear that
ho might Join tho Young Turkey party. Ho
will recclvo 10,C00 ns commission for the
new Ottoman cruiser to bo built by the
CranipB of Philadelphia.
Kluht Soldier Killed.
CONSTANTINOPLU, Jan. 4. In tho
courso of a serious affray near Ishtib,
originating In an attempt to arrest a num
ber of Ilulgarlana suspected of being
emissaries of the Macedonian committee,
eight soldiers wero killed, Tho troubles
continue.
Itoniirn for AmlinaKiiUor While,
RKRL1N, Jan. 4. -Audrow 1). White, tho
United States ambassador here, has been
elected a member of the Berlin Academy of
Science.
IIIL LLUIOLAllUltL.
n
live STOCK MEN AT SALT LAKE
0omprehci.iive Program it Arranged for tho
Coming Meeting.
ARID LANDS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION
Alter the Convention the DcleanteH
Will Iliinril Twu Special-Tniliin
mill Co on a Tour of the
1'nelllc Stolen.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 4. The program
for tho fourth annual convention of tho Nn
tlonul Llvo Stock association was made pub
lic today. Tho meeting will conveno In As
sembly hull on January lfi for a session of
four days and will ho participated In by
many of tho lending authorities of tho ua
tlon on llvo Btock matters.
Tho commltteo appointed by authority of
tho Fort Worth convention to draft n bill
dealing with tho disposition of tho arid
lands of tho wtut wllr meet at tha Kuuts
ford hotel on January 13 to draft Its report.
Tho executive commlteo will meet at tho
sanio place on tho day following. Tuesday,
tho llrst day of tho convention, will bo de
voted to tho address of welcome by Gov
ernor Hebcr Wells o Utah, tho association's
responso by R. M. Allen of Nebraska, tho
annual address of President John W.
Springer, reports of standing committees and
llve-mlnuto addresses by members of the ex
ecutive commltteo on llvo stock conditions
In tho states they represent. Tho following
nro sorao of tho speakers nnd their sub
jects: Airrletiltiire, HerilH nml lIorHCN.
L. O. Powers, nhlef KtntlHllnlnn fnr nirrt.
culture. Census department, "Our National
Wenlth In Llvo Stock."
Abraham Henlck. Sycamore, Ky., "Kstab
llshlng llrceds of Cattle."
I.OVl H. Dollll. llllnnlu. "Amnrlenn T.tl'n
Stock and Drersed Meats Kxport Trade."
vienerai jonn u. uiiBiieiran, i.ouNvm,
Ky.. "Tim American Saddle JlnrHo nml tho
Assessment Clnxhlllcatlun of Live Stock. "
Georgo 11. Maxwell. Chicago, "Relation
of Irrigation tn tho Llvo Stock Industry."
R. S. Huldekoper, Washington. U. C,
recessiiies nequiren in Army Horses.
A. J. Knotlln, Kansas City, "Problems In
Handling Large Sheep Interests."
Marvin Huchltt. president Chlcaso .fc
Northwestern railway, "Involution in Trims
portutlon." Charles II. Krye. Seattle, "Alaskan Mo?t
Trade and Its Requlreincnts."
ueorgo n, van iorma,i, "Illinois i,ivo
Stock ICxehnngca und Their Ilclntlon to tho
Producer."
C. C. fJoodw n. Salt Lake C tv. "What t in
Press Hub Done for the Llvo Stock Indus
try."
Tho subjects which will receive tho
greatest nttention arc:
"The Orout Hill." This will be opposed
by John P. Hobbs of Now York and favored
by D. W. Wilson of Elgin, 111.
"Should tho Government Leaso tho Pub
lic Domain?" Supported by John P. Irish
of California and opposed by John M. Carey
of Wyoming.
"An Annual Classified Census of Llvo
Stock." C. W. Pufjh of Arizona, Dr.
Charles Orcsswcll of Colorado and C. 11.
Towers of Montana.
Tho entertainments will bo extensive, A
grand reception nt tho Knutsford hotel on
Tuesday evening by tho governor of Utnh,
assisted by tho women of the city.
Wednesday evening, a concert by D00
voices In tho famous Mormon tabernacle,
Thursday evening, Illustrated lecturo In
assembly hall by D. C. Judson of Portland,
Oil1., assisted by somo of tho leading
musical talent of tho state.
"Tho l'leco do RcslBtunce" on tho last
night will be a stockman's smoker, given
under tho auspices of tho Independent Or
der of LMks.
Snturday morning tho delegates nnd
visitors will go for mi excursion through
tho Pndllo Btatcs, occupying two special
trains. The indications aro that this con
ventlon will bo tho most Important and
largest nttended tho association has over
held. Airnngcmcnta havo been completed
to earo for 1,500 dolegates nnd 5,000 visitors.
RACKED FATHER IS ANXIOUS
(ienernl .MiiIIii.miiix Will Mnilenvor to
1'oree Court to Tnke Speeily Ac
tion on IIIn Soii'h Appeal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Tho World tomor
row will' Buy: General Edward Mollneaiix
haa decided to nppeal to tho legislature to
ascertain the cnusu of the delay In settling
the enne of hla son, Roland, convicted of
murder In tho llrst degree, He will ask, If
necessary, that a committee bo appointed
to conduct an investigation and that a bill
bo entetcd limiting tho tlmo given to n
trlnl Judgo within which ho must pass on n
caso whero tho question was ono of murder
in tho first degree
Mnllncnux was convicted February 10,
1900. On July 25 tho district attorney com
pleted his caso nnd the following duy the
papora wero submitted to Recorder Goff.
Shortly after that tho recorder went on a
three-month vacation. He returned to tho
bench on November 1, but it was not until
December 8 thut he took up tho Mollucnux
papers.
AGUINALD0 SDEAD AGAIN
President Wheeler of Vul erolty of
California Heeelvei the
Information.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Ilcnjamln ldo
Wheeler, president of tho University of
California, who is now staying nt tho
Waldorf-Astoria hotel, has received In
formation from socrot sources In tho Phil
ippines to tho effect that Agulnaldo Is dead
and that his death occurred not less than
six weeks ngo. Tho news has been kept
secret by Agulnnhlo's followers, It Is said,
for the purposo of prolonging thu rebellion,
slnco It Is believed that news of his death
would cause such discouragement and
alarm that an utter capitulation would
result. President Wheeler obtained this
news through several Filipino children who
havo been placed In his enro by their
pnrents. Two aro sons of Ilucncamlno, a
wealthy citizen of Manila, who. beforo tho
ndvent of tho Americans In tho Philippines,
had been nn active leader of tho rebellion
against tho Spanish, rrenhlont Wheolcr
also has la his charge tho children ol
Mlel, tho governor of Mindanao, and several
other boys whoso parents aro of tho
wealthy class. In speaking of the reported
death of tho chief Insurrectionist President
Wheeler said: "Theso boyH of mine, ns I
may call them, recelvo frequent communi
cations from their parents nnd friends at
homo. The Information which was obtnlncd
concerning the death of Agulnaldo, I under
stand, enmo from secret nnd trustworthy
sources and is probably truc.t' ,
l'iMllutli Time lie Is. Kilted.
CHICAGO. Jnn. I. "This Is about tho
fortieth tlmo Agulnaldo has been killed,"
laughed Senor Slxto Lopez, tho Filipinos'
envoy, when ho was shown tho report tti
day that tho Insurgent lender wiik deud,
which had como through President Wheeler
of the University of California, and wnB
bused upon tho statements of Filipino stu
dents In his chargo.
"I think 11 would bo very foolish to at
tach any Importance) to tho prattle of theso
students," continued Mr. Lopez. "I hnow
tho llucncnmiiio family In Manila, and I'
am certain they aro not in a position to
bo Intrusted with great sccrctB by thu
Filipinos.
"lleforo tho Americans came Ilucncamlno
wns very loyal to tho Spanish. Then ho
beenmo a Filipino lender for a short time
and now Is an American.
"Do you think It la likely ho could got
information of thla kind so long lie fore it
came to tho cars of General MacArthur?
"All that I can say definitely about tho
matter Is that Aguinnldo was alive when
I received my Inst ndvlces.
"Hut tho death of Agulnaldo would really
not mnko so very much difference In carry
ing on tho campaign. Thero nro other
generals in the field who nro Just as ca
pable as Aguinnldo and If ho wero killed
tho war would go right on Just tho name.
"Indeed, thero is a very strong clement
among tho aristocracy of tho Filipinos who
would prefer to havo n leader of their own
class. Agulnaldo was not it membor of tho
aristocracy, but IiIb services have been bo
great that no very strong opposition hns
been mado to him on that aeiount. .If lio
could bo Biu'rceded by a member 'bt the
aristocracy, however, It would jjTyo satis
faction in n great many quarJarA,'
.nr. lioooz laougni ;iio tv.tr ukAly 0 con
tlnuo Indefinitely unless somo terms cf
Bettlomcnt could bo ugreed upon. Ho de
scribed tho organization of tho Filipinos
as very stroug nnd their determination to
win Independence, us unchangeable.
GOVERNOR OF TARLAC TAKEN
Colonel Teehou, ii 1'rnialnriil Lender
of the Filipino tteheln, Cnpturcil
liy the Aiiierlemin,
MANILA, Jan. 4. Generals Wheaton and
Bates report mauy small cupturcs, the de
struction of insurgent camps and tho seiz
ure of supplies, animals and other ne
cessities. Among tho captures In Smith's
district wns Colonel Tcchon, tho Insurgent
governor of Tarlac.
General Grant Is personally In command
of n mounted expedition in the mountains
of southern Pnmpnngas, which, ho says, Is
tho only locality where tho insurgents nru
In forco In his district.
Insurgents entered Gnpnn nnd San Isldro,
in Gcnornl Funstnn's district, during tho
night and burned a score of houses. Their
llrlng was Ineffective.
General MacArthur has commuted sev
eral death sentences of military courts to
Imprisonment.
Judgo Tnft'a written opinion of tho San
Joso college casu was considered and en
dorsed by the Philippine commission this
morning. It will bo mndo public tomorrow.
Tho enactment of tho school bill has beon
deferred, owing to tho deslro of tho Fili
pinos to bo heard on tho bill na completed.
It differs radically from tho ono proparcd
by Superintendent Atkinson nnd endorsed
by Gcticral MacArthur. Tho latter appro
priated $l,(j."0,0C0 outright to bo disbursed
through Mr. Atkinson under tho supervi
sion of General MacArthur. Tho com
pleted bill appropriates directly only $10,000
nnd reserves planB for schools nnd also re
quires Mr. Atkinson to report to both Gen
eral MacArthur and tho commission.
Tho commission hns authorized tho de
partment of public Instruction to proceed
with tho business entrusted to its admin
istration, Mnny Inquiries have been received hero
from tho provinces regarding tho federal
party. Tho organlicrs nro establishing a
dally newspaper nnd threo weeklies to bo
published In Spanish nnd Tagalog In tho
provlnco of Pampnnga.
FOURTH INFANTRY'S CAPTURE
Itemey Itepoi'tN TiiUlnir Whole lliitit-h
of liiNiirrei'tlonlntx' OllleerN nml
Forty Prlvn(e,
WASHINGTON. Jnn. I Thn fnllnwlm-
dispatch was rccolved at tho Navy dopart-
uii'iii. una aucrnoon irnm Aumirni uenicy:
MANILA, Jan. I llu'renu Navigation,
Washington; An uttaek on tho morning of
the 3d by tho Fourth infantry, marines and
navy at Cuvlto VleJo, resulted In tho cap
ture of one lieutenant colonol, two mujors,
live captains, ono lieutenant, forty-ulglit
privulo Insurrectionists and four Indrmies.
REM ICY.
MAKES LIGNITES HARD TO GET
Strike of WcMtern Colli Miner llc-
NiiltN III 'I emporiiry Deartli
of the Fuel.
DENVER, Jan. 4. Roports from Choy
enue, Wyo,, In tho north, to Gallup, N. M
on tho south, stato that all the mines nro
dosed owing tn labor dllllcultles. All the
mines in northern Colorado aro cloced
down and the supply of llgnlto is entirely
cut off.
Tho bltiimlncus mines nro so situated,
tho operators say, that they am behind in
orders from Nebraska and Kansas and can
not do anything to meliorate tho condition
in Denver.
To aggravate the trouble, tho miners of
tho Colorado Fuel and iron company at
Gallup, N. M-, threaten to strike In order
to forco tho Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pt.ny to rerognlzo their union and Increase
Uclr wages.
IMMENSE RAILROAD DEAL
Reported Contolidttion of Grout Northern,
Northern Pucifio and Milwaukee,
-
HILL SAID TO HAVE CANADIAN BACKING
Sum Approximation (1(10,(10(1 Al
leged to Have Keen llepiiltetl In
yew York HiiiiU In I'lirltieranee
of the Project.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 4. Willie no con
firmation could bo obtnlncd hero from nn
uutliorltntlvo sou ico of tho reported com
bination of tho Northern Padllc, Great
Northern and Chicago, Mllw'aukeo & St.
Paul rompanlcd, It Is tho general belief
In well-informed railroad circles that, If
not an accomplished fact, it 1b in progress
of consummation.
President Jnmcs J. Hill whb naturally
disinclined to talk on tho subject for pub
lication, but in tho courso of nn Intcrvluw
ho had this to say:
"I havo mado no loan In Montreal. Does
It not fctnnd to roisou that If I needed monoy
I can get it without going to Cannda? No
deal by which wo get control of any west
cm line has yet been consummated. I
will say, lion over, that somo of tho big
lines hope by getting together to reduce
working expenses. Any movement now on
foot by the railroads Is simply for tho
purposo of economizing.
Mr. Hill does not Btato that there Is no
deal under way. Tho announcement wns
mado Bcml-olllclally' today, nnd tho In
formation did not como from n New York
source that tho big deal, by which the
Hill-Morgan-Rockcfellcr interests were to
secure control of tho Northern Pacific und
St. Paul roads, Is practically consummated
and thut Inside of n mouth tho systems
will bo In effect one. About three weeks
ngo, eo the Btory goes, President Hill ob
tained n loan from Cnnadlan capitalists of
$28,000,000, and it Is added thut much of
this money went for tho purchnfa of
Northern and St. Paul shares. In tho vaults
of tho Great Northern treasurer, it Ib
stated, reposo tho deposit slips showing
that this Immense sum was placed to tho
credit of President Hill In tho Chemical
National bank of New York.
Tho depositors, woro it is asserted, Sir
William Vanllornc, president of tho Cana
dian Pacific, R. I). Angus, multl-mllllonntro
nnd director of the Dank of Montreal and
Lord Mount Stephen of Montreal.
Picsldcnt Hill will leavo for New York
next week nnd It Is stated that tho solo
object of his visit is to put tho finishing
touches upon tho mo.U gigantic railroad
deal In recent years.
SelN Control of .llllivaiikee.
CHICAGO, Jan.x Tho Chronlclo tomor
row will say: President Albert J. Ear
ling of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway yesterday sold his 20,000 shares
of stock hi tho road. Tho lino has passed
Into the control of J. J. Hill, J. Picrpout
Morgan and John D. Rockofcllcr.
Today Mr. Earllng enjoya tho distinction
of being president and general manager
of n company In which ho does not own n
singlu share of stock, lio hns made a piollt
of S40,000 bn his stock and doeo not know
whether ho Is to bo retained in nn ofllcl.il
capuclty by tho new management.
James J. Hill will enter the directory of
tho Chicago, Mllwnukeo & St. Paul road In
a few days and within a month It will bo
part of u continuous lino under ono control
from New York to Seattle. The Ualtlmore
& Ohio road may be tho eastern link. The
purchuses made by Hill and his supporters
did not llguro In thu market transactions.
Thoy were mnuo outsldo the exchanges nnd
In direct dealings with tho holders. Earllng
was not the only big Chtcngoan to part with
his stock. Marshall Field Ib reported to
havo disposed of his stock, amounting to
$3,000,000. Tho Alexander Mitchell estnte
parted with $2,000,000 and tho heirs of tho
lato Gocrgo T. Smith nro said to have dls
posed of $5,000,000 more, tho snlo having
been mudo through Alexnnder Gcddcs, who
represents tho estate on tho directory of the
board. Earllng's stock was sold for $3,040,
000, going off at $1C2 a share. Tho other
purchases aro cald to havo been at tho
same price. Earllng bought his stock nt
$110 a share two years ago.
Tho total purchases mado yesterday by
tho Hill Interests are reputed to havo been
in excess of $15,000,000. Tho Mllwaukeo
lino will pnss over to tho Great Northern,
under a lease, it is said, wlurehy tho pre
ferred stockholders will bo guaranteed S
por cont, common stock, 0 per cent for
two years nnd 4 per cent thereafter. Tho
general olllccrs of tho Great Northern will
direct tho lino from Chicago to St. Paul
und what changes will tako place in thu
consolidated management nro Imposslblo to
predict;
HOAR PROPOSES ARMISTICE
Auienilineikt OHerei! to Army Hill Pro.
vIiIIiik for Vlnlt of Filipino
Coiiimlnxlon to United .Stutes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Senator Hoar
today offorcd nn amendment to tho army
Dill in mo Biuipo or n general proviso, as
follows:
"Provided, That no furthor military forco
shall bo uueil In tho Phlllpplno Islands e
cept such as may bo necessary to keep order
In places thero now actually under the
peaceable control of tho Unlted'States and
to protect persons or property to whom, in
tho Judfmcnt of tho president, protection
may bo duo from tho United States until
thu president flmll havo first proclaimed
amnesty for all political offenses com
mlttcd ngalnst tho United States In the
Philippines and, if in his power, shall havo
agreed upon an nrmlstlco with persons now
In hostility to tho United States nnd shall
havo tried such number, not less than ten,
as ho shall think desirable, of tho leaders
or representatives of tho persons now I103
tllo to tho United States there to como to
thu United Stntcs nnd stato tholr wishes
and thu condition, chnracter and wishes of
tho people of tho Phlllpplno Islands to the
exccutlvo and congress nnd shall have of.
lered to securo to them tafo conduct to
come, abide and return and shall havo pro
vided at tho public chargo for tho expenses
of their ttansportatlon both ways nnd their
stay in this country for a resonabln and
puflldcnt time for such purpose."
DU BUSINESS AT OLD STAND
Kiiiiniin City Street Car Ilohhem Hold
I'll Creiv on Hie llnite
ilille Line,
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4. Tho conductor
and motnrraan of a Rosedalo electric car
v,era taken from tholr car tonight and
lobbed by four armed men, Tho cur had
reached tho Roscdale terminus of tho line
und was waiting thero when four men
uprung nut of tho darkness and Hashing
revolvers in thu faces of tho trainmen com
pelled them to Icavo tho enr with them
and submit lo being robbed. Thoy secured
about $3 in money and a watch. Tho seeho
of thn robbery Is n lonely pluco. No nr
rests have been mado.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair f-;ntiirdny;
'old in East Portion; llrlsk North wimis;
Sunday Fair.
Teniperalure at Omalia Venlerilnyl
Hour. lieu. Hour. Den.
.-. ii. m ur. i p. in 'Jll
(i ii. n u p. in ii
7 ii. in,..,,, :t p. in ...... -i
S a, in 1,-, 4 V .III
i ii. in in n p. ii -i
10 11. Ill 17 (I p. Ill -o
11 II. Ill 7 p. ill It)
I- ill i:0 H p. 111 IS
II P. Ill 17
STORY OF ALGER'S DOWNFALL
1-Seeretnry Corrohornten I'lnnree's
Kiplittintlou HIi due Amend
ment, DETROIT, Jan. 4. Discussing tho state
ment mado by Governor Plngrco in ills in-
niigurnl mcssago that ex-Sccrctary Alger's
Ignoring tho claims of tho great steam
boat interests with representatives In New
York, tn the shipping of the Spanish Bot
tlers to Spain, was responsible for much
of tho opposition to him, the ex-secretary
said tonight that there wero 110 bids mado
by nny American line. General Alger said:
"There woro eight bids entered, all by
foreign steamship companies, aside from
tho Spanish bid, and nil wero exactly simi
lar In every provision. All nsked $110 for
transporting tho otllcera to Spain und $55
for tho enlisted men nnd employes. No
American lino was in position to submit
bids, as tho War department had control
of nil their largo ships nt tho time. Thu
fact of all the bids received being tho same
In every way led tho department to believe
Hint thero was a combine among the stcam
ehlp companies to prevent tiie cutting of
rates. Therefore, tho Spanish bid, which
was $5.-, for otllcers und $20 for enlisted
men and employes, wns accepted. A Span
ish otllccr, whose namo I have forgotten,
told mo nftorwnrils that tho knowledgo
that thoy would bo shipped homo In Span
ish steamers had Influenced tho Spaniards
not a little in surrendering.
"It relieved the fear that they would bo
brutally treated by tho Americans, ns
many of them feared. Tho Idea of award
ing tho bids to the Spanish firm was my
own.
'About this tlmo tho New York papers
seemed to redouble their nttacka on me.
Whether this had anything to do with It
I do not know. Vlco President Wright
of tho International Navigation company
had no occasion to mnko any statements
In relation to this matter, ns his company
entered no bids at all."
THREE MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS
ICxpln-iliiii lii Clieuili'iil Company'.
Pointer llouxe WreekN Ilullillui;
mill Kills Workmen.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4. A frightful ex
plosion of powder occurred In tho powder
mnchlno houso of tho Ropaunn Chemical
company, whose works uro located at
Thompson's Point, N. J., a thlnly-scttlcd
spot on the Delaware river, twelve miles
below this city, Tho building who anni
hilated and .tho threo workmen Ic it nt tho
tlmo wcro blown to atoms. Thoy woro:
OLIVER MIILV.UN, QlblAtown, W. .
WALTER WHITE, Glbbstown, N. J. i
JOHN, KIRI1Y, Thorough!! re, N. J.
Soveral workmen In other btillrtlncs wero
hurt by tho forpo of tho explosion, but
none seriously.
The men killed wcro In n frnmo building
and wcro engaged in loading eight-Inch
paper Bholls with dynnmlto for uso In
blnstlng. It Is thought tho loss will not
bo over $5,000.
ARMED GUARDS ON THE FLYER
Union Pnellle S11I1I to Hove Feared 11
Holdup ut Fort Steele,
AVyomlii is.
RAWLINS, Wyo., Jan. 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho Union Pacific feared an nt-
tompt would bo mado to hold up tho Over
land Jlyer in tho vicinity of Fort Steele
Inst night, nqd tho guards on this train
woro doubled nt Cheyenne. A gnng of men
hung around tho express car when the flyer
stopped nt Fort Steele, but seeing tho
nrmed guards they mado no attempt at
interference. It Is aseertod, that nn organ
ized gang Is keeping tab on money ship
ments on tho Union Pacific, with tho In
tention of robbing ono of the Ovorlnnd
trains.
NO SMALLPOX AT HARVARD
Colleue Medical Aitvlner Snyn All the
Tnlk Is Due to -Mild Cunt; of
Varioloid.
CAM DRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 1. Ono of tho
stidonts nt Harvard, on returning to Cam
bridge from tho ChrlstmaB vacation, was
taken sick with n mild ease of varioloid.
Thero havo boon many rumors circulated
about cntes of smallpox breaking out, but
Dr. M. H. Ilalloy, tho collcgo medical ad
visor, denies all these. Tha slnglo enso la
that of C. O. Carpenter, Jr., of St. Louis,
.Mo., nnd ho was taken to a Ronton hospital
Immediately nfter ho wns taken 111. As
ho has not boen In Cambridge for over two
weoks and has beon entirely Rolnted from
tho other students, thero Is not tho slight
est purtlclo nt danger felt.
BOY DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA
Suppnieit Cure nt I'nnteur InMMtutr
Proven InerTectiinl and Patient
l.nter Dlen In Horrible Akoii'.
JJANESVILLE, O., Jnn. 4. Ralph O.
Stullcr, aged 12, died at his homo In Dies
den today of hydrophobia, resulting from a
blto of a rabid' dog several weeks ngo,
mangling, his f.ico and arms. He was Im
mediately tnken to Puatcur Instltuto In
Chicago, whero ho underwent a rigid courso
of treatment and was discharged as cured.
Tha boy was nttneked by rabies two days
ago and lingered In horrible agony until hla
death today.
DEATH PENALTY IS WANTED
l.eulnlnt ore of Colorado In AnUril to
Iti'Ntore Statute PiovIiIIok for
Cupllnl I'll li I nil in c 11 1 .
DENVER, Jan. 4. Among tho bills intro
duced In tho legislature today wus 0110 for
tho restoration of capital punishment. This
Ib n result of tho recent lynching In the
state. Threo men havo boon summarily
executed within a year.
Another bill requests congress to call a
convention to frumo a constitutional amend
mcnt for tho election of senators by popular
vote.
.MovenienlN of Ocean VenNelN .Ian. I
At Now York Arrived Hesnerla. from
Naples. Sailed Alsatla, for Medltcrraneiiii
ports; rairlu, ror .Mipies,
At Liverpool Arrived, Jan. 3 Montfort,
from St, John. N. II., and Halifax.
At Aurklniul Arrived, previously Sierra,
from Sun Fruiiclsco.
At Hrlslmne-Sailed Aorausl, from Syd-
ney, .N r), W., ror Honolulu und Van
rouver
At OiiceiiBlown Arrived Cainnunlu. from
1 Kcw voru, lor i.ivcjiooi, ana prccccueu,
COMMENCE THE COUNT
Legiiktiro Oommltteoi Begin toOtnYMi the
Eouth Omaha Vote.
CONTEST OPENED IN SECOND '"'STAGE
Ballot Taken to Lincoln and Turned Orer
Under Legislature' Order,
CASE STATED BY REDICK AND SMITH
Attorneys Make a Showing of What They
Expect to Froto.
CONTESTANTS PROMISE TO SHOW FRAUD
(ienernl .Nature of the lHer.tlon Held
nt South Oiuiihu In Outlined nml
Some of the Corruption 1
Given to llrtull.
LINCOLN, Jan. 4. (Special.) Tha senato
nnd house committees on privileges and
elections met in joint scstlon in the lieu
tenant governor's olllco today and began
consideration of tho election contest cases
from Douglas county. Tho four cases wero
combined and will bo tried Jointly beforo
both committees. During the morning ses
sion William A. Redlck of Omaha mado tho
opening statement for the contestants and
this afternoon Edwnrd P. Smith performed
n similar duty for the contestces.
According to tho plan ngrccd upon by tho
committees nnd thu attorneys tho ballots
east In the South Omaha voting district
will be counted befbro nny testimony, or cvl
denco Is produced. At tho conc'uslon of
Mr. Smith's statement this afternoon tho
ballots cast lit tho Second district of thn
Second ward wcro opened nnd the count
begun. It Is the Intention of tho commit
tees to push tho hearing of tho Douglai
county cases ns rapidly ns possible and
with this object In vlow night sessions will
probably bo held next week.
In Biibstnnco Mr. Rcdlck's statement was
as follows:
"In tho first plnco an Inspection of tho
registers shows that scarcely nny of tho
provisions of tho law relating to registra
tion havo been compiled with In South
Omaha; in flvo out of tho nlno districts no
attempt was made to separate tho registra
tion of the dlltcrent days by a red lino nnd
tho Blgnaturo of the Judges in others the
red lino wns drawn on somo pages nnd on
others tho names wero all run together; in
n rcnt number of cases, whero several per
sons registered from tho same place, neither
number of room nor tho floor of tho houso
wns tnken. Tho result of this, to sny tho
least, negligent violation of tho law Is that
It Is impossible to determlno from tho
registers whether or not tho persons regis
tered ns legal voters nnd also Imposslblo by
thorough investigation to find any trnco of
u very largo pcrccntngo of tho perBons
registered and votlug.
MlnKlujr Volte by HnnureilK.
"Th j uvldcwo la thla earn show thst pu .
November 15, l'JCO, nine days nfter election,
a careful houso to house Investigation was
commenced, nnd that of 300 or nioro In
vestigated some 1C." were not to bo found at
the addresses they gave when registered.
Of this last number 128 registered ns demo
crats nnd th'rty-flvo ns republicans, and
nil voted. It Is true that a number of pur
ties, forty In nil, wcro brought in by tho
contestces, who swore that they wcro tho
pursons Intended to bo registered, but in
almost every Instance it was discovered
that thero was an error In tho register or
that thu party has moved away from tho
nddross given, n few dnys after election, and
wo venturo to sny that out of tho number
examined In this case thero novcr wns a
similar ono where such wholesale removals
wero shown within so short a time a largo
number of theso parties under Investigation
had been away from the county until a
Bhort tlmo beforo election, varying front
thirty to sixty days.
'It thus appears that nearly 4 per cent of
tho total voto In South Omnha was cast by
persons who could not bo found within
three weeks nfter election, and nfter n
thorough search, Not only vnB this search
made by tho contestants, but counsel for
tho contestces have exercised tho utmost
dlllgcuco nnd have failed to produco moro
than ona-fourth of theso voters.
"Rut whllo the nverngo as stated was
about 4 per cent lu somo precincts It ex
ceeded that ratio. For cxumplc, It will bo
noted from tho tnblo horo that In tho First
precinct of tho First ward It Is .03 plus, lu
tho Flr3t precinct of tho Second ward .003
plus. In tho First precinct In tho Third
ward .016 plus and In tho Fourth ward .023
plus.
lie KlnlrurN Were NeKllnenf.
"A voter Is not entitled to register from
a number of n certain street where ho does
not reside, cvon though ho is 11 qualified
voter of tho precinct In which he applies
and a registrar who admits him to register
from n certain number, knowing him to re
sldo elsewhere, is guilty of registering ti
person not entitled to register under the
laws,
"Again, on election day, tho law requires
that when a person votes tlio judges shall
write opposlto his namo on tho registers tho
words 'voted' ami 'yea' and at tho close of
tho polls tho word 'no' after all who havo
not voted. Tills provision was not com
piled with, though tho registers furnish
somo cvMfnco in this particular, and from
them, together with tho ovldcnco In tho
case, wo find qulto largo discrepancies be
tween tho number of votes cast and tho
number voting.
"Tho ovldcnco furthor shows that sixty
nlno votes woro sworn In on election day,
only twenty-two of which appear on tho
registration books, nnd, this may account
for some of tho discrepancies between tho
ballots and tho books, but every ono of
theso slxty-nlno ballots wero Illegal and'
should not havo been received, und muBt
now bo rejected,
"The law makes It Incumbont upon tho
person desiring to vote, not bolng regis
tered, to muko an aflldnvlt and sign It, sot
ting forth the facts necessary to bo shown
upon tho register ns to hlB ago, nativity,
placo of rosldcnco, etc,, and also to fur
nish the affidavit of two freeholders who
know him lo ho n qualified voter of tho
precinct In which ho desires to voto. The
nppllcnnt must nlso In his nllldavlt set forth
tho reasons why ho did not register nnd It
Is provided by lnw that no voto shall bo
received until those requisites havo been
compiled with.
Voles Not Untereil Properly.
"Thero wero In all alxty-nlno votes sworn
In ut the election and of theso only twenty
two wero entered on tho register. Thu
record shown that sixty-four had taken two
freeholders to the dty clerk and hud them
sworn us to tholr qualifications. It docs
not appear that thn other live did nny net
which would entitle thorn to voto, not
being registered, but It does appear that
nono of them mado and subscribed to nn
aflldnvlt showing the facts necessary to bo
1