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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNK 1!),. 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY KOV.KMKJ5II :18, 1 00 1 TEN 1'AGES. SINGLE CO! Y E1VE CENTS. FIGHT AND RUN AWAH IiiurgaiU in Itmtt pifr to Lirt ta right Ai.th'iYD.j. SIXTEEN BOLOMEN LEFT DEAD ON FIELD lfiith Infaitiy 'Um of Two Killad HARTMAN'S ACHIEVEMENT b 'RAISE Rant of Faur Hmdrad Rtbali in Jn.4 it Itj Blow. CHAFFEE SHOWS CLEMENCY TO PRIEST l.enleney U .Snlil, However, to llnlt Hull o Precedent In Cnseii of Crliu Innln Who Seek ItefilKu !ncrril "Colli tin. MANILA, Nov. 17. Company K of Iho Ninth Infantry, under Captain F. II. Rhmffet, was attacked by fifty bolomen and aovcral Insurgents nrmcd with rides at a point nix mllos from Tnrangnn In tho Inland of Samar. The Insurgents tried to rush the Americans. Imt, falling to accom plish their purpose, thoy quickly broko ind scattered. The men of the Ninth lost l corporal nnd n scout, killed" nnd ono private was woundod. Sixteen of tho bolo men wero killed, while tho llflcmen es caped. Ten HntchklsS rapid lire gunti will bo sent to tho southern Islands for operations In the mountains. Captain Herman Hall of tho Twenty-first Infantry has been scout Ins for several days In Ilatangas province Ho hud four separate engagements with tho Insurgents there. Judging from the firing on these occa sions, Captain Hall estimates tho force nf eactrband of tho rebels nt from thirty to fifty. They made no attempt to chnrgo Captain Hall's purty. Captain Hall's scout resulted In the capturo of ono Insurgent ofllcer and 60,000 pounds of rice. PralHe for First Cnvnlry. General Sumner, commander of Hie dis trict of Kouthorn Luzon, highly praises Cap tain Hartmnn nnd hl troop of tho First cavalry, who last Wednesday morning at tacked 400 Insurgents entrenched In rlllc jilts nt nuan, Ilatangas province, and routed them, flcnoral Sumner says the blow then administered by Captain Ilart man Is tho most severe tbo Insurgents have Buffered slnco ho (General Sumner) as eh mod command of his district. Owing to tho fact that tho United States transports Sheridan, Waldron nnd Hancock all met with accidents In tho Inland seas of Janan and tho returning party of visit log congressmen Is consequently now de layed In tho latter country, tho transport Thomas, which nrrived at Manila Novem ber 12, will bo Immediately dispatched to Japan. Gcncrnl Choffco opposes United States transports in future pacing through the Inland seas. . ilrrey Itbunii to I'rient. The Filipino priest, Deposy. has been sentenced by court-martial to tho penalty tit death for tbo murder of certain of his countrymen who favored the Amorlcans. Out of respect, however, to tho condemned roan's calling and the religious body to Which ho belonged .and most unworthily represented General Chaffee has commuted his sentenco to twenty jeers' Imprison ment. General Chaffee desires it to be under stood that tho leniency exercised In the case cannot bo taken as a precedent nnd no person In tho Islands can bo permitted to plead his office, howovcr sacred and cx tltod, as a protection against crime. BRIGANDS ARE STILL SILENT Ahdiit'lorN of Minn Stone llnve Xot nn let Heplled to the PrnpoiinU Of Illl'klllNOII, SOFIA, Ilulgarla, Nov. 17. The brigands who abducted Miss Kllcn Stone, the Ameri can missionary, and Mine. Tsllka, her com panion, havo not yot replied to tho latest proposals of Mr. Dickinson, diplomatic Hgent of tho United Statca In Sofia. This Is believed to bo duo to tho fact t,hat the band has many leaders and Hint tho latter are unable to ngreo among themselves. There- Is a general Impression hero that tlmo Is being frittered away while wait ing for tho brigands to reduce tholr de mands. It is felt that tho only menns by which matters can be brought to a head Is to Inform tho bandits as to tho sum avall nblo for ransom arid to declare that this cannot bn Increased for any consideration whatever. Such an ultimatum might en danger tho life of Miss Stone, but It It. more probable that the brigands will accept thlH condition. Resides, every day's delay Imperils her Jlfo, not ' so much on the scoro of tho brigands themselves, but by reason of tho exposure nnd strain she Is undergolug. ' DUTCH BOARD ENGLISH SMACK Durr SynipnthUern Simulate IMntrct nnd Wrenk llnvoc Ahonrd llrlt lah FUIiIiik VcMHt-l. LONDON, Nov. 17. An extraordinary demonstration of pro-llocrlem Is reported by a Rrusscls newspaper. It seems that a Dutch Ashing boat belonging to Ymuldon whllo off Wclllngen lightship In the North sea, pretended to bo in distress and ap proached a llrltleh smack. Thirteen fisher men from tho Dutch boat boarded the Ilrltlsh craft nnd attacked tho crow of tho latter, shouting: "Long live tho floors! Several of tho Urltlshcrs wore wounded. It Is alleged that before making tho at tack tho Dutchmen locked their captain In bis cabin. Tho Ilrltlsh mini el; succeeded In escnplng and arrived at Oatcml, where tho captain lodged a complaint with tho UrltUb consul. HONORS FOR EARL LI'S SON Title of Jin mills Will leeeud ThrntiRh Twenty-Three lienrrn tlona Willi Other lllalhietlons. PEK1N, Nov. 17. The empress jlowagor has Issued another edict eulogizing tho late 1. 1 Hung Chang and ordering tho erection ot a memorial arch near his birth place. Tho edict also directs that tho rank of marquis conferred on tho son of the lato Chinese statesman In his own right shall descend through tweuty-three gener ations. It confers high rank upon tho other sons of Karl LI. upon whom tho posthumous rank of marquis hns been be- towed, and confers dignities upon his irandaont, together with lucrative offices SILVER PESO TO RING TRUE Co in m I y I oner It renin mends t.'tilii 'if I'lietl ViiIiip nml I.I nt I It-it I'ru iliii'llon for the Philippines. SAN FnANCISCO, Nov. 17.-Charle A. Comint, special commissioner of the Wnr department on coining ntid banking In tha Philippines, nnd 1). It. Williams, secretary of the Philippine commission, left for Washington tonight. They nre carrying with them the annual report of the Philip pine commission, Whllo Its contents will not be made public until nfter It has been delivered to tho president, Commissioner Connnt Intlmnted that the commission liffl tvnewed the recommendations Jiinde n year ngu upon tho subject ot coinage. "I think." he mild, "tlint the plnn which the civil commission recommended n year ago will bo recommended ogaln this year. This plnn provides for the Issue of a Hllver peso exchangeable for CO cents In gold nnd nearly of tho size of the Mexican sliver dnlliir. If this coin enn lie kept nt n fixed relation to gold by limiting the Quantity nnd by other measures to maintain Its credit there would be no difficulty In keep ing It ut tho value which may bo fixed by law." "Tho Mexican silver dollar, contntnlng about 46 or 17 cents worth of silver. Is now In tine In the Islands. The difference be tween tho intrinsic value and the money Milue of the peso proposed by the commis sion would bo but 3 or I cents." t'onmiere Inl A'eeiltt Outlined. Ill discussing legislation by congress tlint Is Deeded to promote the prosperity ot the Islands, Mr. Conant said: "There an- u number of very Important measures which would promote American trudo and the development of the resources of the Islands besides political measures which relnto to tho form of government. Thcro In n very strong desire to have congrers authorize American banks to establish branches, with power extended to aid business and Amer ican Investment enterprises in the moat liberal manner. "A dcflultu mining law Is being awaited with great eagerness by Ameiicun capital ists' who hnvo already found that the Inlands nro rich In gold, copper and Iron, A hind law nnd a forest law nio titan needed. Almost nothing can be done for tho development of tho Islands In nny of these respects until congress repeals or modifies tho provisions of the army appro priation bill passed by tho last congress forbidding the granting of franchises for a longer term thnn ono year. When con gress authorizes the granting of franchises under, nny reasonable restrictions thero will bo n great Influx ot American capital and enterprise." DIE WHILE DOING DUTY United Mtiitex Mnrshnln Are Outwitted nnd Killed by Mlnslml ppl Mnnnhliter. OXFORD, Miss., Nov. 17. John A. Mont gomery, deputy United States marshal pro tern, ot this city, and Deputy Marshal Hugh Montgomery of Pontoloc left hero last night for the purpose of arresting Will Matthls, an alleged counterfeiter nnd moon bhlner, who lived twelve miles east of this nlace. Early today Hugh 'Montgomery's horso was found slundlnff at tho uute of Curdy hall. A neighbor of Mnttllls fnld the Int- ter's houso bad been burned to the ground. Upon further Investigation two partially burned bodies were found In tho ashes of the burned building, which have been Identified us tho remains ot tho deputy marshals. John A. Montgomery's horse has not been found and It Is upo:icd Matlhls made his escnpo on this horse. Matthls' wlfo was at her father's, a few miles from her burned home, nnd she says she nnd her husband left homo yesterday, her husband lenvlng tho county. Matthls was Indicted last summer for making and passing counterfeit money and was out of jull upon a $2,000 bond, Thu principal wit ncss against him was a .negro living In the samu neighborhood. About a month ngo the negro was assassinated. Tho two marshals went to arrest Matthls for making Illicit whisky and It Is sup posetl they were prevailed on to remain for tho night and wore shot while guarding their prisoner. A posse of thirty or forty of tho lending citizens of Oxford went to the sceno today and overy effort will bo made to capture Matthls. REPUBLIC KNOWS ITS FRIENDS Nniiie of Ten Thotmnnd Frenchmen Are Muted Who Aided In Ainerl enu Wur for Independence. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Colonel Charles Challlc-Long ot Baltimore, Md,, who Is known as an African explorer and who upon tho death ot Moses P. Handy became diplomatic representative of the special United Stales commission nt tho recent Paris exposition, returned home today on thj steamship Ia Ilretagne, Colonel Challle Long lias necn nnroau since 1S97 and dur Ing tho Inst year, under nn appointment from General Horace Porter, American am bassador to France, ho has been overhaul Ing tho musty records of the War and Navy departments of that country, seek ing to prepare a list of officers, soldiers nnd sailors of that untlon who fought for tho Independence of tho American colonies, Tho names ot over 10,000 of these havo been listed and tho French government has promised to publish them In book form with nil the data regarding the battles tn which the sea and land forces took part during the American revolution. General Porter Is the president of the Society of tho Sons of the American Rev olutlon In France and Colonel Kong was mndo register of tbo commission, which waa composed of Henry Morou, French consul nt Chicago; Mr. McLean, deputy Unite States consul general at Paris, and Major Huntington, U. S. A. The French War and Navy departments being deeply Interested In tho search, ap pointed assistants to the colonel and his associates In the search ot tho records. BLOODSHED AROUND BEYR0UT MuamilmniiN nnd I'lirlntlmtft Are Snld to lluve dunned with Sertoli m-miim.. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. IS. Conflict lesultlug In much bloodshed are reporter betwei n Mussulmans and Christians at Hey rout, Similar reports have been received from Soutnrl and Albania. Tho military commander In Albania ht. resigned on find Ing pacification Impossible. .tin vein en In of Oernu Venaeln .Nov. At Now York Arrived: Iloliemian, from Liverpool: l.i Ilretagne, from Havre; Min nehaha, from London: Nomadic, from i.ivri iiuoi; i-iiiricia, irnni nnmnurg; ma enitain from Itnllnnlnm. At Liverpool Arrived: Tmbrla, from New York via OueeiiHtnwn. At Gibraltar Sailed: Uilm, from Genoa nun i"iuei, lur iew lorx, At Queens. own Balled: Campania, trom i-uivifuui, mi ' juin; ueiaiucu oy log MINERS ARE UP IN ARMS Militia is Caltad 0tt in Kaittckr to Qnall tha Fiottri. UN0RED AND F.FTY STRIKERS IN CAMP eternl Miner Are Atlnckrd nnd t'nsnnllle Oeenr Until A in one Hit I re lie It Ml fiiinrdn nnd Mornt Iiir I'nrty. MADISONVILLH. Ky Nov. 17-Mlnlng roubles In this district brought nittro bloodshed today. James II. Smith, a nesro trlker, Is denti; Georgo Crouch, ntiothcr trlker, it fatally wounded, while John West, Hut Dawson and Nnthan Hush, nil guards, nro wounded, but iroilo of them dangerously. The trouble occurred nt the mines of the Providence Coal company, eventeen miles from hero, where an nttack began at nbout 1:3") o'clock. Tho attacking party, some seventy-flvo or eighty strong, first fired on the onghie house and then lu a few minutes tho com- any's stables were surrounded. A beMo ml, n mule were killed nnd several othisr nltnals were disabled. Ity this time tho guards were becoming active nnd the party formed In a semi- Irclo over tho brow of the hill. From here It poured u well directed fire on lh' houso of tho non-union men. Men aroused by the firing inn tn small timber plbs, arranged for such use, and returned the fire. The attacking parly, while sending volley after volley Into this iuarter, kept up a toady lire on the engine room, stablo and other buildings of the company, while thu guards for their part wero doing effective work. The battle raged for almost mi hour, when tho assailants withdrew, leav ing Smith denil nnd Crouch wouttd?d on the field. I low many wounded the nsHiill- tints took with them Is not known, but the leader was seen to fall and It Is believed some of thu party who went to his resctio wore hit. County Judge Hall nt Provldenco started nu Investigation. An Inquest was held, he coroner's Jury verdict being that tho negro came to his death at tho hands of ho guards while defending life and prop erty nnd they were therefore Justified. Adjutant General Murray at once com menced nn Investigation, opening up com munication with tho governor. ll'lli.T Milieu Attnekril. Following tho fight at the Providence mlno there wero other riots at other Ken tucky mines. An attack was made on the nlue guards nt the Mbuarch mines, three miles trom Earllngtou, tonight, but It was repulsod. Two employes of tho St. Bernard Coal company at Morton's Gap were flred upon by it man who sprang from behind a trco. There was much trouble at other places, but neither Injury nor .loss of life fol lowed. Owing to the day's riot and tho serious situation In the mining Held 'of Webster and. Hopkins counties tho governor has ordered' out tho mllltln. The troops will leave for Ibe sjcene 'of trouble before day- light. Mtnte Troop Summoned. Two companies of slate troops have been ordered out. Tho Madlsonvllle company Is doing patrol duty in the outskirts ot town and tho Hopklnsvlllc company of the State guard, under command of Captain H. Thomas and Second Lieutenant Hobort D. Hollnmy, reached hero at 11 o'clock to night. Thero are but thirty ot the men, as or iters reached Hopklnsvllle but a short while before train time. The company has au enlisted strength of seventy men and those who coujd not be found tonight will fol low In the morning In command of First Lieutenant Georgo W. Phelps. Major K. U. nasBCtt of tho Third rcgl ment of Hopklnsvllle accompanied the troops. Adjutant General Murray Issued a statement tonight, In which he declares ho Is determined that lawlessness shall bo suppressed. A detail ot twenty men has started for the Providence mine. Tonight, as the train having tho troops aboard passed the Nortonvlllo camp, lo cated tn the woods near the railroad, camp Arcs could bo observed and the scene was ono of bustle. Several shots were flred, but not at tho train. At tho Madlsonvllle. camp the strikers are astir. A searchlight, recently placed on top of a coal tipple near Madlsonvllle was thrown on tbo camp. About 150 men wero there, handling their arms and walk ing about between their tents. WAGE EARNERS TRY STRENGTH ChloHRO Workmen Kmnlnte Their .Sneeesafnl Ilrethren In Forni I UK Laborer' I'nrty. CHICAGO, Nov. 17. Inspired by tho suc- eesa of the union labor candidates lu San Francisco and Hrldgeport, Conn., the lnbor Ing men of Chicago are to bo organized Into n, wage earners' party nnd will have their own candidates for municipal nnd statu offices. This movement was started today by the Chicago Federation of Labor, A meeting of all of tho laboring- men of Chicago has been called for the first Sun day In December, wlion a regular party organization will be effected;, According to present plans the pin Worm will embody nothing but demands for tho enforcement of tho claims of tho union laborer. The candidates will bo wage earners nnd all appeals will be to men ot that class, SHIPBUILDERS HOLD SESSION IIlHli nvnl OlllelnlM Will Attend lie union nnd Dinner nt llnltlinore Tunnkmil vtnir Day, HALTIMOHK, Nov. 17. An ovent of un usual Interest to naval architects and ship builders will bo tho annual reunion and dinner of the Progressive Order of Draughtsmen tn this city on Thanksgiving evening. Naval architects from tho ship yards and schools of that profession along the Atlantic coast from Hath, Me., to Illch mond, Vn will take part. Admirals Mel ville and Hlchborn qnd other navnl officers nave accepted invitations to no present. MOTHER DEAD AND SON INSANE Morphine Knda Woinnn'n Kslitrnce nnd Ynnth llellev.es llliuarlf Too Good to Live, MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17. Mrs. Sarah Nordman, who, with her son, attempted suicide Saturday by taking morphine, died today. The son Is still In tho hospital witn prospects of rtcovery, although hi mind Is seriously deranged. He raved con stantly about his desire to leave tht world, as he belluvw himself too good to nvo Here. WYOMING IS GUESSING WHO dentltr of St. I.onln Suspect Is Mnller of Cunjeetnre nnd All Do Xot Auree. CHBYKNNE, Wyo.. Nov, 17. Local of ficers who haVe had much to do with the lolc-ln-the-Wall gang of outlaws In the tato during tlfn past four years and who ro acquainted with every member, say they arc almost certain that tho man undtr rrest In St. Louis for attempting to pass bank hills taken by the men who robbed the Great Northern train near Wagner, Mont., In July last. Is no other than Harry LonRbaugh. Old residents of the state who have known Longbaugh since he was a boy say tbo description of the prisoner answers that of Longbaugh. United States Marshal A. Hadsell knows Longbaugh well nnd feels certain he would be ablo to Identity him. Warden McDonald of tho statu pen itentiary says be lell(es the prisoner is 'nutch" Cassldy, who served a number ot years In the Wyoming penitentiary. AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 17. An elTort will be made to secure the return to Texas of Hen Kllpatrlck, nllas Harry Longbaugh, now held In St. Louis on suspicion of being ono of the Montana train robbers. Gov ernor Saye.rs today received from the herlff of Concho county a request to Issue a requisition on the governor ot Missouri for tho prisoner. Kllpa'lrlck Is wanted on several charges, Including murder, robbery 1 anil jau-nreaKing. in v-oncno rouniy aim Tom Green county. MINE STILL BURNS FIERCELY 'I pi- nnd Hose Are Hurried lo Scene In Ilfforl to Gel Wn I it on the I'lnnies, IlLt'EFIF.LI), W. Vn Nov. 17. Up to his time no other dead bodies havo been recovered from tho Pocnhpntas mlno dis aster, but several may bo added to tho list, which now numbers nine, as thcro are two or threo mlnera unaccounted for. The mine Is still burning fiercely nnd for tho last twenty-four hours little has been accomplished In the way of searching the mlno for those' that aro still misting. It was supposed last night that tho fire would havo been under control hjthls nfternoon, hut It was found this morning that a largo amount of pipe and hose was yet needed In order to reach the fire. Tho mine ofllcials are sparing neither effort nor expense In coring for tho In- Jiired, burying the.' dead nnd extinguishing the flames. It Is now hoped with the relief r fines from other mines the fire will be gotten under control by tomorrow after noon, although it is probablo that it will not bo entirely extinguished for a week, ns It Is a draft mine and It will be almost impossible to Jlooil It. MEN OF MILAN GIVE BATTLE CltlteiiN of KnnmiN Town f.'orelhly llhjeet to IleluK Itoliheil Doom D lot vii From Hunk Ymill. WELLINGTON. Kan., Nov. 17. Safe blowers raided Milan, a small town six teen miles wust ot here, early this raoru lug and after entering every prominent store, among them thu ono lu which the postofllcc Is located, wrecked tho safe and fixtures ot the Milan Stato bauk with dyuit in I to. Two doors were blown oft, tho safe but tho third, on which was tho tlmo lock, resisted tho force of the explosives r.nc citizens who had been nrouscd by the noise rushed Into tho 3treets with shot guns und drove the robbers away before they had secured any plunder. Believing the robbers wero concealed In the bank a posse kept watch until day light, when It was discovered that they had escaped. Secreted in a vault In tho bank was 14,000, for which no search was made. As a result of tha raid the robbers secured but a few dollars, Hloodbounds from Wichita wero taken to Milan, but they refused to take the scent and tbo pursuit of tho men was abandoned. ALL NATIONS ASKED TO COME 11 li leu for Kxhlhltorit at SI. Unlit Ki- linaltlon Will Moon lie lnnue.d In Mnnj- l.nniiunues. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 17. Itules and reg ulations which will govern exhibitions and concessionaires at tho St. Louis exposition havo been taken up In detail and discussed by. the executlvo commltteo of tho compnny. A majority of tho rules havo beep agreed upon and tho remainder will Ihj npproved within tho next two weeks. As soon as tho entire list Is approved several hundred thousand copies will be printed In different languages nnd distributed through the en tire civilized world. Plana for a mammoth live stock exhibit havo nlBo been discussed by tho executive committee. Assurances havo boon received from many of tho leading live stock organ isations of the United States that thoy will duplicate any sum which the World's fair will offep I" caBl1 prize for tho exhibit. BODY IS NOT YET IDENTIFIED Trooper I'.IIU Prove to He Still In the Fleah nnd Jnry la I'nalile to Secure Any Fncta, LITTLK HOCK, Ark., Nov. 17.-S. M. Howell, state manager ot the Metropolitan LIfo Insurnucn company, received a tele gram today from tho commanding ofllcer at Fort Hllss, Tex., stating thnt W. II. Kills was nt that place, sick with tuber culosls. This Hetties tbo controversy raised by tho Little Itock police that tho dead man sent hero from JeffcrsonvUle, Ind., ns tho body of Newell C. Rathbun wan W. II, Kills of Troop D. This is tho troop at present stationed at Fort Hllss, Coroner Young resumed the Inquest on the body ln his possession this afternoon. Tho result was a verdict that tlcceased nnd cause of death were unknown. If nothing Is heard from JeffersonvHIo before Thurs day next tho body will bo burled at tho expenso of tho city of Little Hock. ROBBERS ARE WELL REPAID llHllrond Xnfe I II In mi Open nnd Con tent Are Seenred Ileforo l'ollee Iteneh Sernr. FINDLAY, O., Nov. IS. The safe In the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton freight home was blown open a llttlo nfter mid night this morning and lie robbers se cured about 1700 In money. It Is thought that tho deed was committed by four men who were seen near tho frclgbthoiiso sov eral hours before by the night watchman, Nitroglycerine was used to destroy the safe anil mnny persons were awakened by the explosion. Tho burglars grabbed what money they could and left Immediately thereafter, The police are hot on their trail. CASE OF POLICE COMMISSION Iiiida Storj af tba EialuWa Tip tail Wkincalt Cama. SUPREME COURT MAY SETTLE IT THIS WEEK lllslnry nf the (dunlin fuller llnnrd nnd the Cont Intitni nnd Ynrle K n led I, indention IHer It lletlewed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 17. (Special.) Tho principal point nC Interest about the ses sion of the supremo court this week Is whether tho "exclusive tip" of n forthcom ing decision In the Hctlell case, upsetting the Omaha pollco commission, will ma terialize. The "exclusive tip" was pub lished In the World-Herald as coming straight from the Inside and it cannot lis denied that It has been a source of con sldorabb speculation hero as well ns at Omaha. The ltedell case wa argued sev eral weeks ago before one of tho divisions of the supremo court commission and tin opinion in tho case Is supposed to hare been referred to the Judges of tbo court for their endorsement and affirmation. An Omaha lawyer who was here this week nnd who claimed to have Inside In formation nbout tho "exclusive tip," tells this Interesting story: Thnt "lOirlmlvc Tli." "Tho 'exclusive tip' ennio to Metcalfe of tho World-Herald from Judge Dutlle direct. Of courso It was told to him In confidence on the supposition that It would be pleas ing news to him, but Instead Metcalfe wnxed decidedly aii(jry nnd entered vigorous objection. Instead of keeping It confiden tial ho went right to work and hntl It em bodied In a sensational letter from Lin coln, giving tho whole thing nway. Ills object, It Is snld, was to endeavor If pos sible, to head off the decision by Inducing the supremo court to withhold lis ap proval. "You seo tho whole police commission controversy from tho very slnrt has boefn purely political. When the republicans had thu rovemor as well as thu city gov ernment nt Omaha It mado little difference where tho appointing power for tho police commission was, When llolcoiob was elected governor tho republican legisla ture, as you remember, took the power away from tho populist governor nnd put It lu an appoluttng bonrd constating of threo Mate ofllcers, making the governor tho minority member, with two republicans to overrule, him. liy tho tlmo the fuslon Ists secured complete control of tho sfnte government, enabling them to repeal this law and restoro tho appointing power to the governor, the court stepped in with Its homo rule decision and throw tho wholo pollco management back fo tho city gov ernment, which was under a republican administration. The very next year when tho fuslonlsts obtained a majority mem bership In tho supremo court, Ihe Omaha democrats prevailed upon Governor Poynter to namo now pollco commissioners, not withstanding tho previous court decision, and take chances ot havlue them make good their claims to office. They made their fight, hut. tbo court declined to re verso Itself and tfio' Were left out ih tho cold. The principle ot municipal home rulo seemed firmly established and the only prospect for changing the control of the Omaha polite commission was mado de pendent on tho verdict of the peoplo of Omaha In tho choice of their mayor and council. I) in n lin llenioe mm Oppose Chnnue. "What Motcalfe said to Judge Duffle Is not recorded, but he Is jald to havo told hn ln unmistakable language that his pro posed decision would upset the whole works, speaking from tbo standpoint of tho su premacy of Omaha democrats. Ho toljl him th4 such a decision at this time would take away from the democrats every hope of ever securing control of tho police commis sion. It was morally certain that tho re publicans had the present 'governor and would In all likelihood elect his successor and several successors for many years to come. Nebraska Is a republican state, he Insisted, and would stay In tho republican column unloss tho republicans made bad "breaks, which they were not apt to do. On tho other hand, according to Metcalfo's Idea, the democrats aro on tho verge of re gaining control of tho city government as soon as tho terms of tho present mayor and other municipal ofllcers expire. This Is only a little moro than a year off nnd with tho gains tfcoy have made this year in the courthouse, tho Omaha democrats have been whetting their appetites ln anticipa tion of some of tho city hall pie. Met calfo's position, which probnbly reflects that of tho other bosses ot tho Omaha dem ocratic machine, has been emphasized still further by tho editorial articles ho has been printing since tho publication of tho 'ex clusive tip' assuring the public that be does not want nny change In the police commis sion law, that tho city government Is Just what tho peoplo voted for and that the only proper way to get a change Is to vote the democratic ticket at the next city eleclon. Appointing Power -Not Involved. "doming uacic uj ino iteucu rase, as a matter ot fact, it does not Involve the ques tion oi tnc validity ot me commission or where tho appointing power lies. Tbo only question raised, In thnt case Is tho jurlsdlc Hon ot tbo present pollco commission to hear charges against Rcdcll as flro chief and dismiss him If tha charges nre sus tained. Tho lower court held that tho de cision of tho supremo court declaring un constitutional the section of tho charter vesting tho governor with tho appointing power also wiped out the section giving the commission power to hear charges against ofllcers. Strange to say, when tho appeal was brought to tho supreme court It was handed over to the division headed by Judge Duflle, who had been ono of tho at torncys for tho last governor-appointed commission, named by Governor Poynter. In that capacity Judge Dufllo opposed the claims of Omaha to tho right of municipal homo rulo In Its flro and police depart mcnts before ho went on the bench, If tho commissioners wuo nearu mo iiciicll caso therefor shoujd endeavor to reverse the decision ot tho court twice nfllrmed It would not be surprising, hut whether the supremo Judges, who put themselves on record scarcely more than a year ago to the effect that tho question was closed and to bo considered ns tho nettled Judgment of tho court, will consent to such a proceed Ing will bo known only when the decision Ik handed down from tho bench," Tho "exclusive tip" has already caused Governor Savage no little worrlmenl. He Is Just beginning to learn how many pen pie In Omaha would like to servo as police commissioners and who aro not willing even to wait for tho court to act before filing their applications and endorse toents. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Fair and Warmer; Variable Winds. Te in pe rnt tire nt Out Klin Yelerdnyl lliinr. llrE, Hour. Den r. n, n 'it i i. in :d u it. iii a: i u i. m...... :it 7 n, li u.'i a p. in ltd M it, in '2 I -I i. nt itlt ti n, n ir, r, p. ni :iu ID n. in I'll o v. in :tr II it, tn ill 7 1. nt :H 1U iii . Ill S n. in I7 II p. m 'ilft BURNED BY MOLTEN SLAG Workmen lliiiply (nro liter Dump. Illiiiiriitit thnt Their Coinrnde Are t'tideriic nth, HOMESTEAD, Pa.. Nov. 17. One man dead and two seriously burned resulted from a party of workmen being burled under a mats of molten stag at tho Howard Axlo works today. Dead: JOHN Hl'SKA, leaves ft wife and four children. Injured: Andrew Hulsl, aged 3:1 years, Homestead; compound fracture of the right leg, body badly burned nnd bruised. George Slskl, aged SO years, Homestead; a contused foot nnd bad scalp woundv, also severe hums all over tho body. The accident occurred on tho cinder dump bark of the company's plant. The vlctlmi wero engaged In collecting scrap when a party of workmen nt the top of tho dump, nbout twenty feet above, dumped their car over tho edge, not knowing that tho men were directly bencnth Ihetii. Tho car con tained about eight tons of slag, a great part of which was redhot and much of It In n molten state. Ileforo help could reach him tho unfortunate Huskn was dead nml Hulsl to badly burned thut he can hardly recover. FORMER QUEEN AFTER COIN l.llliiiiknlniil Si'fLs to IlcKnln llmlta nnd Unpen to MiiKr n I'imv Dot In r on the Itle, ' SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. Former Queen Lllluoknlaul of Hawaii, who arrived here yesterday, Is combining business with pleasure. Resides seeking recovery of health she has come to consult with the federal authorities irlatlvo to the crown lands In Hawaii. These were sequestrated by the' revolutionary government nt the time the monarchy was overthrown nnd no attempt has been made to reimburse her for the crown revenues, amounting tnsome .'J00.00U a year. The territorial legislature passed a bill appropriating IW0.U0U for tho crown lands, but President Dole vetoed the hill ou tho ground thnt there was not sufficient money lu tho treasury to pay It. Subsequently tho legislature ottered lo grant her a peuslon of JUJ.OOO n year, but sho refused to accept the money, for tho reason that It would placo her on the list of charltables, a step that was exceedingly repugnnnt to her. lief or c thu annexation of thu Islands she wos advised by competent uttorneys to sub mit her claims to England tor arbitration. The crown lands aro over 1.000,000 acres In extent and are worth about $15,000,000. LAST TOUCHES TO EXPOSITION Gnlea Will Open nt Chnrlratnn with HellajIdnServleea Deer Hunt for President, CHARLESTON. S. C, Nov. 17. On Sun day, December 1, the exposition will open here with a religious service, in wntcn an denominations will take pnrt. The musical program will bo rendered under tho direc tion of Mine, llardt. Tho formal opening of the exposition will take place on Monday, December 1!. Chaun- cey M. IJCpew or few i arts win unnm the pilnclpal oration and President Roose velt will start tho wheels moving by who from the White House. The president has accepted an Invitation to visit tho expo sition with his family on February 'i'i, and It Is hoped he will bo able to remain hero several days, a number of cntcrtalumonla having been projected In his honor, among them ft deer hunt on the private grounds of President Wagner of tho exposition com- pany. This week the finishing touches will Uo given to the exterior of the exposition buildings nnd tho work of decorntlng the Interior will be completed. Exhibits are arriving each day. BURIED UNDER TONS OF ROCK 1'no Workmen Are Killed nnd I'ore inuii Hurled Hitch In Air liy I'rrinntiire KsploNlon, COLUMRUS. 0 Nov. 17. Two men were killed and four Injured as tho result of tho premnturo explosion of a blast at the Cas parls stono quarry, northwest of Colum bus, todny, Tho dead arc: A. M. VACCI. JOHN M. ANTONIO. Injured: r Potcr Montrose. Carmine Delia. Frank Wilson. C. C. Thome. Tho two men killed were working under a ledge and wero buried under tons of rock. Thome, tho foreman, was furled thlrty-flvo feet In tho air, but his Injurlos nre not serious. Wilson will probably die. BRONZE STATUE TO M'KINLEY Cltlsrn of CTevelnnd Propose to Ureet Mriunrlnl vrlth Grnml Army Hncnnapnient Sitirplii, CLEVELAND, Nov. 17 If the proposi tion made by a committee of 100 citizens to ihe flnnnco committee of tho recent Grand Army encampment Is cnrrled out, a surplus of $8,000 collected for that occasion will bo used to urect a bronze s,tatue of heroic size to tho late President McKlnloy In tho public .square, the center of the business portion of the city. Thus far the matter lias received the endorsement of most of the men connected with the Grand Army en campment and there Is little doubt of the memorial soon becoming n reality; WOOD FINDS WARM WELCOME I'nrty l Delayed One liny Online tn f'ordlnl ilonpltnllty of Gov ernor of Ininiilen. SANTIAGO DE CUHA, Nov. 17. Governor General Wood and his pnrty returned to night from Jamaica nn the government yacht Kanawha. Whllo at Kingston tho gov ernor general was rocelved with much honor by the governor of Jamaica, Sir Au gustus Hemming, and the military ofllcers. He remained it day longer than ho had originally Intended ln consequence ot the brilliant social functions. Tomorrow night General Wood will probably go to Quanta uamo to Inspect thn troopi, KI1TITD1? HI? KTICTAM Papuliit aid Dimairatio Laadira Intarprat Rank li Nabraaka, SOME INTERESTING VIEWS AND FIRECAITS Hai iba Fimais falitlol illlaici OillWad Iti Uiafilniu? WHAT ARE THE ISSUES IN FRONT OF US? Will tha Fiiiou Fragram fia RapiaUd in Ipiti of Defaat? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS DISCUSSED! Itrndera of The llee Presented with at iniiimliiiii on ihP Tolltlenl lttm tlon In the Mlnte from lllltlirst Atithorltle. What effect will the result In Nebraska, have on the futuro ot fusion in this state! Will fusion between democrats nnd popu lists be continued notwithstanding sue-1 cesslvo defeats of fusion tickets? On what lima will tho coming battles ot" Nebraska bp fought out on tho partof thn fusion parties? Answers to these questions nre given lit the following letters from lenders of tho fusion movement In Nebraska, who have) kindly given their views for publication In responso to requests from The llee. Tho letters nro written from the tnon who hnve ln tho past sat nt the council table of fusion. Their views nro newly formulated In the light ot tho Inst election. That they will by suggestive to peoplo Inter ested in Nebraska politics without regard to party goes without saying. Tho letters herewith como from the fol lowing well known political figures: M. F. Harrington of O'Neill, populist; W. H. Thompson of Grnnd Island, democratic can didate for United" States senator; Edgar Howard of Columbus, former dcmocrntla candldato for congress lu the First dis trict; It. D. Sutherland of Nelson, former populist congressman. View of M. I Ilni'i liiKt""- O'NEILL. Neb., Nov. 10, IDOL To tho Editor of The llee: For one, 1 do not feel discouraged over tho result this year. Fustonlsts hnvo been ln power In probnbly three-fourths of the counties of the stntw for a few years. That gavo them consid erable local patronngo to distribute p.nd wherever an appointment waa to bo made thero wero several applicants und thoso who failed to get appointments became soro and many of tho fellows that got them wero ungrateful. Then.' If soma person failed to bo cnllcd on a Jury ho blamed the sheriff or the county board for hla falluro to get on the payroll for n week or two. If a'biidgo was not repaired promptly or a rond kept ln right repair tbo party In power was blamed for It. Then, again, fuslonlsls ore a lot of Inde pendent thinkers and If a uomlnallon failed to suit thein they wero ready io cut th ticket tn many Instances. This and other things Injured us throughout the stato, ns a rule, and In tho local quarrels the ntatn ticket wbb lost sight of. However, all tho "kickers" within the party hnvo used their knives and let some blood flow and thoy will all feel better. 1 think that fusion will continue In Ne braska until 1P0I. in that year, If tho cor poration 'democrats Kee.urc control of the democratic national convention, n third ticket, standing for public ownership ot public utilities and of monopolies, will bn put In the field and will receive n strong support. If, however, tho democracy should come out for the public ownership of mo nopolies and public utilities and should toko In general n strong stnnd ln favor ot social reform and a radical change In tho industrial system, and should nominate some man who honestly ln himself rep resents that platform, then 1 think we will all be united in one organization. Un less tho democratic, party is ready to step forward and urge the government owner ship ot railroads, telegraphs, telephones, coal milieu, Iron mines nnd copper mines, tt mny Just as well retire from tho field. If It goes back to Iho old lines of Cleveland dumocrae.y It will not only bo ilefented In 100 1, but absolutely nnnlbllnted, Thero Is no room In this country for two parties representing organized greed, Th party that finally defeats the republican party must offer somn remedy for existing abuses. Furthermore, the pnrty that wins must hold out somo hopo of Independence nnd employment to the wngo-eamers. For example, It seems to mo clear that the only way to got tho coal minora of Penn sylvania to voto a different ticket from that voted by their employers Is to point out to them that wo propose that they shall havo employment n'nd nt bettor wagoa and from Undo Sam hlniBclf. I hellevn they would almost voto to a man to go 'to work for Uncle Sam In preference to working for any corporation. Tho lines hero Indicated muy bo termed socialistic, but Intelligent men should not bo nfrald of mere names. The tendency of the Intelligent thought of tho country Is socialistic along certain lines. In my opinion, William J. llryan had mado tho last great fight that will be made for tho independent middle clnsa business men, Tho fight la on between organized avarice and tho discontented and tho fight will got more bitter tho longer It continues nnd tho closer tho ntrugglo gets. In Nebraska next year I think thn fuslonlsts ought to stnnd shoulder to shoulder nnd nominate n strong nntl monopoly ticket. Tho present administra tion Is Justly subject to a terrific arraign ment for Its subserviency to thn trans portation corporations, both In tho matter of railroad rates and taxation, and I be llovo that u strong candidate for governor, who will hnvo the courngo to oponly fight tho present administration on Its corpora tion record, can bo elected governor. Hut It wo nomlnato any milk-and-water man we aro doomed to defeat. Yours truly, M. F. HARRINGTON. PoNltlou of Hditnr llovtnrd. COLUMHUS, Nob., Nov. IG.To tho Ed itor of The llee: Frankly, I doubt a futurn tor fusion in Nebraska. Popullsta and dem ocrats nllko appear to have rccihcd tha Benslbln conclusroti that It Is folly to con tinue the support of two t-oparato political organizations whose memberships hold comr.von principles, Personally, I was not In favor of fusion In the beginning, bn causo J believed It would ultimately work Injury to the democratic party, but I havo actively supportod overy fusion nomlnco, because my brand of democracy tenches mo that be Is Iho best democrat who looks to his Ett.te and national conventions ns his only political lawgivers and oboyH tholr mandates In tho letter. Fusion has worked Injury to my party, but It has also worked good to my state. I am ready to accept the good done my atatQ Ja lull aettlemcnt of