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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.
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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