The Omaha Daily Bee.
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SAT U It DAY MOHNING, DECEMBER 11, 11)0 1 TWELVE PAGES.
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D VERSE TO SCHLEY
orJty tf Eiard of Inquiry Fiadi Fault
irltk the Admiral's Conduct.
KWEY, IN HIS REPORT, SUSTAINS HIM
Ltttir, Howmr, Foinullj AfExei Signature
tt Oriflnal Statemnt.
WCtlLEY CONDEMNED ON El EV .!'."". "
fcCiirpd with InubirJiettloB and Tailnre
to Fcrtcrei Dutjr.
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'ALLEGED INDIFFERENCE BEFORE COLON
V.
"Attorney llnynor In Keenly Dlxnp-
! pointed mill Will Vtkc Ail in I ml
'.- Hculry to Fight Drciiilou by
' livery Alipcnl Possible.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Tho most pro-
l longed, Interesting ami Important naval
tribunal over held In this country came to
a closo today, having In open and secret
toHHlnn lasted ono week short of three
months, when Sccretnry Long was handed
tho findings of tho court of Inquiry which
Inquired Into tho conduct of Hear Admiral
Schley during the Santiago campaign.
For seven weeks tho court heard testi
mony and for fully a month It deliberated
upon that mass of evidence, finally reach
ing tho conclusions announced today. The
result was n complete surprise and It Is
probable, that no prophesy has approached
tho truth. Instead of ono report, thcro am
two. Iloth nre signed by Georgo Dewey,
president, and Samuel O. I.cmly, as Judge
advocate. This Is a form tiald to bo recog
nized In alt courts dt Inquiry, tho signa
tures of tho other members not being nec
essary. Hut It Is explained that Admiral
Dowey signed tho second report, a minority
report, to express his qualification of or
dissent from tho views expressed by tho
court, comprising, bcsldo himself, Admirals
Hcnhum and Ramsay, lu tho first report.
Nil Further ProcrrdliiKN.
It Is said at tho Navy department there
will bo no further proiecdlngs In this cel
ebrated case ort tho department's Initiative.
Secretary Long and Judge Advocate Lemly
positively dcclluo to discuss tho finding In
any pbaso.
Tho secretary received the reports at G
p. m. and ho has not yet acted upon them.
It Is probable that ho will simply append
his signature- with the word "Approved" to
tho wholo record. Tho court Itself recom
mends no further proceedings owing to tho
lapso of time.
Thcro was an air of animation nbout tho
building lu which tho court held Its secret
posslons and It soon becamo evident that
tho end of tho case wan at hand. Whon
Captain Lemly started for tho Navy de
partment ho carried tho reports with him.
A represcntajjvp of tho Associated Tress
conveyed flrst'lnformatlon of tho findings
of tho court to Admiral Schley.
Schley Hear ItrportH.
llo was seated In tho public reception
room of n hotel chatting with several
friends and evidenced no signs of nervous
ness over tho outcome. When tho conclu
sions of Admiral Dowoy wero read to hUn
Admiral Schley showed his plensuro and It
was evident from his manner that ho re
garded tho statonient from Admiral Dewey
ns n vindication of his cnuso. Ho declined
to mako any Htntcmcnt concerning tno
court'H findings und, excusing himself from
tho llttlo company which had gathered
nbout him, went to his apartments, where
Mrs. Schley had been anxiously awaiting
to hear the court's decision.
Later the ofllclnl copy was brought to
tho hotel by a messenger from tho Navy
department. Tho reports nro as follows:
After a detailed rehearsal of tho facts ns
testified to by tho witnesses during tho In
quiry tho board submits Its findings In tho
following reports:
Opinion of tliu Majority.
Commodore Schley, In command of tho
flying squndron, should have proceeded
with utmost dispatch oft Clenfuegos and
should have maintained a closo blockndo of
that port.
He should have endeavored, on May 23,
Rt Clenfuegos. to obtain Information re
garding tho Spanish squadron by com
municating with tho insurgents at tho
pluco designated In tho memorandum de
livered to him nt 8:15 ii. m. or that date.
Ho should have proceeded from Clcnftie
Kos to Santiago do Cuba with all dispatch
und fIiouIiI hnvo disposed his vessels with
a view of Intercepting tho enemy In uny
attempt to puss tho Hying squadron.
lie should not huvu delayed the squadron
for the Kaulc.
Ho should not have mndu the retrograde
turn westward with hl.i squadron. Hu
should hnvo promptly oboyeil tliu Niivy de
partment's order of May 25.
lie should havo endeavored to capture
or destroy tho Spanish vessels tit anchor
near the entrance of Santiago harbor on
Jluy 20 mid 30.
Ho did not do his utmost with the forco
tinder his command to capture or destroy
tho Colon and other vessels of tho enemy
Which ho uttacked on Mny 31,
Charter l.nck of Enterprise.
By commencing tho engagement on July
3 with tho port battery nnd turning tho
lirooklyn around with port helm Comma
ioro Schley caused It to lose distance und
position with the Spanish vessels, espe
cially with the Vlscnya und Colon. Tho
turn Of tho llrooklvn to Htiirhnnril wna
made to avoid getting It Into dangerous
r,
malum- iu inu npanisu vessels. 1 llo
urn wus m do toward tho 'iVum nmi
caused that vessel to ston inn! Imrli i...r
engines to avoid possible collision.
Admiral Schley did injustice to Lieu
tenant Commander A, C. Hodgson In pub
Jibbing only n portion of tho correspondent
Which passed between them.
Commodore Schley's conduct In connec
tion with tho oveuts of tho Santiago cam
paign prior to Juno 8, 1S9S, was character
ised by vacillation, dllatorliieBs and lack of
enterprise.
His olllclul reports regarding the coal
supply nnd tho coaling facilities of the
flying squadron were Inaccurate and mis
leading, His conduct during tho battle of July 3
was self-possessed and he t-nciiurngt'd, In
his own person, his subordinate olllcers and
men to light courageously.
(SEOH0JK DKWUV,
Adnitr.il I'. S. N.. 'resident.
SAMUEL LEMLY,
Judge Advocnto General U. S. N., Judgo
Advocate.
Iti'pnrt ! Dewey.
In tho opinion of the undersigned tho
passage from Key West to CIcnfucgOB was
made by the Hying squadron with nil pon.
fithlti (llamitch. L'omillOllnrii Hphlv tinvlnir
.,, ..-, utr itiifiw, tiiiiiv uk illlltlllK nil V i:i-
ehlps luinUers.
'l lie blockade of rienfuegos was effectlvo.
Commodore Schley In nermltilnir inn
tpiimer A.ltlln In .nl.p tlia tn -.!...
fUOgog expected to Obtain lllformatlnn run.
I cernlng tho Spanish squadron from her
wm-ii sue cp mo out
, Tho passage from Clenfuegos to a point
Imooiu iweuiy-iwo nines somn or Santiago
was mad -i with ns much dispatch as was
possible while keeping the squadroiT n unit,
i Tho blockade of Santiago was effective.
I Commodoro Schley was tho senior olllcer
t our squnilroii ore (Santiago when tho
'iiuiuan squuiiron ntieiupieii id escuiio mi
IIO liiornlnu of .Inly 3. IK'S. IIh wnx In nl.
plutti comnmnd and Is entitled to the credit
luo to such commanding ulllcor for tliu
(Continued oa Sccoud 1'nge.)
DISCUSSES CARNEGIE GIFT
(nhluct Will INot Ai'l Finnlly ii ii Pro
poned llountliin fur Scv
crnl l)n.
WASHINOTON. Dec. 13. The neceptancs
of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's gift of $10,000,000
for educational purposes wan discussed In
formally at tlic cabinet meeting today, but
no definite conclusion was reached In re
gard to It and probably will not be for sev
eral days.
Tlio cabinet also discussed n npcclal order
subsequently promulgated by Secretary
Wilson prohibiting the landing nt any port
of tho United States, Hawaii or any of the
dependencies of this government, of any
lt -lock of any kind from tho Philippine
no oruer tones immcdlnte cirect
anu ho prevalence, of a number of
Infcctloi.. Imal diseases In the Philip
pine. It wan announced after thr. meeting that
n. II. Colbert had been selected by the
president for United StatcB marshal for the
southern district of Indian Territory, vice
John S. Hammer, whose term of ofllcc ex
pires January 10. Mr. Colbert wag a mem
ber of Hooscvclt's Hough Itldcrs.
REVISION NEARLY COMPLETE
Xt'tv I'rcili) IitIiiii Crivil In IJi preteil
tit lie lli-nily lo Siilmilt
Tnilii) .
WASHINOTON. Dec. 13. Considerable
progress was made by the I'rcsbytcrlan re
vision committee today and by tho end of
tomorrow's scsalon it Is hoped to hnvo the
work to bo submitted to tho ucncrnl as.
sembly nt Its next meeting tentatively com
pleted. Tho conclusions reached by tho
commlttco hero will bo printed for tho pri
vate consideration of the members under
tho next meeting of the committee, which
Is to bo held lit Philadelphia, nt which dual
action will bo tnken upon them prior to
tho report to tho general assembly.
Tho committee has agreed upon a tenta
tive statement of tho reformed faith In
untechnlcnl terms. It makes sixteen ar
ticles. This Is Intended for nonulnr use
In explanation of I'rcsbytcrlan doctrine nnd
Is not Intended to take tho placo of tho
confession of faith. There Is no cliango
In the substnnco of the theolocy of tho
church, but n change only In tho forms
of expression designed to mako tho pcoplo
understand what tho church believes.
HAY IS APPOINTED ORATOR
Joint Committor- Dci-litrM am tho Mro
rvtnry to lli-llvi-r Ailtlrcn nt
MeKlHley .Memorial .Services.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The Joint com
mlttco of tho two houses of congress ap
pointed to mako tho necessary arrange
ments for n memorial scrvlco In honor of
tho Into Prcsldont McKlnloy held a meet
ing today and decided to Invito Secretary
of Stato John Hay to bo tho orator when
over tho proposed services shall bo held.
This selection wnB mado upon n motion by
Senator Fairbanks, who, In making It,
briefly addressed tho committee, speaking
feelingly of President McKlnloy, referring
to Secretary Hay's lltness for ths task nnd
outlining precedents. Thu date and time
for holding tho service will bo fixed later.
COMPLETE REVISION OF CREED
Prenliyterlmi Committee on Ituilntft
liiK Artlelrs of Km I til Klnlnli
Til el ! I.Klior.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The Presbyte
rian commlttco on creed revision today
completed tho brief statement of tho re
formed faith for tho Information of church
members, it consists oi sixteen articles.
The official statement given out, after say
ing tho statement was tentatively ndopted,
adds:
"Tho committee Is now engaged on the
matter of tho second Instruction from tho
assembly, tho preparation of a declaratory
statement to explain certain disputed points
In tho confession of faith, such ns tho
doctrines of elcctlou und of tho salvation
of all Infants."
SCHLEY IS NOT STAGESTRUCK
Itefiiac Offer or Five lliimlri-d
llnllitrs n Nluht to
l.ecturr.
WASHINOTON, Dec. 13. Admiral Schlay's
mall has been steadily growing lately, slnco
It became known that the renort nf Urn
court of Inquiry was npproachlng comple
tion, lie hns received a number of offers
to go on tho lecture platform. Ono proposi
tion was a fixed nrlce of J500 n nli?hi fnr
lectures to last forty nights. Admiral Schley
politely declined this and all other offers.
DINE WITH THE PRESIDENT
Seiiutor IlaiiNlirnuRli unit 'Wife fluent
nt the Wlilto limine.
Dinner,
WASHINOTON, Doo. 13. President nnd
Mrs. Roosevolt entertained nt dinner to
night Secretary Uoot, Senator Hoar, Sena
tor nnd Mrs. Hnnebrough, Senator and Mrs.
Tallferro, Senator Gamble, Mrs. Hobsou,
Mlsa Hoot and Miss Itoosevclt.
Captain lliitmin IlrritU Dimtii,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Captain Mathcw
A. Hatson, fifteenth cavalry, who organ
ized nnd led the famous organization of
native Plllplnos, known as "Ilatson's
Scouts," In tho earlier days of tho Philip
pine insurrection, has fallen a victim to
the hardships of service In tho Philippines
nnd has been ordered to tho general hospital
at Washington Barracks for examination ns
to his physical condition and for such treat
ment as may bo necessary.
Mniiiliirt liy thu CreeUn,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. The Dolta
Kappa Upsllon fraternity, which has been
In convention here, gavo a banquet tonight
at tho now Wlllard hotel, nt which Secre
tary Long, Senator Hovorldgo, Representa
tives Tnyler of Ohio and D. J. roster of
Vermont, ex-Senator Duller of South Caro
lina, ex-Secretary of tho Navy Herbert,
Dlshop of llrazll and others wero present.
Interstate Commissioner Trouty presided.
.tllitlMcr I'renefts Creilentlnls,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13,-Phya AkaraJ
Oradhara, tho nowly arrived Slameso minis
ter, today presented his credentials to the
president.
l'rlendK DInciiki. I'mee.
PHU.ADKl.PHIA. Dec. 13,-The second
day's session of tho American Friends'
pmco conference was devoted to speech
rraklng by the delegates und to n general
discussion of tho subjects Involved, Presi
dent Thomas of Hryn Mawr college pre
sided at tho morning session, Among thoso
who mado addresses wero Petijr W Haldl-tm-jgh
of Plalnlleld. Iud.: Kdmund '.tanloy,
president of the Friends' University. Wich
ita, Kun., und Mary Weaver of llatavla,
N Y.
WARM TIME ON ASSESSMENT
RaprcitntativiMf Corporatltai and Oitizm
Hold Wid.lj Dmre.it Viewa.
NO DECISION BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT
1 1 ii ii r it of ItevltMv Puis In n liny Cou
nltterlfiR it .Mnn of I'lmircn, Which
AVII1 Hcqiilre Soiup Time
to DlKest.
For over three hours yesterday after
noon tho proper meant) at arriving nt the
values upon which largo corporations should
tie ntstsscd was discussed before the Hoard
of Review. Nearly 100 meinbors of the
Ileal Kstato exchange nnd other men who
are interested In the assessments made lu
Omaha appeared before tho Hoard of Itc
Iew and expressed their Indignation at
the reduction!) which wero mado In the
assessments of tho Omaha Gas company
Hiid tho Oinnha Street Hallway company.
KcprtscntntWcs of these companies worn
nlso In attendance and presented their sldo
of thu rase to the board.
Tho much-mooted question was whether
the indebtedness shall bo deducted from
the vnluo of a corporation's property In
computing tho sum upon which taxes are
to bo levied. Representatives of the cor
porations Inslitcd that all their bonded
Indebtedness should be deducted In arriv
ing at sums upon which to levy assess
ments and Insisted that tho actual value of
their phslcul plant, less their Indebted
ness, should be tho basis for taxation. Tho
Real Kstnte exchangu attacked this po
sition snvagely and Insisted that a cor
poration should not bo allowed to hnvo
Its Indebtedness freo from tnxatlon when
other holders of personal nnd real prop
erty nro required lo pay taxes upon their
entlro holdings.
Valuation of Witter Works.
Tho Omaha Water Works company ob
jected to tho assessment of $1,000,000, nnd
through R. S. Hall presented a protest to
tho Hoard of Review. Mr. Hall requested
that tho assessment bo cut to $150,000, tho
amount upon which tho company puld taxes
for tho present year. He asserted that
the personal property of tho company can
not bo said to bo worth moro than $6,000,
000. Taklug tills valuation as a basis upon
which to mnke nn estimate Mr. Hull said
that tho bonded Indebtedness of tho com
pany, $1,100,000, must bo deducted. This
leaves $l,C0O,C0O, or the sum upon which
Mr. Hall sold tho Omnlm Water company
should bo nsked to pay taxes.
Mr. Hall Insisted Hint under tho general
revenue laws of tho state a corporation or
a company cannot be compelled to pay
taxes upon Its bonded Indebtedness. Ho
also stated that It was his opinion that tho
franchise of the company cannot bo taxed
under the Nebraska laws.
Tax Commissioner Fleming asked Mr. Hall
a number of questions about the franchise
of tho water company, which Mr. Hall do
cllncd to answer. Although tho members
of tho Real Kstato exchange enmo to tho
meeting primarily for tho purpose of ex
pressing their views concerning tho re
duction of tho assessments of tho gas com
pany and street railway company, thoy
also took part In tho discussion of the
taxes of the water company.
IIi'Iiikn Up n New Point.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Fairfield, manager of
tho water company, left tho meeting after
a brief discussion. Shortly after they left
W. S. Poppleton entered tho room and an
nounced that the rovonuo law of tho stato
Is In direct opposition to n section of tho
Omaha charter, which provides that tho
property of corporations having holdings In
this city shall be assessed at a fair cash
value. Ho Insisted that the charter pro
vision holds good and stated that tho su
premo court of Nebraska handed down a
decision in a Lincoln case which holds that
tho charter provisions of a city, and not
tho stato revenue laws, shall govern the
taxation of a charter city.
As Koou nn this point of law was laid
before tho board Mr. Fleming expressed
n dcslro to recall Mr. Hall and give him
an opportunity to reply to this statement.
Mr. Hall was reached by telephone, but
said that he was so busy he could not re
turn. Mr. Zabrlsklo was very uneasy when
told that Mr. Hall would not como back
and called the water company's attorney
up by 'phono and urged him to return. The
water works company failed to nuko auy
further showing.
F. D. Wcad, chairman of the Real Ks
tato exchange committee, announced that
the exchango had mado a particular study
of tho affairs of tho gas and street tallway
companies, but that most of tho arguments
prcRonted by the commltteo would apply
with equal forco to the water works com
pany and other corporations. Ho read tho
following report:
Viiltie if Tim t'orinirntliiiiH,
Your commltteo appointed lo Investigate
tho action of tho Hoard of Review in low
ering tho tux commissioner's assessment
of tho Omuha Street Hullway company
from $S27.0W to $473,000 and the Omnha Cns
company from $720,000 to $3fsO,V0O would re
port ns follows:
Wo llnd If those llgures wero allowed to
stand tho assessment of the Omnha Street
Railway company would be about per
cent or the true value and the assessment
of tho Omaha Oas company would bo about
15 per cent of tho truo value, whereas the
board Is assessing real estate at 40 per
cent of tho true value.
Wo tlnd tho Omaha Street Itallwny com
pany Is bonded for and paying 6 per cent
interest on $2,500,ou0 and tho equity nbovo
this amount Is represented by &o,u shares
of stock, par $100 each, which Is worth $80
por share iTlmt prlco now being offered
und not obtalnnble at that price) 60,001
shares at $S0 per share $l,000,ui(.i, making n
total of $iJ.6m,tMj,
Taking tho basis used by the present
board of 40 per cent of actual vnluo tor
assessed value tho amount would bo $'.',C00,
000 or using tho asbessments of tho na
tional banks of Omaha, which Is about
33Vi per cent of tho capital stock and sur
plus tho amount would be moro than
2,100,00o; deduct from this nssessed valuo
of their real estate, $100,000, their assess
ment should be $2,000,000. After talking
with representatives of the compnnv we
learned of no vulld reason why this should
not bo tho assessment.
Tho Omaha Oas company wo tlnd ac
cording to the records Is bonded for $2,5fi0,
Kk), interest 0 per cent, which Is worth par.
No stncl: Is offered for sale and wo were
unable to ascertain Kb valuo except the
secrctnry BayB In his opinion It Is not
worth n dollar.
Allowing this to be truo their assessment
nt same rate as banks on valuation of
bonds alono would bo moro than $soo,OW,
less their real estnto nssessed at yVO.OuO,
making their total assessment $730,000.
A. L. Reed was tho next speaker. Ho
expressed the opinion that tho capital stock
and the bonded Indebtedness of a corpora
tion should be considered In ascertaining
the valuation upon which they shall bo
compolled to pay taxes. Ho said that ho
was unable a short time ago to secure
street railway stock at SO cents on tho
dollar und sungested that this was an In
dication of the value of the company's
property. Mr. Reed told of a number of
pieces of property he has sold recently
which wero taxed at nearly 100 por cent
of the prlco they brought and expressed the
opinion that all tho largo corporations of
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
SITUATION ISVERY CRITICAL
(Jnicrnl t prlMnu In Kireleil In Vrnc
xueln nt nn Hnrly
ttnte.
WILL EM ST AD, Island of Curiicoa, Dec.
13. (Via Haytlcn Cable.) There has been
a halt In tho exchange of communications
between Germany and Venezuela owing to
tho p. bllcatkn In tho newspapers of Caracas
of cable dispatches from tho United States
setting forth that the government at Wash
ington will not opposo any steps whkh Ger
many may take to enforce Its rlchts In Ven
ezucln, with tho exception of preventing
the annexation of Venezuelan territory.
As a result the1 newsrsocr attacks on Gcr-
i many hnvo censed, but the soml-ottlslnl pa
j pers nro now attacking tho United States,
saying that Washington, In authorizing Gcr
, many to lake notion In Its dispute with
Venezuela, looks upon tho latter country
as being part of tho territory of tho United
States.
It Is believed here that Germany, at tho
end of tho present month, will take steps
to obtain n duo acknowledgment of Its
clalmt for $2,000,000 arising from losses
suitnlncd by German citizens during tho
last revolution here nnd disallowed by Ven
ezuela, who answered last yenr that Ger
many should present its claims beforo ths
special Venezuelan courts appointed to pasa
upon such matters. ,
Germany, the United States, Great Hrllaln
and France refused to appeal to these
courts. Italy alone, being bound by a for
mer treaty, was obliged to present Its claims
to the Venezuelan courts. Tho claim of thu
Dlsconto Hank of Herlln will probably bo
Included In tho claims presented by Ger
many. Tho situation In Venesuela Is crit
ical nnd fenra nro expressed Of a general
uprising there In January. '
GOVERNMENTJEXPECTS RIOT
lieiiiihlle of Co tn Itlen U Threatened
Willi In-iiirrcetlnti nt Com
Init' Kleetliin.
SAN DK JOSH, Costa Rica; Wednesday,
Dec. 4. (Correspondence of the Astoclntcd
Press.) The republic of Costn'RIca has for
a few years past boon sinking Into poverty
and todny misery stares tho citizens In the
face. Husluess of nil sorts li practically
at a standstill nnd many failures nro Im
pending. Tho government Is without funds
with which to meet pressing needs and
hundreds of workmen are Idle In tho streets.
To make things worse, tho approach of tho
presidential election Is causing ncrvousuess.
The bitter feeling between the government
republican nnd national parties grows moro
Intense every day and several leaders pre
dict that bloodshed will be the outcome
Tho candidate of the republican party Is
Maximo Fernandez. The national party's
candidate Is Ascenclon Ksqulvcl. The elec
tions take placo this month.
WILL FULL RANSOM BE PAID
ItiuiKir Sixyn I'nlteil Stntem Will Meet
Ileum ml of the Ilrlt;
nnils. LONDON, Dec. H. Under of Sofia dato
the Telegraph publishes a dlKrhtuh to the
effect thai George Vashbur'nfttiresIdent ' ot
tho Robert collcgo ot Constantinople, has
arrived at Sofia on a confidential mission
connected with tho roleaso of Miss Stone,
tho captlvo American missionary.
The dispatch further says that it Is ru
mored tho United States will pay tho de
mand ot tho brigands In full.
NICARAGUA RELEASES DUTY
Minister SIkiin ii Protocol ftrnntlucc
Free Ailiulixloii to Product
nf l.iilti-il States.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 13. Tho Nlc
araguan minister of foreign relations, Senor
Sanchez, and William L. Merry, United
States minister to Nicaragua, Salvador and
Costa Rica, havo signed a protocol for a
treaty which provides for tho admission
of Hour, wines under 14 degrees, fresh nnd
dried fruits nnd preserved products from
tho United States Into Nicaragua freo of
duty.
firi-nt Ilrltnlu Snow nound.
LONDON, Dec. 13. The storm which has
been prevailing since yesterday has caused
a telegraphic breakdown throughout the
United Kingdom unequalled slnco 18S1.
Even this morning tho north is practically
cut off from tho south, nml many of the
provincial towns are so snow bound that
tho courts thoro have been closed, owing
to tho litigants residing In tho country
being unablo to reach the towns. Tho gales
In the channel are abating.
A largo Austrian steamer, the Nerltea,
which had Jii3t left tho yards of Its build
ers nt Londonderry, has been driven on
the rocks off Warren Point.
I'll to AmnlKnmnted C'nnipnny.
LONDON. Dec. 13. T,ho directors of tho
Rio Tlnto company have been meeting horo
dally, though qulto Informally, slnco tho
copper crisis became acute. A representa
tive of the Associated Press was officially
Informed after (oday'a meeting that what
ever settlement may be arrived at now lies
entirely with tho Amalgamated Copper
company, Tho Rio Tlnto company has
mado all the propositions that It Intends
to make, but so far has received no Indica
tion of tho action tho Amalgamated com
pany proposes to tnko. A feeling prevails
that tho conditions will not bo altered at
present.
Surprint! the Itt-voliillonUtn.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, General Carlos
Albnn has received a cablegram from Duena
Ventura giving an account of a big fight at
Rio San Juan, near Duena Ventura, on
Monday, says the Colon, Colombia, corre
spondent of the Herald. Tho revolution
ists sent nn expedition of 1.500 armed men
overland from Tumaco. This expedition
wna surprised at tho river by tho govern
ment troops. Many casualties are reported
by both sides.
Wunt Aiuerlcnu Money.
LONDON, Dec. 13. A special correopond
cut In Berlin says ho hears that, owing to
objections being made to Franco furnish
Ing the wholo of the projected Russian loan
of 40,000,000, financiers In tho United
States will shortly bo sounded as to tho
possibility of placing 20,000,000 of tho loan
In that country.
l'reacntN Chill's llrply.
VALPARAISO. Dec. 13. Senor Yanez, the
Chilian minister of foreign affairs, had au
lntervlow at Santiago this afternoon with
tho Argentlno minister, Senor Portela, and
handed him tho Chilian reply for transmis
sion to tho Argentine government.
Itrportx of Yellow Fever.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 13 Mall ad
vIceB received hero from St. Lucia, British
West Indies, report the existence of yellow
fever at thut placo. A case of that fever
has appeared at Barbados,
SAVAGE ASKS. FOR ADVICE
RtqaJti Snprimt Cfurt ta Till Him Wkat
Bicent Die. lion Muni.
UNCERTAIN ON POLICE BOARD MATTER
In Cnnc Juilne linker ItenlRtii) Wilt
Lenve Miimlim of Ills Successor
to DourIiin County liar
Association,
Governor Savage, who camo up from Lin
coln Inst night to nttend the ceremonial
session of tho Mystic Shrlnn and the smoker
of tho Elks,, when nsked In regard to the
status ot the Flro and Police commission
matter, said:
"There Is nothing definite In regard to
tho appointment of another commission and
nothing will bo dono until I -havo deter
mined the forco of tho recent decision of
tho supremo court. Some time ago I asked
the attorney general's nlllcc for nil opinion
on tho subject and today I submitted the
question to the supreme court Itself. I
asked tho Judges to tell mo It that de
cision was mandatory, so for an It related
to the appointment of n commission by tho
govornor, or If it wero n dictum, simply
announcing tho opinion of tho court upon
the lnw point Involved, with no Intention
of Instructing tho governor In his duty.
When I have received an answer to this
question I will know what to do."
Asked In regard to tho talk that ho had
already been solicited to name a successor
lo Judgo Uaker In tho event of tho ap
pointment of that officer to tho territorial
bench of New Mexico, the governor said:
"Tho report that nnyono has spoken to
me In favor of any candidate Is a mistake.
There Is no vacancy on the district bench
nt this time, but I have mndo up ray mind
as to what I will do In enso a vacancy
occurs. If Judgo linker's resignation Is
sent In, I will Invito tho liar association
of Douglas county to unlto upon a man
for the position and I promise you right
now that the man tho association selects
will be nppolntcd."
ESSENCE OF JVIERIT SYSTEM
lllclinrd Otnev AtldreNMrN the Civil
Service Iteform LrnKtie
Convention,
IIOSTON, Dec. 13. Former Secrctnry
Richard Olnoy, nddrcsslng tho Civil Servlco
Reform league here tonight, said:
"Industrial rivalries between tho citizens
of different nationalities nre often tho real
cause of wars between tho nations them
selves. Yot tho American republic must nl
ways stand for peace among tho greatest of
blessings and ngalnst war us the direst ot
calamities. It is plain, therefore that to
securo to our citizens tho freest possible
competition In nil the arts nf peace our
representatives abroad cannot bo too able,
too skilful nor too well fitted by special
training for the special work thoy havo to
do.
"It ought not to bo poselblo for a repre
sentative of tho United States abroad,
whether an ambassador or minister or con
sul, to be nothing but a political hack or
to havo no other qualifications for his post
than tho size ot his purse or his contribu
tions In tnlk or money to n political cam
paign. Tho essence- of tho merit system Is
that tho best man for the Job shnll havo the
Job."
Daniel C. Glllman of Haltlmore was today
re-elected president of tho Civil Service Ro
form league. Tho report of tho commltteo
on resolutions congratulated tho War de
partment on "tho excellent character of the
president's first appointments to tho Civil
Service commission" and recommended that
tho appointments to tho entire labor oorvlco
of tho United States be regulated by
tho rules of registration similar to those
which were found successful In tho Wnr
nnd Nnvy departments, nnd that competi
tive methods bo applied to the consular
service.
JUDGE SLAPS LAWYER'S FACE
Ohio Courtroom lu the Scene of n
ItiilliiHT Not Written In
Illnckatnne.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 13. A sensational
scene occurred In Judgo Digger's court this
afternoon, when Judgo D, O. Badger pulled
tho nose nr.d slopped tho face of former
Congressman J. K. Lontz. Tho episode
was tho outcome of the appointment ot n
receiver for the Wolfram Guitar company
by Judgo Radger. LcnU, as nttorney for
Wolfram, had filed an affidavit lu Judgo
Digger's court alleging prejudlco on tho
part of Judgo lindger nnd asking Judge
Digger to hear n motion to'vacato tho re
ceivership. Judgo Rodger happened in tho courtroom
whtlo tho matter wns being laid beforo
Judgo nigger and ho nccused Lentz of
having misstated tho facts. Lcntz entered
a denial and Judgo Radger roplled that ho
(Lentz) was a liar nnd coward, and pulled
his noso and slapped his fnco, Lcntz mado
no attempt to rotallato nnd told Badger
that as ho was n Judgo ho would not strike
him. Judgo Badger said that ho wob not
on the bench then and was acting as a
citizen.
TO RESCUE THESHIPWRECKED
Snllori On In Men roll nf Strnmleil
Crew nf the Collier
Mnttrwitn.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Dee. 13. Tho light
houso Mnnzata has loft for Destruction
Island, forty-three miles below Capo Flat
tery, and three miles off the Washington
coast, where somo shipwrecked peoplo aro
awaiting rescue, Thoy aro supposed to bo
tho crew ot tho. missing collier Mattowan,
which Is out twolvo days from Nannlmo for
San Frnnclzco. On Thursday night Captain
Gregory was attracted to tho Islands by
signals of distress. Owing to tho heavy
sea no landing could bo effected and the
vessel returned for fuel. It Is hoped to
establish communication with tho people
on tho Island today.
STONE RETURNS THE WARRANT
Governor of l'ennsylvniilii IteJeetM
I'rlie Money for Spanliih
A inr lion !i Cliilms,
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 13, Govornor
Stone has returned to tho War department
tho warrant for $102,000 received by him
In part payment of Spanish-American
claims of tho stato of Pennsylvania against
the general government. Tho reason Is
Btated to be that tho government Intend'
to pay only portions of the claims, whereas,
the stato Insists' that every claim lu Just.
It Is contended that tt tho $102,000 Is ac
cepted now, It will bo regarded as a tacit
consent of tho stato that tho refusal to
recognize some of tho claims was warranted.
SAYS D0WIE ASSAILED HIM
llriithi-r-tn-I.aw of the llenlcr
cnl Some Inner Work-
llIK".
He-
CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Gaping crowds
thronged Judgo Tulley's courtroom and tho
adjacent halls today curious to hear dis
closures agnlnst Dr. John Alexnndcr Dowlo
In the suit for tho appointment of n receiver
for his Zlon lace Industries.
Samuel Stevenson was on the stand most
of tho morning nnd continued his testimony,
chnrglng Dowlo with defrauding htm of
largo sums of money. letters from tho
"general overseers" to Stevenson were read
and created a buzz ot comment. The plain
tiff's testimony tended to show that Dr.
Dowlo used huiiled words nnd a show of
considerate feeling to Induco Stevenson to
part with his monoy, but tho latter, when
Stevenson learned that Dowlo claimed en
tire ownership In the Inco Industries,
Dowlo's ottltudo turned to one of nbuso.
Tho plaintiff testified that because ho
demanded his rights lu the business trans
actions Dowlo had nbuscd hi in from the
pulpit of .Ion tabernncjo and had unmer
cifully Hayed him through nrtlcles In
Dowlo's Leaves of Healing.
TRANSFER OF CAR COMPANY
Iteport that lllll-llnrrliiinn Interest
Will Control Steel
Plant.
PITTSBURG. Dee. 13. The Post tomor
row will say: The original reports con
cerning tho poflltlon of tho Pennslvatlla
railroad In connection with tho Pressed
Steel Car company wero explained definitely
todnr.
II nppenrs that this company han secured
tho privilege of using tho patents controlled
by tho car company to mako steel cars and
that tho railroad corporation will uso them
lu turning out oars at tho Cambria Steel
plant lu Johnstown. The Cambria Steel
company Is now controlled by tho Pennsyl
vania Interests,
This Is not all. however, the property of
tho Pressed Steel Car company, which has
been In the hands of tho Schocns and those
who originated that corporation will on
January 1 be turned over to a now financial
Inlluoncn. Thl will be none other than the
IIIII-I tariiman combination, In which the
Gould Interests aro concerned.
ROOSEVELT BECOMES AN HEIR
I'rcnlilcut to Inherit Over One Hun
dred 'liioiiKnud Dollar
from I'nrle.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Tho Times will
say tomorrow:
According to a decision handed down by
Justice Lawrence In a suit brought for tho
purpose of obtaining n construction of tho
will of Cornelius Van Schank Itoosevclt,
who died In New York In 1S87, President
Theodore Roosevelt, who Is a nophew of tho
testator, will Inherit n fortune of between
$100,000 and $160,000.
C. V. Roosevelt, who lived In New Jersey,
left upon his death an ostato valued at be
tween $1,001,000 and $2,000,000. Tho teetator
bequeathed to tils, 'jvlff, the uunt of Presi
dent Roosevelt, nnd who died lust year, all
of his property In trust. A clause In the
will Is the provision under which tho presi
dent will rccelvo a considerable fortune.
ESTATE OF PIERRE L0RILLARD
Schedule Shown Full Amount l.enn
Than Two Million Hol
lar. TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 13. An Inventory
of tho personal estnte of Plcrro Lorlliard,
sr., was filed today. Tho echedulo shows tho
personal estnto of the testator to bo worth
under $2,000,000. Tho schedule Includca
cash In bank, nbout $20,000; llfo lnsuranco
policies, $106,837. In tho schedulo ot stock
appear.! 4,000 shares of preferred stock of
the Continental Tobacco company nt 113,
making a total of $472,000.
In tho schedulo also appears eighteen
horses In England, valued nt $55,S40. Thlu
Includes Tantalus, at $14,000, and David
Oarrlck, nt $9,030. Tho horses at Rancocos
fa'rm nro valued at about $50,000.
COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN BED
.11 an Tlioiiulit to lie Murderer of
Illn reunite Com
panion. MILWAUKEE. Wis., Deo. 13. John An
derson and r woman supposed to be named
Llzzlo Smith were found dead in bed at
1520 Creeling street tonight, death having
resulted from shots of a rovolvcr. While
tho nffnlr Is shrouded In mystory It Is sup
posed that Anderson murdered tho woman
nnd then committed suicide. Anderson whs
formerly a railroad fireman, but had not
been employed for somo time. Ha Is said
to have formerly llvod In Springfield, III.,
and Chicago.
WOMAN ROASTED TO DEATH
HiiiikIiik Lump Fulls, Cnimlnir Fntal
KvploNlou nnd Terrible
SurTrrlnK.
LOGANSPORT. Ind., Deo. 13. Miss Sarah
Oehrlng was roasted to death this evening
and her foster-mother, Jennlo Dailoy, and
her undo, Joseph Dalley, wero probably
fatally Injured in trying to gavo tho young
woman's llfo.
A hanging lamp broke from Its fasten
ing In tho colling and fell, striking the
young woman upon tho bead and exploding.
BOAT GOES TO THEB0TT0M
Ferry Striken Iteef und Sin kit, hut
the l'liNxoiiKcri Iteuch
Snfety,
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Tho ferryboat Col
lege Point, running to Collego Point from
East Ninety-ninth trect, Now York, struck
a reef 150 feet south of North Brother
Island this morning and sank. Tho pas
songerB and teams woro token off by tho
harbor police In launches without Injury.
Tho boat tonight has settled fast on tho
reef.
Movement of Ocean Vesncln Dec, lit.
At Now York Arrived: Cassot, from
Bremen.
At Yokohama Arrived: Teenknl, from
, Seattle, for Liverpool. Sailed: Tosa Mnru,
lor eenme.
At Glasgow Arrived: Siberian, from
Philadelphia. Buenos Ayrean, from Now
York. Sailed: Furnesla, fnr Now York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Numldlan, from
St. Johns, N. B.i New England, from Hoe.
ton. Sailed: Dominion, for Portland, Me.:
Parisian, for Halifax.
At Genoa Arrived: Tnivo, from New
York via Gibraltar and Naples.
At SuezArrived: Yang Tho, from Seat
tle and Tucomii via Illogo, Shanghnl, Ma
nila, etc.
At Antwerp Arrived: Zealand, from Now
York.
At Manila Arrived: Moyuno, from Soat
tle, for Enelaud,
SEVERE COLD WAVE
Hibraika. Thrmomtrt Shiot !Ml EiUw
thi Zito Murlc.
OMAHA SCORES TWELVE BY MIDNIGHT
Othir roUti in ths State Sink ai Low j
TTTsiiJ-Fottr.
CLEAR SKIES WHERE AIR IS FROSTIEST
Whirs HtkTj Inowi Tall tht kercurj ii
FIERCE BLIZZARD RAGES IN WYOMING
DniunKC to Sloek u Frnreit nml Cold
UrliiKN Much SufTrrliiK to Ilea
tltute Poor In the
City.
Forci-imt for .VrlirnnUn Fnlr Sntur
!") nnd Siinilnj i Witriucr Snnrtnj l
Vnrlnhle Winds.
Temperature nt Oninhn A'mtrrila j I
Hour. Heir. Hour. licit,
5 n. ni 1,1 1 p. ju...... U
II n. in. . . . . . U U p. in ;i
7 n, m...... ) .'I p. m I
N n. m 4 -1 p. in .-,
I) n. in n n p. in II
lf u. in a II p. m 7
11 n. in I 7 p. in ft
1- m. '2 H p. in !l
n p. in -t)
Indlcntex Ilelnw Zero.
Colder than nny previous day this winter;
colder thnn nny previous day this year;
colder than nny day In 1000; that Is tho
record for Frldny, December 13, 1901, In
Omaha. At 10:40 last night tho govern
ment thermometer nt tho local weather
burcnu registered 11 degrees below zero.
At midnight rollnblo thcrmomotcra showed
12 below.
Tho coldest day recorded slnco tho local
bureau was established, In 1870, was Jan
uary 5, 18S1, when tho mercury fell to 32
degrees below zero. Thr, lowest tempora
turo In ISM was 26 degrees below, recorded
February 11.
Taking tho years In detail, tho books
of tho bureau show that In 1S09 tho coldest
days of tho winter months wero: January
30, 15 degrees below; Februury 11, 20 de
grees bolow; March 0, 2 below; November
2, 21 above; December 30, zero. In 1900:
January 28. 8 bolo.v; February ID, 9 bolow;
March 16, 6 belov; November 21, 12 above;
December 31, 2 below. In 1901: Jnnuarj
1, zero; February 9, zero; March C, 6 nbovo,
November 21, 12 above; December, pre
vious to tho present cold wave, 11 above
on tho Uth day. Slnco 1890 tho coldest
December day wob tho 20th of( that month
In 1892, when tho mercury went to 14 bo
low, and the Indications nt the midnight
hour last night wero that this record would
ho, equaled about 4 a. m., whi';h is ordinarily
tho coldest hour of tho twenty-four.
Wind Cutii Wiiy for Frost.
The cold wavo swept Omnha early yes
terday morning and tho mercury foil from
15 degrees nbovo at 5 n. m. to 6 below nt
5 p. m stnndlng nt 2 bolow nt noon.
With tho cold came a lusty wind that
rolled hats about tho streets Ilka foot balls
and drove men to tears and even to drink.
No ono went nny farther than ho hud to,
but .stayed Just as long as ho dared after
ho got there. Old and voune Hrnmnnrxi!
along main streets, Indifferent to tho preser
vation of their dignity, and coddled their
noses even closer thnn on those slimmer
evenings when tho zophyrs hail from tho
south, where bloom tho sweet magnolias
and tho nacklne hoimm. 1.11-0111111- olixnnln..
was hurried through with and at 8 o'clock
Sixteenth street was practically desorted,
except by tho saleswomen going to their
homes nnd tho salesmen colne to nthef
people's homes.
F.ven Collier Klm-whcrc.
Omaha did not mononollzn thn enlH. imw.
over, for at 7 p. m., local time, Valentino
reported is degrees bolow; North Platlo,
10 below; Huron, 16 bolow; Rapid City, S
below; Cheyenne. 4 bolow: nismnrnk. "0
bolow, nnd St. Paul, 14 below. All thoso
Places naa lair weather, whllo at Chicago
It was 20 degrees abovo with moro than
five Inches of snow nnd at St. Louis It wns
20 degrees abovo with 1.36 Inches of what
was probably moro llko rain than snow
when It fell. In Kansas City the thermomo
tcr showed 6 above, with partly cloudy
weather, and .02 Inch of snow, moltod.
There was practically no snowfall In
Omnha, and tho month's total seems llkoly
to bo email. Tho heaviest fall horo for
any month slnco tho stntlnn was estab
lished was 1S.S Inches In January, 1890.
II 1 1 am r it lu Wyoming,
Out In Wyoming a blizzard wns reported
In tho forenoon to bo raging with, audi
fury as to delay trains nnd result In what
may provo a hoavy loss of stock, the
sheepmen In tho Red Uosort section and
Bouthcrn Utilta county reporting great
dUtrcsB. Early In tho day tho mercury
In somo North Dakota thermometers roglB
tered 20 bolow zoro, which was within six
degrees of tho record nt Winnipeg, tho
coldest point heard from by tho local
bureau. Tho southwest had Its first wrestle
with winter weather of tho storn vnrloty
and tho wavo swept oven us far south as
Texas and Louisiana, where It will bo of
such sovcrlty by noon toduy as to causo
actual suffer lug,
IlrliiKN HufTerliiK to the Poor.
As for Omaha, tho suffering will be con
fined to tho destitute classes, but among
theso It hns already begun, according to
tho report of Miss Nelllo Mageo, city mis
slonnry. At 6 o'clock Inst evening nho
said:
"This uddcn arrival of sovoro wonthor
finds many of tho poor pooplu of Omaha
wholly unprepared. Today four children
havo limped to tho mission door nnd asked
for shoes; others havo como for coats and
others for food. Saturday, when tho rog
ular boys' class and later tho girls' class
assemblo, I fear I shall hear many a plain
tive tale- that I will knnV to bo only too
truo. Thoro are, to my certain knowlodgc,
sovoral families In Omaha tonight who havo
not coal enough to last nnothor twont
four hours If this weather contlnticB, and 1
wish most devoutly that I had $100 right
now for emergepey uso. I could spend It nil
without risking ono penny on any doubtful
case,
"Tho county provides when shown thu'
tho applicant Is deserving, but thoro fre
quently elapses three or four days botwron
tho tlmo tliu order Is filed and tho tlmo the
applicant receives succor. Iu that IntcrvM
It Is posolblo for pcoplo to perish from
hunger and cold. Indoed, I know of nn In
stance which recently camo to light near
Eleventh and Capitol avenue, whore a baby
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