Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 21, 1900, Page 1

I'ABLISHED J CZAR N Bulletine Apparently Unfavorable Tsan from Emperor’s Sick Chamber, INCREASED PULSE AND HIGH FEVER NOTED Lets Alarm Reems to Be Felt in Russia Than Abroad, DEATH AT THIS TIME PECULIARLY BITTER | Btricken Ruler Looking Eagerly Forward to Birth of Possible Buccessor, RIGHTS OF POSTHUMOUS SON NOT SETTLED Ne Law Applicable to Sitaation Which May Arine, Although There i Precedent Which Would Sus- taln Looked-For Son, ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20.—The bulletin wued by the czar's physicians at Livadia day is apparently less favorable. It say: # : he emperor passed a satisfactory day rdiy. AL 0 '0'clock in the evening the atient's temperature was 1m4; pulse, » Tis majesty slept tranquiliy aniil 3 in’ the morning. Bubsequently his and perspiration appeared Is condition was fairl 0. Notwithstanding the foregoing bulletin & medical practitioner of high standing in this city, who 18 not cobnected with the state se , atter analyzing this and other bulletins from Livadia, told the corre- spondent of the Associated Press that the / This morning tllness of the czar had taken an unusually | favoratle course. “Apparently,” he sald, “there 18 more anxiety abroad than there is in Russia This may be due largely fo the statistics of typhold mortality in this country. But these are mislending. The mortality with us {8 due to defective care. Russia has only one physiclan to every 30,000 inhab- ftants. Furnish her with one to every 500, as in the United States, and the results with the same care would be as favorable as anywhere else.” The St. Peterburg bourse. which 1s chron- feally weak, was slightly affected when the news of the czar's illnes was first made known, but a prominent banker asserted today that it had already entirely recov- ered. Death at this time would be pecullarly bitter to Emperor Nicholas, because he I8 again hoping for the birth of a son within a few months. It Is an open secret that the czarevitch, Grand Duke Michael, now about 22 years of age, I8 not a favorite with the emperor, whose supreme desire is to leave ® son as helr to the throne. Point Outside of Law. A St. Petersburg jurlst who was asked today whether a posthumous son would in- herit the throme, consulted the works of the best authorities, among them Prof. Korkonouff of the University of St. Peters- burg and Piofs. Gradovaskl and Alexieff, of the Univeraity of Moscuw, and gave the reply: “Exlsting laws do not answer the ques- tlon. The manifest of August 22, 1826, af- fords a precedent in an affirmative sense, but does not lay down a general rule. confin- ing iwself to regulating the concrete case then existing. Nicholas I, in the manitesr, declared that if he should die, while tho czarina was enclente, the helr apparent then lving must wait until the birth efore as- suming the powers aud dignitics of czar and that it the child were a son, the Mtter should inherit. The present czar Is equally competent to regulate the case if necessary. “The present law of succession, decrecing primogeniture, with preference to male lines and to males of femalo lines before any woman could succeed, was introduced by Paul I, whose mother, Catherine 11, who relgned from 1762 to 1796, did not respect his rights and prepared a will, by which ho would have been disinherited had it not been destroyed immediately upon her death “Paul T attempted to give this law a par- ticularly holy character, decreelng that all his successors at thelr coronation should swear to keep it inviolale. Nevertheless his auccessors enjoy the same inherited powers as himselt and several minor changes have been Introduced. “If Emperor Nicholas should decree the succession of a daughter his will would be the law of the land, although it is not be- Iteved ho would undertake this. The sole features of the law of succession, which are considered absolutely binding antedate Paul I They are the requirements that the czar shall be of the orthodox religlon and that he shall not occupy any forelgn throne." FRENCH TROOPS TO REMAIN Minister Dele; drawal of Fore Cannot Be e Declares With- » Now from China ught Of. PARIS, Nov. 20.~The debate on' the budget for the ministry of foreign affairs was continued fn the Chamber of Deputies today. M. Denys Cochin, conservative, rep- Tesonting one of the districts of the Seine, during the course of a epeech pronounced himself in favor of upholding the honor of France and of the French troops in China. M. Lucien Millevoye, nationalist repub- lican, representing a Seine district, sald he considered it necessary to maintain a large expeditionury force in China. The minister of forelgn affalrs, M. Del- casse, explained at length the origin of the force necessary to relleve the foreign lega- tions at Pekin. In so dolng he referred to the herolsm displayed in the defense of the legations and declared the accusations of cruelty against the Freuch and interna- tlonal troops were unfounded. He added “The elght powers have met in an at- tempt to reconclle thelr interests and claims, ail of them wishing to respect the integrity and oven the independence of China. Special claims must be shunned It is necessary to inspire ideas for the gen- eral benefit, Continuing, M. Delcasse traced the sub- mission of the French note as the basis of tho negotiations and sald it was necessary to obtalu u guaranty for the future against slmilar decds or attempts. The forelgn minister then said: veryone desires to end the situation. No one will think of diminishing the strength of our foreas in China until the conclusion of the confilct The chamber may rest assured that the government will neglect nothing to con- clude It quickly. But, it needs the confi- dence of the chamber." ased from Prison, CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov, 20.—The re- peated representations of the United States legation here have resulted in the release from prison of the Armenian, Arzyouan, who was arrested while traveling on an American passport. Arzyouan was ordered t0 leave the country, ¢ 0T SO WELL rest was broken | | | by the Colombian government was due to | satisfactory, pulse | UNE 19, 1871. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER | DUKE AND DUCHESS TOGETHER de Are Enjoy- on in Ire- Now. Manchester and His 1 Press Publishing Co.) (New York World Ca- “lggram.)~The duke and plans have been he following dis- duchess o altered. 1 recef | patch from the | “TANDRAG n Ireland with « and sall for Amer 41 p —Her grace s and we remaln together a together. “MANCHESTER." The first part of this dispatoh s in reply to the fnquiry as to the accuracy of Mr. Cavan Lambert's statement to your cor- | respondent on erday that the duchess went to Paris on the afternoon of the wed- ding and that they ha rranged to remain apart until after th public ceremony In America. Nearly ry London paper of Monday published differ versions of the movements of th « couple since the wedding. The t \pears to be that they went to, York on the afternoon of the cere- mony, and thence to Tandragee. Consuelo, duchess of Manchester, the duke's mother, was not in the secret, al- though the duke gave her house in Portman square as his London domicile, EXPLAINS THE BOLD SEIZURE Troubles Sald to Ac- as ye Buenn Ventu count for British Stenmer Taboga. PANAMA, selzure of Nov. 20.—The steamer Tabo, Colombia, the British the fact that the agent of the Pacific Steam refused to eell or charter the vessel for the purpose of conveying government troops to Buena Ventura, which was besieged by the liberals. Therefore, the government | decreea the seizure of the steamer and pro- | ceeded to dhe reliet of Buena Ventura, with troops, ammunition and provisions. The British consul here, C. Mallet, entered a | stroug protest against the seizure of the steamer, but it was of no avail. He then communicated with his government on the subject. No reply has yet been received from London. The ia, with the govern- ment troops, ete., on board, arrived at Buena Ventura yesterday, whereupon the liberals retire EW YORK, Nov. 20.—Passengers on board the steamer Advance, which arrived here today, from Colon, confirm the reports at Coloa ade the port of Buena government vessel had broken down. They selzed the Taboga to transfer troops to Buena Ventura. An offer of $1,000 was made for tho vessel prior to selzure. Tho government 1s quite willing to pay an indemnity, but was unwilling to risk await- {ng other means of transport. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 20.—It has been ascertained that a fortnight ago the Colombian government was negotiating with the Pacific Navigation company for the purchase of one of its coast steamers for war purposes. In consequence of the rebel activity and the advance of the rebel forces on Papama that city was placed under martia? law November 10. The steamer Taboga 18 believed to have been sent November 13 to bring in reinforce- ments from the const. But it 's not known positively here whether the Taboga was selzed by the Colomblan government. Letters from Colon say many persons, including foreigners, have been lodged in the prison at Panama on suspicion of helping the rebels. PRESENT FIELD BIG ENOUGH amons London Publisher ¥ Iden of Siarting Newspaper n New York. LONDON, Nov. 20—In splte of the con- tradiction contained in the Associated Press of November 17, of the report that Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the London Daily Mail and other papers, was about to visit the United States with the intention of estab- Uishing & Daily Mall in New York, Mr. Harmsworth has been bombarded with cable dlspatches from New York asking for par- ticulars of his intended venture. To a representative of the Associated Press to- day, Mr. Harmsworth said: he object of my present visit to the United States and Canada, llke my previous one, is holiday-making puro and simple. After visiting the Dominion I am going to southern California and thenco to Florlda for tarpon fishing. 1 shall be accompanied by Mrs. Harmsworth, my secretary and an automobile. T do not wish to hear the word newspaper mentioned from the time I land from the Teutonic in New York, December 26, to the time of my departure from there on the Oceanic in March, my only desire boing to get a vacation, which I have noi had for several years. CECIL RHODES GOES ANGLING South African Exploiter Reported to Be in §t. Petersburg on Fluancial Business. Ventura, and the No ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20.—It has been persistently rumored here for some timo past that Cecll Rhodes has been in St. Petersburg in strict incognito recently, en- gaged in some flnancial busine The rumor cannot be confirmed. HEAR DISQUIETING RUMOR| ateh V e Reports er Boer Battl on. English Clubs that Anot LONDON, Nov. There is a vague rumor in the service clubs this evening that n battle s In progress between the Boer forces under General DeWet and the British troops in South Africa. Another Success for Premier Hond. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 20.—Only one leglslative district has not yet declared the | result of fts poll during the recent co- | lonial election. Today officlal returns were | recelved from the Burgee district, show ing another success for Mr. Bond, the pre- wier. The delay in was due to the continued stormy weather, | which has prevented the collection of the { ballot boxes Mr. Emerson, liberal, has carried the Burg district with a majority of 165 over { his tory opponent, Mr. Moulton. At the previous election the district returned the tory candida with a majority of 1% With one district to be heard from Bond's supporters in the new house of sembly will number thirty-one and Morine's forty-two. Mr. as- Mr. lelds AL et Capltal, RSBURG, Nov. An English syndicate, with a capital of £1,000,000, has i Just red a concession to explolt the Perhena gold flelds, which are 370,000 acres in extent, in the Amur reglon. The syndi- cate will also be allowed to dredge and ex | cavate the stream. The marquis of Queens- bury and Prof. Holloway are the heads of the syndicate Navigation company, to which sho belonged, | | to adjust the indemnities. of the seizure of the British steamer Taboga | The rebels threatened to block- | declaring the result | UNCLE SAM WILL STAY IN IT Proposes to Retain a Leading Place in the Ooncert Indefinitely. OTHER POWERS ARE ACTING STRANGELY ther Thelr Early Promises Were Not Sincere or Some of Their Min- Isters Have Experienced Re- markable Alteration. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The Chinese sltuation was the main toplc under con- sideration at today's cabinet meeting. The administration is not disposed to join with the other governments i making demands upon the Chinese imperial authorities which the Chiuese government canuot comply with. 8o far as our government is advised the forelgn ministers at Pekin have not yet agreed upon all poluts under discussion. Mr. Conger has reported from time to time the various propositions under considera- tlon, but he has not yet Indicated that the end is at hand or that anything in the na- ture of an agreement has been reached upon which the various powers might act and which 18 to serve as a basis of negot ation with the Chinese authoritics, Mr. Conger has not, however, beeu heard from for a week, and this fact has caused some dis- couragement to the officlals who expected that this phase of the difficult question would soon be closed Having passed over the stage of proscrip- tion of the Chinese leaders who were re- sponsible for the Boxer outra| the for- olgn ministers are belived now to be en- | gaged with difficult subjects of indemnities |and guaranties. The last United States | proposition was in line with the Russian project to allow The Hague commissioners It is believed that the proposition has never commended itself to the Dritish or German governments and falling such a reference to the question of indemnity it s belleved that it will be a most difficult task for the ministers at Pekin to reach an agreement on this sub- Ject, particularly in view of the existence ot a very strong suspiclon of the motives of | somo of these ministers. This apparent difference In original purpose between the United States government and some of the other powers have operated to prevent a settloment of the Chinese question upon the broad lines laid down in the State de- partment’s proposition. It s true that all of the vowers subscribed a more or less re- luctant assent to such proposals as look to the vrevention of the partition of China and the guaranty of an “open door” to all comers, yet it begins to appear from the course of the negotiations that either these promises wero not sincere in all cases, or that some of the makers honestly have changed their minds as to what shall be done for the present in China, It may be stated, however, regardless of the em- barrassments and delays that follow from the existence of this state of affairs, that the United States government does mnot propose to be driven out of the concert relative to China at this juncture in the negotlations; for, notwithstanding the wish cherished by the administration to free the government from'these entanglements at the earliest possible moment, and to withdraw entirely our military forces from China, 1t has definitely been determined that this shall not be done uutil all proper Interests of the United States in China have been conserved. TEXT OF IMPERIAL EDICT Copy of Order Commanding Punish- ment of Tuan and Others Re- celved in Washington, WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The Japanese legation has received from the Forelgn office at Toklo the text of the Chinese imperial edict, dated the 13th instant, on the pun- Ishment of the anti-foreign officfals, It is to the following effect: Orders have been already {ssued for the punishment of the officials responsible for opening hostilities upon friendly powers and bringlug the country Into the present eriti- cal condition by neglecting to suppress and even by encouraging the Boxers. But as Pekin and its neighborhood have not yet been entirely cleared of the Boxers ihe ipnocent’ people are still guffering terribly through the devastation of their felds and the destruction of thelr houses, a state of alrs which cannot fail to fill one with » bitterest feellngs against these officials. And If they are not severely punished how can the danger of the people be appeased and the indignation of the foreign powers rdingly Prince Tuan is hereby de- his title and rank and shall, to- her with Prince Chwang, who has al- ady been deprived of his title, be deliv- ered to the ¢ court to be kept in prison until the restoration of peace, when they shall be baulshed to Shengking to be im- prisoned for life. Princes Yi and Tsal Yung, who have both been already deprived of thelr titles, are also to be delivered to the clan court for imprisonment, while Prince Tsal flien, also already ved of title and rank, 18°to be kept confined In his house. Duke ‘I'val An shall forfeit his ducal salary, but may be transferred with_tho degradation of one rank. Chief Yeng Nien sha'l be degraded two ranks and trans- ferred. As (o Kang Yl minister of th Board of Civil Appolntment, upon his re turn from the commission on which he had been sent for the purpose of making in- quirles into the Boxer affair, he memorial- ized the throne In an audience strongly In their favor, he should have been severely punished bt for his death from fliness ani all penalties are accordingly remitted. Chao Shay-Hao, minister of the Board of Punish- nent, who had been sent on a mission sim- flar fo that of Kang Yl returned almost immediately. Though s a flagrant neglect of I still ho aid not make a distortec o the thro and therefore he shall be deprived of his rank but allowed to retain his present office. Finally, Yu Hslen, ex-governor of Shansi, allowed, while In Office, the Box freely to massacre the Christian missfona es and converts. For this he dese soverest punishment and therefore be banished to the furthermost bord the country and there to be kept at hard labor for life. We have a full knowledge of the present trouble from the beginning and therefore, though no impeachment has been brought by Chinese ofclals at home or abroad ainst Princes YI, Tsal Lien and Tsal we order them to be punished in the manner a8 those who have been fm- peached. All who see this edict will thus | percetve’ our justice and impartiality in in- flicting penalties upon these officlals, DRAWS PURSE STRINGS CLOSE Russia E Reducing Expenditures ery Way Possible to Meet Ex- penne of China Campaign, ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20.—Russia is retrenching on account of the Chinese troubles, the official Journal of Commerce |anncunces. The proposed increase of 000 roubles in the appropriations for popu- lar schools in 1901 will not be made. Internati Game of Tit for Tat, LONDON, Nov, 0.—In return for the support glven by Germany to Belgium in obtaining for the latter & settlement at Tien Tsin, consisting of & strip of land on the left bank of the Pel Ho, King | Leopold, as sovereign of the Congo Free | State, a representative of the Associated | Press is informed by an official of the for- | elgn embassy here, has agreed to the rati- | fication of the frontier, near Lake Kivu, | between German East Africa and the Congo Free State, in favor of Germany. Athus terminating & bouudary dispute. | public (and rigs and reached Ashley shortly CRITICISE THEIR EMPEROR| READY T0PURSUE AGUINALDO German Statesmen Think Hax Recently Made Some ¢ Blunders in iis Speeches, BERLIN, Nov. 20.--The debate on the government’s policy in China was con- tinued {a the Reichstag today, Merr Bas- sermanu, national liberal, emdorsing the government's polley and expressed the gratification of his party at the Anglo-Ger- men agreement Herr Richter declared the radicals were of the opinion after the assassination of Baron von Ketteler that & military demon- stration In China was absolutely nocessary, Willlam but that the dispatch of an fronclad divis- | ton was superfluous. He alluded, during the course of his remarks, to the public declarations of Emperor Willlam, saying they were obviously intended to influence opinion. Herr Richter added that he thought the emperor should first have reached an understanding with the com- petent ministers regarding the tenor and wording of these daclarations, asserting that much that was objectionable and dis- plensing would thus have been obviated Politics and religlon, he continued, ought not to have been mixed up as they had been in the emperor's apecchos, becauso the ef- fect was to spoil both. “The greatest mistaka of our Chinese pollcy,” concluded Herr Richter, after the Chino-Japanese war, when we jolned with Russia and France in opposing Japan.” Herr Richter's advice to the emperor to consult his ministers ellcited approval. Count von Buelow, Imperlal chancellor, replying to Herr Richter, Prince von Hohenlche was much im- pressed by tho article fn the Frelssinige Zeltung which contended that it was in- advisable to assemble the Reichstag. 1 am betraying no secret when I say that I am one of those who saw very serious and {mportant reasons for summoning {1." Referring to Herr Richter's criticism of Emperor Willlam's speeches, Count von Buclow remarked: “I accept the full responsibility for them. The speech at Bromerhaven was extempo- raneous, delivered at a time when it was assumed that all the Buropeans in Pekin had been murdered. It was natural, under such circumstances, that the haiser should have spoken as a soldler and not as a diplomat OHIO BANK ROBBERS FOILED Dozen Men Attempt to Do Bosiness at Ashley Are Discovered and Flee Without Loot. DELAWARE, O, Nov. 20~ A dozen bank iobbers made a desperate attempt to secure the contents of the money vault of Sperry & Warnetaft's deposit bank, at Ashley, ten miles north of here, today before day- light. While nine stood on guard, holding the citizens at bay with thelr gups, three operated the dynamite under the deposit vault of the brick bullding. The bank's property is worth $i6,000 and there was $16,000 in cash deposit. Four attempts were made to get at the cash, but the side door held to its combination, while the guards outside were shooting at the citizens who pressed closely in upon them Dr. Buckley and Guy Shoemaker, who were first upon the scenc, were met hy tue rob- bers at the poiet of gun and bade g0t move. The robbérs stole a horse and suring wagon from Alvin Sterrill and a team and a new surrey from Edward Osborne, far- mers nearby. The rigs lay in wait in front of the bank for flight. Sterrill's horse ran away demolishing the vehicle, when tho men took across the country on foot. Buggy robes from Osborne's car- riage were found near Norten. The damage to the bank building, vault and other property is about half its value. The gang jumped from a Big Four freight at Merengo at 1 o'clock, stole the horses after 2 o'clock. They pried open the bay without being discovered, but the first ex- plosion of dynamite aroused the town. The kang fired as they fled, but no one was hurt The men were masked. Officers in every direction were notified to be on the look- out for the robbers. OBJECT TO DOCUMENTARY TAX Grain Dealers of the United States Say That Their Branch of Trade 1 Too Greatly Burdened. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.—At the opening session of the Grain Dealers' National as- soclation this morning 125 delegates were present, representing all of the states and territories of the United States. Secretary- Treasurer Charles 8. Clark strongly advo- cated the removal of the documentary tax Insofar as it affects the farmer and graln dealer. Legislation on the removal of the docu- mentary tax, the car shortage problem and the reorganization of the assoclation are the principal subjects to be handled at this meeting. Upon the first point a committee, consisting of Captain M. T. Russell of Des Molnes, la.; H. S. Grimes of Portsmouth, 0., and F. F. Collius of Cincinnatl, was appolnted to draft a set of resolutions to be transmitted to the ways and means com- mittee of the next congress with a view of having the documentary tax removed from all papers concerned In grain trang- actions. The resolutions presented set out fn the preamble that the farmers and grain deal- ers have not shared equally with the mer- chants and manufacturers In the general prosperity of the times, and that grain in process of being marketed pays an ac- cumulated tax quite unreasonable and fn- consistent with the Intended operation of the law. In an address delivered by Captaln M. T. Russell of Des Moincs, the speaker pro- posed a plan of reorganizatios JOE MANLEY DECIDES TO QuIT Maine Man Resigns from § mittee on Which He H Served Two Decades AUGUSTA, Me., Nov. 20.—Joseph Manley, for sixteen years chairman of the executive committee of the Maine republican state committee, today sent his resignation as @ member of the state committee to Hon, Bryan F. Boyd, the secretary, to take ef- fect in the new year when the Incoming committee is organized. Mr. Manley has served continuously for twenty years on the committee and for nincteen years as a member of the executive committes, OFFICIAL VOTE OF KANSAS vayhuwkers Roll Up a Plurality of Almost 26,000 for McKin lectors, TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 20.—The offcial re- turns from Kansas counties Just compiled, show that the total vote of the state was 849,917, 187,881; Bryun, 162,077, For governor, Stan- ley (rep.), 169.947; Breldenthal (fus.), 148, £30. The republicans will have a majority of 71 on joint ballot in the next legislature, Was | formed doors | For president, McKinley received | i | Former Filipino Chief and His Followers Anxions to Serve Under MacArthur, OFFERS NOT YET ACCEPTED OFFICIALLY Aglipny, n Renegade Prieat, Writes 1o Friends in Manila for Latest News Concerning Election in the United States. MANILA, Nov. 20.—General Macobos, the former Filipino chief, is prepared to start in pursuit of Aguinaldo with 100 picked natives, supported by American troops. Other ex-rebels will be used in campaign ing in the country. Their offers have not been formally made yet, but they are ready It the authorities will accept thelr serv- fces Aguinaldo it s supposed fs in northern Luzon, according to statements made by ex-rebel leaders now in Manila, confirmed from other sources. Aglipay, a renegade native priest, long en insurgent leader in orthern Luzon, has written to friends in Manila®asking for election news and requesting to be in- whether & decision has been reached concerning the relations between church and state and the disposition of church properties. The replies sent him contain the information that church and state will be separate and that entire re liglous freedom will be allowed. POYNTER WILL BE THERE Governor of Nebraska to Attend An- nual Mecting of National Irrl- &ation Congress. CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—Arrivals here today of delegates to the ninth annual session of the Natlonal Irrigation congress indicate, according to the promotors of the gather- ing, that when the session is called to order tomorrow, there will be a representation of nearly 1,000, Among those who have expressed thelr intention to attend are Governors Poynter of Nebraska, Stanloy of Kansas, Thomas of Colorado and Smith of Montana. While the executives of all the western states and territories have appointed delegates, some of them, notably Governor Murphy of New Mexico, will not be present, as they favor ceding arld lands to the states and ter- ritories for reclamation by them and oppose the idea of federal reclamation, which is champloned by the National Irrigation con- gress. The congress will open its deliberations by lstening to an address of welcome by Mayor Harrison, which will be responded 1o by Flwood Mead, president of the organi- zation and expert in charge of the irriga- tion Investigations of the United States De- partment of Agriculture, and George H Maxwell, chalrman of the executive com- mittee, A direct result of the conventlon will be n memcrial to congress asking for a $250,- 000 appropriation for surveys of arid lands and praying that the work be taken up immediately by congress along lines sug- gested by reports of government engineers now n the field. |MONEY FOR MANY MISSIONS | General Misslonary Committee of Methodist Charch Sets Aside Large Sumns, NEW YORK, Nov, 20.—The general mis- slenary committee of the Methodist Eplsc pal church met again today in St. Paul's church. Blshop Cranston of Portland, Oro., presided. The order of the day called for @ discussion and adoption of rules on China, but the committes took up the question of appropriation of money for the several missions. Some appropriations are as follows: Porto Rico, $10,000; Span- ish missions fn New York and southern California, $12,000, and $1,950 for the Span- ish schools in those places; Japanese mis- sions on the Pacific coast and Sandwich islands, $8,820; Italian missions In Loul- slana, $1,200; same in New England, $1,642; seme in New York City, $4,000; same in Philadelphia, $2,668; same in Chicago, $1.000; Portuguese missions in Boston, $204; same in New Bedford, Mass., $784; missions among the foreign population in the Pennsylvania coal mines, $490; mls- sicns to the Finns of northern Minnesota, | $490. CASE C7 ALLEGED SHORTAGE Vermont Cashier Kept in His Position While Apparent Discrepancy of #20,000 is Probed. SPRINGFIELD, 20.—The Na- tlonal Bank of Springfleld was doing busi- ness as usual today, apparently having sut- fered in no way from the $20,000 shortage in its funds alleged to have been suffered through & transaction of its cashier, G. L. Closson. The cashier was at the bank as usual and it is understood that on account of his long period of service, as well as by request of his bondsmen, who have made good the loss, he will be retalned pending an investigation. So far as developments up to noon today indicated, there was little disposition to attribute criminal intent to the aged cashior, The loan given by Mr. Closson to his son, of the insolvent brokerage firm of Knott & Closson, was secured by a deed of real estate considered good by the bank examiner, who knew of the transaction, HARD BLOW TO PACIFIC COAST Russian Government Puts Heavy Im- port Duty on All Flour Cen- signed to Siberia. TACOMA, Wash,, Nov 20.—The Russian government will, on January 1, put a duty of 80 cents a barrel on flour for Siberia. The object 15 to monopolize the rapidly growing trade for the Black Sea millers, It will be a hard blow to the Pacific coast millers, who have been buflding up a big trade through Viadivostock with Siberia. The completion of the trans-Siberfan line will, it is feared, cut off most of the trans- pacific trade with Russlan ports. FIRST BLIZZARD . OF SEASON General Snow Storm Thr North Dakota Makes Ro Impassible, shout GRAND FORKS, N. D, Nov. 20.—The first blizzard of the season occurred last night. The storm was general throughout the state and roads are badly drifted. Seven inches of snow has fallen and the ‘| storm s still raging. Convicted Murde ALBANY, N. appeals today EFAntng i nedy, th the murd Known as Rey nolds was found with her skull crushed in a room at the Grand hotel In New York City on the morning of August 16, 1593, Dr. Kennedy was sentenced to be electrocuted the week beglnning May . bettel Itey Forecast for Nobraskn— Generally Fair; 8lightly Warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdny: Mour, Dew. 21 20 1~ 8| DEATH Three Persons Killed by Crelome Which Strikes Lagrange, Tenn., at Midday. SUDDENLY BLOWN TO . Nov. 20.—A tornado , causing much dam- age and killing three persous outright. The a W. C. MOODY. TWO NEGRO WOMEN. Injured Edward Smith, Southern rallway agent, serlously. The storm made its appearance shortly after midday and swept everything in its path, Eight residences and three churches were destroyed. The damage to cotton in the boll will be great. MEMPHIS, Tenn,, Nov. 21.—Meager ro- ports from towns along the line of the Il- linois Central railroad in north Mississippi state that the tornado wrought much havoe. Thirteen persons are reported killed be- tween Love station and Coldwater. The tornado made its appearance at about 3:30 o'clock this afternoon and swept every- thing in its path. Trees were uprooted and fences and outhouses were leveled to the ground. Telegraph and telephone wires are down and detalls are lacking. At Coldwater several houses were destroyed and the daughter of John Guy and John Daney were seriously injured. A negro child was killed threo miles north of the town. The cyclone passed from southwest to northeast and struck Batesville about 4 o'clock. Sev- eral bouses were demolished and seven persons were more or less injured The Methodist church was unroofed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 2L.—A tele- phone message from Columbia, Tenn., at 1:30 this morning, says a number of people were killed and great property damage done. TOO LIGHT FOR THE BUSINESS Internationnl Packing Company Un- able to Stand the Pace Set by Its Competitors. CHICAGO, Nov, 20.—(Special Telegram.) —As @ result of its year's operations the Intenational Packing company lost $348,604. At the annual meeting held today Attor- ney Jacob Newman characterized the event as the funeral of the company. It is bo- leved the concern will go into liquidation, as the Chicago Packing and Provision com- pany did. A resolution prov''ing for a committee to Investigate the company's affairs and report as to the best course to be followed was unanimously ador ed and W. H. Heikle of the Illinols Trust and Savings bank, E. A. Potter of the American Trust and Savings bank, E. A. Shedd and R. G. Tennant were appointed for that mervice. The president reported that keen competition continued. It ap- pears the company s not cut out for the provision trade, as it is being carried on these days. The capital of the company 1s now lmpaired to the amount of $279,887, At present the Chicago expenses are $2,500 a month, with the plants 1dle. SAYS INCIDENT IS CLOSED Bishop Potter Refuses to Deal with Police Department ¢ Inwult to Rector Paddock. NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Bishop Potter will not deal with the police department in the matter of viclous conditions in the pro- cathedral district or in relation to insults offered last September to the Rev. George L. Paddock of the pro-cathedral. He will deal solely with the mayor of New York | The bishop replied to President York to- night as follows Sir: T beg to acknowledge your munication of the 19th inst. 1t I evid written under a misapprehension. In cordance with the instructions of my cesan convention I have lately addressed to the mayor of New York a protes: c cerning a_conditfon of things in the Polize | department of this clty which Is a matt of public notorlety and concerning which Jou ‘yourselt ‘are_ commonly reportod 0 have made the most unreserved admissions, | Having complied with the duty lald upon me by my convention, this partlcular incl- dent, so far as 1 concerned, 1s closed, If the mayor of New York dosires to tee the aMdavits of the two gentiemen re- ferred to fn my lettor they will be for- warded to him at his request TIED, GAGGED AND LEFT TO DIE Robbers Make Murderons Assault on Jeweler in Heart of Bal- timore, BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 20.—Three men entered the jewelry store of John J. Hub- bard, 13 North street, this city, this fore- noon, assaulted the proprietor, left him for dead and looted the place of Its conteuts. The assault occurred within a block of police hesdquarters and within a stone's throw of the city hall, shortly after 10 o'clock. Mr. Hubbard says the men came In and asked to be shown some diamonds. As he turned to get them he received a blow on the head and fell senseless. An hour later he was discovered bound and gagged, Iying in a grain bin at the rear of the little shop. A further examination showed that every article of value had been removed from the shelves and showcases. It Is thought Mr. Hubbard will die. No esti- mate of the loss can be made on account of his condition, but his stock was not a very extensive one, ONE TRUST COMES TO GRIEF Ohfo Concern Held to Have Violated Pro; ® of the Sher- man Law. com- tly fc- CINCINNATI, Nov. 20.—United States District Attorney Bundy and Attorney J. W. Warrington flled before United States Judge Thompson today a final entry in the sult of the government against the Chesa- peake amd Ohlo Fuel company and others, indicted under the Sherman anti-trust law. The entry declares the trust contract to be illegal and it is ordered that the com- bination be at omce dissolved and each company permanently enjoined from fur- ther operations under the contract or from enteriug into any like combination. GENERAL LEE IN NEW YORK New Commundant of the Department of the Missouri $oon to Come to Omahn, NEW YORK, Nov, 20.—General Fitzhugh Lee, who arrived today from Cuba, will stay in this ety three or four days. After re- porting at Washington he will go to Omaha and take command of the Department of the SINGLE COPrYy FIVE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER | CENTS. KRUGER IS DUE TODAY President of the Transvaal Expected to Reach Marseillos, HIS COMING MAY AWAKEN THE OLD MAN Unpleasant Surprise Awaits the Boer Leader Among His Friends, HE HAS BEEN DECEIVED BY DR, LEYDS Attitude of Europe Persistently Misrepre- sented During Many Months, BOER COUNCIL LIKELY TO BE STORMY Fischer, Wessela and Leyds Say the Power of Wruger In Sufficient to Enable Him to Con- clude Peace. (Copyright, MARSEIL World Cablegram day your correspondent visited, by appolnts ment, every personage of any importance now here in connection with South African affairs. These included Grobel, the Trans- vaal secretary for foreign affairs and Kruger's most trusted adviser; Fischer, the Orange Free State representative; Wessels, ssident of the Volksraad; Leyds and off. The latter traveled on the Gelder- land to Port Sald, whence he was dispatched ahend on the French-China line He brings good news of his grandfather's health, The result of these interviews Is meager. The Scuth African representatives were willing enough to talk and describe graphle incidents of the war, with interesting retro- spective details about the genesis of the friction between burghers and uitlanders, but when it comes to anything about the vital business now on hand, they know absolutely nothing. ‘ The plain truth Kruger's arrival 160, s Publishing Co.) (New York elegram.)~To- 1s they are awaiting with the same anxious curlosity as everybody else. One thing, however, deserves mention. It 18 the em- phatic statement unanimously made by the Transvaal and Orange representatives that Kruger is not the bearer of plenipotentiary powers enabling him to sign a peace treaty. He is only entitled to act as a negotlator, whose recommerdation will be subject to the approval of the Transvaal leglslutive bodies. This gains further importance from the fact that it is admitted that se- vere difficulties have lately existed be- tweea Kruger and other very influenttal leaders, some of whom are here, and some wre now doing battle. Wessels today told me: “Our mission 1s to appeal to the clvilized world's @ of fair play. Wi cannot possibly accept Roberts' merciles ultimatum of unconditional surrender. We know that means selzure of property and deportation. Ruther than submit to that we will fight till the last one of us s shot. But we ar compelled to recoguize that we are defeated, and muct end tho sliughter by accepting uny terms which do nut imply the direct or indirect extermination of our rac May Su e the Old M Another high official, unwilling to be named, expressed the startling conviction that Kruger, when he realizes how abso- lutely platonic is forcign sympathy, will ex- perience disappointment keen enough to se- verely affect his health, because Leyds hus always led him to belleve Europe s on the verge of a tremendous popular upheaval in dofense of the Boer cause. The same high official st that when Kruger sees tho true conditions he will undoubtedly deal di- rect with England instead of losing further efforts in the hopeless task of securing diplo- matic intervention. The great fover of the manifestation which | was observable a few days ago seems dwind- ling as the time draws near for Kruger's ar- rival, Mayor Flaissiere’s action in declding that the Marseilles municipality would not officlally participate In the grand parade greatly dampened the ardor of tne crowd, and the petty rivalries among the fnnum- | erable leaders of committees and delegations have done the rest. KFewer flags are now displayed than four or five days ago. At the Joliette basin, where the Gelderland will moor, the landing I8 rather shabbily decorated. The floral decoration at the hotel Is more adequate. Mr. and Mrs. Eloff's conduct is severely criticized. Mrs. Eloff, the pretty young wite of Kruger's grandson, has been here about two weeks with several friends, all having & rousing good time at the hotel and driving about the city in a spanking open carriage, wearing flashy dresses and carrying expen- slve sheafs of flowers, posing for pictures and attending theaters. Today Eloff himselt arrived and vented his loud goodhumor about the lobby. He gave an elaborate dinner to- night to a large party in the public dinning room of tho Hotel Noallles in an ostenta- tious way, and carriages were afterwards ordered to take the whole of that gay crowd to a notorfous music hall. MARSEILLES PEOPLE WAITING Populace Prepared to Welcome the Famous 0ld South African Leader, MARSEILLES, Nov. 20.—Former Presi- dent Kruger probably will land here on Thursday, Instead of tomorrow. Bad weather {8 reported in the Mediterranean and the Dutch cruiser Gelderland, on which he is a passenger, will hug the coast of the gult of Genoa in preference to hoad- ing direct for Marseilles, s0 as to avoid the cross seas. She will reach this port tomorrow evening instead of tonight. Every preparation, however, has been made for Mr. Kruger's possible landing tomorow morning. The police and military are held fn readiness and the Boer recep- tion committes has not made any change in the arrangement for the reception at the dock. Workmen have been busy erect- ing flagstaffs along the waterside at La Jollette and at the outer dock where the steam launch with Mr, Kruger on board will land It is certain that Mr. Kruger's arrival here will be the occasion for a great pop- ular demonstration along the route from the dock to the hotel, which is situated on the point boulevard, known as the Can- neblera. It 18 equally certain that the formal proceedings, such as receptions, will not be lnvested with the importance which the occasion warrants, owing to the ab- stention from them of the prefect, mayor and other functionaries in their oMeclal capacity. Eloft Surprises Them, A surprise came today in the shape of the arrival here ot Herr Eloff, Mr. Kruger's private secretary, who left the Gelderland at Port Sald and came ahead on a special steamer. . Eloff left Mr. Kruger in | Missour), to which he has been assigued, pertect health and spirits. The president occuples three bright cablus situsted ia