Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1900, Page 1

HOLD LAST MEETING Ministers in Pokin Finally Agres Upon Terms of Treaty, NOW UP TO GOVERNMENTS FOR APPROVAL Principal Articles Much the Bame as Given in French Note, YANKEES STILL FIGHTING, HOWEVER American Cavalry Disperses Bandit Band in Village Near Pekin, LONDON PAPERS' COMMENT SOUNDS MILD Correapondents Send Report of Sian Fu's Secret Revert Primitive Arms nud of Capture of Sixteen Murderer Order to PEKIN, Saturday, Nov. 24.—The diplo- matic body held a final meeting this morniog and agreed upon the terms of the preiim tnary treaty. Nothing now remuins excepl to secure the approval of the respective gov ernments betore definlte negotiations with the Chinese peace commissioners are begun The precise terms of the settlement have not yet been made public here, but 1t is belleved, outeide the diplomatic corps, (hat the main points are in a substantial agre ment with those contalied in the French note to tho powers, namely: punishment for the gullty, indemnity to goveramenis and individuals, retention of strong legation guards and the occupation of certaln places between Pekin and Taku. A party of American cavalry went today to disperse a band of bandits in a village sixteen miles from Pekin. The village was found strongly fortified, but the Ametlcans attacked and captured it, killing seven Chi- nose. A secret edict from Sian Fu to the provin- clal viceroys and governors orders them 10 cease the manufacture of modern arms and to revert to the old type of weapons because modern arms “have proved utterly useless against the forelgners.” Conditions More Favorable, WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—Such informa- tion as has come to the State department In the last few days is sald to indicate » more favorable condition of affairs re- specting the chances for a satisfactory un- derstanding among the ministers of the powers than during the early part of last week, when a deadlock seemed Imminent. Just what is the nature of this informa- tion I not stated, but probably it came as the result of Secretary Hay's lates note to the powers setting out afresh the object of the United States government as to China. This note contained the in- structions that have been sent to Minister Conger and are belleved to be of such a nature as to constitute an appea! from the éxtrestc- pearse suggested Ly sone ef. 0 powefs 8 to the treatment of (he inese government on some of the m. upon which the ministers have been unable to agree. Nothing has come from Min- ister Conger during the last forty-elght hours. LONDON, Nov. 26.—“The foreign envoys have agreed to demand,” says a special dispatch from Pekin, “an extension of the legation aren, so as to embrace everything from tho Ha-Tu-Mon gate to the Tslen- Men gate, between the walls of the imperial and Tartar clties, a strip a mile long and a third of a mile wide. M. DeGlers (Rus- slan minister) has declined to yield on the indemnity question, and some kind of a verbal compromise has been arranged.” The Morning Post publishes the follow- ing from its Pekin correspondent, dated Saturday: “Wang Wen Chao, now a cabinet minis- ter, has written to Sir Robert Hart from Slan Fu that Emperor Kwang Su would be glad to return to Pekin, but that his majesty would ‘lose his face' If foreign troops were there.” The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Btandard asserts that ‘‘the Russian volte faco dates from the czar's llnes: Rumors from Shanghia. Shanghal sends another batch of reports from Chinese sources. Among these Is a rumor that the allles have reached Wel Hul Fu, 300 miles east of Sian Fu, and are proceeding westward. Another is that the taotal of Chu Chau Fu, in the province of Che Klang, has been dismissed, and | sixteen ringleaders of missionary murders have been captured. A third says that a Chinese offcial has arrived at the capital of the province of Hu Nan with orders to organize a militia force of 50,000 Boxers. The Shanghal correspondent of the 'giily Express wires that the Russlans are as- suring the Chinese that the Amur massacres were really repugnant to the Russian of- cers, but were carried out under orders of Count von Waldersee. Mild satistaction fs expressed {n the Lon don papers this morning at the mews that the dlplomats in Pekin have arrived at a preliminary understanding, but no great confidence seems to be felt that any real step has been made in the endless negotia- tlo It 18 recognized that there is little for Germany to do but to concede, wherever the United States and Russia agree. The Standard says “It is hardly possible for Germany to hold out deeply offended as she is, if the United States, Russia, Franc disposed to moderation. Our Berlin corre- spondent belleves that Germany 18 prepared to walve the death penalty.” Nussla Sure to Retain It LONDON, Nov. 25.—Dr, Morrison, wiring to the Mmes trom Pekin Saturday, con- firms the report of Russia’s decision to re tain the rallway until her troops are with- drawn from the province of Chi Li “This change,” he says, “is coincident with the arrival of Prince Ukhtomsky, ‘whose mission avowedly concerns the rall- way. The Chinese belleve Russla's assur arce that she is retaining the line In their interest The German expedition to Kalgan is encountering no opposition. The other ex- peditions which Count von Waldersee has dispatehed to harrass the neighborhood of Pekin are mainly expeditions in search of loot. They are incorrectly described by the Germans us Important military op- erations.” ‘The Shanghal correspondent of the Times telegraphs that advices from Pekin say that the United States have refused to join in the demand for the execution of the princes and other Ligh officials. Glad to Ne Rid of Soldier LONDON, Nov. The Times has following from its Shanghai correspondent “Ten thousand Chinese under Admiral Ho are said to be retiring in the direction of Kalgan before Colonel Yorck's exped!- tlon. It ia sald that the population is friendly and glad to be rid of Ho's sol- diers.” and Japan are | the | |STILL. FEAR FOR THE CZAR Rumor In St Conditio Falntent Petersburg That Ruler s Wo Than Reported, Nov. 2512 m.—The | ton . was Issued this morring + day yesterday. | o'clock ji00n his tem- perature rose to ' pulse was $8 At 9 o'clock In the evening the temperature | was 102.2 and the pulse 89 ‘His o well durfog the night This morning general condition and strength are ctor: Temperature, 0.5; pulse No complications whatever | bave been o g BERLIN, Nov. 2.—The clal dispatch, dated St. Petersburg, Nov 3:40 @, m., has been recelved here It is persistenly rumored in St. I burg, that the condition of Emperor Nicho las s tical. Well informed people here declare that the dlsease has made far than the czar's physicians itted. A fatal issue is now v tollowing spe- greater progres have publil gravely feared 'T. PETEREBURG, From the three sources of luformation, dire connected with many ministries of state, the St Peterburg correspondent of the Asso-lated Press, today ascertained that | imperial als are becomlng extremely jessimistic regarding the coudition of Em- peror Nicholas and assert that the Livadia bulletins conceal the gravity of his iliness. In spite of the notorious ease with which an alarmist rumor can be circulated in the Russien capital, many good ju'ges believe that the chances of the czar's recovery are diminishing. One report says that the em- veror, in addition to typhold fever, with pectoral complications, has brain fever, the result of the blow he recelved from a fanatic policeman during his tour in Japan and it is even asserted in some quarters ! that trepanning has become necessary. Al- sters have assumed | though tha tmpertal mix | Wider powers in administration since his majesty's {llness began, the whole machine of government is affected by his disability and many departments are almost at a standstill. Russian laws and customs im- pose an Immense burden of detail work, | particularly in the matter of signatures, | upon the czar, for example, special pensions, payment on each occasion requires Saturday, Nov. 24, whoss | the emperor's name. | LONDON, Nov. 26.—While the latest bul- | 1etin regarding the czar's condition s much less vorable than Its predecessors, thero 1« nothing as yet to confirm the alarming rumors. Queen Victoria dally recelves telegram from the czarina and it is under- #tood that no exceptional anxlety s yet displayed According to the Moscow correspondent of the Dally Express, an examination of water taken from the well used for drink- ing purposes at Livadia proved the pres- ence of typhold germs. An Odessa dis- patch to the Dally News, dated Thursday, sayn “Reports for the last two days indicate a serlous decline in the strength of the czar." Russian censorship prevents any leakage of news. It is understood that the czarina will remain at Livadla for her accouch- ‘ut, and even under the best conditions Whll--ba dmpossih). ta winéve the czar Yefore February. SPINNERS ALL STAND PAT Advance in Cotton Results in Firm Adherence to Higher Quotations in Manchester. MANCHESTER, Nov. 25.—Influenced by the advance in cotton, the epinners firmly adhere to higher quotations, restricting bus- Iness, which now aggregates scarcely the average. Inquiry is abundant at the prices lately accepted. Many producers are only indifferently supplied with orders, and in #ome Instances engagements are almost run off, but sellers find 1t Impossible to induce business except by offering concessions al- most as unprofitable as stopping machinery. Apparently it will take some time to ad- Just prices to the present level. Plece &oods are likely to be forced dectdedly higher it the supply of cotton Is found de- ficlent as compared with the world's de- mand for workable cloth. The demand for India last week was small and that for China comparatively unim- portant. There were numerous minor ecastern market are generally below Lan- cashire equivalents Some Mediterranean orders were placed with easy sellers. Central American and South American buyers have been operating quietly. What s wanted is a revival of South African trade, the absence of which tells upon many smaller Industries. Nor is the home demand as flourlshing as it ought to be. WANT A STRING ON WILLIAM Clerienls Demand That Germany Have Imperial Supreme Specities Its Juriadictio BERLIN, Nov. The contrist or cler- lcal party demands of the imperial govern- ment the creation of an imperial supreme court having the followlng jurisdiction: |, First—The adjustment of differences he- tween the empire and the states of the sm- | nd also differences between the Stites themselves Second—The supervision of fssues aiect- ing the responsibility of tho impertal chan- cellor and his subordinates before the Reichsta Third-The settlement of controversies ye. garding accession to the throne in states of the empire where the question s no: ady regulated th—The control of the 8 against states of the to them )ustice, The determination of the question sther state laws are In conflict in any ha empire. litigation emplre of re- of the St. Olaf, ‘The searching party which left Seven Islands on Saturday after- noon to rescue any of the passengers or rew of the wrecked steamer St. Olaf, who might have reached land, refurned this evening. They report Laving found only one body, that of Miss Page, burled in the snow and ice. The general opinfon among seafaring men is that the disaster occurred duriug the night of Wednesday last, as Miss Page was attired in night robes and that twenty-six passengers succeeded in landing only to dle from cold and starvation on Boule fsland and that their bodies will be found under snow, which Is three feet deep there. Another searching party will go out tomorrow to search for bodies in the snow Tax M ured Imports, LONDO The Daily Mall, en- dorsing an article in its columns this morn fng from the pen of Mr. Frederick Green- | wood, founder and first editor of the Pall Mall \Gazette, advocates meeting the war budget by a tax of from 6 to 10 per cent on forelgn manufactured fmports. fac Anti-Hall Congress. ROME, Nov. 26.—An international con- groes, attended by 1,000 delegates, assem- bled in Rome yesterday to discuss the use of canuon to prevent hail, which is so de- structive to crops. The theory is that firing cannon into the alr would have the l-lfl‘l of breaking up rain clouds. Aslatic inquiries, but the prices ruling the | | who hes been In the custody of detectives OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2¢ OMAHAMOTHER'S SAD PLIGHT Mrs, Claudia Staples Searches New York for Missing Husband. | MOTHER AND BABE BOTH NEARLY STARVED | Had Reen Four Days Withont Food When Found and Cared for by Police—=W robably He Sent Back to Omaha, NEW YORK, Nov, A policeman | a starving woman with her 18- months-old starving girl baby on Brondway this afternocn, the clothing of both belng |saturated with the rain and the woman wandering aimlessly about in a half-dazed condition, 8he s Claudia Staples of Omaha, in sesrch of her husband, who, she says, has deserted her. Her father is a ranch owner, outside Omaha The woman Is 35 years of age and was clad In rageed clothing. Her baby was much better clothed. The woman's mind was almost wandering from the lack of nourish- ment. She was taken to a pollce station #nd when it was found she had been about four days without food, a suftable meal was provided. Then mother and babe were sent to Bellcvue hospital The woman told a stery of having been descrted by her husband and of leaving two little children In Omaha, while she came east in search of him, taking the youngest child with her. Her money did not last long when she got to New York and she finally went into the halls of bulllings to sleep. The police sald the authorities will probably pay the woman's fare back to Omaha The name Staples appears in the 1900 clty directory three times, but none of the per- sons of that name could be found last night The name Claudia Staples does not appear and the dispatch unfortunately does not give her husband's initials, URGES A DIFFERENT BILL Chicago Commercial Club Opposes the Frye-Payne Subsidy and Com- mends the President's. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—-Merchant marine fn- terests wera discussed last night by the Commercial club at its banquet at the Audi- torium hotel. The Frye-Payne subsidy bill, which 1s expected to be introduced early in |the next congress, was criticised by the speakers as a measure designed to promote | the interests of a limited number of com- panies President W. J. Chalmers presented the subject to the club with a review of marine statistics fllustrative of the decline of the American merchant marine. Henry W. Peabody of Boston, with large Interests in transoceanic trade, who has been active in efforts to secure a revision of the Frye-Payne bill, analyzed tie features of the measures which he consldered detrimental to the gen- eral interests of the merchant navy. In substitution of the subsidy bill he urged one framed upon the suggestions of Pres- ident McKinley and Secretary Gage as made twice to congress. The bill, ho said, way stipposed to represeut the wishes of the ad- ministration, but he declared it was widely divergent from what the president desired The objection to it, he clalmed, aside from the fact that It advocated the interests of the committee on promotion and favored six | companies, was that it did not guard the | ownership of the vessels and insist that they should remain in American hands after they had been registered. “This bill Is not in the Interests of the country at large,” sald he. “It does not represent the wishes of the administration, as it has been clalmed. It represents the interests of the committee on promotion. | It it becomes a law there can be no hope for the American merchant marine for twenty yrars to come." Mr. Pexbody sdvised enactment into a law of the president's suggestion that a certain number of foreign-built vessels be permitted to come under the American flag and bo registered as American vessels upon the provision that an equal number of tons be constructed in American shipyards by the companies making the forelgn pur- chases, ‘It the members of this club will think well enough of the recommendation to en- dorse it,” he sald, “it may encourage the | administration to recommend it again, as it has twice {n the past Former Congressman George E. Adams proposed the recreation of the merchant marine by a consolidation of 1its threo branches, by which it would be made pos- sible for shipyards on the lake to compete with shipyards on the coast. The linking of coastwise trade with forelgn trade, he sald, could be made possible by the bullding of the Nicaragua canal and the consolidation ot {nternational and foreign trade by the con- struction of a twenty-foot canal from the lakes to the gulf. FATAL FIGHT OVER A WOMAN Minneapolis Millionaire Stahbed by a Newspaper Reporter Dur- ing a Quarrel, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Nov. rank H. Hamilton, & newspaper man, 18 a pris- | oner at the central police station, charged with murder as the result of the stabbing | to death of Leonard Day, a voung mil- | lionatre soclety man of the city, at the West hotel early this morning. Hamilton, since the tragedy, was not formally placed under arrest until this afternoon, when tho coroner's jury returned a verdict hold- Ing him responsible for the death of young | Day. The tragedy took place in the billlard room of the hotel at 2 o'clock in the morn- ing, after a quarrel Over a woman, par ticipated in by Hamilton, Day and a num- ber of other prominent men. During the flght Fred George, a soclety leader, was badly cut in the right hand George and Day were, in company with C. 8. Force, another soclety notable, play- ing pool when Hamilton and a few of his friends entered. Hamilton and Day began quarreling. An effort was made to separate them by several bystanders and for & fow moments quiet was restored. Then the trouble broke out anew and ended on'y when Day lay dying on the floor. Hamil ton, with whom he had been fighting, was the first to bend over him and offer ald, but it was too late, for in five minutes the Injured man was dead. The men who had taken any hand in the affray at once left the place, but were later found by the police, who took charge of the case, Coroner Nelson, at the request of friends of the prisoner and of the dead man, held an Inquest this atrernaon, when all of the witnesses of the tragedy testified. None saw the fatal blow struck, but all agreed that Hamilton was the only man with whom Day had been fighting. He was well known in society circles. Frank H. Hamilton came to this city last spring and has since been employed | a8 sporting reporter on ome of the local | | the channel at Santlago. papers, He has & wealthy uncle in New York, Continuous Raine Since Last Week Are Resulting Disastrously Alon the Miami Rivers, CINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 25.—Flools are re- porccd all mlong the Ohio valley tonight. 1In almost the entire valley it has been raining | since last T day and almost continuously since Friday. While no lves aro reported lost, the damage to property is considerablo. | The Licking river in Kentucky s very high | and caused some damage on the Ohlo side | by its waters rushing across the Ohio chan nel and sweeping the Cincinnati landing, | One of the bridges over the Licking river connecting Covington and Newport was swept away. The lumber yards, mills ani | shipping generally suffered great loss. | On the Ohio slde of the Great and the | Litile Miami rivers are both high and floods | along the tributaries of the Ohlo river are | veported everywhere, The Oblo rose eight | feet here during the last twenty-four hours | and is rising more rapidly tonight WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 1t has been raining all along the watershed of the west branch of the Susquehanna river for the last forty-eight hours and the prospects for a freshet are bright. A freshet 1s most devoutly hoped for by the lumbermen here, there has been no flood the entire season on which the 100,- 000,000 feet or 8o of logs could be floated to the booms here. Reports from Clearfleld, the point from which the estimates of the heights of the witer hero are based, showed a three and & half foot rise there and still raining. The prospects are that there will be a twelve-foot flood here before tho storm ceases, This 1s what ts considered a good logging flood and 1t will bring in all the back timber. No damage can be done by such water, but it will prove a great hoon. Between 25,000,000 and $0,000,000 feet in logs s stranded betweemn thls city and Renovo and the timber is expected to ar- rive here by the middle of this week. All the mills n the city will immediately start in an effort to saw the logs before a freeze up oecurs, PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 2.—The river at the dam tonight is 8.4 feet and rising rapidly. By tomorrow fourteen feot or morc s expected and 5,000,000 bushels of coul will be shipped to southern points, The Consolidated Coal company has ar- ranged for every boat in the port, twenty- five In number, to go out on this rise and the boats coming up with the empties will be returned as rapidly as possible until the 30,000,000 bushels mow loaded are on thelr way south. The engineers' strike 80 far s the Con- solldated company is concerned is settled A number of the strikers conferred with the company officials today and after much talk the men were granted the scale, but recognition of the union was refused. The officlals say enough men have agreed (o equip all the boats with full crews. Tho scale agreed upon calls for $100 be- tween Plttsburg and Loufsville and $125 It the trip extends below that point. JOCKEYS HAVE ROUGH RIDE Sloan and Freeman SAil Stormy Sen on Their Return from Scene of . Forclgn T u jhu. - - e S NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—The new French line steamshiy La Lorraine, which arrived today, experienced a hard time crossing the Atlantic. In addition to the weather, the sea was exceedingly rough and several | accidents occurred to the machinery, which caused the vessel to slow down while re- pairs were being made. Her bridge rafl was smashed and there was a dent in the smoking room roof caused by the glant waves which broke over her forward. Two of the seamen are In the ship's hospltal. One man was struck in the head by the nozzle of a hose. On the La Lorraine were *'Cash'" Sloan and J. N, Freeman, American jockeys, who had been riding in France. Sloan was under contract to the Duke de Grammont, Baron Leonino having second call on his services. He sald that he had ridden in | about 144 rac winning one out of four, which gave him the highest per cent of any Jockey in France. He came In second in twenty races and In many of the others secured third. Freeman, who rode for Gas ton Dreyfus, and Maurice de Ghest, second call, rode in 130 races, winning seventeen. Both jockeys will*go from here to Louls- ville for a visit. HONORS NAVAL NAMESAKE Ohlo Paul Has Tablet Cast to Com memorate Service of Boat of That Name, ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 25.—The memorial tablet to be presented by the Commercial club of this city to the steamship St. Paul, to commemorate its services during the Spanish-American war, was successfully cast at the Manual Arts Training school. This is the first time that art or statuary bronze has been cast in the northwest and Prof. Weitbrecht, principal of the school, who superintended the operation, is clated | over hig success. Tho tablet s three feet | high by two feet wide and welghs 120 | pounds, The bronze from which it was cast Is bistorical, belng taken from cannon from | the Spanish crulser Marfa Theresa, the tor- | pedo destroyer Terror and the collier Merri- | mac, which Lieutenant Hobson sunk in| The pictoriul de- slgn {s by Edith H. Ogden of this city and represents the battle between the St. Paul and the destroyer Terror in the harbor of | San Juan, Porto Rico. The lettering gives a chronological history of the services of the steamship while acting as a converted crulser, under Captain Charles D. Sigsbes, | from April 20 to September 2, 1898, DEDICATE THE BARON'S GIFT New Agricultural and Industrinl School for Hebrews Accepted by Buron de Hirsch Fund, WOODBINE, N. J., Nov. Z5.—The new Baron de Hirsch agricultural and indus- trial school building located here was dedi- cated today, many prominent Hebrews of Philadelphia and New York being present at the ceremonies. The school, the aim of which is the training of Jewish young men and women to become practical and intelli- gent farmers and assistants In dairy, poul- try, horticultural and other farming de- partments, s a part of the agricultural plant established here some years ago by the late Baron Maurlce de Hirsch and operated under the direction of an Amerl- | can board of (rustees. In the absence of Hon. Myer S. Isancs of New York, president of the Baron de Hirsch fund in America; Henry Rice, also of New York, presided at the dedicatory exercises, William B. Hackelburg of Philadelphia, on behalt of the Woodbine committee, pre- sented the bullding to the ussociation and Acting President Rice accepted it Aurees Upon New Sc WILKESBARRE, _Pa, Noy. 2.-The grievances of the Brotherhood men em- ployed by the Lehigh Valley rallroad have at last, It Is belleved, been d At the conference held at' Bethlehem urday between the offictals of the roa @ committee composed of twenty-elht ¢ ploves, representing the Federatod Brother: 100ds, & new wage scale was agreed upon, wetth n & | up | pledged (FLOODS IN THE OHi0 VALLEY FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION Large Block in Beatrice Destroyed by a Feculiar Combination, FRONT BLOWN OUT OF THE EUILDING Wreek Takes Fire and Damage to the Extent of N ¥y Thousaund Results Hefore Flames Die Out. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 25.—(Special Telo gram.)—Shortly before noon today and just about the time when the main streets of the city were deserted, the large plate glass vindow of the Hegole & Vanarsdale com pany's dry goods store blew out. Imme- diately after two distinct explosions were heard and a second later the entire front of the large store was a mass of seething flames. The fire alarm soon brought the fire companies to the scene. A dozen streams of water wero £oon playing upon the build ing. It was soon evident that the builling and stock would be a total loss and the attentions of the fire department were once directed toward trying to save the 1t buildings which were aiready fire at the rear. For three hours the fire- men waged a fierce battle ngainst the flames, but without avail. The Wymore tment was called for, but later the order was countermanded when it was scen that tho fire could be confined to the Begole-Vanarsdale block. In the second story of the buflding were sevoral physiclans' and dentists’ offices. When the flames burst through the front ot the building Dr. Fall, one of the physicians, was engaged in attending a patlent and only with difficulty did they save themselves. The doctor managod to grab his ledger. which was all he saved trom his entire office. The only thing saved was a diploma belonging to Dr. F. C. Allen, dentist, which was found after the fire unharmed. Losses nnd Insurance, The bullding and stock of goods belonging to the Begole & Vanarsdale company were insured as follows: Stock, $20,000; vaiue, $50,000; Hartford, $2,000; Hanover, $2,000; Commercial Unlon, $2,000; Fire Association Philadelphia, $5,000; Royal Exchange, $2,00 Insurance Company of North America, $2 000; German American, Newark, $2000; American Fire, Philadelphia, $2,000; Insur- ance Company of Pennsylvania, $2,000; Penn eylvania Fire, $2,000; Hinkle Agency, $2,000. The building was valued at $15,000 and s a total loss, {nsured as follows: Hartford, $2,- 000; Springfield (Mass.), $2,000; Fire Asso- ciation, Philadelphia, $2,000. Other losses in the buflding wer J. H. Woods, photographer, loss, $2,800; insurance, $1,600 in Commercial Union. Dr. € P. Fall, loss, $8500; Insurance, Royal Exchange, $500; Hartford Fire, $500. R. J. Hoagland, drugs, adjacent building, loss by water and smoke estimated at $5,- 000, Insured as follows: Commercial Union, $1,000; North British and Mercantile, $1,00 Queen, $1,000, German of Freeport, $1,000 Merchants of Newark and Royal Exchang 6,000 ! Dr. F. C. Allen, dentist, loss, $1,000; in- enrance, $700. in Merchants of Newark. Anderson Grocery company, loss by water and smoke, $1,000; insurance, $500, in Ger- man of Freeport. gstimated damage to Hosagland Drug block, owned by Ports Wilson of Lincoln, $5.000; covered by insurance In Hartford, Queen and North British and Mercantlle. Nebraska Telephone company, estimated loss, $300; not insured, or Jackson, whose office was In the Hoagland bullding, suffered a loss of $250; no insurance. The total loss will aggregate $90,000. Firm Will Rean The Begole & Vanarsdale company will resume business as soon as its loss is ad- justed. While the crowd around the scene of the fire was dense and the firemen wer compelled to take many dangerous risks not a man was injured or an accident oc- curred. Over 582,000 gallons of water were thrown on the fire at a pressure of 137 pounds. Scarcely had the fire boys reeled their hose when another alarm was turned in from the Rock Island depot, where a small conflagration, presumably catching from a cigar stump, had broken out in the ticket office. The fire was soon subdued with a loss of only about $100 to the railrond company. The only cause assignable for the Begole & Vanaredale fire is an explosion of coal gas trom the furnace, as the watchman had been through the bullding not two hours before. WHEELER AND HOBSON SPEAK General Joe the Canteen and Christianity—Hobson Reviews Philip's Caree e. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—General Joseph Wheeler spoke on the subject of “*Our Coun- try; Its Progress and Its Triumphs,” and Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson on “An Appreciation of the Life and Service of Admiral Philip,” to 8,000 people in Car- negle hall tonight. “None of the people’s triumphs,” said General Wheeler, “would be of any value unless coupled with the Christian religlon, The progress of our country is due more | to the Christian religion and its practice than all else combined. You have heard a great deal about abolishing the canteen, but the people sceking this promised to put nothing in its place, and have beeu confronted by the argument that the can- toen was better than the saloon, to which the men would otherwise go. But the problem has been attempted in a different way here in New York. You are doing away with the canteen by setting up the Young Men's Christian assoclation." The latter part of his address was on the desirability of retaining the Philippines. Lieutenant Hobson's address was a re- view of the life of Admiral Philip as an officer and a Christian. General O, O. Howard presided MASSING AGAINST GAMBLERS Lurge Meeting Marks Deginn Denver 4 Sunday ng of at Gambli Afternoon Cruni in Vil o DENVER, Colo., Nov. 2i.—A mass meet- ing which filled Trinity Methodist Episcopal church In this city was held today, at which the city government was scored for its laxity in enforeing the laws gambling and kindred evils. Addresses were delivered by a number of ministers of all denominations, denunclatory of the fire and police board. A petition to “all execu- tive and judiclal ofMcers of the city of Den- ver and county of Arapahoe to Impartially and rigldly enforce all ordinances and laws and especially those which relate to the moral welfare of the community culated aud signed by nearly all present and the different ministers in attendance 10,000 additional names for the petition, One of the speakers declared that he knew of fifty-four gambling houses in the eliy, one within & stone's throw of his church, against | was clr- | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER? Nebraska Ir; Warmer; South Winis, Omahn Yesterday vew. | o Forecast for 25.—~An appeal to the | the work for the sup- | and further the desseming al charity was volced today | Dr. Philip du Moulin, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Niagara, in al sermon er's church. The fone | of the declaration, while couched in gen- | erla terms, carried in all respects a mo tive stmilar to the object of Bishop Pot ter's crusade ugainst criminal conditions in New York City. Bishop du Moulin urged | his hearers to organize and take a porsonul hand in tho alleviation of the deplorable | condition of soclety to be found in section cf the city. As an example of Christian life and in fluence, the bishop paid a fervent tribute to the character and lifework of the late composer, Sir Arthur Sullivan “Whenever Christian peoples, Dishop du Moulin, “have recovered their self-control and assumed again the com manding position bestowed by God and re conferred by Christ they will not he satis fled with only outward show, with ouly a word, a badge or a banner. They wili de | mand personal deeds and long-continued work from those who are to prescrve the spirit of the nation “They will not tolerate empty churches they will not abide the filth, and crime, and poverty which pervades a great city. It fs the duty of the members of the church to come to the rescue of society; thelr Auty Is to become missionaries each in his own nelghborhood, and begin the personal work of regeneration. Do not let a day g0 by that has not recorded your efforts to lead others from wrongful existence and marked your willing assistance in making the poor less miserable." ——— | WERE ATTACKED BY BOLOMEN Hundred Users of Primitive Wenpon Assisted in Recent B tle Inland of Panay. CHICAGO, Nov church to take v | pression of vi | tlon of munici by Rt. Rev every | sald Two MANILA, Nov. Particulars |just been received from Iloilo of | the battle of October 30 [ | Bugason, Island of Panay, when 200 bolo- |men and ffty rifiemen attacked the Amer- fcans. who lost three killed—Lieutenant H. M. Koontz, Sergeant Kitchen and Corporal Burns, all of Company F, Forty-fourth in- fantry. It appears that Corporal Burns was toloed while reconnoltering and Lieuten- ant Koontz and Sergeant Kitchen were vierced by spears while going to relieve an oatpost. i When the garrison force attacked the rebels forty-nine of the latter were killed Noue of the other partles of attacking na- |tives made much of a stand and the in- | surgents lost 103 killed, all told. First Lieutenant Albert B. McCabe of | Thirtieth Volunteer infantry has been |appointed inspector in the forestry bu- reou. have Four Natives to <. MANILA, Nov. 25.—The funeral of Baron Dumarals, the Frenchman who was killed by the insurgents while within thelr lin last year, where he had gone to intercede | with Agufvaldo for the release of the | Spanish prisoners, took place today in the great church of San Augustin in Manila. It was attended by a distinguished con course, including generals, commissioners, consuls and hundreds of Americans who | were on each side of the catafalaque, in front of the altar. Archbishop Chapelle blessed the remains. Four natives will be hanged at Dagupan, Luzon, next Thursday. They are undoer conviction for arson and murder, the vic- tims of the latter crime Including two American prisoners. The military courts are now returning numerous death sen- tences upon natives. MISS YOUNGLOVE HAS NERVE She Walked n Narrow Ledge Thirty Fect from Ground to Turn in & Burglar Alarm, CHICAGO, Nov, Walking a narrow stoue ledge, thirty feet from the ground connecting the balcony of her father's resi- dence, 4518 Forrestville avenue, with that of a uclghbor, Miss Jennfe Younglove early this morning gave the alarm that a burglar was at work In her home. A squad of policemen responded to a telephone call, but the intruder, after frightening Migs | Younglove's mokher into hysterics, had | escaped. Mr. Younglove was absent from the city and the two women and a servant were alone in the house. Having glven the alarm, Miss Younglove retraced her steps to pro- tect her mother. The burglar took nothing of value. CUBANS PROTEST TO BISHOP| General Gomes Suggests Sending In- vitation to Sharrettl to Reslgn avor of Some Cuban, HAVANA, Nov. 25.—At a meeting held In Havana today by the opponents of Mer. | Sbarrettl, bishop of Havana, General Gomez | presented a resolution that all the mu-| nicipalities should send the bishop | grams informing him that he was not wanted by the Cubans and asking him to retire in favor of a Cuban eccleslastic All the speakers accused Mgr. Sbarret(l of being too much of an American In his point of view and of favoriug annexation to the United States s Blood, HAVANA, ~It is sald that Gen- ! eral Roderiguez, mayor of Havana, has chal lenged Senor Miguel, editor of La Lucha, to fight a duel, In consequence of an alleged | Iibelous article attacking the integrity of | the mayor's office. General Roderiguez has named Senor Alonan as his second. La | Lucha publishes a statement today that it had 1o intentlon of attacking the.character of the mayor Both parties deny that the watter will be carrled any further, but the friends of both say that the denial is only & ruse to put the police off the scent Come aw Delegates to Convention, v YORK, N Cunarder antine Sat curly this assage, exper| squalls almost ull ‘the way | across. “Among_those who arrived on the steamer were Peter Curran, chalrman of the General Federations of Unfons of Great | Britain, and John Weir. They come here a% delegates to & labor convention at Louls ville, | urday | morning had a rough encing gales and | donea, | M | L | celving deputations and | biter TAKES A DAY OF REST Mr. Kruger Contributes Nothing to Parisian Frivolity on Bunday. HOLDS PRIVATE SERVICE IN HIS ROOMS Is Twice Foroed, However, to Bow to Shouting Crowds Outside, MINISTER DELCASSE LEAVES HIS CARD Many Prominent Officials of France Call at Hotel During the Day. PAPERS PROPOSE METHODS OF ASSISTING One Urges Journalists' Conference to Discover Way to Ald Boers—An- Other Wants British Reminded of Hugue Convention, PARIS, Nov Mr. Kruger passed Sufe with his fawily at Hotel Scribe, ob- serving the Subbath in accordance with the customs of hie fatherland. His apartments were closed to visitors and he remained within them, Indulging himselt in perfect rest. Although the boulevards were allve 10 & late hour last night, with merrymakers sluging songs the Hotel Seribe was cor and the revellors did not disturb Kruger's rest. This morning found bim quite recovered from the fatigue. After “n early breakfast he conferred with Dr. There being no church ot his own denowination in Parls, he hold a private service in his apartments, surrounded by his cntourage. Mr. Kruger read a portion of scripture, and a member of his yuite read a sermon prepared in advance, The Hoer statesman expressed a desire to have an organ to assist the singing, but this could not be obtained day Hoyw Start Demonsiration, At an carly hour free circulation was re- sumed in ths streets about the hotel whose only guardians, two poiicemen, stood on either side of the principal entrance. The number of passers by was not greater than the ordinary Sunday crowd Toward 3 p. m however, pedestrians increased and along the boulevard came 100 shouting and singing boys. Their advent Increased the enthustasm, which was rapidly worked up and the stree began to fill. Cheers for Mr. Kruger began and the police fmmedi- ately established a cordon about the hotel. Several compsnies of republican guards quickly arrived. In half an hour the scene resembled that of yesterday. Responding to cries, and plaudits, Mr. Kruger came for a moment upon the leony, accom- panfed by his granddaughters. Again at O o'clock the tumult was such that he re- appeared, but only for a moment. During the afternoon and early evening there was no fglliug off in the number of spectators. It wi 10 o'clock before the people Lind suMoien Iy AAHpaardito o luw the circulation of carrlages. Some manifestations of an unimportant character occurred during the afternoon in from of the offices of the Libre Parole and the Intransigeant, but the police quickly dispersed the demonstrators, arresting some who had uttered anti-British cries, Many cards were lett at the Hotel Scribe during the day, among them those of M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs, and other high officlals of the foreign office. Confer with HBoer Representatives, Mr. Kruger will spend tomorrow morning in conferring with the Boer representa- tives. The afternoon will be devoted to ro- prominent people who bave made appolntments. No de- cislon, it is understood, has been reached as to when Mr. Kruger will leave Paris. According to the best information obtain- able this evening he will remain here until Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. It is sald that he will go directly to Hol- land, rot stopping in Belgium, where he may go later on. The morning papers suggest various ways of assisting Mr. Kruger's cause. The In- transigeant contemplates the formation of an international conference of journ s at the Furopean capltals with a view of discovering practical ways of helping the Boers. The Republique is persuaded that If Eu- ropean governments would remind Great Britain that sbe signed The Hague conven- tion, good would follow and that thero would be no risk In taking such a step. HIS PLAN IS TOO EXPENSIVE Lord Robérts 20,000 T Co Denled the Requ. ops on Account of It Would Incur, LONDON, Nov. 26--‘We understand,” says the Dally Express this morning, “that Lord Roberts recently requested the govern- ment to send 20,000 regulars to South Af- rica to relieve the same number still in the | field, but that his request was declined on the score of expense.’ Aften condemnuing the government's re- fusal as “ruinous economy,” the Dally Ex- press goes on to describe Lord Kitchener's “drastic plan of operation.’ “He wlll endeavor to lsolate the com- mandoes,” it says, “and to move suspected Foer familles into garrisoned towns. He will clear troublesome districts, confining the population in laager, If necessary, and will take or destroy all tood supplies, punish treachery by death or transportation, raze villages guilty of treasonable acts and de- stroy all farms In the vicinity of rallway or telegraph cutting." LIGHTER'S BOILER EXPLODES Catastrophe on Mud Lake Costs Three Lty nd Inflicts Injuries That May Prove Fatal, SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., While lightering ore from the steamer Elwood, In Mud lake today, the forward on the lghter Stewart exploded, killing threc n and severely injuring seven others. The dead are: 1OUIS CARP iR, RANKIN, Workman, WILLIAM M'KENZIE. Jack Henderson was probably fatally in- jured. John Warner was badly scalded, but may recover. Thomas Melvin, Detour, Willlam McGrego, John Cairoes and Cap tain Rawlins were all badly Injured, but it is thought may recover. A man named Hilder 1s missing and s thought to have been blown into the water and drowned. Attacks Imperinl Troops, BERLIN, Nov. 2i.—The Lokal Anzeiger publishes a dispatch from Pekin saying that @ force of German cavalry attacked detachment of the Chinese fmperial troops under General Ma and Admiral Ho between Sun Hu and Hul Nan, killing thirty Chineso and capturing six smmunition wagons, Nov. a