Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1900, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE CRIME IS RAMPAMT Abnormal Oriminal Oonditions Create Alarm Even in Paris. THIEVES ORGANIZED INTO BOLD BANDS Men Btabbed and Ot by Beardless Youths Out of Mere Wantonness. SERVICE ON SUBURBAN LINES TAKEN OFF Prefect of Police Details Two Policemen to Accompany Each Oar. HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS MADE IN RAID Pelice Account for the Con Depression Following Exposition, Over 200,000 Men Being Out of Employment. PARIS, Dec. 13- The close of the expo- sition, throwing thousands out of employ- ment, has created abnormal criminal con- itions in Paris. The sensation caused by the murder of the man whose body was found In two parcels in the streets here on December 4, and which is still wrapped in mystery, has dirccted attention to the | fact that the outlylng quarters of Paris are infested by bands of footpads and hoodiums, who terrorize the residents. The papers wre filled with accounts of their nightly exploits. Two respectable workmen wero attacked a few ulghts ago by four prowlers, who after picking a quarrel «lmost de- capitated one of the workiuen and stabbed the other in the abdomen. None of the mur- derers have yet been traced. A featuro of these nocturnal attacks is that they are very often not accompanled by robbery, but are perpetrated, apparently, by bloodthirsty criminals, frequently boys in thelr teens. Four boys, the eldest of whom s 17 yoars old, gagged and outraged & young girl at La Villette recently and then dragged her to the canalside, with the view of drowning her, when passersby rescued the girl. Tho bands frequenting Belleville and Menilmentant style themselves ““Apaches.” They havo committed a number of atroctous and cowardly acts. Auother and similar band Is called the “Amandiers.” The police up to the present time seem powerless to cope with the situation. A gang of thieves recently held up a street cuar In a populous southern district and robbed the passengers, while an important electric car line serving the suburbs of St Denis and St. Ouen has refused to run its cars later than 8:30 in the evening on ac- count of the danger. It was announced today that the prefect of police had decided to place a couple of po- licemen on each street car running into the wsuburbs after .30 p. m. and that he bhad also decided to create a speclal corps of plcked men to be stationed in the dangerous wards, such ax the ward whore tho wevered bedy was discovered. Moreover, in order to secure murder clues, the police for several nights have ralded the disorderly districis and have made large hauls of criminals wanted on other charges. A raid yesterday evening led to no fewer than 347 arrests. In fairness It must be sald that the pres ent condition of crime is largely due to the number of workmen, street hawkers and others who came to Paris attracted by ‘he exposition and who are now walking tke streots out of work. It Is estimated by the statisticlan of the Central Labor bureau that in twenty-five trades 212,000 out of 510,000 are out of work. The officials of the prefecture of police cal- culate that 2,000 sufferers from the close of the exposition have jeined the criminal army. CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY Kwang Su, Emperor of Ch perted to He an Apostate to the Faith of His Fathe BERLIN, Dec. 13.—During today's session of the Relchstag, the last before the Christ- mas holldays, Dr. Stoecker, former court thaplain, remarked with reference to the situation in China, that he had recetved private letters asserting that the reason the ompress dowager hates Emperor Kwang Su is that the latter has actually become & Christian, having been converted by British and American missionary books that came under his eye. At the close of the session Dr. Stoecker was interview by a representative of the Associated Press, to whom he gave a num- ber of corroborative details. His Informant 18 supposed to have been Count von Walder- see, with whom Dr. Stoecker is on terms of intimate friendship. INCITE CHINESE TO REBEL Placards Posted in Hong Kong Urge Natives te Drive Out Forely . HONG KONG, Dec. 13.—The city was pla- carded today with statements inciting the people and the members of the secret societies to unite and rise during the month of January and drive out all the forelgners. Crowds gathered around the placards, but B actual outbreak is reported. Reports have been received from Can- ton to the effect that Young Sung Po, the reformer, has been horeibly torturad Though he was strung up by the thumbs and the toes, he would coufess nothing. Prince T Sald to Mave aped, VANCOUVER, B, C., Doc. 13.—According to the North China Daily News, Prince Tuan escaped from Tung Kuan under the dis- guise of a Buddist bonze with shaven head, bound for western Mongolia to join the as- sistant delal lama at Kokoner. He was traced to Lanchou, capital of Kansu, through | Minister | Prot. plorer, who attempted to reach the north pole in a balloon, resides at Gothenberg, trom which place It 1s announced that, hop- the polar reglons, he has deferred opening the lat- 18 no‘w"’f Japan Announc Principles of A Aureemen ‘herence man LONDON, Dec. relating to the has been laid Anglo-German betore Parltament. tripartite. Japan, among the powers vited, alone made special inquiries of Ger many and Great Britain concerning agreement Japan then replied government having that received tate to formally declare she will to such agreement ciples embodied therein.” The assurances of Germany and Britain alluded to are now given. the previous announ-ements, PROTECTION FOR PATENTEES Internationnl Conference Adopts Res- olutions Intringem Regulating Foreign nt of Rights, BRUSSELS, conference property, at which United Patent Commissioner € Townsend were Dec. 18.—~The amberlain the resolutions: “First, the period and three months for for the second named “‘Second, countries signing the convention enjoy reciprocally the ,protection accorded by each country to its own citizens against unfair competition. “Third, patents cAnnot lapse because they are not put in circulation, except after a e years, dating from the first application in countries where the and in cases in which patent do not justify minimum delay of t patent is allowed, the owners of th causes of inaction DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS London Paper Publishes Unconfirmed Story of Signal Hoer Victory in Barberton District. LONDON, Dec. publishes the British arms. 14, eral Clements British troops, of the Northumberland Fusilie; is not generally belleved. MORE AUTHORITY FOR MILNER Has Been Gasett CAPETOWN, Dec. 13.—Sir Alfred Milner of the has been gazetted administrator Orange River colony and the Transvaal. General Kitchener has cabled authorities of South Australl convalescont he returned to South Africa. Another contingent of Canadian Roslyn Castle. thuslastic sepd-off. Only Two Ships Icebo: BERLIN, Dec. 13.—An officlal of the Navy department has informed the representative that the German Hereth, Hansa and Irene have escaped belng frozen in at the Taku roads and that all the other German war vessels are in {ce-free harbors and of the Assoclated Pr second-class crulsers waters. The official added that only the hospital ship Savoya and the transport Palatia were fce-bound at Taku. John Redmond Re-Elected. DUBLIN, Irish parllamentary party for the present and coming session. and seconded by Willlam O'Brien. applauded. Messrs. Esmonde, Whips. To LONDON, e of Ofls, Dec. 13.—A dispatch to pany of Russia has invited the Scotch it 18 added, the Anglo-American company. Regent Meeta the Cabinet. CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 13. has arrived here. will give a banquet tonight. The Antarctic expedition, headed by Dr, Otto Nordenskjold, will leave in August, Still Hopes for Andre, COPENHAC Andre, the missing Arctic ing for Andre's return from ter's testament for twelve month General Uribe E: COLON, Colombla, Dec. veston.)—General Urib defeated at Corozal, pes. 13, aped his pursuers The cofvespondence agreement This shows the fact that the agreemesnt {s now in- the “the imperial assurances from the contracting parties to the effect that In adhering to the agreement in ques- tion they will be placed in relation to such agreement in the same position they would have occupied it they had been a signatory instead of an adhering state, does not hesl- | adhere will accept the prin- Great The re- | plies of the other powers do not differ from | international for the protection of industrial ates Assistant and American | representatives, has adopted the followlng | of exclusive rights, previously fixed at six months for patents industrial designs, models and trade marks, 18 extended to year for the first named and four months The Daily Express rumor of a serious disaster to According to this re- port the Boers attacked the camp of Gen- in the Barberton district, capturing the camp, killing a number of British officers and taking prisoners all the including four companies The story 1a not confirmed in any quarter and &s Administrator to the king that the wounded imperial bushmen who are now troops | started on its way home today on board the They recelved an en- Dec. 13.—The members of the today unani- mously re-elected John Redmond chairman The motion was made by Patrick McDermott on taking the chalr, Mr. Redmond was warmly Donelan, Patrick O'Brien and Burke were appolnted the Exchange Telegraphic company from Glas- gow says the Consolidated Petroleum com- oil companies to co-operate in fixing and con- trolling the selling prices of parafin and Russlan petroleum. The Russian company, 1s already In harmony with | Crown Prince Gustay, who has been acting as regent dur- ing the iliness of his father, King Oscar, A meeting of the cabl- net will be held today, and Premler Steen N, Dec. 13.—The brother of ex- ~(Via Gal- after having been { OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1900’ JRTITE PACT|ROAR CONES FROM THE LION Senate's Action on the Canal Touches the British Sore Spot. LONDON PRESS TAKES GLOOMY VIEW One Paper Looks on the Resolution as n Unfriendly Act and Another Thinks a Second Canal s a Necessity. (Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.\ LONDON, Dec, 14.—(New York World Cablegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Referring to the senate's decision concerning the isthmian canal, the Chronicle says: “The news 18 very serfous indeed. What it means is that the jingoes find anti-English wembers of the senate have triumphed. We are back again to the day where we were at the time of the Venezuela quarrel | and Cleveland's insolent provocative speech We cannot possibly stand by and allow the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to be thus imperi- ously sct aside and the good relations be- tween the two countries must of necessity be gravely menaced.” The Standard says: “That the Hay- Pauncefote treaty should be acepted by us as now amended is out of the question We had gone a long way in the direction of concession when we abrogated our joint clalm to construction and maintenance of the canal in favor of the United States. If tho Americans are satisfied with this we can only say with courtesy that we are sorry we have been unable to meet their wishes and must tall back upon the rights which belong to us under interna- tioal law.” The Morning Post says: “If the United States should determine to seek military control of the canal, and if Nlcaragua slculd consent to it then it will be open to Great Britain alone or in conjunction with other maritime states to consider whether another canal, not under the con- trol of the United States, may not be worth making. In this matter the inter- ests of Great Britain are identical with those of all other maritime powers except the United States SOUNDS QUITE LIKE A JOKE Timothy Healy Naively Inguires in Parliament How Many Donkeys Were Sent to Africa. LONDON, Dec. 13.—A wide fleld was cov- ered in the House of Commons today during question time, but the matters touched upon were largely uninteresting. Mr. Chamberlain said Great Britain proposed to entablish cheaper postage with the United States, but Washington was not prepared to entertain the matter. Lord Cranborne, under secretary for the Forelgn office, sald he regretted that Can- ada was excluded from the most favored nation treatment by Germany, but ex- plained that in the absence of & commercial treaty between Great Britain and Germany there was no remedy at present. Powell Willlam, the former financial retary of the War office, answering & ques- tlon, sald 182,460 horres and mufes had been landed in South Africa during the war. Timothy M. Healy's interpellation as to the number of asses sent to South Africa wi not answered. Mr. Healy asked how much of the new | loan was to be floated in Wall stroet. He added: “I strongly object to the assoclation | of Wall street tn British natlonal intererta Wten we have the unscrupulosity of Wall | street on top of us we shall pay dearly for the small sum saved the country in dis- count. The whole cost of the war should | be placed on the Transvaal." WILL ASK FOR RECEIVER| Auditor of State Hart Declares Order | of Chosen Friends to Be olvent. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 14.—The Sen- tinel this morning says: Attorney General Taylor, on behalf of the state of Indiana, | will file suit in the superior courts of Marlon county, this (Friday, morning, ask- ing the appointment of a receiver for the Order of Chosen Friends, one of the largest fraternal assoclations in the United States. The fillng of the sult will affect thirty states of the union, as the association has Leen authorized to do business in that num- ber. In the application for a recelvership, which s & voluminous document, the fact 1s set out that the assoclation is insolvent and unable to meet the death claims now outstanding. These claims aggregate about $300,000, and came to light through an examination made by George U. Bingham, expertsof the Indiana Insurance department, last Wednesday. Immediately upon being ad- vised of the condition of the association, Auditor of State Hart notified T. B. Linn, supreme recorder of the Chosen Friends, that the order was insolvent and that he would at once make application for a re- celver. The utmost secrecy has been observed in the preparation of the paper to be filed fn the superlor court, because the audi- tor desired that Indlana be the first state to appoint a receiver, as under the law the first appointed takes priority over any that may be appointed In other states. According to the statement of the state insurance department last night an ex- amination of the condition of the associ- ation was made at the beginning of the present year and at that time it was found in as good shape as the ordinary run of fraternal organizations, The Order of Chosen Friends was founded in May, 1879, in Indiagapolis, and after a short struggle for existance spread rapldly Into nelghboring states and then to nearly every state in the country, until at present it has a total membership of 22,140 in thirty-ono states. There are 051 local councils, Among the states that have counclls Californla has 116, Nevada, 4; | Ofictals 'ROBBERS HOLD UP MAIL CLERK Re tered Pouch Broken Open and Many Packages of Great Value Taken, ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Texarkana, Ark., says A bold robbery on the Cotton Belt rail- way occurred today at Basset, Tex., thirty miles south of Texarkana, on the train coming north, in which Postal Clerk John N. Dennic was almost killed and the mail pouches of his car rifled of their contents The amount stolen {s not known. As the train left the Bassett water tank at 6 a. m. the express and mall cars were separated from the train, but the train crew had them coupled up again. run from there to Texarkama the coaches were uncoupled twice in a very mysterious manner. Upon the arrival of the train here th United States transfer clerk went to the door of the mall car and knocked for the postal clerk to open it. No response was given from the inside then forced an entrance to the car and were astonished to find the clerk, John N. Dennis, stretched upon the floor, apparently dead. A hurried examination showed that the registered pouches had been ripped open and robbed of their con- tents, the most valuable of which was the Waco-Memphis through pouch, containing | a large number of valuable packages A physiclan was sent for and it was found that Dennis was alive, but uncon- scious. An ugly wound {d the top of his head told the story. Two hours after he wag taken to the hospital he revived enough to give the detalls of the rebbe Just as the traln parted Basssett's tank Dennis went Into the vestibule of the mall car to stir up the fire. When opened the vestibule door ho saw two men standing by the stove, one of whom dealt him a terrible blow over the head with a heavy fire shovel. The first blow a senseless condition. He knew nothing more until he was removed to the Texar- kana hospital. He is In a critical con- dition. Examination of the car showed that the robbers gained entrance by through a small trapdoor through the floo of the vestibule, In the vestibule Is a crank with which a person can uncouple the car from another, and it was the in- tention of the robbers to disconnect and get contrcl of both cars, it s belleved It is tmpossible to tell what the robbers secured, but they made & good haul. Of- ficers are on the case, but there is little to work on, as the men could have left the car at three different places before the train arrived here, Word reached here at moon that suspects have been arrested at Naples, near the scene of the robbery, but none of the stolon packages were found. Dennis 1s an old and trusted clerk. FACE TO FACE WITH DEFEAT Indications Point to Rejection of Pingree's Taxation Measures by Legislature. LANSING, Mich., Dee. 13.—The recep- tion that the taxation bills which Governor Pingree called the special segsion o con- sider, will receive in the upper house, was evinced this evening when the senate adopted a concurrent resolution to adjourn tomorrow and leave consideration of all taxation measures to, the incoming legisla- ture. While the house refused to concur in the resolution and tabled it, it is con- sidered by many that the senate’s action presages sure defeat for the measures when they come up In that body. Governor Pitgree, however, has not glven up hope oL the bill's passage in the senate. The resolution of the committee to which the taxation bills were referred by session today, that consideration of them be postponed until Monday night was con- curred jn by the house this afternoon and the bills were ordered out tomorrow morn- ing. The house joint committes decided tonight to report the bills out tomorrow without recommendation as to their pas- sage, but with the recommendation that they be considered at once in committee of the whole, The Oran bill, which provides for the taxing of rallroads on an ad valorem basis instead of upon earnings, as at present, s {ntroduced in the house today, as was a similar bill covering railroad, telephone, telegraph and express compani; MAYOR JONES OF FARGO TALKS North Dakotan Discourses on Strect Improvements at Convention of Mayors. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Dec. 13.—At the opening session of the League of American Municipalities Mayor J. A. Jones of Fargo, N. D, read a paper on “Street Improve- ments” and Mayor John B. Weakley of Florence, Ala., addressed the league on “The Best Mothods for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes and the Limita- tion on the Taxing and Debt-Creating Powers of Municipalities.’ Health Officor Willlam F. Brunner of Savannah read a paper on “The Preventlon of the Introduction of Epidemic Diseases Into the United States.”" The paper treated of Aslatlc cholera, typhus fever, yellow tever and bubonic plague. In the afternoon the members of the convention, thefr families and friends went on an excursion around the harbor, At the sessfon this evening a paper was read by Superintendent Frank C. Mason of the Brooklyn Telcgraph on “The Fire De- | partments of Our Citles—Thelr Progress and Thelr Needs." The place for holding the next conventlon will be chosen on Saturday. BRYAN AND THOMPSONDENY IT h Specifically res There in No Truth in t orted Sen- atorial Tieup. LINCOLN, Deec. Both W. J. Bryan and D. B. Thompson make In the | | is not he | | caused a stampede in the opera house. The | the house was on fire telled | him and he was then quickly beaten into | crawling | | bound Tilinois Central fast mall, due here two | | the | house after their Introduction at the first | ductor Kinnebrew's watch after he shot WELVE PAGES, TRY T0 ROB A BOX OFFICE] Masked Men Make Desperate Attempt on Bioux Oity Theater Treasury. INCIDENT STAMPEDES THE SPECTATORS ol Shots Frighten Audience and General Panic is Narrowly Averted ~Treasurer Rounds Injured, but Not Seriounly. SI0UX CITY, Ia., Dec. 13.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Two bold robbers entered the box office of the Grand opera house at o'clock tonight and made a desperate at- tempt to hold up Harley Rouuds, treasuror of the theater Mr. Rounds and Wilson 8. Ross, manager | of the “Shore Acres” company, were count- ing the tickets and the cash, which had been taken In during the eveniug, when the robbers appeared through a side door from the street. They were masked, and sald nothing. Rounds grappled with one of them and the fellow cracked him on the head with the butt of his gun. Then Lo shot at him and the buliet passed through | Rounds' coatsleeve. The “Shore Acres” man threw a small table at one of ths | robbers and the robber fired his gun, but | tho bullet dil no damage. The strangers then dashed out the same door through which they had entered and futo the dark ness. They did not get a cent. Rounds lost a great deal of blood and it was feared he was seriously hurt. Later he rallied and | n danger. The excitement which A this tragedy in the box office nearly | tollow audlence became possessed of the idea that There were screams and cries aud a rush made for the doors. | The members of the company and the | cooler ones in the audience flnally suc- | ceeded In securing quiet and with the as- | sistance of the orchestra, which struck up | a lively air, the play procceded. Every polico officer on the force is working on the case. HELD UP BY TRAIN ROBBER Southern Robber Follows the Met ods of the Council Bluffa Art in Using Dynamite, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.—The south- | at 7:15 p. m., was held up and robbed by «a lone trainrobber about one mile above | the upper limlis of the city tonlght. Though | some of the train crew they saw four or flve men concealed in the bushes, only one man figured in the action, and his booty consists of only one reglstered mall pouch from Durant, Miss, and six other registered letters from points between Cairo and New Orleans. Conductor Kinnebrew was shot In the groin and J. C. Parker, | railway mall clerk, had his left eye powder- burned by a shot directed at bis head. The robber got on the train, it 18 supposed, at some point above the city, and after pass- ing Kenuer, the last stop hefore the train arrives in New Orleans, ho climbed over to the cngine and covered! the tngineer and fireman and brought the traln to a standstill. When the conductor came for- ward to see what the trouble was, he was shot by the robber. R. E. Goldsby, one of the rallway mail clerks, stuck his head out of the door and was ordered to jump down, which he did. Then the robber led the cngineer, fireman and Goldsby toward the express car and made one of them blow the 8ide out with a stick of dynamite which he supplled. This train carries no money and has no safe. The robber then made for the mail car and there discovered Parker, who had hidden the registered pouches. He shot at him and then one of the pouches was produced and he made oft with it. He uncoupled the engine from | the traln and ran it to a point near Car- | rollton avenue, where he abandoned it. | The route of the engine was marked by mall pouches and letters which the robber threw or dropped out as he escaped. The robber was evidently well acquainted with | railronding. His face was blackened and he was a man little less than six feet tall, welghing about 150 pounds. He took Con- him. Two suspects were arrested tonight, but the mall clerks did not identify them One of them, a tall man, when he turned his back, struck Goldsby as being of the robber's build. He was captured on the outskirts of the city and had a revolver and seemed to be acting suspiclously. HOLD WHOLE TOWN AT BAY Four Masked Robbers Make Shanes- ville Populnce Stand Back. CANAL DOVER, 0., Dee. 13.—Four | masked men held the town of Shanesville, four miles west of here, at bay before dawn | today while they blew the safe in the pri- vate bunk of John Doerschuck. The ex- plosion aroused the cltizens, who armed | themselves and turned out, but were held off by the determined burglars until the wrecked safe had been looted. Then, amid | a tusillade of bullets the four escaped on a | Wheellng & Lake Erle handcar, carrying | with them between $3,000 and $4,000. That | some of the bullets took effect is evident by a trail of blood. The conditions surrounding the robhery are the same as those at Seville, a tew days ago, and the belief 1s general that the same men did the work. The robbers abandoned the car before reaching Baltic, five miles distant, and & posse is now In pursult with bloodhounds A man glving his name as J. B. Crosble was arrested here at noom, suspected of belng implicated in the Shanesville bank robbery. He had a large amount of money | on his person and the police claim they have evidence that before his arrest he managed to conceal & large roll of bank- notes. It 15 also known that the man disposed of a revolver. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska 1n Western Portio able Wind Falr Friday; Colder , Saturday Falr; Vari- At Omabo yesterday: Deg. oo 24 . 20 ‘emperat m.. m. . MAYBE Thonght naka FROM GRAND ISLAND, Rody Found Near Roches to lie That of a Neb Frult Dealer. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dee. 13.—(Special Telegram.)~This morning, while on his way to the upper canal lock, Hoatman B 2. Doty discovered a corpse floating in the water. The body was taken to the morgue where, upon searching the clothing, the following articles were found: Small pearl- handled knife, linen handkerchief, laundry mark 4-8; gold necktle pin, letter addressed to the Dolan Fruit company, Grand Island, Neb., and a letter addressed Lewls Schemerhern, Monros street, Toledo, 0. A bill for apples, made out to the Dolan Fruit company by a Watertown firm, seems to indicate that the man was a memb of that firm. The initials are M. L. D A broken watchchaln and the absence of money lead the police to think that there was foul play, The body is that 6 to 40 years of pounds. The clothes are dark, leather shoes, woolon stockings, red up derdrawers, black negligee shirt, over which was worn a white bosom shirt with starched collar and four-in-hand tle. A slight con tusion on the abdomen is the only mark of a man apparently e, welghing about 140 | ot violence visible. POLICE FOR FILIPINO TOWNS General MacArthur Authorized to Or- ganize Force—Readjusting Clvil OMcinl Salaries. MANILA, Dec. 13.—The Taft commission hus passed an act authorizing General Mac- Arthur to establish police In the citles and tewns and appropriating $150,000 for their mwaintenance. Commissioner Wright, who is assigned to orviso the establishment of a con- tabulary, among other dules, said the establishment of a local police force was a necessary feature of civil g was approved by the military government An act was also passed providing for the | retention In office of the municipal council- lors elected under order of the military go ernor untll a general municipal law was passed. The terms of some of the council- lors expiro in January. The elections for councillors are suspended. Finally, a bill was passed directing the civil service board to examine and report | on the readjustment of the salaries of civil employes. X General Kobbe, with the Twenty-eighth Volunteer ~regiment, Colonel Birkhelmer commanding, landed at Kagayan on the northern coast of Mindauoa on Monday and reinforced the six companies of the Fortieth Volunteer regiment stationed in the town. An aggrossive movement had | been planned. From Tloflo it {s unofficially reported that the insurgents in that portion of the islani of Panay are swearing alleglance at rate of 1,000 a day. The arrests of many prominent insurgents started the move went, which seems to be becoming univer- sal at Jaro, Molo, Arevelo and Iliolo. Con- siderable sums of money and quantities of supplies have been captured by the Amer- fcans, MANILA, Dec. 13.—The United States cableship Burnside will next week proceed to Damuguete, island of Negros, to begin the laying of 600 miles of government cable to connect Negros, Mindanoa and Jolo. Negros and Cebu already have cable con- nection with Iloflo and Manila. The new Iine will extend from Damugueto to Oroma- ueta, Misamis, lligata and Tagoloan, all on the north coust of Mindanoa. line will connect Misamis and Tigum and the main. MANY MEN OF MANY MINDS Jurors in Mor: the Court They Are Hopeleanly Apart, but Are Not Excused. ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 13.—Judge Shinn sent the Morrison jurors to their hotels at 9:30 tonight and Instructed them to re- sume their deliberations at 8:30 tomorrow. The twelve men looked tired and faded as they came out of the court room. They Lave informed the court that they are hopelessly of different minds as regards Miss Morrison's guilt and that they have stopped balloting In the jury room. Judge Shinn will give out no intimation as to the length of time he will permit the jury te deliberate. It is considered likoly that he will let them stay out the remainder of the week. Miss Morrison's day was without fnci- dent. Her family, as usual, was with her and a few other friends called. She fs given speclal privileges which the other priconers In the fail do not enjoy. She looked and apparently felt as well today as ever. She is bearing up remarkably well. THREE K'LLED IN A WRECK Thrown T dow aud Her by Glass. rough Car Win- t Cut HELENA, Mont., Dec. 15.—Coast train No. 3, westbound, on the Great Northern, was wreck:d at Brockt:n, 236 miles east of Havre, early today. Three persons were killed and several slightly injured. The dead MRS, WATSON of Indianapolis. MRS. D. C. CAMBRON of Indlanapolis, UNKNOWN RUSSIAN CHILD. COrY FIVE CENT patent | ernment and | the | A land | (BUILDING OF CANAL Senate Adopts Davis' Amendment to Haye Pauncefote Treaty. MATTER DEBATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Right of United Btates to Use Foroe for Order and Defense Asserted, RESOLUTION CARRIES BY GREAT MAJORITY Several Senators Want to Go 8till Farther in Deolaring American Independence, ELKINS AGAINST FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Senator from W (hat edents in English and Other History Warrant Re- pudintion of Compacts, WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—-In accordancy with previous agreement the senate in ex- '!“ utive session took a vote at 3 o'clock tos | day on the amendment to the Hay-Paunce fote treaty, authorizing the Uslted States to defend fts interests in tho canal. The senate did not close its doors until 2 o'clock, and there was left only one hour's time for cussion of provisions of (he amendment. he vote was tuken by yeas and nays, sixty five votes being cast in favor of the amend- | ment and seventeen against it. The nega- tive votes were as follows Balrd, Beveridge, Frye, | brough, Lindsay, Mason, McCumnber, Me- Every, McBride, Morgan, Money, Stewart, | Ttliman, Wellington, Wolcott and Gallinger. Aft the amendment offered by the com- mittee wus passed upon vartous other amendments received the attention of the senate for a brief time, but none of them was acted upou. Tho committeo amendment, which was adopted as a provision to be inserted aftes section 6 of article If of the treaty is as follows: Foster, Hans- that none of tha litlons and stip- 41, 2,3, 4 and apply Lo measures & may find it ne ng by its own ited States and order. . howeve foregoing ulutions in’ sections n of this article shall fch the Unite ary to take for s he defence of the aintenance of public Kins Ofters Amendment. mendment which probably attracted most attention was offered by Senator El- kins and is as follows Nothing in this treaty shall be construed to prevent the United States from acquir- ing sufficlent security and soverelgnty, or o prevent it from bullding, operating, matntaining, ling and defending thy said canal ing to the proposed Nicaragua or for any other pur- pose that t ed States may deem for ts best interests, Other amendments were suggested by Senators Tillman, Allen, Money and Thurs- ton. Senator Thurston's suggestion pro- vides that the United States may defend the cunal and Senator Tilman's makes the committee amendment adopted by today's vote apply to all provisions of article fi. | This would have the effect, it is belleved | of nullifying the provision of section 7 of the article providing against the forti- fication of the canal. Other amendments wore offered striking out sections 3 and of articlo il. Senator Tillman that it Senator Eikins' amendment should be ‘adopted he would not press his amend- ment for the modification of section 7 so 28 to omit provision ugainst the fortifica- tion of the canal Senator Lodge, in charge of the bill, was not slow to rocognize the futility of try- 1ng to secure further consideration of the treaty, as amended, during today's session, and as soon as the amendments were all | submitted he mo adjournment until tomorrow, which motion prevailed. Un States Must Control. Previous to taking the vote on the com- mittee amendments Senator Elkins oce: pled the greater portion of the senate time with a speech advocating radical alter- ation of the treaty, He announced himsclt as favorable to the committee amendment, but sald that to his mind that amendment d1d not go far enough to meet the wishes of the American people. He believed, he said, that if the cunal was to be constructed by the government of the United States the people would demand complete and absolute control over the canal itself, and also the right to exercise thelr own judgment as & nation, not only in acquiring property in connection with the cauval, but, it need be, in securing soverelgnty over ft. He con- tended that to pursue th!s course involved no violation of international rights, and in defense of this position sald the United States had made an offensive and defensive treaty with France in 1793 and soon after- ward had repudiated that obligation. He also cited other precedents and authorities, somo of them being from Englisn sources, in support of this position. He argued, In short, that changed conditlons warrant a change n conduct and In position. The speech was listened to with much interest, | and at its conclusion a motion was made to have it made public. Objection, however, was raised and the order was not made, After the senate adjourned for the day the republican committee on order of busi- ness held a sesslon to decide upon the fu- ture line of action with reference to the treaty as amended. After thls committee had coteludod its conference Senator Lodge, who was with the committes, stated that the senato would proceed with the treaty and that he would continue his efforts to have it ratified DE ARMOND WANTS DETAILS ary of War Asked to Furnish ull Informntio; to Chaflee- Von Waldersee fdent, WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Represcntative DeArmond of Missourl today introduced & cur te which eity he passed in the garb of the Buddhist pllgrim bonze. He was last heard from at Ting Hsia, the native city of Gen- eral Tung Fuh Mang, under whose protec- Helf o million dollars has just been uaausiined shipped to Europe and New York from the province of Antioquia, where qulet is re- stored. Bverythicg points to an early resolution requestiug the secretary ot war for information as “to what, if any, pro- test, objection, criticism or suggestion Gen- eral Chaffee or any other American officer Arizona, 1; Colorado, 2; Illinols, 23; In- diana, 29, Kansas, 3; Missourl, 47; Mon- tana, 2; Nebraska, 2; New York, 73; On- Mrs. Watson was thrown through a win- dow, the glass severing her jugular vein, and she bled to death. Her mother and the child were crushed to death. The nc- denials of the truth of a story printed in | New York wherein they are alleged to have | WHEAT GROWING TOO RANK arranged a republican fusion deal whereby tarto, & tion he is alleged to have traveled. De Belir Returns to The Hague. LISBON, Dec. 13.—Count De Selir, Portu- gueso minister to The Netherlands, has r turned to The Hague, which he left tem- porarily owing to the diMculties which arose in connection with the withdrawal of the exequateur of the Dutch consul at Lor- enzo Marques, and has been recelved by the prestdent of the council and the minister of foreign affairs. YAmerick Ready to Re LIMERICK, Dec. 13.—The corporation to- day conferred the freedom of the city upon Mr. Kruger. The two members who op- posed the proposal wero howled down. nry Fees. CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 13.—~The Norwegian consular treasury fees for the year 1899- 1900 amounted to 206,852 kroner, of which NO‘ York furnished 33,186 kroner, termination of the rebellion. undred Are Drowned. , Dec of a from man some 400 passengers to persons being drowned Oppose Polley of Government, BERLIN, D2c, 13 —As the result of a mass the friends of the Boers at that place have sent the Imperial chancellor, Count von Buelow, a strongly worded disavowal of the German govern- meeting at Hamburg, ment's Transvaal polic: Swiss Prestdential Election. BERNE, Dec. 13. the Federal Council, Ernest erland for 1901, Hauser of Luc in suce rae. on to Waltel 13.-~The falling overboard & passenger boat on the West river, near Ho Kau, led to a rush of the side of the vossel, which caused her to sink, over 200 ‘The vice president of Brenner of Bale, has been elected president of Switz- Oreglon, 1; Texas, 33, and Wash- Ington, 1. The membership by states in- cludes among the largest: California, 5,131; llinots, $02; Missouri, 1,662; Indiana, 1,358; Toxas, 1,893 The order was one of the first in the country to make women eligible to full membership and entitle them to assurance and offictal poeltion in the councils. This Is one of the features, It is annoumced, that bas been largely the cause of fits rapid growth, Ruling on Prepayment Meters, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 18.—The appel'ate court today in A case appealed = from Lebanon decided that a natural gus com- v when recelving pay in advance from must furnish The plea mpany has no 18 not sum- t cause to combat a damage sult, such us this was NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The Board of l'l:;l‘lh digtovered seven new cases of small- | they could be elected to the United States from Nebraska. Mr. Bryan sald: 15 not & word of truth u ft, 1 have other plans.’ Mr. Thompson, who 18 a republican and a candidato for the senate said: “The story 18 mot true. I am making combinations with po one, certalnly not with a demo- crat. You canmot make my denlal too strong." Shortage Huns Into Big Figures, CINCINNATI, Dec. 13.—~The shortage of George R. Grifiiths, deceased, clerk of the Board of Education for thirieen years, |y generally admitted to be $130,000. 1| crepancies between the annual reports made to the state school commissioner hy the county auditor and the reports of re- celpts by GriMiths to the Board of Bduca tion show 1 additional shortage of $345, Whether all of this latter dlscrepancy resents o downright stealing or whethor there has been gross carelessness in hook- keeping is & matter which I8 now engnging the earnest attention of ex accountants who n;nt work on the 0 ormidable asray | Chicugo. | oo, Farmers of Arkansas Valley Adver- tise to Take Stock Free in Order to Keep Grain Eaten Down, WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 13.—Wheat Is grow- ing 8o rank in the Arkansas Valley wheat belt, embracing territory that produced over 40,000,000 bushels last year, that the farmers aro advertisiug to take stock free for the purpose of eating it down. The Indications at this time for the crops are 25 per cent more favorable than they were at the same timo last year. It s now estimated that Sedgwick, Sumner and Barton countles, Kansas, In connection with Kay county, Oklahoma, w!ll produce 20,000,000 bushels of wheat next year. Bananas Spoll by Carloads. CHICAGO, 1 13.—~Ninety carloads of bananas belonging to what Is called the trust are spoling In the Illinols Central yurds because of the flght between the trust and _the commission merchants of The lot Is said to be worth b, cldent was caused by the bremking of a truck as the traln passed over a switch switch in safety and the four cars which followed went down an embankment. The sleepers remalned on the track. All the injured will recover. NEW YORK, De nual meeting of th tonal ( Roeform league began today in this city There was a joint meeting of the general and executlve committees and o public meeting this afternoon At the afternoon sesston the nominations | for office were made. The election will take place tomorrow. The report of the legislative committee 'was also doferred (1] tomorrow. Charles J. Bonaporte read the report of the apeclal ‘committee on the civil service in dependencios. Alleged Rioters Indicted. MANSFIELD, 0., Dec. 13 —Allen Andrews and Elmer Hart were Indicted today by the grand jury for partleipating in the recent mob troubles agalnst Dowleltes, | The engine and three cars passed over the | in China made or offered concerning looting or other action of conduct deemed inhuman, dishonest, dispicable or fmproper; to whom directed or addressed, and on account of what facts or informatfon, and how recelved or replied to, and with what result; and what, if any, thing the War department did or suggested to General Chaffes or other oficers, or directed to be sald or dome in reference thereto.” The resolution refers to the reporfed in- cldent between General Chafiee and Count von Waldersee. Po r Interest In Forestry, WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The American Forestry assoclation today opened its con- vention here. The board of directors sub- mitted its report, which was accepted by the association. The report says that dur- ng the last year popular interest fn forestry has grown remarkably. The con ditton of the country’s forests 1s in goneral | markedly improved.