Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1900, Page 1

—_— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ABLISHED FLEE BEFORE BOERS /, Beitish Force Under Olements Oomr Abandon Ita Position, SEVERAL OFFICERS ARE REPORTED KILLED Oommandant Delarey Wins Bignal Advar- tage at Nooitgedacht. FEAR FOR NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILEERS Kitohener's Failure to Make Definite Mon- tion Oreates Alarm ip London. EST JU VOLUNTEERS TO BE RUSHED TO AFRICA Armies of Genernls Knox and Dewet Reported (o Be Engaged in Battle Favoring the h Force: Proapec Engl LONDON, Dee. 14.—Lord Kitchener re ports that after severe fighting at Nooftge- dacht, General Clements' forces were com- pelled to retire by Commandant Delarey with a force of 2,600 men. Four British ofcers were killed. The other casualties were not reported Lord Kitchener's officlal dispateh to War office is as follows FORTA, Dec. 13, loments’ force nt edacht, on the Magaliesburg, was at- it dawn today by Delarey, rein orced by Beyer's commando from Bath, making n force estimated at ugh tho fiest attack was repuls Boers managed to get atop of the allesburg, which _was held by four com- panter of the Northumberland Fusileers and was thus able to command Clements camp. He retired on Hekpoort and took up a position on a hill in the center of valley i he caialties have fAghting wi that ussars and Atkins w nts have left here. Lord Kitchener also reports that the Boers made an attack and were repulsed &t Lichtenburg, and that General Letemmeor was killed. Attacks upon Bethlehem and Vrede were also repulsed, the Boers losing ten killed and fourteen wounded. Vryherd was attacked December 11. Sniping con tinued when the message was dispatched The scenes at the War office today recall tackod 2,000, the Mag been reported, ere, wnd | nge of the tains McRean, Killed. Refn® not ry those witnessed in the early stages of the | war. A constant stream of excited people filled the lobby, all seeking details of the disaster. The absence of the names of any of the officers of the Northumberland Fusileers in General Kitchener's dispatch leads to the “oreboding that the four com- anies of the Fusileers mentioned are in the hands of the Boers. The War office oficials evidently expect a heavy casualty 1ist, but they are hopeful, from the fact that the dispatch does not mention the capture of the Northumberlands, that such & great catastropho has heen escaped. Orders were issued at Aldershot, Malta and other military centers to dispatch all the available mounted fnfantry to South Africa, It is reported that General Knox, co- operating with the British column at Red- dersburg, has stopped General Dewet and that a battle is proceeding. The report adds that many of General Dewet's follow- ers have been captured. JOHANNESBURG, Dee. 1432 . m., Tho battle still continues in the hills a fow miles from Krugersdorp. General Clements has asked for reinforcements, and mounted men, under General French, have already gone. There have been many casualties on both sldos. It 2,800 LONDON, Dec, 16.—“Mr. Kruger and Dr Leyds, who dined this (Friday) eseniog at the palace,” says the correspondent of the Daily Mail at The Hague, “on hearing of the British disaster of Nooitgedacht, were quite unmoved. Mr. Kruger said he thought the English would break their necks on the Magaliesberg, and ne asserted his com- plete confidence In ultimately foreing Eng- 1and to initlato an acceptable settlement,' i estimated that the Boers number Br Bspee: Attack. LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Dec. 14.—The British troops at Koomatipoort are standing to arms in the expectancy of an attack by & Boer force of 1,500 which fs In that vicin ity. It is belloved to be the tntention of this force to make a dash upon the town. The situation I8 regarded as serious. A force of 150 infantry, a squadron of cavalry and two guns were dispatched to the frontler today. Genernl Botha Located. STANDERTON, Transvaal, Thursday Dec. 13.—General Louls Botha is reported to be twenty miles from here with 1,500 men and one gun. He has called a meet- Ang of the burghers for Saturday. Queen Invites Kruger and Leyds, THE HAGUE, Dec. 14.—Queen Wilhelm- ina has invited Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds to dinner tonight DRAMATIC DOUBLE DEATH French Author Dies of Apoplexy 1 mediately Following Death of His Wife from Heart Disease, PARIS, Dec. 14, Literary and soclety cir cles wore greatly shocked at the announ: ment of the simultaneous death of M. Ed- mond Tarbe des Sablons, the well known man of letters and playwright, and part founder of Le Gaulols, and his wife, which occurred yesterday in unusually dramatic clrcumstances. A servant on entering their bedroom in the morulng according to regular custom found M. Tarbe supporting hls wife's head in on» hand, while with the other he held ® basin in which she was vomiting blood The servant withdrew at a sign from M Tarbe that her services were not required An hour later, groans fssulug from the room, a relative entered and found the woman dead in bed. M. Tarbe, seated in an armehair, was still holding the basin in his clenched fist. He was quite uncon sclous. In spite of efforts to restore anl- mation he died at noon. The doctors cer: tity that in both cases death was duv to natural cause. The wife suffered from heart disease and her husband died of apoplexy caused by sorrow at seeing her slowly dying. M. Tarbe was the uuthor of numerous novels and plays, including “The Martyr," written in collaboration with M. d'Ennery, rehearsals for the revival of which he had been superintending during the last fow days at the Comedle Populairo theater. Anclent Castl Hurns, BRUSSELS, Dec. 14.-The chateau Bel Oell, the castle and summer residence of the prince of Ligne, dating from 1146, has been destroyed by fire. The paintings and moat of the principal works of art which 4t contained were saved ™ £ 1p aNDON the | Warm | |ENGLISH PRESS DISPLEASED Object to Amendment of but Comment on % Guarded, nal Treaty, hiect Dec. 14 abense of comment in the papers today on the action inited States senate regard Lokua canal. The St. James Gazette takag® the occasion to lecture the “jingo senate,'® which, it says, “has again roughly rebuffed the president and affronted the generosity of Great Britain.’ The St. James turther that “the action of the senate in ordain |ing that one party shall keep its advan- tages, but that the other shall not be safe- guarded Is imprudent and if it persists in its ignorantly selfish course Great Britgin must fall back on its rights under fhe Clayton-Bulwer treaty, whereby it is en titled to refuse permission to the United States to build the canal The Pall Mall Gazotte consent to the amendment Everything for nothing principle.” ~There 18 a not- 4 o taken Ing the Gazotte says: “British is impossible is not a working Chrontele “No other construction can be placed upon the actfon of the United States,” says the Daily Chroniele, “than that senators have deliberately made up their minds force England into a false position and to make the refusal to ratify the Hay- Pauncefote treaty come from thls side. President McKinley, as usual, shouts with the larger crowd “If the Unite way to break tr duct will come Takes Gloomy View. to Stutes goes out of aty engagements such con within the definition of an unfriendly’ act. We are loth to think that the era of good relations with America is coming to an end, but if it were to take advantage of our complications in South | Africa and Thina after we had given our ald during her complications with could neither desire nor triendship in the future.’ The Daily Chronicle publishes an articla from a correspondent, who contends that | it would be rather to British Interests than | otherwise for the canal to be fortified. He says “Forts cannot protect enemy operating against the of the s trust her a canal If an 1 has command 1, because the blockading squadron beyond the range of forts can completely block the canal as a highway. It s dificult to understand why Great Britain objects and why the Americans desire to fortify and it Is rather unfortunate that the matter should have become one of principle Germany, Japan and more cogent reasons to wish the canal un- protected than we have, because it un- fortified it could more easily be selzed to our detriment.” ™ The Times, which regards the matter as a “check to President McKinley” and sug- gests (hat “the new senate ‘meeting in March may not consider itself bound by the present vote,” says: “In any case our cane is perfectly clear. Mr. McKinley is wall aware that it would be superfluous and un- meaning formality to present the mutilated Hay-Pauncefote treaty before her majesty’s government. The proposal to glve the United States military authority over the canal is analogous to that right reserved to Turkey In the Suez convention. It ignores such vital distinctions that Egypt is o vas- sal of Turkey and the matters in question requires to be sanctioned by the protecting powers under the treaty of London. “England has made a frank and liberal offer i the hope of removing any possible cause of discord and despite the action of the United States senato we belleve the course of Great Britain fs appreciated by the people of the United States. If conces- slons are refused we can only express our regret. Our exlsting treaty rights remain untouched.’ Telegraph Deplores Temper of Senate The Daily T says: “Nothing could be more unfortunate. The temper of the senate is clear and unmistakable. It 18 quite possible that the result will be to postpone the construction of the canal for years. Great Britain has clearly defined rights under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. “At the same time it needs scarcely be sald that her majesty's government will not display any dog-in-the-manger temper toward the United States. Proof of this had already been given and will certainly be forthcoming again when the British For- cign office is approached with the proposal of the senate through the usual diplomatic channels."" The Daily News, which argues that the question Is one primarily for the American people themselves, says the amendment de- Totes hostility to the eanal quite as much as to Great Briain HARD THRUSTS AT ROSEBERY Lords Hardwick and Salisbury Up- hold th tey of Business Men Holding Government Russia have all % Expresses Regret. ograph LONDON, Dec. 14.—In the House of Lords today Lord Hardwick, in apswer to Lord Roscbery's criticism In the house at the reassembling of Parliament, on December 7, when the latter referred to the former, now under secretary of state for India, as being @ member of a firm of stockbrokers, said that when he was offered the appoint- ment he explained to Lord Sallsbury and to Lord George Hamllton, the secretary of state for India, that though he would re- linquish active business, he could not sover his connection with the firm. Ten years ago, Lord Hardwick continued, be was left without & shilling. and he could not afford to sever his connection with the | city, which had furnished him a llvelihood, | tor the sake of a few years in office. While In office, how . he would not enter the stock exchange and would not take up his Autles until he retired from ac busi- ness In January Lord Hardwick than pointed out that Lord Rosebery's principle was not carried out by Mr. Gladstone, and he said that Lord Rosebery himself was a member of the cabinet to which Mr. Gladstone ap- pointed & gentleman who was a partner in a firm of cotton brokers, as under secretary of state for India, and Herman Currie, a | banker in active business, as finance mem- ber of the India council, at the very time when the fall in the price of silver and cotton were the two principal matters the India office had to deal with After Lord Rosebery had reasserted the correctness of his principle, Lord Salisbury took exception the soundness of Lord Rosetery's views. He sald Lord Rosebery bad ralsed a similar clantrap cry against stockbrokers as he bad raised agalnst directors, who were not more guilty of commercial sin than others of the mercan- tile community 1f 1o one connecte ve to with commercial busi- ness was capable of fllling a goverument post not only was a stigma cast upon an honorable profession, but the circle of men available tor the service of thelr queen would bo seriously diminished. The fleld for the selection of ministers was small in this country. The doctrine invented by Lord Rosebery was of no value for any pragtical purpose, declares | the | Spain | HUNG JURY IS DISCHARGED Judge Releases the Twelve Men Who Could Not Agree on Verdiot, NINE WOULD ACQUIT AND THREE CONVICT Jesste Morrison's Guilt or Innocence Not Established After All These Days of Walting—Jurors fant in Thelr Conylet ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 14.—Jessle Mor- ricon’s trial for the murder of Mrs, G. Olin Castle, whose life she {s charged with hav ing taken because of her love for Castle, ended today at noon in a hung jury. Al- | though the jury did not agree on a verdict, the resuit of their deliberations came near being an acquittal. Almost from the start and before the case had been by them, nine of the jurors voted for ac quittal and three for conviction, the thr holding out for manslaughter in the fourth degree, the punishment for which ranges from six months' in jail to two years in the penitentiary. The jurors had been out since Tuesday morning and for the last three days, reallzing that they could not reach a verdict, they had waited for thelr discharye The case will now go over to the spring term. In the meantime Miss Morrison's lawyers will lease on bond, which Shinn . 1t 18 belleved, Judge has already made up his mind to | grant. It 1s not believed that another jury | could be secured in the county to try the case. Miss Morrison, who fs a frafl little woman, 20 vears old, hsd undergone a | terribla strain not only during her fve imprisonment but during the three weeks' hearing of the case. She showed little anxiety or nervousness | when she appeared in the court room to- day, and after the jury had been discharged { walked quietly with her relatives to her cell and wept |'a newspaper her case. I do not want loaded. Former Probate Judge Morrison, prisoner's father, who has attended daughter dally through the trial, sald | be was very much encouraged. “It shows that there Is not | of Jesste's innocence,” he said. added: | months® tedious violently. Later when seen by man sho would not talk of | to say a thing," she | ¥l the | his that Then he Nothing to Say. “I hear a good many folks say if the county aitorney does the right thing he will dismiss the case.” County Attorney’ Brumback Is quoted as sayiog this afternoon: “It was all a farce. I knew that there | were three jurors unfavorable to the state | and that they would hang the jury. 1 will | begin at ouce to Investigate and arrests for perjury are pretty sure to follow. Per- jury has been committed in the testimony of the defense.’ The relative standing of members of the jury created great surprise. Alexander Hewitt sald that as soon ag the case was given to the jury Tuesday morning be was elected foreman. The instructions were carefully read and an informal bailot taken. On the first ballot, before any dis cussion had taken place, the vote stood { nine for acquittal, two for conviction, one [not voting. The second ballot resulted: Nine for acquittal and three for conviction On the third ballot there were eight for acquittal and four for conviction. The next balot again resulted nine for acquittal and three for convictfon and from that time, early Tuesday morning, it did not change. After they had been discharged the jury- men talked freely to newspaper men. “We had many arguments,” sald Fore- man Hewitt. “We would argue with the three who wanted conviction and then when they would get mad we would quit. We took six or elght ballots on the first day and about that many on every one of the four days that we were in the jury room." “What did you think of the dying state- ment of Clara Castle” was asked. What Shook Their Faith, “That may have been all right, but when they took it away from her and added something to It, It shook our faith,” replied Hewitt. “What scemed to you to be the strongest points in Jessie Morrison's favor?" “Her own testimony on the stand much as anything else. Her statement was stralght and other people were mixed up In Clara Castle's story.” Bach of the twelve men looked worn and haggard when called into court. The pris- oner was accompanied into court by her father and two sisters. She wore a large hat trimmed with blue ribbons and feath- ers and had pinned a huge cluster of carna- tions on her breast. She showed little ner vousness or anxlety. A number of specta- tors crowded the room when It became known that the jury had been called in and Ereat eagorness was shown Dead stillness prevailed as Judge Shinn questionad Foreman Hewitt and finally each of the twelve men as to their ability to reach a verdict. When the fury was fnally discharged the court room was thrown Into confusion. With one impulse the spectators made toward the lawyers and the disposing jury and a general hand- shaking followed. No one thought of Jessle Morrison, who had arisen quietly and was walking with her father toward her cell. TOMBSTONES WILL COST MORE Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont Credited with H ng the Corner on the Worl Marble. ROME, Dec. 14.—Representatives of Sen- ator Redfield Proctor of Vermont arrived at Leghorn this week and are closing up a deal through Gastaldi & Co. of Genoa, ren- resenting Alexander Konta, by which Sen- quarries, which, with his Vermont posses- sions, will give the s | trol of a large proportion of the marble out put of the world. The consolidation, it is believed, will result not only in largely in- creasing the output of these important quarries, but will largely reduce the cost of production. The price is understood to approximate $10,000,000, M. an's Tax NSING, Mich, Deec. 14.—When the met it 10 o'clock today a blanket ad 1 tax bill was reported out from the it committee which had the measure un- conslderation, covering raflroad, ex resg, telephone and telegraph compunies ne house immediately began consideration of the bill In committec of the whole, A number of amendments were presented, but met strong opposition, the majority in Asting on the passage of the bill as it" was drafte More Smallpox at Kansas City, JLANBAS CITY, Dec. 14.—Eight new cases of smallpox were reported today. The ec: ond death occurred today—that of Edward Moore, a Legro. Late this afternoon five more cases were Aiscovered. making a total of sixty-one Cases uu?r treatment. -~ discussed | make application for ner re- | There she threw herself upon her cot | much doubt | ator Proctor takes over the entire Currara | enator practical coa- | OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, SEVEN LIVES LOST AT FIRE| State Normal School at Fredonia, Y, Proves Regular B for Students. N 14.~From the smoldering ruins of the Fredonia State Normal and Training school, which was destroyed by fire at 8 o'clock this morn ing, one charred body has been recovered and a revision of the list of missing makes it certain that seven persons perished in the fire, which also entalled a property loss of $200,000, | There were seventy-five young women students in the building, six of whom perished. The other vietim was the aged fanitor. The dead: PHINEAS J. MORRIS, janitor. TRENE JONES, Busti, N. Y, BESSIE HATHAWAY, Cannonville, N. Y. RUTH THOMAS, Plke, N. Y. CORA STORMS, Boston, No ¥ MAE WILLIAMS, Lake Coma, Pa. MAUD F. FIZZELL, Bradford, Pa The young women occupled rooms on the third floor of the bullding in company with a matron and fifty other young women who succeeded In escaplig by the fire escapes. The body which was recovered from the ruins is supposed to be that of Miss Storms. It was burned beyond recog- nition To account for the orlgin of the fire puzzles the local board of managers, as there 1s no fire in the bullding, the heat being piped from a boiler two blocks away The fire started in the private room of | Janitor Morris and was discovered by | | Charles Gibbs, assistant janitor, who noti- fied Janitor Morris, and then ran to the | fire alarm station, a block away. Janitor Morris evidently lost his life while fire fighting. Miss Fizzell was at the head of the fire escape and turned back into the | burning buliding to save a diamond ring, | thus losing her life. The others who per ished suffocated without being able to find the fire escapes. It is safd that heavy wire screens were firmly nailed across the windows leading to the fire escapes, and the only way the lucky ones escaped was by crawling through windows adjacent to the escapes and then creeping along the gutter of the mansard roof. Lawyers say | there will be damage sufts tnstituted wgainst the state because of the fire escape screens. A search for remains Is betng made as rapldly as possible, but digging over the acre of dehris, which is still burning, is slow work. Principal Palmer estimates the lass at $200,000, with $93,000 insurance. | Nothing was saved from the magnificent | building, not even the personal effects of | the women in the dormitory or the valu- | able records of the school. Grief-stricken | parents are arriving 1o assist in the search for their dead. School has been adjourned until January 2. Then classes will meet in the differant halls and churches of the village. Plans for a new and larger structure are already under way. The legislature will be asked to make an appropriation eqial to the insurance, RETIRES AFTER EIGHT YEARS es to_ \orent Ne- s Presldeni of Civil Service Reform League, NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—The twentioth an- nual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform league was continued today. Carl Schurz presided. Charles J. Bonaparte, chairman of the executive committee, pr sented the report of that body, which was adopted. Sccretary McAneny read in executive ses slon the report of the invesigation com- mittee on violations of the civil service law. It was announced that some of the reveln- tlons made were such as to show a con dition of affalrs very much more serious than Is belleved to be generally understood by the public or by most of the members of the league. The report will be given out for publication in a few days. | The league decided to ascertain from fts | counsel how the enforcement of the civil | service laws could be compelled by fore- | ing the withholding of salary payments to officials appointed fn violation of those laws. The executive committee was fin- structed to report what legislation might be necessary to secure the withholding of such salaries. At tho afternoon sesslon President Daniel C. Gllman of Johns Hopkins university was elected president and resolutions were adopted expressing regret that Carl Schura had felt compelled to decline a re-election after eight years of “zealous and efficlent service.” Strong protest s made In resolutions adopted against the practice of allowing United States senators to distribute t patronage of the states they represent and the league puts itself on record agalmst | the veteran preference bill now before con- | gress. Test of character and fltness as to | men named as Indian agents fs insisted on and (he resolutions close with an expression of feeling that enlightened public opinion will effect the final extension of the merit system to all branches of the national, state and municipal governments. The loague elected these vice presidents: Charles Francis Adams, Joseph H. Choate, | Grover Cleveland, Henry W. Farnam, Henry Hitchcock, Henry Charles Lea, Soth Low, Franklin MacVeagh, Bishop Henry C. Pot- ter and Archibishop P. J. Ryan. The other officers chosen were: George McAneny, secrotary; E. H. Goodwin, assistant se- retary, and A. 8. Grissell, treasurer. The following were made members of the coun- cll: Moorfleld Storey, W. W. Vaughan, Boston; Richard H. Dana, Merill Wyman, jr., Cambridge; William A. Aiken, No wich; Silas W. Burt, Charles Collins, Rich- |ara Watson Gilder, 8. H. Ordway, Willlam | Potts, Carl Schurz, Everett P. Wheeler, Now York; Edward Carey, William G. Lo | Bdward M. Shepard, Brooklyn; Henry A | Richmond, Buffalo; Charles Richardson, | Herbert Walsh, R. I. Wood, Dr. H, 0. | Reix, Baltimore; J. J. Edson, F. L. Sld- dons, Washington; Charles B. Wilby, Cin- | clopatt; Luctus B. Switt, Indianapolis; Wil- lam D, Foulke, Richmond, Ind.; John W. | Ele, Chicago; Henry Hitchcock, St. Louls; Heury Van Kleck, Denver. DUNKIRK, N. Y., Dee. | | Movements of Ocean Ve | At Queenstown-—-Arrived, Dec. 14 (Mid- | night)“Etruria, from New York, for Liver- | poo’. and proceeded (dld not communicate it shore owlng to galo). *Sailed ~Uitonia, from Liverpool, for Boston At Boston—Arrived-—Ivernia, from Liy paol. | At Cadiz York, for Ba At Glasgow New York York » Dee. 1 Arrived—Montserrat, from New lona and Genoa Arrived—Californian fro Salled—Laurentlan, for N m w | Subject of a paper by (ity Engineer 8. At Moville gow, for New York At' Liverpool—Arrived Portand; Philadelphia Bafled—Ultanta, for He t Marselles—Arrived Now York, via Lisbon At Genoa—Arrived- Werra, York. nd Naples. At Muror ved, Dec. S—Horda, from ‘Tacoma, via Port Arthur. | At Antwerp—Arrived, Dec from Philadelphia At Auckland San_ Francisco, N. 8 W At Havre—Arrived—La New York At _Hamburg New York. alled—Anchoria, from Glas- <orinthian, from New on Karamania, from from York from New 13- Nederland, Arrived—Mariposa, from via Honolulu, for Bydney, Gascogne, from Arrived—Cap Frio, from EIGHT PLACES GIVEY 0T State Officers-Elect Announce Appointments After Oonference Together, DR. JOHNSON OF OMAHA GOES TO BEATRICE Wil Ne Superintendent of the In- tute for Feeble Minded Youth— Clerkn for State De- partments Are Chosen, LINCOLN, Dec. 14.—(Speeial Telegram.) After a day of conference with lanumerable potitioners and delegations representing ap plicants for nearly all the appolntive po sitions within the gift of the next adminis- tration, the state officers-elect tonight an- uounced the selection of elght persons, one for a superintendency and seven for places | of a clerical nature. Dr. Andrew of Omaha, who was endorsed b; number of Swedish-Americans, physiclans and prominent republicans, was chosen for superintendent of the institute for Feeble Minded Youth at Beatrice. The other selections announced are Henry Bauman of West Polnt hookkeever, and Miss Mary Watson of Grand Island sten- ographer state treasurer's office; James Roberts of Lincoln, clerk secrotary of state's office; Miss Anna B, Gressenger of Butler county, stenographer, auditor's office; Miss Garber of Red Cloud, F. W. Hollingsworth of Oak and Miss Gailbralth of Hebron, clerks, land commisstoner's office. All of these appointments were ngreed upon at a conference of the new state of It was announced semi-officially that pintments for the oll inspection de- nt would be deferred until after the tnauguration and deputy attorney general will be made public within a few days. ANl other deputies for state offices have already been announced Much Interest was aroused today in the contest for the adjutant generalship, Major XKillian of Columbus, Captain Hollingeworth of Beatrico and Captain Cosgrave of Lin- coln, were all on the ground today. A H. Keim of Falls City and John . I Me Kesson of Lincoln today announced thelr candidacy for secretary of the senate and Senator Steele of Fairbury was talked of for president of the same branch Laugh at a Journal Fake. A story printed in the State Journal this morning, which in effect asserted that E ward Roce er was arranging to or- ganize a new political party, was the sub- ject of much comment in tho hotel cor- ridors tonight, but because of itx ab- surdity the only expression heard was that of surprise that such an apparent fnke was glven a place In tho columns of a news- paper. The story was a falr sample of others that have heen given publicity by tha Journal, through the Assoclated Press as well as its own columns. Several wecks ago it was announced from the Journal office here that Senator Thurston was a candidate for re-election and later that W. J. Bryan and D. E. Thompson had com- bined to capture the two senatorships, and to correct the false Impression formed by peopla In other states who were unuc- quainted with the Nebraska situation ft Was necessary for tha persons Involved to deny the reports In terms so emphatic that no doubt remained as to the real ob- Ject of their publication. MAKING OF MODERN CITIES Matters of Paving P Johnson a large Light, Water a; anchises Discussed nt the Charleaton Convention, CHARLESTON, 8. C., Dec. 14.—The first topie for discussion before the League of a Selection of deputy auditor | 1900-TWELVE PAGES, 1 American Municipalities today was “Street | Paving—What are the Relative Merits and Ccsts of Various Materfals,” and was the r Crabbe of Fargo, N. D. Prof. Edward Bemls delivered an address on “Some Pres- English Municipal Conditions.” City Electrician E. B. Ellicott's theme was “The Electric Lighting Plant of Chfcsge— Its Progress and Economy Under Muniel- pal Ownership.' At the afternoon nession “Public Water Supplies’ was the first subject for discus- sion and Mayor George P. Raplds read a paper on “What Mean Should a Munlcipality Employ to Supp Its People with an Ample Supply of Pure Water at Equitable Rates? Is the General Use of Meters Dosirable? What System of Filtration is Satistactory?" Mayor Smyth read a paper prepared by City Comptroller Bird §. Coler of New York City on “Remuneration to Cities for Fran- chise Rights In, Over and Under Public Streets and Alleys—What Remuneration 1t any Shouid be exacted from Light, Water, Street Railway, Teiephono and Subway Cor- porations and How Should it be Collected? This was followed by another paper on the same subject by Hon. C. W. Toke, pro- fessor of law at the University of Nlfnofs. Samuel L. Carlson of New York offered a resolution which was referred to the com- mittes on resowutions deploring the present tendency to ‘“centralize the governmental power of cities fn the hands of the state authorities” and resolving that the league “emphatically declares in favor of absolute home rule for cities in all municipal af- falrs which do not conflict with the organic state.” ADOPT THE NEW LIQUOR LAW ilippine Commission Not Ina nous Regarding Some of Its Provisi MANILA, Dee. 14 has passed the Taft commission 18 radic stinetive feature, ment of saloons from the Escolta and cveral other crowded streets and plazas. Commissioner Wright offered an amendment leaving the authority for the removal of #aloons In the district in question to the provost marshal. The amendment receivea only the votes of Commissioners Wrizht and Ide. An amendment by Judge Taft, cx- cepting certain streets and adding othe was adopted, Commissioners Wright and Ide voting in the negative. On the paseage of the bill Commissionor Ide voted *No*' and Commissioner Wright voted with the majority. If there had been n meconder Commisstoner Ide would have offored an amendment forbldding the sale of liquor to soldie An amendment was added extending the time for the removal of saloons from threc to six months, namely to July 2. One of the sections, increasing the cost of licenses. goes into effect January 1, when the licennes expire During the arguments of Commissioners wright, Ide, Worcester and Taft in favor of closing the saloons they cited the liquor laws of Tennesseo and Massachusetts as offective precedents for confining the sale of liquor to prescribed localltics. They also sald the native police are Inefiective to cope with the situation when soldiers are visiting Manila and becoming hilarious. The liquor llcense law commission, but the Iy divided o= its most namely, the banish Perry of Grand | | approgriately have had influence when ¢ | place heard of the GLE CONDITIONV OF THE WEATHER for Nebraska \d Sunday; Forecast urday nerally fable Winds. mpernture at Omalin Yesterdny I ». HARRISON ON NEW COLONIES € Sayw At ¥ art of United States Filipinos Are Citizens. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dee. 14.—General Benjamin Harrison lectured this evenlug before the students of Michigan university upon the relation of the annexed terri- tories and their civilized inhabitants to the United States. The lecture, Mr. Harrison sald, was not intended to be a logal argu ment on the questions brought up by the Porto Rican bill, but rath popular dis cussion of of the views that have been expressed In relation to the students of our annexed territories. The lecturer declared that we had done something out of line with our histcrical precedents, not in the way of expansion, but fn the charac- ter of it. He said had taken over oples, rather than lands, as heretofore. held to (he view that the civilized fn- habitasts of the territories were citizens of tho Unlted States, and the revenue pr vislona of the resolutlon relating to taxa tion for federal applied th territories. The occasion for the recent de partute from precedent was found, he said especlally in the character of the inhabi tants of the Philippine and Hawail there wculd been no occasion found for otherwise than we have usually done The eompetition of our home products pecially the freedom of the Filipinos to set- tle In the states, were causes of alarm Theso considerations, he sald, might very x-Prew come the “omo we purposes to probably hove treating them question of was before taking ove the Philippines us, but it was now too la He agreed that the provisions of the Span- fsh treaty and of all treaties were subject to the constitution and could not impair It and if these islands became part of the United States in the sense of the constitu- tion thelr people became citizens and the revenue clause, which was discussion in the Porto plled. He argued that the limitations in the constitution ugon the powe of con« gress, whether expressed in the afirmative or the negative form, applied to the exer- cise of that power in all places; that th very object In the section requiring dutfes to be uniform throughout the United States, which was to prevent congress from establishing anywhere under the jurtsdic- tion of the United States favored Would be thwarted if forelgn goods might be admitted to Porto Rico free and thenee fnto the United States free. He especlally dwelt upon the liberty clauses of the neces- sity applicable to all civilized peoples owing allegiance to the United States. BIG STORM AT SAN FRANCISCO Telegraph Wires Down and Big Gnw Tank Struck by Lightning, but No Lives Are Lost. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-A storm of unusual proportions visited this coast early today, doing considerable damage In some sections. Telegraph wires were prostrated and during the morning San Francisco was entirely cut off from telegraphic communica- tlon with the outside world. Tho wind reached a velocity of nearly sixty miles an | hour in the city and was of greater velocity In exposed sections. The thunder lightning was accompanied by raln and wind. During the hefght of the storm 1 fell in torrents and almost reached the p portions of a cloudburst. The wind caused damage In many sections of the city, but by far the greatest damage was done to one of he recelving tanks of the San Francisco s and Electric company at North Beach Over 248,000 teet of gas was released and caused a fire, which did considerable dam- age. The loss to the gas company will reach many thousands of dollars. A house was also blown over at North Beach. So far as known no one was iujured, SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 14 and ce storm of rain and wind last night and today There was & heavy fall of hail at this place this afternoon. Telephone and telegraph wires were prostrated in all directions. It wus impossible to get communication with San Francisco during the day. RENO, Nev., Dec. 14.—Telephone and tel- ographic communication with San Francisco is entirely shut off and a big storm 1s rang- ing throughout the Pacitic coast. There has been a heavy fall of snow in the Sierras and the wind is blowing sixty miles an hour. An fmmense ice plant at Wyck's Station, a few miles cast of Truckee, has been blown down. The storm is the wors. known ,In years. The amount of damage done tn Reno Is not yet known. BLOODY FIGHT ON TRAIN Men Suspected of Shunesville Robhery Arrested at Bridgeport After Mak- ing Lively Fight, orthern WEELING, W. Va of desperadoes that bank at Shanesville, Bridgeport just before moon on the Mas sillon accommodation train of the Cleve- land, Lorraine & Wheeling road. Two of the gang were captured after a desperate encounter. Four others cscaped and & posse 18 pursulng them. The gang boarded the truin at Holloway, where its mem bers had robbed a couple of houses and broke into the schoolhouse to secure quar- ters for the night, Officer Meister of this ir presence on the train and went to Wheeling Creck and boarded it. He found the leader in the wom coach. The desperado drew a gun and a fight was at once started, which continued until the train reached Bridgeport, when other officers got on. Two of the gang were overpowered, but the others jumped through the windows and made their cape. During women were Dec, 14 robbed 0., was The gang Doerschuk's arrested at on the train men with fear and a and man the fight frantic | trica to jump from the windows while the traln was in motion to escape the bullets. One of the men captured had $260 in cash, mostly bills, with setoral hundred pennies in o sack, which had the name of the robbed bank stamped on it They had several bottles of nitro-glycerine dynamite cartridges, fuses and various burglar tools, The two are & surly pair and refuse to talk or even to give thelr vames. Officer Meister had his hand badly cut and Theodore Thomas, trainman, had his hand cut and twisted flying Joplin, Feels a Jar. JOPLIN, Mo, Dec. 14.—An earthquake shock insting nearly a minute was exye enced in this city at 745 o'clock this morn ing. The motlon was from north to south and of & quivering nature. No dumage Iy Teported, cory As to Porto Rico | ports, | and | tral Callfornia was swept by a heavy | FIVE CENTS. SOLID CASE IS MADE Republican Contestants Fesl That They Have Established Their Olaims, CHARGES OF FRAUD MORE THAN MADE GOOD Exposure of Corruption in Sont: Omaia Election Complete. DEFENSE TAKES ITS TURN NEXT WEEK Fusionists Will Offer FExcuees for the Excesses They Committed. MORE DETAILS OF THE GREAT CONSPIRACY Witneanes h Information Con- cerning the Manner of Carrying On the Polling and Count of the Magle Clty Ballots, The election contest hearing, which has been in progress before Notaries Sutcliffe and Covell for several days, is nearing an end so far as evidence on bebalt of the republican contestants for legislative seats is concerne Numerous witnesses yot re main unquestion but the attorneys for the contestants feel that (hey have proved and corroborated fraud in sufficlent +olume to establish a clear case, and only one or two more withesses will be examined, The hearing ndjourned yesterday after- noon until Monday morning, at which time the republicans will offer brief testimony, and then the other side will bring forth its witnesces —or at | t an attempt in that direction will be made. Following that will come rebustal testimony on the part of the republicans, if the fusionists make sufficient showing to give ground for re- buttal, siatus of the contest de- notes victory for the republican contestants, for numerous witnesses have given evidence of flagrant fraud in Eouth Omaha—so flagrant, in fact, that it is dim- cult to see how any tribunal can do other- wise than find in favor of the contestants. As Is generally understood, the present pro- ceeding 1s merely preliminary, the objeet being to take depositions in order that the evidence may be plainly spread before the legislature, which is the final tribunal. President Walts for Assesnor. fore or less humor was Injected into yosterday's proceedings. R. W. Mullins, who was a judge of election in the Fourth ward, South Omaha, was one of the wit nesses of the forenoon. IHe was asked “How did you count the ballots; that s, in what order did you count t m? “Well,”" waid Mullins, in a strictly serious tone, “we counted the most important of- | fice first because the people were clamoring for information.” ““That means the presidential ticket, of suggested one of the attorneys. “Oh. no!™ exclatmed Malline, “It was the | asacssor for the Fourth ward. Maving dn- ed the count on (he assessorship, we then took up the president.’ Mulllns further testified that in all mat- ters political he votes and works for the man rather than the party. He sala he endeavored to discharge hls duty to the | best of his ability and that above all ne wanted to be honest. Muliins' remarks rel- ative to tho assessorship were not made in jest, and he explained seriously that in South Omaha the usscssorship tekes rank above all other offices. Clity Clerk Shrigley of South Omaha was another witness. He was called by tha contestants simply to establish the fact | that voters who had fafled to ter wera | sworn tn and 1o explain by what form and process the swearing In was accomplished. His testimony was brief. The present doclslvo a Poll Nooks in Demand. Shortly nefore noon the attorney rles and stenographers adjourned the hear- ing from its regular meeting place, room 106 Bee building, and went to the court houso to serve a requisition on County lerk Haverly for the poll books, in order that they may be properly placed in evl- dence and taken to Iincoln when the leg- tslature convenes. Mr. Haverly could not immediately comply with the request for the reason that prior demand for the poil nooks had been made by (he attorneys in the Parish-Shiclds contest for the county attorneyship. This contest comes before Judge Vinsonhaler January 7, so there ia a conflict of dates. Mr. Haverly said he could not take any action until he has been judi- clally advised. It fs expected that some adjustment of dates will be made ro that both varties to the different vontests wili be reconciled The attorneys for the contestees are ad- vocating removal of the contest proceed- Ings from (his city to South Omaha the first of next week. This plea is based on the assertion that it would be more con- venient for the witnesses if the hearing were In South Omaha. BOY FIEND SENT TO PRISON der Stewart, Who Cut & Playmat: Throat, Sneers at Judge Who Sentences Him. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 14 years old, was to years' mprisonmen s, nota- Alexander Stewart, sentenced to twenly for manslaughter in the first de The boy's victlm was a playmate, Edward Plesel, whose throat | Btewart cut while pretending to shave him. The young murderer heaed his sentence vith a snecring smile upon his fuce. In {mpcsing the sentence Judge Fursman was moved (o tears at the sight of the youth and obduracy of the prisoner. Young {Stewart’s record for viclousness and per- versed nature dates back to his ifth birth- day He was hit on the head at that time with a brick and since then has been de- fletent in all moral idcas and at all times bas been as dangerous as & wild animal He had been in various institutions before his father, In despair at his inability to centrol him, sent him to the House of Refuge two y ®o. Edward Piesel, aisb an inmate of the House of Refuge, did not get on well with Stewart and one day the latter suggested that they play barber Max Goldman, another inmate of the Heuse of Refuge, was present and allowed Stewart to go through the play of shavin him Then ¥lesel sat down in the chair and held his head back, as he had seen men do, Stewart, standing behind him, ralsed his hand with a sharp koife in it and a flendish look eame into his face. In a second ho drew the edge of the kife ucross the other boy's throat, severing the windpipe. The victim lived only a fow days. ars Nig Steel Works (o Resunme, ). Dec. 1M.-General Manager the 1lifnois” Steel company An today that the Bridgepo works would be opened next Monday. Two tho'i sand men will be glven mployment. The Bridgeport mills hiuve been closed for sey cral months on account of @ scareity of worde