Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1900, Page 1

e — ESTAVLISHED JU GERMAN' SHIP SINKS Big Iron Training Vessel Goes Down in th Mediterranean fea. CATASTROPHE REPORTED FROM MALAGA Forty Persons Are Faid to Have Perished in Their Efforts to Eecape. FRIGATE CARRIED COMPLEMENT OF 461 Gneicenan Pelonged to German Navy and Was Used as Echool 8hip. ONLY THE BAREST DETAILS RECEIVED Scene of the Mile Sixty=Five rlress Gibenltar and OfF the Const of Spain, MADRID, frigate Gneisenau has foundered off Malaga Pri were Dec, 16.—~The German training sixty-five miles northeast of Gibraltar vate dispatches that forty persons drowned The to the port of take elsenau foundered at the entrance alaga, where it was about to refuge terrible storm At from the the masts of the vessel are visible The had practicing with guns of provailing present time only the training ship been at Malaga 1 She had been previously at since November large caliber. Megador, Morocco At 10 o'clock this morning a review of the cadets was in order. The wind was ex tremely violent and instructions were given to stoke up as rapidly as possible. But al- ready the mountainous waves had struck th ship, snapping the anchor chains, driven helpless toward the port The men threw themselves into the sea and clung to the wreckage, but the majority quickly disappeared Captain Krestmann died at his post Malaga lifebont made heroic efforts and capsized The means of ropes rescued fifteen, but the weight the other three end were drowned a by boat twelve were sav » port authorities saved Th hospital, thrown to them survivors have the Hotel many of the sailors 1 Deville and private houses. AlL Maluga their performances this evening. A of the geon from the shore clingimg to the rig They signalling The of cadets have been drowned. been received at the the theaters In abandoned large number cadets can be Eing. are shouting and for help. and many the It captain is belleved that a party who left in one of the shi boats and have not been seen since are also lost to be not 140, The total loss Is now thought Jess than 100. Some dispatches say are badly hurt According to the naval Gneisenau, which bullt 1879, was an iron vessel wood and had a displacement of 2,856 tons She was 242 feet and nine inches in length and forty-five foet and eleven inches in the beam, having a mean draught of nineteen feet and eight inches and a coal capacity of 400 tons. Her speed was thirteen knots Her armament consisted of fourteen inch Krupp breechloaders, two quickfirers, boat fleld gun, and seven torpedo tub Her complement wis 481 and she was used for training boys INSURGENTS NOT DISPERSED ehels, | May Hay Forty of those save pocketbook the at Danzig in sheathed with was one or KINGST Dec 16, Advices from Colon, Colombla, today regarding the recent fighting between the govermment troops and the insurgents at Tumaco, the 1ebel stronghold, which lasted three days the Insurgents (hen evacuating the say that the withdrawing insurgent was not dispersed Jamaica town force She was | and sani. | Tho | [RUSSIA DEFENDS ITS COURSE %-Inch | On the contrary fears are entertained ta | Colon that this body of rebels will effect Junction with the force operating around Buena Ventura Telegrapbic communication with the in terior has by suspended by government or and fighting is proceeding at varlou points, although without important resu Hoth sides lost heavily in the battle at Tuwaco. The government forces destroyed the rebel steamer Gaitan They also de stroyed a large supply of ammunition. Gen eral Alban, goversor of the state of Pan ama, who was in command of the govern ment troops, left for Bogota after the evac uation of Tumaco and the destruction of the Gaitan en towed, CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 16.—Owlng the succoss of the United States clatms for compensation in connection with the Armenian disorders, Britain now uging the Ottoman government similar claims put forward by British jects. 1t I8 expected energetic 1 be taken to obtain a settlement WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—~Contrary to the fmpression which, according to the Con stantinople dispatch, prevails regarding the United Stetes claims for indemnity against Turkey, the statement is mado that sottlement respecting their payment been reached. Al this government cured up to this time is a series of prom ises to settle by the Ot'oman government The reported action of the British govern ment In urging its claims for compens tlon against the Turks because of the re ported success of the United States in that regard is not calculated in the minds of those best posted here to accentuate our success o (he negotiations now pro- gressing between the United States and Turkey, but on the contrary to hamper and retard them. . to ) pressing reat to pay reans will no has Noers to Settle | BERLIN, Nec. 16.— lng to the Anzelger fifty Cape Col n now in Amsterdam with their families, have beer granted permission (o settle fn ( Southwest Africa, the German government having just assented to the purchase of lands by them in Damaraland and at Namaquin land The Boers will leave Am- sterdam on January 6. |LOCATES REGULAR MAGAZINE | | ment as the views of the Russian govern- | several | move | here and will then proceed to Liverpool. it THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FURTHER CHANGE DEMANDED sir ¥ I"'/:I s Inatracted to mand . "y, i ‘an of Jolnt Note ” n " 16,45 PEKIN, Dec. supplementing yesterda¥s anication | from London, have been réuy ed by Sir| Ernest Mason Satow, the British minister, | and be now demands modification of a point in the joint note which the forelgn | envoys generally regard as important This means furiher delay, as all the minis- | ters must communicate anew with their | respective governments. Just what is the | nature of the objection raised by Great Britain the ministers decline to say, but | they admit that the rw demand will in- volve & good deal more diplomatic pro- glructions, a a hi cedure WASHINGTON arn at a lo import nese note, Dee. 16.—OMeia % 10 understand th nt modification in th which it s hero are | U reasons for joint Chi- is reported the British minister to Pekin 18 to demand before sign ng that document preparatory to its pre- sentation to the Chinese plenipotentiaries. | They have no information on the subject, as nothing has been he from Mr. Conger on the matter for some days. The under- stunding here has been that the joint note igreed upon by the envoys, was in n satl to the British govern- ment. It desired a slight amend- ment, said in the nature of a mere change in of langu 1o used, rather than any amendment to the scope of | the agreement. This did not with any of the held out our government the it was confidently ted the signature of the British minister would be promiptly afxed the agreement and the note presented to Chiy at an eavly day tl th rd [z ctory simply to be 18! th style b principles r by t Such being cas B expe v d-Fire Severnl it Riftes 1 16— Yesterday while a Ninth United States infan- arching for two stray mules near Wu he arrived at a town where he rapid-fire machine gun with 5,000 of ammunition, of which he took He went back to the mall station night, but on returning in the morning he found scveral magazine rifles and 1,100 vounds of ammunition. When loaving the town he was fired upon, but*he did not return the fire | A village five miles southeast of Ho Si| Wu has been fired upon by Chinese twice within half a mile of the mail station PEKIN, Dec KO private of the try was Ho 8i nd h rounds o0 charge. for the th 8 1t sU fo Selzure [ ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. Mess r publishes an 16.~The Ofelal inspired state ment concerning the Yang Tsun-Shan Hal Kwan rallroad, repudiating the charge that the Russians have acted fllegally in hand- ling the line, contending that Russia’s a tion was necessitated by military conside tions, declining to recognize the British as of tho line, but admittiog that have the preponderating financial i 1 finally promising to restore it | to the former adminietration after the for- cign troops have evacuated the province | of Chi Li a1 T a- owners they th terest f Native Christi 16.—~The British are tinually receiving reports of dissatisfaction from the districts around Pekin under their pecial charge. The officer in command has informed General Gaselee that armed bands Christians from the village of | Soura-Noons, five miles southeast of Pekin, tre vonstantly moving about and levying blackmail. The marauders are alleged to be led by a French missionary wearing Chinese elothing KAISER REVIEWS VETERANS eption px Bu e ~ con b w th native Catholics. a dered t Recently China, er- Re- BERLIN, Dec man contingent China w in accordan: 16, that A portion of the Ger- recently arrived from publicly recelved here today with the exaress desire o Emperor Willlam, great enthusiasm belng displayed by the crowds that lined the route from the Lehrter raillway station, which was beautifully decorated The troops bore the shot-riddled German flags, which were taken into action at the storming of the Taku forts, together with | antured Chinese flags and guns. ssfon went to the arsenal, where Chinese colors were deposited. Tn front the arsenal Emperor Willlam, the empr Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Ruporecht of Bavarfa, Count von Buelow, imperial chancellor, members of the generat stafl and other persons of high rank. After saluting the troops the kalser inspected them, speaking to those who had been wounded had received decorations and then addressing all formally, LONDON, Dec. 16.—~The Berlin corres- nt of the Daily Express asserts that draperor William, when complimenting the troops ““After today the army and navy are one The world shall (here the emperor shook his marshal’s baton vigorously) that where T put my blue boys nobody shall re- them s th re The the were an tr w it ,A. it i he w know « & bu CUFIC LOSES PROPELLER ntie 1 Viole th Ia he Transnilo After W with In QUEENSTOWN trom Vork m De:. 16.—~The liper Cufle, Liverpool Decem- | was towed to anchor- | by the British steamer Lewls, which sighted | the Cufl December 9, in latitude 51.34 north, and longitude 21.24 west, the day the | liner lost her propeller. Owing to the terrific | weather it was imaossible to connect the hawsers until December 12, These parted in a flerce gale and the Kansas City did not | in resuming towing until the fol- | day. The hawsers broke Saturday night off Kinsale, but short delay towing was resumed \ local tug assisted. in one of the attempts to connect with the Kansas City Mr. Crosby, chief officer of the Cufic, while trylog to swim to a line attached to & buoy, afloat from the Kansas City, was drowned, although a powerful swimmer. The Cufic will await the arrival of tugs ptain Caven, r 4 for New age here at 4 Kansas City, Cap th th Ain it t al a on o, lowing v after a o1t Cork carries no passeugers. The Kansas City's | ™ machinery vained wad there Is a heavy list to the starboard. It will recoai ana may resume within a day or two its voyage to Now York, whither it was bound from Bristol, aftcr touching at Swansea on December 6, when it sighted the dis- abled vessel Movements of A I e, At New York—Salled—Spaarndam, Rotterdum, wa A 16, tor | ¥ " wlled mounted neighborhoy affairs moy broke ern about to overwhe! I Befc oven fighting dated Lord the commander, ANOTHER BRITISH REVERSE Bouth Africa at Fever Heat. Tour of LONDON, 18 collea T u rday. Yesto me in hroughout y ot man " demand of public est news. Lo overnment t man Gurope to by a Visit to the Uni Urged Upon Mr, dec. 17.- he War ny mont Sunday rd o wend With ¢ Kitchener Lord office, 1 hs, rem in respo out jeneral . or the alned onse t aval OMAHA, MONDAY MORNI WAR OFFICE IS KEPT OPEN| Anxiety of British Public to Hear from BOER VICTORIES PROVE RUDE SHOCK Advisability of a Continuation of Mix He Followed ed States Kruger. Sallsbury and must today feel greatly lieved that Parliament was prorogued Sat- A grim irony now attaches to Lord Roberts' description of the war as fos pver.' first pen o the anxiety to learn the lat- 1s reported have sent a fresh and urgent request to the | every Dewet to Hable again aped threugh the British cordon in the at vr, h p hey do, why pme Lome. 4 of Thaba yheid an Lord Roberts N'Chu nd the serious Zastron and Magaliesburg disaster confronting the Brit- rople they may well begin to ask is allowed the ns [ The Colonial office announces its decision b enlist 5,00 previously asked ritaln for ( stabulary, which South expected Africa Disputehes Mr am Kruger ™ b to Americ imself by ontemplating Hague. Lord Robert Helena, t e eventeenth ndolig, were ibordiraticn or rith Are Giv 0 men | ieneral show nstead o of the to be recruited in Baden-Powel s that r ocruiti 1,000 | ireat con- ng in is less active than had been om Lourenzo Marquez assert at a. The tened attentively, but any reported that he is about to remove from his hotel to a private restdence, as though defini a prol hough t Lancers They Captared en The Boer Capt were, Mr declined te state onged ! he stean at e Stead 1 ment. tay at mer at Magalie Iherty by that all the Boer forces are plentifully sup- plied with ammunition, but terribly in want of food and clothing, The Hague received Wil- Stead yesterday. him to continue his tour of Europe and to Boer statesman to commit urged lis- It s The now returning to England on board the Canada, did not go ashore at 3t uched Ninety “troopers, members of the stationed arrested yesterday for about puth Africa and were annoyed at not getting license to carouse. PRISONERS ARE RELEASED Bal- in- start LONDON, Dec. 16.—~The following dis- PRETORIA, i me ed The Colonel Bom! from ity Bl hem o The | 10 lost they rotl the enem The British loss wounded and thirty m.ssing. el ounds. Wiring from ¥) Lord Kit he released rrived at two pndo Hoers surrounded of Hrabant's Horse tron distriet fleld, heeper's f arme. red Ny draw officers, n ch Magalies! Pretor! BATTLE OF MAGALIESBURG Standard pry of Latest B [ hoe-shaped d lands oceupled th Us cum wh it the lon is distant w 16, Five and afficers 1, Magallesburg prisoners, have be captured patch has been received by the War office from Lord Kitchener and n a defile in the Zas- moving on Veybeld feated the Boers whh heavy los nek “and The 8 ent” occurred on Dec e ow a4 Vry! h and ‘wounded b g wis six kille who' dic ia burg esterday . after announcing that prisoners have Rustenburg, says that force divided into two portions, one moving south and the other west. in the (8 [ flied, ingtsen their atur- Boer The Magallesburg af- epression cen as piteh astern p BRE'S ¢ 1,000 N yards fair is described as follows in a dispatch to the Standard from Reitfontein “The scene of the engagement was u horse- orthamb General Cles Tow nt of the horseshe amp was about ) sneral Delarey's 1,000 men, against whom weral Clements had fought ons, we Anforee e, ur by under Comm, ) replied s in khaki nd the noise oops, who i 1posts from A furlous ¢ ) retire. ithdra nknowr neral Clements, 0 Warm Haths desd At dary T break what of Hritish thirty yards strange with The arousc rived just in time re. m apt 18 " s were volley, firing 't ed Colo it ensu dead challe eveulin came | nel Le say 1. Artl brought up and It compelled the Colonel Legge, followi was shot through his head ng u v oa nged B A0 heavy Ege's © the fllery Boers D the bullet General Clements and his staff soon ar ved While Wi ere b nvin wn, dispo n the fl At 4:30 a. peak phed m. ann. lem it 1ts was Afspatehe: sipitous hil yre the yeo he Boers had nds and we yrseshoe, fir ingled in the The Northu ent defense sted when « ) men, made bullets th ie peaks a d_order and » Reftfontein 1 the way m Lord Methuen, according to another patch from Lord Kitchener, dated yesterd attacked and captured a Boer Lichtenberg on December 14, securing sup- lies of cattl mounted enemy back along a slop: with dead HBoers, u dea on the plateau above. met that th g attacked that they woul the rem a h ounced m unab d -y ry co ria pp t thi ma ov The Staff suffered severely eral Clements appeared to have @ charm life. 1 were driving svered thickly Gen- the g, rifle fire soon e eral ainder ks and rear of his t hat th o Fusilee pu'd o ped th Clem ‘The signallers rthumber] 1ds nents, easily hold thelr f his forces camy lograph from th Boers 8. G 1t 1iml diver nto « In_possession of the « g down berland long i ssistance 1 on the bushes. 15 18 made thelr was ho neral Clements, now yeom a ma ammur peless, left s west W ral help, ) the rsion wction Northumb gnifi- Wition According to Boer accounts many afed with Siperhuman’ efforts against he Boers were ouring over I managed to save his guns and camp equipment at 4 fight i I m' ng retired iy splen- started to march a rear-guard action luager and arriving the next day at 4 e~ ¥, near and sheep and a considerable quantity of ammunition. A turther dispatch from Lord Kitchenes Pretoria Methuen death » ~ urty of L a, Decen has officlal confirmation rabant Zant nber 16, of General Lemuer, Horse ron in River Colony and Suffer party of Orange ille ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony, Dec. Brabant's Horse River colony, states the Engi that of Boer agen Orange or cons| near losing 16, Isting mainly of raw recruits, engaged a superior force of Boers on December 1 tron, Zas- four 2 DEC LL) SUNDAY NIGHT Negroes Who Tiru Barber Taken fr port, Ind., and ho Murdered n peke ny m Inil ac w INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 16 to the Sentinel from Rockport Two negroes, Jim Henderson Rowland, and robbed Hollis Simons, a white barber carly this morniug, were lynched in t Jailyard by a mob of 1,000 frenzied citize tonight. The negroes were arrest and although Rowlands’ clothing bad blood- stains on it the men clatmed ¢ nocent of the crime. In the Sherift Clemens of Union county, Ken tucky, arrived with a trained bloodhound 1 response to a telegraphie summons, When the dog was placed on the trail he followed 1t until he reached the house where Rowlands lived, six blocks from the scon of the murder, and went bayivg to the bed the negro had occupled. This was enough for the excited citizens, Within a few min utes a mob of 1,000 howling citizens, with sledgehammers, ropes and RUDs, were rua- ning to the Jail Anderson and his deputies tand and attempted to protoct th The officers were seized by the leaders of the mob, who disarmed them. The sherift was then locked in a room and placed under guard, but he stourly refused to give up the keys or tell whero the pris- oners were hidden. Falling to g the mob made a determined bul unsuccess ful attempt to break in the jail door, By this time the would-be lyAchers were fu a perfect frenzy and securlng a te tole they used it as a battering. caved in the side wall of the Jail. T of Rowlauds’ cell was then quickly broken in with sledges and ho was dragged from the jull to the east of the courtyard, where a was placed about his neck. He was given time to make & statement, In which he implicated Jim Henderson and arother negro. Row eously for the mob swung the murderer to and riddled his body with bullets A Ind and elal sy Bud mea to rift made a prison 3 two reose y, but ssed me con! a derson Next Hanged. L from the Hmb of the tree the mob rushed back to the jail and attempted to burst open the cell occupied by Henderson, but before the steel bar sledges some one In the crowd fired the terrified negro as he crouched in corner of his cell A few minutes more and the door of the cell was broken in than alive, was dragged at a to the courthouse yard and swung on th tree beside the body of Rowlands. Firiug a parting volley at the swinging bodies the mob, eager for another victim, harried |away to cateh the other negro implicated by Rowlands in his confession. He found at a hotel, w a porter. o upon The negro escaped to the r the building and Manager Debruler suc ter had nothing to do proving an alibl for him. The dicpersed, apparently satisfed avful work of vengeance.. The negroes' vietim and murdered in with the mob then with the most ! br his barber shop, at 2 e'elock. this morning As was customary with him, he carried the receipts of the day at his place of bus ness. The negroes were aware of this evidently lald their plans accordingl | Crouching behind a fence, they awaite | their victim and jumped from their place hind, striking heavy club with the end of it Simons made 4 and struggles soon attracted two boys whe went to his assistance, but they were moment too latc having him a large nail Although driv terribly n [ into succumbed to the terrible he murderers then drove the scuers away, seeuring a bag something over $40 from their They then made their escape. terribly beaten, his skull being crushe in and his head and face beaten into a pulp Four gaping wounds showed where spike on the club had punctured the dead man's skull and penetrated his brain. Walter Evans, one of the voung who attemnted to help Simons, and afterward assisted in the removal of beating. would victim men almost suffered nervous night he witnessed the is now a raving maniac. The dead man's wife is prostrated and it is belleved she will die from the shock. Hollie Simons came here from Winslow, collanse. lynching To- young man, The feeling against the negroes was inten- sified by the fact that within the las months over a dozen houses have robbed In Rockport, and Henderson Rowlands were suspected of being the lead- ers in these robberies. that In the case of all future robberies the guilty persons would be run down Iynched. Many negroes left the city night. selves closely indoors. were arrested as suspe been lynched had prove alibls. | DEATH MADE DOUBLY CERTAIN Woman Tired of Life Usex Both Ch roform and Hluminating G Means of Suicide, been to- Eight other negroes ts and would have they not been able 16 herself Esmond in a rooming house he cide was most caretully planned. The bed upon which she was found dead had been dragged from the original position in order to bring it in close proximity to the gas jet. .Over the face of the suicide was a sort of miniature tent made from a plece muslia, upon which was stitched a quantity of cotton batting. Fitted upon the gas jet was a paper tube, the other end of which was under the face-covering. The gas was then turned on. Examination of the b ting proved that it had been soaked with chloroform. On the bed within easy reach was a sharp knife The woman wus about 28 years old and it is believed she gave a fictitious name to | the proprietor of the house when she rented ,Hu- room last Saturday | dressed and appeared to | considerable refinement In a letter addressed to the coroner, which was found in the room, the woman stuted that she was an orphan and usually made her home in Chicago. stated that she had been in poor health and was tired of life SCHOOL FOR Andrew Carnegie Sald to Be New Scheme Out of anthropie Brain RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 16.—Andrew Car negie is considering the gift of a sum suf- ficient to endow a school for librarians at A woman calling committed suicide e today. The sy | | | | | be sixteen wounded and 120 taken pris- | Winona, Ind., and it is said be looks on the plan with favor. P\ LYNCHING who waylaid, brutally murdered t the keys graph am and e door ands then begged pit- swiftly troe ving the body of Rowlands dangling vielded to the blows of the the The negro, more dead rope’s end was e he was employed as ot ceeded in convineing the mob that the por- crime, its Simbhs, was waylaia | manner one square from the malm street of the city, s he was going to his home from of concealment and attacked him from be- er the head with a n, desperate fight and his cries a the victim of the negroes containing Simons was the who his | body to his home, was greatly affected ana and he Ind., three years ago, and was a popular two and The mob announced and Those remaining are keeping them- to of The letter also LIBRARIANS EMBER 17, 1900. FROZEN TO YAWL'S BOTTOM Horrible Experience of Lighthouse Keepers on Btorm-Tossed Michigan, THREE OF PARTY DIE OF EXPOSURE Lashed to Their Overturned with Two Dend Women, Also Two Survivors Managed to tenct ¥ and Are Rescue e At- MILWAUKER, Dec, 16 clal from Manitowoe, Wis. The steamer Manhattan arrived here today with W. H. Shields and Willlam Mc { Cauley, lighthouse-keepers on Squaw island, and the bodies of Mrs. Shields and her niece, Mrs, Mary Davis. They were picke up Saturday afternoon in the lake, where they were found lashed to an overturned yawl. They had been thus exposed since Friday, when they were capsized by a squall while sailing from the island to the ma |land. Lucien Morden of Montague, Mich., . | Was also an occupant of the beat when it capsized and was drowned before he could be lushed to the overturned craft. The two rescued men were badly frozen and it is thought that they have to | suffer amputation of their limbs, They were taken to the Holy hos Tital here, where the ot the terrible experienco My Shiclds Upon receiving orders to close the light- | hoase for the scason we prepared to leave Island together with our helpers, Luct rden of Montague, Mich.; Mrs. ' Shie 1 Mrs. Mary Davis, my wife's niec left the isiand on Friday for the mainiand seven miles distant, bound for Harbor Springs. When out only a short time | heavy” wind struck the sall of our boat, cup sizing it and throwing us all fnto the lake. We nll succeeded after much hard work. in reaching the boat. McCauley and myself, after much labor, finally munaged to lash both the women to the boat and then our- welves, Morder, the helper, had in the meantime beconie delirfous and refused to be lashed or attempt to save himself m afier foll off the boat and was My wife and her nfece, McCauley 1 self, lushed and clinglng to the bo toased about and siffered terribly f cold and seas which washed over us. About seven | tor the nceldent hap- pened my wife suceumbed, being unable to longer endure the ters conditions which the exposure to caused. Mrs. Davis, + urs afte A Sentinel spe says 1s may lower Family following story was told by th M R my wifes denth wuccumbed and only McCauley and my remained alive, with the two des lashed by our sid nting lake, with no hun in sight At one time we were within a short dis- tance of the matnland and would soon have been washed on the beach, W T dismay and horror, the wind we were gradually drifting out into’ lake again. Fortunately, however. s proved, we were taken by the wind i north passage, which s often tak boats coming up the lake. In this manner we. passed from the cold and hunger, until Saturday at 1 p.m, when we succeeded in attracting the attention of the outlook of the steamer Minhattan. Although the ‘weather wis very rough the captain of the steamor, after much maneuvering, suce led in rescuing us and the bodies of my wife and niece. the it the The only terrible suffering we endured can be imagined by those who have had similar experience and_the only wonder is we survived it. We did our best to and keep the women alive, but our ef- ere unavailing Both men are about 40 years old. | TARIFF~ FOR PHILIPPINES Judge Taft Declares That New Meas- MANILA, Dec. 16.—Advices from lloilo, | fsland of Panay, report that the American troops have been moving northward westward for several days and that detacnh- | monts of the Sixth, Eighteenth and Twenty- sixth regiments have been active near thelr stations, The insurgent days there have wounded and forty Americans have lost wounded, Large numbers of the natives, howeves, are swearing alleglance to the Unted Stat In several recent attacks and expeditions in southern Luzon the Insurgents have los: eight killed, wounded and about twenty captured. The Americans have loss one killed and two wounded Generas Wheaton reports that 430 natives o tered Calanao for registration Most of the time of the Philippines com- mission 18 now devoted to the tariff bili Judge Taft said to ing, the new rates would cent of the existing rate: “It will be essentially a tarlff for revenue,” he remarked, “but some of tne industries that are already established wijr be given protection. The commission 1s no: considering the question of the tionality of taxing United States products, The precedents have been established the case of Porto Rico and by the military government of the Philippi The bl requires the washing of cotton goods so as to climinate the clay used by European munufacturers, which increnses the welght. This will incidentally favor American goods, The rate on kerosene will be reduced from 11 cents a gallon to 4. Some Americ goods will bo admitted frec and almost ali will come in at reduced figures.* EARTHQUAKE AT SANTIAGO Tweo Fashionabi ably Shaken Up by a Pro- nounced Shock. > losses during the last t been five killed, seven taken prisoner. Tie two killed and thre n soven be about 40 p SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 16.—A sharp earthquake shock was felt here last nigh about midnjght. It wis the most severe that has been experienced in several vears and almost created a panic at the San Carlos club, where a grand ball was In progress. 1t was preceded by a dull sound like a mine explosion. Two shocks followed, the first being quite severe and the last scarcely per- allroom at the club became a scene frantic excitement, al women and the people into the of fainted Sevel rushed At Morro castle a military ball was in prog- thelr first experience of an earthquake. The expressed great interest, but no fear. Lit- tle damage was done in the oity with the exception of breaking dishes, although a few small bulldings are said to have been slightly damaged DOLLAR MAKERS ARRESTED A States Marshals Sw Down ¥ sylvanin Gang and G Coins That Are Still War I OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 16.—United States marshals arrived here tonight, having in Samuel B. Latshaw and George B who are charged with counter feiting. Fifty epurious dollars, which were still warm, and a counterfeit plant were captured with the prisoners Coast's home at Lisbon, Venango county The pris- oners are supposed to belong to an organ- lzed gang, of whom secret service men have captured eleven since Oetober last, Coast at Craft | by | and | | en- v that, generally speai- | constitu- | in| Functions Consider- |MAY DECIDE TO A CONDITION OF THE WEATHER | for Nebraska— | yi Southerly Lo Westerly ecast ir Monday Wind myerature nt Omahn Yesterday: Hpom. . o 5w “ 7w S n " . | Deternt | with General Manager | Santa | ance lany Friday night, suffering terribly | | | streets, expecting another and severer shock. | ress and the American women present had | ment seryice | | | Thomas A Medinte Detwee and Operntors, TOPEKA, Kan,, Dec. 16.~R of the trainmen, conductors, en. firemen held a conference this H. U. Mudge of Fe rallway for the purvose of tempting to mediate the trouble betwe the road and the Order of Rallway Tele raphers. While no agreement wi the board of medi Mr. Mudge to hold a Vice President Barr ek this Tues “Representatives of the different orders,” sald Mr. Mudge tonight £hort conference with myself and Mr seguie this evening. T d they ors a t \ fon was nference with They will, it s or ¥ held Re h ro grievance agalust the Santa Fe, but at t of the telegraphers desired to differcnces between the Order of Rallway Telegraphers land the company the reque offer their offices to mediate the They expressed a ¢ to act for the entire the trouble on the Fe and also the As my authority extends simply Santa F system and Gulf, Colorado & over RBITRATE esontatives nd evening roached uraged by Third ald pnference at Chicago tomorrow railway a sire neluded santa lnes west of Albuquerque the proper I could not deal with them They will probably hold a meeting with Mr Barr and attempt upon the best for the telegraphers. But little information about ence could be obtained of the b to reach a the confe fram the mem! rd of mediation. They w disposed to talk about the situation, intimated that there would be to give out 1n a day or two. The telegraphers’ headquarters National hotel presented a lively all day, ppresentatives different orders held a lengthy in the ufternoon before they decided te action in the matter. When shown a telegram from howing that the telegraphers on the Okl homa division were petitioning tendent Tice for veinstatement, Mr sald “There is nothing in the story. The tele at of rephers all over the system are standing firm and will stay out until this matter is definitely settled We are in this fight to stay. 2,000 members of the order in try on other re way to settle the couf the difficulty the nesg over other lines. “AS A matter of fact the strike is spre ing. Only today I have received tion that old men who did not the first call ar quie Mr. Dolphin refused to talk of the inters view between the board of mediation and Mr. Mudge. ARDMORE, 1 I T. tonight unknown the Santa Fe station and fired on the new T., Dec. 16, persons windows operator. several shots with the miscreants. was hurt, N ADVOCATES OF ARBITRATION Meet at ¢ CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Prominent ¢ of labor and labor leaders from America and several from abroad in Chicago today to attend the arbitr conference which opens at Steinway hall t morrow tions ar States com Carroll B. Wright, missioner of lahor; Warren Reed of Massachusetts; Hugh W. Lusk ew Zealand; F fek Driscoll, senting the American Newspaper Publishe: association; Thomas P. Rix Smith of Maryland; of Massachusetts; Dayld and Jobn J. Mitchell, United Mine Workers Samuel Gom the Ame an tion at of the delegates there, morning. Mr. principal epeakers at the Ross of president of Foderation of Labor conve are due discuss and, if possible. tional board on portant name a joint arbitration to sett n organizations and and the to the state congress present national any subjects to recomme bitration Ralph M sley, secretary ederation of Chicago, under whose pices the conference is belng held “I believe a joint national hoard appointed result of this arbitra conference. 1t would have to be a non-par! san body, of course, but snl a success.'" TWO DIE OF ASPHYXIATION Excapi [ K Guw fro cath [l Stove NEW ars YORK, Dec. 16.—Miles old, and believed wographer employed was found worning at his boarding Porty-seventh street It had accldentally opened emall heating without noticing that ing. Lettors found rame with the add ing, 84 Lasalle strcet, Chicago. He had been In New York for about year, and is belleved previous to that to have practiced law in Chicago, physician who was summoned in the Novot to bave bec in the gover d in bed th house on is believed a st stove gAK Was eso the n the room s of 613 in & wooden partition which Novotny's room from the next one advised that the occupant of thi be summoned to inquire whether he noticed the escaping gas. The door, hoy ever, was found locked and on being broken in the Gibbons, from the proved unavailing. Gibbons & week and his autecedents are unknown, occupant . of the ® of age All room, Henry 0 was foun mes. bad only settlement possible bagls to be obtained t © not but something the appear- the conferonce ke Wichita rin- Dolphin ® We have n ds and if there is no other will boy- cott the Santa Fe and route through busi- informa- g0 out on throwing up their posi- ticns and new men have heen induced to At Dougherty, smashed with stone Marshals who were protecting the building exchanged e ver arrived fon Among those who are already here and will take a prominent part in the delib- United A repre- r v of Missouri ohn Tobin linois the %, who has been attending n Louisville, and about fifteen others tomorrow Gompers will be one of the opening session The prime purpose of the conference is to im- industrial and trades disturbances such board to be representative of the labor the employers of labor. Another duty of the board would be to frame legislatures and that might come up for permanent settlement or d to those bodies any proposi- tlons for compulsory, voluntary or other ar- of the Civie aus- will be with this precau- tion taken I believe such a board would be Rewults in West n the cockstop to a and had gone to sleep p bore his Oxford bulla a time The cuse noticed that there were some large cracks separated | room had B. dying efforts (o revive him been in the house for | SINGLE COPY FIVE C | and | FOR A PAIR OF TOGAS Lineup in the Benatorial Fight is Becoming Decidedly Interesting. IS NOT LIKELY TO REPEAT Conditions Are Much Different frem Those FPrevailing in 1809 THOMPSON CANNOT COMMAND THE FIELD HISTORY His Kn own Strength Insufficient to Land the Oaucus Nomination, | LIST OF CANDIDATES IS A LONG ONE | Bight Men Are Known Ne A to vt Are & for LINCOLN, Dec. 16.—(Sp absorbing topic of the hour is the rapidly | approaching senatorial contest. The stato pital has witnessed many exciting scenes and hard-fought struggles for United Sta senatorships, but this is the first time Nebraska went into the union that legislature s called on to elect two ators at the same time. Whether this to be a long-drawn, stubbornly-fought hort, sharp and declsive combat it remains to be seen. The deadlock of two year which Jasted months, has caused o general reaction in f of di | patehing the business of senater making 12 short order. Experienced politicians ap pear to concur in this view, especlally those who took part in the the last fal)—-The all- sir ono is or slege of sesslon Ca tlons Are Conditious this vear are altogether dif- nt from what they w WO years ago, Before the legislature of 1898 had convened the impression prevailed that the republic | ans would get together carly, nominate a SBouth ¥ te candidate in the caucus and elect him on the first joint ballot. At that time the ambition of John L. Webster to overturn the time-honored usage of location was considered simply as a prelude to his avowed candidacy for the Thurston sucees- slon in 1901 The intrusion of D. E. Thomp- son, as it was termed by the supporters of Hayward, caused a deflection in the line of battle. Th mystery with which Thomp #on managed to enshroud his strength and the claim that he had grappling hooks on a majority of ‘he republican members frightened his opponents out of their wits, He was credited with controlling anywhere from twenty-five to forty votes and his persistent demand for secret ballot seemed to give plausible color to the cur- rent estimates of Thompson's ‘“reserve force.” All the strategy that hoth Hay- ward, Webster and the field could bring (o bear was focused on heading Thompson off. The first step in that direotion was u secret agreement sald to have been entered Into by thirty . members to withhold support from Thompson under all clreumstances While the existence of this compact has since been denied it is, nevertheless, gen- erally believed to have been the main fac- tor in staving off the caucus that finally nominated Senator Hayward. The caucus | agreement was not reached until Thomp- son had exhausted himself in the open ses- sion and the Thompson scare had lost its influence. N n One Man Vear. With two senators to elect this year (hore 15 no probability that any candidate will be able to frighten the entire field. \hile Mr. Thompson is again in the race and his ardent supporters are pursuing a course calculated to create the impression that he is already s goo elected, the effect of last year's experience is to discount his claims The rellable estimates obtainable this stage credit Thompson with from twenty-two to twenty-five votes out of the seventy-one republicans who hold certift cates, with a possibility of increasing his jetrength to thirty, This constitutes a re- spectable following, but it Is by no means an assurance of election. Should the ecau- | cus require only a majority vote Thomp- son, without combination, would still fall | #hort by at least «Ix votes, while if a two- third rule provails, as it did two years ago, he would lack cighteen votes, which at this time arc not in sight for any combination During the campaign the hue and cry ot the fusion pape: and speakers was that the election of a republican legislature was tantamount to the election of Thompson and Rosewater us senators. Since the elecs tion this confirmation has heen reaflirmed | by some and discredited by others, As far as can be ascertained no such combination existed cither fore or since the election, It is an open s t that within the past few days Thompson and his friends have been industriously trying to work up a sen- t ot in favor of electing him for the un- red term of Senator Hayward imme- | dintely after the legislature organizing, leaving Thurston's successor to be elected two weeks later in a free-for-all seramble. The publication in The Hee of the federal law governing the election of United States senators and requiring the balloting for {both senators to begin on t) same day Fag effectively pricked the bubbl nd leaves the racetrack wide for all entries. What eifect this will e upon the other candic is yet 100 early to predict ohn's Cn nes. rge D. Meiklejohn, next to Thompson Rosewater the most prominent can the field, is expected to reach here temorrow or next day, and with him Major Brad Slaughter, who figured conspleuously the manager of hompson's senatorial boom two years ago. Quite apart from the relations between Thomp son and Meiklejohn, the fact that Slaughter will act as Melklejohn's chief engincer gives £ torles that the real hompson and Meiklejchn, hrewd politicians refuss to believe in it because Melklejohn has ne transferable or exchangeable following With the exception of three or four Hinshaw supporters, who Is the strougest of Thomp on's 8outh Platte competitors, and who are also said to favor Meiklefohn, the latter can muster nobody who is not already enro/led in the Thompsan column A 1! of the field, which Thompson, Meiklejohn, Rosewater and Hii shaw, include Hainer, Currie. Har and a number of horses more or le dark, shows a wide range selection. More than one-half of the mem | bers who have heen sounded declare them Ives still undecided as to their cholee fo one or hoth of the The chance naturally favor andid pe clally it the tled ucus promptly to be general e Differe most well known close ountenance to the cembine 15 to be On the other hand vey hesides Crounsc for operations and the strong o8, © contest now ire and expectation ar he Dec, 16.-¢ A petitfon in bapkruptey w $219.000 'abilit ind wis formerly prest Worth & Albuquerque per Raltro ISHEN. Ind ity has filed schedule she 3220 unse Mr. dent of the For Rallroad company, ¥ thi His nkrupt, Black of i