mm mm i boer men.
SURPRISED THE ENEMY.
tprate Burgher Repulsed By the Brll lih
I la-lrsmllh Eight Hundred Boer
n'icel Dealh English Unscathed.
The "Titties." of Natal, publishes the
following, doted Wednesday, Novem
ber 15. from Its special cm respondent at
Lndysnilth: 'The cnnny made a de
termined attack November . Ap
parently nil tin- Hnor forces participat
ed. Their artillery opened at 4 p. m.
pouring In shells thick mill fust upon
the British pifit iMiH. nlthnufch with no
UHtwl tactics of advancing under cover
if their puns to positions nn the lidgort
ml kopjes adjacent to those occupied
y tin- British troops mi the Irft of our
HII1p.
'Continuing their advance, the Boers
N'pt Up, Using I'V'TV mailable tilt of
cover. Our Infantry opened with n
steady, warm ami m i iivrtlc llro, which
beat back tin- emmy. notwithstanding
display of futility of purpose citml
tn their desperate stands on previous
melons. The Boor nllnok .was most
elaborate on nil sides of tle town.
"The ninln attack wits mailt' between
the Free State nml New. entitle railway
lines liy a coltmin composed elilelly of
Johannesburg volunteers. A hr'gndo of
the King's l!oynl llltlen corps imiile u
aplcndld defense. The Biers were re
pulsed, hilt mum rallied nml returned
to the ntturk. A it 1 1 1 the British lire,
'hli h was hot. fin il them to retire.
Ttv-v Mini made n deep trench 111 front
of the British lines, nml while wlth
drawinnr for their horned they left thin
unguarded, whereupon the King's
Hides, advancing nt double quick, oc
cupied the trench.
"This smart movement wim not seen
by the enemy, who soon retnineil with
Ihelr horses. Carefully reserving their
Are, the King's Ulllos allowed the
Hoers to ndvancc almost to the edge of
the treneh, nml then poured volley af
ter volley Into the unfounded Boers,
who turned ami tied from nn awful hull
of bullet, bolting across the open,
where the artillery of the British pour
ed In 11 terrible ami effective shell lire.
"The Hoi re were driven baek lit every
point, with a loss estimated nt SOU
men. Nothing important oerurred un
til Tuesdny, Noveinher 14. w lien a
strong force, rldetly cavalry nnd artil
lery, reconnnlterlng. came upon the
enemy near the Colenso read and drove
them bnck to their main positions, nur
tied lire wan most effective and la be
lieved to have Indicted considerable
damage. Our own loss wan one man.
The sertnuB and unexpected disaster
to the Kstcourt armored trnln on the
eve of the forward movement for the
relief of Ladysmlth him apparently
ronvlneed the Hritish that the ad
vance will be contented step by step.
The Boers are seemingly swarming
south of Colenso. While a large force
has come from the neighborhood of
Ladysmith, u much larger force bus
arrived from elsewhere nnd will prob
ably turn out tn be lien. I Sihalkher
ger's corps. The Boors evidently are
trnlniiiK every nerve mid htitiKliiK uii
every man to reduce l.iidysmilh be
fore the Tirltlsh relb f force Is ready.
Their operations sut: . ir. aid show con
siderable boldn .us iifi.l correctness of
analogy. If their ulm Is to isolate Kxt
eourt iiy cuttinK olY coinmutilcntion
with the Moi l river, where there Is an
Important railroad bridge, everyl hln
pointa to the belief that the olMcer
ommnndlnK the rellevInK column will
Iiave a more difficult task than Is Reri
rally assumed. In front lie will huve
a broad river to crots, in the presence
ef the Itoera: on his liRht and, prob
ably, In his rear, will be hostile bodies,
who are continually demonstrating
their miperlor cunnlnu.
The otllciul ncrouiit of the disaster
to the Kstcourt arnmreil train linn
fceen received, showiiiK that a hundred
missing men are now, probably, al
ready on their way to l'rctorlii to
well the larce number of Hritish pris
oners already there, besides a score of
wounded, and demonsti aUnic. It Is
claimed, that the Hritish must have
encountered hist odds, as all iiccuiints
agree that the small Hritish forcu
fought with ihe utmost bravery.
All Oen. Puller's arrangemcnta for
the advance from Durban, It Is ru
mored In Iximlon are practically com
pleted, und news or it mny be expected
In a few days. The whereabouts of
Oen. Huller Is not publicly known.
ltelated dispatches from l.udysmlth
dated November 7 tell of a lanauld
bombardment and nf a native rumor
that the Ilasutos are on the warpath,
which Is supposed, according to one
orrespondent, to huve had the effect
of Including some of the Orange Free
State troops to abandon the siege and
to return to their own territory, and
also to bo accountable for the slack
ness of the attempts on the l,ady smith
defenses. Anottur correspondent says
It Is reported that In the attack on the
Free Btate forces at Newdorp the
Boers had 300 killed and wounded.
If the reports that the Free Stute
Durghers are Ired of he affair and
are going home should prove true, the
fact would be most Important, as their
retirement would probably compel
Jen. Joubert to withdraw northward.
The statement that the Hocrs are not
entrenched so closely to La d yum I h Is
held In some quarters to Indicate that
they are running thort of ammunition
tor guns.
The bombardment nf Mafeklng thus
far by the Hoers tins been most Inef
, Jectual. So far the shells have only
wNiwJed one man,
V.ltK H TKE TRANSVAAL.
t
British toldlera aie complaining of
the bad beef furnished.
The Kntrllsh garrison at Mafeklng Is
tired out dodging liner shells.
Rumors say that 3en. White, tho
Kngllsh commander, has been wounded
at Iadysmllh.
On November 14 the Doers mode an
attack near Colermo, but were repulsed
with a loss of sou.
The Boers are conducting the war on
civilised lines. They give advance no
tice of bombardments.
Colonel Bolsmavenll. a Frenchman.
lias Joined the Hoers who have given
aim a high rank in the army.
The Orange Free State (Is a; has been
kolsted over Jamestow n and the place
ass been annexed by the Hot in.
Kiir.berlcy Is not much annoyed by
the siege. Three weddings have oc
curred sir.oe the siege was begun.
Oen. Joubert. commander of the
Boers, who was reported dead was only
lightly Indisposed and has recovered.
Krufger threatens to kill s x British
eflicers held as prisoners, in cuee a
supposed spy belonging to his ranks
la not released by tho Knglish.
German Irretjularitin. '
The '-T3geblatt" of Berlin exposes
what Is apparently a corrupt deal by
which the present chief of the colonial
department is said to have given away
0,000 souare kilometers of Kameronn
oil In Mouth Africa, said to be worth
bout 40,000,000 marks, to Major Count
anoltQ Douglas, a numbur of the 1'rus-r-att
unterhaus, and Herr Bcharlaoh, of
3 .mburg, and 80,000 square kilometers
I'rlnet Christian. of Huhtmlohe-Oeh-t
In and Dr. tkboeilsr.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
Cincinnati I'nlvertslty has received
lino.ooo from David Blnton.
The axle combine I ready for Its
charter having a capital stock of 112,
500,000. Two women and a little boy were
killed by the street cars In Chicago
Inst Wednesday.
lenrge Smith, of Fulton rounty, l'n.,
reports that an aerolite fell upon his
larm last Thursday.
Ilohson will try to save the Char
leston which struck a reef In Manila
bay a few days ago.
The resignation of Chief Justice
Chambers, of Hamon, has been accept
ed for the I'nlted Ktutes.
The White Star steamer Majestic
has been chartered by the British
government to entry troops,
t Hollanders In Chicago held n meet
ing Wednesday night and denouncpil
English aggression In the Transvaal.
!en. Fuuston hns dropped Ills libel
suit against Archbishop Ireland. The
general will sail for Manila lu a few
days.
Kvnnget llulcht I,. Moody, who
was stricken with heart trouble In
Kansas City, Is reported to be much
better.
Admiral Schley on Saturday raised
his ting on the Cruiser Chicago pre
paratory for a cruise lu southern
waters.
The ceremony of raising Hear Ad
miral Schley's ling on the cruiser Chi
cago took place off Tompklnsvlllc Su
tunliiy. Hr. Si oi is. who hns been pastor of the
Pilgrims Church, of Hrooklyn, for M
year.', bus i t signed on account of 111
hen llh.
At Havana police dispersed a street
assemblage gathered to listen to an
anarchist funeral address by an Italian
named Fnlco.
Shingle manufacturers of Washing
Ion Stale have agreed to close down
for fin days. This will force up the
price of shingles.
James Monroe, who has bpen taken
from Chlcngo to Itochester, N. Y., for
trial. Is now said to have nt least 25
wives to his credit.
John Klndley, of Pittsburg, was
elected president of the hardware
men's association In convention held
at Pittsburg laat week.
The Americans have seised the
twelve barrels containing the ward
robe of .Mrs. Aguinnldo and private
records of the Insurrection.
The chamber of the Netherlands re
gret the war In South Africa but will
not take steps to Interfere as F.nglund
does not want Intervention.
TheScorplon lias sailed from Kings
ton for Carthngena, Colombia, to look
after Cnlted States interests during
the revolution in that country.
Two Polish Inventors are now In
Chicago making tests of an apparatus
which will send fiOO words a minute a
distance of 600 miles over the wires.
F.niil. Ilenard of Paris, who won the
ftM.tHHi prise for plans of the t'nivcrslty
of California building to bp erected by
Mrs. Heat st, has reached New York.
Mrs. Jane Stanford has sold her
1'nlon Pacific Interests for til, 400,001),
The money will be made available for
the Stanford Cnlverslty of Han Frun
clsco. Xlev. (1. Campbell Morgan, bf l,nndon,
hns been called to the pulpit of tho
Fifth aventio Presbyterian church,
vacant since the death of Dr. John
Hall.
KdiiH. MeCtelltin, of New York, rais
ing mom y with which to buy a home
for Admiral Schley, hns received from
W. .1. Hr.van 10 cents, with eulogy of
the admiral.
In a lire that destroyed the St.
Charles hotel and six other buildings at
Wagoner. I. T.. a traveling man named
Whiteside lost his life, while two other
persons are missing.
Mrs. Henrietta Bamberger of 8t.
I, "ills, hns been arrested on the ehnrge
of having knowledge of the murder of
lit least three women and tho destruc
tion of scores of babies.
Church people of Birmingham, A lit.,
arc aroused over the recent decision
that pools on r.'tceH can be legally sold
In Alabama and are striving to get the
decision reversed by tho supreme court.
Cracksmen succeeded In wrecking
the snfe of the Ciarfleld Savings bank
nt Euclid, O., near Cleveland, but
railed to get at the money. The rob
bers fled after a citizen had opened
lire upon them.
Three Hebrew carpenters were ar
rested at Ansonla, Conn., Sunduy and
fined tl euch for working on a new
house on Sunday.- Thla Is the llrst
time the old Puritan law has been
enforced for years.
Andrew Carnegie declares that Pitts
burg is the permanent center of the
manufacturing world. He also author
ized the Carnegie institute trustees to
proceed with the enlargement plans to
the extent of fl.TSO.OOO.
Irishmen In Philadelphia held an In
dignation meeting lust Wednesday
denouncing England's aggression
against the Boers. The committee was
asked to spend S25.0uu In buying food
and medicines for the Boers.
A dozen masked men broke Into the
Standard leather company's works at
Cheswick, Pa., last Wednesday. They
gngged the foreman, blew open the
safe and got 31 cents.
At a Parncll monument fund meet
In (t the other night in Detroit, $1,000
was raised for the monument and Hon,
John Kedmnnd, M. P., aroused enthu
siasm by reading a telegram written
by 1'nrm 11 in 1ST" showing ho was In
favor of the Boers.
Andrew Carnegie, In a letter to M.
W. Plttock, a well-known newspaper
writer of Arizona, offers tho city of
Tuscon a sum of $25,000 to pay for a
public library building, provided the
city furnishes a Bite and agrees to
maintain the Institution at an annual
cost of $2,000.
Cleveland capitalists have decided to
go Into tho coal mining business In
the Pittsburg district 'on a largo scale.
A deal Involving the transfer of 3,000
acres of coal land was closed. The land
Is loomed on the Washington branch
of the Panhandle, near Hill station,
about 17 miles from Pittsburg.
One hundred masked men broke Into
the Jail at West Liberty, 10 miles north
or rroana, o.. uaturda and took out
Null Jackson, the white widow of the
negro. Grant Jackson; Ed, Jackson, her
fnther-ln-law, and Dave Hickman, a
negro or Uellerontalne, and after giv
ing them a sound whipping tarred and
feathered them, threw them Into a mill
race, pulled them out of the water and
ciuiibeu them out ot town.
Former Congressman Bynum of In
dlana, hns been appointed a member
of the noard of general appraisers at
isew lorn, vica Wilkinson, resigned.
Meteor Falls, to Earth.
- - . . . - . ...,v ail uusvr
vatlon of the flight of meteors In the
United States last Thursday morning.
A few wers seen from the different ob
servatorles.
A largfi meteor fell In the woods Just
anal ctt WnliHler fltv T., T . .
' - ' ' J t w, . fc llllua
hole about f.vo feet square, and was
stiii munim no steaming, so that
its run six couia not be determined
People tn the vicinity say It mad i
lars roaring noise when descending.
FIERCE BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS.
SEVEN AMERICANS KILLED.
Filipino Mailt Dettrminad Stand Their
Sharpihootert Suecestfuly Pick OR Yan
kee Olfloeri Struggled In Mud.
The Thirty-third Infantry, In one of
the sharpest two-hours' engagements
of the Philippine war, with an equal
force of insurgents, five miles from
San Fnhlnn, Saturday, lost one officer
and six men killed and one ollleer and
12 men wounded. The Americans cap
tured 20 Filipinos and W0 rifles anil
found 81 Insurgent dead lying In the
trenches and rice fields. Many more
Filipinos, doubtless, were killed or
wounded.
'ten. Wheaton was Informed that tho
enemy was gathering at Sun Jacinto
for the pin pose . of preventing the
Ameiiinns from controlling the road
from Dagtipan north, whereby Aguin
nldo might retreat. The Thirty-third,
Col. Howe commanding, and a detach
ment of tho Thirteenth with a galling
pun, Houiand commanding, was sent
to disperse them. The troops encoun
tered the worst road ever found In tho
Islnud of Luzon. A hundred soldiers
lind to drag the gatllug gun part of
the way, the horses being useless. The
Insurgents opened the tight two miles
from San Jacinto, while the leading
American battalion was passing a
clump of houses. In the midst of a eo
connut grove, knee deep In mud. The
Filipino sharpshooters, hidden in trees,
houses and a small trench across the
rond, held their lire until the Amerl-
enns were close to them.
Vt hen they begnn filing other Fili
pinos opened fire from thickets, right
mid left, further away. The Insurgent
sharpshooters picked off the oltlcers
first. Five of the Americana who fell
wore shoulder straps or chevrons. Bui
the Thirty-third never wavered. Its
rack marksmen knocked the Filipinos
from the trees like squirrels, and the
Americans rushed the trench, leaving
four dead Insurgents there. The regi
ment then deployed under Are, with
Mnl. .Tnhn A Ijurun'i ttnttnllnn In the
center. MaJ. t'ronlc's on the right and
MaJ. Marsh s on the left.
The Filipinos mnde an unexpectedly
good stand, many of them remaining
under cover until the Americans were
within 20 feet of them. MaJ. Marsh
flanked a small trench full nf Insur
gents, surprising them, and slaughter
ing nearly all of them before entering
the town. The gntllng killed nve ot
the force holding the bridge and swept
the country beyond the town, driving
about 1M) Filipinos Into the hills.
Marsh s battalion, entering the town
first, enptured a big battle flag, which
was flying over a convent.
It wns Impossible to pursue tnem.
as the American troops were exhaust
ed and their supply of ammunition
was low. The outposts kllleii live rit
Iplnoa during the night. The body of
Filipino lieutenant colonnl command-
ng was found among the killed.
A proclamation of the Filipino sec
retary of war wos forwarded to all vil
lages giving glowing accounts of al
leged Filipino victories, and Raying
t lint T.fiilO Americans had been killed
and iri.flno wounded during the wnr.
Captuln IjcnnhnetiBcr accompPsheu
one of the best coups of the wnr.
Reaching O Dunelt by a night inarch
from ('a pas on November 1H, he sur
prised the Insurgent force, numbering
200, and enptured all of them, with
their arms, 10.000 rounds of ammuni
tion and four tons of subsistence.
One Filipino was killed, but there
were no American casualties.
MURDERED BY AN INSANE PARENT..
Cornoliui L Corcoran Fall! With Laudanum
and Then Trial a Revolver.
Carrying out a plot he had apparent
ly planned with deliberation, Cornelius
Corcoran, of Chicago, Friday shot four
of his children, killing two of them In
stantly, fatally wounding a third,
who died at midnight, and then ended
his own life. The tragedy occurred at
his home, B401 Dearborn street, me
dend are:
Cornelius Corcoran. 49 years old:
Margaret Corcoran, 6 years old, died
at Mercy hospital: John Corcoran, 7
years old, died at Mercy hospital; Liz
zie Corcoran, 3 years old, died at mid
night; Kate Corcoran, 14 years old,
may die. If she recovers she will loso
her left eye.
Tho police are convinced that tne
man was Insane. To all outward ap
pearances he was a kind and consid
erate parent. For somp days he had
plotted for tho death of his children,
and he nearly accomplished his pur
pose Tuesday night. Hearing the chil
dren cough, he arose and In the dark
dm mistered laudanum to five ot
them, Clifford, Timothy, John, Mar
garet and Llzsle. The first two were
removed to the Mprcy hospital, where
Timothy died the next day. Corcoran
exhibited such profound grief over the
affair that the police and tho coroner
thought the giving of the laudanum
was a mistake.
Bulked In his purpose tn end the
lives of his young ones, Corcoran, It
Is thought, mnde deliberate plans for
his act of Friday.
DEWEY DID NOT GIVE IT.
Young Man Exhibits a Lova Letter Taken from
the Admiral'! Cabin.
A Portland, Me., young man who has
been visiting In Boston, Is exhibiting
relics that he secured on bonrd Dew
ey's ship Olympla. By evading the
watchman ho got Into the admiral's
quarters and took possession of several
souvenirs, among them the electric
button by which the admiral directed
the movements of tho vessel while en
tering Manila bay.
In a drawer of the admiral's desk, in
a hidden place, where it had been over
looked, he found a letter to the hero of
Manila from her who now shares the
comforts of his beautiful Washington
home. This letter Its present holder
counts the most valuable part of his
booty. r
Relumed to Pay His Debit.
William E. Heal, the Grant county.
Ind treasurer, who disappeared from
Marlon.October E, 1897, returned home
Tuesday, after an absence of over two
years. He was snort nearly xis.ouo,
Upon arrival Tuesday he was arrest
ed. He says ha has returned to face
the penalty and to pay every cent of
his shortage. He will remain until
matters are adjusted, after which he
will return to Pittsburg, where he has
a good position. He was released on
bond.,
Valuable Posfitlont fame Susp'elon.
Mrs. Evangeline O'Neill, of Chicago,
was arrested the other day at the
Windsor hotel, Montreal, on a charge
of fraud. Involving the possession of
diamonds, precious stones and Jewelry
valued at $50,000. It Is alleged that Bhe
obtained possession of these valuables
through a legal proceeding of some
kind, and that she took the first train
for Canada.
Twmty. Three Million! lor Detent.
The annual report of General Buf
fing-ton, chief of ordlnanoe, shows that
the expenditure for ths year ending
June 10, Hist, for his bureau amounted
to IJ1.7M.7H8. ,
DEATH OF GEN. LOGAN.
Nil Widow Reoelvei a Nole at 8ymalhy Prom
the Pretldenl
The following dispatch received from
Oen. Otis, under date of Manila, Tues
day, reports the death of MaJ. John
A. Logan:
"Wheaton reports, November 12,
that there was an engagement near
San Jacinto between the Thirty-third
Volunteers nnd 1.200 entrenched In
urgcnts. Our loss, MaJ. Iogan, by
gallantly lending his battalion, find
six enlisted men, killed; ('apt. Oreen
and It men were wounded, mostly
vi ry slight. The enemy was routed,
leaving 81 dead In the trenches. His
loss Is believed to be ,100. OTifl."
The news of the death of MaJ. Lo
gun, son of the late Oen. John A. Lo
gan, was received at Yntingstown, t
Tuesdny. Mr. Lognn, widow or MaJ.
Logan, Is completely prostrnted over
the news. She had expected to spend
the winter with her children In tho
south of Francp, nnd was preparing to
leave when the cable dispatch an
nouncing her husband's death wns re
ceived. Mrs. Lognn hns received the follow
ing telegram from President McKln
ley: "It Is my painful duty to convey to
you the snd Intelligence of the death
of your husband while gallantly lead
ing his battalion In the charge at Han
Jacinto. His splendid qualities as a
soldier and high courage on the fight
ing line have given him place among
the heroic men of the war, and It will
lie some consolation to you to know
that ho died for his country on the field
of honor. You have in this trying
hour, for yourself and the children,
the sincere sympathy of Mrs. McKln
ley and myself."
OCEAN STEAMER ABLAZE. v
Patting Eoal Rescuet 150 Passengers From
the Burning Patria.
The Hamburg-American steamer Pa
tria (Captain Frohllch). which left
New York November 4 for Hamburg,
and passed the Lizard Wednesday was
reported on lire near Dover, England.
All the passengers were rescued, and
have arrived at Dover.
The Itusslan steamer Ceres sighted
the Pntrln. showing signals of distress
and demanding Immediate help, about
12 miles from North Hinder lightship.
The liner was enveloped In smoke.
Putting on full steam, the Ceres soon
reached the Patria, and sending a
boat learned that Captain Frohllch
was In urgent need of assistance.
The boats were got nut, and with
great dllllculty all the Patrla's passen
gers, numbering 1MI, were transferred
to the r'eres, which proceeded for
Dover, " lere she arrived Just before
midnight. Among the saved are many
Indies and children, as well as six
babes In arms. The hurry of the res
cue was Indicated by the fact that
most of thorn were enveloped In
blnnkets only. They were rapidly dis
tributed among the hotels or sent to
the Sailors' Home, and everything pos
sible Is being done for their comfort.
The crew, according to several pas
sengers, worked like heroes in their
endeavors to keep the flames under,
but the great quantity of Unseed
among the cargo nnd the oil supplied
by this made all their efforts hopeless.
There was great excitement among
the women and children, hut tho ex
ample set by the coolness of Cnptaln
Frohllch and the crew had a calming
effect on the pnssengers generally.
Snturday the Pntrla was niinniioned
by her crew and was destroyed by the
flames. The malls were lost.
WRECKED BY A HAND CAR.
Six Italian Laborers Killed By a Slight Col.
lislon.
Six men were killed and four serious
ly Injured In an accident Sunday even
ing nn the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis & Omaha railroad at Humboldt,
near Sioux Falls, S. D. A construction
train was backing nut of Humboldt
when a handcar bearing .15 Italians
came around a curve.
The Itnlinns saw their danger and
Jumped from the car, which cuught
under the renr of the caboose, and this
and the Hat car next to it were wreck
ed. On the flat car were 20 Italian
laborers, five of whom were killed out
right and five more Injured. A relief
train with three doctors went from
Sioux Falls and brought In the wound
ed. One of the Injured died en route.
Of the dead Brook Cobleman is an
American, The rest are Italians.
EDUCATING INDIANS.
Mora Than Twenty ThoustnJ Now Attending
School.
The annual report of the' commis
sioner nf Indian affairs, William A.
Jones shows:
There are now 20,522 hoys and girls
In attendance on the various Indian
schools out of an enrollment of over
25,000, the Indian population from
whlcii these are taken being 1K1.00O.
While the population bus remained sta
tionary, there hns been such a steady
Increase In tho number of Indiana be
ing educated us to warrant tho opin
ion that the next quarter century will
witness not a diminution of the Indian
population, but an extinguishment of
Indian tribes.
One discouraging fact, however, is
disclosed by tho unsatisfactory results
of the past nine years trinl of co-education
of the Indian with the white In
the public schools.
Carneglo Retains Hit Interest.
Reorganization and merging of the
Carnegle-Frlck-Ollver Interests Into a
gigantic stock company with $230,000,
000 capital has been dropped.
This was decided at a meeting held
In Pittsburg Wednesday, which was
attended by Andrew Carnegie, who
thus remains the dominant factor In
the Carnegie Steel Company. Limited,
and the steel king of the world.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Admiral Dewey has transferred Ills
home to his wife.
Oklahoma will ask congress at Its
next session fur statehood.
Mark Hanna says that he will man
ago the Republican campaign next
year.
The number of Immigrants admitted
Into the United Stutes, July-September
was 78,365.
Tom Reed's rules will remain In
force In the House under tho speuker.
ship of Col, Henderson.
Senator John M. Thurston of Nebras
ka, and Miss Lola Purmun were mur
ried In Washington Saturday.
Secretary of the nuvy, Lung, la talk
ing of retiring.
The secretary of ths treasury Thurs
day mado the announcement of his
readiness to buy $25,000,000 United
States bonds to relieve ths monetary
situation.
The executive committee of the Ro
publican National league will meet In
Washington Tuesday, December 13, to
fig upon tbe ttmo ana placs (or Its con
vention in inuv.
PEOPLE ARE MISLED.
Men of Utah Bound le Fill Obligations to the
Women They Married belor I to Law End
ing Polygamy Became Effective).
Congressman-elect Roberts, the poly
gnmlst from Utah, against whom
there Is a strong sentiment and whose
sent In congress Is In doubt writes as
follows In a New York newspaper:
"Those engaged In working up a pub
lic sentiment against the representa
tive from Utah demand of the House
of Hepresetitatlves ellker thnt he be
not allowed lo take his sent, to which
It Is admitted that he was legally
elected, or, after being nil mil ted. that
he bp expelled. That the House can do
either of these two things is extremely
doubtful,
in the first place it must be remem
bered Hint no compact exlts between
.he Mormon Church and tho Onvprn
ment of the I'nlted States on thp sub
ject of polygamy. The only compact
existing on thnt subject Is between the
people of I'tiih, acting through their
representatives In the Slnte Constitu
tional convention, nnd the people of the
United States, represented by tins
Pisldent nnd Congress.
"1 alllnn positively thnt that compact
has been kept on the part of the peo
ple of 1'tah. There Is no attempt to
repeal or annul the parts of the Consti
tution prohibiting polygamous or plur
al marriage. There Is no desire to
disrupt that compact with the I'nlted
States. The Mormon Church has not
violated the compact, and hns no desire
to annul It, but on the contrary, tho
venernble head of the church hnfl of
ficially avowed his determination to
adhere to this settlement of the ques
tion. "The Hepresentntivo to Congress
from I'tah hns not violated this com
pact, the assertion of his enemies to the
contrary notwithstanding. When the
little cotprle of sectarian ministers and
disappointed would-be political bosses
la Utah who began this ngltntlon say
that the Mormon Church or Its mem
bers violate the t-nrnpiict between, our
State and the people of the I'nlted
States because n few men In Ctah feel
morally bound to fulfill their obliga
tions to the women they married under
sanction of the Mormon Church, pre
vious to the Issuance of the church
manifesto of 1M0. discontinuing poly
gamous marriages w hen they say this
Is a violation of the compact with the
I'nlted Slates, they sny that which they
know to be untrue.
Disrupting and discontinuing theose
polygamous relations was no part of
the compact. It was not any part of
the action of the Constitutional con
vention, but on the contrary, steps
were studiously tuken not to disrupt
those relations by constitutional pro
vision by discarding the pnrts of the
anti-polygamy Inw which would have
brought about thnt result. Whnt good
would come to the people of the United
Stntes by a disruption nf those plural
families'.' What good would come t
either morality or religion to turn those
plurnl wives nnd their children aarin r
What Christian woman's home would
be securer for knowing thnt a Mormon
plurnl wife's home wns now destroyed.'
'Let It be remembered that the noma
nnd family of thnt plural wife were es
tabllshed under the snnctlon of to her
a holy church ceremony, nml with the
approval of all her people. The roiin
tr.ln of the evil was dried up. the peo
ple of the Cnlted States can be griier-
ous enough to allow th streams thnt
flowed from it to tnke their course un-
lost In the oblivion of death. Some
men the number Is few and rapidly
growing less w ho enti red Into plural
relations previous to IsftO. when the
church formally nnd ofllclnlly discon
tinued such marriages, and hence, or
course, previous to the settlement of
the oiiestion by the compact or our
State Constitution, hnve felt It morally
binding upon their consciences to fulfill
obligations of their marriage vows to
those polygamous families. This Is the
only 'polygamy' that has existed In
rtah since the admission of the Stnte,
or since 1S90, In fact.
'I don't go tn Wnshlngtnn ns a repre-
sentutlve of polygamy. I am not sent
there by my constituents to ask f on
gress to consent to the repenl nf the
lause In our State Constitution which
defines, prohibits and punishes poly
gamy and It should be remembered
thnt this particular clause in nur Slnte
Constitution cammf be repealed with
out the consent nf the Cnlted States.!
shall not go to Washington to advocate
or even defend polygamy.
PROOF AGAINST EARTHQUAKES.
Americans Now Designing a Palace for Ja
pan's Mikado.
Chicago engineers nre designing the
earthqunke-ptonf steel pnlace for the
crown prince of Japan, which is to
mark the advent of American steel
construction in the mlkndo's land, and
the Imperial government hns appro
priated $:i,0o0.00n for1 Its erectliui. Foun
dations are b'ing laid with a view of
rearing the framework In February.
Around the skeleton of beams and bars
will be built a house of granite nnd
marble expected to eclipse In beauty
of design anything the orient has ever
know n. The palace will ad loin the roy
ul home of the inlkndn In Tokyo, nnd It
will spread to extreme dimensions of
270x400 feet, rising to a height of 0 feet.
The architectural pluns partake of the
French rennlssance.
Dr. T. Katyhamn. chief architect of
the Imperial household, department ot
Japan, for the new palace, has com
missioned K. C. nnd It. M. Shanklnud
of Chicago, who dilgned the construe
ti on of the manufactures building at
tho World's fair, to prepare framework
plans. Still nnother Chlcngo engineer,
Charles M. Wilkes, was called upon to
map out nn elaborate heating and ven
tilating plant. In addition to these,
American brains will also contribute
an ice manufacturing and electric light
system.
Steel construction Is expected to revo
lutionise the building industry In the
mikado's lund. w heri earthquakes huve
on several occasions played havoc with
structures supposedly solid. The new
paluce will rest on 400 deeply-anchored
steel columns imbedded In concrete!
piers, and the constructing engineers
say the magnificent pile will resist all
shocks. Part of the palace will be de
voted to government oltlces. The steel
will be supplied by the Carnegie Com
pany of Pittsburg.
Liberal subscriptions are being made
In Germany for the aid of the wound
ed Hoers.
CA8LE FLASHES
The pope Is neutral and takes no side
tn the African war.
The Germans object vigorously to
Emperor William's visit to Kngland,
now that the war with the Transvaal
Is on.
The German empress criticised a
teacher lu the Royal university for ri
diculing the Bible "in a manner to In
jure Christian feeling."
Godfrey, the English band leader
who recently visited America with his
musicians suys tn an Interview In
London that the muslo of tho Americ
ans to rag-time music.
BANK SWINDLERS ARRESTED.
Would Depotll $1,000 to Secure Standing and f
Then Attempt to Draw $2,000
on Bo(ttt Drat:s.
There are at police headquartera III
New York City four prisoner In
whom the police of almost every large
American city and many of the lead
ing business houses, banks and trust
companies have a deep Interest. They
were rounded up aftpr being watched
for several months, snd were formally
held by a police magistrate Wednes
day on the nominal ehnrge of being
suspicious persons. They are:
Alonr.o J. Whltemnn, 39 years old,
nf Danville, N. Y., the alleged head of
th" gang, a graduate of Columbia law
school; Frank Kdnumds, 40 years old,
clerk, of New York; John Thompson,
alias William Hartley, allns P. Law
ton, alias Dr. (ieorge W. Johnson, 3t
years old, clerk, residence unknown;
Hubert J. Knox, 42 years old, lawyer,
of New York.
There Is under Rrrest at Tlttsburg
ft fifth man, Charles D. Stewart,, alias
Charles Ward, about 60 yenrs old.
According to the statement given
nut by Cnptaln MeCliiskey. chief of
detectives. Hartley, under the name of
Dr. Oeorge W. Johnson, negotiated
with the real estate firm of John F.
James & Son, In Brooklyn, for the
purchnse of a $10,000 house. "Dr. John
son" said he would pay t.l.OOO down
and carry the remaining $5,000 on a
first mortgnge. In negotiating with
the Central Trust Company of Brook"
lyn, regarding the Interest on
r tne f
mortgage "Dr .Johnson" secured, It Isr
Kiieneii, .i:,u on a irnuiiuieni cuee
from the company, he having deposited
a draft for $3.(KH) drawn on the Ho
boken Loan and Savings Institution.
Several months ago a man claiming
to be W. L .Howe, cashier of the Na
tional Hank of Lawrence, N. Y or
dered 10.000 drafts of a certain design
from 1IM.lLn,n),n,. In DJntt. Vnrlr and
paid for them In cash. They were sent
to him "care of Mrs. Whiter nan, Dan
ville, N. Y." A few days Inter a North
of the book of drafts In the river, and
river ferryboat deekhnnd found one
the book was sent to a detee-tlve bu
reau. Soon reports of bogus drafts
began to pour In from all over the
country. They were all made on theso
forms, and drawn on the National
Bank ot Lawrence, N. Y. Investiga
tion by the police traced them back
to Whlteman, who lived with his
mother In Dansvllle, N. Y. There. It Is
alleged, he formulated the plans, and
his tools all over the country carried
them out.
Another alleged swindling operation.
recounted by Captnln McCluskey, took
place on October 3 last. The First
National bank of Woonsocket. R. I.,
paid $3,000 on a $10,000 worthless draft
drawn by the Lawrence National bank
of Lawrence, Kan., on the First Na
tional bank of New York City. This
deal, the police state, W1 operated by
Charles Stewart, alias Charles Ward, ..
aided bv Edmunds. Thompson and
Knox, and directed from Dansvllle, by
Whlteman. After this money was se
cured, the men, except Whlteman,
went to Pittsburg, where the next vic
tim the Tradesmens National bank
was to be worked.
Thp scheme there, according to the
police, was to deposit $1,000 in cash to
open nn account and give the men
stnmllng. This was done. A bogus
draft for $4,000 was to follow, and then
an effort be made to draw $2,000. Stew
art, alias Ward, wns to do the work.
He Is gray nnd venerable. The bank
ofllclals were notified by the police
and plans were made for the arrest
of the entire gnng when they came on
Monday to draw the $2,000. The plans
miscarried, nnd Stewart alone was
caught. The other three escaped to
New York. Pittsburg's police wired
Captain McClusky. and the men were
caught soon after landing.
CONDUCT IN CES MOINES.
All Citizms Must Be Off the Streets Alter
11 P. M
The board of aldermen, ef Des
Moines, In., not satisfied with the or
dinance passed two years ago, known
ac the "curfew whistle" law .forbidding
nil children under 12 years to be out ot
doors at night after 8 o'clock, have
gone into the business nf regulating
the going and coming and the general
conduct of the adults of the town. The
result of the work of the aldermen up
to the present time is the placing of
these ordinances upon the books, and
the mayor says he will see to It that
they are enforced to the letter:
"Forbidding all persons, without re
gard to sex or standing In the com
munity, from walking on the streets
after 11 p. m., unless they can show
clearly thnt they are on legitimate er
rands. Otherwise they must be thrown
into Jail and pay a fine of not to ex
ceed $50 or go to Jail for twenty days.
"Prohibiting spitting on sidewalks or
pavements, under penalty of $10 fine.
However, citizens may spit in the gut
ters or the streets.
"Punishing persons who threw ba
nana peelings on the sidewalk or pave
ments. "Prohibiting swimming In the river
without proper clothe.
"Imposing a fine of $." to $100 for
mnklng loud noises or disturbances ot
any kind.
"Prohibiting the operation of slot ma
chines or other gambling devices of any
klnd'
In ordpr that the people of the town
mny know when 11 o'clock at night
comes the "curfew whistle" will be
blown.
FRAUDS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Seal cf a Ballot Box Found to Have Been
Tampered With.
A sensation has been caused In Phil
adelphia as details of the alleged elec
tion frauds In the Seventh ward are
developed. The ballot-box used in ths
Thirteenth division of the Seventh
ward was Wednesdny impounded by
Judges Sulzenberger, Ptnletter and
Audenrted. and when brought Into
court It was evident the box had been
tampered with.
The Judges were amazed at the dis
covery that the seal on the envelope
containing the keys to the bog had
been broken. The cover on ths box
was not properly fitted on and th
package containing unused ballots,
stubs and other election papers had
been torn open.
The box was by the court's order re
sealed, and It was ordered that It be
kept Inviolate until brought Into court
at the trial of the defendants In tho
conspiracy case. Deputy Coroner
Samuel Salter has entered $1,000 ball
before Magistrate FUenbrown for a,
hearing on the charge of complicity In
the alleged election frauds In the Thir
teenth division of the Seventh ward.
Cirnoali Library for Louisville.
Andrew Carnegie has written to th
Louisville, Ky. Polytechnic Library so
clety offering to subscribe $125,000 for
the construction ot a public library
building, provided the city pay at
least $10,000 a year for running sx
pauses and the purchase and renewal
of books. Th proposition will be pre
sented to the city eonnoA.
.