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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
NeRs VIOLATE ARMlSTICE
While AmbuIanccs Are Gathering Tn
Wounded Near pOcr Trenches
Naval Gun Higgins SheIIinR.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
MODDER RIVER, Dec 13.-l2:15 p. M
New York World Cablegram-Specia Tele
gram)-In the Magersfontein fight the
medical corps did wonders in collecting the
wounded. 1t was necessary to advance with
stretchers over a mile under a constant fire,
yet they never stopped their work and suc-
ceeded by Monday night iu getting ma-
jority in.
Yesterday morning they found many close
to the Boer trenches who had lain twenty
four hours without assistance. Tue officers
commanding sent in to the Boer camp for
about twenty of our wounded who had got
into their lines. An armstic was arranged
while our ambulances went in
Unfortunately it was broken by a big
English naval gun throwing Lyddite shells
on the Beers walking about the outside
trenches whereupon the Boer guns replied,
shelling the British horse artillery which
was thea retiring. The Highlanders were
retiring before them and as the naval guns
still kept firing, the Beers observing the
movement Immediately opened brisker
shell fire on the departing column at long
range.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
SENSATIONAL MURDER IN OHIO
Son of Prominent Cincinnati At
torney Kills Detective His Father
Had ShadOwing Him.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-There was sem
sational murder today at the residence of
E. Alexander Ferguson on Dayton street
Dudley Ferguson, son of E. A. Ferguson
E. A. Ferguson is one Of the most prom
ipent attorneys here. He IS the author of
the act that built the Cincinnati Southern
railway, of which be has been counsel and
trustee, and he was the promoter OF other
enterprises.
Dudley Ferguson graduated at Yale and
afterward in law. He is 80 years old and as
sociated with his fathers firm The family
is one of the most prominent in the city
and the place of the tragedy is amCng the
finest residences. Ferguson was thought to
have an ungovernabe temper and at times
he alarmed his family. His father arranged
for him to board across the street from
the Ferguson residence and there he was
under surveillance, while Augustus Meehen
guarded the Ferguson homestead. Meehen
would give the family due notice and be on
hand whenever Dudley crossed the street
for his home Today Dudley slipped out the
rear door OF his apartments and by round
about course reached his fathers house
but even then Meehen was after him and
followed Dudley into the house. Then young
Ferguson shot Meehen four times and was
captured before doing any more shooting.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
BEATS THE MARCONI SYSTEM
Professor Claims to
Have n Receiver 1000 Times More
Sensitive Than MarcOni's.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 17.-Bold re-
searches by Prof. Reginald A. Fessenden
and his assistant, Prof Kintner. in the
electrical laboratory of the Western unive"-
sity of Pennsylvania, have resulted in the
production of a receiver for wireless teleg-
raphy that is 1000 times more sensitive than
the so-caled "coherer" of the Marconi sys-
TEN.
In speaking of the discovery today, Prof.
Fessenden said
although we have improved the receiver
so that it is 1000 times as sensitive as the
original one, we realize that we have not
yet begun to see the limit Marconi, in his
brilliant experiments, has demonstrated that
messages can be sent over ninety miles. As
our receiver is several hundred times more
sensitive, it is clear that the messages can
be sent by our method very much further,
though just what the limit is | would not
like to say 1t at least should be possible
to send messages across the Atlantic with
poles less than 200 feet high The ultimate
distance must be checked by actual expert
ments before it becomes a scientific fact
in the strictest sense"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
TEXAS ARRIVES AT HAVANA
Work of Disinterment of bodies of
the Victims of Maine Disaster
TO Begin Today.

HAVANA. Dec. 1.-THE United States
battleship Texas, Captain Sgsbee command
ing, has arrived here and Captain Greene,
commandant of the naval station, has con-
ferred with Captain Sigsbee with regard to
the removal from Colon cemetery of the
bodies of the victims Of the Maine dis
aster. The present intention is to remove
the remains with as little ceremony as
possible
The work of disnterment will begin to-
morrow morning Each coffin will be en-
closed in metal casket and be surrounded
by a disinfecting compound, The caskets
will be removed during the night to the
naval wharf where they will be under guard
until all is ready for removal to the battle
ship, which it is expected will take place
Wednesday night or Thursday at daybreak.
The Texas will then leave at once.
Father Chadwick will identify the cofIins
as they are taken from the ground, having
a chart showing the exact location OF each
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
BIG DEMAND FOR FIR LUMBER
Manager of Large Mill In Washington
Announces He Can Book Orders
for 2O.OOO,OOO Feet.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. IA special to the
Times from Tacoma, Wash, says: The ex-
ports of wheat and lumber from Puget
Sound are being greatly increased by the
tremendous demand for ships throughout the
world. Tacoma elevators contain ten car
goes of wheat with only two vessels in sight
to carry it during the next two months The
lumber situation is much worse on account
of the immense demand from the Orient,
Hawaii South America, Australia and
Europe.
Manager Palmer of one of the largest
he could book orders for 10000, 900 feet of
fir lumber If chips We're obtainable to carry
it. This would make forty average cargoes
His mills now are filling fifteen big orders
for England, Australia and South Africa
He says that the Russian government is
trying to place an order for 5000, 900 feet for
delivery at Vladivostock next spring. The
Chinese Imperial railways are after 10, ,OOO,- =
600 feet for delivery at Shanghai but no mill
dare take the orders because of tonnage
scarcity and high charter rates
Still another much larger order is in sight
for railroad working in northern China
for delivery at Tien Tsn. This prospective
order consists of railway ties and carbuild-
ing material. One mill is paying eighty
shillings per ton on shipments to Liverpool
or $40 per thousand feet. The present situa-
tion is likely to be followed by a sharp ad-
vance in lumber prices, 1t also illustrates
the fact that the Weirhauser syndicate has
made its big purchase OF Washington timber
lands just at the commencement of the
worlds greatest demand for fir lumber.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
LABOR DELEGATES RIDE FREE
Federation of Labor Guests of Detroit
street Railway COmonny-Em-
pIOyes All Union Men.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec, 17.-Deegates to
the American Federation of Labor spent
Sunday quietly for the most part. This
afternoon the 200 men were photographed in
a body in front of the city hall. The dele
gates enjoyed long trolley ride over most
of the city lines as guests of the Detroit
Street Railway company.
President Mahon of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Street Railway Employees, who
piloted the crowd, took great pleasure in in
forming the visitors that the roads are oper-
ated exclusively by union men under agree
ment with their employers. which provides
for fair wages, reasonable treatment and
arbitration of all difficulties,
Aside from some committee conferences,
nothing important developed today. 1t is
believed that the convention will consider
reports from the grievance committee ia
executive session tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
OCEAN STEAMERS DISABLED
Reports from Various Sources of Ves-
sells in Rnd Shape from Recent
Heavy storms.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE British steamer
Rappahannock, Captain Foall from London
for Newport News, has been spoken south
west of Gally Head. on the south coast of
Ireland, in a disabled condition. 1t was
anchored at the time in a very heavy sea
and coaster was standing by trying to get
hawser aboard it, No further news has
been received here.
ST. MICHAELS, Dec. 1.-Two propeller
blades of the British steamer Ashton Hail.
Captain McFee. from Liverpool for Gal
weston, are broken. 1t arrived here today
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Hfter several attempts
the British steamer Craigneuk, Captain
Smith. was floated today and has been
locked 1t went ashore in the Tyne on
December S, as before reported, after having
arrived at Hamburg from Galveston.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 1.-THE Norwegian
bark Ragna, Captain Anderson, from Pensa
cola, was in collision here today with the
Italian steamer Calabro, from Genoa, and
was damaged slightly.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
EXPERTS IN A QUANDARY
Trouble to Decide just How Butler
Met with His very serious
Reverse.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Dec. 17--(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram)-The Post s
military expert says:
"Buller's battle cannot be followed, except
in vague, general way. His dispatch does
not pretend to be more than a statement of
results. Buffers purpose at present is to
relieve Ladysmith and join hands with
White. To do that he must cross the Tugela
river. His failure Friday complete but
not final. The advance will probably be de-
layed until fresh arrival of artillery.
"a. telegram from Capetown states that
Methuen, having fortified his camp and hav
ing plenty of water at Modder river, intends
to establish headquarters there. This must
mean that an advance base is being formed
there and stores accumulated. In that case
Methuen is relieved of anxiety as to COM
munications which could be cut for time
without crippling him. His reconnaissance
Friday proves that Methuen has no idea of
standing still, but intends making a second
attempt to relieve Kimberley"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
MORE TROOPS FOR YAQUI WAR
Mexican Authorities Find the Present
Force is Not Abe to Cope
with indians.

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. IA special from
Ortiz, state of Sonora, Mex. states that the
Mexican authorities are contemplating send
ing more troops into the Yaqui Indian coun-
try at once, as it is thought that the present
force will not be able to cope with the situa-
ton.
General Torres now has some 5000 men.
but it will take at least twice that many
men, owing to the geographical conditions
surrounding the uprising, which prevents
successful military movements, The In
dians are so scattered that unless more
troops are sent to the front to engage the
small rowing bands they will continue to
depredate the country and harass the sol
diers under General Torres until they wear
them out.
There are now about 1,500 Indians engag
ing the attention of the soldiers, while the
remainder Of the 5000 braves who are on the
warpath have scattered into small rowing
bands for the purpose of pilfering These
rowing bands of Indians are capturing sup
ply trains being sent TO the Mexican forces in
the field. They have Of late captured several
trains containing provisions aud ammuni-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
MAI FEKING WAS STILL SAFE
Latest Report from BeIenguered Brit
ish Garrison is That They
Are Holding out.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-445 a. m.-Lieuten-
ant General Sir Charles Warren, command
ing the Fifth division of the First army
corps, has arrived at Capetown. 1t is under
stood that he will proceed to Port Elizabeth.
No further news has been received regard
ing the battle at the Tugela river. The
latest accounts regarding the battle at
Magersfontein shows that the retirement of
the British troops was executed with the
greatest coolnesa under a heavy Boer ar
tillery fire on Tuesday. Mafeking was safe
on December 16, and Colonel Baden Powell
the British commander there, is still actively
pushing out his defenses. At that time the
Beers had offered to exchange Lady Sarah
Wilson, who was captured while acting as
correspondent for the London Daily Mail,
for General Ben Viljoen, who was captured
at Elandslaagte.
The other beleaguered garrisons and posi-
tions are still holding out.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
FERvID APPEAL TO THE QUEEN.
DIR. Parker Calls Upon Victoria to Stop
the HideOus War.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON. Dec, 17.-(New York World Ca
blegram-special telegram DIR, Parker in
cepted. Preference will be given to OFF,
the city temple last night made an appeal
to the queen to stop the war. He said:
THE cabinet could probably do nothing.
Parliament could not do anything. Divided
political parties are not likely TO unite in
council, but the most reyered and the most
renowned woman in the world could do it
and she alone. In her official capacity moth
ing could be done, but as a woman, mother
and a widow, the queen Of England could
stop this most hidecus and terrible war.
How it is to be done, she herself must spe-
cifcally determine
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
RADICAL ADVANCE IN RATES
Thou an 3 of Ati7es o. Bvtry-D y Con-
sump 10 Will Be Affected.
SHIPPERS SAY IT WILL RAISE PRICES
New Schedule Goes Into Eject on All
Railroads East and West OF Chi
cago january 1-Jobbers May
Go Into Court.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Chronicle to-
morrow will say:
One of the most radical and general ad-
vances ever made in freight rates will 60
into effect on all the railroads east and west
of Chicago January 1. Thousands Of arti-
cles of everyday consumption will be af
fected and the increase will average 80 and
40 per cent, the jump on many classes reach
ing 80 per cent. The contemplated action
OF the railroad officers has aroused the
shipping interests of the c-untry and Wig
orous protests are being made against the
sweeping rise
The shippers say that II the carrying
charges are increased to the extent an
nounced by the railroads it will have the
effect of increasing retail prices in every line
of trade.
Sugar. soap, coffee. flour, coal and farm
implements are a few of the articles . 0 be
affected. OF these, as we'll as on hundreds
OF other articles, the increase will run from
20 to 40 per cent. The rate on coal, for eX
ample west of Chicago will be pushed up
% cents on the ton. Rates on cattle Will
be advanced % cents per 100 pounds and hogs
and sheep will go up from 25 to 80 cents
and dressed meats to 40 cents per 100 pounds.
Hay is another article that will feel the
advance. The advance on hay will be $110
per ton.
On the roads east of Chicago the in
crease in rates will be accomplished by
changing the class under which the articles
affected appear This will be done by TAX
ing the items out of what are known as
commodity" classes and putting them into
the Glasses" The roads east of Chicago
will do most of the rate advancing.
Chicago shippers are circulating petitions
asking the railroads to defer the proposed
advances until April l to enable them to
catch up on their orders Should the rail-
road officers refuse disastrous results to
manufacturers and wholesalers will, it is
claimed, be the consequence.
Shippers in several jobbing centers talk
of appealing to the judiciary to prevent what
they term the arbitrary action of the rail-
roads.
Officers Of the railroads in defense of
their rate increasing action declare that
the advances are made necessary by the in
creased cost of everything they are compelled
to buy from ties to engines. They further
aver that there is no reason why the rail-
roads should continue to quote panic rates
while merchants, manufacturers and others
are advancing prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
NATIVES ARE IN REBELLION
whole Country North of stcrlstroom
as Well as Basutolnnd. Aroused
by British RcVerses.

STERKSTROOM, Dec. 17.-As result of
the British reverses the whole country
northward is in rebellion. The natives there,
as well as those in Basutoand, are said TO
be much disturbed and losing heart respect
ing the strength of the British.
CAPETOWN, Thursday, Dec. 14-Secret
meetings of Boer sympathizers continue to
be held in various parts of Cape Colony
and the attitude of the Dutch farmers is
truculent.
DURHAM. Saturday, Dec, 16.-The Natal
government Gazette announces that General
Butler has appointed a commission to in
qure into the losses Of the people of the
colony resulting from the Boer invasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
John Redmond WeJs,

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Co
LONDON, Dec. 17.-(New York World Ca
blegram-speciaI Telegram, u ohn Redmond
was married Saturday morning at seryites
church, Fulhall road, London, to Miss Bees
ley, daughter OF James Beesley, an Irishman
settled in business at bennington. The at
tachment is said TO have been of some du-
ration, The ceremony was strictly private.
No information whatever was given to the
public Redmond was a widower with two
children. His wife died about eight years
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
T VTCVUSJ Tor NCbraYkl--
Fair; Warmer; Variable Winds,
REPUBLICANS WIN IN PONCE
Carry City by Fifteen Hundred and
Claim san Juan viii Give
Them Mig Majority.
(Copyrlght, 1879, by Associated Press.)

NNppNTlgnt, 1893, by Associated GreSS.)
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 12.--The
elections in Porto Rico are progressing
slowly. The republicans carried Ponce on
December by about 800 majority
According to the census of 1897 there are
over $4,000 people in the Ponce district, but
of that number only 4466 are eligible to
vote, the right of suffrage being limited to
taxpayers and professional men, about 400
of that number going to the polls The re-
publicans claim that San Juan will give
them a tremendous majority and that the
election throughout the island will result
in an overwhelming federal defeat. The
elections will last for at least two months
more, there being still over forty-fve towns
to vote.
The people are looking forward anxiously
to the action of congress- on the question
of civil government. Many expect that
Porto Rico will be Immediately given sys-
tenn of self government entirely by the peo
pie of the islands; while others take a more
conservative view of the subject.
The Boletin Mercantil. commenting on De-
cember on the subject says:
THE form of civil government for Porto
Rico will undoubtedly be the one recon-
mended by President Mckinley in his
annual message to congress, and with the
exception of the highest office, the appontee
for which place is not known yet, the ap-
pointments will be distributed among the
most capable Porto Ricans and Americans
From the recommendations of the presi
dent it is evident that he believes in the
adoption of prudent, cautious and deliber-
ate policy in determining the future govern
ment of the island This does not impede
but on the contrary, will tend to encourage
the efforts of the country toward securing
a broader and more liberal form of gov
ernment and will accelerate the accomplish
ment of the desires of the people, 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
HInERNIANs TO HELP THE poERs.
st. Louis Meeting Urges the National
OnIcers TO Raise III 900. 900.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 17.--At a meeting OF the
county board of the Ancient order of Hi
bernans this afternoon the Boer- British war
was discussed at length and the members
decided to put on foot movement TO raise
81 100000 for the purpose OF equipping and
transporting troops to South Africa to aid
the Beers and Free Staters ia their fight for
independence
The meeting was held at Father Matthew
hall. Sixty members OF the board were
present. County President ]. Fltzgibbon
was in the chair
Judge Thomas |. Morris. Father Timothy
Dempsey of st. Patrick's church. former
Councilman Patrick O'Malley and p. NJ.
Quirk made speeches on the subject in which
they declared that the Beers were in need
OF more substantial evidence of sympathy
than mere resolutions and memorials. After
the discussion "A committee composed Of
State President John j, O'Connor, County
President Fit2glhbon and Cornelius Cree
don, county secretary, drafted the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted;
Resolved, That the Ancient Order or
Hibernans, recognizing the great impor
tanCe Of tho success of the Beers I'm their
war in the Transvaal against the hereditary
enemy of the Irish race, urgently urge our
national president to call meeting of the
national directory for the purpose of caus-
ing $1,000 600 to be subscribed by the mem
hers Of the order In America to be applied
to equpping and Transporting men for
service in the South African war and other
wise aiding the gallant Beers In their fight
for liberty. We further urge that this sum
shall be raised by a popular per capita as
sessment of so. and that immediate action
be taken for the collection of this sum.
State President O'ConnOT, when seen after
the meeting, said there was no doubt that
the national secretary of the society would
take up the matter at once
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
GATACRE MOVES HIS TROOPS
Goes 10 stcrkstroom with stores from
PuttersllrnnI-Fren Establishes
Headcuarters Mt Arundel.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE War office has re-
ceived the following dispatch, dated Deem
ber II from General Forester Walker, at
Capetown:
"Methuen reports that Lieutenant
Chandos- Pole was taken prisoner last
Thursday when going to meet flag of truce.
He was waving his handkerchief in response
and was unaTmed.
"Gatacre has removed his troops and
stores TO Sterkstroom from Putterskraal.
French has established headquarters at
Arundel. VaQdermerwe, with a command, is
reported south from Jacobsdahl"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
New French Liner Arrives

NEW YORK;, Dec. 1.-THE French line
steamer L'Aquitaine arrived today from
Hayre L'Aquitaine was formerly the
Hamburg American line steamer Nor
MAMMA of cholera fame. l was sold to
Spain in 1898 and was converted into a
cruiser and named the Patria The war
was ended before the craft could be used
az a war vessel The French line bought
the vessel and gave her thorough over
hauling, L'Aquitaine makes a fine appear
ance and is fine vessel On the present
passage IL encountered five days of bad
weather, westerly gales and high seas.
Among the passengers who arrived were
Nine. Chartran, who was met at quaran-
tine by her husband, the famous artist:
feller.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
Banquet for Hospital Ship Fund.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The farewell banquet
at Carleton hotel last night in aid OF the
American hospital ship Maine realized 1000.
Among these, present We're the duke and
duchess of Connaught, the marquis of
Lorne, United States Ambassador Choate
and Mrs. Choate, Prince Christian of
Schleswig- -Holstein, Lady Randolph Church
ill., Mrs. Arthur Paget, Count Boyn, the Aus
Hungarian ambassador and Baron de
Staal the Russian ambassador.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
National Eisteddfod Meeting.

CINIINNATI, Dec. N.-Presldent Jones
of the Cincinnati Elsteddfod ass ociation
has received from Wales a poem and a
musical composition entered for the prize
offered by the National Eisteddfod, which
meets in Cincinnati December 30 and Jan
uary /. Scores have also been received
from different parts of the United States.
Secretary Grihiths has returned from a
says that there will be an unusually large
attendance OF singers from the musical So
cieties,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
Condemn st..e Admiration Hoard.

CHICAGO Dec. 1.-THE Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor adopted resolutions today con-
demning the finding of the State Board Of
Arbitration in its investigation of the piano
and organ makers strike and lockout and
requesting the American Federation of La
Dor to make a thorough investigation of the
boards action. The resolutions declare the
state board made farce of the adjustment
of the trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
Queen VIII Remain at windsor.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE court newsmen
have issued the following announcement
The arrangements made for the queens de-
parture from Windsor have been postponed
until after Christmas, as owing to the pres
ent state of affairs in South Africa. the
queen is unwilling to be at a great distance
from London.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18

NEW YORK;, Dec. U,-BoOker II. Wash-
ington has received a letter from John ID.
gee Normal and Industrial institute at
Tuskegee, Ala. Half of this amount is 10
be used I'm meeting last years deficit,
caused by the erection of necessary build
ings and other improvements. The remain
ing 5000 Is to be used toward the present
years current expenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
Compliment Mason and suIzer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE United states
Irish American societies met and adopted
resolutions in which England was denounced
as the hereditary enemy OF representative
governments" that her war is one of lust
for territory and utterly without justihc9-
ton; that the Beers deserve and merit the