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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
WOODMEN OF WORLD CLASH
Sovereign Commander Root Does Not
Approve the Action of Provisional
Head Consul Frost.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 10,-Many circulars
have been sent throughout the southern jul
risdiction, Woodmen of the World, which
comprises seventeen southern states, from
its headquarters in Atlanta, inviting appli-
cations for admission at the rate of 50 each,
with an additional fee for the camp physi-
clans.
A circular from the sovereign headquar-
ters at Omaha is also being sent broadcast
saying the Atlanta headquarters offer a
spurious dspensaton and stating that initi-
alton fees cannot be less than $40, the reg
ular fee of the order. John b. Frost
provisional head consul of the southern ju-
risdiction, says he is in possession of let
ter signed by j. C. Root sovereign COM
mander of the order at Omaha, authorizing
this special offer by the Atlanta headquar-
ters.
There are two camps of the order in At
lanta. A. C. Wooley, a commission mer-
chant, is clerk of one of them. In speak
ing of the affair, he said;
II have been notified by the sovereign
commander at Omaha that after the last of
this month the office of provisional head
consul now held by Mr.. Frost, would be
abolished and that applications should be
sent to Omaha direct. l have also been no.
tifed to inform the camps that the special
offer Of the provisional head consul is not
legitimate"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
PACIFIC EXPRESS ROBBERY
Company Looted for Large Sum of Money
at Cheyenne,
DEED is COMMITTED DURING THE NIGHT
Amount Taken Ranges from Five
Thousand TO Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollnrs-No Clue to the
Thief IL Yet Discovered.

CHEYENNE, Dec. 1O.-(Special Tee-
gram.) )-The details of a most daring rob
berry are just coming to light here. Last
night, between the hours of and 10 o'clock,
the Office of the Pacific Express company
was robbed of several thousand dollars in
money and, although officers set to work
on the case Immediately and the strictest
secrecy has been maintained not a single
clue has been discovered
There is a small force Of men in the ex-
press office at night to handle express on
incoming and outgoing trains and when
these trains arrive the men have been in
the habit of locking the office. This was
done last night as usual and when the ex-
press men returned twenty minutes later
the north door, or city entrance, was open,
as was also the safe door. The discovery
was made that all of the money contained
in the safe was missing.
Officials of the express company refuse to
state the amount of money taken, which
is reported to be between So, 900 and s25, ,OOO.
1t is reported that the safe contained
large shipment of gold which was to have
gone to one of the banks in central Wyo-
ming over the Cheyenne & Northern this
but the officials will say nothing
ahn nitf tI.a ,Notf Ip1i tat h.
fact however, that the loss is considerable.
The entire express office force is under
and the robbery is being thor
oughly investigated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11

dress the convention. A rule of order COW
ering this question says: None others than
members Of bona fde trade union shall be
permitted to address the convention, or read
a paper therein, except by vote of two
thirds Of the convention"
As the delegates will not be permitted to
vote until their credentials have been duly
passed upon it is not deemed proper to
take vote on the matter at the outset. 1t
is possible that this technicality may be
waived, although It has not been customary
for other than trade union members to
speak except by special request of the
convention.
p. ]. Mcclure of Philadelphia, first vice
president of the Federation and president
Of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters,
will call to order If he arrives in time,
otherwise James Duncan second vice presi-
dent, will preside. Delegates from the in
ternational unions have one vote for each
100 members represented.
Local organizations not members OF in
ternational bodies have each one delegate.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
MACRUM HAS INFORMATION
Report that War May Yet BE Brought
to "A Close on Honorable
Terms.

CHICAGO. Dec. 10-A special to tho
Chronicle from East Liverpool, o., says:
Friends in this city of Charles e. Macrum,
until recently United States consul at Pre-
toria, Transvaal republic, say he is returning
TO this country with important information
for the State department which he is unwill-
ing to risk cabling, His letters conclusiyely
prove that not only was Macrum persona
grata to the government of the Transyaal,
but he was on the best possible terms with
President Kruger Cabling could only be
done over line controlled in part by Eng
land. 1t is believed the information brought
by Macrum is from President Kruger and
the purpose is to initiate measures to
bring the war to a close on honorable terms
to the Dutch republic,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
GREAT BOER VICTORY
Defeat Of Gatacre the Most Severe Repulse
British Have Sustained. IA
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY CAPTURE
Generals Force of Two Thousand Greatly
Reduced by Dutch Strategy,
ASSERTS HE WAS MISLeD BY GUIDES
British Commander Says He Will Wire
Further Casualties Later.
'SSERTS HE WAS MIsLED BY GUIDES
MANY OFFICERS AMONG THE WOUNDED
northumberland and SUFFOLK Rcgi-
ments Report the Greatest Number
of Missing-DetniIs OF the
Disastrous Encounter.

LONDON, Dee. 1O.-The war ofIice e
publishes the following dispatch
from General Observation-Disclosures at
CnpetowD. Gatacre reportSi
"DecpIy regret TO inform you that
met with n serious reverse in the
nttncl< on stormburE. was misIed
guides and found imprncticabIe c
ground.
Casualties, so far ms known at
present, are;
Second battalion, Irish Royal
Rihes-Wounded, Lieutenant Colonel
Eager, Major Eaton, Captain Bell,
Captain Kelly, Lieutenant stevens,
Lieutenant Bnrnardston.
"SuTolk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Sec
ond Lieutenant Maynard and twelve
men. Missing: Captain Weir. Lieu
tenant Christee, Second Lieutenant
Rodney, two hundred and ninety men.
"Fourth Field battery-ScvercIy
wounded; Lieutenant Lewis and
three men. Slightly wounded: Two
men.
"Seventy-seventh Field battery
Killed; One gunner. wounded. Major
PercevnI.
northumberland FusiIeers-Miss-
ing; Major Stevens, Captain Fletcher.
Captain More1y, Second Lieutenant
Wake, Second Lieutenant CouIson,
Lieutenant Radcliffe, three hundred
md sixty-fve officers and men.
"ROynI Berkshire regiment-ISiiIcd.
One private.
'The remainder of my casualties
VIII be wired ms soon nscertained."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
ROSSER USED TO SHOOTING
Kills Man In New York and Has Sim
liar Record In San Fran
cisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1O.-It Is generally
believed here that Walter Rosser, who shot
and mortally wounded Frederick S. Slater
last night in Madison Square Garden, Is
the same person who, without cause, killed
Henry Hildebrand one year ago last Sep
tember in the Spreckles market, this city.
At his trial he pleaded temporary insanity,
caused by oyer-indulgence in liquor. The
jury disagreed in the first trial. second
trial resulted in Rossers acquittal. The
verdict caused considerable Indignation and
much of the lawlessness of soldiers in this
city was attributed to its effect.
few weeks after Rosser's acquittal his
father, prominent southerner, died from
the nervous strain attendant upon the trial
OF his son.
Rosser was born in Stevenson, Ala. His
parents moved to Nashville, Tenn. when
he was quite young. He graduated from
the Vanderbilt university in that city. When
the war began he enlisted in the Tennessee
regiment. His fathers influence could have
secured him a commission, but he preferred
the hospital service, where he could con-
tinue his medical studies, While in this
city he claimed to be q years OF age.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
GERMANS TALK OF FlNANCE
Chief Concern of the German Business
World is the Money Mar
ket situation.

BERLIN, Dec. 10.-The money market
situation continues to be the chief concern
of the German business world. London ex-
change continued to rise all last week.
Gold exports are now possible and there
fore an increase in the bank rate is con-
sidered virtually certain. The officials OF
the Reichsbank we're in consultation yes
terday on the subject and there was gen.
eral sentiment in favor of an advance to
per cent. A definite decision is likely
to be taken Tuesday.
Tho Rechsbank statement yesterday
day showed much less improvement than is
usual at this time Of the year. Private
discounts, after rising to point near the
official rate eased off somewhat yester-
day, but the rise in the London private
rate causes an expectation here that the
Bank of Eugand will make yet another
advance.
Thus far, however, money market condi-
tions do not inspire fear Of permanent
trouble in Berlin, a feeling of assurance
arising from the fact that Germany circu-
lation is SO thoroughly saturated with gold
that any considerable arrangement is i'm
possible
Today a high financial authority gave the
correspondent OF the Associated Press an
estimate of the gold in circulation in Ger
many, placing this at $2,5000O0,000 marks
and predicted that the industrial situation
would continue very strong. A leading OFF,
cial of the Reichsbank explained that the
industrial boom had not yet reached its
elimination, but was now extending to the
textile industries.
Iron prices" he said, Continue to rise
The syndicate of roller wire manufacturers
has advanced prices ten marks a ton.
Franco Belgian syndicate, with capital of
$10,000,000, has acquired the Westphalian
coal mine and intends to establish immense
modern furnaces and steel mills on the
Dortmund- Ems canal. A motion will be
introduced in the Reichstag concerning the
organization of German chambers Of COM
merce in foreign cities, in which particular
Germany now lags behind.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
MILLIONS MORE IN WAGES
Cotton Operatives os New England
Soon to Receive Compensation
of Seven Years Ago.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 10.-The new
wage schedule giving the wage employees of
this city an increase in their wages OF 10
per cent will go into effect tomorrow in all
the mills of this. city. The employees of the
iron works began work under the increased
schedule last Monday, week in advance
of the remainder of the cotton mill employees.
The advance of 10 per cent in the wages
of New England's cotton operatives means
an average addition to the pay of each
employe of about 10 cents per week, total
increase of S105, 900 each week and a yearly
increase in wages of about $5,500,000
The greater portion of the New England
cotton operatives begin work under the new
schedule tomorrow, over $4,000 hands being
affected, divided among these cities and
towns: Fall River, 10000; New Bedford,
13.00O Providence, Warren, Bristol, Black
stone and Pawtucket valleys in Rhode
Island, $4,000; Worcester and vicinity, 1000;
Taunton, $500; Newburyport, 500; Saco Me-,
1000
The second group of over 10000 mill en-
ployes will begin work under the 10 per cent
advance December IS and includes 21,000
operatives In Lowell, 500 in Lawrence,
$4,000 in Manchester, N H., $500 in Lewis
ton, Me-, $500 in Biddeford, Me-. and 800 in
Amesbury, Mass
Between December II and the new year
Suncook, N. H., with 1900 mill hands, Clin-
ton and Methuen, Mass, with $500 and 800
and about 5000 operatives in
eastern Connecticut will be employed at the
advance rate of wages,
The cotton mill operatives of New England
are now receiving. or will receive shortly, an
average rate of pay which will equal the
previous high rate of 1892, when they were
paid the highest rate of wages since the in
ception of the cotton industry
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
ALL LONDON STANDS AGHAST
News of Gatacre's Defeat Causes the
Most Intense Excitement at
the CAPITAL.

Copyright, 1859, by Press Publishing Coo
LONDON, Dec. 1O.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-The news
Of Gatacres disaster at Stormburg struck
London agape with dismay. Newspaper writ
ers and experts could find no excuse save
that there is necessity for more men.
The Daily Mail says: "Quite apart from
the loss of 600 fighting men the unexpected
Boer success will probably cause far more
general and serious movement among the
Cape Dutch The government must promptly
face this by the immediate dispatch of fur
ther troors.'
The Daily News says: "The reverse CAT
acre has suffered is a sadly emphatic COM
mentary on the peculiar difficulty of mill
tary operations in a semi -dsaffected coun-
try. Enemies and spies are everywhere and
nowhere can we rely confidently on any
counter information. Gatacre seems to have
been completely trapped. OF course he will
be Immediately reinforced"
The Daily Chronicle says: There Is only
too much reason to fear that this is the
worst illustration we have had yet of the
inadequate equipment and insufficient
scouting. How far this disaster was due to
lack of judgment on the spot and how far
to lack of artillery is not quite clear, but
a patient public cannot help recalling that
Methuens victory at Modder river was won
by artillery reinforcements at the critical
moment. All they would like to know is how
many times this particular lesson is to be
learned"
The Standard says: THE event is in the
highest degree deplorable. 1t will tell
against us unfavoraby in the Free State
amongst the colonial Dutch and even among
the natives. A great deal of evidence has
been accumulating during the past week to
show how deeply the colony, or at least the
northern and western portions of it, are
hoaeycombed by disaffection. Our generals
have to cope with rebel colony as well as
with the hostile republics and must take
their measures and lay their plans in ac-
cordance with details"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
R0UTE FOR GRAIN
Western Grain to He Carried from
Great Lakes Through to
Montreal by Canal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The Tribune says
William j. Connors Of Buffalo has been in
consultation here with some Of the largest
grain shippers of Chicago, regarding an all
water route for grain to the seaboard.
Mcutreal is to be the seaboard terminal of
the route and Chicago architect is now
working on plans for the erection at Mon
treal of three elevators with an aggregate
capacity of 100000 bushels.
With these elevators there is to be
fleet of new steamers each 24O feet in length.
44-foot beam and drawing fourteen feet of.
water through the canals Through the
open water months they will be engaged
for the greater part in carrying grain from
the various lake ports to Montreal, but in
winter they will be employed both in coast
trade and in carrying grain to Liverpool.
Mr.. Connors expressed the opinion that the
project would be in operation by July l,
1906. Ho said:
Naturally l feel much gratifed at the
successful conclusion Of my labors. l have
the support OF all the large grain dealers of
Chicago and Duluth. The grain men have
expressed confidence in the practicability Of
the scheme and the syndicate with which l
am associated has begun preparations for
establishing a carrying trade all over the
water route between the great lakes and
montreal. Inc MOnlreal route VIII duoru an
all-water way to the sea, which can COM
pete with the railroads, because of it's cheap
ness. Montreal is 300 miles nearer Liverpool
than is New York, a decided advantage.
Besides the three elevators at Montreal
We expect to build an elevator Of 100000
bushels capacity at Port Colborne Ont, six
teen miles from Buffalo and through grain
going to Montreal in large cargoes will be
broken there.
During the season just ended only lit
tlo moro than 81 ,0O0,O 900 bushels of the vast
amount of grain which came to Buffalo from
tho west by lake and rail was shipped east
by the Eric canal. The great bulk OF it
went by rail.
at will be the seaports that will suffer
from tho new route, New York, Newport
News, Boston, Baltimore, Portland, Calves
ton and every port through which grain
pasees for export. 1t will simply be a con-
test between rail and water and l am con-
tident water will win
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
FOR THE LABOR CONVENTION
Delegates To the American Federation
Gathering Are Nearly All
at Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1J,-Nearly all the
1S0 delegates to the Federation of Labor
convention had tonight presented their ere
dentials at headquarters. Many unofficial
visitors have arrived, among them repre-
sentatiyes of the Bartenders' union and
others who desire to obtain full member
ship. The bartenders have established head
quarters, According to the announcement of
the local committee of arrangements the
convention was to have been formally well
coined by Governor Pingree and Mayor May
berry, as well as by Michigan members of
the convention. but it was considered i'm
probable tonight that any outsider will ad-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
FRYE ON THE PHILIPPINES
senator Tells why the Islands We're
Taken in Charge by the
United states.

NEW YORK, Dec 10.-Tho World tomor-
row will publish an interview with Senator
william +. Frye, president pro TEN of the
! United States senate, in reply to the ques-
! ton why it was necessary to take over the
sovereignty of the whole Philippine arch-
pelagC He said:
commercially they were of the utmost
Importance to our country, located as they
were at the very threshold of the Orient
with an importation last year amounting
TO Sl,5OO,OOO, with an advancing civili-
zation which will in few years, by in
creasing their necessities double it,
Then, toe, the existing conditions in the
islands afforded a powerful argument in
favor of our action Aguinado with his sew
enteen chieftaIns, then exiles at Singapore.
went to Hong Kong to sail with Admiral
Dewey for Manila. He having already sailed,
they were taken over in one of our revenue
cutters, received arms from the admiral.
raised an army, fought successfully the COM
mon enemy, were of assistance to us and
While no promises were made them orally
or in writing they were practically our
allies. Could we desert and leave them to
the tender mercies of Spain? Surely no
American citizen would have justified us in
such action"
What do the republicans propose to do
with the Philippines" he was asked.
First restore peace there, then give them
a good government, decent wages, arouse in
the people an ambition to become good citi-
2ens, supply them with modern agricultural
implements, construct railroads and high
ways making access to the sea easy. Build
school houses, supply teachers, educate
them so as ITO fit them for the exercise of
governmental functions and then trust them
with the control of local and municipal af-
fairs. Possibly in time they may become
nit to establish republic, able and strong
enough to preserve order and peace and TO
protect life and property, to make treaties,
observe their obligations under them and to
compel others to do likewise. Possibly
when that time arrives, we, being the sole
judges, might surrender to them the SOW
ereignty reserving to ourselves the naval
and coaling stations necessary for our naval
and merchant marine. So far as am per-
sonally concerned, l would never surrender
the sovereignty TO any people within the
islands or to any nation without"
He was asked what our constitutional
rights in these new possessions were as to
civil rights, tariffs, emigration, etc. and re-
piled:
That question is one of great Importance,
undoubtedly soon to be discussed in congress
and at an early day settled. Therefore !
do not wish now, with only partial prepara-
tions, to deal with 1t. 1 believe, however,
that congress has full power to enact for
them such laws as may seem to be wise and
just; that the constitutional limitations as
to the United States so often referred to
does not apply to territories. I am conf
dent that in the near future three or four
regiments of white men, with possibly twice
as many of natives, will be ample to pre-
serve the peace"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11

Agrarinn Press In Germany Attacks
TINT Part of MckinleX's Messnge.

BERLIN, Dec. 1O.-After keeping silence
at first the agrarian press now begins to
make a united attack upon that part of
President McKinleys message to congress
relating to the joint commission proposition.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung says today
"Such proposition is wholly unacceptable.
1t is monstrous. Its outcome would be that
the shrewd Yankees would bamboozle the
German members of the commission about
American meat, with cauldrons double bot
toned and similar tricks, while the Ameri-
cans here would manufacture evidence
against beers and wines. President Nc
Kinley's claims as to the heaL<fulness of
American meats is prepost><ous after the
scandalous embalmed meat trial"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11

| begun in good order. over the thirteen
miles OF the way and almost to the boun-
| daries OF the encampment the Beers kept up
| rifle fire upon the retreating lines, but
most Of it was at long range and not par
ticularly effective They even attempted ar
| tillery fire at several points, but it was
badly directed.
nj, Associated Press Version.
"cfl >, Cape Colony, Sunday. Dec. TO-
n neral Gatacres movement
may b. oQnnoissance in force.
Its object ain the strength of
the position Of u. J, who we're strongly
intrenched all over tle Stormburg range.
He left Putter's kraal shortly after noon yes
terday with a fighting force OF slightly over
1000 men.
Leaving Molteno at . o'clock last evening
he made memorable night march over the
rocks and veldt. There was no sound ex-
cept steady tramp and there were no dis
tingushing lights. the bright moon having
gone down about II 80 o'clock.
The column arrived safely within a couple
Of miles of its destination, the only incl
dents of the march being an occasional sud
den call of Halt" under the belief that
the Beers were near.
Suddenly terrific fire opened stimuli
flank. The Royal Irish Rifles, which
formed the advance, sought shelter behind
neighboring kopje and were speedily Joined
by the remainder Of the column. 1t was
found, however, that this position also was
covered by Boer guns, which were more
powerful than had been supposed. The
troops therefore sought a safer position
about half mile away, two batteries in
the meantime engaging the Beers and COW
ering the troops in their withdrawal.
The action now became general at long
range and a detachment of mounted in
fantry moved northward with a view of
gatlng on the enemys right flank Sud-
denly a strong commando was seen moving
from the north and the Royal Irish Rifles
and the Northumberland regiment were
sent out to meet it. 1t was soon discovered,
however, that the Beers had machine guns
well placed and the British were compelled
to face terrible fire. Finding it impossi-
BILE to hold the position in the face of an
enemy apparently superior in position, num-
bers and artillery, the British retired on
Moteno. the Beers following UP the re-
tirement closely and bringing two big guns
to bear on the retiring column. 1t is be-
lieved here that the British casualties were
not serious.
LONDON, Dec. 10-The Times publishes
the following from Molteno:
General Gatacre attempted to assault the
Boer position at Stormburg today Sunday.
The guides led us wrong and we were sur
prised while in fours and after very trying
night march. Our retirement was effected
in excellegt order there being no hurry even
at the most critical time. The Northumber
lands and Irish Rifles behaved as If on re-
view day fear our losses are heavy. One
of our guns we had to abandon"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
Canning Combine.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 10.-The COM
mittee of Gamers having in charge the per-
fection of proposed combine announce the
task virtually completed. Learning of the
project the fishermen formed a combination
to force the distribution of the profits result
ing from combining the canning industry on
Fraser river All estimates have been based
upon a continuance of present prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
MAY Be A FRENCH-CHlNA ROW
France Demands Degradation of II
Viceroy who Would Not EX-
ecute Magistrate.

PEKIN, Dec. 10.-The French government
has formally demanded the degradation of
the viceroy of Canton because the order to
execute the Chinese magistrate. who was
responsible for the murder OF two French
officers at Montao. has not been carried out.
The tsung Ii yamen will probably refuse.