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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
WHAT DEMOCRATS MIGHT DO
oliver ". i. belmont Writes 81 Letter
Urging Hnrmonizing of Differ
cnccs for 1900.

NEW YORK March 26.-The Herald
prints a letter from Oliver II. p. Belmont
in which he calls on the democrats to har-
monize their differences and close up the
ranks for the battle Of 1900. He says:
Speaking for myself, am gold man. but
| will unhestitatingly support free silver. 16
to T. should 1t be made the platform senti-
ment of the party in 1900. | will give my full
support to any candidate whom the con-
,Yenton selects.
However, l do not regard the question Of
nee of primary Importance at any time.
Ill grow steadily less important between
aw and the next election Some sugges-
tion Of the truth Cf this can be found by
comparing last falls election figures, state
by state. with those of 1896
1t is not to be denied that general inter-
est in finance, as question, is falling away.
There is no such general strong silver de-
mand as there was three years ago. That,
no doubt, is due to a condition OF better gen
eral business and easier times.
For myself, however, | say again ! do
not fear silver. We have had silver coinage
before and succeeded lust as we have had a
single gold standard now and succeed. We
will not meet wreck If we have silver any
more than ruin is to overtake us under the
single gold standard.
The trusts form the giant evil imminent
and threatening in our affairs. There is no
time or room for details here. But the mon
whose methods contemplate the bribery OF
congresses and legislatures and even the
control of courts-must be DESTROYED. To
this we should have an income tax and an
inheritance tax. We should have public
ownership of all these franchises. which are
now in the hands of the great railroad,
bridge and electrical companies and other
combinations of kindred sort. Above all.
we should have the initiative and referen-
DUN, and put it within the actual power
of the people at the polls to propose or pass
a law or, If needs be, to repeal law in
spite of any action by venial or corrupt
congresses or legislatures.
! We should attack government by injunc-
| tion and the national bank system. We
should be for the election of senators and
| the United States judges by the people. We
! should be to increase the navy and against
! increase in the army We should be for
! economy and for the cutting down of ex-
penses. We should be against expansion and
the seizing of the Philippine islands beyond
! such harbors or islands as are necessary
| for naval stations.
II we were to 90 in for all these matters
| and add to them attack on the opposi-
| tion for it's rotten record, for its roguery
of embalmed beef. for its steals of contracts
there would be no doubt of democratic sue
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
Killed.
EGBERT, HARRY C.,
wounded.

EGBERI, HAIRY ",
Colonel.
wounded.
ARENDT. F. W.,
Private Company G, leg, severe.
AXT, ALBERT E.,
Private Company H, forearm, moderate.
BREGG, LAVERGNE,
Sergeant Company NJ, hand, slight.
CLOUGH, BERT E.,
Private Company G, forearm, moderate.
GEARIN, NICHOLAS,
Private Company M, thigh, slight.
HENRICKER, MERTON,
Private Company l., chest, severe.
HOWARD, WILLIAM,
Private Company T., chest, severe.
JACKSON, HARRALD L.,
First Lieutenant Company @. thigh, Sc
we're.
LAMERS, EDWARD p,
Private Company NJ, forearm, severe.
MILLER, EDWARD,
Private Company II, knee, slight.
MYERS, WILLIAM,
Private Company +, face, severe.
RICHARDS, GEORGE c.,
Private Company d, thigh and hand Sc
we're.
SCILLMAN, LEWIS T.,
Private Company NJ, arm, slight.
Lieutenant Jackson OF the Twenty second
infantry, who was badly wounded, was wei
known in Omaha and was very popular
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
THIRTEENTH MINNESOTA.
Wounded.

wounded.
Private Andrew Mortensen, Company A,
ankle, severe.
Private Fred Eckman, Company I, thigh
severe.
Private Leonard Porter, Company /, groin
severe.
Sergeant Edward Menness, Company l.
hand, slight
Private John T. Wheeler, Company X,
abdomen, severe.
Private James C. MCGEE, Company X
thumb, slight.
Corporal John Connolly. Company X
thigh, severe.
Corporal Harry NJ. CLOSER. Company L.
abdomen, severe.
Private Avery Grimes, Company l., severe
Private NJ Pauliness Hahn, Company L.
chest severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
LAST SUNDAY IN THE SOUTH
Presidential Party Will Leave Thom-
asviIIe for Washington Late
This Afternoon.

THOMASVILLE, Ca, March 26.-Presi-
dent Mckinley spent quiet and restful
Sunday, attending to no business save a
few arrangements for the return trip to
Washington tomorrow afternoon and listen
ing to what Postmaster General Emory
Smith had to say of his observations of con-
ditions in Cuba. The weather was very
warm, the Thermometer registering SO de-
grses, but n breeze. was blowing
The president and Miss Hanna were
driven to the Methodist church for the noon
service. Mr.. Mckinley wore a lightweight
black coat and a soft straw hat. The
church was filled and the president, on com
ing out smilngly returned the salutation OF
many of the congregation.
In the early afternoon he, with other
members of the household, went driving, and
later received Postmaster General Emory
Smith, who reached here on a special car
from Tampa, and will journey north with
the president tomorrow. He was driven
direct from the station to Senator Hanna S
home, stopping long enough to say to an
Associated Press reporter that his views on
Cuban affairs had been fully stated in an
interview sent by the Associated Press just
before he left Havana
The presidential party will leave here late
tomorrow afternoon and reach Washington
after the close of office hours Tuesday. Vice
President Hobart has decided to go north
with the president. He has not been feel
ing as well the last three or four days as
during the early part of his visit and be-
lieves a cooler and more bracing climate
will prove beneficial. His attack of the
grip last winter was very severe and 1t
will take time and the best Of care to rid
his system of its effects He caught a
fresh cold Wednesday night and this, with
some stomach troubles, made 1t necessary
for him to keep quiet and observe his
doctors directions. He has been able to
move about the house, however, and this
afternoon was feeling slightly better
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
THREE DAYS FIERCE FIGHTING
Otis Continues His Campaign Against the
Fipinos with Great Vigor.
twenty-five B,AVE AMERICANS killed IN THE FRAY
Colonel Egbert of Twenty Second Infantry
Among Those Who Fell.
sergeant POOR CT THE FIRST NEBRASKA ALSO DEAD
Sergeant POOR CT THE FIRST NEBRASKA ALSO DEAD
wheaons Brigade with the
in the Lead Malinta Heavy
Usual tc
TheirH After the America


WASHINGTON, March 26speca TeegamlTwo officers
killed officers
General Otis casualties
In
Colonel Harry Egbert of the infantry
popular regiment
IS
the killed while Captain Lee Wallace
Omaha
killed thirteen
inI ches fromG General
WASHINGTON March 26The following cabegams from General
Otis were received by the War department this
"MANIIA, March 26Aduant :
Hall and pumping station last night
account roughness
this will enable of Agunados
best of his consisting
native Spanish troops concentrated there This northern
provinces have concentrated Iawton will
satisfactory
"MANILA General Washington:
ties yesterday officer twenty-five
2 wounded Officer killed
Immediately
Macarthur
sour loss thus far moderate;
and in and north of
condition and spirits
WASHINGTON March 26-The
following
advance is beyond Newcanayan miles
Manila and fifteen miles be o
vance point tomorrow and supplied
open country Insurgents stouly resisting be-
them City perfectly quiet and inhabitants
of anxiety and fear of Insurgents
tenant Third artillery mortany
MANILA March 279:lo burning
hold at Maaon and their
Maoos General MacArthurs
insurgents will make their last stand probably
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
FIRST MONTANA.
Killed.


PRIVATE JOSEPH BICKMAN. Company
+.
PRIVATE PERCY LoCKHART Com
pany G.
PRIVATE STEVE STEVENS, Company G.
PRIVATE WILLIAM MILSCHKE, Com
pany NJ.
wounded.
Private Thomas RicKerd, Company d,
thigh, severe.
Private James McCreary, Company E.
chest slight.
Private James Enright. Company E, chest,
slight
Private John Calansry, Company e, neck,
slight
Private Edward McWrear. Company e,
forearm, slight.
Corporal George T. Banks. Company r,
arm, slight.
Private Robert Brown. Company G, chest,
severe.
Private Joseph p. Myer. Company G.,
severe.
Private Homer Williams, Company G, arm,
slight.
Private William II. Mccarthy. Company
G, thigh, severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27

rice mills and large buildings could be
plainly seen from Caloocan, despite tho
strong sunlight.
by IL O'Clock In the morning the only
building OF Importance not destroyed in
the center Of the town was large stone
church, but even at noon fresh fires were
started among the native huts in the OUT
skirts of Malabon, although the general ex-
odus took place much earlier.
Many of the rebels sought refuge in the
suburbs of Navotas and Casag or were
driven inland by the shells of the Helena.
Callao. Ningdapan and La Guna de Bay.
In the meantime General Wheaton's brig
ade held the river to the railroad, but was
unable either to repair the bridge, which
had been destroyed by the enemy, or to
advance, owing to the opposition and the
hills on the other side.
Twenty-secOnd Crosses River.
The calculations of both General Hale
and General Harrison Gray Otis, whose bri-
gades constituted General MacArthur's di-
vision, were much interferred with by the
character of the country in front of both
of this so that the operations against Nova
liches and Polo were delayed, though the
right wing of the division swung out, sweep
ing the enemy in a northwesterly direction.
General Wheaton's headquarters last
night were a half mile south of the river
on the railroad. The opposite bank was
protected by blockhouse and intrench-
ments' Occasionally the artillery and in
fantry fired across the stream.
Finally the engineers moved a construc-
tion train up to the bridge, the iron france
work OF which remained, and began to re-
place the floor.
March Into Terrific Fire.
While this was going on the Second Ore
gon regiment crossed the river on tie left
and the Twenty on the right, with
four companies of the Twenty third infantry
supporting the latter regiment. A rising
clear ground stretched away distance OF
half mile to Mallnta, situated on It's crest.
In front of the village were strong Fill
pino intrenchments, but no Filipinos were to
be seen. The Twenty regiment sp-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
TWENTIETH KANSAS.
Killed.
PRIVATE H. S. PLUMMER Compan E.
PRIVATE CURRAN C. CRAIG. Comnanv
Killed.

Killed.
PRIVATE II. S. PLUMMER Compan e.
PRIVATE CURRAN C. CRAIG, Company
E.
PRIVATE A. s. ANIBAL, Company G.
Wounded.
Private Frank Stewart, Company A, scalp,
Slight
Private Thaddeus Wilgant, Company G,
thigh, severe.
Private George Nicholas, Company C,
thorax, severe.
Private George Havens, Company E,
thigh, severe
Private Joseph II. Hefin. Company E,
log, severe.
Private Andrew Evans, Company E, neck.
moderate.
Corporal j. H. Bryant, Company E., elbow.
slight
Private orville Parker, Company q.
shoulder and arm, severe
Private Captain Adna c. Clark, Company
II, shoulder severe
Private Edward r. Hook, Company II.
shoulder and neck slight
Private William T1Il, Company I, tibia
severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
FIRE AND THEN DESERT POLO
Insurgents Still RetrentinE, Leaving
Burning Villages in Their
wake.

MANILA, March 27.-11:35 a. m.-The
Americans this morning found the imp rtant
town of Polo and number Of small viii
lagos west of the railroad deserted and
burning. They are advancing along the
railroad.
Today the Washington volunteers, who
held Pasig yesterday, had an engagement
with a band Of insurgents, who drove in
their outposts In the fight the Filipinos
lost several men,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
NEGRO YOUTHS ARE KILLED
whites, without Any PrOyOcatiOn,
Fire on Them, killing Two and
WOunding Two Others.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. March 26.-John
Webb and VIII Toney, two negro boys
about is years old, were killed and their
two companions seriously wounded at Edge
field by four white employees OF the Edge
field cotton factory, Two of the murder
ers are mere boys probably not over l6
years old. 1t is difficult to fix the motive
for the crime, but 1t is supposed the shots
which killed the negroes We're intended for
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska


Private Hayes Axtell, Company G, thighs,
slight
Private H. w. Lewis Pollock, Company @,
leg, slight.
Private Edward ]. Lynn, Company !,
groin, severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
DICE GAME ENDS in MURDER
harroom Porter Runs Knife Into OPP
ponenfs Meek and Then Turns
IL Around.

CINCINNATI, o.. March 26.-Tonight
Richard A. Roberts, barroom porter ran
a knife into the throat of Charles Prietsch,
mechanical GrauGAtsman, and turned the
knife around in the wound. Death was in
stantaneous. Roberts was arrested. They
had disagreed about throwing dice.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
FIRST COLORADO.

Killed.
CAPTAIN JOHN S. STEWART, Company
L.
Wounded.
Private Edwin e. Pitts, Company A,
breast severe.
Private NJ, Malcomb, Company A.
Private II. McCoe abdomen severe.
Private Charles j. Brill, Company A,
thigh, severe.
Private r. Merton w. Esshom, Company
A, thigh, slight.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27

DENVER, Colo. March 26.-The snow
storm which began yesterday has extended
today over large part of the state and has
been one OF the heaviest of the winter.
Fifteen inches on the level is reported at
Hoyoke The mountain railroads are
again, experiencing trouble. although
through traffic has not been stopped.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
Fietcher's Remains Taken Home.

WASHINGTON. March 26-The remains
OF Ex-Governor Thomas c. Fletcher Of Mis-
souri,, who died here yesterday. accom-
panied by Mrs, Fletcher and daughter. left
this city on the sSO train via the Penn
sylyania for st. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27
FIRST WASHINGTON.

Wounded /.
Captain George b. Fortson. Company b
mortal.
Quartermaster Sergeant William b. Coy
ington, Company b. thigh, severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-27

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-22
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EpiStleS to st. Paul.
Observation-Disclosures

Yesterday the first time in four years
that the state senate has had call that was
a real call. 1t is not infrequent that the
formalty of call of the senate Is resorted
to- but to go to the extreme OF holding the
body till the last man. but one. Is lined up
is unusual. The last occasion was in 1895.
when the individual who delayed the game
so long was the then Senator Cronkhite, from
Warren. Cronkhite kept the sergeant-at-
arms and his deputies in a state Of trepida
ton for thirty-sx hours He had manifest
aversion to voting on certain matters, and
there always was a suspicion that he had
purposey stayed away. He pleaded illness,
however and several ether things. but the
wiseacres in the senate winked the other
eye and looked pleasant as they could.
H. P. Hall, the veteran editor, sat in the
senate chamber yesterday and as Senator
Wilson. of Minneapolis sauntered through
the chamber. remarked:
Wilson and 1 used to go to school to-
gether down in the Ohio Western Reserve.
We drfted away, and I don't suppose either
of us expected to the other again.
But in 1863-remember. Wilson," he cut In.
dragging the senator into colloquy. That
was the winter we gave the banquet to the
alumni OF the Reserve college. You were in
politics even then, weren't you, general?'
Yes" replied the Minneapolis scion, II
was then assistant secretary of the senate. "
Perhaps Sam Langum and his assistants
may yet break into active political life.
The Philistine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-22

of $1,550.53 which had never been re-
ported to the university accountant or
to the state officials. This unauthor-
lied deposit was made by Secretary J..
c. wye, but on the authority, that gen.
tleman insists. of his superiors. The
attention of the attorney general has
been called to this act.
Possibly the public may In time de-
rive some Information as to why so
many banks wobbled and went up
during Examiner Kenyon's administra-
ton. If the lack of funds wherewith
to give these institutions adequate eX-
animation was a cause, then the pub
lie will insist that the legislature shall
make an appropriation of $4,000 as re-
Quested by Gen. Pope.
1t will be noted that these irregulari-
ties have occurred in two departments
of the state government which have
been conspicuous for their star-cham-
Der proceedings. The newspapers have
not been permitted to attend and re-
port the proceedings of the regents and
the health board Of course. there will
be Irregularities so long as this per-
nicious prohibition is practiced.
Open the doors as we'll as the books.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-22
Republicans All Pledged to the Beet.

The Republican senate confirmed the
statement of Representative Dwinnell
that the party is pledged to boun-
ties by overriding the governors veto
of the beet bounty bill yesterday. The
senators felt 1T necessary to caucus
upon the subject first Forty three of
them, including the so-called indie
pendent Republican, Buchanan, Of Nor
rison, punched their votes in the af-
firmative the only Republican in the
senate who failed to show his affection
for the beet being Reeves of Pope, who
was sick. There was nothing surpris
ing about their action, not even it's
uEanimity.
The interesting thing about the pro-
ceeding was that three Democrats,
Baldwin. of Duluth; Johnson, Of Nicol-
let county, and McNamee, of st. Paul,
sloughed off from their party and vot-
ed with the Republicans. The first two
gentlemen have fed at the executive
trough of late, but the fact seemed to
have no weight when they were put to
the test of fealty to the governor. Three
appointments are credited to Senator
Baldwin and his district-Weiss for the
prison board, Austin for deputy super
intendent of insurance, and Towne, the
father of the gifted eX-congressman,
for deputy oil inspector. The Johnson
family has been enriched of late by the
selection Of the senator's brother as
state librarian. AS for MC.Namee, hay
ing received no crumbs from the eXecu-
tive table, his vote in favor of over
riding the veto must have been cast ION
principle Add to this three the pair
composed of Stivers-who by the way,
lis out" in a communication to The
G l o b published elsewhere-and
Heimerdinger and a notable group is
displayed to the Democratic gaze of
the state. If the governor cannot de-
PEND upon his own party following in
the legislature, whom can he depend
upon?
1t will be interesting now to watch
the progress Of any measure fixing the
limit of expenditure for beet bounty,
such as the governor suggested and
several Republican legislators promised
to pass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-22
8 AMONG THE CHURCHES

The ladies of the Norwegian Lutheran
church. corner Thirteenth and Canada streets.
will have an entertainment. with supper. at
Twin City hall. corner Wabasha and Rice
streets, this evening. P. o. Stromme will
lecture, his subject being ''Wit and Humor."
All are welcome.
The first of a series Of Lenten lectures was
delivered before a large audience at Christ
church last evening. Bishop Sessums spoke
exhaustively of "Wycliffe and the Pre-Refor-
nation Period" He explained the conditions
existing in the Latin church and the mate
rialism which gradually permeated Roman
theology until God came to be viewed as
only material Caesar, tracing the rise of
the papacy from these conditions to an al
most omnipotent reign up to the fourteenth
century, when Wycliffe's influence began TO
be felt.
Speaking of the life of the reformer he
characterized him as a man of high moral
character and an innate nobility that gave
force to the movement he was 50 influential
in starting. He advocated reform in the
church, Bishop Sessums said, because he re-
allied the terrible conditions existing and that
firm measures were imperative to rescue the
church from the depths into which it had
been dragged Christianity had gone into
Rome, he said, to reform, and Wycliffe arose
to the necessity of reforming Christianity.
The Junior Erworth League of Central Park
M. E. Church will give an lat home this
evening at the home of Mrs. Golfer, $40 Cen
trail Park place east, from / to 10 O'Clock A
couple dressed to represent George and Mar
tina Washington will receive the guests.
Exercises commemorating Washington's
birthday will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A. par
lors Friday evening The programme is he
ing arranged by Miss z. Fuller.
woman's inter-denominational prayer
meeting will be held Thursday afternoon,
from to o'clock. at the First Methodist
church, on Third street and Dayton avenue.
Mrs. c. H. Butterick. Mrs. A. W. Denning.
Mrs. c. P. Noyes and Miss Cummings win
lead each a half hour. All women interested
are invited to attend.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-22

tons. so that every spring there is an
old stock of iron at Cleveland of about
5000, 600 tons.
Has Minnesota any furnace inter-
ests? None. The Carnegies are mining
what they need. They are producers
and consumers too. We are miners and
we sell in the open market. The fur
mace men ship so to go per cent of the
ore that is mined. A cut of 40
cents ton would save Andrew Car
negie $750,000 year. Only 20 per cent
of the shipments made on our road
last year was our own iron. Only 4
per cent of the ore shipped last year
VS. from the Independent mines.
The rate has nothing to do with this
case. If the ore was shipped for moth
ing there are mines owned by indie
pendent concerns that couldn't sell a
pound of ore. Any reduction in rates
must inure to the benefit of the furnace
men In Pennsylvania. If the educators
of this state create row the Carnegias
will pocket 100000. and the stock In
the iron roads will be deprecated. and
it is held mostly in Minnesota.
The whole trouble is the furnace
men have become producers. That
takes out the profit from the men who
owns an independent mine"
CALLED MR.. COTTON.
Mr.. Cotton said he did not place much
confidence in a report submitted by
self constituted committee of interested
persons. and Prof. Phelps called him
to order. saying the educators had not
come to the Commercial club to be
sneered at. Mr.. Cotton apologized and
said he had been misunderstood, as he
did not refer to the gentlemen to whom
ne was speaking.
'"Tbara ic M tr,,+l, lo ooot;p,,o5
the statement that the roads give a re-
bate to the Carnegie people or to any
other shippers.
1t is to our interest" he declared,
to maintain the state royalty, because
1T keeps up the value of our property
Yet Mr.. Gridley says he leased a mine
on a royalty Of ten cents. 1t seems 10
me that if that is so he is responsible
for the decentralization"
Z. IL. Petit. Of Minneapolis said he
thought the matter should be submitted
to the railroad commissioners for a
thorough investigation.
Mr.. Gridley was allowed to reply to
Mr.. Cotton.
Il am not here in the interest of any
one but myself he declared. Il have
no interest in the Carnegies or in any
furnace on earth. AS for a rebate 1t
would be an easy matter for repre-
sentatlVes of the Carnegies and the
Iron Range road in New York to meet
and make any sort of arrangement
that would be mutually satisfactory,
and Mr.. Cotton would not know any
thing about it. If there is not some
such an arrangement I believe the
Carnegies would build a road of their
own and dispense with the freight rate
altogether"
"In my judgment" said Mr.. Cotton,
you are entirely mistaken"
NO CARNEGIE FOR HIM.
Neither am I working for Carnegie"
said Alfred Merritt. land to prove it
will deposit $1,000 In gold to, be con-
tributed to the state school fund if the
fact can be proven that 1 have any In
terest or connection with the Carnegie
properties"
That ended the debate. E. G. Adams,
Of Mortified. moved the appointment
of a committee Of seven to investigate
the whole question and it was carried.
Prof. Phelps will appoint the commit
tee tOdaV