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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
ANOTHER VIEW OF FlLlPlNOS
Port Captain ut Maaitn Says Native,
Left to Ills Owu 1ntcntions,
VIII Not lie Troublesome.

WHEELING, w. Va. March 3I.-Lieu-
tenan. William Braunorsreuther, executive
officer Of the Charleston. whose exploit in
making the bloodless capture Of the Lldrone
Islands last summer was told by himself in
Associated Press dispatches writes an in
teresting letter from Manila to Hon. Angus
tus Pollack Of this city He is now captain
Of the port Of Manila, and has under him
some 500 native Filipiuos. whom he finds it
easy to control. Speak : Of the natives he
says:
The native himself. ler. TO his own inten-
tions, will never prove troublesome, They
will be only too willing to earn a moagro
living and get few dollars. They are not
hard to handle at all. l Employ several hun
dred in my department and find no trouble
whatever, though have often to work them
at night in docking and unlocking vessels.
During all the fighting, among the hundreds
in my employ, they remained loyal and
faithful. | lost five or SIX in all, and these
Il believe, were trighte4ed oil for fear OF
subsequent molestation SHOULD the rebels Gas
they contended they coutd do) wipe all the
Americans off the face o, the earth.
Heretofore. when fighting with Spaniards
the rebels have been badly organized and
much worse armed. n twithstanding this
condition they had in a general way a sue
cess out of every engagement with theii
natural enemies. Since that time they have
organized and they naturally concluded they
could easily succeed IN eXterminating the
Americans. They tried IL two weeks age
yesterday at 8 p. m. o., my; what u sur
prise! Thosuands of them are dead, ere.
mated and buried, and the hospitals ar,
filled with their wounded. many of whom
will never recover. They have lost in anC
about here over 10000 men. Our loss has
been less than 100; to b. exact, sixty eight
officers and men killed and 275 wounded.
Our wounded people have a much better
chance to recover than theirs, for this rea
son, the Mauser bali maSes a cleaner anC
smaller wound than do our Remngtons ant
Springfelds To give you an example O
this: In one of the hottest parts of our firms
line soldier fought for three days, having
been wounded on the first night by Mausel
bullet through the thigh, nbove the knee. HI
says that during the fight he thought h'
rushed up against bush and was stuck b,
a thorn.
| On the night of February 4, when th'
rebels started firing, quite a number o
American ladies were at the Hotel Orientes
l sent UP for them and placed them on
| transport in the bay. My two girls refuse,
to go and stayed through 1t all. The grea
danger was from an uprising of the native
/ in town. This was prevented, however, ant
! thus great deal of wholesale murder wa
avoided The city Is so well guarded that i
would be suicidal in their attempting t
create an uprising here.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
FIND MISS HOFFMAN'S BODY
Two More Victims of the Windsor
Holocaust Arc Taken from
the Ruins.

NEW YORK, April 1.-At $50 this morn
ing the workmen in the ruins of the Wind
sor hotel discovered the body of woman
which was almost intact When the body
was raised gold watch fell from it, On
the outside of the watch case was the word
Dora" 1t is believed the body Is that OF
Miss Dora Hoffman of Baltimore.
Miss Hoffman was a guest at the hotel
at the time of the fire and has been counted
among the missing since then.
Shortly after the body which is supposed
to be that of Miss Hoffman, was found,
another body, which, to all appearances, is
that of an old woman, was discovered. 1t
is well preserved and is supposed to be
that Of the woman who lived with Miss
Hoffman. TIE total dead of the Windsor
hotel fire now number torty-three. OF
these thrty-two are unidentified bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
EXPECTING THREE THOUSAND
Final Statement of the Dollar Dinner
Projectors to Set Mt Rest
All Doubts.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Eugene v.
Brewster of the committee on arrangements
of the silver dinner to be given April 10 to
commemorate the birthday of Thomas JEFF
ferson gave out the following statement to-
day:
ITO dispel all doubts in the minds Of the
public and the friends and admirers of the
Chicago platform and those who have for
warded money for tickets for the Jeffer-
sonian dinner, We, the only authorized ar
rangements committee OF fifteen, in order to
avoid all disputes in the future, hereby de-
sire to announce that the Jeffersonian din
ner will be given by Chicago platform DEM
Ocrats Wednesday, April 49, at 7 p. m. in
the Grand Central Palace, at which Mr..
Bryan will be present and make an address" ."
1t is estimated that 5000 will be present
at the dinner, of which 1000 have paid for
seats.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
PLAN Of FILIPINOS FAILED
Interview in Jnpnnese Paper States
AEuiualdo Disclaims RESPONSE
biIity for the Outbreak.

WASHINGTON, March S1.-A copy of the
Japanese Times of February u, published at
Toxic, has been received here 1t contains
an interview with an American named
Crocker, who may be Prof Crocker of
Columbia college, who was an witness
of the first two days fighting about Manila
which began February S.
lie indicates that the Filipinos in the city
undoubtedly contemplat l. 'isilf ea masse,
but failed to carry cul he iAan OF CO.
operation with those in arms outside of the
city.
He says If the rebels had destroyed the
water supply of the city it would have en-
tailed great hardship upon the Americans,
and attributes their failure 10 do SO to their
regard for the well-being of the Filipinos
in the city.
During the fighting" says Mr.. Crocker,
"Agunaldo, who is supposed TO be at Malo-
los, communicated with Dewey. He sent
him a message, in which he said, For God $
sake, stop the firing and disclaiming all
responsibility in connection with the start
ing of the trouble. Dewey, however, refused
compliance, and I think Agulnaldo is now
accepting the situation.
"There was some talk of Aguinaldo re-
signing and washing his hands of the whole
affair, but l do not think he will do so.
The opinion is that it was not AguinaIdo
who precipitated This thing but his follow
ers whom he could not control"
Mr.. Crocker left Manila while the fighting
was still in progress and his estimates of
the casualties are very wild. He says there
were from 5000 to 1000 Fillpinos killed and
wounded, and tells of the terrific destruc>
tion wrought by the shells from our war
ships. The shells from the Monadnock, he
says, killed twenty, thirty, and sometimes
fifty natives at a time"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
UNDERWRITERS GETTING OUT
Companies Represented in Arkansas
Instruct Agents to Refuse
Further Business.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March 31.-On ac-
count of the passage of the Rector anti
trust law by the legislature many Of the in
surance companies are telegraphlng their
agents to refuse further business. Within
a week the following companies have an
nounced their withdrawal from the city:
The Royal OF England, Queen Of America,
Imperial of New York, Caedonian of New
York, American Central of st. Louis and
the German American of New York. 1t is
expected that all other important companies
will follow their example.
The legislative act provides that any in
surance company belonging to a rating
bureau in any state shall be prohibited from
doing business in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
FooD is ALL RIGHT IN MANILA.
Major PenrOse's Report on the Condi-
tiOn of Utah Troops.

WASHINGTON, March Sl.-A report has
been received at the War department from
Major Penrose OF the Utah regiment, now
a brigade surgeon al Manila. 1t is dated
February 10, but contains no information
regarding the fighting that had been going
on about Manila. The details related
mainly TO the sickness and health conditions
OF the brigade, There were some malaria
and some smallpox cases, but the brigade
had evidently not been engaged in any
fighting as nothing was said about casual
ties, This brigade was about three and
a half miles outside of Manila and stretched
from Pasig TO Manila bay, Surgeon Pen
rose said their meals were cooked in Ma
Mia and sent to them three times a day.
The food was excellent and there was no
complaint among the men.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01

Lively Time Over McCnrthy's stock
Exchange Bill.

LINCOLN, March Especial, Some OF
the exciting scenes of the lower branch OF
the legislature were enacted in the senate
today, and the members were not destined
to adjourn without having at least one ex-
tremely lively sitting.
SpC hn of Nuckolls arose at time the
senators had about finished whetting their
appetites for a bOuntiful repast, and wanted
TO know why the sitting committee had
ignored the request of eighteen members OF
the senate to advance II. r. 331 to the head
Of the general file. He did not need to ex-
plain that 1t was the Mccarthy bill to break
up the South Omaha Live Stock Exchange.
Senator Reynolds chairman of the COM
mittee, explained in answer to the query
that the committee had not been able to get
together since the senate adopted that re-
quest and that there were plenty of i'm.
portant measures on general file meTiting the
senates attention.
Canaday of Kearney then offered the fol-
lowing alleged report of the sitting com.
mittee, which became the real hornets nest,
Mr. President: We the undersigned, MEM
bers OF your sitting committee to whom
was referred the Mccarthy bill, being House
Roll No. 331 a bill for an act to prevent
combinations, trusts and monopolies In buy
| ing and selling live stock, etc, on commis-
! sion, have had the came under consideration,
I
! OF some members Of your committee 10
make any report whatever and their failure
! so FAR to comply with the motion passed by
/ the senate yesterday, which course, II per-
sisted in, might be construed by the people
! OF our state as showing determination to
smother said bill in this way. Therefore,
we beg leave to report the bill back to tho
senate with the recommendation that II 10
/ advanced to the head Of the general file.
Senator Canaday was a member OF the
| Sitting committee. Senators Talbot and Van
| DuSen at once challenged the Kearney sena-
| tors puTported report as no report at all,
| that T. simply was the statement OF one
momber Of The committee, acting in his
! individual capacity. Each of the six re-
naming members Of the sitting committee
| said Senator Canaday had never submitted
| such report TO them and they had not
seen the report nor heard OF 1t until offered
| by him In the senate a few minutes before
In tho midst Of this discussion Talbot OF
! Lancaster moved that the report" be tabled
and roll call was demanded. His motion
was lost, the vote being as follows:
Ayes-Arends, Barton. Grow, Gifert,
Halderman, McCargar Noyes Owens. Prout
| Reynolds, Rookie, Talbot and Van Dusen-l3
Nays-Canaday, Curne Dunn, Farrell
Hale Hannibal, Howard Knepper, Miller
Morgan, o'Neill, Schaal. Smith, SpOhn and
| Steele-lj.
Van Dusen then raised the point OF order
| that this statement sent up by The senator
| from Kearncy was not a committee report.
The chair oyerruled his point Of order, and
| he appealed from the decision Of the chair
Then began a cross fire on that point that
carried the members far past the noon hour
and opened hght that was not stopped
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
CAREER OF COL. FRED FUNSTON.
Brave Kansnn Who Led His Men
EIrst Into NnIOIOs.

KANSAS CITY, March 3l.-Colonel Fred
erick Funston of the Twentieth Kansas in
fantry, who. with handful OF soldiers, was
the first man TO enter Malolos today and
whose brilliant record since the Philippine
campaign opened has attracted much at
tention, is a son of eX-Congressman e. II.
Funston of the Second Kansas district.
lie was born in Ohio thirty-three years
ago, and is a graduate of the Kansas State
university. In his earlier days Funston
worked as a reporter on the Fort Smith
Tribune. During President Harrison's ad-
minlstration he was sent to Alaska by the
government on a hunt for specimens ana
had many thrilling experiences, demonstrate
ing his prowess. He made canoe trip
alone 900 miles up the Yukon. In the fall
OF 1894 Funston went to Cuba and enlisted
in the Cuban army. For two years he
fought valiantly for the cause OF the insur-
gents. Al one time he was commissioned a
colonel and commanded the entire artillery
forces OF the Cubans under General Garcia.
He fired the first dynamite gun used by
the Cubans in their war against the Spanish,
and was in many severe battles. In one
charge he received a bullet just below the
heart, which penetrated his body. He re-
turned to Kansas and had barely recovered
from his wound when Governor Leedy ap-
pointed him colonel of the Kansas regiment.
Last fall Colonel Funston was called 10
Florida and gave General Miles many points
OF value regarding Cuba. Colonel Funston 5
friends have urged him for appointment as
brigadier general aud bis name has been
prominently mentioned Us = gubernatoriai
candidate,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
Return Uf Scaling vessels.

ST. JOHNS, n. T., March 31.-The sealing
steamer Harlow, from the Gulf OF St Law
renee, arrived here TODAY with 5000 seals.
1t reports that the Nimrod has 1000 and the
Kite 1000. The steamer Ranger with 1880
seals came into port shortly after the Har-
low, bringing In tow the mission steamer
Sir Donald, which it picked uD derelict in
an ice pack. II saw no trace of the crew
OF the Sir Donald and II is believed that It
has peTIshed. after going adrift on an ice
foe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
CANNOT DIE FOR A FRIEND
Man Under Sentence of Death for
Murder at Last Tells Name
of Real Murderer.

NEW YORK, March 31.--Edward Wise,
who is awaiting sentence Of death for the
murder OF Charles Il. Beasley in this city
last November, has almost al the last mo-
ment declared that another man committed
the murder, The police are looking for this
man. They refuse to diyulge his name.
Wise declared that he was willing to suf-
fer imprisonment for the sake OF a COM
panion, but now that death confronts him
he will shield him no longer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
BOY Punished for reddling Liquor.

1UItK, Ned, March 3l.-(Special)-
Charles Lane, aged II, and his younger
brother were arrested yesterday by Sherln
Lancaster charged with selling intoxicating
liquors at Benedict. Harry Harrington tes-
titled that he had made purchases form
them. The younger Lane was discharged.
His brother pleaded guilty and was fined
800 and costs.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
IN PURSUIT OF A DESPERATE
Ed Moore Kills Policeman kilroy at
Nevada CITY, Cal, and Es-
cnpcs to the HiiIs.

NEVADA CITY, Cal, March 31.-Pollce-
man William Kilroy was shot and killed
today by Ed Moore, whom he was trying
to arrest. Moore escaped to the hills and
a posse is in pursuit Moore Is a desperate
fellow and it Is not thought he will allow
himself TO be captured alive.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01

TOPEKA, Kan, March 3l-Captain VIII
liam ]. Watson of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment, injured at Nalolos, enlisted at his
home in Pittsburg, Kan. under the original
call for troops. He went in as a first lieu
tenant in Company ID and was afterward
promoted to be captain OF Company E. He
is 26 years OF age, a lawyer by profession
and graduate Of the law department Of the
State university. His nearest relative is
A. NJ. Watson OF Pttsburg.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01

WASHINGTON, March Silt was stated
at the War department today that the pro-
vision of the army law allowing the reten-
tion in service for six months OF the volun-
teers in the Philippines had been construed
to mean the officers as well as the men.
and that the volunteer organizations would
be retained just as they now exist.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01

DOUGLAS, Neb., March 31.-(Special.) y
farmer living near Burr, an adjacent
town to Douglas, own two large hounds of
a cross between the Russian staghound and
the greyhound which have caught and killed
three coyotes this winter. One mile is the
longest distance of any chase. One coyote
was caught after a run of about One-quarter
OF a mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
CoIorndoans Wounded at Manila.

DENVER, Colo March Sl.-Lieutenant
Fred s Perry, who is reported as wounded
in yesterdays fight near Malolos, is with
Company Il of Boulder. He is 22 years OF
age and gave his vocation as student He
was promoted only a few days ago TO first
lieutenant His nearest relative is given as
]. NJ. Perry OF Joliet, Ill.
C. S. Carter belonged to Company f. He
is 26 years Of age and married man. His
wife Is in Council Bluffs, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
Astor Not a British citizen.

Copyright 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, March 31.-(New York World
Cablegram-special Telegram William
Waldorf Astor is not a British citizen. II
he had been naturalized the announcement
would have been made in the Ohicial Ca
zette, which has not been done.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
Numerous Bills Passed and Little Harm
less Fun Indulged In.
STATE UNIVERSITY WINS ON SALARY ITEM
House 0onferees Agree TO Original Amount
Demanded of S242, 900,
REPORTS OF INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
state Auditor Ccnsurcd and Supreme
Court Judges ENoncrntcJ-shorc
Alleges that Judge Norvnl Ia
Guilty of Felony,

LINCOLN April 1.-tSpecial Telcgram.)--
AT half past IL this morning the legis-
lativc halls are deserted, the members hav-
ing gone to bed to rest until the confer
ence committees on the salary appropria-
tion bill shall be ready to report. The ses-
sion, in all probability, will not really close
before noon, as the legislative fiction OF
March 81 has been in force ever since noon
on Friday. The closing hours of this legls-
lature have been very quiet as compared
with those OF some of its predecessors.
There has been the usual rush of bills and
the common tendency to pass anything and
everything that came up. but there has
been little boisterous conduct. The GUS
tomary resolutions of thanks to the pre-
siding officers and to the press were passed
and -Gme songs sung and little harmless
fun iGCliged in.
Oro u the features OF the last day was
the presentation OF the reports of the COM
mittees appointed TO investigate the state
auditor and the supreme court Early in
the day an effort was made to call UP both
reports but the ruling majority decreed
otherwise and the reports were not presented
until the night sessions. The committee on
the supreme court presented a majority and
q minority report, the latter being signed
by Representative Shore. The majority re-
else condemn in the court and explains
satisfactorily two items relating to Judges
Sullivan and Norval. The minority report
holds that Judge Norval is guilty of a
felony and calls on the house to begin i'm
parchment proceedings An attempt by the
fusionists to substitute the minority for the
majority report was voted down, A to 81,
| and the majority report adopted.
Cornell is Ccnsured.
Shortly after midnight the report OF tho
committee appointed to investigate the
state auditors office was presented. The
facts of the investigation were set forth.
the auditor severely censured, but no rec
concentrations were made, as, in the COM
hlittees opinion Impeachment proceedings
would not be likely to succeed. The report
was adopted by unanimous vote.
| Numerous bills were passed during the
day and night, the members evincing a
burning desire to close up public business
as soon as possible and HE themselves
| away TO their respective homes, there to
| resume the peaceful avocations of private
| life.
The conference committee was not out
! long and had agreed upon compromise
report on II. r. 4i4 before o'clock. The
| principal difference was on the uni
versity item and the house members of
! the committee agreed to the senate amend
ment raising the salary appropriation to
I $242, ,OOO
Representative ]. H. Shore fell on the
capitol steps when leaving the building this
morning and badly cut and bruised his face.
! He was not dangerously hurt but suffered
much from loss OF blood.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
FOR DEPARTMENT. OF THE MISSOURI
Brighdier General Merriam Assigned
Ia New Territory.

WASHINGTON. March 3l-Brgadier Gen
eral Henry c. Merriam has been assigned
to temporary command Of the Department
Of the Missouri, in addition to his duties
as commander OF the Department OF the
Colorado.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
CONDITION OF The WEATHER

Forecast for Nebraska
Fair: Variable Winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
HOT CENSURE FOR CORNELL
Investigating Committee Shows Up Auditor
in Unenviable Light,
SHAMEFUL PROCEEDINGS IN HIS OFFICE
Facts Arc Laid Before the hcRisln-
turc in a Lengthy Report. hut
No Rccomme endations Made
for Impeachment.

LINCOLN. March 3l.--(Special TelegramO
The report Of the Cornell Investigating
committee came In tonight at 1880. 1t was
written by Representative Weaver and was
signed by all the members OF the committee,
II finds in brief that there have been great
Irregularities In the auditors office, partly
because of his Tin wise selection of subordt-
mates; that he received fees and deposited
the same intermingled with his private ac-
count and kept It for months at time. The
committee declares this n bad practice. The
drawing of extra pay by regular employees
Is condemned and the vouchers so drawn
are declared illegal. The affidavit On the
one drawn drawn by Deputy Pool is de-
clarcd to have been false and fraudulent.
The finding is that the audFor was con
versant with the illegal practices of his dep
utcs and that the amounts ought tc be re-
funded.
The employment of Treasurer Examiners
Archard and Simpson as insurance exami-
ners and allowing them to draw pay Is found
to have been Illegal. Their expense accounts
were found to be in an unsatisfactory shape.
The examiners were found to have charged
illegal fees. extortcd money from companies,
took money where no examinations were
made and made threats to eXtort money, and
the auditor knew of this and kept them in
]
and reflect discredit on the state. The eX-
aminers were found to have charged an av-
erage of $40 day for four hours work. The
examinations were for the most part super
! fetal. The auditor is strongly Censured for
! retaining the examiners in his employ after
! they offered to pay him part of the fee
/ money. The insurance examiners are found
to have been unlawfully appointed. In con-
| clusion the report says:
Impeachment Impracticnble.
"Your committee, after carefully investi
eating the testimony in the case, does not
find grounds for impeachment as defined in
/ the only precedent in this state the Hast
| ings case. Under the law enunciated by
! Samuel Maxwell in his dissenting opinion
in that case an impeachment of John F..
/ Cornell would be justified and we believe
! we would be sustained. Under the law as
, enunciated by majority of the court in its
sweeping opinion, John f. Cornell would not
be convicted if impeached by the legislature.
| With this condition of the law and the un-
certainty and utter improbability Of convic-
tion by the supreme court involving as it
would an outlay of several thousand dollars
expense to the state, your committee has
without recommendation plainly set out the
facts as disclosed by the evidence and again
challenge your attention to the gross irreg-
ularities practiced by the state auditor and
his subordnates'
The full report covers twenty type
written pages, 1t was read IN full 10 he
house and was adopted by unanimous vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
THREE NEBRASKANS KILLED
Report of Recent LOSSES In the Move
mcnt Northwnrd Upon the
Filipino Capital.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The following
list Of casualties has been received from Gen.
eral Otis under tod8y's date:
Irg..,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
FRUITS OF VICTORY
NaoArthur's Men Enjoy Rest in the
Insurgent Capital.
OCCUPY MAl0LoS AND RUN UP OLD GLORY
Montana Boys Lower Filipino Flag and
Raise Stars and stripes
AMERICANS BEHAVE GRAN ,tJHyn."v n.
Advance Steadily Through Jungles ah>
Suffer from Frightful Heat
AMERICANS BEHAVE GRAN >NEy1
NEBRASKANS BEAR BRUNT OF FIGHTING


WASHINGTON, March 31.-The following
dispatch was received at the War depart
ment early this morning:
MANILA. March 31.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Troops resting at Maloos.
Considerable portion of city destroyed by
fire. Our casualties one killed, fifteen
wounded Hall has returned with his troops
to his former position north of Manila