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Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
TELL OF AGUINALDO'S DEATH
Manila Papers Give Reason for
CreditiDg Reports of Insurgent
Leaders Accident nnd Fall.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The latest mail
from Manila received at the War depart
ment brings an interesting budget of news
from the islands, some Of which heretofore
has been touched on in press dispatches.
The Manila papers OF october 1S devote
considerable space to report concerning
Aguinaldo's death in northern Luzon. They
say that the circumstsntial character OF
this report, together with the fact that
General Trias recently had been signing
himself commander in chief OF the in
insursent forces" lends color to the be-
lief that Asuinaldo may be dead.
The latest account in this line comes
from Nueva Eclja, In northern Luzon.
where, In an outpost skirmish, Aguinaldo' 9
horse was killed and his saddle bags. with
number Of personal papers, we're cap
tured. 1t seems that non commissioned
ofiicer at this place had gained the conf
dence Of native woman, Maria Ramirez.
wife Of a general on Aguinaldos staf, and
had secured considerable information as TO
the movements OF the insurgents, much OF
| which had proved to be correct. The
woman told him that In the fight at Nueva
| Ecija Aguinaldo was shot from his horse
| and severely wounded He was carried
| by his followers into the Jungle and subse-
quently was reported to be i'll with fever.
His body afterward was carried down the
river on a raft slung In hammock and
| completely covered with palm leaves, but
the natives who saw the passage OF the
raft were uncertain whether he was dead
| or alive. This, together with the claims
OF Trias and others Of the insurgent gen
| erals, to the chief command OF the army
| led the local Manila papers to give con-
siderable credence TO the story.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
FlLIPINOS MAY BE ENLISTED
Chairman Hull of House Military
Committee Favors Regular Army
OF 100000 Men.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-Chairman Hull
OF the house committee on military affairs
today called meeting Of the committee
for next Tuesday He hopes that a quorum
will be present and that the committee can
go to work Immediately upon the outlines
Of a new army bill.
Mr.. Hull was in conference today with
tho president and with officials OF the War
department upon the character of legisla-
tion desired by the administration. His
impression was that the president wanted
authority to raise regular army sum
cient for the needs Of the country 100, ,0O0
men II necessary. the number to be reduced
when there was no longer any need for
them.
Mr.. Hull said the Taft commission had
reported that 5000 Filipipos could bo
enlisted Immediately In the army for the
Philippines and that they would make good
soldiers under American officers. There
was no fear Of q repetition OF Great Brit
aims experience with the Sepoys, for the
Flllpinos. Mr.. Hull said, have no national
feeling like the natives Of India. More
over, added Mr.. Hull, the experiment of
enlsting native troops has proved sue
cessful and there are no more loyal or
eficient soldiers than the natives enlisted
In the British army in India.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24

and French flags. overlooked the square
and the spectacle from the balcony was
such as Mr.. Kruger had never witnessed
before. Below him was al ocean OF faces,
Illuminated by dazzling electric search
light. Enthusiasm was at white heat An
unceasing roar OF cheering arose from
the throats of the multitude. which num-
bered many thousands. A yeritable forest
OF hats, canes, hands and handkerchlefs
was agitated until Mr.. Kruger came to the
front of the balcony and acknowledged re-
peatedly the hurricane of plaudlts. He
uttered few words OF thanks. which were
interpreted and shouted down to the
people.
The crowd in the streets was decidedly
hostile to England. raising anti-Brtish
cries. A procession of students paraded
chanting monotonously denunclations OF
everything English The enthusiasm lasted
until late hour.
Tomorrow morning at 6:25 o'clock Mr.
Kruger will start for Paris. DR.. Leyds
says he has been Informed that NJ. Crozler
will greet Mr.. Kruger at the Care de Lion
Paris, in the name Of President Loubet.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
ARE WASTING TINE AT PEKlN
Opinion Expressed that Negotiations o.
Powers Should Be Removed
WASHINGTON OR EUROPE THE PLACE
when Terms Are Agreed Upon They
should BE Presented TO China
as an Ultimatum from
the Powers.

LONDON, Nov pa dispatch to Reuters
News agency from PeLln, dated November
%, says:
Competent independent judges OF the
present critical stage Of the negotiations
oplne that the consideration OF the peace
preliminaries should be transferred to
Washington or to a European capital and
be placed In the hands Of plenipotentiaries
possessed OF full powers to arrange the
terms to be imposed on China, Once the
terms are agreed upon they should be pre-
sented as Il demand. not requiring negotia
tions with the Chinese commissioners. 1t Is
felt that the present discussions OF the min
listers, who do not possess the powers to
decide on the multiplicity Of propositions
without reference to their governments, are
bound to lnterminably drag out the pre-
liminares and result in long delay, caus-
ing the greatest uneasiness in the foreign
communities and present vastly increased
difficulties in reaching a settlement. owing
to the alleged waste Of time.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
Telephones 61s-69A

the level OF the town. The ceremony or
presentation took place on parapet when
le oked down upon a sea OF upturned faces.
Frenchman held tricolor beside Mr.
Kruger as he replied to the address, when
breathed sympathy and admiration, and
when he concluded the cheers were renewed.
He bowed and waved his hat repeatedly. re-
turning then to the station. The train
started again. many persons clinging to the
footboard OF the carriage to shake Mr.. Kru-
gers hand.
As the train passed over the Rhone the
passengers could see thousands or persons
along the river and on the suspension bridge
higher up the river Their hoarse cheers
came family to Mr.. Krugers ears, but the
waving hats and handkerchiefs could be
distinctly seen. He stood at the window
bowling until lost to view.
A noteworthy feature Of the crowd at the
Lyons station was the presence OF a number
OF French officers in uniform, who Joined
heartily in the cheering. Their scarlet
caps, with gold embroidery, were conspic-
uous At other stations officers ran as
eagerly as anyone from end to end Of the
train to catch glimpse OF Mr.. Kruger's
features and to join In the acclamations
OmcinIs Received mt Dion.
The Boer statesman and his friends were
much elated, but they had never foreseen the
still more elaborate enthusiasm that was
awaiting their arrival at Dion, which they
reached at s :15 p. m. The municipality had
taken the matter into its own hands, not
leaving the reception to private committees.
as at Marseilles. and the result was a
demonstration such as never before had been
Witnessed within the memory of the Oldest
Inhabitants. The route from the station
to the Hotel Cloche, where Mr.. Kruger was
to pass the night, was illuminated with a
double row OF lanterns and the street was
decorated with bunting. in which the Boer
colors were prominently displayed. Cafes
and houses along the route and the hotel
itself were brilliantly lighted.
Mr.. Kruger, on alighting from the train.
was welcomed by the authorities and then
walked to two-horse landau standing
tefore the door of the station. Near this
landau stood a band. which as he emerged
struck up a Boer hymn, which was fol-
loved by the "Marseillaise." 1t was now
dusk. In the absence OF better tllumina-
tion double row OF petroleum house
lamps lighted his passage to the landau.
The crowd gathered around giving vo'
ciferous shouts for Mr.. Kruger and the
Beers. The moment the landau started
battery OF artillery began to Are sa
Lutte OF twenty one guns. The cannon were
heavily charged and ear-splitting intona-
tions accompanied him as he slowly pro-
oeeded to the hotel 1lluminations and
salvos heightened the excitement OF the
huge concourse which crouched upon the
roadway, barely leaving a passage. .. ,.
Welcome Mt the Hotel.
Finally tho carriage reached the hotel
which faces en- spacious square. Mounted
gendarmes kept space open across the
square and escorted tbs landau. Mr
Kruger, who was bareheaded. bowed to the
right and left as he rode along.
His apartment. which is on the hrst
door and has balcony draped with Boer
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
COLD COMFORT FOR BOERS
Government at Berlin Clearly Indi-
Gates That No sympathy from 1t
IL Forthcoming.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-In the Reichstag today,
replying to question regarding the ex-
pulsion Of Germans from the Transvaal,
Baron Won Richthofen, secretary for foreign
affairs. declared international law justified
the British authorities in removing from the
scat Of war undesirable persons. But Ger
many. he added, had energetically intervened
In favor Of those expelled without cause. or
expelled with unnecessary harshness. Ger
many had also formulated demands for COM
pensation and Great Britain had replied
that she was prepared to compensate those
who had been unjustifably expelled.
Today's debate, which ended at a late hour
this afternoon, was the elimination of a
series Of sensational attacks upon Emperor
William and the government over the China
bill. II was an oratorical contest between
Herr Bebel, the socialist leader. and Count
Won Buelow, assisted by General Won Gossler,
who, although somewhat clumsy is no mean
antagonist.
Last Monday Herr Bebel had demanded
Of the imperial chancellor and the minister
of war formal declaration as to whether II
was true that the German troops in China
had received general orders to spare no
one. Neither Count Won Bueow nor Gen
eral Won Gossler had responded to this de-
mand and Herr Bebel today read another
letter In which the writer, a soldier. point
edly asserted that everybody. including
women and children. were slaughtered In
a certain engagement near Tien Tsin. He
also referred to yesterdays statement by
the agrarian leader. Baron Wangenheim, tc
the effect that the kaiser was being "sys-
tematically misinformed." and he said tina,
this would explain the 'ill-informed
speeches" Of the emperor. In this con-
nection he exclaimed:
This Is the system that is undermining
all imperial and monarchical authority"
The socialists have introduced bill fixing
tho imperial chancellor's responsibility
which is not fixed in the constitution. II
provides that the chancellor may be tried
by state court composed Of twenty -four
members. chosen by the Reichstag. and that
the court may decree the chancellors depo-
sition or ineligibility to any ONCE.
The anti-semites and number OF con-
servatives have introduced bill against the
immigration of Jews
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
DEATH RECORD.
ARed Husband Called at Last.

RED OAK, Ia. Nov. 23.-(Specal.) y
John Otto, nearly 80 years Of age, died
Thursday at his farm near this city and
was buried today. Mrs. Otto survives him.
Both have enjoyed unusually good health.
Mr.. Otto being able TO be out until few
days before his death. He came to this
country in 1870.
An unusual coincidence in connec-
tion with the long married life Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto is the fact that l.. ~ Harding.
one Of the earliest settlers OF Red Oak
and who still resides here, was a guest at
the wedding in Indiana In 1887, Three
years ago Mr.. Harding was among the
guests who celebrated the old couple s
sixtieth wedding anniversary and today he
attended his funeral. Besides Mr., Harding
two other guests at the marriage sixty
three years ago survive.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
SENSIBLE TEMPERANCE.
A Word to Temperance Ladies'

1t is universally admitted that temper
ance women work for their cause with q
desire to make life happier; that is, in
temperance in drink causes an immense
amount Of misery In human life and the
temperance movement Is an effort to re-
place this misery with happiness. peace
and comfort
Many temperance women make the mis-
take OF going at the subject hammer and
tongs and proposing to force people to be-
lieve their way. 1t Is far better to exer-
else a broad charity and take the position
that ones own peace OF mind and happi-
ness not only OF the individual, but OF the
family and friends, depends upon sensible
habits Of life.
A very much greater foe to human happi-
ness than whisky exists and will startle
many an honest temperance worker when
the name OF that foe is given. 1t is spelled
c-o-f-f-e-e. II don't believe It," some
ardent temperance worker says, who Is
really a slave herself to the coffee cup.
Cast your thought among your sick
friends, nervous irritable, broken down
women, whose homes are anything but
peaceful homes because OF tho irritation
and friction brought about by their physi-
cal and II entail condition. In ninety Ave
cases out of hundred the nervousness, ir-
ritabillty. dyspepsia, kidney trouble, fe-
male troubles and various diseases which
such people are subject to. come directly
from broken down nervous system
brought about by the daily use Of coffee
Careful chemical analysis proves this state
ment to be absolutely true and personal
experiment will prove the same to any on'
who cares to make 1t.
You may have few friends who are made
miserable by whisky but you have scores o.
| friends whose lives are made miserable, AZ
| we'll as the lives Of their families. by tn,
use Of coffee. Hard to believe, isn't It
| Many OF the most profound truths are no
| accepted by humanity when first brought Il
humanity's attention, but they are truths
nevertheless.
Try for yourself. reader. Leave off cof
| fee altogether and start In with Postum
| Food Coffee, which can be obtained at an!
| first t-class grocery store. You will fine
within ten days an Improvement In thu
sum total Of happiness for yourself and FOL
your friends about you. Life will take OF
new aspect; strength. vigor and vitalit!
will begin to come back for your use. Yol
can do things which you have heretofore
been unequal to. You can accomplish
something in this world and you can quietl!
and without ostentation become a mos
| efficient worker In securing to humanit!
that peace. content and happiness that w
are all seeking. ~u-
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
WARM DEBATE IN HAVANA
Gomez and sanguilly Spar Over Relations
with the United States.
CONSTITUTION TO HAVE PRECEDING
Resolution Adopted Providing system
of Procedure Under which Prof.
ects shall be Com
sidered.

HAVANA. Nov. 23.-The question whether
the future relations Of Cuba and the United
States are to be considered simultaneously
with the drawing up Of the constitution,
led to a spirited argument between Senior
Gualberto Gomez and General Sanguilly at
todays session Of the Cuban constitutional
convention.
Senor Gomez said: The relations must
depend upon the constitution, and not the
constitution on the relations. General
Woods address at the opening Of the con-
vcntion outlined the course for us to take,
naturally, first, to draw up a constitution
and then to discuss the question OF rela-
tions 1t was not the intention of the
United states to have the constitution OF
Cuba depend on the relations, aud would
refuse to act further In the convention IL
any other view should prevail. This is
not the time to discuss the relations"
General Sanguilly who made a patriotic
| address, said: "Our future relations will
be an important factor in the development
OF Cuba and the convention should first
settle what those relations are to be. /
am patriot and ready for anything"
senor Gomez presented the following
| motion, which was carried:
When the convention has been definitely
constituted, period OF thirty days snail
be allowed during which delegates may
present proposals as to the basis OF a
constitution or an entire draft Of con;
stitution: on the eighth. sixteenth and
| twenty-fourth days the executive COM
mittee shall classify and print the various
| projects In order to give the delegates an
| opportunity to study them. The conven-
| tion shall then divide into five committees
| for .he purpose OF considering the pro-
| posals, making additions where II may
seem desirable or necessary. These com
| nittees shall each name one member "a
| constitute n new member of five, whose
| duty shall be to draw up n final project
| for presentation to the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23.-The supreme
court today overruled the petition for re-
hearing In the Eel River railroad case.
The Eel River railroad was built from
Logansport to the Great Lakes to com
pete with the Wabash railway II was
leased to the Wabash company for ninety
nine years, with the privilege Of perpetual
renewals. The prosecuting attorney at Lo-
gansport brought quo warranto proceed
ings to forfeit the company's charter and
procure the appointment Of receiver.
The lower court decided in his favor and
the supreme court afiirmed It's Judgment,
holding that the Eel River Railroad COM
pany no longer exists as a corporation.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
COST OF POSTAL SERVICE
Report of Chief of Salary and Al
Iowance Division-Incrense
for Next Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-George Beavers,
chief OF the salary and allowance division
OF the Postoffice department, In his annual
report to the first assistant postmaster gem
erai, submits s,me interesting figures on the
wide field covered In that office, which
handles mors appropriations than all the
other divisions in the first assistants once
combined. He shows that the total annual
allowance for clerk hire at first, second,
third and fourth class Offices on June 30
last amounted to s12.O0S,2 ,2l3; for rent fuel
and light, $3.50, ASS; total allowances In
connection with the military service, $49-
o37, and amount involved for rent OF leased
buildings. 1922 993 The total number OF
presidential Offices at the beginning OF the
present fiscal year was 1880. The net in
crease in salaries OF postmasters at all
presidential postof1ces over the previous
year was s492 GOO. The aggregate of the
salaries was s7,42S,60O The average salary
Of all postmasters on July 1 was sl734
During the year forty-two full postal
stations and 1926 sub-stations were estab-
lished. Twenty presidential postofiices were
| discontinued and made stations or sub
stations OF other free delivery postoffices
| The unprecedented growth OF the service
and the added cost Of the insular service In
| Porto Rico and Hawaii necessitated an un-
usual increase In postal station expenses
Attention is called to the failure OF the last
congress to heed the very earnest demand
Of the department for an additional
structure, centrally and conveniently
located, In New York City. for handling
certain conditions and classes Of mail. "A
poor service at New York." says the re-
port means poor service for the whole
country" The estimates include 2,100. .00t
for rent. fuel and light for the next fsca
year. The total estimates amount to $780,
777,1o0. an increase OF s2,26o.oOO over the
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
TIA, on state Ccrtincate. Not Legal.

Baker of the United States district court In
ruling today said that in his opinion con-
gress has no right to tax judicial pro,
states and that any law placing Limitation
on the freedom of such interstate legal
proceedings by requiring revenue stamp
tax would be unconstitutional
The point came up In the Crider- Barnard
case OF Greenfield. The defense offered In
evidence certificate from an Iowa county
clerk certifying that a guardian had been
appointed for W. Scott English, one OF the
witnesses to an alleged note that Noble
for the plaintiff objected to the admission
OF the certificate as 1t had no revenue
stamp. The objection was overruled by the
court
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24

War Survivors Remembered by the
General Government.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s-(special PEN
sions granted by the government OF the
Issue of November were:
scSoaks HSeoraska original ddi,,ede Fir,ederick
w. Warnoch. Maxwell. IS. War with Spain,
original-Weldoh r, Robbins, Utica, SIS.
Iowa; Additional-George w Hungate
P,easantville, s.; James A. Harmon, Coium.
bus Junction, s.; John G. Houston. OF
tumwa, s.. 1ncrease-Henry stephens. La
Porte City IS; Conrad Baker, Webster
City. $l7. Reissue-John w. Rankin. AL
lerton: s24. War with Spain, origlnal-El-
mer r. Daley, Brighton, $40; Especial No
$50.
Colorado: Reissue-Robert oNeill, Lead
vile, 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
Mrs. White of Humboldt.

HUMBOLDT. Neb,, Nov 23.-(Special.)- D
Mrs, Martha White, an aged woman Of this
city. died at her home yesterday after
noon after an illness extending over a
period Of nearly year. The deceased
was born in Vermont in 1920 and leaves a
husband and three grown children. Charles
S. Bulles OF this city. Roy C, Bulles OF
Lawrence. Kan. and Mrs. Susan Hewitt
of New York Funeral services were held
this afternoon at the Methodist church
conducted by Rev. Il. NJ. Evans,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
BnIttlCal NOtea.

Congressman Mercer left yesterday for
Washington 10 be In ample time for the
opening of congress on December 8. AS
sistant Secretary of War MelkleJohn has
also gone east to resume his departmental
duties. Senator Thurston will probably fol-
low today.
Governor Dietrich wishes the announce
ment made that he has placed the selection
OF an assistant superintendent for the Nor
folk asylum in the hands Of Dr. +. F. Teal
and prefers that applications should be
filed with the new superintendent. The
governor proposes to hold the homeopa thic
school responsible for the management OF
the Institution and wishes the medical corps
to act in hearty sympathy.
1.-The Cleveland and Cincinnati districts
are of one mind this winter as to Senator
Forakers successor" remarked A. j.
Forgan, member of the Ohio house from
Cleveland. Senator Foraker viii be a
strong favorte to succeed himself and with
there is little doubt of his reelection,
There is no prospect this time for such n
fight as we had at the time OF Senator
Hanna's election"
A fair representation from Omaha, headed
by a dozen members OF the Swedish league
went to Hastings yesterday to participate
In the celebration OF Governor Dietrich q
victory by his townsmen. A much larger
delegation will visit Lincoln today "a
take part In the elaborate ratification there
The railroad rates to the capital are much
more reasonable. naturally than to Hast
ings and a trainload Of Omaha republicans
will probably be made up, The county
committee will make no effort to bring off q
ratification in Omaha, inasmuch as the
city had it's full of parades and similar
spectacles during the campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The third as
sistant postmaster general has issued an
order directing that as Hawaii is now q
territory of the United States. with the
registration system In full operation there
all postmasters making up registered mails
must address them not only with the post
office name. but with that OF the island on
which the ONCE is located, and add the name
of Hawaii
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
HY MENEAL.

BOnaparte-Grand Duchess Helen.
NEW YORK, Nov, 2S.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from st. Peters
burg says: The betrothal OF Prince Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte to Grand Duchess
Helen, daughter Of the Grand Duke
Vladimir is officially announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-24
pre.,dent Of the Carbon Trust.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov 23.-W Fl. Law
renee, president Of the National Carbon
company, better known as the Carbon
trust. died early today at his home In
Dover, suburb. In July last Mr.. Law
renee met with an accident, receiving in
juries that necessitated the amputation of
his arm and he failed to rally from the
shock. Mr.. Lawrence was co years old.