CD8TEB CODlffi REFUBLICA8
I ) . M. ASISHICUIIY , Vulill.lior.
. " -
NKt-.i < ! { * .
BHOKEN HOW.
The nmn who hns Injured you will
bo Ihu hist tu forgive you.
A pliyslclnn says the only wliolcBOino
part of Iho old-fashioned doughnut la
the liolo.
A man's own good breeding Is the
beat security against the 111-miinncrfl
of other people.
Men who llvo on little nro cnlled
economists and men who llvo on noth
ing nro called tramps.
As a rule shallow men are despised ,
but all the snmo they don't require as
much watching as deep ones.
Lending nuiBlclans are In favor of a
lower musical pitch. Patrons of the
opera nro also In favor of a lower
scale of admission.
Mayor Jones of Toledo has adopted
"Tho Man with the IIoo" as the sign
militant of lite political career. Wlion
the mayor has hoed bis way to Co
lumbus under that sign ho will proba
bly appreciate It hotter.
Commissioner of Immigration 1'cnv-
dorly has Issued an order excluding
from this country a number of Filipinos
pines who wore being brought hero for
exhibition purposes. Piolmbly ho
thinks the best thing for one to do
who Is pining for a night of these people -
plo Is to shoulder a musket and join
some regiment destined for service
.near Manila.
The admission fees to a recent prlxo-
flght In New York exceeded $85,000 , the
largest amount over received for any
single performance. This has been cited
as a startling commentary upon the
times. Uloody noses and cracked
crowns , however , are not the dollght
of the vast majority of our people , nor
are bounce and bluster yet widely ac
cepted as the principal virtues of the
world.
The city of New York , now second
only to London In Us volume of trade ,
had but a slow growth for moro than
n century and a half after it was set
tled by the Dutch. President Low of
Columbia university cites a prediction
uttered more than 150 years ago , and
then regarded as rash , to Iho effect
that the port at the mouth of Iho Hud-
sou might in tlmo bccomo the com
mercial rival of Newport , U. I. , which
Imd grown rich by the African slave
trade.
The conscienceless land dealer scorns
to have turned his attention to Alaska
farming properties. The .luncau Minor
calls attention to the fact Hint the pa
pers of the central west are publishing
advertisements of an Iowa mnn who
proposes to fjoll at $3 per aero "a soil
of very deep , dark loam , will grow all
kinds of. vegotabcs , grain , hay lu abun
dance ; climate splendid ; crop failure
unknown ; adapted to the raising of
cattle , sheep and hogs , dairy and poul
try Industries. " This , the Minor says ,
Is nothing less than a fraud on the
public , and that It is "criminal to hold
out Inducements to 100 families that
they can find government land In
Alaska upon which there has been no
failure of crops. " .Wo hope the un
wary will take note of this caution.
The popular Impression of the effect
of cold on dlscaso germs has been
made the excuse for gross carelessness
about cleanliness in domestic and pub
lic processes and places. A low tem
perature lias , been considered a release
from sanitary precautions. With the
error , truth has had an unequal strug
gle. An account of experiments with
liquid air ought to open the eyes of
the sanitarily blind. The temperature
of liquid air Is over three hundred de
grees below zero , and the bacillus of
diphtheria and the bacillus of typhoid
fever exposed to such freezing condi
tions were neither killed nor checked
hi growth. The specialist who made
the experiment declares that so far as
our present knowledge permits of Its
application , cold cannot bo relied on as
a disinfectant.
Consular reports tell us that there is
nn opportunity for American windmill
makers to secure -market for their
product In Greece. According to these
reports the Islands and mainland of
Greece possess Innumerable small
farms , laid out In vineyards , vegetable
gardens and orange and lemon groves.
The soil Is rich , but the Important
question Is that of water , which , when
found , Is near the surface and supplied
to the land by means of wells worked
by machinery with mule or horse
power. Many of the land proprietors
are well-to-do and could afford wind
mills. Greece Is so cut up by the sea
that there Is hardly a day In the year
without ft breeze. A mill so constructed
that It will work either In a light or
strong wind Is needed It would also
take quicker If It could perform ser
vices other than the mere drawing of
water , such as grinding grain.
The "honor" of the French army has
received another vindication by the su
icide of a Capt. Caesagnade , at Tou
louse. Ho had submitted to the local
academy a poem of unusual merit , and
a crown of nmaranth was decreed to
the supposed author , who had plagiar
ized nil but the opening and closing
stanzas. Being detected and expoaed ,
he concluded that life was no longer
worth living. If all who strain after
praise or credit that does not belong
to them should take themselves out of
the world , who could estimate the pos
sible reduction of the population ?
til FIREMEN KILLED
Moot Sudden Death by Electricity While
lighting ri
WO OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Kilt nil If ( 'oinen to the Men .hint an Hne-
reHa Hud Oruu iK'd Their IIITorlH In
Hnhilnlnt ; thn I'lri ) I'ullln KITorM lo
Kmlvo tliu Slrlrlten .Men Name * of
tliu Victim * and Their I'luru or Kent-
dciiuu.
OMAHA , Aug. 10. Coming ns a hor-
rililu climax to a short , heroic and
brilliant exhibition of lire lighting on
the | > a t of the Omaha ( ( apartment
says the Boo of this date , which bad
practically gained control of what
promised to be n seriouH conlliijsrailmi ,
four llremen sacrificed their lives In
the bravo discharge of duty and two
others were Hcrlouuly Injured. The
lire occurred In the crude drug room
of the Mercer Chemical company , oc
cupying the rear of the llflh lloor or
the Mercer block on Howard Htrcot.
Hose company No. . ' ! aud hook and
ladder company No. 1 , to which the
firemen belonged who lost their lives ,
hud done especially line work In bat
tling with the llanips which luauctl
from thn windows of the tilth iloor of
the block , and after having gained the
mastery the men were engaged In low
ering the ladder of truck No. 1. Thin
ladder had been In use in the rear ol
the building. The six men gripped
the crank of the truck tightly and
were gaily chatting together , con
gratulating IhrniKclvni that the llamca
bad been controlled bcforo great dam
age hud been committed , when sud
denly a look of horror overspread the
countenances of each. They spake not
a word , but In an Instant each was
thrown to the ground , limp "d llfo-
ICSH.
ICSH.They had been electrocuted. The
ladder , In Its dtHccnt , had come In
contact with a llvo wire and 1UU ! > )
volts were conveyed through the ladder -
dor , soaked no It was with water from
the hose and ribbed with iron.
At llrst realization of tt.o fearful
catastrophe , which followed in the
wakeof an otherwise successful bat-
tie with the llaniosi did not come to
the vast crowd which had gathered
to witness the work of the ilremen.
When It did dawn upon the curious
and excited throng that such a terri
ble accident really had happened , the
pollco ollk'crs and llremon had dilll-
cully to keep the crowd from rushing
madly to the sec no of the fatality.
vhyslrliuiH wore quickly summoned
and then began a heroic struggle to
retitoro the men to life , but It soon
became apparent that four of them
wore beyond the reach of medical aid.
The victims were removed to an
open tipaco wiiora volunteers soon be
gun to try to revive them. Artlliclai
respiration was attomplud and every
thing known to medical science was
tried to bring Mio men ouck to con
sciousness , but It was all to no avail.
Their arms and lugs were worked
frantically , ice was put upon them ,
and hypordormlc injections were given
but all the effort was fruitless , and In
less than an hour the four firemen
were pronounced dead ua follows :
OTTO GEISEKE , 1123 Hnrnoy
street , truckman hook and ladder
company No. 1.
JAMES ADAMS , 1025 South Eigh
teenth street , engine company No. 3.
CHARLES A. HOPPER. Twenty-
llfth and Jones streqts , plpoman , hose
company No. a.
GEOUOE BENSON , Twenty-llfth
and Jones streets , pincmnn , hose com
pany No , 3.
The Injured are :
Albert T. Livingston , 1S19 Farnam
street , truckman , hook and ladder
company No. 1.
G. C. Farmer , 917 South Thirteenth
street , substitute truckman , hook and
ladder company No. 1.
The men working with Otto Gelscke
thought twice that ho was reviving ,
and had strong hopes of bringing him
out all right , but the third tlmo ho had
a sinking spell his llfo wont out.
CALL EOR GOLD CtRTIFICATES.
Up tu tin ) Present Tlmo It ID Lighter
Til.in MIIH r.\i | > 'eti d.
WASHINGTON. Aug. iO. The re
ports so far received from subtrensury
cities indicate that the call for gold
certificates in exchange for gold coin
will bo considerably less than the
treasury officials expected. San Fran
cisco. Chicago. Cincinnati , St. Louis
and Now Orleans , however , have not
yet been heard from and consequently
there Is no proper basis upon which
to closely estimate the result of the
secretary's order.
Up to last night the Now York
banks had asitci. for the exchange of
? 4,500.000 ; Philadelphia , $70,000 ; Bal
timore. ? G1G,000 ; Washington. ? 150-
000 In the departmental series and
? 1GO,000 In "to order" certificates. It
is a matter of some surprise in the
treasury that a largo percentage of the
Now York calls have been for § 20 and
certificates of other small denomina
tions. It was expected that the cer
tificates would be used for reserve and
thus release the uig holdings of green
backs and treasury notes. The real
purpose of the banks In asking for
small denominations probably will de
velop within the next few days.
Wyoming HattiTjr Dutiilned.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug lO.-MaJor
Frank M. Footo , who commanded the
First Wyoming Infantry in the Philip
pines , said today that the First Wy
oming artillery would not return with
the Infantry. While he was In Manila
efforts wore made to have both organ
izations come home together , but on
account of the troops being crowded
on the transports , the battery was
compelled to remain behind. Major
Footo says the battery will probably
leave Manila about the 20th of the
present month.
NO INDllTKBENCr IN CUBA.
Nil KIIJR till ) Killlur of the I'nper Hint
\Vii * Iteei'iillv HupprrHied
NEW YORK , Aug. 10. A. Corvnn-
teH , editor , and lllcinlo Arnnuto , mnn-
nger of 101 Iteconcentrado , the mip-
proHRpil Havana newspaper , who are
on the way to Washington to complain
of their wrongs , have Issued a joint
statement , an follows :
" 101 Iteconcentrado was In existence
long before the war between America
and Spain bad begun. Because of the
radical and liberty-loving policy of the
paper Iho Spanish ofilrers thought well
lo mipprcHH the paper , and for a time
Its regular IKSIIOH censed. It was only
on July III , and by order of General
Ludlow of the American army that
the office was finally clo-sed. El Ro-
concentrado was an Independent organ
whoso nlm was the Independence of
Cuba , and at the tmmo tlmo was the
only recognized organ of the Cuban
army.
"Today there Is no Independence-
Cuba and I cannot bo led lo believe ,
after my experience as an editor , that
the American llag floats over the Inland
of Cuba. In fact , many of the Inhabit
ants still think that the Spanish em
blem floats over Morro castle. They
have no reason to know any differ
ence. "
PLAGUE NO.Y MOVING WESTWARD.
Our CoiiHilI ut . MurnelllrH Ilienme Us
Vurloiu 1'litiHi-n.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. The
steady westward advance of the plague
and the conditions prevailing at Us
latent point of attnck in Alexandria ,
Egypt , arc discussed In reports made
to the slain dopni'tmout by Consul
Robert C. Skinner at Marseilles. Ho
siys ; that the appearance of Iho dis
ease at Alexandria shown a constant
movement westward and from Its loca
tion there it is a menace to the great
Mediterranean ports of Europe , most
of which have adopted rigid quarantine
tinemeasures. . The state of affairs In
Alexandria In sot forth In a letter to
the commercial authorities at Mar-
nellies bearing date of Juno 25. It aays
the epidemic neither Increases nor di
minishes , but that about two new cases
appear dally with occasional intervals.
The municipality and transitory serv
ice of the city display great zeal In
adopting measures of prevention. All
swmpcls nro Immediately icmnved tea
a huarct. A premium of 2 francs ( . ' 58
cents ) IB given to any individual who
will Inform the authorities of a case
of plague and a premium of 1 francs
(19 ( cents ) In offered for Iho head of
every rat dead of the plaguo.
MANY HORSES DIE LN ROUTE.
Strati ) ; ) ) DNeiiso AIIIOIIK AnlnnilH on Their
\Vny to Onmlni.
BILLINGS , Mont. , Aug. 10. Paul
hi others of North Ynklina , Wash. , ar
rived hero last night with a train load
of fiCO horses , en route to South Omaha ,
and unloaded In Northern Pacific stock
yards for feed and water. It was no
ticed at once that the horses were not
well , many being excessively physick
ed and showing signs of cramping. In
a short tlmo they commenced dying
by the dozen. Everything possible
wan done for the animals , but by 0
o'clock this evening over 125 had died.
The disease is a mystery to everyone
ono hero and the owners cannot ac
count for It unless it is caused by water
nr feed at Spokane , where they were
last unloaded. Messrs. Paul say that
< lurlng a previous shipment they lost
nearly 100 at Mlssauln , the hoises be
ing affected exactly the same as they
were this tlmo. The Btumachs of
some of the dead horses have been
sent to Omaha for analysis.
THE RLBELLIOUS INDIANS.
Mexican ( ln\eminent Well I'rep.irfd for
it CiiuipiilKn AKiiliiHt 'I hem.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Aug. 10. A dispatch
from Durango , Mexico , says that Man
uel Lopez Scrim , constructor In the
norvlco of the Federal Telegraph com
pany , , has just reached that city from
the Yaqul Indian country. Ho says
the " government Is In much better
shape to wage a campaign against
the rebellious tribes than In any of the
previous wars. There is hardly n point
in the turbulent territory that Is not
in direct telegraphic communication
with uio war department , and every
move of the Yaquls make It Instantly
known to the military authorities and
the movement sof the tro.ips is directed
accordingly.
I.udlow'H Action Aiiro\ | .
HAVANA , Aug. 10. Scnor Don
Folipo Sagrlo , the Spanish consul gen
eral , said that the home government
was taking back to Spain 4,000 desti
tute Spaniards ! ! people without means
of support and afraid to go into the
Interior of Cuba to work , owing to the
stories of brigandage. The statements
of Carlos Garcia , recently published In
the United Stated regarding the sup
pression of El Reconccntrado , are
strongly disapproved hero by many
leading Cubans , Including Chief Justlc3
Momlozn of the supreme court , and
Senor Dovornls , secretary of finance In
the advisory cabinet of the governor
general , saying that General Ludlow's
action Is universally approved by right
minded Cubans.
Tin ) UlmrKCM AKitlimt Supt. Dull * .
WASHING i ON , Aug. 10. The In
dian commissioner has under consid
eration a report of Special Agent
Dlxon , who recently made an investi
gation of the charges i.iod against
Superintendent Da\Is , of the Flan-
dreau , S , D. , Indian school. Mr. Dlxon
has arrived hero and has had a con
ference with the commissioner. It Is
prolmhla that Mr. Davis will bo trans
ferred to another school.
Immigration of rinhuulerH.
ST. JOHNS N. B. , Aug. 10. A depu
tation of Flnlandcrs is hero inspect
ing the country with a view for ar
ranging for the Immigration of thous
ands of Flnlanders , who nro emigrat
ing because of the tyranny of the Rus
sian government. Joseph Chamber
lain , secretary of state for the colon
ies , sent with them a special request
to the governor of Newfoundland ,
Sir Hugh McGtii.uni , that all assist
ance practical bo rendered them. To
day the deputation started on n tour
of Inspection of the various sections
of the Island which seem adaptable
TIII5 REPORT Illffill
The Camoan Oommign'on 8ond in Thoi :
Clonclualona ,
QUITE A VOLUMINOUS DOCfJMLNT ,
lH Will Not Hit Undo I'tihlle ( in
h'oii'i-iil liiyn lt"rl | Aeeoiniiuiiei |
by u 1'rUato l.rttor Prom U. H C'oni-
inlNHlniiiir Trlpp Aiillini of Iho Tliroc
to\ eminent * lteiiilred | ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14. The re
port of the Snmoan commission was-
received at the State department Sat
urday. It Is n voluminous document
and until there linn been an oppor
tunity for the olllclals to go over It
details will not bo made public. UB
essential fcutuics aio well known ,
however , and Include the abolition of
the kingship and the substitution ol
nn ndmlnlstrntor or governor general
agreed upon by the three powers , and
the adoption of certain measures of
locnl government among the natives.
The report was accompanied by a
private letter from United States com
missioner Bnrtlett Trlpp to Assistant
Secretary Cridler summing up what
had been done and giving much light
upon personal phases of the Inquiry.
Mr. Trlpp took occasion to dispose
of a report that the failure of Mr.
Eliot , the British commissioner , to re
turn with the party on the Badger
had any International significance , llo
stated that Mr. Eliot had gone homo
by way of New Zealand because ho
had a sister living there and desired
to visit her. No mention was made
of the circumstances leading up to the
retirement of Chief Justice Chambers.
Mr. Trlpp will not cyme to Wash
ington at once , but will first go to his
homo in Yankton. After going over
the report Mr. Cridler will make a
summary to bo forwarded to Secretary
Hay. Now that the report is in hand ,
It remains for the three governments
to determine whether the recommenda
tion of the commission is to be adopted
and as yet there hao been no step in
that direction.
MORE FIGHTING IN SAMOA.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 14. The
trouble In the Snmonn islands did
not end with the departure of the rep
resentatives of the powers rrom Apia ,
ullhough they confidently thought that
they had restored peace and brought
the rival factions tOb'ttlier. F. S.
Mcade , who arrived hero on the Mio-
wera , after a trip tlnough the islands
af the South sea , says that the two
factions were still at war very shortly
ifter the commissioners loft and that
they engaged in n pitched battle. The
rival kings took no part , but the lead
ers of the parties wore engaged. Sev-
arnl wore killed on both sides and a
largo number wounded.
MOVEMENTS Of ADMIRAL DEWEY.
llcucliCH Leghorn on btimhxy but Itemiiins
on Ship DurliiK till ) Day.
LEGHORN , Aug. 14. ( Now York
Cablegram. ) The Olympla arrived at
2 o'clock this afternoon , all on board
being well. It bulng Sunday official
calls and salutes will be exchanged
today , and the admiral did not come
to shore. Consul Smith , accompanied
by Consul Cramer of Florence , wont
aboard to pay their respects Immed
iately , however.
Some of the olllccrs with leaves , who
do not have to wait on olllclal calls ,
ilready have gone to Florence. The ad
miral may go there for n day or two.
No entertainment except of the most
formal Innaturo has yet been arranged
for him hero. All big. hotels whlcn
cater to the winter tourists' season ,
have closed. American tourists com
ing hero to sco Admiral Dewey will
have difficulty In obtaining accommo
dations.
Reports that the admiral Is going to
Rome to call on the pope , or that ho
Is going from Gibraltar to London ,
are absolutely unfounded. There Is
no change In the oilglnal plans except
that ho goes direct to Nice after a
week's stay hero. The officers and
crew , ho says , having scon something
of Italy , shall see something of tha
Rlverln.
DESOLATION IN PORTO RICO.
den DnvlH KsllmuteH tlmt Over lOO.OOO
1'ooplu uro llnmolehH.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14. A dis
patch from Governor General Davis of
Porto Rico giving additional dolalls
of the fearful havoc wrought by the
hurricane of last week , was received
at the War department today. It was
Immediately sent lo Secrolary Root
who already hns taken measures for
dispatching relief to the people of the
island.
The secretary expects that the trans
port McPherson , with a largo quantity
of rice and beans , will leave New York
tomorrow , and thlB will bo followed
by other vessels ns fact as arrange
ments can bo made for sending sup
plies. Ho thinks It is the duty of the
government to make provision for
feeding the people until the aid volun
tarily given by the citizens of the
country reaches them , and ho will ox-
orclso every means nt hand to this
end.
end.Tho secretary contemplates supple
menting the appeal made lasl week lethe
the mayors lo assist In raising sub
scriptions , and will today Issue an f > p-
peal lo Iho governors of Iho slales
with a view to arousing general inter
est In the relief work.
An Insult to Kentucky.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Aug. 14. Governor
Iho inlor-
ernor Bradley , discussing
vlow with Congressman A. S. Berry ot
Newport , In which the latter declared
Bryan might bo shot If ho porslstri In
coming to the stale In the Interest ol
Goobel , said : "I cannot think Mr.
Berry made the stalemont attributed
to him. In any event , such a state
ment Is an Insult to Kentucky end
wholly without fundatlon or nxcuse.
Mr. Bryan would bo In no moro dan
ger In Kentucky than In any other
state In. the country. "
AGREEMENT WITH THE CROWS
A It < > | iurt Unit Tluvy Ilit\i3 Decided ti
Sell I'nrt of 'llnlrKfiry. .
13VAN3VILLE , Intl. , Aug. 14. A
Journal special from the Crow Indlai
agency , Montana , Hays :
"Government commissioners have
effected an agreement with the Cro\\
Indians which will become a troatj
when ratified by cougres . About t
million acres of land will be purchase !
on Iho northern end of the Crow reser
vation from Fort Custer to the Yellowstone
stone- river and from Pryor crock tc
the eastern boundary of the reserva
tion , embracing the lower Big Horn
and other smaller streams. This leaves
the Crows , 2,500,000 acres and will
make them Independent In tlmo and
furnish homes for thousands of civil
ized people. The price to be paid It
about $1 per acre In payments. Con
siderable land Is arable , but most of 11
Is excellent for grazing , with timber
on the streams. The Northern Pa
cific railway runs along the northern
border and the Burlington diagonally
through It from east to west. "
THE TREATY WITH JAMAICA.
.No Foundation for the Assertion tlmt H
In AntitKniitHtlc ,
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Aug. 14. The
Chamber of Commerce hero Has re
ceived a communication from John A.
KnsHon , ono of the commissioners ap
pointed to arrange a reciprocity
treaty with Jamaica. Rcgardin g the
treaty ho says :
"The treaty , although signed by the
president of the United States , donn
not become operative until ratified by
the senate. There Is no public know
ledge of Its provisions now , henci no
intelligent foundation for the asser
tion that the treaty is antngnolsth
to the Interests of the United States
Personally I do not consider It so. "
IllR Uedtietlon ( ) f
JOHNSTOWN , Pa. , Aug. 14. What
Is probably the record for a big reduc
tion of wages goes into effect In the
structural department of the Cambria
Steel company this morning. The re
duction ranges between 70 and 80 per
cent. The straighteners of the largo
beams will have their wages cut to
about $3 , while- the holdups will bo
paid on a scale that will average them
about $1.50 a day. The workmen de
clare that stralghtncrs had been mak
ing an average of $15 or 1C per < \ny ,
and that the holdups averaged from
? 0 to ? 7 per day for their work. They
claim that they were not overnnld
even at that rate , for the beams are
very heavy and the work is so severe
on the men that they can endure it
for only a few years.
IMiiy Vi't I.i'iid to Troiililo.
WILKESBARRE , Pa. , Aug. 14. The
.rouble that is brewing between the
Delaware , Lackawanna & Western
Railroad company and its miners ,
: brcatens to assume seriouH proper
tions. The big meeting held In Scran-
ion last night , in favor of a reduction
n price of powder , Is to bo followed
> y similar meetings In Luzcrne county ,
rho price paid for powder has been n
natter of contention for twenty years.
Dfllcials of the coal companies say
that to reduce the price of powder
ivould mean increased cost to the coni-
mnles for mining coal , or as ono prom-
, nent olllclal of the Delaware , Lncka-
.vanna . & Western company said : "It
ivould mean an Increase of wages , and
ibis we nro not prepared to grant. "
1'i'iiHloim for tliu Veti'mns.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 11.
rho following pensions have been
granted :
Nebraska Charles Edgar , Emerson ;
Renlamln Rogers , jr. . Stoddard ; John
B. Murray , Soldiers' and Sailors' homo ,
3 rand Island ; Matilda Bomlurant ,
Norfolk ; Lena Naglc , Mindon.
Iowa William R. Balrd , Dubuquc ;
Alexander McNab , Blairsburg ; James
M. Frame , Dos Molnea ; Andrew W.
Ufford , Sheffield ; Levl Gallanar , Vil-
llsca ; Ilonry Grim , Toledo ; John Bam-
nier , Hamburg ; Samuel P. Watklns ,
Fort Madison ; Andrew B. Shakespeare ,
Central City ; James M. Mershon , Des
Molnes ; George Reid , Bedford ; Will-
lam Morehead , Ogden ; Nancy Iluhn ,
Delaware ; Elizabeth Mulford , Gravity.
Will IteleiiHO tliu limits.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 14. The re
cent seizure of six Canadian fi&hlng
boats near Point Roberts by the
United States customs ofllccrs will
probably bo settled In a day or so by
the release of the boats. The mutter
has boon the subject of diplomatic dis
cussion and was finally referred to
United States District Attorney Gen
eral Grlggs. Gray reported that the
seizure was made so close to the line
and at a time when It was posriblo
to be deceived In location that It might
bo ativ usable to release the boats. The
attorney general wired bun yesterday
to proceed as be thought best. Mr.
Gray Immediately wrote Collector
Huostls , advising him to let the bents
go.
S\vliidlrr Under ArreM.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Aug. 14. Thos.
A Bean , the notorious swindler , who
about two years ago was arrested by
the United States authorities for using
the United States malls and sentenced
to eighteen months In the penitentiary ,
ia , together with three accessories , un
der arrest on the same charge. The
men nro charged with representing
themselves as school teacher * ? , receiv
ing largo consignments of books from
firms at St. Louis , Chicago , Cincin
nati and Taylorvlllo , 111.
Mount Vernon was their headquar
ters. Bean's confederates are Jesse
Brady , Jr. , Rufus Brady and Walter
C. Williams , all of Mount Vernon.
AVlll Auk It * rolley.
PARIS , Aug. 14. M. Denys Cochin ,
monarchist , and ono of the deputies
for the Seine uopartmont has written
to the premier , M. Waldeck-Rousseau ,
announcing his Intention to Interpel
late the government when parliament
reassembles , regarding its general poS
Icy.
Hho Tulii'ft u HucotKt Choice.
VIENNA , Aug. 14. It Is reported
that the Imperial heir presumptive of
Austria , the Arch Duke Francis , is
betrothed to the urand Duchess Helene -
lene Vladlmlrovna of Russia ,
DECREASING IN STRENGTH.
.Movement of tint Went Itidlni Ilurrlciino
In Very Sloiv.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14. The West
Indies hurricane' appears to bo de
creasing In strength and the chances
are It will gutdually expend Itself be
fore making further progress. Thin Is
the welcome news given out by the
ofllccrs of the weather bureau tonight.
It Is based on the fact tlmt there has
not been a derided fall in the barom
eter In the localities tlmt ought to feel
it.
The movement of the hurricane Is
apparently very alow aud oven at
Jacksonville the velocity of the wind
this morning was but twenty-one-
miles an hour. The opinion of the
ntllclalH is that by the time Charleston
Is reached there will bo no moro than
nn ordinary blow. Wilmington , N. C. ,
and Norfolk have taken down their
hurricane signals.
The storm now appears to bo on the
cast coast of Florida ar.d the latest
reports from Jupiter , dated 4 n. in.
this morning , Indicate a pretty severe
blow at that place. It Is now south
of Jacksonville , indicating n slow
southward movement during the
night. The bureau has had no wire
reports from south of Titusville , Fla. ,
gome distance below Jacksonville , and
none from Nassau , Bahama islands ,
since Friday nftnruoon.
MAY CALL FGRMORE TROOPS.
Secrotury Itont IH Suld to IIiivo the Mnt-
t < T Under C'nimlilvrntlon.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Secretary
Root has under consideration the ques
tion of calling for volunteers. While '
ho has not decided definitely to do so ,
preparations are being made for the i
call should It bo decided to issue It
when the thirteen regiments now beIng -
Ing organized are completed.
It IH said that additional troops maybe
bo needed to relieve those who have
served some time in the Ironical coun
tries. It Is also suggested that It may
bo deemed alvlsnblo to increase tho-
army of General Otis.
Secretary Root has under consider
ation suggestions from General Brooke ,
for bringing homo some of the troopa
now In Cuba. Jt has been practically
determined to have five battalions sent
to the United States.
Kills IllH AVI Co mid Paramour.
READING , Pa. , Aug. 14. Solomon
Qulnter , a well known citizen and
former railroad employe , shot and In
stantly killed his wife , Annie , agotl
4S years , and her paramour , Edward
II. Kitzmillor , age.l 28 , at an early
hour this morning. Qulnter expected
that his wife was unfaithful and , ly
ing in wait for several hours , h
caught the couple in a compromising
position. Ho sent two bullets into his
wife's brain and an instant later
turned the weapon on KUzmiller.
ANslKiiinciitH to Ki'K'm-ntH.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14 The fol
lowing assignments of ofTlt'crs to regi
ments by the sorretary of war have
been made : Colonel Abraham A. Hor-
back to the First infantry , Lieutenant
Colonel Suniber II. Lincoln to the
Thirteenth Infantry , Lieutenant Colonel
nel Greenlcaf A. Goodale to the Third
Infantry , Major Thomas C. Woodbury
to the Nineteenth infantry , Major
George Leo Brown to lh ° Tenth In
fantry , Major Edward B. Bratt to the
Twenty-third Infantry.
Chinese ( or tin ; Imposition.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Aug. 14. A
special telegram was received by Yan
Phou Leo from Hong Kong , stating
that 250 Chinese men and women In
tended for the Chinese village feature
of the National Export expositlAt had
sailed from that port on oneof the
steamers of the Nippan Mnru line for
San Francisco , whore they will nrrlvo
September 1. They will leave for Phil-
dolphla as soon as the United States
authorities grant permission.
THE NEWS IN BRIEf.
Advices from Honolulu by the
steamer MIowero nro that the llilo
volcano is making things decidedly
interesting for everyone In Hawaii.
The strike of the employes of the
American Smelting and Refining com
pany in Colorado was declared off at
n meeting of the smoltermon's uinon.
The contract for cnrvu.r the ex
terior stone work on the Omaha pub
lic building was awarded to the Du-
gan Cut Stone company of Kansas
City at $12,788.
A statement issued by the treasury
bureau of statistics gives the impor
tations from the United States to *
Japan In 1803 at $ G,090,40S yon and In -A
1898 at 40,001,097 yen.
It is announced trom London that
Dr. Charles Cuthbort Hall , president
of Union Theological seminary of Now
York city , will succeed Dr. Fairburn
in the Ilaskoll lectures at Oxford uni
versity.
General Brooke at Havana reports
the following deaths : Private Mil
ton Smith , II , Second artillery , died
9th , pernicious malaria- Corporal
Corporal Harry F. Franco , M , First
Infantry , died 9th , Addlsc < n's disease.
A sensational duel to the death oc
curred at Dallas Tex. , on the 13th be
tween Policeman A. P. Rawllngs and
Charles A. Daniels. Rc\olvers wore
the weapons , the distance three paces
and both of the principals are dead.
A Nebraska soldier named M.itln
L. Halvorson died in the post hospital
at Fort Lcavenworth. Ho was a pri
vate In Company D of Hit First regi
ment and was sent to Fort Leaven-
worth from Manila , where ho was
taken sick live months ago.
Omaha Is making an effort to raise
$5,000 for the families of the firemen
killed last week.
The friends of Senator Dovorldgn of
Indiana , who Is taking the waters In
the Canadian National park , are
crowding him with dispatches of In
quiry concerning his health. To all
the senator has answered that he Is
well.
well.Port
Port Arthur Is now a seaport. The
magnificent steamship St. Oswald ,
beautifully decorated with flags and
streamers , entered the o'.itp canal at
1 o'clock on the 13th and steamed
through at n speed of eight knots an
hour.