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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED J 9 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOBN1BG , JUNE iiJJ , ISM-TWELVE PAGES , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. WELCOME TO DEWE Recaption Given the Admiral at Colombo is Very Enthusiastic. WARMEST DURING THE PRESENT VOYAGE Local Papers Davoto Columns to the Famous Hero of Manila. THEY PUBLISH POEMS IN HIS HONOR Authorities Boird tha Olympia nnd Give the Admiral a Silver Gasket , THOUSAND POUNDS OF TEA FOR JACKIES Ilrltonn , Annliitril 1 > finlly-Attlred Native * , ( ilve n Cordlnl Greeting to the Mnn Who Sinnilici ! the iipnnUh Fleet. ( Copyright , , ISM , by Press Publishing Co. ) COLOMBO , Island of Ceylon , June 22. ( New York World Cablegram Special Tefe- Kram. ) Admiral Dewcy's reception here was the warmest which has been extended to him at any port where he has touched since he started on his voyage from Manila to New York. The local newspapers print columns of welcome , Including poems In his honor , In which Dcwcy Is compared with Nelson. One paper , besides Issuing a cardboard souvenir portrait of the American admiral , reproduces long extracts from American Dewey day editions , copies of which have just arrived. The admiral's presence at Hotel Gallcface , instead of accepting the1 governor's hospitality - ity , signifies tbnt he is adhering to his de termination to rest. His official landing was picturesque. Na tives attired In gaudy cofors formed a gay background to solid files of Highlanders fac ing the nvcnue through which he passed from the quay to the governor's carriage. Admiral Dewcy spoke In complimentary terms of the appearance of the troops nnd the good taste displayed In the arrangements monts for his reception. Told hy the Alnted Prcn * . COLOMBO. Island of Ceylon , Juno 22. The United States cruiser Olympia , with Admiral Dewey on board , which arrived hero'at 6 o'clock this raornlnc , saluted the port at 8 and the forts replied. 'Ad miral Dcwcy landed at 11 o'clock and pro cccdcd by special train to Kandy. He will remain In Ceylon about a week. The ad miral says he had a good voyage from Singapore and thnt his health Is fairly good. His reception here was not marked by any official ceremonies. An aide-de-camp representing the gov ernor ot Ceylon , Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph West Illdgeby , bonrded the Olympia nt 7 o'clock this morning In order to welcome Admiral Dowcy , and Colonel Savage , commanding the troops , called nt 10 o'clock. The visits were returned by Admiral Dewey at 11 o'clock. Ho was received at the Jetty by a Kunrd of Jionor Btul , amidst , cheering , drove in thc"governor's carriage 'to breakfast with Colonel Savage. The admiral afterward booked rooms nt the Gnllefacc hotel and re turned on board the Olympia at 1 o'clock. There ho received a deputation representing the Planters' association and the Chamber of Commerce , and was presented with silver casket and an address ns a memento of his visit. The presentation of the casket to Admlra ] ) cwey was made on hoard the Olympia , In stead of In the council chamber , because his doctor had forbidden him to participate In any of the function. The delegates also presented 1,000 pounds of tea to the crew o the Olympic Ileply. The admiral , replying to the address o : welcome , said ho wished ho could reply In adequate terms , reciprocating the sentiments expressed. Hut , he added , he spoke from his heart when ho said ho deeply appreciated the welcome. Admiral Dcwoy added thnt he would havi thu very acceptnblo present of tea dls trlbiitcd as desired , Incidentally mentioning that he was n lifelong tea drinker hlmsel nnd assuring the delegation that the ad dress would bo read at "muster" nnd after wards framed and preserved. The casket , hr remarked , he would always keep on his table , nnd he told the delegates that he would report the matter to his governmcn and describe the cordiality of his rcccp tlon. Continuing , Admiral Dewey remarked "Thnt cheer rnlsed on the Jetty when 1 landed went to the honrts of all of us. Wo are 14,000 miles from home , but thnt cheer will ho henrd In America , although the way In which it has touched me I shall never be able to fully express. The two nations wore never so closely nllled by mutual synpathy nnd appreciation ns now. The' American people reallze-i this during the Into war , and you can Imagine how nil those who were nt Manila and met Sir Edvard Chlchester ( commander of the British first-clans cruiser Immortallto ) , and his galMnt comrades hold that feeling very deeply , " A general conversation followed , and after toasting the "Anglo.Saxon Union" and the prosperity of the two countries the dele Ration departed. ORDERS AMERICAN CANNON nepreentntlve of C'xnr of nuli MnKe * n Tender to American Ordnance Company , X niUDGEPORT , Conn , , June -22 , It wn learned today that within a short time th plant of the American Ordnance company J baa been visited by a representative of the , czar of Russia , It Is stated that the ord nance company was asked by the repre sentative of the czar whether the following order could be filled ; One hundred field batteries of six guns each , six and twelve- pounders , quick-fire guns and l.flOO caissons end limbers. The value of the order would bo about 56.000,000. The official * ot the ordnance company refuse to admit or dny that such nn order has been placed. IOWA TOWN BADLY DAMAGED Heavy Ilnln and Wind Storm Tetroy 1'roprrty In Hiullun of Ten Mile * . \ ST. PAUL , Minn. , June 22 , An Oelweln , la. , special to the Pioneer Press says ; A terrific wind and rainstorm broke over this city and vicinity last night and carried with It to destruction $50,000 worth of prop erly. There is not a form within a radius of ten miles on which more or less damage was not done. Most ot the windmills are down and many barns and other outhouses nro totally destroyed. Ten houses , beln constructed by P. A. Russell of Chicago for Great Western shopmen , were blown down nnd most of them totally destroyed. The Uorm created the wildest excitement. FARMERS ' rlllltp ' ' " Hint AurleuluSll" Could Xot llolil l"i | I'rliTi. WASHINGTON , June 22. Joseph II. Agcr. resident of the Maryland State Grange , 'atrons of Husbandry , was before the In- ustrlal commission today. He said that trust among the farmers such as was uggrstcd by Mr. Havemeycr was Imprac- Icablc owing to the dimculty of getting armers to hold up prices. Speaking of olorcd labor he said It was unreliable be- auso of the natural indolence and Indlffer- nce of Individuals of the race. Liquor he egarded as the great bane of that people nd responsible for nine-tenths of the crimes ommltted by them. Mr. Agcr considered ho Condition of the average farmer as worse hnn It was twenty years ago , but he be- levcd money Invested In farming safer than ther lines of business. Ho attributed the number of abandoned farms In the state to the fact that they were owned by nonresi dents. Mr. Agcr said the grange was not an prosperous In point of numbers as formerly nd he attributed the falling oft largely to he 4nct that the grange could not \ > c used n politics. L. W. Ycomans of South Carolina occu- > led the witness stand during the afternoon CHslon. He said the agricultural Interest of the south was greatly depicssed and he attributed the depression to the fact that sil ver was not recognized as a money metal , lo said there hnd not been an increase In ho volume of money to correspond with the volume of population. An n consequence here had been a general depredation of val- tes. Ho was proceeding to develop his views ipon this point when Major Faquhar made a. point of order against the character of cstlmony and the point was sustained by .ho chair ( Hon. A. L. Harris ) after a some what spirited encounter between Represent ative Livingston and the republican mem- ) ers. ers.Mr. Mr. Ycomans said he had no fault to find with colored labor and that he preferred It Infinitely to Imported labor. "I employ 300 to 100 negroes , " ho said , 'and I find them docile and willing to work. I go away and leave my family among them , 'cnllng confident of their safety and pro- action. " Ho thought , however , that the negro was not responsive to the efforts to educate him and while he willingly paid his share for s\icb \ efforts at education , he continued , the money so spent was thrown away. SCHLEY A DOCTOR OF LAWS < icorKetowii University Denln Out DeRrcon to nindiiKiilnlicil Snnn of the \ntlon. WASHINGTON' , June 22. The honorary degree of LL. Q. was today conferred tiy Georgetown university on Rear Admiral Wlnfield Scott Schley and George W. Mel ville , Major General Joseph Wheeler , Hon. W. Bourke Cockran of New York , Dr. Sam uel Busey , District of Columbia ; Dr. Daniel Brewer , Illinois , and Hon. Thomas Herran , t'nlted States of Colombia. General Wheeler , Dr. Brewer and Hon. Thomas Herrnn were unavoidably absent. The presentation occurred during the an nual commencement exercises of the uni versity. When the honorary degrees were conferred the rector of the univomlty an nounced that for years it bas been the policy of the Institution to confer the honorary de gree of doctor of laws upon certain of the nation's sons who havehonored their coun try and rcllcctod glory on themselves. He said it was fit and proper that Georgetown university should honor one of the coun- try'w most noble sons , Rear Admiral Schley , the hero of Santiago. As the admiral stepped to the center of I the platform men and women nroso en ransse and pandemonium reigned. Wavlnir of handkerchiefs - kerchiefs , shouts , clapping of hands and' stamping of .feet marked the occasion. Tha undergraduates were unrestrained In their demonstration. Cries of "What's the mat ter with Schley ? " "He's nil right ! " nnd like outbursts filled the hall. Admiral Schley re ceived his degree without nny remarks. Rear Admiral Melville wns also the recipient of generous applause as he was handed his de- gree. The address to the graduates was made "by Bourke Cockran , TYPHOID WAKTISD 1IY THK WIMJ. Olllelnl Tleport Coiicluilrx tiint Illn- eime IN \ < > t Tarried liy Water. WASHINGTON , Juno 22. The board appointed - pointed by the War department to study the distribution of typhoid fever in army camps Is busily engaged In arranging the data col- Icctcd preparatory to making Its final report , The collection of statistics Is about completed - pleted and the members of the board hope to have their information chnrted and tab ulated by the end of July. It may be said , thnt the charts so far prepared presage an Interesting report when the board's work Is concluded. The report will Indicate that the water supply hns prnctlcntly llttlo to do with the sprend ot typhoid. This Is contrary to all previous medical theory in typhoid propa- gallon. The appearance and spread of the. disease , the report will say , indicate that It was transmitted through the atmosphere by the wind carrying about the dry germs of typhoid nnd by the agency of flies. The 1 report of n certain British medical officer with ono of the English expeditionary forces says there was nn epidemic of camp typhoid In spite ot the fact that the troops used only distilled water. Pertnliilnpr to I'ontofllee * . WASHINGTON , June 22. ( Special Telegram - gram , ) 'A redasslficntlon of rnlarlca of postI ofllce clerks was made public today , There was but one Increase at Omaha , that of a' clerk from $ f > 00 to $ COO , At South Omahn there were three promotions , one from $ SOO to $700 and two from $ . ' 00 to $600 , The following poistofllccB will become In- termitlonnl money order offices on July 1 : Iowa , Cascade nnd Elgin ; Nebraska , Clay Center ; South Dakota , Sturgls. Emll Kaspar wns today appointed post master at Over , Ouster county , Neb. , vice S , C. Waldrou , resigned. W. J. Lucas ft Central City , Neb. , and Oliver Morrlll ot Oakland , Neb. , were ap pointed clerks In the railway mall service. llolleheii ( ioett on n Vacation , WASHINGTON , June 22. The German ambassador , Dr , von Holleben , calted at the State department today and will leave for Berlin on a summer vacation about the mlddVo of next month. This Is taken to in dicate a satisfactory condition of German- American affairs , resulting from a number of rather Informal conferences which have been held of late. The German reciprocity treaty negotiations have gone over until ( all , being more or less associated with the meat exclusion measure now pending before the German Reichstag. YOIIIIK C'lioate Kilter * Oniclnl Mfe , WASHINGTON , Juno 22 , Joseph II. Choate , Jr. , son of Ambassador Choate , has been appointed third assistant secretary of the United States embassy at London ; to succeed Spencer Kddy , transferred to Paris , as second assistant secretary of embassy , SIIIIIIINIIII Kail * for \ewpurt , BOSTON. June 22. Admiral Sampson's squadron , the flagship New York and bat tleships Massachusetts , Indiana and Texas , balled for Newport today. PUTS A BAN ON COOD ADVICE Colonel Arguelles Condemned to Death for Advocating Autonomy , SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR PAST SERVICES Tifclve YonrV Iiitprlnoiintcnt t'onnlil- rrcil Une Penalty for KrniiUiienn Convict One of Most Able Filipino * . MANILA , June 22. 7:30 : p. m. Details of the sentencing of Colonel Arguelles , a Fil ipino ' commissioner , to twelve years' Im prisonment have Just been obtained here. It was first reported that his condemnation by the Filipinos was due to the friendship he displayed toward Americans , but the In formation Just received shows the accusa tion against him was not based on his pence conferences at Manila as supposed. They confirm President Schurman'a belief Ip hl sincerity and show that his ndvwncy of autonomy among the Insurgents was treated as treason. The charge against the colonel was that In the conversation with Filipino officers he predlct d tliat disorders within the Insurgent territory would lead to civil war and therefore , he said , he considered autonomy under the Americans preferabla to independence. "Tho Filipino congress tried him on the charge of treason and a heated debate over autonomy followed. Finally the colonel was sentenced to death , but this was commuted to twelve years' Imprisonment on account of his previous services to the cause after an eloquent plea upon the part of his coun sel. Colonel Arguelles Is one of the most con servative and respected men Identified with the Insurrection. The rebels hnvo learned that the American volunteers are returning to the United States and the Filipino news papers show that they construe this to mean tmu the Americans are abandoning the war and are encouraged tlicrcby. The outposts of the Washington regiment yesterday captured General Plo del Pllar's brass band of eighty-two pieces. The members of the band somehow be came separated from the rebel army and came near the American Hues without hav ing the means of resistance. Some Chinamen of ( Manila have filed a claim against the Filipinos who. It appears , leased the musicians' Instruments from them and then turned them over to General Plo del Pllar. Four of the wounded of thn Fourth In fantry in the recent flght with the rebels have died in hospital. UH-KMISTMKXT AT THE FIIONT. Otln Notlflen War Office of Appoint ment to Klr t Volunteer * . WASHINGTON , June 22. General Otis has cabled the War department saying that he had selected Sergeant Major Bell of the Twentieth Infantry as adjutant of the First volunteer regiment , to be organized In the Philippines. Ho asked authority for the ap pointment , which has been granted. The adjutant will have the rank of captain. This is the first move in the direction of organiz ing the skeleton regiments in the Philip pines , so far as the department , is Informed : * - - Ollx Xeoiln Seliolnrly Stenographer. * WASHINGTON , Juno 22. There has been a call made by General Otis upon the War department for four expert Spanish court stenographers for service In the Philippine Islands. They must be familiar w'lth the Spanish and English languages , able to translate from Spanish Into English and from English Into Spanish nnd experts in I I i taking dictation In the Spanish language j ' and transcribing same with typewriters. These court reporters called for by Gen eral Otis and which the War department Is expected to furnish , must have a speed of not less than 150 words per minute in the Spanish language and possess the high est degree of proficiency in their profession. ; STRIKERS REJECT THE TERMS Solution of the Cleveland Street Car Ulfllenlty I * Still Afar Off. CLEVELAND , 0. , June 22. The hope of a settlement of the street railway strike was , shattered tonight when the strikers at a I ! meeting rejected by a unanimous vote the | ' proportion submitted 'by ' the company to the ' i special committee of the efty council and j to which the strikers' committee agreed this i afternoon. The proposition of the company i Mates thnt it is ready nnd willing to take back Into its employment such of Its em ployes ns its business demands , aggregat ing at the present time SO per cent , except i ing always those thnt have committed un- j lawful atts ! against the company , Its prop- ! i crty or employes during the present strike. ! ' It was generally believed after the eonfer- j enco of the representatives of the company j ! and the committee cf strikers was conclude ! i that the end of the strike would come to > morrow morning , and the action of the strikers tonight came as a nurprtac. After j rejecting the proposition of the company the j ! strikers began the work of drawing up a j ( proposition of their own , which will bo sub mitted to the council committee tomorrow This afternoon a crowd of 300 men at tacked two Cedar avenue cars at tbo corner of Cedar nnd East Madison avenues. At the windows In the cars were nmnnhed wllh Htones. 'A woman passenger In ono of the I cars was hit with a stone , but not seriously ! i hurt. The wotorman , J. II. Small of Chi- i | ' cngo , was hit In the head and knocked down | , with a brick. The police dispersed the mob. I ; Late In the afternoon a man boarded a i Euclid avenue car down town , struck the i motormnn several times In the face with his flst and then escaped before the police could catch him. The motorman was so 'badly ' In jured that It was necessary to call a phy sician to attend him at tha barns. WINTER WHEAT CROP FAILURE MlnncnpolU Authority Taken More Hopeful YlfMV ) Hotvrver , of the SprlnK Aren , MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , June 22. Speaking to a Times reporter regarding the generaf wheat situation Charles A. Plllsbury said : "I look upcn the winter wheat crop as practically a failure. The winter wheat sec tion ot the country has not , from all ap pearances , raised any more wheat than we need here at home for our own consump tion , "So far as the northwestern spring wheat Li area U concerned , the crop Is looking and [ doing fairly well. In some low places there may be slight damage from too much rain , but on the whole , with favorable weather conditions from this time forward , there ought not to be any reason why we should not have up here u reasonably abundant crop , "So far as Minnesota Is concerned the state as a whole has never suffered from a crop failure. ThU year It may be true that t' In some localities where the ground Is flat and low and rains have been heavy , .tho plant has developed too much ranknesa , but * uc > ' .i areas are necessarily quite limited. " LOOK ASKANCE AT ENGLAND fJernmii-Aniprlean of Detroit Have Suspicion * of .lolln UtillS ProfTera of Friendship. DETROIT , June 22jGormanAmerlcans | of Detroit In mass meeting assembled to- nlRht , In most radlcalermii declared hos tility to American-English political nl- lances of any sort and jirotestcd vehemently ngnlnst any characterization of the Ameri can people as Anglo-Saxons. Although the ilglit was warm thoJXtidltorlum contained an audience of nearljnj&.OOO , many of them delegates from man j , , Herman churches , lodges , etc. fifc' ' The speakers were Congressman J. Lentz of Ohio and Frank T. 'Lodge. ' The German orators were Rev. Paul Hard and Rev. Otto C. Unas. All strongly opposed the expan sion policy and any Idou of alliance either with England , Germany or any other nation. Congressman Lentz especially flouted the expansion Idea , The people Joined In the patriotic songs , both of Germany and America , with enthusiastic vigor. The resolutions of protest were adopted amid a scene of great enthusiasm. They de clare that "the Gorman-Americans of De troit and vicinity , taking pride In the part which German-Americans have taken In the unexampled development of America and being ready , ns always , to defend the Amerl can nation against Internal nnd external foes , protest against the faleslioods , calum- nit's and malicious ngltntlon given utterance to by the yellow press nnd also against 1m- portnllem , militarism and any foreign al liance with England , lor'the reason that such an alliance could only involve us In political controversies nnd bloody wars. "History has shown that England , ever since the war of Independence , has always shown hatred to this country nnd has en deavored to destroy the union' when a chance offered. If England rtodny assumes n friendly attitude toward" ; this country Ger- mnn-Amerlcnns merely consider that a specimen of that Anglo-Saxon hypocrisy which has always characterized England's foreign policy. We are convinced that Eng land entertains the secret hope to turn this glorious republic from Its old reliable cuurso and put our welfare In Jeopardy through Im perialism and militarism. " The resolutions protested further agrtlnst "the systematic attempts through falsehood and malicious agitation to disturb the friendly relations which' have existed be tween the United States and Germany for 120 years , " also against "the attempts of a certain clique to stamp the people of the United States ns Anglo-Saxon and for thnt reason to make them subservient to the In terests of England. " MOURNING FOR MONAGHAN Hody ot I'lneUy Yonnjr EnwlRn Sent to Spokane vrlth Cereinonlea. SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 22. The body of Ensign Monaghan , who was killed at Samoa , was taken to Portland today o n the steamer Columbia. The body was taken ashore from the Philadelphia with full naval honors , ac companied by 'Admiral Kautz nnd other ofii- < ers of -Philadelphia. . The escort from Mic cruiser was mot at 'the'landing by Mayor Phelan and two companies of-the , naval re serves and the procession .marched to the Columbia. The coffin v.-as draped with fiaga-and covered withe tiful.floral pieces , conspicuous among 'Whfcn 'wa's a hrindsonii wreath , the offering ot the. officers of the British man-of-war Porpoise. The flags on all the British vessels In the harbor were set at halt mast out ot respect to the memory of the brave ensign. Flags flew at half mast from public 'bulldlnge nnd from many houses. The British flag , draped with that of the United States , was very conspicuous , especially along the water front. From Portland the ibody of the onslfin will be sent 'by ' rail to Spokane , where the funeral will take place. TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR URAB Sneak Thief Getn u Rood nalce-Ofl from One of the Iloxton Dank * . BOSTON , June 22. A sneak thief entered the Metropolitan National bank here today and stole $10,000 white the paying teller's attention was drawn away for a moment. A well-dressed man , apparently about 28 years of age , entered the bank at about 11 o'clock and at the teller's window asked for some directions about sending a money order. The teller gave the Information desired and the stranger stood at the counter apparently making the notes. Just then the teller was called to another part of the office and the visitor quickly thrust his arm through the grating of the window and took fifty $100 notes nnd fiva $1,000 notes and escaped. NEW YORK , Juno 22. Detectives from the central office arrested the Boston bank robber ns he alighted from a train at the Grnnd Central station tonight at 6 o'clock. The stolen money was found on his person. Ho gnve his nnme as George Shea and snld he wns 21 years old. IHs real name Is Philip Zambol. He lives In Chicago nnd Is a well known crook. REVOLUTION IN LAKE TRADE Opening of Soulnnff CnnnI Will Cnt in Half Coal of TrniiNportntlon to Senhonrl. | CHICAGO , June 22. The Record tomor row will say ; The Canadian government will open the Soulang canal In August and by Its operation the cost of transportation from lake ports to tidewater will bo reduced beyond the possibility of profitable competi tion hy nny other existing rate. The cost of transporting wheat via the lakes and Erlo canal will bo reduced ono-half. The snmo It ) equally true of all other products destined for transatlantic ports from the territory tributary to the great lakes. In this enterprise the Canadian government has expended over $62,000,000 , Besides this there has been expended from canal rev enues for repairs nnd betterments enough to make a total of $70,000,000. The United States government has paid out but $40,000,000 for all purposes on the great lakes , Its harbors and connections since the beginning of the government. PRESIDENT TAKES LIFE EASY Knjoyi n Drive nnd Panne * Ilenialndcr of Uuy In n Quiet .Milliner. NORTH ADAMS , Mass. , June 22 , Presi dent McKlnley , with Mrs' . McKlnley and their friends , who reached here yesterday j and who will be the guests of W , B. I Plunlwtt for a week , had a quiet , restful day . today , During the forenoon tbo party took i a drive , returning In time for luncheon. | A crowd had gathered about the entrance to the Plunkctt grounds and the visitors wera cheered as they passed. President McKlnley responded by rising In his car- rlago and bowing. No regular program has been mapped out for the next few days. ' llnlldcr AHNlKiix Ilcnylly. NEW YORK , June 22. A petition in bankruptcy was filed today by John W. Stevens , builder. Liabilities , $13,003 ; uo as- cta. WHITE'S ' PLAN 01) ) F OF FAVOR American Proposal Outside of Terms of MurayiefTs Olrcnltri ( SEVERAL DELEGATES SUFFER FROM MALARIA > 'o Ilentrletlntifl Are Placed on the le ofcw KxptoNlve * nnil Oril- iinncr Uniii-Diini Itnllet * Arc Uleitftcd. THR HAOUB. June 22. The American de mand for the protection of private property at sea has not yet been presented to the peace conference. Andrew D. White , head of the American delegation , on Tuesday re quested the president of the conference , M. do Staal , to submit the question to the con ference , at the same time suggesting that the proper way to bring the matter up for discussion would be to assemble a plenary conference , submit the question and have It referred to n committee for examination. M. de Staal has not yet arrived at a de cision , as the American proposal has not been translated Into French. It Is the gen eral opinion that the delegates of the great powers are absolutely opposed to raising the question , arguing the Incompetence of the J conference to do so under the terms of ; Count MuravlefT's circular , M. dc Staal hav ing j declared at the opening of the confer ence , with the approval of the delegates , that 1 under no circumstances would the con ference discuss any questlor- not contained In the circular. Several delegates declare there Is little chance of the question being discussed , but that If It Is discussed America will bo opposed with the utmost energy by Great Tlrltnin nnd all the great powers. A number of delegates are suffering from a mild form of malaria , caused by the emanations of the canalr which receive the sewage. Mrs. Hells , wife of Mr. Frederick , Hells , sccrtcary of the American delcgntlon , hns been obliged to go to Dusscldorf for n change of air , Carte Illnnelie on K\ilo | lven. Short sessions of the subcommittees of war and navy were held , at which reports by .Major General Den Deer Foortugncl of the Dutch delegation nnd Count Soltyk , the Austrian naval expert , were respectively adopted. The delegates declared In favor of any state using any new explosives and ordnance , Russia and Bulgaria alone re fraining from voting. The question of dum dum bullets was discussed. Major General Sir John Ardagh of the British commission declaring that Great Britain did not desire to use any projectile Inconsistent with mod ern war. and that dum-dums should only be used against an uncivilized foe. The question of restraining the use of new types of rifles was deferred. Count Soltky's report was then taken up. It declared that the subcommittee , though unable to agree on the abolition of naval rams , submarine torpedo boats and the use of explosives , had declared against the use of asphyxiating gases , which the first com mittee also approved. MAIIAX HAS BKTTKK OF AIlOUMfSXT. Cnptnlii Point * Out Cruelty of Torpc- iloi-s Comimreil ivlth C n eH. LONDON , June 23. The correspondent of the , Times at ThoHague , says : .THts'-has.-Bcijn.'ou s'C'ithe ; most-'exciting days of the conference. There was a sharp controversy between the Russian nnd Amer ican naval delegates. Captain Mahan very pertinently nsked why the employment of gases should be Interdicted while the more cruel , wholesale destruction of human life aimed at by the employment of submarine torpedo boats should be permitted. " > A shell charged with asphyxiating gas nee < l not necessarily destroy human life , " he snld , "any more than chloroform , but might only place men hors de combat for a time ; whereas n submarine boat , stealthily approaching under cover of darkness might tend a thousand sleeping men to a watery grave. Why forbid retail asphyxiation by air and permit wholesale asphyxiation by water ? " 'A ' Russian delegate replied that the men might bo picked up when the ship sank. Captain Mahan retorted by recalling the case of the British battleship Victoria , where as be pointed out , in a highly disciplined fleet , in broad daylight nnd smooth wnters , many hundreds of men were drowned , so sudden wns the catastrophe and so short the available ) time to pick up the men. He re minded the commission also that this hnp- pcned when nn Immense fleet wns close to gether and intent on doing Its utmost to | , save life. i Captain Mahan's arguments were nlto- | gcther logical and unnssnllablc , but this did j 1 1 not prevent the commission voting them I ( down. I A suggestion that seemed to be made quite I seriously was put forward by n delegate , that j a submarine boat would naturally do Its best j 1 to save life after it had sent the ship to the j bottom. | In the discussion regarding dum-dum bill- ! > lets the RiiFslan delegate , Coronel Jlllnskl , , did not mlnco matters , but plainly expressed the oplnicfl that the dum-dum was uselessly cruel. Ho refused to accept the humani tarian proposal by Captain Cror.lcr , of the American conference , that no bullet should be used which caused unnecessary suffering , BIG CROWD TO SEE KIPLING Author TJeellne Alixolntoly to He Interviewed on Any Subject. LIVERPOOL , June 22. A large crowd of people apsembled nt the landing stage hero . to witness the debarkation of the passengers I who arrived on the steamer Teutonic , which left New York June 14. When they worn , all ashore It was announced that Mr , and Mrs , Rudyard Kipling had landed hours j previously. A stampede to the railway sta- 1 tlon ensued and the train In waiting was j ' effectually searched. It was then discovered > that the popular author was still on board j j the Teutonic and the crowd raced back to | the steamer , reaching thn vessel Just In ' time to see Mr. Kipling walk qulcJdy down the gangway. He refused to bo Interviewed , saying emphatically that ho had nothing to communicate to the public. Ho mndo his way to the station , took a corner seat i In a railroad carriage and began reading a I , paper and mnoklng. Those who saw him I when he went to the United States say Mr. Kipling looks better than when ho left England. Outvote the fJoverninent. BBRLIN , Juno 22. The Reichstag today rejected a motion to refer the labor pro- tectlon bill to a committee. The conserva- lives , Imperialists and a portion of the na tional liberals voted with the government In the minority. The Reichstag subsequently passed the third reading of the Spanish Islands bill. Th members then gave thr c cheers for Emperor William and the session was de clared adjourned until November 14. Welmter CnnfInneM III * Sieei | > h , PARIS , June 22. The Venezuelan boun-1 ary commission held morning and afternoon I ' sessions today , Sir Richard Webster , the British attorney general , resuming hU siee-h In behalf of the case of Great Britain , con tinued hl historical review , deallne with CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska , Probably Fair ; Urluk Northwest Winds. Temperature ill Oiiinlia > c terdn > i Hour. ! ) ( . Hour. UPK. " . n. ill IS 1 p. in , , , , . . 71 ( I n. in IIS a ji , in. . . . . . 71 7 n. in. . . . . . ( IS it p. in 71 S n , in U ( ! 1 | > . in 7. II n. in lift . " i > . in 7T 10 n. in II II | i. in 71 11 n. in. . . . . . IIS 7 p. in. . . . . . 71 IV ! in 71 S | i. in 72 l | i. ill 71) the original establishment of the Dutch on the coast. The next mpetliiR of the com mission will be held Wednesday , July 29. Prepared In Aid HxplnrerK. LONDON , J.uly 22. A. J. Ralfour. the government leader In the House of Com mons , today assured n deputation repre senting the Royal society and the Royal Geographical society Hint the chancellor of the exchequer , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , was prepared to Rive substantial aid to the pro posed Antarctic expedition. ANOTHER CALL FOR TROOPS I'renlilent N Snlil to llnve Deelileil to .Supplement ItcKiilnrn with Twelve Thonnnnil Volunteer * . CHICAGO , June 22. A special from WashIngton - Ington to the Tribune says : President Me- Klnley has decided to call for volunteers for service in the Philippines. U has been determined to form at least nine regiments and possibly twelve. For the present thu president deems nine regiments enough and It Is understood this belief Is based on representations made by General Otis , who Is said to have recently estimated the force he will need In the Islands. There are now 23,000 regulars In the Phil ippines nnd there will shortly bo a rein forcement of nt least 7,000. This furnishes General Otis with the army ho desired In the earlier estimates from Manila. Lately , however , ho has hnd occasion to revise these figures and under the Influences of the more liberal estimates of General Lawfon and other advisers ho had Informed the Washington officials that the presence of 12- 000 or 15,000 volunteers to supplement the force of regulars will be a safeguard. Actual enlistment for the now volunteer regiments will bo under the army officers nnd the requirements will be similar to those which nttcnded the recruiting of volunteers at the outbreak of the late war. It Is prob able the company strength will be. maxi mum and this would give for nine regi ments a volunteer force of at least 12,000. The call for troops will be Issued as soon as the necessary arrangements for recruit- In system can bo made. DECIDE TO MEET IN OMAHA Fllnlnn Pnrden Will llolil Stnte Ton- vcntloiin In the date fi y on Aneiixt - - . LINCOLN , Juno 22. ( Special Telcgrairi. ) The state central committees of the three fusion parties met In Lincoln this afternoon and decided to hold their state conventions in Omaha August 22. The democratic state central committee met In the same chamber In the state house and the populists and free silver republicans In the Lincoln hotel. The democrats favored hoi'ding their "stain con- vdntton ! iJOmnba September'6 , find the pop ulists.voted before conferring-with the other committees to hold their convention In Grand Island on the snmo date. The free sil ver republicans held out for Lincoln and an early convention. On account of the dlffor- cmce of opinion conference committees were appointed with power to act. These com mittees reached a decision tonight , all voting ing in favor of Omaha , The advocates of Grand Island turned In for the state metrop olis as soon ns it wns evident that the con ventions could not be secured for Hint city. The different committees wore addressed this afternoon and this evening 'by ' W. J. Bryan , 'Coin" .Harvey and other prominent fuslonlsts. DROUTH DESTROYS RANGES Cattle and Sheep Iiidnntry In n Had Way In Colorado and the Sent Invent. DENVF.R , Juno 22. According to reports received by Secretary Charles F. Martin of the Natlonnl Live Stock association the drouth hns destroyed all the large Colorado ranges. "The reports coming to this office , " eald Mr. Martin , "show that unless there is ppcedy relief from present conditions the loss to stockmen will bo something enor- mous. Even should the cattle nnd sheep survive the summer they will bo so poor and emaciated when the snows como that they will drop like leaves from the forest. " Already cattle are dying In the San Luis valley , whore the drouth has assumed n most serious phase. Like conditions , varying In severity , are reported from northern New Mexico , parts of Oklahoma , the Indian na tion , western Knnsas nnd Fouthorn Utah. LAND IS SACRED TO RED MAN I'nlefaee TrpupnwNrr * on I n ill I'll HrNorviif Ion Are Ordered to Vnente , WALKER , Minn , , June 22. The many rumors that have been floating In the air relative to the removal of trespassers off the Indian reservation were confirmed to day , when Captain Mercer , the Indian agent , received peremptory orders to remove nil whlto persons off the Chlppcwa Indian reser- vatlon within thirty days. This means the obliteration of the thriv ing town rf Cass Lake and the illvlnlnn headquarters of the Great Northtrn railway ' on' Its Fosston extension. The railway prop. erty 1 not Include , ) In this order , for I'resl- dent Hill holds his right of way through the reservation by nn net of congress. LITTLE GIRL DISAPPEARS FearH Kiitcrdilnril I Inn She Han lleen Kidnaped Xo L'lcir lo Her IVherenhoiitH , SOUTH FRAMINOHAM. Mass. , Juno 22. The community Is excited over Hie dlBiip- pearance of Helen Eames , the 11-yrar-old ' daughter of Alfred M. Eamcs. a wealthy j ! wheel manufacturer of this tow'n. ' She w.ia ; ! last seen leaving her father's otllre about - ' o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Eamcs j fears that the child has been kidnaped. I ' The plrl went to her father's office on j ' her bicycle early yesterday afternoon. She ! , remained In the building a short time and i then started away , leaving her wheel thorc. Since that time no one remembers having seen herA careful search by the p"llco has revealed no clew as to her whereabouts. Movements of OrrniiVnHrlH , June - - . At Ixjndon Sailed Mcnomlnee , for New York. At Naples Arrived Ems , from New York , for Genoa. At Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania , from New York via Cherbourg. At Qucenntown Arrived Canada , from Boston , for Liverpool , At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic , from York. At New York Arrived Travc , from i ROUGH RIDERS RALLY Rendezvous of RoosoYolt'a ' Regiment Astii with Preparations. COLONEL IS ENROUTE TO THE REUNION Las Vegas Offers Rich Frizjs to Oowboji' Tournament. BRONCHOS ROUNDED UP FOR OCCASION Ono Hundred Horses May Run Abreast on the Race Course. NO PAINS ARE SPARED ON THE PROGRAM Kninntt * Charge of Snn .Innti Hill Will He 1'rrnented. AnNlnted li.v a Ormul ninplay of 1'yroleolinli'K. LAS VnOAS. N. M. . June 22. ( Special.- ) * The eyes of the west are turned toward Las VcgtiB , now that that hustling city of Now Mexico tins been selected us tha place of the flrst annual reunion of Rooscvelt'a ( Rough Riders. Ton thousand dollars has been raised by the citizens to ho expended In prizes for the Cowboy tournament ami for feed In FT anil housing the Rough Riders nnd other guest * . This tournament will be the biggest thing of the kind ever given anywhere , and Buf falo Hill's wild west show will scorn tame bcsldo Jt. Men are now out on the plains rounding up wild bronchos for the occasion ; they will bo driven In In herds and the first time that they will ever have felt a rope or saddle will .be when n Rough Rider has one pointed out of the herd nnd he sallies In to rope , saddle , hrldlo and mount him. Every cowpunchcr thinks that ho rides "the best boss on the range , " and rnces hnvo been arranged for a test of the truthfulness of this statement and so many entries hnvo already been made that the talk of a tr.ick has been abandoned and the race will take place on a course which will accommodate ) 100 horses abreast. Mnny NotnhleM AVIII Attrnd. Among tliono who have accepted Invita tions to bo present may be mentioned Gov ernor Roosevelt and staff of Now York , Governor Murphy nnd staff of Arizona , Gov ernor Adams and .staff of Colorado , Gov ernor Otcro and staff of New Mexico , Lieu tenant Colonel Broadlc and Lieutenant Car ter , president and secretary of the Rough Riders' association , and many of the ofil- clals of the Santa Fo route. Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua , Mexico , will at tend , accompanied by the famous Chihuahua band which took first prize at the Chicago World's Fair in 1S93. The attendance of Rough Riders will bo from 400 to DOO. with many of the regimental officers. An Interesting program has been prepared , consisting of nil kinds of races , 1mlInn dances , comboy riding and ring tourna ments , lassoing contests , steer tying , etc. ; h program particularly arranged as a nov elty , for the OHsterc visitor. . , - . The ; sthcTvR"o"iiKu' organization : ot < association will occupy most of 'the diy on Saturday. In the evening will boa gor geous display of $ : ,000 worth of flrcworks. Sunday will be memorial day and In the evening the oratorio of "The Creation" will bo rendered by the Las Vegas Oratorio so ciety , the crack muslcnl organization of the west. Also on Sunday evening will bo given a sacred concert nt thfl grounds by the Chi huahua band. On Monday will be the pa rade , 5,000 In line ; races and base ball In the afternoon nnd the famous charge of San Juan hill , participated In by the Rough Riders nnd the territorial militia , assisted by a grand pyrotechnic display , the reunion ending In a reception nnd boll at the Moute- zuma hotel , No pains hnvo been spared to make every thing an nearly perfect ns possible. The display of fireworks will be the finest over given In the west. With liberality charac teristic of the west , everything on the pro gram Is free ; no charge for anything but the grandstand. Colonel IN on the Way. CHICAGO , Juno 22. Governor Thcodoro Roosevelt of New York arrived In Chicago Into this afternoon on his way to Las Vegas , N. M. , to attend the reunion of the Rough Riders , which takes plnco June 21 , the an niversary of the fight at Lus Gunslmas. A largo crowd hnd assembled at the station to welcome the governor nnd as ho Hteppoil off the train ho wns greeted with hearty cheering. The governor wns escorted to the Auditorium hotel. Accompanied by several members of his stuff , ho loft here at 10 u. m. .over the Snnto Fe for Lns Vegas. The party Includes Lieutenants David Gcodrlch nnd R. A. Ferguson , of Troop 'K , " nnd Chnrlcs K , Kloblnugh of tfow York. The governor wore his fnvorlte military campaign hat. He laughlngi'y dismissed any reference to himself ns a presidential candidate. Asked about trusts and the proposed con- feienco of governors to consider this ques tion , fathered by Governor Sayrcs of Texas , Colonel Roosevelt said : "The poor mnn , when ho fights the rich man , Is his own worst enemy. Legislation along thn right lines Is the only solution of the trust agltntlon. The rich nnd poor should be treated nllko In the matter of property assessments nnd taxation. I wish wo had a few more such people In this country of the type of Mrs. Kmmons Dlninc , that Is nil. " Many people payed their rcipettn during the evening while ( iovpinur Roosevelt was at the Auditorium. Tlu > trip to Las Vegas U being made In the Kpceln.1 car of Vice Pres ident ' .Morton , of the Santr Fo. The party will arrive nt noon Saturday In Las Vegaa , where u citizens' ccmmlttcc of 100 Is workIng - Ing to make the reunion a record-breaking uncross. Thcro was quto ( n gathering at the Polk street depot to wnteh the fighting ' "Teddy" take the Santa Fe train , to which ho came with Vice President Merion nnd several Chlcagonns who are making the New Mexico trip with him. Ho wns forced to bow right and loft to salutes which were given him , aril then hid himself behind the curtains of the speclil car. Train .AI'iUi'N l.ooil Time , During tlm night his train , the fast No. 1 , crossed Illinois and Missouri and reaches Kansas City at 10:05 : tomorrow morning , where a stop of fifteen minute * will bo made. The day will bo spent In croons Kansas. Tcpcka will be reached at noon and there will bo a twenty-minute stop there. Osage City will be reached at 1:50 : , Tha next Important step Is at Emporla , and then Florence and Newton. Hutchison will be touched at C o'clock , with a half-hour re t- DodKo City will be reached at 10:35 : , Raton early Saturday morning and Las Vegas at 12:45 : o'clock the eamo day , when the gov ernor becomes tbo guest of the city and the Rough Riders , who have alroidy taken po EC8Blon ( f the town , There will be a campllrc , much spcechmaklng , cowboy sports of the genuine kind , a recital of jlaydo's "Creation" on Sunday by a local oratorical association , a journey to the L a Vcea * > >