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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY G , JUNE ii(5 ( , 185)0. ) SINGTjJS COPY FIVE CENTS. COWBOYS AT CHURCH Rough Riders Spend Sunday Morning at Memorial Service. CLERGYMAN PRAISES LIFE OF SOLDIER Iowa Editor Speaks of the Campaign and Its Present Fruits. NATION JOINED BY NEW BOND OF SYMPATHY Troopers Honor Roosevelt with Gift of a Souvenir Medal , INCIDENT FAKES TH COLONEL UNAWARES Prracnt In Acknowledged In n llrlcf Speech In Which Recipient IIx- pre * rn IIIn ( irntltmlc Itnln lntcn uptn Program. LAS VEGAS. N. M. , June 25-.Memorial service was the first thing on the Rough Riders' reunion program today. It vvae held at 11 o'clock this morning at the Dun can opera house and Her. Thomas A Uzzcll , pastor of the 1'coplo's Tabernacle of Den ver , preached the memorial sermon. He said that the soldier who Is forced to remain behind Is worthy of pralso and recognition as well as the man who Is at the front. The Rough Riders , he declared , have by their acts at San Juan and In the lighting around .San tin go succeeded In writing one ot the brightest pages In American history Their deeds would bo read by coming gen- ! < eratlona and would cnklndlo a new view ( I of country and an admiration for trus \ heroism , Lafe Young , editor of the Iowa State Capital , then delivered an address. Mr. Young nerved with the Rough Riders and his recitation of the regiment's experience at Tampa and San Antonio found a respon sive echo In the hearts of the assembled / Rough Riders. "The Fourth of July , " ho sard , "Is our ' national Christmas commemorating the birth of the nation , but the Rough Riders' celebration should be Its Easter , for It marked the resurrection. It remained for the Spanish war to bridge the bloody chasm , to put old glory everywhere , to wind up the late unpleasantness with the new battle hymn of the Republic , 'There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight ' Henonnceii 1'nrMfmnNhlp. "On the plains of Cuba , " he concluded , ' 'when , I saw the sons of veterans marching beneath the flag which their fathers died to save , and the sons of confederates clothed In the same uniform , bearing the same arms and marching under the same flag , and the sons ot former slaves accoutered - coutered and armed like the others , with the flag above them and the same purpote In their hearts , and 100 native born full- blood Indians aiding the same cause when 1 saw thcso I mode a vow to high heaven never to be n partisan again and henceforth nnd forever all Americans should look alike to me. " The regimental parade took place this nfternoon at' 4o'clock. The. regiment formed at Camp Coehran and marched to the tour nament grounds , six Mocks away. Colonel Iloosevelt rode ns a commander , accom panied by a staff of officers. At the tour nament grounds Colonel Roosevelt occu pied a box reserved for him and the guests of the regiment. As the Rough Riders passed and rcpassed the grandstand In per forming their evolutions Colonel Roosevelt etood with bared head. Each troop was pre ceded by KB respective captain , as far as they wcro present. The scene was wit nessed by fully 10,000 people. While the review was going on rain , clouds wcro bankIng - Ing heavily In the north and Chairman Whltmore of the local committee on ar- rangemcnts requested the colonel to hurry the movement of the Rough Riders , osten- ( elbly on account of the approaching shower. Roosevett. compiled with the request and in another Instant the troopers were standing at attention in front of the grandstand. ThU wn a neat bit of strategy and before Colonel Roosevelt could realize why he was being spoken to Hon. Frank Springer , act ing on behalf of the people of New Mexico. Colonel Roosevelt presenting began his speech velt with a medal. Hurprluc for the Colonel. The presentation was a genuine surprise to Colonel Roosevelt. Mr. Springer handed Miss Eva. his daughter. the medal to young who pinned it on the lapel of Iloosevelt s Hough Rider blouse. The recipient was visi bly affected and responded a follows : "Judge Springer , and to Miss Springer , of New nnd to you , my follow Americans Mexico , I want to say I cannot express In words how deeply I am touched by what you have done. I prize this gift more than anything else that could have been given to mo. coming as It docs , and In the way It does , and from those- from whom It cornea. of a day For It comes on the anniversary fateful In the annals of the west. Twenty- three years ago Custer rode to his death , vlth his gallant men nt the Rosebud , adding his share In the 'winning of the west ; ' In the upbuilding of the west , which you have all of jou upbuilt , bringing up your section level In patriotism , level In highness of pur- vote with nil that there is In this nation I have been to come cannot s&y how glad I here. I never was In New Mexico before , but I have never felt like a etrangcr for one moment among you. ( Applause , ) I claim the same right that earli of vour sons claims , and glory and take pride In the name and fame of NewMexico. . I am an American Americans and vou and I can at you are allk * have the right to claim as our own every aero and rod of country from Maine to Oregon , from Florida to California. ( Ap plause. ) All I shall lay Is , if New Mexico wants to be a state you can call on me and I will go to Washington to speak for you or do anything you wish. " ( Great ap plause. ) Colonel Roosevelt's address was cut inert by the r ! n. which put a itop to the day light program One of the features of the reunion today wai the presentation to Lieutenant Brodlc. president of the Rough Rldere' association. of a handsome aber. Aside from the pres entation the evening program consisted of the rendition of a part of Haydn's "Cre- atlon' ! by the Ms Vegas Oratorical society At midnight Colonel Roosevelt left over the Banta Pe road for Chicago. He will or- rlve there at 9 o'clock Tuesday evening He will go direct to .Milwaukee and after a brief participation in the carnival exer cises there will leave for New York. YELLOW FEVER IN SANTIAGO Thirty-Three Once * Heported III All with Klie Dentil * Han Juuu In Crlehrntcd , SANTIAGO , Cub , June 25. Thirty-three caifa pf jellow fever with five deaths have ben ofilclill ) reported since ( he opening of tb present outbreak , One of the deaths occurred in the Fifth Infantry , tbe other four were civilian * . Captain A. B. Vlcarlun , a popular medical officer , died today For several days the Cubans have been conducting the festival of San Juan. In honor of the victory won there by the American .roops over the Spaniards The celebration , however has been remarkable for the ah- enee of the American flag and for the non- larllclpatlon of the better class of the Cu bans themselves One Spaniard wan nearly tilled bsfelhc mob CHICAOO. June 25 SccrctaTJr Easlcy of the Civic Federation of Chicago , under whose xusplces a conference will be held In Chicago September 13 lo 16 to consider trusts and combinations and legislation for their con trol , has received hundreds of letters from prominent mtn air over the country accept- In * Invl.atlons to be present at the meet ings. Among the governors who have sig nified their Intention of attending the con ference In person or who will be represented arc Governor I'lngrco of Michigan , Roosevelt velt of New York. Stanley of Kansas , Sayers of Texas , Mount of Indiana , Fancher of North Dakota , Thomas of Colorado , Tanner of Il linois , McLaurln of Mississippi , . .McMillan of Tennessee , I'oynter of Nebraska and Lee of South Dakota , In acknowledging the receipt of an Invl- tatlrn to attend , ex-Secretary of Agriculture Morton says "Trusts which are overcapitalized arc born of the machinations of shallow and Im practical men. They will fall nnd no one be harmed except those whose credulity fed them to Inveal In their securities. "There Is much apprehension as to the Incorporated capital In the United States. Oratorical vagarlsts have endeavored to make common people believe that Incor porations are not subject to economic laws of competition and that the relation of sup ply to demand Is not the sole regulation of values The fact , however , remains that money Invested In manufactories or In rail roads belonging to Incorporations Is no stronger , no better , < tmd no more exempt from the operation of commercial laws than the. money which Is owned by the Individual. "There need be , In my Judgment no ap prehension ae to the trusts crushing out all competition With the exception of the oil trust and the sugar trust , failure among trusts has been universal. The whisky trust , tobacco trust and all the other trusts of any Importance up to date , except those that have been formed very recently , have been complete fallmes These facts have come , firstly from overcapitalization and secondly from mismanagement. " iDr. Lytnnn Abbott of New York says : "I think what we ( most need on the subject of Industrial , commercial , labor and trans- poratlon combinations Is Just what your letter Indicates this meeting will endeavor to secure : Light , not heat. What we need to understand and what only experience can teach us Is the relation between competi tion and combination , the one the centrifu gal , the other the centripetal forec of so ciety. He who believes only In combination will logically be led to socialism ; ho who believes only In competition will logically be led to nihilism. Neither of these re sults can possibly furnish the solution of the problem -which now confronts us. We must learn how1 to secure the advantages of combination without destrojlng tha In dividuate , to maintain brotherhood In prac tical forms without slnk'InK obscurlns-or belittling personality " PAYING OFF THE CUBANS A er > Sinn 11 Proportion Will Ilefnac to Hhlirc Uncle Siini'n Donnt > . HAVANA , Juno 25 Brigadier General Randall has paid , up to date , In the prov inces of Havana and Plnar Del Rio and the western half of Mataiuas province , 3,260 Cu ban troops. This raises the full number , exclusive ot provinces of Puerto Principe and Santiago , to about 4,500. If the r > atno ratio Is maintained in the two latter prov inces , as the original lists stand , the fig- urea will reach a total of 12,000. The addi tional pay rolls will probably add 10,000 names , 50 per cent of which are likely to receive payment. The present rolls con tain 30,000 men , not counting the supple mental lists of the officers paid It Is be lieved that not 1 per cent will rctuse to come forward for payment. A prominent Havana club \\irn the scene ot a dlnturbanco last night between two it ell known Cubans , and several American otficcra , all of whom had been drinking. The Cubans began cursing the American administration , Presi dent McKlnlcy , the United States troops nnd their officers. Finally one of the Ameri cans , thoroughly out of patience , struck a Cuban In the face. The latter demanded a duel , but the ofllccr laughed at him. The Cuban , In a perfect fury , called for a gun and said ho would nhoot his assailant any way. At this Juncture a parly of Ameri cans and Cubans Interfered and sent the disturbers about their business An hour later some Cubans returned and began 'de manding satisfaction , but the Americans had left the club The Cubans Involved are prominent In local ooclety , but have no political Influence. They are chronic dis turbers of order. GIGANTIC CATTLE COMPANY Forty- Million Dnllnri Capital nnd TCXUM the Place of Operation. PORT WORTH , Tex. , June 25. George B. Loving , who U at the head of the great deal having as its object the formation of a gigantic lanch company In Texas , In an Interview tonight said that the company will be an American organization , composed of Now York capitalists , and not English men , as reported. The Intention 1s to form u company with J40.000.000 capltar , J25.000- 000 or S30.000.000 ot which is to bo used In the purchase of cattle and ranch property In this state , the balance of the capital stock to be used In operating the big con cern. It Is claimed the business can be more successfully conducted and at less expense under a single management. For the past two months parties representing Mr. Lov ing have taken options on cattle and ranches to the amount of $20,000,000. These options expire Jul ) 1 , but it is understood , If ne cessary , the ) can be renewed. No doubt Is expressed that the big deal will be consummated , for the prices to be paid are fair < Mr. Loving savs there Is no Intention to form a cattle trust , merely an effort to conduct an extensive business , the largest In the world , There are 6,000,000 cattle In Texas , valued at J120.000.000. Mr. Loving 83)a there is no Intention to disre gard the anti-trust laws of the state , and that the organization of the company Is nothing more than an Immense cattle trans action. levre > to Vlull llontou Flrmt. BOSTON , June 24. The Herald will gay to. morrow that Admiral Dewcy will visit Bos ton aud ba entertained theie before he goes to New York , this forecast being based on Ihe reported statement of the United States consul general at Halifax that ho had re ceived word direct from Waihlngton that the Olvrapia will make Halifax it * first American Hopping place. DWICHT ENDS A LONG CAREER Retiring Preiident of Tala Bids Farewell to Old Associations. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS GRADUATION Hnecnlnnrente Sermon l Hollowed h > \nlnllcllon , In Which Vritcrntilc Hdncntor .Spcnkn Kindly \Vordn lo CollrRlnn * . NEW HAVBN , June 2" President Tim othy Dwlght , the vemerable retiring president of Yale university , todaj preached his last baccalaureate sermon before the graduating Classen of the Academic and Scientific de partments. The occasion was also the IHttcth annlvcrslty of President Dwlght s own grad uation Many of his old classmates were In the chapel. The graduating class occupied the greater part of the body of the Battol chapef All of them wore the academic robe and with them were many visitors from out , of town. President Dwlght's address was largely of a retrospective and personal nature At the close of the sermon Prc-sldent Dwlght addressed a valediction in the most solemn and Impressive manner , his voice often choking with emotion. His words were "And now , my fellow students , and may I not almost say , my classmates of the class ot 1899 , let me aak you to rise. The words which I have spoken to you have had a very personal meaning So much ot the personal was there in them that they may have seemed more adapted to a friendly conver sation than to be presented to you In a large public gathering. But the occasion must be the reason for giving them to you here. I can scarcely find It possible to speak to jou In any other way. You are , with me , leaving the unlversltj. You and I go forth together , you the youngcrs and I an older. But we are all of us going forth Into a great and glorious brotherhood. "Flftv years separata us In point of grad uation , but In this brotherhood there Is no separation , .for we are all members of great college home You stand Indeed at the end of your college careers with much faith ful spirit , much of energy and with many pleasant anticipations. But for me the sum mer day has passed Into the late afternoon. For you It IB still morning. nond In Not Knn > . "I have tried to speak to you of what life teaches , and of that loving Father who or ders our life's movements for us. I have not told you anything of sorrow and of dis appointment. They will meet many ot you , and some of jou possibly many times. The costs and results of them you alone will know. But you will find , u the years go by , that they are helpful to the upbuilding and to the glorifying of the soul .vlthln you , and that the divine Father , If you trust thus to His undying oaro , Is over leading you out of darkness Into the sunshine cf His love. When the clouds of the summer day paen away they leave the sky the brighter. "I whh for each of you life's greatest blessings , Its greatest happiness and the best that It can give you. I wish you Joy and that your sorrows may be scantj. May they as for GodV children work out jour entire good and give you evidence that you are under His euro and keeping. "I wish for you that faith In Christ , the exprebslon and the slgji of the Father's love. I wUh for > ou to lose every doubt , every questioning fear , every weakness and eln and that your love may be full and abound ing , and so I bid you farewell. "May the long summer day and the eun- set hour at the end of It be filled with beau tiful light and may the closing twilight sea son bear thoughts and hopes of the better and the happier life beyond. May your tes timony and mine unite together as It comes from our personal experience In the words ot the psalmist's song about our loving God and Father who 'maketh the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. ' " PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND RIDE ncnninptlon of Trnlllc on All I.liicn In BInrred hy One Ontttrciik of .Malcontent * . CLEVELAND , 0. , June 25 Only one out- hreak of violence attended the resumption of traffic on all the lines of the Big Consoli dated street railway this morning. Theio was objection In some parts of the city to the retention of the non-union men who were kept by the companj. A party of twenty-five men assembled near the Brook- ) > n bridge. Just south of the city , and - whenever ever a car came along with a non-union crew the passengers were aokcd to dlscm- , * ark and wait for a car manned by a union i crew. In most cases the passengers did j ns requested. Finally n non-union con ductor undertook Jo argue with the crowd and hewas promptly ntruck over the bend with a club , and ho nnd the motormnn driven away. The mob re fused to permit the car to move until a union crow came along and pushed It to the barns. As a rule the old men were glad the strike was settled , though there was some grumbling because the non-union men were kept. It Is predicted that all the non-union men will bo glad to leave the city within thlrtj dajn , though the company Impohed as one of the conditions of the agreement for tha settlement of the trouble that all the new men fihould bo treated with con sideration by the old employes. GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SINGERS North American * < BriiR rl > finil Celc- hrntea It * Fiftieth Annl crimrjr In Cincinnati. CINCINNATI , June 23. The golden Jubi lee of the North American Saengerbunrt will no doubt be the most largelj attendel event this week that was ever known In this city Tola International saengerfest was or ganized hero fifty years ago and the tri ennial meeting this week will be the most notable one In the history of the organiza tion. There are quite a number hero now rehearsing for the concerts which begin on Wednesday The musical ( societies will arrive tomorrow. The visitors will not be here until Tuesday or Wednesday The new hall , with a stage capacity of 4,000 and a total capacity of 14,530 , was dedicated last Sunday and was visited today by thous ands , A feature of the laengerfest will fee the pciformance of the Alms Prize cantata en titled "Valerian , " by Tr. N. J , Klucnhclmer of the Cincinnati College of Music. UNKNOWN MISSION OF TAKE Klr t Cl Cruller I'liU lo Sen , l'o - Ilil ? to Ilvcelv C'niitiiln Ilrcfui on Ilonrd. BRKST , France June 25 The French first-clan cruder Tagc put lo sea thU after noon , the official explanation being that It Is going to experiment with carrier pigeons. It Iri , however , a much larger cruiser than the Sfax , which IB bringing Captain Drey- tux , and the dispatch of such a big vessel with carrier pigeons Is quite unprecedented. Usually a torpedo boat Ii sent , and the opln- Ion gains ground that the Tngc has gone to meet the Sfat and to take Captain Drejfus on board The pigeons can be used to an nounce the transfer , and the Tagc might proceed to another port to land the prisoner. AR against this theory and as an Indication that the landing ot Drejfus will be effected here there Is the fact that a largo number of gcnd'armeji from theoountry around Brest arc arriving , or expected to arrive , * tonight The treasurer of the famous I.captto of the French Fatherland reached Brest this even ing from Paris and , as this organization has been at the bottom ot the antt-Drcyfus movement , It Is thought he has come to or ganize a demonstration. RUSSIA'S NAVAL PROPOSAL Crnr'n CrM eminent Mute * It * Men * ns Ilcliitlnu to ArntnmcittN of the World. LONDON , Juno 26. The correspondent ot the Times at The Hague MJB Following Is the text of Russia's naval proposal Acceptation of the principle that for the term of three jearn the sum of the naval budgets shall bo determined with a budget not to decrease at cither triennial period , and with on obligation of announcing Its ad vance for said period1 rirst The total In tonnage of these ships of war which It Is proposed to build , with out specif ) Ing the models thereof. Second The number of officers and crews In the navy. Third The expenditure on works In ports , such as forts , docks , arsenals and the like. The question of the exemption of private property at sea from capture In time of war has entered a new Bingo through the Issue of the statement ot the American delegates. OOM PAUL IS COOLING OFF ICrnuer A ] ) | > nreiitlj Aot Quite So Anxloui to Ilnrc n Klsrht am lie "XVnH. LONDON , June 25. The firm attitude of Great Britain appears to bo having the de sired effect In the Transvaal complications. The latest cablegrams from South Afrlcc talk of various semi-official missions be tween Capetown , Blocmfoenteln and Pre toria , nlmlng to reach a Iranoh'se ' com promise on a basis of flvo or six years' past residence. President Krtlgcr is represented ns agree able to come such arrangement , but as find ing considerable diniculty In handling his own conservative elements. In a reported Interview ho is represented to have aald of the war rumors , that mountains -were being made out of molehills , and that he was firmly convinced that Queen Victoria would never allow "lotting loose the dogs of war over South Africa. " ABinniCAN SrOHTSMK.V IS lohn Ilnll Snrreiidern Severnl Prlco to romiietltorn from I'lilted Stnten. ( Copyright , 1S93 , by Associated Press ) LONDON , June 25. Arncrlcajing been prominent in field sports during 'the past week. Clarence Hoburt's brilliant tennis has been much remarked and It Is acknow ledged that It was by the merest fluke that he lost the singles championship. An American , Y. Dolan , won a fifty- guinea cup at the Hurltngham Qun club with nineteen consecutive kills , while F. H. Whatrton divided a pot of 200 guineas with thirteen consecutive kills .Much , resret Is nxprcisM at thn fact that Dr. McDowell's entrv for the diamond sculls at Henley arrived from Chicago too Irate to be accepted , The Chicago oarsman made many friends during his last visit. The time made bv the Canadian oarsmen In practicing promises to reverse the ver dict of their last visit , In 1895 , when they lost only by some Inches. The cup challenger Shamrock will bo launched Monday and the ceremony will be a great function. The arrangements are In the hands of Charles Russel , who. In ad dition to "petticoatlng" the yacht , will rigidly exclude nil reporters The yacht's full crew has arrived and a tent has been erected nearby for a luncheon , at which a number of distinguished people like Lord Salisbury , who are Ignoramuses on the subject of yachting , will be present. Sloop Cnllldcn rrlth Il-cliern. ST. JOHN , N. T. , June 25. The Brltlnh armed sloop Buzzard , -while trying to reach the French treat } shore on Friday , collided with an Iceberg , which stove In Its bow . By means of collision mats and moving the guns and heavy gear to the stern , It made Its way back hero safely. The sloop will he docked tomorrow. At the time of the accident perfect discipline existed on board and prompt preparations were made to leave the ship should it prove Impossible to keep It above water. It was seen that the damage was not serious enough to endanger the vessel. French Olllclnl Circled .Tarred. PARIS , Juno 25. At the cabinet council today iM. Loubet , the president , signed or ders making the follow Ing changes ; M Beptrund , procurator general to the appeal court nnd M. Fuellloly , public prosecutor cuter , are both removed. M. Bulot , advo cate general , Is appointed public prosecutor. M , Lombard , whose dlnmlesal on account of the Derouledo trial , has been much criti cized as unjust , has boon appointed advo cate general , M. Bcrtrand's successor has not jet been appointed , Condition of llniilt of Spain. MADRID , June 25. The Bank of Spain's report for the week ended yesterday shown the following changcn Gold In hand. In crease , 5,063,000 pesetas ; silver In hand , In crease , 3,773.000 , notes In circulation , de- ereasn , 1,120,000 Gold was quoted yesterday at 23.22 , Incuitft nnd Drouth llrliiK Pnmlnc. ST PETERSBURG , June 25. The trans- Caspian region of Asiatic Russia , which Is under the administration of the governor- general of the Caucasus , Prince Parlatln- i > ni , Is. threatened with famine , owing to the prolonged drouth and a plague of locusts. llctiilH Wlmteil , KONG. June 25 , The town of | Hlen King Fu , In Fo Kien , has been placarded - carded with bills offering a leward of $1.000 for the heads of missionaries. ICnlner'fi lnclil Co in en In Alienil , KIEL , June 25 In the Kiel regatta today Emperor William balled his steel yawl vacht Meteor winning the first race 1)1 ve from Ihc ISiuU HrldKe. ST LOUIS , June 25 Miles McDonald aged SO , employed b > the r M Long Svrup company , today , as the result of a wager with some fellow employes , dived from the center span of the Eads bridge , badly in juring himself and narrowly escaping death The distance from the bridge to the water IB 115 feet MotrineiitN of Oeenil VCNNC ! * , , luiu > 155. At 5Iovllle Sailed Anchorla , from Glas gow for New York. At Havre Arrlvsd La Touralne from New York , Southampton Arrived Prince Rtgent Lultpold from New York for Bremen , New Tork Arrived Steamer LaOascogne , from Havre ; Maasdam from Rotterdam and Boulogne At Southampton Sailed Bremen , from Bremen for New York At Queenfctown Sailed Klrurlu , from Liverpool for New York Arrived Italia from New York for Liverpool , Ifelin's Yacht , Columbia , Buns Away from Its Predecessor. TRIAL TRIP PLEASES OWNER AND BUILDER llerreohoff Scttdn 111 * Trodnct Down \nrrnizniiHctt liny nt n Clip \\lilrh 1'rnmlnrn a Itc- tentlon of the Cni > . NEWPORT , R. I. , June 25 The nrst trhl trip of the new America's cup defender , which took place In Narrogansett bay todav , was more successful than Its builders and owners had reason to hope Not onlv did the new boat show Itself to be able In every particular , but It met the old racer , De fender , In ft brief brush of a mile to wind ward and vanquished It with the greatest ease. Thn race between the flyers , which was over In five minutes , was sailed In nu eight- knot brecre under the same conditions , eacl > boat carrying three lower sails with sheet well flattened It took the Columbia about three minutes , sailing from the Defender s vcather quarter , to blanket It , and In flvo minutes It was 100 vards ahead , going past thc old cup defender as If the latter were anchored Under these conditions It would seem as If the Columbia were from fifteen to twenty seconds a mile faster than the Defender , and If It can make tlic same gain In a hard blow the safety of the Amer ica's cup will bp assured. The trip today was the builder's trial and although the managing owner , C. Oliver Isolln , and a number of his jachtlng friends were'on board , still the Columbia's designer , Nat Herrcshoff , was in chaige , and after the sail down the bay the- boat was towed back to Bristol for u few minor repairs It Is expected the boat will have another trial either tomorrow or Tuesday , nnd that by the end of the week It will bo formally turned over to Mr. Iselin In the meantime Its Interior fittings will be finished , and Its bowsprit , which apparently started In the socket during today's brush with the De fender , probably will need some attention. Before the Columbia left for Bristol this nfternoon Mr Iselin expressed himself as be ing more than satisfied with It , and they were a happy lot of yachtsmen that watched the boat's performance and went to Bristol wHh It tonight. Srttlnir the llnge "mil. The Columbia lay oft the Herreshoff works all labt night , being moored well out In the channel , In order to avoid a repetition of yesterday's unfortunate grounding. The crew were up early and b > 6 o'clock this morning Its decks were washed down and the big 'No ' 1 Jib sent up Its stops. After an hour's Interval for breakfast on the tender St. Michael , the crew began the work of getting up the main sail. It was a dif ficult task for twentj-flve men to get the great stretch of canvas well Into the air. Sueh a huge sill had never been hoisted be fore , and It was over an hour before It was set to Captain Ban's satisfaction. Just be fore 9 o'clock Cs'at Herreshoff pulled oft from shore , and shortly after the naphtha launch brought Mr. and Mrs. leelln nnd three jacht- Ing friends from the tender St. Michael. The weather at this time was threatening and the southwest breero of the early morning hitd flattened out almost to a calm. .At 9.IS the anchor broke'1 ground and the Columbia WHS off on Its Initial cruise , boatIng - Ing slowly down the bay with Nat Herrcs hoff at the wheel. As the jacht stood off the Jib was broken out and its stay sail went up , but the wind was BO light that after standing on the port tack In order to put it about the naphtha launch had to be called upon for assistance. The launch , after setting the Columbia around , towed It well over toward Hog Island at the cntranco to the harbor , and then the wind freshening a bit the tow line was cast off. Itcnilj Ohedlcnce to Helm. The boat rapidly gained headway as the wind increased and after a number of short * tacks stood out Into the bay between Hog Island and Bristol point. The breeze was scarcely over three knots an hour , yet the Columbia slipped along , making Jiardly a rlpplo , and with all the ease of a racing shell. Even on the light wind Mr. Herre shoff was able to throw It around on nu average of 35 seconds and later w-hcn Captain Barr took the wheel ho tacked In 30 , 25 , 22 , and even In 20 seconds , chow Ing the new boat to be between 10 and 15 seconds faster In stajs than the Defender. In the freshening wind the boat made very little fuss as It glided through the water and there was no perceptible vave on Its quarter and but a small wake astern AH the wlmd caught the big mainsail It filled out and set beautifully , with scarcely a wrinkle within Us entire surface , or even a waver. On the other hand , the head sails were a disappointment. The fore staysail seemed to bo cut very stialght along the foot , while the head of the sail , which was too full , flapped Indly In the wind. Later the luff on this sail was hauled down hard and the sail set much better , but the Jib kept spilling out wind Into It so that It ( .hook nearly all dny. Tire jib was , fairly steady , but had a big hag afnng Hie luff , which shows that It would stand but little stretching. Courne of the t'olnnthln , Standing out of the harbor , the Columbia was headed across the bay to the Rhode Island , and just before 10 o'clock It went about , and , with a constantly fresh ening breeze from the south-southwest stood over toward Prudence Island , on the outh- * west of the bay. As It passed the HogIsland lightship the latter's crew saluted It with three strokes on the fog bell , which salute was answered by the tender St Michael , steaming along behind with the press tug. It took Just an hour to beat from the HOR Island lightship at the entrance of Brlbtol Isfand to near Newport , a distance of nine miles The Columbia made flvo hitches on the way down Narragansett bay , a long leg to the north of Prudence Island , another to the south of Sandy Point light , about half way down the Island ; a third lo the eoutth of Halfway rock , a fourth to Rould Island , and a fifth to the Conanlcut Island shore , just north of Jamestown OLD CHINESE WALL MUST GO Government , of It * ( Mvn Iccord , Will Denim ) ( he Ancient llnrrler. CHICAGO. June 25 A special to the Tlmcb-Herald from Denver saya According to Frank Lewis , a Chicago civil engineer , who was today a guest at tbe Ox ford hotel , the Chinese government contem plates the destruction of the ancient Chi nese wall that separates China proper from Chinese Tartary. He is rnroute to China to assist In tearing down the famous struc ture. ture.Mr Mr Lewis Is a civil engineer and jjo-a to China on behalf of a syndicate of Chicago capitalists. He said1 "I understand that the enterprise Is one of the Chinese gov ernment's own conception and Is Independent of HiiEstan. German or French Influence The cost will be great , Involving millions of dollars , The concessions that Mil be j CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nehra ki Pair ami Cooler , Vnrlible Winds Temperature n ( Oinnlin > r tcrdnji Hour. UPHT. llonr. t en. CUBANS FOR THE OMAHA SHOW Twenty -Pour lulnndi-rn Arrlre on the Trnn l > ort It n ford In ClinrRC of ' Agent. NT.W YORK , June 23 The United Slate- transport Buford arrived todaj from Havana with thlrtj-two cabin pnssciiRpts , twentv- nine Cuban * , seven dentltuie Amerlcanx and nlnetjthree discharged soldiers and goveinmcnt emplojes Twenty- four of the Cubans , nineteen adults and live children , nro In rhirge of Jamen H ShunK , who rep resents the Omahn e\pt ltlon There are also among the pissengcrs Colonel \V. H. Blsbee and Captain It N Brtlv. The Ru- ford brought 20 army wagons The transport will bp detained until to- morrotv to complete her flvo days after leav ing Cuba. MVSTERY OF WOMAN'S DEATH SniHMiMcd MtlMdp of Hunk * * StciiOK- rniihcr Develop" Into I'rolm- hlc Murder. WICHITA. Kan . Juno 25. When the body of i.MIss Belle Slavlu was found at 2 o'clock last Thundty morning In the office of the National Bank of Commerce , death having resulted from a bullet wound In the heicl. It was supposed that she had committed suicide Later developments seem to In dicate that the young woman was muidercd. Coroner McLaughlln now savs that her death was not suicidal and the police ara working upon the theory that murder has been done Miss Slavin , who was the hank's stenog rapher , was permitted to take In outside work and was frequently emplojed bv com mercial travelers nnd other strangers , work of this kind often keeping her at the bank until 10 o'clock nt night. Mr. Jobes , president of the bank , now states that on Wednesday afternoon u strange man came to the bank and asked to have some work done. Miss Slavin toM him to bring It around about 6 o'clock. Mr. Jobcs savs that he observed the stranger surveying the Interior of the bank very critically. While waiting for the stranger to keep his appointment Miss Slavin evi dently busied herself In writing letters to friends , for when the body was found three scaled letters were found , one addressed tea a young woman In Kansas Cltj , one to S , P Low , Portland , Ore. , and one to Austin Akin of South Haven. All these letters were written In a pleasant vein and there was nothing to Indicate self-destruction. A barber who passed the bank at S o'clock saw Miss Slavtn standing before the window , apparently waiting for some one. Another citizen heard a pistol shot Just after 8 o'clock. When Miss Slavln's father , the president of the bank and another citl- rcn went to"lho bank In search ot her at 2 o'clock In the morning they found that the bank door wan unlocked , papers wcro scattered around the floor , the contents of several drawers were disarranged and Miss Slavln's kejs wcro missing. The revolver found by the voung woman's side was nether her own. Her own weapon was found In a drawer. The theory of the police is that the murderer expected to secure valuables or money from the bank. DIES FROM BLOW OF A FIST "IJntch" " \ enlppciirn In Prize Hlng In Poor Condition nnd Siiccniiih * lo O > orcTerllon. CHICAGO , Juno 25 "Dutch" Ncal. the St Louis pugilist who fell uncoiiHclous In the ring last Wednesdaj In the sixth round of a glove contest with Harry Peppers , the California middleweight , died today without having regained consciousness. Neal's death Is attributed to a blood clot on the brain , resulting from ovcrexcrtlon while not In a proper physical condition. Peppers was ar- lested as soon as It became apparent that Ncal's condition was serious and is now la jail in default of $2,000 bonds The battle which resulted In Neat's death took place In the Adelphl theater and was a six-round congest for a purse. Neal was given two weeks' notice , but when ho ap peared In the ring ho was vo fat and flabby that his condition caused comment. There was little fighting between the two , but the agile Pepper kept his stock opponent con stantly on the move and when the sixth round was called ho was putting badly After a minute's sparring IVppcrs landed a light right on Neal's eai. The blow unbalanced the St. Louis man and as he reeled sldcwajs one of his feet slipped off of the platfoim and he felf to the floor of the ling Referee George Slier hnd just finUhcd counting ten when Ncal rolled out of the ring ou to the floor , bis head striking with a noise that was heard throughout the theatei Ho getup up a moment later , hut eon after being as sisted to his dressing room became uncon scious and remained so until he died , Neal was well known In pugilistic circles. Among his Important battles was a knockout of Billy Stlft several years ago He was de feated two months ago by Tommy Ryan Police officials say that no further arrests would be made In the cafcc for the present at least DEADLY SUPPER WITH WOMAN Theatrical Mnn Mn > the MOM I \\nn rnllotvcd lij T o Week * of I IICOIIKClOUIIIICHH , ST. LOUIS , June 25 The Post-Dispatch savs that Frank Connolly , who was actIng - Ing as treasurer of the Thomas W Kcene Dramatic company In the spring of ISfiS , when he tnvgterloUEly disappeared from Me- Vickcr's tbcatci In Chicago , has turned up In St Louis , after a varied experience. It was believed at the time that Connolly had been foully dealt with , but the police were unable to find the mleslne man According to Mr Connolly's story , ho had supper that night with a woman friend In Plttsburg After that until two weeks later when he came to In a freight car near Mat teen , 111 , everything was a blank to him JIo was minus J400 In money and several hundred dollais' worth of jewelry. Ho was taken to a hospital , where he recovered from a severe Illness , which was the result of being drugged Thinking himself disgraced and fearing to face his friends Connolly went to Cuba and acted as correspondent for a number of pa pcrs during tbe war. He made no attempt jo conceal his identity , but appaiently no body knew him Coming to St. Louis , an old friend of Mr. Connolly met and recognized him. DAMAGE BY STORM Hartley , in Rod Willow County , Hit Very Hard by the Elements. TOWN AND ADJACENT COUNTRY FLOODED Thousands of Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed by R in and Hail , RAVENNA , IN BUFFALO COUNTY , SUFFERS Fira Inches of Rain Falls in Two Hours on Sunday Afternoon , STREEVS RAGING TORRENTS OF WATER Several llnil A\nMiont on the Hur- llnutim "Near flic Town nnd AUo lit thr Direction of llroKcn llovr. BARTLnY. Neb. , June 25. ( Special Tele gram ) Hartley and adjacent territory vvcro visited by the most destructive hall and rain storm In Us history nt 4 o'clock this afternoon. Tor miles to the northeast not a stalk of corn or spenr of wheat In Irft standing The whole country Is flooded nd thousands of dollais' worth of property do- strovcd The n * M. track Is under water at this place , while boats can float nil over the cast part of town. Little hull Insurance Is carried by the farmers and the loss will bo heavily felt Hailstones measuring nix and oho-half Inches In circumference wcro picked up in town. RAVUNNA , 'Neb ' , June 25 , ( Special Tele gram. ) Five Inches of rain fell here be tween 5 and 7 o'clock this evening Th streeta are raging toneiitu of wntcr , sidewalks - walks are afloat and many cellars In the lower part of town aie flooded and much damage done to merchandise. Beaver creek Is higher than over before nnd Seclej's mill dam IK threatened with destruction So far the structure has stood the pressure and a large gang of men are on guard watching for leaks. V washout Is reported nt the cast end of the Uurllngton jaids and a number of wash outs have occurred between hero and Broken How. Another largo one is reported near St. Michael , east of Rcvcnna. BARTLEY HIT BY A TWISTER Dflnllx of the DlnnNtcr Catioliipr Prou- rr ( > IONN In n Pioupcrouit ISe- hrnnKn VllliiKC. HARTLEY , Nob. , Juno 25. ( Special ) U 1 30 a m. Saturday the thriving llttlo village of Bartlcy was visited by a full- fledgei twister. Ruin and stagnation of business hnt > followed Its wake. At lulf past ton Friday night a heavy rain and wind iStnrm came up rUoldly fioji the iy t an I with Its dcpnituie the towns folks rctlicil for the nlchl and when at about 1 15 a. m. they were awakened by the roar o * a noithcHst wind , they expressed no feiih of i > cvclone , as In the west and Houth the horizon was clear , but a few moments In tensified the fury of thn storm nnd then , with 'he atronipnn > lnR stillness of a mo ment , the twlstci bore down on the town , The first building to be deatroyed In lt path was the largo two-story lirlck build ing octuplcd by G. J. Jones , Floyd A. Wals- worth and the 'Methodist ' Episcopal chinch people. The lower story cnntilncd two spacious storerooms , the Jones Mercantile company ocoupjlng one room and Wall- north's drug titore the other , while the up per utory was used ns a hall foi all city meetings and also as a church by the Metho dist people This building was a substan tial brick structure. It was in this building that Floyd A. Walsworlh had a wonderful csnpo. Mr. Walsttorth sleeps In a room back of the drug btore , which Is also the office of Dr. J. M. Brown. Ho had been up but a few mo ments before to fill a prescription nnd was aw like when the Htorm struck the brick , hut had no time to gain nn exit before the fallIng - Ing walls had Impeded his progress and made hln chances more ha/.irdoiiB. Ah It was he IB alive and able to tell ot his a\\fitl \ experience , The building la a total wreck. It was owned by Charles Nash of Now Yoik and was v-ilned at $ " ,000. The peculiarity of the twister wan evinced ui Its not dlstiii hlng low buildings in ill path. Across the lreel the building occupied b ) the poHtoflico and owned by Wlllla.n Miller , suffered In the gnlo , while Curlcc's general store building was partially un roofed and the front staved In , Jennings' racket store suffered a severe shaking up , whllo the residence of David Miingus was more or less racked and bis barn has entirely disappeared Ilov. Foutch IK minim n cairlago , hous and barn , while plowed earth ruado by th tvv Intel has taken the place of Johu Jones' barn. After leaving the city the storm passed. Into the air. Work will soon bo begun on the slto of tba destroyed buildings Cliniitiiiiiiiin nf llenlrlcc , BEATRICE , Neb , Juno M ( Special Telegram ) There was a tremendous crowd at the Chautaurjua osuflinbly today and vis- Itois who sought lunching ground at noon found the grounds filled with people The largest part nf the eiowd , both nt the grounds and In Ihe city , WHH brought In 1 > the Rock Inland lalltnud. which handled fha trains with an aggregate of fifty-three car . They cairled 3 100 peopln some of whom came from points ax fai distant as Topeka , St Joseph and Phllllpsburg The principal features of the program were a sermon by the blind chaplain Rev Mllburn. and a concert - cert by the Modoc club of KIIIHHR ntj Tlii paid single udmlsslonx lo the ground up to 6 o'clock had exceeded 1.000 K IK lit iii ii picnic. ASHLAND , Neb. Juno 25 ( Special THfl- gnim ) The WnsEa , a social club of Omaha , came down to Doy Street park today tr > hold a picnic The beer flowed freely and In the evening the IlurrUon element rams down from Memphis nnd wound the affair up In a free-for-all fight Several of the Swedes got pretty badly hurt , one getting his eye knocked out with a beer gluts ana another getting his car cut off < HIM Id llecaplnred. COLUMBUS , Neh . June 25 ( Special ) Sheriff Byrnes arrested Frank Koch last nlh'H ' at his former home , about six mllCR north of here , In I'ebruai ) , 18&7 Kock wan convicted 1n Ihe district court hero on a charge of attempted criminal anwault , and was sentenced by Judge Sullivan to sU years In thn pcnltontlaiy at hard labor Some three weeks ago he escaped from hl guards , and bad very successfully elud4 >