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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABI/LSH3DD JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , JULY 28 , 1899-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
STIRS A 1IUDM P
Senate Inrestlgating Oommittea'i Report a
Scathing Arraignment
FRAUD IN OFFICIAL PLACES IS LAID BARE
Erldanoa Show * Conclusively Stow Officials
Were Guilty Parties.
EUSE TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMITTEE
Senators Are OompelUd to Ascertain Facta
Without Their Help.
BALLOT FRAUDS PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT
Report liefer * to Holeomb' * IIon c
Xlent nnd Wolfe' * Innrt Dent nnd
Calls on ( Jocrnor Poynter
to Tnko Action.
Tbo report i ot the senate Investigating
committee that waa appointed by the last
legislature has been completed1 and the docu
ment waa yesterday ; forwarded to Governor
Poyntcr. It embodies the history of the In
\esttgatlon8 substantially an It was pub
lished while the commltteo was In session
and concludes with a dignified appeal to the
governor to do hU duty and punish tbo
parties whose guilt IB Indicated.
The committee declares that the charges of
fraud in connection with th recount of the
constitutional amendments have been ms-
talncd by the most conclusive evidence as
well as by the appearance of the ballot *
themselves. It finds that ex-Governor Hoi-
I' ' comb has misappropriated at least $773 of
" the amount drawn by him on account , of
* r bou e rent during his terms of office and
racommonds that the attorney general be In
structed to take the necessary steps to re
cover the amount nnd return It to the treas
ury. The commltteo also comments with
Bomo severity on the action of the etnte
officials in refusing to aid Its members in
their Investigations.
Acting under tbo directions of Governor
tPoyntcr Lieutenant Governor Gilbert has
refused to place the report nf the senate In
vestigating committee on file In thn execu
tive office. Senator Jacob Rocke went from
Omaha to Lincoln late In the afternoon with
the report nnd took it direct to the stnto
bouse. The acting governor explained thn *
ho had been directed not to accept the re
port , but was willing to allow the senator
to leave it in the office , to bo disposed ot
when Governor Poynter returns. This Sen-
utoj-'Rocke agreed to and the report Is now
In the chief executive's office , but Is not an
Official filing.
Following is the report In full :
ncport In Detail.
To the Honorable W. A. Poynter , Governor
of Nebraska : Dear Sir At the twenty-sixth
session of the legislature of this state the
senate passed the following resolution :
"Ml1. President : I move that the senate
appoint an investigating commltteo conslst-
4ng of SenatorsProut , , Van Dusen and Rocke ,
whoso duty It shall bt > to"Investigate toe
affnlrsitind condition ot the-following offi
cials and their offices so far as relates to
their official duties and conduct , to-wlt :
The judges of the supreme court , the sec
retary of state , state treasurer , the com
missioner of public Innds nnd buildings , and
governor. Including the time of ex-Governor
Holcomb's terms. That said commlttee.be
and Is hereby empowered to send for papers
and persona , to administer oaths to wit
nesses , to hnve access to any and all books ,
vouchers , papers nnd nny documentary evi
dence held or In the custody of nny of said
officials , or in their respective offices. That
said committee bo authorized to employ a
atcnographer to assist It In preserving the
testimony and preparing its report and find
ings. That said committee shall sit in va
cation and report Its doings and findings' in
writing within 120' days hereof to the gov
ernor. "
f To provide the committee with the neces
sary funds to pay the expense of such In
vestigation nn amendment to the general
appropriation bill was offered In the senate
netting apart the sum of $2,000 to defray
such expenses. This amendment received
the necessary vote In both houses , and
thereby the commltteo was recognized by
both branches of the legislative department
of our state government. When the appro
priation bill carrying this Item reached the
oxccutlvo It met with his disapproval1.
Left Without Fund * .
The committee charged with the duty ot
conducting such Investigation , as the reso
lution directed , was therefore compelled to
proceed without any funds to defray ex
penses , to cover the cost of serving the
necessary subpoenas , or to compensate wit
nesses for their time spent while testifying
before the committee. We. however. feelIng -
Ing It waa our duty to discharge , to the
best of our ability , the work Imposed upon
us by the senate resolution , did on the
10th day of July , 189 ! ) , meet nt the city
of Lincoln , orgnnlze the committee and
commence work.
It wna necessary that some place should
bo obtained for holding meetings ; and it
seemed to us that an Investigation touching
the official conduct of men holding the posi
tions of state officers Hhoufd properly bo held
at a public and fixed place and open to nil
who might desire to bu prevent. That be
ing true , It occurred to tbo committee that
no better place for holding such meetings
could be found than at the state capltol
building. Accordingly the members of this
committee called upon Hon. W , F. Porter ,
secretary of state , and requested that a room
in the capitol building bo assigned to them.
The secretary , white stating that there was
a largo number of vacant rooms in the build
ing , said that he did not bnvo authority
to accommodate us , but would do so If an
other member of the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings would direct. Upon our re
questing that be confer with n member of
that board ho replied that they were all
out of the city. We then suggested that he
communicate by telephone with Attorney
General Smyth , whom he said wna In Omaha ,
nd that we would call rater In the day
to learn the result of such conference. In
' " the afternoon tbo committee again called on
tha secretary of tute at the hour desig
nated by him nnd we were then Informed
that inasmuch OH both he nnd the attorney
general were of tha opinion that the com
mittee had no power to conduct an Investiga
tion that they had therefore concluded not
to permit us to occupy any room In the
capltol bulldlug.
Ilurred from the State llounc.
It ls perhaps pertinent , HE well as proper ,
that the committee uuggeut to you , sir , that
It would team Irrespective of the jueatUn
of the authority of the committee that , It
litvlng been appointed by the state rennte
and composed of members of that body , who
are itlll state officer * that common -ourtesv
should have entitled them to at least the
arne rights from these state officials as have
been accorded by them to different ftoclntles
and to tucb organizations as the state cen
tral commltteo of the democratic party ,
which during this year held one of its meetIngs -
Ings In the senate chamber. The assigning
of a room to this committee when there
were a number of vacant rooms In the buildIng -
Ing should have been most gracefully clone
out of a seme of public courtesy. If : iot
from a sense of com mop decency. The com.
tnlttee being unable to obtain any place In
the capltol building In which to hold KB
weotlngs was obliged to seek accommoda
tions bomewhere else and a room was e-
( Continued on Fourth Pagi. )
S&RNADO ON JAPAN COAST
" Sv aJi' . * \reWnhed Army nnd tnnintc *
ilIj-lMK Cnplnln 1'rnlnr *
enernl Oil * * Course.
VICTORIA , n. C. . July 27. The steam-
hip Klnshu Maru arrived today after a rec-
rd-brcaklng trip from China. It has few
white passengers , among them being Dr.
! astlake of New York , who Is Introducing
ho electric trolley system into Japan. The
mceni of the ship report that the plague
las been almost stamped out , to far as ships
are concerned.
A terrible hurricane swept the Japanese
east from July 8 to 11. In Ushljlmamura ,
) yo dUtrlct , Tokushlma prefecture , seventy
louses were washed away nnd fifty persons
were killed and thirty are missing. In Isa-
ohmura , Itano district , the sajno prefecture ,
ver forty houses were demolished and ninny
peopfe are missing. At Algamura , Kltsmoro
district , Mlyo prefecture , ft landslide oc-
urred on the night of July 10 , owing to the
icavy rain. Five houses were crushed under
ho debris and twenty-eight persons were
Ither killed or Injured. Hallway traffic east
of Yanagll , on the San Yo railway , Is still
nterrupted on account of damage done to
ho track ,
llnneoek Michfed lijMnrn. .
When the Klnshu Maru left Yokohama
ho United States cruiser Boston had ar-
Ivod from Manila on Its way to San Fran-
Isco , also the transport Hancock , which had
00 Nebraska men aboard. The transport
lellef left on the same day as the nlo , July
3. for America with 300 sick aboard-from
Manila , mostly Kansas men. Of these Cap-
aln Bradley of the Tenth Kansas baa a
inllet In the rear of his heart and Dr. East-
ake says ho cannot recover. His signal man
a with him tvlth a shattered Jaw , having
> cen wounded three times before- dropping
out.
Captain Bradley eulogizes General Otis'
management of the campaign , but says ho
s overworked. The captain recommends
ho pouring In of troops enough to suppress
he robels. He speaks In terms of the warra-
st admiration of the American troops , who ,
le says , have displayed the utmost coolness
and bravery. He brings a sensational report
with reference to the army of the Filipinos ,
aylng that the range of the Filipinos' rifles
and the character of the wounds show that
hey are not Mausers. In the same connec-
lon ho gives currency to the rumor that
Msfore the outbreak a Japanese firm In Toklo
Illed a largo order to the Filipinos for the
deadly Muratat rifle , which has a much
onger range than the American weapon ,
'he sale la alleged to have been consum
mated secretly and without the knowledge
of the Japanese government.
Strong Indignation Is expressed In Hong
Cong over the withdrawal of Great Britain
ram Sham Chlm. It Is said that an in
demnity of $93,000was accepted by Great
Britain.
CUBAN OFFICER AIDS BANDIT
Hobber Chief ninken Confenlon Im
plicating Mnjnr Aconta In Raid
on Mnrlol.
HAVANA , July 27. Chlct of Police Gallo
of Guanajay has captured Enrique Riviera ,
ho ringleader of the banditti engaged 8n
the recen safe robbery at Maricl. Riviera
was taken In a ruined building near Guana-
ay. . , "
' ay.In1 tellinghis story the'.lanait"chlf'sais ) ?
le was asked by Major Jose'A'coata ot the
Cuban anny to help ra d Martel and was
old that there was no danger In the enter-
irlse. Acosta , according to Riviera's tale ,
ook him to the Cuban barracks , where the
ilot was arranged with Sergeant Formln
of Acosta's regiment and five or six others.
Arms were supplied the men and the tele
graph wire was cut by order of Acosta. The
tarty arrived at Marlel at S p. m. and all
lands assisted in carrying the safe some
listance away , where It was opened with
an ax , each man helping himself to some of
he money it contained.
On their return the party arrived at the
Cuban quarters in Guanajay at 3 o'clock In
he'morning. Riviera says he delivered a
portion of the money ho had received to
Acosta and some to Major Bulnea and be-
leved others of the party gave money to
lulnra. When the first man concerned In
ho raid was arrested Acosta ordered all the
members of the gang to get as far away
rom Guanajay as possible. Riviera says
Acosta stole many mules and horses and
also had a plan to rob the hotel at Guana-
ay.
ay.One
One ot the largest sugar brokers In Cuba
says this year's crop will be exceptionally
small owing to want ot rain at the proper
season and also to a scarcity of capital due
o a feeling ot general uneasiness in finan
cial circles as to the length of tlmo the pres
ent stable government will remain In power.
? eara are felt for the future and most of the
capitalists are timid , many of the wealthiest
ilanters In Cuba preferring to watt until
lomo definite form of government Is assured.
WORKMEN BURIED IN RUINS
Iron Framework for New Uiilliltnn
Collnimcn , Killing One Mnn nnd
Injuring Other * .
PITTSBURG , July 27. The new pattern
works of the Westlnghouso Electric com
pany , In coureo of erection at East Pitta-
Qurg , Pa. , collapsed late this afternoon ,
Jurying a number of workmen In the ruins.
3ne man was killed outright , and five others
were seriously Injured. The names are :
Dead :
JOSEPH PFISTER , 'bridge builder , of
Klngsvllle , Md. , aged 30.
Injured :
Jamet Hllterman ,
J. W. Thompson ,
Archibald Sweet.
Frank Brown ,
John Sullivan.
Tbo building "waa being erected by the
Shlfiler Bridge company , and only the struc
tural Iron was In position when the accldeut
occurred , Tw men were at work at the
time , but four.escaped unhurt. Pfieter was
on the top of the building when it collapsec
and he was crushed almost beyond recognl
tion. The injured were removed to the
West Penn hospital , In thU city. They w 11
all recover.
TWO MEN SENT TO ONE POST
Colonel UouKherty nnd Major An in mi
Are Hath A * lRiied to Command
lit Fort I'orter ,
BUFFALO , N. Y , , July 27. Lleutenan
Colonel William E. Dougherty , Seventl
United States Infantry , ha * arrived here
under orders from General Miles to take
command of Fort Porter , which since the
absence of the battalion of the Thirteen ! !
infantry has been garrisoned by a compan ;
of the Seventh. Major Auman , who was
with the Thirteenth Infantry at San Juan
hill , Is at present In command at For
Porter under an order from the secretary o
war issued April E , 1899 , directing him to
take chirge of the fort during the nbsenc
of the Thirteenth In the Philippines. A
tb order * of the secretary of war are be
lleved to take precedence over the orden
of General Miles the qustlon U to be sub
mitted to the War department as to who Is
actually In command of the peat.
FARLEY WANTS A FREE HAND
Jayor of Cleveland Opposes the Inquiry
Proposed by Council.
THREATS ARE MADE AGAINST HIS LIFE
City Kxecutlve Ilcllcvc * Illflnriler Must
lie Crnnlicit Ont AlotiK Mnc He
linn Adopted Union * Dli-
nppro > c of Violence.
CLEVELAND. 0. , July 27. Mayor Farley
mrposcs to finish the campaign against
awlMsncss In Cleveland on the llnea ho has
aid donn and he will not tolerate nny tn-
erfcrcnce. That was made clear -at the
special meeting of the city council this
c\cnlng when the attempt to Institute an In
vestigation cf the strike on the Big Con
solidated Street railway lines by a special
committee ot that body was defeated.
When tbo previous strike was settled a
month ago nn agreement between the com
pany nnd strikers -was brought about by a
special committee of the council. The
agreement provided for the taking back of a
certain percentage ot tbo old men and for
he loyal treatment of the company and the
now men by the old men who were taken
rack. When the present strike was In
augurated It was charged that the agree
ment had been violated by the company and
on the other hand the company charged
that the men had not been loyal to It or the
nonunlonlsts. It was the purpose of the
special committee of the council tonight to
authorize that committee to Institute a
eeml-judtctal Investigation of the present
strike by subpoenaing witnesses and send-
ng for books and papers to ascertain
whether the agreement bad been lived up to
and 16 Inform the public where the blame
'or the strike lays.
Mayor Farley opposed the proposition In a
vigorous speech , In which ho said the np-
ointment of the opcclal committee would
ntnrfarft with th * nlnnn nf th nxnotitlvn for
crushing out the disorder. He said the only
result could be to keep alive the agitation
and that no good purpose would be served.
"In time of peace , " ho declared , "prepare
for war , but when you have war the best
thing to do Is to bring about peace , but
.hat cannot be done by keeping up the agita
tion which caused the war. This secerns to
be a eood time , " the mayor declared , "for
everybody to mind his own business. "
nitternean Agnlnut Fnrlejr.
Several of the councllmen favored the ap
pointment of the committee , but when the
resolution came to a vote It was lost. Many
of the strike sympathizers have been very
bitter toward Mayor Farley. In public meetIng -
Ing they have charged him with responsi
bility for the present troubles and threats
against his life have been mode. This has
led him to-provlde a guard for his residence
on Euclid avenue and detectives watch the
bouse every night.
The following communication , signed by
the leaders of all the moro Important unions
In the city , was Issued today :
"To the sympathizers of the striking street
railway employes in Cleveland :
"We , tbo members and representatives of
organised labor unions , appeal to you to
pleajo retrain from using abusive language ,
the throwing .missiles .of aayHdnd or the
using of explosive * against the Big Consoli
dated Street Railway company's property.
"Although some may think that this course
will help the strikers , we know that it is doIng -
Ing the union street car men an Injury and
Is detrimental In more than one -way to them.
Wo beg that you give your support In other
ways than unlawfulness. "
Tbo presence of the troops has had a de
pressing effect upon the rioters and up to
10 o'clock tonight there had not been a single
outbreak of violence. The cars were operated
on nearly all lines on nearly the usual
schedules , but in some parts of the city they
ran almost empty , the boycott of the lines
by working people being almost universal.
President Everett says he does not believe
the boycott Is effective. Ho thinks people
nro deterred from riding by the fear of per
sonal Injury and ho says that as soon as the
safety of passengers Is assured the cars will
bo well filled.
The boycott has extended to the soldiers.
Merchants are refusing to sell them nny sup
plies and representatives of organized labor
have refused to patronize anybody who takes
a soldier's money for anything or supplies
any of his wants.
Mnyorn Object to Troop * .
The mayors of the suburban villages had a
meeting today , at which the presence ot
troops in Colllnwood and South Brooklyn
was discussed. The mayors of both those
hamlets said the troops were not needed.
Mayor Phelps of South Brooklyn said he
did not particularly object to the presence
ot the soldiers , but said the whole trouble
was caused by the non-union men who fired
revolvers In the air recklessly. Tonight the
troops were withdrawn from Colllnwood on
the promise of the mayor to preserve order
there. There was grave apprehension of
trouble tonight. It had been announced that
there would bo a. meeting of strike sympa
thizers In the public square and the police
had been Instructed to prevent It. It ap
pears , however , that the announcement was
unauthorized , for while K small crowd as
sembled there was no attempt to hold a
meeting and consequently no trouble oc
curred.
The coroner's Inqucet Into the killing of
Henry Cornrwelt last Monday by a non
union conductor named Ralph Hawley has
been In progress for two days. Alt the wit
nesses who have testified thus far have told
practically the same story , which is to the
effect that tbo shooting was unjustifiable ,
the boy having done nothing which would
have warranted a resort to violence on the
part ot the conductor.
BOYS STRIKEJ-OJ ? HIGHER PAY
Philadelphia MeeiiKer Catch the
Prevailing Fever end
Quit Work.
PHILADELPHIA , July 27. The f ver ot
striking which seems to have taken posses
sion of the telegraph messenger boys in
various cities reached here today , when
nearly 200 out of 600 employed by the dlf-
erent companies struck for higher wages
They now receive 2 cents a message and the
night shift SO cents a night. No payment
Is made on messages undelivered , The boys
want to be paid for the latter and demand
3 cents a message and Cn cents for night
work.
The strike originated at the central office
of the Western Union company , Tenth and
Chestnut streets , and was taken up by a
number of boys at the other offices In the
financial and business sections of the city.
During the day the ranks of the strikers
were joined by recruits from the Postal ,
American District and Philadelphia & Read
ing companies. Beyond congregating about
the offices the boys are creating no disorder.
The offictali of the company say there i * no
difficulty In the delivery of messages. In
the Western Union Centraf office linemen
were preesed Into service and delivered mes
sages.
During the afternoon the itrlke cam * to
an end ntter a committee of Western Union
boys had conferred with W. B. GUI , the local
superintendent. The boys jiad gone out be
fore expressing their grievances. Mr. GUI
induced them to return , .telling them ho
could not treat with them as long as they
had left the service of the company. He
advised them to go to work and present their
grievances for consideration.
Following the originators of the strike the
boys of the other companies , with but few
exceptions , also went to work.
EMI'I.OYKS' DKMA.MKS AIMS U
Detroit Street Cnr Compnny "Will
Mnke No Knrther roncrnnloii * .
DETROIT. Mich. , July 37. The request ot
the employes of the street railway company
for nn Increase In wages of 4 cents nn hour
was today refused by the company. At mid
night tbo employes are holding a meeting
to decide what action they will tnke on the
refusal. Vice President Hltchlns and Gen
eral 'Manager ' Dupont rcproscnt the company
In the negotiations and the men nrc repre
sented by the executive board of their union.
When the railway officials announced their
decision the men's representatives asked
them to meet their employes half way with
an Increase of 2 cents an hour , which they
also declined to do. They would , they said ,
I pay the men the 4-cent Increase for over-
tlmo work , but would'make no other con-
i cession on the wage scale.
I Whether the men will strike over the
| matter seems very much In doubt nt prcs-
1 enU The company In the last two days con-
1 ceded several lesser points asked for and
this may prevent the strike.
Strike on Ore Dock Settled.
ASHTABULA , 0. , July 2l The ore hand
lers' strike on the M. A _ Itanna dock Is set
tled and the men returned to work at noon
today. The men gained every point de
manded. Chief Engineer McNutt was dis
charged , Superintendent Razor was removed
from his position as superintendent , but Is
retained as agent of the company without
nny jurisdiction over the men. An arbitra
tion committee of three persons waa ap
pointed which will cngage > and discharge all
employes and settle all differences. v
There Mnr He No Strike.
NEW YORK , July 27. A committee of
the Jersey City freight handlers of the
Pennsylvania railroad called on Superintend
ent Sheppard today and asked that the pay
of the freight handlers be Increased from
17 to 20 centa per hour. Mr. Sheppard tnld
them that while he could not grant the
request he would present the matter to the
officers of the company and had no doubt
that the company would be reasonable with
the men. The committee seemed satisfied
and It Is believed there will be no strike.
nrlekmnker * on n Strike.
CHICAGO , July 27. Two thousand brick-
makers struck today , tying up about forty
of the brickyards of the city. The men say
the strike is to aid union men In several of
the North Side yards who have had trouble
with their employers. Should the strike
continue long It will paralyze building oper
ations in Chicago and vicinity , as the very
few yards not affected cannot supply the
demand.
Strike Lender * Without n .Tob.
PITTSBURG , July 27. The strike of the
Postal Telegraph messengers ended today.
All of the boys went 'back ' * to work at old
terms except six , who .composed . * the strike
committee. " They ; would > y bctalen back :
by the "company and they , , wereleft' to their
fate by the other boys.
CATTLE DRIVEN OVER TRAIL
Herd of Seventy-Five I.Ivc Through
Ilurdithlp * nnd Arc Sold
ul n Profit.
VICTORIA , B. C. , July 27. H. Y. Jones ,
who recently crossed the Edmonton trail ,
has reached this city. He started from
Swift Current , N. W. T. , on April 9 , 1898 ,
taking with him seventy-five beef cattle and
four assistants , one of whom , Joe Butler ,
was drowned while going down Lizard river
in a small boat , being caught in Cranberry
Rapids. Every one of the cattle lived
through all hardships , subsisting on moss ,
bushes and withered weeds , and were sold
at a profit.
In July of last year Jones says that a
party of twenty was lost on the Great Slave
lake. Several of their bodies bavo been
found near Sylvester landing. M about
the same time the Harris brothers of Seattle
lost all but four of n band of forty cattle.
A larger herd belonging to Lalng nnd Man-
zell of California was lost at Dunregan ,
oh the Peace river , only six being saved.
Manzell came out to the coast with Jones ,
but Lalng never lived to complete the jour
ney. Mr. Jones denies the statement that
gold Is to be found In paying quantities on
the Mud river. He also says that the In
dians are dying out , the tribe on the Mud
river having dwindled down to five.
ELDERS ARE SPIRITED AWAY
Three Mormon * Are 'Interrupted ' by
Mnnked Mob While Unprnsed In
Spreading Their Doctrine.
ATLANTA , Ga. , July 27. The Constitution
has received a special from Its Covlngton ,
Ga. , correspondent which nays that a mob
of fifty masked men made away with three
Mormon elders who bavo been proselyting
In Jasper county. The story Is that the
three elders visited the home of William
Cunnard , near Newton factory , Jasper
county , yesterday nnd endeavored to per
suade Mrs. Cunnard to join the church.
While they were at the Cunnard home fifty
men , masked and on horseback , came up and
asked the ciders to accompany them. They
refused to do so and while they were
parleying Mr. Cunnard procured a rifle nnd
aided the mob In taking the Mormons.
Several shots were exchanged and In the
excitement Mrs. Cunnard had her jaw shat
tered. The mob finally secured tbo elders
and rode off with them. Nothing baa been
seen of them since , The elders /were driven
out of two towns In Jasper county early in
the week.
DEWEY DRIVES IN "TRIESTE
Officer * of Olympla Attend PnnernI
of Anntrlnn Sailor * Killed by
nil I3xiloNlnn.
TRIESTE. July 27. Captain Lamherton
and the other officers of the United States
cruiser Olympla today attended the funeral
of the eatlora who were killed recently by
an explosion on board the Austrian torpedo
boat Adler ,
This afternoon Admiral Dewey drove
through the suburbs of the city ,
U Is now expected that the Olympla will
arrive In New York by September 30.
One of the two teamen who wore recently
taken from the cruiser to the Trieste hos
pital 1s deal ,
Sell I.nrtce Antimony 'Mine.
RENO , Nev. , July 28. Charfes L. Taylor
and John M. Fulton of Reno yesterday
bought from Samuel Hunt , Orln Bennett and
8. I ) . Thacker the largest antimony mine In
the United States , there being over 20,000.000
pounds of high grade ore In sight. The
price paid Is unobtainable. The mine is lo
cated in Humboldt county , about eeveuty
miles nortb ot Winnemucca.
HALL'S ' MEN TARE CALAMBA
Four Soldiers Killed and Twelve Wounded
in Two Hours' Fight.
TWO OFFICERS SWIM RIVER UNDER FIRE
Soldier * Arc Then Ferried Over. the
liiMiirKcnt * l-'lcrltiK Thro null the
Ton n to "the Hill * Unn-
bent * Homier Uouil Service.
.MANILA , July 27. 7MO p. in. An expe
dition composed of troow from San Pedro
Mncatl , Paslc and -Morons , under Brigadier
General II , H. Hall , yesterday captured
Cnlamba , an important trading town on the
south shore of Luguna do Bay.
There were two hours' sharp fighting ,
during which four soldiers wcro killed and
twelve wounded. The trenches commandIng -
Ing the harbor were under water , but the
swampiness of the land made the work
harder. The troops boarded cnscocs Tues
day night. The force comprised 400 of the
Washington volunteers , 450 of the Twenty-
llrst Infantry , 150 of the Fourth cavalry
and two guns of the First artillery. These
and the gunboats Lapldan and Costo as
sembled opposite Calamba Wednesday after
noon. Crowds of people In carts and on
foot were seen rushing to the hllla. Na
tives escaping from Calamba In canoes said
100 insurgents held the town.
A force under Captain McGrath of the
Twenty-first Infantry and Captain Elton-
herd landed above the town , but found a
river intervening. Captain McGrath and
Lieutenant Batson swam the river under a ,
flro from twenty Mauser rifles. Having
crossed the stream , the offlccra procured
a cascoo to ferry the troops over. The in
surgents retreated through the town , shootIng -
Ing from houses and bushes as they fled to
the hills. Three members of the Washing
ton regiment waded from coscoes through
swamps , often shoulder deep , while a group
of Filipinos concealed in haystacks were
shooting at them , until the Napldan focused
her 6-pounders and Galling guns on the
stacks for a few minute * . Most of the work
was done before the Washington volunteers
could reach the town.
The Filipinos left three dead. Of the
casualties on the American side , two of the
killed and three of the wounded were mem
bers of the Fourth cavalry nnd two killed
and eight wounded belonged to the Twenty-
first Infantry.
Spnnlnh Frlnoncr * Encnpc.
There was much shooting by amlgos , who
emerged from the bushes with white flags.
After the fight a dozen men holding up their
hands and shouting "Caatlllanos , " met the
American cavalry. Even Spanish soldiers
embraced the Americans hysterically. There
were fifty Spanish prisoners at Calamba , of
whom some were civil officials and some
were soldiers. They had been given the
choice of joining the Filipino army or be
coming servants to the Filipinos , and chose
the army , intending to surrender at the
first opportunity. Most of the civilians
reached the American lines during the
fighting , but the Insurgents took others away
with them In their retreat.
General Hall captured twelve Filipinos
with ; guns.
Major G neral-Henry-W.'Lawlon , Prof.
Jcan ) C. AVorcestri.ot the American. Philip : *
pines commission , Mrs. ' General.Lawion ,
and General Lawton'a sod accompanied the
expedition on board a launch and sat coolly
In an unprotected boat close , to the shore
during the fighting , the bullets splashing
about them.
Today General Hall brought to Manila the
Spaniards whom the expedition had released
from captivity of more than a year.
Lieutenant Larson , commanding the Napl
dan , today found a long missing Spanish
gunboat , which had been so covered with
bushes and fish nets as not to resemble n
vessel. The Filipinos , having met rein
forcements nnd thinking that the Americans
had evacuated the town , descended from the
hills today intending to reoccupy Calamba.
General Hall easily drove them back. Gen
eral Hall will leave a garrison nt Calamba.
Wiir Snpplle * from Jnpiin.
6:45 : p. m. It Is reported In FJlIpIno
circles In Manila that the insur
gents recently received consignments
of saltpeter and lead from Japan. The in
surgents liad been experiencing many diffi
culties In the manufacture of good powder ,
that which they produced lacking power of
penetration and range.
The two friars who were recently arrested -
rested here on suspicion that they were
bearers of messages to Agulnaldo from the
Filipino Junta nt Hong Kong have boon
liberated for want of evidences upon which
to prosecute them.
As soon as authorization can be received
from Madrid to Incur the necessary ex
penditures the Spanish general , Jarmlllo ,
will send a commission composed of Senors
Toral nnd Rlcs to Tarlac to carry food ,
money , medicine and clothes to the Spanish
prisoners there. The commission will also
reopen negotiations for release of the cap
tured. It Is reported that $3,000,000 In
Mexican money will be offered to the In
surgents for the release of the Spaniards.
General Jaramlllo declines to confirm this
report.
MANILA BECOMES CLEAN CITY
Street * Are Cleared of Ani'lcnt Hnb-
blh nnd llone * Are I'nrlfled br
Chlueve and Filipino * .
WASHINGTON , July 27 , Lieutenant Eb-
erly , flag lieutenant of the Oregon under
Captain Barker , has just arrived In Wash
ington from the Philippines and brings some
Interesting details ot the situation in Ma
nila. Lieutenant Eberly says that the social
and sanitary conditions In Manila are better
than is generally believed in the United
States nnd better than would be naturally
supposed after such a short American occu
pation.
The city has been cleaned on an American
plan , the military authorities engineering
the work with a largo force of Chinamen
and friendly Filipinos. The Chinamen are
relied on for the heavy manual labor. The
streets have been cleared of ancient accumu
lations of filth and there has been a house
to house Inspection , -which la etlll continu
ing. There has been more or less native
opposition to these innovations , but tbo people
ple uro beginning to see the value of the
new measures and to accept the change
from the old order.
In this connection , he says , it Is a favor
able sign that the temper of tbo native pop
ulation has changed considerably toward
American occupation. When the Oregon ar
rived in March the native population was
dissatisfied and In an ugly humor , oven In
tha city Itself. Cab drivers , hotel keepers
and other semi-public servants rendered
service under protest and even turned down
American trade In some Instances , Now ,
however , they have found out that they are
paid , a thing they did not seem to bo used
to , and finding American official promises
carried out they accept the situation cheer
fully.
Compulsory vaccination created some op
position , but its beneficial effects being ap
parent it baa also been accepted , Lieuten
ant L'bcrly My * the health ot Manila li ex-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Threatening , Variable Winds.
Tentpcrntnre nt Uninttn yc terrtnr
Hour. I ) < ir. Hour. DTK ,
cepllonally good and that even nmong the
TOOPS on shore thcro was llttlo-sickness
rom anything but lic.it prostration.
' Tin Cln.ls. " < Mnlntnlii Illorkntle.
Ono of the most Important nnvnl moves
ins been the distribution of thlrtiv n little
'tin clads" nmong the big vasols of the
fleet on various stations. 1'y three small
craft , ho says , there Is an effective blockade -
ado of tbo whole of Luzon nnd some boats
have been sent to Mindanao , Ncgros , Cebu
and Palawan. Most of the smuggling of
arms , ammunition ml food since the arrival
of the American squadron has been done In
small schooners known as "bankers , " which
can run through the Island channels , where
Ihn fleet could not follow them ,
The "tin clad" patrol boats have been doIng -
Ing business with these skimmers of the
seas recently , ono patrol boat rounding up
thirteen bankers In a single trip. U la
thought that In A short tlmo Agutnnldo will
be reduced to a supply ot purely homo-made
ammunition.
The soldiers In and nround Manila are now
well housed In permanent quarters or nclpo
houses , which are built on n bamboo frame
work and arc cool nnd dry. Even on' the out
works the soldiers had comfortable palm
buts before the rains set In and except for
the Intense heat they were corafortnble.
The rains had not started In earnest when
Captain Barker nnd Lieutenant Ebcrly sailed
for home. U was well understood then that
the rains would cut off all transportation
except by railway nnd that Is given as the
reason for Lawton's abandoning San Isldro ,
there being n swamp between It and the
railway that Is Impassable during the rains.
The only animal available for transporta
tion during the wet weather Is the water
buffalo , but the army has utilized this docile
boast for other purposes , having established
a thriving vncclno farm on the outskirts of
Manila and reaping n fine quality ot virus
from the 'buffalo ' calves.
TRAITOR FOR A GIRL'S SAKE
OreRon Volunteer Desert * 111 * Com-
rndcn mill IK Shot In Trcnultcx
of the Filipino * .
KANSAS CITY , July 27. The Star today
says : The tragic scene which attended the
death of Corporal Leonard F. Hayes , Amer
ica's only traitor in the Philippines , was
witnessed by Sergeant George A. Lnmarsh
of Company H , Twentieth Kansas volun
teers , now In this city. Sergeant Lamarsh
went to the Philippines with the Second
Oregon regiment fourteen months ago. Cor
poral Hayes , ho says , became enamored of a
Filipino beauty and deserting his comrades
was plnced In Charge of a Filipino battery
with the rank of lieutenant. Ho met his
death almost In the first engagement.In
which' „ hp , lought jignlnst his * cminjty ,
Spcaldng'-oftMa .battle. Sel'teaiii , Lamaralr
" '
saldY" - *
"Wo had charged the Filipinos , driving
them back and killing and wounding many.
Among the wounded left on the field wo
found Hayes. He was recognized by sov-
ernl of the 'boys. ' One of the soldiers of tbo
Second Oregon drove his bayonet through
the 'body of the wounded traitor and lifted
him up above his bead and held him there
while the soldiers fchot him. The body was
thrown Into a trench nnd burled with sev
eral dead Filipinos. We would have treated
him worse If we had known how. * '
Hayes was n corporal In Company 1 First
Colorado volunteers.
CHARtiEOFDESERTIONTO FACE
Drink -Lend * n YoniiR Soldier to
Commit Mot ( irnvc
OITUIIMC.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. On board the
transport Ohio , which , with the Newport ,
sailed nt midnight last night for the Philip
pines , was Benjamin Olvens , private of
Company H. Fourth United States Infantry ,
manacled and guarded , to bo returned to
Manila upon the chnrgo of "desertion In the
fuca of thi ) enemy , " the penalty for which IB
death. The young soldier has been confined
in the Presidio guard house since last Fri
day. He was taken thcro from the transport
Indiana. When taken before Colonel Free
man at the Presidio today Glvens stated
that he had not realized for a week after ho
deserted his post the enormity of bis offense.
Ho had been drinking heavily and In his
falf-crozed condition went aboard the In
diana. Four or five days out the first onr-
gcant of bis company , who was coming home
In charge ofan Insane soldier , saw him and
leported him to the commanding officer.
Glvens was taken Into custody and na aoou
ns the vessel arrived ho was sent to thu
PrpnMln. Pnhlwl nrderH from Mnnllnll. .
reefed he be tent back for court-martial.
Glvens deserted from his company when
it was stationed at blockhouse No. 7 , a tnllo
and a half north of Manila. The command
was under flro constantly from marauding
bands. One day In the latter part of May
ho went to Manila , drank heavily and cast
military obligations to the wind.
ExprdltlitK Soldier Mall.
WASHINGTON , July 27. Postmaster Gen
eral Charles Emory Smith has Insued an or
der directing the rapid transmission nnd
forwarding from place to pluco of all mall
matter of any kind addressed to persons
connected with the army , navy , marine corps
or other brnnch of the public service , serv
ing In or enrouto to or from Cuba , Porto
Rico , Hawaii , Guam or the Philippines , or
to persons In tbo government uervlce In the
United States whose change of address Is
caused by official orders. No additional
postage Is to bo required , as la usually
done.
Three TrnnporU Hull.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. Three transports -
ports sailed for Manila early this morning.
They were the Ohio nnd Newport , which left
the dock shortly after midnight filled with
recruits and regulars , and tbo Tacoma ,
which steamed out toward the heads at :
o'clock. The latter bad been taken out Into
the stream during the night. Four com *
panles of the Nineteenth Infantry , com
prising about EOO men , were evenly dis
tributed on board the Newport and Ohio , be
sides several hundred recruits. The Tacoma
took 300 horses for the Fourth cavalry.
\IMV HriTilIlM Knlintfd.
WASHINGTON. July 27. The number of
recruits for the Philippines enlisted yester
day was 622 , making the total C.031.
. v I'ri * lileut < if Oiitt'iiiilnl ,
TOLEDO , 0. , July 27. The presidency of
the Ohio centennial wan today tendered K.
C. Schcnck , president of the First National
bank , It Is understood Mr Schcnck will ac
cept the place , which was made vacant yes
terday by the resignation of C , M , Bolter ,
GIVE THE GLAD HAND
All California Will Join in Welcoming Homo
First Nebraska Regiment ,
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR THE FIGHTERS
San Francisco Will Bo Bedlam of Keita
When Hancock is Sighted ,
CITY WILL GREET RETURNING HEROES
Formal Welcome to Bo Tendered by Patty of
Officials with a Band.
POYNTER AND HIS PARTY TO BE ON HAND
Governor Hrenk * Into I'rlnt to Deny
that lie In There on n 1'olltlonl
Mlilnn Trnunport Ux-
peoted on Sundny >
SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. ( Special Tel
egram. ) All California will Join In the wel
come ot the First Nebraska , and the demon
stration will commence as soon as the ves
sel Is nlghtcd out nt sea. As the signal
comes In all the whistles In the city nro
: o bo blown , nnd the people will flock to
the wharf to eo the ship and the country's
defenders. The detention In tha harbor by
the quarantine and customs officer * will last
only two or three hours nnd then any per
son will 'bo able to go on board. Arrange
ments have been made to meet the ehlp
with an official tug on which will bo a bran
> nnd and the party ot officials who are to
cnrter the welcome. Up to date tbo Indica
tions are that this party will bo strictly con
fined to Governor Poyntor nnd his select
party.
The coming of the Nebraska people to
welcome the First Nebraska regiment homo
M\S \ raised quite a furore hero nnd the po
litical aspect of the matter Is the question
of the hour. The Chronicle this morning
called attention to the political scheme
worked up by Governor Poynter and h'a
associates , nnd this "brought " forth from the
governor a denial In on interview printed In
nn afternoon paper , in which ho said thcro
was no politics In the visit. As governor of
thn state he had a right to appoint himself
and any others ho saw fit to form the re
ception committee. In referring to the veto
message of last winter ho tells the San
Francisco people that the republicans "had
n majority In the legislature and could have
passed the resolution over his veto If they
had desired. "
Innnrftent * Are Predatory Ilnnd * .
G. 13. Towlo of South Omaha , ono ot the
Nebraska boys who came over a few days
ago , was Interviewed today. Ho cave It as
his opinion that the war in the Philippines
could never bo ended by treaty , for the
reason Hint the Insurgent forces were all
broken UD into iiredatory bands with no
attempt at agreement between them , nnd a
treaty would have to bo made -with each ,
leader , and no .certainty that It would ha
respected''flftef b'elntf madoIlia > * alA ttid
T ila were now ; little Ijsllr ? Jtytii Irlljfn
of'bandits , warring allko on the Americana
and on the residents of tbo Island , and
sometimes on each other. Towlo says there
Is n sentiment In the regiment that the cam
paign has not been well manacod , and that
It might have been pressed much faster.
Ho says the Nebraska boys will come home
very tired and worn out nnd that if they
have the same experience that was bad on
the Morgan , the hospital ship , the passage
homo will he unsatisfactory , on account ot
rations and the treatment by the ship's of
ficers.
The list of Nebrnska boys who came over
on the hospital ship is as follows :
Company A Eugene Shaw , Frank C.
Tune.v.
Company D Corporal Charles T. Knapp ,
John J. Bloom.
Company E Noah B. Land , Walter L.
Smclley , Henry miss.
Company F Louis Drown , John D. Kecney.
Company O Henry M. Hlckman.
"Company I John Z. Deturk , Herman W.
Bensel.
Company K Corporal FranK Fouke , Wil
liam H. Lame.
The quarantine officials say todny that
they do not expect the Nobraskana before
Sunday. They say that one ship made thn
trip a short tlmo ngo In sixteen days and
that the record tlmo from Yokohama Is four
teen days , but they do not expect such speed
In the case of the Nebrnska transport.
F. A. HARRISON.
Soldier * Well Provided For.
LINCOLN , July 27. ( Special. ) The fol
lowing telegram was received by Chief Clerk
Ayres of the military department today :
SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. I. J. Ayres ,
Adjutant General's Office , Lincoln , Neb. :
Made tour of hospitals with Cnptnln Green
of General Shatter's staff nnd personally
met every ono of our sick and wounded
boys. Found them warmly clothed and re
ceiving the best of care and attention.
They are nil In good spirits nnd will bo
nble to como homo with the regiment , ex
cept Frank J. Fouke of Company K ,
P. II , BARRY. Adjutant General ,
Numerous reports have reached Nebraska
from San Francisco regarding the condition
of the Nebraska soldiers In the hospital , but
Adjutant General Harry's dispatch scorns to
contradict these statements. It Is believed
nt the state house that tbo reports from Suu
Francisco have been greatly exaggerated.
Communications ) were received at the gov
ernor's office today from the Army nnd Navy
departments , stilting that no further In
formation had been received concerning
members of the Gllmorc expedition , Follow
ing la the letter received from the Navy
department :
WASHINGTON. D. C. . July 24. P. II ,
narry. Adjutant General , Lincoln , Neb , .
Replying to your letter of the 20th Init , ,
requnstlng to know the condition of Churles
A , Morrlssey. seaman of the United States
ahlp Yorktown , captured at Baler , Luzon ,
the bureau has the honor to reply thut no
further Information has been received by
the department. It In liojiod that they am
in safe custody and that more definite In
formation will soon bo received , In which
case you will be at once notified ,
JOHN M , HAWLHY ,
' Commander , U , 8 , N ,
DIAZ WILL MAKE A VISIT
I'rcldent of Mexican Ill-public to
Vllt I'rliifliinl American
Cltle * In October ,
PHILADELPHIA , July 27. Mayor Asb-
brlRg today sent a formal Invitation to Gen
eral Porflrlo Diaz , president of the republic
ot Mexico , to pay a visit to Philadelphia , In
accordance with the Invitation received sev
eral days ago from the citizens' commltteo
of Chicago , President Diaz Is expected to
participate In tbo ceremonies of Chicago day
In tl.Ht clton October 9. Subsequently ho
will bt. taken on a bveclal train to the prin-
cloal citlrs of thn 'United States , and it U
expected whllo bcdig conducted on tbli tour
be will vlilt the city ,