FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOTCKIXG , AUGUST 5 , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OESTS.
RUIN IN GULF TOWNS
V
later Reports From the. Florida Ooast De-
scribs Scenes of Desolation.
ONLY FOUR HOUSES REMAIN IN CARRABELLE
Business Blocks Are Completely Wrecked
and Their Blocks Ara Destroyed.
FIFTEEN VESSELS IN HARBOR ARE ASHORE
Lanark and Molntyre Are Destroyed and
Inhabitants Are Destitute.
THIRTY MILES OF RAILROAD WASHED OUT
Pull Hxtcnt of Storm find the I.UHK of
Life Can Only lie l.cnrncil Upon
tlio Ilcturit of the Jlcucii-
IHHT Pnrty.
RIVER JUNCTION , Fla. . Aug. 4. The
most disastrous cyclone that ever visited
this section of Florida completely annihil
ated Carrabelle , Mclntyro and Lanark Inn ,
louth of here , yesterday. At Carrabelle only
four houien remain of a once beautiful and
prosperous town. Communication from the
mayor states that two hundred families are
without homes or shelter and many are
completely destitute. At Mclnt > re only two
julll boilers mark the place of the town.
"Lanark Inn , " the famous summer resort ,
was blown Into the gulf.
The Carrabelle , Tallahassee and Georgia
railroad Is washed away for a distance of
thirty mllcii
A passenger train was blown from the
track for more than 100 yards. Many pas-
engcrs were Injured , but their names are
unobtainable. Mary Williams , colored , wa
killed at Carrabcllc. Numerous others had
legs and arms broken. Daniel Necl of Apa-
lachlcola had bis back broken and will not
recover.
No fatalities are reported from Mclntyro
or Lanark. Fifteen ships lying at anchor in
Dog Inland Cove and upper anchorage are
now all high and dry on St. George's and
Dog Island. Twelve were loaded with lum
ber and ready for sea. Nothing remains of
them but a mass of wreckage. When the
Italian bark Cortesln struck It split In
two from stem to stern.
Identity of Wrecked Crnft.
The nnmea of the ships blown on the
Islands and which are total wrecks are as
fellows : Norwegian bark Ranavalo , Edward -
ward Zen , master ; Vale , Andersen , master ;
Jafner , Tygsen , master ; Hindoo , Madsen ,
roaster ; Elizabeth , Pedereen , master ; Rus-
Blan bark Latnsn , Krauman , master ; Amor-
lean schooner Benjamin C. Cromwell , Mc
Lean , master ; Mary E. More , Donsmore ,
master ; Giaco Andrews , Brown , master ;
Warren Adams. Gibbons , master ; James A.
Garfleld , Cottongham , master ; bark Vidotte ,
Valdron , master ; Italian bark Cortosta ,
fishing smack AtbeUrHttloy. *
Three pilot boats and the steamers Olla
nd Cnpltola and forty boats of under
twenty tons were lost. Six lumber lighters ,
loaded , are gone. Not ono of the entire
Hoot can ho eavcd. rive unidentified bodies
were recovered today , supposed to bo sail
ors.
Tugboats have gene from hero to the
ficeno of the wreckage and all possible aid
is being given. Fifty destitute sailors were
brought hero today and are Iiolng cared for.
A mass meeting ot citizens Is being held
hero tonight and all possible aid will be
given the Carrabello destitute. One million
dolllirs will not cover the loss. The In
surance was email.
frpfioeiit t'lty In f > nfc.
TALLAHASSEE , Ha. , Aug. 4. The first
intelligence concerning the steamer Cres
cent City , which was reported In last Tues
day's storm , -was received heretoday. . The
steamer IB safe up the Chattahoochco river ,
where its captain ran It for safety.
Only four houses remain In the town of
Carrabelle
The depot naval stores , warehouse and
inllla and , In fact , nil business houses were
completely wrecked and their stocks de-
etroycJ.
Thirteen largo vessels loading1 at Carra
belle for foreign and domestic ports are
ashore. No lives were lost there except ono
reported yesterday. The various rumors of
lives mipposcd to have been lost still lack
verification.
destroyed. The big hotel filled with sum
mer pleasure-seekers was mnroofcd. The
gas plant ot the hotel was destroyed and
fifty wonieu and children huddled together
in the women's parlor In total darkness all
night.
A special train left this city over tbo
Tallahassee , Carrabollo & Gulf railroad this
rooming for Carrabollo , carrying the offi
cials of the road and a wrecking crow.
Telegraphic communication with the coast
has not yet been re-cstabltahed , but tbo ex
tent of the storm and Ions of life will prob
ably bo known tonight when the train re
turns from Carrabello.
Great uneasiness is felt at Ponsacola by
owners ot fishing smacks over the fact
that no news whatever can be obtained from
them. These boats arc qujto small and
carry crows of from eight to fifteen The
pilot steamer Somners H , Smith went to
Apalachlcola last night to ascertain the ex
tent of Tuesday's storm thero.
GREAT DAMAGED FLOODS
lo * of ( Her Unit n Million Dollar *
About I'renlon , Mlnu. Hallroad
Trade * All Wiiihed Awny.
PRESTON , Minn. , Aug.4. . The damage
done by the Hood hero yesterday Is far
greater than at first supposed and by some
la placed as high as (500,000 , The narrow
gauge > railroad Is completely washed out for
several miles. It will be a week or more be
fore trains can run f rom Preston. Tha
malls and exprres matter had to be taken
to Huttou by team.
Anxlet ) Pelt for TIIK * .
MOBILE , Ala , Aug , 4. 'Much ' concern is
felt here for the safety of the tugs Chief
and Dlo Volente and the dredge Cralghlll ,
with scows , that left bore Saturday for
Charlotte harbor , Florida , and must have
been in the center of the storm Wednes
day. Incoming vessels report many narrow
Cbcapes.
IJrle Clint * Off Contract ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 4. The Tribune says
on account of the refusal of the Michigan
Central and Lake Shore and Michigan South ,
crn to ccaso selling icduced excursion tick
ets from the went to Portland , Me. , via
Boston and the consequent refusal of the
Grand Trunk railway to cease- selling re
duced excursion tickets to Boston and to
return to the rate baaU established by the
railway presidents at a recent conference ,
the Erie has decided to be bound no longer
by the terms of the agreement.
CLEVELAND CARS
of Violence
Tut to He
fncwcil.
CDfcVELAND , Aug. 4. In addition to the
attempt to blow up a Jennings avenue car
on the south side last night , reports re
ceived at police headquarters show that
cars were stoned in various parts of the
city , although so far as learned no ono was
Injured.
On Pearl street , near Myers avenue , a
shower of heavy stones fell upon Brooklyn
car No. 38 , smashing the windows and other
wise damaging the car. The conductor
promptly drew his revolver and fired three
shots In the direction from whence the
stones were thrown.
Three shots were fired through the windows
dews ot a Pearl and Scovllle avenue car ,
near the Nickel Plato station , on the west
side , and a little Utcr iv/a. rocks were
sent crashing through the windows of the
eame car. No arrests were made.
The troops have been gradually with-
dawn from the city during this past few days
until now not to exceed 600 soldiers remain.
Fear Is expressed In many quarters that ,
as a result of this , the lawless clement will
ngaln resume the outrages that marked the
early stages of the strike.
Charles C. Trieste , a barber , was the first
man to be placed under arrest for taking
part In the boycott. The warrant , which'
: harged violation of the statutory rights'
law , was sworn out by Patrolman Isaacs ,
who alleges that the barber refused to
shave him because ho had ridden on Big
Consolidated cars. The case vvas continued
to August 7. Trieste Is out on ball.
is imvrnx IIY STimcnns.
Ilpftldeiit ot Clcxelniid Cllny Die
from a So\cr < - Driilililiipr.
CLEVELAND , O. . Aug. 4. The- fact has
Just como to light that Lucius T. Mellon ,
cx-superlntendcnt of the city Infirmary and
ex-general ageht of the Cleveland Humane
soolety , was terribly beaten by strike sym
pathizers last Wednesday. Mr. Mellon is 68
years of ago and is In a precarious con
dition. His fnrnlly did not report the mat
ter to the police for fear of further vie
lence. Sir. Mellon rode on a Big Consoli
dated car Wednesday to II. G. Patton's sign
painting shop on Pearl street to order a
sign. He > was followed Into the shop by a
hoy. who called to two men within that
bo had ridden on a scab car. The two
men seized Mr. Mellon and threw him out
ot the door. The aged man fell on the side
walk and the two men and the boy , rein
forced by two others who came along , kicked
him brutally.
Mr. M ell en later was assisted to his home
on library street. While his Injuries are
not in themselves dangerous , his ago makes
hla condition precarious. Mr. Mellon Is ono
of the oldcat and ono of the most promi
nent citizens of Cleveland , and has been a
leader for jears in national church and
charitable work.
CROWE IS ANGRY WITH ASTOR
nidcrly I'lijulclnn Hire * San ml of
31 en to AaitlNt In Burning : Lay
NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Surrounded by a
hooting , Jeering crowd ot several hundred
persons , William Waldorf Astor "was burned
In ofllgy tonight In Longacre square. Dr.
F. W. Crowe , an elderly physician , who
lives In bis own handsome brown stone
dwelling at 228 West Forty-ninth street ,
was the prime mover In the Incident. Ho
hired thirty men to assist him.
At S 30 p. m. ho carried a big rocking
chair from his house to a truck driven by
Anthony Kemmer. With it he had an oil-
soaked barrel. On the chair ho placed a
lay figure garbed In a striped suit , a black
fedora hat , kid gloves , tight-fitting trousers
and good shoes. Across the chest of the
figure was a sign 2x4 feet , with this legend :
"Astor , the traitor. "
The wagon , followed by a crowd , was
driven down Broadway to a point near Sixth
street , where the doctor tried to make a
speech , but the police ordered him on. Up
Sixth avenue to Longacro went the wagon.
There Dr. Crowe planted the barrel on
the asphalt , poured over It two quarts of oil
and applied a match. The llames crackled
and licked up the lay figure. A < big bole
was burned in the asphalt. The police ar
rived too late to find the doctor , who had dis
appeared In the crowd. His driver was ar
rested nnd released at the station house. The
police nro looking for Dr. Crowo.
The doctor has .been much Interested in
the reports about Mr. Astor taking tbo
oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria. The
more ho reau tno maauor no grew , i-or
some dajn ho has talked of little else and
his act tonight was no surprise to bis neigh
bors.
FATAL RIOT AMONG TROOPS
Volnnteern Quarrel with
nnil Melee Follow * with Ila > o-
netv nnd Revolver * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 4. A special to the
Tribune from Atlanta , Ga , , says : A riot l > e-
twecc the regular and volunteer forces Fta-
tionod at Fort McPherson yesterday after
noon resulted in tbo wounding of eight sol
diers.
The recruits of the Twenty-ninth volun
teers had Just received their pay nnd , com-
Inij into town spent most of it for liquor.
On returning to the camp some of the vol
unteers engaged In a controversy with the
regulars and they begun to fight with bay
onets nnd revolvers. So fierce was the fra
cas that the services of a company of regu
lars with fixed bayonets was required before -
fore order could bo restored. As a result
of the fight eight men occupy bunks at the
post hospital today and some may die.
Officers refuse to give details.
CAR FALLS THROUGH VIADUCT
Crew nnil I'liNnciiucr * Ilnilly Jar red
hy a Tuinlde of T ent ) Feet
to the Ground ,
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Aug. 4. Late tonight -
night a section of the Broad street viaduct
pave away with a trolley car returning from
Glcndalo park. The car fell twenty feet ,
Injuring the rootorman , James Bruce , and
badly slialng up the conductor and six pas
sengers aboard , all of whom -were Injured
but none seriously , The accident was caused
by au unmanageable freight train leaving
the track and colHdlng with ono of the
viaduct supports Just before the trolley car
started across.
Mo > ement * of Oeenn VeNueU , AUK. 4.
At New York Arrived Campania , from
Liverpool and Queenstown , Augusto Vic
toria , from Hamburg.
At Queenstown Arrived Lucanla , from
New York.
At Movllle Sailed Furnessla , for New
York ,
At Antwerp Sailed August 3 , Swltrer-
fand , for Philadelphia.
At Hamburg Airlvcd Fuerst Bismarck ,
from New York \la Cherbourg and South
ampton. - _
J1MINEZ SEIZES THE REINS
floureaui's ' Rival Feels Assured of the Sup
port of San Domingana.
NO HOSTILE EXPEDITION CONTEMPLATED
Proponed DprlnliiK Deemed Unncccn-
tinry When InrKC force A nlt
Arrival of the > PW Cnitill-
iliitc for 1'oirer.
HAVANA , Aug. 4. General Juan Isldro
Jlmlnez , when his attention was called today
to a cable summary of an alleged declaration
made by him here recently and published in
the United Stales to the effect that he wa
about to proceed to tbo United States to
organize an expedition against the existing
government of San Domingo , replied that ho
had not made the statement attributed to
him. Ho went on to say that It was quite
unnecessary to proclaim himself hostile to
the present government , as it could not pos
sibly last beyond August 15.
"I did hear , " he continued , "that Hcureaux
was sending men to Cuba to kill me , but I
know nothing whatever regarding the plot
to klU him. I had no connection and have
no connection with Ramon Caceres , who did
the shooting. I do not believe that the
United States will Interfere with my govern
ment in San Domingo , which will be a gov
ernment peaceful and helpful to all , for the
United States did not interfere with the gov
ernment of Heurcaux , who robbed and mur
dered for fourteen jears. "
Lender In Sure fit Welcome.
General Jlmlnez admits that be has often
been to the United States incognito , but
aays he has not had Interviews with olllclnl
persons. Ho considers that there Is no need
of promoting expeditions to land In San
Domingo , as there already are 1,000 men
waiting for him , a force which he deems
quite sufficient for his purposes.
Referring to the future relations of San
Domingo with the- United States he ex
pressed a desire to bo on friendly terms
with Washington and said he could count
on American sympathy. Gomez , he referred
to as "esteemed by all classes of Domini
cans , but not sought for as president. "
The people of San Domingo , ho declared ,
are Impetuous and are urgiug him to come
to them at once , but for a time he prefers
delay , as "each day Is worth a battle won. "
OFFICERS' OUTLAY IS MODEST
ChnrKcn thiit Cuban ItcxcnncHrc
U ed for Luxiirlen Arc Shown
to He Faliie.
iHAVANA , Aug. 4. Considerable comment
was caused hero this afternoon by the pub
lication ot a dispatch from the United
States , embodylnc the charge , made by a
leading New York newspaper , that Governor
General Brooke , Brlcadler General Ludlow ,
military Governor of Havana ; Collector
Lasker Bliss and ( Major Davis , sanitary of-
llcer at Havana , have been receiving extra
allowances out ot the Cuban revenues to
maintain themselves In luxury.
The feeling among Americans In Havana
is that this charge is based upon a serious
misapprehension of the facts of the case.
Tha suggestion of luxurious llvlnt perplexes
the Cubans , who nre in a position to con
trast the democratic tvay In which the men
holding tbo rank held by Generals Brooke
and Ludlow conduct their establishment with
the prodigal liablts of the old Spanish
regime.
As to the charge that General Brooke has
expended money in repairing the palace , tha
Americans reply that this old and historic
structure had either to be repaired and
renovated or bo pulled down , and con
sequently about $100,000 have been expended
on it. But , it is pointed out. Instead of
being as he re to Tore the private residence of
the governor general the palace Is now a
veritable network of public offices , Includ
ing ono devoted to the mayor and the mu
nicipal officials. General Brooke's private
quarters are unequal to what would be al
lowed ilm at any station In the United
States. Aside from the special reception
room , his apartments are only modestly fur
nished. ( As to the governor general's car
riages and horses , the facts are that the
necessary expenditures in this direction do
not come out of the Insular funds , but Is
mot by the United States. General Brooke's
coachman is paid In the same way. As
to the onombcrs of his staff , it Is hardly
to foe expected that an official of General
Brooke's military and administrative staffs
would pay his own transportation expenses.
The same answer to the charge can be
made in the case of General Ludlow , who
has only a few rooms , and IB literally sur
rounded with offices. Ho has very few
servants , woe many men 01 equal ranic
and means In the United States would be
content with what satisfies General Lud
low. General Leo lives in n house which
ho rents , General Wood lives most demo
cratically. As to Major Davis , army officers
of hla rank who hold high administrative
office are put to many expenses , especially
In this most expensive country , and the
opinion Js generally expressed that it Is
only fair to make them a reasonable allow
ance to cover -what Is reasonable.
El Dla of Calbarlen says ; One of the
most Important questions confronting Cuba
is the question of Immigration. The Influx
of foreign capital will call for plenty of
labor , -without which tbo country cannot bo
developed.
El Dlario do la Marina says : The Span
iards , being the best people among us be
cause of their capacity for work and be
cause they can stand the climate well , will
harmonize with the present population If the
latter -will try to forget old prejudices. It
Is Important to pj-eservo a white majority ,
which if universal suffrage were adopted
would be lost ,
STILL APPOINTING BRIGADIERS
Cnlinn Axiieinlily HxrcutUn Committee
Indite * Communion * , but Cite *
JNo CoiumiiudM.
HAVANA , Aug. 4. The executive com
mittee of the late Cuban assembly la still
promoting veterans. By its last resolution
Sartorls , the alcalde of GI bar awas made a
brigadier general. The Dlario de la Marina I
endorses the Patrla's approval of the action
of General Ludlow in suspending the Recon-
centrado. The only complaint against him
is that he did not act before.
A stormy meeting has been held at tha
Academy of Sciences to protest against the
admission ot American lawyers and doctors
to practice In Cuba after examination or
without examination. Two hundred persons
were present.
The abolition of the incommunicado sys
tem takes effect today ,
1Crliner U Still
LONDON , Aug. 4. The stories published
In New York saying that the secretary of
state for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamber
lain , has renewed his warnings to President
Kruger and that the British cabinet has ap
proved this action , are evidently baseless.
Mr. Chamberlain's proposar for a Joint in
quiry as to the effect which tha new
francbUo proposal ot the Tra&fcvaal govern *
mont will have on the position of the outlanders -
landers was only presented to the Transvaal
government Wednesday nnd the latter gov
ernment la still considering Its acceptance.
STRANGE TASK OF DELCASSE
Hln Krrnnd to Kiifmln In to llni iinde
Cxnr from Vtleneil Intention of
\nvntliiK Throne.
LONDON , Aug. 6. M. dc Blowltz , the
Paris correspondent of the Times , gives an
extraordinary explanation of M Dclcasso's
present mission. Ho asserts that It was
decided upon qulto sudden ! } for a rnson
which admitted of no delay , and then gives
the story , -which ho says he has "from a
source to which I am bound to attach Im
portance. "
This la the explanation : "Emperor Nich
olas Is disappointed and tired of the throne.
The absence of an heir excites his euperstl-
I tlous feelings and ho connects himself with
I a Russian legend according to which an
heiress czar ls to be succeeded by a Czar
I Jllchael , predestined to occupy Constantl-
I nople. The death of the czarewltch and
| '
the failure of the conference at The Hague
led him to decide to abdicate on the occa
sion of his coming visit to Darmstadt On
this becoming known in Paris M. Dclcasso
was sent in hot haste to dissuade him from
carrjlng out this Intention. "
DclcniNc tht * CEncitt of 3ltirnlefT.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 4. M. Dclcabsc ,
Trench minister of foreign affairs , arrived
hcre oday from Paris f5 return the visit of
Count Muravieff. This afternoon ho was re
ceived by Count Muravleff , with whom ho
will dine tomorrow.
Count Lannes do Montcbclle , French am
bassador to Russia , will return the honor
Sunday.
M. Delcasse will remain In St.'Petersburg
five days.
READY FOR DREYFUS TRIAL
After I'reneiitltiK ChnrKeit Court Will
Adjourn to ( ! l\c Defennc Time
to Sillily Them.
RENNES , Aug. 4. Osvlng to the active
newspaper campaign against holding the
Dreyfus court-martial in the unsanitary
Sallo do la Manutentlon , the authorities
have decided to hold the trial in the Lycec ,
where a magnificent hall is available.
Ofilcors here who do not belong to the
garrison have been ordered to depart by
tomorrow and the officers of the garrison
have been ordered to return tomorrow.
The first session of the court Is expected
to bo short. After reading the report of
JIaJor Carrlcre , who represents the govern
ment , the court will adjourn to allow the
defense time to study the secret dossier.
The trial is expected to be resumed
Wednesday or Thursday.
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LONDON , Aug. 5. tNow York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) A. G. Peck ,
who is now In London , told a reporter to
night that he had purchased a Klllamoy es
tate , but declined to name the price. Ho
said he would live in a manor house and
build eighty sumptuous mansions to bo sold
for a million dollars each. His Idea is to
found a colony of American millionaires In
Ireland. Ho has sold four sites already , but
would not name the pur < hasern. Peck says
he outbid Crokcr , who rSii prepared to buy
the estate for Tammany Hall. He did not
want It to bo another Tuxedo park , filled
with a cllquo ot pothouse politician million
aires. Peck prophesies a stampede of Amer
ican Irish for the Emerald Isle.
Ilcnl CniiMC of rontponcd Vliilt.
LONDON , Aug. B. The Berlin corre
spondent ot the Daiily JIall says : "I learn
that the real reason why Empeior Wil
liam did not go to Cowes was the acute
state of the Transvaal question. The letter
delivered yesterday at the Asborn house to
the queen by Lieutenant Frelherr von Stem
beck explains this , repeats the emperor's re
grets and contains a promise to visit her
majesty during the autumn. There Is some
talk of a iprovlous meeting between the
prince of Wales and Emperor William at
Emperor Frederick's castle near Hamburg
Lndy Cliurelilll Ileulen HiiKnaement
COWES , Aug. 4. Lieutenant Winston
Leonard Spencer Churchill , the son of Lady
Randolph Churchill , asks tbo Associated
Press today to deny the reported engagement
of his mother to Lieutenant O. M. Cornwal-
lls West , brother of Princess Henry of Pless.
The matter continues to bo the subject ol
much conversation among their friends.
Neither Lady Churchill nor Lieutenant Corn-
w arils-West has been about slnco the en
gagement waa reported.
Immunity for I'rlvnte Property.
CHRISTIANA , Aug. 4. At today's scbslon
of the Intor-Parllamentary conference a
motion of Messrs Samuel J. Barrowa ol
Boston and Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis ,
In favor of the Immunity of private propeity
at sea , wns unanimously adopted. Their
action was suggested by President McKln-
ley's reference to the subject in a message
to congress.
IlhodpH TCxppr'M ' 1'eiieefnl Inniie ,
CAPETOWN , Aug. 4. In the house of as
sembly today Cecil Rhodes expressed a belief
that the Transvaal difficulty -would be "over
come in a few months and without a shot
flred , owing to the mutual moderation dis
played. " Ho predicted that capital would
then flow freely.
RAIN BREAKS LONG DROUTH
Storm Inflict * .Serlon * DamaKC in
Ohio nnd Illlnoln , lint I * | n the
Main n
PANA , III. , Aug. 4. After months of
drouth and an excessively torrid period of
over a week , during which the mercury .haa .
ranged from a 100 to HO degrees , this
section of the central Illinois was visited
by a soaking rain thla afternoon. The rain
will prove tbo salvation of the corn crop.
HICKSVILLE , O. , Aug. 4. A storm of cy
clonic proportions raged hero last night.
Dozens of horses and cattle were killed
and tao fine barns were destroyed.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Aug. 4. The hot
wave was broken this afternoon by a heavy
rain , accompanied by an electrical storm
which was prevalent all over this part of the
state. The storm did much good to the
corn , but the wind blew down many trees
and the telephone service suffered.
MOUNT PULASKI , III. , Aug. 4. This city
was visit od by a severe electrical storm
this afternoon. A barn was struck by light
ning and burned , with contents and three
horses , Joseph Roleau'a dwelling was struck
and tbo family shocked. Mrs. Edward Mann
and two children who wore standing near a
barbed wire fence were knocked unconscious.
CINCINNATI , O. , Aug. 4. The thermome
ter reached 98 degrees here today and the
oxodut by excursions continued. There were
fifteen prostrations , some serious. Relief
came tonight after rain. The last ten days
v * ere the hottest here for twelve years.
Itanma ) Stajn tilth
TOLEDO , 0. Aug 4. A private dispatch
from President Ashley of the Wabash to
day denies that General Manager Uainmy
will resign It was also denied that Mr.
Ramsay had been offered a position vvitu the
Pennsylvania , * s has been eati , .
REBELS MAKE A BOLD MOVE
Aguinaldo Decides to Establish Filpino
Junta Headquarters in Manila ,
HONG KONG BECOMES TOO HOT FOR THEM
Their Scheme AVorKn So Well ( lint ( ha
Filipino Lender * Celchrntc Their
Victory .with n Urnnil
Ilnll.
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HONQ KONG , Aug. 4. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) < Agulnaldo
has an Interesting council tonight In Ma
nila. Hong Kong having been too hot for
the rillplno Junta , through the efforts of
United States Consul General Wltdman , the
rebels decided at attempt to establish their
headquarters In Manila.
They were encouraged to try this daring
o\perlmcnt by the fact that under a recent
dccrco of Governor General Otis , the rill
plno courts are now conducted by natives.
So Crlsanlo Llchancho , the treasuier at the
junta , went boldly to Manila and profesacJ
friendship for General Otis. The scheme
worked so well that the delighted junta has
celebrated Its victory with a grand ball
The British rosldents are disgusted at the
weakness of the American authorities at
Manila and the unhappy results of Consul
General Wlldman's long fight here against
the rebels.
HII | < | IIN' I'lncc Vncnnt.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. Lieutenant
Colonel Harnctt of the Tenth Pennsylvania
volunteers has declined the proposal to elect
him colonel. He says the Tenth has known
but ono colonel for twenty years and ho
would llko to sec It mustered out as a
Hawkins' regiment.
Company D of Conncllsvlllo has accepted
the invitation of the people of that town
to return home at their expense and at
tend a reception at Schcnloy park ,
Eflorts are being made by a brother of
Captain Lear of Mount Pleasant , Pa. , resid
ing in Denver , to have the Tenth regiment
stop at Denver cnroute cast and parade , BO
that the big colony of former Ponnsyl-
vanlans In Colorado may have an opportun
ity to sec and cheer the old command.
Other plans have in view a parade In Chi
cago.
Mltmcnntn Men llomewnril Round.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. General Otis to
day cabled the following :
MANILA. Aug 4 Adjutant General ,
Washington : Error cable vesterday. Min
nesota and South Dakota take transport , not
Montana. OTIS.
The cable of yesterday caused considerable
dlsbatlsfaction In Minnesota , as It had
previously been announced that the Min
nesota regiment was to sail next. Inquiries
from the War department developed the
error.
Marine * Old or oil to Manila.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 4 A detachment of
106 marines , now stationed nt the Washing
ton marine birracks , has been ordered to
leave here Saturday under the command of
Lieutenant Frank Wynne for San Francisco ,
where they will Join the full 'battalion ' to be
rendezvoused there and take a. transport for
Manila , jf '
v
*
HOLD THE FEVER IN CHECK
\ oew Cimcn nnil Only Two Death *
at Hampton All Mnllt Heine
ThnrouKlily I'mulRiitciI.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. Official reports to
the Marino Hospital service from the Sol
diers' bomo at Hampton show that the jcl-
low fever situation there continues favora
ble. Surgeon White reports to Surgeon
General Wyman that there is nothing newer
or suspicious. No now cases and only two
doatbs at the home today are the report
Dr. Vickery , the surgeon at the institu
tion , sent to the surgeon general tonight.
Tbo malls are being thoroughly fumigated.
Dr. Vickery expressed the opinion that the
immune help on their way there should
bo sufficient , as the epidemic seems to bo
chocked.
The cordon around the homo and the Im
mediate adjoining village of Phoebus , Sur
geon General AVhlto says. Is as tight as ho
ever saw at any place. Surgeon General
Wyman , In speaking of the situation tonight ,
infcrentlally uttered a word of caution
against too sangulno views ot the checking
of the cpldemlo at this time , which might
result in a relaxation of vigilance. Ho
said :
"There are several features In the situa
tion that make it encouraging : they are
that the disease v\as discovered quickly and
in an institution where all the Inmates were
under good control. H was recognized much
quicKer man It would 'nave been in a com
mercial community because all the cases
were brought together to the notice of one
roan. Another favorable factor Us that the
latitude IB not extremely south. Neverthe
less It should bo remembered that In Bruns
wick , Ga. , in ISO. ! , a little more than two
weeks after tbo last death other cases ap
peared. "
NEWPORT NEWS. Va , Aug. 4. No new
cases and two deaths. In the situation at
Soldiers' homo today. Governor Woodlln
claims that one of the deaths was due to
consumption and not to yellow fever.
THOMAS CAHUIHS .NO I.tPBCTION.
Dlnnliiirproil Soldier Ueiilv * flint He
Introduced I < * i vcr nt Hnniplon.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Atig ; 4. William
Thomas of Columbia City , Wash. , who It
was stated In yeeterday's dispatches was
thought by marine hospital officials at
Hampton to have Introduced yellow fever
In the Soldiers' homo there , said today
that there was no foundation for the state
ment. Ho was an Inmate of the home for
a while , as represented , but was not sick
while there , neither has ho had any symp
toms of yellow or other kind of fever slnco
returning from Santiago. He further said that
the transport on which bo returned had no
fever cases aboard. Mr. Thomas served as
a packer at Santiago.
I'rlent'M Untie * % re Ugh * .
WASHINGTON. Aug 4 The following
was tcdaywired the Associated Press-
National Soldiers' Home , Va , Aug. 4 I
wish to state on behalf of those who may
have relatives or friends among the Catholic
element here In the National1 Soldiers' Home
that slnco ray coming he-re last Monday to
labor among tbo 1,500 Catholic veterans and
offer the consolations of our holy religion
to such as might bo stricken down with the
yellow fever I have had within the last five
days only seven cases to attend Out of
this smair number of cases only one has
died , the other six cases being of a % .cry
mild form REV. JAMES E. COLLINS ,
Catholic Chaplain N. 8. Home.
lnf.-pl.-d lletlilliiK Will lie lliirned.
NORTOLIC. Va. , Aug 4. General Martin
D , Mabon of New York , a member of the
Board of Directors of the Soldiers' home ,
and Colonel A. J Smith of Hartford , Conn
inspector general of the home , who arrived
thla morning , immediately made requisition
on the quartermaster's department of the
army for 1,000 mattresses and 200 tents for
the homo Part of them will bo sent at
once. It Is the purpose of tbo officers to
burn the old bedding at the borne and fuml-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers ; Variable Winds.
Temperature at Oniahn > e tenlay
Hour. DCK. Hour. Deft.
. - , a. m fit I 1 > m. . . . . . 47 !
41 n , m. , . . . . r.,1 - 11 m . ( HI
7 a. m nil M n in . Ill )
H n. in 411)I | i III . 70
n n. m TO n 11 in . < > .
1(1 ( n. in. . . . . . 7O 41 11 til . . . . . . 4111
11 a. Ill TO 7 I > III . Ill
IS in 417 8 n 111 . nt :
ill . 02
gate the quarters. The nonlnfected men will
bo put In the tents. General McMahon nnd
Colonel Smith are satisfied with the situa
tion.
in C'nnc lit HIM nun.
WASHINGTON. Aug 4 Admiral Crom
well , commandant of the navy station at
Havana , has advised the Navy department
that n suspicious ease resembling jellow
fever occurred among the marines constitut
ing the email garrleon nt the Mnchlni
wharf in Havana harbor The mirlno was
removed at oneo to a hospital and the rase
isolated. Nothing serious IB apprehended.
VISITORS CALL ON PRESIDENT
Srerelnry Hoot , Ilo e er , I'oNtliuit
Trip to the Imlto Veteran * Send
rrlcndlj
PLATTSHURG , N. Y , Aug. 4. Abner
cirinley anlved Irom New York this
morning for a short stay Among the others
who called uion ; Mr. iMcKlnley tod.iv were
Captain Dodd of Troop D. Thhd United
States envalr > , who has Just been ordeied
to the Philippines. Unless the present
plans nro changed Secretary of War Root
v\lll not come here to confci with President
McKlnlcy until the week after next. The
president keeps fuWy advised as to Secre-
tarj Root's plans and la anxious to end the
war at the earliest possible moment. Presi
dent McKlnlcy is much gratified at the
rapidity with which the ten now regiments
are being recruited for service In the Phil
ippines.
Piivnte dfspatchcs received by the presi
dent today as to the > cllow fever situa
tion nt Hampton. Va. , are very encourag
ing. indicating , as they do , that Uio spread
of the epidemic has been stopped.
Dr. W. Scward Webb of Shelburno Farms
has tendered his yacht the Elfrlda to the
president for his use during the remainder
of his stay 1iere. The private car Coionot ,
which formerly belonged to Mine. Adellna
Pattl nnd In which eho toured the country ,
has been returned to Washington and tlio
Pullman car Cleopatra , with a larger ca
pacity and more up-to-date , has been sent
hero and now stands on the sidetrack at
Bluff Point station , awaiting the pleasure
ot the president.
Greeting from Vp.teraiiN.
The president today received the follow
ing telegram from Utic.i , N. Y. .
To President SIcKlnley : The veterans of
Onclda county. In annual reunion assembled
at Summit Park , on historic grounds of rev
olutionary fame , Past Department Com
mander Shaw and Department Commander
Kay being present , send greetings , thanking
you for your recent order affecting veterans
In public employ. They hope for > ou i
pleasant vacation and for your good v\lfo
complete , restoration to health. ,
, RUI U > DAGGETT. President.-
By direction of the president the follow
ing reply was promptly telegraphed to the
reunion :
To Rufus Daggott , President , Utlca : The
president greatly appreciates the cordial and
sympathetic message of the vctoians ot
Onclda county and others assembled In their
annual reunion. Their klndFy greetings nre
reciprocated and the president sends con
gratulations and best wishes for a most suc
cessful meeting.
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU ,
Acting Secretary.
NEW YORK , Aug. 4. Vice President Hobart -
bart left Long Branch today at 3-fiO for
Lake Champlaln for a ten days' visit to
President McKinley. The vice president ap
peared to bo in good health when ho left.
GOATS ARE SOLD AS MUTTON
ThotinnndH of AnKornn Are IMnecil
Upon MnrKetH of Clileano L'nder
l"nl c Color * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 4. The Dally News eayh :
Thousands of goats are bought , slaughtered
and placed upon tbo markets of Chicago
and sold as mutton by some packers at the
stockyards. This traffic Is carried on most
extensively during the winter and early
spring up to nnd Including the month of
April. The goats and kids are of the An
gora kind nnd como from the northwest ,
while a few are shipped In from the south.
The latter are of the common goat species
and do not find aa ready a sale as the An
goras.
Besides ( being very palatable as a food ,
the Angora goat and kid nro uoed for other
purposes. The skins of the goals am used
for making floor mats and robes > ir babies ,
'while the skin of tbo kid Is used in trimming
furn.
furn.Dr.
Dr. W. S. Dovoo of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry , -when asked today In regard to
goats being sold for mutton , said : "They
certainly are qulto free from disease , are
fat and make excellent eating. Of course
the very common ' .billy' goat would have a
tendency to 'bo ' strong and have a bad odor.
There Is no law to prevent them being ) sold
and when wo find them In the packing
houses they are inspected the same as uny
other carcasa. "
The records ot the yards show that nome
weeks as high as 8,000 goats have been re
ceived
WASHINGTON , Aug. 4 Referring to the
reports that goat meat Is being sold In
flomp of the western cities as mutton , Dr.
Salmon , chief of tbo Bureau of Animal In
dustry , said today that the law provided only
for the Inspection of cattle , sheep and bogs
and that nothing abort of congressional ac
tion would remedy the defect. Or Salmon
enld , however , ( bat ho did not anticipate
much danger from the use of goat meat , as
goats were generally healthy animals ,
CANDLER PROTECTS A NEGRO
Governor of ( JeoiKla Taken 1'ernoiuil
L'oiniiinnil of Mlllda and I'rl-
oner IH Siifrly Heinoteil ,
ATLANTA. Ga , Aug 4 It became known
today that Governor Candler of this state
made a personal trip to Newnan , a town
sixty miles eouth of this city , yesterday
morning , to save the life of the negro , John
Mullens , ( .barged with an assault upon Mra.
Cook near Scnola Wednesday.
Governor Gaudier left the executive man
sion at 4 a. m. and arrived at the Jail at
Cowota county an hour after daybreak. He
took command of the Newnan Guards , a
company of tbo state mllltla which had been
guarding the Jail during the night from a
mob , and directed Sheriff Brown to take
hla prisoner at once to Atlanta for safe
keeping. The greatest excitement prevailed
In the town during the night and Sheriff
Brown , fearing an attack from the mob ,
telephoned Governor Candler several times
for Instructions.
The prisoner wag safely lodged In Fulton
county Jail at AllanU * - _ _ .
MEN IK GOOD HEALTH
First. Nebraskans Have Little Sickness While
in Their Western damp.
ONLY A FEW ARE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL
Friends of Oompany L Will Give Them a
Banquet This Evening.
AFFAIR TO OCCUR AT COLONIAL HOTEL
Plans to Bring tha Fifty-First Town Regi
ment Homo nt SUite Expense.
PETITION IS FILED WITH THE GOVERNOR
UecntUe rn\or * the I'roject nnil
Will Kiideator to llntr It Carried
Out If I.i-nnl uMctlioil Can
lie IJevlned.
CAMP OREGON , San Pranrls.-o , AUK 4.
( Special Telegram. ) TJio health of tlio Klnit
Nebraska regiment Is good. Tlio following
have been s > nt to tlio general hospital :
Ocorgo Scott , Company 12 , Peter Renficw ,
Company H , djacntcn ; Fiank Hawking
Company I , ncuto tonsllltls , Vein Ewlug
Company B , fever.
rrank llobiirt anj Ocorgo Dollngo , Coin-
pan } C , ilyscntcrj , William Plaford , Com
pany n , anil Henry Morgan-stein , Company
A , were rotutned to their companies.
San FrnnclRco frlcmls of Companj L. will
banquet It tomorrow evening at the Colonial
hotel
DES MOINES. Aug. 4 ( Special Telegram -
gram ) A plan N on foot to bring back tha
fooldlers of the Fifty-first Iowa at the state' *
expense from San Francisco. Todaj a peti
tion was Hied with Govcinor Shaw from the
Sixth congicsrlonal dtstilct asking that thla
bo done. The petition was signed by several
huudrcdotcrs of the Sixth district and the
list was headed by Congressman Lacey of
Oskaloosa Governor Sh.iw Bald after the
petition was Died that ho approved the plan
heartily and Is willing to carry It out it auy
legal method can be devised.
LAST HONORS FOR HAWKINS
.Mnnonn nnd KnluM * Templnr lu
ChnrHf * of SCIM toe Taken I'nrt In
It } Tenth I
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. The body ol
Colonel Alexander Hawkins of the Tenth
Pennsylvania will receive last military hon
ors in this city tomorrow afternoon. Tha
services will take place under the nusplcea
of the Masonic and Knights Templar or
ganizations. The Tenfh Pennsylvania regi
ment will occupy the places of chief mourn
ers and General Shaffer has ordered a mili
tary escort to take part In the funeral. The
volunteers now encamped at the Prcntdlt
will also attend out of respect to the mem
ory ot the deceased and sympathy " "with
their comrades In aims.
The- body will bo tinnsported cast tomor
row night. 1
Chaplain Hunter , TonthiPonnsylvnnla regi
ment , has been ordered to take charge ot
It on the way home. Under orders from
the department Colonel Hawkins' body will
be tiansported from hero to Washington , Pa.
PROFITS OF THE CANTEEN
First "Veliranl.a Iloj n Conic In for n
Mcc CftNh Ilnkc-OIT on
tlc Deal.
Ono of the San Francisco papers prlnU
the following Interview with Lieutenant
Colonel Frank D. Eager of the First Ne
braska -which explains several Interesting
features connected with Ihn management of
the regiment's canteen :
"The Nebraska regiment , " said Lieutenant
Colonel Eager , "was in somewhere nea
twenty-fivo battles. Our most disastrous
fight was that at Qulngua , where wo had
forty-three killed and wounded. There wo
lost our colonel , Stotscnborg , and another
officer , and had two others wounded among
a total of but bovon engaged. A bullet
knocked the heel off my loft shoo , and two
days after that another bullet went through
the upper part of that same shoo and crip
pled me. Some of our more Important
fights wcro those of San Juan bridge and.
the Dcposlto on tbo 4th and Gth of Feb
ruary , Malolos , Gulno , Murllao , Rio Granda
river , Calumplt and San Tomas. At San
Tomas wo actually waded through swamp
lands up to our breasts.
"There has been too much fault-finding , "
continued Eager , "with Major General Otis.
Ho is an honest , able and conscientious
man. Ho has acted in a w.iy ho considered
best to cud the rebellion. Ho may not bo a ,
Grant or a Sherman , but , In my opinion , ha
in entitled to great credit for what he baa
accomplished , especially with the means at
his command ,
"I como homo convinced that other coun
tries cannot produce such fighting men aa
American volunteers and regulars. No feel
ing existed between these two branches of
the army In the Philippines. Colonel Btots-
cnberg was the fighting man of them nil.
What Nebraska officers and men know alwut
battle -was taught them by that Idol of tha
regiment. Ho wns a mereloss ) disciplinarian ,
an Ideal soldier , and , in action , an inspiring
leader of men ,
"Wo have litcn aboard the Hancock
thirty-five days , as wo had to wait five days
In Manila bay for the Utah men to embark.
Then we stopped live days at Nagasaki anil
two days at Yokohama Altogether It wan
a pleasant ( rip , especially the pasnaga
through the beautiful Inland Bea by day
light. There was very little complaining ,
for the men fared well. They had company
funds to supplement their travel rations.
Their extra money came from a dividend
distributed from the profits of the canteen ,
I had charge of the rantcon fund for thrro
months , from the 14th of March until tha
14th of June , and In that time the profit waa
$11,000 Mexican , I declared a dividend at
that time anil each man In the regiment
got $8 Mexican At Yokohama the men
were broke. They had not bcnn paid slnca
May I got each of them 3 yen as further
profit from the canteen fund ; that Is about
| 3 in Japan On that money the boys were
able to see the sights
"Before the regiment is mustered out hern
It will draw practically eight months' pay ,
or over $120 for each private , and mnro for
the others. Juno and July pay Is still due.
and we shall bo here a month , for which
wowill be paid Then the distance for
which we Bhall receive travel money If
equivalent to three months' pay , and the
government gives us a bonus of two months'
pay for foreign service All the men want
to bo muttered out In San Francisco , but
many of them would like to receive a good
deal of their pay on the way home. "
KnllxlineiilM In Volunteer * .
WASHINGTON , AUR 4. The numb r ot
enlistments yesterday were 301 , making a
total of 0,481. , ThU leaves 3.60D jet to t
enlisted - - -
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