FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1873. , , , .
OMAHA TUESDAY MOllNlNGr AUGUST 8 1899-TJEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY JTIVE CENTS.
CALLATTHEMTICAN
Dewey IB Said to Have
Audience with the Pope ,
GENOA OR NICE TO BE THE NEXT PAUSE
Vice Admiral Gonzalea Entertain ! at
Banquet in Admiral's ' Honor ,
MANY AMERICAN INVITATIONS DECLINED
His Health and Other Considerations Leave
Flans in Donbt.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT SENT TO WASHINGTON
I'lann 'Made ' by the Committee of OUR
Hundred for Hcccpllon Arc 15n-
dorxcd nnd Their .Simplicity
i Commended ,
LONDON , Aug. 7. The ) Rome correspond
ent of the Daily Mall > says Admiral Dcwcy
will arrive thcro on Wednesday and that he
lias asked nn audience ot the pope. [
According to the same correspondent the |
admiral will visit London before returning to
the United States.
NAPLES , Aug. 7. Admiral Dewcy , who '
arrived hero Saturday morning from Trieste
on board the United States cruiser Olympln , ! : i
positively refuses to discuss his operations I
In the Philippines or his relations with the ,
German navy.
The mayor of Naples yesterday called on
Admiral Dowcy , who will return the visit
today.
r li The Ofympla will rail for Leghorn Satur
day or Monday next. Afterward the cruiser
will go to Genoa or Nice.
Vlco Admiral Gonzalra will give a banquet
this evening In honor of Admiral Dewcy.
Lewis M. Iddlnga , secretary of the United
States embassy nt Rome ; R. C. Parsons ,
second secretary of the embassy ; Mr. M. de
Castro , United States consul general at
Home , the officers of the Olympia and the
Italian authorities hero have been invited
to bo present.
'InvKntloiiH ' Arc Dcclliicil.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 7. Mayor Ash-
bridge today received from Admiral Dewey
a letter In which ho regrets his Inability to
definitely accept the reception on the part
of this city. In his letter Admiral Dowcy
says :
"It is with regret that I cannot at this
tlmo accept the offer of a reception for the
future. My health has not been very good
and beside the Philippine commission , of
which I am still a member , will probably
meet In Washington shortly after my return.
In that case I should feel bound to break
all engagements. "
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. Acting Mayor Walker
today received a letter from Admiral George
Dewey addressed to iMayor Harrison , de
clining the lattcr's Invitation In the name
of the Illinois Manufacturers' association
to visit Chicago on his return from Manila ,
The letter was- mailed at Trieste , but was
written at sen. It is as follows :
' "FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA , at Sea , June 30 ,
3899. Mayor Carter H. Harrison , Chicago
Dear Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of May 10 , ex
tending , at the request of the officers of the
Illinois Manufacturers' association , an in
vitation to bo the guest of the city of Chicago
cage upon my return to San Francisco. As
you will have seen for many reasons I de
cided to return by way of the Mediter
ranean nnd will , therefore , not land in San
Francisco , tout in New York. While I , there
fore , will not pass through Chicago and
cannot accept the kind offer of hospitality ,
I am most appreciative of the kindly sen
timents that prompted the offer and am
highly honored. Thanking you personally
for the trouble you have taken , I am , very
Blncorcly. GEORGE DEWEY. "
MONTPELIER , Vt. , Aug. 7. Mayor John
H. Senior today received a letter from Ad
miral Dewey , dated Trieste , July 21 , In reply
to the city's invitation to visit his native
place. The admiral thanks the mayor and
city council for thulr kind expressions of re
gard , and says Jt would give him much
pleasure to meet his old friends and towns
men. Ho says ho Is unable to fix upon any
lime for his visit to Montpellor , but hopes to
come hero soon after bis arrival in the
United States.
Reception 1'lnnn Sntlifnetorj- .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Chairman BIoscs
of the committee of 100 , having in charge
the reception to Admiral Dewey , on his ar
rival dn Washington , which includes the
presentation of the eword voted him by
congress , bos received from the admiral the
following letter approving tbo plans under
consideration for the affair :
FDAQSHIP OLYiMPIA. TRIESTE. July 23.
( Messrs. W.'H. ' Qloses nnd W. P. Van Wyck ,
Chairman nnd Secretary Reception Commit
tee , Washington , D. C. Dear Sirs : I have
the honor to acknowledge the receipts of
your letter of tbo 8th Inut , Informing me ot
Iho arrangements proposed for my reception
in Washington , also of a telegram of simi
lar Import sent by 'the ' secretary of the
navy , I am deeply sensible of the high
honor your committee proposes to confer
upon mo and have telegraphed to the secre
tary that the arrangements approved by the
president and by him nro entirely agreeable
to me. I note with pleasure that it is pro
posed to makn the exercises ns simple ns
possible. It Is Impossible at this tlmo to fix
the date of-my arrival In Washington , but I
will not faft to give you the Information on
that point as soon ns possible. Thanking
the committee for the great honor It has
paid mo. nnd you personally for your
courteous letter. I am , very truly yours ,
OEORGB , DEWEY ,
An Interesting historical fact 'dating back
to 1S73 baa come to light , in which Admiral
Dewey was the central figure. Dewey , then
a commander , was in command of the
United States steamship Nnrragansett on
the Asiatic station , having taken charge of
the vessel on March 1 , 1873. The vessel \va
on surveying duty when the Virginlus trou
ble was precipitated , and a war with Spain
eocrncd imminent. Commander Dewey
wrote to the Navy department , requesting
that in case war was declared bo would be
assigned to the duty ot capturing Manila.
The peaceful settlement ot the controversy
happily avoided tbo necessity of a hostile
demonstration , but the interestlne fact it
that tha doughty officer had bl eye on
Manila over a quarter of a century ngo. A
tenrch will be made for the letter in the
lllcw of the Navy department , and If found
it Is expected an effort will bo made by the
citizens' committee to have It produced as a
souvenir of the reception.
Mimter-Out uf Seenuil Oreuon.
SAN FRANCISCO , lAug. 7. The Second
Oregon regiment was mustered out of serv
ice today. Each man received bis discharge
papers from the mustering officer and passed
on to the paymaster , who gave him what
money was duo him. As the men were ns-
ermblc < l for the last time previous to their
dissolution ai a regiment tbelr colonel ,
General Owen Summers , addressed them
with a few words of farewell and advice.
Ho called on them not to do anything In the
short tlmo that remained before they were
finally disbanded to reflect on the excellent
record they had made , and also to be on
lookout that no one should take advan-
icra " , General Summers , who Is very
enthusiastically cheered by
his command ,
fglment will remain In camp until
tomorrow Afternoon. They wilt assemble
In a hotly and proceed to the ferry , thence
to the train for home. They will bo es
corted by some of the commands In camp.
DEATH LIST FROM MANILA
General Oil * Send * n Heport Cover-
Ilia l.o Rcn for ( lie Innt
Month.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. General Otis has
cabled the following additional deaths in his
command :
MANILA , Aug. C. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Following deaths since last
weekly report :
Cause unknown , April 6 , Ralph C. Contcs ,
Company K. First California : drowned , July
4 , John Mullancy , corporal , Twenty-first In
fantry : July H , William H. Murray. Com
pany K , Twenty-first Infantry : August 3 ,
Albert Boos , Company D , Sixteenth Infantry ;
typhoid fever. July 14. Richard H. Ralph ,
Company B , Utah artllfcry , on Hancock at
Nagasaki ; dysentery. July 12 , Christian R.
Sprezzor , corporal , Company K , Eighteenth
Infantry ; July 29 , William R. Rasmusscn ,
corporal , Company F , Twelfth Infantry ;
July 20 , Levl W. Mclllngcr , corporal , Com-
Vany F , Thirteenth Infantry ; August,4 ,
Edward L. Redctl , Company A , Twenty-first
Infantry ; malarial fever , July 15 , James M.
Dabney , Company G , First California ; July
30 , John L. Garvey , Company L , Ninth In
fantry ; August 2 , Thomas Burchlll , Com
pany G , Twenty-second Infantry ; from
wounds In action , July 14. Michael
Walsh , Company H , Sixth infantry ; July 26 ,
Thomas Tottcn , Company L , Fourth cavalry ;
July 31 , Herbert Tracy , Company K , Twenty ,
flrst Infantry ; meningitis , July 30 , Arthur
Morse , Company D , Eighteenth Infantry ;
pufmonary tuberculosis , July 31 , James Mc-
Carron , corporal , Company B , Twenty-first
Infantry ; pneumonia , July 3 , Thomas Conway -
way , Company M , Twenty-first Infantry ;
volvulus lleocaceum , August 1 , James Mc-
Hugh , Company M , Twenty-first Infantry ;
suicide , August 2 , Marvin R. McHcnry , Com
pany H , Fourteenth Infantry ; appendicitis ,
August 3 , Clarence Mason , band , Fifty-first
Iowa. OTIS.
ARE NOT CHRONIC KICKERS
Klmt JVolirniikn Hey Denied lie Mnile
a Statement Quoted In n Sun
FraiielNco Pnpcr.
The following communication relative to
the attitude of the First Nebraska toward.
General Otis has 'been s-ecelved :
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. To the Editor
of The Bee : Dear Sir I am one among sev
eral of the Nebraska boys who were quoted
by the Son Francisco Examiner as having
been Interviewed by an Examiner reporter
relative to our opinions concerning General
Otis.
I wish to say that the statements that
were accredited to me are wholly false and
without any foundation. Have talked with
several others whose names appeared in
said paper and find that in nearly every case
the statements are untrue. What the object
this paper may have In thus advertising us
as a set of chronic kickers we do not know.
The boys of the First Nebraska are as loyal
today as when they enlisted in the service
of "Uncle Sam. " Very respectfully ,
FRANK HARRIS ,
Sergeant First Nebraska Band.
PHILIPPINE ARMY INCREASES
Forty-Six Thouimml Men "Will Be on
the AVny There by Aa-
Bnot 21 ! .
WASHINGTON , iAug. 7. A statement pre
pared at the War department ahowc that
by August 22 thcro will be at Manila or on
the .way to the Philippines 46,000 men. They
will all reach the Islands before the be
ginning of the dry season. The troops to
be sent from this country are ten regiments
of volunteers , oimountlng to 13,000 men ; re
cruits for skeleton regiments organized In
the Philippines , 1,900 ; recruits for regulars ,
3,500 ; eight troops of cavalry. 965 ; marines ,
400.
Beginning tomorrow and up to October
22 there will sail from the Pacific coast sev
enteen transports with a carrying capacity
of 693 officers and 13,370 men , which will
Include nearly all the organizations above
named.
RECAPTURE THE LIUHTHOUSE
Nazro , Commander of llic Manila ,
Driven Flllplnon Out Lone Tvro
Killed nnd Seven Captured.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. The following
dispatch was received today from Admiral
Wateon , in command ot the Asiatic station :
Secretary of the Navy : Nnzro , the com
mander ot the Manila , on July 11 reestablished
lished lighthouse at Capo Melville , Balabac ,
Philippine islands ; hoisted flag with appropriate
priatehonors. . July 13 , on his return , thir
teen Mores under arms were found to bo in
possession of the lighthouse. Landing party
commanded by Ensign E. L. Blssctt , encoun.
tered resistance. No casualty In our party.
Loss In killed , one officer and one man of
the enemy. DIcago Mannloa , chief of the
Balabac Mores , was killed , seven taken pris
oners ; two escaped. Chief of party was very
unpopular with the people of Balabac , Phil
ippine Islands , owing to fear of him. Light
has been restored. Manila hns landed force.
Charlestown Is on her way to Balabac : will
render afl assistance possible. WATSON.
MACARTHUR FOR COMMANDER
Humor that lie In 1'renlileiit Me.Kln-
le > ' Choluc for the IIIEOU
CainpiilKii.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The 'Record tomorrow
will say ; According to a regular army offi
cer who passed throuch Chicago today on
his way to the Philippine service , MacArthur
is President McKlnley's choice for field
commander of the Luzon island campaign
at tbo end of the rainy season.
Cavalry Knronte for Manila.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Troops A. D and
M , Third cavalry , loft Fort Myer , Va. , for
Seattle today , enroute to Manila. At Chicago
cage the detachment will bo joined by tbo
other commands. Five other troops of the
Third from Fort Ethan Allen will Join the
command at Seattle. The mounts for the
cavalrymen accompanied them in specially
arranged stock cars.
KnllniiiieiitH ofe v Heirliiieiilii.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7 , The number of
enlistments en Saturday were CIS , making
a total of 10,332 for the new regiments ,
General Corbln thinks the enlistments will
be closed up .by the end of this week ,
llriitim Sail * for ( iiiani ,
WASHINGTON , Auc. 7. The collier Bru
tus has sailed from Honolulu for Guam with
a cargo of coal for tbo station. The refrig
erating ship Glacier has arrived at Hong
Kane.
Illdn for Army Suppllm Opened ,
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. Bids were opened today -
day by Major Davis of the commissary de
partment. Department of the Lakes , for J25 , .
000 worth of army supplies for the use of
the United States troops In Cuba and the
Philippines. Proposals were received from
eighteen different firms. Tbo contracts will
be awarded in a few days.
CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL
Ezra H. Hemming , an Alleged Newspaper
Reporter , is Accused of Extortion.
MRS , JENNIE ROBB MAKES THE COMPLAINT
ClalniH to llnro Pnlil Him ? 1OO to Snp-
prenn n Letter Written by Suicide
Snninnnn Marked .tinner Konnd
In lIcnimlnK'M loimc i lon.
Kzra II. Hemming , a reporter for the
World-Herald , wns arrested Monday after
noon on n charge ot blackmail , preferred by
Mrs. Jennie Uobb. Ho ran Into a trnp laid
for him by Captain Donahue , nnd wa
caught with marked money on his person.
According to the story told by Mrs. Ilobb ,
nnd corroborated by her sister , Mrs. Dunn , of
the Hillside hotel , Eighteenth nnd Dodge
streets , Hemming claimed to have come Into
possession of copies of a letter left by J.
K. Sampson , a man who committed suicide In
the Dcllone hotel a little over a week ago.
Hemming went to Mrs. Rohb and told her
that these copies wcro In the possession of
three papers , the World-Herald , tbo South
Omaha Tribune , nnd the South Omaha Stock
man , but that 'ho would bo able to stop their
publication If ho were furnished the neces
sary funds. At his second meeting with the
two women he wns paid $50 , and Monday
afternoon ho was given another $50 , the bills
being found on him when arrested. The un
derstanding with Mrs. Ilobb and Mrs. Dunn
was that he should receive $400 , or as much
of that sum as Mrs. Robb could ralso by
mortgaging n small piece of property that
eho owned.
The publishers and editors of the papers
mentioned , when questioned by officers , de
nied any knowledge ot the affair.
Detail * of llln Operation * .
Mrs. Uobb and 'Mrs. ' Dunn have gone over
the entire story twice , once to Captain
Donahuo before Iho arrest , and again to
Captain Donahuo Monday afternoon , and the
two versions agree In every detail. Mrs.
Robb was flrst approached by Hemming In
the Boston store Monday , July 31 , where she
has been employed as a saleswoman for
four years.
"Now , I have something awful to toll you ,
Mrs. Robb. Don't change the color of your
face , cr make any sign hero. Try to bear
up , because It's something very bad. "
Mrs. Robb weakened visibly and Hem-
mlng continued :
"I see I can't talk to you here. Where
can I meet you nnd tell you about It ? "
Mrs. Robb at once replied that ho could
see her ot the Hillside , whcro she lived ,
after G o'clock. Hemming .then went away ,
and a little after C o'clock appeared at the
Hillside. Mrs. Robb meanwhile had told her
sister of the affair , and the latter answered
Hcmmlng's ring. She remained with her
sister while Hemming talked to her. Hem
ming then revealed the purpose of his visit ;
that 'ho came to tell her of the letter left
by Sampson. When he flrst remarked that
there was a letter Mrs. Robb gave Hemming
his great hold upon her by faltering :
"He always threatened to kill himself and
leave a letter that would haunt me to my
dying day. "
Hemming then said he had seen the letter ,
and that it was one that would makn the
hair stand on her head , that It was unfit to
be read , either by herself or anyone else ,
and that he could not even tell her about it
in the presence ot her sister. Airs. Robb
replied -that anything she could bear her
sister could bear , and that it ho told her
what the letter said he would have to do it
In the 3atter's presence.
Letter AVIII Innplrc Terror.
Hemming did not then , or at any subse
quent time , reveal the contents of the letter ,
mX several times described In the most ter
rifying language what it Bald. One of his
expressions was that Sampson had dipped
his pen deep In the ink and underscored in
black and white the awful statements.
Hemming then said that he could "squash"
the whole matter nnd prevent it from ap
pearing in the papers. He asked the two
women if they did not prefer that the story
should never bo printed and ho wanted to
know whther they cared for the expense ,
en long as the public never found It out.
They replied by asking him how much they
would have to raise for the purpose and
Hemming said that he .would have to have
ISO by the next afternoon. Itwould take
more than that , he said , perhaps $150 , to
quiet the South Omaha paporn and then he
would have to have some for his own paper.
So it was arranged that 'ho ' should return
the next day at 3 o'clock , by which time
$30 would bo ready for him.
The following morning he came to the
Boston store again and told Mrs. Robb that
two relatives of Sampson had arrived. Ho
was then on his way to the coroner's to
"see about the letter. " About an hour
later ho returned and repeated his former
statements as to the awful character of the
letter , but -was surer than ever that he
could "squash" .tho whole thing.
Hemming kept his appointment at the
house that afternoon. Mrs. Dunn says ho
bad been drinking. The money -was not
ready for him and Mrs. Dunn went down
town whllo ho iwalted , to make an effort to
borrow the money. She failed to find the
man she could have got the money from ,
but Instead borrowed $20 from a boarder
In the house named Moss , which , together
with the $20 of her own and $10 Mrs. Robb
had , made $50. This was given to Hem
ming.
Mrs. Robb and her sister then tried to
get Hemming to say how much money ho
would want before the matter was entirely
settled , but ho never fixed any definite
amount , asking instead how much they
thought they could raise. They told him
ot the property , which could bo mortgaged
for about $500 , and ho then said that he
thought that would do.
state of overwrought nerves that her sister
sent her to visit for a tlmo in Iowa and re
gain her strength. She remained away un
til last Sunday.
Murked Money In Given to llemmluK.
Saturday night Hemming made an ap
pointment to meet Mrs. Dunn at Twentieth
and Cumlng streets. Mrs. Dunn took Mr.
Moas along with her. Ho had an Inkling
of what was going on , and strongly advised
the women against yielding to Hemmlng's
demands. Hemming at first refused to talk
in the presence of both , but finally did
so , and said that ho would have to have
more money. A second promise of | 50 was
made , and Mrs. Dunn was to meet Hem
ming in the poatoffice Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and give him the money. Hem
ming told her that the J100 would all go
to the South Omaha papers and ( hat ho
would still have to have something for
himself. It wns then agreed , or at least
mutually understood , that the property
should be mortgaged and the proceeds be
given to Hemming. If the mortgage raised
$500 , Hemming said , the J100 would bo de
ducted and he would get 1400.
iMrs. Dunn then went to Coroner Swanson
and found that Hemming had never seen
the letter ; that he , the coroner , had torn It
Into little bits after reading it and had
Carefully preserved the bits from anyone's
sight. Coroner Swanson then went to Cap-
tain Donahue , and with his assistance laid
a trap. Three $10 bills and one $20 hill
wcro marked In nn unmistakable way. Mrs.
Dunn then took this money and went Mon
day afternoon to the postoffico to keep the
appointment. Two detectives were posted
at the doors , nnd Captain Donahue stood
across the street wntchlng. Hpmmlng came
up the street and went Into the postofficc.
Mrs. Dunn handed him the $50 , nnd ho put.
It In his left trousers pocket. Some con
versation ensued about the money to bo
raised from the mortgage , after which
Hemming left the building.
Captain Donahue saw him come out the
door nnd started to cross the intersection
of Sixteenth nnd Dodge streets. Hemming
saw the captain and altered his course , but
the captain called to him and advanced with
outstretched hand , nn if to shake hands
with him , Hemming shook hands and spoke
pleasantly , starting to go on. Captain
Donahue then seized his arm. Hemming
made a motion toward his left trousers
pocket In an attempt , ns the officers believe ,
to "ditch" the tell-talo bills. But this his
captor prevented , nnd they were found on
him.
In the hands of Captain Donahuo Hem
ming broke down nnd trembled like n leaf.
Ho did not refer to the transaction ho had
Just closed , but referred to his old friend
ship for the captain nnd wanted to know
why ho was thus arrested.
Ho was placed In n. cell at the station
and reporters , both from his own paper nnd
from The Bee , were at flrst denied an in
terview with him. At about 7 o'clock At
torney Stricklor was allowed to BCO him and
held a long consultation with him.
n'N 1. oiler.
The police Instructed Coroner Swanson
to take good care of the letter , paste the
pieces together If possible , and save the
result for future reference. It will be used
to show whether Hemming had any real
knowledge of the contents of the letter.
Sampson , the dead man , seems to have
been the victim of an unfortunate attach
ment for Mrs. Robb. Ono of the two let
ters found on him after his death waa ad
dressed to his daughter and read as fol
lows :
OMAHA , Neb. , July , ' ! > 9. My Dear Dar
ling Daughter : When you will have re
ceived this I will have passed Into the un
known from whence no traveler has ever
returned. The reason why I have committed
this act Is because Mrs , Robb went back on
mo nt the trying moment. She had prom
ised mo to be my wife for the last four
years and when I arrived home and found
she had deceived me so I could not stand
the disappointment. Do not weep after me ,
but always remember , darling , that I died
for one I loved. Bo a good girl. Afwnys
mind your Aunt Conn. Tell your Uncle Bob
to look after your Interests ; he will always
treat you right. Goodby. darling , I will
never see you again. Your papa ,
J. E. SAMPSON.
A brother of Sampson , who had come here
from Missouri to take charge of the re
mains , said that the suicide had not been
in his right mind for some time.
IIcmmliiK'M Career in Oiniihu.
Hemming was appointed to the position
of chlot of detectives by the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners which was re
sponsible for the perpetration of A. T. Slg-
wart's appointment as chief of police. Ho
served In the capacity of head sleuth about
three anonths , from June till September in
1897. During that period' the force was con
spicuous for Us failure to accomplish any-
thlnk noteworthy in tho' way of detecting
guilt.
Jn the instance or the .Nelson saioon our-
glary the morning of June 8 the single oc
casion that offered sleuths of the Slgwart
regime an opportunity to show their prow
ess Hemming caused the arrest of the two
Kostner iboys , August and Lou , and their
father , for having been Implicated in the
burglary and the shooting of Policemen
Teldoman nnd Glover which followed. Lou
Kastner and the father were acquitted , but
August was sent to the penitentiary. Pub
lic opinion has always leaned to the belief
that the wrong man was punished. When
Hemming closed his career as a detective
lie obtained employment as a reporter on
the World-Herald staff.
When Hemming -was questioned about the
alleged blackmail ho answered that the
charges were without foundation and were
In accordance with a prearranged plan on
the part of Che police and iMrs. Jennie Robb
to make trouble for him. He expressed un
willingness to discuss the charges or ex
plain Why he supposed they were trumped
up. He said he had not been acquainted
long with ( Mrs , Robb , but that ho had
known her sister for quite a while. Hem
ming admitted having received marked
money from Mrs. Robb , but added that this
circumstance could be satisfactorily ac
counted for when the proper tlmo came.
When asked if he cared to say anything
with recard to the nature of the letter , ho
replied that everything connected with the
letter would bo a part of his defense when
the matter was brought Into court.
Defence of the Kx-Ilctectlve.
Hemmlng's statement was ns follows : "All
that I care to say at this tlmo is that the
charges are without foundation and that
this is a prearranged plan to make trouble
for one. My enemies have succeeded in doIng -
Ing what they attempted and I will have
to wait for vindication until the matter Is
brought Into court.
"I don't care to say anything about the
letter found on Sampson regarding Mrs.
Robb , excepting that It Is In existence and
doubtless can bo secured. I admit having
received the money the police found on me ,
but when the time cornea I can account for
the transaction satisfactorily. When this
case comes to trial I am satisfied that tbo
outcome will convince all -who con bo con
vinced by reasonable unethodH that I am In
the right. In the meantime I will rely on
my seven years' career as a newspaper man
to enable one to retain my standing nnd I
simply ask that those Interested In the case
will suspend their Judgment until the trial. "
Hemming wns released nt 9 o'clock on
bonds furnished by V. O. Strlckler. The
amount was $600.
BLOOD FLOWS IN A DUEL
Herreu Wolf nnd KrseUep Settle
Their Trouhlen with Hahcm
Wolf SerlniiHly Injured.
VIENNA , Aug. 7. A sensational eaber
duel was fought today between Herr Wolf ,
the"notorious German radical member of
the Rolchrath , nnd Herr Krzekcp , a German
i'lberal ' deputy. It was a furious encounter.
Heir Wolf received a wound in the head ,
severing an artery , The doctors declared
him incapable of continuing the duel , but
he persisted , although his face was bathed
In blood , Ultimately he sustained a second
wound in the head nd was carried homo in
a dangerous condition. The duel arose from
Herr Krzekcp accusing Herr Wolf of an
swering political antagonism by challenging
for duels against inccmpetent rivals.
Will of Keveiitrlc Iliiehelor.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7 , The will of
William A. Piper , the ex-congressman and
millionaire , who died in his room at the
Palace hotel Saturday , was filed for probate
today. Piper waa a bachelor. He was over
70 years of age nnd came to California in
the early ' 50s. Ho was a sagacious financier
and interested In many enterprises of mag
nitude which afforded him heavy returns.
His estate is valued at over $3,000,000 nnd
Is divided among numerous relatives Jiving
in the eastern states and California.
TROOPS ORDERED TO SCENE
Attempt Will Bo Made to Dislodge Braves
from Mountain Stronghold !
ALARMING REPORTS FROM CASA GRANDES
Yniiul Indian * nn the AVnrpath nnil
Settler * In the UoKtlle Coun
try 1'Vnr for Their
Liven.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. A special to the Rec
ord from Austin , Tex. , soys :
A dlKpatch wns received hero tonight from
Casa Grnmlcs , state of Chihuahua , Mexico ,
saying that one regiment of Mexican cavalry
had just left there and started on Its way
to the upper waters of the Ynqul river , In
thn Rtntn nf nnnrn nnrl thnf It In * Jin nvl-
dent intention ot these troops to enter the
Yaqul Indian country from the north and
cndenvor to drive the warring braves out
ot their strongholds in the Sabuarlpa moun
tains , whcro they are rapidly gathering in
largo forces.
Ono body of rebellious Indians have forti
fied themselves In the Dacateto mountains ,
between the Vaqul nnd Matapo rivers , nnd
an effort IB to bo made to keep the two
forces of warriors apart. It Is known , how
ever , that the two divisions nro in constant
communication by means of courier , and It
is feared the Indians arc attempting to draw
tbo Mexican soldiers Into an ambuscade.
Two more parties of American prospectors
have Just arrived from Casa Ornndcs. They
had a rich placer camp near the junction
of the I'nphlgochlc nnd Bateplo rivers
which they abandoned upon hearing alarmIng -
Ing reports of murders and other terrible
outrages committed by roving bands of
Yaquls at points below them.
Captain ( Martin Moss , an old Arizona
prospector , Is a member ot one of these par
ties. Ho was one of the flrst prospectors
to enter the Yaqul country nfter it w s
made safe to gold hunters. Ho says the In
dians are undoubtedly well prepared for a
long and bitter resistance. Ho believes the
majority of American prospectors will hear
of the uprising. Any delay in breaking
camp may mean their death.
Captain Ross also says there are not as
many prospectors alone the Yaqul river as
Is generally supposed. Several thousand
went Into the new country during the last
two years , hut the majority of them were
disappointed In their search for gold and
got out as quickly as they could. Ho esti
mates thnt there are not over GOO Ameri
cans In the whole district. There Is only
one extensive mining plant within easy
reach of the Indians. It Is In the vicinity
of the Baroyeca and Is owned by California
capitalists.
*
INDUCE THE NEW MENTO QUIT
Xew York Sun lliivliiB Difficulty Se-
curlnif Printer * to Tnke
Place of Strikers.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. A new phase was
injected into the controversy between the
printers and the management of the Sun this
morning by the arrival hero of the steamer
Endeavor from Philadelphia with 104 non
union men in charge of Charles William
Edwards , ? the Sun's superintendent of
printing. Only nine of this number of ar
rivals here went to work and after work
ing for less than one-half hour five of
thcso Joined 'tho ' ranks of the strikers.
On board the Endeavor was a printer who
had gone from this city as an emissary of
the strikers. He spent the time on the trip
to this city in explaining the situation to
the non-union men , the majority of whom
decided not .to . fulfill their contract with
Mr. Edwards. When the Endeavor reached
pier A , North river , the non-union men
were landed , and as they started up Broad
way for the Sun office they were Joined by
a committee of strikers. Before the offlco
of tbo Sun was reached ninety-five of the
non-uulon men dropped out of the Tine and
they were escorted to the rooms of the
Press Wheel club , where 'they listened to an
address by President Delancy of Typo
graphical union No 6. They were after
ward escorted to the headquarters of the
union , where they -were cordially greeted.
According to the strikers' figures there
were twenty compositors at work In the
Sun offlco this morning. It Is said that
the actual number of men on a strike In the
composing rooms of the morning and even
ing editions of the Sun is sixty-eight night
compositors , thlrty-ono day compositors ,
sixty "subs , " thirty etereotypcrs and six
pressmen. The men cngagod in the press ,
mall nnd delivery rooms have , It is said ,
no organization.
About noon seventytfive of the non-union
men who came from Philadelphia started on
their return to that city , their expenses be
ing paid by Typographical Union , No. C.
With the exception ot the four who arc at
work In the Sun office the remainder of the
101 men are being cared for by the strikers.
The "second edition" of the Evening Sun
appeared on the streets as usual today , but
there was no first edition issued.
STRIKE TAKES SERIOUS TURN
Threat * Are fleliiK Mmle < o Tear Up
Iiilcrnrlinii TrncU to 1C an
Clnlre.
ST. PAUL , Aug. 7. A special to the
Pioneer Press from Chlppewa Falls , Wls. ,
nays : The strike situation on the street
railway In this city nnd on tbo interurban
between hero and Kau Claire took a serious
turn tonight , Ono line In this city con
tinues to run and one conductor and motorman -
man , when the car was on the bridge , wcro
greeted -with hoots and cries of "scab. " The
now men on the Interur.ban running from
Eau Clnlre are receiving the same treat
ment and one time the conductor was unable
for several minutes to get his car through
the crowd. Threats to tear up the track on
the interurban are being made and tonight
n. crow of 'watchmen ' was sent to Lake Hal-
lie , between this city and Eau Claire , to
guard the property of the company. Nearly
all citizens have refused to ride on the cars
and the latter , when able to get through ,
are occupied only by a conductor and
motormi.n. The people are with the strik
ers nnd think their demand for 15 cents per
hour is only reasonable.
An Eau Claire , WIs , , special to the
Pioneer Press says : President Appleyard
of the electric railway and a committee of
cx-employea held a conference this after
noon , President Appleyard says the result
Is expected to be that three-fourths of the
old employes will bo back on the caps to
morrow morning at Ifi cents per hour , with
time of duty shortened from twelve to ten
hours 'by reducing the number of trips.
Mayor Douglas In responseto written no
tices that obstructions on tracks and atones
and other missiles thrown had endangered
the lives of employes and paHsengers has
agreed to put on all the special police to
night the company finds necessary to pro
tect operation of the system.
iiiuKiTH' Strike Unsettled.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The conference which
had been expected to settle the bookmakers'
strike was not held today. It Is set for
tomorrow afternoon , when the committee
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
TlHimlerstorms and Variable Winds.
Temperature nl Onintin yeMerdnyi
lliiiir. Dew. Hour. Drift
n. ni. . . . . . IIS 1 til 71
n n. ni Its U til 70
7 n. in IIS a III. . . < . 71
8 n. ni IIS ! til. . . . . . 7U
fl n. in. Ill ) n III 7t !
III n. in 7O II til 7U
11 n. in 711 7 lil 72
IU in 7t S III. . . . . . 71
SD
D 111. . . . . . 118
of flvp members of trades councils nnd the
employers will meet. The conditions of the
strike remain unchanged. No violence wns
reported and no compromise * were m dc.
BANQUET TO NEW SPEAKER
Colonel llenderNon ( lie luent ! of Honor
nt Hlioile Inland Clnm Dinner
Polltle * Knohewed.
PROVIDENCE , n. I. , Aug. 7. Men promi
nent In national , state nnd municipal affairs
gathered today nt 4ho Pomhall club , over
looking Nnrragansolt bay , to do honor to
Colonel David B. Henderson of Iowa , ufaled
for the speakcrhlp of the house , who wns
the guest of 'tho ' Rhode Island delegation In
congress. In addition to the governor of the
Gtato and other state officials of note , there
were present : Senator Depow ot New York ,
Senator Gnlllngcr of New Hampshire , Con
gressmen Boutelle of Maine , Weymouth ,
Knox , Roberts nnd FltzgeraM ot Mat-sa-
chusctts , Llttleficld of Maine , Russell ,
Sporty , Henry nnd Hill of Connecticut , and
Sullowny of Now Hampshire.
Covers were laid for 250 , a genuine Rhode
Island clam dinner , with all the extras being
served. Congressman Cnpron of Rhode
Island acted as toastmostcr.
Brief addresses were made by Governor
Dyer , Colonel Henderson , Senators Dcpow ,
Wotmore and Onlllngcr , Congressmen Bou-
itcllc , Bell of Rhode IsTand , Russell ot Con
necticut nnd Captain McLaln , U. S. N.
Colonel Henderson , In his remarks , alluded
to the joy of freedom from the attacking
politics and his pleasure nt meeting BO many
of his colleagues on such an occasion. The
other speeches were of an Informal nature.
SANTA FE DRAWS COLOR LINE
Ofllelnln Olijeet to Colorniln Hond'n
1'rnctlfc of Coml > liilnKj > iitcn ! < > f
I'ortcr nnil IlrnUenniii.
DENVER. Aug. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
Santa Fo official have notified the Colorado
& Southern that \vhlte men only must bo
employed as brakemcn on the joint trains
between Denver and Pueblo. The Colorado
road on its fast trains to the south over the
Santa Fe tracks used negro porters as brake-
men. The porters were Instructed to do the
duties of the brakemcn , but In the majority
of Instances they were new nnd fresh men
and the switching went < o the conductors ,
much to the disgust of the latter.
Yesterday Conductor McGaffey Jumped off
to throw a switch. The negro porter head
brakeman was unable to slow up the train
and the conductor was left. As a result the
train , after going ten miles , was forced to
return to the yards.
This is the flrst time the color line has
been called.up for settlement oh a , western'
road. Trainmen. JLR n ruin ohlrr * tn tioirrn'
co-laborers , and whether the Santa Fo's ulti
matum will cause a brush between the roads
Is a question of great Interest among both
official's and men.
SUSPICIOUS CASE IN NEW YORK
AVIfe of a Wealthy Fruit Denier In
Found UneonHcloim with Two
Wound * In Head.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. Mrs. Annie Kron-
mann was found by her husband , Nathan
Kronmann , in their home , on Eighth avenue ,
tonight unconscious , with two five-inch
gashes In the back of her head. Beside her
on the floor lay a bloody hatcihot. The flat
was In perfect order and Mrs. Kronmann's
jewelry , valued at several thousand dollars ,
had not been disturbed. There was no evi
dence of a struggle. The woman had
evidently been struck down while passing
through the private hallway. Mrs. Kron
mann was removed to the hoapltal and up tea
a late hour had not regained consciousness.
Mr. Kronmann is a wealthy fruit commis
sion merchant.
Kronmann was seen to leave his plnco of
business , accompanied by a woman , nnd bo
admits that ho did not reach his homo until
7 o'clock. When examined at the police sta
tion his coat sleeves and cuffs were found
to bo stained with .blood , but he explained
this by Bnylng he received the stains In lift
ing his wife out of tbo hallway.
Kronmann was formally placed under ar
rest fate tonight. Ho Is charged with hav
ing murderously assaulted his wife.
Wolrrn Mutilate IJcnd Ilody.
LAREDO , Tex. . 'Aug. 7.-The badfy muti
lated body of Rev. Vlcclnto J. Rubin , said
to bo the son of a Now York millionaire , has
been found four miles south of New Laredo ,
Mex. Ho was married to .Miss . Dunlap , a
member of a prominent Atlanta , On. , family.
The body had been torn by wolves ,
ASK A SETTLED GOVERNMENT
'Mcetlnnr of Snnta Cliira Provincial
Velerniid Deeldeii to Petition
WiiNhliiBlon.
HAVANA , Aug. 7. ( A meeting of Santa
Clara provincial veterans recently decided
to petition 'Washington to grant n settled
form of government to the island , giving
a vote to every man above the ago of 2) ) ,
allotting a representative to each 21,000 of
the population and to empower the assembly
Constituted Of fillph rpnratmntativfiu
mi *
ganlzo a legal constitution.
.McClelluii Arrlven.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. The government
transport McClellan arrived nt Plum island
today with another detachment of the garrl.
son of Fortress Monroe , which Is being
sent to Plum Island on account of the fever
prevailing at Fortress Monroe. Thcro were
260 men nnd officers In the detachment.
They landed at the government pier and
nt onre went to quarters , It Is expected
the robt of tbo troops will arrive In ft day
or two.
( > , H , I , , HeuelverN
BUTTE , Mont. , Aug. 7. Judge Knowles In
the United States court today ordered the
discharge of S. H. H. Clark , E. Ellery An
derson , Oliver W. Mink and Frederic H.
Coudert , receivers of the Oregon Short
Line and the Utah Northern Ralfway com
pany.
The discharge was by stipulation to which
all the partlen agreed ,
Colored Knlulil * Templar.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. The twenty.flrst an
nual conclave of the Colored Knights Tem
plar met hero today and nearly 400 delegates
were present from Illinois , Iowa and Ken
tucky , representing more than fifty colored
Masonic fodges. A short business meeting
was held today.
MovemuiitM nf Ocean Vennelx , An If. 7 ,
At New York Arrived : Anrhorla , from
GlaPKowj Spaarndam. from Rotterdam.
At Havre Arrived : La Uascogno , from
New York.
DREYFUS ON TRIAL
Tranquillity Prevails in Town When
Hearing is Hold.
INDIFFERENCE SHOWN BY POPULACE
Frlsoner ( Pacing the Judges , Assumes an
Air of Impassibility ,
PROPER SAFEGUARDS AGAINST OUTBREAK
Second Court-Martial Opens Upon Scenes
Sad and Solemn.
NO DEMONSTRATION UPON HIS ARRIVAL
Aocuard Keenly Alive ( o Die I'rooocd-
Alionl Him I2iitry of the
Trlnl Court Amlil 1)U-
innt Silence.
( Copyright. 1R ! > ! > . by Press Publishing Co , )
RENNES. Franco. Aug. 7. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
first session of the second trial of Dreyfus
has just ended. The defendant dramatically
pleaded not guilty to the Indictment for
treason and was examined by the president
of the court-martial with a vigor smncklng
of harshncfs.
Then the court adjourned to spend tlio
next four days In considering the f-e-crct
dossier on which Dreyfus nvas convicted be
fore.
fore.Never
Never has It been given to man to wit
ness a scene more Impressive than the en
trance Into the court room of his judges and'
then of Dreyfus. H is soon after 7 o'clock
In the morning. The crowded hall has been
a perfect babel. There are representatives
of all spheres of French life. There nro
ronrpsnntatlvps nf nowsnnnors nf nil nntlnnt.
even of Japan.
An ofllccr announces : "Tho court-mar-
tlal. " The brilliantly-uniformed military
judges appear on the stage.
"Carry arms ! "
"Present arms ! "
The soldiers who guard the court "room sa
lute. Scarcely cenecs the rattle of steel
buckles against gun barrels when Colonel
Jouaust , the president of the court-martial ,
declares , after reading the order convening
the court :
"Bring In the accused. The court Is
open. "
Silence falls on the crowd , a moment ago
BO animated.
Dreyfus enters , preceded .by a captain of
the gendarmes nnd four of his men.
It Is Dreyfus' flrst contact with free fol-
lowmcn since that memorable day five years
ago , the day of his degradation.
RENNES , Aug. 7. In his examination to
day Dreyfus answered the formal questions of
the Judge ns to bis name , ngo etc. . In a clear ,
determined voice. Ho sat facing the judges
with his hands resting on his knees , nn 1m-
passable ( figure. The trial opened , so far
as Rennes is concerned , in an atmosphere'
perfect tranquillity. The population is'ap
parently indifferent. Only a suinll crowd , at
most fifty persons , had gathered outside
the entrance to the Lycee by C o'clock. A
majority ot these were Journalists. The
prefect of police and Chief of the Secret
Police Vlguer arrived Just before 6 nnd
began the superintendence of police meas
ures. At this tlmo only half a dozen of
gendarmes were visible. They wcro sta
tioned at the portal of the Lycee and inside
the garden in front of the Lycee , which Is
separated from the sidewalk of the Avenue
de la Gare by a high Iron railing , which no
one was allowed to pass until Dreyfus hod
been transferred from the military prison
to the room within the Lycee building , where
ho was to await the moment when lie should
bo summoned to enter the court room. "
neiiilnrmeN on Guard.
Strong detachments of gendarmes , on foot
and mounted , began to arrive at 6 o'clock
and took up their positions in the sldo
streets around the Lycee. At 6:15 : the pre
fect of police gave the order to close the
Avenue de la Gare for 300 yards In front
of the Lycee , and also all by-streets leading
to the avenue. The gendarmes were imme
diately drawn up along the avenue and the
space in front of the Lyceo was cleared of
all spectators. A detachment of Infantry
was drawn across the avenue in two double
lines , leaving between them a passage for
Captain Dreyfus acroea the avenue from the
military prison to the entrance- the Lycee.
The crowd , -which by that tlmo had In
creased to a few hundred , was kept by the
gendarmes at a distance of 150 yards on
either sldo ot this passage. Captain Dreyfus
emerged from the military prison under
escort of a lieutenant and four gendarmes.
Ho crossed tbo intervening pace quickly and
disappeared within the Lyceo , the hedge
of soldiers hiding him from view.
The principal personages In the trial ar
rived between 0:30 : and 7 a. m. The gen
erals passed with hardly a cheer from the
spectators , General Mcrclcr alone being
greeted with a few cries of "Vivo 1'ArmBe , "
and "Vivo Mercicr , " n ho drove up In a
closed carriage. Lieutenant Colonel Pic-
quart arrived on foot at 6:30 : wearing a nlk !
bat and black frock coat with the rod ribbon
ot the Legion of Honor In the buttonhole.
No demonstration was made upon his ar
rival ; but ho appeared to bo In a'most cheer
ful mood , smiling and chatting with friends ,
and if ho may bo judged by his bearing ho
la sanguine of n favorable Issue of the trial ,
Senile III the Court Iluoin.
The scene inside the court room was most
animated. Every Inch of upacowas filled
a Quarter of an hour before tbo nroccocilncs
opened.
The largo , airy , well-lighted room in
which the trial takes place Is In the form
of u concert hall , with a stngo and pros
cenium , The platform of Iho stage liai :
been brought forward beyond the footlights.
Tbo room Is painted a light brown , with
tbo names of famous Bretons , such as Io
Sago , Renan and Chateaubriand , Inscribed
In golden letters on an ornamental band
about midway between the floor and coiling ,
A long table , covered with dark blue clotli ,
was ranged in front of tbo stage , behind
which were the seats nf the members of
the court-martial. A high-backed arm cl'alr '
has been provided for the president. The
Heatu were of polished mahogany and were
upholstered in dark , red cloth ,
Behind the members of the court sat the
supplementary judges , who must attend all
sittings and bo able to replace any member
who may fall III or otherwise bo unable to
bo ( present. Behind the supplementary
judges wore a few privileged members of
the public.
On a portion of the stage extending In
front of tbo. proscenium was placed tbo bar
at which the witnesses were beard. The
bar has a wooden frame of light polished
oak. It stood out. prominently against i'io
dark , cloth-covered judges' table. On the
right tml of this extended platform filoud
a table for the IIRO of Maltrcs I/iborl and
DeMange , counsel for the prisoner , diid
tbelr two fecretarle . At the left slile war
placed a table for Major Carrierc , tbo cm-
