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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOBNING , SEPTEMBER 14 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JPIV13
WANTS QUICK REPLY
* \ British Government Oalls on the Transvaal
to Answer Immediately.
MESSAGE SAID NOT TO BE ULTIMATUM
Asks Kruger to Accept the Propositions to
"Relievo the Present Tension. "
PRECISE TERMS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC
Great Britain Declines to Disonsa Matter of
Suzerainty in Any Form.
QUESTION OF WAR HANGS IN BALANCE
IrUhmen In the Hand Form n Corp
to Help tlie Ilnrnhem Prc l-
dcnt Knitter Confer * rrltlt
OrntiK < * Free Stntc.
PRETORIA , Sept. 13. President Kruger
and the executive counoil met here this
evening to consider the reply to be made to
the British secretary ot elate for the
colonies , Mr. Chamberlain. They are still
' conferring by telegraph with the Orange
Free State. The decision Is anxiously
awaited by the crowds outside the executive
building.
A communication has been received from
the Imperial government stating that though
' anxious tor a speedy reply the Imperial nu-
* if thorltlea do not desire to tie the Transvaal
' i authorities down to forty-eight hours. The
' ' Si reply will probably come before the Volks
raad tomorrow. The decision will undoubt
edly bo Influenced by the action ot the
Orangu Free State. The government Is still
willing to attend the Joint commission
originally proposed.
The Transvaal war office denies any knowl
edge of the reported offer of 10,000 Irish-
* " Americans to flght against Great Britain.
LONDON , Sept. 13. A representative of
the Associated Prosa learned today that the
British message to the Transvaal does not
demand a reply In forty-eight hours , the
exaot wording being a request for "an 1m-
tnedlato reply. '
The message is not an ultimatum in the
generally accepted sense of the word. It
expresses the hope that President Kruger
will accept the propositions to "relieve the
present tension. "
The only part wMch Is at all aggressive
is the reiterated declination of the British
to discuss the matter of suzerainty in any
shape or fonn.
The British officials refuse to deny or
affirm the correctness of the latest Pre-
tcria dtepatob.es , saying the British terms ,
are as outlined In the special dispatch from
Pretoria , cabled to the Associated Press
last night , namely , a live years' franchise ,
a quarter representation for the gold fields
in the Volksraad , equality for the British
and Patch in the Volkoraad and equality
for the old and new burghers in regard to
presidential and other el cot iocs.
A special dispatch to the Pall Mall
Gaiotto from . .Capetown..say * the .British
reply 'is regarded aa' equivalent to an ulti
matum and the correspondent's advices
from Pretoria indicate that war is Inevi
table.
A Pretoria special to the Oipe Times says
the Transvaal has notified the miners of
Italy that It will give them a safe conduct
and protection In case thay wish to remain
In the Transvaal.
The report that the Rand Irishman hava
formed a oorps to help President Kruger is
confirmed , and It is said at Capetown that
a cablegram haa been received there from
Now York , saying 10,000 Irishmen there
nro ready to help 'the Transvaal.
The Orange Free State burghers ara re
ported to be bitterly divided over the merits
ot the controversy and their probable course
in case ot war.
Not u Sovereign State.
A mazcaga of the secretary of state of the
colonlea , Mr. Chamberlain , says he under
stands the concessions made In President
Krugor'i note of August 19 , have been with
drawn on aooount of the British attitude re
garding suzerainty and odds : "Her
majesty's govirmnent has absolutely repu
diated tha view of the political status of the
fTranaraal taken by the Transvaal govern
ment , claiming the status ot sovereign
Dtate , and , therefore , are unable to consider
any proposal made conditionally on their
acceptance of this view. "
Continuing , the note says that the British
government is satisfied that the law em
bodying tha proposed alleviating measures
tor outlandora Is Inefficient to secure imme
diate and substantial representation , which ,
it la undtiittood , tbo Transvaal admits to
bo reasonablo. It then says :
' Moreover , the presentation of the pro
posals in the note of August 19 indicates
that the government of tbo South African
republic themselves recognized tht their
previous offers might with advantage be en
larged and tbo Independence of the republic
thereby In no way be impaired. "
The dispatch then goes on to say :
"Great Britain is still prepared ) to accept
tbo franchise proposal of August 10 , pro
vided a court of Inquiry shows the new
scheme to bo unlncumbered by nullifying
conditions. In this connection the Brltsh
government Assumes that the new members
of the raad will be allowed to ep ak their
own language , and odds that the acceptance
of those terms would at once remove the
tension and "would , in all probability , render
unnecessary any further Intervention of her
majesty's government to secure re
dress for grievances which the
outlanders themselves would .bo
If * able to bring to the notice of the executive
counoil and Volksraad. Her majesty's gov
ernment Is Increasingly impressed with the
danger of further delay In relieving the
etraln which baa already caused BO much InJury -
Jury to the Interests of South Africa , and
they earnestly press for an Immediate reply
to the present proposal. If acceded to they
will bo ready to make immediate arrange
ments for a further conference between the
president and the high commissioner to set
tle all details of the proposed tribunal ot
nrbltratlon and the questions referred to In
niy note of August SO , which are neither outlander -
lander grievances nor questions of the in
terpretation ot the convention , but which
might be readily settled by friendly com
munication between representatives of the
two governments. If , however , as they moit
anxiously hope will not be the case , the
reply ot the Transvaal should be negative of
conclusive , I am to state that her majeity's
government must reserve to themselves the
right to consider the situation de novo and
formulate their own proposals for a final
settlement , "
The exact franchise proposals which Mr ,
Chamberlain saya Great Britain ia utlll pre
pared to accept , with the court ot Inquiry
proviso , ara five year's franchise , a share for
outl&ndrrs In the election of the president
and equal right * and Increased representation
for the gel < 5 tlelda to the extent of eight
new seati , These were presented by Prtal-
dnt Krugcr August 19 , and later were with
drawn ,
JL ep cla ) dispatch from Pretoria a .y
the readers ot the Afrikander Bund have
telegraphed to President Krugcr , urging
him to yield to Mr. Cdntnbcrlaln's lait de
mands.
Confer irlth Orange Prce Stntc.
PRETORIA , Sept. 12. ( Delayed In Trans
mission. ) The latest understanding here In
regard to the British reply Is that It asks
for an answer from the Transvaal within
forty-eight hours. It IB added that the exec
utive has already deliberated upon the
and has been In telegraphic com-
the nftornoon w'th ' tne Or-
government , which Presl-
In regard to his re-
tomorrow mornIng -
Ing " " iljfc , "lc Orange Free
State have ( ralg pHud. The reply will
then be stibmltT teSVe Volksraad ,
The situation IsT arded ns grave , but
Secretary of State Rcltz , in nn Interview ,
has declared that ho did not consider It al
together hopeless.
LOUUENZO MARQUEZ , Delagoa Bay ,
Sept. 13. The German cruiser Condor haa
arrived here.
SOME IDEAS ON ARBITRATION
Prominent EnKllnhtncn I2xirenn Their
Opinion * on thp Proposition Ad
vanced by President
( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 13. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The fol
lowing responsible statesmen , churchmen ,
editors and others comment on nrbltratlon
with the Transvaal. Lord Hobhouse , mem
ber of the judicial committee of the pilvy
council , says :
"I do not know what matters Krugor
proposes to submit to arbitration , whether
on anything In the dispute outside of the
existing convention or on anything within
the convention which Is subject to substan
tial doubt. I think arbitration the wisest
course. "
Canon Scott Holfand , precentor ot St.
Paul's cathedral , one of the best known
churchmen In England , says :
"I feel strongly just now that Krugor'i
best friends should Implore him to hrld
fast by ono Issue to the concession made.
If he sticks to that war fs surely Impos
sible. The danger IE lest he should scorn
to go off on other questions , however vital.
On the arbitration question Chamberlain
has mercifully made a reasonable offer , hut
the main thing is the Inquiry and confer
ence. Let him close up with that and be
holds us to our bond. "
Very Rev. Dr. Adler , chief rabbi of the
Jews of the British empire , writes :
"I deem arbitration eminently desirable ,
provided this course meets the approval of
her majesty's government. "
Lord Loch , high commissioner of South
Africa , 1889-95 , say :
"Consider foreign arbitration out of the
question. "
Rt. Hon. Sir John Lubbeck , M. P. , says :
"The proposal for arbitration aeems founded
on the misapprehension that there Is no
question between us and the Boers. Be
tween the Boers and ultlanders w have
mediated as a suzerain paw or. The Boeri
must accept the decision or take the con
sequences. "
W. T. Stead : "Tho question of arbitration
In the Transvaal can only be discussed in
detail. In principle all accept it , even
Chamberlain. "
11. WI Jlafislngham , editor of the "London
Dally Chronicle , eays : "I thoroughly agree
with President Kruger's suggestion for
arbitration , but it seems to me unneces
sary to evoke foreign countries. The bet
ter plan would be. to eelect the chief Jus
tices of Natal , Cape Colony , the Orange
Free State nnd the South African Republic ,
with the lord chief justice of England as
, the fifth nnd presiding member. "
Rev. Brooke Herford , a well known
preacher , -writes : "I should rejoice at
arbitration , but faar President Krugar asks
too late. I would support any movement
for arbitration not foreign. "
Sir Walter Bezant's Ideas are : "I am no
politician , but should think arbitration im
possible , because Great Britain has suz
erainty over the Transvaal. "
The London Standard , referring to Kru
ger's messages to the World , says :
"Messages on the subject of suzerainty
and arbitration which he is sending to aNew
Now York paper are not pleasant features
of the critical situation , but we are willing
to hope they don't represent more than
pious opinions on his part and that ho will
now show that he realises that the tlmo
for solid concession has come. In any cose
an overwhelming body of British public
opinion at homo and in the colonies Is
solid in support of a clear and straight
forward policy embodied In the Important
dispatch received yesterday from Pretoria "
Ths Dally News says : "Kruger is a great
believer in arbitration. He haa been writ
ing again to the American press on the
subject. This being so ho can hardly have
failed to read , mark and learn the pro
ceedings of The Hague conference. One of
the most important as well ns one of the
most novel features of the conference wus
the formation ot commissions to inquire
und report in casea where facts are in dis
pute between two governments. It would
bo strange , Indeed , if the piece of machin
ery suggested nt The Hague conference
should find a stubborn opponent In a states
man so strongly pledged to the Idea of arbi
tration as Is President Kruger. "
COCKRAN URGES MEDIATION
Write * an Open Letter to President
oil the Trnnnrnal
Situation.
NEW YORK , Sept , 13. Ex-Congressman
W. Bourke Cockrnn has written nn open let
ter to President MoKinloy about the- Trans
vaal. The letter. In part , Is as follows :
"It can hardly be questioned that a
proffer of friendly mediation by you would
sutllce to delay , If not to prevent , the
threatened Invasion of the Transvaal.
"A recourse to arms , which might result
In kindling a fearfully destructive con
flagration throughout Christendom on
such questions as those at Issue between
Great Britain and the Boer republic , would
be an injury to civilized society , which all
the forces of civilization should combine to
realit ,
"A friendly but urgent tender of your
good ofllces would undoubtedly evoke a full
and complete statement of the grounds on
which the peace and Integrity of the Trans
vaal are threatened. Such a statement
would bo a powerful obstacle to hostilities ,
for it would enable the civilized world to
form a judgment on the merits of the con
troversy , and , In all probability , that Judg
ment would Impose Itself on both dis
putants. Public opinion Is a force which In
the&o days no nation can disregard , "
Flint Hollies On l'i.
CHICAGO , Sept. M. At ft secret meeting
ot the Flint Bottle Manufacturers' associa
tion held here today It was dc < iided to make
n genera ! advance over present prices of
6 per cent. Twenty-four linns from all
parts of the United States were repre
sented. Owlntr to the rapid Increase of row
material since fast June the dele d.t a ay
another advance will probably be made
within a month or two.
ICentnoky .Miner * Ml-llfe.
LONDON. Ky. , Bept. l-The Laurri
county coal mines \\ere shut down today
by a strike of 1.200 miners , 'line miners
and operators are apart on the question of
wages.
STATEMENT BY SCI1DRMA8
Informs the Pnblio of the Actual Situation in
the Philippines ,
UNITED STATES CANNOT TURN BACK
Homo Rule for Unoh of the Trlhcn
Under Supervision of ( iciicrnl
Got eminent nt Manila the So
lution of tin ; 1'rohlcm.
ITHACA , N. Y. , Sept. 13. President
Schurman returned today to his office In Cor
nell university. He gave out the following
statement to the Associated Press on the
Phlllpplno situation :
"It Is very important that the public should
know the actual facta of the situation.
Things are what they are , and the American
public should understand them , whether they
agree with or run counter to the public's
wishes :
"First It requires some effort to realize
the vastness of the archipelago , which runs
from Formosa to Borneo and Celebes
through sixteen degrees of latitude. Never
going out Into the Pacific ocean on the east ,
nor the China sea on the west , I made a
circuit of 2,000 miles south of Manila. This
gives some Idea of the dltllctllty ot maintain
ing an effuotlve blockade , as the coast line
of the Islands embraced In the archipelago
Is many more thousands of miles.
"Second The multiplicity nnd heteroge
neous natures of the tribes are something
astounding. Over sixty dtffeient languages
are epoken In the Islands , nnd the majority
of the tribes nro small , and there are sev
eral that have only 250,000 inhabitants.
The speech of any one tribe Is unintelligible
to Us neighbors. These tribes are all civil
ized and Christianized , but small uncivil
ized tribes , among which the Igorots seem
best known In America , Inhabit the moun
tains In Luzon and form a large part of
the population of MIndano. In this Island
there Is a largo Mohammedan population
which Is Independent of the Mohammedans
In the Sulus.
Tannin Are the Dlntiirbcm.
"Third It Is the Tagals Inhabiting some
of the provinces about Manila , who are re
sisting the authorities of the United States.
Other civilized Filipinos are neutral except
where they are coerced by armed bands of
Tagals , who seized upon their government
during the making and ratification of our
treaty of peace with Spain. It would be
Incorrect to assume , however , that these
tribes are allies of ours. They are not.
Indeed , they are not without suspicion of
the white race , of which they have had
experience only through Spain. But they
are men of Intelligence and property and
the masses , when they are not stirred up by
the Tagalos , recognize the advantage to
them of American sovereignty , nnd so
many remain neutral , although robber bands
from time to tlmo descend from the moun
tains to plunder and burn the estates of
the peaceful inhabitants on the plains.
"Fourth Thd Insurrection , though serious
enough , as experience has proven , Is not a
national uprising. Indeed , there Is no
Phlllpplno nation. As I have already said ,
there U a multifarious collection of tribes
having this In common that they belong to
the Malay race. The Inhabitants of the
oroMpctago no more constitute ia nation than
the Inhabitants at Europe'do.
Fifth The United States having assumed
by a treaty of peace with Spain , sovereignty
over the archipelago , became responsible for
the maintenance of peace , order and Jus
tice , and security of life and property among
all the tribes of the archipelago. This Is
an obligation , which intelligent Filipinos
and foreign nations expect us to fulfill. Nor
Trill the national honor permit us to turn
back. In taking the Philippines we as
sumed great responsibility. The fact that
the responsibility Is greater than most people
ple supposed , Is no excuse for failure to dis
charge It. The Philippine question Is largely
a question ot honor and obligation. "
, Declaration liy ConprcB Needed.
In reply to a question whether anything
was now left but to fight it out President
Sohunnan said :
"In my mind much good will be done by
a declaration on the part of congress of the
form of government to bo established In the
island , or , better still , let congress establish
a government for the Philippines and have
it put In force in all parts. This would
eervo several purposes. It would distinguish
between our friends and enemies. It would
also give to our enemies n demonstration of
free government on the American plan , a
very Important point , when It Is remembered
the Tagalos claim to be fighting for their
liberty. And I had better call attention to
the fact itihat the government that Is well
adapted to ono tribe may bo required to be
modified for another. "
Asked about the capacity of the Filipinos
to govern themselves Mr. Schurman said
they had had no experience in self-govern
ment except In municipal affairs and these
were under the control of the Spanish au
thorities. Ho said he thought that under
o wteo general government they might bo
able to manage the provincial and munici
pal affairs.
President Sohurman seemed firm in the
conviction that eorao form of home rule for
each of the tribea under the watchful super
vision of the general government at Manila
was O.QO soiuuon 01 uie proniem.
"I have great confidence in the people or
the Philippine Islands , " ho added , "and
much belief In their civilization. A race
should be Judged by Its best products , and an
educated Filipino of whatever tribe , and each
oily haa Its educated men , will bear compar
ison wltih an educated' ' man of any other
race. Among the maoses one often finds
consciousness of Ignorance and strong desire
for education. *
"Tho archipelago will not be revolution
ized In a generation , as Japan has been In
aome respects , but then Japan had thou
sands ot years of national civilization be
hind her recent transformation. Imagina
tion cannot easily set the limits to the
Filipino's progressive achievements under
the Inspiration of American civilization , and
while under American sovereignty , and this
blreslng to the Philippines Is , beyond all
doubt , the one thing to gave the archipelago
to division and appropriation by the Euro
pean nations. The United Statea will hold
It together , and with American ideas ele
vate the people to an increasing measure of
self-government. "
ACCIDENT TO THE SHAMROCK
Aluinlnnm Raft of the Yacht Rlvc
AVuy , Threatening IU Jlnln-
ulI Timely Itencuc.
NE'W YORK , Sept. 13. The America's cup
challenger Shamrock waa started for a run
over the measured course off Sandy Hook
today. Four mlnutca later while the yacht
was itolng dead before the wind at a twelve-
knot pace the jaw ot Us aluminum gaff was
carried away. The end of the spar stuck
out beyond the mast on the after side , jam
ming the threat halyards. Captain Hogarth
kept the yacht on IU course , slacking away
the peak halyards as much as possible , and
after ten minutes he was able to bring it in
the wind
There was danger every moment of the
gaff going through the mainsail. By the
constant strain and swinging of thp gaff It
broke about ten feet out from the jaws. As
the sail would not come down men were
finally cent aloft to cut It clear of the hoops
on the mast. The spinnaker and bead sails
were taken In smartly when the accident oc
curred.
A launch from the Krln towed the yacht'o
head around to the wind and the great main
sail began to como slowly down.
CYCLONE bWtEPS BERMUDA
HoiiRO * Iltotr Ilotvn , " \ VlmrcVitnh
Into the Son DcvnNtntion ticu-
cral No FntnlltlcN.
ISLAND OF BERMUDA , Sept. 13. A
cyclone swept over this Island last night.
Houses were blown down nnd others were
unroofed.
The storm , raged the whole of last night.
No HVCB were lost , but heavy damage was
done to public and private property , fruit
and codnr trees. The causeway was badly
Injured and the government house was dam
aged.
The -neither looked threatening early
Tuesday morning , with a falling barom
eter. The storm began with a heavy rain
at 2 p. m. , after which there was a slight
lull for a few hours , with the wind south
southeast und the barometer steadily fall-
Ing. The wind suddenly backed to cast ,
blowing with cyclonic gusts. From 8 p.
m. to midnight It blew with hurricane force
and was at Its worst from 1 a. m. to 1:45 :
this morning , when , after a lull , the wind
changed to the southwest , when the prin
cipal damage was done , houses being blown
down and others unroofed. Giant cedars
were uprooted , ornamental and fruit trees
wore destroyed and wharves were washed
Into the sea. So far no lives ore reported
lost ? but both ends of the Island have
yet to be heard from. The causeway was
badly damaged.
All communication was cut off with St.
George's and news from the western eua
of the Island and the dockyard 1s not pro
curable at present. The telephone and tele
graph poles and wlrea are down , causing a
total Interruption of business. There haa
been considerable damage at the military
can The city hall , public gardens and
hotels and several public and private dwell
ings were also damaged and numerous small
craft In the harbors were sunk or driven
ashore. The British steamer Duart Castle ,
Captain Seeloy , from Halifax , September
S , for the Windward islands and Demarara
was to have left port at 3 p. m. yesterday ,
but the storm delayed itif sailing.
Cedar avenue was practically ruined , many
of Its trees being prostrated and others are
badly injured. The storm was the worst
known here since the hurricane of 1880. In
fact , many of the Inhabitants say _ it exceeded
that of 1S80 in violence. The weather now
Is moderating and the barometer Is rising.
It Is rumored that damage amounting to
$100,000 has boon done at the dockyard alone.
WELLMAN UNDER THE KNIFE
Arctic Explorer Umlersocs n. Snrirlcal
Operation on llln Illglit LCJJ
In London.
LONDON , Sept. 13. Walter Wollman , the
loader of the Wellman Polar expedition ,
vho arrived In this city August 28 , after
successful explorations In Franz Josef Land ,
l' s undergone the first hurglcal operation
for straightening his vlght , leg , which was
seriously injured 'by Mr. Wellman falling
Into a crevasse while leading his party. It
resulted in the successful loosening ot the
sinews.
Another operation is necessary , but the
attending surgeons say they expect to save
the leg and that Mr. Wollman will be able
to return to America in three weeks.
He will deliver an address before the
British association on Tuesday , descriptive
oi his recent expedition.
CLAIMS TO BE AN AMERICAN
United States Coimnl InventlsatiUK
ImnrlHonment oi MuCarthur I\H
n Spy hy Trnunvuul.
MAFEKING , Sept. 13. Mr. McCarthur ,
who was recently arrested at Zeorust by
the Transvaal as a spy and sentenced tea
a year's imprisonment , claims to bo an
American. The United Statea consul at
Kimberley is investigating the matter.
Mr. Ellis , his former companion , on being
discovered at a Boer meeting in Ladysmith
wan tarred and feathered.
Itellc-H of Grcely Expedition.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Sept. 13. Captain
John Bartlett of Lieutenant Peary's
steamer Windward arrived hero today to
make flnal arrangements respecting her
next Arctic voyage , and to arrange for ex-
tenslvo repairs to bo made during the win
ter. He brought with him several cases
containing the records and relics of the
Greely expedition , that were removed from
Fort Conger last spring by Lieutenant
Peary. These will be forwarded to New
York on Saturday on the steamer Sylvia ,
Aiintrlnn IllvcrM Ovcrllon.
LINTZ , Upper Austria , Sept. 13. The
rapid rise of the rivers Salzach , Ems and
Traun haa flooded the country , Interrupting
road and railway communications. At Ischl
and Ebenseo several bridges have been de
stroyed nnd many families have been driven
from their houses. Rain continues falling
everywhere.
Diihiuiiie Miin Shown Gratitude.
LONPON , Sept. 13. A gift of 400 has
been received from James Woodward of Dubuque -
buque , la. , by the Wesleyan chapel of Klrky
Stephen , out of gratitude for Sunday school
teaching received there forty yoara ago. Mr.
Woodward recently sent the chapel another
contribution of the eame amount.
IiitelllKeiice Department ,
PARIS , Sept. 13. The minister of war ,
General do Galllfet , has decided to remodel
the intelligence department September 15. .
It will be exclusively military hereafter ,
taking no part in the police or espionage
services.
Epidemic of Fever.
BERLIN , Sept. 13. An epidemic of ty
phoid fever has broken out in the Moablte
quarter.
MEXICAN VETERANS MEET
Thirty-Seventh Aiinnnl Meeting of the
National Amioclntlon Held In
Indiana State HOIINC.
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 13. The Thirty-
seventh annual meeting of the National
Association of Mexican Veterans met In the
state house this afternoon. About 100 of the
12,000 survivors of the Mexican war were
present. The veterans were welcomed feel
ingly by Governor Mount and Mayor Tag-
gart. The veterans range In ago from GS
to 80.
Letters of regret and congratulation were
read from President McKlnley. Secretary ol
War Root end Governors Roosevelt of New
York , Uushnell ot Ohio and Bradley of Ken
tucky ,
n , W. Davis of Cincinnati offered a reso
lution asking congress to give Mexican
veterans reaching the age of 70 a pension
of | 30 u month.
Tonight a public reception WM tendered
&t the Commercial club.
WIPE OUT THE OLD SCORE
President Lonbet May Apply the Sponge
Prcely to Relieve France ,
FULL PARDON PROBABLE FOR DREYFUS
General Atnnentr Proclamation In
Looked For Preparntory to the
Fnlr of lOOO Uroyfnit Likely
to llronk DOTTII.
NEW YORK , Sept. 13. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Paris says : EmlleCoin's Im-
pasaloned protest against the Ronnes ver
dict , which appears In the Aurorc , causes
an Impression second only to that of his
memorable letter , "I accuse. "
Mmc. Dreyfus fears that her husband's
health may soon break down completely.
Dreyfus nerved himself up during the
Rcmics trial , but the reaction Is such that
the physicians consider his case hopeless and
say that any day a fatal collapse may en
sue.
sue.Meanwhile
Meanwhile the Intervention of President
Loubct , by according Dreyfus a full par
don , Is regarded by those nearest the prosl-
dent us almost certain , and this would be
followed by executing the policy of the
sponge and wiping out all old scores ana
reducing the pending trials , which originated
In the Dreyfus affair , to mere empty formali
ties , releasing Derouledo and his royalist
companions nnd liquidating the whole situ
ation by a general amnesty preparatory to
the world's fair of 1900.
Appeal COIIICN Up Monday.
PAKIS , Sept. 13. The Llberto announces
on good authority that the government will
not convoke the chambers until December
on the ground that the deputies could not
sit legally while the senate Is acting as a
high court.
The Republlquo Francatss says : "M. Me-
llno , the former premier , has sent to a num
ber ot his political friends a confidential let
ter asking their opinions regarding the im
mediate convocation of the chambers. "
The government commission attached to
the council of revision may possibly finish
the report on the Dreyfus cato before Mon
day. In that event the council of revision
will give a decision regarding the merits of
the appeal that day and on the following
day the cabinet will decide whether meas
ures of clemency are advisable.
DAVITT ON DREYFUS VERDICT
diilncnt Irlnhnmn Snya the Con
demned linn Sympathy liccnaBc
He IH n Illcu Mnn.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 13. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In response
to a request for an opinion on the Dreyfus
verdict Michael Davltt writes-
"Comments of the English and American
press on the reault of the Rennes trial are
n greater outrage on justice than the con
demnation of Dreyfus' , even if innocent.
Had Dreyfus been a poor man his fate
woufd excite no sympathy in London and
New Yoik. Being rich , the Knllshspeak
ing world works itself into a hypocritical
moral rage against a nation that has taught
England and Europe the liberty they row
profess. Were Dreyfus an Irishman ac
cused of political crime against England
he would be tried , condemned by a packed
jury and sentenced by a political Judge and
imprisoned among thieves. Being a suspect
of traltorism to France Is enough to make
him a moral hero In England and cause
tha British press to use the case as a
weapon to stab France. Neither England
nor America ever run a hundredth part of
4ho risk faced by France in order to get
at the truth concerning one man'i acts or
innocence. I don't believe him altogether
guiltless , but hope ho will be pardoned
forthwith. "
Max O'Rell writes to the Dally Chron
icle on British sympathy for Dreyfus : "The
English are most earnest lovers of justice
and falrplay , but the French do lot know
this fact at any rate the masses do not.
Public British expression of sympathy will
go against Dreyfus. For God'g aks UFO
your influence to stop It. But for the uni
versal sympathy shown to Dreyfus , whom
I personally believe Innocent , Jn England
and Germany , he would have been ac
quitted. It has been a terrible thing to say ,
but I say it and am not afraid of contra
diction. "
ENGLISH USE THE BOYCOTT
Steady Increnac of Firm * thnt With
draw Their Exhibit * from the
Purln Exiionltlon.
( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Sept. 14. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The list ot
exhibitors who announce their intention of
withdrawing from the Paris exhibition is
steadily growing. A considerable number of
firms yesterday signified their adherence to
the movement , and others ara expected to
follow ault the next few days. Lord Suf-
fleld , president of the Article club , which
represents firms whoso capital amounts to
JB2,000,000,000 , xprcesco strong approval of
the boycott , though so far the dub has not
officially pronounced against the fair. Mem
bers of the London School Board have
given notice to move that the board with
draw Its exhibit. It is said that when the
verdict ot the court-martial wag declared
the British ambassador at Paris telegraphed
the result to the queen , who aant the fol
lowing reply :
"I thank you for having let me know of
the deplorable judgment passed upon this
unfortunate captain. "
DREYFUS IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
Health Fairly Satisfactory , AlthouKh
the Stomach Tronhle Still
to Him.
RENNE8 , Sept. 13. Captain Dreyfus con
tinues in good spirits and his health Is
fairly satisfactory , although the stomach
trouble still clings to him.
Mme. Dreyfus visited her husband today
and came away looking cheerful. She spent
about an hour with htm , M , Laborl's as
sistant sees him twice a day.
Most of his waking hours are passed in
reading correspondence ana Paris literary
reviews. He is under the same discipline
as prior to the trial and Is allowed exer
cise dally in the prison yard. A canvas
screen is now hung across the courtyard
to prevent him being seen from the windows
dews of houeca adjacent and to prevent pho
tographers getting snapshots of him ,
A guard of forty soldiers Is posted In
the prison yard beneath his window and a
sentry with loaded rifle ana fixed bayonet
Is stationed on the wall overlooking tbo
eocond courtyard , where he takes hit ex
ercise.
OONCHKSS WIMj NOT MKDDLE.
Senator Clark Ilelleve There Will Uu
\o Plea Made for Dk' rfu ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. Senator Clark
of Montana , arrived here today and Uft this
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; Variable Wind * .
Tcmiiorntiire nt Oiimltn jcntcrdnyt
afternoon to take part In the demonstration
which Montana will give to the returning
Montana leglment.
With reference to the Dreyfus case , he
said : "Everyone deprecates a verdict based
on suspicion without a scrap ot tangible evi
dence and the whole world Is shocked at
the Infamy. But attention will bo speedily
diverted to other things and the pioposed
boycotting of the exposition will not go be
yond J.ho action of Individuals. There will
be no governmental action and certainly
coiiBrcps will not withdraw American par
ticipation in the exposition. "
DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD
Ontnlde Sympathy ( or Ilrfyfiin Snlil
to Ilnvc Influenced Ad-
Verne Verdict ,
LONDON , Sept. 13. While the papers are
full of letters from Individuals and several
firms announcing their withdrawal from the
Paris exhibition and urging the go\ernment
to do llkowUo , there Is no Intention on the
part of the British government to take such
steps. It Is unlikely , however , that the
present agitation will result In any general
withdrawal of British exhibits.
Max O'Rell ( Paul Blouot ) has written a
letter to the Dally Chronicle saying that
a public expression of sympathy will go
against Dreyfus , adding : "For God's sake
use your Influence to stop It. But for the
universal sympathy shown for Dreyfus ,
whom I , personally , bellovo to bo Innocent ,
In England and Germany , he would have
been acquitted. It Is a terrible thing to say ,
but I say It and am not afraid of contra
diction. "
The Evening News Is urging the forma
tion of a British Legion of Honor consist
ing of persons and firms who will have
nothing to do with the Paris exposition ,
and publishes a list of over forty firms
and others , headed by Sir William Blake
Richmond , R. A. , who will not exhibit.
GBHMAAY FROWNS ON THE BOYCOTT
Politic * Should Piny No Purt In the
Iiulimtrlnl Show.
BERLIN , Sept. 13. The German govern
ment organs have been quick to Issue n
warning against the proposal to boycott the
Paris exhibition.
"Germany has no occasion to take the
lead In this matter , " sajs the Cologne
Gazette. "She ought to leave this to other
states which , perhaps , would not consider
It undesirable that Germany of all poweia
should adopt a hostile attitude towards
France in this matter. "
Gohrmrath Lewald , a member of the Ger
man exhibition , says : "What has the ex
position to do with politics ? Its sole ob
ject is commercial. To withdraw Is no
such easy matter. Every Industrial branch
will be represented as a group , to which
the Individual manufacturer contributes.
The Industrial branch could , therefore , only
withdraw ns a whole. .Thorn IA .not the
slightest symptom of any inclination tp
adopt that course. The greatest efforts are
putting forth in all quarters to make the
best possible showing.
"We have met with the friendliest re
ception from the French management of the
exhibition. I am convinced the whole
movement Is only a tempest In a teacup. "
TAKE PRESIDENT INTO UNION
Bricklayer * Mnkc Him nn Honorary
Member of Their Or-
Bnulzntlon.
. CHICAGO , Sept. 13. The Times-Herald
says : The Bricklayers' and Stonemason's
union of Chicago at ita regular meeting last
night voted to Issue a card of honorary
membership to William McKlnley , president
of the United States , so that when he
handles the trowel In laying the cornerstone
of the new government building October 9
he may not be branded a "scab. "
According to the present plan the card
of honorary membership will be personally
piesented to President McKlnley In Chicago
on the morning of the day set for the cere
monies , by George P. Dubbins , president of
the Bricklayers' and Stonecutters' union.
The organization instructed Financial Sec
retary William A. Stamm to make out the
card and to notify President McKlnloy by
letter that he had been made an honorary
member of the body. The letter will prob
ably be sent today.
Only four honorary memberships have
been Issued by the bricklayers before the
ono to President McKlnley. Cards were made
out to Unltwl States Senator William E.
Mason and to the late Congressman Frank
Lawler when they laid the cornerstone of
Bricklayers' hall , which IK the headquarters
of the organization. William C. Pomeroy ,
president of the Waiters' alliance , is an
honorary member. The late Mayor Carter
H. Harrison also held a card of honorary
membership.
TO FIGHT THE BEEF TRUST
St. "Lonlm natnil Untohem to Organize
und In Time Do AH Their
ICIIIIiiff.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 13. A mass-meeting of
retail butchers of St. Louis has been called
tonight by the Retail Butchers' CoOperative
ative association to organize a systematic
fight on the beef trust. President Bonney
said today :
"We have worked quietly and are now
prepared to begin active 'operations against
the trust. We have three propositions to
consider , two from anti-trust packing com
panies and another from a Texas cattle
grower. Those proposition are to sell the
beef direct to the association and at rates
averaging 25 per cent below the trust fig
ures , In consideration of the known quantity
that will be required to supply the demand
of the association. Our ultimate- object Is
to build an abattoir ot our own. That -will
bo done In time , but. wo cannot now deter
mine how soon It will be. "
START A NEW LABOR UNION
American 15 < innl AVuite Union Incorpo
rated with HeuilqunrtrrM at
Kaimun City.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 13. The American
Equal Wage union , a new labor organiza
tion , was Incorporated at Jefferson City to
day. Legislation will be Its chief weapon.
The now union will "contend for equal and
exact justice to all wage-earners , without
respect to age , sex or occupation ; for tbo
emancipation of all children from Indus
trial servitude ! and for the protection of
women wageiarners In their < xjual rights
with men. "
Richard D. Kathron * of this city is the
founder and president of the movement.
The Retail Clerks' Protective association
of 43,000 members have endorsed the move
ment , which will have headquarters In
Kansas City. Ex-Senator Lemon is the
tecretary.
SOLDIERS IN PLESH
Nebraska's State Capital Qreets the Nation's '
Defenders in Larga Numbers ,
FIGHTING FIRST PUTS IN AN APPEARANCE
Heroes of the Philippines Taken in Ohargo
by Committees.
UNIFORMS ARE GOOD FOR A SQUARE MEAL
Grizzled Veterans of " 61 Extend the Glad
Hand to Their Juniors.
STRODE AND HAYVrARD MAKE SPEECHES
liny Cloncn with n Itcoeptloit nnil Han-
( liiet to the Olllo-rn of the Volun
teer * n nil the National
Guard.
LINCOLN , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) The
First regiment Is hero and the reception
the people of Lincoln have been planning
for them for several months has begun.
Today the streets of Lincoln and the en
campment grounds huvo been crowded with
visitors from out of town. The sohllcis
arc all wearing their uniforms and up-
pear In much better condition physically
than when they Hrst arrl\od homo. The
Grand Army men at Camp Otis have Joined
with the citizens in giving the boys of the
First an enthusiastic and patriotic recep
tion. It la a source ot much disappoint
ment to the people of Lincoln that the
Nebraska National Ouanl encampment ter
minates tomorrow , as nearly all the mll-
Itlaiueu will return Immediately to thulr
company headquarters. The camp will
break after the military paiado nnd nil the
companies are scheduled to leave on tha
evening trains.
The third day of the Grand Army reunion
opened with a largo Increase In attendance.
It Is estimated that there wore fully 15,000
people on the grounds today. The program
was slightly changed today , there being
two meetings as usual , but with only one
speaker at each. This morning ex-Con
gressman Strode addressed a largo nudtoncn
In the assembly tent , devoting most of his
tlmo to the question of expansion. Previous
to the address the Ord .Military band , un
der tbo leadership of Holland W. Bond ,
gave a concert of patriotic airs. Including
"Tho Iloturn of the Gallant First , " Mr.
Bond's own composition.
Sli'ode's Speech.
Mr. Strode spoke In part as follows :
"Tho events of 1898 came upon the Ameri
can people as a surprise. Intervention In
Cuba Involves ! what no man dreamed of.
Our sons and our ships , under our flag , ere
not only In the Carrlbbean , but In the
Philippines also.
"Somo men In this country talk as though
they believed It a great mlsfortuno that
Admiral Dewey sought and destrojed the
Spanish fleet In Manila bay , nnd later de
stroyed panlsh sovcielgnty in the , , Philip
pine islands , thoraUy' loavirfg-re'sUhV with
us the duty and responsibility ot cstabrlsh-
Ing some form of government for the one
wo had destroyed , and In the meantime pre
serving law and order In the captured ter
ritory.
"I do not believe that the grand victory
of our army and navy In the Philippines
was a mistake or a misfortune. I bellcvo
there are great advantages in the line of
an expanding policy at this time , as there
haa been In the past. I want our flag to
continue to float over all the Phlllpplno
islands. 1 want tbo tlmo to come , and I
bellovo It will , when our flag shall mean
just what It does in Nebraska civil and
religious liberty , Industrial ! advancement ,
popular education , the church , the school ,
the home In the light of freedom , under tha
shield of the law.
llctrnnncctlvc.
"At the present time no ono would have
this reunited nation less powerful or strong ,
or the domain of the republic less wide thnn
It was prior to the commencement of the
Spanish-American war which ended last
year. If we take a map and trace the boun
daries of the original thirteen states thnt
gave us our constitution then cast our eyes
over the vaat territory reaching to the Pa-
clllc , we cannot icpress a smllo at the con
trast between the old and the new United
States. It was for that little strip on the
Atlantic seaboard that some of the greatest
statesmen of all ages pledged tholr lives ,
their fortunes and their sacred honor. For
It Washington and the continental armies
endured the tolls and hardships and fought
the battles of the seven years' wnr , nnd
starved and shivered through the terrlblo
winter at Valley Forge.
"Dut that narrow strip began soon to
widen. Only fourteen years after tbo adop
tion of the constitution annexation of ter
ritory began on o magnificent scale. In 1803 ,
under the administration of President
Thomas Jefferson , the Louisiana purchase
was consummated. This vast expanse of
territory covered 1,178,931 square miles ,
whereas the original thirteen states only
covered HUle more than one-half that , or
827,844 square miles.
"This first annexation of territory , llk
every subsequent one , was bitterly opposed
at the timeit was mode , and was opposed
by some of the most prominent men of the
day.
Trade Follow * the FIn .
"I believe if It wore not for the ovll in
fluence and corrupt de lgns of insurgent
leaders , particularly of Agulnaldo the hun
dreds of Philippine islands , comprising 114-
32G square miles of aggregate territory ,
v ith their 8,000,000 or 0,000,000 people ,
would gladly accept our protection and
pray for absorption as Hawaii and Porto
Hlco have done.
"Hawaii , Porto nice and the Phlllpplno
Islands contain in the aggregate 121,030
square miles , only a third of the Texas
annexation , less 'than ' a quarter of Cal
ifornia acquisition or 'Alaskan purchase ,
aud less than one-eighth of the Louisiana
purchase , All of these new and contem
plated acquisitions cover less than 4 per
cent of the amount of area previously ac
quired ,
"Trade follows the flag. Traders go
where the flag goes because they know
and trust the laws of their own countries.
England's trade with her colonies , Hol
land's trade with her colonies and others
demonstrate the truth of this assertion.
"Trade with the Orient ? when the Nic
aragua canal I constructed , U , Hawaii
and the Philippine Islands will bo In the
great ocean highway. There will bo an
astounding revival of American sea com
merce. The markets of China. Japan , Si
beria ami India will t > o open to us , Trade
with Central and South America will be
increased ,
"With proper engineering sanitation and
duo uie of Inventive skill , Americana can
live in Cuba , Porto Itlco and the Phil
ippines as they have lived and become the
ruling power In Hawaii , All that Ameri
can rule hai done for Florida and Louisiana ,
for Texas and California , which within thta