The Omaha Daily Bee JjJSTAliLlSlIKD TIIL'RSDAY MOHNlXt.. SKUT12M B15H 20, 15)00--TWHLV E I'AGtfS. sinjmo cow fivis CirNTS. 0PSiiL 1!), 1ST I. OMAHA, m CHINA I POLICY AS TO President and Ilia Advisers Compelled to Tace Trying Situation. GERMANY'S CIRCULAR NOTE CONSIDERED Government nt Berlin Asks For and Will Get Immediate Reply. ANSWER NOW READY FOR TRANSMISSION Russia and Franco Signify Their Intention to Begin Negotiations. SIGNS POINT TO A NEW ALIGNMENT United htnlrs li So Far In mi Inile pendent Position, villli Illicit Con trnillnu Faction Trjlim Hard l Win It Mcr. WASHINGTON. Sept. 10 With the Gor man proposition to postpone pcacu nego tiations with China until the persons re sponsible for the Pckln-mitragos are pun ished and the French and Ilusslan notifica tion of tho purpose of those governnienti: to becln hucIi negotiations at once, await ing him. the president found much matter! of Importance to dispose of on tns tirriun In Washington from Canton tins morning. Ho lost no time In notifying the official he desired to consult on his return and thn day was largely given up to private discussion. Although it was nnnoumod that no answers to the German note would ho ready today. It appeared that the pres ident, after talking over the situation with Attorney General Griggs, Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Aden, had ar rived at n conclusion as to the nature of tho response that should bo made. Mr. Adco spent the afternoon consulting Acting Secretary Hill and In drafting the note of response, but nil Information as to Its jiaturo was refused at tho State depart ment. It wan said that tho note Is to be gono over carefully at a further meeting between tho president and such nf his ad visers as are In the city. Tho Ourman government nppnrently Is anxious for a speedy nnswer. as Haron Sternberg paid two visits to tho State de partment after tho German noto was de livered. Tho Chinese minister nlso was twice at tho Slate department today seek ing to inllucnco tho government not to ngroo to tho Joint notion proposed In the German note. The conclusion reached from tho day's developments Is that the powers aro dividing ns to China and that nt present Germany and Great Ilrltalu stand aligned against France and Russia, while both sides ate ardently seeking the ndhorence of tho United States govern ment. Tho Issuo appears to Be mndo up In pitch shapo ns to dismiss further hope of obtaining that harmony of action respect ing China that tho president has been seek ing so far and tho point apparently has been reached vrhvi Q I ho United States mint tako sides or at once proceed to net en tirely Independent of other powers In reaching a settlement. Tho Chinese gov ernment Is urging the latter course upon tho State department, but thus far there has been a restraining force In tho desire to avoid making the I'nlted States the first of the powers to change front In tho deal ings with China. Attention was directed Ir. sonic quarters to the fact that In tho very beginning, In tho note of July , Secretary liny had no tified tho Chlncso government that he ex pected that tho guilty parties In connection with the outrages would bo punished. How ever, this demand was not made a condition precedent to negotiations. Now the belief Is growing that If the United St.ites gov ernment Is forced to a speedy decision as to tho German proposition it may resort to direct negotiations with the Chinese gov ernment and, having settled its scores with that government, withdraw from China, giving notice to the allied powers thoie ns to tho arrangement made, In order that that arrangement should remain In full forco and unaffected by nny settlement thai tho allies may make thereafter ns to China. CONGER WANTS ARMY TO STAY American Minister nt I'cUIn Advises Aunlnst VI Itlitlmwnl of Troops. (Copyright, 10 W, by tho Associated Press.) PEKIN, Sept. 12. (vln Taku. Sept. If., la Shaughnl, Sept. IS.) Mr. Conger, tho United States minister, says that I'ekln must be occupied by foreign troops until Home set tlement Is effected, as otherwlso all tho valuo of tho expedition will bo lost. General Chaffee has issued orders prohib iting the Amerlcnn troops from shooting from lonts. looting or foraging. livery facility is to be given to Chinese who de ft I re to reopen tholr shops and everything taken must be paid for. OPPOSED TO FURTHER DELAY France mid IIiisnIii Nollry 1 nlteil Stntes or Their Desire to Con clude renee vtlth tiilnn, WASHINGTON. Sept. 10,-Tho first def inite determination to begin peace negotia tions with China scorns to have been reached by tho French and Russian gov ernments, which have made known their purpose to proceed with negotiations with LI Hung Chang and Prince Ching as soon as feasible. This doubtless will have an important Inllucnco In the present negotia tions, which are hinging to u considerable extent on the opening of peace negotia tions. Within the last few dnys the United States minister at Paris, General Horace Porter, has been seen frequently at tho offlco of the French minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, and It Is understood that sentiments of the most friendly accord have passed. As regards Russia this determination cems to remove any prospect of a modi flcniion of tho Rusao-I'r.inco determination to withdraw from Pekln. It nlso disposes of all questions ub to the credentials of LI Huuk Chang and places France In a position of being ready to proceed on tho credentials he has brought forward. If It Is tho purposo of France and Russia to begin peace negotiations, It would follow that at least somo of tho great powers will not concur In the Gorman noto re quiring tho surrender of the chief Chinese ringleaders .is nn Indispensable pro requisite to the opening of peace negotia ting. Tho German note is based on tho theory that no peace negotiations can go on until tho Chinese malefactors aro sur rendered. On the other hand tho Franco Russian attitude contemplates proceeding with the peace negotiations at the earliest possible tluia. AS II ;-'! EO IN BERLIN I Diplomat n.. "Jif.viiaicrs I t r- rnllj H.'KiiiilFllli I'm or dcr III It II n Circular ntc, HKHL1N. Sent 1 ft. li In understood that the ImrncdiAte cance for tlir Issuing of the circular note jy Germany to the lowers respecting China whs Ihut I.I Hung Chang, during hit recent inioivlew with Dr. .Mumni on Sehuarcniteln. ment.onod a number ot n.nni'i nf alleged high mandarins, who hitherto welc unknown, ns those lesponilble for the 1'i'kln out rune anil said that China was willing to punish them. This oxplann tlott seems to be home out by the following statement made by tho German foreign office toilnv to the correspondent of the Associated Press In Berlin: "What wo wunt to avoid In an opportunity for nllowltiR China to imtosi' any sham con cessions iiTJon the powers hv delivering up for punishment persons who had nothing j to do with the t'ekln atrocities. Hence, It In advisable for the representatives of 1 he powers In China to designate before hand all who are notoriously guilty. Germany docs not wish to prejudge the esse In any way. Shu wishes to rcH'h an agiecmetii with the powers regarding the guilty and their punishment." Sato, first secretary nf the Japanese lega tion here, said today: "I think there will he no difficulty In getting the powers 10 agree In principle to the German position to punish the guilty. The real difficulty wlh bo In deciding how high to go. If they decide to Include Prince Tuan, then they will find that the empress regent was back of Mm. "Rursia, In my opinion, will not now withdraw her t loops from Pektn. Inasmuch (;,,rMmtj. nn,i t,0 ,er powers remain Sm .iii m.rip tlnt circumstances have chnnged and that she must remain alto." The thlif nf one of the embassies, dis cussing the duestlon tills nfternoon, oh tcivrd: "Probably all the Interested powers will agree to the German proposition, with the possible exception of Russia, who has hlthctto carefully molded mentioning the punishment of the gulltv. Certainly, tho United Stntes will adopt It." The German papers, with scarcely nn ex ception, approve tho circular note. The lyoknl Anzclger says: "Mere notoriousness does not suffico for tho assumption of guilt. The ministers nt I'ekln must produce proofs against each person charged. " The llerllner Post and the Nntlonnl Zel tung declnro that the note proves that Ger many does not wish excessive or unreason able demands, but sho will insist on the punishment of those really guilty us the only way In which China can be taught a lesson which she will not forget. The llerllner Tngeblatt remarkB that the proposition of Germany will demonstrate whether any power deems Its special In terests more Important than the general Joint Interests. The Vosslsche Zcltung declares that Ger many will not be satisfied with halt meas ures. Tho Itoersen Xcitung coutonds that tho foreign envoys In Pckln cannot afford to place the empress regent and Prince Tuan on tho list and must, therefore, be content with merely naming tho actual nntl-loga-tlon leaders. Tho Neuste Nnchtrirhton demonstrates at length tho necessity of punishing tho real rulprits. . ENVOYS TO CHANGE POSTS Sir t'liuiilc .Miicllnnnld lo (jo from I'cLIn to Tnl.lo mill Sir Kllicst Sntnvt from Toklo to I'ekln. LONDON, Sept. 20. The only news of any Importance from China this morning Is contntucd in n Times dlspntch from Shanghai, dated yesterday, assorting that Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald will become Hritlsh minister at Toklo anil will bo suc ceeded at Pekln by Sir Ernest Mason Sntow, the present Ilrltlsh minister at tho Japanese capital. "This," says tha Times correspondent, "Is disappointing to Ilrit Ishers In the far east, ns they had hoped that a stronger diplomatist would bo sent to Pekln." It Is probable that Vice Admiral Seymour will meet Sir Claudo MncDoiiald nt Tlon Tsln. Roportn from Nankin point to tho In creasing activity and Influence of tho nnti- foreign party. Tho manner In which tho Yang Tso viceroys have been Ignored by tho throne in rcferenco to pcaco negotia tions, while Imperial edicts order the Manchu lenders to resume tho control of affairs Is capable of only ono Interpreta tion. Shanghai reports seem to show qulto a shower of edicts regarding negotiators to which I It t lo importance Is attached. According to the Dally Mall's St. Peters burg correspondent Russia will claim un Indemnity of loo,oou,000. A Washington special says: "Tho change of front on tho part of tho United States government regarding Russia's evacuation proposal was due lo the fait that Mr. Conger and Mr. Tower continued informa tion obtained by the Hrltlah minister in St. Petersburg showing that Russia's propo sition concealed a well-designed plan to seize Manchuria." GERMANY IS TURNED DOWN A liter I I'll n Government Will Not Ae eeile to Proposal In Itrlcrcncc to China, WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. An Important conference over tho answer to tho German note was held at tho White House tonight. The parties to tho conference were the president, Attorney General Griggs, tho only cabinet officer In tho city, Dr. Hill, acting secretary of state: Assistant Secre tary of State Adee, and General Corbln. who, by executive order. Is acting secre tary of war. Tho president entertained those gentlemen at dinner and the subse quent conference lasted until 11 o'clock. At Its close ono of tho participants said no llnnl action was taken. It Is under stood, however, that tho answer of this government, us now framed, Is In effect n diplomatic refusal to accede to the Gorman proposal. Pence Commissioners .Named. HONG KONG, Sept. 10. An Imperial edict received nt Canton nppolnts I.I Hung Chang. Prince Clung and Sheng to be pence negotiators. Since tho suppression of newspapers In Canton still more damuglng Icallets have been circulated, announcing Chinese vic tories and that tho allies are seeking peace. It Is supposed that these were written by the literati with a viow of fomenting the anti-foreign feeling. The viceroy Is pow erless to suppress this form of agitation. II it I it ur Coiil for I'm1 In (iiliin. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 A cable mos sago from Major llyron. quartermaster nt Taku, announces that ho has purchased 2,000 tons of coal at Taku. He Is sending ships to Nagasaki for 8,000 tons purchased at that place, of which 2.000 tons have nrrlved. He says he will try to get 6.000 tons moro at Nagasaki. The department has bought 2.500 cords of wood In Japan for the uso of the troops In China. These supplies will not bo unloaded at Taku If It shull bo decided to withdraw the United States forces. HFJKLEJOIIN COSING lll))IE:STRIKE at big paris show Assistant Secretary of War Ready to Begin j Campaign Work. i SPEAKS AT GRAND ISLAND SATURDAY Oner to Abandon III" Trip Declined by tlir Prcsl.lcnt, Who llrslutiiitcs iljiitant lietiernl t'oi'lilii to t't n m Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1!". (Special Tele gram.) Assistant Secretary of Wur Melk lejohn leaves for Nebraska tonight cu route to Grand Island, where ho makes his first speech of the campaign fcr the re- publican party on Saturday. Secretary Melklejnhn will slop In Chicago on Friday having nn appointment with Lhalrm.n llanna. and while there hopes to meet the nominees of the republican party for con gress from Nebraska, whom, It Is under stood, will be In Chicago at that time In consultation with a congressional commit tee. President McKlnley today signified to Mr. Melklejohn that he would not stand In the way of his going to Nebraska, not withstanding tho absence if Secretary Roftl. who Is still sick nt Ills hi mo n L ng Island. Mr. Melklejohn said that he would cancel his speaking dates In Ncbr.iska for the tlmo being In order to help tho presi dent In his policy toward Chtna and the Philippines, but Mr. McKlnley refused to permit this action ami snld he would de signate Adjutant General Corbiti to net as secretary of war. Mr Melklejohn has dates for speeches In Nebraska that will carry him far Into October and as a representative of the ad ministration, having for many months been part of the official family of tho president nnd having acted ns secretary of war oftener than any former assistant secre tary, he may be expected to say something about imperialism that will bo in:cr-stlug to the "cheerless lender" and his followers, 'traveling Men for McKlnley. F. M. Heaton of this city, who has been making an extended trip through Nebraska. returns with Impressions that are whol'y at variance with assertions of the dem ocratic lenders relative lo the standing of commercial travelers on the political sit uation. .Mr. Heaton says: "I was especially Interested In finding out the status of the cnmmerclnl men who nre trnvollng through the west. It has been claimed by democratic malingers that n largo proportion of the traveling men of tho country have chnnged their political beliefs and that they aro going to sup port Ilryun. From my Investigation and what 1 snw I am satisfied there Is not one word of truth in this claim. For Instance. Hastings, Neb., Is a center for commercial men traveling through that part of the state, and at tho Ilostwlck hotel tbero one can always find a considerable gather ing nf these agents. When I wns at Hast ings there wore forty-nlno traveling men stopping at the Ilostwlck nnd nn Invcstlga tlon showed that every single one of them wns for McKlnley. These men worn from every part of tho country and represented nil kinds of commercial houses. I asked n number of them If they knew of nny trav eling men who wore for Rryan nnd ihe answer In every caso was that they did not. Fillmore county, Nebraskn, contains within Its borders n very largo number of men who aro on the road for different houses and I was told nn excellent authority that not ono of these commercial men favored Hryan's election. HiimIiipnn .Men Sore lit llrymi. "Judging by this test the drift Is entirely toward McKlnley, even In Hryan's own stute. At Lincoln thero Is a very strong feeling ugalnst Hryan nmong business men nnd hotel keepers on account of his having gone away from that city to be no tified of his nomination. These business men nay Hint his own town should have had the benefit of tho crowd that would come to such an event, nnd they feel ex tremely sore over tho matter. I was nt North Platte at tho time what was called the big democratic mass meeting of tho county was held, at which Senator Allen spoke. There were present In this audi ence Just 125 persons, about half of whom wero voters and tho other half women un.l children. "I saw nnothcr straw flying In tho wind at Gandy. In Logan county, nt which place tho postmaster told mo ho noticed Hint for the first time In years tho populists In thnt neighborhood were subscribing to and reading republican newspapers. Then, again, tho magnlflcant ovation which Mc- Klnley'H nnmo received nt tho tlmo tho veterans of the Grand Army met nt Chl- cago was a whole buudlo of straws. Cheers for him during tho Grand Army parado woro the most enthusiastic I ever heard. Old soldiers from Nebraska wero especially cheered ns they went along the streets of Chicago and I saw one old veteran go from tho lines to tho sidewalk where tho crowds wero cheering and say to tho crowds: 'You are right to cheer for Mc Klnley, for ho Is going to enrry Nebraska by 5,000 majority.' As a matter of fact many of tho shrewdest politicians In Nebraska nre of tho same opinion." tiilon I'liclrlp (nic Settled. Geuernl J. C. Cowln was In tho city to day and took luncheon with tho president nt tho Whlto House. General Cowln Is In Washington on mntters connected with the Union Pacific sequestration caso, which has been concluded and the final dividend paid. The government has realized from these proceedings from unincumbered as sets of the Union Pacific Railway company In addition to tho foreclosure payments tho sum of over $9.'o,000. It is understood that tho Department of Justlre has cordially congratulated General Cowln upon his very successful ending of this case. David U. IJuzlck has been recommended for postmaster nt Chase, Chaso county. Gcorgo Wick has been recommended for a like position at Syhrnnt, Rock county. The establishment of a rural free deliv ery route from Kearney has been refused by tho Postoffico department on tho ground that tho proposed route failed to show tho number of patrons deemed essential for Its establishment. It Is understood tho post master nt Kearney will mnke another recommendation, changing the direction of the route to meet the objection of the de partment. Tho resignation of W. A. Crandall, post master at Welltleet, Lincoln ' county, has been received and i:tta M. Lundy has been recommended In his place. Tho petition for tho establishment of a rural free delivery nt Hooper, Dodge county, has been filed with the Postoffico department. Horace G. Katon of Genoa, Neb., has been In the city for the last few days en routo from Haltlmore to bis home. Gerald and Glenn Wharton were In Washington today on their way to Prince ton. Supervising Architect Taylor sold today that It would be necessary for his depart- (Continued on Fifth Page.) t oneesnloiinlres iiiirntea to Close t i Their llootliN unit Ml Win llr- iiiiiiiiI for Arbitration. PARIS, Sept. 10. A large number of con cession holders of the oxpoM'.lon and p-o-priitors of side shows, risuurnnts, et.-.. who nllego that they are threatened with ruin owing to the excessive demands of the authorities and the fnlluto of the lat ter to fulfill their original engagements, urnounced their decision today to cloo their establishments tomurrow unless the authorities would consent to submit their claims to nn arbitration committee M. Plcard, director general, wns Inex orable, but, in the face of the di'iis.on of the concessionaires, the execution of which would mean disaster to the fete which Is to be given Saturday at tho expedition to the 2,200 visiting mayors, aftir tliclr ban quet In the garden nf tho Tullerles, M. Mil lerand, minister of commerce, has con sented to the appointment of arbitrators. This Is n victory for tho concessionaires who designedly fixed the strike prior to tho fete In order to force the government's Imnd. CHINESE LABOR IN RHODESIA ( cell Htmiles Denies tiiiiiitntlon Unit lie l'nvors linportnl Ion of CIicmji Celesllnls. LONDON, Sept. 10-Cec!t Rhodes, ac cording to tho Capetown correspondent of the Mall, denies that ho Is In favor of Imiortlng Chinese labor Into Rhodesia. On the contrary, he declares that he Is opposed to nny such step nnd considers that everj other means should first bo exhausted. Hold Operator for .llanslaiixliler. VICTORIA. 11. C.. Sept. 19. Nathan P. Doughan, the telegraph operator at Lady sinlth, has been committed for Dial on n charge of manslaughter for having cautcd tho railroad accident In which four lives wero lost on Saturday Inst. He admitted at the coroner's Inquest that tho disaster was due to his neglect. In his evidence he said thnt he had not looked tn see If the train wns In the yard when ho reported It. He took It for granted that It was In nnd wired the dispatcher without ascertaining whether It was or not. Deslroj- .en spnprr I'lntit. SAN JUAN DH PORTO RICO. Sept. 19. The plant of Kl Dlaro. organ of the fra ternal party, was completely destroyed by a mob last night. The type and presses were smashed. The supposi'd cause of the disturbance wero articles attacking Mayor Kgozcuo, who Is n republican. No nrrests were made. Munoz Rivera, the editor of tho paper. Is preparing u protest lo Gov- I ernor Allen on tho ground that no protec tion was nnorded by the authorities. Tho protest will be scut to Washington. lllir l-'lrr In France ROURAIX. France. Sept. 19. This town was tho sceno of a flro today which de stroyed stores of wool and cotton valued nt 4.000.000 francs. An enormous warehouse belonging to the Mngaslns Generaux. packed with goods, was gutted, the firemen bnrcly succeeding In saving tho surrounding buildings. The con flagration is attributed to spontnnoous combustion. Tho warehouso was worth 600,000 francs in addition tcjilho contents. " 1 - - r lieriiillii.v in Mhlt of Alimolnt Imiii. MAINZ) Germany. Sept. tf'l. The so cialist congress today after n heated dis cussion ndopted resolutions protesting stroncly against Germany's course In China. Herr Schoenlnnk said the worst feature of the general political situation was tho fact that Germany was now In the midst of absolutism with n mock chancellor and n mock reichstag. hUh I ncle Sum to Interfere CARACAS. Venezuela (via Haytlen tele graph), Sept. 19. The Venezuelan govern ment has rcquestpd tho United States min ister here. F. II. Loomis, to Interfere, through authorities at Washington, with tho view of Inducing the French govern ment to annul the extra duty Imposed on coffee. France Imports a third of tho Venezuelan crop. AMSTERDAM PEOPLE SAPPEAL Citizen of n Small Tents Tim n Say Tliey re In Need of Assistance AMSTERDAM, Tex.. Sept. 17. To tho Ed Itor of The Dee: At a meeting of the people of our vicinity tho undersigned wero np- pointed a relief committee to solicit aid for tho benefit of the sufferers of tho severe storm of tho Slh Instant. Our Immediate wnnts In tho wny of groceries, supplied by our state and elsewhere, aro thankfully re ceived, but most nil buildings aro a com plete wreck nnd money Is needed with which to purchase hardware, pay for carpenter help, etc. In a few cases there Is enough lumber to rebuild on a much smaller scale. ' Most nil funds nro sent direct to Houston or Galveston, while smaller communities similar to ours, of from 200 to COO popula tion, nro almost forgotten, yet our loss Is Just ns severe. Most of our people are from the north and a few from your state. Trusting In tho generosity of your citi zens to aid us in part to restoro our homes, we earnestly collcit your aid In thlB hour of need. All money can bo safely sent to tho postmaster at Amsterdam or Alvln Exchange bank, Alvln, Tex., nnd report mado of ex penditures. W. WEYANT, JR., C. WESTRUP, J. II. EVERETT. Rollef Committee. OBJECTED TO CRITICISM lloitKlt Hitler Hell llesellls s 1 1 1 a linn ItcniarkN or IMItor O'llcroa of Flaiidrcmi. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. A special lo tho Tlmcs-Horald from Sioux Falls, S. I)., says Editor O'Horon of tho Flandrenu Herald was shot and wounded today by William A. Hell of Dell Rnplds, who enjoys the dis tinction of being tho only South Dakotnn who was n member of Colonel Roosevelt's Rough Rider regiment. During tho recent trip of the republican vice presidantlal nominee through this state Hell, by special Invitation of his old commander, accompanied him through tha stnto. O'Heron's criticism of Dell's speech at Flandrenu whllo In company with Roose. velt brought about tho trouble. Movements of Ocean Vessels. Sept. Ml. At New York Arrled Noordland. from Antwerp: Majestic, from Liverpool and Queeiistown: Princess Irene, from firemen. Sailed New York, for Southampton; Ger manic, for Liverpool; Kensington, tor Antwerp. . . At Antwerp Arrived Nederlnnd, from Philadelphia. At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic, from New York, vln Queenstown: Waeslund. from Philadelphia. Sailed Cledonla, for New York. At Hrowhead Passed Cuflc, from New York, for Liverpool. At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic, from New York, for Liverpool: New England, from Hoston, for Liverpool. At Southampton Arrived Latin, from New York, vln Cherbourg, for Dromon. Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm Uer Grosse, from Ilremen. for New Tork. At Rotterdam Arrived MaaKdam, from New York. GETS BETTER DAY BY DAY Normal Conditions Aro Fast Being Restored to Stricken Galveston. IT MAY COST HALF MILLION TO CLEAR CITY I'lre IiiMiriuioi' t'ompiinlen is how Ills liosllloii to He I, literal and Will Itetiinil a Pro Data on Policies Covering Sloi'in Losses, GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 19. The nor mal conditions aro fast being restored in Gnlvestou. The work of clearing the strecis of debris continues unabated and nil relief work Is now thoroughly s)s lematlzcd. Several human bodies were found today. No nttempt was made to Identify them nnd they wero Immediately cremated. The report that Miss Clara Uarton Is 111 nnd thnt she haB beeu compelled to leac Is an error: sho Is indisposed though 'not serloutly no and remains in her rooms, bin she Is directing the work of her nssls.ants. A sstem has now been Inaugurated and the work Is progressing smoothly In con junction with the local relief committee Tho Red Cross society has arranged to us.' , the wnrehouse nt Twenty-fifth and S r.ind j lis n supply depot and office. Herbert T.il miidge of Miss llarton's siaff will super vise the shipments of supplies. Dr. Donaldson, chief surgeon of n New York newspaper corps, says It will not be necessary for visiting surgeons to tem.tln here for more than two or three days. He has written nn article for u medical Jour mil, commenting upon the comparatively nuull number of seriously wounded per sons, by saying that most of those so wounded wero drowned, but says It Is sur prising that moro people, especially women and children, did not get sick from such trying experiences. I'll I It- School .Soon to tlpen, UtTortH nre being mndo to open the pub lic schools on October 1, the date set be fore the storm for their opening. Three of the school buildings can be made hnblt able at slight cost. The losses to the llfo Insurance compa nies aro estimated at 1.100,000. Most of those who carried old lino life policies es caped. The fraternal orders will lose qulto heavily. Tho Gulf Ports Trading company ad dressed a letter to General Manager Polk of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway today, advising him that strenuous efforts wero being made to divert business from Galveston to other ports on representa tion that Galveston would be unable to take care of the shipments. Ho was asked to say whether his lino would Issue domes, tic and foreign bills of lndlng for export shipments through Gulrcston. Manager Polk replied that the representations wore entirely false; thnt It Is expected to hae rail communication opened to Galveston by tomorrow and to begin the delivery ot local and export freight hero Friday morn ing: thnt orders have already been Issued to superintendents to let Galveston freight come forward and ngents have been au- thorlzrd to accept freight for Galveston and sign domestic and foreign bills of lading us usual. ' The Light House department slenmer Ar butus arrived tndny from Key West and was tendered to tho general relief committee, liratn I'lliMiitor IIchiiiiic lloslness. The wheat In Klovutor A Is being turned over nnd put In shnpe to deliver to vessels. Thero were about 10.000 cars of wheat on track here and most of these show n pe culiar condition of Inspection. It appears that In nearly all of them there Is a foot wheat on tho bottom to which the water of rose. It wns salt water nnd thn wheat caked so hard that tho "tryer" used by til" Inspector will not penetrate It. Tho grain above this water line nppenrs not to havo been damuged. The good grain was being transferred by hand to oilier cars today, llanna & Leonard's new elevator began business tonight. The Hrltlsh steamer En deavor went under the spouts and Is taking on a full cargo of wheat. The most reliable information obtainable places tho number of dead at between .1,000 and B..100. A censiiB hurenu wan established and placed In operation today. A mortuary burenu ban also been opened, where rela tives or friends nro to ronko oath of tho known deaths of persons lost In the storm Theso bureaus will materially assist in n more accurate record of the dead. .Matter of Insurance. Insurance Inspector J. O. Youens has bo gun to go over tho city to make n detailed report of the houses destroyed. Tho fire Insuranco rnmpanlcB nro arranging to re fund a pro rata on policies on houses and furniture which havo been destroyed by the hurricane and tho holders thereof want them canceled. At a meeting of tho general relief com mittee today no ono was found who would undortnko tho Job of removing tho city's debris on contract, as all state It would be Impossible to make a definite statement. Tho nearest estimate expert wreckers will mnke Is that It will tako 2.D0O men ninety dnys to clear away the debris, nnd to get all of the bodies out, and that this will cost $500,000. Tho board adopted a resolution stating that It wiib tho opinion of tho board that tho best way out of tho problem of clear ing away tho wreckage was to let a con tract for tho work. It wns recommended to tho general committee that this bo dono. lialveston nirvntors Start, GALVESTON. Sept. 19. Tho first sign ot a resumption of eommerco came today. Elevator A began running nnd this after noon tho steamship Telcsforn goes under tho spouts for loading. The wheat ele vator will run night nnd day from now on. The other elevators cannot bo repaired for somo time. KRUGER TO SAIL ON MONDAY Starts for IJnropr on the Strainer HcrxoK an lie OrlKliinlly In tended Doing:, LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Sept. 19.-Mr. Kruger, tho former president of tho South African republic, will sail for Europe on tho Gorman steamer Herzog Monday, Sep tcmber 21, ns ho originally Intended. THE HAGUE. Sept. 19. Tho government of The Netherlands hnB been notified ot Mr. Krugers acceptance of its offer to place a war ship at his disposal to convey him from Lourenzo Marquez tn Holland. BOER FIREBRAND GOES NORTH General Vllloen, llotlin's Successor, Will Htiili'iiviir tn Protract South African War. SPIT7.KOP. Sept. 19 General Vlljocn, nho succeeded Louis notha In the suprime command of tho Transvaal forces, is re ported to bo moving norihwurd in the direc tion of Pctersprult and Heotortprult with 300 men and thirty guns. He Is known ns "the Firebrand,' 'and will endeavor to pro tract tho war. T CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska--pni.W 'W'lie.Y :j,ip'.i ' it'.l i eniierntiire at Omaha j ester, I. i llimr. lien. Hour. "I".",- j . a. in. II it. in . 7 a. in . S a. nt , II n. in . 10 ii. in. 11 a. in V2 n or t p. at . " p. in . it p. tn .1 p. in . .71 I ,7 1 .70 .lit) . . . ,rit .... it hi lis .. p. in . II p, til I7 7 p. li Hit S p. Ill Ill II p. a U.t DIE BY FILIPINO BULLETS in rbc nmerleiiii Soldiers Main and T en! -M v Wounded In Knuaiie inent Mltli lleliel t'orees. MANILA, Sept. 19. During the last recti das there has been a distinct increase o. Insurgent nggrcsrlou. partiiularly near .Ma nila, along t ho railroad and in the prov.u ei of L.igunn, Morong, Ilulumti. Nueva KcIJa and Pampntiga, culminating on Monday In nn engagement near Slnalou, near thp east end of Lnguna do Hay, In which detach ments of tho Fifteenth and Thlrty-sexenth regiments, ninety men nil told, met 1,000 insurgents, nrme'd with rlllos nnd eti tt pitched. The American los was twelve killed. Including Captain David D. Mitchell and Second Lieutenant Gcoigo A. Cooper both of tho Fifteenth Infantry: twenty-six wounded and live missing, who are jirob ably den.1. The enemy had been pursued for fevernl days. There nre rumors In Manila of attacks on the railroad. Refugees are arriving here front various provinces. The untlves nf Manila are restless and many are leaving tho city. The hostile demonstrations nre particularly marked along the railroad nnd on the shore's of Lnguna de Hay. The Insurgents have attacked garrisons nnd out posts. In home races the) have charged towns, fleeing when pursued. Gutgulntn, Polo. Malolos and Caloocan have been sub jected to this treatment. The Manila malt escort of thirty men was attacked at Cabuago lake and n two-hour tight ensued. Cabtmgoa wns attacked and tho telcgrnph office there destroyed. The InsiirgentB have hurtled the village of Rosarlo. They have beeu cutting the tele graph wlren and talltoad at certain points. Armed Insurgents linve developed In the districts of San Jose, San Mnteo nnd Marl qulna. In tho province nf Nuea Hinja ration wagons with nn escort of twelve weio attacked and the wagons burned. Flc members of the escort are still missing. Advli es from Cebu describe several attacks upon American garrloni near the capital. Tho American casualties outside the Slna loan engagement. It Is difficult to nseertalli, but they nie nt Icakt fifteen. The Philippine commission held a long session today and passed the civil service bill. DEFENSE OF HOWARD BEGUN Alliil-nej. Outline the I'llin Inr I'iim Inu Hint Innocent of the Crime. FRANK FORT. Ky.. Sop:. 19. -The defense begun introducing Its testimony In tin Howard rnbi loday. The statement nf f.n-is which tne tiefeiiHo expects to prove will tend to show that Howard arrhed in tha city about thirty minutes prior to Hie ns- hiihKlnatinu and did not go lo tho 'stato house till several hours after the tragedy; that Howaul wfin then nnd had been clean sbnxen for a year past and that he was not the man seen running from tho capltol grouudn oi later standing on tho stepa or one of the buildings, as that man, accord ing to Hie witnesses, had n beard. Howard had come to Frankfort for the purpose ot procuring a nardon for iln mtit-il.ir nf ! George llaker, but Governor Taylor rc- tused lo consider his application. Attorney Little, In outlining the plan of the defense, said the defense would prove that Howard would havo to bonow money to go home when ho left Frankfort, and that consequently had not received money for killing (Jeobel or from any other sourco mid that the records show ho had never lecelved n pardon of any kind, though the ccminonwealth alleges that boih money mil n pardon wero to lie bin reward. In his own behalf Howard testified Hint his train was late and that hu went from his train to I lie Hoard of Trndo hotel, nnd wns there when Goebel's body was belmr carried by. Howard in a general wav con tradicted everything of an Inci imlnatlng nnturo told against him by Jamrs stub bloilolil and other witnesses In regard to alleged remarks concerning tho murder of Goebel. Howard resumed tho witness box tl.iu nfternoon nnd wns subjected to a most rigut crosB-oxamlnatlnn by Lawyer Camp boll. Howard retained his composure and answered nil questions In tho most delib- ernto mniiuer. Howard will rcsumo tho stand for fur ther cross-examination tomorrow. BANK HELD UP FOR LARGESUM Armeil Itoliliers Cover Five Persons nt Wliincniucca ami tict Ava vtlllt iir,f)ll(). WINNEMUCCA, Nev.. Sept. 19.-Thn First National bank was robbed of obout fl.1,000 nt noon today by threo men, who entered tho front door of tho building and with revolvers mndo all present throw up uinir nanus, inero were five persons In the bank at the time, Cashier Nixon, As sistant Cashier Mclirldc, Ilookkeeper Hill, Stenographer Calhoun and n horse buyer named Johnson. Tho robbeis threatened with InHtant death tho first man who made a resistance. One robber at the point of a pistol made CnBhler Nixon open the safe und take from It three sniks of gold coin. They threw this In nn oro sack, together with all tho gold coin In tho office drawer. Tho robbers then marched tho five men out through ii back door to nn alley, where threo horses wero waiting. Tho men wero kept covorod with guns until tho desper adoes mounted tholr horses nnd escaped. The whole nffnir occurred In but llvo mln u'os. An alarm wns quickly glvon nnd sev eral shots wero fired at tho desperadoes as they sped through town, but without ef fect. The robbers returned tho shots, but no one was hit. Officers nnd ormeil citizens havo started In pursuit of tho robbers, who took n course up tho river. A posse has ulso started from Oolconda to head them off and It Is thought they cannot es cape. Kansas llnnl, Itol.lieil. TOPEKA, Kan.. Sept. 19. Stuto Rank Commissioner Hreidenlhal received notice by mall today of tho robbery of tho State Hank of Hushton lust Sunday night. The roniiors mado a dean sweep of It. taking M.Ofil in money nnd $20,000 of discounts. Intent or Pure Pooil Law Nullified. CHICAGO. Sent, lfl .-Tlv i. .Uniuln., .. dered today by Juilae Smith nf the criminal "'mil me iuir i'iuii law puHsoii nv tlr- 1 it legislature was ii.irtly mtllllleil .le ' ... Smith ruled that no conviction can be m do uniPFx n is mown inui tne owner of a i"i. had guilty knowledge of llie silling ,,f p i pure food from his place ..f IiusIupss Tii i asp on trial was ibe t'r- to come uu '.i. ler the new law -mil the unto his il-l t not to proscetito In a n 'inter of ilm lir ' aiie, JQ JJ J) President Mitchell Says Striking Goal Miners Now Number 120,000. GENERAL TIE-UP OF MINES IS LOOKED FOR Strike Leaders Expect Production of Coal Soon to Bo at Standstill. MARCHING WINS OVER MANY AT HAZLETON Oporator Pardco Declares Fresont Contest Will Prove finish Fight. MANY COAL TRAIN CREWS ARE LAID OFF lleailliie. ( otapiinj . Wlileli lias More Coal to srll than Any Oilier Con cern, Iti'Klns to IVcl tin- lif feet of Hie Mrll.e. HAHLKTON. Pa.. Sept. 19. Tho third day of the strike p.ixeed off ns quietly as tho to preceding days, lleyond tho oc casional stoning of a mine worker going to or fium his work there has been no dl order. It was estimated tonight thnt about 70 per con! of the mine workers of this region were Idle today, which Is qulto nn Increase over yesterday's figures. Presi dent Mitchell did not issue a formal state ment tonight, because of his absence from houdqitnrlcrs. Ho said, liowor, that fiorn lepoits he had received he figured on mm o than lsis.oflo men being Idle In tho anthi.t clte distrlit. Ho added thnt most gratifying reports were received from this and the Schulyklll district. No negotiations for a settlement of the strike are yet tn sight and tho situation In that tespoct is pinctlciilly the same n It was yesterday. All of tho strike leaders say they ifro confident that every mine will bo tied up before) the end nf the week and the pin tluctlnn of coal will be nt a standstill. Marching, the form of persuasion or ro erclon used by the Ilazleton strikers ft 1S97, b-gtin In enrnest early this morning In the Iliizictou region. A tlotermtiu l hand of strikers from McAdcon went m several mine seitletnentH before daybtcul, ami Induced several hundred men not to go to work. It wns this mnrrhlng from mine to initio day lifter day In nn effort to stop men from working that culminated in the nwful massacre by tiieiiffs nnd deputies three years ago. Cnlvln Pardee, one of tho most inlluen t lit I mine owners In Hie Ilazleton region, gnvo out an Interview today full of de lta tiee, In which he declared that the oper ators will never yield to tho ilemiinds ef the KtiikeiH nnd that It is n fight to the finish. What Is likely to become a serious fea ture of tho sltuutlon Is tho stoppage of enul traffic nnd the consequent laying off of enul train crown. Carrying of coal I ,K al"10Ht standst'll In the Wyoming nnd Lackawanna reglon and many hun dreds of rnllrondurn aro ldJn. TIicbo men nre likely to tnkc action designed to forco the strike to a quick conclusion. Evoa the Rending company, which has morn coal for salo than any company, Is feeling thn effect of the strike and i shipping less coal tcday. Hope to Tic t'p i:cr 'l 1 1 cr.l . The United Mine Workers of this sec tion aro confining Iheir elforls to got I lie men tn quit work everywhere, 1i?1IdvIiik that they cannot successfully enrry on the contest unless every operator in tho tlir.e districts Is tied up completely. The -pcr-ulnrs nppenr lo be doing nnlhln;; townrd a settlement of the trouble. They nro work ing thn collieries, which nro crippled, as best they can. Tho mine owners in tin Ilunellou district oomplnln bitterly cf what they call tho "cruel tactics" of the union They claim that the workmen who nie still going lo the mines are being Intimi dated and eeen (lit'eatcned with nerloun bodily harm If they tlo not quit work. They also add that most of the men now idle desire to resume work, but through fear of assault they do not leuo their homes, ltemarkalile .lolnt lleliale. The meeting this nftcrnorn nt Jeddo nf tho employes of G. II. Markle & Co.. who operate tho Jeddo, Ebervale, Highland mid Oakdule colllciicB, proved to bo probably the most remarkable gathering of its kind ever hold In tho anthracite regions. It wns expected to be a heart to heart talk between John Mutklo, inannglng partner of tho firm, nnd his employes, who number 2.S00, but It developed into n Joint debate. In which Mr. Murklo, President Mltch-I.. Row Father Philips and National Commit teeman Hcnjamln Jiuiicb took pari. It be gan In u dignified manlier, but grnduallv degenerated Into Impassioned argument nnd wound up very e.loso to personalities. Over 1,000 persons were present nt tho meeting. Ilefore tho arrival of the Mnrkles ono of tho miners in tho crowd moved that tho men In tho Marklo mines strike. A viva voca vote was tnken mid thero was a great roar of "yes." President Mltcholl wns In tho crowd nnd ho was Invited to speak. As ho walked up tho stops of the school hnuso John Jlnrkln, Alvln Marklo nnd Gnnernl Superintendent Smith of tho firm's mines, -came nlong thn railroad truck und tho trio ntood on th- iliidcr cmbniikim lit c f tho road and listened to tho strike lender exhort his heurers MI around them, sitting on tho ernliank- ment wero the wIvcb, mothers, Blslors and sweethearts of the men, whllo the school children gazed from tho windows of tho one-story building nnd tho school master stood nt tho door. Mr. Mitchell said In brief thai he re gretted that tho men of the Marklo mines wero divided, but was glnd that thoso who opposed the strike wero In thn mtiinritv Ho said the eyes of 13S.O0O minors were looking toward them and thnt If they all stopped work tho victory would bo won. but on tho nther hand, if a few went In work It would Injure tho Interests of nil tho men. Opcrntor MnrUlc Addresses Men. Then John Marklo made his way town id the crowd of miners and started to ni diesi. tho men. Mr. Markle was unable to spouk for a while, bocaiiso of interruptions by uiuii. in the crowd. Several of tho United Mm Workers' officials attempted to get th' crowd to disperse and not to listen to Mi Markle. The latter, however, won n.e the gathering. Ho told them the com;i . stood ready to arbitrate any dlffcren with tho men. Ho said tho company b an, art Itrntlnn ngicoinciit of long Mami'ii with the men nnd that he would live up It .inn expoctod the men to do tho s.. Ho nlso Hold that ho uould ub. le b decision of tho nrbltiators, no matter wh the uwurd might be. Mr. Marklo con eluded his addrchs by paving his rejects io the l iu'cd Mine Workers officials, call nig ihvm agitators and barging thmn with