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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
lit A I., 1IAHR, 1'roprletor.
TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
The Bmoko from forest leaves la now
heralded as a euro for consumption,
and experiments nre being made In
Evansvlllc, Intl., by members of tho
board of health.
Tho postofllco department has dc
cldod to placo the lato President Mc
Klnloy's head on tho new Ibsuo of pos
tal cards which will appear Bhortly
after December 1 next.
The engagement Is announced of
Charles L. Mcrtcn3 of Syracuso, N.
Y., and MIbb Agnes York Hamlin,
daughter of Attorney General How
land J. Hamlin of Illinois.
Ths emigration from Dremen and
Hamburg from January 1 to Beptom
bor 30 was 156,649, which Is an in
creaso of 3,9(3 upon tho emigration for
tho corresponding period last year.
At tho Chicago Athletic club a ban
quet was given In honor of Sir Thom
as Llpton and ho was modo tho re
cipient of a masfllvo Bllvor loving cup,
presented by his friends in Chicago.
A general otrlko began In Seville,
Spain, although tho tobacco workers
and Bomo others havo thus far de
clined to join. Thero has been Bomo
rioting, compelling tho cafes and shops
to close.
Tho safe of tho bank at Rudd, Iowa,
was blown open by dynamlto and tho
robbors secured $3,000 In currency.
They escaped by a handcar and took
to tho woods just east of Nora Junc
tion, Tho last request of an old Kansas
ooldlcr who died tho other day was
that ono of his array comrades should
throw tho lost shovol full of earth
'upon his grave. The comrado did as
ho was roquoatcd,
Tho Russian government has con
firmed tho plan to miiko a now har
bor at Cronstadt, by building an em
bankment or dyko, connecting Cron
stadt with Cranionbaum. Tho work
will Involve an outlay of 3,000,000.
Tho ninety-second annual meeting
of the American board at Hartford,
Conn., haa endod brilliantly from tho
financial standpoint. Over 600 mem
burs of tho board and pastors and
laymen have pledgo not only tho full
-amount to pay tho dobt of $102,000,
but $8,110 in excess of tb? dobt.
Word comes from Boston that Mrs.
Stone, mother of Miss Ellen M. Stono,
is sinking undor tho strain of anxiety
concerning her daughter. Mrs. Stono
Js more than 80 years old, and sho
ihan boon In fcoblo health for years.
Her condition now is such that her
friends fear she will dlo from sus
pense, H. C. Henderson, who has boon in
the Dallas, Tox., jail for a year and
a half, and who claims he assisted
in the kidnapping of Eddio Cudahy at
Omaha, was sent to tho stato ponlton
tlary. Henderson was n year ago con
victed of swindling in sovoral casea,
nd now goes to serve thirteen years
In the penitentiary.
The gross postal receipts for Sep
tember at fifty of tho largest post
office were $4,225,702, not increase
of S23,822, or 8.2 per cent over last
year, Rocoplta at only two offlcos do
ereased, viz., Jersey City, N. J., $3,760,
or a little over 17 per cent, and
Grand Rapids, Mich., $263. or over 1
per cont The receipts of Now York
were $681,511, an Increase of 8.2 per
cent, and Chicago $607,160, an Increase
of 1.2 per cent.
Prof. Thomas Shaw of Minnesota
has been elected to tho chair of ani
mal husbandry in tho state agricul
tural college at Brookings, 8. I.,
which also carries with it tho di
rectorship of tho United States ex
periment station at that placo.
Major McLaughlin has succeeded in
securing a sufflcjent number of tho
lgnaturea of the Rosebud Indians to
ratify tho agreement to throw that
part of Gregory county now lying in
the reservation open to settlement
It is announced that certificates of,
Union Pacific stock estimated at from
4,000 to 5,000 shares, standing In the
name of John Jacob Aator, were sold
a few days ago, averaging $99 a share.
The stock bore tho transfer date of
Msy 21 last, when it ranged from $100
to $107 a share.
Mark Thai!, a well known theatri
cal man of San Francisco, died from
pneumonia.
The ex-Empress Eugenie Ib now Bot
tled In hor English homo and Intends
to build there a email convent in mem
ory of her son and husband.
Owing to the fact that two bridges
aro yet to be finished and seven
miles of track laid, It will bo about
November 1 before regular train ser
vice on tho Toluca-Cody line or tho
Burlington will bo established into
the .terminus of Cody.
The president is being tirgod to nU
tend the meeting of tho Union Voter
hub' Union, October 27, at Chicago.
The vault of the Farmers and Citi
zens bank of Tiro, Ohio, was wrecked
by six robbers, who secured the con
tents and escaped.
A BIG RAILROAD DEAL
Burlington Transfer is Firat Step in
Seven Hundred Million Combination.
NORTHERN LINES SOON TO FOLLOW
Details of 1'lnn Aitonlah Financial T.cmt
era IlHil of Kiclianglng Control ol
Old Htock g Dlnclnted A Great Ac
Creffatlon for Trjimportatlon.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18. An Iowa cor
poration, capitalized at $100,000,000
and organized for the purpose of con
trolling railroad properties to be
bonded at between $700,000,000 nnd
$750,000,000 such in brief Is the plan
ia brief of tho Morgan-Hill syndlcato
as dlHcIoBcd by tho incorporation at
Burlington, Iowa, of tho Chicago, Bur
lington & Qulncy Railroad company.
Detnlls of tho plan, which Is by
far tho moat Blupendous over con
ceived in tho railway world, wore
learned hero yesterday and havo BQt
tho flnnnclnl nnd rnllwny worlds talk
ing. Nono of the ofllcera of tho Bur
lington would consent to glvo tho
slightest Information regarding tho or
ganization of tho now company, but
dcsplto this, fnctB enmo to light which
mado it certain that tho Iowa corpor
ation is tho proprietary company
which is to tako over nil tho securities
of tho Burlington, tho Northern Pa
cific nnd the Great Northern rail
roads. This being tho enso, tho Morgan
coterie, when the plan Is perfectod,
will bo nblo, by tho ownership of a
baro majority of tho $100,000,000
stock of tho now company, to control
absolutely three big railway systems,
aggregating over 18,000 miles, having
a gross earning capnclty of over $100,
000,000 yearly, and a present capitali
zation of $005,000,000. Furthermore, If
It is Been fit to do bo, tho contrM
of thcao properties can bo obtained
without (ho payment of it alnglo dol-.
lor of tho capital stock represented
by tho now compnny. In tho opinion
of financiers, tho scheme is sufficient
ly bold to causo a Napoleon In tho
gumo to pause before taking tho
plungo and tho result will be watched
with tho most Intonso Interest.
In general, tho plan Is for tho now
or parent company to take tho Block
of tho three companies Involved nnd
oxchnngo It for collatoral trust bonds
on a certain basis. From ull tho in
formation obtainable tho basis of ox
chnngo for tho Northorn Pacific pre
ferred is ton collntoraMrust bonds for
$100 ench, bearing 3V6por cent lntor
03t, for overy ten shnres of ntock, nnd
in addition twonty-flvo shares of tho
capital Btoclc of tho now company.
Tho terms for tho transfer of tho
Great Northorn stock nro said to bo
nl m oat double tho amount offered for
tho Northorn Pacific. Tho lattor Is
pnylng 4 per cent, whllo tho Great
Northern, which Is nil preferred stock,
pays 7 por cont.
It Is onld that tho Morgan-Hill peo
plo havo determined to permit all
stockholders, or rather to nrgo nil,
to accopt tho terms of tho transfer.
; Whether or not this will bo done
makes llttlo difference, ns tho ByncH
cato already controls a majority of
tho stock of all the throe companies.
Tho transfer of tho Burlington stock
has for some tlmo been In progrcrt.
tho tonus being two 4 por cent bonds
for every Bharo of Btock. If tho en
tlro Issue of stock Is thus transferred
tho bond Ibsuo for this company will
bo $220,000,000.
presipenTwants treaties.
Uoanevelt Will Urgo Ilatllloatlon or Thoo
HroiiRht Up I.ant Wluter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-U Is un
derstood that President Itoosevolt, fol
lowing out the policy of tho lato
President McKlnley, will urgo tho rat
ification of tho reciprocity troatlc3
with Franco and tho WcBt Indian and
South American countries which fail
ed of ratification in tho senato lab";
yoar. John A. Kasson of Iowa, who
practically had chargo of tho negotia
tions of thcoo treaties, had a confer
ence with tho president upon tho sub
ject. Ho says thut all tho treaties have?
been .renewed except that with Trini
dad, which that island declined to re:
now upon tho advlco of Orcnt Brltnlu.
Tho falluro to renew this trenty Is ro
gardod by Mr. Kasson as unfortunate
because of tho bearing upon South
American trade,
Naplrt Free Front 1'lnRU.
ROME, Oct. 18. Tho quarantine nt
Naples hns Wu abolished and thnt
city has been olliclally declared, freo
from plague.
llorn Aro Artful Dodge r.
CAPETOWN, Oct. 18. In u brisk
light ut Twonty-four StreumH, neat
Plquotburg, yesterday, Captain Bellow
and four others were, killed nnd sov
oral wounded, Tho British having
mtrpiised several camps, tho Boers nre
now In the habit of shifting camp by
night. Uitely tho British columns,
nftor long night inarches, have nrrlved
at their objectives only to find the
Boors gone to establish n camp beyond.
PULLMAN COMPANY'S PROFITS
Tlicjr Are Bliotrn In the Annnul Itepnrti
of Mm onirem.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 18. At tho an
nual meeting of tho Pullman com
pany, which was hold yesterday after
noon all tho directors were re-elected.
They are as follows; Marshnll
Field, A. 8. A. Sprngue, Henry S.
Cnulbcrt, Henry R. Reed, Norman 1).
Ream, Robtr T. Lincoln, William 1C.
Vnndorbllt, J. P. Morgan Frederick
W. Vanderbllt, W. Seward Webb nnd
Frank O. Lowdcn.
The usual quarterly dividend of $2
per Bharo was declared pjyablo SoJ
vember 15.
. For tho flBcnl year ended July 3t the
ai.ntiul nport Btntos tho toirvl revenue
of the company was $17,990,0.11; the
totul expenses of tho corporation
vere $7,378,199, and other ltnms of roc-t-'nditmo,
Including dlvldcn to, brnupht
tl.ij total outlay of tin compnny for
the year to $15,130,446, leivlos n net
inirplim of $2,866,335. Wl.a (ho sur
r..us of $4,895,441 br'g'it forwr.nl
ficni the preceding lis -il ycur the
.Mnl nupluH of the company lh now
$7,702 27!'.
STUDY THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Voir York Marctinnti 1'repurlnc to Sue
Ct Amendment).
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. A special
committee on revision of tho bank
ruptcy net has been appointed by D.
LoRoy Dresser, president of tho Mer
chants' association, pursuant to a re
quest mndo by a number of Us prom
inent members nt n conference re
cently hold with United States As
sistant Attorney General E. C. Bran
denburg. Tho purposo of this com
niltteo Is to mnko a study of tho pres
ent net, to point out Its defects nnd to
nuggest nmcndmentB to remedy tho
Bamo. Tho committee will roport to
tho board of directors of tho associa
tion and It Ib cxpectod that work will
bo completed in tlmo to be offcctlvo
during the next session of congress, nt
which tlmo tho amendments to tho
present net will bo sought.
I,iiTo Mnnllii for Home.
MANILA, Oct. 17. Tho party of
senators and representatives that has
boon visiting tho Philippine Islands
left today for home on board tho
United Stales transport Sheridan. Bo
foro leaving tho members of tho party
hod au interviow with Agulnaldo, who,
howevor, was rotlcent. Ho' satd tho or
iginal outbreak of hostilities was a
surprise to him and that his efforts
to maintain a truco wore unavail
ing. Agulnaldo has written to a law
yer who Is trying to obtain a writ
of habeas corpus in his behalf, say
ing that ho has remained a prisoner
whllo thero was ono compatriot lan
guishing In Jail "suffering for tho Fil
ipino causo and nit infinity of Fili
pinos nro doprlvcd of tho liberty which
they nro nnxious to obtain."
UliRUitetl With Indian School.
LA CROSSE, Win., Oct. 17. Influ
ential Indians of the Wlnnobagb trlbo
will mako an effort to get a number
of Indian charges Into public schools.
In taking UiIb stop tho Indiana aro
Influenced becauso of tho Blow prog
ress of their children in tho Indian
schools. A delegation will visit Su
porlnondont jof Publui Instruction
Bird and will ask that tho children of
Winnebago bo taken Into tho La
Crorao public schools.
Names Mn. I'ugli of Owaha.
BUFFALO, Oct 18. Tho national
mooting of tho Household Economics
association ended tonight after a three
days' couvontlon. Tho election of of
ficers resulted as follows: Honorary
president, Mrs. Ellen M. Honrotln,
Chicago; president, Linda Hull Lam
ed, Syracuso; vice president, Mrs.
Mnry Moody Pugb, Omaha; corre
sponding Bccrotnry, Mrs. Burroughs,
Buffalo; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. John
Kendall Dunn, Jamaica, N. Y.
Don Carlo Mutt Mow Out.
ROME, Oct. 18. The frequent meet
ings of Corllsta nt tho resldenco of
Don Carlos In Vonlco havo led tho
government, it is said, to dotormlno to
oxpel him from Italy, as his proceed
ings, if contlnuod, would bo likely to
compromise friendly relntlonB between
Italy and Spain.
Itooiovelt Accepts.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. President
Roosnvolt accepted today honorary
'membership in tho William Mc'Klnloy
National Memorial Arch association
and gavo his npproval to Its purposo
of erecting by popular subscription a
memorial arch ut tho aWshlngton ap
proach to tho momorlul bridge.
Dlnoover Illiltlen Aran,
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Tho Paris
correspondent of tho Times dwolU ril
great length ou tho dlscovory of 3,000
guns nnd revolvers, with ammunition,
at Montceau lea Minos, n hotbed ot
socialistic agitation. Ho remarks thnt
nn urtlclo in tho Tbmps shows that
tho government is uneasy over this
Hoemlngly trivial affair. Tho fear of ?
genoral striko of minora and other
labor troubles grows and much Inse
curity Is felt.
FAVORS LARGER NAVY
Ssoiotarj Long Likely to Recommend
Additional Vessels.
NEW BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS
Three of Former, Two of I.ntter and
Some Stnnlltr tlunhouU Kstlmates for
Other Need Total Kxceeds Amount
Appropriated Last Yenr 8'Ja,()l)0,000,
WASHINGON, Oct, 17. Tho esti
mates for tho navy for the fiscal year
ending Juno 30, 1903, wore mode pub
lic at tho navy department. The
total amount is $98,910,984, against
$77,924,535 appropriated for tho cur
rent year. The chief Increases nro
$2,600,000 for construction, $2,'d00,000
for armor and $129,355 in the appro
priation for yards and docks.
Secretary Long, In speaking of tho
estimates, said that they wero modo
with a duo regard for tho needs of tho
navy and Intimated that they had tho
approval of tho administration- Ho
spoko of tho Increased cost of tho
navy and Bald that tho building of a
battleship costing $5,000,000 was not
tho end of its expenso, a3 Its main
tenance wns very costly. It Is moro
than likely tho secretary will recom
mend three new battleships nnd two
now armored cruisers and n number
of small gunboats.
Among the new Items of Importanco
In tho estimates nro tho following:
Now battery for Newark, $175,000;
now batteries for Albany and New Or
leans, $200,000; reserve guns for other
Bhlps of tho navy, $500,000; floating
diy docks, Portsmouth, N. IL, $500,
000; total for that yard, $1,600,455.
Also a total of $1,271,700 for now
docks at tho Boston navy yard, whlcn
Includes a plant for housing nnd stor
ing torpedo vessels and now building.
Tho estimates for now Improvements
at tho Now York navy yard nggrognto
$3,110,000, which includes $2,000,000 for
bnrrackB for enlisted men. Tho es
timated items for tho Norfolk yard ag
gregate $1,208,500, which includes
$350,000 for tho purchase of land. Tho
estimates for tho navnl station at
San Juan, Porto Rico nro $2,613,000
and include $1,000,000 for a ralisonry
dry docK, $500,000 for tho purchase
of land, $25,000 for dredging and $200,
000 for the extension of coaling facili
ties. An estimate of $u50,000 is mado
for a plant for housing nnd storing
torpedo boats at Ponsacola. An esti
mate of $108,000 is mado lor tho naval
station nt Tutulla, Samoa. An esti
mate of $381,000 is submitted for the
Cavlto naval station, which Includes
$200,000 for refrigerating plnnt. Esti
mates aro mado for a complete nnvnl
station at Alongapo, P. I., amounting
to $1,443,000. Other estimates aro ns
follows: Naval magazine near Bos
ton, $500,000; naval magazine nonr
Portsmouth, N. H., $400,000; naval
magazine at Pugot Sound, $100,000;
defenses forlnsular naval station's nnd
coal depots, $500,000.
MUi Knox of Denver Iuiane.
DENVER, Oct 17. Miss Minnie E.
Knox, daughter of a former wealthy
business man of Donvcr, was declared
insane In the county court and ordered
confined at the county hospital, Tho
Investigation as to her sanity was
mado at the request of the treasury
department nt Washington on account
of-mnny abuslvo letters' that had boon
recolvodt here from Miss Knox, de
manding monoy and suggesting
changes in tho methods and manage
ment of the dopnrtment. Miss Knox
imagines herself tho owner of vast
wealth and a few months ago created
a sonsatlon In Chicago by laying claim
to millions of dollars' worth of prop
erty In thnt city.
Submarine lloat U Trleil.
"LONDON, ' Oct." 17. Continuing tho
experiments with the first British sub.
marino vessel, tho admiralty caused
six men to be sealed in the boat as it
lay alongsldo tho water today. Tho
compressed air cylinders were set
going, and after three hours tho air
tight hatch was oponcd, when It was
found the men had suffered but little
discomfort.
End of Department of Alanka.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. A dispatch
received at the wnr department from
General Randall dated Dutch Harbor,
Alaska, October 5, reads: "The depart
ment ot Alaska was discontinued Sop
tomber 30. Leave tonight for Valdoa
nnd Skagway." Tho department of
Alaska has boon merged Into the de
partment of Columbia.
AntrUn Commerce Suffers.
NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-Tho Vienna
correspondent of tho Times says: The
rapid succession of failures of Impor
tant banks in Germany during the
last few months has unfavorably af
fected tho business of Austria. More
over, tho proposed now Gorman cus
toms tariff threatens to bo fatal to tho
Austrian export trade to Germany nnd
may cause Austrla-Hungard to resort
to onergetic reprisals. A ministerial
conference will soon be held.
RANSOM UNCLAIMED AS YET.
UrlcnncU Have Scattered, but Mils Stoni
Is Securely Held.
SOFIA, Oct. 1C Although tho time
fixed by the brigands who abducted
Miss Ellen M. Stono, tho American
missionary, for the ransom expired n
week ago no ono has appeared at Sa
makoff to claim the money or to an
nounce tho fate of the captive. It Is
now learned that tho band has dis
solved, but that Miss Stone Is kept
undor survolllauco at somo dlstanc
from tho frontier. This Is duo to snow
and cold wenthcr rendering tho moun
tains uninhabitable. The efforts of.
tho police to nrrest Snrnoff, formerly
president of the Macedonian company,
who Is suspected of complicity In tho
kidnapping, aro still unavailing, tho
fp.llure being duo to tho sympathy of
tho Inhabitants and tho local author
ities. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. A dispatch to
the Journal nnd Advertiser from Bor
lln says that the Vossicho Zoltung's
Sofia correspondent has wired as fol
lowfl concerning developments In tha
kidnapping case of Miss Stono: . Tho
polico nt Sofia have arrested certain
suspocts, including Paul Genadlcff,
brother of tho well known barrister
and deputy.
Charles M. Dickinson, United States
consul at Constantinople nnd diplomat
ic ugent to Bulgnrin, is quoted In a
Sofia dispatch to tho Journal nnd Ad
vertiser as follows:
"When tho Stone party wero cap
tured they wero compelled to wade a
stream up to tho Pcrin mountain. Miss
Stono and Mme. Tsiika were hurried
up tho mountains and tho other pris
oners wero released next morning. Just
before tho Stono party appeared tho
brigands captured a Turk and battered
out his brains with tho butt ends of
guns to prevent him telling they wero
lying In wnlt. Tho whole band was
disguised as Turkish soldiers when
they captured tho Stono party."
RUSSIA WOULD AID RESCUE.
ARaln Offer Ita Valuable Assistance In
In MUs Stone's llehalf.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 16. The
Russian government has repeated Its
expression of a dcslro to asBlst tho
United States government by all prac
tical means in rescuing Miss Stone.
Tho other powers nro equnlly solicit
ous, but Russia is tho best nblo to
bring tho necessary pressure to bear.
Messrs. Balrd and Haskell, tho mlo
slonnrics havo not yet succeeded in
getting into touch with tho brigands
to open negotiations.
LONDON, Oct. 16. "Tho United
States government will insist that Tur
key at once mnko good any deficit in
tho ransoms of Miss Stono," says tho
Constantinople correspondent of tho
Dnlly Telegraph, "nnd nlso refund tho
full amount subscribed."
It is supposed that tho brigands who
captured Miss Stono havo withdrawn
Into the Interior of Macedonia in tho
direction of Novrokop," says a dis
patch to, tho Daily Telegraph from
Sofia. "Former members of tho Mace
donian commltteo who wero arrestod
on suspicion ot complicity denied be
fore a magistrate any knowledge of
tho affair."
Airlum for Mad Indian.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 16. Tho asylum for
Insane IndlnnB at Canton, S. D., has
been completed and accopted by Super
intendent Pierce on bohalf of the gov
ernment. Tho building' Is ono of tho
flneBt in South Dakota, is built of
Menominee pressed brick, Sioux Falls
granite for trimmings, and cost $47,
000. This Is tho only insaiio hospital
for Indians in tho United States and
all of Undo Sam'B unbalanced wards
fi'lll bo confined there.
Shoot Soti to Show Skill.
StLVER CiiEEr:, Neb., Oct. 16. As
a result of a quarrol over his ability
o shoot straight, Thomas Baudur,
ndrow Nowlskl and Gustavo Gonstor
wero wounded seriously by Jako Stru
man nt Duncan. Ho deliberately shot
;ho boys to domonstrato his ability
with tho weapon. rfJauder is Bhot In
tho head and Ib not expected to live.
Tho others wero shot In tho leg and
shoulder.
NaTjr Men to Advance.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Tho nary
department today received tho paporr
In the cases of Naval Gunners Francis
Martin and H. B. Soule, who have
passed good examinations and havt
been recommended for appointment
for ofTlcors of tho line. When theso two
men receive their commissions thoy
will bo tho first men to obtain such
advancement.
IniurirenU Mitke cuccriafal Itald.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Landing un
expectedly Sunday morning at Tabogo
Island, a watering placo twelve miles
off Panama, a party of revolutionists
surprised the garrison, capturing arms
and ammunition, kidnapped tho nl
caldo and two other officials and car
ried away two small sohopnors, one
of them loaded with provisions and
tho other belonging to tho alcalde,
says tho Panama correspondent ot tho
New York Herald.
A TRIBUTE TO SCHLEY
7ii2c::c3 Galled by tho Applicant Aro
Ilia Enthtuiantio Admirsn,
THEY SPEAK IN TERMS OF
HI Hearing In llnttle Described bjr Lieu
tenant Seart a a Model Wortlij of
Emnlntlon Capt. Cook Itolleratei Ilia
Former Compliment.
WA8HINTGON, Oct. 10. Only one
cow witness was heard in detail by
tho Schley court of inquiry today. This
was Lieutenant Commander Jamos H.
Sears, who was Admiral Schloy'a flag
lieutenant during tho Spnnish war. He
gavo a detailed account of tho entire
Cuba campaign, Including tho brief
slcgo of Clenfuegos, tho retrograd6
movement of tho flying squadron In
search of coal, tho blockade ot San
tiago, tho reconnolssance of tho San
tiago shore batteries and tho bombard
mont of the Cristobal Colon May 31,
nnd tho bnttlo off Santiago July 3,
whon Cervera's fleet was destroyed.'
Ho placed tho distanco out of the
blockading line nt Clenfuegos at from
ono to four miles and at Santiago at
from threo to six miles. Ho expressed
tho opinion that In tho battle ot July
3 It had been tho Vlscaya's Intention
to ram tho Brooklyn.
Mr. Roymer sought to sccuro tho In
troduction of a brlof report of tho bat
tlo of July 3, which Commodore
Schloy prepared for transmission to
tho secretary of tho navy. It stated
that Commander Senrs hnd taken this
dispatch ashore to bo cabled to tho sec
rotasy, but thnt it novor had reached
that official. Tho dispatch was ruled
out on tho ground that as It was not
received it wn3 not an official com
munication. It was not road in the
court room, but tho following Is n
copy of it:
"Tho (Secretary of tho Navy, Wash
ington: Spanish squadron camo out
of Santiago harbor this morning, July
3, at 9:30 and wore all captured or de
stroyed In a running fight to tho west
ward of about three and one-half hours.
Very few casualties in our fleot; Ellis,
chief yoeman, killed, nnd ono man
wounded on tho Brooklyn. Reports
from other ships not yet In. .Tho com-mandor-In-chlef
now superintending
transfer of prisoners from tho Cristo
bal Colon, which surrendered to the
Brooklyn nnd Oregon at 10:15 p. m.
About 1,000 prisoners In all, including
Spanish admiral. Details later.
(Signed) "SCHLEY."
Captain Cook was recalled during
tho day and in response to a question
by Captain Leraley made an additional
statement concerning tho retrograde
movoment of tho flying squadron May,
26 to May 28. Ho also said in answer
to a question by tho court that Com
modore Schley, during tho battle ot
July 3, was "cool, bravo and enthusias
tic. I cannot imaglno any conduct In
battlo moro admirable."
ANDRADE IS READY TO MOVE
Preparing to Invade Venexucln and Flclit
for Control of Country.
SAN JUAN, P. R., Oct. 10. Persist
ent though unverified rumors are cur
rent that General Andrade, tho former
president of Venezuela, who is now
here, will shortly head a force of men
from tho Islands of Curacoa and Trin
idad, who will invade Venezuela. It
Ib said that ho had planned to eail
October 11, on tho steamer Philadel
phia, for Venezuela, via Porto Rico,
and that ho bought his ticket and
changed his mind an hour before tho
ship sailed, presumably because Phil
adelphia varied Its regular course,
touching first nt LaGuayra, where
steps hod been mado to arrest tho gen
eral. Tho agents of tho Philadelphia
aro authority for tho statement that
Genoral Andrndo intends to sail Octo
ber 25 on tho steamer Caracas. The
general is living quietly In a suburb
of San Juan and is seldom seen in pub
lic. Tho island of Curacoa probably
will ho his headquarters.
Cabinet Doe Itoutlne Work.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Tho regu
lar cabinet meeting today was' routine
In character, devoting its time to the
hearing of statements from each ot the
flvo officers present of tho stato ot
business in their respective depart
ments. Seventh National llriiimr.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. It was decid
ed nt a meeting of tho stockholders
of tho Seventh National bank to re
sumo business nbout November 1 und
to contlnuo tho name of tho corpora
tion ns tho Seventh National bank.
Stock Kiclianice nn Outlaw.
HOLTON, Kan., Oct. 16. Judgo
Marshall Gephnrt, in a decision hand
ed down In tho district court here,
holds that tho charging .of a commis
sion prescribed by tho Kansas City
Live Stock exchange, for the purchase
or sale of live stock by tho mombers
of the oxchange, Is Illegal and that
such a commission cannot bo collected
by law. Tho decision In effect holds
that the Kansas City Live Stock ox
change t J a monopoly and an outlaw.