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IS SEVERE! SCHLEY Maclay'g History Not to Be Used at Annapolis Academy. AUTHOR WILL REVISE SOME PARTS lie Admits Ihst His Lsn|nt{« Is Too Abusive and Suits] Proof sheet* Were Not All Shown Too (Jolted States Offic iate as They Should Hare Been. WASHINGTON, July 20.—The sec retary of the navy has decided that the third volume of Maclay's history of the Spantsh-American war shall not be used as a textbook at the naval academy unless the obnoxious lan guage it contains in characterizing the action of Rear Admiral Schley is eliminated. The secretary says that it would be manifestly improper to have a history containing such intem perate language as a textbook for the cadets. He will inform both Com mander Wainwright, who is in com mand of the naval academy, and Mr. Maclay, the author of the history, of his decision. In this connection the secretary says the proofs of the en tire volume were not submitted to him by the historian. He received only the proofs of the third chapter, that relating to the mobilization of the fleets, which contained a summary of the orders which he, ns secretary of the navy, had issued in making the naval preparations for war. That chapter was satisfactory and he re turned it to Mr. Maclay with his ap proval. He says he never saw the accounts of the battle of Santiago and the criticism of Rear Admiral Schley until after the book was published. Mr. Maclay was appointed io his pres ent position in the New York navy yard August 2H, 1900, having been transferred from the lighthouse ser vice. Aeon h«*k Naval Clique. BALTIMORE, July 2'j.—General Felix Agnus, publisher of the Balti more American, has telegraphed the following to President McKinley: William McKinley, President, Can ton, Ohio.—“Maciay’s History of the Navy” is the standard in use at the naval academy. In the third volume, just issued, the historian charges Rear Admiral Schley with being a coward, a liar, a caitiff, an Incompetent and insubordinate. In an inten lew in the 'American this morning, Maclay, the historian, who is a navy department cleric, classed as a laborer, and at tached to the Brooklyn navy yard. Bays that proofs of this third volume, which should have told the most glori ous story in all our naval annals, were submitted to Secretary Long and 'Admiral Sampson and approved by them in advance of publication, also that Long put him in his present po sition after he had read and approved this scurrilous attack upon Admiral Schley. These proofs were also sub mitted to Admiral Dewey, who refused to read them. If aught were needed to convince any fair-minded man that a clique in the navy department has conspired to traduce the hero of Santiago and that the conspiracy was carried into execution while this brave and gallant officer was suffering expatriation on the fever-infested coasts of South America, this sliould furnish it. Will you, Mr. President, in view of all this, Bit quietly by and permit these con spirators to continue their diabolical work? Every justice-loving American appeals to you to Intervene in the name and for the sake of fair play. Next to being right all the time, which no man ever was, the best thing is to find out as soon as possible that you are wrong and right yourself im mediately. FELIX AGNUS, Publisher Baltimore American. I i - I Under* In tiloudr Hattie. DENVER, Colo.. July 20.—A special to the News from Sidney. Neb., says: Greek and Austrian graderc met here In deadly combat. Six Greeks were -wounded and one Austrian was killed. After a drunken row the Austrians at tacked the Geeks with knives, re volvers and clubs and completely rout ed them, after severely wounding six of their number. Rade Lubovic, an Austrian, was killed. i Robbed and Drop* Dead. WICHITA. Kan.. July 20.—After be ing robbed on a Choctaw train, return ing from El Reno. F. R. Smith, an aged man from Bonham, Texas, dropped dead in a crowded coach. The body was placed in a seat and taken to Oklahoma City. His wife and daughter were with him. Mrs. Hamm ia Safely Over. QUEENSTOWN, July 20.—Mrs. D. Hanna, who is a passenger on the Cunard liner Campania, fiom New York to Liverpool, when interviewed on the steamer In Queenstown harboi by a representative of the Associated Press, said her trip to Europe was entirely one of pleasure and that Its duration would depend on circum stances. She asserted that she was not aware of having left New York city under sensational conditions. WHEAT IN RUSSIA AND INDIA. United State# Comal General# Report the Yield. WASHNGTON, July 19.—The state department is in receipt of interest ing reports concerning ihe wheat crops of Russia and India. According to a report from Consul General Hol loway at St. Petersburg there are good reasons to hope that the wheat harvest of 1901 will exceed that of 1900. The spring wheat is more promising than the wintei crop, the latter having suffered heavily from various causes. However, it is stated that the loss in the winter crop will be balanced by the amount of spring wheat sown. Consul General Patterson of Calcut ta states that the wheat yield of India, as a whole, Is estimated at 5,580,000 tone, 8*4 per cent more than the de cennial average, and this under ad verse conditions, such as cold weath er, hall, Insects and rust. The ex port of wheat from India this year, the consul general says, probably will bo greatly increased. Consul Fee at Bombay estimates India's harvest for this year at 6,690, 000 tons, or 1,70,000 tons more than last year. The estimated area of growing wheat for the year is 22, 600,000 acres, being about 5,000,000 more than the previous year. PROHIBITION Of LIVE STOCK. Argentine Active AgaliiHt Introduction of Tliront arid Mouth I>l«ea*e. WASHNGTON, D. C., July 19.—The United States minister at Buenos Ayres has forwarded to the state de partment a degree, issued by the Ar gentine government, prohililting the importation of live stock coming from foreign countries, of the ovine, bo vine or any other species that, in the opinion of technical authorities, might carry infection of foot and mouth disease. There is a provision in the decree, however, that such stock coming from foreign countries whose official representations certify that such disease does not exist in their country, and that the necessary precautions have been taken to avoid infection, are excepted from the application of the decree The de cree says that all animals which are shipped before the decree was issued will be submitted to forty days quar antine after their arrival. SCRAMBLE FOR BROOM CORN. Drouth Cauam Shortage Estimated at fifteen Thousand Tons. MATTOON, 111., July 18.—The scramble between the Union Supply company, or trust, and the agent of the big eastern manufacturers not in the combination for possession of the broom corn yet in growers' hands reached a climax today, when. $125 a ton was offered. The Kansas crop is a failure and it is estimated that there will be a shortage of 15,000 tons. Fifteen thousand dollars worth of brush was bought in this vicinity Sun day at almost any price demanded. Broom corn men of experience say the brus'o will rise to $^o0 a ton. To Avenge Killing. DENVER, Colo., July 19.—Confirm ation was received of the report that the Radcliffe hotel, cabins and other buildings belonging to the proprietor of the Grand Mesa lakes were burned yesterday. A mob of seventy-five men, all residents of Delta county, set fire to the property. The incendiar ism was intended to avenge the kill ing of W. A. Womack by Game Ward en McHaney last Monday. Klectrlct.1 Workers Strike. WASHNGTON, D. C., July 19.—To enforce a demand for an increase of pay to $3.50 per day all the men em ployed by the electrical contractors In the city failed to report for work today. They number about 125. Two contractors, not members of the Con tractors' union, signed the agreement today, the Contractors’ union last night deciding to refuse the demand. Bubonic Plague Abroad. GIBRALTAR, July 19.—The orient liner Ormuz, Captain Coad, from Sid ney, N. S. W., for London, which left Colombo, June 28, arrived off Gibral tar with two cases of the bubonic plague on board. She was lefused ad mittance to the harbor and proceeded toward Plymouth, * boot Their Own Wounded. JOHANNESBURG, July 20.—In the course of an inquiry condrcted under oath here, various non-eommlssioned officers and men of the British a+my confirmed the statement that the Boers shot the Boer wounded at Vlakfontein. Root Start’s for Omaha. LEAVENWORTH. Kan. July 19 — Elihu Root, secretary of war. com pleted his inspection of the Fort Leavenworth reservation and passed the afternoon with his staff examin ing maps and plans. The only de termination yet arrived at is to push the work of improvements at the post until it will have a capacity of caring for about 3,000 men. The details foi th-' contemplated improvements will hs worked out at Washtngcon. CORN BELTJS SOAKED Generous Bains Fall Over Major Portion of the Southwest. LATE CROPS AND PASTURES REVIVE Good Cannot Do K»timatody bnt Will Provo Immense—Innares at Least Half a Harvest—Ponr Begins In Western Kansas and Sweeps to Missouri. KANSAS CITY. July 18.—Generous rains fell this afternoon over the big ger part of the corn belt of the south west. They came Just in the nick of time. The good that will result to late corn and to pastures cannot be estimated, hut it will undoubtedly prove immense. Scattering showers fell over the southwest last night and this morning, but in most places up to noon continued accounts of intense boat were reported. The rains began in western Kansas about 1 o'clock this afternoon and traveling east had reached the Misoursi line by 4 o’clock. Reports from many counties assert that today's rains, following what lit tle had fallen within the past forty eight hours, will insure at least half a crop of corn and make pasturage sure. The storm began in Kansas City shortly before 5 o'clock this evening. The fall continued for over half an hour and caused a decided drop in the temperature, the weather bureau re cording 83 at 5 o’clock, against 100 at 3 o’clock. TOPEKA, Kan., July 18.—The rains that have fallen in Kansas last night and today have practically assured a corn yield of at least 50,000,000 bush els, and the yield may be even better. The state is under the influence of a lew barometric condition and more rain is expected tonight. Correspond ents from numerous Kansas towns in reporting rain say the sky is overcast with clouds tonight and more rain within a few hours is certain. The drouth in Kansas has been broken and with it has gone the* excessive hot spell. It is the opinion among those who'have been watching the weather conditions that the season will be more favorable to crops from now on. Good rains are reported tonight over portions of eastern and central Kan sas, and in each case is mentioned the fact that the ratn is not through. Emporia, Hiawatha, Clay Center, Ells worth, Sallna, Atchison, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Concordia, Quenemo, Ot tawa, Fredonia and Osage City are among the places favored with rains, which ranged from one-half to two inches. Secretary Coburn of the Kansas Board of Agriculture is enthusiastic aver the result of the rain. He is sure that the corn yield will reach at least half a crop if the present very favor able weather conditions continue. The manner in which corn has held Its own during the drouth was some thing remarkable antj is a source of wonder to the farmers. In some places it has had no moisture for over two months. It has made almost no growth, but the leaves have been kept green and the tassel kept off. Weeds could not flourish in the dry spell any more than the corn and they were easily eradicated. The fields are there iore clean and have a new lease of life since the rain. TRIUMPH Of SOCIALISM. Flint la VVliat John Burnt Expect. In A inerlca. NEW JTORK, July 18.—The steel strike m America is attracting much attention in England generally, and while long articles are being printed in the newspapers on the subject, no comment is made in the editorial col umns, according to the London corre spondent of the Tribune. John Burns has been less reticent, for he fore casts an American Armagedon with the revival of the old anti-slavery feel ing and the transformation of trusts Into state organizations by the politi cal power of the hordes of workmen. Financiers watch the quotations from Wall street, and are unmoved by socialistic trades. Combinations are felt to be on trial In America and if they survive the great conflict with organized labor concentration of capi tal will be promoted in England. Last Furnace Closed. PITTSBURG, July 18.—The last fur nace in Linsay & McCutchecn’s mill was closed down at noon. As soon as all the men had let the mill, sev en deputy sheriffs were stationed about the plant. The open hearth and billet mills of the Clark plant wore running today. Secretary Cridler Recovering. WASHINGTON, July 18.—Third As sistant Secretary of State Cridler, who has been ill or several weeks, was sufticiently recovered today to be re moved to Seabright, N. J. He was ac companied by Mrs. Cridler. ThreAher Injury is Fatal. WEEPING WATER, Neb., July *18. —Daniel Drum, who was injured by a threshing machine yesterday, died Just before the doctors arrived to an» putate the limb. | KANSAS GETS SOME SHOWERS. Freahea* Vegetation Evan Where Not Enoagh to Do Permanoat Good. KANSAS CITY, July 17—Rain fell over an area of eighty miles around Kansas City early yesterday morning and reports from different parts of the southwest Indicate thunder storms and lower temperatures during the day. At Lawrence, Kan., enough rain fell to effectively lay the dust, clear the atmosphere and freshen vegeta tion, but not enough to do any per manent good. It is the first fall in that vicinity for twenty-six days. At Ottawa and Wellsville, in the next county west from Lawrence, about half an'inch of rain fell. At Wells ville there has been no rain for more than three months, and coming now it will do late corn great good if fol lowed by more, otherwise the corn crop in that county will prove an ut ter failure. Some fields are now too far gone to be revived by any amount of rain. Over one inch of rain is re ported at Toronto, Kan., two counties further west. There was a fairly good shower in Kansas City in the morn ing, but at 11 o’clock the sky was cloudless and the weather bureau re ported a temperature of 93. A good rain fell at Camden Point, Mo., three counties east of Kansas City, and it will result in much good to corn, which in that vicinity is still a dark green. Miami county, Kansas, two counties south from Kansas City on the Mis souri line experienced a good rain, the first since April 1. It came too late and early crops in that county are reported a total failuro. CONDITION OF NEBRASKA CORN. Weather Unfavorable and Early Corn Damaged to Some Extent* United States Department of Agri culture, Nebraska Section, Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bu reau. University of Nebraska, Lin coln, July 17: The past week has been hot and dry. The daily mean temperature has aver aged 11 degrees above the normal. The rainfall of the past week has been very light, no amount sufficient to aid crops having been reported. The hot, dry weather has be*n very unfavorable for all growing crops. Threshing of winter wheat has made good progress, and the yield is good and the quality fine. Spring wheat and oats have ripened too rapidly in northern counties, and the yield will be somewhat reduced. Early planted corn is beginning to tassel in south ern counties and has been considerably damaged by the drouth; later planted corn is standing the drouth well, but corn generally has deteriorated in condition during the past week. Corn is small and late, and most of it has not tasseled, and with rain soon would recover largely from the effects of the dry weather. However, with the rain the crop would generally be decidedly below the average. Apples and fruit generally have been injured, and the hay crop will be less than expected earlier in the season. Potatoes are a very poor crop. G. A. LOVELAND, Station Director, Lincoln, Neb. HAVE FAITH IN SETTLEMENT. Nothing Definite But the General Talk la All Along the Line. PITTSBURG, July 17.—There were no new developments In the strike dur ing the early hours of the second day. All the plants closed yesterday were shut down tight and matters about the Painter mill, Lindsay & McCutcheon, Clark's Solar Iron works, the Monon gahela and Starling plants were quiet. It was stated that Painter’s mill was in partial operation, but the only men at work were a few Hungarians who were cleaning up about the yards. Re plying to the report that the company had brought a strike breaker from Alabama, Assistant General Manager Parker said: “We can break our own strikes.” Superintendent Albrecht, encounter ed a few moments later, said the plant would be running in full within a few days. Speculation as to the probable settlement of the strike is general, and among business managers the consensus of opinion is that the com bine officials and Amalgamated offi cials will get together before long and adjust the differences. Legislature Every Four Tears. MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 17.—The constitutional convention today pro vided for quadrennial instead of bien nial sessions of the legislature and fix ed November Instead of August for holding state elections. Fatal to Stock and Crops. MUSKOGEE, I. T., July 17.—A se vere hailstorm three miles north of Muskogee last night killed some stock and completely destroyed crops for a long distance. The path of the storm was over a mile wide. Heavy rains fell all over the Creek and Cherokee nations, generally saving crops. Gen. Wood Much lt*»tter. HAVANA, July 17.—Governor Gen eral Wood continues to improve shead uy. Total Valuation for Assessment is Nearly Three Million More. FIGURES FOR 1900 AND 1901 Starting a K«w Industry in Holt County —Platt* County a Pioneer la Road Sprinkling—Other Nebraska Matters Here and There. LINCOLN. Neb., July 17.—'The to tal valuation upon which state taxes will be assessed this year against tax able property in Nebraska will be ap proximately $174,432,000, or $2,685,000 greater than the assessed valution last year. These figures have been com puted from the official reports received from eighty-nine of the ninety coun ties. Wheeler, whose report has not been received, had a total assessed valuation of $298,237.40 last year and it is believed there will be no material change in the figures this year. Following is a comparison of the as sessed valuation of property for the two years: -1 Adams .! Antelope . Banner .| Blaine .I Boone .I Box Butte .j Boyd .| Brown . Buffalo . Burt . Butler . Cass . Cedar . Chase . Cherry . Cheyenne .j Clay . Colfax . Cuming . Custer . Dakota . Dawes . Dawson . Deuel . Dixon .| Dodge . Douglas . Dundy .. Fillmore . Franklin . Frontier . Furnas . Gage . Garfield . Gosper . Grant . Greeley . Hall . Hamilton . Harlan . Hayes . Hitchcock . Holt . Hooker . Howard . Jefferson . Johnson . Kearney . Keith . Keya Paha . Kimball . Knox . Lancaster . Lincoln . Logan . Loup . Madison . McPherson . Merrick . Nance . Nemaha . Nuckolls . Otoe . Pawnee . Perkins . Phelps . Pierce . Platte . Polk . Red Willow . Richardson . Rock . Saline . Sarpy . Saunders . Scotts Bluff . Seward . Sheridan . Sherman . Sioux . Stanton . Thayer . Thomas .! Thurston .I Valley .I Washington .i Wayne .j Webster .I Wheeler .| York .| Totals .j 1900. | -1 $ 2,716,593.66! 1.552.770.56 298,540.00! 189,846.731 1.713.203.201 841,800.20! 461,294.001 650,451.471 2,763,932.371 2,545,400.31! 2,251.062.101 4.413.158.051 2.407.344.001 638,438.201 1,309,181.32! 1,391,598.14! 2,412,102.991 1.966.414.201 2,234,585.571 3.342.283.90 1,589,202.15 1.059.447.91 1.768.339.92 •66,162.68 1.665.206.01 3.136.678.81 21,745,972.64 644.932.35 2.267.196.87 1.189.430.00 1.174.369.20 1.840.050.65 5.312.783.57 247.592.80 641,238.20 395,230.26 950.178.80 2.677.949.77 1.865.541.00 1.301.955.66 488.984.60 890,787.29 2,384,961.95 124.060.50 1,330,186.60 2.513.518.82 2,099,893.56 1,330,186.60 795.393.60 411.030.00 623.415.60 1.801.501.20 9,270,858.47 2,004,774.84 229.582.00 160.959.00 2.251.846.53 121.092.00 1.834.149.51 1.267.560.00 2,767,370.36 2.257.570.00 4.670.030.20 2.501.176.01 623.698.00 1.307.118.53 1.518.945.30 2.397.630.77 1.292.693.30 1.219.246.99 3.327.633.87 576.427.50 2.468.214.30 2,250,235.771 3,443.745.251 451.994.001 2,594,576.92! 1,328.380.25! 880,078.91! 418,602.781 1.484,245.161 2.258.634.791 150,926.971 549,995.47! 975,479.80! 2,369.846.34! 1,865.502.00! 1,606.388.661 298,237.40! 2.319,541.141 $171,747,593.41! ---i 1901. $ 2,717,153.00 i 1.572.781.00 j 266.589.00 i 218,382.20 | 1.694.505.00 780.734.00 690.951.00 706,125.0*3 2,707,725.86 2,784,204.07 2.223.264.30 4.675.505.32 2,792,217.06 653.346.00 1.930.648.00 y 503,142.00 2,419,178.23 2.094.907.09 2,247,576.0') 2,441,391.18 1.608.259.0) 1.028.503.00 1.674.603.21 684,114.68 1,729,492.46 3.152.704.30 22,381,792.08 658.265.31 2.285.173.11 1.156.549.09 1.087.459.00 1.875.850.00 5.358.094.22 254.384.00 753,139.50 474,270.35 . 960,431.'30 2.560.037.00 1.865.918.00 1,288,417.03 448.340.00 901.303.11 2.327.520.91 144,989.79 1.365.493.11 2.554.081.00 2.165.110.33 1.320.919.42 804.978.32 438.477.00 627,653.61 1.854.217.00 8,815,375.61 1,967,198.38 230,980.27 185,140. (V) 2.302.218.00 131,749.93 1.844.496.00 1.281.461.00 2,767,477.83 2.237.745.56 4.841.035.00 2.644.022.00 551.658.11 1.283.294.43 1,526,473.41 2.446.009.10 1,319,239.70 1,263,710.73 3.333.466.00 581,398.81 2,496,714.80 2.279.739.56 3,418,278.09 468.131.54 i 2,608,881. S5 1.177.760.0) i 879.748.89 ! 512.347.00 1.473.426.91 2.375.160.00 i 181.943.54 556.183.00 999.553.40 j 2,358,623.17 1.901.730.00 1,723,863.20 298.237.40 2.299.621.00 $174,432,870.30 Tops tlie Omaha Market. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 17.— The topping of the Omaha market by Paul Frauen, a local stock breeder, feeder and shipper, recalls that the Chicago market for the year has been topped twice in the past twenty-five years by Nebraska, a Tekamah man receiving the honor accompanied by the cash once, and Mr. Frauen re ceiving it in 1892. Mr. Frauen has just put in the nucleus for a herd of thoroughbred Shorthorns and Here fords. Porter'. Case Submitted. LINCOLN, Neb., July 17.—The suit of the state against William Porter, ex-secretary of state, and his bonds men, was argued before District Judge Frost and submitted. The state asks for $1,500, claimed to be due as a re sult of funds collected and retained by porter without constitutional author ity, it is alleged. C. J. Smyth of Om aha appeared for the defendants and Deputy Attorney General Norris Brown and his assistant, W. B. Rose, for the state. Fatal Sun Stroke. SCRIBNER, Neb., July 17.—August Steuhaner, a young German employ ed on the farm of John Haum, south of Scribner, was overcome by heat and died from the effects thereof. Two Nebraskans Released. SIOUX FALLS, S. D„ July 17.—Two prisoners have just been released from the Sioux Falls penitentiary, their terms of imprisonment having expir ed. They are Frank Kelley and Fred K. Moore, each of whom served three years, less good time, for robbing a postofflce in Nebraska. Upon being released they departed for Oregon, where they have relatives living and where they claim they have positions awaiting them. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations From South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle—There was an extremely light run of cattle and as packers all seemed to have liberal orders there were not enonugh to go the rounds and prices ad vanced sharply. The few cars of beef steers on sale wore picked up at an early hour at prices that looked fully a dime higher, and in some cases more. As com pared with the close of last week prices are now fully as good as they were then, and sales were made that looked higher than the same kind of cattle sold for on last Friday. There were very few cows and heifers on sale and practically noth ing that could be called choice. The way buyers acted good stuff was evidently in good demand and would probably have sold a little higher. Even the common stuff that was offered sold a little higher in some case.?. Bulls, calves and stag3 were all in very light supply and the few on sale sold as they did yesterday. Stock ers and feeders were also scarce today and prices improved. In extreme case:* they sold as much as 20c higher, though 10@15c would cover the advance in most cases. Cattle that were carried over from yesterday in some cases sold as much as 20c higher than the best bids received yesterday. Hogs—There was another liberal supply of hogs, though not quite as many ar rived as yesterday or the day before. Packers started in fairly early and the opening market was about 2%c higher than yesterday’s general market. The bulk of the first, hogs sold largely at $5.57% and $5.60, but it was noticeable that in most cases buyers were picking out the better loads. It took a choice load of hogs to bring over $5.62%, and very few sold above that figure. The light stuff sold mostly from $5.57 down. The market waa fairly active until about half the hogs had changed hands, and then for a time not much was done. Sheep—There was a very light run of sheep, and no lambs at all arrived. The sheep sold at just about steady prices with yesterday, or 10@15c lower than last week. Western wethers sold from $3.25 to $3.40. The lamb market is still in very bad shape at all points. The demand is ex tremely light and prices have broken 50<§) 75c at this point as compared with the high time last week. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Beef steers, cows and Texans, 10 @20c higher; stockers and feeders, strong; choice exports and dressed beef steer, Jo.50S5.95; fair to good, $4.7505.40; stockers and feeders. $2.5004.25; western fed steers, $3.1505.35; Texans and Indians, J3.8504.4O; Texas grass steers, J3.2503.90; Texas cows. J2.6O03.25; native cows, J2.7504.25; heifers. $2.5004.75; canners. Jl.7502.70; bulls, $2,500 4.00; calves, J2.5O05.25. Hogs—Market 5010c higher; top. $5.97%; bulk of sales, $5.5005.80; heavy, $5.8505.97%; mixed packers, $5.5505.80; light, $5.3505.70; pigs. $4.7505.30. Sheep and Lambs—Sheep, steady; lambs were 10c lower; lambs. $4.5005.00; wethers, $3.2503.75: yearlings, $3.5004.25; ewes, $3,000 3.25; stock sheep, $1.5003.75. REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS. Declares He Has No Animas Against the Admiral. NEW YORK, July 20.—Edgar S. Maclay replied to the criticism which has been made on his historical works dealing with Admiral Schley and the navy during the Spanish war. He said in part: “I did not appreciate at the time I wrote the book that the terms were immoderate and intemperate. It is only recently that it has met with ad verse criticism. It Is now my intention to revise that portion of the work that deals with the battle of San tiago. But I shall not alter the facts, for they are correct, and I must first be assured that they are in error. The proofs were submitted to the officers who took part in the battle of San tiago, as well as to Secretary Long, and received their approval. I should explain that only those portions of the book were submitted to each of ficer that related to him personally or to the part he took in the battle. “I have no animus against Admiral Schley." TO RESTORE EMPIRE. Plot is Said to lie Ripening to Overthrow the French Republic. LONDON, July 20—The Pall Ma'l Gazette publishes a communication from its Paris correspondent giving circumstantial details of an alleged conspiracy to overthrow the French republic and install Prince Louis Na poleon as emperor. The correspond ent is issured that September 14, upon which date the czar intends to pro mote Prince Louis to a full general ship in the Russian army, has been selected as the occasion for a demon stration to support the claims of this prince, who is such a close friend of their Russian ally, by all the elements opposed to the present regime. The names of M. de Roulede, the marquis de Lur Saluces and M. Marcel-Habert are mentioned as the leading spirits of the movement, and several high functionaries of the present govern ment are aleged to be assisting the movement with funds. Great Rank's Capital. NEW YORK, July 20.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the First Na tional bank it was voted to increase the capital of the bank to $10,000,000. Selertlne Swedish Cabinet. COPENHAGEN, July 20.—King Christian has entrusted Dr. Deuntser with the task of organizing a liberal ministry to succeed the De Schested cabinet, which resigned Wednesday The following selections have already been made: President of the council, Dr. Deuntser; minister of justice, Al berti; minister of interior, Count Hol stein; minister of foreign affairs, Al fred Hage; minister of finance, Christ ensen; of agriculture, Hansen.
