"■ ■— e < | War Department Tak’B Measure! to Re lieve Hurricane Sufferers. CIRCULARS SENT TO LARGE CITIES duodrod* of l.lvos Haro Keen I.oat. and Tboae Who Kriualn are lu Abnolut* Destitution, Without Homo* or Food — A (ieucrou* Itcapou** Hoped For From Alt Section*. WASHINGTON. Aug. 12—The war department yesterday took prompt measures for the relief of the hurri cane sufferers In Porto Klco. When the press dispatches and General Da vis' advices made known the extent of the disaster Bteps were immediately taken to send supplies and the trans port McPherson was ordered put In readiness to sail from Ntw York on Monday next. It will carry rations and other necessaries. Secretary of War Root yesterday sent Ihe following appeal to the mayors of all cltleB of more than 150,000 population. Sir—The governor general of Porto Rico confirms the report that upon the 8th Inst, a hurricane swept over the Island, entirely demolishing many of the towns, destroying many lives and reducing so fur as he can estimate, not less than 100,000 of the Inhabitants to the condition of absolute destitu tion, without homes or food. Unless immediate and effective relief Is giver these unfortunates will perish of fam ine. Under these conditions the president deems that an appeal should he made to the humanity of the American peo ple. It Is un appeal to their patriot ism also, for the Inhabitants of Port) Rico hare freely and gladly submitted themselves to the guardianship of the United States and have voluntarily surrendered the protection of Spain, to which they were formerly entitled, confidently relying upon more gener ous and beneficent treatment at our hands. The highest considerations of honor and good faith unite with the promptings of humanity to require from the United States a generous re sponse to the demand of Porto Rican distress. This department has directed the Immediate distribution of rations to the sufferers by the army of Porto Rico, so far as it Is within the power of the executive, but In the absence of any appropriation we must rely large ly upon private contributions. I beg that you will call upon the public-spirited and humane people of your city to take active and Immediate measures in this exigency. The gov ernment transport McPherson will be sent directly from the port of New York to Porto Illco on Monday, the 14th Inst., to carry all supplies of food which can bo obtained. Further trans l ports will l>e sent at future dates, of which public notice will be given. Any committee charged with the raising of funds will receive full Infor mation and advice upon communicat ing with this department, Very re spectfully, KUIHU ROOT. Secretary of War. FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 12.— It la now said 600 persons lost their lives at Ponce during the hurricane. Terrible distress prevails there. Arroyo, on the south coast, has been destroyed. Sixteen lives were lost there and the town Is still submerged in water. At Cuayamo the houses were still standing. Seven persons were killed there. A number of houses were pil laged. Squads of soldiers were unable to maintain order and starvation threatens the population. The water supply of San Juan has been stopped. The Ctfcmo Springs hotel has been wrecked. It belonged to the Porto Rico company of Phila delphia. MORE TROOPS COMING HOME. S«UlH Ihkkotn nn<1 Wliinr.nlit Men on the Mherlrian. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—General Otis cabled the War department yes terday ns follows: MANILA, Aug. 11.—City of Para ar rived. Private Cosley Reed, Company A, Twenty-fourth, died at sea. Sher man sails today. 0TI8. The City of Para sailed from San Francisco July 13 with Companies 11 and D, Fourth cavalry; headquarters A, F, H and K. Twenty-fourth Infantry, and B. engineer battalion—thirty-six officers and 911 enlisted men, Geuural Schwan commanding. The Sheridan will bring back the Minnesota and South Dakota troops. - I UdUnt il r«rU ICtpualtlou. WAiHINOTON, l>. C.. Aug If.- W D. Dnckua. principal of public school* ' of (/hadron. Nab . la In the city on bualnaaa with tna lutarlor department. It la tb« lnt< ntii'ii «f Mi Iui kua to gacura. If poaalbla, tha couacni of So retary Hitchcock to arrange for an Indian aablbll nt Carl* neat yaar. He j waa In charge of the Indian athlblt at Chicago during the World's fair, and after tha signal success made at Omaha last year with the Indian con grass, fee la that ha can make an aa- I hlhtt at Carls which will ha une of lh«> leading feature* of the french eapu altton. tbs t« t’sba I'LATTffHt'Rtl. N V. Aug |j - Colonel L V W Kannon had a lung talk with the president > eater da) re gardlag tha situation In Cuba. (Vduaal Kannon haa bean on t laser nl ltr<«»a. • at*» at llarana aa adyutaal g >naral tor alrll affair* Ha arrived al tha hotel In company with Uanernl (lor V. Ilenry and »a» Immadtntaly hurried into the pr«ei dent a ru»ma, lie talked wt'h fresl- ! dent McKinley fur naarlr an hour and went near tha entire Cuban situation with him. A FAMINE IS IMPENDING. Gen. D»*U Auk* Authority to Succor 1‘orto It leant. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The war department yesterday received a cable gram from General Davis giving fuller details of the damage done In Porto Kico by the hurricane. General Davis says a famine Is Im pending and asks authority to issue rations to the destitute. The message says: ‘‘Later reports show that hurricane was far more severe in interior and southern part of Island than here. Data for estimate of number of Porto Ricans who have lost everything Is deficient, but I am forced to believe the number on island cannot fall below 100,000 souls and a famine is Impending. I ask that 2,600,000 pounds of rice and beans, equal quantities of each, be imme diately shipped on transports to Ponce. Some here. Urgent appeals to all post commanders for food for the destitute. Am I authorized to relieve distress by food Issues? Rice and beans only de Hlred. There have been many deaths of natives by falling walls. So far only one soldier reported dangerously In jured. Several towns reported entirely demolished. As yet have reports from only four ports. Complete destruction of all barracks at two and In two others one company each had bar racks destroyed. Troops are In can vas No reports yet from the largest ports, Ponce and Mayagtiez, but they were In the vortex of the storm. At least half of the people In Porto Rico subsist entirely on fruit nnd vege tables and storm has entirely des troyed this source of support." TO RAISE THE QUARANTINE. Siir^iMin itl Wyman of I It i* Mitrlm? IIon|»IIhI Si-imIh ii Mi'nhmk**. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Surgeon General Wymann of the marine hos pital service lias sent a message to the harbor authorities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore In forming them of the desire of the au thorities of the cities In the neighbor hood of Hampton, Va., to raise the quarantine against that city and ask ing that In case this step should be tak«m the northern cities would not quarantine against the places affected, including Norfolk, Newport Ncwh, Portsmouth and Old Point. Dr. Wy man says hls own opinion Is that there was no reason for quarantining against any other place than Phoebus and the Soldiers’ home. Dr. Wyman has re ceived favorable responses from Dr. Doty and Dr. Jones representing the health authorities of New York and Baltimore respectively. Surgeon Vick ery, the marine hospital service rep resentative at Hampton, Va., wired headquarters here today that the yel low fever situation continues favor able. There had been no more deaths from the fever. TRAGEDY AT ARAPAHOE, NEB. Two Young People, Seemingly {.overt, I) i! I>> Their Own lluinl* ARAPAHOE, Neb., Aug. 12.—The people of Arapahoe were startled yes terday by the report of a terrible trag edy In which two young people of this place were concerned. Workmen who were repairing the High school building on going to work about 7 o’clock found the lifeless body of James Woodworth, aged 21, with a bullet hole In his right temple, in the east doorway of the building. In his clenched hand he st.ll held the revol ver with which the deed was done. Lying partially on his body was the body of Miss Grace Cooper, with a bul let wound in her temple. She was sti‘1 breathing, but died about four ho* later. h a left a statement that It was a cast >t suicide with each other. Objec tion had been made to their keeping company and this -is supposed to lie the cause. Miss Cooper was about 15 years old. NO RIGHT TO INDIAN FINDS. Auditor of Trc.mury Disallow* the K*. pen** Account of a Negro. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The audi tor of the treasury for the interior de partment has raised a Question as to a negto's rights to Indian funds by dis allowing expenses for the board and m.-dlcal treatment of John Woodruff, a negro from the Pine Ridge agency, now at the government Insane hospi tal here. The auditor says these ex penses cannot be allowed as a charge against the appropriation for the sup port and subsistence of the Sioux un til the man establishes a studs us a Sioux Indian. The Interior department expresses the opinion that neither the Sioux nation nor any tribe or branch tribe has any voice In determining what disposition should he made by the government of the fund queetlou, so long as its obligations to the In dians are fulfilled. e«|M*r% Wore ul WAAHINUTON. I). t\. Aug 1«. Th® director of the iruiui hu sent out couimlastona of supervisors of census • p|H«liiteil for Nebraska Aa the ap pointment* nre of the •recess'* variety, they will bold only until the aenata confirms permanent appointment®. Tha une men will, however, be appointed In each Instance. Thla action of tha director la a departure from the usual course of procedure, but commlsalou* ara sent out at thla Urn# that super vtsura may map out their district®, select enumerators aad he ready to begin promptly on the morning of June 1. IfCOcIlMllM Ml SsIkMai* mot X f'AI-t-A. A It. Aug I) Tha question of the ronsidtdnUun and ran- j train*Uo« ul h tecoontry school# la at preeeal being eamostly dlseweeed In educational * I rule* throughout the state and It la prwbebie that something degalle will result f*wm th* dl*. us*too M soAMettl lelereat has been incuni to Induce the nlwstluMl aethoyttlee of the stale to tak* k«>‘d «# Ike mat lee with a view to adopting and In- i a tguraiing »<«r plan wUt. h wilt ae- I cure th® dsatrad end Nevar fudge the fudge by I be fury* According to Gen. Otis' Report It Wa3 Very Sr.cccssfu!. CIR LOSS, 5 KILLED, 29 WOLNDED MacArthur'4 Rcnr l.cft and (tight *™ Hvrrpt Clear of the Kncinj Their l4a. In the Itccenf Kiigitgc men t — thm flrrat Olftlonlfy tinier Which Ameri can Truo|>» Operated. WASHINGTON, Ang. 11.—General Otis cabled the war department the following report of yesterday’s engage ment: “MacArthur's movemettt very suc cessful; serves to clear country rear and left and right of Insurgents; has advanced north to Calulet, six miles from Han Fernando, whence he Is now reconnolterlng; his casualties five killed, twenty-nine wounded. Officers wounded: Major iiraden. Captain Abernethy, Thirty-sixth volunteers, leg and arm, moderate; Lieutenant Williams, Fifty-first Iowa, Thigh, mod erate. These troops operated to left and rear toward Hanta Hlta. Mae- j Arthur's udvunee under Wheaton and Llseum consists of Ninth, Twelfth, Heventecnth, part of Twenty-secomi regiments and portion Fifty-first Iowa. Movement very difficult on account of mud anti surface water. MacArthur reports Insurgents' loss 100 killed, some 300 wounded; they were rapidly driven northward ami last evening apparently abandoned Porac line, where they blew up powder works.” ■■OTIS." I MANILA, Aug. 11.—Official reports received here from the scene of the ; recent fighting with the Filipinos say the day was spent In reconnaissance, nurlng which the American troops found a few of the enemy. But there were no engagements of Importance. A battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry under Major O’Brien advanced very close to Angeles. The major reports there are about 250 insurgents there. A battalion of the Twelfth infantry mude a reconnaissance In the direction of Porac, hut the enemy there scat tered. The main body of the Ameri can army Is at Calulum. The line has been materially changed since the advance was stopped yesterday and now includes the towns of Guagua and Santa Arita. Major General Otis Issued an order closing the ports In the hands of the Insurgents to inter-island traffic. Agui naldo Issued a decree July 24 dated from Tarlac closing the insurgent ports to vessels flying the American i flag and inviting vessels under other flags to visit them. Visitors under foreign flags cannot traffic, with these ports without running the blockade. The gunboats Concord, Yorktown, Callao and I’ampanga bombarded San Fernando Tuesday. The Filipinos re plied with cannon and musketry for an hour and then fled to the hills, the gunboats firing on them with their machine guns until they disappeared. The bombardment was continued for some time afterwards and many houses were riddled and destroyed, but the town was not set on fire. The gun boats did nut laud men. A SAD NtBRASKA HOME. Ur. Illutt Iteliirn* With lleuialns uf Wife anti Children. OMAHA, Aug. 11.—A man upon Whose countenance care, anxiety end soriow were depicted alighted from an incoming train at the union depot yes terday. He gazed about him abstract edly at the signs of life and activity apparent on hand and then with heavy tread walked toward the buggago coach ahead. Three pine boxes were tenderly lifted fro uithe car by the baggagemen and the eyes of the man tilled with tears as he watched them until they were safely transferred to the baggage car of a Union Pacific train bouud for the west. These boxes contained the earthly remains uf the wife and two children of the mun, who wus W. F. Blue of Gibbon, Neb. Ills family were the victims of the dread fill street car accident which happened at Bridgeport, Conn., last Sunday, in which thirty lives were lost. Mrs. Blue and her two children went to Bridgeport last fall, where the wife and mother hoped to benefit her health, which had been considered im paired after long treatment for a can cer. Mrs. Blue was fast improving and was almost ready to return to her Nebraska home, when the catastrophe occurred. A sister and two children were ulso in the same terrible calam- j tty which befell Mrs. Blue and chil- j dren. HflRORS Of Tttl MONDIM. MelurnrU lo>lil Hrrhira T*ll »f Hardship* Kadared. WKANOKU Alaska. Aug tl.—(Via dealt!*. Wash,)—Aug II.—Th* Htlc k**n river steamer titrathcona arrived her* yesterday with thirty survivors of th* Kdmontoa trail. Th* unfortunates tell h**rlr*ndlug stnrle* of hardships *ndur*«l. com rades loat and abandoned and strongly denounce th* trading and transport companies, ns w*ll ns th* Canadian officials and newspapers that so pro fusely advertised thl* rout* na a feasi ble one to th* Klondike gold held* To outward appearance* th* men certain* ly glv* *vld*nt* »| th* awful auger* lag uad«rgon« sin a leaving K-ltuu. V*n *igM**a month* ago M at uf them ar* shklv looking with na kempt t**ard« sad gr*nay cloth** pt. tores uf physical and gnaaarlal • i#» ks g*v*rai ar* gray and Wir th* wnrh* of srurvy V****** Mo o» an kSitM Kl.l AUK Ml t'>W. Aug II ll*o A ltl*a*r superintendent of th* fcliaa'mih public N Kim I* WM shed sad laataatly kttl*d on iha street last sight Th* »ord*r*r *w spend It |a supposed that Ik* •b sdlng was Am* In » L II itlaad nttlsr uf th* Ify* a ho h«« dUMppeu >1 II* was sacs* la «»Mp«ay w-th HNt*r shortly bsls* th* tra«*dy o. > uft*d an I ttl t»«o Orand Army of th* Kepuhlle, th* ea no-to beta uf Company II, Tenth regiment and t amp St*. Mona uf Veteran* After th* t-aahet ha t been pla»*d in the funeral ear, the MuoMlut) muted to (hi former reel thin uf th* i!*• ■>*« »l All th* basin*** htiuaea and r*ai*a were draped with th- aatb-nal flag and «r*pe Today th. body will be plated In a lault to avail the arrival of th# Teath regiment front Han Pranetavo, whan a military funeral will tab* pine*. eoutiker* 4 tw a t m* Hu \V ATPMI.imi U. Atm It Metihen Pul all lb* In tret 41 on uf h Put tell poetmnatrr at Imwar tbla ••tuaty, ■ i t ‘ death it. * ton of •helled «i»rn yeeterdny The buy wai pitting la aa elevator when the tk
n*4 to Mil I ear He , tu ikntt down and burled under UW HP* Meet 8udden Bir.th by Electricity While Fighting Flames. TWO OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED Fatality Coma* to tha Man .lust a* Hua aana Unit I'nwnnl Thalr KSurU In Nulxlulnu Ilia Kira—Kutlla KSurtt to Ketlte tha Hlrlrkan Man—Mama* of tha Victim* and Thalr Klara of Katl* danca. — OMAHA. Aug. 10.—Coming as a hor rible climax to a short, heroic and j brilliant exhibition of tire fighting on the pa* t of the Omaha department •ay* the lice of this date, which had practically gained control of what j promised to be a serious conflagration, ■ tour firemen sacrificed thetr lives lu the brave discharge of duty and two other* were seriously Injured. The lire occurred in the crude drug room of the Mercer Chemical company, oc cupying the rear of the tifth floor of the Mercer block on Howard street. Hose company No. 'i and hook and ladder company No. 1, to which the firemen belonged who lost their lives, had done especially fine work In bat tling with tho flames which Issued from the window* of the tifth floor ol tlie block, uud after having gained the mastery the men were engaged in low- i ering the ladder of truck No. 1. This ladder hail been lu use in the rear of tho building. The six men gripped the crank of the truck tightly and j were gully chatting together, con gratulating themselves that the flames had been controlled before great dam age had been committed, when sud denly a look of horror overspread the countenances of each. They spuku not a word, but in an instant each was thrown to the ground. Limp and Llfe less. They hud been electrocuted. Tbe ladder, In Its descent, had come in contact with a live wire and 2,000 volts were conveyed through the lad der, soaked as It was with water from tho hose and ribbed with Iron. At first realization of U.o fearful catastrophe, which followed In the wake of an otherwise successful bat tle with the flames, did uot come to the vast crowd which bad gathered to witness tbe work of the firemen. When it did dawn upon the curious and excited throng that such a terri- | hie accident really had happened, the j police officers and llremen nan uun culty to keep the crowd from rushing madly to the scene of the fatality. Physicians were quickly summoned and then began a heroic struggle to restore the men to life, but It soon became apparent that four of them were beyond the reach of medical aid. The victims were removed to an open space where volunteers soon be gan to try to revive them. Artificial respiration was attempted ui^d every thing known to medical science was tried to bring \he men uack to con sciousness, but It was all to no avail. Their arma and legs were Worked frantically, l«o was put upon them, and hyperdermlc Injections were given but yll the effort was fruitless, and In less than ah tour the four firemen were pronounced dead as follows: OTTO GElSEKE, 1123 Harney street, truckman hook and ladder company No. 1. JAMBS ADAMS, 1025 South Eigh teenth street, engine company No. 3. CHARLES A. HOPPElt Twenty fifth and Jones streets, plpeman, hoso company No. 3. GEORGE BENSON, Twenty-fifth and Jones streets, plpeman, hose com pany No. 3. The Injured are: Albert T. Livingston, 1810 Farnam street, truckman, hook and ladder company No. 1. G. C. Farmer. 917 South Thirteenth street, substitute truckman, hook and ladder company No. 1. The men working with Otto Gelseke thought twice that he was reviving, and had strong hopes of bringing him out all right, but the third time he hud a sinking spell hiB life went out. CALL LOR COLD CIRIILICATLS. l'|i to th* l'r*»*nl Tim* It I* l.ti;Itlr lit ii ii Man »•: * I* ■**' t tl, WASHINGTON, Aug. tO.—The re ports so fur received from subtreasury cities Indicate that the call for gold certificates In exchange for gold coin will be considerably l>ss than the treasury officials expected. Hun Fran cisco. Chicago, Cincinnati, St. laiuls and New Orleans, however, have not yet been heard from and consequently there Is no proper basis upon whl- h to closely estimate the result of th .* secretary’s order. Ip Uu last nlgut the .New York banks bsd assert for the exchange of I4.&0O.00U; I'hlladclshis. tTO.OUU. Ilal* 11 more. Iklfi.OUO, Washington, 1150.* •MM In the departmental series and f 150.00** in "to order" eertlflcatea. It la a matter uf mime surprise la the treasury that a large perivniage of th* New York calls have beeu for ISO and certificates of other small denomina tions It was expected that the cer tificates would he used for reserve and thus release the idg holdings uf green hacks and treasury not*a. The nil purpose of the banka In asking for •mall denoniinaltoaa probably will de v * lop wit bln tbe Seat few days a |nt*ls«4 ClfKVKNNK. YV»o Aug »'* Major rraah M Yu»de who rotumsaded tbs ■1 Itthttvy Ml the ft pines aatd ImUy that ti * b'tr *« VV . ontlag arliitevy w.*utd a** Mara w< la YletaiU efforts were made to have both organ tsst togcs i **larf»ft« Aiiioiir Anlmali on Thnlr Wny to Onifilitt. HILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 10— Paul brothers of North Yakima, Wash., ar rived here last night wttli a train load of 600 horses, en route to South Omaha, and unloaded in Northern Pacific stock yards for feed and water. It was no ticed at once that the horses Were hot well, many being excessively physick ed and showing signs of cramping. In a short time they commenced dying by the dozen. Everything possible was done for the animals, but by 6 o'clock this evening over 126 had died. The disease is a mystery to every one here and the owners cannot ac count for it unless it is caused by water or feed at Spokane, where they were last unloaded. Messrs. Paul say that during a previous shipment they lost nearly 100 at Missoula, the horses be ing affected exactly the same as they were this time. The stomachs of some of the dead horses have been sent to Omaha for analysis. THE REBELLIOUS INDIANS. Mexican (loveriinieiit Well I'ra'imred for a l'aiii|>alKii *Knlmit I limn. AUSTIN. Tex., Aug. 10—A dispatch from Durango, Mexico, says that Man uel Lopez Serna, constructor In the service of the Federal Telegraph com pany,. has just reached that city from the Yaqul Indian country. He says the government Is in much better shape to wage a campaign against the rebellious tribes than In any of tho previous wars. There Is hardly a point in the turbulent territory that Is not In direct telegraphic communication with me war department, and every move of the Yaquls make it instantly known to the military authorities and the movement sof the troops Is directed accordingly. uil low*11 Action Approve*!. HAVANA. Aug. 10.—Senor Do.i Felipe Sagrlo, the Spanish consul gen eral, said that the home government was taking hack to Spain 4,000 desti tute Spaniards!! people without means of support and afraid to go Into th*» Interior of Cuba to work, owing to the stories of brlgundago, The statement* of Carlos Garda, recently published in the United States regarding the sup pression of Kl Keconceutrado, sra strongly disapproved here by many leading Cubans, Including Chief Justin Mendoza of the supreme court, and Senur (tevernls, secretary ct finance In the advisory cabinet cf the governor general, saying that General Ludlow's action Is universally appruved by right minded Cubans. fk* (k«i|n lupl. Matte. WAHMINU»ON, Ait* l‘).-Th« |B •Hun . uftiinlMtunn h*» uml-r runald »r•tiuh * rvpurt ttf SiMHtal A**»t I ui.hi «tm rttftttly inal#ht I tea* I*, if lb# ►Man - i|r#au. 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