OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , J80T , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , SEL'TEMHEH (5 ( , 1897 , SINGIYH COPY .FIVE CENTS , RING AND EMPEROR Hulen of Italy and Germany Gross Legs Untbr the Mahogany. WILLIAM PROPOSES TOAST TO HUMBERT Expresses His Qratification that the Dreibund is Unshakable. FOUNDED IN TH- INTERESTS OF PEACE Italy's Sjvorelgn Replies Guardedly nnd Fays a Compliment to the Kaisor. * SAYS H . W.LL BE TRUE TO HIS COUNTRY Kill- Will Ntli-k tn HIP Di-rllmtiil , hill Will Nut Impair UN llulu- lloiiH trlth Oilier 1'uivvrM. HAMBURG , Sept. 5. Emperor William , In proposing the toast to King Humbert at the banquet at the knrhaus last night , said : "Tho whole German fatherland greets In your majesty an exalted prince , a close friend of my father and a true ally , whoso presence again shown us nnil the world how unshakable and firm stands the Drcl- biinil , which 'was founded In the Interests of peace , and which , the longer It lasts , will more ( Irmly and deeply strike Us roots Into the mlniTs of the people aud bear fruit ac cordingly. " King Humbert replied In Kruicli. He said. "I am glad of the opportunity to give you frush testimony of 'the friendship be tween our governments and states. Your majesty has set your reign a noble task li > devoting your constant efforts toward peace , the maintenance of which will ho the unzn- IIIIOUH wish of our governments. I think I shall always remain faithful to my coun try's mission by giving loyal support to the accomplishment of this work , the greatest and most beneficent for all the nations , and the progress of clvlllyatlim. " Knifornr William then conferred the deco ration of the Order of the lllack Raglo upon Count Tanza dl Ho o , thu Italian ambassador < o Germany. Thu toast proposed by King Humbert Is considered to bo so worded to make It un derstood that while Italy will adhere to the Dreibund , It docs not mean to impa'lr its le- latlcna with other powers ; anil It was evi dently his view to emphasize this fact. Dur ing thu recoptlm. King Humbert held a leog conversation with the military attache of thu Krenrh embassy. An open air service for the troops was held today , which was attended by the royalties present at the maneuvers and at which Emperor William announced that Queen Marguerltta had been appointed chief of the Eloventh-battallcci of Chasseurs. The queen then making a brief address , the program ended by a march past aud playing the Italian royal hymn. \K\VS KItO.1l I.VIMAV UIMtlSlVC. Nn KlKlitlnt ; or Any Importum-p HUN V > l Opoiirrnl. PKSIIAWUU , Sept. 5. No fighting of im portance has yet occurred between the gov ernment forces nnd the tribesmen who have taken part In the uprising. The enemy Is concentrating at various points and It Is es timated that' 17,000 of them are now on the Samana range , but they appear loth to at tack the government troops. It la reported that the followers of Iladdan Mullah In the Shabadakar district are deserting him and the Afrldls are returning to Khjbcr pass. The Drltlsh troops are massing along the disturbed line and several columns have been sent out lu different directions. A alight skirmish lias occurred near Kaugu , from which point a small column was dispatched and scoured the districts of Atagamir , Nawamlla and Namlr. They found the enemy's posts deserting , there was some firing , but the enemy refused to bo en gaged at close quarters. The Subaldar commanding the Mullagorl Movies and forty of his company , which formed a part of the garrison at Fort Lmndl- Kotal , arrived at Janmind on Krlday ami Wore given an enthusiastic reception , the entire garrison turning out and cheering an they entered the 'town. The Mullagorls cut their way through the enemy after the capture of Fort Lundl-Kotal and marched to their own country , where they burled their dead and roa&surod their friend. They then proceeded to llamrund. LONDON , Sept. G. The Times this mornIng - Ing publishes a dispatch from Simla saying that further evidence has been obta'ned of the desire of the ameer of Afhanlstan to prevent his subjects from Joining In the frontier disturbances. The llrltlsh agent at Cabul submitted , at the ameer's request , a written statement showing the points upon which ho laid especial strebH. The ameer replied to this statement In his own hand writing , emphasizing his previous statements that his subjects do not dare to openly1 take part In the fighting , but they have been drawn away secretly by the Mullahs , whoso conduct ho strongly condemned. Not the least doubt is entertained , the dis patch says , of the ameer's dpslre to fultlll his obligations loyally. Ho has Issued or ders that his troops bo withdrawn from the various outposts that they may too brought under control of otllcers who will bo able to prevent them from Jokilng In Iho fight- lug. lug.An .Important step has been taken by Maharaja Sir H3lr Shanisher Jang Ilahadur. who has forbidden the circulation In the kingdom of native newspapers , which IIP considers hostile to the British government. Ilo has thus ent a good example to tin * native slates generally enid tn the govern ment of India , which is considering meas ures to check seditious writing , MJI.TAX AXI ) C/.VII COMH TO TKiniS. Iloai'li nn AMrri % ' "i ' < for Their Mutual lU-ii.-IH. LONDONi Sept. D. The Constantinople correspondent of the Standard says ho Is credibly informed that the sultan has been In direct communication with the cur and that the correspondence has resulted In the making of mutual arrangements hy which the sultan agrees never to use his Influence against ItilBulii In Central Asia and Iho czai pledgen himself to uphold Turkish rights In Europe. ANMiKMlii Will He HAHOKLONA , Sept. C. Ilarrll , the an archtst who on Friday evening attempted to assassinate Chief of Police Portaa and As Blatant Chief Telxador us they were leaving the elreiis , was tried by court-martial today and It U expected .hat he will bo executed tomorrow , U Is stated that two accomplices uf Ilarrll also flreil at the ofllccrs , but sue ctvded lu making ( heir escape. Iliiil StnrniN ill Kuropf. LONDON. Sept. 5 , The Dally Chronicle' * Derllu correspondent nays that fcarfu storms have occurred In western Slleula and that the rivers are rapidly rising and threatening oning fresh Inundations. Several persons have been killed by llghtnlug and a number drowned. _ \ iwoiniiii Atrhet'1. LONDON , Sept. B. A number of women cyclist * gathered at Now IJrldgo yesterday nd rode to Oxford , where they attended the dinner of the Ration * ! Dress congress , at Which sixty persona were present. The din- \ ner was presided over hy Viscountess Har- berton , the president of the congress. A large crowd gathered to witness the arrival of the bicyclists at Oxford. A detachment of police kept the route of the riders clear. \\Vylrr In DlNKiiilcil. HAVANA. Sept. 5. Captain General Wcy- ler returned to Havana greatly disgusted be cause of the erroneous Interpretation of hU edict referring to the gathering of cattle. targe numbers of oxen and cows having been slaughtered In consequence of the mlsundcr- RtandliiK of his orders. During his tour Gen eral Weyler deposed the mayors of several towns and sent various military command ers to Cabanas castle. At Qulnas and other towns ho caused the release from custody of a number of merchants and reconcentradoa who had bpen falsely accused. Captain ( Ion- era ! Weyler has Issued an order prohibiting the planting of toia-co within the boundaries of the military cultivated zone , Homily HtililentlON In Culm. HAVANA , Sept. 6. During the month of August COO persons died In Oulnas from epidemic diseases. The mortality Is duo to yellow fever , malaria and dysentery. It Is estimated that thirty-seven out of ' every thousand sick soldiers In the hospitals throughout the Island die. U Is estimated that from twenty to twenty-six deaths occur on the steamers which carry sick and disa bled troops from Cuba to Spain. The bodies of these who die enrouto are thrown over board. Three deaths occurred on one of these steamers recently before It left port. Will Heinnln. UO.MR , Sept. G. A formal declaration has been mode by thu Vatican that the state ment that Cardinal Satolll has been designa ted by the pope to succeed Cardinal Lcdo- chowskl as prefect of the propaganda Is pure fiction. It Is declared that Cardinal I.cdochowskl hax no Idea of leaving his post. AS TO rO.VSri. I.KK'S lie's l.lkcly In Itctiirn In Cubit When UlH Time * N I'll. WASHINQTON. Sept. G. Assistant Secre tary Day of tlio State department , who re turned to Washington today , was asked whether or not It was true as reported that Consul General Kee , now on his way to the 'lilted States , would not return to Havana vhen his vacation Is over. Judge Day replied that the regular thirty lays' annual leave had been granted to Gen eral Lee and that so far as ho was aware hero was no reason to suppose the general vould not return to Havana when the thirty lays had expired. The understanding here Is that General Leo's visit at this time Is merely on personal msl'iess , although It Is probable his presence * lore will be taken advantage of by the oin- elals for consultation regarding affairs lu Cuba. Ho Is expected to return to Havana about the 1st of October. CliiNslllciitlon of SitKiirM. WASHINGTON , Sept. G. Tito Treasury de partment has prcpaicd the regulations 1 ; ovornlni ? the sampling and classification of : ho Imported sugars and molcsses under the now tariff law , and they will bo formally ii'oinulgated tomorrow. One of the principal uid moat Important of the changes made In the old regulations , which wcrn made Irs iss . Is a provision requiring that the resample - sample of sugars shall be tntcn nt the time thi' original sample Is taken. KVIIIIN Is Hotter. WASHINGTON , Sept. G. The condition of H. Clay Evans , commissioner of pensions , Is greatly Improved tonight. His physicians expect that he will be able to resume his duties In a few days. HOT HI.AST AHA1XST IIACIII2I.OHS. WIIIIIIIH'M ItPMiMie I.onnne Sny.s They're Not Kit to Hold 01II.M- . BOSTON , Sept. G. The recent manifesto of Mrs. Charlotte Smith , against the bachelor politician , was the subject of much attention from the Woman's Rescue league of this city yesterday. As a result , o set of resolutions was passed , setting forth that 'Tho American bachelor politician shirks his duty to the human family when ho fails to provide a homo for some good woman be fore ho engages In the profession of politics , therefore , he Is not to bo trusted after ho has entered the political arena , where tempta tions surround him on all sides and that un fortunately modern society has heretofore Klven the political bachelor too much lati tude hy Ignoring his private life. Resolved , That as far as practicable , a list of bachelor politicians who are aspirants for public office bo obtained In the states of f Massachusetts and Now York and formal protests bo sent out against their election or re-election by the Woman's Rescue league , on the ground that they are ineligible to bold nubile olllce. " The league extends Its congratulations to ox-Mayor Edwin Upton Curtis of Hoston on his approaching marriage , and recommends for him a two years' vacation from politics In whlu-h to enjoy his honeymoon. ' ( ' .VISUAL OP MIIS. JOII.V DHEW. \ > ; < * il \Voll-HoInvpil ActrenH is l.ulil tn HoNt. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 5. Funeral serv ices over the bfidy of Mrs. John Drew were hold today In St. Stephens' Episcopal church and the aged and well-beloved actress was Interred In the family lot In Glenwood cem etery alongside the grave of her husband , John Drew. The services at the church wore conducted by Rov. James Miller , as sistant rector , and consisted solely of the burial service. There were no pall bearers and at the grave the reading of the commit tal was the only ceremony. At both services ( hero were largo crowds In attendance. Prominent among the mourners , In addition to John Drew , her oldest son , -Mrs. Illtch- ItiRs. her sister , Miss llltchlngs , a niece , and E. lUrrymuro , her grandson , there were present Joseph Jefferson , Denman Thomp son , Francis Wilson , Sol Smith Russell , George Holland , Willie Collier. Macklln Ar- buckle , Eleanor Barry and Fanny Macln- tyro ; also the members of mont of the com panies In town and nearly all thu local thuatrleal managers. The floral offerings were lavlah and came from the leading theatrical organizations In the country. ( JHHMAXS II.YVI3 A UKMUIUATION. CoHinieiiinriite Their Kim I Settlement In Atiierleu , CINCINNATI , Sept , G. The cmnlversary of the first settlement of the Germans In America at Germantown , Pa. , WHS celebrated here today with the largest demonstration of the kind over known In this city. Over iO'l ' Gorman societies participated. All the railroads brought excursions , There were parades In the morning1 and over 40.000 people ple assembled In the zoological gardens In the afternoon. Carl Schurz was the orator of the day , with speeches iby Mayor Tafel , ex-Mayor Caldwell , Collector Bernard Bate- man and others , tosether with exercises by the Turners and music by a union chorus of the musical societies. After his address Carl Schurz was made an hcnorary member nf thu Pioneer society. Mr. Schurz spoke on foreign citizenship , holding that citizen ship was higher than partisanship , Ho ar gued that any party that could depend on tbe obsJIence of citizens would become cor rupt. He said bosses wore as dangerous as mnuarchK , that bassea were really the chiefs of brigands whose only object was booty. llnilloH lleonvereil. PLATTSIUMU ; . N. Y. , ficpt. S The bodies of Mr. and Mm , Forpat n , Parker , who vycro drowned In Chain lake on Saturday , were recovered last nluht. Mr. Parker nnd his wife went lowliiKln the morning , Mr. Purker taking a t > un with him. Not returning about noon n party went In xenrrh of thu mUidnK couple. The boat was found II eatIng - Ing bottom up nt the end of the lake. When Mr. Parker' body was recovered Itvu found that the nose was broken nnd the face badly disfigured , which seemed la Indi cate that when the gun HUH discharged It had exploded or kicked badly , and that Mr- Parker ha'd been knocked overboard und had probably overturned tbe boat , CLEARING SKAGWAY TRAIL Sylvester Scovol with Two Tons of Blasting Powder Coesatlt. MAKING GOCD HEADWAY AF THE WCRK n \nUKerntcil Iteiiortn .Sent Out hy ' TiMviiNlto. HontiierM Ahnnt Din- eniiniKod Prospcelor * .HollliiK Their OntlllN fur n SOUR. SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept. G. The follow'ng letter has been received from Skagway , Alaska , dated August 2S : "Sylvester Scovcl of the New York World landed yesterday morning at Skagway by a specially chartered tug from Juncau , with two tons of blasting powder and the ncccs- sary tools to equip seven complete crews for rock work on the Skagway trail , and au fast as horses and men could get at It , It was started to the front. In the evening there was a meeting at the foot of the first ! hill , attended by over 500 miners , who or ganized for the work In front of them and elected an executive committee , consisting of James Christie of Portland , president ; Philip Adams , secretary ; C. A. Cramer of Seattle ; and Mr. Hcacock and Mr. Day as superintendents , who selected experienced men for the work on the rock hills and veteran loggers for the work of corduroying the muddy places. "Thcro were thirty Canadian mounted po- lice also on the trail. They have pitched In with a good will and say that the building of this trail now will enable them to get In the seventy tons of provisions In time to build and provision the mall stations In their territory so that they can operate dog teams all winter , and they agree to deliver the mall every two weeks from the Klon dike to 'the American line. Work Is In progress for fifteen miles along the trail and all travel and packing has been sus pended until It Is completed. "There have been some kickers as usual , but they arc so much In the minority that they have had to submit. While 1 believe this trail will bo complete In ten days fee that travel can bo resumed , don't start for this point expecting to get over for nt least thirty days , as It will take that long after the trail Is completed to got all the miners over who arc now there. There would never have been so much trouble for small parties , but the swarm of people , 95 per cent of whom were tenderfoot , nnd know nothing about packing and mountaineering , has been the cause of congestion at this point. FALSE REPORTS SENT OUT. "The first reports abolit this trail were in spired by interested parties who are trying to start a town hero and who are also In- terested in the whisky business. Not nearly so many discouraged prospectors are selling their outfits for a song as has been reported , tmt a good many who started for the Klon dike have given up that Idea , have turned townsite buyers and are erecting all kinds of buildings and establishing themselves for the winter as best they can. One week ago lumber could bo got for $27 per thousand. Now It Is $50 and none for sale even at , that figure. Rubber boots , heavy shoes and oil clothing are In demand and fetch big prices. Hardware of all kinds sells well. The Alaska Pacific Express company has made arrangements to open an ofilco here and has appointed H. E. Battln , fo-merly of Portland , agent. The steamship Queen of Seattle , steamships Alkl aud Danube of Vic toria , have landed over 500 passengers , SOO tons of freight and 300 horses and mules since August 25 , and still there Is more to follow. The Klondike excitement has turned the whole attention of the whole world this way and will i-esult In opening this territory as nothing else would have done. "Ou board the steamer Queen , on this trip , are two parties , one organized In Chicago , consisting of four gentlemen , comprising a doctor , lawyer , commission merchant and assayer , all under the guidance of L. L. Bales , who has spent the past eight years in Alaska as trapper , hunter and guide. They will stay along the cCast In the Alexandrian archipelago this winter , and In the spring will thoroughly prospect the Copper river country. The other party Is headed by E. H. Fisher of Las Angeles , Cal. , aud will push Into the Copper river country this winter. 'J. M. HAGERTY. " Advices received by the steamer Rosa- He , which -left Skagway Monday last and arrived hero today , say that when the trail was opened ( Monday morning , 2,000 men and horses were striving to get over. Soon the path was In as bad a condition as before It was repaired. Where the road had been cordoroyed over the miry places the logs slipped out and horses wont floundering Into the mire , many of them never to emerge. These statements were made today by Harry Fredericks , well known In this city , who spent some weeks at Skagway , return ing today. He says that hundreds of men at Skagway have given up all hope of get ting through this winter and -will stay till February at the foot of the pass. Hundreds are coming back from the trails , stopping at Skrigway for the winter. A few of the more venturesome will try to go over when the first freeze occurs and covers the bogs with ice. CHEATING UNCLE SAM. A letter to the Seattle Times from John W. Troy , at Skagway , tells how the "Yankees" on the steamer Bristol cheated Uncle Sam of the duty on their horses. When the Bristol arrived , passengers who owned for eign horses were startled by the announce ment that a duty of $30 a bead would bo levied. The manifest of the oHlcors of the Kingston , on which steamer the horses hid been shipped to Victoria , had been turned over to the Bristol and was In the posses sion of the purser. H was easy for the American managers of the Bristol expedi tion to fit out these horses of foreign birth with Seattle shipping receipts and American cleiranco papers. The passengers were more than willing to pay the Bristol people $10 for each horse , when by so doing they avoided the payment of $30 to their own government , Frank I. Crampton of Mount Vcinon , Wash. , Is one of the passengers down from Skagway on the Queen. Ho went up to look over the situa tion and took a trip over both passes. He says that the killing of horses Is caused largely by novices who do not knoxv how to load them. In many Instances the packsaddles - saddles are allowed to wear great holes in the horse's backs. The men who are fixing the trail will bo the first to profit by It. This has been decided hy the vigilance commit tee , and no man can go on the Hall with packs without a certificate from the secretary that ho has done so much work on the trail , Ono man whom Mr. Crampton saw had got ten nearly all of his outfit over when the trail was closed for travel , The cnmtnlttoo refused to let him take the remainder of h'a pack over. His entreaties did no good , in desperation ho went back and got a Winches ter rltlo and two revolvers and held up the committee and went through. At Dyoa and the Chllcoot pans the condi tions are much the same as on the Skagway trail. men noi.u STIIIKIO i.v MEXICO. MlNNOiirl ( 'iipltullNtM Will \\HrU th < ( 'III III ! Ill OllOe. SEDALIA , Mo. , Sept. 5. J. W. Corklns , a Hedallu capitalist , and Leo Cloud , an oxpoi't mining engineer of Cincinnati , O. , rcprenon'ta- lives of a .St. Louis and Cincinnati syndicate , will leave hero tomorrow lor thu west coast uf Mexico to practically verify the value ui cold placer and quartz mines , which have recently been secured by the syndicate through concessions and mineral land giunts from Iho republic of Mexico. Messrs. L'orklns and Cloud will go direct to Uermoslllo , and from there to the gold 11 field * lu the new Eldorado , located In the i Yaijul Indian country , which has just been x' opened to entry to white mei . This part of Mexico has been explored hi t .little by the whites , but If the reports of the syndicate's prospectors are true , .Uic li land mountain rangi's nlong the west , const ] of Mexico arc richer eton than those of tlioKlondike. ; The placer mines ate said to be rnarvclously rich In scale and nugget gold , while the quartz rock In the upper lodRCs'tonUlns veins of free milling ore which nssny from } BO to $2,500 tier ton. The syndicate-succeeded In keeping the discovery secret while securing Its mining patents and concessions ) and If the reports 11 received hero are substantially cotrcct , the syndicate will bo able to turn the tide of fortune hunters from the gold fields of Alaska to t the Eldorado of Mexico , PI.I3NTV OP (5OI.U AT I/A 1C IS WAWA. I'roNiteotnrN Vlult ( ti Heulmi mill Coiuu Itnck KnlhtiNliiNtlo. SAULT STE MARIE , Mich. , Sept. 5. The parly of gold'seekers on the yacht Mary 1 IJoll returned from Mlchlpicotan last even ing after having been lit the new gold fields , but three days. They nay Iho newly dls- i covered cldorado Is fully as rich as has bocu reported. Thcro were fourteen' In the party nnd all responsible business men of . this city. Each of them' secured claims upon which the gold quartz promises big returns. In nil the party will make applica tion for 4,000 acres which was prospected and staked out while they were there. Many samples of quarts lu which free gold as large as a pin head can be seen were brought back with them. The specimens were secured from different places on their i claims which are scattered about When the party arrived Tuesday night there were but i six prospectors on the ground at Lake Wawa , , and they secured good locations. They are j I Jubilant over their finds and say that the I auriferous deposit is evidently an Immense J I one. Veins of beautiful white quartz carryIng - | Ing free gold exist almost everywhere lu thu J } ' Lake Wawa region. The original find Is an I extremely rich one beyond doubt. I ' Prospectors say that where the veins are I laid bare the gold particles can be seen everywhere In the quartz. When the party 1 left Saturday at least 200 prospectors had j arrived and they passed 'several parlies going j In. The shores of Lake Wawa were dotted I with tents and within the three days they j were there a lively mining camp had sprung up. The distance from the south of thu Mlchlplcotcn river to Lake Wawa Is not to exceed seven miles and the party exper ienced no difficulty In getting In and out. With their camp equipage the trip wan made In about three hours. The road Is a well defined one. The reports which the Mary Uell party brought has set the twa Sees wild with excitement and an exodus to Klondike Junior will begin tomorrow. A townsltu la being surveyed at Lake Wawa and preparations afc being made to care for the hundreds oi people who arc certain to tlock to the region in the next few weeks. The next steamer leaves the , See to morrow afternoon and will hereafter make three trips weekly. Another boat will be put on the route 1C necessary and arrange ments aio being made to build a dock at Mlchlplcotcn. Tomorrow's boat will take up a big crowd of people , many of whom will liave to sleep on the deck. YKI.l.OW FKVHH I.V MISSISSIPPI. < lii aril lit I KHtahliNhoil lit Oeeini NprliiKN , In that Suite. MOHILE. Ala. , Sept. 5. State Health Offi cer Saunders , having reported the result o the examination of the fever which has been prevailing for some wcelis atr Ocean Springs Miss. , on the bay of Blloxi , or Gulf of Mex co. fiftysixmiles froni Mobile , eighty-tout miles from New Orleans , the disease belnt , nronounced yellow fever , 'the" Mobile Hoard of Health' tonight declared a rigid quaran tine against Ocean Springs. All persons coming from that place or neighborhood arc to be detained at a statlQn established out slie of the city limits. NEW ORLEANS , Sept. G. The Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana1 Boards of Hcaltl have been at Oce-\n Springs since yestcrdaj afternoon. An examination of the prevailing disease was made a wceft ago. There have been several hundred cases there , but very few doathSf-and a board o ! experts declurei .ho disease dengue fever. .Since . then mortal Itics became more frequent , and the symp toms looked more like yellow fever , and the alarm became so great that the health author Itles again gathered. Th'ls time they were accompanied by Prof. A. L. Metz , chemls of the Louisiana board , who analyzed the evidence In several cases. The verdict tonlgh was yellow fever , and various points on both sides of the town are rapidly declaring quar online. . ' OCEAN SPRINGS , Miss. , Sept. D. Mr Hunter , secretary of th ? Mississippi Hoard o Health and secretary of the executive com mltteo , reached here tonight from Jackson via New Orleans. The members of the Louisiana State Board of Health have been hard at work all day long working In con Junction with the representatives of the Aa ! bama board and the Mississippi organlzatloi in a determined effort 'to ' settle the vexci question as to the Identity of the pcrnlclou fever which has operated so greatly to thn disadvantage of Ocean Springs. These in vestlgatlons were extensive , as the visiting medical experts visited' large number o persons now down with the fever. Examlna tlons of these patients were made , and bac terlolcglcal tests made of the blood and matter tor vomited. Doctors * Archlnard of No\ Orleans , and Wasdlno of- the Mobile U. S. M S. , who Is also an expert mlcroscoplst , were all day making the tests , report Ing from time to * ! time to Pres idcnt Ollphant of the Louisiana board Dr. Saundcrs of the Alabama and Dr. Haral son of the Mississippi boards. In the mean time Prof. LMetz , assisted by Chief Sanltarj Inspector Woods and Superintendent Will collected a series of , specimens of water well and cistern , of the bay oysters end also made a number of photographs show.lng the existing condition of Iho.town's . sanitary ar rangeirtent and drainage , Prof. fllctz ap pears to bo of the opinion' ' that the prevailing complaint Is duo In a. inoasure _ to a pollutlor of the .water In the bay ! fronting the town The drainage of Ocean Springs empties dl roctly Into the bay , and the rains wash a largo quantity of fcecfl matter Into the water and upon the area ID which the oysters tors consumed by { ho Mown people are temporarily bedded. If is feared that the oysters absorb poisonous germs and com munlcato them to tlio.f ergons eating them. The result of the' Investigations of Prof Metz will not be mailo jcnown until his re turn to New Orleans , tta his analysis wll not bo made until then. Thcro has been an extensive Inquiry , Inti the history of th persona who have died and also Into Incep tlon of the fever , { \ Accounts vary among the citizens of Ocean Springs. It Is claimed and contradicted tha the first cases of , the' fqyer wei < o notlcei among a number of Cubans hero who wer said to be engaged In attempts to filibuster These Cubans recovered but the feve spread. There are seYeral cases at No\ Chicago , near here. AO investigation wll bo made there tomorrow The air of mystery yhlch has shroudec the several physlclanq 'bap not conduced ( the comfort of the people , although pend Ing the report of the board of health I would have been iin.tvipe'lo have dlscucse the matter. The ue\vs \ of PUSH Christian do clarlng quarantine against Ocean Spring and Blloxl occasioned considerable surprts here , because In the absence of a verdlc from the investigation committee such ac tlon was nut warranted by the facts n then known. The condition of the nick toda has not developed inythlng at all excltlu or suggestive , Train \VreoUer * Cmiu'ht. DENVER , Cole , . Sept. fi. A special to th Republican from Trlnldail , Oolo. , nays Word repcheil here loulfiht that the posse which ( mil taken the trull or the ( Julf p-ix- yeiiRor trulu hold-upx hud captured ( he men In what U known as the Clmarron country. No details of this c-imure cpuld be learned further than It hud been made without much rebalance. Kehiinnpr Still ; * . SAVANNAH , Sept. 5.-The three-masted schooner AKIICH I , Oruee of Hnngor , 3le , capsized nnd minknorlm. ! . - l _ fiity nillpM east of Tybep. Her crew cume nnhore in a boat and landed at Warsaw inland- this I ' afternoon. j 1ESDJIE WORK IN THE MINES 'rospcct for Men Rolurning This Week is Encouraging. XPECTATIONS HIGH IN MINING CIRCLES 'Inn SiiKKoxtoil for AurooliiK t'nin | n Senle of I'rloei * for Xevt Your I'reittoN n Krlendly I | Keeling. ; t PITTSllimO , Pa. , Sept. G. Expectations are high In coal mlnkig circles over the irobable resumption of work In the mines throughout the country. In anticipation of a settlement at Colum- JUs next Wednesday , another plan has been suggested by a representative of one of the argest operators which will be aglutcd Im mediately after the men return to work. It will bo formulated and sulimlttod to the lolnt convention of operators and miners , which It Is proposed to hold next December. In order to come to an understanding on all questions at Issue separate wage scales are to be formulated for each mine. The scale Is to provide for the rate to bo paid for the entire year and any special concessions that are to be made are to be agreed upon by the minors and the nper.-.ors and so speci fied lu the scale. The scale Is to bo an ad junct to the uniformity agreement , which Is axpected to bo In force. The proposition will bo made by the operators lei the hope of putting all the safeguards possible against a prcbablo strike. It Is well known that there are not two mines In the entire dls. strict whore the conditions are exactly alike The uniformity agreement covers the gen eral points , but oven with It In existence , some operators would bo subjected to diffi culties , while others have special advantages. The scale Is to cover all these points , the primary object being to avert dlllierenccs , create a more friendly feeling between the employes ard employers. Philip Stambaugh , a- cousin of President McKlnley and n partner In the firm of Os- berne , Saeger & Co. , was In Plttsburg this afternoon. Ho said the men formerly em ployed In the Eclipse mine , on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , will bo asked to go to work tomorrow mornIng - Ing at the GG-ccnt rate. Ho was not prepared to say how many men would go to work. David VanEman , manager of the Plttsburg end Chicago Gas Coal company's mines at Snowden and Gaatonvlllo , announced more than a week ago that ho would resume work In his mine tomorrow morning. Notices were served on all the men living In com pany houses to vacate and the ten-day llmll expires In the morning. At the mines II was stated yesterday that more men would go to work. Mr. Van Eman could not be seen but It Is generally supposed that no effort will be made to resume until after the Columbus convention. Preitlilpiit Knltht ItetnriiM. TERRE HAUTE. Ind. , Sept. G. President Knight of the Indiana district has returned from Columbus , where was held the mcetiug of the National Executive Board of Minors. Mr. Knight has been away from Indiana so much since the strike began that ho cannot say with what favor the proposition of the Pittsburg operators will be met by the In diana miners. Ho believes It "contains the basis of a settlement , but ho declares that ' 'no adjustment of the strike that neglects the Interests of any district Involved In the strike will bo agreed to. " Working : with Ue Ariiittt'x lien. PITTSBURG , Pa. , Sept. G. There was a report at Turtle Creek today that agents of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal com pany were working among the foreign strikers endeavoring to get them to return to work at the G4-ccnt rate on tbe promise that half of their wages which are being held back by the company would be paid on September 25 and the other half on October 2G. Steps Were at once taken to offset this move and the campers' missionaries report that none of the men will go back to work until the strike Is settled. LUTTRlt CAHHIKHS' COXVISXTIOX. ArratiftomentN All Perfeeteil for the Mootliii : Thin Week. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. G. The annual convention of the Letter Carriers' associa tion will convene In this city tomorrow. About $7,000 has been raised and the com mittee of arrangements has left nothing un done to Insure a week of pleasure to the delegates. A special train conveying the Philadelphia and New Orleans delegations with a number of carriers from other places came by way of El Paso and Los Angeles , arriving hero tonight. It was met by a local committee and the visitors were warmly welcomed. Another special train of 300 delegates will arrive at C a. m. to morrow. On this train are National Presi dent J. V. Parsons , Chairman S. F. Stevens of the executive committee and other na tional ofllclals. All the delegates to the convention will arrive tomoirow. At 11 o'clock this morning the carriers will be the guests of the state boaid of trade. During the afternoon thcro will bo a parade followed by an evening reception at Odd Fellows' hall and at 11 p. in. a trip through Chinatown. The New York Letter Carriers' band will be the feature of the parade. The ladles' auxiliary contingent has pro cured elegant quarters and will provide for the entertainment of the wives and daughters of the visiting delegates. VeloniiiK in f GETTYSBURG- . , Sept. B. The veterans and friends of the Seventy-third New York and Ono Hundred and Twenty-fourth New York regiments and the veteran firemen of New York ( tpent all of today on the battlo- lield. In the afternoon the veterans of the Ono Hundred and Twenty-fourth held an Informal meeting at their monument nt Devll'H Den , which was opened with prayer by Rev. T. Brlttaln , who also inudu an ad dress. Brief historical sketches of what the regiment did hero In buttle were given by Colonel Wygant , who commanded the rejjl- inent after Colonel Ellin wits killed : Dr. Thompson , the regimental surgeon ; Under Sheriff How ell and other vuterann of the regiment. Arrpxloil for Muriler. VANCOUVER , H , C. , Sept. 5.-John Tay lor. cook at the Selkirk mine , ha been ar rested by a detcctlvo at Sandon for the mur der of a sheriff In ArkansaH four yearn ago while rewlHlIng arrest for cattle HtpalliiR , and taken to Nel on , where officers are awaltlni : him. Ho took Ma arrest very coolly and mudo the damaging Ktatcment that he had been expecting to be arrested , hut not for murder. Ills wherenboutH were located throiiKlr 111 * writing a letter on u letterhead of the Selkirk mine. PoNlnlllee ClcrUx to lied. HALTIMORH. Sept. 3. Nearly all of the delegates to the eighth annual convention of the Association of Postolllco C'lerks , which uHHumblcH hero tomorrow , have ar rived In the city. About 200 delegates from the different cltlox of thn United .State * will represent the ll'.O ) members of the MH.SO- elation. They will remain here until Friday , and In addition to the regular hunlnexH HCH- Hlon a program for the entertainment of the visitor * has been prepared by the members of tbu local union. Hurt In n ( olllxloii. OAKLAND , C'ul. . Sept. -Two huse earn collided on the Haywards eltctrle line , smiiKhlng one of the earH anil t-erlously In juring two patxeiiKerx. A illsiiHt-d transfer Hwttch caused the accident. Mrs. Perveu. onu of the Injured , may die , and Mru. ( lulld was Inidly hurt , lloveinenlH nf Oeenn VOMNPN | , Sept. f > . At Havre Arrived -La Quttcogne , from New York. At Quecnstown Sailed Campania , from Liverpool for New Yorlf. root. WAVI : ro.vrixrns AWAY. Teiniierntiire Itoniiilnn at the t'nenni- fortnhly Ileateil Point. Hour. DOKT. Hour. Den. lilt 117 IIS l 7 III III lilt ss II | i. ill Ml The Chicago nnd Omaha weather offices seem to have another guess coming In the call for cooler weather. Four days In suc cession has a cool wave been promised , and Just as many days has the weather been hot. The maximum temperature was OS decrees. The official register at the local weather olllco shows a trace of precipitation yeste dny. IMtHSIDK.VT .M'KIXI.KV AT CA.VI'O.V. < ; < > ( to riiuroh nnil mi ( lie Whole SIIOIIIN | u I'leiiMiiiil liny. CANTON , O. , Sept. G. President and Sirs. McKlnley are having a delightful little visit hero In their old home. The weather Is de lightful , the nlghtK pleasantly cool and the days not oppressively hot. The city Is at Its best In appearance , the trees lining thu streets In rich fall foliage , nnd the pretty lawns dotted with late summer blooms. A drive through these scenes , such as tha Me- Klnloys always take , was indeed a delight ful experience. The president went to church this morning , accompanied by his aged mother and her sister , Mrs. Abigail Osbnrne of Cleveland. The trio rode to the churoh In Mother McKlnloy's modest carriage and cc- cuplcd the old pew from which they wore seldom absent when In the city. The service was In the First Methodist Episcopal ohur2i ! , of which the president Is a director , and Iho sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. C. 13. Man chester , his old comrade in arms and | Msuir of the church during McKlnley's last ; esl- dcnco here. The president and Mrs. McKlnley took dinner with Mrs. Barber and spent moat of the afternoon at the Barber home. Lruer , President McKlnley went to his mother's home , chatted with a few neighbors , who dropped In , after a short drive returned , took lunch and settled down for nu ovmlng nt the old homestead. Scores of old friends and neighbors dropped In to pay their le- specfs. Congressman It. W. Taylor of Oils district also called. According to present plans the president and Mrs. McKlnloy will remain hero until tomorrow evening , when they will leave for Somerset , Pa. , the nummer homo of Aimer McKlnley , thp president's brother. They re main there n day nnd may remain longer , depending upon circumstances after they arrive. They will reach Washington the latter part of the week. WHHIC'S 1'IIOtillAM AT XASIIV Ililili. TiioNilny In lotrn Uny anil lluny UiiivKoypN Will Attend. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Sept. G. This week will bo a rousing one at the exposition. Thcro will bo two public holidays Monday , the 6th , Labor day , and Saturday , the lltli , Nashville day. A large attendance- ex pected during the entire week , for besides these public holidays , with special features of entertainment , there are other special days of moment. Tuesday Is Iowa day , and an excursion of Iowa people , Includlug many prominent cit izens , will arrive tomorrow morning and re main two days. Tuesday the delegates to the Uriltod States Veterinary Medical asso ciation will come aud remain'three days. Naahvlllo day , Saturday next , Is to bo the star day of the exposition. With good weather the attendance is certain to bo the largest during the exposition , the elaborate program and varied exercises will serve to bring In thousands from adjacent counties and towns along the lines of railroad. This week also Is to be somewhat of a military week ; thousands of troops will be hero and all will participate In the parade and exercises on Saturday. The First bat talion of the First infantry of Alabama goes Into camp tomorrow under command of Ma jor J. S. McMullen. The First regiment of the Ohio artillery will arrive Friday and go Into camp ; companies of state troops will also go into camp. These troops are gath ering for next week , which is to be "military week , " Last Thursday's attendance was 8,212 ; Fri day's , 8,289 , and Saturday's , though not yet given out , exceeded these figures. IIOIIIIICI ) AM ) KILLI31) HV THAMI'.S. Poor Worltinnu In I'eiiiiKylviinlu I.OKON Money mill 1,11V. BEAVER FALLS. Pa. , Sept. 5. Charles Gowcr Is dead at this place with n bullet wound through his heart , the result of a hold-up by tramps. I Gowcr , who had secured work at New castle , Pa. , ns a moulder , prevailed on live of his fellow workmen to bpard a freight train for Allegheny City to help him pack his goods and move his sick wife and three small children to his new home at New castle. The men were riding In an empty ore car on the Plttsburg & Lake Erie road and were not disturbed until Just before this place was reached early this morning. They were then confronted by three tramps with revolvers who ordered "hands up. " Gower's companions were fleeced of all they possessed and when they reached him , Gower began to explain that ho only had $ fl which ho wan taking homo to his sick wife and chil dren. The ruinan who had him covered be came Impatient and fired his revolver , the bullet going through Gower's heart. An the train slowed up for this station , the robbers Jumped off and escaped in the darkness. Every effort Is being made to capture the miscreants. Klllii > 7x UAII.WAV SMASIH'P. One I.lfe I.OHt liy the WroekliiK of mi i\tMirNliin Trnln. WATERVILLE , Me. , Sept. G. An oxcur slon train on the Maine Central railroad was wrecked this morning thirty-two mlleH west of Etna station. One person was killed and thirty-two wounded. The dead MARTIN PAYNE , aged 21 , of Plymouth. Seriously hurt : Charles Geschel , baggagemaster at New port station. ' Frank' C. Hillings , East Newport. Arthur Fish , Dexter. Mrs. J. W. Townsend , Newport , Joseph Welch , St. Albaus. Oscar Butters , Newport. W. H. EarliPlymouth. . Mrs. Wilbur Miles , Newport , The train was carrying excursionists from Dover and Foxcraft to thu Etna camp mooting. ICII.I.KI ) JTv A\ liXPl.OSIO.V Under IliirMx , llloivlnu T v < > VOIIIIK UlrlN Inlo Kforiilty. MORTON , 111. , Sept. 0. A terrible cxplo slon occurred hero this evening at D o'clock. The electric light plant owned by Dyer Brothers & Co. , valued at $14,000 , was com pletely demolished by the bursting of the boiler from some unknown cause , Two girls , aged & and 9 years , wore killed out right and two boys , aged 4 and 12 , were seriously hurt. They uro the children of Mose Byers , Three of Mr. Moschell'u fam. lly and many others were slightly hurt by flying inlsHllcs. Colornili ) IleinnerntH Moot Toiluy , DHNVHIl , Colo. , 8pt. 5 Tije action of the democratic state convention , to bo held in thlH city tomorrow. In regard to the noml. nation for justice of Iho supreme rourt , IH entirely problematical. Some of the promi nent workers of the democratic party have been ugltatlni ? for an endorsement of the nomination of Judge Charlcn O. Hoyt bj thu silver republicans , A. damper ban btei thrown upon this proposition by tbu far that Judge Hoyt has not seen fit HH yet to decline the nomination of the Wolcott-Mc Klnley faction of the republican party. FIGHT ON GOMPERS Jnitctl Labor League of7o3tcrn \ Pennsylvania Dons War Paint , ATTACKS THE LAB03 LEADER FOOUSLY Ouo Spo.iker Oalh lllm a "plu Greasy Teal of Capital , " ASSERTS HE IS A DISGRACE TO LABOH Sosolutions Are Adopttul Disapproving of Qompors' Utterances , NMCAL ; : TO THE CAUSE OF THE MINERS .lvrly .MrclliiK In llolil InVhUli N Arc llcnril About iSonifltoily Out of the \Vlmlo\v. P1TTS1HJRG , Sept. n. The United Labor League of Western PcmiRylvanla at a largely , attended nnd exciting meeting tonight gnvo expression to nn open revolt against Samuel tampers , president of the American Fedora- ion of Labor , and many reflections and ugly charges were made. It was on account of sxpresslons made by ( tampers In reference o the recent convention of labor leaders at St. Louis. Ho Is credited with making un- ; lnd remarks about the gathering and castIng - Ing reflections on these who were foremost In the meeting. Gompers had a few do- 'ouders In the meeting and at one time there were remarks about somebody being thrown out of the window. During the discussion on a proposition to .ike some action on the St. Louis platform , M. P. Carrlck , president of the Brotherhood if Painters and Decorators , referred to Gotn- liera as a plug-hatted , greasy tool of capital , lie said , among other things , President Gom- purs through Interviews and otherwise had proven himself no true friend of labor. 'Gompers has snld that Debs and Sovereign ire trying to disrupt trades unions , " said he. "It Is said that he Is doing his utmost to iccnnipllsh this. 1 want to nay that It was not the trades unions that came to the as sistance of the miners In their grcnt light , nut tlio great mass of organized labor and citizens who have no Interest In organiza tions. Business men , politicians , sowing girls , shop workers and people from nil jrafts came to the relief of 'the- miners nnd : helr cause would have been utterly lost had , t depended on trades unions and such men as Gompers. It is time to call a holt on labor fakirs who sit In their offices nnd thank God that they are not like the poor workingiiian of the country. Gompcrs Is a disgrace to labor and 1 bellovo It Is high time to call down the would-be aristocrats of labor and kick them bodily out at the Movement. " When President Carrlck finished ho was greeted with round utter round of applause.- . The following resolution offered by John Dykus , representative of the Typograph ical union , was adopted : "Resolved , That the United Labor League of Western Pennsylvania disapproves of the utterances of Mr. ( tampers for the reason that they arc Inimical to the best Interests of organized labor , and wo are liberal enough to bellovo that the great battle for emancipation of labor cannot bo won by trades unions alone. " H was decided to send a delegate to the Chicago convention to bn held September 27. and every delegate present was Instructed to urge his local lodge to do the same. HAIMIOAD KMI'LOVKS I'd nu : in Order OpiioNfil ti ( lie Sclifiui' of Di'liH. CHICAGO , Sept. 5. The teachings and principles of Eugcno V. Hbs are to bo op posed by a national political organization of the same class of men whom he claims to represent. Thn preliminary arrangements for the Illi nois branch o' the American Hallway league , the new organization , were made today at a meeting held In one of the lodge rooms of the Masonic temple. The league has an open membership list. Kvery employe of a railroad , from a president down to a track man , Is eligible , and these foremost In the movement say that the organization Is to bo a nonpartlsan affair , which will not only heap benefits upon the working railroad man , but will also work for the benefit of the railroad corporations , and more than nil , aa it was put at the meeting , "correct the rapidly growing Impression that the ordi nary railroad man Is aga'cist ' the govern ment and his employer on every question. " Grand President R. S. Kaylor nt Ohio pre sided at the meeting and there wore at least 200 employes of railroads entering Chicago cage In attendance , J. W. Callalun , who was active In the railroad men's sound money organizations last fall , was elected president pro tern of the Illinois branch. Thu business of the program had progressed thus far wlicn the news of the death of Senior Conductor Hlott of division No. 1 of the Hrotherhood of Railway Conductors , caused an adjournment for two weeks , "There la nothing secret or mysterious about this organization , " said Mr. Kaylor. "It Is simply the outgrowth of the Incrcaslnii Intelligence of omplojes of railroads. Wo IIHVO learned that It Is more to our ad vantage to co-operate with the men who are paying us wages than tn oppose them at every turn. Wo bellovo that we can help them and help ourselves by on enlightened use of the ballot box more than by strikes and boycotts. "Wo Intend to take part In primary elec tions and every candidate who secures our support must first pledge himself that ho will oppose legislation which will tend Jo reduce the wages of railway employes. Wo will not attempt to work Into national poli tics at once , although In time wo may bo forced to do BO. I admit that , whllo our organization Is made up on nnnparllsan MUCH , ut present thcro Is a preponderance of anil-silver men enrolled. Wo have fifty- one leagues In Ohio and there are organiza tions -Illinois , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Indiana , Missouri. Michigan and Iowa. In six months wo hope to have organizations lu at least twenty-six states. There are 900,000 railroad men In thu United States , and we believe that we ran bn a tremendous power In politics If we organize thoroughly. Ni w York liiil . TrimlilPH. NI3W YORK , Sept. S. Over 1,000 union cloak workers returned to work today and 200 struck , The vest workers expect to be to work by Thursday at Incrcimcd wages. Kiiri-Mtorn MPP ! To ln > - . CLRVKLANO , O , , Sept. C.-Tho linmial convention of the Niihxldlary high court of the Anclont Onltr of Forc liTH will begin In thlH city tomorrow. Hl h Chief Hunger George IIIll of Merlden. Conn. , and u num ber of delegates , uf well ns 'ho officers , itiu already here. The moil Important buaine ute to come before the convention 1 n pro posal to mid an Insurance feature tn the order nnd It Is believed lhl will be done. It Is a I HO proposed to amend the foimtltti- tlnn no ns to iniike the dues uniform , In- nit-ad of graduated according to the HKCH of members. Seven or tight BtnteH nre rejirc- mntcd. _ _ C rn 7il liy U'lilNky , XBW YORK , Sept. 5.-Aftcr drinking n flask of whisky nn ft wager 18-yenr-old Abrnm Hoscnthnl thin morning Imnglnetk himself n great tragedian and danced nlOJO his iipnrtmentH with ti hi ? knife In his hand. In his frenzy nofonUuil plunged the weapon twlco Into hilt left lireiut. Inflicting wpuiida from which he Oled