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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOirNING > OCTOBER KJ , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JT1VE CENTS.
SPAIN'S ' NEW POLICY
Proposal to Employ Native Cuban Volunteers
in the Army.
USE THEM INSTEAD OF SPANISH TROOPS
By This Means , it is Thought , Expenses
Will Bo Increased ,
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED MORE RAP.DLY
Sagaata's Program Believed to Have Caused
a Change at Washington ,
CUBAN QUESTION MORE EASILY SOLVED
CHInl * fer of tinCol on I ex Taken Mcnx-
uren lo I'riM < < ! eminent' ) )
} "II < MT | ( } In ( iriuilliiK
Autonomy to Uubu.
MADRID. Oct. 12. A semi-official state
ment , IssueJ after thu cabinet meeting of
jcstcrday , says that by emplojlng native
volunteers In Cuba Instead of European
troops the expenses of the campaign would
bo decreased and thu operations against the
insurgents would be conducted more rapidly.
Scnor Oullon , the minister for forclgci af
fairs , has communicated to his colleagues
the views of the European and American
press In regard to the now ministry , point
ing out that the foreign * newspapers are al
most unanimously of the opinion that the
program of Senor Sagasta , the now premier ,
lias caused cm. Important change In the atti
tude of the Washington cabinet , leading to
the belief that the action on the Cuban ques
tion will now enter on a more ( a\oralle
l > haso and demonstrate that the steps taken
by the mlnUtiy have had an excellent effect
In showing the governmcmt Is choosing prac
tical means to solve the existing dltllcultloi
The minister of the colonies , Senor Moret ,
announced at thu cabinet meeting , with a
view to proving the sincerity of the govern
ment's promise to grant autonomy to Cuba
lie had telegraphed to Senor Montero , tha
leader of the autonomist party , asking him
to nominate candidates for appointment for
home of the Important posts under the Cuban
administration
RUPLY TO UN1TKD STATES
It IR Lciul-olllclally announced the re
ply of Spain to the note pre-
fonted by the U ltcd States minister , Gen
eral Stewart L. Woodford , had been drafted
by the minister for foreign affairs , Senor
Gullon , and will be submitted to the cabinet
nt Its meeting tomorrow. The reply , It Is
Elated , will ay that Spain Is unable to fix
exactly the date when the war will be over ;
( but the ministers are persuaded It will no'J
bo long , because "The situation of the rebels
Is critical and the cffoits of the Spanish
troops are sure of success. Owing to the
rebel situatlcn and the concession of au
tonomy , administrative and economic , which
( will -effective before January , the gov
ernment hopes actual hostilities will finish
shortly"
Spain , It Is continued , thinks the reforms
nnd the activity of the Spanish troops ate
sufficient elements to secure the Immediate
jwclficatlon of the Island , which , it Is as
serted. "Would have been more rapid If the
rebels had not had the succor of filibusters
ivvho , under the shelter of the American flag ,
liavo contributed to maintain this state of
affairs. "
The government has decided that General
Pnma do Riviera Is to retain command In
the Philippine Islands In order that he may
Initiate thr ntoposcd reforms and reorganize
tint colony.
United States Minister Woodford was if-
cclved In audience by the queen regent this
nftcrnoon and the reception was of the most
cordial chaincter. A private cable mes
sage from Washington declares that "Presi
dent McKlnJey will endeavor to Induce the
insurgents to accept autonomy and if Aey
refuse ho will endeavor to put an end to
agitation and prevent filibustering , as he
believes now that Captain General Weyler
IB recoiled congress will support this pol
icy. "
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M'AIV wii.i * UIJFUSI : vn MKIJIVTH.
Jll-plj to MlnUter Wooilforil Will He
Uinpluitle on Tills I'olnt.
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MADRID , Oct. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Spanish
government Is so favorably Impressed by
the welcome public opinion , and the press
lias given Its now policy that It has been de-
cUed to reply to the note of General Wood-
ford In a polite but firm tone , absolutely Ig-
norlrg the possibility of mediation , declining
to IK < i date for the close of the war , expres
sing the belief that the precarious condition
of the Insii rct onUts and the actlv.tjr and ef.
forts made by the Spanish forces , coupled
'with the contemplated reforms , will be quite
EiilTlclent to Justify the hope of an early
pacillca'.lon , which would have been more
rapid If the rebels had not found support un
der thu color of the AiuTlfnn flag.
Blanco cannot reach Cuba before the 1st
of Novnmber. Still the government will
Implant reforms , both economic and admlnls-
tru'lvo , before January , simultaneously with
vlgoroui operations and active negotiations
behind thti seen e a through the assistance of
leading autonomists.
ARTHUR R. HOUGHTON.
on Trial ,
LONDON , Oct. 12. A dispatch to the Dall >
Mall from Vienna saja ; The trial of 200
OirlganJg nnd receivers of stolen property Is
proceeding at Techalscluk , In Sen la , They
are accitbcd of sjstematlc plundering and
murdering , at thu Instigation of radicals.
Deputy Tujlstch , a well known radical mem
ber of the assembly , wan airalgned as an
Bccompllco of the brigands , but the radlcil
minister of Justice procured hU release and
it Is expected that tbo same Influence will
secure the acquittal of the others. The
trial Ian developed horrlflng evidence of the
' torturing of victims with red-hot Irons be
fore robbery ,
llnloun ( 'riiMKi-H the Channel.
IASTHOURNE. Eug. , Oct. 12. Charles
Follotk , a nephew of Baron Pollock , started
In a balloon from here this morning In. un
attempt to cross thu English channel.
The balloon descended safely at1:30 : this
fteinoon near Donmrt , In Somnie , fourteen
Wiltc-s northwest of Amleiu. Mr , Pollock
telegraphs that the trip vvaa a great suc-
pcsa.
Hail Venr for I-'rrunh VlntiiKe ,
LONDON , Oct. 12. The Times today pub-
Jlshea a number of letter * from prominent
( wine merchants , showing that the French
( vlut KO for tbo year la very bad , tbo pro
duction being only bait the nominal re
quirements of France ; the Spinlsh outlook
Is also bad. The I'allan vintage , on the
contrary , Is exceptionally good In all parts
of the country.
iumc\r : < ; irr MUST snuvn TIMI : .
I.rue MnJt-Hlc HeMtlllH III III * Koluif to
1'rlxon.
LEIPSIC , Oct. 12 The supreme court his
( llnmlBsed the appeal of He r William Ltcb-
knccht , the socialist leader and editor , ngilnut
the rentenco of four months' Imprisonment ,
pamcd against him , November 4 , 1896. for
lese majeste , committed In his rpecch at
the opening oP the socialist convention In
Ilrcslau In August of that year. Hcrr Ltcb-
knecht , will , therefore , shortly undergo the
sentence. The expressions used by Hcrr
Llchknecht were the following :
"The highest authority In the land throws
down the gauntlet and Insults us. Let us
take up the challenge , no matter who It maybe
bo wha casts this mud at us. He Is Incapable
of touching us , fcr wo are above his Insults. "
Aftorrofcrrlng to remarks that bavercccntly
been made to Emperor William , Hen Lleb-
knccht continued : "The German ctrt'lro
would first collapse , but socialism \voald
triumph. A violation of universal suffrage
would be equivalent to the death warrant of
the emperor , the pirty can now de'y de'cat m
matter how many bayonets arc at the disposal
of those who wish for a trial of sticngtb. "
IHISII PAMIM : is
Tint Ili-iily SIIJN Sonic of the KnriuerN
Sn\eil Tlielr Cropw.
LONDON. Oct. 11. Timothy Htxily. nntl-
IVirnclllto member of Parliament for North
Louth. who Ins Just returned from a tour
of Ireland , sajs In the course of an Inter-
v lew : "Tho potatoes are gene-rally Md , but
all the crops have been Bivod where the
farmers had the sense or the monev to spray
them. No doubt there will be keen distress
In the coming wlntor and spring. In some
places It may approach starvation "
Mr. Healy admits that there has been some
exaggeration of the difficulty , as he savs-
"The fact that the landlords bellt'le th *
stories of the drouth , makes the other side
more Insistent. "
Ho expressed the hcoo that the recently
Improved weather had partly saved the sit
uatlcn.
I'lnii to Itexene Dre.i fn * .
LONDON , Oct 12 A special dispatch from
Paris sajs an association has been formed
with corslderable capital , In the United
States with the object of securing the escape -
capo from his prison on the Isle du Salut , off
the coast of French Guiana , ot Captain Al
beit Drcjfus. Captain Dreyfus vvaa
drummed out of the French army January
5 , 1893 , on the parade grounds of the mili
tary school at Paris after having been con
victed by court martial of having sold War
department plans to the representatives of
a foreign government. The dispatch adds
th-it the members of this association are be
ing carefully watched by detectives , who
claim to believe that the plan of the plotters
Is to carry off Dreyfus by force.
TnrMHli I'ropoMiilH CoiieernliiK Crete.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 12. The circular
of the Turkish government , sent to the
powers on the subject of the Island of Crete ,
proposes the disarmament of both Christians
and Mussulmans by Ottoman
troops cooperating
ating with the International forces , all to be
commanded by a European general In the
Turkish service ; the appointment of a gov
ernor of Crete by the sultan and the forma
tion of a gendarmerie corps. In conclusion
the circular points out the necessity of im
mediate action.
\ttac-ked liy lliii-iiK-xc.
MANDALAY , Burmah Oct. 12. A gang of
tvventy-flvo Burmese , armed with knives ,
rushed through the south gate of Mandalay
last night and made for the residence of
.Major Dobble , b'lt they were driven off by
the British officers and Sepoys on duty. Four
of the Burmese were killed and four were
wounded. Lieutenant Harrington of the
British forces and three Sepoys were
wounded.
ArrcHt il fleniinii Spy.
PARIS , Oct. 12. The Gil Bias says a
German was arrested } yesterday at the camp
of Chalons and that cm being ecarcheJ ths
authorities found upon him notes regarding
the organization and mobilization of the
French troops at the camp. The prisoner
was also aaldi to have endeavored to obtain
specimens of the cartridges and shells ol
the latest design.
Trllicxim-ll Surrender Their nillcn.
SIMLA , Oct. 12. A dispatch from Mah-
mund announces that the Jlrga tribesmen
have ftiricndercd their Martini hrcech-load-
R rifles and have solemnly sworn to main
tain peace and drive out Umra Khan's fol
lowers. The troops forming the Mahmum
punitive expedition have destroyed twenty-
six foi tilled villages and have killed many
of the Insurgent natives.
COIIMII ! Dent Heeo\erH.
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JAMAICA , Oct. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Consul Louis
A. Dent has iccovered from the attack o
yellow fever and will sail for New York to
morrow The fever continues Its ravages
especially among the tioops and the navy.
China WIlfl'roTeHt ,
LONDON , Oct. 12. The Berlin corre
spondent ot the Standard says It Is assertec
there that Rim/ila , Japan and the Unltei
States have already assented to the assump
tlon to the tltlo of emperor by the king o
Corea but China Intends to protest.
Itiilim lii llueiiuM A ) re .
LONDON , Oct. 12. A dispatch to the
Times from Ilucnos Ayres says there have
been gooJ rains In the south and a sllgh
rainfall In the north , no that the hams
Is now secure. It Is estimated that 1,000,001
tons of wheat will bo exported ,
( erinnii iport ; ,
BERLIN , Oct. 12. According to the Amer-
lean consul reports , the total of German ex
ports to the United States from July 1 to
September 30 , last , was $7,189,112 , as agaltib
? 1G,4S1,4U for the corresponding quarter o
last ) ear ,
Ship I'nrtlj niHiiuiHteil.
SYDNEY. N. S. W. . Oct. 12. The British
ehlp Kate Thomas , Captain Thomas , fion
Newcastle , N. S. W. , for San Francisco , has
arrived hero partly dismasted , the result o
a gale which she encountered.
Ciiiiuillnu I'uelllu'ii I-aruliiKi * .
MONTREAL , Ort. 12. The Canadian Pa
clfic earnings for the week ended Octcbsr 7
amounted to JCCS.OOO , for the same perloc
last > ear the earnings amounted to J377,000
an Increase of $291,000.
VlaUe Iimurniieu Coiiipulnor } .
BERNE , Oct. 12. The National Council , b >
u vote of 101 to 9 , has adopted a bill maklnj
Insurance against sickness compulsory In tbo
cabo ot all persona not having Indepcndci. .
moani.
Inereane rraiirc' blaudlnir Army.
PARIS , Oct. 12. The budget committee o
the Chamber of Deputies nu voted to ID
create tbo standing army by 12.000 men ,
\LCER \ WILL ISVESriGATE
° ccretary of War Looks into Case of
Private Htunrnond.
ASKS GINERAL BROOK- FOR PARTICULARS
lit Trcntinent nf the Soldier
In to 111 * ThoroiiKlil ) liiiinlreil
Into l > > War lle.-
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WASHINGTON , Oct. 12. Secretary Algcr
HIS telegraphed General llrooke , commanding
ho Department of the Missouri , for a state
ment of the facts In the case of Private Hammond
mend , who Is eatd to lm\o been llltreated at
"ort Sheridan. So far no answer has been
rccolvod from General Brooke , and It Is pre
sumed that he Is making a personal Investi
gation Into the affair. Army officers here j
ay that the regulations prescribe with the '
sreatcst exactness the punishment that may .
> o meted out for each and every offense , and
that no oflUcr would be sustained who ex
ceeded the rule laid clown , as Is cnargcd woo
the case \\l'h 1'rlvato Hammond. They add ,
low ever , that If the soldier resists arrest
or refuses to perform the tasks set for him
10 Is subject to compulsion according to the
regulations The matter has not been
jrought hefoie the War department olMclally ,
and Secretary Algcr's Interest In It was prob
ably aroused by the newspaper publications.
Secretary Alger said tonight he had not yet
received a report covering the facts In the
Inmmoml case. The only communication
10 has received thus far Is a telegram from
General Urooko acknowledging receipt of the
president's request that an Investigation he
made , and ho had mailed orders to Fort
Sheridan for that purpose.
CHICAGO , Oct 12. The finding of an In
quiry ordered by the Department of War Into
the case of Captain Levering of Fort Sheri
dan has been telegraphed to Washington.
For dispatch It Is said military annals fur
nish few parallels to the Love-Ing Inqu ry.
It was begun late yesterday by order of
Secretarj Algcr In a telegram to Major Gen
eral Brooke. The latter directed CapUIn
Richards to proceed to To't Sheridan at
once , and within ten minutes after the re
ceipt of the telegram from Washington the
department inquiry was In process of or
ganization. The charges of brutality were
the subject matter of Investigation. The
witnesses , six In number , we'o told liist
that their testimony was to be In secret to
all other than military authoiltlcs taking
part In the hearing , then they were called
upon to give all the facts of the alleged
brutality perpetrated by Captain Levering on
Private Charles Hammond.
biiiiniuni'ians TO SAM.SIU 111.
. \HtOlllNllllUMlt lit Ul'Ullllll-
tlnu of Croat Ilrllnln.
WASHING-TON. Oct. 12. Secretary Sher
man has written a reply to the note of
Lord Salisbury expressing Great Britain's
declination to take part In a Bering sea con
ference in which Russia and Japan are to
participate. The essential features of Mr.
Sherman's reply have toeen sent by cable and
the reply In full Is now on Its way to the
British olllclals. Lord Salisbury's note of
declination , It can now be stated , bore date
of October C last Wednesday so that the
response Is made with promptness.
The answer states that the United States
government views with astonishment the de
termination of Great Britain not to partici
pate In a conference including Russia and
Japan , and the statement Is made that up
to Septcrrtber 23 the United States authorities
had fully expected the conference would pro
ceed with Russia and Japan and Great Brit
ain. It Is pointed out that aside tram the
written correspondence to which Lord Salis
bury had called attention , there were verbal
negotiations between Ambassador Hay and
his lordship In ivvhich a specific reference was
made to the participation of Russia and
Japan. At one of these verbal exchanges , It
Is said. Lord Salisbury said he would advise
with the oIHclals of the foreign office con
cerning the subjects discussed , which In
cluded the participation of Russia and Japan.
Subsequently , on July 29 , Ambassador Hay
wrote to Lord Salisbury saying the president
hoped to have Russia and Japan participate
In the conference. Un view of these chcum-
thn Tlnltnd States had expected that
Great Britain would take part In the con
ference , and that Russia and Japan would
be represented , with the approval of Great
Britain.
Besides the foregoing reply and In view
of the differences which have arisen the
State department suggests a confercnco In
accordance with the terms of Lord Salis
bury's agreement , as ho construes It , namely ,
between experts of Great Britain , the United
States and Canada. This last feature is now
under consideration by the British govern
ment , Its nubstanco having been transmitted
by cable , but It Is not expected that an an
swer will be made until Mr. Sherman's an
swer In detail reaches London.
In the meantime , preparations for the con
ference between the United States , Russia
nnd Japan are proceeding. The Japanese
delegates , who arc now en route from San
Francisco , have decided to stop over two
days at Chicago and will not reach Wash
ington until next Sunday night. Two of the
Russian delegates , Mr. Botklno and Mr.
Routkowsky , arc hero and the remaining
delegate , Mr. Grebnltsky , Is expected soon.
While no exact date has been fixed for the
conference , the expectation is that nil the
delegates will be hero In time to hi Ing them
together on Wednesday , October 20.
mmii.Y.vr CASI ; is CAIIII > ui > .
Attorney firm-nil of California AttUu
n Speed ) llenrliiK ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12. Attorney General
Fitzgerald of California today In the United
States supreme court moved to advance the
hearing of the case of W , II. T. Durrant ,
under bcntenco of death In California. The
caeo IB before the supreme court In the shape
of an appeal from the decision of the United
States circuit court refusing to grant Dur
rani's motion for a writ of habeas corpus.
After stating the facts of Durant's crime ,
of his sentence and confinement In prison
end bis appeal to tbo federal courts , the mo
tion presents the following reatons for a
speedy hearing of the case :
That this Is a case Involving the prompt
and orderly admlnlitratlon of the criminal
lawn of the state of California.
That the appellant has been lonvlcted of
minder In the Una deurt'e In one of thta ,
superior courts of the state of California ,
the judgment of conviction hns hern passed
upon und ulllrnicd by the liU'he-itt Judlc'al '
tribunal of the state and thli proceeding
dtlu > H ami thwarts the punishment of ap
pellant In accordance with the judgment
pronounced against him by thu courU of
said state.
That , by vlitue of the provisions of eec-
tlon "CO of the Revised Statutes of the
United States the appeal In this case pre
vents the prompt and orderly adtnlnls.ratlon
of the crlmlnU laws of the state of Cnllfor-
nln. ,
Thnt by reason of this proceeding nnd
others of n 1'ke chnrneter pow pending In
thin court the enforcement of the criminal
luvvHof the slnte of California Is hampered
nnd thwaitcd. nnd tru ; lawr of that ptnto
for the administration of Justice nnd the
punishment of crime nra rendered largely
nugatory niul arn brought Into derision nnd
contempt. i
Thnt , therefore , n speedy determination
of th' . i cu e by thin court ! In the Interests
of Jii'tlce , law nnd order , nml IP a matter
of the utmost Importance to the people of
California.
The court took the motion under advise-
tat-nt.
VNOTlir.ll \.Mtlll.\Ti : l-'Oll MVYOIl.
Iitiulett Sanlel. Hiioliillxt I.iilinr , Ap-
ponrx. In the * t'li-lit. i
NEW YORK. Oct. 12. Lu'clcn Sanlcl , the
soe'allst lahor cunJI&.tp , for the odlce of
nnjsr , ci.'cncl his cliiipAlfenuit Cocpcr Union
tcdny. In the large cro > of mayoralty candi
dates Mr. Sanlel has been almost lost sight
of. vet he attracted a larger crowd tl.an Gen
eral Tracy , as big as that addressed by Seth
Lw and almost as large as the one which
nominated Henry Goorgc. Mr. Sanlel Is a
frenchman who writes some cutting things
In English , but his oratafy Is not effective , br-
twuso ho hat not mastered the pronunciation
of the language he writes so well. The plat
form was dcco ated with red flags. There
was a band , and about as much inthushsm
as marks the average political gathering.
The people gave expression to their dlsp ens
ure by hissing the namea.of capitalists. Sanlel
bitterly assailed the other candidates for
maycr , Henry George Taring no batter than
the rest. Daniel Do Leon also addressed the
meeting. There we o overflow meetings on
the outside , which were addressed by a num
ber of socialist orators.
Colonel Geoigo E Waring , street cleaning
commissioner , has declined the nomination
( f the Henry George democracy for comp
troller. In his letter ho says : "I thank the
party for the honor done me , but I cannot
accttit the nomination for the office of comp
troller. I am very sorry I was not consulted
ibout It before jour action was taken I
should have told you that I would not glvo
ufor the sake of being comptroller of
Greater New York , the department of streets
until the plans now formed for Its benefit
have been carried out. "
rt'siov ' ; ns 1 %
Democrats Mini lnileieitileiit , llepnb-
lir.-ms Cot TuiUii'r. .
CINCINNATI , Oct. 12. The democratic
county convention was late In concluding its
work , owing to much time being taken up In
conference with the Independent re-publican
convention for the purpose of agreeing upon
a fusion ticket. The latter convention was
allowed nine candidates five in the legisla
tive ticket and four in the county ticket. The
legislative ticket endorsed by both conven
tions Is :
Senators C. D ( Robertson , democrat : Al
fred M. Cohen , democrat : John W. Harper ,
democrat : Lr.wls Volgt-republican. Repre
sentatives' nrncst H..IRothe. . democrat ;
Charles L. Swayne , dertiocratHenry Haters ,
democrat ; George II. Speliinlro.jlcmocrat : W. _
J. O'Neill , demociat ; Challes Monter. dem
ocrat ; W. R. Lane , republican ; John C. Otis ,
republican : Fnnk H. Keraper , republican ,
and Charles F. Droste , republican. "
Unusual Interest attachesito the legislative
ticket t > ocaus2 the result In Hamilton county
will affect very strongly the political com
plexion of the legislature and the election of
a United States senator.
IMHMPOMS OOBS DEMOCRTIC. .
TlioinnrJ TnuTKnrl IN Hlcc'tcil Major liy
PUf TliofiN.Miil J'lnralMy.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Oct. 12. Thomas
Taggart ( dem. ) defeated W. N. Hauling ( rep. )
for mayor by a plurality that will reach
6,000. The republican ) ? gave up the fight
early in the evening , conceding a democratic
victory of from 3,000 to 5,000. At 1 o'clock
120 precincts out of a total of 195 gave Tag-
gart a plurality of 3,100. If this ratio keeps
up tbo official count will show a clear plu
rality for Mayor Taggart of 5,000. The rest
of the ticket , Including six councllmen-at-
large. Is elected by from 3,500 to 4,000. Of
the ward councllmon the republicans will
elect probably not more than four out of fif
teen Mavor Taggart vvaa deluged with tele
grams tonight from all over the country. Ho
Is freely spoken of as the next democratic
candidate for governor. Ho was elected on a
silver platform.
IICMiiooratHVIii nl Cliiiltnnootr"-
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Oct. 12 The mu-
nlclpal election today resulted In the over
whelming defeat of the republican ticket.
Colonel Ed Wathlns , democrat , was elected
by 9)5 ! ) majority. The democrats elected six
out of the eight aldermen. This city Is
normally re-publican by from four to five hun
dred and the overwhelming reversal of the
ccnlltlcrfl Is due to the apathy of the repub
lican voters and the disaffection of the ne
groes. There was a very light vote , only 3,500
being cast. , .
llia 11 In Ki-iitnck > .
RUSSnLLVILLB , Ky. , Oct. 12. W. J.
Hrjan addressed a crowd estimated at 10,000
hero today. His toplo Wro the money ques
tion and the Chicago platform. lie Is to
apeak at Henderson and Paducah tomorrow.
CO\KISSIS AFTEH VIIIHTVvs. .
MlniifHotn MtiruVrrr 'I'd In lion Hi-
ICIIIfil HIM Vlutlni.
ST PAUL , Minn. , Oct , } 2. A tpeclal from
Owatonna , Minn. , sajs :
Leigh Hough , brought here last Saturday
from Guthrle , Ky , , chajgjSd with murdering
Joe M , Clark here thirty days ago today ,
made a confession to Shoflft Barney In the
presence of several wltnwscs. Ho admitted
bo killed Clark , striking him on the back
of the skull with a heavy .hammer. His con
fession clears three'companions , who have
been mipposcd to be Implicated In the mur
der. Hough's crime wan one of the most
dastardly and cold-blooded in criminal his
tory. Ho says he stole lute Clark's wagon
about midnight for the purpose of robbing
htm , After striking him with a hammer
Hough stole his watch aud money and fled ,
Clark was not found until the next noon , dy
ing that night.
KMIIIIITIO.N ( H'vll XI I'ICTI HKS.
I'lillaili-liililaiiH 1'roinme to llntr a
MKMV .Nrxt Kail.
PHILADELPHL\ . - 12. Plans for a
national exhibition of American manufac
tures , to be held under the joint auspices of
the Philadelphia Commercial museum and
the franklin Institute , were formally dlt > -
cit.scl Put everlng at a meeting of repre
sentative citizens at the Art club and were
so favorably received that It was decided to
lese no time In puihlng tbo project to a
Euccotsful conclusion. The tlmu proposed U
October , 1898 , when the next meeting of the
advisory board of commercial museums Is
expected to bring to this city hundreds of
merchant * from Central and South America ,
Australia , Africa , Japan , India and other
countries of the Orient ,
BANDITS HOLD UP A TRAIN
Quartet of Bad Men Do a Daring Piece of
Work in Texas.
GO THROUGH THE CANNONBALL EXPRESS
1'nHMMiirerH of Their Monej ,
SeeurliiHT ifiiOO. lint I'll 11 lo Open
i\pri-NK Coniptiiij'N Sale
Conductor In Woutuled.
AUSTIN , Tex. . Oct. 12. This aftorfoon at
C:30 : o'clock In broad open daylight and
within twelve miles of the corporate limits
ot the city the southbound caunonball train
on the International & Great Northern rail
road , consisting of mall , baggage and express
cars an.3 three coaches loaded with pisscn-
gerswas held up by four men and robbed.
The conductor of the train , Tom Hcalcy ,
was shot by the robbers while resisting them
but was not seriously wounded. One ot the
passengers had his shirt collar carried away
by a pistol ball that vvaa aimed at his neck
and another received a bullet wound In the
hand. The passengers were robbed of some
$200 In money. The bandits attempted to
rifle the safe In the express car , but were
unsuccessful.
When the train reached McNelll , a small
station fourteen miles above this city , two
' men heavily armed boarded the train and
took up their stand on the rear platform.
After the- conductor had checked up the
train he reached the platform only to find a
I pistol a * either stdo ot his head. The men
, demanded that he stop the train. He de
clined to do so and began to run through
the train with the two robbers In close pur
suit. He had rot gone halt the length of the
first car when the foremost robber shot at
him , bringing him to the floor with a pistol
wound In his right arm. At this juncture
the other robbers pulled the bell cord and
the train was brought to a standstill. It was
evidently at the appointed place , for the train
had hardly stopped before two other men ,
whoso faces were covered with masks ,
stepped out from the trees and began shoot
ing Into the cars.
PORTER RUNS AWAY.
Inatantlj all was confusion. The two men
on the train were Immediately joined by those
from the woods , and began their work. As
the train viorter sprang from the rear coach
and ran for shelter , a robber began shooting
at him , and the nog1 o emptied a revolver In
turn without effect. The express messenger
looked out of his car , and taking in the s.tua-
tlon , left his ear and ran through the woods
and was soon lost to sight. The robbsrs , In
the meantime , leaving two men to guard the
three coaches , which were packed with pas
sengers , proceeded to the express oar and de-
mandoJ that the baggageman open the ex
press safe , but upon being assutcd that he
could not do so , tirnc-d their attention to tlio
passengers. They took only money ftom
them , not overlooking a single cent , and walkIng -
Ing two by two through the cars , so as to al
ways keep their eyes on all the passengers.
After _ securing ; about $200 In this manner ,
t-tuey uncoupled the engine from the train
and started off down the track. After going
several mllea they sot tbo lover at a moderate
gait and left the engine , s-carape1 Ing Into the
surrounding country. The engine came on
to the- flag station at Duval , four miles below ,
and was there captured and the station agent
returned to the scene of the robbery with
the engine , secured the train and came on to
this city , arriving hero shortly after dusk.
The officers havo.bcen notified and have gone
to the scene of action with blooJhounds to
locate thn lobbers. The two men who bearded
the train at McNelllwere not masked , but
the other two bandits' features were con
cealed.
SHnRIFF ON THD TRAIL.
The sheriff nnd a pease have gone to the
scene of the action and a message at mid
night Is to the effect that they have struck
the trail of two of the robbers.
The scene of the hold-up Is a famous one
for train robberies , three having occurred
there within a few jears. It is a very wild
and mountainous place Just at the foot of a
range of mountains that generally afford a
safe hiding place.
It Is learned that today's train was sup
posed to have had considerable money In the
express car , and , while It did not come
through on time. It was very evident that
the robbers were familiar with the delajed
Echcdule.
The negro porter who emptied his revolver
at the robbers while running away has just
been located some twenty miles above the
scene of the hold-up at a small station ,
where ho arrived about 10 o'clock , completely
exhausted and badly frightened.
The night express , bound for St. Louis ,
which left here at midnight , was accom
panied by an armed guard.
Train Itolilx-r CoiifrHxcN.
GUTHRID , Okla. , Oct. 12. Deputy United
States Marshal Hugcne Hall and his band of
Cliejenno Indian scouts came In today with
id Hum oil , a notorious character of the
territory , who was taken near Arapaho.
Harwell has confessed that he was a member
of the band that held up a Rock Island pia-
scnger train In broad daylight near Chlcka-
saw about two weeks ago. The prisoner has
given the names of other members of the
band , which , ho savs , was under the leader
ship of Jennings.
ISO\IM : mow IUH\I.\C ; HOTRI , .
l'"lr < - In .Sherman Ilouxo , Chlt-iiKO ,
CaiiHCH I'nnliAmoni ; ( iiii'NfN.
CHICAGO , Oct. 13. At 1:20 : o'clock this
morning a fire broke out In the Sherman
house , one of the largest hotels In the city ,
and , although the guests and servants es
caped without loss of life , there was for a
time the liveliest kind of a panic among
them. The fire originated In the kitchen
from a gas stove , and the fire spread with
great rapidity The hotel Is being remodeled ,
the entire first door being supported by jack-
screws. This open space gave the fire a
chance , and the breeze blowing from the
west fanned the fire fiercely. Many of the
guests were In the halls half drersed
and more than ready to make
their escape to the open as soon as they
caw a chance to do BO , There wag a wild
rnsTi for the street and In a few in inn ten
all of them , in all conditions of uivlieHB ,
were In the street or afcly on their way to
It , Among those 'who ' wore first In reaching
the street were J. It , French of Plttsburg ,
Dr. William Wolcott and William B Prlng ,
Wauiau , WU. ; Rev. E. T. 0111 , Milwaukee ,
T T. Emerson. Omaha ; L J. Staugh , San
Dolgo , Cat , ; James L Ward stage manager
for Modji'ska ; George and N , Mi-Mullen , De
troit.
troit.Within
Within ten minutes after the dlrcover ) of
the fire all the guests and servants had been
taken from the building. The damige to the
building will not be over $5,000 , After thu
tire was practically out a hose burst In the
basement , Inundating the hotel kitchen and
itoreroom , causing fully1 as jnuch damage as
was done by tUe flames ,
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wcnthfr rorccnst for Ntbr kii
Vnrrttlednrnifr : Vnrlnble WlnJs.
1. Spilu Urni'iiU tint u Nrw I'ollry.
Algor to lavtMtlgitto Cuptulu't Cruelly.
TISMM Uutillts Iliild Up Tr.ilu.
Dion ( Imildlne IK Whltnuiiihnil ,
B. I'roeeoillngi of tlio City Oouni-ll.
3. dene Mmirp'n Oitie. UoUvnl Ac till ,
( ! lllriilii'H Uenmnil on t > ttn Mntr. ,
Armour UomtniMiers Drhlng I'lli-R ,
I. IMItorlul nml Coinmniit.
n. Cur Coupler Cnso Srt for Deremlior 1 ,
Mi-ethic of tli 11 Aini-rli-iin llmr.l.
.Meeting of the rhtliintliroplttfi.
0 Couiu-ll Ilium l.ncrtl Mitttor * .
ItnlexVrltci4 of the Chlr.i o IMntform.
7. Spurting Itoundiip of the D.iy.
Aloveiueat for dim 1 K.inU.
8 , l > i'f < MiMi of ItirtUv'ft Ito iiMmoa ,
Strlku ut the ixpo4ltluu ( Iroti ul .
I ) , Ninv nicRliiKi In the Kloiullko.
HiirKhirii Kill l > efeiiHele Wnaion ,
Union I'iK-llli-mill Short l.lne Milking Up.
Vulil VVrutln-r ut the City .lull.
1O. Neliriisku Supreme Ootirl Sjllnlil.
It. Coinnu-roliit unil I'liiuaeltl Nun4.
I1 ' . I.nv.ll'K SjiUem of KitlitliiK Shlpn.
ICII.MM ; KIIO.STS VISIT M-.II
Knlr nnilVnriini - \\Vntlu-r I'minlneil
for Toilnj.
Hour. DTK. Hour. DI-K.
n u. in 111 i IL in r t
ti ii. 111 tr. 'J p. 111 nil
7 ii. in -I.- ; t n. in r . - .
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Severe frosts have been reported from
many points In the state. Yesterday vvaa
clear and cool. The maximum temperature
was 57 and the minimum 41 , being a range of
only seven degress Fair and warmer weath
er Is predicted for today.
TWO OlUi VM7. VTIONS 'It ) 1113 ttNH.
Soelety of ( Iniiicrlinii It < - \ oliitlou
Will Hi * tin- \ < M > Name.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 12. A plan of perma
nent union of two patriotic soclcltes nearly
similar In name and purpose has been agreed
upon today. They are the National Society
of the Sors of the American Revolution and
the General Society of the Sons of the Revo
lution. Doth societies met In separate ses
sion today and adopted the plan of union
adopted by a conference committee with
Eonio amendments. The Sons of the Revo
lution came to a decision after a long le-
bate , in which considerable opposition de
veloped. The name agreed upon Is the So
ciety of the American Revolution. Mem
bership Is to bo limited strictly to lineal
descendants of soldiers of the American revo
lution. The constitution adopted and the
plan of union are to be submitted to the
beveral state societies of both organizations
by a committee of five ftom each national
organization for approval. When approved
by a majority of the state toddles these com
mittees are to call a con > v cntlon of the mem
bers of both organizations to launch thu
new one 4nto existence. Dr. Qallaudct of
Washington , D. C. , Is chairman ! of the com
mittee of five of the Sons of the AmeiJcau
Revolution and A. II. Pugh of Cincinnati
serves as chairman of the Sons of the Revo
lutlon. Uoth organisations met In a delight
ful banquet at the Grand hotel last night.
ii * Tim I.UIT UIIT c.vsn.
ANHlxtuiit Stnte'H Attorney
riiillieM Hln Vil < lrs .
CHICAGO , Oct. 12. Abalstant State's At
torney McKwcn finished his argument In the
Lutgcrt trial todav and will bo followed to
morrow by Attorney Phalcn , who will make
the opening address for the defense. Mr.
Mcnwen took up the entire day with his ar
gument and went over the case carefully ,
connecting the details of the evidence for
the Jury and showing how one circumstance
fitted Into another and how the whole mass
of evidence submitted by the state furnished ,
In his opinion , a full and complete circum
stantial chain , proving that Luetgcrt had
murdered his wife In order that his rela
tions with his .servant girl , Mary Stammer
ing , might remain undisturbed. Through
out the entire argument Luetgert listened
to the speech of the attorney who was ask
ing for his life with the greatest attention.
Ho never took his cjes of Mr. McEwcn for
more than an Instant , and the heavy scowl
that Is habitual with him deepened as the
assistant state's uttunoy pointed out cir
cumstances that weighed against his Inno > -
cencc. It Is now practically certain that all
of the arguments will bo finished so that the
case will bo given to the Jury by Saturday
night at the latest.
\VIII , It U.T. AHOUM ) CAI'i : IIOIIV.
Tmiinerlenii flipper .Slilpx Mart u
n I.OIIK .SIH-I-I ! Trial.
PHILADnLD HA , Oct. 12. The two Amer
ican clipper ships , Tacoma , Captain Gaffroy ,
and Indiana , Captain Collcy , sailed out of the
Delaware breakwater this afternoon on n
10,000 mi'o lace. Do b cro f om Philadelphia
the Tnconm hound for Tacnma and Seattle
and the Indiana for San Francisco ,
Arthur Sew all , late candidate for vice
president , Is sale owner of the Indiana , which
has traded around Capo Horn for more thin
twenty-ono ycais. It Is calculated that It
should reach San Francisco In 120 days.
Ilctwecn the mastcis of these ships there
has bcrn much dlbcusstoii as to their respec
tive sailing qualities and each agiced to de
posit a Kiim of money , to go to the winning
snip after thu time and distance allowance
shall have been made to tbo going to the
more northern poit ,
The Tacoma was built In Hath In ISbl ,
Is 1,672 tons register and owned by Charles
Davenport of Dnthwhllo the Indiana Is
1,488 tona ivglstcr nnd was built ln > 187G ,
Mr. Sowal ) looks ujt. one of his best
craft despite Its age.
sunn MUM , VAIIIV is i > ii.iiin ;
Ifeiiiy Donmioiir of Itnlii Hoe *
DIIIIIIIKI * li > It i-ii ill n ii.
HEADING , Pa. , Oct. 12. The entire
Schuylklll valluj was today deluged by one ol
the heaviest downpour In years. Great dam
age was done In this clt > and In Nicholas
street the water rose to a height of from nix
to eight feet. The fire alarm summoned the
firemen to take the residents from their second
end stories. This was accomplished with dif
ficulty and with the aid of boats and hook
and ladder trucks The water rose no rap
idly It was fe.ired the flood would sweep away
thu houses , and the greatest excltum-nt pre
vailed all along Nicholas struct.
> | OM-IIII-IIH of Hi-run Vi-HHelo , Oct. i-
At Bremen Arrived Bremen , from New
York.
At N'ew -Sullel-Cc\lc tor Liverpool
Trave. for Hi emeu.
At Philadelphia Sailed Pennsylvania , for
Antwerp.
At BiUtlmoie-Arrlved-Muchen , from Bre
RETAINS GERALDDJE
Jommittoo Makes Report Exonerating
Superintendent of Construction.
DIRECTORS SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE
Twenty-Two Vote Affirmatively and Twelve
Vote in tin Negative ,
MANAGER ROSEWATER THEREUPON RESIGNS
Will Sever All Connection with the
Exposition on Frichy.
I
NSISTS THAT CHRGES \ W-RE CORRECT
Willet CoiiMeiit to Iteiiinlii Where
He IN l'o > \ i-rli-KM to Cheek the
1'llferltiK anilVroiiK -
iloliiHl 1'rni-tU-ol.
At the meeting of the lloatd of Directors
of the Transmlsslsslppl i\iiosltlon jesterday
attetnoon It was decided that Dion Gcr-
nldlno should be retained as superintendent
of construction In the Uiplv tme.it of BuildIngs -
Ings and Grounds In the face of open charges
of corruption , collusion with contractors , Jug
gling with contracts and general crooked
ness.
Following this decision on the part of the
board , Manager Rosewatcr of the Department
of Publicity and Plantation , who had made
the charges , tendered his resignation and
gave notice that ho would sever all connec
tion with the exposition after Friday of this
week , boctttuo ho did not nropose to contlnuo
as a member of the executive committee and
be compelled to see the pllfeilng and steal
ing which was going on nil the time and not
bo able ID out a stop to It.
This action was taken oftiv a session lastIng -
Ing nearly two hours , the greater part of
which was taken up b ) Mr R-sowater In re
viewing the evidence * which had been given
before the Investigating committee and In
making an argument based on what was
shown by this evidence. Uonaiks were made
on this subject by but one other member of
the dlrectoiy , and when the vote was taken
on a icsoltitlon providing for Geraldlno's Im-
mcdlatu dismissal the secret ballot showed
twenty-two votes In favor cf Geraldlno's re
tention and twelve votes In favor of his dis
charge.
As shown by this vote , there were thirty-
flour of the fifty director present. In the
lobby was the object of all the trouble , Dion
Geialdlne , while Architect Klmbal ) , John
Tcmpleton , Goraldlne's deck , and several cit
izens and public ofllchV.s were Interested spec
tators.
GET DOWN TO THE ISSUE.
When the roll was called there were thirty-
one directors present.
President Wattles said there was a report
of a special committee before the board and
ho would ask the becrctary to read It.
Mr. Rosewater raised the point that this
report vvas addressed to the executive com
mittee and was not properly before the
board. He said ho had a resolution which
he desired to Introduce and he would then
ask for the reading of the icport. The reso
lution v.ab as follows :
Resolved , Tb.it the scivlc-es of Dion Ger-
uldlnc no .superintendent of bulldlngH and
srounds be dispensed with from and. nfter
this date.
Mr. Robowatcr said ho had Introduced at-
mo t the same resolution In the ex
ecutive committee but w Ith a different
ending , providing that the discharge should
be for cause. Ho said ho lial prcfcirol ( barges I
against Gcraldtne and these had been Investi
gated by a special committee. The report
made by this committee , he said , omitted
several of the most Important points brought
out In the Investigation and It these points
wore not to bo considered the conclusions
of the committee were correct ; but If Ihc&o
points were to be considered the conclusions
were not correct and these points would
compel tbo adoption of the resolution. Mr.
Rrsowatcr asked that the report bo read
and said ho would then sk the privilege
of reading some of the evidence and would
comment on tlio salient points ,
The secretary then rcud the i opart of tbo
special committee.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report Mr , Roscwatr-r said it might bo pre
sumptuous for him to present different con
clusions from those arrived at by the emi
nent gentlemen compoxing the committee.
Ho said the committee had proceeded on tbo
theory that Gcraldlno wits Indispensable to
the exposition and he demanded In what par I
ticular thing Gcraldlne was particularly qual
ified. Ho asked what Gcraldlno had done
that could uot have been done by any one
of twenty or thirty men In Omaha.
WHO IS DOING THE WORK.
The plane for the xeueiu , ho uald , had
been made by the city englnrer ; the plans
for the water pipes by the chief engineer
of the water company ; thu plans for piling
the lagoon by a foimer assistant to the
city engineer ; the plans for the electric
work would bo made by a man recently
employed by the executive committee for
that purpose ; the plans for the landscape
work had been made by o landscape man.
of experience brought burn from the eaut ;
and me plans for the bulldlngx I'thu archi
tect * employed for the | iurpo c ,
Mr. Rosewuter declared that the only
thing that Geraldlne had done wan to botcli
aiound and change tnmu of thu plans made
by other men , Ho auacrtcd that Geraldlna
had no special ability jn any direction which
would warrant hU employment an an expert
and ho said he should be discharged an a
measure of economy , as ho was being paid
(500 per month , while thu management vvau
paying another man $104 per month for doing
the work Gcraldlno was einplojed to do.
Mr , Rosewater then proceeded to read co
pious extracts from the testimony given be
fore the Investigating committee , keening up
a running lire of comment on the i'olut '