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ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNXNG , SEPTEMUJEll 13 , IS OS-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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Exposition Managers Well Pleased with tie
Way Things Are Going.
GENERAL WHEELER ACCEPTS INVITATION
Pighting Joe Says He Will Oome if He Oan
So Arrange His Affairs.
ANOTHER COMMITTE NOTABLES
Will Invite Mr. Harrisoi
Qtber Eminent Men ?
SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE TO BE POSTPONED
Ilnln Spoil * the J'riiKi-iuu ( hut Wan
I'lxcil for YcHlcrday ami HoldN At
tendance Dim n to ( lie .Min
imum
Tfilnl A'cNterdny
Total to lno (
I'rcparatloni for the great Peace Jubilee
In October arc progressing with a celerity
that Is highly encouraging to the manage
ment. There has not been the slightest
hitch In any of the plans BO far , and thu
enterprise In taking shape with a rapidity
that Is remarkable when the mammoth pro
portions of the event nro considered. In the
meantime the arrangements are being pushed
with the greatest energy and new Ideas
In the way of entertainment are continually
developed ,
The acceptances of prominent officials of
the Invitations that have been tendered them
arc already beginning to arrive. The first
high army officer to declare his Intention
to participate In the jubilee Is General Joe
Wheeler , one of the most conspicuous figures
In the recent unpleasantness. President
Wattles received a letter from General
Wheeler yesterday In which ho gracefully
expresses his appreciation of the Invitation
aud Kays ho will conio to the exposition If
he can possibly arrange It. Secretary ( lago
and the minister to the United States from
Venezuela have also forwarded their accept
ances and others will now coma In on every
mall.
mall.Dr.
Dr. George lj. Miller and John C. Wharton
left for the east jestenl.iy to complete the
work that was BO BUcccsfully begun by the
other committee. They will first stop at
Chicago , whcro they will see General Black
and endeavor to sec tire Ills promise to come.
Then they will see Melville Fuller , Carter
Harrison and other Cook county notables
and urge them to be present during the
Jubilee.
From Chicago they will go to Indianapolis
to request Former President Benjamin Harrison
risen to bo the guest of the exposition on
the big occasion. Their next stop will bo
In New York City , where they will bo joined
by Hon. J. Sterling Morton , and the trio
will proceed to Princeton to urge a similar
Invitation on Former President ( .rover
Clpvrlniid Thcv will also visit Camp Wlkoff
and o.xtcml personal Invitations to the army
oIllcerB there. They will also call on Chaun-
oey M , Depow and other big railroad guns
to nrrango for the special presidential train
which will bring President McKluley anil
his cabinet to Omaha. It Is also proposed
to have a special car attached to the train
for the exclusive use of the Washington
concspomlcnts of the leading newspapers
who may wish to accompany the party.
d * * I'art.
The order by which the Twenty-second
infantry IH ordered homo to Fort Crook Is
another favor.iblo point for the Jubilee. It
Is piopoacd to have the army and navy
as fully represented as possible and the gal
lant Twenty-second , fresh from the Held o
Santiago , will be a valuable addition to the
number. As the Second Nebraska regimen
will bo back at Tort Omaha by that time
to bo mustered out , both the regular ami
volunteer service will bo represented.
The exposition officials found a good dea
moro comfort In talking about the Jubilee
yesterday than In looking out of their win-
dons at the drenching rain and the dcsolat
avenues. The day wna practically a blank
on the exposition schedule , and no effort was
made to make anything else out of It. I
was apparent In the morning that It had
set In for an all day ruin , and the cclcbra
tlons that had been scheduled for the day
were postponed until a moro favorable op
portunlty. Governor I/ee of South Dnkot
Is In the city , but at a conference with
General Manager Clarkson yesterday morn
Ing ho decided that It was not advUabl
to try to carry out the scheduled progran :
In the faro of existing conditions. Cense
qticntly , South Dakota day was postponed
to October , and Governor Lee believes tha
thu change will result In bringing n de
cldedly bigger crowd of South Dakota pco
pin than could be secured at this time. Tli
Sons of Veteran ! ) had no formal celebration
but proposed merely to visit the show in
body and enjoy themselves like other vis
ttors. As enjoyment was out of the questlo
nn this occasion , they \\lll have their hoi
Iday later In the week.
tmnvT IIAMIMI VICIMJ .iiiiui.ui
i\liiiNltloii : Vlnimnfi'N AViirkliiK n
\Kcnt liiiiilnn'N sintKextloii.
Some weeks ago , when George F. Lupton
assistant general passenger agent of th
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad com
pany , was In the city , he suggested n noith
and south Hand shaking carnival during
Peace Jubilee week , October 10-15. Later
on when 13. J. Martin , general passenger
agent of the same road , visited the expo
sition ho endorsed the Husgestlon and as
sured the exposition management that the
road that ho represents would leave nothing
undone to get a big crowd from Texas , pro
viding a day could bo set apart for the
occasion
President Wattles and General Manager
( Markson of the exposition took up with
the Idea and asked Mr. Lupton to submit
itn outline of n plan for the successful
tarrying out of the feature. Yesterday they
received a letter from Mr Lupton relating
to the matter. In his letter ho sajs that
in Ills judgment the best way to make the
affair a success Is to secure a low railroad
rate. And to this end hu says that ho has
been able to secure a rate of 1 cent per
mile from nil points In Texas touched by
the lines which ho represents. The rates
from some of the principal points will bo as
follows : San Antonio and Corpus Christ ! ,
W.50 ; Waso. $15 ; Yoaeum , $21 CO ; Rock-
port. $21.80 ; Cure , $10. Rockdale. $16 35 ;
Cameron , J16.05. These rates nro for the
round trip rnd tickets nro limited to ten
il.iys from date of sale.
An one of the reasons for making the low-
rates and for working up enthusiasm Mr.
Lupton saysVo thought It a good chance
to repay , as best wo could , the exposition
managers for the uniform courtesy which
we have received at their hands. If low
HIPS and splendid attractions will draw
a crowd , Texas will certainly contribute
her share ,
"We nro pleased to Know that the ex
position has succeeded In getting beyond Its
critical stage. In an official way we de
sire to express our high appreciation of the
marked attention shown us , especially to
our untiring and nblc manager , Prof. H. P.
Attwater. "
As suggestions for the hand shaking fea
ture of the Jubilee week Mr. Lupton offers
the following1 Invite representatives and
enlist the support of all southern , northern
and northwestern states ; Invlto the union
soldiers through their commander-ln-chlef ;
Invlto the ex-confederates through their
commander-ln-chlef , General John U. Gor
don of Atlanta , Oa. ; Invite the mayors and
councllmen of all of the cities In the states
of the transrulsslsslpp ! region ; have a largo
street parade , to bo reviewed by President
McKlnley and other government officials ;
have every man , woman and child In at
tendance upon the expos'tlon ' wear an
jjrjcnn flag during the entire Jubilee
have the hand shaking feature take
In the Grand Court around the
ion.
To carry out the hand shaking feature Mr.
Lupton says"Wo would suggest that each
side , north and south , bo arranged In col
umns facing each other , President McKln
ley and the government officials to be sta
tioned on the steps of the government build-
Ing. The army and navy officers to be at
the opposite end of the lagoon , the bands
to bo placed on the bridges. At u given
signal the bands to play "Yankee Doodle"
and "Dixie. " after which the general hand
shaking Is to commence. "
As a grand finale , Mr. Lupton suggests
fireworks for the evening , with suitable de
signs , showing a united country both north
and south one to be Grant's words : "Let
us have peace " In the communication Mr.
Lupton says that be has taken the liberty
of Inviting Judge John II. Ucagan of Austin ,
Tex , who was postmaster general of the
southern confederacy and who Is the only
surviving member of the Davis cabinet.
Hon. Frank Lubbock of Galveston , who was
the war governor of Texas ; ex-Governor
Hubbard and other prominent Texons , who
will accompany the railroad officials and
will bo their guests during the stay In
Omaha. Closing his communication. Mr.
Lupton says : "Hope that with similar co
operation from other states , the great Jubilee
and Hand shaking carnival will be the best
drawing card of the exposition. We vlll
be glad to fcervo you In any way possible. "
Immediately upon the receipt of the letter -
tor from Mr. Lupton President Wattles and
General Manager Clarkson took the matter
up and In formulating the program for the
Peace Jublleo week set aside Tuesday , Oc
tober 11 , as Governors' and North and South
Hand shaklnc day.
Prof. Attwater of the Texas exhibit has
notified Mr. Lupton of the action taken
by the exposition officials and will work with
them in arranging matters at this end of
the line that the event may bo a success.
Speaking of the hand shaking features of
Jubilee week , Manager Clarkson said1 "U
was a happy thought and ought to bring
thousands of people to the city. The south
ern people are enthusiastic over It and will
como by the thousands , and I think we ought
to show them that we are the most hos
pitable citizens of the United States. We
are people of one great country , all under
ono flag and all having Interests In com
mon. President Wattles and myself have
read the letter from Mr. Lupton aud will
adopt many of his suggastlpns for the Hand
anaklnj ; Jubilee. Hip Idern in this coincide
with ours , and by following out a plan sim
ilar to the ono that ho has outlined , It ought
to bo the crowning event of this exposition. "
COI.OHADO'.S AVOMlKUFUIj Fill IT.
hcicrnl CoimtlCN MaUc a SliowluK that
In ( ttliiiMucli Attention.
Of all of the exhibits in the Horticulture
building , there Is none that attracts more
attention and Ii moro generally admired
than that from Colorado. Colorado made
no appropriation for the purpose of defray
ing the expenses of making an exhibit and
consequently It devolved upon a number of
the people of the state to spend their own
money If they desired to exploit the horti
cultural resouices of the commonwealrh.
The matter of making an exhibit was taken
up by Mrs. M. A. Shute , secretary of the
State Horticultural society , who enlisted
a number of the prominent fruit ) growers.
Senator Swlnk of Rocky Ford was the first
man to contribute. After that It was easier
and money came rolling In until an ex
hibit has been secured that Is second to
none In Che building. Colorado Is not ex
hibiting us a state , but Instead , the showIng -
Ing Is made by counties and of the coun
ties. Otcro is not outclassed by any of Its
competitors , for It Is showing every variety
of fruit that can be raised In any north
ern clmate. The county lies out along
the Arkansas river , some fifty miles from
Pueblo , almost directly east. It is just out
side of the foothills and lacka the sudden
changes of temperature found up In the
mountains , which makes the fruit crop al
most a certainty every year. The soil Is
that peculiar dark sandy loam found in thu
Itocky mountain region and is unusually
productive when watered. The growers
there cxi eel' rain at Intervals during the
summer , but do not depend upon the inois
turc from the heavens , Irrigating Instead ,
getting their supply of water from the A'r-
kansas river and Its tributaries.
The exhibit contains apples , peaches
pears , grapes , prunes , plums and every
other variety of fruit found In scml-trop-
Ical countries. It la the size , appearance
and flavor , however , that strikes the pub
lic most favorably. Prowers , Chaffer , Lo
gan , Ilent , Delta , Mesa , Larimer , Pueblo
Jefferson , Arapahoe and Montezuma coun
ties are afso shonlng fruit , but their exhib
its are not large However , they have been
selected with great care and like the ex
hibits from Otero county , their fruit Is
exceptionally fine and free from specks or
blemishes.
While much of the fruit from Otero county
has been raised by Senator Swlnk , ho does
not glvo so much attention to It as he does
to the bees , of which ho has GOO colonies ,
Ho Is showing a largo quantity of this honey
In conncftion with the horticultural exhibit ,
It Is all from alfalfa and consequently Is al
moat as transparent as water. Doing a spe
clalist In the apiary work , he has compellei
lila bees to do some fancy building and ha
forced them Into glass cases , where they
have constructed the comb In the form o
stars , cubes squares and circles. In addl
tlou to this ho U exhibiting extracted hone ;
that Is pronounced as fine as any ever seen
The counties of Nebraska competing fo
the prizes offered by the State Hortlcultura
society expected to have their exhibits com
plolo yesterday , but as the weather wn
against them the men In charge did no
complete their work. All of the exhibits
with the exception of those from Snrp
county , are Inthe city , but they were no
taken to the building. Today , however , the
will be Installed and by night It U expectet
that they will bo In first-class shape. So
far ns the fruit Is placed It Is excellent and
Is pronounced superb , both in flavor and
quality. This fruit Is occupjlng the tables
used by the state exhibit and will bo shown
during the entire wrek.
Di' lmi for DliiloiiuiM and Aledaln.
The designs for tbo diplomas and medals
which will bo awarded to exhibitors were
examined and approved by the executive
commlttc-o jesterday. The diploma Is a
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REPUBLICANS WIN IN A WALK
Ticket in Maine is Elected with Scarcely Any
Effort.
ENTIRE DELEGATION TO CONGRESS IS SOLID
NclHon Dingle } , AVbo Did > ot Make n
MiiKlc CaiiiiinlKn Hnceoli ,
Han a Majority of
Over 7,01)0. )
PORTl/AND , Me. , Sept. 12. The stale
election today resulted In the election of
the republican ticket , as follows1 Governor
L. Powers of Houlton ; Congressmen-
First district , Thomas D. Reed of Portland ;
Second district , iNelson Dlngley of Lewis-
ton. Third district , Edwin C. Uurlelsh of
Augusta ; Fourth district , Charles A. Ilou-
tello of Hangar.
The election was marked by comparative
apathy on the part of the republicans , who
felt secure , while the democrats , perhaps , |
taking n little moro Interest with an apparent - .
'
parent desire to make a better showing than
In 1894 or 1S96 , put some vim Into the cam
paign , the result of which was seen In
nearly every town. I
The falling off of the republican vote
was , however , anticipated by the party j i 1
managers and while It was somewhat lower ,
than they anticipated It gave them no j
anxiety and the local men of the party
readily explained It. ,
While the democratic vote kept no well
with that of the last off jear , 189) ) , It must
bo remembered that the vote that year
was a falling off of 15,000 from the vote
of the previous off year , 1890.
The state elected a solid republican dele
gation to congress. The four congressmen ,
nil of whom have attained national reputa
tions , had llttlo or no opposition , although i
strangely enough Speaker Reed had a vlg-
1
rous opponent In his district. Ills maiglu
ver McKlnney , who ran on the democratic .
cket , was , however , about that of 1894 !
nd showed the usual loyalty on the part
f his constituents. Mr. Dlngley , whoso
majority exceeds 7,000 , did not make a
ipcech during the campaign , confining hlm-
'lf ' to conferences with the committees In
ho different towns. The other two con-
jessruen , Uurlclgh and Boutello , did even
ess , so It may bo sold there was never a
ampalgn tn the state where there was settle
ttlo said of national Issues.
The falling off In the vote an over the
tale was smaller than even the republican
managers anticipated. The general decline
i nearly 23 per cent nil over the state ,
title almost as many democrats went to
ho polls as In 1894. The result of the stiff
ght of McKlnney against Speaker Reed
as hardly apparent ) until later returns
a me in , when It was Been how well the
emocratlc candidate ran. A decrease of
early 4,000 for the speaker of the bouse
enotcd a decided lack of Interest on the
'art ' of his constituents.
Returns at midnight from 191 towns out )
f 130 Indicate Governor Powers' plurality
t about 21,000 , a republican loss of 21 per
out and a democratic loss of only 6 per
cut. The lower branch ot the legislature
III probably stand 133 republicans to
ilghteon democrats , a. gain of twelve for Oho
alter. The senate , however , wrllF remain
nchangcd , being as in former years solidly
epubllcau.
Speaker Reed's vote shows a falling off
f nearly 4,000.
YELLOW FEVER IN PORTO RICO
illy Out * Cane So Far IiiNtructloiih
Arrive- for SiiaiilNh n\ncim-
tloit ConiiiilNHloiiprM.
PONCE , Island of Porto Ilico , Sept. 11.
Delayed in Transmission. ) The United
States army surgeons here believe there has
iccn a genuine case of yellow fever at this
amp. Charles Miner , n private of the Nlne-
centh Infantry , died on Friday , but it was
lot until the autopsy was held yesterday that
he surgeons pronounced It yellow fever.
Drlgadler General Guy V. Henry has re
ported the case to General Drooke at San
uan.
The Spanish steamer Alfonso XIII , which
arrived at San Juan today from Barcelona
with mall and passengers , and which brought
nstructions to the Spanish commissioners ,
also had on board Instructions for the Span
ish Cuban evacuation commission. It preceded -
ceded for Havana this afternoon , as al
ready cabled.
The report of a hurricane at the Island
of Uarbadocs has delajed the sailing of the
Spanish ships for Spain. All American
ships on this station aie safe In the harbors.
The monitors are at Guantca and the Cin
cinnati and New Orleans are here.
Six naval carets who were on board the
Inclnnntl are to be sent to Annapolis by
the Seneca , which sails on Tuesday with
signal corps men who are to be mustered
out.
General Henry's report , made to General
Brooke yesterday , on the condition of the
troops on the south side of the Island , shows
there are 1,558 sick out of a total of 11,000 ,
the highest percentage yet reported. Gen
eral Ernest's brigade , consisting of the First
Kentucky , the Third Wisconsin and the Six
teenth Pennsylvania , average 27 per cent.
Half of the 600 cases are diarrhoea and
fifty-eight are typhoid fever. General
Schwan's brigade has ISO sick , the First
Volunteer engineers have forty-nine sick ,
General Grant's brigade has 130 sick , Bat
tery M of the Seventh artillery has twenty-
eight sick , Battery A of the Sixth artillery
has fifty sick , and Troop F of the Second
cavalry has forty-one sick. There Is almost
no sickness In Battery B of the Fifth artil
lery , Battery C of the First artillery and
battalion of engineers Although the per
centage of sick is high , generally , a large
proportion of the cases are not serious , and
the death rate Is low Typhoid fever Is
decreasing , aud there is no occasion for
alarm.
MAKES SANTIAGO MODELTOWN
Strict ItcKiilatJoiiM llnforcei 1 > > Mll-
llur ) tim crnor AVimil to I nun re
tli < - Health of tinCity. .
SANTIAGO , Sept. 12. As the result of the
general Introduction by General Wood , mil
itary governor of Santiago de Cuba , of Amer
ican methods of conducting municipal af
fairs , this ancient and always unhealthy city
presents a health record today which Is
quite extraordinary considering the condi
tions that existed here a month ago. Under
the present system Santiago Is divided Into
five divisions , under five physicians , sach di
vision having Inspectors of sewers , streets ,
houses and dispensaries , with a hundred
street cleaners.
Five hundred cubic yards of refuse are
burned dally , disinfectants are distributed
wherever they are needed and a heavy fine
Is Imposed for uncleanllncss and failure to
report unhealthful conditions and death.
Proofs of benefit of the system ore furnished
by the decrease In sickness among the poor ,
The dally death rate of seventy a month
ago has fallen to twenty Further evidence
of the wisdom and thoroughness of the new
sanitary arrangements Is supplied by the
lesaeulus of sickness among the new troops.
I
The chief source of trouble now U the
harbor. Near 1ho city the current Is alight.
A plan Is proposed to dredge thoroughly the
muddy eballows exposed by the tide and
to protect the banks with either itono worker
or piles , carrying the present Infectious sew
erage two miles down the bay , whcro the
current is swifter.
The sickness among the American soldiers
Is principally malarial , a mild form of yel
low fever , and dr totcry. General Woods expects -
pects , In the course of another month , to
make Santiago na healthful an the ordinary
southern city In the United States.
This week all the Spanish prisoners will
leave and the Cuban army , save the staff
officers , will disband. Many Americans are
arriving hero In search of business oppor
tunities.
GOOD FEELING AT HAVANA
Anierlrmi ( 'oiniiilNNloncrn ImnrcNiicd
tvltli tli - Apparent Sincerity
of the Spaniard * .
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HAVANA , Sept. 12. ( New York World
Cablegram * Special Telegram.The ) evac
uation commissioners did not meet today ,
but there was an exchange of correspond
ence. The utmost good feeling exists be
tween the commissioners and the Amer- j
leans ' are Impressed with the apparent sinI I
ccrlty of the Spaniards In their efforts to
expedite the work. The next meeting will
probably bo held Thursday , when a formal
organisation will bo effected.
Ten Indiscreet Cubans , who Indulged In
n demonstration at Marlnct , during which
they ' shouted "Viva Cuba Libre" and "Viva
Estados ' Unldos , " we'ro arrested. They fan
cied their conduct would bo upheld by tho'i
American commissioners and wcro sur
prised to learn that It was heartily con
demned ,
Advices have been received from CamaV
gucy , Sanctl Splrltus , that tbo so-called
government ' of the Cuban republic has es
tablished headquarters there. President
Masse and other officials , it IB said , ex
pect ' to send a representative to meet the
American commission. LOUIS SBIUOLD.
HAVANA. Sept. 12. The American evac
uation commissioners , It Is thought probable ,
will select places of residence during the
stay of the commission at Elvedodo , a beau
tiful village , five miles west of Havana ,
on the coast Just beyond Punta. Hrava There
s excellent sea bathing at that place. The
neighborhood is aristocratic , and there Is
regular steam transit between the village
aud the city.
The Trocha theater nt Elvado , formerly
used as n hotel , has been offered to the com
missioners on lease , the owners undertaking
to Install olectrlc lights , put In baths and
other comforts and to have all ready for use
within a week. Doubtless the offer will bo
accepted. The commissioners are still living
aboard the transport and under the naval
regulations they and their aides arc obliged
to return from shore dally at 4 o'clock p. m.
All breakfasted on shore this morning and
crowds gathered to watch them. They ex
press themselves as much pleased with Ha
vana and are making their arrangements for
a long stay. No date has been fixed for the
first official session ot thu commission , yes-
terday's meeting being only for an exchange
of credentials.
The Spanish gunboats In'.iepcdia and San-
tone Lopez arrlveittriu / , shortly followed
by the Lcgasple with. General Luquo's di
vision , Including many sick soldiers.
The correspondent of El Parclal of Mad
rid , who has been imprisoned provisionally
at Cabanas fortress , was released this after
noon.
The wharves of Havana are now filled with
provisions , for which It Is Impossible to get
transit. The pnpeis are urging the police
to clean tbo wharves and to take special
precautions against the continuance of "im
moral and uncivilized scenes" there.
LONG TRIP FOR BATTLESHIPS
OroKOii mid lovra to Start Soon from
York for San Frnii-
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The Navy de
partment IB shifting some of the officers on
the battleships Oregon and Iowa prepara
tory to their departure from New York on
their long cruise to San Francisco by way
of the Straits of Magellan The department
has just selected from among the fleet of
colliers acquired during the war four of the
best and largest to accompany the battle
ships on their long run. These are the Cas-
elus , Scandla , Alexander and Aberendla ,
and their coal capacity is sufficient to in
sure ? full supply for the big battleships
as well as for themselves without subjecting
the fleet to the refusal of any of the South
American republics to take on coal on ac
count of the technical existence of a state
of war between the United States and
Spain. No attemat Is to be raado to drlvo
the big shins so as to equal the famous
run of the Oregon coming eastward , the
need for the ships on the Pacific side not
being so pressing as to warrant the risk of
Injuring the boilers or machinery by keep
ing up full speed. It is expected that the
battleships with their colliers will be able
to start from New York about the end of
this month.
NEW YORK , Sept. 12. Orders are ex
pected at the Brooklyn navy yard any time
for the Balling of the battleships Oregon
and Iowa for the Pacific. Ammunition Is
being put on board both ships and they will
| begin coaling tomorrow. They will bo
painted the regulation lead cofor. Today
Iho battleship Massachusetts transferred 1 I
her ordnance and 2,000 tons of clay IB to be
. taken out of Its bunkers to make It ready
for entrance Into dry dock. The boilers require -
' quire attention and three weeks will prob
ably be consumed in the general overhaul
ing.
IOWA MEN AREAMONG THEM
_
Our Hundred Sick Soldier * from I'ortn
Hli-o Landed li > the I'aiiania
at 1'ort Moiirou ,
NHW YORK , Sept. 12 One hundred sick
soldiers from the Panama were landed here
today and taken to Fort Monroe. The seri
ously 111 were carried ashore on litters. The
majority of the men wcro able to walk.
They represent ) the states of Illinois , Indi
ana , Ohio , Kentucky , Iowa and other sec
tions of the country.
The Panama was In charge of Major Daly
of the personal staff of General Miles. Not
a man died on the way from Porto Rico.
Tjphold fever and the various forms of
troplcaf fever which prevail In the Porto
Rlcan coast are the diseases with which the
men arc suffering.
TalUliiK lp National > u > al H
CHICAGO , Sept. 12. A movement for the
creation of a national naval reserve with Illi
nois naval rnllltla as the nucleus boa been
started In this city by local officers. Lieu
tenant Commander John M. Ilawley , bead ot ,
the recruiting department of the United
States navy , and officers of the Illinois Naval ,
Reserve association and tbo militia are en
thusiastically in favor of the project. Com
raander Havvlcy promises to carry the agi
tation to Washington and every effort will
be made to Introduce the subject before the
next congress for action.
DOOMED TO A LIVING TOJIB
Frightful late in Store for Empress of
Austria's Murderer ,
LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN SOLITARY CELL
Probability of Kmperor franc
Abdication CaitieN < ! rnve t
otin to Cxcltc
111 * Subject * .
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LONDON. Sept. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Life Impris
onment with solitary confinement Is In store
for Luccessl Is declared by those acquainted
with Swiss prisons to bo vastly worse than
death.
A correspondent who recently visited the
chief prison of Canton Vaud , where Luc-
cessl will be confined , describes ns sad tn
the extreme the result of solitary life Im
prisonment. Onn man he saw there had
committed n scries of murders In the moun
tains. He had been In thn same cell fif
teen years , with tue result of completely
losing [ , his reason. The governor of the
prison confessed that in view of this and
other similar cases his views of capital pun
ishment | bad undciEonc n complete change
and ho Is now strongly In favor of the
death penalty.
A somewhat noteworthy coincidence Is
that thn only place visited by the empress
of Austria while staying at Geneva was the
beautiful Chateau of Pregny , owned by
Baroness ] Adolphe Rothschild. The baroness ,
who belongs to the Austrian branch of the
Rothschilds , Is a sister ot Baron Ferdinand
Rothschild , at whose magnificent mansion ,
Woddcston In Buckinghamshire , the prince
of Wales met with his recent serious acci
dent , The empress had always been par
ticularly friendly to the Rothschild family ,
a circumstance which enhanced her unpopu
larity with the haughty Austrian nobility.
Pregny , whcro sbo spent 'he early mornIng -
Ing of the day of the assassination , is ono
of the showy places In Europe , finroness
Adolphe having lavished a fortune with cx-
qulslto tnato In adorning lib gardens and
terraces , which bolder i lalte. Wlh the rar
est and loveliest flowers , and trees and
shrubs , brought from all parts of the world
and which flourish In all their native beauty
In their protected slopes.
Kmttcror Ma > Abdicate.
The probability of the emperor of Aus >
trln's abdication ns a Consequence of the i
empress' murder is causing the sravi-Mt np- |
prehensions throughout the dual monarchy.
The next heir , Archduke Frnur Ferdinand ,
the emperor's nephew , is a hopeless con
J sumptive who cannot possibly rule the
turbulent forces now seething throughout
the : dominions of Franz Joseph. Following
him comes Archduke Otto , a man of violent
character , addicted to all kinds of excesses ,
whoso life resembles closely that of some
half ; civilized Russian grand duke. Only a
few jeara since Otto , while hunting , en
countered a funeral procession on a lemoto
country road. Instead of halting he spurred
his horse and with a wild shout ot delight
clcaied the bier and coffin to the horror and
indignation of the peasant mourners , whoso
respect J'or the dead is n part of their ro-
llglon. This Incident excited fierce repro
bation throughout Austria and the emperor
forbade Otto to appear at court for three
years. The accession of a man of this typo
now would , it is feared , give the finishing
stroke to the fortunes of the house of Haps
burg.
It Is rumored in London tonight that th
kaiser has Bounded the European govern
mcnts already on proposals to summon on
International conference to discuss the feasi
bility ot common action ngalivst the anarch
ists , but considerable difficulties have been
encountered , England and Franco partlcu
larly being chary of committing thenvclve
to A conference in which the reactionary
monarchies of Hiiro,10 would have a ma
jorlty. At the same time a demand fo
Btrcog measures ag&lnt.t the anarchists I :
universal throughout Europe This scntl
mfint la eo pronounced that among tbo for
eign anarchist colony In London maiiy o
the most advanced men are meditating a
move toward the United States as the enl
sife piylum in the future. They complal
of the relentless shalowlng IT which Scot
land Yard Is now subjecting them and re
pudlate all knowledge of Luccessi's design
on the empress.
Idran of an Anarchist.
PARIS , Sept. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Spcclat Telegram. ) By an un
looked for chance I have hunted down am : ' .
had an interview with one of the most violent |
lent anarchists In Paris. On recommenda
tion of Henri Rochefort I sought ) a Scan
dinavian named Henrlk Jansen , a scholarly
artist type , wary , lean-featured , with blue
eyes and a high forehead , prominent eve-
brows with n calm nut secretive expression
which disappeared when ho spoke frankly
in his gentle , almost feminine , tone.
"What do you think of the murder ? " I
asked.
"Tho whole system of Europe Is rotten and
ono person more or less does not matter. "
How do you defend the murder of a
woman ? "
"It may be necessary to bo cowardly to
destroy a cruel system. "
"How does murder advance the anarchist
cause ? "
"It will bring home to the people the
value of human life. "
"What is your Idea of the remedy ? "
"If I said what I actually believe , I
would be expelled tomorrow. "
"How stands the cause generally In Eu
rope ? "
"Tho Ideal of anarchy Is well known. Each
man Is not bound to follow another's view ,
but only the common aim. Luccessl acted
Independently and It be had failed ho would
not have been assassinated , but only thought
less a man. As to reorganization , I am not
likely to tell you , but there Is nn Inner
circle and outer circle , to ono of which
Prince Kuropatkin and Ellseo Reclus , the
scientific man , belong. Kuropatkin Is a mili
tant recluse and a non-resistant communist.
I have a right to live and mean to fight for
It for my own sake and that of humanity. "
< lncMtlon of H\tradlton. !
GENEVA , Sept. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The question
ot the extradition of Lucessl was closely
watched by the leading lawyers and officials
today , but I know that Mr. Rldgcly , the
American consul , has been Informed tonight
by a cabinet officer that as much as It
would please tbeGenevcao authorities to send
Lucessl to Austria for trial this cannot be
done under their constitution , and the as
sassin will be condemned here. This Is final
and * the question need not bo further dis
cussed. Had tbo crime been committed In
the private apartment of the empress Instead
of upon a public street then thu extradition
would have been possible. Life imprisonment
In Geneva means constant confinement In
a small , dark cell , from which the con-
demncd never comes out. He Is fed just
enough to enable him to support bis Impris
onment and nobody la permitted to pamper
htm This Is the certain fate of Lucessl
VIENNA. Sept. 12. ( New York World Ca-
I blegram Special Telegram. ) Physicians as-
acrl that tha empress' ncrgy la making ,
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her walk with a pierced heart perhaps caused
and certainly accelerated death. Being FO
thin had shu lain still the blood need not
have poured lute the pericardium.
Lucessl , with horrible cynicism , on being
ehown the file found in a house close to the
spot where the crime was committed , cried :
"Certainly , that Is the file 1 struck the
empress with. I chose that weapon for its
infallibility In Killing. I sharpened it myself
on purpose "
The empress , who wore black garments
since her son's death , only discarded one
that day for her daughter Valcrles' wedding.
The body lies In state In white , the pallid
face , crowned by a wealth of brown hair ,
The emperor gave- orders that no photo
graphs be taken , and thereby respects her
wishes often repeated through life. In the
Capuoln ( vault the empress will occupy a
central position until the next death In the
Imperial house The funeral will occur on
Saturday. As yet no foreign princes are
nro announced who will attend. The cm-
pcror j has not left Scbocnbunn.
DAI.iil ! I'B.MJTIIATUS 1'lllJ IIHAUT.
AKHIINNIII of AiiHtrlnii nmiircNH Made
SureAVor't. .
GENEVA , Sept. 12. The post-mortem ex
amination ot thn remains ot the late im
press of Austria , who was assassinated on
Saturday last by an Italian anarchist , whoso
name has been variously given as Lacchl ,
Luchesi and Lulglnl , has revealed that thn
weapon completely transfixed the heart ,
penetrating three and one-third inches and
making a wound one-sixth of an inch wide.
The fact that her majesty walkud fifty
yards to the steamer Is ascribed to her
remarkable will power and natural energy.
The Imposing demonstration of sympathy
organized by the federal council commenced
at noon today. The approaches to the Hotel
IJeaurlvago wore guaided by gendarmes.
The procession was headed by gendarmes
with arms reversed. Then came four
beadles with cocked bats and long cloaks ,
half jellow and half red. Their leader bore
a crepe covered mace. They wcro followed
by the member of the government , the
members of parliament , the diplomatic corps
and the civic dignitaries. Then came a
great mass of the population of Geneva. In
close ranks the peopfo defiled bareheaded
before the hotel , In splto of the very hot
sun. In the meanwhile the historic bell of
the cathedral of St. Clemenco cFanged heav
ily. The procession lasrcd over an hour.
All eyes wcra directed towards the terrace
of the hotel , whoio stood General llerfccrv-
Iclzy , marshal of the late empress' house
hold , the Austrian ministers and the mem
bers of the suite of the deceased. The
majority of the stores were closed.
The body of the empress has been en
closed tn a triple coffin and placed In a
room transformed Into a mortuary chamber.
The walls of this apartment are veiled with
black drapery covered with silver stars , and
several sisters of charity arc continually on
their knees beside the bier , praying for the
soul of the departed. Near by stands the
prayer table of the deceased , bearing her
losary and crucifix.
On the order of a magistrate , the assas
sin was taken from Saint Anthony prison
to the anthropometrlcal Institute , where he
was measured and photographed. Photo
graphs were given Va the press and will bo
distributed to the police in the cities where
ho lived.
In the couise of a second examination as
to his history and tbo motives for the
crime , he said he hud never known his
father or mother. Ho was brought up at
Parma , Italy , In a charity school , and at the
age of 10 was thrown on the streets with
out resources. He woiked as an unskilled
laborer untlr , ho was 20. Then he served
In the Italian army three years and a half
On leaving his regiment he was employed
as the valet de chambro of the prlnco of
Aragon for three months. At this time
anarchistic Ideas began to possess his mind
and to use his own words "prevented mo
from remaining In servitude. "
In the court of a life of adventure ho
happened to be at I3uda Pest , In 1894 There ,
for the first time , ho saw Empress Elizabeth
He was miserable- and weak and applied
to the Italian consul to bo returned to
Italy. The consul sent him to Flume. Ills
dcsrlptlon of his subsequent ) wanderings
was vague , and ho raid ho seldom , If over ,
obtained wotk. While staying at Laus-
saneh he saw a file outside a shop , pur
chased It with no conceived purpose , and
made a clumsy wooden handle for It. In
prison he has boasted of his crime and he
has addressed a letter to a Milan newspaper
expressing a fear lest he bo mistaken by
Prof. Cabar Tombroso for a degenerate.
Dilating In this communication upon rim
objects of militant anarchism , ho wrote
"Above all , It Is the great who must bo
struck. Not only.sovereigns and their min
isters will be reached by the comrades , but
all who make men miserable on earth "
He says ho was nou impelled by misery
to kill the impress , as tiiich a course would
have been Idiotic , but ho committed the
I deed In order that such crimes might cause
all who Impoverish the populace to tremble
and shiver The document concludes with
this declaration. "I am an anarchist by
conviction. "
Contract for .SmoUrlcHM I'nuilor.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The contract
for supplying the Navy department with
smokeless powder has been awarded to the
California Powder company and the Dupont
Powder company , each to supply COO.OOO
pounds. The contract pi Ice Is SO cents pir
pound , the government to furnish the
alcohol necetsary for Its production. The
two companlcH were notified late lost week
that thu contract lad been awarded them ,
but tbo contracts have not yet bcca signed ,
CALLS FOR WAR SHIPS
Fresh Trouble Threatens in Philippines and
Dewcy SAJS Situation is Critical ,
BELIEVED ADMIRAL WANTS MORE VESSELS
Aguinnltlo and His Breed Profess ODO Thing ,
but Seoul to Act Another ,
ERMANY WILL TAKE COALING STATION
the Dons Complacently Assort and They
Will Take Eest of Island
: ALL CONVENTION OF FILIPINOS FOR
icndcr AVI11 Map Out 1'n *
tiire Policy of the InNiirftcntH. but
Decline * to Definitely i\plnlu
AK AVbat AVc Intend to Do.
.MANILA , Sept. 12 Rear Admiral Dewcy
ays ho considers the situation critical. H
s understood that ho 1ms asked for nn ad-
(1 Itlonnl cruiser and battleship.
The Spaniards assert that Germany will
aku a coaling station here and that Spain
111 retain the remainder of the Islands.
The last Spanish garrisons at Hello and
Iguiio have surrendered , and thu whola
Bland of Luzon Is in the hands ot the In-
argents at Manila and Cavlto. Agulimldo
cut to Hello on Friday. Ho has announced
Is Intention of convening nn assembly eCho
ho Filipinos on September 15 In order to
ccldc upon the policy to be adopted by the
iisurgonts.
The correspondent hero of the Associated
Picss has had an Interview with Agulnnldo.
ho said there wcro 07,000 Insurgents armed
Uh rifles. He added ho eould raise 100,000
iicn. Indeed , the Insurgent leader pointed
tit , the whole population of the Phlllpplno
stand ? was willing to fight for their Indc-
endencc. Continuing , Agulnaldo said lui
ail 9,000 military prisoners , Including 5,000
n the vicinity of Manila , besides civil prlx-
ncrs. Later Agulnaldo said the "provisional
; overnment" was now operating twcntj-
Ight provinces. Ho asserted that on Auguit
they elected delegates In numbers propor-
lonato to the population.
As to the Americans , Agulnaldo remarked
hat he considered them ns brothers , anil
hat , "Tho two sovereign republics wcro
lltcd against n common enemy. "
When questioned as to whether the future
[ 'lllplno policy would bo absolute Agulualda
xcused himself from reply , and asked :
"What does America Intend to do ? "
KIIHC of the > ntlvci .
The correspondent being unublo to answer -
swer this question Agulnaldo continued
"Wo have been fighting for Independence
for a long time. The natives who profess
o favor annexation are Insincere. It la
merely a ruse to ascertain American views. "
Asked It the Filipinos would object to
ho retention of Manila. Agulnaldo declined
to answer.
"Would the Filipinos object to Americana
retaining a coaling station if they recog
nized thu independence of the Islands or
stabllahed a temporary protectorate ovtr
them ? "
Agulnaldo again refused to answer.
Pending the conclusion of the assembly
Agulnaldo said ho was confident there would
lo no trouble between America and the
Filipinos. The Insurgent leader denied
Iiavlng received a request from General
Otis and Hear Admiral Dewey to withdraw
bis troops to a prescribed distance from
Manila and Cavlto and ho declined to dis
cuss the effect of such requests. Agulnaldo
further asserted that he hod never con
ferred with the American authorities slnco
the capitulation of Manila and he had never
authorized the Insurgents to search or dis
arm Americans crossing the lines.
t'lnnli Iletvteen Ilnen.
The correspondent closely questioned him
about last Saturday's incident , when tha
Pennsylvania troops proceeded to establish a
new camp and the Filipinos objected and or
dered the Americans to withdraw tu twenty
nlnutcs. They Issued ammunition and in
tercepted the American reinforcement. Gen
eral Halo ordered nil the Pcnnsylvanlans to
advance and the Filipinos retired. The gov
ernor has explained the Incident was a mis
take and has repudiated his subordinates'
action. Agulnaldo declared to the corre
spondent that the Filipino who made tha
trouble merely pretended to bo an officer
and Is entirely unconnected with the Insur
gent army.
Agtilnaldo complained that the Spaniards
were disseminating false reports for the. pur
pose of fomenting antagonism between the
Filipinos and Americans.
The whole Interview conveyed the Impres
sion that Agulnaldo desires absolute inde
pendence , regards the mission of the Amer
icans hero as accomplished and expects their
withdrawal just as the French with Lafay
ette withdrew after helping the Americans litho
the war of independence a war of human
ity.
ity.Just
Just now Agulnaldo maintains the role ot
extreme friendship.
Attack of InnnrKeiit Flotilla.
MADRID. Sept. 12. Captain Aunon , min
ister of marine , received today an Im
portant dlfpatch from the Philippines de
scribing a conflict between the Spanish
gunboats and an'Insurgent flotilla , In which
the former successfully prevented an In
surgent landing In the Vlnayas.
According to the dispatch the Insurgents
had five vessels , all of which were Bunk.
The Spaniards had no loss , but the tele
gram asserts that hundreds of the Insur
gents aio believed to have perished.
MADRID , Sept 12. The French ambassa
dor ut Washington , M. Cambon , who hm
been acting for Spain In tbo peace negotia
tions , has cabled to the government heto
the American reply to the Spanish note pro
testing against hostilities upon the part of
the Insurgents In the Philippines In splto
of the peace protocol. The United States
promises to Bend envoys to Induce the
Togalos to respect the suspension of hostili
ties and to prevent vessels leaving Manila
with Insurgents having the Intention of
propagating the Insurrection In other
Islands.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The Madrid
dispatch In regard to the American reply
to the Spanish note protesting against ) hos
tilities on the part of the Insui gents ot thu
Philippine Islands woe shown to the first
secretary of the French embassy. He aald
Ambassador Cambon had been absent from
Washington several weeks and t'he reply
was not sent by him personally. If nucli
a riply had horn made It would have gone
through the hands of the first occretary ,
but he declined positively to say whether
or not ho hud forwarded 4 message of such
n character.
The officials of the State department ) also
refused to make known tbo nature of ( ho
communications exchanged between the c.vo
governments regarding this matter.
It Is known , however , that tn response to
urgent appeals froiV the SpdnUh foveru-