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THE OMAHA DATLV HEE : TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1808. UNCLE JAKE IN THE CIVIL WAR Hit Record in the Indiana Legislature Arises to Haunt Him. VOTES CONSISTENTLY WITH COPPERHEADS C.'iMermir Morton nml Pres ident Lincoln nt liver } ' Turn null ! > > linpllondon Supports JelT Dm In In Illn Ciinrne. LINCOLN. Sept. 12. ( Special. ) The fol lowing extracts from the public records of Land Commissioner Jacob V. Wolfe , when he was a member of the Indiana legislature , ore furnished by the secretary of state of Indiana , being copied from the records In his office. This will bo most Interesting read ing to the popocrats who have been going over thU state claiming that they are the only true representatives of the "Abe Lin coln party " The record Indicates that some of the patriots who are now pretending to hcd tears over the condition of the soldiers were not always enthusiastically In favor of' "alleviating the sufferings of sick and wounded soldiers " It also Indicates that "Uncle Jake" has always from principle been opposed to any "Imperialism" tending to ex tend the Influence of the American Hag , and that he believes In the dlsfranchlsement of soldiers In the field "Tho following Is an abstract of the record of the votes and action of Representative Jacob V. Wolfe In the Indiana house of rep resentatives session 180.1. referring to ques tions affecting the prosecution of the war , the preservation of the union nnd the support of the policies of Governor Morton nnd Pres ident Lincoln. The pages cited are these upon which the record appears In the pub lished house journal of 1863 , as follows Page 12. Voted to lay on the table a resolution declaring forthesupprcsslon of the rebellion , the restoration and preservation of the union and a vigorous prosecution of the war. war.Page 20. Favored a resolution by voting for Its reference , which resolution carried Instructions to the Indiana senators and [ representatives In congress "to oppose , by nil honorable means , every bill or proposition } which endorses the piesidcnt of the United Htates In his Infamous abolition proclama tion , " Denounce * "Tjrnmij. " Page 23. Voted for a resolution which de nounces and condemns na acts of tyranny and the flagrant violation of the rights of the people , the arrests of persons In Indiana who were giving aid and comfort to the re bellion and opposing measures fo , * the union In Indiana. Page 27. Voted for n resolution denounc ing the io-callod political arrests In In diana as "arbitrary , violent , Insulting and degrading to n degree unknown to any gov ernment on earth. " Page 34 , Voted with the majority In de clining to receive Governor Morton's an nual message. Page 57 Favored a resolution by Its reference which denounced President Lin coln for Issuing his abolition proclama tion , declaring that Indiana does not owe allegiance to the administration , denouncing so-called political arrests in Indiana and declaring further that "whllo the president persists In lil.s abolition policy Indiana will never voluntarily contribute another man or another dollar to bo used for such wicked Inhuman and unholy purposes. " Page 7l ! Favored a resolution by voting ngalnst laying It OP the table and referring It to the committee on federal relations which resolution denounces the president nnd congress for the division of Virginia and the admission of West Virginia as "an original , Independent act of r6volutlon" nnd that such action was that of a "revolu tionary government , monarchical and mil itary In Its character. " , Page 02. Voted for a resolution endorsing the message of Governor Horatio Seymour of Now York , with reference to the forma tion of the Republic of the Northwest , and declaring that the governor's action Is in terpreted to bo determined resistance to t'he encroachments of "a despotic administra tion upon the liberties of the American people ple , as well as a bold defense of the Inde pendent sovereignty of the states of rhe union. " .Support * .left DIM In. Page ! )7. ) Voted to lay on table and , there fore , did not oppose a resolution declaring Jeff Davis to bo a traitor , declaring the existence of a secret political organization having for 1m purpose the assistance and encouragement of the southern confederacy nnd formation of northwestern confederacy and providing for a committee to Investi gate. gate.Pago Page 112. Voted with the majority for resolution declaring for a compromise wltli the southern confederacy ; also voUcd th majority against n resolution declaring at freedom of the press and speech must not bo perverted Into license to oppose the gov ernment nnd encourage Its enemies. Page 14S. Voted against a resolution de claring t'he existence of a secret politlca' Eoclcty and providing for special committee to Investigate. Page 173. Voted to refer , and thus bury a resolution thanking Governor Morton y.nd expressing gratitude for the tender solid' lo tudo and care manifested by him In nlFo- vlatlng rhe suffering of sick and wounded soldiers Page 221. Voted for a Joint resolution do daring that the draft had been "rigidly nnd mercilessly" enforced In Indiana nnd lot enforced In Massachusetts. Page 231. Introduced a resolution Imply' Ing ccnsuro of Governor Morton by Instruct ing Iho Judiciary committee to investlgati OH to his emptlon of these "consclenclousl opposed to bearing arms " Page 234. Voted against printing Gov ernor Morton's message In shape for distri 1- bution to the sold'crs ' In the field. Page 241. Voted to lay on the table a res olutlon endorsing the expulsion of Jesse D Bright from the United States senate. Page 281. Voted In favor of laying on he ( able an amendment to allow soldiers ti vote In the field. Page 363. Voted to lay on table a resolu luall tlon declaring that the union cause "shal be maintained at whatever cost of blooi , nnd treasure , " and that "tho flag In defcns of which they ( the union soldiers ) fell shal never be withdrawn from the soil that hold tholr patriotic dust. " Page 621. Voted for a bill which had for Its object the taking away from Governo Morton the power vested In him by law , o tnaklne military appointments. McU In tli < > Third. Prom the mall report of the names of tno sick belonging to tbc Third regiment wh were In hospital on September C , It Is foun that the new names added since the las report published are- Company A , O W Miller ; Company H Scott Hoop , IMward Van Houscn and J. U kv / Un Parsell , Company C , Thomas ClcmenWon jf Company D , Jens C. Jensen , Albert Asli baugh and Lars Petcrsen , Company B. Lcs He Martin ; Company F , Charles Lehrmat Henry M. Troutt. Harry Jarman , Com pan H. Charles Woolsey. Claus Larson ; Com pany I , Francis llalrd. Frank Brawn , mert Berry ! Company 1C , Lyman Gray ; Compaii L , Marlon E , Crasp , Andrew Dillon , A. myS. i Likens ; Company M , George McVey S.md Charles W. Stolze. A telegram received today announce that there are now 110 men tn the hosplti and that 150 answered to sick call his moinlng. The message also oxprcsnos the : hope that the now camp and the nca breei will have a good effect on the health < the men. Mrs. M. Pierce of Lexington writes I Ocncral Uarry to ear that she hag new all tli.it her ron IB sick In the hospital ot the Third regiment , and asks If she cannot lie I furnUbcd transportation to go down there las ' a nunc. The muster rolls , however , do j' 1 not shov that the woman's Ron Is In the I regiment. The governor of Kansas has Issued requisition for Frank Ward , who It under . at > rest In Jefferson county and Is wanted In I Clay county , Kansas , for assault with In-j i tent ( o kill. Ward was first arrested In Knni sas for running oft with mortgaged property from this state , and while In custody shot the sheriff of Jefferson county , Nebraska. It Is for the latter offense that he Is now wanted In Kansas Lincoln Idrill .Votrx. The city council Is still mixed up over the paving business The property owners along 0 street cannot agree on the kind ot paving material that Is to bo used , gome favoring asphalt and others being sure that brick Is the best. When the city paving committee met today It was evident that i majority vsas In favor of asphalt Hut before any order was made n committee represent ing the property owners who favor brick appeared with a signed protest. This caused , a delay and In the meantime O. N. Humph- j rey got out an Injunction to prevent the j ' council from taking any action In regard to j thu 0 street paving. The hearing ot th" i ' raso Is set for September 19 and the property owners will now have another week In which to quarrel over the matter The pav ing committee before Its adjournment or dered asphalt pavement to be put down on South Eleventh street. The school board at Its la t meeting raised the question as to whether the school district or the city should pay for the paving around the school buildings. Tha amount In question Is $9,000 and the only dlffur"nce to the taxpayers Is caused by thtt fact that the school district Is a trlflo larger than tbo city. If the district pays for the paving the property owners In the city will have $3CO less to pay than if the city paid the tax. The difference in the controversy Is so small that the taxpayers are paying no attention to It. Examinations are being bold at Wesleyan university , at University Place , and the Indications now are that the attendance this jear will bo much larger than ever before. Patrick McMohon , who has been a rest- dent of the city for nine years , died at the homo of his son , 2729 W street , yesterday. The deceased was 70 years old and a native of Ireland , his parents emigrating to Kill- ton county Illinois , when he was a young boy. noi.vcs or TIIIJ roi.rriui.\ . IliintlcrM for Ofllcr \o1irnnka Are > OH Very UIINJ. ASHLAND , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special Tel egram ) The drizzling rain that has been falling here and over the county since last Friday materially cut down the attendance at the fusion conventions of the Fifth sen atorial district , which were held In the city hall In Ashland this aftcinoon. The democrats begun their deliberations first. Hon. Edgar Howard , county Judge of Sarpy county nnd editor of the Papllllon Times , was chosen chairman , and Dr. George W. Meredith of Ashland secretary The proceedings , ceedings were short , Hon William D Schaal of Springfield , the present senator for the Fifth district , having no opposition from ' the democrats. A committee headed by Judge Howard was chosen to Inform the pop ulist convention of the action of the demo , crats , after which the convention was de clared adjourned. The populist convention was then called to order. The proceedings began with the , election of Hon. S. Henry Sornberger of Wahoo , chairman , and D. W. Uarnes of Valparaiso secretary. Nominations for a can didate for float senator resulted In the unan imous election of Senator William I ) . Schaal of Springfield , also the democratic choice. The nanio of Dr. Meredith , who was urged by several Sounders county politicians for the place , was not voted on. The democrats elected Ur. Meredith of Ashland as their central commlttecman for the Fifth senatorial district. The populists elected the following district central com mittee : Sarpy county , William Armstrong ot Springfield and Charles Nowns of Papll llon : Saunders county , Thomas O. Moon of Ashland and D. W. Uarnes of Valparaiso. A resolution was then adopted by both con ventions authorizing the central committees of this district to nil all vacancies on the ticket , after which the convention adjourned slno die. Among the prominent democrats present were Hon. Samuel Start/er , sheriff of Sarpy county , William Elchner , Edgar Howard and J. H. Goettsche , Papllllon , all of Sarpy , county. James H Snell , F C. Chamberlain and George W Meredith , Saunders county Several prominent politicians ot Saunders n county In the populist ranks were hero among others , the following Hon. Peter H. Olson , former county treasurer , S. Henry Sornberger , ex-county attorney , Wahoo , D. W. Barnes , Valparaiso. E. L. Hlleman of - Gretna was the only Sarpy county populist present. OGALALLA. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) al ' The political fight Is on. Republicans nom inated a strong ticket August 7. The pops and democrats held conventions today. A fu sion was attempted. In fact the candidate for y. representative was demanded by the dem l- ocrats but declined by the pops. The nom inee Is G. J. Richmond , editor ot the Mlu- - den Courier. The present representative hag only served one term , but was turned down. , A number of pops are dissatisfied with Rich mond's nomination , and Mclbourn , the re publican nominee , will bo elected. OSCKOLA , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) The - people's party convention met here Saturday t- nnd nominated H. H. Hardy of Pleasant Home- for representative and E. E. Stanton of Stromsburg for county attorney. ; CULHEUTSON , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special The populists meet In Trenton the 16th tc - nominate a county attorney , the formet candidate having resigned. I1LA1H , Neb. . Sept. 12. ( Special ) Poli tics are not very warm In Washington county. The county always goes rcpubllcar and the three conventions that met hen to last Friday nominated the weakest tlckel they could have picked out of the candidates' - Many of the populists and democrats havt lost their enthusiasm since the nomtnatlot ( and openly say "the fellows that run th I conventions can elect their men. " The re publicans are saying nothing and sawln wood OAKLAND , Neb. . Sept. 12. ( Spcclar.- ) The combined populist nnd democratic con ventton met today and nominated In of Thomas for county attorney and James P Latta , president of the First National banl of Tecumseh , for representative. Poyntci and Robinson made short addresses , then ireof being only a small audience on account of ho rainy weather. BUHWELL , Neb. , Sept. 12 ( Special ) - At the republican county convention hel < here Saturday C. 1 Bragg was nominate' ! , for county attorney and delegates electee to attend the representative convention ; which meets hero the 15th. The delegate - go unlnstructcd , but It Is understood tat - they are for W. L. Jones of this county. , Hill il In .NchrilNkii. - OGALLALA. Neb. . Sept. 12. ( Special ) - A cold wave reached here on Thursda ; night and has continued Incessantly and 1 S. still falling While It Is very dlsagreeabl weather It Is not lonsidcrod n hard Bforr on live stock , but has Interfered with hay Ing operations. The third crops of alfalf was just being harvested , MINDBN , Neb. . Sept. 12. ( Special. ) -A genera ! rain In this section the last t'won ; ty-four hours , which was much needed for of plowing and sowing fall wheat. CULBEHTSON. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special , to ( Nearly three inches of rain has fallen I : I this part ot the country In the fast three days , It It. raining harder today than be fore. I U Is feared that' small grain In shock- will i bo damaged. j HEPt'IlLICAN CITY. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( I Special ) This section Is getting thoroughly - ' oughly i cooked. It commenced to rain on | Thursday night and Is stilt raining. The 11 I ground will be In splendid shape for fall ' grain. i The alfalfa crop was never better I than It Is this vcar and the third crop Is , now i being put In stacks. Corn win bo a good half crop In this part of the valley. BLAIR , Neb , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) The recent rains have helped the pastures and fixed the soil In good condition for fall planting Late corn will receive a boost and make a better crop than was expected. ST PAUL. Neb , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) Another - other fine rain has been falling during the night. Increasing the precipitation since It commenced raining Friday morning to 1 If Inches. Farmers are pleased , as they can now plow and get In their fall wheat and rye More will be sown this fall than ever befoie. SCHUYLER. Neb . Sept. 12 ( Special ) It has mined here steadily since early last evening , Increasing the already copious fall by about one and one-fourth Inches. FREMONT. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) A good rain fell here last night and this fore noon , the heaviest that has fallen hero for months. U will help out fall pastures and put the land In better shape for plowing. In dications ore that much more winter wheat than usual will bo sown this fall. WEST POINT , Neb. , Sept 12. ( Special. ) A steady , heavy rain Is falling While fall plowing will bo very materially helped , the rain has come too late to benefit pastures to any noticeable extent. Native pastures are completely dried irp. but blue grass and clover pastures will probably revive under the Influence of the moisture. GENEVA , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) Rain , with a little snow , has fallen almost continuously since Friday noon Three Inches ot water has fallen and still It rains. Much wheat has been sown. The rain will be a hindrance to the county fair. About twenty entries for the races have been made. HASTINGS , Neb. . Sept 12. ( Special. ) A slow but steady rain started here last Fri day morning and has continued ever since. The ground Is thoroughly soaked and Is In fine condition for fall plowing Nearly five Inches of water has fallen and It Is Btlll rating. ELMWOOD , Neb . Sept 12. ( Special. ) A heavy rain has been falling steadily since Friday night. HARVARD , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) A regular down east equinoctial storm has been going on since the morning of the 9th , vlth no Indications of clearing away About hree Inches or more ot water have fallen p to the present time. Sotllicr Iu lit fo ItcHt. FREMONT. Neb , Sept. 12 ( Special. ) The funeral of Charles Head of Company Third Nebraska , was held yesterday ifternoon from Bethel chapel , a country hurch twelve miles northwest of this city. A delegation from the Sons of Veterans camp nnd from the Grand Army post of Fremont was present and many people 'rom ' Hooper and Scrlbner , but the largo crowd which filled the little building long before the time for the funeral was made up of farmers and their families from the center ot the county The church was ap propriately decorated and a large American ting was draped over the casket The scrv- Ices were conducted by the pastor of the church and the music was by a male quartet from Fromoni The lemalns were Interred in the cemetery near the church with mil itary honors. It was the largest country funeral ever held In this vicinity , though many were prevented from being present by the rain and heavy roads. Private Head t was one of the first men to enlist In Com pany F. He was a > oung man of high moral Ideas nnd principles. Ho was en gaged to bo married to Miss Nellie Hooker , daughter of Hon. E. W. Hooker of Maple township. He leaves a mother and younger Slek SolillerN Ileneh Home. OGALALLA , Neb , Sept. 12 ( Special. ) Privates J. Holllngsworth and Arthur Fairchild - child and Noncommissioned Officer O. Reed of Company II of the Third reached home last night on sick leave from Jacksonville , Fla. Neither of them Is dangerously sick , all are much reduced In flesh and In com plexion show unmistakable signs of disease In their systems. It Is hoped with thn kind nursing of friends , together with the cool weather , they will rapidly regain health. No date has been set for their return. ACTIOX. 1VIII llennine Ilnnl * of ItntpM In Rffect I'rlor to l.nnto > cmlirr. CHICAGO , Sept. 12. A definite statement has been secured from the Canadian Pacific as to Its Intentions regarding the restora , tion of rates. It will use the basis In effect . prior to last November , taiSng care to use the lowest rate In effect over any American . line This arrangement } is satisfactory to all the American roads. Uppoxp Kxcpxxlve CommlNHlonn. ST. LOUIS Sept. 12. At the call of Chair man RIchardFon of the Southeastern Passenger senger association a mass meeting will be held In this city Tuesday , September 27 The chief subject to bo taken up that day will bo the payment of commissions to ticket agents. Some of the lines are In favor of abolishing commissions entlrrlv , while ' - others favor the pavment of a small com mission , It Is determined In any case to . reach an agreement for the wiping out of excessive commissions all over the country. Mliie stooKholilerN at War. BUTTE , Mont. . Sept. 12. ( Special. ) There Is a row among the stockholders of the Combination Mining and Milling com pany , and It is a big one. It seems that an assessment was recently levied and some ) of the local stockholders refused to pay , on the ground that they were unable to get on accounting and could not tell how the affairs of the company stood. It seems that the principal business office hnd been moved from Butte to St. Louis. The com pany advertised the stock of these stock holders for sale at auction on September 12 , and that brought the stockholder Into court. The plaintiffs In the case are William Thompson , Henry Williams , J. H. Harper Helen C. Harper , Lizzie Merrell and O. J McConnell. The defendants are the Combi nation Mining and Milling company , Jesse II. Mellor , Moses Rumscy , L. M. Rumsey C. I ) . McClure , Paul A Fusz and A. B Kwlng. The complaint Is very lengthy and * I scft' ' < 8 Immediate redress In the form of a IIONton Lnpltnl lit the Ilecln. EMPIRE , Colo. . Cept. 12. ( Special. ) -A force has been set to work to continue he < driving ot the tunnel on the Hecla proper ty ! on the south elope of Covodo mountain The cross-cut run to develon the severa ' lodes owned by the companv encountered I the Emma vein at a point about 200 cdet , from Its mouth , and as the deoth belov the surface was slight a winze was sunk ik.no which resulted In the discovery of semi high srade ore , though not In sufflclen quantity for regular shipments. It is now proposed to oen up the Hecla vein , lylnc about tlfty feet beyond the breast of tin tunnel , and extend the bore to the parade 1 , ls lodes occurring at Intervals of from 75 toil 100 feet lone Its course. Boston capital' Ists are backlus the operations and lui' portant development In the way of largi ere bodies are expected. Dividend or InxoMent IliinU. - AVASIUNGTON , Sept. 12. The comp troller ot the currency has declared a dlvl ' dend of 6 per cent In favor of the cred ) Hors of the Insolvent Merchants' Natlona In hank of Helena , Mont. V I TWENTY-SECOND COMES HOME Ordered to Proceed from damp Wikoff to Is Old Station at Omahn. TWELFTH GOES TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS lnIIT ( ItcKlmrittVn Qtinrlrrnl nt I'uft Miilinirn I'rrv Ion * ( o 111-1 nir Orilrrril to the front. WASHINOTOX , Sept. 12 Order * were Issued from the \Vnr department today or- derlng two regiments of the United States regular troops away from Camp WIKoft , Montauk. They are the Twelfth Infantry. which Is ordered to Jefferson barracks , Mis souri , and the Twently-sccond Infantry , " which goes to Port Crook , Neb , the station It I occupied before Kolnp to the war. The Twelfth Infantry was formerly stationed at Toil Nlobrara , Neb. It Is hoped that all the. regular regiments will bo away from Montauk by the end of the week. Mayor Moores was somewhat taken aback by the news , because he Is so busy with con tentions and other public work this week that he does not see. how he can take the Initiative In receiving thn soldiers , and yet ho Is determined that a proper reception to them should be given by the city. He said "The people of Omaha certainly must bo prepared to do the right thing by those sol diers. They were at Santiago and lost most of tholr officers. After such a record they must surely bo given a royal reception. Some plan must be outlined as soon as we learn o\er what road they come , when they arrive and whether or not they will pass through this city. After all they have gone through , probably a good big dinner would be about what they would most want. " It was announced at army headquarters jcsterday that Port Crook would be put In shape for the Twenty-second at once. The next four or five days will be spent In preparing for the reception of the regulars. The sick soldiers of the Second Nebraska regiment who are now at the hospital a * Port Crook will bo transferred to St. Joseph's and Clarkson hospitals In this city. Captain Baxter , acting quartermaster of the Department of the Missouri , U. S. A. , jcsterday received word that the Second end Ml'sourl reclment had been ordered from Camp Meade , Pa. , to Jefferson Bar racks , Mo. nud that the First Arkansas regiment had been ordered from Chlcka- mauga to Fort IvOgan A. Hoots. j OIIDKUS Aiiimr. AT i-onro nico. Simnlnli ( omiitHilnti Cnti > ou- Proceed tii Do SAX JUAN DB POUTO IUCO , Sept. 12. Last evening the Spanish evacuation com inlssloners cabled the government at Mad rid , explaining the predicament In which they will be placed If their Instructions fall to arrive tomorrow. The American com missioners will hold their meeting In a building In San Jose street , rented by the pro\lnclal covcrnmcnt and used as a sen ate chamber. It was selected by Colonel Hunter , secretary of the commission , none of the numerous public buildings controlled by the Spanish authorities being available. This morning Senor Munez River , prefect of the provincial government , called upon the American commissioners to pay his re spects. The Alfonso XIII , however , arrived Sunday morning from Barcelona , bringing instruc tions for the Spanish commissioners , with mall and passenccrs. Many ot the latter are residents of the Island who fled at the outbreak of the war and the quays were lined with friends waiting to welcome their return. The Alfonso XIII steamed Into the harbor amid the booming of the lleet nnd the shore batteries. This after noon It proceeded to Havana. General Rlos , governor of the Vlscaya Islands nnd nd Interim covernor of the Spanish territory In the Philippines , has wired the government that he has arrived at an understanding with the American au thorities In the Island ot Luzon. AU.NOX RUl'Llns TO CA\AI.EJAS Hxplulntt the Ordrrn He Sent to Ail in I ml Ccrvrrn. . MADRID , Sept. 12. In the Chamber of Deputies Saturday Captain Aunon , minister . of marine , replying to Mie attacks of Seno Canalejns , editor of Kl Heraldo , remlndet the deputies that when he became mlniste of marine the Spanish squadron under Ad mlral Cervcra was already at Santiago dc Cuba. Therefore , he declared , he could nebo bo held responsible for the acts chargei by Senor CanaleJaE. Moreover , he asserted the admirals met In council and expresscc unanimous opinion that the squadron should go to Cuba. "Admiral Cervera not having coal or food was unable , " said Captain Aunou , "to leave the blockaded port of Santiago. Ho wanted to blow up his ships In the harbor , but I informed him that it would bo preferable to leave the port and engage the enemy. General Blanco ordered Admiral Cervera to leave Santiago and flxed the day of his departure. " The Carlist , republican nnd conservative deputies met again last evening and ap- proved their joint manifesto against a secret discussion of the protocol. A prominent benntor having objected to the sanctioning of the protocol yesterday by a Bitting nnd standing vote , because in secret session , the final vote will bo taken at a public session. Senor Moret , former secretary of the col | J onies , Is president of the commission of the i Chamber of Deputies having charge and consideration of the bill approving the pro- tocol In that house. llnrlnl of Cailet Wheeler. MONTGOMERY. Ala. , Sept. 12. The re mains of Thomas Wheeler , son of General Wheeler , were taken to the family burial ground in Lawrence county , Alabama , and Interred at 11 o'clock this morning. Confirm I.ONN of Alnnkn Mourner. SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept 12 n. B Washer who arrived here today from St. Michaels brings confirmation of the previously pub , lished report of the loss of the steamer Jes , sie at the mouth of the KusKowIll river in July with eighteen lives. The news was brought to St. Michaels by a trader named , Ling , who said that only one Indian sur vived. The bodies of Captain Murphy anil Rev. Wclsch bad been v.-ashed ashore. The passengers of the Jessie were known as the Columbia exploration company. Rev. Weluch had been taken along to pilot the party tip the Kuskowlll ifkllil Kill oil IMn > iiiK with u INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 12 Today , while . Mrs. Cornelius Drlscoll of th : > city was attending the funeral of Howard Hanslng her cousin , who was murdered Saturday night by George White , her 5-ycar-old daughter picked up a Plobert rifle to amuse her -months-old brother , who wan crying . In some manner which the child was un able to explain , the gun vvjs discharged The bullet struck the baby In the forehead causing Instant death The accident hap pened at the home of a relative , n short ° distance from the hcuso where the body ol Hanslng lay. CimKrrniiloitnl No ml mil I mm , - SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12 The rift then ! congressional convention mrt this afternoot and nominated Eugene P. Loud for con. crfss. The only other name mentioned .aj . that of n. L. Wolf. The nomination of Mr Loud was made unanimous. * Lent en Monf > for Sumlii- School * . ' STAMFORD. Conn. . Sept. 12. The will of ! the late John P Hamilton gives J38.000 U charity , among the bequests being the boart of foreign missions of the Presbyterian churclj , 15,000 ! beard for the relief of ill'- ablcd ministers nnd thrlr widows and chil " dren of the Presbyterian church , Jo.Ouu , trustcct of the Presbyterian board of publi cation and Sabbath school work , to aid In the erection of new Sunday school chnpcls In the western states , $1,000. .It'll Ml ) TO 1'lCi : I'lllJM'll TIIOOI'S. Prevlttent Pnure I'l-nm llentiltn of It elilon on I1re > fiiM lle\t loii. LONDON. Sept 12 The Paris corre spondent of the Times suggests that the second of the two cabinet councils ) held < yesterday ( Monday ) was called specially to avert the Immediate resignation of General Zurlinden , minister for war. The corre- Hpondcnt understands that as M. Sarreu , minister ' of justice , has consented IW recon sider ? the Dreyfus "dossier" Oenctal Zur- linden will postpone his resignation until j he ' returns from the maneuvers. The Purls correspondent of the Dally News says President Faure declared today that' It wou.J never do for him to face the troops at the maneuvers If coming from a cabinet council which had adopted revision Two cabinet meetings have considered the question of a revision of the Drcvfus case | and adjourned until Saturday , nt the re- quect of the minister of Justice , M Anrlon. who Is desirous of more time In which to consider the document's. The court has refused to release former Colonel Plqtiart , ending a rehearing of the case against Im. Im.H H itnunoi s mmc ! > s < TIM : u u > Stor > of the Vttenipt of n PniiiitU' N Hfltrrnteil. BERLIN. Sept. 12 Persistent rumors have been current hero during the last few lajs that despite all statements to the con- rary an attrtunt was made on the llfo if Queen Wllhelmlna about three weeks go One newspaper , which reports an ac- : ount of the matter , given on the alleged uithorlty of Count Llmburg-Stlrrum , s.t > s hat an Italian fanatic llrcd thrice from he woods while the o.ueen with three Komcn was drlvins near her residence at Soest-Djk. Two shots went wild , but the bird lodsed In the arm of Countess Llm burg-Stlrrum. The queen preserved her presence of mind and ordered the affair kept a secret , owing to the approaching enthronement. The would-be assassin was arrested nnd confessed himself an anarchist. Countess Llmburg-Stlrrum is recovering. 1'reneh I2\teilltlim Infrlin. . LONDON , Sept 12 The Dally Chronicle sa > s this morning It has learned that a mil itary expedition , Including sixteen officers and non-commissioned officers , sailed from Paullac , France , last Friday with a view of reinforcing the French expedition In Cen tral Africa under Major Marchand. Great secrecy , the Dally Chronicle observes , Is maintained In the matter , but the departure of the expedition Is believed to confirm the report of the arrival of Major Marchand at Fashoda , on the White Nile , above Khar toum. The Temps and Llborte say today that the French government has been made aware of the arrival of the expedition under Major Marchand at Fashoda. Iliijnnl linn n I'oor liny. DHDUAM , Mass. . Sept. 12. Thomas F Bayard did not rest at all jcsterday nnd Is very weak. His doctors expect him to llvo about a week longer. TOLD nv niinvrrs' I.lfi * of ti < - FnmoiiH I'rlnmii'r on 1)01 ( I'M iNltlllll. Karl Wclnheber , cook of the Nethorlaml steamship Andalusia , writes to a German paper the following Interesting account of what he saw and learned In the short time spent as cook on Devil's Island , where Dreyfus Is Imprisoned Our ship , the Netberland steamship An dalusia , was anchored oft Devil's Island on April 1 after a visit to Cayenne , when were were hailed from shore. At the same time a small boat put oft , manned by sol- dlors They came alongside to ask the cap tain for the loan of a cook whllo the An dalusia was waiting for freight. The cook of the little garrison had broken his arm , they said , nnd our cook was to leach one of the men , so that he might be able to attend to the kitchen until another was sent by the commander. The captain sent me to the island and while busy In the little kitchen Instructing n soldier in the m > stories of broiling lamb chops and cooking pork I had plenty of op portunity to question Captain Oreyfus's guards. The men , who had at first seemed disinclined to speak , became quite loqua clous after awhile. "He" was not so 111 treated as thee In the world seem to think "he" is not confined ; "he" can go every where on the Island. Of course , two men are always at his heels. "He" gets up be tween 0 and 7 in the morning and his first breakfast consists of a cup of chocolate. If the weather is good "ho" goes for a walk soon afterward and winds up his promcnad by a bath. "But are you not afraid he might swim away or commit suicide ? " I said. "Not at all , " said the soldiers , "for a rope is fastened to both his wrists and the ends of the rope arc In the hands of the guard. After the bath he takes his second breakfast butter , bread , ham or eggs and a bottle of beer. Then he goes In for study Ho reads and writes for several hours. " 'What kind of Looks has he got ? " The soldlero looked at each other. After awhll one of them said1 "He Is only allowed tc read technical works. But he can write whatever ho pleases. He Is now writing an account of his life. " Must he show you what he writes' " "No ; we read only the letters he deslrei to have forwarded. These are sent to th commander In Cayenne " 'And ' does the commander send them of as received' " "No ; they are copied and Iho orlghials ar retained at Ca > enne" "What does he do besides reading an writing ? " "Two weeks ago we received permlsslo from the commander to play cards with th prisoner and he has berome an Invotcrat , Banyfler since. After dinner he has alwaj , souj > , a roast and dessert about 2 o'cloc In the afternoon wo always play baccara together" "What are the stakes' " The soldier laughed. "He has not got u. . sou nnd there are probably not three francs | on the whole Island. Wo plav for ? h ls. ! The nrlBoner cets his supper at t In the evening roast or ham and a bottle of beer. Soon afterward he goes to bed. He Is not allowed .o have Isltt. jou Know. Only the guard at the door keeps up a vvoo-1 fire. Ho sajs the houra from 7 to 10 are his worst. Ho cannot go to sleep before 10 o'clock and the irnard Is not allowed to answer any questions ho mav put In the day time we , may talk to him , but only on the moat ' trifling subjects , the weather , his health 1 and the like. Our own country Is not to bo mentioned. " "Is he allowed to smoke ? " "No ; that Is , I think ho Is not , for the , commander does not furnish hlrn tobacco. " "May I leave fame cigars for him ? " The soldier did not answer. I emptied my tobacco : > ouch and my cigar case on the table. I hope ho got what I left for him. As I was about to return to my ship I saw n mm , followed by tvso soldiers , approaching preaching from the strand. Dreyfus ! Ho seemed to have heard of my presence and n"measured mo with questioning looks. Ills lips moved , but he did not f.ncak. Ho Is a middle-sized man , cadaverous and of a yel low complexion. His eyes are deep In their sockets ; he walks with a stoop and hi * forehead Is furrowed. He Is growing old rapidly , no doubt , I Dreyfus whispered with bis guard and , , vhcn ! the latter had. nodded assent , walked up to me nnd shook me by the hand , 'Hrlng my good wishes to the wide world. " "ITl fticn ho walked slowly tunnrd his but , wl he temalnccl stanllng at the dour , vnvlng his hand as my boat dashed 1:1.0 then billows. Halt an hour Inter wo , vrre on our way home. WITHIN TIII : IMIOII vimrr riirlllliiir Mor > Which 'Seeileil hut n Tmii'h to I'erfeot II. The publisher of fiction In paper covers vafi not feeling very amiable when the > oting lad > novelist called on him , The truth was that ho hnd been going trov ov ei u lot of bills and hnd ovbe been tempted to write to his wife and daughters things which he would not have the courage to express under circumstances vvheie ! the ) could leply , says \Vnshlugluu Star. "I called to see about my story , " snld HIP jmuiK 1,1 Jy novelist. "Oil , the one which Is entitled 'Maildt.rs Marilagc , or n Llfo Story from n Book of Clgaietto Papers ' " "Yes ; that's It " "Well. Its a pri'tty good novel. But > ou must bear In mind that , as lltcratooru , wo'ro i responsible for the education of the public ' to a certain ilegno. Wo must not bo too Improbable. Sometimes } o-i have to bo a lit tle Improbable now and then In order to fascinate ) our reader , but > ou can bo reasonable enable n good p.irt of the time " "But If ) ou to that , Isn't > o-r reader likely to become unfnsclnated ? " she In quired "Not If you arc Judicious. Now. ihe only objection I have to your stoiy U the Incident which ropicBcnts the hctolne as jumping ut n thicc-story window onto an awning vcr n meat stoic In order to escape the bductors who are on her track. Its too niich risk on an awning. And , bcfildcs , Its 1010 than likely any abductor who knew his luslness would have a confederate posted tltslde to catch her when she bounced off Of course , jou'vo got her cornered and he's got to get away somehow. But I must ay It doesn't sound quite artistic to me. " She had been thinking whllo he talked nd she remarked "Suppose vve fix It this way She wan on icr way home from the milliner's , where she lought the most fashionable hat In the wlu- ow. She was walking through the park \hcn she saw her pursuers on hei track he knew she must act quickly Without moment's hesitation she took off the hat , aid It on the ground and then crouched lehlnd the bunch of mammoth hyacinth blossoms , which the milliner had told her est $17 extra How she rejoiced that she lad not carried out her threat to go with out rather than pay so much' The men who md so often abducted her before weie oiled at last. They came within n few feet of her hiding place and one of them paused , > ut only to remark that he had never bo- ore seen a flow or bed nnd shrubbery In that iart of the park Marietta was saved1" And the publisher nodded Ills head ap piovlngly and exclaimed "Now , there's some sense to that " Jvr or TIIIJ I'lin.irriMJs. CoiiiiinrlxoM ofreni ltli .Some Stilton of the I nlon. The tctal length of the Philippine group , from the northernmost point of Luzon to the southern extremity of Mindanao , Is about 950 miles , or fifty miles lees than the dis tance from the northern boundary of New York to the southern point of South Caro- Una. The Philippines have never been thor oughly surveyed or e..plored , and consequently quently the estimates of the total area of the several hundred Islands of the group have differed widely. The most trust worthy calculations fix this total area to be between 114,300 nnd 115fiOO square mllc.s , an extent of territory equal to the combined aieas of the states of New York , New Jer sey , PennBlvanla and Mars land. The larg est of the Philippine islands , Luzon , upon which Manila I" ' " 2cJ , has an area of 40S7"i square miles , being thus of almost exactly the pame size an the state Virginia , and over 8,000 square miles smaller than New- York state. In length , Luzon extends for about 475 miles , and would reach from a point slightly north of the northern boun dary of New York almost to the mouth of the Potomac river. Mindanao , the next largest of the Islands , has an area of . .7,250 square miles. It would require the combined territory of West Virginia and Maryland to equal the island tn size. Mindanao extends nearly 300 miles from north to south , or , In comparison with the part of the map upon which It Is super imposed , It would reach from the mouth of the Roanoke river , In North Carolina , to Charleston , S C Projecting from Its west ern coast Mindanao has a long , Irregular peninsula , which makes the extreme width of the Island something over 300 miles. The two smaller Islands of Mlndoro and Panay , upon the latter of which is the port of Hello , are each over 4,000 square miles In area. Together they equal In size the elate , of New Jersey. Samar Island , south east of Luzon , covers 7,000 square miles There are estimated to bo about 1,200 Islands In the Philippine group , though any accurate statement Is Impossible. Prob ably not more than one-third of these are Inhabited. nieotrlolty In 11 Letter Iliiv. The letter box that has been hanging on the olootrlo light polo at the coiner of Main and Worthlngton streets , SprlnKlleld , MnKH . bucnmo so chargc'd with electricity Thurs day evening that It was Impossible to re move the mall at the tlmo of the nlKht lol- lertlon Carrier J A Goocho stopped up and grasped the lock In his familiar wa > and iot a HPVITP nhook nlontr his loft arm 'thinking thedilllciilty WJK with his hand , ho uttomptod to takn hold v\ltti the right but the result was the bame The mall hnd to bo left until minnlug ; Thin Is the srcond box In this city to liocomrolmrgod to .itij ilogiec. The oaiise IH a defect In the niHUla- tlou of the eleotrlc light wlro , which allow H the tluld to pans down the pol > Italns Increase the easeof conduction , and an > - thlng like a large Iron letter box will become - como thorough ! } charged When In thlH condition U IH Impossible to touoh the box , and It miiHt remain useless until the lights are turnoil off , wbon the surplus escapes Into the ground This box was removed vostcrday afternoon and will be placed on ono of the regulation posts of the depart ment. Not HIM Kind ol it ( .IIINM. A rich Glaswegian , while shooting over his ostnto In Poith. u-lates Scottish Nights , treated an attendant nllllo to a glass of whisky The servant n true son of the highlands assumed un air of unmistakable disappointment at the unwelcome smallness - ness of the Klass , Thinking to divert the man's attention from bin critical examina tion , the donor remarked "I say , Mao do you happen to Icuovv how glasses like the one you hold In jour hand ' ' " are made' "Nao. mnlstcr , I dlnna ken ouv thine nboot the maltter , " was the answer "I wonder > oti haven't hoard that they are blown , " rejoined the gentleman "Aw eel , " replied Mac , looking Judicially up at the glass , "ho maun surely h.ie been inulHt awful short o' bralth that bloweil this ane. " rnruo'H Sorlnl I'ull. C'ltUens for Farjjo , N D. actnrdlnir.to n correspondent of the Iloston Tran.icrlpi , nay that the divorce lu.sinrr > s glvoH I hen a chaneo to become acqu.i ntcd with mum of tlio most cultlvatrd and IntrrcHtlnK i > co. plo of thn cam , and It Is a matter of fre quent reference that Mrs So-uiid-Ko ol liouton xpent last ulntfi here , and thai Colonel x of the regular armv Is c-xpecti'd an ( eon an liiHtllltli-s close There Is cv | . denco of conelrlcrublo contagluu In till' divorce habit Onu wuman , It IH related , came hero to visit u brother who waH Btrv. Ing his thrt-o months' of i evidence , and ul < though ' Hho never thought of dhono vvh n olid Rtnrtod. loiuluded tint while here niiil xlnoo It could bo done tonvtnlfiitlv. dim would slwKo off thf burdensome ties of iiiatrlmnnv Mnuv of the Jounp people of the j city too , bavo IMIIIIP to think Unit they oitTlit to take advantage of u iirhlU'pn iloso at hand , for wbUli persons from u distance l > av so lieuVll.N TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Muro Hnln for > < < liriinl.ii ullli Prulm- lil > riritllnu Wi'iitlicr Tills Aft- i-rnoon inNt : Wlnil * . WVSIUNOTON' . Srpt 12 Forecast for Tuesday For Nebraska Haiti , prnbiblv eleailnglu western rortlnn In the afternoon , easterly winds , becoming variable For South Dakotti Threatening weather ; vnrlabto winds. For Iowa Rain : easterly winds. For Missouri Rain , warmer ; easterly winds. Ioral Iti'cnril , OFFK-i : l.CK'AL WEATHKU lUJUKAr iiMAMA , Bopt U Omaha icconl of torn- peraturo niiil rainfall compared with th torn ppondlng day of the last three years ; IMS. UD7. 1SSW IS1) ' . Maximum temperature . M 91 t.i ! vi Mltilinutii toinpi'rnluro . I'l 71 ' > ' > i.s Avirairo ti'iuprinturo . W M (0 ( 7 < Hi.lnfall . . . l.Vi .00 T " 0 Rpcord of temperature And precipitation at Oni.'lm for this day ami Hlnco March Niitiiiiil for the da ; , rl DrlliUmv fet the ilav 1. r\ti ninulatoil cxii s Hlnco Match 1. . . . V > "i Noiniul nilnr.ill tor tinilny. . . . .Hiliuli r\0f < fur tin-dnv 1.35 Inrhos Total talnfall slnciMuicli I. . .21 " 1 Inclii * * Di-llrU'iH v flnro Mnuli 1. . . . l.M Ilichrs Ilcllcli'iiov oiri'sj > K pi-iloil 1S ! > 7 . n K4 Inolin 12xri" M rorrosp K period ISM . . . 3.00 liu-lua Itcj'urti 11 inn stntioiiN nt , > p , 111. , Scventy-tlflli Meridian Time. Mr. II. T. 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Ihelrann tliow > Immodlata ImproTt- tnent and fl'eda a CUltF. wlioro all other ( all In- 'lit apon liftTlng tha ceualne Alnr Tablets. Tbor baroenrodthousnndianfl ivlllcureyon. WoRlraanot. Hiio written ( zunranu-o to ertfcctururo CO PTC In oachcnMor refund tlj raoncj. 1'rloauU U lOirxr rnckoRO ; or iU pkrcn ( fall trontmentl for fLO ) . Br mall. In plain friapr > r. rnxin rwlpt of pricn. rircnlar ireo. A lAV I F7/vllwr\\/rO / 70nnrk rBM /W/WV l\CtHCL > I WV/i | CajJij ! * For kulu lu uni4im , "siL.jy JB. ruryyili , N. 16lli , Kului & Co . ICili ic.d Douf lu , < uid tn Council Uluft * by O. H Drown tnntint ledlef. rnralnlSilR" ! . NfTrr retnnu I III ftMly ffml to tny ( Tf rrr In plain r l l i-nrcliiiie l'llir. : it prrnrrlpllon with full dlrec. Ilnn8foruqiiltk.prhllururnf.irl.olt Munlior.i ) , N it'll l iihcu. N'trvnut Ijrlillll\ . Small Urak I > rf . Varlrorrlc- tc . II.Vrliil ] . Muilc rr. fnx 1ft.Ml. MnnhnM. Mlrll. HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSEFUL - FUL OF SHAME. 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