FEE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , MOXDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 20 , 189S. corr MVE CENTS.
BRIGHT DAY AT FAIR
Indian Summer's Most Perfect Weather
Served for Omaha's Visitors.
MANY PEOPLE GO OUT TO THE GROUNDS
Crowd Considerably in Excess of the Urual
Sunday Attendance.
INNES1 BAND DELIGHTS THE MULTITUDE
Concert at the Auditorium Listened to by an
Enormous Audience ,
WEEK HAS SOME BIG DAYS IN STORE
with Tneitilny Kncli In Set
Aimrt for Home Hort of Celehrn-
tlon , Winding Up with Chl-
cnRO or. Sntnnliiy.
' .Total AilmlNNlotiM YeNlertlny 10.OHI
Total to Ilnte . lrtlHl ( I
Nebraska's beautiful Indian summer made
the grounds a delightful resort yesterday ,
nnd although the crowd did not compare
with those of secular occasions , It was de
cidedly above the Sunday average. The flrst
concerts of limes' band were enjoyed by tin
biggest Sunday audiences that have
been seen since the exposition opened ,
but abide from these there was
a ne to make the. day notable ,
There were comparatively few people
ple to bo seen In the main court , hut In the
shadier portions of the enclosure there was
os much animation as was consistent with
the character of the day. A large proportion
of the visitors were strangers who had found
the week Insufficient In which to see all the
beauties of the show and remained reluctanl
to leave them behind. In the evening the
crowd was considerably Increased by local
arrivals and some who had preferred tt
spend the earlier part of the day In othei
directions.
The extraordinary success of last week en
courages the exposition management to lool-
for a marked additional prosperity durlnp
the current week. While It Is possible thai
the big record of Modern Woodmen day maj
not be broken , the general average promlaci
to bo very high. Aside from the tremendou !
general patronage that seems to bo constantly -
stantly Increasing , lho card for the wcel
carries a number of attractions and specla
features that will add Interest to the enter
prise. Today IB without noteworthy fcatiin
aside from the Initial ascension of the wai
balloon , but Tuesday will be Nebraska Mil-
lera' and Manufacturers' day and severa
hundred Nebraska merchants and manufac
turers will visit the show. The day has beci
worked up by Secretary Holmes of the Man
ufacturers * and Consumers' association am
a very general Interest has been taken In thi
event throughout the state.
Other DION of the Week .
Wednesday will be Swedish-American da ;
nnd the local people of that nationality havi
made extensive preparations to 'jelebrato 1
In a becoming manner and to bring out i
full representation of their people. Then
will also bo an excursion from McDonougl
county , Illinois , which Is expected to brlni
several hundred people.
Thursday will bo Now Mexico day am
Library day. The latter event Is In deference
once , to the Library congress- , which meet
In Omaha this week , and no announccmen
has yet been made of any ceremonies ii
recognition of cither occasion.
The lust two days of the week are ex
pectcd to bo genuine whales. Friday wll
bo Children's day and Old Settlers' day nm
all the numerous organizations of pioneer
throughout Nebraska have promised I
como In force to help make It a rousing sue
cess. The event has been organized by th
Old Settlers' association of Lancaste
county , In conjunction with General Man
tfer Clarkson , nnd it Is Intended that thl
ablll bo made nn opportunity for unltlni
the various organizations Into a state asso
elation.
The week will end with Chicago day am
there Is no longer any doubt that the Wind
City will do herself proud. At one time I
was feared that the arrangements for
jubilee celebration In Chicago would Interfere
fero with the Chicago day attendance , bu
tickets enough have already been engage
to flll several special trains and Insure
big crowd of Chicago visitors. The Unto
Lcaguo club , the Hoard of Trade and
dozen other leading Chicago organization
will como officially and most of them hav
already arranged for special trains. Asld
from these there Is every Indication of
liberal general attendance nnd the railroad
expect to have practically all the cxcur
slonlsts that they can conveniently haul.
Besides the special celebrations the regu
lar attractions of the grounds will bo nug
mcnted. The balloon cseenslons every da
r.nd the exhibitions of the United State
signal service will add n novel and very In
terestlng feature nnd the concerts by th
great Inncs band nery afternoon nnd even
Ing will constitute a feast for music lovcn
There will be eham battles Tuesday an
Saturday afternoons and fireworks Wednce
day nnd Saturday evenings.
fonnl > 'H SctuiiNlie * .
The exhibit that IB being made by Douglti
county In the Agricultural building 13 n
eye-opener to those who visit the cxposltloi
Most of them have heard of the grain an
mammoth vegetables produced In this Beetle
ot the west , but as a rule they have r <
gardcd them aa fairy tales. Now , howeve
they have the evidence before them and sei
Ing Is believing , During the last few da :
a squash exhibit has been put In and It
n remarkable one. A c.uload of squashi
lias boon dumped Into the exhibit and th
present a great object lesson , as they she
what the Eoll ot the county can do when
gcta down to business ,
The squashes Include fifty-slx separate ar
i. distinct varieties. There are some ns sma
if. as the egg of n bantam hen. while othci
nro n largo as a cart wheel. Then thci
nro the long anil the short squashes.
ph'ort ones are not more than three Inchi
length , while the long ones measure ovi
feet nnd half as much In clrcumfei
All of them were grown out In tl
Kims of the Plotte river , which , by tl
> 5y. I regarded s the greatest vcgetab
F5ectlon In the west.
In Addition to squashes , the cuunty
showing an array of vegetables that U in
surpassed In size and quality. Uvery pci
sou who visits th Agricultural bulldir
stops and wonders nt th * exhibit , expresslr
surprise that such
wonderful products ca
a raised In any country.
Toledo1 * tuvn Crou-il.
Utter to The Bee announces that to f :
blK excursion Is concerned Ohio da
o TransmUsUnlppl Exposition Is nlreai
los urd nuccvss. J. E. Gunckel. passcngi
feat ot th Lake Shore road t Toledo. a ;
io h a booUcd nearly 400 persons for tl
"wourflon up to date , Cincinnati , Columbu
- Cleveland promise i
send strong delegations. The Ohio itnto
commissioners are now drafting a program
'or ' the day.
Among others who will attend are the
ollowlng newspaper men of Toledo : J.
> > cko Curtis , city editor , the Dlade ; M. V.
tturphy , city editor , the Bee ; Levl Cans ,
proprietor , the Commercial ; J , M. Bloomer ,
cdttor-ln-chlcf , the News ; K. J. Tlppctts ,
editor , the Courier ; Con C. Packard , pro
prietor and editor , the Sunday Journal , and
H. C. Vortrlede , tdltor , the German Ex-
prose. The Toledo Marino band will ac
company the party , which will occupy a
special train.
I.VVKS' IIAMI SCOHHH A SUCC13SS ,
WliiN Itn Wny to niitnlm'n llrnrt
UN OprtilnK I'roKrnin.
On their flret appearance at the exposition
yesterday Conductor Innes nnd his famous
Ifty achieved a distinct conquest. Without
suggesting disagreeable comparisons * with
those who have gone before , It Is not toe
much to say that the performance of 'Mr ' ,
Innes and his muslclanly organization left
Ittlo to be desired. The two programs em
braced a wide and varied acope of musical
composition and their rendition was marked
throughout by magnificent precision , mu
slclanly taste and an artistic Interpretation
that emphasized the beauty of the besl
efforts of the world's greatest composers ,
That this was thoroughly appreciated Is cred
itable to Omaha. The proverbial frlgldlt )
of local audiences melted Into an excess ol
enthusiasm and the encores were constant ! )
more hearty and Insistent.
The sacred concert In the Auditorium Ir
the afternoon gave the band Its llrst Intro
duction to an exposition audience. Tlio ulp
building was filled to the doors and not
withstanding the heat consequent on sc
much crowding , every number on the pro
gram was enjorcd with enthusiastic unan
imity nnd scarcely a dozen persons left th (
building until the last number had recelvet
Its merited approval. Preliminary to thi
Instrumental program the exposition chorus
sang the doxology with the band accompan
iment nnd then the band played Weber'i
overture , "Jubal , " concluding with the na
tional hymn , In which the chorus nls <
joined. The rendition of the overture Indl-
cated to a large degree the musical treat
that ) \was In store and there was a vigorous
encore , to which the band and chorus re
piled with the "Star Spangled Banner. " Thi
next number brought out two ot Mr. Innes
own compositions. The flrst was an Inter
mezzo of more than ordinary merit nnd thi
next was the march , "Love Is King , " one o
these compositions that many critics havi
pronounced equal to the famous marches o
Sousa. Those who heard this magnlflcen
composition yesterday were Inclined to agrei
with this opinion. It baa all the fire am
dash that has made Sousa's music famous
with an added element of light and shadi
which Sousa's marches lack. It was ren
dcred with a spirit that fairly Inspired tin
audience and the composer received ti ver
liable ovation. As an encore Mendelssohn'
beautiful "Spring Song" displayed anothc
phase of the masterly work of the organlza
tlon and this was followed by a symposlun
of Mendelssohn's compositions ending will
the "Wedding March. " A piccolo solo b ;
Mr. H. Heidelberg ended the flrst part nni
met a similar reception.
In the "Albumblatt" In the second par
the ability of Mr. Innes as a Wagner con
ductor was amply demonstrated In hli
trombone solo. "The Lost Chord , " be showe <
himself a master of that Instrument. Th <
program ended with the Hallelujah choru
from the "Messiah , " by the band and ex
position chorus.
The evening program was , If possible
more enjoyable th < in that of the afternoon
To discuss the merits of each numbe
would require a column , but the rendition o
the powerful overture , " 1812 , " byTschalkow
aky , was probably ths most pretentious se
lection. This afforded full scope tojjio vcr
satllo genius of the conductor and Its Inter
protatlon was most masterly. Then ther
were such number * as Gottschalk's "Laa
Hopo" and Llszt'a Second Hungarla :
rhapsody and a varied succession ot en
joynble melodies. One of these was th
national fantasle , "England to America , " b :
Dr. Charles Bactcns of this city , which wa
given an especially generous reception.
HHCOIU ) OK ATTHXUA.NUU 11V IJAYS
Coiiiiinrlnon of I-'tKiirrn GIvcH Sum
In tereN tlncr Information.
With the end of last week 11C days c
the exposition showed an average attendance
anc-o of 13.26S per day , Including Sunday :
The average during June and July was ma
terlally below this flguro , but since the
It has been exceeded to nn equal cxtcn
In Juno tbe dally average was 9,645 ad
missions. In July It was only slightly In
creased , owing to the extremely he
weather , nnd the exact figure was 10,69 !
It was not expected that August woul
show more than n nominal Increase on ac
count ot the continued hot season , but dui
Ing this month the boom began In earnes
nnd 575,177' people passed through the gntci
or 18,644 per day. In spite of the rain
that undoubtedly kept thousands of pcopl
nway during portions of two weeks , th
attendance shows another marked Increas
for September. During the flrst twentj
four days of September It was 485.7CS , c
20,240 per day. During the last week th
average attendance has been over 7,0 (
per day. i
The record shows that a large proportlo
of the total attendance has been reglstere
In the middle of the week. Thursday
thn big day , with Wednesday a close se <
ond. Tuesday has been better than Fr
day and the Monday avcraco has slight !
exceeded that of Saturday. Sunday h :
naturally been the light day of the seven.
During tlio flrst seventeen weeks of U
exposition there linvfi been five days c
which the attendance exceeded , 25,000 , sei
cntccn on which It went above 20,000 ac
thirty-seven on which It exceeded 15.00
Of the flvo big days two were on Thursdf
and one each on Monday , Wednesday ar
Friday. There have been six Thursday
five Wednesdays , thrco Fridays , two Sa ,
urdays and one Monday on which the tun
stiles recorded more than 20.000 and nil
Thursdays , eight Wednesdays , seven Tuei
days , Blx Fridays , four Saturdays and thr <
Mondays on which the figure excced <
15,000. The following table affords a con
parlson between the total and average a
tendance of each day ot the week. Aa tl
exposition opened on Wednesday the la
four days have the advantage of an cxti
Inning :
Totnl. Averng
Sunday . 141,195 Hf
Monday . , . 20S.109 I3c
Tuesday . 214,379 13. :
Wednesday . 279 WO 17,4
Thursday . 306,715 17i
Friday . 224,478 13 , :
Saturday . 214,424 12 , (
Horticultural
Just at this time a number of very fit
horticultural exhibits are going Into tl
Agricultural building. They arc not Inn
ones , but are put In just to ( show wh
eome of the states can do In the way
growing fruit. Were the exhibits extci
she they would go into the Hortlcultur
building.
People have labored tinder the ImpressU
that only wild grapes and bull berrle * era
1 In North Dakota , but Rlcnlond county hi
taken steps to dlsabuuo the minds ol
( Continued on Filth Page. )
ESTERHAZY'S ' LATEST STORY
Self-Confessed Forger Tolls Moro of His Part
in Condemning Dreyfus.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL ACCOUNT OF BORDEREAU
Written lij' Inntructloim of the llcnil
of the Iiitelllurncc Department
anil llaiiilleil to Achieve Iti
Kiul I'nrlH Much Uxttltctl.
( Copyright , 1BS3 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The latest
Installment of Esterhazy's revelations
published In today's Observer has excited
considerable skepticism , It being apparent
that ho la anxious to rehabilitate hlmsell
with French military authorities by Insist
ing on Dreyfus' guilt , despite the fact that
the bordereau was forged by Estorhnzy him
self. "Tho bordereau , " says Estcrhazy ,
"was Intended to constitute the material
proof ot Dreyfus' guilt , no all that the In
telligence department had managed to find
out against Dreyfus was In the nature ol
moral proof. Colonel Sandherr , chief of th <
Intelligence bureau , who was an Alsatian
but Intensely anti-Semitic , determined tc
forge this proof. It was necessary that the
document should exist. When Sandherr toll !
mo to write out the bordereau I did so with
out the slightest hesitation. I knew tbt
purpose It was Intended to serve. The bor
dereau having been written by me , It be
came necessary to give it the indispensable
air of an authentic document. It was sup
posed to have been stolen from the Ocrnint :
embassy. Colonel Schwartzkoppen , however
denied having ever seen It. He never dli
see the bordereau. It was handed by ar
agent of our Intelligence department to i
porter nt the German embassy who Is a spj
in nur service and the porter gave It to an'
other agent whose name Is Gcncst. By hltr
It was brought back to the Intelligence de
partment and there duly docketed and uunv
bered as a document which had been ob
tained from the German embassy In tin
usual course. It was exclusively upon thi
evidence of the bordereau that Dreyfus wni
condemned. The document was private ! ;
shown to th olllccrs of the court-martial
It was fetched from the war olllco durlni
the session with closed doors , with the ob
ject of convincing the Judges , should thoj
show any signs of wavering. Then cami
the famous letter containing the phrase
'Ce canaille de D / "Now this letter , whlcl
was genuine nnd was really written b ;
Schwartzkoppen , did not refer to Drcyfui
nnd the general staff was absolutely awari
of the fact. The D In question was a cer
tain Dollfns , a building contractor who
years before the Dreyfus affair , had suppllci
the German military attache with plans o
fortltlcatlons near Nice. "
Esterhazy still remains In London , busll ;
engaged in preparing his book for publlca
tlon.
I'nrU Rrently Kxeltetl.
PARIS. Sept. 25. Paul Deroulodo pre
sided at a meeting held today for the pur
pose of protesting against n revision of 'thi
Dreyfus proceedings , at which ho made :
speech , violently denouncing M. Brlsson am
all the prominent supporters of revision , am
declared that when revolution broke out am
the scaffolds were erected In Paris the firs
head to fall oucht to be that of M. Clemen
ceau. If Dreyfus ever returned to France
M. Deroulodo asserted , he would be lynchtd
In conclusion he announced the Intention t
reconstitute the League of Patriots , whlcl
the government formerly dissolved , and i
resolution to this effect was carried by ac
claim. Slight demonstrations were mad
this afternoon , but the crowds which gath
orcd were quickly dispersed by the police.
LONDON'S LORD MAYOR CALLS
United NtnteH Pence Coiiiiiilnnluiier
the Object of lliiuxtial Attention
ut the UiiKllHh Ciinltnl.
( Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co.
LONDON , Sect. 23. ( New York Worl
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tno lor
mayor of London , Kt. Hon. Horatio Davlei
M. P. , paid an early call In his gorgeou
state equipage , with footmen In brllllar
liveries , on the peace commission at th
Hotel Cecil. As the commissioners wet
out nn the flrst call Lord Mayor Davle
returned In the afternoon , when he was re
cnlvcd by Judge Day and colleagues , an
extended to them a hearty welcome t
London on behalf of the ancient city coi
_ poratlon. The lord mayor expressed th
| sense of pleasure and honor It would t
to entertain the commission at the Mac
slon house , If their visit permitted thci
to accept his hospitality. Mr. Day on be
half of the commission thanked the lor
mayor warmly for his courtesy and sal
the commission felt much Indebted to bli
for the honor of his visit. It Is almo :
1 without precedent for the lord mayor <
[ London to pay n visit of ceremony on Sur
day , but Lord Mayor Davles said to tt
World correspondent : "I am anxious t
testify to the sentiments of good will nn
affection that exist among the people <
London toward the United States , so I lo :
no time In making a call on the Unite
States commissioners. "
Members of the commission passed a quli
day , most ot them going out for a carrlap
drive In the afternoon. In fact no tmslnes
was talked. Senator Gray has somewhat r
covered from neuralgia and went out In th
afternoon , but Senator Davis was not we
nnd remained In his room throughout tli
day. All arrangements have been made /c
their departure for Paris In the mornln
from Victoria station at 11 o'clock , reachln
Paris shortly after 7 o'clock.
Mr. Henry White , charge d'affaires , vis
Ited the commissioners , accompanied by Set
end Secretary Uldgeley Carter. Senatt
Proctor Is also staying at the Hotel Cecl
having returned from , a visit to the Islan
of Jersey , whither he went to purchase
number of Jersey cattle for transport I
America. Senator Proctor says this was th
cole object of his visit to Euopc , but he wl
go to Paris In n few days for a short eta :
LONDON , Sept. 25. The American pcai
commission devoted th day to elghtccctr
with the energy and enthusiasm of few toui
Ists. Most of the ladles and several of tl
gentlemen of the party attended rellgloi
services In Westminster Abbey and S
Paul's. Several Indulged In steamboat c :
curelons on the Thames or drove to mar
places of historic Interest. The Hotel Cec
was tilled with Americans all day , mar
calling on the commissioners or attach !
while others grouped about the lobbies.
Much amusement was caused by the ai
tlon of the hotel proprietor , who , Intendlr
to pay a graceful compliment to his guest
raised the American and Spanish flags , sic
by side. The combination excited eurloi
comments among the thousands of passen
by during the day.
SliikH IlrltUh Ship Itoiililnn.
GIBRALTAR , Sept. 25. The Spanli
steamer Carthngena , from Avlles for Bare
lena , proceeded after being In collision c
September 22 off Cape Vllon with the Brl
Ish ship Roublna ( or tlsbon. The latt
vessel was ( sunk and the crew , with tl
exc-c-pUon ot o&e. seaman and liio
who were landed at Gibraltar , were
drowned. v
Colombia HrcoiiHlilerM tin .Action.
COLON , Colombia , Sept. 25. A special
dispatch from Bogota cays the Colombian
government has reconsidered the decree re
cently Issued severing diplomatic relations
with Italy and the British minister Is now
recognized ns representing Italian Interests
In the absence ot the Italian minister. Per
mission , moreover , has been granted to con
sular officers of friendly nations to act In
a similar manner throughout the republic.
DEVELOPMENTS AT PEKIN
Yno AVI CliarRol with Con nlr-
ItiK AKiilnnt the Kmi > re.i
Uoivnucr.
LONDON , Sept. 26. The Times' Pekln
dispatch says : Chang Yen Hoon , the Can
tonese enemy of LI Hung Chang , who Is
charged with harboring Knng'Yuo Wl , has
been arrested. Ho Is now under trial by the
Board of Punishment. He will be stripped
of his offices and his removal will give In
creased power to LI Hung Chang. The offi
cials generally welcome the empress' return
to power , -but the people are Indifferent ,
Kang Yue Wl Is charged with conspiring
against the empress dowager and has been
declared an outlaw nnd his arrest has been
ordered.
LONDON , Sept. 2C. A special dlspatct
from Shanghai says that Kang Yuo Wl't
brother has been arrested In Pckln and
condemned to death. Tbo dispatch alsc
says that Sir Claude McDonald cave In
structions that Kami Yue Wl should b (
protected from arrest. The British con
sulate holds his baggage and document :
referring to state secrets.
The Russians are Incensed at the lattei
fact and It Is reported. ' that Russia has
offered the dowager empress the services
of 10,000 troops from Port Arthur to keei
order In Pekln If necessary.
It Is stated that the Brlftsh fleet In Chi
nese waters has been dh' ' < iad by Taku am
Shan Hal Kwan , In order to Intercept Rus
sian transports In the event of an attemp
to laud troops.
'
KMl'KHOK'S IH3AT1I JS < 13XP1SCTKI >
Ilenil I iiiitieh nt I'nlnce Suj-m Iluler If
HerlotiHlr Allllcteil.
LONDON. Sept. 26. The Pekln correspond
ent of the Dally Mall says ( he head cunucl
at the palace Informs me that the cmpcroi
Is seriously Indisposed and that his dealt
Is not unlikely.
LONDON. Sept. 26. ThtDally Tele
graph's Hong Kong correspondent wirlnj
Sunday says :
"Although there Is no positive confirma
tion , all the evidence tends to the convictiot
that the emperor Is dead. . A private dis
patch says ho died September 21 , dlrectlj
after he issued the edict giving th'e dowagei
the regency. No one doubts that Yang am
Chang Yen Hoon , who was minister n
Washington in 1895 , are bo'b Innocent of th <
charge of poisoning the emperor. "
WAR COMMISSION ORGANIZES
I'reHldent IiiNtruetH Them that Then
IN to lie Xo Stint of Power
ami No One IN to lie Spared.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 25. The commls-
slon appointed by President McKInley t (
investigate the administration of the Wai
department In relation to Its conduct of tin
HUpano-Amerlcan war will begin Its labori
formally tomorrow. The commission effcctei
an organization yesterday by electing Gen
eral Granvlllc M. Dodge , president ; Rich
ard Welghtmnn , secretary , and Major Ste
phcn C. Mills of the regular army , recorder
The president Is understood to be thor
oughly pleased with the personnel of tin
commission. The men whom he has ap
pointed nro possessed of wide and varlei
experience , many of them having served will
distinguished honor to themselves either Ii
the union or confederate armies. The pres
Ident feels assured that the verdict of th
commission , whatever that may be , In th
Inquiry It Is about to conduct will b
accepted and approved by nil rlght-mlndei
and right-thinking American citizens. Tha
It Is the president's desire the Inqulr ;
shall bo rigid and complete Is Illustrate
In his speech to the commission when 1
assembled at the Wblto House for n con
ference with him yesterday. No limit 1
placed by the president upon the scope o
the Investigation. U Is to- Include ever
department ot the army , aud the prcstden
assures the commission In advance that h
will afford It every facility In his powe
for the prosecution of the most searchln
Inquiry Into every part of the admlnlstra
tlon of the war.
The president said among other things :
"Before suggesting the matters which shal
como before you for Investigation , I deslr
to express my appreciation to each of yo
for your willingness to accept the patriot !
service to which you have been Invited. Yo
are to perform ono of tbe highest publl
duties that can fall to a citizen and you
unEellUhncsa In undertaking It makes m
profoundly grateful.
"There has been In many quarters sever
criticism of the conduct of the war wit
i Spain. Charges of criminal neglect of th
, soldiers In camp and field and hospital an
In tmnsportB have been so persistent tha' '
whether true or false , they have made
deep ImprcEslon uron the'country. It Is m
earnest desire that you shall thoroughly In
vcstlgato these charges anil make the fullcE
examination of the administration ot th
War department In nil of Its branches , wit
the view to establishing .the truth or falsit
of these accusations. I put on you no llm !
i to the scope of your Investigations. Of a !
! departments connected with the army I In
1 vita the closest scrutiny and examluatlo
nnd shall afford every facility for the mos
'
, i searching Inquiry. The records' of the Wa
, j department and tha assistance ot Us officer
shall bo subjected to your call. I cannt
Impress upon you too strongly my wish ths
your Investigation shall be so Uiorough an
complete that your report , when made , wl
fix the responsibility for any failure or fnu
by reason of neglect , tncompotency or ma
administration upon the ofllcers and bureau
responsible therefor. If U be found that th
evils complained of have existed. "
Application * for AriiijDlHchnrgeN. .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. Assistant Ad
Jutant General Ward , who Is directly 1
charge of the enlisted service at the Wa
department , bus dispatched tbo followln
telegram to the commanding officers c
the military camps and departments ;
The War department Is overrun with n [
plications for discharges of enlisted me
from members of congress , governors <
state * , mayors of cities , frlendi , relatlvi
end others. The acting secretary cf wi
desires you to Issue general order today 1
your command calling attention to pin
graphs No. 762 and No < 7C5 , army rcguli
tlons , and to the fact that the departmei
will not entertiln applications for dl :
charge , excepting they rewh It through ml
Itary channels.
General Ward has also found It .neceszai
to Bend ( lie following Instructions by tell
RIDES THE WAVES ONCE MORE
lobson and His Grow Successfully Pleat
the Maria Teresa.
LEET CHEERS AS VESSEL CLEARS ROCKS
Uciicncd CrnlNer Mnkc * the Voyatfc
to fliinittiuinnio Hay in Good
Time In Tow ot the
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Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. )
PLAYA DEL ESTE , Sept. 25. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The Spanish cruiser Infanta
Maria Teresa was floated this morn-
ng and Lieutenant Hobson has made
good his pledge to save it despite the
reiterated statements from ofllcers higher
than himself that It was Impossible. It
was at just 10 o'clock that the cruiser was
cleared from the submerged rocks that held
t nnd It was straightway towed to Guantanamo -
name bay , where It now lies nt anchor.
The work was successful In every detail
and thcro was the greatest enthusiasm In
ho fleet. The wrecking men under Lieuten
ant Hobson's control had not expected to
get the cruiser afloat until tomorrow. In re
sponse , however , to n telegram from him to
nptaln Goodrich of the Newark , the lat
ter reached the scene of the wreck before
daylight from Guantanamo with the flagship ,
ihe repair ship Vulcan , the converted yacht
corplou and the Alvarano and Potomac. The
work on the sunken cruiser had then pro
gressed so far that It was determined tc
make the effort to float It twenty-tout
: iours ahead of the appointed time.
At sunrise the Stars and Stripes were
Hung to the breeze from the main truck ol
the Maria Teresa In celebration ot the
event nnd wherever possible the wreck w-at
decorated with bunting. There were smallci
American flags nt the taffrall and nt both
ends of the bridge. The jock was hoisted
forward.
ClenrH the IloeUx.
The final operations were begun Imme
diately. The engineers got up steam Ir
the Teresa's pumps and winches and thi
steam steering apparatus was also put ii
working order , so that when It floated II
could bo guided from its own bridge. Th <
liawsers were thrown to the towlnc ves
sels at 9:30 : , the wrecking tug Chapmai :
being on the starboard quarter nnd th <
Mcrrltt on the cruiser's port bow. Tin
latter , however , was not needed , for EC
nicely had all calculations been made thai
the Chapman alone was able to toke tlu
Teresa clear ot the rocks. As soon as 1
was seen that the work was successfu
there was a great demonstration In tin
fleet. All the vessels opened their whistle :
wide and the crowds cheered from the sides
A moment later Captain Goodrich slg-
nalcd from the flagship for a salute o
twenty-one guns to the stars nnd strlpei
and the guns of the Newark , Scorpion am
Alvarano responded. All the crows were a
quarters and the band on the flagshl ]
played "Tho Star Spangled Banner. "
The floated cruiser steered badly , but 1
was Impossible to discover exactly wha
was the matter. Lieutenant Ilobson , win
had been perched on the after turret whei
the vessel was floated , made an Invcstlga
tlon , but decided It would be best not ti
stop to do anything there , but to tow 4thi
Teresa at once to Guantanamo bay. Will
the Potomac and Merrltt towing It tin
Teresa easily made flvo knots an hour ant
Its Initial voyaco under the American flag
was finished In eight hours. It was ncccs
sary to keep the pumps going all the ttmi
the forty miles were being traversed.
Off Stboney the aerometer and wind In
dicatcd the approach of a hurricane anc
the towing power was Increased. Thcro wai
fear for a ttmo that It would not be posslbli
ufl'er nil to get it to Its destination. Then
was no accident , however , and the Teres ;
is now being put in shape by the Vulcai
for the trip to the north.
Lieutenant Hobbon says now that ho ha
high hopes ot saving the Cristobal Colon.
Triumph for Ilohnon.
The floating of the InfanUa. Maria Teresi
IB a signal triumph for Lieutenant Hobson
On September 1 Commodore Watson , wh
had been directed to examine the condttloi
of the Colon and the Teresa , reported to th
Navy department ) that , In his opinion , th
Colon could not possibly be saved and tha
he had grave doubts about the other. Th
authorities had , at one time , become dlssatla
fled with the progress of the work on th
Teresa and at ) a meeting of the bureau chief
a recommendation was made to Acting Sec
retary Allen that < the plans for getting th
war ship oft the rocks and to this countr.
should be abandoned. It was suggested tba
this bo done Immediately unless Ilobson an
the wrecking company could show satlsfac
tory proof of ability > to clear the ship In
reasonable time.
Constructor Hlchborn was the only cham
plon that Hobfion had. Ho opposed the ac
tlon of the bureau chiefs and In a mlnorlt
report suggested that a full opportunity b
given Ilobson to try his devices before belni
ordered home. Ho pointed out that the lieu
tenant had entered Into contracts involvln
many thousands of dollars on the autborlt
ot the government and to drop so sudden !
t'ho project would bo to humiliate the youn
olllccr , and would servo no good purpose
The result has proven that Ilobson was en
tlrely right.
SENSATIONALJVUIRDER TRIAl
Itev. Morrlnon of I'niiliniKlle Clt )
Tex. , llclnar Tried for 1'olnoii-
Iiiir Hid " \Vife.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Sept. 25. A sensa
tlonal murder trial is In progress at Vernor
Rev. G. E. Morrison of Panhandle City Is nc
cused ot poisoning his wife in October las
year.
year.Morrlpon was parlor of the Northo'n Moth
odlst church at Panhandle City. One nigh
his wife was discovered In convulsions an
suddenly died. Her death was suspicious an
the authorities began on Investigation , whlc
showed she had been killed with strychnin )
Morrison was In the meantime arrested e
Topeka , Kan. , detained forty-eight houi
and released , as the laws o ( Kansas do nc
permit detention longer without BUillclci :
grounds.
Morrison left Topeka , but was trace
through Illinois , Nebraska , Kansas , Colorad
and finally arrested In Los Angeles , Cal
April 1 last. H developed Morrison was en
gaged to Miss Annie Whlttlesey of Topeki
A letter written her by Morrison a few da >
before bis wife's death was read In coitr
In which ho addressed her In tbo roost er
dearlng terms. The case Is attracting wlrtt
spread Interest not only In Texas but the er
tire west.
HlrTKtor RmcnpeK ,
CULBERTSON. Neb. , Sept. 25. ( Special ,
W. H. Ferguion'a elevator , operated I
Newlon , Crewi & Co. , caught ou file ye :
tcrday afternoon In the engine ronm. Tt
elevator Is about thrcc-fourtht i ! rail
from thi city and only a few v/trc ne. he
the fire started. Tbe entitle root i w. )
nearly destroyed , but the clcvatir was cavci
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CATCH ROBBERS AT ST. JOE
Three Jlleii Who Are SnpiioNcil to
Have lleeii In Mlimonrl I'aelllo
lloltlnp Are ArreMeil ,
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 25. Chief of
Hayes tonight received a telephone met
sago from St. Joseph that three men , sus-
icctcd of complicity In the robbery of the
Missouri Pacific train near Kansas City
Friday night , had been arrested In that
city.
city.Their
Their names were given ns John Ryan ,
James Mcllecr nnd John Morgan , and it is
alleged that they had In their possession
670 In mutilated greenbacks.
The explosion that wrecked the baggage
car and the Pacific Express company's two
safes Is supposed to have mutilated If not
destroyed any valuables found In the Bate.
The thrco men had spent the afternoon
and evening going from saloon to saloon , or *
lerlng drinks at each place and tendering
n payment paper money which was Invarla-
} ly changed Into silver. Some ot the bills
showed signs of having been burned
slightly. The fact caused ono bartender to
call the attention of the police to the Incl-
Icnt. As a result Police Ofllccr Kcnncman
shadowed the ruon for several hours , finally
arresting Morgan and Ryan nt the "Musee , "
a place of amusement. They made little re
sistance. At the station Morgan was found
[ o have In his possession $191 and Ryan
(27.50. ( Mcllcer was located nt the Gault
louse , where all thrco had registered ear
lier In the day , Mcllcer from New York nnd
Morgan and Ryan from Mexico , Mo. Mc
llcer was In bed and when the nature of
; ho olllccrs' visit was made known gave
show of fight. A revolver poked Into his
'a 00 cowed him quickly and he was soon
landed In jail with his pals. Under Mc-
Ileer's bed In n satchel was found $436 In
money , some of It powder-burned , and two
revolvers and a quantity of cartridges. In
the swcatbox each of the trio stubbornly re
fused to talk.
It was stated today that the robbers' haul
Friday had netted between $10,000 and
$20,000.
DEATH ON ASHCROFT TRAIL
Sir Arthur Ciirtlx , nil KiiKllxh Huron ,
llelleveil to Have lleeii Munlereil
Money AViinteil for llln Itocly.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept. 25. A Vancouver ,
B. C. , special says : Brlndley Mills nnd P.
0. Grant , two members of a Montreal Klon
dike syndicate , arrived here today after
spending four months In trying to get
through lo ihe gold country over the Ash-
croft trail.
At Qucsnnll they met Sir Arthur Curtis ,
an English baron , and his party nnd also
ran across them nt Mud river , where Sir
Arthur mysteriously disappeared and was
never seen by a white man again. Mr. Mills
said they. Joined In a search with the Indians
for the body , and that they are confident
that the latter not only know all about the
noble-man's death , but where the body maybe
bo found. They want $10,000 for bringing
It from the woods. The unfortunate noble
man. Mills believes , met with foul play.
Mills and his party were lost four days
without food. On this occasion they took
the advice of a treacherous Indian guide
nnd went fifty miles out of their way. Thej
describe the experience ns terrible. Thcj
declare emphatically thai the route Is o
fraud and that hundreds of poor fellows arc
actually Indanger of starvation on It now ,
They are stalled fifty nnd 100 miles apart
without provisions and without hope. Mills
nnd Grant started out with fifty-eight horses
and lost thirty head on the road. Their out
fits were also lost , nnd when they reachei
Telegraph creek they were broken In hcaltt
and without money.
DROWNED IN ST. MARY'S ' RIVER
Lluliter Monitor FouinliTN a nil th <
Crew Coed Down with
the Craft.
SAULT STE MARIE , Mich. . Sept. 25.-
Flvo men were drowned In St. Mary's rlvei
today by the foundering of tbo lighter Mon
itor. They arc :
JOSEPH PIOR.
WILLIAM CORBIER.
JOHN ROBARE.
EMANUEL ROBARE , all ot this city.
JOHN FOLEY of West Bay City , Mich.
The bodies were recovered by a diver am
brought hero this evening.
The Monitor was In tow of the tug Bruci
and was loaded with iron ore taken fron
the schooner Carrlngton , hlch wa :
stranded in the river. In turning the llgh
on the way to Point Aux Pim
the lighter foundered. There was i
brisk wind and considerable sea
Captain Smith , manager of tin
wrecking company owning the Monitor , wo ;
on board the boat. Ho made heroic effort
to save bis men and his exertions near ) :
cost him his life. Ho finally caught a llm
thrown to him from the tug and was takci
aboard exhausted. The wreck of the llghtc
obstructs the channel and will bo removci
by dynamite.
ST. LOUIS ARTIST IS LOS1
Walter Shroeiler Wintrier * Awiiy Ii
the Foothill * of Mount llnUer
a nil No More IN Seen of Him.
NEW WHATCOM , Sept. 25. The part ;
sent out to search for Walter Schroeder. thi
young St. Louis artist , who was lost 5n th
Mount Baker hills , have returned wlthou
htm. They have found his outfit , whlcl
they brought In. They say further starcl
Is Impossible on account ot tbo snow.
Senator llonr'N Condition.
CONCORD , Mass. , Sept. 25. Tbe condltlo
of Sherman Hoar tonight was practical !
unchanged. His fever was still high , bu
the crisis had not been reached.
I
Mntenit-iitN of Ocean VcuxcU , Sept. 2 :
At Hew York Arrived : La Gascogm
from Havre ; Edam , from Amsterdam an
Boulogne.
At qutcastown Sailti ; CUurl9 , lor Lh
FUNDS FOR THE ARMY
Filipinos Concerned with Task of Maintaining
Ships and Soldiers.
NATIVE GOVERNMENT TO IMPOSE TAXES
u Have Been Kept Up Hitherto by
Liberal Subscriptions ,
iBES DEMAND AMERICAN PROTECTORATE
Aguinaldo Claims Priests and Spaniards
Arc Intriguing ,
FOMENT DISTURBANCES FOR A PURPOSE
Fleet CoimlntN of Right
Stenmern Carrying Troop * for n
Grniitl Cu in | i u IK 11 Aualnnt Gnr-
rlnoiiN ill Southern Inland * .
MANILA , Sept. 25. The Filipino con
gress Is engaged In the consideration of the
liiostlon of mining funds to defray expenses
of the maintenance of the nriny pending a
leclslon by the Purls conference. Hitherto
ho nrmy of the Filipinos has been chiefly
supported by public subscription , but now
ho native government contemplates the
mposltlan of various tnxes.
The Inhabitants of the northern provinces ,
especially of Pnnlng nnd Ilocls , llatly rcfuso
o pay land or poll taxes , because It was tha
lopular Impression that the revolutionist ! !
vould abolish taxation entirely. The natives
of 1'ixmpang and Pangaslng , the very high
est agricultural provinces of the Inland , ami
those of Ilocls and Znnibales , who arc the
sturdiest mountaineers , distrust the Tngnls *
iml Insist upon tlio establishment of aa
American protectorate.
Yesterday the assembly debate * ! the O.UCB-
lon of a land tnx. A majority of lho inpra-
icrs were opposed to the malntcr.ar.co ot
a burden unequally distributed nnd unduly
avorlng the Tagals and dsmatnlcd that A
tatcmcnt of expenditures be submltteu be-
ere the matter was decided. Thn statement
vns not forthcoming and the question wad
helved. Aguinaldo realizes the dlinculty ol
ccouclllng the conlllct'ng Interests , but
lopes that the nations will allow 'he ' Flllp-
nos "a fair chance to sho.v that they nro
apablo of self-government. "
Aguinaldo desires the Associated Press to
nform the world that , "Theio Is con"luplvo
evidence that many Spnnt.inU and prlcsta
arc Intriguing with n faction of the natives
o foment disturbances BO that Americans
vlll bcJIevo the whole population to bo Ir
reconcilable. "
Ho asserts that tlio Intriguers pay money
and provldo uniforms to persons who Impersonate
senate rebel ofllcers and enter the town ,
and ho accuses Eugene Blanco of being the
chief paid agent of "these Intriguers. In the
course of an Interview with the Associated
frcss correspondent , Aguinaldo said that
the Filipino fleet comprises eight Btenmors ,
vhlch are now engaged In conveying troops
for n grand campaign against the Spanish
garrisons In the southern Islands. These ves
sels are practically unarmed.
The Spanish gunboat El Cnno , ho Bays , re
cently entered Mnsbato and sunk the Fll-
plno troop ship Ilurlsan , which was lying
at anchor there. Ho admitted the recent
) urchnso of the steamer Abbey , formerly
he Paslg , but denied "that " It had landed
Ifles and ammunition at Batongas , though
10 admitted that It carried two Maxims and
n ship load of stores. The United States
steamship Hugh McCulloch captured the
Abbey sixty miles south of Manila. It Is
believed that the Abbey has landed 7,000
rifles.
BEAT RAGPICKERS TO DEATH
Terrible Crime Perpetrated by I In.
mail Flciiiln oil nil Old Collide
ou Dulutrurc Itlver.
CHESTER , Pa. , Sept. 25. An attempt
was made some time during Friday night
to murder Peter Leonard , an aged rngplckor ,
and his wife , who llvo In a hut on the Del
aware river. The aged couple were not
found until t'hls afternoon , when a neighbor
called at Che house. Ho found the door -
open and upon entering a most horrible -
riblo sight met his gaze. Lying on the
floor , under the bed , was Leonard , covered
with blood from head to foot , while lyliiR on
the bed was his aged wife , her body being
In the same condition as that' of her hus
band. The woman had flrst been outraged.
The room In which the couple were found
was covered with blood and the table leg ,
with which the beating was done , was lying
on the floor covered with rnatlVxl hnlr and ,
blood. Both were sent to the hospital and
It Is not believed thut cither will recover.
The couple never had any great sum ot
money about the house .and the motive for
t'ho terrible crime Is therefore n mystery.
Mrs. Pptcr Leonard died today. Her husn
band's death Is momentarily expected.
LAST STRONGHOLD FALLS
Kliullfn Milken IIU Final Kdiuil nt
( ieilarlf , lull In Overcome by
15ryiiUuii I'orcMUnder I'ai-miiin.
SUAKIM , Sept. 25. The only ormlzc < I
regiment of the Khalifa's army was defeated
and Its last stronghold , Gedarlf , captured
on September 22 after thrco hours' hard
fighting , when an Egyptian force numbering
1,300 , under command of Colonel I'.irsons ,
loutcd 3,000 dervishes , of whom 200 were
killed. Three British ofllcers were wounded
nnd thirty-seven Egyptian soldiers Killed
and fifty-nlno wounded. I
CAIUO , Sept. 25. General Kitchener , '
commanding the Anglo-Egyptian cxpedl-1
tlon , has'returned to Omdurman , having cs-1
tabllshcd posts at Fanhoda and on the Sobat
river. Tbo troops did no fighting , except
with a dervish steamer on the way south ,
which was captured. i'
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WANT TO RETURN TO SPAIN
Mnilrld Story Unit l,0l ( ( > Siiiiilnrd0 ,
in I'orlo IIloo Will Not l.lvo I
( < mli > r American I''ltir. ' j
MADRID , Sept. 25. It Is announced her * ,
that the 10,000 Spaniards residing In Porto' '
Rico have refused to llvo In the Island
under the American flag and have demanded !
that they be returned to Spain nt the expense - '
pense of the government. The question , of.
repatriation of the disconcerted Spaniards
has been referred to the state council. I
The Spanish peace commUflontiB utarte3
for Paris this evening.
Grnernl Green Gee o AV
OGDEN. Utah , Sept. 25. General Green
who commanded the land forces at the bat *
tie of Manila , arrived bore en route t $
Washington. IIU recall to Washington It ?
made that he may give the administration
the advantage of the Information ho b 3
secured during * Ma campaign In tbe PfcUlp *
pin .s. '