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' 7 THE OMAHA DAILY , EE. ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOHNrNGIXOVEMBEU 7 , 1S98 , SINGLE COPY" FIVE CENTS. I < ; JJATI ; Complciion of that Body Hinges on th Election Tomorrow. REPUBLICAN MANAGERS ARE CONFIDEN They Have Only to Make a Tow Gains to B iu the Majority. DOUBT EXISTS IN SEVERAL STATE Anomalous Oondition Now Prevailing Like ! to Oomo to an End , MAJORITY RULE EXPECTED AFTER MARC Term * of Thirty SeuntorN Hxplrc Son untl I.eKlNlnturcN ( lie ClinHoii TucHday AVII1 IJileet Their WASHINGTON , Nov. fi. The control i tbu United States senate will be determine very largely by the result of the clcctlot next Tuesday , when twenty-three stall elect legislatures which will In turn elc enators. The pic-sent party strength ! tlic Rt-nato Is as follows : Republicans , 41 democrats , 31 ; populists , C , silver rcpublli HUB , 0. This gives a majority to one parl and It has proved a fruitful source of doul in legislation Influenced by party lines. The terms of thirty of the present sei Atora nru about to expire , and In most i tueBo eases the legislatures chosen nc : Tuesday will elect successors. In sevc casea , however , legislatures already ha1 been chosen and senators elected , viz. : A drlch of Hhoilo Island , Daniel of Vlrglnl 1 McConms , to succeed Gorman In Marylam } JIanna of Ohio , Money of Mississippi , Pro tor of Vermont , and the legislature of Main which has been elected but has not y chosen a senator. In Oregon , also , Slim has been elected to fill a vacancy. The changes , already made , give a net gain two In the republican vote : McComas Maryland and Simon of Oregon. The r tnalnlng twentythreesenators arc yet bo chosen. Thoao who are about to retire are. Alle t populist , Nebraska ; IJate , democrat , TCI 1 nessee ; Burrows , republican , Michigan ; Cai non , silver republican , Utah ; Clark , repu llcan , Wyoming ; Cockrell , democrat. Mi eourl ; Davis , republican , Minnesota ; Faul per , democrat , West Virginia ; Gray , dem crat , Delaware ; Hawley , republican , Co nectlcut ; Lodge , republican , Massachusett ( Mantle , silver republican , aiontnna ; Mil : democrat , Texas ; Mitchell , democrat , Wl consln ; Murphy , democrat , New Yor Pasco , democrat , Florida ; Quay , republlca Pennsylvania ; Koach , democrat , North D Jtota ; Smith , democrat , New Jersey ; Stei art , silver republican , Nevada ; Turplc , dc : ocrat , Indiana ; White , democrat , Callforul iWllson. republican , Washington. In several of these cases the election the present Incumbent Is expected but In largo number of them doubt exists. Repu llcan managers are placing reliance on t fact that they need only a few votes insure them a clear majority , while t democrats , populists and silver republlca "jvoud have to carry most all of the doul ( ul legislatures In order to prevent a I publican majority. The states considered most In doubt a West Virglna , New York , Pcnnsylvan North Dakota , New Jersey , Indiana , Ca for n la , Washington and Nebraska , conflli Ing claims being made In each case. Among senate ofllclals the opinion preva that the anomalous condition now provn Ing , namely , a senate without a majorl will end with the coming election and tl the legislatures then chosen will give assi once of majority rule In the upper house congress after ( March i , next. WANT TO KMJOHSK Til 13 IM { The Sole Knd mill Aim < if ( he Oh ItCpllllllcailH. CINCINNATI , Nov. fi. Special Interest taken in the election of Ohio because the public utterances that the preslden natlvo state sliouM show a strong cndon ment of the administration at thla time returning republican congressmen. This what Is known as the "off year. " T dominant party has heretofore lost In Ol at the congressional elections following presidential election and It the republics hold their own on Tuesday It will bo jnarkcd exception to the rule. The presc apportionment of the Ohio congressloi districts was made while McKlnley v governor In 1892. Under this apportlomni by the republicans in 1894 there was a tl wave In favor of the republlcaus. At I presidential election In 1890 the republics elected fifteen and the democrats six of I Ohio congressmen. As this Is the hlstorl "off year" the democrats claim that tl will make several congressional gains a the republicans claim they will hold th own at Qftccn to six and possibly make sixteen to five. The only state officers to elected are secretary of state , Judgea clerk of the supreme court , food comm elonor and member of the Hoard of Put .Works. None of these positions carry w ( hem eucli patronage as the placet ) fllFcd 1 year when Governor Rushnell was elected. Next year there will bo elected governor and a full state ticket , toget ! vlth members of the legislature , with Issues In\olvcd , but the campaign will more animated than this year. During present canvass the only Issue In the pr Ideut'H Htato has been the support of administration. GOOD OUTLOOK IX 1'HXXSYI.VAX lleiititillcnn StudChiilriiinn I > * e Confident of MIICCCMN. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. C. Ilepubll Btate Chairman Elklu has prepared estimate by counties , giving his views of result of next Tuesday's vote for govcn lie claims that the republican candid William A. Stone , will be elected by a i rnllty of 131,000 over George A. Jcnks , d ( ocrat , In a total estimated vote of 950.1 To Hov. Dr. Silni C. Swallow , the "h c t government" candidate , ho allows total of 149.000 vltes , claiming that Swall who carried ten counties In the contest Btato treasurer last year , will not hav plurality In any county. 'Mr. ' Klkln concedes that Jenks will c ; twenty of the sixty counties and ackno edges a staiuloft In three others. He cla that the next legislature will be lari republican In both branches and predicts failure of the fusion movement , Mr. ElUln compiled his figures from tlmatoB Bi\en him by the chairmen of various county committees and member : the state- committee In their respective cc tier. He believes that ! n Philadelphia cot S-ono will receive 110.000 votes , against 000 votes for JenkH and 10.000 votes Bi\allo\v. oiul In Allegheny count" 42 votei. ajalnst 17.000 voteatU S 000 v for the rtbrr two candld-'r , rspeetl\ JUr. UK a t > } o , . , t. oj. . a , wJ U Ing men of the state "hesitate to cast . ballot that will renew the agitation for Ire trade , free sliver and Dryanlam. " Continuing he says"If : the great Rtate of New York , New Jersey and Pcnnsylvanl should elect democratic governors this yeai this would certainly be followed by th election of a democratic president In 1900. ' On the congressional contests the Rial chairman says : "While we don't expect tha the next delegation to congress will cental ) as few democratic members as the prcsenl yet we believe a good showing will be mad by the reports throughout the state on thl issue. " Democratic State Chairman Oartnaii nisi Issued a statement on this Issue , but h gives no figures and makes no prediction ! It consists of a denunciation of republlca lule In the state and an earnest appeal fo the election of Jcuks and his colleagues o the ticket. The "honest government" party also Is sued an address , claiming that Swallow wll bo elected. OX TUB LOOKOUT KOH FIIAVI1 Wholesale CnIoiilriiUnii nf Voter * He porfcil In Xetr York. NEW YORK , Nov. 6. State Superintend cnt of Elections John K. McCullagh sent letter to the Hoard of Police Commissioner today. In which ho says : "I am reliably Informed that It Is propose to Import Into the Sixth assembly dlstrlc thugs , crooks and panhandlers from No1 Jersey , Connecticut and the city of Troj prominent among those of that city belli some of the men Identified with what ho become generally known na the 'Bat She Bans-1 "It Iu desired to notify you that It ha been reported to me that llo.iters have bee registered from the so-called Raines la hotels and cafes In the Second , Fifth , Slxt and Eighth assembly districts , who have sui rendered their registration certificates fo a consideration to certain persons In sue districts and that other Heaters and Importc crooks ) and oxconvictslll be given thes certificates of registration upon which I vote during the day of election. I also dc sire to notify you that I have every evldenc of a considerable colonisation of colore crcoks who have been driven out of Chlcaq by the reorganization of the police fort of that city , and from Philadelphia , Pitti burg and other nearby cities , who have se : tied within the boundaries of what has bi corns known as the tenderloin district an that an Investigation of the colored clul ocated in the Twenty-seventh , Twent : Ighth , Twenty-ninth , Thirtieth , Thlrty-flr nd Thirty-second streets by detectlvt nder your command will , I am convince ! ead to the apprehension and conviction ( lany of these violators of the law. "I shall deliver Into your custody for sen cc before the day of election addition ; warrants granted by the magistrates of tl Ity of New York against persons accuse f violations of the election law. My dej tics have been Instructed to make no a : ests upon election day for any alleged o cnso committed against tne elective frai hlse until the person so accused shall ha ) ast his ballot if ho shall demand the rlgl o do no and I have no desire to Intcrfei Ith the rights of any cUl/.en entitled to rclso such right , but rather to prote very citizen In the exercise of his rights SITUATION IN OI.I ) HAY STAT1 Clone Content IN on In Severn ! Coi Krennlonnl IHntrletn. BOSTON , Nov. 6. The close of the can lgn finds three of the usually democrat ongresslonal districts -In doubt. They a : he Fifth , Seventh and Tenth , while owlt o a split in the party , the usually ovc wholmingly democratic Ninth district , no opresented by John F. Fitzgerald , Is al uncertain. In the Fifth district Joseph F. Flynn h been making a vigorous fight for Congres man Knox's seat , and It is generally co : eded that the contest will be close. In the Seventh district Mayor W. L. Hani dell of Lynn has waged nn aggiesslvo car algn , and the indications are that If Erne \V. Roberts , the republican candidate , successful U will be by a majoilty conside ably smaller than that given to Congrcssmi Jarrett In the same district two years ago. In the Ninth district the independe lemocratlc candidacy of James A. Galllv ; and the war record of Franz Hugo Krc will make considerable difference in Co grcssman Fitzgerald's usually safe pluralll In the Tenth district the contest betwe Samuel J. narrows , the present republic ncumbent , and Henry F. Happen , democn promises to bo close , and both parties n confident of success. The republicans co cede that the vote for Uruco for govern will exceed 200,000 , although the democn claim 250,000. Last year Governor Wolcot vote was 105,075 , and the combined vote Williams , democrat , and Everett , natlor democrat , was 93,031. ItOOSBVBI.T'S CIIAM-123 GOO Intimate * Give Him 11 Majority of O Hundred ThniiNimd. NEW YORK , Nov. C. The republic county committee gave out the followl statement tonight : "After careful consultation with each the assembly district leaders of the repu Hcun party of the county of New York n with their authorization the estimated vi to bo cast In Now York county for Roosev Is 138,000. In view of the decreased reg tratton , wo believe that the democrats v not be able to poll a vote for VanWyck excess of 110,000. Wo believe that \ greater city of New York will give Roosev a majority. We shall carry the Fifth , Elgh Tenth , Nineteenth , Twenty-first , Twcn third , Twenty-fifth , Twenty-seventh , I Twenty-ninth , Thirty-first , Thlrty-foui and Thirty-fifth assembly districts. We 1 lleve that we will elect four members congress and four state senators in I county of Now York. We bellevo that i euttro Judiciary ticket of the republic party will be elected. Reports from elect ! distilct captains show that the vote for i Judiciary ticket will exceed the vote for i state ticket by from 10.000 to 15,000. 1 estimates hero made are based upon i closest canvasses that are to be made the election districts. If these estlraa are correct , as we believe tlum to be , Roe vclt will carry the state of New York by ; less than 100,000. " Hnuilre Slnte nenioerntx. NC\V YORK , Nov. C. Democratic me Ings were held In the Star theater t afternoon and at Koster and Hlal's , Mine Eighth Avenue. Tamen and Fourtee Street theaters tonight and all were v attended. The Theatrical Managers' Dei . cratlc association held their meeting Jj Koatcr and Blal'w , which was perhaps most Important meeting of the night. Ri ard CroKer was In the audience. 3len oil IVar Milimiife. . NEW YORK , Nov. C On two war si in the navy yard the sailors from Now Y > i1ate who could not go to tbelr homes b been permitted to vote for state offlc Instructions from the Navy department h reached the commanders of the battiest Indiana and Massachusetts , under v.1 : t cy sl'nwed the men to vote. On the M sa hatwentysix men voted and ( Continued oa Second BAD CONDITIONS IN CUBi American Policy of Delay Said to 1 Responsible. COMMISSIONERS SAID TO BE LETHARGI Prominent Ciihnn Charm-M Unite StntcH tilth Ilelnic Dllntory lit the Mutter of I'ore I UK the Spaniards Out. HAVANA ( via Key West ) , Nov. B. ( Dc layed In Transmission. ) The Internatlom agreement over Spain's spiritual toss < sovereignty In Cuba and the assumption < full military control by the United State seems Indefinitely prolonged , with no Imnu dlate hope of relief to a country whlc dally grown poorer and moro depopulate ! On all sides the question is asked , Ho much nearer Is the flual solution of tl ; problem than it was on the day the prc tocol was elgned ? The feeling among the better classes < Intelligent and Influential people may t pretty accurately summed up In the fo wing observations made today by a rei cscntatlvo Cuban merchant of Havana I ho correspondent of the Associated Pres ; "It seems to me and I think my vlev re shared by many that the United Stall overnmcnt Is dillydallying with Spain ov < Ills evacuation question. Of course tl roblem is a difficult one , but the delay urcly unnecessary. The United States h : cut hero an assortment of commission ach more self-important and mysterloi ban Its predecessor and each veiling 1 iporatlons with a cloud of secrecy , whlc ! o far as my American experience gee eally serves the purpose of obscuring Issut ml concealing very small achievements. "Almost nothing has been accomplUhe 'ho ' spirit of jealously fills not only tl ndivldual members of all the commission ut also exists between the different cor iilsalons collectively. These rivalries sec 0 engross the attention of the commlssloi rs much moro than the serious qucstloi fleeting the welfare of Cuba and the dlj Ity and good faith of the United States. rnhlle IN DlNittixted. "First , wo were told that the date of occi itttlon by the United States troops would 1 November 1 , then December 1 waa flxi : pen and later wo were Informed that tl ate for occupation would be left Indeflnlt io far as evacuation Is concerned , January rag named as an ultimatum date ; but no t is rumored that February 1 has bci greed upon. The fact Is , the country arge , whether Cuban , foreign or SpanU s getting disgusted. The people arc losli alth and confidence , owing to the lack ormallty displayed by the American repr entatlves. To all questions asking i : 'ormatlon ' on those points , the Amerlci lommlssloners with a superior smile and i assumption of gravity to cover their ign ance , reply vaguely and unsatisfactorily. "Unless the Washington government fore U lethargic commissioners Into greater a Ivlty Cuba will be an Immense graveya .nd Us fields barren before the United Stat : akcs possession. The dolly records of mo allty show that the population In all pai 1 the Island Is dwindling steadily. Entl Hinges are dying of starvation. Onj Ides the Spaniards continue robbing ai hindering. In the meantime these sag gosslpplng commissioners from the Unit States sit sipping cool drinks by day a : iccklng shelter by night with mortal drc > f fever , yet absolutely Impervious to t demands of humanity. "The situation created by this uncertain is still further aggravated by the fact th no one dares sow crops or cultivate Ian until the present choatlc conditions shi some rays of light to guide agrlcultui efforts. There Is no work for Idle ham Day by day the number of beggars , thle\ and prostitutes Increases while the numl of those able to relieve distress shrinks he same proportions. Thus far the Unit States has sent In the name of human : a mere pittance of a million rations a the Red Cross society has sent two carge of supplies , as to whoso distribution a disposal there have been many unfavoral com-i."nts. How far can such relief be c pected to go ? ChniiKe In Xeceimnry. 'The present conditions cannot be mi longer protracted without subjecting i United States to well deserved crltlclt Moro than that , the elements most In sy pathy with the United States are slowly 1 surely falling off and joining the ranks the opposition. As you are aware , Sei De Castro , the civil governor , only yest day Issued orders for the arrest of 263 crl Inals recently released from jails and pe colonies at Ceuta and on the Isle of Plr Thla step was rendered necessary by Increase the alarming Increase In burgl les , highway robbery and assaults. Wl the blockade was on the city was ruled w an Iron band and cases of assault and r > bery were almost unknown. Today , with release of criminals and the Increase poverty , the list of murders and holdi Is a very grave matter. In nddltlou to already numerous paupers and unemploy driven to beg from sheer necessity , th are many discharged Spanish soldiers tlrely without means of support. Their nu her reaches Into the thousands. Many b and young girls of genteel extraction b been thrown on the streets to begin tl lives aa beggars or thieves and to br up in jails and houses of Illfame. Do people of the United States realize th things ? Docs the government of the Unl States , morally responsible before the we for the future of Cuba , Intend to toler Indefinitely a delay which day by day ma these bad conditions worse ? " i.r.TTcii ritoM < ; UMII.YI : , GOMI Cuhnii Iender 1'lncfx Implicit Fa In the I'lilted Stated. WASHINGTON , Nov. C. Following Is extract from a letter received by Se Quesada from General Gomez written < tober 20 : I have full confidence In the solemn prt Ues made bv the congress of Washing and for that reason I do not have anv f as to the Independence of Cuba. Some t must clapso before our Ideal will bo n Izcd ; but after so many struggles and ] vntlons wo can wait n little longer. The military occupation by the Unl States Is to a certain extent necessary preparu and hurry the evacuation ot Spanish and to bring about harmony ami the dltfurcnt factors in Cuban politics. 11 Ing this military occupation the republi government will be organized. Its decit will be finally accepted by all ; order ' rel n everywhere. Those who bpeuk now of annexation to satisfy , above all. their spite , propagal unfounded fears as to ijersonal security < private property. The final success of struggle has required necessarily the desti tlon of property which the enemy used Its advantage , but wo have never attac Individuals. The struggle ngalnat Spain ls now end \\e commence now a moro delicate and < flcult task namely , to make our republi political system triumph and to reconsti the country It Is not an easy task and men who love their country should c tribute to It for that reason I cannot ret Most of the olli'-erj and soldiers went I the field obeylrc my orders ; I cannot ot don. them until their future la r They have test everythlnft-'they had ; the ; have a right to some compensation am above all to their salaried. The new gov ernment must secure them' . The disband ment cannot occur until the'Sunnlards havi evacuated ; my men cfinuot foe nband.onct without bread or work to lue'mercy of thel enemies. A solution coulct be found , per tiaps , In the plan which the American gov eminent .Is said to have of creating a natlv civil guard formed In the majority of Cubai soldiers. This organization would offer th advantage of not exposing the Amcrlcoi ( loops to the deadly cllmiitc of the Islam and at the EOino time the United State would have people who knew the countr : thoroughly. In the meanwhile and untl the evacuation occurs food must be provide * for my soldiers. j The evacuation should be ns rapid as pos stblo and afterwards everything will be nr ranged , for the American ( fovcrnment wll fulfill Its moral pledges to qls Slrae pcopl have tried to make us suspicious so as t' ' bring about trouble , but before doubting th good faith of the American ccople we mus wait for acts which shall kfclve the lie t their solemn pledge , AIIUSB OF TUB VMTKn STATUS General In < ine AVrlten o. Slamleroii Letter Ahoiit the Americans. HAVANA , Nov. C. ( VIaKoy West , Fla. ( Delayed In TransmlBslou.p General Lu quo , Spanish military governor of the Hoi guln division , on leaving oihara for Spalr wrote , 11 Is understood , to Captain Gcncrti Blanco to the effect that Glbara , prior t the American occupation , hail been govcrnc In nn orderly fashion by t'g' Cubans , \vh had named municipal Officials whose sobe direction of affairs commanded the respec of the Spanish. * But when the Americans chtered the towr Colonel Ray , according to _ thc report c General Luque's letter , toro ; the Cuban Ha down from nil the public buildings , trample on It , freely Insulted the Cubans and allowe his men to Indulge In drunken carousal ! When the Spanish troops were embarklut wrote General Luque , some 4,000 Cuban lined the road along which the evacuatto of the Spaniards , with Luque nt their heai marched to the wharf. Thc Spanlards raise the cheer , "Viva Espana , " v-lilch was lustll answered by the Cubans a.t ( a direct affror. to the Americans , after v filch the Cuban retired to a place called Bujarl , near Glbars where they fortified themselves , "defyln American authority. " Thls'Ts ' generally re ported as the tenor of Luquo's note. Alfred Betancourt , a BrltToh subject bor In Jamaica , was assaulted on Tuesday las by a Spanish officer , who struck him on th side of the head for wearing a gold scarl pin in the shape ot a five-pointed star. Th officer ordered Betancourt tinder arrest an sent him before General 'Arolas , rallltar governor of Havana , who ordered him Ini prisoned. Mr. Jerome , British vice consu " on being notified of the "aesault , presente Ulmsolf at the captain general's palace , t protest against an act of brutality and I demand the Instant release of Betancourt. General Blanco at first attempted to pi Mr. Jerome off , then he s.ild H would t an extremely difficult matter to release tl : prisoner , as he had not ben arrested V the orden publlco , but by an army office and had been sent to Jail by the mllltat governor But Mr. Jerome maintained firm attitude , Inilstlcg that he would remal at the palace until Betancourt was release' ' Finally his persistence > vfvs successfu After an Interchange of. pibssages betwec General Blanco and .General Arolntj , M Jerome all the while refuslftyto budc fro the palaoa , Betancourt was released at a la hour. These are the bare facts of an aosaii which , under other conditions , might pa with slight notice , but which is slgnlflcan coming on the heels of a threat made 1 General Arolas to get even with Englls ] men in Havana 'because of a protest resent made by Mr. MacLean , manager of tl Marino railway , owend by an English cor pany , against the use , to which the railwi stations had been put by Spanish soldle stationed to guard them on Sundays ai holidays. The conduct of the soldiers w grossly Indecent and excited the Indignatli of everybody living In the vicinity of t stations. When Mr. Mat-Lean made h complaint General Arolas , who Is extreme i hostile to the English , as well as the Amo I leans , declared that he would get even wl the "Saxon rabble. " El Diarlo de la .Marina publishes a fler editorial attack upon the United States , d Glaring that "the whole country is govern by rum and ignorance. " It Imputes to t American government "a breach of fal contrary to the usages of all civilized cou tries in sending war vessels to Porto III after the protocol was signed and occupy ! the Philippines before tha conference Paris has terminated. " The whole article Is a mass ot Inaccuracl and slanders , but Its spirit Is most sec tlous. On October 30 , 105 members of the cl guard were shipped to Spain by the steam Cludad de Cadiz , against their will and u der armed escort. They were among the e who , because of their protest against a no payment of arrears upon their dlechar . from civil guard , were Imprisoned at 9t Morro by General Blanco. 3 STIUCKEX WITH YUI.I.OW FnVK 3e I , Attaches of tliiiirteriiuiHter'n Ucpai e ment nt Havana Are III. HAVANA , Nov. C. 8.25 p. m. J. B. Cal well and F. T. Stewart , attached to t quartermaster's department , have be stricken with yellow fever. They had be occupying apartments at the Hotel Pasa adjoining tboso of Colonel Williams , t chief quartermaster , who is suffering fn yellow fever. Both men were removed tl afternoon , under the order of Dr. Lalnc , El Vedado fever hospital. In the opinion of Dr. Lalne and otl physicians the Hotel Pasaje Is infected a there vlll probably be a stampede ama the American guests when the fact becoir known. Following the usual petty jealousies < Istlng between the commissioners , which the medical corps furnishes nor > ception , the doctor who attended Caldw r and Stewart gave no notice ot their llln < to the United States commissioners at Vedado. Colonel Williams being HI and i body apparently being authorized to assu authority In hla place , Stewart , who h ckrk In the quartermaster's departme lacked certain attentions that only mot could buy. Instead of the United Sta commissioners being Informed , an attcn waa made to collect private subscriptions provide nurses and medicine. Caldwell and Stewart 1'a.ve been 111 n for several days , but not until this morn was the fact brought to the attention the American commissioners , who Imr dlately ordered Dr. Lalne to see the i tlents and care for them at the expense the commissioners. As a result ot bis examination the uioval ordera were promptly Issued , Laine considering It his first duty to c for the health of the largo number of Am leans living at the Hotel Pasaje. Admiral Sampson and Generals Wade : Butler , the United State * Evacuation cc mUsloners , are highly Incensed at the act of those who originated the private subscr tlon for a government olDclal. Urovrncd In Mmrarn , BUFFALO , N. Y. . Nov. 6 Jay Staley Grand Island and Charles Burke of But ] Ion their Urea in tJj Niagara river ted NEW 10RN IN DREYFUS CASl Military Authorities Take n Hand to Protec Themselves , . WILL NOT FURNISH SECRET DOSSIEI In tlmt Cniie the Court Will Annul th Trial of ISO I , O.unNh the Con viction ami 1'roeced to Liberate the I'rlHoner. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. PARIS , Nov. 6. ( New York Worl Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) It Is re ported tonight that the military au thorltles may , after all the talk c icourt of cassation Inquiry Into th Dreyfus case , play a bold hand. Th schcmo Is to refuse to furnish the sccrc dossier to the court , in which event , th military authorities ha\e been advised , th court will Immediately proceed to annul th trial of 1894 , quash the conviction , liberal Ureyfus nud not order a new trial , as n fresh evidence would have been producci The military party would thus evade th disclosure of the secret dossier , which I knons to bo worthless , and prevent Dreyfu from vindicating bis character by an ope trial. It Is believed that the gover .men In order to get rid of the Dreyfus troubli may connive at this sinister plan to den him justice and leave the stigma of sua piclon on his name. ilninin Him itew Cabinet. YOKOHAMA , Nov. 7. Field Marsh ! rlarquls Yomagata Arlmoto has formed ilniatry to succeed the cabinet ot Com 'kuma ' Stagaki the first party cabinet 1 ho history of Japan which took olllce c uuo 28 , last , and resigned on October 3 : wing to differences upon the question i lllng the portfolio of public Instructloi 'ho Yamagata cabinet contains no mcmbi , vho is connected with any of the politic ; lorttos. It Is constituted as follows : President of the council and premier , Mai ills Yamagata Arlmoto. Minister of foreign affairs , Viscount Aok 'ormerly ' Japanese ambassador to Gorman ; Minister of the Interior , Marqula Salf 'sugumlchL ' Minister ot finance , Count Matsoukata. Minister of war , Lieutenant General Ka ura. ura.Minister Minister of marine , Admiral Yamnmoto. 'Minister ' of Justice , M. Klyoura Kelgo. Chlnexe AfTnlrn. PEKIN , Nov. G. Yano Fumlo. the Jap ; cso minister to China , had an audience wll ho empress dowager and the emperor todt 'or ' the purpose of announcing the decon , lens conferred upon them by the mikado. The empress dowager was seated one sts above the emperor. She made the usu lompllmentary speech , after which tl trnporor read a speech couched In slmlli ernis. His majesty seemed in good hcalt Yesterday the foreign envoys decided make a strong demand upon the governmci 'or ' the removal of General Kaug Su's trooj 'Utslde ' the province of Pe-Chl-Ll befo November 19. Unices the demand Is granti they threaten themselves to assume the pr .octlon of the railway communication b ; wcen PRkln noMh6coast. _ ' su-TjhlngTTomeiirljr'Chlneso ambassad .o Russia and Germany , has been appoint a member ot the tsung U yamen. Cabinet Crlnln lu Newfoundland. ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Nov. 6. There is icrlous cabinet crisis in New Foundlan Sir Herbert Murray , the governor , deman ho resignation of M. Marine , minister finance. The ostensible reason Is that 1 Morlne is the general counsel of M. Rel ho railroad contractor. M. Morlne , In ten erlng his resignation , points out that iVllllam Whlteway , the former premier , ai Messrs. Emerson and Morris , members the late cabinet , held a similar relation ho contractor , and that Sir Herbert Murr ; acquiesced In the arrangement In all thr cases. He reminds the governor also th ho has been aware over elnco April last his ( Marine's ) relation to Mr. Held , a : nslsts that the governor's omission to 1 terfero before stamps his action now as pe sonal and vindictive. Mnrahund IiiNlrneted to Hi-dim. PAJIIS , Nor. 6. The Matin today co firms the report that the government w Instruct Major Marchand to return to Frar. with his expedition from Fashoda by w of Jlbutll , on the Gulf of Aden , "the ot route consistent with iFrench Ulgn'ltj The paper expresses the hope that the r tlonal flag "will not again be Involved such small colonial enterprises unless si cess Is assured beforehand , both dlplom : Ically and by adequate support. " Hxolte Scorn of American * . LONDON , Nov. 7. The Vienna con spondcnt of the Times , commenting on t Irritation of the German press over t attitude of the United States toward t Philippine question , says : 'It has hut little Importance and Is or likely to excite the scorn and defiance the Americans and tend to confirm th < in their determination to keep the Phil ! pines. Knlner nt llelront. DEinOUT , Nov. 6. Emperor Willli and Empress Augusta Victoria disembark here this afternoon from th& Imperial yac Hohenzollern and visited the barracks , ps and German deaconesses' school , ! > f which they returned to the Hohenzolle Everywhere they received ovations fr largo crowds assembled to welcome them. Ccrmaii I'nuerH Cnlled O1Y. LONDON , Nov. 7. The Berlin con spondent of the Standard says : "The seml-ofllclal papers have received hint to stop their attacks upon America , have good reason to believe , however , tl Germany will doff her reserve so soon the other powers seek a share In the Bf of the Philippines. " ; Ilrltlxh ForeeN. LONDON , Nov. 7. The military autho ties at Devonport , the site of the larg naval arsenal In Great Britain , received i dors today for the Immediate mobilization all the trooifl In the western district. 1 defense committee will meet tomorrow. Hank of Hpaln'H Statement. MADHID. Nov. C. The Dank of Spain ; port for the week ending yesterday sho\ Gold In hand , unchanged ; elfver In ha Increase 2,031,000 pesetas ; notes in clrcu tlon , Increase 7,761,000 pesetas. Honorx for I'rlnee GeorK < * . CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 6. M. 7A vlelf , the Russian ambassador to Turt has formally proposed the appointment Prlnco George ot Greece aa commissions the European forces. hpaln Will SIKH. LONDON , Nov. 7. The Madrid cot spondent of the Dally Mall says : "Spain will sign the peace treaty un protest. " Important Military I/ONDON , Nov C. The Dally Cbron this morning prof'ss s n have "Imporf military iicn * which it ffuuij cot be ad' CONDITION OF THE WEATHBI Forecast for Nebraska Showers , Colder ; Southwest Wlndi YrNteritnj'H Temperature nt Oiunhii Hour. le r > Hour. Den FORECAST FOR ELECTION DA1 l''alr Wenther AVent of MlNNoiirl an Italii or SIIIMV In Some Other WASHINGTON , Nov. G. The follow ! ! special forecast , covering election di weather cast of the Rocky mountains , hi > een Issued by the chief of the weathi bureau : Rain Is Indicated for the middle Atlant ind Now England states and the upper Oh ralley and the eastern lake region. In tl states of the middle and upper Mlsslsslp and lower Ohio valleys and western lol region rain Monday night In the southci and rain or snow In the northern parts c ho districts named v HI bo followed Tuei lay by clearing , colder weather. Fa weather Is Indicated for Tuesday for all dl .rlcts west of the Missouri river. FATAL BACCHANALIAN REVEI Four 1'coplc Malic n Mulit of It an u "Woman I.II.HCH Her 1,1 fe. CINCINNATI , Nov. 6. At 0 o'clock th nornlng H. Woodrow , a prominent statlone mrrlcdly summoned Dr. F. Brunnlng fiat No. 7 In the Alta building at Fourl and Syracuse streets. The doctor wf shown the dead body of a young worna n a bath tub full of water. Dr. Brunnlr said It was a case of death from drownln Mr. Woodrow , In whoso Hat It occurrc lotlfied the coroner. It has been ascertained that the girl name was Nannie Everslelgh , formerly i Ironton , 0. She and Mrs. Joslo Gcrrold , widow , came there together last nigh They became companions for the night Boyd Wessel and Frank H. Woodrow n spectlvely. Miss Everslelgh and Boyd Wei sei bad been living together at 132 We ievonth street for a year under the nan of Boyd Garfleld and Nannlo Garfleld. Mr 3crrold Is well connectetl here. It was li ; cnded to be a secret meeting In Mr. Wooc row's flat , with no thought of tragedy i ixposure. Boyd Wessel Is the son of a highly r spccted business man in this city and M Woodrow's family connections arc of tl alghest respectability. None of the thr survivors of last night's orgies can or w ; ? lve any account ot Miss Everslelgh'a lea' Ing the bed and going to the bath rooi Mr. Woodrow made the discovery when ] went to take htn morning bath. The police believe much of the night w spent In drinking wine and that few If ai of the four were In a'condltlon to know wh they were doing. Both young men are und parole arrest and surveillance pending i examination to ascertain the cause of t bruise on the dead girl's temple. None the survivors have made any attempt conceal the facts or to escape , though th left no stone unturned to prevent publlclt The present opinion Is that It is a ca of suicide or accidental drowning. WARM WELCOME FOR TROOP Fourth Ohio Volunteer * Given Heartfelt fircetlnir oil Their Ilcturn to Coliimhuti. COLUMBUS , 0. . Nov. 6. The Four volunteer Infantry was given a wclcoi by the people today. As this was the on volunteer regiment from this state that pa tlclpated In a battle In the war , more th ordinary Interest was manifested In Its hoi coming , Four ot the twelve companies the regiment were from this city. The tro bearing the regiment arrived shortly afl 12 o'clock. An escort composed of the Se cnteerith United States Infantry and a lar number of civic organizations that made imposing procession met the regiment the depot. Two ambulances were at t depot , but there was no need for the The men , though ehowlng slightly the i fccts of their hard campaign In Porto III were In good condition and marched w ! steady ranks over the entire route select for tjie parade. Never has a larger cro1 ot people thronged the streets , and the sands stood for hours shivering In the c < wind. The regiment was reviewed by Gc crnor Busbnell at the capltol. Colonel C was the recipient of special attention n ho was wildly cheered all along the Hi Ho waa almost burled beneath a hi bunch of pink roses that was thrust up him after ho had mounted his horse. After the regiment had reached Its i mory at the Columbus auditorium , a. te , which had been prepared by the women the city was spread before them. PAPERS PRINTED AS USU/ / StrlUe oil San Francisco SheetH I ) ( Not Interfere it Ith Their Publication. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 0. The strike pressmen and stereotypcrs on the dally pers has virtually ended In a victory r-u publishers. The Sunday Issues appea as usual , several outsldo engineers do duty In the press rooms and men who ] previously been "subs" aiding the stereot ers who remained on duty. The strlk have practically admitted their defeat asking that the matter 1 > o submitted to bltratlon. They demand , however , that non-union men who have aided to prev the papers from suspending publication discharged. This Is not likely to bo c ceded , for the arrival of experienced wo men from the east Is dally expected , the meantime the publishers are confld that they can Issue their papers with lit If any , delay. JOSEPH JEFFERSON IS Sll Throat Trouble Coinhliied ulth n I verc Cold Make * lllx Condi tion D NEW YORK. Nov. C. Joseph Jeffer wa to have appeared In 'Rip Van Wlnli at the Fifth Avenue theater tomorrow nil but a consultation of physicians forbade 1 to leave his room for at least a week , has chronic throit trouble , which , w a man Is 72 years old and when U ls gravatcd by a sevcro cold , Is dangerous. MntenientN of Ocean VcNKelNov , At New York A i rived La Oascogne , f Havre. At LUard P ed La Normandle , f New Ycrk for Havre. At QuccnHtown Ciilcl t ir.brla , for J Y rk.t . \t n-f-v. " ' * p ° "cd OuCh , from I "lYork tor Liverpool. WRECKS COURT ROOM Explosion in Oapitol at Washington Deco Great Damage , ABODE OF SUPREME COURT DEMORALIZED Law Library Badly Damaged aiid Valuable ) Records Destroyed , TOTAL LOSS AWAY UP IN THE THOUSANDS Fire Follows Explosion and Adds to the Damage Done. CAUSED BY GAS METER IN THE BASEMENT Foree of the IXploNlon IN Terrlllo mill lllimorx Arc Alluiit thilt Siipportlnu Column * of llnlldliiK Are Out of IMiinib. WASHINGTON , Nov. C. An explosion and flro at 5:13 : this afternoon wrcckrd the supreme premo court room and the rooms immedi ately adjoining it on the main lloor of the cnpltol. The damage Is enormous. The en tire central eastern part of the great nmrblo pllo from the main floor to the subter ranean basement practically Is a mans of ruins. The force of the explosion was so- heavy that the coping stones on < he outer walls , Just east of the point where the ex plosion occurred , were bulged out nearly two Inches ; windows In nil that part of the building were blown out , and locked doors were forced from their hinges iiultc a hun dred and fifty feet from the sceneof It. Flro followed the explosion so quickly .11 to seem practically simultaneous with It. The explosion shook the immense structure o Its foundations and wan heard se\cral quares from the cnpltol. H occurred In a nail room , tightly enclosed by heavy stone alls , in the subterranean basement im- nedlntcly below the main entrance to the Id capltol building. In this room was a ve hundred light gas meter which waa ed by a four-Inch main. Very little gas la scd in that part of the building , but at ho time of the explosion the gas had not ecn turned oft at the meter. The meter self was wrecked and the gas pouring from ho main caught fire. The flames originating rom the explosion darted up the shaft oJ ho elevator , which had been completely estroyed by the force of the explosion , and ommunlcatcxl with the record room of the uprcmo court , the offlcc of the marshal of lie court and the supreme court library. Jefore the flames could bo subdued the price- ess documents In the record room had been Imost totally destroyed and serious damage ad been done in the marshal's office and omo minor rooms in the Immediate vicinity. I.llirnry Ilnilly UiiiuilKeil. The library of the supreme court room , ocated Immediately beneath the supreme ; ourt room , waa ibadly damaged by fire , imoke and water water practically destroy- ng the great collection of law rctorcnco > ooks. The library contains about 20,000 volumes "and was used not only by tha ustices of the supreme court but by mem- > ers of congress and lawyers practicing bo- ore the supreme court. Mr. Justice Harlan said tonight that the library was very val uable. Many of the works It contained would , he thought , be dllficult to replace. ibrarian Clarke , after a cursory examlna- .lon necessarily made by the light of Ian- cms , expressed the opinion that many at ho books could be saved , although they had been drenched by water from the streams- poured into the library for two hours or more after the explosion occurred. The most serious damage , In the opinion of the Justices of the supreme court , Is to .he . records stored in the sub-basement. These Included all the records of the supreme premo court from 1792 tt 1832. The room contains the records of cases and opinions rendered by the fathers of the judiciaries of the government. Apparently the document * n this room are either totally destroyed or so badly damaged 'by flro and water as to be useless. Justice Harlan eald that while the loss o ( the records was irrepara- It was fortunate that the later records of the court , which are kept In the ofllca ofthe clerk on the main floor , were not njurcd. As documents for reference at this tlmo end later Justice Harlan thought these were of far greater value "than the recorja destroyed. Fortunately the clerk's office was not In the least damaged by flro and the explosion did no damage in U except to blow out ono window. Jauics McKenney , clerk of the supreme court , expressed the hope , after making an examination of the old record room , that some at least of the documents , priceless from the viewpoint of the historian , could bo saved. Tonight , however , owing to the Inadequate lighting facilities In that portion tion of the building where the explosion oc curred , It was Impossible for him to make an Intelligent or thorough Investigation ot the damage. The supreme court room was damaged principally by water and smoke , the fire not reaching that point. Adjolnlnu the court room , however , both the mar shal's olllct * and the senate barber shop fur- nUhed food for the flames. Due to KN GUN , While many theories are offered as to th cause of the explosion , It seems beyond doubt to have been duo to escaping gas. At ti-07 o'clock Lieutenant Nelson of the capital po lice detected an odor of gas In the corridor adjoining the supreme court room. Not being able to locate It ho proceeded to stat uary hall the old hall of the Imnso ot representatives thinking the gas might bo escaping from a burner In that vicinity. While ho was endeavoring to locatu the escape of the gas the explosion occurred. Only a few persons , principally officers of th * capltol police , were In the building nt the tlmo , but several of them had narrow es capes. Before the flro department , which ; responded to an alarm sent In by a police man three squares from the capltol , had arrived , C. I * . Gllem , chief electrician of the capltol , and H. W. Taylor , chief engineer of the house side , had a stream playing Into the supreme court record room , which by that tlmo was a roaring furnace. Within a few mlnuteo after the arrival of the lire department the flames were under control , although as a precautionary measure stre&rni wore poured Into the marshal's ofll c. the library and the subterranean basement for two hours. The firemen were unable , however , for a considerable time , to extinguish tbo flame ot K33 which shot out of the four-Inch main la the meter room. From this mnln the firs swept through an orifice In the basement floor caused by the explosion and attacked thp consultation room of the suprcms court Jus tices on the main floor. Borne damage waa done to the furniture and fittings of this room , but It was Inconsiderable as compared with that done olsewhoro. Th robing room of the justices pni < Hcally was undamaged. C.HH i n i off. i t il- ' ihr fiiC "OdH cot bo un i ! the cus t.'oin the