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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNINjGt , ' ISTOVEMllER 14 , 181)8. ) SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
VISAYAS WAGE WAR
Beign of Terror and Destruction Carried on
in the Wands ,
AVENGE THEIR HATE OF THE SPANIARDS
tmurgents Expected to Attack the Town
of Bile ,
ALL BUSINESS INTERESTS PARALYZED
Bequest is Made that Cruiser Charleston
Afford Protection ,
%
RIOS WOULD LIKE TO TRANSFER CONTROL
{ fallten Are flnld to Have Taken the
Whole of NeRron nnd Zelia
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* of the V
' Uroup
MANILA , Nov. 13. The following advices
bavo been ncclvc 1 from llllo , capital of
tanay , one of the principal Islands of the
Vlsayas group :
The Insurgents havu occupied Llnganls ,
Oton and 1'avla. suburbs ot llllo , and are
dally expected to attack the town. The
( ipanlards hava abandoned the mole and de
stroyed the connecting bridges. Uuslncas
Is paralyzed and the Inhabitants arc In a
elate of terror. The mercantile houses of
nil nationalities have signed a circular ask
Ing the commander of the United States
cruiser Charleston to remain as the Span
ish authorities ore Incapable ot affording
them protection.
It is reported also that the Insurgents have
taken the whole ot the Islands o * Ncgros and
Zebu , of the Vlsayas group. As the cable
connections are cut It Is Impossible to con
firm this rumor.
On November ft General Rlos , Spanish gov
ernor ot the Vlsayas , Is tuld to have declared
a Bcven-duys' armistice , tn order to com
municate with Madrid with a view ot trans
ferring control to the Americans. Major Bell
has gone to llllo to ascertain the facts ot the
situation.
The United States transport Scandla will
leave tomorrow with sixty sick and dis
charged men.
XO AMCRICAN HEM * IS WANTKD.
Cnlinn Army WniitM to Hear Itn Own
HnrdeiiH Ijlttle SIckneN * .
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Nov. 13. Captain
iWarren , an American who has been with
General Maximo Gomez , will no longer
Lave Americans about him and Is getting
rid of them as fast aa possible. He takes
the same course In the case ot Cubans-sus
pected of favoring annexation to the United
States. The result Is that some ot the best
men who were long attached to bis Imme
diate staff are not now with him.
It will bo difficult , Captain Warren be
lieves , to get the majority of the Insurgents
to disband. His Idea Is that when the Amer
ican authorities get control of the other
portloni of the Island , they should give oul
no rations and punish severely all thefts ol
cattle and produce. He thinks , too , that
there may be some trouble with the Insur
gents because of their Insisting on the right
to court-martial delinquents among them-
elves.
There Is very little ecrlous sickness among
the troops here. Everybody Is Improving
with the cooler weather. It Is estimated
that no fowcr than 18,000 people In this sec
tion arc learning English , In addition to
the school children. The greater part ol
Marina street Is now macadamized. This
Improvement Is to be extended throughout
the entire city , In place ot the ancient cob
blestones.
The United States revenue steamer Man-
Ding Is now here , with Captain Shoemaker
chief of the revenue cutter nervlce , who
came to Investigate as to the need of a
vessel for Collector Donaldson. Captain
Shoemaker believes that Collector Donald-
ton's request -should be complied with
Owing to the heavy weather the Manning
Instead of the converted yacht Hist , wll
bo placed at the disposal of General Wood
commander of the military division of San
tiago , for his trip from Guantanamo along
the northern coast of the province. The
Manning , with General Wood , will probably
leave on Tuesday.
GLORY FOR BRAVE SAILORS
Oniclnl Commendation for Dlntlu-
KulMhed Service on Hoard the
Ilraoklyii on July 3.
"WASHINGTON , NOV. is. A supplements
report of Captain F. Cook of the crulsa
Brooklyn , relative to ofllcora deserving spo
clal mention lu the battle ot July 3 , ha
been filed with the Navy department.
It 1s as follows :
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP BROOK
LYN Sir : I reaucst to supplement my re
port of the battle of July 3 and that it bi
tiled with that report madu on July 7 ,
The splendid and efficient work done In the
engine and flro rooms was largely due to
tlm zeal and Intelligence ot Past Assistant
Engineer Carter.ha went Immediately to
his station In the endue rooms and \\aa
uutemlttlng throughout the action tn his
efforts to got the best speed. He was obi )
njslsted In the flro rooms by 0110 past as
sistant engineer , J. B. Patton , and Asststnn
Engineer Fitzgerald.
Naval Cadets U. S. Mocv and J. H. Wood-
\vard were stationed at the battery and were
cool and efficient In duty.
Lieutenant J. A. Hand was nt the n.iva
Btntlon and conveyed all Instruction delib
erately and well.
Naval Cadets J. W. Clements. R. W. Vln
cent. J , T. Bower and C. W. Fomremai
vero stationed In the powder division am
did effective dutv.
Pay Clerk O. I. Hancock volunteered for ti
tatlon and did excellent work In the powde
division.
MURDERER CHEATS GALLOWS
Feared l > > nehliiK and Committed Sul
elde by HaiiKliiK lllniNelf III
inn Cell.
MILWAUKEE. WIs. , Nov. 13. A spccla
to the Sentinel from Manltouoc , WIs. , says
Ernest Meet-man , who was arrested for
the brutal doubie murder ot Mr. and Mrs
John Halite at Mlahlcott , near Tno Rivers
on November 5 , and placed In jail at Maul
touoc for safekeeping , was today foum
dead In his cell , having taken his own Me
toy hanging. Before taking his life Mcs -
man made a full confession to the sheriff
of the atrocious crime , which talked wltl
the theory as given at the time of Ula nr
Teat. It IB believed that ho committed sul
clde through fear ot being lynched ,
ArrlvnU front CooU Inlet.
BRATTLE. Nov. 13. The steamer Dor
arrived today from Cook Inlet , Alaska
with about 200 passengers. Among then
was Llcuteuant Spurr , vho , with
party ot three , had been surveying tb
between tao Koikoavdn and Sus
Into rivers. Lieutenant Spurr discovered
new range mountain several hundred miles
n length running from Lake Clark to the
icadwoters of the Tanana. The average al-
Itude ot the range Is from 7,000 to 8,000
eet.
WINTER MAIL ON THE YUKON
Service Twice a Month to Alaikan
Point * , lint None North of
Allan Knhat ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. So far as the
lOfltal officials are ndvised there Is no war-
ant for any extension of service In the
egton ubout Allan Halt at river northward ,
'he Postoffico department has agents In the
nterlor of Alaska reporting on the nee-da
aa well as the conditions of the service and
an Inspector from the railway mall service
s now cnrouto there to go over the- whole
field during the winter.
The Allan Kakat river Is practically un-
cnown to the postal authorities. The winter
plans for the postal service In the Yuqd *
eglon are completed and will consist ot
wlco a month service via Juncau , that Is ,
he regular route through Dawson to Cir
cle City , to Wcarc , where the Tnnana. river
olns the Yukon , and thence down the
Yukon to St. Michaels. This Is the first
Ime the Yukon has had a winter mall
service ( which Is now already begun ) and
he department congratulates Itself on hav-
ng these facilities , getting molls ns they
lo twice a month to the main points In
Alaska , Instead of having no service at all
n winter as heretofore. 'No extension of
he service so as to provide mall service
anywhere north of tha Yukon Is contem
plated.
There Is nothing In the possession ot the
.ostal officials to point to a largo tnlgra-
lon to the Allan Kakat region , though If
as many as perhaps BOO people settle to-
; cthor In that section it is likely that after
ocation l positively shown , arrangements
o ship the malls there would be made.
Otherwise any who may be up there will
mvc to get their mails from the nearest
joint on the Yukon , along which the reg
ular carrier travels , the point most feasible
irobably being cither Rampart or Tanana.
The points at which the malls will be left
on the Yukon route are Eagle , at the mouth
of Mission creek ; Star , at the mouth of
'orty-Mllo ' creek ; Circle , Yukon , at the
mouth of the Porcupine river ; Rampart ,
'ormerly called Mlnook , Tanana , opposite
.he mouth of Tanana river ; Koyukuk , at
the mouth of the river ot the same name ;
Anvlk , at the mouth of the Anvlk , and St.
Michaels. From Juneau to Tanana the mall
service now In operation for the winter
season Is semi-monthly ; from Tanana to
St. Michaels It Is monthly. The depart
ment announces positively no extensions of
service In Alaska will he made during the
winter and no service whatever so far Is
contemplated at either Fort Hamlln or
Arctic City , inquiry as to which has been
made , though sufficient settlement may call
for such action later on.
FOR PRESIDENT OF W. C. T. U ,
Mm. Martin II. Uanham of Iowa !
Prominently Mentioned for the
Place.
ST. PAUL. Minn. , Nov. 13. This WBJI a
quiet day among the Woman's1 Christian
Temperance union delegates so far as con
vention work wae concerned. But one ses
sion ot the convention was held , Mlsa E. W.
Greenwood , worM'a and national superin
tendent of the evangelistic department ,
preaching at the People's church.
The Temple building matter and election
of officers , which promises so much excite
ment Monday and Tuesday , were kept aa
much In the background as possible for sub
jects in which all are Interested. The ques
tion Is due to come up fate Monday after
noon , when Mlsa Matilda P. Case , the
founder ot the Temple , will make her re
port on It , and eeck to overcome the adverse
decision of the executive committee on the
subject.
The polling of delegates continues ac
tively and everybody Is confident of win
ning. A very rlvcly contest Is promised , the
first move probably being on attempt to
secure a secret ballot. Friends of the Tem
ple believe they can gain most by such a
course , because of the timidity of some of
the delegates. The general opinion has
been that Mre , M. N. Stevens , vice presi
dent at large and acting president , woufd
not bo opposed in her candidacy for the
place made vacant by the death of Miss
Frances E. Wlllard , but several other can
didates have been announced.
Mrs. Martin H. Dunham of Iowa , onu ot
the Temple trustees , and now state presi
dent of Iowa , la a prominent candidate and
her friends hope for help from the friends
of the Temple. Another prominent candi
date Is Mrs. G. B. Forbes , state president of
Connecticut.
Mrs. Stevenson's resignation leaves the
position of corresponding secretary vacant ,
and a number ot prominent workers have
been mentioned for the office. There Is little
canvassing being don , and Miss Anna A.
Gordon , formerly Miss Wlllard's confidential
friend and secretary , seems to bo tbe most
prominent/ the field. 'Thcro seems no
reason to" doubt that the other officers will
be re-elected. The place ot the next meet
ing has not yet been decided upon , but It Is
probable that it will bo Seattle , Wash.
TARIFF MUSTBE REVISED
_
Some of UrlRlnnl FentureH of Wnr
Ileteiiue. MeiiMiire to lie Itetiilned
to Meet I3\lxtliiK Condition * .
CLEVELAND. O. , Nov. 13. In an Inter
view tonight Senator Hanna said tbe tarln
would have to be revised to meet existing
conditions.
"Tha war revenue measure , " he said
"must be revised , but we wll
hcep many of the original fea
tures ot the law simply because
It la now necessary. Under the old tarlf
law wo are not getting very much revenue
because we are exporting Instead ot ImportIng -
Ing , and something must be done to meet
these new conditions. We must have a new
revenue measure. So far aa I am concerned
I favor putting a duty on tea and coffee
The revenues for the support of the govern
ment must be raised In some way and the
Indirect Is the best way , according to my
Idea. W'ncn the people do not realize tlm
they are paying a tax there Is no complaint
Still , It will be necessary to retain some
of the features ot the war revenue measure
The tax Is now on 'tho people and In some
Instances It Is the proper method of taxa
tion. "
CALIFORNIANKILLS HIMSELF
( linrleH A. Thornton of I. on
Found Demi In n II on in In St.
I.onlH ! ! otel.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 13. Charles H. Thorn-
ton , who registered at tbo Southern hole !
yesterday from Los Angclca'Cal. , was found
dead In his room about midnight. He had
.hot hlmcclf In the mouth. i'he man hnl
been In the city for some time and pr i.'us
to yesterday had been etaIug at the ? fc"l r
hotel Ills remain were talon lo the
morgue. No reason ii known for the deed.
TASK OF EQUIPPING SOLDIERS
Department Meets Immense and Sudden
Demand for Accoutrements.
CANNON , POWDER , SMALL ARMS SUPPLIED
Onttirenk of War Drought Inteime
Activity to Ordnance ( Uncial * and
Troop * Were Ualckly and Ade
quately Supplied.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. General D. W.
"
? lagler , "chief of the Bureau of Ordnance ,
has made his annual report to the secretary
of war. It shows that there was expended
during the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1898 ,
17,348,795 and that there still remains of the
appropriations made for the ordnance bureau
119,793,359. This large sum Is derived from
he appropriations for the fiscal year which
were made for war purposes , amounting to
121,504,692.
Regarding the equipment of volunteers ,
ho general thinks It would bo as well to
mvo the government equip them Instead of
heir bringing their state arms Into service ,
saying that It could be done as quickly ,
owing to the condition of the arms of state
troops. He speaks In terms of pr.ilse of the
manner In which work has been performed In
arsenals and ordnance factories In the rush
.hat was madu In putting the country on a
'cotliiK for war with Spain. As to the equip
ment of an army , he says :
So long as the principal dependence In this
country In a time of war la a large volun-
: eer force , newly levied. It Is Impracticable
to keep on baud large supplies of cavalry ,
artillery and horse equipments , as these In
the course of a few years will not only
deteriorate , but will have to bo materially
modified to keep pace with Improvements.
The major part of such material can. by
taking advantage of the resources of Rook
Island and the'other arsenals and the numer
ous private establishments capable of pro
ducing It , be supplied as rapidly as troops
can be raised , mustered Into service nnd
prepared for a campaign. There should ,
however , be on hand field and siege artil
lery , with carriages end a portion of the
harness required for 500.000 men. Such guns
and carriages uauuot bo turned out In large
numbers until about six months after In-
tlatlng the work.
For equipping an arny with a eupply of
small arms ho thinks there should be a sup
ply of 100,000 on hand of any new arm and
the arsenals kept in a condition so as to
produce 2,500 per day.
Defence of Count Line.
An Interesting feature of the report Is that
which treats of coast defense.The general
lays :
Attention Is especially Invited to the ex
perience of the last few months In attempt
ing to provide quickly a coast defense. It
Is believed to be Impracticable and we will
always bo forced In any emergency to rely
upon what bos been provided In tlmo of
peace. I think It fair to state , though not
In the way of complaint , that this has been
urged upon cougresa each year for the past
teu years.
It Is probable that there must be added
to the plans and eatlmateb for the coast de
fense some provision for the defense of
added possessions.
General Flagler does not claim for the
45-callber Springfield rifle an'equality with
the new 30-callber magazine rifle of the
army , but soys that It is a very good arm
and possesses many merits. This feature
has heretofore been commented upon In dis
cussion of small arms used during the war.
The machinery for the manufacture of small
arm an munition was not the best , yet the
department turned out 90,000,000 rounds for
the war. For years past , the report states ,
the appropriations for equipments of In
fantry , i cavalry , artillery and horses have
been barely sufficient to meet the consump
tion of the regular army.
He' cells attention to the fact that con
gress baa never appropriated what was
asked for powder and projectiles and In
consequence the supply at the beginning of
the war was Inadequate and ho gives some
Instances of the work done by the depart
ment to make good the deficiency.
Fltrhtlnir Material at Short Notice.
The following statement Is made as to
powder :
For several years this department has been
experimenting on smokeless powders for seu-
coaat guns and bad completed the determina
tion of the specifications and requirements
for the smokeless powders for nearly all the
seacoast guns and mortars. Some of the
powder manufacturers that bad been engaged
In the production of these experimental pow
ders bad small plants for their production.
It was Impossible , however , to produce the
powders fast enough to meet the emergency
and carbon powders were used. Later , and
as fast as possible , the manufacture was
changed to smokeless powders.
It should be stated , however , that smoke
less powder only was manufactured for field
and siege artillery. The fact that the field
and siege artillery was to be employed was
not determined until about the time that war
was declared and there were no funds avail
able for producing ammunition for the guns
before that time. The preparation of smoke
less powder ammunition for these guns com
menced at once , but It was necessary to
Issue Immediately the ammunition on hand
for the batteries that were sent to the front
and as this was all charcoal powder ammu
nition it accounts for the fact that only
this black , or charcoal powder ammunition ,
was generally used In actual service against
the enemy. '
The furnishing of siege and field guns
and ammunition for the war encountered the
same difficulties as In other branches of the
ordnance equipment , yet the bureau fur
nished such guns for the Manila and Porto
Rlcan expeditions. The artillery was not
used at Santiago to any extent. Of siege
guns twenty-two were taken for seacoast
defenses at the beginning of the war.
DefeiiHe nt Sniitlimo.
General Flagler quotes the following from
the report of Lieutenant Colonel H. D.
Bornp , chief ordnance officer at Santiago , as
to the defenses of Santiago harbor :
Before the outbreak of hostilities the port
defenses of Santiago consisted of four an
tiquated forts or batteries , of which one , St.
Catallna , was abandoned , and a second
Punta nianca , from Its position , was use
less. Of the other two , Morro castle consti
tuted the outer line and "Es-trella the Inner
one. The armament of the furmer cinslatei
of live ancient mortara nnd two s'cse ' guns ,
and the latter of two obsolete , castlron how
itzers , all of feeble power.
After war was declared four batteries were
hastily Improvised , all of weak pronto.
Following the above. General Flagler
says :
The war has furnished no opportunity for
determining by experience the effect of our
modern tcoccaat armament against modern
battleships. The reports of the experience
gained , however , tend to confirm the opinion
that the fire from shies cannot silence the
flro or seriously cripple the armament of
cur modern batteries ; but the ehlps couK
not withstand the fire of our modern bat
teries and therefore the ships cannot attack
tlm batteries successfully , . Whether the
ships can run by the batteries without too
Kreat risk has not been shown. This wll
depend on tbe skill and rapidity with whicl
the gune are nerved , provided the ships are
not stopped by the mines.
Crtmii Prince IlccnnirH nil Attache ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13. Mr. Chong K
Ye , connected with the household of the
crown prince of Korea and eldest son of Mr
Chin I'om Ye , the minister from Korea to
thU country , has been appointed an at-
tacho of the Korean legation hero and Is
now en route to take bis post. Ho Is Z-
cars old and his main , rtlsolon to this
ountry Is to bo educated in the English
angunge and customs. Helen Korea un
accompanied September iarrived In San
'ranclsco last night And is expected to
reach Washington the latter part of next
week.
CAVALRY SAILS ' [ FOR CUBA
ElKhth Itmlineiit Wi'll He K t h-
United at Puerto Principe and Nea-
vltn * Mntlny Amen * SpnnUh.
'WASHINGTON , " Nor. 13. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln received a dispatch today an
nouncing that the Eighth Cavalry sailed at
> o'clock this morning from Savannah for
Puerto Principe , Cuba. Tbe regiment will
be the American garrison at Puerto Principe
and Nuevltns.
In this connection an Interesting bit of In
formation has reached the .War department.
Arrangements hove been made by the Span-
sh authorities to send bftck to Spain the
Spanish troops , numbering , 9,500 men , upon
the arrival of the Amerlcin garrison. It
was expected that they "would sail next
Tuesday or Wednesday , bill an unexpected
obitacle has arisen among the men them
selves. They are on the verge of mutiny ,
openly declaring they wllf not return to
Spain until they have received their pay ,
now far In arrears , for service In Cuba.
The mutiny extends not alone to the en
listed men , but to their o [ fleers , and Is di
rected against the executive' officials of the
Mardld government on theIsland. . Some of
.he men have not been paid for nearly a yea *
and to all of them several months' pay Is
due.
due.Tho
The situation has created no particular
concern In the minds of ( ho American au
thorities , as It Is not likely to seriously
affect the control of that portion of the
Island by the American fjirces. But It la
realized that thoac 9,500 soldiers , If they
should persist In their refusal to return to
Spain , might become dependants whom It
would lie difficult to care for and ultimately ,
perhaps , a menace to good' government on
*
the island.
The Spanish authorities express no fear
of their ability to tsolve the problem pre
sented , but how they 'will solve It If the
men , backed by tholr office , absolutely re
fuse to return home without their pay Is
not clear.
REMEDIES FORCUfiA'S ILLS
_
Philanthropist * and Mlnlntem Sng-
KC t a Plan that * the Poor May
Help TliciiiBclven.
NEW YORK , Nov. 13 In Plymouth
church , Brooklyn , tonlghtt.a meeting was
held to consider the pres/nt condition ot
Cuba. Addressee were mailo by Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott , William "W'lllard Howard ,
Rev , Herbert M. Allen and others. Mr.
Howard described the condition of Cuba as
he had seen It and pointed put that the only
remedy for the existing mlry lay In giv
ing employment to the poor. Ho Introduced
Industrial relief among the Armenians In
Turkey during his two t years' work as a
relief commissioner amongtbe Armenians.
Mr. Allen , who was Mf.Howard's asso
ciate In Armenian relief wotk , described the
industrial relief operation * , ! * Turkey-up to
the present time. Resolution * , were adopted
indorsing a plan 'for OukaV Industrial re
lief as a prAcUcl a B \ < jY pn > l 0f
helplnlr the Cuban1-pear , to heip"tneH tmif
by providing for them bonet employment
Instead ot Indiscriminate gifts and tem
porary relief.
Continuing , the retolutiMc recommend :
That an undenominational committee be
formed to procure funds with which to carry
this plan Into efisct , and we appeal to all
lovers of humanity throughout the United
States to join with us In Riving to this prac
tical charity encouragement and financial
support , to the end that America's great
service to mankind hewn by carrying to a
victorious conclusion an < unielflih war for
humanity may be finished by a service 10
the poor and helpless , which shall. In Its ei-
forts to prevent the pauperising and preserve
the manhood and self-respect of Its bene
ficiaries , be no less significant to the cause
of civilization than the Illustrious achieve
ments ot our army and nayr ! "
SECOND CORPslJTmS SOUTH
Journey to Winter Quartern Will Be
Made in Comfortable Cars with
Good Appolaiiueiitn.
CAMP MEADE , MIDPLETOWN , Pa. ,
Nov. 13. The end of Camp Mcade Is In sight.
By Thursday the entire Second corps will
have left for the new camps in the south.
Three regiments started today and three
more will go tomorrow. Gcneraf Young and
staff and the signal corps will be the last
to go. The regiments leaving today were
the Second West Virginia , Eighth Pennsyl
vania and First Rhode Ishnd. A battalion
ot a regiment not yet designated will stay
behind to guard government property. Secre
tary Alger Is so well pleased with this loca
tion that a portion of the regiment may
return next spring.
The hospitals have been cleaned out and
on Wednesday their equipment will bo sent
away. The headquarters of the corps will
bo Augusta , Ga. The troopt will be scattered
between that city , Athensi Ga. , Suinmervliro ,
Columbia and Greenville , S , C. A train
Is provided for each battalion and each man
Is allowed a seat to himself. Three daya'
travel rations , flvo days' field rations and
coffee money Is Issued to wach regiment be
fore starting. A hospital car tn charge of
a surgeon and nurses Is attached to each
regimental train and a surgeon sent with
each section. The Fourteenth Pennsylvania
regiment leavca tomorrow for Suiamervllle
and Tuesday the Thirteenth starts for Au
gusta. The other 'two ' Pennsylvania regi
ments have already been sent away. The
sick soldiers In the city Umpltals will Join
the commands after they arc able to leave
and have had a thirty days' furlough.
ACTOR IS AJIEAL VILLAIN
Dnrlnir a Sham Duel He Stall * Heroine
In the Arm with Painful
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Nov. U. At the Century
theater , In course ot the presentation of
"I Pagllaccl , " Franco Collenz , the tenor
carried out a flnata In one of the acts by a
bit ot realism that was not on the program.
With unwonted ardor Mr. Collenz wounded
Mils Nedda Morlsson , the prlma donna , tn
the arm with a dagger. BJood spurted forth
from a wound In tbe left forearm , tbe actress
fainted and the curtain was rung down.
Manager Levering called for a physician
from the audience. Dr. Thompson responded
and speedily revived MKS | Morlsson , who
was forced to retire to her hotel. The
wound Is not serious.
Heavy Verdict Ittindered.
TRENTON , N. J. , Nov. 13. Vice Cljancer-
lor Reed rendered a decision yesterday In
which he holds that ox.Mayor Frank A.
Magowau , as president of the Trenton Rub
ber company , overdrew his accounts In that
concern to the extent of nt least $150,000 ,
He also decides that Allen Magowan , the
ex-mayor's fatnor and a director of the
company , Is civilly rcppoaslbta for $16,990 of
three overdrafts , and that William P. Hayes ,
another director , Is reai'onalble to the ex
tent ot $3COO.
DREYFUS' ' TROUBLES ENDED
Report of His Death Received from Province
of Alsace.
STORY IS NOT ALTOGETHER CREDITED
III * Statement thnt He In 111 und
Lend * Prohnhlllty to the
Starof 111 * Reported
Uoiilli.
S , NOT. 13. It III reported here this
evening that Dreyfus l-s f cad.
The rumor Is'understood to be based upon
a mysterious telegram received from Col-
mar , capital of Upper Alsace. So far ns can
bo ascertained there Is no official confirma
tion of the report. The father-in-law of
Dreyfus discredits It. He says ha has re
ceived excellent accounts from the colonial
ofllco quite recently as to the prisoner's
health.
Despite these assurances there arc dark
rumors afloat. In. view of the curious man
ner In which the letter from Dreyfus , de
claring that he had abandoned all hope , was
convoyed to Mme. Dreyfus on Friday many
people believe ho Is dead.
A dispatch from Paris on Friday said that
Mme. Dreyfus had applied that day at the
office of the minister of the colonies for per
mission to send her husband some warm
clothing for his return homo , The request
was refused on the ground that the govern
ment would do whatever was necessary.
At the same time , according to the dis
patch , the authorities read her a letter
from her husband to the- effect that having
for five months addressed appeals for re
vision to General do Dolsdeffre ( recently
chief of staff of the French army ) without
getting any reply and being weary and ex
hausted by his useless appeals he would
write no more to his family or to anybody.
He described himself as 111 and dying and
bequeathed to the "generosity of my coun
try the care of rehabilitating my memory. "
It appears that Mme. Dreyfus then asked
permission to telegraph her husband the
decision of the court of cassation. This re
quest was also refused. Then , through a
friend , she appealed to President Faurc ,
but with no better result. The dispatch said
her counsel would bring the whole matter
before the court of cassation.
Careful Inquiries made at Colraar this
evening show that nothing Is known there
as to the death of Dreyfus. It 4s now be
lieved that the telegram waa a hoax.
JEALOUS OF SMALL HONORS
Count Krneiit of Mi > pc-IUcNtcrflcld
HelatcM IIU Grievance * to the
I'rlnceH of the Empire.
( Copyright , 1898 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Nov. 13. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
News' Vienna correspondent sends an ac
count of the address of Count Ernest of
Ultfo-Blesterfleia. to prince * of the German
empire , appealing against the order of the
kaiaeix , that military 'honors were not to be
paid to his family or household but only to
Count Ernest himself and his wife. When
jPrtnoe , Walderaar of Llppe-Detaiold died In
3i9&rinc < xAdoJpnu : of-Bchaumburg-LIpp * .
brottier-ln-taw of the German emperor , wa
appointed regent , but the court of arbitra
tion , over -which * be king of Baxony pre-
lided , decided In favor of Count Erncet of
Ltppe-Bleeterfield , who therefore became
regent and heir apparent , while Prince
Adolphus bad to leave Detmold. The em
peror's feelings on the subject are well
known. When Count Ernest addressed a
letter * o the kaiser complaining of his deep
humiliation the kalfeer replied : "The regent
shall have his rights ; nothing more. " Count
Ernest has now laid his claims before the
sovereigns of the German empire In a long
addreas which Is nothing less than an In
dictment of the emperor. It Is the first time
one of the federal sovereigns has officially
complained of the emperor.
BRITAIN'S NONINTERFERENCE
Ranald Apparently Aiixlou * to Check
the Rapprochement of England
and United State * .
( Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing1 Co. )
LONDON , Nov. 13. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The denial by
the Russian ambassador at Washington ,
Count Cosslnl , that Great Britain frustrated
*
trated the desire of the continental govern
ments to.ald Spain In the late war by re
fusing to take part In any Interference , has
attracted much attention here. He Is quoted
as saying that "At no time waa there a
purpose on the part of the great powers to
Intervene against the United States. "
This statement is regarded hero as evi
dence that Russia Is anxious to check the
rapprochement of England and the United
States. I wired Count Casslnl's remarks to
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain at Bir
mingham today. Mr. Chamberlainreplied :
"I am unable to make any statement for
publication. "
MINTO AM ) SUITE ] AT MONTREAL.
Nature of 111 * Son'n Illnemt In
Kept a Secret.
MONTREAL , Nov. 13. The new governor
general of Canada , Lord Mtnto , bin family
and suite arrived hero this afternoon. The
viceregal party did not disembark. This
was duo to the Illness of Lord Mlnto's eld
est son , Viscount Melgund. Great reticence
Is displayed as to the young man's illness.
The aide-de-camp says that It Is merely a
slight attack of bronchitis , but Berne of the
passengers of the Scotsman state that Vis
count Melgund Is suffering from an attack
of typhoid fever. It Is said that the vice
regal party will not leave for Ottawa until
Tuesday.
The last order In council which Lord
Aberdeen signed was ono granting $25,000
to the West Indies as a contribution , owing
to the recent storm there.
FRANCE AVIM , Hl'11,0 ' AVAR SHIPS.
Him Ambition AIxo to Ilrconie Mlx-
tremi of Senx.
LONDON , Nov. 14. The Dally Mall says
this morning that the French naval con
struction program for 1899 Includes two
battleships of 14,500 tons each , with ver >
powerful armament and protection ; tun
crulssrs of 4,000 tons each , two large tor
pedo boat destroyers and eleven torpedo
boats.
1,1 HUNG Cll.VXfJ IS OFF THE SCKNK.
Sent A way on MIxxloH Which AuiounlH
to UaitlMhuient.
PKKINNOV. . 13. LI Hung Chang has
been ordered to proceed to Tel-Nan , capital
of the province of Shan Tung , to concert
measures with the viceroy of Shan Tung to
prevent future Inundations of the Yellow
river ( Hoang-Ho ) . This appointment Is re
garded us virtually shelving Prince LI ,
Governor of .Mnllu.
LONDON , Nov. 14. Tbo Malta corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says It Is re
ported that Lieutenant General Sir Francln
Wallace Grcnfell , Inspector general of auxil
iary forces and lu supreme command of the
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Vrntpriln'n Temperature at Omahni
Hour. Do . Hour. De .
R n. m . Jtn 1 p. m 42
" n. m IH a p. m 11
T n. m : tt ; n p. m 12
H n. m HSJ 4 p. m II
It a. in Ill R p. m 40
10 " n P. m -lo
11 n. m as 7 p. m ai >
J- " 41 H p. m : tl (
U p. m n I
operations conducted by the sirdar , General
Lord Kitchener , for the rrconqucat of the
Bgyptlan provinces In the Soudan , will be
the next governor of Malta.
AinerloniiN Will Have Free Hand.
LONDON , Nov. 14. The Times. In Itn
editorial this morning on the Hlspano-
Amerlcon situation , repeats Its conviction
; hat "no power will attempt to hinder the
ransfer of the Philippines , " adding that
.heir los cannot be great to Spain , which
> ad practically lost the entire archipelago
jeforo the United States Interfered.
Statement of Hunk of Spain.
MADHID , Nov. 13. The Dank of Spain's
report for the week ending yesterday shows
the following' changes : Silver lu hand , In
crease , 7,524,000 pesetas ; notes In circulation ,
ncrease , 490,000 pesetas. There Is no change
n the gold deposits.
TO PETITION THE PRESIDENT
St. Iioiiln Forum Club of Colored
People ConilenuiM the IVeuro MIIH-
uorcH In the South.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 13. At a meeting today
of the Forum club , composed of about GOO
of the most prominent colored citizens of
St. Louis , Prof. O. M. Wood , race commis
sioner of tbo organization , delivered an
eloquent address upon tlio subject of the
recent bloody massacres of negroes In the
southern states.
Resolutions were presented by Prof. Peter
t. Clark recommending the appointment ot
a committee of seven to draft an atlilreai
o President McKtnley calling his attention
o the defenseless condition of colored citi
zens who arc subjected In the states in
which they live to alf forms ot violence and
ask him to Intervene tn behalf ot humanity
and good government.
The committee Is Instructed to circulate
this petition throughout the United States
for the purpose of securing signatures and
co-operation of the colored citizens of the
entire country. A copy will be sent to each
United States senator and representative.
NEW VORk. Nov. 13. Concerning the
race riots In North and South Carolina.
Thomas Fortune Bald today that a meeting
of colored citizens and others would be
jold In Cooper Union next Thursday to dis
cuss the situation. At the meeting It Is said
that S. D. Bagsctt , the United States min
ister to Haytl , will preside. All the pastora
of Afro-American churches In New York
will take part. Many prominent , white citi
zens have been Invited to attend. The meetIng -
Ing will , be strictly , .nonpartlsan. It Is also
expected" that meetings will be held un the
same evening In Boston , Philadelphia ,
Washington nnd Chk > go.
LEAPS FROMJUJNNING TRAIN
Kxtreme Melancholia Ca > iie Ida F.
Kola , En Route for Finland , to
Jump to Death.
DETROIT , Mich. , Nov. 13. Ida F. Rola ,
23 years old , early today threw herself
through the -window of the Houghton ex
press on the Michigan Central railroad
when the train was a uhort distance from
Columblaville. She was an Insane woman
who was being deported to Finland In ac
cordance -with the Immigration laws , she
having resided hero less than a year. Immi
gration Inspector Williams and the matron
of the Sault Ste. Marie custom house had
the girl In charge.
Williams said tonight that she had made no
outbreak during the journey from Marquette ,
where she had been detained in a jail. The
flret the custodian knew ot the affair was
when they heard the breaking of glass.
The maltron eald that -the unfortunate girl
was suffering from extreme melancholia.
DALLAS STREET CAR STRIKE
Prenlden Alexander Bay * lie Will
Hun III * Own Cam If lie linn to
U e GntlliifC Gun * .
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Nov. 13. A special to
the Republic from Dallas , Tex. , says' :
The committee of seven citizens appointed
by the mare meeting last night to consider
the pending strike of the employes of the
Dallas Consolidated Street Railway com
pany conferred with President C. H. Alex
ander ot that company tonight. President
Alexander refused to enter Into anyarbl-
tratlon negotiations and announced that ho
would run the cars as he thought best. This
ends all outside negotiations for a settle
ment of the differences between the com-
pan > and the strikers. President Alexander
announced tonight that ho would run cars if
he had to use galling guns.
SHUT OFF HIS FREE SPEECH
Indiana Moh AtteniittN to Hun neiuii-
criitle Urntor Out of Toitn , hut
lie FooU Them.
SEYMOUR , Iml. , Nov. 13. Tonight a
masked and armed mob took out ot jail
John Balrd , a colored democratic stump
speaker , who had been Imprisoned on the
charge of obtaining money by false pre
tenses. Once outsldo the mob beat him
with gads , pounded him over tbe head with
Te'volvers and ordered him to leave the town
at once. Instead of obeying the order he
went to the prosecuting attorney and sheriff
for protection. Half an hour later heac- _
companled the sheriff and posse In a search
for members of the mob. It la not known
whether or not the assault upon him was
Inspired by political spite.
80CKLESS JERRY IS ALIVE
NotwIthHlnnilliiK lie U Defeated ! > >
He Willet Quit the Game
of Politic * .
MEDICINE LODGE , Kan. , Nov. 13. Con-
grrssman Jerry Simpson , who has just been
defeated for ro-elcctlon by Chester I. Long ,
denies tbo statement that he has quit poll-
tied.
tied."I
"I may not run for congress again , " said
Congressman Simpson In an Interview , "but
I hava not quit politics by any means. I
am Rtlil alive. "
Of his ambitions after leaving the national
housu , however , Mr , Simpson refused to talk.
Tin Plate Combine In Control.
PITTSnURO , Pa. , Nov. 13. All the potent
Interests In the tin plate Industry are now
getting together In the formation of the
combination which Is to bo capitalized at
{ 50,000,000. Tbe promoters of the combina
tion have been in Plttoburg for several days
and their success bos been such on to justify
tbo statement that the market will noon be
In control of thode ilgnlng the articles o
agreement.
PARIS PARLEY OVER
Report that the End is at Hand Uulcat
Americans Tield ,
RIOS INSTRUCTED TO CALL MATTER OFF
Stern Creditors' nnd Americans' Demands
Cause Painful Embarrassment
SPANIARDS STAND BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Supreme Rally of Logic and Eloquence Will
Bo Made ,
OPEN RUPTURE MAY OCCUR AT ONCE
( innd Authority Anxorln thnt Sputa
Will Take Filial Action Though
JSo Time I.lmlt U Set hy
American * ! , j
MADRID , Nov. 13. Rl Imparclal says the
government has forwarded Instructions to
Senor Montoro Rlog , president of the Span
ish peace commission at Paris , that
Monday's conference may bo the last , or the
last by one , "itnlo's the American commis
sion em modify their claim. "
According to El Imparclal , a member of
the cabinet has virtually declared as much.
PARIS , Nov. 13. Among the onlookers
here the Impression exists though It IB not
the result of any olllclal statement thnt ( ho
Spanish peace commissioners will not con.
sent to n treaty which the American com
missioners could islgn.
It seems almost possible , also , ( hat In the
pitiable pressure to which the Spanish com
missioners arc subjected between their larg
creditors , who are on the epot watching
them , and the stern nttltudo of the United
States , 'the Spaniards may abandon their
struggles nnd leave the two forces to con
front each other.
U will not bo decided until tomorrow
morning whether the next joint session Is
to occur tomorrow or on Tuesday. The
Spanlanla , It has been arranged , will In
form the Americans tomorrow morning-
whether they need the day to prepare their
next memorandum. It they want Monday
the meeting will take place on Tuesday.
Under the rules of procedure adopted by th
conference It Is understood that the de
liberations may not be unexpectedly con
cluded by either side.
The statement Is printed here this even
ing that the last memorandum from the-
Americans Is regarded by tbo Spaniards as
a virtual ultimatum. Hut , as a matter
of fact , the Americans have not presented
an ultimatum , save as their treatment of
the subject in hand may be unswervable.
It Is only since Wednesday last that the-
Spanlards have begun to feel the Americans'
purpose of taking over the Philippines and.
that , too , without any assumption of Span
ish Indebtedness. Aa they are now con
vinced of this , it may be that Spain's next ,
presentment In conference will bo the su
preme rally of Us diplomats' argumenta
tive end tactical forces. It may even mark ,
the conclusion of all It has to say , but If
the rules of procedure are followed th
Americana would still have another pres
entation to submit. Ever slnco October 1
It has been within the range of possibility
that at any meeting an open rupture might
occur and on one or two occasions It might
have been easily a fact even before tha >
taking up of the Philippine question.
The boundaries of the field In which that
question Is being worked out arc becoming
more apparent and the angle of final settlement
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ment cannot bo far off. If a treaty Is to
result hero It may be fairly expected within
three weeks , although It Is not true as re
ported from tbe United States today that
the Americans have Instructions embodying
a time limit for the conclusion of tbo con
ference.
Judge Day Is completely recovered.
The Gaulola this morning Bays :
Tbe acquisition of the Philippines for
twenty-five years by an International syndi
cate , from whichever power may eventually
acquire them , is a rumor based on facts ot
which the Qaulols will tomorrow ( Monday )
give details.
Following this lead , the Gaufols and other
papers will tomorrow announce the scheme *
somewhat on these lines : A < jyndtcato rep
resenting $400,000,000 capital proposes to
take over the commercial resources and ad
vantages of the Philippines for a term of
twenty-five yea re , paying to the dominant
power therein $12.ri,000,000 for the privilege.
Under the alleged terms of this scheme
the dominant power would administer the
political and military government of the
Islands nt Its own expense , under the ap
portionment named , while the syndicate
would coi'lcct all customs and other revenue *
for 'the- term specified.
The scheme Involves giving Spain $175-
000,000 to satisfy any real or Imaginary
claims It may make as tn tlie territory. This
feature la said to be bated on the assump
tion that tbe United States will bo the
dominant power.
SPKCIAI , COMMISSION ON Till : WAV.
ft a IT I n mill CollcnKiiew to I'runeiit
Their Cane to the PrcNldent.
HAVANA , Nov. 13. The five members of
the special commission appointed by the
Cuban assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur last
Thurfiday night to go to Washington to pre-
ent to President McKlnlny 'the ' wishes of
the nssembry arrived today. They left
Santa Cruz del Sur on Friday morning. A
large number of Cubans wcro at the railroad
station to roclve them.
Tbo commission , which consists of Gen
eral Callxto Garcia , Its president ; Manuel
Sangullly , Jose Miguel Gomez , Antonio Gonzalez
zalez I.anuza and Jose Ramon VUIalon , Its
eccrctary , will leave for tbo United State *
Wednesday.
There has been no exchange of notes be
tween the evacuation commission today.
The order ot the city is maintained and th
patrol by the Spanish regulars continues ;
Murchiind Uoeii Hack tit UN 1'ont.
CAIRO , Nov. 13. Major Marchand , com
mander of the French expedition at Fasliods ,
started today for that point with Captain
Uamtler , v > ho carried Marchand's report to
Paris and brought the rcpry of the French
government.
On their arrival at Fashoda the expedition
will Immediately rctlro by way of Sobtt ,
Bouthvtest of Fashoda , at the junction of the
Sobat river and the White Nile , from which
point they will move overland to Jlbutll ,
tliu French po < * t In the Ilc-sa district , on ta
v.et ot the Quit of Aden.
llonillinluera Alnke an Appeal.
PARIS , Nov , 13. At a general meeting
of Frenrh holder * ot Cuban bonds held her *
yesterday a resolution was adopted to appeal
to the "good faith of Spain und the spirit
of equity of the I'r'iefl ' StatCM" to tcttl * the *
, qu uttoii of thitlr r rh' a ernll'or * "In con.
tonally v/Hh the nlcd o jita Ice and Uw. *