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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JTJXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBNING , NOVEMBER 15 , 1808 TWELVE PAG-ES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. DEVELOP NEW FACTS Testimony Before War Oommisrion Takes on More Serious Phase , SURGEON HUIDEKOPER DEFENDS HIMSELF Mnch Blamed Doctor Presents His Side to the Investigators. DEFECTS THAT COULD NOT BE REMEDIED Inspector General Breokinridge of thn Army is Oensured. CLAIM HE DID NOT DO HIS DUTY If the General Had Inspected tlic C'linip * Properly the Avar Cniutnln- ! ( > ! > ' Work Would Ilnve Ile.cn Done Months AKO. WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. General Brenk- Inrldgc , Dr. Huldekopcr and Major Knox ware bcforn the War Investigation commis sion today. General Brccklnrldgc's testi mony dealt with conditions at Camp Thomar , of which he wan for a time In command. Ho took occasion to say that but for the change that was made previous to tbo war , requiring Inspectors general In the field to report to the adjutant general Instead of thu Inspector general , the condition of the camps now being developed by the commis sion would have been developed three months ago. Governor Woodbury has returned from Vermont and sat with the commission to day. day.The The commission resumed the exam ination ot witnesses today , with Dr. E. S. Huldekoper , lieutenant colonel of volunteers , on the stand. Ho said that ho had occupied the position of chief medical officer of the First army corps at Camp Thomas. Ohlcka- mauga Park , until July 23 , when ho had gene to Porto Rico with General Brooke. Speaking of the supply depot , he said there were largo quantities of some articles and a superabundance of others at the beginning of the history of Camp Thomas , but that this condition of affairs did not long con tlnue. Ho hod Immediately undertaken to regulate requisitions , so aa to equalize them In the various divisions of the command. At ono tlmo ho had to appeal : o General Hrooko to get the- supplies necessary , the deputy surgeon general Insisting upon being guided by the supplies on the table , which was not a fair test. "Do you know , " asked Dr ; Conner , ' " .bat there was a full supply" medical stores at the depot at Lytle ? " "I know that many articles were lacking. " the doctor replied , and added : "It Is not true , no tas been stated , that there was a full supply. " Shortage AVa Reported. He continued by naylng that he bad made constant reprepcntatlonB to the surgeon gen eral pf | h shortage of supplies. He hod never tujnod down , uy requisition from the division hospitals" except on one oMul when ho , knew that articles -were not on band. Alfco ho had refused ba sanction to a requisition for flooring for hospital tents when General Broo'ko had given orders to move , rfe contended that there had been a sufficiency of tentage , saying that no patients had been compelled to He without covering for any length oft tlmo. It was true , however , that there were occanlons on which the sick men had been kept for sev eral days at a time under the tent flies. "The Second and Third division hos pitals , " ho said In reply to a question , "wore always clean and well ordered. Both Institutions wcro well built , but they had suffered throughout for proper attendance. There was never a sufficient number of hos pital corps men. On the other hand , the First division hospital was not BO well con ducted , for lack of dlsolprlne duo to the prospect of removal. He had repeatedly called attention to the lack of nurses and bout July 1 there was an Increase of hos pital corps men in response to his repre sentations , but the supply was never cqua to the demand. Reverting to the question of lontage , Huldekoper said he knew ot bis own knowledge that the surplus tcntago at the reserve hospital was turned over to the division hospitals and that tents bad not been hold there to the detriment of other hospitals. However , he stated that there were always unoccupied tents at the reserve boipltil. Blame for Regimental Officer * . Speaking of the condition of the camp In general , he said that some of the sinks were cixcesjlvely filthy. Some of them were neve In proper condition. "Who was responsible'for that condition ? ' asked Dr. Conner. "The officers of the regiment , " responded Dr. Hutdckoper. "Did not the commanding general have a duty to perform in that connection ? " th questioner continued. The reply to this ques tlon was not satisfactory and Dr. Conne tnslatrd upon knowing whether anything hat uver been done by the commanding genera tn secure the punishment of regimental off ! oers who hud refused to obey orders for th proper policing of the camps , but Dr. Hulde koper declared that he knew of no ipstance of the prosecution for any offense of tbl kind. Colonel Huldekoper said be had sue cecdcd tn getting supplies only by being th first on hand , as the medical drpot was ru In a very parsimonious manner. There wa not only a great scarcity ot Important drugs mien as quinine and opium , but a dltposl tlon on the part of the purveyor not to glv out what there was. Dr. Huldekoper said that with a few un Important exceptions the medical suppllr for the Porto Rlcan expedition had bre ample. At Newport News ho bad given order that the sick men be eliminated from th command , but he found tbo order had bee evaded and sick men taken aboard. This was especially true of the Third Illlnol * whose surgeon , Dr. Huldekoper said , ha persisted from the start In breaking tb spirit of the letter of thn law. The regt mcnt had left sick at every town It ha vUltcd. He said that when the command starte < for Porto Rico General Brooke had excr died bin prerogative to demand tbo fillln of a rrqulaltlon which had been refused by the deputy surgeon general , but In re- Hponie to question ho eald be did not know why the general bid not exercised this prerogative In securing supplies at Chlckamnuga. Ill * Experience In the Mllltlii. Responding to a request from ex-Governor Braver , Dr. Huldekoper detailed the par ticulars ot his education at a physician , giv ing also his experience In military service. He said be had graduated an a physician from the University of Pennsylvania In 1S74 and afterwards had studied much In Paris , Berlin and other European capital * nnd bad bad considerable experience in hos- pilots anil In general practice. Ho went to Europe a second time on the recommenda tion of Dr. Hnyca D. Agnew , who deslrcfl to establish a veterinary hospital. After returning he went to New York and was encaged largely In the manufacture of tox- Incs , only practicing human medicine for charity. He had been a surgeon In the Pennsylvania National Otiard from 1874 to ISM , being brigade surgeon most of the Irae , covering the Homestead strikes ana be JohnUown flood. Heplylng to another question from Gen- ral Deaver the witness said that Deputy urgeon General Harteuff had refused to upply disinfectants for the camp at Chlck- mauga , Baying that to do so wan contrary o army regulations. Colonel Hulilekoper returned frequently urlng his testimony to his difficulties iu ee- urlng nurses. He said ho had once se- urcrt an npproach to the nece.iBary number hrougl. aa arbitrary order from General Irooko and when this order was luauod ho colonels bad Insisted on supplying the worst men they had In their regiments for members of 'the ' hospital corps. One was nn epileptic and another a confirmed drunkard. 'et the men who had glvnn him the poor- st nurses wore generally the first to make omplalnt of lack of attention. No Negligence In I'orto Illco. * The witness asserted that the sick In 'orto Rico had had good attention , contra- Ictlng the assertion of Colonel Hartsuff hat there had been negligence. He said It was not true that Dr. Hart- ufT had taken charge of a hospital , as the alter had stated , because of Its manage- nrnt. Dr. Hartsuft had volunteered to take a hospital on one occasion , but the offer uid been declined , no that it was all on lapcr. "In fact,1' the witness added , "Gcn- ral Brookn would have stopped htm If he nad attempted to do so. " Major Thomas T. Knox , Inspector general , who participated In 'tho early part of the Santiago campaign as a cnptaln In the First regular cavalry , was before the War In vestigating commission at Ita afternoon BCS- lon. . He was wounded In the battle of La Guaslma and on the second day after land- ng , when he WHS the only officer of his regl * ment present engaged In looking after his men , he was struck In the back and was shot n the body , the ball passing through the cldneyB , liver and lungs. He had remained with his men for some time after being snot and when he at last sought a surgeon 10 had lost a great deal of blood , the doc- tore uaylng ho must necessarily die. He walked 150 yards to tlnd a surgeon , but pr < - vlous to this there were surgeons attending .ho wounded on the firing line. He said his wounds had never received or required any attention , beyond being dressed , and he had > een able to sit up In about three weeks' time. He came north on the Olivette and after arrival was taken care of at Fort Wadsworth hospital. Ho had found that this Institution was well conducted and did not accept the report that such was not he case. Slnjor Knitx'H Kzperlenur. Major Knox -said he had remained with bis troops about ten minutes after receiv ing his wounds and that < ho had for that time forgotten himself In giving attention to his command. His position had been a central one and he had felt that a break might make an opening for the enemy. Major Knox Bald that the ship on which his regiment went from Tampa to Santiago was greatly crowded and that when they landed , the men were In poor condition for * cAfrpaign , "tho worst I ever eav ? said. "This condition was due to the fact that they had been shut up In the hold of the ship for sixteen days , for they had been In good shape when they left Tampa. " He said that the medical corps had done as well as could hive been expected with the means at command. He thought It would have been better If there had been more surgeons and especially It would have been better If there bad been ambulances and more Utters. But the expedition had been hastily organized and he bad no crltt- clsm to make. Furthermore , the transports were so crowded with men that there was little room for more men or for ambulances. All efforts had been directed toward getting as many soldiers over as possible , and not toward furnishing such convenience.1) for the men as might be considered desirable under other circumstances. General J. C. Brecklnridge'g testimony dealt largely with Camp Thomas , of which he was 'in command from August 7 until the camp disintegrated. He said that when he assumed charge the camp was at the beginning of an epidemic of fever and that this condition gradually grew worse. He found much that needed remedying from a sanitary point of view when ho assumed command , but the conditions varied In the numerous regimental camps. He was under the Impression that all Ordinary efforts had been made by the officers in command to Instruct , regimental officers In the matter of sanitation and he thought this Instruc tion had borne fruit. Defect In Water Supply. General Brecklnridge expressed thn opin ion that Chlckamauga park was suitable as a camp site , but the want of portable water was a defect. He was of the opinion that the water could have been vastly Improved If there had been a disposition to go off the reservation for It. He had made no recommendation after taking command and he thought the best remedy was to dis integrate the command. In fact , the greater share of his attention had been given to getting the men away from Cblckamauga. General Brecklnrldge said he had In creased the number of mm given leave at a time from two to six to a company , bo- rauso they seemed deprfes'ed , and. he thought they needed as much change as possible. He was , he said , an are that this order had been criticised. "But my theory of discipline Is to make n soldier do his duty for all that he Is worth and then let him have his fun for all ho deserves , " ho said. General Brecklnrldge said that the man agement of all the hospitals at Camp Thomas , except Stcrnbcrg , was bad. They wore crowded and thcro was a lack of skill on the part of the attendants. He also thought the quartermaster's department had been remiss In some of Its duties ; but ho at tributed all the trouble to a want of ex perience. There had been a lack of tcntage at the hospitals and ho knew of no reason why the tents should not have been sup plied , as he was Informed that the tents were In the quartermaster's depot. Dr. Connor made an effort to get General Brecklnrldge to say where the responsibility rested for the poor conditions of the camp , but the latter said be had never attempted to locate the responsibility , devoting himself to remedying the evil. Difficult to Attend All Promptly. "We all recognized that the condition was abnormal , " be said , "and the question was how to meet It. The point was to get to each man as needed. This seems simple enough to do , but as a matter of fact It was not simple. The chief trouble seemed to be that the hospital attendants , were not familiar with their duties and that there was not a sufficient number of men In the supply department to follow up the hospital attendants and Instruct them. " Ho tald that apparently up to the time of his arrival the first duty had been con ceived to prepare for war. He had changed ( Continued on Second Page , ) BIG FIRE IN DAWSON CITY Forty Buildings Reduced to Ashes with Losses Aggregating $503.000 , HIGH WIND FANS THE RAGING FLAMES HnritKed Demi Monde Thrown n Lighted I < nntn Which IJnrMn nnd SlnrtH Whnlmnlc Confla- Krntlon. SKAGWAV , Alaska. Nov. 4. ( Via Victoria , B. C. , Nov. H. ) Returning Klondlkers ar- . -Ivlng in this city today bring the news that the city of Dawson has been visited with a $300,000 fire. In which forty bulldlng > were burned , Including the new postofficei building and some of the beat buildings tn the city. The flro took place on the morning of October 16. It started In the Green Tree saloon as the result of a row between two women of the town. Belle Mitchell threw a lighted lamp at another woman. The lamp broke , the oil spread and in a few seconds the building was on fire. The flre started at 5:20 : a. ra. The fire of a year ago was caused by this same woman , who throw a lamp at a man with whom she had a quarrel. A month ago the tried to burn her own Dlace In Third avenue In Dawson by throwing a lamp at a woman and nearly caused a conflagration by again losing her temper and wielding another lighted lamp. The news of the conflagration was brought out , by several of the miners , who have Just arrived in this city. The steamer Ora left Dawson October 20 and twenty through passengers reached Bennct yesterday morn- Ing. Quick Work Save * the Town. At the time the police gong sounded the alarm a light wind was blowing down the Yukon and the people at once saw that it would require speedy and quick work to save the town from total destruction. The postolfice was the next building south of the Green Tree saloon , and tbo work ot getting the mall matter out was quickly done. Al though iicarly all the mall was saved. It Is I In great confusion. All that remains to show where formerly forty buildings stood j arc a few blackened logs , and the town was saved from total destruction by the flro engine. If it had not been that about 2,000 men turned out and worked like Trojans with wet blankets , buckets of water and axes and aided in the operation of the flre apparatus , the whole town would have gone up In. smoke. The Klondike Nugget says that the losses will be difficult to estimate , but the follow ing list Is given out : Worden hotel , total Ices , $40,000 ; PnttUon & McGrath's New- England saloon , M/'OO ' ; postofflce building , owned by Alexander McDonald , $10,000 ; Green Tree saloon , $35,000 ; Empire Bakery building , $40,000 ; Myerson & Johnson , stock and building , $20,000 ; Vancouver hotel , $25- 000 ; John Sargent , saloon , $3,000 ; New York storu and ladles' bazaar , $21,000 ; Case & Gllsey , $8,000 ; Dawson Tortont , Jack Thorn , proprietor , and Nellie Lewis and several others , $43,000 ; Hibbard Boot and Shoe store and eixtcen small buildings , $6,000 ; E. A. Sutler , Jeweler , lost every thing he had ; L. Flatew. tailor , $16.000 ; John McDonald , stock and building , tailor , $6,000 ; -Oeorge'Brew tt , tailor , $8,000 ; Folcy , butcher , $5,000 ; Seattle lunch counter , $9,000 ; restaurants , small j stores , etc. , on opposite side ot the street , | $29,000 ; twelve cabins , , furniture , etc. , $18- 000 ; damage to buildings by water to stocks , I | etc. . $50,000 ; damage to goods and stocks throughout entire burned district , claimed I I by losers to be $100,000 ; deducting 50 per ! ! cent , $50,000. Total , $503.000. j There Is no Insurance at Dawson and the ' loss falls entirely on the Individuals. The I I mounted police are Investigating the origin 1 of the flre. It was at first thought that the flro was the result of an incendiary , but this suspicion had been entirely dissipated. TOWN EASY PREY TtTpLAMES CnnonNburw , 1'a. , Snffcm a Heavy Thieves Itenp a Harvest DnrlnK the Flre. OANONSBURG , Pa. , Nov. 14. This town was visited this morning by a fire which , before It could bo gotten under control , wiped out tufty a third of the business portion tion , two of the principal hotels , many dwellings , and did damage estimated at $150,000. No lives were lost as far as can be ascertained. The section devastated In cluded West Pike street and Jefferson avenue. The flames were first discovered In , the dwelling bouse of Reed Williams , and be fore they could be stopped burned these places : Gowern's carriage works , Cochins & McBwen's furniture warerooms , three dwellings occupied by Mr. McEwen , W. P. Fulton and II. Ingram ; Weller & Son's Wv- cry stable , Michael Egan's dwelling , W. P. Fulton's livery stable. Weller & Son's store building , Manufacturers' Natural Gas build ing , E. T. Beakel's restaurant. McNary & Kennedy's feed and livery stable , the Canonsburg hotel , th two city council build ings , McDowell & DIcksoirs lumber yard. The approxlmato insurancn In 110,000. All the buildings but ono were frame and burned like tinder under the force of the wind. The > olunUf flre department , with bucket brig ades , could make no headway , and the tele phone operator had barely time to raise by wire Washington and Plttsburg In a cair for aid before being driven from the building by the flames. All the guests at tbo hotels and the peopfe in the dwelling houses saved some ot their valuables. During the progress of the flrej thieves reaped a rich harvest in the west end of the town. After the flro a dozen or more families found their homes torn upside down on their arrival , bcdclothlng , groceries , qucensware , in fact , almost everything portable being carried away. HAVANA IS IN BAD SHAPE Colonel II11 UN Predicts Kpldcmlc of Fever In that City If Trencnt Conditions Continue. NEW YORK , Nov. 14. Among the passen gers who arrived hero on the steamer Yuca tan from Havana was Colonel H. J. Bllse of the mibBtlnence department of the army. Colonel Bliss was ordered to Cuba October 14 to locate camp sites for the army of occu pation. He brings with him a report of the work done there , and this report be will take to Washington tomorrow. When asked as to the present state of affairs In Havana the colonef said the city was In a filthy con dition. "I don't believe. " ho said , "that the city has ever been in worse shape. The people ! are seriously alarmed over the spread ot yellow fever. They realize that there are no facilities for fighting the dread disease ; that It will spread quickly If the city re- malnti In the present sanitary condition. The people there ncem to think that the city la a good place to keep away from , unless they are there on business of the most prcrslng kind. "Tho Spaniards are bringing their troops from the Interior cities to tbc coast towns , , V and I bellcvo they rc going on aa test as they can with the work of evacuating the Island. " - DISTRIBUTING PRIZE MONEY SlK.iliec nnd Crerr of S . Pnnl Come lit for the Plrnt Allotment. NEW YORK , Nov. 14,4-A peclal from Washington says : Captain Slgsbee , who " " commanded the Mnlno,1 "will ba the first officer of the navy to' secure an allotment of jjflzo money on account of the war with Spain. The Judge advocate general of the nary hue transmitted to the fourth auditor of the treasury the legal documents In the care of the British collier Restormel , which nag captured by Captain Slgabee when In command of the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul off Santiago , to which porUthe steamer was bound in an attempt to 'deliver coal to Cervera's squadron. Had. the mlmlon of the RcEtormcl been successful it Is not likely that the Spanish vessels would have re mained co long as they did In Santiago harbor , and probably they would have escaped before Admiral Sampson had an opportunity to establish the systematic blockade which eventually , resulted In their y.vlft destruction. Although the Restormel WAS released by the American prlzo court Its cargo was declared'-.within the prize statutes and wait appral * d * at $13,000. Ac cording to the law halt of'this amount goes to the government and Ibfe other half to the officers and crow ot the vessel making the capture. The Treasury department Is fully prepared to make the payments at once and within a few days it Is expected that govern ment checks will be mailed to all aboard the St. Paul entitled to participation in the $ GuOO , Including the employes of the Ameri can Tine who volunteered for son-Ice on the steamer when it was commissioned In tbc navy. As Captain Sigsbee at the time of the capture was acting Independently of any superior officer , he will receive the maximum share allowed to a commanding ofllcci by thn statutes , which ! three-twentieths of the net proceeds of the prize , amounting in this Instance to $975 , the remaining $5,525 being divided among all others borne upon the books ot the ship at the , rates ot their respective pay. Had the , ReiTlortnel been of equal or superior force to the St .Piul , none of the money wouM have been Qu.Teed to the United States , but the entire prize vould have gone to the St. Paul. The Navy department Is rapidly complet ing the adjudication of the numerous prlzt awards resulting from the war and in a few wccka most of them will be paid. Tbc case of the liestorraeiT wan finished first because It was the simplest , the most complex being those covering the destruction of the Spanish fleet In Manila harbor by Admiral Dewcy's squadron and that ot the battle on July 3 , the latter involving by far the greatest amount of money and presenting tbc greatest difficulty. Admiral Sampson win get one-twentieth of ther bounty for Cervera'a fleet , and Admiral Schlcy one- " fiftieth. , . EXILES REPORT AN OUTRAGE nniiUhed front Home for Political Reasons Prominent Cttls ns Unre Not nctnrB. " I -/t-Mt r WASHINGTON , Nov. WllmUiKton. N. o ' ra ( ' -jv."i in-Washington'and todajUJail' partmont of Justice and an appointment for j , a conference with he officials was madci j I for this afternoon. They are P. H. Gunning. | ] i United States commlstoner and Justice of i the peace ; John R. Melton , chief of police. j ' and C. H. Gilbert , superintendent of city carts. According to their statements , at ! wcro seized without warrant and escorted to the ' depot by an armed nnd Jeering mob , who shouted all sorts of Insults aUer them as they .marched along. "WhIU niggers" appeared to bo the least of the Insulting names with which the crowds greeted them at every step. Once on the train , they wcro told In forcible language that if ever again tlu > y set foot In Wilmington they would be shot on . 'light. When their train arrived at Newberne it was boarded , they say , by Mavor Ellis and n lawyer named Guyon and they were In formed that It would not be safe for them to remain there any length of How , and they took the first boat to Norfolk. Brown , a negro from Wilmington , who did not leave at the same time with them , they bad since heard , was set upon by a crowd and terribly beaten in the city postolUce. At other points they were warned not to stop. The three men are at present ttuy- Ing at a small hotel on Pennsylvania ave nue. What they will do or where they will go from hero is a serious question with them. They say they will not return to their homes In Wilmington , as they fe < ? l certain the threats of the mod woul I be car- rled out and they would bo shot. They plead not guilty to every charge made against them and Insist that they were tun out of the state for the single reason that the'y were republicans and refused at the bidding of an Irresponsible mob to surrender their rights of franchise. M3HUA8KA HANK'S NEW OFFICETIS. Comptroller of the Currency Take * Note \umerouii ClmiiKen. WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) The comptroller of the currency has been advised of the following changes In officials of northwestern national banks : Nebraska : First National bank of Mln- den , C. Rogers president In place of Otto Abrahanuon ; Otto Abrahamson vice presi dent In place of Louis Anderson ; W. B. Chapln cashier In place of L. Nowell. - Iowa : First National bank of Burlington William Carson. Jr. , president In place oi Lyman Cook ; William P. Foster vice presi dent. The Western National bank of New York was today approved as reserve agent for First National bank of Mlndeu , Neb. ; alao the Continental National bank of Chicago and the National Bank of the Republic o : Chicago for the First National bank ot Buf falo Center , la. and the National State bank of Burlington , la. , respectively. The contract for carrying mall between Seubert and New Holland , S. D , , was today awarded to C. Oly at $123 per year. SICK SOMJIKHS Alii : COMING HOME Hnnpltal Mlilp Leaves Manila with In valided Volunteer * . WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. A dispatch baa been received at the War department an nouncing that the hospital ship , Scandla , has sailed from Manila for San Francisco with , about seventy sick eoldlers on board. Sick I.Ut from WASHINGTON. Nov. 14 , The War de partment has received the following : SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Nov. 14. Adjutan ! General. Washington- Sanitary report. No vember II Total sick. 1.100 ; fever < il kinds. 671. Deaths Edward Moss , private Company H. Twenty-third Kansas , Novem ber 12 , typhoid fever.WOOD WOOD , Commanding. Dully Tri'iinury Statement. WASHINGTON , Nov. II. Today's state ment of the treasury shows' Avail able cash balance , $20,3 SOSO ; gold reserve. J212.105,515. BRITISH TJLES FOR SALE Startling Revelations Are Made in the Hoolej Investigation. GREAT PROMOTER BUYS A BARONETCY Cnndn Are Not Dnllvereil Solely lie- online III * Flirrt Income Wns Deemed Innafllrlcnt for hnch Honor. ( Copyright. 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 14. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The climax ot the Hooley revelations was reached In the London bankruptcy court today when Sir William Matrlott , a former officeholder In the conservative ministry , admitted hav > Ing handed Hoolcy'n check for 50,000 to Captain Mlddlcton , chief manager of the conservative party machine , as payment , for a baronetcy to be conferred upon Hooley at the queen's Jubilee. This check was hold by Captain Mlddlcton for several weeks and Marriott Inquired at Hooley'e bank whether he was good for the amount. The deal failed solely because an hereditary title Is not conferred unless the recipient has an Income at least of $5,000,000 n year apart from trade and Hoolcy's position was decmrd too Insecure. That titles are given In England In return for "political services , " which take form when hard cash Is subscribed to party funds , has always been believed , but this Is the first time such a transaction , with all Its sordid details , came out under oath in n court of Justice. -Hoolcy's 50,000 were not returned to him until alter the Jubilee honor list bad been gazetted and It Is said ho was offered n knight bachelorship , which Is not heredi tary , for 25.000 , but Hooley would have nothing less than n baronetcy. Marriott also admitted having been an In termediary In getting Hooloy elected to the Carlton , the principal tory party club , for the payment of 10,000 to club funds. After his election Hooley sent his check for 5,000 to the Marquis Abergavenny , chairman of the po litical committee of the club , but wa curtly informed by that descendant of Kingmaker Warwick that " 5,000 was not enough ; you promised 10,000. " Hooley paid the other 5,000. Fieced on All Sides. Hooley was fleeced as rapaciously by thi conservative jarty managers as by any city sharks. The sum demanded of him for his election to the Carlton and for the aaronetcy was In the first cabe thrice and in the second twice , the market price of these preferments. The gravest point about the baronetcy transaction Is that It could not have been carried through without the knowledge and concurrence of Lord Salisbury himself and the fact that Captain Mlddleton consented to consider it at all Is held tj show tlat If the conditions were satisfactory the con nivance of the prime minister was , to say the least , not Impossible. Over 1,100 can didates were waiting an election to the Carlton on their merits , hut since the Hooley revelation , a large number have withdrawn'vthrtrnAmes. . ; . . . jfi .tl ± _ l. VrfLiit -ilfj' 160,000 tO \MW5ff * . " 5 ? ' ! ! 17 ? ' ffi'V' British principal newspapers t The charge that Hooley destroyed several Important account books since his bank ruptcy Is now taking tangible shape and If proved wllr be a criminal matter lor him. His two former secretaries have written a letter making accusation in detail. The reve lations have caused a tremendous commo tion , especially In political circles. GREET CERZON8 ENTHUSIASTICALLY New Viceroy of India Takes Leave of nin Constituency. SOUTHPORT , England , Nov. 14. The visit to this place today of Lord nnd Lady Curzon led to a remarkable demonstration of good will for his lordship , who has repre sented this division In Parliament since the last general election In 1893. All the city functionaries and the county bodies participated In It , the streets were deco rated with flags and crowded with people and at the railway station the public offi cials , In their robes of office , presented an address of congratulation to his lordship on his appointment to the vlceroyshlp of India , The lady mayoress presented to Lady Curzon a bouquet of orchids In a sliver holder and with a ribbon attached to It , Inscribed in gold letters , "Presented to Lady Curzon by the lady mayoress In be half of the Southport division. " A procession was then formed and Lord and Lady Curzon proceeded to the munici pal buildings amid the cheers of the people , mingled with tbo tolling of the church bells. Lord and Lady Curzon afterwards held a reception. Prominent among the decorations were trophies representing the union Jack , the stars and stripes and the star of India , on- twined. At a later function Sir William Forwood presided. Ho , said that never had there been a viceroy of India appointed who was so heartily approved of by the cntlro nation. Sir William added that tbo charm and re finement of Lady Curzon , who Is an Ameri can woman , will adorn the viceregal court. After the presentation of a eulogistic ad dress from the Conservative association ot Southport and a handsome and massive sil ver bowl , weighing over 200 ounces , and a pair of gold spurs , Lord Curzon made a speech , during which ho formally bid fare well to his constituents. HUAIl EVIDENCE IN DREYFUS CASE. Plcquart to Re Cnnrt-Martlnled for Tnlklnnr Ton Much. PARIS , Nov. 14. The court of cassation today examined General Zurllnden and Gen eral Chanolne. who recently resigned suc cessively the portfolio of minister of war and it Is said that their evidence was highly Important In upholding the attitude they have taken throughout that Dreyfus Is guilty and that a communication of the petit dossier would compromise the safety of the state and the good relations of Franco with foreign nations. General Xurllnden , now military governor of Paris , has decided , It Is reported , to send Llcutcnatn Colonel Plcquart before a court- martial , on the charge of having communi cated to his counsel , M. L'c Blois , a chapter of the Dreyfus dossier , containing the letter about "that Canaille D , " since known to be a forgery , through the confession ot the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry. SPANISH TRANSPORT WRECKED. Goes Ashore Near Clenfoeiros , but Crew In Saved. HAVANA. Nov. 14. The Spanish transport - port Le Gaspla went ashore at I o'clock this morning at Punta Boca Gavllanoa , near CIcnfuegoB , province of Santa Clara , and was totally wrecked. All the crew were saved. II r I vi ! Ont the Chinese. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Nov. 14. The mln- | era employed In the vicinity of Sllverton 1 have rounded up all tlic Chlneco laborers In 2 tbo various camps and shipped them out of : CONDITION OF THE WEATHFR Forecast for Nchrnnkn Fntr ; Wnrtner ; Southerly Winds. Yesterday' * Temperature at nmnhai Hour. DCK > Ilonr. Urn. S a. in. . . . . . ! I2 1 p. m 41 n. m ! I2 a p. m Ill 7 n. m : ti ! n p. i.i II S n. m .lit 4 p. m II 11 n. m : tt : n p. m it : to a. m ill n p. n II 11 n. m. . . . . . : IT 7 p. in -It ) lii m : m M p. m an n p. m II the district. The Mongolians arc expected to return to China by the next steamer. I.nut TnrUlnh Soldier * l.cntr. | CANEA , Island of Crctr. Nov. 14. Chaklr | Pasha and the last Turkish soldiers left hero j today. Ilniperor William ln f < i Crete. CANEA , Island of Crete. Nov. 14. The Imperial yacht Hohcnzollern passed Cretan waters at 1 o'clock today. The dispatch boat Hcrta entered Suda bay In order to fetch dispatches for Emperor W'lllam. ' PRIVATE RECORDS AT STAKE Spnnlfth ConinilNxloiicru Wnrlclna to Sure Political 1'rcntlRe Penr ndlnm of Knllnro. PARIS , Nov. 14. Secretary Moore of tlic United States commission rccchrd from Secretary OJeda of the Spanlnh commission this morning a note , raylnp that the Span- lull commissioners had found it ImD.nslblo to prepare their memorandum for presenta tion today and asking If the- United States commissioners would ho inconvenienced if , owing to the late arrival from Madrid ot un expected data , the Spztitanls should request that the next meeting bo deferred until Wednesday. Secretary Moore replied that 'the American commlcsloners were quit ? ready to accommodate the Spaniards in this matter , and the joint'stsslon was practically deferred until Wednesday next. Importance Is nttacl > < 1 to this delay , It being regarded as I lull ting that the Span ish commissioners arc reparlng for a final stand in these negotta * ns , nnd It may now bo definitely stated tb . they will not ulpn a treaty of peace wjil , ' QJylclds to Spain no more from the Philippine Islands than has I thua far been offered or Indicated by the American commissioners. Should the latter Indicate that the United litntes Is only will- lug to reimburse BJIaln for her pacific ex penditures in the Philippine Islands , the Spanish commissioners will reply that their mission Is finished. Should this occur It Is possible that tbo Spaniards will also sug gest a suspension of the negotlitlon through the commission and a resumption of negotiations between Madrid und Wash ington. This attitude of the Spaniards Is explained by the fact that the members of the Span ish commission have political alliances and personal responsibilities to constituencies nnd the national creditors of Spain which restrict them to certain lines , which are as far as the ministry at Madrid cares to go. It is pointed out that If the five Spanish commissioners here signed a treaty yielding the Philippine Islands to the United States without lesyenlng Spain's debt In an appre ciable degree , they couM not return homo with the pnxipoct of any political future be fore them and posalbtlr would be In danger .of violence at Jho htwfla of mobs. * ! v At y.liji"Ifrxt "rnevling "of the commissions the Americana trill Icafn the definite Atti tude of Spain on any proposition thus far made. The Spaniards , however , In this' prcBsntatton , win not declare all negotia tions closed. They will Insist that the sov ereignty of Spain over the Philippine Islands Is beyond question , but will announce Spain's readiness to yield that sovereignty for an adequate equivalent and win then In vite negotiations under the Spanish con struction of the protocol. The American commUpioners may then communicate their final attitude to the Spaniards , but the Americans are expected at a future meet ing to present a carefully prepared conclu sion of their contention and conditions. | Should the reply be no different from these , already presented the tlmo win have then arrived , when Spain will declare itself helpless - , less , though steadfast , and will await the next step of the United States , whatever it I may be. Thus Spain win bo able to say to ita creditors that lit has done Its utmost and that the Issue must rest betwen them and the United States. PRICE OF SUGAR ADVANCES American StiRO Heflucrr InanKnrate * the Movement and Others Follow Snlt. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. The Tribune to morrow will say : The American Sugar Refining company yesterday ( Monday ) advanced the price of all grades of domestic refined sugars one- eighth of a cent a pound , this move being promptly followed by the independent re- fineries. This Increase * makes the price of granulated 5 1-8 cents A p-und or 4.84 cents net , exclusive of trade discounts , am Is the first general advance since the beginning of the cutting of prices between the American Sugar Refining company and the outside company. COMINU HOME FROM MANILA Volunteer * > 'oir In the Philippine Islands to He Dronicht Ilack Soon. DENVER , Nov , 14. Governor Adams ban received a telegram from Adjutant Gen eral Corbln to the effect that the volunteer regiments now doing duty In the Philip pines are to bo ordered homo as soon as the troops now enrouto for the Islands reach there. The g'vernor had written thn adjutant general requesting the discharge ot a young son of a prominent Denver family. In his reply General Corbln says : "In reply I have the honor to Inform you that it Is the purponc of the War department to return to the United States within a short tlmo the volunteer regiments now nerving in Manila , other volunteer regiments now being on their way to replace them. It is believed this will have bren accomplished and the eoldler of whom you write will re turn to you about as soon as though his discharge were ordered Immediately. " Governor Adams Is of the opinion that the troops will be home Roma time In January. LEGACY OF A KANSAS MAID Munlc Slndcnt of Alillcne Will Pat to Practical Ilor a Fart of Half a Million NIMV Her * . ABILENE. Kan. , Nov. 14. It Is Bald Mrs. Sarah Bonnell , an Abilene young woman , has received a legacy of $500,000 from a friend In New York interested In her mu sical education. She will go to Paris soon , where her younger sitter lives. Miss Don- nclt hat studied rocal music In Chicago and London. She It now vlrltlng a sister In Missouri. No further dculla ot the condi tions of the legacy are made public , Hunk lleopenn. I OSWCGO. N. Y. , Nov. 11. The TloEa Nn- tlonnl bank , of which Senator T. C. Platt Is prceldent. will reop n Us doom for bual- ncsa Thursday morning. APPEAL TO AMERICA Under That Headline Filipinos Make Vigorous Protest. COMPLAIN OF SNUBS FROM ARMY OFFICIALS Spaniards Said to Receive Better Treatment Than Allies. CONFIDENCE IN AMERICANS IS EMPHASIZED Great Anxiety Exprefsed in the Result o Paris Conference. DESIRE FOR HARMONY PENDING OUTCOME Convention of neprcsentiitlve nil- plnnn ( liven Annuruuee of nhcdl- enrr and HCRH .11 ore OotiNldera- tlon from Itrnldunt Officials. HONG KONG , Nov. 14. The Filipino Junta , together with representatives of Gen eral Agulnalrio and the Filipino govern ment here , has drawn up what they dcslg- nata as an "appeal to PicslJent McKlnley and the American people , " but what Is In reality rather in the nature of an arraign ment of American actions In the Philippines. John Barrett , former United States minis ter to Slam , was asked b > the Junta to pre- tent the memorial to the United States gov ernment ant people. Mr. Barrett replied that while be could have no olllclal influ ence regarding the status of the. matter uu was satisfied that a document which repre- aentcd the sentiments of the Filipinos would receive at the hands of the Americans all the consideration It merited. Thn memorial says : "We , the Hong Kong representatives of our countrymen , appeal to the great and good Judgment of President McKlnloy and the spirit of fairness and justness of th < i American people as It Is always shown In their regard for the petitions of the weak and oppressed. DrMro to Keen tlie Pence. "While the fate of the Islands Is still un decided and wo nro doing all In our power to prevent n conflict between the Americans and Filipinos awaiting patiently the con clusions of the Paris conference ; wc Implore the Intervention of the president , supported by the- will of the people , to end the slights shown our leaders , soldiers and people by some of tbn American military and naval officers , although we do not wish to wrong Admiral Dewey or General Otis. " The memorial then that " avers "false re ports are spread broadcast , alleging that the Filipinos are responsible for all the fric tion , " and points out that "tho tension In greater every day and any moment , a shot may b ? fired by an Irresponsible American or Filipino aoldler leading to great blood shed. " and beseeches tb.e United States "to help the Junta to control our own people by directing American officers to temper their actions with friendship , justice and falr- , "From theommtnco eut of ' ( . & vbo > till - tlf's , " continues the memorial , "ttio Filipino acceded to all 1ho American requests , but after bottling up the- Spaniards in Manila , the Filipinos were completely Ignored when thn Americans advanced and thus deprived of the fruits of victory. Now after months of campaigning tbo Filipino troops have been ordered beyond the suburbs , whcra they have no quarters and where supplies arc difficult to obtain. All our launches have been seized because of a foolish rupert - port that wo would attack the Americans. and when we asked explanations wo wcro not answered. The Spaniards have bcpn shown every consideration , while the Filipinos , friends and allies , are often treated as enemies. " Complain of Cold Feeling : . After assorting that Filipinos uni formly acted on the advice of the Americans and were Informally recognized by them until Manila was captured , tbo memorial goes on to say : "We can only attribute this sudden change to orders from Washington to American officials at Manila to avoid compromising tbn American government by a recognition of the Filipinos and tbelr government. The Americans are carrying out these Instruc tions literally , losing sight of the former friendly intercourse and assistance and ot the assurances the American officials gave General AgulnalJo , which he communicated to his followers. " After emphasizing the Junta's "absolute confidence In President McKlnley and tbu peopre of the great republic , " stating that "pur protests are not prompted by animosity , but arc directed against conditions existing at Manila , and not against the American government and people , " acknowledging "our gratitude , to American arms for des troying the Spanish power In the Philip pines" and expressing "a hope that ths Islands are not to be returned to Spain , " the memorial concludes thus : "Wo await thp arbitrament of the pcacn commUalou with oven greater Interest than the Ameri can * , because It concerns our land , our hap piness and our freedom. In the meantime , we Bhall pray for peace and a perfect un derstanding with tbo AmerlMns. " ONLY ONE OFj-AMILY LEFT Hnrvlvor Dying from Sulf-Infllrtra Wound * Trnucdr Fallows T r lin ed y In Quick Huccciialon. PITTSBURO. Pa. , Nov. 11. Edward Bell- bteln , brother of Bertha Bellstrlu , who IclKed her mother'and attempted to kill her self six weeks ago , added another chapter to the tragedy which surrounds the family by killing himself last nlgh os the gravu of his mother. His body was found at 7 o'clock thtd morning , cold and tlff. Near It was , a note which Indicated that he had com mitted suicide. ThiTo wcro no marks of violence on the remains nnd the Infemico Is that BelMeln took poison and then lay down to dlo on the grave of his mother. The Bellbteln family was qulto wealthy and occupied a prominent position in German boclal circles on the north slilo. A llttlM over a year ago J. F. Bcllsteln , the father of the family , died after an Illness of a fmv hours. Six weeks ago yesterday morning Bertha rbot her mother to death and In flicted four wounds with a retolver on hoi- eclf. She Is still living , but cannot recover , her physicians say. Within twonty-four hours after her attempt to kill herself David Reich , an old man who lived with tbo fam ily , laid himself on the Port Wayne tracks In Tower Allegheny In front of an approachIng - Ing train and was killed. Now her brother has added to the lint ot tragedies by taking bis own life. Mlnftonrl Soldier Dnnd. PHILADELPHIA , Oct. U. Of the two soldiers v < ho died hern today one was P. S. Elder , Company H , Fourth Mlfaouil , homo is Franklin , Morgan county , III , i