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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
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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
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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 ,
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