THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA. MOXDAY MORXENfc , KOVEMUEll 21 , 1898. SINGLE COP\r FIVE CENTS.
f | CARE OF THE SICK
'Burgeon General Steinberg Beporta on the
Work of flis Department.
OUTLINE OF WORK DONE DURING THE WAR
Shortage of Supplies and Trained Hospital
Oorpa Early in the Game.
100 MANY BOYS ENLIST IN THE ARMY
TJnable to Stand Eigors of Camp Life , They
Succumb to Disease.
DRUNKENNESS CAUSE OF MUCH SICKNESS
Cnnum Generally Well I'roilded for
i. After IloNlllltlcN Oneii Volunteer
Onicer * ItcNnoiiNllilc lot Many
Uufatoruhle Condition * .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 20. Surgeon General
George 11. Sternbirg has made bla report to
tbo secretary oC war. It relates mainly to
the work of Uic medical corps during the
war. The following arc the moro Important
features of tbo report :
The number or medical officers 192 al-
Jowcd by law to the army U Inadequate In
tlmo of peace. The Insiifllclency In time of
war wai met by the assignment of over 030
, contract etirgcons. The very small proportion
v ; tion of medical oincers having experience of
V , a , military character Impaired the cniclency
of th ? department at the outset , but many
of the stalf olllcers who were from civil life
showed great aptitude for the service and
Bpcedlly became of value as administrative
anllary officers
No provision was made for hospital coipa
men for the volunteer troops except that
which empowered the secretary of war to
enlist a- < many privates of the hospital corps
as the service may require. The number of
men enlisted and transferred during the war
( Was approximately 6,000.
The want of a sufficient body of trained
hospital corps men necessitated the detail
of enlisted men from the regiments for hos
pltal duty In se\eral of the camps and the
employment of trained nursei at the general
hospital. Over 1,700 female nurses have been
cmplojcd , at first at the general hospitals
end later at the field division hospitals ,
( When It became evident that the field servIce -
Ice purpose for which the latter had been
organized would have to give place" to the
Imperative need of caring for the many sick
men coming from the regimental camps.
Immediately upon the declaration of war ,
! Aprl' 21 , steps were taken to obtain mcdlca
supplies for the new volunteer army. The
manufacture was expedited with the utmost
dispatch. On May 3 , foreseeing that 1
would bo Impossible to have ready for Issue
to tbe volunteer regiments as soon as they
were mustered In the necessary articles o
field equipment , I telegraphed tbe governor
4 jof the several stales for authority to use the
-'t Snedlcal equipment of the Nallon Lduar >
in the service of the state until our army
tncdlc.il supplies were ready for Issue. Mos
of the governors wbo had field equipment re
sponded promptly and satisfactorily , but
unfortunately , many of the state medlei
departments had no sucb equipment. Mean
while tbe officers In charge of the mcdlca
supply depoU were directed to make ar
rangements so that supplies could be Immc
dlalcly obtained for 100,000 men for six
months.
Whenever notice was received from th
ndjutanl general's office lhat commands were
to be moved or camps formed I endeavorei
to anticipate the wants of the troops by
telegraphing to the officer In charge of tin
nearest supply depot to forward supplies fo
the stated number of men.
Too Many IIojii Cnllntcd.
in my opinion the reduction of tbo age
limit from 21 to 18 years and the haste with
iwhlcb the volunteer regiments were organ
ized and mustered Into the service were rc-
eponslblo for much of the sickness which
was reported In the carry days of their camp
life. All military experience shows that
young men under 21 years break down read
ily under tbe strain of war service ; and
< every regiment bad many of these youths In
its ranks. Medical examiners were ap
pointed to testify to tbo phjslcal qualifica
tions of each man before acceptance , but ,
fiotnllhstandlng Ibis , so many men wore
afterwards found on the sick lists of the
Camps unfit for service , from causes existing
prior to enlistment , that special arrange-
jnenli had lo bo made for their discharge.
Soon after tbo newly raised levies ueie
Bggregaled In Targe camps sIcUiuvs began lo
increase progressively from cjustn that were
no gcnetal In their operation that scarcely a
regiment escaped from their harmful Influ
ence. These causes may largely bo referred
to Ignorance on the part of officers of the
principles of camp sanitation and of their
duties and responsibilities as regards tbo
( Welfare of the enlisted men In their com
mands.
The sites of certain of tbo vamps have
been stated in the newspapers as Ihe cause
of Die slcKnets which was developed In
them , but a review of the whole situation
shows that It was not the site but the man
ner of Its occupation which must be held re
sponsible for the general spread of disease
among the troops. April 27. 1S9S , foresee
ing the likelihood of Insanitary conditions
In the camps , I Issued circular No. 1 , Im
pressing upon medical officers their respon
sibility in sanitary matters and the neces
sity for a strict sanitary police , particularly
in the cure of the sink and In the preserva
tion of the camp area from contamination.
But the density of the military population
on the area of these con'tracted camps prevented -
vented the possibility of good sanitary con
dition. Camps of tbla character may be oc
cupied for a week or two at a time without
serious results , as In the case of national
guardsmen out for ten days' field practice
during the summer , but their continued oc
cupation will Inevitably result In the breakIng -
Ing down of the command by diarrhoea ,
IJjsentery and typhoid fever.
Practically nothing was done to make the
tnen comfortable or to remedy the Insanitary
conditions until these won brought to the
attention of tbe secretary of war by Inspec
tors cent out from the War department.
Then the camps held for sa bng were abtn-
Uoned but not before the manifestations
of typhoid Infect'/ ) } were rlf In them. New
.
sites were carei'iilly selected , regimental
camps wore exnanded , company tentngt * In
creased and boa.-i flooring provided , Then j"
( or the first time , the troop.i went Into
camps suitable for continued occupation.
-t nrunkeuiicmi Prevalent.
One prominent muse of tbo Increase of
Ickness In the early camps had been com
mented upon by onlv n d-w of our medical
officers. These clie the prevalence of dri nlc-
cnness and of vnnenul disease due to the
facilities and temptations afforded by the
proximity of cltlta In tbe larger camps. T.rv
bold th t If th * lyiteuia of the men had
P"J P9U weakened py dlslnatlon ibcy would
not have succurrbcd so readily to th.1 other
Influence which affected them ,
U was Uphold fever which broke Oawn
the strength of the commands gencrall ) ,
the oulbreak becoming distinctly manliest
In July , Sporadic cases appeared In
most of the regiments In March
and June , tliene cascn having been
brought In many Instances from the
stale camps. In liitt , some regiments , M
the Fifteenth Mlnt.i ? oi.i , sufterel more from
this disease at 'he'r ' stale rendezvous than
any of the reglnwnH In the large fcdt ral
camps. It appears from n general levlew
of the sanitary reports already fllid that
the prevalence of thu disease was prop r-
lloned lo Iho Insanitary camp conditions
which I have reftnrcd to The probability
of Its communication to soldiers In camp
through the agcnc/ > ' Illeo was pointed out
as a reason for Inaibtlng on n sanitary po
lice of the strictest character.
II Is well known lo the medical profession
that this fever Is proptunu-J l.y a contam
inated waler snppl/ and It Is now recognize , !
Ibat Iho greal prnnlouce of this dlstLse In
an aggravated form In tbe camps of the
civil war was duo lo the use of service
and shallow well wittrs and typhoid efUcted
by excrela. To pievcnt transmission by the
water supply I rtcommonled the use of
boiled and filtered -vat.sr whn a pure tprlng
could not be obta r.pd and 10 enable an ef
ficient filtration of sugpccteu waters to be
made , field filters of approved construction
were Issued on my recommendation by tbe
quartermaster'u depaiMiu nt.
Cnrc for Sick and Wounded.
The seriously lck were to be treated In
division Held ho pllals ( unless Ihelr Iransfer
to a general hospital was advisable ) under
the care of the moat experienced physicians
and able surgeons on duty with each
division. Medical olficers left on duty with
their regiments were to exercise sanitary
supervision over the well men and to deter-
mlno whether a soldier reporting himself
sick should bo sent to hospital or remain as
a trivial case under treatment In quarters.
This consolidation of thu medical force by
divisions , Implying as It did the breaking up
of the regimental hospitals , met with a
strong opposition from regimental medical
officers , particularly from those who were
not detailed for special service at the
division hospitals.
Long before the Fifth Army corps em
barked for Cuba Its field hospitals were In
condition for efficient service. .Subsequent
events have rendered valueless these prep
arations of the Medical department. When
the command embarked an the tran'port
vessels , the baggage wagons and mules were
left behind. The ambulance trains of all the
divisions , with a large part of the outfit of
each of tbe hospitals , were also left behind.
Three ambulance wagons were'taken apart
and stoml on one of Ihe vessels. These did
excellent service at San Juan and El Caney.
Ten of the ambulances of the Third or re
serve divisional hospital were subsequently
shipped lo Cuba , where Ihey arrived July 2 ,
and were of value In moving Ihe sick and
wounded lo Ihe hospital at Slboney , and to
the hospital ships and transports. Of the
property and supplies carried lo Cuba a por-
llon was not available for service at tbe
tlmo It was most needed , to wit , on July 1 ,
2 and 3 , when the wounded from El Cancy
and San Juan were coming from Ihe front
for care and treatment. This was because ,
In general , no opportunity was afforded to
land tbo medical property. Earnest efforts
were made by medical officers to have sup-
plttsat the front with Ihe troops. During
and at the battles of El Caney and San
Juan there was an Insufficiency of cots ,
tenla and bedding , duo lo the causes staled ,
but all the hospitals were well equipped for
surgical work.
Trooiii Break Down.
After tbe capitulation of Santiago the
troops at the front broke down rapidly
under the fatigues they bad undergone and
the malarial Inllucneco to which they were
exposed , but by this time an anipre supply
of tenls , furniture , bedding , clothing and
medical stores had reached Slboney , lo-
gelher with a corps of trained nurses nnd a
force of surgeons , those sent to duty at the
yellow fever hospital being Immune to the
disease. Meanwhile , to icllcvu tbe pres
Euro on the field hospitals , such convales
cents and sick as could bear the journey
home , were sent to tbo United States on
transport vessels. This wns an emergency
measure to relieve the hospitals at Slboney
and permit of the transfer to them of the
men wbo were Blck In regimental camps.
The transfer of troops from Santiago to
Montauk Point , Now York , was also an
emergency measure and the great responsi
bility of excluding jtllow fever Infection
from every transport rested on Iho mcdlca
officers who had charge of the embarka
tion. Had they failed in this duty the ef
fect would have been disastrous during the
voyage to the men confined on board ship
and'tbe risk of Importing the disease Into
this country would have been greatly In-
j creased.
It Is necdlevrc to refer at this tlmo to the
complaints of starvation which appeared al
moat dally In the newspapers during the
occupation of Camp WlKoff , for It Is now
generally understood that the weakness
prostration anaemia and emaciation of so
many of the troops were the results of ma
larlal , tvphold and yellow fever , from
which the army suffeud as a consequence
of Us cxposuro lo Ihe climatic Influence ant
to the Infections of Santiago and Its neigh
borhood pending nnd subsequent to Ihe sur
render of Iho city.
Tro | iM In the Home CnmuM.
The method of hospital organization In
Ihese camps was , pracllcally the same nnd
there was much similarity In the condi
tions affecting them and correspondingly In
their history. Regiments reported In but
few Instances with the material nnd supplies
for their medical care , but they brought
sick men with them and these required Im
mediate care. ProvHou had to bo made
for division hospital1. ) In view of future field
service and for icglmental hospitals in view
of the immediate necessity.
Chief surgeons of corps and division * be
gan the organization and equipment of their
field division hospitals and ambulance com
panies , but they is ire met at tbe outset by
the apparent Inposstblltty of securing men
for servlcu as cooks , nurses , Utter bearers ,
ambulance drivers , teams , etc.
As a rule the hospitals were kept In cam
paigning condition ; that Is , the tents wers
neither flamed nor floored until the Increased
prevalence of typhoid fever attracted at
tention to their crowded condition , -when tbo
object of their exlnstenee became suddenly
changed from a school for field servlcu to a
hospital for the treatment of a local out
break of disease. Special diet kitchens , un
der tbe management of capable individuals ,
were opened at most of tbo hospitals.
Money for this purpose was sent to them
by mo from funds contributed and placed
at my disposal. Money was also sent dl-
rectly by individuals nnd representatives
of aid societies ; and the Red Cross commit
tees supplied quantities of Ice and milk ,
chicken , eggs , lemons , etc. Pajamas , night
shirts and other articles of hospital cloth-
Ing were also provided by the Red Cros
and other aid locletlei. Subsequently tb
order authorizing the commutation of th
sick soldier's ration at 60 cents renders
these hospitals wholly Independent of outsld
a'sU'ancc.
About July 20 the troope for tbo invaslo
( Continued on Third
JPPOSED TO IMPERIALISM
rganizers of New Moveropnt Promulgate
Principles at Boston.
ALL IT THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
ItulriMr CanicKlo ComrltintcH 91,000
for tlic I'mof ' tin-
tloii IMnii * of the
1'art ) .
BOSTON , Nov. 20. The organizers of the
novcmcnt against the movement for the nn-
c < atlon of the Philippines met In this city ,
dcptcd a constitution , elected officers and
ssued an address to the people of the United
tales urging prompt co-operation In get-
ng signatures to a protest against tbe an-
cxatlon of the Philippines.
Edward Atkinson presided. Before tbe
lectlng ho received a telegram from Andrew
'arncgle ' that he had sent him a check for
1,000 for the use of the movement. Funds
ave ahcady been subscribed liberally.
The address says In part :
Whatewr Islands we take must bo an-
exed or held In vassalage to the rcpub-
c. Either course Is dangerous to the phys-
cal and moral safctv of the nation , Incon-
stent with our professions nnd must result
i foreign complications which will imperil
nd delay the settlement of pressing llnnn-
ial , labor and administration questions at
oine.
Itot n Wnr of Continent.
Irrprcs"ed with the Importance of these
lows and recalling the declaration of the
tcsldcnt that the war with Spain could
over degenerate Into n war of conquest , we
nve deftrrcd action until It had heroine
vldent that pressure was being brought
pen the president to convince him that
ic public opinion demands tlio Inclusion cf
lien territory nnd great masses of alien
eoplo Into the territory of the United
tales. We stand by the president's dccla-
allen nnd In order to give evidence to tbo
P.osltion lo the foreign expansion pellcy
> y a vast body of our people have , trgan-
zcn an antl-tmperlallst league upon the fol-
ov.lng general plan :
rirst Tbe center of the movement to be
t Washington , with a local secretary there
or executive work.
Second Committees of correspondence to
ouduct the work In such manner as to
> rlng together the united efforts of men
f repute throughout the country , without
egard to party , to deal vvltb Ihe subject In
all Us aspects , as follows :
"Tho moral Iniquity of converting a wnr
or humanity Into a war of conquest. "
Third Tbe physical degeneration , the cor
ruption of the blood and all the evils of
militarism which will ensue If the troops
ire to be kept in the Philippines and else-
vhcro longer than absolutely necessary tenable
nable government to be established which
vlll protect life nnd property.
What Annexation Kutnlli.
Fourth The political evils nnd the neces
sity of reserving the union upon the prin
ciples of Its framers.
Fifth The clear necessity of Increase ol
appropriations for the support of armies
and navies , with a great probability that
voluntary enlistment will have to be supple
mented by drafts.
Committees of correspondence have begun
work under tbe name of the Antl-Imperlal-
st league , tbe first measure being to or-
; anlzi. the moral forces of the country for
he purpose of presenting the following pro
test .to the president and to tbe congress of
the United States :
To the President and Congress of the
United States : The undersigned , citizens 01
In the state of protest
against any extension of the sovereignty of
the United States over the Philippine Is
lands In any event or any foreign territory
without the free consent of the people
thereof , believing such action would be dan
gerous to the republic , wasteful of its re
sources , in violation of constitutional prin
ciples and fraught with moral and physlca
evllt : to our people.
Every citizen believing In the above Is
urged to copy It , obtain as many signatures
as possible and send forward the signed pro
tcs : to the secretary of the Antl-Imperlalls
league , Washington , where the names wll
bo enrolled , without liability to assessmen
as members of tbe league , and the pro
test presented to tbo president and con <
giess.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT
IntercNtliiK Stntlntli H HrlntliiK to the
One ratio 11 of the .National
IlniiUruiitey Law.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 20. The forthcoming
annual report of the attorney general em
bracea a review of Lho operation of th *
national bankruptcy law of July 1 , 1808
which has been prepared by B. E. Branden
burg , in charge of bankruptcy matters In
the department of Justice. Mr. Branden
burg , who Is preparing a book on bank
ruptcy , briefly reviews similar past legUla
tlon and details the operation of the feat
ure of thu law permitting persons to be
come voluntary bankrupts , which took ef
feet August 1 , 1SD8.
From this report It appears that the op
pllcants for relief have
been found In overj
walk of life , irrespective of class or local
Ity , and how that
tbe large class of men
who have been unfortunate In their bus !
ness enterprises have availed themselves o
the relief offered. Notwithstanding the law
has been In force over three months , th
courts In eight districts declined to pro
ceed with the reference and adjudication o
the petitions for the reason that the suprcmi
court has not promulgated the rules , form :
and orders required by the act. In all othe
casea the courta have proceeded and adjudl
cated petitioners bankrupt or have referrei
the cases to the icfcrees for action. SInci
the law took effect 1,700 petitions in volun
tary bankruptcy have' been filed.
Singularly , the districts of Delaware , east
ern Pennsvlvanla , southern Georgia , Ne
vada. New Mexico , western Virginia am
Wjomlng show that no persons therein hav
applied to be- adjudged bankrupt.
The following shows the numbers of case
filed In each state : Alabama , 1S1 ; Arizona
10 ; Kansas , 23 ; California , 86 ; Colorado , 20
Connecticut , 9 ; Delaware , none ; District o
Columbia , 1 ; Florida , 20 ; Georgia , northern
district , 10 ; Idaho , 3 ; southern Illinois , SS
Indian Territory , 7 ; Indiana , 24 ; Iowa , 41
Kansas , 65 ; Kentucky , 74 ; Louisiana , 7
Maine , 79 ; Maryland , 32 ; Massachusetts , 4
Michigan , 17 ; Minnesota , 141 ; Mississippi , 7
Missouri , 64 ; Montana , 11 ; Nebraska , 23
Nevada , none ; Now Hampshire , 2 ; New Jer
sey , 13 ; New Mexico , none ; New York , 267
North Carolina , 12 ; North Dakota , 1 ; Oblo
76 ; Oklahoma , 2 ; Oregon , 0 ; western Penn
sylvanla , 31 ; Ilhode Island , 14 ; South Care
Una , 2 ; South Dakota , 9 ; Tennessee , C9
Texas , 132 ; Utah , 9 ; Vermont , 11 ; Virginia
eastern district , 1 ; West Virginia , 13 ; Wla
cousin , 36.
Yellow I'etrr Inentluntlon. .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 20. Dr. A. II. Doty
health officer of the port of New York , or
rived hero tonight , as a member of a com
mltteo of tbe American Public Health asso
elation , to confer wllh the president with
reference to tbe plans for continuing the In
vestlgallon Into the cause of yellow fever In
Cuba. Concerning the death of Archie S
Miller at the Hotel Johnson on Friday , Dr
Doty said U was not possible that tbe man
died of yellow fever. The ship on whlc
Miller arrived in New Yoik was thorough !
examined upon ber arrival at quarantine , Dr
Doty sa } s , and no evidence of yellow fere
or ilcknesa of any kind was discovered. 1a <
Illlcr been exposed to the disease the sick-
ess would have developed * long before his
rrlval in New York. > ,
OWA TOWN IS BURNING UP
lldnlKht Fire \VI | rn bat nrly the
Whole Himlnenn Portion of
I'erry.j
CHICAGO , Nov. 20. X ipeclal to th ?
'rlbune ' from Perry , la. , ays :
At midnight the buslne& portion of the
Ity of Perry U burning a J'-the fire IB be-
und control. A strong northwest wind Is
weeping the fire down bith sides of Scc-
nd street. Several largo .brick blocks arc
Inady gone and the fln > department Is
clplcss to stay * the progrftss.
The Des Molnes Arc department Is com-
ng on the Rock Island and hose from sur-
oundlng towns will be brought In.
The fire started In Mitchell's large livery
3arn and was soon communicated to the
rand Leader department stores across the
treet. It then swept dowil the main street
nd over the residence dUtrlcl In the ceu-
er of the town. The Methodist church and
he Citizens' bank are among the doomed
ulldlngs. The loss at' prcseut Is about
5,000. } '
PlnniPN In the OmirK Moniitnln * .
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 20. A special to the Ko-
ubllc from Macomb , Mo.Ssoys :
The largest and most destructive coufla-
rallon that has ever swepXthe Ozark rooun-
atns since 18S4 Is now circumscribing this
own for mllcH and mllefl-north of and par-
llel with the Memphis ralutjad. The autumn
cavy foliage has rapldly'Jfalren since frost
nd Is supposed to haveStbeon fired from
parks of freight engine'this afternoon , a
cope of country thlrtecnfdillcs long Is In
ames ; miles of fences , jtfchards , pUnta-
lens , farms and dry pasture fields , sto-ckcd
ath cattle and other animals , and many
Id settlers' homes lie directly In the line
f the ravaging monster , * hlle other nelgh-
orhoods are advancing to Xho scone , bnt find
hemselves vvholry unablcU to check the
amcs. Their only remedy Is to hurriedly
urn out stock ahead of thoflames , and de-
crt premises. The altltui i being 1.760 feet
bove the sea and a terrlbl. } gouthwcstwordly
wind prevailing , great destruction is Im
minent. The town of Mactonb will probably
e deslroyed. * * *
nnrn nn 1 Home * fjUontroj eil.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Nov.fSK ( Special Tel
egram. ) A small barn , ft * borses , harness
nd feed , belonging to 0. SJStephenson , wcrn
destroyed by fire this foienoon. It Is not
known how the fire statf a. Loss about
il.OOO , with no Ineurancejj 'ilr. SUvheneon
and family were vIsltlng lBjWymore nt the
time. While going to tl flre the horse
which was ridden by Kef J. L. Scblck
fell and pinned Schlek UMef ulm- breaking
several small bones in hl f pt. The mcm-
jer swelled rapidly and. ei attending sur
geon says it will bo aAWy or two before
; he extent of the Injur can be ascer-
.alned. ij * .
MISFORTUNES $ MEXICO
American U Set UMJ y HI I wny-
niem and FlnnllyvX l B Up
ln PW |
TERRB HAUTE , Indl-.Nor. 20. Morton
udson of this clty\h , jujt arrived from
Mexico , -where he has blten in prison forever
over half a year. Last February Hudson
and a friend named Powell went on a pros
pecting tour near Toluca. Mox. They were
returning from the towr. of Vereguera ,
where they had been to purchase supplies
for their camp , when tboy were set upon
by Mexican blghwaymen. One of the Mex
leans clapped a pistol 'to'Powell's bead ,
but tbe American grasped his assailant and
the two fell from tbelr horses. The second
end Mexican , wbo waa armed with a naked
machete , was In the act of plunging It
Into Powell's neck when Hudson brought
him to the ground with n well-directed shot
The first Mexican was rapidly overpowering
Powell when the latter called for help
Hudson went to his assistance , when tbt
highwayman aimed bis i Istol at the ad
vancing man. ( Hudson was too quick , how
ever , and ahot the man through the breast
The two Americans then concealed them
selves In the mountains until they finally
decided to surrender to the Mexican author
ities. Hudson was thrown Into Jail at Senan-
clngo , but finally got a letter to his brother
in this clly and the authorities in Wash
ington secured his trial and release. Ex-
Secretary of the Navy W. R. Thompson , W
R. McKeen , Senator Fairbanks and Con
gressman Farrls were Instrumenlal in se
curing proper treatment for Hudson. Hud
son Is thin and pale from bis confinement
but Is olherwlse In good health.
SHOT BY A BEER BOTTLER
Sunday Tragedy Dlnturria the Qnlct
of the CltV of llrotli-
erlr I.o\c.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 20. May Boeckb
aged ! 23 years , was shot and almost In
stantly killed today and sjveral hours later
Vincent Tortorelll , an ItMIsn beer botller ,
aged 0 years , was arrested on suspicion cl
having committed tbo murder. Tortorelll Is
married and has a family and the de.id
woman Is said to have been bis mistress.
According to a woman locked up as a wit
ness , Tortorclli called on the girl In her
room. The two were singing and soon after
ward Tortorelll came- downstairs , saying
" 'There Is trouble upstairs : " He left the
house and the girl was found unconscious
with a bullet wound In tlie head. She diet
on the way to the hospital. The man was
arrested at the homo of a friend. He said
the girl had taken tbe revolver from a table
where he .had laid it and shot herself. He
will bo given a bearing tomorrow morning
HEAVY STORMJN COLORADO
Snow FnllH All Over the Htutc nnd the
Mercury Take * a Sudden
Drop.
DENVER , Nov. 20. A now storm coverIng -
Ing practically Ihe whole state has raged
snco 10 o'clock today , accompanied by a
heavy fall of temperature. Shortly before
noon the mercury stood at 66 degrees above
and at G o'clock It bad fallen to 12 de
grees and was still going down. The snow
fall Is not sufficient to Interfere wltb rail
road traffic.
Candidate for Speaker.
HURON , S. D. , Nov. 20. ( Special. ) It 1
probable that Beadle county will have a can
didate for speaker of tbe lower bouse of the
state legislature In the person of Hon. A. W
Wllmarth of this city , one of the newly
elected republican representallvfs. Mr. Wll
marth Is an attorney of acknowledged ability
and has the qualifications necessary to th
makeup of a good executive officer.
MiniKled by H Train.
CHEYENNE , Nov. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Elmer Louck , aged 17 , of this plac
fell from a Union Pacific freight train on
v blcb bo was stealing a ride last night , re
celvlng fatal injuries. Louck lay out elgb
hours on the track before bo was found
Ills right leg was crushed ao that ampuia
tlon ait tbo hip was necessary. He is stl !
alhe , but cannot recover.
'EACE ' COMMISSION GOSSIP
Ivrerything is in Readiness for Meeting of the
Joint Commission Today.
MERICANS WILL NAME AN ULTIMATUM
linln Will IllKRle UN 1'minl , lint Will
Flnnlly Meld liy AKrccliiK
to lie I'n ' the
Copyright , 1S9S , by 1'rsss Publishing Co. )
I'AHIS , Nov. 20. ( New York World Ca-
legram Speclaf Telegram. ) Everj thing Is
eady for the meeting of the joint com-
ilttslon tomorrow. It Is rumored bero to-
Ight that Spain Is trvlng to raise n loan
f $100,000,000 francs In France , giving as
ecurlly the Spanish Northern Hallway ays-
i-m.
im.Gaulols
Gaulols today predicts that on Monday the
panlards will file a refusal to admit that
ovorelgnty Is discussable under article III.
hen the Americans will demand the uur-
ender of the archipelago. Then the Span-
ards wll ? yield to force but make protest
nd go on to dtaouss the pecuniary com-
cnsatlon.
( Copyright , ISO' , by Associated 1'rcis. )
PARIS , Nov. 20. The Spanish peace com-
ilssloners have been notified that the United
states coijimlssloneis will bo ready to treat
rlth them In Joint hosslon tomorrow after-
oon. Unless the Spaniards have an ade-
uate reason for further delay the two com
missions will join In the most Important
meeting thus ) far held.
The American commissioners , In a written
omnuinlcatlon , will declare that the third
rttcle , regarding the Philippines , Is sus-
optlble of only one fair construction , that
10 arbitration Is necessary to elucidate Its
erms and that the United States cannot ad
mit any other power to figure hero purcl > as
a lexicologist. They will maintain that the
wo commissions are charged to determine
whether Spain or the United States shall
n the future own the Philippines. This will
10 Accompanied by the cfear declaration that
ho United States will possess the Philip
pines. Following this declaration , the
American commissioners will lay before the
Spaniards two alternatives.
First To accept a sum of money from the
Jnlted States and to cede and evacuate the
'hlllpplncs. '
Second To lose the Philippines to the
Jnlted States by conquest , with the pol l-
) lllty of other territorial losses to Indemnify
ho United States for the added expense of
conquest.
Practically nil Ultimatum.
This communication may not be formally
designated as an ultimatum , but It will lack
naught of the concluslveness Indicated by
word. It will also be plain that the
Spanish commissioners will scarcely haggle
'or ' money on the first alternative nor cherish
any doubt of American action under the
second should the first be declined.
No one here except the American commis
sioners know how much will bo tendered
Spain as the cheapest and moat humane wav
of settling the difficulty. Spain Is exceedingly
anxious to escape the Philippine debt and
possibly the sum to be offered may be dc-
: erralned by ImTanalySlu Vttoat debti""Wlpn
consists of $40,000,000 In bonds , on which
It realized $36,000,000. Of the latter
Amount It Is believed to have expended
some $10,000,000 or $11,000,000 In fighting tbe
United States and a part In Attempting to
quell the Philippine Insurrection. A reason
able guess at the sum for tender would be
$20,000,000. although It may fall below that.
The Cuban question may come up again
tomorrow. The American commission had
thought discussion on that point finished ,
but tbo Spanish commissioners are reported
to have declared last week that mortgages
Imposed by Spain on tbe Cuban , as well as
on the Philippine revenues , must not bo Im
paired or questioned. This would compel the
American commissioners soon and probably
tomorrow to demand whether Spain means
to repudiate the plain compact of the pro
tocol to relinquish sovereignty over and title
to Cuba.
Three weeks ago the Spanish commission
ers accepted the Cuban article In the pro
tocol without conditions , save Its embody-
ment In the treaty should depend on any
.agreement had on all the articles of the
protocol. Recently , however , Spain's repre
sentatives have Enid that the Cuban matter
had only been temporarily passed and was
Rtlll In abeyance.
MADRID , Nov. 20. In political clrcres It
Is asserted that an agreement has been
reached between the peace commissioners In
Paris.
The government , It Is seml-offlclally an
nounced , Intends to notify the Cuban bond
holders that Spain will not pay the Cubnn
debt , which will not be mentioned In the
peace treaty. The government considers It
self completely freed from those entangle
ments , which fan on the nation exercising
sovereignty and collecting taxes In Cuba.
London l'rc Comment.
LONDON. Nov. 21. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Mall eajs :
"It Is asserted that the government would
reject an offer of $40,000,000 for the Philip
pines as ridiculous. "
The Madrid correspondent of the Standard
says : "Spain will decline Indemnity for the
Philippines If the sum offered appears inad
equate In tbo eyes of the nation. "
The Vienna correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph eajs : "following the advice o
Austria and Germany , ' Spain will accep
America's offer of compensation for the Phil
ippines. "
The Dally Chronicle , . In on editorial on
the Hlspano-American situation this mornIng -
Ing , expresses pome "apprehension that we
may have been mistaken with regard to the
Anglo-American entente , " points to "the cs
tabrlslmicnt of a mediaeval navigation law
In Porto Rico" and asks : "Is a still graver
disappointment coming In the closing of the
doors to our commerce In the Philippines ? ' "
NEW QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE
Humor Which IN Juwt Now Acltutlnu :
Several of the Great 1'cmcr *
of Unropo.
( Copyright , 1S93. by Press Publishing Co.
LONDON , Nov. 20 , ( New York World Ca
blcgrara Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall's Vienna dispatch says : The poasl
blllty of the formation of a new quadrupl
nllance by the union of England with the
three pov.crs which form the triple alllanci
Is being eagerly discussed here. Two jour
nals In touch with the Austro-IIungarlan
foreign office refer In terms of approval to
this contingency. It , however , Is clearly
recognized1 that the German emperor Is mas
tcr of tbe situation ,
Wan IN 1111 Oiiii Door ,
SHANGHAI , Nov. 20. Rear Admiral I/ord
Charles Deresford , member of Parliament
for York , who Is visiting China In the Inter
ests of the nrltlsh Associated Chamber * of
Commerce , In tbe course of a speech here
last evening dwelt upon "the grave dangers
threatening nrltlsh commerce so long as the
dominant military position of Russia and tbe
j effete condition of China are allowed to con-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska '
Snow riurrlex ; Very Cold Wave.
Ye tcrdnj-'i Temperature nl Ouiiilms
Hour , HCK. Hour. Hen
ri n. in 1,1 1 it. in (17
U n. in IS 2 ii. m OS
7 n , in. . . . . . no n li. in. . . . . . . UN
8 n. in fitI p , tit ni
o n. 111 r.i ! n p. in -IN
1(1 ( n. 111 r.1 ( I p. m HI
It n. 111 ( U 7 n. 111 Utl
la ill 07 8 | i. i UII
, , O 11. Ill UI
The cold wave warning sent out last
night sajs : "The cold wave promises to
bo unusually severe for this season of the
car. "
nup. " Ho Insisted upon the necessity of a
firm policy , " 'which should Include the or-
; anlzatlon of a thoroughly equipped Chlncno
rmy and a commercial alliance with the
ulted States , Germany and Japan , In order
i preserve China's Integrity and maintain
io "open door. "
PAIN QUITTING THE ISLAND
nUliiK StreiiuoiiH IjXertloim to IJv ac-
unte Culm Itefore the Flrnt
of IScxt Year.
HAVANA , Nov. 20. Captain General
Illanco received from Paris today a cable
uthorlzlng him lo draw on Paris for $2,000-
' 00 , lo bo applied In Ibo payment of Ilia
punish troops In Cuba. This amount Is In
ddltlon to the proceeds of the draft for
125,000 sterling by the Madrid govern-
ncnt In London , which was sold hero last
iv cek.
The Spanish authorities are making stren-
ous efforts lo complete the evacuation by
he end of the year. The transports Monte-
Idco and Covadonga arc expected on No-
ember 21 , the Rclna Cristlna on the 25th
nd the Grand Antllla , Juan Forgas and
ian Ignaclo Loyola between November 30
, nd December 4. These will be followed
ly the Puerto Rico , Gallart , Montserrat ,
Jolon , Cuerlbon , Notre Dame du Salut , Clu-
! ad dc Cadiz , San Augustlna , Chateau la
'lite , San Francisco , Alfonso XIII , Los
\ndcs , Pancll nnd Grand Alicante. Ten
ther steamers have recently been chartered
o sail from Genoa , Marseilles and Barce-
ona to complete the evacuation.
Martinique has been selected as the place
f rendezvous of tbo Spanish navy for evac-
uallon purposes. The Spanish auxiliary
rulscrs Palrlola nnd Mcleoro , purchased In
Germany , before Iho oulbreak of hostilities ,
ro expected bero December 15 and will coney -
oy the Spanish transports from Cuban
mrts lo Martinique , where the Rapldo ,
. 'once do Leon and Concha , from Porto Rico ,
have already assembled nnd from whlcb
olut all will sail for Spain.
MORE LIBERTYJFOR DREYFUS
Mollification In 1'rUon Treatment of
the Unfortunate Olllcer
In Ordered.
PARIS , Nov. 20. The government , nccord-
ng to Temps , has ordered a modification of
he prlfoon treatment of Former Captain Al
bert Dreyfus. Droifus IB to be allowed to
promenade and exercise six hours a day
over an
Rninoreil' FountlerliiK of a Ship.
LONDON , Nov. 20. A report entirely un
confirmed has been In circulation today that
the steamship Vllle de Coblenz of the North
German Lloyd line has foundered at sea ,
with all on board. Lloyd's agent has re
ceived no news on the subject and the owners -
ers of the steamer believe U safe. Accord-
ng to Lloyd's weekly shipping Index of
November 11 the Coblenz of the North Ger
man Lloyd line left Bremen on November
7 for Brazilian ports.
Aiiiilrerniir > of MnttchcHtcr Murtyr.i
DUBLIN , Nov. 20. Tbe anniversary of < ho
death of the "Manchester martyrs" was
colebratud today. A procession beaded by
the stars and stripes and the French trl
color went to Glnsnovln cemetery and placed
wrealhs upon Ihe graves wllh Ihe usual
ceremonies of decoration. The day was
similarly observed In Cork.
Se\erc UxiiloHloti In Pnrlx.
PARIS , Nov. 20. A tonlfic explosion oc
curred this afteinoon In the Cnfo de Cham-
peaux , under the offices of the Havas agency.
A woman was killed outright and eight
other persons were seriously Injured. It Is
thought the explosion was due to Ignited
gas , but there are rumors of an anarchist
plot.
Condition of Hank of Spain.
MADRID , Nov. 20. The Bank of Spain re
port for tbo week ending yesterday shows
the following : Silver on hand , Increase , 10 ,
524,000 pezetas ; notes In circulation , de
crease , 9,108,000 pczctas. Thote vvcro no
changes In tbe gold deposit.
Another Antarctic ntirilltlon.
LONDON , Nov. 20. The Royal Geograph
ical society boa Issued a formal appeal for
funds to fit out an Antarctic expedlllon
Alfred Harmswortb , proprietor of tbe Dally
Mall and tbo Evening News , has offered
JJfi.OOO.
Victim * of Uxiilonloii.
BUDA PEST , Nov. 20. A dispatch to the
Pester Llojd from NIKollcf , Russia , nt the
confluence of the Ingul and the Bug , sajs
twcuty-ono persons bavo been killed thcro
by an explosion In a rocket factory.
bctcrc MorniM In Prance.
PARIS , Nov. 20. Dispatches from Perplg
nan , on the right bank of Uie river Tel
re-port that the region has b'ccn visited by
severe storms. Many villages have been
flooded and traffic Is Interrupted.
nrltlxh llnrk on PI re.
LONDON , Nov. 20. A dispatch from
Iqullque sajfl the British bark Ingleslde ,
Captain May , which arrived here Novem
ber 2 from Montevedlo , Is on fire.
Killed lt > - n Train.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. G. W. Rogers o f
Camden , employed as a conductor on th
Amboy division of Ihe Pennsjlvanla rail
road , nnd II. G. Rube , baggagcmaster of
Rogers' train , were killed at Hahway , N. J. ,
tonight. They bad completed their run for
the day and were walking to the depot to
take a train for home when run down by
Iho Chicago limited , eastbound. Their
bodies were cut up nnd scattered along tbe
track for some distance.
Arrelcd nt the 1'rUon'n Door.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Allen L. Al-
ford , aged 21 jturs , was at rested at the
gates of San Quentin prison today Just as ho
had gained his liberty , after having served
a two j cars' term of imprisonment for a
forgery done In Los Angeles. It Is alleged
that Alford passed two bogus drafts on the
First National bank of this city. Tha
drafts were for $200 each nnd were drawn
on W. H. Allen of Philadelphia.
MoicmcnlM of Occun Vcnncl , Nor. SO ,
At Qucenstown Salle.d Etrurla. from
Liverpool , for New York , detained by fog In
channel.
At Havre Arrived La Gascogne , from
Now York.
At Lizard Passed Munchon. from Balti
more , for Bremen ; Noordland , from Ant
werp , for New York ; Oldenburg , from New
York , for Bremen.
AFTER ALLEN'S SEAT
Long List of Republicans Who Arc Willing
to Wear the Toga.
GOOD CROP OF SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
Result of the Recent Political Revolution in
Nebraska.
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR A LIVELY SCRAMBLE
Plenty of Fun in Sight iu the Next Stata
Legislature ,
HAYWARD WILL HAVE STRONG FOLLOWING
llulner In In Mu *
nnil LanciiNtcr County In Groom.
1 K n Lot of Uiitrlo for
the UxcltliiK Knee.
LINCOLN , Nov. 20 ( Special. ) The near
approach of the time for the convening of
tbo legislature Is already creating a stir
not only In the neighborhood of the state
house but thioughout the capital city. The
election of republican majorities In e.ich
house offerj the inon nlgnlficant feature of
the coming session when contrasted with
the two-thirds majorities nh-ldcd by the
fuslonlHts two years ngo.
While there Is considerable speculation and
no little active canvassing for tbo noMtloiis
of speaker of the bouso nnd president of
the senate , the all-absorbing lutciost cen
ters In the contest over the United States
senator , In which the othur contests will
form but side lights. While every one who
discusses politics ( t talking about the sen-
atorshlp light few of them venture Into the
Held of political prophecy.
It is only two weeks since tbe election
made It certain that the next senatoi from
Nebraska would bo < i republican , but al
ready nearly a fcoro of names are bclnff
mentioned In connection with that honor ,
and the lists arc by no means closed.
Every one concedes that Judge M. L Hay.
\\aid , who mailo the courageous but un
successful race for governor , will rank
among the strong candidates. Judge Hay-
'
ward's friends are active In bis support and
assert that he Is the logical candidate of
the part/ because of his sacrifices In Its behalf -
half In the campaign just closed. His ca
reer Is well known to the public , having
been under discussion constantly since hls-
nomlnatton. He has stumped tbo state anil
acquired the friendship of n large number
of the republican memUers-elect of the leg
islature and looks for their assistance In
return for the work ho has done for the
ticket.
Another candidate frequently discussed li
ex-Congressman E. J. Halnor of Aurora ,
who represented the Fourti district In congress -
gress until supplanted by Congressman Stark.
two years ago. Mr. Halner , although de
feated for tbe congressional nomination thli.
year , went Into Ihe campaign wllh unremlt-
tln . .vlgorHand Is - grooming himself-for-
the senatorial 'race. Ho Is recognized to bo
o shrewd politician as well as an adroit
campaigner and Is expected to gather up * .
considerable following by the time tbe
lature tueeta.
Illir Crop.
The most Interesting crop of senatorial ai >
plrants , however , is being raised right here
in Lancaster county , where not less than
seven ore more or re B actively in the field.
Lancaster county has only eeven members.
In Its legislative delegation , not more than
ouo apiece for Its favored sons If they wore
equally divided among them , but Just how
they will stand when they come to vote no
one can tell. Tbe seven candidates are D.
E. Thompson , Allan W. Tlcld , Q. M. Lam-
bortson , M. B. Ileeno , J. D. Strode , U. E.
Moore and C. A' . Whedon. Of these the first
three are by far the more aggressive at tb
present time.
D. D. Thompson has been Identified with
republican porttlcs in Lancaster county for
many years. Ho worked himself up to bla
present position of comparative aflluonce by
hard labor by the railway route , having been.
division superintendent of tbe Burlington.
road. Ho still has an Interest in the eating-
house in the Burlington station here , but
devotes hla time chiefly to bla largo In
surance business and the local electric light
ing and gas companies which ho practlcalfy
manages. As a pronounced partisan ho has
both friends and foea among the republicans
In the community.
Of the Lancaster county candidates Mr.
Lambertson has more of a national icputa-
tlon than the others. He was assistant nee-
rotary of the treasury under tbe Harrison ad
ministration and before that nerved as
United States district attorney for several
ycarit. He has been a resident of Lincoln
eluco 1874 , when be came here from Indiana
Just after graduating In law In Chicago ,
and has long ranked as Lincoln's foremost
lawjer.
Allan W. Field has the advantage of a
largo personal acquaintance throughout the
First congressional district from which ho
oxpectn to derive bis support for the ecnator-
shlp. As Judge of the district bench and as
candidate for congress against Bryan he has
had an opportunity to put the party under
obligations to him.
II. E. Moore , former lieutenant governor ,
Is also being pushed by his friends as a de
serving man for the place. They say he
has never betm wanting- when called upon to
hefp tbo party , either with his means or
with his personal service ) * , and that ho
would represent the state with credit If
Invested with the senatorial toga.
The claims of Judge Hcoso also rest upon
party service , both during his career on the
supreme bench and elnco his retirement.
Judge Rceso lias been acting as dean of tbo
University Law echool for tnmo time past
and has made many friends through that
Institution.
The mention of ex-Congressman Strode la
connection wltb the scnatorsblp is largely
by way of compliment , as It was supposed
he had retired from politics when bo an
nounced bis determination not to bo a can
didate for re-election. Mr. Whedon U prob
ably moro In earnest , having acquired with
his standing at the bar a recognised place
among local republican leaders.
Other Candidate * .
A candidate who will probably have some
votes In the legislature and Is almost a Lao-
caster man is V. 1. Fosi , who lives at Crete
In Saline county. 'Mr. Foss It a well known
attorney , who has taken a prominent par !
In republican politics In his section of tbe
state and Is confidently expected to hare
the support of tbo members from bla county
and perhaps several others.
Of the candidates in addition to Judja
Hayward who made unsuccessful rtcea on
the republican tlcl.ct In tbo campaign Just
rl'.sfil several are urged by their frtondi M
having earned a rl ht to aspire to be United
° tatiM sen.Vor. G'orge A. Murphy of dago
ur , , 'u ' r.i fir lieutenant govcrnorj
i : II i a . f Jcfursou county , candi *
