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PAGES 1 TO 12 HE H ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHXI'NC ! , ilAHCH 10 , 1800 TWENTY-FOUK PAGES. SINGLE COPY VIVK OK NTS. NEW KIND OF AIRSHIP English Inventor Springs a New Tlymg Michino Upon the Public. IT DOES PRETTY WELL ON ITS TRIAL TRIP Machine Seems to Have Mads a Good Impression on Spectators. NICE THING TO USE IN TIME OF WAR Deadly Explosives Can Ba Dropped There- from Into an Enemy's ' Oarap. PROGRESS OF UPTON'S ENGLISH YACHT SIlc-lc of Orruon 1'lnr to Hit tin n .MnlnmnM Jmii'ii > on In Still ( Jrunipy Alioiit Hii' Vnll. > rip. ( Copyright. 1559. tiy Press PnhllHlilng Co. ) LONDON , March IS ( Now Yoik World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A practlcn- blo flying machine ha been Invented by Dr. Uanton of Pcckenham , near London. The experimental machine Is only n huge toy tweuly-ono feet long , dependent on complicated bimbco arrangement and rlggixl up fore and aft with aeroplanes , the front being a sail and the rear n rudder Above Is an clongnted balloon Inflated with gas. The nhlp Htarts on wheels. When afloat It Is driven by clockwork. After some trouble the whip on trial trip rene In the air and made two trips about a quarter of u mile each. Its motions were pomcnh.it erratic , but ttie Inventor said. "This Is not a fair example of Its capabilities , though a strong , glibly wind prevailing subjects It to a severe test. 1 contemplate n machine from 1C3 feet to iOO feet In lenglli. The boat will be driven by n petroleum motor. In war time my norlal ship could call calmly over the camps nnd armies of the i-nemy , dropping death nnd destruction In the form of shells , wlilln tbo outlook men could nialco valuable observations. The sntno could bo done by a sea machine otico launched from a cliff beIng - Ing capable of cruising for foity-elght hours without n stop " Tiho chief obstacle to ltn ultimate perfec tion IH the steering , which IB yet decidedly uncertain. The construction of LIpton's Shninrnck at Thorneycroft's , Ohlswlck , Is now well for- ward. Such nn Immense dlnVulty experi enced nt the outset In moulding Its manga nese bronze plates , owing to the hardness of the metal , created apprehension It could not bo lloatcd nt the prescribed time , but the u difllcuHles nro now surmounted The spars nnd wood work are now being made nt Thorneycrofts by n special picked squad of carpenters from the designer nt Fife's yard , Falrlle , vvho expects to spend a couple of months on thin Important job. The mainmast Is to bo fashioned from a beautiful stick of I Oregon plno measuring over 100 feet long. It j is understood among Thornejcroft's men that the Shamrock's mtilnmaat will be ten feet longer than the VnlUyrle's , but Fife always Ills a rallior stumpy topranut and If he follows that practice In the case of the Shamrock Its total sail spread cannot bo much greater than Its predecessor. H Is pretty certain to be canvn ud nlmost to the full limit allowed by the conditions. Dunrnvcn lb still following the dog In the manger policy on the question of allowing Valkyrie to bo relltlcd to try the Shamrock. Other membcts of the Vnlkyrlo syndicate nro willing to 'hire ' Valkyrie , as under the now hiring rule It could ho raced by the Silror , but Dunnivon is standing out for n purchase believed by his colleagues to be on with n syndicate with whom , of course , ho fline quarreled. Ilo in mwely waiting to sco what the Shamrock is likely to turn out nnd If ho considers Valkyrlo cnn bent It will then nt Vnlkjrle for the season , hut not olliPiwise. MRS. HENRY WHITE STILL ILL Vli'iorln App 'nr ( o Tiike u Croat llnil of Iit < T ' "t In Her Condition. ( Copyright , 1R99 , liy Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , March 18. ( Now York World Cablegram 'Special Telegram. ) Mrs. Henry White Is suffering from a severe attack of nourltts , or rheumatism of the nerves , fol lowing Inlluonza. This Is an acutely painful affection , producing oxtiemo nervous Irrlta- Mllty nnd great weakness. Mrs. White can not BCD oven her most Intimate friends and ( his Illness Is always a tedious as well ns wearing ono. Since Queen Victoria heard of Mrs , White's condition from First Secre tary White on a recent visit to Windsor with the ambassador she Is kept Informed dally by telegraph of the patient's Illness. Mrs. Whltu had tartly settled In Countess Qrosvonor'fl Park Lane house when tbo at tack came on and there IB no possibility of bar now giving tha entertainments she hud planned In view of her daughter's dabut. Reginald Ward has completely recovered from the effect of H painful operation ho underwent week before Uat. Hu has been staying at Brighton , tut returned to attend the duke of York's lavoe Tuesday. Lord fitrnfford Is looking still vary poorly , full Is about with Lady Strafford , who IB Jiolng much congratulated on bin recovery. The uttendftno * of Americans at this levee VV&B a record , the full staff of tbo embassy t > elng prtirtant. Tha duke of York , who had previously received Ambassador and Mrs. Choato at York House , nas particularly ugrecBblo to him nt the levee and expressed hi * gratification at the large attendance of Ainorloann. Mm Choate's kindliness strikes evi'ryons here , while the ambassador's suc cess at the Chamber of Commerce banquet Is greatly enhanced by a tendency to lionize him. Invitations keep pouring in and ho liu consented to attend tbo annual dinner of the Hardwloke society , a legal Institution , TV hero he will hav us a follow guest Lord Chief Justice Russell. He also will be present with the duke of Fife at the annual mc'etlug of the British and Foreign Sailors' Boclotjr on May 8 , It Is u curious fact that two peeresses , Countess Orkney and Countess Clancarty , rocrultoJ from the vaudeville stage , are now two of the most daring expert rldera to hounds In this country. Countess Orkney lounieja to Connie Gllchrlst , hunt a live da > a a week ami is ottcner In the llrst ( light than Buy woman. The countess of Clancarty , Belle Bllton , hunts with the famous Uahvay hluzeru over the most dllilcult country , but never hau a mishap. Both the carls of Orkney and Clancarty are enthusiastic devotees of NImrod an are their wives. Leading members of the London Coal o\- cliango poo-hroh any Idea of their being Beared liy a possibility of the United States absorbing the coal trade with the Mediter ranean They g.o "there may bo a certain amount of American ioal coming to Kurope , but the tiulk U so trilling as to be hardly worth consideration Our tradc""wllh Mtdl- torrauaun ports shows expansion , Instead of chrinkago and Kngllau exports to continental ports are enormous , " said the head of the firm of William Cory & Sons , the biggest coal shippers In nngland. "Nor do we fear competition from the states , because the < est of production there is quite as high as here , while the freightage charges are at least treble " WRONGED BY HER HUSBAND inulUli ; Woman Ueacrtcd liy Her Mi'Kf Iiiinl hc'i'iiri'H n DUori'o After Muny \ 'nr . ( Copyright , 1S3D , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , iMarcu IS. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) An ex traordinary story Is told In an undefended divorce -suit this week. Tmenty years ago Dr. George On in Willis married Hnilly Jane In MoniiKuthshlrc. Boon afterward ho gave way to drink nnd ruined hie practice. Ilo loft for Australia , arranging that liU wife should Join him there , hut she never saw him again. After wandering about the country ho fettled In Quccimland In 1SSS , whore ho became ) acquainted with a solicitor named Kastlalce. After living In the ame house with Hasttako twelve months Dr. Willis eloped with Mrs. Kastlnke. Kastlake , smarting under his wrongH , devoted Ilia IIfo to following up his faltlilcfs wife and friend. Ilo tracked tlit'in half over the world , through Australia to New Zealand , thcnco lo FIJI , Africa , and America. He died through \vorry nnd exeltcmeiit In 189. . Then the icnrch was taken up by Mrs. Wil lis' brother , who also became a wanderer until ho died. Still the faithless pair were Invisible and | seemed to have disappeared from the face | of the globe. Hut after nwhllc ( Mrs Willh 1 received n dark Intimation from a Mon- i mouth folloltor , who from Information re- | cclvpil Invited her to apply for n divorce HO that her husband might marry Mrs. Kast- lake She replied that ho would do It If her hus'xand secured the costs , but no cct > ts came. No ntldrcss 'was ' given , so the clew failed. However , In 18H5 she secured n copy of n decree of divorce granted to her hus band by the superior court of Nevada , which leclted that Mrs Willis had been served with papers and had nllowed Judgment to go by default. That , said her counsel , wan entirely untrue , as eho had received no papers whatever , at which Justice Jetine re marked that ho believed that was the usual course of divorce justice In Amerlcji. Having obtained a divorce Willis presum ably married Mrs. IJastlnke. Then Mrs. 1-aatlako died. Willis afterward married ( Miss Clara Hello King and lived with her at OrasH Valley , Cnl. , where a child was born. It uvns then that the bcarch was ended Pi lends cf Mrs. Willis traveling In California dls"overed the pair and obtained copies of the marriage license and baptism certificate and told i\lrs. Willis nil about It On this evidence she now applied for u di vorce and was ginnlcd a decree nisi -\vlth costs Of course , according to the English law , Willis' present wlfo Is no wife at all. CHOATE HUNTING FOR A HOUSE > IMI AniliiiMNiiilor IN ll * Act I'nnblc to I'lncl a Snltnlile IleNldonuc In London. ( Copyright 1SPD. by Pi ess Publishing Co. ) | LONDON. Mnrch 18.-Ncw ( York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Ambassador Choate is utill wandering round in henrch of a London habitation , the Inconvenience to which ho Is thereby subjected being much commented on In diplomatic ofTlclal circles , where the utmost surprise Is expressed that the states should continue to bo thu only llrst-cluss power which has no permanent embassy In London. He has licen ngnln looking at Lord Curzon's new house In Carlton Gardens , and if the furniture ques tion can bo arranged ho may take It after all The duke nnd duchess of Marlborough linvo rented Arlington house , a splendid mansion surrounded by a high wall , standIng - Ing back from South Audloy street , near Standhopo Gate , Hjdo park. The Bradley-Martins do not Intend for the present to throw the two adjoining houses In Chehterfleld Gardens Into one , as Mrs. Sheai- man , Mrs. Martin's mother. Is to hav'o" the Bmallei of the two for herself. The honeymoon of Mrs. Neville Lytton , grandson of Bulwer Lytton , and grand daughter of Bjron , is altogether n .swell affair. After the Avcddlng In Cairo the pair drove ten miles throuch the desert to fihcykh Oboyd , the countryseat of the bride's parents. They wore met by a picturesque 'body ' of Arab horsemen , and Ilodouliih on camels , under the leadership of the oldest and most distinguished sheik of the tribes. All villages around were decorated. The fellaheen made every demonstration of rejoicing and good will , while dusky women and children were adorned In honor of the white < brlde daugh ter of their benefactors. In the evening n whole Hook of sheep was roasted to pro vide n feast for the people. Willie Wilde , ex-husband of Mrs. Frank Lohlle , and brother of Oscar Wilde , died Wednesday In very poor circumstances at his lodging in Chelsea. His health was completely broken for a long time , nnd even In the last stage of disease ho never gave himself a change. Ho married the woman vvho survives him , after his adven ture with Mrs. Loblle. He was a brilliant conversationalist , hut an Inefficient writer and Intensely unpopular. Ho had chances on all the best papers In London , which ho consistently misused. Oecar Wilde , who utlll lives In Paris , Is also In bad health owing to. absinthe , having Douglas utlll for a constant companion. Yaulitliiff Mutter * . ( Copyright. 1699 , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , March 18 , ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Rugene Hlgglnn recently gave n pretty dinner aboard the Yanma to Sir Thomas Upton , vvho Is being greatly lionized. In the center of the table was a beautiful yacht , Shamrock , made entirely of Dowers. The nipinu were hand painted wild sea scones. Kach had u four- Irafud uhumrock brooch pinned on two yol- lou and green streamers. On ono was printed "The Goldun Rod" nnd on the other "Thu Shamrock" In letters of gold. The party Included Kalrmnn Rogers , Gordon Bennett , Cuptnln Pryco Hamilton and Mr. C Le Uny. On another day utmost the name party wont over Vandorbllt's Valiant , lunch ing on board , Gordon Bennett has Just given an order for a now l.SflO-ton steam yacht , to bo de signed by Watson and hullt bj Denny , somewhat on the lines of the Vnnina. It Is to be ready In twelve months. Anthony Drexel , the Wall btrt'ct bunker , lias also ordered a floating palace ( irnnil IluUr 1'lajn llamlrt. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Press IMinllbhliiK Co. ) LONDON , March IS ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) A remark able performance of "Hamlet" took place at St Petersburg during carnival week at ttie palace of the Grand Duke Constantine , the grand duke himself Impersonating Hamlet The pluy was acted In Russian text. It baa been translated by the dukf Ills concep tion of the part Is quite original and hU portra > al of the character differed frctn that usually teen on the stage The duke's acting earned not only the applause of the audience- , but Hie cordial thanks of the tvar and czarina , who were present Tlio grand duke , one of thv more cultured mem bora of thu Rutilnn house , has achieved Bomo fanio as a lyrical poet , but his talent | aa an actor hits blthurto been unknown. S DOWAT LAST Man Who FalsirBBcounts for Ssven Years Detectives. FOOLS FOR A LONG TIME Lives in a Dingy Koom Incognito for the Space of Seven Weeks. LEAVES ROOM BUT ONCE IN THAT PERIOD Meantime Detectives Scour the Continent in Search of the Oulprit. SHUNNED BY FRIENDS WHEN ARRAIGNED Midi MnldtiR AVronjr In HooUx of Mlt\will Doi'U Coin- panto Hvti-iit of .Million and u Half. ( Copyilgbt , 1W > , by Press Publishing- . ) LONDON , March IS. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Colonel (1. H Hlit , for thirty years chairman of the Milwall Dock compati ) and ono of the most icspcctcd figures In the ' Ity of London , np- peared In the Mansion liouso police couit > esterday. charged vlltj falsifying the dock companj's accounts for seven > ears to the extent of Jl,500,000. Ilo formerly was a bright , dappci , scim- mllltary looking man with white hair ann beard. Yesterday he seemed listless and displayed the faintest Interest In the pro ceedings. Several of his friends were In court , > et ho never looked at them. Ho stared abstiactcdly nt the magistrate , occa sionally rubbing his hands violently together In a painfully nervous manner. While English nnd foreign detectives were scouring the hlghwnjs nnd bywnjs of thu continent for him for weeks ho was living In a dingy back room In the north of London within two miles of his former residence under the name of John Dunn. Ho never left hid room except once to post n letter when he Kid been there three weeks. He was never scon by any ono except his landlady - lady , although there were several lodgers In the house. Ho spent all the time rending books. Ho never got a newspaper and left unread the one the landlady once gave dim His excuse for staying in was that ho had a w i 'c chest. lie was In the poorest eir- cumsmnc.es nil the time , the only money ho got being a postal order for $2. ) , which the landlndy changed for iilm. How the police ascertained his whereabouts Is n mystery , but it Is believed that one of the other lodgers must have put them on his track The landlady denies having done so or having oven suspected his identity. When the detectives enteicd he showed no burpiise , but Instantly arose , put on his hat and coat and accompanied them without n word bejond saying"Yes , I am Mr. Blrt. I'll RO along with jou " Ho has made no statement or explanation , has p.xpressed no deslro for legal aid ana dnuhtlcks will plead guilty. His punishment will be nt least hoven years He has a wife , ron nnd daughter. His bon Is a major in the army. His daughter Is , one of tiio hand somest and most admired girls In the best bociety of the wealthy suburb of Hemp- htead , where they lived. Blit is believed to be absolutely penniless DUCHESS USES BAD GRAMMAR I'all" to iiiiplo > ( iooil r.HKlfMiVIicn Kc'prlniniKlliiK < i Housekeeper IVlioin Mio DlH ( Copyright , ixno , by Pioss Publishing Co ) LONDON , March IS ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The ducluss of Manchester won this week the suit for mnlicioiii ) prosecution brought against her by Miss Savage , a former housekeeper nt Klmbolton castle. The plaintiff had run up bills amounting to $200 for luncheons for the young duke and friends vvho visited Klmbolton with him when ho was In Cam bridge. The duchess , dlbsatlslled with the housekeeper , dismissed her and searched her trunks , finding several articles belonging lethe the duchess , which Miss Savage said she had taken because the duchess had refused to reimburse her for the luncheon expenses. The duchess then prosecuted Miss Savage , who was acquitted , and ( .ued the duchess for malicious prosecution. The duchess' letters to the housekeeper disclosed curious relations between them , for , although the duchess alleges that Miss Savage had used deception in obtaining the situation , she retained her In the service. These letters , singularly undignified nnd oc casionally ungrummntlcal , were much com mented on by the newspapers. Ono reads In part ns follows : "I understand that you refused to glvo out linen when required. You must think ino a fool If you think I am going to put up j I with such behavior. The next complaint I hear you will take a month's notice and leave. If you maka yourself disagreeable you will leave at once. I expect the Jam and linen provided as before. "It's well that you should know that the false character jou wrote for Lady Violet Beaiicbamp has been In the bonds of the police nnd perhaps they know more about it than > ou think. " 1 want no more bhister on your part or I shall take measures to stop your tongue. " As a specimen of the duchess' grammar the following Is conspicuously quoted : " 1 hope there will ho no Bcent In the castle like former days accusing people of stealing. I has not forgotten my beautiful catalogue stolen during my absence and has never been found since. " Mlirc'onl'n Wlrclfim ' 'IVIi'Kruphy. ( Copyright , 1S99. by Press Publlbhlnc Co. ) LONDON. March IS ( Now York World Cablegram-Special Telegram ) 'Marconi's wireless telegraph } Is shortly to bo applied to all lightships around he British coasts Its value has been strikingly demonstrated In this connection. The imljlng ship Rlhe went ashore at Goodwin Sanr i iu a log On East Goodwin lightship Is A wireless tele graph. The crew telegraphe I to South Foreland lighthouse by thin and as the lighthouse Is In telegraphic communication with the coast towns , tugs and llfu'baats were soon proceeding to the ship's assist ance. This Is the first occasion since the Installation of the system that Its practical ueo has been required and It proved highly successful. OT T Coupling ; . ( Copyright. IsW. by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON. March IS ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) President of the Board of Trade Ritchie has been scared by the outcry of the railway Interests from prouudlng with a bill recently Introduced In Parliament making It compulsory for all British railway companies to adopt , within live > ears , the AmerKan automatic coupling bjmem wlu-h would have test the cum panies from 135,001,000 lo i u 000,000 The bill Is based on tba report of The American system drawn up by Ritchio'g secretary , who i spent the full Investigating Its working. Ritchie has now consented to refer the whole matter to a tpoclal committee , ns several railroad directors In Parliament threatened -withdraw support from the government If the bill was pressed. Railway Interests are quite ns powerful a factor In politics as In the slates , nad pursue their ends by the same means. TOD SLOAN REVISITS LONDON He K\IHM' ( * tn Itriniiln In Uluht .Month * In the ninplo ; of l.unl AVIHlHiu IHTPiforil. ( Copyright , 1W , by Preis Publishing CVO LONDON. Match 18. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telcgiam. ) Ted Sloan arrived at Liverpool on the Lucanla today. Ho said : " 1 Imd a splendid pnss.iso and In very pleasant company. My plans for the racing eason arc simple. I am entirely In the hands of Lord William nercsford. 1 don't know yet whether I will be asked to rldo Knight of the Thistle or Herzek Tor the Lincolnshire handicap. In fact , I nm en tirely In the dark ns to what 1 may bo called on to do The prince of Wales has second claim on my services , but ho has only n few horses In training , though they liuludj ) a couple of cincks with which I hope to haxo some luck. " 1 shall stay In England olt-ht months. I look forward with pleiiburo to the oeason ho- cause my recollections of racing hero are- most agreeable. The racing people alwa > s floated mo exceedingly well. 1 am going to stay nt the Hotel Cecil In London , as be fore , and I shall leturn to London always after the races when the Joiiniey Is not too long " Sloan looked well. He bald ho had put on four pounds since ho was In England Inht , and felt In the pink of condition. The nnfllsh lacing season opens Monday with the Lincoln spring meeting. M.VIITINO i\cnnns ItllljClilun Vlliilrs Hi-lilt ; .Ni'Kot Intril liy Sir Claude MiirDomiltl. HOME , Muri.li IS In the oenuto today Ail- mlral Canevnro. minister of foreign affairs , ntuted that Signer Martina had violated his Instructions as Italian inlnltjtct to China by presenting an ultimatum to the Chinese gov ernment regarding the concession at Sun- Mtiu bay and ihad , therefore , been recalled. The negotiations between Italy and China , j lie added , are now entrusted to Sir Claude MacDonald , the British minister nt Pekln , and Italy had undertaken not to UBO foico unless his efforts fall. The cabinet at today's HesMon approved the credit for the payment of interest on the Cuban debt. , Min &AMTUS WITH SPAMSII. HolNtn Their UiKlKn mill In Saluted in Ill-turn. GIBRALTAR , March IS. As the United j States cruiser Raleigh sailed from here this afternoon , homeward bound from Manila In order to be put out of commission , it hoisted the Spanish ensign and fired n salute while passing the Spanish squadron commanded by Admiral Camara on Al- geclras. The Spanish flagship , Carlos Qulnta , thoicupon hoisted the American en sign and returned the salute. AHICOS' ' ' . ' ' AI'I'OI.N'lMIKVr I'llOHA 111,11. < - s. ' * * * - * * - / r - ' ! r- 1'oriucr SiiititlNh flUi > lnfer ( o Mexico to fin tO AVllHlllllRtllll. MADRID. IMaroh IS.-Tho Pals says it bo- llevcs It to bo certain tfant the duke of Arlcos , the former Spanish minister to Mexico ice , will be appointed minister of Spain at Washington. OuoHtM nt Moiitc Carlo. ( Copyright , 1S3P. by Press Publishing Co. ) MONTE CARLO , March 18. ( New York Woild Cablegram Special Telegram ) Rarely has Monte Carlo been so well filled as now , the prince of Wales and the Amer ican contingent being the lenders In Ha gay- otles. By the way , the prince Is understood not to bo going to moot the princess and his daughtcnt when they embark on the > neht Osborne at Marseilles for the Med iterranean trip , while the princess Is not ex pected to tout.li Riviera ports. It Is rumored that there has boon again a serious disagree ment between them nnd that the prlncosa In tends to remain away from England until summer , visiting tier telations before return- leg. Her temper Is becoming more and moie i dllilcult to get along with , while , It Is suld , she Is now developing a strong religious ten dency , with ctondy Inclinations toward Catholicism. The bank tranBactlon&'JXire'-Sstlmnted nt $60,000 a day now and during the last week there has been Borne very high play Sir i Christopher Km nets , M P , n vvoalthy Suth erland shipowner , landed with a jnchtlnfi ( parly Wednesday afternoon and returned nboard before dinner with $47,000 winnings. Ho played without any Bjstem and won $11,000. Aincrlcnii Iloiinrtrr WorKu 7iinfo lll. ( Copyright , 1M19. by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , March IS. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Zangwlll has hern patronizing America nnd Ameri cans since his return from tbo states. "I discovered , " Bald ho , "that most Ameri cans had "bad points before I left England and during my stay In America I become convinced that the race was steadily Im proving. They will be all right soon. Ameri can audlonceH are Intelligent , appreciative and sometimes effusive. I remember at the close of ono of my lectures a lady rushed excitedly at me , Bayrng , 'Oh ' , .Mr. Kangwlll , I really cannot go until 1 have shaken hands. ' I grasped her band cordially , BayIng - Ing , 'Madam , do not let mo prevent you from going. ' The most extraordinary speci men of an Ameiluan Journalist I over mot was a young man from Cincinnati. Ho called one night and told me ho was racked1 and torn with religious doubts and asked my guidance. 1 tried to help him to a clearer view and he went away full of gratl- tudo. Imagine my utter astonishment when the next day I found this > oung gentleman had been posing throughout the Interview as a profound thinker , while I figured feebly as a shallow sophist. " Mu > " Ilrt olnlloiilzi' Trlrplioiic , ( Copyright , H09 , by Prtss Publishing Co. ) . LONDON , March IS ( New York World CatoleKrain Special Telegram. ) An engi neer named Germain in thu Fiench ministry of poatH and telegraphs has Just brought out an Invention which ho claims will revolu tionize the telephone. By an ingenious adaptation of the telephone wire the microphone - phone Is made to develop and Intensify the vibration recelyed , eo that It Is unuecee- sary to j > lace the recelvor to tbo ear or stand A 1th the mouth close to the trans mitter and conversation Is ra&lly carried on between two porfcoiifi , tooth of whom may be several yard * distant from th Instru ment. The Invention has been several times olllcUlly tested and pronounced a complete oucco-e. H is familiarly kiiotMi an "high speaker " * nr lie UNIte itcurlvtI1'Inn. . ST PETKIt fiimo. March IS A Plunit.li deputation of too ptreoiu which recently ar rived hero to petition the czar agalntt the ttussoftuiuau de ret i > baa been ordered to re < urn home Immediately , the czar refusing to receive Its members 4 mm 4 mrpl11U 'HPnPT ( ' All ACRED BY REBELS Sharp Engagement Takes Place at Taguig During the Night. TWENTY-SECOND HELPS WASHINGTON MEN Two American Soldiora Killed and Thirteen Wounded in Engagement. BATTLESHIP I OREGON ARRIVES AT MANILA Our Porccs Reorganized Into Two Divisions of Thrao Brigades Each , NEBRASKANS ARE ASSIGNED TO MACARTIIUR rillilno | Malic an Anxntilt on Il tli < r > lit 1,011111 riiuroli , lm < Are Itt'imlNcil ullli 11 i-m y I.IINN ( iiinlioat .MilI.I'M llomuls of Tint IIH. MANILA. March 19. S 30 a. in. The Kill- plnos In force attacked . \ companj of the Washington U'luntcois nt Tagulg last night. Two compinles of the Washington and Oregon regiments were sent to the assistance of their comradte nnd dro\c the rebels back In fiont of the Twenty-second regulars , who also engaged the. enemy. Two American soldiers were killed and nu olllcor and thirteen privates wcio wounded. The enemy's losa was ie\eic. MANILA. March IS 10.20 n. in The entire American force has been reorganized , two divisions , of three brigades each , being formed , General Law ton today assumed ccm- mand of the First , which consists of the Washington , North Dakota nnd California volunteers under General King , tlx troops of the Kourth cavalry , the Fourteenth regulars , the Idaho \oluntecrs and n bat talion of the Iowa troops under General Ovenshlno ; Wio Third and Twenty-second regular infantry nnd the Oiegon regiment under General Wheaton , nnd Dyer's and Hawthorne's light baUeilet. .NrliriiNKaIIH Vmlcr Ini'rthnr. . General IMacArthur'a dl\lslon consists or two batteries of the Third artlllciy , the ' Knn as and Montana volunteers under General - oral II G. Otis , the Colorado , Nebraska nnd South Dakota regiments and sK companies ' of the Penufyhunla under General Hale ; the Fourth and Se\entcenth regulars , the , Minnesota and W > omlng volunteers , and the , Utah artillery. A separate division will be assigned to pro'iost duty , consisting of the Twentieth and night companies of the Twenty-third regular infantiy. General Anderson , now In command of the First dhlslon of the eighth army corps , will return to the United States In accordance with the order of January 24. An attack was made by the rebels yester day upon the battery at Loma church , but they wore lepuleed by the Pennsylvanlan > w IMi heavy loss. Lieutenant Thompson nnd Prhates McVay and McCanso of Company C were wounded. A gunboat \\ith a company of the Tnenty- tlilril regulars on board Is now on the lakn attack'ng the small towns. It was last heard from off Morong nnd Santa Cruz. The Island of Cehu hus been made a eub- dlstrict , under Lieutenant Colonel T. n. iHntnor of the First Idaho volunteers. The other onicers uio Captain William T. Wood of the Tenth regulars , collector of customs , and Lieutenant Thomas F. Schloy of the Twenty-third , port captain. Ensign Uverhart has been relieved as port captain of Hello by Lieutenant William 13. Hannn of the Montana volunteers. OtlN 1'liuiH Another Illon. WASHINGTON. March IS. General Otis Is planning another blow sit the Instil gonta in the execution of his general scheme of hastening the ending of the rebellion In i Luzon before the athent of the rainy season. The fact appeared < iulto incidentally In n cablegram retched from him , In which ho replied to an inquiry from the War depart ment relathe to the dlhchnrgo of the - volunteer teer soldiers scr\ing In his anny. These soldiers arc entitled , by the promise of the War ilcpaitmcnt nnd perhaps toy the terms of their enlistment , to be recalled to their homes ns soon aa they can } ) o relieved by regulars. General Otis said that the men were will ing to stay In the Philippines as long ns they could' ' ho of active service , and then ho added that ho "was " about to have some work ! of the llrst Importance for them. Indicating \ that another general movement foiwardwas | In prospect. This Is contlrjned by the report from Manila that another column In addi tion to that of Whoaton's is being formed under Law-ton's lead , and it is believed that this will bo pushed rapidly northward from [ Manila , enclosing between Itself and I Whcnton's column the largest body of the , Insurgents remaining In the neighborhood I of Manila. OREGON ARRIVES AT MANILA llnttlnulilp SIioiv * ISo III ICffoot of Vojnue mill IH Itrinly for Any fcervlct' . WASHINGTON , March 18. The Nnvy de partment has been advised of the arrival at Manila of the battleship Oregon. The following Is the cablegram from Ad miral Dovvoy ; MANILA , Mnrch 18 Secretary of the Navy , Washington : The Oregon nnd the Iris arrived today. The Oiegon IH In lit condition for any duty. DEWnY DEWEY IS IN GOOD HEALTH Admlrnl'ii Iutt T to III * Son Contru- | | u > Itimior Hint lie U RUTLAND , Vt. . March IS. George Dewey has received a loiter from his father , the admiral , inwhich ho Bays ho is in good health , although somewhat fatigued. The admiral expressed the hope that his tank will be finished before long. Charles Dewey expects his brother will nr- rlvo | n Washington on or about Juno 1 , and will soon thereafter visit his old home In Vermont , NEW SYNDICATES FORMING Coinlilnr Will Control Illcji'lit Mnnii- fnclorti'tt I'll nip MnUrrn NUW YORK , March 18 The Interna tional Steam Pump company was organized In Jersey City. All the prominent steam manufacturers In the cltj are said to have gone Into the combine The company has a capital of $27,500,000. The prefened stock will amount to I12.500.0UO. and there will be $15,000.000 In common BtocK CHICAGO , March 18J W Kleer presi dent of the Monarch Bicycle Manufacturing company of Chicago , said today that the syndicate had been formed whph proposed to buy out the plants of the Ictdmz bicycle THE BEE BULLETIN , Weather Forecast for NelirnsVn Tnlr ; AYartmr : Varlub o Winds Page. I .V'W Klin ] of VlrMttlp on HiM'k. KnulUh snlnillcr linn ( o Kitrlli. Another ( . liiMli n ( Miinlln. lflliK Comniltt 'i > Mnrt InVI1. . - l.li'htj on I1u < slnnil Viiuln. II inili : < < r * from ( In- > I Morl 1'lrc. Oil Vliii'.nntcs Urowralli.i. . I ( "upInIii "Jtoli" KtitiiN on Ilu > Win- . Confci ( MUMon A I nil in * t Clnllni. . * > Mori- luirtor ltrNluit Tnlls. llocdnu or DonnliiH CoiuHjllnr. . ( I l.nit \ \ < M-U In Oiiiiilin MM'Ir-ly. S Council llliiAt l.oc'iil AlntUTM. 10 IOMII > iMt mill ( ointiii'tit. ! | | | l' > i > < < ri\i'd on ( liiiatc. MTuIrs n ( South O in nil n. 11 .Sport I on llli'v if HIP AVi't'k. I I In tin * Doiiinlii of Woman. inX > > UI > VtiiuiriiKMK llrvli'M. MllNll'lll Ill'tll'VV Ot till'Vf 'lf. 'VVIIIi lllc WlirolH mill \\lii-cllill-n. 1CKiltlm \ Vlili , " , . | | | Ser > . 17 KIIIK'N | | | I'rnilUN ill .school. IS IMIIorlnl mill Comment. 11) ) 1 riiKiin > 'N llli'li Soil. DrlvliiK TnrUt'jN Ovcrliuid. -I ( SIciMrli of .lumi-s It. Ivri-nr. CatiitllinlM In ( In * I'lilllpplni' * . ! il Condition of Oiiiiiliu'N Triulr-i < 'o in in ! re I n I nnil I'liiiini'liil NIM\M. Ul ! KchocN of tin * Anli * llooiii. Temperature at Oiiiiilin jesterdii ) : Hour. lli'K. Hour. Den. r. n. in nil i P. in : t j i ( I : i. in 11 p. in Ml | 7 n. in tn r. p. in ' - " > j s n. in. . . . . . is l p. i us I II n. m 11) ) , ' | i. n -U j III n. in UII ( t p. in Mil II ii. in. . . . . . -I 7 p. in -I III in -2 mnkois of tlio country , nil will IIP con iliicted under one hp.nl , although each com- I p.uiy " 111 continue to operate ( Is own plant j i under Its own name. Tlio sjndlcato will maikot the wheels In this way a vast 'amount ' spent for traveling men , etc , will | bo wived. U Is R.ilil It will tnKu at least $25,000,000 to buy the vnrlous plants MANIFESTO OF POPULISTS Wlinrtoii llnrKcr for 1'ri-sliU'iit mill iKiuitliiM louiirll > for \ lot * 1'ri'N- lilc'iit OrKiml/crs Appoint I'll. 'i HOUSTON , Tex , March IS. Milton Park | of Dallas. Tex. , chairman of the populist nn- . tlona' icorganlzatlon committee , has Issued 'a manifesto Betting foitu "tho " nomination ' ! of Whnr > on Barker for president and Igua- I tins Donnelly for vice president and the adoption of a platform at Cincinnati Sep- | I tember C , 1S9S , claiming that "there Is a ncod I for a party standing for equality of opportunity - I tunity and against special pilvllcge : the j great mass of th < ? people of the United Stalls are populists at heart , though they do not acknowledge It. " Ho concludes by saying' "To Insure the success of tlio people's pcirty there Is needed an effective organiza tion , and In order to press this work vigor ously , pertlstonily and successfully , as cho.tr- I man of the national committee , I have se lected 'to ' assist mo the following well luiown populists , lo each of uliom I liavo assigned a group of states , 4o organize by counties end preclnctn : illjnlsslpp ) , Alabima and Tennessee Frank Barkelt of Okelona , Miss. Kentucky , West Virginia , Virginia , North Caiollna and Matland Joseph A. Parker of Louisville. Michlgin , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Wiscon sin , Cnllfoinla , Oregon nnd Washington- John O. Zenbull of Petersburg , Mich. Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Vermont , Connecticut , Rhode Island , Now York. New Jersey , Delaware , Pennsylvania L. C. Bateman of Auburn , Me. Minnesota , Iowa , North Dakota , South Da kota , 'Montana , Wyoming and Idaho Henry II. Kay of Minneapolis. 'Mlbbourl , Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado , j Utah nnd Nevada Paul II. Dixon of Chllll- cothe , .Mo Texas , Aikansas and Louisville Clarence Nugent of Stephenvllle , Tex. COURT STARTS FOR KANSAS Iii < | iilry lion ril < onelndeN 'I'll UI of ; of i\lil < < il < - iat IvniiNiiM CHj Ileef Itejeeteil. KANSAS CITY , March IS The army beet court of Inquiry concluded the taking of testimony In Kansas City nt 2 o'clock Uils i i afternoon , when an adjournment to meet In Port Leavenwoith , Kan. , at 7 30 In the evenlnc WDH taken The court began Its sessions at Its headquartcis In the Midland hotel at 10 p'clock In the morning. | ' Several wltneflsc were examined ns to the condition of the two lots of beef i ejected at Mobile nnd Jndvsoi.vlllo and leturnod to the company's plant In this city In Juno nnd July laf > t. The witnesses , all of whom vveio employes In this city of the Armour com pany , declared that the meat sn returned from the boulh was In fair co mn ; that most of It had apparently not 1 ispected nt the camps before being retb aid that after leaching here and boint inspected by ttiti company It wax replaced In stock It was declared that all meat fmnlahcd the iirmy during the Spinlsh war was dated and prepared with the utmost care. Prank S. Hastings , In rhargo of the salt meat'department , told of submitting earn- plen of bacon to the government ofllclaU ns un emergency ration. Ho stated that but little of it vvns purchased The L'ouit Dtartrd for Fort Leavonworth nt 4 30 In the nfu-inoon LIUVDNWOIITII. Kan , Mnrrh 18. Cap tain Jucib S. Galbialth of the I''lrfat United States cavalry , located at Kort Robinson , Neb , whoso command served throuijli the Cuban campaign , testifying before the couit of Inquiry hero , said do believed the canned moat had been probuivcd by mesns of chem icals , but could not eay Just what drugs might have bpcn > > < usid. The health of the men , ho B.I id , vva.s goad (111 ( after the San Juan battle , July 10 , from , which time a decline was noticeable , which witness attributed to the poor quality of beef served. The first refrigerated licet wan received July 24 anil was Issued up to tbo tlmi ) of departure ) fiom the Island. About one-third of the refilgeiator beef was spoiled. Sotno of the bad canned licet had un odor of drugs moro reseinbllng that of chloroform than anything else. In response to a question from Colonel Gtllesple , 'witness ' stated ho had made u report to the Inspector general In February last an to his belief that thf-mlcals had been used in preserving the meat furnished his ( .ominand. lit * did not , however , state In that report that the chemical vvns chloro form. No * peclllc drug nas mentioned. It. C. Alien , captain of thu Sixteenth In fantry , stationed at Fort leaven worth , tostl- flud that In Cuba , up to the time of the surrender , the canned beef C'mld nut bo eaten. It was slimy and stringy. Of thu refrigerated bci-f United after the surrender more than half wo * bpi lied Ho had uj reason lo behove that the canned meat wus 1 preserved by the use of cbemicals Afier I the surrender the taoul of liU men were ill Cuaiplniut Huigng the ulUutru * ea g u > . , I FOR THE UNIVERSITY Ilotiaa Passes Item Appropriating $210,000 , for Salaries for the Institution ! MEASURE APPROVED BY VOTE OF 50 TO 23 Scaled Down $32,500 , from tbo Amount Originally Oal.ctl Tor. ATTEMPT TO MAKE SUM LARGE FAH.S Item for Salaries for Supreme Court Com mission is Stricken OuU SIFF1NG COMMITTEE STARTS IN WELL .Sitlnr.v Appropriation lo the op Altritil f n Number of .MriiNiirpit tif Somewhat letts Important' ! ' . LINCOLN. March 1S. ( Special. ) The new sifting cominlttre started In on Ha work toilaj , making Us llrst lepoit. which.from Its unnnlmous niloptlun , scorned to glvo un expected satisfaction even to the mcmhois who uail been objecting most slrenunusl.v to the manner by which the committed was created. As evidence of good Inten tions , the llrbt bill sifted lo the top was the genotal salary uppropilatlon that hn 1 hcun passed by up to this llino by the houau In Its varloim special orders. The tepoil placed .it the head of the Ren- oral Jllo II. R. 114 , 5S7 , S. F. 135 , II. U. 6S5 , fi5l , S. F. 2HS , H 11. 175. S. K 20,1. II. tl 505137 , 122 , 2S3 , SCO , 170 and 200 In llic older niuni'd Jnnson of Jefferson raised a laugh by moving th.U the icport bo accepted and the commltlce bo discharged. f\\0 \ motion was not put. Pollard of Cass moved that the house go Into committee of the whole to consider bills on the sifting lllc. The motion pre vailed and Prince of Hall was called to the chair. II II. 414 , the general salary appropriation bill , had been recommitted in order that the uiilveisltj Item might bo considered. Thomp son of MerrlcK , by unanimous consent , moved th.it the Iteinn for the payment < t salaries of supieme court cnmnilssloncis and Htenogiaphic assistants of the commissioners be btrlcKon out. The motion pievalled. The Items stricken out amounted to $21,000. Pollard mo\cd that the salary Item for the unherslty bo repotted at contained In the oilglnal bill , which called for $212,500. Easterly of Buffalo moved to amend that the amount bo made $210,000. Clnik of Lancaster amended the amend ment that the amount bo $242,000. This started a discussion that lasted all the forenoon. The speeches against the larfio appropriation were made by Taylor of Cuhter , l usterllnB of Buffalo , Cunning ham of Harlan and Wright of Nuckolls They contended that the amount was ex travagant , and that the university lobby that had grown up was unbeatable. 1'ollnrd of Cass , Weaker of Richardson , Diirns of Lancaster and Lomnls of Duller talked for the higher appropriation. The tote on the Clark amendment was 32 for and 12 against the amendment. The motion by Kasteillng of Buffalo to make the amount $210,000nft carried by a vote of 50 to 23. When the committee nroso an amendment nna offered by I'ollard that the salary amount ho raised lo $212,600 , nnd this waa defeated on loll call by aotc of 3t ) to 44 , us follows : Yeas IMIOCIII > IMS OK TIIIJ SHNATB , ronnldcriililc Tlinr IN Spoilt In DlNpoH- IllUT Of MlNI'I'lllllllMIIIN IIIIlN. LINCOLN , March IS ( Special. ) Th senate spent the morning listening to com mittee reports and upon passage of bill * . The following bills were passed1 S. F. 1BT , 277 , 257. 38 and 11)9. ) S. F 04 failed to pass , receiving only sixteen votes. S. F. 187 , by Van Diibon , rolntc.s to the exemption laws , making ( CO per month ex empt , Instead of sixty days' wages , for heads of families. S. F. 277 , by Allen , Is for the rullof of Russell Loomls of Rod Willow county. B. F. Til , by Ilolhrook , provides thut wh re bridges are built over atroams that form the dividing lines between counties said countlen are autnorl/ed to enter Into Joint c iiuracts for the building and keeping In repair of Buch bildges. S , P. 38 , by O'Neill , provides that county Judges shall receive n fen of 25 cents for H-cordlng the appointment of each Judge and tlurk of election. S K. 199 amends section IIS of the civil code relating to Urn competent y of tbo Jouinals of cither branch of the legislature as a means of evidence. When S F. 04 , by Miller , wa placed upon Its passage the memborH were about unani mous In lifi favor , but they noticed that tha Introducer had voted "no" on his own bill. "Seeing th.it the Introducer of this bill has voicd against It , I wlah to change my vote from 'ayo' to 'no , ' " said Cunaday of Kearney. That started a landslide , so runny aenatorn changing that the clerks were unable to keep track of thorn , and the president ordered another roll call to bo taken. Tlio second roll cull resulted in a largo negative vote. Then some of the members changed their votes fiom "no" "ao. " to ) The bill lacked ono vote of having the constitutional ma jority , however. This bill wan really a meritorious meas ure , as It sought itt cure a conlllot In the present statute. In ono place the law as It now L'Xlets provides that county boards shall not Issue warrants against thu general fund In cxcttrt of 7. per cent of the luvy , while in another section It llxce the per cent at SJ This till ! would have made tha law uniform at 85 per cent. Committees repotted the following bills : S F 210 to puns- with unit lidiiiciitu. B K. 21G , to paw H R 137 to tlio general file ; 8 F 1.JO , for indellrillt ) postponement , S K , 201 and 205 for Indefinite postponement B P 204 ud 20j Vrtro Introduced by I'ari