THE DAILY BEE
D , 1871. OKAHA , P1UDAY - , 3k'AY ! 12 , 1800 TWELVE PAG-ES. E COPY PIVE GENTS.
REBELS ARE COWED
Otis Reports that Forces of Enemy Are
Disintegrating Daily ,
MACABEBES RECEIVE GUNBOATS JOYFULLY
Exnedition Up Elver Meets with Friendly
[ f Demonstration of Natives.
s
VOLUNTEERS START HOME THIS MONTH
Troops Show Their Loyalty by Patiently
Enduring Delay.
ALL POSSIBLE DISPATCH WILL BE USED
3Ieii UnilcrMtniiil the Condition * AVlilch
Have Detained Them and Ac
cent the Sacrifice
WASHINGTON , May 11. General Otis has
cabled the War department concerning the
nltuatlon lu tbo Philippines. Ho says that
it Is very encouraging. The tone of the
dispatch loads the officials hero to believe
that the end of the Filipino Insurrection
is near nt hand , Following Is the text of
the dispatch from General Otis :
MANILA , May 11. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Succeeded lu passing army
gunboats to Calumplt for use In Rio
Grande ; railway connections with that point
i secured this week ; passage of gunboats
. W through Macabebo country balled with Joy-
f * ' Inhabitants. * *
fill demonstration by
4 * * In country passed over by troops
temporary civil1 administration Inaugurated
nnd protection to Inhabitants against Insur
gent abuses given as far as possible. Signs
of Insurgent disintegration dally manifested.
Obstacles which natural features of country
present can be overcome. OTIS.
Plan * for the Return.
In reply to the cable ot Adjutant General
Corbln last night regarding return of volun-
tcors , General Otis cabled this morning :
MANILA , May 11. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Volunteer organizations first
to return now at Negros nnd forty-five miles
from Manila nt front. Expected that trans
ports now arriving will take returning vol
unteers. Volunteers understand they will
begin to leave for the United States the
latter part of month ; know Importance of
their presence hero nt this tlmo and accept
the sacrifice which the United States' Inter
ests make Imperative. Hancock now enterIng -
Ing harbor. Transports returning this
week carry sick and wounded men. Penn
sylvania and St. Paur not needed longer In
southern waters , whpro they have been re
tained , hence dispatch ; transports Nelson"
and Cleveland brought freight ; return with
out cargo. . OTIS.
T1i * linnpnr.1vhnli ! finnnrnl OMn rnnnrts
entering the harbor , sailed from Sun Fran
cisco April 18 , carrying the Twenty-first In
fantry nnd Light Battery E , First artillery ,
thlrty-nlno officers nnd 1,451 enlisted men ,
Colonel Jacob Kline , Twenty-first Infantry ,
commanding. A later dispatch from General -
oral Otis said :
MANILA , May 11. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Health condition troops _ ar-
'flvod on Hancock excellent ; two deaths en-
roifto , Private Dlo E. Jones and Elmer II.
Chevalier , Companies L and E , Twenty-first
Infantry , April 2-1 and 2G. OTIS.
I'MSASED AV1TII OTIS' CAIII.ECRAM.
CoiillrmH Opinion Volunteer * Are in
* \o Hurry to Return.
WASHINGTON , May 11. The cables from
General Otis today were gratifying to the
olllclals of the War department. Portions
of itho dispatch regarding the situation were
not made public , relating , It Is understood ,
to prospective movements. The cable re
garding the return of the volunteers Indi
cates that the troops nro making no clamor
to bo sent home , but see the necessity of
remaining until they can bo relieved by the
regulars now on their way and to bo sent
to Manila as soon as they can be shipped.
General Otis saya the troops to bo sent first
ere In the Island of Negros and at the front.
This no doubt means the California regi
ment , which Is probably In Negros , and it Is
known that 'the ' Oregon regiment Is with
General Lawton somewhere In the vicinity
'
of Mansln.
HANCOCK MAKES RECORD TRIP
TrniiHliort Reached Manila After
Twenty-Two Day * Out Five Other
Troop Shlpn Arc Eiiroiitc.
LONDON , May 11. Special dispatches
from Manila report the arrival there of the
United States transport Hancock this morn-
Ins. The transport made the trip from Ban
Francisco In twenty-two days , the best pre
vious record being twenty-eight days. It
did not toucli at any port en route.
There are five troop ships now on the
Pacific on route to Manila with reinforce
ments aud stores for General Otis' army.
The Warren left Snn Francisco on April 20 ,
two days later than the Hancock , and Is
due at Manila within the next ten days. It
carried eight batteries of the Sixth artillery ,
Including thirty otUcers nnd 912 men , and
also 210 recruits. It stopped en route and
therefore Is not expected to make as good
tlmo aa the Hancock. The Newport also
sailed from San Francisco on April 20 and
Is duo at Manila In a few days. It stopped
at Honolulu. It carried two light batteries ,
Including eight officers and 220 men , ana
also fifteen ofilcora and 216 men of the
Marina corps. The Morgan City left San
Francisco on April 25 , with fill enlisted men
" nnd recruits. The Senator nnd the Ohio loft
Ban Franclaco on April 28 , carrying between -
' twoen thorn the entire Thirteenth regiment ,
numbering thirty officers and 1,320 men. All
theea vessels will stop at Honolulu en route
nnd they probably will occupy thirty days
< ( - In making the trip , that being the average
* tlmo.
' * The only vessel yet to sail for which complete -
" ' ' pleto arrangements bavo been mndo Is the
t Sherman. It Is booked to carry the Sixth
infantry and to start from San Francisco on
May 22 , The transports Grunt and Sheridan
1 \\lll aid in carrying troops between San
Francisco and Manila. The Grant , which
has been detained at San Francisco In
quarantine , will follow the Sherman about
n vreoU later , carrying the Sixteenth regl-
. ' ' mcnt of Infantry ,
TROOPS WILL TAKE WEST ROUTE.
fit Soldier * AVIII Hereafter Reach Front
liy AVay of San KranclNco ,
r WASHINGTON , May 11. The War dcpart-
' 'X ment will not lend any more troops to Ma
nila by way of Now York and the Suez canal ,
, All troops now under orders for Manila , or
v. - to bo ordered there during the next few
i months , win be sent by. way of San Fran-
f Cisco. U is expected that the Grant and
> . tt Sherman , now at San Francisco , and the
f I Shorldnn , which will soon arrive there , will
ft 1 carry all the troops that will bo needed
\ in the Philippines ,
Nor Is It the Intention at present to make
the Logan , Meade and Thomas a part of the
Pacific transport ileot. These ships will bo
refitted as uoou us they can bo spared front
service In the West Indies , They nro owned
by the government and with others will bo
converted Into the best army transports , In
cordancc with plans announced long ago ,
when It became apparent that army trans
ports would bo needed for several years to
come , U Is believed by the quartermaster's
department that nearly four months will bo
required to put the ships In first-class con
dition. Secretary Alger says It will be quite
three months before the ships arc ready for
service nnd ho docs not Intend to make any
order now respecting their movement at that
time , but added that no troops would bo
cither sent or returned to the United States
by way of the Suez canal at present. The
health of the troaps would be endangered
by going through the Indian ocean and along
equatorial latitudes during the summer.
REGULARS GOING TO MANILA
Four Regiment * TnUe the Slier Route
nail Two ( in liy .tVny of
San I'Vaaelneo. '
NEW YORK , May 11. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says : The War
department Is preparing to send four regi
ments of regulars to Manila by way of New
York City and the Suez canal , utilizing for
the purpose the transports Thomas , Meade
nnd Logan , which nro to bo permanently
transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific
lleet. Those vessels will , It Is thought , tram-
port the Seventh and Nineteenth regiments
of Infantry and the First and Seventh regi
ments of artillery , although some other com
mand may bo substituted one ot these
before their sailing dates. On the Pacific
coast two more regiments , the Sixth and
Sixteenth Infantry , will start for Manila this
month. The former will leave San Francisco
on the Sherman on May 22 arid the latter on
the Grant a week later. Within a week It
In believed that General Otis will bo In
position to begin sending homo the
volunteers from the Philippines by every
available steamer , as Important rolnforco-
menta which left San Francisco April IS and
20 are about due to reach him.
A telegram from Superintendent Long ot
the transport service at San Francisco states
that a few of the crow of the Sherman will
leave because It Is not desirable to retain
them , and some others are dissatisfied. The
commissioner at San Francisco claims they
are not entitled to transportation to New
York. They signed the United States ship
ping blanks for six months for a port In
tlio United States.
INSURGENTS KILL FRENCHMAN
Wan IIcnrliiK a Flat ; of Truee at the
Time to XeKOtlnte for
i PrlHOiiern.
NEW YORK , May 11. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Manila says :
The Insurgents have assassinated M.
Diimarals , a Frenchman who had crossed
their lines under a flag of truce. Ho was
negotiating with the Filipinos for the release
of Spanish prisoners.
This action may cause a demonstration by
France.
No Travel Pay In Coiitrnet.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 11. The crew of
the transport Grant has been paid mt and
discharged. Including all hands , there were
upward of 150 men. They shipped at New
York for the trip to ( Manila , thence to San
Francisco , nnd understood that they were to
receive transportation back to New Yo'lu
Evciry'man,1 t the crew declarer that the arti
cles were read to him with the transporta
tion clause In them when ho shipped from
Now York. The articles were read ta the
crew at the tlmo of their discharge , but In
them was nothing about transportation to
New York. The crow of the S.herman will
come out of quarantln/3 / next week with a
similar story and the men of the t-ansport
Sheridan , now on lt way from Manl'a , will
probably have a similar tale to toll. The
crew of the Grant realize that for their fare
homo they are dependent entirely on the
government's generosity.
WASHINGTON , May 11. It Is stated at
the quartermaster general's office that the
articles signed by the crows of the Grant
and other transports shipped from Now
York to Manila provided that they should
be returned to port In the United States.
By the terms of the shipment the men are
not entitled to transportation to Now York
nnd may bo landed at any port In this coun
try.
Time for AmerleaiiN to Strike.
MANILA , May 11. C:45 : p. m. Mr. Hlg-
glns , manager of the Manlla-Dagupan rail
road , and two of his assistants who had
remained Insldo the Insurgent lines to pro
tect the property of the railway company ,
arrived at Snn Fernando yesterday. They
had been informed by the Insurgents that
they would bo no longer responsible for their
rafety If they remained within their lines.
Mr , Hlgglns corroborated the stories that
have been told of the demoralization of the
Filipinos and says that the rebels are lootIng -
Ing all the natives' property. Mr. Hlgglus
says that now Is the time for the Americans
to strike hard.
Deneyeeiln the HoMtoil.
WASHINGTON , May 11. Secretary Long
today received a cablegram from Admiral
Dewey asking permission to.keep the cruiser
Boston on the Asiatic elation for a short
time. The request 'will bo granted. The
department had Intended ito bring the Boston
to the Mare Island navy yard , but as Ad
miral Dewey finds that he needs It It will
bo probably some months before it can bo
laid up.
YoNemlfe turtH for ( iiniii.
NEW YORK , May 11. The United States
auxiliary cruiser Yosemlte , toound f-r Guam ,
passed Sandy Hook bound out at 0:26 : n. m ,
today. The Yosemlto carrlee Captain Rich
ard P. Lcary , the newly appointed governor
of Guam , and a garrison ot marine ) for
Guam , together with a quantity of etores
and supplies.
PrnteHt Sent to the Pope.
LONDON. May 12 , The heads of the re
ligious orders In the Philippines , according
to a dispatch from Rome to the Dally Mall ,
have presented' a petition to the pope , in
which they protest against the "American
atrocities. "
Memorial tor I'Mrt ' Naval Vie dm ,
CLYDE , O , , May 11. Memorial services
were held hero today In honor of George
Burton Meeks , a sailor on the Wlnslow and
the first Ohloan killed in the Spanish war.
Senator ForuUer delivered the funeral era
tion.
! o > ta CiolUKT Into llry Dnek.
SAN FRANflSCO , May 11. The battleihlp
Iowa wll ) leave San Francisco POOH and go
to Pugct sound to dock at thp Port Orchard
dry dock iu order to have the barnacles removed -
moved from Its sides ,
TleUet Ilrolierx Coneliiile Nelon.
CHICAGO , May 11. The annual session
of the American Ticket Brokers' association
adjourned today , to meet next yeur In De
troit. The following olllcers wuro elected'
President , Simon Stelner , St. Louis ; first
vlco president , U. E. Odlorno , Denver : second
end vice president , Upton W , Dorscy , Balti
more ; third vice president , 0 , II. Thompson ,
Portland , Ore. ; fourth vlco president , George
Tyroler , New York ; secretary , W. B. Carter -
tor , Loulsvlllo , Most of today's session was
do voted to private business. No arrange
ments wcro made to fight hostile legislation ,
but delegates will bo sent to Washington
should the antl-icalplng bill be presented
before thu next congress.
JOHN BULL GIVES HIS ASSENT
Approves the Agreements Beached by the
Peace Delegates ,
LOW , CHOATE AND PAUNCEFOTE CONFER
i nnil American
. \Krcc on Arbitration Scheme
that Will Have tlie Suu-
liort of Itnnxliit '
( Copyright , 1SW , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , May 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) A confcrcnco
took place at the American embassy today
between Seth Low , Ambassador Choate and
Sir Julian Paunccfotc. at which .Mr. Hells ,
secretary , was present. Pauucefote Indi
cated the assent of the British government
to Joint action of the peace conference with
the United States nnd read the Instructions
ho had received from Salisbury since his
arrival. There Is no doubt that the United
States nnd English delegates have agreed In
presenting an arbitration scheme , which , It
Is now said , will have the support of Rus-
sla. Secretary Hells goes to Uorlln In the
morning to convey to Ambassador White In
structions from the president ad acquaint
him with the arrangement made with Eng-
land. Tomorrow Ambassador Choate glvea
a luncheon party for the peace delegates ,
at which several diplomatists , Lord Salis
bury , Italfour and other members of the
government will bo present.
The Yachting World states that the meas
urements of the Shamrock are : Length over
oil , 130 feet ; water line , 89 foot ; beam , 21
feet. The shaping nnd fitting of the man
ganese plates are proving slow work ,
but are now almost completed. The
keel was cast solid lu a block
of lead weighing olghty-nlna tons.
This has been bolted to the frames and for
this purpose It Is necessary to drive- some
eight or nine holes right through a solid
block ot lead from top to bottom. The diffi
culty of this operation Is understood when
It Is stated that the Tieel tapprs to a depth
from two feet two Inches to four feet six
inches. The great weight of the mass makes
It Impossible to bring It to proper boring
machines and the difficulty created by the
nature of the metal Is that the lead has
a tendency to break off and choke Us bit.
This has already delayed the work much
longer than anticipated. The boring ma
chine Is a novel design recently got to work
and better progress will now be made. June
will bo well advanced before the Shamrock
Is ready for the water.
Crolicr Out of Sort * .
I saw Croker today at Nagle's rooms In
Panton street. He looked somewhat 111 and
were a silk handkerchief around his neck
as lie lay on the sofa. I asked Law he
was , to which the boss replied :
"I am pretty good. The trouble Is hero , "
pointing to his throat. "Thero la another
carbuncle coming on , out I'll be all right
In a few days. "
Ho seemed out of sorts and Is greatly wor
ried , being unable to attend the Newmarket
races. He Intends to stay In London until
operated upon for his carbuncle.
Sloan had another Ms day at Nowmarket ,
winning the first three races off the reel
aud running second in another. The stakes
'wcro not large , but Sloan's success meant
a heavy pull out of the ring by his friends ,
JJwyer , Gruunan and others , but the odds
werc'flo short , 2 to I against , 13 to 8 on
and 6 to 1 on , that bolting by Sloan's fol
lowers was necessarily restricted. It is es
timated that they took $300,000 on the first
three races and lost over $100,000 on the
last two. In which Sloan was beaten.
E MAKIiUP OP MINISTRY.
MiiilNterlal Crlsln at Home Ix Now
Practically at an Kiid.
ROME , May 11. 'Although the composition
of the reconstructed cabinet has not yet
been officially announced. It Is considered
that the ministerial crisis is practically over.
This evening Marquis Vlscontl Vcnosta noti
fied General Pelloux of his acceptance of
the foreign office portfolio.
The now ministry will probably bo made
up as follows :
Premier and minister of the Interior ,
Lieutenant General Luigl Pelloux , senator.
Minister of foreign affairs , Marquis Emlllo
Vlscontl Venosta , senator.
Minister of war , Lieutenant General G.
Mlrrl , commander of the Sixth army corps
and the Bologna military division.
Minister of marine , Rear Admiral G. B.
Dettolo , commander of the Levant squadron.
Minister of public works , Slgnor Pietro
Lagava , deputy.
Minister of public Instruction,1 Dr. Gfuldo
Basselll , deputy.
Minister of the treasury , Prof. Paolo Bo-
selll , deputy.
Minister of finance , Slgnor Antonio Sa-
landra , deputy.
CONFERS ON COMMERCIAL TREATY.
AmhiiNNiulor "White a ml German MIii-
Inter Continue * tin DIneaxNloii.
BERLIN , May 11. The American ambas
sador , Andrew D. White , and the Imperial
minister of foreign affairs , Baron von Buo-
low. discussed at considerable length today
the basl of the proposed new commercial
treaty between the United States and Ger
many. Tomorrow Baron Rlchthofen , who
has charge of commercial interests at the
foreign office , will continue the discussion
at the American embassy.
As Emperor William will bo absent from
Berlin until after the departure of the
United States ambatsador for The Hague ,
the latter today placed President McKinley'a
autograph letter acknowledging the emper
or's recent letter regarding the permission
given by the United States for the landing
of the now German cable In the hands of
Baron von Uuelow. IMr. White also presented
to the mcmbqrs of the Imperial cabinet , the
ministers and olllclalo of all the leading Ger
man states invitations to attend the approaching
preaching commercial congress at Philadel
phia.
PROCLAIMS A U.Y1VKRSAI. JUIIII.EE.
I'niial Hull ln Promulgated | u tint
>
VcHflhnlc of St. Peter' * .
ROME , May 11 , The pope this morning
handed to Mgr. Mnrlnt n bull declaring
a universal Jubilee In the yeaf-1900. The bull
wan afterwards promulgated , according to
custom , In the vestibule of St. Peter's , where
Mgr. Dellaqulla read It aloud In the presence
of the prelates and an enormous audience ,
The bull was then affixed to the doors of the
Basilica.
VC RuliiN lu PruxHlu.
BERLIN , May 11. Incessant rains have
prevailed since April 30 , producing disastrous
Hoods , especially In the eastern Oder dis
trict. At Oderouln , Austrian Silesia , an im
mense district has been Inundated. At Dres
den the river Elbe is higher than It has been
at any previous period for twenty years. The
tributaries of the Elba and Oder have over-
Mowed , inundating the Roesa district. At
Dltterfleld cloven persons were drowned In
attempting to cross the river Mulde. The
rains still continue.
Mttle Faith I" Pence Conference.
BERLIN , May 11. The Tagblatt tbd'ay
publishes the result of an Investigation
among a number of leading Gorman protestors
testers relative to the subject of tbo peace
conference which begins next week at The
Hague. The majority ft those Interviewed
express the belief that < ha conference will
he without practical resflll. Prof. Momnv
sen , the Jurist nnd historian , nnd Prof. Kuno
Fischer , professor of philosophy in Holdcl-
burg university , ridicule the conference.
Prof. Lahntid says that he expects no ma
terial results , Prof. WeSterkntnp cxprcseet
the opinion that such conferences can have
no results before public opinion the world
over. Ho endorses the principle of Inter
national arbitration.
TURKS DEFEATED MY TIIR ARARS.
Sustain Severe Io-ne > ln Action anil
liy Ucucrtlon mill Famine.
ADEN , May 11. The Insurrection in
Yemen l. gaining round. The Turkish com
mander , Abdullah Pasha , has been forced to
retreat on Sara , the capital of the province
of Yemen , after having sustained great losses
of men from Arab night Attacks , desertion
nnd famine. His force has been utterly do-
moraltzod. *
SYNDICATE ON KlPlilXO'S 1IRA1NS.
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Literary AneiitM Form Trunt to Con
trol Future Production * .
LONDON , May 11. The Dally Mall de
clares that n group of American and Eng
lish literary agents has formed a syndicate
for the purpose of controlling the future
productions of Uudyard Kipling ,
Holili the French Company to Illume.
LONDON , May 11. The court of appeals
today dismissed the appeal of the Com-
pagnlo Generate Trausatlaritlquo against the
decision of the lower court , holding that
the steamer La Bourgogno * alone was blamable -
able for the collision wlthrtho British ship
Cronmrtyshlro oft Halifax ? N. S. , on July
4 , 1898 , by which BC2 lives ware lost.
The Board of Trade Inquiry Into the cause
of the loss of the steamer Stella , which
was wrecked on the Casqiiet rocks , near the
Island of Aldcrny on March 30 , has reached
a Judgment that the ship was not kept to
the course set nnd was not navigated with
seamanllko care , going at an excessive rate
of speed in a fog.
Peace llelewnteR Confer.
LONDON , May 11. Sir Julian Pauncefote ,
the ambassador of Great Britain to the
United States , and ono of the British dele
gates to the peace conference at The Hague ,
had a conference today with President Scth
Low and Captain A. T. .llahan , members
of the American delegation. This afternoon
Mr. F. W. Hells , secretary to the Amerlcah
commission , visited Mr. A. J. Balfour , the
government leader In the House of Com
mons.
Reiiorteil Return of Drcyrnn.
PARIS , May 12. The Petit Bleu says today
that ten members of the Republican guard
and four gendarmes left St , Naznrle , France ,
on honrd the steamer Lafayette last Tuesday
to form an escort to bring Dreyfus to Franco ,
and that his return may b'o expected by the
cud of June.
eil Oriler Conferred1.
LONDON , May 11. The Order of the Gar
ter was today conferred upon the duke of
Northumberland in succession to the late
duke ot Beaufort.
TUNNEL UNDER EAST RIVER
Jftsir Tnltalar Coiuliilt JWlll Give LOIIK
iMlaml Itiiml Entrance to Man
hattan Inland.
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ALBANY , N. Y. . May llMjovernor ? Roosevelt
velt today signed the Atlantic avenue bill ,
which will _ glYQ-.the. . .IxtWjteJand railroad
entrance to 'Manhattan Isldud.
The bill gives to the munclpal assem
bly the power to grant a tunnel franchise
for a term of fifty years , with the option of
renewal for another twenty-fivo years after
a. revaluation.
The tunnel will cost Jn the neighborhood
of fC.000,000 and will require two and a
half years to build. The only expense to
the city will bo about ? 1,200,000 , or half
the cost of depressing the tracks on Atlantic
avenue between Eldrlgo and Flatbush ave
nues.
The plan as outlined contemplates the
cutting of a tunnel beginning at some point
in the vicinity of Broadway and Cortlandt
street , Manhattan , extending under the East
river to Platbush avenue , Brooklyn , thence
Tjy open cuts , tunnels and elevated struc
tures to Jamaica via Atlantic avenue , a dis
tance of twelve miles. This rapid transit
line will connect with the Long Island rail
way system.
The tunnel under the river will consist
of two tubular conduits thoroughly venti
lated and lighted by electricity. There will
be but nine stations on the entire line , two
of them on Manhattan Island. The run from
Cortlandt street htation to Jamaica on the
south side of Long Island will be made
in twenty-four minutes. The motive po-wor
will bo electricity.
NEW YORK WANTS FIRST SHOW
Mayor Van AVyeU Cahles to Hewcy
ItciiueMlliif ? Him to Come
Home that Way.
NEW YORK , 'May 11. The following
cablegram was sent by Mayor Van Wy k to
Admiral Dcwoy today :
The people of the city of New York desire
nn opportunity to olficlally welcome you on
your return home.They earnestly request
that you first reach America at the city of
New York , the metropolis of the western
hemisphere , where the fullest opportunity
can be given the people of this country to dq
appropriate honor to the hero of the Span
ish-American war.
Ho also sent the following telegram to
Secretary Long :
The people of the city of New York Intend
to extend nn olllclal welcome to Admiral
Dewey when ho comes to this city. It Is
their earnest dcslro that the great admiral
should first reach tbo American continent
at the port of Now York , They sincerely
hope that the United States Navy depart
ment can so arrange his home coming.
WASHINGTON , May 11 , Secretary Long
said today that the Navy department would
not seek to Influence Admiral Dewey In any
way In the selection of the route by which
ho will return to the United States. By nn
old custom of the department an admiral Is
allowed to return to the United States at
the end of "his term of service on a foreign
station In his own flagship and In the pres
ent case Admiral Dewey may choose his
own course , coming eliher by way of Suez
or directly across the Pacific. The depart
ment now oxpectb that ho will reach this
country early In July , though it Is stated
that ho will not leave Manila until he has
completed his functions as ono of the Philippine
ippine- commission , at least to tbo extent
of terminating his duties
12\lra SeHNlon In Xeu York.
ALBANY , N. Y. , May 11. There will un
doubtedly bo an extra Houston of the legis
lature far the double purpose of amending
the Ford frnnchlbo tax bill and passing over
the veto of the mayor of Now York the
rapid transit bill. It Is understood that the
governor will sign the Ford bill , and after
signing it will call un extra session of the
legislature fortho purpose of amending the
bill so as to put It In the hands of a etato
board for administration. In order to have
nn equitable arrangement of taxation. In
stead of different constructions of It in
various portions of the state.
Ailvnnee In I'rlee of Hay l'rpxvn.
CHICAGO , May 11. Representatives ot
firms that control the manufacture of hay
press machinery In tbo western btatcs , at a
meeting hero today , decided to advance
prices from IE to 20 per cent. The recent
advance In raw material and high wages arc
given as the reasons for the change.
TWO SETS OF MARRIAGE LAWS
General Wood Issues Series Without Con
sulting Governor General ,
NEWSPAPERS BUSILY STIR UP DISCORD
Surrender ot Arm * Snlrt to UP Trick
of Americans ( o ( iiilu Unlimited
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HAVANA , May 11. The civil marrlago
decree recently Issued In the province of
Santiago differs from the decree on the
same subject In course of preparation at
headquarters here. The military governor
of Santiago province , General Leonard
Wood , acted without consultation with the
governor general , and his decree was llrst
honrd of hero through the local newspapers.
Probably It will not be annulled specifically ,
but It will bo rendered nugatory by a gen
eral paragraph In General Drooko's decree
covering the entire Island.
A letter has been addressed to General
Wood , pointing out to him the undcslrn-
blllty ot an attempt to handle the affairs
of one Jirovluco without regard to similar
conditions In other provinces , nnd alleging
the necessity of a uniform system In order
to make the people homogeneous.
The dec'slon ' of General Gomez to aban
don Qulnta do Mollncs , the old summer resi
dence of the captains general , where ho
has been living , and to take a house In thu
city or to llvo with .friends here , was an
nounced to the members of his staff today ,
who were simultaneously Instructed to re
pair to their homes. The order aroused
considerable resentment among them , all
accusing Gomez of deserting tncm and do-
clnrlug that they have neither homes , work
nor money. The disagreement Is serious ,
and the newspapers continue to attack the
settlement of the amount the soldiers uro to
receive.
La Discussion and El Ueconcentrado seem
determined to cause trouble. The former ,
In a bitter editorial today , declares that the
payment of $75 for an exchange of arms
Is merely an attempt to place the Cubans
In the power of the Americana. The ar
ticle , which Is bellovcd to bo Inspired by
Manuel Sangullly , says :
"These traitors have caused all the com
plications which have placed our country
In the existing conditions , conditions that ,
If continued longer , will cause ferocious and
bloody strife between the Cubans aud
Americans. "
The Inspection by the board appointed to
Investigate the minimum of clothing that
will answer for troops In this province took
place today , the first endeavor being to as
certain the amount of suitable apparel now
on hand , particularly of underclothing and
abdominal belts. It Is not believed that for
the prcnent It is practicable to alter the
existing khaki uniform.
Ste * ctloreN on u Strllcc.
More than 700 Cuban stevedores are now
out on strike , and the work on ships In the
harbor Is being done by Chinese under pollen
guard. The stevedores had been receiving 25
cents per hour , and ore striking for an In
crease of 10 cents. 'Many vessels are de
layed by the strike and the boats that uro
duo to leave tomorrow will not bo nblo to
sail before next week.
Th" "commissioners of the Fifth Army' '
corps did not meet today , as was expected , to
arrange to begin the payment of the Cuban
troops , as General Pedro Betancourt declined
to serve. General Carter Rojas has been re
quested to act In his stead.
An asylum for orphan reconcentrados was
opened yesterday in Matanzas city. General
Wilson , military governor of the -Matanzas-
Santa Clara department , and Geueral Sanger ,
his chief of staff , were prcaent at the cere
mony. The Institution contains sixty-three
children , who are In charge of olsters of
charity. The mayor exercises a general
supervision. At the ceremony one of the
orphans , Miguel Ojeda , addressing the gen
erals , said : "In the name of God and of
Cuba , we give thanks. " "
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the temperature
in Havana was 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
BRIGHTER DAYS FOR CUBA
General HriiNt Taken Hopeful View
of iHlaail'N Kntiire PoNMlhlu
Annexation HlNeiiKNeil ,
NEW YORK , May 11. Among the pas
sengers who came In on the Havana , which
was released from quaiantlne today , was
General H. 0. Ernst , who has been In Cuba
since January. Ho has been stationed in
Havana as inspector on General Brooke's
staff. "
"The situation In Cuba today , " said he ,
"is bright and the condition of the Island Is
Improving. Ono hears very llttlo about an
nexation down there/ though thuio is a
sentiment tending that way among the pee
ple. Those who have money and business
interests are generally In favor of annexa
tion. Many , however , are willing that the
Island should como in us a state after In
dependence has been declared.
"Tho government was surprised when the
roll was found to contain the names of10 , -
000 soldiers. Both Gomez nnd General Porter
ter had calculated that Itwould contain
the names ot only 30,000 men , who would
got about $100 apiece. When It became ap
parent that there were so many names on
the list It was decided to strike off the names
of commissioned officers , these who enlisted
slnco July last and those In the employ of
the government. After these names had
been dropped there were left about 38,000.
These will probably bo sifted down more ,
for on the now pay roll blanks issued to
the paymasters there Is a crtlllcatc attached
which must bo filled out by the company
commander for the man who will recelvo
the money and give up his arms. There has
been a llttlo feeling over this order for the
men to give up their arms , but I do not toe-
llovo It will amount to much , "
General Ernst said that In his opinion
there was on man In Cuba whom he thought
was qualified 'to ' ho elected president. Ho
said that ho did not think Gomez would
over fill that position. "Gomez Is u good
man , hut ho has many enemies. Then ,
again , I do not believe ho Is qualified to
hold that office. Should the sentiment for
annexation Increase I believe Gomez would
cause trouble. fHo keeps quiet as long as
they dangle 'Cuba Llbro' before him. "
HAS FAITH UN THIS I'MTIJI ) .STATUS.
Senor Moro ConNliler * Supreme Court
Plrxl Step Tiiwaril Self-tlovernmeat.
HAVANA , May 11. Senor Frederlco Moro ,
formerly civil governor of Havana , who was
recently appointed to the post of supreme
court fiscal , said In the course of an inter
view today : "Although I would not oppose -
pose annexation after native Incapacity for
government had 'been ' shown , I do not think
that it should bo forced upon the people ,
who , after half a century of fighting , have
earned Independence , My knowledge of
American honesty compels the belief that
the government of the United States Is act
ing In geol faith towards Cuba and with
the intention to keep the promises which
Prenldont McKlnloy tma made. To violate
these promises would disgrace the president
and the nation in the eyes of the world ,
The establishment of a supreme court in
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers ; Pooler.
Temperature nt Omnliii yeatertlnyi
Cuba , Is. In my opinion , the flr.it actual step
towards recognition ot the Independence of
the Cubans. If that wcro not the Intention
the highest courts ot Cub.i would not bo
final , but those ot the United States being
higher , cases would be subject to nppcal
there. On this subject Scnor Carlos Rivera
and n majority of those who have been
selected for the supreme court bench hold
the same opinions as myself. I am nulls-
lied that the people of Cuba will accept re
forms ot the Spanish law and such edifica
tions as the abolition ot Imprisonment In
communicado , nnd which will bring the ac
cuser face to face with the accused. A
statute 'legalizing civil marrlago would also
ho welcomed. "
Local papers hero today say that General
Marie Mcuoc.il has hern named for the post
of secretary of public works by the military
governor , General Brcoko. General Menocal
refused cither to confirm or deny the report.
The Leon Kspanola , n rabid Spanish pub
lication , commenting upon the fact that
seventeen have asked for naturalization In
Cuba , says that "Cuba for the Cubans" '
means death to Spaniards , as the properties
and lives of Spanish subjects will not ho
protected.
TRANSPORT BUFORD ARRIVES
Six Hiinilreil DlNeharKeil Soliller *
from Porto Ulro Comprise
PaxHettKer Iilxt.
NEW YORK , May 11. The United States
transport Buford , Captain Stlnson , arrived
tonight from San Juan , Pence and Santiago ,
having on board 600 discharged soldiers from
various regiments who have been doing garrison
risen duty In Porto Rico. They nro In charge
of Lieutenant Heavy of the Eleventh United
States Infantry. There arc also on board
twenty-eight cabin passengers , among them
Major H. E. .May , J. W. Fogllo , S. S. Har
vey of the pay department , U. S. A. , and
Frank G. Carpenter , the well known Journal
ist.
May 10 , at 10 p. m. , Frank Schceran , nn
unpaid , discharged soldier , Company M ,
Eleventh Infantry , attempted sulcldo by
shooting while suffering from delirium tro-
mens. The wound is serious , but not neces
sarily fatal. Ho will bo transferred to the
United States hospital at Governor's Island
for treatment.
The Buford also brought among Us pas-
se-ngcrs a number of civilian employes of the
United States government. It will anchor
off Liberty Island and probably dock at the
Quartermaster's pier tomorrow.
SpuulNli Ilanlr.
SAN JUAN , Porto Ricq , May 11. Fran-
clsca do Acuna , secretary of state In the
Insular government , Is going to the United
States on a mission on behalf of the Span
ish 'bank ' of Porto .Rico . , for which ho wishes
to secure governmental recognition in the
matter of the bank's financial reorganiza
tion. Senor do Acuna has resigned his ofll-
c.ul posiUttn and his resignation has iicUn
accepted. Brigadier General George W.
Davis , governor general of Porto Rleo , Is
considering the question of Senor de Acuna'a
successor.
RACE HATE BEHIND LYNCHINGS
liixhop Hooil IlefuiulM Colored Vic
tim * of Moh Violence In
the South.
NEW YORK , Mny 11. At the Afro-Amer
ican Methodist Episcopal conference today
Right 'Rov. ' J. W. Hood , D.D. , LL.D. , pre
siding bishop of the Now York annual con
ference , delivered the annual address , tak
ing as his subject the "Stato of the Coun
try. " In the course of his remarks the
bishop referred to the recent lynehlngs In
the south , saying : "I boldly assert that
these outrages originate In the deep-seated
race hate In the communities where they
occur. If there are black men so beastly
as to bo guilty of the horrible crime of
which they are often charged , that is no
excuse for the lynching , 'because ' In any
clear case against the black man punish
ment is certain and swift by legal process.
There are no vexatious dcli > s In his case.
I am entirely batlsfied that some negroes
have been legally put to death who wore
Innocent of crime. If the negro escapes ho
must prove himself Innocent beyond the
shadow ot a doubt. 1 am entirely satisfied
that in some cases the crime charged had no
foundation in fact , but was made up for
the purpose of Justifying the race hate ,
"A peculiar kind of policy Is at the bottom
tom of these outrages polities , which lias
for Us purpose the denial to the black man
of the civil and political rights which are
enjoyed by others. In most cases the pretense -
tense that there is any other cause for
them Is a sham , a deception , a fraud. "
M'KINLEY SPENDS QUIET DAY
Prexlileiit LenveK HIM Apartment * for
Tuo Short StrollN NatlveH Re
ceive Kindly ReeoK'nIHon ,
HOT SPRINGS , Va. , May 11. Piosldent
McKlnldy ventured from his apartments and
the porches on each side of them only twice
today , except for hM bath , Each tlmo ho
went for a fchort walk with Secretory Gage
about the grounds , once In the forenoon and
1 again after luncheon. His method of exer-
' uUo Is becoming known to the natives and
today several summoned suffiplent courage
1 to address the chief executive , li ) each case
j receiving n hearty handshake.
I Tho- president gave llttlo attention to
i public business after disposing of h'a mat ) ,
' which was quite heavy. IIo has many if the
! dally newspapers from all sections of the
| country sent to him and tlieso ho reads us-
j slduoutily , devoting sc/eral hours to them.
Thus ho passes the tlrno. No plans are
made In advance and his mood and fancy
dictate how ho shall find amuaomcnt , oxcr-
clso and rcot for n day. | Io did not leave
his rooms after dinner tonlsht. Secretary
Gate ; will return to Washington at the end
of the week and It l& expected that HOIIIO
other member of ( Mr , 'McKlnley's ' official
family then will Join him for a few days.
MoteineiilN of Ocean VexHelx , May It.
At Gibraltar Arrived Kaiser Wllhclm II ,
from Now Yoik for Naples and Genoa.
At Hamburg AnIvcd Pennsylvania , from
Now York.
At Cherbourg Arrived Fuerst Bismarck ,
from Now Voik for Southampton and Ham
burg.
At Liverpool Arrived Majestic , from
New York ; Waesland , from Philadelphia.
At Queenstown Arrived New England ,
from Boston for Liverpool.
At Kayal Sailed Vega , from New York
for Lisbon.
At Southampton Arrived Fuerst Bis
marck , from Now York via Cherbourg for
Hamburg ,
At New York Arrived Ilrazllla , from
Hamburg via Halifax , galled H , H. Mler ,
for Bremen.
At Rotterdam Arrived Spaarndam , from
New York via Boulogne. Balled Maasduui ,
for Now York.
SOLDIERS NO MORE
Volunteers of tbo Third Nebraska Are Now
Private Citizens ,
MUSTERED OUT OF UNCLE SAM'S ' SERVICE
Each Private Receives About Ona Hundred
Fifty Dollars iu. Money.
WORK OF DISBANDING TAKES TWO HOURS
Most Cordial Eolations Exist Between the
Officers and the Men ,
COLONEL VIFQUAIN HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM
Men no Aboard tinCnrn mill FIriit
Section StcantN OiiiiilniMiird
from AiiKiiNln
Uxnutly t ItlUO.
AUOUSTA , On. , Mny 11. ( Special Telegram -
gram , ) The Third Nebraska refclmont la
now n thing or the past. .This morning at
10:30 : sharp three paymaster commenced
handing the men their money nnd the cap
tains ot each company handed over the dis
charges to each man In turn.
They were mustered out according to their
rank In their battalions. Kach private re
ceived about $150. This Included their
travel pay. The work was completed lu
about two hours and them was not a slngla
unpleasant .feature during the entire tlmo.
The feeling that existed between the of
ficers and men was exceptionally flno. They
all accmcd to bo on the 'best ' of torma.
Colonel Vlfqualn goes out ot the service
very highly thought of as a colonel of
volunteers. Ills men nil love htm. Colonel
Vlfqunln has at all times been very strict ,
but the men nnd officers were repaid for
this , as when the tlmo of muster out came ,
their books , records , etc. , were In the best
shape. The regiment was very highly com
plimented on this .feature . by the muster
ing officer.
The llrst section loft Augusta at 3:30 : and
the other two .followed shortly afterward.
Iowa Men Muster Out Saturday.
SAVANNAH , Oa. , May 11. Only three
regiments now remain nt Camp Onward , the
Forty-ninth Iowa , the Third Kentucky nnd
the Thirty-first Michigan. The Iowa regi
ment will bo mustered out next Saturday.
GOING AFTER THE INDIANS
i\Iioxltlou People Arc Still
for the Loan of the ReilnkliiM
for Their Show.
WASHINGTON , May 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Secretary Hitchcock , speaking today
of efforts being made by the Greater Amor-
lea Exposition to secure the consent of thn
Interior department to the exhibition ot a
number ot Indians on the exposition grounds
this summer , said he had asked President
Miller to Indicate Just how many and what
trloes ot Indians wcro desired and then ho
would know what to do. Ho was ouW" * * ) ,
on general principles , to Indians being ex
hibited throughout the country and doubted
whether Uio government had the right to
permit such exhibitions. But as It had been
t'ho ' custom for years to nllow the Indians
to leave the reservations for show purposes ,
ho would not Interfere with that custom ,
providing the exposition association would
put up a cash deposit as a guarantee of
good faith to care for the Indians , both leav
ing and returning to the reservations. Until
the president of the exposition association
replies to the secretary's Interrogatories
nothing can bo. done.
Major and Mrs. Arrasmlth of the Thir
teenth Infantry uro in Washington on their
return from Cuba. Major Arrasmlth an
ticipates being mustered out ot the volun
teer forces In a short time , having becu
ordered to Join his regiment In the Philip
pines. While ho wants to go to Manila , his
physician has counseled rest. It may ha
the major will apply for a short leave , In
order to recover from the effects of the
Cuban climate.
John A. Munroc , freight traffic managci
of the Union Pacific , who has been In thin
city since Tuesday in attendance upon the
Interstate Commerce commission , left for
Now York this evening , accompanied by
Mra. Munroo. \
II. M. Bushnell , postmaster at Lincoln ,
loft for Nebraska this afternoon.
Dr. S , R. Patten of Omaha is In the city.
GIVE SAILORS A MERRY TIME
People of St. Ioul Turn the Toiru
Over to the Crew of the
NitNlivllle.
ST. LOUIS , May 11. Thousands of visitor !
were taken on board the United States gun
boat Nashville today and many thousands
more wanted to visit It , but could not on
account nf thu crowd.
At 10 o'clock the officers of the Nashvlllo ,
In carriages , escorti-d by a platoon of pollca
nnd Troops K nnd G , Third cavalry , under
Captains Hunter nnd Hurdle , and followed
by the crow of the gunboat on foot , paraded
through tba business section of the city to
the Merchants' exchange , where the visitors
wern given a reception. Thousands of per
sons thronged the streets through which tliu
parade parned and gave these In line nn en
thusiastic welcome. Following the recep
tion the officers wcro driven to the different
points of Interest about the city and tin
pallors and membera of the marine corps
were given a smoker and vaudeville enter-
tulnment at Maiilon park.
PRESERVATIVES ARE HARMFUL
OIicmlHtN Tcxtlfy Concerning ; Adul *
IcratloiiH lle oru the Pure
Food CommlHMlon ,
CHICAGO , May 11. The senatorial Pure
Food Investigating committee heard testi
mony today regarding the use of preserva
tives and antcseptlrs by manufacturers In
preparing food , Dr. Albert B. Prencott , ag
ricultural chemist and professor of chemistry
in the University of Michigan , and Victor
Vaughan , professor of hygiene of the same
Institution , were the principal witnesses nnd
both agreed that the use of preservatives in
the manufacture of foods wan Injurious to
the publlo health. The subsltutlwi of liny
food for another , the witness said , uhould
bo made known to the consumer , hpcauua
certain kinds of adulterated foods or drink ,
whllo harmless In some cases , are extremely
Injurious in others ,
.VoKiiuliiii Men Fuller.
l
NILES , O. , May 11. The Erie Railroad
company brought two carjoadd of Now York
Italians to Miles yesterday uml tried to got
them to ill ! the places of the striking ueu-
tlou men at Nlles , Mineral Kldge , Canfleld
and Lcetonla on the Erin road , The strikers
warned thu now men , and they did not start
to work. If they do there may bo n big
fight , The men want tl.25 per day and the
company will pay but | 1.15 ,