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FIRST FOLDS TENTS
Nebraska's Regiment in Philippines Makes
Beady to Bail.
OTIS CABLES IT WILL LEAVE MANILA SOON
Oregon Volunteers Ara in No Hurry and
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Ask
TH REGIMENT
Everything Will Bo Done for Oomfort 01
Returning Troops.
REBELS TAKE TO MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES
Oarrlnon In ItctnlniMl nt Moronpr nnil
Other TOITIIH Arc Abandoned
American Cinilioiit Capture *
Three 1'rlxen.
WASHINGTON , Juno 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Although two other volunteer regi
ments have the priority of leaving the Phil
ippines the First Nebraska will In all prob
ability get away In the lead , according to a
cablegram from General Otis today. In
this message General Otis stated the Ore-
son regiment would leave Manila about Juno
12 and would go direct to Portland , Its point
of muster out , on the transports Ohio and
Newport. The Nebraska troops , according
to General Otis , will sail In a day or two
on the transport Hancock , -which Is con-
bldorod a most comfortable chip ,
Thle disposition of the returning volun
teers has been made at the Instance of the
Orogonlans , who elect toeavo later nnd
divide the regiment In order to secure
ploaaanter accommodations. Tbo Nebraskans -
kans will be .mustered out In San Francisco
nnd bo given travel pay to Omaha.
i General Otis has been Instructed by the
president to have nil arrangements made to i
Insure the returning troopo a comfortable I
voyage and have them to placed that sick- |
ncfs will bo next to an Impossibility by |
reason of close contact It Is said by the
officials of the War department that In
structions have been given the officials at
Manila not to load the transports too heav
ily , In order that the troops may be re
turned to their mustering out point with lit
tle or no sickness.
The cablegram from Manila that Agul
naldo has dissolved the Filipino congress
ind proclaimed himself dictator Is entirely
llscredlted by the State department. Nearly
ifl the .members of the Filipino congress , It
te RFBertod from authoritative sources In
Uanlln , have surrendered themselves to the
( Jnlfed Stnie ? forces and are now In Manila ,
n'horo It would bo possible to call tcgetbor
l majority of Agulnaldo'a late officers.
This , however. It Is not the Intention of
either the Philippine commission or General j
Otls to do , an It would bo construed as n
quasi recognition and according to Instruc
tions from the State department this Is to
be avoided. It U regarded here that the
backbone of the Filipino revolution Is
b ) he3.- t
AiiNoelnted Prcnii Story.
| Y < WASHINGTON , June 8. General Otis
cables as follows regarding the return ot
volunteers :
MANILA. June 8 Adjutant General ,
Washington : Oregon request to defer time
of departure until 12th ; will leave for Port
land In transports Ohio nnd Newport. Sixth
Infantry upon arrival will relieve Callforn-
lans at Ncsros. Hancock Balls In a few
days with Nebraska and other troops.
General Otis has been advised that It Is
the wltm of the president that all arrange
ments bo made to give the returning troops
a comfortable voyage , and that the best of
care bo taken so that no sickness may break
out among thorn. It Is also said that pro-
V caution will be taken not to load the transports -
ports too heavily so that the returning
/ troops may have plenty of room.
OtlH DenerlheN Situation.
The situation In the Philippines Is do-
ecrlbcd by General Otis in the following
cablegram :
MANILA. Juno 8 , Adjutant General ,
. Washington : The result of the movements
f In Morong province was to drive the Insur-
V gents Into the mountains , capturing Antlpolt
/ nnd other towns In that section , with a point
*
of land projecting into the bay. They re
treated and scattered before our advance ,
leaving tweiity-nvo dead on the field. Our
loss was four killed and a few wounded ,
mostly slight. City of Morong only on the
land route on the bay has been garrisoned ;
all other troops withdrawn. Inhabitants of
provinces profess friendship and ask protec
tion ; large numbers wish to enter Manila ,
but permission was refused , as the city pop
ulation Is Increnslng too rapidly. Lending
native's throughout the Island , Including act
ive Insurgent lenders , seek permission to
send their families to Manila , which is con
sidered the only place of personal security.
OTIS.
The conclusions drawn by War depart
ment officials concerning the conditions In
the Philippines , given in the dispatch of
General Otis , nro that the Insurgents are
llttlo more than marauding bands which
will continually decrease when the men find
that there Is life and liberty under Ameri
can government ,
The people who are coming Into the Amer
ican Hues asking protection nro like these
who sought protection In the forts during
the early stages of American development In
the west. Nothing Is yet said as to the In
tention of General Otis to continue active
hostilities , but this is a matter that will bo
left wholly In his discretion and bo will no
doubt fight or rest as the circumstances de
termine.
Movement ! * of the Navy.
MANILA , Juno 8. The United States
cruiser Boston , Captain W. H. Whiting , has
Bailed for San Francisco , by way ot Na
gasaki , Japan , with long service olllcen ; and
men from the various American \\ar ships ,
The battleship Oregon will soon bo sta
tioned off Dagupnn , In the Gulf of Llngaycn ,
oivblockado duty.
The United States gunboat Albany , ono of
the vessels purchased from tbo Spaniards
and commanded by Ensign W. H. Stamlloy ,
lias captured three sailing vessels and ono
steamer off the Island of Nefros , Nine of
these boats ( of the Albany class ) are now
In coramlffllon and are now doing good servIce -
Ice In the shallow water of the southern
Islands.
Favorable reports nre still being received
from the party of fifteen Americans belong
ing to tbo gunboat Yorktown , headed by
3 Lieutenant J. C. Gllmore of that vessel ,
captured on April 12 by the Filipinos not
far from Balur. Tbo prisoners are receiv
ing fair treatment.
Illorknde Iliiniiera Cut Off.
WASHINGTON. Juno 8. The three nail
ing vessels and ono steamer reported to
have bcrn captured by the United States
gunboat Albany off the ieland ot Negros ,
Philippine Urandg , ore supposed by naval
officers hero to bo blockade runners carryIng -
Ing supplies of food and ammunition to the
Islanders who are threatening to rlee In the
interior. Tbeso Islanders have been pow
erfully Influenced by Tugal emissaries to ro-
voll and , la eomo cases have done so , attack-
Ing the people In seaside towns who stood
for the United States. The army already
has taken steps to establish n garrison on
the Islands and the War department Is grat
ified to learn that Its efforts arc being ably
seconded by the navy.
MEALS ON THE FIRING LINE
ConunlKonry Oflleer HeportM on the
"Work In the Phlll | > nl"ci Plenty
to Knt All theTime. .
WASHINGTON , Juno S. Among the re
ports Which accompanied the report of Gen
eral Otis regarding operations about Manila
are these relating to the subsistence of tlio
army. It appears from these that the sub
sistence corps was prompt In every way In
mipplylng the troops with food. Under date
of March 20 Major Robert H. Fltzhugh ,
chief commissary of the Second division ,
eays :
On the evening of February F , after hard
fighting and a general advance nil nfong
the division line , the troops were glvon
their supper promptly nt the regular hour ,
and during nil thu subsequent movements ,
while the troops have been constantly con
fronting the enemy , cither In line or In the
trenches , thn continuous supply of rations
has been maintained without a break and nt
nil times a reserve of at least two days of
trover rations has been kept on hand. With
the exception of two days when travel ra
tions were Issued the lemie has been as
follows : Frcah beef , seven days In ten , 1
pound ; bacon , two days In ten , % pound ;
salmon ono day In ten. 1 pound : fresh J
bread , dally , 1 pound 2 ounces ; potatoes , '
dally ( SO per cent ) , 12 4-5 ounces ; onions
(20 ( per cent ) , 3 1-C ounces , or potatoes (75 (
per cent ) , onions (15 ( per cent ) , canned to
matoes (10 ( per cent ) ; coffee , 1 7-25 ounces ;
sugar , 2 2-5 ounces.
Vinegar , salt and pepper In authorlzad
proportions , to which was added on days of
fresh beef IFBUO the option of four ounces
more of fresh beef , or two ounces each of
rice , dried fruits and ( when on hand ) oat
meal ,
To tbo above were nddcd canned corned
beef , ham , canned milk nnd cream , fruits ,
preserves and a long list of delicacies sold by
the subsistence department nt cost , which
were purchased by each organization with
proceeds from savings of subsistence stores.
The most noticeable features of the supply
are the deliveries of fresh beef nnd veg
etables , refrigerated beef from Australia
and the United States , which would bo
called excellent In any United States mar
ket , Is delivered on the line , frozen before
them. The officers and men assure mo It
Is perfectly good on the day following their
receipt of It , although generally used as
soon as received.
Men In the trenches receive the kind of
meals usually given In quarters.
The rations have been delivered , accord
ing to location , by casco. cart and rail , and
due credit should be given for the efficiency
of transportation.
I have heard of but ono case of the loss
of a meal.
SUPPRESSING MANILA NEWS
AVnr Deportment Given Out None ot
the UlHinteheN from
( Ml * .
NEW YORK , Juno 8. A special to the
World from Washington says : "Tho end of
the war is a long way off , " writes Brigadier
General Hall , now on duty In the Philip
pines , In a letter to a friend In this city.
The letter Is dated early In May , about
the tlmo Agulnaldo was making his over
tures for peace , and s > iows that our army
ofrtYers had little falto In .the filuCerlty of
the request for peace negotiations.
The War department declines to make
public any dispatch from General Otis re
garding the situation. Ho has been In
structed to strictly censor all news and , to
bo consistent , the War department , elnco
tbo departure of Secretary Alger , has de
clined to make public anything received'
from the Philippines. Even casualty lists
are held up a day or two before being
posted on the bulletin board. The depart
ment Is pursuing the same policy as that
for the month or six weeks prior to the at
tack of the Filipinos upon the Americans.
Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn stnt d
that while some advices had been received
from General Otis ho was not at liberty to
make them public. The same retlccnco Is
displayed by Adjutant General Corbln. No
dispatch has been posted from General
Otis detulllng the situation for more than a
week. The Indications are that the depart
ment will now endeavor to conceal every
thing.
No credence Is attached to the London re
port that Agulnaldo defeated Generals Mac-
Arthur and Lawton.
AGUINALDO IS NOW DICTATOR
Filipino CoiiwrreH DUwolved and Lit
tle Prenldent the Entire
Government.
LONDON , Juno S. Special dispatches from
Manila today say It Is reported this mornIng -
Ing that Agulnaldo has dissolved the Filipino
congress and has proclaimed himself dic
tator.
WASHINGTON , Juno S. Officials hero are
In doubt us to whether Agulnaldo In declar
ing his dictatorship Is animated by a dralro
to rid himself of his refractory generals
Tllar and Luna , or whether ho alms to
consolidate In his own hands the power to
make terms of peace. It Is known from the
report of 'Preeldent ' Schurman of the
American Philippine commission that these
two generals own only faint allegiance to
Agulnaldo and their attitude toward the
peace negotiations has made thwo negoti
ations Ineffectual , the civilian members of
the Filipino stdo of the joint commission
being completely overawed and dominated
by the military clement controlled by these
generals , It Is believed here that If Agul
naldo can bend threw men to his will and
cssiimo supreme control ho will nt once
make for peace , being able to eecuro bettor
terma for himself than ho would otherwise.
MUSTER OUT ON THE COAST
Mne-TeiitliN of 1 Can nil K Men SlK'i a
Petition to Mint Kf-
f . .
KANSAS Cm' . Juno 8. The Star today
received the following cablegram regarding
the muster out of the Twentieth Kansas ,
General Funston'e regiment , from Us special
correspondent :
"HONG KONG , June 8. Petitions signed
by nlno-tenths of the officers and men of the
Twentieth Kansis regiment , urging muster
out and discharge ) from the service In San
Francisco , have been forwarded to the Star
and to Senator Baker. STBELU. "
\o Complaint from Vntluim.
WASHINGTON , Juno S. Nothing has
been heard In Washington nf an alleged pretest -
test to this government from the Vatican
against the treatment accorded the religious
orders In the Philippines by the American
forces , The story waa circulated In London
by the Filipino Junta , but at the apostolic
delegation hero It was said no communica
tion bad been received from Rome on the
eubject.
Family Feud llrei'l.M lint Anew ,
MIDDLESBORO , Ky , , June 8. Abe Lee ,
a membrr of the Lee faction of the Leo-
Taylor feud , which pi Availed In Harland
county ten years ago , was killed last night
from ambush. It U thought the Taylors
did the deed and the Leo faction is arm-
las , Tlie old feud will be revived.
pAiiprnnr > i if n TH I\P i p T ? < HP
GOMEZ SPEAKS TO DEA1 < EARS
His Farewell to Countrymen Falls Compara
tively Flat.
PRESS BUSY WITH LOBREGAT'S ' LYNCHING
Mnny nxciincn Offered for the Citlinni
Involved , lint the SiinnlnrdM Cry
for the Punlnhniriit of
Pcrpetratorx.
HAVANA , Juno 8. The farewell mani
festo of General Maximo Gomez excites llttlo
attention. The local papers have given It
llttlo attention In the way of comment and
public feeling has apparently not been much
aroused. The principal criticisms have been
those berne of a suspicion that the mani
festo la not a genuine farewell.
The lynching of Jose Lobrcgat , the for
mer Spanish ofllcor , has taken all the avail
able spuco In the local press. > Most of the
papers regret the occurrence , but are In
clined to offer excuses for the Cubans In
volved. The Spaniards Insist that the mili
tary authorities should take steps to pun
ish severely the perpetrators of the out
rage In order to prevent Its repetition. They
also contend that such occurrences consti
tute the principal reason Avhy BO much cap
ital In locked up InUhc banks of the Islands.
They say the Spaniards will naturally refuse
to Invest , for If the Americans withdraw
they claim the life of a Spaniard in Cuba
will not bo secure.
As Illustrations of their argument they
rile the various strikes now In progress.
Scarcely -was the dock strike finished before -
fore the cab strike began and In the opinion
of tbo Spaniards such Incidents merely re
flect conditions that would Ibo greatly ag- >
nravated "but for the presence of the Ameri
can authorities. For such reasons as these
the Spaniards wish the military authorities
to make their power felt In punishing the
authors of the lynching affair at San An
tonio.
Havana CltlreiiN Mtint AViilk.
The cab strike Is felt .by . all classes In
Havana except the poorest. The other mcan
of conveyance are quite Inadequate to meet
the needs of the general public , for every
Ivory carriage has been engaged by business
men until the end of the etrlko at double
he ordinary price. Other people must walk
o the shops and other points of destination
n the Intense heat. The caibmen have been
ecelvlng from the cab owners $15 In gold
or fourteen hours' -work a day. Tliey now
demand $20. A poor cab can earn $5 a day
and many with good horses will average $10.
It Is thought the strike -n'lll not last to-
norrow , ao the owners will probably offer
US 03 a compromise.
All opposition on the part of the Insur
ants to receiving the gratuity from the
Jnlted States ended today. Lieutenant
Colonel Randall at. iMatanzas. Lieutenant
3olonel Raffery nt Sagua La Giando nhn
Lieutenant Colonel BIsbeo at Paeo Real
wore kept busy with a largo crowd waiting
payment and discharge.
Alfonso Lopez has provoked a heated
newspaper controversy by attacking Chief
if Police Menocul , who recently removed
him from the detective bureau. II Is , however -
over , notorious that gambling exists every
where In Havana and tbaf the small'estab -
Is'nments aro"'raldud Svhlli"thd""cfubs' un- '
molested. Some of the papers allecred that
; he detectives nro In the pay of the club
proprietors and will only arrest Chinese ,
slxty-flvo of whom were yesterday arraigned
before Captain Pitcher , the police magis
trate.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tempera
ture In Havana -was 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
.Soldier * Iliiveo Arm * .
HAVANA , Juno 8. Colonel Randall , In
paying Cuban soldiers nt Matanzas yester
day , found that the majority of them had
turned over their arms some time before
to General Pedro Pctancourt , the civil gov
ernor of Matanzas. A few of them had cer
tificates , but the majority had not. Con
sequently Colonel Randall experienced dif
ficulty and only paid thirty-seven men ,
though over 300 were In waiting and wanting
money.
The hackmen hero have all struck for
higher pay , which causes great Inconveni
ence to the general public.
Governor General Brooke has Instructed
the civil governors to Issue pnesports when
requested to do so , provided that Island
courts have no charges against the peti
tioner. Previous identification , however , Is
necessary.
TJocU Strike la Santiago.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Juno 8. Three
hundred workmen employed on the docks
struck today for an Increase In wages from
$1.25 to $2 a day. Captain J. S. Scott called
the guards to prevent disturbance and eight-
Jamaican laborers were promptly employed
to take the place of the strikers. '
In the course of the day other Jamaicans
were engaged. It is not expected that there
will bo any special trouble.
CHRIS STREEK IS SCAPEGOAT
Guilty Milii Hnld to Have FtiHtened
SchniKe Ilond Itohhery on
Another'N Head.
CHICAGO , Juno 8. What promises to boone
ono of the mcxit sensational cases In tha
criminal annals of Cook county was re
sumed In Judge Gary's court today , "Red
Chris" Streek being on trial , charged with
complicity In the Schrago robbery of throe
years ago. For n long tlmo the perpetra
tors eluded capture nnd it wao openly
charged that prominent police officials were
Implicated In hushing the thing up and as
sisting the criminals to escape.
In hla opening adrcss to the jury Attornej
James P. Brady , for the defense , asserted
poniatlonal evidence would bu offered by
Strcck : that his client was the scapegoat of
the police to suffer the penalty tliat belonged
elEowhoro nnd that "Sleepy" Burke was the
ringleader of tha band of robbers , who ,
when ho saw the doom of the penitentiary
opening to receive him , conceived 'the Idea
of turning Btato'a evidence and laying the
charge to an Innocent man , to which , In
order to ehlcld themselves , the police read
ily neaantcd ,
"Sleepy" Burke was the first witness
called by tbo stnto and the famous e.xafe
blower took the stand , IIo told of going to
Schrago's house with "Rod Chris , " Gordin ,
Baker , Hunt and James Muldoon. Burke
said that after the old man was bound and
gagged the bends and money aggregating
$15,501) ) were taken and divided among the
band. The bonds , ho said , were subse
quently turned over to "Red Chris , " who
snld that all that was necessary to revolve
dollar for dollar for the bonds was a little
patient waiting.
Ex-Chief of Police Badonoch was on hand
to testify , as were numerous other wltnecRps ,
The stolen bonds were presented In cvl-
doneo by the state , many of them being
dirty nnd greasy from their long hiding In
ash cans and under the counters of .saloons ,
Sherman nolnu to See Ilcndemon ,
NEW YORK June S. Representative
James P. Sherman left this city lam night
for Dubuquc , la. , to confer with Colonel
David I ) . Hundorson , who U to bo speaker
of the next bouse.
SYMPATHY FOR -MRS. DALY
Friend * of the IMajwvlRht'N Wldo v
Hcincniher Her Inillcr Deep
Allllctlon : .
( Cc-pyrlght , 1599 , by Pr * Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Juno 8. ( New Yprk World Ca
blegram Special TclegramoiAll day tele
grams of condolence have been rowlvod by
Mrs. Augustln D.ity. uMany inembers of the
American colony , who only Jearncd of Mr.
' '
Daly's presence In Paris b' ? news of his
death , called , but she received no ono ex
cept Ambassador Porter.Mrs. . Daly finds
It Impossible to answer all the messages
and she desires to thank the American
frlnnds of her husband whS.'liavo expressed
sympathy for her bereavement. Ada Rehan
also denied herself to caljern'today.
Mr. Farrlngton , Mr. Dais's London man
ager , nrrlved hero early thlk morning and
attended , with -M. Grlvaz , t < all .necessary
arrangements. Mr. F.irrlifeton will ac
company Mr. Daly's 1x ly to Havre tomor
row morning nnd theiico to Southampton ,
> where It w 111 bo placed vln > the stoarnshlp
Now York , which sails -Saturday. . Mrs.
Daly left tonight for I/endon via Calais to
settle urgent affairs. She will salt with the
body on Saturday. * "
Ada Rohan Tvlll start Mr London to
morrow to remain till the Drury Lane pro
duction of the melodrama which Mr. Daly
ordered written for her. Nothing has been
changed In her business planet'
After a hasty consultation between Mrs.
Daly and Mr. Farrlngtori It 'Was decided to
conduct the various enterprises Just as Mr.
Daly had planned. Judga Daly , brother of
the late manager , nnd aim. Daly will ap
point managers for the Now York < and Lon-
ddnehouscs.
The London lawsuit against George Ed-
wardes will bo pushed Just as vigorously as
If Mr. Daly had lived. Mrs. Daly feels cer
tain of success. She believes that the
trouble over the London theater under
mined her husiband's lioalth and was re
sponsible for his death.
- She and 'Mr. ' Farrlngton protest that they
know nothing as yet about Mr. ' Daly's finan
cial affairs. They admit tliat Mr. Daly was
embarrassed some months ago , but good
business In Now York last season and the
winning of the lawsuit ptotably will show
that everything Is right now. He kept much
of his business to himself and nothing
definite will bo known until the t > ooks. cor
respondence , bills nnd testament , which are
In New York , are examined. " .
The gravest nown Is that Ada Rehan may
sever her connection with Uib-Daly forces.
iMr. Daly brought her out nnd If-sho had not
been loyal to him eho might have been
wealthy. She has nothing now. ; This nfter-
noou when asked 'Whether ' sbe would remain
with the Daly Interests stu yofused to com
mit herself. She may accept ono of the
brilliant offers .which have "been " made by
other managements. Now .sho . looks dis
tracted nnd heartbroken aijd Vas attended
today by Dr. Herbert , the English physician ,
who had teen called In consultation with
celebrato-UyFrench doctors1 'oni Mr. Daly's
case.ff \ „ '
When ti Aai occurred laifl 'night , no doc
tor was present , only Mrs. ij > aly. Miss Rohan
and a nurse. Mr. Daly wag'talking Intel
ligently wlt'hln ' an hour preceding the end.
Then lie began beating his breast continu
ally Tvlth 'both ' hands , as If laboring for
breath. Ho , weakened rapidly , or. 1C utterly
exhausted and his last W yds , pronounced
1 _ .J/i. * . . / . . . . _ i * * * * ( . * . 4 m. * * . _ . t _ Z >
don't wauo me. "
BRITAIN THANKS KITCHENER
Uunilitct of Soiulnn CamimlRii In Com
mended Irlxh Member Reproved
by Jlnlfour.
LONDON , Juno 8. Doth the House of
Lords and the Hoin * of Commons today
passed votes of thanks to General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum and the other offi
cers and men engaged In the Soudan cam
paign. Mldiael Davltt , Irish national mem
ber from South Mayo , protested and chal
lenged a division , resulting In 312 votes In
favor of the motion and twenty against It.
A. J. Dalfour , the government leader , re
marked that Mr. Dayltt attended the house
as "an avowed enemy of our country , " add
ing that he understood a British reverse
would not break his heart.
SULTAN REPORTED VERY ILL
Announcement Coined l y Way of
Vienna and I Contradicted
from CoiiBtiuttliioplc.
LONDON , Juno 8. A special dispatch from
Vienna says the eultan of Turkey Is dan
gerously 111.
CONSTANTINOPLE , June 8. There Is no
truth In the report ema'natlng from Vienna
that the eultan Is dangerously 111. Hie maj
esty Is enjoying perfect health.
American Trader * Crowd In.
GLASGOW , Juno 8. At a mass meeting
here this afternoon of manufacturers , ship
owners and merchants , a resolution was
passed expressing alarm at the serious Injury
to British and colonial trade arising from
the continued and threatened extension of
foreign competition.
Mr. Anderson of the Anchor line said
American and Germany were taking markets
whcro Great Britain has long been pre
eminent , Ho added that British subjects
had no't ' received just support from the gov-
crment , asserted that the Board of Trade
had assumed the character of police and
claimed the foreign offlco only moved when
the steed was stolen.
_
Pope Will Crente CnrdlnnlH.
ROME , Juno 8. It Is officially announced
that the pcpo , at a secret consistory on Juno
19 , will create twelve Italian cardinals , In
cluding the nuncio at Madrid , the archbishop
of Gorltz , the archbishop of Toulouse , the
Latin patriarchs of Constantinople and
Antloch and others ,
lA public consistory will bo held on Juno
22 , when a number of Italian and foreign
bishops will bo proconlzod.
I'urtfr nnlrrtnliiN llnrrlMon.
PARIS , Juno 8. General Horace Porter ,
the United States ambasmdor , gave a din
ner this evening In honor of former Presi
dent Harrison and Mrs. .Harrison. The olglit.
een guests present included M , IJolcaasc ,
the mlnlater for foreign affairs , and Mine ,
Pelcasac- , Senator and Mrs. H. C. Lodge ,
Himry Vlgnaud , secretary of the embassy ;
Captain Crnzler. II. S. A. , and Mesdamcs
Cameron nnd Culver.
. Mniiv AITnlrH of .t
HAGUE , June 8. Prof. Do Mar
tens , umpire In the Venezuela arbitration ,
who Is also a inomber of the Russian dele
gation to the pcaqo conference , will go to
Paris on Juno 16 to open the arbitration
proceedings , l > ut will return hero Immedi
ately after.
1'uiIiTi-MnUI' * .MurrliiKe DlNrrfilllril.
LONDON , Juno S. Hie agents here of
Ignaco Padcruwckl say they know nothing
of the reports published In the Warsaw
Courier that the pianist was married May
31 at Warsaw , Poland , to 'Miss Helen Rosen.
Connie * * KNtcrliiiir.v Divorced ,
PARIS , June S. The civil tribunal of thu
Seine today granted a divorce to Countetu
Estcrhazy.
NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
Nineteen Deaths nnd Twenty-One Prostra
tions in New York.
TOTAL FATALITIES NUMBER FIFTY-TWO
'YViiNhltiKtoit Also SufTrrn from llluh
Temperature nnil Ineretmcd llu-
uililIU Four Dtp from Sun-
Ntriike In Philadelphia.
NEW YORK , June 8. The cool Hurry that
struck this city last night had but little
effect upon the temperature that was to
follow today. The thermometer ranged al
most as high as yesterday. At 1 o'clock
this afternoon , when the temperature was
at Its highest .point , It stood at 91 , 7 de
grees below the record made two days ago.
The record of fatal prostrations T\as some.
what smaller than the list of yesterday ,
nineteen persons dying In New York and
vicinity today. Of these four -were women.
Aside from this there were twenty-ono pros
trations , the victims of which are still In
ho .hospitals with more or leas hope of re
covery. Yesterday's official death list num-
) orcd twenty-six and Tuesday's ecvcn , mak-
ng a total of fifty-two deaths recorded.
.Mucty-SIx DeKrccK at AViiNhltiKtnii.
WASHINGTON , Juno 8. The mercury to
day fell off one degree from yesterday's high
record of ! )7. ) The Increased humidity of the
atmosphere prevented this slight decrease
! rom being felt nnd the general Impression
was that the weather wns Uottcr than any
previously experienced. Norfolk , Clmrlotto
and Augusta all registered 98 and \veie the
only Atlantic coast poluts hotter than Wash
ington.
The weather bureau Is not promising any
break In the hot wave. There Is a slight
cool wedge entering from Lake Ontario.
Dswego was sixteen degrees cooler tonight
than It wan last night nnd ( tie forecast olll-
cluls think Washington may catch the edge
of this cool wave tomorrow afternoon or
'
night , but the relief , If It comes from that
direction , will be only temporary.
PHILADELPHIA , June 8. There- were
tour deaths In this city and au unusually
largo number of prostrations directly duo
to the heat today.
AIR IS FULL OF ROCKETS
Thirty-Six lliillilliiK" Wrecked ami
Three Umploycx Injured In Series
ot
NEW YORK , Juno S. Thirty-six buildings
comprising almost the entire plant of .the .
Norllnger-Charlton Fireworks company , at
Granltovllle , Richmond borough , were blown
up this afternoon and the entire fireworks
plant practically wiped out of existence. Al
though the flres which followed the explo-
elon lasted for several hours , the wreck was
complete within a few minutes. No lives
were lost and but three persons vero In
jured , two of them seriously. The loss on
the buildings will probably not amount to
more than $33,000 , as most of the structures
were small and cheaply constructed. The
loss -material , raw and that made up Into
flro orks , will amount to over J30.000. The
JtetoaJilnr&TTlnsnrnurl ( . .03life. . , AV > rrivIs'-tict ! ?
UearnRd. ' * ' . ' < .
T&o first explosion occurred In the rocket
charging room. This was a small bultdlng
about twelve feet square. No ono was In
the building at the tlmo and the first Inti
mation the 115 employes In the works had
of - whatwas to follow was the bursting of
the sides of the building , accompanied by
an explosion. The' roof of the building shot
Into the air and the rockets flow In all di
rections. They carried the flro Into all parts
of the w orks.
The operators In 'the ' various buildings
rushed out Into the yards. The Hying rockets ,
the majority of them of great power , made
It as dangerous for the employes to bo out
of the building as it was to bo Inside. Ex
position folfoncd explosion , as the .buildings .
flew Into the air. After a score of explo
sions , three heavy ones that shook the
ground for miles occurred. These were the
three storehouses In which the supplies for
the Fourth of July -were being held. Through
( lying rockets , burning splinters and balls
of Ore , the employes rushed to safety. Only
two are In any way severely burned. These
are E. Ethuystcr , a machinist , and Thomas
Fox , a packer , who was badly burned about
the head and body. Thomas Brown , another
employe , was badly , though not seriously
burned.
NEW YORK , Juno 8. An explosion oc
curred nt the manufacturing plant of the
Pains Fireworks company , at Greenfield , L.
I. , today and resulted In the destruction of
the manufacturing sheds and a small mag
azine. The damage Is placed at about $25-
000. The buildings contained all the goods
ready for shipment. Several persons were
slightly Injured out of the several hundreds
of persons working about the place. The
loss Is covered by Insurance.
COMBINES PUSH UP PRICES
Iron AKe DIxniNHeN Coiidltlonn Pre
vailing In the Traile Too
.Much for Prudence.
NEW YORK , Juno S. Discussing the
trade conditions , tbo Iron Ago will say to
day : The majority deprecuto nnd deplore
the rapid advance In prices , but alt flnd It
more prudent and Immediately profitable to
drift with the tldo rather than wnsto their _
j
energies trying In stem ft ,
The question may bo properly raised , to
what extent advances In price are justified
when decreed by consolidations or associ
ations of manufacturers. Two principal
reasons nro brought forward , ono the ad
vance lit raw materials , and the other the
higher cost duo to higher wages. In the
cruder products the futcr do not really out
much of e. figure uhcn compared with the
rlso la prices. It Is a different matter with
the long line of finished rolling mill prod
ucts. In the central west the annual negoti
ations hoturen the manufacturers and the
men tire now In progress and the labor cost
for a year n bars , hoops , tin plates , sheets ,
etc. . Is now to bo llxed. A very considerable
advance In aekcd by the men , How mu.h or
how llttlo of It will bo accorded remains to
bo been. This tlmo the position nf the men
Is a strong ono. The manufacturers , under
prevailing circumstances , may bo expected
to put the added cost upon the selling prlco.
On the top of that they ought to get a figure
to compcnstao them for paying higher
wages on cor'-.vcts maoo during the fast
six months at lower prices for delivery after
July 1 , when the new wage * go Into effect.
In other words , higher prices seem Inevi
table on finished goods on thU ground.
Plates have been pushed upward along
the wliolo line , largely because buyers have
put them up on themselves. In pig Iron
there has been a further general advance.
Steel has sold In small lots at J30 to $31 ,
Plttfiburg , but these figures bavo little real
fclgnlft-ance except to emphasize the
scarcity. Muck bars are exceedingly hart ?
to get. Sharp advances have been made nil
along the line'In finished Iron and steel
structural material has been put up to $5
per ton , plates have scored another ? 2 ad
vance , with some largo contracts placed
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
for Nebraska
Prolnblv Fair : Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Omnlin yeaterdnyt
and pending and bars and sheets have risen In
all the markets. In the wire trade a gen
eral advance of 25 cents per 100 pounds has
been decreed. Tin plato will probabfy be
pushed up , since 'the ' men will be granted n
very substantial mlv.uico In wages. Steel
rails for early delivery are only obtainable
at fancy figures In small lots. With the
high prices now ruling for relayers and old
ralTd nonio of the roads who bought on the
break last winter must bo getting nearly as
much for the material per ton which they
take out of the truck as they paid for the
now rails. The railroads are determined to
como In for their share of the good things
going and arc advancing rates.
STILL PURSUE THE BANDITS
ShcrlfT'n POMNU In Kollowltift on thn
Trnll of the Oiitlnwii l.'uiioriil
of ShrrllT Union.
CHEYENNE , Juno S. ( Special Telegram. )
The result of the long chase across Wyom
ing after the Union Pacific train robbers Is
still doubtful. Word came from Casper to
day that the robbers had swam the Powder
river , an extremely dangerous undertaking ,
the stream being greatly swollen by Juno
floods. The posse under Marshal Hadscll
was still In pursuit when the messenger left
the chase.
The course taken by the robbers Indicates
that they are making for the Powder river
country Instead of the Hole-In-tho-Wall.
The Powder river country Is north of the
scene of Monday's fight , white the Hole-In-
tho-Wall Is west. Thb outlaws will find
many friends in the Powder river country
If they succeed In reaching It , and If going
there , they evidently are doing BO In the
expectancy of securing help nnd shelter from
their frlcoids. The pursuit to the time last
heard from had 'been ' In progress four days
nnd had covered a distance ot nearly 150
miles across a mountainous and rough
country.
The funeral of Sheriff Hazen , who lost his
life In Monday's fight , look place today at
Douglas. Among those who attended were
Governor Richards , General Manager Dick
inson and Superintendent Harris of the
Union Pacific.
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LABORERS CAUGHT IN A SLIDE
Tweiity-ElKlit aien Snlil to lliivc Ilccn
CriiHhoil to Drntli Under
MIINN fit Hnrlli.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. . June S. It Is re
ported hero tonight that a landslide oc
curred nt Ross Hollow and engulfed twenty-
eight men , all of whom are supposed to
have been killed. Ross Hollow Is a pass
'between two small .mountain ranges about
twenty-eight miles -west of 'Little Rock on
the line of the Ohoctaw & Memphis railroad
nof under construction from Llttlo Ilocl ;
'tV'Howe.-I. .T. 'AlKrgeiorco of rudersjbi3
been" ongnged1 on the road through the pass
and according to the report It was a part
of this force of men that was caught under
.the falling earth.
The report cannot bo coflnmed tonight.
None of the officials of the road nor any of
the contractors , who are at present In this
city , have received any news of the acci
dent. The report was brought In by farm
ers traveling from the locality. The scene
of the accident Is over a rough stretch ot
country nnd It Is Impossible to got nowa
from there tonight.
EXPECT AGREEMENT HOURLY
Cniindlniiit Show a itplrlt of Cono.cn-
dlou on Alnnkaii Iloundnry
QllCHtlOII.
LONDON , Juno 8. It Is learned by the
Associated PreEB that the United States aru
'bassador ' , Mr. Joseph H. Choate , is hourly
expecting the consent of the authorities at
Washington to a compromise arrangement
of the Alaskan question on the lines of a
prospective settlement and for carrying on
the dlscuBslon In the high commission.
While yielding In certain matters , It Is un
derstood Mr. Choate has been able to effect
an arrangement satisfactory to the United
Stales. Ho has Jjcen largely helped by the
reasonable attitude assumed by the Canadi
ans during the past week. The Canadian
high commissioner. Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal , the secretary of state for the
colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , and the marquis
of Salisbury are agreed on the lines of the
compromise.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
learns upon high r.uthorlty ( bat the Alaskan
modus vlvendl docs not Imply that the
boundary question has been settled or com
promised , but simply that a temporary
boundary has bum arranged and will bo
preserved for two years , which Interval will
bo available for the settlement of the main
question nt Issue.
WASHINGTON , Juno 8. It Is learned at
the State department that while a ranslblc
advance is making toward the arrangement
of a modus vlvendl for the regulation of
the Canadian boundary question , a con-
elusion has not yet been reached. Expert
geographers are being consulted on the ex
act location of omo of the boundary points ,
though as far as Dalton trail Is concerned
the definite point him not been located ,
The Exchange Telepraph company this
afternon says It understands the marquis
of Salisbury and the Unlttxl States am
bassador have readied an agreement regardIng -
Ing Daltcn's trail on the Clillkoot Pass ,
which lias been such on obstacle to the set
tlement of a modus vlvendl.
Kenilln r Cold to Knrope.
NEW YORK , Juno S. The National City
bank will ship $1,000,000 gold to Europe m
steamers sailing Saturday. The total
amount whipped by this institution Is J3-
500,000.
.MnvenientH of ( lupiinVNNIIN , . .IninN ,
At Glasgow Arrived Mongolian , from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Rhynland , from
Philadelphia.
At Naples Arrived Allcr , from Now
York.
At Hamburg Arrived Patricia , from
New York via Plymouth and Chnrbourg.
At Cherbourg Arrived Fucrst Bismarck ,
from New York , for Southampton nnd Ham
burg.
At Havre Arrived La nrotp ae , from
New York.
At New York Arrived Edam , from Rot
terdam. Sailed Bremen , for Bremen via
Southampton.
At Naples Arrived Aller , from New
York.
At Sydney Sailed Marlposa , for San
Francisco ,
At Southampton Arrived Fuerst Bismarck -
marck , from Now York , via Cherbourg for
Hamburg.
At Bremen Arrived Trave , from New
York via Southampton.
At Rotterdam Salfed Maasdam. for New
i'ork.
INC CWI7DT A WAV
Colorado Becomes Raging Torrent Which
Sweeps All Before It ,
SAN SABA AND MANARDVILLE ARE FLOODED
Twenty-live Lives Are Lost and Many
Houses Carried Downstream ,
ALL BUT TWO OF THE VICTIMS NEGROES
Inmates of Oabins Along Water Front Are
Confused in jja
EXTENSIVE FARM LANDS LAID TO WASTE
Further Itlne In Uvpeo.led nt Auntln
anil IurK ' Dam null Other Prop-
crly Arc Threatened Uloud-
litirnt Ciium-H ( HorlltMV.
AUSTIN. Tex. , Juno 8. The cloudburst
of yesterday \\hlch swelled the rivers ol
this portion ot the state out ot their banki
and calmed a great loss of property aru
much worse than reported last night. Many
oplo aru known to have perished , meager
reports tonight placing the number at
twenty-five.
Today reports came from San Saba nnd
Manardville , small towns ninety inllcs north
of hero , In the mountains , saying that botb
towns had been swept by the raulnc floods
and were badly devastated , In San Saba
eight people were drowned nnd the entire
town Is reported under water tonight. The
river nt that point Is ono mlle wide nnd
running like u mill race.
At Manardvlllo thirteen houses were swept
away and this morning several more gav <
awny Into the swirling torrent and started
on their voyage down the stream. The
river is reported as rising nt both places
and , grave fears are entertained that the
entire country In that neighborhood will
be laid to waste. Sail Saba Is located In
a. valley and vast tracts of wheat fields arc
under water. Those crops \ \ ' . \ \ prove a ,
total loss. Many persons , according to re
ports , experienced difficulty In getting to
high land before the rise came.
MiniM ! < ! Illo nil 12n y 1'roy.
The situation at Manardvlllo le oven more
serious. A small town located to the right
and-In the 'bond of the river In the valley
It proved an easy prey to the raging tor
rents. Seventeen people are known to have
been drowned there and there may bo others.
Of these drowned two wore young while
girls , Lydla and Amy Wells. The others woio
all negroes , who -wore living In cabins close
to the rover front and were caught In the
Hood before they could make thalr way to
safety , owing to the darkneeo. The town
has been laid to waste by the floods and all
the sui rounding country la Inundated.
This additional flood has not yet reached
Austin , but it is expected hero eomo time
during the night. A forty-five loot rlso Is
anticipated. The big darn nnd power house.
thlr point havn been under , a heavy e'traln *
since-- yesterday"oVhig \o' tlie--te'rrlfl.j foreo * '
of the flood. * The farming lands below ih ? < " 1 ,
city are under water.
Owing to the fact that all telegraphic
communication with San Saba and Marnard-
vlllo was Interrupted early tonight no ad
ditional details liavo been received from
these points. It Is known , however , that the
property damage will exceed $100,000. Llvo
stock suffered severely. The river , running
as It does through a mountainous region to
this point , rises very quickly and falls as
rapidly. This particular rise was announced
by a solid wall of water ten feet high , which
swept everything before It.
Reports from Dastrop , thirty miles south
of Austin , state that several bridges have
bcrn wrecked by the rushing waters. Tlio
loss to farming lands south of hero will rep
resent another $100,000.
KliiKNlfiuiI Caught by Flonil.
ST. LOUIS , Juno 8. A special to the
Republic from Dallas , Tex. , says :
The Trinity river at Dallas began rising
today , but the volume of water does not
Indicate any such flood as Is reported from
itho western streams. Wlro communication
and .railroad facilities are limited In the
flooded Hcctlon and the lull extent of the
Hood cannot bo known earlier than tomor
row.
row.Tho
The town of Klngsland , In Llano county ,
150 miles west of Dallas , Is tonight ro-
portcd partly swept oiway and the Inhab
itants have nearly , all lied to the highlands.
The flooded region takes In approximately
twenty counties , -with Llano on the cast ,
and nearly all of them without telegrapher
or railroad lines ,
BURGLARS KILL AGED WOMAN
HefiiMiil of Iloiixi'lioldor to Surrender
1'urHe IN Followed liy Murder
"Inodhonndx Tnl < e Scent ,
CARMI , III. , Juno 8. Burglars who had !
broken Into the liouBe of Danlol P. Gott of
Norris City shot and killed Mrs. Gott , aged
C7 , for resisting them. The burglarii pe-
curcd two purses containing | H5 and a
\vatch nnd chain. 'Mr. ' Gott , who Is an In
valid , wa aroused by the burglars , who
caplly secured hl purse. His wife nwoko
and became excited. Her notions caused
the burglars to think she was concealing
something. Pointing a revolver to her head
ono of the party nrderod her to give up
her pcoketbook. She refused to comply with
the demand nnd tried to tear the ma k
from the robber's face , striking him at the
name lime. The robber then shot nor be
hind the ear , killing her almost IriHtnntly ,
The murderer and his companions , who
were Identified , escaped. Bloodhounds are
on tholr trail.
OLD SOLDIERS TURNED OUT
AVII1 III * Inalnllcil on iho
Pollen Foree In I'lnce of
I'nloii VeteriuiN ,
HARRISBURO , Pa. , Juno 8 Judge Welsi
handed down nn opinion In the Dauphin
county court today declaring unconstitutional
the act of 1897 prohibiting the discharge ! of
a union eoMler from a public position with
out cauec.
A shtfrt tlmo ago Major Frltchoy appointed
three democrats to take the places of three
old soldiers on the pollen force. The lat
ter refuted to bo removed and wore upheld
by the republicans In the council , Man
damus proceedings were then brought by
the democrats to compel the council to take
action on their nominations and the cas
has ended In a victory for tlio democrats by
the court docldlcig tbo old soldier act un
constitutional.
Illaiut oil Ili-nthhed.
ST. LOUIS. Juno 8. A dispatch from Lebanon -
banon , Mo. , nays Congressman Bland , nt 4
o'clock this afternoon , was growing utendlly
worse. He was unconscious and his death
might bo looked for at almost uny uiu.
went.